The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-03-25
AMONG OUR NElCHBORS.

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A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Shelby News: Farmers are getting
ready to begin their work and in many
places they have already been in the
fields. Our implement dealers are
kept busy these days setting up ma
chinery.
Winnifred Times: The years busi-
est day in Winnifred was last Satur-
day. The streets were TANNED with
people all the afternoon and the mer-
chants and other business men of the
town were kept hustling attending to
the wants of their customers.
Havre Promoter: The ~housekeep-
ers are beginning to pour into the
country. This week 16 cars loaded
with hOmeseekers and their house.
hold goods arrived on the Great Nor.
thern from the east. They are a few
of the people who filed on land last
fall and are now coming in to go out
| on their claims.
Galata Journal: A delegation from
Cut Bank and Browning has gone to
the national capital to do their best
towards opening the Blackfoot reser.
walton this coming summer. There are
several hundred thousands acres of
excellent farming land there which at
present is used only for grazing pur
poses.
Shelby News: At the hearing of
the railroad commission Wednesday,
we are informed that Ethridge was
granted a depot with an agent in
charge and that the local freight will
carry passengers. The skidoo which
heretofore a from here to Cut Bank
will not be put back on the run, but
the local freight will carry passengers
and If necessary will put on a coach
to accommodate passengers.
Choteau Mantanan: A special train
of eleven cars Of sheep, which had
been purchased in this vicinity by Nc.
Namara & NARROW, were loaded here
last Monday for shipment to their
home ranch at Big Sandy. This was
the largest single shipment ever made
over the new railload since it's compile.
ton last year. The sheep were pur.
chased from VIM. Cowgirl, A. J.. Cow.
ell and other wne in this section.
Glasgow Courier: All selections
and filings for the Fort Peck lands
will be made in Glasgow. Contrary to
the report which has been circulated
the past week throughout this part OF
the state that Poplar would be the
point where the selections and filings
would be made. Glasgow is the place
to which all winners of numbers at the
drawing for Fort Peck lands, who take
advantage of their numbers, will come
to select their future farms.
Lewistown Argus: Fred Warren has
just sold 1000 two and three year ole
ewes at $500 a head, a most notable
illustration of the increased value Of
sheep generally. 1t is certain tina,
sheep will pay their way for either
wool OF mutton and Mr.. Warren's
bunch brought more than a dollar &
head more than they were worth las,
autumn. Another notable sale was OF
5000 head of old ewes by Don Waite
at $3.50 per head. Both the above
prices were at the ranch, the ewes
from the Waite Land & Livestock com
pany going to the Chicago market ant
the Warren sheep going to Wyoming
! Chinook Opinion: The work on the
court house resumed Monday morn
) ing. Clarence Yeager, the foreman
of the construction work, arrived Sun
} day from Great Falls and early Mon
day morning he started the work o.
tearing off the timber forms and sun
ports with which the concrete worl
} of the frame has been cased this win
ter. The construction work will e
forward rapidly now. The terra cot
, ia trimmings which caused the della,
last fall are OF the way and due t
t rive at any time now. The contract
ors are assembling their crew and ex
!. pect to be able to turn the buildin1
t over by the first of July.