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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-07

ACKER's DYSPEPSIA TABLETS are
sold on a positive guarantee. Cures heart
burn. raising Of the food, distress after
eating or any form Of dyspepsia. On
little tablet gives Immediate relief. 2
cts. and 50 cts Belt & CherriDgton
Dallaa OREGON.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-07

OBSERVER legal blanks are best.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1903-08-07

Adjutant-Genefal G. U. Ganten-
bein has resigned bis Office to accept
the Colonelship Of the Third In
fantry Regiment, O. N. G. His
place will be filled BY Captain
w. E. Finer, of Woodburn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Low Rates Via the North Western
T,ina's

The NORTHWESTERN Line will sell
holiday excursion tickets Dec. IL to %
to points named below and return at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
NEW ARMY DIVISIONS
THERE WILL BE FOUR IN THE
UNITED STATES AND ONE IN
THE PHILIPPINES.

Washington, Dec. 16.-According
to the recommendation Of the general
staff, approved by the secretary Of
war yesterday, the boundary lines Of
the departments in the United States
will be changed, the order effective
Jan. 10, directs that there shall be
four divisions in the United States
and one in the Philippines. The
Atlantic division will constitute the
present department of the east eX-
cept the state of Louisiana, with the
state of Tennessee added thereto, and
it will be composed of the department
of the east and the department of the
gulf. The headquarters of the de-
partment Of the gulf will be located at
Atlanta, Ga, and the headquarters of
the division will be at Governors Is
land, N. Y. Headquarters of the de-
partment Of the east will be temporar-
lily Governors Island.
Dakota Department Abolished.
The northern division will be COM
posed of the present department of
the lakes, the department Of Missouri
and the department of Dakota. The
department of Missouri Is enlarged by
adding thereto the state Of Wyoming,
which has been detached from the de-
partment Of Colorado. The headquar-
tiers of the northern division will be
The Pacific division will be COM
posed of the, present departments of
California and Columbia. The head
quarters of the division will be at San
Francisco.
The southwestern division will be
composed of the departments of Col
orado and Texas. The department OF
Texas will be enlarged by the addi-
ton Of the states of Louisiana and
A I-I r.
Territories. The headquarters of the
division will be at Oklahoma City,
Okla.
The Philippines division will re-
main as now constituted.
The following commanders have
been decided upon: Atlantic division,
Major General Corbin; northern divi-
sion. Major General Bates; Pacific di-
vision, Major General Macarthur;
Sumner; Philippine division, Major
General Wade.
Commanders Designated.
The following officers have been
designated to assume command Of the
several departmen
Department Of the gulf, Brigadier
General Haines; department of the
lakes, Brigadier General Grant; de-
partment of Missouri, Brigadier Gen
eral Whit, Brigadier General Carr
temporarily; department Of Dakota,
Brigadier General Kobbe; department
of California, Major General MacAr-
thur, temporarily; department Of Co.
lumbia, Brigadier General Funston;
department Of Colorado, Brigadier
General Baldwin: department Of
Texas, Brigadier General Lee, Brig
| adler General Barry temporarily; de-
partment Of Luzon, Brigadier General
Randall; department of Visayas, Brig
adler General Carter; department of
Mindanao, Major General Wood;
commandant of the infantry and cav
airy school, Fort Leavenworth, Brig
adler General Bell.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
from The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,

Exom The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 16.---C. H. Fitch,
chief engineer of the reclamation
service, geological survey, has sub
mitted to the director q tentative plan
for the Belle Fourche irrigation prof.
ect In South Dakota.
It is proposed to construct a diver
sion dam on the Belle Fourche river,
near the mouth of RedWater creek
which is immediately to the south OF
the town of Belle Fourche. The main
canal, as outlined by MI. Fitch, will
rrn almost due north from the town
for distance of about fifteen miles,
and will then take a southeasterly
course for fifteen or twenty miles.
Collateral canals will be run from
the main stem, and water will be
stored in the valleys to the north and
east of Belle Fourche, in the south
ern part of Butte county, along the
lines of the creeks which flow from
the Black Hills.
If the computing engineers deter
mine that as much as 100000 acres
can be reclaimed, and that the total
cost of construction will not exceed
$1,000,000, authority will be given for
making the necessary contracts for
construction. The total given would
mean an expenditure of SO for each
appears to be about the limit of cost
set by the survey officials. 1t is be-
lteved that settlers will take land at
that price, and, most important of
all, they will be able to pay for it.
IF the price were higher there is
some doubt as to whether the gov
eminent will get it's money back from
the settlers, which the law provides.
1t is probable that all the esti-
mates In connection with the Relle
Fourche project will be completed by
the first of February, and, it is hoped,
If the limit Of cost is sufficiently low,
TO have the project under contract
by the latter part Of next summer.
Work Is a slow and tedious process,
as each project has to be treated
separately, owing to the varying con-
ditions.
While Mr.. Fitch was working in
the field last summer scores Of home
seekers went on the barren land
which he hopes to reclaim, and he
was careful to warn them that they
would be subject to hardship for at
least two years; that they could not
raise crops on the land in its pres
ent condition, and that if the irriga-
ton works were constructed they
would not be advanced far enough
for the water to be used inside of
two years. notwithstanding this
warning, however, the people focked
on the land and announced their in
tention of staying there until the
question of construction was deter
mined one way or another.
Mr.. Fitch and his assistants will be
In the field next summer continuing
their Investigations to the eastward
of the Belle Fourche region.
w. W. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

Senator Sends Out Signed Letter Decln'
ing Presidential Candidacy

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. ia letter re-
ceived here from Senator Hanna seems
to set at rest the question of his being a
presidential candidate next year. The
following is the letter:
My Dear Sir: I have read with In
terest your kind letter of the 4th inst,
and assure you of my sincere apprecia-
ton of the sentiments expressed in the
same and for your regard and confidence
in me. Such suggestions as you make
with reference to next. year are, Of
course, highly mplimentary, but my po-
sition on this subject is we'll defined and
we'll known 1 have no personal ambition
to serve and cannot be considered in any
sense a candidate for the presidential
nomination. My only desire is to serve
my party to the extent of my ability.
Again thanking you for your kindness,
1 remain, yours truly,
I'M. A. Hanna
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
RICH MEN ARE
NOT ALL HAPPY.
Croesus. King of Lydia, Had Troubles
Of His Own. and There Are
Others.

Croesus, the John D. Rockefeller Of
Che kingdom of Lydia, was very we'll
to do in worldly goods and chattels.
GAS rich as Croesus'' is a saying about
$500 years Old He had his troubles,
however, and some of them were full
grown. He was taken captive once
by Cyrus and only saved himself from
being burned alive by quoting a say
ing Of Scion, the Sage. He finally had
to flee his kingdom for parts I'M
known.
Many Of the rich mans troubles to-
day come from high living and could
be avoided. They are brought on by
eating all kinds Of rich, heavy foods
at irregular times, lack Of proper ex-
ercise, undue mental strain, unnat-
ural stimulants, etc, and are COM
monty known as indigestion, dyspep-
STA and weak stomach. They are Sc
rious troubles all right, but not only
can they be avoided but can also be
cured, and that without loss of time
or proper food and nourishment.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the
certain relief of dyspeptics, rich and
poor alike. There is no such thing as
stopping their onward progress now.
A great nation has placed its stamp of
approval upon their noble work. The
thousands and thousands of cures
they have effected and the happiness
resulting therefrom have made their
name a household word throughout
the land.
The story of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets can be told in a word. They
actually do the work that the weak
and wasted stomach is unable to do
and allow it to recuDerate and regain
Its strength. They contain all the es-
sential properties that the gastric
Juice and other digestive fluids do,
and they digest the food just as a
sound and we'll stomach would. They
relieve the stomach just as one rested
and refreshed workman relieves the
one on duty that is tired and worn
and Nature does her own work OF
restoration. 1t is simple, natural
process that a child can understand
You can eat all you want without fear
OF results. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
are for sale by all druggists at SO
cents a box. Druggists all know bet
ter than to try to get along without
them, as the demand for them is
great and universal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
NEGROES ARE DIVIDED
National Suffrage League Splits Over
Endorsement of Roosevelt.

Washington, Dec. 16.-A resolution
proposed in the meeting of the Ma
tional Negro Suffrage league, Indoors
ing President Roosevelt, was defeated
last night by a vote of 80 for it and
3S against it.
The resolution which was defeated
appeals to the president to supple
ment his "commendable acts in the
interest Of justice and fair play for
our race by recommending to congress
the passage Of legislation for the en-
forcement Of the thirteenth. four
teenth and fifteenth amendments,
thereby making effective his stand for
equal rights
The Roosevelt advocates, when they
were defeated, walked out of the meet
ing and adopted a resolution indors-
ing the liable and upright administra-
ton of President Roosevelt and ask
ing for his denomination.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
FED DESTITUTE IN CHICAGO
Car Load of Potatoes Burned Acciden-
taIly-Devoured GreediIy.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-A small stove in
box car Intended to keep the pota-
toes therein from freezing caused a
fire which destroyed the car and baked
the potatoes, which were distributed
to all corners at the Chicago & West
ern Indiana railroad yards yesterday.
Hearty meals were thus provided for
numerous half-destitute families.
The potatoes were consigned to
Commission Merchant Samuel Rush.
He laughed heartily over the occur
the potatoes.
What may be my loss is the peo-
Piles gain" he said, land I don't know
that it is my loss, either. It is more
blessed to give than to receive, you
know, and Christmas is coming soon."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Omaha Calendars for 1904.

The popular business calendar is
sued every year by the Omaha road is
now ready for distribution. For copies
of this calendar call at City Ticket
Office, 500 Nico1let av, or it will be
mailed to any address in the United
States or Canada upon receipt Of 10
cents to cover postage and wrapping,
by T. w. Teasdale, General Passenger
Agent, st. Paul, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
sANTOs-DUMoNT COMING
VIII Go to st. Louis to Prepare for Air.
ship Race.

Paris, Dec. Observation-Disclosures will
start for St. Louis in fortnight to ar
range for the installation of his huge
dirigible balloon, "Santos-Dumont No. T.
and the hydrogen generator and to learn
the quality of the gas preliminary to TAX
ing part in the dirigible balloon COM
petition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

Mrs. Charles Smith Of Jimes, Ohio,
writes: I have used every remedy for
sick headache I could hear of for the
past fifteen years, but Carriers Little
Liver Pills Gid me more good than all
the rest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
IRRIGATION IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
BELLE FOURCHE PLANS ARE
NOW READY.

Commencement of Work Will Depend
Upon Cost of Construction - Over
! 100000 Acres Affected-Main Canal
| Uhirty-fiye Niles Long - Expense
Will Not Exceed $1,000, O00--Many
Homesteaders on the Land.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
Low Rates South via the North
Western Line.

Winter Tourist tickets are now on
sale to points in Florida, also Havana,
Nassau and many other points in the
south at special low rates. For in
formation call at 600 Nicollet av,
Minneapolis, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
ACCOUNTS ARE SHORT
Nsw Haven Bank Cashier Had a Reason
for His Suicide.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. ia short
age of $4,000 has been discovered in the
accounts of Asa G. Bushnell, the cashier
of the Yale National bank, who committed
suicide yesterday. General e. S. Greeley,
president of the bank. said it would be
impossible to tell definitely until to-mor-
row whether there is a still greater short
age, but he declared he felt confident that
the full extent Of defalcaton has already
been learned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16
SHOPPING ATTENTION
SILK LEADERS or TME NORTHWEST

addressed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-16

Tickets will also be sold to many
other points and return at very low
rates and for full particulars call at
500 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
FOR THlRTY.oNE YEARS
Has Rev. w. w. Van OrsdeI Preach.
ed the Gospel in Montana.

Fort Benton. July 3.-The Rev. w.
w. Van Orsdel. superintendent OF the
North Montana mission OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church came to Ben
ton last Saturday morning and left
this morning for Great Falls. He
went to Highwood Sunday afternoon,
preached there Sunday morning and.
returning to Fort Benton. preached
here Sunday evening. On Monday ev-
ening he conducted the last quarterly
conference OF the year at Fort Ben
ton.
While here. he and the local pastor,
the Rev. c. +. Cunningham, arranged
the program for the annual mission
conference. which is to convene in
Fort Benton on August 5th.
Wednesday. July /. marked the
thirty-first anniversary of Brother
Vans" ministerial work in Montana.
During these years he has travelled ov-
er the entire state. His acquaintance
and his sunshine religion" has won
him friends in every community where
he has carried the gospel and In no
place Is this more true than In Fort
Benton. where he landed from boat
thirty-one years ago. Here his
friends are limited only by the limits
Of the population.
No man In the church work has done
more for the cause Of Christianity in
this state and no man has more conf
dence in the commonwealth in its var
led resources and in its people than
has Mr.. Van Orsdel.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08

Territorial wools have been more
active the past week than for some
time previously. some good sized sales
OF old Montanas and of new Wyom-
ings already referred to have swollen
the volume OF the weeks business
materially. Prices are steady, but not
quotably higher on the secured basis.
Some old Montanas have sold as low
as at any time this year. bringing Is
dlShc for fine medium staple or n
the neighborhood OF soc clean. We
note sales of close to a million pounds
al those quotations. Another sale OF
about a half million pounds Of quar-
ter-blOOd Montanas and fleece wools
Is noted at clean cost OF around 42c.
A sale OF good sized line of new
fine medium Wyoming was made 10
Philadelphia mill. The terms are
private. but the clean cost is under
stood TO have been about SOC. and the
amount about one.half million pounds.
Included in the sales of the week were
250000 pounds OF old fine medium
ldahos at prices ranging from 15@ @16c.
equivalent to a clean cost OF 4SG50c.
One lot Of Montana-about 100000
pounds-was sold at lsc, to cost 45c,
ciean. In September. II is claimed,
the holder could have obtained 1S1ac
for this wool IL graded three-eighths
and half-blood. This is claimed 20
be one of the best trades for the buy
er which has been made in this mar
ket for six months. The average sell
ing prices, clean basis. for territorial
woods at present are: fine medium
clothing. 4Sd50c; fine, 52@53c: Sc
lected fine staple, 52d55c: medium.
45Q46c. The demand is still more for
the clothing than for the staple wools.
in Idano wools are reported In some
localities as hc cheaper than they
were, and sales have been made there
recently at a clean cost OF 47@4sc.
At Billings, Montana, one clip Of 100,-
900 pounds was sold at 15c. Two 9TH
er clips sold at Ice. At Miles City,
sales were made at 10, IA and 15c.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
DEDICATE COURT HOUSE.
Great Falls Throws Open Doors Of
Elegant New Structure.

Great Falls. Mont. July 4.-Several
thousand visitors from outside points
mingled with the citizens OF Great
Falls today in celebrating lhe nations
birthday. The principal event OF the
elaborate program was the dedication
of the new Cascade county court house
recently completed at an approximate
cost of 100000. Senator Paris Glib
son, Judge Jere b. Leslie and Attor.
ney General Donovan delivered ad-
dresses. At the conclusion of the ded.
icatory exercises the keys OF the new
structure were formally presented 20
Chairman Cooper of the board ri
county commissioners and the build.
ing passed into the possession OF the
county. The new court house is one
of the finest and costliest structures
in the entire state and has been IN
course of erection for the past two
years.
The other events OF the program
were carried out without hitch. the
weather was perfect. The parade
was one OF the largest and best ever
witnessed in the city. military. civic
and fraternal organizations being the
principal features. Many costly and
attractive floats were In the line. No
fatalities are reported and but one
serious injury is recorded.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08

1t was a good natured crowd, and,
notwithstanding the unfavorable con-
ditions and the rain in the evening.
everybody seemed to enjoy them
selves.
Even from as far away as Judith
came representatives to the best ar
ranged celebration ever held in the
county. If the roads had been in even
a half passable condition for travel a
thousand more would have been pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. McKoin were
among the Fort Maginnis people do
ing the celebration.
George N. Caldwell and family, G..
p. Burnett and family, E. c. Abbott
and family, Ed. Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Jones, r. w. Blake, John II.
Cooper and family, Albert Schneider
and family, John Shea, Ed. Winston.
VIM. Dunn and host of other good
people represented for the good old
camp of Gilt Edge.
The Oldest camp in the Judith
range was here in the persons of j..
w. Daugherty and family. Frank
Swanser and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Daugherty. Pete Rosseau, James Muir.
ply, who bet $500 conversational cash
on the ball game. 81. Nelson and 9th.
ers. We couldn't get all of them on
our list, but they were here and thor.
oughly enjoyed ii. The outlook now
is that Maiden will be in shape 20
hold a Fourth OF her own next year.
1t looks promising for the old camp.
Tom Dignan and John Mallan. win.
ners of the drilling contest. represent
ed the great Kendall mines in that
feature of the celebration. and their
victory kind of laid waste to the
claim made by the Barnes-King men
on Miners Union day, that the
King claimed everything west
OF New York"
Gus. Schiller and Gus. ocheibelhut,
two of the oldest-time prospectors in
the county. enjoyed the celebration
and remained until Monday. Both are
employed on the Woodberry proper
ties in the North Moccasin district.
Frank Biglin. Harvey Burnett, Frank
Connely. Johnnie Peppard and a COM
pany of horsemen from Gilt Edge
Country. Ndlut III carly ioi inc Sc''
time. They made quite an attractive
appearance, as their horses and sad.
dies were all decorated with flags and
bunting.
A pretty picture was that presented
by the grand stand during the ball
game and other events. More than a
thousand persons were crowded into
this space, and as the greater part OF
this number was ladies the yariegat-
ed color effect was most charming.
The roping contest was an incon-
trovertible evidence of the baleful and
enervating effects of civilization both
on the cowboy and the wild steer.
The one, through inactivity and the
lack Of practice, has lost his erstwhile
cunning and dexterity. while the other
through familiar association with hui
mankind has lost his sense OF fear
and ambition to be wild. wild, wild.
William Kreps. foreman OF the p.
N. outfit, was an interested spectator
during the roping and bucking con-
tests and led the wild bunch In pur-
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-07-08
TocK AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY

military viewpoint, points unmistak.
ably to the necessity of creating as
soon as possible an American-Porto
Rican university. Already several
hundred Porto Rlcan boys and girls.
some of whom have been sent at the
expense of the insular government.
are In the United States attending
colleges or other institutions of high.
er learning. especially professional
schools. A university here would do
more to extend the sphere of Ameri.
can influence throughout the West In.
dies and the countries of South Amer.
lea and to equip men and women for
the important work OF teaching and
leadership in professional life and in
governmental work In Porto Rico than
any other gift the American people
could make.
The Porto Rican Benevolent Society
is also doing much Tor the betterment
Of social conditions. II was organiz-
ed as a result of the disastrous cy-
clone OF 1899. Following the disaster.
appeals were made to the United
States for assistance, which was read
lily and literally given. The distribu-
tion of the relief supplies was dele
gated by the governor of the island 70
committees in the various districts.
Robert A. Miller, the postmaster at
San Juan. was appointed chairman
OF the committee for the Ponce dis
trict. and he called the women Of
Ponce TO his assistance in looking af-
ter the distressed in the city. But the
work did not cease after help had
been given to the cyclone sufferers.
The aim OF the society at present Is
TO assist the poor and to end the sys.
TEN of begging, which seems to thrive
to such an alarming degree in many
Spanish-American countries.