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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-15
POLITICIANS ARE BUSY.
Lively Contests For Delegates To
National Convention.

DALLAS. Tex, May Sit will re-
Quire the state convention on May %
to decide between President Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt az to Texas's pre-
ference for the presidential nomina.
tiou. Colonel Roosevelt has q cub.
stsntial lead over Mr.. Taft Ia the
county convention returns this morn
ing, when two thirds OF the states
counties had been heard from. Con.
tests and uninstructed delegations,
however, neutr allied the effect OF any
lead for either candidate.
Correct returns up to noon today
gave Roosevelt II state convention
votes; Taft IS; uninstructed 80; con-
tested 10. No conventions held and
consequently not eligible for state
convention, II votes.
SEATTLE, May 8.-Assuming that
the county conventions in Pierce and
Snohomish counties, carried by Roose'
welt in the precinct primaries, send
solid delegations to the republican
state convention at Aberdeen May Is.
the Roosevelt forces will be In abso.
Lutte control. Counting Pierce and
Snohomish counties in the Roosevelt
column the division of $50 deleg ates
from 81 counties in the state would be;
Roosevelt 240, Taft l22, LaFollette I,
uninstructed 76, contested II. Two
counties having 80 delegates have mol
reported.
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Non Coal Land. No. O27O52
Notice for Publication.

United states Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, May 3, 1912.
Notice ls hereby given that
JAMES DEERING,
whose post Office address is Helena, Montana,
has this Sd day of May, 1919, nled in this office
of the Act Of July l, 1898, the following described
land: beginning at a point one-half mile due
west of the northwest section corner of section
l, township 10 north, range II east. which is a
granite stone 14xlOx8 inches, set nine inches in
the ground with q mound of stone alongside, be-
ting tn co o9naef Nc no: l tb baenee w nott mo en mi1s IT Ho maae
No. 8; thence south one-quarter mile to corner
No. 4; thence east one mile to corner No. !, now
known to be the 81 SEA, SX SWA of section
IS. township 20 north, range II east, Montana
meridian. containing 100 acres.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
land described, or desiring to object because of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
file their aidavits of protest in this office, on or
before the 18th day of June, 1912.
E. L. BARNES, Register.
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Notice Of Contest.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, May 8, 1919.
To Andrew j. Duncan, of Fort Benton, Mon.
tAn0, cOntestee.
You are hereby notified that
JOHN w. CORNETT,
who gives Fort Benton, Montana, as his post
office his duly corroboratedy application to contest
and secure the cancellation of your homestead
entry serial No; ol27ss,. made April &c, 1910, for
WV section Is, to .nship 25 north, range { east.
Montana meridian, and as grounds for his con.
test he alleges that: 1st-That said entry man
has wholly abandoned said land for more than
said land in good faith, but entered the same
for the purpose of speculation, and has instruct
ed diver persons that in the event of a contest
being fled against the same before he sold his
REIMBURSEMENT that they should remove his
cabin therefrom: 3d-that he has never ~cultivat-
Cd any part of said land; 4th that he has left
tho said homestead and departed for parts I'm
known; bth-that said entryman was not q quail
ded entryman at the time he made said entry.
You are, therefore, further notified that the
said allegations will be taken by this office az
having been confessed by you, and your said
entry will be Cancelled Hereunder without your
further right to be heard therein, either before
office within twenty days after the FOURTH
publication of this notice, as shown below, your
answer, under oath, specifically meeting and re
you tau within that time to file in this office due
proof that you have served 9 copy of your an
swer on the said contestant either In person or
by registered mail. If this service is made by
the delivery of a copy of your answer to the con-
testant in person. proof Of such service must be
either the said contestants written acknowledg,
date of it's receipt, or the affidavit of the person
by whom the delivery was made stating when
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
to which 1t was mailed, and this affidavit must
pc accompanied by the postmaeter's receipt for
the letter.
You should state In your answer the name OF
the postofice to which you desire future notices
to be sent to you.
E. L. BARNES. Register.
Date of first publication May 10, 1912.
Date OF second publication May II, 1912.
Date of third publication May "a, 1915.
Date of fourth publication May 81, 1912.
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May Adopt Compromise Rates.

WASHINGTON, May s. A com.
promise of freight rates from eastern
points of origin to the city of Spokane
and other Rocky mountain territory
may be effected. The matter Is under
consider alton by the Interstate Com
merce commission and it is expected
that q determination of it will be
reached soon. Under the new schedule
the commodity rates from the Atlantic
coast points to Spokane and contiI-
gent territory would be the same as
those prescribed by the commission,
but the rates from the interior points
to Spokane territory would be approx
imately 8 per cent higher.
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No. 027U53.
Non Coal Land. No. O27U5s
Notice For Publication.
United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, May 3, 1919.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, May 8, 1919.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JAMkS DEERING,
whose postotice address is Helena, Montana, has
this 3D. Gay Of May, 1912, filed In this office his
application to select under the provisions of the
Act of July J., 1898, the following described land:
Beginning at u point one-half mile due west of the
section corner of section 8. township
l2xex7 inches, set eight inches In the ground,
surrounded by a mound of stone, being corner
No. 2; thence west one mile to corner No. 8;
thence south one.quarter mile to corner No. 4;
thence east one mile to corner No. ], now known
to be the So seq, 81 SWA of section 80, town
shin 90 north, range II east, Montana meridian,
containing 100 acres, unsurveyed.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
the IN neral character of the land, or for any
other reason, to the disposal to applicant, should
before the 18th day of June, 1912.
E. l.. BARNES, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice. For Publication.

tsna, May 6, 1912.
Notice Is hereby given that
JOHN NARY,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on March ~, 1911,
made Homestead entry serial No. Ol347s, fo-NE>l
SEA section. %, Nj SWA, NWA S"4 sec
ton y, township 81 north, range "a east. Mon
make I'M Communication proof, to establish
claim to the land ABOVE described, before Chas.
Il. Boyle, q: 8. commissioner, at his office 1T
For, Benton, Montana, on 10th day June, 1912.
Heinrich Engellant, Herman Engellant, Jakob
F. Hansen, all of Hawarden, Montana.
G. E.. XcKOIN, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tina, May 6, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
ALBERT j. KIEHLBAUCH,
of Lyle, Montana, who, on January %. 1911,
section ID, township Is north. range ! east, Mon:
tans meridian, has fled notice of intention to
make final comm utation proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Register and
Receiver, q. s. land Office at Great Falls, Mont,
on the 10th day of June, 1912.
Claimant names - Witnesses: Chester r.
Vought, of Genou, Montana; Walter 9. Aznoe,
tana. E. L. BARNES, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tans, May 6, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that
LILLE PORGER,
heir of Arthur s. Porger, deceased. of Shonkin,
Montana, who, on February II, 1908, made
homestead entry No: 4445, serial No. 0ilso, for
lots 3 and 4, SWA SWA section 8, lot l section
4, township 20 north, range 9 east, Montana meri.
dian. has filed notice Of intention to make final
fye-year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Chas. II. Boyle, U. 8.
commissioners, at his Office at Fort Benton, Mon
tana, on the 10th day of June, 1912.
Claimant names as Witnesses: william
Broker, Theodore Seibel, Conrad Kulage. Au-
gust Heydt, all of Shonkin, Montana.
e. L. BARNES, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, May G., 1919.
Notice is hereby given that
JAMES OLIVIA,
of Lyle, Mont, who, on January g, 1911, made
homestead entry No, O2o569, for W section
Is, township IS north, range s east, Montana
meridian, has fled notice of intention to make
final Communication proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before Register and
Receiver, U. s. land Office, at Great Falls, Mon
tana, on the 10th day of June, 1912.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Chester T.
YouRht. Of Genou. Montana; Walter G. Aznoe.
Lytle, Montana. E. L.. BARNES, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tans, May 6, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that
MARY A. FALLON,-
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on March II, 1904,
made Homestead entry No. 1925, serial No. 08l76,
for lot 2 section IL, lot l, NWk NEA, NEk NWx
section 10, township % north, range 9 east, Mon.
make final fve-year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Chas q.
Boyle, U. s.. commissioner, at his once at Fort
Claimant names as witnesses: Frank sling
10y, Henry Scholz, of Carter, Montana; Henry
Davis, Frank j. Merger. Of Fort Benton, Mont.
E.. l.. BARNES, Register.
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Herman C. Evers, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
C. H. Evers, administrator of the estate Of
and msin ali persons 81. mss' having nsAc Claims Is sgsinss the said
deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within ten months after the first pub.
location Of this notice, to the said e. II. Rivers,
county of Choutesu, state of Montana.
G.. H. EVERS,
Administrator of the estate of Herman G. Evers,
deceased.
Dated April 81, 1912.
First publication, April q, 1912.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tans, May 6. 1912.
Notice ls hereby given that
HARRY L.. ROOSE,
of Lyle, Montana, who, on January 2S. 1911,
made homestead entry No. O9O573, for NEA Sec
ton Is, township Is north, range 8 east, Montana
meridian, has filed notice of intention to make
final Communication proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Register and Receiv-
the 10th day of June, 1912.
aiman names as Witnesses: Chester +.
Vought, of Genou, Montana; Walter C.. Aznoe,
Albert J. Kiehlbsuch. James Oliys, all of Lyle,
Montana. E. L. BARNES, Register.
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the financial means Of nearly every
community in the country.
The opinion Is quite general through
out the country that it is useless to
try to do anything to improve our
earth roads. This is a mistaken idea.
In fact, a good earth road is the step
ping stone to a macadam road. The
earth road is the foundation for all
future improvements. With proper
plans for the future the earth road
can be constructed at once. A com
paratively small annual outlay for
maintenance will then serve to keep
1t in shape until funds are available
for further improvement with a hard
surface.
One Of the most frequent faults with
our present earth roads is that they
are located where they should not be.
Grades are too often unnecessarily
steep, drainage is poor or entirely lack
ing and streams are seldom crossed at
the most favorable bridge site.
To relocate these roads entirely or
v to a large extent is out of the
question. The general location Of the
present roads must be maintained be-
cause of the farm improvements which
have been made along them. But Won
derful improvements can be made by
modifying the location Of short Sec
tons here and there. Instead Of going
over q steep hill it is often feasible to
go around it on a much easier grade
without materially increasing the dis
lance.
The elimination Of one or two steep
hills on a line of road will frequently
times as much to market as they could
draw on the old road. It takes ap-
proximately four times as much power
to draw loads on 10 per cent grades as
on a level.
The earth road should have at least
six hours of sunshine each day. Brush
and trees which impede the drying ac-
ton Of the sun should be removed. The
southern and western exposures should
be as complete as possible. With gravel
and macadam roads this is not so nee
essary, as a certain amount of mois-
ture Is needed to keep down the dust.
But comparatively few Of u earth
roads have been dignifed by any i'm
provement which could be termed con-
struction. To expect a good earth road
where none has aver been built Is like
expecting a harvest from ground which
has never been titled. An earth road
must be built, just as a macadam or
gravel road must be built, and skill
and experience are required in order to
secure the best results.
The first and last requisite in road
construction is drainage. This, of
course, must be modified to suit the
conditions Of soil and climate. Where
the soil is heavy and retentive car
must be taken to get rid Of the water
quickly and completely. For this pur-
pose the roadway must be raised eight
cen to thirty inches above the side
bitches and well crowned. so that the
water will flow freely to the side ditch
es. The side bitches should be Of am
pie size and provided with sufficient
fall to properly care for the heaviest
rains. Ordinarily the only bitches
needed are those made with a road
scraper, which are wide and COMPARE
lively shallow.
Culverts Of sufficient capacity should
be provided at low places or for nat
ural w~atercourses. Wood and terra
Gotta tile do not, as a general rule,
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we adopt a system Of continuous
maintenance. The amount Of work
required at the time is usually small.
but it is imperative that it be done
promptly or not only will the amount
be large. but the roads will be bad for
long periods Of time.
When the traffic Is not too heavy
u earth road, when properly o n
structed and rightly maintained, can
in general be kept fairly good most OF
the year and passable at all times.
When the traffic Is very heavy the
earth road must give way to a hard
surface, such as gravel, macadam.
brick, etc. But eve then q good earth
road Is a great gain, as It provides the
foundation for the hard road.
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Blank forms for making annual re.
ports of corporations on sale at the
River Press Office.
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Non Coal Land. M. o,ssoo
Notice for Observation-Disclosures Tract

tana. January 6, 1879, Ao
co m0 ~ sci; Is hereby given that, as directed by the
Pc 10 OF Act of Congress approved June q,
~ asv rs 81 hi s.sts; PIP we win offer at public sale,
II Inc nigneet bidder, ct 10 o'clock .. m, ON the
,o.n usy OF May, 1919, at this Office. the fol.
l0wing described land: MEX SWA, SWA
SMHH ana sen sen section Is, township ~
notta, range IL east, Montana meridian.
Any persons claiming adversely the above de.
scfiDeo land are advised to file their claims, or
sale. n. I, RAR SES> favistar
Y. A. WILSON, Receiver.
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Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1912.

"HERE are about 100000 miles
of earth roads in the United
States, not including the roads
in Alaska and our island pos
sessions. In other words, we have
enough earth roads In this country to
reach around the earth at the equator
eighty times, and. what is more, a
very large percentage Of these roads
will remain as earth roads for a long
time to come
Our earth roads cannot be made to
take the place of gravel or macadam,
but with proper construction and ade-
Quate maintenance they can be greatly
improved, and this can be accomplish
ed without any considerable outlay OF
money. Good earth roads are within
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-20
A Few Personals & LOkdIS
Mixt---Very Few

LATE Whittacre while milking his old
COW "Spot" tother evg got mad at her
becus she wouldn't give down her milk
like he thort she ort to, so LATE he
kicked her in the ribs and blamed if
she dident kick back at LATE and
knocked him clean through the cow
stable door and split the milk and stove
Up the milk pail until he will haft to
buy new one.
Mrs. Cy Hoskins spent whole after
noon last wk darning Cy's wool socks
for him. She says Cy is the hardest
man on wool socks she ever seen and
she sposes now that Cy has put on his
wool socks for the winter she will be
bizzy darning wk in and wk out.
Miss Sary Ann Whittacre it is re-
ported or at least roomer says has give
Glenn Gookins the mitten. At any rate
there amt been no light in the Whit
tacre parler for six Saturday nights
past and what other conclooshion can a
person come to. We trust that these
Young folks will soon patch up their
love spat and we would remind them
that true love dicdent never run smooth
anyhow.
Brad Hinskey made a pleasure trip
to the co seat last Satterday and had
his horse to run of with him and bust
I'D his spring Wagon some and also to
sprain Brads ankel when he was throwd
out. We wouldn't call this much of q
pleasure trip would you?
Sine Henderson purchased a dog
from man down Snake Bend way for
watchdog last wk. A couple of days
after SINE had got the dog he arrived
home late and forgot al about the dog
and stepped upon the front piazzel
big as life and the dog grabbed him BY
the calf OF the leg and Sine hollered
like a good teller. Slime says that dog
is almost too good watch dog as fal
| as he is concerned.
We guess these is all the lokals 8
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amount to much and ennybuddy
who runs for president must come
of purity good old stock and stand
purity well in the community which
Jim don't.
What we cant understand is how
it comes that there is so menny
persons running for president this
yr and why there is so much more
compensation than ushual. Be that
as it may there is agoing to be
somebuddy disappointed. In other
words they cant all be eleckted
president sonlebuddy will haft to
be left out in the cold and we feel
sorry for whoever it is becuz when
a man sets his heart on the presi-
dency of this glorious country and
then don't git it he is turrible dis
appinted and who can blame him?
If we had of knowd who was a
running for president sooner we
might of come out in the Boogle
and supported some one of the
candidates or other and they would
probably of been glad to of had the
support of an inflooenshial paper
like the Boogle which is also the
best & only advertising medium in
this end of the county.
Being however as we have been
late learning this news we cant
make up our mind jest who to
support if ennybody and we calki-
late we wont therefore support en-
nybuddy. In other words the can
dates for this high offs will haft
to fight it out amongst theirselfs
and may the best man win.
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Skandal!
Awful SkandaIiOus Proceedings
Witch Involves z Residents
Of BingvilIe Whose Carackters
Has Been Smirched Up a Good
EaI as a ConseqWince---FuI &
DeIishus PartickleTs as Per
Below

There is at present a turrible skandal
in Bingville which is the talk of the
town as we go to press and we per-
SOON it will continue to be the talk of
the town for some months to come
being as it involves two persons who
has allus stood high in this community
not only as man and a womman, but
also as stanch pliers of the Bingville
church & up to this time there amt
newer been breth of skandal breathed
aginst their fair names, but look at EN-
now!
These two persons is Deacon Butter
worth and Mrs. Bill Hepburn, the wife
of our artistick blacksmith & horse
sheer.
To begin at the beginning, Bill he
went off to the CO. seat last Saturday
morning bright & airly as ushual and as
ushual Bill he arrove back in Bingville
about dusk Saturday evg and after he
had unhitched his horse and put it up
and fed it, which TUX him long time
being as he was a good cal under the
weather and awkward owing to the tur-
rible inflooence of Ticker, Bill he went
to the house where his pashient wife
was waiting for him and wanted his
supper right off.
Not knowing whether Bill would ar
rive home at dusk or sometime the fol-
lering morning Mrs. Hepburn diddent
have supper ready but she told Bill she
would get him somethink to eat as soon
as she possible could, but Bill was
hungry and cussed around the house and
told her to git something on the table
purity quick for him to eat or he would
upset the table, and Mrs. Hepburn who
was hurrying as fast as she could emmy
how got nervous an split spiderfull OF
fried ham and grease on the kitchen
floor which made Bill Madden ever Sc
he overturned the table and with a oath
said he would go down to Hen Wealth
ersbys store and purchase some crackers
and cheese for his supper and also tel
everybuddy down there what a poor
dilatory cook of wife he had at home
and with them crewel words on his lips
Bill went out and started staggering
down the street.
Well, Bill haddent been gone 10 min
mites from the house until Deacon But
terworth happend to come past Bill:
house and he seen Mrs. Hepburn settir
on the front steps almost crying her
eyes out, so the deacon went in and SCI
down besides her and askd her what
was the matter if anythink and if he
could do ennythink TO cheer her up Il
possible. But all Mrs. Hepburn could
do was to sob and cry so that she
couldn't talk and the Deacon was SC
overcome with pity that he TUX one o.
her hands in hisn and smoothed it fol
her and talked comfortin to her ant
told her to confde her trubbles to hin
and he'd see if he couldn't give her enuf
brotherly sympathy to help her some.
| Then Mrs. Hepburn she jest Leaned
over sgin the Deacon and rested be-