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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
SELECT CULL|NGS.
Story Of a Wedding Gift.

Speaking Of the appreciation Of gifts
a head Of the silver department Of a
department store told this little story
Of the journey Of a salad fork and
spoon.
1.-THE articles were originally given
he said. ito Il clubman In the city as
a wedding present. Some time ago his
wife brought them to the store and
asked to have them cleaned. saying
that she had never used them and
would like to have us give them what
We call II professional POLISH
"You can Imagine my establishment
when the newly married daughter OF
one of our best customers brought the
set in the next week, asking that II
be credited to her account. as she
had received several salad sets and
wouldn't need that one too.
THAT isn't the worst Of it. though.
When the set was originally pur.
chased silver was 90 cents an ounce.
Now. rather than 'squeal' on the 9th
er customers wife. I had to credit the
young bride at the present price
$1.25."-Philadelphia Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Raised the Ante.

Nine. Fallieres. the wife of the
French president. is an excellent
housewife and housekeeper who be-
lieves in doing her own ordering
whenever possible. She went out the
other morning to order some flowers
for an official dinner at the Elysee
palace and was Mortified at the price
quoted to her-$2OO.
Il shall go somewhere else." said
Nine. Fallieres. She did and to her
dismay was asked $24O.
Then. ~furiously angry. she drove to
the flower market aud found that she
was asked $3.50 there. 1t was not un-
til she turned to drive home that she
noticed the first florist to whom she
had been. He had jumped on a bicy-
Gle. gone ahead of her carriage and
asked his colleagues not to underbid
him.-New York Mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28

disposed OF some OF the younger stock
to Amos Davidson, one OF the pros.
porous stockmen of the Madison val.
ley, and it 10 In order to secure the
money due from Davidson to NASSAU
that the suits have been filed.
Nassau has been buying cattle In
the Madison valley section for the
past two years and heretofore all Of
his checks haze been as good as gold.
Those who sent in their checks early
this season received their money
promptly and it vas the ones who can
the least at ord to lose that held the
checks.
10 q letter to those who had their
checks returned Nassau explained that
be had consigned the cattle to . CON.
mission house for sale and they went
through the regular process, the
money being placed in q bank where
be had . private debt. The bank used
the cattle money to liquidate this pri.
vate debt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Notice Of School Indemnity Selection
Serial Nos. 0l3ssl, 0lsss4, O1sss7. Olss46, Ol6so6.
IInifod SfafoS and AAico Geoaf r. lla Mat

Serial Nos. Ol3ssl, Olsss4, O1sss7, Olss46, Ol6sO6.
United States Land Office, Great FALLS, Mont,
December ~, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that the State of Mon
tana, on February Z, 1910, applied for NWA
SWA and 81 SWA section u, 81 section 8,
township % north, range 8 east; WV Eh section
north. range II east, and on March ~, 1910, sp'
piled for So section 10, township 20 north, range
10 east, Montans meridian, and fled in this office
selected said land, and that said list IL open to
the public for inspection.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
a thsreo fe or clsimi ineI the ee same nns u isEHI the Iueu miniop
laws, or desiring to show said land to be more
valuable for mineral than for agricultural puR.
poses, or to object to said selection for any law.
of protest or contest in this Office.
E. L. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
A Latter Day Miracle.

The successful transportation of part
of an eye from one living person to
another is the latest marvel of the
science Of surgery. says u writer in
Success Magazine. In New York the
cornea OF a woman's eye. which she
was forced to lose by an accident,
was grated on to the eyeball of a
Chinaman. Later it was found neces.
sary to reshape the pupil. At the
Medico-C hirurgical hospital in Phila.
delphia the cornea of a young mans
eye made blind by a flying piece of
steel was transferred to the eye of a
woman who had been blind from in
fancy. After twenty days it was
found that the wOman could see for
the first time in her life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Bee Comb.

Bee comb or beeswax. the material
of which the honey cells in the bee
hive are composed. is a wax produced
by a system of chemistry carried on
In the wax pockets" which are To-
Gated in the abdomen Of all working
bees. 1t is a peculiar substance and
is said to be analogous to the fats of
higher animals. Originally it was sup
posed that this wax was taken up in
an almost pure state from the flowers
by the bees. but recent experiments
carried on by the leading botanists
and chemists of the world conclusive
~ prove that the bee is capable Of
celebrating his peculiar wax, although
confined to n diet purely saccharine in
Its nature. Exchange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Cat Rabbits In ENGLAND.

Sam Weller's observation on "weal
pies" has been unpleasantly recalled
to English people recently by a re-
port of the medical officer of Finsbury
describing the discovery Of a cat in
a consignment of Ostend rabbits.
'"The cat. a fat. sleek. we'll matured
animal. weighing about four pounds
says the doctor. had been %decapitat-
ed, its tail removed. and its carcass
had been dexterously attached to the
emaciated head Of Il rabbit. sewed on
by the ordinary gray thread. On a
previous occasion three Of
cat-rabbit had been c~onfiscated in like
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Stockmen Got Worthless Checks.

1t appears that c. V. Nassau, a St.
Paul livestock operator who had deal.
ings with several Chouteau county
stockmen three years ago, is having
trouble over purchases of cattle in
Madison county. A new item from
Virginia City says:
A number of attachments and garn.
ishments have been filed in the district
court during the past two days by
residents of the Madison valley
against c. v. NASSAU, q cattle buyer
from St. Paul, who recently purchased
5000 or 1000 head of cattle from the
stock growers of the Madison valley.
The cattle we're delivered some weeks
ago at Norris and recently checks ag.
gregatiug Is, 100 have been returned
marked no funds.
Before shipping the cattle, NASSAU
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Japan May Use ENGLISH,

Among the other problems confront
ing Japan is the proposed reform Of
the printed characters Of her Ian
guage. So far the empire has got
along in all the changes which have
come to ~her-social, political and in
dustrial-with the old Geographic sys-
TEN of writing. but so many new
words. phrases aud ideas Of foreign
origin and nature have arisen and
compelled their use that the cumber-
some ancient characters Of Chinese or
native source have for many purposes
become useless. A plan proposed in
Tokyo is to adopt English in addition
to the language as used at present.
In the interest Of commerce both Eng
land and America would. Of course,
prefer this. Volapuk and Esperanto
have been considered. but the scholars
reject them. 1t is thought that Eng
lish is going to prevail.-Argonaut.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Heat Of the Stare.

BY aid OF an apparatus devised by
Professor Charles Nordmanu the heat
OF the suns which we know rs the
fixed stars can be told by a COMPARE
son Of their spectra. The highest tenn
perature SO far found is in one Of the
smaller stars Of the constellation Tau
rus. which shows $1,000 degrees. The
temperature Of II sun is only 9,G0S
degrees. Even that is quite warm, for
the electric furnace is only $500 de-
grees. Many OF the stars nre very
much hotter than our sl0.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
A Silly Question.

"Civil service reform has given US q
splendid army Of civil servants. 1t
wasn't always So"
The speaker. Mayor Whitlock of To.
ledo. smiled. .
when l vas writing my first short
stories." he resumed, I'VE had civil
servants Of a different stamp. An
elderly resident of my native Urbana
sought out back In those days his
congressman.
congressman he said. Il support
ed you at the polls, and nov I expect
you to get my boy a good civil service
job
"'All right. friend the congressman
answered. What can your boy do"
"'Do!' snorted the other. What can
he do! BY crinus. man. if he could do
anything do. you think I'd be bother
ing ou""-Exchange,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
ESTRAY MONEY MISSING.
Funds Belonging to Montana Stock
men Taken by Clerk.

HELENA, Dec. 26.-D. W. Raymond,
secretary of the state board of live.
stock commissioners, today swore to
q complaint charging Samuel w.
Langhorne, Jr., with the crime of for.
gerry. Tomorrow q formal informa-
ton will be filed by Attorney General
Galen In the district court.
The charge is the result of the in.
vestig alton of the aft airs of the Office
which was started last week by Score.
tary Raymond, on complaint that
money received from Chicago from
the sale of what are known as estraye
had not been received by the men to
whom the cattle belonged. Mr.. Ray
mond called to his assistance the state
examiner, and while nothing is known
positively As to the extent OF the al.
legged ~forgeriee, it 10 said they will
amount to at least els 600, and posi-.
bly, ore. ~
For q good many years there have
been complaints by stockmen that they
did not receive pay for their estrays,
the money for which had been RENTED
from Chicago, and it is possible that
the investigation may chow the reason
for the complaints.
1t is said that Lsnghorne, who has
been in the Office of the secretary of
the livestock board for q number of
years, instead OF mailing the checks
which had been made out to the own.
ers of the estrays, tore up the letters
transmitting them, retained the checks
and forged the endorsements, and had
the checks cashed by local men. 1t is
said that one we'll known Helena man
has cashed the same sort of paper to
the extent of one thousand dollars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From GU,
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Havre Plaiudealer: The Great Nor
,hern this week pulled of five train
crews on the Montana division and
fifteen on the Kalispell division.
Cho.eau Acautha: A week or SO
ago q bunch Of ine dairy cattle were
brought to Cbo,eau from Gepesee
county, N. Y, by Mr.. P. M. Chap.
pell. There we're twenty.eight animals
in all-Holsteins, Jerseys and Guern.
seys. Most of them have been cold
aud brought from s75 to 1925.
Joplin Independent: Already the
farmers are beginning to talk OF get.
ting in readiness for epriog work, and
many are making inquiries concern.
ing the new disc pillow which is eaid to
be especially adapted for this section
OF the country. You can't begin to
lay plans too soon. .
Conrad Observer: A deal in Con.
rad estate this week 10 the sale of 81
acres Of unirrigated land about one
mile east Of town belonging to j. G.
White to VIM. Probert for "a. 900.
The sale includes Mr.. Whites horses,
implements and improvements. 1t 10
figured the land sold for e55 per acre.
Lswistown Argus: Assessor John
8. Marshall has just completed q re-
port showing the assessable property
in that portion OF Fergus county
which will be cut of to form the pro-
posed new county ii the segregation
pl an is carried out. The value 10 g..
696, TO, this including real aud per.
sonal property, based upon the as-
sessment for this year.
Conrad Observer: The enterprisinR
citizens Of Shelby are going to explore
the underground resources Of mother
earth. Last week . company wat
formed with q capital stock OF $1,000
for the purpose of drilling 1000 feet II
necessary. The hopes OF the people
Of Shelby n that oil, gas Of water
may be found, either of which would
make the thriving town Of more than
passing importance. q
Galsta Journal: Eli johnson, who
lives about five miles west of Concord,
has recently struck an unlimited cup
ply OF water at q depth of only twelve
feet. The water was found in ssnd
and is of the finest quality. The Con
cord people are using it for drinking
water. Mr.. Johnson's experience IL
finding this supply OF water should
teach settlers everywhere not to be
discouraged II they don't strike water
the fret time they sink q we'll. He hat
previously drilled seven or eight holes
and had gone as deep as 500 feet with
out success, and finally dug this we'll
and got water as stated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
Would Consolidate State Schools

Would Consolidate State Schools.
BUTTE, Dec. 2l.-A bombshell will
be thrown into the next Legislative 90.
sembly when . bill for the consolida.
ton of the Montana state schools will
be introduced. 1t will mean q eight
from start to finish, and promises to
be one of the most interesting subjects
for legislation that has ever come be.
fore the state legislature.
Several representatives from over
the state have announced themselves
as favorable to the idea, but all wan,
the consolid alton to favor the locality
OF county from which they have been
elected.
A three.cornered fight is expected
providing the bill receives q favor
able impression. Missoula will make
q try to have the consolid alton center
in the university now located in thai
city. Bozeman will also want to add
to its college, and will object to Civ
ing up the school now located q tina,
town.
An effort will be made to secure The
consolidation for Butte. Butte is thu
most favorably situated, Gays the Sill
yer Bow Legislators. 1t is in closer
touch with other portions of the stat,
and more students would come Il
Butte than to euy other town or cit,
in Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28

Chinook Opinion: A party OF the
members of the order of Sons of Her.
man, headed by Julius Lehieldt, Grand
President for Montana, went up to
Big Sandy from here Wednesd az
evening of last week to install a Sons
of Herman lodge at that place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
WARD e.
FORT BENTON. MONT.
Reward for Estray.
Serial No. OllOi3.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Havre, Montana,
December ~, 1910.
Notice Ia hereby given that
JOSEPH GONTIER,
of Big Sandy. county of Chouteau, state of Mon
tana, has filed in this Office ME application to
enter under the provisions of sectio, 2306 of the
revised statutes of the United States, the follow
ing described land, viz: NWA SWA section 20,
township ~ north, ran 20 IS east, Montana meri-
dian.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
file their afidavits of prote, 1t in this Office, on or
before the 18th day of February, 1911.
r. A. CARNAL, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28
I T Al Nd STATE.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Miss Gracia Chestnut arrived from
Great Falls tod to spend the Christ.
mas vacation with the home folks.
Miss jeanette Morrow, who has been
teaching school At Box Elder, arrived
today on q visit with her parents.
Eugene Sullivan returned today
from Missoula, where he has been
attending the Montana state u~uiver.
city.
Hon. H. F. Schwartz. of Clifford,
~ of the repre- entatives-elect from
Chouteau county, vas among the ar
rivals today.
G. Wilson, Of Lonetree, who is
among the visitors In town, reports
that recent Chinook winds have clear.
ed away the nov in that locality.
Two men, who give their. names as
w. M. Wall and James Harvey. we're
brought to the county jail today by
Sheriff Bickle, each being under zen.
tence of Is days. The penalty 10 for
trying to beat their way on q Great
Northern train.
Judge Tattan and E. r. Russell re.
turned today from Glasgow, where
district court was recently in session.
The Hinsd ale ro bbery case In which
four men were alleged to be implicat.
ed, resulted in Two of the defendants
pleading guilty Of petit larceny, and
each receiving q jail sentence of thirty
days and 600 fine.
From Tuesdays Daily.
81. G. Whitcomb, OF Zortman, was
among the arrivals today.
w. E. Barrows, of Pleasant Valley,
10 among the business visitors in
town.
Il. J.. O'Hanlon, the we'll known
Chinook merchant, is visiting with
Fort Benton friends.
Born, At the Fort Benton Sanitar.
ium, to the wife of David B. Skinner,
Of Box Elder, . daughter.
Mrs. J. b. Russell. OF Cascade, is
visiting with her psrents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Morrow, Of this city.
The party holding tickot No. 2l63
is requested to call At Sharp Bros.
store this week, and provide q home
for Betty.
Colin Ward, who was recently elect.
ed county surveyor of Teton county,
is visiting with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ward, of this city.
A marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
Lyle K. Miller, OF Mason City, Ill.,,
and Georgia o. Poulsson, of this city.
W. H. Cole, of Warren, O., an ex.
pert laundry man with twenty years
experience, arrived yesterday to take
the management of the Troy Steam
Laundry.
A wedding took place at st. Paul'e
rectory this afternoon, the contracting
parties being Arthur j. Dollard and
Ruth G. Callahan, of Havre. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
N. Chestnut.
Ed. B. Thomas arrived from Havre
yesterday with Sam Dispasnale and
John Montesano, two Italians, who
were placed in jail to aw ait trial on q
charge of robbery. The prisoners
have been bound over to the district
court.
Word was received today from St.
Louis announcing the death of w. S.
Baker, who was q resident of this city
in the eighties aud had many old.
time friends here. Mr.. Baker was al
one time associated with A. o. De.
Lorimier in the dry goods business in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-28

Blank forms for making annual re.
ports OF corporations on sale at the
River 'Press Office.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-13
GET READY TO
TAKE The CENSUS
LOCAL ENUMERAToRs RECEIVE
BADGES, BOOK or lNsTRuc-
TONS AND OTHER 3ARAPHER-
MALTA FOR THEIR WORKOUT
FIT IS VERY COMPLETE.

The paraphernalia to be used by the
local census enumerators il connection
with their work, which begins next Fri
day, arrived this morning, and the local
men who were fortunate in securing
the positions will spend the time be-
tween now and then in acquainting
themselves with the work as laid out
in book of instructions
The principal part of the para nher-
MALTA is the badge which is supplied to
each enumeration. The badge is in the
shape Of shield, with an eagle with
outstretched wings on top. On the
background Of the shield is the fac
sirnile of the flag, while in raised let
ters are the words: United states
Census-1910"
The book Of instructions is a lengthy
pamphlet, dealing with the duties of
the enumerators. The blanks are used
to take the record, and there is space
for the name, residence, relation to the
head Of the family, personal description
nativity, citizenship, whether or not
English is spoken, occupation, educa-
ton, ownership OF home, whether
not English is spoken, occupation, edu-
cation, ownership of home, whether
survivor of Union Or Confederate army,
whether deaf and dumb and blind.
Every one Of the questions must be
answered truthfully by the person un-
der questioning.
The remainder Of the outfit con-
sists of blotters, daily report cards.
certificate of completion OF work, farm
schedule and a table for figuring the
age of a Chinaman, the Chinese call
endar being different,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-13
CREDIT MEN TO
MEET TONIGHT
PRESIDENT MEADOW OF NATION,
AL ASSOCIATION WILL BE HERE
AS WILL GUESTS FROM THE
TWIN CITY AssoclATIoN-WlLL
MEET IN CLUB ROOMS.

The Fargo Credits Men association
will hold its regular meeting this even
ing at the commercial club rooms, and
the association will have for its guest,
President Meadow, of the National
Credit Mems association. Mr.. Meadow
attended the meeting last night of the
credit men of the twin cities and will
bring with him to Fargo several Of the
members of that association. The party
will arrive in the city at few minutes
after O'Clock and will proceed at
once to the commercial club where
banquet will be given the distin-
guished visitor and other gueses. A
short session of the association Will
then take place at which Mr.. Meadow
will deliver an address. None but
members of the local organization and
their invited guests will attend.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-13

Few seem to realize the Importance
Of this convention to Fargo. 1t Is to be
an event of national interest for the
eyes of the whole country are upon
the different conventions tn have
been held and are projected in this
movement. The movement is sweep
ing over the country with ever gather
ing fire and the churches are alive ;
the slogan of "the evangelization Of
the world in. this generation
Speakers have been provided who
would not ordinarily get to a con-
ivention in city the size of Fargo.
1t is realized that this is a strategical
point in the movement in the north
west and the big guns have all been
trained on this point. Men who are
not at all interested in missions are
delighted to hear the eloquent Speakers
get the information they bring and be
enthused over hearing the great part
this wonderful country of ours is TAX
ing in a world NOV ment.
1t is fact that hundreds of Fargo
people would gladl. give all that it
costs for registration and the BANQUET
that is to be held, $3.50 in all, lust to
hear one of these noted lecturers for
an evening. It's bargain event then
that is offered those who regi. ser. for
only those who are registered as mem
bers of the movement can attend the
banquet and the succeeding meeti.g of
the convention.
Registration is proceeding fast and
those who intend attending the con-
vention and banquet should enroll at
once either through the committee in
charge from their own chuch or direct
to Secretary J. M. Stick, at the head
quarters, Y. M. C. A. building.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-13
WITH ICE CREAM CO.

The rapidly growing business OF the
Johnson Ice Cream and Cider Co, made
It necessary to add another stenog-
rapher to the Office force. Miss Mar.
garet Burkhart of the Dakota Business
college secured the position.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-13
ADMITS ROBBING
PLACE AT BENSON
ABE SNYDER GOES BACK TO
MINNESOTA TOWN TO ANSWER
FOR BURGLARY OF STORE
FARGO LAD FACES TERM IN
MINNESOTA PENITENTIARY.

Confronted with three dozen silver
spoons, several fountain pens and
other articles which had been stolen
from a store at Benson, Mimi, Abe
Snyder, arrested here yesterday after
noon by the police last evening prac-
tically admitted his guilt. He was
turned over to the sheriff from Ben
SON and returned to pay the penalty
for the crime.
Should the lad change his mind, the
prosecution can present an absolute
case against him with the assistance
of Fargo officers and second hand
dealers.
Young Snyder has already served
time in the state reformatory but it
is claimed that his age will now ex-
clude him from that place. If he is
able to establish the fact that he is
still a minor it is possible that he will
be able to get term ending when he
becomes Of age. Several times he has
been taken in by the Fargo police, be-
ing boy that might be classed as in
corrigible.