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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Sensational suicide ut Wagner.

There a a Sensational suicide
Friday morning at Wagner, Il rail.
road point near the the eastern border
OF Chouteau county where the big
train robbery took place a few years
ago. "A dispatch from that place
says: David j. Barr, a carpenter en-
gagged ON the new Great Northern coal
chute at Wagner, committed suicide
IN a sensational manner by rushing
head fret into the land seeker special
train 90 the Great Northern going
west.
A few minutes previous to the train
pulling out Barr handed his watch
and letters TO a fellow carpenter say.
ing 81 am going TO die" The land
seekers train had pulled out of the
Wagner station and was going at "a
miles an hour and before the carpenter
to whom Barr had spoken could com.
prehend the latter had rushed straight
at the approaching train with a wild
yell and laid his neck upon the rail,
being instantly killed, his neck and
both arms being cut off clean by the
rushing wheels.
Barr was % years of age and a
former resident OF Pitts burg, Pa. He
was unmarried and has a brother liv.
ing at Havre and other relatives liv.
ing at Pittsburg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

photograph gallery on Main street.
Inc story of the crime as SEM out
from Lewistowu is to this effect:
anu Studzinski, q pawn broker.
~ CONDUCTED a small place at the
corner OF Main street and First av.
enue, was murdered some time Thurs
day night. The crime was discovered
this morning, when a friend went to
n place to deliver Studzinski's mail.
Being unable to open the door and
getting no response, he looked through
the window and saw the body lying on
the floor. An examin alton showed
that Studzinski had been hit on the
head by a blunt instrument and al.
most instantly killed. A trunk and
suit case were standing open and their
contents stolen.
On the victims breast the murderer
had placed a small card upon which
had been written in blood TX. G..
Number H." and a similar card was
found on the front Of a small heating
stove in the same room.
Studzinski was 81 years old and had
resided in San Francisco for many
years before coming to Lewistown.
There are no clews to the murderer.
1t is believed the crime is that of a
Russian secret society.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Will Make Wolves Sick.

1t is reported from Helena that the
first experiment in Kidding Montana
ranges of wolves and coyotes by
means of an infection will be made ia
Teton aud ChOuteau counties. DR.,
NJ. E. Knowles, under whose direction
the experiments are being made, has
shipped a NANCY coyote to Teton and
one to Chouteau. They will be turned
out on the range by men who will en-.
deavor to watch results and make re.
por: of them.
AT the last session of the legisla.
ture an appropriation was made for
the purpose OF making an experimen,
in killing coyotes and wolves on the
ranges by inocuiating them with the
mango Several months ago DR..
Knowles secured seven young coyotes.
During their confinement two died, but
the Others are husky. They have all
been inoculated with mango, the two
that have been SEM to Teton and
Chouteau counties showing the disease
in a pronounced form. Two OF the
three that are still ia confinement
show the disease in a marked way,
but the third, while inoculated, up.
pears to be immune so far. Under
the law the animals are t be turned
loose in different parts of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
ORDINANCE NO ia.
An ordinance to amend Section ), OF
Chapter ", of the Ordinances OF
the City of Fort Benton, relating to
the rate of taxation.

Be it ordained by the council of the
city of Fort Benton:
Section l. That Section ) of Chap.
ter V. of the ordinances of the city of
Fort Benton be amended so as to read
as follows:
"Sec. }. There may be levied and
collected in each fiscal year, on all
property subject to taxation as afore.
said, al valorem taxes on each dollar
of the assessed valuation thereof, for
general purposes, not to exceed ten
mills
Sec. ,. All ordinances and parts OF
ordinances in conflict with this ordi.
nance are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be ia
effect from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed and approved August 4.h,
1905.
g. H. EvERs, Mayor.
j. f. TEMPLEToN, City Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Burton Involved In Scandal.

1t appears that u. T. Burton, a for
mcr resident of Teton county who is
remembered by many old-time resi-.
dents OF northern Montana, may be
implicated in u scandal in which his
brother, Senator j.. B. Burton, of
Kansas, is the most prominent figure.
The Washington Post says that utfi-
clals OF the department of justice and
OF the interior who have been investi-
eating the Chickasha school warrant
cases have made public portions Of
the records which have been unearthed
are alleged to implicate Senator j. b.
Burton of Kansas, with pressing their
claims before the government while
holding the position of senator, ia
eontravention of the law. The Post
adds:
lin all % Chicka.ha warrants az.
greg ating $l4, 900 have been paid to
Senator Burton or his brother, Il. T..
Burton. who is alleged to have formed
q partnership since March, 1901, when
Senator Burton took the oath of Of
flee.
six of the Chickasha warrants is
sued ia October. 1901, and aggregat-
ing $1,000. were paid directly to j. B.
Burton. This was seven months af-
ter Senator Burton had taken the
oath OF office. Twenty warrants, az
%gregating about S 5000, we're subse.
quently made on. 10 favor of Il. T..
Barton 1t is alleged that the service
tor which these warrants were made
out in payment was for pressing
Chickasha claims before the govern
lnent. /, is also commended that Il. r.
Burton never appeared before the de-
partment of the interior and never
practiced law in the Indian Territory,
but that his name was used as a blind
by the Kansas SENATOR
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
ONE DOLLAR, PLEASE!
hunters Must Contribute Il the support
OF Game Warden Sleuths.

Those who go hunting or fishing
this fall will be liable to a fine of go
and costs If they are moi provided
with a license. The permit can be Sc.
cured from a justice of the peace upon
the payment of nj dollar, and ex.
pires on December 81. The following
Is a summary Of the state game laws
which must be observed:
Open season for the following game,
September l to December l.
Elk limit, one per person per sea.
son: deer limit, three per person per
season: mountain goat limit, one per
person per season.: mountain sheep
limit, one per person per season:
grouse, prairie chicken, fool hen.
sage hen, pheasant, parlride, or tur.
tie dove, limit, ten per person per
day: geese, ducks. braut and swan
limit, one
Fish may be caught at all times
with a hook, pole and line.
1t is unlawful to kill at any time
moose. bison, caribou, buff alo, ante
lope, beaver, quail. Chinese pleas ant,
meadow lark, blue bird, thrush robin J,
oriole. woodpecker, mockingbird.
gold6nch, snowbIrd,% cedarbird, stork,
or any of the other small birds known
as singing birds.
No game Or part thereof, or any
trout, grayling Or black bass, or the
eggs or spawn theretrom can be sold
or offered for sale.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
The Bride Changed Her Mind.
Anaconda Standard.

'tniunIu.
Mclntee of Chinook-Mr. w. NJ. Nc.
Intee-isn't a gutter and he doesn't
take a womau's word for it when she
says snO." For that reason he is now
the husband Of IA very good woman,
Mrs. Mary +. Champion of Butte, who
was for several days in Il very uncer.
tain frame of mind as to whether she
should marry McIntee or not.
McIntee is IA cattleman with IL roam.
ing heard and a big ranch ia Chou.
teau county. Mrs. Champion was a Wild
ow with two children living 10 Butte.
The cattleman from Chouteau came TO
marry Mrs. Champion several weeks
ago aud finally persuaded her. Fri
day he called for a marriage license,
but being unable to furnish all needed
data regarding his bride.to-be he was
sent back TO get the information. In
the meanwhile she had changed her
mind and decided 10: to get married,
and Mclntee returned to the Office of
the clerk OF courts and Cancelled tn e
order for the license.
Yesterday afternoon he was back at
the courthouse again with a smile on
his face. He reported progress, and
said he had again caused the lady to
change her mind. He urged haste in
filing out the license and requested
the clerk to call an official to perform
the ceremony. He said the lady had
promised TO meet him at the court
house at $50 that evening. Judge
DOran was summoned aud when the
hour arrived McIntee was on the front
steps of the courthouse, eagerly look.
ing east and west. 1t was Gals o'clock
when the dead silence of the court.
house was broken by a sigh of relief
that came from McIntee of Chinook.
The ladies ERE in sight. The bride
smiling and then the little party
went to the Office of Clerk Davies,
where the ceremony was quickly per.
formed and Mrs. Champion became
Mrs. McIntee for keeps. McIntee was
happy al last.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
AMONG OUR
A Grtst Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Malta Enterprise: Some of the cat.
tie outfits having cattle in Canada and
along the border have sent Tim Nor.
ris OF the Circle Diamond outfit to
Winnipeg to act as inspector.
Conrad Observer: A record for load.
ing cattle was made at the stocky ards
yesterday morning when y carloads.
5'4 head, were safely loaded by the
I Block COW punchers in one hour and
thirty minutes.
Havre Herald: \. G. Station. who
received the contract for furnishing
the post at Assinniboine with 20. 900
pounds of potatoes and 10, 600 pounds
OF onions for the month of September.
will begin delivering "the goods" the
first Of the week from his ranch east
Of this city.
Harlem News: The b!uejoint hay
stacks still continue to grow in the
vicinity of Harlem aud the end is not
yet. In a few days the groans of the
hay baler will be heard and then the
lucky rancher will begin to count the
many shekels for his crop of forage.
Great is the Milk river country.
Culbertson S~earchligh,: The Peter.
son.Welch cattle We're sold at sheritf's
sale last Friday at the Peterson ranch
about seven miles east of town. About
lao were sold, I. Q. Slette being the
buyer. The bunch brought 81, 400, or
$40 apiece. The bank of Culbertson
still has a judgment against Peterson
\ Welrh for the difference between
their claim and what the cattle
brought.
Havre Plaindealer: \ disastrous
fire destroying Il vast body of timber
land and grazing lands is raging in
the mountains south of this city. The
fire started ut the log camp near the
sawmill above the ranch of Walter
Brown, and has spread over the gov.
ernment reservation. Six troops OF
cavalry and four companies of infantry
are engaged in checking the flames,
but their efforts are of little effect
against the high winds that have pre-
vailed since the fire originated.
Hinsdale HOmestead: There is moth
ing that a show more cOnclusively
that this Is q splendid farming couu.
try than a splendid field Of wheat that
Andrew Sherry cut last week. We are
told that the straw grew to such height
that an average height man would be-
come lost or hid from view while
standing in it. 1t has been estimated
by some that the grain will go at least
fifty bushels to the acre. MIR. Sherry
says he used no water on this grain
other than the natural rainfall, which
fact proves the theory that dry land
farming will pay in at least certair
portions of this country.
Chinook Opinion: The North Chi.
nook Irrigation association are pre-.
pairing to begin work again on their
dam and ditch ia West Fork, and the
date for beginning has been placed
between September lst and 10Th. This
association is composed of the ranch.
ers of North Fork from Peter Denny's
to A. E. Nelson's, and they have the
owners of 1900 acres interested in the
scheme. The food waters in early
spring will be taken from the creek
and stored in reservoirs until needed
for use. They will use reservoir sites
covering l,iOO acres, which can be
easily filed, and will furnish ample
water for their lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

B. Piper, the defendant being foun.
guilty OF stealing a grip from the Ho
tel Havre.
From Taesday'e Daily.
A marriage license has been ISSUED
to John D.. Jones, Of Dodson, and
May Perkins, of Wiuterset, Iowa.
Advices from Helena announce tha'
Governor Toole has re.appointeC
Henry Neill to the position of state
land agent.
1t is announced that a telephone line
will be built from Havre to connect
with the Chinook.C Cleveland line, at q
cost of about $1,000.
Recent departures from this city for
the Portland Fair include County At
toruey Pray and wife, MIR. and Mrs
Geo. d. Pattersan, and David and
Fred Browne.
Oscar Johnston is in receipt Of q
telegram stating that his shipment O
steers, averaging 1870 pounds, sold IL
Chicago yesterday at $4.75, the tor
Of the market.
Harry Roach, of Saco, who is among
tn. business visitors in the city today,
is searching for bunch of about thirty
horses which disappeared from tina,
locality some time ago.
The top price for range beef 10 the
Chicago market last week was s.. 90,
paid tor an outfit of ll2 head averag.
ing 1880 pounds. owned by John Veg
ner. OF Anaconda. The bulk Of range
stuff sold at 81. As to ~. 10.
\ correspondent of the Helena Rec
ord, writing from Allyn, says reports
of striking oil in northern Teton coun.
ty have misrepreseuted the situation,
He states that nos of the ~so-called
wells have been abandoned.
+. j. Wilson and family and Il,
Gibson, of St. Louis, arrived from
Portland this morning and are max.
ing arrangements for the building OF
a boat in which to make a trip down
the Missouri river to St. Louis.
Dear Gust have solved the moth.
er.in-law problem, just give her regu-
larly HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
1t will make her healthy, happy aud
docile as a lamb. 35 cents, Tea o,
Tablets. D. G. Lockwood, druggist.
The attention Of sheepmen is direct
ed to the ad advertisement of ram offer.
ings by the Escalier Sheep company
and the Sun River Stock and Land
Co. The stock offered for sale was
the subject of a reading notice ia the
River Press of last week.
Jas. Mccarthy, formerly a residen,
Of this city, arrived this morning from
Havre on a short business visit. Mr.,
Mccarthy states that he has disposed
Of his business interests at Havre, and
will leave in the near future for Cali.
fornia, where he will locate.
Advices from Judith report tina,
John Millsap, stock inspector TO,
Fergus county, made an important
arrest there a few days ago in thu
person OF a man named Kelly, who
escaped from the custody OF Sheriff
Slater while en- route to the STATE
penitentiary nearly a year ago. The
fugitive has been returned TO the Fer.
gus county Jail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Peculiar Disappearance.

j. d. Runyan, of B%utlerville, o.,
laid the peculiar disappearance of his
painful symptoms, Of indigestion and
b%iliousness, TO DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. He says: "Thcy are q perfect
remedy for dizziness. sour stomach,
head ache, constipation, ETC." Guar.
anteed at w. j. Miuar's drug store:
price o5c.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

II you are troubled with dizzy spells,
head ache, Indigestion, constipation,
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
make you we'll and keep you we'll. II
it fails, get your money back. That's
fair. 81 cents. D. G. Lockwood, drug
piSt-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Mysterious Murder at LcwistOwn.

Advices from Lewistown report the
murder, under mysterious circum.
stances, of Samuel Studziuski, who
was a resident of this city some six
years ago and conducted a fur and
hide dealing business at the old Dutro
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
Prints All the News,''

II any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommend alton
to friends, the favor will be very high.
~ appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

1t will wash and not rub Off
This complexion all envy me,
It's no secret so III tell
Take thou Rocky Mountain Tea.
D. G. Lockwood. druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30
For Sale or

tor $500 spot cash, or it equivalent in banks BILE
paper: Goods will BE- delivered In regular weekly
Install ment0 Turing the twelve mOnths following
receipt of remittance. Satisfaction guaranteed,
AddIess II RIVER PRESS,
Fort Benton, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

A BENTON LODGE NO. %. A. f. AND
,AFA1xA. M.-Regular communications of the
M above ma med lodge are held at I 80 D, m.
on the first and third NJ ondays of each
Members Of sister Lodges and sojournins
brethren are cor daily invited to attend.
Il. L.. POWERS. w. w..
\. f. MCLEIsH, Sec'y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-08-30

DIllCe ny u. w. oe0CIS, "a. ". huucf
son and others.
Fred H. Scott. Of Clearcreek. who
i among the business visitors in town
.oday. reports that the ranchers OF
that locality will make u beef ship.
ment from Havre about September II.
The clerk Of the di<trict court Is 10
receipt Of an unused marriage license
which was issued to a Chouteau coun.
y applicant last January. It appears
there was 4 hitch in hi. matrimonial
arrangements.
County Surveyor \. W. Merritield
returned today from the eastern part
IF the county, where he has been look
ioy after road matters. He reports
that work is progressing on the e
Harlem and Zortman road.
In the probate proceedings relating
10 the estate of Ed. Bentel, deceased,
which were had in the district court
today. proof OF heirship was submitted
on behalf of Fred Bentel, of Nebraska.
The court ordered a partial distribu.
ZION Of the estate to the amount OF ST.
500.
Il. E. Homan was brought to the
city Yesterday by Marshal Bickle and
placed in the county Jail for a term of
six months for petit larceny. The
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-02
CORTLAND Docks suRN.A
Fire Consumes $a5o,ooo Worth of II
perty ADonu WarvoS.

Fire Consumes $35o,ooo Worth of presI
psrty Along Warvss.
Portland, Ore, Sept. 2.-The elevator
dock was destroyed and the Albina|
dock badly damaged by fire yesterday.
erltaiing total loss Of $3.50, 200, equal-
ly divided between the Pacific Coast
Elevator company and the Oregon:
Railroad s. Navigation company. The.
docks lay on the east side Of the Will
lamette. In the Albina yards OF the o.
r. & N. company. and contained ~
large quantity Of new wheat.
The fire. which was famed BY a
strong wind. consumed the docks In
less than half an hour. 1t then Jump
ed the river. which is third Of 9 mile
wide at the point, to the lumber yards.
OF the 1sastern & Western Lumber
company. At 81 p. m. the fire was
creeping northward along the waksrI
front and threatening the Ocea1ics
dock. The 7.ater front for q distance 81
1900 feet has been ewept. SIXTY thotls
sand bushels oS wheat have been des-'
trOyed. XXI
The losses are given ont by the conn
.panies effected as follows: Pactflcs
Coast Elevator company, elevator dock
and 10000 bushels 0f wheat, 3150,00 &
oregon Railroad & Navigation COM
pany, Albina dock and 10000 bushels
OF wheat, $4,000. The origin Ct the
fire is unknown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-02

BUSINESS BEGINS TO RESUME
! eakhalin viii be Kept unfortified BY
Eithsr P.rty-rroops Viii Withdraw
immediately, .hs Japs to Mukde,1 and
~ Russians to Harbin and viii Es-
tsblist Neutral zono.

4 p,,rtsmouth, Sept. 2.-It is expected
khat the text Of the treaty will be COM
nlet,,d! today. Only two articles re-
tnain to be drafted. Everything now
indicates that the ceremony Of sign
inr the treaty can take place 'Fues-
day at the latest. The article relat-
Inv to Sakhalin will be In accordance
with the original agreement, as given
III the Associated Press dispatches,
namely, mutual obligation not to for
4ify Sakhalin, and obligation on the
spart Of Japan not to fortify La Perouse
straits. The only other question
which remains to be solved Is involved
in details Of the evacuation of Man
schuria. The troops are to be immedl-
ately withdrawn, the Japanese to line
81 Mukden. and the Russians to Har-
Din. Details OF the subsequent with
drawal have not yet been arranged.
Gunshu Pass, Sept. News of the
peace agreement is yet too vaguely
Known to note its effect. Arrange.
lnents, however, are already instituted
for the establishment and mainten-
ance Of neutral zone between the
armies pending their disqualification.
foreign military attaches are arrang-
Ssng for formal leave taking. Indus.
1 krisll and missionary interests are pre-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-02
MINNESOTA FOOTBALL.
Candidates For the Team Go lnts
Traininq-Many Old Mon.


Training-Many Old Mon.
Minneapolis Sept 2--Football his
tory of the University of Minnesota for
1905 began yesterday, when the first
members of the squad arrived at Wa
coma to begin the conditioning pre-
liminary to the practice work on Nor
throp field. 1t will prove gathering
Of familiar faces as the conference at
the June meeting, saw to 1t that fresh
first year. 1t is probable that some
twelve or fifteen of last years men
will go out tonight and tomorrow
and that additions will be made thru
the next ten days. The squad last
night was in charge of DR.. H. l.. Will
Jams, coach Of the team, and his as
sistant, Gilmore Dobie. Captain Earl
Current rounded up the players.
A glance over the roster Of last years
squad shows many men but responses
to the call have not all been answered
and it cannot be said until school op-
ems, just how many Of the old men are
available. The list of the old men
from whom the team must be made
holds the names of Captain Current,
Dan Smith, Marshall, Harmon, Vital,
liner, Neussle, Burgan, Kremer, Oech.
Richards Kicker, Luce. Bandelin,
Weist, Kjelland, Larkin, Stafford, San
ford, Sanlborn, Cutting, Clarke, Irsfield,
Schunecht. There are others eligible
who may and may not enter the varsi-
ity again this fall.