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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Natural Washlnq Preparatlon.

Near Ashcroft, in British Columbia,
are a number of small lakes, whose
shores and bottoms are covered with
crust containing borax and soda in
such quantities and proportions that
when cut it serves as washing COM
pound. The crust is cut into blocks
and handled in the same manner as ice.
and it is estimated that one of the
lakes contains 10000 tons of this ma
terial.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Heavy Advance in Oil.

Marietta, O.-The heaviest single
advance in oil ever made by the STAN
dard Oil company was announced Mon
day, amber or deep oil being advanced
Is cents per barrel and shallow oil 5
cents.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Arkansas Governor Goes south.

Little Rock, Ark.-Gov John S. Lit
tie, accompanied by his wife and two
physicians, left his home in Green
wood Monday for the gulf coast of
Texas in an endeavor to recuperete
from his recent collapse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Shah Yields to the People.

Teheran.-The shah Monday night
sent a message to parliament granting
all the popular demands, including for
NAL recognition that the country is I'M
der constitutional government.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
HoIdup Men Get 5000.

Moscow.-A messenger from the
government spirit depot here, while
on his way to a bank Monday, was
held up by ten armed men and robbed
of $4,000 The highwaymen dropped
a bag containing $4,000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
MetcaIf Visits Annapolis.

Annapolis, Md.-Secretary of the
Navy Metcalf paid his first official
visit to the naval academy Monday
when he presented to the SO members
of the second section OF the class OF
1907 their diplomas.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
corea Weddino February 27.

Washington.-The marriage of Mr..
Luis Corea, the Nicaraguan minister.
to Miss India Bell Vedders Fleming
of this city, will take place at the
home of the brides parents. Wednes-
day, February 81, at noon.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Family of Three Asphxxiated.

Wilmington, Del.-Michael Ryan,
aged 50, his wife, aged %, and their
infant, Mary A., were asphyxiated by
Illuminating gas during Saturday
night.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
To Enforce Rate Reduction.

st. Paul, Minn.-Attorney General
Young began mandamus proceedings
Monday to compel ten railroads to &C.
cept the freight rates reduction re-
Gently ordered by the railroad com
mission
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Leper in Marine Hospital.

Cairo, nl-A steamboat man named
Williams, whose home is in Montreal,
is a patient in the United States mar
inc hospital here, afflicted with dis
ease known as anaesthetic leprosy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Aid for TidaI-Wave Sufferers.

Naples.-The government has sent
troops and assistance to Marina di
Catanzaro, a fishing village on the
Calabrian coast, where tidal wave
destroyed 122 houses and rendered
the population homeless.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
Ohio Strike Grows Serious.

Pomeroy, O.-The strike inaugural
ed here month ago, involving 1000
coal miners, is beginning to assume a
serious condition. Local strike-break-
ers have been put into the Charter
Oak mine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

Chicago.-Fire broke out Monday
evening in the Coliseum on Wabash
avenue, and did $4,000 damage. For
tunately most of the exhibits of the
automobile show, which closed Satur-
day night, had been removed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

Take Garfield Tea, the mild Herb lax
atlve, to, purify the blood, eradicate dis
ease, and maintain Good Health.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

Experience teaches us how to make
other kinds of mistakes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces p
nammaton, allays pain, wind collie. CSC bottle
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

The soubrette has the laugh on the
comedian who gets none.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME TOLD IN CON-
DENSED FORM.
LATE FOREIGN DISPATCHES

Interesting Items of News Gathered
from All Parts of the Globe and
Outlined in the Briefest Manner
Possible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

Some men blame their wives every
time 1t rains.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21

PAZO OlNTAi ENr is guaranteed to cure anv cnso
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protrudinu pnes in
6 to IA days or money refunded. soc. ~ "
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-02-21
PARLOR ORGAN ECHOS 4 sei Ssslss

OF lnstrumentaI and vocal nusc UIKan EIAnu.
Book I-21 pieces, 25c. Book PA pieces. 25c. Book
S-26 pieces, Csc. Tointroduce these beautiful coll
lections copy OF either book will be sent postpaid
ON receipt of s cents, stamps or coin. VIM. A.
POND az CO.. las 9Th Ave.s New York.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
IDAHO NEWS.

n new order of President Roose.
welt making it necessary that land on.
Irles be examined by a special IN.
spector, except in special cases. has
caused a peculiar mixup of land affairs
Ohder the new ruling the claims about
which there has been the most trobuIo
heretofore will be granted ~pafents
without protest, while the claims about
which there has been no complaint will
be held up.
some interesting figures are given
by Joseph Pinkham of the Boise as.
say omce, relative to the amount ~
gold n silver handled in the po;so
once according to the Boise States.
man During the past year the sum
Oh $l,OO7,Ss9.O4 in those two precious
metals passed through the Boise of.
fee. OF this 1871, 1904 was in oold
me rest being silver, amounting 10
George Stein, a h~unchback newsbov
on the Short Line, died in a nrivate
room at a Pocatello sanitarium racert.
~. humors of foul play are being cir.
culated. Ni
A vigorous protest has been made
10 the members of the legislature at
Boise by the members Of the Nez Per.
&c county Sportsman's association
against the passage of the Mills tros,
pass and the Shaw anti-ouail buntine
Dlils. 1t is the intention of the ssso'
citation throughout the state to fight
against the two bills being enacted
into laws.
W. H. Brown of Genesee has in.
Vented an ingenious device for worL.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
An Exclusion Resolution.
SPORTING NOTES.

Sixty thousand dollars a year, a
trifle less than 5000 a day, or $40,
600 a year more than the president OF
the United States receives, is the sal.
airy of Jockey Walter Miller, the great.
est little rider that ever threw a leg
over a horses back.
Articles have been signed by Harry
Pollock, acting for Corbett, for a fight
between Young Corbett and Kid Her.
man for a purse of $4,000, offered by
Kohl & Johnson, local promoters. The
contest is to take place on March IS.
According to the officials Of the Troll
ley league, which has been talking of
organization for the coming season.
Rosalia will take the place of Occur
d'Alene in the league. Occur d'Alene
has chosen to play independent ball
instead of combining herself to a closed
schedule for the whole summer.
The towns on the circuit are now all
in the Palouse country on the line of
the Spokane & Inland railway.
At a meeting to be called in the near
future, the schedule will be adopted,
officers elected and the organization
perfected for the coming year.
Showing a surprising reversal of
form, Idaho defeated Whitman Satur.
day by the score Of 26 to % in a fast.
clean game.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Bishop Stang Of Fall River, Mass.
With a gale that at times reached
so miles an hour and the mercury
dropping steadily toward the zero
mark, Chicago Sunday experienced the
most uncomfortable day of the winter,
Fudge Edward w. Lander, the first
chief justice Of the territory of Wash.
ington, a veteran of the Mexican war,
and for 10 years president of the Har.
ward club, in Washington, died at the
national capital Saturday, aged &c
years.
The business of the house was laid
aside Saturday afternoon in order that
the members might pay tributes to the
late Senator German.
Reports from all parts of the north
west say hat the wind and snowstorm
of last week was the severest of the
winter.
London-The Royal commission on
tuberculosis has issued a lengthy re-
port on tuberculosis. and that COWS.
milk containing tubercular baccilli is
responsible for a majority of the cases
OF such infection.
There is no foundation for the re
ports hat Signora Duse, the Italian
actress, is dying.
Professor M~endeleff, celebrated
chemist, died recently in ST. Peters
burg.
The Interstate commerce commits.
sion will take up its inquiry in New
York into the financial operations OF
the Hartman roads on February 81
A subpoena for that date has been is.
sued for e. II. Hartman, William
Rockefeller, Jacob II. Schiff, d. o
Mills, and others. 1t is said, will be
~subpoenaed.
The river gauge at Memphis marked
ALP feet Saturday, the highest ever re
corded, the former high mark being
40.5, made in 1O3.
Frank Busby, a pioneer settler OF
Palouse country, died at his brothers
home in Nebraska. Mr.. Busby leaves
a wife and a numerous family of chill
dren, most of whom are married and
live in or near Pullman.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Washington's Legislature.

The end of last weeks session of
the Tenth Washington legislature finds
that body in excellent working order
in both its branches, much work on
hand and the prospect that much legis-
lation will be accomplished. To date
the only measures passed by both
houses are the bill appropriating $780,
600 for expenses of the session, the bill
appropriating money from the peniten-
tiary revolving fund for the purchase
OF jute for the jute mill, the Alaska
Yukon-Paciic exposition bills provid-
ing for sale of shore lands of Lakes
Union and Washington in Seattle and
appropriation from the money received
of $600,000 for the state university
and $500, 900 for the exposition, and a
few minor measures.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
MONTANA ITEMS.

The blizzard in Montana is reported
as growing worse and stockmen are
fearful of heavy losses to stock.
Three republicans were named for
the railway commission by the Mon.
tana legislature. 1t is expected that
the bill will be vetoed by Governor
Toole.
The officers of the Montana Cen.
trail railroad have been informed that
the Great Northern is again tied ND by
a blizzard. The line from Great Falls
to Lethbridge is sut of business. and II
Is stated that in L~ethbridge the worst
storm In 20 years has made it neces-
sary to close the coal mines there for
two days past. From all over northern
Montana come reports of increasing
cold and snow. In Valley county the
temperature ranged close to As degrees
below zero. The cattlemen of that Sec
ton have given up hope Of saving
stock, for which hay is not pFocurable.
Edward p. Mason, a dishonorably
discharged soldier, was found guilty
recently in the federal court of killing
Riley l.. Huff September IL last. at
Fort Assinniboine, and was sentenced
to 10 years in the penitentiary at Deer
Lodge.
Kon KohTs of Deer Lodge. one of
the most prominent stockmen of the
state, while in Butte stated that he is
in receipt of advices from the northern
ranges that his stock losses will reach
about so per cen of his herds, so fierce
Is the storm that is sweeping the north
ern districts of Montana. Mr.. Kohrs
says the conditions in Valley county
and the other big cattle and sheep Sec
tions is simply appalling, the stock
dying by the hundreds.
An expenditure of nearly 81, 000. 900
for the purchase of cattle to supply
the needs of the Indians on reserva-
lions in North and South Dakota, Mon
tana and Arizona will be made by the
interior department within a short
time.
John p. Schmit, register of the state
land Office. has paid over to State
Treasurer ]. H. Rice $40, 017.55, the re-
ceipts Of the state land Office for the
last half of January.
One of the most notable buildings
to be erected in Billings the coming
summer will be an elegant, up-to-date
opera house.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
KING EDWARD IN PARIS.
He and His Wife Are Travelling In

ognlL
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
are in Paris travelling incognito as the
Duke and Duchess Of Lancaster. IL
Is the queens first visit to Paris since
1859. AT their majesties' desires the
trip to France is as private as possible.
They went in automobiles to the
British embassy in Paris, which they
will occupy during their stay. Ambas-
sador Sir Francis L. BERTHE and his
family having moved into a hotel in
order to emphasize the private charac-
ter of the visit. At the kings request
no representatives of the government
met him at the station, but a large
crowd cheered the royal couple. The
incognito Of their majesties will not
disappear until King Edward leaves
his card at the Elysee palace for Presi-
dent Fallieres, after which there viii!
be dinners at the embassy and palace.
While the kings visit has no political
aim, it is expected to bear fruit in
further cementing the Anglo-FTench
understanding and may have a bear
ing upon the attitude of the two
countries at The Hague peace confer
ence.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
DRYDEN Not a Candidate.

Washington, Feb. 6.-United States
Senator John F. Dryden of New Jer.
sey has authorized the Associated
Press to announce that he had with
drawn his name as candidate for re-
election to the United States senate.
This action was taken on the advice of
the senator's physician, who warned
him Of the danger to his health if he
persisted in attending the public meet
ing arranged at his request to be held
in Trenton.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
SEVERE WEATHER
Though MONTANA

Winter weather throughout northern
Montana is now more severe than at
any time for 81 years Not a wheel is
turning on the main line of the Great
Northern. In the drifts west of Havre
seven Oriental Limited passenger trains
are stalled, and to the east five mole
are similarly situated.
The temperature in Great Falls on
Tuesday ranged from ID to % below
zero, in Havre from 80 to A below,
and it is reported that in Valley coun-
ty the temperature Monday was around
90 below. At most points in north
ern Montana a blizzard has ragged for
hours past.
At Chouteau five inches of snow fell
in 10 hours and fuel is so scarce that
coal is being sold in lots of from 100
to 200 pounds. The Indians in that
vicinity are suffering severely, and to
move any possibility of desperate
reds ~pillaging the ranches they are be-
ing fed by the county authorities.
Ranchmen along the Missouri river
In the vicinity of Popular are said to
be short of food and fuel, being unable
to reach settlements, even on snow
shoes. Leedy, a settlement located 90
miles south of Malta, has been isolated
Tor nearly seven weeks, the last person
to reach that point on the railroad haV
ing made the trip the week before
Christmas. There has been no mail IN
there since December 20.
John McMinnon, employed in the
mine OF the International Coal COM
pany at Bear creek, near Red Lodge,
was found frozen to death near that
company's property. McMinnon had
been drinking heavily. From the place
his body was found it is supposed he
became beWildered and left the rail-
road rack at the wrong place, getting
into a draw and peIishing.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
YOUNG THOMPSON is ACQUITTED
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
May Not Be Freed.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 3.-"Not
guilty by reason of insanity" was the
verdict Of the jury in the Thompson
murder case. The prisoner did not
show the slightest sign of emotion.
Victory, sweeping, brilliant, com.
plete. crowned the supreme effort OF
VIII II. Thompson, when the jury try.
ing his son, Chester Thompson, who
shot and killed Judge George Meade
Emory, brought in a verdict tonight
which, though it declares his son a
~lUnatic, removes the tarnish Of muir
der from the family name.
The trial has attracted unusual at
tention on account of the prominence
of the families. Judge Emory was a
lifelong friend Of viii II. Thompson,
the boys father, who, Is an author of
note, and vas for a time counsel for
the Great Northern railroad. He is a
leading member of the King county
bar. His appearance in the trial at
Tacoma as counsel has been an I'M
usual occurrence. He made a thres
days speech in behalf of his son.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Output of Mines.

A Country, still young in mining,
which In ten years can increase its
mineral and metal production nearly
200 per cent, and in 1906 reports a total
valuation of 81, 912, 491, 572, is far ahead
OF great Britain and Germany, and
may easily claim the distinction oil
leader, says the Mining World. This
IS the reputation of the United States.
which today is the largest producer OF
silver, copper, lead, spelter, pig iron,
coal, petroleum, and many other pro.
ducts, which not alone are consumed
at home, but also supply a number OF
foreign countries. In gold the United
States is the second largest producer
in the world.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
OREGON souIRs.

One Of the worst storms in year.
ragged around Helix recently.
p. The house Of the Oregon legislature
has killed the anti-gamblirg bin which
was up for passage.
The Oregon legislature has passed a
bill raising the salary of Legislators
from $12O a session to $500.
The frightening of the closed sea.
son for salmon fishing and the abolish.
ing of summer Sunday fishing are the
main features of identical bills to be
introduced in the Oregon and Washing.
ton legislatures as the result of a con.
ference in Portland of the concurrent
committee appointed by the legislat.
ures of the two states.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
REBUILD THE G
Famous 5~attIeship to Be Bebuilt and
Modernized.

ModerniZed.
The famous battleship Oregon Is to
be modernlzed, and Secretary Metcalf
announced today that he had authoriz-
ed the expenditure Of 81, 600, 900 from
the naval repair fund for the purpose.
OF the best type of warship when she
was launched, the Oregon is already
almost obsolete, and to make her
equal to modern men-of-war, she must
be extensively o~verhauled. The
changes will be similar to those order
ed for her sister ship, the Indiana, the
most important being the substitution
of balanced elliptical turretes for the
present round turrets, which cause the
ship to heed when all four 12-inch guns
are pointed over the same quarter. The
alterations will be made at the Puget
Sound navy yard, where the Oregon
n year.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTIONS
Went Overwhelmingly for the Cen.
servatives.

Went Overwhelmingly for the Cen
servatives.
British Columbia went overwhelm.
ingly conservative Saturday, the gen.
eral election resulting in the return TO
office of the Mcbride government.
OF AZ members returned, "a are con-
servatives, eight liberals and one so.
cialist. Nine seats are still In doubt,
hut the conservatives will have some
of these.
The socialist leader, Hawthornth-
waite, retained his seat. All members
of the Mcbride cabinet, ave the min
lister of education, Manson, retained
their seats. Manson is 20 behind his
liberal opponent in Alberni, with four
polling places to hear from. The lib
eral leader, j. A. Mcdonald, was sue
cessful in Rossland.
Premier Mcbride, who was a candi-
date in both Victoria and Dewdney,
was elected in both places.
At Rossland the election resulted as
fellows:
Archie F. Berry, socialist, 8; Lorne
A. Campbell, conservative, 1856; j. A.
Macdonald, liberal and leader of the
opposition, 240.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
rHegg FREEZE IN = TENEMENT.
wo,,sr and Two Children In Grand
Ranlds Perish Miserably.

Rapids Pefish mls'SS'J'
Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb. 5.-A Wo-
man and two children were found fro
zen TO death Sunday in an upstairs
tenement house with a third child IN
an adjoining room badly frozen. but
alive The dead are: Emma K. Llv'
1ngston. aged 50; Alfred T. Livingston
aged 7. and Lincoln B. Livingston
aged 3.
Badly frozen: Henry Livingston,
aged 10.
Miss Jennie Livingston called at the
residence 10 pay a visit and found her
sister. Emma Livingston, and one
child dead in bed, one child dead on
The floor. and Helen in the adjoining
room badly frozen.
None Of the family had been seen
since Thursday, when two of the chill
dren attended school. The children
lived with Miss Livingston, who was
their aunt. 1t is supposed that after
they retired Thursday night, they be-
came partly asphyxiated by coal
gas. and, the fire dying out, were
frozen to death.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
SUICIDES AT
Stranger Blows Brains Out In New
York Doorway.

New York, Feb. 5.-Standing in the
doorway of an apartment where guests
had assembled to witness a wedding
Sunday night, a stranger, supposed tc
be Uldrich Hudgon of Waterbury
Conn, blew out his brains. Death was
instantaneous and the body tumbled
backward down a flight of stairs. The
guests viewed the body, each declar
Ing ignorance of the SUBSIDIES Identity
An hour later the wedding was solemn
lied.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Marlborough Case Ends.

London-An authoritative statement
embodying what the family desires to
say on the case of the Duke and Ouch
ess of Marlborough, was given out re-
Gently. 1t follows:
The differences between the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough have been
settled privately. The children will
arrive at Sunderland house and the
duchess and their children will pro-
coed to the continent some time next
week"
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
Ton Of Powder Exploded.

Terre Haute, Ind.-A fire kindled
by workmen constructing the new
Monon railroad grade near Linton
spread to a storage house where over
a ton Of giant powder and 1000 pounds
or dynamite were stored, setting on
the explosives and killing a workman
n fatally injuring six others.
The majority Of the workmen ran
Tor safety, but n attempted Il put
out the fire and was killed.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-29
LINcoLN's NAME IN COURT.
Granddaughter 5eckwith Seeks a
Divorce.

Noun: Pleasant, Iowa, Feb. 6.-Mrs.
Jessie Lincoln Beckwith, daughter of
Robert T. Lincoln of Chicago, and
granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln,
has been sued for divorce in the dis
trict court here, and there is about to
close the last chapter in a romance
and elopement that created a sensation
10 years ago. Complainant is Warren
Beckwith, and the ground for seeking
divorce is desertion, and it is under
stood the case will not be contested,
as Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith have not
lived together for several years.