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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
SheriH's Sale.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district of the state of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
Edward Reichelt, plaintiff. W. John valleaux,
Lorraine Valleaux, his wife, D. g. Lockwood and
Reginald Q. Buck, defendants.
June. 1918, at 2 O'Clock p. M, at front entrance
to county court house, F. IT Benton, in the said
county Of Chouteau, state Of Montana, the fol
lowing described property:
An undivided one fifth Interest Of, In and to
the northwest quarter OF section twenty six (26);
the south halt of the northeast quarter, the
north half OF the southeast quarter and the west
halt of the northwest quarter of section twenty
seven (27) the east half of the northeast quarter
OF section twenty-eight (2S(, and the northwest
quarter OF the southwest. quarter Of section
twenty-six (26), all in township Is north range
in and dt to i lot; ;d FIVE g e. Z, !, ok to1 (s), seven of 49, g: and si,t the
u5), of the original townsite of Fort Benton,
Montana. Also the full title of, in and to $50
feet OF the eOuthwesterly end Of lot two (2), in
block one Q), of the unincorporated town of
Montana, described as follows:. Beginning at
the northwesterly corner of said lot two at the
street corner of the intersection of Second street
and First avenue. thence southeasterly 1O
feet. thence northeasterly $50 feet. thence
northwesterly 1@ feet, thence southwest
ing to the plat of the townsite Of said town OF
Carter, on hle and of record in the office of the
county clerk. and recorder Of said county of
Chouteau, together with all and singular the
tenements, here itaments and. appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining.
Dated this 9th day OF d iS6e' b a r; lgia sner,a.
By CHAs. CRAWFORD, Under Sheriff.
Stranahan j. Stranahan, attorneys for plaintiff.
First publication June 5, 1919.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
Both Qheyad Orders.

During the war between the states
an Irish Confederate was placed as
sentry on the beach at Sullivan's is
land with orders to walk between two
points and to let no one pass without
giving the countersign. which. as an
extra precaution. was to be given in a
whisper. When the corporal came
round with the relief guard he discov-
cred Murphy up to his waist in water.
the tide having risen. "Who goes
there?" said Murphy. "Relief"! shout
ed the corporal. advance. them"
cried the freshman. and give the
countersign" advance? I'm not 60
ing in there" cried the corporal.
"Come out and be relieved" "oure,
] mustn't" said Pat. II wasn't to
stir from my POST till l was properly
relieved!" "Then III leave you there
all night" cried the corporal. begin.
ming to move Oft. 'Begorra. you
won'tw shouted Murphy. ~Ieveling his
rifle. "Halt. or I'pnt a hole in We, No
ones to pass without the co%nnlersign,
and it's to JDe given in Il whisper
There was no help for it. The shiver,
ing corporal had to wade in.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
Not Music.

When Parepa Rosa was still charm
ing gold and banknotes out Of the
pockets Of her audiences she appeared
In concert in Hartford and in the same
week, as it happened, in which Mr..
Clemens had delivered a lecture. To
hear Mark people had paid $3.50 for
the best seat in the house. To hear
the diva meant IS for a seat far from
the best.
So the local humorist was moved to
write to the committee in charge of the
two entertainments. He pointed out
the monetary partially which had been
shown. asserted that it was obviously
unfair and closed with this: III Nine.
Rosa makes her money SO much faster
than l do mine merely because she
sings. let me tell you that l can sing
myself and am open to engagements a:
her terms"
He promptly received an answer, ~
mere disturbance is not music"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
Sheriff's Sale.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district Of the state of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
G. H: Ragland, plaintiff, vs.. Frank Mcdonald,
defendant.
To be sold at sheriff's sale, on the goth day of
June, A. D. 1912, a. 2 o'clock p. m, at front
door IF county court house, Fort Benton, in the
said county Of Chouteau, the following described
property:
All Of the right, title, and interest of the de-
PENDANT named, OF, in, and to lot seventeen az,
and the southwesterly 1875 feet of lot eighteen
QS), in block sixteen (16), of the original town
site of the city Of Fort Benton, Chouteau county,
Montana, together with all buildings, structures,
and improvements thereon.
Dated this 5th day of June, A: I: 1872:
GEO. BlCKLE, Sheriff.
By CHAs. CRAWFORD, Under Sheriff.
Stranahan Il Stranahan, attorneys for plaintiff.
First publication June s., 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
Classified.

Lord Normandy is II of the few
peers and the only marquis in England
in holy orders. For many years he %
Quoted a school at M%ulgrave, and some
good stories are told of his scholastic
days. His charges led an unpampered
life. Hampers We're forbidden, and the
boys weekly pocket money was linn
tied to ~threepence.
Once when %eXpounding the mysteries
of the creation Lord Normandy asked
one pupil. who Is now a we'll known
politician, the difference between him
self aud a tiger. meaning. of course.
the difference in the scale of nature.
The boy thought hard and at last
blurted out:
"a tiger. sir, is an imperfect beast;
but you are-well. a perfect beast!"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
- The -
Scrap Book
A Lesson In Poker.

One of Cleveland's shoe stores has
been conducting a bargain sale in
mems shoes. In each pair Of shoes in
the show window there are three new
one dollar bills. and the sign reads.
''Three of a Kind Take One Pair"
The three dollar shoes have been go
ing rapidly. Saturday, however, a big
young man entered the store and ask
ed, do you sell these shoes according
to poker rules. as advertised?"
Eyes. SIR answered the clerk, who
had played a bit himself.
Good. ! a No. 8. Wrap me
up two pair of Them
he received the shoes and handed
over Sd.
excuse me-" said the clerk. "Those
shoes come to Sc. You took two pair"
That's all right" said the young
man. 'but three Of a kind beat two
pair"
Il know that" responded the clerk
promptly. but three of a kind don't
beat four nines.' The customer paid.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS'
A Budget Of Readable Short items
From Various Parts Of the State,

~ ouO6et " Uo0OAOs0 snort items
From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, May 30.-The Rev. George
Hindley, superintendent of the Mon.
tana Society for the Friendless and q
well-known divine, died shortly after
! midnight, following &C accute attack
of heart trouble Wednesday afternoon.
Dr.. Hindley "a seized while walking
down Main street and fell on the
pavement.
HELENA, May 29.-With a bullet
wound in his head and another in his
body, the body OF Emery Barrick, age
IS, wrecking engineer for the Northern
Pacific was found dead at the mouth
| of the tunnel Of the Emanuel mine,
| three miles south of Helena this after
noon. 1t is apparently q cas- of sui
eide. Barrick has been missing sew.
eral days and 1t is believed be was
Respondent because of financial diff
culties.
M1ssoULA, May 81. - Charles q.
Hall, chairman of the committee ap-
pointed by the state board some time
| ago to select a successor to Clyde A.
Duniway as president of the Univer.
sity of Montana today received a tele.
gram of acceptance to the offer made
him OF the position from E. B. Craig.
head of Louisiana.
ANACONDA, May 3l.-James A.
Labolt, a clerk in the local postal
savings bank, confessed to United
States Commissioner j. w. James to-.
day that he had appropriate $500 to
his own use. This money was restored
and Labolt placed under bonds to ap.
pear before the United States federal
court.
HELENA, May 31.-Five sets OF sin.
gle harness, stolen during the last two
weeks, chiefly from Missoula doctors,
were recovered today and the man
who stole them, Louis Boppre, alias
Louis Udell, is In custody. He con.
fessed. Boppre is also wanted at
Munro, Wash., where he escaped from
the state ~penitentiary. Boppre was
trying to sell the harness when ar
rested.
GREAT FALLS, June 1.-The body
of Agnes Smith, who has been missing
for ten days and for whom officers
have been searching all I've this part
of the state, was found In the Missouri
river. She mysteriously disappeared
from q hack on the morning of May
10, after ''making a night OF IT,"
Probabilities point to suicide, but a
thorough investigation Is being made.
HELENA, June l.-Rumors that cases
involving prominent people are to be
submitted to the federal grand jury
now In session here, have been started
by the arrival here from Washington
of Oliver E. Pagan, the 'indictnnent
man" of the department of justice, who
framed the true bills against the
Standard Oil company and other big
corporations. The last time Mr..
Pagan was here indictments were re.
turned against officials of the Bitter
Root Land and Irrigation company,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
"You're All Riqht."

Many a heart is kept from aching,
Saved perhaps at point of breaking
BY these words-no trouble taking
You're all right!'
When you feel life growing colder,
Just a hand upon the shoulder,
Nothing greater, nothing holder,
Makes things bright.
Say the words to those you're meeting
And infuse a cordial greeting
Into just Il phrase so feeting.
Words seem light,
Blu they start the mind a%-straying
Into pleasant paths, obeying
The suggestion in the saying
"You're all right"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
Ae Retired,

Senator Heyburn's friends never
suspected until recently that he had
once tried to qualify Is a mighty MINI
rod. The senator told the story him
self. He said he was out hunting in
Idaho. He hunted all day, but couldn't
scare up a sage hen. let alone Il deer.
Finally as he was taking the back
trail into camp be came face to face
with Il bear which showed it's teeth
and started for him on the jump.
"Well. what did you do, s%enator?"
queried Senator Crane.
well, you know, Crane. I'm Il man
81 Il very retiring disposition"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05

good horses at from SIS to Sl25: Tom
johnston OF Minnesota bought q car
OF yearlines at $40; E. z. M arks sold
three cars At over 800 per head:
Dr.. J0hne, q state senator OF North
Dakota, whose home Ia at Hettinger,
was q purchaser of q couple of car
loads and Ed Love, q local trader,
disposed OF two a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
For SaIe-Irrigated Land.

BY OWNERSHIP acres b~luejoint hay meadow
land in Milk river valley, three miles from Har-
lem, Montana. Part Of this land lie in grain and
alfalfa. Private irrigation system consists of
Of water aeg in the valley. For sale only a short
time at q very low price. For particulars ad-
dress NYSTROM y ABELIN,
Harlem, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
Popular Magazine.
PrasAnca of Mind.

Two Harvard students went into
the cafe of an ultra fashionable hotel
and, stepping up to the bar, said,
"Give us two pousses cafes" An old
Irishman, who had been timidly stand
ing near. liked the looks of the drinks
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05

and when they We're finished leaned
over the bar and said, Mister, make
me a pussy cafe too"
"What?" said the %barkeeper in sur
prise.
"Ginger ale,' replied Pat; "'tis twice
I've told you."-Everybody's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
A Point Not Decided,

The late Senator Tom Carter in the
debate before the National Press Club
of Washington us to whether a beard
or a bald head vas the greater disad-
vantage to Il man claimed that a beard
was Il wonderful help. Carter. by the
way. had IL beard which would make
an alfalfa field look like an arid and
dusty desert.
Soon after the debate he received
from one Of his Montana friends this
communication:
Dear Tom-Your speech on whiskers
seemed to settle all the disputed points
except one. What we can't decide out
here and what we var you to tell us is:
When a man goes to bed ought he to put
his beard under his covers or leave 1t out
side?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05
H 0 EVEN.
The Old Lady Turned a Neat Trick on
Her High Pri:sd Lawyer.

The Old Lady Turned a Neat Trick on
Her High Pri:sd Lawyer.
One of New York's we'll known law
yers. widely famed for his high
charges. had incurred the enmity of
an old lady Of account OF those same
charges. Wishing to get even with
him. she consulted him about drafting
her will. AS she was a very wealthy
old lady, without a relatives. she
had many charitable associations to
benefit. and the accurate draft Of the
will required much patience. skill and
time. Among the provisions she made
a generous bequest to this lawyer and
nominated him executor.
After the execution of the will she
called for her bill. whereupon the law
yer, with the vision of ample fees in
the prospective settlement of the es-
tate and the memory Of the generous
bequest. told the old lady that under
the circumstances he should charge
nothing. but finally, to satisfy her
business scruples. made out a receipt
in full to date for 81. whereas the
SmalieSl SUN lie cOulu nave property
charged would have been 500.
The old lady marched home with her
will. set herself to work and copied it
out carefully word for word. leaving
out the bequest to the lawyer and NOM
mating Il new executor.
In the course of time she died. and
the disgust of the lawyer at the con
tents of the will was SO great that he
inadvertently let out the secret, to the
huge delight Of his brother lawyers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-06-05

Interest Paid on Time Deposits
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-06

q =, !,
By Cy Young.
l have seen many funny things
in baseball in my time, and can
not imagine why the incident I
relate still impresses me as the
most humorous, unless it is be-
cause.it happened the first year |
was with Cleveland, when every
thing was new to me.
At any rate, l thought it great
then, and Istill laugh whenever
l think of it.
When l joined Cleveland
(never mind how long ago. the
Pittsburg club picked up a catch
er named Berger.
Berger was a fine fellow, al
ways willing to participate in a
joke on someone else, and &C
cepting jokes played upon him
self in the best of spirits He
had been going along fairly well,
but not brilliantly, for Pittsburg,
and looked good enough to stick.
Among, his possessions Berger
had watch of which he was very
proud, and every afternoon, when
the team was on the road, he
would deposit it in the hotel safe
when leaving for the ball
grounds 4
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-06

One day the players talked the
landlord out of the watch and,
taking it to a jeweler, had him
transfer the works to fine look
ing7but cheap case.
When Berger went to bat that :
afternoon, the umpire stopped
play, while the members of the !
Cleveland and Pittsburg teams
gathered around the plate and
witnessed the presentation of the !
handsome watch.
/ don't recoIlect the provoca- {
ton for the gift. I don't believe
there was any. But Berger fell
for it, anyhow, and he was the (
happiest man on earth tfrough- I
out the game.
When he returned to the hotel J
and received only the empty case
he saw the joke and joined in the
laugh with the crowd in the I
know" which had drifted into
lobby. So hearty was his appre- ?
citation that Berger made, a great ?
many friends then and there. I
There are several East Indian :
wild nett1es which give human
beings agonizing pains on con- Z
tact often.with fatal results. ,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19

VIII Contract for any Sized Job and
Guarantee My Work.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19
SQUIRREL SHOWS DEEP GRIEF
Mourns over Severed Head Of Mate
With Intensity That Seems Al
most Human.

Almost every public park in the
lomesticated colony OF squirrels. and
there is no other creature OF the woods
and fields with which city children
may-and do-becone so familiar. An
lnterosting story which shows the
depth of feeling which these little ami
mails are capable, comes to the Com
panion from Waterloo. Ia:
4 physician who lives near one OF
the parks In that city had long had
nm especial interest IN Il pair OF SPUR
rels which made their home in a tree
within sight OF his house. One day he
ming up and down a certain tree in
the park, meanwhile chattering in the
greatest excitement. Finally the lit
tie fellow appeared on branch. hold
Ing between his paws the severed head
OF his mate. over which he was moan
Ing and whining pitifully On investi-
cation. ii appeared that the dead SPUR
rel had been caught and actually de-
capitated by limb split Off from the
tree by a storm of the night before.
The grief-stricken mate would not
abandon the body ali that day, and
mourned over the severed head with
IN intensity and absorption which
seemed almost human, with a depth
Of emotion indeed, of which some HUI
man beings are hardly. capable
Youths Companion.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19

SNOW" the manager complained
there Is an interesting play; the star
Is young. beautiful, and a splendid
actress; the company is a capable
well-balanced one, and the production
is excellent in every respect-yet II
is. failure. The people simply will
net become interested in 1t. How do
yeu account for it?"
Il don't account for IT," replied the
man with the high brow and the
wrinkles which indicated that he was
IN the habit Of thinking. Il have
made a rather careful study OF the
public during the last few years, and
az you think talent, worthiness and
general excellence are to be relied
upon for success in any art or profes-
sion which Is compelled TO depend
upon public patronage 1t will he a
waste of time to do any accounting
for the failure you mention"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19

The difference in time consumed In
criminal court procedures in this and
other countries is illustrated by a
trial reported from Chemnitz, Ger
many, in a German newspaper. in
which the paper stated In astonish-
ment that the trial lasted whole
week.
A woman was the defendant ac-
cused OF poisoning her little daughter,
whose life she had insured, and Of ar
son to gain fire insurance. Both
charges were submitted to the jury nj
the same time aud acted upon. Sixty
three witnesses had to be heard
among them six experts. The jury
condemned the woman TO death.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19
Mode, Husband.

Wife, saw the loveliest lace
spreads today. only two dollars and a
half, and wanted them awfully, but
knew you wished to economize and so
| didn't get them.
Husband-Thats too bad, my dear;
you could have got they. Anything
which adds TO ycur happiness and
brings gladness to your eyes, anything
which lightens your domestic cares
aud gilds the lowering clouds, any
thing which borders with sweet flow
ers the thorny paths of duty and APP
peals pleasantly 10 your esthetic ma
ture, making life more worth living,
home q paradise. you are welcome,
doubly welcome. my angel, If 1t doesn't
cost more than two dollars and halt"
New York Weekly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19
Tomb Of Omar khaYYam.

Major Sykes was shown the tomb
near 4 shrine that stood in a garden
OF roses. The bones OF Omar kahy-
yam, who as n Sunni" Can aGherent of
heterodox Mohammedan secD lis
held in disfavor by the fanatical in
Persia, do not" he says, rest inside
the chamber, but turning to the east
err wing an uninscribed plastered
tomb was shown us. and here Omar
Khayyam is buried One advantage
at least is preserved to the poet,
which is that, as he foretold, the
trees shed their blossoms on him
twice year; in other words, the bios.
SONS of the fruit trees in the garden
are carried to his grave. Travel and
Exploration.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19

Another soaking rain last night.
Joe Myres and j. II. Cox spent a
little time at the Rosebud agency
Saturday.
Messrs Miller, Film, Wood and
Cole transacted business at Rosebud
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida Fl, Bonga, field matron al
this place, departed Tuesday for Far
well, Mimi, to visit relatives.
Many of the Indians of the state
spent last week attending the catho'
lie church conclave near White River
The Hayward hotel and Fullerton
lumber yard, at Draper, burned last
week Thursday morning, Origin 81
fire unknown.
Otto Selling, who has a claim near
this place, went to Benson, Neb., the
first of the week, for a short visit
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hancock, who spent
a couple OF weeks here visiting their
son Bert. returned TO their home al
Lincoln. Neb., last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Kissinger went
over to Murdo last week where Mrs
Kissinger took the train for New
Mexico where she will visit with her
parents.
A cyclone which did considerable
damage visited the county seat week
ago Sunday night, tearing up few
buildings and injlring few people
slightly.
Market reports, corrected up to
a late date. at Sioux City, will be
found on the inside pages OF this
issue. 1t will probably prove inter
esting to the readers of this paper
Last Saturday the band boys re-
turned from Wood where they had
been employed to furnish music for
the celebration, and all report the
finest kind of a time and all say that
Wood is certainly promising little
town. Draper Democrat.
+. W. Jarboc, who has a claim six
miles weat of town, spent short
time talking over matters of interest
with We editor the other evening. In
testing for water some time ago he
struck something which showed every
indication of natural gas and oil.
While other secticrs~ Of this state
and other states are suffering loss OF
life and property from all kinds OF
storms, this section is vending its
way peacefully with nothing to dis
turb the rapid growth of crops and
the erection of buildings. Our storms
come in the form of gentle rains every
few days.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19

Wood. :. D.. March -. 1871, under act Of
March 3. iS19.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
WILSON WILL
SECURE A BIG
FEMININE VOTE
MRS. HARTMAN WILL HEAD
SUFFRAGE CAMPAIGN IN
SIX STATES.
(By Associated Press. J

Seagirt, Aug. While there is
no plank in the Democratic platform
advocating woman's suffrage, yet
the plan has been formulated by
Wilson's campaign managers by
which they hope to secure a big
feminine vote in six suffrage States,
Mrs. X. Bordan Hartman, of New
York. will have charge of the Will
son campaign among the women Of
California, Wyoming, Utah, Wash
ington, Idaho and Colorado. Mrs.
Hartman, according to her present
plans, will appeal through speeches
on tariff, high cost of living and the
legislation relating to the hours of
employment and workmen's compen-
sation abstrated from the laws
signed by Governor Wilson
Rolla Wells, new treasurer of the
national committee, is due today.