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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-27
Terms Of Court.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicia'
district of the state Of Montana.
1t Is hereby ordered that the terms of court fol
and during the year 1906, in said district, be and
they are by this order fixed and set as follows
,o.Wit:
cHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, January 9th.
Tuesday, March Goth.
Tuesday, June 26th.
Tuesday, October 23d.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, February 2oth.
Tuesday, May 22d.
Tuesday, september 18th.
Tuesday, November 9Th.
Witness my hand this 9th day of December, A.
D.. 1905. JNO. w. TATTAN,
Judge 18th Judicial Dist.
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Benton Electric Light company will be held on
Wednesday evening, January 3. 1906, at s O'Clock,
at the River Press office. for the purpose of elect.
ing q board of directors.
JNO. G. SULLIVAN, Sec. ana Treas.
Fort Benton, Mont, Dec. Is, 1905.
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$40 Reward.

$40 Reward.
Strayed or stolen, from my pasture near Har-
lem, Mont, three horses, branded as follows:
One strawberry roam mare, branded 4 on left
thigh.
One steel roam %gelding, branded n on right
thigh.
One white horse, branded *.
The above reward will be paid for information
leading to their recovery.
ALONZO SMITH, Harlem, M ont.
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House for Sale.

A eeven-room. we'll built house, in good repair
third door from Record building, for sale cheap,
Address MRS. A. A. SMITH,
Heleua, Mont.
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Furnished Room.
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

A. furnished room for rent. For particular
apply to LEE SEDGWICK.
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Hay for Sale.

Hay for Sale.
Have hay for sale. or will take stock to winter
or run by the year.
HENRY ELM, Culbertson, Mont.
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To Ranchers and Others.
Any person caring for any Of my stock thie
winter will be paid any reasonable price. Stock
is branded lC on left thigh.
LEWIS MUMPER, Beatrice, Mont.
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Proposals for Medical Attendance OF
County Patients.

Fort Benton, Mont, Dec 1, 1905.
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Headquarters for Christmas goods
IA, D. G. Lockwood's.
New Process ever fresh bread, better
than ever, at c. w. Ayres'.
Hay for. sale by the carload, ton or
bale. Will deliver Tuesday and Fri
day of each week. y.
Skates ground aud sharpened on
Wednesdays and Saturdays, % cents
per pair. Henry Hagen.
Just received a car Of fancy Wash
ington apples. AL! varieties OF good
keepers. T. c. Power Il Bro,
Two new quartz claims in the Little
Rockies have been recorded ia tn"
county clerks office by j. Umstot, j.
Greehan and S. E. Solicit.
Maj. T. A. Cummings. who has been
looking after livestock shipment. in
this locality during the past season,
left this morning for his home in ST.
Paul.
The pupils in the public schools
were dismissed this afternoon for the
usual holiday vacation, and will
resume their studies on Tuesday,
January ,.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that Charles n. Webster, col.
lector OF customs for this district, has
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yesterday Governor Toole stated tina,
he will not become q candid ate for
United States enator to succeed W.
A. Clark upon the expiration OF the
term of the latter. Mr.. Toole stated
that if he did not serve out his tern
as governor, it would be because his
health would not permit him do so
aud furthermore stated that when ht
leaves the executive Office he will bt
out of politics except to take a gen,
eral interest in common with all good
citizens.
MIssOULA, Dec. 2O.-The trial o.
The damage suit, in which George Ma!
of Stevensville, seeks 10 COY S75,
600 from Chas. H. Cowell of Missoula
for alleged malicious prosecution, wal
begun toda " in the district court. Th,
suit grows out of the arrest of Georg,
May in January, 1904, on the charg,
of larceny. May Bros. Of S~tevensville
loaded q car of sheep January %. bu,
before it was shipped C. H. Cowel
swore out a search warrant and seizet
seven head of sheep which bore hi,
brand. There was q preliminary hear
ing in Missoula, which lasted q Ions
time, and finally resulted in the dis
charge of the defendants. 1t wa,
shown At the hearing that the brant
on the Cowell sheep was one thu
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
The NEWS OF THE NEW RAILROAD

The Pennsylvania Steel Company has re-
ceived at Bucksport five cars of steel grid
ers for the Colson brook bridge at the head
of the Marsh stream. This bridge is to be
$50 feet long when completed Seven of the
Is bridges will be taken on scows to Frank
fort marsh.
The tug Dudley Pray arrived here Satur-
day from Stockton Springs where she went
to tow lighter with supplies to be used in
the construction of the Northern Seaport
railway which is being built between Scar
port and Bangor. The tug Pray is bound
for boston. The tug Peter B. Bradley
Rockland, carrying 45O ton derrick, boil
ers, etc., to be used in connection with the
construction work of the Northern Seaport
railway at port.--Portand Press.
The Northern Maine Seaport Railroad
Company petitioned the railroad commits
Sioners to permit Ga grade crossings and de-
termine the conditions under which such
crossings shall be established and main
tanned, and Monday the Board of Railroad
Commissioners met at Hermon junction to
view the several crossings, proceeding
northerly to Lagrange. Tuesday they were
to have left HermOn junction and proceed
ed southerly through the towns on the
route to and including Belfast, but the rain
There are of these crossings in Winter
port, in Frankfort, in Prospect, Is in
Stockton Springs, including on the Cape
JellisOn spur, 8 in SearspOrt, and in Bel
fast. Five of the crossings in Belfast are
designated as $50 rdA town way" and the
sixth as ssSearspOrt to Belfast road near
PassagasSawaukeag river"
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
CONSTABLE CROCKETT
Creates il Drouth in Thomaston

DR.. G. L. Crockett is cpndu citing his
crusade against the Drink Demon with an
energy and success that bids fair to make
the record of Plersun and Cummings look
like three dimes, and to make Thomaston
the dryest piece of territory IN Names
drouthy confines. 1T any body had an idea
that he allowed himself to be elected con-
stable at the recent town meeting for the
purpose of adding another official title to
his name, or for fun, it will go down in
history as a delusion. His office is no
sinecure as it has been administered, and
he has made the town as dry as a covered
bridge. i'ut ON Friday and Saturday last,
there were observed signs that the lid had
got aWry Just little, as a number of
drunken people were seen on the streets
But it didn't take the Doctor long to locate
tighter than ever Saturday evening,
young man who was under the influence
was arrested and at the station was given a
ThOmastOn edition of the third degree"
The adage, Sin vino veritaS,' proved true,
and he disclosed the source of his jag He
was released and James Demuth was arrest
ed, charged with "a single sale of liquor.
Demuth was arragned before Trial Justice
Linscott on Tuesday, and, on the testimony
of the lad that respondent had sold him
four bottles of whiskey at 81 so per quart,
was committed and sentenced to pay fine
OF 500 and costs. He wanted to appeal, but,
not being able to secure bonds, was COM
mitted to the county Jail on Wednesday by
Constable Joseph M. Kalloch. NJ. a. John
son. Esq, of Rockland, appeared as his
counsel: Roland Hatch was subsequently
arrested for single sale, but the evidence
showed that he got his liquor from Demuth.
And. as he had already been taken care of,
Hatch was discharged Thomaston Cor.
ROckland Opinion.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11

A. A. Howes went to Boston on business
by Tuesdays boat
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilson Jordan went to
Camden yesterday.
Mrs. Esther Carter of Cliftondale, Mass.
is in Belfast visiting relatives.
Miss Adelaide Z. Roes of Rockland was
the guest recently of Mrs. II. W. Clark.
Rev. E. S. Philbrook attended the annual
meeting of the Civic League in Waterville
Tuesday.
Mrs. Eta Patterson returned Tuesday
from few days visit with her son Charles
in Boston.
Arnold and Louis Harris arrived Tuesday
evening from New York to spend the sum-
mer in Belfast.
NJ. E. Partridge of Winterport was in
town this week to attend the funeral of his
niece, Mrs. Flora B. Frisbee
Mrs. Camilla A. Hazeltine and Miss An
nette W. White arrived home Tuesday from
McKeesport, Pa, where they spent the win
ter.
by Sunday mornings boa. from a sojourn of
several weeks in New York, Boston and
other cities.
Alvin Blodgett is still suffering from the
injuries received in his recent fall, and al
though improving is not yet able to bear
much weight on his injured foot
Wilson Ellis left Tuesday for Boston en-
route to California, where he has position
with mining company. lie has the best
wishes OF many Belfast friends for his
success in his new field.
because it happened to fit with a story
toid lew years since of Samuel Fessenden
OF Connectlcut, story much more likely to
De ialse than true, some of the papers call
ed him "a gutter when he Withdrew as a
candidate for senator to succeed O. H.
Platt. 1t now turns out that Mr.. Fessen-
den might have had the honor and that he
declined it in order to secure the place for
his friend, Congressman Brandegee. That
sort OF loyalty to a friend is extremely rare
in politics.-Portland Express.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
Lost in Boston.

Boston, May g. The Little Wanderers
Home in the South End today notified the
police that an S-year-old boy giving his
name as Allen Twitchell Of DixmOnt, Me-,
who found him wandering about the streets.
The boy says his grandfather at Dixmont
purchased a ticket for Boston on Saturday
and placed him on train. Why he was
sent here the child claims not to know.
LATER. The boy lied. He belongs in
Everett, Mass, and had run away from
home.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11

Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Coffin died April 18th
IN Pittsheld, Me-, aged 76 years. Mrs. COf-
fin was the daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Nathan Philbrick and was born in Thorn
dixie, Nov. 8, 1929. She was married in
March l849 to Hon. James NJ. Coffin of
Thorndike, where they made their home
until 1875. when they moved to Pitts
field. Three daughters were born to them,
and son by adoption, Frank Coffin, grew
up in their home. Mr.. Coffin died June %,
1881. OF her original family. a brother,
sisters, Mrs. Adelaide Morton Of Massa-
chusetts and Mrs. Lydia Coffin of Pittsfeld,
Me, survive her. A writer in the Pitts
field Advertiser speaks in terms of warm
and deserved appreciation of the excellen-
cles OF the good wife, mother, neighbOr and
friend who has just been taken from this
relationship, kind and considerate to all
children and possessed in marked degree
the virtues of neighbOrliness and hospital
ity, She felt lively sympathy for the sick
ana troubled and proved these qualities of
heart by brave self sacrifice.
James Stubbs of North Bucksport. one of
the best known residents of that town, died
very suddenly on Saturday, May 6, of heart
disease, aged nearly 63 years. He was a
veteran of the Civil war with brilliant
war record. coming out as first serg cant of
W FL SlXIH maine Regiment. lie was
past commander of James E. Hall post, G.
A. r., of Bucksport, and was also promi-
nent in the New England Order OF Pro-
lection. He took much interest in town af-
falrs and had held several town Offices He
leaves wife, one son, James Howard
Stubbs of East Everett, Mass, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Grace Douglass of Maiden. Mass,
Mrs: Dolly Kendall, widow of the late
Jonathan Kendall, died at her home in
Winterport May 1st, aged 81 years. She
was stricken with paralysis a week before
her ne death: Her son Albion and daughter,
Mrs. Nettie Crosby of Kansas, arrived Sun
day, which was great comfort to her other
daughter. Miss Inez, who had always lived
with and tenderJy cared for her aged
mother. Mrs. Kendall was member of
the Methodist church for many years. She
was loving mother, a kind, obliging neigh
Dor, and will be greatly missed by large
circle of friends.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES.

Mrs. Fidelia A. Carter was at home to her
friends Thursday, May 4th, which was her
91St birthday. She was born in Montville
the daughter of the late Robie Frye, and is
the only survivor of her fathers family,
although in youth and early womanhood
she was the frailest She married Mr.
Columbia P. Carter, who died in January,
1876, aged 62 years. Mrs. Carter came to
Belfast with her husband in 184O and a
little later she and her husband united with
the Baptist church, of which Mrs. Carter is
the Oldest member. She was baptized by
Elder Ephraim Emery about 1887 and the
church with which she united in Montville
is now defunct and the edifice has been
torn down. She is in delicate health, not
having been on the street since last fall,
and her eyesight is a little dim, but other
wise she is the aunt Fidelia of other days
and is beloved and respected by young and
old. She was the recipient of many flowers
and gifts and entertained large number of
callers, who wished that she might be
spared to meet them again and again.
Among her letters was one from Rev. F. w.
Ryder and a picture of him and his four
daughters. Mr.. Ryder is In Victor, Colo,
but still retains an interest in Belfast, where
he spent his early manhood.
Hon. William B. Swan, who observed the
80th anniversary of his birth May End at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter b.
Kelley, in Minneapolis, Mimi, entered up
on his business career at the age of 90 years
in the general store of p. r. Hazeltne
Eight years later he formed co-partner-
ship with Thomas Marshall, and under the
firm name of Marshall & Swan a wholesale
and retail business was carried on for IA
years in corn, flour and West India goods.
In 1869 Mr.. Swan sold his interest in the
business, and began new business at the
foot of Maine street under the firm name Of
William b. Swan & Co. AS the President
of the Swan & Sibley Co., Incorporated,
with Edward Sibley treasurer, he is still
doing business at the old stand, with every
facility for handling large and increasing
business in groceries, grain, coal and salt.
Mr.. Swan became director in the Belfast
National Bank in 1882, and served continu-
John G. Brooks when he succeeded to the
presidency. The charter of the Belfast
National having expired new bank
called The City National Bank of Belfast
was organized to take its place and Mr..
Swan was elected its president, position
he holds today. He has been member
and president of the common council and
mayor for two terms, 1880, and was, we
believe, the first mayor to have published a
detailed report of the city's finances and
business. He is president of the Waldo
County Hospital Association, has been a
member of the parish committee of the Uni
tartan church for many years and during
most OF the time its chairman, and during
his long and successful business career has
been identified with many local enterprises.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
....snts of Today's Journal.

,,,l,osd Proposition. News of the
H. Maine schools HonOred... i.
Ga7d News..An Old Time Petition.
..r Isle Nachtsmen. Lost in BOS-
6b,tuary. Birthday AnniverSa-
u. Tre News OF the New Railroad.
n Donovan Dead. Personal.
.n' and Liquor Constable Crockett.
..uducSt of Nevada. The Sturgis
q u NGckiand. Work Resumed at
r." Ind. Belfast Free Library.
iI7a v Nardwell.. Immortality (POem)
,.,.ement in kennebec.
49,. Nard's Letter. Industrial Califor-
.3 m. Maine Seaport r. R.."Back to
% @ .tiets 81, 900 and Watch.
l.-1 .s., Hon. c. E. Littlefield in
"a I..... lp " Wedding Reception in
u"... transfers in Real Estate.
n uu- frlls.
... tp,nf Eelfast The Churches.
RI Nl5 County Hospital. Secret
HIGH school Dramatlcs....
Hl Boats.
a.. lyal legion. .Studding Sails.
F -A3kers.... Literary News and
The Indispensable Motor En-
lns Trout Rod on the Wall
,. ,Ue Cor0uet at st. John. Big
.... Segment Pearl Brook Stables.
- and seizures. "A Rare Com
.-U
... IH1tsp spondeDce.. Woodland
Jumped Overboard...
U4u Laws..... HatcherieS in
...-... Locals Stockton Springs
= News The News of Brooks.
.nd Journalists. Ship News.
G,lrages Deaths Market.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
Deer Isle Yachtsmen.

Arthur Small left Monday for New York
to join the steam yacht Admiral
Capt. Hiram Howard and son Joseph left
Monday to join their yacht for the season.
Alfred b. Greenlaw has left to take his old
position as first officer of the Boston yacht
1dalia.
Capt. Melville Thompson sailed Monday,
in the yacht Coronilla, for Marblehead.
Simeon Dow went with him as cook and
Ernest Pickering as seaman.
Oscar B. Weed left for New London Sat-
urday to join the yacht Wacouta as second
officer, and Laurence E. Pickering left same
day for Boston to join r. H. Whites yacht
as quartermaster.-Dee Isle Messenger.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
To the Honorable the Senate and the Hon.
orable the House of Representatives in
General Court Assembled A. Domni 1891.
The subscribers, inha bitants of the town
of Frankfort in the county of Hancock
humbly show, that in June, 1889, an act was
passed by the General Court Incorporating
the district which they inhabt together
with another very extensive district into a
town by the name of Frankfort.
That by reason of their not having given
proper information relative to the situation
of said town, the limits of it are established
much more extensive than is usual, or than
is consistent with the convenience Of the
Inhabitants thereof.
That from the southern to the northern
extremity, the said town extends in a
straight line full eighteen miles, and as the
road goes full thirty miles, a space so large
that the business of the town cannot be
conducted without much trouble and con-
fusion.
principally settled in the two extreme parts
thereof, and that for eight or ten miles in
the center there are but a few scattered
settlers, so that the town meetings being
necessarily held in one OF the eXtremities
cannot be attended by those who live in the
other, without the greatest difficulty.
That the part OF the said town which
your petitioners inhabit has always hereto
fore been considered as district planta-
ton from the other part, and that the divid-
ing line in the plan which accompanies this
petition has i'll conveyanceS and all public
acts been considered the boundary of what
was then called the plantation of Frankfort.
That in the present extent of the town it
is impossible to erect a meeting house,
schoolhouse or any public building in any
part thereof without creating great incon-
venence to a large proportion of the town.
From all which considerations your petit
TONERS pray that the part of the town which
they inhabit may be set off from the said
town of Frankfort and that they and the
lands which they occupy may be incorpor-
described in the annexed plan by the name
of Prospect. And as in duty bound shall
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
John B. Donovan Dead.

John B. Donovan, referee in bankruptcy
and one of the best known attorneys in
western Maine. died Suddenly, May 4, at
his home in Alfred. His death was caused
by the bursting of blood vessel. He was
marshal under President Cleveland for
mer member Of the State Legislature and at
one time chairman of the Democratic State
committee.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11

The class championship was awarded to
the class of 1906, and Charles f. Currier,
'O6, uf Brewer has the individual champion
ship by winning 16 points. The Freshmen
came next in the point winning, and were a
happy class. When the news of the vic
tories the varsity and the 2nd had gained
over Andover and E. NJ. S. c. S. in the
afternoon were received in the evening the
band turned out, and general celebration
was in order. The varsity returned Sun
day from its lengthy Massachusetts trip,
where, despite it's numerous defeats, it has
been playing good ball. All Maine sup
porters are proud of the score which the
wearers of the Maine blue held the Yale
men down to, and are well satisfied with
the trip.
The tennis trials for the Intercollegiate
Meet will probably come off either Thurs
Lewiston on the 10th. The outlook is quite
bright, as many promising men are ont.
Among them are Captain Mcclure, '05, R..
b. Kitteredge, NJ. r. LOvett, G. S. Owen,
F. d. Southland, 'O6, T. S. Tabor and r. L.
Mitchell, 'OS The tournament for the
Southland medals will be played here during
Junior week.
The University Band is to give concert
in Lincoln Friday evening, under the leader
ship of A. W. Sprague, 'O5, of Bangor. At
! concert given in Bangor last week Mr..
Sprague conducted the band during its
rendering of his intermezzo. called "Orono.'
which is pronounced to be a very fine piece
of work.
The Sophomore hop, which took place in
Alumni Hall Friday evening, May 9Th, was
one of the pleasantest social events of the
year. The gym was decorated with bunt.
ing in the class colors-purple and white
and the cozy corners helped to make the
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
maine Schools Honored.

ie has" bs%'e Superintendent of Schools of
Z IN SI ~ tpeeh En- selected as one of the lee
Inv department. of Education in
er niaed aelSity. 1t is indicative of the
honrpiS%,c the common schools hold in
II orr r', afd ana esteem of the public when
pat oiuest and most famous univer-
b Of fS eS provision for the study and So
sssors saaudgalional and problems by college
anu common school men.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11

One of the new plans for Junior week is
for a college supper to be held in the gym
from to some evening during the week,
when all the students and their friends can
gather there. TOasts, etc., will follow the
supper and the inauguration of this custom
is looked forward to with pleasure.
The Republican journal., 1905-05-11
AN OLD-TIME PETITION.

To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNALS: The
railroad in process of building through
Frankfort, Prospect and stockton, with the
probability of it's extension through Sears
port, shows to what extent the people of to-
day are willing to go in developing the re-
sources of our State. The following petition
and the signatures thereto may be interest
ing to the descendants of the signers, many
of whom are readers of The journal. and
no doubt would protest against walking
eighteen miles to a town meeting.
E. B. B.
Iynn Mass