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The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
LOOKING AFTER
AN OREGON
SNAP

ID. B. Wyatt and Engineer d o.
Baker left Tuesday for oregon to
investigate reservoir and irrigation
proposition in the Rogue River val
lev, known as one OF the finest fruit
sections in the United States. The
information for this new project was
brought to Greeley by George West
who has been in oregon for some
time.
The reservoir was partially con-
structed and used for n placer mine
with no thought of its value for irri-
cation purposes. 1t has been discoN-
cred. however, that the mine is
lode. rather than placer, ana IN
stead OF washing, it needs stamp
mill.
Many thousands of dollars have
been spent in the development OF
the mine and the reservoir and for
$4,000 the local men can secure an
interest of 81 per cent in both. Mr.
West says that within mile OF the
immense reservoir is at least 1000
acres of the finest fruit land. and to
the Greeley men this means more
than the gold mine.
Some of the local men interested
are DR.. Hughes, DR.. Pogue, DR..
Reathman, d. B. and David Wyatt.
George West and others. whether
or not the proposition will be taken
up depends upon the report OF the
engineer.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
hal CLUB COMMIT
| named MONDAY NIGHT
TWO REAL ESTATE DEALS
MADE IN DELTA DISTRICT

+ A couple of real estate deals =.
!. OF interest were concluded in :.
:. the Delta the latter part of the :.
!. week. David McCune has pur- :
1: chased Longren's eleven-acre !.
!. tract under the ditch for the :.
!. sum of $4,500. McCune owns a !.
!: ranch west of Evans. but want :.
!. ed to move nearer town that i.
!. his children might have the :.
!: benefit OF the Greeley schools. =.
!. The crop and team were trans !.
:: ferred to McCune along with the =
!. land. :.
+ d. B. Buzick has bought the /
:. Mosher place on East Eigh- :.
:. teenth street. There is good :.
!. cottage on the tract, which in :.
!. cludes ten acres. The house :.
!. was recently built. The con- !.
:. sideration was $1,000. Delta :.
!. land Is much in demand on ac- :.
!: count Of its fertility adm near :.
:: ness to the city. :.
1. + + I. + I. I. I: + + !. !. !: :. !. = i.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
BOGUS CHECKS ARE CASHED
BY FIVE GREELEY MERCHANTS
TWELVE THOUSAND BAS.
kErS GRAPES IN GREELEV

:: M. A. O'Donnell, the genial :.
:: salesman for Denver commits :.
:: sion house, who has been max :.
= ing this territory for a number
= OF years, has Just disposed of :.
= two carloads of grapes which =.
= arrived here Tuesday. This :.
x makes four carloads of that =.
= fruit which has been distributed :.
:: here in the past two weeks. :.
. Each car contained 5000 bas- =.
= kets, which, when emptied, will :
= be enough to give every man, =.
X woman and child in the city a !:
= basket to carry clothespins in. !:
= The grapes are retailing at !.
= 35 cents or three baskets for ::
= dollar, and all housewives ::
= in Greeley are wearing gloves ::
:. to hide the blue-black stains on ::
= their fingers. Mr.. O'Donnell ::
!. says the supply is about ex- ::
! hausted and he thinks this will :,
:: be the last shipment of the sea- :,
!. son. :.
! !. :. !. + !. !. i !. !. !. !. !. !. !. 1. :,
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
~ THOUSAND YEARS
TO PAY FOR \ PlANt

:. Monday local piano mousse
!: sold an instrument to a Greeley
:. man and the contract, rs usual
:: was filed for record Mt the court
:. house. The dealer perhaps Is
:. not yet aware OF the fact that ne
!: gave the purchaser II thous-
:. and years to pay for the piano.
:: According to the chatter the
!: notes fall due on the following
:: dates, 19O10 and 1901. lne
= dates intended were no doup'
:: 1910 and 1911, but the copy
!. clerks in the recorders oitice
!: can make no change In tran
!. scribing and It will be entered
:: upon the books exactly as IL is
= written.
:: Unless u new chattel Is filed
!. the purchaser need not worry
:: about the payment.
j. J. i. !. !. !. !. !. + \ + " = = = =
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
.SUGAR BEET CROP
WORTH $6,O00,O0O
ESTIMATES MADE BY EXPERTS
Percentage Less Than Year
AFRO But Yield Larger

mates just concluded by 'N
rprts of the Great Western Susa'
company indicate that COLORADO ;
crop If sugar beets this year VIII
bring the farmers close to Sd,ooo'-
00. In northern Colorado aloH'
trrra will be close to 10000 tons OF
Enals About % per cent OF the VIoP
has uaen harvested, and the poss'-
nHffv of frosts yet to occur makes -
hard 10 forecast the crop with aceur'
acv. rt,orn
Tf he estimate of the mortimer .
colorado crop is borne out the NlJ'u
will he worth 100000, as lh'
farnors are under contract TO re-
rr.,e SIS per ton for their output
The loss in sugar content per acre
fhie year, due to late wetness' is en-
rerfrd to pull down the sugar Naiu'
nr pach ton several points. me In,
american Beet Sugar company WI,
Earn'te the depreciation in quailly ..
hra.a. make considerably more sugar
rfs year than last. The COMPANY
nD,y Las over $4,000 acres OF pee's
in pr0cess of harvesting
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21

Deaths invasion of the fast thin
ming ranks of the war veterans caused
4S.312 names to be dropped from
the pension rolls of the United States
last year. OF this number 32,S5 !
we're survivors of the Civil war. the
total loss to the pension roll irom
all causes was 81 ISL.
In striking contrast to these llS-
ures, comprised in the annual re-
port of Vespasian Warner, commits
sioner of pensions. is the statement
that the government paid out IN pen
sions in the fiscal year ending June
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
No ASSESSMENT FOR LARA
NIE-POUDitE LATEEALS

:. @. u. Latham director for the
:, creeley-Poudrc Irrigation dis
:. trict. desires to correct a state
:. ment which appeared in the
). Denver Republican this week
:. to the effect that the laterals
!. for the district would cost S25,--
:. 400 in excess of the contract
!. price and that the property
!. holders would be assessed FOR
:. tho additional cost irrespective
:, of the bond issue. Mr.. Latham
!. says there was no foundation
!. for the publishing of such n
:. story and that the Laramie
!. poudre will build all laterals
!. and complete the works for the
!. contract price of five million
!. dollars. . .
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
10 Michigan for Bride

a L. Mumper lett Thursday InT
Chicago and goes from there to Men,
ignn. where, it is rumored, he VIII
he married next week to Miss ELLEN
Ross Miss Ross taught in the Gree
low schools two years ago ana last
.rc,r taupbt in Denver. Mr.. Mumper
il one of the most prominent ranch
mon and real estate men in Greeley.
Tba couplc will live here.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
A Smooth Farm Hand
Gets Away With
About SIS
The SAME OLD GAME
SwindIe Discovered I'M
mediately But Is
Too Late

1t has been about three months
now since the local merchants have
been victimized by the bogus check
man, but Monday night five of them
parted with some SIS each in this
manner.
The fellow who worked the swim
die was an ordinary farm workman,
illiterate as far as letters are con-
cerned, but extremely smooth in
working his game to avert suspicion.
He cashed five checks each for
$3.50 on the Wilson grocery, Flag
Clothing, Jacobs meat market, Model
Market and Park Merchandise Co.
The man had worked for F. J.
Somers, who lives west Of town, and
was paid off by Mr.. Somers with
check Although a stranger, he found
no difficulty in cashing it and no
doubt concluded that it was easier
to cash checks in Greeley than to
pick spuds.
At each of the stores he bought a
small amount of goods. He was very
fastidious and particular about everJ-
thing he purchased. and at the Will
son grocery it took him about ten
minutes to buy loaf of bread. He
| felt of it six times to see that it was
not hard
At each place after receiving his
change for the check and couple
of dollars worth of goods purchased
he left the goods saying he would
be back in few minutes. He had
Just left the Wilson grocery when the
cashier Of the Greeley National bank
entered and the latter's attention
was directed to the check. Mr.. Neill
remembered that Mr.. Somers had
an account with his bank, but the
check looked so suspicious that he
determined to investigate. He went
to the bank and discovered that the
check was a forgery. The check was
signed Sumers instead of Somers.
and the writing was entirely differ
ent All the officers started upon the
case Immediately and in the course
I of Il half hour they discovered the
| four other checks. but the bogus Mr..
Sumers has not yet been apprehend-
ed He was known in the country as
| Ben Rodgers, and also as b. c. Rob
erts is about % years old; has dark
curly hair and has a limp in the
right leg on account OF three toes
missing. His description has been
sent TO Denver. where the officers
think he is now hiding.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
VETERANS ARE DROPPING FAST

so. 1903, q161,9SO.7O3, which the
commissioner declares is the largest
amount ever disbursed for pensions
I'M one year.
Summarized, the report shows
these facts:
number of pensioners at the be-
ginning of the year, 95l,6S1; num-
her of new pensioners added to the
roll. i6,0SS; pensioners on roll at
close Of the year, 946,194. net de-
crease of 5,493. Survivors OF the
Civil war on the roll now number
Jg2.961.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
New School listriCt Formed

Green City, Oct. lS.-A new dls-
trict has been formed. the territory
being taken from District NO. o.
The new school will be known as
the Sanford school ms almost all
the land is OwneO py -. San1oru'
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
} With Al
Mem
Zip
En- WORK
led to Co.
associated
lies

of the CONNER
rst weekly meet
ent a great deal
ht the personnel
nmittees. With
e or two every
t, which shows
gani2ation never
l of the commit
from three to
In will insure a
all times.
= passed asking
city to formulate
the way of as
Ia number OF the
ested the idea to
Ind the club will
il the ministers
or system.
church is work.
ding charity and
result of much
kst week it was
billy had been as
5erent denomina-
r family in dire
htirely neglected.
Snize all charities
)h a real working
]. The churches
6lan and tAe club
)nce.
is also going to
b. of street light
\ can have a sys-
fthe Effectiveness
II is doubtful II
b will be consid-
life Of the lamp
construction adds
cost of mainten-
\ club to take up
! street as an eX-
)ested that Eighth
Fr to the west hill
incandescents of
lower. within n
10 lights at each
with one in the
!, would be ample.
.arrs are supposed
Ile power. whicu
J about thirty in
I dO-caHGle power
talent OF one arc.
are lamps which,
stem would giJe
~ every block in
mes the eGective-
the r'tv and the
\ devise tie way c
ide The poles and
system there is
my the light COM
- L.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
|ER DAY
|RUNA=
(YS

week was un-
f0er day for run
Use guy should set
\ the atnospheric
lever It was that
|, nerves on edge
(hy disastrous run
Ihg a bad runaway,
l, IS reported from
Il. vans and a friend,
IRON town Satur-
something went a
Pnn'olIun with the
Iolm b0ILad Both
Ial5 and badly shak-
knDaa me buggy de-
C,os ms, bld luck did
!. N1IIe ha was fig
[lle,r hIs wife was
F.a.h h0m by telo-
ltoow tbat four of
F''a and in danger
ka5,u of the Delta
So Sou a runaway Sat
y sor0ons outcome,
n merely taking If
Y ItFa = homo and pro-
Ihda, a swift rate. but
N OI!gEy or harness.
+ " the buggy at
II E"ays mo. IN the Ha-
mi. TIear Johnstown.
PAYS paper. were
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
us CONSUMERS"
j. W. FOLEY in Saturday Evening Post

Ezry Pembroke says, says he,
He is chargin' more f'r tea
Sence TIL freight rates riz, becuz
Freight is higher N it wuz.
Ezry says that him an me
Bears tn higher cost o. tea
When he puts it on my bill,
AN" says he" we allus will"
Ezry Pembroke says he begs
Pardon FIR them high priced eggs,
But th' breakage is so large
He must make an extry charge.
Ezry tells me when he begs
Pardon f'r them high-priced eggs:
us consumers pays the bill,
An " says he, 1--WE allus will.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21

Mrs. Annetta Hesford, who has
been visiting her son, c. b. Hesford.
and wife for the last month, left
sunday Tor her home Mr.. and Mrs.
Hesford accompanied her as FAR as
DonNer.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21
CIVIC IMPROVE
MENT TO BE
SUBJECT

A citizens mass meeting will be
held In the Methodist church, Sun
day, October "a at 3 p. IN. This
meeting is the outgrowth of the Rid
dell lecture to men as held last Sun
day. II was thought by his business
manager after consultation with rep
resentatve citizens, that there was a
demand for another mass meeting to
discuss the various phases of civic
improvement and What Is Needed
for q Greater Greeley To this end
the following program has been ar
ranged which will be for women as
well as men:
--..-srssl ~ - -,
Hymn :. ...... America
Remarks by chairman, His Honor the
Mayor, George NJ. Houston.
A Word of Welcome, Sister Francis
Invocation. Rev. Dewitt d. Forward
A SYMPOSIUM
what We Need for a Greater Gree
ley"
Civic improvement. %. o. Russell
Labor. Charles NJ. Foulk
Education. .......C. L. Carter
Our Boys and Girls. G. II. Bradfield
Religions. .... Rev. John Doane
Vocal solo. THE Books viii All Be
Open" +. NJ. Smith
"Uow to- Realize the Ideal '......
Newton n. Riddell
Hymn. ..... God Be With You
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21

Ezry says it's plain to SEE
How it's up to him an me,
When tn price of goods is riz
He pays more and more FIR his;
An he'll charge tn extry share
Up to me T. make it fair.
"Us consumers pays tn bill,
Ezry says, IAN allus will
The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-21

Ezry Pembroke says hard facts
Shows high tariff is a tax,
An th' higher price am sich
All goes to tn robber rich;
When they charge him more why he
Has to charge it up to me.
us consumers pays tn bill"
Ezry says, an allus will.
Ezry Pembroke says when his
Hullsale price Of goods is riz
He jest charges up to me
What III extry cost'll be.
BY say it's Jest his aim
To KEEP profits bout tn same.
us consumers pays TIL bill,"
Ezry says, an allus will"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
State Fair Is Big Success.

HELENA, Sept. 28.-Almost as large
q crowd was present at the state fair
today as there was yesterday and the
visitors enjoyed the same excellent
brand of weather. Yesterday there
were'not many visitors to the exhibit
halle, but today they drew many
thousands.
1t is the unanimous opinion that
this state fair is the best and most
successful ever held. Everyone is sui.
prtsed At the ma~gnifcence of the ex.
hibits in every division and they are
attracting far greater attention than
ever before. 1t would seem as If the
Montanaus realize for the fret time
that the state has q fair of which to be
proud. James j. Hills remarks
opened the eyes of many yesterday
and early this morning the big crowds
on hand went carefully through all
the buildings.
Many eastern people are here, and
among them r prospective settlers,
land buyers and sgents of wholesale
and manufacturing houses, who Dame
to ascertain what Montana can turn.
ish In the way OF raw products.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
A Unique Agricultural Display.

The display windows at the city OF
uptown Office of the Great Northern
line contain an exhibit apart from
those at the fair and which is attr act
ing not q little attention, says the
Helena Record. With seeds and
grain a most creditable attempt has
been made to illustrate "Taft in
clover"
That lie, a splendid likeness of the
president rests on the bottom OF q
large plate, and it is surrounded by
rows OF layers of oats, wheat, beans
and other vegetables and grains,
while the remainder of the window 10
tastefully decorated with sheafs of
grain and the national colors. One of
the former is q stalk of timothy seven
feet high.
In the opposite window there is q
splendid display of fruits and vegeta-
bles and all are dry farming results
in the Treasure state. The exhibits
are from Tobacco Plains, the Sun
river country and the Fort Belknap
Indian reservation. The display re.
ceived the cordial approval Of James
]. Hill, chairman of the board of
directors of fhe Great Northern
system.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06

Several ranchers from the Shonkin
were in town today looking after the
loading Of . beet shipment in which
they are interested. There we're about
$50 head of beef cattle in the outfit.
Word was received from Havre to.
day that John McClellsnd, of Judith.
was seriously injured by falling from
q passenger train. The accident hap.
pened through his failure to notice
that the vestibule door was not closed,
the fall being 90 serious that it was
at first feared HE injuries would prove
fatal.
W. E. French sends word that the
Northern Montana exhibit car, which
Is now at Helena, will pass through
Fort Benton on train No. 236 Sunday
evening. There are several exhibits
here awaiting the car, and additions
to the display will be gladly accepted
at the River Press Office.
John Neubert, the we'll known old
timer. who has been attending the
state fair and the annual meeting OF
Montana Pioneers at Helena, came to
the River Press Office today with a
request that he be permitted to ex-
press his opinion of the treatment &C.
corded visitors to the Capital city
the present week. Mr.. Neubert de-
clares that visitors were held up q,
every turn. and made to pay extor-
tionate charges for the poorest of &C.
commodations, q course of treatmen,
which they resent and to which they
will not again expose themselves.
G. 81. Evers and wife returned today
from Chester, where they attended the
marriage OF their con, George Evers,
and Miss Rose Keith, OF Alma, which
took place Wednesday evening at the
Weldy hotel. The ceremony was per.
formed by the Rev. Geo. Edwards, Of
Great Fails, in the large hall which
had been literally decorated, one Of
the features being an srchway of ever
greene and fowers. The festivities
included . dance ct which music wal
furnished by Pinkerton's orchestra,
and which continued until dayligh,
Thursday morning. There were abou,
125 guests present.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
STATE FAIR EXHIBITS,
j.. J. Hill Favorably Impressed 8,
Articles Displayed.

That James J.. Hill was f~avorably
impressed with the Montana State
Fair 10 manifest by the following
statement made by him yesterda y,
says the Helena Independent:
"So.ne of the grains, grasses and
root crops shown at the fair are bet.
ter than anything I aver saw before.
The cattle here would take prizes at
any livestock show in the country
Considering the fact that this is only
the seventh state fair held in Mon
tana, the progress which has been
made is wonderful.
Montana is just awakening to a
realization of its own growth" con.
tinued Mr.. Hill. ''These exhibits
point the way to a more enlightened ag.
ricultural policy. The Montana farms
will in a few years be the stable wealth
of the state. and your mines will be
releg ated to second or third place.
Montana has much good land-34,.
000, 600 acres in all, which will produce
great crops. Illinois has only 5 $780,
600 G es. The yield of the western
lands, after it has been Guilty ated,
conserved and tanned, will be greater
than the yield of eastern land. But
you must get the Indian out fret, and
then, instead OF allowing it to run
down, build it up, rotate crops, don't
spoil it by being toe eager.
"Never before did I see fine oats,
barley, alfalfa, or root crops than ]
saw here this morning. But Montana
must realize on its superiority. AL
falfa ground and mixed with hulless
barley will make pork faster than all
the corn in the country; it will make
good pork, too. The Westpahalia
ham and Winchester bacon of Eng
land, commands q fancy price. Mon
tana hams and bacon could command
them too, If the necessary pains were
taken.D
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
A Great Opportunity.

An extraordinary opportunity for man and
WIFE, mar to work on farm (irrigated), woman
to take charge If kitchen. Everything needed
on farm and in Kitchen furnished. Extra line
ing proper interest in results Of farm and giving
facilities for accumulation If stock and taking
care OF same, with opportunity Of securing land
tor future use. On account Of age and health,
am compelled to Withdraw from active lite. Ad.
out delay.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Notice 20 In Public.
Bucks for Sale.
Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received by the undersigned clerk
OF school district No. IL up to Saturday, Octo-
Der SO, 1909, for the construction of . frame
school house; said building to be S2x2O feet and
II feet high. to be plastered with two costs OF
plaster and wainscoted four feet high; also a
storm shed ska feet on the inside. Plans and
specifications can be seen at the Office of the
clerk. For information apply to
j. W. WOODCOCK,
Clerk School District No. 8.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Bulls for Sale,

TIVE % G Gnao bull calves. one : year old, and
sell reasonable II taken soon. Address
ALEX ROSS, Ada. Mont,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
For Rent Or Sale.

A desirable ranch property, consisting of about
1910 acree Of decided land with improvements
10 offered for rent for . term Of yesre, or will be
sold q tair valuation. Plenty OF hay. range and
everything necessary for . good sheep OF cattle
ranch. Address J. r.. MORRISON,
Landusky, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Reward For Cattle.

The undersigned will pay S. 90 per head re.
ward in cash for sll cattle found and held or
delivered to him branded, on right hip.
also on right ribs; no ear marks.
Range between south side of Bear
Paws and Missouri river. Also between Big
Sandy and Fort Belknap Indian reservation.
ED. RIEDEL, Riedel, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06

which can be seen at my ranch at Lost Lake
For particulars address
j. q. PATTERSON. Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Bucks for Sale.

Thirty-ive fine wool bucks, five years old, TO,
sale. For particulars address
j. o. PATTERSON, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Cattle For Sale.

For sale, 800 head of stock cattle, mixed bunch
grade HerefOrds. Inquire of
C. Il. FARNUM, Harlem, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Sheep Wanted to Winter.

Wanted TO winter, about 6, 500 head of ewes o,
Plenty of hay and extra good range.
Address X. r i, care of River Prees.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Bucks for Sale,
Bulls for Sale.

We have 200 Rsmbouillet bucks for sale.
BENTON SHEEP co.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Ranch for Sale or Rent,

for either sheep or cattle. Plenty of
hay and range. A small bunch of cattle for sale,
Address, a. HELT, Warrick, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
The River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send It TO .sthe old folks
At home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Sheep For Sale.

About 1900 head old ewes for sale; also about
3,OO0 head wethers, threes. tours and fves. Ap.
ply to
ED. REICHELT, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Ewes For Sale.

We have 1900 elk and seven year-old ewes in
trade for ~yearling wethers or will cell on time
to parties who can give ranch property az Sc.
curity. BOURNG u HAMILTON,
Hill, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Cattle for Sale,

Thirty.two head OF native stock cattle. Eigh,
head of steers in bunch. Call or address
KATIE 4. CONNOLLY. fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Cotswoid Bucks for Sale,

CotswoId Bucks for Sale.
olds, in numbers to suit purchasers. These
bucks are from selected Oregon ewes and pure
bred Cotswold bucks from the prize winning
band of Allen Bros, Utah.
LONG BROS, Great Falls, Mont.