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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
New Year's Eve In Italy.

Don't you wish you were an Italian
on New Years? Promptly at the
stroke OF IL on New Years eve there
are rustling and bustling and merry
laughter as each maiden kisses all the
young men she can catch. 1t Is the
only moment in the year when custol
permits her such a liberty, and she
not slow to take advantage of it. Then,
the new year having made its bow, the
party breaks up, the young folk take
a walk, and the first person Of the op-
posite sex which each roisterer meets
Is considered destined to be that mer.
ryInaker's future partner in life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
Notice OF Contest.
United STATES LAND OFFICE.

GREAT FALLS. Mont, Nov. ~, 1905.
a sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
Ia ,h!s Office by. Florence Morrow, contestant.
Ms"ims, homestead entry No 1873, made january
~. l"'4, for the E1a SWA section II, Eh NWL
section II, township % north, range : east, by
iih'ry =. Gelbsch, contestee, in which II is
all .ed that said contestee has wholly abandoned
said tract: that he has changed his residence
theref!om for more than six months since max
Ing, said entry; that said tract has not been set.
tied upon and cultivated by said cOntestee az re-
q9ired by law and that said contestee has depart
Cd from the state of Montana and his where.
abouts cannot be ascertained, said parties are
hereby notified to appear, espond and offer evil
dence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock q. m.
on January 3, 1907, before Chas. Ii. Boyle,
U. Comm %ssioner, at Fort Benton, Montana,
ana that final hearing will he held at 10 O'Clock
q. m. ON January IL, 1907, before the register and
Falls, Montana.
The said contestant having in q proper aflds-
VT, filed Nov. u, l!6, set forth facts which
snow that after due diligence personal service
OF this notice can not he made, it IL hereby ord
cred and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
A Pleasant Theory.

IA popular scientist says the huma,
Is merely a great electric bat
tery.l ~
Oh. do not blame me when my nerves
Grow frail and tempest tossed.
It's pity that my fate deserves
Perchance my wires are crossed.
And when In Incidence I dream,
With all ambition fed,
I'm no so lazy as I SEEM
I'm just short circuited.
It's not my fault II have skinned
The ways OF fame and power.
It happens that l am equipped
For some few volts an hour.
The best that's in US let us do
And scorn remorseful pains
Some making Just a spark or two,
While some move railway trains.
-washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time.savinp
convenience of the age. You a talk
from your telephone to every subscrib.
er in any exchange in Utah, Montana.
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks,
Halt minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest i'm.
proved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
Watching the Old Year O,

S86 O03
Watching the old year out has been
. common custom in many lands. In
most countries 1t assumes with the Sc
rious minded the phase Of devotion. In
many countries where Roman Catholi-
cism Is the prevalent form Of faith the
year Is begun with midnight masses.
Among the Greek Catholics the same
usage prevails. It declined In the
Church Of England, but was revived
BY several Of the dissenting bodies, the
watch night Of the Methodists being
merely a modification Of the once gen.
eral practice. Among the c%onvivially
inclined. however, watch night Is tax.
On anything but seriously. and the new
year Is welcomed with such signs of
rejoicing as to one who did not under.
stand the customs would seem to indi.
cate that all men were heartily tired OF
existence and glad to sea their years go
by as speedily as possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
Desert land..Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FArIa MINT ND,, -, IN

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Notice is hereby given that ~
PETER CARL GRAVERT.
OF Big Sandy, .Chouteau county, Montana. has
NED notice OF intention to make proof on his
desert-land claim No. 800, for 1860 acres Of un.
surveyed land, In ChOuteau county Montana.
commencing at the northwest corner Of section
y, township, % north, range IL east, unsurveyed.
thehce southeast along the east bank of the Mis-.
souri, river SN rods to stake No. =, thence north.
east so rods to stake No. 8, thence northwest SO
rods to stake No: 4, thence southwest SO rods to
pace OF BEGINNING, before Edgar u. Newhall.
= :. commissioners, at his Office in Big Sandy.
1906.
lie names the following witnesses to prove the
,"mplete IRRIGATION and reclamation of said land:
Henry japp.e., Herman e. Eyers. Martin Gunder.
son, John Highly, all of Big Sandy, Montana,
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

The First January New Years Day.
Caesar selected the feast Of Janus,
the two faced god Of war. as the years
great mile stone, because the statue Of
this god seemed to look back into the
past and forward into the future:
hence on New Years day we are still
paying tribute to a heather gol. Prior
to the reform of the calendar the 70.
mans observed the 21st day of Deccm-
Der, the winter solstice, as the begin
ming Of the year. This date and the
summer solstice, the 21st Of June, as
well as the vernal and autumnal equi-
noctial changes in March and Septem-
per, have come In for first place in the
year at various times in the history Of
the world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
Little JOhnnu'S
Resolutions

TEXT Tuesday i'll be New Years
day."
4 Said little Johnny Lake.
"Some restrictions. MON de-
elares.
really ought to make.
Mons promised to stop eossipin;.
An 50 has Sister Sue.
] guess I'll ~resolute a bit.
Les see-what shall I DOT
"lll resolute, l guess, to quit
A>splittin' kindlin' wood,
Then pop ill have to do that work,
Like fathers always should.
An then, while I'm a>doin' it,
III resolute to quit
The Sunday school, fer eoin' there
With me don't make no hit.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26

Il GUESS l. l;ESOLUTE A BIT"
I'D like to resclu,e some way
To git myself a goat;
! want a suttin' BILLY ram
With whiskers on his throat.
An then I'll resolute, l guess.
To beat up Tommy Hunt;
He's took an stole my girl frum me.
The doggone little runt!
" reckon that's enough fer me
To resolute jist now,
AT any rate, I'll make that do
It's plenty, anyhow.
Les see-l start on New Years day.
Well, that amt very fur.
Won't MON be tiekled when she find.
How well I've minded her"
Denver Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
Notice OF Final Proof
UNITED STATES LAND Orrrcr.
(SupAw Me-, Nf.. ~,

NENTkS LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont, Nov. 10. 1906.
Notice lie hereby given that
ERNEST HOLZNER,
or Chester, Montana, has filed notice of his In.
tention to make fnal 5-year proof in support Of
me- claim, viz: Homestead entry No. l2.433.
made July II, 1901. for the NEl swA, VIZ
SEA, SEA sen section 10, township 80 north.
range . east, and that said proof will be made he.
TORE Maurice Spangler, U. $. Commissioner. At
me ONCE at Chester. Montana, on Friday, De.
Ne m the following witnesses to prove his
con!inuous residence upon and cultivation Of eaid
iand. VIZ: Martin Wasesha. James G. Turner.
neatrlce, Montana, George Misner, Andy Nor.
J. NJ. BURLINGAME. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
Desert Land..FjnaI Proof
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Nov. ~, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that
JOHANNES SAILER,
or chester, Chonteau county, Montana. has filed
notlce OF ia cation to make proof on HIS desert.
land claim NJ. BIB, for the ~ Sell. E,s SWi.
section 81. townAhlp 81 north, range / east, before
Maurice Spangler. U. s. commissioner, at his
once AZ hester. Montana, on Friday, the .Sth
tie names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation aud reclamation of said land
t,rorse Misner, Erne I Holzner, Andy Morton,
"lIllnin Hesse lgrAves, all of Chester, Montana,
j. NJ. BuRLlNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
school For politicians.

A school for Socialist politicians ia to
be opened in Germany. Its object is to
provide political education for party
Journalists, secretaries and ~aeitators.
The number Of students Is not to ex.
coed thirty. The school will be sup
ported out Of the party funds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
The Turkeys scheme.

Il declare" exclaimed the duck.
Look at the rakish way that young
turkey gobbler Is strutting about"
yes" replied the wise goose; ITS
getting near Thanksgiving day."
"Well?"
We'll. he wants to appear tough
Philadelphia Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
The Age Of ARTIFICIAL Beauty.

-" ~A 0Ess"csoA beauty.
writers on topics concerning won.
ems matters would fain have US be.
!leve that the present Is the age Of
beauty. The fact Is. says the London
Opinion. that never before have the
arts OF ~artidciality been so widely
adopted among all classes as they are
today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-26
GEORGE L. ~OVERFIELD.

Vent, 1 on the left shoulder. Horses branded
X ON left shoulder. Range, Shonkin and Arrow
creek. T. o.. address, Fort Benton.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10
STRONG IN BRoTHERLY LOVE
"LittIe Fathers" Affection Was Proof
Against WEAKNESS.

A story in the New York Press says
that West side woman for several
weeks had noticed little boy push
ing a rather old and shabby carriage
holding a plump baby Obviously
they came from the cheap flats around
the corner and chose her block be-
cause it was cool and shady, being
blessed with few trees. The cit
tie father wasn't very rosy or TO-
bust, but he lifted the big baby in
and out of the carriage and played
with it on the sidewalk without the
slightest show of fatigue or annoy.
ance at occasional whimpers or the
wearing heat.
AS she came in one day the woman
spoke to him. He had paused near
her stoop and she saw in his face that
pathetic old look that gives tragedy's
stamp to the children of the poor.
Don't you ever get tired taking
care of that heavy baby and lifting
her around?" she asked with more
good will than tact
His pale face flushed, and reproach
was mingled with surprise in his voice
as he: answered: "Oh, no, ma'am;
this is my little sister. !" I ~: =: I
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10

A significant word from Cuba since
Secretary Taft went there in effort
TO bring about amicable settlement of
the revolution is that in many cases
the insurgents are becoming restless,
the discipline is bad and many are
breaking up into bands for the pur-
0pose of independent movement with
view to plumber. The fact of the mat
Ter is that many of the revolutionists
\ are what might be called freebooters
and cut-throats, and have welcomed
the present state of disaffection in
CUBA as affording them an opportunity
i Tor their lawless deeds, such as they
4 enjoyed in the good old days" under
aSpanish rule when murder and rapine
awere events of every day occurrence.
From its earliest history there has
existed in Cuba such lawless class of
people. At one time a few genera
tons ago, they infested the coast as
pirates, swooping down with their lit
tie sloops or schooners upon all I'M
armed vessels which CHANGED their
way, and as such they were only final
~ suppressed by the British, who as
late as the '3Os, drew a Gordon around
the island outside of the three-mile
limit, which with little hesitation
they reduced to suit their convenience
when it came to the matter of pur-
suing suspicious craft. These crafts
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10

1t with whomsoever comes along, and
consequently the rowing freebooter,
who would be a simple tramp else
where, finds subsistence easy.
He may be fugitive from Justice.
and then he learns to look upon all
those who are rich or in government
service, either as civilians or soldiers,
as his enemies, and he only awaits
the opportune moment when leader
steps forth to organize him and others
like him into formidable band.
After the insurrection was over and
the brief war with Spain had been
fought out the country was so COM
pletely devastated that such of these
ex-freebooters as remained were
obliged to come into the towns and
cities, where they posed as patriots
and came in for their share of loot in
the way Of Red Cross supplies issued
to starving reconcentrados. Then
there was that pay which the Ameri-
cans ceded to Gomez to pay his SOL
diers, when as matter of fact his
so-called army had been practically
exterminated before the beginning of
the war with Spain. They came in
for some of that.
The supplies and soldiers pay
quoted the turbulent spirit of those
former outlaws for a time, although
during the occupation of the islands
there we're MANY examines of their
capabilities.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10

methods, which multiplied with each
fresh outbreak of an instruction, that
inspired the Spaniards to commit
many of the cruel deeds attributed
to them during their struggle to main
tain their grasp upon the island.
The Spaniards called these outlaws
"bandidos' and always pursued them
with more or less relentless vigor, but
their buccaneering methods were such
that neither the Spanish Guardia Civil
nor the Spanish infantryman was very
effective against them. They, like the
buccaneers of old, lived off the coun-
try, and the country supplied all their
immediate necessities, whether their
depredations were carried on in Or
gained bands or by roaming individ-
uals.
In the fertile tropical land of Cuba
the life of these freebooters is COM
paratively easy. AS a matter of fact,
after these Cuban gentry have tasted
of it, it is hard for them to relinquish
it. They live in land of eternal sum-
mer, where in normal times cattle,
honey and sweet potatoes abound.
Why should they work when God has
given them so much? The peaceful
farmer of the interior, no matter how
little he labors in the field, produces
great deal more than he can con-
sumo, and he is ever ready to share
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10
Friendship VS.. Woman's Love
By WILLIAM FORSTER BROWN.

Capt. Amos Stubs, putting like an
oVerWorked tugboat, drew his pudgy
form out of the water and climbed
laoorlcusly across the jagged ridges OF
Whaleback ledge.
Darn lt!' he wheezed wrathfully,
as ne reached the top-a small, cir
cumscrlbed area of dry rock-"Guess
might ez we'll make up my mind to
stay here all night. l wouldn't hev
Wilder Tompkins find out I'd been
fool enough to git ketched in the Horse
Race an capsized for a carload O. lob
sters.''
The captains eyes, rowing DULY over
the rocky knobs and hollows that sur
rounded him, rested at length on a
bright object among the pile of stones.
1t was small silver flask.
It's more'n half full O. suthin," he
decided, Ticker, likely's not
He unscrewed the cap and applied
the Mouth of the flask to his nose
lis llcker!" he grunted.
I hain't fetched any Ticker, but
once, since shaped course arter the
wldder," he argued mentally, IAN
that's more'n three years ago. But she
won't know no more about it, fitting
the flask determinedly, than she will
about my bein' here on Whaleback,
capslzeo an stove. There! Blamed if
that DIDN'T go right to the spot!"
A comforting warmth arose and dis
tributed Itself over the captains ana
tony, and even his damp feet began to
glow cheerfully.
Its alfred lucky Cap'n Higgins's
over TO Bass river, cause he'd manage
to find out where I'd been if it took
him month O. Sundays, an he'd like
nuthin' better-him an me not bein'
ez good friends ez we useter-than to
tell everybody in specially
the w!dder-that I'd got capsized in
the Horse Race"
All al once Capt. Stubs dropped his
wet sleeve and listened eagerly.
wonder what 'tis?" he queried
aloud; sounds like one of them oil
boats over to the Pint; hope to good
ness it is one of 'em, cause then I'll
git took off,
He peered over the lump Of rock and
the next instant dropped stiftly to his
knees.
of all the cussed luck!" he growled
savagely, seems ez If there want
goin' to be no let-up to it. I'd gin q
hundred dollars ruther'n had Lemuel
Higgins ketch me marooned on this
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10

were chased into some one of the
numerous coves or bays which indent
the coast of Cuba, and when their
crews were captured they were taken
to Jamaica for trial, where it was
short shift between there and the
hangman's moose. Frequently the YES
sells were driven ashore by the Eng
lish cruisers, and the crews of the
pirate ships, making their escape, be-
came pirates on land like the old-time
buccaneers of Hispaniola, with the diff
ference that they rarely made war
upon the country people, who almost
invariably stood in with them.
The remnants of these pirates, or
freebooters, have existed in Cuba to
the present day, their ranks having
been recruited from time to time by
the country people who, finding them
selves in some difficulty with the au-
thorities, preferred the free, careless
life of the freebooter to going to pris-
on. It can scarcely be claimed, ex-
cept in rare instances, that the pres
ent day semi-lawless set in Cuba is
formed of the descendants of the orig
inal pirates, although their methods
and manner of living are about the
same. Occasionally an individual may
be found who will tell you unblushing-
ly that his father or grandfather was
one of the pirates. AS a rule these
people are without religion, laws, or
sacred traditions, and when the op-
portunity has occurred they have CON-
mitted deeds of shocking ferocity,
scarcely equaled by those of the saw
age Indians on our frontier when they
were upon the warpath in their most
palmy days. In some respects they
are worse than our savages, for the
Indians made war only upon their
enemies and were always true to each
other, being bound together by their
own laws and traditions. But it is
not so with these Cuban freebooters,
and it was owing to their treacherous
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10

Crossed over the breast and tied be-
hind in big "Mousmee" bow were
lengths of crepe de Chine, embroid-
cred and fringed with silver!
For tea-gowns and for dinner dresses
of a somewhat picturesque order the
"Mousmee' sash will be leading fea-
ture this autumn; to very slender
figures it is eminently becoming, but
it is not for the many.
With regard to the hats for autumn
wear, it is difficult to speak. They are
for the greater part so wonderful and
yet so simple. The most popular mode
of the moment is the cloche brim sur
mounted by an immense crown of
taffetas; round this crown a length of
ribbon is twisted and tied in a large
bow at the left side, towards the front,
and the hat is raised on an amazingly
high bandeau-the latter covered with
loops Of ribbon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10
TO PERPETUATE MEMORY
OF ROBERT FULTON
Bronze and Marble Monument Banks
Hudson Where First Steamboat Rum

Just 100 years ago next August,
Robert Fulton, after many years of
effort, succeeded in making his trip
on the Hudson in his famous steam
driven ship, the Clermont. The story
of the birth of steamboat navigation
is one filled with the rivalries and
jealousies of inventors who had for
years been struggling with the prob
lem Of the application of steam to
navigation of ships, and the contro-
Versy as to who was the original in
ventor of steam navigation has been
thrashed over and over from that
time to this.
But however strong the claims of
Rumsey, who tried a steam-driven
vessel upon the Potomac, in 1885, or
John Fitch, or Patrick Millar, or Ma
than Read, or even Robert L. Stevens,
who navigated a paddle-wheel steamer
on the Hudson only a few days after
the successful trip Of Fulton, it has
been practically conceded that Rob-
ert Fulton is entitled to the credit for
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10

some lovely buttons, in Art Nouveau
style, Of gray-blue enamel and dull
silver. Round skirts will be more
worn than ever this autumn-especial-
ly with three-quarter coats; it would
seem as if these important looking
garments ought to be accompanied by
a trained skirt; but no, they look ex-
ceedingly smart and trim with a WELL
cut round skirt which clears the
ground.
Some exquisite tea gowns which I
saw were made of the cobweb muslin,
with lavish incrustations of. Brussels
point de gaze and with raised embroid-
cry work in fine white threads. The
gowns were cut en- princesse, and had
quantity of lace arranged in soft
frills on the bodice and elbow sleeves.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10

the first practical application of steam
as propelling power for vessels.
That the memory of the great in.
ventor may be perpetuated, the Rob-
ert Fulton Monument association pro-
poses to erect on the banks of the
Hudson a marble and bronze monu-
ment to cost 100000. The clay mod
ell of the monument has been COM
pleted and approved, and now all that
remains to be done is to raise the
necessary money. The design en-
bodies the broadcast ideas of the re-
suits of Fulton's invention, the idea
being that all industries have been
developed with more or less rapid
ity through the application of steam
to navigation, and that through the
same agency the four quarters of the
earth have been brought together in
commerce and intercourse.
The design shows a heroic figure
of Fulton contemplating model Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-10-10
The Popularity Of the Tailor Made Gown

At the present moment the tailor
made gowns loom large on the horizon
OF the fashionable woman's sky, and
some of the newest models are charm
ing. I have been specially captivated
with the three-quarter length Louis
XVII. coats, which will be so very
fashionable this coming winter. They
are eminently becoming to well-set up
figures, and they have a careless grace
which is all their own. These coats
are shaped to the figure, yet they give
the impression of looseness; they are
rarely worn fastened in any way in
front, and they fit after the manner
of driving glove; moulded to the
figure, and yet-loose
One of the new models which won