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Notice to Taxpaysrs.

In accordance with the provisions of Section
1928, Political Code of Montana, notice is hereby
given that the assessment book of Chouteau
assessor and delivered to the county clerk, and Is
now In his Office open to inspection by all persons
interested. The board Of county commissioners
Monday il July Juiy is 1907 at the court house
in Fort Benton, to examine the assessment Of
property IN the county, and will continue In SOS.
BUSINESS sana 80. 'e ~ eoupei;ssi from i, s'% ai. to : t,%s ot rP Sat s sas
later than the second Monday in August august
IL, 1907: Any person having grievances or com.
plants in regard to their assessments o. shown
by the assessment book compiled by the assessor,
will present them to the board OF equalization
during the period herein mentioned for that pur.
pose, VIZ, from the 18th day Of July to the 18th
barred from making corrections in their assess.
ments.
Attention is called to the following sections Of
the Political Code in relation to the duties of the
board Of equalization:
Section 1882. No reduction must be made in
the valuation OF property unless the party Affect
board . written application therefor, veriaed BY
his oath, showing the facts upon which 1t IL
claimed such reduction should be made.
section s7ss: Before the board grants the ap:.
must examine on oath the person or the agent
making the application. touching the value OF the
property, OF such person. No reduction must be-
made unless such person or the agent making the
application attends and answers ali questions
pertinent to the inquiry.
Section 314 Upon the hearing of the applica.
hear and take such evidence in relation to the
subject pending as in it's discretion it may deem
proper.
Section 37s5. During the session of the board
the assessor and any deputy whose testimony is
needed must he present and may make any state.
ment or introduce and examine witnesses on
W. r.. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont, July Is, 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Lumber Possibilities In Peru.

Strange as 1t may seem, says Daily
Consular and Trade Reports, the Unit
ed States, with its rapidly decreasing
lumber supply. furnishes annually
thousands Of feet Of lumber for the
Amazon valley. itself rich in untold
miles Of virgin forests. At present
there seems no industry in Peru where
such profits can be made on compare
lively small investment as a sawmill,
run by practical lumbermen along up
to date lines. The trees are to be had
for the cutting, and probably the great
est difficulty to overcome Is that Of Sc
curing labor. When it is remembered
that the Amazon river above Iquitos Il,
far as Yurimagnas, a distance of 400
miles, and other rivers as we'll are
navigable the year around for YES
sells drawing fourteen feet of water. ii
seems that the question Of exporting
some Of the better grades Of hard
woods from the Amazon valley to the
United States might bear looking into,
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IS 1T r WHILE?


IL it worth while that we jostle a brother,
Bearing his load on the rough road Of
10 it worth while that we jeer at bach
In BIZ, ]S,sc sn;,, of heart that We war to
God pity US all in our pitiful strife.
God pity US all as we jostle zach other:
God pardon us all for the triumph We
feel
When a fellow goes down meath his load
on the heather.
Pierced to the hearts: Words are keener
than steel
And mightier far for woe thar for veal.
Were 1t not we'll. in this brief little Jour-
ney
On over the isthmus. down Into the tide.
We give him a fish instead Of q serpent,
Ere folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye in dust at his side?
o at the roses saluting each other;
Look at the herds all at peace on the
plain
Man. and man only. makes wal on his
brother.
And laughs in his heart at his peril and
pain
Slammed by the beasts that 60 down on
the plain.
Is 1t worth while that we battle to humble
Some poor fellow down into the dust?
God pity us all! Time too soon will tumble
All Of US together. like leaves in gust.
Humbled. indeed, down into tho lust.
Joaquin Miller.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Desert land..ftnal Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July 10, 1870.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July ls, 1907.
Notice 10 hereby given that
WILHELMIENE LOHSE,
1T Judith, Chouteau county, Montana, has hled
notice Of intention to make proof on her desert
land, beginning q : point about onsQuafter
mile northeast from the Judith ferry, across the
Missouri river, near the mouth Of Judith river,
north side Of the Missouri river, thence east 1870
tSss; seI ncstS So. ,sao 'S fUs .ess ;b snsaes s east , isso f tsst'
thence north 1890 feet, thence west 2S4o feet,
thence south 1870 feet, thence west 1850 feet,
thence south 1880 feet. thence east 1850 feet,
thence south 1880 feet to the place Of beginning.
containing $40 acres in Chouteau county, Mon.
tana, which, when surveyed, will probably be the
NWk SEX, MEX, SEA NWk section q, SWk
swA section Is. skA sEX section 4, .ownship
Is north, range Is east, Montana meridian, In
surveyed, before Chas. b Boyle, U. s. commits.
.ioner. at hts once in Fort Benton. Montana, on
She names the following Witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of esid land
John Lohse, Julius Lehfeldt and Hans Lehfeldt,
Of Judith, Montana; james Conley, Of Conley,
Montana.
j. NJ, BURLIN0AMR. Register.
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- The ~
Scrap Book
The General and the Bow,

On the Atlanta campaign General
Sherman made his headquarters for Il
time at the house of a farmer, where
q tin basin and a roller towel on the
back porch sufficed for the family's
additions. For two mornings the small
boy Of the household watched In ST.
lence the visitors efforts at making q
toilet under the unfavorable auspices.
but when on the third day the tooth
brush. nail file. whiskbroom, etc., had
been duly used and returned to their
places in the travellers grip he could
suppress his curiosity no longer, 30
boldly put the question. "Say. mister,
air you always that much trouble to
yo'se'f?"-Lippincott's.
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On Business After All,

The manager Of the big department
store stood stock still outside the little
boxlike chamber which held the tele-
phone Of the establishment, for he was
a very startled manager indeed. With
In the chamber he could hear Miss
Jones, the stenographer, speaking, and
this is a scrap Of the conversation the
scandalized man overheard:
Il love you. dear. and only you! I'm
weeping my heart away! Yes, my dar-
ling, speak to me nee more! I love
you, dear, l love you So"
The young oma rang OF and
stepped out Of the cabinet to confront
the angry manager.
Miss Jones'" he said, that tele-
phone has been fixed where 1t Is for
the purpose of convenience In conduct
ing business and not for lovemaking
in Office hours. l am surprised ut you.
Don't let it occur again."
The young woman froZe him with Il
glance. II was ordering some new
songs from the publishers for No. 3 De.
partment." she explained Jelly.
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Wellington Never Saw Napoleon.

In the published "reminiscences Of
Mr.. Caribou, the drawing master to
the children of Queen Victoria, there is
the following: ION reaching the pal
ace IL morning the Prince Of Wales
showed M a drawing be had just I'm
ished. Napoleon was depicted on
horseback ~leveling a pistol at the Duke
of Wellington, who was advancing to
cut down his great enemy. While I
was looking at the drawing who should
come in but the duke himself. Why.
the very man who can best criticise
my drawing said the prince. Now.
can you tell me who is that on the
left: he went on, presenting the
sketch to the duke. Well replied the
latter deliberately. Judging from the
waiStcoat and cooked hat. l should say
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Brevetted For Bravery.

erevetted For Bravery.
Everybody calls Alfred ]. Stofer, a
we'll known Washington character,
"Major" Stofer.
"Where did You get your title, Sto-
ferT Representative Lttlefield Of
Maine once asked him.
Earned it, suh," Stofer replied,
"killin' Yankees In the war"
"But. Stofer, you were not old enough
to be Il soldier"
"Who said l was a soldier, sub; who
said l vas a soldier? I was llvin' in
my native village of Culpeper, Va,
sub, in those tryin' times, and it was
there l won glory for the sainted Con-
federate cause and myself by KILN
Yankees"
But how did you kill them?
"Killed them by Indigestion, sub; by
Indigestion. I sold 'em apple pies and
killed 'em by scores"
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Allaying Her Fear.

NTIayIH9 tut FeNr.
Sand Bar ferry, near Augusta, Ca,
is a flatboat affair, frail and rickety.
Two timid ladies, hesitating to cross.
piled the negro boatman with ques-
tons about it.
"And are you perfectly sure no n
has ever been lost here"' they demand
ed.
mo, missus," replied the ferryman;
mo n amt never been los here.
Marse Jake Bristow done got spilled
out and drownded last week, but dey
found i'm again mex day. We amt
never los nobody; no, ma'am."-
Youths Companion.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
liREAr EAIIaL Mont Lux L. 1C

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, July II, 1897.
Notice il hereby given that
ADOLF STIPMA>,
OF Chester, Montana, has filed notice Of his in.
tentton to make dnsl ~tive-year proof in supper
of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 1895,
made March ;, 1901, for the sen SEA section ID,
and lots l, =, 3 and g., section "a, township %
made before Maurice Spangler. Us. commits.
sioner, at his Office in Chester, Montana, on
Tuesday, August 20, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
laid land, viz: John .Arthurs, James s. Cox,
Thomas P. Snufer, of Chester, Montana, and
Martin Wasesha, of Beatrice. Montana.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
Hard Hit.

Hard Hit.
Caller-What's the matter. old man?
Has anything happened?
Host (groaning)-Oh. nothing-only
when l was called upon at the club
for my maiden speech last night I be.
gan, "As I was sitting on my thought
q seat struck me-" and spoiled every
thing!-Lippincott's.
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He Got tho Hare.

= wv ~ UuoV0s
An old sailor struck inland, thinking
he would like to try work in the coun-
try. He approached a farmer for a
meal n day, saying he was willing to
work, but that he knew little or moth
ing Of country life.
II will give you a meal" said the
farmer, 'ff you will round up those
sheep on the common there and drive
them into this fold. Come back when
you've done it."
In three hours time the sailor came
back looking hot, but happy.
"Have you done the job?" asked the
farmer.
EYES," replied the sailor, hopping his
forehead.
you've been a pretty long while
about it. Let's go and see them"
Looking over the gate Of the field,
the farmer saw the sheep safely in
the fold. There's a hare sitting up
among 'em," he exclaimed.
do you mean that little Teller
there?" asked the sailor. "Why, that
is the little beggar who gave me all
the trouble. l thought it was a lamb"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
His Only Request.

IT'S VnIy N0QUeSt
A pretty young girl was walking
through a Richmond hospital with deli
cacies for the sick and wounded. She
overheard a suffering young Confeder-
ate officer say, "Oh, my Lord!
Wishing to rebuke him slightly. she
came to his bedside and said:
Il think that I heard you call upon
the name of the Lord. l am one Of
his daughters. Is there anything that
l can do for your"
He looked upon the lovely face.
YES" he said, please ask him to
make MT his son-in-law." Ladies'
Home Journal.
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Siberian Railway Improvement.

The Russian government has Ie"tI-
ed to double the track Of the Siberian
railway. \ second track will be iai,l
between .Artschiusk and IrkutSk dur
In the present year
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yohnny's Ribs.

Johnny's Ribs
How many ribs have you, johnny
asked the teacher.
Il don't know, ma'am," giggled John
n.y., sQuirming around on n foot. I'm
so awful ticklish I never could count
'em."-Everybody's.
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against your practice Of the law vii;
be rcilov.d."
senator Morgan went back to hi
family and his pillow. and he never
heard anything further of the order.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
One Of Them KINGS.

The king Of Italy, accompanied by a
umerou party of officers In brilliant
uniforms, visited an American man-of-
war at Naples. During the inspection
Of the ship one Of the Respondent Ital-
ians tripped and disappeared like a
brilliant meteor down one of the
matches. A sailor who saw the fall
rushed aft and. saluting the officer of
the deck, said: III you please. SIR, one
Of them kings has fell down the for'ard
hatch"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
How Grandma Viewed Them.

I'm glad Billy had the sense to mar
ry a settled old maid" said Grandma
Winkum at the wedding.
"Why, grandma" asked the son.
"Well, gals is hity-tity, and widders
is kinder overrulin' and upsettin'. But
old maids is thankful and willin' to
please."-Ladies' Home Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
The Dreams of Avarice.

tUS OTeaIUS VI VVAVIC0s
likely (who has been reading)-Fader,
can anybody get rich beyond der
dreams Of afarice?" His Father-I
tink not, key. Afarice vos a putty
good dreamer.-Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-07-31
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and t~ime-savinQ
convenience of the age. You can 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 300 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest i'm.
proved.
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They All Paid Up.

They All Paid Up.
Mr.. Brown, a Kansas gentleman, Is
the proprietor Of a boarding house.
Around his table ut q recent dinner
sat his wife, Mrs. Brown; the village
milliner, Mrs. Andrews: MI. Black, the
baker; Mr.. Jordan, a carpenter. and
Mr.. Hadley, a -four. feed and lumber
merchant. Mr.. Brown took a ten dol
lar bill out Of his p~ocketbook and hand.
ed it to Mrs. Brown, with the remark
that there was $40 toward the $40 he
had promised her. Mrs. Brown hand
ed the bill to Mrs. Andrews, the mil
liner, saying. "That pays for my new
bonnet" Mrs. Andrews, in turn, pass
ed it on to Mr.. Jordan. remarking that
it would pay for the carpentry work
he had done for her. Mr.. Jordan hand
ed 1t to Mr.. Hadley, requesting his re-
celpted bill. for -four, feed and lumber.
Mr.. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr..
Brown, saying. THAT pays $40 on my
board" Mr.. Brown passed 1t to Mrs.
Brown, remarking that he had now
paid her the $50 he had promised her.
She, In turn. paid 1t to Mr.. Black to
settle her bread and pastry account.
Mr.. Black handed 1t to Mr.. Hadley,
asking credit for the amount on his
flour bill. Mr.. Hadley again returning
1t to Mr.. Brown, with the remark that
it settled for that months board.
whereupon Brown put 1t back into his
pocketbook. observing that he had not
supposed a greenback would go 50 far.
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Following Instructions.

Following Instructions.
She was a little girl and very polite.
1t was the first time she had been on a
visit alone. and she had been carefully
instructed how to behave.
"If they ask you to dine with them."
papa had said, you must say: NO,
thank you. have already dined.'"
1t turned out just as papa had an
ticipated.
"Come along, Marjorie" said her lit
bite with u.s."
mo, thank you," said the little girl,
with dignity. II have already bitten"
-ClaSSmate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-11

his dastardly career. In view OF that
admission IL is not necessary 20 prove
that he died as a result OF the we'll
aimed bullets Of Mrs. Bowie and her
son.
Court Room Crowded.
Breathing space IN the little courtroom
was at a premium today and yesterday.
Interest in the case r. so great that PEG
pie have driven twenty-five OF thirty
miles 10 attend the trial. Principal In
terest centers on the testimony OF the
gaunt. haggard. and bedraEgied girl
who came INTO court yesterday with a
fatherless. haXen-hsired babe on her
arm. This was Sis Bowie.
Some surprise was expressed at the
qulckness with which the Jury was Sc
lected. Only seventeen men were chai-
lenged- One Of them IL nenhew CT At
torney POsey.
The jurors are Patrick Hamilton. Ed
ward T. Mcpherson. Thomas ". VII
kerson. John II. Reeder. Richard F.
Matfingly William II. Christ, Joseph
B. JarbOe. r. T Wiley. J. Holland
Adams. James l. Davis. John NJ.
Rurch. GeOrEe p. Good.
Ii 81 expected the case VIII be finished
tonight or tomorrow morning.
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MAN OF l0l WILL WE'D
WOMAN YEAR HIS JUNIOR
Romance Dates Back to Days When Pair, Then Children
Played Together and Were Sweethearts.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. July LAMENTATIONS
TO the wedding of John B. Bundren' lol
years old, and Miss Rose Mcclure, 100
years old. in Tate Springs. Tenn on
August IS, have been issued by J. B.
Bundren. Jr., OF 3430 Eads avenue. st.
Louis. a nephew OF the prospective
bridegroom. The elder Mr.. Bundren is
now journeying to England 20 claim his
bride-to-be. and they are expected 10
return the latter part of July.
General invitations have been sent
to every person more than ninety years
old to attend the ceremony and remain
at the Bundren home, IN Tate Springs,
as long as he or she may desire. Ac-
cordlng 70 information received by the
nephew of the centenarian. there will De
ls5 boys and girls all ninety years
and over. In attendance The centenarian
bridegroom-elec was a guest OF his
nephew in St Louis several weeks ago.
A rare romance lies back OF the an
nouncement- Away back in 1922 John
Bundren and Rose Mcclure lived on adj
joining farms in Tennessee. They loved
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each other as children, but soon after
their engagement the girls parents de-
cided to return to their home in Eng
land. The sweethearts were broken
hearted, but parted without any agree
ment to meet again. The girl returned
TO England and the young man went 70
California as a forty miner -
Mr.. Bundren prOspered. He spent a
small fortune searching for his one-time
sweetheart. Finally he learned that she
was in England, and. true 20 her heart.
mad never married. lie returned 10 Ten
nessee and purchased the two old home
stCads. Then letters were exchanged
and ne learned Miss Rose stu loved
him, though three-quarters OF A CEN
fury had elapsed since they parted. and
that she was willing 10 join heart and
hand
The house party at the Tate Springs
homestead promises to be most interest
ing. The bridegroom proposes 10 have
embodied in a booklet the portrait and
life sketch OF every guest. This souve-
mir will be issued about August I. so
that the guests may have opportunity
10 become acquainted with one another
before they meet at the wedding. In
addition to sending their photograph
and life history. each guest has been
requested to give his or her definition Of
love.
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Died.

BECkWITH-On Wednesday July 70. 1901
az a. m. al his residence. 704 Quincy
5treet northwest. ZACHARIAH BECK
WITH, hfty-fve years OF age
funeral rom residence. Friday - -
1907. at 1879 o'clock frI6-2f
ADT-Departed this life on Wednesdav. Il.,.
10, 1867. az 5l5 a. m. at his residencs.
lo2 Kentucky avenue southeast. ALEXIS
ADJ. beloved husband Of sophia Adj
Funeral from residence Friday. July p
a. 5-SO p m Relatives and friends in
vited 20 attend.
tNew York and Baltimore papers please
copyD hi
RIORDAN-On Wednesday. July 10 1877 NJ
his residence. i9Z First street rlorttv,evr
EDWARD J. RIORDAN beloved husband
Of Mary A, and Oldest son ~ ElIa ID
Rl0rdan.
Funeral from late residence. 100 E-i-~-
street northwest. az a. m Requiem Usaes
a. ST. Donninic's Church at $50 r. M. Julv
T. 10
CSoSSTANT-On "Wednesday. July IL 1g57
in the National Hotel. Mrs. HELEN
SHIELDS CONSTANT. mother OF 1Irs. g.
F. Schutt
Funeral private. Burial in Peru. ina.
KIRKUS-At his home IN Baltimore. On
Wednesday. July TO- 1907. the Rev. VII
LIAM KIRKCS. ID. aged sevent---re-on
years. he was rector q 81 Michael ana
All Angels Protestant Episcopal Church %
Baltimore HIS death was due 20 heart
failure. resulting from stroke Of paralysis
one year ago.
DR.. Kirkus was a native Of Yorkshire.
England. and was educated NJ oxford. He
came 20 this country in 1881 as assistant
rector % Grace Church. New York @.
which Bishop Potter was then rector.
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SCHEME TO DEFRAUD
CHARGED BY P. 0.

The 'Postonice Department today is
sued fraud order against the Frater-
mai Homeseei1crs' Society. 20 Dearborn
street, Chicago. The DEPARTMENT found
on invest gation that the concern vyss
engaged I'm conducting q scheme for the
dis ributiOn OF prizes by means Of lot or
chance.
The scheme was, according To the re-
port Of the inspector, 10 get money
through the mails from people OF small
means throughout tnC country in pre-
tended fratefnal co cooperative colony for
the acquisition and cultivation Of land.
principally IN the Gulf coast regions or
the South
1t was pretended that the earnings
from the money Of the investor would
be sufficient 10 mature mis- shares 10 the
fun value OF 1900 in a few years. The
inspector found the representations 10
De false and fraudulent No lands
Whatever had been purchased. and Tie
moI'ey paid into the concern had been
squandered IN paying high salaries 10
me officers and office expenses.