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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Property Has Escaped Taxation.

SALEM, Ore, March 2l.-Petitions
are being prepared and will soon be
in circulation for the initiation Of a
bill authorizing and occurring the
levying of an assessment upon all
property in the state not heretofore
assessed since the year 1860. If en-.
acted into a law by the people in
June, 1906, the bill will have the effect
of enriching the treasures of several
counties of the state to the extent OF
hundreds of thousands of dollars, the
principal part of which will come
from the railroads and wagon road
companies holding extensive land in
terests in the state and who have es.
capped taxation to the present time.
1t is estimated that at least 10 town
ships of land in this Marion county
alone are held by the railroads upon
which no taxes have been paid since
1860, which would mean about 5000, 600
as assessed under the proposed act.
Many sparsely settled counties in the
state would exceed this acreage in
such land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Adjusting Venezuelan Debt.

LONDON, March 22.-At the Office of
the council of foreign bondholders the
Associated Press was informed today
that an agreement between the Vene.
zuelan government and the British
and German bondholders, adjusting
and consolidating the exterior debt Of
S2S, 900, ZOO, will be signed tomorrow,
the details having been concluded to
the satisfaction of both parties. 1t
was added that the guarantee com.
prises considerably more than SO per
cent. of the customs duties of all ports
except La Guayra and Puerto Ca.
bello, but the officials declined to give
the exact figures.
Surprise was expressed at the dis.
patches from Washington intimating
that the American minister at Cara
cas-, Mr.. Bowen, was seeking to pre-
vent the ratification of the agreement,
which the council of foreign bond
holders contend is entirely in accord
with the Washington protocol.
The British and German foreign Of
fees have been consulted and agree
that the bonds are entirely within the
rights and the provisions of the pro-
tOcnl
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
THE RETREAT Is ORDERLY.
h Russians Are Encouraged BY Re-
ports From the Front.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-The
retreat of the Russian army. from the
latest reports, is evidently being con.
Quoted in splendid fashion. In four
days actual marching after leaving
Tie pass, the rear guard has fallen
back 20 miles, and the heads of the
column are already entering Gunshu
pass, 40 miles further north, keeping
up with the Japanese column march.
ing north over the grand trade road.
With the bridges and railroads de.
stroyed behind the Russians, the Jap.
anese are unable to press the rear and
according to information received
from the front, 1t Is believed that the
bulk of Field Marshal Oyama's army
Is still at Tie pass, the thanking COL
m being comparatively weak. This
news may, however, prove incorrect.
With the crossing of the Sungari
river at Chantihutu protected, many
military men here believe that General
Linevitch while preparing to with
draw to Hardin, will attempt to hold
the line from Kuanchangtse to Kirin,
so as to control the rich Sunari val.
ley as a source of supply for the army.
A Japanese advance to Kirin would
be equivalent to the isolation of Vlad.
ivostOk.
The al Office points to the fact that
Linevitch was able to give his troops
a day of rest as being the best evi.
dence that complete order had been re.
stored, and that the stories of demon.
allied flights are untrue.
The Russian press commends Gen.
eral Kuropatkin highly for the fine
spirit which he displayed in returning
to the army in q subordinate capacity,
declaring that the defeated leader is
more to be pitied than blamed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Castro Backs Down.

PARIS, March %. - The French
Gable company has received a further
dispatch from Nj. Brun, its represen.
tative at Caracas, confirming the post.
ponement OF a decision of the court
relative 20 the company's concessions.
He says che postponement was sine
die.
The company's officials here say the
~postpOnement resulted from the repre-
sensations of the French minister. 1t
is understood that the representations
pointed out that the company is a
government concern and that an un.
friendly attitude toward it would
amount to an unfriendly attitude to-
ward the French government.
The company is reticent as to its
future attitude and is still unadvised
of any cutting of cables and expressed
a desire for an amicable adjustment
with President Castro.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29

for erecting and maintaining expen.
sive water tanks or coal chutes.
The machine is what Is known as
the four stroke cycle. There is a com.
pressed air reservoir, from which the
power IL obtained for starting. This
gives the piston its 6rst stroke,
when It takes in the air at atmosphe-
rio pressure and temperature. The
second stroke congresses this air and
raises it to a temperature of about
1000 degrees fahrenheit. The third
stroke Is what is known as the work.
ing stroke. The oil is sprayed into
the hot air, the amount being regula.
ted by governors. During the first
part of this stroke the combustion of
this oil is carried on at q constant
pressure for a period that is regulated
by the amoun of oil sprayed. The
second part Of the stroke is practi.
cally an expansion, with transference
of heat, and the fourth stroke exhausts
the gases.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Cattle Sold For faxes.

BOZEMAN. March22.-County Treas
urer Weaver went to the border of the
county. near the Jefferson county line.
Monday, to sell some cattle belonging
to Mike Murphy, whose residence is in
Jefferson county. The cattle were in
Gallatln county on March | at noon,
bat Murphy had reported them and
had them assessed in jefferson couu.
ty: hence the dispute. County Attor.
ney C. +. Stranahan of Jefferson
county telephoned to County Attorney
Walrath that he had instructed MUIR
ply to defend his property, with a
shotgun, if necessary, against the
Gallatin treasurer. Accordingly the
county attorney instructed Sheriff
Reynolds to accompany Weaver, and
he did so. The shotgun was IN sight,
but no q offered to use it. and the
sale passed Off peaceably. Six head
of cattle were put up for sale and
were bid in by Sheriff Reynolds for
$50 S. the amour Of the taxes and
costs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
tifty-fivc Bodies RecO vercd.

B%ROCKTON, Mass, March 21.-Sat-
isfed that there was no chance of re.
covering additional bodies from the
ruins of the r. B. Grover company's
shoe factory, search was abandoned
at II o'clock tonight by the small
army of volunteers, after 81 hours of
constant toll. Although the police
and Medical Examiner Pa yne feel that
they have removed from the debris
all remains which were not reduced
to ashes, a second search shortly will
be instituted to satisfy relatives and
friends of the victims.
Fifty-five dead, Is identified AS mis-
sing, and 26S employees accounted for
is, in brief, tonight the situation fol-
lowing yesterdays catastrophe. At
the ruins tonight hundreds Of men,
drenched to the skin by the rain,
toiled on increasingly amid the half
burned timbers for fragme nts Of flesh
aud bone, which when found, were
hurried to the morgue to be scanned
by those awaiting there. That the IS
dead represent the total number OF
victims, no one familiar with the dis.
aster believes. 1t is extremely doubt
full, however, that more than frag-
mentary pieces of other bodies will
yer be found.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
The Beef Trust Investigation.

CHICAGO, March 22.-The special
grand jury to investigate the so-called
''beef trust was completed today.
Three vacancies left in the panel yes
tcrday were filled and the hage mass
of testimony available was immedi-
ately attacked.
District Judge j.. Otis Humphrey
charged the jury to ''present no one
from envy, hatred Or malice, nor to
leave any n unpresented for fear,
favor, affection, reward or hope of
reward"
The charge to the jurors was de.
livered in a most impressive manner
and was listened to with deep interest.
Judge Otis Humphrey said:
"This body stands between the up.
right and honest citizen and the ma.
liciOus accuser. You are saviors of
regulations, as we'll as the body
through which the honest accuser OBJ
tains justice"
Among the important witnesses who
will appear before the beef trust grand
jury are Miss NJ. A. Dincock, private
secretary to j.. Ogden Armour: C. o.
Young, general superintendent of
Swift & Co., and Geo. &. Morgan, as
sistant to Young.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
EVIDENCE AGAINST BEEF TRUST.
Federal Authorities Take Precautions
Against Publicity Of Testimony.

CHICAGO, March 2l.-Fifteen secret
service men have been brought to Chi.
cago to guard the witnesses who will
appear and testify before the special
grand jury which tomorrow will begin
the investigation of the transactions
OF the so.called beef trust. So great
Is the desire of the federal officials to
maintain a strict secrecy 10 the in.
vestigation, that every witness who
testifes before the linguistic rial body
will be closely guarded to prevent his
being approached by newspaper men
or agents of the packers.
c. B. Morrison, who today was ap.
pointed district attorney 10 succeed
S. H. Bethea, recently appointed die.
trict judge, declared tonight that any
persons detected speaking to or in.
curing the name of any Of the wit
nesses will be liable to contempt Of
court.
NEW YORK, March 2l.-The United
States district attorney, &c erallH. L.
Burnett, has been taking evidence
here for a week past Ia connection
with the so.called beef trust investi.
cation of the federal jury in Chicago.
The list of witnesses has not been
made public, but is reported to include
the names of all the New York repre-.
sentatives of the big packing con-
Germs. The taking of testimony began
last Monday and continued until to.
day when adjournment was taken un.
til Thursday. The witne sses, it is
said, were questioned in rel ard to the
methods OF the companies in adjusting
business east of Chicago, rebates to
large dealers and the alleged ''black
list" in the credit systems employed
by the firms. All Genera al Burnett
would say was that what was being
done vas worth while at any rate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Order to Show Cause.

In the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial
District of the State of Montana, in and for the
County of Chouteau.
deceased.
ID. A. Armstrong the administrator of the es-
tate of Timothy BunnaH deceased, having filed
his petition herein praying for an order Of sale
of all the real estate of said decedent, for the
herein set forth;
1t is therefore ordered by this court that all
persons interested in the estate of said deceased
appear before the said court on Saturday, the
ssnd day of April. 1908, at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon of said day, at the court room of said
court. at the court house in Fort Benton, County
of Chouteau, to show cause why an order should
not be granted to the said administrator to sell
so much of the real estate of the said deceased as
shall be necessary: and that Il copy of this order
he published at least four successive weeks in
the River Press, Il newspaper printed and pub
lished in said ChOuteau County.
JOHN W. TATTAN.
Judge of the District Court.
Dated March %, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
4. New Type Of LOG onotivc.

CHICAGO, March b. Three thous.
and miles without a stop, and at the
rate of 100 miles or more an hour, is
the capacity of a new type of locomo-
tive which has been ordered by the
Southern Pacific railroad. The loco.
motive or really power house 90 wheels
is entirely different from anything now
in use. The cos. of operating it will
be less than oue.half the cost of oper.
ating the present type Of steam engine.
Fuel oil costing but a few cents a gall
on is the only fuel that has 70 be
purchased, and there Is no necessity
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29

HELENA, March 2l.-The state OF
Montana will receive a fee OF @454 for
fling the incorporation papers OF the
National surety company OF New
York, which yesterday announced lts
determination to enter this field, and
incidentally deposited $50 600 in gov
ernment bonds with State Treasurer
J. H. Rice for the guaranty OF any
claims which may arise.
BILLINGS, March 2l.-The board of
county commissioners has made an
order that the old court house which
has done service in Billings since
Yellowstone county was organized, be
sold June 10 to the highest bidder.
Sealed bids will be received by the
county clerk. The building was erect.
ed in the form of a double business
house pending the erection of a regu.
lar court house and stands on one of
the best corners inithe city.
BOHEMIAN. March 2l.-B. F. Maid.
en-, a we'll known attorney of this city,
Is under arrestEcharged :iwith misap-
propriating $1,000 entrusted to his
care by Mrs. F. e. Marshall for in.
vestment. Maiden was I~arrested in
Butte and brought hereby an officer
yesterday. He was arranged before
Judge w. Y. Smith and placed under
bonds in the sum Of $1,000, which he
was unable to furnish. Maiden will
have a preliminary hearing within a
few days.
HELENA, March 2l.-William Priu-
ger, aged Sc, a found dead tonight
in q Walter street house, where he
had been residing temporarily. Ow-
ing to the fact that hei,had only re-.
Gently been discharged, from q hos
| pital where he had been treated for
pneumonia, Coronerl Bennett decided
his death was due to u relapse, and
will no hold an inquest.
GREAT FALLS, March 2l.-A telc-
gram was received this afternoon an.
nouncing the death t Alvarado,
Tex, OF w. 7. Kelly, one Of the best
known gamblers of this state, for.
merly of this city. Death was caused
by consumption of several years.
duration. Kelly was 36 years of age
and had been a resident of Montana
for Is years, having come to the state
from Texas as a cowboy for the old
Home Land and Cattle company,
which had ranges in Valley county.
He was generally known as Kid Kel.
ly.
HELENA, March 2l.-A most i'm
portant contest, involving a tract OF
land ad Joining the Pitts burg-Mon-
tana smelter on the fiat near Butte, is
being tried before Register Miracle
and Receiver Freeman of the federal
land Office. The contest is that OF
Mayor Pat Mullins Of Butte against
Emanuel Lees. There are about Ii
witnesses present on each side. Con
siderable expert testimony was given
to establish the mineral character Of
the land. The hearing will continue
several days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29

"As you know, I wrote you that my doctor
said I must have an operation or I could not
live. l then wrote you, telling you my all
tirely we'll. 1 can walk miles without an
ache or a pain, and l owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
I wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, 59th and e. Capitol Streets, Benz
ming T. O., Washington, D. G.
When q medicine has been successful
in restoring to health SO many women
whose testimony is SO unquestionable.
you cannot we'll say, without trying it.,
~ do not believe it will help me-" If
you are i'll, don't hesitate to get a bot
tie of Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink.
ham. Lynn. Mass, for special advice
| it is free and always helpful.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Roosevelt Names Cadets.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The pres
ident has designated principal and al.
ternates for examinations for admis.
sion TO the United States military
academy in the class entering the
academy in 1905. Among the prin.
cipals are Thomas Jackson Christian,
a grandson q! General Stonewall
j Jackson: Burton Young Reed, grand.
son of Lieutenant General S. B. Nj.
Young: Charles Walter Rowell,
grandson vi he late Major General
Frank Wheaton. All the nominees
are sons of soldiers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Antitrust Law Approved

COLUMBUS, o., March p. - The
state supreme court today upheld the
coustitutionality of the criminal sec.
ton Of the Valentine antitrust law.
The law provides for i'm prisonment for
violation of the law.
The Ohio supreme court handed
down a decision today holding that a
newspaper guessing contest on votes
cast at an election is a lottery and
therefore prohibited by law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Notice of Final Proof,
UNITED STAT Es LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FAJIS Mont March &

UNITED sIAT EF HAND OFFICF,
GREAT FALLS, Mont. March 6. 1905
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention IT, make
proof vii! be made before Chas. II. Boyle, U. S.
commissioner, at his Office in Fort Benton. Mont,
on April 9Th, 1905, viz: Clinton W. Tisdale, who
made homestead entry No. l!95a, for the So
SEA, So SWA, section Fl, township Il north,
range 10 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: Charles Lepley, Lewis Viii
liams. BENJAMIN Mandeville, Americas l.. Nor
rili. all of Fort Benton, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Notice to Creditors.

Estate OF William T. Turner, ST., deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
admir- l-trator of the estate of William L. Turner,
ST.. deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to ex.
hibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first publication of this
notice, to the said administrator at its place of
business in the city of Helena, Lewis and Clark
county, Montana.
UNION BANK Il TRUST COMPANY,
Administrator of the estate of William ?. Tur-
ner, ST., deceased.
Dated March 9th, 1907.
First publication, Marcel Ii, 1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
N Office Of Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES IAN OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March ~. 1905.
Notice is he reby given that the fOllowing named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
anal proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Edgar y, Newhall,
U. $. Commissioner, at his office in Big sandy,
Mont, on Wednesday, May 3, 1905, viz: Walter
Bailey, who made homestead entry No. 1890.
for lets ! ABS, section 30, township ~ north,
range = east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz: Reuben Godfrey, Of Big Sandy,
Montana, John J.. Lee, Edward Farris, John
La2ure, all of Marias, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLlNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Desert Land--Final Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
EIrAr LAI1S M4Af NnrcL Il lNl

UNITED STATES LANDU OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March &, 1905.
Notice IL hereby given that Flora L.. Miller Of
Central Park, Gallatin County, Montana, has
filed notice Of intention to make proof on her
lot l, section 81, township 26 north. range 10
east, before Chas. II. Boyle, us. commissioner,
at his office at Fort Benton, Mont, on Thursday,
the 9th day of April, 1908.
She names the following witnesses to provethe
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land:
Anton A. Juneau and Alplonse Martin of
Fort Benton, Montana; Charles Lippard and
Edward Sweeney, of Teton. Montana.
j. NJ. BURLlNGAME Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

GREAT FALLS, Mont, March l3, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the toliowinyaamed
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof viii be made before Charles II. Boyle, L.
No ntn' on Aprii j., a Is6 - wiz E''e william IL ,"', O. 'i Hrach'
who made homestead entry No. 1889, for the
SEA sWii, section :, NEl NWh, lots aa sec
ton j., township 20 north, range & east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Charles II. Brinkman, Mark
Cockrill, James Cockrill, John Sailor, all of
Narias, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Notice OF Final PROOF,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

INIIE' STATEB LAND OFFTCE,
GREAT FALLS. Mont, Feb. -, 1858.
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
litter has filed notice Of his intention 10 make
anal proof in support Of his claim, and tina, said
proof will be made before Chas. IL. Boyle, L. y.
commissioners at his 9th o in Fort Benton, Mnnt,
who '" maize Som Mna.. d e sntr; w NJ. , Tsr5y f Mr't ths
VIZ NWA VIZ SW,4 section -, township %
north, range , east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Harry AtkineOn, Herman
Maurer,, Richard Quinn, all of Lytle, Mont,
and L.onis Bowers, of Collins, Non.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
"Prints All the News

Ii any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
to friends, the favor will be very high.
ly appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive offer.
ines in our advertising columns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co.
GEORGE l., OVERFIELD.

CAttlo Dr80O d
shown on cut; also
/ on left hip only;
re and re on the
right ribs.
Increase branded
6. on left ribs OF
thigh from fall
of 1894.
Ear mark, over.
. lOpe in left and
7 eOlit In right,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-29

Following we publish two let.
ters from q woman who accep.
ted this invitation. Note the
result.
First letter.
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"For eight years l nave suffered something
terrible every month with my periods. The
pains are excruciating and | can hardly stand
them. My doctor says I lave ovarian and
womb trouble, and l must go through an op-
GRAFTON if | want to get well. do not want
to submit to it if l can possibly help it.
Please tell me what to do. Ihope you can
relieve me. Mrs. Mary Dimmick, seth and 3.
Capitol Sts Benning P.O., Washington, DC.
Second letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
AFTER following carefully your advice,
and taking Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, l am very anxious to send you
my testimonial, hat others may know their
valueand what you have done for me.