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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02

Fifty years ago. Benjamin Frank.
lin Bembrick. master hunter of the
Overland Stage company, was united
in marriage with Miss Ida Martin
and the other DAY at Toston they cele.
brated their golden wedding ami
versary. They were married on their
ranch near Toston, the wedding cere-
mony being pronounced by Probate
Judge Weston, himself q famous old
timer.
Bembrick was born in Howard
county. Missouri. on the edge Of the
frontier, and lived life Of adven-
ture. At the age of II he went to
California. where he engaged in min
ing for five years. He then return
ed to Missouri. thinking that he had
seen enough Of the world and had
endured his share of hardships, but
soon after that he left Missouri, going
to Denver. Colorado.
Mighty Buffalo Hunter
It was at this place In the spring
OF 1851 that he entered . contract
with the Overland Stage company to
furnish them with meat. This COM
pany operated . stage line between
Denver and Helena. having q num-
Der Of stations along the line. His
record kill for one day was as high
as % deer. IS buffalo. and during
his life he has killed Is bears. Many
interesting stories could be ret0ld II
one could get Mr.. Bembrick to tell
them. OF his narrow escapes and the
in killing the bears. Many
Of the old timers considered Mr.. Benz
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
FOREST OPERATION
NETS STATE CASH
GAIN OF 418,608 IN QUARTER
FROM JUNE 30 no THE END
OF SEpTEAfBER
Summer Expenses Included Ten
Thousand Dollars for Fire Protec.
ton that WIN Not be an Item Of
Expense During Winter Months,
Says Forester.

Net gains to the state from the
operation Of the state forestry de-
partment for the first quarter of the
fiscal year, June 80 to September 80,
were $13,563.37, it was reported to
the state land board by r. p. Nc
Laughlin. state forester. And the
expense Of this quarter included 3d.
999.90 for protection from fires, an
expense that will not be included in
the remaining nine months of the
fiscal year.
Total timber sales for the quarter
were $25, 152.09, and the total ex-
penses were $11,5S9.22. leaving the
credit balance of $13,563.37.
Mclaughlin submitted figures to
show that the sales business under
way and in prospect is $54,S75. This
included existing sales of 11,965,0OO
feet, valued at $4,000. Sales were
approved at the meeting of the board
of $4,000 feet. valued at $1O,67O,
and sales advertised for December 3
are valued at $S,2O5.
The sales approved were 2,760.0O
feet to Henry Good of Kalispell. This
is larch and fir. The price was 50 per
AsVVV AC0e OA 6A00A I4WOSIs 81 IOI
dead and so cents for dead and down
timber. Two hundred thousand feet
OF larch and fir to w. p. Kline at
50, 100000 feet Of yellow pine to
Daley Brothers at $3.50. and 100000
feet of larch and fir to Chris Presby
at 1906.
A general discussion of about 49,
600 In delinquent bills under old con-
tracts was held. Mclaughlin report
ed that the attorney general was pro-
ceeding toward the collection Of these
amounts from the contractors bonds
men.
Authority for the advance Of 800
on toll bills to the Lincoln phone Hire
was given by the board. This line
reaches q region where the state has
$4,000 worth Of timber, McLaugh-
lin said. There is now no way OF
notifying the state office when fires
break out. except by having the rang
er there send some one lover the
hill.~
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02

with the profit it enjoyed in the
roaring days when Benton was the
head of navigation on the Missouri.
The coming of the homesteader
marked the decline of the cattle
and sheep business, and what was
once the river metropolis is now
the center OF a fine farming coun-
try.
Here is an intimation that Fort
Benton may regain its lost place
in river navigation, through the eff
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02

forts Of the Waterways Division Of
the Mississippi Valley association
of St. Louis, which is urging on
congress the importance of deepen
ing the channels of the Upper Mis-
souri, with the idea of restoring
river navigation in that section.
The officials of the Great Falls
Commercial club are cooperating
with the Mississippi Valley asso-
citation. A letter from Joseph E.
Smith, chairman of the WATERWAYS
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
brick as one of the best marksmeu
in the west.
(Nayoo IN Nfnxnto~o Iva 10QA

brick as one of the best marksmen
in the west.
Came to Montana In 1864
After remaining in this business
for few years he finally decided to
try his luck by going to Montana, ar
irving here In the fall of 1854. His
first location was Virginia City. In
1865 he moved to Helena, where he
worked in the Hotter sawmill. In
the spring of 1866 he came to Spring
Creek. engaging in the cattle business
for the next 81 years. At that time
one could ride many miles before
cncountering any fences.
Marries Pioneer Girl
His wife before her marriage was
Miss Lu Martin. She was born at
Spring Hill, No., in 1855. coming to
Montana with her folks in the sum-
mer OF 1864. At the age of IL she
had crossed the plains by ox-team
seven times. During the years 1868
and 1859 she attended school in Cali
fornia. It was on these trips that
she had many hardships to endure.
On her way to California the party
she was with had to cross the Blue
mountains in Is feet of snow. At
times the whole party had to get in
dry goods boxes and ferry over the
streams by means of ropes tied to the
boxes. Just q short time ago Mrs.
bembrtck visited Portland, Ore, and
crossed these same streams. but by
different means.
Hale and Hearty
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bembrick hold
their age remarkably we'll. Mr.. Benz
brick, who has passed his ninety-third
birthday. takes his daily walk down
town. He has never used a cane in
MS life. being . man six feet two
inches In height. His eyesight can
not be surpassed for a man of his
age. but his hearing is slightly i'm
paired.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02

division of the association to L. F.
Jones, secretary Of the Great Falls
Commercial club, is i'll part as fol-
lows:
Il am deeply interested in the
restoration of water transportation
on the Missouri river, and it is my
belief that the river from its mouth
to Fort Benton can not only be
made navigable, but that its use as
means of transportation would
bring great benefit to the large
territory northeast and west of the
river through to Fort Benton,
through the use of rail and water
rates and through bills of lading
to this entire region.
with this plan worked out an
enormous area of the Mississippi
valley, which is now dependent
upon insufficient transportation.
could be given the benefit of much
lower freight rates on all that the
residents of these sections produce
and consume. and would bring
about the development of many
now latent resources Of very
large area of the United States"
Interest at Kansas City
The Kansas City Star. in a re-
cent issue, calls attention to two
important reasons why the upper
Missouri should be made navigable.
One is that it furnishes healthy
competition for the railroads. and
would tend to curb advances in
freight rates. The other is that
barge lines would provide facilities
for shipping grain from the middle
west to tidewater for export. Ac-
cording to the Star, army engineers
assert that the plan is feasible and
practical, and while it would in
volve a considerable outlay of
money, would in the end prove
very profitable, and of immense
benefit to the great watershed
drained by the Missouri and Mis-
sissippi rivers.
The Great Falls commercial club
has taken the matter up with Mon
tana's delegation in congress, and
has received assurance of cordial
support from Senators Myers and
Walsh and Congressman Riddick
and Mccormick. The club is also
in correspondence with every town
and city in that section of Montana
which would be most affected. ask
ing for cooperation, which will un-
doubleday be forthcoming. The
Mississippi Valley association has
interested civic bodies in every
state drained by the two great wa
terways, and when the fight comes
up in congress for the necessary fl
nancial support the project will UNI
doubtedly be backed by all the con-
gressmen of the great valleys of
the nations two greatest rivers.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
Hot Chocolate that's
always smooth and rich

It your cooking
becomes a burden
and you're tired
Of making the
same dishes all
the time. try tome
Of these Came
ito" reGpes-if
it, only q differ
ent way to make
q familiar dish.
al Grocers.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
Hale and Hearty
cuticura soothes Baby Rashee.

cutieura soothes Baby Rashes.
That itch and burn with hot baths
OF Cuttcura Soap followed by gentle
anotnttngs of Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better. purer. sweeter, espe-
ctally II a little of the fragrant Cuti-
cura Talcum is busted on at the I'm
:sh. Csc each everywhere.-Adv.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02

Washington-The senate has pass
ed the bill creating % additional fed
eral district judgeships, which means
that Montana will have an additional,
Judge.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02

Sixty-three years ago Captain
Charles Chouteau, of a family ia
nous in the annals of the Missouri
river fur trade, and prominent in
the business world of St. Louis,
brought the first steamboat up the
Missouri river to Fort Benton, then
one of the small outposts of the fur
trade. He was the harbinger of
the posts prosperity. After him
came other pioneers of Upper Mis-
souri, navigation, bringing in sup
plies to the trappers and traders,
and taking away cargoes of furs.
then the country's only source of
wealth. With the discovery of
gold at Alder gulch, Bannack and
Last Chance gulch, thousands of
fortune hunters came to Montana
and Fort Benton became the head
OF navigation on the Missouri and
water port for supplies of an area
greater than that now served by the
wholesalers Of Minneapolis. 1t
was a robust, lusty center of con-
siderable population, throbbing
with the raw life of the frontier.
The river trade reached its peak
during the summer of 1866, and
during that season 40 steamers un-
loaded their cargoes of goods and
Adventures there. From Benton
bull teams treked into the far dis
tances of the north country. carry
ing supplies to the little settlements
of western Canada, and to the new
gold camps of western Montana.
1t all made for trade, and import
ant business houses, at first trad
ing posts, developed into mercan-
tile houses of Importance, such as
the T. c. Power company of Mon
tana.
Decline Of Steamboating
Fort Benton flourished as the
water port Of the frontier until the
coming Of the railroad. There
after steamboating on the upper
reaches of the Missouri declined ra-
pidly, and in the course of few
seasons, because of railroad com
petition, was abandoned entirely.
And with its decline went the glory
of the water metropolis CT the
north. Thereafter it became the
trading place of the cattle baron
and the flockmaster, who develop
ed industries that were important
and productive of much wealth,
and while the town enjoyed reason
able prosperity from these resour-
ces, it was as nothing compared
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
STATE Will TAKE
ABANDONED LAND
STATE LAND BOARD WILL FORE.
CLOSE ON LOANS MADE If
FARMERS HAVE LEFT
Many Tracts Are Not Improved; Pol.
icy Will be to Give Those Who Stay
on Land Every Opportunity; De-
linquencies Total Nearly q Million
Dollars.

Foreclosures on state farm loans
will be made in cases where the bor-
rover has left the land, it was decid-
ed at meeting of the state land
board when the attorney general was
requested to bring suit on mortgages
held against abandoned laces. About
IS cases are included and the amount
represented is in the neighborhood
of $4,000. In all these cases in
terest payments on the loan are de-
linquent for two to three years and
taxes have not been paid in the same
length Of time.
1t was reported at the meeting that
the state now has total OF $4,514,-
900 of the common school fund in
vested in farm loans, of which there
are 2,297. Thirty-five per cent Of
these loans are delinquent up to three
years, H. V. Bailey, register of state
lands, told the board. Delinquent in
terest on June 80 was $157,3O0 and
the total Of delinquencies at this time
lis S992,.9O.
Land Never TILED
Examiners sent out to check up
on the condition of doubtful farm
loans reported that in many cases the
land had never been titled, although
vided that only well improved farm
land should get the benefit of the
act. In number of cases the bor-
rowers had left their places imme-
diately upon obtaining the loans.
The farm loan law provided also
that not more than 40 per cent of
the value Of the land should be loan
ed. Appraisals Of the land and loan
recommendations were made to the
board through the state land agents
office. Twenty dollars per acre was
IA common appraisal of non-irrigated
farm land and SIS on the same class
of land not yet brought under cult
walton.
Obtain Title
Foreclosures Oh the abandoned
farms will serve the double purpose
OF placing the land under title to the
state and stopping the delinquent tax
penalties, which amount to % per
cent yearly after the first year.
Board members pointed out that
1t had been and would continue to be
the policy of the board to be easy on
all persons who are remaining on the
land.
All farm loans, with interest aud
taxes, were paid up in full in Gallatin.
lincoln, Missoula, Mineral and Powell
counties, Register Bailey reported to
the board. There are delinquents in
every other county that has the loans.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
The Key to Success Is Work-
There Is no Substitute for 1t!

In order to do your best work, you must be
healthy. You must sleep soundly at night, your
nerves must be strong, steady and under perfect
control.
you are accustomed to drinking tea or
coffee with your meals or between meals, you
may be loading yourself with very great handi-
cap Your nervous system may be stimulated
beyond what is natural for you.
For tea and coffee contain them and caffeine.
These are drugs as any doctor can tell you.
They are known to rritate the nervous system
by their action and to cause restlessness and
insomnia, which prevent the proper recuperaton
Of the vital forces.
you want to be at your best, capable Of
doing the very best work that lies in you WHY
not stop drinking tea and coffee? Drink Postum.
the rich satisfying beverage made from scienti.
6cally roasted cereals
Postum contains absolutely no drugs of
any kind, but in flavor tastes much like rich
coffee. It helps nerve and brain structure by
letting you get sound restful sleep.
Postum comes in Instant Postum lin ,;nsl
made instantly In the cup by the addition Of boiling waer
Postum Cereal lin packages Of larger bulk, who
made BY boiNng for 20 minutes
Ask your grocer for Postum Sold everywhere.
Postum for Health
There's Reason"
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
GOLDEN WEDDING
BUFFALO HUNTER
FAMOUS PIONEER CELEBRATES
HALF CENTURY OF DOMESTIC
FELICITY

Was Nest Winning Marksman for the
Overland Stage Company, Operat-
ing between Denver and Helena;
Record Bag Was Is Deer and IS
Buffalo In Single Day.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-02
Made the
Carnation Nav

E even teaspoonfuls chocolate. 6
teaspoonfuls sugar. 3 cups boiling
water. cup Carnation Milk. Vi
tea.poonful salt Mix chocolate
and sugar in a cup. Have water
boiling. Heat chocolate pot by
allowing hot water to stand in it
for 4 few minutes. Heat Carna-
tion Milk By standing cup Of Car
nation Milk in basin Of hot water
for Eve minutes or more. Pour q
little boiling water into cup Of
chocolate and sugar to dissolve
them. Pour into chocolate pot,
add remainder Of water Boil ING
hot then the hot Carnat;on Milk
and salt Serve at once.
Ssa9 for Cas1aaion Cock Book contain
100 practical essesd recipes. Carnation N
Prednets Co.. ll60 Stuart Blds., Ssaa&ls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
MILL HAS CLOSED FOR THE
 PRESENT TIME
Officials Claim Low Price of Product Coupled with
 High Freight Cause.

Claiming that the low price of pulp, $500 a ton, coupled with freight charges that total $12.4e on every dry ton landed at Seattle makes it impossible to operate at q profit, the Alaska Pulp and Paper Company has decided to close tenn porarily their Speel River plant.
 Officials of the company say they are willing to mark time for . while, or until conditions adjust themselves so that operations will again be possible. They declare that many pulp mills of Norway and the Eastern part of the United States are also closed.
 Starting actual operations a few months ago the company has now about 300 tons of pulp on hand and bas made one shipment of hun dred tons to the South.
 Workmen now at the plant will be brought to Juneau as soon as possible and only sufficient men left to look after the property at Speel River until such time as it is decided to start operations again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
JUNEAU GUN CLUB IS
 PREPARING FOR WORK

Last Chance Basin will soon echo to the report of the rifles and shot guns of the Juneau Shot Gun and Rifle Club if arrangements now un- der way reach the satisfactory con clusion that is looked for. It is in tended to start the spring shooting season on next Sunday if possible
 There will be special meeting of the Club on tomorrow evening at the office of Charles Goldsten to perfect arrangements for the com ing season and to elect a successor to M. H. TruesdelI, executive officer for the shot gun section of the club. MT. Truesdell is out of the city temporarily.
 E. c. Keeney, secretary of the or ganization has asked that all mem bers be present at the meeting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
WHO'S HERE
 AND WHERE

William Newmarket, U. s. Inspec tor of Boilers, arrived on the Els tebeth from an official visit to Haines.
 J. F. Chamberlin, commercial traveller, was a passenger on the Es- tebeth from Skagway, where he has been on a business trip
 A. Van Mavern, travelling man with headquarters at Juneau, ar ried here on the Estebeth after hay ing been at Haines and Skagway on business trip.
 Hugh McKanna, Eagle River ranch CT, arrived in Juneau on the Este beth yesterday for visit in ju neau.
 Albert Rapp, formerly employed at Speel River, is in the city and vii: leave for Western Alaska on the first available boat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
WHEN YOU WAKE UP DRINK GLASS
 OF HOT WATER
Wash poisons and toxins from system before putting
 food into stomach.

Wash yourself on the inside be- fore breakfast like you do on the outside. This is vastly important because the skin pores do not ab- sorb impurities into the blood. caus- ing illness, while the bowel pores do.
 For every ounce of food taken into the stomach. nearly an ounce of waste material must be carried out of the body If this waste IS not eliminated day by day it quickly ferments and generates poisons' gases and toxins which are absorbed or sucked into the blood stream, through the lymph ducts which should suck only nourishment.
 splendid health measure is to drink, before breakfast each day, a glass of hot water with 2 teaspoon full of limestone phosphate in it.. which is a harmless way to wash these poisons from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels; thus cleansing, sweetening and treshen- ing the alimentary canal before eat ing more food.
 A quarter pound of limestone phosphate costs but very little al the drug store but is sufficient to make anyone an enthusiast on in side bathing.
 ady
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
TICKETS GOING FAST; SMOKER
 BE BIG EVENT
Unsual Interest Being Taken in Sale of the Best Seats
 Crowd Is Assured.

The Brunswick, handling the re served seats tickets for the Elk 5 Smoker of Saturday night, reports that the sale has started off very brisk and that the desirable seats are going fast Unusual interest, it is claimed is being manifested in the chart and there is little doubt but that the hall will be crowded to capacity.
 Although no bets have been regis tered considerable discussion is heard around town as to the prob able outcome of the Collier-Higley match for the heavy weight cham pionship of Alaska. Hackers of Col Her claim that he is a much better man now than when he met Higley before as he has been boxing with various men and is in perfect con ditiOn. Fanciers of Higley say that he will fight his usual consistent battle that will bring him the de- cision.
 In the other five bouts. perhaps the one that is arousing the most interest is the semiwind mp between Hollywood and Johanson. Both these men are known for their willingness tO mix and it is said that the fight will be featured by action and plenty of it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
CLYCERINE MIXTURE
 FOR GAS ON STOMACH

Simple glycerine, buckthorn bark, etc, as mixed in Adler-i-ka, relieves ANY CASE gas on stomach or sour stomach. It acts on both upper and lower bowel and removes all foul matter which poisoned stomach. Often CURES constipation. Pre- vents appendicitis. The INSTANT pleasant action of Adler-i-ka sur prises both doctors and patients One man who suffered five years was helped by ONE dose. Butler Mauro & Co.,. Druggists
 -lAdvertisement.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
NOTICE.

All persons are notified to clean I'D and destroy all ashes, cans, gar baCc, and other rubbish; or, other wise, subject themselves to the pen alties of City Ordinance No. no.
 On Saturday. May ', 1921, the City will have two teams with wagons % along the various streets, and rubbish may be loaded onto these wagons.
 By order of the Mayor
 T. P. F. KEEGAN, -ady. Chief of Police
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-05
WINS HIS OPPORTUNITY.

CINCINNATI. May 4.-Under one of the oldest agreements ever made in baseball, Pitcher Clinton Regge will get his chance in major league baseball. He refused to report to Indianapolis declaring he was tired of pitching in the minor leagues and demanded his big league op- portunity. The Cincinnati and In dianapolis clubs agreed and if he makes good the club owners then will decide the financial details of the deal