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Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27
ELON COLLEGE.
(Co-EducatiOnal.)

DELIGHTFULLY."- SITUATED in the hill
country.
UNSURPASSED IN HEALTHFULNESS.
Modern in equipment. Steam heat. Elec-
trio lights Baths Sewerage. With all
the advantages and none of the disadvan-
tages of city life.
AN IDEAL INSTITUTION for the educa-
tion of young men and yAng women,
with twenty one years of successful history
behind it,
A HIGH GRADE COLLEGE whose gradu-
Sates are admitted without examination to
the graduate departments of the great
Universities.
MAINTAINS ALSO Music, Art, Expression,
Commercial and Preparatory Depart
ment.
FOUR COURSES leading to degrees
SPECIAL NORMAL COURSES for Teach
ers, approved and endorsed by Superin-
,Gendent Joyner.
TERMS MODERATE-$132 to $1S7 per
session of ten months.
FOR CATALOGUE or other information,
address, mentioning this paper)
W. A. HARPER, President,
Elon College, N. c.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27
kidney Diseases Are Durable

under certain conditions. The right
medicine must be taken before the dis
ease has progressed too far. Mr.. Perry
A. Pitman, Dale, Texas, says: Il was
down in bed for four months with kid
ney and bladder trouble and gall stones.
One bottle OF Foley's Kidney Remedy
cured me we'll and sound" Ask for it
For sale by all druggists.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27

Those Who Take Foley Kidney pills
For their Kidney and Bladder ailments.
and for annoying urinary irregularities
are always grateful both for the quick
and permanent relief they afford, and for
their tonic and strengthening effect as
we'll Try Foley Kidney Pills. For sale
by all druggists.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27
Editor Pinnix Agrees With r1r. Hicks.

The editor of the Ledger finds his
heart beating in unison with Mr.. T.
7. Hicks. He too dreams dreamy
dreams sometimes, and his imagina-
tion runs far afield. The article
written for the Gold Leaf by Mr.
Hicks and copied by the Ledger will
be found in another column. Let
everybody read it, ponder over it,
resolve to make some of the things
come to pass, both in Granville and
in Vance.-Oxford Public Ledger.
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27
THE NORTH CAROLINA
State Normal and
Industrial College

Maintained by the State for the Women
of North Carolina. Five regular Courses
leading to Degrees. Special Courses for
teachers. Free tuition to those who agree
to become teachers in the State. Fall
session begins September 13, 1911. For
catalogue and other information address
Greensboro, N. C.. O"
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27
EXCURSION
TO-
PORTSMOUTH NORFOLK
SEAROARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY

The second excursion of the season to
Portsmouth, Norfolk via the Seaboard
Air Line from Raleigh Durham, includ-
ing Wake Forest, Franklinton, Louis
burg, Oxford, Henderson and interme-
diate stations will be run on
Henderson gold leaf., 1911-07-27

The date on your address iasei In
dicates the time to which your sub
serIption 10 paid.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Non Coal Land. No. 02355
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, September s, 1871.
Notice ie he reby given that
FRANK l.. HUSTON,
by Ted r. Collins, attorney In fact, whose post
office address is Helena. Montana, has this 9th
day of June, 1911, filed in this Office his applica,
ton to select under the provisions of the actof
July l, 1898, the following described lands, to-
wit:
Beginning at a point one-half mile due west of
the quarter section corner on the east boundary
line of section "a, township 20 north, range II
east, Montana meridian, marked corner No. i;
thence north one quarter mile to corner No. 2:
thence west one mile to corner No. 3; thence
south one.quarter mile to corner No. 4; thence
east one mile to corner No. l., the place of be-
ginning, containing 100 acres Of unsurveyed land
supposed to be the Sh NWA, section "a, and
81 NE4 section %. township 90 north, range IL
east, Montana meridian. An corners are cub
etantial posts firmly set in the ground with
mounds Of earth alongeide and marked Nos. 1 to
4, inclusive.
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
Ale their ahidavits of prote It In this office, on or
before the 25th day of October, 1911.
E. l.. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Alias Summons.

In the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial
District of the State OF Montana, in and for the
county of ChOuteau.
II. s mckinley, plaintiff, vs.. George Forman,
defendant.
The State of Montana sends greetings to the
above-named defendants and each of them:
You are hereby summoned to answer the ON
plant in this action which is flied in the Office of
the clerk OF this court, H copy of which is here
with served upon one of You in each county
wherein any of you may reside, and to file your
answer and serve a copy thereof upon the plain
tits attorney within twenty days after the service
and in case of your failure to appear or answer,
judgment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Said action being commenced by plaintiff
against defendant to recover the sum of Fifty
Dollars as balance due for services performed
by plaintiff for defendant at his special instance
and request, as attorney in hsbeas corpus pro-
ceedings; $4,000 of which being for services
performed by plaintiff for defendant at defend
ants special instance and request in matter of
prosecution for carrying concealed weapons in
an incorporated town, the same being the agreed
value OF such compensation; and the further
sum Of Twenty-Five Dollars being for moneys
advanced by plaintiff as expenses in said last
and request on July 22d, 23d and Gath, 1911, max
Ing q total of 1925 90, now due and owing, as
more fully appears from the allegatiuns of the
complaint on file herein.
~ Witness my hand and the seal of said
sr., court this 9th day of September, A. ,.
shAA' 1911. CHAS. II. BOYLE, Clerk.
~ BY ALB ERT H. BOYLE, Deputy Clerk.
H.. 8 Mckinley, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication, Sept. Z, 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
KITCHENETTES.

If tinware is new, rub owe carefully
with fresh lard and heat carefully be-
fore it is used. This will keep it from
rusting.
Cold water, ammonia and soap will
take out machine grease where other
things would fail on account Of making
the colors run
A little turpentine dissolved in warn
water is the best thing with which to
wash windows and mirrors. A little
alcohol will also do wonders in bright
ening glass.
To remove grass stain cover the stain
with common cooking molasses and
in lukewarm water. Repeat the proc
ess if necessary.
To clean marble take two parts of
common baking soda and add to it one
part Of powdered pumice stone and
One of fine salt. Sift the mixture
through a sieve and mix it with water,
then rub it we'll all over the marble
and the stains will be removed. Wash
with a strong solution Of salt and wa
ter, rinse with clear water and wipe
dry.
The daily care Of the hardwood floor
Is very simple. A room that Is much
. must first be swept with @ soft
red brush, then wiped with q long
AaLI,ed dust mop or with e cotton
flannel bag Put V a broom. If thee
are spots Gu the floor they! should be
rubbed first with IL flannel cloth or
with a little turpentine Oh a clCth. Tho
floor should be thoroughly cleaned and
polished twice a year. II any water
or liquid gets spilled on the floor it
should be wiped up Immediately, Us
otherwise 1t will result in a stain.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27

had returned with something of the
hauteur that white girls might assume
upon finishing an academic course.
Approaching Uncle William in the
garden II morning his niece, as airy
as she could and with much assumed
atfectation, said, "Uncle William, does
Uncle Alec continue to reside in the
westerly portion of the town." to
which question "Uncle William" with
unfeigncd contempt replied, eff yo' all
mean does Alec still live at thar tail
end O. Dog Hole, he do. Dom you
come roun' heah slingin' yer Latin
grammar at me."-National Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
A Story That Marshall p. Wilder Tells
Upon Himself.

SPO"
This story is printed on the authority
of Marshall P. Wilder. who alleges
that it is very funny. He ought to
know. The story is about himself
and he has been a professional fun
maker for a good many years. 1t hap
pened when he was in London on his
latest engagement in the music halls.
Il always followed Consul, the edu-
Gated monkey, on the bills" said Mr..
Wilder. "One night two we'll dressed
Englishmen came in to watch the per-
Torrance. They had been sopping up
the national temperance drink, brandy
and soda, pretty freely. They laughed
In the wrong place through all the
earlier turns on the bill. When Con-
sui came on they braced up and watch
ed him with attention for a time.
"'My word said one Of them to the
other, who had fallen asleep, you
| ought, to see the Brighter, old top.
He's lighting a cigar. Pom me word
he u.s.
1.-THE sleepy one reused a bit, peered
uncertainty at Consul, and then he
Topped over on his friends shoulder.
He had fallen asleep again. In a mo
ment his friends head inclined heavi-
~ toward the sleeper. The pair were
sound in Sunderland when I came
on. Something l said aroused them.
One nudged the other.
"'What's the brute doing, old chap?
he asked sleepily. The other gazed un-
certainly at the stage.
"'You really ought to sit up a bit,
old boy was his report. They've got
the Brighter telling stories now.'"-
Herbert Corey in Cincinnati Times.
Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Nearly Got Her Name.

In one Of the gay cafes Of Oakland,
Cal, which is f%requented by visitors
to the coast, a young man who be-
lieves he possesses unusual powers
over the opposite sex sat at Of the
tables recently ogling a pretty woman.
He felt that he had made an impress
sion and when he saw her speak to a
friend lost no time in making inquiry
as to her identity.
"Why, don't you know her? That's
Miss G. Lyon" answered his friend.
II wish you'd get her telephone
number, as I'd like to ring her up"
said the anxious one, and a few mo-
ments later he was handed a slip Of
paper on which was written the num-
Der of the Cliff House.
The very next day he called up the
hotel and asked if Miss c. Lyon was
there.
"she is stopping around here" r e
piled the clerk, "but just swan out t.
the rocks for luncheon"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Alias Summons.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district of the state of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
Empire Lumber Company. z corporation,
plaintih, Va. T. A. VanWold, F. II. SOmers, Joe
Rehall, J.J. Delaney, and Nick Bsatz, defend
ants.
The state of Montana sends greetings to the
above named defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action, which 10 filed In the Office
Of the clerk Of this court, q copy Of which is
herewith served upon one of you in each county
wherein any of you reside, and to fle your an
swer and serve q copy thereof upon the plaintiff
attorney within twenty days after. the service of
this summons, exclusive of the day Of service;
and in case Of your failure to appear or answer,
judgment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded In the complaint.
This action is brought for the purpose of fore
closing q mechanic's lien on lot =, of block II,
townsite of Joplin, Chouteau county, Montana.
~ Witness my hand and the seal of said
srn court this 18th day of September, A. d.
sI""' 1911. CHAS. H. BOYLE,
Clerk.
stephen j. Cowley. of Great Falls, Montana,
attorney for plaintiff.
First publication, Sept. IS, 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Not What She Expected.

The four Gerton girls We're all good
looking-indeed, the three younger
ones were beautiful; while Annie, the
eldest, easily made up in capability
and horse sense what she lacked in
looks.
A young chap, very eligible, called
on the girls frequently, but seemed un-
able to decide which to marry. So
Annie put on her thinking cap, and one
evening, when the young chap called,
she appeared with her pretty arms
bare to the elbow and her hands white
with flour.
ooh, you must excuse my appear
ance," she said. 81 have been working
in the kitchen all day. I baked bread
and pies and cake this morning, and
afterward, as the cook was Ill, I pre-
pared dinner"
"Miss Annie, is that so?" said the
young man. He looked at her, deeply
impressed. Then, after a moments
thought, he said:
"Miss Annie, there is a question
wish to ask you, and on your answer
will depend much Of my life's happi.
ness"
eyes," she said, with a blush, and
she drew a little n~earer-"yes; what
Is it,"
"Miss ANNIE" said the young man
In deep, earnest tones, II am thinking
of proposing to your sister Kate. Will
you make your home with us?"-
Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Non coal land. No. 02354
Notice For Publication.
No. O23549.

United States Land Office at Great Falle, Mon
tana, september 5, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that
JAMES DEERING,
whose poetofflce address is Helena, Montana,
has this 9th day of June. 1911, filed in this office
his application to select under the provisions of
the Act of July /, 1895, the following described
lands. to-wit:
Beginning at a point one-quarter mile due
west of the southeast corner of section %, town
ship 20 north, range II east, Montana meridian,
marked corner No: /; thence north one-half mile
to corner No. 2; thence west one.quarter mile to
corner No. 8; thence north one-quarter mile to
corner No. 4; thence west one-quarter mile to
corner No. 5; thence south one-half mile to
corner No. s; thence east one-quarter mile to
corner No. {; thence south one quarter mile to
corner No. 8; thence east one.quarter mile to
corner No. l, the place of beginning, containing
100 acres of uneurveyed land supposed to be the
VIZ SEA, NEk SWk, SEA NWA section s5,
township 20 north, range II east, Montana
meridian. All corners are substantial posts
firmly set in the ground with mounds of earth
alongside marked Nos. l to 8 inclusive.
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
file their afidavits of protest in this Office, on or
before the 25th day of October, 1911.
Z. L.. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Stories Of b

One afternoon while drilling the bal.
let with extreme strictness Sir W. S.
Gilbert observed that one of the girls
was crying bitterly and making siren
uous but Intellectual efforts to restrain
her emotion.
"What's the matter, my dear?" he
asked, smiling compassionately.
ooh, Mr.. Gilbert" sobbed the woebe-
gone %fgurante, 'the ballet mistress
says I'm no better than l ought to be-"
"Well, but you're not, my dear, are
youT' rejoined Gilbert interrogatively.
On another occasion when the stage
was full a messenger came IN with a
parcel for one of the actresses and dis
played considerable activity in lodging
the principals and supers while cross
ing from II wing to the other. Jesse
Bond, who was standing close to the
stage manager, exclaimed:
"Look at that agile creature, Mr.
Gilbert. One would think he were
dancing q pas-seul."
Eyes" was the instantaneous reply
"a brown paper pas-seul obviously"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Notice Closing Registration Books.

Notice 10 hereby given that the great register
ton books for the registration of electors fesid.
ing in the territory comprised within the pro-
posed Hill county to be taken from said Chou.
tesu county and comprising the following voting
precincts, marked, designated, and recorded In
the official records of said ChOuteau county,
namely:
No. 10, first ward, Havre No. 81, Joplin
No. -, second ward, Havre No. SO, Alma
No. 20, third ward, Havre No. SO, Hill
No. p, Basin No. "a, Chester
No. %, North Havre No. 35, Whitlash
No. %, South Hsure No. SO, Gold Butte
No. -, Oldham No. 81, Lothair
No. 25. Kremlin No. SO, 9alata
No. 26, Clifford No. 80, Concord
No. ~, Box Elder No. 40. Dunkirk
No. 90, Hingam No. IL, Beatrice
No. 29, Rudyard No. az, Circle Ranch
No. 80, Inverness No. 43, Black Coulee
will be closed at 5 O'Clock in the afternoon, on
Friday the Goth day of October, A. D. 1911.
Electors may register for the election to be
held ca the Goth day of November, A. d. 1911, In
the precincts above mentioned, for the creation
of the new county of Hill, which is to be taken
from tbs teIrl.ory of said ChouteGu county, es-
tablIshing the new county seat of, aaG the cleo.
tioL of officers for said new county Of Hill, by
appearing before the county clerk of said Chou
team county at mis- Office, or by appearing before
a Justice OF the peace, or notary public in the
manner provided by law on or before 5 p. m. of
said goth day Of October, A, D. 1911.
Dated this 18th day Of September. A. D. 1911.
j. LEE SEDGWICK,
County Clerk Choutesu County, Mont.
By EZRA L. CRANE, Deputy.
First publication Sept. 10, 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon.
tsna, August 80, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that
ISABELLA A. TURNER,
of Hawarden, Montana, who, on April 30, 1910,
made homestead application No. bs252s, serial
No. O9655, for EN- section 90, township % north,
range Is east, Montana meridian, has fled notice
establish claim to the land above described, be-
fore Chas. II. Boyle, U. s. commissioner, at his
Office at Fort Benton, Montana, on the 2Oth day
of October, 1911.
Claimant names as Witnessed: Lucy L.. Brady,
Walter Cofeld, Efie Cofeld, Henry Armstrong,
all of Hswarden, Montana.
c. E. McKOIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Follow the Procession.

An Episcopal bishop in a New Eng.
land state was the guest of a friend
during his stay in n small town. The
bishop conducted the services Sunday
morning and seemed much irritated by
the fact that his friend in the body
Of the church was always about five
words behind the rest of the congrega-
ton during the recital of the Apostles
Greed.
At dinner that afternoon the eminent
asked, with some asperity:
"John, why can't you descend into
helr with the rest of the congrega-
ton ?"-Popular Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
" The ~
Scrap Book
A Little Too Absentminded.

Jimmy Ryan was very absentmind-
ed, and his friends loved to tell stories
of his misadventures. You would hear
one morning that Ryan had gone home
the evening before, walked into the
boarding house next his own under
the impression that he was home, had
sat down at the table and had not
aroused from his abstraction until
some one had called his attention to
the mistake.
But the best story Of all was put
over the day after Ryan's wedding.
This was an evening affair.
"They drove away from the church."
said the narrator, land W to the
new house that had been all fixed up
for them. When they got to the door
Ryan helps her out tenderly and leads
her up to the door and talks to her a
minute. Then he shakes hands with
her and says, We'll, good night. Lucy
"'Good nightY' says she i~nquiringly.
"'Yes,' says he, I guess It's time l
was going home now
"'Nhy, Jimmy Ryan, you big it, she
says, wake up. You live here now.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Non coal land No. O23276.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, August %, 1911.
Notice ls hereby given that
JOHN V. CARROLL,
whose postofice address is Fort Benton, Mon
tans, has this Sth day of June, 1911, filed in this
office his application to select under the provi-
sions of section 1905, revised statutes of the Unit
ed States the NEA NEA of section Q, in town
ship 81 north. range 9 east, Montana meridian,
containing 40 acres.
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
before the sOth day Of September, 1911.
E. L. ReOiater.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Consolation.

Some Harvard students. who had
either a real or imaginary grievance
against a taxicab chauffeur boarded
his cab and rode all evening and part
Of the morning, winding up in front Of
the halls. They excused themselves to
raise money enough to pay the bill and
never came back. The next day the
taxicab company was called up and the
manager was asked, "Did you have
some Harvard students use a cab all
night"
EYES,"
Ibid they evade the bill?"
EYES,"
did the chauffeur wait for four
hours for them to come out and pay
him?"
EYES,"
"And you were never paid?"
"No."
"Well," concluded the voice, isn't
that too - bad!" And the receiver
was hung up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
The Good In Him..

Robert, the new butler, had absorb
ed the contents Of a bottle of very
choice whisky. When he was fred
and applied for a character his en-
ployer was rather put out to word the
document in full light Of the facts.
We commend the result as a striking
example of the u Of the Eng
lish language. He wrote:
Robert Smith has been in my employ
only a week, but I know that there
is much in him that is really good"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27

Jaunty and appropriate is the hunt
ing costume illustrated, suitable alike
for bagging big game in Africa, when
made Of the right material, or for
bringing down small game in this
country.
The skirt is short and buttons down
one side Of the front with substantial
bone buttons. The Norfolk jacket fits
the figure comfortably and is natty
looking. A pique four in hand and a
corduroy cap complete a smart outfit
for this particular sport. The cos
tune would be equally good for noun
tain climbing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27

The doctor had looked at the pa
tents tongue, taken his temperature,
felt his pulse and was at the point OF
leaving the room when he paused to
say to the sick mans wife:
MADAME, in addition to your giving
the medicine l have prescribed, I wish
you would see that every morning your
husband gets a shower bath"
The woman looked worried. "But,
DOCTOR" she p%ropounded %anxiously,
"what am I goin' to do the mornin's
we don't have no ?'-Chicago
News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
800 Reward.

One hundred dollars reward will be paid for
evidence and conviction of parties driving of
from their accustomed home range, on head
waters of middle fork of Clear Creek,
injuring, killing or unlawfully brand
ing any cattle or horses bearing brand *
on left hip for cattle and left shoulder
for horses. l desire to return all above stock
and will pay a fair reward for information lead.
Ing to recovery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
Bucks For Sale.

Fifty hne-wooled bucks for sale. None better
in the state and price low.
Seventy-fve half-blood Cotswold bucks for
sale.
Two bands of young ewes to let out on shares.
Two bands of wethers to let out to winter.
Enquire of A.. X. PRESCOTT, Helena, Mont,
or W. II. SCOTT, Brady, Mont,
or A. C.. COUGH, Chester, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-27
$4,000 Reward.

I will pay the above reward to any one for evi.
dence that will convict any party of stealing or
driving of their range or unlawfully tampering
with horses branded * on left shoulder and
other marks. Range west of Alma postofhce,
between Little Sage and Big Sage. 1 will also
pay q liberal reward for information concerning
above horses when any of them are away from
their range. Address
CHAS. j. HARBEC, Alma, Mont.