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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Affecting Title to State Lands.

HELENA, April 17.-Attorney Gen
eral Galen has given an opinion TO
the state board of land commissioners
that is of interest to those occupants
of sections l6 and SO, granted to the
public schools, where the sections
have not been surveyed by the gov
eminent. Mr.. Galen holds that the
title OF the state to the sections,
whether surveyed or unsurveyed, at
tached upon admission, if they had
not been disposed of by the govern.
ment previous to the admission of the
state OF were not embraced in reser.
vations mentioned in the enabling act.
Mr.. Galen says that the interest Of the
state having attached, on admission,
the land was not subject to entry.
The attorney general finds, however,
that under the act of 1891, the section
of the enabling act relating to school
lands was materially changed aud
that settlers upon unsurveyed lands
shall have the preference right, under
the law of 1891, to such lands, when
surveyed, and that the state may Sc
lect lieu lands. He holds, however,
that the exception applies only to
those who settle to make homestead
entries, and not to those who propose
to take up lands under the pre-emp.
ton and timber culture acts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Montana Man Loses Roll.

ST. LOUIS. April l9.-R. II. Bar
town, a cattleman from Montana, was
robbed of $4,000, his watch and some
Gem while in company with Il. +.
Spicer and two women Barlow says
the money was shipped to him from
Whitehall, Mont. Barlow came to
St. Louis a short time ago thinking
10 locate here, but changed his mind
and was on the eve Of his departure
for San Antonio. Tex. when misfor-
tune overlook him. Tuesday he went
to spicer's saloon to bid Spicer fare.
we'll. While there he met two women
and was soon drinking with them. He
avs tina, is the last thing he remem-
bevs until he awoke feeling mighty
queer and to find that he had been
robbed. Spicer aud several women
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

ness, faintness, lassitude, excitability,
i~rritability. nervousness, sleepless.
ness, melancholy, "all-gone" and
Observation-Disclosures" feelings, blues
and hopelessness. they should remem.
Der there is one tried and true remedy.
Lydia E. P%inkham's Vegetable Com.
pound at once such troubles.
No other female medicine in the
world has received such widespread
and unqualified endorsement. No other
medicine has such a record of cures of
female troubles.
The needless suffering of women from
diseases peculiar to their sex is terrible
to see. The money which they paw to
doctors who do not help them is an
enormous waste. The pain is cured
and the money is saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Elk.
perience has proved this.
It is we'll for women who are ill to
write Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass.
In her great experience, which covers
many years, she has probably had to
deal with dozens of cases Just like
yours. Her advice is free and conf
| Dental.
pound Succeeds Where others Fail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Many Claim Reward.

HELENA, April 1S.-Thc fight over
the $4,000 reward offered by the
Northern Pacific Railway company
for the capture of the men who held
up the Northern Pacific train at Bear.
mouth last June is on in Judge Henry
c. Smiths department Of the district
court.
The case is that of Il. g. Pritchard
against the Northern Pacific Railway
company and others, but the railway
company IS no longer a party having
paid tie reward money into court,
where the -evera. claimants might
litigate their rights. The claimants
include Martin j. Burns and r. b.
Bailey, city detective, Of Spokane:
w. j. Doust, sheriff: Captain james
Coverly of the Spokane police, and
II. Is. Caster, telegraph operator az
Bearmouth at the time OF the holdup.
The Spokane officers came to Helena
yesterday. Joel S. Hindman. special
agent of the Northern Pacific, and c..
H. Doust, deputy sheriff. also came
in Yesterday.
Pritchard, the plaintiff, was a rail-
road brakeman al the time OF the
hOldup, and contends that the arrests
and conviction were made possible
through his efforts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
have been arrested and are being held
pending a thorough investigation Of
the case.
Municipal Ownership Favored.

CHICAGO, April INTERPRETATIONS
for the purchase of the Chicago street
railways yer opened today between
the traction representatives and the
city of Chicago. A proposition is
pending under which the companies at
once will proceed to modernize their
lines and sell to the city at q fair
profit, thus getting rid of all legal
complications and securing immediate
municipal ownership. The nearest
approach to definite results obtained
from the conference was a practical
agreement or q joint conference to be
held soon by the mayor, the traction
interests and the city council com.
mittee on transportation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
RAILROAD MAN EXPLAINS.
He Claims That An Understanding As To
Rates Is Not An Agreement.

WASHINGTON, April ~. - Victor
Morawetz, of the A,chison, Topeka X
Santa Fe railroad, again was before
the senate committee on interstate
commerce today. Replying to ques.
lions by Senator D~olliver, Mr.. Mora.
wetz said that the executive committee
of the board OF director, never knows
anything about the details of traffic
management. They give directions to
the president OF the road and the pres.
ident directs the other officers.
"Where traffic managers violate the
law in granting rebates and discrimi.
nations to one shipper, do you think
it would be right to compel the road
to give all shippers the low rate?:"
asked Senator Dolliver.
"In many cases it would be right
and in others UNJUST" replied Mr..
Morawetz. ut would not be1right to
make stockholders suffer because some
agent committed a wrong"
Senator Dolliver asked him about
the agreements between the companies
as to rates. The latter replied there
were ''no agreements" The rail-
roads, be said, talked things over and
reached an understanding as t what
rates would be made from competitive
points. He said these rates we're fixed
on a remunerative basis. Senator
Dolliver asked why intermediate
points were compelled to pay higher
rates than the competitive points. Mr..
Morawetz replied that the railroads
were compelled to accept lower rates
at competitive points. He maintained
that the intermediate points were real
ly benefited by such action.
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fdotice Of Contest,
United STATES LAND OFFICE,

GE*AT FALLs, Mont. March IL , 1905.
A snfflcien, contest affidavit having been died
N this Office ~ Maurice G. Price, contestant,
against .leser, la"d .n,'y No. lO4l, made July
ID. 1903, for >Wh >W4, section y, township 81
north, range . east. by Frank. A. Cushmsn,
ror'e>t"", in which ii il alleged that the said
frank :, ''ushman h1-never tx pended or caused
20 be- "S e!ded the sum of one dollar per acre
Tor ! h":-a'ion aud exclamation of said land,
'ti'f ga. only imp'u\ri,r - now On the land or
ia ny Esl made for the RECLAIM alton If the land
rfr : >nall dam and reservoir constructed by
ntI"I j. :ti"S for the purp"s" Of watering stock
4 ',irt"i SOC" Nv" ~ tire" years prior to
arht',,l- application, sAip parties are hereby
10 ~ ear. iesprn and offer evidence
- r.iry 'ni! allegation At ~ o'clock u. III. on
.h,'rl. -, 1925. before John Dunlap. I. ). rom.
,ii,i, Mont, and that tnal hearing
Wal hH head at 10 O'Clock y. M, on May 3, 1905,
l"t"re IT," register and receiver at the United
States Land Office in Great Falls, Mont.
The -ni1 contestant having, in ~ proper ailida-
VII flied March Is, 1908, .' forth facts which
sho" that after due diligence personal service of
this notice cannot be III AIDE, 1t IL hereby ordered
and directed chat such motto he given by due and
pr0re, Publication.
&. II. BENTON, Receiver.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Have Oil To Burn.

INDEPENDENCE, Kas., April 49,
The price of western oil vas reduced
five cents a barrel today, to 81 cents
for high grade and Sc cents q barrel
for each half degree under 30 degrees
gravity. This makes the price of fuel
oil in Kansas p cents a barrel. It is
the general opinion OF the oil men in
this district that the price of high
grade oil will 60 to 30 cents q barrel
unless drilling is suspended. It is es.
timated that the western field is now
capable of producing $4,000 barrels q
day, while there is a market for only
5000 barrels.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Celebrated Patriots Day.

BOSTON. April 19.-Patriot's day
was generally observed throughout
Massachusetts today, the celebration
recalling the old traditions and his.
torical incidents of the Revolution.
The sporting event of the day, to
which most interest attached was the
annual Marathon road race. Almost
100 A. A. U. runners took partuin the
race, which started from Ashland,
with the finishing point at Boston, a
distance of 25 miles. There were also
cycle races, baseball games, cricket
matches and other sports.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
laps Will Build Steel Plant.

CLEVELAND, April l8.-The Japan.
ese government has closed a contract
with a Cleveland engineering firm for
the construction at Kuri of a complete
steel plant, including a wire drawing
shop, which will be the first to be con.
structed in the Orient. The Mikado
will construct much of his ordnance,
a greater part of which is now sup.
piled by English and German on.
Germs. The Cleveland company will
also build a steel plant at Shanghai.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
LABOR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
supreme Court Says No Citizen Can BE
Deprived of Right to Work.

WASHINGTON, April II. In an
opinion by Justice Peckham, the su.
preme court of the United States held
to be unconstitutional the New York
state law making 10 hours q days
work and 80 hours a weeks work in
bakeries in that state. Justices Day,
White, Harlan and Holmes dissented
and Justice Harlan declared that no
more important decision had been
rendered in the last century.
The law involved in the case Is Sec
ton ITO Of the New York state labor
law prescribing the hours of labor in
bakeries in the state. Lochner is a
baker in the city Of Utica, and was
found guilty of permitting an employe
to work in his bakery more than sixty
hours a week, and fined $50. The
judgment was affirmed by the New
York appellate courts.
Today's question dealt entirely with
the constitutional question involved.
Justice Peckham says the law Is not
an act merely fixing the number of
hours which shall constitute q legal
days work, but an absolute prohibi.
ton under the employer permitting,
under any circumstances, more than
10 hours work to be done i'm his es
Establishment. He continued:
"The employe may desire to earn
the extra money which would iarise
from his working more than the pre-.
scribed time, but this statute forbids
the employer from permitting the em.
ployed to earn it. 1t arily in
terferes with the right of contract be.
tween the employer and employed con-.
corning the number of hours in which
the latter may labor in the bakery Of
the employer. The general rights to
make a contract in relation to his
business is part of the liberty of the
individual protected by the fourteenth
amendment to the federal constitution.
Under this provision no state can de-
prive any person of life, liberty or
property without due process of law.
The right to purchase or to sell the
labor is part OF the liberty protected
by this amendment unless there are
circumstances which exclude the
right"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

GREAT FALLS, Mont, April /, 1855.
Notice liz hereby Given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will b. made before John
Dunlap, L, 5. commissioner at his office in Hill,
Montana, nThursday. May II, 1905, viz:
JOHANNES SAILER,
who made homestead entry No. lUi!g, for the
NWi4 NWa, So NWL, NEi4 SWA section ~,
~ north, range J east.
Also that
SUSIE VI TURNER,
assignee of Susie Nash, of beatrice, Montana.
has filed notice of intention Ia make proof
on her desert-land claim 40. tiSt, for the SWh
NEi4, NW'4 SEA. So SEA section IT., town
ship II north, range east
They name the following witnesses to prove
the continuous residence upon and cultivation of
SAID homestead and the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said desert claim:
Martin Wasesha, james Cockrill, Edgar
Price, james f. Tuner, all of Beatrice, Mont.
j. NJ. BCRLlNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Desert Land.-Finaj Proof.

UNITED STATES LAND OFrIrE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, March y. lM5
Notice il hereby given that
OLAF JOHNSON,
OF Highwood, Montana, has filed notice of An
%tcntion to make proof on his desert land claim
No. t552, for the E1a NWla, SWA NW14 section
3, SEA NEi4 section Z, township II north, range
y east, before Chas. II. Boyle,U. $. COMMISSIONS
at his office in Fort Benton, Montana, on Thurs
day, the It'll day of May, 1893,
lie name the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Halyor Lying, Gust Olaon, August Ockerman,
Gilbert Jacerson, all of Iighwood, Montana.
J.. N. BURLfNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

A m:EI,. ,.,..~.n,.t.j. ~ : he l,eJ-
pie OF tn" =. o., =, ,.. ,. vat
Smithsonian l.: ... ~l...-.
tea. A'.r.. ~.--...&f,' .4,rHl
TIE - .i>.t H., :...t n
w., Nc .!rst yr.,,. 81 i,
'@t ',}..'cn \:rtor;,.. Ia ... .t..5
:t,>."tI on account y. .. ......t. ~
~uc4uost, the details Of Tl...h nIr .ry
we'll !l!aNn to require re- ~':;iJ,. y
sun ;i-:,, >-'.ting So O,"uO. \ sod lin-
portion OF Ills was by act of congr4.;
invested IN bonds Of the state Of Ar
kansas. \pt il cent OF the principal Of
interest Of This eve has i.>n paid.
TAe iAnt.i now are Mol!crii.- in the
vaults Of the United States traasrr: in
Wa !i.hgtDn. with coupons untouched!
by til" scissors. And there they prob
ably will remain for all time. The fed
eral government was forcc,! e make
good Arkansas delinquency a'l Il, i,"o-
pirate money for the inaugu.3;l"H an!
maintenance OF the institution which
is Eow famous all over the country
Broohlyn Eagle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT Falls, Mont, March 20, lN5.
Notice isherebyg given thai the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
anal proof in supper of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Edgar Il. Newhall,
U. y. Commissioner At his office In Big Sandy,
Mont, on Wednesday, May 3, 1905, viz:
WALTER r. BAILEY.
who made homestead entry No. 1880. for lC is l,
4, 5 and :, section -, township :" north, range g
east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
H." a"n'' VIZ; "enneh t;"".rai' na nis SANDY,
Lazurc, all of Murias, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLlNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
British Engineer Appointed.

WASHINGTON, April !l9.-Sir Nor
timer Durand, British ambassador.
today informed Secretary Taft that
the British government had at the
s%ecretary's invitation selected Chief
Engineer Hunter. the builder of the
Manchester %shiplcanal, to act as one
OF the consulting engineers of the
Panama canal board. Mr.. Hunter
has signitied his willingness to serve.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

tNEAT FALLS, Mont, April i, 1908.
Notice l. hereby eiv.nthatt the fo~ilowint named
settler has filed notice Of hi. intention 20 make
dnul proof in support of her claim. ana that said
proof will be made before Chas. II. Boyle, L.
:. commissioner, AT his office in Fort Benton,
Montana, On Wednesday,, May -, 1906, viz:
LAWN 4 EMiiLETON,
who made homestead entry No. l0,2G0. for the
SEA section l., township - north, range $ east.
She names the following witnesses TO proveher
continuous residenc" upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: Alfred Wanless, of Teton, Mon
tana, Lars X. L.tndy, Archie Hesset.e, William
K. Embleton. all of For Benton. Montana.
J. NJ. BURllNGAME, REGISTER.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-saving
convenience of the age. You can talk
from your telephone to every subscrib.
in any exchange in Utah, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Half minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest i'm.
proved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

BOHEMIAN. April! ls.-Gcorge G arce.
Ion, found guilty OF manslaughter in
killing Harry Corwin, will serve ten
years in the state pe%nilentiary at hard
labor. Such was the sentence of
Judge Stewart. The defendant waived
further time for p~rououucing judg.
meut and requested that sentence be
imposed al once.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is a good
newspaper TO send away toyourfricnds
in the east. 1t will save you the troa.
BILE of writing letters
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co.
GEORGE L. OVERFIELD.

C6LLI6 Dr6O0 ~
shown on cut; alsO
on left hip only;
re and re on the
right ribs.
increased randed
on left ribs or
thigh from fall
of 1894.
Ear mark, over.
, jope in left and
eplit In right,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

nauseated. l had an acrid discharge and
pains down through my limbs SO I could
hardly walk. 1t was as bad a case of female
trouble as | have ever known. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, however,
cured me within o months. Since that
time l have had occasion to recommend it to
9 number Of patients suffering from all
forms OF female difficulties, and I find that
while it is considered unprofessional to rec
ommend a patent medicine, I can honestly
recommend Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, for I have found that it cures
female ills, where all other medicine fails. 1t
Is q grand medicine for sick women"
Money cannot buy such testimony as
this-merit alone can produce such re-
suits, and the ablest specialists now
agree that Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is the most univer-
sally successful remedy for all female
diseases known to medicine.
When women are troubled with ir-
regular, suppressed or painful men
situation, weakness, leucorrhna, dis
placement or liberation Of the womb,
that bearing-down feeling, infamma-
ton of the ~ovaries. backache, bloat-
ing Tor fiatulence), general debility, in
digestion. and ' p~rostration. or
are beset with such symptoms as dizzi.
Lydia E. Pinkham's VEGETABLE Cen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26

Vent, L on the left shoulder. Horses branded
Il on left shoulder. Range, Shonkin and Arrow
creek. 7. .. address, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
A TRAINED NURSE
After Years of Experience, Advises Women In
Regard to Their Health.

Mrs. Martha Pohlman
OF So Chester Avenue,
Newark, N. j., who is a
graduate Nurse from the
Blockley Training School,
at Philadelphia, and for
six years Chief Clinic
Nurse at the Philadelphia
Hospital, writes the letter
printed below. She has
the advantage of personal
experience, besides her
professional education,
and what she has to say
may be absolutely relied
upon.
Many other women are
afflicted as she was. They
can regain health in the
same way. 1t is prudent
to heed such advice from
such q source.
Mrs, Pohlman writes:
~ am firmly persuaded,
after eight years of experience
with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, that it
10 the safest and best medicine
for any suffering woman to
use.
Immediately after my
marriage l found that my
health began to fail me. Ibe-
came weak and pale, with So
we're bearing-down pains, fear
full backaches and frequent
dizzy spells. The doctors pre-
ecribed for me, yet I did not
improve. l would bloat after
eating and frequently become
nauseated. l had an acrid
nains down thro,,~h M, 1;,,,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-04-26
TO BUY OR SELL.
CATTLE,
SHEEP, or
HORSES,

Place an advertisement in the
River Press, where it will be seen
by the live stock buyers and sell.
ers of Northern Montana. The
cost of advertising is a mere
trifle, and it brings results in
nearly every case.
THE RIVER PRESS, Fort Benton
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-25
FACULTY LASTS IS MINUTES
Ability Of Clubwoman to Entertain
Fades II Used More Than
Quarter Hour.

II can shine and entertain for Just
IL miputes. but not one second logger. "
was the naive admission of q well.
known club woman to . Chicago Trib-
une reporter the other day: The state
ment came ~ . surprise. for her Wv
acity and ready wit have long been
the envy Of her friends. But that she
was wise In her knowledge Of Ter lin
itations and the strain her reputation
for brilliancy placed upon her IL
shown by the fact that she has re-
duced the matter to . system. II ap-
ply 4 time limit to my social calls a
well ~ my club addresses" she says.
and I should hesitate for my reputa-
ton II I trusted myself for longer
than 16 minutes.
mo matter how much I may feel
like talking. no matter how hard I am
persuaded by my hostess. I always
leave . house at the expiration Of IS
minutes. and then proceed to the next
place with .4.Jpaw stock Of entertain.
ment ready for the next set Of vic.
Tins. To following this method alone
attribute the reputation for vlvacity
which has been accorded me-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-03-25
SEA HAS GROWN DEEPER.
Level Of the Mediterranean Nine Feet
Above That During Old
Roman Times.

The phenomenon of the changes in the
level OF the sea Is one which Is well
shown In the case Of the Mediterranean.
M. Phi. Negris. In recent brochure
presented to the Academy of Sciences.
furnishes interesting information on
this point. 1t being apparent that the
sea has greatly increased in depth IS
compared to ancient times. Formerly
a bridge 5000 feet long united Leucade
to the continent To-day 1t Is sub
merged, but the foundations OF the work
were discovered. IL feet beneath the
surface. It may therefore be concluded
that since the construction Of the bridge
the sea has risen at this point over nine
feet At Itea. In the Bay of Amphissa,
there has been observed q mole that Is
also over nine feet beneath the surface.
At Rhenee there has been found q COM
pletely submerged dock, evidently OF
Roman construction. the depth OF the
sea above the dock at places being fully
nine. feet. From all of these facts one
may conclude that there has taken place
an important increase in the depth Of
the sea since the Roman period, the
Mediterranean having risen ut least
nine feet in 1000 years.