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LODGES.

Masonic meets lst Friday night m each month l. R. York. w. NJ. Dale Wilson. Secretary
 Woodmen of the World Meet 2d and lth Wednesday nights in each month. C. R. Hdynle C. C.; bio Lewis. clerk.
 Knights of Pythias meets every Monday nleht R P Hamby C. C.. r. F. Chappell, K. of k x k
 Odd Fellows meets every ruesday nieht J. D. Wilson N C.; Alex Vaughn. Secretary.
 Knights and Ladies of Honor meets list and ird Thursday nights in each month. AleN NauRau. protector, R. ]. Daniels, Sec.
 Ancient Order of United Workmcu- -mectB every second and fourth Thursday nights. Jim her- shaw. M w. Jim White. Recorder,
 Nevada County Medical Society meets lst Mon day night m each month pr. Wm W. Ricc, pre- ident: Dr J. S. Chastain. secretary.
 Rebekah Lodge No 236 meets every brst and third Wednesday night in each month, Miss Lola Wilson, Secretary. Mrs. Ressa Gee, Noble Grand
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@&hdttb tnN0y - sssSssc til disappearing beneath the waves a rusty, crooked streak of iron. It n the armored coat for the cable con meeting tkis lonely island with Pom Reyes, IS miles to the northwsro Over this are carried the warning or. approaching storms. It might pleae the farmer to know that away ous here on this lonely place. where tnss is scarcely any soil at all. the depan ment Of agriculture. working for 2" benefit. has established this station a link Tn the chain of stations rsacn'as throughout the entire land.
 Over toward the southeastern z" ner of South Farallon island stanas . tall mast. reaching some lS0 odd high. and strung all over with m' riad of wires woven Into cagenN appliances. This mass of wires iup nel-like. converge into a single op' and enters under the caves Of mes by building. the United States ns'' wireless telegraph station.
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HOWARD TERRY I'VE Phone 200.

We do what we say. Hart's sale Wednesday at 9 o'clock. Esq. H. w. Cromer of Route 6 was a caller this morning. He has been sick for some time.
 Married-This morning at the court house by Rev. T. D. Scott, l.. G. Lemley to Miss Mona liar gis. both of Emmet.
 Prof. c. c. Calhoun of Emmet was in the city for short time yesterday.
 Andrew Milan who has been critically i'll for several days IS still in very serious condition.
 Van Williams and wife return ed to their home in Hugo, Okla. this morning.
 Col. o. l.. Moncrief continues to improve. It is to be hoped that he will be able to be out in short while.
 Mrs. Mel Davis returned to her home in Waldo this morning after spending day or two with her sister, Mrs. c. R. Blake.
 James M. Duke and family spent a few days camping at Main Springs this week, coming home yesterday.
 Sam Jones and his mother of Velma, Okla, were in the city yesterday visiting relatives. It has been about 20 years since they left here. They left for Emmet yesterday evening where they will visit about a week be- fore their return to Velma.
 The Sunday School Convention of the Colored M. E. Church, Prescott District. convened this morning at 10 o'clock with Rev. o. T. Womack presiding, and will continue until Saturday night.
 w. T. Hart's big sale opened this morning promptly at 9 o'clock and the store has been filled with customers all the morning. This sale lasts 1 days only and prices will be no object. The goods must go. Come before the stock is picked over and get some bar gains.
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OFFICIAL.

Circuit court meets second Monday Tn Januar> and third Monday in July Chancery court meets first Mondays in June and December. County court meets first Mondays in January April July and October. Probate court meets 4th Mondays in January. April July and October. Court of Common Pleas meets 2nd Mondays Tn January. April. Juiy and October.
 COUNTY.
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POSTOFF'lCE.

Postmaster - Jack GrdH aou Clerk Walter HtAt
 Office hours Open at a. m. close at 6 r. m. open at D. m. close at 2'30 D. m. Sunday open at 9.30 a m, close at l0}0 a. open at i0 m.. close at 5:30 D. m Money order department open at a. m. close at ?.
 Mail from Rosston and intermediate points ar rives at II a. m. leaves at D. m.
 Mail from Gale and intermediate points HtHes at II a. m. and leaves a 1 D. m.
 These routes daily except Sunday.
 Mail on rural routes Nos l, ?. 3. 1. and leaves every day except Sunday at a. m.
 Mail for all trains is made up b minutes before the schedule departure of train.
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Board of Health Drs. Adam Guthrie. w. F.. Arnold $. J. Hestery A. $. Buchanan and J. S. ReRsn.
 School Board-C. C. Hamby. President; AleH Vaughn. Secretary G. K. Haynie. w. N. Bems. J. c. Young. J. S. Regan.
 City council meets first and third Tuesday nights in each month.
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"As Va Sow"

He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.-Pnpay.
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sOnlGE TO TIE PUBLIC.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES. Congressman, 7th District, R. Minor Wallace. Representative. J. w. Whaley.
 Sheriff,
 Ed Hood. County Judge. A. M. Denman. Circuit Clerk. F. E. Murrah. County Clerk. ]. A. Bailey. County Treasurer. w. C. Felts.
 ASSeSSOT, Jno. D. Bright. Surveyor, Tom Lavender. Coroner, C. C. Purtle. Cotton Weigher. H. T. Ingram. Justices of the Peace, F. M. Smith, John B'Shers. T. F. Burns. Constable, C.. R. Moon. Road Overseer. Jim Horn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15

former and by his " personal ef-
forts swung his state to Cleveland
when the chief politicians were for
Hill. In 1899 he was unanimously
elected president Of the International
Sunday School association.
Overwhelmingly Victorious.
His nomination for governor follow
ed one Of the hottest campaigns in
the history Of Georgia. Against Smith
were some Of the most distinguished
citizens Of the state who were strug-
Cling for the nomination. In addition,
he was opposed by the powerful rail-
road interests that had been running
the politics Of Georgia for years. Hoke
Smith took a stand against corpora
ton domination as unqualified and de-
termined as that Of La Toilette In Wis
consin. He waged the battle for q
year, going into every county. Despite
all the powerful interests combined
against him he was overwhelmingly
victorious.
The recent triumph Of the two cent
fare was largely due to the efforts Of
Governor Smith. He also favored the
prohibitory law which went into effect
In Georgia the first Of the year, n Of
the results of the remarkable temper.
ance wave that has recently swept
over the entire south. Moreover, Hoke
Smith Is an effective speaker, a man OF
broad culture, Of clean life, Of lofty
ideals, Of a rounded character and Of q
solid ability that have won the uni
versal respect Of his people. A man
Of that record and reputation is Of
presidential size, whether he lives in
Georgia Or Maine.
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Notice.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont. March &. 1a0S.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March 8, 1905.
To whom 1t may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the STATE of Mon.
tans, ac'InS under the provisions of an sct Of
congress approved February %, 1891, has made
application for the sci, ctiou Of the following de-
sc.ibed lands, ,o-wit:
VIZ section B.: ali of section 4, township %
north, range = east. VIZ section "a: all Of sec
ton 81, SIS " section y; Sla 81. section ..
township .3 north, range 9 east. SIa SNk Sec
:ion IA, township 81 north, range 10 east.
A copy Of said list has been conspicuously
posted in this office for inspection by any person
Interested and the public in senersi. Under de-
partmettal regulations Of April Is, 1907, protests
or contests against the claim Of the state to said
land or any subdivision thereof on the ground
that the same is more valuable for mineral than
for agricultural purposes will be received and
noted for report to tie general land ONCE at
Washington, D.. c.
Failure to protest against the claim Of the
state to said land before dnal approval will be
considered suiicient evidence Of its non.mineral
character, and the selections being otherwise
tree from objections will be recommended for
approval. J. n. BURL1N0AME, Register.
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BY JAMES A. EDCERTON.

NJ IHY not a southern president!
" Aside from any question Of
w party, would not such a con.
summation be a fitting
pledge that sectionalism is forever
ended and that the country is indis-
solubly one? Moreover, should not
the generous north be the section to de-
mand the placing Of a southern man
In the White House? Nothing could
more touch the heart Of the south or
60 further toward restoring mutual
faith and good feeling. Have not the
senseless p~artisanism and prejudice
that would prevent this happy event al
last burned themselves out?
Before the civil war the number OF
presidents was about equally divided
between the two sections-elght from
the south to seven from the north. II
Is only fair to say, however, tina. the
southern occupants of the Office were
far and away more conspicuous and
able than those from the north. Like
wise their tenure Of Office was twice as
long-approximately f%orty-nine years
to t%wenty-four. The Virginia and Ten.
nessee chief magistrates of those days
were giants. Here are names to con.
jure with:
Washington. Jefferson. Madison,
Monroe and Jackson. Very much OF
the worlds history might be raked ovel
without finding another such group
These Eve that belonged to the two
wars with England and that ruled fol
forty years were tall of soul and fal
shining.
The other three southerners-Tyler
Polk and Taylor-were not so notable
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Marching Through Georgia.

When Hoke Smith was secretary of
the interior he naturally appointed a
large number of Georgians. 1t kept
IN till people from other states made
remarks. Senator Voorhees, of Indiana
had a Hoosier friend that he wanted
an office for, but 80 long as there were
any unappointed applicants from
MI. Smiths own state he was III DE-
spair.
One day Voorhees, walked dejecteIly
through the interior department whis-
ting "Marching Through Georgia.
The tune grated on Smiths sensitive
ears, and he reproachfully said:
What are you whistling that for;"
II just can't help It," explained
Senator Voorhees,. "Whcnever | come
through your department ! feel as IT l
We're marching through Georgia"
That dag Voorhees, Indiana friend
was appointed,
PHYSICAL! Mr.. Smith is a giant six
feet and two inches in height and
weighing over 1G) pounds. His head.
face and body all give the impression,
of maSSiyenesS
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Foe of Corporation Ruiz.

Examined from every possible stand
point. Mr.. Smith seems an ideal candi.
date. OF fine appearance, an able law
yer, a forceful speaker, Of distinguish
ed family, we'll educated, located in a
section that deserves recognition. an
uncompromising foe Of corporation
rule. a man who has shown his high
loyalty to principle in many fights, his
well rounded strength and availability
appear the more he Is studied. Despite
these facts he Is not actively a candi-
date. He shares the belief that a
southern man cannot yet be elected
president. 1t is only his peculiar mer-
Its and claims that have forced him
upon the attention of the country. de-
spite this old time prejudice and his
own modesty.
In all candor it must be said that
the shadows cast by coming events
look o and more like the features
Of William Jennings Bryan of Nebras.
ka. With most Democrats support OF
Bryan has grown into a habit. Be
sides, there is some poetic Justice in
the claim that so long as the country
has adopted his principles they ought
to adopt the man.
This IS as it may be. Every n will
have his own opinion about 1t. and
only events will settle the issue. Rnt.
whether in 1908 or later. keep your eye
on Hoke Smith. Sectional prejudice
Will not last forever. and he has quail
tie n him that will wear.
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A factor that should operate power
fully in Governor Smiths favor is his
name. The large, industrious and in
fuential Smith family has never had
a president. II Its members would
only stand together, they could make
it worth while to nominate one Of their
number. They might even join forces
with the Browns, the Joneses and other
numerous clans that have likewise
lacked White House representation. A
trust could be arranged on the basis
that a Smith would be elected in 1908,
a Brown in 1912. a Jones in 1916, and
so on till all the large tribes had their
turn. 1t is a fact that the presidency
has usually gone to men of unusual
patronymics. This is not a square
deal. and it should be stopped. The
hour has come when the Smiths should
stand together. and they can do no bet
ter than to unite for the Hon. Hoke
Smith of Georgia. Their battlecry
could be adapted from the German:
Hoch! Hoch! Hoke! Tiger!
Great Smith Family.
A campaign song could be built on
lines something like the following:
Who are we?
Who are wet
We are the great Smith fam-i-lee!
Every dog. they say.
Must have his day,
And this Is ours. SO get out Of the way!
II not interfered with by the police
or the big stick, this could be made
very effective. Imagine it being roared
out by marching millions Of Smiths!
In the opinion of some people the
worst thing against Hoke Smith IS that
be was once mixed up with Grover
Cleveland, but he did his best to re-
move the stain by resigning before the
end of his term. Besides, 1t has gone
out Of fashion to knock a man with a
volume Of ancient history.
Much can be forgiven one who can
be a Democrat, a temperance advocate
and president of a Sunday school asso-
citation all at the same time. This is a
Democrat of the new school Of Bryan
rather than n Of the old school Of
Tammany Hall.
Like Uncle Joe Cannon. Hoke Smith
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Desert land..FinaI Proof,

UNITED Stairs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March q, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
ARTHUR C. GRAETZ,
Of Gold Butte, Montana, has filed notice Of inten
ton to make proof on his desert-land claim No
l46l. for the NEk section g, township 81 north,
range 2 east, before John Mcdowell, U. 8. com
missioner, at his office in Gold Butte, Montana,
on Monday, the 4th day of May, 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of said land
John G. Fey, Ambrose c. Fey, Anthony J. Molt2
and Charles Ambury, all of Gold Butte, Mont.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Southern Legal Liqht.

He is only Gf5y-three years old. and
as he is Il man of iron constitution and
Of a long lived ace he should have the
best Of his career ahead Of him. He
was educated by his father, a distin-
guished professor, still living, from
whom he inherits his physical and
some of his mental characteristics. The
father is a cousin of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy. the celebrated head Of the Chris
tan Scientists, although he is not a
believer in that faith. Hoke Smith
was admitted to the bar at the age Of
eighteen and is today n Of the most
distinguished lawyers of the south.
Mrs. Smith. who is one Of the most
famous hostesses Of Atlanta. is a
daughter of Thomas r. r. Cobb, the
Confederate general. A brother Of
Governor Smith married the daughter
Of a still more celebrated general, John
b. Gordon,
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but yer they measured up very we'll
with the northern antebellum presi-
dents. as a glance at the list will show:
The two Adamses, Van Buren,. William
Henry Harrison, Fillmore. Pierce, Buch-
anan. The north had great men in
those days, but she elected mighty few
of them to the presidency.
Since the war the south has had but
one president, Andrew Johnson, and
she was not proud of him. Neither was
the north.
It must not be forgotten that the
greatest Of all the presidents, Abraham
Lincoln, was born in the south.
Nor is it entirely beside the point to
remark that Theodore Roosevelt is the
son Of a southern mother.
On this showing is the south not en-
titled to another trial? II we are real
ly one people. why not be big enough
and generous enough to show it? The
war has been ended more than forty
years. Why not have it ended in fact?
Noted Southern Candidate.
II there is to be a southern candi-
date. what more fitting than that he
should hail from the Empire State Of
the South, Georgia? Despite all her
great sons. including men like William
II. Crawford, Alexander II. Stephens.
Robert Toombs, John B. Gordon, How
ell Cobb, Henry W. Grady, Joel Chan
der Harris and Thomas E. Watson,
Georgia has furnished a presi-
dent Of the United States. In the
person Of her present governor, the
Hon. Hoke Smith, she now has a can
didate big enough to be considered
aside from location and still bigger
when to his own claims are added
those of his section and his state.
Governor Smith is descended from
the famous General Hoke on one side
and from a New England educator on
the other. He has been a distinguish
ed lawyer and editor. He was In
Cleveland's cabinet. but had such a
lofty sense Of duty and party loyalty
that, although a gold man, he decided
10 support Bryan in 1896 and resigned
his portfolio. Prior to his elevation to
the cabinet he was an ardent tariff re-
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Desert land..Finaj Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES A OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 4, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES n. RUSSELL,
IT Great Falls, Montana, has filed notice of inten.
ton to make proof on his desert.land claim No,
1853, for the Eh sen section q. and NJ SWh
section D, township 81 north, range l east, before
John Mcdowell, U. s. commissioner, at his Office
in Gold Butte, Montana, on Monday, the nth day
of May, 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Cornelius r. Price, Christopher Cummings,
Thomas O. Laughlin. and Isaac Evans, all of
West Butte, Montana.
j.. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Humcr oro Philosophy
TIMELY WARNING.
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH

April showers
Bring May flowers,
Said the poet long ago,
And We let it
Go at that.
For the fellow ought to know.
If hat were
The only thing.
1t would give us much relief,
But. alas.
These showers likewise
Bring the bad umbrella thief.
Put It for
A moment down
In the Office or the store
When outside
The rain descends
And you'll see It nevermore.
Some one who
Has heretofore
Led a life that's blameless win
Swear he paid
For 1t himself
With a new two dollar bill.
And how ripping
Mad you get
When It's spirited away.
Quite forgetting
You yourself
Stole 1t somewhere yesterday
But you curb
Your rising wrath
A. you murmur, whats the use!
And proceed
To look around
For another lying loose.
Here's the mystery
For fair,
Deeper than a problem play,
Who Is 1t.
Do you suppose,
Buys the new ones anyway?
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Desert land..Final Proof,
UNITED Static LAND OFFICE.
0RsAr FALLS, Mont, March y, 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that

ONAEoO OAAH8O AANO EEANB
0ssAr FALLS, Mont, March y. 1908.
Notice 70 hereby given that
HENRY D. LOHSE,
of Judith, Chouteau county, Montana, he's died
notice Of intention to make proof on his desert
land claim No. 1922, for 100 acres OF unsurYeyed
public land, One-half mile square, situated In
Etght.Mtle coulee, about ~ miles nearly north
of Judith postofice,. and about two miles south.
ground and etones piled around each post at sseh
corner Of the claim; post at the n! corner
thence half mile west, ct the NV corner, another
post marked H.. D. Lohse, desert land, NV cor.
ner; thence south half mile another post marked
H.. D. Lohse, desert land, SW corner; thence east
half mile another post marked q. D.. Lohse, des
eft land, Be corner; thence north half mile to
post st beginning, township ~ north, range IL
east, before Chas. =: Boyle. y: 3. commissioner,
q his once in Fort Benton. Montana, on Thurs
day, the 3Oth day Of April, 1908.
He names the following Witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of said land
Ferdinand Petersen, James Conley, Hartwil
Lohse, Jr., and John Il. Lohee, all Of Judith
Mont. j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Undoubtedly.

"You never can tell what a woman
will Go next"
perhaps not, but there is II thing
that you can gamble on and o lose.'
"What is it,"
"That no matter what you do she
will get next"
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Conditional.

Conditional.
When the snow is Whirling down
From a dark, low lying cloud.
When the blizzard strikes the town,
Puts to flight the lettering crowd,
Then a blaze upon the hearth
Makes the heart Of me rejoice.
Full Of merriment and mirth
Is the music OF my voice.
Then l feel that I can brag.
Feel ! can go in and win.
II there's flour In the bag.
II there's GOA down In the bin.
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was horn 70 $500 +'1"olira. Cannon
wen west - t.,r brains and
sensation titEN s, s-e OF Indiana
and Iliinois g.. ...4.A drifted south
to make lie Lays. Interesting for the
railroads. that taase Two distinguish
ed Tar Heels arr TOW candidates for
the presidency shows what a North
Carolina birthplace may do for a man
provided he leaves the state at a suffi-
GENTLY early age.
Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta
Constitution and member of the Dem
ocratic national committee. was slated
for the succession to the g~overnship.
and rumor said that this was only to
be a stepping stone to the senate. 1t
was a beautiful plan, but something
happened to it. The something was the
Hon. Hoke Smith. After he got through
the plan was not so lovely to look upon
or would not have been IL there had
been enough left Of it to be seen with
the naked eye.
Joked With His First Name.
When Mr.. Smith went into the cabi.
net the northern papers showed a dis
position to regard him as a joke. They
had all kinds Of fun with his first
name, playfully changing 1t to Hocus-
pocus and other %irreverent forms. It
did not take long, however, to discover
that the wearer of the name was q big
man in his way, big enough to live
down any name or any efforts Of the
funny men relative thereto. This fact
dawned even on the jokesmiths. after
which Mr.. Smith was treated with re-
spect. A man cannot help his name
any more than he can help being fat or
having warts. Considering its distin-
guished origin. Hoke is a very good
name indeed. As for Smith, no one
would think Of rejecting on that
any more than he would of rejecting
on the attraction of gravitation. To
paraphrase what Lincoln said of the
common people. the Lord must love the
Smiths-he made SO many Of them.
We hear much these days of vari-
u kinds of consciousness, class con
seriousness among the rest. What the
Smiths need is a family consciousness
or name consciousness that would
cause them to stand together. The ar
dor for their common patronymic
should so burn in their bosoms that 1t
would consume to ashes all such minor
differences as Smythe and Schmidt, es-
pecially Smythe. Any kind Of con
sciousness that would obliterate Smythe
should be hailed as a public benefuc.
tor. After the simpliied spelling board
finishes with such words as tho and
'kist" it should get busy with Smythe
and Il few other proper