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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-06-08
Rural Delivery Notes

States in the middle west have routes
in operation as follows: Missouri, 1872;
Arkansas, 262; Illinois, 2,G73; Indiana.
2,105; Indian Territory, It; Iowa, 1888:
Kansas, 1868; Kentucky, $50; Okla
homa, GO; Tennessee. 1854; Texas,
1902.
There are only three women rural
mail carriers in the United States, and
Madison county, H., has two Of them,
Mrs, Philip Hale Of Alton and Miss
Matte NJ. Marshall of Granite City.
The latter is grandniece of former
Chief Justice Marshall of the United
States supreme court She was re-
Gently held up by highwaymen, but
fought them off.
The rural mail is carried on the route
from Detroit, Dickinson county, Kan,
by automobile, says an Abilene Kan.)
correspondent of the Kansas City Star.
Last fall the carrier, A D. Bolton, be.
came weary of the long drive over
twenty-eight miles and sold his team,
purchasing in its stead an automobile.
He spent a week in Kansas City learn
ing how to operate it and then made
the trip home and began work on his
route. Every day since Dec. / he has
been over his route In the machine,
and he has given the farmers the
swiftest service in the state.
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Millions Lost Annually.

fI believe the Improvement of the
roads of the country is of more vital
interest and Importance to the farm
other that we have heard debated
here All civilized governments build
roads. All save our own have some
established system for building and
maintaining public highways, under
the direction of skilled and competent
officials. The secretary of agriculture
estimates that the cost, the extra bur-
dens imposed upon this country by
bad roads, is not less than $600,000,000
annually.-From Speech Delivered by
Congressman Lee of Virginia.
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GOVERNMENT WILL
NOT CHANGE PLANS

That the government will make no
change in their present plans is con-
slusively shown by the following lette
from Secretary Hitchcock replying 10
10 an inquiry on the subject from
resident of HaVre, says yesterday
Helena Record.
Two weeks ago the citizens CT
Shelby Junction and Chester, in the
western part of the county, sent a
delegation to Washington seeking a
diversion OF water through the Marias,
but, it appears, their efforts were
futile, as the secretary announces that
he will this week issue proposals ask
ing for bids for construction OF four
teen miles of canal for diversion OF
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HIGHWAY LEAGUES,
How the Farmers OF Illinois VIII
Improve the Roads.

Steps have been taken by the Illinois
highway commission to organize the
farmers of the state into leagues for
the public highways, says the Motor
News. Several leagues have already
been organized.
The Illinois highway commission was
created by the last general assembly
and has taken up in earnest the work
OF improving the roads throughout the
state. Nearly $5,OOO,OOO is spent an
nually in Illinois in maintaining high
ways and bridges. The aim of the
commission is to improve the roads
without adding extra expense to the
taxpayers.
About 95 per cent of the public high
ways in Illinois are earth roads. A. n.
Johnson of Springfield, the engineer of
the commission, has given special at
tention to this class of roads, and he
asserts that they can be greatly i'm
proved by dragging" at a merely
nominal expense to the farmers.
When the farmers leagues are or
gained and the work placed on a sys-
tematic basis it is proposed by the
commission to have all the farmers in
O. certain section turn out and drag
the roads when they are wet and in the
proper condition. Without an organ
ization this cannot be done, as each
one now leaves it to another to do,
with the result that the roads are not
attended to or repaired at the proper
time.
The method which has been found to
work satisfactorily in Iowa and Mis-
souri, consists In dragging heavy logs
along the highways at a slight angle,
which throws the soft mud or clay to-
ward the center of the road The logs
are about nine feet in length, with a
fattened surface.
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$50 feet Of water per second from the
st. Mary's river at a, point thirty
five miles west of Browning, nea
which town the head dam is located.
The work on this diversion, which it
is expected will be completed thi
year, involves the excavation of /,
100000 cubic yards of earth. TIL
headquarters of the reclamation ser
vice for the Milk river district are
ordered removed from Chinook to
Browning, under direction of C. c.
Babb, and the bids will be opened
at that point July Il. No Tegula
ton regarding the class of labor is
made in the specifications though
the eight-hour law will prevail wheth-
er teh work is done by white men or
by the Indians of the Belknap res
ervation. The stated policy Of tn
Interior department is to give tn
Indians preference in the employment
of which they are capable Where the
reclamation is in direct charge; con-
tractors are left free to choose work
men as they may please.
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THE HUMAN BRAIN.
1t UndergOes Wonderful Changes
During Its Growth.

The wonderful changes which the hui
man brain undergOes from the moment
when it first appears in the embryo I'M
til it becomes the perfected laboratory
Of thought characteristic to the ma
tured human being has been commented
upon by several of the leading writer's
on biology, physiology, etc. During
these successive changes, or, rather,
transformations from the lower to the
higher sphere, the human brain not
only takes upon itself the general shape
and form of the brains of various rep
resentatives of the lower classes of ami
mails, but appears to have the same
structural constituents, at least to a
certain degree. Thus it has been found
that the original germ of the brain as
1t appears in the human embryo has
the exact outlines Of serpents thought
factory. After that the changes which
take place while the brain is assuming
the various shapes which it must I'M
dergo before it become AsfIerfect give it
q decided resemblance to the brains Of
fishes, birds and mammiferous ami
mails.
Helms Thoughts on the Structure
Of the Human Brain" and Wilson's
Anatomy of the Human Body" both
mention these queer transformations,
as does also Hugh Miller in his famous
work, Testimony of the Rocks" Mil
Ter puts it in this way: ut has long
been known that the human brain is
built up by a wonderful process, dur
ing which it assumes in succession the
form of the brain of a serpent, fish.
bird, and lastly, before 1t assumes the
characteristic human form, it takes wp-
on itself the outline of a mammiferous
quadruped's brain" Hence the remark
made by scientific writer's that imam is
the sum total of all animals"
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SAND ROADS.
How These Highways May BE Kept
In Good Condition.

In Good Condition.
A sand road is in its best condition to
sustain traffic when it is moist and If
no other treatment can be given it
bushes and trees should be grown
along its sides to shade 1t and keep 1t
as moist as possible, says the highway
commissioner of Maine. To this end it
Is desirable to have a sand road no
wider than is actually necessary to ac-
commodate the traffic. Only slight
bitches for carrying away surface wa
ter should be provided
A good treatment for a sand road is
the road machine about six inches
deep, making the bottom as even as
possible. Then spread a layer Of clay
eight inches deep in the excavation,
taking care to have all the clay of one
texture and of even thickness, as any
variation in the texture Of material or
In thickness of same will result in
rough and unesen surface, due to soft
and yielding places. After smoothing
the clay and tamping it or rolling it
about two inches of sand should be
spread upon the surface. This may be
narrowed in and then the surface roll
ed, or it may be left for the travel to
work into the clay. After the sand has
united with the clay more sand should
be spread upon the surface Gradually
the clay will become saturated with
sand, and a hard, smooth surface will
be the result which will give excellent
satisfaction.
Sand roads may also be temporarily
improved by covering the surface with
single shavings, sawdust or tan bark
Dead leaves, meadow hay or straw will
also afford temporary relief If grass
can be grown OH the surface of the
road it will strengthen it materially
the roots of the grass acting as a bind
err for the particles of sand and keep
ing them from shifting about and
working on one another
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MISS ANNA CATER, SOUTHERN BEAUTY.

roads have been permanently improved
it is found that there has been q very
great increase in value Of the adjacent
property, says the Good Roads Maya
zine. Among examples Of this sort Is
that of Jackson, Tenn. From figures
recently published it is shown that
since 1900 the city has increased 5000
in population. The roads We're i'm
proved through issuing bonds to start
with, and they have advertised the city
so much that families are constantly
coming i'll from adjoining counties.
with the result that land values have
increased in some cases from 20 to
100 per cent. Property in the city has
also greatly increased in value.
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Kentucl1y's Greatest Handicap.

J. c. c. Mayo of Kentucky, who has
been a chief factor in the development
of the eastern counties of his state,
and is an extensive owner of valuable
coal lands of that region, said recently:
"Our greatest handicap Is the
wretched condition of our country
roads. In wet weather they are al
most impossible, and the farmers can
not get over them in empty wagons.
The construction of good roads in the
rural districts is one of the biggest
questions Of the day. and this country
will never experience the fullest pros
perity until the problem is solved"
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BRING HOME SEEKERS.
Nothing Will Build Up a Community
Like Good Roads.

The commercial bodies, the railroads
possible effort to secure immigration,
In other words, to attract the attention
of the solid and substantial home seek
ing element and bring them here as
home makers and there Is no one thing
that will induce them to come and
cause them to stay more than good
roads, said speaker at the Oregon
good roads convention.
The Willamette valley would have
had more than double it's present popu-
lation had more attention been given
to this subject. Real estate men in all
parts of this valley will tell you that
In many cases they have located good
farmers from the older states, but ON
account of bad roads and the utter i'm
possibility to get around, the women
folks got homesick and blue and urged
their husbands to go back to the old
home where they could get out occa-
sionally to see their neighbors or to go
to church in comfort.
In speaking of good roads | also
mean to include o. Cd sidewalks and
good streets. In order to secure pros
perity and happiness either in the city,
town or country, we must have good
roads for the pedestrian, the buggy, the
wagon, the bicycle and the automobile.
The modern idea of laying out an adj
d1tion or improving q. given section of
any city is most successful when the
streets and sidewalks are built in adj
vance, and In making such improve
ments the real estate owner not only
gets a profit on the land he has for
sale, but he gets a profit upon the i'm
provements he makes, and he Is en-
titled to it. The investor or home seek
er who gets into such an addition or
locality shows good sense because he
knows he does not have to depend
upon his neighbors or the municipal
government.
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REGULATIONS ON
THE CROW LANDS,

The following regulations will cover
the disposition Of the Crow Indian Ian
soon to be thrown to settlement:
1.-THE price of all lands shall be 81
per acre, when entered under the hom
stead laws, to be paid as follows
"One dollar per acre when entry is
made, and teh remainder in four equal
annual installments, the fir st to be
paid at the end Of the second year.
TN addition to the price to be paid
for the land, the entryman shall pay
the same fees and commissions at the
time of Communication or fintl entry
as now provided by law where The
price Of the land is $125 per acre.
Lands entered under the toWnsite
and mineral-land law shall be paid for
in amount and manner as provided
by said laws, but in no event at a
less price than that fixed herein for
such lands, if entered under the home
stead law, and in case any entryman
fails to make such deferred payments,
or any of them, promptly when due,
all rights in and to the land covered
by his or her entry shall at once ceas
and any payments heretofore made
shall be forfeited, and the entry shall
be held for cancellation and cancelled,
provided that the lands embraced
within such cancelled entry shall, nf-
ter cancellation of such entry, be sub
to entry under the provisions Of the
homestead law at 81 per acre until
otherwise directed by the president,
as herein provided, and provided that
nothing in this act shall prevent home
stead settlers from committing their
entries under the provisions Of section
2301, revised statutes, by paying for
the land entered teh price fixed there
in, receiving credits for payments pre-
viously made, except as to lands en-
tered said reclamation act and, pro-
vided further, that when, in the
judgment of the president, no more
of the land herein coded can be dis
pOSeu OIL DIT me Sdlu prize, ue nlds ny
proclamation, to be repeated at his
direction, sell from time to time the
remaining land subject to the pro
visions of the homestead law or other
wise as he may deem most adVanta-
geous, at such price or prices, in such
manner, upon such conditions, with
such restrictions, and upon such terms
as he may deem best for all the in
terests conserved"
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under existing conditions. Many others
could be cited, all of them just as true
and all Of them equally as powerful, to
show the good value Of good highways
Farmers will agree, | think, that
good road will ~ economic time and
force in transportation between farm
and market; (2) enable the farmer to
take advantage of market fluctuations
in buying and selling; % permit trans
portation Of farm products and pur-
chased commodities during times of
comparative leisure; a. reduce the
wear and tear on horses, harness and
vehicles; o enhance the market value
Of real estate.
1t is easy to enumerate the ways
which will prove financially adyanta-
geous, but it is very difficult to esti-
mate in dollars and cents the benefit
that will result
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lRRIGATIONISTS Meet
AND RESOLVE
(Continu

an equal division with Canada of the
waters along the international bounda
used for irrigation would be q serious
loss to the citizens Of Montana; furth-
er that the commission that may go
to Washington in the interests Of the
association are requested to call the
attention of the secretary of the interi
and the reclamation service to the dars
gers of a joint consideration of the
two questions of division of the in
ternational waters.
Resolved, That within the Withdraw
district in the Milk river valley there
IS very large amount of land. held
under desert entries, on which final
proof has been made during the thrae
years past, the purchase price paid an
receivers receipt issued, on which fl
nal action is deferred, awaiting inspec
ton OF the special agent of the gem
eral land office; that, with but one
inspector in the Great Falls district
1t will take years to inspect the
land; that prompt measures should
be taken to pass all such land to pat
ent, where the law has been complied
with, and in other cases the entries
be cancelled.
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the agricultural land
adjacent to the Milk River should be
surveyed at the earliest possible mo-
ment
Hamilton Lee of Dodson suggested
that provision should be made to de-
fray the expenses of the committee,
and by resolution it was decided that
the expense be paid by the towns as
apportioned and recommended by
committee from each of the town
in the valley, as follows:
Havre, $500; Chinook, $780, Har
lem, $500; Glasgow, $500; Malta
$500; Dodson, $500; Saco, $500
Hinsdale, $500; Vandalia, $500.
A resolution was past that Prest.
Newman request the Great Northern
assist the matter by furnishing trans,
thatportation to the delegation, al
SO that the president advise Mr.. Willis
of the action taken by the meeting
and that Senator Mahon be delegated
to present this letter of advice to Mr..
Willis.
The ACCESSIBILITY of the delegatio
leaving at as early date as possible
was pointed out and it was decide
to have the subscriptions i'll by no
latter than next Monday to Treasure
Trafton, Of Malta. The Industrial as!
ssociations of Havre, Chinook an
Harlem were appointed to secure tn
necessary funds from their respec
tive places.
The question of election of ifficer
came up, Martin of Chinook askin
if it was not proper to elect officers
at this meeting. President NeWma
sggested that the election be post
poned until the next meeting and that
sch intentions be declared in the cal
SO that every one be given an oppor-I
tunity to vote, and on motion it was,
sosdecided.
J. c. Elder of Dodson moved tina |
the next meeting he child at Harlem
and the motion was carried.
Robt. Reichel, of Harlem, move
that a vote of tahnks be extended to
Chinook for the generous hospitality |
and then the meeting adjourned, sub |
ject to the call of the executive COM
mittee, and after the return of the del !
egation from Washington.
About 40 members rom out Ct Chi |
nook attended the meeting.
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THE FARMERS LOSS.

Time and Money Wasted In Haul
ing Over Bad Roads.
On good roads a farmer can get to
town with two horse team and wagon
with less harm to the horses, less wear
to the wagon, with $50 worth Of goods,
better than he can with a ten dollar
load over poor roads, said speaker at
a Missouri good roads convention re-
Gently. He thus saves two days Of his
own time, because, If he can make one
trip and sell $50, he has those two days
to put on his farm, besides the use of
his team and wagon at other work for
the same period.
This example Is only one Of the many
ways by which the farmer loses money
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-06-08

Mrs. /. G. Taylor entertained at
bid euchre, Thursday afternoon. The
head prize was cut for by Mesdames
Carnal, Downing, Bossuott and won
by Mrs. Carnal. 1t was a handsome
rose jar. The guests prize, book
entitled "Field of Glory was cut for
by Mesdames Cooper, Sutherland, and
won by Mrs. Cooper. Luncheon con-
sisting of Strawberries, ice cream,
assorted cake, salted almonds and
coffee were served. Those present
were Mesdames J. S. Carnal, T. A.
CarnaI, Mckenzie, Kendig, Bossuott,
Newman, Brown, Arthur BroadWater,
E. T. BroadWater, Wright, Suther-
land. Pancoast, jerks, Cooper, Down
ing, Boone, Lewis and Rodgers.
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FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE
| am candidate for the nomination
by the rpublican voters at the prim-
aries for the flee of representative
from Chouteau county
o. S. GOFF.
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(s-uz @ne0
| How Rockefeller
| Gets His Oil /

T<H e oil bust
n ness has come
very sharply
into the public eye
since the presi-
dents special mes
sage on the subject
and the proceed
ings begun by the
in tiers ia tie com
merce commission
under the congtes-
sional resolution or
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A Distinction.

Mistress-Have you had any expert
ence with children? Bridget-Nope,
but they have had some wild me.
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why Road. should BE Improved.

There are many striking examples of
the value of good roads Wherever
The newspaper., 1906-07-20

Another deal made this wee X,
having tendency to show the
value of small ranches in this vi
cinity, was the one consummated
be tween b. B. Cronk and J. n,
Weston. whereby the latter be-
comes the owner of the 20 acres
which belonged to the former.
This place is situated one and
one half mile north of Cedaredge
and is we'll improved. The price
paid was the neat sum of $500
Mr.. Cronk, it is understood, pur-
chased an adjoining twenty and
will improve it at once.
The newspaper., 1906-07-20

While employed with the tclc-
phone gang on Grand mesa, Roy
Steel, last Saturday. fell and was
injured quite seriously. He was
brought to the home of his grand
parents. Mr.. aud Mrs. c. J. Wanna.
maker, at Cedaredge where he
was cared for. While not so seri-
Gus as was at first supposed he
had to remain here several days
before he was able to 60 to his
home at Eckert.
The newspaper., 1906-07-20
Budded Apple Trees for Spring of 1907.

Among other stock, am ad
vised by my Nursery Co. to sell
a limited quantity of budded
apples, in all the leading sorts.
These budded trees are one year
old whips, 4 to . feet high, on
two year old roots. Considered
the highest grade tree known to
nursery men.
Any one desiring to place their
order for some of this fine stock
before it is all gone, or before can
get around to you, can leave your
order with Nelson Bros. of Paonia.
Also leave orders there for the
finest grade of Elberta peach trees
ever seen, guaranteed to be abso-
lutely free from Borers and all
kinds of root knots, at a lower
price than any other firm offer.
Pears and cherry stock just as
fine, just as clean and just as
cheap as the peach trees.
Also large amount of home
grown apples, one year old from
gratis. Remember the budded
apple is limited and will soon be
sold. Order at once.
A. w. CARR,
Delta, Colo.
The newspaper., 1906-07-20

Last Monday evening the Re-
bekah lodge installed the follow
ing officers tor the coming six
months: N. G., Miss Edith
Blanchard; V, G.. Mrs. J, f. She'll
edy: Treasurer, Leslie Hart; Fl.
nancial Secretary, Mrs. Dan Gipe
Conductor, Miss Nellie Luellen
Warden. Mrs. Grace Moore; l. G..
Mrs. John Wynes; o. G. Miss
Bessie Gorsuch; r. S. N. G., Ben
Shelley; L. 5. N. G.. Mrs. S. 7.
Lambert; r. S. V. G., Mrs. c.
Stilson; l.. S. V. G. Mrs, Katie
Houk; Chaplain, Mrs. F. M.
Bixby; Musician, Miss Daisy
Teachout.
The newspaper., 1906-07-20

While riding a horse at the race
track last Monday, Bruce Duke,
a son of Ed. Duke, had the mis-
fortune to be thrown in such a
manner as to break his arm. He
is resting easily at present and
will soon be as good as new.
The newspaper., 1906-07-20

On last Saturday there was
closed a deal by Rogers Bros.
whereby John Turner comes into
possession OF the 160 acre ranch
of James Zaninetti. laying a mile
and a half south of Cedaredge
The consideration was $4,000
and Mr.. Turner may be said to
have secured one OF the genuine
bargains of the year. The pur-
chaser has had enough experience
in this country to know just what
he is doing and in buying this
fine property he gives evidence
of his faith in the valley.
The newspaper., 1906-07-20

Some two weeks ago Mrs. Jerry
Ryan missed her fine team of
horses from the pasture and sup
posing they had gotten out and
gone to the hills she has had
parties looking for them ever
since. but has been unable to get
any trace of them until the other
day when parties came down from
Green mountain and reported
that they had seen the two horses
led by a stranger going over the
trail in that vicinity. From this
it is evident the horses were
stolen.
The newspaper., 1906-07-20

DIR. MeikleJohn returned from
Chicago, where he has spent the
past two months, last Wednesday.
He has been taking a post gradu-
ate course in medicine and surgery
and claims to have had a very
pleasant time while away.