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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Feeding Farm Hands.

Every farmers wife knows what ire
mendous appetites farm hands usually
have; but while they eat we'll they
work well, too.
Here's a good suggestion about feed
ing farm hands. Give them plenty
of Quaker Oats. A big dish Of
Quaker Oats porridge with sugar and
e or milk is the greatest break
fast in the world for q man who needs
vigor and strength for a long days
work. The mar that eats Quaker Oats
plentifully and often is the man who
does good work without excessive "a
tigue. There IL q sustaining quality
in Quaker Oats not found in other
foods, and for economy It IN at the
head Of the list. Besides the regular
size packages Quaker Oats h packed
in large size family packages, with
and without china. s
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Contracts For State Prison.

HELENA, Oct. 17.-Contracts for
supplies for the state prison at Deer
Lodge for the ensuing year were
awarded yesterd ay At q meeting of the
state board of prison commissioners.
While the ex act aggregate of the con.
tracts awarded is not known, it il es-
timated that the total il about $40, 600.
Smithers & Company of this city
were granted the contract, for furnish.
ing shoes to the prisoners, while
Sands Brothers were given the con
tract for dry goods. The Cash Gro
Gerry company of Deer. Lodge was
awarded the grocery contract, amount
ing to SS,857. Nick Bielenberg, OF
Deer Lodge, was given the contract
for meat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Artesian Water For Irrigation.

BILLINGS, Oct. 17.-An artesian we'll
which will irriga ate several sections Of
land, and thus take the place of irri-
CATION canals, we're 1t possible to have
that form of artificial watering, is
what is planned by l.. E. Gorrell aud
q number Of other young men who re-
Gently filed upon farms in the territory
lying about IL miles north of this
city. Negoti ations have been entered
into with parties who make q business
OF drilling wells 70 ascertain the cost,
n other necessary particulars, and
IT satisfactory arrangements can be
entered into the work will soon begin.
1t lie believed a we'll sunk to a depth
OF about 1000 feet will produce cuff.
Gent water to irrigate several quarter
sections. and while the initial expense
will be somewhat heavy. 10 the long
run the expense will not be 90 great
as that OF maintaining the regulation
irrigation system.
A number of settlers from Indiana
are also Interested in the proposition,
and 1t is the expectation TO form q
company 90 that operations may be
carried on at a minimum expense. At
present the land mentioned is being
GUILTY. ated along dry farming methods,
and ii water eau be secured the dis.
trict will make one of the richest in
the vicinity Of Billings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
"Get Land" Says Bishop Carroll.

Bishop John P. Carroll has a COL
onization scheme on hand, with a view
OF inducing members of his church to
take up land in Teton and Chouteau
counties. Bishop Carroll addressed
a meeting in Hibernian hall, Center
vile, last evening, says the Butte
Inter Mountain, and every one who
listened to his exhaustive address on
the necessity of more people taking up
and and quitting the crowded cities
heartily endorse his scheme.
"Some of the finest aud richest a @
ricultural lands in the whole country
are located in Teton and Chouteau
countless" said Bishop Carroll 10 the
course Of his remarks. ''The oppor
tunity to secure these lands under
favorable conditions is now offered
and the people should take advantage
of the same" continued the bishop.
He explained that the land was irri.
gated and the yield of crops was the
equal of any in any part of the coun.
try. The land can be bought at S45
an acre, $3.50 per acre being paid
down and the land to be taken DOS
session of in 30 days and the balance
payable at the rate of % per acre a
year. until the whole amount is paid.
The people who will settle on the land
will have every opportunity given
them to work the soil without hard.
ship, as steam plows and all modern
agricultural implements will be pro.
vided by the company who owns the
land at q very low rate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Terms Of District Court, 1909.
CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, November q.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, November 16.
TETON COUNTY,
Monday, November l.
County Commissioners Proceedings.

Fort Benton, Mont, Oct. ID, 1909.
The board met in special session at
10 O'Clock a. m. The, members present
were Jere Sullivan, chairman; Com
missioners 0. G. Skylstead and E. M.
Kennedy and the clerk. The board
took up road matters as follows:
In the matter of q change in the
county road three miles west of Dod-
son to near Dodson, this is a trade of
right of way between the county and
the reclamation service. The board
thought it was necessary to make a
personal investigation of the change
and set October 16, as the day, to meet
at Dodson.
In the matter of the Wright road
filed Sept. 10, 1909, report of viewers
was accepted and same declared to be
a public highway. Road supervisor
of district No. l is ordered to open
same to the public and the county sur
veyor to survey and plat same, and
file plat and field notes with the coun-
ty clerk.
In the matter of a county road from
the Marias-Big Sandy road to the Big
Sandy-Circle ranch road, filed Sept.
IL, 1909. following viewers appointed
A. W. Merrifield, Ed. Chappell and
J. G. Sullivan.
In the matter of a county road from
Savoy to DOdsOn-Zortman road, filed
Oct. l, 1909, viewers report was ac-
cepted and same declared to be a pub
lie highway. Road supervisor OF dis
trict No. IL is directed to open same
to the public and the county surveyor
to survey same and file plat and field
notes with the county clerk.
In the matter of a change of county
road known as the Wayne-Savoy
road, filed Sept. 30, 1909, report of
viewers accepted. Road supervisor
OF district No. II is directed to open
same to the public, provided the Town
site company will bear the expense
and the parties mentioned agree there
to, then the same will be declared a
public highway and the county sur
yeyor is directed to survey same and
lille plat and field notes with the county
clerk.
Action was deferred on road from
Big Sandy to the Chester-C Circle ranch
road until viewers report is received.
Also on the Benton-G ulic Crossing
road.
SECOND DAY.
In the matter OF the Witt road, filed
Oct. II, 1909, board appointed following
viewers to meet Oct. Is, 1909: A. w.
Merritield, j. G. Sullivan and George
Tope.
The clerk is directed to advertise for
bids for county physician; physician
for Havre; contractor to take charge
OF poor farm for three years; drugs for
Havre and Fort Benton; also for the
support, care and maintenance of the
sick, poor and intirm at Fort Benton,
and for the county printing.
Action was deferred on the Harlem
Canadian line road to the Canadian
line, pending viewers report.
Board made personal investigation
Of the cut on Teton river near Teton
bridge.
The board then adjourned sine die.
w. Il. LEET, County Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

men, died at his home about midnight
Saturd ay, aged II years, after only q
short illness, from erysipelas. His
unera was held from the Presbyte-
rian church on Wednesday afternoon
and the body was taken back to his
old home iu Hutchinson, MIMI, for
burial. A large congregation of
friends and acquaintance of the old
gentleman gathered at the church to
pay their last respects to his memory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Montana Increased In Wealth.

An increase of more than S3l 900, 600
in the total valuation of property in
Montana is shown for the year 1909
over that of 1908, according to the
tables prepared by j. J. Ryan. clerk
of the state board of equalization.
The total valuation this year, after
equaliz alton, was $3.50, 4Ol, 064 and last
year $248, TIA, 1872. The total value OF
all real estate and improvements this
year was 1886, 6l8, 246, and of perso.
mol property ss5. 359, 969; of railroads,
S58, 422, $40.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20

collected for the state will amount to
about S38, 600: the collection for county
purposes about sl41, 600; the school
taxes, consisting of a four.mill gen.
eral levy and special levies made by
the several districts, to about S85, 600.
The remainder of the collection will
belong principally to the three in.
cOrpor ated towns In the county,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
BIG RUSH FOR LAND.
Home Seekers Find Desirable lo-
cations In Northern Montana

Home Seekers Find Desirable Lo-
cations In Northern Montana
Never in the history of northern
Montana has there been such an immi-
grafton of homeseekers as is being ex.
p~erienced at the present time and new.
er has the demand for farm lands, es.
pecially free government lands, been
as great as now, says the Great Falls
Leader. As q consequence the work
In the Great Falls Office has been more
than trebled and the Office force Is
put to Its utmost to keep from being
buried beneath the avalanche of
alings.
The Office of the Great Fails land
district, including Cascade and parts
of Teton and Chouteau counties, is
now doing the heaviest business OF
any Office 10 the United States, and
there are more than 200 OF these
offices In existence. Such wac the
statement made by Louis D. Sharp,
field agent of the general land office,
with headquarters In Helena. Mr..
Sharp visited the Great Falls Office
during the past few days and while
surprised at the vast amount Of busi-
ness being transacted, stated that from
the reports he had ascertained that the
Great Falls Office led all the rest.
Register j.. NJ. Burlingame stated
this morning that the business for the
present month up to this morning and
including none of today's business,
had amounted to 6O2 filings. Az but
IL days of the month had passed. two
of these being Sundsy and one q hol.
day, this left an average of 81 filings
per day for the nine business days.
Register Burlingam anne anticipated that
the record at the end of the present
month will show at least 1900 filings.
In this city homestead locators are
being kept busy showing prospective
settlers vacant lands, and filings are
being made by over 80 per cent. OF
these. Considerable hitherto neglect.
ed land in the vicinity Of Benton lake
and Grassy lake is now being filed
| upon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
DISCOVERED ALDER GULCH,
Death Of Pioneer Recalls Historic
Event Of Early Days.

0~yS
DILLON, Oct. 16.-Word was re.
cetved in Dillon this morning of the
death of Barney Hughes al Wisdom,
Big Hole basin, where be has been at
the point OF death for several months.
Barney Hughes, who was a member
OF the party Of six men who discovered
Alder gulch, has been penniless for
years. After discovering Alder gulch
he walked away from there Q few
months later with q fortune of S4S, 900
In gold dust tied up in q -four sack.
This he lost by investing In real es-
tate In San Francisco, title to which
proved to be worthless. Five years
after leaving the gulch with that fort
une, he returned to 1t penniless.
Speaking of the discovery of Alder
gulch. upon his last visit to Dillon he
said:
"Our party of six, composed of Bill
Fairweather, Tom Cober, Henry Ed.
gar, Bill Sweeney, Harry Rogers and
myself, left Bannack Jan. IA, 1852,
wintered at Deer Lodge and left there
March %, 1868, for the Gallatin coun.
try and had come narrow escapes
from being murdered by Grow Indians
who were On the Wal path At that time.
I'VE reached Alder gulch about 6
O'Clock 10 the afternoon Of May q,
1853. The Indians had robbed US OF
nearly everything we had and when
We struck camp in Alder gulch We had
but one pound Of bacon. about ten
pounds of -four and q little coffee.
We had but one pan left. in which we
used to mix up dough at meal time
and to wash dirt in at other times.
had just got my dough mixed up
pretty stiff for supper when Bill Fair.
weather came back from q stroll
down the gulch and said he wanted
the pan to wash out q little good look.
Ing dirt. I dumped the -four out on q
sack and gave him the pan. He and
Sweeney went down the gulch about
200 yards, scooped up q painful OF
leaves, twigs and dirt from q bar and
washed it out. This was the fret pan
OF dirt washed in Alder gulch and It
yielded 81 cents in gold.
"Next morning We started to work
and within two hours the six OF us
had a hole dug two feet deep and were
getting from 81 to IS from each pan o.
dirt. AS our grub was nearly all gone,
we stopped work and went to Bannack
for supplies. In two weeks we started
back with a crowd of 300 men,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Notice of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICR,
TSr Mppt M

LEwIsTowN, Mont, Oct. Is, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that
AUGUSTA ENGELLANT,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on July "a, 1905,
made desert land entry No. 1884, serial Nc. O424,
tor sWA, VIZ SEA section l. M NEA section
meridian, has filed notice Of intention to make
final proof, to establish claim to the land above
described. before Chas: h. Boyle, U. 8. commits.
sioner, at his office in Fort Benton, Montana, on
the Goth day of November. 1909.
Claimant names as witnessed: Henry Hagen,
Hans Engellant Oscar Johnston, Almon F.
Matthew's, all of Fort Benton, Montana.
Z. K. MCKOIN. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items, Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

WV SssOu" VuOSsS0ss0 .~Sss0ss6V0s
Malta Enterprise: John Survant is q
sheepman no longer, having disposed
of his Aocks to Ole Veseth, taking in
exch ange for them Mr.. Veseth's cattle.
Conrad Observer: VIM. Slim, who
lives about four miles northwest of
town, has threahed 1000 bushels of
oats from Is acres. The rats weigh
AZ pounds to the bushel. 1t is SO
bushels and a fraction to the acre.
Chinook Opinion: A. Jensen of the
Amalgamated Sugar Co. has been
here since Friday making sugar beet
contracts with the ranchers. One
year contracts are offered at 81 SO a
ton. He is having good success get
ting contracts and IA large acreage
will be put into beets in this section
this coming year.
Conrad Observer: Another land
sale of about 5000 acres on Birch
creek. 10 miles west of Dupuyer, was
reported last week in the sale of the
Morgan property to w. H. Bower of
Great Falls, The price as reported
was $4,000 for land and improve
ments, Mr.. Morgan retaining his stock
and several hundred ions of hay.
Glasgow News: A day or Two ago,
while drilling a we'll on Mrs. S. I.
Wax's place, about three miles south
of town, H. G. Bosford struck what
seems to be the skeleton of one of the
prehistoric animals similar to those
unearthed by Prof. BarnnmIBrown, out
In the Bad Lands. The fossil forma.
ton was struck about 60 feet from the
surface.
Conrad Observer: A 2O-horsepower
International gas engine and six disc
plows were unloaded fromsthe cars on
Tuesday for w. q. Scott, the sheep
man who lives about ten miles south
east of town. Mr.. Scott is associated
with A. K. Prescott, the we'll known
sheepman, and indications are that
another sheep industry in this section
will coon be abandoned for agricnl-
ture.
Chinook Opinion: The ST.. Anthony
& Dakota Elevator company an
nounced thai they will open their
house for the purchase of grain in a
few days. The company, which has a
line of elev ators in Dakota, has built
six houses 10 northern Montana this
year and will put in more next sum-
mer. Their house here is q 30, 900.
bushel house, which they figure will
be ample to handle all the grainth a,
will be marketed here, as the grain
will be shipped out almost as fast as
1t is received, to the terminal houses
OF the company at the eastern mar.
kets.
Glasgow Democrat: The Milk river
valley exhibit car started on it's long
EDUCATIONAL and mission airy trip Sun.
day morning in charge of W. E..
French and his assistant, Albert Mel.
son.. The a went direct from Glas.
gov to Aberdeen, S. D., where it will
remain for q number of days all
through the opening of the Indian
reserv alton. From Aberdeen the car
will go direct to Billings, where it
will be during the session of the Dry
Farming congress-, after which it will
take up its regular trip.
Chinook Opinion: John E. Lewis,
one Of Chiuook's pioneer business
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
To Whom Il May Concern,

Notice 10 hereby, given that my wife, Annie
Hontler. having left my bed and board without
for any debts contracted by her after this date.
JOSEPH GONTIER.
Big Sandy, Montana, Oct. IS, 1909,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-20
Reward For Horses.

Stolen, about October II, 1903, one
blush gray horse, light weight,
high life, and branded thus
on right thigh, also one bay
horse, light weight, and branded on
right thigh, two saddles. one with new covered
horn, new stirrup etraps, the other stamped
''Sulliysn," Fort Benton; coon skin coat. A
reward OF $l5 for each horse for return or in.
formation leading to the return to Thomas 8.
Lyle. Lyle, Montana, or Great Falls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-17

There's something wrong with you, Dan," he said emphatically. There's something mighty wrong. It ain't like you to go running off this way unr less there's something behind it."
 He stopped, for Pike was whistling softly to himself, whistling like the man who is striving to recall some tune that is only half forgotten Then he turned to Perkins.
 Remember that old tune. Tom," he asked" Sweet GenevieveT"
 "Get out!' snapped Perkins. That's million years old. Why don't you keep up to date if you're going in for music? What do you care about Sweet Genevieve,' anyway
 'I used to know somebody that sang it-once-long ago." said Pike quietly. 'T used to hear John Simpson whistle it years before he died and left all that money to me for those two kids. Tom''-he turned suddenly and trans fixed his friend with an accusatory frger--'what would you think of a guardian that doesn't guard T' Perkins regarded him rebelliously. ~rloao-,da an whose guardian he is and whether the guardees want him to attend to business or not. If you're talking about those kids of John Simp- sons, I'd say you've done about all you could be expected to. You've kept the money together, haven't you {?
 CTo be Continued.1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-17

required promise and the awe with which he heard that the newest atom of humanity to arrive was already motherless, and then the picture faded again. Then came a succession of sim- liar views.
 He saw the dingy real estate office grow into a respectable brick building, and then into a handsome stone edifice, and the heavy featured man turn grayer and grayer and more somber and more hardworkfng, and he could remember the day when the tiny Ethel was brought to the office for the first time and of the manner in which she began to grow up. He recalled the day when she reached the mature age of twelve and of how he had presented to her Bible for gift and of the manner in which he had blushed for all his twenty-five years. And then he recalled the day when John Simpson had conided to him that the kids were to be given ad- vantages and were to be sent abroad to school. There came blank after that, but he recalled as if it had been but yesterday the feeling with which he had gone off into a corner and wrestled with the grief that had beset him. He could even see the huttering hand that waved to him from the car window as the train took her and her brother away.
 Suddenly the door behind him opened and shut quickly, and quick steps caused him to drop his feet to the floor. He turned and found visitor at his elbow.
 "Dan," said the newcomer. "it's all yours. Jenkins just got a telegram that the K and G. has decided to 7offeI you the representation for this end of 
 'That sop responded Pike aim- lessIy.
 ''Of course it's so, manr' replied the other, shaking him vigorously by the shoulder. Wake up, can't you? It's worth fifteen thousand a year to you.
 Pike turned quizzical eyes upon his friend and folded the letter he held in his hand.
 Much obliged to you, Tom," he said. '1 guess Pm kind of upset today. Got letter here that-jolted me a little. I'm thinking of going away for a spell"
 Going awayw ejaculated his friend with wide eyes. Going away! Where?'
 Il guess I'll take trip across the water" replied Pike dreamily. Al ways wanted to see those foreign parts, those Venices and Romes and Londons. Must be a queer tribe over there, Tom Not much like us plain folks here. eh? Lots of high and mighty dukes and earls and things and coats of arms and crowns and coaches with white horses, eh?'
 Tom Perkins sat down in a chair with gasp of astonishment. He stared at his friend with frank amaze ment written on his face and opened his mouth twice before his lips formed the words
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-17

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-17


 and looked with startled eyes into the kindly blue ones that glimmered into his own.
 "A-girlr' he seemed to hear the boy say. A little girl, Mir. Simpson?"
 In his fancy he saw the big man nod, saw him place the pipe back in his teeth and extend his two palms until they were a foot or so apart.
 "A girl, Dan." he heard, "'bout so long, Dan, and purifier than all get out. An she's goin' to be a big re- sponsibility, my boy. We'll have to sell a heap of lots to pay what she's goin' to cost, Dana whole heap of lots''
 And gradually the picture seemed to fade away, and, like a dissolving view, its place was taken by another-the picture of a half timbered house that stood back among some trees at the ~a-na- af Main a-,-s r.,r+-- -'------- H- could see the worn steps leading up to the veranda and himself approaching half fearfully along the gravel walk that led in from the rusty gate.
 On the veranda sat the big man with the heavy features and the corncok pipe, and he heard the voice again bid ding him come up. And then there was call to some one within, and woman emerged with a white bundle in her arms
 Show her to Dan," he heard the mans voice say, and then, when the woman had removed a bit of the fan mel covering from the little face and he had looked upon it. Etsrtled. aReshed