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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Largest Smokestack In World.

The big stack now 10 course of erec-
ton by the Boston & Montana
Mining company. It their smelter at
Great Falls, Is we'll under way.
When completed it will be SOC feet
high, y feet at the base on the inside
and 5O feet at the top on the inside.
The dust chamber will be 30 feet long,
165 feet wide and 81 feet deep. In its
construction 800 tons Of structural
iron will be used and one and q half
millions OF brick of an average size
Of Q by 6 by 4. When completed 1t
will be the largest stack in the world,
and will cost about $500, 600.
The tallest chimney in the world at
present is the 400 foot chimney At
Freiburg, Germany. The Great Falls
chimney will be IS feet higher than
the Freiburg chimney, or 10 per cent,
and Its inside area at the top will be
SO times larger.
The duty Of the immense stack q,
Great Falls will be to carry of 1000,
600 cubic feet Of gases every minute,
consisting mainly of sulphuric acid
fumes. which in time would destroy
ordinary brick and mortar. To
prevent such action, the chimney will
be lined with acid proof brick, laid In
acid.proof mortar. This chimney will
be round, as chimneys of that shape
can better withstand the violence OF
storms and the elements.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
To Eradicate Sheep Scab.

In view. OF the existence of sheep
scab in certain parts of Montana, the
state veterin arian has issued instruc.
tions to sheep inspectors regarding
the proper methods for treating the
disease. The instructions are in part
as follows:
: AFTER you have made your in.
vestig alton and determined that scab
exists in a band of sheep your first
duty is to personally tally the band
or bands; each band to be designated
by number or letter. and then each
band Tailed separately, at the same
time marking them with red IS" on
right side. After this is accomplish
ed carefully establish your quarantine
lines, marking the boundaries of
quarantine plainly with a sufficient
number of quarantine flags supplied
from this Office.
2.-Quarantiue flags must be placed
at sufficiently shor, intervals So that
there a be no possible mistake as to
the quarantine boundaries defined by
you.
3.-The owner must be required to
Immediately prepare to dip; in no
case must an owner be permitted to
defer dipping operations later than
10 days after the -ervece OF your
written quarantine notice, which must
be issued at the time of your first
visit.
In dipping scabby or exposed
sheep, none but the tobacco and
sulphur and lime and sulphur dips, q
list OF which is given herewith, may
be used. In treating sheep for ticks
and other purposes any of the ap-
proved dips may be used, but they
sre excluded !r retainer. for scab.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Notice Of Annual MEETING,

The stockholders of the Shonkin Stock aseo-
citation are hereby notified that the annual meet
Ing OF the above association will be held at the
office of the secretary, Fort Benton. Montana,
OH Saturday, April Is, 1908, at IL O'Clock m, for
the purpose of electing nine directors to serve
for the term Of one year, and for the transaction
of any other business that may properly come
before the meeting.
GEO l., Owe RFIELD, President.
THOs. A. CUMMINGS, Secretary
Fort Benton, Mont, April 4, 1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15

small mill to grind the seed and ex-
tract the oil, but nothing came Of it.
Now, however, that fax is looking up
so rapidly. it might be we'll for some
OF U farmers to give the subject at.
tentiOn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Contractors, Notice!

The undersigned will receive bids up to and
including April Goth, 1908, for the remodeling
and teftting of the Baker store building, in Fort
Benton, into an opera house and dance hall in
with plans and specifications there
for, which may be seen at the Office of ". S.
Towner, Fort Benton. Bids to be sealed and &C.
companied by certified check payable to l.. d.
Sharp, treasurer, conditioned on bidder entering
into contract and furnishing bond for perform.
ance of same. Address
II BAKER OPERA HOUSE CO.,
Fort Benton, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Cattle for Sale.

About $500 head of we'll bred cattle, including
1000 steers of all ages and 20 head of thorough.
bred Hereford bulls. About $50 head can be sold
as beef this summer. Stock has been we'll win.
tered and lie In good condition. Apply to
BRASSEY d STACK, Lewietown, Mont.
Real Estate and COmmiee ion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Must Clean Up Premises.

Householders are requested to remove rubbish
and clean up their premises without delay. The
city dump Is on the gravel bar of the river below
the wool warehouse.
BY order of the mayor.
THOS. COATSWORTH. Marshal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
dence which will be built by Mr.. Green

Wv WANNA W. oS oAAAS ~
this season.
According to adsices received in
Helena, the Great Northern and Nor
them Pacific will abolish the baling
rate for shipments of Montana wool,
which has been in effect for several
years. 1t is understood that the rate
applying to shipments that are not
compressed will be slightly reduced.
H. B. Lewis arrived from Great
Falls last evening with a we'll drilling
outfit, which vas transported over
land by two four-horse teams. 1t
will be used 10 secure a new water
supply Tor the city pumping station,
and will be operated by steam power
under the direction Of II. j. Nc.
Demand.
From Fridays Daily
Frank Schultz. of Warrick. arrived
tod ay on a short business visit.
Mrs. John Harris returned today
from a visit with her daughters at
Faribault, MINI.
VIM. Rowe, Sr., who has been
spending the winter in California, re.
turned tod ay and has greatly improved
In health.
Mrs. Riechers arrived yesterda y
from Iowa, where the funeral Of her
husband, the late Il. Riechers, was
held a few days ago.
Mrs. Phoenix announces that her
steam laundry, the machinery for
which was delayed in transit, will be
ready for business May l.
A suit has been commenced in the
district court by the Thos. O'Hanlon
company against Elmer T. Lewis, to
recover a balance alleged to be due on
a promissory note.
Chas. E. Sprinkle, who arrived to.
day from Chinook, reports a heavy
snowfall in the country south Of that
place a few days ago. 1t was one Of the
worst storms of the winter.
A petition for letters of administra.
ton in the estate of Robert j. Wood,
formerly of D%odson, has been filed in
the district court by DR.. J H. Russell.
The estimated value of the estate is
about 81, 200.
Four location notices for quartz
claims in the Little Rockies were filed
In the county clerks Office today. Two
of the locations are made by C. r.
French and E. L. Kirby, and the
others by w. NJ. Quinn and Frank
Dixon.
The state board of railroad com.
missioners announces that a bulletin
will be issued monthly, in which will
be listed all changes in freight rates
between Montana points during the
preceding thirty days. The bulletin
will be mailed free to any address
upon request.
a complaint has been filed in Jus.
tice John c. Duff's court at Chinook
by Thore Ritland, ia which Mike
Phelan is charged with illegally alter.
ing the brond on a horse owned by
the complaining witness. The defend.
ant has given bands for his appear.
ance in our, April Is, when a hear
ing will be held.
Montana stockmen are still pro-
testing against the terminal charge
OF $500 a car that il collected on
shipments to the Chicago market. A
w Washington dispatch says the Judith
Cattle company and Sun River Live.
stock company, OF Helena, have fled
with the interstate commerce commits.
sion a complaint against the Great
Northern, Burlington and Stocky ards
company of an unreasonable terminal
charge of $500 per car for the deliv.
cry OF cars at the Union stockyards,
Chicago. A reduction to sl.OO is
asked.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Wanted.

.Abont three teams and men to clean out old
bitches and build new bitches by day or contract.
Applyto J. II. EVERS.
Mgr. N. W. l.. 20. Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Stallion fol Sale.

For sale, one grade Percheron stallion, six
years old, color dapple gray, good style and &C.
ton Weighs about l,jOO pounds. For terms
apply to HENRY HICKS,
Whitl8sh, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Bids Wanted.

Bids will he received by the city council until
tiOn and painting of the new smoke stack at the
city pumping station. The council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. The bids should
be marke, on the outside to indicate their nature
and he addressed to
JOHN F. MURPHY, City Clerk,
Fort RentOn. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Wethers for Sale.

About GOO head of yes-ling wether. for sale,
for delivery before May l. For particulars adj.
dress II. c. EVERS, Big Sandy, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Public Buck Herd.

The undersigned will run Il buck herd during
the coming season, and solicit business from the
sheepmen. Address
f.. ROLF L. son, Big Sandy, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Ewes for Sale.

About 1000 breeding ewes for sale, three to
five years old. For particulars address
G. V. NASSAU, Chinook, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
Residence for Sale.

~nections, electric lights, yard we'll improved,
good barn and other out buildings. Inquire or
address A. K. MCLEISH, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-04-15
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss 's: Of &MzZzZzM
Help Wanted.

Girl wanted for general house work on ranch
Address or apply to
Mrs. II. o. LYING, Highwood.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19
BETTER FOREST SERVICE.

The forest service is very
much pleased with the change
which has recently been made
in the way of district admins
tration of the National Forests.
They claim it means much for
use of the National Forests by
the people because when the
business was all handled through
the one office at Washington it
necessitated much delay even in
the most trivial matters. Now
the business of this district will
be handled through the offices at
Albuquerque and the money re-
ceived from this territory will
be deposited there and the men
who will handle the business
will be in closer touch with the
conditions and the service will
necessarily be better.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19
NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM

This week L. J. Philbert
bought a half interest in the
Dee Randle real estate business
and they are fixing the office up
in first class condition. Mr..
Philbert is from Jefferson City,
No., and is out here for his
wife's health. He was surveyor
in his home county eight years,
county treasurer four years and
was deputy to the secretary Of
state at Jefferson City for the
past two terms. He is man of
large experience and business
ability and we appreciate the
fact that he selected this city
for his home. We predict that
his location here will mean the
location of many people from
his neighborhood.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19
Among the Exchanges.

Silver City has decided that
she is large enough that the cit
liens are entitled to have their
streets named and numbered.
That a good idea, Alamogordo
should also have her streets
numbered.
Roswell clans that Gov. Had
ley of Missouri has a fine farm
near that city and expected to
move there in the near future
but the political good fortune
which he has met with will now
keep him away.
John Wanamaker has donated
a $1,000 pipe organ to the Sana-
torium at Silver City. The man
ager of the institution is in the
east and reports that he has So,
900 in donations and that they
will soon have a new kitchen
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19
A VERY SAD DEATH.

On Friday of last week Mr..
Cook an old settler from down
near Pinon drove to Alamogor-
do in company with his little
nine year old son. The man had
been sick for several months
and came here to consult doc
tor. He had been suffering from
Pneumonia and was also bother
ed with heart trouble. He had
been in town less than twenty
four hours when death came.
The family were notified by
messenger, the little boy was
also taken home. The family
consisting of wife and five little
children, the oldest of whom is
nine years, returned to attend
the funeral which was held in
this city onMOnday
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19

disregarding some other mans
advice. His first seasons work
was apparently a failure, and if
any man had reason to be dis
satisfied with the country he had.
But all this time he had kept
his eye open. He had learned
by his own mistakes of his neigh
bors. At the end of the first
year he had solved the puzzle
and began to farm skillfully and
profitably. He planted about
fifty acres of alfalfa. He plowed
his ground, narrowed it, disk
narrowed it again, leveled it, in
short went over his land a dozen
times or more before it was
ready to plant. He planted and
the results were a surprise to his
neighbOrs, who had always claim
ed that alfalfa would never grow
in that locality. At the end of
his second season, Mr.. Ball has
taken in enough money to cover
his original investment, and the
cost of every improvement that
has been made on the place, in
Guiding large residence, sheds,
deep we'll, granary, etc. He has
Il place that attracts the atten-
tion of the passer-by, and is to-
day worth over 800 an acre, the
original price paid being SIG an
acre. Mr.. Ball has planted more
alfalfa this year, and is other
wise improving his place, being
satisfied that the Carlsbad pro-
ject is a good place to live and
make living.
There are other new settlers
that have done equally as we'll.
To the old timer, the man who
has worried along for twenty
years trying to make living
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19
Success of National Irrigation.

puOOooo VI NabIOHol AlllSaeiOn'
Special to News L. 5. Rectama-
tion Service: The first crop sea-
son, after the opening of the
Carlsbad project i'll southeastern
New Mexico, built by the U. S.
Reclamation Service, closes with
a most excellent showing to the
men who have worked intelli-
gently, and taken advantage of
the natural conditions existing
in this part of the Territory. The
day of the pioneer is over. He
is never a developer in the true
sense of the word. He has cour-
age to settle on land be it ever
so uninviting, clear it, and bring
it into a semblance ofcultivation.
He gets but small returns as he
lacks the skill to compel the soil
to return beautifully. When
the land is cleared, his work is
done; he passes on, and his place
is taken by the farmer proper,
who knows little about reclaim
ing virgin land and never at
tempts pioneer work. When
the rough edges of a new country
have been taken off, he steps in
and begins the real development.
The Carlsbad project is now en-,
tering upon its real agricultural
development. The pioneer has
finished his work. An illustra-
tion or two will make this clear
In the fall of 1906 Vim. Z. Bal
came from Missouri and bought
tract of land adjoining Loving
Irrigation was new to him. The
climate conditions were strange
The soil was not like his ole
Missouri soil. The first year.
Mr.. Ball fioundered aronnd, fol
lowing this mans advice, anC
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19
and dining room. They now
have 81 patients.

and dining room. They now
have 81 patients.
Last week the mayor of the
little town of Hagaman died
from appendicitis; his sister died
the same day from the same
trouble. That they were both
taken suddenly i'll is also evil
denced from the fact tnat his
wife and children were visiting
in Illinois and were unable to
reach here before his death.
The daily papers announce
that the big concern which has
been doing so much business i'll
this southwestern country under
the firm name of Phelps Dodge
and Company has now organized
corporation and will be known
as the Phelps Dodge Co. 1t is
said that this concern employees
over 60, 900 men.
The Roswell newspapers are
advocating the plan of the COM
mercial club esta blishing half
tone fund for the purpose of buy
ing new halftones each month
for the free use of any and all
advertising schemes. That is a
number one idea. Don't sup
pose that patentmedicine houses
would be slow to furnish half
tones or any other kind of mat
erial for free use in advertising
their products do you. No, their
advertising agents would fall
over themselves to get the
chance.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19

out of this same land, shakes
his head and says it is beyond
his understanding how these
things can be.
Anotuer illustration may be
given in Il different line. In
this case only fifteen acres are
involved. 1t was not an attrac-
tive piece of land. but the new
owner went at it with intelli-
gence and skill, and in a few
months the fifteen acres were
beautiful to look at. In three
years it has come to be fine
orchard, where once the mesquite
bush and the cactus ruled un-
hampered. In two more years
this orchard will be turning off
fruit at the rate of $500 an acre.
These two examples illustrate
what can be done by intelligent
work in this climate with this
soil and ample water supply, and
indicate the character of the re-
ports which are received by the
Statistician of the L. S. Reclaim
alton, Washington, d. G.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19

This week Mr.. Philbert re-
ceived letter from a personal
friend in Jefferson City, Mo-,
who is conducting business
college there. He contemplates
locating somewhere in the south
west and will be in Alamogordo
this week with a view of locat-
ing here. He was principal of
the Jefferson City schools before
he assumed the leadership in
in the business college there
and is both competent and ex-
perienced. We certainly hope
that he may find this city to his
liking and that we may soon
have first class business college
here.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19

If you have been thinking of buying
you had better come to the office
and get a price on the lot you want
before the other fellow does. We
are selling on small monthly pay
ments, but would accept the cash
in order to make trade.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1908-12-19

FOUND: A lady's gold
watch with picture of small boy
in lid. Owner can have same
by proving property and paying
for this ad.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Senator Young has been expelled from
the PHILIPPINE assembly by a vote of 40
to 30. He was very bitter in his attacks
upon party leaders.
DR.. Inslee n. Berry of New York rec
ommends that all trains carry besides the
ak and crowbar, a kit containing band
ages, whisky, splints. plaster and sterilized
cotton.
The German steamship Robert Heyne
arrived in New York after a furious bat
tie of twenty days with a series of storms,
which its captain declared the worst he
ever saw.
Seven terrorists involved in the plot
against the lives of Grand Duke Nicholas
and other Russian dignitaries were sem
fenced to death at st. Petersburg.
Serious rioting occurred during the
curse of the celebrations of the Muhar-
ram, the first month Of the Mohammedan
year. at Bombay, India. The police were
attacked. and fred into the mob. killing
several and wounding many others.
Six bronze tablets from the Rock ISL
and arsenal, Illinois. have been placed on
the monuments that have been erected at
Ticu-tsin, China. in memory of the Amer
lean soldiers and saiiors who lost their
lives in the Boxer outbreak Of 1904
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
Anti Rebate Act upheld.

The United States Supreme Court de-
cided, in the first Of a series Of cases
attacking the Elkins anti-rebate law as
reincorporated in the more recent Hep
burn rate law, that the Great Northern
railways conviction and $4,000 fine for
making a concession Of 20 cents a hun
dred on fifteen shipments Of oats from
Minneapolis to Seattle, was valid, not
w~ithstanding that the acts were commit
ted in 1905, before the Hepburn bill had
become a law. The indictments, though
returned after the passage of the Hep
burn bill was based upon the Elkins law.
This decision is expected to have a wide
effect on a large number of cases of APP
peal frsn lower courts and it destroys
one Of the principal defenses which the
Standard Oil Company was preparing to
advance against the payment of the 500,
100000 fine imposed last year for accept
ing Alton rebates. The courts decision
is unanimous and holds that repeal OF
any statute should not have the effect Of
releasing any one from any penalty in
Cured under it unless the repeating act
expressly so provides.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-13
NATIONAL CAPITOL NOTES.

A bill was introduced by Mr.. Gale.
delegate from Alaska, to establish a ter
citorial government in Alaska.
James Speyer, banker, had a long con.
ference with the President IN business
conditions. He declined to discuss the
details of the interview.
N. B. Thistlewood was sworn in as q
member of the House of Representatives
from the Twenty-ffth District of Illinois
in succession to the late George w. Smith.
The naval board, headed by Command.
er Frank Fletcher, which examined into
the recent drownings of Priyates Steener.
son and Mcintosh of the Marine Corps
at Newport, Il. l., has reported that in its
opinion the deaths were purely accidental.
The eight bridges crossing the Allie.
gheny river at Pittsburg will not have
to be raised, according to a decision rem
dered by Secretary Taft. He gave no
tice. however, that future bridges to be
constructed over the river m be built
Al feet above the water.
A favorable report on the bill of Rep
resentatiye Humphrey of Washington,
providirs for a government exhibit at the
Observation-Disclosures exposition to be
Aelu at Seuttle, wash, III ipbvf oeEoi
dered by the House committee on indus
trial arts and expositions. The bill car
ries S75O,OOO.
The House committee on interstate and
foreign fayorably reported the
Sherman bill forbidding the carrying Of
explosives on any passenger vehicle en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
The Senate confirmed the nominations
of Louis A. Coolidge of Massachusetts,,
to be assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
and Charles r. Grandfield of Missouri to
be first assistant Postmaster General.
The monthly statement of the collec
tions of internal revenue shows that fol-
the month of January, 1908. the total
receipts were $40, 742, O04. which is a de
rease as compared with January, 1907,
ct $Ss7 .013