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■r- ■ * > * ■ . - • *' , / - \i~r > \ fOLDME II CHOTEAU, TETON COUNTY; MONTANA, APRIL 16, 1915 NUMBER 42 * Extension of Time To Trade Forest Land Plans Trip to W e s t *¡3 ■ îSheep Stealing Case May Change Station The Old Settlers An act of ‘ congress, approved March 4, 1915, provides for the extension of three years time in which to submit final proof on entries made prior to July 1, 1914, if proper showing is made with an application for such ex tension, on desert land proofs. In certain cases an extension of five years may be secured and the entry perfected by the payment of$1.25 an acre, without putting water on the land and reclaiming same. Certain prerequisits are necessary, and the requirements of the land departments must be strictly observed. In a circular letter recently re- » ceived by the Montanan we find the following: “ In the very last moment o f the session this measure was attached as a rider to the deficiency appro priation bill and in this manner passed the wire. It provides that the Secretary of the Interior may in his discretion extend the time within which final proof is re quired to be submitted upon any lawful pending desert land entry, made prior to July 1, 1914, such extension not to exceed three years from the date of allowance. ' It must be shown the entryman or his assignee, has in good faith compiled with the law as to yearly expenditures and projf thereof and shall show there is a reasonable prospect that if the extension is granted he will be able to make final proof of recla mation and cultivation as required by law; under certain conditions, where satisfactorily shown recla mation cannot be. effected in three *4 years, -the-secxetaijfoJs ..given^au- thority to make the extension period five years. If an assign ment was not made prior to the date of this act (March 4, 1915) an assignee will not be recognized as entitled to the benefits of the law. The third and last section of this act is as follows: “ That any deserklaod entry- man or his assignee entitled to the benefit of section two of this act, may, if he shall so elect within 60 days from the notice there pro vided, pay to the receiver of the local land office the sum of 50 cents per acre for each acre em braced in the entry and thereafter perfect such entry upon proof that he has upon the tract perma nent improvements conductive to th e agricultural development thereof of the value of not less than $1.25 per acre, and _that he has, in good faith, used „the land for agricultural purposes for three years, and the payment to the receiver, at the time of final proof, of the sum of 75 cents per acre; provided, that in such case final proof may be submitted at any time within five years from the date of the entryman’s election to proceed as provided in thi* section, and in the event of failure to perfect thv entry as herein provided, all moneys therefore paid shall be forfeited and the entry canceled.” Flood of Immigration Chicago, April 10.—There will be a flood of immigration to the United States and Canada at the conclusion of the European war. according to Sir Thomas Shaughn- nes&y, president of the Canadian Pacific railroad, who was here to day en route to San Francisco. “ The men of northern und cen tral Europe,” he said, “ are be ginning to feel freer to leave their native lands than ever before. Forced military service, among other things, must be more repellant to them now than ever before.. Tbie new lands on this „„continent will invite them.” Helena, April 10.—It only re mains for congress to ratify the exchange of timber land between the state and federal government to complete the biggest real estate deal in Montana’s history, In a report to the state land board C. A. Whipple, states the field „work has been completed.* The state will relinquish title to sections 16 and 36 in the forest reserves amounting to 106,000 acres, and will receive in ex change 65,000 acres m a hlock on the Whiiefish and Stillwater rivers, and another block of 40,- 000 acres in the Swan river country. Mr. Whipple’s report: “ In the matter of the proposed timber exchange, between the state of Montana, as represented by your honorable board, and the national government, through its national forest department, I beg to report: “ All necessary examination of school sections involved, in the Lilo, Bitter Root, Cabinet, Mis soula, Flathead and Kootenai national fore-ts, in this state, were made during the season of 1913 and all sheets and lists of work accomplished were prepared dur ing the winter following. “ In the field season of 1914, the two best 1» rge tracts of unsur veyed timber left in Montana were carefully inspected, cruised and selected for the Montana school fund, amounting to about 65,000 acres on Whitefish and Stillwater rivers, and nearly 40,- 000 acres on the Swan river. “ All field work was completed m November last, and during the •past winter . large and complete, maps of both areas have been pre pared, as well as a cruiser’s sheet for each section, complete list of timbered school selections, relin quished for timber; untimbered school selections recommended as basis for agricultural selection and list showing each section se lected, comprising the areas de sired, amounting to 106,000 acres, carrying 618,000,000 feet of merchantable timber. “ The entire work which was finally completed, and our force released on March 18, was ac complished at an expense o f about $16,000, or nearly $10,000 less than was estimated would be necessarv, when work commenced early in 1913. The entire work was carefully and conscientiously executed and the areas selected are of much greater value than the widely segregated ipetions which we relinquished. “ I trust congressional action ratifying this exchange will be had promptly at the next ses sion ” Case of Spotted Fever Helena—Only one case of spotted fever in the Bitter Root valley has been discovered this year, according to information which has been received by the board of entomology, which held a meeting in the office of Dr. W. F. Cogswell, secretary of the state board of health, at Helena, Montana Both the Montana board of entomology and representatives of the public health service are fighting to prevent a spread of the tick which causes this fatal dis ease. Dr. Fricks who has been in the state studyiog the dise ise for some time, his been granted two assistants. Dr. Paine and Dr. Spencer, both of the United States health departure. W. C. Lothridge. of Bynum, was a business visitor at the county seat yesterday, looking after land matters before the local U. S. commissioner. Washington, April 11.—Presi-j dent Wilson is planning to make* his delayed trip to the San' Fran-; cisco exposition as soon as foreign; affairs permit. His advisers, it became known tonight, are very anxious to have him make a num ber of speeches in different parts of the country before the opening of the next session of congress. Just when the trip will be made still is uncertain. Secretary Dan iels wants the president to go through the Panama canal with him in July, but there has been no decision on this point, and the western journey is expected to be made later. On the western trip, the presi dent is expected to explain the legislative program he will lay before the next session of con gress including conservation bills, the Philippine bill, the Colombian and Nicaraguan treaties, budget reform and probably senate c-lo ture. |!§|Helena, April 13.—Warrants *foi^the arrest of John A. Will- arid,' Ed Anderson and C. W. Bhrns, well known ranchmen in tfie’Augusta country, were placed in* the hands of Deputy Sheriff Levigne at Augusta today. Will- ard and Anderson are charged with stealing sheep belonging to Charles Ballantyne, and Burns, the owner of a slaughter house at Augusta, with failing to file a record of the brands of all cattle slaughtered by him. Charles (iassman fund Henry Bruckert of the same district, were arre-ted a few days ago on charges of cattle rustling, and it is said more arrests may still come, the authdrities claiming they,;have the evidence to convict the defendants of belonging to an organized band. OUR COUNTY EXCHANGES Filed W ith County Clerk. Following is a list of instru ments filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder, as furnished the Montanan by the Teton County Abstract Co., of Choteau, Montana, for the period ending April 13: Warranty Deeds: Louis-Morgan to I Ians Krist- offerson, $1, lot 4, block 59, Ya- lier, Holland Fairbanks to Dessie J. Armburger, $1, se4, sec 3 t 23 n. r 8 w. Otto Wagnild^et al,~to August Krop.Pr^dfeivfesfc- s2- sw4-, s2 se4. sec 15, t 25 n, r 5 w, Dutton Townsite Co. to Adolph Martin, $1. lot 23, block 9, Dut ton. Jeremiah Collins and wife to Edward Jones, §10. se4 nw4, s*c 17, t 27 n, r 4 w. John Srmt to C. K. Malone and P. C. Truchot, $1, sw4 sw4, sec 14. t 26 n, r 4 w. Adolph Tronson and wife to W. C. Knudsen, $1900, nw4, sec 29, t 29 n, r 5 w. Nick Baatz and wife to Zeulie D. Hein. $1, lot 4, se4 sw4, w2 se4, sec 31, t28 n, r 6 w. U. S. Patents: Maggie E. Embody, lots 2 and 3, ne4 sw4, nw4 se4, se4 nw4, sw4 sw4, sec 32. t 21 n, r 5 w. Henry Edwards, ne4, sec 9, nw4. sec 10, t 36 n, r 5 w Christina Ho9tetter, nvv4, sec 27, t 29 n, r 1 w. Abram Broere, n2 nw4, *e4 nw4, sec 10, t 24 n, r 4 w. Carl August Hane, mv4, sec 15, t 23 n, r 3 w. Ch irles Huuxwell, sw4, sec 28. t 24 n, r 3 w. Michael Donahue, n2 ne4, n2 nw4, sec 11, t 26 n, r 7 w. John C. Benisli, s2 ne4, s2 nw4, sec 9, 133 n, r 5 w. Jeremiah Collin9, se4 nw4, sec 17, t 27 n, r 4 w. Edward Jone9, ne4 sw4, niv4 se4, sec 8, t 27 n, r 4 w. William R. Black, sw4 sw4, sec 14, e2 8e4, nw4 9e4, sec 15, t 24 n, r 6 w, Edward S. Hanscome, n2 sw4, se4 sw4, sec 27, t 30 n, r 4 w. Martien O. Hankins, n2se4, sec 12, t 21 n, r 5 w, ne4 nw4, lot 3, sec 7, 121 n, r 4 w. Frank M. Nacey, lot 4, se4sw4, w2 se4, sec 31, t 28 n, r 6 w. Heavy Bounty Claims Chas. E. Davis, who with hi- family spent the winter in Los ADgeles, California, arrived here last Saturday and will spend some time here looking after his inter ests we9t of town. Charley and his family spent a week at the big fair and he reports it a grand success. Mrs. Davis and the children are at present located at Oakland, having accompanied Mr. Davis that far on his journey to Montana, and they will probably remain there during the summer. —Conrad Observer. School election was held last Saturday afternoon. Less than twenty votes were cast. -F. Kichurds was re-elected to suc ceed himself and John Coburn was elected for one year, filling the vacancy caused by the resig nation of II. Halvorson some months ago. Richards ha« boon a school trustee for several terms. Coburn was appointed a few months ago by Mrs. N. Brown.— Cut Bank Tribune. Martin Jacobson has returned front Choteau after attending a meeting of the board of com missioners. Only business of a routine nature was considered at this meeting. The commissioners and county attorney considered the seed applications from here and after some deliberation de cided not to take action.—Cut Bank Pioneer Press. Arthur Bateman and Martin Read were here on Wednesday of this week representing the Cho teau garage. They had a couple of 1915 model Ford cars they am demonstrating. The touring ear wa9 left with the Valier garage who will neb as local agents. The new model Ford is i much (letter looking ear than the old one-, saving the new crown fenders, electric lights, and cowel dash.— | The Valerian. I Oliver Block, a : omesteader residing about twenty miles north of the city, became mentally un balanced early this week. The unfortunate man’s condition was first noticed on Monday evening, while he was walking about tiie streets apd when he saw that he was being watched he hid himself for several hours, but was finally located and placed in jail until yesterday, when he was taken to Choteau. The insane man’s men tal condition wus probably brought about by reason of his isolated life.—Cut Bank Pioneer Press. Helena, April 12.— During the year ending March 31, 1915, the state paid out for bounty claims | the sum of $268,768 51, according! to figures just compiled. The tax | out of which the bounty fund comes is a special one imposed upon livestock only. uenuunuson ana oiinn wuli eight horses and grader p in a day on the ball diamond tl week and as a resuit ue now ha a- good a diamond as can be fou in this part of the state. Sei will be erected within the ne week.—Brady Citizen. Helena, April 12.—The camp of. instruction for infantry officers of the National Guard, scheduled to be held at Fort Missoula next month, may be transferred to Fort Harrison - because of the order Saturday transferring the regulars from Fort Missoula to Fort Wright. With the regulars away from Fort Missoula, Fort Harrison becomes more central. The matter has been taken up with the western department at San Francisco. Dixon Opposes Railroad’s Proposal Washington, April 12.—For mer Senator Joseph M. Dixon made an argument before the in terstate commerce commission today against the ratification of the proposed reduction in back haul freight rates from Spokane to western Montana pi int-s pro posed by the railroads of the northwest. This evening he said he believed the commi-sion would not sustain the railroads in their proposed disregard of t e principles of the long and short haul p ovisions »,f the inter-tate commerce law. Senator Dixon will leave here tomorrow for New York, where it is expected he will confer with Colonel Roosevelt, who-e cam paign he managed in 1912. Interviewed today by numerous newspaper writers, Senator Dixon said that if the republicans nom inate a candidate of progressive tendencies like Senator Cummins next year they will elect him. - I f they, nominate a _ re n:t|omir v President Wilson profmhlv will »■*<. re elected, as Mr. Dixon believes he is strongei than his p.rty and would have the support of the independent voters of the country as against a standpat republican. Civil Cases The following civil cases have been tiled in the office of the clerk of the district court since our last report: Pondera Valley Suite Bunk, a corporation, vs. Louis Monnan, administrator of the estate of Mary Jane Hover, deceased, and Charles F. Hover, foreclosure of mortgage. Filed April 9th. First National Bank of Conrad, a corporation, vs. Rumley Pro ducts Company, a corporation, Jos. Kas and Ida Kas, his =vife, foreclosure of mortgage. Filed April 10tl’. Roger—IVmpleton Lumber <’«)., vs. Ben Rotledge, lien. Ki’pd April 13th. ^ Naturalization Papers The following have made appli cation b^'ore ( ‘lei k «»f the Court Gibson for final citizenship p.ip.-i si Speros John Kereager, a native of Greece, r--siding at Cut Bank. Declaration to become ci’izens of tne United States have been filed by the following: Angus Graham, a native of Scotland, residing at Conrad. William Smith, a native of England, residing at Collins. Validity Upheld Helena, April 12.— In an opin ion to Secretary of State A. M. Alderson, Attorney General D. M. Kelly upholds the validity of the registration law enacted by the Fourteenth assembly. It «-implants all former statutes and provides for a card index of voters in every county. Conrad Smitt and wife, of Bole, were business visitors at Choteau last Monday. The annual reunion of the Cho teau Old Settlers Association will be held at the Woodmen hall in this city tonight. After the elec-, tion of officers for the ensuing year, a literary program will be rendered, after which card play ing and dancing will be indulged in by the “ old timers.” A banquet will be served afc midnight at .the Hotel Beaupre. It is probable a large number will be present at the reunion, as the meetings of the old settlers of Choteau is always looked forward to with pleasure by those who are fortunate enough to be members of that organization. W ith the Hethodists In spite of the inclemency of the weather good inter >st prevails at the special services now being held in First church. , Rev. Godfrey Koprivn speaks tonight. “ Div?s and Lnznxus” ¡9 his theme. Tomorrow evening will be “ Joy Among Angel*.” Sunday morning “ Good News” is -dated. Sabbath evening at the closing service of the series, Mr. Koprivn will tell why he is a protectant. These services »re open to all who desire to attend them. Congregational singing, with an occasional anthem, solo-or duet, is an integral part o f each service. Large congregations listened at tentively to Bro. Koprivu’s ser mons on Sunday, April Jlth. Mesdnmes Larson, Connor and Coffee entertain the Industrial on Wedne.day afternoon, April 2lst, '-a t -lh e -o h o r c U .p a r la y .-,*,,.. Sixty-rive attended Bible class April 11 tli. Total attendance at Sunday school wts 150. A bill of sale from the Choteau Light Company, by Homer Mc Cullough, owner, has been filed with the county clerk of Teton county, transferring to the Great Falls Power Company, all of the property, including franchises and rights-of-\*.a.v, of the Choteau company to ,the latter organiza- tiont The consideration named in the hill of sale is placed at the nominal sum of $1.00, but it is understood the actual considera tion was in the neighborhood of $20,000. The Great Falls com pany took possession of this prop erty'on the first of April and Mr. McCullough is at present acting ns their manager here. They in tend to supply power for the Choteau branch from Great Falls, and the necessary connections will probably be made within the next 30 days. The officers of the Great FalD Power Company are John D. Ryan, president, John G. Moroney, vice-president; Max Hebgen, general manager. Epworth League Next Sunday night will end the contest The two sides ave near ly oven in points so the race will be quite interesting. The league has improved noticeably in atten dance during the contest. Mrs. Crawford is leader for Sunday. There will be special music as usual. Junior league meets Sunday at 3 p. m. Epworth league meets Sunday at 6:45 p. tn. Ranch For Sale A tine ranch of 160 acres, <>» the east end of the Burton bene’ , near the Teton river. • Goodwat r right; private ditch. Thirty a r - broke; 60 acres in blue joint 1. \ meadow. Place fenced. Tei > if desired. For particulars a,,p y at the Montanan office, j
