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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17
Notice Of Contest.

United States Land Office at Great Falle, Mon.
TO John Ernest currie, of stsnly, Alberta,
MARTIN j. MILEY,
who gives Great Falls, Montana, as his post.
ONCE his duly corroborated application to contest
and secure the cancellation Of your homestead
entry serial No. olsos4. made April ls, 1911, for
east, Montana meridian, and as grounds for his
contest he alleges that you have for more than
Six months last past abandoned eaid land and
thst you have neither established residence nor
made improvements thereon.
You are, therefore. further notified that the
SAID allegations will be taken by this Office as
s asying y, been en- confessed by Won, and your said
further right to be heard therein, either before
this ofhce or on appeal. If you fail to die in thie
office within twenty days after the FOURTH
publication of this notice, as ehown below, your
answer, under oath, specifically meeting and re.
spending to these allegations OF contest. or IL
you fail within thst time to file in this office due
swer on the said contestant either in person or
by registered mail. If this service ts made by
the delivery OF a copy Of your answer to the con-
either the said contestants written acknowledge.
ment OF his receipt of the copy, showing the
date of it's receipt, or the affidavit of the person
and where the copy was delivered; if made BY
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
oe accompanied BY the postmaster's receipt for
You should state in your answer the name OF
the postofice to which you desire future notice.
to be sent to you.
E. L. BARNES. Register.
Date OF first publication July 3. 1919.
Date of second publication July 10, 1919.
Date of third publication July II, 1912
Date of fourth publication July "a. 1919.
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Sheriff's Sale.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district OF the state of Montana, in and for the
county Of Chouteau.
The Citizens National Bank, of Have, a cor.
Roration, plaintiff, We. r. E. Cowan and Mrs. r.
z. COwan, defendants.
To be sold at sherih's sale on the Goth day of
July. a. d. 1912, at two o'clock p. m, at front
door OF county court house. Fort Benton, in the
property:
All ofthe right, title, and interest of the de-
PENDANTS named, or either of them, of in and to
the east half of northeast quarter and northeast
quarter OF southeast quarter section ten QO, and
northwest quarter of southwest quarter section
eleven QlD, all in township twenty nine (29)
north, range thirteen Q3)e east, Montana meridian,
n Chonteau county. together with all buildings,
structures and improvements thereon. Also lot
one ~, In block numbered four ~, townsite Of
pig SANDY, Chouteau county, together with all
buildings, structures and improvements thereon.
Dated this 18th day of june, A. d. 1912
GEO. BlCKLE, Sheriff.
BY CHAs. CRAWFORD, Under Sheriff.
d. n. 6ramble. attorney for plaintiff.
First publication June IS, 1912.
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Notice To Taxpayers.

In accordance with the provisions of Sections
2547, Revised Codes of Montana, notice ie hereby
given that the assessment book of Chouteau
county for the year 1919 is now completed by the
assessor and delivered to the county clerk, and
is now in his office open to inspection by all
persons interested. The board Of county com
on the third Monday in July duly Is, 1879, at
the court house in Fort Benton, to examine the
assessment of property in the county, and will
continue in session for that purpose from time
to time until the business of equalization ie dis
posed of, but not later than the second Monday
In August august II, 1879. Any person having
grievances or complaints in regard to their as.
compiled by the assessor, will present them to the
board of equalization during the period herein
mentioned for that purpose, viz, from the 18th
they will be thereafter debarred from making
corrections in their assessments.
Attention is called to the following sections of
duties Of the board Of equalization: "'
Section 1874. No reduction must be made in
the valuation Of property unless the party affect
ed thereby, or his agent. makes and files with the
his oath, showing the facts upon which It is
claimed such reduction should be made.
Section 2575. Before the board grants the ap.
must examine on oath the person or the agent
making the application, touching the value of
the property of such person. No reduction must
be made unless such person or the agent making
the application attends and answers al questions
pertinent to the inquiry.
Section 2576. Upon the hearing of the spplica-
ton the board may subpoena such witnesses,
hear and take such evidence in relation to the
subject pending as in its discretion it may deem
proper.
Section 2577. During the session of the board
the assessor and any deputy whose testimony il
needed must be preeent and may make any state
ment or introduce and examine witnesses on
questions before the board.
-. j. LEE SEDGWICK, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont, July 10, 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17

~HERE is 10 phase of tue subject
Of road Improvement so impor-
tant and which is so often neg
lected as that Of maintenance.
Roads may be constructed in a most
scientific ann and out of the best
materials available. but unless they
are properly maintained they will Soon
er or later go to pieces. On the other
hand. roads may be never so poor, but
with systematic repair and mainte-
nance they may be rendered passable
at all seasons Of the year for ordinary
traffic. No road has ever been so well
constructed that it did not need to be
maintained. Even the tremendously
massive roads Of the Romans have al
most disappeared. largely for lack of
maintenance.
The terms maintenance and repair
are very frequently used as synonyms,
but there is a wide distinction between
these two operations. To maintain a
road means to keep it always in good
condition. while to repair it means to
make it good only occasionally. In
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17
Notice to Bridge Contractors.

of Chouteau county. Montana, at Fort Benton,
Montana. until 2 O'Clock p. m Monday, July %,
1912, for the building of a steel bridge over the
Carter and II miles west of Fort Benton. Bridge
to be $50 foot span, 16 feet clear roadway, set on
tubular piers Is feet long and filled with con-
General plans, speciacations and Instructions
to bidders are on file In the Office of the county
surveyor of said county.
A certified check for ten per cent. of the am.
cunt If the bid, made payable to the county clerk
of Chouteau county, must accompany each bid
The commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. By order of the board.
j. LEE SEDGWICK, County Clerk.
By EZRA L C"ANE, Deputy.
June u, 1912.
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Notice For Publication,

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon.
tana, July 5, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
. N. BENSON,
OF Hawarden, Montana, who, on May II, 1911,
made homestead entry serial No. 0l42a7, fol
ny sen and NJ SWA section II, township 2l
north; range ID east, Montana principal meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make final
Communication proof. to establish claim to the
land above described, before Chas. II. Boyle,
Y. s. commissioner, at his Office at Fort Benton
Montana, on the 10th day of August, 1872.
aim names as Witnesses: Walter Cofeld,
Joe Howells, Lester Kellogg, Ross Kellogg, ali
of Hawarden, Montana.
c. E. McKOIN, Register.
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Non Coal Land. No. Oa7s
Notice For Publication,

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
taua, June 8, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
STEVEN r. FULLER,
@ FORT Benton, county of Chouteau, state OF
Montana, has filed in this office his application
to enter under the provisions of Section 1905.
revised statutes. United states, the following
described land, viz: SEX SWA section 26, town.
ship " north, range Z east, Montana meridian.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or d~eeiring to object because OF
the mineral character of the land, or for any
9 9tne III reason; to the disposal to applicant, should
before the 10th day of July, 1912.
E. l.. BARNES, Register.
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Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon.
tsna, July 5, 1912.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JOHN NARY,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on March q, 1911,
made homestead entry serial No. O1S41S, for NEk
sen section %, NJ sWA, NWA SEX sec.
ton %, township 2l north, range ID east, Mon
tana meridian, has fled notice of intention t.
make dnal Communication proof, to establish
claip to the land above described, before Chas
H:IDoyle, u. S. commissioner, at his office a
Fort Benton, Montana, on 10th day August, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses: Joseph Jones
Heinrich Engellant, Herman Engellant, Jakol
F.. Hansen, all of Hawarden, Montana.
G. E. MckOIN, Register,
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C~ARETAKER MAINTAINING A tat HIGH
WAY IN CONNECTICUT.
other words. repair sets in after main
tenance fails to keep the road in proper
condition.
No state or community has ever built
or kept in repair a system of first class
improved roads under the personal
service or labor tax system. In fact,
this system is not applicable to any
class Of road construction or mainte-
nance, not even to earth roads. Its
principles are unsound, its operations
unjust. it's practice wasteful. and the
results obtained under it are unsatis-
factory in every particular.
Undoubtedly the best system of main
tenance is that which provides for the
permanent employment of skilled la
borers OF c~aretakers who may have
charge of particular sections Of road
or who may be assigned to any part of
the county where the work Is most
needed. Men employed in this way be-
come experts in their particular line of
work, and if they make mistakes one
year they are pretty apt to correct
them the next; but, under the labor tax
system, these mistakes are repeated
from time to time. If n man is en-
ployed to look after a particular stretch
of road or to do a particular class of
work he will soon learn to take pride
and interest in his work.
While it would be m~anifestly impos-
sible to adopt this system throughout
the entire country on account of limit
ed u and sparse population,
still it is believed that there are many
places where it might be used with
great success. It would be difficult to
find a county which is so poor that it
could not afford to employ continuously
eight or ten laborers and three or four
teams to maintain and repair its roads.
There are many counties. however,
which could we'll afford to employ ten
times such a force. That such a>plan
would be more effective than the labor
tax system would appear to be self
evident.
OF all our roads the earth roads are
probably the most neglected. Expert
ence has shown that by proper main
tenance earth roads may be transform
ed into something better than elongat-
ed mudholes. The first and last COM
mandment in the maintenance of earth
roads is to keep the surface we'll drain
ed. Water is the great enemy to our
clay or soil roads and must be removed
Immediately or much mud and very bad
roads are the result. To insure good
drainage the bitches must be attended
to and distractions removed and a
smooth, raised crown Of the road main
tanned. For this purpose the split log
drag or some similar device is very
useful and at the same time mex
pensive. The drag can be used on a
sand-clay or gravel road just as effec-
lively as on an earth road.
The following points should be borne
In mind in dragging an earth, gravel or
sand-clay road: The drag should be
light and should be hauled over the
road at an angle of about forty-five de.
grees in such a way that only a small
amount of earth is pushed to the cen
ter OF the road. The driver should ride
on the drag and never drive faster than
a walk. The dragging should begin on
the side of the road. or wheel track.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17
Bids For Painting.

Bids are requested for painting the outside
brick work of two school buildings, and the out
side wood work of one of the buildings, covering
approximately 2,0OO square yards, with two coats,
bids to be filed by noon of July Is, 1912. Further
particulars may be obtained from.
GEO. W. CRANE, Fort Benton
Clerk School District No. l
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Non Coal Land. Serial M oo6ssa
Notice Of School Indemnify Selection
United States Land Office at Great Falle, Mon.
Notice is hereby given that the state of Mon.
tsna, on March ID, 1912, applied for SWk SEA
SeciioH 81, township 20 north, range wet, and
~ MEN, and Men sen section II, township
MEG In this office q list of school indemnity
seiections in which it selected said land, and that
ssio !ist ls open to the public for inspection.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above descrined land or any legal subdivision
Thereon, or claiming the same under the mining
laws, or desiring to show said land to be more
VARIABLE for mineral than for agricultural pur.
poses, or to object to said selection for any law
f9l reason, should file their claims, or affdavite
OF protest or consent in this office.
e. l.. BARNES, Register.
First publication June -, 1912
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the board of county
sealed bids for the grading OF rs miles of road
on the Nottingham Saw Mill to Fort Benton
county road. Said grading to be on what is
known as the Morrow lane. Plans and specldca-
lions of said grading are on file in the office of
the county surveyor. Bids to be filed with the
county clerk and opened August 5, 1912, at 10
o'clock q. m. The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the board.
J. LEE SEDGwICK, County Clerk.
July l. 1912,
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For Sale.

One big two-year-old pure bred Poland China
boar, q proven eire.
Twenty grade Shropshire rams, lambs and
yearlings. Also two pure bred rams, yearling
and foar years.
A bargain if taken at once, az l wish to make
room for other stock. Also pure bred Scotch
collie puppies. T. N. HANNAH, Fort Benton.
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Reward For Estrays.

Strayed or stolen from my farm IN miles
north Of Rudysrd, May IL, one bay mare Is years
old, knee sprung and spawned, email white spot
left jaw, heavy with foal and probably has
white feet and small, crooked white mark on
face. Small, indistinct brand on left shoulder.
A bay horse colt, one year old, four white feet
formation leading to recovery. Address
JAMES HALFPENNY, Rudyard, Mont.
Box So.
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Notice Of Annual Meeting.

the Northwes tenaI Lives,ockk c. com any viii be b
held on Friday, August 3, 1912, at 8 O'Clock p. m,
at the Office of DR.. Jno. v. Carroll, for the pur
pose of %electing q board of directors for the en-
suing year, and transacting such other business
as may be necessary.
jill. EvERs, Sec. and Treas.
mo. V. CARROLL, President.
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Notice To TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given that the asee ssmen
book of Chouteau county for the year Of 1912
has been delivered to the county clerk .
required by law. Also that the board OF
county Commissioners of Choateau county act
ing as . board of equalization will be in session
on July 18th for the purpose of equalizing as
sesemenss. All parties interested should appear
before the board ON that date.
j E SEDGwICK,
County Clerk of Chouteau County.
State of Montana.
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$4,000 Reward.

will pay the above reward to any one for evi.
dence that will convict any party of stealing or
driving of their range or u%nlswfully tampering
other marks. Range west of Alma postofice,
between Little Sage and Big Sage. I will also
pay . liberal reward for nformatio concerning
above horses when any of them are away from
their range. Address
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate Of Arthur S. Porger, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Lille Porger, executrix Of the estate of Arthur
s. Porger, deceased, to the creditors Of, and all
persons having claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first publication Of
this notice, to the said Lille Porger, at the
offices Of Stranahan l. Stranahsn, In the Stock
mems National bank building at Fort Benton, In
the county of ChouteAu, state of Montana.
LILLE PORGER,
Executrix of the estate of Arthur 8. Porger,
deceased.
Dated July 9, 1919.
Fret publication, July 10, 1912.
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Reward For Estrays.

Estrayed last July, in Lonesome prairie coun
try. seven head OF cattle branded on
right shoulder, lett ear cropped and
right ear split. Will pay SO per head
for recovery. Address
H. JAPPE, Big Sandy, Montana.
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For Sale.

One brick house, four rooms, five lots and p
feet of adjoining lot, good well of water and
pump. Price $500; Of this $500 down and bal
ance in one and two years.
One surveyors transit, 4K-inch needle, Gurley
Bros. manufacture, tripod, Chicago steel tape,
Philadelphia leveling rod and case, stick pins,
all complete and nearly new. Price $l4O cash. =
CHAS. H. BOYLE, Fort Benton.
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Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the Benton
Sheep company will be held on Monday, August
5, 1912, at 8 o'clock p. m. at the Stockmen's
National bank.
DAVID g. BROWNE, Secretary Treasurer.
Fort Benton, Mont, June %, 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-17

VC NOAO AN AA4G0dGN1 COONVx, IA
THERE ARE NETY-FIV IN 81 COUNTY.
should not be used for repairs, as they
will not bind. Never allow dust or
mud to lie on the surface of a mac
adam or gravel road. for either of these
will increase the cost of maintenance.
The middle of the road should al
ways be maintained a little higher than
the sides so that the rains may run
into the side cutters at once. Water
tables. culverts. cutters and bitches
should never be allowed to clog up.
The caretaker or patrolman should al
ways be on his road. particularly in
wet weather. and should fill UP ut once
with fine stone or screenings any holes
Or ruts where the water may lie.
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For Sale.

Six head of work horses. we'll broken; have
been fed all winter and are in good condition for
spring work. Also a three-inch wagon, good az
new, and one set of harness., cheap.
GEO. E. BARLEY, Fort Benton.
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Sheep For Sale.

About 1870 head of mixed sheep, including
about $50 head of two-year-old westhers. For
particulars address.
G. A. LOVINGER. Virgelle, Mont.
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Ewes For Sale.

The undersigned has about 800 head OF aged
ewes and ~yeArling ewes that he will cell for cash
or trade for cattle. For particulars address
WIN. WARE. Whitlash. Montana.
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OMITTED STATES LAND OFFICE

My Office is in a position to handle all kinds Of
Land Office business, and If youneed information
quick or any work done in the office. you can
have it attended to by writing. wiring or teiephon.
ine to me. Ny Office is in the same building as the
United States Land Office and all work can be
taken up and attended to without delay. .
TALK WITH CARRUTH"
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Interest Paid on Time Deposits
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All the news In the River Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-04
I Historic BIackguards
By ALBERT PAYsoN TERHUNE
ooooocoooooooooooOoo ooooOOoOOOOOOOOOooC
Copvrtebt bv the prrss pushinr Co 9Th. N. yo,, ,r,
Robin Hood, Who 4Robbed the Rich to Feed the Poor
be New York Worid).

est money lenders and cruel landlords.
Robins favorite method with such pris-
oners was to conduct them to his Sc
cret glade and there regale them with
feast. (The food consisted largely
of stolen deer and dainties filched
from noblemen's larders.) After the
meal he would suggest that they pay
for their entertainment by giving him
all their money and jewels. At other
times he would go, disguised. to some
town, make friends with local rich
man and under some pretext lure him
to the forest.
That Robin did not steal from the
poor was not an especially noble trait
The poor had nothing worth stealing.
Moreover, by helping the peasants
with little money now and then he
made them his friends and gave them
an interest in warning, him against his
pursuers.
Robin and his men were splendid
archers. Their skill with bow and
arrow reached, the kings ears. His
majesty is said to have been so much
pleased with the bands archery that
he pardoned them all. But Robin
could not long remain out OF trouble.
He fell foul OF the law once more. and
the sheriff Of Nottingham was sent
rto crush him. In the woodland battle
that followed the sheriff's men we're
beaten on Soon afterward Robin fell
dangerously i'll. There was no surgeon
nearby. So his men carried him to a
convent, where his cousin was fay
sister. She had great repute in medi-
cine and Robin thought she might save
him. She dared not refuse shelter to
the sick man for fear of his followers
wrath. But she dared not cure him,
lest the king should hear that the
convent had harbored and aided an
outlaw. So, according to the story, she
opened a vein in his arm and left him
to bleed to death.
When the dying man lean ned of her
treachery he set his bugle to his lips
and blew a feeble blast Little John,
his lieutenant, heard 1t. and rushed to
the sick room. Robin, so runs the old
ballad, forbade Little John to take ven
geance on the convent. Then, setting
arrow to bow for the last time, he
sent the shaft whizzing out through an
open window and begged to be buried
at the spot where his arrow should
strike earth.
A likeable. rollicking. sentimental
outlaw. His life story (even stripped
of all legend and folklore) seems to
entitle him to goodly place among
Historic Blackguards.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-04
Lounge Pillow Cover.

New in lounge pillow covers is a
square of huckaback toweling in nat
ural linen shade. Its entire surface is
decorated with a bold design in purple
clematis done with coarse silk floss,
the background being afterward filed
In with pale green linen thread run in
darning stitch. The back Of the cover
is Of silk in a shade matching the cle-
matis floss and the heavy cordage
which finishes the seams of the four
sides. Equally charming is a cover of
white Irish linen. This is embroidered
in a conventional lotus design with an
Oriental mixture of colors In wash
able flosses and done in long. heavy
stitch. The back is of the plain Irish
linen and its only trimming is the seal
loped button-hole edging worked with
dull red floss and matching the finish
of the embroidered side of the cover