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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-04-09


ing school at Roda, spent the
weekend in town visiting
homefolks. Miss Reba Orr and
Miss Oneida Gillian, of Appala-
CHA and Roda respectively.
were their guests while here.
\ letter was received at this
office this week from h. f
(Judge) Horton, a former EN-.
ployee of this office. stating
that he is in Picking. China.
with the L 5 Marine Corps.
WANTED At Josephine.
Va, ten to fifteen good laborers
for grading and outside work
Good wages Intermoni Coal
and Iron Company. l4l7
Mrs Z G Haukla. of Rural
Retreat, Va. and Mrs. samuel
Carsons, o f Abingdon, Va -.
who are delegates TO tn e.
Woman's Presby terial Union
held Mt Norton April sth-lOth.
viii stop at Big Stone Gap ON
their return FOR several days
and visit Miss Eugenin Bum
gardner al the Monte Vista
Hotel
Bob Flanary and Bob Graham
had on their long tailed coats
and bee. gum hats tho other
b. i.H
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Mrs. r. L. Taggart, Of Keo
kee, spent Sunday in the GaI
visiting her mother, Mrs. Bul
litt.
Mrs.J + Payne will leave this
week for Charlottesville, where
she will spend month or two
with her mother, Mrs. George.
Mrs. C. c. Cochran left this
morning for Chris tiansburg,
where she goes as "a DELEGATE
to the q. d. G. convention.
Miss Margaret scruggs. Of
this place, and Miss Blake. OF
Norton, spent Saturday an d
Sunday at the home Of Dr. Mar
tin at Big Stone Gap Coeburn
journal.
A. X. Mann, who is working
for the Empire Coal Land Cor
poration mt Coal Dam. Va.
spent few days in the Gar
'''V "ooN'
Mrs Darthula WYATT. of on.
niger, was shopping in the Gap
~ - BROOKS, OF st. Charles
ana Alessrs Morton and Parker
.oi Appalachla' were business
day
W r. WAY Ief, So,,ra,
n months 6sbin@ III, 0'r'' ~ IN
s,on p "'P "" i'o'-
''o''
Mrs Q p Wade left last
week LOT bristol TO spend q
month month WIN her mother, Mrs
H. IRVINE recently sold his
me horses to George Cane with
lne view OF purchasing an auto
lhoolie'
K; y Baker went to Bristol
u rlday o n business and re.
turned saturday morning.
FOp cIr
building lots in plat one and
PIat lhree. tor further particu
iGrs, apply TO H. w Nickels,
Dig olohe O'"p.-ady.
w \. Owens, superintendent
o. slle olohega COKE and Coal
Go'i.pohy mines at hoda, was
~ 'oMn IasV " ednesday on
ou''''eSS'
fe a', law >" ia %. l ,nn, spent i a
visitinc, rnI '', "eeN az Du'neld
w. b. Nickels of this ,Iooa
has opened up a furniture storl
' d, Duil ,;'. ana VIII probably
fnr ,he 80. g, ,a,,,aiy 10 'hat place
lot '''o summer
IN, 1lrS. Albert Wells, of Pine
W., r'io, ~" spent a few days
i.sV "e N, !" the Gap visiting
''0' '''o'''9'' -'i 3 y . johnson
LOST ora ,ow iIo
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~ 10 'il i"ttt AT
noon at 1886 o'clock
Mrs George ~ w;ns.
Ashvillc, \. o.. is VISITING Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Winston in he
Gap.
s " WA v.l,. t,
n fsbing tri,, e.. "o mus peeh on
weeks rst,rrn w" ~ po7V 'Wo
ing To the weathsr h ~ wv
poor lpct '0 ''"" cry
NJ,
through the Gan Saturdav on
her way to Coeburn wherg sbn
will spend a few weeks yin
her mother. Mrs Counts
Ntrs b.,
| Wednosda IN ~ ehterI ran, the
nftarnoon " a.3n 'oon O'uo inns
'' '''''
DR. Painter mas recently pur-
=. ~ 0'9 "U'o'"oo'ie.
Misses Williams. Harlow,
Sayers, and Slemp who teach
III me East Stone Gap school
were shopping IN the Gap
thursday.
Misses Cornie and Pearl Gil.
lam were visiting ia East Stone
Gap Friday
Miss Jennie Slam ,i.
teaching M i,,Lf S 20 rs
rpei'' , 2iatutda{ ana sunday M
sung Mrs D. "A. Bailey .
w b Wolfe spent Sunday at
Dante visiting his brother,
foik Wolfe.
,r
,.. w. ., L. -. -. my oil Stonega,
enroute to Rogersvlle. Tenn
where she was called ON ac-
count OF the serious illness of
her father.
Dan Ricbmo,5 ,L
emnlovsJ ~, - ~. " 40 - no"
spent Sanrday ~ H.; a.
route 10 Ewi"g - '' .;si '"p eu
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Money may be the root and
fountain head of all trouble,
but tits th comfy kind of trou
Ole that is hard 90 borrow.
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Notice Of Closing Of Registration Books

Notice is hereby giuen that a petition having
sioners OF Teton county, Montana, under the
provisions of Chapter liz of the laws Of the 18th
legislative assembly. as amended by House Bill
No. 1872 of the 18th Legislative assembly of Mon
tana, to submit to the qualified electors of the
territory embraced in tie proposed new county
of Pondera, the question whether the same
should be created or not, and said prop, sed new
county OF POnderA as described in said petition
containing q part of the territory Of 20 present
county of Chouteau, tO-wit: Commencing at the
northwest corner of section 6, township %
north, range ! east; thence south along the Mon
tana principal meridian 10 the southwest corner
thence east along the section lines to the south
east corner of section 25, township 20 north,
range l east; thence north along the east line Of
range l to the northeast corner of section l.,
township Is north, range l east: thence west
along the township line to the point of begin.
ming: and the said board of county commission
ers Of said Teton county having found such petit
ton sufficient, did, on March q. 1913, make their
proclamation naming June %, 1913. Is the day on
which such election should be held in said pro-
posed new county of POndera to determine
whether the same should be created into such
new county or not;
The registration books of Chouteau county
will be closed at 5 O'Clock p. m May "a, 1913, for
the purpose of said election, to remain closed
until the 26th day of June, 1913.
Any persons residing IN that portion of Chou
team county which is included within the bonn
DIARIES of the proposed new county Of Ponders
should register on or befo.e May "a, 1913.
Dated this 18TH day of April. 1913.
j. + SEDGWICK,
County Clerk OF ChOuteau County.
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Alias Summons,

In the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial
District of the State OF Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
Florence s. Thrift, plaintiff, We. Harmon
Thrift, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greetings to the
sbove-named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action which is flied in the Office of
the clerk of this court, ~ copy of which ia here
with served upon you, and to file your
answer and serve a copy thereof upon the plain.
tih's attorney within twenty days after the service
Of this exclusive of the day of service
and in case of your failure to appear or answer,
judgment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
That the grounds Of said action, which il an
action for an absolute divorce, are that the eaid
defendant, Harmon Trift, did, on or about the
fret day OF February, 1912. wilfully desert the
plaintiff, Florence $. Thrift, without cause or
excuse, and ever since said time and now doe
continue 60 to desert the said plaintiff: and that
said desertion has been persisted in and confirm.
ous for more than one year immediately preced-
ing the filing of the complaint here: and that a.
further grounds for divorce said , laintih alleges
that defendant has treated her with extreme
cruelty since the year 1902 and particularly since
the year 1906, which cruelty was persisted in and
continuously inhicte. up to the hrst day of Feb.
ruary. 1919, when defendant deserted plaintiff,
all Of which more fully appears in the Complaint
on fle herein.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
sr. lcourt this I'd day of April, 4. y.
- GEO. d. PATTERSON. Clerk,
BY Z. D.. B.. SULLIVAN, Deputy.
Ii. s. Mckinley, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication. April 1, 1913,
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Alias m

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial dis.
trict of the state Of Montana, in and for the coun.
ty of ChOuteAu.
Henrietta v. Miller, plaintiff, We. William H.
Miller, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greetin gs to the
above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action, which is filed in the office of
the clerk Of this court, q copy OF which is here
with served upon you, and to file your answer
and serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiffs at
torney within twenty days after the service of
this summ exclusive of the day of service,
and in case Of your failure to appear or answer,
Judgment will be taken against You by defaultfo.
the relief demanded in the complaint.
This action is brought to secure a divorce in
favor of plaintiff and against the defendant upon
the grounds of the ~latter's wiitul desertion of
and extreme cruelty toward the former, and per
hitting plaintiff to resume her maiden name of
Henrietta V. Hahn.
~ Witness my hand and the seal of said
SEAL court tn GE I5h D 1"Y YA Of Ag5tii lslS'
~ Clerk.
Stranahan 4 Stranahan, Fort Benton, Montana,
attorneys for plaintiff
Fret publication, April Z. 1918.
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Sheriff's Sale

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district OF the state of Montana. In and tor the
county of Chouteau.
l. c. Hensen, plaintiff, We. Hamer L. Russell,
Dora NJ. Russell, Benton Hardware Company, q
corporation, and Geo. W. Rouse, defendants.
To be sold ut sheriff's sale, ON the Sd day of
Nay A: D. 1918, at 2 o'clock p. m, at the front
door of the court house in the city of Fort Ben
ton in the said county of Chouteau, the fol-
lowing described property:
All right, title and interest, in, and to the fol-
lowing described real estate: The west half of
the northwest quarter Of section thirteen, and
the east half of the northeast quarter of section
fourteen; the south half of the southeast quar-.
ter; the northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter, and the southwest quarter of the north
east quarter Of section eleven, and the northwest
quarter OF the southwest quarter Of section
thirteen, and the northeast quarter of the south.
east quarter of section fourteen, all in township
twenty.four north, range seven east, Montana
meridian, containing four hundred acres.
Dated this 10th day of April, 1918.
I. N. ROGERS, Sheriff.
By c. WILSON, Under Sheriff.
Stranahan & StranhaR, attorneys for plaintiff.
First publication April 10, 1918.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, April IA, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
ALFRED {. SORENSON,
made homestead entry No. 022sSO, for hWA sec.
ton q. township % north, range ~ east. Mon.
tana meridian, has fled notice of intention to
make Communication proof, to establish claim to
Schmidt, U. =. commissioner. at his Office, at
Fort Benton, Montana, on the 9th day OF June,
1918.
Claimant names as Witnesses: Owe B. Engen,
Sylvester j. Coulahan, Roy O'Conner, Walter E.
Davis, all of Clearlake, Montana.
H. N. SUTHERLIN, Register.
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HE ICKED IT OPEN.
caught sight of the plower. He found
the gate blocked with a drift and kick
ed ut it like an army mule out for
exercise. The gate finally opened. 1t
had to or leave town.
Up Against It.
1t was a struggle from the gate to
the steps and up the steps, but Mr..
Bowser Is a desperate. dangerous man
when facing snOwdrifts.
"Isn't this something just awful?"
exclaimed Mrs. Bowser as she reached
out and pulled him into the hall.
He didn't say.
ut is lucky you didn't have far to
walk. Let ME brush you Off"
He took off his overcoat and hat
without waiting for her, and the fam
lily cat looked up ut her with sympa-
thy in his. eyes. If there had been
q shred Of hope 1t must be abandoned
now.
Still without a word Mr.. Rowser led
the way downstairs and seated him
self at the dinner table.
nv uOtS an uIoIIS w SuONSI VII
the snow" said Mrs. Bowser.
"Humph"
"Iooks as if the storm would last
all night"
A grunt.
81 thought the snow would make the
car late"
A sniff of contempt.
ssR1t ynu, ara hnr,n oil rirht onH 7
an glad Of it."
MOI even 4 sniff.
Mrs. Bowser gave 1t up and drew Il
long breath and prepared to die game.
She made no further effort at CONVEX
sation, and as 500 as the meal was
finished they went upstairs and Mr..
Bowser walked directly to the tele-
phone. A Mr.. Jacobs lived on the cor
ner, and he was called for. He prompt
ly answered:
Eyes. What is it,"
Mr.. Bowser Telephones,
"It's about the snow on your side
walk. It's six feet deep. and You are
pie to wade through"
but It's StOrlnlnS YET.
snakes no difference. Jacobs. you
are a burned mean man"
SLOW about your W walk? You
tend to your affairs and l will tend to
mine"!
Then Shoemaker was called for. and
Mr.. BOwser said to him:
"All last winter l had to wade
through the snow on your sidewalks
because you were too durred lazy to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Non Coal Land.
Notice for Publication.

united States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, April IA, 1913.
Notice ia hereby given that
WALTER NJ. ESLICK,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who, on April 10, 1910,
made homestead entry No. O12l1S. for lots 8 and
.. E1 SWA, SEA section Z, township "a north,
range II east, Montana meridian has hipd notice OF
intention to make three-year proof, 10 establieh
claim to the land above described, before Her1e rt
=. schmidt. Us commissioner, Ut his Office, a,
1913
Claimant names az witnesses: Charles B.
Brodock, Of Clearlake, Montana, Henry Todd,
ClAude NJ. C~henoweth, John w. Mcfarland. o}
Fort Benton, Montana.
r. n. SUTHERLIN. Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice for Publication,

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, April IA, 1913.
Notice Is hereby given that
CLAUDE M. CHENOWETH,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on April q, 1910,
made homestead entry No. O127Sl, for EN- section
meridian, has fled notice OF intention to make
three-year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Herbert D. Schmidt, U.
$. commissioner, at his Office, at Fort Benton,
Montana, on the 9Th day Of June, 1913
Claimant names ne witnesses: Charles B.
Brodock, of Llearlake, Montana, Henry Todd,
Walter NJ. Eslick, John w. Mcfarland, of Fort
Benton, Mont. r. N. SUTHERLIN. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Highly Improved Ranch For Sale

Located about twenty miles below Fort Benton
on the Missouri river, opposite Ltppard station
on the Great Northern, about . mile distant
About 1900 acres; $50 acres bottom land, of which
l2O acres in alfalfa and $50 acres broken and
disced Two-thirds Of his under irrigation,
Pumping station and hfty-horsepower gasoline
gether with the necessary farming implements
and sufficient horees-good stock, harness, hall
dozen cows and a dozen head OF mixed stock
Everything on the place necessary to go ahead
and produce q crop.
This is q going ranch which by q little devel
opment can be made an ideal stock ranch. Rea
sOnAble terms
For information write to
T. c. POWER l. BRO, Fort Benton,
or l. +. CHURCHILL, Iona, Montana.
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Non Coal Land,
Notice for Publication.

tsna, April IA, 1913. ' ~ ~
N.tice lie hereby given that
EARL HILL,
OF MaIias, montana. who, on September 10. 1910,
made homestead entry No. O16l9f, for NEE acc.
uone O. NWA section ., township 2s north, range
!. r.e., Montana meridian, has filed notice Of in
tentlon 10 make three year proof, to establish
!. scnmldt, U. s. commissioner, at his office, at
1918. way " "
Claimant names az witnesses. Andrew Olson.
William W Mcdonald, Joseph Kujawe, Joseph
skeirks, all af Marias, Montana.
r. n. SUTHERLIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Notice to Creditors,

Estate of Annie Whalen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
executives of the estate of Annie Whalen,
deceased, to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to ex.
hibit them with the necessary vouchers within
ten months after the fret publication of this
notice. to the said executrices, at the residence
of F. NJ. Mcclure, Baker street, Fort Benton
Montana. The same being the place for the
transaction of the business of said estate, In the
county Chouteau. Montana.
CATHERINE MCGUIRE,
NELLIE COLLINS,
Executives of the estate of Annie Whalen, de.
ceased.
Dated April 9, 1919.
Towner 4 Smith, attorneys.
First publication April 10, 1913.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The stockholders of the Shonkin Stock aseo-
citation are hereby notified that the annual meet
ing of the above association will be held at the
office of the secretary at Fort Benton, Montans,
on Saturday, April rs. 1913. at 12 o'clock M, for
the purpose of ~electing nine directors to serve
for the term of one year, and for the transaction
of any other business that may properly come
before the meeting.
GEO, L. O~VERFIELD, President.
THOs. A. CUMMINGS, Secretary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Notice Of Closing OF Registration

Notice is hereby given that the registration
books of the county of Chouteau, state of Mon
day Of May. 1913, for the special election to be
held Jnne II, 1913, on the question of establish.
ing a free county high school at Fort Benton,
Montana. Electors may register for the said
election by appearing in person before the coun'
ty clerk at his Office, or before the nearest justice
of the peace or notary public.
Dated this 18th day Of April. 1913.
}. LEE SEDGWlCK,
County Clerk, Chouteau County, Montana.
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Ranch For Sale.

bronze erase, Is acres in alfalfa, and is acres
broke. Plenty of pure soft water. living springs
that never freeze Plenty of outside range;
corner on Fort Aesinniboine military reserve,
about IL miles eaet from Big Sandy. For par
ticulars write or call on
GEORGE NJ. KELLER, Big Sandy, Mont.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice tor Publication.

Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office at Great Falls. Mon.
tsns, April IA, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
JOHN BACK,
Of Carter, Montana, Who, on March Is, 1910,
made homestead entry No. OlO9l4, for Eh section
IS, township IS north, range s east, Montana
meridian. has died notice of intention to make
final three-year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described before Edmund Il. Seasons,
U. $. commissioner, at his Office, at Carter, Mon
tano, on the 5th day of June, 1913.
Claimant names az Witnesses: Hermann
Hermann, Frank Wildwood, Rudolph Wurdle.
man, Thurlow Brown, all of Carter, Montana.
X. N. SUTHERLIN. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Then He Ment

Iou never suspect me Of being a
speed 1iend. would you:'
"Oh, l don't know. 1t is no sign just
because YOU don't go soon that you
don't go fast."-HOuston Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
Land Scrip

Chas. Il. Boyle, formerly of Fort Benton, now
of ll2l Girard St. N. W., Washington, D. c.,
will furnish a limited supply of guaranteed sol
dier's additional homestead scrip at SILL 90 per
acre; also one 40 and one S0-acre Mobile. Girard
latter scrip will obtain title to land quickly.
Other higher priced scrips can be furnished on
demand. Wire or write order; scrip will be
ly as prices are advancing. Other land business
in General Land Office attended to on order.
CHAS. II. BOYLE,
ll2l Girard ST., N. W., Washington, D. c.
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81 have decided" said young Sap
leigh seriously. "to begin shaving"
in that case" she advised. you
should follow that old hunters rule"
".And that is:"
First catch Your hare."-Ncw York
World.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
House For Rent

A eeven-roomed house for rent; also q quantity
IF household furniture for sale. For particu
lars apply to
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Ewes For Sale

About 1900 head of four and fveyear.old
Merino ewes for sale Will begin to lamb
May lst. Address
COLLIER BROS, Ada, Montana.
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Seed Oats For Sale

About 1000 bushels of seed oats, free of noz
ious weeds. For particulars address
H. B.. NOTTINGHAM, Shonkin.
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Stallion For Sale

The imported Belgian stallion Jupiter de Som
registered in Belgium and United States. For
particulars apply to
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Cattle For Sale

About thirty head of stock cattle for sale
cows, two.year.olds and yearlings. Address
LOU STOCKING, Fort Benton.
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Help Wanted

Wanted, a girl for general house work on
ranch. Apply to MRS. A. W, SIMS,
Cottonwood, via Hsvre, Mont.
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Zero, For Instance.

The things that we get for
nothing are apt to cost us nor
than the things we buy.-Omaha
World-lIecald.
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House For Rent.

For rent, e five room resi- .ence, con veniently
located on upper Front street. Apply at River
Press Office.
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BENTON LODGE NO. ab, A.. p. AND
~~~A. M.-Regular communication Of the
1{ above M med odge are held ct Z 80 p. n.
~ Non the first and third Mondays Of each
month. Members Of sistsr Lodgesa and so1ournine
brethren are cor daily invited to attend.
JOHN MUIR, W. n.
J. N. CHEsNurT, Sec'y.
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Our Little Wsr',orlc Takes the Law
Into His Hands and Demands That
the Snow ls Cleared Off-Re Neg
Iects His Own, However.
BY M. QUAD.
copyright, 1913. by Associated Literary
o'clock in the afternoon, when
"A the sky grew dark and it be-
gan showing, Mrs. Bowser
sighed and hoped it would
soon cease.
At 3 o'clock the snow was coming
down for fair. and she shook her head
in a solemn way as she looked out of
the window.
At 4 o'clock there were sleighs kit
ing along the streets, and Mrs. Bowser
realized that she was in for it.
At 5 o'clock it was blowing and drift
ing and turning into a blizzard, and
the cook said to Mrs. Bowser:
"Mr. Bowser hates snow, and therell
be something doing when he gets
here"
"Yes," was the hopeless, helpless re-
ply.
couldn't we hire a lot of boys to
shovel?"
There hasn't been one along"
1--WE might get some Of it cleared
ourselves"
at would blow right back again."
Mr.. Bowser lives the eighth house
from the corner, where he makes s
of the trolley car. There would be no
walks cleaned off between him and the
corner. He must pillow his way through
the drifts.
He would pillow about five feet and
then begin to mutter.
At 10 feet he would begin swearing.
At twenty feet he would lay 1t to
Mrs. Bowser.
Halfway down to his gate he would
decide to raise the biggest row ever
heard in North America.
At 6 o'clock Mrs. Bowser was watch
ing from the window, and she soon
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-23
b0WSER IS BUSY.
He Telephones the Neighbo7s on
a E.-tteT of BUSINESS.

BUT THY .:..A,L VERY RUDE
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Interest Paid on Time Deposits
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Our Little Wsr,or1c Takes the Law
Into His hards and Demands That
the Snow lo Cleared Of-Re Neg
lects His Own, However.