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Iand Scrip

Chae. Il. Boyle. formerly of Fort Benton, now
will furnish q limited supply of guaranteed SOL
dier's additional homestead scrip at SIG per
acre; also enc 40 and one SO-acre Mobile Girard
latter scrip will obtain title to land quickly.
other higher priced ecrips can be furnished on
dem and. Wire or write order: ecrip will be
mailed same day order is received. Order quick.
" 40 prices are advancing. Other land business
in General Land Office attended to on order.
CHAS. II. BOYLE,
1921 Girard St., N. w., Washington, DC.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office at treat Falls. Mon
tana, April IA, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
FRED MOLDENHAUER,
of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on March 19, 1910,
IS, township - orth, range s east, Montana
meridian, has filed notice of intention to make
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Herbert d. schmidt, U.
$. commissioner at his office, at Fort Benton,
Montana, on the Sd day of June, 1919:
Claimant names as witnesses: William L.
Zanto. of Great Falls, Montana, Peter ". Weber,
Henry A. Zanto, John Schwartz, of Fort Benton,
r. N. SUTHEkL1N, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice for Publication,

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tans, April IA. 1918.
Notice IL hereby given that
ANDREW OLSON,
of Marias, Montana, who, on September 16, 1910,
made homestead entry No. 0l5994, for EH section
Z. township u north, range Z east, Montana meri-
dian, has filed notice Of intention to make three.
year proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before Herbert D. Schmidt, U. 8. com.
missioner, at his Office, at Fort Benton, Montana,
on the 4th day of June, 1918
Claimant names as witnesses: Earl Hill,
r. Hill, William w. Mcdonald,
Joseph Kujawa, all OF Msrias, Montana.
r. N. SCTHERLIN, Register.
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Notice Of Cortest.

April Fl. 1918.
TO smithy B. Bryan or smithy O'Bryan, of Big
sandy, Montana, cOntestee.
YOu are hereby nOtiAod th.<
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-17
A SHORT STORY.

awful coks and wheels and things
He just threw me a vague glance and
said, Take my coat, dear Then he
forgot l was on earth. He plunged
head first into the engine of that
womans car as though he liked It.
and he can't even fix the lawn mower!
She told him all about what was
the trouble-and you can't make me
believe that a real womanly woman
would know anything about those
that run an automobile! / wish you
had seen her hat! 1t came straight
from Paris, I know--perfectiy simple.
but with such an obstreperous air Of
being simple that it was loud! And
the way she looked at him-that in
tent way, you know. that some awful
women have, as though they were try
ing to drown themselves or something.
He was SO interested looking back
at her that he didn't pay the slightest
attention to me when 1 coughed and
said, oh. dearr He must have thought
/ loved sitting there in a dusty road
for hours and hours watching him
run around like an obedient little dog
at another woman's ordersl / never
saw Harry mind so we'll! Why. he
never minds me like that.
Here, hold this cap q minute. she
would say, or Screw this bolt head
while pour In some kerosene
THE repair men were jumping
around. tool She just hynotized them.
them.
After million years or 20 she
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-17
She Was Not Jealous

yard OF the farmhouse there, and /
thought there had been an accident
and that some one was killed. That
woman never said how-de-do to me
or even recognized that I was on
earth. She just turned her eyes
on Harry-and. believe me, they were
great eyes, all over her face-and her
teeth were awfully white and she
was dreadfully tanned. She smiled
fiashingly, all over her face, too. just
as though she were peaches and
cream.
he knew anything about an umpty-
um clutch! She acted as though the
heavens hung on his knowledge
Harry, who really doesn't know any
more about the insides of an auto
mobile than baby, climbed right out
of our car as though he were hypno-
tized! She had machine oil on her
hands and the loveliest dress was
pinned up around her waist and the
embroidery on her petticoat was hand
made eyelet, every scrap of it. Think
of it-she was driving an automobile
like thatl A lot of disconsolate peo-
pie sat huddled on the farmhouse
steps waiting for her to get the car
In order.
Just then another machine drove
up with repair men in 1t. SO what
on earth did she need Harry for? He
did not have sense enough to say
goodby and leave that clutch to some
one who knew what he was doing!
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A MATTER OF WORDS

Mr. Brown and Mr.. Green were TAX
ing their long talked of holiday in
France. For three months Mr.. Green
had been learning French-by corre-
spondence-and thought he had mas
tered the language,
One afternoon the pair went into a
cafe to have tea, and Green, who al
ways insisted on doing all the talk
ing. gave the order to the waiter.
When. however. the tea things were
brought, he noticed that something
was missing, and spoke angrily to the
waiter about it.
My dear fellow" objected Brown,
what on earth are you saying?"
'Wi1l you kindly refrain from maxi
Ing your absurd criticism of my use
of the French languageY' retorted
Green.
"oh. certainlyr answered Brown,
only it seems rather waste Of time
to ask the waiter to bring you a
staircase when what you want Is a
teaspoon!"
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Aduice to the LoueLorr1
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

l am 81. and have a friend in
business and help there occa-
sionally. There is a gentleman
Id years my senior. who has
traded in the store the last six
years and who thinks a great
deal of me and always asks me
to go out with him. Do you think
it proper? My friend gave me
an Introduction, but only knows
him as a customer. L. E. N.
Your friends acquaintance with him
is purely of business nature. He
may be honorable in business and be
lax in his morals. Don't accept any
attentions from him till you know
him better For all you know, he
may have a wife.
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-17
and she wouldn't IKE Harry, anyhow
Copyright. 1919. International News service)

and she wouldn't like Harry, anyhow;
he's not her style
Not like Harry" exploded the
bride. Well, she hasn't much sense
If she can't see that he's lots nicer
than her husband or any other man!
Why didn't you tell me she was mar
ried?"
Not one bit of need of your getting
jealous" said her friend. soothingly
"Jealousr' shrieked the bride. How
perfectly ridiculous! Oh, there comes
Harry in the Smiths car! He must
be starved to death, poor boy. The
idea that was jealous-of herr
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-17

threw me smile as she passed by
with black grease on her arms and
said. comfortably, Just little while,
now! So good of you to lend me your
husband!
Good of me! When / wanted to
slap her!
Don't mention It, I said, with
dasdIy sweetness. I could have told
her bit of things about lady high
waymen. but she didn't walt. And
then Harry finally broke away from
gazing into her eyes to say that I'd
better drive on to the hotel or I'd
miss my dinner, and that he thought
they had located the trouble, but 1t
would take some time still to set
things right.
VERY ANGRY
Il was so mad at him that just
drove on. I don't care II he never
gets home or has any dinner at all!
Why, she may not get started for
hours. and she'll keep him till she
does. because she's the kind that
doesn't care q bit whether shels TAX
ing man away from his wife.
wish you could have seen that dress
I've heard Of elopements that didn't
have any more foundation than that!
never saw Henry so interested In
any one! He Just did as she told him.
and
Wait minute broke in her
friend. II know her. She's q Mrs
Crinks, who has a summer home 20
miles from here. and that's just her
way. She can't help having such big
eyes. And she's married and crazy
about her own husband and doesn't
know there's another man on earth
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Tomorrow:
Lights Out
MISUNDERSTOOD

1t was at a country ball at which
the regular printed ball program. with
the dainty little pencil attached, was
being used for the first time. A
young fellow from the city, noting
that a stout and not very attractive
young woman was being a good deal
of a wall flower, took pity on her and
said:
rs your program full?"
My what?"
Your program
After a moments reflection, she
said:
la. no! ! amt ct but one dough-
nutp
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ARE you NOT TO BLAME.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX.

I am 25 and have been keeping
company with a young man of the
same age for about two years I
love him dearly. He takes me out
twice a week. He has never told
me that he cares for me. He
takes all the privileges of an
engaged man, and when / tell him
1t is wrong he only laughs and
says he has the right to do as he
pleases. Now. what do you think
of him? HELEN.
In the beginning you let him do al
he pleased, didn't you, hoping |
proposal Of marriage would follow
You must show some Of the spiri
now that you failed to show then
Tell him plainly that he must 10
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Us Boys
,-r OW, I'd like to know what you
IN think about itl" said the bride,
with very flushed cheeks.

with very flushed cheeks.
Hadn't you better go in to dinner
first?" queried her friend at the Sum-
mer hotel You know the dining
room closes in three minutes!''
I'D choke if / tried to eat, feeling
as 1 do" declared the bride, knotting
the ribbons of her automobile bonnet
viciously. I'D like to know whats
the use Of having a husband il per-
fectly strange women can pounce out
from one! Just because 1 could drive
our car home-and no knowing what
might have happened to me all alone
in these awful woody
You might as well begin at the
beginning" suggested her friend
with the patience of one who had just
dined well.
AN AUTO THERE
Well" said the bride, expIosively.
sit just came right out of clear sky!
You know. we motored to the village
after luncheon to do some shopping.
and we took in a picture show, and
then we started home about 4:30, in
order to have plenty of time to dress
for dinner. Then, just as we turned
into the main road. I was nearly
scared to death TO see woman rush
madly out in front of us waving an
iron weapon of some sort and shrisk-
ing wildly.
There was an automobile in the
The San Francisco call., 1913-11-17
treat you as If engaged to you. unless
ne wishes to be engaged.
GIVE UP THE GIRL
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

I11x2Ik 1ulks5 aIIt 4 Tx
am a young man 20 years OF
age and am keeping company
with a girl of Is. We love each
other very dearly. but her mother
objects to us going together be-
cause / am smoker of cigarettes.
/ have tried very hard to break
away from the habit, but find 1t
impossible. Now her mother says
that will either have to give the
girl up or break away from the
habit Of smoking cigarettes. Will
you kindly advise me what to do?
j. e. M.
You say you can not give up cigar
cites; then give up the grill A mar
who can not break of such habit II
too weak to be worth any girls love
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PROVE THAT SHE CAN
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

/ am a young man of % and
deeply In love with a girl four
years my junior. / have been
keeping company with her for
three months; she seemed to care
for me, paid more attentions to
me than to the rest of her friends,
and suddenly she wrote me a let
ter saying: Il will not be happy
with YOU" What would you do in
this case? BROK KENHEARTED.
Go to her and attempt to prove to
her that she can. II. however. she
insists that she can't, try diplomacy.
Accept her decision and look for an
other girl. Hearts are often caught
in the rebound In this way.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23

We move pianos and houses. Ed
Royce Transfer-Adv. II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23
Big Hay Stack Burns.

Brawley News: Fire on the big
ranch in the north end of the No. )
district, owned by the Riverside Trust
company. destroyed 200 tons of hay
Monday afternoon. With the wind
blowing vigorously toward a pile Of
sacks Of grain. only 20 feet away, the
nei%hbOrs formed an impromptu fire
brigade, and by the use of a force
pump and the hurried construction Of
a ditch. under the supervision Of Man
ager Webster. saved the grain. The
wind changed, but careful watch was
kept through the night lest sparks en- \
danger it.
w. T. Frazier. one of the principal
owners. arrived from Riverside in time
to watch the hay stack burn. The
property was insured.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23

and took ~ the miner. shack as q
new home.
The miner did not like the animals
and tried to shoe them away. but m
successfully He was kind hearted AMI
did not wish to Kill them. auM in an
effort to gel rid of thcm hc rl--r.!
up a eyphon to draw lhc water from
their wafer bags.
The sp.l Wn~ several Min. back
from jha .oraG. "., atcay time ne
irev lh WATER fr.. Y If the ami
maj, il started for the river to reload,
hu. tha camels would not leave.
some grain had been accidentally
scattered about and the water drawn
from the camels irrigated it and it
sprouted, which gave the miner an
idea, and he planted more seed, work
ed his syphon steadily, and for several
years there was constant procession
Of camels moving back and forth car
rying water, which came with such
abundance that very nice garden
spot was made and The reputation Of
irrigation in Arizona was established.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23

Open TO Entry.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-SiX mil
ion acres Of Withdrawn public lands
were restored to entry during the
months Of May ana June upon appro
val by the secretary Of the interior of
the recommendations of the United
states geological survey. This action
waS the result of examination and clas-
sincation Of the lands by the survey,
those restored either having been found
not to he valuable for power sites. res
ervotrs. coal. phosphate, or potash de-
ro>itS ur having been definitely valued
as coal lands. and rendered available
for purchase under the coal land law.
0f hose lands relieved from coal
Withdrawal nearly Two and a half mil
Iau acres We're En- the state Of Colo
r1d.. Five ana half thousand acres
were also withdrawn in Colorado as
water power sites.
IN Idaho 100000 acres Of coal AMI
Phosphate Withdrawals were classified
and restored. and for water power
sites approximately 10000 acres werc
Withdrawn and alout the same acre
a-c restored
fr Montana 250.000 acres were re
stored as being non coal-bcaring and
about a thousand acres as not valuable
for water power -..~. while about one
hundred and ff. acres were with
drawn for u.'. nose.
N North u.a,a nearly 100000
acres " coal MI" irawaI were classi-
Hod aj restored
I'M oregon approximately 10000 acres
,r.ra restored as non-oiI-bearing lands
.' ..out 10000 acres were with
drawn for wder power or reservoir.
sites.
lH south Dakota over 100000 acres
were relieved from the coal with
iraW1l
N Utah about 1900 acres were with
drawn for water power sites.
IN Wyoming over 1000 acres of
coal Withdrawals were reopened to en-
fry and purchase: approximately 81
c0Hacres were Withdrawn for classifi-
cation as to whether they are oiI-bear-
in- lands. and about 100000 acres
were restored as nom phosphate lands.
For 7n states thu total Withdrawals
during -he months M May and June
Va~6 avar fIG.000 acres. and the total
~.-.o~'tiou~ We're over G.O0O.OOO acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23

A dlapatcL IRON Tucson. Nizona,
brings word tnat Thomas HIND. the
water wizard WHO directed Ihc huiIdmg
Of the nrst dam across The break in
the Colorado riysr. as III The hands Of
Mexican foderals at Cuoymas.
This valley VII always take a great
intere~r i'll the u-lfsrr NJ Tom Hind.
whose namc vil he attached to the
history HI the valley 5- lnu- ~ III lasts.
About 4 year a-o M made his last
visit u the valley. jhcu being engaged
IN WORK Tor jhe southern Pacific Mex
lean rosds. and lrcm here he went
into the 1aQul valley for that companl.
4 few months since he was reported
to have neen captured by the rebels
and held for ransom. hut that report
proved untrue. for He later made hi@
appearance in Tucson alter having hai
a thrilling experience.
The fact that the rumor is ont again
Of his being held is not taken aS final,
as he is a man Of tine daredevil type
who suggests the Kit Carson method,
Of gettm5 through. ana his friends will
hat on Tom Hind IA tht l7-t
FL PASO. July >Iadoro Mex
lco. With its extensive woodworking
plants. has b5e1 attacked ma bumod
and Six If the twenty--N Americans
there slain by Mexican bandits. accord
-n- to reports brought here today 10y
NeXicans from tie Soutn. American
rourfer~ sent by the Al5ler5 Lumber
company orici1is .o loa~n .ha fate af
-he town and the American colony haN~
HIT returned and only news from Nr
lean sources is obtdnabla Amos
Americans IN Madero Il ,um.- t.
PringIo, a mining engineer .r -au F~.".
cisco. The total rumr-~ ~ Nua'.-e--
AZ 1Gadero whca he orudr- attacked
was twanty-siv. including five women
ana ona child. Added te 'hese were
the American COW hoy~ from the Bah
ieor5 ranch. VINO vare driven into the
town hv th. ha-lit-
BmAs oi .odHlo-' band have at-
lacked Pearson. Mexico. near 1[7Iero.
nI h.se slain several Chinese. ac-
c5e'o9 70 reports reaching here today.
They have made prisoners of p uunbar
ot Americans in Pearson. holding hem
Abr ransom, but have not harmed Them.
Au Chinese stores ana restaurants III
Pearson We're looted. az also wa tle
store of Dave Spnsbury III Americas.
5nd the homes Of al thcAmcricanS rob
bed Of what happened 20 please the
bandits.
The return Of the couriers sent 10
Madero is waited anXioUsly on the bor-
der and if the town has been attacked
and Americans slain as reported,
number Of Americans are armed ana
ready to 20 On a campaign Of revenge.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23
Hural DeI.YcHV Sneeh-

WASHINGTON. July 23.-The speed
"ania has struck the rural delivery
service and some carriers by the use
.+ motorcycles ANA automobiles cover
their routes in one, two, three or four
hours. The one-h1ur men have been
dubbed lightning carriers" Their
speed makes their compensation an
rroximately 81 an hour. Other car
rierS are obliged to spend the entire
day On their routes.
1t has been intimated in high off,
cial quarters that when the next in
crease in salaries comes to the rural
delivery service the fact that some
men work only few hours a day for
Uncle sam may be taken into consider
alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23
TOURING CAR RACE IS
PLANNED IN SAN DIEGO.

san Diego Sun: Obiectnr slrenu-
oueIy to having san Diego thrust into
the background and Los Angeles boost
ed at our expense Nelson Snyder and
W. II. Smith are on tap with a plan
for san Diego TO Phoenix auto race
That should prove the greatest boost
this city has ever had for a race.
A San Diego to Phoenix touring car
race for 1913 to replace the road race
Of 1912 is the idea. Both Smith and
Snyder We're entered in the race last
year and made creditable showngs
Snyder has always been an ardent
booster for local racc>t..s has Smith ana
the latter was second in the San Diego
Escondido event.
Both have arrived at the conclusion
that the public is tired Of races be
tween racing cars and believe that a
touring car race would prove to The
world the fact that the road from here
to Phoenix is the logical and only route
and can be traversed safely by parties
in touring cars.
That the race, if it goes through.
would mean the influx Of numerous
parties Of eastern motorists next sum-
mer is certain. 1t would be an inno-
Walton in the racing game and it is
thought can be staged under 4. A. :.
sanction. Boosting your neighhor is
nice but not at your own expense. That
is the way Snyder and Smith put il
and they argue that this city has moth
ing to gain by Los Angeles to Phoc-
nix race.
After much planning and talking with
local motorists who took to the project
from the start they decided that each
touring car entering the race would
carry four passengers or an equivalent
weight 50 that all cars would be on an
equal footing.
In fact several parties talking Of en-
terlnS have stated they would take their
wives and families on the trip to prove
that the San Diego. to Phoenix route
is not dangerous and not too strenuous
for ladies. 1t is believed that 100 local
cars could be induced to enter with an
entrance fee Of 500 making a purse
totaling $4,000.
With probably the first five cars rg-
urnG in the money and a sum of money
raised from local autoists as we'll as
from Phoenix parties and Imperial val
ley boosters who are hand in glove
with the local people in boosting the
only real and logical route to Phoenix
a purse with grand total of over
$4,000 could easily be raised.
Making the race a county affair with
all towns in the county entering a car
it would be a strictly local affair with
all prize money going to local men
and would be an ideal affair with
enough clean cut competition to in
sure its success.
Los Angeles has now conceded that
the local route is the only one and an
effort has been made to get local au
toists to contribute $1,000 for the Los
Angeles to Phoenix race. 1t may be
possible this SUM can be raised but
those on the inside say that if it is
done the coin will not come from The
old guard who have put up the money
for former races.
Among those who would probably
enter cars are James E. Wadham. Per-
sy Benbough, Daniels, Ed Fletcher, Les
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-23
E9RNT HURT BY LEAPING
FROM UPPER WINDOWS,

BINGlIAMTON, n. Y., July ga
wisp Of smoke and a spurt Of flames
swept Up to the stairway leading to
the second floor Of a four-story brick
building at Il Wall street here late
yesterday afternoon and 30 minutes Ia
tier 25 lives had been lost and 80 per
sons injured.
The building wa7 the factory Of
the Binghomton Clothing company.
formerly the Freeman overall com
.pany employing t25 girls.
An hour after the first alarm had
been sounded the policemen and fire
men were working among the de
.bra. The fatalities number 20 and lie
injured 50.