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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
Notice of Contest
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
In this office by Frederick Todd, contestant,
against homestead entry No: 1872, made Septem-
Der 20, 1906, for lot ,, section 30, township D
north, range 10 east, sh NEA and NWA NEA
section Is, township % north, range 3 east, Mon
tana principal meridian, by Robert s.. Moore'
contestee, in which it is alleged that said Robert
5. Moore has never established actual or any
residence whatever upon said land, that he is
not in this part of the country, that his where.
abouts cannot be ascertained upon due and dill.
gent inquiry, that he has never made any i'm.
whatever on said land, and that
there are no improvements thereon at the pres
ent time, SAID parties are hereby notified to ap-
pear, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 O'Clock a. m. on February ID,
1910, before Chas: H. Boyle, o. Commissioners,
ct his office in Fort Benton, Montana, and that
final hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock a. m. on
February p, 1910, before the Register and Re
ceiyer Ct the United States land Office in Great
Falls, Montana.
The said contestant having, in a proper affida-
Wit, filed January 10, 1910, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
OF this notice can not be made, 1t is hereby Or
dered and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
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Notice Of Contest,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
In this Office by
FREDERICK TODD,
contestant. against homestead entry No. 1860,
made September "a, 1906, for ny SEX, MEX
sWh ana sEh IVY section Is; township %
by George W. Smith, contestee, in which 1t Is
al eyed that said George W Smith has never
established actual or any residence whatever
upon said land, that he is not in this part of the
tanned upon due and diligent enquiry, that he
has never made any improvements whatever
upon said land, that there are no improvements
thereon At the present time. Said parties are
hereby notified to appear, respond, and Offer
evidence tou hing said allegation at 10 o'clock
z N. on February Is, 1910, before chas; Il:
Boyle. U. 8. commissioner, at his Office at Fort
Benton, Montana, and that final hearing will be
held at 10 O'Clock .. m. on February %, 1910, be-
fore the Register and Receiver, at the United
States Land Office in Great Falls. Montana.
The said contestant having, In q proper afnda-
Wit, filed January 10, 1910, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
dered and directed that such notice be given by
JIM. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Notice Of Contest.
UNITED STATES LAND O1FIoE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAr FALLs, Mont, Dec. 18, 1909.
A eumcient contest ahhdavit having been hled
In this ONCE by
MALVINA A. HOLMQUIsT,
conteetant. against homestead entry No. O6187,
% swn Nay y, 1892 for the sw3 NWA, NwA
ton =, township q north, range Z east, 40 %.
tion 81, Montana meridian, BY Louis G. Ludtke,
eontestee, in which it is alleged that the said
Louis G. Ludtke has never established actual or
any residence whatever thereon, and that he re-
moved from the state Of Montana, and said
parties are hereby notified to appear, respond,
and OTTER evidence touching said allegation ct Id
o'clock 9. m. on February Il, 1910, before Chas. H.
Boyle, United States commissioner, at his office
in Fort Benton, Chouteau county, Montana, and
that final hearing will be held alto o'clock .. m.
on February 81, 1910, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Ofice In
Great Falls, Montana.
The said contestant having, In q properafada-
VT filed December u. 1909, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service OF
this notice -cannot be made It is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
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CARRIED FAMOUS MESSAGE,
Rowan, Who Brought Word From
Garcia, to Leave Army.

Garcia, to Leave Army.
Major Andrew S. Rowan is to retire
from the army on his own application
on Dec. l next. Major Rowan is
known popularity all over the land by
reason of his feat in the spring of
1898 of penetrating Cuba to the fast
nesses of General Calixto Garcia for
the purpose of giving to General Gar
cha a message from this government
and of ascertaining whether the Cuban
army could cooperate with the army
of the United States. Rowan also got
from the Cubans points as to the avail
able landing places for the American
forces and arranged for a meeting
later. His mission was perilous, the
more so because news that he had
been dispatched upon it somehow came
to be published soon after he had
started. and the Spaniards were on the
alert to intercept him.
After visiting Garcia, Rowan made
his way with a trusty aid furnished to
him by General Garcia to the north
coast OF Cuba. whence they sailed in
an open boat to New Providence.
There they got to a small schooner
bound for Key West. When news of
Rowan's safe arrival home was pub
lished there were great enthusiasm and
admiration for him all over the u
try. and the late George H. Daniels
famed the patriotic flames by scatter
Ing over the land the Message to Gar.
cia." written by Ebert Hubbard.
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WEDDING IN RHYME.
How . Judge Of Maiben, Miss, Ties
Nuptial Knot.

How . Judge Of Maiben, Miss, Ties
Nuptial Knot.
Judge Norman Moore. the rhymins
jurist. now mayor of Maiben. perform
ed in verse the ceremony that made
James Davis and Bette johnson man
and wife. The exact words we're:
Jim. will you take Bet
Without regret
To love and cherish
Until n of you perish
And Is laid under sod,
So help you God?
The bridegroom replied in the at
drmative. Then, turning to the bride,
Judge Moore said:
Bet. will you take Jim
And cling to him
Both in n out.
Through thick and thin,
Holding him to your heart
Until death o do part?
The bride blushed with a modest
bow of consent. and Judge Moore dis.
missed them as follows:
Through LIES alternative Joy and strife
now pronounce you man and wife.
Go up LIES rugged hill
Until you both reach the level.
And now salute your BRIDE.
You big but trusty devil.
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Notice Of Contest,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED 0TATE0 LAND GFICBs
GRBAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been fled
FREDERICK TODD,
contestant, against homestead entry No. 1848,
made August y6, 1904, for SWk SEX, 81 SWk
and NWk SW4 section Is. to nship q north,
Sherman Reynolds. contestee, In which it is al
legged that the said Sherman Reynolds has never
established actual or any residence Whatever
upon said land, that he 10 not in this part Of the
country, that his whereabouts cannot be ascer-
tanned upon due and dilieent enquiry, that he
has ne .rr made any improvements Whatever
upon said land, that there are NO improvements
thereon At the present time: said parties are
evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock
q. m. on February IS, 1910, before Chss. II.
Boyle, U. s. commissioner. at his office in Fort
Benton, Montana, and that ana, hearing viii be
fore the Register and Receiver 1t the United
States Land Office In Great Falls. Montana.
The said contestant having, in q proper afida-
Wit, filed January 10, 1910. set forth facts which
chow that after due diligence personal service of
this notice cannot be made, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given b: due
and proper publication.
]. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
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rOic task. Shafts were sunk, and then
the cut was walled up on all sides With
cement.
The fire was only 400 feet away
when the work started. The engineers
recognized that this was toe close for
safety. but they had no choice. for If
the wall had been built any farther
away it would not have cut off the
main body of the coal basin ind hence
would have been useless as a barrier.
Therefore all the risks had to be
sunk they created a draft that carried
the fire literally roaring toward the
barrier line.
Fire Fighters Overcome.
The ground was SO shattered that it
seemed almost like cutting through
Quicksand. The rocks through which
the men had to cut became so hot that
a miner could not touch them with his
bare hands. An insidious gas came
through the cracks in the rock, and it
filed all the shafts. Lights would not
burn In 1t, and men who were subject
ed to its fumes quickly collapsed.
When this fire damp first began its
work it created panic, and volunteers
could not be induced to go down into
the shafts. Undefeated, President La
throp Immediately installed powerful
ventilating machinery, and a field hos
pital on the ground was equipped with
the most powerful r~estoratives.
Thirty minutes at a time was all
that a man could stand in the shaft,
and SO every half hour the force at
work had to be changed, and even
with this precaution there were fire.
Quent of prostration. But so we'll
did the hospital force work that not a
single death occurred in the midst Of
the entire operation. ..
The work of excavation is practical
~ completed. The line Of shafts and
the open have been filed up with
1reproof material. The alternating
shafts have been sunk and filed up.
There is a ireproof wall 700 feet long,
IL feet thick, running from the top of
the hill where the coal outcrops to
the last shaft, which at a depth Of 175
feet reaches the permanent water level.
From this shaft to the boundary of
the coal seam, 247 feet below the sur
face, a tunnel is being driven. This
will cut the lower coal seam in two,
leaving not a scrap Of combustible ma
terial.
When the tunnel is cut through it
will be walled up with cement and
filled with mud. This will make the
fire wall 1850 feet over it's total length,
700 of which goes to the surface of
the ground and is in some places It's
feet from it's top base under ground.
The cost Of the work is estimated
at $25O,OOO. but if it does it's work,
and there are no misgivings on this
point, it will save a four hundred mil
lion ton coal filled field and extinguish
a fire that has burned for fifty years
in the recesses of the earth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
Notice Of Contest,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT EALLa. Mont. Ian A. ia

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 4, 1910.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been hled
In this office by
THOMAS COATSWORTH,
contestant, against homestead entry No. O4259,
made April %, 1905, for sen NWA, ny SWx
section q, NEA SEA section g.. township u
north, range 8 east, Montana Meridian, by James
Lundy, contestee, in which it ie alleged that said
contestee never established his residence on
said land, nor in any manner improved the same,
except to dig q few post holes, said parties are
hereby notified to appear. respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
.. M. on February Is, 1910, before Chas. H. Boyle,
Y: s. commissioner, at his Office in Fort Benton,
Montana, and that final hearing will be held at II
o'clock u. m. on February %. 1910, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States land
office in Great Falls, Montana,
The SAID contestant having, In proper affidavit
hleI December 10. 1909, set forth facts which show
that after due diligen' q personal service of this
notice cannot be made, 1t is hereby ordered and
directed that euch notice be given by due and
proper publication.
j. NJ. B~URLINGAME, Register,
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Ancestor Of the CoiIeae Girl,


"The late William Bristol" said a
Rochester lawyer, twas one of the
founders of the Republican party. Mr..
Bristol at lightweight was a mine of
history.
"F9e hu1 a keen sense of humor too
Once / asked him if he didn't marvel
at the changes brought about by mod
ern times-at the glorious college girl.
for instance, with her swimming and
jumping and basketball and other ath-
letic attachments.
"He said that the athletic girl wasn't
a novelty; she was a recrudescence.
He said that in his youth when a
young fellow asked to marry a farm
er's daughter the farmer would pat
the brown cheek of his broad Shout
dered six foot girl and say gently:
"1t amt everybody I'd trust my lit
tie wood violet to. But, thar. thar. take
her. Bill. But We must take good keer
of her. She's been raised kinder ten
der. Three acres a day, recollek. is all
I ever asst my little birdie to pillow, and
an acre Of corn a day is all she's used
to hoein'. She kin do light work. SIGH
as diggin' post holes and KILN hogs,
but she amt used to regular farm
work. and you mustn't expect too
much Of her. It's hard for her old pap
py to give his little sunshine up. He'll
have to split his own wood and dig his
own taters now"
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NEW SHORT STORIES.
The RuIinu Passion.

DR.. Charles Mccormick, the brilliant
Chicago physician. who says that 1.-THE
man with the crouch" cannot resist
disease like his more contented broth
err, referred again to this assertion at a
recent dinner.
"The man with a Crouch said he.
lis gloomy, and gloominess brings on
Ill health, weakness. dyspepsia.
"a confirmed crouch can't be got rid
of. A grouchy man is governed by his
crouch, a miser is governed by his
meanness, and when it comes to mis-
ers"
DR.. Mccormick laughed.
"A little, lean, pale miser Of Peca-
tonica," he said, was n evening OBJ
served lighting with the town black
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 6, 1909.
Notice 10 hereby given that
BERNICE r. STEVENS, (
whose poetof1ce address IL Fort Benton, Mont.
has this 9th day Of December, 1909, filed In this
ONCE her application 70 select under the provi-
eions OF section 1806, r. g., the NWk SEX sec
ton s% township "a north, range 2 east. and the
8 east. Serial No. O0O4T.
Any and oil persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring. to object because Of
the mineral Character Of the land, or for any 9TH
q reason, 20 the disposal to applicant, should
nle their af6davits Of protest in this ONCE ON OF
before the 6tk day Of February, 1910.
j. M. BURLIN0AME, Register.
First publication. Dec IA. 1909.
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LIVERY AND FEED
STABLES
BARKLEY & ROWE,
Proprletors.
Hay and Grain Bought and Sold
Hacks Meet All Trains
FRONT STREET, FORT BENTON
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 LITTLE M1sER NEVER BuDaED.

smith. Though his nose was bleeding
and n eye vas closed, the miser
fought d~eterminedly. The herculean
blacksmith planted blow on blow, but
the little miser never budged an inch.
"'Run. We fool" Missed a friend. 'Ye
stand no chance here. Run!
But the little miser, as he received
heroically a smashing left hook. an
swered in a low voice:
"'Run? Nix! I've got my foot on a
ten cent piece"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
Notice for Publication.

Serial Nos. O6466 and O6467.
UNITED STATES LAM OFFIcI.
Withdrawn coal lands. See circular April "a.
1909.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. g, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that
CORNELIUS j. MCNAMARA,
whose postofice address ie Big Sandy, Montana,
has the 25th day Of September, 1903, filed In this
ONCE his application. to eelect under the provi-
sions Of section 1903, r. s., the MEX o fSWk
and of SEX of section twenty (2O), town
ship e Forth OF range Is east. Serial Nos. os46d
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because Of
the mineral character of the land. or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
die their afadavits Of protest in this ONCE on OF
before the sd day Of January, 1910.
J.. n. BURLINGAME, Register.
Gtfef publication Dec. z. 1AlQ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
Chinch Bug Costs Millions.

Declaring that the annual loss to the
farmers of Kansas on account of
chinch bugs is from S5.OOO.OOO to $685.
100000. DR.. J. P. Headlee of the Kan
sas State Agricultural college is ex-
perimenting with methods of destroy
ing the pest.
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For Sale or

Fifty.two copies Of the WEEKLY RIVER PRsss
for $500 spot cash, or it's equivalent In banks BILE
paper. Goods will he delivered in regular weekly
instsllments during the twelve months following
receipt of remittance. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Address Fl RIVER PRESS,
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
When Reed Would Shed Blood.

Major F. A. Kendall, who was a
classmate of the late Thomas B. Reed
and fellow member of the boat crew
at Bowdoin college, tells this hitherto
unpublished bonnet by that famous
wit:
Reed never forgave Senator Redfeld
Proctor for delivering the Vermont del
egation to Mckinley at the national
convention in 1896 when the Ohio man
was nominated for president. All the
other New England states held out for
Reed, and he felt that except for Proc
tor he might have had a chance for the
nomination.
Major Kendall met Reed in New
York at the time Of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war, which the latter felt to be
OF the great diplomatic mistakes
Of all time. They started to discuss
that topic.
"Its simply outrageous!" declared
Reed. Our good American soldiers
slaughtered for the freedom of Cuba
bah! l wouldn't give one drop of
American blood for the whole island"-
he paused for a moment and then add
ed dryly-"unless it was the blood of
Senator Proctor."-Cleveland Leader.
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Ruin For His.


Sidney Coram. the we'll known ad.
vertising expert. said at a recent ban.
quet Of advertising men in Sioux City:
Deceit in advertising results in ruin.
It's like deceit in t%elephoning.
"Thus the other morning a daughter
said to her mother in alarm:
"'Why. what's the matter, mann
ma? You're as red as a tomato. and
your eyes are more glittering than
when you had the fever
"I'm going straight downtown the
mother answered as she clappcd Il
bonnet on her head and jerked the
strings into a knot ~fiercely. Il just
called your father up on the telephone
and heard him yell at the boy to say
he wasn't In"
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Notice for Publication.
mot coal land.)

First publication Dec. :, 1903.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-14
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE OF 1NTENTIoN-Board of stree, and

NOTICE OF fNTENTIoN-Boar of Street and /,
Water Commissioners.
Pursuant 10 a resolution adopted hy the
nonra sc ST &c, and Water Commissioners OF
~ City ~ Nown~:, AZ . meeting held the
seventh day Of April. 1910. and approved
by tn, Mayor Of the City OF Newark
on the eighth day OF April. 1910, pubic
notire is nrl,'hy g.yer thar II SIS the inten-
lion OF the Board NJ Street and Water Com
missinnefs OF the CITY Of Newark. under and
by virtue OF provisions Of the act entitled.
IA act TO revine and amend the charter Of
the Guy of Newark. approved March II, 1857,
and supple merits. thereto. and the act creating
the Board Of street and Water commissioner
Of III CITY ~ Newark, approved March %.
1891 and oth+r public laws Of the state of
New Jersey. 70 order and cause the paving Of
RIDGE STaEET.
from Park avenue to Second avenue, with brick
Pavement or a six t6) inch concrete foundation,
the width of he roadway to be changed to
thirty feet between curbs. Together with all
the appurtenances necessary TO complete the
SAINT.
Such person. as may object thereto are re-
quested u priest mt their objections In writing
70 the clerk Of said Board. at the Office of the
hoard Of Street and Water Commissioners, City
Hall. Newa X. on or before the expiration OF
six days n IN date Of this notice.
BY direction OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the City of Newark.
NJ. r.
Chief Engineer.
Newark, \. j.. April s, 1910. apr9-st
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-14
CONSIDERATION OF BISHOP
AT HARTFORD APRIL Is,

HARTFORD, Conn, April Alt is
announced that the conservation of the
Rev John j. Milan as bishop of the
Hartford diocese i'll take place in ST.
Joseph's Cathedral here on Thursday
morning. April Is, the feast of St. Paul
of the Cross. The Rev. w. H.. O'Con-
nell, archbishop of Boston, will be
consecrator. n the assistant conse-
orators will be the Rt. Rev. Louis
Walsh, bishop of Portland, Me, and
the Ri. Rev. D.. F. Seehan, bishop OF
Fall River. The sermon will be de-
livered by the Rt. Rev. NJ. j. Lavelle.
of st. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.
AT the vesper services the Ri. Rev
Thomas j. Shahan, rector of the Catho.
lie University of America, in Wash.
ington, D. c., will be the preacher.