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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10

the New Years night by standing at
the corner OF an alley near an electric
light pole and declaring in q loud
voice that he could slick The biggest
man in Miles City and climb the tallest
pole"
The biggest an did not appear to
dispute the statement 90 Slim turned
his attention to the pole which, though
Without climbers either on his legs or
pole, he quickly Skinned up. The
pole was about 40 feet high and was
strung with a network Of electric wires,
all insulated, however, except four on
top. Holbrook climbed up till be
reached these bare wires with his
hands and Immediately received q jolt
from the $500 volts of Juice" that
was circulating through them. he
fell backward and down through all
the wires but the lowest, by which his
feet were caught and he was suspended
head downward, fully conscious.
Persons who had seer his antics
rushed to his assistance, having frst
shut of the current at the power plant
In order that no one might be injured.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
Montana Land SURVEYS.

According to estimates compiled by
United States Surveyor General Locke
there will soon be open for entry ia
Montana'6, 100, 600 acres OF public land,
settlement. OF which has heretofore
been delayed owing to the fact that the
land was u~nsurveyed. OF this amour,
2,l04, 600 acres were surveyed or par
TALLY surveyed in 1909 and 1910, bu,
the working up of returns and the FINAL
acceptance OF the work has been de-
layed owing to failure of contractors
to make necessary corrections. OF the
2 ,l64,OW acres surveyed during the
year, $4,000 a under the old contr ao,
system, and 2.023, 400 was surveyed
directly under the supervision OF the
surveyor general.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
Belt Farmers Ship Wheat.

The farmers of the Box Elder Sec
ton near Belt are experimenting with
shipping their own wheat to Mime.
apolis, according to the Belt Valley
Times and are meeting with returns
thai are proving highly satisfactory.
The Times in its last issue contains
the following:
John Kleffner of Box Elder and
Penn Bros. of the New Century dis.
trict. are making preparations to ship
their wheat to the Minneapolis market.
TO date % ars of wheat have been
shipped from this point to the Mime
apolis market by farmers direct and
~ as returns have been received
the PRIZES have been very satisfac.
tory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
Will Extend Milk River Project.
Glasgow News.

Glasgow News.
The inform alton has been received
here during the past ten days that the
U. S. reclaim alton service had conclud.
ed to extend the Milk river irrigation
project on east of this city to the vi
cinity of Nashua, about IA miles fur.
Their east. This necessitated the Sc.
curing of additional contracts from
landholders between here and the
mouth of the proposed canal, and a
party composed of Chas. Hayden of
the Great Northern railway, Mr.. Rod
die Of the reclamation service, Robert
Lewis and Albert Nelson of this city,
made q trip out along the proposed
route of the canal and secured the
necessary signatures in q few days.
The Great Northern railway is now
taking an active interest in the work
of this great project, and the company
has sent Mr.. Hayden here with several
assistants to push all preliminar aries to
completion. SO the necessary steps at
Washington for starting the actual
work of construction will not be hin.
dered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
Fresh Eggs Must Be Young.

The various kinds, classes and con.
ditions of eggs have been legally
classified and defined by the pure
food law that went into effect las,
Mond ay in Montana. So far as the
state is concerned there are three
varieties, and q heavy penalty must
be paid Tor misbranding.
Henceforth q fresh egg is to be
defined as an egg that shall not be
more than seven days old and which
has never been treated with a pre-
sentative. The Montana solons have
decided that no average, normal, we'll
behaved egg ought to keep seven
days without %ofeuse, and consequent
ly no evidence based upon the odor
will be admitted, says the Helena
Record. However arbitrar the def
milton may be it will certainly go a
long ways towards ruling out of the
"strictly fresh'' class many eggs
which are stale with age.
The law goes on to define a ''ranch
egg" as an egg of idefinite age which
has never been treated by preserva-
tives, and a "case egg' is an egg
that has been preserved by artificial al
means. These classes are the only
kinds of eggs that a exist legally
and the penalty for calling an egg by
q wrong name even on the bill of fare
In q restaurant, or eating house, Is
severe enough to make owners think
twice before acting contrary to the
statutes,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
A scientific lecture and demonstra.

A scientific lecture and demonstra.
ton will be given at the opera house
Monday evening, January %, by Prof.
W. B. Patty. The lecture will relate
to the wonders of radium, liquid air
and wireless telegrsphy.
A request for q marriage license
came o the clerk Of the district court
yesterda y afternoon BY wire, and was
given prompt attention, The appli.
cants were Robert w. Mcknight aud
Lena Blaser, both OF Galata.
A. S. Lohman, who arrived from
Chioook today, reports that weather
conditions In the northern part OF the
county are similar to those prevailing
here. high winds have drifted the
snow and uncovered the high points.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to George o. Nichols, Of
Eugene, Ore, and Grace D. Cole, of
this city, the wedding taking place
later In the day. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. c. NJ. Donaldson,
OF the Methodist church.
According to returns received by
the state bureau OF agriculture, the
bumper crop OF fax raised 10 Montana
last year averaged 81 bushels, q Cas-.
cade county farmer claiming that re.
markable yield. A %. bushel to the
acre crop was raised by James Nc.
Nancy, Of Dawson county.
The announcement that q change 10
the passenger schedule on this branch
of the Great Northern was to be made
last Sunday appears to have been pre-.
mature, as the new time card goes into
effect next Sunday. January ID. De.
lays caused by weather conditions,
however, cause the westbouud train
to be late nearly every day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10

rad, eldest daughter of w. G. Conrad,
of Helena, and Alex G. Twigg, OF
Virginia. Miss Conrad was formerly
q resident of this city, and has many
old-time friends here.
F1om Tuesdays Daily.
The Eklund Photographic studio
will be open SATURDAY and Sunday,
January Is and IA.
Hon. T. c. Power, of Helena, ar
rived today to look after his business
interests in this part of Montana.
Judge Tattan is presiding in the
district court of Cascade county in
cases in which Judge Leslie is dis.
qualified.
The directors of the Benton State
bank, at q recent meeting, compliment.
ed the officers of the bank by re.elect-
ing them for the ensuing year.
At the annual meeting of stockhold.
ers of the Stockmen's National bank,
held today, the board of directors was
reelected. The board subsequently
reelected the present officers of the
institution.
DR.. Kroner, the optical specialist
of Helena, will again be In Fort Ben
ton. at the Chotesu house, January
II, II and Is. All eye defects correct.
ed with properly fitted glasses. Any
broken lens duplicated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Henry Koskimaki, deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given by the undersigned,
VIZ. Bl~ankenbaker, the administrator Of the
creditors Of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers within four months after
". F. Blankenbaker, at his residence At OF near
virgelle, In the county Of Chouteau, state Of
Montana. v. +. BLANKENBAKER,
Administrator ofthe estate of Henry Koskimaki,
deceased.
Dated January 1, 1912.
First publication Jan. 6, 1919.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Chinook Opinion: The stage lioe
running from here to Ada, Lloyd and
Cleveland, has changed its schedule,
leaving Chinook Row on Monday
Wednesday, and Frid az OF each week
and returning on Tuesdays, Thurs.
days and Saturdays.
Shelby News: J. P. Munday, the
oil operator, returned from Can ada
On Tuesd ay and went again to Sweet
grass yesterday TO receive his ma.
chine, with which to begin operations.
He has much faith in being able to
produce q flowing we'll 10 this section.
Glasgow Independent: The u%piver-
sal opinion of every Montanan who
attended the ST. Paul land show Is TO
the effect that the splendid exhibits
from this state will be the mean Of
bringing many people to this state
during the present year. I: is certain
~ great q dvertising for Montana.
Havre P~laindealer: The fast mail
train has changed its time. and now
arrives in Hsvre two hours later than
formerly, It's preset time of arrival
being 500 q. m. This has also caused
4 change ia the Montana Central pas
senger train, and it will leave Havre
at $50 in the morning instead of 4:4O,
as heretofore.
Conrad Observer: Frank Hughes,
OF the Marias river, last week sold
about 100 head of horses to q Can
adian buyer. The price is given out
ss S75 per head. S. L. Potter, of
Shelby, recently cold a bunch of about
400 head to Raymond Knight of Ray
mond, Alberta. The price il given
out AS $50 per head.
Chester Signal: A, a special meet
ing of the Chester school board Sat.
urda afternoon the bids for the con.
struction of the new school building
were opened and carefully considered.
The bid of j. b. Delaney, of Havre.
was considered the best one. and the
contract was let to him for q little
more than fourteen thousand dollars.
Harlem News: The engine sent here
by the contr actors for raising the
water from the river to the settling
tank has been found too small for the
work and another engine OF greater
horsepower will have to be installed.
The engine is being used for test pur.
poses, however, and the tank filed to
see If it is%0according to specifications
The plant will not be accepted BY the
| city until this change ia made and the
system proves satisfactory 10 every
respect.
Conrad Observer: In round mum.
bers there we're 344, 1000 bushels OF
wheat shipped from Conrad this fall
and this amount took $50 cars to haul
it to the markets. Nor is this all, as
the records on Tuesday showed that
there q an even So. 600 bushels more
stored in the Conrad elev ators max.
ing a total of 400, 600 bushels of wheat
already accounted for as grown in
this section, not including 80 car loads
grown in the Waller country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
Non Coal Land.
Notice for Observation-Disclosures Tract

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, December 20, 1911.
Notice 10 hereby given that, az directed by the
commissioners OF the general land Office, under
provisions of Act of Congress approved June ~,
1906, "a Stats. SD, We will offer at public sale,
18th day Of February, 1919, at this ONCE, the fol
lowing described land: The SEX NEN section
%, and NEA NWA section "a, township 22 north,
range 6 east, Montana meridian.
Any persons claiming adversely the above de.
scribed land are advised to file their claims, or
objections, on or before the time designated for
sale. e. L, BARNES. Register.
&. A. WILSON, Receiver,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-01-10
The Effect of Squirrel Whiskey.

MILES CITY, Jan. 5-Inspired by
potattons of Jersey lightning"
Slim Holbrook, q rider at the Fort
Keogh remount station, celebrated
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
BUTTE AND GREAT FALLS Sc.
LEcTED BY STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE SATURDAY.
ALL HARMONIOUS THERE
Only Difference Among Democratic
State Committeeman Concerned the
Basis Of Representation and Com.
promise Suggested BY John 3.
Ritch Was Readily Agreed Upon.

Helena, April 6.-The only question
coming before the democratic state
central committee at its meeting here
today or which its members were d.
vided was that Of apportionment, and
this was finally compromised to the
satisfaction of all when it was decided
to fix representation in the conven-
tions on basis of one delegate for
every Is votes received by G. s. Hart
man in 1910, when he ran for con-
gress, with two delegates-at-large from
each county.
Butte was the unanimous choice of
the committee as the place where the
convention will be held that sends del
egates to the national convention at
Baltimore, and Great Falls was unan-
imously awarded the second, or nomi-
mating convention. The Butte conven-
ton will be held May 20. The ques-
ton of whether delegates to that con-
vention shall be chosen by county con-
ventiOns or by the county central COM
mittees was considered, and finally,
because of the variance of opinion as
to which plan Is the most expedient,
it was referred to each county central
committee to resolve for itself.
The democrats, unlike the repub-
licans, held their committee meeting
open to both press and public. Mus
selshell was the only county not rep
resented.
1t took much discussion and several
roll calls to dispose Of the, matter or
apportionment, which was the first
question before the committee. A res
olution was offered by David y.
Browne, of Fort Benton, fixing the rep
resentation at one delegate for every
rs votes Mr.. Hartman received, and III
addition giving to every county five
delegates-at-large. A substitute, Of
fered by Senator Gallwey, of Silver
Bow, fixing it at one delegate for
every so votes received by Mr.. Hart.
man and eliminating delegates-at
large, was declared lost by vote of
Is to Is. T. ]. Walsh then offered a
substitute, leaving the apportionment
as fixed in the Browne resolution, but
reducing the number of delegates-at-
large from each county to three. This
was likewise defeated on the same
tie vote of Is to Is.
Senator Gallwey offered another
substitute. which gave one delegate
Tor every 60 votes received by Mr..
Hartman and to the new counties
created since 1910 five delegates each.
On roll call the vote was the same as
before.
The question was solved when John
Ritch, of Fergus, moved that the rep
resentation be fixed at one delegate
for every Is votes received by Mr..
Hartman, each county to have two
delegates-at-large and the counties
created since 1910 to have the same
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09

sands and, ultimately, the furnishings
OF the new homes will create q mar
ket tor furniture dealers and others.
representation as the old county hav-
Ing the smallest number OF delegates.
This substitute the committee unani-
mously adopted.
Butte Tor the honor OF entertaining
the first convention, but before the
roll call was half through, w. B.
George, of Billings, moved that Butte
be chosen unanimously. Missoula was
not placed In nomination for the sec
ond convention and the honor went
to Great Falls without dissent.
Resolutions of coincidence on the
death OF John S. M. Neill, of Helena,
were adopted by the committee.
The apportionment adopted gives
the convention a total membership of
447. The representation of each
county, delegates-at-large included,
will be as follows:
Beaverhead, II; Blaine, 6; Broad
water, 8; Cascade, 80; Carbon, 13;
Chouteau, IL; Custer, IL; Dawson, 10;
Deer Lodge, 18; Fergus, 21; Flathead,
10; Gallatin, %; Granite, Z; Hill, 6;
Jefferson, 10; Lincoln, 8; Lewis and
Clark, 81; Madison, IA; Meagher, I;
Missoula, 26; Musselshell, 6; Park, 16;
Powell, 10; Ravali, 13; Rosebud, Z;
Sanders. z; Silver Bow, So; Sweet
Grass, 6; Teton, 8; Valley, 10; Yai.
lOwstone, 18.
The counties were represented at
todays meeting as follows:
Blaine, A. S. Lehman; Beaverhead,
E. l.. Poindexter; Broadwater, A. j.
Rossman; Carbon, J. w. Farrell; Cas-
cade, F. P. Marshall; Chouteau, David
G. Browne; Custer, Tom Gibb (proxy
for NJ. Marsh); Dawson, G. c. Hurley;
Deer Lodge, J. E. Clifford; Fergus.
John B. Ritch; Flathead, George M.
Houtz; Gallatin, Ernest Heilman;
Granite, David Morgan (proxy for A.
R. Dearborn); Jefferson, A. r. Melon
old; Hill, c. F. Morris; Lincoln, B. f.
Maiden (proxy for I. D. Busey); Lewis
and Clark, Sidney Miller; Madison, H.
V. Stewart; Meagher, T. J. Walsh
(proxy for Powell Black); Missoula.
A. E. Higgins; Park, ]. T. O'Connor
(proxy for Alexander Livingston); |;
Powell, H. G. Toomey (proxy for Tom
McTague); Ravalli, G. M. Howard;
Rosebud, L. w. Robinson; Sanders, A.
L. Anderson (proxy for M. L. Ma
honey; Silver Bow, H. A. Gallwey;
Teton, w. J. Darlington; Valley, c. B.
Nolan (proxy for E. d. Coleman); Vel
lowstone. w. B. George.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
WILL BUILD MANY NEW
HOUSES DURING YEAR
EMPIRE LAND COMPANY coNTEM.
PLATE ERECTION OF SCORE
OR MORE RESIDENCES.

Manager G. A. Drinkard, Of the EN-.
pire Land company. informs the Dem.
ocrat that his firm has completed ar
rangements for the construction of
fully twenty modern residences in diff
ferent parts of the city during the
present year. If conditions warrant.
and Mr.. Drinkard is fully satisfied that
they will, this number will be doubled.
Mr.. Drinkard's company is the local
representative of some eastern capi-
talists who, having Investigated, de-
cided that Lewistown offers the best
opportunity for profitable investment
to be found in the country today.
They stand ready to put up two hun.
dred thousand dollars worth of resi-
dences just as rapidly as there shall
be a demand for them. These houses
are all modern In every respect and
will be sold to people of moderate
means on terms which enable any man
drawing a steady salary to own his
own place In time.
The industry which Mr.. Drinkard
has worked up is Of much importance
In local business and labor circles. It
will provide employment for from If
teen to twenty-five skilled carpenters
and contractors from now until the
snow flies. The lumber and hardware
bills will run into the tens of thou
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
TAYLOR AND DR|NKARD
new SCHOOL TRUSTEES
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST SHOWN
IN ANNUAL ELECTION HELD
LAST SATURDAY.

Thomas T. Taylor, assistant cashier
of the Bank of Fergus County. and
c. A. Drinkard, the well.known real
estate man, were elected school trus-
tees at the annual election held at
the Hawthorne building Saturday
afternoon. Considerable interest was
manifested, over one hundred votes
being cast. There were four nomi-
nees, T. T. Taylor, c. A. Drinkard, J.
w. Hughes and John E. Ford. There
was no contest of any nature, the
names Of those four gentlemen hav-
ing been filed by friends. 1t was very
generally felt that four more capable
men from which two should be select
ed could not uave been found.
The vote was: Taylor, 80; Drinkard,
66; Ford, 46; Hughes. 10. Messrs.
Taylor and Drinkard will be sworn In
at the regular meeting of the board
on the goth of the month. Mr.. Tay.
lor Is now member, having been ap.
pointed to fill out the unexpired term
of James M. Campbell, who resigned.
The new board will comprise A. W.
Stoddard. Nels Nelson. T. T. Taylor.
c. A. Drinkard and Tom Stout. A.
w. Stoddard is at present president
OF the board and H. B. Cutler clerk.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
ENGINEERS LEAVE FARGO TO
COMPLETE DETAILED SURVEY
OF LINE TO LEWISTOWN,
WORK EAST THIS YEAR
Substantially Reported That the Lew
istown-Moccasin Line Is Being
Rushed to Completion So That Con-
structon May Be Continued To.
ward the Musseishell This Fall.

A dispatch to the Associated Press
and apparently with official sanction,
sent out last week from Fargo. North
Dakota, states that large party of
Great Northern engineers left that
place last Thursday for New Rock
ford, where they will outfit and then
start to close up the details of the
survey of the line between New Rock
ford and LewistoWn.
Big Piece Of Construction.
The Great Northern line between
Lewistown and New Rockford will be
$50 miles in length and will shorten
the route of that road between the
Twin Cities and the Pacific coast by
approximately % miles. When COM
pleted, 1t was announced in the dis
patch, it will be used exclusively for
the fast passenger, mail and express
route. 1t will, in effect, be the real
main line of the Hill interests to the
coast, and for that reason, is to be one
of the best pieces Of railway construc-
ton in the United States SO far as
grades, road-bed and steel are con-
cerned.
Rush Local Work.
Contractors now employed on the
construction of the line between Lew
istQwn and Moccasin are being pound
ed on the back by the head of the
Great Northern, who insist that this
road be completed and ready for
traffic by August l. In order to do
this the local contractors are con-
stantly adding to their equipment Of
men and teams and rushing things
with all possible expedition.
Reason for Hurry.
There now seems to be no doubts
but that the reason for this urging
is the desire OF the Great Northern to
have this line completed into Lewis
town at the earliest possible date In
order that this city may be made the
base of supplies for the continuation
of the line eastward from Lewistown
this fall. All of the information at
hand tends to confirm the statement
that the Hill interests are going to
delay no longer the completion of the
entire line from New Rockford to this
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
THOMAS MASTERSON
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE:
RASH DEED OF TEAMeTER THE
RESULT OF INABILITY TO sE.
CURE EMPLOYMENT.

Thomas Masterson, a young team.
ster, who has made this city his home
for more than year past, committed
suicide Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
the rash deed being committed near
the home of the decedent in the
southern part of the city. Despon.
dency, said to have been caused by
reason of the young mans inability
to secure employment, was the cause
of suicide.
Masterson came here several months
ago from Hettinger, s. D., with his
sister. Mrs. Lindsay, and her two chill
dren. He had team Of horses and
hoped to secure work here, but was
and was very Respondent
the winter. A short while
ago he sold his team and. with the
proceeds of the sale, went back 70
Hettinger In the hope of securing
work. He was unsuccessful and came
back to Lewistown, arriving here Sun
day with his money all spent and still
no work In sight. He then remarked
that the next time he left 1t would be
feet first. but Little attention was paid
to this remark by his sister.
Going a short distance from the
house shortly after noon. he sent .
bullet through his breast. death bein9
almost instantaneous. The coronerb
inquest was held yesterday afternoon
by Coroner Creel and the facte
brought out were about - givan
above.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-04-09
Death of Ethel Collins.

Ethel Belle Collins, the 16-year-old
daughter of Mrs. C. e. Williams. died
Yesterday morning shortly after IL
o'clock at the home Of her mother on
Ninth avenue. Death was due to COM
plications following severe attack Of
typhoid fever. The young girl had
been sick for about six weeks. The
decedent was well known here, having
lived In Lewistown for several years.
She leaves to mourn her death, In ad-
dltion to her mother, two brothers. w.
M. and M. G. Linebarger. and q host
of friends.