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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-13
Confidence, 20 bid; Sierra Nevada. % a &c.
Iixcheuuef 70 bid; Union. d4Gg4I; Cho;-
lar, II bid Potosi, 90 blu.

Confidence, 10 bid: Sierra Nevada. % a 2G:
t;xcheuuef, 70 bid; Union, d4lg4I;& Cho;-
3lsr II bid; Potosi, 90 b,u.
- ToNoP.AH.
s Tnnopali Nevada. eco bid Montana
Tol-opah. 81 bid: Tonpuah Extension, a5,
a As; MacNamara. 256i2 Midway, 20 bid:
tTorupa!iS3s Belmont, S99iS6a West End
Cons, % bid; jim Butier,g9 @ 40.
BELLFROG. i.
National Bank. . bid; Bonnie Glare. 8
bid: MaYhoWerf Cons. 9GllQ; lIomestakej
Cons, asked Trarr.S Cons, bid.
NJ d, MANHATTAN.
Mann, Cons. 4 bid; Dexter, "a
OTHER DISTRICTS.
Nevada Hills, 1905: Pjttsburg Sill.
Peak. 45 bid /; Round Mountain. a bid.
GOLDFIELD.
Sandstone. a 10; Col. Mt. 10 Gil: jun
BIO Ext. 10 bid: Booth, l0012. Blue Bull.
oH6;s silver Peak, II asked Blue Bell. q
bid; Htbernia, 3 asked; Conqueror. 3 bidt$
Lone STARE bid; G.. Wonder, 2 asked;
Orc. 5 Gp6; Atlanta. bid CT. Bend, 5G6;
Red Top Ext . bid; Florence. 2.915a q
3 .021s; Goldfeld Daisy, 10 D20; Comb.
Fraction, b7661; CT Bend Ext, / bid;
ct. Bend Annex. i bid: Kewanos, SO 81;
Crackeriack. bid: Red Hills. SOS:
Tiger, 6 bid; Goldfield Con, 6 .1215: D'field
j hid; G. o., D.. IL bid; Flor
ence Ext. bid.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-13
.oMAlIA.I

South Omaha. July a. Cattle Re-
ceipts. 23,2o0; market steady to 10c. high
Ell. Western steers. $50 @5.75; Texas
steers, 3.0O@5.25; cows and heifers.5 2.7I54
feeders, .2.oo6p5 scnlves, {. 00G6. 70; bulls
stays, etc. 2.00m5.25.
Hogs Receipts, $500; market &C.. liiEh-i
ler. Heavy. .7oaT. 80; mixed, ,e5da7.1o =
sales. Z. CO. LIS.
sheep-Receipts,8 $500: market Is @25n.
higher. Yearlings, o 60 % G 90. we hers. $50
5@5.0O; ewes, 375 al 30; lambs, q GO q s.75.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-13

National Bank. . bid; Bonnie Glare. 8
bid: MaYhower Cons. 961a; Homestake
Cons, 2 asked rranS Cons, s bid. 81
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-13

New York. July IL. Sugar. raw.
steady. Fair refining, 3.d2: centrifugal .ss
test. 3.a2; molasses sugar, 3.l7.
Refined-Steady.C Crushed, 5.5o; powder
ed 4.95; granulated, A. IS.
Coffee-steady. No. Rio, rs q ~; No. g
4 Santos &c. sslEG5sstti5.a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-13

The Deseret Savings bank stockhold-
ers held meeting today, when they
re- elected these directors:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
The TaIker.

You'll note the man who talks too
much is always working round. He
never seems to hold the Job which
some one else has found for him be-
cause he's bound to keep his tongue
upon the wag and spend his boss pre-
cious time in self bouquets and brag.
He stays until his story's told and
then told one again, and by this time
the boss a is overfull Of pain, and
he is told to take his grip, although the
boss feels sad, because he's lost his
other grip upon the job he had. And
yet he never, never learns, but talks
his Jobs away, because the habits
grown on him that he must have his
say. And SO he talks until he dies, up
to his waning breath; he's talked his
chances all away and talked himself to
death.-Boston Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
How to Patch a Canoe,

There are several different "home-
made" methods by which to repair a
crack or leak in a canoe. Perhaps the
most permanent is varnish or shellac
and silk. Put a little varnish over the
crack, place a small silk patch over the
varnish, letting it dry, then varnish or
shellac over the silk. Two coats will
be sufficient. If 1t is a vanished ca
noe, use white silk, and the patch can
hardly be detected, the silk being
transparent. This may be put on both
inside and outside if necessary. White
lead and varnish mixed we'll and put
in the crack is also a good permanent
repair. If on a cruise in the woods
and without the necessary articles to
make a permanent repair, get a little
spruce gum off the trees, heat and add
a little grease and put over the crack.
The grease has a tendency to keep the
gum from getting very hard, and it
will not break so easily. The silk and
shellac repair is the usual remedy for
a puncture in a canvas covered canoe.
Recreation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
One Use For Matches,

A clerk in the black goods depart
ment Of a Broadway store put a box
Of safety matches in his pocket before
leaving home.
'They'll come in handy for my Gus
TONER'S" he said, mot to light cigars
or cigarettes-my customers don't
smoke in the store-but to test the
goods they buy. No doubt their trick
is antediluvian. Eve may have tested
fig leaves just that way in the garden
Of Eden for all I know; but, no matter
how old fashioned it makes a person
seem, there are plenty of women who
will not buy a piece of cloth without
setting a lighted match to one of the
threads to see whether it burns or not.
If the thread burns, the cloth is part
cotton. and the shopper won't have it.
If it doesn't burn, it's all wool, and she
buys."-New York Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
There WAS NO ACCIDENT.
And the Message She Received Was
Not q Practical Joke.

And the Message She Received Wa
Not a Practical Joke.
She was reclining in a low chair In
the drawing room, thinking about her
dear Willie, who had been legally her
property for the space Of three months,
when a telegram arrived for her. Hur-
riedly tearing open the envelope, she
scanned the contents, then fell back
In a swoon. The message was from
her brother in the city and read:
Will run over today. GEORGE.
Her maid at last restored her to con-
seriousness. Her Willie run over! She
could not grasp the full significance
Of 1t. One thing she would do-go to
him at once. So she hastily attired
herself and at length reached her
brothers Office, who, having sent the
news, would be able to tell her all
about it.
"How is he. and where have they
taken him?"
Her brother stared at her stupidity.
"Oh, don't keep me In suspense! Tell
me where he is"
"Where who Isl"
"Why Willie"
"At his office, I presume. I haven't
seen him today"
"Then what does this mean? Isn't
he run over? Is this n Of your silly
jokes?"
George took the telegram from his
sister, read his own message, then ex-
ploded with laughter. It was a long
time before he could convince her that
this simple intimation that he would
run W. and pay her a visit was not a
detestable and practical joke.-Pear-
sons Weekly,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Public Sale Of Real Estate,

The chairman Of the board Of county commits.
sioners of Chouteau county, Montana, will offer
the front door Of the court house in Fort Benton,
Montana, the following described real estate,
title to which has been acquired BY the county
by tax deed, to.wit:
Lot ~, block 10, old townsite of Hsvre, Mont. /;
lots 5 and 6, block 124, military reservation, Fort
Benton. Date of sale, October 8th, 1909, at 2
O'Clock p. m.
Lots =, 9, ID and H.. block 10, townsite of Fort
Benton, Mont; also lots 5, 6, 7 and s, block 1872,
military reservation. Date of sale, October u,
1909, at 2 o'clock p. m.
Lots 4, 5 and 6, block 80, Deletraz addition; all
of blocks ~, 81 and 80, Delatraz addition. Date
of sale, October Is, 1909, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
on Hle in the Office of the clerk and recorder of
Chouteau county, Montana.
By order of the board of county commission
ers. W. r. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont. Sept. 10, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Notice Of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
ARrAr FArJa Mont 2opt

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. 20, 1909.
A sufficient contest afidavit having been hled
In this Office by
WILLIAM G. JAMES,
against homestead entry No.. x4b9,
made June 8, 1905, for the EK NWA, EN- SWK
section %, township "a north, range Z east, Mon
tana meridian, by William McMaster, contestee,
in which 1t is alleged that William McMaster
never established q residence upon said land nor
made any improvements thereon nor cult
waited any portion thereof, neither has he used
said land tor grazing purposes. said parties
are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
2: m. on November 5. 1909, before Chas. H.
Boyle, United States commissioner, at his Office
in Fort Benton, Montana, and that final hearing
will be held at 10 O'Clock .. m. on November IL,
1909, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office In Great Falls, Mont.
The said contestant having, In . proper . fnda-
VT fled September 20, 1908, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice cannot be made, Il 10 hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by dueand
proper publication.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
A MEERSCHAUM PIPE.
Il Requires Careful Smoking to Color
II Properlv.


Ordinarily a meerschaum pipe is
boiled for coloring in a preparation Of
wax. which is absorbed and a thin
coating Of wax is held on the surface
Of the pipe and made to take a high
polish. Under the wax is retained the
oil Of tobacco, which is absorbed by
the pipe, and its hue grows darker in
proportion to the tobacco used. A
meerschaum pipe at first should be
smoked very slowly. and before a Sec
ond bowlful is lighted the pipe should
cool off. This is to keep the wax as
far up the bowl Is possible, and
rapid smoking will overhead, driving
the wax off and leaving the pipe dry
and raw.
A new pipe should never be smoked
outdoors in extremely cold weather.
Fill the pipe and smoke down about
one-third, or to the height to which
you wish color. Leave the remainder
Of the tobacco in the pipe and do not
empty or disturb it for several weeks,
or until the desired color is obtained.
When smoking put fresh tobacco on
the top and smoke to the same level.
When once burned the pipe cannot be
satisfactorily colored unless the burn.
ed portion is removed and the surface
again treated by the process by which
meerschaum Is prepared. The color
ing is produced by the action of the
smoke upon the oils and wax which
are superficially on the exterior of the
pipe and are applied in the same proc
ess of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Answers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
TIDES OF PUGET SOUND.
The Swift and Turbulent Waters o.
tho Narrows.

The Swift and Turbulent Waters Of
the Narrows.
The waters of the narrows are
treacherous. 1t is a place of terrible
tides. Viewed from the precipitous
shores, the surging waters are mag.
nifcent. The scene has been compared
with the Hudson above New York
city. The waters of that part Of
Puget sound which extends to Olym.
pia, Mud bay, Shelton and Henderson
bay, a vast inland sea within itself.
all flow in and out Of the narrows.
In the upper reaches of the sound
some twenty-five or thirty miles from
the narrows the tides attain a height
of more than twenty feet. When the
tides begin to fall all the accumulated
water rushes out through the narrows
like a great river at flood. In like
manner when the tide sets in the d.
rection of Olympia the narrows be:
come a swift and turbulent stream.
Frightful w%hirlpools are numerous.
Streams running powerfully in con
trary directions strike and the water
boils.
Large steamboats, struck by the con.
trary currents groan and creak and
sway under the strain. This being so,
1t is no wonder that small craft often
Overturn in the narrows. A whirlpool
has been known to seize a rowboat and
twist it round and round until the
rowers almost despaired of coming out
alive. 1t is a marvelously beautiful
water with all its t~errors. and hun.
dreds and thousands will continue to
find pleasure there, Notwithstanding
its occasional tragedies. The rumble
Of the tides when running at full is
like the distant rumble of the ocean.
The terrors of the sea are an element
Of its charm, and so it is with the ter
rors of the narrows.-Tacoma Ledger.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
An Elephant Experience.

A friend Of mine told me Of a curl.
Gus experience. He was carefully
stalking a big bull elephant in a large
herd, when they got his wind, and a
big cow elephant charged him. He
jumped behind a large tree Is the
elephant reached him, and, being I'M
able to stop herself in time, the ele-
plant drove her tusks with such force
into the trunk Of the tree that they
snapped of close to her head. The
elephant was stunned for a moment,
but luckily turned and galloped after
the fast ~retreating herd, leaving him
the possessor Of some eighty pounds
Of ivory valued at about $250.-Circle
Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
FORGOT HIS oWN LINES.
A Quotation That the Poet Campbell
Failed to Recoanixe.

A Quotation That the Poet Campbell
Failed to Recognize.
That poets, like other folks, some
times forget their own creations is
shown by an incident related by Sir
Frederick Pollock. At a dinner where
Thomas Campbell and Lord Nugent
were present the conversation drifted
from the use Of Latin words in English
to monosyllabic verse. Some one ex-
pressed a doubt whether two consecu-
tive lines composed of words Of one
syllable could be found in our
language. Lord Nugent at once quoted:
"By that dread name we the sword
o. high,
And swear for her to live-with her to
die"
Campbell said he did not believe in
the lines and asked where they came
from. Lord Nugent said, "From your
own Pleasures Of Hope" "How do
you know thatY asked the poet. II
know it all by heart" replied Nugent.
'Tll bet you a guinea you can't repeat
it." said Campbell. The bet was taken
and Nugent started declaiming. The
poet soon got tired and said: II see
you know the poem. Don't go any
further" The other insisted upon re-
peating the whole poem or claiming
double stakes, and Campbell paid the
extra guinea in order to be spared the
recital Of the poem which had made
him famous-which he had forgotten
New York Mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
The Dogs Of Turkey.

In the matter Of kindness to animals
it is said that the Turk cannot be sur
passed. Thus at STEAMBOAT the wan
dering dogs n treated with great
~gentleness, and when puppies come
into the world they are lodged with
their mother at the side Of the street
in improvised kennels made out Of old
boxes lined with straw and bits Of
carpet. And frequently when a young
Turk happens to be flush Of money he
goes to the nearest bakers shop and
buys a quantity Of bread, which he
distributes among the dogs Of the
quarter, who testify their gratitude by
jumping up at him with muddy paws
and smiling muscles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Two Apologies For q Hat,

A Kansas City a who had lost
his hat at a public function in tina,
metropolis caused the following unique
advertisement to be published in the
local papers:
The undersigned will deem 1t a great
favor If the gentleman who inadvertently
took the undersigned's new silk hat on
the occasion of the reception of the To-
tos club, leaving an inferior headpiece in
stead. will have the goodness to return
said silk hat. Not only will the gentle
man receive the undersigned's warmest
thanks for his kindness. but the apologies
OF the undersigned-the apology for the
trouble the undersigned may have caused
him and 'the apology for a hat" which he
a conferred upon the undersigned.
st. Louis Republic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
All Affected.

Sprigg went to a noted physician to
ask advice as to his health. In pomp-
GUS tones he addressed the doctor:
T-ah-have come to-ah-ask you
-ah-what-what is-ah-the doosid
mattaw with me-ah"
II find your heart ia affected" said
the physician gravely.
"Oh-ah-anything else-ah?"
Eyes; your lungs are affected too"
"Anything-ah-else-ah?"
Eyes; your manners are also affect
ed."-LOndon Answers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Confessions.

The woman begged the bachelor girl
not to go yet awhile. She was so
urgent that the girl finally sat down
again. Then the two sat perfectly still
and silent, looking at each other.
II know what you are thinking"
said the bachelor girl by and by.
"Whatf' asked the woman.
THAT, now you've got me to stay,
you wonder why it was you insisted
%. You don't know what to do with
me OF to say to me, now I'm here to
stay"
"How did you guess it7'' the woman
laughed.
I've felt Just that way myself" said
the bachelor girl, many and many q
ume."-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
A DREAM STORY.
The Startling Vision That Saved the
Life Of Lady Vernon,

UV Jul VbSsSsS sU0S SaVSo w
Life Of Lady Vernon.
The following dream story is told in
1.-THE Story of Ny Life" by Augustus
I. G. Hare. The story vas told to Mr..
Hare In Rome in 1870:
Lady Vernon dreamed that she saw
the butler, with a knife In one hand
and a candle in the other. crossing the
entrance hall, and she awoke with a
great start. After awhile she COM
posed herself to sleep again, and she
dreamed-she dreamed that she saw
the butler, with a knife In one hand
and a candle in the other. IN the mid
die Of the staircase, and she awoke
with a great shock. She got up. She
thought she could not be quite well,
and she took a little sal volatile. At
last she fell asleep again. and she
dreamed-she dreamed that she saw
the butler, with a knife In one hand
and a candle in the other, standing at
her bedroom door, and she awoke in a
great terror. and she Jumped out Of
bed, and she said. "I1l have an end Of
this; I'l' have an end Of these foolish
1maginations." And she rushed to the
door. and she threw the door wide
open. And there at the door stood the
butler, with a knife In one hand and
a candle in the other. And when he
suddenly saw Lady Vernon in her
white nightdress, with her hair stream
ing down her back, he was 30 dread
fully frightened that he dropped the
candle on the floor and rushed of
down the staircase and OF to the sta
bles, where there was a horse ready
saddled and bridled, on which he
meant to have ridden away when he
had murdered Lady Vernon. And he
rode away without having murdered
her at all, and he was never heard Of
again.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
A LAKE THAT RAN AWAY.
Il Changed the Face Of . Part Of
Northern Vermont.

" SU0UXSo INC race OF T0Tt OK
Northern Vermont.
One hundred years ago the sites of
Glover and Barton, in the northern
part of Vermont were mostly swamp
land. A mill was located by q brook
which was fed from one Of the large
ponds three or four miles from what
is now the village of Glover. These
mountain ponds or lakes. two or three
miles square. are high up in the Green
mountains and are among the most
attractive spots in New England.
On June 6, 1910, three men went
up the brook to see II a little more
water could be let down to the mill.
They removed some earth, when sud-
denly the quicksands gave way, and
they saw that the whole lake was liza
BILE to be upon them.
Frantically they questioned, who
will save the miller and his wife,"
Spencer Chamberlain, the ]eetest Of
foot, ran as fast as possible through
the tangle Of thick woods to give warn
ing, while the other men escaped to
higher ground. He found the miller
away and the miller's wife grinding at
the mill. She became helpless with
horror; but, breathless as her rescuer
was from his flight, he succeeded in
dragging and carrying her up the hill
out Of reach of the rushing water.
The miller's horse was drowned and
all Of his hard earned property swept
away in a twinkling.
The water rushed along, carrying
everything before it, digging out a
vines, filling up hollows and making a
new surface to the land generally.
some Of it reaching Lake Memphrema-
cog, more than a dozen miles away.
It brought down SO much sand that 1t
filled the swamps and made them ft
for habitation.
The site of the lake is now called
Runaway pond OF Dry pond and the
road leading to 1t Runaway road. The
ground which was once the bed Of
the lake is spongy and shakes when
walked upon. Hay is grown there, but
has to be cut by hand and carried off
on pitchforks. as a horse would sink
into the soggy mass.-Boston Globe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
A DEBT OF HONOR.
The Debtor. the Creditor and th>
Promissory Note.

The Debtor. the Creditor and The
Promissory Note.
The inconsiderate creditor pressed
for immediate payment of his promis-
sorry note.
"But l have no money" said the
debtor YEARLY.
Il saw you pay that man who just
went out" retorted the creditor indig-
nantly.
THAT was a debt Of honor" replied
the other, with hauteur.
The creditor Immediately tore up the
promissory note which he held In hts
hand and threw it in the fire.
"So'ts mine a debt Of honor" he re-
marked simply.
So far SO good, and the matter Is pro-
Feeding along the proper lines for such
cases made and provided.
The debtor assured himself that the
promise to pay had been really con-
sumed.
"Pardon me-" he then politely said,
but you tore up that note voluntarily
and from mercenary motives. I can
not therefore recognize It as q debt Of
honor"
Which proves that a nice sense Of
honor is a good thing to have lying
about handy.
The creditor smiled indulgently.
"Oh, that was only a copy I tore up"
he replied. He took another note from
his pocket. "This is the original, you
see" he remarked. with pardonable
pride.
Which proves again that a careful
man before burning his bridges assures
himself that the ferry is still doing
business at the same old stand.-Ex-
change. t.-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Great Falls List No. "A.
Notice for Publication,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT EAIIa Mont Ann 9O 1

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. 80, 1909.
Notice il hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose postofiCe address is st. Paul, Mimi, has
this 30,h day of August, 1909, filed in this office
- application to select under the provisions Of
the act of congress, approved July l, 1898, GO
Stat 5y7, 6a0(, lot one ~, the northeast quarter
of the northwest quarter and the north half Of
the northeast quarter of section Z, in township
81 north, of range 8 east of the Montana princf.
No. O766l.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
the mineral character OF the land. Or for any 9th.
file their affidavits of protest In this office on or
before the 18th day of October, 1909.
j, NJ BURLINGAME. Register,
First publication, Sept IA, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-06
Desert Land..Flnal Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OTr1cI,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
LEwIsTowN, Mont, Sept. l6, 1909.
Notice lie hereby given that
ANDREW LARSON,
Of Big Sandy, Montana, who, on September II,
09SS), for 100 acres of unsurveyed land, when
surveyed will probably be in section 30, township
% north. range Is east, Montana meridian, has
fled notice OF intention to make final proof, to
establish claim to the land above described, be-
fore Chae. II. Boyle, u. 8. Commissioners, at Fort
Benton, Montana, on the 18th day of October.
and Nels T. Carlberg, of Big Sandy, Montana;
George Hoffman,, of Fort Benton, Montana;
Alexander T.. Carlberg, of Knerville, Montana.
c. E. MCKOIN. ReRiatar.