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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Agricultural Library.
Rural School District a Con.
venient Distributing Center.
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The rural school district forms q
very convenient unit for the circulate
ing and the travelling library, and in
many instances the schoo,house might
be made its repository to good advan.
tage. There is legal provision for the
expenditure of a certain percentage of
school funds for library purposes. 1t
goes without saying that the legtti-
mate purpose of such libraries is to
supplement and aid the educational en-
deavor of the school and that books
should be selected with this thought
in mind. If agricultural and home
science training may be considered q
part of the scheme in rural education,
then books pertaining to these
branches should have a place In the
rural school library. If the school be-
comes a social center and organized
country life activities use it az a reg.
ular meeting place, the extension
phase of rural education may be dc.
veloped in the library, and books be
selected with reference to the needs
of the community in an agricultural
way.
The library ought not to be regard.
ed as vocational in a narrow sense,
but should be made to contribute to
recreation and the pursuit of ones
a%vocation or hobby, as we'll as to gen.
eral information, far more largely
than to the particular subjects of local
interest. There should be, therefore,
q proper balance between the litera-
ture selected along special lines of
local Importance, and that selected
for general information, recreation
and culture. Not more than one.
fourth, and in a large library perhaps
not more than one-tenth, of the out.
lay should be for purely agricultural
books. The Agricultural College Elk
tension Department has prepared a
list of some of the best recent agri'
cultural books; but it should be borne
in mind that better works are being
continually added and this list cannot
include all of even the best.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office at Lewistown, Mon
tana, March Is, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that
ROSS ELWELL,
of Graceville, Montana, who, on March 26, 1910,
made homestead entry No. O9261, for EN- section
"a. changed to NJ section 20, township % north,
range Is east, Montana meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final three-year proof, to
establish claim to the land above described, be-
fore Herbert ID. Schmidt, u. S. commissioner, at
his Office, at Fort Benton, Montana, on the 26th
day of April, 1913.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ea st Rob.
inson. James Robinson, Thomas Rob on, Ray
Elwell, all os Graceville. Montana.
C. E. MCKOIN, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, February II, 1913.
Notice ia he reby given that
HAIRY r MORROW,
of Fort Benton. Montana, who, on March IL,
1910. made homestead entry No. O1O75s, for
SWA, sWA SEA section II. M NWA, SWA
NWA section 20, township % north, range 8 east,
to make final three year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described. before Herbert d.
Schmidt, U. s. commissioner, at his Office at Fort
Benton, Montana, on the 14th day of April, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses: William G..
Morrow, Wilbur Briere, Charles W. Morrow,
Grover c. Schmidt, all of Fort Benton, Mont.
JULIUS c. PETERS, Register.
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Non Coal Land,
Notice For Publication,

United States Land Ofice at Great Falls, Msa~
tana, February IA, 1918.
Notice 10 hereby given that
CLAUDE 8. CURTIS.
of Fort Benton, Montana, who. ON January a
1910, made homestead entry serial No. OD6l0. 10
lots . and 4, SIX NWk and SWx section 2, town.
ship y north. range 8 east, Montana msridiaa,
has filed notice Of intention TO make three-yeaf
proof, to establish claim to the land above a.
scribed, before Herbert D. Schmidt, U. s. COM
missioner, ct his ONCE at Fort Benton. Nontano.
ON the I'd day Of April, 1918.
Claimant names a. witnesses: ], Frank
Curtis, John Jacoby, Warren Morrow, William
Morrow, all Of Fort Benton, Mont.
JULIUS G. PETERS, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls. Mon
tana, February II, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
AU4UST w. LUDERMAN,
made Homestead entry No. Ol26s5, for SH- sec-
ton %, township "a north, range 10 east, Mon
tana meridian, has filed notice of intention to
to the land above described, before Herbert d.
Schmidt, U. q. commissioner, at his Office Ut
Fort Benton, Montana, on the 14th day of April,
1873.
Claimant names a. witnesses: Walter j.
Mason, Clark $. Hayworth, James H. Love,
William Schultz, all of Fort Benton, Mont.
JULIUS G. PETERS, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Notice Of Election

In accordance with an order OF the city council
of the city of Fort Benton, county Of ChOuteau,
state OF Montana, notice is hereby given that at q
regular annual election to be held in the said city
of Fort Benton on Monday, the seventh day of
and a police magistrate, each for a term of two
years, and an alderman in the first, second and
third wards, each for q term of two years.
The voting places for said election will be as
follows:
First Ward-At the Choteau House.
Rpcond ward-At the city council rooms.
Third ward-At W. q. Dextsr's dwelling house.
CHAS. II. GREEN, Mayor.
JOHN +. MURPHY. City Clerk.
Fort Benton. March Is. 1913,
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Notice For Publication.

United States Land Once ct Le~istown, Mon
tana, February 10, 1918.
Notice 10 hereby given that
JAMES NJ. NELL,
of Graceville. Montana, who, ON March Is, 1910.
made homestead entry serial No. Osel0, for RK
section 81, township "a north, range Is east,
Montana meridian, has fled notice Of intention
to MAKE final three-year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Herbert D.
Schmidt, U. 8. commissioner, at his Office Of
Fort Benton, Montana, on the 7th day of April,
1918.
Claimant names % witnesses: Lem Remby,
Oswald 9uthornson, Nelson Alpaugh, Julius W..
Neill, ST., all of Graceville, Mont.
G. Z. MoKOIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
DEPTH TO PLOW.
The Deeper the Soil the More Album.
dant the Crops.

Under favorable conditions the
deeper the soil the more abundant
crops will be produced. Flowing to
good depth is advised and it should
be the aim to gradually deepen the
soil.
For breaking, five inches is ordi-
narily the best depth, though good re-
suits are often secured with either
deeper or shallower blowing. 1t is a
mistake, however, to pillow shallow,
cut up the inverted sod with the disk
and leave it to dry and take years to
disintegrate.
The deeper the blowing the more
work needed to make a firm seed bed.
Do not pillow as deeply for spring
crops as for summer fallow.
The sod mulch, consisting of in
verted sod three inches thick, rolled
down fiat upon the s%ubsurface soil,
and through which seed may be put
into moist earth with the disk drill,
is of doubtful value as compared with
a good seed bed of mellow earth
above the sod.
Many successful farmers are prac-
ticing disking up their ground before
blowing, thus pulverizing the entire
furrow slice.
While the moldboard pillow does a
smoother and more perfect job, par
ticularly on sod land, under favorable
conditions, there are many places
where the disk will pillow and the
moldboard will not. The draft and
wear are much greater with the lat
ter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
No. OSO5O6.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Once ct Great Falls, Mon
tana, February %, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that the
SANTA FR PACfFIO RAILROAD COMPANY,
whose postoface address is Topeka, Kansas, has
this 26th day of February, 1918, fled In this office
their application to select undo. the provisions
sen section ~, SWk NWk, Sh SWk section
81, Mex NWK, NwH NEHt section rs, town
ship 20 north. range II east, Montana meridian.
Any and al persons claiming adversely the
lands described, OF desiring to object because Of
the mineral character of the land, or for any
other reason. to the disposal to applicant. should
Ale their afidsvits Of protest in this Office ON Or
before the 10th day of April, 1918.
JULIUS G.. PETERS,, Register.
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Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United states Land ONCE ct Great Falls, Mon
taua, February II, 1918.
Notice 10 hereby given that
WALTER ]. MASON,
isi i''i made ss'' 5osms:sssd entry "sc; n No. .I ossisS, 10
Eh MEX section "a, NWk section %, township
~ north, range 10 east, Eonta1a meridian, has
to- estsbiish c c,aim 1te to- the isnd s6ove dsse9P iiSSSdi'
before Herbert D. Schmidt, U. y. commissioner,
at bis oface ct Fort Benton, Montana, ON the ID
day of April, 1918.
Claimant names 40 witnesses: Clark 8. Hay
worth, August LudermAn, Ernest Wan. Leonard
Chaplin, oil Of Fort Benton, Montana.
JULIUS c. PETERS. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication,

United States Land Once at Great Falls, Mo-
tana, February IA, 1913.
.. Notice 10 hereby given that
LYLE K. MILLER,
Of Fort Benton, Montana, who, on October 81.
1911, made homestead entry No. O34721, foI
SEX sen section "a, Sh SWk and sWk SEX
section IS, township % north, range z easf, Non.
tana meridian, has nlsd notice 81 intention .
make Communication proof 70 establish claim %
the land above described, before Herbert D.
Fort Benton. Montana, on the "a day Of April,
1918.
Claimant names - witnesses: Albert Z. Allen.
Vaughn, all OF Fort Benton, Montana.
JULIUS G. PETERS,, Register.
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Cool
form
The Afternoon Tea.

One of the most delightful ways of
entertaining and meeting all social oh
legations is the afternoon tea, which
be given at comparatively small
Del and with great enjoyment. In
fact, the afternoon tea is steadily gain
ing in favor and s%upplanting the even
ing reception in popularity.
The invitations for an afternoon tea
should be issued a week or ten days in
advance of the day set for entertain
ing. Cards are the accepted means of
inviting and can be issued in the name
of a mother and her daughters or Of
the wife and husband. The name of
the husband appears more frequently
as a joint host than in past years.
A specially engraved card should take
the form of the following:
MI. AND MRS. JOHN ADAMS
AT HOME
Wednesday afternoon. December eleventh.
from four until seven O'Clock.
Thirty-four States avenue.
If daughters are to receive this form
Is used:
MRS. JOHN ADAMS
THE MISSES ADAMS
AT HOME, etc.
If q very informal tea is to be given
your own visiting card, with your day
at home and the hours for receiving,
can be posted.
The cards are sent by mail, and when
a married couple r invited the cards
are addressed to the husband as well
as the wife.
An afternoon tea is an excellent way
to introduce a daughter to society. In
this case Mrs. Adams would issue cards
with her own name and the debu-
tante's name below. If the eldest
daughter, the words Miss Adams are
sufficient. If the second daughter
makes her bow to society by means of
an afternoon tea the full name, Mary
Hall Adams, would be engraved below
her mothers. Sometimes the name of
both mother and eldest sister are used;
then the full name Of the second daugh-
ter appears below the sisters.
When a guest Of honor is the reason
for an afternoon tea a specially en-.
graved card would be written as fol.
lows:
TO MEET
Governor and Mrs. George Gray
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams
request the pleasure of your company
on Friday afternoon, December fifth,
from four to seven O'Clock.
T%hirty-four States avenue.
The first form can also be used If an
added line at the bottom appears:
To meet Governor and Mrs. George Gray,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Catarult Launch For Aeroplanes.

CataEutt LAUNCH FOR AoropI2uSSs
The navy has successfully tried a
catapult device for launching aero
planes from battleships. The scheme,
the invention cx Captain Washington
!. Chambers. IN charge Of the navy
aviation work. involves the shooting
Of the aeroplane along a steel plank
by means Of compressed air.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Notice to Contractors

The board of county commissioners Of Chou.
teau county, Montana, will receive sealed bids
for the construction Of about $500 feet of 7-foot
tight board fence around the county fair grounds
Fifteen stalls and an exhibit hall 30x12O built in
an L shape. Said bids to BE- opened April II,
1913, 1t 10 O'Clock a. m. Plans and specifications
for above work are on file in the Office Of the
county clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Card usaue.

At q small reception cards are left as
at a large affair. 1t is not out of place
to bid the hostess adieu at Il small in
formal tea. At II large one it is not
necessary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Good Breeding.

One principal point of good breeding
is to suit our behavior to the three
several degrees of nlen-our superiors,
our equals and those below us.-Swift.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Gum Gift to Bride.

Miss Elsie r. Cary was married e.
Gently to Richard A. Moore ut Brock
ton. Mass. and received as a wedding
present from her father, Fred w. Cary.
q package Of chewing gum. Wrapped
about the gum was q substantial check.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
Help Wanted

Wanted, a girl for general house work on
ranch. Apply to MRS. A. W, SIMS,
Cottonwood, via Hsvre, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-04-02
House For Rent.

For rent, a ive-room residence, con veniently
located on upper Front street. Apply at River
Press office.
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We the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-11-13
aAUgE o. THOMAS, - Publisher
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
Commissioners Proceedings,

The Commissioner met in regular
session on the Sd day of November,
1918. All members and clerk present,
A. A, Haskell. chairman.
On motion w. t. Meador was ap.
pointed Justice OF the Peace in and
for the precinct OF Forgan, which is
district No. s
On motion f. II. Marvel was ap
pointed as Constable of the precinct OF
Rorgan.
sonmotion the township Board Of
Garland township was instructed to
order the public highway opened be-
tween sections and II and the west
half OF sections and l5 in township
5, north of range 25, E. c. NJ.
}onAnotion the- following County
Officers reports we're approved:
sJofinhic M. Jones, Sheriff.
20. F. Pruitt, District Clerk.
P. P. Fryunger, County Treasurer.
May Fickel, Stenogrspher.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-11-13

On motion the bill of T McLsin,
for experimenting the building OF the
Neill bridge, was allowed in the sum
OF 5000.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1913-11-13

Geo, II Wright, County Clerk.
II VI. Bulick Register of Deeds,
II, G, Fellow, County Superintend-
ent.
@. C, DeGraw, Clerk of County
Court.
On motion the County Commission
ers adjourned to meet at 600 o'clock
a. m November 4. 1913
The Board met at 8 100 o'clock m
pur'uant to adjournment, All msm-
hers and Clerk present. A. A. Has
kell, chairman, The following pro-
ceedings were had
On motion the following certificates
pf ~ rrOr wprp a lnwn1
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Farm and Home

Is published twice a month. "a issues a ye.r,
OF from 10 to IS large pages; choek full OF In
formation and suggestions which you will find
nowhere else. II deals with everything Of in
terest TO the Housekeeper, Farmer, Gardener,
Fruit Grower, Daiyman. Live Stock and Pou.
try Keeper. Bach issue has several special ar
tleles BY ellknown writers about the farm and
how TO make Il pay. A years subscription will
include the big Poultry Annual issue, printed In
February, which alone Is worth the entire price
Of the whole years subscription. Everyone
who has or ever expects to have poultry should
be sure to get the Poultry Annual
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To Prevent Blood Poisoning

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR.. |
PoRrER's ANTIsRPTic HEALING OIL, sur.
gicai dressing that relieves pain aud heals at
the same time. Not liniment. 2Se. soc. hoo
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On motion the certificate Of error Of
George Furgeson for the sum of AZ
cents was rejected
On motion the following rebates were
allowed
+ + Harlan, in the sam Of .....$ 3 20
Phillip o Hurett, in the sum Of S 70
II + Stout, in the sum of,..,.. 1 43
Ella Empy, in the sum Of ..... 9 9S
L A Weld, in the sum of ,....... 9 p
L Lloyd, in the sum OF ....,. 10 90
On motion the following bills were
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Johnnie NJ Jones, trip to Supply with
Mary Bullin....,.... ....... $40 Al
Mrs Grace Bullin, trip to Supply
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This 226-Piece Assortment FREI

We have tried realize of readers in this
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remember" those whom will send gifts 1t
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-25
NO MILEAGE TO
FIRST MEETING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FINDS NO
PROVISION FOR ANY SUCH
ALLOWANCE TO PROPOSAL
Committeeman.

Pierre, S. .D.-On inquiry from
Charles Mix County, Attorney General
johnson holds that Section 20" of
the e primary law holds that the
words unit representations in that
section NEAR that the proposed COM
mitteemen is to east the total party
vote as shown by the last official pri-
mary returns of his precinct or
county, in a proposal meeting. In
regard to the last three lineseo that
section he holds they might be cited
as sustaining some other construc-
tion, but he is satisfied that they do
not apply for the reason that up to
the present time there has been TO
vote at any primary in favor of either
majority or minority committee pro.
posals and further that the worun..
of these three lines is so indefinite
and ambiguous that construction Of
them is practically impossible.
He also holds that there is no pro-
vision for payment of mileage for.
attendance at the meetings to be
held December 26th.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-25

the annual festivities of Corn Palace
week.
How many square rect of surface
Will two thousand bushels of ear
corn, each ear split lengthwise and
laid side by each,' cover? Answer
the question and you can have some
conception of the size of building
that gives Mitchell's annual celebra-
ton the name, Corn Palace" 1T is
a huge building, fashioned in style OF
architecture somewhat after styles of
buildings pictured in stories of anci-
ent times in far southeastern Europe.
The entire outer surface of the build
ing is covered with ear corn, the ears
being split lengthwise and nailed to
the board shell of the building. The
entire corn covering is arranged in
! legendary figures IMPLYING the
growth and development OF the Da-
kotas, and the west, from Il land of
the Indian and buffalo to the happy
habitation OF a progressive and mod
ern civilization. He is a dullard for
fair who can happen into Mitchell and
not be attracted to the north end OF
Main street by the great building that
gives the little city the slogan OF
Corn Palace City OF the World"
This is not a city of fashions re-
marked one of the live men of the
city. I'VE all pull together, and the
farmers pull with us. And | guess
that is why we have been able to
build and maintain an Elks' club
here that would be a credit to many a
larger city" And the Elks certainly
have a home to be proud OF. At a cost
of about fifty thousand dollars they
have erected a home just across the
street from the Corn Palace. 1t is a
building of imposing exterior, the
interior finishing and arrangement
is about the last word in %woodfrart
and upholstery and the free-hand
wall decorations are a pleasant and
restful dream. A legendary story of
the settlement and development of
the Dakotas in general and immedi-
ate Mitchell territory in particular,
suggested by General Silsby, one of
the Pioneers of South Dakota, has
been worked out in four pictures that
adorn the walls, OF the lodge assem-
bly, and hall. The first is the
Indian, elk and buffalo in full pos
session of the vast plains, threaded
here and there with winding streams;
the second depicts the hunter and
trapper in the foreground and the
vanishing of the wild men and ami
mails in the distance; third, the ar
rival of the homesteader and his
struggles for home and supremacy
with the Indian and buffalo a little
farther in the dimming distance; and,
fourth, the modern farmer and the
busy, bustling towns and cities that
now dot the plains. 1t WAS a happy
thought, complete harmony with the
spirit that has made of Mitchell,
South Dakota "The Corn Palace City
OF the World"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-25

(The above sketch and following
paragraph about u w%ell-known young
man of Mitchell who is managing his
fathers firm east OF Mitchell. ap-
peared recently in the Chicago Even
ing Post.)
III. l.. Branson is the son of o. L..
Branson, II of the foremost citizens
of Mitchell, S. D., being president of
the First National bank; also occu-
pies the same position with the First
Trust and Savings Bank of Mitchell,
S. d. II. L." finished his schooling
at the Culver Military academy, is a
chip off the old block'-with 1913
aGditions-and ably assists his faith
err on their large ranch in Dawson
county, from where he rounded up a
consignment of sheep and had them
to his popular commission house
The National-recently when Artist
Donahue secured the above good like
ness OF this young thoroughbred.