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CAROLINA PLACE. SCHEDULE

Daiiy Except Sunday.)
Cars viii! be operated between FROM
and Princess streets and Seventeenth
and Market every 20 minutes. leavtnR
Front and Princess from $50 n ma
until Q SO D. m.
Leaving Seventeenth and MRrkst
"A ON zee a. m. until 1000 y. m. Al.
cars will make egular stops
At Delgado.
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BONDS
Observation-Disclosures,
/, 24g 30; held second to special 25g

"a O 30; held second to special IS q
g.
CHEESE-Firm; full cream color
ed and white 10m1515
EGGS-Irregular; nearby firsts
25 y @ 26 western and southern first
% q; do seconds 24G25.
Cotton seed oil was weak under
bear pressure and liquidation, prime
crude 81; prime summer yellow
80 II off summer yellow 3803824
good off summer yellow 3813 q SO;
prime white 39A q 43; prime winter
yellow 43045.
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Not DimiriSHi1c,

"Mrs. Gadder has such way OF al
tacking people without saying any
thing outright"
Eyes. was just a-sayin' the csneG
day that she always was ready with Z.
diminuendo against somebody. BAL
timore American.
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Wc9S27S IN n
STEAMERS

- SSE.tASiFIiGSf
Asgard (CcrD 2.71S tons RlecA,
Alexander Sprunt & Sons
Dundoman CRrD 2,123 tons Nc
cameron, (Br) 1929 tons, Peasant
Heide & Co, ,,.-1,
Alexander Sorunt & Sons,
SCHOONERS
& Ha,kfns. $50 tons, Gale, c.
D. Maftitt. ooc 4r
George A Mctadden' 9oo 81. eo9'
Meders. Por. Tampa TO we" h01 ~
c. .. Mafntt
Sedgwick t72 tons f7aSeI'hS' ~ L"
D Maffitt 1oad n
Howard 3. Peek, 800 tVllS' OoNN' ~
D. Maffitt. 9ooroa
Admiral (Br.) 50 tohs' w.
Lejok, 2e7 tong, Cressey' TO T. ~
MaffiH.
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DEIGADo AND THE GOLF LINKS.

On the trips leaving corner o, Front
and Princess streets at 2.Sc. $40. $40
and 10 y IN daily except Sunday.
the Carolina Place car will be rrn TO
he Golf Links. Sundays $50 n IN.
Leave Golf Links daily eyoeJt San
day at 249. $40. $40 AND 7.20 y. m
Sunday at 9 so. a m.
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CAROLINA PLACE SCHEDULE
(SundaYR

Leave Front and Princess streeea
every 90 minutes from sac a. IN.
until $50 .. m.
Leave Seventeenth ana Markoe
streets every 90 minutes from 40 n
m. until 1000 y. m.
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CcnccISHion.

Stout Customer Qn the chair)-Con-
found your laundering clumsines'
You have cut my chin.
Barber (soCthingly)-DOn't git agit%t-
ed, sab; don't git agitatcd! Yo' alE%
got two mo- chtns dat l amt cut none
yit, sah.-PEck.
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NAVAL STORES

SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-
Steady, 51C.
ROSIN-Nothing doing
TAR-Nothing doing.
CRUDE TURPENTINE - Hard
s2.25: dip. 1926; virgin, 1875.
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May 1920 1910 1910 12.12h
July 1850 12.7211 1242k1245
Lard, per 100 lbs
May 7.771a 7.77k 7.6O 760
July 1929 1929 IT'S 7.75
Short Ribs, per 100 lbs
May 6.75 6.771a 6.621S 6.65
July -6.97h 100 6.871a 6.S71z
July -697h 100 6.871a 6.871a
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; No. spring wheat 105
q 1.O7; No. 3, 95 LOG; No. 2 red,
933s @963s; No. 2 Corn, $50 SO;
No. 2 yellow 591a @ so; No. oats
501z; No. 3 white 5OA @5O.8O;
short ribs, sides (loose) 6.00@631
mess pork, per bbl 11.621a Oils;
lard per 100 lbs 1856; short clear
sides (boxed 6.25 q $50; whiskey
basis Of high wines 1876
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE
FREIGHT SCHEDULE.

Leav. Wilmington 400 p. m. (daIlx
except Sunday.)
Freight received at Ninth and
Orange streets from , 90 10 zee ID m
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RECEIPTS TO-DAY,

A. Casks spirits turpentinc
290 barrels rosin
80 barrels tar
5 crude turpentine '.
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CLOSING PRICES

New York, February Spot cot
ton closed quiet Is points lower !;
middling uplands ITO; middling
gulf 11.95; sales 500 bales.
Futures opened and closed steady.
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LOCAL COTTON sfARKET
Wed aV Feb A

Wednesday, Feb 4.
COTT0N-Steady. 11.5Oc
Receipts or cotton today-1O.31
bales
Receipts same day last Year-3s6
bales.
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I:ECErpTs SAME DAY LAST YEAR.

II casks spirits turpentine.
10 barrels rosin
124 barrels tar.
barrels crude turpentine
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

Chicago, February 5.-Wheat ad-
Vanced l cent early today but, later,
lost the gain on realizing sales and
closed a shade lower than yesterday.
Corn was unchanged. Oats were u
q 7s higher. Provisions were 2h
q 7hc. lawer
Chicago, February 5.-The lead
ing futures ranged as follows:
Open High Low Close
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BY Willie.

When my papa's 8 in the room
And Thomas calls on SIS,
Pose dignified, they both assume
For = And
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PeaysaIl 3 Company

With thu close of this year. 1907.
I Withdraw from the firm of Hall
& Pearsan, incorporated. and asso-
ciate with me my two sone. Fred. i.
PcarSall and Horace PeaTsaIl.
We will undertake a business in
GRAIN. GROCERIES and FERTILJ-
ZERG ana hope to receive d reason
able portion of desirable patronage.
OSCAR PEARSiLL.
December 81, 1907. ia
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Peanuts-NOrth Carolina. prime
s5c: extra prime, 800: fancy, los;
Virginia, prime soc: fancy Csc; Span
ish, 90c.
REESWAXt-27c.
EGGS-1S q zoe.
CHICKENS-.IIens, 40c: springs
25 to soc.
PORK--S q 10c.
BEET--on foot "a 32c.
SWEET POTATOES-$1. 100.
y. G.. BACON-Hams, (old) lie;
shoulders, 12TD13c: sides, 12m13c.
SHINGLES 1000 !-inch saps
$500: 5-inch hearts, $3.50; 6-inch
saps. 50 90; f-inch hearts 50 IS.
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PRODUCE MARKET

Corrected bv
W. B. Cooper. Wholesale Grocer.
e. -.
(nffcp-
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atlantic coast line
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Tbese arrivals and departures are rivon m
well connections with ockusr
but arrivals and connections @rS
DOT guaranteed
Schedule in Effect January 5. 1909.
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But when pas gone, then Tom and Sue
They always move quite near.
And one chair does the work of two,
For s.
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DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is especially good for piles. Sold
by Robert r. Bellamy.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
LADIES' AID
SOCIETY MEETS.

An important meeting of the ladies'
aid society of the M. e. church was
held last Thursday afternoon at the.
residence of Mrs. VIM. Canoe. A large
attendance was present and much
business was transacted affecting the
work of the church. The following
committees were appointed by the
president to serve for a period OF
three months:.
Visiting Committee: Mrs. D. ]
Campbell, Mrs. Clement and Rev.
w. Liston; sick committee: Mrs. B.
Powers, Mrs John Brooks and Re
". w. Liston.
A committee consisting of Mrs. I
G. Skylstead, hrs. VIM. Canoe, Mrs.
Hammond, and the pastor was ap-
pointed to draft new constitution
and bylaws for the government of the
society, the cmomittee being instruct
ed to report at the next meeting.
Final arrangements We're complet-
ed for the supper to be gwen given
by the society. Further announce
ment OF which will appear next week.
The next meeting of the society
will be held Thursday, January 3oth,
at the residence 70 Mrs. P. II. Brader.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17

Secretary Wilson says. One of the
objects of the law is to inform the
consumer of the presence of certin
harmful dugs in medicines" The
law requires that the amount Of chlo-
roform, opium, morphine, and other
habit forming drugs be stated on the
label of each bottle. The manufactur-
ers of Chamberiain's Cough Remedy
have always claimed that their
remedy did not contain any of these
drugs, and the truth OF this claim Is
now fully proven, as no mention of
them Is made on the label. This rem
edy is not only one OF the safest, but
one Of the best In use for coughs
and colds It's value has been proven
beyond question during the many
years it has been in general use. For
sale by the Havre Drug Co.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
HAvRE PARTY
I'M SPOKANE

Last Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. Jeff Hood in Spokane,
very enjoyable birthday party was Civ
en- by Mrs. Corey in honor of her son
j. Corey.
Only Havre people Were present, at
least people who had at one time been
residnts of this city.
The evening was spent in music and
games and at midnight a delightful
luncheon was served. A most pleasas
evening was enjoyed by those present
Mrs. Brady and daughter, Miss Ber-
nice, who recently moved to Spokane
make their home;, Mrs. Hanche and
daughter, Miss Estel1a; Mrs. Hood,
Miss Hood; and Mrs. Corey; Messrs.
Brady, Harry Raymond; J. Corey and
Oliver ded4ong, who was visiting in
Spokane last week.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
SERVICES AT
ChESTNUT'S HALL

The Rev. Leonard J. Christler will
conduct the services in Chestnut's hall
for st. Marks Episcopla church on
Sunday at the usual hours in the
morning at eleven and in the eve
ming at eight o'clock administering the
sacrament af holy baptism at the NOR
ing service. f"
Professional. Hymn-"Holy, Holy,
Holy" Dykes
Gloria Patri-"Glory Be to tae Faith
- err Selected.
Jubilate Deo-"O Be Joyful" Steggal
Introit Hymn, Jesus and shall it Ey-
er be-" Silver.
Glory Tibi-"Glory Be to Thee Sc
lected.
Sermon Hymr-"Fiing Out the Ban
ner," Calkin.
offertory - Il Heard A Sound of
Voices" Storer.
Recessional-"R Rejoice, Ye Pure in
Heart" Sullivan.
Evening service program:
Professional Hymn - Triumphant
Zion," Burnly.
Gloria Patri" Glory Be 10 the Faith
err" Underward.
Bonum Est-'It is a Good Thing"
NNaylor.
Deus Miseratur-"God Be Merciful,"
Hymn-"Lcrd I Hear Of Showers of
Blessing" Dykes.
aymn-"O Twas JOYFUL Sound to
Hear" Parker.
aecessional Hymn-"Just as Am,'
There will be meeting of the
confirmation class and all who are de-
sirous of being confirmed upon the
occasion Of Bishop Brewers visit, in
Chestnut hall at seven o'clock, just
before evening service. Rev. Christ
ler will give instruction on the church
and the prayer book.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
ADDITIONAL COURSE
In HIGH SCHOOL

The High school is now carrying,
in dadition to the four courses pre-
scribed for accredited high schools III
Montana. normal course, in which.
students and eachers are prepared
for the teaching profession. Thoes
taking the course will study ID addi-
ton to the regular. work, THEOLOGY,
and art of teaching, psychology,
school management and school law.
The following named persons are
members Of the newly organized class:
Annie Riedy, Wayborn, Saskatchewan,
Canada; Selma Bondeson, Toledo,
Montana; Rosa LaFrantz, Lloyd, Mon
tana; Mary German, Nora Healy, Eth
ell Dunn, Laura Dunn,
The Havre schools will commence
their second semester on Monday.
January 20, 1908, All beginners are
requested to start at once as new
classes will not be opened after jan
uary Is, 1913. Superintendent Troy
has 50 arranged that beginning class
es will be opened in the East Side
school only, where Miss Burnell Will
take most excellent care OF them.
Miss Auerbach, teacher at the West
Side primary room, having too many
pupils, over fifty, has made It nec-
essary to open new classes. BY this
arrangement the children will Get
! the very best that the Havre schools
are capable of giving. Miss Carrie
Moffit, Of Iowa, will handle the more
backward classes of Miss Harvey
room and the more advanced Of Miss
Burnell's room.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
WoOLGRoWERs MEETING.

Helena, Jan. 6.-The program Tor
the forty-seventh annual convention
Of the National Wool Growers asso-
citation, which is to be held in this
city January Il, IS, and 1e, has been
announced, and most interesting ses-
sions Will result from the considera-
tion of the various topics to be con-
sidered. There will be two sessions
daily with the exception OF Wednes-
day, the afternoon Of which day win
be devoted to the sheep show.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
RAILROAD BOYS
ELECT OFFICERS

The following are the results OF the
elections among the several railroad
organ. 4ations centering in Havre:
Montana division Of the Q. R. O.,
Lodge No. q, elected officers for
the year 1908 as follows: Jack Strain,
G. G.; T.. w. Mack, asst. G. c.; H. R.
Spooner, s. c.; VIM. McKennon, J.
G.; Dan McKenty, /. S.: R. M. Rath
bone, o. s.; trustees, Jerry Flynn, D.
M. Wright and R. M. Rathdone; local
committee of adjustment, Jack Strain,
chairman; L. w. Mask, vicechairman;
H. D. Coster, secy.; journal correspon-
dent, M. D. Tierney; cypher cores
pondent, A. D. Smith The lodge now
has membership of "a and 13 out
Of service.
The Milk River Subdivision B. l.. E.
elected for the year 1903 as follows:
Chief Engineer, E. F. Burke; first en-
gineer, James Lenehan; first assist
ant, ]. A. Nelson; second engineer,
John Bailey; guide, VIM. Ball; chap
lain. Chauncey burlington; delegate
to the grand international division,
Dan O'Neil; insurance agent, E. W..
Riordan. The B. L. E. has member
ship Of IS.
Havre Lodge NO. 213, 3. r. T. ell
ected off icers for the year 1908, as
follows: Master Patrick Sheehan; past
master, w. T. Barrett; vice master,
J. W. Smith; secretary. H. A. Lloyd;
financier, r. ]. Cosgrove; journal ageu
J. Armstrong; grievance committee,
II. A. Lloyd.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
HARLEM GETS
SUGAR FACTORY

For a long time past there has
been going ON between sevreai,at last
two towns OF the Milk River valley
a certain rivalry and much talk has
been INDUCED in over the location Of
a beet sugar fctaory.
The people of Chinook, the Oldest
Settled portion of the valley have been
hopeful of securing the location, and,
with this object in view, several
months ago, incorporated a company
and started nto raise a part Of the
money needed for the establishment
Of a factory to manufacture sugar. 1t
was the hope of the Chinook people
that they could raise 100000. Of the
capital stock and that this would be
the means OF the final selection of
their town for the location, but--therc
is now no longer any doubt as to
where the factory is to be located. 1t
was learned by specil dispatches on
Monday that Z. contract involving clos
to $1,000,000 between Judge H. HRo-
fflapp, David Eckles, NJ s. Browning,
and :he government, William r. Lo-
gan, superintendent in charge OF the
Fort Belknap reservation in Montana,
and number OF Indians, was signed
In Ogden last Saturday and there Is
now no further question as to where.
We congratulate the good and hust-
/ 7inr 1f uurIor, Thn
will be a great boon to the whole
Milk river valley. BY tho agreement
the local men will build sugar fac
tory on the reservation and the In.
dams will raise the bcets.
This contract was brought about af.
ter nearly three years Of investigation
and was aided by special act ot
congress designed to teach the abor.
igines industry and thrift. The con
tract provides for the lease Of 10,00(
acres Of tribal lands in the Fort Bel
knap reservation, for 10 years, ane
for the erection Of sugar plant just
Eoutside Of the reEervation. It also pr,
vides for the construction of three
miles of railroad and the establish
ment of a system Of irrigation from
the Milk river, which runs through
the land.
It Is stated that work on the fac
tory will be commenced in the fal
and that it will be ready for use il
1909, at which time the first crop o
sugar beets will be harvested by th
Indians.
Realizing that there is not room fc
two factories at .ile present stag
Of the development of tn valley, tn
enterprising people Of Chinook hav
now turmoil their attention to othe
, fields The company which was Or
ganized for the purpose Of puohinl
the beet sugar industry has alread.
accomplished much good and will con
tinue. 1t is understood that the posi-
bilities Of tho establishment of fac
tory for the manufacture OF denat
ured alcohol are to be investigated an
If found to be practical they Will pro
coed along these lines.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17

J. A. Gordon, for years claim agent
Of the Great Northern but now en-
gagged in the coal business in Butte
was visitor in the city the first
Of the week.
!. W.. Burke, an old-time engineer
on this division, but now stationed at
Madiela, Ills, wrote to one Of his
friends here sending his best regard
to all the boys.
Raymond Whitmore and bride ar
rived home Tuesday evening from the
east. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitmore. as
noted in the Herald, We're married at
Kalfspei on Xmas.
Dusty Rhoades, formerly con-
ductor of this division who was as
signed to a Minot run two years ago,
has now been assigned to passenger
run between here and the Dakota
city.
Conductor Van G. HilI. who used to
run In here from the West, and who
Is now running from Whitefish to
Spokane, stepped off the platform at
Libby a few nights ago and hurt his
back severely. He is in the hospital
at Whitefish.
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conditions. The lands were arid, and
without irrigation were practically val
less, and vet it is contended the
means of irrigation were deliberately
given up and deliberately accepted by !
the government. The lands ceded were
also arid and it is urged that, with
their cession, there was the cession Of
the waters without which they would
be valueless and Civilized communi-
ties could not be established thereon
This, it is further contended, the In
dians knew, and yet made no reser-
walton of the waters.
The Indians had command Of the
lands and the Waters-command Of all
their beneficial use, whether occupied
for hunting or grazing, rowing herds
of stock, or turned to agriculture and
!, the arts of civilization Did they give
up all this? Did they reduce. the
area of their occupation and give up
the waters which made it valuable
or adequate? And even regarding the
allegation Of the answer as true, that
there are springs and streams on the
reservation flowing about $500 inches
Of water, the inquiries are pertinent.
II it were possible to believe affirm
ative answers, we might also believe
that the Indians wer awed by the
power OF the government or deceived
by its negotiators Neither view is
possible The government is assert
ing the rights Of the Indians. On
account Of their relations to the goy-
ernment it cannot be supposed that
the Indians were alert to exclude by
formal words every inference which
might initiate with or defeat the
declared purpose of themselves and
the government, even if 1t could be
supposed that they had the intelli-
gence to forsee the double sense
which might some time be urged
against them.
Another contention of the appel
ants is that, il 1t be conceded that
\ there was a reservation of the waters
Iof Milk river by the agreement OF
1883, the reservation was repealed by
the admission Of Montana into the
Union February 20, 1880, The power
of the government to resrve the wat
ers and exmpt them from appropria-
ton under the state laws is not de-
MED and could not be. That the
government did reserve them we
have dcided, and for a use which
would be necessarily be continued
through years. This was done May !,
1885, and it would be extreme to be-
lieve that within a year congress de-
stroyed the reservation and took from
n the Indians the consideration Of their
grant, leaving them barren waste
took from them the means of contin-
uing their old habits did not leave
them the power to change to new
ones.
| Appellants argument upon the in
cidental repal Of the agreement by the
admission Of Montana into the union,
and the power over the waters of
| Milk river the state thereby acquired
to dispose of them under the laws,
is elaborate and able, but our con-
struction Of the agreement and its
effect make 1t unnecessary to answer
the argument III detail. For the
same reason we have not discussed
the doctrine of riparian rights, urg-
ed by the government. Decree >af-
firmed.'
Mr.. Justice Brewer dissented from
the above opinion, but did not give
: his views in writing.
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News items
FROM CHINOOK

Chinook, January is, 1905.
b. K Lyon is on the sick list.
Miss Bissette is i'll with Ia grippe.
Johnny Mott venturcd into town the
other day. >
Mrs Peterson was taken suddenly
i'll with pneumonia.
The new primary teacher, Miss Moo
was installed last Tuesday.
There is to be Leap Year bali
given shortly by Chinook's younger
set.
Rev. Father Kokenge lectured Mon
day night in the opera house ON the
subject, lis One Religion AS Good As
the Other?"
A large sized audience was present,
which thoroughly enjoyed the lecture.
This is the first of series of lectures
to be delivered by Father Kokenge on
religious subjects
Mr. and Mrs. Sweet and Mr. a nd
Taylor left in Sweets auto for the
Taylor ranch Saturday. On the way
the machine became unmanageable and
Mrs. Sweet was severely hurt
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
SUPREME COURT DECISION
ON THE WATER RIGHTS

Washington, D. c., Jan. s.--The fol-
lowing is an abstract of the opinion
of Associate Justice Joseph Mckenna
Of the United States Supreme court,
on the Milk river case, which was
decided by that court January s:
This suit was brought by the
United States to restrain appellants
and others from constructing or main
tanning dams or reservoirs on the Milk
river, in Montana, or in any manner
its tributaries from flowing to the
Fort Belknap Indian reservation. It
is alleged that notwithstanding the
riparian and other rights Of the y
nited States and the Indians to the
uninterrupted flow Of the water Of the
river, the defendants, in 1900,
wrongfully entered upon the river and
it's tributaries, above the points Of the
diversionof the waters Of the river by
the United States and Indians built
large and substantial dams and reser-
| voirs, and by means Of canals and
bitches and waterways, have diverted
the waters of the riyerfrom it's chan
mel and have deprived the United
States and the Indians of the use
thereof. This diversion Of the water
has continued until the present time,
to the irreparable injury Of the
United States, for which there is no
adequate remedy at law.
1T is alleged that there are q
large number of springs on the reser-
vation and several streams from whic
water can be. obtained for stock and
irrigation purposes and Particularly
these: Peoples creek, flowing about
1000 inches Of water; Big Horn creek
flowing about 1000 inches; Lodge
Pole creek, flowing abou 600 inches;
Clear creek, flowing about 300 inch
es; that all Of the waters Of these
streams can be made valuable for
use upon the reservation and it was
not the intention Of the government
to reserve any OF the waters Of .,,isllssi ,islss
river or its tributaries; that the
claims Of the defendants to the waters
of the river and its tributaries are
prior and paramount to the claims
of the United States and the Indians,
except as to $50 inches used in and
around the agency buildings, and at
all times there has been sufficient
water flowing down the river to more
than supply this $50 inches.
1T is again alleged that the waters
Of the river are indispensable to the
defendants, are of value OF more than
100000 to them, and if they are de-
prived Of the waters, their lands will
be ruined, and they will be greatly
and irreparably damaged, the extent
and amount of which damage cannot
now be estimated, but will greatly ex-
ceed 500, 900, and that they will be
held without remedy if the claim of
the United States and the Indians be
sustained
The case turns on the agreement
of May 1888, resulting in the crea-
ton of Fort Belknap . reservation.
The reservation was part of very
much larger tract which the Indians
had the right to occupy and use and
it was adequate for the habits and
wants of nomadic and uncivilized peo-
pie. It was the policy Of the govern
ment, it was the desire of the Indians.
to change these habits and become
a pastoral and civilized people. If the.
shuld become such, the original tract
was too extensive, but similar tract
would be inadequate without change OF