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Evening star., 1909-07-10
For Sale
a Bargain on
Washington Heights.

An owner now residing III
the west, in order to make a
quick sale, has reduced the
price from $4,000 to $500.
One OF the .best constructed
houses on Washington
Heights. Built by a reliable
contractor finished through
out i'll hardwood; all large,
well lighted rooms; covered
porches; two bathrooms hot
water heat: GOOD-SIZED
LOT. WITH A BRICK
AUTOMOBILE, GARAGE.
If you contemplate purchas
ing a home let us show you
this one. We are satisfied
that you will be pleased with
1t; you cannot help but be;
it is SO we'll situated, con-
veniently arranged and so
we'll constructed.
STONE & FAIRFAX.
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forth by the early pioneers in estab.
fishing a home in this mountain land,
which until then had been occupied
and dominated by wild beasts and the
savage Indians; to bring before them
also the efforts made by the pioneers
to established here a government of
law and order and the difficulties and
dangers they encountered and
came In order to secure protection for
their homes, their property aud their
lives.
"The early history of Montana is
full OF the deeds of brave men and
women and events which render pion.
eer days grand, romantic and tragic,
and 1t properly presented to the minds
of the children OF the state will cause
them to reverence the memory of the
pioneers of Montana, and determine
to honor and emulate their example in
carrying on and building up. them
selves the future history of the state
so as to preserve forever their won.
derful Inheritance"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Big Potato Bake At Billings.

BILLINGS, Oct. 28.-One of the lead
ing features of the dry farming con.
gress has been a potato cooking dem.
onstration, the potatoes grown on DR..
Sudduth's demonstrate farm. That
the innovation was popular with dele
gates and visitors is proved by the
statement of F. A. Marsh, in charge
Of the demonstration.
''1t ia taking q ton of B%roadview
spuds a day to feed the hungry who
come at noOntime to our booth to eat
baked potatoes from the Broadview
district.
1--WE used q little more. than twenty
sacks Tuesday, Wednesday it took
twenty-five sacks and yesterday twenty.
one sacks of potatoes found their way
into bake ovens, and there is nothing
left over, either. Nothing but hulls,
and some people eat Them"
Every noon people are lined up by
hundreds at the booth at the east enc
of the exhibition hall, waiting thei,
turn for hot murphies, bouillon and
Saratoga chips. Potatoes come piping
hot from a brick oven, cooked to
turn by men of long experience in the
business, and there is plenty of good
butter to dress them with. Each per
son is given q paper plate, small tir
spoon and a paper cup full of bouil'
Ion, made from the best Montans
grass.fed cutie.
The potato bake has done wonders
in advertising the merits of Montana
pot atoes u has created a demand
already for the goods that will keep
the new Potato Growers association
busy filling orders for some weeks to
come.
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Throat Cut BY Barbed Wire.

GLEND1vE, Oct. 28.-Another bad
accident IL reported from Sidney, e
miles down the Yellowstone river from
Glendive. Alex Nelson, assistant
cashier of the First National bank Of
Sidney, had gone hunting with Arnie
Ferris. Their horses took fright al
an automobile, and running into q
hole threw both men out into q barbed
wire fence. "''' W
Mr.. Ferris went through the fence
and was only badly scratched, bu,
Mr.. Nelson caught on the top wire
and was dragged for q short distance,
his throat being cut from q to ear
1t was at first thought his injuries
were fatal, but the jugular vein was
not touched and he will recover. MIR.
Nelson recently came to Sidney from
Minnesota.
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Try This In November.

Thousands upon thousands of fam.
lilies who have not been regular eat
ers OF Quaker Oats will begin on the
first of November and eat Quaker
Oats once or twice every day for thirty
days of this month; the result in
good health and more strength and
vlgor will mean that every other
month in the year will find them doing
the same thing.
Try it! Serve Quaker Oats plenti-
fully and frequently for the thirty
days of November and leave of a cor.
responding amount of meat and greasy
foods. You'R get more health, more
vigor and strength than you ever got
IN thirty days Of any other kind of
eating.
While you are trying this see that
the children get a full share.
Quaker Oats Is packed in regular
size packages and large size family
packages. 7
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State,

VTO" VARIOUS arts OF the state.
VIRGINIA CITY. Oct. 30.-Lewis Bull.
lerdick, q prominent farmer of Sheri.
dan. says that the potato crop 10 his
vicinity is enormous this year and
that prices r very low on this food
product, 40 cents per hundred pounds
being about all the farmers can real.
ize at this time, but he thinks u better
price will be received by those who
can hold their potatoes until spring,
a. there is q shortage in the tuber
crop in some of the middle and east.
ern states.
BILLINGS, Oct. 3O.-Jack Newton,
the l3-year.old son of Mrs. William
Howell, was shot in the forehead last
evening while playing Halloween
tricks about the city. Charles Prince,
q lunch counter proprietor, is held for
the shooting. According to the boys,
they we're passing Princes house when
somebody shot at them from the shad.
ows. They returned later and four
shots were fired, one striking young
Newton. Prince was arrested later,
but denied the shooting.
HELENA, Oct. 29.-Leaving behind
him his effects and q personal dam.
age suit against the merchant who had
him arrested, Peter Bensfelt, reputed
heir to $4,000, fed and his where.
abouts r unknown. His effects were
sold at public auction today to satisfy
the elaine of his creditors. On the
strength of his story Benfelt secured
$1,000 worth of goods and social foot.
ing in ''polite society,"" HE arres,
followed, and then his release, the
merchant fearing he had made q mis-
take and refusing to prosecute. Benz
felt then sued the merchant for Islander
and libel and then liked.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Hundreds Of New Settlers.
Great Falls Leader.

SS~
During the month of October, just
closed, over a quarter of a million OF
acres of lands in the Great Falls land
district were filed upon by prospective
settlers from all parts of the United
States and Canada. The demand for
government land was unprecedented
and more iaud vas filed upon during
this one month than had ever been
filed upon q whole yea before.
According to the records as figured
by Register j. NJ. Burlingame there
were received during the month 1871
filings ranging in size from $50 acres
up to 800 acres There were q few
filings below the 160. size and
some were made in larger tracts than
32O acres, these occurring in cases of
the Northern Pacific which filed two
larger selections, one for 500 acres
and one for 1000.
Mr.. Burlingame states that a 200
acre average will not over estimate
the size of The filings made during the
month. Al his rate the land apprO.
pria'ed during The month aggregates
pa, 200 acres or about II full town.
ships. Were all of this land in one
solid tract it would cover an area Is
miles wide and "a miles long. 1t not
only means the passing OF title from
9he government to the people of over
a quarter of a million acres of land,
but it means the locating In Cascade,
and Choutesu counties of 1871
farmers, many with families, and the
of small farms where in
The past has been nothing but wav.
ing grsss and grazing cattle or sheep.
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HOWELL IS ARRESTED.
Former Chouteau County Official
Faces Serious Charge.

Faces Serious Charge.
A press dispatch from Seattle re-
porte the arrest of Charles D. Howell,
formerly postmaster at Havre, on q
charge of robbing the Great Northern
express office at Seattle about three
weeks ago. The accused has q wide
acquaintance throughout this part Of
Montana, having served as UNDER
sheriff of Choutesu county under
Geo. B. Mclaughlin about fourteen
years ago, and having been an unsuc.
cessful candidate for sheriff 1t two
subsequent elections. He was after.
ward appointed postmaster at Havre,
and left that city for the Pacific coast
about six years ago; locating tempo.
rarily at Olympia, Wash. The dis
patch announcing his arrest is dated
October %, and is to this effect:
The search by his friends for Chas.
D. Howell, former postmaster at
Havre, Mont, who dissppeard last
Friday, culmin ated yesterday in the
discovery that he was arrested On that
date either by Pinkerton or city de-
tectives, charged with the robbery of
the Great Northern express Office in
Seattle on the night of Oct. 10 and
secretly landed In the county jail here.
When Attorney Frank E. Green, EN-.
ployed by Howell's friends as counsel,
attempted to gain audience with the
prisoner this morning he was denied
the privilege. He was told, however,
that he would be permitted to see
Howell later in the day.
The robbery OF the Great Northern
Express company's Office, south of the
King street passenger station, on the
night Of Oct. 10, was one of the bold.
est crimes committed in Seattle in
many years. A lone robber in a mes
senger's uniform entered the office
shortly after midnight and, after bind
ing Night Clerk E. w. Simonson and
Assistant Clerk E. p. White, took
between $1,000 and $4,000 in gold
and currency from the safe and es-
capped.
1t was thought the robber was ia
mlliar with the Office and the routine
work. for he entered shortly after White
had gone to lunch, compelled Simon.
son to open the safe and then tied
him up with cords. When White re-
turned the bandit bound him also,
cut tue telephone and telegraph wires
and departed.
The clerks said the man worked
quickly and seemed to know where
everything was kept. The only de-
scription they could give of him wal
that he was short and heavy set an6
wore striped o~veralls and jumper
He discarded the overalls before leav
ing the place and these were turned
over to the officers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
SAVE LAND FOR SETTLERS.


Strong Protest Against Locating In.
dams In Valley County.
According to advices from Great
Falls, q most emphatic protest against
withdrawal Of LOCO, 600 acres Of land
adjacent to Fort Peck reservation has
been wired to Indian Commissioners
Valentine, President Taft and Score.
tary Ballinger. Among those who
signed the petitions are Senate Clapp
of Minnesota, Twin City business
men on their way to the dry farming
congress and newspaper.men and bus.
mess men throughout Montana.
The protest, which vas drafted by
Louis W. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway, was to this effect:
IA party representative of the COM
mercial and press inter ests of Minne-
sofa and Montana travelled over It's
miles yesterday in the territory about
Culbertsnn, Montana, inquiring into
the withdrawal of q million scres-48
full townships-set aside for Rocky
Boy Indians, a Canadian band of
renegade Crees, who do not speak or
understand the language OF any United
States Indians. Your Indian agents
at Fort Peck, Be!knap and Blackfeet
reserv atoms will verify this statement.
The Great Northern railway is now
spending two million dollars building
a branch line through the withdrawal
territory, understanding that the Fort
Peck reservation would be thrown
open, never assuming that the public
domain would be set aside for Cana
dian Indians, against the interests of
the white men, who no longer have
opportunities to settle about Culbert.
son, on account of the sweeping with.
drawals; taking from the white man
the best class of Montana agricultural
land to give to alien Indians.
1.-THE west has q right to expect fair
treatment from the departments at
Washington, and this is neither fair
nor reasonable. Your alloting agent,
Armstrong, left Glasgow this morning
for Culbertson. We strongly urge that
you wire him to hold action until all
parties have been heard from on this
subject. The department evidently
does not appreciate the quality of this
land. There Is no better opportunity
for homeseekers in America. There
is no objection to this band of Indians
being located in come remote noun
famous portion of the state, that
never will be required by white men
for agricultural purposes, and agri.
culture is something that does not in
terest this band. They have spent the
last two years as beggars in the large
| cities of Montana-Helena, Butte, etc.
We think that your department owes
it t these cities TO relieve them of the
charge, The after has been up for
a long time, and the Fort Peck Indi-
ans say they will not accept them as
neighbours. We have the %interests of
the United States Indians at heart.
as we'll as those of the white man, but
want to see a square deal"
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Terms Of District Court, 1909.
CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, November %.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, November 18.
TETON COUNTY
Monday, November l.
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Observe Pioneer Day, November 5

Observe Pioneer Day, November S.
County superintendents of schools
throughout Montana have received
from w. Y. Pemberton, state libra.
rian, suggestions regarding the OBJ
servance of Pioneer day, November 5,
this date fixed by legislative enact.
ment.
The following exercises are suggest.
ed for the day: Song, "America,"
essay, reading, recitstions, music,
reading, address, "Pioneer Day."
closing song.
The communication from Judge
Pemberton Gays: "The object of the
law 10 to fsmilisrize the school chill.
dren of the state with what pioneer
days and times mesns; to bring prom
inently before their minds the hard.
ships endured and the struggles put
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Fine Book and Job Printing q spe.
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Big Crops Of Sugar Beets.

"We are finding that our expecta.
lions of 8 better beet crop this year
than We had during the last year are
being fulfilled" said Manager Garn-
sey of the Billings Sugar company in
a recent interview 10 the Billings Ga.
zette. awe have been receiving
beets for three weeks and growers
throughout every part of the district
which is covered by the Billings fac
tory are united in their opinion that
this is going to be the best yield they
have ever had.
"Everything is running nicely at
the factory. There have been no
serious accidents and no breakdowns,
and the mill has, since the opening of
the campaign on October 5, been slic-
ing it's full tonnsge-l, 200 tons-every
day"
Mr.. Garnsey says that the settlers
on the Huntley project whose beet
fields were hit by the hailstorm, are
harvesting fairly good crops in spite
of the i'll effect of the hail. The beets
whose tops were entirely cut off by the
hail, are yielding from 8 to IL tons an
acre, and as most of the work on these
feds was performed by the settlers
themselves, this represents a good
deal of clear profit for the settlers.
l. D. O'Donnell says that the beets
on Hesper farm are going to average
20 tons TO the acre or better and that
20 tons is the mark set by practically
every beet grower in the district west
of this city. This is the busy season
for the beet grower and 20 less than
"A men, women and boys are employed
on the Hesper farm in pulling and
topping the beets aad hauling them TO
the dumps.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-17
HAIR MO NY.

Orren Page has built a new black
smith shop and occupies it for work
in his line.
The Somerset Pomona met with
Harmony grange, last Tuesday, with
good attendance of members. 1t
was one of the most interesting meet
ings ever held. 1t was voted unani-
mously to divide the county and form
another Pomona for the eastern Sec
ton of the county.
We were supplied on Monday after
noon with a copious thunder shower
which gave a new start to all kinds of
vegetation.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held
an anniversary meeting at the church
last Sunday. Rev. H. A. Corey
preached the sermon which was lis
tened to very attentively.
Clifford Hight died last Friday
morning at the home of Thomas
French at West Palmyra and the re-
mains were brought to Harmony for
burial. The funeral services were
held at the church, Sunday afternoon.
All the schools in town close this
week. The superintendent is max
ing his final examination.
Daniel Hayden has moved his black :
smith shop back about fifteen feet and
is repairing it in good shape.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-17
WEST ATHENS.

Beginning Friday evening of this
week the Seventh Day Adventists
will hold their annual state meeting
at the Union church, Athens village,
closing on Sunday evening follow
ing. Services will be held on Satur-
day at 10 AS a. m. and at 2.30 and 7.45
p. m. On Sunday at 2.30 and 7.30
D. m. There will be baptism on
Saturday at 1890 p. m. The public
are cordially invited to attend all
these services.
Several from this place attended
the Masquerade Ball at Cornville,
Friday night, all reporting a fine
time.
Miss Ethel F. Butler, who is work
ing in Bangor, spent last week at
home, returning Monday.
Mrs. McCloud and children of
Brownville are visiting her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. John MacLean.
Chester G. Flanders of Scion was
in town over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Huff, Cyrus
Corson Jr, Ralph Butler, Joe Spauld
ing and j. G. Kincaid went to Skow-
hogan, Monday.
Miss Fannie Butler is working in
Bangor.
Roland Cleveland had the mis-
fortune of hurting his leg quite badly
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Butler is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Later, in Corn
vile.
Cecil Jewett is building box mill
near his saw mill.
A. B. Walker went to st. Adams,
Friday, to purchase some horses.
Willis Cole and Colby Bowden,
who aie working at Brighton, were
home over Sunday.
Miss Eva Goodrich is assisting Mrs
A. B. Walker with her homework.
Miss Sylvia York of West Brighton
was in town over Sunday the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ossie York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Corson went
to Scion, Monday night. Mrs. Cor
son will stay for visit with her
sister, Mrs. George Spofford.
Mrs. Irvine Braley and son Cliff
ford of Palmyra have been visiting
relatives in town for few weeks
past.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-17
Mrs. Ada NJ. Malbon.

Mrs. Ada Clark, widow of the late
Ruel NJ. Malbon, died at the Sisters
hospital in Lewiston, Saturday of last
week, as result of a surgical opera
tion performed the preceding We'd
nesday. Though not entirely respon-
sible for her failing health, it is
thought that an accident, early in
May, in which she was thrown from
her carriage, may have contributed to
make the operation necessary. The
deceased was born in Damariscotta
So years ago but had passed most of
her life at the farm on the Cornville
road, just beyond Malbons Mills.
Her husband died September %, 1908.
Besides the mother, Mrs. Mary Nc
Crillis so years of age, living in Corn
Vile. Mrs. Malbon is survived by
seven children, Mrs. Sadie Hinckly
of Cornville, and Lena M, Ruel ",
Maurice A., Aimee A., Winfield s.,
and Ray c., all living at home. Two
brothers also are living, George II.
Clark of San Diego, CAL, and Ben
jamin F. Clark of Guilford in this
state.
Funeral services were observed at
the family home on Monday after
noon, Rev. Godfry Gilbert of Corin-
ma, long time friend of the family,
officiating. Interment was in the
cemetery at Malbons Mills.
Asleep in esus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-17
JACkMAN.

The Board of County Commits
sioners were in town ON Wednesday
and Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Newton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Holden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonas Colby accompanied by Mrs.
Mary Holden of Skowhegan and Mrs.
Thompson and granddaughter, Miss
Nettie Moore of Madison, spenJ Sat-
urday at the Lines.
Paul York was in town one day last
week.
W. L. Rogers of Long Pond was in
town, Friday.
The grand calico ball given last
Thursday evening, under the auspices
of the Jackman Building Association
was success, both socially and finan-
cially. Much credit is due Mrs. M. E.
Holden, Mrs. F. A. Day and Abram
Newton for their untiring efforts in
managing the event.
A box social was given Saturday
evening, June 18th at Jackman hall,
under the auspices of the Payson
Smith School Improvement League.
A good time was enjoyed by all, the
proceeds being $21.96.
An infant daughter came to tighten
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pooler. The little girl was baptised
on Monday, at st. Anthony's church,
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Sands being
sponsor.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-06-17
Sunday June Goth. the Sir Knights

Sunday, June Goth, the Sir Knights
of De Molay Commandery in this sec
ton are invited to attend special
service at Waterville, given by Rev.
Henry Warren Rugg, Grand Master
of the Grand Encampment of Knight
Templars. A car will run from Madi-
son to connect with a special train
running from Skowhegan at 1.3o p. m.
Ruth Head Cragin Chapter met,
Friday afternoon and evening, at the
home of one of their members, Mrs.
Ethel Young Norton, for Field Day.
This farm home is very pleasantly
located Just above the village, and the
delightful weather was most favor
able for the meeting on the piazza
and broad lawn. The shade of the
large naples and white blossomed
apple trees, filling the air with their
fragrance, added to the enjoyment of
the meeting. The house and lawn
were gaily decorated with flags, and
the large flag of the Daughters fiut-
tered in the breeze. At supper time
FIVE tables were SET under the trees
and nearly forty, including gentle
men and little folks, sat down to the
delicious supper of sandwiches, sal
ads, tarts, assorted cake, coffee and
ice cream. The photograph furnish
ed music, and after watching the sun
sink down the western sky into the
bank of hazy clouds, the happy
Daughters departed for their various
homes.