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Smyrna times., 1924-10-01

Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (lO) days after execution of the
contract and be completed on or before Aug
ust l. 1925. as specified.
Monthly payments will be made for 90 per
cent of the construction completed each month
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
surety bond. certified check. or money to the
amount of at least ten G0) per centum of
the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal must
be marked Proposal for the Construction of
State Highway Contract No. ............"
The Contract will be awarded rejected
within twenty (20) days from the date Of
opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids
Detailed plans may be seen and index plans
and specifications may be obtained upon de-
post of ten dollars $4,000 which amount will
be refunded upon return of plans and speci-
fcations in good condition at the Office of
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Dover. Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1924-10-01
Contract No. CN-2S

Contract NO. JN-Z3
Biddle COrner-POrt Penn 3.94 Miles
$4,000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
900 Gu. Yds. Borrow
50 Tons Boken Stone Base Course
$3.50 Gu, Yds Cement Concrete Pavement
20 800 Lin Fl. Longitudinal Metal Joint
80 Gu. Yds. Glass A Concrete
1900 Lbs. Reinforcement
$50 Lin. Fl l6 in. Corr. Iron Pipe
81 Lin. Fl. Is in. r. c. Pipe
100 Lin. Fl. 1S in. 3. c. Pipe
12S Lin. Fl. "a in. R. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Fl. 80 in. R. c. Pipe
80 Lin. Fl. sc in. r. c. Pipe
24O Lin. Ft. Relaid Pipe. IS inches and un-
der
400 So. Yds. Glass A Concrete Gutter
2.200 Lin. Fl. Wood Shoulder Curb
Smyrna times., 1924-10-01
POSTPONED
PUBLIC SALE

On account of the sudden death Of Nathan
Moore, the public sale of stock and farming
implements on the Moore farm in White Hall
Neck one-half mile off stone road from Leip-
sic TO Smyrna. has been postponed until
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
FAIRVIEW WILL HAVE A NEW
ALFALFA STOCIFOOD MILL.

A complete, modern and up-to-date
alfalfa stockfood mill is being err
ccted at Fairview in the eastern part
of Richland county, and at the low
er end OF the Yellowstone valley.
The capacity OF the mill is rated at
so tons day, and, according to the
management, II is expected to be
operated at full capacity from the
start. Contracts have been made
with the Great Western Sugar COM
pany Of Billings, from where the sy-
rup will be shipped in tank cars.
According to the management OF the
new venture. sheep feeding is the
idea that Is being worked out In that
section. The sheep industry in the
lower YELLOWSTONE has taken firm
start. and this new industry is an out
growth of the sheep business. 1t Is
stated that like mills are very sue
cessful In Colorado and Kansas. This
will be the first mill OF its kind In
Montana.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

Dittes is marked ID. H." on Sep
TENDER IA. He was one of Mon
tana's first newspaper men.
On September IS the fare from
Virginia City to Helena was raised
to $50 from SIS and the round
trip fare was made S35 instead OF
SIS. The stage fare in those days
varied a good deal according to the
amount of competition between
stage lines.
September 20 was the poorest
day showing on the way book, this
day being productive of only
$o6.l5, while the banner day, Sep
tember %, brought a revenue OF
$565.05 of which $365.S5 was for
the carrying of letters and news
papers, the business being destined
for Helena, Confederate gulch
Blackfoot, Montana City and JEFF
ferson City.
For October 8 Senator w. A
Clark's name appears as having
paid SIS for a trip from Virgin;
City to Blackfoot; on October 9
John Caplis paid 81 to ride from
Virginia City to Milk ranch, while
the entry of X. Beidler, ID. H., on
pass" appears under date of Octo.
Der II.
Among the passengers enumer-
ated whose names are associated
with Montana's early history ar,
General Meagher, Colonel Sanders
and Con Kohrs, all on October II
The first two are credited with So
each, while opposite the name o.
Con. Kohrs, who afterwards be
came one of Montana S million
aires, appears the entry, $50 paid
rest charged"
On October 80, Professor Dims
dale, author of THE Vigilantes o
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

a Virginia City store, to which the
fore part of the book was devoted.
The remaining pages we're util-
lied by the stage line and show en-
tries from August l8 to December
81, 1865.
The first days business, accord
ing to this book, showed eight pas
|sengers carried from Virginia City
to Helena, at SIS per head. There
was one deadhead. One state letter
was carried for As cents, and three
state letters for $1.05. Twenty
four Virginia City letters brought
rs cents each. Quite a revenue was
derived from the transportation of
mail, the price charged varying
somewhat in accordance with the
price of oats and drinks along the
way. Five dollers was charged for
transporting a trunk and two dol
lars for valise. The total reve-
nue. rerived from the first trip was
$l24.75.
The way book shows that on
August lo, w. F. Sanders and lady
paid in advance SIG for passage
to Jefferson City The total re-
ceipts for that day were $l68.80,
while those of the following day
reached $235.65, Of which 5000
was from Helena business, $ll.40
Blackfoot business, 90 cents from
Confederate gulch, and $24.65 from
Silver Bow.
In the items carried on August
III was one for a sack of gold dust
valued at $500 destined to George
NV. Lowell at Blackfoot for which
a charge of SIS was made. Three
dollars was charged for carrying a
purse of 500 in gold dust for Viii
| liam Armstrong.
On August "a c. A. Broadwater
and ]. H. Kiskaddon we're among
the stage passengers, each paying
ISIS.
On August 81 Edward Beaupre
was charged $40 for the transport
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

Virginia City and Helena, the
principal towns in the territory, in
the old stage coach days than they
have ever been able TO make by rail
or even by wagon road, until the
advent of the automobile.
By the old fashioned method OF
travel the passenger was able to
have his breakfast in Helena and
his supper in Virginia City, which
at least beats by considerable time
the period now consumed in trav-
cling by rail between those two
points.
The old stage coach between Vir-
ginia City and Helena was drawn
by six horses, sometimes driven
three abreast. Often, on a level
stretch, a high rate Of speed was
recorded. The horses were kept
going at a gallop, horseflesh being
nothing as compared with the ele-
ment of time or the possibility OF
the establishment of a new record
Frequent changes Of horses were
made and in the event Of an animal
playing out between stage stations
his place was sometimes filled by
stray broncho or the outfit went
along without him, sometimes the
stage being run with three leaders
and two wheelers.
Pete Days, a few miles out Of
Virginia City, was favorite place
to stop for meals, and some great
dances were pulled off there in the
early days.
Governor F. M. Pollinger, while
still living at Sheridan a quarter Of
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
Fortunes in Oil!

buys royalty files the deed for record and he OWNS II
he The royalty deed Is part of the
abstract to title None deprce the royalty investor
of his holdings. The law safeguards him. Whenever
any oil is taken from the ground and marketed the
royalty ownsr-just the iandowner--GETs HIS
SHARE.
q William Howling owned a farm In Kevin-sun-
burst field He did mot believe In oil He sold ALI
his royalty before any oil found. His farm has
produced thousands OF dollars worth Of oil that would
been his had he not sold The thousands of dollars
worth of royalty oil has Into the pockets OF In
vestors who were wiss enough to bay ROYALTIES
They occupy the coveted place of William Howlsns
pay day. Their checks tho every thirty
days, regularly the month around
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
T IAN oil strikel''

Il San oil strike!'
II These words thrill n nation as does no other
terse announcement Tho nearest approach was in
the gold rushes of the Old West
T The reason Is that the magic OF oil trans
forms men night from poverty richssi turns
deserted arid fields into hustng centers Of indus
tryi upsets sleepy towns and fila them TO over
flow with tho rush of bis businsssi now industries,
new people. money--eIi Join Into q vast program
Of fortune building.
N Much money Is won; much money IL lost
But the calm observer who has watched the hectic
history of oil fields knows that there is ONE MAN
who always WINS.
IT 1t is the man whose place the well was
dred the landowner.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

undoubtedly get one of these. provid-
ing a minimum OF 5000 acres of
beets would be raised. They stated
that Puget Sound was after one OF
the factories and Alberta, Canada,
wanted another, but that the Milk
River valley would be recommended
ahead of the other two If a depend
able beet acreage we're assured.
Mr.. Watts of the sugar company
also pointed out at Chinook that the
possibility of lower tariff on sugar
might inertfere with present plans.
The Utah-Idaho company is not In a
position to furnish labor for the eul-
tivation of beets, but will cooperate
in securing it, Mr.. Watts is quoted
as saying.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

Mrs. Elizabeth Constans, a Mon
tana pioneer, died at the home of her
granddaughter. Mrs. G. F. Little in
Lewistown, recently. Mrs. Constans
was So years of age and a native of
st. Paul. coming to Montana 55 years
ago. During most of the time since
she came to the state, she made her
home at Helena, though she resided
In eastern Fergus county for few
years. She was widely known in
Lewis and Clark county. Her hus-
band. Phillip Constans, who died 20
years ago was member of the first
Montana legislative assembly.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

Planting of 5000 acres of SUI
gar beets next spring in the Milk
river valley in order to secure
million dollar sugar factory to be
built by the Utah-Idaho Sugar COM
pany at some point in northern
Montana, was pledged recently at
a meeting of representatives from
Chinook, Harlem. Dodson, Malta,
Bowdoin, Hinsdale, Glasgow and
Nashua, held in Malta
Committees were appointed to
lead the work of soliciting acreage
in the several units. The acreage is
to be signed up at once so that the
report can go to the Utah-Idaho Su-
gar company in time for the annual
meeting Of its board of directors on
October at Salt Lake City. The
company has promised to give a de-
finite reply by October 10, so that If
the reply is favorable, preparation of
the land can commence this fall.
Milk River Valley Favored.
The meeting was called by the
Commercial club of Malta as the re-
suit of an investigation of the Milk
River valley territory made by w. II.
Watts, general manager of the COM
pany and Mark Austin, general field
superintendent recently after which
they are said to have stated that from
their observations made in the vic
Unity of Harlem and Chinook, they
believed the Milk River valley is adj
apted to the successful cultivation of
sugar beets.
The sugar company is said to have
told the Chinook commercial club
that they have three factories to
move from territory in Washington
where the beets are subject to blight,
and that the Milk River valley would
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
Page Eleven

Montana, was billed as a dead
head.
On November %, the stage COM
pany again raised rates on its pas
sengers between Virginia City and
Helena to SIS for one way, while
SIS was collected for the round trip.
If one is to Judge by the spelling
adopted in this old way book, the
original spelling of Silver Bow"
was Silver Bough."
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
WAY BOOK OF OLIVER STAGE LIME OPERATING

a century ago, had in his possess
ion an old way book of the Oliver
stage line which operated between
Virginia City and Helena. Blank
books were scarce in those days
and this book in particular had
previously been used as a ledger for
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
Free to Asthma and
Hay Fever Sufferers
Free Trial of Method That Anyone
Can Use Without Discomfort
or Loss of Time.

We have method for the control Of Asth-
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No matter whether your case Is OF long stand
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This free offer Is too important 10 neglect q
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The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

n FTEN one speaks of the old
stage days of Montana, and
- compares the slowness of
travel in those days to the present
day travel by railroad. Yet,
strange as it may seem, travellers
could make better time between
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

On September 5 the receipts
reached $3o8.o0, and of this $l42.90
was for letters. Z. w. Toole was
passenger that day. There must
be a story behind the entry for
September z, which read John
Caplis of Virginia City TO Helena,
free, lost his baggage. " Ben r.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

Charles L. Couch, 81, died recent
ly at Three Forks. Mr.. Couch To-
Gated at Virginia in 1854. He drove
bull teams from Fort Benton to the
gold diggings. In the early '70s he
moved to the Gallatin valley, and has
been resident of that county since
that time.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

tation of sack of gold dust val
ued at $449.25. The carrying Of
letters gradually became quite an
item in the stage coach business
and for September 3, the book
shows that $S2.75 was received for
letters alone.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
This
is the
man who
ALWAYS
makes money
i'm Oi1---whO
always has and
who always
will

much territory possibe--are the ones who are
drawing down the largest royalty checks. II not
long ago when royalties every the big pre-
ducing farms in the shoshone group, including the
Storm permit, were going begging, with takers.
T There are other equally good properties I'm
kcvIn-snnburst. IL ls matter of buying royalties
ahead Of the dril and waiting the drill TO tell the
story The investor who wishes Information regarding
the best opportunities offered no better
than 10 use the attached inquiry blank, writing
and address plainly.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

barrels of oil the surface, he must give I2 barrels
to the landowner FREE OF COST or PRODUCTION.
Not cent does the landowner have to spend TO
his share of the oil. Because the landowner gets his
share OF tine oil without having to spend TO dri,
his Is said by the Standard companies be equiv
alent TO FoRTy-sEyEN PER CENT or THE NET.
That H. the landowners profits nearly great
those of the operator who spends the thousands and
hundreds of thousands TO get the oil.
N The landowners share Is called ROYALTY
OIL He l2 cent OF ALL the oil produced
his land be At produced this year 100 from
His right Is perpetual Likewise is able 10 cell
any part all Of his royalty, he chooses. Were
investor to buy ALL OF his royalty the Investor would
step the shoes OF the landowner The landowner
would the land. but he would not be entitled to
Of the OIL Tho royalty is the thing Of value oil
structure
E Whenever the landowner chooses to sell part
OF his royalty for LUMP SUM which will edatcy
buy hIm automobiles, pay off Indebtedness for
other large expenditures he legally do He
sell fraction of his royalty. He gives DEED there
for Tho deed s like real estate deed The who
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
MILK RIVER VALLEY
FARMERS PLEDGE
Big BEET ACREAGE
UTAH-IDAHO SUGAR COMPANY
GIVES TENTATIVE PROMISE
OF FACTORY IN VALLEY

Committees Appointed at Malta Meet
ing to Make Survey of Definite
Acreage; Sugar Company to Re-
port Back by October 10th.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

IT IL would follow that there
are two ways TO participate Tn tho
wealth that oil brings. One IL to
buy q farm ON an oil structure and
walt until IT Is drilled. That 10 be-
yond the realm Of possibility for tho
average person who II anxious 10
make his savings earn more than sIx
or eight per cent. The alternative ia
to 90 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE LANDOWNER. That IL made
possible by Investment la LAND
OWNERS ROYALTIES 800 buying
from landowners who have farms ON
oil fields.
N We have some remnants of
three offerings Involving wildcat
royalties In the vicinity of produe-
tion and In likely large producing
areas They Involve Investments Of
from 500. E75 and 500. The man
who is willing TO gamble small sums
on royalties such as these is likely
to emerge with substantial profits,
with the further development Of the
field. III is eur experience that clienfs
who have preferred this sort of in
vestment--maklng small sums cover
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
HUNTLEY HOLSTEIN
cow is A RECORD
MILK PRODUCER
sEsu-OFFICLAL TEST SHOWS A
PRODUCTION OF 27,124.z7
POUNDS FOR 345 DAYS

Record Is Exceeded only by Grace
Koningen, the Famous Holstein
OF Montana State College Herd;
and Two Lewistown Cows
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

IT The person who thinks
back. remembering the pictures Of
those he has seen In the papers In
connection with sudden fortunes In
oil will recall that almost invariably
II was man who OWNED LAND
on an oil structure. Quite frequent
iy--most generaIly--he was . poor
man, struggling on a dry land farm.
IT While everyone else IN
spending most Of his life trying to
keep mp Interest and taxes. Then
comes the transformation city
home, automobiles, Europe The
MAGIC OF THE GENII or OIL
spending money, the landowner IL
RECEIVING MONEY. His Is the
SUDDEN WEALTH OF THE OIL
INDUSTRY.
IT The reason Is this: when
the landowner leases his land TO an
oil operator he reserves the right
TO tewlye and one-haif barrels OF oil
out Of every 100 barrels produced on
his farm. The lease guarantees that
whenever the operator brings 100
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24
Classified

TEACHERS NEEDED
slBEkT TEACHERS AGENCY. Spokane,
We need more teachers. Write US.
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spEDs, POULTRY FOODS. SUPPLIES
AoNTANA's LARGEST POULTRY &
Feed Supply House. Carbola-Disin-
tectxnt h Whlfewash. Zinoleum--Lice &
Mite Killer. Spray Pumps. Dorsh q
Greenfield Co., 1850 Harrison avenue, Butte
Montana.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

FRESH FRUIT FOR SALE
CHOICE NEW PRUNES-Prlce reasc-sble
Sample rs cents 0. w. Bean, 800 Center
street, Salem, Oregon.
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FOB SALE--1UU young cattle, 100 tom
hay, 1890 acre cattle ranch. Joins F0res
Reserve. Highwood Mountains, running
water, 10 miles to railroad. Address
Owner, Box 1895. Great Falls, Montana.
lay ysur Hslstein bull from Montans's
largest sna greatest dairy institution.
Get type, sixc and production. KinEilnx
Dairy Ranch, white Sulphur Springs,
Nsntana.
The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-09-24

MARRY-Business girl, "a, worth $4,000;
widow, 49, $4,000 girl, 10, $4,000
Write for descriptions and photos. Club,
507 Lankerstine Bldg, Los Angeles, Cal
Manly; hundreds wealthy. Largest, most
reliable club. Quickest results. write, be
asvfnred Confidential descriptions Free.
Mrs Budd, Box 7b3. San Francisco. Calf.
VXRRY n LONELY; Home HaKer'';
hundreds rich confidential; reliable ,
ears experience, descriptions free, THE
a~s~~ssful Climb" nox kM OAKLAND Calf
NJ N. A.--WK--8-2s-a4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-05
DISCUSS funds
FOR ROAD WORK
Brownsville and San
Benito Favored for
improvement

At a meeting last night Of represen-
tative citizens Of San Benito and
Brownsville. the question of arportion-
ing county road funds was taken up.
and a resolution was adopted asking
the o1missicners' court &c the county
to divide the money equally between
the Brownsville and San Benito dis
tricts.
As soon as the approval Of the at
torney general is secured, bonds to the
extent Of approximately $50 900 can be
issued in this county. A sun of $780,
coo, has been set aside to be used on
the read from Barreda TO Point Isabel
when this amount is matched with the
money from the state highway depart,
ment. in case the application for aid is
allowed.
A sum of about $40. 900 will be left
for road work in the county following
the issuance of the bonds. and it was
TO discuss the disposition of this
amount that the meeting was called last
night by County Judge Oscar G.. Dancy.
A motion was made BY S. c. Tucker
Of Brownsville, and seconded by Frank
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-05
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 5.-The
cotton market opened easier in sym
pathy with easier cables thar due, first
trades showing losses of 9 to u points
Prices eased off several points more
after the call, January trading down to
23.05 and March to 23.14, or ~ to Ia
points Fellow yesterdays close. The
market rallied recovering practically al
of the initial loss, mainly on more
moderate crop views and lower Liver
pool due to higher exchange rates A
crop estimate made the yield 13,195,0OC
bales.
After advancing one to six points
above yesterdays close, the market be
came extremely dull with long intervals
between trades. Both sides Of Time &C
count seemed disposed to mark time
until after the governments estimate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-05
N ARKET I s
NEW YORK. COTTON

NEW YORK. ". Y, Dec. 5.4The cot
ton market opened steady at unchanged
prices to a decline of IL points under
further commission house liquidation
promoted by relatively easy Liverpool
cables, reports of fall sales in the Fall
River market for the week and the re,
cent increase in crop estimates.
Considerable Liverpool buying and
covering absorbed offerings at the de-
cline, however. and after selling off to
22.82. January rallied to 22.95 before
the end of first hour. or back to yes
terday's closing quotations. General
business was quiet. a
Another private crop report estimat-
ed the yield at 13,11O.000 bales. The
figures had no apparent effect, how
ever. and trading remained quiet with
fluctuations narrow. Midday prices
weie steady at 22.97 for January and
1892 for March. or net two points
higher to two points lower.