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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Notice Of Contest.

United States Land Once u Great Falls. Mon
To John Ernest currie, of stanly, Alberta.
Canada, conteetee.
MARTIN J. MILEY,
who gives Great Falls, Montana, a. his post
once his duly corroborated application to contest
and secure the cancellation Of your homestead
entry serial No. olsos4, made April ls, 1911. fcs
east, Montana meridian, and as grounds for his
contest he alleges that you have for more than
six months last past abandoned said land and
that 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 ssying ZIP, 1se IN e confessed tb BY yoSs and ~itSyo onr v .s1d
further right to be heard therein, either before
this ONCE or ON appeal, II You fail to ole IN this
office within twenty days after the FOURTH
answer, under oath, specifically meeting and re.
spending to these allegations Of contest, or II
you fail within that time to fle in this Office due
swer on the said contestant either in person or
BY registered mail. II this service IL made by
the delivery OF q copy OF your answer to the con.
either the sid Contestants written acinowiedg.
ment Of his receipt of the copy, showing the
date Of its receipt, or the afidavit Of the person
e az w nSe1. 'e me c een ' ~, ~d ds,i Rscs :'nHt'n %g.d wnS S1
registered mail, proof Of such service must con.
sist of the af1davit of the person by whom the
copy 9y, wss i, mailed d stating as wi, when 9n and . tAs p %. t oaa.
% accompanied BY the postmaster's receipt fol
the letter.
the postoface to which you desire future notices
E.. L. BARNES, Register.
Date Of drst publication July 3. 1912.
D D:ss Of third sSiSap pd RSH;.ii%o5 July Ivy r. ~ is IL
Date of fourth publication July "a. 1917.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Mixed LIQUORS Barred.

Rory MacSnory was the village black
smith and one Of the most powerful
singers i'll the choir Of the kirk at
Auchleucheries. To show off his voice
to full advantage he would vary his
style from bass to alto and from alto to
treble in the same hymn. The minister
had long observed that Rory's methods
were upsetting the general melody Of
the congregations singing, and at
length he resolved to bring the culprit
to book.
flynn t~hirty-four,' he announced,
land a'thegither! And, Mr.. MacSnory,
II ye're tae sing tenor sing tenor, or If
ye're tae sing bass sing bass, but We'll
haze la mair O. yer shandygah."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
TUNGSTEN NOT new.
Metal Known to Chemists More Than
Century Ago.

Metal Known to Chemists More Than
Century Ago.
While the metal tungsten has been
used only during the last few years us
q material for making incandescent
lamp tilaments. it has long been known
by chemists. says Popular Mechanics.
Indeed, it is practically as old al this
republic of ours, for it was in 1881 that
Joseph and Fausto d'Elhujar discussed
the properties Of tungsten in a Span
ish treatise.
Even at that time they recognized
its unusual density and hence unusual
weight, which makes the name tung~
stem. given to it by their contemporary,
the Swedish chemist Scheele, and
meaning heavy stone, so appropriate.
For instance, a bar Of tungsten will
weigh about two and a half times as
much as a bar of iron or steel Of the
same size. This implies that the par
ticles composing the metal tungsten
must be packed much more closely to-
gether than those forming iron or steel.
Is it a wonder then that the addition
Of tungsten to steel makes 1t harder
and more tenacious, so as to adapt 1t
to tools for use at higher speeds;
This SO called tungsten steel" was
first made in Germany fifty years age
and embodied the chief use of tungsten
until the latter proved itself to be the
most suitable Of all known materials
for making lamp hlaments OF higt
efficiency.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Breaking the Chain.


In 1881 a bill was introduced In the
Massachusetts senate which provided
for a bounty Of IS for the killing Of "a
lynx or wildcat" When the bill was
under discussion Senator Rice of Es-
sex, who had a habit Of asking the
committees to explain some parts OF
bills they had reported, said he would
like to ask the committee who report
ed the bill whether the term "lynx or
wildcat" referred to two different spe-
cies of animals or whether it vas the
same kind Of animal called by different
names. Senator Rockwell Of Pittsfeld,
who never let an opportunity to say a
good thing pass, arose and said, I'm
the absence of the chairman of the
committee who reported this bill I
would say for the information Of the
honorable senator from Essex, who,
having always lived in the eastern
part Of the state, is not probably aware
that for years there has been a chain
Of wildcats roaming over the Berkshire
hills, that the object Of this bill is to
take some of the links out of that
chain"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Notice To Taxpayers.

In accordance with the provisions of Sections
2547, Revised Codes of Montana, notice is hereby
given that the assessment book of Chouteau
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
sSaianss 1n II Ss the Business I'm see 81 sea paRiHss t'oq !. 't dis'
posed Of. but not later than the second Monday
IN August august II, 1929. Any person having
grievances or complaints in regard to their q.
compiled by the assessor, will present them to the
board of qualizatio during the period herein
mentioned for that purpose, VIZ, from he 18th
they viii be thereafter debsrred from making
corrections In their assessments.
Attention is called to the following sections Of
duties of the board of equalization:
Section 2674. No reduction must be made IL
the valuation Of property unless the party Affect
board . written application therefor, verified B,
claimed such reduction should be made.
pl ss g I % es7 makes ss1 sns r ses Sas,a s spa1 ! no 9er = :
must examine on oath the person or the agen'
making the application, touching the value o
the !, property Of such such person. 81! No o. reduction duct D m. mus
the application attends and answers al question:
| pertinent to the inquiry.
Section 2576. Upon the hearing of the applica
ton the board may subpoena such witnesses
hear and take such evidence in relation to tn
subject pending as in Its discretion it may deem
proper.
Section 2577. During the session of the boar
the assessor and any deputy whose testimony l
needed must be present and may make any state
ment or introduce and examine Witnesses OF
questions before the board.
IL j. LEE SEDGWICK, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont, July 10, 1912.
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HERBERT's FAT FRIEND.
He Kept ths Appointment, but Didn't
Transact Any Business,

He Kept The Appointment, but Didn't
Transaet Any Business.
Victor Herbert. the musician, owns
a six story house up in the seventies,
says the New York correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Times Star. 1t is built
tall and narrow, like q well. Mr.. Her
bert's music DON and study occupies
the entire sixth floor, and there Is no
elevator. The other day one of Mr..
Herbert's acquaintances wished to see
him on a matter of business.
"1ll be here until sharp noon," said
Mr.. Herbert. "Then l must 60 to fill
an engagement. l can't wait a min
ute after the hour"
Mr.. Herbert's friend is built a good
deal like an orange. He makes a good
deal Of fuss about plain walking. Stair
climbing is a thing he never does ex-
cept under compulsion. When he
reached Herbert's home it was just
twenty minutes Of II. The servant
telephoned up to the music room.
Tell him to come right up" said
Mr.. Herbert.
Mr.. Herbert's fat friend began climb
ing. He paused ut the top Of the first
fight to breathe a little while. His
pause grew longer and more impas-
stoned at the top of each succeeding
flight. When he got to the sixth floor
he was just able to dab q damp hand
at Herbert and sit down in a stuffed
chair and begin to remove the evil
dences of internal heat from his
streaming forehead. Mr.. Herbert
pulled out his watch.
tits FIVE minutes to H." he said
warningly.
His fat friend waved his hand at him
mutely and went right on doing some
Of the best painting of the current sea.
son. His we'll padded sides rose and
fell like a hot air balloon just before
the ropes are cast of.
1.-TWO minutes said Mr.. Herbert.
"Uh, uh-ugh," said his fat friend
feeling the veins in his neck thicken.
Twelve O'clock" said Mr.. Herbert
swapping the cover of his watch
"Sorry. l must &C. Goodby."
Fifteen minutes later the wrath Of
a fat man crept down six fights Of
stairs. standing on each landing ani
holding to the banister until his knees
stopped trembling.
Observation-Disclosures I'll meet hin
at the Lambs club" said he to Mrs
Herbert. "Street door,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
PATENT OWNERS RIGHTS.
Much More Curtaiied Than Holders Of
Other Property.

Much More curtailsd Than Holders Of
Other Property.
Like the owner Of any other prop
erty, the patent owner cannot be
compelled to part with his " except
on inducements to his liking" Like
the owner of unimproved real estate,
the patent owner may decline to use
his invention or to allow others to use
1t. Like real estate owners who pre-.
fer to continue owners, the patent
owner may reserve to himself the
right to ownership and sale and, by
lease or otherwise, simply dispose OF
part Of the right to 8 the property.
Like every real estate owner that Is q
landlord, the patent owner may re-
Quire that his property be used only
under certain specified conditions and
for certain specified purposes and
with certain specified accessories. The
rights Of the patent owner are neither
greater nor more unusual than the IA.
miliar rights Of the real estate owners
or other property owners.
Indeed, the patent owners rights
are vastly curtailed Is compared with
the rights of other property owners, In
that the owners Of every other form
Of property may exercise their rights
above described for 30 long a period as
they and their successors may desire
while the patent owner may exercise
none of his rights beyond the dura'
ton of his patent and at the expira
ton Of the statutory period Of seven
teen years must relinquish to the pub
lie all of his rights. Engineering
| MAGAZINE.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Their Two Medicines.

The native pharmacopoeia In Skye
used to be Of the simplest character.
A man from the island, during his first
week Of night duty as a Glasgow con-
stable, went into a chemists shop and
expressed frank establishment at the
bewildering array of bottles. "These
medicines are ferry numerous-yes,
ferry numerous indeed" Eyes. we
have to keep a great many" the chem.
list said blandly. "Now. in Skye. where
I come FROM" the constable went on,
"the medicines are not what you might
call numerous at ALL" "No?" said the
chemist. "How many do you have?"
"Juist two. There is tar for the sheep
and whisky for the people"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Non Coal Land. Serial No. O28261
Notice for Publication.

-~-
United States Land Office at Great Falls. Mon.
tana, July 10, 1919.
Notice is he5eby giye nt shst
has this 10th day Of July, 1919, filed In this office
his application to select under the provisions
Of the Act Of July l, 1895, the following described
Beginning at the quarter section corner on the
west boundary of section 9, township 20 north,
range II east; thence south one-quarter mile
marked corner No. l; thence west one-quarter
mile to corner No. 3; thence east one-quarter
mile to corner No. 4; thence north one-quarter
mile to corner No. ! the place Of beginning,
when surveyed Will be known as the SEX sEA
section s, township 20 north, range IL east, Mon
Beginning at the quarter section corner on the
south boundary line of section 10, township 20
north, range IL east, being corner No. l; thence
south one-qusrter mile to corner No. 2; thence
north one.qu arter mile to corner No. 4; thence
east One-quarter mile to corner No. l, the place
of beginning, containing 20 acree Of unsurveyed
MEX Nwx section is, township 20 north, range
IL east, Montana meridian.
Beginning at the quarter section corner on the
west boundary line Of section q, township q
north, range II east, being corner No. |; thence
north One-quarter mile to corner No. 2; thence
west one-quarter mile to corner No 8; thence
south one-quarter mile to corner No. 4; thence
east One-quarter mile to corner No. l, the place
of beginning, containing 40 acres of unsurveyed
land, which when surveyed will be known as the
sen NRA section ss township 20 north, 1 55}
section ~, township 20 north, range IL east
surveyed.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
the mineral character Of the land, or for any
6ie their sfidavits Of protest in this office, on OF
before the slst day Of August, 1919; D
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Machine to Stop Hailstorms.

Assuming that electricity In the
clouds is the sole cause of the produc-
ton Of hail, experiments are being
made in France with apparatus desig-
mated as electric %niagaras" to drain
the cloud Of electricity.
In installing the apparatus huge cop
per points, bound together with bands
Of the same metal, are placed on the
summit of a high tower or chimney.
very much in the same way as light.
ming rods. These are connected, says
Popular Mechanics, with a copper
band. which leads to the ground and
ends in a reservoir filed with water.
By this route the atmospheric cleo
tricity flows down into the earth. The
first sudden charge is replaced by a
permanent one, which empties the
clouds, so to speak.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
A Supreme Court CHR,

Mr.. Justice Day Of the United States
supreme court has the distinction Of
being the thinnest member Of that III
gust body. His sallow cheeks and
slight figure are in striking contrast to
those of Chief Justice White, Associate
Justice Lamar or any other member Of
that tribunal, for that matter. The
eldest son of Justice Day, who is an
attorney in Ohio, is unusually we'll
built, weighing a good deal more than
the average man. Attorney Day ap.
peared before Justice Day and the
other justices recently, and when he
had completed his argument in behalf
of a corporation which he represented
Associate Justice Holmes leaned over
to Justice Day and remarked, Twill,
that boy of yours is a block off the old
clip."-Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Cold Water Annealinq.

The following method of cold water
a%nnealing has proved to be highly sue
cessful on common grades Of steel:
Heat the steel to a dull red and then,
holding it In a dark place until the red
disappears, dip it In cold water. 1t can
then be easily machined or fled. An
other way of testing the dipping
heat is to allow the piece to cool gradu.
ally, at the same time rubbing the
steel with a pice of dry white pine,
When it Is nearly cool enough to dip,
small particles of charred wood will
rub of, stick to the steel and glow mo
mentarily. When this action ceases dir
the steel.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Riuht to the Point.

John Sharp Williams says the best
nominating speech he ever heard was
made by Private John Allen, who used
to be a member of the house from
Mississippi. The man Allen wished to
get on the ticket was an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier who had lost both legs and
had a crippled arm. There were many
things that could have been said about
the mans war record, but Allen wished
to be brief. He got up. looked at the
fellow and brought the entire gather
ing to its feet by his speech. He said:
81 desire to nominate all that's left
Of poor John Smith," Philadelphia
Ledger.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Notice of Receivers Sale.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to order OF
of the state Of Montana, in and for the county OF
Chouteau, in the case of Robert Cook, plaintiff,
vs.. James Mcclure ct ais, defendants, duly given
signed receiver Of the property Of The Montsna
PercheKon Horse company, a co-psrtnership,
and directing the said undersigned to sell oil Of
the , RReo 4ses "a: OF IL the 1 saia c ;sIRs' tn Il n'pio snd that u
of said day, at the front door of the court house,
in the city of Fort Benton, county Of Chouteau,
state of Montana, l will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, all of the assets and
property of said Montana Percheron Horse com
pany, consisting of book accounts, bills receiva
Bile and chooses in action, promissory notes, and
all other evidences of Indebtedness, and any
other property that may be In my hands belong
ing to the said co-partnership:
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Notice for Publication.

United States Land Once ct Lewistown. Non.
tans, July 5, 1919.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JOHN NARY,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on March q, 1911,
made Homestead entry serial No. 013476, for NEA
sen section q, M SWk, NWA Sen sec
ton 2S, townships 81 north, range - east. Mon
tans meridian, has dled notice Of intention 70
make 6nal Communication proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before Chas,
b. Boyle, T.. 8. commissioner. at his office q
Fort Benton, Montana, on 10th day August, 1912
Claimant names 40 witnesses: Joseph Jones'
Heinrich Engellant, Herman Kngellsnt, Jakot
F. Hansen, all of Hawarden, Montana:
c. e. McKOIN, Register.
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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 & 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, 1912.
First publication, July 10, 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon.
tana, July 5, 1912.
Notice IL hereby given that
TOM N. BENSON,
made homestead entry serial No. 0l4227, TO,
NY Sen and NY SWk section II, township 81
north, range 10 east, Montana principal meridian,
has hled notice Of intention to make ana!
land above described, before Chas. H. Boyle
U. 8. commissioner, at his Office at Fort Benton
Montana, on the 10th day of August, 1912.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Walter Coaeld
Joe Howells, Lester Kellogg, Ross Kellogg. al
G. E. McKOIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24

Ing was
told by William
DoTssy: "'Here
is = letter from
Florence Marry
at said Mr.. Tins
ley. the publish
er, to me one
morning. IS b e
wants me to buy
q new three vol
ume novel from
her. 1t I'm out or
the way when she
calls you can talk
to her.
II asked how l
was to recognize
her. You'll rec
ognize her easy
enough said Mr..
Tinsley. She is
a tall, striking
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Exploration Of Nova Zembla.

Three Russian exploring expeditions
visited Nova Zembla during the sum
mer Of 1911, chiefly with a view to dis
covering mineral deposits. One party
made a complete decentralization OF
the southern island in a motorboat
landed at many points and carried Out
geological Investigations. On the south
coast were found the remains Of 6
Russian settlement, the inhabitants OF
which probably succumbed to scurvy
a century or more ago. Some traces Of
copper and naphtha were discovered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of stockholders Of
held on Friday, August 9, 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.
J.H. EVERs, Sec. and Treas.
JNO. V. CARROLL, President.
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For Sale.

One brick house, four rooms, Ave lots and q
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 frame house,
seven rooms, bath room, four lots, stable, ice
house, coal house, and chicken house.
One Surveyors transit, 4H-inch needle, Gurley
Bros. manufacture, tripod, Chicago steel tape,
Philadelphia leveling rod and case, stick pins,
all complete and nearly new. Price $40 cash.
CHAS. II. BOYLE. Fort Benton,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24

vision offica ha WHATs THIS, BoYss'
saw a crowd of conductors standing
around in an expectant attitude.
"What's this. boys-a striker" he
asked in surprise.
"Nope," was the reply. "This is pay
day. Didn't you know itT
"What?" family calculated Deagen.
"Pay day, pay day! Does the company
nay us too ?"-Boston Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24

the trolley COM
pany In the old
days-"the good
old days." he call
ed them, but that
is argel his
point of view.
He had worked
five or six days,
and he had work
ed hard, as con-
ductor. He liked
the work, and he
found it worth
while. One day
as he hoped off
his car at the di-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
A Minhfx Elafiron.

What undoubtedly is the largest cleo
trio 1atiron in the world weighs fifty
pounds and Is used by a Broadway
tailor, New York city. This sounds as
II it were picked up by CULVER on his
tour in Brobdingnag, for it is so large
that no man can use 1t. So that it may
be operated it is hooked up to a ma
chine, which raises. lowers and helps
swing It.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Reward For Estrays.

6trsyed or stolen from my farm ~ miles
north of Rudyard, May II, one bay mare Is yearl
old, knee sprung and spawned, email white spot
ON left jaw, heavy with foal and probably hae
white feet and small crooked white mark or
face. Small, indistinct brand on left shoulder.
A bay horse colt, one year old, four white fee'
formation leading to recovery. Address
JAMES HALFPENNY, Rudyard, Mont.
Box So.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24

and she'll talk to you just like a man.
A few days later a tall lady called. I
fancied she might be Miss Marryat.
She looked around the Office, and then,
addressing me, she said. rs Bill INF
ITO this l replied that MI. Tinsley
was not in. Could l do anything for
her? I must see Bill himself she
said. Tell the old bounder I called.
you're Miss Marryat? I ventured.
Yes. But stop! How the dickens do
you know I'm Miss Marryat? I never
a you before"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the Benton
Sheep company will be held on Monday, August
:. 1914, at 8 o'clock p. m. At the Stockmen's
National bank.
DAVID q. BROWNE, Secretaey-rreaeurer.
Fort Benton. Mont. June %. 1915.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Bids For Coal

Sealed bids for coal will be received by the
trustees of School District No. l up to s p. m. on
August 5, 1912, for 900 tons mine run coal, more
or less. The coal is to be delivered in basement
Of the school house as wanted The trustees
reserve the right to reject any and oil bids. The
shipped, and should be marked on the outside OF
the envelope bids for Coal, " and addressed to
GEO w. CRANE,
Clerk Of School District No. l.