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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16
WILL FIGHT FOR LAND.
Railroad Refuses To Comply With
Terms Of Its Grant.

PORTLAND, Oct. 10. - One of the
biggest fights against a big land
holding corporation in the history of
the manipulation of the United States
government land grants is being
framed. The land in question is up
ward of 100000 acres in Douglas,
Land AID Coss counties, Oregon.
In 1859 or 1870 the United States
government granted the Oregon and
California Railway company. since
absorbed by the Hartman system,
this land as q bonus for building the
road. 1t was, however, with the ex.
press stipulation that 1t should be
sold to actual settlers upon demand
in quantities not exceeding 160 acres
to q single individual and at price
not exceeding $3.50 per acre. The
land is all heavily timbered.
Since the act authorizing the grant
was passed the company has received
several applications for land, but has
refused to disgorge. Individual suits
started against the company have been
won and the company has been forced
to sell the land under the terms of the
original agreement. This was, how.
ever, only in few individual cases
as those wishing to settle upon such
land had not the means to stand a
long and protracted suit.
An association has just been formed
for the purpose of settling the land.
For a consideration the association
guarantees to fight the company and
put the person who wishes to purchase
on footing where he can get his land
without any trouble. The association
has simply come to the conclusion
that it can fight the cases for each in.
dividual purchaser and have a good
margin of profit in the bargain.
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A New Ocean Record.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1l.-Four days, 10
hours and 81 minutes out from Queens.
town with every transatlantic speed
record in her possession, the Cunard
liner Lusitania swept past Sandy
Hook lightship at lii a. III. today.
Translated into land miles her speed
averaged for the run 27.6O miles per
hour. Her achievement is triumph
for British shipbuilding and may
mark the passing of the old-fashion
engine and the begin.
ming of the universal installation of
the turbines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16
Roadbed Is Condemned.

LINCOLN, Neb. Oct. l0.-Railway
Commissioner William, after an in
spection of the Missouri Pacific tracks
in Nebraska, has pronounced the
roadbed unsafe. In report prepared
today he urges that passenger trains
be restricted to q speed of 25 miles an
hour and freight trains to 20, and
heavy freight trains to Is miles. He
urges the purchase of a gasoline ve-
locipede in order to examine the road.
bed of each line of railway in the
state,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16
Ward Quits Great Northern.

ST. PAUL, Oct. lit has been
learned from railroad source that
General Manager F. E. Ward of the
Great Northern, has rendered his
resignation. It is also learned that
at meeting of the board of directors,
which is being held at the Great Nor.
thern headquarters here, simultan-
eously with the stockholders meeting
in New York, other important changes
will be made. No confirmation or
denial of the above could be obtained
at the Great Northern offices, but the
inform alton came in such manner as
to make a confirm alton almost un-
necessary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16
WILL HELP FARMERS.
Montana Agricultural College Offers
Courses In Practical Lines.

A press bulletin issued by the Mon.
tana Agricultural College at Bozeman
announces several short courses de-
signed for men engaged in practical
lines.
October y courses begin in agricul-
ture, water measurement and steam
engineering. These courses are de.
signed to 6t young men as farm man.
ayers, water commissio or licensed
engineers.
In the agricultural courses the stu.
dents are given enough science to en-.
able them to understand their work
through the courses, but the majority
of the time Is devoted to practica al
work in live stock judging and man.
agement, the handling Of soils and
crops and the growing OF fruit and
small garden stuff.
The steam engineering course fits
young men to become licensed engi.
neers and permits them to gain a de.
gree Of proficiency with carpenters
tools and blacksmiths' tools.
The agricultural course lasts three
years of six months each, running
from the latter part of October to the
end of March each year. The steam
engineering course in two years and
the water measurement course in one
year. On completion of the work,
certificates are granted.
The entrance requirement to all OF
these courses is an eighth grade certi.
ticate or its equivalent. The total cos,
for one year in any of the courses,
outside of the living expenses, will
not exceed $40.
From January 6 to the 18th, a short
course will be offered for practic al
farmers. This course will include
practice and discussions on Judging
and managing of livestock, the plant.
ing and handling of soils and field
crops .aud the planting and manage.
ment of the orchard and home grounds
Practical farmers will find this course
especially y helpful, and as theisdura.
tion is only two weeks, they can easily
arrange to get away for that length OF
time.
From January 20 to the thei 25th, a
special course for dairy farmers deal.
ing with the handling of milk. cream
hand separators, and the churnine
and marketing of butter. the work OF
the milking machine aud the feeding
and management OF dairy cows will be
given.
Commencing January 21, one
mouths course forj creamery butter
makers will be offered. The idea in
this course is to fit young men as
creamery butter makers.
There are no entrance requirements
to any of the short courses. Prof. J
Nj. Hamilton of Bozem an, will be glad
to communicate with, any who desire
fuller inform alton.
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They Robbed Freight Cars.

DENVER Oct. lI.-Over 5000, 900
on the Burlington railroad in transit
between Chicago x Denver during
the past year and 800 Italian laborers
charged, according to "a report pub
lished in the Denver Times today. 1t
is said that secret service agents
robbers We're constantly committing
crimes, but could not obtain evidence
sufficient to convict.
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cents a bushel and -four Is to % cents
a barrel.
Twenty-Five Lose Their Lives.

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 12.-The steel
steamer Cypress, owned by the Lack.
awanna Transportation company, and
on her second trip down the lakes
with cargo Of ore, was wrecked last
night In Lake Superior, of Deer Park,
which is about 30 miles from Grand
Marias, and all of the crew of q,
excepting the second mate, we're lost.
He was washed ashore near Deer
Park. lashed to life raft and barely
alive,
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LUXURY FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Splendid Reception Room For His Use
In Washinaton's Union Depot.

In WaShin9ton's union Oepos.
The new Union railway station at
Washington will be supplied with a
unique feature-a special entrance
and reception room for the president
Of the United States. The presidents
entrance is an archway Of marble
thirty feet in width, says Rene Bachc
in the course Of an article In Harper's
Weekly. "On alighting from his car
riagc beneath it the foremost citizen
Of the nation will step into vestibule
Of noble prOportiOns-of the same
width as the archway and twenty feet
sons who accompany him will be wait
ed upon by trained attendants, while
the president himself will seek pri-
vacy in Il room set apart for his ex-
elusive use on the right hand adjoin-
Ing.
''The presidents room, as it Is called,
will be most beautifully and luxurious
ly furnished. Costly oriental rugs
will cover the floor: the ceiling will be
done In gold and color. and the walls
will be paneled In blue silk. In the
middle will be table suitable for
writing. provided with a solid silver
inkstand and other appurtenances to
match, this and all the other articles
Of furniture being Of mahogany. All
Of this luxury will not cost the chief
executive penny. but will be paid
for out Of the pockets Of the railroad
companies"
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Big Deal In Ranch Property.

MILES CITY, Oct. 1.-THE document
making the transfer of the w. Z. Har-
rls ranch property to c. B. Towers of
this city. and Geo w. Burt of Terry,
has been signed and executed, being
the largest known individual land
purchase in Montana and proba bly, in
the entire northwest.
There are some features connected
with his property that are of interest.
This tract, aside from the government
land owned, particularly embraces all
the continuous odd-num bered sections
for distance of sixty miles long aud
varying in width from one to eighteen
miles.
The total acreage amounts to los. 600
acres, or 1873 square miles. 1t would
require only about five Harris ranches
to equal the total area of the state of
Vermont: 49, Harris ranches would
exceed the area of the kingdom of
Norway, and S75 of these ranches
would about furnish sufficient land to
make up the empire of Japan.
Mr.. Towers states that the present
owners hope to hold the greater por.
tion Of the land as an investment, be-
lieving that the real substantial profit
will arise in its natural increase in
value, aside from the aid given in the
proposed extension Of the Northwest
ern railroad through the tract, which
Is evidenced to the extent of two pre-.
liminary surveys.
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exception of Billings and Livingston.
on September 26, there were 1908 cars
of coal on side tracks and in transit
between Billings and Helena and
Butte, which amount on October 4
had been reduced to 64.
On September rs, At. Billings and
Livingston yards there were 1887
westbond cars of general freight, Of
which about one.third was coal. On
October 4 this had been reduced to
500 cars.
The delay in handling coal is Of
vital interest to the consumers OF
Butte, Helena aud western Montana
oities, making . differnce of % and
more q ton in certain instances.
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Lower Fares are profitable.

Col UMBUs, O., Oct. ll.-Thirty.
nine railroads in Ohio have made re.
port under the two.cent Law to the
commissioners, and all show that the
law has operated to their advantage.
The reports for the fiscal year ending
June 30, show an aggregate net gain
on passengers receipts for the roads
of 1882, ,2S2 compared with 1906. In
this period three months, under the
two.cent lawDare included. Ten of the
roads only show decreases in pass.
enger earnings, and these aggregate
only $50, ,645.
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lature, Is the construction of good
roads without an increased burden
upon the taxpayers, by getting stone
and gravel from the state prisons
solely.
To accomplish this the highway
commission advocates the building of
email subprisons in various parts Of
the state to supply the demand. This
plan would accomplish wonderful re-
suits. according to the chief engineer
Of the commission, and create q new
state industry. Union labor will
probably object to the plan, % it
might be construed as Interfering with
one of their branches.
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Likes To Be Called "Teddy."

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. l2.-President
Roosevelt likes to be called "Teddy.n
Mayor Malone says that the president
told him so during the parade here, in
these words: ~ am glad the Ameri-
can people call me Teddy 1t fills
me with pride to hear such q term of
endearment applied to me.'
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Convict Labor For Roads.

CHICAGO, Oct. li.-Prison labor will
construct good roads in Illinois il the
plans of the supervisors, county COM
missioners and county clerks, who are
here attending their annua al convention
are carried out. A new plan which is
receiving serious consideration from
the highway commissioners. and upon
which they expect help from the legis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16
Expect Dollar Wheat.

SEATTLE, Oct. l.-W heat went to
81 cents in the local market today and
millers predict t IA. it will reach 81 be-
fore November l. At 81. the farmers
of " ashington will realize $1,000, 900
more than they would have realized
ou the price prevailing 10 days ago.
Whea, has not been up to 81 in Wash.
iugton since the Letter corner in 1899.
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Fine Book and Job Printing a spe-
cialty at the RIVER PRESS Office.
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He has served as assistant city attor-
ney of Minneapolis and as assistant
county attorney of Hennepin county.
From 1898 to 1901 he was assistant to
the United States attorney for Mime
sofa and became head of the office in
the latter year, remaining in that post
until 1902, when he was appointed an
assistant attorney general of the Unit
ed States. In 1905 he was promoted to
the position known as assistant to the
attorney general.
Mr.. Purdy was commissioned to OBJ
tain affidavits from citizens of Browns
vile and gather all other available
facts bearing on the question of re-
sponsibility for the affair which led to
the discharge of three companies of
the Twenty-ffth coIored infantry and
the subsequent discussion regarding
the justice of the action taken.
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Picouart the AIsatian.

General Picquart is sort of Admira-
BILE Crichton, for, besides a wide general
cultivation, he reads, writes and speaks
Russian, German, English and italian.
Such knowledge of languages is not
common with Frenchmen, even those
of education, but General Picquart's
facility is explained, perhaps, by the
fact that he is an Alsatan. The Asa
tians have long been noted in France
for the readiness with which they &C
quire languages, a readiness the more
remarkable when we consider that
their foundation stock is Teuton. The
Teutons usually are not credited with
that lingual fiexibility that enables one
to go from language to language. Pos
sibly the French drops in the Alsatian
blood account for the Alsatian lingual
skill, the mixture producing just the
qualities desirable, the Gallo quick
ness of apprehension and the Ger
man steadiness Of application.-Boston
Transcript.
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tered Canterbury in procession, chant.
L.. L.

tered Canterbury in procession, chant.
ing and bearing small banners.
Since the fourteenth century the cross
of ST George has been the emblem of
the British nation. Before that time II
was worn on the armor by the cru
saders, among whom it came TO be
known as the Jack" During the
bloody civil wars of the fifteenth cen
fury 1t was practically superseded by
the roses white and red, and in 1906
by proclamation of James l. it was
finally replaced by a red flag with the
jack in the upper inside corner. The
red standard of Great Britain did not
attain its present form, however, until
after the union with Ireland in 1901.
BY parliamentary enactment in 1901
the present union jack was brought
into being by the addition of the cross
of ST. Patrick.
Waving flags are said to have been
first brought to Spain by the Saracens.
The present Spanish colors. red and
yellow, came from the old shields of
CASTLE and Aragon.
The Austrian black and yellow were
the colors of the Holy Roman Empire
They were adopted, so the story goes,
by Frederick Barbarossa, whose fancy
was captured at a ceremony in Mainz
by the black and gold flooring Of the
hall.
The crescent was originally the spe-
cial mark of Constantinople, where for
centuries it was used as a Christian
symbol There it was that the Turks
first found it when they captured the
city in 1853. Even today it may be
found side by side with the cross on
the churches in Moscow and other
Russian cities, where it is used to indi-
cate the Byzantine origin of the Rus
sian faith.-New York Tribune.
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| GOVERNOR FRANK FRANTz AND THE CAR
NEGIE LIBRARY AT OKLAHOMA CITY.
gross to form it have an area of G9,S3C
square miles. When the president
formally proclaims the new state the
name Indian Territory will be wiped
! off the map, and henceforward Okla
| homa will include all of that section.
Indian Territory never was a terri
tory in the accepted definition of the
term. 1t was made up of the hold
ings of the five civilized tribes of In
dams, with the small Quapaw reser-
walton in the northeast corner. The
five tribes are the Cherokees, Chloe
taws Creeks, Chickasaws and Semi
noles. Each of these tribes was called
a nation and had it's own domain, and
each nation was governed much in the
manner of a full fedged state except
that Uncle Sam exerted a fatherIy su-
pervlsiOn. Each nation had its gov
ernor or principal chief and it's legis-
lature, made up of a house of kings
and house of warriors.
But the great majority of the peo-
pie in Indian Territory were whites
who had rushed in to inherit the earth.
They settled upon Indian lands, some
times paying rent to the Indians and
sometimes not doing So After
dozen years hard work the Dawes
commission finally succeeded in allOt-
ting the lands to the Indians in, sew
crafty, the holdings having been in
common These Indians become Amer
lean citizens by the admission of the
state.
The Indian Territory end of Oklaho-
ma has grown perhaps more rapidly
than the other end. The city of Muske-
gee, in the old Creek Nation, had about
5000 population four years ago. Now
its enthusiastic citizens claim $4,000
and will swear to it. The city has
trolley lines and practically every up
to date convenience that may be found
in New York. Oklahoma City and
Guthrie, the largest towns of old Okla |
homa, are both striding forward. I'm |
til 1913 Guthrie will continue to be
the capital of the state. Then there |
will be a scramble for the location of |
the state capital that will enhance the |
hilarity of nations.
in resources, in the intelligence and
of her people and in
everything that goes to make the
of a state Oklahoma takes no
seat back of any other of the common
but toes the line well up to-
ward the front
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GODDESS OF THE SHOW.
The Seventh National Automobile Ex-
hibition and Its Decorations.


hibition and Its Decorations.
The great automobile show in New
York, which takes place this year
from Jan. u to 10, has become an in
stitution of national importance and at
tracts attention on both sides of the
Atlantic. The preparations for it in
volve large amount of work, especial
ly in the way of decorating the Madi-
son Square Garden, where the seventh
national show will be held. For some
time two floors of a large building have
been given over to making the two
dozen or more statues of heroic size
and the fountains and other decorative
objects which will make the garden
look like an art gallery for the time
being. Prominent place in the decora-
tons will be assigned to one of these
sculpeured beauties, who is to be hon
ored as the goddess of the show She
is the work of a German sculptor and
in her outstretched hand will bear an
emblem appropriate to the occasion.
In a vacant store not far from the
plaster ,modeler's shop where the staff
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BUYING A TYPEWRITER.
The Way IA Great Light Broke Over
the Would BE Purchaser.

| the w Ould lie FurchaSer.
1t is well known that certain sen
fences and phrases have come to b,
used as a measure of the speed o
| typewriters. A contributor to the Pal
Mall Gazette gives an amusing descrip
ton of his experience of this habit II,
was in a hurry, and so hied him city
ward in search of the best machine
He found all his misgivings vanish as
soon as he crossed the threshold of the
! Smiler Typewriter agency. The man
ager was of an affability no mere agent
could approach.
He confirmed my impression. There
was but one typewriter. That was the
Smiler. He swept his hands over the
Robinson" a whole line of clear type
was there before me: "Now is the time
for all good men to come to the aid of
the party"
at is, indeed" said l, searching for
my card. His hands lowered over the
keyboard another instant.
'There is betwiXt that smile we
would aspire to- appeared on the pa
per.
"Quite So" l nodded. He smiled.
Life is but a walking shadowp
came as a final crescendo from the ma
chine
Every true" 1 assented dreamily.
"What is it at the best?"
A thought struck me. l shut up my
cardcase with a snap. How did l know
l was getting the best? l hurriedly
took my leave.
l had made fortunate escape. Not
that the manager of the Amazon, a
few doors away, said anything deroga-
tory to the Smiler. He preferred not
to, he told me frankly. But he pointed
out dozens of little things l had not
noticed in the Smiler the lack of any
one of which would make me misera-
BILE for life And as for speed said he,
l had only to look. His hands flew to
the keys.
"Now is the time for all good men to
come to the aid of the party" he wrote
in the twinkling of an eye.
Eyes; certainly" l assented. But
then "What a marvellous coincidencer'
burst out. He had already executed
another whirl of the fingers.
''There is betwixt that smile we
would aspire to-
Was | dreaming, or what?
''No other machine has so velvety a |
touch" he went on. Just look!'
Life is but a walking shadow"
began to smell a rat. Were the ma
chimes tuned up to these particular
sentiments like so many Photographs?
1 resolved to try the Bangor, over the
way.
The affable Bangor salesman laughed
aloud when | told him where l had
been. How could have suspected that
the Smiler and the Amazon made liv
ing only from the Dangers CASTOR pat
ants?
''Now this is what l call machine"
He stroked it lovingly watch With
magic speed he wrote:
''Now is the time for all good men to
come to the aid of the party"
go onr' l gasped.
'There is betwixt that smile we
would aspire to-
l sank into a chair.
Anything the matter?' he asked so
icitously.
Life is but a walking shadowr l
nuttered.
He jumped up threateningly.
''Why didn't you tell me you were in
he same line?" he demanded in a rage
But without answering l gathered my
trength and fed out into the crowded
highway.
Patronize the Opinion Bindery. j,
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not given a great deal to joking, he
often uses apt Illustrations. He was
one day contradicting a certain state
ment
"Though this is a firm contradiction"
he said, 81 want it to. be a pleasant and
polite one. 1t is not necessary when
men tell falsehoods to call them liars
and club them over the head. Their
error can be pointed out in neater and
more graceful ways.
"For instance, in a small town in
Indiana a group of drummers were as
sembed. They sat in the reading room
of the country hotel. On the tiimSy ho-
bel paper they had finished writing to
their firms with the lumpy ink and the
rusty pens which the hotel manage
ment provided, and now, with news
paper reading and desultory talk, they
whiled away the tedious evening A
young drummer in red tie took the
cigarette from his mouth and said:
"'Well, my days sales here reached
$4,000 Not bad for a small town, eh?"
can elderly drummer looked up from
his newspaper and said quietly:
"'Not bad at all. 1t is wonderful
what one can sometimes do in these lit
tie places. On my last trip here my
commissions came to just what you
say your sales did
''The young man Redeemed.
- This isn't lying competition he
said gruhly.
"'Oh, excuse me- said the other. 4
thought it was"