The river press., 1914-08-05
AMONG OUR NEIGHB0RS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanoes

bVOUVStu WOOI6Oa eXCn6UNS8
Havre Promoter: The dry weather
that has been prevailing here for the
past two weeks is having it's effect on
the flow of water in Milk river. The
river is entirely dry six miles west
of town and what little stream flows
by here is from Beaver creek. This
is the first time that Milk river has
been entirely dry for the past seven.
teen years.
Hinsdale Tribune: Two fellows
giving their names as William Janzck
and Fred Schroeder entered Elmer D
Phillips shack on his farm ten miles
northeast of Hinsdale on Tuesday
night and stole everything except the
house. The parties were traced to q
point where they were caught with
the goods on Wednesday and brought
here for hearing. They plead gull.
ty and were fined $25 each and costs.
Conrad Observer: That there are
prospects Of an oil or gas boom near
Conrad is manifested this week by
the Incorporation of a company that
will prospect the gas flow, which was
struck on the John Mueller ranch
three miles east of Conrad a few
weeks ago. MIR. Mueller was drilling
well for water when the gas flow
was struck at a depth of about 800
/ feet, and drilling was then suspended
pending further developments with
the result that this week a company
is organized to go down 5000 feet.
Chinook Opinion: The weather has
continued to be hot and dry this week.
1t has been an unusually prolonged
hot spell and has unquestionably dam.
| aged the crops in this section to a
great amount. The river has gone al.
most dry and the irrigation bitches
are not carving any water at all.
Some OF the. early grain and winter
wheat that was we'll matured has ri.
pered and is being cut with prospects
OF making fair yields. Later grain
and that on breaking does not promise
much OF anything.
Havre Democrat: The remains of
Charlie Nelson, who was drowned in
Lohlnan's reser> DIR last Sunday, while
in bathing were shipped by un.
dertaker Kay to his old home in AL.
berta. last Thursday. 1t appears that
Nelson with several companions were
in bathing and Nelson, who was not a
very good swimmer was observed to
he in distress. They at once took
steps to rescue l!ilr and had succeed
ed in getting him within ten feet OF
the bank when Nelson made on extra
lunge breaking the hold of the res
cuers.
Big Sandy Mountaineer: The local
postoffice is now sending U. S. mail
to six different recognized postoffices
besides handling the regular mail ad
dressed to Big Sandy. They are War
rick, Judith, Hopp, Eagleton, Kenil
worth and Verona. These offices will
, receive a locked pouch of mail made
ferent places. With the exception OF
Verona, the Offices will continue to ge,
, their mail out of Big Sandy until such
time as the railroads start their in
, terror lines. Verona, however, will
after three months spent at hauling
overland have a chance to get theil
mail delivered direct by the train.
flusbandnIan: We believe thai
| sweet clover is good forage plan
? for dry land. IT will yield one biz
| crop in season and is a great sol
3 builder. Many insist that it is the
5 equal O: alfalfa as fertilizer, but W.
) do Eot th,nk SO. We are satisfied tha
3 there is nothing on the list of forage
5 plants that compares with alfalfa a:
4 a fertilizer and seed producer, bu
sweet clover is good and we'll adapted
| to dry land conditions. Sweet clover
will grow when nothing else will ant
0 under favorable circumstances will
s yield large tonnage of bitter hay. Blu
3 stock learn to like it and it is yer!
7 good food. Tile only advantage it af
5 fords is tia, il will produce sOmethin,