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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Packers Get Benefit.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. - Senator
Beverage today inquired of Sena-
tor Proctor, chairman of the commit.
tee on agriculture, when a report
might be expected on the bill placing
the cost of meat inspection on the
packers.
Mr.. Beveridge held up a large mum.
Der of newspaper advertisements of
meat products in which government
inspection was made the guarantee of
purity, and remarked that last year
Senator Practor had said the inspec-
ton would be worth millions a year
to the packers as an ad advertisement.
"And,' continued MIR. Beveridge,
''we are giving them 50, OO0, 600 a year
besides"
Mr.. Proctor said he han understood
it to be the intention to incorporate
the inspection bill in the agricultural
appropriation bill as an amendment,
but If such action was desired the
committee would take up the question.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Railroad Raised

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Jan. 81
That shippers of grain over the Mis-,
souri,, Kansas Il Texas railroad since
January l, 1905, are entitled TO re-
bates amounting to thousands Of dol
lars, collected by the railroad under
an arbitrary charge of tive cents per
hundredweight on freight in foreign
cars, turned over to the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas at junction points,
was the chief development during the
first days hearing before Judge c.. A.
Prouty, interstate commerce commits
sioner.
An Interesting feature brought out
in the testimony today is that it is
cheaper to ship grain 500 miles to
Chicago than it is to Gainesville,
Texas, a distance of lao miles.
w. O. Mitchell testified that, when
there was a wheat failure in Texas,
the railroad company raised the rates
to Il p%rohibitory point and forced
shippers to ship north, where the
price was not as good as it was in
Texas,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Strange Stories Of Graft.

CHICAGO, Jan. 3O.-A dispatch to
The Tribune from Washington says:
Scandalous conditions have been
found IN various government depart.
ments as a result of the investigation
made by the house committee on ap-
preparations. The committee has dis.
covered that in one branch of the pub.
lie service contracts have been let at
e%xorbitant prices for material invented
by an employe who was a member of
the board which made the award.
In another department, contracts
have been awarded for material in
the manufacture of which one of the
officers was engaged. In another, in
%ventions developed by employees DUR
ing their government service, have
been used by the government at a high
cost.
If the members of the house are sue
cessful in the campaign they have be.
gun, thousands of dollars will be
saved the government annually and
there will be a more sharply defined
right of an employe to control ex.
clusively an invention developed and
perfected in the course of his official
duty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Another Dakota Blizzard.

MINOT, N. D., Jan. 3l.-North Da'
kota is again in the grasp of a fierce
blizzard. A terrific windstorm, which
commenced this afternoon, accom-
panied by a light fall of snow, bids
fair to undo in a few hours what the
railroad companies have spent days
in trying to overcome. The blizzard
is the worst that has struck the state
this winter and the result to the food
supply will be disastrous.
Over half of the force in the local
freight Office has been laid Off until
trains are cleared up. Little freight
is arriving. No dead cars are being
moved. All force is conferred on
bringing through food supplies and
fuel. Freight cars are being hauled
by passenger trains, in many cases,
on both roads. The Mohall branch,
running out of this city, has again
been abandoned and will not resume
operations for several days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Ridicules Stories Of Distress,

New YORK, Jan. 3d. mes J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern, ar
rived yesterday from the northwest,
where 700 miles of his road are buried
under snowdrifts and the worst bliz.
zard in its history is raging. Speak.
ing OF the storms, Mr.. Hill said:
"The storms raging from Larimore,
N. D., to the foot of the Rockies are
almost unparalleled in that country.
Out of % winter days we have had 60
days of storm, but we don't expect any
dis astrous effects if the weather mod
crates soon.
Notwithstanding the severity OF
the winter, a wrong impression pre-
walls in the east regarding the suffer-
ing OF our western citizens. The idea
has been fostered out there by the lit.
tie politicians who have been sending
kilograms to Washington.
"Why, out in DEVILS Lake, which
is in the heart Of the storm center,
they are giving balls and dances.
They were very indignant to learn
that in the east they believed they
were starving and freezing.
"Grand Forks, which is a supply
station, sent word in every direction
to learn where there was want and
suffering. They heard from one man
who was in need of tobacco, as his
supply had run short
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Would Encourage Matrimony.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 29.-Bach.
elors whom bashfulness has kept
single are to be driven to the mar
riage altar, while those who are I'm.
annexed through choice are to pay for
s~idestepping hymenial joys-if Repre-.
sentative Anton J. Cermak, of Chica.
go, has his way. Under the caption
"An Act to Encourage Matrimony,"
Mr.. Cermak-who, by the way, halls
from the west side, where a family
does not come up to the grade unless
it contains at least half a dozen child.
ren-has condensed into legislative
language his ideas on single blessed.
ness.
a fine of s. a year is about the right
penalty, he thinks, but as the bill he
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
CUPID FOILED OIL KING
wedding nn'ks Flan to Add Mclin.s
Land TO Rockefeller Estate

wedding l'nlks Fl.n to Add Mclin's
Land {" Rockcfe2lcr Estate.
John II. Rockefeller has not sent
neighbour. congratulations to John
Melin of Hocantico Hills, ncar larry
town, n. y. who married pretty Miss
Annie Cleson. formerly If Stockholm,
h other day, says the New York
World.
John Mclin disncnsas refreshments
for man ana boy in Sleepy Hollow.
If the man is thirsty Melin will sell
him a glass of ale or something stron-
ger. If the boy likes sweets he can
buy a stick Of candy from Melin. For
years Mr.. Rockefeller has been trying
to rid himself of Melin as a neighbor.
For years Mr.. Rockefeller has been
adding to his fine estate on the Pecan
tico Hills.
But Melin said: Here l was before
Rockefeller came; here Is my home;
here l earn my living. and here l will
remain" Then Mr.. Rockefeller issued
an order to his employees b%oycotting
Melin; told his 800 gardeners and
grooms and ground keepers that II
they drank strong drinks at Melin's
they must go work for some poorer
man. Melin's profits fell Off, but he
stayed. Then death interviewed, and In
favor Of the richest man. Melin's
wife died. His sister went to keep
house for him. She fell i'll and died.
II can't bear to stay here longer"
he told his customers. The news
spread. Agents went to Melin and Of
fered a good price for his land. He
told them he would think it over for
awhile. Two hours before the agents
were to return John Melin stood in his
doorway looking down the road. A
girl approached.
swell. If this isn't Annie Oleson"
Melin cried. II haven't seen her for
ever so long. I'm glad to see you.
Annie" he exclaimed. giving her an
awful handshake. when you used to
visit my wife I thought how much you
two were alike. Married, eh?"
"NO.' said the bluShing Annie,
YOU yOu-er-wOuld you like to
be?"
You mean - to you and live up
here%"
"Of course"
II think it would be NICE" said the
fair haired Annie. surveying the seen
cry.
Thrifty, they wasted no more words
nor time. hut went to the village par
son.
"Ive changed my mind" Melin told
the agents when they returned. II
Will not sell. You see. l am married.
I lever saw a finer day, did you? Have
a drink on ne, gentlemen"
Death favored. love foiled, the rich
est man.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

intends 10 present to the general as.
sembly is still unprotected the amount
may be raised to a point where it may
be cheaper to marry than TO pay
taxes.
The Cermak au,i-ce!ibacy bill in its
rough draft specifies that in making
the annual rounds the assessors shall
lot down the names of every man uu
attached. The names are to be listed
in a poll book and against each is to
be extended a tax Of 50.
If the celiba;e can prove. however,
that he is not only unable to maintain
a wife if he was married, but is also
unable to support himself and pay the
tax, the fne is to be RENTED. The
act Is to apply to all unmarried men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
NOW CANNING "AOT STUFF

Preparing Chill Peppers For Market
II New Industry In Los Angeles.
A new industry was started in Los
Angeles, Cal, recently, that Of prepar.
Ing for the wholesale market Mexican
canned foods and dainties in which the
chilli pepper forms IN important item,
says the Los Angeles Times. Such
foodstuffs have never before been put
up in this way for the market.
Hot STUFF IS getting popular in all
sections of the United States. and as
about the hottest stuff Is a chilli pep
per there Is a greater demand for the
red pod than eve before and greater
than can be supplied.
One reason put forward for this
growing demand for the chill pepper
from so many quarters Is that tourists
coming to Los Angeles acquire the
taste for Spanish dishes and securing
recipes reproduce the tasty dishes at
home and pass along the rec pc to their
%neighbors. But whatever the cause
there has suddenly developed this ex.
traordinary demand for the hot stuff
and there r carload orders from
many parts of the country which can
not be filed.
Naturally the price Of chilis has
doomed. Last spring the rate whole.
sale for red peppers was 10 cents a
pound. Now It Is from IL to 10 cents
and not enough at this price. Farm.
ers in all parts Of Southern California
are beginning to turn their fields to
the cultivation of the chill, but the
home Of the chilli at present Is about
Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana.
Near Santa Monica Is a rancher who
raises what Is called the black chilli,
which has a thicker skin and a sweet
favor, though just as hot as the old
fashioned kind. This Is the only ranch
Of black peppers known Of near Los
Angeles. Ranchers raised about a ton
Of chllis to the acre and received over
500 q ton for them e%vaporated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
HATS OFF At THE ASTOR.

Theater Tickets With Contract For
Women to Remove Headgear.
Every woman who buys a ticket ia
the Astor theater In New York enters
into a contract to remove her head.
gear. be It ever so glorious to gaze up.
on, says the New York Times. Wagon
halls & Kemper, the managers Of the
playhouse, have been greatly annoyed
by the persistence with which some Of
the women among the spectators have
refused to take of their hats when re-
quested to do SO.
New tickets have been ordered, and
on the reverse side Of each seat cou'
pom Is printed:
'"This ticket Is sold with the under
standing and agreement that II a lady
uses the same she will remove her hat
upon request Of any employee Of the
management"
A theater ticket, according to recent
decisions Of the courts, represents q
contract between the purchaser and
the management. The question that re-
mains to be answered is, Who gets the
damages II some woman Is still OBJ
stinate: Is the management to profit
or the man who has passed his evening
in the shadow Of a hat?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
February Weather Data.

A bulletin issued by Observer c,
w. Ling, of the Havre weather bu.
reau station, says the mean or nor
NAL temperature for February during
the past % years has been 13 degrees.
The highest February temperature re.
corded during that period was So de.
grees, and the lowest IS below. The
latter record was made on February
3, 1887.
The average precipitation during
February Is O.47 inches, the maxi.
mum amount recorded being l.47
inches in 1888. The heaviest February
snowfall recorded in "a hours was six
inches in 1886.
The mouth of February has an av.
erage of seven clear days, eleven
partly cloudy and ten cloudy days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Horse Farm On Grow Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - Senator
Burkett of Nebraska, has a bill for
the incorporation Of q company with
$500, 600 capital for the purpose OF
breeding fine horses on the Crow res.
ervation in Montana. Extensive cor
respondence with!P resident'R Roosevelt
and Indian Commissioner Leupp &C.
companied the bill when it vas filed.
The commissioned in h~isslletters re.
ferred to the Crowireservationias "the
ideal region of the world:forIthe breed
ing of fine horses"
Provision is made for $3.50, 600 OF
preferred stock which is to be given
to the tribe, and the remaining one.
fourth in common stock to be bought
by individual Crow Indians.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Get Too Much2RaIn.

STOCKTON, Cal, Jan. 3l.-A hun.
dred farmers of Stamastaus county,
who contracted with a rainmaker OF
Hatfield for nine inches Of rain from
November 70 April for $3.50 with a
bonus for each additional inch, now
want him to stop. Eleven inches have
fallen SO continuously that the farm.
ers can't SOW crops. Hatfield offered
to stop for $500 but finally agreed to
quit when they had II inches, which
nets him 81, 800.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LIANT OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan 10, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM j. ROWE,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice of his
Intention to make. dnal Communication proof
in support Of his claim. viz: Homestead entry
No. SO, made July Is, 1903, for the lot 8, section
81, NEA NWA, and lots l. 8, : and 9, section %,
township q north, range 10 east, and that said
proof will be made before ChAs. II. Boyle, U. 8.
commissioner, at his Office in Fort Benton,
Montana, on Tuesday. February 10, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
Muir, Henry Griesbach, all Of Fort Benton,
Montana. j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
Desert land..Finai Proof,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALL, Mont, Jan. 10, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
JAMES CONLEY,
OF Conlev, g ou,eau county, Montana, has filed
notice OF intention 70 make proof on his desert
lahd claim No. 431, commencing one.quarter OF
a mile south of the southwest corner Of the
southeast forty of section p, township 25 north
range ID east, TO stake No l, thence south alone
the east bank Of the Missouri river 2N rods &c
stake No. ,, thence east 80 rods to stake No. 3
thence north 24O rods to stake No. I, thence
west 80 rods to place Of beginning, 10 acres
before Edgar b. Newhall, L. S. commissioner
at his Office in Big Sandy, Montana, on Saturday
the 10th day of February, lO1.
lie names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Peter Carl Gravert, of Big Sandy, Montana, Her
man c. Evers, George Barkley, George Allen, o.
Conley, Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
No Modern Home Is Complete
Without a Telephone.

The greatest labor and time-savinP
convenience of the age. You al 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.
Half 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, 1907-02-06
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 10

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. 10, 1907.
Notice IL hereby given that
ERNEST A. GRACE,
of Fort Benton, Montana, has filed notice of hi,
intention to make final Communication proof IL
support Of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No
1892, made June g, 1904, for the lots =, 3 and
section 8, lot l, section 4, township 10 north
range 10 east, and SWA SEA section 81, town
ship q north, range 10 east, and that said proc,
will be made before Chae; H. Boyle, us. 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 o.
said land, VIZ: Benjamin II. Vaudeville, Isaac
Postill, John Postill, william Cecil, all of For
Benton, Montana
j. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

A grea canal which drains the two
Italian provinces of Mantla and Reg
gion and discharges into the river Pc,
has just been opened. For five years
5000 men have been employed in dig
ging the big ditch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

harmony with the contention of his
resolution. He defended the char
acter and ~veracity and other honor.
able qualities of the settlers on the
public lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
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, 1907-02-06

THE RIVER PRESS, Fort Benton
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
LEGAL BLANKS.

RIVER PRESS Fort Benton
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

We can supply them in the
latest styles.
Engraving plate in script style
and printing 100 cards. $1.6O
100 Cards printed from plate. 800
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
HAPPILY MARRIED.

Fred Threshei and Miss Bessie
Tilden were united in marriage by
Probate Judge Garrison on Thurs
day, Jan. 31st.
The groom is one Isabel's pro.
gressive young business men, being
the owner of the livery barn in
that city.
The bride is daughter of Har-
ry |. Tilden of Isabel. She was
oae of the city "Hello" girls in
which capacity she was very efhci.
ent and cordial, and the patrons
will never forgive the Isabel gen.
tleman for depriving them of her
valuable services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thresher left i'm
mediately after the marriage on a
short wedding tour but will be al
home at Isabel within a few days
The Index hopes that both may
find continued happiness in the
new relation.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
: VALENTINO BOX SUPPER.

A St. Valentine box supper and
social will be given at the Julian
school house in Moore township
Saturday night, Feb. 10th. In ad-
dition to the supper there will be
vocal and instrumental music and
other entertainment features.
A Valentine postoffice will be
established and all in attendance
can remember their friends. A
cake will be sold and awarded to
the most popular young lady and
the most homely young gentleman.
If you want to see your favorite
win, be there and bid.
The entertainment will be given
by the teacher of the school. Ev-
erybody is invited.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06

Representative VIM. Gesner has
taken a hand in the school district
re.adjustment in this vicinity and
he has his pockets full of petitions
and remonstrances. He has intro
duced bills to reorganize all dis
tricts that were thrown into this
district by the legislature two
years ago, except the old Stolp dis
trict northeast of this city where
the land owners do not object to
being attached to the city district.
The most vigorous remonstrance
comes from district 7 northwest of
this city. If Gesner's bill becomes
a law it will cut the district down
to such a low valuation that 90
mill levy, the highest that can be
made, will not raise sufficient funds
to maintain a school. On the 9TH
er hand, 1t is Claimed that as the
lines between districts 10 and ?
now run, patrons living close to
the school house in 10 are in 7, and
have to send their children 3 miles
to school. No matter how it is
adjusted somebody will suffer.
Barber county has too many school
districts for her valuation and to
get on sound financial basis the
levies must be raised or districts
must be consolidated. In this dis
trict the current expense of the
school exceeds the funds raised by
taxation about S 500 per annum.
Go to V. S. Cooks for bargains
in dry goods and groceries.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
STRAY CATTLE.

have cattle strayed away in the
following brands and ear marks:
L on left thigh, smooth crop and
slit in left ear, under-s slope in right;
A on left jaw, under-slope in left
ear. Other brands w or 0 (circle)
on left hip or pig pen brand on left
shoulder; c on left hip, swallow
fork in left ear: w c on left side,
swallow fork in each ear; H on
left hip. Will pay for informa-
tom. P. Elsea, Lake City, Kans.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-02-06
ESSAY ON CONSTITUTION.
Pupils in Eighth Grade of City Schools
Write Excellent Papers on United
States Constitution.

IA series of essays on "The Steps
Leading to the Adoption of the
Constitution" were written re-
Gently by the pupils of the Eighth
Grade in our city schools, and
Miss Woodward, teacher in that
grade, after examining the pa
pers, found that Miss Nellie
White had written the best pa
per and Edgar Mofett, the sec
ond: Miss Whites essay was
published In last weeks Cresset
and is reproduced by request on
another page of the Index this
week. Mr.. .Moffett's paper fol.
lowS:-ED.]