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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
ENCOURAGE IMMIGRATION,
Bill Providing For Bureau Introduced
In Tenth Assembly.

HELENA. Feb. 6.-The bill provid.
ing for the Montana Industrial and
Immigration bureau, recommended BY
the Greater Montana mass meeting
last Tuesday, was introduced today
by Representative McManis, of Silver
Bow. The bill provides for an appro.
priation of S25, 600 for 1907 and a sim.
liar sum for 1908, for the establish.
ment and maintenance of the bureau.
After the first two years provision
for the maintenance of the bureau ia
left to the counties, the appropriation
to be made by the county commission.
ers as follows: Counties of the frs,
class, not to exceed $500 per annum:
counties OF the second class, moi to ex.
coed $1,000 per annum; counties of the
third class, not to exceed 81, 600 per
annum.
The management of the bureau is
delegated to a board of directors com.
posed Of one from each county in the
state, appointed by the board of coun.
ty commissioners and holding office
for two years.
The active management of the bu.
reau is entrusted to an executive com.
mittee composed of FIVE members "se.
lected in whole Or in part from persons
other than the board of directors"
The directors and the executive com.
mittee shall serve without pay, but
shall be allowed actual railroad fare
and expenses not to exceed @ a day.
The executive committee is empow.
cred to employ a secretary, whose
duty it shall be to collect and dis.
tribute data concerning Montana in
such a way as the executive committee
may direct. The secretary holds Office
at the pleasure Of the executive com.
mittee.
Each county is authorized to pre-
pare its " advertising matter and
deliver it to the secretary for distri.
button, provided that the cost of this
printing shall be paid by the county
from which it is sent.
The county commissioners may an.
propriate money only upon petition
signed by not less than l5O bona ide
taxpayers in counties of the first class
and 100 taxpayers in counties of other
classes.
The first meeting Of the directors
will be called by the governor, &C.
cording to the provisions of the bill.
The object and purpose of the bill,
as outlined in section ,, is ITO trans
NIT to the public information concern
ing Montana, its agricultural, mineral
and manufacturing resources, and to
encourage the settlement within the
state of persons seeking a field for
agricultural and industrial pursuits
and its advantages as a health and
pleasure resort"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Longer Residence For Homesteaders

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The ser ate
committee on public lands today au-
thorized u favorable report on a bill
permitting leaves OF absence TO entry.
men under the homestead laws during
the months of December, January,
February and March.
The committee reported an amend.
ment providing that in the commute.
ton of homestead proofs no credit for
the period Of actual absence shall be
allowed. Senator Newlands offered
as an amendment a provision which
would extend the communication from
fifteen months to three years actual
residence, but it was rejected.
The provision led to a general dis.
cussiou of the clause, and it was stated
that President Roosevelt favored the
requirement for increased residence,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Portland IF ears Flood.

PORTLAND, Feb. "a rise of sew.
veral degrees in Temperature follow.
ing an average snow fall Of two OF
three inches in theiWiliamette valley
and with snow many feet deep in the
foothills, has caused floods in all
streams in the Willamette watershed
On Monday night the big Santiam
left its banks at jefferson, flooded the
lOwlands and carried out the tele-
graph wires. A continuation of the
present warm rains for another "a
hours, it is feared, twill cause a de.
cided February Hood similar TO
that OF 1890, when the water entered
the streets of Portland and the current
threatened to carry out the bridges
and docks,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
OPPOSED TO BURkETT BILL,
Montana Stockmen Against Permit
System For Public Range.

HELENA, February about thirty
Montana cattlemen and sheepmen met
yesterday afternoon in the Office of
Secretary W. G. Prueitt of the state
board of stock commissioners, to dis
cuss the leasing or grazing of the pub
lie range Of the state. The discussion
was general, and for a time it seemed
the stockmen would be unable to agree.
A. B. Clarke said he vas opposed to
the Burkett bill, as we're many others,
but he went on to say that unless con-
gress took action at this session he
was afraid the fences on public ranges
IN Montana would come down April l,
in accordan with the instructions of
the president, unless some measure
was passed. "Congress has got to
shoot or give up the gum said Mr..
Clarke. Finally the following reso.
lutions were adopted:
Resolved, By this meeting of the
stockmen of the state OF Montana
that:
Whereas, There is now pending iu
congress a bill or bills looking to-.
ward the leasing, or departmental
control OF grazing, of the public
ranges by a permit system: and,
Whereas, Since the formation of
the government the public ranges
have been free to the citizens of this
country without favor; and,
Whereas, The people of this state
have in the past steadily opposed any
change in the existing law affecting
grazing on the public land, and we
believe that the people of Montana
are still opposed to a change from
present conditions to any permit sys-
TEN.
Therefore,, be it resolved. That we
earnestly protest against the adoption
by congress of the so-called Burkett
bill, and that while we would much
prefer that the range conditions b.
permitted to remain as they are now,
that if any law is to be passed it
should be IA law for a leasing system
in accord ance with the letter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to the secretary of the
interior, dated an. ), 1907, and not a
permit system.
Be it further resolved, That we
urge our representatives in congress to
oppose said Burkett bill, and instruct
the secretary of the St~ockgrowers' as
ISOLATION to forward a copy of these
resolutions to our senators and rep.
resentatives in congress-, and to Mr..
j. NJ. Boardman at Washington.
BE it further resolved, That Lewis
Penwell, representing large interests,
be requested to proceed to Washing
ton to attend the meeting to be held
there February II, or suggest some
one 10 take his place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
No More Passes In Nebraska a.

LINCOLN, Feb. 6.-The legislature
adopted an anti-pass bill, which in.
cludes free rides for ministers, charity
workers and all other persons except
bona fde railroad employees and are.
takers of livestock.
In Q sensational speech before the
state senate yesterday Senator Patrick
accused the brewery and distillery in.
terests in this state OF attempts to or.
rupt legislation and prevent the pas
sage of "unfriendly bills" senator
Patrick charged that $50, 900 had been
raised in Omaha for the purpose of
defeating the county option and other
legislation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Desert land..Ftnai Proof,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Ian. 10, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
JAMES CONLEY,
of Conley, Chouteau county, Montana, has filed
notice of intention to make proof on his desert.
land claim No. 49,, commencing one.qusrter OF
q mile south of the southwest corner of the
southeast forty of section 81, township 25 north,
range IL east, to stake No !, thence south along
the east bank of the Missouri river 24O rods to
stake No. 2, thence east 80 rods to stake No. 8,
thence north 24O rods to stake No. 4, thence
west 10 rods to place of beginning, 1O acres.
before Edgar b. Newhall,. U. $. Commissioner
at his Office in Big Sandy, Montana, on Saturday,
the 18th day of February, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
n ns'et C. ~ Eye ss.t Seo, GO B Baik sisSay George s9ess %i1en ns q
COnley, Montana.
J. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Anti PassrIn Nevada.

CARSON, New, Feb. 5.-The legis.
azure has passed "a joint resolution,
declaring it a crime for any legislator
or state official to ride on a railroad
pass or accept reduced rates for trans
portation from a common carrier.
An employers liability bill was
adopted in the house, abolishing the
law of contributory negligence on
railways and in mines.
a bill regulating the use OF passes
by the general public was introduced,
making it u crime to accept a pass by
any citizen Of the state of Nevada
with certain exceptions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

it descended. The only warning the
people had of the impending disaster
was a deep rumbling noise, and in an
other minute the mass of snow was
upon the town, crushing Frederick
Mason's house, SINNERS saloon and
Schrader's dwelling, and caving ir
the front of the Farrell hotel.
Rescue parties we're working al
night in a blizzard digging the en-
tombed men, N and children ou1
of the mass of snow and wreckage No.
der which they were buried. In re
spouse to a call for help, 100 men were
sent to Monarch from Salida to helE
in the work of rescue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Would Fo~rfeit.RaiIroad Charter.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Hepburn presented q resolution in the
senate today providing for a special
committee of five senators to %"investi-
gate the reorganization Of the North.
ern Pacific railroad, to ascertain what
title and estates are owned by the COR
poration, whichswas created by act of
congress on July 2, 1864, and if said
federal corporation has no title or
estates inI anyl property, then what
reason there is why said corporations
charter shouldinot by wholly repealed
by congress-"
The resolution provides for sending
for persons and papers, etc. 1t was
referred to the committee on Pacific
roads.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
MANY DEATHS FROM COLD.
Residents Of the Dakotas Suffer From
Weather Conditions.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 5.-Twenty.two de.
erees below zero was registered by
government thermometers tod ay. Most
Of the other thermometers wen: to 80
below. Zero weather has prevailed
for II days. For three days past the
temperature has been nearly as low as
today.
In North Dakota 30 degrees below
has been common, and there has been
much suffering. Railways have been
badly demoralized. For several days
past the main lines of the 500, Great
Northern and Northern Pacific have
been blocked and many of the branch
lines have been at a %standstill for
weeks. This has caused q coal famine
in many North Dakota towns. There
have been reports Of many people
freezing to death, but these reports
have been denied from North Dakota
sources. 1t is, however, admitted by
railroad managers that the opening
of some branches will be long delayed.
In Minnesota, especially to the
north and west. the storms have been
severe. Today all trains from Chica.
go were from one to FIVE hours late.
The 500 line sent out the fret train
to the coast in a week, but the officials
made no promises to passengers that
they could get farther west than Por'
tai, N. D.
PIERRE, S. D., Feb. 5.-The bodies
of w. E. Banks and r. Chandler, who
we're frozen to death on their ranch,
near Hayes, we're brought here today.
The men came here recently from
Mount Vernon, KY, and were oper at
ing q large sheep ranch.
BISMARCK, N. D., Feb. "a tele.
phone message from Goodrich, a town
on the Darlington branch of the Nor.
thern Pacific, is to the effect that an
unknown woman and five children
were frozen to death there last night.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Eight Killed BY Snowslide.

SALIDA, Colo, Feb. Eight per.
cons were killed and fourteen injured
two of whom are expected to die, in
the snowslide which came down Mon.
arch Mountain, a mining camp eigh.
teen miles west of Salida, at $50 las,
night. The slide wrecked three build
ings and partly demolished a fourth
building.
The summit of Monarch mountain
is fully 1900 feet above the town OF
Monarch. The slide started near the
Madonna mine, two.thirds of the way
to the top aud gained speed rapidly a.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
May1Raise Freight Rates.

New YORK, Feb. 5.-James j. Hill,
in an interview yesterday, is quoted
as saying that instead OF a further re-
duction in railroad freight rates, be
believed the railroads would soon
have to consider the making of an ad.
vance. Mr.. Hill said:
1.-THE fact is, that with the present
advance in cost, the railroads will
soon be forced to consider an advance
in rates instead Of a reduction. The
rates here are.down to about half OF
the rates 10 Europe. 1t seems to me
that tells the whole story"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Beware.of Limburger.

DEADWOOD, S. d., Feb. 5.-As the
result of eating stale limburger cheese
In a German restaurant, Ulysses Grant
Mills, an electrician, is lying in the
hospital here in a critical condition,
suffering from ptomaine poisoning.
Mills partook of a Dutch lunch, and
soon after was seized with violent
spasms and a frothing at the mouth.
A physician who was called diagnosed
the case a whisky drunk and Mills al.
most died before his real malady was
discovered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Wool Buyers In Wyoming.

CASPER, Feb. IA lively fight is
ia progress in Central Wyoming be.
tween rival buyers of wool for eastern
houses. Wyoming's wool crop is es.
timated at 50. DOC, 900 pounds this year.
Prices for 1907 crop range from 20 to
to % ceuts per pound, and many flock
masters are holding out for ~ to -
cents, to which it is predicted wool
will go this year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Notice Of ina Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan 10, Is

UNITED STATEe LAM OERICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan 10, 1907.
Notice IL hereby given that
ERNEST A.. GRACE,
of Fort Benton. Montana, has filed notice of his
intention to make final Communication" proof in
support Of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No.
1892, made June q, 1904, for the lots 2, 3 and 4,
section s, lot l, section 4, township 20 north
range 10 east, and SWk SEX section "a, town.
ship q north, range 10 east, and th at said proof
will be made before Chau. H. Boyle, u, s. com.
missioner, at his Office in Fort Benton, Montana,
on Tuesday, February, ~, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
eaid land, VIZ: Benjamin II. Vaudeville, Isaac
Postill, John Postill, William Cecil, all of Fort
Benton, Montana
j. Nj. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
BIackfeet Bill Delayed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The bill for
the opening of the Blackfeet reserva-
ton has been held up in the senate on
objection from Senator Lodge, who
opposed the idea of lacking a bill OF
such Importance on the Indian appro.
priation bill. Upon request of Sena.
tor Carter he has held his objection
in allegiance pending further discus.
sion of the matter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
T~hey:Needed the Coal.

GUTHRIE, sOkla., Feb. "a Mid.
land Valley freight train was "held
up" atsForaker, in the Usage nation,
last night and a sparty Of determined
men climbediinto the tender and with.
out ceremony unloaded nearly all the
coal intosvehicles .OThe residents OF
Foraker hadNbeen without coal for
weeks andOthe fuel scarcity had
reached a critical stage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Notice Of Final Proof.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 1907.
Notice 10 hereby given that
WILLIAM j. ROWE,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice of hif
intention to make hnal Communication proof
in support of his claim, viz: Homestead entry
No. SO, made July Is, 1903, for the lot 6, section
II, MEX NWA, and lots l. 8, Z and 9, section %
town:hiP 2 north, range 10 east, and that .aid
proof win be made before Chss. j.. Boyle, "
Montana, on Tuesday. February 10, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove hit
continuous residence upon and cultivation of eaid
land, viz: Wesrn l. Rowe, John W. Smith, John
Muir, Henry 0riesbach, all of Fort Benton
Montana. j. M. BURL1NGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time.savinp
convenience of the age. You a talk
from your telephone to every subscrib.
err in any exchange in Utah, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, as we'll as all Pacific
coast points and Colorado and New
Mexico. Short rates for short talks.
Halt minute up. The pay begins when
the talk begins.
Rates from $500 up, for unlimited
local service.
Leave your orders now. The new
instruments are the very latest i'm.
proved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Growth Of Beet Sugar Industry.

NEW YORK, Feb. i. - Though a
comparatively new industry in the
United States, the manufacture of
sugar from bee,s has progressed at a
very rapid rate during the pas, few
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
RIVER PRESS PUBLISHING Co
BUY OR SELL.
CATTLE,
SHEEP, or
HORSES,

Place an advertisement in the
River Press, where it will be seen
by the live stock buyers and sell.
ers of Northern Montana. The
cost of advertising is a mere
trifle, and it brings results in
nearly every case.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

Fine Book and Job Printing a spe'
cialty ut the RIVER PRESS office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
BY MRS. Jo HIN A. LOGAN.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30

contention of telephone engineers that automatic" equipment will never, In cities and towns of any considerable size, supplant highly perfected mechanism op- erated by skilled, trained intelligence at the central station seems to be borne out by the United States Census Bureau s bulletin on manufactures issued last month, which says, after describing the different types of switchboards: "These manual boards constitute very large proportion of the boards included in the present statistics. There were in 1902 no fewer than 10,S43 manual boards in use, and while no detailed figures are given, it is the fact that nearly all of the central switchboards and private exchange boards made in the census year were also of the manual variety" It has recently been stated on good authority that while there are 100000 and more telephones connect ed with the Bell system, and 100000 or so connected with independent" lines, only about 100000 of all these are auto matic' instruments.
 Enormous Cost.
 The rate at which facilities for verbal communication by wire have expanded. till now the Bell system alone has in use one instrument for every twenty eight men, women and children in the United States, and the enormous cost of this growth, are probably the most impressive things in American industrial history. They are suggested In the cold figures of the census report already referred to when it says: "The total value of tele- phonic apparatus manufactured, as re- ported in the census of 1905. had a value of 15S63, 6S9, as compared with $10,512 4l2 for the census of 1900. These figures do not reveal all the facts, for during the period covered no greater activity was shown in any department of electrical application than in telephony.
 '"The value returned for the 4,2SS central switehboards was $5,154 AT, to which should be added the 3917, private exchange boards of a value of s564795, making a total of s5.19,242. To this should be added a large proportion of the value of $2,O71,- S95 reported for telephonic parts and sup plies. The subscribers apparatus used in connection with these exchange boards and smaller equipments was reported as having a value of $S003, 735, of which SC, 4S3, AIS was represented by complete sets of transmtters and receivers And this is just the apparatus and equipment for central offices and subscribers stations, taking no account of the expenditures upon the outside lines, overhead, under ground and subna arine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30
SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST
nv DIR. B. PUTNAM WHALE.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30
AN IMMENSE THRONG
 WANT PLANT JUICE
The Platform the of Loveman Joseph Loebs Store Presents Scene of Surging Humanity Interested
 in the Famous Remedies

and was compelled 10 diet myself, living on milk and rice and foods of like char acter. Last Saturday I went to the plat form of Colonel Dillingham; and heard the lecture about Plant Juice and bought bottle and followed directions, with the result that can now eat anything l de- sire. In the past 1t was impossible for me to eat meat, as after doing so l would have terrible attacks of indigestion. Now things are different, and I feel that l am well man. This testimonial is given in the hope that another sufferer like myself will see it and do as l did and get well. Plant Juice is the best medicine I ever took. and all sufferers from stomach troubles should try it.
 (Signed) WILLIAM JONES,
 Ninth Avenue.
 The remedies are selling we'll at Pratt City, where they have a great demand, and can be got at the Pratt City Drug company; at Avondale, the Martin Drug company handles the remedies while Full ton Bros. of Bessemer and Averyt's It Ensley are the agents at those points.
 The lectures and demonstrations at the platform opposite the Majestic theatre on Monday promise to be unusually interest," ing, as an elaborate history of the Plant Juice will be given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-30
How to Treat Burns.

From the London Hospital.
 In cases of burns death may be due first to asphyxa, secondly to shock, and thirdly to septicemia
 The medical man seldom gets to the case in time to treat the first condition; the second is essentially general condi- ton; while the whole success in prevent ing the third depends upon the immediate local treatment It is, therefore, the con dition which must be considered here. Among the public it is a generally accept ed idea that the thing to do in the case of burn is to dust flour over it or to cover 1t with oil, and indeed even in some comparatively late text books on surgery mixture known as "Carron oil is ad- Yocated.
 The use of such applications cannot be too strongly deprecated and, indeed, if the lay mind could be taught that the best thing to put on burn before the doctor is called is a hot compress which should contain some boracic acid, if there is any in the house, it is probable that the majority of deaths due to speticemia after burns would be prevented.
 For the whole aim and object of the local treatment is to prevent sepsis flour and olive oil may be sooting and may allay the pain, but there is no antiseptic property in them; rather they are excel lent culture media for bacteria.