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VOLUM E.! The Great Falls commercial club ha9 started a movement to bring about queuing to settlement of the Blaclcfeet-Indian reservation and. it is hoped by tbe members o f ,the. commercial club as well as bus!-1 ness men generally that- the government will take action tt> have the drawing made early next year. Secretary Oliver M. Holmes has written to every com mercial body in eastern and northern Montana and the larger cities in the other portions of the state, to appeal to the members of the Montana congressional dele gation to use their influence iD favor of an early opening of the reservation. There are 1,525,000 acres of land in the reservation of which 25,000 acres are covered with tim ber. There has been an allotment to the Indians which required 846,580 acres for that use and thus it would appear that 679, 420 acres remain subject to settlement. There is an irrigation project of 130,900 acres in the reservation and o f one unit containing 39,000 acres, 75 per cent of the work has been completed. The Great Falls commercial club believes that opening the reservation by means of a drawing will do more to advertise Montana to the section of tbe country from which the state must draw its new population than all the new litera ture that could be printed telling of the opportunities here. It takes tbe view that leaiiuv' is believing and that course\ which brings the people here to see the state means that scores of people will return to reside, no matter whether\ they get huiu -or «ubi- Secretary Holmes says he hopes individuals will write to the sena tors and congressmen asking that they work to have the reservation opened as soon as possible. Great Falls Tribune. Naturalization Papers The following have made appli cation before Clerk of the Court Gibson for citizenship papers: Louis Van Belle, a native of Holland, residing at Porter. Declaration to become citizens of the United States have been filed by the following: Cornelius Lonneveld, a native of Holland, residing at Farming- ton. Carl Antonisen, a native of Nor way, residing at Sweet Grass. Marriage Licenses Since our last report marriage licenses have been issued by James Gibson, clerk o f the district court, as follows. Lewis B. Gruel, 26, 6f Great Falls, and Hazel Guthrie, 21, of Conrad. B. J. O’Brien, 28, and Esther Miltz, 18, both o f Conrad. Chester Nathaniel Harrington, 26, and Helen Frances Heiser, 30, both of Browning. Civil Cases ¿Special Correspondence] Wm. M. Hoxey, accompanied by W. D. Dryden and James Caldwell were in town Friday and Saturday o f last week purchasing equipment' and supplies for a hunting party of moving picture men. from New York. Mr. Hoxey will return to Choteau this week where he will meet the members o f the party and con duct them to Sun River canyon by automobile. It is expected that these men will desire to re main on the hunting ground until the close of the season. W. D. Dry.den will cook and Jim Cald well attend to packing and camp moving. From 15 to 20 head of horses will be used. Choteau has an unlimited amouut of game wealth behind it and with proper advertising there is no reason why it should .not become.! as well-known and receive as much pecuniary benefit from this source as does Cody, Wyoming, and the territory adjacent to Jackson’s hole. Where these lo calities have but elk, deer and bear to offer the visiting sports men, Choteau has every variety of game found in the hunting territory of the western United States, and as a further induce ment the sportsmen may be con ducted to the very entrance o f the hunting country in automobiles. This is not true of any other section of the United States. Proper advertising and develop ment of this resource should net Choteau a considerable financial return each hunting season, and where but one or two hunting parties are taken out by guides of |hh“ i csfii6re o f lTdx'e.K‘ iriydon; Caldwell, A. B. Jones, Griff Janes, Grimsley and Olney, Bob Palmer and others of equal calibre, there should be a dozen. In furthering this movement to secure additional hunting parties the Forest Service will grant free use o f its telephone line to the business men of Choteau in order that they may keep in touch with parties to whom they are furnish ing supplies and to the hunters who have business interests in the east requiring their keeping in constant touch with their enter prises. Through the medium of the forest service line telegrams can be sent and received as easily from the head of Sun River as from Great Falls. This i9 a fea ture that should not be overlooked. Choteau should take some action ldoking toward the diverting of the eastern sportsmen from the Wyoming hunting grounds to our own areas, where better attrac tions can be offered. * [From our \Recular Correspondent.] ' Col. Ferris arrived from Power Monday morning and will occupy his Collins office for a few days. Mrs. Waterman, Miss Nagel and asister o f Dr. Beauprestepped off the Burlington Monday night. H. K. Ferris is in Great Falls on business connected with his Sun River contract. District Superintendent Martin held services in Collins Wednes day evening. The service was well attended and Rev. Nelson, the pastor here, is well pleased with future prospects in Collins The Epworth league now has a fine new charter and is in good working condition. Harald Sand berg, president. Services every Sunday evening at 8 o ’clock. Mrs. Baquet, Mrs. Walker’s mother, has her residence, north of the Waterman ranch, com pleted and has gone to Union ville, Mo., for her household goods. The new county bridge across the Teton, at the old ford, is near ly completed and Col. Ferris will not have to take his annnal cold water bath this winter. This is a much needed innovation here and will be appreciated by our people The “ Wail of the Ghosts” came to a climax on Hallow’een night at the Fitzgerald home. Clad in the very most ghostly apparel, about 22 of the Collins “ four hundred” approached the Fitz gerald home to find it turned into a very den of ghouls * and de mons. Black and white cats were, much in evidence and the merry* makers certain ly..-,, .enjoyed ibo evening. The Collins school is doing good work under the direction of C. G. Noulton and looking forward to the time when they can occupy the new school house. * * The following civil cases have been filed in the office o f the clerk of the district court since our last report: Thomas Duncan vs. Gale Able and Laurence Able, appeal. Filed Oct. 30th. Allan H. Gamble vs. Golden Rod Creamery Co., a corporation. Filed Nov. 3rd. Matilda Pecore vs. Hugh Pe- core, divorce, Filed Nov. 3rd. Fred Lauer vs. C. O. Shelton and E. C. Shelton, suit on notes. Filed Nov. 3rd. The Farmers’ Elevator company will be ready to buy grain next Monday morning, paying highest market price for same. Are you Getting Old A re *you beginning to feel old, and would you like to know how to keep young? Can a man be called young at 70? How is it that some people never get old? Jf you would like to know how to keep young, even when you grow old, you should hear the Lecture on “ How old was Methusaleh?” at the Episcopal church next Sun- dav evening by Rev. L. F. Haley. Reliable Watches Elgin. Waltham. Illinois. Hampden. Let us show you the Hamilton watch, the finest railroad watch made. Our repairing advertises itself. HOLLAND, tbe Jeweler. Cabin for Sale For Sale for price of lumber, a 6x8 cabin in city, with two win dows. Built only one month. Reply to box 62, Choteau. I have been so little of the sum mer at the Waterman ranch that I have scarcely kept posted. First I attended the splendid Chautauqua in Great Falls. I looked for Choteau friends every day, but did not wonder at not meeting them. Next year when we can “ travel by rail” it will j be different. Perhaps Choteau will secure the Chautauqua next year itself. I will not be surprised at any for ward movement from that city now. 9 I found time to do some organ izing for the W. C. T. U. and attend the Votes for Women con vention in Butte and the State Fair in I clena. It was truly in spiring t«> meet the entusiastic suffrage 1» nders from all oyer the state o f Montana. I was greatly pleased with our state President Miss JeanettelRankin of Missoula. She is a very fluent, capable speaker. A few weeks before she had met my sister Mrs. C. F. Lutz in St. Paul and done some campaigning with her in that city. Mr. Lutz is now superintendent of the Winona district in Min nesota. His wife is an enthusias tic suffragist in that state. Miss Rankin is a Scotch lady and very pleasing in appearance, and I hope our friends in Choteau will have a chance to hear her this winter. While in Helena I was the guest of Jennie Larson Barnes and she loaned her husband, J. P. Barnes, who is as much noted for his philanthropy as for bis connec tion with the Barnes-King mines in Lewistown, for a day at the fair which I enjoyed very much. Mrs. Barnes enquired after all her old \friends on Burton Bench and sent regards to them, especially Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gamble, Stella lives in Valley City, N. D., and has three lovely children. I From our Regular Correspondent.] Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Longmuir came up from Brady Monday returning Wednesday. J J. Otness went to Great Falls on business T-esday. P. O. Ru8tad made a business trip to Great Falls on Wednesday. C. L. Oien, of Brady, was look ing after his interests here this week. John Landsverk and wife were here from Fairfield one day last week. Miss Anna Nickoli has returned to her home in Great Falls, after some time spent at the Slanger ranch. R. H. Wright was a business visitor from Great Fulls on Mon day last. Gust Josephson is here from Dutton. A social dance was given Satur day evening in the Farmington hall, under the management of John Brolsma. About a dozen couples were present and all re port a very enjoyable time. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Peterson re turned home Saturday evening from Black Hills, South Dakota, where Mrs. Peterson has been for the past two months under the care of a doctor. Their many friends will be pleased to know that Mrs. Peterson is greatly im proved in health. The street grading in Farming- ton is about completed. P. O. Rustad’s store is near completion aud Henry Davidson is putting up a building that, when^ completed, will be the post office. Tuesday afternoon Kermit, the two-year old son of A. K. Dale, swallowed a quantity of formal dehyde, and for awhile the little !ellow was very sick. He is much better at the present writ ing and it is hoped he will con tinue to improve. Mrs. Oluf Lindseth entertained the Ladies’ Industrial Wednesday afternoon. The Misses Bessie Davidson and Linnie Currin took teachers exam ination which was held in Choteau last week. Mrs. Jda Waterman, of Great Falls'is visiting at the H, K. Ferris ranch. Don Bacorn has returned from Canada. The Misses Satre were visiting friends at Conrad last week. W. E. Kale has sold his farm to Mr. Whitford, from Oklahoma, who with his family moved in last week. The Kale family will occupy the E. Peterson house for awhile, and it is hoped that they will decide to remain here per manently. Billings, Nov. 3.— “ It is well known that there is a district judge in this state whose election has always been secured by pan dering to the criminal element of the district,” was the startling declaration umde here this after noon before the Woman’s club by J. B. Kennedy, state commis sioner of agriculture and public ity, in an address at the Masonic temple. “ From the bench,” he continued, “ be has issued tbe most infamous mandates calcula ted to protect the offenders against the law and to humilitate the officers endeavoring to do their duty in the protection of society. He consorts only with those who are enemies o f law and order and decency. He loves licentiousness and fondles folly. He is a man of low impulses and mean manners. All Montana knows he is a dis grace to the bench and to the legal professsion. In point of police service he is as useful ns a brass knocker on a hen house door. He encumbers the bench in a district where there are two district judges and not enough court business to, keep one judge busy half the time. If ever the woman of Montana get the ballot that fellow and his like will speedily retire from pub lic life.” Commissioner Kennedy wa9 speaking to the subject of “ Some Laws the Women of Montana Should Help Make.” He de dared drunkenness is a disease and not a crime, and that “ some day the people of Montana will awaken to the necessity and wis dom of providing places of de tentjoo for inebriates where they may be treated sanely and \scien tifically for the awful disease which afflicts them.” Are you interested in knowing just how old '.Methuselah .was? Would you like to know if it is possible for us mortals in this present ¿ay to live to be as old as he was? The bible gives Methu selah’s age at 661 .yeras, and man kind has always been interested in knowing how it happened that he could live to be so much older than any one lives nowadays. Did the ancients possess a secret that enabled them to prolong their longevity indefinitely, or is it possible that our modern ways of living deprives us of living to the glorious age of Methuselah? Rev. L. F. Haley will take for his subject next Sunday evening ’How Old was Methuselah?” He will attempt to prove that it is possible for us to live to be as old as he was. Messrs. Holland and Reade will accompany the hymns on their cornets, and render an offertory solo. The subject for Sunday morning will be “ The Beginning of the Christian Life.” Hours of Service: Sunday moi’n- ing, 10:30; Sunday school, 11:30; evening, 7:45. Everybody wel come, and try and be prompt. Articles of incorporation of tbe Glenloyd hotel company, of Cho teau, have been filed with the secretary of state at Helena. The capital stock of the incorporation is $40,000, of which $300 has been subscribed. The incorpor ators are John Litke, Steve Litke and Bertha D. Jackson, all of this city. LOCAL NEWS F. N. Webster, tbe Milwaukee right-of-way man has been in town several days this week se curing right-of-way for side tracks, etc., as well as securing gravel pits for the company. During the past week Senator Thos. O. Larson has sold his stock in the bank at Brady to George McLean, the cashier of that in- | stitution. The price paid for the ■ stock has not been made public. Attorney T. H. Pridham has commenced work on a modern eight-roomed house, with a full basement, in the Hirshberg ad dition. The design for the build ing was published in the Montanan early in July, and has a pleasing appearance. \Hon.-John E. Webb, who has been sick for a number of years, has been critically ill at his home in this city since Saturday of lust week, but at this writing is re ported as being somewhat im proved, although the attending physician does not hold out much hope fer his recovery. Andrew H. McNair, a saloon keeper at Ft. Shaw, was arrested last week by John T. Moore, deputy game warden, on a charge of killing a fawn deer on Black- tail. The bide and a portion of the carcus o f the deer were found with the prisoner. McNair was brought to Choteau and on Mon day was taken before Justice Dellaas where he was bound over to the district court. His bail was placed at $200, which was fur nished. McNair has announced that when his case comes up for trial in the district court that he will plead guilty to the charge. Church News Rev. J. A. Martin, district superintendent in north Montana c o n f e r e n c e of Methodism, preached in the Methodist church of this place Saturday ninht and Sunday. Regular services at the Metho dist church are held at 10:30 and 7:45 each Sunday. Epworth League meets at 7:00. Sunday school at 11:30. Music is furn ished by the choir and congrega tion. All are made to feel wel come. The F. P. McDermott ranch of 234 acres, west of Choteau, and adjoining the Cowgill addition has | been sold to Geo. F. Miller and the Electric City Land company, the consideration being $12,000. We understand it is the intention of the new owners to plat the ranch into small tracts and dis pose of them to truck farmers Mr. McDermott and family ex pect to leave in a short time foi New York, where they will spend the winter visiting with relatives and looking after business inter ests. Lillie lives in Chicago, has no children. Little Florence is married and lives near her mother, Walter has also three children. All are doing well. Mr. and Mrs, Barnes expect to spend the win ter months in Florida. Sincerely, Ida Ferris Waterman.. Ocar C. Olney, one o f the old- timers in this section and who has been associated with Chick Grims ley for several months has been in town for a few days. Mr. Olney has been guiding hunting parties on Big River, and reports good success. The heavy snow of a few weeks since caused the can cellation of several guiding* con tracts held by the firm, the hun ters -fearing a repetition of the storm. Dr. and Mrs. Henry Beaupre and daughter Edna left Thursday for Choteau where they will make their home. Mr. Beaupre will take charge of his hotel there and practice dentistry. In losing the Beaupre family from our midst we are losing one of the best of families as well as one of our well- liked professional men-and it will be a long time before a vacancy o f this kind be refilled, if ever. Dr. and Mrs. Beaupre are among Teton county’s oldest pioneers and are well known throughout northern Montana, and we wish to extend to them our best wishes for prosperity in their future home.—Sweet Grass Advocate. Hayes O ’Neal is suffering with a broken ankle as the result o f his auto overturning with him yester day afternoon while coming down Main street in this city. In some manner he lost control of the steering'gear and the car first went into the ditch; then attempt ed to climb the grade back to the road, with the result that the auto was overturned and O ’Neal thrown out. The auto was badly wrecked, but -fortunately O ’Neal .escaped with only a broken ankle.
