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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
OREGON LAND FRAUDS.
Former Government Official Declared
Guilty Of Conspiracy.

PORTLAND, Feb. 8.-Former United
States District Attorney john H. Hall,
indicted for conspiracy with the Butte
Creek Land, Livestock & Lumber CON-
pany to maintain an illegal fence
which enclosed 10000 acres of public
land in Wheeler county, was today
found guilty. The trial has been in
progress since January l3. and has
been bitterly fought on both sides.
The otfense is punishable by a fine
not exceeding $4,000 or by imprison.
ment not exceeding two years. Sem
tence has been suspended for the pres.
ent, and Judge l.. II. Webster has
taken sixty days in which to file notice
of appeal and was granted until May
l, in which TO prepare bill of ex-
ceptions.
Francis J. Heney, who conducted
the prosecution foc the government,
was we'll satisfied with the verdict.
The prosecution admits that had il
confined its evidence to Halls con.
nec;ion with the illegal fencing OF the
Butte Creek company it could no,
have convicted the defendant. 1t was
only by bringing in outside cases
which tended to prove that Hall had
been ready 10 protect political friends
involved in land deal, that the gov
ernmgnt succeeded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Heavy Marketing Of Hogs.

CHICAGO, Feb. lO.-Thirty- mil.
lion dollars has gone into farmers
pockets during the month just ended
as result of the phenomenal ship.
ments of hogs which have poured into
Chicago, Kansas City and other
points for the past few weeks, because
the high prices of corn made feeding
Improbable. 1t is estimated that T..
O0O, 900 hogs reached primary receiv.
ing points in the Mississippi valley in
January. This breaks all previous
January records, Including the last
one. which was made in January, 1901
Ia addition to this another 81 ,OOO, 900
worth Of porkers were slaughtered on
the farms. Taking the country as
whole it is the heaviest run Of hogs in
trade history.
The cattle trade is i II rut at present
and price, FOR sheep and lamb, are
low. The hog movement. however,
proves, the sOundpess of the livestock
business in the west and successfully
dispu-es of the theory that the present
industrial depren ion i. based on any
real depreciation in value Of the nat
ura( resources OF the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Thaw Wants Liberty.

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Harry K.
Thaw has dema anded of his attorneys
that they take immediate steps to
secure his release from the Matteawan
asylum for the criminal insane. 1t is
reported that Thaw demands absolute
liberty, but, being denied this, is will
ing to spend time in a private
sanitarium, where he can receive
treatment that is to his liking
Thaw was acquitted Saturday of the
murder of Stanford White on the
ground that he was insane when the
crime was committed. He was i'm
mediately sent to the Matteaw an
eeylum. Martin W. Littleton. who
was Thaw's chief counsel during the
trial, is known to favor Thaw's re-
naming at the asylum for several
months, or until public sentiment has
had an opportunity to change before
move is made for his release.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Menaced BY Prairie Fires.

PUEBLO, Colo, Feb. 5.-Driven by
a high wind, prairie fire is raging
several miles east of Holly, Colo,
near the Kansas line and threatens to
enter the town OF Coolige, Kan. The
fire originated one mile east of Holly,
from the burning of some weeds in
front of a farm house. The farmers
in the vicinity of Holly are out en-
masse to fight the flames.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. "a
prairie fire is sweeping over the coun-
ties of Lubbock, CROSBY and Cara,
in west Texas. 1t has already caused
a loss of a million dollars, destroying
ranch buildings, crops and livestock.
An area of more than one million
acres has been burned over. The
blaze started near Emma several
days ago and, famed by a strong
wind. it spread rapidly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Want Stockmen To Pay Expense.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s S--Efor will
tsa. ancwed when the agricultural APP
propri alton bill CONES before he sen.
ate to have it amended 50 that the
cost of conducting the inspection of
those packing house products will be
placed upon the shippers and the own
ers of livestock. Senator Warren, j,
who led in the fight in the past tw o ses-
sions to have the cost of the inspec.
ton borne by the government, had an
interview today with the secretary OF
agriculture, who is satisfied that the
present method is the proper one and
should be continued. With the sup.
port of the department, efforts which
the western senators will make to pre-.
vent the cost of the inspection being
placed upon livestock owners will un'
doubtedly be successful. IS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
THREE BANDITS CONFESS.
They Held Up Train Near Butte and
Killed the Engineer.

BOULDER, Feb. 6.-The prosecution
of the murderers of Engineer Glow,
who was shot to death by bandits who
held up the North Coast Limited train
near Butte last May, came to a dra'
m attic climax today. Towers had been
convicted u murder in the second de-
gree and sentenced to life, Gruber had
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and
the trial of George Hastings was about
to begin. The court, lawyers and de.
fend ants were under tense strain as
the counsel for the state opened this
morning by calling Towers to the
stand. When 1t was apparent that
the man who had been convicted was
to be a witness for the state, there was
a hasty consultation between Hastings
and his counsel. Before a question
could be asked, Lawyer Denny, for
Hastings, arose and addressed the
court.
"Your honor" he said, "on beh ali
of my client, l wish to ask permission
to withdraw the plea of not guilty tc
the ch arge of murder in the first de-
gree, and plead guilty to murder ir
the second degree"
Judge CalIaway hesitated, but there
being no objection from counsel fol
the state, he permitted Hastings to
substantiate a new plea to the minor
otfense. This form ality was proceeded
with and then, also as a matter o
form, Witness Towers was examined
He told how all three had proceeded
to the depot thai night and how Cru
ber had backed out, but that he ant
Hastings had climbed on top of thu
train and proceeded with it to ant
through the tunnel. Briefly and with
out much attention to detail he tolt
the story of the murder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Helena News Notes.

HELENA, Feb. THE feder al grand
jury finished its labors today and ad.
journed until tomorrow. It will re-
port to Judge Hunt on Monday, if he
arrives home from Portland by that
time. The session just ended is the
longest ever held in Montana.
HELENA, Feb. 7.-Approval of the
report concerning land recently
awarded the state at Cut Bank, and a
number of counter offers to prospec.
tive purchasers of state lands were
the features of the meeting yesterday
of the state board of land commits.
sioners. This probably was the last
meeting over which Governor TOOle
will preside. A recent inspection of
the land in dispute at Cut Bank was
made recently by State Engineer Wade
and John ?. Schmit, register of the
land ottie, and their report of condi-
tions met with the favor Of the board.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Indians May Raise Horses.

ASnINGTON. Feb. S.--Conditions
on the Grow reserv alton afford an Op-
por,unity for trying an experiment
which will be benefcial bolh educa-
tionaly and industr ally to the Indi an
and advantageous to the government.
Twenty three hundred and tifty.three
persons were allotted land on the re-
servatiOn
The surplus land amounts to about
10000 acres. 1t is proposed that a
portion of this land--from POO, 900 to
100000 acres, which is especially val.
liable for grazing purposes de.
voted to raising horses; that a com
pany be organized to carry on this
project, the Stockholders of which
shall be the Indians; that the govern.
ment have an ot1icio representation
upon the board of directors, and that
the stock be held in trust by the gov
ernment for the Indian owners.
The Grows are natural horsemen,
and, it Is believed, would be able "a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
BURLINGTON WILL BUILD.
A New Transcontinental Route Is
Approved BY Directors.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. That the
Burlington Railroad company direc.
tors have approved of new trans
continental route from it's connection
with the Northern Pacific in Montana
to its terminus at Kearny, Neb., was
stated by General Manager Hold
redge, of the Burlington, In q hearing
before the state engineer of Wyoming
today.
The hearing was for the purpose of
listening to protest by the Burling-
ton against the location of power
dam on the Big Horn river by A. NJ.
Boyson. The Burlington claims .
right of way through the canyo and it
will interfere with its purpose to give
the country a new transcontinental
if the canyon is blocked by a dam,
this being the only route out OF the
Big Horn basin in Wyoming for the
road the Burlington is now building.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Better Food For the Army.

NEW YORK, Feb. There have
been plenty Of responses, both from
officers and enlisted men, TO Secretary
Taft's invitation for an expression Of
reasons of discomfort and unrest iu the
army. The reasons given as contri-
buting to disturbing conditions are
the practice marches, compulsory eX-
ercises in the gymuasiums and made
quacy of the ration and of the cutting
Off of ''eX,ras' in the way of food,
and the character of extra work.
The department has already taken
steps to ameliorate some of these con.
ditiors. The ration has been in
creased and congress has been asked
to pass bill to create corps to do
extra work and military work now
required of soldiers. The monetary
value Of the increase authorized in the
ration il little more than &c per ra-
tiOD
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Hearing On Express Rates.

WASHINGTON, Feb. GA bearing
of particular Importance to Denver
and other cities in the west is being
held by the interstate commerce COM
mission. 1t involves the rate charged
by various express companies for the
transportation of express matter both
east and west from points in the mid
die and far west.
The case is that of Geo. j. Klndel Of
Denver against the Adams Express
company and other express companies,
in which complain ant alleges that the
express rates from Denver to San
Francisco and from Denver to points
east are unjust, excessive and dis.
criminatory against Denver. He
showed that the rate per 100 pounds
from New York to San Francisco was
$3.50, while the rate from Denver to
San Francisco was 5000 per cwt.
From other points in the west to points
west and to points east the rates in
dicated the same sort of alleged dis.
Grimm alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

sentence of 81 years makes practically
a life term for Hastings, in reality he
gets off much cheaper than his COM
paniOn, James c. Towers, who was
sentenced for life. Hastings sentence,
which Is specifically for term of
years is what is known as time sem
tence and if his conduct while in prison
is good and no effort is made to secure
q pardon or executive clemency, he
may be paroled at the end of twelve
and q half years. At the expir alton
of that time he is restored to liberty,
but the state still holds string on
him. He must report to the state off,
GERS at specified times and give an ac-
count of his conduct.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
An Immense Lumber Cut.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-More lum-
Der was cut in the United States last
year than in any other year in its his.
tory. The enormous amount OF 81
$50, 1856 board feet was produced, and
the mill value of this was 1921 lol 1888.
In addition, there was produced H.
s5S, ,26O, 600 shingles, valued at S24 l55,
sos, and 3.Sl2, ,SO7 900 lath, valued at
$ll, 490,5
On the whole it is safe to say that
the present annual lumber cut in the
United States approSimates forty mil
lion feet, and that the total mill value
OF the lumber, lath an1 shingles each
year produced is not less than 800,
100000 These figures give some idea
of how vast is the lumb ber industry
and how great is the demand for IL
product
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

BUTTE, Feb rhtre i, Il move
men, hire 70 pa he pool rooms out
OF hu-i3p-- by means nf a high Ii.
ceu-r, An ordua:5ee mas been pre-.
pared aud il now being considered by
the aldcrnou. II i, unuerstnod that
the ov!Inancv 49, prepared by VIM.
Scallnn, and it i likely 10 have
ma inrity Of the cuunri ~ is favor.
i'ilc u q nance provides for I. license
~ 81 eco ii month and poo| room men
SAY thai none .,t tho-e rov running
can pay that amount.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Shoe Day On the Bowery.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Yesterday was
"shoe day" on the Bowery and today
5000 men are tramping the Bowery
sidewa alks wearing new shoes and new
wooden socks. "Shoe day" is an in
stitution and was established by Con.
gresham Timothy D. Sullivan, known
to his constituents and New York
generally as "Big Tim
Every year Sullivan gives away
shoes to every man of his district who
needs them and yesterday more than
5000 We're in line long before the doors
of the club rooms were opened for the
distribution. The annual distribution
of shoes is Sullivan's pet ch harity, for,
he says, "a man can march to glory
in a pair of new shoes and dry socks. y
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
MONTANA IN CONGRESS.
Legislative Matters That Affect Citi-
zens Of Treasure State.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 10.-"The Bit.
ter Root valley said 'Uncle Joe"
Cannon to q group of congressman
and newspaper men. ''has had more
legislation since Dixon came to con.
gress than any other individual Sec
tion of the United States. It Is fast
becoming the legisl alive center OF the
The speakers joke was aimed at the
senator, who was present, and "C)ncle
Joe's" inevitable cigar assumed even
q more rakish tilt than usual Is he
asked the sen ator for confirma alton Of
his statement.
AS q matter of fact the Bitter Root
valley and western Montana have not
suffered during the past few years
from lack of needed legislation. Last
week another bill was added to the
list by the passage in the senate of
Dixon's bill to validate and confirm
patents to certain lands in the valley
The measure will be pressed to a vote
in the house by Representative Pray.
The senate public lands committee
has authorized favorable report on
Senator Carter's bill changing the
law against the unlawful fencing OF
public lands so that the penalty shall
be fine not exceeding $1,000 or i'm.
prisonment not exceeding one year,
instead of both fine and Imprisonment
as prescribed by the present law. The
proposed change has the approval ol
the interior department.
Montana state educational institu'
tions, more especially the agricultural
college at BOzaman, and possibly the
school of mines in Butte, will be in
terested in bill introduced in con
gress by representative William b
Mckinley of Illinois. 1t is a bill t(
establish engineering experiment sta
tions IL, land grant colleges in thu
states anj territories. 1t appropri
ates $50, 900 each year to the lan(
grant college in each state and terri
tory for the purpose: where there arr
more thau one such institution, to tn
one best equipped 10 carry on tn
| work
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

CLAY of Georgia passed January 20.
The postoftice department keeps no
record of the arrival and departure
except that returned by the railroad
postal clerks. The companiesi are,
however, required by law to submit
sworn reports by the end of each
quarter. Neither does the department
keep q record of fines. A statement
submitted showing that for the year
1907 pen alties were imposed in the way
of deductions amounting;to S94O, ,O95,
from which remissions we're allowed OF
S56, 1893.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Bandits Get Heavy Sentences.

BOULDER, Feb. 1.-George G. Ha,t.
ings was this morning sentenced to 81
years Imprisonment In the Deer Lodge
penitentiary. Sentence was passed
upon him by Judge Galloway in ac-
cord ance with the verdict OF the jury
returned a. noon yesterday, after the
defendan, h ad pleaded guilty to mur-
der in the second degree and ad prac-
tically confessed his part in the North
Coast holdup on May & last, and the
Staying OF Engineer Glow.
Although it would seem thai the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
To Open Fort Peck Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Feb. &. - Senator
Joseph Dixon of Montana, has in
duced the senate committee on Indian
aft airs to permit him to make 9 fav-
orable report on his bill opening the
Fort Peck reservation, with amend
ments suggested by the interior de-
partment, referring to irrig alton.
Sen ator Dixon is confident that fav-
orable report means that the sena
will pass the bill. He hopes Congress-
man Pray of Montana, can carry it
through the house of representatives.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Senate Wants information.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA resolu-
tion has been introduced by Senator
Heybur calling upon the president
to furnish information concerning the
North Pacific Railway company's al
legged negotiations in taking over the
property of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company and placing a value on
it at a figure many millions in excess
of its actual cost. The president is
required to inform the senate whether
any iuvestig alton has been made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
SUCCESSFUL DISHONESTY.
Bryan Condemns Crookedness In
Financial Operations.

New YORK, Feb. 5.-Tsking the
eighth comm andment as his text,
William J. Bryan pointed out to the
Civic forum the possibilities of lar
ceny In violation of the law and
what he said was of greater impor.
tance-larceny through the operation
OF the law. Much of Bryan's address
was q repetition Of his officially ex-
pressed views as to the defects in ad-
ministr alton of the law. He was Sc
we're in his criticism OF stock specula.
tion, saying:
"Will l be entering on forbidden
ground il l question the moral char
acter of those financial trans actions
which have resulted in the issuing OF
watered stock and fictitious capitali.
zation? I hope l shall not be thought
guilty of impropriety in suggesting
that the commandments, which are
binding on the rest OF the world,
ought not to be suspended in the
region OF Wall street. If we were
able to make an exact ejaculation OF
the amount of money taken from an
unsuspecting public each year by the
issue of stocks and bonds known to
be worthless, we would probably find
that the total amount of money stolen
in this way is larger than the amount
stolen in q single year by all of the
criminals who have been sent to the
pentientiary during the year for peti
larceny or grand larceny"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Big Military Appropriation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The military
appropriations bill, carrying SS5, ,O0o,-
600 for the mainten ance of the military
establishment for 1909, will be report.
ed to the house this week. The am
ount is s., 900, 900 over that Of theJlast
session.
Half of the increase is for clothing
and the rest for other supplies and
equipment to take the place of that
destroyed in the San Francisco earth.
quake. The total for clothing and
garrison equipment will be about ST.
uO0 600
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Taft's Campaign Manager.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Tt is au-
thoritatively stated today that Secre.
tary Hitchcock has accepted the posi-.
tiou a. eastern and southern manager
Of the Taft campaign. He will resign
his government Office in few days
Grantield of Lincoln, Mo-, present
chief clerk TO the first assistant post.
master general.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Fined For Delayed Mail.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The rail.
roads of the country have been pen
allied in sum agregating nearly
81, 900, 900 since January /, 1907, for
failure to arrive and depart on sched-
ule time with the mails. This infor-
nation is given in a special report to
the senate from the postmaster general
il response 10 resolution of Senator
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12

make this profitable business enter.
prise. The interest of the government
would be in obtaining horses for the
army. There Is at present very great
difficulty in purchasing the needed
number OF horses Of proper quality.
The horses raised on the reservation
would be quality required by the
army, and would in a measure supple
ment the supply from other sources.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-12
Mango Kills Coyotes.

HELENA, Feb. 8.-From letters re.
ceived by State Veterinarian Knowles
from stockmen residing in those coun.
ties where coyotes were inoculated
with mango by DR.. Knowles, it would
seem that the treatment is effective
and will ultimately exterminate the
pests.
Recently letter was received from
+. c. McStravick OF Kalispell, which
stated that nine out of every ten coy
otes in that region had mango and
were rapidly dying Off. The letter
stated that the dogs on the McStravick
place had contracted the disease and
the writer desired to know if there was
any danger Of it spreading to other
animals. DR.. Knowles replied that it
was only confined to the canine tribe.
The experiment of inoculating the
coyotes with mango cost the state ST.
800, and hundreds Of animals have
since died of the disease.
The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS IS a good
newspaper to send awaytO your friend 5
n the east. It will save you the tron-
y r-,..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
Here Is q Good 01e.
jackson County Argus.)

He called on a young lady recent
ly to spend the evening and when he
got ready to leave he realized that
heavy rain was falling. He had no
umbrella or rubber coat and when
the girls father asked him to re-
main at the house he readily consent
ed. The next morning when he was
invited to a seat at the table ne re-
luctantly accepted. He was very
nervous and agitated. He sat op-
posite a mirror and discovered that
he had forgotten to comb his hair.
Then he dropped his fork on the
floor, and as he stopped to pick it up
he upset his coffee. Matters went
from bad to worse until finally in
despair the young man quit eating
and put his hands under the table.
The loose end Of the tablecloth was
lying In his lap; when he touched it
he turned pale. He thought 1t was
his shirt and that in his nervous ex-
citement when dressing he had for
gotten to put the garment inside his
trousers. That accounted for the
smiles and embarrassment. There
was no time to lose. He hurriedly
stuffed the supposed shirt into his
trousers. Ten minutes later when
the family rose from the table there
was a crash. The dishes lay in a
broken mass upon the floor. The
young man pulled three feet of
tablecloth out Of his pants and fled
through the back door. He is yet in
the woods back Of his home.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-11-26
II Doesn't Pay.
CDR. S. A, Steele, in Wor.)
supply.


My young friend, there are many
things in this world it doesn't pay to
do.
1t doesn't pay to try to pass your
self off for more than you are worth;
it tends to depress your market quo
tation.
1t doesn't pay to try to get living
without work. You will work hard
er and get poorer living than if you
did honest work.
1t doesn't pay to be a practical jok-
er, unless you can enjoy joke when
you happen to be the victim.
1t doesn't pay to rest when you
ought to be working; if you do, you
are apt to have to work when you
ought to be resting.
It doesn't pay to cry over split
milk: neither does it pay to spill the
milk.