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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

verted from the St. Mary's or the
Milk river by our government, while
upon the other hand, the Canadians
have CONSTRUCTED large canals from
both the st. Mary and the Milk river
and also from several of the tributar-
les Of the Milk river, which arise or
pass through Canada. These. canals
| have been constructed by the Cana
dians since the initiation of the Milk
River Project by our government and
many of them since negotiations have
been pending between the two gov
ernments as to atreaty concerning the
use Of said waters.
And, Whereas: We have been in
formed and believe that the Canadian
government is delaying the pending OF
the negotiations for the express pur-
pose of further increasing their claim
to the international water in coatro-
versy,
Now, Therefore: We, the United
Milk River Irrigation Association, in
It's regular annual meeting assembled
in the city Of Havre, Montana, De
cember 10th, 1907, do most respectfully
urge that negotiations for this treaty
with Canada be vigorously pressed.
X Copies Of the resolutions are to be
sent to the president, secretary Of the
interior, F. Fl. Newell, our three rep
resentatives in Washington anu En-
gineer Babb.
The following telegram was read
from Senator Carter: Letter re-
ceived too late to send response By
mail in season for your meeting. The
!, reclamation service is deeply inter
ested In outcome Of the Winter case.
II the decision is reversed by the SUI
preme court progress will be made
with the opening Of spring, other
4 wise adequate water will not be avail
able until st. Mary's river is turned.
into Milk river. viii give this n,attar
constant and careful att an"
/ The treasurer was not presear but
the secretary reported about sS5 90
on hand.
Upon motion the rules were sus. .seEd
ed and the old officers were elected
by acclamation.
Upon motion it was decided to Ii ID
the next meeting Of th association ut
Chinook, subject to call OF the exec
utive committee
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
A LOVED MOTHER
IS CALLED HOME.

g Mrs. III. Jewett Hudson Solomon the
wife of N. H. Solomon after an illness
of two weeks died at her home In
the early morning Of Sunday last in
the fortieth year of her age. The
death Of Mrs. Solomon will be a Sc
we're shock to a host of friends iii this,
city where she was highly esteemed
by all who knew her.
She Is survived by her husband and
seven children, one brother and two
sisters. The funeral of Mrs. Solomon
was held from the home on Tuesday
afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev.
Leonard J. Christler, Archdeacon Of
the Milk River valley officiating. Two
beautiful selections, Lead, Kindly
Light" and 'One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" were rendered by Miss
Margaret Wright, accompanied by Mrs
James Mckenzie The bearers were
Messrs. Murray, STADIUM, Chilb, Mur-
ply, Yeon and Riley. Burial was In
Mount Hope cemetery
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
POPULAR RAILROADER
HAS BAD ACCIDENT

Dixon II. Waters, Familiarity known
as Dick, one of the old and trust
ed freight conductors, met with an
accident which cost him foot laat
Saturday afternoon. He was in charoe
OF work trim working at bridge No
. mile and half west of the iunc-
tion when his train was h1t bv >
wreck train going out to pick un some
cars at Fresno. Dick was in fbe IN.
ooose when the wrecker came aro,ns
the curve and had only a moments.
warming He started to ger ont on
ohe " sac out saw large pile of bridge
tinlbers and then started for the 9TH
er side He was brought to the cit,
ana his leg amputated ten inches he
10" the knee. He was taken ~ tna
Great Falls hospital in sunf wa,l
ers private car. and was accomnan.
led by Dan 0'Neal, Jas. o,Rlel,. and
1T, Mckenzie. Last reports wart. th.t
he was resting easy.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

years from the date of withdrawal (at
| which time a greater portion of the
land was filed upon) before the issu-
ance of patent, which seems to us ito
De an unnecessary hardship upon both
the, settler and the community, while
By beginning work upon the distribut-
ing canals at once and completing
them at the earliest possible date the
settlers will not only receive his pat
ent many years SOONER but the gov
ernment will receive immediate return
from its Investment; and
Whereas: No effort Is being made
upon the part of the government Of
the United States to divert and use
any portion of the flood waters Of the
Milk river and It's tributaries, on the
contrary the Canadians have construct
ed canal which divarts portion Of
said waters In Canada, and threaten
to Continue to divert and use said
flood waters before they enter the I'm
tied States, and unless work is soon
begun upon this side of the line, all
tn flood waters Of the Milk river
flowing through Canada may be lost
to us forever, II prior use Is to be
recognized;
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved: BY
tha United Milk River 'rri. .sat on u.s.
sociation, in its regular meeting as
sembled il the city Of Havre, Montana
-on--the tenth day Of December, 1907,
and, In view OF the foregoing facts, we
respectfully urge that the work not
only be prosecuted upon the St
Mary's diversion canal, but that the
distributing system of the Milk river
proper be speedily constructed
TO The Honorable Secretary OF the
State, Washington, d. c.
Whereas: We are informed that q
treaty has long been pending between
the United States and Canada as to
the respective rights OF the respective
countries to the use Of the waters
Of international streams, ad especially
with reference to 1T. Mary's and Milk
river in Montana
And, Whereas: While some worl
is being done on the St. Mary's-MilE
/ River Irrigation Project by our gov.
ernment on the St. Marys end of tht
project, no work has been done o.
the Milk river proper Or. on any Of it
| tributaries and no water has BEEN di
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
MANY BILLS
OF INTEREST

Washington, Dec. 5.--Senator Dix
on has introduced bill opening to
settlement the Fort Peck Indian res
ervation in Valley county. Last sum
mer at his request inspector Nc
Laughlin was sent there to negotiate
a, treaty with The Indians. The pres
ent bill carries out the provisions of
this agreement with the Indians.
Senator Dixon also introdu ed a
640-acre homestead bill. Where per-
sons have made entry on 100 acres
they are allowed to enter 480 acres
additional. The present bill only ap-
plies to lands that cannot be irrigat-
ed and only to that part Of Montana
lying east OF the main range OF the
Rocky Mountains
Congressman Pray will offer. a bill
in the house next week providing for
the appropriation Of funds for the re-
lief Of Chouteau county on account
of the maintenance by the county com
sRissioners of smallpox quarantine
over the Cree and other Indians hot
lawfully. in the United States. He will
also present memorials from the Mon
tana legislature in favor of opening
the Fort Peck reservation.
He is also preparing a bill providing
for the election of United States SEN
ators b. popular vote. One of the
most important measures that he will
present will be one for an appropria-
tion for the repairing Of the southern
hank of the Missouri river to the
head of navigation.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

Sands, Chinook; Thos Dignan, Glas.
gov: B. f. Stevens, Dodson; Thos
NJ. Everett, Harlem; II. w. String.
fellow, HaVre.
The meeting then adjourned fol
thirty minutes to give the committee
time to report, and this adjournment
was again extended until p. m.
Upon reassembling the COMMITTEES
submitted he following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted:
To The Honorable Secretary of the
Interior, Washington, D. G..
Whereas: Certain Investigations
were made by the reclamation service
as to the feasibility of the diversion
of the St. Mary's river into the Milk
river for the irrigation of the arid
lands in the Milk River valley i the
state Of Montana, and as a result, Of
such investjg in August 1902
more than 100000 acres Of this land
was withdrawn from entry, except uns
der the reclamation act; and
Whereas: Some work has been done
on the diversion canal from the St.
Mary's river (no work has been done
upon the distributing canals lowsr
down on the Milk riVefD and that
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

The regular annual meeting OF the
United Milk River Irrigation Assoc
eiation was called to order Tuesday
afternoon by President u. Newman OF
the association, who III a brief adj
dress outlined the status Of affairs in
regard to national irrigation matters
and welcomed the de1egaes in attend
ance.
The attendance was light but the in
terest manifest was as great as ever.
The following interesting letters
were read, the first from Engineer
Bobb and the second from Con-
gresham Chas n, Pray.
insert !,
Browning, Montana, December s, OF.
Mr.. i. Newman, Havre, Montana:
Dear Sir:--Your letter Of the 4th
instant has my attention. / desire to
thank you for your invitation to be
present at the meeting of the irrigatio.
association on the 10th OF this month.
+ regret, however, that will not b.
able to attend, as am leaving today
for the East.
You can assure the association, and
the people Of Northern Montana, that
I have their interests at heart, aad
that / will In the future, as have
il the past, do all In my power to ex-
pedite the work on the Milk River
project. I have already been called
upon by the director to submit re-
port onthe cost Of construction Of a
small unit in Your valley.
With kind regards, am,
Very truly yours.
CYRUS G. BABB,
District Engineer,
Washington, D. O., December 6, 1901
Hon. i. Newman, President, The
Milk River United Irrigation Asso-
citation, HaYre, Montana:
10y Dx9aI Ml. VIEW Andu 81 d1ll just
now In receipt of your letter Of Nov
ember thirtieth, which was evidently
delayed a day or two In transmission.
In your communication you an
nounce a general meeting Of the As
sociation to be held at Hayre, Tues
day. December the tenth. shou- 4
like very much to be present on that
occasion, but as you will readily IN
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
!, BRIEF NEWS OF RAILROADS.


Ed. sanley lef for Spokane Wednes
day
Ed. Pearl was in town this week
selling cigars.
Catholic Ladies' bazaar, Chestnut 5
Hall, Dec. 20 and FL
Catholic Ladies' bazar, Chestnut s
Hall, December 20 and q.
J. j. McDonough took the OF on
the high line. Happy" Woods ear.
Conductor H. r. spooner has :. run
on passengers } and on the lavel.
i. Armstrong and crew went cut
Tuesday to pick up the wreck at bridg
No. 2.
bound for Great Falls were received
this week
Frank Clifford leaves next week
to spend the holidays in Missouri, his
old home.
Cond. Tom Bassett is holding down
the "SunsA Limited between hafe
and Glasgow
Trainmasfer c. b Griffen falue in
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
! BRIEF NEWS OF The CITY


O. E. Peppard, the Missoula bridge
builder was in the city Tuesday.
Raich's Guaranteed Rheumatic REM
edy.
w. MNsmith is out in the main
range of the Rockies this week look
ing for deer,
Man wanted, fto cook and do gem
al Work. Catholic preferred. En-
quire at the Priests house.
For anything in the stinner line, call
ION Holland.
Mrs. O'Leary and Mrs. EdWd. Stoke
have purchased the JIM cafe from J.
Mcleod and took charge last week.
Mrs. Zeal Pepin left for Seattle Tues
day for several weeks visit with her
sister. Mr., Pepin accompanied her as
far as Browning.
All kinds Of material and equipment
for sale-recently bought at the Fort
Assinniboine sale, "Ta1k with Carruth.
State President Henry j. Meili left
Tuesday evening for Helena to attend
meeting of the state officers of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Mrs Nellie Layton and daughter
Chick of spokane was here several
days visiting at the Kester home Mrs
Layton and Mrs. Kester are sisters.
Lost-Open face gold watch, Wal
than movement, between w. y. Tel
office and Great Northern shops. Find
er return to this office and receive re-
ceive reward.
5Iax Iiebgen, general superintendent
of the Butte Elecrtic and Power COM
pany and vice-president OF the Havre
Electric company, spent several days
looking over the business here, re-
turning to Butte Monday evening.
MAKES THE LIVER LIVELY
Foley's Orino Laxative gives per-
manent relief In cases OF habituai con
stipation as it stimulates the liver and
restores the natural action of the bow
els without irritating these organs like
pills or ordinary cathartics. Does not
nausete or grippe and is mild and
pleasant to take Remember the nam
Foleys' Orino Laxative and refuse sub
$ s.isutes Beekstead Drug Co.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
BEWARE OF FREQUENT COLDS

BEWARE OF FREQUENT COLDS
4 succession of colds or a protract-
ed cold Is almost certain to end in
chronic catarrh. from which few per-
sons ever wholly recover. Give
every cold the attention it deserves
and you may avoid this disagreeable
disease. How can you cure cold :?
Why not try Ghamberlains cou= h
Remedy? It is highly recommended
Mrs. M White. of Butler, Tenn. says:
Several years ago / was bothered
with my throat and lungs Someone
edy. I began using it and it relieved
me at once. used it for some time
anidN { Gee u,ordm mn
and il cured me. Now my throat and
tnngs are sound and vel. For sale
by HaYFe Drug Co.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
!: BRIEF NEWS OF The ciTY

Mrs. Emil Mundt Of Chinook spent
Saturday here doing some shopping.
Raichs guaranteed Rheumatic Rem
edy.
Mrs H. w. Tutz and Miss Grace
Jones were here from Chinook Satur-
day
Attorney r. e. O'Keefe ad B. F.
O'Neal of Chinook We're here last
Saturday.
When you want a new chimney top,
see Holland.
The dairymen of the state will meet
i'll Great Falls December II and IS,
in their annual convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus DeCelles went to
Harlem Wednesday morning for a
visit at the home of their son Tom.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Skylstead Tues
day night, Mother and daughter are
doing nicely
Chas. H. Barton and j. A. Hatch
of Harlem passed through the city
Saturday en- route to the Rockies, the
mecca of all deer hunters.
Misses Sarah McHale and Mckenty
teachers in Harlem spent Saturday in
the city as guests of Miss Babe Nc
Hale. Miss Sarah and Miss Baba are
sisers.
The law of Montana is such that
nobody eau TT glasses without being
registered. b. Strouse is a register
ed Optometrist. tf
The Conrad Observer reports the
marriage of Thos. Connnat, Of Maple
Creek, formerly resident of the Ma
rias country, and Miss Jennie Wild,
OF Medicine Hat the ceremony being
performed by Justice Dawes, az Shell
By.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

Inc well lighted house has electric
hgnts IN sitting room or library +,
a'aAes reading easy. saras the eyas.
and adds 70 the pleasure OF evenings
at home, Send for the electric raaa.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13

Trainmaster Dan Mckenty came
down from Cut Bank Monday to spend
few days at home.
Brakeman Roberts has resigned his
position here and returned to his
home at Billings, Mont.
The yard and switching force have
a new office In the yards. They for
merly used rooms in the freight house
Engineer Dick Murphy is holding
down / and between here and Glas-
cow while Engineer Jones is hunting.
deer
Floyd Midell has resigned as freight
conductor and is now employed in the
grocery department of the Havre Com
lnercial
Conductor Harry Burton has charge
bridge across Milk river for the HaVre
coal mines.
Engineer Watershed has re, urDed
from three months spent out west and
has resumed his run on the level
this week.
l.. w. Mack, Thos. Warrick, Martin
Thomas, Peter Gritz, ". H. Barrett,
Al. Hagardine and August Wicken are
taking a vacation.
Music will be furnished afternoon
and evening at the baZar to be given
BY the Catholic ladies at Chestnut's
store, Dec. 20, and 21, by Hi1la's or
chestra.
CHAMBERLAIN COUGH REMEDY
AIDS NATURE
Medicines that aid nature are al
lain's Cough Remedy acts on this pla
1t ailays the cough, aids expectora
tion. relieves the lungs. opens the Sc
cretions. thereby aiding nature in
throwing off cold and restoring
the system to healthy condition For
Ia fnxY
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-12-13
A DANGEROUS DEADLOCK

that sometimes terminates fatally is
the stopnage of liver and bowel func-
tions. To quickly end this condition
without disagreeable sensations, DR..
Kings New Life Pills should always
be yonr remedy. Guaranteed abso-
iutely satisfactory In every case or
money back at Hayre Drug Co. csc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-12
CROPS IRE NOTRU|NED
viii Be a Fair. Yield OF Wheat,
Rye. Oats and Sugar
Beets, Etc.
FRUIT PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
Reports From Southwestern Part of
State Indicate Good Yield of
Late Strawberries.

Crops are not entirely ruined, accord
ing to the June crop report just issued by
the secretary Of state. The average con-
dition Of wheat is given at 10 per cent,
which is four per cent lower than one
month ago. 1t is estimated that eight
per cent of the wheat sown last year was
winter killed, and that four per cent has
been destroyed by the Hessian fly. The
condition of rye is reported at 81 per cent
corn at 90 per cent, oats at IS per cent,
meadows at % and potatoes at 2. The
acreage of potatoes is estimated at 81 per
cent, sugar beets at So per cent, barley at
So per cent and corn at 9 per cent.
The following statement has been sent
to Lansing from Berrien county, one Of
the banner fruit counties of the state
relative to the fruit situation:
Early strawberries are hurt by frosts
and will be light crop and late, late
Strawberries look good, not over one
fourth Of a crop near the lake; apparently
no sweet cherries; peaches very light,
hert by frost some and San Jose scale
considerably; plnms light crop; early
apples set very FULL late apples will be
very good crop; pears will be fair crop
where trees were not frozen last October;
musk-melons will have probably reduced
acreage
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-12
FARM RESIDENCE BURNED

The fine brick farm residence of JEFF
ferson Kinsel three miles southwest of
Ithaca, in Newark township, was de-
stroyed by FIRE last Monday afternoon.
together with some of their household
goods
The Gratiot County Journal in speak
of the fire, said: "The fire is supposed
to have caught from the kitchen chimney.
sparks falling on lean-to wood shed at
the back of the house. 1t had good
start before discovered and although the
neighbors hastenei to the scene as soon
as the alarm was given their efforts to
put ont the blaze was unavailing.
Mrs. Kinsel was alone in the house and
did not know it was on FIRE until neigh
Dor, Mrs. Can't, gave the alarm.
About 500 little chickens kept III the
shed back Of the house were burned.
There was SI5oO insurance OH the
house, but how much on the contents
was not learned. The loss will probably
be considerable
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-12
ALMA GETS REVENGE.

Anna high school recently went tc
Greenville for a ball game, returning
with the small end of TO 4 score.
Partial umPiring was the excuse. Last
Saturday the local bali tossers had a
chance to prove their assertion, and they
did, 10 the tune of 9 10 }. AT that,
Greenville was lucky TO get that z, for
Wood pitched shutout ball and if his
team mates had been steady nine goose
eggs would have adorned Greenville' S
sheet. Alma seemed to have the "big
stick" with them, and found French for
good clean hits at opportune times.
The game started out as fast as a high
school game can, each side doing sensa-
tional fielding which prevented scores.
Argent, for Alma made three magnificent
in middle field, cutting off almost
sure hits, one of which would have been
two bases easily. Another one cut of a
score. For several innings the tie CON
tinued, then suddenly Alma found French
and base on balls, with some good base
with a combination OF hits
brought Alma her first score. That in
ming the locals batted all around. garner
ing six tallies. The opposing pitcher
tried slightly and failed to locate the
plate, and when he did "Upthegroves
met it on the nose. A slight
balloon ascension later gave Greenville
her tallies, and by consistent batting
Alma ran in three more.
The youngsters meet Mt. Pleasant
High School on Thursday and if they
win they can claim the Central Michigan
championship. The bail they play de
serves better crowd than they had last
week. Turn out and help them.
Batteries Greenyille. French and Lin
ken; Alma, Wood and Adams.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-12
GREAT BALL.

Alma won the baseball championship
of the NJ. I. A. a. at Albion. Saturday
afternoon, defeating Albion by a score of
to s.
Alma won the game in the eighth
inning after tieing up the score in the
seventh. Albion got seven hits off Dun
canson in four innings, netting total of
FIVE runs and the game was considered on
easy street. The scoring started in the
second, when Keils reached first on an
error, Hudnutt and Miller hitting safely.
Knickerbocker got his base on a choice
and McKale's hit scored Hudnutt, Keils
crossing the home plate on Megidson's
error. Three hits aud pass by Duncan
son were good for three scores in the
third. Campbell drew base on balls in
the fourth, scoring on hits by A. Duncan
son and Hill.
The slaughter began in the seventh.
Alma getting one run that inning, three
the next and two the next, Hill securing
a couple of double With one ont Miller
hit for three bags in the ninth for Albion,
but KnickerbocKer and McKale were re-
tired. When Alma began to hit Latham
in the eighth, the Albion infeld went to
pieces in this and the next inning, per-
mitting the opposing team to score more
times than they should have done. Score:
ALMA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-06-12
REV. c. ?. BLANCHARD.
Death Last Monday Claimed One
OF AIma's Old and Highly
Respected Citizens.
BORN IN BENNINGTON, W..
Came TO Alma in 1888 Since Which
Time This City Has Been His Home
Funeral This Afternoon.

Although the many friends of Rev
Geo. p. Blanchard have for some weeks
known of his serious illness, vet none
were prepared for the news of his death
which occurred Monday morning. at :
O'Clock. Until only very short time
before his death it was confidently ex.
pected that his recovery from what ap-
peared to be rheumatic tronbe, would be
only matter of few days or weeks
at the most But other complications
arising together with his advanced age
and enfeebled condition, permitted death
to prove the victor over the best of medi-
cal assistance.
Geo. p. Blanchard was born in Ben
ningtcn. Vermont, Dec. 2S, 1885, and
with his parents came to Michigan i'll
1855, settling i'll Hillsdale County. Nj
Blanchard was educated at Hillsdale
College, and ordained into the ministry
Of the Free Will Baptist Church. He
served churches in Paw Paw, Michigan,
Providence. X. l., and Harrisburg. Pa.
Later in life he became identified with
the Congregational Church and served
the congregations of Saco, Maine, Roches-
ter, Minn. and other places Mr.. Blan-
chard was All active worker III the cause
OF temperance, becoming actively as
sociated with Neal Dow in his prohibi-
ton campaign in Maine. In 1860 he was
married to Miss Mary A. Beers, who with
two children, Chas. f. Blanchard, pastor
OF the First Presbyterian Church, Pontiac,
and Mrs. Edah NJ. Rhodes of this city,
are left to mourn the love and affection
of husband and father.
Funeral services will be held this after
noon at his late home, ia State Street,
conducted by Rev. A. J. Funnel, who
will be assisted by DR.. Bruske and Prof
Clizbe. Burial will take place at River
side cemetery. In his death Alma has
lost good and loyal citizen and one who
always had the interests Of the city at
heart