The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-20
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS,

AMONG OUR NEIGH80RS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Havre Plaiudealer: Despite the dry
season., the lands of Chouteau county
still look to be the most inviting to
h~omeseekers and there is Q constant
stream of them taking up the land.
Monday there were 30 filings In the
local land Office and the average siuce
the Office opened July I will go 20 q
day or better.
Valerian: Welcome news was re.
ceived this week by q nunber of dry
land homesteaders who have claims
under the reclamation oct north Of the
Marias, when the decision wss given
to the effect that oil who fled prior to
June 30 will be allowed 70 hold their
elaine and to prove up on the same
In the usual manner.
Conrad Observer: !. n. Ellison Or.
rived here this week trom his home In
Cardston, Alberta, u search Of stolen
horses and was s~ucoessfal In finding
twelve head that hsd been purchased
about June Is by Sherbourne Noise
from two young mea giving the names
of Wright and Croford, who said they
brought the horses from Idaho.
Malta Enterprise: John Survant
returned from an extended trip into
Canada last week sod reports . large
amount of the range just north of the
International boundary north OF here
burned of and completely spoiled for
this winters feeding. He thinks that
country is as hard hit as this one 90
tar ae hot, dry weather is ned,
and in other respects he thinks Mon.
tsna far in advance of Canada.
Chinook Opinion. The Couaty Fair
association is sending out circulars
to the different stockholders of the as
sociation asking them to vote on the
proposition Of making thel!stock of
the association assesssble. The as
ISOLATION has been paying interest on
q big loan aver since it waslorgauized
and the interest chargeIeach year eats
up any surplus that there may be at.
ter paying expenses. The debt must
be paid some time and it is proving q
detrimental load to carry along year
after year: 1t is now proposed to wipe
it out by assessments on the stock.
Chester Signal: The full board of
county commissioners, the county ur-
veyor and q dozen Chester business
men and some of the river residents
met at the Circle ranch crossing
Thursday. 1t was found that it will
require q 500.foot bridge at either the
Circle crossing3or at the mouth of the
Pondera, and that the cost!lwould be
in the neighborhood OF $4,000 for a
steel bridge at either place. which am.
cunt is beyond the power of the com.
m%issioners. 1t is! likely the only so.
luton will be to submit the PROPOSE
ton to the people,at the general cleo.
ton in November.
Galata Journal: Nasef Rehal, his
foreman and four other men who were
shearing sheep at his camp were held
up Monday night at the point of a re.
volver by another of the party while
they we're returning to the camp from
Joplin, q distance of only one half
mile. Mr.. Rehal refused to hold up
his hands and tried to get possession
of the gun. During the struggle he
was hit over the head with the gun
several times and is reported severely
wounded. About 800 was secured
from the crowd. The sheriff has been
notified but at this hour.the man has
not been captured.
Glasgow News: Monday OF this
week Mrs. ]. f. Flaherty brought
some fine specimens of grain and tim.
othy into the News Office to show Us
what can be raised in what is cousi.
dered q dry year II scientific methods
are faithfully followed. Among the
samples were some fax, Gown May let
on breaking, that was l6 inches high
and just commencing to head out.
some macaroni wheat 30 inches high;
some dent corn 80 inches high: the
wheat and corn was narrowed twice a
week until they were 8 Dr. 10 inches
high. All the samples were rank and
green and showed no bad effects from
the dry weather although MRS. Flah.
erty said it did not stand as thick on
the ground as in seasons of more rain
fall.
Reckless Gambling.
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