davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06

The county court met yesterday and after passing on sundry claims, took up the claim of Contractor Pfathef. Mir. Prather withdrew his former ae- count of $10,o00 and settlement was soon effected i'll which he was allow ed the sum of $9,0oo.
 The court and Architects Gibbs and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
C0NDEmN NED THE ROOF
Court House Commissioners, on Recommen- dation of Architects, Refused 10 Approve Slate Roofing on Court House. Contractor Prafher is Allowed S9,000.

Sanders inspected the slate roof of the court house and upon the reeom- mendatioH of Mir Sanders, the roof was condemned
 The question of the appointment of a physician for the county came Up and resulted in the appointment of Dr. A. E. Loving 10 that office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
Always Making Excuses.

The man with a ready made suit. Try one of our made-to-measure suits this fall and feel satisfied. Efsenkra- mer the Tailor, above Citizens bank. Second avenue, corner Pine street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
OPEN MEETING.

THe public is invited to Red Mems meet ne at their halI ton sht. Speak ing by ar. A G. Thompson. W. B. S2r- re!ls and \ B Kimb 'rly of Little Rock
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
COUNCIL HAS
 QUIET SESSION The City Fathers Pass an Uneventful Evening in Council ONE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED. street Repairing. Lights, Street 0b- strpction and Other Unimpsrtant Matters Occup! Their Time.
MAYOR WHITE PRESIDES
 OVER COUNCIL AGAIN.

The city counci. met in regular ses sion last night. Mayor H. King Whit residing. ..dermea preset H'@ie tower, Hudson, Dunnington. Fox, Mich yol. Clement and Jordan.
 The report of the finance committee was read and the council proceeded to transact business. The question of oaying a bill for fumigation during l recent scare of diphtehria came up and was discussed at length. Several of the members declared the bill too high and Alderman Jordan suggested that the druggists of the city be ask. ed to submit bids for the contract of supplying disinfectants in the future. Nc Cecis:vs action WIS taken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06

Buy your paints anl wall pa per of Claud Clegg and company if you want the best. We will save you money on everything,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
WILL RECEIVE
 ELECTION RETURNS

New York election returns received " private wire tonight at h-llers Apilers bar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
Wants Streets Repaired.


 eIal mud holes on Third street and asked that the city engineer be in- structed to look after the matter i'm mediately He stated that Olive stree. should be cut down and Martin ave- hue repaired, and made motion to that effect. which was seconded by Mr Clements The motion failed.
 Mr. Jordan said that in his opinion t was too late i'll the season to ae tempt street building and that ditehes should be cut OH several streets for drainage. The city engineer stated that he was now at work on Fifteenth street cutting channels to carry off water and would open gutters 50 that tie work would not be lost. He said it Was his intention to do the work ill a thorough manner so that it would not have to be done again. that patch work on the streets was only time an1 money lost to the city
 He COluIllOu Dl Cle Oulltt Hi sew el district No. was discussed and fe- ferred to the boad of public safety. Ii Was suggested that bids for the re- pair of the out'et be advertised for, but the city engineer said that ne could do the work cheaper and no fur ther action was taken.
 To Require Drainage
 An ordinance was read and adopted recurring the Cotton Belt railroad to put in sufficient drainage on it's prem ises between Elm and Walnut streess.
 Mir. Fox moved that the Instructions on Indiana street south of Sixth ave nue be ordered removed within three days. and that the chief of police be instructed to look after the matter. Carried
 Dr. Jordan said there was an or dinance forb:ddine the obstruction of sidewalks by dry goods boxes. etc., but that the ordinance was being daily vlo- lated The matter was referred to the chief of police.
 Mir. Hightower complained of the lack of lights on Fourth avenue and asked that more be located and hung Referred to the committee, Report of Police Department. The report of the police judge for the month of October was read and ap- proved and is as follows:
 Cash ................ - 'o',V Committed .........,,.....' 'fo.o"
 Total ................. Sl ..'9i D"
 Dr. Jordan complained of boys i shooting out window panes in the eastern part of the city. Referred to the chief of police.
 Mir. Clements called attention to a defective light on the corner of lan, rel and Barraque streets. Chief ot police said he had reported the light but no action had been taken in tle matter
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
Prairie Addition

S.tuated ou Austin's Avenue, known as Twenty sixth and Hazei# streets These lots have been he. dat so per lot, bue in order to sell same within 70 days l vii take $25 per lot. This is the cheapest real estate ever offered for this money, and is increasing ia valuation daily
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-06
Must Repair Water Main.

A bill for $949.25 for water and a
 gas bill for $34.9S was discussed. AL derman Nichol objected to the pay ment of the former until the east side 'of Main street between Second and Third be repaired by the water and light company. He stated that the street had been badly damage,l by the host ng of 7" water n,.,l1 ;' hat rn'rt and the company should be held re. sponsible for the damage. Alderman Jordan asked that action be deferr d |until the matter could b. investgated After further discussion Mir. Nicho}
 moved that the city engineer be in. structed to repair the damage and charge the cost to the water and light company. The motion carried. and the company's claim for the month Of October allowed.
 The statement of the general fund was read, and is as follows:
 Statement of Time Warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
Montana News Hric!ict>.

HELENA. Dec. Mn he state buuid
"' eAhtnil.rr- To-Day allowed the Dill of
Mitchell! X Mu-- gorpa. Of the Warm
Spring. iE-uur asylum. for the care
of 81, patients. la the -liu IF 50. SOC. 10,
AMI TIA Oh. I'll tuuley x Mcruenr, uf
Deer L,sgr. for ,Ae cAre of 4ol pri,.
oLere IA Me- state ~prhiteutiary in the
sum OF S3.223j 81. Tn.-e gill, ara from
December | 70 December Ii, 1906.
LEWISTOWN, Dec. IA man said
to Dc JACK Norman. wno had been
working for Fred France. the we'll
nLown Mayiuu!> raucher and wool.
grower. attempted to take his life "a.
Alpine Yesterday. The man, it APP
pears, mas been drinking heavily and .
becoming respondent. took Il dose OF
>,rychnine. The county commits.
sioners here were immediately noti-
lied. and sen, DR.. Lak-y. of Gilt
Edge. over TO attend him. |, i. au-
nounced Today that Normal i. GA, of
danger.
BUTTE, Dec, l..-John E. Welcome
Yesterday received a message from
Chicago saying that his Hereford bull
March On had been awarded second
prize 10 the Hereford class for all ages
a, the National Livestock exposition
az Chicago. This is a marked triumph
for the livestock industry Of the state,
a. this i, the yrealc-t show Of the
kind in the country. The exhibitors
from all parts of the United States
are hundreds ia number, ana King
EDWARD VII. has a few fine cattle on
exhibition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
4 LONG RIVER TRIP.
Boat Party From This City Finally Arrives
at st. Louis.

\ dispatch from St. Louis tells the
story of Il trip down the Missouri
river by a party which left this city a
year ago last fall. arriving at its des.
tination or Thursday last. The dis
patch says:
L. j. Wilson, president of the Ma
tional Electric Construction company,
today announced his arrival from
Fort Benton. Mont, in his houseboat
Edith The houseboat is moored
at the foot of kraus street. With his
wife, their s~ix-year-old daughter
Edith, and Roy Gibson, his partner,
the captain. as Wilson calls himself,
made the trip without mishap, after
being on the water fourteen months.
He says they travelled over four thous-
and miles, and that it was the longest
river journey or record. Wilson's
story of the trip is replete with Incl.
dents varying from the killing Of the
largest deer ever shot in Montana to
shooting the rapids Of the upper Mis-
souri, river.
The party left Fort Benton Sep'em
b.r 20, 1905. As Wilson was anxious
TO DO some hunting, little progress
was made before cold weather set in.
Ia November the boat was tied up
near Mondak, Mont. There the party
remained until May, when the trip
was resumed. This period spent al
nos entirely away from civilization
was most enjoyed. Deer and other
Game a~bonnded, and, unrestricted by
game laws, the hunters obtained shots
at nearly everything from mountain
lions and small bear To duck and
geese. Skins of many deer and other
game were roughly preserved by Will
son.
With Young squaws and bucks Edith
made a decided hit. The child pus
ses7es "A phonograph. aud several
times a week parties from the rearrva.
tions called on the little hostess and
heard popular mu-ic. Although the
upper waters Of the upper Missouri
are filled with dangerous rapids, the
only mlshap on the ,rip wa after the
boat haa passed the most dangerous
point. While passing a governmen
ferry the gasoline launch towing The
hou-tboaa a wrecked by striking u
ferry cable left in the river. Tue
matter wa placed before the govera
llent authorities. and the captain ~
pect- to recovrr The value of the
launch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
Would Prevent Car Shortage.

PORTLAND, Dec. l6.-Money is be.
my raised bv the Oregon and WASH
inytuu Lumber Manufacturers, Is.
ISOLATION to secure effective leuisla-
ton by the Oregon legislature 70
guard against a repetition of the car
shortage which now exists. The n,,r-
bere OF The association are uuanim, ~.
~ in favor OF a reciprocal d-mur.
rage law and there i, strong sentim.u,
tor d railroad commissions.
AZ u mass meeting of the mem beers
o! the association, held Yesterday at
trrnOon. IN the Chamber of Com
n1erce auditorium, the frs, step, were
taken to raise money to insure the en.
actment OF the desired legislation.
Over so, 600 OOU were represented and
members OF four lumbermen's oryani.
cations we're present.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays DAILY.
Berlin enamel filling by Dr.. Ste
pn.u-. over LJck~oDi'-. y
Charles Sheldon and family left
Yesterday morning for Kansas. where
they VIII vi.i: for -evera, weeks with
relatives.
Stephen kula.e wa, brought 70
town yesterday afternoon from the
Shonkiu, ANA taken TO ST. Glare hos.
pital to receive treatment for a threat
eneu attack Of pneumonia.
Miss %Jeanne,te Ward returned YES.
terd ay from the Fred LaBnrre ranch
on the Marias. where ste ha, been
teaching school, and will spend the
holidays with her parents here
Among the deeds recently recorded
in the county clerk office i. one by
which Charles Z. Ovens conveys 10
Senator I. II. Carter a trac, of loo
acres located near Harlem. The con.
sheraton named in M. deed is SIC
per acre.
Ia the district court today. Emma
Dillingham; was appointed admins.
tratriX OF the estate of Z. J. Billing
ham. deceased, under bond OF 81 200.
Thomas Lacey was appoiuted admin
istrator of the estate Of Sophia Lacey,
deceased.
| pafnnfs -, u "A r,r IA, ~. t,n.. 80 hn,,,
stead and desert entries have been re-
ceived at the Great Fall, land office,
ana will be delivered TO the several
claimants. Many of The patent. are
said 70 have been withheld until the
land affected had been viewed by a
special Inspector,
Ga" "' tire pre'tle>t schemes Of holi-
day decoration e ever seen in this 10.
callty l. The display at the Wallace f..
Chase store. TIE decorations consist
o! Christmas evelgreens and festODL.
ing. with ii largr unmber OF red, white
ane oln- elrc'ri. lights. The effect is
Very pleasing and attractive.
He newspaper men ara among the
victims O! delayed freight shipments,
and ara N some cases under consider
aole embarrassment ia cuu>,quencr.
The River Pres Holiday edition.
which j Hejng mailed tbs evening,
VIII te ucpylvei II al at, active %,
ore. rpEet tilht -hVuIU have been on
! n ,t4l az. frtllA =l,r. ,,,, ,,-,i,t, =,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
Methodist Episcopal Church,
FORT BENTON. MONTANA.
\ GREETING.

Unto You is born this day in the city
of David "a Saviour. which i, Christ the
Lord"
SeltiShncSs receives "a harsh rebuke at
Christina, time. and drops out the back
way while we welcome the guest of Christ
ma>tidc Christ the Lord.
The loving. helpful spirit of the Christ
p~redominatcs in our motive, and actions.
Christmas should put Il stop to our dis
content. our complaining. our anxiety.
II reminds US that God i, mindful of our
necessity. and assures us that unto Il, "a
Saviour is given. Despair yivc> place
to hope. grief TO consolation and peace
abid">. and JOY springs forth in praise:
ON earth peace and good will toward men
Like the wise men Of old. il b~cloovc> Il,
time and energy to Him whose presence il
receive not only the largest GOOD, bu, tina
70 all men. Wishing all a Merry Chri,
REV. HHII4D w.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

from Messrs. Power and Baker. the
owners of the property, fitted it up
and opened it under the name of
Choteau House in the spring of 1880.
Mr.. Hill severed his connection with
it after one season.
In 1900, John w. Power built a
brick building on the site adjoining
the Choteau House as a saloon. with
rooms overhead. In 1903 the old land
mark, the Thwing-Choteau House, was
pulled down and the present neat
structure built in its stead, which,
being consolidated with the Power
building, makes one of the neatest
little Montana hotels to be found any
where in a town the size of Fort Ben
ton. 1t is fitted with all modern con
%veniences, and is m of the best man
aged and most comfortable hostelries
in the northwest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

This new and modern brick hotel
was evolved from the old Thwing
house. built in the spring of 1868.
which at that time was one of the few
two-story buildings in the then terri
tory of Montana and among the larg-
est USED for hotel purposes. The tim
bers used in the construction of this
house were hauled by bull teams over
Lyons hill from Hotter Bros saw
mill near Montana City. south of
Helena. Thomas Clary a wagon
boss in charge. 1t was not run many
years as the Thwing house. When
the military came here it was used as
officers quarters by Captain Williams.
Lieutenant Henry. Lieutenant Grouse
and others.
In 1879, Jere Sullivan. in company
with H. Is. Hill, purchased the house
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
AMONG OUR
\ drist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Chinook Opinion: Emil Muudt
bought the Frank Bowes ranch last
week which is composed of several
hundred acres of land about two
miles ives, Of town.
Chou,eau Acan,ha: John Town,
the we'll known sheepman, Of Cut
Bank. is reported to have made the
sale OF two lunches of wethers to
Seattle parties at s. per head.
Glasgow News: Reports from the
country north OF this place, on Pop.
lar river. state tha at there is nearly q
foot Of snow up there and that the
same is badly crusted, causing suffer.
ing among stock.
Chester Signal: Samuel Spencer,
the we'll known cattle man of Teton,
has sold his entire Milk river hold.
ings, consisting of land, cattle and
horses, to Mr.. Phillips, Of Brandon,
Canada, and w. a. Taylor, of Milk
river.
Malta Enterprise: Residents OF
Rocky Point, or the Missouri river,
are asking for a mail line from Roy.
The mail now reaches them by way OF
Zortman, which they regard as incon.
venient. There are now about % fam.
lilies IN that settlement.
Malta Enterprise: Alex Black, Jas.
Blevins, j. D. Thompson, Of Havre,
and c. w. Norman, Of Lewistown, all
Interested ia u promising group o1
mining claims in the Little Rockies,
were here on Friday. There is a deal
of considerable magnitude pending.
Chinook Opinion: w. T. Cowau, OF
Box Elder. was in town "Wednesday
inQuiring into the prospects of q sugar
beet factory in this valley. He says
that Box Elder will give at least 500
acres towards the required 5000 aud
took with him u number of contracts
TO be signed by farmers in that see
ton.
Glasgow News: While crossing the
river ii, the "CK" crossing last Sun
day Doc Corrigau broke through the
ice. TIE horse and saddle we're los,
and Doc narrowly escaped losing his
life. Ga account of the past few days
Of warm weather the ice had sOfteneC
considerably and was in u dangerous
condition a. the point where Doc at
tempted to cross.
Havrc Herald: Rev. Leonard j
| Chre-tler, late of ST. Peters Episco
pal churci, Of Auburn, n. V, ha. beer
engaged 10y Bishop Brewer as residen'
missionary for the Milk river valley
and viii make this city his future
hum". Rev. thru-,lvr is expected
from the east the first of March an(
FROM thu' ,imc VII devote his energie.
~ the work ia mis- section, having ii
his cnnry. tf". churches in HAVre
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

BILLINGS, Dec. l5.-Arrested on a
charge OF DESERVING his wife and two
children and clipping with a l%7.year-
old etep.daughter, Ross Cunningham
is behind the bars 10 the city Jail, and
the girl, Blanche Cunningham, who is
evidently emitteu with her mothers
husband, Is also being held to await
developments. Cunningham, who i,
a freighter And whose home i, near
Norland, Wyo., arrived in Billing.
several day ago and. according 70
the officers. the girl preceded him TO
this city. The couple secured a room
on South Twenty ninth street. where
they have since resided.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19

Only il little cold in the head may
be the beginning of an obstiua ate case
OF Nasal Ca'arrh. Drive on, the in
vader with Ily's Cream Balm applied
straight to the intlamed stuffed air.
passages. Price soc. II you prefer o
use an atomizer, ask for Liquid Cream
Balm. II ha. all the good qualities
OF the remedy in solid form and will
rid YOU OF ca,arrh or hay fever. No
cocaine 10 breed a dreadful nahit. No
mercury to dry ouu the secretion.
Price 1oc., with spraying tube. All
druggists, or mailed by Ely Bros. St
W arren Street. New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
Public Sale Of Real Estate.

The chairman of the hoar, of county commls-
~lon"rs OF thuuteAu county, NJ. ntana, will offer
al public sal" to the highest bidder for caah, at
the iron; door of tn" court houst, in Fort Benton.
Montana, between the hours of : and ) O'Clock
p. m, Tuesday. January Il, 1907, the following
described real estate, tltle to winch has b. en- &C.
CURED by the county by tax deed, to-wiI: An
undivided one-halt interest III the NWt. of sec
ton II, township - north, range $ east, Chou
team county, Montana, according 20 the records
of said county.
BY order Of the board of county commissioners.
W. X LEFT,
Clerk of the Board.
Fort Benton, Montana, Dec IL, 1876.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-19
THE MONTANA SHEEP 1NDrSrRy

HE ONTANA SHEEP INDUSTRY.
State Board of Commissioners Rec.
Ommends Additional Regulations.
HELENA, Dec. 13.- After making
many~recommend atoms looking to the
betterment OF the sheep industry in
Montana. the state board of sheep
commissioners adjourned last even.
ing.
If the recommendations Of the board
are carried out a few Montana eheep.
men, who, 1t Is alleged, wantonly VIC.
lated the quarantine regulations the
past summer, will be prosecuted by
Attorney General Galen. the board in.
structiug State Veterinarian Knowles
to lake the matter up with him and to
have the cases instituted Immediately.
The board also expressed the desire
to have any other violations which
may arise taken up by the attorney
general.
1t more equitable rates on ship.
ments of salt from Salt Lake are not
secured, the board will Take the mat.
ter to the Interstate commerce coumis.
sion. 1t Is said that the rates on salt
from Duluth are practically the same
as those from Salt Lake.
More stringent regulations relating
TO the importation into Montana of
rams and bucks are desired by the
board, so as to red luce to the lowest
minimum the chances Of diseases
spreading. To effect this the board
recommends that all rams and bucks
which are to be used for breeding pur.
poses and turned out on the public
domain, must be in the state before
September l 10 the year they are to
be used. All others brought in after
this date, the board recommends, must
be kept on the ranch Of the owner and
not allowed to Craze 90 the public
domain.
The board endorsed the Montana
WOOlgrowers' Commission company
and the Montana Sh~eepgrowers' as
sOciatiOn and urged all sheepmen in
the state to join the latter organiza-
ton. 1t was the opinion OF the board
that the lockmasters could make q
much more effective fight In whatever
they undertook If they we're united in
one body.
Attention was given to the matter of
securing Adjustment Of the insurance
rates on wool in storage, and it is
likely some action will be taken at q
later date.
According TO the report of the sec.
rotary, the wool clip in Montana this
year fell approximately 5000, 800
pounds short of the wool clip of 1905.
BUTTE, Dec. bit was an uucom
monty distinguished company that
faced Judge Warren in the police
court this morning. Among the al.
b legged culprits at the bar of iustice
were u banker, a lawyer, substantial
business men and an alderman, all Of
whom had failed to clear their
walks of snow and ice as the city or.
dinance requires. Not all of the men
who were arrested yesterday for that
otfeuse were on hand, IA number hav-
ing put up a small bond for their ap-
pearance and her defaulted. The
majority of the offenders were present
and after making explanations to the
court were permitted to 20 with the
understanding that if they appeared
again on Il similar charge and the Of
Tense was proven they would receive
the full penalty.