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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18

They are heavier and more sub
stantial than the usual rockers Of
this style, and are regular St.25 val
ueS. They have double rattan seats
and are very comfortable. We have
the sole agency for this make.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
RAT ATTACKS CHILD.

ROYERSFORD. Pa. May Is.-WhiIe
playing ia the yard at her home, a
largo rat attacked Lillian jackson,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Jack
son, and bit her in the calf OF the leg.
The animal clung fast and the child
ran screaming into the ilcuse. There
the rat was shaken of, bat IL still
showed fight, and Mrs. Jackson seized
q Ratchet and chopped it u pieces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
LONDON'S DESTITUTE
INCREASED BY 1000

LONDON, May 1s.-Statistics made
public by the local government board
shows that there are more than AGO
destitute people in London now than
there were this time last year. The bust
ness depression which swept the United
8 ates affected England, but the recOv-
cry Is now pereeptible.
The following figures we're made pub
lie:
On April Il, 1884 persons sought re-
lief IN London, of which rs, $50 were seek
ing indoor relief and the rest outdoor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-18
ST. LOUIS FLOODED
BY CLOUDBURST

ST LOUIS. May 18-The west and
northern parts OF the city and country
today are recovering from a cloudburst
and heavy wind that did much damage
Many homes were rendered uninhabit-
able. and street car service was badly
crippled.
4 lake, forty acres IN extent. was
formed in Forest Park by the overflow
ing Of the river DesperCes
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
Montana Pioneers Will Meet.

Pioneers OF Montana will gather in
annual convention d. L.wistown on
September "a, % and 26, and accord.
ing TO present Indications aud tie
preparations for their reception which
are going on in Lewistown, the COM
ing meeting OF the old timers will be
one of the best and most interesting
ever held. The membership in the
society of Montana Pioneers is Iioaited
to those who came to or were born in
Montana prior to 1868. At the pre-
sent time almost every one who is
eligible to member ship is enrolled
with the society.
There are at present l,6OO members
of the Society of Montana Pioneers,
but each year the roll is smaller, the
nameer of new members falling far
oeiow the list OF deaths reported at
tie annual meetings. AT the meeting
ia Billings last year. James U Sand
err. "ho ha- been tor year, secretary
oi tue P4oueers' society, reported 1870
deaths. There were but 40 new mem.
bers AIKEN in during the year and the
mum Der of men and women who are
eligible for membership in the society.
aud who do 10 belong, are few in
number and are decreasing just as
rapidly a. are the members of the as
ISOLATION.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
Work On Milk River Project.

The announcement that construction
work has been commenced on the lower
portion OF the Milk river project, and
will be actively pushed by the recla-
nation service, is welcome news to the
people Of northern Montana. The
Htnsdale Homestead gives an interest
ing account of the stu atton in that
vicinity, part of which ia to this ef-
feet
About % teams are now actively at
work on the construction of the first
seven miles of the Dodson South canal.
Bids are now being asked for the dixie
at the dam site and also for the exca
walton of the canal from stations two
to seven and from stations eight t 0 "a.
Up to the present time a proposal on
these stretches has not been placed.
Payment on the above work will be
made in certificates. Advertisements
are now out for the hauling of 1000 to
1000 cords of rock or ''nigger heads"
and delivery at the Dodson dam. Pay.
ment for this work will be in cash.
This rock is to be used for the filing
of the dam proper.
Authorization has jlst been received
by the project engineer to push the
construction of the Dodson dam as
rapidly as possible, Orders are now
being placed for recess airy equipment
in connection with the same, as for
instance, pile driver outfit, consisting
of hosting engine, derrick, etc., con-
crete mixers, one 20 horsepower boiler
and engine ,six-inch centrifugal pump,
tools, etc. Advertisements went out
on the 18th Of the month for $50, 600
feet of Oregon pine timbers used in
construction Of the dam. This dam is
to be q crib structure, the crest of
which is 20 feet above the bottom of
the river. Above the crest there will
be six fee. Of vertical Hashboa ard s
technically known as needles. These
needles are SO designed by means OF
suitable apparatus that they can be
quickly raised in case OF food.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26

The county central committee has adopted the
following rules for the government of the county
democratic convention:
l Delegates and alternate delegates shall be
democratic residents of the precincts which they
represent.
= In the absence of q DELEGATE his alternate
shall cast his vote.
3. In the absence of a delegate and his alter
nate, q majority of the delegation from that pre-
cinct shall be entitled to cast the vote Of the alb
sentees.
4. In case any precinc, shall be without repre-
sentAtion, either by delegates or altern8tes, such
precincts shall not be entitled to vote.
BY order of the county democratic central COM
mittee. JOHN HARRIS, Chairman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26

Culbertson Searchlight: w. G..
Good, United States Inspector of
government lands for this district,
arrived in Culbertson last week and
viii spend several weeks straighten.
ing out the tangle between the squat
tiers in the northwestern part of Valley
county and the Turtle Mountain In.
dians who hold certificates OF allot.
ment 10 dle on land that has been sur.
v=y-d but mol yet opened for filing 70
ho~meeteaders.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
Democratic County Convention.

A democratic county convention is hereby
called to meet at the court house, Fort Benton,
Chouteau county, Montana, Saturday, September
9Th, 1905, at IL O'Clock, noon, for the purpose of
electing fourteen delegates and fourteen alter.
nate delegates to the democratic state convention
to be held at Anaconda, Montana, on the Sth day
of september, 1908, which delegates shall also
attend the judicial convention of the Twelfth ju-
dicial district of Montana, to nominate q candi.
date for judge of said district, to he held at the
same TIM and place as said state convention.
Also to nominate candidates for county offices
as follows:
Two members of the state Legislature.
One county commissioner.
One county treasurer.
One sheriff.
One county clerk and recorder.
One clerk of district court.
One county assessor.
One county attorney.
One county superintendent of schools.
One county surveyor.
One county coroner.
One public administrator
And for the transaction Of such other business
as may properly come before the convention.
The representation in the convention will be
npportioned among the several voting precincts
of the county as follows:
On the basis of one delegate for each twenty
votes and fraction thereof cast for Hon. 4. j.
Walsh for congress in the election of 1906.
Primaries will be held in each voting precinct
In the county on Saturday, August 29th, 1905, at
8 oclock p. m, at the places named below:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
AMONG OUR NEICHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Malta Enterprise: The Y at Wag-
ner is about completed and hal sta
ton is beginning to take on quite q
metropolitan appearance. There are
several other improvements the Great
Northern contemplate making before
snow flies at Wagner and M of them
is a six.stall rounGhouse.
Conrad Observer: There were 500
head Of fat sheep shipped from the
stockyards to the Great Falls Meat
company on Monday. They were part
of a bunch of 1000 head Henry Jensen
of Dupuyer, sold to the meat company
about two months ago. The price as
given out is 81 so per head delivered
here.
Zortman Miner: The death Of VIM.
Clark, = we'll known freighter, oc-
CURED so suddenly yesterday morn
ing that 1t will prove a distinct shock
to his many friends in this vicinity.
He was brought in on Monday for
medical attention but pneumonia de.
veloped so rapidly that he was soon
beyond the aid of medical skill.
Culbertson Republican: Great ex.
citement prevailed at Leeds the first
of the week when it wa, discovered that
the we'll on the Peterson property was
partly filed with as clear a grade of
kerosene oil as eve came from mother
earth, and neighbors came in and filled
their lamps just to see how it would
burn. Others bottled up small
quantities of it to send away to be
analysed.
Malta Enterprise: Within the past
week q number of prominent business
men OF the Milk River Valley from
the various towns, have made a tour
of inspection of the work that is being
done by the reclamation service on
the Dodson-Malta-Glasgow project.
Everyone who has seen the work that
has already been done IL highly en-.
c%ouraged, and expressed themselves
as we'll pleased with the work of the
Water Users association and the
reclamation service.
Harlem News: S. Dulin of Great
Falls was in Harlem this week look
ing into the d~esirability of securing
500 acres of land on the reserv alton
to be planted to sugar beets and other
crops. He and MIR. r. p. Richards,
cashier OF the Great Falls National
Bank, will be in together on the deal
If they decide to go into it, which will
be determined now in a few days.
Mr.. Dulin has q steam blowing outfit
at Culbertson, and this would be
brought in at once and the ground
plowed up this fall.
Chester Signal: Word reached here
Monday Of the accidental shooting of
a young English cowboy at the ranch
Of WE. Dohrs, near Whitlash Sunday
evening. We have been unable to
get the particulars or even the names
of the parties, but it appears to be
another case of 'didn't know it wa-
loaded" gun affair, a man handling
the gun supposed it was empty, and
when the trigger was pulled a bullet
entered the young man's abdomen,
inficting a wound that caused his
death a few hours later.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
Candidate for Sheriff

The undersigned wishes to announce that he
ie an aspirant for the republican nomination for
sherih of Chonteau county, subject to the ap.
proval of the republican county convention.
GEORGE w. ROUSE.
Fort Benton, April "a. 1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26

respectfully announce myself a candidate for
by the republican county convention
this year, for tho Office of clerk of the district
court, and should | be elected will be ~ attentive
to my duties as heretofore.
CHAS. II. BOYLE
Fort Benton, Mont, July q, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
For County Commissioner.

| desire to announce that | am a candidate for
the republican nomination for county commits
sioner of Chouteau county, subject to the ap-
prevail of the republican county convention.
JAMES GRIFFIN.
Chinook, Mont, May 30, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For County Treasurer.

l hereby desire to announce TO my friends in
Choutesu county that l will be . candidate for
the Office of county treasurer on the republican
ticket. and II nominated by the convention and
elected to ONCE ! pledge myself to turn all in.
tePeet money into the county.
Hsvre, Mont July y, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
"Prints All the News"

II any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommend alton
to friends, the favor will be very high.
~ appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For County Treasurer.

To the people of Chouteau county:
r.. j. Troy begs leave to announce his candi.
dacy for the nomination for county Treasurer,
on the republican ticket, subject to the action of
the convention. II elected to Office pledges to
tnrn into the county all interest money.
T.. j. TROY.
Havre, Mont, July ~, 1908
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For County Commissioner.

The undersigned is Il candidate for the repub-
!ican nomination for county commissioners, sub
ject to the approval of the county convention.
CHAS. A. SMITH.
Harlem, Mont, June IL, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For Sheriff..

l hereby announce myself as q candidate for
to the will of the republican county convention.
GEORGE BICKLE Havre. Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
Cattle for Sale.

Twenty-Five head Of stock cattle for sale. For
particulars inquire Of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For Clerk Of District Court.

The undersigned wishes to announce to his
friends in various parts of Chouteau county that
he Is q candidate for the republican nomination
for clerk of the district court, sdbject to the &C.
ton of the republican county convention.
GEO. ID.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For Superintendent Of Schools.

l desire to announce to the voters of ChOuteau
county that | will be u candidate for the nOmina-
ton of superintendent of schools on the republic
can ticket, at their county convention.
Respectfully,
MISS DAISY BLACKSTONE.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For Clerk Of District Court,

desire to announce to my friends in ChOuteau
county that | will be a candidate bnfore the re-
publican county convention to be held this fall
for the office of clerk of the court, subject, of
course. to the will of the convention.
Very respectfully,
las w AN
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For Clerk and Recorder.

hereby announce my candidacy for the office
OF clerk and recorder, subject TO the action Of
the republican county convention.
W. r.. LEFT.
Fort Benton. July q, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For County Attorney.

| hereby announce my candidacy for re-nomi-
nation and reelection to the Office of county at
torney, sahject to the will of Chouteau county
republicans. FLORIAN A. CARNAL.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For Clerk Of District Court.

To the r publicans of Choutean county: |
hereby announce myself as Il candidate tor the
nomination for clerk of the district court, sub
ject to the decision of the republican voters at
the county Convention this fall.
A. y. SMITH, nAyre. Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-26
For County Attorney.

l desire to announce myself as a candidate for
the office of county attorney of Chonteau county
at the ensuing election, subject to the will of the
republican convention.
X. L. HAMMOND.
Hsvre, Mont. August :, 1908.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-05
SIR y. CORBETTuS TRIP.
British Minister at Port of Spain-
Rumors About Visit.

Port OF Spain, Trinidad Sept Sir Vincent
Corbekt, the British Minister Venezuela, arrived
here yesterday the steamer Commodore. The
vessel sent to the quarantine station, where
she viii remain ultil Saturday, five days de-
tention is required of passengers from plague
port
It is reported here that the Venezuelan Consul
applied uusuccessfully the Governor of Trinidad
TO prevent The landing at Port of Spain of General
Nicholas Rolando the Venezuelan revolufionist,
and it is reported that Sir Vincent has come here
TO induce the Governor to effect what the consul
failed accomplish.
Another report says that the British Minister
VIII make representations toward the reimpositlon
OF restrictive regulations concerning exports OF
arms It is also ruuered that the British govern
rnent intends to take Up the claims of the English
syndicate, whose salt and match concessions In
Venezuela annuIled by President castro
London Sept 4-The Foreign ONCE has received
no recent communication from Sir Vincent Coroett'
and it is not officially known here that the minister
has left Venezuela The British government mas DE-
cded not to take Up the claims of the syndicate IN
the salt and match CONCESSIONS and IL Is
not believed that Sir Vincent is concerning hnasei-
with those matters. The only dispute Great Britain
has with Venezuela relates to DUTY OF 81 per
cent collected by Venezuela on goods imported from
the West Indies. There has been no further COM
raunication among the powers regarding the dis
pute between Holland and Venezuela
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-05
ENCYCLICAL AGAINST TOLSToY.
Holy Synod Warns Believers Against
Honoring His Birthday.

St Petersburg, Sept 4.-The Holy Synod has ad
dressed appeal all believers not to take part
in the celebrations next Wednesday in honor Of
Count Leo Tolstoy's birthday. The encychcal says:
Toistoy denied the Saviour. Since 1901 he has
ranked among the pagans. Believers must abb
stain in honoring such in order TO save
their souls from the judgment Of God.
The encyclical viii be read from ali pulpits next
Sunday and for several Sundays thereafter.
The ''Novoe Vreuya' in a leading article on the
encyclical says:
The shade Of the Spanish Inquisition is seeking
70 darken OF the most precious holidays or
Russian civilization-the birthday OF Russia $
great test writer Good taste should have prevented
the Holy Synod from matchmaking Tolstoy again
at tire graves threshold Without sharing Toll
stoy's theological views all the Russian orthodox
people. educated and uneducated, have the fuH
right and duty to honor Tolstoy. and II would be
ungrate1ul and ignoble to abstain from doing So
Every fervcnt member Of the Orthodox Church
believes the judgment of God will not be guided
by encyccals breathing the spirit Of the Dark
Ages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-05
MOROCCAN SQUABBLE
IRRITATION INCREASES.
Gemdngs Reported Attitude-The
Poscers 4s0Wting Note.

Berlin. Sept 4.-The 'Frankfurter Zeitung''
publishes further details concerning the CONVEX
sation last night at the Foreign Office between
Count Berckheirn. counsellor OF the French EN-
bassv. and Herr sternrich Under Secretary for
Foreign Affairs Count Berckheim. according
10 the newspaper. expressed the desire that an
agreement should be reached by the powers
signatory 10 the Algeciras convention relative
n the guarantees TO be required from NIulai
Hahg He did not. however, define all the
guarantees which would be demanded. saying
that these would be formulated in a Franco
snanfsh note which would arrive soon Herr
s+enrich explained that Germany would await
4he arrival of the note and was ready TO work
In q friendly way toward agreement Count
Fercbheinn responded that that was all France
could ask
The ..F1rankfurter Zeitung" adds: 'It is un-
se-s+ood that Mulai Hafg intends to announce
officially to the diplomatic corps at Tangier his
accession TO the Moroccan throne"
The French policy in Morocco has been inter
--o+a6 in this city as designed gently to
raaneuvre Germany out Of any direct part IN
,ro-nccan affairs. with the ultimate purpose
srrported by Great Britain, Of acquiring that
paramount position which was the object OF
Ez-snca nrevious 10 the Algeciras conference
-4,a French aims are regarded to-day as being
,,acieeIv what they were before Germany
brought about this conference, and they come
therefore. into conflict with the present deter
-,iuation of Germany. which is based on the
views held to previous TO the Algeclras CONFER
.,,a-narnelv. the independence Of Morocco po-
uricaIlv and commercially with 20 superior po-
sftion for France or any other power
Germany declines to recognize the theory OF
the French Foreign Office that France anu
snain. being the manufactures Of the powers Ia
Morocco. alone have the right to initiate susgeS-
lions In order to impress this view, the Ger
80, E,o,eirn Office took opportunity TO be the
e-s+ in proposing the recognition Of Mulal Hans-
1---,anv is not disposed TO allow Mulai Hans
:, 10 compelled to take over large and inaen-
Mite French pecuniary claims the e1ecl u
h,-h al the outset of his reign, would De 10
-oa,ca him to the position Of a French vassal-
u banpens that the autumn maneuvTes OF Ile
German army in Alsace-Lorraine' territory
tsken from France, are being held at the TINE
= +be revival Of the Moroccan controversy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-05
SHERIFF ON STAND.
.Saus He FoIlozced Ex-senator
Brackets INTERPRETATION of LdzC.

Saratoga, n. z, Sept 4.-The investigation into
the charges brought against Sheriff Bradley, OF
Saratoga County, brought to a close here TO-
day with the examination of the Sheriff, who TOOK
the stand He swore that before the race meeting
began he consulted ex-State Senator Bracketr- MS
counsel and asked for Interpretation OF the
Agnew-Hart law, by which he and his deputies
might be guided. In accordance with this opinion
written by Mr.. Bracket, the Sheriff instructed MS
deputies he said, TO permit betting IN accordance
with the Bschor decision, but 70 arrest every man
who attempted to pass money. display odds or
record bets. He repeatedly told his men, he tesu-
fed TO overlook violation OF the law In addi-
ton he was at track every day. patrolling the
prouuds and worked In cooperation with the Pink
ertons He and his deputies, he said. often !nves-
tigated conditions that appeared suspicious but dlo
not discover violation Of the law.
Francis r. Hitchcock, OF New York. president or
the Saratoga association testified that he believed
the law was strictly enforced. He instructed the
sneciaI police to enforce the law strictly In con-
for,nitv 10 the decision OF Justice Bischof. He
attended tha races every day. but saw no hookmak-
ing no runners, recording OF bets nor passing
of money.