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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
BASE BALL NOTES.

WauSau took the gimp out OF the
Duluth leaders the past week, win
ming three out of four of the series,
putting the leaders to the bad and
allowing Winona to assume first posi-
ton again.
There appears to bea great improve
ment in the recognized Wausau
team. Aside from the pitchers Dolan,
Johnson and Burgeois are the only
old men on the team. Since the ac-
QUESTION of the new men the batting
has improved, also the team work.
Russell, who came clear from West
Virginia to toss the ball for Wausau,
spoiled his batting average of .063
president Elliott's last report in the
first game by making two singles and
being hit oy the pitcher once.
The Duluth team showed great inn
provement over its condition when it
appeared here before Darby o.
Brien, the manager, can put life into
any team by his coaching.
Wilson, who played the greater
part of the season with Wausau, has
been released.
Lakotf was left at home by the
team upon its departure for La Crosse.
He is in need of rest.
La Crosse has signed "Uncle" Tom
Letcher, outfielder, and Grimes,
pitcher, recently released by the APP
pleton team. Old Tom Letcher was
playing ball when most of his present
team mates were wearing swaddling
clothes.
1t has been said Foxy Ferguson,
the Appleton manager, has rendered
his resignation TO the Appleton club.
1t is no fun attempting to please the
public with a second division team
after having had pennant winner
the year before-OShkosh North
western.
A special from Lacrosse says: "In
an endeayor to raise funds to insure
the maintenance of the Minnesota
Wisconsin base ball club in this city,
President Rooney has announced that
July % will be tag day" upon which
everyone tagged will be expected 10
give so cents for the team. A crew of
pretty girls will do the tagging.
President Rooney says the club may
have to be sold if the attendance does
not improve. Saltwater, Red Wing
and Mankato are anxious TO get into
the league. >
The Wausau team. left for La Crosse
Sunday night for series of four
games The team will return Friday
and will play twelve games with
Superior. La Crosse and Winona in
the order named. The coming twelve
games means much TO Wausau. 1t
has been proven that the home team
can play like a house on fire on the
home grounds. The league is 80
punched up at present that the loss
of a few games by those in the fTSt
division and few winnings by the
local team will place us well up in the
race. There is nothing that encouT-
ages good playing ike good attend
ance The attendance 50 far has not
been the best. 1t is therefore urged
upon all who can. 10 turn out al the
next home games and boost. You
may be losing the chance OF having
a base ball team here next summer
by your staying at hOme-a at least IL
will be a contributing factor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
OFF TO THE COAST.

Mrs. C. B. Squires and daughter,
Miss Lillian Melang, departed yester-
day for Everett, Wash, where they
go TO visit relatives and friends.
They will visit the exposition at
Seattle and other points in the West
before they return. They expect to
be absent until the first part of Sep
TENDER.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27

Il say" said the old lady with the
high-pitched voice, as the jerk water
slowed down at Grigsby station; Il
say, what is all this fuss about edu-
catin' boys to be civil engineers? The
thing this ere country really needs
is a few civil conductors, and less
sassy brakeman "-LipDipaotts Mag
axins.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
FIRE INSURANCE.

Kretlow & Lamont wish TO an
nounce that they are prepared TO write
fire insurance in approved stock COM
panies at reasonable rates They also
place plate glass and boiler insurance
and surety bonds. First National
bank bnSlding. Phone 1893. f2O-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The engagement of Nj. G. Ewing,
manager of the street railway COM
pany, to Miss Sadie Reed of Minneap-
oils, has been announced. The nup-
tials will take place in the near future.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
FATAL ACCIDENT.

Yesterday word reached the city
that the little son-seyen years Old
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Foster, OF
Mellen, Wis, was killed by being run
over by street car in Oshkosh de
was visiting with his grandfather
in that city. Mr.. Foster is a brother
of Mrs. Russell Lyon and Mrs. Henry
E. Smith, of this city and he was
formerly a resident of Wausau. Mrs.
HI. +. Smith has been visiting al
Mellen the past week and Mr.. Smith
departed 10 join her in that place last
evening.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27

DIR. Emile Roy is confined to ST.
Mary's hospital following an operation
performed on him few days ago by
Chicago surgeon.
Why is Scott street the most popu-
lar thoroughfare in town? Ans
Because Piers paint store is located
on ii at No. 304.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27

Machine oils did you says Why,
the place TO get the best lubricants IN
town is at Piers. 24 Scott street
Baptist services viii be conducted
for the next few Sundays IN the
Uniyersalist church owing TO repairs
being made in the Baptist church.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-07-27
20 Per Cent. Discount
On All COlOred Dress Goods

To reduce our large stock of plain
and novelty Dress Goods we have
made the above liberal discount on
all Colored Suitings and Dress
Goods, Voilles, GRANTEES, Prunellas,
Batiste, etc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
ALIAS SUM mons.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial dis.
trict of the State of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
Charles NJ. Ridley, plaintiff, vs.. Pearl Ridley,
The State of Montana sends greetings to the
above-named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action which lie filed in the office of
the clerk Of this court, q copy of which is here
with served upon You in the county wherein you
reside, and to file your answer and serve q
copy thereof upon the plaintiffs attorney
this eummons: e1clusiye Of the day Of service.
judgment will be taken against you for the re-
lief demanded In the complaint:
This action is brought by plaintiff for the pur-
pose of securing . decree of divorce from de-
PENDANT upon the ground of the defendant's will
full desertion of plaintiff, and upon the further
ground of defendants adultery with one Jack
Keith.
~ Witness my hand and the seal of said
SEAL court this s'6 6a d1y Of n M; S6fL 4; D. 1909
49, Clerk.
By NJ. g: MAcKENzlE. Deputy Clerk.
j. K. Brsmble, attorney Tor plaintiff.
First publication. March IS, 1909.
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FIG. vIII-HOw TIL DRAINS AFFECT THE
WATER TABLE.

FIG. vII1-HOw TILE DRAINS AFFECT THE
WATER TABLE.
is. surface Of the ground; w, water ia
BILE; G. ground water; T, tile drains.]
soil becomes saturated, however, so,
that the water is no longer moving,
the air soon becomes used up and the
crop will turn yellow and cease to
grow. The remedy, Of course, is to
provide drains to remove the ground
water quickly.
The only kind of water which the
roots can use is the capillary water.
When this is present in the right
amount, it fills about half Of the
spaces between the soil particles. The
the rest are filled with air. The water
easily dissolves plant food from the
soil grains which it surrounds. Thus
the two essentials for rapid root de-
velopment, air and plant food, are
present In the proper amounts and in
a readily available form. AS fast as
the water is taken up by the roots
more is brought up by capillarity from
the supply In the subsoil in the man.
ner noted in article No. 2.
The place where the capillary water
Joins the ground water is called the
water table. If this water table is
o high, the feeding ground Of the
roots is greatly restricted. since they
cannot go below it. If, on the other
hand the water table is too deep,
capillarity cannot bring the water up
as fast as 1t is used by the roots.
In dry weather the water table low
ers rapidly. but the roots are also
growing downward at the same time.
The greatest damage from drought
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
Notice of Contest,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

lNITED STATES Ian OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March 10, 1909.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by
WINFIELD S. STOCKING,
contestant. against homestead entry No. 3572 (se.
rial No. O3e6U), made August z, 1906, for the
sWh NEh, SEA NWA, NEA sWA, NWA SEA
William 5: Henry, contestee, in whicA-it is al.
legged that said william s. Henry has wholly
abandoned said tract; that he has changed his
residence therefrom for more than six months
since making said entry; that said tract is not
settled upon and cultivated by said party as re.
quired by law; that said tract is in its natural
condition, never having been settled upon or
improved in any manner; said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation at 10 o'clock q. m. on
April 20, 1909, before Jeremiah Sullivan, Y. s.
commissioner at his Office in Fort Benton, Mont,
and that anal hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock
a. m. on May 5, 1909, before the Register and Re-
ceiyer at the United States land Office in Great
Falls, Montana.
The said contestant having, in q proper affidavit
filed March 10, 1909, set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal service of this
notice cannot be made, II is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Ready to Collect,

DR.. Jobson was a famous specialist.
He had a rule-it expedited business
that each patient must divest himself
of his garments in an outer room be-
fore entering the private Office for ex-
animation. Jobson grew very testy If
this rule was disregarded. A man one
day entered the doctors Office fully
clad.
II don't know what you mean, sir"
said Jobson angrily. "All must remove
their clothing before coming in here to
me. That is my rule, and I'll request
you to observe it."
With a hasty apology the man with
drew. He returned In a few minutes
with nothing on. DR.. Jobson smiled.
"And now, sir, what can I do for you?"
he said graciously.
II have called" said the naked man,
"about that bill Of Tailor Ships. It is
a long time overdue, Doctor"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
He Knew His Boss.

A reporter Of the Cincinnati Enquir-
err, John Il. McLean's newspaper, was
once sent into a small town in south
western Ohio to get the story Of a wo-
man evangelist who had been greatly
talked about. The reporter attended
one Of her meetings and occupied a
front seat. When those who wished to
be saved were asked to arise he kept
his seat and used his notebook. The
woman approached and, taking him by
the hand, said. Come to salvation"
Madam" said the newspaper man.
I'm here solely Oh business to report
your work"
Brother" said she, there is nc
business so important as salvation"
We'll, maybe not" said the report
er, "but you don't know John Nc
Lean"
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Notice Of Contest.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. Ia, 1909.
In this Office by
ARTHUR E. McLEISH,
contestant, against HON. stead entry No. $50,
Serial No. O.11a3, made July 8, 1908, for NEk,,
section u, township 81 north. range east, .6y
Ira Bowles, contestee, in which 1t e alleged that
SAID Ira Bowles has not complied with the Unit
cd States land laws as to residence and ~cultiva.
ton upon said tract of land; that he has not re.
sided thereon but little II any. and especially
moved from the state of Montans more than two
years ago: that he is now and has been residing
at vsndalia, Missouri, for the past two years OF
more, said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and ofer evidence touching said allega-
ton at 10 o'clock q. m. on April Z. 1909, before
Chas. II. Boyle, United States commissioner, at
his office in Fort Benton, Montana, and that
final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock .. l.. on
April Il, 1909, before the Register and Receiver
Ct the United States Land Office in Great Falls,
Mont.
The said contestant having, in . properafada-
VT fled January IA, 1909, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice cannot be made, It IL hereby ordered
proper publication.
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By C. v. GREGORY,
copyrisht. 1903. by American Press Association

comes when a sudden dry period fol.
lows q few weeks of excessive rain.
fall. The abundance of moisture dur.
ing the early part Of the a has
kept the plants from sending their
roots down very deep. When dry
weather does come, the soil bakes and
cracks and evaporation goes on very
rapidly. This, together with the de-
mands made by the plants, lowers the
water table 80 rapidly that root growth
cannot keep pace with it. AS a result
the capillary moisture within reach of
the roots is not replaced as fast as 1t
Is used, and the growth Of the plants
is seriously checked.
Fields with a clay subsofl Withstand
dry weather much better than those
with a subsofl Of sand or gravel. The
latter. because of their looser texture,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

truth. | vas jist thinkin' how fine II
wad be If We were tae gle me a wee bit
kissie."
1--WE a objection" simpered Mag
gle. slithering over and kissing him
plumply on the tip Of his left ear.
Then she slithered back.
Sandy relapsed into a brown study
once more, and the clock licked twen-
ty-seven minutes.
can what are ye thinkin' ABBOTT moo
-anither, eh?'
mae, nae, lassie: it's mair serious
the noo."
us 1t, ladder asked Maggie softly
Her heart was going pitapat with ex.
pectation. "An' what MIGHT it be-"
II was jist thfnkin'," answered San
dy, "that it was ABBOTT time ye were
paying me that pennyr'
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Elerty Good Enough.

Aunt Chloe was burdened with the
support of a worthless husband, who
beat her when he was sober and whom
she dutifully nursed and tended when
he came home bruised and battered
from a fighting spree.
One Monday morning she appeared
at the drug store and asked the clerk
for "a right pow'ful linerment fob
achin' in de bones"
"You might try some of this st. Pc.
ter's prescription, aunty. It's an old
and popular remedy. Cures cuts
bruises, aches and sprains. One dol.
lar the bottle. Good for man and
beast"
Aunt Chloe looked at the dollar bot.
tie and then obviously at her fat
purse. "Ain't yo' got some fob so
cents" she ventured-"some for jes'
on'y beasts? All want it fob ma Of
man."-Lippincott's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
Wanted to Mako Sure,

A number Of students from a Ger
mar university were drinking in a beer
garden. A self satisfied looking Amer
lean said to one Of the shortest and
stoutest Dutchmen:
"Ill bet you IS you can't drink seven
schooners Of beer"
The Dutchman hesitated, then de-
cllned the bet and left the room. In
ten minutes he came putting back, hur-
ried up to the American and exclaimed:
II will dake der bet!''
The beer was ordered, and the Dutch
man, in the presence of an admiring
and envious company, quickly drank
off the seven schooners.
The SIS vas paid over, and the Amer
lean asked:
"Would you mind telling me why
you went out before you took the bet?'
"Nein; to see could I drink der seven
schooners, What?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
have already learned some
wv thing Of the value of water
as a plant food. This is

as a plant food. This is
only n of its minor uses,
however. In addition to the water
which is decomposed by the plant and
used in making starch and other prod
ucts, many times as much Is used for
other purposes. One Of the principal
of these is dissolving plant food and
carrying it upward to the leaves. Aft
or reaching the leaves most of the wa
ter is evaporated, leaving in the leaf
cells the materials which It brought
NJ.
The cells Of which the leaves are
made are very delicate and depend for
their stiffness on the water which they
contain. Without this water they
would collapse in the same way a b.
cycle tire does when the air Is let out.
This is the very thing that happens
when the leaves wilt. The rise of
water from the roots has been checked
in some way, and as evaporation still
continues the leaf cells become partly
emptied and shrink up.
The leaves are not entirely helpless
at such a time, however. On each side
Of the tiny pores on the underside of
the leaf is a cell known as a guard
cell. When the supply Of moisture
begins to fail, these guard cells shrink
up and in doing so close the openings,
thus checking evaporation. In some
plants, like corn, the leaves curl up at
such a time, thus still further lessen
ing the rate of evaporation. OF course
when a leaf is wilted in this n
the work of building up plant tissues
Is seriously checked. This often hap
pens during the dry weather of July
and August, when the soil becomes so
dry that the roots have difficulty in
obtaining the needed moisture. The
checking Of development which results
often reduces the yield of corn as
much as twenty to thirty bushels per
acre and that Of other crops in pro-
portion. For every pound of dry
matter in a mature plant from 300 to
500 pounds of water have been brought
up by the roots and evaporated from
the leaves. One of the most impor-
tant factors in the production Of a
maximum crop is the maintenance of
a plentiful water supply within easy
reach of the roots.
There are three classes Of water In
the soil. The first is known as ground
water and is that water which col
lects in a hole dug in a wet soil or
runs off through the tile in drained
land. The second is the capillary
water and is that which Is left be-
tween the soil particles after the
ground water has been drawn off.
The ground water is affected by gray
i~tation, while the capillary water is
not.
If a sample Of soil that looks per-
fectly dry is placed in an ove and
heated for some time 1T will be found
that is has lost considerably in weight,
owing to moisture being driven off.
This is the third class, or microscopic
moisture. This, of course, is Of no
value to the plant, since the roots
cannot extract moisture from an air
dry soil. Neither can they use the
ground water. This is really a dam
age in the upper two or three feet of
soil, since it so fills the spaces that
the roots cannot get enough air.
During a rain the ground water
passing through the soil draws con-
siderable air with it. AS soon as the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
No Modern Home Is Complete
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Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
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Leave your orders now. The new
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
Notice Of Fina Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES Al OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. n, 1909.
Notice 10 hereby given that
PETER KROONR,
OF Chester, Montana, who, on January 18th. 1904,
made homestead entry No. 1850 (serisl No. 08i51),
fof lot !, NEh NWk. wy MEX sections 80, town.
ship 20 north, range Z east, Montana meridian,
has hled notice of intention to make dnal 1--WE.
year proof to establish claim to the land above
described. before Chas. H. Boyle, o. 8. commits
eioner, at his Office In Fort Benton, Montana, ON
the 10th day Of April, 1909.
Claimant names % witnessed: George Meiss.
ner, Henry G. Eversmeyer, William Mitchell
and John B.. Lazure, all Of Chester, Montana.
J. M. BURLINGANE. Register.
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Desert land..FlnaI Proof.
UNITED STATEs LAND OFFICE.
GREAT FALLS. Mont. Feb. "a. 1NC

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Feb. "a, 1909.
Noticei is hereby given that
AUGUSTA JAPPE,
Of Big Sandy, Montana, who on April 6, 1901.
made desert land entry No. 1891 ~(serisl No. 025s),
Tor lots 4. s and 8. section IS, township IS north,
Of intention to make final proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before Edgar
b. Newhall, y. 8. commissioner, at his office
1909.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Herman Os.
terman, Nicolaus Sternberg and Henry Jappe,
OF Big Sandy, Mont; Martin Gundereon, of Vir-
gelle, Montana.
J.. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
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- The ~
Scrap Book
The Head of the Firm,

One Saturday shortly before the close
Of business Kuhn. Loeb & Co. had oc-
casion to send some bonds to ]. Pier
pont Morgan. AS all the other en-
ployees had left, it was necessary 10
intrust the negro porter with the CT
rand. He received careful instructions
to take the valuable package to Mr..
Morgan's Office and to insist upon CIV
ing 1t to mi. Morgan Of ]. P. Morgan
& Co. and to no one else"
BY commendable persistence and
many repetitions Of his instructions he
finally succeeded in reaching Mr.. Nor
gan, who was in session with several
other gentlemen in his private office.
"Ah wants to see Mr.. Mawgan OBJ
J. Piehpon' Mawgan an Comply" he
doggedly insisted.
Mr.. Morgan arose. "Well, I'm Mr..
Morgan" he said. "Who are you?'
"Who-er-me?" stammered the Dor
ter. why, rs de coon Oh Kuhn,
Loeb an Comply, an heah's de pa
pers All done brung yo'."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
IDr EAvvc Mont NSc.ch ~

UNITED STATEs LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March 16, 1909.
Notice ie hereby given that
MARY c. Stafford,
formerly Mary C. Adamson, widow of A. Patrick
Adamson, of Great Falls, Montana, who, on Au
gust l9, 1902, made homestead entry No. 49 (serial
No. O9sO7), for the SWA NWA section 4; NEA
SEA, 81 NEA section 5, township 25 north
range 2 east, Montana meridian, has filed notice
Of intention to make anal fve-year proof, to es
tablieh claim to the land above described, before
the Register and Receiver of the U. 9. land office
at Great Falle, Montana, on the Goth day OF
April, 1909.
Clatmant names ae witnesses: James Bell,
of Portage, Montana: Donald Kerr and Benjamin
Fiest, OF Collins, Montana; Joseph Woods, OF
Great Falls, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Why He Was Serious.

They sat each at an extreme end Of
the horsehair sofa. They had been
counting now for something like tr1
years, but the wide gap between h"t
always been respectfully preserved.
"a penny for your thochts. Sandy"
murmured Maggie after q silence ct
an hour and 4 half.
"Weel," replied Sandy slowly. with
surprising boldness. "tae' tel, We tie
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
A True Sport.

A pessim1stic young man dining
alone In a restaurant ordered broiled
live lobster. When the waiter put 1t
on the table it IA obviously minus
one claw. The pessimistic young man
promptly kicked. The waiter said il
was Observation-Disclosures had been Il
fight in the kitchen between two lob
sters. The other one had torn off one
Of the claws of this lobster and had
eaten it. The young man pushed the
lobster over toward the waiter. ''Takc
1t away" he said woarily, land bring
me the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.