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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Montana's Taxable Wealth.

HELENA, Aug. 1.-The unqualified
value of real estate and improvements
on it in Montana this year amounts
to Sl35, GAL, 800, and the unqualified
value of livestock in the state amounts
to $50. 246. 1852, according to tables
prepared by J. J. Ryan, clerk of the
state board of equalization. Com
plete figures on the assessed property
in Montana will not become available
until after the meeting Of the state
board of equalization, when it fixes
the railroad assessment, and until af-
ter the county boards of equalization
have adjourned and their reports have
been sent to the board.
1t is shown by the livestock tables
that the Montana hockmaster pays
more taxes than does the cattleman,
the former paying on an assessed val
uation of S13, 607, 429 and the latter on
a valuation of s13, 1875, 247. The horse
breeder takes third place, with az
assessed valuation of 90. 156, 800.
One of the singular items in the ia.
bles and one which, it is believed,
can be shown by no other state in the
country, relates to buff alo. The table
shows there are "a monarchs of the
plain in the state and they are assessed
at S8. 400.
Custer county has the largest acre
age at assessed land, 1885 $50 acres:
Flathead second, with 1921, O53 acres,
and Fergus third, with l,223,95
acres,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Appropriating Montana Lands.

HELENA, July 30.-The state bureau
of publicity has compiled from re.
ports received from some of the
United States land Offices in Montana
. summary showing the amount Of
lands which we're entered during the
first halt Of 1909. The amount of
business transacted at the land Offices
measures, to q considerable extent,
the movement of population into the
state. The offices reporting are Glas.
gov, Great Falls, Helena, Lewistown
and Miles City. The volume of busi.
ness done at the Billings, Bozeman,
Kalispell and Missoula land Offices IL
not known, no reports have been re-
ceived from either of them, but would,
no doubt, largely swell the total of the
public land disposed of. The uumbe,
of homestead entries indicates tina,
new settlers are coming to Montans
in large numbers.
In the Eve offices 3,473 Homestead
entries. embracing 5S7, 096 acres, wer,
made, and $50, 607 acres Of the publ,
domain we're appropriated in all TIL
entries and selections made. Thu
Great Falls land district heads th'
list with total appropriations of $751;,
567 acres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Glasgow Knocker Has Big Job.
Glasgow News.

"loESoN ANS"ss
Last spring when the settlers were
getting ready to put in their crops,
"Shorty" Parker made the remark to
several of them that he would eat all
the crop that could be raised in this
country, and ever went so far as to
tell one nan that he would give him a
calf for every potato that be could
raise. Lately, we understand, the
ranchers' wives are inviting him out
to dinner and loading the tables with
all manner of vegetables, and that
already he has more invitations
booked for vegetable dinners than
he al even hope to respond to this
season, and they are telling him
that thus far he has only a verv
faint idea of what will be shown him
in the way OF Montana products this
year. 1t looks now ss II he will be in
debt for the balance of his life to the
fellow with whom he made the propo.
sition to give calves for potatoes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Notice to Bridge Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the coun-
ty clerk of Chouteau county, Montana, up to the
hour of 2 O'Clock p. m. of August %, 1909, for the
bridge at Wagner, across Milk river: length 200
feet, with two tubular piers thirty-six feet long.
Also two all steel or combination bridges, sixty
feet long, across Big Sandy creek, four miles
from Big sandy, Montana. All three bridges to
be eighteen feet wide in the clear. Plans and
specifications may be seen in the Office of the
county clerk. Bids must be accompanied by q
should be addressed to the county clerk, marked
on the outside to indicate their nature. The
right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
BY order of the board of county commission
ers. w. r. LEFT, County Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Prizes Open To Montana Ranchers.

The National corn exposition will
be held at Omaha, Neb., December 6
to Is, 1909. The premium iist amounts
to $50, 900, and there will be competi-
tive exhibits of corn, oats, wheat,
barley, rye and grasses from all the
agricultural states.
Four new trophies have been added
to the list of prizes and Montana
should win not less than three of them
if care is taken in collecting the sam
pies to be exhibited. The Kansas
trophy is offered for wheat; the Colo
RADIO trophy for oats; the Wisconsin
trophy for barley, and the National
Corn trophy for the best ear of corn.
Each trophy has q money value Of
from 5000 to $1,000.
Professor Atkinson of the Montana
agricultural college will collect the
Montana exhibit and hopes that it
will be one of which the state will be
proud. The best of the exhibits at the
state fair will be taken for the Mon.
tana exhibit at the Omaha exposition.
Montana growers of wheat, oats, bar.
ley and corn are urged to prepare
their best products for use ia this ex-
hibit and to correspond with Profess
o Alfred Atkinson at Bozeman for
further information on the subject.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04

Chouteau Acantha: J. W. Jane.
son. Jr., and Nick Truchot got in
Friday from the railroad with 30. 200
pounds of turkey red winter wheat for
seeding. The load. consisting OF FIVE
wsgoue, was drawn by a gasoline
traction engine. The seed will be
sown on lands embraced in the Tru-
chot estate, along the Muddy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.

HWUN0 UUk NtiGhbUkS.
. 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Havre Promoter: F. A. Carnal and
A. NJ. Gentry this week went to Kali |
lspell and registered as stalwart agri-
cultural devotees seeking more lands
TO subdue.
Conrad Observer: A report comes |
from the Burton bench country that
all Truchot range cattle are to be
up this fall on account of the
settling up of the country along the !
Malta Enterprise: Considerable
has already been done in
this locality, including the cutting
and shocking of oats and barley,
which promise an extra good yield.
The rains of Monday and Tuesday
night have delayed the ripening and
cutting somewhat.
Harlem News: Intelligence was
this week received from Glasgow that
the land Office had been notified of the
classification of the lands around the
experiment farm 81 coming under the
enlarged homestead act. This is one
Of the most welcome pieces of news
that have W. fallen upon the ears Of
Harlem people.
Hsvre Plaindealer: John Pleasant,
colored, was arrested this week
charged with msltresting and robbing
an old man who gave the name Of
Thomas Caski. he was arraigned
and his trial continued and he left
town. 1t is understood that he will
be vigorously prosecuted II he returns
and will probably get q term in the
reform school.
Conrad Observer: P. j. Mason last
week received the fret combined head.
er and thresher in these parts. The
machine cuts the grain and sacks 1t at
the same time. 1t 10 to be operated by
q traction engine. Mr.. Mason was in
yesterday and said his wheat was
fully five feet tall and that some of l,
had been lodged by the heavy rains
on Monday.
Lewistown Democrat: Frank Stroui
was In the city last week from his big
ranch naar Stanford. Frank Is one
OF the big grain growers Of the coun.
ty, having in over one thousand acres
this year. He Gays that all his grain
looks good and he is counting on be-
tween twenty and thirty thousand
bushels. He has several big outfits q,
work preparing ground for another
big acreage of fall wheat.
Glasgow News: AL Ladonet came
into town the first of the week, from
Prof. Barnum Browns camp in the
bad lands south of the Missouri river,
with another huge skeleton of one o.
the prehistoric animals being I'M
earthed in that locality. The skeleton
shipped this week vas only the heat
OF one of the three horned species. th'
skull measuring about seven feet lonf
and its shipping weight several tons
Havre Promoter: President Hol
land, of the Havre Industrial associa
ton, last Monday SEM to the j. J
Hill new display building at st. Pau
a number of samples of grain raised
in the vicinity of this city. They con
sisted of winter wheat and winter rye
spring wheat and durum, or macca
roni wheat, and hulless barley. Thes'
samples we're of an excellence equal Il
any that al be produced anywher
in the west, and will be a great sur
prise to the eastern farmer who ha
always been told that this was not
grain raising country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04

Chester Signal: Two hundred filings
have been made on land near Chester
during the past two months. II is q
cinch that there will be 500 before
snow flies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Terms Of District Court, 1909.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, August "a.
Tuesday, November %. -.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, September q.
Tuesday, November IL.
TETON COUNTY
Monday, August 2.
Monday, November l.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Teachers Examination.

The next regular examination of applicants
for teachers certificates will he held on August
n and 70, 1907, at Fort Benton, by the comfy su-
perintendent; at Havre, by T. j. Troy, and at
Harlem, by E. v. GRAPHICAL.
DAISY l. BLACKSTONE,
County Supt. of Schools.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
Strayed Or Stolen.

strsyed or stolen from near Judith, one sorrel
mare, white stripe In face, about II years old,
light weight, trim built. broke gentle 70 saddle.
VIII pay SIS for her recovery. and SIS for con-
viction OF guilty party. Brand on left shout.
der and Al on right shoulder.
WIN. SNOW, Judith, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
House for Rent.

A seven-room brick house for rent, and q guam
tity of household furniture OF all kinds for sale.
Apply to
Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
HOMES FOR THOUSANDS.
Bench Lands Adapted For Winter
Wheat and Other Crops.

~
1t is the opinion of Professor F. B.
Lin6eld that the bench lands in this
vicinity are capable of producing
crops of winter wheat and other crops,
equal to those of any other part of the
so.called dry farming districts. Mr..
Linfeld has been making trips through
the surrounding country the pact few
days, inspecting the crops on dry land
farms that are already in operation,
and testing the soil for moisture and
fertility. The result of his investiga.
lions is given in the opinion above
quoted.
This opinion, of course, implies that
proper methods of agriculture must
be followed. Mr.. Linfeld, in giving
the result of his observations, laid
particular stress upon the provision
that methods recommended by expert
authorities should not be disregarded.
One of the most important points is
the desirability OF pulverizing the soil
Immediately after blowing, in order
TO conserve as much moisture as pos.
sible. The turned furrow, II permitted
to remain exposed to the heat and dry
winds for q few hours lie robbed OF
moisture that should be retained, and
it is advisable that the disc or harrow
follow the pillow just as coon as posi-
BILE. 1t is suggested that no more land
be plowed during the day than csn be
disked before sundowu.
The early seeding of winter wheat IL
also recommended, Mr.. Linield I'D.
vising that about August 20 is the
time when seeding should have beer
completed in this part Of Montana
In q few localities there has been com
plant that come of the crops have
been winter killed, and the only ap'
parent reason for the setback was tht
lateness of the seeding.
In conducting his Investigations IL
this vicinity, Mr.. Lin6eld used Al
suger to test the quality of the sol
and the depth to which moisture hal
penetrated. On land covered with
native grasses, the soil was moist Il
q depth of about "a inches, but OF
land that is under GUILTY. alton and
properly titled, the moisture extended
more than twice that depth. Thes'
tests demonstrated the truth of tn
theory that proper GUILTY. alton con
serves moisture in the soil.
This section Of Montana, by reason
of its abundant grass crop, has lonl
been famous for its superior output o
beef and other livestock products, ant
promises to become equally we'll know
as q producer of grain and forag
crops grown on bench land farms.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04

Fine Book and Job Printing Q spe.
cialtv ct the RIVER PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
CotswoId Bucks for Sale.

.Cotswold bucks, either yearlings or three-yssr.
bucks are from selected Oregon ewes and pufe
bred Cotewold bucks from the prize WINNING
band Of Allen Bros, Utah.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-04
FORT BENTON, Mont.
HAGEN & FRY

If you are going to put up a build
ing, construct a pumping or current
wheel irrigating plant, put in a steam
or gasoline engine, steam or hot water
heating plants, or build a bridge,
SEE US FIRST,
And let US Figure with you.
If your gasoline engine needs repairs
or attention of any kind, see US. We
furnish all kinds of supplies.
Cor. Main and st. John FORT BENTON
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
THE TOMNOF
HAGERMAN
From Ell Paso Herald.

| From Ell Paso Herald.
H~agerman, N. M, Feb. 2O.-With
shipments of $50 carloads of alfalfa
and 80 carloads of apples during the
to feel certain that 1t is entitled 10
a place on the map of the alfalfa and
apple belt of New Mexico.
From an agricultural point of view
the town and country around It occu-
by am envialble position. It is the e n
ter of a 10000 acre tract irrigated
from the flow of South Springs thru
two long established canals-the Nor
them and the Felix and it lies in the
artesian e and nay and does use
~artesian water for irrigation purposes
In addition to the 10000 acres alluded
to above as being irrigated through
the two canal systems there are other
tens of thousands of acres to the
south and west which were not incild
ed for many in the original
water right pranted ]. J. Hagerman,
the father of irrigation in the town
and district which bears his name, but
which are being irrigated from huni-
reds of artesian wells.
The New Town.
Like most of the towns in the Pc
cos Valley Hagerman is new. Ten
years ago with the exception Of a few
SSdlIS1Ou SoIIAC ~ I41SA0 "@0 ~
thing here to indicate that the region
had been brought to the notice OF hui
man beings. About six years ago J.
J. Hagerman to whom much credit is
| due for the agricultural development
of this portion of the Pecos Valley
| developed the water of South Springs
and projected the Northern n sys
| tenn which carried the water to thous-
| ands Of acres of desert Land that with
l tho anpninr IF tho uyofnr Woro made
| to yield rich returns in the form OF
| alfalfa and fruit. To prove the faith
| that was In him and to set an example
| Col. Hagerman planted hundreds OF
acres with such good esult that the
/ example was speedily followed though
not until he had paved the way at a
/ time when it tried his soul to n a
market and establish a reputation for
| New Mexican grown products.
Fertile Soil.
When it had been proved beyond
| peradventure that the soil was fertile
and that there was a dependable sup
| ply Of water for irrigation purposes a
| rush for the lands was begun. This
| rush was accentuated by b discov-
cry of artesian water on the lands un-
der the ditch and on those other lands
| that had been considered too remote
or too high to be supplied from the
l I1dStIIIhdh SyooCHh VI Cdhdio. AOudy
there are probably 500 farms carved
| out of the desert of ten years ago.
| while every foot of the land is not un-
der cultivation it is being put in cul-
tivation rapidly. The holdings range
| outside the townsite from Ave to 120
acres, but h average will probably
ibe under 40 acres it is thought by
those who have attempted to gather
statistics.
Large Area irrigated.
The district watered by the north
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

ern canal-the original Hagerman
ditch embraces, as told above, about
5000 acres. The canal is controlled
by the Haserman Irrigation Company
which is made up of the water users
themselves. E.. L. Jones, a former
fruit grower and business man, IS
president, and J.. 1. Hink1e, cashier Of
the First National bank is secretary.
Besides the flow of the South Springs
the canal receives the flow of the
water from the Roswell drainage
system and the flow of five ar;esian
wells which empty into the canals
when the fiow from the springs is
weak. The cost to the water users
under this ditch is about 1925 per
acre.
In this district there were last sea-
son 1000 acres of alfalfa and 1000
acres of bearing orchard. The acre
age OF alfalfa will be greatly in ex-
cess of 1000 acres this year and there
will also be an appreciable increase
in the acreage of bearing orchards.
There are about $500 acres of aon-
bearing orchards now in the district
and this acreage will be nearly doub-
led in another year.
Apples Grow Abundantiy.
While alfalfa is the great ready
money crop. 1t is from apples and 9TH
er fruits. but chiefly apples. that the
lHagerman FARMERS hope to reap their
great profits. While alfalfa is always
good for from $50 to $40 an acre,
which would seem to be a pretty fair
return or the money invested the ap-
pie growers look for 500 to $3.50 al
acre profit taking one ear with an
other. Z. L. Jones president IF the
canal company, had n variety of ap-
pies last year hat brought him s40O
an acre and yet others that brought
him put 500 an acre. The average
for his orchard was $500 an acre. 9th
ers have done equally web. but real
estate men in their literature adver-
Using the country to outsiders take 4
conservative course and claim. an ear
ming puwersofS$f5o per acre for THAR
apple lands.
The City Of Haserman.
So much for the country. what OF the
town OF Hageaman?
It has between TOO and 500 popula-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
WANTED

WANTED:-One second hand office
desk and one second hand oil tank.
Phone No. 426.N 05t2s.
wANTD.-A husl,ing boy over If
teen who wants to learn a good
trade with small salary to begin
with.-Inqufre at 40. N. Main. 5tf.
Apply at 0 N. Kentucky. O5t2s
WANTED Girl or woman to do
general h0usework. Call AT ze4 w.
Eighth street. 05tf
WANTED Incubator and brooder.
Must be reliable and cheap. Call
500 N. Richardson ave. o5t2
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

school building in which 22G 9apIls
are taught by four teachers, n FUR
niture store. one barber shop. a good
weekly newspaper one tin and plumb
ing shop, two blacksmith shops. three
physicians, one feed and livery stable
one lawyer ana a run uedsed munich
pal government.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

ton, probably not Within the corpor-
ate limits which are very much re-
stricted as to area, but within five
city blocks either way from the post
Office; it has a national bank, two
hotels, W. wholesale and retail gen
eral stores, one drug store, two big
lumber yards, six churches, a public
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT nice furnished rooms
408 N. Richardson; no sick are tax
en-. 03tf.
FOR RENT:-Two rooms for light
house keeping, 906, N Rich. 4t3s.
FOR RENT:-A suite OF 3 furnished
rooms with bath, sol N. Richardson
Ave. 05t6%.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
Real Estate.

A choice selection Of beth city ma
farm property at good figures To
buyer. Also money 10 loan Aim
Nell R. Mo9rs.
c. WILSON, Real estate. farms.
ranches. city property. Once sos
N. Main St Address Boz zoe Res
well. N. M.
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w il
Trade Directory.

POS. Expert tuner. rs
years experience in Europe and Am
erica. Reference, Jesse French.
Baldwin, Chickering Bros. and Kim
ball factories-42O N. Richardson
Ave, phone 322.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
Abstracts

CHAV1S COUNTY ABSTRACT co
,. p Gayle. manager. Reliable AIR
prompt lt7ss
ROSWELL TITLE Z TRUST CO.
ABSTRACTS. real estate and loans.
TILE BONDED ABSTRACT AND Sc
CURITY co, Capital $50, 900. Alb
stracts; titles guaranteed. Loans.
Oklahoma Block, Phone 81.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
Hardware Stores.

ROSWELL HARDWARE CO.-Waols
sale and retail hardware, pipe
pumps, gasoline engines. fencing
INDEPENDENT HARDWARE CO.
Wholesale and retail everything IL
hardware, ti1wAre, water supply
goods, buggies. wagons. Implement
and plumbing.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

$500, 900 to loan on irrigated farms,
long time loans, interes payable an
nually with privilege to pay off loan
before due.-J. B. Herbst, Financial
Agent, 300 N. Main, opp. P. o.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

Mrs. w. S. Day returned to he,
home in Hagerman last night, having
spent a few days with friends in Ros
well, being a guest of her mother
Mrs. w. T. White.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

Mrs. Claud Dean left this mornin
o a trip to Shawnee, Okla, bein
summoned by the illness of her 4,
ther, J. w. Walters.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
Grocery Stores.

WESTERN GROCERY CO.-Tne
leading grocery store. nothing bu;
the best.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

The Ideal fiat iron cleaner costs on
ly a few cents but 1t ave. dollar
worth OF worry and trouble, for sal
at the Enterprise Hardware Co.. 1t4
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

J.. M. Miller returned last nigh
from a stay of several days at hi
sheep camp near Buchanan, N. M.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

All kinds of fruit and shade trees
ready for immediate delivery at Fair
chiIds' nursery. 02t6
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

J. A. Edwards, of Lake Arthur. was
here yesterday on business and went
to Canyon City this morning.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

D.. Y. Tomlinson, went to CARLSBAD
last night on business for the Swift
Packing Company.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
Grain, Fuel & Hide Dealers.

ROSWELL WOOL & HIDE CO.-Lea
- furnish you with your Grain, Goa,
ROSWELL TRADING co. Coal,
bay, and Grain. Always the best.
1ast SecoAd ST.. Phone Leg.
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Ready.tO.wea Apparel.

THE MORRISON BROS. STORl-
Outftters In ready to wear apparel
for men, women and children III
linery . speciality.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

L. O.. Fullen, district attorney, re-
turned last night from Portales,
where he spent a few days preparing
for court next week.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24
Lumber Yards.

lPECOS VALLEY LUMBER CO.
Lumber. shingles. doors, lime. CO
ment, paints, varnisa AID glass.
ROSWELL LUMBER CO. Oldest
lumber yard In Roswell. See us for
all kinds Of building materials and
paint
Give us your orders for Pecos White
Sand.
KEMP LUMBER co.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-02-24

]. J. Hickey, of New York City, ant
J. T. Hise, of Viewpoint N. Y, arrived
last night for a prospecting visit.