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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-08
WARMING Him Up,

"My cocoa's cold" sternly an
nounced the gruff old gentleman to his
fair waitress.
Put your hat on" she sweetly sug-
gested. -Iiarpers Weekly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-08

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels. cause chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily. tone
the stomach, cure constipation. 25c.
Ask your druggist for them.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-08-08
St. Johns Church.

Morning prayer at II O'clock. Sum-
day school at 10 a. m. The usual eve.
ming service will be at 8 o'clock. All
are welcome.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
The Runners Attitude.

They We're walking through the office
Of a big athletic club when II of the
men stopped and said:
do you see anything wrong with
that paintings? indicating a mural
decoration up above the clerks desk.
NO" said the other, II can't say that
l do"
We'll, it's a thing that most persons
wouldn't notice." said the first a
"That rune there who is just passing
the finish line has his left leg forward
and has his left arm out at the same
time. If eve you've had anything to
do with athletics you'll know that the
arm extended always Is the opposite
to the leg, to keep the balance. You'll
notice that sort Of thing all the time in
athletic pictures made by those who
don't study the subject.
Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Notice Of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND OrrICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GRrA, FALLS, Mont, April o, 1908.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been died
n this office by
THOMAS P. STROBE,
contestant, against desert land entry No. 1869,
made January ~, 1904, for the NEA section IS,
township 80 north, range 4 east, by Charles Matz.
con,estee, in which 1t is alleged that Charles
Matz has failed to comply with the desert land
law In any PARTICULAR; that he has not expend-
ed the necessary $500 per acre, nor has he caused
the necessary $500 per acre to be expended as
has failed to make the required annual proof;
also failed to n AXE final proof within the four
years, as required by law; that he has been alb
sent from the vicinity for more than two years
last past; said parties are hereby notified to ap-
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock q m. on May %, 1906,
his Office at Gold Butte. Mont, and that final
hearing Will be held at 10 O'Clock q. m, on June
4, 1908, before the register and receiver at the
United States Land Office In Great Falls, Mont.
The said contestant having, In q proper afRda-
Wit filed February %, 1908, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice cannot be made 1t IL hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
CIRCUS RIDERS.
They Were Kings Of the Show In the
Old One Ring Days.

They Were Kings Of the Show In the
Old One Ring Days.
Riders at one time were the chief at
traction Of the circus and were billed
as we now bill our death defyiny
deeds" In the old one ring days the
whole performance was practically d.
vided between the rider and the clown.
When the rider was not riding the
clown had the ring all to himself, even
the band ceasing to play until the
clown sang or got off his jokes, after
which the rider resumed the perform
ance. All riders in those days were
champions in the show printing, writes
Tody Hamilton in the Washington
Star.
When the late James A. Bailey made
his tour of Australia he had Jim Robin
son, the great rider, at $500 a week.
payable in gold. The Snowman became
sick Of his bargain and tried to scare
Robinson out Of it by dwelling on the
unhea!thfulness Of the climate. He
told Robinson that 1t was very risky:
that few people could stand it. But
Robinson was wise and wouldn't scare
and insisted on the terms of the con
tract.
1t used to make Bailey turn cold to
approach Robinson on the long voy-
age every week and hand the champion
$500 In gold coin the same as if the
rider were at work. but Jim held Bailey
to his contract. No rider before or
since has ever received such a salary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Fasting as a Sacrifice,

The origin Of the religious practice
of fasting is very obscure. Herbert
Spencer collected a considerable body
OF evidence to show that fasting may
have arisen out of the custom among
savage peoples Of providing refresh
ments for the dead. These offerings
are often made in so lavish a manner
as necessarily to Involve the survivors
in temporary starvation, and it is no
uncommon thing for a man to ruin
himself by a funeral feast. 1t Is sug-
gested that the fasting which was at
first the inevitable result of such sacri-
fee on behalf Of the dead may eyentu-
ally have come to be regarded as an
Indispensable part Of all sacrifice and
so have survived as an established
usage long after the original cause had
ceased to operate.-New York Ameri-
can,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
THE ENCORE HABIT.
How Sims Reeves Turned the Tables
on One Of His Admirers.

How Sims Reeves Turned the Tables
on One Of His Admirers.
Sims Reeves, who in his day was &C.
cepted as the most celebrated tenor on
the concert stage, was SO much Of a
favorite that whenever he sang he was
usually greeted with a hearty encore.
accompanied with enthusiastic cheers.
Reeves was very good natured about
the matter, but he made it a rule never
to sing o than one selection when
he felt that his voice was not in first
class shape. He happened to notice
that an elderly man, who turned out
to be a dealer in hats along the Strand,
London, attended nearly every concert
within convenient distance IL Sims
Reeves happened to be on the bill and
generally led the encore brigade. This
halter was a persistent person and Of
ten applauded until he had forced
Reeves to respond to double and triple
encores.
Determined to teach the little halter
a lesson, n afternoon just as dark
was approaching Reeves entered his
admirers store and said, zone hat,
please" naming the particular shape
which he desired. The little halter
didn't recognize the great tenor and
handed out one hat.
"Good," said Reeves. "How much
Is this hat"
"Five shillings," said the store pro-
prietor.
Encore" said Reeves.
A second hat was forthcoming, and
Reeves ultimately obtained three 'en-
core" hats. When the little halter de.
manded fl sterling for the purchases
Reeves pretended to be furious.
"Send these four hats to this adj
Dress" ordered the tenor in terrible
tone, "but l only pay for n hat. Do
you understand? The three other hats
are encore hats. If you make me sing
songs for nothing you must send me
hats for nothing"
The little halter was speechless.--
Portland Oregonian.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
A BORN TRADER.
Hs Was a Bit Unlueky, but Then He
Had No Dull Times.

no was q BIT OnIOckyS 0uS unen 00
Had No Dull Times.
''One hundred dollars seems an aw-
full high price to pay for a typewrit-
ing machine" said Mr.. Jenkinson, who
had just bought one. ut may seem so to
you," answered his friend, Mr.. Hankin-
son but l have one at my house that
cost me $3.50. and l don't suppose it's
half as good as yours"
"You needn't tell me such a.
"lt's a fact" broke in the other.
"Why. how in the world
"Well, III tell you. A year and a
half ago l bought an automobile for
5000. After l had paid $3.50 for re-
pairs, storage, fines and other expenses
connected with it l traded it for a
suburban lot.
"The lot proved to be in the middle
Of a swamp, and when a real estate
man offered me a horse aud buggy for
it l took him up.
"The horse ran away one day and
smashed he buggy into kindling wood.
I traded the horse for a gold watch.
"The watch wouldn't keep good time.
and l snapped It for a bicycle. One
day | fell from the bicycle and put a
finger out of joint. Then l exchanged
the machine for a secondhand type
writer"
II see"
"And I've no S for the typewriter.
Do you know of anybody that would
give me a good dog for it?'-Youth's
Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
How II Works.

Once there was a struggling young
author who was blessed with many
friends, all Of whom told him that he
was the coming great writer of the
country.
So ono day a bright thought struck
him. He said:
II will publish my book, and oil my
my book, and I will be rich"
So he printed his book.
And all Of his friends waited for him
to send them autographed copies Of his
book.
And SO his books were sold as junk.
And ever after he didn't have any
trends.-Success Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
MADE IT RIGHT.
Vet Il Was Not Easy For the Salesman
to Grasp the Boss Sehems.


In one of the suburbs OF Loudon
there is a wholesale firm the senior
member Of which may be known rs
Mr.. Blank. The firm has two travelling
salesmen-a single man. receiving :n
shillings per week. and the other a
married man. drawing e. per week.
A short time ago the single man. be
ing in the shop and looking over mat.
tiers, discovered that the married sales
man was receiving 10 shillings per
week more salary than himself. while
he (the single mani was selling more
goods. He called MI. Blanks atten-
ton to this and suggested that, as he
was selling more than the other fel-
low. he should at least receive as much
pay.
The senior partner acknowledged the
apparent inconsistency and assured his
man that he would look into It and If
the statement were correct he would
make matters right.
Another week rolled by, and when
the single man came to draw his sal.
airy from the bookkeeper he was sur
prised to find only 80 shillings passed
out to him the same as before. He de-
INJURED. The bookkeeper insisted he
had received no instructions to raise
his pay and referred him to the gov.
ernor. Approaching MI. Blank, he
said:
"You remember, sir, I spoke to you
last week about my salary. stating
that while I was selling more goods
than the other traveller, I was receiv.
ing less pay. and.I thought I should
receive as much as he did. You assur.
ed me you would look into 1t and make
matters right"
EYES," said MI. Blank, II remember
your mentioning the matter, and I
made 1t right. didn't 1T
"Why, no; I don't see how you have,
AZ the bookkeeper has just paid me
the same amount as before. I can't see
how that is making it right, sir"
"You don't understand" said the
senior partner. II have made it right.
You thought you ought to have as
much pay as the other man, and I
have made it right by cutting the other
fellows pay down."-London Tit Bits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
LIBRARY THIEVES.
Assorted Into Four Glasses by q L.
Erary Official.

Assorted Into -Four Glasses by . IT,
krary Official.
Library thieves fall into four class.
es." said the librarian. THE first and
most numerous is the umbrella class.
gender. l regret to admit. feminine.
This lady lounges about your libra
~ with an unrolled umbrella in her
hand. If she sees a book she wants.
a magazine or a newspaper. pop it goes
into the umbrellas capacious folds.
Her type is well known. Never carry
an unrolled umbrella into a library il
you would escape the surveillance Of
the watchers and attendants.
another class-male-steals week
lies. This daring thief rolls a weekly
into a cylinder, slips his hand through
It and works it up his sleeve. Fancy
running such risks for a Eve or ten
cent weekly!
"a rare genus. feminine again, Is the
partitive or installment thief, who
steals a book a few pages at a time.
Though this genus Is known to libra
ries, l have met with but two speci-
mems IN ten years. One stole a Hall
Game and the other an II. A. Vachell
volume in installments. Both were
more o. less daft.
'The most class Of all Is
the open, daring one. These people
bluff. They walk out with a stolen
book or paper under their arms as II 1t
were their own. And, hang 1t, they
escape, too, if they are careful that
0ur label doesn't show.
sour percentage Of thefts9 Well, we
count to have about two books In every
hundred olen."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
FIXED TIE FlAMr.
Az Unnnusicai Variation In One Of
Gottschaik's Concerts.

G~Ottschalk. the pianist. was noted
for his enormous physical strength al
most as much as for his brilliance MS n
pianist. On one occasion he gave a
practical Illustration Of his strength
which. while it did not display his dis
position in the most amiable light, un.
doubtedly afforded him much satisfac-
ton.
He was in concer playing on a piano
that was built on a new model, one Of
the peculiarities Of which was that the
lip Of the keyboard cover projected far
Their over the keys than in most pianos
when the instrument was open for
playing. Gottschalk, who was accus-
toned to throw up his hand to a con-
siderable height during the perform
ance of brilliant passages and was un-
used to this new form Of keyboard,
constantly hit his knuckles against the
projecting lip.
This repeated rapping Of his knuckles
at last began to have an irritating ef-
feet on him. as the audience could
plainly see. Suddenly after q partic-
ularly hard rap he stopped short in the
middle Of his selection, wrenched the
offending cover out of the instrument
by main force and hurled it across the
platform with great violence. Then.
with a smile Of the greatest satisfac.
ton, he reseated himself at the piano
and continued his playing. - Chicago
Record Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Parachute Thrillers.

Among the latest thrillers is the
triple parachute leap. in which one
aeronaut uses three different para
chutes before reaching earth, says
Popular Mechanics. He leaves the
balloon in his downward fight with a
red parachute. but after falling a short
distance liberates it and makes a Sec
ond plunge through space with a white
parachute. This feat is repeated again
after another drop, and be finally lands
with a blue parachute.
Another thriller is a double para.
chute leap from the same balloon. in
which a man and woman race to earth
in parachutes which fall 500 or 500 feet
before opening out,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
A Startling Debut.

A cometl' Of errors describes the
first appearance on the stage Of Mr..
Huntley Wright. He was supposed to
1mpersonate the warder of a mad
house, and the scene opened with the
brutal i'll treatment Of the hero, and it
ended with a gunpowder explosion. In
his nervousness the warder dropped
his cap, and, being agitated and short
sighted, he picked up the pan Of gun
powder instead. 1t instantly blew up,
nearly frightening him out of his wits.
he rushed from the stage and COL
lapsed, as he thought, on a stool in the
wings, which turned out to be a fire
bucket full Of water! - London An
swers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Desert land..FinaI Proof.
UNITED STATHs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March q, 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GRHAT FALLS, Mont, March q. 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that
HENRY D. LOHSE,
notice Of intention to make proof on his desert
land claim No. 1892, for 100 acres OF unsuryeyed
public land, one-haIf mile square, situated in
Eight. Mile coulee, about ~ miles nearly north
of Judith. poetoflce, and about two miles south
west OF Eight-Mile hill; posts are set in the
ground and stones piled around each post at each
corner Of the claim; post at the NE corner
thence half mile weet, at the NV corner, another
post marked H. D. Lohse, desert land, NV cor
ner: thence south half mile another post marked
H. Lohse, desert land, SW corner; thence east
halt mile another post marked u. d. Lohee,. des-
et land, Sc corner; thence north half mile to
east, before Chas. H. Boyle, u. s. commissioner
at his office in Fort Benton. Montana, on Thurs.
day, the 3Oth day Of April, 1908.
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land:
Ferdinand Petersen, James Conley, Hartwig
Lohse, Jr, and John f. Lohse, all of Judith,
Mont. j. NJ. BURLINGAXE, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Areadian alisa,

You frequently hear folks say they
wish they were millionaires. But our
idea of happiness Is the one that owns
forty acres of land in the hills, doesn't
owe q cent, has a wife and seven chill
dren, five good COO dogs, a sorrel
team Of mules, a good shotgun, forty
seven miles from a railroad and right
on a good stream Of fish. If that would
not be happiness "unalloyed" we
would like to know where you would
20 to find it.-Auxvasse (Mo.) Review.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Desert land..FlnaI Proof,

UNITED SrArHs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April II, 1898.
Notice te hereby given that
CHRIST o. THORSTED,
OF Great Falls, Montana, has filed notice of inten.
ton to make proof on his desert-lsnd claim No.
1881, for the ny NWA, SEA NWA, SWA MEX
section 10, township 81 north, range 2 east, be-
office at Great Falls, Mont on Wednesday, the
Goth day of May, 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land:
frank Baker, of Great Falls, Mont; David o.
Sweet, Richard Roscoe and William Pritchard,
of Gold Butte, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Where Politeness Doesn't Pay.

"French and German hats" said a
halter. "only last half as long as ours.
1t isn't the poor quality of the hats,
but the fine quality of the manners,
that causes this. Lifting the hat in sal
utation is the hardest work that falls
on the headpiece, and the French and
Germans lift 1t to men and women
equally, thus giving it twice as much
labor as we do. Naturally, then, 1t
wears out twice as quickly. 1t goes in
the brim in no time over the water."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
But Yet q Man.

Il suppose I have about the most
thoughtful, kind and considerable hus-
band In the world" she was saying
sadly. when he comes home at about
2 Of the morning, turns all the lights
on and wakes me out of a sound sleep,
he always says in the most polite way
imaginable:
"'Don't let me disturb you, dear.
But will you please help me unfas-
ten this collar button ?"-New York
Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES Al OFFICE,
LEwIsTowN, Mont, April IL, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
THORE RITLAND,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice of his
intention to make final five-year proof in support
of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 25ll,
made September "a, 1901, for lots I and s, NWA
SEX, NEA SWA, section 3, township "a north,
range Is east, and that said proof will be made
before Chas. II. Boyle, U. $. commissioner. at
his Office In Fort Benton, Montana. on May 81,
1908.
lie names the following Witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: John T. Isaacesn, Martin Gnnder-
SON, Fritz Jappe and James Conley, all Of Big
Sandy, Montana.
c. T.. MCKOIN Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Desert land..Final Proof.

UNITED STATES LAND OYFlCI,
GREAr FALLS, Mont, April 4, 1905.
Notice 10 hereby given that
CHARLES n. RUSSELL,
IT Great Falls, Montana, has died notice Of inten.
ton to make proof on his deseft.land claim No,
1853, for the EK SEX section ~, and ny SWh
section Q, township 81 north, range l east, before
John Mcdowell, U. 8. commissioner, at HE office
in Gold Butte, Montana, on Monday, the 18th day
Of May, 1908.
He names the following Witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation Of said land
Cornelius e. Price, Christopher Cummings,
Thomas O. Laughlin, and Isaac Evans, all Of
West Butte, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Notice Of n Proof.

UNITED SrATEs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 4. 1908.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JESSE NJ. NOTTINGHAM,
OF Highwood, Montana, has filed notice Of his In.
Of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. 6S6,
made April 5. 1908, for the SEX SWk section /,
En-. NWk, SWk NWA section lS, township 30
made before Chas. II. Boyle, u s. Commissioner
1908.
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz: John Reynolds, Walter p. John.
son, Richard Fish and Henry j. Thaxter, all of
Highwood, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Desert land..Final Proof,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March q, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
ARTHUR c. 0RAETZ,
Of Gold Butte, Montana, has filed notice Of inten.
ton to make proof on his desert-lsnd claim No.
1851. for the MEX section ., township 81 north,
range 2 east, before John Mcdowell, U. 8. com.
missioner, at his ONCE 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 J. Fey, Anthony j. Moltz
and Charles Ambury, all of Gold Butte, Mont.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29

"It's funny how marriage will change
q man." said Flogg the other day.
There's Monster, for example. Be-
fore he was married a glance of May
Taintor would intoxicate him, so he
used to say. Now when he comes
home late at night and meets Mrs.
Monster, nee Taintor, the sight Of her
actually sobers him. Boston Tran
script.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Never Worked Before.

Mrs. Jones-Your husband looks COM
pletely tired out. poor man! Mrs.
Smith-So he is, my dear. He has
never done any work in his life before.
You know he always had a government
3ob.-Funny Cuts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Good Judoment,

"Your partner" remarked the privi-
legged friend, seems to be a man Of
unusually good judgment"
"You bet he is." replied the self &C.
knowledged brains Of the firm. "Why,
he never makes a move without asking
my advice!-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Misfortunes.

It's an old French saying that "mis-
fortunes are in morals what bitters are
In medicine. Each is at first disagree
able, but as the bitters act as corrobo-
rant to the stomach, so adversely chas-
tens and ameliorates the disposition"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Obstinate.

"Why don't you quit smoking, old
chap? You know it hurts you"
Certainly. But every time l make
up my mind to do it somebody comes
around and tells me l ought to-
Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
Notice OF Final Proof,
UNITED SrArEs LAND OPFICE,

UNITED STATS LAND UFFICK,
LEwIsTowN, Mont, April IS, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that
GEORGE w. ALLEN,
of Virgelle, Montana, has fled notice OF his In.
tentton to make dnal five-yesr proof in support
made April 8, 1907, for lots 3, I and Z, SWh NWh
section 5, township Is north, range IL east, and
that said proof will be made before Chas. II.
Boyle, U. 8. commissioner, at his office In Fort
Benton, Montana, ON May %, 1903.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz: George f.. Barkley, Clara Bark.
ley and Lewis Mestad, of Fort Benton, Montana;
Martin Gunderson, of Virgelle, Montana.
e. E. MCKOIN. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
A Mean Question.

Charles-I heard the other day that
Gerald Is going to get married.
Edward Well, why shouldn't he!
Hes comfortably we'll off.
That's just the whole point. Why
doesn't he remain so::"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-29
A Genius.

Little Willie-Say. pa, what is a gen
ius: PA genius, my son, is a man
who as a boy the neighbors said would
never amount to anything.-Chicago
News.