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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Sage Fortune Is immense.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Russell Sage's
fortune, originally estim ated at $751;
600, 900, is now placed at $3.50, 900, 900.
principally in cash and easily con.
verted securities. The nature of some
OF his holdings was entirely charac.
teristic of the aged dnancier and
money lender. Stocks and bonds OF
railroads long ago swallowed up by
the large systems are considerable
item, and the tenacious holding of
these stocks, which continued to pay
him the high rate of interest at what
they were doated, was only possible
with man of Russell Sage's cash
balance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Rebuilding san Francisco.

SAN FRANIsCo, Aug l0.-The build.
ing Of San Francisco is proceeding at
a rapid rate. The harbor commission
ers have awarded q con.r act for the
reconstruction OF the ferry tower, one
Of the land marks of the city, a. a
cost OF over s43,0 900, and the work viii.
begin Immediately. A number of big
business structures are being erected,
and the section of the city adjacent to
the old Losta fountain will soon re.
sumo something OF its former appear.
auce.
The railroads entering the city re.
port that their business is iu good
condition and are planning improved
methods OF transportation. The com.
uerce of the port shows a steady in.
crease and the bank ciearances are
reported to be very satisfactory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
A Big Coyote Hunt.

LAWToN, Okla, Aug. l2.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has indicated to John
Abernathy, the champion coyote
bagger of the southwest and present
United States marshal of Oklahoma,
at he will attend big coyote drive
to be given on the large Indian pas.
ture reserve in the southern part of
Commanche county Thanksgiving day,
this year.
The drive will commemorate the exit
of the cattle kings and the entrance of
the farmers. for this autumn the Sec
retary of the interior will cause the
laud. to be sold for homestead settle.
meut Marshal Abernathy will be at
the head of the coyote asing feature
au3 he will be accompanied by the
principal horsemen and hunters Of
southwest Oklahoma. One hundred or
more cowboys will be present and sew.
eral hundred fleet greyhounds will be
enlisted in the chase. Col. Cecil Lynon
of Sherman, Texas: the Wagouers and
Barne.ts and other big cattlemen Of
the sou.hwes. will be present.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
viii Reclaim Aikali Lands

ALAMOsA, Colo, Aug. l2.-Over /, .
OOO, 900 acres OF alkali land in the San
Luis valley is to be reclaimed through
the intervention of the federal govern
ment. Clarence w. Dorsey, expert Of
the department Of agriculture on the
reclamation of alkali soils, has just
returned to Washington after tour
of inspection over the arabic unoc-
cupied lands in the San Luis valley.
He is enthusiastic abou. the climate
and will recommend that he and q
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Contractors Outfit COnfiscated

WASHINGTON, Aug. l0.-Under the
authority OF the secretary OF the inter.
ior, the director OF the geological sur.
vey today ordered the con6scatiou of
the whole contr ractors' outfit for work
oa the Corbett tunnel, on the irriga.
tion project in northern Wyoming. 1t
was ascertained by the secretary that
the contractor not only abandoned the
work, but was about to remove all his
appliances from the premises.
This contract was awarded to
Charles Speer, cashier of the Billings
State bank. He, in turn, made ar
rangements for carrying on the work
under the Western Construction com.
pany. The difficulties of securing la.
Dor and the high cost of material re-
suited in such delays to the work that
i, apparently became impossible to
finance the operations, and on August
3, the company was unable to pay the
400 or more men they employed.
The bids on the Corbett tunnel were
opened September 6, 1905, and awarded
to Charles Speer, on an estimated
basis Of s594,3@5. The next lowest bid
was made by J. G.. White & Co., OF
New York, at $685., $50.
The government officers also took
possession of the work and outfit of
Prendergast & C!arkson, on the Sho-
shone dam, one of the largest struc.
lures in the west, on the ground that
the drm had not been able to secure
the necessary men and the tinancia!
backing to carry them through the
work. The bids for this great work
were opened on September 5, 1905, and
were awarded on an estima ated basis of
s5l5,7 rs. The next lowest bid was
that of j. G. White 4 Co. OF New
York, at S55s ,S55.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Millions In Sugar Beets.

DENVER. Aug. l2.-The estim ated
value of the Colorado sugar beet
crop for the present season is Sl0,-
100000. This 10 81, ,6s3, ,127 more than
last years crop brought to the farm
ers.
"The crop this year is the best that
We have ever seen in Color ado" says
William L. Petrikin, secretary OF the
Great Western Sugar company. 1.-THE
acreage this year Is much in excess Of
last season, aud the beets are showing
up better in the fields."
There are more than 1000 beet pick.
ers at work. which IL 300 in excess of
those employed last season. The
wages these people will draw for three
months work is estimated atkSl, $780,
600. One hundred thousand acres of
sugar beets are planted in Colorado,
an increase OF 1900 acres over last
summer.
The farmers OF the state prefer rais-
ing sugar beets to wheat or other
grains. as beet raising is more re-
munerative. The result is that the
farmers are growing beets in prefer
ence to ali other products, and be-
coming wealthy. There is said TO
be more rich farmers in the state of
Colorado to their nun Der than in auy
state in the union.
The two sugar factories being cou-
structed by the Great Western Sugar
company at Fort Morgan and Brush
are nearing completion and will be
ready for this years Group of beets.
The factory a. Billings, Montana, be-
ing built by the same company, is al
mos: ready for use also.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
City Loses Revenue.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. u.--Drifting
toward bankruptcy at the rate OF S3,-
600 per day, s2l 900 per week. or sl,.
O95, 900 . year, is the fate o. Kansas
City, kas., q commonwealth OF IS, 900
people and the largest city in the Sun
flower state. This condition was
brought about by the enforcement of
the prohibition law after the appoint.
ment Of Assistant Attorney General
Trlckett three months ago.
Previous to Trickett's appointment
no city in Kansas enjoyed such pros
perity as Kansas City. The police,
fire, street and other departments COM
pared favorably with city twice it's
size. Now the police force has been
cut in two. the fire department. re-
duced aud the street department prac-
tically abolished. And thai is not the
worst. The present employees of the
city find themselves unable to cash
their pay checks.
Until three months ago nc effort
was made to enforce the prohibition
law. The saloons were not licensed,
but each saloon keeper paid regularly
into the city treasury fine ranging
from $40 to $50 month, according to
the location Of his place Of business.
From POO "ioints," as they were
termed, the city received enough To-
come to put it on ''easy street.
With the abolishment of the Joints
and 4 strict enforcement of the pro.
hibition law, the city is in such straits
that rstrenchment in every department
has become necessary, but even with
the present reductions q huge deficit
is accommodating daily. The city is at
present in debt to the amount of a..
575, 600.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15

corps OF instructors from the depart
ment be soon sent to the valley to re-
main for several months. During this
time they will demonstrate their meth
ods OF clearing the soil Of alkali and
Will conduct classes for the farmers
who are prevented from person ally
watching their oper ations.
They will, upon request. 60 into the
worst section and show the farmer how
to 60 about freeing his land from the
salt coat which eats the vitals out Of
the non.resistant crops which are the
best paying If he succeeds in:su bug At
ing the alkali.
Mr.. Dorsey thinks the alkali can be
eliminated by sub-surface drainage
and the principal or only obstacle
looming up in the future is that there
are no drainage laws in this state
which will govern the disposition Of
waste waters from the proposed under-
drainage system. Legislation in this
direction Is one of the Immediate
needs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
New Island Near Alaska,

TACOMA, Aug. 9.-Captain True.
bridge, Of the steamship Northwestern
brings from the north q photograph
taken by an officer of the revenue cut
ter Perry of the newly formed island
which lies 50 miles west Of Dutch
harbor, directly between the Bogoslof
islands, commonly known a. Castle
and Acre islands. 1t made its first
appearance during June, and is now q
hundred feet high. The length could
not be ascertaiued, ss the Perry could
not get close enough to make an &C.
curate measurement. Clouds Of steam
arise from its summit. and it is sur
rounded by boiling water.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Chinese LubO On Canal.

WASHINGTON, Aug. ll.-Chinese
labor will be given thorough test on
the Panama canal. Contracts calling
for $500 Chinese for canal work have
been prepared, and advertisements
will De issued by the isthmian canal
commission in few days asking for
proposals from labor agents. II the
initial 2,4O0 Gilman prove a success,
1t Is likely that many more will be
taken to the isthmus to do the work,
which is too hard for the amaciaus
now employed there in large numbers
Organized labor has offered muct
opposition to the use of contract Chi.
nese labor, but the jamaican work
men have proved inadequate, sufficient
Spaniards cannot be had immed ately
to rash the work. aud the Chinese are
the last hope of the commission.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Taft,
Chairman Shonts, of the canal com.
mission, aud others prominently iden-
titled With the canal work are known
to have delayed employing Chinese
until it became evident that the other
help available was not equal to the
demands. The administration has
taken the position that the canal must
be dug at any cost. and although the
president urged that there be no haste
in employing Chinese, he did no,
stand permanently in the way of the
o.. an to try the coolies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Fined For selling Tainted Meat.

VICKSBCRG, Mise. Aug. 9.-1n the
city court here yesterday Swift 4 Co.
were fined 800 on.a charge of selling
meat unfit for food. Officer McKeets
testified that the meat in question was
being delivered to grocer when he
discovered it. The meat, it is alleged,
was bought with the understanding
that 1t was in good condition, and was
to be sold to the consumer at Eve cents
pound. Judge Dickson, who pre-.
sided at the trial, after imposing the
fine, agreed the hold up the sentence
until the arrival of the officials Of the
company.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
CAMPERS ARE IN DANGER.
Oregon Forest Fires Threaten Lives of
Many Pleasure Seekers.

PORTLAND. Aug. IA special to
the Oregoniau from Albany, Oregon.
states that serious fears are enter.
taiued for the safety of Don J. Zane
and his wife aud Fletcher Linn of
Portland, and Mr.. and Mrs. +. A.
Young and little daughter and Mr..
and Mrs. Homer A. Nelson Of Albany,
who are camped on the Bretienbush
river, half q mile above its junction
with the Santiam, about so miles east
of Albany. The district in which they
are camped is supposed to be within
the area OF the fire which started yes.
terday in the Cascade forest reserve.
There is also some fear felt regard.
ing the town of Detroit. While moth.
ing can be learned from that place, it
seems possible that that town has
escaped. For q space OF several hun.
dred yards in every direction from the
hamlet the country is practically bar.
rem and it Is upon this that hopes OF
the towns safety are based. The fire
is known to be the most destructive
that has visited the north Santia am
since pioneer days. Numerous farm
houses have been destroyed, large
amount Of valuable timber burned and
several logging camps wiped out.
Besides the Portland and Albany
people endangered, there are between
SO and 100 other campers left in the
fire belt. The safety Of these, together
with that of the residents of the dis.
trict, depends upon whether they have
succeeding in reaching Detroit
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
GOVERNMENT WANTS SILVER.
Purchases Will Be small and May No
Affect Market.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-It was an.
nounced at the treasury department
today that the department would at
once resume the purchase of silver
bullion for the subsidiary coinage.
Tenders are invited at the Office of the
director of the mint on Wednesday,
the 10Th instant, up to l o'clock, and
every Wednesday thereafter until
further notice. Said tenders are to be
for delivery at the Philadelphia mint,
New Orleans mint or Denver mint, set.
Element to be on the New York basis
of bullion guaranteed 999 fine. The
treasury reserves the right to reject
all tenders or accept such part Of any
tender as may suit its convenience. 1t
is understood that anticipating its re.
appearance as a purchaser might TEN.
porarily disturb the market unduly,
the treasury has already obtained con.
troll of considerable amounts for future
delivery, 80 that it is in q position to
drop out of the market for several
months ii desirable. The average re-
quirements Of the treasury throughout
the year will probably not exceed 100. =.
600 ounces week and it will be the
policy Of the department, while keep
ing reasonable amount on hand, to
80 distribute its purchases throughout
the year that its demands will be uni.
form and not an element Of uncertainty
in the market. The purchases will be
made under authority OF Section 1926
of the revised statutes.
These are the first purchases made
by the government since the repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
act, November l, 1898.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15

Cashier Henry W. Herring by Assist.
ant States Attorney Olson, at the
bank last night.
This book showed Stenslaud in a
new role-that Of sport and race track
gambler. This book showed that the
missing president, in company with .
coterie Of friends. was heavy plum
ger on the races. 1t contained memo.
randa OF the campaigns on the turf.
One day Stensland and his compani.
ons bet $4,000 to win 100000 on a
horse called General Bragg. This
animal won, but there were lots Of los.
inYs. however, to Offset this winning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
The Grand Army Veterans.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. Il. Fully So.
600 people, according to the railro ad >,
have poured into this city during the
pact 4S hours, for the 10th annual en-.
campment OF the Grand Army of the
Republic, which will commence tomor-
row. 1t is believed that by Monday
the total will reach $1,000.
Although the encampment officially
commences tomorrow, the program
will not become effective until Tuesday
morning, and from that time until the
close OF the week it promises to be one
of the most stirring encampments ever
held by the Grand Army. There are
at least half dozen candidates for
the honor of being the next commander
of the organization and the contest
promises TO become warm before it is
decided.
Aside from the work of the encamp-
ment, there will be many social events,
and these will continue throughout the
week. The first event of this kind will
be held tomorrow night. Mrs. H. H.
Kimball will give reception in honor
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. The first reunion of the
veterans OF the Civil war will be that
of survivors of the First Minnesota
volunteers, who assert that they were
the first troops to offer their services
for the Civil war. They will meet to.
morrow morning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
DENNY Is CONVICTED.
One Defendant In Valley County Horse
Stealing Case Declared Guilty.

WILLlsToN. N. D.. Aug. lO.-w.
w. Denny, mayor of Williston, and
prominent banker, has been found
guilty on a charge of receiving stolen
property. The case has been before
the public for about a year. 1t was
charged by the authorities of Valley
county, Mont, that Denny was the
head of q band of horse and cattle
rustlers, and that he disposed of the
booty surreptitiously acquired BY the
gang. In imposing the sentence,
Judge Goss stated that he felt that q
fair trial had been given Mr.. Denny
and that he would necess arily be com.
pelled to fix the sentence, which was
three years.
In the Denny case, L. A. Mills, who
lives near Saco, Mont, testified that
he 10 the owner of the Aha brand and
that Is horses with this brand were
stolen from his pasture in Montana.
In September, 1905, he said, five of
these horses were found on Mayor
Denny's ranch.
Most Of the courts time was devoted
to hearing the testimony of Brand In.
spector Hall, of Havre, who said Mr..
Mills notified him of the theft of his
horses and month later he heard OF
q bunch in this county, some marked
with the Mills brand. Going to the
Denny ranch, he asked Mr.. Denny il
he had any horses branded Aha. He
testified that Denny said he had five,
but thinking that there was something
wrong about the circumstances, he got
rid of the animals.
G. A. Miller, Of Saco. a former sa.
loon.keeper, testified to the effect that
he had written letter to Mr.. Denny
for man named Tom Ryan. He
made a copy Of the letter. wrote to
Hall, and hearing that Mills horses
had been stolen, also wrote to the lat.
ter, and Mills employed him to help
trace the horses. Miller went to Viii.
liston, called on Mr.. Denny and posed
as friend OF Ryan, coming direct
from him. AS Ryan is the man Den
ny bought the AHA horses from. Miller
thought Denny would and could give
him some informs alton. He said Den.
ny told him he had bought ls head OF
horses from Ryan, among them being
some branded Aha. Some he sold in
Canada and the balance between here
and Minot. II they were stolen, Den.
ny said he would help ge: them back,
witness testified, but Ryan had to send
money to help do so. Miller said
Denny told him that he knew these
were stolen horses, and that was his
reason for getting them out of the
country. Miller alleged that Denny
told him to tell R:a not to come to
the banN any more, as Inspector Hall
was after him, acu it was not safe for
him 10 go.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15

BUTTE, Aug. l2.-W. D. Clark,
county commissioner and chairman of
the board, will retain his Office to the
end of his term. Judge Bourquin, of
the district court, yesterday decided
in his favor the proceedings instituted
to remove him from Office, based on
accus ations made by Joseph Russell.
Originally the Russell charges cou-
tanned numerous alleys ations OF NAL
feasance and misfeasance in Office,
but the court some time ago decided
that such matters were criminal in
their nature and belonged to . grand
jury or prosecuting attorney for ia.
ves:iga alton and procedure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Wilson Talks With StOckmen

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Cattle raisers
OF the west met Secretary Of Agricul.
ture Wilson in this city today aud
asked for square DEAL" Secretary
Wilson assured them, as we'll as rep.
reseutasives OF Chicago packers, who
came into the conference later, that a
"square deal'' was exactly what the
government intended to give every
branch of the meat industry in this
country. and at the conclusion of the
meeting expressions of the utmost sat.
isfaction were voiced by all interests
concerned.
Secretary Wilson's visit to Chicago
was for the purpose of discussing,
with the cattIemeu and representatives
of the packers, the interpret alton and
the working out OF the rules recently
promulgated BY the department of
agriculture under the new inspection
law. and according to his own state.
ment after the conference had ad.
iourned, every phase OF the question
was fully discussed from the time the
animal left the pasture until it passed
into the customers hands.
The principal poin. involved, from
the viewpoint of the cattlemen, was
the matter of weighing before or after
inspection. and the concern Of the
packing interests was mainly ir con.
nection with the labelling of canned
goods. This latter question will not
be definitely passed on until next
week, when the packing interests will
have submitted to the secretary of
agriculture sample of every form of
label to be used.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Boosting Cannon For President

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Senator Cullom
stated today that he is strong advo.
cate OF Joseph Cannon for the nomi.
nation for president of the United
States. The resolution before the
state convention iudorsing Cannon
twill go through like creased light.
ming II Cannon does not stop it him
SELF" said the senator.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15
Lost Money At Races.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-In addition to
the discovery OF private ledger,
kept by President Pau! o. Stensland,
0! the wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State
bank and io which was concealed a
record Of sl9l 900 OF savings bank de.
posi.s, another sensational book came
to ligh: during the examination of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-15

for over a week. The cashier strenu-
ously denied that he himself was
partly responsible for the failure Of
the bank.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-14
PRESSING UP SPEED LIMIT.
Tremendous Increment Of Wear and
Tear Resultant Upon In
creased Rate.

It is a question whether the demand
for very fast trains is great enough
to warrant the great cost Of running
them. Even very small gain in
speed is attended with tremendous
increment of wear and tear. Train
acseleration, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Is very much more q function of the
mechanical department than of the
general passenger agents Office. There
is a limit established by the strength
Of materials and the point reached in
the coordination Of parts. To keep as
near this limit as is' practicable is
wise; to go one inch beyond 1t or even
to encroach unduly upon a narrow
margin Of safety is not wise. The
danger Is not so much in the 1S-hour
schedule between New York and Chi
cago as in the temptation it offers to
establish a l7-hour run and then q 16.
as competition becomes keen and pro-
portionately reckless. Speed is an evo-
luton. Our progress in that direction
has probably been as rapid during re-
cent years as was consistent with
sound principles Of railway manage
ment. and leaps forward are apt to be
regarded as showing more enterprise
than discretion on the part Of those
who male them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-14
Western Women.

We mentioned to some friends that
we had aimed to acquire a little wis.
dom on the simple life by studying
these new countries. but they went
into spasms of impolite laughter at the
suggestion, writes q contributor TO
Harper's Bazaar. It seems that the
women hold on to all the frills they
used to know, and acquire all the new
ones they can hear Of, as a means of
proving their social status, and of
Transforming their present place of
residence into the nearest possible
semblance of the one they left behind.
Wnen they move into town, of the
ranches, and discard sunbonnets and
Mother Hubbards. they wear chiffon
hats with brims q few inches wider
than eastern modes. After a few
years Of town and club life they be-
come-oh, wearisomely like everyone
else! One of them, herself woman
OF brains and energy, said that no one
lived the simple life here, becaw,e
none had the strength of mind to fol-
low the recipe. "And that is?" we
asked. "Just to be yourself" she an
swered. And we thought she was
quite right.