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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

Brother Kennedy, D. S. G. r., initiated
large class of candidates into Court
Redondo Friday night.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

A "side degree" subject to careful cen
sorship and preferably humorous in char
acter, was taken up at recent meeting
of Argonaut council promotion committee
and discussed, finally given over to q
committee for report, as was also the
idea of forming haven of Arcanum
angels.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
wooDMEN OF THE WORLD

A communication has been
sent to all camps and cir
cles in southern California
calling a joint committees
meeting to he held In
room 4O1 Chamber OF Com
merce building, September
30. at S d. m. for the pur-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

DR.. Francis r. Percival has received the
appointment of state medical examiner
for California. The doctor is a loyal
Arcanian and will be worker for the
advancement of the order.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

Brother Blusser, d. S. G. R., led twen-
ty-fve candidates through the paths
of the forest at Paso Robles last week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29
WEEKS NEWS or FRATERNAL AND SECRET SOCE

presented to the winners after which re-
freshments were In order.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-29

The Carpenters union, No. 1853. reports
a constant increase of members. chiefly
eastern workmen, who are fiocking to this
city by the trainload. The union has in
Cured heavy expenditures the past week
in the way of insurance payments and
other necessaries. Yet this feature is set
off by the continued prosperity of the
union from an increase in membership
point of view.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Bids For Sun River Project.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The secre.
tary of the interior is soliciting pro-
rosals for the construction of IL miles
OF main canal, 81 miles of laterals, II
miles of waste.water bitches and ap.
purtenant structures in connection
with the Sun River irrigation project,
near Great Falls, Montana.
The work involves approxim ately
4Sl, 900 cubic yards of excava alton,
l,2OO cubic yards of concrete, 200 cubic
yards of paving and riprap, 100000
feet board measure) of lumber, the
placing of 1862, 900 pounds of steel
and the furnishing of such other ma.
terials and the performance of such
other work as may be necessary for
the completion of the work. The bids
will be opened at Great Falls, Mon.
tana. on April ), 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Many Railroad Casualties.

WASHINGTON, Feb. An accident
bulletin issued by the interstate com.
merce commission for three months
ended September 80, last, shows that
the total number of casualties to pas.
sengers and railroad employees while
on duty to have been 10, $50, as against
l6,937 reported in the preceding three
months. The number of passengers
and employees killed in train accidents
was 267, as against 1914 reported in the
preceding three months. Fifty-two
passengers were killed.
The total number of collisions and
derailments in the quarter was 3,672,
of which 269 collisions and POI derail-
ments affected passenger trains. The
damage to cars, engines and roadway
by these accidents amounted to 81, 937,.
76O
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Ranch Hand lnherits Fortune.

DILLON, Feb. 9.-Charles Barron,
who had been sheepherder, COW.
punchar, ranchband and miner in the
vicinity of Dillon during the past four
years, received letter this week from
Et gland stating that he had fallen
J='i 80 peerage and a fortune that
":l. ,'r!d him an annual income of
more han 100000 Inclosed in the
;vtt"r was a check for $500, to pay his
rX., n,e, to New York city, where he
will, he met by the counsellors from
Eng 2.and and matters so arranged tn at
he viii come into possession of his
wealth at once.
Barron was born in Essex, England !,
thirty years ago and came to Canada o
with his parents while yet an infant.
He lived in Canada until four years
t@e', whep he came tn Dillon aud se-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Condemns Laws DELAY.

CHICAGO, Feb. S.-"A delay of
three years in an ordinary personal
injury action may be grave injustice
to single individual or family, but
an equal delay in bringing to trial
the large number of cases, civil and
criminal, arising from a theatre fire
which caused the loss of nearly 600
lives and shocked the civilized world,
sows broadcast the seed of contempt
for law and gives notice to the world
of the .inefficiency of our judicial sys.
tenn
In these words Professor Frederick
c. Woodward, of the Northwestern
University Law School, writing in the
February number OF Illinois Law Re.
view, sums up what may be termed the
legal lesson of the Iroquois fire.
The body of Professor Woodw ard 5
article is a detailed summary of the
criminal proceedings which begun
with the arrest of fourteen employees
of the Iroquois theater the day after
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Hermit Starves To Death,

MILES CITY, Feb. 8.-Coroner Grey
and Sheriff Savage have returned
from Tongue river, where they went to
investigate the death of John Plum.
kett, who it was reported, died alone
In his cabin. which is about % miles
south of Miles City.
Mr.. Plunkett lived hermit life and
very little is known of his past life,
though he once stated TO q friend tn at
he had son. 1t is supposed that the
deceased was worth between 5000
and $4,000, part of which is in the
bank at Miles City, the rest being
buried in and about his cabin. In the
clothing OF the deceased was found
300 in cash and securities worth 3d..
600. Death was found due to starva.
tion and freezing, there was no evi.
dence of foul play, but the coroner
thought it best to Investigate
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Gets Even With Railroads.

OMAHA, Feb. 8.-The war depart.
ment has way to get even with the
Union Pacific and Northwestern roads
for refusing to haul the Tenth cav airy
from Nebraska forts to San Francisco
at lower than tariff rates. Although
the soldiers were scheduled to start on
the journey on February %, today or.
ders were issued to hold the men un.
til March l, on which date the colonist
rates are put in effect on all western
railways, and the soldiers will be
hauled at one.half the regular fare
plus 81. This is lower rate than the
quartermaster's department expected
to secure from the railroad on a reg.
ular bid.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Urgent Appea! For Coal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. An urgent
appeal for fuel has been received hy
the interstate commerce commission
from Edinburg, n. D. \ dispatch
says suffering there is imminent.
Business houses are closing and
grocery stores are running out of sup.
plies.
There have been no local freights
since December "a, the dispatch says,
and no mail has left the place for
three weeks. 1t is claimed coal has
been on the road since Oc,o Der l5, and
but two cars have been received in six
weeks, after repeated appeals. The
charge is made that the railroad line
is open. but little effort is made to
move trains. Chairman Knapp has
brought the matter to the attention of
President Hill. of the Great Northern.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
DEATH OF GOV. LESLIE,
Honored With High Public Office In
Kentucky and Montana.

HELENA, Feb. I. Ex-Governor
Pr reston H. Leslie, Montana's grand
old man is dead. The end came about
quarter to 8 o'clock this morning,
after the heroic character had made q
brave struggle against the inevitable.
Ten days ago he was taken i'll with
pneumonia. He recovered partially
from the latter disease and his rela-
tives hoped for the best, but weakness
of the heart developed, which proved
fatal.
Mr.. Leslie had the distinction of
having been the governor of two com.
monwealths. He was governor first
of Kentucky and later became terri
torial governor of Montana. Former
Governor Leslie was SO years old,
having been born in 1919. He was a
native of Kentucky and was admitted
to the bar of that state in 1910. He
served several terms in the kentucky
legislature. in both houses, and in
1869 was elected speaker of the senate,
and succeeded to the governorship on
the resignation of Governor Steven.
son. He was reelected in 1871 by a
large majority. In 1887 he was ap.
pointed by President Clevsland gov
ernor of the territory of Montana,
serving until the state was admitted to
the union. Later he was appointed
United States district attorney and
served in that Office until 1898.
Former Governor Leslie had prac.
ticed law longer than any other man
in Montana. He was honored by the
state bar association few years ago
by being elected president of the or
ganization. He was perhaps the old
est practiciug lawyer in the state. Al
ter he left the Office of United States
district attorney he maintained Offices
in the Pitts burg block, Helena, which
he kept up to the time of his death. In
recent years he had not been specially
active in practice, but it was not
through any lack of ability as his
mind did not fail him with age and
his physical endurance was the marvel
of his friends. The former governor
was a democrat and always took
great interest in politics. He was a
leading mem ber of the First Baptis,
church of Helena. Since the death OF
his daughter, herself prominent
member of the Helena church, he had
never seemed quite as cheerful as be.
fore that event which was a particul-
arly sad blow to him. Governor Les.
lie had two sons in Montana, Judge
j. B. Leslie, of Great Falls and DR..
Leslie, of Livingston.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Range Conditions In Wyoming.

BUTTE, Feb. 9.-Montana is not the
only state that has been experiencing
hard luck with its livestock during the
present winter. According to reports,
Wyoming is faring worse. Phil
Thorpe. a stockman of the Beaverhead
region, passed through Butte on his
way home to Dillon, after passing
some time in the range country of
Wyoming, and is authority for the
statement that conditions were des-
perate during the severe cold weather
that prevailed week ago. Mr.. Thorpe
says sheepowners generally were very
short of feed and that many sheep
were dying One stockman offered
him band of sheep containing 5000
head for $1,000. It was impossible to
get the animals to the railroad so they
could be shipped to feed and it was
impossible to get hay hauled to where
they were ranging, SO deep was the
snow.
"There might have been money
made by killing the entire band and
skinning them," said Mr.. Thorpe,
"for the pelts would have plenty OF
wool on them and would have sold
we'll in the spring, when they could
have been hauled to market. but you
could not get men to do the skiuniug
A. it is, am much afraid that the
entire band viii be lost unless the
good weather which Is prevailing here
reaches that very particular part OF
Wyoming and clears the range of tie
dep and crusted STOW which covers
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
To Give President Control.

" ASHlNGTON, Feb 9 If Il bill in
trouuced by Seuator kit.re dge today
becomes a la" .;lt r"H-i,!en, VIII have
absolute control Of TIE Panama raua!
Thr bji. %uthur!Zes :,iu. i, place the
work Ia the hands Il h.. II An iru.-
>id al commits siuuer d . cl.n.u.!~~ 'un
com posed of seven members, AID 10
caac the former course /, fol!O"el +,
CON siuncr is TO have ali the bowers
tia. the seven would have Ia ,hr L..
ter event. The president i, to I.>,
scr'oe the compens alton aai U'ltr
privileges for it. He also given an
lho",ty to appoint civil or military ,n-
GIN n, or to selec; persons for auy
o,b,r class of work in connection wi n
the canal and all are placed u;G, r.
the direction and control OF the prc~i-
,1nrt
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
ANOTHER LEASING PLAN.
Nebraska Senator Proposes Lease Of
Lands Already Enclosed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. - Sen ator
Burkett, of Nebraska, has introduced
an amendment to the agricultural ap-
propri alton bill designed, If adopted,
to obviate the necessity of removing
in many instances fences which now
illegally inclose government lands.
1t is certain that unless legislation is
enacted at this session of congress to
provide for the leasing or otherwise
disposing of grazing lands the order
recently issued by the president re-.
quiring the removal of all illeg al
fences inclosiug government land will
have to be carried into effect during
the coming spring. to the great dam
age of the ranch interests in the west.
1t is believed by Senator Burkett-
and his views, it is said, have the en-
dorsement of Forester Pinchot and
other influential officers of the gov.
ernment-that the amendment pro-
posed will provide means by which
lands now inclosed may in a large
part by leased by those having them
inclosed, thus giving them legal in.
stead of illegal use and removing the
necessity of taking down the fences.
Burkett's amendment provides that
the secretary Of agriculture may regu.
late and control grazing upon unap.
propriated, unreserved lands of the
United States, under such rules and
regulations as he may prescribe, and
charge and collect reasonable fees for
grazing thereon, the receipts to be de-
posted in the treasury as a special
fund from which shall be paid eX-
penses incurred in the regulation and
protection of grazing lands and for
the employment of such assistance as
may be necessary to administer the
act, and provides that after January
|, 1908. it shall be unlawful to Craze
livestock upon public lands otherwise
than &s prescribed by the rules and
re- uial!ons of the secretary of agri-
culture, excepting that bona fide set
tiers or residents shall not be debarred
from grazing livestock used for do.
lnrSllC PURPOSES.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
RockefeIIer's Big Gift.

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Thirty-two o
million dollars worth of income. bear.
ing securities was the gift of John D.
Rockefeller through his son, John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., announced to the
general education board men, when it
assembled for a special meeting here
last night.
The gift, which is the largest single
sum ever handed out for such pur-
poses, will be used for general educa.
tion purposes throughout the country.
Mr.. Rockefeller had previously given
the board Oil, 100000 for the same
work, his contribution now amounting
to s43, 100000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
FEES FOR GRAZING.
Objectionable Features Of Burkett
Bill Cause Strong Protest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The senate
committee on agriculture is preparing
to consider a resolution looking to
the leasing of public lands for graz
ing purposes. A large delegation of
western cattlemen is already here to
support the measure. The effort will
be to have a provision covering the
point incorporated in the agricultural
appropriation bill as an amendment,
the text of which has already been
proposed by Senator Burkett.
The amendment authorizes the presi.
dent to, from time to time, establish
grazing districts upon the unreserved
public lands by proclaim alton, and it
proceeds:
"Thereupon the secretary of agri.
culture, under the rules and regula-
tions prescribed by him, shall execute
the provisions of this act and all
other laws affecting the grazing or
use of public lands within such graz
ing districts, except such laws as af.
feet the surveying, prospecting, locat-
ing, entering, relinquishing, recon-
veying, certifying or patenting Of any
lands within such grazing districts,
appoint officers necessary for their
administration, regulate their use for
grazing purposes, protect them from
depreciation and injury; restore and
improve their grazing values: issue
permits to Craze livestock thereon for
periods of not more than ten years,
giving preference to homesteaders,
and, when practicable, to present oc-
cupants of the range who own i'm
proved ranches or who have provided
water for livestock grazed upon tie
public lands, and charge and collect
reasonable fees for such grazing per.
mits, as is now done for the use of
the forest reserve lands, products and
resources, based upon the grazing
value of the land in each locality
The question will be made the sub
ject of hearing by the committee
Monday. The measure will be
opposed upon the ground that if it be.
comes law it will give the big cattle
men monopoly on the range to III,
exclusion of the small holders.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

der the new pure.food law manufact.
urers are compelled to print formula as
on all packages of foods and drugs
Creameries. generally, use coloring
matter In their butter and the oleo
makers will insist on the government
requiring creameries to label their
butter showing this.
1t the creameries fail to comply with
the law to the very letter the oleo
makers will insist on prosecutions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

cured work, first as a sheepherder,
then as cowpuncher, then he worked
on ranch for some time as a common
ranchhand and later followed mining
some. His grandfather. Sir Charles
Barron Caulkin, recently died in Eng
land at the age of eighty -four, leaving
his entire fortune to his grandson.
Before leaving for New York city
Wednesday, Barron said that be knew
that there was possibility of him
some time falling heir to some prop
erty in England, but he had no idea i /,
would be so soon nor that the fortune
would be so large. He said that he
intended to return to Dillon and be
the same fellow to his friends here as
ever, although he be q millionaire.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
To Prevent Coal Monopoly.

WASHINGTN, Feb. S.--Representa a.
tive Lacey, of Iowa, chairman of the
house committee on public lands, in.
troduced bill, the purpose of which
is to prevent monopolies in coal
lands. The measure provides that
patents for coal lands shall contain q
clause, stipul ating they are to become
invalid in case they are transferred to
persons or corporations holding more
than 5000 acres of coal lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Alcohol Bill Amended,

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The house
has passed bill amending the act re.
lating to the withdrawal from bond,
tax free. Of domestic alcohol when
rendered unfit for beverage or liquid
medical uses by mixture with suitable
den aturing materials. The bill pro.
vides for the establishment of central
den aturing bonded warehouses, other
than those at distilleries, to which al
cohol of the required proof may be
transferred from the distilleries or
distillery bonded warehouses, without
payment of the internal revenue tax.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Costs To Remove Snow.

NEW York, Feb. l9.-The county
authorities yesterday voted S7S5, 900
to the street cleaning commissioner to
pay the expenses in removing the re.
cent fall of snow. The last previous
snowfall was removed at a cost of
$3.50, 600. making little more than
ST, ,OCn, coo that the storms this year
have cost the county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

the fire and have dragged on through
more than three years with practically
no result. From this the writer passes
to a consideration of the causes of
this delay and to the suggestion of
remedies in the legal procedure of the
state which he believes the 1roquois
cases prove to be necessary.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Wheat For Russia.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 9.-.The Interior
Elevator company has sold $780, 900
bushels OF wheat to an importing firm
in Russia, which is buying in this
country owing to the famine coudi.
tiOns at home. The shipment goes to
Riga aud thence will be distributed
where there has been crop famine in
Russia.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Must Revise Freight Rates.

DEs MONIES, Feb. S.-1he Iowa
board OF railroad commissioners or.
dered complete revision of the
freight schedules ia this state. The
order was made after hearing com.
plants regarding rates on livestock.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
MORE RAILROAD TRACK,
Newspaper Authority Says Hill Lines
Will Increase Facilities.

New YORK, Feb. s. - The Wall
Street Journal tomorrow will say:
James j. Hill says it is an open ques-
tiOn with him whether to double track
the Great Northern or build a new
railroad. Mr.. Hills propensities for
blazing his way through a new coun.
try with a locomotive headlight is we'll
known, and it would not be surprising
ii this is the course he will follow now
in relieving the congestion on the
Great Northern railway.
This does not necess arily mean that
new transcontinental road will be
built from st. Paul to Puget Sound,
but the idea is tantamount to the same
thing. The proposition will depend
very largely on the future growth of
the business in the northwest. The
first step in the application of Mr..
Hills idea for relieving the conges.
tion on the Great Northern will doubt
less be a new line to connect St. Paul
with the main line of the Great Nor.
thern in the western end of North Da-
kota. The most congested portion of
the Great Northern 10 between Grand
Forks on the Red River OF the North,
around the north of Devils Lake to
Minot.
A new line from Fargo to Minot will
not only completely relieve the con.
gestion, but also open up new coun-
try. Hill and the various roads which
he dominates have under construction
or projected today not less than 5000
miles of new railroad in various parts
OF the country between the Mississippi
river and the Pacific coast.
Aside from any new lines now con.
templated the Hill lines have about
5000 miles under construction, or pro-
jected now, or completed since the last
fiscal year. OF this the most import
ant item is the new transcontinental
road building in Canada. The line is
now practically done from Vancouver
through the Rocky mountains. 1t will
be pushed across the prairies of AL
berta, Assinniboia and Manitoba to
Winnipeg, which will be the eastern
terminus. The new line will be about
500 miles long and should be finished
within the next two years. This new
transcontinental road will be owned
by the Great Northern. Its import.
ance to the Hill system could hardly
be overestimated. 1t will be directly
competitive to the Canadian Pacific
from Winnipeg to Vancouver and is
retaliation on gigantic scale for the
temerity with which the Canadian Pa.
cific built down to Spokane.
If a new line is built from Fargo to
Minot it will very closely parallel the
500, a Canadian Pacific line, almost
its entire length. 1t will be possible
to throw freight from the Hill lines in
Washington, Montana and even North
Dakota across into Canada and
brought to the east on the Canadian
route, or it will be possible to route
freight from the rapidly developing
Canadian territory and through into
the United States for the American
route. There are no state legislatures
or any interstate commerce commits
sions in Canada
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13
Butter Must Be Pure.

WASHINGTON, Feb. o. Oleomar.
garine manufactures are preparing to
take revenge on the creamery concerns
for forcing the passage OF the anti.
oleom margarine bill in congress. Un-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-02-13

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