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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
The New Iron Horse

A tractor that is driven by reins
like a team of horses is n Of the
latest developments in farm machin-
cry. 1t can be readily attached to a
pillow, wagon or other farm equipment,
and it is claimed for It that it does
the work Of a four-horse team. Three
reins ri all that is required ordinar-
lily. although a fourth rein is added
to operate the brakes In hilly country.
The steering is done with the two
main reins, while a pull on these two
reins simultaneously stops the tractor
exactly as it would a team Of horses.
The third rein is used to shift the
gears from a neutral to q forward or
a backward position. The tractor is
propelled by a four-cylinder, four-cy.
Gle gasoline engine, is rated as 27.2-
horse power, and runs at a speed of
from two and one-half to four miles
an hour.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Montana Mineral Output

Helena, Dec. 1.-THE value of Mon.
tana's underground riches in copper,
gold, silver and precious gems, in
Guiding the famous Treasure state
sapphires, mined during the year 1912,
is set forth in the annual report of
w. B. Orem, state mine inspector,
which was submitted to Gov. Samuel
V. Stewart. The report does not in
clude the output for the present year.
The figures include the output of
all mines, except the coal beds, up to
January 1, 1913, and show that Mon
tana has produced minerals valued at
$64, 1913, an increase of 81, 0 1851.
Separately, the minerals r valued
as follows:
Copper, 3o9.S7S,0o pounds, valued
at 51,106,91
Silver, 1~2,731,638 fine ounces, val
ued at $~7,S29,957.
Gold, 1887 fine ounces, valued at
$3,625,235.
Gems, including sapphires, $780,
5S5.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Join the Don't Worry Club

Don't worry, is the sage advice of
a writer in the American Magazine.
The worries of to-day are the jokes
of tomorrow. Look over your past
life. What are the incidents that you
find funny now? Every one of them
was a worry at the time it happened.
You laugh as you look back at past
worries. Well, why not laugh at the
worries of today anc tomorrow as
we'll?
Worry doesn't get you anything or
anywhere. There's no use worrying
about things that are past. Whatever
has happened is right or it would not
have happened. The whole great uni
verse is run in harmony. Don't be
conceited enough to suppose that any
thing you have done is out of har-
mony with the universe. If it was, the
whole world would DOR get out of
kilter.
There's no use worrying, either,
about what's going to happen. No.
body knows that. Remember. too, the
worst never happens. And why worry
now? You either can help it or you
can't help what you are worring
about. If you can help it., 60 ahead
and do it and stop worrying. II you
can't help it. what good does worry
ing do?
Get a worry book. Put down in II
today everything that worries you
Look at it a week from today. How
many of the things you are worrying
about will happen? The longer you
keep a worry book, the shorter will,
grow the entries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17

The thing to do, we believe, is to
make the most Of each day. Minutes
which are wasted in worrying about
what may happen some other day
these are capital frittered away and
squandered. And a minute wasted
cannot be recovered. Get all there is
out of each day and out of its oppor.
tunities and then be ready to do the
same when the next day comes.
And there is this, too, which we
should remember always-each day
was given us to be happy in. as we'll
as to be busy. And every day is ours
nobody can take it from us and no.
body can prevent US from making
good the opportunity which it brings,
If we approach the responsibility in
the right spirit.
And that right spirit is the spirit of
optimism-the spirit, particularly, of
the Christmas season, but for all that,
the spirit which should govern every
day.-The Muscular.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY

Every day is given to us that we
may do something with 1t. According
as we do we'll or the reverse, are we
living up to u duty as citizens and
as women and men. The opportunity
of each day is the capital which is
entrusted to each m of us as a part
of his stewardship. The poor man is
on a level with the rich man; the la
borer has an equal chance with the
banker; each has the day for his own.
1t is better to make the effort and
fail, than to try not at all. Failure
n day may bring more abundant
success the next day, perhaps through
the experience which the endeavOr
afords-perhaps through the new de-
termination which the failure brings.
But there is no room for sloth in this
world. Sloth induces dry rot and a
destruction of the faculties. Constant
effort, even though it result in occa-
sional failure. keeps those faculties
alert and active.
1t is the worker who wins in the
end-the earnest, cheerful worker.
The man who spends his time stand
ing around and bemoaning his fate
that man is sq%uandering the talent
which has been given unto his stew
ardship; he is wasting the day and
its opportunity. He looks down when
he should be looking up. He is blind
to opportunity because he does not
wish to see it.
Every day is ours. 1t is the prop
erty of each one of us. In the morn
ing it is before US, with all its hours
and with all its opportunity. 1t is up
to us to make good. We cannot make
good by whining or by complaining.
There is a bright side, always, and
that is the side to see. The optimist
sees in every hour a golden opportun-
ity. The pessimist sees only so many
minutes, through which he must wor-
~ along in some fashion.
It is better to spend a minute in
making a smile than In making a dol.
lar. II that smile brings sunshine to
q heart which has been in the shad-
ow. then the return upon the invest.
ment is all the greater; the credit to
the steward is all the larger. Not all
Of us can distribute dollars. but there
is not one Of us who cannot scatter
kind words Of encouragement and
smiles Of ~hopefulness and optimism.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Secret Of . Sign Painter.

Sign painters do not usually achieve
fame. but there was one in the last
century who did achieve a curiously
long lived bit of work. This was thu
man who painted a station sign Il,
Harpers Ferry. shortly after the com
pletion Of the railway line to tha,
point. The sign is in possession Of Il
western society of engineers.
For a long time the society el,d,nvor
I'd to ascertain who mixed the pain,
and applied it to the sign. which was
placed in position ut the Har1~rS
Ferry station about forty years ago
Summers heat and winters storms in
no way dimmei the Iustpr of the paint
used to make the words "Harper>
Ferry" They stand out m boldly
as the day they were formed by the
painters brush. The wtnd around the
letters has been worn about Il six
teenth Of III inch by sand beaten
against It 10y fierce winds. hut the let
ters have withstOOd the elements. 1t
Is asserted that no paint Manufac-
tured nowadays IL equal in durability
to that which was applied to the old
sign.
For a long time. hut without s,itr'psS.
the society tried to learn the identity
Of this humble artist. R,~tun Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Considering Government Ownership

Washington, Dec. 12.-Government
ownership of telephone and telegraph
lines throughout the country is being
considered seriously by President
Wilson. Conferences between the
president and postmaster general
have led to gathering information
about the practical working Of the
government ownership in nations
where such a system is in operation.
The subject will be discussed at some
length in the postmaster generals re.
port soon to be made public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHoUTEAU COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, DEC. II. 1918.
WILL PAY

At the hearing before the interstate
commerce commission on the question
of allowing eastern railroads to In.
crease their freight tariffs five per
cent, q representative Of the carriers
said a great economic question was
involved. He explained that the 40
eastern lines affected were unable,
with present rates, to secure returns
sufficient to interest private capital in
further investments, that this was
holding back development and better.
ment, and that If the advance were
permitted the effect upon the money
market and industry would be direct
ly and widely beneficial.
The fact that this is, in N sense
an economic question, is just where
it pinches the public, not to mention
the shipper Immediately concerned,
says n critic. Congress recently re-
duced the tariff for economic reasons.
In doing SO it surrendered certain
direct revenues, the burden of which,
republicans claim was so diffused and
indirect as not to be felt. At any rate
this ven was abandoned. Then to
make good the deficit an income tax,
amounting to SIS, 00O,0 900 OF $50, 200, 900
nobody knows exactly how much
was imposed. This ultimately will
come out of consumers, the people at
large, since they and the land are
the sources of all wealth. So that is
an economic question.
Meantime the cost of living has
gone upward, and not down. And this
too, is an economic question. Now the
eastern railroads propose an advance
in freight that will run to $50, 900. 900
or more a year, and the western lines
will demand similar privilege If the
eastern increase goes-and all that
must go on the price of commodities,
foodstuffs among the rest. Thus the
ultimate consumer, or user, gets hit
again.
The trouble with these economic
questions is that they invariably are
invoked to take money out of the
pockets of the public, but rarely tt
put money in. The railroads plead
extensive improvements costing hun
dreds of millions. Well, why not let
time, conditions and growth catch up
with some of these extensions and
expansions instead of asking the pub
lie to come to the rescue with an alb
bitrary five per cent? Shall the coun
try at large bend to the necessities OF
the railroads or the necessities of the
railroads be adjusted 70 the POSSIBLE
tiles of the country? If it is a fac
that $50, 100000 or SIS, 00o. 900 has beer
saved in customs duties where do W.
gain if we are compelled to give tina
much or more to the railroads?-Hel
ena Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Carter Herald: Albert Pekrul of

Carter Herald: Albert Pekrul of
Regina, Sask.. is in Carter again after
travelling over Montana and the north
west in search of desirable land. This
Is his third trip here and he intends
to locate twelve claims this time;
n for himself and eleven for Ca.
madam farmer friends. He evidently
knows a good thing when he sees it.
the same as hundreds of others who
are locating in this section at the
present time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Grants 900 Divorces

Chicago, Dec. 1%2.-Judge Baldwin
in the circuit court completed a call
of 983 uncontested divorce cases to-
day heard by him during the last
three months. DEGREES have been
signed in more than 900 of the cases.
1t is said this constitutes a record
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Her Angel Child.

Mothers darling. aged four. was no,
to he like other l"Dys and learn to use
naughty and sIangy words He WAS not
allowed to play with the Older lmys in
the npighhOrhMni for fear his sensitive
nature might De shocked ut the Ian
guage they used One day while
mother was busy he slipped over into
the next street aud played for half
an hour with a crowd Of older boys.
In that half hour he took Il complete
course in Modern lang,nge.
On his return mother said:
"Wl,ere hnS my precious been:"
"You should worry and get a wrin-
kle." he cheprfully replied.
Dearest. tell mother where you
learned such horrible language:!' moth
er exclaimed.
law. good night. shirt" came sweet.
" from the cupid bow mouth.
Then mother commenced to weep. for
she realized that her angel child was
just a boy after all.-Kansas City Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-12-17
Commisioners' Proceedings

December 3, 1918.
The board met at 10 q. m.,. with all
present. The following bills
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-10

Miss Annie Hulen from the city
was a recent visitor at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. H Fl. Hooker.
Misses Eula Simons and Myrtle
YancY of the city spent Sunday
with MISS Rachel Bishop.
Miss Gussie Pittman who has
been the charming guest of Miss
Blondine Wilbanks returned to her
home in Rebecca Thursday.
A New York banker says the
only sentiment on his wife's part
in courtship was the message II
love YOU" written Oh his shirt.
But there is so little sentiment in
laundries.
The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Dixon was seriously i'll
Friday.
LEONNE DELORAINE.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-10
News Boiled Down and
Dished Up from Ash
ton Graded School

Mr.. Pittman and Miss Chester
Wilbanks attended the show at the
Grand Opera Wednesday evening.
Our farmers are busily engag-
ed blasting up stumps. This adds
greatly to the improvements on a
farm.
Miss Anderson died Tuesday
with pneumonia at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Beck. Interments
we're stored away in the Evergreen
Cemetery.
Mr.. Dave Bishop spent Friday
night with his uncle, Rev. Jas.
Bishop.
Misses Efie Middlebrooks and
Florence Fitzpatrick made Mrs.
Kenny Ashurst pleasant call
Thursday afternoon.
Quite number of North Geor-
gia people have moved into our
midst. We assure them all hear
ty welcome.
If the breach of promise indus
try continues to increase the art of
letter writing will soon be thing
of the past.
Mr.. Theo Middlebrooks is re-
covering from a severe case Of
sore eyes.
DR.. H. H. Hooker and Mr.. Joe
Lynn are visiting friends near
b0Won.S MIL tnlS week.
Mr.. Henry tNipper of Ashburn
spent few days recently with his
sisters Mesdames O. S. Middle
brooks and Edd Hickman.
Intensive instead of extensive
farming should be the farmers
motto.
"Will you be mine?"
eyes till we are married"
"Till we are married?"
Yes. then you'll be mine"
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-10
DOZicr Elected
County Warden

Mr.. c. c. Boiler received a
hitter from the county commission
ers of Clay county, notifying him
of his election to the position Of
Warden for Clay county to take
effect February 1st. The Leader
Enterprise joins his friends In con-
CALCULATIONS to Mr.. Dozier on his
election, and though we regret to
loose SO good citizen. Mr.. Doziers
was formerly a citizen of Clay
County.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-10
Sherif's Sale.
GEORGIA. BEN HILL COUNTY:

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will sell at puohc
oltcry. to the highest bidder TOR
cash, within the legal hours or
s. lie, on the First Tuesday IL FEB
ruary 1913 at the Court House in
said county, Ten Shares OF the
Capital Stock of the Fitzgerald
Cotton Oil Company, corpora
ton in said county, of the par
value of One Hundred Dollars
each. Five Shares of said Stock
being evidenced by Certificate of
Stock Number One Hundred
Twelve issued by said Company to
T. Nj. Griffin, and Five Shares OF
said Stock being evidenced by
Certificate of stock Number One
Hundred Thirteen issued by SAID
Company to said t. M. Griffin
All of said stock levied upon ard
to be sold as the property Oft. M.
Griffin. Said five shares of Stock
evidenced by Certificate of Stock
Number One Hundred Twelve
levied upon under two executions
issued from the Justice Court of
the 1557th District G. NJ. of said
county against said I. M. Griffin,
one in favor of Acknowledgement
Candy Company and the. other in
favor of l. S. Coon. Said Five
Shares of Stock evidenced bysCer-'
tifcate of Stock Number One
Hundred Thirteen. LEVIED upon un-'
der three executions against the
said T. Nj. Griffin, one in favor of
Swarschlld & Sulsberger Company
issued from the City Court of
Fitzgerald, Ca, one in favor of
Cohn & Company issued from the
aforesaid Justice Court, and one
in favor of j. W. Roberts & Son
Issued from the aforesaid Justice
Court. This January 7th. 1918.
G. +. Dixon,
Deputy Sheriff,
Ben Hill County, Georgia.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-10
Notice to All Presby.
terians in The City

There will be services at the
Presby terian Church next Sabbath
the % inst. Preaching by Rev.
r. NJ. Mann in the morning and
evening. Communion services in
the morning. All are cordially IN
Vited to be present.
r. L. King. Clerk of Session.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-26
LEGAL NofI(E5

Serial No. oe96

Serial No. oe96
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION /.
Department Of the Interior, U. s
Land Office at Boise, Idaho, March
IA, 1913.
NOTICE 10 hereby given that AL.
bert L. Parker. OF Mountain Home
Idaho. who. on August 81. 1908, made
Homestead Entry. No. oSs6. for SWN
NEA. Sh NWA. Section -, SEX
NEA. Section 80. Township . South,
Range Z East. Boise Meridian, has
filed notice OF intention to make
Final Five Year Proof. to establish
claim to the land above described.
before w. G. HOWE, U. s. Commits
sioner. at Mountain Home, Idaho, on
the 7th day OF May, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Michael L. Keller. Of Mountain
Home, Idaho; Emory O. Cotton, Of
Mountain Home. Idaho; Otto Hend-
ricks, OF Mountain Home, Idaho;
George Woods, Of Mountain Home.
Idaho.
WILLIAM BALDERSTON,
Ab-M3 Register.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-26
How's THIs7

We offer One Hundred Dollars re.
ward for any case Of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the hast 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and H.
nancially able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, O.
Hall q Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs
cents per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. adv.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-26
AFTER TWO YEARS
Mountain Home Testimony Remains
mistaken

Time is the best test Of truth,
Here Is a Mountain Home story that
has stood the test of time. It IL q
story with point (which will come
straight home to many Of us.
Mrs. Margaret Stinson, Mountain
Home, Idaho, says: II had back.
ache and bearingdown pains In my
loins. had tired feeling and my
limbs from my knees to my ankles
panied me. In cold weather my limbs
always felt numb. The kidney sc.
cretions bothered me. Doan's Kid.
ney Pills have greatly relieved these
troubles. Another Of my family has
also been benefited by them" Estate
ment given June IA, 1910.)
A COMPLETE CURE
On October rs, 1912. Mrs. Stinson
said: Il wish to confirm my former
endorsement Of Doan . Kidney pills
and add that continued use cured me
OF kidney complaint. / have been free
from that trouble and In good health
for nearly two years."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., New
York. cole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
AXE no other. adv, !
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-26
Serial No. os771

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior, u, s.
Land Office at Boise. Idaho, April
II, 1918.
NOTICE Is hereby given that John
Hoffman, Of Mountain Home, Idaho,
who, ON April II, 1910, made Home
stead Entry, No. 08771, for SWA
NEA, sen NWA, NWA sEA, NE1Al
SWA. Section 10, Township 3 south.
Range Z East, Boise Meridian, has
filed notice Of intention to make Fin
al Three Year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above describe,
before w. G. HOWE, U. s. Commits
sioner, at Mountain Home, Idaho, on
the 10th day OF June, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Taylor l.. Bailey, OF Mountain
Home, Idaho; Sarah A. Hoffman, Of
Mountain Home, Idaho; Lyla Little,
ct Mountain Home, Idaho; Thomas
R. Wilson, of Boise, Idaho.
WILLIAM BALDERSTON,
Register.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-26
Serial No. o8494


NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department. Of the Interior, U. s
Land Office at Boise. Idaho, Mar.
Is, 1913.
NOTICE 10 hereby given that Sam
uel 7. King, OF Thurman, Idaho, who,
on April ~, 1910. made Homestead
Entry, No. OS494, for SEA, Section
10. Township South. Range s East,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice Of
intention to make Final Three Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described. before the Register
and Receiver, U. s. Land Office, at
Boise. Idaho. on the It'll day Of May,
1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Bethel P. Averill, Of Thurman, Id
aho; Thomas baltimore, OF Thurman,
Idaho; Charles N. Bartlett, Of Thur
man, Idaho; Otto Downward, OF sun
nyside, Idaho.
WILLIAM BALDERSTON,
Ao-M3 Register
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-26
Found a Cure for rheumatism

Found Cure for rheumatism
i suffered with rheumatism tor
two years and could not get my right
hand to my mouth for that length Of
time," writes Lee L. Chapman, Maple
ton, Iowa. Il suffered terrible pain
so l could not sleep or lie still at
night Five years ago / began us
Ing CHAMBERLAIN . Liniment and in
two months / was we'll and have not
suffered with rheumatism since"
For sale by The Roscoe w. Smith
70. adv.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-26

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
SkOMHEGAN WILL SOON HAVE \
DISTRICT NURSE
This Will be OF great Advantage 10
Many Residents Of This Town

Skowhegan is TO have the services
Of a district nurse, through depart
ment for that purpose recently Is
tablshed at Somerset Hospital Tlis
will ensure the services of a compet-
ent nurse, ready 10 answer demands
for her services, at any time Of day
or night. Under the district system
as carried out in other communities.
the nurse supplied is not intended TO
remain for the entire cases, but 70
render first aid or 70 make daily
calls She would thus be enabled to
care for several patients The price be
ing thus brought within the reach Of
many who could not pay Tor constant
attention.
The district nurse service is often
provided for in whole or in part. b.
public appropriation. and this has been
discussed here. As now proposed
however, it will be entirely indepen-
dent OF town or state aid. II is d
noteworthy addition to the priYiledges
enjoyed by Skowhegan and vicinity
and TO the usefulness of the institu-
ton through which it comes.