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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-08-24

"IFs full of free ooIdI" he cried wildly.
In some way. But, pshawl It couldn't
be. He rolled over and resolutsly went
to sleep.
AS the partners piled their picks next
morning the old mans mind reverted
to the picture.
Tell me more about the girl, kid"
he said at length Tell me what you
know about her folks"
The boy Strengthened up and wiped
his forehead upon his shirt sleeve
81 know nothing about her father
he answered HE died just before
they moved to our town Agnes was
three years old then Her mother had
been married twice, they tell me. Her
first husband was a man Of the name
Of Fowler-George Fowler. He was
quite wealthy, but tho second husband
lost almost everything they had ex-
cepting the farm"
The old man mofstened his HDs and
asked in a strangely harsh voica.
what was tho mothers naaaden
Manner
He knew even before the boy an
swered him.
Marian Denman- Her people lived
in some little piacs m Indiana, be-
heve-soms village Of the name Of
Clancy"
The landscape whirled before the old
man Blfndly he lifted hts pick and
struck at the face Of the clir befora
him q terrific blow that shattered hia
the tool sticking fast In the rock
"a COMPOUNDED hornet sung past my
face, and I struck wild at him" was
his plausible excuse
1t took I'VE minutes of hard pryfna
to wrench that pick loose, and when II
came away a section of the rock rolled
down with it Before the hole In the
cliff which this exposed the old man
dropped on his knees and gasped
ITS full of free goldi" he cried Wild
IL. ITS alive with it. boy! This In
the biggest strike that's been made In
these hills for ben years.
They went through the Formally of
getting dinner, but neither could eat
The old man smoked silently for hale
an hour while the boy packed up. FL
nally he laid down his pipe and spoke.
you make a bee line for the regis
tradon office, kid, and locate this claim
in your own name. Seer And then
you hike for Leadville and hunt up
Jim Green Everybody there knows
Jim. You won't have any trouble In
finding him. Show him this and don't
take less than $4,000 for your rights
in this claim. He'll pay 1t all right" .
He passed hastily scrawled note as
he spoke.
'AThfs note VIII fix Jim all right Hes
been stalking me for years, and hen
buy anything tell him Is good"
But the claim Is yoursr painted the
boy.
mo, kid; it's come too late to be of
value TO me. This claim has done all
for me 1t can do now except to tx you
out SO you can go back and marry
Agnes Take it us a marriage settle
ment- want the hills and the hunt
for another strike. / don't want the
gold 1t has no value for me. I'll
hold the claim down till you get back,
and then to the hills again for mel"
And he insisted upon carrying this
program out to the letter. Gold had
lost its value as far as he was con-
cerned- In a way he had outwitted
the woman who had sinned against
him.
But as to the boy and Agnes-ass
them
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-08-24
Geography Lesson.

1t was during geography lesson.
and the teacher explained: .On your
right is the south, your left Is the
north. and in front of you is theeeast
Now. John. what is behind your
John studied for a moment; then.
frowning, he exclaimed.
IT just knew you'd say something
told ma you'd notice the patch on
my pantsy'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-08-24
REVISED VERSION.

He fought and then
He ran away
To fight again
Another day.
That day came round.
He fought anew.
And soon he found,
As such folks do,
Who turns to fee
Ere his fights done
Will always be
Kept on the run
Who runs to give
The fight away,
Must fight to live
Another. day! Life
SNNSNANSNyS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
FOR SALE...
FARM LANDS
STOCK RANCHES
LIVE STOCK
CITY PROPERTY
For particulars inquire Of
CHAS. h. GREEN, Fort Benton
Seed Oats and Barley,

Swedish regenerated select seed oats, s.. 25 per
cwt. White hulless barley, $500 per cwt. Well
cleaned and eacks furnished. Address
j. P. MCMAHON, Carter, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21

filed in the county clerks Office. The
addition Is located west OF the town
site, and consists Of about $50 lots.
John Jscoby, of Nine-milc coulee.
who is among the visitors in town,
announces ths 1t q public dance will be
given Thursday evening at the G. w.
Vaughan place. M. ]. Murphy, state
org anizer of the W. o. W., is expect
ed to attend the dance, for the purpose
Of organizing a local lodge OF that
order.
j. r. Sartain has brought suit in
the district court against w. s. hedge
to secure the ownership OF some real
estate at Minot. N. OAK, and Moose
Jaw, Sask. The complaint alleges
that the defendant agreed to convey
title to the property IN exchange for
an automobile and the payment Of q
promissory note for $1,000, but has
failed to carry out his part of the
contract.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
PLAYED Good Basketball.

The local high school basketball
team defeated the Belt high school
team in q game played at the opera
house Saturday night, by q score of
II to IL. The game was very inter.
esting throughout and the score was
close all the time. The visitors ex-
hibited splendid team work and skill
in handling the ball but failed to
shoot baskets.
The locals failed to break up the
visitors team. work until the second
half and then they seemed determined
to win, and played a more consistent
game. The passes were we'll made,
the team work was better, aud throw
ing for baskets was more accurate.
During the intermission there was a
game between the city team and the
Barracks. the latter winning by q score
of l6 to 10.
The local high school team will
leave Thursday night to play the
Chinook high school team February
%. and the Havre high school team
on the Oath. The Helena high school
team plays here on March Q.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
Affecting Fort Assinniboine Lands.

Affecting Fort Assinniboine Lands.
A notice received by the register
and receiver of the Havre land Office
from S. V. Proudft, assistant CON-.
missioner of the general land Office,
the withdrawal from entry
of lands in the Fort As%sinniboine reser-
vation. The notice is to this effect:
"The lands described below are
Withdrawn from entry and all other
forms of disposal until March 5, 1918,
ia aid OF the legislation proposed in
pending senate bill No. 5l38. If this
bill is enacted before the adjournment
| of the last session of the present con.
gress, and no other direction is given
as to the disposition of these lands
they will on March 5, 1918, become sub.
ject to disposal under any law then
applicable thereto without further
orders from this Office. You are
directed to make proper notations on
your records aud hereafter govern
your actions accordingly"
A description of the lands with
drawn is given as follows: All the
lands compromising the Fort Assinni-
boine abandoned military reserv alton.
Said Y alton Ia in townships 20,
30, 81, 80 north, range IA east, town
ships %, %, 30, 81, 81, north, range Is
east, and townships %. 20, 30, 81
north, range l6 east. This withdrawal
affects only the lands which are turned
over t o this department by Executive
Order No. l436, dated November 20,
1911,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
Public School Roll Of Honor.

The following students of the Fort
Benton schools made the highest
standing in their respective classes
during the last school month:
lB. Thirza Crawford, first, 81 3-5
per cent. Merlin McLeish, second,
90 per cent.
Ia. Veronica Sullivan, first, SO per
cent. Alice Overield and Alice Nor
rison, second, "a 1-6 per cent.
2. Doris Griesbach, first, IS per
cent. Winnifred Joyce, second, 941
per cent.
3. Walter Meyer, fret. IS per cent.
Idabel McLeish, second, 94b per cent.
4. Dorothy Ragland, first, 92s per
cent. Elizabeth Joyce, second, 924
per cent.
5. Neral Topper, first, SO per cent.
Alex DeLorimer,. second, "a 20 per
cent.
6. Marguerite Bickle, first, 93S per
cent. Marguerite DeLorimer, second,
SO SO per cent.
7. Mary Rowe, first, SO SO per cent.
Irene Rag and, second, 96B per cent.
s. Arnold Westfall, first, IS 81 per
cent. Louise Sharp, second, 95 81
per cent.
8. Merriel Taylor, fret, 924 per
cent. Irene Jacoby, second, 90 per
cent.
10 Minnie Ludtke, fret, "a as pei
cent. Ruth King, second, 944 pei
cent.
II. Genevieve Carter, first, 944 pei
cent. Harriet Lee, second, 81 1.6 pei
cent.
IL. Nora HARDER, first, 81 per cent
Albert Boyle. second, 96b per cent.
j. w. LENN1NG,
Superintendent of City Schools.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
Alias Summons.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial dis
trict OF the state of Montana, in and for the coun-
ty of Chouteau.
Reed, defendant.
The State Of Montana sends greetings to the
above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action, which is filed in the office of
the clerk OF this court, q copy of which is here
with served upon you, and to file your answer
and serve 2 copy thereof upon the plaintiffs at:
torney within twenty days after the service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and in case OF your failure to appear or answer,
Judgment will be taken against you by default fol-
the relief demanded in the complaint.
That said action is brought to recover judg-
ment for the sum of Four Thousand Six Hun.
dred Forty-eight and 28.1 ga, GAS. 28) Dollars,
the balance due plaintiff on an account for gro.
ceries, various articles of farm produce, goods,
wares and merchandise, sold and delivered BY
plaint1 TO defendant, for money paid by plain.
tiff for defendants use, and for money paid to
defendant between the cath day of September,
1910. and the 24th day of November, 1911, to-
gether with interest at the rate Of eight per cent
per annum from the 24th day of November, 1911.
~ Witness my hand and the seal Of said
srAL court this 18th day of February, 1912
15 cHAs. Il. BOYLE,
:: l; Powers. of Fort Benton, Montana, plain
First publication. Feb. 10. 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
was paid direct to the owners from the

was paid direct TO the owners from the
point OF sale.
Horse shipments from Montana in
1911 aggregated 26, 1915 head.
The report shows that during the
year W. arrests were made by inspec-
tors and sherifs for violation of
stock laws. A total OF 80 convictions
was obtained. while so cases are still
pendiog.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
HILL AND BLAINE.
New Names May Soon Appear On
Map Of Montana.

Map Of Montana.
Il is expected that the elections In
progress today (Tuesday) in the
northern part of Chouteau county will
result 10 placing new county m
on the mop of Montana. According
to reports from various sources. the
propositions to form the new counties
of Hill and Blaine are likely to carry,
although there is said to be oppost-
ton in each case-the extent of which
il at present unknown. Under the
new counties law, it requires q vote OF
IS per cent to insure the creation OF q
new county.
There has been q big registra alton OF
voters for these elections and the total
vote of the various precincts will be
the largest ever recorded in Chouteau
county. There are 80 precincts 10 the
territory that is proposed to organize
o. Hill county, and Is precincts in the
Blaine county district. The number
of registered voters in each precinct
appears upon the official records as
follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
Notice Of Closing Of Registration.

Notice is hereby given that the registration
books of the county of Chouteau, state of Mon.
tana, will be closed at 5 o'clock .. m. on the Goth
day of March. 1912, for the general school cleo.
tion to be held in the school districts of said
county on the first Saturday in April, 1912
appearing In person before the county clerk a,
his office, or before the nearest justice of the
peace or notary public.
Dated this Goth day of February, 1912.
j. LEE SEDGWICK,
County Clerk, Chouteau County, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
FEWER CATTLE SHIPPED.
Montana Beef Producers Going Out
Of the Business.

VI tne 0uStnSSSs
Shipments of cattle from Montana
fell off 10000 head last year, compar-
ed with the total shipments in 1910,
according to the annual report of D.
W. Raymond, secretary of the state
board of stock commissioners, which
has just been made public.
The total shipment of cattle last
year from Montana was POS, 1913 head
4S, GAP going to the coast markets and
the remainder to Chicago, Omaha, St.
Paul, and Sioux City. Five years
ago scarce q head we're shipped west
during q season; now they number
thousand 8. Figures furnished by in
spectors show the movement of cattle
to the various markets was as follows;
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A 0rist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A 0rist OF Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Culbertson Sesrchlight: A big In
dian pow WOW or council was held in
Poplar the latter part of last week in
which nearly every family on the
reservation was represented. w. I'M
derstand that Uncle Sam will distri-
butte some three hundred thousand
dollars to them in the near future.
Chinook Opinion: The case of the
State vs Joseph Demars, transferred
from Judge Scott's court In the noun.
tains, was heard before Justice Brooks
Tuesday. George Dema.s was &C.
Quilted and Joseph Demars found
guilty and q fine of $50 was imposed.
The defendant was charged with the
larceny OF some sheaf oats.
Malta Enterprise: Fred Steinkraus
was in from his homestead soutn of
town Monday. He states the thresh-
ing In his neighborhood Is still un-
finished and the homesteads located
there will thresh two crops this year.
Mr.. S;einkraus is also numbered am
ong those harvesting two good crops
OF oats from the came seed and the
same soil.
Conrad Observer: Two deals in
horses and cattle have been completed
by John Matchett. His herd of $50
cattle was sold to Louie Morgan and
Levi Burd, the former from Birch
creek and the latter from Browning.
The price received Is said to be $50
per head. AT the same time Mr..
Matchett di sposed of 100 horses to
an Alberta buyer. The amount re-
ceived straight through vas about $50.
Glasgow News: Last Saturda az c.
E. Pierson publisher of the Saco In
dependent, and II. l.. Birum, also
formerly connected with the Indepen-
dent, were arrested and brought
to Glasgow to answer to the charge
of perjury. The complaint was based
on the testimony given by these men
when they appeared as witnesses
for the defendant in the trial of the
case of Forest Crutchfeld for the
bu.cheriug of q stolen 'critter."
Conrad Observer: There was q
mass meeting at Shelby last evening
to consider the proposition of count!
division. From appearances the pro
position has been kept a bosom secre
from the residents of this section, g.
the first intimation of the meetinl
came ia q round about way Their
was a very good turnout of tn
prominent residents north of tht
Marias river present at the meeting
The natter was talked over and plan,
laid for starting a division campaign
to form q new county from that por
ton of Teton county and north O
Marias river and from a part O.
Chouteau county, presumably tn,
Sweet Grass hills section.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21
Both Annoying.

"Two things make my wife awful
mad"
"What are they?"
ITO get ready for company that
doesn't come and to have company
come when she isn't ready."-Phila.
delph1a Inquirer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21

SudV 0VCS O0Ch HuuOACu0 VI yC0ISs
1t has been the custom in China to
regulate their calendar by the changes
OF the moon, making $50 days In the
year, but under the new form of gov
ernment recently adopted it is believed
this will be changed to the Julian cal
endar.
From Tuesdays Daily.
H. L. Armstrong and D. G. Peet,
Of Hawarden, were among the arri'
walls today.
Thomas Murray Spencer, the
drummer poet" is among the bust
ness visitors in town.
The Eklund photo studio on Bono
street will be open Saturday and Sun
day, February "a and 25.
Miss Byrne Moore. who has beer
visiting with friends in this city since
the holidays, left today for Minneap
oils.
Mrs. Joseph Murphy and Mrs. J. A
Smith, of Hsvre, were received at tn
Sanitarium today for medical treat
ment.
The various business houses il
town will observe Thursday, Wash
ington's birthday as q legal holiday
and remain closed throughout the dsv
A plat of the Eldermsn addition Il
the townsite Of big Sandy has beer
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21

From the interest manifested by the
voters in each district, it is expected
that most of them will participate in
the elections.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-02-21

Shipments to miscellaneous points
each year aggregated from 5000 to s.
600 head.
Out of the 1911 shipments approxi-
mately II, 900 head OF strsys were re-
covered. The receipts from the sale
of 1,635 we're paid from the Office Of
Secretary Raymond and the balance
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29
OPPORTUNITIES HEaE
BEST in SOUTH

Mr.. Harvey Burlington, who recently
came to Hattiesburg with number of
he Cummings excursionists, has re-
Curned here after prospecting in vari-
GUS sections of the South, remaining
for several weeks in the Carolinas and
alabama. He states that farming in
all parts he has visited is retarded just
as much as it is here, with the excep-
[ on that farmers in this section have
a much better chance than those of
lther places that he has visited.
No ether part of the South has APP
Ne led to Mr. Edrington as does South
mississippi and he has come to the
,onc}usicn t at right here offers more
cpportunities fer the Northerner than
ny other portion of the country and
- will plat his stakes" in Hatt;es-
trrg. confident that his choice is a
wise one.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29
SMALL NUMBER
OFFENDERS TODAY

Only a small number of cases were
heard by Mr.. Fuller in the City court
this morning. Paul Vinetz for operat
ing a hack without license was fined
$3.50 and costs. Frank Yarbrough
for assault and battery on one Martha
Johnson was fined s. and costs.
Charley Roberts who escaped from
the city chain gang several weeks ago
and was later re-captured was given
$40 and 10 days. Alonzo Murray started
in to cuss out a neighborhood but was
arrested before he finished. AS a
balm to the wounded feelings of those
who succeeded in hearing his string
of epithets he was assessed a fine Of
S. and costs.
Two cases against Ernest Knox, one
for profanity and the other for assault
and battery, were continued.
George Chinn, the well-known
Chinaman, was arrested shortly after
the noon hour hero today for leaving
his team unhitched When brought
up stairs in the clerks office the
Oriental was highly excited and his
chopped-up English used in blessing
out the police force, City of Hatties-
burg and the United States generally,
was highly amusing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29
YOUNG BRAKEMAN
KILLED BY TRAIN

Robert Lee Dow, aged 90, employed
by the G. & S. I. railroad was run
over and fatally injured yesterday at
1890 o'clock, at Florence, twelve
miles south of Jackson.
Young Dow was brakeman. and
in attempting to cross in front of a
rapidly moving string of cars, tripped
and fell The cars passed over him,
breaking both legs and one arm and
horribly crushing other parts of his
body. He was placed on a train and
hurried to Jackson, but died before
reaching that city.
He was a brother of C. E. Dow, the
conductor in charge of the extra
freight on which the young man met
his death.
Bob" Dow, as he was Familiarity
known by a large number of people
at this place, was Z popular and
deserving young man and his untime.
ly death is mourned by large num-
Der of friends. He leaves mother
two brothers and sister, who reside
at MendenhalI.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29
VETERANS BENEFIT
At L0MO TODAY

Manager Mollere Of the Lomo thea
ire has given that popular playhouse
over to the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy today and tonight.
1t is planned to raise enough money
in this manner to partly defray the
expenses Of old soldiers to the re-
union at Macon, Ga.
Besides the special music that will
be feature Of the program, Mrs. B.
D. Moore and Miss Corrinne Venable
will render appropriate solos. An I'M
usually attractive line of pictures will
also be shown.
In the past the money needed to
send the old soldiers was raised by
popular subscriptions, but this method
had many drawbacks, and those in
terested are anxious that all who pos
sibly can will come out this afternoon
and tonight and help out in this
worthy cause.
All proceeds derived for the day
and night will be used for the purpose
mentioned and a nice sum will no
doubt be realized.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29
43 YEARS A RAILROAD MAN.

New York, April 29.-Harry B. Nc
Clellan will retire this week at his
own request as general eastern agent
of the Wabash railway, but will con-
tinue in the service of the road as a
special traffic agent with headquar-
tiers in this city. He has been with
the Wabash for thirty-three years and
for ten years previous was employed
by the Pennsylvania, thus having for
ty-three years of uninterrupted rail
road service to his credit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29
Hattiesburg Team Back
Home For Nine Games

evidence of Cap'n's good baseball
judgement. 1t would be in the nature
of a calamity for us to lose Wick, our
old reliable peppery pal. and reckon
ing from this viewpoint we rejoice
that the report eminated from an
overweening desire on the part of the
Greenwooders for his valuable serv-
ices-the wish being father to the
thought and responsible for the
canard.
Pitcher Torrey has been uncondi-
tionally released, after performing in
the box one time. Capn has his
Discerning optics on two promising
Youngsters who will likely appear
pretty soon with their samples.
Beginning tomorrow and every Tues
day throughout the season, when
games are played on the local grounds,
ladies will be admitted free Ladies'
Day should draw unusually well and
thus encourage the other sex to turn
out to the Tuesday games.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29

Hattiesburg is back home for nine
games in their own yard, after rath-
er disastrous excursion into the enc
mics country. Cap'n and the boys
are not one whit downhearted over
the series of defeats as
they do that they could not bring
home more percentage-for they were
severely handicapped in the Jackson
series on account of the undulating
topography of the Millsaps lot on
which the games were played, and
the pitching staff was badly crippled.
They are going to make for the first
division during the home stay and
If the fans will pull as hard for them
as they play things will go we'll
Cap'n was asked for some light on
the report appearing in yesterdays
papers that Wickenhoffer had been
sold to Greenwood, and said: "Why,
wouldn't give Wick for the whole
Greenwood team" This is further
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-04-29
TELEPHONE DISTRICT
LARGELY INCREASFD

The Hattiesburg district of the
Cumberland Telephone Co., has been
increased by the addition of the Co
lumpia' Picayune, Sumrall, Silver
Creek and Prentiss exchanges. Dis,
trlct Manager F. 7. Flint will remain
in charge, but will give especial ar.
tention to the commercial traffic end
while district Manager Lamar Rms.
sell will be sent here from Gulfport
arriving May LIST, and will be plant
Manager. Mr. Flint is making am.
phatically good with the company and
mas shown decided gains. With the
capable assistance of Mr. Russell tbo