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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-11-21
Desert land..FinaI Proof.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Nov. =. 1906.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JOHN MUNRO.
assignee of Adam Barley, of Big SANDY. Mon
tana. has filed notice Of intention to make proof
on his desert land claim No. 1l6, for the SEX
range "a east, o. amended March u, 1905, before,
Chas. H.: Boyle. T.. 8. commissioner, at his Office
In Fort Benton, Montana, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of December, 1906.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and Exclamation of said land:
Sari Gravert, IT Biz, Sandy, Montana, Elmer
Benton, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Hotioe Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED MATES LAND OFFICE,
LEwisT"wN, Mont, Oct. 5. 1906.
N,'ice Ia hereby yiventhat the following named
ettl-T has filed notice of HE intention to make
nnal proof In support Of his claim, and that said
commissioner. at his office in Fort Benton,
Montana, on Tuesday. November 20, 1906, viz:
AUGUST Blank.
who made homestead entry No. 25.9, December
:, l",l, for the lots ; and I, section u, lots 5, d
and :, W SWl4 section 81, township "a north,
range Ii east.
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: Charles II. Ragland, Clayb0rn D..
rorgey, Alvin l.. Daulton, Harry Ragland, all of
Fort Benton, Montana.
I. +. McKUIN, Register.
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Desert Iand.-Final Proof.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont. Oct. 10, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that
LEON T~SCHETTER,
OF Fort Benton. Montana, has filed notice of
intention to make final proof on his desert land
section ~, M EWA section q, township Is
north, range = east, before Chas. II. Boyle, u. S.
commissioner, at his Office in Fort benton. Mon.
tana. on Monday, 18th day of November, 1905.
lie names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Smith, William p. Smith, Anderson
Cope, Fred Morton, all of Fort Benton, Montana.
J. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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shippers Want 10000, 900.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Illinois
Audit company. organized by the
shippers OF this state. today COM
menced proceedings against railroads
entering the state for over charges in
shipping rates. The claims for over.
charges and damages amount to $50.
600, OOO.
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Notice OF Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OrrrcE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. q, 1906,
Notice IL hereby given that
GEORGE D. RILEY.
OF Great Falls Montana, has died notice Of hia
intention to make dnal hve year. proofin support
OF me- claim. VIZ; Homestead entry No. i2,s34,
SEA section N, township IS north, range 5 east.
and that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver. 7. 8. land office, at Great Falls.
Montana, on December 4, 1906.
He m the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, VIZ: George II. Jay, Harry NJ. Patter-
son. Alex Greer and James Cunningham. ali Of
Great Falls, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Notice OF Final Proof.
t>ITED ST TIES IA>p OFFICE.

" EAT FALLS. Mont, Oct. 10, 1906.
Office Is h"reby given that the following named
."tiler has tllen notice of his intention 10 make
i'u,l c"mmuted proof In support of his claim,
An" 'hht said rr.ot vii! he made before Chas. II.
IhN.". l.. :. commissioner. at his office vt For,
Ben on, Montana, on Monday, November ~, 1905,
w:
u LILY GROOM
II iii.iiw'"d, Montana, who made homestead
Entity ~. ::5b,, July II. lM5, for the W.. NEla,
W. >H'a section Is, township 20 north, range s
est.
IL hanles 'le following witnesses to prove his
"'inu"us 'ssidence upon and cultivation Of said
n" w: Henry j.. Thaxter, Seth 4. Shaw,
Joseph VI Wright, james NJ. Murray, all Of
H!-nnood, Montana.
i. VI. BUR;.INGAME, Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES LAM OFFlCE,
GREAT Falls, Mont, Oct. 10, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the NJ named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
dnsl 5-,year proof in support of his claim, and
Boyle, L.. S. commissioner, at his office in Fort
Benton, Montana, on Monday, November ~, 1906,
viz:
HOMER SHEPHERD,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who made homestead
entry No: 1861, November Is, 1899, for the lot :,
sWa SEA section 81. township % north, range S
east, ana lots 2, !, 4 and q, SW4 NWA section !,
township q north, range $ east.
He names the fOllowin. witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Gilbert EmbletOn, Edward
Kelly Cyrus Neubert, Charlie Brinkman, all of
Fort Benton, Montana.
j.. NJ. BURLlNGAME, Register.
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Desert land..FtnaI Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. "a, 1905.
Notice IL hereby given that
MINNIE E. HOLMER,
OF Steele, Montana, has filed notice Of intention
to make proof on her desert land claim No. "A
for the NWASWA section 1, Ell SEA, NWX
SEA, NEA " section 5. township u north,
commissioners, at his office at Fort Benton. Mon.
tana, on Friday, the Both day of November, 1909.
she names the following witnesses to prove the
Andrew Larson, Nels r. Carlbere. of Bio SANDY
Montana; John Nelson, John NJ. Broug6ton, II
j.. NJ, BURLINGAME. Reciste-
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Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
LEwisTowN, Mont, Sept. II, 1876.
Notice Is hereby given that The following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Char. H.. Boyle, U.
:. commissioner, at his office in Fort Benton.
Montana, on Tuesday, November 10, 1906, viz:
WILLIAM C.. BLISS,
who made homestead entry No. 1876, August ~,
1904, for the NE% SEA section %, NJ sWha,,
NWa SEA section %, township 2l'nortll, range
Il east.
lie names the GLOWING witnesses to prove
eAid land, viz: James Weaver, William Elrod,
William DelOsier, Terrence Reilly. all of Fort
Benton, Montana. &. +. MCKOiN, Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. 10, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler ha. filed notice Of his intention to make
final year proof In support of his claim, and
that -aId proof will be made before Chas. II.
Boyle, US commissioners, at his Office in Fort
Benton, Montana, on Monday, November ~, 1906,
viz
.Al.NA A. PICKERING,
of Hi-hwooi. Montana, who made homestead
entry No. l.,3!3, June II, 1901, and amended
May g. 1903, for the Wa SEA, SEA SEA section
81, sWA SWA section 33, township II north,
rang. east.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, VIZ: Ira Whey, James W. Mcclure, John r
Mansfield, Richard II. Wright, all of HighwOod,
Montana, j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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six western systems have placed, prac.
tically all of them for delivery early
next year. Other roads are making
purchases ou a similarly large scale,
which they are rot ye; ready to u
iOunrp
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For Sale or Exchange.

Fit,y,two copies of the WEEKLY RIVER Psx.s
tor g. spot c ash, or II Q equivalent in banks BILE
paper. Goods will be delivered In regular weekly
INSTALL entsd uring the twelve months following
receipt OF remittance. satisfaction guaranteed
!A!G,es. THE RIVER PRESS.
Fort benton, Mont
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PILLOW COVER.

PILLOW COVER.
golden browns and greens, forming a
charming background for the spray Of
flowers, pale yellow shading to deep
orange, and the tender green Of the
leaves and stems.
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ODDS AND ENDS.


A vcritahle eve reaGy friend in need
Is a reel for holding baby ribbon. When
completed it resembles Il very large
spool OF cotton. The starting point Is
to clt two circles in cardboard
Inch larger in diameter than the roll of
baby ribbon. These are covered on
both sides with any material you hap
pen II have that Is pretty and appro-
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Not ce Of Observation-Disclosures tract
UNITED STATES LAND OrrrcE.

NNITED STATEs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. is, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that as directed BY the
Commissioners of the General Land Office, Under
1906, Public - No. 1903, we will Offer at public sale.
to the highest bidder, at 10 o'clock .. m. ON the
:6th day OF November, 1906, at this office, the
the following tract of land, tO-wit: SM SWX.
NWA. SWA section :S, VIZ sen section 8.
township y north, range = east, NJ. NJ.
Any persons claiming adversely the above de-
scrined lands are advised to fle their claims. or
objections, on o: before the day above desie-
j. NJ BURLINGAME, Register,
{, A, LSO Racaiyor
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JOHN l.. DAkE.
GEORGE l.. ~OVERFIELD.

Cattle brand %
shown on cut; also
l on left hip only;
re and R-C on the
right ribs.
Increase branded
8 ON left ribs or
thigh from fall
of 1894.
Ear mark, over.
lOpe in left and
an1it In Pivht.
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Desert land..FtnaI Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

United STATES LAM OFFICE.
Notice IL hereby given that ~
MAUD FOWLER,
Hf Shelby, Montana, has filed notice of intect,o,
TO make proof on her desert land claim No. SGs7.
ior the Sa NWh, VIZ SW.A section 5. .ownshipD
Z. 5 commissioner, at his office in 81 elby. Mon.
tana, on Monday, the 26th day Of November. 1904.
She names the following witne>,e. 10 prove me
Henry Hoffman, John WEIGH, Thomas NJ. Meade
William Aylward, all of shelby, Montana.
}. NJ. BURLIN9AME, Register.
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Advice "A Woman Best Understands a Woman's Ills.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
AN ARTIST IN cockRoAcHEs.

Il once knew a fellow artist who
had scheme for dining free, that
worked beautifully, for a while" said
the tall, blase knight of the palette.
His quarters We're full Of cock.
reaches so big they came and looked
at him while he was in the bath tub
and frightened him. He killed these
animals and dried them.
Then he flied small paper bags
with them, and when he went out to
dinner put them in his pocket. He
always went to table d-hote dinners,
where almost anything is expected to
happen.
When he had finished with his
soup M friend would cautiously ex-
tract a defunct cocl1roach from his
little paper bag in his pocket. and
drop it in what was left. He always
left a little soup for that purpose
enough to have drowned the cock
roach if it had been alive.
Then he called furiously to- the
waiter Waiter! What do you
mean by putting cockroaches in my
soup
The waitec with a meek and con
trite air would remove the soup and
incidentally the cockroach apologize
ing.
"The next course would follow in
due time. My friend did the same
thing with that-dropped a cockroach
in what was left, which was gener-
ally little enough, if the truth were
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
An Autonobllinn Prince.

the young Crown Prince Of Prussia
and his Wife are as keen motorists as
they are riders, and delight to travel
at the speed of an express train
along the excellent roads that ira.
verse Germany. The prince owns a
powerful Mercedes car, which he
drives himself to the 'mminent risk
of his own neck and the lives and
limbs of the pedestrians whom he
meets or oyortakes.
Truth to tell. he is repeatedly chas-
ed by the police for driving at an ex.
ccssive speed, and many amusing
scenes have been caused by his de
lance Of their peremptory commands
to halt. The prince delights to lead
the police a long chase, and at the
moment when their anger has reached
the point of evaporation and they are
beginning to shower abuse on the
masked driver of the car, he dis
closes his features to the terrified
officials and laughs at their d1scom-
future.
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nicely on a heavy emery wheel, ad
ljusts with infinite patience, makes
leven the tiny rlyets and joints and
screws ON the precision OF which the
the efficiency of the apparatus de
Ipends How infinitely correct this
work must be can be appreciated. per
maps. from the fact that the hip brace
is designed to hold the leg in tension
so that contact in the diseased joint IS
lobviated and nature as a fair chance
TO do her healing.
Esecially in demand. always, IS the
bowleg brace. Within the district OF
the POSTGRADUATE hospital. which Ell,
braces a large section of the east side
Italians Of the less prosperous class
Iabound, and among their children Is
scarcely one who does not begin his
career as a pedestrian with the need or
some mechanical support and correc.
ltion. The reason for this is in lha
ldusky "bambino's" early subsection to
IswaddIing bands. Unless his mother
lis particularly enlightened, the Italian
Infant is so wrapped and wound about,
from his arms to the soles of his feet,
THAT hardly a toe can wriggle. So,
when the day comes that the youngster
tries 10 walk the little soft legs have
had no exercise to strengthen them
land almost invariably bend outward
under their roly-poly burden
Although the orthopedic workshop
is not formally included in any Of the
various courses Tor the physician stu
dents of the POSTGRADUATE school, u
is one of the many things that has
made New York the great medical
center it has become in recent years,
for 1t is an invaluable adjunct to The
work Of the instruction in the ortho-
peiic arts Of the hospital and the
clinics. In appearance the place is
merely a phenomenalIy light and clean
machine shop. with its hooded forge,
its anT!ls its emery and polishing
wheels, its turning machines ard
drillers, all worked by a busy motor in
a corner
But to the student physicians Of the
-fAiA-0A LAkN HN4 II " ttlN4L SUES til iA AZ '2
of far more than ordinary interest
Many Of them linger about the work
room picking up first hand knowledge
of the rnanufacture Of these cunning
contrivances Of modern science whose
use they have come to New York to
study-a knowledge which may wel
be of great value when they return 70
their practice in other cities. Indeed,
it is nothing unusual to see doctors
just from a delicate operation or
session in Acknowledgements turning
their skill to the arnorers craft OF Old,
hammering thin sheets Of shining
metal into some semblanee to an
ancient corselet, or forging bands OF
sturdy steel not into the keen edge OF
a good knights sword, but into strong
weapons for the mastery OF disease,
shaped 10 remedy, not to destroy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
A POOR COMMISSIONER.

| The aeronaut, A. r. Knabenshue,
had a slight accident during an ascen-
sion at Brockton, Mass, and after he
had come down young man from
Fall River sought him out and said:
81 would suggest Mr.. Knabenshue,
that you use an alright gasbag of
six times the ordinary size, and that
you and your steering and propelling
apparatus be placed on top of the bag
instead of beneath it."
Then he produced a sketch that
the aeronaut, after a moments study
returned, saying:
With such ship l would doubt
| less so up all rigbl-go up like Uncle
Henry Cary's bids at the auction-but
the question is, how would l come
down."
who is this Uncle Henry Cary?"
asked the Fall River youth, smiling
to hide his bitter disappointment as
he put the rejected sketch back in his
wallet.
Uncle Henry Cary" said the aero
maui, was a persistent frequenter Of
auctions. He went to a furniture
auction one day, and began to bid on
a colonial cabinet.
HE bid s25. $50, $40, $50, and by
that time all his competitors had
dropped out.
But still the absurd old fellow
continued to bid. He bid against
himself. He actually ran the cabinet
up to 500 and would have run it
higher. still if a neighbor hadn't
whispered in his ear:
There is no one else bidding. You
are raising the price on yourself
4 know said Uncle Henry, but
III tell you how it is. l have got two
different people to bid for this cabi-
net. and haven't decided yet which
of them is TO have it. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
NARROWING.

The telegraph operator took his
pipe from his mouth.
My most narrowing experience, 20
he said, was in Lodi, back in go
One morning at o'clock I re-
ceived a message from the govern.
ment to the president of the Lodi
National bank.
" Close doors, the message said,
Close doors, suspend all payments,
Bank declared lnsolvent.
That was bolt from clear sky
sure. Fhe Dank was supposed to be
dnnrishing. And l had So, 200-my
all-the saving of eleven years-in
that busted bank.
What was / to do
1t was my duty TO send this mes
sage. Horrors. It. was my duty to
lose $4,000.
But hold! 1t was not my duty to
forward the message personally
And the boy. THANK goodness. was de
liyering q cipher dispatch at Merna
and wouldn't be back for at least ar
hour
SO, with a clear conscience, I slip
ped on my coat rushed to the bank
and withdrew my deposit
An hour later the crash came
/ But was not underneath"
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abiding-places open the doors of a
luxurious home to every wayrarer.
Twenty or thirty years ago the Idea
| of passing Christmas in a hotel would
| have been fraught with horror. Amer,
tican hostelries in those times We're
Erefuges sought only when no escape
from them could be found. Their dis,
| comforts We're proverbial. their attrac
tons most conspicuous for their alb
fseuce. Even Robinson Crusoe would
not have enyied the habitual American
hotel dwelle. then. Today no other
country in the world offers in its cara.
vansaries for travellers such comfort
land luxury, and, more important than
these, 50 much of the quality of home,
las ours does.
The science of hotel Housekeeping
which has brought about this change
seems TO be an American science. Our
cooks are still imported from France;
Italy, Germany, and the rest of the
continent-even the orient-are called
upon to add their contributions TO those
Of Uncle Sans broad acres that the
hotels hospitable board may lack moth
ing the world has to give; from Eng
land and its Islands come many of the
functionaries and servants who make
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03

told. He would call the waiter and
ask the same old indignant question,
and again the waiter would retire
apologizing.
by the time he had finished with
his dinner it had been so full Of cock,
reaches that the only thing for the
proprietor to do was to beg him hum.
bly, to refrain from paying for it-not
TO speak of it, and would he pardon
the carelessness of the waiter, etc?
Though he was the only guest
who ever found cockroaches, he
worked that scheme with success for
many moons. He became diplomat
ic at it, egotisical and blatant even.
he was so sure of himself.
For instance, at one time he hap
pened to want more than one plate
of soup. He failed therefore to drop
a eoclToach in the first, waiting for
the second. When ne had finished
with the second plate he duly fshed
out the coekroach and put it in. Then
he called out TO the wafer with a
weary and nonchaIant air.
Waiter, / have had tvs plates Of
soup. Why only one cockroach?'
But the waiter got foxy He fshed
out one Of those old coekroaches
took it and a habitue of the place in
the coekroach line to an entomolo-
gist. who compared the two and found
shat they were not in the same class
The jig was up. then. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03

and the literature somewhat rare.
Were it the other way about l would
be happier, but one has in this world
to take things as one finds them
Seven hundred and thirty hours
every year." answered. mot troubl-
ing about leap year"
Roughly speaking, month OF wax
ing hours a year wasted out O a short
and uncertain existence. l was feel
ing in a highly mora mood. There
are mornings when l do. Besides
read a good deal of rubbish myself;
it was doing me good felt it-talk-
irg to him thus
ct is quite right, all that you say"
he admitted. But what am I to do?
You see I don't smoke. When YOU
don't want &c think, you hight your
pipe. ! open a book. It comes to
the same jerome K. Jerome in
Woman's Home Companion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
KEEPING HOUSE FOR A
FAMILY OF A THOUSAND
he Hotel Housekeeper Among the Busiest of the Busy
Women of Great Cty-Just How She Is Making the
Holidays Cheerful for People Unable to Go Home for
Observation-Disclosures Which Aid in Her Task


New York, Jan. There are with
in the city's gates at the beginning Of
the years great holiday week more
sojourners who viii have no hearth o!
their own on which TO burn a Yu.e
log than ever a Christmastide has seen
here before. Way-weary travellers,
wandering business men. whoever they
may be and whatever their pursuits,
there are thousands who have before
them the desolate prospect of spending
away from home the season more
closely associated with the family FIRE
side. Yet the fate of these u.fort.
unates would once have been much
worse than it is in these days when
the hotels that are their temporary