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Another definite step towards the
protection of water rights from the
Yellowstone river, as well as for
ward move for project which will
: reclaim hundreds of thousands of
acres of arid land, was taken in Liv-
ingston recently. Main offices sof
the Yellowstone Irrigation associa-
ton have been opened in Livingston.
The work in these offices will be
in charge of E. M. Niles, president,
and Jerome G. Locke, secretary of
the association.
An executive office has already
been opened under the direction of
f. v. H. Collins of Billings. 1t was
stated by the officers of the associa-
ton that as rapidly as arrangements
can be perfected, branch offices will
be established in each county seat
town along the Yellowstone.
The making of surveys, the collec-
tion of data and the organization of
the various units of the project will
be pushed with all possible speed
1t is the plan of the directors of the
association to organize each tract OF
land that may be watered by one ca
nal or by a common system of canals
with source of supply from the
Yellowstone river, into separate ir-
rigation district. These districts will
include lands that are already COW
cred by the canals, but where the
water supply is insufficient. Each
district will then make filings on
water sufficient for it's needs, and
will be in shape to go ahead and
build it's own irrigation system at the
proper time.
After all the irrigation projects
are organized and the water appro-
priations made it will be possible for
engineers to estimate the amount of
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meetings, to be held with a view tC
establishing better and more cor
dial understanding between retail
ers and the consumer, and his talks
Will be of. interest to persons in all
walks of life. He will tell the pub
lie much about profit margins, mer-
chandising problems and the econo-
mic Importance of the merchants to
their own communities and to the
state at large, and what the success
of the merchant means to each com
munity.
Line Well Equipped
Line is a Montanan and a graduate
of the Montana state university at
Missoula. After receiving his A.. B.
degree there, he then completed a
course in economics at Harvard uni
versity, and supplemented these
courses with another at the Univer-
sity of Freiberg at Baden, in Ger
many, before the war.
Since that time he has been in
structor at Mount Holyoke College
for two years, assistant manager of
the industrial bureau for the New
York Merchants Association, and as
sistant professor of business organi-
cation with special reference to mar
keting at the University of Mime
sofa.
He carried on a survey of retail
merchandising conditions in typical
country towns in Minnesota last
year, as well as survey of retail
conditions in country towns in Mani
toba under the auspices of the Retail |
Merchants Association of Canada. |
Last year also he was in charge of |
the merchants short course at the
University of Minnesota, and this |
year is lecturer for the merchants |
short course at the universities of |
and Manitoba. Last week |
he went to Winnipeg to address a
large gathering of Canadian mer-
chants on present day problems in
merchandising.
He was one of the principal speak
ers at the recent convention at Lew
istown of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation of Montana, where his adj
dress on stock keeping was one of
the most educational features of the
gathering. He has spoken before
all over the United States,
and his lectures have been reproduce
ed in many trade publications.
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MERCHANT: DIM SMALL TOWN HAS
NATIONAL REPUTATION AS TRADE EXPERT

If you were asked to seek out an
expert on merchandising with an in
ternational reputation specialist
on retail commercial problems with
a recognized standing over the Amer
lean continent, where would you ex-
pect to find him? Probably in an
office building in one of the bigger
eastern cities or as a member of the
faculty of one of the great universe
ties. You might possibly look for
him in the general offices of one of
the giant retail business houses in
New York or Chicago.
You would hardly expect to find
such a man conducting the affairs
of a country store in a small Mon
tana town-putting into effect every
day the theories of merchandising
concerning which his advice is
sought frequently by the biggest
merchants associations. of this coun-
try and Canada. And yet that is
where you would be quite likely to
run down such a specialist on mer-
camille problems, for in the town of
Columbus, in Saltwater county, re-
sides Robert G. Line, noted Ameri-
can economist, who is proving to his
own satisfaction and to that of the
national merchandising world that
his theory of the retail business,
when applied to country store, will
result in the full measure of success
that might be expected of it.
AS a matter of fact, it might be
mentioned that Line is not confin-
ng his attention to one store, but
to four, for besides the Robert G.
Line Company, which he is manag-
ng at Columbus, he has charge also
If the operation of three other coun-
ry stores which sell general merch-
.ndise, one being at Reed Point and
mother at Lake Basin, in Saltwater
county. The four stores are known
IS the Line stores.
To Help Montana Merchants
Interest in Robert G.. Line all over
dontana is conferred at this time be-
ause of the fact that for the next
ear he will spend a considerable
art of his time in helping merchants
{ the state solve some of their prob
ems
The Montana Development Asso- ;
iation, when it's directors recently
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flood waters that must be stored in
Yellowstone lake to protect all the
rights acquired.
Having determined the amount of
water required to reclaim all the arid
lands along the Yellowstone valley,
petition will be made to the govern
ment for permit to construct a
dam across the Yellowstone river
near where it leaves Lake Yellow
stone. This will create an immense
reservoir of the lake, in which the
floods that annually sweep down the
river. may be stored and held, until
they can be utilized in the reclama-
ton of the lands embraced in the
districts.
While it is impossible, as yet, to
make any definite estimate of the
amount of additional land that will
be put under irrigation, the officers
of the association believe that the
irrigation acreage in the Yellowstone
valley will be considerably more than
doubled.
In discussing the urgency of the
work of organization, Mr.. Locke, sec
rotary of the association, said: "It
may be several years before some of
the districts that are now being or
ganized finally complete the con-
struction of their irrigation systems.
Others will proceed with construc-
ton as fast as the necessary prelim-
mary work can be gotten out of the
way. The important thing, however,
is for every possible district to be
created and thoroughly organized, so
that it may make its water filing and
protect itself against the future"
1.-THE people of the Snake river
valley in Idaho are also applicants
for the waters of Yellowstone lake.
They have spent many months in the
of plans, and would now
be ready to start construction if they /
had governmental permit to use
The water They will undoubtedly
ask for this in the near future. 1t is
therefore imperative that the people
If Montana complete their plans and
make application for these waters at
he earliest possible date"
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Hangman's gulch many times bore
fruit for the healing of the nation.
l cannot remember the names of
all the scholars in that school. With
the aid of Mrs. A. E. Graeter of Dill
lon, / have made out the following
list, which l think is fairly correct:
First Scholars
Emma Zoller, Emma Cutler, Susan
Burchett, Mary Teeters, Charles
Van Camp, j. Edward Watson,
Wright Prescott Edgerton, Della
Cutter, George Burchett, George Tee
ters, Jennie Bennette, Euphemia
VanCamp, James ]. Sanders, Mollie
Dye, Matilda French, William Jones,
Henry French, Margaret French,
Pauline Edgerton, George French.
The houses in which this school
was taught did not approach in arch
itectural beauty 1.-THE Little Red
School House, and it is gratifying
to learn that the Undiscovered, mud
plastered and mud-lined house with
its wooden benches and improvised
desks has given place to finely equip
ped school houses, and that our in
congruous methods of study COM
PEELED by the diversities of our school
book has yielded to the courses of
study which meet the approval of the
best teachers in the land.
Since that time l have been iden-
titled with one of the other historic
schools of the country of great re-
pute, but I always look back to the
days / spent striving to help the lit
tie children in Bannack with a pro-
found qualification The school was
not pretentious, but it was in res
Donse to the yearning for education
and it was the first.
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Angry Bull Moose Attacks Team

Ben Bridges of Twin Bridges had
an experience one evening recently
which he does not care to repeat,
when his dog started up bull moose
on the Little Boulder river. The
airedale evidently bit the animal,
which became so enraged it tackled
the team Bridges was driving and
butted the horses, which became al
most manageable on the steep
mountain grade, but finally it was
frightened off by the driver, who
made quick work getting away. from
the animal. The dog ran under the
horses for protection when it was be-
ing vanquished by the moose, and
then it attacked the team. 1t was
a three-year-old, but had
shed its horns, otherwise it would
have been more formidable.
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Famous Silver Mine Resumes

The famous Alta mine in the
Wickes-Corbin mining district will be
re-opened at once it was announced
recently by l.. S. Ropes. Fifteen IKen
have gone to the mine to begin opera
lions which will be carried on on a
large scale.
largest silver mine in Montana and
has already produced over $4,000
900 in metals. The work will be SUI
perintended by l.. S. Ropes of Hell
ena. Thomas A. Merritt of Duluth
and John Costine of Virginia, Mimi,
both Interested N Minnesota iron
mines have secured the Alta and
will finance the operations.
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In the early '60s ga1lows frames
on which the yigilantes hung road
agents were more conspicuous than
either school houses or churches. Ac-
cording to history, there were 20
dance halls and saloons to one edu-
cational institution. Yet the first
thought of the pioneer was, I'VE
must educate our young.
Mrs. S. w. Park (nee Lucia OAR
ling) of Warren, o., writing to the
the first schools were established in
Montana as follows:
Interesting Journey
A journey to the headwaters of
the Missouri river across the plains
and over the mountains years ago
was one of strange variety and much
adventure and interest. From Cleve-
land, Detroit and Chicago to Quincy
and St. Joseph, then the western
limit of railroad travel, many objects
of curiosity were presented to the
residents of the west, as Ohio was
then called.
From st. Joseph to Omaha, the
great muddy river, sweeping down
the valley from remote springs, made
an indelible impress upon ones
memory. Omaha itself was an iso-
lated frontier town, built largely of
logs with few houses more than one
story in height, but the great terri
torial capitol on the bluff looked
down upon the little hamlet, keeping
watch and ward over its citizens.
Five miles out of Omaha was the
open, undulating prairie, vacant, ex-
cept as an occasional log house, usu-
ally deserted, demonstrated that the
occupant had been lured yet farther
west. Fremont and Columbus were
two settlements containing perhaps a |
dozen houses, implanted and unen- |
closed, and the great valley of the |
Platte stretched thence westerly for |
six or seven hundred miles, unoccu- |
pied, save as Fort Kearney and Fort |
Laramie interrupted the solitude. An
Indian war interested us along Loup |
Fork between the Pawnees and the
Ogalallah Sioux, in which a few
whites, loving adventure, were TAX
ing hand. The Platte valley SEEM
ed a useless waste, incapable of /
growing anything more than coarse
grasses, sage, sunflOwers and SMALL
er blossoms. Day by day the slow
moving trains were lifted higher and
higher toward the mountains until
Laramie Peak and Fremont's Peak i
came into our view. Chimney Rock,
Seott's Bluffs, Church Butte and In
Rock were great curiosi-
ties to the pilgrims, exciting an abb
sorbing interest, and we did not
know we were in the South Pass I'M
til comparing woodcut in Fire
mont's Expedition" with our sur
roundings, we recognized that we
we're on the roof of the continent
Thence over the Lander road and
through confused mass of noun
tains to the Great Snake river plains
and thence up Snake river to the j
head waters,a of the Missouri gave the !
pilgrim a surfeit of travel and made ]
lim sigh for rest.
Arrival at Bannack {
In looking back to that journey
rom Ohio, I think of nothing that g
us more than our arrival t
1t Bannack-the growth of a day, /
whose existence and fame went hand S
n hand and spread over the entire b
ointment in a single season. After @
hree months and a half of slow ira u
-eling over plains and mountains, a
through valleys and across rivers,
ur party was looking forward to o
,annack as place where we might t
est, perhaps. for the winter. Start s.
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near the graveyard in Hangman's
gulch, just beyond the town, and on
which we had been told Union men
were hung. Of course, this was only
report, but it was during the Civil
war and much bitter feeling existed
among the people, many of whom
had fled to the mountains to avoid
the troubles consequent thereon.
''Bangup Humbug''
AS we stood on the hill overlook
ing the valley of promise, small boy
of the party exclaimed, "Say, papa,
Bangup (Bannack) is humbug."
There was no expressed dissent, but
the great possibilities that existed in
each valley and the newness of the
industry made the place
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TISS LUCY DARLING the first school teacher in Mon
VE tana She opened school for dozen pupils in her log
cabin home Bannack the first capital of Montana
be 1868 The only school books available miscellaneous
collection that had been brought from and
in the emigant wagons Miss Darling later married W.
Park and in later years lived Warren Ohio She of
Sidney Edgeon first governor of Montana While her little
school in session shooting the
streets of the wild of Bannack and nequenty her pupils
could look of the windows and hanging from the gal
lows in nearby guch where victims of the Vglane had been
executed.
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over Montana, selected Mr.. Line as
one of the principal speakers, and he
will address gatherings of merch-
ants in all parts of the state. He
Will also address ''get together"
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TO RECLAIM LAND
ON YELLOWSTONE
THAT is THE PURPOSE OF THE
YELLOWSTONE IRRIGATION
ASSOCIATION

Branch Offices to be Established in
Every County Seat in Yellowstone
Valley; Elaborate Survey of Sec
ton Now Being Made; Would
Block Idaho.
The state herald., 1920-08-06

Miss Ethel Sarver is employed at
the Peerless.
Miss Lottie Sarver is the new
stenographer at the county Judges
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weinegar and two
children arrived from Downing, Mis-
souri, to visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Barker. Mr.. Weinegar
and Mrs. Barker are brother and
sister,.
| am making arrangements to at
tend the big special at the Peerless
-"Out of the Stormy next Wednes-
day and Thursday nights, August II
and l2. Are you2 ~
Mr.. John Weiand of the Phillips
County State Bank returned Mon
day from two weeks vacation at
various points, which included New
man Grove, Nebraska, the home of
his parents.
Mrs. E. N. McPherrin and daugh-
ter and Mrs. Lulu McDaniels, both
of enver. motored to Holyoke, Mon
day to visit at the John Crater home.
Mrs. McDaniels is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Crater. The ladies re-
turned to their home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Strobel and
son George and wife and ID. b. Kief-
fer of Mound City, Missouri, who
has been visiting at the homes Of
J. c. and C. W. Gehringer, left early
Thursday for their homes. They
were delayed seventeen miles out Of
town by n broken wheel. Mr. Gehr-
niger took new wheel to them and
helped them get started ON their
| journey.
The state herald., 1920-08-06
PEACH STOUT

The marriage of Miss Mamie
Peach to Mr.. Robert Stout took
place Thursday, August 9th at
eleven O'Clock at the Methodist par
sonage. The ring ceremony was
used and was Witnessed by few
invited guests, and was performed
by Rev. Bennett.
The bride wore a navy blue travel
ing suit and corsage bouquet of
white roses. She was attended by
her sister. Miss Anna Peach. who
was attired in dark blue and car
ried white roses.
Charles Worley. friend of the
groom. was best man. and Master
John Edward Hartford was ring
bearer
The bride came to this city from
her home nj Lawrence, Nebraska
about wear and half ago TO ac-
ccpt n position in the First National
bank. rcsigning to become n private
stenographer for W. s. Hcginbothem.
which position she still holds. She
is prominent in church circles, be-
ing junior superintendent Of the NJ.
4. Sunday school.
Mr.. Stout is q well known resi-
dent of Phillips county. having re-
sided here for thirty years and prov
on mn on homestead southeast OF
town. lie owned and operated
large ranch nine miles southeast of
IIolyoke until few wears ago. he
purchnsed the two elevators here.
later disposing of them. aud Is now
farming near town. He purchased
'he Elmer Harmon residence pro-
pertv mud has q nice home nwniting
his bride.
Nv. md Mrs. Stout left immc.
dirtelv after tho ceremony by auto
FOR months honeymoon trip among
The pleasure resorts Of the noun
tnins Miss Anna pcuch nccompan-
icl the hhnpv couple on their west.
orn trip
The oniirc community cytcnd TO
Mr. and Mrs Stout congratulations.
and wish them sucecss on their we'd
ded journey through life.
The state herald., 1920-08-06
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

(The Good Fellowship Church.) !.
Sunday school at 8 80 a. m. Sub
iect, Elements Of Strength in
David's Character"
Morning devotional and preaching
service Mt 10 AS n. m. Subject,
Excepting the End in Sight"
For the month of August there
will be no meetings of the young
people. Their services will be re-
sumed with vim us soon as school
opens in the fall.
Evening service in the tent at 7:45
p. m. Subject, "The unwearied God"
The tent is cool; the services are
short and crisp. You are invited.
The state herald., 1920-08-06
NEW MAN AT L. SPELTs GRAIN

We have secured the services Of
weighing of grain and Office work at
our Holyoke office. Mr.. Spence is
well known to all Phillips county
farmers and needs no introduction
We have Just completed new storage
capacity for 10000 bushels of grain,
and in the near future will erect
large bins which will add to our stor-
age capacity 10000 bushels more.
We will be in position TO buy your
grain from day TO day at the highest
market price. Thanking You for your
patronage, We remain,
TheSpelts Grain.
Jos. Smells. General Mnnayer
The state herald., 1920-08-06
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Notice is hereby given that the
examination of applicants for cer-
tificates to teach in Phillips county,
Colorado will be held at the county
high school building in Holyoke,
Colorado on Thursday and Friday,
August 1920, 1920. Morning ses-
sions open at o'clock.
Chas. r. Peter, Co. Supt. of Schools.
The COPPER Clad WHY just suit
YOU the only range with maileable
fue.-C. A. Mowry.
The state herald., 1920-08-06
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

Kindly remember that business is
going on at the Baptist church
every week. And if You are not a
member of any of the Sunday
schools or churches of the city,
come and join us in the good work.
Were you at the church last Sunday
night when the rain camel
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at II a. m.
b. Y. P. U. at Z p. m.
Evening gospel service at 8 p. m.
Welcome is the word.
FRANK E. GRAY, Pastor.
The state herald., 1920-08-06
SEVENTY PRESENT At LADIES'
AID MEETING

Mrs. Frank Boldt and Mrs. X. N.
White and Mrs. McPhecters were at
home to the ladies' aid. Thursday
afternoon at the Boldt residence.
A very delightful afternoon was
spent by the seventy ladies present,
and all enioyed the program given
by the yonng people. The hostess
served iced tea, cake and ice cream
10 those present.
The state herald., 1920-08-06
REV. GRAVES OF STERLING TO
PREACH At PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH SUNDAY

Rev. c. II. NJ. Graves of Sterling
will preach both morning and even
ing at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday, August 9Th. A good attend
ence is desired.
The state herald., 1920-08-06
ESTRAY

Taken up near Paoli, one black
pony, with halter; weight about 600
pounds. Owner can have same by
paying feed bill and for this adj
c. 0. Tucker.
The state herald., 1920-08-06

Jos.Spelts, General Manager.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-03
NOTICE TO CONTRAcT0Rs

sealed bids Will De received by the TOWN.
ship Committee of Woodbridge township.
Middlesex County. N. j.. for the construc-
tion of a septic tank. rain and lateral
sanitary sewers in certain streets in the
Avenel section of Woodbridge Township.
The bids will be read in public in the
Town Hall. Woodbridge. n j.. at 1880 P.
NJ. standard time. June l4th. 1920.
The work to be done embraces the build
ing Of approximately SID lineal feet Of
sanitary sewers. ranging from $ in. to Is
lions. appurtenances and a septic tank
complete. specifications and blank form
OF proposals can be obtained and detail
plans xamined at the Office Of Morgan +.
Larson. Township Engineer. IT'S Smith St,
Perth Amboy. N. J. Full sets of plans will
be sent TO any contractor on the receipt
OF ten dollars. The same to be returned
on surrender OF the plans in good condi-
ton within thirty days Of the award.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
| certified check or cash IN the amount OF
81, 900 payable TO the order of Treasurer
Of Woodbridge Township. without any con-
| ditional endorsement The successful bid
der will be required to furnish a surety
! company bond In the full amount OF the
! contract price. conditioned for the faithful
| performance OF the work and indemnify
Ing the Township Committee from all pro.
ceedings. suits or actions Of any name Of
The Township reserves ms
l right 10 reject any or all t5ds. X. In thtil
| opinion 1t II 10 the best interest Of th'
xxpaxw kErks.
I1el5s=S-zz-Gs4 Ier nship Clark
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-03

Sealed bids and proposals will be received
on June 7th. 1920. at 1880 p. NJ. standard
time, by the Council in The Council Cham
bers at the City Hall, Perth Amboy. n. j.,
for the resurfacing and repairing Of Mar
ket Street from City Hall to Herbert Street,
Prospect Street from Market Street to New
Brunswick Avenue and Rector Street from
Market Street to Lewis Street. with War
renite.
Plans. specifications and proposal sheets
may be examined at the Office OF Morgan
+. Larson. City Engineer. ITS Smith Street.
Perth Amboy. y. j.. any week day from
$3.50 A. NJ. to 500 p. NJ. Bids must be made
on the proposal form furnished by the En-
gfneer enclosed In sealed envelopes and ad-
dressed to the Council II Perth Amboy,
bearing the name and address OF the bid
der on the outside.
Each bid must be accompanied by cash
or a certified check in the amount OF $1,000
payable to the order of The City Treasurer
Of Perth Ambcy without any conditional
endorsement. The successful bfdder will be
required to furnish a surety company bond
in. the amount OF the contract price. con-
ditioned for the faithful performance Of the
work and indennffyfng the City OF Perth
Amboy from all proceedings. suits or ac-
tons Of any name or description.
The Council resexx, the right to reject
any or All bids. II In their opinion. il i
to the best interest o. the city 20 to do.
De<ea, MAJ 20 f3<o<
1ez33-5-7o-s7-<3 Street comrdissiooer.