The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-08-26
AMONG OUR NE|GHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges

A Grist OF Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Big Sandy M~ountaineer: From ev-
cry direction out of Big Sandy.
threshing reports, while not as good
as former years, are considered good
for this season. Wheat is running
from Is to 25 bushels to the acre and
oats while not as good a crop are
going to be plentiful enough and most
of the farmers will have their own
feed.
Glasgow News: A shack about five
miles north of Scobey, was blown up
by Indians, in the absence of its
claimant, Knute Knuteson. He came
to Glasgow Friday seeking advice Of
a lawyer upon the best course for a
homesteader to take under such cir
cumstances. He told Atty. ]. F. Arm.
strong that preceding settlers on the
land had been scared off by threats
the redskins made of doing to them
just what they did to him.
Geraldine Review: Lew Williams,
the Sag rancher, was a business Wis.
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his winter wheat will go over 80
bushels to the acre, but spring wheat
will not go much over half as much.
Oats, however, is much better than
expected. He has about 400 acres in
this year of various crops. Two years
ago, on the same land, Mr.. Williams
had a yield of 81 bushels of wheat
per acre, which sure was some crop
for dry land farming.
Clifford Tribune: Threshing is in
progress on all sides now and the
yields reported so far are above eX.
p%ectations for such an unusually dry
year.. Wheat is going from seven to
sixteen bushels to the acre and the
quality is fair and weighs So pounds
to the bushel. On 100 acres, which
was stubbled into winter wheat at a
cost of about 500 Carl Loverud
threshed 900 bushels. If the present
war in Europe has the effect on the
wheat market that is anticipated, he
will clear $500 on his investment of
500.
Harlem News: Owing to the fact
that the hot winds we had some time
ago prevented the wheat from filling
out the way it should, a great deal of
it does not come up to the standard
weight, and therefore the elevator
companies have adopted a new sys'
tenn of buying wheat. Values are
based on a test weight after cleaned
for dockage. Any wheat that does
not come up to 81 pounds to the bush.
ell is locked a certain amount per
bushel, which is regulated by the pre-.
vailing market prices.
Havre Plaindealer: Plans for a
monster celebration to be known as
Gas Day Blowout" are now under
way by the officers of the Havre Ma.
tural Gas company. This will be the
first city in the state of Montana to
have natural gas for domestic and
other uses, and the celebration will
be on such a scale as to fittingly COM
memorate such an important event. A
definite date has not yet been set,
but the officers are now working the
matter out and announcement Of the
time will be made within a short
time.
Glasgow News: Valley county
peace authorities have been requested
to catch, if possible, a smooth-tongued
and suave appearing individual who
is accused Of escaping from Miles
City with an automobile purchased
from Haskell, the famous auto dealer
of that town, with a bogus check for
$1,7SO. After rendering the check the
fellow is said to have driven imme.
diately to Mondak and to have cross
ed the Yellowstone, after which trace
of him was lost. When the check
reached a Glendive bank for redemp-
ton it was pronounced worthless.
Dodson Idea: Following a meeting
held at the school house last week
a committee went to Malta last Thurs.
day to notify Phillips county commit
i. tee of the action taken by the citizens
CT Dodscn and vicinity in determining
what action they would pursue and
in placing the west line of the pro.
posed county. The west line is laid
out beginning at the Canadian line
between range 26 and q, jogging
south and west until a point is reach
ed about eight miles west of bod
son. The line Their goes west to
about 20 miles west of Dodson and
again turns south going south and
west to where Cow creek empties in
to the Missouri river.
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