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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Oil Fuel on Railroads.

The use Of oil fuel on the railroads
and in the United States navy and
merchant marine service is rapidly in
creasing. The transcontinental rail-
roads are now using oil fuel on many
miles of line. Some of the railroads in
the northwestern part of the United
States and in southern Canada held to
coal for a considerable period after the
permanency Of the oil supply was as.
sured. The last tie to coal became bro
ken with the realization that the fail
ure OF their immense locomotives to
move the weight that had been conf
dentially expected Of them was not the
fault OF the machines. The weight OF
trains over the mountain divisions was
invariably limited to the endurance of
the fireman. Shoveling coal on the
large engines over these divisions is a
task that few can stand up to. With
the use OF oil as fuel this feature was
entirely removed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Of Special Bond Election

Notice is hereby given that on Satur-
day.. April 4, 1914, an election will be held
In ChOuteau county, for the purpose of
determining whether the county OF Chou
teau shall Issue county bonds in the sum
Of Fifty Thousand Dollars ESQ, 600. OO),
payable In Twenty (20) years, and re-
deemable in Ten (10) years, and to zeal
interest at not to exceed six co. per cent,
per annum, for the purpose of purchasing
a site and building thereon a Free County
High school for said County of Chouteau.
A resolution therefor having been July
adopted by the Board of Chouteau Coun-
ty High School Trustees on December
Sd, 1913. and duly certified to the Board
of County Commissioners of Chouteau
county.
The polls of which election will be open
at eight o'clock in the morning and con-
tinue open until six o'clock in the at
ternoon of said day.
Dated March I'd, 1914.
G.. c. IHMSEN,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners of Chouteau County, Montana.
Attest:
Clerk Of the Board Of County Commits
sioners of Chouteau county. Montana.
REWARD
M we d. hereby offer a reward of
one hundred dOllar for the arrest and
conviction of any person violating any Of
the provisions of title w, Part /. OF the
Penal Code. Such rewards to be paid
until the total amount hereafter expend-
ed for the purpose reaches the sum Of
five thousand dollars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Notice OF Contest

M5 y; s. y ta nd. Office at Havre, Montana
70 Bruce Barlow. of Big Sandy. Mon
You are HE asSe9S 13i,nSe iaR.
o %he g sSd,e Mav DID M Moq Fe5rS;a as 4 hts P 1s,t.
file in his office his duly ~corroborated
application to contest and secure the
Son % serial Of yS So o hSmsste made entry 9n1y
18th, 1918. for sWA southwest quarterl
section 20, township ~ north, range 8
east, Montana meridian, and as grounds
tryman has been absent from said land
he has failed to establish his residence
and n day as required by law. That
said default does now still exist.
You are: therefore. further notified
this office as having been confessed by
c ell hereunder without yopr further
this office or On appeal. II you fail to
NE in this 1ft1ee within twenty days
under. oath, specifically meeting and re-
sponding to these allegations Of contest.
Or If you fail within that time to file in
a copy Of your answer on the said con-
testant either in person or by. registered
mail; II this .o service i; is made by The ae:
contestant in person.. proof Of such SER
written acknowledgment Of his receipt Of
the copy. showing the date Of its. receipt,
or the affidavit Of the person by whom
where the copy was delivered; If made by
mail. proof Of such. service must
consist OF the affidavit Of the person by
and the post Office to which it was mail
ed, and this affidavit must be accom-
panied by the postmaster's receipt for
the letter.
You should state in your answer the
name Of the post office to which you de-
sire future notices to be sent to you.
NJ. w. HUTCHINSON, Register.
Date of first publication March Z, 1914.
1914.
1914.
Date of fourth publication, March %,
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Notice Of Sale Of Bonds

Notice is hereby given, that the Trus-
Chouteau county, Montana, win. pursp-
26th day of February, 1914, for the rur-
pose of determining whether such bonds
should issue or not, sell to the highest
bidder for cash the bonds of said dist
riot in the sum Of $500, divided into 6
bond certificates Of the par value of 800
each; such bonds being issued for a per-
iod of 10 years, n being redeemable
in 5 years, and to draw interest at the
rate of 6 per centum per annum.
Said bonds are issued for the purpose
of purchasing a school site and building
u school thereon.
Bids will be received and opened on
the 18th day of April, 1914, at 2 o'clock
p. M, at the house of Mrs. Belle Joseph
son in district No. 30.
Bids for UGH bonds may be sent by
mail addressed to the undersigned, same
to be enclosed in seal envelope. and
marked bid for bonds" All bids to be
for not less than the par value Of such
bonds.
The Board of Trustees of said district
reserve the right to reject any II all
bids.
BY order of the Board of School Trus-
tees of School District No. 80.
Dated February IA, 1914.
MRS. BELLE JOSEPHSON,
Clerk of School District No. 30. Ad-
dress Fort Benton, Montana.
First publication March 10, 1914.
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Notice Of Contest

U: S, Land Office at Havre. Montana,
Contested:
You are An Il n not GRfSb thss
pes}- d siEss a d!E : sSn disS' on @o F%ebraa;rs as gl h's
1914, file in this. office his duly corrobor-
ated obligation to contest and secure
May 18th, 1913, for the northeast Quarter
SNEA), section y. township 25 north,
as grounds for his contest he alleges that
you have wholly abandoned said land;
that you have established your
months last past: that there are no i'm
provements on the said land, and that
You are. therefore, further notified thai
the said allegations will be taken by this
office as having been confessed by you.
hereunder without your further right to
be heard therein, either before this Of
t this or of,,e on 1 aRIfPbainl' tM If you FIJI fail to sf,a file tin in
FOURTH publication Of this notice. as
shown below. your answer, under oath.
specifically meeting. and responding to
fail within that time to file in this Of
flee due proof that you nave served a
copy Of your answer on the, said contest
mail. II this service is made by the de-
livery Of a copy of your answer to the
contestant in person., proof of such SER
written acknowledgment Of his receipt
of the copy. showing the date Of it's re-
ceipt, or the. affidavit Of the person by
when and where the copy was delivered:
If made by registered mail, proof Of such
service must consist of the affidavit of
the person by whom the copy was mail
ed stating when and the post office to
which, it was mailed. and this affidavit
must be accompanied by the postmaster's
You should state in your answer the
name Of the post office to which you
desire future notices to be sent to you.
NJ. w. HUTCHINSON, Register.
Date Of first publication March 25, 1914.
Date of second publication, April /, 1914
Date of third publication April s, 1914.
pate of fourth publication. April Is.
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Notice Of Contest

NJ T. Ios $, y Land nd Office at Havre. Montana,
To Jsns Kristian Frederickson. of West
You are h 'cAKL nf aAsaa that
C %he E aSare aav diai M Mon FeSrSa as biz biz p }sit,
application az to contest and secure The
sth. 1918. for lots s and s.. and the ssM
NWA, section g., township. Is north,
rnn!;ed 3 east IN Montana nta1ast meridian. and as
his residence on the said land within
tn the SIX months rhat and one day as REQUIRED
You are. therefore. further notified that
the said allegations will be taken by this
the,eunder without your further right
o e9 Be or heard an a1 9hegiin Il either H6n fail before 70 s,t this is
FouRTH publication 81 t this notice. adiee 'a as
Specifically meeting and resp Sarsh 9a' to
these allegations OF contest, or If you
fail within that time to file in this Of
noe eeev d ~ yd plp0 ans snaf 9 you thu have ss;a served ryedst a
mail. If this service is made BY the de-
i contsst OF a in copy psrs of Your groos answer IS eer,otto the
vice must be either the said CONTESTANTS
written acknowledgment of his receipt of
ceipt, or the affidavit of the person by
whom the delivery was made stating
when and where the copy was delivered;
service must consist of the AFFIDAVIT of
the person by whom the copy was mailed
stating when and the post Office to which
1t was mailed, and this affidavit must be
accompanied by the postmaster's re-
ceipt for the letter.
You should state in your answer the !
name Of the post office to which you de-
sire future notices to be sent to you.
NJ. w. HUTCHINSON, Register.
Date of first publication March :, 1914.
1914.
Date of third publication, March 81,
Date of fourth publication, March %,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
leaky Tire Valves.

A aus Of leaky tire valves which
is not always appreciated is the fact
that sometimes the wire pins are a
little too long. When this is the case
and the valve cap is screwed home
the rubber washer in the head Of the
valve cap is forced a little way down
the hollow valve stem and touches the
wire pin, so pushing the valve of it's
seat. The remedy is. Of course. OBJ.
vious; Il is simply to take out the valve
wire and snip a little of it with wire
nippers. At the same time it should
not be shortened than is abso-
lutely necessary: otherwise it is diff
cult to get a reading from the tire
pressure gauge when 1t 10 applied to
the valve.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Notice Of Election

In accordance with an order of the city
of Chouteau, state of Montana, notice is
hereby given that. at a regular annual
election to be held in the said city of Fort
1914, there will be elected a mayor for a
term of two years; an alderman in the
first ward for a term of two years: an
alderman for a term of one year and an
alderman for a term of two years in the
second ward; and an alderman in the
third ward for a term of two years.
be as follows:
First ward-At the Choteau House.
Second ward-At the city council rooms
Third ward-At w. o. Dexter's dwell
ing house.
CHAS. H. GREEN, Mayor.
JOHN F. MURPHY, City Clerk.
Fort Benton, March Z, 1914.
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Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given by the UNDER
signed, Albert Schoberg, the administra-
deceased, to the creditors of, and all per-
sons having claims against the said de-
ceased, to- exhibit them with the neces-
the first publication of this notice, to the
said Albert schoberg, at the offices Of
Freeman and Thelen, rooms 1924 and
Montana, in the county of Cascade.
ALBERT SCHOBERG,
Administrator of the estate of Ernest L.
Schoberg, deceased.
Freeman and Thelen, attorneys for the
estate of Ernest l.. Schoberg, deceased.
Dated Feb. 26, 1914.
Fist publication Feb. %, 1914.
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Isolated tract
Notice for Publication

U. s; Land Office at Great Falls. Mon
Notice is hereby given that, as direct
ed by the Commissioner Of the General
5 comere os'c spp aGSs5 R Maxeh IS, Of ISL Ae' st St
Stat, ~, pursuant to the application Of
Walden c. Fultz. serial No. .o29916, we will
offer =. at p publi les sale tS. to t Il ~ highest bidder,
8 O'Clock a. M, on the IL day of May,
1914, at this office. the following tract Of
land: NWA NEA, section 81, township
This tract is ordered into the market
on a showing that the greater portion
cultivation.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to file
their claims, or objections, on or before
the time designated for sale.
r.. n: SUTHERLlN, Register.
THOS. CORDIALLY, Receiver.
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COAL MINING MACHINES.
Much More Economical Than the Old
HandWork Method.

Much More Economical Than the Old
Handwork Method.
Coal is mined by the aid Of three
classes Of air driven machines-1rst,
common drills, such as are used for
rock drilling; second. pick machines.
which work on much the same princi-
pies as air drills, but which are larger
and are used for cutting continuous
slots instead of holes. and, third, con
tinuous cutters. which work with a
rotary instead of a r%eciprocating mo-
ton.
The production of bituminous coal
by machines in the United States dates
commercially from 1891, when 545 ma
chimes cut G.211 900 tons of coal, or
6.6G per cent of the entire output. In
1910 1~74,O12,OOO short tons. or Alt per
cent Of the total production. were
mined by machines, of which 1924
We're in use.
The reasons for mining by machines
instead of by hand are many and are
often complicated by local conditions.
In general they are about as follows:
First, the actual cost of mining is low
err; second. the quality Of the product
is superior; third, the industry is at
tended with less danger, and working
conditions are improved, and, fourth
the mine may be more rapidly devel
oped and the production increased.
In mines Of the Pittsburgh thin veil
district. where 200 miners would ge,
out 700 tons Of coal per day by hand
fifteen pick machines would do thu
same work. The cost of the entire
plant for running the machines would
be about $4,000. and the yearly main
tenance would cost about $500. The
saving would amount to about Is cents
per ton Of coal. or $21 1000 total In 9
year Of 200 days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
new AUTOMOBILE TIRE.
Combination Of Solid and Pneumatic
With Extra Heavy Tread.

Combination Of Solid and Pneumati,
With Extra Heavy Tread.
A new tire has made it's appearance
which is a sort Of combination of soiit
and pneumatic. 1t is not unlike tn,
ordinary tire, for which it can be sub
stituted without alteration in existin.
standard tire rims. Its principal poin'
Of difference lies in its enormously
thickened tread and in the unusua
manne in which the tread is formed
says the Scientific American. The
tread itself is four or five times as
thick as the normal tread, and formed
in it there are a number Of very deel
indentations alternating on either side
and overlapping slightly at the cente,
of the tread. Between these indenta.
tons. at the sides, there are other
scooped out places. the purpose OF
which is to assist in the radiation OF
natural heat. BY can of the deer
i~ndentations it is pointed out that the
principal drawback to the solid tire.
barring it's lack of resiliency, Of course,
is eliminated.
This drawback, it may be explained,
is due to the fact that the weight Of
the car and its progression force a
ridge or wave Of rubber around the
tire just in front of the point Of con-
tact between the tire and the road, the
net result being that the tread soon
loosens itself from the base and comes
away. The indentations, it is claimed,
do away with the travel of this wave
by permitting distortion to take place
and allowing for the return Of the rub
Der to it's natural form. incidentally
their edges provide a means for the
tire to bite its way through mud or
water and scrape al acquaintance with
the roadway itself. Consequently the
tire is practically nonskidding.
The thickness of the tread obviously
accounts for the fact that the tire is
more than ordinarily resistant to pune
lures and blowouts, and so confident
are the makers that the tire will not
only stand up in service. but will stand
up an unusually long time to boot, that
they u~nreservedly guarantee it for
5000 miles, 1900 more than the manu-
facturer of ordinary tires. Despite
the heavier tread Of the tire, which is
used with the ordinary inner tube, its
averages only about 10 per cent
more than the weight Of the orthodox
lire.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Notice for Publication

I. s: Land Office al Great Falls, Mon
tana, March %. 1914.
Notice Is hereby gwen that
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who on Nov
elnber 18th, 1910. made homestead entry
serial No. OlS366. for SEN SWX, So
sen. section 49,, township 25 north, range
y east; sen NWA.. lots l, >. 3, SO
10 east, Montana meridian, has hleI no.
tice of intention to make lhrec year
prr"f, to establish calm to the land
above described, before He, pet d.
Schmidt, Y. S. commissioner, at his Of
flee, at Fort Benton, Montana, on tine
It'll day of May, 1914
names AS Witnesses:
Wearn w. Rowe. James H. Love, Wait
er Cooper and Walter Nj. I;slick, all If
Fort Benton, Montan:..
X. N. SUTHCRI.IN. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Notice for Publication

u. S: land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, March IS, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
BEN BLACkMON,
Of Marias, Montana, who, on Sept: 16.
O15996. for Ny, section Is, township 2S
north, range Z east, Montana meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
three year. proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before George
d. Patterson, clerk of the district court,
his office, at Fort Benton, Montana, on
the 9Th day of May, 1914.
Richard a. Quarles, w. II. Earl, JOS
eph Skierks, Gene West, all of Marias,
r. n. sUTHERL1N, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Notice for Publication

L. S Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, March Is, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
RICHARD n. QUARLES,
OF Marias, Montana. who, on September
y, 1910, made homestead entry, serial
No. 0163O4, for S12, section 20, township
Is north. range I east. Montana meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
three year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before George
d Patterson, clerk of the district court,
at his office, at Fort Benton, Montana,
o., the 9th day of May, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Homer Shepherd, Il. Nj. Pile, w. II
Earl, L. Blackman, all of Marias, Mon
tana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
HaVre list No. 03493 Non c
Great Falls list No. O13465
Notice for Publication
Non Goa
L. S. Land Office at Havre, NJ,
% 1O1N

e. s. Land Office at Havre. Montana,
March %, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
THOMAS f. NIcIGflBCH
CT Iona, Montana, who on May s 1910,
made homestead entry. Great Falls, SER
ial No. O13465. for the west half tW1a).
section q: township 26 north, range 10
of intention to make three wear proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
str'hed, before Herbert d. Schmidt. U.
:. Commissioner, at his office, at Fort
Benton. Montana, on the 4th Jay of
May, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edward Ward and Claude Il. Weider, ali
of Iona, Montana.
NJ. w. HUTCHINSON. Register,
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Notice for Publication

U. S. Land Office at Great Falls, Mon.
tana, March 10, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that, as direct
Land ONCE. under proVisions 81" Of une' o.
Congress approved May 20, 1912 (37 Stat.
70, pursuant to the application Of Maude
NJ. Minar. serial No. 032S33, we will Offer
at not less han $500 per acre at 8
O'Clock a.; M, on the 18th day of May,
1914, at this office. the following tract Of
land: SEA- SEN, section II, township
"a north, range 9 east. Montana meridian.
Any persons. claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to file
their claims, or objections, on or before
the time designated for sale.
r. n. SUTHERLIN, Register.
THOS CORDIALLY, Receiver.
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Notice for Publication

U. S: Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, March 10, 1O14.
Notice is hereby given tnat
WALTER N. con,
OF Fort. Benton, Mont, who, on July 6.
1910. made homestead entry No. Ol3237,
for FL. We and We E12, sec. 8, twp. Is
north, range s e. Mont. meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make three year
proof. to establish claim to the land above
described, before Herbert d. Schmidt, J.
$. Commissioner, at Fort Bentpa, Mon
tana. on the 9Th day IF May, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Virgil w Cox, Arthur L. Allen, David
d Pugh, Melvin s. Stelln on, Clay b.
! uce, all of Fort Benz, Montana
Il. n. SUTHEELIN. nesistar
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Notice for Publication
L. S. Land Office at Great Falls, NJ
tana. March -. 1914

U. S. Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, March -, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
OLIVER LEANDER BROOKS
OF Fort Benton, Montana, who OF. No
vember 2, 1910, made homestead cn,r,
serial No. O1775S, for E12 NWA, NEA.
E12 SEA, section l, township rs north,
range Z east, Montana meridian, has filed
notice Of intention to make three yeal
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Herbert y,
Schmidt, U. S. Commissioners, at his Of
flee, at Fort Benton, Montana. on the
9Th day of May, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Roy L. Redman, Gus c. Simmons.
Lake Graham and William q. Simmons
all OF Fort Benton, MOnta ia.
II. N. SUTHE hcgis1er.
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Notice for Publication

Z. S. Land Office. at Great Fa,ls, Mon.
t;.na, March II, 19i4.
Notice is hereby given that, as direct
ed by Commissioners of the General Land
gress approved March 2S. 1912, (37 Stat,
70. pursuant to the application IF John
Neubert, serial No. D3O373. We will offer
at not less than II IS per acre, at $
O'Clock a.. M, on the t?th ..ay oi May,
1914, at this Office. the -ollrvirs tract Of
land: lots 3, 4, Eh SWA, Section Z,
township "a north. range $ east Monte IA
meridian.
This tract is ordered into the market
on a showing that the greater portion
thereof Is mountainous or too rough for
cultivation.
Any persons claiming adversely the
aboye-described land are advised to file
the time designated for sale.
Il: y: SUTHERLlN, Register.
THOS. CORDIALLY, Receiver,
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Notice Of Annual MEETING

The stockholders of the Shonl;in Stock
association are hereby notified that the
will be held at the office Of the secretary
at Fort Benton, Montana, on Saturday,
April rs, 1914, at IL o'clock NJ. for the
serve for the term of one year, and for
the transaction of any other business
that may properly come before the meet
ing.
GEO. L.. OVERFIELD, Pres.
THOS. A. CUMMINGS, Secretary.
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Seed for Sale

also good seed oats Tor sale at nv ranch
on the Shonkin.
WM. T. MORROW. Fort Benton.
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Estrayed

From Lothian, one black two-year-old
filly. branded N.8 on left jaw, also KA
on left thigh: One bay yearling ~gelding,
branded g on left jaw. $500 reward
for the recovery Of each animal.
A. ]. CALDWELL, Lothian, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Ranch for Rent

A we'll improved ranch, with second
water right, on the Shokin for rent. This
ranch is located 114 miles south of the
tOwn of ShOnkin and 20 miles south of
Fort Benton For particulars address
MRS. DAN O'REILLY,
ShOnkin, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
For Sale

Fifty Poland China pirs. eight weeks
old. also about nifty gifts bred to regis
tered Poland China boar Ecton's Chief,
70 tarrow N May. Horses for sale at
unbrOken.
H.. FARNUM. Harlem. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Threshino Outfit for Sale

A 15-horsepower ]. I. Case engine, and
shape. Will sell cheap or trade for cat
tie or horses. Will be sold separately If
desired. For further particulars address
B., River Press Office.
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Farmer Wanted

to take charge OF a farm. Everything
furnished. For particulars apply to
NJ. w. TOBEY, HighWoOd. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Bull for Sale

A thoroughbred Shorthorn bull, dual
purpose strain. about nine months old,
for sale. Pedigree furnished; Address
EDWARD NJ. NEWHALL,
LOma, Montana,