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Williams news., 1905-03-18
Read the NEWS and be posted.
A Card to the Public
CLOSING OUT AT
 LESS THAN COST

In consequence of my very poor health, I offer my entire stock of millinery at less than cost. I have just received from the Eastern markets a line of beautiful Pattern and Street Hats, lovely Flowers, etc.
 A few prices I will quote:
 5000 Paris Patterns, $500
 $ 500 Paris Patterns, $4.OO
 5 600 Paris Patterns, $500
 5 500 Paris Patterns, $2.OO
 American Beauty Roses, worth $1 50, going for 75c.
 Straw Braids worth $1.OO bunch, going for soc.
 Beautiful Ornaments. $1.OO per dozen.
 Now is the opportunity of a spring life time. My goods must go at any price, as I must quit mill linery.
 Thanking my customers in ad- vance for the liberal patronage they will give me, 1 am. MRS. G. w. MATHEWS.
Williams news., 1905-03-18

Flagstaff, Ariz., Feb. 2S, 'O5. To the Honorable, the Board of Su-
 pervisors, of Coconino County,
 Arizona:
 Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, citizens and taxpayers of Coconino county, hereby represent as follows:
 Whereas, on the 14th day of No vember, 1901, an executive procla- nation was issued, extending the boundary line of the Navajo Indian reservation so that it includes 575 additional square miles, which for many years past have been used and occupied as ranges for the cat tlemen of Coconino county; and,
 Whereas, if the said extension is mot revoked great loss and 'inconve- nience will result to the interests of said Coconino county; and, where as, there is good reason to believe that said order will be revoked by the president of the United States if the matter is properly brought to his attention and the line of said Navajo reservation will be made the Little Colorado river.
 Therefore, we, the undersigned, most respectfully and earnestly re- quest your honorable body to ap- propriate sufficient moneys to pay the expenses to Washington and return of MT. A. T. Cornish, in or der to aid in presenting the matter of the boundary line of said Navajo reservation. We represent that said A. T. Cornish is perfectly fam iliar with said question in all of its details, he having been in Washing ton once before and presented the matter and having watched the same through all oi it's phases.
 We have good reason to believe that the payment of his expenses will be of good result and to settle the boundary line at the said Colo rado River, (Little), will prove of benefit to the county and to the stock interests. (Signed)-W. D. Roden, T. c. Frier, F. w. Volz, c. J. Babbitt, w. H. Switzer, J. O. liar rington, P. c. Aston. T. E. Pulliam, J. E. Ruffin. J. L. Dougherty, Chas. w. Heiser, D. w. Kinney, L. w. Quinlan, R. R. Gleason, E. s. Cos ney, T. E. Pollock, c. A. Keller, J. E. Jones, Chas. Canal, T. A. Rior- dan, w. A. Lannon, Harrison Con- rad, J. E. Rains, s. F. Quay, w. w. Williams, R. J. DeChaine. Jas. L. Byrnes, A. A. Dutton, John Clark, Geo. Rabbit, Henry F. Ashurst, A. J. Diamond, B. P. Doney Jr., L. L. Burns, J. w. Power, D. s. Lewis, Thos A. Rickel, J. c. Blake, J. Herman, A. J. LeBarron, J. c. Milligan, A. E. Douglass, J. R. Rob- inson, Geo. c. Morse, Henry Hitler, F. M. Livermore, Geo. T. Bueklar, O. Rueckert, F. H. Donahue, Lewis Benedict, A. N. Norton, Wm. Eng land, R. Hochderffer, Samuel Black, A. Sanford, Donald Chisholm, E. A. Baker, w. w. Durham, E. M. Isbell, T. F. Holden, Geo. H. Bar ney, Jesse Gregg.
 Resolutions:
 "Flagstaff, Ariz., March ii, 'O5. To the Honorable, The Board of
 Supervisors of Coconino County.
 Gentlemen:-The Coconino coun- ty Cattlemen's Association at reg, ular called meeting held in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona, on the 11th day of March, 1905, unani- mously adopted the following reso- lution:-
 Whersas, by executive proclama tion, made in the year 1901, 575 square miles of land in Coconino county were withdrawn from sale and settlement with view of plac- ing said lands so withdrawn within the limits of the Navajo Indian res
Williams news., 1905-03-18
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
 OF THE Board of Supervisors
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SUP ] ERVIsORS OF COCONINO
 COUNTY, ARIZONA. )

WllllamS, ArlZOna, Marcn oQ, 1905. A special meeting of the board of supervisors is hereby called to meet at the court house at Flag staff, Coconino county, Arizona, on the 18th day of March, 1905, at 10 am. The honorable clerk of the board of supervisors is hereby respectfully requested to notify such member of said board as may not join in this written call for meet ing. Signed, F. o. Poison, mem- Der; A. T. Cornish, member"
 Endorsed, ''R H. Cameron, noti- fled March Sd, 1905, at Grand Can yon and Phoenix, Arizona" the board met on the above date. Pres ent, F. O. Poison and A. T. Corn ish, members; and H. c. Hibben, clerk.
 At request of Poison, Cornish was made acting chairman.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
 The following bills against the county were approved and ordered paid:
 L. F. Wilson, work court
 house yard .........$ 15 OO| Geo. Hoffman, work court
 house yard ............ 16 25 Rabbit Bros., furniture,
 hospital 315 50 Poison Bros. bedding, fix
 lures, etc., hospital .... 454 10 Chas. w. Heiser, bounty, g
 COyOGcS OO J. V. Fisher, bounty, eight
 coyotes ............ 5 UU Asa w. Judd, bounty, one
 coyote l UU Crane & Co.,, Topeka, rec
 ord books ............ 22 % Flagstaff Nut. Tel. Co.,, 3
 telephones, 1st quarter,
 lSOO ~ 70 c. M. Funston, printing
 and stationery ......... 58 POI Langin & Mcclellan, repairs
 Williams jail ...... 16 40 J. Herman, supplies for jail
 prisoners ............. 70 Weatherford & Vail, carpet
 and supplies for iail ..- 50 52 F. O. Poison, railroad fare
 for indigent sick. ...... 55 H. H. McNeil Co.,, land rent
 record ........... 15 OO| J. s. Button, burial indi-
 gent, north of Ash Fork. 27 6OI G. Canyon Elec. It. & Pr.
 Co.,, Williams jail, nine-
 teen months 19 sol David Babbitt, burial in-
 dlgent ZZ UO Swinging Typewriter Stand
 Co.,, one T. w. stand =. 4 sol Postal Tel. Co.,, Williams,
 January bill. ...-... 5 34 L. w. Quinlan, taking in-'
 ventory hospital ...... 4 4OOl Bancroft, Whitney & Co.,,
 books, district attorney. 29 sol H. H. McNeil Co.,, record
 books =. 75 OOI Hall Lithographing Co.,.
 sheriff's docket ........ 19 OOI k. N Crawford, inquest
 north of Ash Fork. ..... 16 sol H. H. McNeil, office sup. 7 OOI E. N. Crawford, inquests,
 Williams. ............. ZU UU E. N. Crawford, J. of F.,
 fees Williams ....... 15 OOI L. w. Quinlan,' reporter,
 inquest ............. OO Chas. H. Adams, constable ; fees, Williams .. IS 65 T. c. Frier, L. F. Dougherty and W. w. Durham, a committee from the Coconino County Cattlemen's association, appeared and presented the following petition and resolu- tion:
Williams news., 1905-03-18

T. c. Frier, L. F. Dougherty and w. w. Durham, a committee from the Coconino County Cattlemen's association, appeared and presented the following petition and resolu- tion:
Williams news., 1905-03-18

[Continued in Supplemental l
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Williams Will Lead Democrats.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The demo-
Gratis of the house today unanimously
nominated John Sharp Williams OF
Mississippi for speaker of the house.
The aucus vas called to order by
Mr.. Hay Of Virginia, who was the
chairman last year. Representative
Henry Of Texas was unanimously
elected chairman. Without parliamen.
tary business, John Sharp Williams
was unanimously nominated by the
caucus. Mr.. Williams addressed the
meeting, making an earnest plea for
harmonious action fer the benefit of
the party.
In his speech Mr.. Williams out
lined the democratic policy, especially
as being opposed to any ship subsidy
and in favor of strong antitrust leg.
islation and railway rate legislation.
He said that he and other democrats
had been accused of following u re.
publican president in the matter of
rate legislation, but declared that If q
republican president took democratic
principles, that was no reason why
democrats should abandon them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Increase In Land Receipts.

HELENA, Dec. John P. Schmit,
register Of the state land Office. today
submitted his annual report to Gov.
Toole, for the fiscal year ended No
vember 30. Register Schmit regards
the showing as a most gratifying one,
in that the receipts from leases exceed
those OF the preceding year by more
than sl5, ZOO. A falling off in the total
receipts of the department is due to
the fact that there have been smaller
timber and land sales than during the
preceding year. Register Schmit has
prepared and submitted with his re-
port to the governor several most In
teresting tables, showing the acreage
under lease 10 each county and the
rental derived therefrom. The report
also shows that there Is q grand total
of more than 1000, 600 acres under
lease at 40 annual rental exceeding
300. 600.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

II Is seventy miles to the ranch from
Kalispell.
There is every indication that Con.
ley was killed on Thursdsy, Novem.
Der y, q short time after arriving at
bis ranch. He was discovered by Ed.
Con'ey, his father, the following
Tuesday. There 10 q suspicion of
foul play, which may no. be cleared
away until after the autopsy. There
Is a bullet hole in the forehead be.
tween the eyes aud the top OF the head
Is literally blown of.
The theory Is that he had been way.
laid and murdered, then dragged to
the house and set up in a chair. and a
bullet fired through the head OF the
dead nan to convey the notion OF sui.
eide. There has recently been trouble
between Conley and another rancher
over a water right, but it is not known
that this had any connection with the
Killing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Two Million Acres Under Lease.

HELENA, Dec. 2.-The state of Mon.
tana has 2.035, 1915 acres Of land
rented by the year at an annual rental
of Sl07, 1872. 81, according to the an.
nual report of Land Register John P.
Schmit, which has been submitted to
Governor Toole.
In Chouteau county the number of
acres OF land leased by the state
comes 10 3Sl. 942. 10 acres, and the
yearly rental is s3s, l97. "a. Granite
county has less leased land than a
other county, and it contains 4,9lO
acres.
Mr.. Schmit's report says that the
state sold less timber and land the
past year than in the preceding year,
the receipts being s]6, 756. go, while the
receipts the year before were e28,.
4S5. 60.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
HAvRE AGAIN sTRIcLEN.
b City Has Another Fire With . Loss
Of SlSO,OOO.

HAvRE, Dec. l. - This morning
Havre was again swept by fire, three
OF the largest structures in the city
going into ruins. including the post.
office and its mails. The main loser
was the Holland Mercantile company,
which had recently increased its stock
and extended its building, and the
Broadwater.Pepi Co., another build.
ing owner.
The Great Northern hotel wal de.
stroyed. The total loss is, approxi.
mately. sl5O. 600. The insurance state.
ment has not been secured, but II is
stated that it was we'll up toward the
value of the building property. though
low on stock.
The fire broke out in the establish.
ment OF the Holland Mercantile com.
pany in the Broadwater.Pepin build.
ing, about 2.40 q. IN.
Defective wiring. all witnesses agree,
was the cause of the conflagration.
Havre's water pipe had just been filed
up to the reservoir, but there was no
water there, extremely cold weather
and a delay in the arrival OF pumps
prevented the proper supply. Besides
the losers mentioned were j. j. Tat.
tan. the Havre pharmacy, F. B.
Churchill, jeweler, Peter Des Roster,
general store, c. w. Y.ung, lodging
house.
The night was one of the coolest OF
the season. The block being filed
with lodging roomers, the suffering
from individual losses was consider.
able.
The losses directly known we're as
follows:
Broadwater Pepin block, Second
venue and First street. value $50, 600,
and insurance, s39, 800; Holland Mer.
camille company, loss s3s, 900, and in.
surance, $2S, 900: F. B. Churchill, loss
So, 600: Peter Des Roster, a mercantile
company, loss $l5. 600. insurance &C.,
500: John Tattau, drug store, loss ST..
600, aud insurance 50, 600: H. j. Meili,
furniture and fixtures of the Grea,
Northern hotel on which $1,000 insur.
ance was carried. Private losses in
this hotel will probably bring the to.
tai loss on the structure up to $1,000,
DR.. J.. S. Almas, president of the
First National bank. and Councilman
P. j. Mcintyre, former police magis'
trate, were buried under falling walls
but it Is not believed that their in
| iuries are serious.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
A kindly Act By Railroad Maguate.

A story which comes to the River
Press from Harlem tells about the
pleasant experience OF q boy.resident
of that town who recently returned
from 40 adventurous trip ia search Of
enjoyment that can only be found
"away from home" Some six weeks
ago, Joe Ellis and a boy companion
decided to leave Harlem and take ad.
vantage Of the opportunities of the
wide, wide world. They secured q
couple of horses and struck out south
to the Missouri river, crossing that
stream into Fergus county, the scenic
beauty and invigorating atmosphere
of that part of Montana compromising
Ia some measure for the home COM
forts they left behind. In a few days,
however, the early wintry blasts be-
gan to sweep over the range, and the
wanderers separated for q time to 10.
cate themselves in winter quarters.
1t was about the middle of Novem.
Der, when Louis w. Hill, first vice.
president of the Great Northern, was
making his famous automobile trip
across the country from Great Falls
to Billings-a trip which resulted 10
the automobile getting stuck in a
snowbank south of Lewistown and
being put out OF business. Soon at.
ter the accident happened, young Ell
lis arrived ON the scene and became
one of the party that helped to extri.
cate the machine from the snowdrift.
Mr.. Hill seemed to take . liking to
the boy, and In the course of CONVEX.
sation soon discovered how he came
to be 10 that locality; also that he
was personally acquainted with some
of the boys Harlem relatives.
Mr.. Hill was a boy himself a few
years ago, and still has a lively rec
objection Of boyhoOd's dreams and
aspirations. He insisted that young
Ellis accompany him to the railroad
with the disabled automobile; then he
insisted that the young traveller "a
with him to St. Paul. Arriving q,
the latter city, Mr.. Hill entertained
his Harlem guest for a few days, fitted
him out with new clothes and poke,
money, presented him with q pass
over the Great Northern to Harlem,
and wished him a hearty farewell as
the w~estbound train left the St. Paul
depot. Young Ellis was delighted
with the outcome of his escapade, bu,
does not propose TO repeat the expert
! ence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
The November Weather Report.

Unusually cold and dry is the
weather record OF the past month, &C.
cording to a bulletin issued by Obser.
yer Ling, of Havre. The cold spell
came In the latter part OF the month,
the low temperature of % below zero
being recorded on November 20.
The precipitation during the month
was {. go inches. or about one tenth OF
an inch less than the average for No.
vember. For the eleven expired
months of the year, there has been a
deficiency of nearly e. inches ia pre-.
%cipitation, compared with the average
of former seasons.
The past month had ten clear days,
eight partly cloudy aud twelve cloudy
days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
IN SESSION.
First Week Will Be Devoted To Prepare.
ton FOr Real Work.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Nothiug but
preliminary work will engross the At.
tention OF the senate this first week of
the session. The senate is already or
gained, as it Is a continuous body.
aud beside there was a special session
Taste pring, when the new senator's we're
sworn In. Senator, Brgnd agee of Con-
necttcut, Warner. of Missouri, Frazier,
OF Tennessee, and LaFollette, OF Wis
consin. have not taken their seats.
The two former had not been elected
when the special session adjourned.
Monday will be a very short session,
and the senate will adjourn out Of re.
spect for the late Senator Plat, of
Connecticut, as soon as the necessary
formalities for the beginning of a new
congress have been concluded.
Tuesday the presidents message
will be r-ceiy,d and read. Wedues.
day Is likely to be devoted to the in.
PRODUCTION OF the bills. A shor. .es
sion will be held Thursday, aud the
q q will then adjourn until the fol-
lowing Monday.
1t Is quite likely that a republican
caucus will be held Tuesday or
Wednesday for the purpose Of or.
ganizing the appointment of a com.
mittee to fill vacancies in the senate,
aud for the selection of q steering COM
mittee for the session. 1t Is expected
that the committee vacancies will be
filled very early in the session. If the
house Of representatives should pass
an emergency appropriation bill for
The Panama canal, the senate will at
once take it up aud pass it, but this
measure is not expected in the senate
until the second week of the session.
10 the house Monday will be taken
up with the election Of q speaker and
other house officers. They will be
those nominated by the republican
caucus last night. 1t is already I'M
derstood that the rules of the lasl
house will be adopted as soon as thu
members have been sworn in. The
biennial lottery for seats will be ar
interesting occasion on the first day
and at its conclusion the %adjournmen,
will follow. Tuesday will be devoted
to the presidents message and tina,
will probably close the real business
| of the house for the week.
Bills will be introduced every day
that the house is in session from the
beginning, and will be printed and
referred TO the committed when ap'
pointed. 1t is expected that many i'm
portant propositions will be presented
during the early days Of the session
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
Dixon Supports Roosevelt.

WASHINGTON, Dec. g. Congress-
mar Dixon Of Montana, is in Wash
ington. He says he is first, last and
always for President Roosevelt and
his policy. "This includes the presi.
dents stand on rate legislation" he
continued. Mr.. Dixon sees nothing
to indicate that the country is anxious
to have the tariff revised. He Is of
the opinion that as there will be q
rate control bill passed at this session
Of congress it would be unwise TO
tinker with the tariff at the same time.
He says the country can rely on the
republicans revising the tariff at the
proper time and when occasion de.
mands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
For q Pure Food Law.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-Federal con.
troll of foods, drugs and liquors, for
the purpose OF securing their purity,
is provided for in a comprehensive
bill to be introduced in the senate at
an early date by Senator Hey burn OF
Idaho. Jurisdiction of the govern.
ment over these articles of interstate
or foreign commerce, and q penalty
of u maximum fine of $500 and one
years Imprisonment is provided for
violators OF the regulations set forth.
The measure defines what shall con-
stitu,e misbranding and ad%ulteratiOn
in the article over which It assumes
Jurisdiction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Make a note now to get Ely's
Cream BAN II you are troubled with
nasal catarrh, hay fever or cold In
the head. 1t is purifying and sooth.
iny to the sensitive membrates that
lice the air passages. 1t is made to
cure the disease, not to fool the pa.
tient by a short, deceptive relief. There
is no cocaine nor mercury In It.. Do
not be talked into taking Q substitute
for Ely's Cream Balm. All druggists
sell il. Price SOC. Mailed by Ely
Rros,, 81 Warren street, New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
The December Weather Record.

A bulletin issued by Observer Ling,
of Havre, says the mean or normal
temperature for December is % de.
grees, and that the coolest December
In Is years was that of 1884. On
Christmas of that years the record
cold of So below zero was recorded.
The average precipitation for De.
cember is 0.54 inches, but in 1850 was
about three times that amount. De.
cember has an average of eight clear
days, thirteen partly cloudy and ten
cloudy days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Clear thinking, decisive action, vim
and vigor of body and mind, the spar.
kle Of life. comes to all who use Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. IS cents.
Tea or Tablets. d. G. Lockwood.
druggist.
In the district court this morning,
William Hayes, convicted of robbing
the Wellwood saloon at Zortman. was
given q sentence OF ten years. The
defend ant protested that he Is innocent
OF the crime.
The county t%reasurer's Office has
been doing = big business the past
week, the tax payments coming in at a
lively rate. The total receipts Of state,
county. school and municipal taxes
amount to about e207, ZOO. leaving
only about 10, 700 delinquent.
Advices from Chinook report that
the dead body of William Strube was
found in his cabin on the Rebel
ranch, the condition of the remains
indicating that death occurred u day
or more previous. 1t Is supposed to
have been due to natural causes.
John w Haiyler. who returned to.
day from a trip to North Dakota,
brings word that the snowfall around
Minot Is Is to p inches deep, and
badly drifted. The Great Northern
had three snowplows at work last
week between Williston and Minot.
The sheritf's office has been advised
that Albert Morris, who is wanted
here on a charge of forgery commit.
ted several months ago, has been ar.
rested at Glasgow and Is in the Val.
ley county Jail. Sheriff McDoual III
went to Glasgow this morning to take
charge of the fugitive.
In the suit of Thuett Bros, of St.
Paul, against w. c. Hensen, of Har.
lem, a temporary Injunction vas is
sued in the district court today by
which the defend ant is enjoined from
d~isposing of any property until a
further order of the court. The plain
tiff in the case Is required to give q
bond 10 the sum of 81 1900. The suit is
brought to recover an Indebtedness
alleged to be due the plaintiffs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

1t is a fearful fate to have to endure
the terrible torture of piles. ~ can
truthfully say" writes Harry Colson,
of Masonville. Ia, shat for blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding piles
Bucklen's Arnica salve Ia the best
cure made" Also best for cuts, burns
and injuries. 25c. at w. j. Minar's
drug store.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06
A Flathead Murder Mystery.

KALIsPELL, Dec. 4.-Coroner Tay.
lor with the other officers returned
from the Conley ranch, nea Atlanta,
on Sunday night and brought the
body OF Guy Conley back with them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea is
simply liquid electricity. 1t goes to
every part OF your body, bringing
new blood, strength and new vigor.
It makes you we'll and keeps you we'll.
IS cents. D. G.. Lockwood, druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Beautifying methods that injure the
skin and health are dangerous. Be
beautiful without discomfort by taking
AolIister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Sun
shiny faces follow its use. IS cents.
D. G.. Lockwood, druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-12-06

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
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