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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board of County Commissioners Of
Chouteau County, 81 Their Regular
June Session, 1906.
FOURTH DAY.

FOURTH DAY.
Fort Benton, Mont, June !, 1906.
Board met at 10 o'clock a. nj. with
same members present and proceeded
A. -..1sA lin.
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AF'TERNOON.

The board met ut 2 o'clock p. M.
and proceeded to make apportion-
ments to the several road districts for
4lA a.,a II ~ ~. .A.,lia,Lr Sna,Aolnahnn lN0E
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Buckland-school house. Judges.
r. w. auckland, Chas. Thompson
and H. o. Lying.
Shonkin-Connolly school house.
Judges, Gregory Connolly, Roland
Ragland and VIM. Bryant.
Steele-Wilson Bros. p~ostotfice.
Judges, Ed. Wilson, Lew Williams
and Thos. Flagler.
Phillips-Phillips' home ranch.
Judges, B. d. Phillips, Oscar Wen
dell and Robt. Brown.
Libby-Libby 4 Merrill's house.
Judges, Maurice Jensen, Ed. Boyd
and J. Stillwell.
Upper Shonkin-school house.
Judges, J. Postill, H. A. Nottingham
and Aug. Heydt.
Circle Ranch-Circle ranch house.
Judges, AL. Bronson, J. C. George
and Alex. johnson.
Belmont-Coburn's horse ranch.
Judges. Horace Brewster, A. c. Tay-
Tor and w. d. Coburn.
Basin-Little Box Elder school
house. Judges, j. Kinsella, c. NJ.
Brooks and o. D. Waxon.
Ragland-Old Pugsley ranch.
Dan Forgey, AL. Dalton and Wearn
Rowe.
Simpson-Simpson home ranch.
Judges, L. L. Smith, Ernest Simpson
and G.. Grain.
Lee-Marias school house. Judges,
Ed. Harris, j. Lee and J.. Humphrey.
Maddux-School house. Judges,
H. H. Preuitt, Theo. Hillstrom and
F. H. Scott.
Riedel-school house. Judges, j. J.
Moore, Ed. Riedel and A. William
son.
Sand Clitfs-Fogarty house. Judges,
B. G. Olson, Ed. Fogarty and Frank
Wickizer.
Galata-Garrett's store. Judges,
c. S. Garrett, w. T. Turner and G. A.
Hawley.
Savoy-school house. Judges, J. c..
Cronk, j. +. Sharples and Nate VOL
airy.
Avery-Murray house. Judges, S.
A. Brockway, Frank Murray and j.
Talbert.
Gilford-Schwartz' store, Judges,
Byron Schwartz, j. A. Rose and j.
H. Russell.
Zortman--Miners' union hall.
Judges, Robt. Cloves, J. Brown and
George Heath. i.
Nichols Nichols house. Judges,
David Nichols, NJ. J. Legg and c. c..
Isam.
Munroe-Munroe house. Judges,
J. T. Sheath, John MunrOe and H.
Lchfcldt.
Alma-Alma p~ostotiice. Judges,
AlOnzo Read, A. NJ. Keith and Bert
II. Smith.
East Butte-hotel. Judges, Lars
F,mhretson. T. T.. Hamilton and John
OswoOd.
The petition for a voting precinct at
the school house in district No. %,
was granted. Also petitions for vOt-
ing precincts at Whitlash and Alma
We're granted.
The board then allowed the follow
ing bills.
. be II Sal,' fencing 3!o w ~
Mcintyre, care pest house ............ 100 90
The board then adjourned until 10
O'Clock Friday.
FIFTH DAY..
Fort Benton, Mont, June 5, 1906.
The board met at 10 O'Clock a. m.
with same members present.
After due consideration the board
decided to dispose with the services of
the deputy county surveyor, COM
mencing June !, 1906.
The application of B. l.. Powers,
county auditor. for leave of absence
was granted.
The board then audited the follow.
ing bills,
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DR.. GEO. H. TAYLOR,
DENTIST.
Fort Benton, Mont

Will be at his Fort Benton Office from the LIST
to the 18th of each month.
At Chinook from the 18th to the end of each
month.
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d

~'he board then appointed registra-
ton agents and fixed their salaries as
per the following list:
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The petition Tor 3 county road from
the township line between townships
q and q, on the south side of Milk
river to the line of Fort Belknap res
ervation, filed June 5, 1906, the follow
ing viewers we're appointed: A. p.
Wiegand, j. B. Turton and A. w.
Merrifield.
The clerk is directed to advertise
for sale to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described real estate be-
longing to Chouteau county, to-wit:
The NE4 NW4, and lots l and 2, Sec
tion Is, township "a north, range 8
east. Sale to be made between the
hours of 2 and 3 o'clock p. M, July
Is, 1906, at the front door of the court
house.
Application having been made for
the creation of three new voting pre-
cincts, the board established the fol-
lowing: Alma, in the Sweet Grass
registration district, with voting place
at Alma school house. Whitlash, in
the Sweet Grass registration district,
with voting place at the Town hall.
Buckland, in the H%ighwood registra-
ton district, with voting place at Dis
trict No. % school house.
In accordance with the law, which
requires the board of county commits
sioners at each regular meeting be-
fore a general election to lay out the
county into convenient registration
districts, defining the bound aries
thereof and to appoint registration
agents for the several districts the
board proceeded to said work and the
number, name and boundaries of said
districts are as follows:
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lures OF the required number of free
holders.
Board then audited the FOLLOWING

Reports of road supervisors of road
districts Nos. |. 2, ), 4, S, s, I, 8, 9.
10, IL, II, ID, IA, Is. Is, H., Is, 10, 20.
p, p, %, "a, % and Is, for the quar-.
tel ending May 81, 1906, were exam.
ined and approved.
Quarterly reports of Justices Nc
Dowell, Baird, Sullivan, Bush, Pyper,
Allen. Vennum and Thompson, for
quarter ending May 81, 1905, were ap-
proved.
Quarterly reports of Coroner and
Acting Coroner Baird for quarter
ending May 81, 1905, were approved.
Reports of county surveyor and
deputy surveyor for quarter ending
May 81, 1906, were approved.
Report of sheriff for quarter ending
May 81, 1905, was approved.
Report of clerk of the district court
for quarter ending May 81, 1906, was
approved.
Report of county treasurer for quar-
ter ending May 81, 1906, was APP
proved.
Report of county auditor for quarter
ending May 81, 1906, was approved.
Warrant No. 64O2 on the general
fund for $3.50 was cancelled by limita.
ton.
The board then proceeded to the
%cancelling of warrants.
The board thereupOn adjourned un'
til July Is, 1906.
w. r. LEFT. Clerk.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-06-20

Nothing seems to make the neigh
bors quite as impatient as the happy
trusting confidence a woman has in a
husband who doesn't deserve it.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
PIRATlcAL MERGER I'M NEW YORK
People of the Metropolis viii Be
Robbed For Many Years

New York, Feb. 6.-The Metropoli-
tan-Interurban combination, by add
ing-$1oS 100000 of water to its
outstanding securities, taxes the peo-
pie of Manhattan and Bronx Boroughs
the interest 1t must earn 10 pay divi-
dends on these rotten securities. II
it seeks TO earn 1 per cent, then the
people of the two boroughs must con-
tribute sI,S2n,ooo annually in addition
to the amount they now pay.
The privileges now enjoyed by the
railway combination were given to it
by the people.
To earn this additional amount to
keep it from insolvency the giant
merger must economic. The only
way it can economic is to decrease
the number of its cars and start a
high school for the education of
street railroad hogs"
The $10S 100000 of fresh water dis
tributed from the merger reservoir of
bSltAioAl anu iNs ehAAs SAho iioA1A WhASAA
the public will not derive one nickel
in benefit or one cheaper ride
Is greater by $9,00O,000 than the
principal of the public debt at the
close of the war of 1912.
Is greater by $23,O00,000 than the
stock of gold in the treasures of all
the South American states combined.
Is withing $6,000,000 of the total
value of the gold and silver mined in
the United States in the year 1904.
| Is equal to the combined net. public
debts of Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis,
Louisville and Milwaukee.
| Is equal to the total assessed valu-
alton of real and personal property in
Jersey City, n. ].
| Is equal to the total assessed valu
alton of real and personal property in
New Haven, Conn.
Transformed into $40 bills and
/ placed end to end, each rail of a single
/ track road could be covered for 49s
miles New York to Niagara Falls.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
ONE GAS TRUST sURRENDERs
Chicago Companies Agree to 85-cent
Rate for Five Years

Chicago, Feb. 3.-The disputes and
suits between the Peoples Gas COM
pany and the city, which have pre-
vailed for years, are settled by the
acceptance by the trust of the 85-cent
gas rate proposed by the city council
committee The agreement extends
for five years.
Attorney James F. Meagher &C
cepted the terms of the settlement for
the Peoples Gas-light and Coke COM
pany and the Universal Gas company
and Roger C. Sullivan for the Ogden
Gas company. The terms of the agree
ment will be embodied In an ordi.
nance. 1t will be in the form of a
contract between the city and the gas
companies so the low rate will stand
even if the courts later hold that the
law authorizing the city to regulate
gas rates is invalid.
The rate heretofore will be no dis
count on the new rate.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
Names of Farmers Wanted

The Valley Farmer wants names
and addresses of farmers anywhere IN
the u. S. They want to get them in
terested in their big farm magazine
which now has a circulation of over
100000 copies and is acknowledged
to be the best farm paper in the west.
The subscription price is Doc per
year, but IL any of our readers will
send them five farmers names and adj
dresses and 10 cents in stamps or sill
yer they will enter you as subscrib-
er fully paid for a whole year. Adj
dress Valley Farmer, $50 Jackson ST.,
Topeka, Kan.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
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The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

custer proceedings against the Stand
ard and are indignant al the attempt
made in Kansas City by certain oil
operators To create different impress
sion.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

II has been known for some time that
the Illinois Central holdings in the
hands of this party have been figured
as high as 10000 shares Of par val
ne Of $16,000,000 According to state
ments made by persons who are in a
position to inspect the transfer books
of the Illinois Central there is evil
dence there that goes far toward CON
firming the story of a merger.
Yuan Sho Kai, viceroy of Chill PROV
ince, has discharged Prof. G. ID. Ten
ney, he foreign director of educa-
ton who organized the new school sys-
tenn in this province and within three
years made ii model for the empire.
Strong opposition has arisen lately to
foreign management of the schools
and particularly against Mr.. Tenney,
chiefly because he is an American.
Yuan Sho Kai told Dr. Tenney that
he appreciated his work, but Yuan
Sho Kai has SO many enemies that he
could not afford TO keep him.
As a result of violating an injunc-
ton enioining him from publishing
anything in the editorial columns of the
Atlanta News concerning his senatorial
candidacy, Colonel John Temple
Graves, editor-in-chief, was temper
arily removed from his position. The
| injunction was secured by Charles
| Daniel, managing editor and business
manager of the paper, from Judge
Pendleton of the superior court. The
Southern Railway owns large portion
of the stock of the paper.
Fifteen persons were injured, two OF
| the probably fatally, in the wreck OF
an eastbound Chicago, Rock Island &
| Pacific passenger train, four miles
from Durham, N. M. The probably
| fatally hurt are: Louis Cohen, FL
Paso Mrs. Munda, Anchor, n. nj. Oh
the. others injured the most seriously
| hurt are. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Westly
| Sparta, Wis; G.. III. Jones, Falls Mill
w. Va; j. H. Dennis, Oregon; Mrs
Margaret Dennis, Oregon; Maletha
! Dennis, Oregon.
/ The residence of Rev. Dr. Andrew
/ Beattie, an American Presbyterian
missionary at Fati, in the district q
Canton, was looted by an armed bant
of Chinese. The missionaries were
bound and their Clothes watches ant
silver, valued at $1,000, were taker
by the robbers. DR. Beattie is il
charge of five of the day schools O
the board of missions of the Presby
terrain church of America at Fati.
Four towns in the Monongahel;
valley have turned their entire polio,
force over to Burgess Fl. J. Billock
Monongahela, Pa, to be controlled b,
Chief of Police Leo Logan in an effor
to stop the disorder which has bee
caused by members of the "Blac'
Hand.' The towns are Monongahels
Belle Vernon, Charleroi and Washing
ton.
: All doubts regarding the marriage {
: Mrs. Yerkes to Wilson Miner wer
:. removed when Mrs. Miner admitte
that her marriage had taken plac
The only reason for misapprehensio
on the subject, it appears, was Mr.
+ Miners desire to keep the fact Of be
8 marriage a secret for ten days or S
v The oil producers of the Chanu
It district are with the attorney gener
y of Missouri, Herbert Hadley, in h
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

Countess Anna Gould de Castellane
has instituted legal proceedings for
a separation from Count Boni de
Castcllane.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

The president has selected Brigadier
General Frederick Grant, commanding
the department of the east with head
quarters at Governors Island, New
York. to be promoted to the grade OF
major general to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement of Major
General Sumner, February 6.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

The New York Herald says ut
was learned that there are many in
dications that the Illinois Central rail
way has been acquired by interests
identified with the Hartman party.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

The oil producers of the Chanute
district are with the attorney general
of Missouri, Herbert Hadley, in his
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08
Il q 4; q
) IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE WEEK s
!: u



The cross-examination Of G. NJ Nc.
Farlane, Office manager of Morris Il
Co, by District Attorney Morrison
was exceedingly sharp. The district
attorney put some leading questions
regarding the working Of the Open
heimer company, which IL is claimed
by the government was one of the
AFFILIATED concerns through which the
packers controlled the price Of by
products. He made the assertion
that the witness was not telling the
truth and brought on warm argu
ment in which all the attorneys took
part The question was finally ruled
out by the court.
Henry Wollman, counsel for the
state of Missouri in the matter OF
the proceedings brought by Attorney
General Hadley against the Standard
Oil company, appeared before Justice
Gildersleeve in the supreme court of
New York to ask that an order be en-
tered by the court in the recent pro-
ceedings against Henry H. Rogers
until after the decision of the SUI
preme court of Missouri which Is ex-
pected soon. Mr.. Wollman said that
both sides had asked in their briefs,
submitted several weeks ago, that
the matter should be held in abey
ance until after the Missouri deci-
sion.
Attorney General Moody said in re-
ply to questions II notice that the
attorneys for the packers have pro-
duced evidence to the effect that
Commissioner Garfield said that he
would not give to the Department of
Justice the information he secured
from the packers. II he ever said
that he certainly kept his word, for
the Department of Justice never re-
ceived any information from him.
Neither did we receive information
from the president, nor any of the
subordinate officers of the Depart
ment of Corporations.
Since the announcement of the pur-
chase of the dirigible war balloon
Lebaudy," by the minister of war
ship over Nancy, coming from the di
rection of Metz, across the frontier
has given cause for grave alarm in
France. There has been no publica
tipn OF the purchase OF similar bal
loon on the part OF the German gov
eminent, but it is nevertheless be
lieved that the balloon which made
its flight over Nancy is one secretly
and recently placed in the German
military service.
Japan is heartily tired Of its ALI
ance with England. More and more
the impression grows that Englan,
has simply sought compact with Thu
new power of the Orient to bolster III
its waning power in the east. A YER
outspoken anti-EngIish party ha
been formed by such prominent me-
as Lieutenant General Viscount Tan
ex-minister of commerce, and a men
Der Of the Japanese parliament: II
kamoto Sells, the well known states
man, and Osaka Jakaio, mayor {
Toxic.
The president has selected Brigade
General Frederick Grant, commandin
the department of the east with lfea,
quarters at Governors Island, Ne
York, to be promoted to the grade {
major general to fill the vacanc
caused by the retirement of Majt
General Sumner, February 6.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-02-08

All doubts regarding the marriage of
Mrs. Yerkes to Wilson Miner were
removed when Mrs. Miner admitted
that her marriage had taken place.
The only reason for misapprehension
on the subject, it appears, was Mrs.
Miners desire to keep the fact Of her
marriage secret for ten days or so.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-12
SENATOR GJERTSEN OF MINNIE.
APoLls CHARGES THAT RE.
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE
PLAYED FALSE.
Mr.. COLE URGED SENATORS TO
~kILL THE MEASURE BE.
CAUSE IT WAS VICIOUS
LEGISLATION"

Some one remarked the other day
that perhaps the fact that Candidate
Cole was the owner of several thou.
sand acres of Northern Minnesota
swamp lands might tend in some de.
gree to stimulate his enthusiasm
for state drainage. This apparently
trivial remark has been met with
shriel1s of mitigation by the politica,
bunch who are pushing Mr.. Coles
fortunes; they say it is false, malic.
ious and libelous, and work them.
selves into fine frenzy. leading one
to believe there may be little founda-
tion for the statement. There is all.
other charge brought against MIR.
Cole, however, a much more serious
charge, for 1t impugns his honesty as
Z legislator, which both he and his
supporters studiously ignore. It is
the charge made in public meeting
Of Republican candidates by Senator
Gjertsen of Minneapolis. He openly
charged that as a member of the 1905
legislature Mr.. Cole voted for the re-
ciprocal demurrage bill, and. upon it's
passage, fastened to the senate and
importuned senators to vote against
It as dangerous and vicious legisla-
ton. This charge, made openly, by a
Republican, in Republican meeting,
branding Mr.. Cole as a dishonest poll
tician and traitor to his constitu-
ents. has never been denied by him
or by his supporters. Until the charge
made by Senator Gjertsen has been
conclusively proven false not one man
In the state who has respect for its
institutions should cast his vote for
Cole for any public position from gov.
ernor to coroner. If the charge is
true the man is both dishonest and a
hypocrite, the most dangerous com.
bination in public. The people call
on Mr.. Cole for an explicit denial of
Senator Gjertsen's charge. Let him
make it now, while he has time to
prove he has been Nbeled.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-12
4 PAINFUL ACCIDENT
Northern Pacific Brakeman
Badly Scalded by Steam
on Engine

Ed. Fay, brakeman employed by
the Northern Pacific railway compa-
ny. was painfully fcslded Sunday
right at sartell by the braakirg of q
steam hose. which exposed him to the
blast Of a 200 pound pressure of fiery
steam. Fay, who is from Minneap.
oils, was firing the engine, which
stood on siding, while the fireman
was oiling up, and asked the engineer
to wet the coal. The engineer THE y,
on the injector rather suddenly and as
there was a 200 pound head of steam
on at the time, thu hose blew of the
co1pling and blast Of steam struck
the unfortunate brakeman about the
hips, indicting serious and painful
burns. He was Brought to this city.
where the company physician dressed
his wounds. He was after wards sent
to the Northern Pacific hospital in
Brainerd.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-12

Under present laws the railroad and
warehouse commission has full au-
thority to reduce the passenger rate
to 2 cents; it can and is ascertaining
the true values of railway properties
within the state and can fix mer-
chandise rates on a basis which will
pay fair dividend on actual capital
invested: it can enforce reciprocal de-
murrage charges without further law
upon that subject It is therefore up
to that body to afford the people much
needed relief from the burdens of ex-
tortionate charges by the railroad
companies. When the people awake
to the fact that the railroad and
warehouse commission should repre-
sent them and not the corporations in
rate review hearings they will have
taken long step toward the rectifica-
ton of the ills from which they suffer.
It is not reasonable to expect that the
governor of the state will have time
or opportunity to study these ques-
lions to sufficient extent to be able
at all times to point out to the rail-
way commission their duty in these
cases. It is the duty of the commits
sion to attend to these matters; they
are elected for this purpose; it is for
this they draw salaries from the state
and the people should hold them to a
strict accountability for the perform
ance OF their duties.