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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
County Divisionists Are Busy.

There have been some new develop.
ments in Chouteau county division
matters the past week, according to In.
form alton that comes from the north
ern part Of the county. An entirely
new proposition, contempt ating the
formation of one new division com.
prising the entire northern half of the
county, is said to be the most inn
portant feature of the situation at the
present time.
A meeting was held at Chester the
early part OF the week at which q dele.
cation from Havre was in conference
with several residents of the north.
western part of the county, an ar.
rangement being made for a second
meeting to be held at Havre. What
was accomplished at these sessions has
not yet been announced, but it is IN
derstood that certain inducements we're
offered to residents of Chester and
vicinity to allay their opposition to
the proposed creation of Hill county
Following the meeting at Chester,
there was a gathering of Havre and
Chinook citizens at Harlem, where the
plans for q greater Hill county we're
unfolded. The new proposition covers
the entire northern part Of the county
between the Teton and Valley county
lines, and provided that the seal OF
county government shall be at Havre.
While no announcement to that effec,
has been made, it is understood that
the proposed new arrangement looks
to the formation of e counties from
the western and eastern portions at
some future time.
The friends of the original Blaine
county proposition, however, do moi
take kindly TO this departure from the
program, and are pushing the propo'
sition to which they committed them
selves last fall. They are circulating
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
From Taeeday'e Daily.

From Taesday'e Daily.
Borp, to the wife of Louis Lavelle,
of this city. a daughter.
]. D. English, of Big Sandy, is
among the business visitors in town.
The Eklund Photographic studio in
this city will be open Saturday and
Sunday, April % and %.
A suit for divorce has been filed in
the district court by Vern Carlson.
who seeks separation from John Carl
son for his alleged failure to provide
the n%eceesaries Of life.
As a result of an interview with
Justice Kinder yesterday, on q charge
of using threatening language, Julius
Medicine was committed to the county
jail for q term Of ninety days.
The municipal authorities Of the
town Of Harlem have called . special
election, to be held May 6. to vote
upon the question OF issuing bonds to
provide funds for the installation OF
an electric light system.
1t i. reported from Great Falls tha,
Wearn Rowe and Miss Lottie Smith,
two we'll known residents of this vicin.
ity, we're married in that city yester.
day. As no previous announcement
was made the wedding comes as q sur.
prise to their friends.
Judgment by default has been en-.
tered 10 the district court in the civil
suit of the State Security bank, Of
Havre. against Carrie j. Ayars and
Joseph Gussenhoven. The amount
of the judgment is about $3.50
The public dance given at the opera
house last evening by the ladies Of
| the Catholic church was one of the
most successful and largely attended
events of the season. Among the
guests were q large number Of visitors
from the surrounding country.
Complaints Of irregularities at thu
recent election Of SCHOOL trustees II
certain districts have been received
by the Chouteau county authorities
In one case, it Is alleged, election II
claimed by two sets of trustees, ant
in another district the judges of cleo
ton are said to have illegally re
moved ballots from the ballot box be
fore the vote was canvassed. It il
alleged in other cases that illega
votes we're cast, and that the election
should be declared void.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19

Shelby News: Seven brothers by
the name of Stokes have recently tax.
en- land about six or sever miles west
of town and are said to be we'll pre-
pared to do things. They have q big
traction outfit and will probably
break up q large tract of land this
season.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Thos. G. Codeld, deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given by the undersigned.
administratrix of the estate of Thos. q. Cofield,
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication of this notice,
to the said Administrative Il Ut the law Office of F.
4: Stranahsn in Fort Benton, In the county Of
Chouteau, state of Montana.
MARY E. COFIELD,
Administrative Ofthe estate of Thos. g. Coheld,
deceased.
Dated April II, 1911.
First publication April II, 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Notice To Odd Fellows

The ninety.second anniversary of
the I. O. o. F. will be celebrated by
Benton Lodge No. SO at their hall on
Wednesd sy evening, April 26. com.
mencing 8 o'clock. All Odd Fellows
and their wives are invited to attend.
J.. G. MYERS, N. G.
J. W. Lenning, Secretary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
SHOULD HARROW CROPS.
Professor Shaw Gives Advice to Dry
Land Farmers.

osS0V W ~
Land Farmers.
A bulletin prepared by Prof. Thomas
Shaw, and which 10 being circulated
BY she Great Northern railway immi.
grafton department.. Offers these sug.
Restions on dry land farming methods:
10 oil areas where the rainfall is
light, the narrowing Of the grain after
1t has begun to grow should be given
that attention which tie Importance
demands. 1t 10 not easy to give In
structions that will apply In every in.
stance, ss the conditions of soil and
weather are 60 various. Much de.
ponds on the judgment of . farmer.
The instances are few, however, In
which the crop will not receive benefit
from being narrowed once or ~oftener,
during the period of growth.
The objects sought in narrowing the
crop are two-fold. First, to conserve
moisture; and second, to destroy
weeds. For both purposes, the earlier
narrowing given will prove the most
effective. A surface soil mulch Is most
easily made while the soil has not be.
come much impacted on the surface.
It ia less needed after the grain has
begun to shade the soil. When weeds
have just begun to grow, they have a
less firm hold on the soil than at a
later stage of growth.
1t would seem safe to say that the
best time to harrow grain for the
first time is when the blades begin to
show above the surface of the ground.
The farmer should not wait until the
field has a green tint as seen in the
diet ance. When the blades begin to
push through the soil as apparent to
the eye when walking over It, then it
is that the fret narrowing should be
given. The harrow used should be
light and the teeth should be adjusta.
BILE, 20 that the backward slant given
to them will stir the whole surface OF
the ground without tearing out the
plants. The plants will thus escape
injury. A soil mulch will be formed
and myriads of weeds just starting to
grow will be destroyed.
The subsequent harrowings will be
modified by the conditions. The sec'
ond narrowing should not be given as q
rule until the grain reaches the height
of cay, four or five inches, unless tn,
land has become crusted in the mean
time. If grain is narrowed when it IL
one, two or even three inches high
the hazard is present that some
and possibly many Of the plants will
be buried in the narrowing process
The harrow teeth may cut more deepl,
the second narrowing than the first.
and the same is true of subsequent
narrowing. If q third narrowing il
given 1t may usually take place wher
the crop is about y or eight inchet
high, and If q fourth narrowing fol
lows it should be when the crop is
say, ten to twelve inches high. SOM
persons advocate narrowing at q late,
period. but it IL seldom indeed that /
is necessary to harrow this late.
Whether fax may or may not b.
narrowed will depend almost e~ntirel!
on the condition of the ground. If tn
ground is soddy or II It has more o.
less of trash lying on 1t, narrowing
may do more harm than good. II
however. the crop has been sown o,
smooth and clean land, the use of
light harrow on the crop when it Il
three to four inches high may help /
materially.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19

Lame shoulder is nearly always due
to rheumatism of the muscles, and
quickly yields to the free application
of Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale
by all dealers. Il
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Don't Delay

Putting in your order for a spring
suit made to your individual meas
urement. Ask the man who wears
one. THE TOGGERY.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-19
Notice Of Estray.

Small dark bay horse or colt came to my ranch
one mile northwest of Carter, about February l,
and will not leave. Has two white spots on
forehead, blurred brand on left shoulder, and
clipped name and tail.
j. p. MCMAHON, Carter, Mont.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
TYLER BACK IN JAIL
VIII be Given a Hearing as Soon
Daughters Condition Justi-
fies.
BROUGHT HERE YESTERDAY.
VII Hardly Await April Term Of
Court Likely Grand Jury Will
be Reconvened.

lc.r settled once more in the
Anne Arundel county Jail here, but
r- ta. time being having stopped
talking Of his crime, Capt Albert
TYLER. who shot and killed his son-in-
Jaw. William Robinson, and chopped
bis wIfe's head with a hatchet, from
which she died, is awaiting the com
...te recovery Of his daughter, Mrs.
y.ian Tyler-Robinson, whom he as
r.tcI at the same time he did the
other two members of his family.
The accused man was brought back
.l Annapolis yesterday afternoon by
Sheriff George Thomas Beasley and
Deputy sheriff Grafton Boone, after
having been in the Baltimore city Jail
nee the night his second victim died.
Mrs. Robinson, the daughter, who
nee the shooting, has been patient
at the Emergency Hospital here, is
gradually recovering from the effects
uf bullet wound in her head, and
is now able to sit up each day for a
little time.
AS soon as her condition will Justify
her appearing in Court, Tyler will be
given hearing, and it is considered
not unlikely that Judge Brashears
will order the October grand jury to
re-assemb,e TO consider his case.
Otherwise he would have to remain in
Jail until the April term Of court.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
GOVERNOR ELECT EXPECTED.
VIII Come to Annapolis Next Week to
Look Over Executive Mansion.

Governor-elect Phillips Lee Colds
borough has received a letter from
Governor Crothers. inviting Mrs.
Goldsborough and himself to visit the
Executive Mansion and look over their
new home. They will come here one
day next week for that purpose. The
Governor asked the Governor elect to
make the engagement for date that
best suited Mrs. Goldsborough and
himself.
1t is conceded on all sides that the
Goldsbroughs will entertain in old
fashioned Maryland style at the Exec
utive Mansion. Mrs. Goldsborough is
a charming hostess and is home
maker. When the family comes to
Annapolis they will bring with them
the colored cook who has been with
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsborough since they
were married. Some of the present
employees of the Executive Mansion
will, however, remain under the new
regime.
Governor-elect Phillips Lee Colds
borough was in Baltimore this week
and conferred with prominent men in
the Republican party. He said he
has been giving some attention to
his inaugural address and making
other plans for taking up his residence
in Annapolis.
On the subject of appointments, Mr.
Goldsborough had no comment to make
other than that he would consider
competency, fitness and ability the
essentials in selecting men for Office
He would not discuss the reported
plans of some of the Democratic lead
ers to strip him of his power as
Governor.
John B. Hanna, chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
and Robert p. Graham, who is gener-
ally regared as the next Secretary of
State, have charge of the arrange
ments for the inauguration, which
will take place on Wednesday, Janu-
airy 10. Mr.. Goldsborough and his
family will come here from their home
at Cambridge on a speial train from
Baltimore.
As an escort to the Governor-elect
will be the Fifth Regiment Veteran
Corps, the Cambridge Company of In
fantry attached to the First Regi-
ment, and possibly other military
bodies. Adjutant General Henry M.
Warfield will give personal attention
to these arrangements.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
WITNESSES REFUSED THEM.
Anne Arundel Sheriff and His Deputy
Denied Those Wanted in Ray
Coster Killing.

Having been baked in their efforts
to get possession of the witnesses to
the assault committed upon Capt.
Ray Coster, of an oyster boat by Cap.
tain Dixon, of the oyster police boat
Daisy Archer, Sheriff Beaslev and
Chief Deputy Grafton Boone, of Anne
Arundel county, returned to Annapo-
lis from Baltimore last night.
The witnesses who are wanted and
who comprised the crew of the boat
aboard which the assault which result
ed in the death of Captain Coster took
place, are held by the police of Balti-
more city. A controversy as to who
should have arrested Captain Dixon
and where he should face trial is now
on, wherein neither side seem willing
to concede their ground.
The Anne Arundel authorities beat
the Baltimore police and detectives
"to it" and took Captain Dixon into
custody Immediately after the death
of Captain Coster He is now in Gus
TIDY here and the local authorities
refuse to give him up to the Baltimore
police.
On the other hand the Baltimore
authorities have the witnesses in Jail
there and will not give them up to
Anne Arundel. Failing to get them
on the papers they carried with them
yesterday, the Anne Arundel Offices
will continue their efforts and predict
that eventually they will win out.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
AND MARYLAND GAZETTE
Ills. MD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1911.
THE HUSKING BEE.
Entertainment Given BY the Epworth
League at First Methodist Church.

Under the auspices of the Epwortl
League of the First Methodist Episco
| pal Chuch a very humorous entertain
ment was given last evening in the
lecture room of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church.
An "Old Fashioned Husking Bee
was the title of the entertainment and
real husking was done in good fash.
| ion, all the characters being dressed
in country costumes appropriate to a
'huskin'." The platform was
decorated with corn shocks and apples
and pumpkins. There were hoes and
rakes and farming implements about,
to give the scene realism.
Mrs. l.. M. Bass presided at the
piano, and the participants sang sew
eral appropriate choruses, such as
"Old Black Joe, my Old Kentucky
Home" and Aunt Dinah's Husking
Party, "I'm Seeing Nellie Home, :"
etc, etc.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hundley, Fof St. John s
College, as Scipio, the colored farm
hand, was especially good. Mr..
Holljes, also of st. Johns, created
much amusement as Little Lord
Fauntleroy" in his black velvet
knickerbockers, his white stockings
and ruffied blouse and his curly wig.
AS the fussy old maid, who was
anxious to get married to Josiah,
Mrs. j. w. King was most capably
cast. Miss Nellie Bass, as the Irish
girl, and Miss Nellie Ennis, as Aunt
Peggy, acted their respective parts
well. Miss Edith Childs, cast as Mol
lie gave a recitation, 1.-The Frost is
on the Pumpkin and the Corn is in
the Shock" in highly pleasing man
ner.
The entire cast of chracters follows:
Uncle Nathan Peterkin, the host w.
Marvin Hutchins; Thomas jefferson
Peterkin, home from college, William
+. Klinfelter, Jr'; Scipio, colored,
j. M. Hundley; Josiah, nervous old
bachelor, Charles A. Finkbins; Alger-
non Fitznoodle, dude from Boston,
A. Evertt Williams; Little Lord Faun-
tleroy, tall young man, H. r. Holljes;
Solomon Levi, a jew peddler, Howard
Thompson; All Sen, Chinaman, Reuben
Burton, Jr. Patrick O'Ryan, Thomas
w. Spicknall; Bobby, incorrigibl
small boy, c. Markland Kelly; Will
lam, A. William Joyce; Aunt Peggy
Peterkin, hostess, Miss Nellie Ennis;
Betsy, fussy old maid, Mrs. w. J.
King; Kitty Maloney, Irish girl, Miss
Nellie Bass; Maggie, Miss Grace Field
meyer; Mollie, Miss Edith Childs.
The chorus was composed of the above
names, and the Misses Edith Dawes,
Florence Feldmyer, Eleanor Gott and
Rosa Hopkins, Messrs. H. M. Bailey,
Earl Crum and j. B. Rippere.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
First Methodist Church.

Services for public worship will
be held tomorrow at the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, State Circle,
Rev. Walter G.. Mcneil, minister, as
follows:
II m. and 730 p. m. the sermon
subjects, respectively, will be "Sea-
sons of Glory" and "The Forgive
ness of Sins" 10 a. M, Sunday
School, Mr.. Hugh X. Riley, superin-
tendent.
p. m, Epworth League devotional
service, Miss Jessie Hurst, leader.
Wednesday, p. m, Prayer meet
ing.
Tomorrow evening there will be a
service of gospel song. The public is
cordially invited to all the service of
the church.
The customary Christmas service
will be held Christmas morning at 6
O'Clock. The Sunday School Christmas
programme will be rendered Thursday
evening, December %, at O'Clock.
In addition to the Christmas carols
by the school, there will be a cantata,
entitled "In Search of the King"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
SOCIAL DIRECTORY.
Those Who Have Monday at Home.

Mrs. Fell, wife of President Fell,
of st. Johns College, will be Eat
home" Monday at her residence, Col
lege Green.
Mrs. Scales, wife of Captain
Scales, U. S. NJ, will be "at home"
Monday on the Santee, at the Naval
Ac ldemy. Mrs. Scales has the third
Monday in the month.
Mrs. John Writ Randall and Miss
Elizabeth Randall are "at home" on
Monday.
The Misses Stockett and Miss
Hall are "at home" on Monday.
Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman, No. 4
Revell street.
Mrs. Sturdy and Miss Sturdy, in
formally.
Mrs. George J. Meyers, wife of
Lieutenant Meyers, until last Monday
in January.
Mrs. Berry, wife of Rear Admiral
A. G. Berry, u. S. NJ, and Miss
Berry, informally, at 252 King George
street, the first and third Mondays in
the month.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
LAID AT REST.
Funeral Of Little Boy Whose Death
Occurred Under Sad Circum-
stances.

The funeral of little Alfred H. Will
son, Jr., the two year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Wilson, West street,
took place yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock from the parents residence.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. j. Herndon Billingsley, pastor
of Eastport Methodist Episcopal
Church. The burial was in Cedar
Bluff Cemetery. There were number
of beautiful flowers sent.
The little boys death, occurring so
near Christmas, and under such un-
usually sad circumstances, made it all
the harder for the parents Ito bear.
The little fellow got hold of box of.
matches and chewed the heads off a
dozen or more, the sulphur poisoning
the child's system and causing his
death. The parents have the sympa-
thy of the community.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
NOTICE TO MEN OF CHURCHES.
Committee on Organization of Men
and Religion Forward Movement
to Meet Monday Evening.

The committee appointed last
week to take up the organization of
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment in Annapolis, will meet next
Monday evening in the office of the
Comptroller, Court of Appeals
Building, at o'clock.
The committee consists of two lay
men from each church and the minis
ters of the churches. The purpose of
the meeting will be to consider the
suggestions made by the representa-
tives of the headquarters staff at the
gathering which was held last Mon
day evening in the House of Dele
gates, and to take up the question of
effectingan or ganization for this city.
1t is important that all the men
who were appointed to the committee
shall be present. The full list of
this committee will be given in The
Capital Monday evening.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
PRICE. ONE CENT.
BY PACKERS2
Local Buy-BOat Captains Arrested
Say Avoidance of Measuring
Law is Due to This.
TWO ARE ARRESTED HERE!
Captains Dove Of EastpOrt and Tyler Of
HOOpers Island to Have Hearing
This Afternoon.

r. Charged with violating the law
limiting TO not more than twentv-one
inches in diameter the measuring tubs
in which they buy their hivalves.
Capts. Lewis Dove. of Eastport. and
Henson Tyler,of Hoopers' Island. com
manding the oyster buy boats" VIM.
Z. Price" and Mora Phillips" will
be given a hearing before Justice
John n. Davis here this afternoon.
The two shippers were arrested yes
terday afternoon on warrants issued
at the instance of local oyster inspec-
tor. Robert Branzell Back of their
arrest is situation of regular avoid
ance of the law, which the command
ers of large fleet of oyster buying
boats now in Annapolis harhor charge
Is participated in and in fact made
necessary by the packing firms Of Bal
timore city, TO whose wharves they
run the oysters after buying them
from the tongers on the oyster rocks.
1T is tactically admitted by the buy
ing boat commanders that il is the al
most universal custom of their clan
to use in measuring the oysters they
buy from the tongers measuring tubs
- NNSAtS -INu iHCHcS IN uldmetSr.
But they maintain that this is made
necessary to meet the regular loss
they incur when upon reaching the
packinghouse wharves in Baltimore
they encounter measuring tubs of
twenty-four inch dimensions.
The buying boat commanders allege
that through this alleged flagrant
violation of the law in Baltimore
the sale of oysters bought in even the
illegal 22-inch tubs on the longing
grounds, they lose on an averge Of
eighty bushels in every thousand
bushels they sell to the packers. The
whole situation they lay on an al
legged inadequate number of inspec-
tors to see that the 2l-inch tub pro-
vision of the law is enforced in Bal
timore.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-12-16
PROPOSED NEW BRIDGE.
Mr.. Geo. 7. Melvin Says With Con-
struction Of Boulevard a New
Bridge is More Than Ever
Necessary
Necessary

Writing to the Baltimore Sun under
date of Dec. l3, Mr.. George I. Melvin
of this city descants upon Importance
and general benefit of the proposed
New Light street bridge as follows:
Anne Arundel county people have
been reading with deep interest ar
ticles in The Sun on the proposed new
bridge from the foot of Light street to
Brooklyn Mayor Preston is to be
strongly commended for his support. of
the plan. and its fruition would be
lasting achievemet of his administra-
tion. With the construction of the An
napolis Boulevard a new bridge Is more
than ever necessary as the connecting
link between Baltimore city and a
modern highway from the Maryland
metropolis to the Maryland capital.
The upper part of Anne Arundel
county, as chief among the gardens
from which Baltimore must be largely
fed, is intimately concerned in the pro-
posed Improvement, and our farmers
and truckers have long urged the ne
cessity of a new and wider bridge, ard
they are hoping that the recommends
tion of Harbor Engineer Lackey will
be speedily carried out. The town of
Brooklyn, at the south end of the
bridge, is one of the very best loca-
tions around Baltimore, and its growth
and Importance would be enhanced by
the improvement. On this side of the
river are hundreds of most desirable
sites for manufacturing and industrial
enterprises, and beyond doubt, in a
very short time, both ends of the bridge
would give access to new industrial
plants, and Spring Gardens, designed
by nature as home for these. would
make rapid advances in fulfilling its
mission. On our side of the bridge
property in Brooklyn and Curtis Bay
would be added to in value by such an
improvement. and its far-extending
benefits to that section of the country
can hardly be estimated.