The river press., 1914-12-16
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana EXCHANGES

Conrad Observer: The big tower of
the Pondera Gas & Oil company of
Conrad, has been completed and now
stands up 81 feet in the air over the 900
foot well. The property is three miles
east of town, and the work of drilling
will be begun in the very near future.
Chouteau Acantha: That hogs are
not good thing to have in a potato
patch was found to be true on Tues
day when Judge DeHaas found for the
plaintiff in the case of George A. Zach
ary VS.. George Richards. The hogs
got loose and strayed into Zachary's
potato patch and naturally helped
themselves. The result was a suit for
500 damages which took six hours to
| try in justice court.
! Big Sandy Sentinel At a session
F., extraordinary Monday evening, the
| Big Sandy commercial club in a we'll
attended meeting, decided to take
measures at once for the incorporation
of the city of Big Sandy. A committee
was named consisting of the following
| members of that body: E. ID. Harm
/ den, w. r. Taft and r. S. Wiley, who
will act upon the matter at the earliest
possible moment
Chinook Democrat: Manager Dow
er, of Chinook Packing company, is
disappointed over not being able to
put his plant in operation this week.
Owing to delay in the arrival of some
of the machinery the plant will not be
ready for work until probably some
time next week. Mr.. Dover has built
great establishment out on the banks
of the Milk river and one that will
doubles play prominent part in the
ing country.
Glasgow Courier: 1t is a common
occurrence to find homesteaders un-
: loading their worldly effects at the
station here and hauling them on to
their claims, and every day there are
number of immigrant cars contain
ing household goods, livestock and ma
chinery unloaded here. This is con
crete evidence of the enormous bust
ness transacted at the United States
! Land Office. From December Sth
= 1913, to December Sth 1914 there were
l. 1926 filings made.
Chinook Opinion: Some one un
!, known killed and carried off fine
four year old steer belonging to Johr
:, Drummer, Saturday night. Who evel
did the job, skinned the animal where
it was killed and left the hide pile(
from what few tracks were still to b'
" found after the snow Monday that thu
e carcass had been hauled away in F.;
II wagon. There are frequent complaint
II coming in as to deeds of simila
g character and the officers fOresee ;
IS busy winter until some of the petit.
u thieves are caught.
= Lewistown Argus: There are man
= loose claims that wheat will go t.
= 81 so a bushel and many farmers hav
decided to save part of their crop 70
= that price: letting other portions O
it go at 81 and $125. The Argus hold
- to its refusal to make any prophecy o.
:. prices. contenting itself with the state
- ment that any farmer who is holdin
]" his wheat and is in debt, should SCI
- enough at present prices to pay hi
:, =, debts. There is plenty Of wheat in tn
- world to supply all needs until tn
~ next crop. Consequently there is Ii
W tie likelihood of material advance i
price unles it is known the next GRO
II will be decreased by continuance c
the war. That information will not b
~ available for several months-an
II Lloyds is betting it will be peace il
stead of war;
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