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The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. Mary Fisher and o viii,
and daughters Missed Mabel and
Nadine, and Miss Gertrude Brown
left Tuesday on a three weeks
western trip to Colorado Springs
and Salt Lake City.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

A certain lady who likes to use
big words whebS ir she knows the
exact meaning or not, was told that
the word "ferment" meant ito
work" One day she had some call
ers and she came in from out OF.
doors, II am very tired today; :
have been fermenting In the yard
all day. And the callers fell out
of their chairs. .
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. o. w. johnston gave an "ice
party" on Thursday afternoon of
last week to a select number OF
her friends. Nothing could have
been more appropriate on that
s~weltering day, md the ices and
other suggestions o. winter were
very refreshing.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Miss Katherine Fletcher, of Wav-
erly, was q pleasant caller at u
office Saturday.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. P. H. Rea entertained a
number OF prominent out-of-town
visitors by a porch party at her
beautiful home Wednesday morn
ing.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. Mike Lynch, Jr. and daugh-
ter + back in Marshall after an
extended visit at Excelsior Springs.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Rev. Senneff's little tent at Salt
Springs burned this week and is
almost a total loss. He has moved
his family to town, but the meet
ings continue as before.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

A certain lady here in town as
sured her husband that che never
told a lie and never would. He
told her he did not doubt 1t, but
hereafter he would cut a notch in
the piano every time he knew she
deceived him. "No you wont I" she
cried, "I'm not going to have my
piano all ruined" $40 r
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. Harry Culbertson and chill
dren from Iowa are expected to-
morrow to make an extended visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H,
b. Bristow.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. Henry Colvert, daughter
Miss Alta, and mother, Mrs. l. N.
Elsea, have gone to Colorado
Springs for a months stay.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mr.. Hagan informs US that the
scinic will be open tonight and
tomorrow night.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Harrison are
in Montreal and Ontario on a sew
eral weeks stay in the hope of over
coming Mrs. Harrison's hay fever,
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

b. E. Hill OF southeast of town,
returned Monday from Troy, Idaho.
where he went to bury his sister,
Mrs. M. S. Clements. 1t was his
intention to bring her remains here
for burial but it was impossible to
do So. He found that Mr.. Glenn
ents had lost his mind and decided
to cleanup" the neighborhood
so armed himself with a 46 calibre
Winchester and first shot his wife
and then after cutting his throat
shot his head off with the rifle.
Louis Ferguson, Talton Lewis
Henry Watson and Pr of. j. H
Kenner attended the Grand Chap
ter, the Grand Commandery and
the Grand Lodge OF Colored Free
Masons at st. Louis last week and
report a pleasant and profitable
session. j. H. Kenner, principal Of
our colored school, was elected
Deputy Grand High Priest or the
Grand Chapter OF Royal Arch Ma.
sons OF Missouri, an honor worth.
lily bestowed.
FIat#f"s IE-rEf. f.rlra-. rNENM atf.H.l
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Deputy Sheriff Keeth. went to
Blackburn Saturday to look after
boot-leggers at the o light pic
mic. Aug, Pape told him he was
foolish-that the people up there
bought it by the barrel. The pic
mic was a success and the park has
been cleaned up.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Huston went
to Chicago to spend the week with
their son, Carey.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

]. c, rLamkin is back at Wood &
Huston's bank after a two weeks
vacation.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. w. L. Hook, OF Kentucky, is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. w. P.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

DIR. and Mrs. R. H. Nuckles and
children OF Slater were the guests
OF Marshall relatives Sunday.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

1. d. Gift and guest Julius Kruse,
we're here from Malta Bend Tues
day.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. L. A. Hedrick left this week
for a short visit to Terry, Mo.
Miss Annie and Alice Tyler are
On a visit to Ochelata, Oklahoma.
VIM r iulgur was 1 pleasant
caller from Herndon Monday.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

w. D. Jackman informs us that
his son, Maxey B., started to work
this week for the Shapleigh Hard
ware Co. of st. Louis, where he has
q splendid position in the cut
lcry department. Mr.. Jackman is
absent from the New York Racket
this week enjoying his vacation.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

For native lumber see G.
V. Bush.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Waiter Terrell and Ed Brisbois
left Tuesday for Eagle Lake, Texas
on a prospecting trip.
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. i. W. Scott entertained Mon
day morning in honor OF Miss
Pearl Mitchell by giving a lavender
party,
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Mrs. J.. Il. Vardeman of Nelson
was the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
H. G. Nall, near Fairville early this
week
The Marshall republican., 1909-08-20

Obed Noble and wife returned
Wednesday morning from a sever
al months visit to their daughter
at Lyons, Mich.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
GaIen Repeats Warning.

HELENA, July 15.-In response to a
query from the board OF county com.
missioners of Silver Bow county, the
attorney generals Office today rendered
an opinion respecting race meetings
10 counties of the first class.
The opinion holds that a seco nd
race meeting in addition to the 30.day
meet authorized by law, would be ar
attempted evasion Of the statutes, and
the treasurer is directed to issue nc
license therefor. The commissioners
are instructed that any attempt to star,
q second ace meeting should be pre-
vented, the inference being that the
sheriff should act in case such an at.
tempt was made.
In an interview Mr.. Galen said tina,
q second meeting such as Ia proposed
at Butte would clearly be an evasion
of the spirit and intent of the law and
II it were attempted, the entire ma
chinery Of the state would be used Il
necessary to prevent it. He said the
law has specifically provided for 9
3O.day meet and that no greater dura.
tion would be tolerated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Shortest Railroad In the World.

What is probably the shortest indie.
pendent railway line in the world is
being built on the south side of the
river, says the Muscular. 1t is the
Missoula Belt Line railway and it is
owned by q regularly incorporated
company, organized for the construc.
ton and operation of this road, whose
length is about 200 feet.
The members Of the Missoula Belt
Line Railway company are the owners
of the Missoula Gas company and the
abbreviated road 10 being built to con.
meet, virtually, the Northern Pacific
and Milwaukee railway lines. On the
south end the belt line will have a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Special Course In Agriculture.

The special one-year course in prac
tical agriculture which is to be given
at the State Agricultural college at
Bozeman next year will permit an en-
rollment of only 100 students, and
fully one-half this number has already
enrolled. Young men seeking % en-
ter the class must make immediate
application, according to a statement
issued by Principal w. j.. Elliott.
The purse costs about $3.50, including
all expenses.
The work will cover practical stock
judging and feeding, the handling of
grain crops, the making of butter and
cheese and the handling of orchards.
The work is made just as practical a.
possible and the course was instituted
and developed for the benefit of young
men who aspire to take charge of large
farming proportions az we'll of others
who are planning to manage their
own farms.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Montana's Big Wheat Crop.

Figures received by the chamb Der OF
commerce, based on estimates of agri.
cu~lturalis in different parts of the
state, show that the wheat crop will be
approxim ately 8,00O,0 600 bushels, OF
the banner one in the history OF
grain raising in Montana, says the
Billings Journal.
While some of this wheat is raised
in the western part of the state, by
far the greater portion Is grown in
the eastern section, n what was for.
merly known as the COW country.
The day Of the extensive range ia
past. and the territory formerly the
scene of the roundup, with its contin-
gent of picturesque cowboys, is rapid
ly passing into history. The range,
by means of the reclamation depart
ment and private enterprise, is being
converted into irrigated farms, and
the bench lands are yielding large
returns. especially in grains, as the
result of scientific methods of dry
land farming.
Should this estimated amount of
whea: be shipped to market by means
Of railroad trains it would require
1900 cars each carrying 10000
pounds to transport the 5000, 0OO bush.
els, with IN aggregate weight of $780,.
OOO 900 pounds. This would mean
that 300 trains of 40 cars each would
be necessary to haul Montana's wheat
output to the big granaries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Fifty Thousand Homeseekers.

M1ssoULA, July II. Showing q
eight increase over yesterday the
total number of registrations, as re-
ported for the day at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon, was 2,274. This brings the
total registration for Flathead lands
in Missoula, for the first three days,
up to 0,4l7 and sets a pace which, ii
continued at the average rate, will
reach the SO. 600 mark for the whole
period, a figure which has been men.
toned as a conservative estimate by
those familiar with public land open.
ings of this nature. Eliminating Sun.
days from the designated registration
period, July Is to August 5, inclusive,
there remains l6 days to register in
Missoula.
All notar!es' offices closed at mid
night tonight and will remain closed
until midnight Sunday, no registra.
ton being legal if made on the Sab
bath. From 4:30 O'Clock this after
noon until IL o'clock it ia believed
that more IT, an enough were registered
to make the total reach the 5000 mark,
which will, perhaps, give a more true
average of the three days business as
5000 per day. Many people arrived
here tonight on the late trains from
Butte and other Montana points, ex.
pecting to stay over Sunday, aud
these all made haste to get their ap.
plications acknowledged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

switch connection with the Bitter Root
branch OF the Northern Pacific. Its
north terminal is to be at q Milwaukee
switch.
The railroad has been graded and
is ready for the ties. It's connection
with the trunk lines depends, presum-
ably, upon the traffic arrangements
that are made. But the Belt Line rail.
way Is there and it will be doing
business right soon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Montana Bred DeIaine Merinos.


John D. Holiday, manager of the
breeding plant OF the Escallier Sheep
near Cascade, invites north
ern Montana sheepmen to visit his
plant and inspect his aocks. Mr..
Holiday will meet visitors at Cascade
with a team, II notified in advance.
An interesting sketch of the Escallier
flock is given by the Great Falls Tri.
buue, which says:
The Escallier Sheep company's wool
clip, which vas sold early in the sea.
o at q cents, is nov being shorn at
the IN. s." the company's home
ranch near Cascade. The purchasers
are pleased with it's showing of staple
character and fine breeding. The
wethers from the herd were sold last
fall, leaving some 5000 breeding and
yearling ewes that are shearing above
eleven pounds per head, making q re-
turn of more than q. 40 each-a strong
argument In favor Of Merino sheep
for this section Of the state. We pre-
sumo, however, this accomplishment
has not been obtained by hap.hazard
methods in breeding, but rather the
result Of years of patient adherence to
wool lines In breeding.
We understand the founder, Joe
Escallier, came out from France at
fifteen years Of age. obtaining EN-.
ployment with GARNER Of Los An.
geles, widely known in his time as
southern Californis's greatest Merino
breeder. After Ave years Of service
he took in payment q small number Of
selected young ewes, drifting north to
the state of Washington.
His fret purchase of rams consisted
of carefully selected individuals from
the Gilds flock at Sacramento, Cali.
fornia-a name associated In the wool
growing world with great success and
accomplishment. From Washington
these sheep were brought to Montana,
passing into the hands OF the presen,
owners some years ago.
In the succeeding years neither Of
fort nor money has been lacking In
extending and improving the Original
lines OF breeding, inselligently adjust
ing to climate and the requirement.
of range surroundings. It would
seem that such results will undoubt'
eddy be OF adv vantage by example and
otherwise to the wool production o.
this section.
Wide interest is attaching to efforts
In improving the character OF 0ne
wool In the range sections of the state,
as evidenced in the marked increase
in extent and char acter of exhibits a,
the state fair in recent years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Northern Montana Is Garden Spot.

H. A. Jackson, assistant general
freight and passenger agent of the
Great Northern railway, has returned
to Helena, after having completed
what amounted to q practical tour of
the state with Messrs. Broughton and
Kenney. the chief traffic officials of
the Hill system. In an interview with
a representative of the Record, Mr..
Jackson said that he had never seer
Montana appear to better advantage.
"From Culbertson and Lanark to
Kalispell and Troy. the state looks
fine, and there are going 70 be crop
yields unprecedented 10 the history of
Mantana," said Mr.. Jackson. I'VE
also visited Conrad and we're taken
over the so.called Withee Careill pro.
ject Sunday. That is q tremendous
undertaking, and is 10Y practically
complete. 1t means the reclamation of
more than a hundred thousand acres
of the most fertile soil to be found in
the state. 1t will furnish productive
farms for a large number of persons
and the rapidity with which people are
locking into not only Teton, but Chou
teau, Valley, Flathead, Fergus, Cas-
cade and other counties is surprising.
Verify, the whole state is a veritable
garden spot and the people of the east
are fast awakening to our pOssibili-
ties. To state that the officials of the
Great Northern we're pleased with the
conditions as they found them is put.
ting it mildly"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
The Day After the Fourth.
Carbon County Newt

Carbon County News.
It's great sport to get up q Fourth
of July celebration. All you have to
do is to look wise, make q noise like
a national bank, work night and day
for several weeks, take a cursing from
every q and be prepared to smile in
return, pay all bills, sell tickets, run
a dance, fight with the folders, chew
the rag with race horse men. offer
prayers to the weather god and spend
a week later trying TO find out where
you are at. Say, Bill, isn't it great
to be public spirited?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

Two new journ alistic ventures made
their appearance in northern Montana
the past week, the initial number Of
the Havre Promoter being issued by
L. w. Pierson, and that of the Cut
bank Pioneer Press by Dan Whetston.
Each of the new publications is we'll
edited aud OF neat appearance, and
promises to be a creditable newspaper
represeutativ of the locality in which
1t will be published.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
PROGRESS ON THE FARM.
Modern Machinery Assists In Har-
vesting Montana Crop.

veStln& montana STOps
The appearance of steam plows on
Montana farms is being followed by
the employment of other labor saving
machinery of the latest design. 1t is
reported that q combined harvester
and thresher will be used in the Milk
river valley this season. an outfit of
that kind having been purchased by
W. NJ. Woold ridge, of Hinsd ale, and
q similar advance in farm methods is
being made in the Yellowstone coun-
try. The Billings Gazette of recent
date makes this mention of the new
departure:
w. B. George of this city, who own
q large farm northwest of this city
and also has several hundred acres
in dryland wheat to the west of this
city, yesterday received q combina-
ton reaper and thresher such as is in
use extensively in the wheat fields of
California. With the George ma.
chine was also shipped q similar ma
chine for q Forsyth party and these
two are the first machines OF the type
which will be given a try In this state.
The combination reaper and thresh.
er performs the work of cutting the
grain and threshing it At the same
operation. 1t is pulled by a traction
engine, and is said to furnish q very
economical method of harvesting
grain as we'll as doing away with the
trouble of shocking and stacking and
elimin ating the danger OF . crop be-
ing spoiled by rains while in the
shock.
In California, where the machines
are manufactured, they have proven
very satisfactory and are rapidly re.
placing the old fashioned respers and
t%hreshing outfts. II the machine can
be found to work successfully in Mon
tana felds it will be q boon to the
wheat growers, and especially the dry
land farmers, and will 20 q long way
toward relieving the troubles of har'
vest time. Field hands At harves,
time are always hard to obtain, bu,
this machine can, with q small force,
do the same work which formerly re-
Quired q good sized gang OF helpers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Notice to Creditors,

Estate of Edith L. DeYoung, deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given by the undersigned
administrator of the estate Of Edith L. DeYoung
deceased, to the creditors of, md. eli person.
hibit chem with the necesssry vouchers Win II
four months after the drst publication OF thil
notice, to the said administrator At his ranch
near Whitlash, In the county Of Chouteau, Non
tanA. SAN OBYOUN0.
Administrator Of the estate Of Edith L. DeYoung
deceased.
Dsted July z, 1909.
First publication, July 8, 1903.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

~ 0T1St OF tefnS 0atnere0 from Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chester Signal: Land that will
grow grasses like we see around Ches.
ter will Of q certainty grow grain
crops If properly titled.
Harlem News: Information has
just been received from the Office of
the U. S. Reclamation Service to the
effect that all lands north of Milk
river valley, not coming under the St.
Mary-Milk river project have been
recommended to the secretary of the
interior for designation under the
800. acr act.
Culbertson Sesrchlight: r. P.
Bowman, the raiser of blooded horses
At his ranch on the Big Muddy, is
spending the week in Culbertson. BE
sold his whole bunch OF horses the
first of the week to G. s. Price OF
Dawson, N. D., At probably the larg.
est price ever realized in this county,
viz; 800 per head right through.
Chinook Opinion: F, D. Parker
returned Sunday night from q trip to
the Little Rockies and reports that
the August Mining company have
made another big strike On one of the
claims that was bonded to them by
Messrs. Putnam, Parker and Liebert.
The ore that was uncovered went o..
$50 to the ton with q good body of II
In sight.
Conrad Observer: Some OF our
fields of spring wheat would make an
eastern or middle west farmer leave
his happy home. 1t is hard to believe
that the arid northwest is now raising
wheat, but nevertheless and notwith-
standing We have the real article to
chow and it is an even bet that it will
compare favorably with any grain
crops grown east, west. north or
south.
Culbertson Searchlight: Walter
Matthews received q communication
this morning from the U. S. land OF.
fee at Glasgow to the effect that the
secretary of the interior had with.
drawn from settlement by white set.
tiers, nearly all of the vacant land in
eastern Valley county, until steps car
be taken to allot the said lands to
members of the Rocky Boys band OF
Chippewa Indians.
Havre Plaindealer: A breed cheer
shearer, who gave his name as Robt
Lilliard, was arrested this week fol
over driving and abusing a horse be-
longing to the Lewis & Heron livery
stable. Lilliard had driven the horse
about fifty miles with three large mer
in a single buggy and whipped the
animal cruelty. He was arraigneo
before Judge Allen and fined $40. 90.
Conrad Observer: The steam show
els have this week completed work or
the main canal from Dupuyer creek
TO the big lake, which contains thu
storage reservoir for the Conrad
Land & Water Co. irrigating system
which, by the way Is the largest indi
vidual enterprise of it's kind in exist
ence. Some idea OF the magnitude O
the contemplated water supply for th'
system can be gained by the fact tina
the canal work just completed vii
have a capacity of 1900 cubic feet o
water per second or $4,000 miners
inches.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21
Bids for Coal.

Sealed bids for about l25 tons Of nut and slack
coal vii! be received by the board Of trustees Of
School District No. l, up to the hour Of noon
August 2, 1909. the bids 70 Include delivery ct the
school house in Fort Benton. The right 10 re.
served 70 reject any or oil bids.
BY order Of the board OF trustees.
GEORGE W. CRANE, Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-07-21

LOUIS was received at
the county Jail yesterday to serve
thirty days for disturbing the peace,
the penalty having been imposed by
Justice Geo. w. Hall, of Dodson.
The civil suit of Arch Falor against
Albert Davis, in which judgment for
plaintiff was recently rendered by
Justice H. B. Brooks, of Chinook,
has been appealed to the district court.
Malcolm Marshall, postmaster at
Oldham and q we'll known resident of
that locality, was brought in yester-
day by Constable E. B. Thomas to
await an examination as to his sanity.
Andrew j. Moore had q preliminary
hearing before Justice Kinder this
afternoon, on a charge of assault in
the first degree, and al bound over
to the district court. His bonds we're
fixed at . 5000, an amount be vas IN.
able to furnish.
The board of school trustees hae
awarded q contract to Hagen & Fry,
who were the lowest bidders, for build.
ing q cement sidewalk in front of the
school house block. It will contain
about 1850 square feet. the contract
price being 10 cents per square foot.
The list of successful applicsnts who
we're recently examined by the state
dental board includes the name of Dr..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-13
Six-year-old, Gone Three
Years, Did Not Know
Her When Found.

HAMILTON, o.. Mar. ia
search that was instituted years ago
and one that caused relatives to
spend thousands of dollars, ended
here yesterday when Mrs. Mary E.
Hurley, 9of Reynoldsvtlie. Harrison
county, w. Va, found her son, Paul,
aged six. in possession of the family
Of William Sherman, 6O6 Central
avenue.
The boy was kidnapped three years
ago at the mothers home at Rey-
noldsville. The mother accused her
husband. from whom she mad parted
with stealing the child. The father
gave the tot to the Sherman family
at Montgomery w. va, a year and
a half ago, according to the sher.
mans, Hurley, the shermans say,
represented the boys mother was
dead.
The boy did not recognize his
mother when she found him, and ii
was with difficulty that he was in.
duced to accompany her. Mrs. Hur.
ley says she exhausted a good sized
fortune to locate the child. Her
family Is very wealthy.