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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Will Sell Isolated Tracts.
Great FAlle Leader

Great Falls Leader.
Instructions Just received by Regis
ter Burlingam and Receiver Wilson,
of the Great Falls land Office, provide
that the aftid avits of applicants to have
isolated tracts ordered into market,
and of their corroborating witnesses,
may be executed before any officer
having a seal and authorized to ad-
minister oaths ia county or land dis.
trict in which the tracts described 10
the applications are situated.
This means a great convenience, as
heretofore it was necessary to go to
the land Office in order to make affid a.
Wits to have isolated tracts sold. The
land Office has also received a number
of the new forms for making out these
applications.
While no authoriz alton of sales
has been received at the local land
Office, it is -urmised, 10 view OF the
fact that the general land office is
seut.os OF. a.w Instructors regard
ing them. that isolated tracts will
again be thrown upon the market.
They we're all held up in this district
about a year ago and there have beer
20 sales authorized since.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
For River Navigation.

Attorney +. E. Stranahan, who rep
resented this part of Montana at .he
Missouri River Navigation congress
held at Sioux City, Iowa, last week,
reports a very interesting and success
full meeting. There was a large attend
ance Of delegates from all part. OF the
Missouri river country, who united 10
a memorial to congress urging the
necessity of making immediate i'm
provemen,s that will facilitate navi-
CATION on the great western waterway.
Ia its report of the speeches deliver.
ed at the meetings. the Sioux City
Journal says:
Mr.. Stranahan, of Montana, was
given al ovation when he said he had
come 1900 miles to attend this con-
vention. He said he was q thorough
western man, and that this was the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

farthest east he v e had been. His
talk was forceful and extremely we'll
received. He told of the necessity for
river navigation in his country,
which included a productive section
of the Little Rocky mountains. He
said there was an area of $4,000
square miles lying between the Great
Northern railway, which runs along
the Milk river on the north, aud the
Northern Pacific railway, which runs
along the Yellowstone on the south.
This valley, he said, through which
the Missouri river runs. is settling up
very fast. 1t produces annually
10. 600, 900 pounds of wool, and flock
masters must take their 1ocks from SO
to 100 miles to have them shorn at q
railroad. He said the gold fields in
the Little Rocky mountains rest upon
the banks of the Missouri river, and
that this country was settling up very
rapidly. The necessities for trans
p%ortation there are crying and press
ing, he said, and If congress shall MOI
soon come to the assistance OF hi
people the improvements would have
to be made by private capital.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Farmers Institutes.

Those Interested ia farm matters
should attend the institutes to be held
in Cbouteau county on the following
dates:
Fort Benton, February Is.
Havre, February :.
Chinook, February 5.
Harlem, February 10.
The meetings will be addressed by
speakers who are exceptionally we'll
posted upou the subject. they Will
discuss, aud every r~anchman VIII de-
rive valuable information from their
remarks. Remember the dates and
make every effort to attend.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
AL. Kroner
The Optical Specialist,
OF HELENA,
Will be at Grand Union Hotel
Feb. 2 to 8.
EXAMINATION FREE.
FREE.

DR.. KRONER will be pleased to talk
with you about your eyes and give you
his honest opinion regarding them.
No pair of glasses that are fitted by
the Doctor are delivered until thor
oughly inspected and found to be per-
feet. Glasses are made to relieve eye
strain, which is the cause OF many
nervous ailments, such as headaches,
dizziness, neuralgia, and many other
reflex irritations which vanish like
magic when DR.. Kroner removes the
cause by correcting the error.
Bring your broken glasses and the
Doctor will duplicate them, as he
carries a full line of optical goods
and all the latest fads in nose mount
ings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
use no Drugs.
!otice OF Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT Falls, Mont, Jan. ~,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Jan. -, 1908.
Hu,ice lie hereby given that
ALEXANDER BANNATYNE,
of Collins, Montana, has filed notice OF his in
tention to make hnal ~five-year proof in support
of his claim, viz: Homestead entry No. ll,.ss
made January 7, 1901, for the Ma eWA. section
II, and M SEA section 10, township % north,
before the Register and Receiver Of The T.. s
land Office at Great Falls. Montana, on March 3
1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove hit
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz; James Bell, Robert Richie, Don
aid Kerr and Benjamin Feist, all of Collins
Montana.
j. NJ. BURLINGAME. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
WILL RAISE BEETS.
Residents Of Milk River Valley Pre-
pare For New Industry.

The ]suran that a beet sugar
factory will be established in that
vicinity at an early date, makes the
subject of beet culture a matter of
great interest among residents OF the
Milk river valley. a meeting was held
at Harlem on Saturd ay to discuss the
situation and make preparations for
seeding the acreage necessary to sup
ply the new institution, at which there
was a large attendance. In view of the
decision of the supreme court, which
sustained the rights OF the Belknap
Indians to most Of the waters of Milk
river, it was decided t O request that q
deleg alton be sent to Washington by
the United Milk River Irrigation
association, to endeavor to obtain
some measure of relief from congress.
The profitable result of sugar beet
culture 10 Idaho was described in q
recent newspaper interview by T. P.
Smith, who is buying cattle in the
Madison valley and will take them to
Sugar City, Idaho, to fatten on beet
pulp.
Mr.. Smith is an enthusiast on sugar
beet culture. In speaking Of the in.
dustry in eastern Idaho he stated that
the territory tributary to Sugar City,
Blackfoot and Idaho Falls, where
three large sugar plants are located,
produced 50, 1000, 900 pounds Of sugar
the past season.
Farmers engaged in the sugar beel
industry in Idaho the past year clear
ed as high as $50 an acre on their
entire crop, while the average prof
per acre was not below $40. The in
dustry is becoming to be recognized
in Idaho as a highly profitable one
and the farmers are increasing theil
acreage from year to year, and
good deal of new land is being settled
which ultimately will be largely crop
ped to beets. Within a few years it !
predicted that at least two more larg
factories will be built to take care o
the increasing beet yield.
, The thinning and wedding of tn
beets is all done by Japanese labor
in fact, white men will not do the wor
, unless they can find no other employ
ment. The Japs are usually herded /
gangs and the leader takes a contrac
: for a specified number of acres. Tn
price paid an acre is from S. to st
One Jap will clear of weeds and thi
y the beets on one acre in about tw
days.
"Feeding livestock on beet pulp
y beginning to attract a good deal
y attention." said Mr.. Smith. "Durin
the first few years we raised beets
good deal OF the pulp went to wast'
it was not thought to be worth mucl
" the wonderful fattening qualities
= the substance not being recognize
u then. We feed the pulp to cattle
liberal quantities with q small amour
OF hay or straw, and after a few weel
8 the stock becomes fat and sleek ar
ready for market
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

WI VII ~ AooS'
Bonghan, j wa Johnee, Fred
Brown, Ella Y II jacobson, Emil
Brown, Isabelle jacobson, James
Birch, John F Kelly, Dolpha
Blair, Mrs August Lucas, Harry
Barly, Mrs George Lea, John
Bancroft, Miss LaVsnt, Abe
Baillieuve, Jno La Meisner, Geo
Boenly, Joseph Pilseon, Albertins
Bates, Farley Parsone, Hugh G
Curry, Cluma Parker, j F,4
Costello, So Pollett, Fred
Carnell, G Parker, LII
Carlson, Arthur Russell, Mrs La
Corbett, George Rice, &C
Conoyer, Glenn Ryan, John
Christensen, Anna Ray, Harry
Durkin, James st Clair, Peters,
Debrett, Mrs Smith, Wm,2
Ewing, o BIS Smith, Fred
Forsythe, d Smith, j
Fronting, Fritz, Schmidt, Joseph
French, Chas 4 Syme, Robert
Fsrha, N 3 Schaefer, Geo
George, Raymond Swanton, Tomas
Hoppe, Henry Sovestad, Odd
Hayward, Calvin E,3 Thomas, 10
Hale, IB Temple, DR. &
Hamilton. San Van Orman, Benz
Hunter, Miss Matte Van Camp, Roy
Humphrey, Fred Woodworth, Frank
Humphrey, w Willard, NV
Harbas, Miyo Weaver, Mrs HI
Hill - Weaver, Chas
HOey, Emmett Worth, Tom J
Jollif, Eli Walker,
Jadwin, Nealy
One cent will be collected on all az
verti,ed letters.
Persons calling for any of the abo'
letters will please say ''advertised.'
GEO. w. CRANE, +. NJ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

S~0A
PENDANT in 1906, to be run on shares.
was not in the condition represented.
the ewes commencing to lamb in De.
cember, and that plaintiff suffered loss
to the mount claimed. A second
cause of action alleges a breach of
contract last year, for which the plain
tiff claims Sl,175 damages.
From Tueeday'e Daily.
County Attorney Carnal and Stenog-
rapher Russell left today for Harlem.
where certain criminal matters are
under Investigation.
Dan Crit.enden was received at the
county Jail today to serve out a fine
of $40 and costs for disturbing the
peace. The fine was imposed by Jus-
tice Duff. of Chinook.
Sui. was commenced in the district
court today by the Rosenblatt CON-
pany against J. H. Fenton, of Havre,
to recover an alleged Indebtedness of
about s4lS. and costs of suit.
1t is announced that Bishop L. r.
Brewer, of the Episcopal church, will
visit this part of his diocese February
10. The bishop will hold mission ser
vices here during the week commenc.
ing that date.
News OF the sudden death of D. j.
Hennessy, the we'll known merchant Of
Butte, was received with deep regret
by his Fort Benton friends. Mr.. Hen
messy visited here some time ago, and
became acquainted with many old.time
residents of this vicinity.
Matt Halmes, a rancher from High
wood country, has been committed to
Warm Springs at an examination
held in the district court at Grea
Falls. 1t is said to be the third time
the patient has been declared insa an
by q lunacy commission, his atflictiol
being of temporary nature.
/ A petition has been presented tt
Judge Tattau by residents of SacO
requesting that he act az trustee TO
. the townsite of Saco, which consist
| of about so acres. The title to som
of the property is in dispute, and tn
services of a trustee are necess ary t.
; secure a clear and valid title to tn
real estate.
The Madison Livestock Compan
: proposes to ask for a new trial in it
suit against Mary D. Osler and Othe
residents of the Sweet Grass hills
r which was recently decided in favor c
the latter by a jury in the Cascad
;. county district court. The suit relate
to a cattle deal, in which each part
claimed to be entitled to damages.
A damage suit against the Gre;
Northern railway, in which judgmel
for 81, $50 is asked, has been con
menced in the district court by Augu
Nys.rom and Gust Abilin. 1t is a
a legged tina, the defenda ant corporate
u carelessly and negligently set fire
'r some hay and other property ownt
a by plaintiffs, the fire being caused
'e sparks from a locomotive,
Northern Montana grain dealeI
Il who are making shipments to MINI
# apolis find themselves up against u
usual thing, the freight rate havir
been advanced by the Great Northel
:. railroad. The rate now quoted is
- cents per 100 pounds, compared wi
a rate of IS cents from Gallatin vail
points, which makes u charge OF ~
per car on carload shipments OF 6O,0
~ pounds. The matter is being present.
le to the state railroad commission, b
as the complaint relates to inter.sta
" business it is doubtful whether 81
to relief can be obtained from tn
a source.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
Advertised Letter List.

The following is a list OF letters re-
naming in the p%ostotfice at Fort Ben
ton on january u. 1908:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

1ne arrangements lOC Vic AuoVlUuVcS
contempt ate an afternoon session at
1870 and an evening session at 1880 at
each place. The program for each
meeting will be arranged by local
residents.
The speakers at the institutes to
be held in Northern Montana will be
F. S. Cooley, F. B. Linfield and Miss
Lucille Brewer of Bozeman, and 7. T.
Black of Whitehall. These will be
assisted by such local talent as may
be available.
The subjects that will be discussed
by the visiting speakers will vary
according to suggestions Of the local
committees, the topics upon which each
is prepared to speak being given in
part as follows:
+. S. Cooley: The Hundred Dolla,
Cow. Brother Jonathan's Herses
Book Farming VS.. Moon Farming
Way Down East.
+. b. Linfield: Diversified Farm
ing. Growing and Curing Alfalfa
The Cattle and Sheep Industry o
Montana. Farming as an Occupation
Butter Making on the Farm, anC
other subjects.
II. II. Black: Small Fruits. Potato
Culture and Marketing. Alfalfa OF
Dry Land. How to Make the Small
Farm Pay.
Miss Lucille Brewer: The Unite'
States Government aud The House
wife. Preparation of Vegetables fo
the Table. Domestic Science at tn
Agricultural College.
AS these institutes are held for tn
benefit of those engaged in farmin
and stockraising, there should be
good attendance at each meeting
Admission will be free to all VIII
attend.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29

The Foston Automatic has q patented gang for separating wild or
tame oats from wheat, which is uneluaLel by any device ever invented
1t is composed of a series OF nine perforated zinc rec ingenously
arranged for scalping off the oats. This is twice rs much zinc as YOU
will find in any other grain cleaner made.
Please note carefully the bottom screen. is 60 inches long (just
compare this with other clemrrs) an it is sci nearly level. Under this
screen is arranged our patented cleaning rack to keep the bottom screen
clean. This rack enables the use of Il long mesh screen which takes out
all the short spin OATS which II o other cleaner can do.
The FOSSTO\ ~UTOMATlC is combination grain cleaner. 1t
will clean and grade Wheat, Oats, Barley, Flax, Corn and all kinds Of
seed and do it perfectly. 1t will also separate WILD OATS from
TAME OATS. No other cleaner attempts to do it. Write for prices.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-29
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Series Of Interesting Meetings
Arranged For Northern Montana.

An invitation is extended to resi-
dents of Northern Montana who are
interested in progressive agricultural
methods, to attend the farmers insti.
tutes that will soon be held in this
part of the state. The dates announced
for the several meetings in Chouteau
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-19
Too Much Campaign.
New York Mail.

This is the harvest season, the va
cation season, the silly season by
prescriptive right. Nominally. only
nominally-it is also the campaign
season. In the reform Of our presi.
Dental campaign q beginning should
be made with the date. 1t was all we'll
enough to name candidates five months
ahead OF election time in the old days
when there was neither railroad nor
telegraph, and nominees made ''whirl'
wind tours" by canal. Nowadays the
necessity does not exist, and the bust
ness disturbance Of q national cam
paign is grstuitously protracted. lr
ten weeks Great Britain can 60 to the
country, elect and seat q fresh parlis'
meut and settle down to business un'
der q new government. It takes vi
ten months.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-19

The methods that are so frequently
and successfully used to control a
convention cannot be effectively APP
piled to a large number of voters who,
in their home precincts and free from
every outside influence, mark their
ballots as their own preference die.
tates. Removed from the embarrass-
ment that would be caused by the
presence and opportunities OF rival
candidates or their friends, relieved
from the obligations imposed by wire
pullers who may have arranged an
exchange of votes on behalf OF aspi'
rants for other nominations, the voter
Is given opportunity to exercise his
best judgment in marking his direc,
primary ballot.
The voter who is sufficiently intelli'
gent to assist in choosing delegates to
q political convention, is certainly
competent to express his individual
preference in regard to his party
nominees. A denial of this privilege
is q surrender to the interests of pro.
fessional politicians and influences
that are afraid of a free and indepen.
dent expression of the will Of the PEG.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-19
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Malta Enterprise: Tuesday night
this part of the valley was treated to
a fine rain, which did a vas amount
of good. 1t lot only filled up the
water holes on the range but succeeded
in putting " q number Of prairie
fires that have been raging for some
time in this vicinity.
Conrad Observer: Material for a
grain elevator Of about IS, 600 bushels
capacity has been ordered for Conrad
and one of the same capacity for Col
Inns. 1t will soon be on the ground
and work is to be pushed in order to
be in readiness to receive the grain of
this falls threshing.
Glasgow News: The postofice de-
partment this week has established a
new postofice at the Mack Hunter
ranch, about Is miles southeast of
this city, and it will be known as
Galpin instead of Telephone as asked
for in the petition. Chas. Chevenke
has been appointed postmaster.
Harlem News: Alfalfa has been q
great crop hereabout this year and
there's likely to be much more of it
sown in the future. Louis Veseth has
q 2O.acre field of it two years old
which he has cut twice and which he
expects to be able to cut again. He
got 30 tons the first cutting and As the
second.
Havre Herald: A graceful and gen.
erous act on the part of the friends OF
the late Steve Kenny, was the circula-
ton of q subscription list which re-
suited in the raising of the sum of
S13l, which was presented to the af-
ficted widow on Tuesday. It was the
spontaneous of Steve's friends and
| sympathizers with his widow in her
bereavement.
Choteau Acantha: A tramp who
was riding on top of the coaches of q
Great Northern passenger train was
caught in some way between the ears
Tuesday night when the train reached
Shelby. He vas badly crushed, and,
falling between the cars had both legs
cut off. Acting Coroner Conner left
Choteau Wednesday forenoon for
Shelby to take care Of the case.
Chinook Opinion: Frank Hensen
commenced work last week on the
construction of the big canal for the
North Chinook Irrigation company.
Twenty teams are at work on the pro.
ject and the contract is to be com.
pleted by November l. The canal
connects the reservoir site with the
creek, where a low dam will be built
and the spring flood waters diverted
into q natural lake bed where the big
reservoir is located. The reservoir
will cover about 1900 acres. The
land to be watered from it lies on the
bench between North and West forks
as we'll as in the bottoms along these
streams.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-19
Cattle Killed BY Forage Poisoning,

The disease among cattle in the
vicinity of Steele, which has proved
fatal in many cases during the past
few weeks, is pronounced by the state
veterinarian to be due to local range
conditions. DR.. Knowles writes the
River Press in regard to the matter as
follows:
l have recently made a full investi.
cation of the situation and find the
disease due to forage poisoning, the
disease being one Of the type OF local
inflammation of the skin, appearing on
the muzzle, udder. and parts not Gov.
cred with hair. The symptoms of the
disease are first manifested by stupid.
ity and drowsiness, slight swelling of
the muzzle, which becomes dark in
color in q few days, and the outer
! skin of the muzzle-sometimes that Of
the teats-will peel off, leaving raw
surface. Those having severe type OF
the disease show nervous symptoms,
such rs trembling and jerking Of the
various groups OF muscles, %lameness,
either before or behind: sometimes
both, and alteration of gate or inco.
ordin alton of movements.
Since it is practically impossible to
treat range animals on accoun of the
excitement induced by rough handl-
ing, | have advised the owners of cat.
tie in that vicinity to round up their
cattle and if possible get them to where
there is shade, abundance Of water
and good feed. Abundance of salt
should be accessible.
If this is accomplished there will
probably be no losses to speak of:
in fact, previous experience with this
disease has shown that u change OF
range, good water and shade, will
prove a preventive OF lev cases and
those SO treated rapidly recover.
The disease is not contagious or in
fictitious, being due simply to the at
fected grasses. 1t is essentially a dry
weather disease, always making it,
appearance the latter part OF July
and August and disappearing with
the appearance Of heavy rains.
Where gentle cattle are affected the,
can be safely treated by the admins
tration of q quart of a. linseed oil
or q pound OF EPSON salts in two
quarts of warm water, followed b!
one.half ounce h%yposulphite of soda
given in bran mash, or dissolved /,
water and given rs q drench repeated
twice. It will In q few days brin,
about q cure. The only method o
preventing the disease 10 to immedi
!. atsly remove the cattle from the at
tected range.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-19
r PRIMARY LAW.

The press dispatches OF the past
week brought news Of the result of
direct primary elections in Illinois,
Kansas and other states in which that
system OF nominating candidates is In
effect, and In each case the choice OF
voters becomes the party nominee for
the Office he seeks. The a%spirants for
political honors submit their claims
to the voters of their party. who ex.
press their preference by ballot and
nominate the candidat ties who, in their
judgment, would be the most desirable
public employees.
That is the proper way to uomin ate
the candidat of each political party.
1t brings them into close touch with
the voters, and enables the latter to
select public employees whose record
or reputation is thus submitted to
scrutiny and found to be satisfactory.
1t assists in bringing about conditions
under which "the people rule a re.
suit which the better element Of all
political parties should desire.
The people of Montana, however,
must continue to temporarily submit
to the deceptive and satisfactory
convention method of atinG
political candidates, the direct
primary plan having been turned
down by their Legislative assemble:
on various occasions. The ninth as
sembly, in response to popular de-
mand, enacted a sort Of a local option
direct primary law that applied te
county offices, and Notwithstanding
the intricate nature of its provision
it was adopted in ten or twelve coun
ties of the state. But 1t was MOI AZ
ceptable to powerful influences tina
dominate political affairs in certain
parts of Montana, and the tenth as
sembly, without any request to tina
effect from the people, repealed tn
law and omitted to enact direct pri
mary legislation of any kind in it,
place. This action was taken in de
fance of pledges made in the platform
OF each political party, and which
promised the enactment of Q law tina
would provide for the nomination o
candid tes by direct vote Of the peo
pie.
The direct primary system is no
acceptable to the professional politi
clan. 1t interferes with his business