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hundred and forty (44O) acres,
can be LARGELY nut under culti-

hundred and forty (44O) acres
can be largely put under cult
walton, and that portion which
could not be easily farmed coulc
be readily rented for pasture
that from this lond a revenue
could be obtained which, with
the assistance of the deponent,
would be sufficient for the de-
ponent to keep together her fam
lily until such time as they might
become self-supporting: that she
desires to have the balance of the
land allotted to herself and fam
lily, except such portions as she
desires to keep for her own use,
leased upon such terms as will
insure to her a revenue with
which to support and maintain
her children; that the leasing Of
her lands at this time, upon the
improvement basis, affords her
nothing with which to buy food
and clothing.
Deponent further states that
it is her desire to have the land
of her deceased child, Theodore,
disposed of Immediately and the
proceeds invested for her in
equipping some of her land for
cultivation and provide a revenue
for the support and maintenance
of her children; that she desires
a patent in fee to her own allot-
mdnt so that she may buy COWS,
horses, wagon and equipment
with which she may earn a liv-
ing and educate her children.
For all the above sundry re-
quests, deponent urgently asks
an early and earnest consider
alton of your department; that
this is a critical time in the life
of herself and children and
would ask an immediate relief.
(Signed) MARY HOWLETT.
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Anniversary Party

Judge and Mrs. d. d. Hull en-
tertained at progressive whist
last Saturday evening, March 3,
to celebrate their 9th wedding
anniversary. Refreshments were
served at IL O'Clock and those
present were:
Mr., and Mrs. Fred T. Potvin,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Sterling,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Crawford,
DR.. and Mrs. J. Z. Fuhrer, DR..
and Mrs. M. w. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. F. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
E. Healey, Mr.. and Mrs. e. H.
Rathbone, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Bear, Mr.. and Mrs. Nose Dele
ware, DR.. Putney and w. G.
Brown.
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St. Ignatius News

Miss Louise Pickett of New
Brunswick, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Beckwith this week.
Jos. Grenier, Sr., has let con-
tract for the digging of four
wells on his allottments east of
town.
S. r. Dixon has started a saw
mill east Of town and is saving
lumber for the farmers around
here.
The little daughter of Oscar
Farrell who has been seriously
i'll with pneumonia is rapidly re-
covering.
A. L. Vote, from North Da-
kota, has leased part of the Eliz-
abeth Ashley place and has mov-
ed his family onto same.
Miss Helen McCrackin has re-
turned to her home at Hamilton
after spending a few days at her
ranch "High-on-a-Hill, and Wis.,
iting friends in town.
E. F. Tabor, project engineer
for the U. S. R. S., is making an
inspection trip over the Sun river
project this week. He is expect
ed home at an early date.
The reclamation boys rendered
Walter N. Hill, who has been
promoted and transferred to
Helena, a banquet last Saturday
evening at the Michaud hotel.
An enjoyable time was had by
all present.
Teneas Red Horn, an Indian
over 80 years old, died here last
Saturday evening. A daughter
came from Desmet, Idaho, to at
tend the funeral which was held
in the Catholic church at this
place on Monday last.
Carl Davis arrived home We'd
nesday from Phoenix, Arizona,
with the body of his wife who
died there on Feb. 26. The fu-
neral services will be held at the
Catholic church today and burial
will be in the Nilsson cemetery.
H. C. Kuhl Of the engineering
force of the Flathead project, is
making frequent visits to Roman
these days. The transfer of one
of the school ma'ams from the
Mission to Roman is said to be
the cause of these trips, and some
say it is a good, rich joke.
Word has been received from
Big Ann, Poison, Plains and
other points Of the sending Of
delegations to the big meeting to
be held here tomorrow. Arrange
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Resources OF Flathead
Desired By Railroad

to homestead entry and ninety
five per cent of it has been filed
upon. Each homestead unit has
a family living upon the land and
a portion of the homestead is
fenced and under cultivation.
The amount varying from twen-
ty to one hundred acres.
The amount of timber along
the Mission range of mountains
is approximately 400, 600, 600 feet.
Roman is located in the GEN.
ter of the agricultural portion of
the reservation and has a popu-
lation of over 600. More than
800 families get mail at Roman.
Various reports have been
made on the number of bushels
of various grains raised upon the
reservation in 1911, and in order
to get substantial facts to SUBJ
NIT to you, special efforts have
been made to get reports from
threshing outfits, farmers and
business men, who are familiar
with every piece of land in this
portion of the reservation. After
compiling the facts obtained,
am of the opinion that there was
raised during the year of 1911,
approximately $4,000 bushels of
wheat; 100000 bushels of oats;
10000 bushels of barley; a small
amount of flax, rye, buckwheat,
peas, timothy and clover seed,
and about $4,000 tons of hay.
II have no way by which can
ascertain the nearly correct
amount of horses, cattle and
swine produced. Each rancher
has horses, cows and swine and
a number of parties have them
in considerable number.
"T am unable to state the
amount of poultry, eggs and but
ter which was produced.
1T is impossible to mark out
on the maps submitted, the Sec
ton, or portion of a section, up
on which this grain and tonnage
was produced, but will say that
the larger portion of it was pro-
duced in the vicinity of Roman
and st. lgnatius. Between Grow
and Mud creeks practically every
acre of the land is under cult
walton. There is strip of land
about five miles wide west of the
Mission range of mountains be-
tween Flathead lake and St. Igna-
titus the larger portion of which is
under cultivation and is now pro-
ducing d considerable tonnage of
hay and grain. West of this strip
of land lies practically all of the
homestead land of the reserva-
tion, the greater portion of which
lies northwest, west and south
west of Roman. During the sea-
son of 1912 fully seventy per
cent of the homestead land will
be under cultivation.
Lying north and west of St.
lgnatius is the bulk of the allot-
ted land"
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Bitter Fight To Come

Bitter Fight To Come
There appears good reason to
believe that a bitter fight is to
come between the Roosevelt and
Taft forces. Already there are
charges and counter charges
of bad faith, trust influences and
big business interference. 1t
will be a fight to the finish.
From all this recrimination
some good may result. The bat
tie proceeding the convention to
be held in Chicago may become
so acrimonious as to make the
nomination of either Roosevelt
or Taft a suicidal one for the
party. If such should happen,
then the probability is that some
dark horse would be chosen as
the head of the ticket.
TO an unprejudiced man, the
chances look good for just this
very thing to occur. With Roose-
welt fighting Taft, and vice versa,
is it reasonable to suppose that
the friends of one would hurrah
very hard after the convention
for the victor? The third
term" hug-a-boo will be used for
all there is in it by the opponents
of the ex-president, and will be
as big a club to the democrats
after the convention as it will be
to Taft men before, should
Roosevelt be the nominee. The
probability is that a great many
Of the Roosevelt men would
never vote for Taft even if he
does receive the nomination, and
there you are. Shrewd politicians
go to the national con-
ventions and once they are as
sembled in convention the desire
to choose a winner will be so
strong that it seems more than
probable that some other man
will be the choice of the conven-
ton.
Upon whom will this fall?
That is a question upon which it
is hard at this time to hazard a
guess. Perhaps Cummins, or
Beveridge. Maybe Gov. Hadley
Of Missouri, or some one not at
this time thought of. That has
been done in the past, as when
Hayes and Garfield were nomi-
mated. They had never been
mentioned, and still a fight sim
liar to the one now in progress,
forced the delegates to choose
of avowed candidates.
In the democratic ranks chaos
also reigns. Wilson men charge
that Clark and Underwood are
under the influence of "big busi-
ness'' and therefore not accept
able, and the adherents of the
two last named say that Wilson
is merely a school teacher. Har-
mon is not acceptable to the west
owing to his connection with the
Cleveland administration, and so
harmony is not to be found in
the ranks of the unterrifed.
Bryan is the thorn in the side of
many of the avowed candidates,
because they are unable to Sc
cure his endorsement, and also
for fear that he may conclude to
run for the fourth time. So far
as all polls made are concerned,
he is by far the choice Of a ma
jority of the democrats and many
progressive republicans would
vote for him before they would
for many Of the men seeking the
nomination at the hands of the
convention.
The fun has only commenced,
and no one can foretell the re-
suit Of either convention.
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of the Flathead reservation, a.
pertained to grain produced dur
ing the past year and the prob
able acreage and development
for 1912. This request came from
a source which it is reasonable
to suppose is destined to assist
the Northern Pacific in deter
mining the question as to the ex-
pediency of building a line north
ward from Dixon. Care has
been taken in preparing this in
formation and it can be said
truthfully that nothing is over
drawn. The estimate is below
rather than above the actual pro-
duction. The letter is as fol-
lows:
ANY statistics which may be
given will be more or less mac
csrate, but those given in this
letter are approximately correct.
1t has taken several days in
which to get them together and
| assure you they have been
made after much labor and with
the best information obtainable,
and | hope that they will ans
wer the purpose for which you
want them.
There are approximately
273, 600 acres of land lying south
of the Flathead lake, east of
Flathead river, west of the tim
ber reserve and north of the
Northern Pacific railway, nine
tenths of which is adapted to
agriculture and the remaining
portion is suited for grazing pur-
poses. The government has re-
served for a buffalo pasture ap-
proXimately 20, acres and res
ervoir sites 5000 acres and for
power purposes $1,000, making
a total of approximately $4,000
acres reserved by the govern
ment for various purposes. Most
of the land reserved for power
purposes and reservoir sites will
be offered for lease on April /,
1912, and eventually a large por-
tion of this land will become
available for agricultural pur-
poses.
"There are now available for
agricultural purposes approxi-
mately 217, 1000 acres of land en-
braced in the territory above de-
scribed. This amount will be in
creased approximately $4,000
acres by the leasing Of land with
drawn for power site and reser-
voirs, making a total of nearly
24O, 600 acres Of agricultural
land.
within the territory above
mentioned there are approx
mately 1855 Indian alIotments.
Patents to about 100 of these
allotments have been issued. The
balance of this land is under the
control and supervision of the
Indian department. Approx
mately 81, 900 acres of this land
is now under lease, and leases
for several thousand acres are
now being considered by the In
dian department. If the gov
ernment would pursue a liberal
policy in relation to the leasing
of Indian lands, a large portion
of land now remaining unculti-
waited would be soon leased and
producing tonnage worthy of
consideration. Land belonging
to minors, infirm and deceased
Indians should be leased or sold
as soon as possible for the best
interests of all concerned.
There is in the territory above
described approximately $3.50
acres of the land belonging to
the state. This land is all leased
for agricultural and grazing pur-
poses, except about 1,5OO acres.
The balance of the land, being
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About IL tons good baled hay
for sale. Jackson & Nice, one
mile north of Roman.
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BRADFORD FAIR ATHLETICS

To the Athletes of the Vicinity
The Bradford Fair Association
will this year devote the first day
of the Fair to an Athletic Meet,
open to competitors from all the
towns in the vicinity.
The following events will con-
stitute the program:
100 yards DASH Ia mile ruin; IL
mile run: 1 mile run; running
broad jump; running high jump {;
IL lb. shot put; pole vault; relay
race, IL mile, town teams.
There will be medals for 1st and
ID prizes. Third place counts for
points, and a banner will be
awarded to the town scoring the
highest number of points (relay
race not included) A special prize
of one case of Liberty Cartridge
Shells, value S1O.25, has been Of
fered by the Liberty Cartridge Co.
of Mt. Carmel, Conn.,, through the
courtesy of DR.. E. NJ. Funk, presi-
dent, for the individual contestant
scoring the highest number of
points in all events.
Entries can be made to the un-
dersigned any time up to 10 o.
clock am. of the first day of the
Fair.
J. Edward Peters,
Superintendent of Athletics.
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the ne arby cottages or to the sur
rounding woods, in which they
were successful, and to assist the
guests to the cottages. Rev. John
J. Hadley, rector of the St. Johns
Episcopal church of Jersey City,
rescued Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins from
the water with difficulty because of
the intense heat and the flames
which reached almost to the wa
ter's edge.
The hotel, oneof the oldest build
ings around the Lake. was owned
by A. E. Hale of Bradford, and J.
o. Belcher of Springfield, Mass.
W. M. Gale was the proprietor,
having run it last season success
fully. Mr.. Gale had just gone to
the Fairlee Inn, of which he also
is the proprietor, and his wife
made her escape with difficulty
after being awakened by the crack
ling of flames in the floor beneath
her. The building was insured for
$1,000, the contents had no insurs
ance. The proprietor's loss is
about $500. The owners loss is
about $1,000.
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WHAT MAKES A WOMAN?

One hundred and twenty pounds,
more or less, of bone and muscle
don't make a woman. It's a good
foundation. Put into it health and
strength and she may rule a king
dom. But that's just what Electric
Bitters give her. Thousands bless
them for overcoming fainting and
dizzy spells and for dispelling
weakness, nervousness, backaohe
and tired, listless, worn out feel
ing. Electric Bitters have done
me a world of good" writes Eliza
Pool, Depew, Okla, "and 1 thank
you, with all my heart, for maxi
ing such a good medicine" Only
soc. Guaranteed by W. L. Cove
& Co.
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Bradford.

Mrs. Frank Holmes is visiting
Mrs. Charles Bragg at So. Fairlee
this week.
W. d. Devol of Manchester, N
H., spent Sunday with Frank l.
Brigham.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Jenkins, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Griggs and Rev
P. A. Smith enjoyed an auto ride
to Lebanon Monday.
Mrs. E. P. Norcross left We'd
nesday for Bethlehem, N. H., to
attend the funeral of her brother
in-law, C. L. Bartlett.
Miss Jessie Worcester left on
Monday to spend a two weeks
vacation with relatives in Barre,
Burlington and Middlebury.
Miss Grace Towne and her friend
Miss Margaret Chalmers of Sal
EN-, Mass, arrived in town Tues
day to visit DR.. and Mrs. W. E.
Locke.
Miss Margaret O'Neill, who has
been away on a two weeks vaca-
ton, returned to her duties as
nurse in the home of Mrs. j. E.
Sleeper.
Misses Nellie and Lillian Paul
and Lawrence Paul of Lancaster,
NH, are spending their vacation
with their sister, Mrs. Carleton
Johnson.
Mrs. Amanda Farnsworth, who
has been spending a week with
her niece, Mrs. Nettie Wilson, re-
turned to her home in McIndoe
Falls, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griggs and
baby of Montpelier, are spending
the week with her aunt, Mrs. Ed
gar Hunt, and her cousin, Mrs.
G. A. Jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Cummings
and Beatrice and Mr.. and Mrs.
W. L.. Cove returned from their
automobile trip to Boston last
last week Thursday.
Mrs Laura j. Peaslee and son
Dan E. Peaslee, of Chicago, ILL.,,
arrived in town Monday to spend
two weeks with her sisters, Misses
Julia and Eva Johnson.
Invitations are out for the
wedding of Miss Jessie Gates of
Montpelier and s. w. Edmerson of
Plattsburg, NY, at the Simool
Cottage, Lake Morey, Aug. 7.
The marriage of Miss Flora B.
Norcross and Mr.. John F. Pagan
of Dorchester, Mass, occurred in
that city July 18th. A reception in
their new home there followed the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Brown left
on Monday morning about seven
o'clock for a two weeks carriage
drive, which will take them to
Lake Willoughby among other
places, en- route.
Miss Marion Abbott returned
from the West Saturday and was
visitor in town until Thursday
morning, when she left for Little
Sebago Lake, Me-, for a camping
trip through August.
Rev. and Mrs. H. J. Newton left
on Tuesday for Mechanics Falls,
Me-, where they will spend the
month of August. Mr.. Newton be-
gins his passionate in Salem, Mass.
the first Sunday in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. C A. w. Spencer of Brook
line. Mass, have been guests of Hotel
Low for few days the past week. Mr..
Spencer is editor and owner of the Chron-
icle of that noted town, and a gentleman
of culture and wide experience. He lived
as boy in Vershire, and made visit to
that town during his stay here.
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NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS
OF BRADFORD, VT, 1912.

You are hereby notified that a
town tax of one hundred cents, a
town highway tax of forty cents,
a village tax of sixty cents, a viii
lage highway tax of forty cents,
and a school tax of seventy cents
making a total of S2.1O outside of
the village corporation, and $40
inside of said village corporation
on the dollar of the Grand List of
this town for the current year, are
in the hands of the respective
treasurers for payment.
A discount of 4 per cent will be
allowed on all taxes paid within
90 days from this date, (said time
expires Oct. 80, 1922 After Oct.
80, 1912, unpaid taxes will be turn
ed over to the collector for col
lection with costs.
Frank L. Brigham,
Town Treasurer.
Frank II. Everett,
Village and School Treasurer.
Bradford, Vt, Aug. 1, 1912.
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The nearby towns around Lake
Morey were startled early Tuesday
morning by the call for help sent out
from Middle Point" The Glen
Falls house was in flames and with
in an hour was but smoking embers
on the ground. Miss Floren ce NJ.
Albee Of Springfield, Mass, and
Miss Effie Perkins of flushing, l..
l., were burned to death in the ho-
tel, and others were injured by
jumping.
The bodies of Miss Albee and
Miss Perkins were recovered from
the ruins, Identification being pos
sible only because the position of
their rooms was known. Miss AL =
bee was a stenographer and was d
years old. Her employer, W. F.
Young, and her father, H. E. AL
bee, came to Fairlee Tuesday nigh t
for the remains. Her fiancee, Carl
Handforth, is Frustrated.
Miss Perkins, who was handi cap
ped by being partial paralytic,
was teacher in the New York
schools. The Perkins family, con-
sisting of the father and mother
and two daughters, we're there for
the summer. Mr.. Perkins is a
Manhattan business man. OF this
family only one daughter, Alice,
remains. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Perkins and Miss Alice had to Jump
from their windows and they came
to the ground amid the burning
timbers and were obliged to roll to
the edge of the lake, getting into
the water to escape burning. Mr..
and Mrs. Perkins were terribly
burned and with Miss Bernice Bean
of Springfield, Mass, who injured
her spine by jumping, were taken
to the Mary Hitchcock hospital at
Hanover on the 10 o'clock train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins both died
within few hours. Miss Bean is
still as the hospital, improving
slowly.
The fire evidently caught from
the fireplace in the office. For
several seasons the Office has been
made attractive by pine bough dec
orations. Carl Coates of Brookline,
Mass, the clerk, started fire in
the fireplace about $50 Tuesday
morning and it is supposed that it
out and caught among the
decorations. Almost at once the
only stairway was cut of and the |
fire soon raced along the narrow
halls upstairs enveloping the whole |
building in flames. The clerk was
somewhat burned as he raised the |
cry Of fire and attempted to rouse
the guests. With the frst intima-
ton of danger the guests found
themselves cut of from escape |
through their windows.
They mostly escaped in their night |
clothes, their iewelry, money and
wearing apparel being burned.
There were 70 persons in the build
ing, Is boarders, 3 transient and S
The entire furnishings
were burned The fire was quickly |
over as the hotel was lightly built
and there was nothing n,its con-
impedethe flames. The
were powerless to do more
than prevent the fire spreading to
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Wells River Savings Bank,
WELLS RIVER, VT.
DEPOSITS 1882 ,oo1.15

Persons living out of town may
send deposits by Bank Draft Check
Postofice Order or Express and
deposit book will be returned by
mail. All correspondence should
be addressed and drafts made pay
able TO the Wells River Savings
Bank.
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NOTICE

Corinth, VT, July %, 1912
Your taxes for the year 1912 are in nv
hands for collection. This amount is
subject to per cent II pal on or before
Oct. %. 1912. After that date no dis
count Is allowed and costs Of collection
viii be added. On renting, please en-
close postage II you wish a receipt re-
turned
"A J.R. JACOBS, Town Treas.
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Trustees.
SAMUEL HUTCHINs d. s. FULTON,
F. E. KIMBALL, E. W. SMITH
GEORGE COCHRAN GEO. F. WINCH,
HENRY II. LEE.
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Get your printing at The Opinion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-18
SEATTLE DEALERS
 ROB FISHERMEN

Captain Paul Jensen, one of the old time shippers of the Juneau fish, ing fleet, arrived up on the Dolphin this morning. He is glad to be back at his old moorings
 Capt. Jensen reports that all of the steam fishing craft are tied up in Sound ports because of strike of the fishermen for a raise of one-half cent per pound
 Speaking of the local situation, Captain Jensen said: "The Seattle dealers manage to steal over one third of the shipments made by Alas ka fishermen through their system of culling. If it were not for this fea- ture we could make money at four cents per pound, whereas we are now getting five cents, but lose one-third by theft. There is hope now of a competing market and we may do bet ter"
 It is the intention of Capt. Jensen to go back to his calling as soon as he can get vessel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1912-11-18
MariineNotes
I-,-l-l-l-l-l-ll-llls,,-,-l-..l-l.-a-l-s-l-a-l-9

The fishing schooner ROlfe left for the banks today.
 The fishing boat Kennebec left for the halibut grounds yesterday.
 The launch White Star was sched' uled to leave today.
 The fishing schooner Dolphin left for the halibut banks yesterday.
 The salmon trader G. A. R. was to leave for Sum Dunn today
 Fishing schooner Standard left yes terday afternoon.
 The Norman sunde was scheduled to sail for the halbut banks today.
 The Dolphin arrived at 6 a. m. to- day bringing passengers and 11S tons of freight,
 The Latouche arrived yesterday, and after discharging 25O tons of coal and machinery moved to Shat. tucks with powder. She will go from here to Douglas.