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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED.
County High School Question To Be
Decided On July 6.

Among the business transacted by
the Chouteau county board Of commits
sioners at their June meeting, was the
consideration Of county high school
matters. A petition containing the
necessary number of signatures had
been fled with the county clerk, in
which Havre was nomin ated for the
location Of the proposed high school,
and as the law requires that a special
election be held when such q petition
is filed, the board design ated Satur.
| day. July 6, as the date OF the elec'
ton.
The board appointed judges Of cleo.
ton for each precinct in the county,
and instructed the county clerk to
make the necessary preparations for
the election. The registration list OF
last year will be the roll of voters who
are entitled to take part in the cleo
ton.
The county high school law, under
which the matter will be determined.
provides in section 4 as follows:
After the election, the ballots on
said question shall be canvassed in
the manner provided for general
county elections, and, II the votes in
favor OF establishing q county free
high school shall be q majority of all
the votes cast upon said proposition.
the board of county commissioners
shall proceed to wi the vote for
) the different candid ates for the loca'
ton of said school. and the village,
town or city having the largest mum
Der of votes for the location Of said
, school, provided said number Of votes
!, be a majority OF all votes q in ia
vor Of the measure, shall be declared
TO be the place for the location there
3 Of.
: IT the election results in favor Of es
tablishing such high school, and any
6 candid ate for Its location has q ma
jority, the board Of county commits
= = %sioners. by an order duly entered OF
= their minutes, shall 80 declare thi
i fact, and the board shall ~immediatel!
thereafter appoint six persons, resi-
dents and Taxpayers OF the county, a
least three of whom shall be resident
o OF the village, town or city where tn
school 10 located. who shall, with tn
county superintendent OF schools, cor
N stitute a board Of trustees for sal
"A school.
sol In case of a tie vote between two o
=; more OF the candid ates having th
% highest number of votes for the locs
ton of said school, the county con
missioners shall Immediately call al
other election in the manner provide
+, by law for general county election
at which the only question to be sui
H. mit,ed shall be the location Of sal
he school, and only the names OF tho
lie candidates so tied shall appear upt
ls the ballot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12

a good time was enjoyed by those
present.
Miss O'Grady, OF Great Falls. came
10 on the morning train AID left for
the Rice ranch, where she Will visit
some time.
Vernon Lewis and John Culbertson
returned home today from Evanston,
III where they have been taking a
university course.
H. B. Getty. Of Missoula. arrived
ir the city this morning, aua t'as &C.
cepted "A position with the Electric
Ligh, company as nigh. -ng.u~er.
Location notices fnI -}yht quartz
claim. 10 the Bear Pa" '~.i-t:!c. were
filed in the county clerks Office today
by Shirley .. Brown, ) a. Randall
and others.
A marriage license "a- :>.u-o today
to Thuma. Il. Larkiu. q! Grea: Falls.
and Miss Myra r Kelly ot this city.
The wedding viii! take place Tomorrow
q, the Kelly ranch. 90 the Ie'un.
Carl Erickson, wn" also gave the
name of HeUdrlck-OL, wa, l"heh tt
Warm Springs YESTERDAY IA .unacy
commission 10 the di.;ric: court hav'
ing decided h. was Of mind
Articles If Incorporation were flee
in the county clerks "tic- today b!
the Harlem Shearing company, viii
a capital stock vi $4,000. The incor
~porators are George NJ. Stow, A. J
Cowan, Z. LaRock. Joseph Ostie ant
H. W. Crossen.
Those who Intend 10 apply to III
district court for citizenship papers
are reminded that they must Civ
ninety days notice by appearing be
fore the clerk of the court with thei
Witnesses. Az the end OF the ninet
days. naturalization is granted on tn
first two days Of each term OF court
, Those who give notice Of their appll
cation before July p will be- able t
; secure citizenship papers at the teri
of court which opens October p.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
Modern Farming Methods Pay.
Great Pals Tribune.

zone OF the busiest agricultural
communities in Montana at present is
to be found surrounding the thriving
little town of Conrad" said Hon. w.
G. Conrad, who returned last evening
from q brief visit to the ranches of the
Conrad Investment company.
"Any one who doubts that farming
in Montana will pay can dissolve their
doubts by spending q little time inves.
tigating results in that vicinity. For
example, the Conrad Investment com.
pany last year kept accurate accounts
of The expenditures and receipts in
connection with the cultlv alton of 200
acres of land. All labor was hired
for this purpose alone, and the men
working were paid s35 per month or
more. The result showed a profit OF
Sit. 20 per acre for the year, a net pro-
fit of So, $50 for the first year. Grain
was grown on this tract.
"rhere are now four steam plows
working ia the vicinity of Conrad,
each of which can pillow FIVE acres an
hour. One pillow recently plowed a
100 acre field in two and one-half days.
The Conrad Investment company Is
going to break $500 acres OF land this
year, and it will be abou. equally di'
vided between wheat and oats for
crops.
Zone OF the plows above mentioned
is a recently perfected piece Of ma
chinery, turning a furrow 20 feet wide,
or 40 feet I the round. In addition
to the pillow, this implement also car
ries q seeder.disk.drill behind it., a.
we'll as q roller, 60 that when the LAND
il plowed, 1t is also seeded and rolled
"The sugar beet is becoming an az
ricultural factor around Conrad. Las
year, there we're acres of beets grown
and the results are all that could have
been wished for. The successful rails
ing Of beet crops has encouraged man!
farmers to put in large crops this
year. l believe that. in two years a
the outside, Conrad will have a sugar
beet factory. 1t will not be long nov
before 5000 acres OF land will be de
voted to beet.growiug, and when thi'
time comes q factory will be q neces
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received BY the county
clerk of Chouteau county. Montana, up to the
ton of = steel or combination bridge across the
Big sandy creek about six miles from Havre,
Montana. Said bridge to coneist Of one span lO
Bidders 10 submit their own plans and specincs.
tions. Bids must be accompanied by . certified
check for 10 per cent. of the amount of the bid;
marked on the Outside to indicate their nature.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
By order Of the board Of county commissioners
W. r. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Montana, June 1, 1867.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
School District Funds.

The financial condition of the var
ious school districts ia Chouteau
county is a subject OF interest to
boards of trustees and others who
are affected by that feature of the
county treasurer's quarterly report.
An exhibit prepared by L. o. Hudson,
county treasurer, shows these bal
ances to the credit of the various
school districts on May 81:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12

sity. From 5000 acres Of beets, un-
der average conditions, more than
lO,OOo,OW pounds of sugar can be
made in a season.
"The prize of 500, which l offered
last year to the farmer raising the best
acre OF beets, was won by a man OF
the name Of Bokma, who produced
Is tons Of the finest kind Of sugar
beets from one acre.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12

Chouteau Acantha: T. H. Rathj e
and A. Reif, horse buyers from Ed
monitor, Alberta. left for their home
yesterday with twenty head of un-
broken horses which they had pur.
chased from Pat C~rossen. We under
stand that the price paid for the bunch
was 500 per head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
DANDELION DOPE.
Pestiferous Weed Becomes a Nui.
sance In Many Localities.

The pssky daudelion is causing con.
stern alton in various parts OF the west.
1t has inv AIDED gardens, lawns, pastures
and grain fields and taken possession
with an apparentdetermination to stay.
1t makes successful war upon other
vegetation that is generally regarded
as of rank growth, but which surren'
ders to the invader. Owners Of alfalfa
fields report that the pestiferous weed
is destroying their crops. and fields
that were formerly a beautiful expanse
of waving green now presen. a yellow
dandelion appearance that gives them
a feeling Of encouragement and dis.
gust.
The p%estiferous invader is an unwel-
come guest in various parts OF Mon.
tana and other western states. Many
Colorado towns are afflicted with its
presence and on the Pacific coast it
is recognized a. q menace to the home
surroundings and farming resources
of that section Municipal authorities
have passed ordinances declaring the
weed to be q nuisance, and requiring
its extermin alton, but it continues to
flourish, blossom and scatter it's seed
in all directions.
In some parts of Washington state,
the women folks are ~aging war on
the dandelion by using it as a raw
material for making wine. They say
the beverage is pleasant to taste and
ut the same time light, and contains
little alcohol, although of course, fer
m~eutation takes place. The recipe used
is as follows: Take one peck of dan
delion flowers and boil for half ar
hour, strain and add enough water tt
make two gallons: add two pounds o
sugar and two lemons sliced. Place
in the mixture q yeast cake and lie
stand for six weeks: then bottle anl
cork. If no sweet enough add NOR
sugar.
A more effective method Of EXTERN
ination has been adopted in Denver,
Spokane and other western cities
where a poisonous dope is being ap
y piled to the weed. 1t is said to be sur
q death to the dandelions. The effect
e of the dope on various kinds Of vege
tation are described as follows:
Completely kills dandelions, harm
s less TO ordinary lawn or bluegrass
): but might harm clover if a strong solr
# ton: harmless to other kinds Of weeds
such as thistle and pigweed: destroy
q garden vegetables. as green peas an
g lettuce. The ingredients OF the 'killer
should at all times be handled wit
j. care, as one of them, sulphuric aci(
is L deadly poison and will eat avn
Is any metal vessel If it is too strong
Ia the solution.
10 For treating lawns or large spac,
a where the dandelions have becou
ut thick, the formula is: To a barrel
~ water, 81 gallons, add 100 pounds
i'd sulphate of iron and 10 pounds OF su
" phuric acid and mix i, we'll. 1t ms
IN then be applied with a sprayer or
i'd common sprinkling car. In sma
~ quantities, % each gallon Of wat
ed add one pound OF iron sulphate ar
two and one-half ounces of sulphur
or acid. Both the iron sulphate and I
'e- acid may be bought at any drug
lie chemical house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
House foP Sale.

A dve.room house and two lots for sale, located
on upper Main street, with barns and other out
buildings. Apply to
GEORGE w. SMITH, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-06-12
Public Buck Herd.

The Undersigned will run a buck herd during
the season. and solicite business from the sheep.
men. Address.
A, w. ROLF, Sheath, Montana.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19

The Importance Of the state univer'
stiles Of the Middle West in the educa-
tional affairs OF the country has been
considerably advanced recentl y
through the efforts Of Chancellor
Frank Strong Of the State University
DR.. Strong attended the meeting in
Washington Of the National Assccia-
tion Of State Universities, held short
time ago, and at that meeting read 9
paper on the Standardization Of
State Universities, in which he advo-
Gated that this class Of schools should
set the standard for the country In
stead Of letting the private institu-
lions do 1t, as they are now attempt
ing to do. As result Of his efforts
the association took steps to establish
o system Of Standardization to be put
into effect next year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19

Judicial Office has not expired, and ID
render such acceptance void.
The ineligibilfty Of the "justicea
and judges attaches to them al In
dividnals, and not merely 10 office,
and extends notonly while they hold
Office. but during the term for which
they were elected. Nor Is the princi-
pie changed when the Office emanates
from another authority. The oonsti-
tutional inhibition remains the same.
II Is still the law which governs the
courts Of this state--ah unchangiDg
and unbending rule from which there
Is no escape.
To be sure, Kansas has been going
pretty fast along the road which has
for its sign post, "The constitution be
.hanged-do as you please" but 10 1t a
good doctrine for great Republican
paper. like the Capital to preach -or
for q Judge on the bench to practicep
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19
RINEHART.

Andy Brown transacted business in
Woodbine last Wednesday.
Walter Murphy visited several days
last week at the George Wilsey home
near Detroit.
G. c. Buhrer, Emery Diehl aud
others left for Panhandle, Texas,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Essick Of Ellsworth
visited friends aud relatives here last
week.
Mrs. S. n. Hassler and son, Will
were shopping in Chapman Monday.
Tia falr and social held By the
ladies last Friday vas quits . success.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19
..The Constitution Be Hangea."

Up In. the Fifth District the opponents OF
Judge Rees Of Ottawa county are accusing
the Judge Of violating his oath Of ONCE In
running for congress-, the state constitution
prohibiting a Judge from occupying any
other office during the term for which he was
elected. But IL will be time 70 denounce
Judge Rees when he does occupy more than
one office There is no constitutional pro-
vision which prevents man from resignine
one Office upon election to archaeological
In other words, 1.-THE constitution
he hanged" Does the Capital favor
supreme court justices and district
Judges running for office while serv-
ing on the bench, with the possibility
Of holding the whip over every liti'
giant and every lawyer until after
electionp Does 1t favor disregard OF
the state constitution which says q
Judge shall not accept any other office
'"during the term for which he is
elected" The "term for which he
was elected" expires January /. 1910,
and the constitution says that until
then the judge shall accept no other
Office and he takes his solemn oath
that be will obey that regulation.
When he becomes candidate, every
body knows that he stands willing to
violate the state constitution he has
sworn to support, u he can get an
other Office thereby.
In contrast to the Capitals inter
probation OF the constitution is the
supreme courts Interpretation as
written in the second Kansas supreme
court reports in the case Of State ex.
rel. VS.. Cobb. On this very point the
court says:
Even after a removal from or resig-
nation Of Office, the justices and
Judges named are still plainly and
unedulvocally bound by the constitu-
bl0nal luulDlNiOh uuth hHo oAPAeheu
Of the term for which they were elect
ed. The disqualification attaches to
the individual and not to the incum-
bent Of the office. The object sought
to be accomplished by this provision,
is that our high Judicial officers may
be removed as far as possible from
the temptation to use the power and
Influence Of their positions snd author
ity for their own advancement. To
prevent their minds from being dis
traoted from their legitimate duties
by ambitious hopes and struggles Tor
10 raise them above those
political and partisan contests 90 IN
becoming the desired purity, impair
liallty and cAlmness Of the judicial
character. Ih eject is 70 prevent
II soosptanos Of any other ofice By
Judge or justios, The term Of whose
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19
Pigs and Finance.

'.Pigs is pigs" and dollars is dollars
II all the farmers should refuse u
take their pigs to market some On'
would be without pork; but the Pig
would still be pigs. The question
would be to get them to market The
proposition with the dollars is the
same. There are plenty Of them 10
America. The United States treasury
alone has SO4, 100000 Of them. Banks
ali over the country were full Of them
before the people got scared and took
some out. But they are still dollars
The question is to get them into the
market.
II was because people took their
money out Of the Bank Of Commerce
ii Kansas City, thatit had to close It's
doors; but the closed doors are moth
ing to be afraid Of. The touching
obituaries in the Kansas City Star on
the death supposed Of this institution
show the situation in its true light.
The people in Kansas City are indeed
very sorry to see the greatest bank
between St. Louis and San Francisco"
dissolved, whether temporarily or for
ever, but their mourning does not
take the form Of fear. There Is no
reason to be afraid. The Missouri
Valley is Just as full as ever Of pigs
and dollars, aud the services Of both
are not likely to be entirely lost 10
the people so long as that other great
product Of the Middle West-gOOd
sense remains with us. Pigs is
pigsn and dollars is dollars and Wal
street and the Bank Of Commerce to-
rsther can't destroy their value. II.
Y. Rutledge.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19

Judge Brewer, formerly Of Kan
sas, is a member Of the United States
Supreme court and thinks himself 9
profound thinker and a Websteriau
orator. He swiped Roosevelt in 9
speech, the other day and theepresi'
dent came back by declaring that
Brewer had 'sweet-breads' where hii
brains should be" says the EldOradO
Republican. And thus does the
cause Of education 60 forward and
civilization progress.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19

I uNN4AI 44AAf
A conference Of the Rses supporters
was held In Salina Wednesday to dis.
cuss the matter Of Rses' disrogard fol-
the state constitution In running for
office while q judge. rhe "Home'
Rule" explains exactly what Is Rees'
position thus:
Below Igive quotation from the
constitution Of the state Of Kansas.
It Is Articles, Section lS, and reads
as follows:
1.-The Justice Of the Supreme Court
and Judges Of the District Court
shall, at stated times, receive for their
services such compensation as may be
provided by law, which shall not be
Increased during their respective
terms Of Office: Provided, such COM
pensation shall not be less than $500
to each Justice or Judge, each year,
and such Justice or Judge shall re-
ceive no fees or perquisites, nor
HOLD ANY OTHER OFFICE OF
PROFIT OR TRUST UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF THE STATE, OR
THE UNITED STATES, DURING
rHE TERM OF OFFICE FOR WHICH
SUCH JUSTICE Or JUDGE SHALL
BE ELECTED, nor practice law in
any Of the courts in the state during |
their continuance In office"
Below give the oath Of Office taken
by Judge Rees when he went on the
bench: Il
~ do solemnly swear that ! will
the constitution otth United
mates and THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE STATE OF KANSAS. and faith
ully discharge the duties Of the office
Il Judge Of the District Court. SO
HELP ME GOD. (Signed) 3. R.
REEFS"
Now will the papers in this dis
riot that are supporting Judge Rees
,lease explain how he can become
candidate for congress after having
AIKEN that oath, without violating the
law Of the statep In
icing candidate for office he fore
wears himself. He has sworn when
10 took the oath Of Judge that he
would not during the term for which
10 was elected Judge become a candi- !
late for Congress, or any other office.
II the Judge who wears the tradi- |
ional ermine may in this open and |
otorious manner violate the law,
rample the constitution Of the state
nder his feet in the presence Of all !
he people, what kind Of an example 1
oes 1t furnish to the rising youth in q
disregard for lawP Ii
l cannot believe that Judge Rees '
ill continue to be candidate for
,ngress. 1t must be that he had a
Of taken this matter into considers a
on when he announced his candi- /,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19
Speculating Id. Homo.

We CVPy Suo iVA1v"i"6 hVA w
iRegister and Leader Of Des Moines
Iowa. What is true Of Iowa 10 true 0
Kansas, and what is true Of Kansas 1
true Of Abilene. The financial panic i
but another object lesson on th'
results Of sending your MONEY
away from home for investment
"SuppoSing large part Of the Iow'
bank reserves now tied up in eastern
securities had been used tO encourage
local industrial enterprises. Sup
posing large part Of the profits Of
the Iowa farms that have gone for in
vestment in Canada, In the Red river
valley, in the irrigated region Of Colo.
RADIO, in the Yakima valley, in the
Panhandle region, and in nearly every
other spot on the face Of the globe
that has advertised, had been patrioti-
cally invested at home.
What, is the matter with Iowa to-
dayP What is killing the average
county seat town. Iowa money is
financing every enterprise on earth
but Iowa enterprises. The far off
financial fields look green. 1t was
only q few weeks ago that stock was
actually sold in Des MOines in an i'm
terurban railroad projected from
Duluth to St. Paul. And 1t is re-
liably reported that Iowans have
large shares in an air line railroad
from New York to Chicago, that will
be built when the line to the moon is
built.
"At Newton there is a cluster Of
great brick buildings that house much
and many men. Senator
Maytag believed in the Parsons band
cutter. There were some years when
it was not SO certain that his faith
was we'll founded. But today he has
a business that covers the agriculture
II world, and his profits run into the
Xix figures, and Newton is a hive Of
industry and prosperity, a growing
'ity.
Eighteen years ago John Fl.
1ownie had just graduated from
brake university. Without capital
o began to make gloves in Des
loines. At one time he nearly had
, close for the want Of $500, which a
lend let him have on his face. Last
ear he made 100000 pairs Of gloves,
} say nothing of coats and other fur
,ods. At ten cents profit to the
lir 1t meant a net $50, 900 to a man
1t on the under side Of 10 years. {
''At Waterloo Wilbur F. Marsh is
nplOying 1000 men in the manu-
cture Of hand separators. He has
contract for his entire output at a
laranteed net prO6t Of not less than
5000 a month. Mr.. Marsh bsgan
ith many discourSgements. He is 4
ung man. He had faith in the =
sslbilities Of Iowa as state Of fac :
ries, and today Waterloo is a city.
aterloo is riding the high wave
.ile every town aAd city in the state
At has cOntented itself with specula-
N is in the dump and people are =
wing to cities where local oppor-
mites have been developed"
The money Kansas has scattered
road, and that is today tied up.
'uld build an interurban railroad
cry 20 miles, establish a flourish
factory In every large town, n
uble the population Of the state in o
! years, quadruple values, and gil :; :
} people with enthusiasm. And
} men who should make the home A,
would be getting better /;
yidends than they are on their out al
10 holdings. te
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19
J. N. BURTON. Auctioneer.
]. A. ENGLE, Clerk.

IFirst pubIIshed in Abilene Weekly Re
aector Dec. n. 1901
Notice.
To an coneeFnof:
Notice 4 hereby given that The under
slgued DID On tho11ih aayQi pecem1el, llt,
oln IN nrobate court Of DlcElneol cqqntYi
Kanaai. their potlfIna for 4 ofuE1l1l'a permii
10 ell nlcohoilc fouo1a At No. ~ Nora
otdaf street IN tie 1ecohd ward Of TIE city d
Ahlloae, Dicklnaou cQunty, Kansas $40
iS1h inV Of lamar, ~ - n o'clocf Z. = o.
40 a. q e uoo1 tseroaflof - Ne ooart
tk Won sss'Esi..,.. EF,s'is-.'.. :
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-12-19

Kansas City lost the RePnblicelln
convention because it talked too
much and the Democratic becsuSe 1t
did not talk enough.