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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
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Judge Martins Daughter Married
Tuesday at Brattleboro

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Brattleboro, Dec 2S.-Miss Mar
garet Susan Martin, eldest daughter
of L. S. Judge and Mrs. James Loren
Martin and Murray Montague Tucker
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Tucker,
were married this evening at six o.
clock at ST. Michaels Episcopal
church, Rev. Andrew Harper, Jr., of
floating.
Miss Martin was attended by her
sister, Miss Helen Ruth Martin as
maid Of honor and her bridesmaids,
Miss Beulah Peddrick Tucker, a sis
ter OF the bridegroom, and Miss Kath-
crime Gray Martin, sister of the
bride. DR.. Julius Il. Dewey of Mont.
pelier was best man. Miss Martin
was given away by her father, Judge
J. L. Martin.
Following the marriage ceremony
reception was held in the Martin
home the closer personal friends of
the bride and bridegroom b,ing pres
ent. Guests were present from Rut-
land, Montpelier, Burlington, Bellows
Falls, Barre. Bennington st. Johns
bury, St. Adams and Springfield, Vt,
Boston, Springfield Holyoke and
North Adams, Mass, and New York
City After a short wedding trip Mr.
and Mrs. Tucker will return to Brat.
tleboro when they will be at home to
their friends at Il Chase street after
February |.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
WEST SALISBURY

William Reed is visiting in White
Creek this week.
Andrew Miles and family spent
Christmas at Walter Potter's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bump ate
Christmas dinner at George Stanleys.
Leita Church, who is teaching in
Charlemont, Mass, is visiting Ruth
L4oomis.
Elmer Amidon and daughter Bessie
went to Troy last week Friday on
business.
Miss Helen Dickinson of Silver
Greek, n. Y, is visiting at George
Bronson's.
f. c. Tinkham and family spent
Christmas in Bennington at A. c.,
Torrance's.
Mr.. and Mrs Truman Amidon and
Albert Amidon ate Christmas dinner
at Elmer Amidon's.
Mr. and Mrs George Dickinson and
daughter of Perrysburgh, ~ Y, are
visiting at George Bronson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Niles and
daughter, Mildred. spent Christmas at
Sherwood Haswell's in Hoosick.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Huntington
entertained Miss Clara Emerton of
North Bennington Christmas day.
J.. M. LOOMS and family attended
the Christmas party held at Asa
Loomis' in Bennington Christmas
eve
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
for Busy Readers.

Harry ]. Cole is in Albany today.
George p. Crawford is visiting
friends in town.
Miss Daisy Welch has returned
from her visit in Rutland.
Miss Mary Sheehy of Troy is visit
ing at her home on Grant street.
Patrick Lawlor and James Henry
of Rutland were the guests of friends
in town yesterday.
Miss Florence March, who has
been visiting at her home here, has
resumed her position as teacher at
South Vernon.
Miss Maude Bottum, who has been
visiting at her home here, has re-
turned to Rupert where she has a
situation as teacher.
Mrs. T. p. Gregg gave a quilting
party at her home on South street
yesterday afternoon to number of
relatives and friends.
Miss Blanche Lyons, who has
position in the public schools at
Grandville, Mass, is visiting rela-
tives in the Lyons district
The officers of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be installed on Saturday
evening, January 18th, 1910. There
will be a joint installation with the
Post at 1880 in G. A. r. hall
Mrs. j. p. Abercrombie and daugh-
ter of Greenfield, Mass, have been
spending a week at the home of her
father, II. S. Bingham. Mr. Aber-
crombie was up for part Of the
week.
The funeral Of the late Henry NJ
noon. There will be a short prayer
service at his late residence on Gage
street at O'Clock and the remains
will then be taken to the Methodist
church for services at 800 The
interment will be at the Bennington
Center cemetery.
Last night was the coolest of the
present winter. Early in the evening
the temperature was not unusually
low but during the night the mercury
steadily descended and this morning
the various thermometers registered
anywhere from to l6 degrees below
zero. Spirit thermometers register.
ed about degrees below.
G. O. Richmond, general superin
tendent of the Berkshire Railway sys-
TEN, was in town this morning. When
asked concerning the prospects OF
laid from the company in the building
of grand stand at the Tudor base
ball park he said that it was impos
sible to give any definite information
as President l.. S. Storrs has been III
and was expected to return today
from a short vacation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30

on the rats and mice about the place
and as a result of the snakes strict
attention to business Mr.. Johnson
says he hasn't a rat or mouse on his
260 acres of land. He says he never
has corn eaten by rats.
He has given instructions to mem
bers of his family not to iniure or
modest the snake in any way and in
tends to allow it to make its home on
his farm as long as it cares to re-
main. A chicken snake is not vic
ious reptile. 1t is a black snake with
white spots covering the back-lndi-
annapolis News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
ARLINGTON

Mr.. Sewer spent Christmas at his
home in Williamsport, Penn.
Posters are out for the County
Fair to be held in the town hall Satur-
day evening Jan. 18th.
Services at st. James church will
be held as follows, Rev. Alfred Tay-
lor officiating Christmas tree for
children Thursday evening at 1880 in
the parlor of the church, watch night
service will be held Friday evening
at IL. 10 in the church, New Year
communion service Saturday morning
at o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the First National Bank of North Bennington.
Vt, will be held ut their banking house on
Tuesday, the 4th day Of January, 1910, at 10
o'clock q. m, for the purpose of elocting a
board of directors for the ensuing year and for
any other proper and necessary business:
LIB. HALL, Cashier.
North Bennington; VT, Dec. 3, 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS:

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
Certain relief for Feverishness, Headache, Bad
Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regu-
late the Bowles and destroy worms They
break up colds in "a hours. They are so pleas
ant to the taste and harmless as milk. Children
like them. Over 10000 testimonials of cures
THEY NEVER FAIL. Sold by all Druggists
Csc. ASK TODAY Don't accept any substi-
uteh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
DAVENPORT CRITICALLY ILL
Famous Cartoonist Has Nervous Col
lapse in San Francisco

San Francisco, Dec. 90.-Homer c..
Davenport, cartoonist, is seriously i'll
at the home of friend in San Fran
cisco.
He is suffering from complete
nervous collapse and his physician re-
CARDS his condition as critical.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders o
the First National Bank will he held at IL
banking rooms in Bennington, Vt, on the llth
day of January, 1910. at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon, for the election of directors for the en-
suing year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before the
L. A. GRAVES, Cashier.
Dec. 18th, 1902
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Stockholders Of
the Bennington County National Bank of Ben
nington, VT. will be held in their Banking
Rooms on Tuesday. the eth day of January,
1910 at 10 o'clock a. m, for the purpose of elect
ing Board of Directors for the ensuing year;
and to consider such other business ms may
come before IL.
CLEMENT II. CONE, Cashier.
Bennington, Vt, December >. 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
NOTICE
Bennington COUNTY sayings Bank.

The annual meeting of the corporators of the
Remington County Savings Bank will be held
at the office of said Bank in its bank building
in Bennington, VT, on the first Wednesday 18th
day. of January, A. ID. 1910, at o'clock p. H.,
for the purpose of electing a board of trustees
for the year ensuing and the transaction of any
other business found necessary when met. es-
pecaly to fill vacancies in the number of cor
porators, and to alter and revise the bylaws.
Chas II. Dewey, Secretary.
Dated at Bennington, VT, Nov. %, 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
PET SNAKE RAT KILLER
Frees Farm of 200 Acres of All Yer
min il Can Find

Rigdon Johnson, farmer living
near New Harmony, Ind, has a rat
exterminator which he says beats a
whole pack of rat dogs Mr.. John
sons rat exterminator is a chicken
snake about six feet long and it has
taken refuge in the barn and granar-
les of the farm.
All the year it wages incessant war
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-30
A CARD

We. the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on 80
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Sy-
rup of Tar If 1t fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Thompson's Pharmacy,
c. H. Houghton
j. M. Ayres, A. s. Hathaway.
Harwood Drug Store
G. r. and A. B. Hawkins
B. A. Quinlan, q. G. Woodwork
w. l.. Gokay o. 70. Adams
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Big Livestock Show Is Opened.

CHICAGO, Nov. 29-All records as to
number and quality of exhibits at the
tenth annual Interna tional Livestock
exposition, which opened at Union
Stock yards Saturday with an excep-
tionally large attendance. Nearly
nine thousand horses, cattle, swine,
sheep, representing the choicest speci-
mems Of prize winners Of practically
every known breed, brought here from
all parts of the United States and sev-
erai European countries, fill the pens
in more than t@enty Buildings devoted
to the ,neust~r .Xhihit',0 ia Ihe1" fui'
caphc ty. SO euurmOG@ was the num-
Der Of animals offered hat the manage
ment was compelled To limit it's seiec-
tinp 20 the best of the stock utfered
for entry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Lost Money In Gambling Game

The story of a gambling game re-
Gently pulled off in the Palace hotel
at Shelby in which nearly 81 900 OF
Great Northern money went over the
table and resulted 10 several arrests,
has just been brought to the city from
Teton county.
The story was brought to light 10
the arrest of Robert Paulton,
agent for the Great Northern at Shell
by, who wa, arrested by Special Off
Ger Mckay of the railroad service,
charged with embezzlenent to the
amount of S944. The money is al
l,ged to have been lost by Paulton in a
gambling game. Paulton is being
held in the county jail OF Teton coun-
" for trial.
Following The arrest Henry Martin.
manager of the Palace hotel, ia which
the game was played, was placed I'M
der arrest. The case should have
been tried before Justice Of the Peace
H. F. Guth, but the latter was dis
qualified as he was the owner of the
building in which the gambling took
place. Accordingly, the case was
tried before Justice Charles N. Thorn.
As Of Cut Band, who bound Martin
over to the district court.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Results At Experiment Station.

BOHEMIAN, Nov. 2O.-The agronomy
department of the state experiment
station has now received full results
of the yields of grain in each of the 10
stations maintained by the state
throughout the state. Prof. Alfred
Atkinson, in charge of the agronomy
Department., Gays the results this year
are very good, Notwithstanding that
in different parts there has been a
great variance 10 the weather con.
ditions.
In one instance there was a yield OF
104 bushels of oats per acre. This is
this year. Fall wheat has produced
as much as 60.6 bushels , o the acre,
and spring wheat 80 bushels. At
some Of the stations it has been very
dry this season, while at others the
opposite conditions have prevailed.
Professor Atkinson said the yields
had been profitable, regardless Of
whether the weather vas wet or dry.
The stations in the state from which
results have been received are Great
Falls, Harlem, Fort Benton. Chester,
Philbrook, Lake Basin, Forsyth and
Giendive. Professor Atkinson now
spends practically all his time doing
station experiment work. The re-
sponsibility of instruction 10 the col
lege in the agroncmy department falls
upon Fl. F. Patterson, who came this
year from Iowa, being a graduate of
the Iowa state college.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Rush For Land Continues.
Great Falls Leader

In spite of a snow storm and the
outlook for winter, filings at the Great
Falls land Office continue to come In
with a rush, and up to this morning
the homestead entries for the month
of November were within twenty OF the
number for the month of October: and
that with two days in the present
month vet to come, and October one
day longer tn an November.
Up to this morning the homestead
filings for the month of November in
the Great Falls land Office numbered
1,34l, which marks a record. When
October numbered 1871 homestead
filings it was thoaght that the limit
had been reached, especially in view
of the fact that the winter season was
on, but the entries never ceased, and
November will take the record from
October in filings.
Every morning when the land Office
opens there are twenty or more men ir
line with filings and last night three
men sat in line outside of the door
from u o'clock TO 9 o'clock this
morning in order to be first on the
ground.
For the year 1907 the homestead
entries in the Great Falls office wer'
1877; for the month of August, 1909, th'
filings we're 637:. for September, 1909
the filings we're 1913; for October, 1909
the homestead filings we're 1871, ant
for the first % days of November
1909, the filings numbered l,341. Th'
figures speak for themselves.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
WAS TOM GORDON IN rT2
Former Fort Benton Boy Charged
With Big Robbery.

According to a Spokane newspaper,
the big express robbery at Seattle, for
which Charles D. Howell, formerly
postm aster at Havre, is under arrest,
was n carefully planned job in which
Thomas Gordon, formerly of this city,
was a participant. 1t is also alleged
that Gordon was associated with
Howell in the mail car robbery at
Bonner's Ferry about eighteen months
ago, for which Howell will soon be
placed on trial in the federal court at
Spokane.
The newspaper etory of these sensa.
tional Developments is to the effect
that some of Howell's associates have
been under suspicion since his arrest,
and from facts that came into their
possession the authorities decided to
take Gordon into custody and accuse
him of completely in one or the other
of the two crimes. The plan is said
to have worked satisfactorily, the
newspaper report stating that the sus-
pect confessed to his share in the two
robberies and established the fact
that Howell was the principal in each
case.
While there is a possibility that a
newspaper reporter may have drawn
upon his Imagination for some of the
alleged facts, there is a strong ele'
ment of plausibility to the story. Cor
don was an old-time friend of Howell
when both of them lived here, and was
one of his associates since they
changed their residence to the Pacif,
coast. Gordon has been in the rail
way mail service for reveral years
and was familiar with the condition.
under which the Bonner's Ferry rob
berry must be performed.
If this story regarding Gordon il
true, it will be a great surprise to hi
friends in this part of Montana. H
was an employee of the River Press TO,
over twelve years, enjoying a goot
, reputation at all times, and quit hi
! newspaper work about eight year
! ago to accept a position as railwa,
] mail clerk. His reported downfall,
] true, must have been due to evil as
} sociations of recent years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
Will Open Horse School.

The horse. school to be given AT the
agricultural college for the first time,
will open Monday morning, December
9th and close Friday evening Deem
Der 3lst. This course is especially de-
signed for the farmer and others who
may be interested, and is given at a
time when work on the farm il light,
when plenty of good accommod atoms
can be had at Bozeman and when re-
duced passenger rates can probably
be secured from the railroads.
DR.. w. J. Taylor. professor of vet.
Urinary science, will tell how to dag
nose, prevent and treat the common
ailments of horses and show how to
care for the teeth, treat spavins, ring
bones, etc. He will devote some time
every afternoon to clinical operations
and on the last day, a post mortem
will be held, if possible. so as to make
clear much OF the work previously
given.
Prof r. W. CLARK will tell how tc
feed and breed horses for best results
Special emphasis will be laid on the
care of stations, brood mares and
colts. The laws of heredity will be
discussed and it will be shown tina
certain u~nsoundness and diseases are
transmitted from parent to offspring
and that pure bred sires are more
valuable than grade sires.
An effort is being made to secure
reduced passenger rates for those WHIT
attend this school and persons WHIT
contemplate attending should TAX
this matter up with their local agen
in advance and prepare to be at tn
agricultural building, at the college
in Bozeman. At $50, Monday, Decem
Der q. For further particulars writ,
to j. M. Hamilton, president, Boze
man, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

Malta Enterprise: We are in re.
requesting US to announce that he de-
sires to hear from all farmers who
wish TO lease a part of their land for
the purpose of raising sugar beets:
All who have an idea of doing this
should communicate with Mr.. Jensen
at Harlem at once, as the sooner ne
hears from them the sooner he can
look about for desirable tenants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
AMONG OUR NElGHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Havre Promoter: Another snow
storm Monday, q chinook Monday
night, and the ground all bare again
Tuesday. How is that for a "a hour
stretch of weather?
Lewistown Democrat: There is al
lively fight on among local elevator
men and some classy prices have been
paid for grain during the last few
days. Yesterday eli rhty-eight cents
was offered for wheat. Without con
sidering the competition, which is
said to be purely local, the market
remains around 81 cents.
Conrad Observer: Charles Banna.
tyne, the we'll known stockman of the
Teton, was a visitor last week. He
recently shipped a steer to the Chi.
cago market that sold for ~ cents per
pound. He has a letter from the com.
mission house in Chicago that sold
bis shipment, saying that the steer
broke all records for range cattle 10
the Chicago market.
Havre Plainde aler; L. G. Ssocker
of Box Elder, received a carload of
draft mares from Chicago that he will
use on his ranch for breeding pur-
poses. They are u fine lot of animals
!, but they received a poor run from
Chicago and were in bad shape when
received. Four of them died enroute
and some others were down in the car
, and crippled up some.
Culbertson Republican,: Superiu'
tendent and Disbursing Agent Chas,
. M. Zieboch, of the Fort Totten Indian
, agency, in charge of the Turtle Noun
tain Indians, who vas here this week.
=. made an annuity payment to his wards
who are located in the vicinity of Cul
bertson. Each Indian received So
9 for himself and children, some fami
e lies receiving as high as $500.
r Malta Enterprise: News was brough
to Malta from Ashfield, yerterd ay, t
8 the effect that while Wallace Bum,
8 boy IA years of age, was skating OF
ice near Ashtield and carrying a 2
calibre rifle, he accidentally stumbled
j. and the gun was discharged. Tn
bullet entered his right eve. DR.. ella.
was Immediately summoned from tn
city, but before he arrived the DO,
died.
Chester Signal: Many we'll informe'
men predict that everything betwee'
the Marias river and the Canada
ID line will be settled up inside of tw
years. Such a condition would mea1
o as many people in this district a
% there are people in Chouteau count
K. at this time. Chester is in the yer
as heart of this district and a man doe
r. not have to be q professor of math'
il matics to figure out what size OF
10 city will be.
IN The Valerian: A phone messag
Sc from the Home ranch as we 60 {
press gives meagre particulars of
hold up on Birch Creek fat in whic
Daniel Faust, a highly respecte
]. rancher, was the victim to the extel
as clos to 81 900. The robbery occurre
I'd about l o'clock this morning whe
wv two masked men entered Faust
cabin and binding him hand and fo'
at ransacked the place, securing Il
d. amount above mentioned. Faust r
re Gently sold some cattle and had Il
he proceeds in his possession, q fact ev
he IDENTIFY known to the robbers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01

today were unusually heavy, the re-
mittances including q check from the
Great Northern Railway company for
$101, 9S1 .21, this amount representing
lite taxes due the state, county, munic.
qualities and various school districts
in Chouteau county.
From Tuesdays Daily.
r S. Culbertson's family of grand.
children was increased last evening
by the birth of q o to the wife of NJ.
B. Casey of Clearcreek.
The monthly meeting Of the Old
Fort Improvement society will be held
Monday. December 6, at the home of
Mrs. E. Frank Sayre. The latter will
will be assisted by Mrs. Rowe and
Miss Patterson.
Two parties Of land seekers, about
fifty people in all, arrived today to
look over the opportunities for home
steads in this locality. Some of them
will probably make locations about
twelve miles south Of this city.
A desire for American citizenship
wa. expressed today by four appli'
Giants VINO flied deciations 10 the dis
trict court. The applicants were Elsie
kulpas. John Mulberg and Micke
Pelkman. former residents of Cana ada
Stepneu HATE and Adolph HatJe,
two boys about 10 and 16 years old
respectively, are 10 the county Jail or
u c charge of stealing a roll of bedding
from d saloon ia this city. The &C
cused, who formerly lived near War
rick, we're arrested ia G:eat Falls ant
brought here by Under Sheriff Craw
. ford.
The marriage of Richard j. Pen
l mock, Of Big Sandy, and Grace Eliza
beth Rowe. of this city, took plac
last evening at the residence of MI
t and Mrs. William Rowe. parents c
, the bride, the ceremony being pei
t formed by Rev. George Edwards, c
the Pres byterian church. The newl
q married couple have d large numbe
: of friends in this vicinity, who wi
unite in extending congratulations.
n f. B. Linfeld, director of the Nor
q tana experiment station at Bozemar
e states it is the intention of the depar
e ment of agronomy to establish MOI
than twenty experimental station
8 throughout the state next spring.
is also planned by the college static
u to send men through the state ne!
d year to visit the government irrig,
n ton projects and instruct new settler
e personally, and free of cost, as to tt
best methods of farming.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-01
The Champion Roper.

PONCA CITY, Okla, Nov. 25.-J.
Ellison Carroll retained his title az
the champion roper of the world and
won $500 at the annual fete for COW
boys here tod
More than thirty of the best laria,
throwers In the country competed
Five carloads OF wild longhorns were
brought here for the occasion. Tht
day was wet and cold, making thu
sport extremely hazardous. Three
thousand dollars was paid in purses