The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-10-14
AMONG OUR NElGHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES

A crist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Big Sandy Sentinel: A number of
government surveyors arrived in town
this week and as soon as the weather
permits will proceed to complete the
unsurveyed lands about 35 miles
southeast of here. This news will be
welcomed by the squatters who have
resided continuously for many years
on this land pending the final ar.
rangements to allow them to file on
their claims.
Culbertson Se~archlight: There are
now 1880 regular voters in Sheridan
county, LOO of whom were register.
ed within the past six weeks, or since
the primary election. In March, 1913,
when the registration books we're
closed for the special election for
Sheridan county division there we're
In round numbers twenty.six hundred
registered voters, or only about one.
half the number now registered.
Chinook Democrat: The town dads,
after long consideration of the water
question, have decided upon the con-
struction of a filter in the river bed
at the pumping plant. 1t will not be
an elaborate affair, but the plan is for
a filter that it is believed will purify
the water and not cost much to ex.
coed $1,000. Engineer Keys was in
structed to begin construction of the
filter at once.
Glasgow Courier: Several petitions
are being circulated among the towns
on the Fort Peck reservation to have
the entries enlarged and that each
entryman be allowed to take 800 &C.
res. This petition was circulated TX
tensively in Wolf Point and l.. f..
Jones of the Jones-Halbig Co. has been
getting the business men of this city
to sign it here.
Chinook Opinion: The registration
books of the county closed Saturday
of last week. The new registrations
came in with a rush the last day and
the total is now about 2,13O, an in.
crease of about 300 since the primary.
Most of the increase is in the east end
in the territory affected by the propos-
ed new county of Phillips. About half
of it is in the Little Rockies where a
large force of men are now employed.
Box Elder Press: A government
surveyors crew this week completed
surveying township 81 north, range IA
east and some of the settlers were
found to have their houses and plow-
ing on land that belonged to their
neighbors and O some of them will
be busy for awhile moving their DOM
iciles on to their right quarters, but
the blowing not being movable will
have to remain.
Harlem News: A. E. Cronk, the Co.
burg dealer in high grade horses,
made a great showing with his animals
at the state fair, and is doing a nice
business from the advertising he got.
Mr.. Cronk also raises spuds, and this
year has some that are exceptionally
nice. Last week he dug one up that
weighed four pounds and one ounce
Can anyone beat that?
Chinook Opinion: A number of the
farmers in this section have become
interested in the question lately of
obtaining a county agriculturist in
Blaine county. This is a e move
ment in this state but it has already
accomplished much good and there
are several men now employed in the
work in this state. j. c. Taylor, a
Blaine county boy and M of the
most prominent graduates of the
State Agricultural College is EN-
ployed in this work in the southern
part Of the state.
Lewistown Argus: Arrow creek
bench, in the Denton country, has
again come to the front with the re-
cord yields of Fergus county. Two
years ago there were five tracts on
Arrow creek that ran fifty-five bushels
or more to the acre. Last rear the
Dengel Bros. yield of 61h bushels in
the Grass Range country was the best
for a small acreage. This year Bert
j. Ackerley of Arrow creek bench
has the record yield, so far as known.
for a 1OO-acre tract with an average
of forty-three bushels to the acre.
Second Homestead Entries.
Tho Dffic;o1c Of land offices in MOn-