The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-26
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES,

Northern Montana Exchanges.
bingham Review: We understand
that Prot. Shaw was in this locality
gathering samples of grain this week,
and reports the crop outlook here and
at Rudyard and Clifford as being bet.
ter than at any other place along the
High Line.
Shelby News: S. 7. Wiprud, a
| Waller merchant who has returned
from q visit to North Dakota, tells q
doleful tale of the outlook In that
state for the present year. Through
much of the state there is al almost
total failure OF crops, and the people
see hard times ahead OF them for an.
| other year.
Lewistown Argus: There are in
stances in Fergus county where the
volunteer crop OF wheat will be larger
than the average OF regularly sown
crops in the Mississippi valley. One
farmer near Benchland who did not
find time to summer fallow 9 field
which contained wheat last season will
get q volunteer crop of about thirty.
FIVE bushels to the acre.
Harlem News: j. A. Sadler has
commenced haying operations on his
800 acre field of bluejoint east of Har-
lem. The stand is very good, and be
expects to have in stack over 500 tons
of this excellent feed when the work
is finished. At the present price blue.
joint hay is comm anding, around els
per ton, Mr.. Sadler will realize a
small fortune for his crop.
Chester Signal: One by one the
real pioneers Of Montana are passing
TO the great and unknown beyond and
it will not be many years until they
will all be laid in the silent grave.
Henry Lege, better known as "Dutch
Henry" who has been a resident of the
Marias river country for upwards of
forty years passed away Monday noon
at the Pugsley ranch on the Marias
river.
Galata Journal: We have talked
with q good many farmers during the
past week and without exception they
are here to stick. Their faith in the
country is unbounded; they know the
richness of the soil now, and that il
titled properly 1t will yield tremend.
ously. The dry weather, while un-
forum ate, does not dismay anyone.
1t is the spirit of the sturdy pioneer
of old, and means ultimately the fair.
est, most b%ounteous portion Of the en-
tire country.
, Harlem News: J.. j. Gazell, a
homesteader, was killed some time
this morning about eight miles east o.
|. town, near Wayne creek by the oyer
turning of a wagonload of fence poets
which be was hauling to his claim
about % miles northeast of Harlem
Just how the accident occurred will
never b. known. The wagon was de
u scending a small hill at the plac'
Y where the body was found underneat
the entire load OF posts, but how i
: as overturned there is no means o
knowing.
. Chester Signal: The derrick has
- been set for the drilling of the dee
we'll for the Great Northern railroad
The site selected 10 just north of th'
water tank and the manager of tn
work A. c. Edwards, is on the 10
!. seeing that everything is in prope
shape for rapid and good work 9
soon as the preliminary work has bee
done. 1t is the intention to go dow
5000 feet If it is necessary to find
flowing stream, and the size of th
outfit would certainly indicate tbs
such q depth could be reached.