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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25

old-timer in this county. For a good
while past the old man had been a
pensioner of George j. Bach. the
former Lewistown banker, and went
to California with Mr.. Bach las, sum.
mer. III health was his motive for
ending his life. Gage was one of he
picturesque character of early lay
life in central Montana, hi life
Astounding 10 adventure.
BUTTE, Dec. pa peculiar suit
for damages was filed in court when
A. Nj. johnson sued Paxon < Rookie
Teller, druggists, for 50, 200. He says
he ordered peruvian bark of the firm
and instead got insect powder, and
the few doses he took made him sick.
Johnson is a railroad grader.
HELENA, Dec. 23.-By an order
made by the state auditor, Harry r.
Cunningham, the insurance COM
panies will have TO cease writing
policies with special income features
after January l. They will not be
granted a license to do business in the
state If they issue such policies.
Such action has been taken ia many
states. Mr.. Cunningham has notified
the companies by wire and letter.
LEWIsTOWN, Dec. 23.-Complete
crop reports from about o half of
the cultiv ated area in the county show
that the yield Of wheat in Fergus
this year is 600, 600 bushels. the aver
age being 1896 bushels per acre.
The total yield of oats was $50, OOO
bushels. with an average of 56. 40 bus
hels to the acre. In addition about
35, 600 bushels of barley and other
grains were grown.
BUTTE. Dec. 23.-John p. Martin,
an old prospector, was buried 10 a
slide of quicksand while at work de.
v%eloping ii prospect a few miles from
Pony N Friday last. He vas work
ing all alore, wheu there came a slide
OF qu~ick-and. There was no way tC
escape. the treacherous materia! com
ing in noiselessly and with a rush
that would not be etaid and the un'
fortun ate miner was buried, suffoca
tiOn following as a matter OF course.
BILLINGS, Dec. 23.-The body Of al
unknown man, supposed TO be a Sla
vopian railroad grader, was foun(
near the railroad track at Huntley
That the stranger had ben murdered
was evidenced by the fact that two
bullet wounds were found in his body
Nearly 800 wa found in the pocket!
of his clothing. but no letters Or othe
means Of Identification.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
HAILsToNEs.
Tho Part Electricity Is Said to Pla
In Their Formation.

IN nelr TCTmdtlOU.
The formation of hail through cleo
trical action. according to the theory OF
scientists attached to the weather bu-
reau ut Washington, is an interesting
and even wonderful process.
The wind draws out Il cloud into II
long, narrow strip. In that form. ow-
ing to the great amount of surface On
posed to the air. the cloud cvaporate>
rapidly. and the rapid evaporation pro-
duccs intense cold. Dry particles of
snow are then formed, and these, by
friction with the water drops, quickly
become charged with negative cleo
tricity. But the water drops them
selves carry positive electricity. and.
since negative attracts positive. Il film
of water IS formed upon each snow
particle and Is instantly frozen into Il
layer of ice.
At this thickness its outer surface re-
mains moist. the water not freezing
there sc rapidly. ~whereupon the elec
trical charge changes from negative tt
| positive. and the particle is repealed by
the water drops and driven to the quite,
parts of the cloud. Here the increased
cold covers it with snow again. an,
friction charges ii anew with negative
electricity. Repulsion is now onc'
more changed for attraction. and TIL
particles rush back into the cloud. re
ceiving upon their surfaces anothe'
Aim of water, which is turned into sec
ond ice layers.
Thus the growing hailstOne darts zig
gag through the clouds, piling up It
alternate layers OF snow and ice unit
gravitation gains control and sends IT
with a jingling crowd Of its fellows
spinning to the ground.-Minneapoli
Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
WEDNESDAY, DEC. IL. 1907.
A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE.

The people of Silver Bow county
have been robbed of over $l4 200, and
there is no provision in the Montana
laws by which punishment can be in
ficted upon the pan who obtained the
money. That is the peculiar and un-
satisfactory situation developed in a
recent decisioniby the supreme court
in the case of w. p. Farrell, formerly
a deputy clerkiof the district court of
Silver Bow county.
The Farrell caselattracted consider
able attention when it was on trial in
the Silver Bow courts a few weeks
ago, and it was hoped the conclusive
evidence against the accused would
result in a enalty that was justified
by the circumstances. The evidence
presented at the trialiwas to the effect
that Farrell, while iholding the posi-
ton of deputy clerk in the district
court of Silver Bowscounty, issued a
large number of warrants in fictitious
names of alleged witnesses; that he
and a confederate presented these
fraudulent warrants to the treasurer
Of Silver Bow county and obtained
money thereon, the total amount Sc
cured by the conspirators being over
$14, 900. Proof of these facts having
been submitted to the court, the de-
PENDANT was declaredsguilty and e n
fenced to a penitentiary term OF %
years.
That appeared:to be a just verdict,
but a smart attorney employed by the
defendan appealed the case to the
supreme court, alleging that the fraud
ulent warrants should not have been
cashed by the ~treasureriof Silver Bow
county. He Scaled. attention to the
fact that courtewarrauts, according tc
the Montana laws, Unjust be impressed
with the seal of!the district court, and
that Farrelllhad omitted to use tht
seal in making out the warrants which
figured in thescase. 1t was commended
that the warrants, being defective il
this respect,s were worthless paper
and should mot shave been accepted
and cashed by the county treasurer
The supreme court decided that tn
point was wellltaken-that the allege,
fraudulent warrants not being il
proper legal form, nc otfense agains
the Montana laws had been committee
and the defendant vas given hi
liberty.
1t was an exceptional ease for whicl
the Montana laws make no provision
A man who passes counterfeit money
or who forges checks for dishones
purposes can; be- successfully prose
cuted, but it appears that a little in
genuity in..making out orders upol
the public treasury may shield q con
spirator from punishment. The Mon
tana laws having proved to be detici
ent in this respect, theUproper remed,
will doubtless be.forthcoming.
Recent advices from Butte indicat
that Farrell may yet be compelled tt
suffer to some extent for his wron!
doing. He has been made defend an
in a criminal action for classifying tn
court records of lSilver Bow county
in connection with the issuance of tn
fraudulent warrants, and may posi-
bly, be convicted OF the otfense alleged
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
FATHER THOUGHT
CHILD WOULD DIE
Suffered with Cuban Itch, and Sores
Covered Body from Head to Foot
Would Claw Himself and Cry
All the Time - Could Not Be
Dressed - Mother Advised to
Try the Cuticura Remedies.
CURED BY CUTICURA
At EXPENSE OF 75c.

my little boy in the Spring of 1901, when
Cuban Itch from one of my neighbours babies.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25

Sores broke out from
his head to the Dot
tom of his feet. He
would itch and claw
himself and cry all
the tilne. He could
not sleepd day or night.
l had to wheel him in
his carriage most all
the while to keep him
still. He could not
bear to have his cloth
ing touch him, and
only a light dress is
all he could wear. !
can't begin to speak
in words the suffering
the poor child had to
endure. l called one
of our best doctors to
treat him, and he said
he had the Cuban
Itch. and his treat-
nlent did not do any
good. He seemed to
get worse. He suf-
fered SO terribly that
my husband said he
believed he would
have to die. l had
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25

manifest In more northern Montana
homes than ever before. The art OF
being kind is being more generally
acquired, and the resultnt benefit to
all of us becomes greater from year to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
Funds For Public Schools.

The revenue derived from the gen.
eral school fund tax levy OF four mills
has been apportioned among the school
districts of Chouteau county by Miss
Atkinson, county superintendent, the
amount credited to each district being
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25
"Prints All the News

If any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
to friends, the favor will be very high.
ly appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-25

The above apportionment includes
the amount which must be set aside
for library purposes in each district.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A suit has been strated insNew York
in the United States circuit court by
Henry M. Walker, a resident of New
Jersey, against Edward 81. Hartman
and other defendants, alleging breach
of contract and conspiracy to prevent
construction of the Portland, Nehalem
& Tillamook railroad in Oregon. In
his complaint Mr.. Walker places his
monetary damages at $500. 900. Two
corporate defendants and 30 other in
dividuals have been served, and for
this reason their names have been
withheld by the court. Eleven persons
are dead and many Frustrated as a dir.
cot result Of the warm weather expe-
rienced in the Pittsburg district Mon
day.
The law forbidding the ~traficking of
cirgaretts in the state sof Washington
goes into effect September 1.
Contracts have been let for the two
new buildings at the State college at
Pullman, Wn.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28

eases Judge Hanlon upholds the con
ten-lon of the government that the
Io19 IN question, which consists OF
.ator+ seven acres, is a reserve created
sor the purpose of booming logs. me
aasae have attracted considerable at
tom because of the unique conten-
I'm oi Zl,er who sought relief In the
g+a+e courts by means Of an action
b~ougr, -ainst the individual Indians
who destroyed the property, acting
under instructions from the depart
ment. The ruling of Judge Hanlon
unbolds the report of the government
and makes liver himself the tres
nasser without any title to the land.
The 1S-months-old baby Of Mr.. n
Mrs. H. Duncan, living lear Cam
bridge. 20 miles north of Council, wan
dered away recently from the house
and was drowned in Rush creek. The
bodv was recovered nearly a half mile
from the house.
Judge Fremont Wood announces
that he would hold the Sunday rest law
valid.
Inc MOSCOW city COuuClI IA SPSSAN
meeting recently opened bids for con-
| structing the new building at the city
water works. All bids were rejected
and the work will be done by the day.
The 3-year-old daughter of DR.. Watts
of Clifford accidentally swallowed
~strychnine tablets recently and is dan
gerously i'll. The little one gained &C
cess to the doctors medicine closet.
The state land board and the Fire
Protective association in the northern
part of the state will unite in their eff
forts to save the timber from fores
fires.
James R. Garfield, secretary of thu
interior, and Clifford Pinchot, nationa
forester, will be in Wallace July 5.
Arrangements have been completes
by which a special train will leav'
Wallace and the canyon towns for tn
purpose of taking friends to attent
the funeral Of Charles Manley, to b.
held in Spokane.
Two men were found guilty at Lew
iston of fouling a stream by dumpinI
sawdust from mills into waterway
which have an outlet into stream
filed with fish.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
OREGON soUIBs.

The Sunday closing law as set forth
in the statutes of Oregon and inter
preted by District Attorney Manning
was sustained by Presiding Judge John
B. Cleland in the superior court re-
Gently. The decision of the jurist or
ders' hands off" to the city council Of
Portland.
]. e. Boulder, son of R. NJ. Boulder
Of Waitsburg, Wash, was instantly
killed at the sawmill in Elgin Satur-
day. He was loading logs onto a wag-
on, when one of the timbers slipped
and fell on him, breaking his back.
The citizens of Summerville are ma.
king arrangements to celebrate on the
Fourth.
Portland's first rose carnival and
fiesta was inaugurated Friday by a
parade of 1900 school children.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
IDAHO EWS

A sensational shooting ARRAY in one
of the rooms Of the first floor of the
Tdanha hotel at Boise caused much ex-
element Sunday afternoon, which,
however, was quickly allayed when 1t
was found that 1t had no connection
with the Haywood trial. There was a
woman in the case. H. NJ. Hedges, an
engineer, we'll known in Caldwell, fired
five shots at A. S. Whiteway, a build
ing contractor Of Boise, seriously
wounding him. Three of the bullets
took effect. Case OF jealousy.
Probate Judge T. o. Hanlon of Lew.
iston has dismissed the suits brought
against Edward Raboin and several
other Nee Perez Indians who we're
charged with malicious destruction of
property on land claimed by Joseph
liver Of Spalding. In dismissing the
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
ITEMS

Conductor Harrison and Brakeman
Durfee were killed recently near Yegen
siding, four miles west of Billings in
a collision.
The Rocky Mountain Bell telephone
service was entirely put out OF com
mission in Anaconda Saturday by some
one stealing about 800 pounds of phone
wire, stripping it from the poles for
a number of miles.
The phone girls at Virginia City
have quit work, being refused an ad-
vance in wages.
The big wool clip of the Sun River
Stock and Land company, the T. G.
Powers outfit, amounting to 200,0O
pounds, has been sold to Fred H. Put
nam, representing Hecht Lehman &
Co. of Boston, at prices not made pub
lie.
The unique case of a child Of 9 years
being informed against for incorrigi-
bility was witnessed Saturday at
Butte in the case of Dorothy Covel, a
wee bit of girlish humanity, whose
parents declare she is beyond their
power to control.
By a vote of eight to n the exec
utive board of the Montana Federation
of Labor has decided to hold its an
nual convention in Helena during the
week beginning August 10.
While endeavoring to cross Simms
creek near Fort Shaw in a wagon Sun.
day afternoon, Mrs. j. C. Furman, wife
OF a prominent Augusta rancher who
holds a contract on the government
reclamation project at Fort Shaw, ant
her $3.50 aua aged 5 and 3 years re
spec1ively, were drowned and theil
bodies carried downstream. Mrs
Furman attempted to drive across the
stream, which was swollen from The
heavy rains, and when in the middle
the wagons was caught by the torrenr
and swept away.
Fourteen inches of snow fell in Butte
Sunday, but by nightfall the streets
were a mass of slush. The government
rain gauge showed a net precipitation
of IL inches. Extensive damage wa
done to the trees at Columbia gardens
the wet and clinging snow breaking
many large and small branches.
Arrested as a vag, but thinking tn,
officers we're aware of his identity, o
e. Brown has confessed at Butte Il
having embezzled $50, 900 from the BIZ
Four railroad Office at Bloomington
ILL.,, of which Office Brown states b,
was the cashier. Brown seems gla,
that he is captured after a varied ant
exciting chase experienced in variou
parts of the country. Brown declare
he took the money while on a spree
the opportunity presenting itself at
time when he says his mind was in a
uncomfortable frenzy. Up to hat tim
he declared, his accounts were straight
rown says he found it great sport dodg
ing the Pinkertons.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting to Be Held at Everett
July rs, &c and 27.

A circular letter has been received
by newspaper men over the state from
E. e. Beard, president of the State Ed
itorial association giving due and Of
fetal notice of the annual meeting Of
that organization at Everett July rs
26 and q. Aside from the discussion
of topics of interest to the members
the main feature Of the meeting will be
a trip in a special chartered steamer
down the straits and back around the
islands, stopping to see the fish traps.
Everett has prepared other enter.
tainment in the form of trolley rides.
banquets, etc., more than sufficient to
keep the visitors busy.
The official program is in process OF
arrangement and will be sent out soon
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
No Bomb, Says Bradley.

F. w. Bradley, the man whom "
chard testified he tried to kill WIN
bomb at San Francisco, has maze
deposition that he believed the "a
plosion that wrecked his home "~
caused by gas. He said his cigar =
nited accumulated gas that escape ~
from the pipes in the front nan Nv
was hurled outward into the street :.
the explosion. Bradley was croa
amined by an attorney Representa-
the prosecution in the Haywood cas-" ~
Bradley's deposition was secuIeu or.
the defense, to be used in rebutIlns
chard's testimony.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
schmitz Vetoes Appropriation

From his executive cell In the ths
jail, Mayor Schmitz returned " ,nsl
board of supervisors the an
budget and a message vetoing 'n Ion.
preparation of $4,000 for the r .osd.
s~truction of the Geary street nrro
scbmitz, besides opposing the aPt fbs
priation for the reconstructlCn TO
Geary street railway, also oDJeC TO
the levy of a special tax OF 20 cer
raise revenue for the city aIgbt
Acting Mayor Gallagher said lass M
that Mayor Schmitz's right 10 nod By
on the budget was not question:
me board.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
Cloudburst in
Southern Montana

A destructive flood in the Saltwater
valley west of Columbus Saturday
night destroyed FIVE bridges which span
the Saltwater river, and swept away
the piers of the Columbus Land and
Irrigation company. Great damage
was done to growing corps and a long
stretch of railroad track was washed
out. The flood was caused by a cloud
burst, and the losses will aggregate
more than 500, 900.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
NOW IT IS DENVER
JURY GETS IN ITS
WORK in COLORADO CITY.
Rich Men of Colorado and Surrounding
States in the Dragnet-PrineiPalIy
Coal and Timber Land Frauos-VaS'
Tracts Will Revert Back to Govern
ment-Arrests Follow Immediately

Denver CoI-As a result OF Ihe
special grand jury, which closed us
aassions Saturday afternoon n re
ported to Judge Lewis, aoout ~ III
dictments against men prominent III
Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska view
Mexico. Utah, Nevada and eastern
states, including Wisconsin n MIS-
souri,. were returned, principally ior
coal and timber land frauds.
As a result of the Routt county coal
frauds, a coal mining company OF WIS,
ccnsin will have to answer for alleeeu
thefts on a wholesale basis. o|
Louis corporation is said to be lnolct-
ed for coal operations in COLORADO
Other states also are represented IN
the list of indictments.
At least two officers of Durango Goa
| companies, one of whom is a mliilon-
aire, will be arrested with h rest
while county officers OF hul
| county, including judges, clerks anu
lesser official lights, are said TO De on
the list.
The vast thefts revealed by The In
v~estigation show the true animus Oh
President Roosevelt's land policy n
the reason for the withdrawal OF nun
dIeds of thousands of acres OF coal anu
timber lands from settlement and for
i forest reserves. In course OF time, II
Is admitted. these will be restored,
more as a result of indictments OF the
grand Jury than any action of the re-
cent land convention. That this is
true is admitted by officials who have
been prominent in the investigation
L. w. Wheeler, who is in charge OF
100 secret service men who have DeeI
in the state for six months gathering
evidence against men accused OF fraud
ulent coal and timber land entries
considers the work of the grand jury
in Denver by far the most important
of any inaugurated by the United
States attorney general since the be
ginning of the land fraud inquiries.
Ten prominent citizens of Colorado
have been arrested in connection will
the indictments. The charge agains
them is conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent under the coal and timber
laws. Those placed under arrest are:
J. j. Mcmillan, Robert Forester
Otis R Spencer, F. W.Keitel, John A
Porter, E. M Biggs and, John j. Mo
Ginnity, Charles D. McPhee, A. T
Sullenherger and @. 81. Freeman. Al
were arraigned before United State
Commissioner S. @. Hinsdale and he'll
in $500 bonds, with the exception o
Mcmillan, whose bond vas placed a
$4,000. The bonds were furnished II
each case. So far no warrants hav
been issued for those residing in state
l outside of Colorado.
:, Land Frauds Excite Montana.
Helena, Mont.-All is %eXpectanc
in the vicinity of the federal buildin
> in this city, where the United State
grand jury is in session, and which /
: expected to report before the first {
= the month. 1t is confidently believe
: that this jury will return indictment
involving "Dlgger guns" than any c
its predecessors, which include forme
: government and state officials.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
Northwestern League.
General Duffield Is Dead.

Washington, June 25.-General Will
lam Dufield, for a number Of years
superintendent of the United States
coast and geodetic survey and said to
be the oldest living graduate of Co
lumbia college. New York, died at his
home here recently. He was a briga-
der general in the civil war.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
DEATH TO 10 IN A BALLOON.
Three Killed by a Fall, Ten Others by
Explosion.

Vienna, June 14.-Thirteen per
sons were killed in a bolloon accident
near Debreczin, Hungary. Three aero
nauts, two French officers and one
Austrian officer, fell from the balloon
and were killed. Peasants in trying
to capture the balloon approached II
with a light and the balloon exploded,
killing ten of them.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
Twain Meets the King.

London-Mark Twain was the CEN
ter Of attraction at the Kings garden
party at Windsor Saturday afternoon,
and besides meeting the king and the
royal party, he had a handshake with
several hundred notables.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
Five People
Drowned at Tacoma

Five people were drowned and a
score or more were injured at Tacoma
Sunday by the breaking of a landing
slip of the steamer Multnomah. which
was taking aboard a picnic party num-
bering upwards of a thousand members
Of the Swedish Order Of Valhalla of
Tacoma.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
SEA TURTLE BEARS MESSAGE
Evidently Liberated 20 Years Auo T..
Pacific.

aSAAA(a
One of the puzzles of the sea caro
to the surface recently when a gigant,.
sea turtle was captured by Julius Sd.
LISA; a fisherman at San Diego. in
whose net it had become entaneled
The monster weighs 1902 pounds 81
most a ton, and its shell is five Fec,
two inches from tip to tip. On its
back somewhat plainly is burner or
carved this inscription: British shin
Sea Bride, August IL, 1881. three
south, Sc west. If found please not,tv
Thomas Fletcher, Brawley road. Riy.
ington, England"
It would appear from this that the
turtle was captured 26 years ago in the
south Pacific, and that it was released
after the lettering had been burned in
its shell.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28
SHANGHAI Opium pens Closed.

Shanghai-Investigation shows that
the official order closing Chinese
opium dens in this city has been OBJ
served.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-28

Love can only find a home among
lovers.