The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanoes

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Conrad Observer: The fax fiber
mill this week commenced to turn out
the finished hemp. Over 100 pounds
were turned out on Tuesday, the first
day the mill was operated.
Galata Journal: The people around
| Sweet Grass are oil crazed, according
to reports. Indications of valuable
wells have caused drilling machines
to be rushed to the border town from
all directions, and companies are be-
ing promoted.
Malta Enterprises: We understand
that the Tressler Lumber company
have put in a bill to the city for some
thing like six-hundred dollars for dam
age done them by the recent rain. 1t
claimed that the streets were so grad
| ed as to cause the water to back up
in the warehouses and spoil a large
amount of cement, lime, and other
perishable articles. 1t will most like
ly be disposed of at the next meeting
of the city council.
Glasgow News: In the potato con-
! test which is expected to be on OF
the most interesting features of the
Valley County fair this year. there are
forty-one boys entered. The manage-
ment that it believes there
will be twice as man, entries as have
been filed when the fact becomes
known that H. M. Wilson will present
a t~werty-year case Waltham watch to
the boy who is declared the champion
potato grower in Valley county.
Havre Democrat: On "Wednesday
evening Clarke and McCutcheon after
r, sinking to a depth Of 10O feet at the
Hill county poo farm, struck a large
flow OF artes'an water. The water
raised to a height Of about fifteen
feet and is running in a steady stream.
There seems to be no doubt about the
artesian well. It is an absolute Ger
tainty and will prove q great boon t.
Havre.
Havre plaindealar: Word was -
ceived in Havre this week to tine cf-
feet that d meeting was held at Chcs-
ter on Thursday, June IL. at which
from 30 to 40 taxpayers CT the Coun-
~ We're present and protested against
the extravaganza Of the county c@ul-
missiOners in tie recent purclase OF
expensive engines and graders t. Ue
used supposedly i'll the building OF
roads in this county. Practically al
the towns along the high line are said
to have been represented at the net
ing.
Bis Sandy Sentinel: During Tive
electrical storm last Tuesday naHu-
Ing, lightning struck the Fred ElsiGn
home. The current followed the
chimney to the stove, and Mrs. D.&-
kin WHO was working near it, was
rendered unconscious for q few min
utes. Valmord Bassette, who Wa, IN
; tering the gate at the Baskin home
: at the same time, "a also knocked
down. No great damage was done to
property and the near victims have
| fully recovered.
LeWistown Argus: There never Vas
:, a general crop failure in Fergus c0u1-
! t.. There never has been a iailule
: Of any crop because OF drOuth. There
never has been a decreased yield from
ali causos combined OF mere t5aa
Twenty-Five per cent below normal.
+ There never has been q year when
: the average yield per acre in Fergus
: county failed to be double The aver
age yield in the United States. There
: never has been 4 year when rcc@g-
, nized good farming methods failed Il
, produce al average OF thirty TO sky