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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
State Land Sale in Flathcnd.

HELENA, Oct. l2.-John p. Schmit,
register of the state land Office, today
announced that an auction sale OF
state lands in Flathead county, would
be held at Kalispell on November g..
The sale is for the purpose of market
Ing, either by sale or lease, several
tracts Of land which have recently
been surveyed and taken over by the
state. Incidentally a number of tracts
upon which the leases are about to
expire, will also be offered to the
highest bidder.
The state land Office today received
a check for 10000 which will make a
material showing in the departments
October receipts. The check came
from the Big Blackfoot Milling Co.,
to which the state land board recently
sold 800 acres Of timber lands in the
western portion Of the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Clark Timber Case Set.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The argu.
ment of the timber cutting cases OF
Senator Clark of Montana was today
set for January I'd next, by the su.
preme court of the United States.
This is the case in which the govern.
ment has appealed from the decision
of the circuit court of appeals which
in q divided opinion affirmed the rul.
ing of Judge Knowles in holding that
the Montana senator was the innocent
purchaser of timber lands in the west
ern part of the state and therefore his
title to the lands cannot be set aside.
The case has attracted no little atten.
ton because of the prominence Of the
man the government contends secured
valuable timber lands illegally. The
evidence in this case makes several
volumes and is said to be n of the
largest records received by the SUI
preme court for years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
skinned Out Of:Hts Skin.

SPOKANE, Oct. 16.-George A. Love-
Joy, who underwent an operation to
furnish gratis for a friends wife sui.
fering from severe burns, has brought
suit against DR.. G. p. Thomas for
$40, 600 as the value of 150 inches OF
skin which he says the doctor peeled
off Of his legs while under chloroform.
Mr.. Lovejoy asserts that it was rep
resented to him that the surgeon would
only take from his thighs two or three
strips, three or four inches long and
three-fourths of an inch wide. When
he got off the table he found that the
front of his legs between the knees
and hips were stripped and 1t was ten
days before he could get out of the
hospital.
Mrs. Fred B. Searles, the original
victim, was burned in an acciden,
with a lamp at Lewistown, Idaho,
and was brought here to St. Luke's
hospital for treatment. A number O.
friends volunteered to furnish parti
cles of skin, but Lovejoy proved such
q promising subject that while under
the influence of choloform he was
peeled for all the gratis necessary ex
cept some supplied by Mrs. searles
husband and brother. The grating op
Grafton was successful, but the woman
was so weakened and poisoned from
long illness that she died.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Teacher Wants Damages.

HELENA, October II. Demanding
damages in the sum of 81, 079.3 80 for
alleged circulation of maliciously
false stories concerning the plaintiff,
G. w. Drake has filed cult in the dis
trict court against Henry Often, Frank
Bailey aud Peter Carr. Drake was
formerly employed as Q school teach.
err, and asserts that the defend ants
sent a communication to the county
superintendent, charging him with the
removal of the school house keys and
s~ecreting them, and in addition the
larceny OF certain school property
for which a revocation of his license
was sought. The state board gave
the matter a hearing, and Drake was
e~XOnerated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Private Car For President.

WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-As q result of
the criticism of the custom of railways
furnishing priv ate ars for the use Of
presidents OF the United States when
travelling on official or semi.oficial
business, a bill will be introduced at
the coming session of congress to pro.
vide an appropriation of $4,000 for
the building Of u privat car. and an
annual sun to pay for transportation,
SO that the chief executive will not be
under any obligation to railroads.
Senators and representatives are al.
lowed exorbitant mileage, and it Is a
notorious fact that many OF them
travel upon passes given by the rail.
roads and pocket the mileage allowed
by congress appropriation. Many
army and navy officers and all other
officials of the government are allowed
their expenses while travelling. The
president is not allowed any mileage
and his expenses are paid out OF his
own private purse.
The members of the national legis'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
That Painter.

The artist who had found Marshby
full Of "paintable" places and friendly
people was much attracted by II Of
the young women Of the village, whom
he met at a social gathering. He
asked and was accorded permission to
escort her home from a little party one
evening, and, as the evening was mild
and the moon was shining, they lin
gered at her gate for a few minutes
conversation. Suddenly the stiffness
was broken by a hoarse shout which
came from an open window of the
little house:
"Cast off that painter! Cast of that
painter!"
The artist started as II he had been
shot, but the young woma gave him
a reassurlng smile and a becoming
blush.
"It1-it's just father dreaming" she
said softly. "He's q retired 9 cap.
tain and often talks In his Sleep"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Affects Entries On School Lands.

HELENA, Oct. l4.--John p. Schmit,
register of the state land office, today
received a letter from Nj. II. Wilson,
receiver of the Bozeman land Office,
notifying him OF the settlement by q
number of persons on sections Ii and
36, state school lands. This Is in pur'
suance of Il new policy adopted by the
general land Office at Washington,
which heretofore has not notified the
state land department until u hearing
was set for final proof at which time
the entry could be combatted. Unde,
the new ruling the state may protes,
aud combat homestead entries within
thirty days after the initiatory steps.
This ruling applies only to homestead
settlements, which may be made le'
gally before the land has been sur
vpVed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
How to Dose a Dos,

A dose Of castor oil is as disagreeable
TO the ailing dog a. to the ailing hu-
nan being. He kicks against it, and
Toes right, when he Is grabbed by the
back Of the neck, and with his jaws
yanked apart with Il towel awaits the
nasty dose. This IS poured down his
oeck-on the outside. 1t is usually fol-
lowed by a few more doses, all Of
which go the same way, which is the
wrong way. The jaws r in a wise,
the dog is in torture, and he is ready
to condemn his very best friend for
thus treating him shabby. If they
only were sensible enough to know
how any dog, from the meanest cur
10 the bluest blooded canine on earth,
was in the habit Of taking his oil, II
would be different, but they are all at
sea on the subject, and poor doggie Is
about dead when a friend utters:
Hump! All chulnps on dogs, I see.
Pour the stuff over the poor fellows
avs"
Lo, and behold! The wise few who
thought they knew all about dogs and
dog things learned something to their
credit when they saw how carefully
Towser licked his paws, cleaned them.
and thus took his oil without fuss and
In the proper way.-Outing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18

pany, situated q short distance out o
town, was destroyed by fire shortly
before noon today, and with the build
inRs were destroyed about 12,00(
pounds of butter. The loss is S12, 600,
with insurance Of S6,50O. The property
was owned by local people.
Glasgow, Oct. 15.-An explosion oc'
Cured In the bakery shop Of Edward
Englett on Main street. Mr.. Englett.
the proprietor of the shop, was badly
cut and bruised, and some bones bro
ken. and his building completely shat
tered. He is in q critical condition,
and 1t is feared he cannot recover
It is supposed that Mr.. Englett had
some dynamite stored overhead in his
shop which fell to the floor, as it ia
known that he had dynamite for blast
ing purposes some time back.
GLASGOW, Oct. 15.-After being out
% hours the jury in the case OF the
state vs.. Lindeke and Mcintyre failed
to agree, and Judge Tattan dis.
charged them from further considera.
of the case. The defendants are young
men related to prominent people In
Glasgow, and have been ranching and
raising stock, a few miles north OF
town. They were charged with hav.
ing, on August 4, Of this year, stolen
a calf, the property OF J. A. Lyle,
who is In the milk business near
town.
GREAT FALLS, Oct. 14.-In the dis
trict court today, Kenneth B. McIver,
representing the business men of Great
Falls, who have subscribed several
thousand dollars for the purpose, be.
gan suit to secure adjudication Of all
claims to water rights from Sun river
and its tributaries, naming los de.
PENDANTS and asking that all those
claiming rights be compelled to ap-
pear in the action. This suit Is
brought at the suggestion Of the
United States reclamation service,
which is prepared to report in favor
of the construction of the Sun river
irrigation system as soc as the suit
shall have been determined.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Wolf Greek Murderer Captured.

HELENA, Oct. 16.--The supposed
slayer of W. j. Oliver, son of County
Commissioners VIM. H. Oliver of Dill
Ion, at Wolf Creek on September %,
last, for the purpose of robbery, has
been arrested at Vancouver, B. c.
Sheriff Peter Sharrenbroich tele.
graphed his chief deputy to that effect
from Nelson, B. c., tonight.
The sheriff had reached Nelson in
his pursuit of the supposed murderer,
and the supposition is that the French
man, finding the pursuit from ate
way too warm, had sold divers team
and taken for Vancouver.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Cattle Company Gets Verdict.

BILLINGS, Oct. l4.-In the district
court today the trial of the case Of
Ryan Bros. Cattle company, a cor
poration, vs.. j. NJ. Shelton was cor.
cluded. This case, which has attract
ed widespread attention, was instituted
in order to ecover the sum Of $500
damages. Ryan Bros. were running
a large number OF defendants cattle
on their range, and were to receive
So per head for loading and shipping
same. In the meantime the company
became insolvent and vent into the
hands of a receiver, and Shelton, on
the grounds that his cattle were not
looked after properly, gathered them
up aud shipped them himself. Ryan
Bros. sued for $500 on breach of
contract. The jury's verdict just e q
dcred gave the plaintiff e, lis.
Fine Book and Job Printing Q spe.
--~
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Cultertson School Case Decided.

GLASGOW, Oct. 16.-In the district
court today Judge Tattan rendered q
decision in the case OF the State OF
Montana, ex rel I. 1. Brooks and c.
A. Tillotson, REALTORS VS.. Thomas
Cushing and P. J. Macy, defend ants.
This Is an election contest from Gull
b~ertson, between two sets of school
trustees. The decision Is in favor of
the REALTORS, and they are declared the
duly elected trustees. The principal
ground of contest vas the i~rregularity
OF the nominations of REALTORS. The
case was submitted or an agreed state.
ment of the case, which admitted that
REALTORS received the highest number
OF votes. 1t il understood that no ap.
peal will be taken.
The plaintiff has submitted it's evil
dence in the case of the Coburn Cattle
Co. vs.. the Treasurer of Valley Cou n
ty, and defendant will put in his evi.
dence tomorrow. In this case plaintiff
asks that Valley county be required
TO return to it about 500 paid for
taxes on its livestock, under protest.
Plaintiff claims that its cattle ranges
are entirely within Chouteau county,
but that its stock Is sometimes driven
by storms across the line into Valley
county, but that all such stock is
driven back every year, except the
beef stock which is shipped from Val.
lev county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Not Ono Square Inch Of Skin on
His Whole Body Unaffected

wy AAsSAS oO0S wy VI AVSS O1OAS
out with an itching rash. Three doc.
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but its treatment did no good. At the
time I vas induced to try Cuticura
he was so bad that I had to cut his
hair off and put the Cuticura ONT
ment on him on bandages, as it was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass of sores.
The bandages used to stick to his skin
and in removing them it used to take
the skin off with them, and the screams
from the poor child were heart-break.
ing. I began to think that he would
never get we'll, but after the second
application of Cuticura Ointment I
began to see signs of improvement,
and with the third and fourth appli-
cations the sores commenced to dry
up. His skin peeled off twenty times,
but it finally yielded to the reatment.
Now I can say that he Is entirely
cured, aud a stronger and healthier
boy you never saw than he is to-day"
ROBERT WATTAM, 4o23 Center
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 80, 1897.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
SIX YEARS LATER
nr. Wattam writes

"Your letter of the a1st in regard to
the Ease of my little boy at hand. I
am truly thankful to say that the cure
effected by the Cuticura Remedies has
been a most thorough and successful
cure to date" Chicago, Feb. %, 1903.
Sold throughout the world. Cuticura Resolvent, SOC.
Nn form Of Chocolate Coated Pills, CSC. per vial Of CO.,,
house So. Paris, s Rue Dc 10 Paix; Boston, lS7 Columbus
Ave: Potter Drug and Chem; Corp, Sole Propsietors.
NJ.Scnd Tor allow p Cure Every uumouS."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
Yellow Fever Dying Out.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 16.-Unless the
federal authorities are to be greatly
disappointed, the week beginning to.
day will mark practically the end Of
the yellow fever visitation in New o .
leans. The report shows eight new
cases 10 the past "a hours. Total case 9
to date, 1890: total deaths, 433.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18

lature who intend to advocate this 40.
preparation say that the president of
the United States. for the safety of
his own person, should not be com.
PEELED to u unnecessary risk by
ira veling in the ordinary coach.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-18
B. LONG & co.,,
Opposite Park Hotel.
Great Falls. Mont

BUCKS FOR SALE
Cotswolds, Hampshires, Ram.
bouillets, Delaines and Spanish
Merinos. Prices right. One
very fair bunch Of Merinos at
$3.50 per head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01
Coming Attractions.
Columbia Theater.

At the Columbia Theater tomorrow night
Henry Gressitt will present the co-stars,
Minnie Seligman and William Bramwell, in
the new poetic melodrama, THE Dragon
Fly" by John Luther Long and Edward
Childs Carpenter. Mr.. Long will be re-
membered as co-author of those great
plays, Madame Butterfly" "The DARING
of the Gods" and "Adrea." A company of
100 people will support the stars, including
such sterling players as Sidney Herbert,
Hallett Thompson, Escamillio Fernandez,
H. Ogden Crane and Ruth Gould. The
Dragon-Fly'' depicts the early days of the
short-lived republic of Texas, in 1886. The
background is the tragedy of the Alamo
and its impulsive, flre-f1ashng heroine,
maid of the little city, of Gonzales, gives.
with her nickname, the play its odd title.
The story is one of love amid the terrors,
the doubts and fears of the campaign
against Santa Anna. Currently with this
love story there runs narrative of incl
dents characteristic of the time and place
warlike incidents, of course--with the de-
feat of Santa Annals murderous plans
against the Texan prisoners at the Fortress
of Atonement as the finale. Massive and
strikingly picturesque scenery from the
brush of Ernest Albert shows the plaza in
the old Spanish town of Gonzales, Texas,
adobe, and quaint mission; the interior of
the Hacienda of the Living Cross, and the
Fortress of Atonement. The company also
carries the horses. burros and game cocks
used by the various players. The proper
ties" were secured from Mexico and Texas,
costumes could only be loaned, SO great is
the historical interest and value attached
to them. The incidental music and inter-
mezzo are by Wassili Leps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01
MMlle. Modesto

During next week Charles Dillingham; will
present FRITZ Scheff at the Columbia In a
new and original comic opera in two acts
and three scenes, entitled Mile. Modiste, -
by Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom.
Victor Herbert, the distinguished composer,
needs no Introduction. while Henry Bios
som, who is responsible for the libretto and
lyrics, has already established for himself
an excellent record as author of Checkers
"a Yankee Consul and "a Fair Ex-
change" The story of Mile. Modiste" is
a new one and Is said to be dramatic in
character, providing Miss Scheff with his
trionic possibilities of which her recent
work has proved her to be eminently capa-
Gle. The famous FRITZ Scheff Opera Com
pany chorus has established for itself an
enviable reputation. presided over, as 1t is,
by a musical director of excellent reputa-
ton John Lund. The company includes
Claude Gillingwater, Leo Mars, William
Pruette and Walter Percival, a young tenor,
who has recently come to the front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01
New National Theater.

For the week beginning Monday evening
the National Theater will offer Joe Web
er's company, direct from Joe Weber's
Music Hall. Broadway and Goth street,
New York.
Those prolific originators of funny farce
and catchy music, Edgar Smith and Maui
rice Levi, are the author and composer,
respectively, of "Higgledy Piggledy' and
1.-THE College Widower." The company will
include Marie Dressler. Charles A. Bigelow.
Trixie Friganza, Sam Collins, Joe Weber,
Marion Carson, Edward ]. Connolly. Err
mimic Earle. Ernest Lambert, Edythe Moy-
er, Sam Marion, Iva Barbour, Frank
Hatch. Kitty Wheaton and w. Douglas
Stevenson.
Year after year a succession Of scream
ing travesties has issued from the music
hall on Broadway, New York, where des-
TIMES are now controlled by joe Weber. No
performer has been too eminent or high
saiaried to be within the reach of an offer
from this source, and the result has been
series of entertainments that ranked as
record-breakers in American fun-making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01

Standing In the wings was newspaper
man who had met the prima donna a num-
Der of times. Standing In the prompt en-
trance, he whispered a few words in her
ear. She turned and looked at him. blank
amazement written all over her face.
IT'S a fact" he went on. II tell you.
Miss Scheff, if You want to make a unique
position for yourself, just get out of this
sort of thing right away, brush up your
English and go into American comic opera.
There's the biggest sort of a future for
you there"
"Whatr' she exclaimed. Leave grand
opera? Ian artist! I never heard of such
an idea. It's monstrous! Positively mon
strous!"
For that time, at any rate. the suggestion
was unheeded. but within another season
or so, Mr.. Charles Dillingham; had signed
a contract for a term of years to star
FRITZ Scheff in comic opera.
EXERCISE BEFORE BREAKFAST
Davy Crockett, the frontiersman, politician
and wit, kept a diary of the siege of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01

gram the following conversation. as nearly
as I can remember 1t, took place:
Tambo-"Mr. Bones, how am you feelin
dis ebenin?"
Bones-"Fust rate sab; kind O. like de
weather. An how am you a-feelin'?''
Tambo-"Oh, All feels bout like sewin
machine, kind o. sew-sew. Ha, ha. ha."
Bones-"Ah's got question Aid like fer
ter ask you, Mr.. Tambo."
Tambo-All right, sab. You is at perfect
liberty to cirgashiate."
Bones-"What am de difference between
mail carrier and a handle factory dat does
business by mail?'
Tambo--"Ah don't know, sab. What am
de difference between a mail carrier and a
handle factory dat does business by mail?"
Bones-"You am gittin' so ignorified dat
you is almost horizontal. De difference am
dis: De mail carrier handles de mail, while
de factory malls de handles
Observation-Disclosures and gentlemen, with
your kind permission and Indulgence, Mr.
Sharpsen Flats, the famous Hoboken So
pralto-contrano, will sing The. Water that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01

Lloyd. will be seen In THE Barcn's Love
Story, a one-act romantic play. freely
veined with comedy. 1t is a condensation
of Mr.. Clements play, '.The New Domin-
ION" The program also includes an
equestrian performance by Blanche Sloan,
the lady jockey, together with James Wal
thour and company In Horse VS.. Cyclist,"
an act with an exciting race between the
imported thoroughbred Prince Blazes II
and Mr.. Walthour, who is announced as
the champion triple-roiier cyclist of the
world. Miss Sloan will appear as Jockey.
wearing the colors once worn by her
brother, Tod Sloan. Other features will be
Max Walden, the impersonator of foreign
feminine types; Happy Jack Gardner.
parodist: Kelly and VioIette, the ashion-
plate duo" Miss Theo Julian, 1.-The belle of
the bells;" the three CAROLS, with their
acrobatics, and motion pictures, entitled
"Stolep by Gypsies."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01

play which will be seen at the Academy
tomorrow night, deals with the plottings
of the Chinese secret society known as the
Highbinders. This band is headed by
white woman named Bettina Otis, who Is
locked upon as the Highbinders Queen.
There are twelve scenes In all, among
them being Clausens private art gallery,
9th avenue, New York; Dreamiand, Coney
Island, by night; interior of a typical New
York police station on the lower East Side;
the exercise yard at Sing Sing; Pleasure
Pier, at the foot of 129th street: Hudson
river, New York; Kai Tong's den in New
York's Chinatown, showing an under
ground passage and the torture chamber;
the lonely house by the Golden Gate,
Frisco, with the human staircase scene,
and others equally interesting and sensa-
tlonal,