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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Notice of Contest.

United States Land Office at Havre, Montana.
To Theron Jesse Ferguson, of Great Falls,
Montana, cOntestee.
You are hereby notified that
KATHRYN X. MILBRATH,
who gives Iona, Montana. as her postof1ce 8d.
dress, did on March %, 1919. nle in this Office her
duly corroborated application, to contest and
secure the cancellation of your homestead entry
serial No. 0l563S. made September 70, 1910, for
IEh section 4, township 26 north, range 10 east,
test che alleges that contestee has not resided on
said land for more than one year last past, and
never has established a residence thereon, and
has made no Improvements whatever, and has
wholly abandoned the same.
You are, therefore,, further notified that the
eaid allegations will be taken by this Office ae
entry will be Cancelled thereunder without your
further right to be heard therein, either before
this office or on appeal, If you fail to file IN this
publication Of this notice, as shown below, your
answer, under oalh, specifically meeting and re-
spending to these allegations of contest. or ii
You fail within that time to file in this office due
proof that you have served a copy of your answer
on the said conte slant either in person or by reg
Uttered mail If this service is made by the de-
livery of a copy of your answer to the contestant
in person, proof of such service must be either
the said contestants written acknowledgment of
receipt, or the affidavit of the person by whom
the copy was delivered; If made by registered
mail, proof of such service must consist of the
affidavit of the person by. whom the copy was
it was mailed, and this affidavit must be accom-
panied by the poetmaster's receipt for the letter,
You should state in your answer. the name OF
the postofice to which you desire future notices
M. ": HUTCHINSON, Register.
Date of first publication March q. 1919.
Date of second publication April J, 1919.
Date of third publication April 10, 1912.
Date of fourth publication April II, 1912.
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Notice Of Contest.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
To John Ernest currie, of Alberta, Canada,
You are hereby notified that
MARTIN j. MILEY,
who gives Great Falls, Montana, as his postofhce
address. did on March Is, 1912, file in this
and secure the cancellation of your homestead
entry serial No. Ol2O94, made April l6, 1911, for
VIZ section IS, township "a north, range 3 east,
test he alleges that said John Ernest Currie has
abandoned said land for more than six months,
has established no residence, nor made any i'm
p~rOvements thereon.
You are, therefore,, further notified that the
said allegations will be taken by this office as
having been confessed by yon, and your said
entry will be Cancelled hereunder without your
further right to be heard therein, either before
this Office or on appeal, if you fail to dle in this
office within twenty days after the FOURTH
publication of this notice, as shown below, your
spending to these allegations of contest, or II
you fail within thst time to file In this office due
proof that you have served a copy, of your an
swer on the said contestant either in person OF
by registered mail. If this service is made by
the delivery of a copy Of your answer to the con
testant in person, proof OF such service must be
ment of his receipt of the copy, showing the
date of its receipt, or the affidavit of the person
by whom the delivery was made stating when
registered mail, proof Of such service must con,
sist of the affidavit of the person by whom the
copy was mailed stating when and the postofice
to which 1t was mailed, and this affidavit mus
be accompanied by the postmaster's receipt fol
You should state In your answer the name Of
the postofice to which you desire future notices
e. L. BARNES, Register.
Date of first publication April 5, 1912.
B Bsts Of Of s ssio1a ad RS1l,Sisiop 2n ARr u, ~ is,s !sls'
Date of fourth publication April rs, 1912.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, March 6, 1912.
Notice IL hereby given that
WILLIAM p. SULLIVAN,
of Lonetree, Montnna, who, on February Is, 1910,
made homestead entry No. O9920, for NWA sec
ton %, township 2l north, range y east, Mon
tana meridian, has filed notice Of intention to
make final communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before Chas
II. Boyle, U. s. commissioner, at his Office al
Fort Benton, Montana, on 10th day April, 1912.
Claim ant names as witnesses: Ole G. Osnes
of Knerville, Montana, Samuel Doak, of Fort
Benton, Montana, stephen W.. Clark, Jesse l.
Rogers, of Hawarden, Montana.
E. l.. BARNES, Register.
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Establishments GAMES.
Quaint Hindu View Of the Beating and
Kicking Of Balls.

Quaint Hindu View Of tho Beating and
Kicking Of Balls.
Some amusing descriptions of East
Indian life are given in Mrs. Penny's
book, THE Rajah." Here is a Hindu
servants opinion Of the English de.
votion to ball games, given to four
MISREPRESENTATION he was try
ing to enlighten:
1.-THE English" he said. "all play ball.
Some beat balls with iron shod sticks,
standing in the fields and striking with
suff1cient force to break a mans skull;
some beat the ball with a long bit Of
rood In front Of three sticks that rep
resent their gods, some with corded
spoons over a net wall, some with
long handled hammers as they sit on
horses; some kick the ball with their
feet. The balls r Of all sizes from a
small orange to a mans head"
by whose orders do they kick and
beat balls?" he was asked.
by order of their pujaris," the syce
replied, "and he must know. because
he serves the writing sahib."
why should Such an q be CIV
emf" asked the second rani.
"They are a fierce and warlike peo-
pie, those English, who must be al
ways fighting and beating some one.
1t Is by this means only that they are
prevented from killing each other"
"But the Missile Sahib-would she,
too, beat and fght?"
"She is strong. Who knows? AT
Bombay and Calcutta the English la.
dies beat balls over the wall Of net,
They do it that they may bear chill.
dren fierce and strong like their IA.
theirs. When the babies are but a few
months old they give them balls to
beat with their little hands and to
creep after as soon as they a move
by themselves"
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A Queer Monument.

A monument erected in the Stra-
glieno cemetery has a very curious
history. 1t is that Of an old woman Of
Genoa, who made a living by selling
strings of nuts in the streets. By
frugality and industry she succeeded
in amassing a small fortune in this
way and then commissioned a well
known sculptor of Genoa, Luigi Oren-
60, to make a life sized portrait of her
in marble just as she appeared at her
pitch in the streets. This statue she
ordered to be placed in the famous
Straglieno cemetery, probably the lar
gest in the Worldwide World Maga-
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land ONCE at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, March 6, 1912.
Notice 10 hereby given that
MATTE E. PARTLOW,
of Lonetree, Montana, who, on December Is, 1901,
made desert land entry No. 255y, serial No. 0282S,,
f0r Wa WA section s, SEA section 6, MEX
chip 20 north, range II east, Montana meridian,
unsurveyed, has filed notice of intention to make
1nal proof to establish claim to the land above de.
sioner, at his office, at Fort Benton, Montana, on
the 18th day of April, 1919.
Claimant names Is witnesses: Bert II. Beck.
Ter, Joseph A.. Martin, Eddie Boyd, Maurice N.
Jensen, all of Lonetree, Mont
X. L. BARNES, Register.
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Serial No. O262O5.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, March 8, 1912.
Notice lie hereby given that
SAMUEL E. CROW,
of Carter, county of Chouteau, state of Mon.
tana, has fled in this Office his application to
enter under the provisions of sections 2SO6 and
the following described land, viz: The SWh OF
the NWh of section II, township % north. range
6 east, Montana meridian.
lands nhy d esu Sc. p OF Sesiri E,s' to osie saV eecsE.e 'e Of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason to the disposal to applicant, should
die their afidavits of proteet in this Office. on OF
before the 18th day Of April, 1912.
E. L, BARNES. Repieter.
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$4,000 Reward.

will pay the above reward to any one for evil
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 postofice,
between Little Sage and Big Sage. I will also
pay . liberal reward for Information concerning
aboYe horses when any of them are away from
their range. Address
CHAa j. HARREC. Alma, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10


One-thi,a eub butter; x CUP sugar;
zegg: a CUP milk; 2 cups four; 3 kvek
hasbooxffuS K c Baking Poa0aey: Il
hasbo0mful SALT; scant Il pound dates.
Cream the butter, add the sugar and
the egg, beaten light. Sift together
three times. the flour, baking powder
and salt; add these to the first mixture,
alternately with the milk; beat
thoroughly and add the dates, stoned
and cut in pieces. To bake, have a
slow oven until the mullins double in
bulk, then increase heat to bake and
brown quickly. Mullins baked this way
will be light, appetizing and more
easily digested.
This is only one of the many appetite
ing recipes found in the K G Cooks
Book.
The wonderful K c Cooks Book Is
substantially bound and printed in nine
colors, contains ninety tested and easily
made recipes by Mrs. Janet Mckenzie
Hill, of the world famous Boston Cook
ing School Magazine.
You can ecure a copy FREE by send
ing the colored certificate packed in rs
cent cans of K c Baking Powder to the
JAQUEs MFG Co., Chicago.
Be sure to write name and address
plainly. 30
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Must Clean Up Premises.

Honseholders are requested to remove rubbish
and clean up their premises without delay. The
city dump Is on the gravel bar of the river below
the wool warehouse.
By order of the mayor.
NJ. MALONEY, Marshal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Notice To Stockmen.

The MINUS meeting of the North Montana
Roundup association will be held ct Malta, Mon
tans, on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and q,
1912, commencing at $50 p. m. A full attend
snce OF members of the association is desired.
JOHN SURVANT, President.
I. A. CUMMINGS, Secretary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Reward For Estray.

Will pay $40 reward for information leadin &
to recovery of a black gelding, weight about 1000
pounds, white spot in face, one white foot;
branded k3 on left shoulder and NIX on right
thigh. GEO. LAVANWAY, Hawsrden.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Horses for Sale,

l heve for sale three head of mares and two
%geldings, or will trade for young cows. Inquire
of OF write to
G. TEMPLETON, Highwood, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
For Sale.

A good old work team. also a fancy driving
mare. Address
SOUTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK CO.,
Fort Benton, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Reward For EStrays.

Estrayed, a brown gelding branded
also q gray work horse branded Al
WN on right thigh. Ten dollars re-
ward for ecovery of each auimal.
THORE RITLAND, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Bulls For Sale.

A few head of yearling and two-year-old Here
foru bull, for eale. For particulars address
j. o. PATTERSON, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Reward For Estrays.

Strayed or stolen, two 2-year-old roam fllies
with clipped f0retops; one had halter on. Also
q yearling mOuse-colored mare mule. VIII pay
reward for information leading to recovery.
Address s. M. KILLION, Genou, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Ranch For Sale,

About 1926 acres OF land on Arrow creek, at
mouth of Coffee creek, about one-half of which
is good alfalfa land. Running water through
place permanently; open range on both sides.
Price $40 per acre If sold within sixty days.
]. W. WOODCOCK, Shonkin, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Ewes For Sale.

About 200 good shearing Merino ewes. Bret
to lamb April 20. Address
EVERS BROS, Everson, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Stallion For Sale.

One dark brown Percheron stallion, not o.
pure breeding, but registered. Weight aboul
500 pounds when in service condition. If in
write to
CHAS. II DAHL, Belt, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Reward For Estray.

Estrayed, a black horse, weight about 900
pounds; branded IT on right shoulder, and
on left thigh, with monogram Of above O
same. Will pay ten dollars reward for recovery.
Address G.. W. FRIELDS,
Judith or Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
For Sale.

Six head of work horees, we'll broken; have
been fed all winter and are in good condition for
spring work. Alec a three-inch wagon, good as
new, and one set of harness, cheap.
GEO. E. BARKLEY, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Billiard Table For Sale.

seen at Odd Fellows hall. It is nearly new and
In good condition. For particulars apply to
II. j. WACKERLIN, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10
Surety Abstract Co.
FoRn8ENTON, MONT.
We areI prepared to make Abstracts
OF Title of any property in
ChOuteau County
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.

If you are interested in any contest
or any matter before the Interior De-
partment, write to Clark & Wright,
registered land lawyers, oo2 F Street
N. w. Opposite Genl Land OAice),
Washington, D. c. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip, locatable upon public lands,
without residence or cultivation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10

Blank forms for making annual re.
ports of corporations on sale at the
River Press Office.
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broken than a soldier cares when he
is sent where his life Is forfeit in or
der that the victory may be O In
the long fight for righteousness the
~watchword for all OF US IL spend and
be spent. 1t is of little matter wheth-
er any one man fails or succeeds. but
the cause shall not fail, for it is the
cause of mankind. We here In Amer
lea hold in our hands the fate Of the
coming years and shame and dis
grace will be ours IL, in our
eyes. the light Of high resolve is
dimmed, II we trail in the dust the
golden hopes of men. II on this new
continent We merely build another
country of great but unjustly divided
material prosperity we shall have done
nothing, and we shall do as little II
we merely set the greed of envy
against the greed of arrogance and
thereby destroy the material we'll be-
ing of all Of us. To TURF this govern
ment either into government by plu-
tocracy or government by a mob would
be to repeat OF a larger scale the la
mentable failures of the world that is
dead. We stand against all tyranny,
by the few or by the many. We stand
for the rule OF the many, in the inter
est of all of US, for the rule of the
many In a spirit of courage, Of com
mon sense. of high purpose, above all
In 4 spirit Of kindly justice toward
every nan and every woman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-04-10

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tsna. April 3, 1912.
To John Ernest Currie, of Alberta, Canada
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-31
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer of the day. Capt McAdams.
James a. Dooley, late Co. ID, 5th
Mass. Inf. former member, has been
re-admitted.
Michael Brodrick, the Home baker
for the past two years, has severed
his connection with the Branch and
left. Monday, fer Boston.
Two members reported from FUR
louebs. Monday: John Daley from
Gardiner and Frank Mckenna from
New York City.
The funeral of the late Charles b.
Mason will be held from the Home
chapel, at p. NJ. Tuesday, Rev. j.
r. Cochrane officiating.
Burroughs We're granted, Monday,
to: Dennis Short to New Haven
George E. Wentworth to Boston; Hen
ry H. Stevens to Winthrop.
Passes were granted, Monday, TO:
Albert S. Gerry to Augusta; John
Shoemaker to Lewiston; John 5
TowIe to Gardiner; Michael Gillen to
Portland
Moving pictures will be the bill, to-
night, with the following subjects
THE Autos Maiden Trip" THE Club
man and the Crook" Miss Lipper's
Boarders," 1.-The Mystery of the Smell
ing Salts Simple Life The End
of the Feud."
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gram was given. Refreshments were
served and a social enjoyed
Friends will be interested to learn
that Herbert J. Piper, who was at
one time tea cher at Maine Central
Institute. has become an Episcopal
deacon at ordination ceremonies held.
Dec. 10, in st. Johns church in Prov
idence, r. /. Rev. Mr. Piper was call
ed from Dexter, where he held his
first pastorate. to Eden Park Free
Baptist church in Providence, which
he held for nine years.
The death of Miss Georgia j. Phil
lips occurred, Sunday, at her homo
in West Pittsfeld, after an Illness
with pneumonia. Her age was &C
years. She was born and spent her
life in the home where she died. one
sister, Miss Addie Phillips, who made
her home with her, survives Their
parents were the late Benjamin and
Abigail Phillips. The deceased was
a member of the Womens Relief
Corps, stephen Davis Post The flu
neral services will be held at 10 A. NJ,
Wednesday, at the home
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Colleton
will extend sympathy to them in the
death of their 6-year-old daughter Mary,
which occurred, Sunday. The cause of
death was typhoid fever.
q. S. Staples of Sebago Lake has been
appointed ticket and freight agent at the
local NJ c. r. 4. station, to succeed b
e. Cornell who has been transferred to
Waterville
Miss Louise Hurley of Skowhegan was
the guest, over Sunday, of Miss Jessie
Spauldng.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNeily and Miss Lola
Goodwin of Skowhegan We're guests, over
Sunday, of Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Briggs.
Mrs. William II. Mathews, who went to
Bangor Sunday, underwent q successful
surgical operation, Monday at the Paine
hospital DIR. +. a. Porter of this town
was present at the operation.
j. c. Raymond and daughter Mena of
Wellington returned home, Monday, after
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. s. M Ray
mond, who have entertained for the past
week Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Raymond of ST
Adams and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ray
mond and two children of Clinton.
Frank Haekett left, Monday, on a bust
ness trip to Augusta.
Col. w. G.. Morrill, will move his house
hold goods, this week, into the S. r.
Haines house, which has been occupied
by b. f. Cornell and family.
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didate for assistant clerk of the
House, were present at the Augusta
House in conference with their friends
among the legislators elect. Mr..
HAYES, it is understood, has opposi
ton for the position to which he as
pires from e. l.. Thornton of Ashland
and James H. Thorne of North Arson.
The Senate and House organization
caucuses will probably be held at 7.90
p. M, Tuesday, the Republican eau
cuses in the House and Senate and
the Democratic caucuses in some of
the committee rooms.
Hon. Obadiah Gardner of Rockland,
Democratic candidate for United
States senator, has opened headquar-
ters at the North and was in confer
ence there, Monday night, with a
number of the Democratic representa-
tiVes- elect.
Among the visiting newspaper men,
who arrived in town, Monday, for the
session, We're: Sam E. Conner, Lew
iston Journal; Harry NJ. Bigelow and
Lester M. Hart, Portland Press; Nor
gan j. Flaherty. Portland Argus N
ID. Colcord, Portland Express: Frank
w. Manson, Waterville Sentinel n.
w. Benner, Lewiston Sun.
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FOR BURIEIGH.
Continued from Page one).

and Kendall NJ. Dunbar of Damariscot-
ia. clerk of the committee On appro-
priations and financial affairs for two
work and Scott Wilson of Portland
was furthering the interests of his
candidacy for attorney general
Three of the candidates for commits
sioner of agriculture, f. S. Adams of
Bo~doinham. +. e. Addition of Leeds
and e. A. Rogers of Brunswick, were
noticed among the gathering Frank j.
Ham of Augusta, who is a candidate
for warden of the State prison, and
Blaine $. Niles of Augusta, who is a
candidate for chairman of the Fish and
Game Commission, We're in evidence
during The evening.
Among others present were: Col.
Frederick Hale of Portland, Maine
member of the Republican National
committee; Hon. Beecher Putnam of
Houlton. who is a candidate for a po-
sition upon the Executive Council
from his district; Senator elect Al
bert j. Stearns of Norway; Aaron b.
Cole of Eliot, one of the new senator's
from York county; Horace Mitchell,
who repeats as a representative from
Kittery; G. A. Emery of Saco: Will
liam A. Cochran of Edgecomb and
LleWellyn Mute of Wiscasset, two of
the representatives elect from Lincoln
county; Willis e. Swift, representa-
tivee elect from Augusta Frank l..
Dutton of Augusta and Joseph w. Al
len of Mt. Vernon, two of the new
Kennebec county senator's; w. G..
Emerson, Portland; Francis C. Peaks.
representative elect from the Dover
class; State Assessor Edwin NJ
Johnston of Brownville; John l..
Sprague of Monson, president of the
Maine Sportsmens Fish and Game
Association, +. Marion Simpson.
Bangor; Representative elect Reuel
w Smith of Auburn; E. f. Decker of
Portland, member of the Republican
State committee from Cumberland
county; Representative elect Delbert
Emerson of Island Falls; Col T.. II.
Parkhurst; Senator elect Taber ID.
Bailey Bangor; Hon. Ira c. Hersey
OF Houlton, who will be one of the
strongest members of the new SEN
ate; Lauren M. Sanborn, representa-
ELECT from South Portland; T.. r.
Philbrook, Portland; Charles M. Con-
ant of Winterport, who defeated Ed
gar M. Hanson as senator from Waldo
county: and Senator elect William l..
Walker of Skowhegan.
w. E. Lawry of Augusta, a we'll
known newspaper man, is the only
candidate in the field for secretary of
the Senate. since the announcement
made, late Monday afternoon, that
Hon. Frank c. Harrington of Augusta
is not a candidate, and appears very
likely to land the position. He was
doing great deal of quiet WORK
among the senator's elect during the
evening. Harry p Halves of Vassal
boro, candidate for assistant secretary
or the Senate, w. r. Roix of Ashland
! candidate for clerk of the House., and
| Gardner X. Heath of Augusta, can
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INTERNATIONAL PEACE
Is the Plea in Carneeie's New Year
Greeting to People.

New York. Dee. 30.--Under the title
THE Worlds Unsolved Enigma" in
which he declares that the ruler of
every country knows that the great
est blessing for the world at large is
international peace, Andrew Carnegie,
today, sent to his friends his greet
ings for the New Year. In conclu-
sion the greetings read:
international peace is not a party
question in the republic. Democratic
Presidents and statesmen share equal
ly with Republicans. Republicans are
it's jealous champions. / venture the
prediction that negotiations will soon
be resumed under the most favorable
conditions between Great Britain,
France and America-Germany glad
ly cooperating as before.
In such holy cause there can be
no such word as fail Sooner or later
the killing of men in battle is to be
banished from civilized lands.''