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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Notice to Automobile dealers

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received at the office
of the City Clerk up to o'clock p. m.
Monday, July 16, 1906, to furnish the
Health Department. Said automobile
to be a combination runabout and five
passenger touring car, according TO
specifications on file with the under
signed, and copies OF which may be
had upon application,
Bidders to state style and price of
car proposed to be furnished and en-
close certified check payable TO the or
der Of III. j. Lelande City Clerk, In the
sum OF 500, as a guarantee that the
bidder will enter into a contract In
conformity with his bid
Council reserves the right 10 reject
any or all bids.
BY order OF the Council of the city OF
Los Angeles. .
7-IO-14 st city Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
WHISTLE At BENEFACToR
Citizens Get Revenge on Merchant
Who Supplies Whole Towns
Children With Toys
SpeeIal ID The HeraId.

opeCIdI 10 T IIU SIdIU'
HAZLETON, Pa, July 9.-George
Krick, a merchant, gave away 5000 toy
whistles to the children of this city.
Indignant citizens, who Were driven
almost crazy by the noise of the whis.
ties, inserted notice in the papers re.
questing the possessors of the screech-
ers to assemble in front of Krick's
home at certain hour and they would
receive another souvenir.
The boys answered the summons
and they brought their whistles with
them. When they found that they
would receive no further gifts, the mol
serenaded Krick with their whistles
and he was driven neaply frantic by
the terrible din, which lasted for an
hour
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
BODY is BURIED IN CEMENT
To Keep Snakes Off, Man With Great
Horror Of Reptiles Has
Secure Grave
Special to The Herald

WILLIMANTIC, Conn.,, July 9.-At
the hearing in court here on the con-
troversy between the heirs of William
Moulton over his estate, estimated at
SIS, 900, John A. Smith, brother-in-law OF
the deceased, testified that Moulton had
a great horror of snakes, and just be-
fore his death directed that he be bur-
led in cement-and- brick grave, "so
that the snakes will not sun themselves
on my grave"
Moulton also feared being buried
alive, and directed that his body be
kept from burial as long as the, law
allowed. By his order his faVorite
horse and COW were chloroformed the
moment he breathed his last
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
GIVES UP 100000 TO WED
ST. Louis Widow Forfeits the Estate Of
Her First Husband by Her
Second Marriage
specIal to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
ST. LOUIS, July 9.-By her secret
marriage today to David Evans, tea
and coffee merchant, Mrs. Mary Arch
er O'Reilly relinquishes her claim to
four-fifths of the real estate left by
her former husband, DR.. Thomas
O'Reilly, who was a noted physician
in st. Louis. The property was wiled
to her on condition that she should
not marry again. In the event of her
marriage it was to revert to Dr. o. 'Reil-
ly's children by a former marriage.
The value of the property Mrs.
O'Reilly surrendered is said to be near
ly 5000, ,000 Under the terms of the
will she will retain one-fifth of the real
estate and all the personal property left
by DIR. O'Reilly, whose estate was
valued at more than $1,000,00 Mr..
and Mrs Evans started for New York
this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
BLIND FROM MOSQUITO BITE
Physicians Greatly Interested in John
Bodnir's Case, Which Is Unique
in Medical Annals
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald.
SOUTH NORWALK, Conn. July
9.-John Bodnir. Westport citizen,
35 years old, was rendered totally blind
by a mosquito bite. The medical pro-
fession here is much interested in the
case Mr.. Bodnir is in the Norwalk
hospital and the entire staff of the in
stitution is participating in the treat
ment. ....
After four days in the hospital the
patient is able to tell day from night
and his ultimate recovery is hoped for.
1t was last Friday night that the
mosquito bit Mr.. Bodnir. upon the lid
of his right eye. The lid swelled and
when Mr. Bodnir woke in the morn
ing he was blind. Bodnir suffers no
pain, but says that the buzz Of a mos
quito is acute agony to him.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
SUFFERS FROM TEN DAYS
CONTINUOUS HOT SPELL
Specfal to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, July 9-The
intense heat in this valley continues,
the temperature here today reaching a
maximum of 106 in the shade. This is
the tenth successive day that the
temperance has reached a maximum Of
from 100 to 108.
During the past four weeks more
than half of the days have been 100
or over. This Is the longest hot spell
of weather for so early in the season
that has been experienced in this val
ley for number of years.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
cUPID'S INRoADS ON SCHOOLS
Many Marriages Among Cleveland
Teachers Cause Shortage Of Young
Women IN Department
Special 10 The Herald

5peCIdI 70 IH0 tIaIdIu'
CLEVELAND. July 9-Cupid has
made great inroads upon the teachers
OF the Cleveland public schools. Within
a week more than one hundred young
women have resigned to become brides,
and the board of education and Super
intendent Blson fear they will not be
able to I'LL all the vacancies before the
next term begins. Never before have
l heard Of the public schools becoming
a matrimonial agency on such an ex-
tehsive scale This breaks all records, y
said the superintendent tonight
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
JOCKEY IS THROWN AND
MAY DIE AS RESULT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
SAN BERNARDINO, July 9.-Chas.
G. Cole, while riding a horse in a run
ming race at Association park yester-
day afternoon, was thrown from the
animal against the fence and serious
ly injured about the head. and should
ers His skull was fractured and in
ternal injuries make doubtful his re-
covery.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
WILL OPEN BRANCH OF
PASADENA BANKING HOUSE
speelalto The Herald.

70
RIVERSIDE, July Announcement
- made that a branch of the Aetna
Bank and Trust company of Pasadena
Is 20 be opened in Riverside. This city
ls n be one of several points i'm South
era California where this concern will
have connections. The company will
begin with a capital stock Of $2O0. 900,
together with = special fund OF $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
Ordinnnce 40. 12.071


An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council
of the City of Los Angeles fixing and es-
tablishing the curb lines on a certain
street in the City of Los Angeles.
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows
Section 1. That the cast and west
curb lines of
PARK VIEW STREET, e,,t.t.
between Seventh street and Eighth
street. be fixed and established, eight
spectiVe side lines of said Park View
Sec. 2. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this Ordinance. and shall
cause the same to be published once in
the Los Angeles Heraldl and thereHpen
and thereafter 1t shall take effect and
1 hereby certify that the foregoing Or
dinance was adopted by the Council of
the Guy of Los Angeles at its meeting
of July 2, 1906.
City Clerk.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10

Owing to the rush OF business the
ernl/ California Music company win be
open "Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation OF Herald sub
scrlbers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-10
Il. ]. LEEANDE

H. o AlIIll1A1NIIIlf
City Clerk.
Approved this 7th day of July, 1906
r OWEN McALEER,
7-10 1t Mayor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Thousands Of Old Soldiers

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. l3.-Veterans
by the thousand and other visitors by
the hundreds and thousands, brass
bands by the score, drum corps by the
hundreds and Tutoring flags in mum.
Der beyond computation have been
pouring into the city since dawn. The
air is filled with the crash of brass
bands, the cheering of crowds, the
roll Of drums, and ren: in twain by
the shrieking OF the fife. manipulated
with various degrees OF skill, but al
ways with the u,mos, fervor.
This is the first DAY of the for,ieth
anniversary encampment OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, which is I, O con.
tinue throughout the week, and sol.
oiers are rapidly gathering. and i,
promises to be one OF the most sue.
cessfu! ever held. There will be an
annual meeting Of the many affiliated
societies and an almos, infinite mum.
Der Of military organizations. The
social events planned for the entertain
ment OF the old soldiers and their
wives are many and elaborate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
A Big Mining Deal.

BUTTE, Aug. 9.-The Butte 4 Su.
perior Copper company, limited with
a capitaliz alton OF 81, 0OO, 900, divided
into l.20O, 600 shares at a par value OF
s. each, has just been organized in
Butte and Incorporated under the laws
OF the state of Arizona by Butte, North
Dakota and Michigan mining men and
bankers. The company is one of the
strongest lately organized to operate
10 the Butte district. II has purchased
from Senator w. a. Clark and his as.
sociates the Black Rock, Niagara,
Raymond and Four Johns mines, apG
from the Helena Il Butte Mining com
pany the Jersey Blue. all located il
the North Butte district, a short DIS.
tance above the properties OF the
North Butte company. The considera
ton paid for the four mines is nearly
5000, 600. and half that sum was pai(
for the Black Rock mine, a mine tina,
has been famous for many years as
silver producer and was involved il
one OF the first big mining suits tried
in the Butte courts, involving a vei1
dispute between the owners Of III,
Black Rock and Niagara mines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Peculiar and Pertinent.

The first coins were struck in brass
about llS4 B. c., and in gold and
silver by Pheidon. Tyrant OF Argos,
about $50 b. c.
The palace Of the king Of Siam is
surrounded by high white walls which
are a mile in circumference. Within
them are contained temples, public Of.
fees, seraglios, stables for the sacred
elephants. accommodations for LOCO
troops. cavalry, artillery, war e.e.
plants, an arsenal and a thea,er.
President Roosevelt, has an accouu,
At the Riggs National bank in Wash.
ington. The bookkeepers have NO
end OF trouble keeping the presidents
balance straight, because so many
people who:get checks from the presi,
dent fail TO cash them, preterring e
preserve the checks as souvenirs. Sc
many persons are willing to pay from
81 TO $40 for an uncashed check signed
by the president that hundreds O.! dol
lars are saved the president ever,
year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
MuYdeTOus Halfhreed Shot.

kALlsPELL, Aug. 9.-Louis Des.
charmes, q French halfbreed, was shot
and instantly killed at Browns Mea.
dows, twenty miles south OF here Mon.
day night by Ed West, q ranch hand,
while he was crazy drunk and attack.
ing d.. Plume, owner Of the ranch,
with q knife.
The wife Of the halfbreed was q cook
on the ranch, and after Descharmes
got drunk, be started out to kill her
with his knife. That was in the after.
noon. Plume, al old man of 20,
stopped him. At night the halfbreed
soaked up again, however, and once
more made for the woman, Hourishing
the steel. The wife screamed, and
men rushed to the tent where she and
Descharmes were, and found him men.
acing her with the knife.
Plume interfered, and the halfbreeC
turned upon him with the weapon. The
rancher backed of and West inter
posed with a rifle. The halfbreel
made a rush at him with the knife
and West shot him. Descharme,
dropped in his tracks and soon died
West gave himself up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
A Country Without Crime.

There is absolutely no crime com.
mitted from years end TO years end
in Labrador. A lonely people in a
lonely land, where there is no incen.
tive to do anything but get enough "a
eat If possible, these people live q,
peace with themselves and each other
and are nonprogressive as were the
Beers in South Africa before the time
OF Cecil Rhodes. They are said, how.
ever, to be contented. If they have
miseries they do not know il and for
the world beyond their line OF vision
they have neither desire nor curiosity.
Let US not waste pity upon these PEG.
pie but congratulate them rather in
that they are far removed from the
strenuous life except as it applies to
an effort to keep warm during ten
months OF the year. Simple, I'm.
spoiled, %contented, it would be a pity
to precipitate them into the strife
known as civilization.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Bank Official Is short.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Aug. l3.-Of.
cials OF the first National bank tod ay
announced that Alexander +. Chich.
olm, paying teller Of that bank, is
short 100000 in his accounts. As
Chichholm was bonded for $50, 600. the
loss to the bank will be reduced to
so, 600.
The discovery Of the shortage was
made while Chicholm was aw g. on his
vacation. Today when he returned
from Atlantic City and was taken be.
fores the directors OF the bank he
broke down and confessed his short.
age, naming as his accompl;ces certain
brokers in whose places he lost the
money.
Chicholm had Is, 900 when arrested.
He turned this sum over TO the bank
authorities. 1t is understood ,hs, the
alleged accomplices named by Chich.
Olm will be arrested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
DIXON WANTS SENATORSHrp
Montana's Popular Representative An
nouuccs HIS Political Ambition.

HELENA, August 13.-Congres.man
Joseph NJ. Dixon today announced
10 an authorized interview that he is
no. a candidate for reelection. aro
tha At he is a candidate for the Office Of
United States senator to succeed Will
liam A. Clark. Mr.. Dixon has repre-
sen,ed the state 10 the house for TIE
last two terms.
After declaring that be will rot be a
candid ate for reelection as represen.
tative in congress-, Mr.. Dixon Gays:
There is to be q senator elected
this winter and | ehall be q candidate
for that position. find that in the
eastern states it is rapidly becoming
the almost universal custom in choos.
ing senators TO promote men who nave
seen service in the house.
~ think il is always best to be frank
with your friends and the people gen.
orally. I believe this policy 10 the
long run is better than to attempt to
accomplish things by indirection.
~ have received letters from leading
men in every county 10 the state ask.
ing me to announce myself as a candi-
date for the ena 70 succeed Senator
Clark and many more asking my in-
tentions in the matter. For my own
part, | believe it would be better to
have our senators nominated a, 9 pri.
mary, or better still, by a direct vote
OF the people. If any just criticism
has been attached to the senate, it
largely arises from the fact that under
our present system the senators are
lot directly responsible to the voters
OF their respective states.
"Who will probably be the republic.
can nominee to succeed me: Ina: is
something cannot answer. Tha. will
be for the state convention to decide.
A dozen good men have been men.
toned for the nomination, among
them Ernest King Of Bozeman, Sena.
tor Maddox and James w. Freeman
Of Great Fall, Charles Pray OF Ben.
ton. John N. Kirk, Charles Leonard
and William Scallon OF Butte, II. ].
Miller and A. P. Stark Of Livingston,
Colonel O. F. Goddard of Billings,
Senator w. F. Meyer Of Red Lodge,
j. E. Morse Of Dillon, George Grubh
OF kalispell, j. G. Bair of Teton and
Others. There is plenty Of good con.
gressional timber in Montana. Ex.
perience and responsibility develop
men,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
BOzeman's Sweet Pea Carnival.

BozEMAN, Aug. ll.-Three ,hous-
and visitors are helping Bozeman
celebrate her sweet pea carnival,
which is in progress here today.
Sweet peas-the kind that made Boze-
man famous-may be seen everywhere,
and there is q regular riot OF flowers.
1t is the first floral festival ever at
tempted in the state on so large q
scale, and its success is such that al
ready plans are being formed with q
view TO making it an annual event.
People began TO come 10 from the
country at an early hour, and by =
o'clock every portion Of the valley
was represented. Belgrade, Manhat-
tan, Livingston and other towns con-
tributed to the attendance. The larg-
est deleg alton cam from Butte, the
visitors from that city arriving on q
special train. Nearly all the rigs in
the city are bearing lunches of the
fragrant and dainty flowers, while
there were about Is floats in the pa
rade this morning, and almost all OF
them built in sweet pea designs. The
procession al q revelation in the
decorative possibilities OF Bozemar's
special blossom.
The Butte special arrived At II
o'clock and was greeted by the com.
mittee and q band. As the parade
had been aw aiting only the arrival OF
the Butte train it took place at once,
and the l25 carriages and floats made
a most striking appearance. After
the parade followed the browning OF
the carnival queen, Miss Katie Han
ley, a very pretty ceremony, which
took place at Bogart's grove. Miss
Hanley was crowned queen by Lore
High Chancellor John Luce, and lee
TO q throne which was brilliant in col
ored decoration and flowers.
An address of Welcome" to tht
visitors vas given by Mayor Stor,
and this was followed by an address
by Senator Carter, who spoke Of th.
beauty OF the carniv al itself, OF th,
spirit 10 which it was done and OF th.
great resources of Gallatiu count!
which the carnival was helping to ad
vertise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15

which they erected IN the desert or on
the limestone lodges Of deep river an
yons.
These voiceless ruins, older than the
memory Of many centuries. :ell the
story OF a thrifty, home.!oving and
semi.cultafed : people, concerning
whose fate history brings as no word.
In these palaces and in many miles o:
canals We may almost read the story
OF another Egyp!-a people .oil:ng IN.
der the burning san OF the desert,
YEARLY and painfully executing the
commands Of an American Pharaoh.
Coming down TO a period less re.
mote and only slightly less interest
ing, is the first page of modern Ameri.
can history. Here, in the sixteenth
century, Coronado, the fret great Am
erican explorer, swept up the Rio
Grande valley and journeyed Al far
north al Kansas. In New Mexico he
found q pastoral race dwelling in pue-
bios and practicing the gentle art OF
irrigation as had their forefathers,
perhaps as far back a. in the days Of
Abraham. Certainly their agricul-
tural methods we're in no wise different
from those which prevailed in the
days OF the prophets. Even unto this
day their grain is gathered in great
willow baskets, is ,hrashed by the
trampling OF sheep and gotas and win.
moved by the winds. Fields which
were cultivated three centuries ago
are still producing crops each year.
Some of these thoughts came 10 the
government engineers as they ran
their lines OF levels in the valley OF
Salt river in Arizona, and it seemed
to them a proper task for the greatest
nation on earth to restore once more
the GASES OF verdure which the desert
had long ago obliterated.
During the las: quarter of a century a
crop.producing area OF 10, OOo, 600, acres
or another state OF Massachusetts. has
been wrested from the desert. Irriga.
ton canals long enough to span the
earth twice and representing an outlay
OF $50, GOO. 900, have been built. Every
year this area returns a harvest val.
ued at than el5O, 600, 600 and 3.
OOO, OOO people dwell in prosperity and
%contentment where only q short time
ago the wilderness reigned.
Uncle Sam today is the largest
owner Of thcl(great American desert,
no doubt because it was not consid.
cred worth stealing. For many years
the sentiment has been growing tha.
the government should make habit.
able this vast empire which is 80 great
potent ally.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
New bitch Al Billings.

BILLINGS. Aug. lO.-C. l.. Harris
and Roy Mckim, together with j.
Hine of Bridger. and Thoma 6 S. Bal.
lew OF Princeton, Mo-, have recently
filed ou $50 cubic fee, Of the waters OF
the Big Horn river and will shortly
start the construction OF 90 immense
irriga,iny ditch. which when finished
will irriga,e 0,0OO acres OF land in
tina. vicinity. The main ditch. when
completed, will be 30 miles long. while
the iaterals will nearly double that
distance.
The ditch will irr.gA.e some OF TIE
test land on the ceGed portion OF the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Public Sale Of Real Estate.

The chairman Of the board Of county commits
sioners OF ChOuteSu county, Montana, will ohel
1t public sale to the highest bidder tor cash. 81
the front door of the court house IN Fort Benton
Montana. between the houre OF = and 3 O'Clock p
m, OF Thursday, September 90, 1906, the follow
been acquired by the county by tax deed.
Lot IL, block Il, original townsite OF Fort Ben
ton, according to the ofRcisl plat Of eaid towneitt
on Ale in the Office of the clerk and recorder of
Chouteau county, Montana. BY order of the
board Of comfy Commissioners.
W. X. LEFT.
Clerk Of the Board.
Fort BENTON, August IA. 1906.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
IRRIGATION IN EARLY DAYS.

American irrigation was old when
Rome was in the glory Of its youth.
The ancient aQueducts and subter.
rapean canals of South America, ex.
tending for thousands of miles, once
supplied great cities and irrigated i'm.
mense areas. Centuries before the
veuturous Norsemsn landed upon the
bleak and inhospitable shores OF New
England a large population dwelt in
the hot valleys OF the far southwest,
says the Chicago Chronicle. From
the solid rock, with primitive tools OF
stone, they cut bitches and hewed the
blocks for many.chambered palaces,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15

Crow reservation. 1t is the purpose
OF the promoters to engage in the de-
ve!opment of electric power of the Big
Horn river. and a local company will
soon be Incorporated for that purpose.
Power and light will be sold to the
ad joining ranchers and farmers at a
merely nominal figure, while perpetual
water rights will be sold to the users
at iong.term figures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
B. LONG f co.,
Opposite Park Hotel,
Great Falle. Aont

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.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-20
SCOTCH EXPRESS WRECKED
Fast Train from London Jumps Bridge at
Grantham and Many Are Killed.
COACHES IMMEDIATELY TAKE FIRE
Ten Persons Rescued, Five ot
whom Die-NunibeP of Bodies
still Under the
Debris.

LONDON, Sept. 9O.-The crowded Scotch
express train on the Great Northern rail-
way leaving London last night was wrecked
outside Of Grantham at midnight. The
train should have stopped at Grantham, but
failed to do so. Shortly after passing the
station the train left the rails and jumped
a bridge. The engine and several coaches
were dashed over the embsnkment, the
engine turning turtle. Several coaches i'm
medlately took FIRE.
There are many passengers beneath the
debris. OF ten extricated. FIVE have died.
The number OF lives lost is not known but
is believed to be large. Many were injured.
At last accounts the coaches were still
blazing and the hre brigade had been called
out The dead and injured as yet have not
been identified
At the spot where the express was de-
rallied there is curve and II is supposed
the brakes failed to act. The train ap-
pears TO have gone upon a siding. smash
ing the parapet of the bridge. which was
completely shattered.
At 5 o'clock this morning IL was Of
fcislly stated that ten persons had been
killed and sixteen injured dispatch
from Grantham stated that the FIRE was
well under control.
A later report states that the engineer
and fireman are dead under the engine.
that the superintendent of the mail car
Ia missing and that seven injured persons
have been taken TO the hospital.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-20

railroad commissioner, also gave a short
but interesting talk, which was we'll re-
ceived.