The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-02-05
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS,

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A 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Carter Her aid: Abou, 95 cars OF
wheat have been shipped from this
point SO far this season. 1t is estimst-
ed that there are shout % or 30 still TO
be shipped.
Conrad Observer: For a couple of
days last week the Waller train was
out Of business on O OF the
drifting snow. The mail was carried
by four horse teams. The engine was
of the tr rack near Waller for the great.
er part of W days on recount of run.
ming into q deep snow drift in a cut In
the road.
Chester Signal: The dry landers are
planning big things for next season..
Arrangements are being made for
hundreds OF acres Of spring breaking
and 1t is safe to say that the fax
acreage this year will be much great
er than last year, while the zoo 0
acres that yielded SO much fax last
season will almost all be seeded to
wheat and oats the coming spring.
Big Sandy M%ountaineer: Prospects
for q successful year to q new town
we're never better than indications
point for Big Sandy. Al the present
time every resident OF this community
is looking forward to q rapid growth
and developing. From all accounts
there will be not less than from fifteen
to twenty pillow rigs In operation on
the prairie before another three
months will have elapsed.
Shelby News: Nordeen has q ranch
just on the hill north Of town and has
q small area fenced In with chicken
wire, with q opening end kept open.
Into this rabbits drift by the dozens,
until neighbours, getting next, find an
easy way to provide themselves in
meat. The rabbits do o. seem able
to find their way out again, but hug
up against the fence with their noses
against the mesh.
Havre Plaindealer: w. r. Nelson
and V. r. Griggs were at Great Falls
Saturday presenting the question of
q court house site for Hill county.
The case was argued, and upon the
fling of briefs will be taken under
advisemeut by Judge Leslie. Attorney
Nelson represented the petitioners who
are testing the selection of q site made
by the county commissioners, and Mr..
Griggs represented the county commits.
%siOners.
Chinook Opinion: Recent advices
from M. w. Hutchinson, register of
the United States land Office at Havre,
brings word that on March II, 1918,
SIG, 900 acres in Blaine county will be
thrown open for settlement. Three
hundred and twenty thousand two
acres are directly north of Chinook,
the nearest 10 ten miles and extending
to the Canadian line. This land is Of
excellent character and Is eaid to be
some OF the best in the state OF Mon
tana.
Glasgow independents: With Cul
b%ertson, Plentywood. Medicine Lake
and Bainville all in the race for coun.
ty seat honors in the proposed new
county OF Sheridan the campaign IL
warming up and becoming real inter.
esting in the east end of this county
That the question of dividing the
county will carry at the special cleo.
ton which will be held in that terri.
tory on March IL, there seems to be
no doubt, but with so many aspirants
for the location Of the county seat II
looks quite probable that it may still
require another election to perman-
emily settle the question.