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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
Helena Man Secures Contract.

HELENA, June Ia contract iu.
voIvlng work 10 the amount of over
slOO,Ooo was awarded to Charles Sta.
bern, OF this city, by the federal gov.
eminent yesterday. The work is a
portion OF the irrigation system to be
built near Glendive, and known as the
Glendive Buford Irrigation project.
1t Is expected that work on the system
Will soon begin. The awards were
made by Government Engineer F. z.
Weymouth, and are still subject to
ratification by the authorities at
Washington.
In the performance of his contract,
Mr.. Stabern will use 10000 barrels OF
cement and 10000 feet of lumber, and
2236 tons Of steel will be used in rein.
forcing the concrete. The lumber, ce.
ment and steel are furnished by the
government, but the purchase of the
lumber is made by the contractor.
The material is laid down at the near.
est railroad station, and must be
hauled from that point by the con
tractor.
The Glendive.Buford project is one
OF the newest undertaken by the gov
ernment, and the manner in which Il
is being pushed gives promise that nj
time will be lost in working out The
plans. The length Of the canal i.
thirty.four miles, beginning t a poin'
tweuty.one miles northeast of Glen.
dive on the Yellowstone.
Mr.. Stabern has been in Montana
nearly quarter of a century. To b.
exact, he came here twenty.three year.
ago. He literally pitched his tent il
Anaconda. the copper city of today
being then a collection of tents, ant
Mr.. Stabern's was the third to b,
erected. He lived in Anaconda abou'
a year aud then removed to Helena
where he has resided ever since.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
WashOc Company Answers.

HELENA, June l9.-After q long de-
lay, the Anaconda Copper company
filed their answer to the bill Of com.
plant of Fred j. Bliss and others
claiming damages for destruction of
their crops, land aud cattle by reason
of poisonous fumes from their smelter
at Anaconda. The matter came up
before Judge Hunt this morning and
the plaintiffs flied a motion for an or.
der to inspect the atiidavits by experts
in chemistry and ~toxicology. They
are also seeking an order allowing
inspection of smOke.stacks and ilues,
make tests and to make analyses Of
the smoke and fumes. After making
u general denial Of any damage done
by the compIainants, they admit they
compromised and settled previous
claims exceeding $500, 900.
They deny that Deer Lodge valley
was ever a rich or fertile farming
country, nor adapted to stock grow.
ing, but admit that there are substan.
tial homes, and that some of the farm.
ers are, and have been thriving and
prosperous. and II the farmers would
make proof OF any damage, they would
be willing, and are amply able with.
out litigation to pay all damages
when reasonably satisfied that such
damage has been done.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
sheep and Wool Gossip.

The eastern Montana mutton buyers
who visited this section last week
made u few purchases in the northern
part OF the county. One of the deals
is reported to have included a large
bunch of mixed yearIiny- at $3.50 per
head.
G. r. Stocker, of Big Timber, who
was at Chinook q few days ago, par.
chased about 1000 head of three year.
old ewes from Hedges Il Hopkins IL,
81 300. some fOur.year-old ewes at s.. 80,
aud tive-ycar.olds at 81 80. The deal
also included 1850 lambs at 81. IS,
with a five per cen cut AZ half price.
Another mutton transaction Of the
past week was the sale of about 1000
three add four-year wethers by Jos.
Hirshberg to VIM. Rea, Jr., at $500
per head. Mr.. Rea also purchased
about 600 lwo-year wethers at 81. q
and $500 ewes It s2.25 per head, for
delivery August 10.
Eastern wool dealers, according to
the Boston Commercial Bulletin, be-
lieve present market conditions will
continue. Ia its last weekly market
report it says:
Dealers, generally, expect that the
present high prices will be sustained
for a considerable length of time, and
n dealer we'll versed in the intrica-
cies of The wool market goes so far
as to say that he does not look for
lower prices during the next two years.
An air of proof is lent TO this conteu-
ton by the report that Il, least two OF
the prominent Boston wool firms that
were strongly against contracting for
wool on the sleeps back this year
have contracted for par. of the 1906
clips and have advanced large sums
Of money.
These woods evidently could not
have been contracted lower than the
high prices established by the recent
sales, and II these firms we're willing
to take chances 90 what II months
will bring, they must be optimistic in
regard to the immediate future of the
value of wool.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21

'Carr'e Nation" and the emarkable
changes effected by Prof. Makeover's
reJusenating machine were provoca.
1--WE OF abundant mirth. The traos.
FORMATION of old maids into some
other form they desired gave an op-
portunlty to introduce some vocal and
instrumental music that was much APP
%preclated.
The entertainment. which was given
for the benefit of ST. Paul's church,
was a great success in every way, the
receipts being about a145.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
AMONG Our NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From ouS
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Havre P~laindealer: Prof. T. j.
Troy, of the Havre schools, won the
Lewis and Clark gold med al at Port
land, last Saturday, in the world
shot putting contest. He had a mar
gin of 26 inches over all other COM
petitors. and it took bu. a single trial
for him to win.
Conrad Observer: The general Yer.
dict of the oldest Inhabitants of the
POudera basin is that the country
never looked better. The frequent
showers have been general for miles
around Conrad. and reports from
farmers in this vicinity are to the eff
feet that their grain crop is already
assured.
Malta Enterprise: Sheariny Is un.
der way al all the pens, though the
frequent rains interfere somewhat with
operations. The frs. problem the pens
had to deal with was a demand for
nine cen: per head from the shearers,
and as they were in the saddle. so to
speak, the demand had to De granted.
AT Persons plant, east of town, about
loo. 900 head are billed for clipping.
Phillips crew is now at Poplar, but
vii! Don return and shear about no..
OOO head at the pens here.
L.wistown Argas: The Lewistown
creamery is doing q big business this
week and will turn III the largest am
cunt of butter ve. made by the plant.
Sixteen hundred pounds will be pro.
duced by the end o: the week. This is
owing to the increased amount of
cream which is coming in and much
more butter could be made without
taxing the capacity Of the new plant.
The company is working hard through
out the basin to increase the amount
Of cream sent in and is meeting with
success.
Havre Herald: L. X. Devlin thi 8
week secured the contract for supply.
ing the troops AT Fort Assinniboine
with beef. The specifications of the
coutrac, call for a maximum supply
of 2S2, 900 pounds. The ration is to
be chilled beef. The successful bid.
der is given the contract az 1898 a
lOO-pounds.. \ bid of w. Schroeder
to provide chilled beef for S7.SS a 100.
pounds was rejected, as was, also, a
bid Of McNamara & MARROW, of Big
Sandy, to supply fresh beef for s. 81
u 100 pounds.
Culbertson Searchlight: Olaf Bergh
and w. a. Petite arrived in town
Monday from the upper Muddy coan'
try as representatives of the ranchers
in that vicinity to purchase material
for a dipping plant at Redstone. One
or " large outfits, who have their
cattle on the Fort Peck Indian reser'
walton have been excused from the
dipping order by the state authorities
who examined their cattle and claimed
they we're moi affected with scab. Mr.
Bergh claims that the cattle of these
outfits have been ranging in the same
places and mingling with the cattle in
his vicinity, also around Scobey post
Office, and that If they are excused
from dipping their cattle, all ranchers
whose cattle are 10 apparently the
same condition and have had the
same range facilities should be ex
empt from the dipping order.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
Funds For Road Districts

Two additional road districts were
created at the reject meeting of the
Chou;eau county commissioners, one
to be known a No. Il, or Wagner
district. and the other as No. Is, or
Belknap district. A. p. Wiegand was
appointed road supervisor of District
No II, and w. d. Cochran supervisor
Of District No. Is.
An appurtionment of road funds
among the several districts, for the
quarter ending August 81, was made
as follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21

At the morning session OF district
court, which opened for the June term
today. a decree of foreclosure was is
sued in the suit of E. c. Turner ct al.
vs. J. Y. Warren ct al. A jury venire
OF fifty citizens was drawn, returnable
August =.
Mr.. Wilkes, a government survey.
or, arrived from the west today. and
Is experimenting the building OF a
large fiat boat in which he will make
a trip down the Missouri river. His
destination is Rocky Point, where he
will inspect public surveys made in
that vicinity.
According TO the Great Falls news
papers, a resident of that city claims
to have discovered a process by which
potatoes can be grown without vines,
and produced under V in large
quantities ct any time of the year. He
says he has been offered 800, 600 for
! his secret, but declines to sell.
Ed. Rivers, an employe Of the
Benton Sheep company. was brough,
to town yesterday for treatment for a
slight flesh wound ia the side caused
by a shot from Il 22-caliber rifle which
was accidentally discharged while in
hands of a fellow workman. Rivers,
with his companion, was engaged in
blowing a piece Of land at The time o.
the accident.
Frank WATSON was brouEh: to town
yesterday afternoon aud placed in St.
Glare hospital to receive attention fol
injuries received u. Sidney, a rail.
road station sixteen miles west OF
here. The unfortunate man was rid.
ing on u freight train when in some
unknown anne he was caught be
tween the cars, resulting in a frac'
tured thigh ard a badly injured knes
joint. He was on his way from Idaho
10 North Dakota, aud Is a strange.
here.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21

sleep, eat or work: seems as if she
would fly to pieces. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea makes strong nerves
and rich blood. 81 cents, tea or tablets.
D. G.. Lockwood, druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
Us follows;

If you want a pretty face and delight.
full air,
Rosy cneeks aud lovely hair,
Wedding trip across the sea,
Put your faith in Rocky Mountain Tea.
d, G. Lockwood, druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21

Water right blsnks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
Cattle for Sale.

About l5 head of stock cattle for sale, includ.
ing Is steers one to four years old. For part,cn,
lars address j. +. MCGUIRE,
Fort Ran1On. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21
Bulls for Sale.

Nine head of registered Hereford bulls for eale
at $50 Per head for choice. For particulars adj
dress +. q. POWER Il BRO, Ltd,
Fort Benton, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-21

ing Tor Great rails on q VlSlC OF sew
eral days with friends in that city.
The residents at Big Sandy arr
making preparations for a grand ball,
20 be given on the evening OF July !.
a marriage license was issued TO-
day to Henry Lohmeier and Lena
Anderson, both OF Fort Assinniboine'
1t is reported from Browning thai
all ,he cattle on the Blackfeet reserva'
ton are being dipped under govern
uep. supervision. Beaumont oil is
being used in the work.
Henry Norden, of Warrick, who l:
among the visitors in town, secured
final citizenship papers in the d~istric'
court today. Angus: Blank was also
given the privileges of American ci,i
zenship.
w. P. Turner, who is in town today
reports that a machine shearing plan
and a hand shearing outfit are oper
ating at Galata. The two plants arr
expected TO handle over 15O, OOO heaG
of sheep during the season.
Makes digestion and assimilation
perfect. Makes new red blood and
bone. That's what HOLSTERS Rock!
Mountain Tea will do. A tonic FOL
the sick and weak. IS cents, tea 0,
tablets. D. G. Lockwood, druggist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07

read it next morning at the breakfast
table.
But President Harper had enunci-
ated no new thought; he had solved
no great economical problem, nor, on
the other hand, had he said anything
startling or absurd. He knew that
Chicago, or at least that part of it
which bears the name Hyde Park"
is built upon a peat bog. He knew
that peat makes excellent fuel. And
he knew that when the price of coal
scared above the realms of reason he
might heat his home and cook his food
without recourse to dealers in btu
m1nOuS and anthracite.
To the average mind the word
peat" suggests the crude huts of ST.
Patrick's land of bog, or Holland peas
ants trudging along green meadows
In heavy wooden shoes. But Yankee
ingenuity has dragged it from those
ancient settings into the strong light
of modern industrial utility, to act
as guide to the common people, and
lead them, in fact, from the coal bar
ons Egypt into a promised land,
which shall be smokeless, soot1ess,
su1phurless and cinder1ess. Yankee
ingenuity has found way to manu-
facture excellent coal out of Yankee
peat, the new process being made
practicable by certain patented ma
chinery invented by a Chicago man,
j. Campbell Morrison by name.
But whether the common people
will be benefited financially thereby to
any material extent is an open Ques-
ton, since the new process is owned
by corporation, and corporations are
heartlesS things. The process is al
ready demonstrated success to the
point that this new manufactured
peat coal is being made every day in
Chicago and when put to use as a
steam raiser or for domestic fuel it
answers all the requirements of the
most perfect and economical sort of
fuel. 1t has as great heat value as
anthracite; it will burn as long, and it
is a conspicuously good fuel in that it
is actually smokeless.
Economists like Edward Atkinson
and many of the nations scientists
and technical men have long declared
it to be a reproach upon science that
Americas limitless acreage of peat
boys was let go to waste when a
proper method, if only discovered,
could transmit this raw material into
| untold wealth.
Predictions have been many that
when our wood was all destroyed and
most of our coal, oil and gas was ex-
hausted that there would be nothing
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07

1 PEAT THE COMING FUEL
itFertoU nvaI Produc

ly and requires about 10000, 900 years
to produce anthracite, while Yankee
ingenuity produces a coal in all re-
spects just as good in the space OF
thirty minutes. That's the difference.
And because this new plan has been
worked out effectually and actually
produces excellent smokeless coal and
will be able to furnish it in immense
quantity at 81 OF less per ton, the peo-
pie are to be asked to pay SIS per ton
for it in order that trade may develop
another giant monopoly and stock
holders may wax fat on dividends.
But these peat makers seem to have
the best of the argument, as the peat
lands are all but worthless without
their method, and the people need the
fuel, and, as they say, the people will
have to come to us and pay whatever
our fuel is worth in heat units-not re-
speeding the cost to us of producing
the fuel"
That they have the whip hand and
are aware of the fact was made clear
to representative who called upon
the president of the corporation, Hen
ry S. Bunting. The Illinois Peat Fuel
company is the name under which the
corporation operates
Mr.. Bunting made no attempt To
conceal the fact that he was not phil
anthropically inclined. His candor
on this point, in fact, was interesting
from a psychological viewpoint, as he
explained that the stockholders of his
company had made him president not
with the idea of guarding the inter-
ests of the dear public, but ito make
dividends for them He proposed to
fill his position with an eye singly and
solely to that end.
s'Is it true that you are able to man.
ufacture coal successfully out of
dirt?" he was asked
sit is true-out of certain kinds of
dirt Mr.. Bunting replied. I'VE are
making a very fine grade of peat coal
by our patented machinery every day
right here in Chicago. We make this
coal out of turf, or bog mud, or peaty
ground, such as exists in great album
dance all over Illinois"
Does your process make really
good coal?"
"It is as good fuel as the world has
ever produced, just as good as anthra-
cite, as rich in heat units, besides last.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07

can be proud of her anywheres- II
it wasn't for us KNOWN you to be a
pretty good man"
For heavens sake!" Harry cried
in desperation; '.get outi Man! mani
will you sit here like fool until she
comes and catches your"
"AH right, Fletcher, all right. You
needn't get warm about it. If it was
me, though. I'd be maxim tracks up
to where she's waitin'. As you're in
no hurry" But Harry had turned
at this suggestion, and was stumbling
and putting over the boulders.
Mary saw him coming and ran for
ward. you are not hurt?' she asked.
Have you killed him?"
Harry shook mis- head He got
away he gasped-
And we must get away, too," Mary
said with exaggerated fear He'll
meet the others, and all three will
come. They will kill you, Harry"
81 think that those men are done
for" Harry returned I'VE needn't
hurry on their account. But, Mary,
you don't say what 1 want, you to say.
Have you no word for me, dear?"
Mary smiled and blushed. "Hush,' %
she whispered. 81 didn't care about
bravery, Harry. 1t was all make be-
lieve, and when 1 was ready, would
have said yes without the help OF
your men,"
What" Harry exclaimed.
Mary's smile broadened into a de
licious grin, and she made the canon
echo to her ripping laughter. ''You
are not the only actor" she gasped
81 recognized their voices-every one
of them-and 1 knew that you had
hired them. But don't you care
DEAR" she continued soothingly, as
she saw his miserable dependence, 81
won't tell about it. We will keep il
just between ourselves, won't we?"
And they did
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07
Weak in Orthoaraphy.

Col. Phil Thompson tells OF the
trials experienced by a friend of his
who recently acquired new stenogra-
pher The dear little thing is trif1e
weak in photography, but Thompson's
friend has been loath to call her down,
in view of the fact that she tries so
hard to please. He is too big hearted
to discharge the girl, for she needs
the money; SO he corrects the spelling
himself.
Recently, however, he was forced to
call her attention to the fact that in a
letter of some seventy-five words, she
had committed eight errors, among
which was 'tfourty."
MY, my" exclaimed the friend.
"This won't do, you know; 1 can't
stand for forty spelled this way!"
The willing worker looked over his
shoulder at the offending word. ezra
cious!" she exclaimed, ''how careless
of mel left out the tgh,' didn't I?''-
Golfers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07
Considerable Irishman.

A French chauffeur was driving in
Ireland when he rode over a cyclist.
The injured man apologized. pray
continue your journey" said he. 81
am really ashamed to have incommod-
ed such a sportsman" Next day the
chauffeur received a letter from this
sympathetic stranger full of regrets
and making tender inquiries about the
state of the automobile. Il must tell
YOU" it proceeded, s'that as a result
of yesterdays accident, for which ]
alone am responsible, 1 expect to die
soon. But I am arranging to leave
you a third of my property so that you
can embellish your automobile with
all the latest Improvements"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07
Open the Door of Your Heart.

Open the door of your heart, my lad.
To the angels of love and truth:
When the world is full of unnumbered
joys,
In the beautiful dawn of youth.
Casting aside all things that mar,
Saying to wrong. .'Departr
To the voices of hope that are callinA
Open the doors of your heart.
Open the door of your heart. my lass,
To the things that shall abide:
To the holy thoughts that lift your soul
Like the stars at eventide.
All of the fadeless flowers that bloom
In the realms of song and art
Are yours. if you'll only give them room.
Open the door of your heart
Open the door of your heart, my friend.
Needless of class creed.
When you hear the cry of brothers voice
The sob of child in need.
To the shining heaven that DER you
bends
You need no map or chart,
But only the love the Master gave.
Open the door of your heart
Edward Everett Hale.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07
Central African Lakes Drying UP.

In 1859, some distance southeast OF
Lake Nyassa, in central Africa, L1v-
ingstone discovered Lake Shirwa, a
body of water about thirty miles
long and fifteen miles wide. which has
now entirely disappeared with the ex-
ception of a few ponds. Lake Nyam1,
discovered by Livingstone at the same
time, has also disappeared. The cause
of the change appears to be a grad
ua1 drying up of bodies of water in
Central Africa. AS marking the re-
suits of a single half-century the
changes named show rapidity of mu-
tation in those inland waters not
equaled elsewhere in the contempt
rary geographer'S survey, though the
shrinking of Salt lake in Utah is also
very remarkable.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07
The BuIl's-Eye.

tfC o6u S-6ySs
They had been discussing some
vexed public question
you hit the bull's-eye!" cried one
of them in approving of another's
statement.
NBull's-eye," repeated a third. why
Is the targets bull's-eye SO called?
"Ahemi Ahemi" said the profess
sor. This is one of many instances
in our language where words have
gained a higher status than that with
which they started, and have been pro-
NOTED from the slang dictionary u
the dictionary of words of respectable
and current use.
''Bull's-eye is found in the dictionary
of The Canting Crew, in 1890, and was
the vulgar word for the central ring
OF the target used as a mark for arch
ers, which was colored differently
from the other rings. This may have
arisen from the ancient rounded
shields, cut from OK hide and strength
ened with a spike or central boss for
this shield or target; hence target was
often used as a mark itself
Then when sheet glass began to
be manufactured the thickened part,
where the tube had been attached,
was called the bul1's-eye. Then this
term was successfully applied to a
lens of glass, especially in a ships
target "-Philadelph Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-07
WHY THE PEOPLE SMILED.
Absent-Minded Preachers Headgear
Provocation Enouch.

A0Sent-MinOeo FredCnerS Hedo9edr
Provocation Enough.
A well known cleric, who was noted
for his Observation-Disclosures was engag-
ed to preach in church in a neigh
boring city. He had purchased a new
hat for the occasion. The young man
who was to escort him to the church
met him at the railway station.
Upon meeting him he said, after
what the parson thought rude stare,
ct beg your pardon, sir, but your
hat"
"Oh, yes; never mind the hat the
clergyman interrupted, and proceeded
to ask some questions The people
they met stared and smiled
Strange how many people notice
when one has got new hat" thought
the parson The church was reached
and the worshipers approaching nat
urally turned to observe the noted
preacher. His host met him at the
vestry door to welcome him, but, hest
Eating, said:
Pardon me, but pray why do you
wear your hat so?
The tile was doffed, and the outside
found to be still covered with the
white paper, which the absent-minded
divine had forgotten to remove!-Lon-
don Tit-Bits-