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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
pOStmistress Had a GUN.

LEWISTOWN, OF. 5-Mrs. II. A..
Taylor, the pos:mis,ress at straw,
had a very unpleasant experience With
a colored man who cane 10 from the
grading camp a few days ago, but
with the assistance of a gun came out
ali right. The negro, who says his
name is j. Jeffries, entered tue office
and asked for mail. When told that
there was nothing for him, he became
very abusive. insisting that there was
a letter there for him, and finally
announced that he proposed 10 20
through the Office TO see for himself.
He started for The Office door, where
he was met by Mrs. Taylor, who
warned him back. The negro KEEP,
right on, however, aud Mrs. Tayl or
fired a shot just over his head, intend.
iu-, if that did not stop him. to pat a
bullet through him the next instant.
But Jetfries realized that he was III
against the real thing aud got out a:
quickly rs posi- Die.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
state Fair Was Il Success.

HELENA, Oct. g. The state fair
closed today with the most ideal
weather of the week, the temperature
being all that could be asked and just
enough breeze to make it comfortable.
Saturday is usually a poor day in
point of attend ance, but today the
grand stand "a packed and the at.
tendance did not fall far behind that
OF Friday. The great attraction was
another auto race, the contestants be.
ing j. Gaynor of Butte and C.. A.
Clark Of Helena. Before this race
Edward Van Lune, chauffeur for Gay
nor, went a mile to beat his record on
the track made a few days ago OF liza
and he did it, making the mile in loo.
The race was a good one, though it
lacked the exciting features OF that on
Friday. Gaynor's machine won, max
iug the five miles in 6:333, while the
other was nearly a minute behind.
During the week there has not been
an arrest on the fair grounds, nor a
drunken man: neither has there been
a report OF a theft or a pocket picked.
The police have also had little trouble
in town, only a few arrests for
minor offenses being made. Despite
the fact that tens of thousands of peo.
pc have gone to the fair grounds 10
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
ALIAS SUM MONS.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial dis
trict of the state of Montana, In and for the coun
ty of Ch0utesu.
Josephine r. Holmes, plaintiff, VI. Mathew F..
Holmes, defendant.
The State of Montana sends %yreetinp To the
above named defendant.
You are hereby to answer the com
plant in this action, which il filed in the Office of
the clerk Of this court, q copy Of which il here
with served upon you in the county wherein
you reside, and to file your answer and
serve u copy thereof upon the plaintiffs at.
torney within twenty days after the service Of
this sum- exclusive of the day of service.
and in case of your failure to appeal. or answer.
Judgment will be taken against you by default for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Said action is brought to obtain a judymcn,
and decree that The bonds of matrimony now .x-
listing between plaintiff and defendant he dis.
solved and that the custody of the two minor
children, Margaret and Helen Holmes, be award.
ed to the plaintiff, and the cause Of action is
based upon the ground that, on the 9Dth day of
February, A.. d 1901, the said defendant, disre-
yarding the -olemnity Of his marriage vow, will
fully and without cause deserted ami abandoned
said plaintiff, and ever since has and still contjn.
nes so to willfully and without cause desert and
abandon plaintiff, and to live separate and apart
from said plaintiff, without sufficient cause or
reason, and against her will and without her
consent.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
s,. court this Ath day of October, 800.
~ ClIAS. H. BOYLE,
Clerk.
b. L. Powers, attorney for plaintiff.
Fifet publication, October s. 1906.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Proposals for Medical Attendance On
County Patients.

Bids will he received until ao'clock p. m. on
December Sd, 1906, for the perfo, nance of the fol.
lowing services, to-wit:
LIST. For medical attendance and surgical ser.
vices upon the county sick, poor and infrm and
inmates of the county Jail Of Chouteau county.
and also including all contagious dieea ses and all
post.mortem examinations and inquisitions ae
to sanity ordered by the county attorney. All
for the period of one year, viz, January LIT, 1907,
to January LIST, 1905. This service to inc ule also
all such cases as a'e sent to the county hospital
from any part OF ChOnteAu county, together with
the furnishing Of al! surgical dressings, etc, that
may he required. This service to be performed
In the following district, to-wit:
Fort Benton, and all towns and communities
within = radius Of twenty miles
I'd. For medical attendance and surgical eer-
vices upon the county sick, poor and intrm in
the five following described d~i>,ricte or commu,
HAVE, and all towns and communities within
q radius of eleven miles.
Chinook, and all towns and communities with.
in a radiue of eleven milee.
Harlem, and all towns and commu,. tiles within
a radius of eleven milee.
Hin. and all towns and communities within II
radius of twenty miles.
ZOrtman, and all towns and communities with.
in q radius Of twenty milee
Said bids to be submitted No in districts or com
munities. Said services under article ! TO in
clude all post-mortem examinations ordered b,
county attorney and inquisitions as TO sanity
also 81 surgical dressings, etc, tina, aasy he re
CURED.
Each bidder - to state separately the cum fol-
which he or they will perform the above service.
in the several districts for the period specified.
I'd. Bids are also invited to be submitted &c
cover all the above and excluding contagious dis
eases.
The right il resarved to reject any or all hide
Proposals to he addressed to the county clerk
and properly marked on The outside to indicate
what they are.
by order of Board of County Commissioners.
W. X. LEFT,
Clerk of the Board.
Fort Benton, Mont Oct. 9, 1906.
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Locating Indian settlers.

Elgar Allen Of Washington, D. c.,
q special Indian agent, has been in
the city for several days visiting the
Great Falls land Office, where he made
selections of Valley county lands for
90 Indians OF the Turtle Mountain
reservation, says the Great Falls
Leader.
1t was to keep out a general immi.
grafton of these Indians 70 that part
Of the state that the people OF GILBERT
son engaged in a strenuous campaign
last spring and by means of an excel
lent organization, which was aided in
every way possible by the railroad
company. hundreds of prospective
western settlers were induced TO stop
Oft at Culbertson, from where they
We're taken by free conveyances to
uuoccupied lands, upon which large
numbers were induced to file. Ia this
way hundreds of white settlers took
up lands which otherwise might have
been taken up by the Indians.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
pOdder In Alfalfa Fields.

There is considerable complaint
among northern Montana ranchers
that some of their alfalfa fields are in.
tested with q weed which has been
identified as dodder, and which, if not
e%radicated, threatens in course OF time
to destroy the forage crop. In reply
to an inquiry from the River Press re-
garding this matter, Professor a. At.
kinson, agronomist of the Bozeman
experiment station. writes as follows:
Dodder is q of the worst pests that
appear in the alfalfa field. 1t is q
parasite having no leaves and appears
as q tangled mass of fine yellow stems
winding about and clinging to other
plants. The seed germin ates in the
ground and sends up a slender system
which winds around the alfalfa plant
to which it attaches. The roots soon
die while the plant nourishes itself
from the juices OF its alfalfa host.
This is done by means of small suck.
ers which it forces into the alfalfa
plant.
When once established it is very
destructive and difficult to eradicate.
The most effecsual way to combat 1t il
to NOV the infested area before seeds
form aud burn the cutting.
Care should be exercised in buying
alfalfa seed L see that it does not con.
tain any dodder. These seeds are very
similar 10 color and shape but have
slightly %roughened or pebbled surface,
the dodder can be recognized with the
aid OF a small magnifying glass.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Beef Market Improves.

Reviewing the range cattle market
at Chicago last week the Drovers'
Journal of Oct. 6 said: a very appre-
ciable advance is noted 10 the prices
for western rangers this week, a de-
cided apturn in the market during
late days putting sales 15(a30c higher
than q week ago. The good classes
show mos, gain, sales of the medium
than a week ago. although there has
been considerably better tone ia trade
for these during the latter part of the
Week than noted ia first days.
Receipts for the week were only 2O.-
900, a small volume for this season OF
the year, while comparing with $4,000
a week ago and $4,000 a year ago. In
the season to date the arrivals stand
a, 2l5 POO. comparing with 226, 900 a
year ago
One load OF prime Montana steers
sold at $3.50 on Wednesday,, top for
the week, against g.. ~ a week ago,
and while there have been a few lots
OF choice rangers at 81. 75(o5. 10 during
the week, these were hardly a criterion
of the trade. Not a great many cattle
have landed above S4.35 and the bulk
of medium to pretty good beeves sold
at &3.s5(a4.3O, while common big
weights. as we'll as light ones, sold at
$3.50 and under.
Cows and heifers of good quality
have sold up lNo20c from last week.
regaining the decline then noted, bu,
there is small change ia prices for
medium classes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10

all sorts OF conveyances, not a person
was injured ever go slightly.
The total amount of money that
passed through the auctions and mu.
tuals will not be known until some time
tomorrow, but II will be onsiderably
more than 800. 600. The ,o.a! 10 the
auctions aloue is ST.. 900
The figures on the total attendance
for the week are not availa b!e tonigh,,
but. judging from the reports made
daily, it will aggregate IS, 900. The
total receipts will exceed that Of last
year abou, $500.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10

Flora Hill, a ~13-year.old half breed
girl. who. was brought to this city
from Havre a few days ago, died last
evening at St. Glare hospital, death
being due to consumption. Nothing
Is known here as to the whereabouts
Of relatives Of the deceased.
c. H Evers returned today from
Chicago, where he marketed a ship
ment of dry ewes al satisfactory
prices. Mr.. Evers reports there were
1900 head Of sheep 90 the Chicago
market on the day Of his arrival, but
this immense supply found ready sale
without any slump in quotations.
Recent sheep deals in this locality
include the sale of about LOO year.
ling eve by a. E. McLeish to |. F..
Churchill a. 400 per head. J. En.
gellant has sold about 1900 mixed
yearlings to j. P. Williams at ruling
prices, and the Rice Bros have pur.
chased about 1900 lambs from Blu.
chanau Bros. at $3.50 per head.
An order was made in the district
court today %irstructing the sheriff TO
deliver to Major Logan, Indian agent
at Fort Belknap, two Indian prisoners
named Wallace p. Carrier and Joe
A.sinniboine, who are now confined in
the county Jail. They were arrested
on a charge OF grand larceny, com
United on the reservation, over which
the local authorities have no jurisdic.
ton.
Osing 70 inability OF the railroad
company to furnish cars for shipping,
l am Offering my entire outfit Of sheep
for sale, consisting Of 10000 ewes OF
ranging age from yearlings up, and
1900 wethers from yearliugs up.
They are a selected lot and represen,
the best sheep raised in northern Mon
tana. also have 1900 mixed lambs,
extra large and choice, which l will
sell a portion Of to a liberal buyer,
Most Of these sheep are in the vicinity
of Chinook. Parties interested car
see them at that place or write to G.
V. NASSAU, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe.
cia]tv at the RIVER PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Proposals for Care Of County Poor
and for Medicines.

Sealed proposals " i'll he received nj the Office of
the county clerk of Chouteau county, Montana, IN
to the hour of , o'clock, p. m, Monday, Deem
Der 3, 1906, for tne performance Of the fp lowing
services:
First. For TIL care, support and maintenance
OF the county sick, poor and intirm, Yer capita, by
the week, to include the entire cost of lodging,
feeding, clothing, washing and m%enlinu, ~ we'll
u the burial expenses of all paupers dyin. while
under contractors care. for the period of one
year, viz, from January !, 1907, TO January I,
persons under medical attendance, and fur FER
sons not under medical attendance
Second. For furnishing Hll medicines To the
county sick. poor and intirm, in the county hos.
pital and all inmates of the county iail for IN.
year commencing January LIST, 1907.
BY order of the board of county commissioners
". X. LEFT,
Clerk of III. Board.
Fort Benton. Mont. Oct. y tv0G
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Cocaine which duils the nerves

Lever yet cured Nasal Catarrh. The
heavy feeling in the forehead, the
stuffed up sensation and the wa.ery
discharge from the eyes and noses,
along with all the other miseries at.
tending the disease. are put to route
by Ely's Cream Balm. Smell, taste,
and hearing are restored, breathing
is normal. Until you try this remedy,
you can form no idea OF the good it
will do you. Is applied directly to
the sore spot. All druggists. SOC.
Mailed by Ely Bros, So Warren
Street, New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-10
Bucks For Sale.

The undersigned will arrive ut Chinook about
October l. with twoh hundred head Of registered
Delaine %yearliny rams, from the noted Bald win
flock. For particulars address
JOHN FLEMING, Chinook, Montana.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
what a Letter WIN nn.

A proofreader, anent the Importance
Of trifes, read from his notebook these
absurd sentences, each made by the
omission OF a single letter:
"The conflict was dreadful and the
enemy was repulsed with great laugh
ter.
when the presidents wife entered
the humble sitting room of the miner
she was politely offered a hair.
"a man was yesterday arrested on
the charge of having eaten a cabman
for demanding more than his fare.
can employee in the service of the
government was accused of having
stolen small OK from the mail. The
stolen property was found in his vest
pocket"
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
SNOWSLIDES OF ROCKIES.
Peril of Mountains Takes It's Toll of
Life and Property.

Life and Property.
Every year the life of miner in the
high mountain regions is menaced by
the avalanche or snowslide, and every
year brings its list of casualties and
OF hairbreadth escapes. The story of
snowslides would fill a book and would
be thrilling, tragic and in some cases
a grewsome one
Men have ridden hundreds of feet on
the back of a snowslide and have es-
capped unhurt. Others have been caught
and buried so deep and in such uncer-
tain spots that their bodies have not
been discovered until the melting of
the snow in the following spring.
Some have been caught as they were
walking, but few steps from the
boarding house to the mine, or while
emptying car on the mine dump. Not
1nfrequently men have found them
selves temporarily imprisoned by the
entrance of the mine being closed by
a slide while they were at work and
have had to dig their way out.
A Chinese cook at one of the Idaho
mines stepped outside his kitchen door
for a moment and was caught and
hurled with the slide 1000 feet down
the hillside and his body was not re-
covered till the following spring.
Such incidents denote the extreme
suddenness, power and velocity Of the
slide. Little or no warning is given, a
roar, cloud of snow obscuring the
sight of the real slide, and in a mo-
ment thousands of tons of snow,
mingled with trees and debris, are shot
down the gulch or the slope of noun
tain as from the mouth of a cannon.
In a few seconds all is over and the
scenery of the little valley is COM
pletely changed.-Mines and Minerals.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
ELOQUENT Stiffness.

What makes you think Bilkins is in
lover"
Il was in the next room to him and
his girl and overheard one of their ST.
lences."-Life.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17

Some years ago a case was on trial
before the judge of a court in a city
adjoining Boston in which among the
numerous witnesses for the defense
was a decidedly ignorant appearing
and shiftless looking colored man
named Jones, who was to testify as to
an alibi.
He was finally called, and the usual
oath was about 10 be administered,
when the attorney for the prosecution
arose and addressed his honor, sug-
costing that Mr.. Jones be Intercepted
as to his understanding of the solem-
nifty of an oath. The judge therefore
asked the witness if he understood the
nature Of an oath, to which he replied,
Eyes, sah.'
"Well," said his honor, ''what is it,"
To which Mr.. Jones Immediately re-
piled, when you tell lie, stick to it."
Boston Herald.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17

The world which took but six days
to make is like to take 5000 to make
out-Browpe.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
Not His TonRue.

Il amt got no doubt" said Hitler,
"but what kin git that there job as
consul in that place in England. IT'D
be cinch too.'
"Oh, yes" replied Peppery, eff you
can learn to speak the language."-
Philadelphia Press,
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
ANDREW pICCARDO
Freighter and Teamster
Jackson Gate r.

Freight hauled from Martell depot
and other points at lowest rates.
All parties wanting freight from
Martell delivered promptly should
have the same addressed in care OF
A. Piccardo, and send bills of lading
care Peter Piccardo Water ST.
-.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
Tanned Poetry.

81 wish to submit lyric, SIR" said
the timid young man. MY friends say
it's a beauty-really sings ITSELF"
'Humphw said the cold hearted edi-
tor. eve couldn't use a poem like that.
We want one that, once printed, will
remain perfectly quiet and not keep
our readers awake by singing itself at
all times"
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
OhserVatf0n-

An observant man in all his inter
course with society and the world con-
stantly and unperceived marks on ev-
cry person and thing the figure ex-
pressive of its value and, therefore, on
meeting that person or thing, knows
Instantly what kind and degree of at
tentioa to give it. This is to make
something of experimentation Foster.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
Not to be rrf1ed With.

Love had just laughed at the lock.
smith.
''Why don't you laugh at the milliner
and the landlord and the grocer?'
asked a bystander.
Because" replied Love, "they al
ways make me feel mighty serious."-
Houston Post.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
Husbands,

The woman who said that she knew
her husband didn't drink because lie
drank SO much water in the morning
Isn't in it with the woman WIN says
that the reason her husband doesn't go
to church is because lie is alre;rdy as
good as he can be.-Detrcit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
Ledger's Clubbing Rates

Ledger and Daily Call, one year s 9 90
Ledger and Weekly Call one year 8 20
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one
Ledger and Weekly Chronicle
Cd one 'so year ar, so
Ledger t land and Weekly Chicago In
T I'd 5e na'. esa so
zine, one year.
Ledg and MeCall's Magazine, l
year, Including free pattern. IN
, The above Rates are Strictly in
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17

The true strength of every human
soul is to be dependent on as many
nobler as 1t can discern and to be de-
pended upon by as many inferior as
1t can reach.
Amador ledger., 1906-08-17
Observation-Disclosures

Hannah" said the mistress 70 her
new girl, you can take that crown
serge dress of mine and put it in soak"
"Yes'm," said Hannah "Who'f yo-r
fav'rite pawnbrokerY - London An.
aEnrn
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-11
THE la PALOMA
Will GO SATURDAY
P. M, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MACFARLANE
SHE WILL KINAU wHARF-BAND


The La Paloma, commanded by
Clarence Macfarlane, will sail for San
Francisco from the old Kinau wharf
at p. m on next Saturday. The band
win be on hand and win play her Off.
The yacht race committee met today
at noon in the rooms of the Promotion
Committee and transacted much busl-
ness, Commodore IL. e. Cooper was in
the chair ana r.. W. Shingle, H. W.
Hebron, Clarence Macfarlane, H. H..
Petre, F, L. Waldron, H. c. Smith and
H. P Wood We're present
Arthur r. Wall, of Wichman & Coz
was present with the calahash to be
presented as a second prize. He ox-
planned the different designs To be
placed upon Il ana was told 10 have IL
finished, The cost Is to be Sl25, MT
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-11
THE SECRETIVE
MANIA ACUTE.
OF WITNESSES KNOCKED SUPREME COURT
AS HAVING NO BASIS AUTHORITY LAW. DEvsEs AN
MYSTERY SIMPLE MATTERS

At a conference Of the Supreme and
Circuit Judges this morning new
plan was adopted for the preservation
of the secrecy of Grand jury proceed
ings, at least during the life of the jury
by having the presiding Judge make
formal order directing witnesses not to
reveal what takes place in the jury
room. After the conference Judge De
Bolt signed the following order and
sent it to Foreman Bowen of the Grand
Jury:
The court hereby orders that all
witnesses and court officers appearing
before the Grand jury of this circuit at
this term shall keep absolutely secret
all facts, matters and things whatso
ever which may come to their atten-
tion or knowledge by reason of such
appearance before the Grand jury, or
by reason of any question there put to
them, or by reason of answer or state
ment by them there given or made.
Any witness violating this order will
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-11

be guilty of a contempt of court and
punishable accordingly. The foreman
of the Grand jury is hereby directed
to advise each witness sworn to tes-'
tify before the Grand jury Of the con-
tents and effects Of this order.
u Il. DEBOLT,
First Judge"
Those who have been investigating
the subject" said Chief Justice Frcar,
have not been able to find any law
under which an oath of secrecy may
be administered to witnesses The OBJ
ject of secrecy however, is accom-
plished i'm other ways, at least while
the jury is in session, though there is
probably no reason to bind witnesses
not reveal what has taken place be-
fore the jury after it is finally dis
charged. There are cases i'm which to
reveal secrets of the jury might make
a witness liable for prosecution as an
accessory, as when, for example, the
revelation was made to a person under
investigation to enable him to escape"
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-11
Six Miles
Of Grading
WORK ON wAHIAWA. BRANCH
BRANCH OF THE OAHU RAIL-
WAY is PROCEEDING RAPIDLY.

Work on the branch of the oahu
Railroad to Wahiawa is progressing
rapidly, and it is not believed that the
disaster to the Gerard G. Tobey will
delay the oompletition of the road
which is expected by the end of June.
Six miles of grading has been COM
pleted, and is ready for the rails. This
branch leaves the main line at Wal
pahu station though the actual work of
construction begins only at the ter
minus of the branch which gotes to
oahu mill.
THE grading follows the general
course of the gulch gradually working
itself out on to the plateau and has
now been completed, as far as the gov
ernment road
Work is still going ahead rapidly.