The river press., 1913-03-26
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.

uVUOuVO OOu NlJOU1OOuOs
A 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Gslnts Journals: Pee ole should be
careful about settling Out gopher pol.
son 10 unprotected places where dam.
age may occur to other peoples sock.
The law does not permit the iudiscrimi..
nate setting out Of poison.
+ Glasgow independents: Il o. Drabbs
Of Rinsd ale, informs us that he re.
Gently walked from his Can adian ranch
TO Hinsd ale in 81 hours walking time,
the distance being about $50 miles.
This 10 pretty good for an old man
sbou, 10 years OF age.
Dodson Idea: The Great Northern
railway has been compelled to run
their west bound through trains In
sections on account of the rush Of
settlers and land seekers coming to
this state. The opening OF the 50
townships north of here had much to
do In causing this rush.
Big Sandy Mountaineer: During
the past week this locality has re-
ceived almost four inches OF snow,
N aking the chance for . bumper win.
ter wheat crop tho best in years. Be-
sides practically cinching the chances
for wheat, 1t without a doubt insures
. good crop of any grain that may be
seeded.
| Big Sandy Mountaineer: Last Mon
day Chas. Vsllie started loading Cal
of wheat and will ship the same tc
Minneapolis. r. A. Button has q
250 bushel interest In q 1000 bushe
car. This Is only one car of many
private shipments that have beer
made this year from the Big Sandy
station.
Lewistown Argus: Charles L. Find
ley, . rsncher from the Musselshel
country, was acquitted on the frs
ballot last Saturday by Q jury, th'
charge being the stealing of stee
from the Murphy company. The tes
. timony was such that Mr.. Findley va
; urged to enter suit against severa
, officials for false imprisonment ami
consequent damage.
Lewistown Democrat: The plan fol
lowed by q number Of stockmen thi
winter of fsttening sheep for the mar
, ket by feeding them on alfalfa an
finishing on wheat has been 60 uni
j.. formly successful that il wi i'll be adop,
. ed by many others next fall aud win
i. ter. John D. Waite expects to fee
about IL, 900 head next fall and win,e
and marketing about all of his sheeE
Chinook Democrat: The govern
ment land IN this vicinity is bein
rapidly taken up. A number OF Mer
MONTE settlers aud landseekers hav
been arriving this Week, the first {
them on Tuesday feom Canada. O5ht
Mennonite, from different parts of tt
United States are expected and tn
part Of Montana Will have the large
colony of Mepoouites in the cOuntr,
\ Chinook Opinion: The county ia
j. directors are preparing an advant
Il bulletin of agricultural premiums =,
q send out to the farmers of the count
q at once before planting time, SO tb'
X they may make preparations to con
" pete when planting their summer
= crops. The bulletin will give only Il
q regular and special premiums G
a vegetables and grains and erasse
n The regular premium list will be /
D. sued later, with the complete list
all classes.
Malta Enterprise: About the ne
West set of buns and hoboes that ev,
D. infested this city have been here Il
e past week, and police were put on ar
X they got their orders to move.
J. representative of one OF the leadin
D, contractors on the irriR alton VOL
~ was Ia the city trying to hire the:
n men, and everyone Of them refused
r. work. City Marshal Wolfe al
,e Night Marshal Green have kept the
drifting the last few days.