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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
Measuring Hay In Stack.

The Montana law which designates
what shall constitute a ton of hay,
measured in the stack, vas printed by
the newspapers at the time it was en-
acted, but several ranchers appear to
have failed to make note of its pro-
visions. The statute reads:
Four hundred and twenty-five (422 J
cubic feet shall constitute a ton of
clean, native blue joint hay. after 30
days and up to three months, settle
ment in stack; but when the same shall
have been over six months in the
stack, three hundred and forty $40
cubic feet shall be considered a ton.
AS to all other kinds of hay, after
the came shall have settled in stack
from 60 days up, five hundred and
twelve (512) cubic feet shall consti-
tute a ton of alfalfa or rough slough
grass after the same shall have been
in the stack 30 days and up to one
year, four hundred and fifty (45O)
cubic feet shall constitute a ton OF
clean timothy and clover after the
same shall have been in the stack 30
days, and up to one year.
Making measurements of hay in the
stack the following is hereby made the
legal method of measurement, to-wit:
The width and length of the stack
shall be measured, and the distance
from the ground against one side OF
the stack to the ground against the
other side of the stack, directly over
and opposite, shall be taken in linear
feet and inches, and then the width
shall be subtr acted from the measure
ment over the stack, as above indicat.
ed, the result divided by two, and the
result so obtained multiplied by the
width. aud the result thus obtained
multiplied by the length, which will
give the number OF cubic feet contain
ed in the stack. and the tonnage shall
thereupon be determined by dividing
the total number of cubic feet by the
number of cubic feet allowed under
the provisions Of this act for 9 ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
Mr.. Bachelors Honeymoon.

The Fort Benton Amateurs, who have
for a number of years past given one
of thoir enjoyable entertainments on
each Easter Monday night, announce
q continuance of the custom this year
for Monday, April IL, and have been
for some time rehearsing q e play
entitled "Mr. Bachelors Honey
moon," by Geo. W. Broadhurst, and
it is said to be one of the most laugh.
able they have yet given and that the
cast 10 exceptionally good. They an.
nounce the proceeds this year to be
for the benefit of the new Catholic
church fund.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
CoIonizing Teton Lands.
Conrad Observer

W. M. Wayman, vice president Of
the Northern Investment Co., which
has taken the contract to colonies the
Conrad Investment Co. lands, was
here last week, accompanied by W. L.
Campbell, who Is the localirepresenta-
tive. Mr.. Campbell is to have charge
of the york here and has opened an
Office this week In the Conrad Town
site building on Main street.
The Northwestern Investment Co. is
the most successful company of its
kind In existence. They have al the
present time about one million acres
of land under contract to colonize in
Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and other
western states. They are very liberal
with the settler, realizing that their
success fully depends on them. Each
colonizing enterprise Is separate and
distinct from the company proper.
The name of the company handling
the businiss In this section Is to be
the Conrad Montana Land Co. The
price of land and water will be S35 and
$40 per acre, 50 down at the time OF
purchase, with Is years to pay the
balance with interest at 6 per cent.
No payments will be asked until the
purchaser has raised a crop. For in
stance, If q purchaser moves onto the
land in July of the present year, be
will not be asked to pay anything
farther than the first payment until be
has raised a crop the following year.
There will be a specified amount OF
water on every tract of land and no
interest will be charged until it is
ready for delivery on the land. All
main bitches are required to be run a
| specified distance from the contracted
land,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
THEY HAVE A BONANZA
August Mine In Little Rockies Be
comes Valuable Property.
Helena Record.

Helena Record.
One of the richest shipments Of
gold ore y received at the East
Helena smelter was that made this
week from the August mine, q mile
and Q quarter from Lsndusky, on the
opposite side of the Little Rockies
from which Zortman and the Ruby
Gulch mioe are situated. There were
four carloads of ore in the shipment
and it a between $3.50 aad S700 q ton.
In addition to the shipment, about
fifty tons Of ore are being treated
every day in the mill and . force OF
fifty men is employed in developing
the property and in mining the ore.
New cyanide tanks are now being in.
stalled 80 that more ore can be treated.
The history of the August mine IL
as strange as is that Of many another
property In the west which has devel.
oped into q great producer. Years
ago when the Little Rockies were in.
cluded within the boundaries of the
Belknap reservation q resident of tina,
region stumbled across q rich pocket
of gold ore. he took in as partners
three other men, one of them q Helens
man. and in the dead of night thit
prospect was worked and the ore
packed out on horses. It was ther
shipped to q remote smelter and from
this pocket s40, 600 was cleaned up
A short time later congress passed
law taking the Little Rockies out o
the reserv alton and 1t was throw,
open to entry. Then the discovererI
of the prospect resumed work on tn
August, but we're unable to find any
more rich ore and they abandoned tn
property.
Later the property came into tn
possession OH. J .O'Hanlon of Chinool
and then was secured by T. G. Powe
of this city. A year ago he sold /
outright to R. J. Coburn, w. M
Coburn and L. s. Goslin, all of WHOM
are here today. Last summer the ne,
owners took in as partners Whitcom'
and Phillips, owners of the Rub,
Gulch mine, and the August is no,
owned by these five men who have bee
engaged in developing the propert
and the vein has been opened up by
series of drifts and cross-cuts 70
a dfstance of 400 feet. The vel
averages four feet wide and it is sal
that it il for the greater part of tn
distance all in ore like that which wa
Skinned to the smelter This week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
Notice Of Election,

In accordance with An order of the city council
of the city of Fort Benton, county of Chouteau,
state Of Montana, notice IL hereby given that al
q regular annual election to be held In the said
city of Fort Benton on Monday, the 9Th day OF
April, 1909, there will be elected q city treasurer
and u police magistrate, each for a term of two
years, and an alderman for each of the first, sec.
ond and third wards, each of whom will hold Of
fee for q term of two years.
The voting places for said election will be az
follows:
First ward-At the Choteau house.
Second ward-At the city council rooms.
Third ward-At W. Q. Dexter's dwelling house
F. E. STRANAHAN, Mayor.
JNO. F. MURPHY, City Clerk.
Fort Benton, March 10, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
N office to Electors.

Notice is hereby given that the registry books
of the city of Fort Benton, state of Montana, will
be open for the registration of voters at the an
nual election of said city at my office in the city
of Fort Benton, on Monday and Tuesday, Marcel
20 and 30, between the hours of 10 O'Clock q. III
and 10 O'Clock p. m, and on Saturday, April 3
1909, between the hours of 8 o'clock q. m. and II
o'clock p. m, for the purpose Of revising. cor
A. E. BJERRING, Registry Agent.
Fort Benton, March l3, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
TEST DRY FARM METHODS.
Demonstration Farm vii Be Estab'
lished Near This City.

lished Near This City.
Among the arriva ls from the west
Monday afternoon we're Professor F.
B. Linfeld, director OF the agricul.
tural experiment station at Bozeman,
and Professor Alfred Atkinson, of the
Montana agricultural college, with
whom the Commercial club OF this
city has been corresponding in regard
to conducting a dry farm experimental
station in this vicinity. The visitors
are on their way to meet Mr.. Ryan,
Industrial agent of the Great Northern
to arrange for demonstra alton farms
at various points in northern Mon.
tans, and stopped of here to ascertain
che plans of the local organization
that has the matter in hand.
1t was decided by the Commercial
club q few weeks ago to test dry fran
methods on bench lands In this vicin-
ity, with q view to demonstra ting what
can be done in that direction. Ar
rangements were made to use q tract
OF land near the Kershaw s~tockyards,
about three miles west Of town, about
thirty acres of which will be broken
and cultiv ated in accordsn ID with the
dry farm methods advocated by agri-
cultural experts. The work will be
under the direction of Professor Lin
field or one Of his assistants, who will
make occasional visits to the station,
and see that the proper kind of work
is being done.
The purpose of the experiment is to
obtain satisfactory evidence of the
adaptability OF dry farm methods to
the bench lands in this part of the
state-to show whether or not q
rancher can raise profitable crops in
such q location If he adopts scientific
methods. IT the experiment prove
successful, it will be an object lesson
that will encourage the settlement of
large area that is considered almos,
worthless from an agricultural poin,
of view. If profitable crops cannot
be raised In such localities under the
best approved methods, the settle,
will be informed of that fact and bt
saved the loss and disappointment,
that would result from filing upor
such land.
The Commercial club proposes Il
summer fallow part of the tract, ani
seed the remainder to q few differen
kinds of crops the present L
the conditions are unusually favora
BILE this year, it is not expected tina
the result of the first attempt will b.
very encouraging, but upon the sum
fallowed land there will undoubtedly
be q good showing next year. TIL
expense Of the experiment, which will
be comparatively small, will be born
by q few public spirited citizens whit
are signing a subscription paper TO;
that purpose, and who appreciate tn
fact that it is q good business invest
ment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
AMONG OUR NElCHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Conrad Observer: U. S. Commits
sioner John w. Shields reports that
up to yesterday March 10, there we're
eight and one-half sections, $40 acrea
of government land, fled on before
him for the month Of March.
Malta Enterprise: The French Trad.
ing company of the Belknap reserva.
ton has been reorganized and the
business taken Over by Tue Fort
Belknap Trading company which has
filed articles OF incorporation with the
county clerk of Chouteau county.
Glasgow Democrat: The Missouri
river lie impossible for teams on
account of the water the ice and is
very dangerous. Clarence Hall on
returning from taking Mr.. and Mrs.
Art Wall home was just able to get
acrose. and when Clarence cannot
cross the Missouri or any other
stream, a duck will give i: up.
Chester Signal: A new postoface
has been established at Concord. Is
miles west OF Chester, with Mrs.
Annie Gardner, postmistress. The
p%ostofRce at Taylor has been re.
established with John G. Taylor post
master, and the site changed to Little
Sage creek. The Office will be sup.
piled by q special service from Gid.
ford.
Chinook Opinion: The city council
Friday evening passed the electric
light franchise on its third reading
and It received the formal approval
OF the mayor and Is ready for actor
by the voters. The notice Of The
election sets the date for the vote upor
the franchise at the regular spring
election, which will be held on the ST.
day of April.
Havre Plaindealer: The Christle'
publicity bill is far from dead yet
though q republican ate stamped
1t with deaths seal, for the author o
the bill ia busy this week furnishing
up q suitable building in a publi
place of Havre for the purpose o
maintaining q permanent exhibit o
the agricultural, horticultural, indus
trial, mining and other products ant
resources of northern Montana.
Conrad Observer: Articles of In
corporation of the Waller Townsit
company were this week filed for rec
ord in Choteau, the county seat. TIL
articles specify the furnishing o
power for electric railroads and cleo
trio lights, owning townsites, waite
power, etc. The capitalization
!, $50, 900. W. S. Cargill. w. W
Withee and A. NJ. Tourtellotte ar
the board of directors. Waller is th
new town to be laid out about sixtee
. miles west of Conrad.
, Chinook Opinion: The taking u
of lands under the West Fork Irrigs
> ton project is continuing and there |
} very little land left available to ths
project now. John Keischell of Snot
omish, Wash, was here last week an
filed on land. under that ditch. Thi
is one of the cheapest projects in thi
section and being a reservoir projet
, is expected 20 be one of the bes,
Much of the land TO be watered /
high bench land and the big fall the
IL obtained between the reservoir an
town makes 1t a simple engineerin
proposition TO get water on q hig
level. 1t Is expected to fill the resel
voir this year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17


The case of the State of Montana
against Theodore Hillstrom, which
was recently tried before q jury In
Justice Brooks court at Chinook, has
been appealed to the district court.
The defendant was found guilty Of
stealing some logs owned by G. M.
Sedgwick and others, aud was fined
$3.50, a judgment against which he
appeals.
Those dne pieces Of furniture are
going very fast at the Chase store,
but there Is still q good assortment.
There Is also a good opportunity to
buy wedding or birthday presents in
cut glass and fancy ~crockery. Re-
member, also, our bargain counters
for hardware, cutlery and other goods,
and the big values offered In our dry
goods department.
A couple of gypsy fortune tellers
who drifted into town a couple of
days ago, and attempted to do bust.
ness here, were quickly given "walk-
ing papers" by City Marshal Coats.
worth, and departed for q more con.
genial field. A g law passed by
the eleventh assembly makes fortune
telling q misdemeanor, punishable by
q fine of $500 to $500.
The register and receiver of the
Great Falls land Office announce thai
plats of the following surveyed lands
In Chouteau county have been ap-
proved and fled in their Office. Town
ship "a north, range Is east: fractional
township SO north, range 4 east; frac-
tional township 81 north, range 8 east.
Filings upon any of these lands will
be received on and after April 20,
1909.
The cheapest railroad transporta.
ton In the United States is enjoyed by
passengers from this city to Teton,
the railroad fare between these points
being 20 cents. Owing to repairs or
the two tunnels between these stations,
it is necessary, II going by railroad.
to travel via Great Falls, Shelby and
Havre to Teton, q total distance
of over 300 miles. This Is at the rate
of fifteen miles for one cent. not in
GLIDING hotel and other expenses a
connecting points.
John Schlitz was placed on trial IL
the federal court al Helena yesterday
on the charge of holding Marth,
Swain, an alien woman, for immora
purposes. There are two counts in tn,
indictment against him. Schlitz fec
from Havre with the girl when th'
immigration authorities began in
vestigsting the case, but he was cap
tured in Idaho. The girls mother II
now a prisoner in the county Jail q
Helena and will be tried when tn
Schlitz case is disposed of on tn
charge of importing her for immoral
proposes.
The county authorities are being
notified that the new law affecting tn
assessment Of migratory outfits o
livestock is now in effect. Stockmel
bringing cattle or other livestock int,
the county must report to the count.
assessor the number and description
of such stock within fifteen days
The stock is assessed wherever foun,
and after once being assessed if the,
should be driven or taken into an
other county the assessor Of tina
county must be notified so that tn
taxes collected may be divided pr
rata between the counties In which tn
stock have been located during tn
year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
Affects Notaries Public.

HELENA, March 13.-Attorney Cen
ersl Galen, in an opinion to Secretary
of State Yoder, advises him that nota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17
Bulls for Sale.

one lS months old, all of them registered. viii
sell reasonable If taken soon. Address
ALEX ROSS, Ada, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-17

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
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Tho River Press.

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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
BURGLARS AT IPSWICH
That Bustling Town Has Its
Business District Robbed
by a Gang of Nervy
Housebreakers

A nervy gang of crooks worked
at Ipswich last Friday night and
early Saturday morning. They did
not secure a great amount Of plum
der, but their daring was such as
to excite comment. The perpetra-
tors of the outrages are unknown,
but they are supposed to be several
suspicious characters who had been
hanging about the town during the
previous day aud who were discoy-
cred to have left during the night.
They are supposed to have first
broken into the restaurant of Nj. ID.
She ldon, where they succeeded in
getting $12 in small change from a
drawer under the till, but did not
succeed III o. ening the till, wherein
was more money. After taking a
quantity of cigars they went to the
pool hall of Carl Woodward, where
they succeeded in getting $50 that
was in the till. The next business
place visited was Engler's hardware
store, where $15 in cash and 80
ealibre Savage automatic revolver
were taken.
One of the gang is supposed to
nave cut himself in effecting an en-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09


The Wilkins Concert Vaudeville
company will appear at the Opera
House ON Wednesday and Thurs
day, April u and 222, aud promise
something ont of the ordinary.
Their program consists of comedy
sketches, character impersonation.
classic. descriptive character. and
comic songs, and the finest of mus
zeal Instruments and novelties that
money can procure. They have
what is claimed To lie the fiae&f
troupe of tr:llned bIrds IN the world, world
and they also give a pantomifle of
the ROYAL Marionettes, singing and
dancing figures. +. y. Wilkins.
nggler aud eqrbiIibrist, Introduces
some Of his specialites. Secure all
your seats ealy.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Ifiterior-U IS.
Land Office at Aberdeen, 8. II.

April 9th, 1909
Notice is hereby given that Julia
Fore, widow of Hadley Fore, de-.
ceased, of Mobridge s. d.. who, on
August 18th, 1902, male Homes
stead Entry No. 1924. Serial 10.
0702, for Sc. IA n. r. 1t, n. IL
IL S. +. If, and $. - Sc. Ia,
Section 2s, Township 124 N,Range
10 West 9TH. principal meridian,
has filed notice of intention TO make
final FIVE year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described,
before the clerk of Circuit Court,
at Selhy s. u, on the 18th day Of
Nav, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Johanna Anderson, Mons j Rev
heinb Henry jacobson, Engebret
Johenneaon, all of Mobridge, SD.
p. ID. kribs. Register.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09

trance to the first place, as there
vas a trail of blooa in the last two
places they entered.
= pretty good description Of fiye
rather tough looking Individuals
seen hanging about the town dur
ing the previous day has been sent
to officers in other towns through
cut neighboring towns, hut up to
the present time the cuIpi.its have
not been apprehended.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-04-09
A RAGING PRAIRIE FIRE.
Goes Great DAMAGE to Farm
Property in Edmdnds and
Faulk Counties Latter
Part of Last Week

The country between Roscoe and
Ipswich, east of here, was visited
last week Gy one of the most disas-
trous prairie fires that ever visited
that section, which has been swept
by flames more than once. The
fires started at a point about twelve
miles west of Ipswich. There are
two reports regarding the origin of
the fire, one being that a burning
strawstack that got beyond control
of a farmer was the cause, and the
bl1e other a report that an engine
was the cause.
The course of the fire was esouth
and southeast, and it burned with
great rapidity and ferceness. AS
it crossed the Faulk county line to
the north of Weeota, OH the NJ. &
st. l.. railroad, the path of the fire
was about eight miles wide.
Everything in the line of the fire
was destroyed Hay, pastures and
farm buildings were swallowed up
by the flames, which rushed on nm
checked, the loss reaching. so it is
stated, many thousands of dollars.
Among Edmunds county farmers
who lost property are: John Good
ale, who lost his house and a barn;
Griffith Bros, who lost their barn,
machinery, seed grain, harness and
nine head of work horses. These
horses had been turned out of the
barn, but became frightened at the
flames, rushed back into the barn
and their remains were later found
in the ruins of the barn. Charles
Crane lost his house and barn, aud
David Stafford large barn and all
of his grain are in ashes, Thomas
Evans barn was destroyed, while
the buildings on the Joseph Brown
ranch lie in ruins. Mrs. Luther
lost her home, while Jorgen Jenson
was compelled to see his fine large
barn and all his seed grain licked
up by the flames. This man lost
his house by fire last summer and
his loss is dnubly heavy on that ac-
count. Two school houses in Lib
erty township were also burned to
the ground.
The fire was of such magnitude
that it seemed as if nothing could
stop it. The flames in some places
jumped over breaking ten rods in
width and continued to sweep the
land. A school teacher, Miss Eliza
Thomas BIZ name, in one of the Lib
erty township schools, performed a
most neryy act, which saved the
lives of herself and her pupils. As
she noticed the flames approaching
she sent the older scholars, living
near by, to their homes, keeping
the Younger ones ana TIUss iiving
at a distance with her in the Scilooi
house. The flames swept down and
soon engulfed the building with its
hnman contents. AS soon as the
fire had passed she took the pupils
out from the blazing school house
into the blackened track of tine FIRE.
where they watched the building
burn TO the ground. The cool
headedness of the teacher undoubt-
edlv saved the lives of her pupils
and the people in that section are
loud in their praises of the teach
er's bravery.