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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-01
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(Received too late for last week.
John Sparlin was at Provolt this
week on business.
Will Miller, of Williams, spent
Friday and Saturday visiting friends
at Provolt.
W. f. Fields, who has been spend
ing the summer in Washington, re-
turned home Saturday, accompanied
by his wife. They expect to .spend
the winter here in the ..Applegate val
ley.
The warm sun shine of the past
three weeks has ceased and the hills
tops are covered with white caps Of
snow, which looks very promising for
a hard Winter. The rains of the past
two days we're needed to start the
fall sown grain.
The Lewman Brothers were at
Williams Saturday gathering up
hogs that have been on the range
since last spring They got four
head. They will try to capture more
next week in the Farris, gulch range.
They have 40 head out yet, some OF
which are almost ah wild as deer,
and can only be caught with dogs.
w. W. Sonson was at Grants Pass
Friday with load of vegetables
and also to see about his hops stored
at that place and to get prices. Mr.
Sonson states that the hop market is
quite dull this season and that no
offers could be had. He says the
prices are looking better. The hop
growers of Applegate Valley will hold
until prices becomes better than at
present. Growers expect prices to
range up to 10 and l6 cents. Present
prices are 10 aud l2 cents.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-01

Dry Goods, Clothing
Furnishings
ClOakS and Wraps
Rubber Goods
Boots and Shoes
Notions
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
The New County Officials.

The board OF county commissioners
IN session today, to superintend
the transfer of the various county
offices to the new incumbents chosen
at the last election. In assuming the
duties of the Office of sheriff, Frank
Mcdonald announced that Merritt
Flanagan, of Ada, will be his under.
sheriff, and John Haigler, of Big
Sandy. deputy sheriff and %jailer.
William II. Leet, the new county
clerk, has appointed Lee Sedgwick
and Ezra Crane as deputies in his
Office. Charles H. Boyle, in entering
upon his third term as clerk of the
district court. has appointed Harry
Smith as his deputy.
County Attorney Pray and Assessor
Lewis succeed themselves in their re-
spective Offices. &. l.. Powers enters
upon the duties OF county auditor,
and Miss Agnes Atkinson is the new
superintendent Of ChOuteau county
schools. The term of County Treas.
urer Sullivan ends in March, when he
Will Begin his second term.
In the matter Of the county printing,
the board Ut commissioners awarded
the contrac, for the present year to
tn Chinook Opinion, at the rates SUB.
mitted some three weeks a.o.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
To Irrigatc Montana Lands.

HELENA. Dec. 2S.-''Af,er twenty
five years of travel over this great
state" says State Engineer Wade 10
his report TO Governor Joseph X.
Ioole, II am convinced that all our
arabic lands can be irrigated. Every
arid acre that a be utilized for grain
or grass can be reclaimed and if the
reclamation service succeeds IN max.
inp practical the great government
enterprises now actually begun, and
if our own state awakens to a sense of
the Importance of the incalculable
benefits of systematic irrigation, the
time need not be long delayed when
the millions of acres that now yield
only wild grass, or possibly sage
brush and cactus will be occupied by
prosperous and contented farmers,
and to this end we are willing to ex-
tend the hand OF welcome to all leyiti.
mate enterprises, whether individual
or cooperative, state or federal agen-
cies initiate them
In his report Engineer Wade re.
views the work that has been done ia
hi, department since the creation of
the Office, dealing with conditions in
the three irrigation districts. Billings,
Big Timber and the Dearborn, and
including the report OF Irrigation En-.
gineer J. S. Baker, of a photographic
survey of Gail attn valley.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Montana At Worlds Fair

BOHEMIAN. Dec 229.-F. B.. Lintield,
who had charge of gathering the agri.
cultural exhibits for Montana at St.
Lonis, is preparing his final report to
Chairman Mantle. Montana had 26O
individual exhibitors in the a%gricultu-
raj department, and of these l.2-
nearly two-thirds will receive med.
ais. Montana's exhibit was much
complete than most of the neigh
boring states with many more individ.
ual exhibitors. How it compares as
to medals cannot ye, be learned.
About 1000 people registered at the
agricultural booth aud many thous-
ands who did not register stopped
long enough to examine the exhibit in
detail. Most of these went away with
u far different idea of Montana's re
sources than they had before. Pro.
lessor Linfield states that although he
saw quantities of advertising matter
dropped or abandoned about the
ground, he saw only one of Mon
tana's publications without an owner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
WINS SUIT.
Judge Leslie Renders Decision In Ceie'
trutcd Election Contest Case.

The decision Of Judge Leslie 10 the
Buckley.McDonald election contest
case was received bv the clerk OF the
district court Tuesday morning. 1t
is to the effect that Mr.. Mcdonald Is
an American citizen, and quallted TO
hold the Office of sheriff OF Chouteau
county, to which he was elected last
November.
The opposing candidates at tina
time, it will be remembered, were John
Buckley. democrat, and Frank Me-
Donald, republican, the latter recelv'
ing a majority of 252 votes. Soon
after the official declaration of the re-
suit. Mr.. Buckley began u contest
based up n the allegation that Me-
Donald was not eligible TO the office.
that he was born in Ii foreign country
and had not taken out DECENTRALIZATION
papers. Evidence in the case was
given in the district court before Judge
Leslie. and his decision is adverse to
the contestant.
Judge Leslie states that the pre-
ponderance of evidence shows Nc.
Donald was born in Prince Edward
Island, as claimed by the contestant.
| bu. if his father and mother We're citi'
| zens of the United States it becomes
immaterial where the son and CON
t ,stee may have been born. The law
assumes that a resident OF a country
is a citizen thereof. unless there is
proof to the contrary, and Mr.. Nc
Donald's parents having been resi-
| dents of Boston, aud his father q cap
tain in the merchant marine service,
they are assumed to have been citizens
of the United States. The decision
concludes as follows:
The burden Of proof devolves upOr
the plaintiff and contestant, and ths
evidence failing to show that the de
PENDANT and contestee is of foreign
birth, coupled with alien l%arentage, /
follows that judgment must be for thu
defendant aud contested.
1t is therefore ordered and ad
judged, that the election in the count.
OF Chouteau, state of Montana, helt
November s, 1904, whereby the de
fendan and contestee, Frank Melon
aid, was ELECTED sheriff of Choutea,
county, be, and the same is, hereb,
confirmed, and the said Frank Nc
Donald be, and hereby is, declared
said Chouteau county, Montana, ant
that he. the said defendant and con
lessee, be, and 5, hereby entitled It
recover his costs herein expended.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Wool supply Is Short.

BOsTON, Dec. D.-The close of the
Boston wool market for the year 1904
Is characterized by remarkable
shortage in the amount of wool on
hand. In fact, the scarcity of the sup
ply is occasioning traders in this, the
chief wool market in the United
States. considerable apprehension as
to whether serious conditions will be
encountered before the arrival of the
lev clip.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin
has just completed its annual canvass
OF the wool supply of the country. 1t
will say tomorrow that Boston greets
1905 with a startling situation" 1t
finds that the supply of wool, domestic
and foreign on hand unsold here, is
the smallest carried over 10 fifteen
years.
Only II, 1000, 600 pounds Of domestic
wool is left uusold in the United
States, against IL, OOO, 900 last year.
The total supply of all kinds in the
country is less than 81, DOC, 900 pounds.
This is said to be the smallest supply
On hand in the United States in a
long time.
1t should be stated that the mills
are heavily stocked and that millions
OF pounds belonging to them and not
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
4 Year OF DrOuth.

The weather report for December,
issued by Observer Ling, of Havre,
completes a record of twelve months
in which there was a serious shortage
in precipitation in this part of Mon
tana. Compared with the average OF
former years. the precipitation during
the past twelve months was about st
inches less than the average amount.
The mean temperature of the past
month was q degrees, which is the av-
erage for December. The precipita.
ton was O.45 inches, or a little lees
than the average of former seasons.
There were eight clear days. eight
partly cloudy, and fifteen cloudy days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
The January Weather Record

A bulletin issued by Observer Ling,
of Havre, gives the following weather
data for the mouth Of January, COM
piled from official records covering a
period Of "a years:
The mean or normal temperature for
January is II degrees. The highest
January temperature on record was
ii degrees in 1900, and the lowest 10
below zero in 1886.
The average precipitation for j an.
uary is 0.76 inches, but in 1888 the
record amount of 2.47 inches fell dur
ing the month. The heaviest January
snowfall in twenty-four hours was 90
inches in 1885.
The month of January has an aver
age of eight clear days, fourteen part
" cloudy. and nine cloudy days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Estimate Of State Expenses.

HELENA, Dec. 29.-State Auditor
Calderhead has submitted to Govern.
or Joseph X. Toole his estim ate of the
necessary expenses of the state for the
next two years and an estimate of the
income for the same period. From
this it is seen that the auditor believes
the gross expense for 1905 will be
1858, 76O. 93 and fer 1906, 1851 $50.
The states income for the year 1916
is estimated at $.9l, 600, and at 1922,
600 for the year following, and the
auditor figures that the balance of in
come over expense at the close of the
two years will be $50, 1884 OF. The
estimated deficit for 1905 is S62, 100. 90.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
for sale still are stored in this coun.
try. The Boston wool market re.
mains firm.
STATE LEGISLATURE ORGANIZED.
The Ninth Legislative Assembly Read,
For Work Of the Session.

HELENA, Jan. 2.-In comparison
with the last session of the legislature
the galleries were sparsely filled in the
two houses when the Ninth Legislative
assembly of Montana was called to or
der at noon. The house gallery was
perhaps two-thirds full, while in the
e. ate less than half the seats were
occupied.
1t was just at noon when Lieuten ant
Governor Edwin Norris stepped to the
front of the magnificent senate cham
Der and rapping the desk to restore
order, asked Chief Justice Theodore
Brantly to come forward. Judge
Brantly stepped forward and admins.
tered to the lieutenant governor the
oath of president of the senate.
After the roll of holdovers had been
called the secretary called the anne
of the counties in which senators were
elected last fal. aud all responded, adj
vancing to the front and presenting
| - SthNuS\ VI V'chs u y" SSGo
tors remained standing in from. of the
secretary's desk aud when the roll was
presented the oath of office was adj
ministered to then by Judge Brantly.
They then subscribed 10 the oath.
The organization of the senate was
then begun. For president pro TEN
b. f. White, republican, Beaverhead,
and Mahon, democrat. Valley, were
nominated by their respective parties.
White was elected, Is to 9, Yegen be.
ing absent.
Secretary Of State Yoder, who had
just taken his own oath of office, called
the house to OF der promptly at noon.
Nate Godfrey vas appointed assistant
chief clerk and called the roll. There
were two %absentees, one being Ken.
nedy, of Silver Bow, who is i'll from
an attack of appendicitis. Nomina.
lions for speaker were called for.
Bennett, Of Madison, nominated He'd
ges, of Fergus; O'Conner, Of Broad.
water, nominated Johnston, Of yell
lowstonc: Dempster. Of Silver Bow,
nominated Lannin, of Silver Bow.
The roll call resulted as follows:
Hedges 36: Johnston, %: Lannin, 8:
neither of the three candidates voting.
Bennett then presented the republican
caucus nominees attaches. while John
ston performed a like duty for the
democrats. On motion the republican
nominees were elected by the same
vote as prevailed in the speakershiI
contest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
SDOiIed Her Beauty,

Harriet Howard, OF 2O9 w. Bath ST.,
New York, at one time had her beauty
spoiled with skin trouble. She writes:
II had Salt Rheum or Eczema for
years, but nothing would cure cure it,
until / used Bucklen's Arnica Salve.'
A quick and sure healer FOR cuts,
burns, and sores. PC at D. G. Lock-
woods drug store.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

at Clifford, one at Chester and n at
Concord. These are points on the
main line west of Havre. The com.
pany is having considerable difficulty
in obtaining water in this division,
more so this reason than formerly,
but ever since the road was built the
water supply for locomotives on the
thigh line'' has been O source OF
trouble.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Anniversary Of %IrOquOis Fire.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-Today, the first
anniversary of the lroquois theater
fire, in which $50 persons persisted, a
memorial meeting was held in Will
lard hall. While the exercises were
in progress the theater in which the
disaster occurred was closed.
In connection with the days Obser-
vances, announcement was made that
President Reynolds, of the Iroquois
Memorial association, expects to raise
$50, 600 within TO days, 10 purchase the
site for a proposed emergency hos
pital. Donations to the building fund
Of the hospital during the past year
aggregate 100000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
There is one rational way to

There is rational way to
treat nasal catarrh: the medicine Is
applied direct to the affected mem.
brane. The remedy is Ely's Cream
Balm. 1t restores the inflamed tbs.
sues to a healthy state without drying
all the life out of them and it gives
back the lost senses of taste and smell.
The sufferer who is tired of vain ex.
periments should use Cream Balm.
Druggists sell it for so cts. Ely
Brothers, IS Warren Street, New
York, will mail It.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
The River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send it to ''the old folks
at home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

J.. H, Wicks. who has been em.
ployed in D. G.. Lockwood's drug
store for several months past. left
Yesterday morning for Great Falls,
where he has accepted a similar posi-.
ton with the Randall Drug Co.
\ very enjoyable dancing party was
given by the Misses Culbert> IN last
evening at the Pacific hotel. A large
number of their young friends were ia
at,endau and dancing was continued
until an early hour this morning.
Lee Morrell. of the Shonkin, who
returned this morning from a short
visit I Cascade, reports that he has
purchased about % head of calves
from parties in thai vicinity, and will
turn them out On the range near his
ranch.
It is announced that j. 6. THAN,
superintendent of the Highwood forest
reserve, has received instructions to
bar sheep from the reserve hereafter.
The number of cattle that may be al.
lowed on the reserve has also been re-
duced.
l, is reported from Havre that the
Great Northern railroad has taken
steps to construct three reservoirs,
each to have a capacity OF 26,0OO,OO
gallons, to be located as follows: One
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11
LYTLE HAS TROUBLES
Has to Pay Premium on Steel Rails for
New Road.

So closely are the various roads hay.
ing an interest. in the Northwest watch.
ing the development Of new lines, that
it is impossible for any independent
roads TO secure second. hand equipment
of any sort on the Pacific coast. Rails
owned by the big lines will not be sold
under any circumstances, and cars or
locomotives cannot be purchased either.
+ Z. Lytle, who is pn,paring actively
TO commence the construction Of the Pa.
cifc Railway L Navigation Company's
line from Hillsboro to the Coast via As.
toria, has been unable to buy few fiat
cars and one locomotive for immediate
use, and Of the several lots Of 81 pound
rails held in this territory, he cannot
obtain a single piece Of steel As a re.
suit, he has been compelled to pay $3.50
a ton as a premium on sufficient steel
in the East to build the first FIVE miles
This means an extra expense Of neary
$1,000 on that part OF me line alone,
and il is now regarded certain he will
have 10 find ears All engines for pres.
ent needs beyond the l;pcEies.
The initial fve.nie stretch mrst lie
in operation by January ], and the first
ten miles by May ]. 50 no time can be
wasted in getting the grading under
way. A good start - expected TO be
made Monday, and as there il bpt half
Of the five miles TO Lc graded, it is
hoped to have that part Of the work
finished before the rains SET IN again.
Reports circulated recently TO the -.
feet that +. II. Hartman was financing \
the p. r. & ", project, were quashei
when it became known the .. Z. & ",
or Southern Pacific would not provide
Mr.. Lytle with rails or equipment. IL
Is said by those on the inside that each |
line Is watching the other closely, and |
extra steel and equipment is held re-
serve in case a rush IA ordered for any |
particular portion Of the territory.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11

These two words. SchiiiiaSs
Best. are perfect assurance o.
getting your money's-worth
Ars~ ss-@<s sssasassA
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11

Another chapter in the episode Of the
fight over the highway leading Ia
iiume's mill, was enacted last evening
shortly after ! o'clock. when number
of the employees of the mill broke down
and tore up the fence which G. Hansen
had built across the highway, for the pro
lection Of his property. After complet,
ing the drprdtion, the men tackled a
notice on one Of the posts, warning Han,
sen not to again attempt TO obstrict
tho highway, under dire penalties. II
was adorned with cross bones and q
skull, symbolic Of tn rsult that might
follow, II the warning were not needed,
The trouble commenced Thursday,
when Hansen built wire fenc, across
the only road kading to Hume's mill,
used both for pedestrian travel, and the
traffic of proluct Of the mill. During
the night the wires were cut, and early
yesterday morning Hansen encountered
a man around the place. whom he charg.
ed with the depreciation, \ fist hgh,
followed, and Hansen withdrew with
Il large bump on his forehead, which he
claimed his adversary inflicted with
blunt instrument.
Going hastily To the office OF Justice
Goodman. Hansen procured John Doc
warrant for his as-ailant. and accom-
panied by Constable utxinger, he start
ed to find The man. lie claimed the man
was an employee Of the Hume mill,
but n diligcnt search there by the Of
fcer failed to locate him.
Hansen then impaired his fence,
spliced the wires. and went home 10
get little sleep. lie expected another
onslaught on his fence last night. but
as near as can be learned he slept too
long, and the depreciation was commit. |
ed before he reached the scene.
Hansen has announced that he will
fight the case to bitter end. and
Yesterday began the construction Of q
small house on the road. The shack |
Ia said to be located on a spot where
the first high tide win take u out into |
The river. but when Street Superintend.
ent Kearney called his attention to that |
fact yesterday, Hansen replied by stat.
ing that he guessed he could build his |
iouse where he pleased.
Mr.. Kearney stated last night that
IN agreement would probably be reach.
ID between the city and the county
'ourt, whereby both Birch and Fifty.
.hird street would be improved, and
hus open highway to the mill.
As it is. there is no feasible route for
he many men going and coming from
heir work, while lumber from the mill
las to b. transferred at the fence
,rought to the fence by one team, and
'acked through and there taken by
mother.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11
Bilious Attack Quickly Cured.

A few weeks ago had q bilious at
tack that was so severe | was not able
to go to the Office for two days. Fail,
ing to get relief from my family ply,
sician's treatment, | took three OF
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab.
let's, and the next day felt like a new
man.-H. C. Bailey, Editor OF the News
Chaplin, 81 c. These tablets are for
sale by Frank Hart and leading drug.
gists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11
Sells More Of chamberlain's Cough
Remedy Than Of All Others
Put Together.

Mr.. Thos. ueVrgs, a merchant at Mt.
Elgin, Ontario, says: 81 have had the
local agency for Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ever since 1t was introduced in.
to Canada, and l sell as much Of Il as
I do all other lines / have on my shelves
put together. OF the many dozens sold
under guarantee, / have not had one
bottle returned. can personally recon.
mend this medicine as l have used II
myself and given It to my children and
always with the best results" For sale
by Frank Hart and leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11

munity. Mr. Miller at once consented
10 right the wrong as nearly as he
could by asking for diyorce from the
woman he had unwittingly legally mar
ried. With the establishment of his
identity as Charlie Howard aud his
marriage to the woman claiming the
Missouri Howard estate, her claim TO he
latter, will Of course, end.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11
). J. N. Griffin
xooxs ~. STATIONERY MUSIC
GOT HIS HAIR BACK.
Was Perfectly Bald Whea He Started
to Use Newbro's Herpicide

Frederick Manuel. Maryland block,
Butte, Montana, bought bottle Of New.
bros Herpicide. April 8. 80, and began to
Use It for entire badness. The hair fol-
Eeies in his scalp were not dead and in
20 days he had hair all over his head
On July he writes. "and today my hair
b as thick and luxuriant as any one
could WISH" Newbros Herpicide works
en- an old principle and with a new dis
eovery-destroy the cause and you re-
move the effect Herplcide destroys the
germ that causes dandruff. falling hair.
and finally badness, SO that with the
cause gone the effect cannot remain.
Stops falling hair at once and a new
growth starts. Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c. in stamps for sample
% The Herpicide Co.. Detroit. Mich.
Eagle Drug Store, 35l-353 Bond st.,
Owl Drug Store, $40 Com. st., 7. r.
Lurin, Prop. Especial Agent
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-11

DO you believe that competition is
the life Of tradei"
81 do" replies the dealer in millinery
goods. why, IL il wasn't for the com.
petition between the wom4n of this
town, trade would be dead with u.s.