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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
DEASTON

r. The young people of the Baptist tnhurch held a sociab1e in the hall on fsThursday evening, and there was a ffarge number present. The program
 Econsisted of selections by the maie Iuuartet, Messrs. William Loper' rat,
 EWiHim Andrews; dialogue by MISS Esarfha Andrews and Clara Sanford : fauet Mrs Clarence Andrews ana William Andrews; recitation, Miss t6Iazel Sherwood: solo. Mrs. Joseph f91iu: recitation, William Loper; selec- iNiss Hilda McCauley and Miss Beth
 5Andrews: instrumental music, organ ftand violin. by Willards Gillette and sfNaiss Clara Sanford. Tl2After the pro- frrom strawberries, ice cream and cake fevere served
 Il Mir and Mrs. Steale off Brloseport, otAnd Mir. and Mrs.sArchier Linway of H3TSerhy. having boarded several weeks 2 fw-ith MT, and Mrs. John Candee. nave Ireturned to their homes. rs Fl Arthur Sherwood and daughter. t1S.zel Sherwood. Homer Logan and Eecn. John LosaF, were Tn -Brlosepor1
 Mrs. Sarah Dunconb of Sport Hill,
 ahas returned to her home. having
 kAnent a few days with her sister, Mrs. nGeorge Sherwood. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sherwood en-
 Mertained friends from out of town.
 tpn Thursday. .
 Rev. Gilbert Campbell spent Thurs-
 May in New Haven. ss, NIT. and Mrs Milon Hawley and son.
 krgayton Hawley, of Stepney, were sip skown on Thursday.
 -f Fred Sherman of Monroe, was sJa rxuest of friends in town on Thurs-
 day. isose a horse on Thursday. Albert
 k2unnan was driving the horse when 1t
 Suddenly dropped dead in the road.
 Ht was an old horse. '. ID Miss Annie Logan attended the clr- {eus on Thursday
 TIT Benjarnin Parker of Bedding, was , tSn town on Thursday night and at Mended the sociable held at the Bap- 1tist hall.
 sft The regular services will be held as ! l,s,,aI at the Methodist and Congrega- efiona1 churches on Sunday, The regular service of the Baptist
 church will be held as usual and in 2 Ehe evening the B. U. c. E.. will be keId as usual at 7:30. Topic, Ways
 Inf Serving Our Nation"; leader, Will Ham Andrews. AS it Is conservation
 imeeting 1t Is wished that all will be gs,reserlt to respond to their names. | Miss Frances Silliman has returned
 6o her summer home here, having
 tspent several months with her sister,
 Mrs Wilcox, in Hartford.
 f Rev. and Mrs. Douglas of Thomas rton were recent guests of friends on
 Sport Hill.
 os NY and Mrs. Julius having spent ' several days in New York with friends,
 have returned home.
 idf Coleman T. Rockwell has sold pair Inf horses to Julius Rifkin. -- Mss Mary Ferris, teacher at the sf3port Hill school, closed her school on atfhursday The children enjoyed a n1icnic on the lawn in front of the ekrhooI house. After the children had tdnjoyed games and different races, rake and cream were served. Miss tFerris has the school for the coming , wear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
EXPLANATORY RHEUMATIsM
 CURED IN DAYS

Morton l.. Hill. of Lebanon. Ind. says: My wife had Inflammators Rheumatism in every muscle ard joint; her suffering was terrible and her body and face were swollen alnaost beyond recognition: had been in bed for six weeks and had eight phvsi- clans. but received no benefit until she tried pr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. It gave immediate re- lief and she was able to walk about in three days. I am sure 1t saved her life" Sold by Curtis Pharmacy, Drug gist 1149 Main S. Ges6tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
TOY CANNON COSTS FINGER.

Joseph Pavlowski, 189 Hallam street, lost his right index finger in the ex- plosiOn of a cannon that had been left loaded from last year. Pavlowski was preparing the weapon for use this year when the charge exploded Dr. Krause dressed the wound at the Emergency hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
FTREBUG CONFESSES AND
 NOW THEY'LL EXAMINE
 HIS MENTAL CONDITION
Especial from IJnited Press

Ellington, July Physicians are studying the case of Clarence W. Taft today, the young man who confessed to firing the Apostolic Christian Sci ence church, April 19, 1908 His coun- sel asked for weeks postponement in local court yesterday, to allow doc tors to determine the mans mental condition. Taft told how he set fire to the church. how he piled books to- gether and then saturated them with oil before touching them off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
Woodmen of the World.

Woodmen of the World in Bridge port and vicinity have paid claims to the amount Of s11, 400 during the last month, a total of over $SO0,OO hav- ing been paid to the beneficiaries of the order in Bridgeport and vicinity during it's existence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
Doings In Local
 FraternaI Bodies
Wreath of Free Eagle.

At the rooms of St. Johns branch of the Slovenian Wreath of the Free Eagle, the officers elected at the con- ventiOn a month ago were inducted into office this afternoon. The out of town officers arrived this morning and were met at the railroad station by the local committee Tomorrow the guests will be taken to Savin day they will inspect property sites in this city for permanent home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Miss Minnie A. Banks of Wilton, daughter of Charles Banks, became the bride Sunday, June 25 of MT. Robert Broadbent of this city. Rev. F. G. Armstrong Hopkins of the Bald Hill Church officiated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01
Humboldt Stann.

Humboldt Stamm, U. O. R. M. will install its newly elected officers at it's meeting tonight. Some of ,he grand lodge officers will be present and officiate at the affair. On July the members of the lodge will hold an outing at the farm of Fred Anton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01

The Nugget is sold in all drug
 Etares
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-01

THOMAS NOON. bottler of fine beers and liquors. Free delivery at Fair field Beach Mondays and Fridays. Moerlin's Extra Beer s1 per case. Telephone 109-14. D22* tf
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
The PeriIs Of Aviation.

River Press:
Glad to read your editorial "An Elk.
ira Hazardous Sport" in yesterdays
Press. So there Is another can man
in Montana-and only A miles away!
Standing by the cradle OF the aero
plane I said to my friend, Geo. E.
Curtis. "That child ia already a
derer by anticipation" George was
the first victim. He was detailed to
report on Langley's fad. His report
was adverse; he stood by his equa.
tions, and Langley fred him. Greatly
depressed by the injustice, consump.
ton developed. Then the Secretary
of Agriculture picked him up and sent
him to observe and report on Dyren.
forth's rain-making in New Mexico.
George reported the facts and the
secretary fred him. That made it
quick consumption.
What we need is q statute forbidding
the use Of aeroplanes except In war.
, Relegated to that extra hazardous
sport,-dodging shells, stepping on
torpedoes. eating government rations,
etc. the aeroplane stock would go
higher than the machine itself. Per-
hsps the enemy could be induced to use
'em. ALEX. s.. CHRISTIE.
Big Sandy, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
Four Prisoners Broke Jail,

There vas a shortage in the number
of prisoners in the county Jail Sunday
morning, four of the men who should
have been ready for breakfast having
escaped from the institution during
the night. Broken bars in one of the
windows indicated the method of their
escape. The bars had been sawed
with q tool of some description which
the fugitives took with them and which
they had procured by some scheme
unknown to the authorities.
The prisoners who made their escape
we're awaiting trial in the district
court on charges OF burglary and
grand larceny, their names appearing
on the jail register az J. A. Pearson,
Charles Nelson, George Forman and
E. Sutherland. AS soon as discovery
of the Jail delivery vas made, posses
started into the surrounding country
in pursuit OF the fugitives, for whose
recapture the sherif's Office announced
q reward. Trace of two of them was
found in the country about twenty
miles north of this city, and the other
two are supposed to have gone in q
southerly direction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
THAT'S JUST
THE BOWLES WAY

by one of the heaviest rainstorms OF
the season yesterda y and today. the
precipitation being welcomed by own.
ers OF dry land farms.
Clerks of school districts in various
parts Of Chouteau county are now
taking the annual census of children
IN their respective districts. A con.
siderable increase in the total num-
Der Is expected.
The celebrated STREET. saloon case,
from Chinook, was before the district
court today at a hearing upon the ap-
%plication for a writ of prohibition.
Attorneys John G. Duff and r. E.
O'Keefe, Of Chinook. were in atten-
dance at the hearing.
A news item from Helena says John
w. Haigler, United States deputy
marshal, formerly of Fort Benton,
stole a march on his friends and was
quietly married at the Methodist
Episcopal church. His bride is Mrs.
Nettie Cobb, of Helena.
An outfit Of beef cattle was cold last
week by Charles Brinkman and John
Brinkman, of the Marias, to the
Great Falls Meat company, delivery
being made in this city Saturd ay
The price was $55 per head for the
steers and $50 per head for COWS.
c. r. Stranahan arrived Sunday
from Madison county, on a visit with
his brother, F. E. Stranahan, Of this
city. MIR. Stranahan was accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, and
1t is understood he will locate here
and form q law partnership with hie
brother.
Geo. B. Bourne, of Hill, who was
among yesterd aye visitors in town,
reports the sale of his high grade
Cotswold lambs to G. F. Morris, o;
Havre, at Sl.75 per head. Anothe,
transaction in lambs is the urchass
Of an outfit from G. C.. Ihmsen, of Biz
Sandy, by A. E. McLeish, of this city
at 81 so per head.
The Northern Montana NJ. E. con
ference which was held at Poison two
weeks ago voted Fort Benton as tn
meeting place tor the year 1912. Th'
Fort Benton NJ. E. church has neve
had the honor Of entertaining thi
religious body in the past, and tn
church is planning to make mex
} years meeting a gala week in he
, history.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06

history and one foreign language. In
the scientific course much Of the time
is spent in the sciences, English, Ger
man and mathematics. In the classi-
cal curse stress IL laid on Latin, En-
glish and history.
The school authorities wish to urge
upon parents the necessity OF having
their children enter school not later
than the first week of the term. The
work is 90 closely graded and CORE
lated that a child gets behind very
much Ia his classes If he enters later,
and besides it is q detriment to Others
In his class who have entered on time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
School Opens Tuesday, September s

School Opens Tuesday, September s..
The Fort Benton public schools will
reopen on Tuesday, September 9TH,
with the following corps of teachers:
Supt. J. w. Lenning, science and
mathematics.
Principal c.. M. Luce. history and
English.
Miss Natalie Mackay, Latin and
German.
Miss Amy Amidon, commercial sub.
jects.
Miss Bertha V. Roberts, 9th grade.
Miss Jessie F. Frost, 9th and It'll
grades.
Miss Anna I. Devine, 5th grade.
Miss Olive M. Lord. 4th grade.
Miss Wayne E. Daniels, second and
Sd grades.
Miss Verna Parks, 1st primary.
There are three full four.year cour-
ses offered in the high school-the
commercial, scientific and classical
courses. In the commercial course.
during the last two years stress is laid
on Shorthand, typewriting and book
keeping. but the fret two years are
spent In giving the student q good
foundation In English, matthew sttcs'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
GROWING WINTER WHEAT.
Agricultural Expert Makes Sugges-
tons To Montana Farmers.
BY Professor Thomas Shaw.

BY Professor Thomae Shaw.
As is now generally known, the
Turkey Red winter wheat Is the best
variety TO SOW. 1t will answer to use
seed of both 1910 and 1911. Seed of
1910 will answer quite we'll when the
seed of 1911 cannot be obtained in
time. Generally speaking. the seed
should be sown during the last half OF
August, but in some of the warmer
sections it may be we'll to defer sowing
to about September l.
The seed should be sown with the
drill. Three pecks Of seed should be
enough on GUNNER fallowed land.
The seed should be put in somewhat
deeply, usually not less than three
inches. If the moisture is farther
down, it should go more deeply. The
ground should not be rolled after
sowing the wheat. Whether it should
be narrowed will depend on such con-
ditions as the crusting of the land; Just
when the points of the grain begin to
show it will do good to harrow the
crop with a light harrow. The teeth
should have q backward slant. Har'
rowing, subsequently,, should not be
done in the autumn as a rule, ave
when the ground crusts. A good
stand in the fall is the larger portion
of Montana promises we'll for the croI
OF the next season.
1t is not q good plan usually, Il
SOW winter wheat on disked or autumn
plowed stubble land, but If ample
moisture is present 1t may be sow
thus. In a very dry autumn and es
pecially il the land is dry when tn
wheat is sown, such sowing 10 hazar
dous. If the wheat does not germi
nate we'll as soon as it is sown th
results are not usually satisfactory.
Crops have been grown by simpl,
drilling in the grain amid the stubbles
but they have not been heavy yielding
} crops as q rule.
, The wheat may also be sown /
standing corn and the corn cut at tn
: proper time. When sown thus it i
3 put in with q one horse drill. In sue
q case it is presupposed that the cor
t is kept clean while in the process c
r growth. This method of sowin
should give good crops Of wheat, an
az large areas of corn are being grow
in Montana in some instances, thi
5 method of sowing should engage tn
attention of farmers. A disk drill
y usually to be preferred.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
CITY N STATE.

From Saturdays Daily.
j. II. Jordan, of Saco, arrived to-
day on q short business visit.
W. A. Raglan, justice OF the peace
at Big Sandy, was among the arrivals
today.
J.. A. Mckenzie and wife, Of Havre,
are among the guests registered At the
Choteau house.
Frank O'Donnell, the we'll known
Billings livestock operator, is among
the visitors in town.
Suit has been filed 10 the district
court by the F. Mayer Boot and Shoe
company against John G. Johnson, TO
recover a balance alleged to be due on
account.
A new postoff1ce to be known as
Graceville, located about 35 miles
northwest of this city, has just been
established by the department., with
Florence Payne as postmistress.
NJ. L. Douglas, representing the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele
graph company, which recently &C.
quired the Bell Telephone system in
Montana, is among the business Wis.
itors in town.
A large number of young people
were the guests of Mrs. Otto Soeberg
last evening, at q dance given in the
Odd Fellows hall. The Misses Timm.
OF St. Paul, who are visiting with Mrs.
Soeberg, were the guests of honor.
The report Of G. W. Ling, of the
weather bureau station at Havre,
shows q mean temperature of 63 de-
grees the past month, which was
slightly below normal for August.
The precipitation was 2.2s inches, an
amount that 10 about an inch in excess
of the August average.
Another instance of striking water
on a bench land farm at q compare.
lively shallow depth is reported from
the Brown & Morrison ranch, about
two miles northwest OF town. A sup.
ply Of good water was secured . few
days ago by digging a we'll to the
depth of only twelve feet.
Bon. Charles N. Pray and wife re-
turned today from W%ashington, where
Mr.. Pray attended the recent five
months special session of congress as
representative from Montana. 1t has
been an exceptionally sultry summer
in Washington, and Mr.. and Mrs
Pray are glad to escape from the I'M
pleasant climatic conditions at the
national capital.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Miss Mackenzie returned yesterda y
from q visit with friends in Minnesota,
The Eklund Photographic studio If
this city will be open Saturday and
Sunday, September 9 and 10. +
A marriage license has been ISSUED
by the clerk of the district court tc
Paul Patterson and Gertrude Hess
both of Havre.
The county commissioners are If
session today for the regular 6eptem
Der term, with all members of thu
board in attendance.
Lost, on the public streets, q small
media and chain. the media engraved
with name and date. Reward for re
turn to River Press Office.
The Fort Benton baseball boys wen
to Cascade yesterday, to play tn
local team of that place, but tn
weather conditions caused 9 ~cancella
ton of the program.
The Fret State bank, OF Chester
has brought suit In the district cour
against N. D. Renwood and others, t
recover about $500 alleged to be du
on . promissory note.
This section OF Montana was vtsite
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06

BUTTE. Aug 29.-John Harrington,
employed In the Tuolumne, was caught
in q fall of ground and died from his
injuries Just as be was brought to the
hospital.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
b0WLES SALES
r
SUI prising|y :: Satisfactory

PRESTON, Mont, Aug. 26, 1911.
Bowles Live Stock Commission Co.,
Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill.
Gentlemen Il write and tell you l was ex-
ceptionally we'll pleased with the sales you
made for me on August 22d. My steers at
seven cents straight was more than l expected
and it was a pleasant surprise to me. l
looked around the yard and saw lots of other
range cattle sold, and l think mine was the
best sale that day. l note also that you sold
Perry Bros. cattle at Sc $50, and that was a
dandy good sale, too. l have shipped to you
for four years past, and have always been
pleased. but this sale was the best l ever had.
Ny cattle weighed we'll.
Thanking you, l am,
Yours respectfully,
VAN CELLETr Bros,
Per A. G. Van Cellett.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
Reward For Estrays.

Fifteen dollars reward for leading
to the recovery of three cows described as fol-
lows:
One dark brown, brockle faced COW, four years
old.
One black COW, white spot in forehead, six
years old.
One yellow brindle. aged COW.
One COW branded on right ribs. Lop
right ear. NJ
o. 8. KANIKKEBERG, Beatrice, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
For Sale or Rent.

A modern s.room residence, partly furnished,
with bath room and other conveniencee. Apply
to NJ, River Press Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
Ewes On Sale.

We have young breeding ewes to put out on
shares for one year from October l. 1911, with
responsible parties. Write us for further infor'
nation. j. B. LONG Il CO.,
Great Falls. Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-06
BOWLES SALES
ARE
Surprisingly :: Satisfactory
HERE'S PROOF:

KNowLroN, Mont, Nov. rs, 1910.
Bowles Live Stock Commission Co.,
Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill.
Gentlemen-I just received returns for the
thirteen cattle you sold for me-, and am very
we'll pleased. They really brought more than
l expected
Thanking you very much, l remain as ever,
Yours truly,
H. F. SCHLOssER.
EwALr, Mont, Nov. Is, 1910.
Bowles Live Stock Commission Co.,
Stock Yards, Chicago Ill.
Gentlemen-I am very we'll pleased with
your sales. My cattle were not as good as
usual, therefore l got more than expected.
Want you to sell what will have next year.
Yours truly
JOHN H. THOMPSON.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-02
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
The Grand.

Moving pictures Monday, Friday and
Saturday.
Banda Rosa Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Billy Thursday.
The Majestic.
Week of Sept. 4-Wildfre.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-02
BOWSER'S WHITE WOODCHUCK.
He Takes a Day on to Look for a
Specimen.

When Mr.. Bowser didn't rush away
from the breakfast table the other
morning to catch the car, Mrs. Bow
ser looked at him closely to see if he
was Ill, and detecting no signs, she
asked:
Don't you go to the Office today -
"No. There's a little outside mat
ter to keep me busy"
you are not going to paint or
whitewash? ?"
No"
And you are not going to look at
an airship?"
Certainly not. I am going to make
a trip to the country. 1 could have
told you last night, but I thought this
morning would do. You know I am
a member of the Naturalists club ~
Il know you belong to five or six
different clubs"
We'll, the Naturalists is one of
them. For the last six months we
have been having a rather hot dispute
with a like club in England, and
am hoping to settle it today"
why how can you settle it? If
it's anything about animals or birds
or fish, what can YOU know"
7 don't like that tone" replied Mr..
Bowser. as he flushed up IF 1 had
not known a little something about
natural history, I shouldn't have been
invited to join the club. nor would its
president have come to me the other
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-02
n. What I am after is a woodchuck." 3"

on. What am after is a woodchuck.' .
"Oh, I see.''
"A white woodchuck"
But I never heard of one. We
have woodchuckS here. but no white
ones. The pesky things ate up our
field beans last year"
''But. madam. there must be white
woodchucks,' persisted Mr.. Bowser.
''Are all horses, cows, sheep, hogs
and chickens the same color? OF
woodchuclzs be gray-brown? The col
or would be monotonous, even to the
al in1a1s themselves
well, I never saw one" answered
the woman, 'and you'd better go to
the field and ask my husband"
Mr.. Bowser made his way down to
where a couple of men were at work,
and when one of them asked what he
wanted. he replied:
''An hour or SO of ycuI time. for
which I will pay wcll. I want you to
kill and skin a white woodchuck for
me-"
Beth men laughed outright
SIS it so very funny?" asked the
naturalist.
could scare you up a green possum
and a blue coon, but I don't think I
could find you white woodchuck.
That is something that I never saw nor
heard of. Did you, Jim %
The query was addressed to his
hired man who was a German and he
shook his head and replied:
Il hear of some crazy folks but not
of white woodchucks. I guess dot
mans means a red sl1unk,"
'I ask you SIR said Mr.. Bowser,
ignoring Jim and addressing the farm
err "if there are no white woodchucks
in this locality ?"
''And 1 say I never heard of one"
''But do you claim that all wood
chucks are the same color p"
ST don't claim anything about it.
mo interest in the thing eh?"
mot the slightest Whenever can
kill a chuck I do so, and that ends it.
Then sir. you are wooden head
ed farmer, sir. and have wasted my
time ss+'-
With that Mr.. Bowser departed and
walked to the next farm and made
inquiry of a farmer nending a hoe.
"a white woodchuck? Say. you
don't mean a pink rabbit, do you?'
There are white woodchucks L
want one. I am willing to pay you
we'll for your trouble"
Must be your day off. stranger"
said the farmer as he turned to his
work. I'm allus wfllin to obleege
but can't spare no time today to talk
with lunatics. Mebbe they'll tell you
at the next farm"