davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23
SCHOOL RULES MUST BE ENFORCED

No amount of excellence will make up for a
lack of discipline in the school. Uncon-
sciously, perhaps, but still inevitably, the
pupil under lax discipline shirks the respon-
sibility of his duty to his teacher and to him
self and loses the benefit Of an essential
part Of his training for the battle of life.
Discipline does not simply mean the exer-
else of authority in the enforcement of rules
of conduct but the subjugation of the mind
to d recognition of the necessity for duti-
full obedience to superior authority When
q rule has been established its violation
should meet with equal punishment to all
violators and the penalty be inflicted without
favor or partiality, else the stigma of punish
ment is lost in the recognition Of its partial
ism.
It Is a rule of the public school that no
pupil may be absent without good and
sufficient reason stated in written excuse
bv the parent. 1t has been difficult to i'm
press parents with the Importance OF this
provision, although much more consideration
has been displayed in the matter at this
than at previous terms 1t is highly i'm
nortant that this rule should be observed
both as matter of discipline and that the
teacher may not unjustly gauge the character
ond nrocliyities of the child. No parent
,vbo has a due regard for the welfare of the
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23
Miss Linton Resigns Her Position
in Nc DOnOgh School.

The resign alton of Miss Rachel Linton as
teacher IN McD onogh Schc oil No IL, in New
Orleans, was N larked by al occurrence deep
~ impressive of the high ega1d and esteem
IN which she is held by tn e school, In ac-
ceptlng her resignation the principal re-
TERED to the f ct that Mis- IS Linton had been
the youngest cadet and was the youngest
teacher in the school, ant that the accept
ance OF her res ignation W. as made painful
duty by the severance of ties that had
held them in G lose and pl aasant communica-
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23

The Minnie is now making trips to New Orleans
in connection with the st. Tammany Railway Co.
From From a. m: to p P: m: cars will leave Covington
will leave Vaudeville every two hours first car leav-
ing at a.. m. and last at p. m. The Minnie B
will leave Vaudeville at 745 g. and returning
will leave West End at 4:30 p. arriving in Man
deville in time to take the p. m. car for Abita
Springs and Covington
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23

child should allow it to remain from school
without good and sufficient reason, and with
this reason provided, it is an injustice to the
child and misleading and annoying to the
teacher to have the excuse withheld. Par
ents should see to it that a written excuse
is sent in whenever absense is necessary.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23

w. Riggs Jos. Delery and Capt. G. E. Millar have
seryation Convention in New Orleans as deIapates
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23

Just received carload of brick and shingles. See
us before buying ALEXIUS BROS. & co.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23
Notice of Meeting.

There will be meeting Of the School Improve
ment League at the schoolhouse on Friday, October
%, 1909 The presence of all members is desired
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23

Just received a carload of brick and shingles. Sc
us before buying. ALEXIUS BROS & co.
St. Tammany farmer., 1909-10-23

society will draw up petition for the pas
sage Of & stock law.
The society is preparing a charter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Successful Dry Land Farmers.

BOHEMIAN, Aug. THAT Louie Ac.
cola 10 a believer in dry land farming
is not surprising, in view Of the asser.
ton that his wheat crop last year. all
grown on dry land, yielded him $685..
600. Mr.. Acola began farming in the
Gallatin valley az q poor man and, by
dint Of hard economizing, accumulated
land and livestock. Today he has
1886 acres and q comfortable fortune
drawing interest.
s. j. Wall 10 another Gallatin val.
ley man who has gradually increased
bis dry land holdings until now he
has 1890 acres, representing the In.
vestment of part of bis profits from
dry land wheat and oats. In sddi-
ton, It is ssid, he has close to $780,
600 in cash and other possessions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Large Imports of Raw Material.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-All records
for importations of manufacturers
materials imported into the United
States we're broken during the fiscal
year 1909, according to the bureau OF
statistics in a statement made public
tod ay.
Raw wool, raw cotton, raw silk,
fbere, hides and skins, India rubber,
tobacco, tin. copper, lumber and Ger.
tain articles included under the gen.
eral group, chemicals. drugs and
Dyes" are the principal articles i'm.
ported for manufacturing and in near.
ly all of these the quantity imported
In 1909 exceeded that of any earlier
year. Raw wool, however. is an ex.
ception. It shows q slightly higher
quantity in the fiscal year 1897, pend
ing the enactment of the Dingley law,
which transferred wool from the free
list to the dutisble list.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Electric Power From Missouri River

GREAT FALLS, Aug. 4.-Work was
started from this end today on the big
transmission line which will convey
electricity from the dams now being
built to Butte and Anaconda for the
operation OF mines and smelters.
The first of the dams will not be
ready until June, but it is desired to
have everything 10 readiness to deliv-
er electricity as soon as it can be gen.
Grated. The line will be of the most
substantial material, very heavy cop.
per wire being carried on high steel
towers. 1t will run 10 q bee-line, the
the distance to Butte being 129 miles.
The power to be generated from the
Rainbow falls will be about 80, OOO
horsepower, but in all there will be
generated here I've 100, 900 horse.
power.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Big Price For State Land.

KAL1sPELL, Aug. 5.-The Grea,
Northern Railway company, through
its attorney w. Noffsinger, bid $3.50
per acre for a tract of so acres Of rock
and burnt stumps adjoining Beltor
station, which was offered at public
auction by the state through JOSEPH
Oker, assistant register OF the land
office. here today. Forest Supervisor
James Bunker, who was present,
warned the bidders that the govern
ment claimed the land, which is with
in the forest reserve, and would con
test the sale.
The Great Northern wants the land
for contemplated extensions to the de-
pot accommod atoms at Bolton, which,
being at the gateway of the future
Glacier park. enhances the value o:
the land. The question of title viii
be settled in court. The price bid il
believed to be the highest ever paii
for state land in this county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Expensive Railroad improvements


GREAT FALLS, Aug. 7.-Announce.
ment was today made by the Grea,
Northern officials that q decision has
been reached to at once 60 ahead with
the construction of the proposed new
line between this city and Belt, which
has been under consideration since
the Billings & Northern branch was
started and for which the surveys
were completed nearly two years ago,
Bids will be opened in St. Paul Aug
20, and it is expected that work will be
started early this fail.
The new line will be built between
Gerber and Belt for the purpose OF
eliminating the heavy grades now ex'
listing. Eighteen miles of the new
track will be built, a portion of which
will be tunnel work to allow the line
to leave Belt creek valley without hav.
ing to pass over the bluffs. 1t is esti.
mated that the work will cost 81, OOO.-
900. About 1000, 900 cubic feet of
dirt will have to be moved. From
eight to ten months will be required
to complete the line.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
FIathead Registration Closed.

M1ssOULA, Aug. 5.-Prom pity at
midnight tonight registration for
Flathead lands closed in Montana.
The estimated total registr alton In
this city Is 65,000. 1t was impossible,
on account of some OF the notaries
public having neglected to be accur.
ate In their count, to secure q report
which would be authentic, but, judg.
ing from the amount Of stationery
[ blanks and envelopes which has
been used, q check upon which was
kept closely At the land Office where
the supply vas distributed, the above
estimate will not be far of when the
official count for Missoula is an.
nounced by Judge Witten at Occur
d'Alene City.
Today failed to bring the expected
rush Of people. and the number was
only on an average with other days
since registration opened On July Is.
At the closing hour only Q few no.
taries remained at their posts and
these e registering only . few
strsgglers, . condition vastly differ
ent from the rush and jam of the open
ing hour the fret night.
Considering the estimate of IS, Cox
registratious q fair one, IL has cost
the people who came to Missouls &c
be sworn about s16, 5000. This cum
has been divided among less than &C
notaries, and q mum Der Of them. .havE
succeeded 10 making Q Year,sr eAlary
in 10 days. However, the visitorahad
no kick to make, as the fee :ofor each
was only q quarter of a dollarss N lazy
would have as willingly paid al "a.
pecially those who we're unable &c
register while their train was waiting
at the station and continue their jour.
ney west or east without further in
convenience or expense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Will Boost For Dry Farming.

The recognition of the drv farming
movement by the federal nment
as an important factor in promoting
the agricultural development OF the
west, is a work that the Dry Farming
Congress has undertaken. MI. Walter
G. Brandenburg, of Denver, q repre-
sentative of the Dry Farming congress
arrived in this city Thursday even
ing, on a our of northern Montana
to interest residents Of this part of
the state in the work Of that organlza-
ton, and has been in conference with
members of the Commercial Club and
visitors from the surrounding coun
try.
Mr.. Brandenburg has been identified
with similar work in Colorado, where
dry farming methods have been in op-
GRAFTON the past five years, and have
transformed the dry mesas into areas
of profitable grain crops. Mr.. Bran.
denburg is a practical dry farmer
himself, and gives an interesting story
of his personal experiences in raising
crops without irrigation.
One of the principal objects of the
Dry Farming congress t this time is
to secure aid from the federal govern
ment for the esta blishment and main.
tenance of dry land demonstration
farms In various parts of the country.
These stations would furnish object les.
sons of what can be done by scientific
sell culture, and would virtually be q
school of agriculture at which settlers
could be instructed in their work. It
is an excellent idea, and should be en-.
couraged in every way by citizens in
terested in tbs public welfare.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
District Court Proceedings.

At the Monday session of district
considered and dismissed at the re-
quest of parties to the litig cation. A
jury venire of IS taxpayers was drawn,
the members to appear for jury service
on August %, and defendants in GRIM
inal cases were arraigned 10 court.
The proceedings in these cases we're
as follows:
State VS.. Andrew j. Moore, assault
in first degree. Set for trial August
Is.
State We. Fred Wright, grand lar
ceny. Defends ant entered q plea OF
guilty.
State vs. William Sampson, grand
larceny. Defendant entered a plea OF
guilty.
State vs.. G. w. Gilbert, an appli.
cation for habeas corpus. After con-
sidering testimony in this case, it was
ordered that defendant be released
from custody.
State vs.. r.. Lorsnger, John H.
Harmon and Merrill Weldy, 40 ap.
peal case. On motion of county at.
torney, the cause was dismissed.
State VS.. John Baily. Case dis
missed on motion of county attorney.
State vs.. Eugene Laird, assault in
second degree. Trial set for Aug.
ust 26.
State vs.. Charles Kline, burglary.
Trial set for August q.
State VS.. w. II. Davis. Dismissed
on motion of county attorney.
State vs.. Alta Jackson. assault in
second degree. Trial set for Aug. %.
State vs.. Jerry Mem ahon, grand
larceny. Defendant failing to appear,
his bond Of $500 was declared forfeit
ed, and bench warrant issued for ar.
rest of defendant. Trial set for Aug.
ust 30.
State vs.. Theodore Hillstrom, ap-
peal from justice court. Trial set for
August 30.
State vs. Nelson Grandchamps,
charged with assault. Defend ant en-.
tered plea of guilty.
State VS.. Jesse Davis, burglary.
Defend ant entered plea of guilty.
The defendant who entered pleas
of guilty will be sentenced in due
course.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
variety OF farm products az possible.

variety OF farm products az possible.
each sample of grain, ETC., will be
tagged with the name and address OF
the party who raised it, aud the best
selections will be sent to the Omaha
Corn exposition to be entered for
prizes to be awarded in their partic.
ular class. Grain in the cheat should
be In punches about four inches in
diameter, and threshed grain about q
peck for each exhibit. 1t is desired to
get together a prize winning display
from this vicinity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
An Exhibit Of Farm Products.

Ranchers who have exceptionally
good crops of grain or other farm
products. are requested to select cam.
ples from their crops for exhibition
purposes, and leave them at the River
Press Office. At the request Of Geo.
E. Ryan, industrial agent of the Great
Northern railway, the Fort Benton
commercial club has undertaken to
supply an agricultural exhibit from
this locality, consisting of ss great q
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Total.

This is q reduction of one mill from
the tax levy of last year, and will
compare %favorably with the rate of
taxation in other counties.
A general school fund levy of four
MILLS is required by the Montana
laws. and q general state levy Of 2}
mills will be made by the state board
OF equaliza alton. This will make q
total general tax of 164 millsupon all
assesssble property in Choutesu
county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
A BIG MINING DEAL.
Report of Purchase In Little Rockies
BY Wealthy Syndicate.


II reports are true which are now
being circulated in the Little Rockies
country, one of the biggest mining
deals ever made in Montana outside
of the Butte district, will be consum.
mated September first when a syndi.
cate of eastern people, eaid to include
j. Pierpont Morgan and Mrs. John B.
Stetson will pay over q cool three
millions for the August group con-
sisting of forty claims, says the Hell.
ena Record. F. E. Mettler returned
Friday from a two weeks visit in the
Little Rockies country where be looked
after his mining interests there.
1.-THE future Of the district never
seemed more assured than it does at
the present time and II current re.
ports are to be relied upon, Septem.
Der first the bond on the August group
will be taken up" said Mr. Mettler.
''This bond is said to be for three mil.
lion dollars and il the deal goes
through the Little Rockies will come
into prominence as one OF the great.
est gold bearing regions in the coun.
try. John Edgerton of this city 10 rep.
r~esentiug the eastern syndicate in the
deal and be has been spending several
months at Landusky looking over the
properties.
"Four minor groups are covered by
the bond, which include about forty
claims in all and are designs ted
as the August group. The best
known is the August and Little
Ben group. The others r the
Liebert and Sieh group, the Gold Bug
group and the Pspoose. The ownere
are PHILIPPE and Whitcomb, the Co.
burn brothers and L. S. Goslin. The
Ruby Gulch property, ON the Tort
man eide of the mountains, owned by
PHILIPPE and Whitcomb, is not includ'
ed in this big deal, l understand.
"About forty men are being en-
ployed at the August and one hundred
tons of ore per day are being mined.
This ore averages thirty dollars pc,
ton. The treatment capacity of the
August plant wss recently doubled
and now one hundred ions are being
treated per day. The August vein IL
eight feet wide and is filled with
streaks OF very rich ore. Assays run
ming as high as seventeen hundred
dollars per ton have been secured,
Some idea of the richness of this prop
erty is shown by the returns on
shipment of one hundred tons of ore
made several months ago. Treatment
charges and freight amounted to six
ty.ive dollars per ton, but notwith'
standing this, the net profit was sixty
thousand dOllars,'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
water fills the we'll to within nineteen
feet of the surface.

feet OF the surface.
District court was in session today,
with several visiting attorneys and
others in attendance. The legal frater-
nifty is represented by Attorneys w.
B. Sands and John G. Duff, of Chi
nook: B. T.. Powers. J.. K. Bramble,
F. N. Utter and r. E. Hammond, of
Havre; Geo. E. Hurd. of Glasgow,
and j. A. McDonough, of Great Falls.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Miss Chemidlin left today on a visit
with friends in Missoula.
The Eklund Photographic studio on
Bond street will be open on August
IA, Is and 16.
Mrs. Walter NJ. Green, of Lewis.
town, is the guest of Mrs. Jno. II.
Green and daughter.
John Matheson and j. E. Ross,
we'll known residents of Chinook, are
among the visitors in town.
1t is reported that Ed Reichelt has
bought the Chase shearing plant on
the Teton, the purchase price being
about $500.
Clerks of the several school districts
in which q special tax levy lie neces.
ssry this year, are requested to notify
the county clerk OF such levy At once.
Charles Battler had q brief inter.
view with Justice Kinder this after
noon, during which he was assessed a
fine of SO, and q term of As days in
jail, for assault in the third degree.
A deed filed in the county clerks
Office records the sale of about 16C
acres of ranch property by Oscar B.
Reed. Of Dodson, to B. D. Phillips,
for 81, $780, The property is located
south OF Wagner. ::
Chas II. Green. and Geo. L. Over.
field returned Sunday evening from
q trip to the Shonktn roundup csmE
Ia the Musselshell country. They re-
port the finest range conditions eve,
known, the cattle being in excellen,
shape for the time OF year.
A. w. Merri6eid, county surveyor,
is on The list of. wounded and par
TALLY disabled, as the result of
runaway accident. Mr.. Merrifeld hi,
the ground pretty hard, and was rem
dered unconscious by the blow, bu,
escaped with q disIocsted hip and
several bruises.
Congressman Pray and wife were
among the arriv ais today, having
come direct from Washington. Mr.,
Pray has been busy with tariff legis'
lation and other duties since fret O
December, and expresses himself al
delighted to get back among his home
folks and other Montana friends.
George Tope has left with the Rive,
Press some fine sample lunches of oat,
and beardless barley, grown on hi
dry land farm about three miles ives
of town, which will be sent to th,
Great Northern exhibition building
in St. Paul. NJ. s. Holderbaum also
contributed a sheaf of rye that i.
remarkably we'll headed, and which
would be hard to beat anywhere.
One of the most complete and com
Portable house boats ever built here il
that constructed by George L. Smith,
OF Glenwood Springs, Co.., which il
anchored near the lower levee. The
center part of the boat is enclosed 81
a large sleeping compartment, while
the rear portion of the craft is fitted
up as a kitchen, with a cooking range
pantry and all necessary accessories
The boat will furnish accommod ationt
for q hunting party from the east,
who will start down the Missouri river
next week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
AMONG OUR NElGHBORS.
A 0rist Of items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Hsvre Plaindesler: Libby & Mel.
son. the contractors to whom was
awarded the contract for building the
depot at this place arrived in the city
this week with their men for the work
OF putting In the new depot. Several
care OF material have also come into
the railway yards this week and the
actual work of building will be started
next week.
Conrad Observer: A new p~ostoface
is to be established 81 miles east of
Conrad and is to be called Solid,
with Anton Dyrud postmaster. This
is on request of q petition recently
presented to the postofice department
at Washington. It is claimed there
is q settlement of between forty and
fifty people who will be accommodate
by the new mail service.
glasgow News: 1t is reported that
the contr actors on the Bainville-
P~lentywood branch of the Great Nor
them, will be moving dirt in about a
week. The A. B. Guthrie & Co.'s
conmissary building in Culbertson,
will be finished in a few days and the
paymaster is there now. We under
stand that the men employed on the
construction work of the new road
will be paid in Culbertson.
Culbertson Republican: j. S. Day
was in town Saturda y and reported
that he was just about ready to har-
vest his large crop of grain. He has
between 600 and 700 acres of grain to
harvest and said that 1t was very fine.
He has bought q traction engine which
he will use for threshing and blowing.
Mr.. Day is one of the largest. If not
the largest farmer in eastern and
northeastern Dawson county.
Chinook Opinion: The lands sur.
rounding Chinook we're thrown open
to the 32O acre act this past week and
a rush of filings has commenced for the
bench lands in this vicinity. The
lands In the western half of the Glas.
gov district were classified under the
act under reports OF the geological
survey and the reclamation service.
The 320 acre lands include everything
in this section practically excepting
the coal lands and valley lands sub
ject to irrigation.
Havre Promoter: Two men cut and
one man laid up with a broken leg
constitute the outcome of another
drunken brawl at the west end of town
last Saturday hight. An alteration
arose between three white men and
the colored porter of the Hotel Havre
barber shop, which resulted in a gen.
eral mixup and knockdown. The col.
ored man used a knife, badly cutting
one man in the thigh and another on
the hand, while he in turn was knocked
down and had a leg broken.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

Malta Enterprise: Bids for the con.
struction of the lsterals for the Malta.
Dodson.G Glasgow canal we're opened at
the U. S. Reclamation Office in this
city last Saturday. Competition was
very close. Awards for the acts
will be made public in q few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11
Taxes Will Be Lower,

The Choutesu county board OF equal
ization. which was in session Mond ay,
concluded that the increase In asses.
sable wealth this year warrants q
reduction in the rate of taxation. The
tax levy for county purposes for the
current year was fixed as follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

county commissioners, are attending
the regular August meeting of the
board, at which the principal business
to be considered is the county tax levy
for the current year.
According to a news item from
Lewistown, a sheep deal at an excep.
tionally high price was recently made
in that vicinity. Charles Peck 10 said
TO have purchased about 1000 head OF
picked ewes from George Wright, of
Flatwillow, at the top figure of Is. so
a head,
One of the greatest crops ever known
will be harvested in about two weeks
iu the Judith Basin. There are fields
that formerly vent forty bushels to
the acre that this year will yield even
better than that and it is claimed that
the crops In the Basin will total about
4,000,0 600 bushels.
j. W. Lenning, who has returned
from q visit to the Neil Banuatyne
ranch near Portage, brings word that
. we'll has recently been drilled on
the bench land with most satisfactory
results. The drill struck . aow Of
water At . depth of Is feet. and the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-11

Engraving plate in script style
and printing 100 cards.. $1.6O
100 Cards printed from plate. @1.OO