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Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
NOTICE OF CONTEST


Department of the Interior, United
states Land office. Lewistown, Mon
tana, March 18th. 1915.
7" David u. Lamb, OF Winnett. Mon
tnna, contestee:
You are hereby notified that
JOSEPH IL. MARSHALL,
who gives Teigen, Montana. as his post
office address, did ON February nh.
1916. file in this office his duly cor
roborated application to contest and
secure the cancellation of your Home
stead and Additional Entry No. 02236s.
Serial No. O2S9SA, made Sent. 2nd
1913, and Sept, llth, 1914, for the
NE See 10. and NWA. Sec. 20. Tp.
Id N, X. 26 e., Montana PRINCIPAL
Meridian. and as grounds for his CON
test he alleges that you have wholly
failed e." comply with the Homestead Il
laws since making the said entry with
respect to residence thereon; that dur
ng the entire life of the said entry YOU
nave not resided upon the said land In
oxcess of AZ months: that YOU hnve
abandoned the said land for more than
SIX months last past and have abnn-
hohed all intention of making the said
land your home.
You are. therefore, further notified
that the said allegations win be taken
MS confessed. and your said entry Will
be Cancelled without further right to be
heard. either before this office or on
appeal. II you fail to file In this office
within twenty days after the fourth
publication of this notice, as shown
below. your answer, under oath, spe-
cl'cally responding to these allega-
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
STATE OF MONTANA, COUNTY OF
uSSELSHELI-ss:

Thls is to certify that Carl Nelson
and Edwin c. Ioveland have formed
partnership pursuant to the statutes
OF the State of Montana and for the
purpose do hereby make this certiri-
cate, as follows, to-wit:
That the name Of said partnership
shall be the "Weede Mercantile Co."
and that all business transactions Of
said company shall be in that name
ana style; that the names and respec-
tive residence OF each OF the parties
composing the said Weede Mercantile
60. herein and hereto. are as follows:
Carl Nelson, Weede, Montana.
Edwin G. Loveland. Weede, Mon
tana
That each Of the said partners have
contributed an equal amount towards
and have paid in their respective con
trlbutions to the Weede Mercantile Co.
That the general nature of the bust
ness to be transacted by said partner
ship is general mercantile business.
That the partnership aforesaid com
menced on the 1st day of February,
"A. ID. 1916, and the same is to con
tinue for period of three CD years,
with privilege of renewal by endorse
ment gr
signed:
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
THE IRISH FELLOWSHIP CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR

The Irish Fellowship cinb has elect
cd the following officers to serve for
the ensuing year: ID. j. Fox. presi-
1ent; John G. Sullivan, first vice pres.
ident; John A. Coleman, second vice
president; James l., Gull. secretary E;
Francis Crowley. treasurer; John
Kcarney. John A. Ford, J. c. Mack
trustees
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23

DR.. F. X. Levers of Hobson was in
town Friday on business. DR.. Lew
ers was recently located at Buffalo
moving to Hobson few days ago
where he will take up DR.. Poska S
practice.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23

reappointed members of the Board of
Trustees of the Fergus County Free
High School for a period of three
years.
Quarterly Reports Approved,
County officers quarterly reports
were examined and approved as fol-
lows:
Continued in next issue.)
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23

Edgar G. Worden, Lewistown, Mon
tana, Attorney for Plaintiff,
There are no persons known to
plalntiff's attorney who claim any in
terest in or lien upon said property
adverse to plaintiff, except the follow
ing persons: Berta o. Svensen Ler-
brok, residing at Lerbrok Farm, Ver-
haug Herred, Stavanger Amt, Nor
way, and Sven s. Norheim, residing
near Winifred. Fergus County, Mon
tana.
EDGAR G. wORDEN,
Attorney for Plaintiff
First publication March 23-6t
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

-S'AsSN oEN IL
Department of the Interior. II. 8
Land Office at Lewistown, Montana.
March 10. 1915
Notice Is hereby given that
CATHERINE SMITH.
o1 cheadle, Montana, who, on Feb. II.
1913, made Desert Entry, Serial No.
O19S59. for SWN NWA, Sec. ID. IN.
Is NJ. X. 20 e., Montana Meridian, has
nled notice of intention to make final
communication proof. to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver. at Lewistown.
Montana, on the 22nd day of April.
1916.
Claimant names as witnesses;
behJ. J. Hill. of Forest Grove, Mon
tana; Matthew r. Burns, of Cheadle.
montana. Edward c. Abbott, of Gilt
Edge. Montana; Chas. Rufus Smith. of
Cheadle. Montana.
ii. J. KELLY. Register.
First publication March l6-bt
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
CARL NELSON, .
EDWIN LOVELAND.
STATE OF MONTANA, COUNTY OF
MIISSEI ISHNII

EDWIN LOVELAND,
STATE OF MONTANA, COUNTY OF
MUSSELSHEI.L.
Be it remembered, That on this 18th
day OF February, A. ID. 1916, before
me, j. Peter p Healy, a Notary Public
for the State of Montana, personally
appeared Carl Nelson, known to me to
be one of the persons who is described
in and who executed tho above and
foregoing certificate, and duly ac-
knowledged to me that he executed
the same freely and for the uses and
purposes therein named.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my Of
ficial seal the day and date in this
certificate first above written.
Signed.
(SeaD J. PETER p. HEALY,
Notary Public for State of Montana
Residing at Melstone. My Commits
sion expires Juno 15, 1917.
STATE OF MONTANA, COUNTY OF
FERGUS-ss;
BE it remembered, That on this
21st day Of February, A. D. 1916, be-
fore me, Harry L. Ri,;, Il Nortary
Public in and fer tho State Of Mon
tana. personally appeared Edwin c.
Love.and, known to me to be one of
the persons who Is described in and
who executed the above and forego-
ing certificate, and duly acknowledged
to me that he executed the same free
ly and for the uses and purposes there
in named.
In testimony where of, have here.
unto set my hand and affixed my Of.
ficial seal the day and year last above
written.
Signed,
(SeaD HARRY L. RIX,
Notary Public for Montana, Residing
at Weede. My commission expires
March 4, 1918
March 2-5t t-
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
Continued in next issue)
ALIAS SUMMONS.

John Mahen Of Armells is among
the business callers in the city.
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

Continued FROM Page Two.)
Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
PETITION FOR CHANGE or MANI.

First publication March s-3t
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
POETRY.
Asking Mother.

Mother, say now, can't go Hunting in the woods with Joe2
 Willie's mother says he can. I'll take care; Pm most @ man. Do. please. mother, let me go Hunting in the woods with Joe" So Fred begs; and would you think
 At the very self same time In the house across the street
 Willie rings the self same chime: Mother, say, now, can't I go Hunting in the woods with Joe? F7reddies mother said he might. Sure. We'll be home long fore night Do, please, mother, let me go Hunting in the woods with Joe" Joe stands waiting in the street, Tousled hair and rough shod feet Tight he holds his battered gun, Hears the pleading of each one. Stands and listens anXiously, Thinking, thinking soberly. Guess their mothers think I'm rough, Wild and reckless, like enough, Hardly trust their boys to me, Wish they would and then they'd see Just how careful I could be. l don't have to ask my mother, If I stay or if I go; Wouldn't I be happy, though, To hear mother tell me, No, You can't go a-hunting, Joel''
 Ruth Fletcher.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.

3 Do not make hard work of winning books. It is the easiest thing in the world if you dc not attempt to write about the Egyptian pyramids" or the Arches of Gillaloo."
 Uncle Jed knows it is not necessa " for a single Wide-Awake to work harder in writing him a letter than it is to write to Pa what an uninterest- ing time he is having at home while he is away, or what funny thing the dog or eat has done, or how smart the hog was to get out of the pen or the calf to get out of the pasture.
 It is easy to write about things you have enjoyed, whether it is a ball game, a stroll in the fields or woods or a game at home It is not difficult 10 write a letter about any good or polite thing you or anyone else has done, or any funny thing that has been done by a pet, or any queer thing of which you have heard. Every little while when Uncle Jed awards a book for a letter upon a special sub ject some artful boy or girl writes another on the same subject thinking -Ildl VIII win DOOk, too. It would not if it was written twice as we'll and was twice as deserving. This is one of the few ways to be sure of failing.
 Uncle Jed is not writing this for he benefit of the book winners, but for the benefit of those who write and write and never win. They work hard but they see crooked.
 Some of our Wide-Awakes make some pretty little things which they could write easily about and be sure of winning.
 Uncle Jed will give four books to the four boys or girls who send him the prettiest picture made by them selves during the month of November. It need not be a landscape, but a pie ture of a bird or a boat or butterfly or any simple thing-but it must be made well. These four books can be won by bright boys or girls easily.
 Now Uncle Jed hopes the children will get TO work and win these prizes.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
Our School Fair

Dear Uncle Jed: We had a. school fair last Friday at Gurleyville in the afternoon at two o'clock.
 We had to build benches to put the things on.
 We had flowers, potatoes, beans pop corn, apples, hens, roosters, and three goats; and lots of other things I can't remember.
 We played games in the morning and also in the afternoon. After din- ner we went out to the neighbors and btrrowed some chairs.
 After we got the chairs we had our pictures taken four times.
 When all the people came we went inside and recited a few poems and then studied the book of Robin Flood There were about ten people there We have twentyeigh scholars in all.
 We have three new scholars this year.
 This morning took the benches down.
 We all had a very nice time.
 ORIN WHITEHOUSE. Age 13. Mansfield Center.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
How Bert Cheated His Grandpa.

Bert Brown was the favorite grand son of Grandpa Johnson, and he lived on farm with him.
 When Bert was seven years old his grandpa gave him six little chickens for his birthday, and grandpa also kept six little chickens for Himself
 saying to Bert: T am going to make bet with you. We are to start from now on, feeding the little chickens twice day, with the same food, until they get twelve weeks old, or broiler size"
 Grandpa said to Bert: 'Tf youss beat mine in weight when we sell them. I will give you five dollars in goIu'
 Bert watched the chickens every day and he saw that grandpa's chicks were beating his chicks in size, so he decid- ed to feed hls on the sly.
 When grandpa was not around Bert would steal some feed and go and give 1t to his chickens
 They soon beat grandpa's, and when the chicken peidler came to buy them ana weighed them grandpa saw that Bert's weighed the most He laughed and called Bert a rascal and gave him the live dollars as he had promised illIn. Bert kept the money just for two days and then he went and gave it back to grandpa and confessed.
 Grandpa said: You are a naughty boy and l do not like you any more.'' ,
 Bert cried and promised he never would do such a thing again, so grand pa forgave him and let him keep the live dollars for telling the truth.
 ALVIN LACHAPEII4E, Age 12
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE
 AWAkES.
The Lights of Other Days.

The Lights of Other Days.
 In the old days, before petroleum or kerosene had been found in this country, people had many ways of lighting their homes.
 A cheap light was made by putting little grease or oil in a saucer in which was little wick or rag lying over the edge of the saucer, or drawn up through d cork that f1oated on the grease. When this wick was burning it gave hardly as much light as d can dle. This is one of the oldest ways of making light.
 It was used thousands of years ago. Many people now living remember lit tie lamps made in this way
 Poor people often made light by burning pine knots, or bits of pitch pine, chopped out of old stumps. These gave q bright light for a time.
 Pitch pine in New England was call ed "candlewood;" in the south it was called 'Iightwood."
 The commonest light in old times was the tallow candle. This was sometimes made by dipping a candle wick into melted tallow. Then, when the tallow had cooled, the candle was dipped again and again.
 A little tallow remained on it each time, and at last it was thick enough to burn. Candles made in this way were called dips"
 Better candles were made by run ming melted tallow into molds.
 Before the Revolution a favorite candle for burning at fine houses was made of the wax myrtle berry This Derry is full of a kind of green wax which came out when it was boiled When this wax rose to the top of the pot 1t was skinned off and used for making wax candles. These candles had pretty green color and gave out a delicate perfume when they were burning. More expensive candles were made of beeswaX.
 For hundreds of years whale oil was burned in large lamps, and thousands of whales were killed in order to get the oil
 Candles were also made from sper- maceti, which is a substance taken from rhe head of tine sperm whale.
 FRANCES O'CONNEI14, Age 13.
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
JIINo.5I1 b1NI1 IIEAO O T. East Norwich, N Y.
Explanation of Standard Time.

Formerly every city used it's own sun-time, or local time. This was a great inconvenience to travellers, for their watches were always wrong when they arrived at new places. This became a greater inconvenience when railroads were built.
 In order to stop this trouble a time
 system was introduced and adopted in 1883. This system divided the conti- nent into belts In each of these belts most of the towns and cities agreed to use the same time. Because this time is a standard for all these belts
 are called Standard Time Belts.'
 These belts are the Colonial Time
 Belt, Eastern Time Belt. Central Time
 Belt, Mountain Time Belt and Paci- fic Time Belt.
 As the earth makes one complete TO-
 tation in twenty -four hours, the sun passes over three hundred and sixty
 degrees in twenty-four hours. Dividing
 three hundred and sixty by twenty
 four gives fifteen, which is the num-
 Der of meridians the sun passes over
 in a single hour.
 For example. if it is noon on the seventy-fifth meridian, as at Philadel-
 phia, 1t is 1 o'clock earlier or il o'clock on the ninetieth meridian. If it is noon in a place on a meridian 1t is
 noon all along that meridian.
 The meridians selected for the diff ferent time belts are as follows: The seventy-f1fth meridian for the eastern time belt, the ninetieth meridian for the Central Time Belt. one hundred fifth for the Mountain Time Belt. and twentieth for the Pacific Time Belt. Standard Time does not agree with
 the sun or local time. for it is the sun that really fixes our time; but we use the Standard Time system be- cause it is more convenient for trav- elers and railroads.
 JOSEPHINE BOROVECKA, Age 14 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26


 south as the mouth of the La Plata river. On returning to Europe he wrote a very good description of what he had seen. This was published in 1504 and constituted the first printed account of the mainland of the New World. Up to that time Europe Asia, and Africa were known as the three parts of the world, and one dis tinguished geographer believed there was an unknown southern continent which constituted the fourth paNt Ii now seemed clear that Americus Ves- purcius and proved the existence of the fourth part.
 In consequence of this belief a Ger man professor who printed a little treatise on geography a few years later, suggested that the fourth part should be called America, after Amer icus Vespucius. Accordingly the name America was at first applied to. Brazil later to South America, and later stil to the whole of the New World.
 MARY l.. o. CASEY, Age IA.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
The Summer Vacation.

Dear Uncle Jed: During our sum- mer vacation my cousin came to see me. I had a very nice time with her. We went to the theatre and saw many nice pictures.
 When we went out from the theatre We walked for some time along the street.
 We met some of our friends and we went to the ice cream parlor. When we had finished our friends went home.
 Then my cousin and I went to visit my aunt. She was very glad to see us. We stayed there for two days. She gave us a ride In the carriage for two hours. After the ride in the carriage we played games with the children in the next house
 The children who lived in the next house had a piano. My cousin played on the piano and we danced and sang When we had finished we went home.
 The next day my coussn went home I was very sorry when she went home.
 I enjoyed my summer vacation very much.
 FRANCES FARE, Age IA.
 Mansfield Center
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
George Wasiifnuton,

George Washington was born in a farmhouse. He lived with his brothers and sisters
 George had a little pony named Hero which he loved.
 He could run faster, jump higher. and throw a stone farther than any other boy.
 He went to school, where he learned 10 read and write and to do arithmetic. When the schoolboys played soldiers they would always choose George for commander.
 George loved his mother very dear ly- She had a young colt of which she was very fond. One norninp George jumped upon his back. The colt reared and plunged, trying to throw his rider off. But George held At last the colt made a great iumn into the air and burst a blood vessel, He fell to the ground dead.
 George ran into the house and said: Mother, l have killed your colt
 Ihen she said: T am sorry the colt Is dead, but I am proud of my 1fftle son. who is never afraid to speak inc truth" 'pe''A 'He
 When George was eleven years old his father died. leaving his mother to take care of him.
 When George was fourteen he thought he would like to be a sailor He found ship and had his clothes packed. He was almost ready to say Goodbye when his mother said:
 Don't go my boy. I cannot get along without you'
 So Washington did not go. After a While he learned to be a surveyor. He worked hard for three years. Then he was a strong man. After that he took part in the Revolutionary war.
 The people asked George Washington 10 De president. For eight years Wasnlngton was president of the in 17S9.
 VERONICA ROCHEIJEAU.
 North Franklin.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
She Helped Her Father.

Dear Uncle Jed: I vii; write you about how I spent the rest of my va cation.
 helped my father dig potatoes
 We plowed them out with the heifer and horse.
 My brother took the heifer and horse along, and my father held the blow, and I went behind with a pail picking up the potatoes.
 My other brother was helping me.
 After we had plowed all the pota- toes out we took the heifer and horse home, unhitched them, and let them into the field.
 Then we went with the horse and hood the rest out. and then we picked them up and took them home. Then it was noon, so my father said we would have dinner. Then our friend, MT. Real came; and my father went with him to a nan will MT. Reals rnua
 A few da;s afterward I was going to put the goats into the barn. My sister took the nanny goat and I took the billy goat. I had a lot of trouble to unite him. He pulled the knot SD tight that I could not get ct loose. He twisted himself up in tHe bushes, so I sent my sister up to the house to get a knife to cut the bushes off. Then I got him loose. He made me angry.
 MARY STEINMEYER, Age 10.
 Eagleville.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
USE ORRINE
 DRINK HABIT GOES

Don't wait for the drink habit to get too strong hold upon your hus- band, son, or father, for it can be broken up quickly if Orrine is given him. This scientific treatemnt can be given in the home secretly and with out loss of time from work.
 You have nothing to risk and every thing to gain, as Orrine Is sold under this guarantee. If, after trial you fail to get any benefit from its use, your money will be refunded.
 Orrine Is prepared in two forms: No. 1, secret treatment; Orrine No. 2, the voluntary treatment. Costs only $1.00 a box. Ask us for booklet.
 N. D. Sevin & Son, 118 Main Street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
A Days Outing.

One pleasant morning in May when the sun was shining brightly, a party of young children were deciding to have party on the Housatonic noun tains.
 James said: "All of you children must meet at my house at 8 o'clock after breakfast and each must bring mething for the party.
 After breakfast they met at James, house. There were ten children who were going to the party and each had a large basket full of good things to eat.
 They began the climb with their minds full of cheer, hoping no storm would appear to prevent them enjoy ing themselves.
 The scenery around the mountains was beautiful When they reached the top of the mountains it was about noon. The mountains color was blue and the flowers made such Q sweet odor, and the songs of the birds were great.
 The children began to spread the table cloth and the food to eat. when one boy said:
 T hear thunderi"
 Another boy said: Tt is not going to rain" He said this because he did not want to frighten the children.
 Then the children began their par ty. The sun was sinking under the clouds and it was getting darker and darker and all of sudden the rain began to pour.
 The children began to put their things into the basket
 One little girls table cloth was lost The wind blew it up tree.
 The children ran in great fright to James uncle's barn. It was open and they went in.
 After awhile, as the children were finishing their party James uncle came into the barn and promised to take each child home with his horse.
 Every child got home safely in spite of the storm. ROSE KESSEER
 Chichester
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26

aong, but when the snow is deep he Lmps. They are great swimmers. Their hind feet are webbed to help item swim. But the front feet are not webbed They have sharp claws to help in digging.
 The nuskrat lives on shrubs, bush es and twigs.
 They often have a place on shore where they eat their meals.
 They build their homes in the ice, having a place to go from their nest into the water. Their homes are made of mud and bushes. They are safe 1E their winter home as nothing can get them. Their enemies are the fox, owl hawk, mink. the dog and the hunter.
 ARLENE PEARL, Age 13.
 Auer1sta Maine
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-26
Norwich
The Foxes Fate.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am writing about fox. One night this fox thought he would have a nice time with the farmers hens and as he went in he was surprised to see a trap. "Ha! Hal what is that? No trap can catch mel" And pretty soon off went his tail, and how he did howl as he ran to the woods as fast as he could. He called all the other foxes together and said: "Why don't you cut off your tails? They are of no use! They are in the way when we run through the bushes and think we could run faster without them: !" and all of the time he was up near a tree so as not to show what had happened to him.
 One of the foxes wanted to see his tail. but he would not move away from the tree. Finaly one of the big foxes went and pushed him over. "Ha, Ha," :" he is trying to help himself, not us,' said he:
 SYLVIA A. MINER, Age 12.
 North Franklin.