Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1910 — Former Remingtonian Writes Good Letter From Chouteau Co., Mont. [ARTICLE]

Former Remingtonian Writes Good Letter From Chouteau Co., Mont.

William D. N6lson, formerly of Remington, writes the following interesting letter from Valier, Mont.: “Editors Republican: Having located in Montana it occurred to me that it might be of some interest to you and your readers throughout Jasper and adjoining counties to know something of this section of the state at this time. “I filed on 320 acres of land in Chouteau county, May 4th, and was successful in getting a location on the bench north of the famous Milk river irrigation project. The land is of slightly rolling character and unusually fertile and while this has been dryest year for ten years, conditions are not bad forgrange grass and the sheep men around Chinook, the nearest town, have just marketed more than $1,000,000 Worth of wool and that money is practically all spent and Invested right at home. Chinook is one of the best towns in northern Montana. The land along* the Milk river is in a high state of cultivation and nearly all under irrigation but this being an unusually dry season, the water gave out and has caused an enormous shortage of crop and the rainfall has been only 2.5 inches since March Ist. Conditions in other sections of the state are worst, while south in the Judith basin they are better. Chouteau county will be a fair average with the rest, All the land close in to the river is snow all taken, but there are some good claims yet to be had. 1 was over there last week making*, arrangements for the erection of buildings on my claim and I expect to move my family to Montana in the spring. “I have a good position at Valier with the Arnold Engineering Co., of Chicago, which has the contract for th£ Conrad & Valier irrigation project here. The job pays me $135 per month. The work here is temporarily tied up with some minor court proceedings, but operations will start again in a few days. I enclose a clipping regarding the government appropriation work in northern Montana for next year.” The article Mr. Nelson enclosed refers to the proceedings for a vast reclamation project, involving the expenditure of $20,000,000 for irrigation along the Sun river, St. Mary river and Milk river.

The Home Grocery makes a specialty of luncheon goods. The best In olives, pickles, preserves, fresh fruits, etc., always found there. Now is your time to send in your order for those concrete tile to drain, air and fertilize your land, as no other tifo will do so. The Rensselaer Cement Tile Factory, Chris Kalberer, Prop.