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CITY AND STATE.
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From Saturday'* Dally.
J. H. Jordan, of Saco, arrived
day on a short business visit.
George A. BoyDton, of Carter, is
among the business visitors in town.
John Burly, of Glasgows county
attorney of Valley couoty, was among
todaj'i arrivals.
Miss Marguerite B'.ckle. of Havrp,
is visiting with Mies Christine Muir,
of this city, for a few days.
Dr. J. F. Murphy received a new
Buick roadster today, the machine be
ing a 32 horse power with all the
latest improvements.
 marriage license was issued by
the clerk of the district court today to
George J. WileoD, of Havre, and
MargueriteH. Slater, of Highwood.
John S. Culbertson returned today
from Chicago, where be has been
Visiting with several former fellow
students at the Northwestern univer
sity.
H. O. Phelpä, who was called to
Rochester, Minn., about two weeks
ago by the serious illness of Mrs.
Phelps, returned from that place
yesterday. The condition of the pa
tient has changed for the belter.
Among the documents received for
record in the county clerk's office are
eleven deeds for right of way from the
state of Montana to the Milwaukee
railway company. The route of the
Milwaukee extension passes through
several tracts of fctate land.
Advices from Great Falls report the
death of Alex Pambrun, of .Choteau,
who was under treatment in a Great
Falls hospital. Mr. Pambrun, who
was about 83 years old, came to Mon
tana in 1861, and prior to that time
was engaged in mining in California.
The electric light company is install
ing new machinery with which to pump
water for the city. The plant consists
of a centrifugal pump that will be
operated by electric power, and which
will displace the steam pumping plant
that has been in use over twenty
years.
A deed for the property selected for
county fair grounds has been received
by the county clerk, and title to the
property now rests with Chouteau
county citizens. The real estate cost
about $1,500, a very small amount
compared with the outlay made for
similar purposss in other counties.
In Missoula county, at the recent elec
tion, it was voted to acquire county
fair grounds at a cost of over $10,000.
Prom Monday's Daily.
Born to Mr. andMrs. Seymour Hunt
ley, of this city, a daughter.
Geo. E. Barkley, of Eagle Butte,
among the business visitors in town.
J. I. Brady and H. H. Haliey, of
Graceville, arrived today on a busi
ness visit.
Ed. Fredlund, of Sollid, road super
visor for that district, is among the
visitors in town.
James Flint, of Square Butte, has
been admitted to St. Clare hospital
for medical treatment.
Mrs. Jno. H. Green and Mrs. Cha
H. Green returned today from the
Alhambra hot springs, where they
have been visiting the past two weeks.
The county commissioners met to
day for the regular December term.
Road matters formed the principal
business under consideration at to
day's session.
A petition to have Carl Berger, of
Kremlin, Hill county, adjudged bank
rupt has been filed in the federal court
by the Wright-Clarkson mercantile
company of Duluth and other credit
ors.
News has been received in Great
Falls of the death of Eugene Prior,
well known resident of that city, who
went to California a month ago. Mr
Prior had been engaged in the real
estate business in Great Falls since
the early nineties.
A large amount of tax payments was
received at the county treasurer's office
Saturday, the last day of the taxpay
ing season. The receipts of the treas
urer's office during the month of No
vember were $96,256, most of this
amount representing state, county
and school district taxes.
Prom Tuesday's Daily.
B. E. Ainley and wife, of Floweree
were among today's arrivals.
L. Embretson, a well known resident
of the Sweet Grass bills, is among the
visitors in town.
Edward Moe and wife, of Big Sandy
arrived today on a visit with friends
in this city.
The Ekland studio on Bond street
will be open Saturday and Sunday
December 7 and 8.—Adv.
A petition for naturalization has
been filed in the district court by Fred
Hltzelberger, of Virgelle, a native
Germany.
There will be a meeting of St. Paul'
auxiliary Thursday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, with Mrs. W. K. Harber
All members are requested to be près
ent.
The entertainment given at the opera
house last evening by the Emily
Waterman Concert company was en
joyed by a large audience. The elocu
tionary and musical numbers were
of
first-class In every respect, the enter
tainment adding to the reputation of
this excellent company.
Dr. E. M. Porter returned today
from Lundbreck, Alberta, where he
bas been spending a few days with a
party of friends bunting big game.
The party met with very good success.
F. J. Tennien, of Virgelle, who Is
among visitors in town, reports a
lack of moisture in that locality. A
shortage of précipitation is causing
anxiety among farmars who have a
large acreage of winter wheat.
The report of the Stockmen's Na
tional bank, which appears in this
issue of the River Press, shows a
large volume of business, the re
sources of the institution having in
creased about $150,000 since the state
ment that was made in September.
Its resources show a total that is near
the $2,000,000 mark.
The celebrated Cabalan harp
orchestra, of LaCrosse, Wis., has
been secured to furnish music for
a grand benefit ball to be given at the
Baker opera house Friday, December
13. This orchestra is composed of
four brothers of the wonderful Caha
lan family of nineteen expert musici
ans. Everybody welcome.—Adv.
According to the records of tha IT
S. weather bureau at its Havre office,
last month was the warmest November
in eight years, the mean temperature
being 38 degrees. The extremes of No
vember temperature noted on the re
cords were75 degrees in 1903 and 33 be
low zero in 1896. The total précipita
tion during the past moDth was only
15 inches, or about one-tiffi of the
normal for November.
Havre Promotsr: Claude G. Wat
son,- who for the past year or two has
been promoting land deals at Rud
yard, has been arrested by Major
Walker, U. S. Immigrant inspector
for a violation of the Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Act passed by con
gress June 25, 1910. This is more
generally known as the white slavery
act, and provides a penalty of a $5,000
fine or five years imprisonment,
both, for a violation of its provisions.
A number of citizens made a hurried
trip to the city pumping station at
noon today in response to the tooting
of the steam whistle, the usual fire
alarm signal. I; was discovered how
ever, that assistance was needed to
rescue Fraßk Cline, who was buried
under a mass of falling dirt while
working in a well, and another cave
n was feared. The victim of the acci
dent was badly cut on the head by
projecting timber, and was taken to
the Sanitarium for necessary atten
tion.
Local Grain Quotations.
Tuesday, December 3.
No. 1 Turkey red 57c.
No. 2 " " 55c.
No. 1 Northern 58c.
No. 1 Flax $1.02
Sesds For Dry Farms.
According to a press dispatch from
Washington, the first distribution of
field seeds for dry farm lands is to be
made during the coming winter through
members of congress. At the last ses
sion an appropriation was made for
this work and the bureau of plant in
dustry has been carefully collecting
seeds particularly adapted to the arid
regions. Varieties of alfalfa and mi
let of extremely high quality and
vitality are to ba sent out to farmers
in the arid west, who will agree to
cooperate in the production of what is
believed will mean several new kinds
of forage plants for unirrigated land.
Each member of congress from west
ern states will have approximately 300
packages of this seed to distribute to
his constituents, and those who de
sire such seeds should make applica
tion at once. Each package will con
tain sufficient to plant an acre or more
May Appoint New Postmasters.
The Washington correspondent of
the Anaconda Standard intimates that,
with the incoming of the democratic
administration on March 4,1913, every
postmaster in Montana whose salary
exceeds $500 will be within the power
of the Montana congressional delega
tion lo select democratic postmasters
to succeed them. Fourth-class post
masters below the $500 grade are pro
tected by a sort of civil service order,
which may or may not be allowed to
remain in effect. But even with these
exceptions, there is a very large pat
ronage list in the Montana postoffices
aloDe and a great many local demo
crats will be rewarded after the change
of administration.
It is the long-standing rule of both
parties that the appointment of post
masters shall be left in the hands of
the congressman, except that each
senator is allowed to name the post
master in bis home city.
As Montana is not districted, it is
probable that control of postoffice ap
pointments in the western end of the
state will be given to Congressman
Evans, while Congressman Stout will
take the appointments in the east end,
the division line to be drawn so as to
about evenly divide the patronage.
Bucks For Sale.
A few Lincoln and thoroughbred Uerino bucks
for sale, at reasonable prices.
v. F. BLANKENBAKER, Virgelle.
MONTANA BRIEFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.
Butte, N ov . 27. —Committees from
various parts of this state will meet in
Butte December 5, to dlscus9 the pro
posed workmen's compensation act for
Montana to be submitted to the com
ing legislature. At that meeting the
various committees who have bien
working In their owu localities will
have sections of proposed biils to
cover the planned legislation.
Bozeman, Nov. 27.— Oil has been
found on the slough of the ranch be
longing to James and J. A. Kirk
patrick about t*o miles fion the
Bozeman Hot Springs. Samples of
the oil have been gathered and taken
to the stata college chemist for ana'y
si's. The oil appears to be of high
grade. The location of the bed from
which the oil comes has not been de
termined, but efforts will be made to
uncover it.
Lewistown. Nov 28 —Chief Engi
neer Huss at.d a Soo engineering
party left here by au os yesterday for
the Hilger county, where the survey
for the Soo line has been about com
pleted. Arrangements were made for
supplies, and it is staled that the Soo
is now coLt^mplating preparations to
begin actual construtiou work north
of Lewistown in the spring.
Helena , Nov. 27. —Though regis
tered voters fail to cast their ballots
at a general election, they are still
eligible to vote on a que^ion of coun
ty division that comes up before the
next general election, held Atorney
General Galen today in response to a
query propounded by County Attor
ney C. L. Crum of Forsyth. The law
provides that before electors who fail
to vote at a regular election can vote
at another regular election, they must
re-register, the names of the delin
quent voters not b.;ing carried over
from one great register to another.
Billings, Nov. 29.— Rnewed efforts
will be made by the chamber of com
merce to the end that the Crow reserva
tion may be thrown opea to set'loment
by the white man. This was decided
at a meeting by the board of tru-i'ees
and a resolution in keeping was draft
ed and will be presented to congress.
Lewistown, Nov. 29 — W. H. Bar
ney, the Daerfield rancher, has sold to
Mr. De Wolf, the Chicago buyer,
eleven head of steers at $138 per head,
the highest price paid for Bteers here
this year. William Shioll, of Straw,
has sold five cars of sheep at $3.25
head and this is expected to wind up
the sheep sales here for the year.
Helena , Nov. 28. —Hundreds of
friends from all parts of Montana were
attendance this afternoon on the
funeral of D. A. G. Flowereee, Mon
tana pioneer and sioaitman, who died
at Atlanta G a., last Friday. The
funeral was held under the auspices
of the Lewis and Clark society of Mon
tana pioneers and the services were
conducted by the Rev. J. F. McNaraee
of the Baptist church. Interment was
in Forest Valley, cemetery.
Helena , Nov. 30.— Alleging their
father, William Shean, was killed
through the carelessness of a party
of automobilists, Mabel and Edna
Shean begun suit in the district court
this morniDg against Henry Sieben
and F. E. Kessler, the administrator
of Mr. Sieben's estate, for $15,000.
Anaconda, Nov. 30. —George Stra
kel and James Haughay were probab
ly fatally burned today when a travel
ing ladle of molten copper tipped at
a curve inside the converter building
The ladle containing about eight tons
of molten copper matte was bein
taken from the reverberatory furnaces
to the converters and three or four
tons of the hot metal spilled over the
men on the floor below and set fire to
the boards. Strakel was burned
about the head and back, the skin
hanging in shreds. Both men are a
mass of burns.
Harlowtown , Nov. 30.— The créa
tion of the new county of Wheatland
appears about to become an actuality.
This judgment is based on the latest
results obtained from circulation of
petitions in eastern Meagher and
parts of Fergus and Sweetgrass coun
ties. Although all petitions wfll not
be turned in until tomorrow, it has
been learned that out of a total regis
tration of 830 in eastern Meagher
| county, 500 voters, 100 of whom re
side around Judith Gap and 280 in
Harlowtown, have signed the petitions
Helena , Nov. 30.—In three years
the value of certain tracts on the Val
1er Carey project in Teton county has
more than doubled, according to a
letter from W. L. Campbell who writes
that certain pieces of land which had
no improvements other than to be
fenced and cultivated sold this fall for
$85 an acre. Three years ago the
same land brought $40 acre.
Montana's Coal Output.
Helena , Dec. 2.—Montana's output
of coal during the year ended Oct. 31
1912, will be larger than it has been
ever before, estimates J. B. McDer
I mott, state coal mining inspector, who
is preparing bis annual report. While I
the tonnage of coal mined has yearly
been increasing the number of fatal!
accidents is showing a gradual de
crease. In 1911 thirteen men were |
killed in the mines and this year but|
ten.
Musselshell Is the only county froml
which Mr. MeDdrmott has received 1
complete data. Five mines were in
operation during the year in that
county. The total number of men
employed was 786 and the average
number of days they were employed
during the year was 200. The total
production was 933,485 tons. Three |
men were killed and nine injured.
Important Land Decision,
Billings , Dec. 1.—A decision in the |
case of Neil W. Myers against Rich
ard Sherwood, upholding the finding I
of the register of the land office to the |
effect that the residence of a man's
family is not necessarily his own,
was received here today from the sec
retary of the interior, and by it the I
contest of Myers for a quarter sec-1
tion of land held by Sherwood is dis
missed.
Sh?rwood filed upon the land about]
two years ago and, although he work-|
ed in this city, he Improved his home
stead and malntaintd his own resi-|
dence thereon, while his wife and |
children remained in Billings.
Myers contested his right to the |
tract on the ground that Sherwood'
residecce was in the city with his |
family, although he admitted he had
improved aud cultivated the land, also I
that, he has slept in his little house |
on the claim virtually every night.
Register Harris held that the entry I
was good and that the contest should
be dismissed, and Receive- Enright
took a contrary view. The case was I
appealed to the general land office!
and the decision of Harris sustained,
and this filing was confirmed by the
secretary of the interior.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
Stockmen's National
u ttie Slate of Montana, at the close of business,
November 26,1!)12.
RESOURCES.
oatiB and discounts g 1,11^,284 40
Overdraft*, pec.uretl and unsecured 6,140
U. S. Bonds to secure circulation 200,(HX) 00
S. Bonds to secure Postal Savings 1,000 00
Miliums on IJ. S. bonds 3,000 00
Bonds, securities, etc 17,031 08
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 10,000 00
Other real estate owned 1,500 00
rash IiesoiircPH.
Due from national hanks (not reserve
agents) S 28,863 20
Due fiom state and private
b.mkB aitrt .... 831 61
Due from approved reserve
agents 371,724 04
-hecks and other cash items 2,527 10
Notes of other national hanks 4,340 00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents 01 70
I.awful Money Reserve
in Hank, viz:
110,420 35
500 00 522,277 06
Redemption fund with II. S. Treasurer
(5 per cent, of circulation) 10,000 00
at
BANK,
FORT BENTON,
ital $1,88!),839 «JÎ
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in
Surplus fund
Undivided profits,
tax* 1 « paid .
National hank nof
expenses and
.$200,000 00
2u0,000 00
103,174 12
1HÖ,7U0 00
< outstanding
Deposits
Due to other national hanks $ 8,855 43
Duo state and private banks
and banker« 10,753 46
Individual deposits subject
heck 000,407 88
Demandcertille'tes of deposit '2,204 05
Time certiiicates of deposit 565,317 83
Cashier's checks outstanding 5.2,927 20 1,184,905 85
Total $1,«89,839 97
State of Montana, comity of Chouteau.—SS.
1, M. W. Tobey, CHHtiier of the aliove named
hank, do solemnly swear that the above state
nt is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. M. W. TOHEY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before nie this 3d
day of December, Ulli.
J ohn V. CAitKOLii, . T h .,
Notary Public for the ntate of Montana residing
at f'ort lienton My commission expires
November 25, 1911.
Correct—Attest:
("has . Ii. D iteh }
D avid (J. H kownk > Directors.
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