The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-01
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanoes

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges
Chinook Opinion: A judgement
has been entered in the federal court
against Blaine county in favor of Geo.
D. Barnard Co. in the sum of So. 1898. 81
for the outfit of blank books furnished
when the county was first organized.
Carter Herald: Sample Flats is to
have a new school house and lumber
is being hauled for the same. A num-
Der of new school houses will be er.
ected in the county this summer, to
be completed in time for the open.
ing of the fall term of school.
Glasgow News: Reports from Pop
lar are that the governments town lot
sale there last week resulted in dis.
posing of all but forty lots, for which
the buyers, in the aggregate, agreed
to pay about 100000. The bids on
the single lots ranged from $25 to
$500.
Chinook Opinion: Sheriff Neibaur
has the boarders in his hotel pack
ed away in layers these days. Mon
day he had 10 in his popular institu.
ton and to add to his troubles the
town is now using the same Jail for
the police prisoners until the county
can get into their new quarters in
the courthouse.
! Big Sandy M~ountaineer: A half
million n0,,o1c -, <lo o~~ro~oto Sc <lo1
amount of wool disposed of by sheep
men in the vicinity of Big Sandy this
year. A part of this amount was sold
early in the season at a fair price, in
fact much better than was averaged
last season and the remainder of it
that was not contracted for was dis
posed of to buyers in the past two or
pleted.
Big Sandy Sentinel: 1t is already
being estimated that several hundred
acres of corn will be planted in this
section next year. That it can be
grown successfully, there is no doubt
w. G. Moore has 1914 acres of corn
which is considered to be exception
ally good, and is about six inches
highland still growing. Corn is an
excellent fodder for all kinds of stock
and no well regulated farm can afford
to be without it.
Geraldine Review: Railroad PEG
pie tell us that not later than August
l and possibly by July Is regular
passenger service will be put on and
the line pass from the construction
to the operating department. Assist
ant to the president. A. c. Goodnow
who passed over the new line last
week on a trip of inspection, made
the statement that he did not believe
there would be difficulty in having
the schedule at least by Aug. 1.
! Box Elder Press: Efforts are be
ing made to organize a company here
to prospect for coal, gas and petro
leum and up to date subscriptions
have beer received to the amount o.
S3,035.O0. Indications of oil seepagt
have been noticed at different times
along Box Elder creek and in boring
for wells for water small quantities
of oil and gas have been found ant
it is thought by getting a machine
to go deep enough gas and oil will
be found in large quantities.
Conrad Observer: There are al
kinds of rumors af1Oat about arrests
in connection with the cattle stealing
case which is now in the forefront il
Conrad. One is that a prominent bus
mess man of Shelby and two mel
from the Sweet Grass hills country
about forty miles north of Shelby
are under arrest. Another is that {
former we'll known young business
man of Conrad is under arrest a
Fort Benton. Besides this there are
reports that several more citizens O.
Conrad are to be arrested.
Glasgow Courier: Valley count,
has been the main scene Of a~ctivit,
for settlers, who came here to take
homesteads and the local land Office
has been swamped with the immense
amount of work entailed in connection
with the large number of homestead
; entries, filings on the Fort Peck res
ervation and the handling of an ava
lanche of final proofs. From Angus
!, Is, 1918, until February Is. 1914, 296;
homestead entries were made at thi:
office, 1856 final certificates issued OF
final proofs, and the total amount o
money received during that time il
connection with proofs and entire!
was $91,443.14.