The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-09-07
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chester Signal: Chester is today
one of the most promising little cities
along the main line of the Great Nor.
thern railroad. II you don't believe
it, make the city a visit and you will
be convinced.
Culbertson Searchlight: 1t is esti-
mated that about five thousand home
steads of 100 acres each will be open
for settlement on the Fort Peck Indian
reserv alton in 1912. Az the reserva-
ton is within four miles of GILBERT
son, this will mean thousands of visit.
ors to our city during that summer.
Havre P~laindealer: A petition for
q new public highway to extend from
Havre north to the Canadian bound.
ary line will be presented to the county
commissioners for their sanction at
their next meeting. It's estimated cost
is 81, 900. The road is a much needed
one Is settlers northeast of Havre now
have to go six miles out OF their way
to get to this city.
Galata Journal: Val Stair informs
US that he has now about 200 acres of
sod turned over. The dry season has
no terrors for him. He has been 60
ing right ahead, expecting to make
good next year, when be will be able
to have about 300 acres into crop. If
dry farming is to be successful in this
country, Mr.. Stair is bound to know
it, and realize tangible profit.
Glasgow Citizen: Mr.. J.. Kenneth
Mullin, for the past few months editor
and publisher of the Dodson Herald,
at Dodson, was in the city this week,
and surprised his friends here by the
announcement of the sale of his paper
to local parties at Dodson. The Her
aid will not be published again until
next spring, it is understood, but
whether or not Mr.. Mullin will edit
the paper could not be determined.
Malta Enterprise: They have a
quick and effective way of treating
evil doors up at Dodson. Last Fri.
day two Italians were;held up and rob-
bed in the outskirts of the town. Two
men were at once suspected OF the
crime and q deputy sheriff captured
l thnro trySth M nrkoUoohf1o tuv0 vnS1ao
from town and had them behind the
bars in just forty minutes after the
robbery was committed. The stolen
money was found in their possession.
Valerian: The copious rainfall OF
the past week has brought JOY TO the
farmers of the Waller country and
keen satisfaction to the t~ownspeople
who indirectly are alsosdependent up
on the fertility Of the land. Thou
sands of acres of winter wheat, seeded
upon dry land, will be immensely
benefited and growth will be much
advanced. Everything, according tc
old timers, points to a wet autumn
season and heavy snowfall this winter
insuring ample moisture to carry
crops we'll into the N
Malta Enterprises: Inspector Ton
Mcdonald returned rs Saturday night
from Smithville, Montana, where he
and Sheriff Collins of Cascade county
had arrested one Pete Ieuch on sus'
picion of having stolen a mare some
time ago from Judge A. Davidson,
Ieuch was brought to Malta and KEEP,
in the Jail over night and then taker
to Glasgow to await trial. He is 6
brother of ''Dutch Henry" who at
tanned unpleasant notoriety some
years ago as a horse thief. Ieuch
claims he bought the horse from g
man named Murray.
Havre Promoter: While In the city
last week Congressman Pray made il
very plain that he proposes to intro.
duce at the coming session of congress-
q bill giving the settlers in northern
Montana leave of absence from theil
claims during the coming winter, an6
also extending the time for getting or
the land of those whose six months
will expire during the winter months
Mr.. Pray has been making a very
careful study of the conditions pre-.
vailing among the dry landers and
has reached the conclusion that few,
If any, Of them are in shape to stand