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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-04
PICTURES OF MARTYRDoM.
Curious Mingling OF Ancient and
Modern Scenes in Coliseum
of Rome.

One of the oldest minglings OF the
ancient with the modern is a moving
picture reproduction OF the martyTdom
of an early Christian in Rome.
The scene, says the New York Her.
aid. first shows the amphitheater the
galleries filled with the populace,
while Emperor Nero leans forward
from his box. the better to observe the
procession of the martyrs passing over
the yellow sands OF the arena.
The pageant concluded. there is a
pause while one of the victims is fas-
tened TO a rude cross The attendants
hurry from the place and immediate
ly live lions appear. These precipi-
tate themselves upon the unfortunate
confessor. and the picture ends with
the wild beasts prowling about the
arena looking for other prey while a
little heap OF bones represents all that
is left OF the victim.
OF course. the victim, strapped 10
the cross. is taken down after the ma.
chine has been stopped and while the
attendants hold their poses Before
the picture making is begun again a
dummy OF borsenesh with face mask
is substituted. but this deception is
not apparent in the film, and the Pa
risians are Hooking 10 the exhibition
10 shudder delightedly over the pie
.ured proceedings OF a time many cen
turtles before the invention OF photog.
raphy.
The Coliseum is a very solid struc-
ture. restored from that In Rome, and
In the course of time re shall be able
10 lean back In our padded chairs and
witness the hippodrome races and
other speotacles that delighted the
masses In the time Of Nero.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-04
Cured His Mother of Rheumatism

Cured His Mother of Rheumatism
"My mother has been sufferer for
many years from rheumatism," Gays
w. II. Howard OF Husband, Pennsyl-
vania cat times che was unable to
move at all, while at all lines walking
was painful. presented her with bot
lie OF Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
after few applications she decided it
was the most wonderful pain reliever
she had eve- tried, in fact, she is never
without IL now and is at all times able
10 walk. An occasional application OF
Pain Balm keeps away the pain that
she was formerly troubled with" For
sale by III. B. Meriihew.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-04
SIX MILLIONS
DOLLARS SPENT
H.. A.


UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD co.
in improving what was originally the
finest track In the west.
RESULT
A comparatively straight and level road
bed ballasted with dustless Sherman
Granite rendering possible the highest
rate OF speed together with the greatest
degree OF safety. The magnitude OF the
work must be seen to be appreciated.
WHAT DOES 1T MEAN?
Solid comfort, security and pleasure to
our patrons.
ARE YOU GOING EAST.
II so you cannot afford to 20 via any
other than this ROYAL HIGHWAY
Further information ON application per-
sonally or by letter to
City Ticket Office,
POI Main st., Salt Lake City.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-04

When farmers are made to re-
joice, business prosoers, and all
are made to participate in mater
ial blessings
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-04

For many years the water pros
poets have not been so bright.
Yhis of course means much to
Utah for j; virtually insures a
bOunteOus harvest. to follow.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-01-04
Pertinent Query,

He that rises has far TO fall.
But II men went dreading the drop.
Say. where Is there one among us Ali
That ever would reach the top7
IN. Y. Herald
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
Report OF State Veterinarian

HELENA, Dec. S.-The report of the
state veterinarian for the year ending
Nov. 80 shows the department has ex.
amined during the year more than
100000 animals. During the year
s57,S79 sheep were examined, and Pol.
$40 we're quarantined and dipped.
There remained at the end of the year
5000 head in quarantine. During
the year 94,26l scabby sheep were
dipped under the direction of the de.
partment.
During the year $3.50 cattle were ex-
amined, 46 were quarantined, II we're
destroyed and 7,4Ol passed inspection.
During the year 70 buck herds we're
inspected, containing 3l,lS7 bucks.
Scab was found ia two OF the herds,
containing $40 animals. They are now
in quarantine.
1t became necessary during the year
20 examine 1862 horses. OF that num-
Der $50 were quarantined, - we're de-
-,royed and G,4i0 were found to be all
right.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
Horses Must BE Inspected.

DR.. Nj. E. Knowles, state veterina.
rian, has received a letter from A. D.
Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal
industry at Washington. d. c., that
he was advised by D. j. G. Ruther.
ford, veterinary general for the do
minion of Canada, that the Canadian
department of agriculture contem-
plates a PRONUNCIATION of new regula.
tions in connection with the importa.
ton of horses, mules and asses from
the United States, prohibiting the i'm.
portatiOn of such branded or range
western animals as are not thoroughly
broken to harness or saddle, and pro-
viding that all others, except those
comprising part of settlers effects,
shall be inspected and accompanied
by a satisfactory certificate of mallein
test dated not more than thirty days
prior TO the date of shipment, and
signed by an inspector of the United
States bureau of animal industry, or
simila r certificate from an inspector
of the Canadian department of agri.
culture. Any veterinarian qualified to
make this test will have to be ap.
pointed by DR.. Melvin, chief of the
bureau of animal industry at Wash.
ingtou, d. G.
Those at present authorized TO do
this work ia this state are Drs. S. w.
Mcclure, Helena; f. C. Feels, Bill
lings: W. e. Barth, Havre:: l.. "A. Nut.
ting, Great Falls: n. B. Smith. Bill
lings; w. j. Butler, Glendive: Geo.
A. Bond, Billings: NJ. T.. Knowles,
Helena.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12

BUTTE, Dec. Five nominees OF
the republican party during the late
campaign have instituted contests
against their prima facie successful
opponents. They are as follows:
Alfred c. Congdon against Henry
Cornin, for the six.year term OF coun.
ty commissioner: Fred H. Kohl
against c. L. Meagher, for county
treasurer; Edwin S. Booth against
James +. Murray. for the Office Of
county attorney: Malcolm ellis
against DR.. w. II. Havi!aud, for the
Office of state senator; James n. Hall
against Richard S. Powers, for the
Office Of representative in the legisla.
ture.
Congdon charges that in precincts 8
to IL the judges did not the
names Of all the voters in audible
voice to be recorded in the poll books,
but that they took the names of all the
voters on the registry list and entered
them on the poll books in alphabet
cal order and then placed in the bal
lot boxes sufficient ballots to equal
the number of amt on the registry
lists in the precincts named. 1t is al.
legged that at least thirty votes were
by that method cast that were not voted
by qualified or legal voters in those
three precincts, and were illes ally
counted for Cronin, 1t is claimed
that in the county a total of ut least
200 votes cast for Congdon were
counted for Cronin and that 100 cast
for COngdon we're not counted at all.
The illegal votes cast in addition to
the miscounts, are placed at 400, and
it is charged that they were all counted
for CrOnin.
Another ground for the contest is
the allegation that Cronin expended
more than 500 for his personal cam
paign expenses and contributed more
than 500 to the central committee OF
the democratic party, contrary TO law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12

Judgment in favor Of the plaintiff
was rendered in the district court to-
day in the foreclosure proceedings OF
John Messing vs.. Ezra w. Gibbs ct
al. The amount of the judgment Is
1868.
1t is announced that the Ladies'
Guild doll sale and bazaar will be
held Saturday afternoon and evening,
December IS, in the rooms adjoining
Minar's drug store.
The marriage Of Ira Burley and
Miss Ellie Farmer, of Highwood, took
place Sunday morning after the close
of the service, at the Gibson school
house, in the presence of a number OF
friends. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. p. w. Haynes, OF the Metho.
dist church.
Glasgow Review: Late advices
from Moudak are to the effect that a
man by the name of Thompson died
from the effects of dope which was
given him in a local saloon. 1t is
said that the parties who gave him the
knockout drops put him on the train
and that he died before reaching viii.
liston.
Word has been received from the
penitentiary authorities at Deer Lodge
by the sheritf's Office here to the effect
that Lee Morrill,, who pleaded guilty
to the charge of selling mortgaged
property, and who was sentenced to a
term of eighteen months in the state
prison at the August term Of court,
escaped from that institution Friday
night, and no trace of him can be
found. A reward of 800 for his cap
has been offered by the authorities.
Montana horsemen will be interested
IN the announcement that new regula-
tions affecting the Importation OF
horses into Canada became effective
on December 6. After that date the
customs duty will be 20 per cent of the
real value, with a minimum of $l2.5C
per head on every animal over six
years old. The former duty was &C
per cent of value, with q minimum
rate of $40 per head on mares only
No unbroken horses will be admitted
after J January l, 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
PRAY HAD BIG PLURALITY.
The state Board of Canvassers An
ounces Vote of Recent Election.

HELENA, Dec. THE state board
OF canvassers completed their work
today and will shortly issue the certi.
ficates of the November election.
The canvas shows that the highest
vote was received by Judge Henry c..
Smith, as we'll as the largest plurality.
Pray received q total vote of %, 268:
Walsh, 22,S94: Hudson, socialist, T..
63s; C~alderhead, populist, POI. The
vote on associate justice was: Smith,
29.564: McClernan, q, 154; Maury, A.
4S9. The vote in favor of the consti.
tutional amendment providing for the
initiative and referendum was B ,374.
The vote in opposition was 6,6l6.
The vote for congressman by coun.
ties was a. follows:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
SHIPPERS BRING SUIT.
Livestock Alleged to Have Lost Value Be-
cause of Slow Railroad Service.

The first suit to be commenced in
the district court of Chouteau county
this season by alivestock shipper who
suffered loss from unreasonable delay
in transporting stock to market, has
been filed by j. P. Williams and c.
D. Grow, against the Great Northern
railway. the plaintiffs alleging they
suffered pecuniary loss on ccoun of
delay in reaching the Chicago mar.
ket. Two shipments of sheep that are
alleged to have been unreasonably
delayed form the basis of the suit.
The complaint states that the plain
tifs loaded 1924 head of sheep at
Havre on September 20, with the rea.
sonable expectation of placing them
on the Chicago market five days la.
ter. 1t is stated, however, that the
defendant railroad did not deliver the
shipment at its destination within a
reasonable time. the outfit arriving at
St. Paul about 135 hours from the time
of loading, aud could not then be
placed On the Chicago market with
profit, as the sheep had lost flesh and
were not in good marketable condi.
ton. On September y the shippers
found it advisable t. sell the sheep in
the open market at South St. Paul,
the returns amounting to s15,257.4O,
while, according to the complaint, the
returns in the Chicago market at the
quotations ruling on September %
would have been Sic, 656. IS. The
plaintiffs therefore estimate their loss
or this shipment to have been 81. 49,
SO.
A second cause of complaint states
that on November II the plaintiffs
loaded 1871 head of sheep at Kershaw,
with the reasonable expectation OF
reaching the Chicago market on No
vember 10. This shipment is alleged
to have been 1872 hours on the road
when it reached St. Paul. The ship.
pers declare that 40 head of these
sheep were in such condition upon ar.
rival at st. Paul that they would be
unfit for the Chicago market, and they
were therefore sold at the South St.
Paul yards at a price that reduced
their returns by some S252.22. The re-
mainder Of the shipment, consisting
of 26S head, finally reached the Chi
cago market on November %. For
these two cases of delay in shipment,
the plaintiffs ask judgment in the sun
of 81, 71O.5 So.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12

Only II little cold in the head may
be the beginning of an obstinate case
OF Nasal Catarrh. Drive out the ia.
vader with Ely's Cream Balm applied
straight to the infiamed stuffed air.
passages. Price SOC. IL you prefer to
use an atomizer, ask for Liquid Cream
Balm. 1t has all the good qualities
of the remedy in solid form and will
rid you of catarrh or hay fever. No
cocaine to breed a dreadful habit. No
mercury to dry out the secretion.
Price Toe, with spraying tube. All
druggists, Or mailed by Ely Bros, So
Warren Street, New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
\ Card of Thanks.

Ga behalf of Green Bros, who have
disposed of their general merchandise
business to Wallace +. Chase, the I'M
dersigned desires TO thank the public
for their liberal patronage during the
past ten years, and solicit a continu.
ance OF the same to the new proprietor.
All accounts due Green Bros. will
be in the hands of Mr.. j. +. Curtis.
CHAS. II. GREEN,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
Montana Matters In Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Eepresenta.
tive Dixon has introduced "a bin fol
an appropriation of 1925, 600 for q
public building at Billings. He also
introduced a bin extending until May
, the period in which entrymen may
establish and perfect their claims.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
souvenir Playing Cards.

The Great Northern Railway and
Great Northern Steamship companies
have issued u e edition of playing
cards. They are printed OF except
~ionally fine stock, and are better cards
for the price asked than can be had
elsewhere. The advertising, consist.
ing of the trade mark, is worked into
an oriental design and 10 confined en-.
tirely to the back OF the card. The
steamship card is the more elaborate
of the " aud is finished with gilt
edges. Great Northern Railway cards
IL cents per pack. Steamship cards
% cents per pack. Mailed to any ad-
dress on receipt of price.
A. L. CRAIG,
Passenger traffic manager, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
County Contracts Awarded.

Among the business transacted at
the Monday session OF the board OF
county commissioners was the award
of annual contracts for care of county
poor and other services, the awards
being as follows:
For medical attendance: Drs. Car.
roll, Atkisson and Russell, Fort Ben.
Tor district, $1,620.
DR.. a. p. Rooney, Harlem district.
$3.50.
DR.. w. f. Hamilton, Havre district,
$500.
Drs. Hopkins IL O'Malley, Chinook
district. $4OO.
The contract for medicines for coun.
ty poor, sick and infrm was awarded
to d. G. Lockwood, at $500.
For the care Of the county poor,
sick and firm, the bid Of St. Glare
hospital, $3.50 per capita per week,
was accepted.
The printing contract with the River
Press was renewed for n year, at
the rates of the past twelve months.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12

The annual meeting of tho stockholders of tn.
Benton Electric Light company will he held on
Wednesday evening, January =, lyb., al : o'clock,
at the River Press Office. for The purpose Of elect,
in- q board Of directors.
JNO. g. SULLIVAN, sec. and Treas.
Fort Benton, Mont, Dee. :, 1906.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
For Rent.
Notice Of Annual Meetino.

\ siX.room hou-" on upper Bond street, with
fnrnac" heat. Address ". L. MORROW.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12

Hiusdale Homestead: Thomas
Pearce was down from his Canadian
ranch last week. He reported that
Geo. L. Randall and wife who left
here on Nov. 8, for his place, got off
the road and were six days in making
the trip, and in their round about
travel they found lying in a coulee,
and about ten feet apart, the bodies
OF the two little Hoffman girls who
were lost in a storm about a year Q
and for whom the entire territory for
forty miles from their home was
searched ia vain. The children had
wandered about twenty miles from
home and evidently were overcome
with the cold and persisted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12
THEY HAD A HARD TRIP.
Cattle Shippers Reach Chicago Marke,
After Meeting With MuchD Delay.

From local stockmen who have re-
turned from a beef shipping trip to
Chicago, it is learned that delays and
accidents were SO frequent that they
were fortunate to escape without per.
sonal injury. The shipment was the
one for which airs were promised for
October II, but were not on hand un-
til November p. The story of the
trip is told by one of the shippers
substantially as follows:
The cattle were 10 FADED at the Benton
stockyards on Wednesday afternoon,
November p, and the first delay ex-
perienced was at Pacific Junction,
where the train was held three hours
to await arrival Of east and westbound
passenger service. There was an
other delay of about two hours at
Glasgow, to allow two silk trains to
pass. The mex delay vas one of four
hours on the sidesracks near Minot.
at which point the cattle were UNI
loaded late Friday night after being
81 hours in the cars.
Owing to the inability to secure the
necessary power the stock train did
not leave Minot until Sunday even
ing. 1t was sidetracked at DEVILS
Lake next morning, when the caboose
was backed into q snowdrift and de.
rallied. The train reached LarimCre
Monday evening and the cattle were
unloaded for rest and feed. ST. Paul
was reached Wednesday night, just
one week from the time of leaving
Benton, and as it would take - hours
to reach Chicago. several of the ship.
pers concluded to stand the extra ex-
pense of holdiag the cattle at St. Paul
and ship for the Monday market.
The cattle were loaded at ST. Paul
Saturday afternoon, and as the train
vas leaving the -uockyards a switch
engine backed into it and damaged
three cars so badly that they had to
be left at St. Paul. Several cattle
were injured and those that escaped
were on the Chicago market of
Wednesday, two weeks from date OF
loading. IL was a hard and expen-
sive trip for the shippers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-12-12

Water right blanks-only correct
form publisaed--.for sale at the RIVER
PRESS office.
Arizona republican., 1906-05-14
The Best Guaranty of Merit
 Is Open Publicity.

Every bottle of Dr. Pierce'S world. famed medicines leaving the great abo- ratory at Buffalo, N: Y, has printed upon it's wrapper all the ingredients entering into it's composition. This fact alone places Dr. Pierce's Family Medi- cines j1I q class GtJ by thenSeJUeS. They cannot be claSSed with patent or secret medicines because they are neither This is why so many unprejudiced physicians prescribe them and recommend them to their patients. They know what they are composed of, and that the ingredients are those endorsed by the most eminent medical authorities.
 The further fact that neither Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, the great stomach tonic, liver invigorator, heart regulator and blood purifier, nor his "FavOrite Prescription for weak, over worked, broken down, nervous women, contains any alcohol, also entities them to place all by themselves
 Many years ago, Dr. Pierce discovered that chemically pure glycerine, of proper strength, is a better solvent and Dreserv- ative of the medicinal principles resid- ing in our indigenous, or native, medi- cinal plants than is alcohol; and further more, that 1t possesses valuable medicinal properties of it's own. being demulcent. nutritlVe, antiseptic, and most efficient antiferment.
 Neither of the above medicines con- tains alcohol, or any harmful habit forming drug, as will be seen from glance at the formula printed on each bottle wrapper. They are safe to use and potent to cure.
 Not only do physicians prescribe the above, nOn-secret medicines largely. but the most intelligent people employ them people who would not think of using the ordinary patent, or secret medicines. Every ingredient entering into the com position of Dr. Pierce'S medicines has the strongest kind of an endorsement from leading medical writers of the several schools of practice No other medicines put up for like purposes has any such professional endorsement.
 Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con- stipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cauSe and you cure the disease. One "Pellet' is a gentle laxative. and two mild cathartic. Drug. gistS sell them, and nothing is Uiust as good" Easy to take as candy.
Arizona republican., 1906-05-14

now leased for 99 years on basis that pays over double that amount
 A lamentable fact connected with the investigations is that while they amply demonstrated the great stren@tl and absolute soIvency Of the promin- ent companies, theyforced those who could least afford it to bear the bur den. Our records show that through a groundless fear that maturing con tracts might not be fulfilled, more than 27, coo policies for $1.O0O or less. were allowed to lapse while only one policy tor $25000O was surrendered. This latter policy has since been restor- ed with many of the small ones. but numbers of those who gave up their policies are not now insurable. while many have died during the year leav- ing their families destitute or nearly su. as is proved by the letters we have received. This condition resulted from misapprehension. and. with some newspapers. from misrepresentation Of the real facts. This is a point which should be seriously considered bythose who in any way shape public opinion and sentiment. I feel very strongly that the good newspapers of the country owe it to themselves and to their readers to reassure the public and To point out the benefits of life in- suranca whenever the subject pre- sents itself.
 Some newspapers nave criticised me for objectins before the New York legislature to a few of the new laws proposed by the Armstrong committes In justice to the policy holders. to the committee and to myself no other course was open 10 me. It is some sat isfactiOn to say that we assisted that IA
 way that we possibly could. and while giving to that committee full credit for the thoroughness of it's investiga- tion and the honesty of it's conclu- sions. We believed and still believe that some of the laws which it proposed, and which have since been enacted, would operate to the disadvantage of present policy holders by decreasing the return of the unused portion O. their premiums. thereby increasing the cost of their insurance and to those who should be insured in justice to their families. Should this fear be realized. the policy holders would be in a position to justly criticise us in a few years, had We remained silent. for neglecting to protect their interests We probably will experience serious difficulty in operating under some of " piled with in letter and spirit. If the results prove that parts of the new laws are unwise, they will undoubted- ly be corrected.
 Several provisions of the new legis- latiOn are exactly in line with tne policy that was laid down by the new management of this society last sum mer. and which will be adhered to in the future, whether demanded by the law or not"
 The new policies to which alIusion Is made. are the fullest possible meas ure of publicity. No political cam paign or other contributions no iob- hying or payment of anything which has about it the suspicion of black mail; no search for new business at the expense of the old policy holders; no connection with any bank or se- curity company; no extravaganza, but a purpose to make the society best and safest, not the biggest, company in the world.