The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-25
AMONG OUR NElCHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

is danger to person and property at
Cut Bank by those who are caught
attending church. o. s. Petty wac
held up recently on HE way home
and two bandits took bis watch and
$50 in money.
Poplar Standard: About the best
yield of fax which We have heard OF
so far in this section of Montana is
from the neighborhood of Culbertson.
Edgar Williams had 40 acres of fax
which yielded q bushels to the acre
and L. M. Ford, q large feld which
averaged Is bushels to the acre.
Chotssu Acsntha: P. Eyrsud, one
OF the e an wool growers OF this
section, cold the last of bis sheep
yesterday to q Bil1ings buyer. This
sale comprised about 1000 head. Mr..
Eyraud is now out of the sheep bust.
ness, and will devote his time entirely
to farming.
Conrad Independent: Petitions ask
ing for the calling OF q special cleo
ton for the purpose of creating the
new county Of Pondera have been cir
culated this week, and have been nu-
m%erously signed. 1t is the intention
to present the petitions just as soon
as the supreme court makes it's find.
ings on the questions involving the
validity of the Toole county petitions.
Glasgow News: The Great Northern
Railway company filed At the United
States land office in this city, plats of
it's right of way from Snowden to
Sidney, the first of the week. The
company Is now working on its Lewis
town extension, and it will not be long
until the Big Dry country, south of
this city, will be opened up by two of
our great railway systems.
Hsvre Plaindealer: In old Chouteau
last year before the territory now EN-.
braced by Hill and Blaine counties
vas u of, there vas an enrolment
of one.hundred and seven school
teachers in the county. That the
growth of education has kept apace
, with the growth of settlement IL made
apparent by the fact that this year
there are ninety seven teachers in Hill
county alone, probably eighty in
Blaine county and as many more
in old Chouteau county from whose
loins the lusty twins of Hill and
Blaine sprang but q few oon since
Conrad Observer; Two men and &
woman we're here last Thursday and
interested q few of the business mer
O In a scheme to start q fax fibre mil
). In Conrad to such an extent that
meeting of the business men vas cal
ed in the Masonic lodge hall. Their
was q good representation of the bust
ness men present and the promoteri
. were listened to with much interes
g until the point was reached where the!
asked for $15, 700 with which to con
struct the mill. This naturally knock
ed the wind out of their sails, TO-
above all things Conrad business mel
have faith in their ability to handl,
. their own money judiciously.
9 Big Sandy Mountaineer: If Their
d are any persons who have conceived
the idea that it is difficult withou
means 20 make q living on q home
q stead in the vicinity of Big Sandy tn
record set this season BY Mrs. }. r
D Bell will set at rest all fears. Mrs
q Bell personally supervised the plant
e ing of one acre OF sweet corr and too
care of it herself and up 10 last Satur
n day night Cher receipts from thi
plot OF ground netted her s2lO.1O Tn
corn Mrs. Bell found q ready marke
q for and still has enough left to brin
the total to 1925. While the corn ha
been her principal crop, the farme,
o woman has under cultivation in tn
neighborhoodi of twenty acres fror
which she expects to receive abou
$500.
= Chinook Opinion: Considerable es
citement was caused Friday Afternoon
u by Sammy Brady, who came in an
. surrendered himself to the sheriff
!" stating that he had killed HERNIA
Mescher with q knife in a quarrel 9
Mescher's ranch on Snake creek
. Bradley was locked up and the officer
= went out to V. Catani's place wher
~ Bradley stated that Mescher was to b
~ found. When they reached there the
, found Mescher very much alive bu
with two bad knife wounds on th
right side of the face. He had Wake
"a over to Catani's and been cared 10
u after the fight and although he ha
~ bled freely he was able to talk ths
~ night and the mex day came to tow
u for treatment. Bradley is still in ia
waiting examination on q charge {
. assault with intention to kill.