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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-02-29
Death Of James Beigin

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James Beigin died at the family
home in the San Juan valley Sunday
morning after long and painful i'll
nees. The funeral took place at the
Catholic cemetery Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Beigln was born on this island
forty-s years ago. His mother. two
brothers and two slsters survive him.
His father. Pstriok Beiein. Who died Z
lev years ago ~ ons of ths soldiers
Who helped 70 establish Fort San
Juan. n 1850. undse command a
Capt. Geo. Piokstt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Smoke Case In Court.

HELENA, May 25.-Farmers from
the Deer Lodge valley are drifting
into Helena today to hear the argu'
ments In the famous smoke case of F.
J. Bliss against the Washoe Smelter
company, which comes up before
Judge Hunt tomorrow. The argu'
ments will be on the exceptions to the
masters report, but will practically
cover the case, and are expected to
last for three weeks or more.
1t was two years ago that the smoke
case was filed, and it has been under
hearing almost continuously since tina,
time. Forty thousand pages of evil
dence was taken, two stenOgr aphers
were constantly employed and experts
from the whole country we're called in
at enormous expense.
The plaintiff demands the closing OF
the smelter because the smoke from IL
kills the crops of the Deer Lodge val
ley. The defendant claims that the
smoke has done little or no damage
and that the company has already
paid many times over for any damage
which has been caused.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Will Increase Gold Output.

Samuel Rurvitch, the we'll known
Helena mining man. has just returned
from the Little Rockies, and reports
everything in the best of condition
there and extensive Improvements in
the course of construction, says the
Helena Independent. The Little Rock
les Exploration company intends to
put in a new tramway, enlarge their
mill and put in additional machinery.
The mill now has a capacity of 100
tons a day, and it will be enlarged so
that three times that amount a be
handled. The cost of handling the
ore at present is 81. Is a ton, and with
the completion of the new tramway
this cos will be reduced to Is or 20
cents a ton.
Mr.. Hurvitch said he did not believe
there was so large q mineralized dis
trict in the state as the Little Rockies,
and that it would not be long before
large amounts of gold we're produced
in Chouteau county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27

years ago, in which it was decided
that the Fort Belknap Indians had q
prior right to the waters OF Milk river.
Announcement of this result is made
by the Helena Record, which Gays:
The circuit court Of appeals at San
Francisco today affirmed the decision
of Judge Wolverton in the Ease of the
United States against the Conrad In.
vestment company involving the RICH.
to the use of the waters Of Birch creek,
the southern boundary OF the Black
feet Indian reservation. Judge
Wolverton held the government had
the first right to the waters of this
creek and that whenever the Indians
needed more water, the amount oi
water named in the decree could be
increased.
This decision is adverse to the large
irrigation project begun by the Con
rad Investment company and OF
which over q million dollars was ex'
pended. It is expected the case vii,
be appealed to the supreme court o.
the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
DandeIion Dope.

According to q circular issued by
r. w. Fisher, horticulturist at the
Bozeman experiment station, the
eradication of the dandelion pest can
be effected by treating it with iron
sulphate, or ccpperas, as a epray
solution. It is said to destroy the
foliage OF the weed, and If applied at
intervals during the season will pre-.
vent its growth and cause the death of
the root.
The circular says spraying should
be done about every elk weeks, or
whenever the dandelion leaves show a
green color, and by keeping the leaves
killed by spraying with iron sulphate
whenever they start TO grow, the roots
cat be entirely killed, as it ia impossi-
BILE for the roots to live more than
one season without green leaves.
Sprayings made az the experiment.
station with the iron sulphate solution
resulted in killing all the leaves on
dandelions without injury to blue
grass and with only a few spots on
the white clover.
The iron sulphate, or copperas,
Us it i. commonly known, can be pur-
chased for a few cents a pound in
quantity, and is used at the rate of u
to 2 pounds per gallon of water. The
solution should be applied soon after
the iron sulphate Is dissolved, as there
is a chemical reaction which takes
place soon after 1t is dissolved, and
left standing too long, it lessons its
power to kill the dandelions. The
iron sulphate solution is not poisonous
to handle, but will discolor iron, stone
and clothing, and reasonable care
should therefore be taken in applying
IT,.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
MANY WERE SWINDLED.
Residents Of Helena Are Caught By
Scheme Of Clever Clairvoyant.

A number Of foolish residents of
Helena have purchased some expert.
ence that may be worth the money,
and may also serve as . warning to
others who r disposed to patronize
c%lairvoyant fakirs. The story is told
by the Helena Record, which says:
Scores Of hard working women,
some society women and q few men
who fell prey to the bl~andishments of
"Kern, the Life Reader" who operat.
ed in Helena for the past four weeks,
greatly desire to know HE where
abouts.
1t is estimated he left Helena with
over SIG, 900 which he secured from the
gullihle. A few of the victims can
afford the loss. To o great majority
the blow is heavy, representing the
savings of months and months of pa
tient endeavor. AS to whether the
man will ever be a~pprehended Is
doubtful, as he has been gone from
Helena six days, the fleeing being
reported to the police only today.
1t was an artful process Kern used,
appealing to the cupidity of his vic.
Tins before whom he spread . roseate
picture of Q near future filled with
beautiful things and Astounding in
luxury. Judging by the reports OF
the women the snare was unusually
successful, cores upon scores Of them
being caught. First he convinced
them Of his supernatural powers by
revealing to them bits of their own
history. His subjects n enrappor,
with him, Kern, the marvellous one,
found it an easy matter to victimizt
them.
A dashing society matron 10 report
ed 20 have dropped $500 with Kern
A charwoman was heavily in deb
and consulted Kern, who influenced
her to borrow $50 and left town with
it. Another woman recently came Il
Helena to open a rooming house
. Kern pres aged disaster for the enter
price and skipped with $3.50 of he1
money. Another woman lost $3.50
representing the saving of months ant
months. Now she il stranded will
two small children to support. Thes
are merely a few cases. None Of th
women would report the matter to tn
police, dreading the shame of an ex
posure if their names should be con
nected with the affair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
CONTRACTORS MUST PAY.
Peculiar Conditions In Management
Of State Penitentiary.

1t has developed that, should F. A.
Henderson and Jack Wyman of Butte
take the contrac to care for the con.
victs at Deer Lodge as the board Of
prison commissioners dictates, they
will be compelled to pay over to
Conley & McTague, the men who have
held the cou.ra act since Montana vas
admitted as a state, the SUN OF &c..
600, says the Muscular. They will
have to buy the clothes on the con.
victs' backs, the paving blocks in the
prison court yard, the beds in the
cells, the ~gratings on the windows the
gate to the outer walls, the pumping
system and bath tubs, the hospital
wing. the cook house, the barns and
stables, the sentry boxee on the walls
the bunk house, the mess house, the
root house, the store buildings, the
creamery, the Office buildings, the
yard, and a., $50 worth Of real estate.
1t was supposed by many up to the
time of the present bidding that the
state owned many OF these things,
but it now develops that Conley s. Nc
Tague bought them and paid for them
never turning their bill in to the state.
Wyman and Henderson are going
to accept the terms, but it Is probable
that the legislature may make some
provision to reimburse them for the
money they will be compelled to pay
in order to handle the contra act and
until then the new contractors will be
up against q stiff proposition.
Their bid for caring for the state
prisoners is 80 cents Q day. Care o.
the prisoners lei the furnishing Of
food, heat and light, guards aud
medical attendance, chaplain, matroni
cooks and superintendent, clothing
and tools for work. The state pre-
scribes the bill of fare for the con
victs, so that in this particular tn
limitations are clearly defined.
Conley & McTague have a 20, 1000
acre ranch, upon which they employ
ed some of the 500 inmates. Hender
son and Wyman have no farm, bu
they may use the labor of the convict
for almost any purpose they desire.
1t is an interesting and not vel
known fact that the Deer Lodge priso'
was not built by the state, but by th
United States government. 1t wa
formerly q territorial prison and wa
turned over to the state when the ter
ritorial government went out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27

BILLINGS. May 2l.-Lying beside a
small pile of burned papers, probably
the ashes of letters which might lead
TO his Identification, the body Of an
unknown mar was found in a North
ern Pacific box car in the upper end
OF the new yards yesterday afternoon
by a railroad mar engaged In switch
ing in that vicinity. A plaster found
over the mau's heart indicates that
before death he was suffering from
lung or heart trouble. The coroner
has a theory that the man. too proud
to ask the authorities for help, simply
laid in the cold damp car and sue
cumbed to his ailment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Men and Teams Wanted.

on cleaning ditch. About seven miles of worl
to be done. Apply to
j. o. PATTERSON, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27

building before returning home. 1t is
his Intention to put in a full stock of
drugs and enter upon the practice of
his profession here.
The local business men who returned
yesterday from a trip down the Mis-.
souri, river bring word Thai the coun-
try tributary to that waterway is be.
lug rapidly settled, most of the river
bottoms and other desirable locations
being already occupied. a number of
stockmen and ranchers propose to
secure their supplies by river trans.
portalion, and their frs, consignment
will leave here on the steamboat o. K.
next week, in charge # Captain Geo.
H. Stevens. The cargo will consist OF
about 100 tons of various kinds OF
supplies.
According to advices from Great
Falls, the timbers that came down the
Missouri river in the food that fol.
lowed the breaking OF the H~auserlake
dam, r being claimed as the prop
erty of the Helena Power g. Trans.
mission company. A large quantity
of these timbers was recovered from
the flood by persons residing at vari.
Gus river points, who assumed thai
the salvage belonged to any one who
could secure it.. A resident OF Great
Falls who refused to surrender some
of the timbers Is being prosecuted IL
The courts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Indians Hold Water Right.

The result of the suit affecting water
rights on Birch creek is similar to
that in the Winters case of q few
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Tho River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send it to ''the old folks
at home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Cor. Main and st. John FORT BENT
For Sale or Exchange.

rttty.two copies Of the WEEKLY RIvBR PRBss
tor S2..OO spot cash, or It equivalentin bankable
paper. Goods will b delivered in regular weekly
receipt Of remittance. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Address THE RIVER PRESS,
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-05-27
Estray Taken Up.

sorrel gelding, about eight years old, star in
forehead, two white hind feet. weight about soc
pounds, branded @o on right shoulder,
on right thigh, z on left shoulder, and z
on left thigh. Owner can have same by paying
for this advertisement and pasture bill.
JOHN MCDOWELL, Gold Butte, Mont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

want Michael to fall in love with Blanca.
then? At such moments of uncertainty
Kate spent her evaporation upon Blanca.
Well after dinner MacMahon appeared
at the kitchen door. clean-shaven and sui
len. When Kate had hidden him enter he
took the one kitchen chair that would
bear his weight and removed it as far as
ne could from Blanca. Then he sat in
silence. glowering at the clock, while
Blanca cast upon him timid and worship
full glances Kate rocked back and forth.
enjoying herself hugely. and presently
when she heard the tinkle of Father Kim
sellagh's bell from the study she rose
with smile.
Father kinsellagh was anxious to read
Kate letter he had received from their
old parish in County Carlow. and after
that they talked about the familiar things
of home until Kate began to be sure that
the father had no thought in his head but
to make both her and Michael help heal
the breach between his church factions.
No. indeed: twas not like him to NEEDLE
in love affairs. When she had decided
that she said:
Sure, father. It's not fur me to inter-
fere Wild your natch-makin, and your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

Knock. and the world knocks with you.
Boost. and you boost alone.
When you roast good and load
You will find that the crowd
Has a hammer as big as your own.
Buy. and the gang is with you;
Renig. and the games all off,
For the lad with the thirst
Will see you first
If you don't proceed to cough.
Be rich and the push will praise you,
Be poor. and they'll pass the ice.
You're a warm young guy
When you start to buy
You're a slob when you lose the price.
Be flush. and your friends are many,
Go broke and they'll say Ia ia.
While your bank account burns
You will get returns,
When it's out. you will get the Ha.
Be gay and the mob will cheer you.
They'll shout while your wealth en-
dures:
Show a fearful lamp
And you'll see them tramp
And it's back to the woods for yours.
There's always a bunch to boost you
While at your money they glance;
But you'll find them all gone
On that cold gray dawn
When the fringe arrives on yer pants.
you've got the game of life sized to
a show down. was the Juveniles COM
ment
At this point Jabe. the Reub bartender.
pointed a freckle finger at Mike and
butted in with: Say. you be that fat cuss
that cut up with that thar troupe at the
op'ry house last night. been't ye?'
mo. I'm the skeleton man with cir
GUS" Mike answered. and the bartender
roared with delight.
You don't look as how you took much
exercise" snckered Jabe.
But 1 do take exercise. Oh, me for
that exercise thing, good and strong
protested Mike.
What kind of exercise do you take 2"
Jabe inquired.
We'll" Mike answered. every morn
ing l swing clubs for fifteen minutes.
then dumbbels for ten minutes. then
run about three miles-and then l get up
and eat my breakfast"
JdDe Suid"cu iooulS o'el liiS III u
Righteousness.
Il was at the op'ry house last night
Jabe informed them. land l most laughed
myself sick to the stomach at this yer
fat cuss takin' off that Dutch policeman
ha, ha, ha ha,'' Jabe looked at the
Juvenile You was putty good. too he
admitted. "takin' off that newspaper re-
porter and rescuin' the girl from the
burnin' STRUCTURE, but you didn't do no
funny fall and bust your gallusses like
this yer fat cuss-ha. ha. ha, ha.''
Get him to unlock the laugh; he's a
good steady listener" whispered the Jul
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a duty that walks arrum in arrum wild
pleasure
ITS not fighting. you fierce man. said
Father kinSellagh. Its a sacrifice like
Hates. You've been paying visits to my
kitchen this past year. Now l ask you.
don't stop when Bianca's the cook
MacMahon's jaw dropped he protest
ed. ''-Arrah feather. don't ask that
1T will show the Di Pietros that the
Irish don't feel above the Italians" said
Father Kinselagh wickediy.
Sure. feather. I'd not know what to
say to her at all
And him ready to point out to
others the duty Nv maxim Sacrifices
sneered Kate. You'd not have to talk
to her. Jist ate uf her jelly rool and grin
a bit and it will promote all the social
divarsion necessary" Then she STOPPED,
smitten with sudden suspicion. And fur
why. father" she asked, "shud poor
Michael have to sit in my Kitchen talkin'
to gurrul nayther Nv us likes?'
"Will you have the goodness to remem-
Der where you both are?' demanded the
little father. Am l to have nothing but
quarrels all day.
well. father. I'll go and pack me
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venile. and Mike started in.
Fine town. this Mike began. "All
the modern improvements. eh? Cows wear
nickel-plated bells. streets paved with
grass and the river has running water.
"Ha. ha. ha. ha." Jabe reared.
Reminds me of a place We struck out
in Missouri last winter Mike went on
Same style of public architecture. cspe-
cially the town pump. But the hotel there
was the hit with us. 1t was called the
Declaration of Independence. because the
proprietor had married an English wom-
and wanted to be revenged. At supper
time I ordered steak. and they bought
me leather hinge covered with gravy, so
l got up to add an amendment to the
Declaration of independence. The head
waiter was an ex-pugilist SO he put the
boots to me and covered my amendment
with bruises. Then he made me eat the
leather hinge, and for two weeks 1 felt
like garden gate and 1 used to slam
every time the wind blew"
Jahe's laugh shook the building.
THE proprietor of that hotel was so pa
triotic." Mike continued. that he
wouldn't number the rooms like any ordi-
nary hotel. Every room was named in
honor of a President of the United States
That evening there happened to be a rush
while 1 was standing near the desk, and
1 heard the clerk say: Front. show these
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Join 1fNQN
ON
TIE BARN
STOQMEQS.
BY Geo.'V. Hobart, Hugh McHugh'')

basket. Say, 1t has me wingins, all
right. and that's no idle boot. This is the
third troupe that blew out its main
spring for US this season. and I'm be-
ginning to believe we ought to get vac
cinated. How am l going to do Hamlet
In New York this winter. I'd like to
know? Eight weeks since We left Chi
cago. three shows to the bad and still a
thousand miles from the Great White
Way. Say. Mike. at this rate it'll take
about GO shows to get us to Jersey City;
are you hip"
Mike laughed. It's the old story, my
boy. We're sad bunch of plowboys on
this old farm Of a world when we haven't
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

EAR BunCn. sui IN the ting AT
4 the spoonsburg Commercial
House. and here's some of the
IL dope the near-actors of the
Bandits Bride Company"
handed out last night.
Il tell you, Mike the Juvenile said.
I'm too delicate for this might stand
gag. I'm going to New York and build
a thedter.
What WITH" sneered Low Comedy.
With a reporter know on one of the
papers" the Juvenile chuckled Say
what was the name of that town We
played night before LAST?
'Murphy's Landing. wasn't it?" Mike
answered.
Il guess that's right. because Murphy
landed on me good and hard" the Juven-
lie said. Remember those nice white
doorknobs We ate for breakfast next
morning? The waitress said they were hot
biscuits. but l had to eat mine with
nut cracker. I've got it in my pantry yet.
and every time l walk around the knob
turns. and l can hear a door open some
where"
Mikes double chin showed signs Of
agitation.
Stranded here in this jay town" The
Juvenile grabbed the black bottle and
upset il again Say. Mike what we
need is a guardian. And while we're at
it let's pick out one with money so We
can wire him for a little price to help us
out on occasions like this The next man.
ager that wins me away from the stock
yards will have to wear a gold-plated
overcoat and stand in the wings every
night where he can throw ten-dollar bills
at me when l make my exit No more
slob impresaros for mine with nothing
in their inside pockets but a datebook
and hearty appetite"
same here, Low Comedy nodded
The next manager that picks me out will
have to drag me down to his bank and
let me pick his coupons off the shelf
before I'll sign
Bumped good and hard. here in the
tall grass the Juvenile complained
again, land not a cookie in the lunch
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cloth said Kate. in a trembling voice;
''but your reverence is thratin' me bad
and sure. father. you're as big child as
ever YOU were in County Carlow when
we had to keep you widout penny In
your pocket so that you'd not give away
all we had. Twas bad day for me when
l left me home to take care NV YOU"
She fiounced from the room. leaving
MacMahon shocked and staring.
All" sighed the father: Il was afraid
she'd take i: even worse She'll be back
in a minute. Well. Michael?''
'Of course I'll do what your reverence
wants. said MacMahon sulenly: but
when I think what I've said TO that CUR
rul's father, I'll have to ate me worruds
somethin' fierce"
"'Tis not much worse than what III be
ateing this month";" said the little father
well tbs net fur me 20 have betther
bad luck nor your reverence, replied
MacMahon.
AS he rose to go Kate entered meekly.
II shouldn't have said what l did,
father she said tearfully: land I'll go
tonight, if you like"
Twill you take your vacation here in
the house," he asked gently Just don't
interfere too much with Blanca"
"Ah, and cud cook fur you on the sly
when things got too turrble,' she said.
Frightening.
And Blanca would not make too much
Roadway with your callers if you were on
the spot said the father slyly.
Sure. I'm afther bein' able to take
care NV mesilf." said Kate. tossing her
head. Then she added. with meek haste =
well. father, I'll go now and wash the
dishes
The father followed her with an affec-
tionate smile. and then he turned back
to MacMahon.
What share had you In stirring up
these troubles, Michael?" he asked. Il
tell YOU that poor, half -craZed Pasquale
has made deal of mischief"
well. father said Mcmahon, clinch-
ing his big fists, Its only that l had
bit too much liquor in me wan night. and