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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
The ~
Scrap Book
The Risky Test.

A young woman who was about to
wed decided ut the last moment to test
her sweetheart. So. selecting the pref
test girl she knew. she said to her.
though she knew it was u great risk:
I'll arrange for Jack to take you out
tonight-a walk on the beach in the
moonlight, a lobster supper and all
that sort Of thing-and l want you, in
order to put his fidelity to the proof. to
ask him for a kiss"
The other girl laughed. blushed and
assented. The dangerous plot was car
ried out. Then the next day the girl in
love visited the pretty one and said
~anxiously:
"Well did you ask him?"
"No, DEAR"
"No? Why not?"
II didn't get a chance. He asked me
first"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Horses Should Have Only Two.thirds
the Amount They Will Eat.


the Amount They Will Eat.
Horses thrive better, work easier,
and keep in better condition if al
lowed only about two-thirds the hay
they will eat. This fact was recently
illustrated by a test at the Montana
Experiment Station, where two teams
of equal weight, doing the same kind
and amount of work, were compared.
One team received, besides eight
quarts of oats daily, all the hay they
would eat. The other team was given
two-thirds as much hay as was eaten
by the former. The second team
gained in weight over the first sixty
pounds in three months.
Where clover or alfalfa hay is fed
to horses, it is even more important
to restrict the amount than When
feeding timothy. Fifteen to twenty
pounds of alfalfa or clover hay is SUI
ficient for heavy horses, and when fed
in moderation it is better than tim
othy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Al the Shindio,

One Of our most prominent college
professors took unto himself as wife a
very charming and highly cultured
German lady who is ~exquisitely par
ticular about all small matters, says
Harper's Magazine. Several years
ago, just after she had come to live
in this country, she was eve on the
qui vive for new forms Of expression
One night the professor came home
worn out with the troubles of COM
mencement. AS he was dressing to
attend a very formal reception he re-
marked:
Il wish we weren't going to this
shindig."
"Shindig! repeated his wife. "What
is that?'
"It's the sort of thing we're going
to tonight answered her husband.
At the close of a very enjoyable
evening the professor heard his wife
saying. "Oh, Mrs. B.. l have so much
enjoyed your ~shindig!!"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, October II, 1911.
Notice IL hereby given that
SOLON KNOWLES,
of Fort Benton, Mont, who, on October 8, 1910,
made homestead entry serial No. Ol7055 for VIZ
SEX, Eh SWA section IL, township 25 north,
range east. Montana meridian, has filed notice
OF intention to make final Communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above described, be.
fore Chas. H. Boyle, U. s. commissioner, at his
office, at Fort Benton, Montana, on the 9th day
of December, 1911.
Claimant names 81 witnesses: Ernest A.
Baarsch, Albert l. Allen, Charles H. Smith,
Rudolph D. Moede, all Of Fort Benton, Mont.
e. l.. Register,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Practical Politics,

A political Office in a small town was
vacant. The office paid $3.50 a year,
and there was keen competition for it.
One Of the candidates., Ezekiel Hicks,
was g shrewd old fellow, and a neat
campaign fund was turned over to
him. To the astonishement of all.
however, he was defeated.
II can't account for It," said one of
the leaders Of Hicks party gloomily.
with that money we should have
won. How did you lay it out, Eze-
kiel?'
"Well," said Ezekiel. slowly pulling
his whiskers, ''yer see, that Office only
pays $3.50 a year salary, IN l didn't
see no in payin' 5000 out to get
the Office, Sc I bought me a little
truck farm instead"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
FOOLED THE STUDENTS.
A Clever Eoax That Was P~srpetratsd
at Harvard Univereitv.

A Clever Ecax That Was Psrpetratsd
At Harvard University.
Richard Washburn Child. the nov
ellst, when at Harvard university was
the originator Of a joke which has be-
come perpetuated in the university.
The Bookman describes the incident
as follows:
"While an undergraduate at Har-
ward MI. Child happened to be, among
other things. n of the board Of edi-
tors Of the Lampoon. The Crimson.
the Harvard undergraduate daily, had
announced that it would print no edi-
ton OF Memorial day, 1901. At Mr..
Chi]d's suggestion the Lampoon issued
a fake number of the Crimson, deli
cately enough caricatured to deceive
all but the most observant readers.
1.-THE appearance of the college paper
was accurately reproduced, even to
certain typographical errors for which
the Crimson had been notorious, but
the contents were such that the whole
Cambridge community was for a time
in turmoil. Information that the jan
itor of n Of the college laboratories
had upset a jar of microbes and that
all those who had been near the labo-
ratory should report at ono to the col
lege doctor; that So-and-so of the crew
squad had rowed himself out of his
shell, but had reached shore without
i'll effects, and that the president and
fellows Of Harvard college had de-
cided not to offer President Mckinley
an honorary degree was given with the
utmost gravity.
"a statement in the fake that the
Crimson was making more money than
was warranted and that $1.50 on all
SO subscriptions would be returned
that afternoon brought many fresh
men to the Crimson office at the APP
pointed time. A sign. hung in the
night over the Crimson Office. reiter-
ated this announcement and was an
other part of the hoax. It's complete
success was for long the talk of Cam
bridge and the forbidden subject OF
conversation in the Crimson sanctum."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana. October II, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that
ARTHUR C.. DAVID,
of Lonetree, Montana, who, on November 3, 1910,
made homestead entry No. 01S5O5, for VIZ NEA,
VIZ SEA section 81, township 81 north, range II
east, Montana principal meridian, has fled no.
tice of intention to make final Communication
proof, to establishclaim to the land above de-
scribed, before jeremiah Sullivan, u. 8. com-
missioner, at his Office at Fort Denton, Montana,
on the 4th day of December, 1911.
Claimant names as Witnesses: James Still.
we'll, John Stillwell, Fred Fletcher, Bert Il.
Becker, all of Lonetree, Mont.
e. L. BARNES. Register.
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Coal Waiver Filed.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office 1t Great Falls, Mon
tana, October II, 1911.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JOHN T. ISAACSON,
heir Of Mariam =. Isaacson, deceased, of Vir.
gelle, Montana, who, on April II, 1907, made
desert land entfy serial No. O479, No. 24O2, for
lots z and ., (balance Of entry relinquished).
section II, township IS north, range II east,
Montana meridian, has hlsd notice Of intention
to make anal proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Chas. H. Boyle,
U. g. commissioner, at his ONCE at Fort Benton,
Montana, on the 9th day Of December, 1911.
Claimant names % witnesees: George Sherry,
Fort Benton, Montana, James G. Crawford, of
Virgelle, Montana. E. l.. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Coal Waiver Filed.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Once at Great Falle, Mon
tana, November 8, 1911.
Notice 10 hereby given that
BERT II. BECKLER,
of Lonetree, Montana, who, on October 26, 1905,
made Homestead entry O371S, No. 27S8, for SEk
NEA, Eh sen and SEX sWA section IL, town
ship 20 north, range 10 east, Montana meridian,
has filed notice OF intention to make final five
year proof to establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Chas. II. Boyle. U. 8. commits
sioner, st his Office, at Fort Benton, Montana, on
the 18th day of December, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: James l.. Still
we'll, John o. Stillwell, Maurice NJ Jensen,
Andrew c. Jensen, all Of Lonetree, Mont.
4. L.. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Notice For Publication,

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon
tana, October 10, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that
PETER JOHN HENDRICKSON,
of Hawarden, Montana, who, on september 10,
1910. made homestead application serial No.
o1le54, for NWA MEX. ny NWk, SWA NWh
Montana meridian, has aled notice Of intention
to make final communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before Chas
q. Boyle, U. 3. commissioner, at his Office d
Fort Benton, Montana, on the 18th day of No
vember, 1911.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Scott Guth
ridge, Herman Engellant, Henry Hagen, Andrew
Ford, all of Hawarden, Montana.
=. 4. MCKOIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Notice to Taxpayers.

Office Of the county treasurer of Chouteau
county, Fort Benton, Montana, October 4, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that the taxes on all
real and personal property for the year 1871, are
now due and payable 1T the office Of the county
treasurer In the court house, city of Fort Ben.
ton, Chouteau county, Montana.
If not paid prior to 6 O'Clock p. M, November
80, 1911, a penalty of ten per cent. Will be added
thereto according to law.
W. X. LEET. County Treasurer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
A LEGAL Joke,

Albert w. Ransom, a New York law
yer, says that the best legal joke he
eve heard was of a lawyer who was
shown the sights of a certain town by
the county judge. Here is the story:
After the judge had with considerable
pride shown to the lawyer the court
house, the city hall and other public
buildings of his town the lawyer in
quired, "But where do you feed your
poor? The dignified judge looked per-
picked for a few seconds and then.
with a sunny smile, remarked. "Oh.
we feed u poor on the provisions of
the revised statutes"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
10000 Reward.

l will pay the above reward to any one for evil
oence that will convict any party of stealing or
driving on their range or %unlawfully tampering
with horses branded * on left shoulder and
other marks. Range west of Alma postofice,
between Little Sage and Big Sage. 1 will also
pay . liberal reward for information concerning
above horses when any of them are away from
their range. Address
CHAS. j. HARBEC, Alma, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, October II, 1911.
Notice 10 hereby given that
FLORA E.. DOHERTy,
of Carter, Montana, who, on January s, 1910,
made homestead entry No. O93S4, for SWA Sec
ton 10, township "a north, range 5 east, Montana
principal meridian. has tled notice of intention
to make final Communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described before Register
Montana, on the 9th day of December, 1911.
Claimant names as Witnesses: George G.. Har-
ris, William A.. Arbuthnot, Felix K. Bader,
William c. Doherty, all of Garter. Mont.
r. L.. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
500 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,
i!njurlng, killing or unlawfully brand
ing any cattle or horses bearing brand
on left hip for cattle and left shoulder
for horses. l desire the return of all above stock
and will pay . fair reward for information lead
ing to recovery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Tho Best He Could Do.

When Christine Nilsson made her
concert tour in the United States in
1884 Signor Brignoli sang with her.
He caused much merriment when he
came forward in a Missouri town to
apologize for Missions indisposition.
MADAME Nilsson ees a leetle horse"
he said. Noticing a ripple of laughter
among the audience, he repeated the
statement that Nilsson twas a leetle
horse, a leetle colt"
Whereupon a facetious occupant of
the gallery brought down the house
by remarking, "Well, then, why don't
you trot her out?'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, MOI
tana, November 8, 1911.
Notice IL hereby given that
OLE TYTLANDSVIK,
made homestead entry serial No. Ol806I. for sREs
section q, township 25 north, range 10 east, Mon
tana meridian. has filed notice Of intention to
to the land above described, before Chas. Il.
Boyle, U. 8. commissioner, at his once at Fort
Benton, Montana, on the 18th day of Decembee.
1911.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Isaac r.
Churchill, Edward L. DeatheraRe, Olav Skiftum,
Thor Ritland, all of Iona, Montana.
4. L. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
For a and Rent.

A team, wagon and two sets of harness, two
mich cows, six head of stock cattle, q new dice
farm implements, and about fifteen tons alfalfa
hay in stack for sale. Will also rent my ranch
on lower Highwood, consisting of 400 acres of
wheat. fifteen acres to alfalfa. Good farm build
ings on the premises, anu excellent water. For
particulars address
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
A Bit Of Holmes Wit.

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes. the poet
and wit. wrote to a committee declin-
ing to accept an invitation to deliver a
lecture. II am far from being in good
physical health" wrote the doctor.
land I am satisfied that If I were Of
fered a fifty dollar bill after my lecture
I should not have strength enough to
refuse it."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
The Isle Of Lost Dreams,

he TST6 OF LOST
There is an isle beyond our ken
Haunted by dreams of weary men.
Gray hopes enshadow it with wings
Weary with burdens Of old things.
There the insatiate water springs
Rise with the tears Of all who weep,
And deep within it, deep. oh, deep,
The furtive voice Of Sorrow sings.
There evermore,
Till time be DER,
Sad-oh, so sad-the dreams Of men
Drift through the isle beyond our ken.
Fiona Macleod.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Coal land. Waiver filed. Serial No. Ol334O
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Havre, Montana,
October 8, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that
VIRGIL f. BLANKENBAKER,
whose post Office address 10 Virgelle, Montana
has this Sd day of October, 1911, died in this office
his application to select under the provisions
of section 23O6 Revised Statutes, o. g., the fol-
ship rs north, range II east, Montana meridian.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
land 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 afadavits of protest In this ONCE, on or
before the 18th day of November, 1911.
NJ. w. HUTCHINSON, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15

here flynn l called 'em liars. Then
when l read about it in the papers
said it was a fake" The old man,
watching the biplanes moving in great
curves like lazy birds, shook his head
thoughtfully. "By crinus," he said, 81
amt what ye mout call convinced yet.
nuther."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Ranch For Sale,

About 3a6 acres OF land on Arrow creek, at
is good alfalfa land. Running water through
place permanently; open range on both sides.
Price $40 psr acre If sold within sixty days.
J. ". WOODCOCK. Shonkin. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
A Real Skeptic.

Orville Wright, at a banquet in Day
ton. told of an obstinate old Daytonian
who, looking up one still afternoon at
the Wright biplanes circling smoothly
and steadily through the air, said:
"When people first told me about this
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Ten Dollars Reward.

Strayed from ]. Bngellant ranch on Arrow
years old. branded n ON left shoulder. win
pay above reward 10 for information leading
to recovery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
House For Rent,

A four-roomed house for rent partly fur
Rlshed, located on upper Franklin street. APP
ply to f., care River PEess.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Ewes On Sale.

we nave young breeding yves to put out ON
suSres LOT one year from October l, 1911. with
Responsible parties. Write US for further infor.
j. B. LONG q o
Great Falls, Montana,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication,

United States Land ONCE at Great Falls, Mon
tana, November 8, 1911.
Notice 10 hereby given that
l. DANIEL DUPUIS,
heir OF Joseph Dupuis, deceased, Of Shonkin,
entry. 0Ss9l, No. 1898, for SWk SEX section q,
NY. NEA, MEX NWH section q, township 1t
north, range east, Montana meridian, has filed
notice Of intention to make final f~ve-year proof,
to establish claim to the land above described,
before Chas. II. Boyle, q. 8. commissioner, at
his office 1T Fort Benton, Montana, On 18th day
of December, 1911.
Claimant names 40 witnesses: John W. Wood
cock, Conrad Kulage, Daniel Traynor, John Pos
till, all of Shonkin, Montana.
f. L. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Bucks For Sale.

hambouillet and half-bloo1 Cotswold bucks
Ior sale, In lots to suit purchasers. For par.
ticulars address BENTON SHEEP co.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
Horses for Sale.

neve for sale three head of mares and two
OF or write to
c. TEMPLETON. Hiehxood. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
Press Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
otswold Rams For Sale

1earllng half-blood Cotewold rams from heavy
shearing oregon ewes, and pure bred rams. Fol
particulars address
LONG BROS, Great Falls, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-11-15
DON'T FEED TOO MUCH HAY

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
Lawyer, Would Make ErrIng Peo-
pie Pay Dearly.

London.-Sir Edward Carson, K. c.,
who practiced in Ireland for many
years before coming to England, and
who was an expert witness before the
divorce commission here the other
day, expressed the belief that every
obstacle should be thrown in the way
Of those who sought divorce to make
it difficult to obtain DEGREES.
He said it would be a fatal mistake
to make the obtaining of divorces
easier. He believed a Judge should
exhaust every effort to induce those
seeking divorces to settle their diff
culties out of court and to become
united.
When Sir Edward was told that
working people had not the facilities
Of the weather. to obtain divorces. he
invariably replied that he would equal
lie matters If he could by cutting
down the facilities of the wealthy.
In Sir Edwards opinion, the damages
given in divorce cases are as a rule en-
tirely adequate. He thought it
would be salutary thing If the dam
ages were much heavier. In the case
Of man with 100000 to 100000 a
year who coveted another mans wife
and took her away from him the dam
ages should not be $4,000 but G1OO,-
00O This certainly increases the
worth Of a wife.
When asked if he would not be in
favor of leaving the matter of dam
ages to the judge, Sir Edward replied
that he thought judges were inclined
to be even more parsimonious in such
cases than juries.
In reply to question from a mem
Der of the commission the lawyer said
he would put the sexes on terms of
equality and advanced the startling
theory that a woman should not be
able to divorce her husband for inf
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
YOUNG SPINSTERS MAKE VOW
Six San Francisco eMaldens, Fearing
Divorce, Agree Never to Enter
Matrmony.

San Francisco.-Society was sur
pr1sed the other day by the announce
ment that six debutantes of last sea-
son-Miss Agnes Tillman, Miss Dor.
othy Van Sicklen, Miss Lillian Van
Worst, Miss Anna Olney, Miss Marion
Davis and Miss Josephine Johnson
had vowed with solemnity, ceremony
and seeming sincerity that never
would they consent to be shackled
with the bonds Of marriage.
In a seasons whirl they say they
have observed that glamor fades and
romance passes away; that the prince
cuts sorry figure in divorce court.
The days of chivalry are no more.
they sadly assert.
1t was on the eve of her debut that
enc of the social favorites learned of
the ways of the matrimonial mart.
She CHANGED to read an attack on the
marriage market of society, in which
it was set forth that girls were pre-
sented like wares to be disposed of as
soon as possible, at high figures at
first, then at reduced rates that be-
come lower each year until the pre-,
MUM of dowry may be offered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
"CoLd Feet" Saves His Job

exact time of day the prospective VIC
tim stepped into the elevated train
to go to his home. Accordingly the
tiny hand upon the dial was set and
the springs wound as tightly as they
would go. The joker and fellow
workers whom he had appraised of the
joke snickered among themselves.
Just then the department head.
wildeyed and furious, burst into the
room with his hands full of papers.
This bill of sale is all balled up. !"
he cried.
Trouble" one worker whispered to
another
Trouble" said the Office boy to the
stenographer.
At this juncture he who had pre-
pared the clock thought Of what might
happen when the tired man, riding
home on the a." was put to the dis
comfiture of the hidden. buzzing and
ringing in the box within his over
coat pocket. The moment his boss"
left the room the alleged joker. fear
ing for the permanency of his own
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-01-26
LATEST In SURGERY

of experimental surgery in the North
western university medical school.
They acknowledge the assistance of
Drs. Zeit, Wolfer, Violet, Deason and
Solomon.
The vessel had been clamped at
either side of the cut, and the ends
sewed into holes in the magnesium
rings. The tissue is secured firmly,
and the two fiat rings are fitted
against each other and bound togeth-
er by passing silk thread through the
holes in the rims. This is only a
general description, for there are vari-
atoms of the success specified.
The rings thus fitting flush against
each other and tightly bound togeth-
er, form a union. The clamps are re-
moved and the blood stream flows as
ever through the accustomed channel.
The metal of which the rings are
made is only slightly acted upon at
first by the fluids of a the body and
the salt. They are thoroughly steril-
ICED before their introduction, either
in distilled water or spring or lake
water which is only slightly saline.
For 80 days the rings hold their
original shape and at the end of that
period they begin to break down and
in from 80 to 100 days they have
been completely absorbed into the
system.
Conclusions the surgeons reach Is
that fha i1Sa oF fhooo y.ipor, -y,oJ~o.
the operation safe, certain and easy,