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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02
Will Instruct Settlers.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Closer co.
operation between the interior and
agricultural departments In aiding
farmers on government irrig alton pro-
]ects and in studying the best methods
OF farming irrigated or arid lands, was
directed at a conference held today by
officials OF the two departments.
An advisory committee, consisting
of three members OF the agriculture al
department and two from the interior
is to be named to advise wsys and
meal of working the land to the bes,
possible advantage. Experimental
farms already in operation on the
various projects will be utilized.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02
Swarm-Spater.

There was q pretty home wedding
Wednesd ay afternoon at the residence
OF w. c. Spater, on upper Front
street, when Mise Hannah E. Spater
and Charles F. Swarm we're united In
marriage. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. J. N. Cheanut., aud
was Witnessed by . number OF friends
and relatives.
The bride was prettily dressed in
cream chiffon and carried roses; the
groom wore the conventional black.
Following the marriage ceremony a
sumptuous dinner was served, after
which the bridal couple departed on
the westbound train. Mr.. and Mrs.
Swarm will make their home on .
ranch near Carter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02

thern Montana as state lands, with an
aggregate area Of bout1 e0, 900 scres-s
large portion OF which is in Choutesu
county.
From Fridays Daily
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G. q. Rag.
land. OF this city, . daughter.
]. W. Woodcock, OF Shonkin, who
recently returned from Hunters Hot
Springs, is visiting with Fort Benton
friends.
A petitioo for natur aliz alton was
fled in the district court today by
Axel w. Peterson, OF Floweree, who
is . native OF Sweden.
Judge Ta.tan returned last evening
from 90 official visit to Glasgow and
Hsvre, where sessions of district court
we're held the early part Of the week.
]. Ritter and wife returned today
from q wedding trip to Los Angeles
and other points on the Pacific coast,
and will soon be at home il their new
bungalow on Warrington street which
10 fast nearing completion.
G. D. Diedrich snd wife. OF Fort
M adtson, Iowa. were among todsy's
arrivals, Mr.. Diedrich 10 interested
in the Miner Cattle company, and
was named in the will OF the late Mr..
Miner % one Of the executors of bic
estate.
The fencing Of public roads con.
tinues to be the cause of complaints
made to the Choutesu county authori.
ties, several Eases having been re.
Gently reported. It is proposed to
prosecute offenders who cause iucon.
venience to travellers by obetructiug
public highways.
Residents of the lower part OF town
report trouble With night prowlers
who enter barns and other outbuild-
ings and get away with pluader OF
comparatively small value that may
not be Immediately missed by the own
er. AZ It is difficult to secure the
arrest Of this class Of thieves, house.
holders propose to use . shotgun on
Any midnight visitor Who 10 found on
their premises.
Great Falls Leader: Dragged to
death by . runaway horse was the
fate that befell Anton johnson, q
Finlsndsr. on . country road between
nine and ten miles northeast OF Gey.
ser lest evening. Several men Wit.
messed the runaway from . distance
and fastened to Johnson's assistance.
In about twenty minutes they found
the horse and art and the dead body
Of the victim. His head and shoulders
were badly battered.
According to q bulletin Issued by
the state board of health, there we're
657 births and 302 deaths in Montana
during the month Of May. OF the child
rem born. 348 we're males and 300
females, thus keeping up the prevail.
ing excess OF men over that of women
In the state. Pneumonia was res.
ponsible for the greatest number of
deaths last month, 50 victims having
succumbed to that disease.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02

S0SSs =
G. Fisher. The defendant was bound
over to the district court.
George Sherry, who is visiting with
friends in this city, reports good crop
conditions In the Eagle Butte country.
The best crops appear to come from
light seeding, the fields that were
heavily seeded not showing up so we'll
Is others.
John M. Nelson, of Hawarden, who
is among the visitors in town, reports
q heavy rainfall 10 that locality a few
days ago that insures q big grain
crop. Mr.. Nelson also brings word
that several farmers have suffered
loss OF livestock by lightning.
c. W. Dow. of Boston. representing
the wool firm OF Koshland Bros, was
among today's arrivals. Mr.. Dow
has made large purchases OF wool in
this vicinity in former years, and is
making an inspection of local clips
with q view to placing q value upoo
them.
The county clerks Office is In receipt
OF lists Of indemnify lands that have
been selected by the state land depart.
ment, in exchange for state lands that
we're included in forest reserves. The
lists designate various tracts In nor
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-07-02

IN q few weeks.
HELENA, June Is. - Applications
from six counties for road crews from
the state prison to work on design ated
state highways are on file with the
Montana State Highway Commission.
A joint application from Powell and
Lewis and Clark COUNTIES for q crew
to construct, or rather, to- rebuild the
old state road I've the main range
via Priests Pass will have the first
call, providing the crew is used on
this road for which the application
went in. Gallstin county will have
second call, Ravalli third, B%eaverhead
fourth and Lincoln county fifth.
ANACONDA, June 25.-Stx thousand
i've hundred pounds OF powder we're
set off today 10 Silver Bow canyon,
where the Milwaukee 10 building q new
road into Butte. snd 5000 tons OF
rock we're blown out OF the side OF the
mountain. It was the largest and big
gest blast ever attempted In Montana.
One hundred cans OF black powder,
each can weighing so pounds, and L.
500 pounds OF dynamite we're used.
Rocks of immense size we're hurled
clear across the canyon. The blast
was set of at 9 o'clock this morning,
earlier than announced, so Is to avoid
. crush OF spectators aud possible &C.
cideuts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
The Barn Owl Tells Little Girl His Story

Light colored discs around my eyes.
You sec, they are of different shape
from those Of my relatives. the other
owls. Mine are heart shaped, while
theirs are round.
II ia the queer looks OF all owls
and the queer noises we make and
our habits Of going out only at night
that have made people tell supersti-
tious tales about lie. They don't un-
derstand us, that's all. YouH find
that misunderstanding is the cause of
most IF the trouble between people
oh. have lived In this barn a long
time. One of my brothers lives In a
hollow tree down on the branch. He's
great fellow for the outdoor life,
and he's wilder than / am. Some
times he sits In his doorway and
gazes around. If you go down there
about shutdown you are likely to see
him. Youil have to be very easy, for
II he hears you he will go back In
side And his ears are very keen.
Just as keen as his eyes are in the
dark.
You know we have relatives all
over the world. There are many diff
ferent families of us, but / am glad
to say that everywhere our family is
the fayorite. Most of my relatives
live in the warmer parts OF the coun-
try, and those who live n long way
north go south when cold winter
comes on. but here I can stay the
year round. You see my soft, downy
feathers protect me. Then there are
always mice and rats and sparrows
living in the barn, and / can catch
my food without going outdoors when
IL gets too cold.
What's that? Oh, IT'S your little
brother calling you, No, don't bring
him in this morning. I've already
talked too much, and then you see
must get my nap 30 I can be ready
for work again tonight. If we owls
get lazy or FILTERED away our time,
Mr.. Farmers enemies. the mice and
rats and those other bad fellows.
would soon get so numerous that
they would cause a great deal more
loss and trouble than they do now.
/ Yes. you may hning your little bro
/ Their In some other morning. And
/ you may toll him about me II you
want to- We owls like to know poo
pie when they understand us. We're
not SO sober and queer as most peo-
| pie think
Now you play while I sleep, Their
I'll play while you sleep. Kansas
| City Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
The Spite House.

You're mean. Kitty Perkins"
80 are you. Patty Parker: and II
you don't look out, I shall take all
my things out Of this playhouse and
have 'er somewhere else Then how
would your old playhouse look ?"
To grandma. sitting on the veranda,
the cross voices were waited loudly
from the corner playhouse under the
plum trees and grandma looked
troubled kitty. Patty" she called
clearly. Al FIRST Kitty and Patty did
not hear, their own voices were go
loud, but when grandma walked down
across :he lawn and stood In the
doorway Of the playhouse, they both
looked up tust little ashamed.
."'pid YOU ever hear about the old
spite house In Marblehead ?" asked
grandma smiling. GONE on the
veranda and have peppermint while
I tell you about II"
Kitty and Patty loved peprermints.
and, moreover. they loved grandma
stories So without looking at each
other they walked stiffiy beside grand
ma up 10 the veranda.
Marbiehead. on the Massachusetts,
shore" began grandma when Kitty
and Patty were settled mn each side
Of her ,nunching the Pink pepper
Inints, There is a very odd-iookine
house. 1t looks tust as If some one
had taken big knife and sliced out
a quarter of II. Just as you cut
square corner ont Of a loaf Of cake
How funny" cried Kitty
What made IL that way" asked
Patty.
That's tust what I'll tell You II
you'll listen" said grandma. There
once were four brothers who lived to-
1ether In that house when It was a
whoieRhouse and not three quarters Of
one. And then one day the brothers
had a quarrel and one of them said:
If | can't have my own way. 7 shall
go off and take my share of the house
with ne But the other brothers did
not give up; and the next day the
other brother came with workmen.
and they measured the old house and
divided ii into quarters. Then they
sawed ana chopped and cut AMI took
away one-quarter to another place.
and there the fourth brother lived all
alone. Every one in Marbiehead knew
about the quarrel, so the story has
como down TO this day: and IL you &c
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
A Hero.

A few years ago a fire broke out
in a charming little Swiss VILLAGE III
a few hours the quaint farm hoaseS
were entirely destroyed.
one poor man was in greater uou-
bIe than his neighbors even. ms
home and cows were gone, ana So
also was his son, bright boy OF SIX
or seven years He wept ana relusso
To hear any words of comfort re
snent the night wandering sorrow
fully among the ruins.
Just as daybreak came ne nea'u
we'll known sound. and, looking up
he saw his favorite cow leading the
heard and coming directly after eheH
his bright eyed son.
80, my son, my son" he cried
ARE you really alive?
why, yes, father When i sa"
the fire I ran to get our cows away
to the pasture lands"
"You are a hero, my boy the
father exclaimed.
But the boy said: 80. no. A nero
is one who does some wonderful deed
led the cows away because they
were in danger, and / knew 1t was the
right thing 10 do"
"Ahl" cried the father, 'he who
does the right thing at the right time
is a hero. Southern Churchman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
The Disorderly Girl
By LUCILLE MARsToN

Louise was Just getting ready to
go out sleigh riding when her moth
CIR called from the window: Come
back. Louise. and put your playroom
In order before you go coasting."
Louise pouted and came back into
the house why can't Jane do it.
mamma ?" asked Louise. We'll, Jane
WILL but you will have to pick up
the books. papers. blocks and the
things you fail to put in place after
you finish playing"
Louise went up into her playhouse
and began picking up her books,
dolls. papers. etc. After while she
got tired and went to the window
and saw Clara. her little schoolmate,
going out with her sled. Wait for
me. Clara. will your" But Clara
would not Then poor little LOUISE
lay down on the couch and cried.
Soon she was asleep. All at once she
saw her two dolls coming to her.
They were no longer small like they
usually were, but they looked to be
about hes size.
Lets comb her hair and dress her
nice for a ride" said the dolls.
So they got the comb and pulled
her hair out by the roots. Then they
put her dress on, pulling It over her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07

You didn't know me- Why. am
a barn evil, but I'm rot surprised,
for you sec I get UP when little folks
go 10 bed. While you sleep l go out
over the aelds TO catch mice. rats.
gophers and such animals to eat.
Yes. Ill tell you my story II you
viii let mo sit here in this dark cor
nc- of the barn. You see. the light
hurts my eyes I was asleep when
you came in, and you scared me at
FIRST guess you think 1t funny that
get sleepy such a fine morning as
this. but that's Just the difference
between owls and people. Really,
think mine is the better way, for I
sleep through the hot days and
scarcely notice the heat It's lot
nicer to 90 hunting when the sun
has gone down and the cool of the
evening has spread all over the
earth And then you see have
things more my own way.
Last night | had a big time. j
went mouse hunting as usual, and /
had good luck The cats are lazy
this hot weather, and the mice have
grown very brave. Well, I was fly
ing over the pasture out there where
you like 10 pick the beautiful golden
rods ! saw Danny Meadow Mouse's
cousin slipping along ever so easily.
No, suspect you wouldn't have seen
him at al up in the air like I was
and at night, but my eyes are very
sharp. How did / catch mousey?
oh. that's easy My feathers are soft
and tiowny even on my wings and ]
can slip through the air without maxi
ting hardly n sound. Mousey had no
Yes tt does seem cruel to Kill the
pretty. hig-eyed creature, but he is a
thief He steals corn and other
grains that belong TO your father.
You see the reason Mr. Farmer lets
me live in his barn is because I kill
these enemies Of his crops, He's
very kind to me and often when he
comes in here and secs the skulls of
mice and other thieving animals and
of those good for nothing sparrows.
hear him say to himself that / am
the best bird friend he's got. It's
nice tn have people say good things
about you. And I've found that BY
doing right you get treated right
Well. everybody says I'm queer
looking But I don't care Wher
people say nice things about you, you
forget your looks. Some call me
monkey faced" because Of these
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
LAST TAG

] asked Laura Parker to sit with
me She had on d white frock, but
she was beginning to outgrow 1t: and
she had only a sprig of evergreen in
her hand. ! kept looking at the ever
green and thinking Of MINES PAN
sizes, until was tired of it; and then
offered Laura half of my forget-me-
nots.
She was so pleased! The smiles
kept coming around her mouth. My
head began to feel better, and l did
not feel so out of sorts
When the organ began to play,
Laura Whispered: Il am going to tell
you secret Yesterday ! heard Min
wear a white frock today. and she
said she she had no white frock to
wear. III be the only one.' she said.
oh, MOI said Minnie. I am not
going to wear white tomorrow
know she meant to until that min
ute"
Minnie Reed is the aueerest girl I
ever saw" / said to Laura.
II love her!" said Laura
| loved her, too. Everybody loved
her. wondered If anybody loved
me. 1t was better I thought, to be
Minnie In a dark frock than me in a
white one.
ut Is not what you wear that
makes you happy" 1 said to Laura
No" said Laura. 1T Is what you
wear It for. Mamma said II would
make her happy II would he will
ing to wear my old white frock. 1t
would save her so much work. And
am glad I did it. If you do things
for somebody else. you feel better
! In Par
Mime told me that, and It's true"
On my way home I saw little
boy hunting around in the grass be-
side the road. Have you lost any
thing?" I asked him.
| Il am looking for violets," he said,
Sister is sick. and she said she
should feel better II she could look
at some flowers. Is it too early, do
| you Think"
Yes, indeed told him. Would
these do?"
! How he stared! "Prime,' he said.
! He thanked me and ran off as il
afraid I would change my mind.
Yes, It does feel better to do some
thing for some one else. But, no
matter what I did, I kept thinking of
the game of last Tag we played
the day before Easter think, II
/ L HHu even worn VI uhih itotht
should have kept thinking of that
game. When 7 went to bed. the last
thing in my mind was;
Link, mink. pepper. pink"
/ The next afternoon we met on
Della's lawn. Let us not play Last
Tag" said Della Nobody likes to
be it +"
II do" said Minnie. Il do" said
I Fanny. do, said Laura
The other girls were surprised.
Il don't" l said. But l want to
play tag, and l want to be 1T until
TIE girls clapped their hands and
cheered
You would not do that" / said
III you knew the reason l am COINS
to be so willing to be 1T | cheated
the day before Easter. I hid behind
Mime, so Della would not count me-
l almost cried, / was so ashamed
of myself, and / would not havs
them see me cry for anything,
What do you think they did wher
they heard that? Every one Of those
girls came up to me and gave me-
a hug.
When Della came up, she whls
pered. Il have cheated lots of time;
when I have been counting out, bu
l am not going to any more!"
Everything goes better than K did
at playtlme. and l think my play
mates are the loveliest girls In TIL,
world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
Polly 5 Wish

Polly stood on a chair in the nur-
sery window, looking out with very
wistful face.
1T must be nice to be grown up"
she said to herself; you can do so
many lovely things when you are a
lady"
She climbed down off the chair
now, and sat in It with her back to
the street, for her sister Kate had
gone out of sight
She's a visitor at the hospital.
and they all are so glad to see her
when she comes" said Polly. She
sings to them and talks to them, ana
reads to them beautiful books. Moth
err is out, too. She's gone to see
about the poor old women IN the
home. and ask them If they are pref
ty comfortable. Mother and Sister
Kate are always helping somebody
that has misfortunes. The doctor
says they are angels of mercy. m
going to be like that when / get Dig
enough.
Polly sat still, thinking about II for
a while longer. Then she said, ~ es,
when I'm grown up Ill be klhu 10 an
the poor people, and they'll say GOD
y
ter"
This being decided, Polly began to
think that she had been quiet long
enough II guess I'll so see what
grandmother's doing.
Poor grandmother was suHerlng
from neuralgia in her face. foIiy
was Just in time to trot downstairs
with the hot water bag and put a
pillow on the lounge under the oid
lady's head and cover her up with a
soft. warm quilt Then she pulled
down the blinds and kissed her, and
told her to go to sleep and get We'll
When Polly went back to the nur-
sery Tot and Jim were there, very
cross because they had been brought
indoors out of the dampness Han
nah was having a hard time with
them both.
polly tried 10 read her story book
in the growing hubhub. but without
much success. "I'll have to go down
stairs to the dining room, ] suppose,
she said at last, shutting the door
with a snap. Il wish you children
wouldn't make such fuss; you aren't
babies"
| This speech did not mend matters.
Polly knew II, and, by the time she
got to the head of the stairs, she
came TO a stop. Mother isn't here
TO coax them 10 be pleasant, ana
! Hannah's patience is almost gone
Maybe 1t would be Fighter for me to
try to do something" So back she
went.
Lets have some fun" she said.
Let's have party, and invite every
! doll there is in the house
| AT this suggestion things Gained
/ A4.,S..,- though -raagic--Snon- all
/ three were busy and happy. and tired
! Hannah could sit still and rest III
| tie.
| When Sister Kate and her mother
| came in, Polly had great many
questions to ask about the sick peo-
pie and the home.
| ITS so lovely for them TO he SO
! good to everybody" she said to her
self again. Just wait TIL | get old
enough, and I'm going to help people
too"
And she never once thought
/ wasn't it funny?-that she had been
a little angel of mercy herself that
very afternoon Sally Campbell, IN
Sunday School Visitor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
Freezing. Va,


Dear Aunt Nancy,--It has been
quite a while since my name appear
ed In the circle. but here l am with
n drawing. for which l hope you can
make
] am in school now, with brother
Edgar as teacher. / am studying
reading, arithmetic, grammar and
geography. / have a dog called Frank
and he goes to school. too. It does
not seem that he learns much; | do
not note any Improvement in his
manners nor intelligence. but no
amount of scolding and threatening
win cause him to stay at home, where
he lis occasionally needed. We share
our dinner with him, but 7 think he
would have a more plentiful repast
at home.
How many Of the Juveniles have
read John Fox's books9 / have read
THE Little Shepherd OF Kingdom
Come" and THE Trail of the Lone
some Pine" I have been at the old
Toliver place, and know June TOLL
yer. the heroine of the story.
hear the Old Gray Goose coming
and must run.
Your nephew,
ITZ SEWAI,L BEVERLY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07

head In the most careless manner.
Now she knows how 1t feels TO
have someone pull her hair out and
how 1t feels 10 have people stick pins
clean through her body said the
dolls. Then in a few minutes they
got tired playing, and threw Louise
down on the floor. AS Louise looked
under the couch she saw a Teddy
bear" lying on it's side.
What are you doing under theref''
asked Louise.
ooh, the girls that have been play
ing with me let me fall behind here
a week ago." said Teddy"
In a little while Louise walked UP
and found it was all a dream. She
looked under the couch and found
Teddy" just as she saw him in her
dream. She took him up and put
him in a chair. and she went to work
and soon her playroom was in per-
feet order
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
A Modern Mother
Goose Melody

How doth my little Alma Kemp
Improve her passing hours?
with pen and ink, with brush and
paint
Depicting birds and flowers.
How does my Emma Slater growP
with other bellies she cuts her swells
And leaves them all way down the
rowi
Mary Fugate had goat.
His horns were just immense;
He tossed her kitty up so high
She hash. seen her 'sence."
LOUIS DAHL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07
Richmond and Petersburg Electric ny.

Cars leave South Richmond. Seventh
and Perry streets. for Petersburg:
SO. Z, s, 80. 10, II. '12 A. NJ. /. 2. g
4, S. 't5 AS, IS, I. 8, 80. 10 p. M.
II p. NJ. for Chester. IL midnfgh,
for Petersburg
3 Cars leave Petersburg. foot OF Syca-
more street. for South Richmond:
Ut515, 6:S5, s'7:30. '7:35. s:35. s3s
'so:35. SIS A. NJ. 1875. 't:35. 235
3;s5, *4:35, 535 Gas. t7:o5. '7:s5, s;a5
9;s5. '1o.40. II 40 r NJ
tDaiiy except Sunday and holidays.
Carries baggage and express.
'*Limited except Sundays and hoil
days.
All cars from Petersburg connect
with cars for, Richmond. '@.se1>r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-07

to Marbiehead and follow certain
winding little street to the water 8
edge. there you will see the old spite
house. as 1t has been named
Kitty and Patty were quiet as
grandma finished the story, Then
Patty said slowly: II guess we don't
want our playhouse to be a spite
house Come on. Kitty; let's have
dinner for the dolls"
"All right" said Kitty happily.
And here are some pink pepper
mints for dessert" said grandma as
she kissed each little girl.--Emily
Rose Burt. in Sunday School Times.