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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
THE EVIL,

~ oV"eC uuVAOEltIC are COuIFOnLcu
by a problem presented by the asses
sor of Silver Bow county which may
find solution in the courts, and which
Is a matter OF interest to Montana
taxpayers. 1t relates to the Montana
law providing for the assessment of
stocks of foreign atoms.
1t appears that the Silver Bow coun.
ty board of equalization removed from
the tax roll of hat county about 49,
600, 600 worth of mining and railroad
stock owned w. A. Clark and f. A.
Heinze, this action being taken con.
trary to the advice of the attorney
general, and against the protests of
the counAy assessor. The natter has
been referred to the state authorities
and may be submitted to the courts for
decision.
In commenting upon this very pecu.
liar feature of the tax.dodging evil,
the Montana Lookout makes these
pertinent remarks:
The situation presented to the legal
department OF Silver Bow county and
the state of Montana by the local
board Of equalization in that county
affords an example of conspicuous
~tax.dodging with official aid which it
may not be regarded as extravagent
to characterize az quite astonishing.
Property to the amount of several
million dollars, returned by the as
SCISSOR as belonging to w. A. Clark and
F. a. Heinze, was struck off by the
board In disregard of law and of the
attorney generals Interpretation OF
the proper application of the law. 1t
is further related that this. important
action "a taken by the board Just
prior to the time of its dissolution as
a board, 700 late for the county at.
torney to prevent this discrimination
in favor Of wealthy men.
Neither the questions involved nor
the unlawful practices pursued to
evade them are new, excepting that
members of the board of equalization
appear to have added trickery to
brazen %etfroutery In multiplying the
laws which they have sworn to obey
and enforce. Attempts have been
made in previous years to subject to
taxation the property Of these distin.
guished citizens of Montana in com.
pliance with the plain and specific laws
OF the state, and have failed by virtue
of fimsy pretexts for ignoring the law
on the one hand or by unduly pro,
found respect for technical proceed.
ings under it on the other.
While the laws OF Montana provid,
ing for the taxation of the property Of
wealthy mime wner were plainly
framed to discriminate in their favo,
and against their less well-to.do fel,
low citizens, it seems incredible tha'
the lawmakers who provided ways aud
means to collect the taxes levied
against the average property owner
even to execution and sale of tn,
property taxed ii need be-were sc
partial to the favorites that they
failed to devise methods competen
to collect the inadequate share Of tn,
public burden imposed upon them b,
the laws as passed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
Oeceitful.

men are queer animals" said the
pessimist. "They are all more or less
deceitful."
"Oh. l don't believe that!' replied
the optimist. II think there are plenty
Of people who strive to be honest. l
know I do. and l don't give myself
credit for being any better than the
majority Of men"
"Then why do you ask me how my
health is every time we meet and stand
around and look bored IL l tell your
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
Permanent.

Bride Of Some Months-My tempers
you say are trying.
Heat times.
II would not have you worn out
with them. II you cared to be releas-
ed FROM
"Oh, no; not at all; not q minute.
! don't feel SO even when l am cross.
I'm no ninety day volunteer. I enlist.
ed for the war."-Life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
Not Disappointed.

"A young friend Of mine," remarked
q humorist, got married last month.
he said to me the other day:
"'When l married Mamie I thought
she was an angel. But he added. \
soon found out my mistake
"'Disappointed?' I asked.
disappointed? Nit! he cried. y
found she was a good cook"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
A Chance.

Husband-My colleague is the most
Unsuitable man l ever saw. He wants
everything he sees. Wife-Can't you
introduce our daughter to him?-Lon-
don Mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
0oubiy EXCITING.

Ooubiy Exciting.
Dorothy always begins a novel In
the middle"
whats that for?"
"Why, then she has two problems
to be excited overflow the story will
End and how it will begin"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02

The average mans way to economic
is to quit spending money on one thing
and begin to spend 1t on another
New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
Terms Of District Court.

CHOCTEAC COUNTY,
Tuesd November ~.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesd ay, September %.
Tuesd ay, November l..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers TO depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
KNOWS?
WHAT YOU WISH TO SELL, or
WHAT YOU WISH TO BUY

Unless you tell them about it. If you
wish to sell or buy livestock. real
estate, or any other kind of property.
or o recover estrays, inform the pub
lie by placing an advertisement. in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02
THE RIVER PRESS

1t will be seer by most of the people
of northern Montana. and the cost
will average only
One cent a word each insertion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-09-02

II you are going to put up a build
ing, construct a pumping Or current
wheel mitigating plant, put in a steam
Or gasoline engine, steam or hot water
heating plants, Or build a bridge,
SEE US FIRST,
And let US Figure with you.
If your gasoline engine needs repairs
or attention of any kind, see US. We
furnish all kinds of supplies.
Cor. Main and st. John FORT BENTON
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
FAREWELL FOREVER
TO The WORLD

New York, Jan. 9.-Determined
to devote his life to the care of
the lcpers in the colony of Molo-
kai. Hawaiian islands, Vincent
Masoin arrived III New York yes
terday from Antwerp. He is only
u years old and will spend a year
in college at Fairhaven, Conn, be-
fore he will be ordained priest
in the Roman Catholic church.
Mr.. Masoin is a graduate of the
University of Louvain, Belgium,
and decided to devote his life to
the lepers after reading of the life
1t Molokai of Father Damien. the
priest who sacrificed his life on
the barren island from which nc
Dne returns.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
Man Accused Of -Four Murders Taken
to Canon City From Florence So
That Mob Will Not Get Him
DISGUISED AS A POLICEMAN

Florence, Colo, Jan. 9.-Anto
MO Bavori, the Italian truck gard
ener who is accused of being re
sponSible for the disappearance
of four persons. was spirited ont
of this place at ! 30 this after
noon to avert lynching. Chief
of Police FurnisS received infor
nation that IA mob Of Italians was
forming at Williamsburg. to join
men from other points, and that
it was the design of the big crowd
to raid the Florence Jail tonight
and take BaVori out and hang
him. ~
The chief of police, Dictrict At
torney Locke and others left the
jail and quietly made their way
to the railway yards. Bavori was
with them disguised as police
man. They attracted little atten-
lion on the street, and the prison
err was taken to il box car and
kept there until the arrival of the
train. He was hustled
into the forward coach, and talesis
to Canon City for safe keeping.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
Leaps From Sixth Story Win
dow Of University House
At Lawrence, Kan.
LEFT STRANGE NOTE

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 9.-Stu-
dents of the Kansas university
were thrown into a state of ex-
citement today on account of the
suicide Of Urban Angney, cap
tain of the football team. Ang-
ney, who was % years of age, and
who would have graduated next
June, jumped from "A sixth story
window of a university building,
and was almost instantly killed.
1t was a plain case of suicide, as
"A note was found in the young
man S room. 1t read, in part, as
follows:
Dear Jesus-My life is past,
my pleasure is gone and there is
no pleasure for me. DO not hold
me responsible for this
Angney jumped from the win
dow about - o'clock. His rela-
tives have been notified. 1t is be-
lieved that the young man was
suffering from temporary insan-
ity when he took his life.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11

in the southern. Appalachians.
whose streams afford, during the
lowest water of the year, a mini
mum of 2,74O,O00 horsepower.
This could be developed by proper
systems of storage from three to
thirty times, and. on the supposi.
tion that one-half of the minimum
horsepower would be available
for industrial development, the
bureau states that the rental Of
these developed water powers
would be worth $27, 100000 a
year If to this were added the
possible revenue from the fifty
per cent of power which is pres
ent for only one-half the year,
the total rental would reach the
high figure of $3S, 100000. The
question is one of the most urgent
that will come before the present
congress; and whether the com
prehensive and costly scheme as
outlined by Secretary Wilson be
adopted in its entirety or not, it
is certain that some restrictive
and preservative legislation should
be Immediately enacted. .-Scien-
tific American.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11

states. The convention met short
ly before 10 o'clock, with dele
gates present from every county.
Rev. T. ID. Ellis welcomed the Wis
itors. Response to the greeting
was embodied in the annual ad-
dress of President w. r. Ham
mond of Atlanta. President Ham
mond took occasion to remind his
hearers that though a great vic
tory was won when the prohibi
bition law went into effect, there
is much hard work ahead of the
league TO see that the law is
enforced. The convention
will remain in session over tomor-
row
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
MOVEMENT FOR
Law AND ORDER

Denver, Jan. 9.-Along with
the political talks which have
helped to advertise the Democrat
ic and Republican parties. the an
ti-saloon league and the law and
order people and prohbitionis!>
have determined that they too
will start the political ball rolling
for the coming year, and so next
Sunday they will have George W.
Young of Nashville. Tenn, who
led the fight for prohibition in
the South. to address mass meet
ing in this city, the object of
which is to create sentiment that
will compel one or both of the po-
itical parties to insert law and
order enforcement planks in Their
platforms, if not actual pruhibi-
tion planks. The members of the
law enforcement league feel that
the time is ripe for an active cam
paign and they will start it imme-
diately. After the mass meeting
Sunday, meetings will he held all
over the state and sentiment
aroused which it is hoped will re-
suit in the above mentioned plank.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
MEDICAL HELP
FOR THE POOR.

Denver, Jan. "a cooperative
medical association for the pur-
pose of furnishing medical atten-
ton to the poor at nominal cost
is the latest for the city of Den
yer. The Colorado Co-Operative
Medical association was incorpo-
rated yesterday. Its members can
when sick receive medical atten-
tion by paying 10 cents week for
adults and cents a week for chill
dren. 1t is an industrial associ-
alton not organized for profit, and
is backed by some of the best
known physicians in the city. 1t
has for its object the giving of
medical attention to the needy
without the embarrassment of
making them charity wards. AL
most anyone could pay 10 cents a
week if he knew that attention
would be furnished when he was
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
DENVER MARKETS.

Denver Union StOckyards, Jan.
week was very good
one in the local cattle market. Re
ceipts were not heavy, but there
was a good demand for the stuff
here and prices closed 1Oc to 25c
higher. Good beef steers found a
ready outlet, the demand being
much better than the supply.
Prices ranged from 1915 to $4.35,
but choice kinds were quotable up
to $3.50. Good killing cows from
the feed lots brought 1925 to
$3.50. several punches going at
the latter price during the week
and this morning. Fair to good
COWS sold at $2.S5 to 1925, with
common to fair stuff at 5000 to
&275. Bulls were about dime
higher, best selling at $2.S5, with
the range down to 1925. Veals
also closed higher, with bulk OF
best lightweight kinds at 1925 to
$3.50. Feeder and stocker supply
was light and trade was of light
volume during the week. There
was a good demand and the steers
offered found ready sale. Right
good dehorned steers closed
strong to a dime higher, but the
general run of stuff, while firm,
shows no material change. Indi-
cations point to a good demand
here for feeders and stockers dur
ing the balance of the month and
especially during stock show
week. when large numbers of
eastern buyers will be here to
make purchases. With heavy re-
ceipts and lower markets at all
eastern points today, prices here
were weak to dime lower on all
but the very best cattle. Supply
was 1000 head.
The hog demand is strong and
prices here rule rather higher
than at river points. Hogs are
now quotable at $4,35 to $4.45.
Sheep and lamb prices are 25c
to soc higher than a week ago.
The supply during the week was
fair and demand good. Yearlings
sold at $4.75 to $500, ewes at
So. so to 81. 10 and lambs are quot
able at 1915 to 1925, though none
Of the latter on sale.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
With NitrogIycerine- Burglars
Wreck Safe and Building
In LittIeton, Colo.
Then THEY GET away

Littleton, Colo, Jan. 9.-Iegg-
men made their way into the Lit
Teton postotfice at an early hour
this morning. They poured "A
heavy shot of nitroglycerine into
the safe and set it off The safe
was torn to pieces, and the rob
bers managed to get away with
5000 worth of postage stamps.
About 800 worth of stamps, most
of which were badly torn, We're
found scattered about in the de
bris.
The building. IA small structure.
is almost an entire wreck, and sec
tions of it We're found some dis
tance away.
Postmaster Charles CouzenS has
been dangerously i'll for several
weeks, and when he heard that
the postof1ice had been blown up
he took a change for the worse,
and the doctors now say that he
cannot live. No trace Of the rob
bers has yet been obtained by the
authorities. 1t is believed that
they made their way into Denver
after committing the crime. This
is the sixth time thieves have raid
ed this particular postotfice.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
PROPOSED GOVERNMENT
FOREST PRESERVES.

1t will doubtless surprise the
lumber interests Of this country
to learn from the secretary of ag-
riculture, that during the last sew
Ell years, in spite of an unprece-
dented demand, the amount of
hardwood timber which has been
cut from our forests has fallen off
fifteen per cent, and this, further
more. in spite Of the fact that the
wholesale prices of hardwood
lumber have advanced from % to
60 per cent. Moreover, the
amount of standing hardwood in
this country is estimated to be
sufficient to last for the next six
teen years only
We are thus brought face to
face with the fact, warning of
which has frequently been given
of late years, that we have been
using up our natural timber re
sources with a prodigality which
was certain to bring us, within a
few years, to the verge of a tim
ber famine.
The bureau of agriculture urges
immediate action to prevent the
complete wiping out of our tim
Der resources. National forest re
serves are to be formed by the
purchase of 100000 acres in the
southern Appalachians, and of
100000 acres in the White noun
tains. The report of the bureau
upon which this recommendation
is based contains the first thor
ough analysis of conditions in the
districts affected 1t gives some
striking statistics, also regarding
the amount of water power avail
able, in which it is shown, not
only how completely the nation
depends upon the southern Appa-
lachians for its future hardwood
supply, but also what a great re
duction the continued removal OF
the forest would make both in the
navigability of the streams which
head in these mountains, and in
their value for water-power pur-
poses. Both the northern and
southern mountain ranges affected
are shown to be advancing rapid
ly toward a condition of barren
ness. In I pc uplands to the south
of Pennsylvania fully 100 square
miles of arabic and forest land
are lost to the country every year
by the denudation of the forests
and the resulting washing away
of the soil.
The bureau brings out some
startling facts regarding the wa
ter-power conditions, particularly
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11

Bavori said last night, "I'll be
d if | don t die game When
he was first arrested he was sus-
pected of the murder of three
Italians. Now Ercola Bussetti,
aged 60 years, is missing, and it is
believed that he was murdered by
Bavori owing to the fact that he
probably witnessed one or more
of the murders.
There was blood on some money
found in the prisoner house. The
pieces of lung and thorax found
some distance from the house
were those Of human being. ac-
cording to doctors who examined
them last night. The police have
asked for an appropriation Of 81
O0O to drag the Arkansas river
for the bodies, which, it is feared.
may have foated down aS far as
Pueblo by this time.
The missing persons. supposed
to have been killed and cut into
pieces by Bavori, are Mary Pal
metto, aged 10; Dominick and Jo-
'seph Minicelli and Ercola Bus
setti.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
SCHM|1z FREED
BY SUPREME COURT

San Francisco. Jan. 9.-Former
Mayor Eugene Schmitz, who was
convicted of malfeasance ia of
ice and sentenced to tern! i'll
San Quentin penitentiary. was tc-
day ordsGed released by the State
supreme court, the case having
been appealed from the lower
court. The court based the deci-
sion on a technicality involving
the refusal of the lower count to
grant Schmitz a new trial.
1t is telieved that unde this
ruling Abe Ruef, partner Of
Schmitz in many crooked deals,
will also escape serving "A term i'll
the penitentiary.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
WOOL GROWERS
OF WYOMING.

Laramie, Wyo.. Jan. 9.-Every-
thing is in readiness for the open
ing here tomorrow of the fourth
annual convention of the Wyo-
ming Wool Growers association.
1t is already evident that the gath
ering this year is to be the largest
ever held by the association. In
addition to the growers. the meet
ing will be attended by represent
atives of the wool manufacturers
and by officials of the United
States department of agriculture,
Two days will be spent in discus
sing question relating to the
industry. including the public
land policy, tariff reform, and
the 2S-hour law. AT the concIu-
sion of the gathering here many
of the delegates will 90 to Helena
to attend the convntion OF the
national association of wool grow
ers to he held there next week.
The proposition to hold wool
auction sales in America similar
to those held in London will be
taken up by the Laramie conven-
ton. The manufacturers will al
so talk to the growers on the sub
iects of grade of wool, twine and
paint used. and other matters OF
mutual interest. Delegates will be
present from Omaha and Denver
to talk to the sheepmen on the
subject of creating a home or
range market for wool.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
(By Erie Hubbard.)

Will Miller spent the holidays
in Golden visiting friends. Some
of the boys are wondering why
they did not keep him there.
Two new students were enrolled
in the high school Monday. They
were Miss Ella Richards and Per
ry Coryell
Miss Marguerite Marquise Wis
tied friends in Eagle during the
vacation.
Miss Carrie Thomas has thrown
away her crutches and is walking
on two feet once more.
Miss Gretta Clark has been on
IA visit to Denver and reports Il
pleasant time.
The boys and girls are all happy
over the bright prospects Of hav-
ing "A gym.
Chas. Rohr spent his vacation
visiting relatives in Ridgway He
also visited the dentist.
Miss Pansy HUM is i'll with
scarlet fever.
Miss Rachel Stil1'ler spent the
holidays with her friends IN l5a-
salt.
John Robertson, while playing
Santa Claus Christmas eve, was
badly burned. lie returned to
school Monday morning slightly
disfigured but still in the ring.
Erie Hubbard visited friends in
Leadville after Christmas.
Miss Frances Johns spent her
Christmas vacation at her home
near Canon City.
The girls and boys basketball
teams are making arrangements
for games with the Leadville
girls and boys in that city on Jan
uary Is. Poor Leadville.
Miss Allen was in Denver dur
ing the holidays.
Robert Brown was under the
weather few days after Christ
mas. Too much turkey is thought
to be the cause.
Miss Mary Ford reports fine
time while in Leadville during
the Christmas vacation.
We are all glad to see Miss Eva
Budlong back in school once more.
The following verse was found
on the bulletin board in the high
school Tuesday morning:
The Freshmen are good for some
thing,
The Seniors for many things,
The Juniors are good for nothing,
But the Sophomores for any
thing.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
HIGH LINE CANAL SURVEY

Grand Junction. Jan. S.-That
the preliminary survey for the
high line canal will be started ear
ly in March, is the good news re-
ceived here yesterday from F. II.
Newell. chief of the reclamation
service. in letter to Secretary d
w. Aupperle of the local chamber
of Commerce.
Mr.. Newell states that he has
instructed |. w. Mcconnell, super
vising engineer of the West. to
complete preparations for begin
ming the field surveys in March
and this means that there will be
no delay i'm the matter.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
YOUNG BROKER A SUICIDE.

New York, Jan. O. Charles w.
Whitney. member of the stocl,
exchange firm of II. y. Whitrry
4 Cons. committed suicide yester
day at his home in West Seventy
Secon street by shooting. The
cause for his act has not yet been
learned. Mr.. Whitney was IS
years old. He had been manager
Of the company's Office in Madi-
son avenue. He had not been act
i've in business in several months,
however, having suffered sun
stroke last October.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
BEST YEAR FOR SUGAR.

Grand Junction. Jan. 9.-The
local factory of the Western Sug-
ar and Land company closed the
most successful season in its his
tory Over l5,00O,0OO pounds of
sugar We're manufactured Yes
terday canvassers left for the
Grand Valley with contracts for
beets for the 1908 season. The
price to be paid is So per ton tor
all beetS.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
KEEPING UP WORK
OF PROHIBITION

jackson. Miss, Jan. 9.-Encour-
aged by the recent success of the
prohibition movement in Georgia,
Alabama and other southern
states, the anti-saloon forces OF
Mississippi are about to enter up
on a vigorous campaign with the
object of landing this state in the
dry" column if it can be done.
Leaders of the movement from all
parts of the state are gathered in
Jackson for a great mass conven-
tion to be held tonight. Addres-
ses will be made by numerous
prohibition leaders and a plan OF
campaign mapped out.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
ON TRIAL FOR HERESY.

New York. Jan. 9.-Rev. John
r. Braeuer of the English Luther
an church of Jersey City is on
trial before committee OF the
synod of the church on charges of
heresy. The congregation is large
ly with the pastor, who is accused
of saying that it is not necessary
to believe the entire Lutheran
creed. as the church is free and
independent.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
LABORERS GET
TIME CHECKS.

Deadwood, s. d., Jan. 9.-Over
200 laborers employed by the firm
of Orman & Crook, contractors,
We're discharged here yesterday,
with only time checks as pay The
men are clamorous for their mon
ey. The funds are said to be di-
verted in Colorado contracts. The
firm has heavy debts here.