The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-27
AMONG OUR NElCHBORS,
A Grist Of items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Malta Enterprise: Jim Hill seems
TO have felt the depression which
usually follows crop failure. early in
the season, for the building msterisl
shipped into Malta several weeks ago
for an addition to the Great Northern
depot, 10 being loaded into cars and
taken away.
Glasgow News: The farmers in this
part Of the county, and especially In
the Gslpin country and up towards
the Canadian line, who have made
any effort to cultivate their land Y.
cording to the scientific methods Of
what 10 called ''dry farming will hsr.
vest . fair crop this year notwith-
standing the unusually dry season.
Culbertson Republican: The Mis-.
souri river 1t Culbertson has reached
the lowest stage that it has for several
years, at this time OF the year, and
from all along the river come reports
that the different ferry boats are ex-
p~eriencing . great deal Of difficulty In
operation. Many swimmers report
that they can wade across the river
near the Culbertson ferry without get.
ting their noses under water.
Galata Journal: A committee of
citizens waited on Italian Joe Tuesday
evening, and extended him Q pressing
invitation to get out Of the town, and
to make It Q point to stay out. The
invitation was accepted with becoming
alacrity, and he Immediately boarded
q westbound freight that was here at
the time. It seems he had trouble with
q number of our ~citizens, and has on
different occasions drawn q knife and
q gun without p~rovocation.
Valerisn: Joseph Sturgeon has re.
ceived word of the recent death Of his
brother, John W. Sturgeon, which
occurred at Los Angeles, Cal. The
remains have been cremated, conform.
ing with the wishes of the deceased
and will be buried At Dupuyer, his
former home. MI. Sturgeon was we'll
known In Teton county having been
engaged in the stock business with bis
brother, Joseph, for . period extend
ing from 1877 to 1897. under the firm
of Sturgeon Bros.
Chinook Opinion: Secretary Of the
Interior Ballinger made . visit to St.
Mary's last week and is expected to
return this way from Seattle soon and
visit the Belknsp and Fort Peck In.
dian reserv ations. The military en-.
gineers are also due to visit the St.
Mary's and Milk river projects soon.
The water users in the upper section
hope to meet the secretary and the
committee and explain their attitude
on the stu alton here. They are con.
fdent that the situation can be ad.
iusted to the satisfaction of the gov
eminent and the settlers also.
Havre IPlaindealer: In the Havre
land district that comprises almost
all of Chouteau county there was at
the close of the fiscal year June Both
1886, 405llacres OF surveyed grazing
and agricultural lands u~nappropri-
ated and 1909, 305 acres of unsurveyed
land unsppropriated, q total OF more
than three and q half million acres Of
land. Instructions have also been IT,
sued by the:department for the begin
ming of the work of surveying the un'
surveyed lands during the fiscal year
The work il to be done by govern
ment surveyors rather than by con
tractors as has heretofore been the
practice.