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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
MONTANA LAW MAKERS MEET.
Republican Caucus Selects E. ". King As
Speaker Of the House.

HELENA, Jan. 6.-The big surprise
of the prelimin aries to the legislature
came tonight, when 60 members of the
house met in caucus and
gave a majority Of II to E. w. King,
of Bozemau, for speaker of the house,
against A. j. Bennett, of Virginia
City. AS a result, the Dixon %adherents
are jubilant tonight and MIR. Dixon
retired after learning the result, with
q brief statement to the effect that he
was satisfied the result Of this caucus
indicated his successful candidacy for
the United States senate.
All that Mr.. Mantle would say was
that he did not think the result of the
caucus for the speakership would
greatly affect the vote for the senator
ship. although only MIR. Mantle's sup
porters would concur in this.
The subject OF the United States
sen atorship grows In interest.
Whether or not the matter shall be
decided At IN early auc Is the alb.
sorbiug question of the hour. The
opinion seems to be growing that an
early decision on the part Of the re.
publican majority is advisable. The
friends Of Congressman Joseph NJ.
Dixon claim he has q majority Of II
votes over former Senator Lee Mantle
in q Joint caucus of the republicans of
both houses.
There are Is republicans out of 100
members in both branches. There are
81 republican assemblymen and Is re-
publican senator's. Dixon's adherents
assert that the congressman will Sc.
cure 46 votes out of Is on joint caucus.
1t takes a majority of both houses on
Joint ballot to elect a senator, or 81
votes. Under this calculation, Dixon
will lack FIVE votes of enough to elect
him before the republican caucus, but
will control the caucuses by a large
majority and easily bind the republi.
cans to elect him.
Whether Mr.. Mantle u prevent u
caucus or whether he will try to pre-.
vent it has not been made public. Mr..
Mantle declines to take q stand on
that matter.
The Dixon followers claim that 1t
will be easy to win over enough OF
MIR. Mantle's adherents to secure the
caucus and thus elect the congress.
man.
On the other hand 1t 10 not conceded
by the Mantle men that Dixon is any.
thing like as strong as his friends
say. One of his followers, discussing
the subject this morning, said EN-
phatically: 81 think the situation
looks very we'll for Mr.. Mantle. One
thing is certain, and that is that the
Dixon men are claiming votes that
q know they haven't GOT"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
HEALY,S RAILROAD PROJECT.
Former Sheriff of Chouteau County BE.
gins Work On Big Undertaking.

The old.time friends of Capt. j. j..
Healy, many OF whom are residents OF
northern Montana, will be interested
in a Dawson dispatch TO the Seattle
acknowledgements, which says:
Capt. John j. Healy u that
be is here to begin y preliminary sur
vey of the Trans.Alaska.S Siberia rail.
way Immediately. He shows a letter
Of authority from President L. de Lo-
bel. He says the plan is to engage q
corps of men here Immediately, but
declines to disclose the immediate
route across Alaska and the Yukon
other than that it will make Dawson
the base Of supplies and operations
and the objective point, connecting
here with q branch Of the Grand
Trunk or the Klondike Mine railway
for general connection via other roads
to Seattle and New York.
Eventually it will nne with lines
to Argentine, making = link in the
longest span Of railway known in the
world, stretching from Paris, via Ber-
ing Straits, also a connecting link
with the continuous system from Cape
Town, Africa, to the furthermost point
of South America. j.. H. Watson ie
here with MIR. Healy as engineer. Mr..
Healy says dirt may be flying mex,
year. The present purpose is to &C.
cure the right.of-way for q desirable
route.
He declines TO state what immediate
camps and towns will be touched. HI
says trade follows the track and thu
railway will open vast fields of min
eral and other industries. The head
quarters Of the company r at l.
Vail street, and Russian and French
capital is backing the project. Mr.
De Lobel left Seattle December I fOl
Kansk, Siberia, where the projected
line branches north of the straits
The Russian government, Mr.. Heal.
says, has granted 81, 600, 600 acres o
mineral and other lands to the road
He intimates it will seek a simila
grant from congress in Alaska.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
FLOTSAM FROM THE NORTH
ShcmokOman Recalls Some Incidents OF
Early Day History.

Correspondence River Press:
MEDICINE HAT, Jan. 3.-The indi-
cations are that the present "winter of
our discontent' will be accounted
among the Indifferent. We have had
a month of pretty badly crusted snow.
The gentle zephyr from the Chinook
Illahie has filed an appearance al
couple of times, but it has done its
work in a half-hearted manner and
made conditions worse for stock. AS
pronged antelope are drifting in this
direction in large numbers, ranging
practically into the suburbs OF the
"Hat.' Reports from the forks of
Red Deer river and the country ad-
j%acent, which is the principal habitat
left for the range men, show condi-
tions there are bad for stock. AID.
vices from the eastern part of the
province also report the sheepmen
feeding their lambs and weak stock.
The name of your old.time citizen,
Tom Thornton, in the River Press, re-
Gently put Mr.. j. Fl. G. Bray, the
genial stock inspector. in a reflective
mood. and was the means of drawing
from him some interesting warns re-
latiuE t O adventures experienced by
the mounted police ia their pilgrim
age to the country. Mr.. Bray was
sergeant.maior of the troop in which
Tom Thornton served his enlistment,
ana gave your correspondent an in
teresting account OF a trip made by
the police in the Milk river country
in which Mr. Thornton got separated
from the main hoGy. He lost his
horse. aud had nothing 70 eat for
three days eXcep, Il couple q; grphers
wleu he caught up with the command.
A -hort time ago W. noticed honor.
able mention OF an Ulu employe of thc
River Press ~ a Montreal paper.
We refer TO Campbell Oswald, VINO, il
was stated, is secretary to his brother,
Colonel Oswald, Of Montreal.
The municipal campaign is com
mencing here. The retiring mayor,
Mr.. Forster, of the News staff, nae
served two terms most acceptably.
Among the asp!rant. for ~aldermanIc
honors is Captain 'BlIl' Johnston, an
old-,ime employe Of that pioneer firm,
I. G. Baker & Co. at old Fort Walsh.
Another old timer once we'll known AT
Fort Benton is seeking aldermanic
honors 10 Calgary. We refer TO lack
Clark, we'll known along the line in
early days.
We extend TO the River Press all
the best wishes of the season. A short
time ago there was a series Of articles
running in the newspapers over here
treating Of western Canadian jour.
nalists. 1t struck US forcibly at the
time tina. the writer should have
started by giving the River Press and
Benton Record their dues as the pho.
neer newspapers OF the Cypress hills
and Mcleod country as we'll as OF
northern Montana. Old timers will
remember the days when these two
papers we're practically the only local
journals along the torty.ninth par
a!Iel, and we're found az all mouu:ed
police posts from Whoop.Cp &C
Woody mountain. Ia those days We
posted our letters at Fort Benton ACC
poor old Joe Tanner peace 70 his
ashes ran the blackboard route De-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

deputy for three months, the appoint
meut being confirmed by the board Of
county commissioners.
Charles Crepeau has a force Of men
at work today clearing the snow from
the ice on the south side of the river
above the bridge. The thickness Of
the ice ranges from eight to ten inches
in some places.
At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Stockmen's National
bank, held this afternoon, A. S. Lob.
man, the we'll known wool grower of
Chinook, was elected a new member
OF the board directors. The directors
chosen were: Charles E. Duer,
Charles Lepley, Joseph Hirshberg. C.
H. Merrill, John v. Carroll. NJ. E.
Miner, David G. Brown, John Hsr.
ris and A. S. Lohman.
Attorney F. E. Stranahan returned
today from an unsuccessful attempt to
reach Landusky. He took the stage
at Harlem Monday morning and after
q hard trip arrived At st. Paul's Mis-
sion, On the Belknap reserva alton, at
which point the snowdrifts were SO
deep and numerous that the stage was
compelled TO return to Harlem. This
is said to be the first time 1t has failed
to make the through trip to Ian.
dusky.
The Glasgow Review reports that a
company Is being formed for the pur'
pose of establishing q number OF
stores 90 the Missouri river between
Milk river and Rocky Point. The In
tentiou is to buy the 20 K" steam
boat at Mondak and do the necessary
freighting on the river during the
summer months. The railway com
pany will put in a big warehouse al
Milk River siding, to which the little
stream is said to BE- navigable. It i:
said that Ben Phillips, who owns the
big mines at Zortman, has signihet
his intention OF taking a big block o
the company's stock. All the supplies
for the mines will be freighted up thu
river instead of being hauled by teal
from Malta and Harlem.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
ween Fort Walsh and Fort Assiuni-

tween Fort Walsh and Fort Assiuni.
boine.
A. j. Brewer. an old-time Montana
man. has acquired a permanent do.
micile in the Hat, and has worked up
q very lucrative business in the fur
line. Old time freighters who we're on
the route between Choteau and Great
Falls in the eighties will rem ember
Mr.. Brewer, who used o give some
very edifying addresses At the var.
ious camp grounds.
SHEMOKOMAN.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

BENTON LODGE NO. 70, A. z. AND
n~~A. M.-Regular communication Of the
~ above M med odge are held at Z 30 .. m.
~ Non the hrst and third Mondays Of each
month. Members Of sister Lodgee and eojourning
brethren are cor daily invited to attend.
j. w. HAlGLER, W. M.
WV. HARRISON, Sec'y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
AMONG OUR NEIGhBORs.
Griss Of Items Gathered From On
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Harlem News: A. Smith has sold,
through the agency of p. NJ. Bosley,
a bunch Of about LOO lambs to the
Woody Island Livestock company,
for a consideration Of $3.50 per head.
The sale was made the fret of the
week.
Glasgow News: 1t is reported that
officials of the railroad accuse the big
compound passenger engines Of the
100 class of breaking rails, thus caus.
ing the large number of wrecks. For
this reason 1t is said that they will be
replaced by engines Of the 1000 class.
Choteau Acantha: 1t was reported
yer the telephone line that the Their.
mometer registered 81 degrees below
zero at Conrad yesterday morning,
while at Shelby it was q below, and
at Gold Butte, In the Sweet Grass
hills it was only at zero. At Choteau
1t was 26 below zero.
Conrad Observer: Word has been
received from Lethbridge that VIM.
Murray, who was u section foreman
on the old narrow gauge railroad at
Pondera, had died from injuries re.
ceived by an engine striking his hand
car. Murray was we'll known in these
parts. He embarked in the sheep bust.
ness with Graham & Finlayson when
they started up.
Havre Plaindealer: City Engineer
Carroll McCulloh is feeling pretty
fancy these days because the city
water mains and reservoir have been
put to the most severe test it will per.
haps ever experience and it has stood
the test in every particular. Not a
water main has been affected by the
rigidity of the weather and the reser.
voir is in splendid shape.
Hinsdale Homestead: AT Hinsda ale
the tallow candle has been supreme
during the past week, even lighting
up some of the business places. How.
ever the merchants are o sold out
on candles, and unless the railroad
gets some oil to the dealers or we car
find some pine knots pretty soon, tbt
town will be in total darkness, becaus,
the ''pale blue light of the moon II
fast fading into a change.
Havre Herald: A meeting vas hel(
!. last Saturday evening by the Indus
I trial association OF Havre in response
to invitations sent out by Presideu
j. }. Holland of the association TO
the express purpose OF exercising CIV
cry possible influence to secure tn
g national mobilization of troops TO
0 Fort Assinniboine another year an
to have Fort AssinniboIne made
brigade post.
Chester Signal: The small boy an
e matches came very near putting tn
e school house out Of business Il fe
& days ago. After the Christmas entel
tainment the doors were left unlocke
y and several boys went in to play. |
striking matches the decoration
5 caught fire and were consumed. FO'
h tunA,ely the material used in decOra
Jog was very light and the room ha'
ing hard unfinished walls undOubted,
y saved ,he building from destruction
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
DO the right thing if you hav.

DO the right thing if you have
Nasal Catarrh. Get Ely's Cream
Balm t once. Don't touch the ca
tarrh powders and %snuffs, for they
contain cocaine. Ely's Cream Balm
releases the secretions that inf anne the
nasal passages and the throat, where
as common ''remedies" made with
mercury merely drive them out and
leave you DO better than you we're. In
a word, Ely's Cream Balm is a real
cure, not a deIusion. All druggists,
Soc. or mailed by Ely Bros, 50 War.
rem Street, New York.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09

ANACONDA, Jan. I. - The frozen
body of Frank Fredericksou, q years
of age, was found this afternoon in
the foothills a and one-haIf miles
southwest of Nine Mile, by Mansfield
Curd. The coroner was notified aud
the body was brought to this city.
Frederick was a Dane and had been
in this country but a short time. Tn.
til a few days ago he had been EN-.
ployed in a lime quarry. He vas last
seen yesterday at Nine Mile. aud said
that he was going into the hills to cut
wood. 1t is presumed that he became
exhausted and lay down in the snow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
1t May &c IL bonanza.
Chinook opinion.

The discovery of Il rich ledge Of
Paws set the town wild this week. A
few days ago G.. S. Randalls a pros.
pector came in own with Nick Theis
and brought some specimens Of ore
that he had taken out of the ground
about five feet down. He showed it to
several parties and Julin. Lehfeldt be.
came interested ia it and concluded
that the prospect was worth looking
into. He, with the Martens, Evers,
STAN and others went out and located
claims and sent specimens OF the ore
to Great Falls to be assayed.
The assay of the specimens was re-
ceived Monday and it exceeded all ex-
pectations Of the promoters. The
specimens we're declared by the as
sayer to be of a value of $lO6 to the
ton figuring the copper at somewhat
below the present market value. The
assay was as follows:
Copuer d. per cent. $780, 40
Gold 40 per cent. 3.OO
Silver III per cent. $50
Total $lO6. 90
The claim is located about five
miles from Lloyd or 10 the neighbor.
hood of 30 miles from Chinook, on the
Raas place. The specimens taken out
for assay are said to have been taken
from the top of III. vein and much
better ore has been uncovered in the
prospect.
The news of the discovery soon
spread and plans were Immediately
made by numerous parties to go out
to locate claims. Several loads vent
out Monday afternoon aud parties are
going out every day to get locations
as near the lead as possible.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
Judge Smith Indicted.

HELENA, Jan. IA crowded court
room witnessed the first public act OF
the ~newly.elected associa ate justice OF
the supreme court, Judge Henry G.
Smith, who admitted to the bar Sic
yer: c. Peterson, 0: Moore, Mont.
The severest snOwstorm OF the sea-
sOn interrupted the street car service,
but a large number of the judges
friends and admirers filed into the
court room, which was handsomely
decorated with rare flowers.
Chief Justice Brantley administered
the oath and Immediately afterwards
Marshal Race invested Judged Smith
with mis- robes of Office and the latter
received the congratulations of the
court officials and friends.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-09
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The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05
B|G SNAKE WRECKS AUTOMOBILE

In big automobile of foreign manu- fracture F. G. Burton of Boston, Ralph F. Comstock of New York. George Dil- Iingham of Newark, Miss Comstock of Springfield. Mass. and Miss Gould of Philadelphia were riding from Plants vile 10 Waterbury. Conn. Miss Con- stock was driving the car, and Miss Gould was sitting beside her. The ma chine was moving at about ten miles an hour. and the passengers were talk Ing gayly.
 Suddenly Miss ComStocS gave pierc, Ing Shriek. Shrank away from the dash board and tainted. No one knew what had happened to her, but there was 2 more serious need than finding out. This was the approach of Frank Sco- vllle. farmer. driving q horse and wagon. the latter filled with cans of milk
 Miss Gould craSped the steering wheel of the automobile and averted a direct collision with the milk wagon,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05

 SKAGWAYITES
Special correspOadence)

Seattle, Sept. 3O-chsrlie Barnes, formerly conductor on the White Pass X Yukon, is running small restaurant on Pike street.
 Andy McGee, the oldest engineer on the White Pass, who has been in Seat tie for nearly year, is operating a small sawmiil near Hoquiam and it is his intention to soon move his family tn. re.
 Ernest Lucavish, formerly an express man of Skagway but now working at Portland, was visiting in Seattle last week. He may go north again.
 Formerly United States Commission CT Rogers. of Skagway, now of Fair banks, with his wife, nee Miss Cohen, formerly ot Sksgway, has arrived in Seattle aud is enroute to France to spend the winter.
 Miss Madeline Kern, daughter of Peter Kern, is the guest this week of Miss Hattie Lind, formerly of Sksg- way. Miss Lind is making her home with Mir. aud Mrs. A. T. Friend, pa rents of Elmer A. Friend, formerly of Skagwsy.
 John Troy is making good Superin- tendeut of the Alaska Club, and he ex- poets, as soon a, the northern people arrive for the winter in Seattle, to in crease the membership at least 1000.
 I. NJ. Jensen Is at present in Omaha, but expects to return to Seattle and To- cate here or some nearby town.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05
Bullet Was a Hornet.

The passengers on q Derby bound trolley car from Chester, Pa, on the line of the Chester Traction company, were startled to see q well dressed man named Elliott jump out of his seat, clasp his hand to his left breast and exclalm, Ny God I'm shot" The man sank back iu hIs seat pallid, and the passengers clustered around him. thinking some mlscreant had fired Into the car, although no shot was heard. q feel my blood slowly ebbIng away. It Is way down my arm" said Elliott. He put hIS hand in, placed It on his arm, groaned and pulled it out again covered with-perSpiration. The con. ductor, assisted by sympathetic pas senger, with great care pulled the mans coat down over the shoulder and then exposed the largest specimen of hornet seen In those parts. He had been stunS.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05
Phone City TransSer

For your coal, wood and general haul
 ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar store. lO-4-lm'
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05

The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited accommodations. Steam heat sud every b ing modern.
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EVENTS
 OF THE WEEK

Wednesday evening number of the friends of c. E. Jones gave him de- lightful surprise, the occasion being a birthday celebration. Mir, Jones was presented with handsome copy of "Richard Carvel." A musical contest and "telegrams" afforded much amuse- ment for the guests.
 Those present were; Mir. and Mrs. Goding, Mir. and Mrs A. T. King, Mir. and Yrs Williams, MT. and Mrs. Jas. Kennedy; MeSdames Weste, Royal and Jacobs; the Misses Baker, Weste and Britton Weste.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05
Ennnht Snake For RroiIer.

Investigating the loud cackling of her favorite hen. Mrs. Charles Jones of Smyrna. Del. discovered one of her brollerS disappearing between two bricks of the paving In her poultry yard. She started to pick up the chick ard was amazed to see that big snake had hold of the fowl Both Mrs. Jones and the reptile let go the chicken at the same time, and kettle of hot wa ter poured down the hole settled the snaka
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05

Last Saturday evening, ths members Of the w. P. A. club with their friends entertained the officers of the British ship Searwater.
 The function was informal and im- promptu but was very we'll attended by SkaQway's society people.
 Dancing and games were features of the evening and light refreshments were served.
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On Monday evening the Elks gave an informal opening of their handsome hall for the season.
 The improved conditions of the hall, the pretty illuminations, fine music and excellent refreshments made the affair one of great pleasure.
 About fifty couple were present and indulged in dancing and games.
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Ladies' and ohildren's Shoes Mended
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BrOadwayROtvOsu sFd and 4'h Aver
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 but smashed 1t with side blow and swung It across the road, the automo- bile driving Into stone fence so hard that It was put out of commission.
 Mss Comstock remained insensible, and her companions, who had been se- verely jared when the automobile dashed Into the fence, gave all their at- tentIon to her. She was put Into anoth- CT vehicle and taken to the nearest house, a half mile away, where she re- malned unconscious or hysterlcal fr several hours.
 Meanwhile the mystery of her fright was still unexplained. Scoyille had suffered severely when the automobile struck his wagon. reducing 1t to lum Der and scrap Iron. His horse was so frightened that 1t stood amid the wreckage and would not budge until lured Into milder temper by the offer of corn. Scoville received $6o from the automobllists to make amends for the damage he had suffered and agreed -'so tS~ othinS of the collision
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When the mechanics who had been sent to repair the automobile drove 1t up to the farmhouse they exhibited an ordinary black snake which they had found on tue floor of the car. It had been stamped to death apparently by Mss Gould and the others who were aiding Miss Comstock.
 That the snake had fallen from a tree or had been tossed up by the wheel on Miss ComStOck and caused her to faint was understood at once, and this she later confirmed. Miss Gould almost tainted when she learn ed that she had been tramplng around on the snake.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05

Wm. Britt, Spc ciAl Agent
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05

The Misses McTavish and Carmich- ael, of Vancouver, were Princess Royal D. sseugers on their way to Atliu. While in Skagway they were the guests of Mrs. James Raslett.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05
MEN ARE PoWERLEss
To Fight Against Disease Unless They
 Strike at the Underlying Cause.

To treat Dandrufr. and Falling Hair, with irritants or oils on which a para sitic germ will prosper. Is like scoopIns water from the ocean to prevent the tide from rising,
 You cannot accomplish a satisfactory cure without having a right understand ing of the fundamental causes of the trouble.
 You must kill the DandruH Germ. Newbros HerpIcide does this because 1t Is specially made to do that very thing. When the germ Is removed. the hair has no choice but to resume healthy growth and beauty,
 "Destroy the cause. you remove the effect"
 Sold by leading druggists Ssnd 1Oc. ir stamps for sample to The He: Ilclde Go. OetrHj' Mich Two sizes-5O cents and SI.OO,
 Wm. Britt, Special Agent
The daily Alaskan., 1907-10-05

Eurico Caruso, the great Italian tenor, can be heard daily at the Seattle on the Duplex. Caruso's success Is the greatest ever attained by an artist in his country