The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-20
AMONG OUR NElCHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES.

Lewistown Argus: I. A. Pierce.
manager of the furniture department
at Power store, has Just threshed
2,547 bushels Of wheat from an 80 acre
tract at his ranch. making an average
of AZ bushels to the acre. Dsducting
all expenses, the crop will yield about
$40 an acre profit.
Big Sandy M~ountaineer: The resi-
dents of the district about four miles
out on the prairie have push that is
worth while. They have erected q
school house 20x31 with q ten foot
ceiling. A person going through that
section would think that the settlers
had been out there at least q dozen
years.
Conrad Observer: Wednesday OF
this week 1. J. Cory, who lives S
miles west of town brought in the finest
sample Of fax that has been shown
here this season. One stalk had 372
bulbs and the stem was as large a. a
lead pencil. This is just another in
stance which shows hat fax should
not be sown thick.
bingham Review: All of our farm.
ers are busy at the present time turn
ing their fax, 80 that 1t will dry.
Those who had stacked 1t are tearing
their stacks to pieces, as scarcely any
of them were topped out so as to with.
stand the three days rain. Some
parties report that their stacks are
soaked from top to bottom.
Havre Promoter: The ranch of the
N. D. Cattle company was sold at
public auction last Monday by John
Buckley receiver of the company.
old Y. T. ranch and is one of the finest
in the country south of here. Edw.
Redwing was the purchaser, the on
sideration being s1O.5 an acre.
Choteau Acantha: It is often said
that apples won't grow in this section
of Montana. A visit to the garden of
VIM. Hodgskiss would convince one Of
the fallacy of such a report. MIR.
Hodgskiss has a dozen trees or more
literally loaded with apples. They
are not as large as some but they are
free OF defects and OF excellent flavor.
Chester Signal: Althouth it re.
quired a full week to start the water
flowing into the big railroad reservoir
at Chester, it nevertheless started fill
ing early Monday morning and at this
writing is full with good prospects of
filling other reservoirs below town.
This is the first time since the early
spring of 1910 that any water has run
into the reservoir and as it has, been
dry for several months it will be
a great thing for the railroad company
as we'll as for the town.
Lewistown Democrat: John G. Ep-
pers, postmaster and merchant OF
Denton, says that much of the har-
vesting is done in the Denton country
and that the average winter wheat
crop of that section will run between
30 andt35:: bushels per acre, which is
an excellent showing considering the
fact thatfmost of the wheat raised in
the Denton country vas on ground
plowed forlthesfrst time last summer
Shelby News: It is learned tha'
during the late storm at least VI mer
persisted In thelcountry north OF here,
: One was. found about twelve milet
! from SweetjkG Grassland another UP
near the!EassButte. The latter had
q teamlsnd load Of lumber but got
!, inside OF q field and drove around i,
for some time before he quit ani
turned the team loose. He then laid
down on the load and soon entered
upon the sleep that knows no awaken