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District Court At Glasgow.

GLASGOW, Nov. 4,-Dis.rict court
is now on its third week of grind. and
it is probable all the week will be De-
cupied. The suit Of Mrs. A. Hinze VS..
the Bruegger Mercantile company is
now on trial. This is q suit to compel
J. Z. Bruegger and the Bruegger Mer-
camille company, OF Culbertson, to is
sue to plaintiff certain shares of the
capital stock in the mercantile com.
pany which plaintiff claims belong to
her and have never been issued.
In the suit of Edgar l. } amieson vs..
Rudolph LANCER, for the repayment to
plaintiffs of $500 paid on q contrac,
for the sale of hay, the court directed
the Jury to return a verdict for plain.
tifs in the amount asked.
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May Craze Livestock In Canada.

A Washington dispatch says an
important decision favorable to Mon
tana ranch and cattlemen has been
promulgated by the treasury depart
ment.
Ia answer to an inquiry from the
collector of customs al Great Falls,
Montana, whether cattle and sheep
exported across the Canadian line
and returned again after a season OF
pasturage, are subject to a duty, the
decision holds that cattle and sheep
exported to Canada may be treated
the same as articles exported and re-
turned under paragraph 4s3 OF the
Dirgley bill, known a. the drawbacks
Law, which provides for free re-entry
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! one of the ueatest and most attractive
court rooms in Montana.

one Of the ueatest and most attractive
court rooms in Montana.
Jere Sulliv an left today for Havre,
where he will meet County Commits.
sioners Skylstead and Ross aud in.
spec the work done by Contractor Jos.
Braithwaite on the Nine Mill hill and
Warrick road.
Advices from Helena report the death
OF Bert Swag, a we'll known resident OF
Zortman, who has been under treat.
meut 10 Helena hospital for some time
past. The remains are being sent to
Malta for burial.
William Garter. a colored man. was
delivered a. the county Jai! today by
Cou-.able George Bicklr. If Havre,
to serve a term of los days for petit
LARGELY. TIE sentence vas imposed
by Justice W. =. Piper,
Tue lady residents of this city and
vicinity are requested TO meet at the
parlors Of the Grand Union hotel
Thursday evening, to discuss plans
! of cooperating with the D. A. r in
the matter Of preserving the old fort.
The meeting will be held at 7:30o'clock.
A recent dea! 10 ranch property 10
reported from Box Elder, the transac.
ton being the purchase of the Glen
Sailor rauch by Walter Brown at a
valuation Of about $40, 600 The prop.
erty, which consists If about 800 acres,
is we'll improved. and Is considered
one OF the best ranches in that part OF
Chou!eau county.
Word has been received from Havre
of the death Of P. j. McIptyre, q we'll
known resident of that city, after q
three weeks sickness that developed
into pneumonia. MIR. Mcintyre, who
had a wide acquaintance in northern
Montana, was formerly police magis'
trate and L. S. commissioner a,
Havre, and was more recently en-
gagged in railroad contract work.
Among the subjects discussed at 9
meeting Of the Commercial club las
evening, was a proposition to convert
the gro und floor of the Odd Fellows
building into an opera house. Thu
proposed plans contemplate its en-
largement by Az addition about fit!
feet in length. with other improve
ments that will make it suitable TO-
the purpose mentioned. The PROPOSE
ton was favored by the members pres
ent, and will probably be adopted.
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New Towns in Fergus County.

Merdon is the name of the latest new
town which it is announced will be
built on the Billings Northern, seven
miles from Moore and about three and
a halt miles from Straw. Rock creek
bench and the big bench to the west of
Merdon will be tributary to that point,
and a large farming population is GER
tain TO spring up in that vicinity. as
the finest kind Of agricultural land is
90 every side.
1t is reported from L.wis,own that
there is unusual hustle and activity
near the old town Of Roundup. The
Milwaukee is laying steel rails toward
the town a: the rate of two miles per
day. The track is now within ten
miles OF Roundup. and within a week
tie rails will connect the town with
he outside world.
riv. hundred men are uow being EN-
ployec by the Local coal company,
which is opening up a large bed OF
coal four miles east of the Old town
1t is reported from a reliable source
b at the new town will be christened
Independence. The payroll of indie
pendence will amount TO $50, 900, which
is enough to assure a live town OF al
least 1000 population within a very
short time. !, is the general opinion
of men acquainted with the agricultur
al and coal tributary to In
dependence ,ha, the town is certain &C
become a gooG.s!zed city within a few
years.
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Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the county
clerk of ChOuteau county, Montana, up to the
for Il contractor to take charge of Chouteau
county's poor farm. Said contractor ehall take
care of, support and maintain the sick poor anC
intirm of Chouteau county, also to take care Of
support and maintain all cases of contagious
diseases that are proper county charges, that
may be sent to either the county poor farm OF
county pest house. Bids should be addressed to
the county clerk and marked on the outside to
indicate their nature. The right is reserved &c
reject any or all bids.
W. X. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Montana, October 80, 1907.
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Notice to Contractors.

Proposals for furnishing medical prescriptions
and medicines for the county charges that may
be kept at Fort Benton and Havre.
Sealed pro 'ossls will be received by the county
hour of two o'clock p. m. of December 2d, 1907.
for furnishing physicians prescriptions, medi.
cines. bsndages, special prescriptions Including
doses than one.half grain. Also spirituoue
liquors, alcohol and every other thing ordered
by the county physician from q drug store for
addressed to the county clerk and marked ON the
outside to indicate their nature. The right IL
re SERVED to reject any or all bide.
w. r. LEET, County Clerk
Fort Benton. Montana. October 30. III.
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Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the county
hour Of 2 o'clock p. m. Of December I'd, 1906, fol
the construction Of q county poor house neaz
Havre, Montana. Plans and specifications may
be seen at the county clerks office, at Julius
Lehfeldt'e store, Chinook, or COMMISSIONS
Skylstead's Office at Havre. Bids muet be accom-
panied by = certified check for ten per cent of the
clerk and marked on the outside to indicate theil
nature. The right lie reserved to reject any or oil
bids, w. r. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Montana, Oct. %, 1897.
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FOR RIVER NAVIGATION.
Helena Citizens Interested In I'M
provement Of Missouri
River.

It is announced by the Helena indie.
pendent that the business men OF the
capital city will assist in the move.
mens to secure water transportation
facilities between Montana towns 10.
Gated On the Missouri and Yellowstone
rivers, and which will give a water
route to eastern trade centers. The
Helena commercial club has taken the
matter in hand, and proposes to call
a meeting of citizens OF the localities
affected, at which a plan Of action
may be arranged.
At this meeting there will be drafted
a memorial to Senators Carter q
| Dixon and Representative Pray, urg.
ing that these Legislators take an &C.
tive interest in the furtherance of
deepening and improving the Mis-
souri, river from Fort Benton, Mont,
to Sioux City, Ia, as outlined in
President Roosevelt's recent speech at
| Memphis. Senators Carter and Dixon
and Representative Pray will also be
asked to communicate with CONNER.
cial organizations OF St. Louis, re-
questing their cooperation in the et-
fort to deepen the river channel.
In an interview with the Helena
Record in regard TO proposed ma
tional legislation that will affect Mon
tana, Congressman Pray is quoted az
saying:
"There is every indication that
this session will be q long q and
that momentous questions will come
up. OF particular interest to Mon
tana, however, is the possibility o.
again having the Missouri river open
ed to transportation to relieve the
railroads of their heavy burdens Il
some extent, give better service and
cheaper to the people of the state ani
the other vitality important matter o
having the reclamation of the arit
lands pushed, with larger appropria
ton for the work. This IL no longer
ia the experimental stage and its i'm
portance is realized throughout tn
country. Indeed, SO successful ha
been the work that now eastern states
are beginning to take hold of tn
WORKOUT land problem, while tn
southern states want their swan,
lands reclaimed.
"Montana's representatives will d.
all they can to have the Missonr
river again made navigable. L
connection with this will be the pres
erv alton of the site of Fort Benton
, Erosion is fast eating away the Ian
where the fort was stu ated. If possibl
an appropriation will be secured t
: have the rip-rapping, along the rive
extended at this point, which will
: the same time make the channal fit fl
. steamers.
"Speaking of river transportation
= whether congress does anything G
not, next spring navigation on II
. Missouri will be resumed betwee
4 Fort Benton and Mondak. II
steamer is there, but the owners wei
r unable 10 put it in commission tn
year. This boat Will bring mar
. miles of good land into close con
o %munication with the outside and wi
undoubtedly result in accelera tir
the coming Of settlers
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Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the county
clerk Of Chouteau county, Montana. up to the
hour of 2 O'Clock p. m: December I'd, $780,, for the
construction Of two bridges across Highwood
creek near Buckland's. Plans and specifications
may be seen at the county surveyors office: Bids
should he addressed to the county clerk and
marked on the outside to indicate their nature,
and should be accompanied by q certified check
for ten per cent Of the bid. The right is reserved
to reject any or all bids.
W. II LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Montana, Oct. rs, 1907.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
IEwlsTOwN, Mont, Nov. !, II

Notice 10 hereby given that
JURGEN ENGELLANT,
Of Everson, Montana, has 6led notice of his in
tention to make Hnal five year proof in support
Of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 1866,
made November q, 1901, for the SEA section 10,
n ros" Win 4 be o mads befoEe Chss. s Il. !" ia.i e. rs s
Commissioner, at his ONCE in Fort Benton,
Montana, on December IA, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land: Claus H. Evere, Henry Hagen, Henry
Wickhorst and Oscar Johnston, all of Fort Ben
ton, Mont.
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OF American products. The natural
growth Of cattle and sheep is inciden-
tai to their existence, and does not
initiate against their privileges as
domestic productions.
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Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals. will be received by the county
clerk of Chouteau county, Montana. mp to the
furnishing to the court house and county jail
one hundred tons, more or less, Of coal. Propo'
sale should state kind Il of coal and price per ton,
Bids should he addressed to the county clerk aad
marked on the outside to indicate their nature
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
W. X. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Montana, Oct. &c, 1907.
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Sheep for Sale.

1900 choice ; aud l year old eve
for sale by
G.. V. NASSAU, Chinook, Mont.
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Stock Wanted to Winter.

l will winter 200 head Of cattle or 800 head o
sheep. Have plenty of hay, good sheds and wa
ter, Ranch at Eagle Butte. Address
GUS. BLANK. Fort Benton.
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Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the River
Press Office.
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-, r:{..N5> BENTON LODGE, No. 5v,
GfHAS6 I. O. .. F..
~ ~ Meets every Wednesday
.vening Vt Odd Fsllows'hall. Visiting members
re- cordially invited to attend.
FRANK HADLEY, N. G..
CHAs THOMPSON, Rec. Sec.
BENTON LODGE NO. Is, A. r. AND
~A~A. M.-Regular communication of the
49, above ma med lodge IRE held ct 2 30 p. N.
'V\o the hfst and third Mondays Of each
month. Members Of sister Lodges and sojourning
brethren are cor daily invited to attend.
j. W. HAIGLER, W. n.
WV. HARRISON, Sec'y.
MODERN BROTHERHOOD OF AMERICA
Meete every second and fourth Saturday evening
at Odd Fellows hall Visiting members are cor
daily invited to attend.
CHAS. THOMPSON, Pres.
c. E. Sheldon, Sec'y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

A dispatch from Glasgow says the
Valley county authorities ere looking
for J. H. Miller. formerly Grea:
Northern ager. al Culbertson, who
disappeared a few days ago. An in
vestigation Of his accounts shows a
shortage OF about 1920, and it is be-
lieved he had part of this amount with
him when he left for parts unknown.
in describing his experience with
cattle dipping operations, f. j.. Co.
burn expresses the opinion that the
system is q farce and the cause of a
loss of from 81 to So a head on all
cattle subjected to the process. Mr..
Coburn said that he shipped a train
of cattle which had been dipped under
state and federal inspection 20 Omaha,
and when they arrived there, despite
The fact that they had certificates, they
we're pronounced unclean and put in
quarantine and subjected 70 another
dipping, at his expense.
From Tueeday's Daily.
Capt. Geo. II. Stevens left today for
Glasgow on a short business visit.
The Ladies Guild will give q social
Friday evening, at Odd Fellows hall,
TO which all are cordially invited.
The court room is being re.papered
and decorated by }. Nj. Senieur, and
when the work is finished it will be
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-22
Local and Personal

DR.. F. Roys was called to Lake Pres
Tor Thursday on professional business.
j. p. Olson went to Estelline Mon
day morning and spent the day on bus
mess.
Mrs. Geo. ID. Guyer entertained a
number Of ladies for Mrs. Engelsby of
Watertown. yesterday afternoon.
Miss Marjorie Reeves was down from
Bruce and spent Sunday with Miss
Ida Nicholson. returning home Mon.
day morning.
Mrs. H. Z. Hendricks of Sioux Falls.
a former resident of this city, was here
the first of the week on her way home
from Bushnell
Mrs. A. E. Vinegar returned to her
home at Arlington last evening after a
several days visit with the family of
her son, w. r. Vinegar.
Mrs. John Ward and children arriy.
ed from Durand. Wis, Tuesday even.
ing for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Allison. Mrs. Ward is a si~ster.in-law
of Mrs. Allison.
Brookings friends OF Prof. and Mrs.
E. X. Eyerly have received word that
a daughter has recently been added to
the family. The family is now at Hag.
erstown, Maryland.
We were visited by a severe rain
and wind storm Sunday afternoon.
which. however, did no particular dam.
age. The storm cooled of the air and
this week has been very pleasant.
Clerk of Courts Youugberg has is.
sued the follow i,g marriage licences
the past week: Ansel L. Soderman
and Hannah l.. Folkner. of Bruce.
Arthur Overturf and Emma l.. Graves
OF bristow, Iowa; Walter B. Green
and May Brantman, of White.
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Francis H. West, one o! the most
prosperous business men OF the city,
was born at Delevan, Wis, May Sth,
1852. He was but Elk months old
when his parents moved TO Waupaca,
Wis, where he spent his boyhood
days on a farm. He received a
thorough high school education at the
Waupaca high school.
In 1880 he came to Brookings county
and took a homestead and timber claim
in Oak Lake township, where he
operated for some time one OF the best
stock farms in the county. He lived
on the farm until the fall OF 1893 when
be moved to the town OF White and
purchased a furniture and undertaking
business. In 1901 he added groceries
and Crockery to his stock.
In January, 1906, Mr.. West sold out
his business at White and moved to
Bookings, where in company with
A. NJ. Packard be opened the New
WI NIOtCIl' bbLh "
fine line of fancy and staple groceries
and enjoy a most excellent patronage.
Politically Mr.. West is a lifelong re-
publican, and he has held a number
of offices during his long residence in
the county. In addition TO a number
OF offices in Oak Lake township he
served as a member OF the school
board eighteen years and was on the
board Of county commissioners three
this board he was a leading factor in
securing the establishment OF a county
poor farm.
Mr.. West is a great believer in the
town in which he lives and is a thirty
third degree member OF the Boosters
club. While at White he boosted
for White and since coming to this
city he has been a hustler for Brook
ings.
Mr.. West was married to Miss Anna
f. Powers, OF Waupaca, Wis, Novoh-
Der 18th, 1871. Their welded lie has
been blessed by two children, Mstel
+. and Grace A., both OF whom have
married. Mabel is the wife Of f. l..
Van Dyke, OF White. Grace was mar
ried to K. H.. Holden, oi White, July
Sd, 1902, and died November Goth of
the same year. MIR. and Mrs. West
live on north Sixth avenue.
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The ladies aid society Of, th'
Christian church will meet with Mrs
G.. ". Elliott, Thursday, Aug. Doth.
The Baptist aid society will p'
entertained at the home Of Mrs
Tinker, Thursday, Aug. 20. All arr
invited to attend.
A descriptive lecture Of the Pacific
Coast, its cities, its industries and it
people. Sunday evening at the NJ. +,
church by DR.. Hall.
First Baptist church, Rev. George
+. Morphy, pastor. Services next sun
day morning and evening. A cordial
invitation to attend is extended.
The ladies aid society OF the NJ. r.
church will meet Thursday, Aug. %,
at the home OF Mrs. Baker. Mes.
DANES Seymore and Beals will assist
IN entertaining.
First Presbyterian church. Morn
ing service at l0:45; Sunday school at
1900; Christian Endeavor at 200;
Evening service at 500. The pastor
will preach at both services.
United Presbyterian church, preach
ing services Sabbath morning at l0:45
and evening at 500. Sabbath school
at 1900 m. Y. p. G.. t., meeting at
ZOO. John q. Dick, pastor.
The ladies aid society OF the First
Presbyterian church will meet 1T the
home OF Mrs. ID. H. Campbell, Thurs
day, Aug. 20. Mesdames Haroldsop,
Deeth and Murphy will assist in
entertaining. All are cordially invited.
First church OF Christ, Scientist.
Services Sunday l1:00 a. M. Subject,
"Christ Jesus" Wednesday evening
meeting So'clock. Reading room open
every Wednesday and Saturday from
200 to 400 p. m. All cordially in.
vited.
Church OF Christ. Next Sunday
morning the pastor will begin a series
OF sermons on the book Of Hebrews.
Evening topic: "a union that the
war did not effect. A cordial
invitation is extended. Place-secord
door east OF SINNERS store.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-22

Aberdeen taxpayers will feel CRATE
full to the state board OF assessment
for increasing the valuation OF rail-
road property in this city by $69, 932
and to the last legislature which made
that raise possible. The raise is one
that will be appreciated when the next
levy is made. In making the raise
possible the Crawford administration
has fulfilled another OF its campaign
pledges. Heretofore the railroads have
not been paying their proportion Of
the taxes while the average tax payer
has been paying O than his share,
but the Crawford administration has
remedied that. Consequently the
common people will be relieved APP
preciably when they pay their taxes
this year. OF course a Kittredge
legislature would not have made such
An assessment possible. The railroad
lobbyists during the ten years Of the
Kittredge factions power at Pierre,
saw that nothing was done to hurt the
railroads. They did not care about
the common people.-Aberdeen Ameri-
can.
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"Let US, IS American citizens, use
our best efforts to promote . better de-
velopment Of the educational condi-
lions in the rural districts" said NJ.
v. Richards in an address before the
Tennessee State Farmers Institute.
"Why should We not have public
graded schools in the country equal to
the schools Of our town friendsf Bet.
tsr paid teachers are absolutely neces-
sary In order to procure the ability
that should be in charge oiour schools.
Would that il were possible for our
boys and girls to obtain the desired
education without having togo beyond
the limits OF the home school district.
The home influence would then be
available at all times. I consider it
the duty OF every farmer to afford his
sid-moral and finaucial-to the BET
terment OF the schools OF his state.
After the home district and high
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-22

j. l.. A.. Braden, a former citizen Of
South Dakota and a well known resi-
dent OF Aberdeen, who enlisted with
the First South Dakota regiment, is
back from the Philippines after an ab-
sence OF nine years. He is treasurer
OF the province Of Ambos Camarims
and is in an exceptionally advantage
sous position to see the development
Of the islands and its people. He
says, "the natives show surprising
progress since American rule vas es-
tablished over the islands and |
believe they are ours forever"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-22

The fine imposed on the Standard
Oil Co. OF Indiana breaks all records
for penalization OF that sort. If great
corporations were as eager and in
dustrious in observing the statutes in
letter and in spirit as they often seem
to be in skirting and straining them
there would be little occasion for those
corporations to complain that they
are being unfairly treated by juries
and little fear OF their facing a monu-
mental cash forfeiture like that now
hanging Owe the Standard Oil Co. OF
Indiana. Caution, fair-mindedness
and q determination to err on the side
OF safety in corporation management
will be found, like honesty, to pay
decidedly in the long run.-New York
Tribune.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-22
The Lakes-to-the-Gu Deep Water

The Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Water
way Association has succeeded in
completing its program for a onven
ton to be held at Memphis, Tenn, in
October. President Roosevelt mas in
Dictated his intention OF being present.
The governors OF sixteen states will
participate in its deliberations, and
Governor Coe l.. Crawford OF South
Dakota, who is a member OF the adj
visory board OF governors and who will
accompany President Roosevelt on mis-
trip down the river from St. Louis TO
Memphis, has accepted an invitation
TO make an address before this inter
esting and distinguished body OF men.
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school, for the rudiments, then indus
trial and technical instruction Tor o
whose bent is along special lines.
Georgia is the pioneer among all the
states in authorizing the building OF
an agricultural college in each con-
greseional district. We nope Tennes-
see will soon follow the exampleo OF her
enterprising sister etate. "-American
Educational Review.