The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-10-25
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Big Sandy Mountsineer: A stroll
through our little city now reveals the
fact that several new buildings are
under construction. Several new
residences are being put up and two
good new business houses. A general
merch andise store is being built and
will be opened for business in the near
future. Our town IL taking q steady |
growth, the kind that makes q town.
Galata Journal: When q man DAYS
$4,000 in hard cash for q relinquish.
ment seven miles from this town, with
improvements amounting to about
$500, that man must think the country
is all right. Incidentally, we might
add that the purchaser is from the far
famed Alberta country. We might
add also that the seller left for his
former home Monday, and II We are
any Judge, he vas not the most Die ased
man on earth.
Harlem News: j. F.. Sharples Of
Coburg was in Harlem on business
last Saturday and while here arranged
for marketing come of the potatoes be
raised this year. The potatoes are of
the Early Six Weeks and Early Bliss
variety and from one acre of ground
Mr.. Sharples will sell 5000 pounds Of
spuds, while there are fully 1000
pounds yet in the ground the most of
which he expects to gather by blowing
and narrowing.
Poplar Standard: Major Lohmil.
Ter today received a communication
from h. A. Noble, general passenger
agent of the Great Northern request.
ing that he send five full blood In.
dians with full costumes to attend the
New York Land lrrig alton Exposition
November 3 to u. The matter has not
been fully settled Is yet, but from
present indications it seems that the
arrangements will be made.
Conrad Observer: The Hereford
whitefsced cattle from the Flying U
ranch southwest Of town, arrived
here last Saturday from the Helena
state fair and the Spokane interstate
fair in Spokane, Washington, where
they carried of the honors at both
shows. The cattle we're in charge of
Geo. B. Sim, manager OF the Flying
U ranch and on arrival in Conrad
three Of the prize winners were load.
ed into wagons and hauled home.
Malta Enterprises: Joe Lafond ex-
perimented this year by sowing his
fax seed thin and is now a firm be.
lever in light seeding. With Al
pounds-less than q bushel-he
sowed three and one.half acres. The
fax was threshed when it was green,
but Notwithstanding that fact, the
yield was % bushels. Mr.. Lafond
had intended sowing twelve acres to
fax but could not procure seed and
June 9 made this "A pounds go as far
as he thought best with the above
pleasing result.
Chinook Opinion: Word has been
received that William Kerr died at the
home OF relatives In Black Earth,
Wisconsin, soon after his wife reach.
ed there in response to the telegraphic
advices that his condition was serious.
His funeral was held at his home
and We have no further details OF the
occurrence at hand. Mr.. Kerr was one
OF the old, we'll known settlers of this
section and has for years been en-
gagged in coal mining on Black coulee.
Choteau Acantha: About how
many grains of wheat are there in an
9 ounce. do you suppose, gentle reader:
e Unless you are different from most
+. people you will be surprised. Better
g not start in TO count them unless you
: have plenty time and patience. The
/ question came up the other evening
{ among q crowd in the Beaupre lobby
A count was made and it made the
0 whole bunch weary. The ounce wal
y was found to contain 900 grains, an6