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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
COMMISSION BILL.
Railroad Committee Makes Favorable
Report On Measure.

HELENA, Feb. An the house this
afternoon the railroad committee fav.
orably reported the railroad commits.
sion bill introduced by Shaw and
Tudor, and recommended that Weeds
name be attached to it.
The bill was recommended in an
amended form, the salary of the com.
missioners being reduced from S5, 200
to $4,000, and the salary OF the secre.
tary increased from o.. 800 to %, 1000.
It names Stanton, Godfrey and Nor.
ley as commissioners.
The committee RECOMMENDED that the
Weed bill be indefinitely postponed
and took the same action rs to the
commission bill introduced by Swim.
dlehurst on Friday.
When the report was made O'Con.
uer of Broadwater, democrat, called
for a roll call, and in the vote on the
report, by ayes and nays, the demo.
Gratis voted against the report and the
repu blicans for it. 1t was carried by
q large majority.
In the senate the bill introduced by
Senator Martien increasing the pow
ers OF the state board of equalization
was killed.
The resolution introduced in the
house by Representative Macaulay Of
Silver Bow, providing for az investi'
cation of the coal shortage in the
state, and which vas adopted unani'
mously, has created more interest ir
view of the exceedingly cold weather
and the cost of heating which has
prevailed at the capital and Other
towns of the state this winter. The
resolution is as follows:
"Whereas, There has been a pro
tracted shortage Of coal in the stat
of Montana, due to causes not sufti
GENTLY ex%plained; and
"Whereas, There has been a rise il
the price of coal to the consumers q
from % to SO per cent. above las
years prices: be it
( "Resolved, That the speaker ar
point a committee of representative
of this house, whose duty it shall b
\ to Investigate the coal shortage an
t the unprecedented rise in the price, tc
gether with the cause through whic
. the small consumer has been confine
in his purchase to limited quantitie
. of coal, while mines, smelters, raj
4 roads aud other large concerns hav
been fully supplied, and report to thi
o house, the report to be made the basi
e of needful legislation, in case it
shown that the domestic
g coal has been made the victim of
e coal combine or conspiracy designe
to subject him to unjust discrimin'
n tion and to compel him to pay exto
tionate prices for coal"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

Malta Enterprises: Lee illegal came
in Thursday from the Missouri river,
a distance Of 60 miles. He was six
days ia making ID and had a tough
trip of it, losing his horse in gulches
a number Of times. The snow is fully
as deep on the river as here and cattle
are faring badly aud growing weak
rapidly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

of the disaster and it is difficult to sc.
cure details. The snow is waist deep
on the level at Monarch, and although
help has been asked from Salida. Is
miles east, it is probable that several
hours must elapse before relief can be
obtained.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

and with the aid of several buckets of
alter the fire was extinguished before
the fire apparatus arrived on the
scene. About half an hour after the
fret alarm, fire was discovered in the
kitchen, but that was soon under on
troll before damage to any great ex.
tent was DONE.
From Tuesdays Daily.
A chinook wind and a temperature
of 40 above was reported from High
wood this afternoon.
Frank Sutton, of Gold Butte, was
among the arrivals in the city this
afternoon on the delayed train from
Havre.
The e. angelistic services continue
at the Methodist church. Rev. j. F.
Dimmick will preach this evening.
All cordially invited.
Il. B. Dickinson and wife of Kner.
Vile, returned this morning from q
visit of several weeks in Seattle and
other Pacific coast cities.
Glasgow News: A bunch of about
Is head of antelope drifted in from
the north Wednesday and lodged in
E. A. Cuttings pasture adjoining the
townsite.
Three civil suits in the district court
have been continued by agreement of
parties interested in them. The cases
are Friedrich vs.. Friedrich; Friedrich vs..
Thomas, and Stoke vs.. Goligoski.
A. E. McLeish denies the report that
he recently purchased a quantity OF
hay at $50 per ton, the price asked by
the owner. Mr.. McLeish says he has
bought about 500 tons this season at
S. SO to SIG. 90, none of his purchases
exceeding the latter figure.
w. S. Stocking and other old-time
residents of this part of northern
Montana, declare the present winter
is the worst since the memorable one
OF 1861. In the latter year the ice
in the Missouri river did not go out
until the first week in April.
Percy H. Cook was sentenced yes
terday afternoon by Justice Kinder tc
a term of sixty days in the county
, jail for being drunk aud disorderly
: Cook was released from the county
. Jail last Saturday,, where he had beer
, held to await trial on the charge o
, forgery.
t w. Evers and G. w. Thrailkil
made a slow and very unpleasant tril
to Everson last week. They campe'
out one night by digging q cave in
e snowdrift in which they had a littl
8 protection from the storm. On q par
of the journey it took them FIVE hour
to travel a little over a mile.
S The grand larceny case of Levi
i Green, who is charged with stealth
horses in the Sweet Grass hills, wa
this afternoon continued to the ne,
term of district court. The defens
secured the postponement on afid'
!, Wits stating that two witnesses for tt
., accused could not attend aud give te
timony at this term of court.
"a Helena Record: Land seekers wi
be interested in the joint memorial
k j. M. No. l introduced in the sena
by Senator Everett. of Chouteau cOu'
ty, urging congress 10 pass sena
bill 1914 introduced in the feder
senate } January 8 last, for the surve
allotment aud opening of the Blac
feet Indian reservation in northel
'el Montana. The memorial refers
what is termed the injustice being do
:. to the residents OF all northern Mo
~ tana. especially in the vicinity OF t
Milk river by the operation of the i
n junction in the Winters case, viii
ut deprives settlers Of the Use of wat
y. from Milk river.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

The soothing spray OF Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm, used in an ato-
mizer, is an unspeakable relief to suf-
ferers from Catarrh. Some of them
describe il as a Godsend, and no won
der. The thick, foul discharge is dis
lodged and the patient breathes freely,
perhaps for the frs, time in weeks.
Liquid Cream Balm contains all the
healing, purifying elements of the
solid form, and it never fails to cure.
Sold by all druggists for 75c., includ-
ing spraying tube. or mailed by Ely
Bros, IS Warren Street. New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

r CTISt OF lteUUS SotsISUCO wv wv
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Harlem News: John Towne, who
owns one of the largest bands OF sheep
in the state, was q Harlem visitor the
of the week. 1t is said that
Mr.. Towne purchased several car
loads of hay which he will ship to
Cut Bank, where he has his h%eadquar.
tiers.
Malta Enterprise: F. j. Bennett,
OF Livingston. was here yesterday on
the hunt for a band of sheep which he
proposed buying. We do not think
he found any as those that could be
moved are on feed, and any remote
from the road are where they could
not be moved.
Culbertson Searchlight: r. O.
Lunke received a letter from Max
Bass, of the Treat Northery railroad,
today to the effect that q round trip
rate of S21 had been granted from St.
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and other
eastern points to Culbertson, good on
the first and third Tuesdays of March
and April.
Havre Herald: Ed. Larock, OF Har.
lem, was here Wednesday looking for
cars to ship a band Of $500 yearling
sheep he has been feeding about 70
miles north of Malta. He proposes
to ship this band to Harlem to feed
the remainder of the winter. He has
fed two bands Of sheep al Harlem
since December Is and finds 1t easier
to ship the sheep than the hay.
Chinook Opinion: The lead on
which the copper strike was made in
the Bear Paws recently has been
traced for a considerable distance to
the old Bear Paw mine, over which
there was so much excitement at the
time the reservation was opened up
1t is expected tina there will be con
siderable development work started
at different points as soon as the
weather m~oderates.
Chinook Opinion: The Farmers
Institute revived the beet sugar tall
around here. AS have al! others wit
have Investigated the subject, Mr.
|. Martin was convinced of the profit il
the growing of sugar beets. Most o
the ranchers in this vicinity are con
vinced of the fact already. The ex
, cursion to Billings convinced man,
! that were inclined to be skeptical
; The same condition prevails aroun
Harlem and Dodson.
Havre Plaindealer: The sale of tw
= trunks of Flora w ard, the total esta,
of the deceased, ended in a considers
BILE surprise for the milder bidder
9 aud for the creditors alike. tn
trunks were sold by the administr,
tor, Henry Gross, at public auctio
IL Monday afternoon and the trunk
were bought at a total price of $50 /
e Peter DesRosier and f. O. William
1t develops that the contents of IL
trunks in furs and silks are Wort
several hundred dollars.
j.. Glasgow News: The big hay stacl
le and all of the straw stacks on ''HapI
l. Fla,,' north of Hinsdale, have a
te been sold at good figures. 1t is sd
that w. NJ. Woodbridge contracted
y furnish Guthrie & Co., the railro;
contractors on the Billings line, u &c
10 tain mou of hay at Sl1 per ton
70 the car at Hinsdale. He baled a c
ne and shipped it and was then offer
o. $l2 for his hay in the stack. He wrl
nc the company and offered to make the
u a present Of the first al if he could
I'll released from the contract. 1t wouldl
CT go, the company wanted the hay.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Terms of Court, 1907.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesd ay, March 10.
Tuesday, June l8.
Tuesday, Der %.
VALLEY VI
Tuesda February II.
Tuesday,, May Ia.
Tuesd September 10.
Tuesday,, November 10.
TETON COUNTY.
Monday, April 8,
Monday, August 5.
Monday, November i.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

Fine Book and Job Printing a spe.
cialtv at the RIVER PRESS Office
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Ancient Order of United WOrkmen.

MONTANA LODGE No. 9.-Meets the second
and fourth Thursdays of each month at Masonic
hall. Visiting brethren cordially invited.
JERE SULLIVAN, NJ. W.
g. W. AYREs. Recorder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

Iouec Cdtl1C w III pOVI NOuuAVAou.
Lewis Green, who is alleged to have
stolen horses in the Sweet Grass hills,
was to have been tried in the distric,
court today, but as several witnesses
were detained by Il snow blockade on
the Great Northern, ear Chester, the
trial was postponed until tomorrow.
The accused will be defended by At
torney J.. A. McDonough, of Grea,
Falls.
An opinion of interest TO all county
officers in the state whose terms ex
pired last month, has been given by
Attorney General Galen in response
TO a question of County Commissioner
Hindson, of Lewis and Clark. as tt
whether the outgoing officers were en-
titled to pay for the first six days o
January. Attorney General Caller
holds they are the mou to be de
Quoted from the present incumbents.
The Overland hotel had a marrow
escape from destruction by fire at al
early hour Sunday morning, when i
was discovered that the rafters in tn
cellar over the furnace were on fire
caused, it is presumed, by over.heate'
furnace pipes. The fire alarm wa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
PLANT TREES.
The Scheme Is a Longtime Invest
 ment, But 1t Pays.

From the Philadelphia Record.
 Plant trees on waste places" is the slogan which the American Forestry association has adopted.
 "If timber cutting and timber waste go on at the present rate" said Sec retary of Agriculture James Wilson, who, among other things, is the presi- dent of the American Forestry associa- tion, "and there is no forest planting in the meantime, we will in 25 or 30 years be treeless nation"
 Of course, the United States will wake up some time on the subject of trees and forests. There appears to be considerable ethical interest through out the country now, but when wood becomes as scarce and as high priced as it is in Germany, for instance, we can depend upon 1t that there will be rush to plant forests, because trees will be of more crop value than wheat, even on the best wheat land.
 But it Is the waste, unused places land that is not considered tillable- that should receive the first tree plant ing attention. There are vast areas of such lands in the aggregate varying in extent from plots of a few acres to huge tracts, that can be successfully planted to trees.
 The time is not far distant as the
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average man imagines, when the h- creased price of lumber will make nec- essary the planting of trees even on good agricultural land. The price or timber lands is doubling every few years. The Philadelphia Commercial museum is authority for the statement that within the past six years lands in the southern Appalachian timber re- gions have increased from $5 or $8 an acre to $15 and $20.
 But the man who gets in now and plants to trees any waste land Is the man who will have bank account all right, when his forset begins to yield It takes 40 or 50 years to grow big logs, but it takes only 12, 15 or IS years to grow fence posts, railroad ties and telephone poles. and the prices for these are increasing by leaps and bounds
 The forest service at Washington is issuing a lot of little leaflets, each de- scriptive of tree species. If you have a waste" acre or ten of them drop a line to Clifford Pinchot, chief forester, and you will get some advice that may be helpful. Part of your taxes. the Indirect ones, goes to support the gov ernment forest service. It Is most admirable institution, which ought to be twice as big as 1t Is, but if you lave a patch of land which should be in trees and which is not. you ought to decide to plant it and then go after the government and get at least your share of return from your forestry taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10

And the forest service can tell you that tree planting does pay not only on waste land, but even on good land where other crops could be grown. How does the following statement of the growing of catalpa posts and poles on the Yaggy plantation near Hutch inson, Ks.. strike you? Catalpa may not be the most suitable tree for planting in your section, though it has very wide range, but it is part of the bus mess of the forest service to assist every farmer to know just which is the most profitable tree for his climate and land. In 1890 MT. Yaggy planted 80 acres of catalpas in rich soil. Dur ing the next twelve years the total cost of the project, including rent of land, planting, cultivation and even market ing was $56.54 an acre. The value of the crop. however. was $315.S1 an acre, net return of $25S.67. or an av- craze annual return of $21 .65 per acre, and with very little work or worry. Catalpa posts and poles are the long est lasting, according to government foresters, of any wood in the country, and they are worth moro today than they were in 1909, and they will be worth far more 12 years from today than they are now
 The fact that it is going to take ten or 15 years to get trees into marketa- ble condition shouldn't deter any one from beginning to plant. If he sells his farm with part of 1t in trees, half grown sto- -ties=orapoles, ShAtcn1an>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
FALSE HAIR GOES UP.
Demand Becoming UnusuaI-Red and
 Drab Now Most Fashionable.

From the Baltimore News.
 Where do you obtain the hair that you sell?' the proprietor of a store which deals in puffs, curls, and other beautifiers of this sort was asked this morning.
 She finished plating a long braid of brown hair before she answered. Then Ter reply was mildly astonishing. Chief ly from the convents." she said. You see when young girls are admitted to the religious orders their hair is cut off Many times they have long and beauti- ful tresses. and these are later sold to dealers, who make them into switches.
 Do the convents in this country sell the hair of their novices?''
 Certainly. Why shouldn't they? There Is a great demand for hair of all sorts right now, and 1t brings good prices Lots of hair comes from the peasants In other countries, too; from Brittany especially They have splendid suites. as rule. which have not been ruined by tight-ntting hats and other heavy head coverings. After they are married many of these women have their hair cut, don the cap of the country, and very prac- tically sell the tresses for good. round sum.
 The poorest grade of false hair comes from the Chinese. This is treated 70 as '-toc make 1t appear-lass coarss than 1t 1s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10

by nature. but after a while the effects of the treatment wear of and 1t becomes wiry again. We had Chinaman in here not long ago who wanted to sell his queue. He evidently had determined to don American clothes and had made up his mind not to go back to his own country. He was very much surprised when we refused to become a purchaser for his wares, for he described his hair as beautiful"
 There is a great demand for false hair now, is there notr'
 ''So great that the supply is not equal to 1t. and pr1ces have gone up. It is a queer thing that the two sorts of hair hardest to get are the very long and the very short. Medium-lensth hair is com paratively easy to find, and 1t is not so peculiar that very long hair isn't com
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mon. but 1t is rather remarkable cir cumstance that short hair, the sort used for puffs, should be difficult to obtain"
 And what colors are hardest to se- cure?'
 ~Red and drab. You may not know that the most fashionable hair at this moment Is the very light brown. known as drab, but 1t is. Not one woman in a thousand has this, and so when it IS found high price is asked for it. The various shades of red are also scarce. heard of one young woman the other day who had bought a long string of red puffs at an enormous price, and they turned green In "a short wear. They had evidently been chemically treated and the dye was wearing off.''
 Everybody wears rat I euppose?"
 Nearly every one. Those who don't
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Regular Caller.

From the Chicago News.
 Pearl-What ever became of that younl man you used to like so much? The on you called plain, everyday Mir Brown?l Ruby-Oh, he is plain, every night MT Brown" now
 PearEIndeedl How is that?
 Ruby-Why, we are engaged.
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tation as part of the farm will be worth and will bring its real cash ve'ue, just as when a man sells his farm with crop of wheat or corn half made.
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should" replied the seller of hair. terse ly, as she returned to her task of pla1ttnl long braids of brown locks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-10
THE BUSY CORNER
LOUIS PIZITZ
THE BUSY CORNER
MILLINERY TO PLEASE
The Eye and The Purse

You have possibly read special millinery sales and you have probably attended them. But of stylish millinery will eclipse any youhave attended Eveygood style hatyou find heand the prices that marked them will be interest ng-or more soas the style. Stylish hats sold here for about half the prices others ask OQc  CT no elsewhere Special Ql.1O n 1OC Silk Sailors at S1 .O8
  Dl1O Street Hats at S20S CT no
  1S=inch P1umeS at S1.OS Sounds c1 no
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-01
WILL EXPERT BOOKS.

True to its promise to the taxpayers
of Latah county last fall the republican
board Of commissioners have engaged
]. w. Moore, of Salt Lake City, an
expert accountant, to go over the
records of Latah county, back to the
time when the books were last ex-
ported, some eight years ago. Mr..
Moore is to get 5000 for the job which
will require about three months time.
That work has now begun is source
of real satisfaction to the News, for we
desire to have the charges of graft,
made by gang of self-conceited,
would-be reformers during the last
campaign, either disproven CT con-
frmed. If Axel P. Ramstedt is a
thief the people want to know it, and
if A. B. Towne and w. D. Smith and
Col. Shaver and the rest of the bunch
are liars the people want to know that.
We want to know the whole truth re-
gardless OF what it hits or how much it
hurts. And now, while we do not
doubt the ability Of Mr.. Moore to do
the work assigned him, we would sug-
gest that the Latah county reform
ers," who profesed to know so much
three months ago about county
official dishonesty and republican cuss-
edness, give the accountant their
valuable assistance and put him next"
their alleged ante-election facts. II
'Reformer" Towne's overcoat is there
just the same now is the time TO put
it on exhibition.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-01
RAILROAD COMMISSION

The Idaho legislature ought to pass
that railroad commission bill. Let US
profit by the experience of other states
and do that which can now be done
easily. It is said we ought to wait.
Wait for what? Till such time as
the sailroads are strong enough to de-
feat such a measure? Wait until the
people have suffered just as our sister
state of Washington suffered? Wait
till the railroads get ready to have
commission bill passed? AS well
might fond mother, sitting by the
bedside OF sick child, put off calling
a doctor till perhaps the shadow
of death has cast its spell over the
home. No one should argue that
state railroad commission is not neces-
sary, for not a single state can be found
that has abandoned the commission
idea once one is appointed. Read the
history of Texas, Iowa, or a score OF
other states and you will not oppose
commission. The commission is not
to be created because of any desire on
the part Of the people to harass or in
jure our railroads. 1t indicates no de-
sire to make their operation unproft-
able. But it does mean that the
people are determined to get square
deal' and to get it without waiting for
the railroads to give it 10 them, and
being compelled to accept anything
the railroads may see fit to dole out.
Why should Idaho not say: We
do not propose to pass through all that
other states have suffered, but, profting
by their experience, will begin now
and thereby avoid their mistakes"
Let there be some power by which
public interest can be safeguarded and
protected and to which an aggrieved
shipper can go with assurance that he
can get justice. Let there be some
body powerful enough to prevent rail-
road discrimination and TO determine
whether or not car shortage and other
matters affecting the people is real or
but an excuse to impose hardships
upon the people.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-01
COUNTY PRINTING.

A year ago the Moscow Journal out
fit was bowling about county printing
and demanding that it be let to the
highest bidder. At the same time
Windy Doolittle Smith was on the
other side and insisted that the com
missioners give him the job work at
his own price. Now the Journal gang
have swung around and are condemn
ing the board because they did not
give the printing to them at price
satisfactory to their idea of the matter
while Windy Smith is throwing fit be-
cause the board did not allow him ID
bid. So far as Smith is concerned the
board had no right to recognize him,
for his record in this county is not one
that would make of him a responsible
bidder. For work already done, and
for which he has collected double, he
has absolutely refused to reimburse the
county, although demand has been
made fer the $1,000 double charge.
But the board needs no defense.
The work has been done during the