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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29

| the position taken by ". j. Bryan, to
the effect that he would ask NJ po-
litical right for himself that he was
not willing to grant to his wife, and
will support the proposed change in
the Montana election laws.
In stating his position upon the
woman suffrage question, Mr.. Bryan
is credited with a statement which
says in part:
"The first objection which ! re-
| member to have heard was that as a
woman can not bear arms she should
not have a voice in deciding ques-
tons that might lead to war or in en-
acting laws that might require an
army for their enforcement. This
argument is seldom offered now, for
the reason that as civilization ad-
vances laws are obeyed because they
are an expression OF the public opin-
ion, not merely because they have the
| powder and lead behind them.
MANY w~ell.meaning men and wo-
men affirm that suffrage would work
a harm to women by %lessening the re-
spect in which she is held. This ar.
gument would have more weight had
it % been employed against every
proposition advanced in favor of the
enlargement of woman's sphere. This
objection was nee raised to the high
er education of woman, but it no long
er is heard. The same objection was
offered each time the door has open
cd and woman, instead of suffering
degradation, has risen.
"If one we're in doubt as to which
side of the controversy to take, he
would be justified in giving weight to
the fact that organization and enthu-
siasm are on the side OF those who
favor woman suffrage. People DO
not associate themselves together to
obtain a given end until they have
reached a definite conclusion in re-
gard to its d~esirability and feel that
It's accomplishment is worth the effort
for when it calls.
"rhe mother can justly claim the
right to employ every weapon which
can be made effective for the protec-
ton of those whose interests she
SuaIuS anu tIc DdllOl i pul "ASiAA
her reach all the instrumentalities OF
government. including the police pow
er. II she is a widow, there is no
one who is in a position to speak for
her in this matter of supreme impor-
lance: if her husband is living, she
can supplement his influence, ii they
agree as to what is best for those un-
der their joint care; if they do not
agree, who will say that only the
father should be consulted?
politics will not suffer by woman's
entrance into it. If the political
world mas grown more pure in spite
of the evil influences that have oper-
ated to debase it, it will not be pollut-
ed ty the presence and participation
of woman"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Uncle Sam May intervene

Washington. July 22.-Plans for
mobuizing at least 1000 marines
within striking distance of Haiti and
the Dominican republic will move for
ward another step with the arrival of
the naval transport Prairie at Guat.
anama from Vera Cruz. The Prairie
will bring the full complement OF
officers for the marines already at
Guantanamo and will remain there to
trans port the force to Haiti should an
emergency arise. while the Hancock
is away for more troops.
With those preparations President
Wilson's decision as to what action
the United States shall take to quell
the revolution in the island republic
and satisfy the pressure of European
creditors will be admitted. War and
navy officials, confident that peace
can be restored on the island only by
the active Intervention of the United
States. are perfecting their plans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
COUNTY ASSESSMENTS

This is the season when the cOuN-
try CORES pendent boasts of the gain"
in the assessment of his county over
the figures returned by the assessor
the veal before. His glee is not in
variablv felt by the property owners
who must pay the increased taxes.
The fac is, that too many assessors
in order to make what they conside,
a good showing, raise assessments Of
real property without much regard to
actual conditions. They know they
invariably can rely upon the provi,
sion which cOntemplates the assess
ment of property at is actual cash
value. There are many instances
where the assessment exceeds the
cash valuation, but on the whole the
a~ppraisement fixed by the assessor is
less than actual value.
Ii ali property were assessed at its
actual cash value, then could
properly make no complaint. They
could reasonably expect a lower tax
levy in that case. But when one cOun
~ assesses its property wner at sc
per cent ut cash value. and adjoining
counties assess property of the same
class a, less than so, an injustice j.
done thOs" who must IA on the larg
er assessment.
For that matter, increased assess
ments rarely mean lower tax levies
The rate usually increases until the
limit is reached. without regard to the
assessment. Always a use may be
found tor TIE taxpayers n ST
far as the POST knows no county III
the state mas more money in its treas
AIRY than lt knows what to do with.
Thus it is thai the zeal of the as
SCISSORS to make "A creditable showing
is not altogether appreciated by the
Taxpayers. Cur system of taxation il
crude and unfair. and as long as it eX
lists in its present form injustices
must be common. The newer cOun
ties are the one to suffer most by
these determinations. In the matter
of land assessments In 1913, average
assessed values ranged from $2.64
per acre IN Dawson county to $1,000
in Rig Hor:; county. No II can be
1ieve that such a difference actually
exists in the real value of the lands
as indicated by the assessment. Biz
Horn county had been lately created
it needed the money, and its assessor
was equal to the emergency. But the
of land In Big Horn count!
paid to the state a much larger pro
portion of taxes than vas paid b.,
the wners of land in Dawson county
or, in fact, by the land in an!
other county.
The correspondent who boasts of in
creased assessments on land is not
as a matter of fact, doing his com
munity a service. Assessed valua
lions for taxation purposes do not, a
q rule, indicate actual valuations, anC
increases are arranged merely to adj
to the burden Of the land owner
Butte Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
FOR PROFITABLE FARMING

One of the big publications of the
northwest has made a proposition tc
a railroad company for running a
better farming train across Mon.
tana this fall or winter. The plan
will not be to talk seed testing, grow.
ing alfalfa, using the silo or the bacon
hog, but will be along general lines
that is how to get the maximum pro.
fits from a given acreage of land.
That is just what the country is
waiting for. We want a prescription
for farming which will not fail to
make profits, says the Helena indie.
pendent.
Probably this movement has been
started as a result of Montana farm.
ers taking the witness stand at the
solicitation of our railroad commits
sioners and t~estifying that it costs
them ten cents more a bushel to raise
wheat in Montana than they can sell
it for in the markets of the world.
Let the train come on-let it speed
across the DakOtas, tearing a great
fiery hole in the darkness and whist.
ing for Montana. Let it bring the
prescriptions we have been waiting
for all these years.
1t is safe to say that nine-tenths
of the farmers of the country are un-
able to show by actual figures wheth-
er their farms are paying them fair
interest on the money value repre-.
scented by the land, or merely a fair
labor wage, or both or neither. And
fewer are able to say accurately what
profit they have made on a crop or
whether an apparent profit is not an
actual loss.
And the rest of US know still less
about farming. Even the government
experts who think they have the solu-
ton of the farming problem under
their hats, are at a loss to give the
farmers the necessary information.
Still, somehow. We must have faith
that some day we will know as much
about farming as we do about manu-
featuring, which is worth only half
as much to the country as the pro-
ducts of the farms and would not be
POSSIBLE without them.
Let the better farming trains
come on. They will find the farms Of
considerable size" along thousands
of miles of shimmering steel rails "out
here in Montana"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Huerta Leaves Mexico

Puerto Mexico, July 21.-Gen. Vic
triano Huerta, former president of
Mexico. left his country tonight and
is on his way to Kingston, Jamaica.
General Huerta boarded the German
cruiser Dresden shortly after 5 o'clock
this evening. Two hours later Cap.
tain Kohler gave orders to get under
way.
General Huerta referred to Presi.
dent Wilson in a conversation with
the newspaper men just before leav-
ing shore, but true to his precedent
was non-committal in all his remarks.
He professed deepest regard for the
American people, characterizing the
statement that he was IN enemy of
the United States as a "lie."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Notice to Contractors

will be received at the office of the City
Clerk, at thu city hall, Fort Benton,
Montana, up to 8 O'Clock p. m, Satur-
Proximately q, $50 square yards of water
bound or bituminous Macadam, 10000
cubic yards earth work excavations and
fill.
Concrete curbing, approximately $3.50
Concrete sidewalks, business, approxi-
mately 500 square feet.
Concrete sidewalks, residence, approx
matelE 1865 square feet.
Concrete cross walks. approximately
1928 square feet.
E.lectrolliers, one light, approximately
Electrolliers, three light. approximate
Conduit, approximately 7.175 lineal
Wire for lighting system. approximate
ly 22,0po linear feet.
Irrigation system for approximately 10
blocks OF parking.
Furnishing grass seed and sowing, APP
p~roNimately 81 acres.
and planting approximately 800 trees.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office OF the city clerk, Fort Ben
Gerharz-Jaqueth Engineering Co, at
Great Falls. Montana. A certified check
in the sum OF - per cent. of the bid
must accompany each bid: check made
payable to the city clerk.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
Address all bids to John F.. Murphy,
City, Clerk; Fort Benton. Montana. and
marked Water Bound or Bituminous
Macadam Bids"
BY order of the city Council of the
City of Fort Benton, Montana.
JOHN F.. MURPHY, City Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Funds for AGRICULTURAL Service

Bozeman, July 22.-An additional
appropriation of $4,000 for the next
two years for agricultural extension
service in Montana has been secured
for the state, according to word re-
ceived in Bozeman from Prof F. S,
Cooley, at the head of the extension
work in Montana. in connection with
the state college. Mr.. Cooley left sew
eral days ago for Washington, d. c.,
having the specific intention Of work
ing to get this much-needed help from
Uncle Sam. for the colleges work in
extending agricultural education
throughout the state. This new ap.
preparation is in addition to the sum
Montana gets under the Smith-Lever
bill recently made into law, which
provides for $4,000 available annu.
ally. gradually increasing to $50. 900
In case the state agrees to contribute
equal support above the $4,000.
BY the extension department of the
college, four branches of work are
contemplated under this new appro.
rriation. First is planned the extern
sion of county agricultural demon.
strations already begun in many coun-
ties III the state: second, the college
hopes to create a separate branch of
boys and girls club work, with a SUI
p~erlntehdent d~evoting his entire time
to 1t: third. the formation of a farm
efficiency department to cooperate
with the farmers in the effort to make
Montana farms more profitable; and
finally. the dissemination of cooper
ative dairy propaganda in Montana.
with a competent officer in charge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Notice to Contractors

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the Office of the City
Clerk. at the city han, at Fort Benton.
l, 1914, for constructing a sanitary and
storm sewer and drainage system. con-
sisting OF approximately 1880 lineal feet
Of six.inch Wit sewer pipe: s,s2s lineal
feet of S-inch. Wit. sewer pipe: S.541 lineal
feet of 1o.inch Wit. sewer pipe: $50 lineal
lireal feet Of 1S-inch Wit. sewer pipe;
4o2-sx6 single vs.: 36S-lOx6 single Us;
:o-l2x6 single vs.: 20-1Sx6 single Us;
IS intakes: II catch basins: 50 man
feet lS-inch cast iron pipe: 20. 900 cubic
yards of earth excavation.
Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of the City Clerk, Fort Ben
ton. Montana. and at the office of the
Gerharz-Jaqusth Engineering Co, at
A certified check in the sum of 10 per
cent. OF the bid must each
bio. check made payable to the city clerk
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
Address bids to John F. Murphy, City
oierk. Fort BENTON. Montana. and mark
BY order of the city council Of the city
OF Fort Benton. Montana.
JOHN F. MURPHY. City Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Many Deaths From Heat

Chicago, July 22.-The whole mid.
die west and great lakes region swell.
tered in midsummer heat that reach.
ed a maximum at C%oncordia, kans.,
with 100 degrees, and ranged gener.
ally above IS at all points Of obser'
walton. Phoenix, Ariz.. alone was hot
ter than Concordia.
Six deaths and as many prostra.
tons were attributed to the hea,
here. Two of them were suicides.
believed to have been the result OF
mental arrangement because of the
heat. The temperature here was sc
degrees, and there was no movement,
of air to give relief.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Cheated the Ganows

Boston. July 22.-Lawrence Robin.
son., charged with the murder of Pc.
lice Inspector Thomas J. Norton, com
mitted suicide last night by cutting
his throat with a steel shank, which
he had removed from one of his shoes.
Since the opening of his trial he had
been confined at night in a room of
the court house.
Robinson was accused of shooting
Norton while resisting arrest June 10.
Robinson was wanted in Grand Rap.
ids, Mich, for the killing of three
clerks in a jewelry store during a
robbery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Roosevelt Will Object

Washington, July 22.-Colonel
Roosevelt, in a letter to Chairman
Stone of the senate foreign relations
committee, today asked for an oppor.
tunity to be heard in opposition to
the pending treaty proposing to pay
Colombia $25, 000, 900 for the partition
Of Panama,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Notice to Creditors

Estate Of katherine Smith. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate o.
Katherine smith. deceased. to the cred
itors OF, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers within
four months after the first publication of
this ,otice. 70 the said administrative
at the law Office OF Stranahan & Strara.
han. in Fort Benton. in the county OF
Chouteau, state Of Montana.
CHARLOTTE +. ROWE.
Administrators of the estate of kath-
crime Smith. Geceu sed.
pn+o' r~"a - lava
Fivs: Du.!-ar.ou JAY 3. 1914.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
FoR WOMAN SUFFRAGE

In view of the fact that a proposed
constitutional amendment extending
the right of suffrage to women will
he submitted to Montana voters at
the next general election, the matter
should soon become a subject OF care
full consideration. 1t is believed that
citizens will agree with
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Hail Destroys Crop

Bottineau, S. d.. July 21.-A hail
storm reported to have been from two
to ten miles wide today swept from
a point north of Antler. N. D., to Ber-
wick, s. D.. 100 miles southeast. 1t
is said that 1000 0 acres of grain was
partially or wholly destroyed, the
storm being the severest ever expert
enced in that district.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
Vote Was Close

Washington. July 81. Senate
amendments to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill appropriating $500. 900
for a government building at the San
Francisco exposition, were voted on In
the house today and the first count
gave 112 in favor of. and los against.
The opponents of the appropriation
demanded recapitulatiOn Of the ballot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29

Fine Book and Job Printing a spec
Is lty at the River Press Office,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
PROCLAMATION

Whereas, Certification has this day
been made t. me that petitions signed
praying for the initiation of "a certain
measure to be hereinafter more partic-
ularly described have been duly ana reg
ularly filed in the office of the Sec.e,
of state within the time required BY TIE
Constitution of the state of Montana;
and
required by law to issue his proc!ama-
ton announcing the filing of such petit
tions:
Now, therefore. l.. S. V. Stewart. as
governor of the state of Montana. do
hereby proclaim the filing of such petit
tons for the submission to the qualified
approval or rejection, at the reg.
ton to be held on the third day of No
vemher. a. d. 1914. of a bill for an Act
An Act to provide for the consolida,
at Missoula. the College Of Agriculture
man., and the school of Mines, o To-
Gated at Butte. together with such de-
partments of the said institutions as may
and style of the University of Montana.
and to provide for the appointment of a
commission to SELECT a PLACE of perma-
buttons. and to permanently locate the
University of Montana at either Boze-
man or Missoula. as may be decided by
In witness whereof | have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Great Seal Of
the state OF Montana to be affixed: ~
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
fourteen n of the independence of the
United states Of America the one hum
.SeaD s. V. STEWART.
by the governor:
A. NJ. ANDERSON.
Secretary of State.
First publication July %, 1914.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29

~. tie news in the River Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-07-29
ALIAS u MONS

dicial district Of the state OF Montana,
overly Land and Mortgage COMPANY.
Arisman and The ADVANCE Thresher
The state Of Montana sends greetings
to the above-nanled defendants and each
Of them. YOU are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office Of the clerk
of this court. Il copy Of which is here
with served upon one Of you in each
county wherein any Of you reside and to
file your answer and serve a copy there
Of upon the plaintiffs attorney within
twentE days after The service Of this
vice and in case Of Your failure 10 APP
pear or answer, Judgment will DE taken
asaiast you hy default, Tor the relief de-
In this action judgment is sought against
the defendants upon promissory notes
ANA "a mortg"ge deiiyered by Eolla Roscoe
Land and Mortgage ompany a co.por-
alton, on May s.. 1911, Tor the sum OF
besides interest; the sum Of Ninety-si&
dollars with interest, paid by said
plaintiff corporation on prior mortgage
one and 17-1co Dollars taxes, with inter
est. paid by said PLAINTIFF corporation or
the land covered by said mortgage or
attorney fees, and costs of suit.
Plaintiff further seeks to have said
mortgase foleclosed upon the real estate
therein described, as follows: Lots three
80, four "a, five ~, and the southeas,
quarter !SE4) Of the northwest quar-
ter (EW4) of section six 80, township
tWenty-eight ,2S) north, OF range one
% east, Of the Montana meridian, ir
Chouteau county, Montana.
Witnf ,STs my 81 hand and N seal Of the said
GEO. D.. PATTERSON. Clerk
K. NJ. HATTERSLEY, Conrad. Montana,
Attorney for plaintiff.
First publication July 2. 1914
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
POTATO PLANTING POINTERS
Advantage Of Cutting Tubers Length
wise Is That u Insures Even
Distribution OF Eyes.

The fact that the seed-end half Of
the potato gives an earlier crop than
the other half suggests the expediency
OF cutting all potatoes lengthwise.
when halves or quarters are to be
planted. In this way one or more
eyes which germinate FIRST will be Sc
.cured on each piece. Another adj
vantage Of cutting lengthwise is that
1t insures more even distribution of
the eyes on the several pieces. OF
course, this system Is not practicable
when very small cuttings are to be
made from long, slender potatoes.
since the amount Of exposed surface
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
PRACTICAL FEED LOT NOTES
Keep Salt Where Cattle Can Get 1t In.
stead Of Mixing With Feed-Have
Regular Feeding Time.

A good plan is to keep salt where
cattle can get at it when they want it
instead OF mixing with the feed. "A
steer generally knows what he wants
better than the feeder himself.
Always feed fattening cattle to the
minute as near as possible. To keep
them waiting an hour after the usual
feeding time causes a loss of weight.
Why is 1t. that so many locate their
feed lots in the lowest ground on the
farm?
Now that the big western ranges are
passing away the supply of beef for
the future must come from the farms.
Better get ready to supply the de.
mands.
Hogs, sheep and cattle may be
forced to live upon the same rations,
but they viii not all thrive alike.
There is an indescribable feeling
when you touch the skin of a high
class feeding steer, that. once recog-
nized, is never forgotten.
Skim milk with ground corn and q
little bright hay will make calves
hump.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-17
SEED or STRONG VITALITY
Some of Most Injurious Weeds Have
Been introduced and Spread by
Use Of Cheap Blends.
(By A. f. WOODS. Dean Of Minnesota
Agricultural College.)

(By A. #. WOODS, Dean Of Minnesota
Agricultural College.)
Assuming that every care has been
taken to get seed well adapted to the
conditions of culture, it is still Inn
portant to see that the seed is of
good vitality and capable of producing
strong. vigorous plants. Great waste
of land and labor results every year
from the use of seed Of low vitality.
Poor seed cannot produce good
plants, and poor plants give poor re-
turns or none at all. Seed should al
ways be tested before planting, and
seed of low vitality rejected. Some
of this poor seed is introduced. to
blend with good seed so that it can
be sold at a lower price. Some Of
the worst weeds have been introduced
and spread IN this way. The loss.
from weeds and the cost of lighting
them is great and is so well under
stood as to need no discussion.
Farmers often buy cheap seed think
ing that they are saving money. when,
as a matter of fact, they are paying
two or three times as much for the
small amount Of good seed obtained
as they would pay had they bought
good seed in. the first place at twice
the rate per pound paid for the poor
seed.