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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
Range Cattle at the State Fair.

The secretary of the Montana state
fair has received notice from the Sec
rotary of the American Shorthorn
Breeders association that an appro.
priation OF 5000 has been made for
special premiums on shorthorn cattle
exhibited at the Montana state fair Of
1906. One half Of this amount is for
Montana shorthorns and the other
half is open to the world. This gives
81, 900 for premiums for the shorthorn
division at the Montana state fair.
In the Hereford division the Ameri.
can Hereford Breeders association
has appropri ated $500 for premiums at
the Montana state fair, which, added
to the appropriation by the state fair,
gives $500 for premiums in that divi-
sion. So far as known at this time
the premiums in the beef cattle divi-
sion alone will reach $1,000. exclusive
OF the dairy breeds.
In 1904 the Montana Siockgrowers'
association appropriated $500 as spe.
cial premiums on Montana steers, the
state fair appropriaiing a like
amount. The exhibit, was very 10.
%structive and of particular benefit to
the range men. For some reason the
stockgrowers did not make the appro.
priation in 1905 and the range steer
exhibit was not as large as the pre-.
ceding year. The managers of the
state fair have decided to encourage
the exhibit of range beef to the extent
OF the fluids available and are going
to ask the cooperation Of the stock.
growers for 1906. The fact that the
two national associations of pure.
breed cattle have apportioned $500 for
Montana premiums is sufficient in.
centive for the breeders of Montana in
all classes to make the largest show.
ing possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
l.abOrers Are Swiudled.

BILLINGS, March 19.-''Betweeu the
eastern labor employment agent and
the railroad contractors in the north.
ern country. Billings is being filled
up with an immense lot Of unemployed
men," said the local employment,
agent today. "The schemes that are
Used are a shame aud disgrace, mas.
much As many honest men who are
willing and anxious to work, and
who, in fact, must work tn suppor,
their families, 10 many instances are
buncoed and bilked and left atone in
far.away strange country without
either money or employ ment. The
way ia which 1t is worked is this: The
employment agents in Denver, Kansas
City, Omaha and other points have
an agreement with the various cor.
tractors-not all Of them, however.
This agreement provides that the
agent shall employ men for the con
tractor and ship them to the work
from the city where his Office is locat.
ed.
ut 10 agreed that the agent shall
charge every nan whom he employees
a fee Of al for his services, and So is
taken out on a charge for railroad
fare.' When the agent gets a good
sized bunch together he goes over and
gets passes for them and the amount
of the fee and the railroad fare is di-
vided up between the contractor and
the agent. Now this business would
not be very profitable it only enough
men were given employment to fill the
actual needs of the contractor but the
agent goes right along employing men
for the same contractor, and in a few
days he sends out another big lot Of
wOrkmen. The first named lot are
then told that their services are no
longer required and they are sum
marily discharged to make room for
the new recruits. This business is
kept up right along, two and three
new lots of men being received every
week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
Low Cattle Prices In Manitoba.

A correspondent of the Drovers
Journal sends that paper the follow.
ing statement regarding cattle prices
among our northern neighbors:
In the middle west of Canada, in
Manitoba. particularly, an agitation
is afoot to remedy the beef market,
for farmers show an inclination to
stop raising cattle owing to the low
price paid for them by dealers. A
prominent cattle raiser ia Manitoba
states that in February q year ago ;
cents per pound. live weight, could be
obtained. 10 the two months that fol.
lowed conditions improved and prices
ranged from 81 to 4 cents; but those
prices were for Stalled export cattle.
There was a drop when grass cattle
came on at the end of June, the price
being from y to q cents, and these
prices ruled during the following three
months. la October and November
last most Of the grass.fed cattle were
sold at so much per head, $24 to $2S
being the price paid for year-old
steers. During January of this year
prices was ,. cents, and now all tina
is offered in Manitoba is 3 cents for
cattle that have been grain fed all
winter. The average price is about
% so per cwt., and cattle are below
what it costs to raise them. 1t is said
that if there is not q change for the
better soon the cattle industry in that
provice will die out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
Wool Market Is In Good Sha pc.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin re.
ports a stronger tone in eastern wool
markets, its latest review of the situa.
ton being in part to this effect:
The opening adv ances of the London
auctions on Tuesday have given "a de-
cldedly stronger tone to the Boston
market. and, as q consequence, a con.
siderable amount of Australian, New
leland and South American wool has
been sold. There is no use in trying
to disguise the fact that all conditions
warrant this strength. The general
opinion of merchants now is that the
time for cheaper wool has gone by,
and they consequently consider that
their present holdings are worth full
prices. In fact, the situation has be-.
come SO plainly apparent that no diff.
Guilty in obtaining asking prices is
thought possible.
According to reliable ad vices recent
ly received from the west, contracting
has again started up in western Idaho
on a basis Of zoe. a very small
amour, vas secured at Sc, but the
major part of the business done was
at 20c. The activity is we'll distributed
except in Montana. where the growers
persi.tently ask for 25c, which is at
the present time prohibitive to buyers,
The total amoun of wool acted
during the past ten days has been con.
siderable. 1t Is possible that the wool
merchants may have at last realized
the necessity Of procuring wool and
owing to the increased strength of the
worlds markets have decided that
they may have to bid nearer to what
the growers ask. Nearly a quarter OF
a million pounds have been contracted
10 Utah by a Boston representative at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
viii Advise Indian Settlers.

WASHINGTON, March ls.-Repre-
sentative Jos. M. Dixon had Il long
bureau OF Indian aft fairs, today, in
relation to the proposed settlement of
Turtle Mountain Indians in Mon.
tana. Mr.. Leupp declared his gym.
pathy with the protest from Montana,
but under the terms of the treaty he
could not prevent these Indian settl.
ing where they pleased. He said how.
ever, that he would use his influence
to have them select lands elsewhere
and after the conference he telegraph
ed the Indian agent at the Turtle
Mountain reservation to try 70 locate
these Indians as far as possible in
North Dakota. This may proven,
much of the threatened invasion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
Hints On Potato GROWING.

A correspondent of one of the agri-
cultural journals gives some hints on
potato growing. his experience being
related a. follows:
II am convinced from ny expert.
ments that it will pay to thin potatoes
to one stalk in a place and 20 give all
the strength and moisture of the land
to those that remain. 1t might be we'll
to cut out all eyes of the potatoes
when planted, except such as are de.
sired to grow, and sc save the trouble
of thinning out the field to some ex.
tent. There is no profit In growing a
large crop of potatoes unless they are
OF merchantable size. The largest
potatoes are always found where the
largest and strongest stalks grow, and
the small ones where they are small
and weak. 1t is a mistake, in my
judgment, to plant small seed or to
cut the large ones to one or two eyes
to save the seed and to reduce the
number of plants, as the common prac.
tice is. 1t is much better to plant
whole potatoes OF good size, or, If
large, to cut them at most only in
halves. OF course. it will cost O. to
seed u good field, but with good seed
properly %thinned, much better results
can be Obtained.
IF one desires to raise the largest
quantity possible from a few seed,
great results a be obtained by TAX.
ing off the shoots and transplanting,
but the potatoes will o grow large.
When the early rose was first intro.
duced, | bought a pound of seed for
which l paid So, and cut them IN halves
and planted them in a cold frame. As
fast as the plants grew large enough
10 transplant, ! took them of and
transplantsd them in a field. | con.
tinued to do this until too late to set
out more. l obtained from that pound
Ut seed over one and One-half bushels
of potatoes. The first taken off pro.
duced the largest potatoes. The
larger grown made weaker plants, and
from them were tubers ately
smaller. II may not be known to some
people that each eye in a potato is
capable of producing a large number
Of shoots: as fast as taken off others
will grow. Usually not more tha two
Or three to each eye will start when
planted. but that number is far too
many to be left to grow"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
Important To HOmcstcadcrs.

The Great Falls land Office is send
Ing to each United States commissioners
In the district the syllabus of a re.
cent decision by Judge Hunt concern.
ing what constitutes residence on q
homestead claim. The decision Of
Judge Hunt has been adopted by the
department for the guidance of all
concerned with homestead applica-
lions or proofs, and for the first time,
definite instructions r given. The
syllabus is as follows:
"There must be an act and an in-
tent: the act Of occupying and living
on the claim and the intent of making
1t your home TO the exclusion Of q
home elsewhere.
"1nhabitancy must exist in good
faith.
1T Is not in compliance with the
homestead law for a man to file on q
tract Of land with no intention of cul.
tivating any part of it and acquiring
1t for q place to reside.
eff a man claims a homestead and
only visits it occasionally for a few
hours, or for a few days, every six
months, and his visits are made solely
for the purpose Of technically comply.
Ing with the statutes, he cannot, under
the law, secure vested title to the
land.
"1f, on the other hand, a man claims
q tract of land with the intent of max.
ing it his home and guilty ating it,
the law will sustain him in his appli-
cation for a proof, even though he has
been away from it for periods of not
more than six months, il his absences
are with the intent of returning and
making the claim his home and are
reasonably necessary for the purpose
of maintaining himself. Or, he would
be excused If the absence we're caused
by sickness, or unavoidable casu atty.
Residence alone on the land is not
sufficient. The intent to make it your
home is necessary
The decision makes it possible for a
large number of persons who have
had no real intent to create a home,
bat who have complied with the
technical rules, to lose their holdings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21

various people ia Idaho for shipment
to M~ontans. All e range cattle
and brought from 90 to go per head.
There 10 considerable inquiry for
bargains in sheep, but the prices at
which stock is held does not encour.
age active trading. The only trans
action reported the past week is the
sale Of about 1900 mixed yearlings by
A. ". Sims, OF Wild Horse lake, to
Pugsley 4 Simpson, at g SO per head.
The Boulder Aye reports that A. &.
Quaintance, the we'll known Jefferson
county stockman, recently sold about
100 head of beef cattle at about $40 for
shipment to the eastern market, and
has also just contracted his yearlings
to a big cattle company with head.
quarters at Dickinson, n. D., and
they will be shipped about the middle
OF April.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
For the Masonic Home.

The committee of local Masons
which has in charge the matter of of.
fering,,a site for the home proposed
for aged Masons in Montana, is max.
ing satisfactory progress. A tract OF
land about forty acres in extent, To-
Gated about one.half mile south.
west of this city and pleasantly
situated nea the banks OF the Mis-.
souri, river, has been selected as one
OF the most desirable locations that
could be offered. An option on this
land has been secured, and the funds
necessary for its purchase have been
pledged.
Adjacent to this site is Roosevelt il.
land, containing another forty acres,
part Of which 10 covered with a cotton.
wood grove that makes it q most en-.
joyable resort for picnics and other
kinds OF recreation during the summer
months. 1t would afford a most at.
tractive pleasure ground for the aged
Masons who would occupy the Home.
An option has also been secured upon
this island property, which will be
added to the real estate selected as the
proposed site for the home, II such ia
desired.
Bids for the location of the Masonic
home will be submitted on April 6,
and it is expected there will be keen
competition from all parts of the state.
The local mason believe they have q
most desirable site for the institution,
and will use every endeavor to secure
its acceptance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21

~ TO Il cents. Wyoming sheepmen
are holding their clips at 23(d25c, but
the prices have not SO far been con.
sioered low enough by dealers. In
Washington a small amount has been
picked up at 1Sc. while in Oregon 2Oc
Is being paid for an occasional clip.
AS q rule, however, the growers In the
latter state are going to keep their
wool for the sales days. when they
hope to obtain better prices.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21

Three little rules We all should keep.
To make life happy and bright,
Smile in the morning, smile at noon,
Take Rocky Mountain Tea a. night.
d. G. Lockwood.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21

In the spring time you renova,e
your house. Why not your body:
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
drives GU, Impurities. cleanses and en-
riches the blood and purifes the en-.
tire system. 35 cents. D. G. Lock-
w00d.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
Can you believe your sensesy

When two Of them. taste and smell,
having been impaired if moi utterly
destroyed, by Nasal Catarrh, are fully
restored by Ely's Cream Balm, can
you doubt that this remedy deserves
all that has been said of it by the
thousands whom it has cured: II is
applied directly to the affected air.
passages and begins its healing pow
ers at once. Why not get it today?
All druggists or mailed by Ely Bros.
81 Warren Street, New York, on re.
ceipt of 80 cents.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
a Lively Tunale

with that old enemy of the race, Con.
stipation, often ends in Appendicitis.
10 avoid all serious trouble with
Stomach, Liver and Bowels, take Dr..
Kings New Life Pills. They perfectly
regulate these organs, without pain or
discomfort. Pc at W. j. Minar's,
druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21
B. LONG & CO.,
Opposite Park Hotel,
Great Falls, Mon,

Our speciality is buying sheep
on orders for our customers. Ii
you have any for sale for deliv.
cry in the spring, or after shear
ing, write US giving description
and price.
We make no charges.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-03-21

Charles Lepley and family, who
have been spending the winter at San
Diego, Cal, will leave there this week
on a visit to other Pacific coast
points, and expect to return home
about April Is.
/. is reported from Glasgow that
Rule Pingar, who was charged with
horse stealing, has been convicted in
.he.Valley county district court, and
vas given q sentence of one year ia
me penitentiary.
Keep the little ones healthy and hap
~. Their tender, sensitive bodies re-
qaire gentle, healing remedies. Hol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will keep
them strong and we'll. 81 cents, Tea
n tablets. D. G. Lockwood.
\ grand masquerade ball and sup
Der will be given by the members of
tie local lodge OF Odd Fellows on
Wednesday night. April Is, at their
hall. Pinkerton's orchestra has been
engaged for the occasion, and a cor.
dial invita- alton is extended to all. II
\ press dispatch from Lewiston,
Idaho, says the Empire Cattle COM
many. whose range is near Chinook,
has bought $500 head OF cattle from
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
Editors Troubles.

Every once 10 a while some cheerful
individual remarks to US: "Well now
the paper is out, you can take it easy
for three or four days" Yes. how de-
lightfu' it il that country editor has
nothing to DO between press days,
Business runs along automatically.
When paper bills become due money
drops off the trees with which TO pay
them. Subscribers vie with each other
to see who can pay the farthest ahead.
Advertisers beg for additional space and
the way the news hunts up the editor
is pleasant to contemplate. There is
really something peculiar about the way
items act. When the paper is out the
editor simply goes back to his desk and
leans back in his easy chair and waits
for next weeks press day.
The day befoie press day the people
line up 10 front of the Office door aud as
they file past his desk. tell him all the
news of the past week. He writes il up
in fifteen or twenty minutes, takes it
back and hangs it on the copy hook.
Toe compostors take the copy, shake it
over the type cases, says few mystic
words, and presto, the type files into
place and after few passes by the fore.
man, the forms are ready for the press
again.
The editor goes down town and de-
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
Maas Happy for Life.

Great happiness came into the home
Of S. G. Blair. school superintendent,
at st. Adams, w. Va., when his little
daughter was restored from the dread.
full compliant he names. He says:
my little daughter had st. Vitus'
Dance, which yielded TO no treatment
but grew steadily worse until as last
resort We tried Electric Bitters; and
rejoice to say, three bottles effected t,
complete cure" Quick, sure cure for
nervous complaints, general debility,
female weaknesses, Impoverished blood
and NAL ,ria. Guaranteed by Webb
Bros drug store. Price Soc.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
NEW PRESS COMING.
Will be Able 10 do. Job Printing
Equal 10 That Done in the Cities.

The News has purchased fine
new Chandler& Price Gordon job
press which we expect to arrive
the latter part of this week, which,
when it arrives, will enable us 10
do the very best of job work, even
equal to that turned out in city
offices. Previous TO this, we have
put in a lot of new type, borders,
ornaments, etc. which, ether
with many years experience in the
best equipped offices, we will be
able to attend to your wants in the
printing line, and you can rest as
sured that the work will be neat
and up-to-date in every respect.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
PEARY'5 GREAT FEAT.

Thirty seven miles in our part
of the world is trivial distance.
A. strong man can walk it in a day
and a dollar for car fare will
carry anyone across it in an hour.
But thirty-seven miles Of polar ice
have given Commander Robert l..
Peary the worlds record for farth-
est north in Arctic exploration. II
has brought him within pol miles
of the pole itself.
Peary's record is, however, not
merely to be estimated as one of a
gain of thirty. seven miles. Con-
ditions in the eastern md western
hemispl!ers in the polar regicns
are materially di.fernt, and the T..
cord, that OF ,he Duke 1t Abr'zAi
was made il tha eastern Leu,is,
phers in 1900. In the western
heinispher, L'eary had his own re-
cord to Denl, that Of uis voyage t
1902, ana ne did j., not by meal.
half degreo bat b. almost tar,,
degrees.
Put in another way, this means
that, whereas the far. hest north IN
the WESTERN hemisphers had here
tofore been latitude Sl:l7, Prary
ihae now cut off more than half OF
the distance tina, in this quar'ei
still remained between his formeI
terminus and the pole. Another
"trip with an equal gain and he
would win the great victory.
Had Penry succeeded in reach,
ing the polo he woull have pained
for hinsa!f Gn amending fame
AS it is, the world will eopgratu-
late him on his really great acbie'
yement. ara further on the fact
that what he had accomplished
has not cost tie life Of single
member Of his party.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

The "funny man" on an exchange
was recently assigned to write up the
market report and produced the follow
ing: Butter is strong at fifteen cents
and is abl4 to hold its own. Yeast C kes
are rising steadily. Bananas are slipp-
ing along at the old price, with an oc-
casional drop. Cheese is lively and
stirring. Syrups are sticking to the
former prices and are about pint more
to the quart than they were last year.
Green apples are growing less. Dried
apples are sv'lling the market. Chick.
cns ars picking upa little.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
Public Sale.

Frank Brown ard j. G. Cartwrigt
with sell mt public sale at the j. G.
Cartwrigh. farm miles east and I and
one-half miles south of Jasper, Oh Tues
day, Nov. ID, the following property:
40 head Of cattle, head of horses aud
mules, head OF hogs, farming imple-
ments and household goods.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

AN Englishmap says the Ameri-
can face is ioyless, Perhaps he
has been making a study of the
faces of American girls who have
married titled Englishmen.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

A BOONE county, Missouri farmer
and fruit raiser is not to be out
lone by his large apple crop this
wear. He has sunk we'll on his
farm and cemented the walls.
This he expects to fill to the brim
with apple cider.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
a Ysnr OF Blood.

The year 1913 vii long be- remem.
hered 10 tho hcms Of F. N. Jacket, of
Allinner, KY, " year Of blood; which
lowed 81 corious|y from Mr.. Jackets
rng4 that dralh seemed very near. He
.Ii'as: Severe bleeding from the lungs
lnd n frightfn! cough had brought me
It d ath'- door, when | began taking
Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ti2n, with the 's!onishing results that
after taking four bottles l was CON-
tlately restored and as time has proven
permanently cured" Guaranteed for
Sore Lungs, Coughs and Colds, at
Webb Bros. drug store. Price SOC and
81 90. Trial bottle freq.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

A TRAIN robber was captured
out West few days ago while he
was asleep. 1t probably surprised
the detectives to find that train
robber ever found it necessary to
90 to sleep.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

DR.. Cohens Catarrh Sslve. Great est
relief known for Catarrh, Hay Fever,
and Catarrhal Deafness. 1t can be Sc
cured by writing to Joe Isaacs, Carthage,
Mo-, Special agent. Write for sample.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

We now have the most complete line
of building material in the country and
of you faiito get our figures before buy
ing you will loose money. Call and see
us. Dickson Goodman Lib. Co.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

Take part of your Eggs to Crandall
Bros. and get the cash or a little more
intrade. Fresh Groceries, Fresh Meats
and Produce. II
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
.Ho~sa TI,iSS

We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Caiarrh Cure.
u. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known F..
j. Cheney for the past ID years, and be:
Ieive him perfectly honorable ip all
business transaction and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08
WALDINC, KJNNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
muscous surface Of the system, Testi-
monials sent free. Price Is cents per.
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills FIR constipa-
ton.
The Jasper news., 1906-11-08

posts some more money 10 the bank.
Its the biggest snap in the cataiog
Now If the editor could only do away
with press day his Joy would be COM
piete.-Ey.