The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-12
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

AMUNG UUk NtIGHbUkS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chester Signal: Col. Sam Robert
sou, the versatile editor OF the Chester
Democrat, is celebrating his 10th
birthday today and If the only demo.
cratic medicine mixer OF the county
appears OF or late this week it can be
ascribed to the above fact.
Lewistown Argus: The steam plows
are tearing up . lot Of cod in the
basin these days. Over on Louise
creek bench one outfit. Neil Melon.
ald's. has plowed about 5000 acres
and is still busy. Those engaged In
growing winter wheat are following
better methods this year than ever be.
fore, aud next years crop lie going to
be an immense one.
Chinook Opinion: The Farmers
bank moved into tie handsome new
headquarters In the O'Haulon block
Saturday evening. The institution is
preparing to incorporate soon with q
number Of local people heavily inter.
ested as stockholders and in its spac-
ious new qusrters will undoubtedly
enjoy . steadily increasing business.
Chester Democrat: John Rick, q
well.to.do.fsrmer, who lives about .
mile from the city of Chester, informs
US that he has lately sunk three wells
on his homestead, lone OF them much
over twenty feet deep and he has q
splendid flow of water from all of
them. There is no trouble in getting
water II the sinkingi act Is performed.
Hinsdsle Homestead: The big fire
almost knocked the Homestead force
out for this week and in.sconsequence
We are both behind time and not up
to the stand ard. But We we're not the
only ones knocked out. There we're
others put completely out of business
with losses up in the thousands. We
will regain ourselves next week and
get down to work again.
Havre lPlaindealer: Settlers from
the east who fled on 800 acre claims
in Northern Montana early in the year
are arriving daily with their families
and household effects as we'll % stock
and farm machinery. On Monday six
carloads Of emigrants and emigrant
effects landed in Havre and these
strong sturdy0farmers from North Da.
kots and Minnesota are now erecting
homes on their claims about twenty
miles northIof here with the intention
of making their homesteads their per.
manent abiding place for years to
come.
Conrad Observer: THE suggestion
| of the Observer that the ladies of the
town organize q civic league has met
with universal approval and q meet
ing Ia to be called in the very near
future for the purpose of forming such
q club, elect officers and outline q plan
of work. This club can be made q
most powerful adjunct for the building
up Of Conrad, the same as it has been
organized. W. expect to be able to
publish nextIweek q list of the officers
and q line of work to be carried out.
Havre Promoter: Ranchers living
on the Bull Hook road as we'll as
sutomobilists who are accustomed to
use the road, will be pleased to learn
that three bridges have been ordered
built across the stream where the road
crosses it near the Stocklin ranch.
These crossings are very difficult to
pass even in dry weather, and in the
spriug when the creek is running It ie
often impossible to pass them at all.
The timbers have all been hauled on,
and road supervisor Stocklin 10 al
ready busy constructing the bridges,
which will be completed in about 9
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