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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
PERSONALS

Prof Charles d. Hazen from North
ampton, Mass, was in town last week
D. Nj. Beck returned last week from
Boston, where he was called by the ILL
ness of his father.
Mrs. Sarah M. Pierce went to West
Brattleboro, Saturday, to spend the win
ter months with her daughter, Mrs. p.
w. Chase.
A Washington society item in The New
York World says that Mrs. Bourke
Cochran, who last year made decided
impression, has again opened her house.
The correspondent says: las the most
stunning of the younger matrons, Mrs
Cochran easily held first place last year.
That she entertained with distinction is
evident bv the fact that her house was
the rendezvous of the smartest element
ofthe city"
Eleazar !. Dole of Danville, St. ]. A. '08
is receiving congratulations on winning
one half the freshman prize for best en-
trance examination in Greek at the Uni
versity of Vermont.
Miss Harriet L. Blodgett has a posi-
llOil ctS NIX IT OhJNltiAOl III IllN eaSohtllp
sic telephone office at Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Cross visited
Mr.. Cross brother l.. Bart Cross, in
Montpelier last week,
Word has been received by Vermont
frien Is of the serious illness OF Mrs. E. B.
Merriam at her home in Topeka, Kan
Mrs. Elizabeth Blewitt has gone to
North Danville to spend the winter with
her son, Albert Blewitt. Before she left
town some of her old neghbors called at
her home on School street and presented
her with a gift of money thus manifest
ing their grief at her leaving town. Her
pastor Rev. J. A. Thompson, was pre-
sent and about % friends. Refreshments
ofcake and coffee were served.
Perlcy F. Hazen is in Washington this
week attending the conference OF weights
and measures as the delegate from
Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
Wanted, For Sale, Etc.

For SALE. Two-seated Sleigh pair
Express Harnesses, pair Driving Har-
nesses, good working Horse and driving
Horse. Also lawn Dressing. l.. H,
Lucas, St Johnsbury
New GASOLINE ENGINES. We are
agents for an Engine we can thoroughly
guarantee. 1t has practical improve
ments found on no other make. The
first Gasoline Engine we have investi-
gated thoroughly which has satisfied us
as being entirely practical for the aver
age farmer to operate. Special offer now
to get few introduced. o. V. Hooker
& Son, St. Johnsbury.
FURNISHED Rooms to let at Railroad
street.
SMALL FIREPRooF combination safe
wanted. Summervile Wood Yard.
To RENT.-Tenement of four rooms,
partly furnished. Steam heat. Inquire
at this Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
BIRTHS.

At Everett Washington, Dec +, a daugh-
ter, Eyaliue Helen, to DR.. and Mrs. Nathan
l.. Thompson.
At Peacham, Dee 10, daughter TO Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Graham
At East Burke Dec, 9, daughter TO Mr..
and Mrs Fred Farmer.
At st. Johnsbury Center, Dec. 10, son,
John Chandler. to Mr.. aud Mrs, Theodore
Dawes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
MARRIAGES

At Nashua. n. H.. Dee 7, Arthur Russell OF
Nashua and Miss Ida Smith of West Burke
At Passumpsic, Dec. 9. by Rev. A. II. Gage
of St. Johnsbury X. o, Bailey of ST. Johns
bury and Miss Myrtle j. Morse Of Passump-
sic.
At East Concord, Dec. -, by James B.
Wallace, Justice of the Peace, Wesley Potter
and Miss Stella Sylce of Dalton, N. II.
At st. Johnsbury, Dec, 10, by Rev. L. Mar
ceau, Jean Lavalley and Miss Christina Me
Leod.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
ANNUAL MEETING,

The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Merchants National Bank of St Johns
bury, Vt for the election of directors for the
year ensuing, will be held at the Office of the
said Bank on Tuesday Jan. ~ 1909 at 2
O'Clock p m
CHAS. w. RUITER. Cashier.
st. JOhnsbury, Vt, Dec. S, 19Ds.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
DEATHS.

At Danvile Dec. 8, Mrs. Joel X. Dole, aged
80 years.
At Danvlle, Dec. 10, Edwin NJ. Webster, in
his 65th year.
At Bradford, Dec 8, Mrs. Belinda f.
Hiland. aged SO years.
At Nashua, y. H., Dec. 10, John F. Taylor,
aged 8 years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to
all our friends and neighbors who were SC
kind and thoughtful on the occasion of the
sad and sudden death of our husband and
father And we thank them also for the
beautiful flowers and their letters of sympa
thy. They may rest assured that such ex-
pressions of friendship will never be forgot
ten.
MRS. L. NJ. WEBSTER,
LILA A. WEBSTER
ARTHUR II. WEBSTER.
Danville, Vt, Dec. Ia, 1908.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-12-16
First National Bank,

St. bloomsbury, VI
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the First National Bank OF St Iohnsbury
Vt, for the election OF Directors and the
transaction of any other business that may
legally come before them, will be held at tn.
Office Of said bank. in St Johnsbury. on
Tuesday, the 18th day of January. 9O9 al
two o clock y. m.
HOMER +. SMITH. Cashier.
st. Iohnsbury, VI, Dec. sth, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
To Restore Land To Entry.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Gland Com
Ballinger has called upon
the geological survey to expedite re-
ports uponareas of land Withdrawn
from settlement in the western
states of coal bearing character. Elk.
amin ations have shown in many in
stances tha the lands withdrawn from
settlement do not contain coal of
marketable value. and come of these
lands have been restored to entry. 1t
is Commissioner Ballinger's inten.
tion, If possible. to obtain early re-
ports upon all the areas withdrawn
as coal lands with a view OF having
them permanently classified and re-
stored to entry if found to be without
m arketa BILE coal.
There have been restored to the
the public domain about LOG, 1920 acres
OF land in the Bozeman district and
about 284 900 acres of land in the Bill
ings district, heretofore withdrawn
for use in connection with the Lake
Basin project. The lands restored
will not become subject to settlement
under the public land laws until
March "a, 1908.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
FIathead Indians Not Satisfied.

MlSSOULA, Jan. Cit is reported
on good authority that the Indians on
the Flathead reserv alton are in special
council to consider the work of the
appraisement commission recently ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt to
estimate the value of lands in the re-
servatiOn. The Indians are dissatis-
fled with this appraisement and claim
that the commission is setting too low
value on the lands.
The council of indians is prepara-
tory step for an appeal direct to the
president and the Indian commissioner
at Washington. According to the
Information which has reached this
city the commissioners have valued
the lands at $3.50 to s. per acre, while
the Indians claim the same land is
worth from $35 to $50 per acre. Large
tracts of these land have water rights
and are among the finest hay and
grain lands OF the entire west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Montana Banks In Good Shape.

HELENA, Jan. 3.-Bank Examiner
Collins has made public summary
of the reports of the forty.seven state
institutions under supervision OF that
department and the showing is re-
markable, indeed. Since the last call
in August the banks have incre aced
their reserve S2lO,OOO, and now have
total resources of s26. 49l, ,Oos.9O. a
gain in cash on hand of $3.50, 900
during tha time is also noted. The fea-
ture of the report lies in the fact that
the banks have an average rererve OF
80 per sent, whereas the legal require
ment is only ID. The national banks
of the state are in an equally formid-
able position. With the exception OF
Billings, no clearing house certiti.
Gates have issued in Montana during
the panic, and these were recalled
almost Immediately.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Helping Chicago's Poor.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-The Malcolm Nc.
Dowell coffee wagon was operated
again last night and in two hours 600
hungry men from the lodging houses
Of the Eighteenth ward were given
food and drink without cost of cent.
For an hour before the appearance of
Mr.. Mcdowell and his wagon, several
hundred men stood in line at the spot
where the restaurant on wheels
was expected to appear and serve
coffee and rolls as on the day previous.
The great majority of applicants
shivered in the cold wind awaiting the
arrival of their "banker friend,h as
Nc Dowell is styled.
II have received an unexpected
gratifying offer of financial aid for
this work from the SO different per-
sons, or organizations" said Mr..
Mcdowell. 81 believe that within a
week there will be three of these coffee
wagons-on the west, north and south
sides. Another probable outcome is
that vacant stores will be hired in the
poor districts from which to feed the
Numerous hungry ones among Chi
cago's loo, 900 poor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Sympathy Leans to leus.

"rhere is one appeal to charity that
Is pretty sure to be answered." said a
philanthropist "That is Il request for
an artificial leg. Legs, somehow, are
warmly appreciated by the general
public. and the fellow who has to
scrape along without one is the object
Of sincere commiseration. During my
fifteen years experience In philan-
thropic work l have issued appeals to
the people at large on behalf Of persons
who wanted various parts Of their
anatomy replaced. Some wanted teeth.
some an eye others a hook like Cap
tain Cuttle's. Physical deficiencies Of
that kind aroused but little interest,
but just let II man advertise the fact
that he was In need Of leg and
enough money was quickly forthcom-
ing to tit him out with three or fOu'
pairs Of legs"-New York Press,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Congress Resumes Business.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Congress
will reassemble Monday and the sen.
ators and representatives, refreshed
by period of holiday cheer, will en-.
ter upon the real work of the session
with renewed vim. 1t is likely that
the reopening of congress will be
taken advantage of by the friends and
supporters of Speaker Joseph Cannon
to formally announce his candidacy
for the republican presidential nomin.
alton. Scores of Congressman favor
Cannon, and the launching of the
boom will be attended by siderable
enthusiasm. Practically all of the re-
publican members of the house who
have not favorite sons in their own
states are solidly back Of the speaker.
An important legislative matter
which will probably come up in con-
grass next week is the Clayton reso.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
PUNISHED FOR CONTEMPT.
Butte Labor Union Men Sent to Jail
BY Judge Hunt.

HELENA, Jan. 3.-The contempt
hearing came to an abrupt close this
afternoon in the federal court. Judge
William H. Hunt found Joe Shannon,
William Cults and A. E. Edwards
guilty of contempt. r. S. Scott was
charged, with warning. Shannon
was sentenced to serve 80 days in the
county Jail here: Cults, to serve 80
days and to pay a fine of 5000: Ed.
wards, to serve 80 days aud pay a
fine of 800.
When the defendants closed their
cases, after Offering testimony today,
on behalf of Cults, to prove an alibi
for him and on behalf of Shannon, re-
garding the Woodmancy affair, Judge
Hunt spoke. For about half an hour
he addressed himself to the defen.
dants. 1t was evident he labored un.
der strong emotion as he continued
several times his voice seemed to
break an instant. The remarks were
not directed specifically against the
defendants, but dealt generally with
"mob law" the court pointing out
where such proceeding would inev'
itably lead to, if the law were dis.
obeyed and each man or body of men
undertook to administer law and just
ice as they saw fit.
He declared that any Judge who had
entered restraining order would be
recreaent in his duty and false to his
oath of Office if he sat supinely by while
a mob disregraded the order, which
as long as it was ineffect, was the law
of the land.
He said that no man would say that
the organization of labor was not q
good thing: it did much for the coun'
try and for the laboring class itself
but such organization could not be
carried to that point where it usurped
the function of the law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
An important Law Point.

HELENA, AN. IA most important
law point and one which has never
been passed upon by the courts is in-
volved ia the case of the government
against Emanuel p. Wilkinson,
charged with Introducing whiskey on
the Blackfeet Indian reservation
which comes up for trial Monday.
Wilkerson was arrested by the In
dian police within the right.of-way of
the Great Northern Railway company.
The defense contends that the govern
ment has no jurisdiction within the
right of way and that therefore the
Indian police had no right to make
the arrest. Should this contention be
upheld, it will mean that on every
reserv alton in the state whiskey
peddlers can do business within the
right Of way.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Shipping Ore From Butte.

BUTTE, j an. 3.-Production at the
mines of the Boston & Montana COM
pany has reached the limit of the ca
pacity of the smelling plant at Great
Falls. AT present $3.50 tons of ore
are being hoisted from these proper
ties daily. The capacity of the Bos-
ton and Montana plant at Great Falls
is about 3, 600 tons daily.
Fine weather has permitted the
Great Northern railway to give unin-
terrupted transportation service and
the ore is being moved without unus-
ual delays. Extremely cold weather
always embarrasses the operating
companies, as ore, wet from the
mines, freezes in the cars in transit
and a car shortage results. Several
times last winter trouble from this
cause was experienced, but so far this
winter there has been nothing of the
kind.
At the present time there are 2,2OO
men employed in the mines of the
Boston & Montana company. These
are married men and other heads Of
families on whom more than them
selves depend. The company is Civ.
ing preference to these in accordance
with the policy announced when a
concentration of work upon Boston 4
Montana properties was announced.
In addition to the men employed in
the Boston and Montana mines, $40
men are finding work on the shutdown
shafts OF the Amalgamated company.
The Clark mines are operatingl and
some other properties in the camp
give employment to a number of men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Great Loss From Fires.

NEW YORK. Jan. o.--The Journal
of Commerce cay: The fire losses
for the Uniteu States and Canada
during the calend ar year 1907, COM
piled from carefully kept records,
aggregate some s2l5 .67l, ,250, waste
of property which has only been
exceeded twice in the history of the
country-namely, in 1904 and 1906,
years of serious cont1agrations. Dur
ing the year just closed there were no
fires approaching the magnitude Of a
confagration, but the steady success
sison of losses of moderate size piled
up a total which places the year in the
front rank of those credited with
serious fire waste.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Montana Metal Product.

HELENA, Jan. 4-Montana produc-
cd precious metals to the amount of
nearly 100000, 900, according to the
United States assay Office in this city.
FROM the best available data, Mr..
Miller has computed the production as
follows:
Copper, Do, 900, 900 pounds at an
average of 20 cents. S45, 900, 600;
silver. &S,000,OO0: gold, s., 25O, 600:
lead, s., 500, 900 total, 80 49, 900.
Montana leads ali states in silver
production and mining men are loath
to bell sc that Arizona has surpassed
this state in copper yield, bu, declare
that if such is the case il i, due to the
heavy curtaiiment al BU,tc rather
than 20 failure uf mne-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
PETTIBONE IS ACQUITTED.
Sensational Idaho Murder Trial Re-
suits In Favor Of Defendant.

BOISE, Jan. 4.--After IA hours de.
liber alton a verdict Of "not guilty"
was returned by the jury trying Geo.
A. Pettibone, charged with completely
in the murder Of Ex-Governor Frank
A. Steuuenberg. No demonstr alton
OF any kind marked the reading OF the
verdict which made Pettibone a free
man. After two years Imprisonment
awaiting trial, the defend ant, pale and
emacia ated because of his long illness.
merely smiled as he heard of his free
dom, and q moment later he was sur.
rounded by his attorneys and friends.
His wife, who has been at his side at
every session of the court during the
trial, wept for JOY.
All night the balloting of the jury
stood ten for acquittal and two for
conviction. There was no change un-
til the final ballot. Both of the men
who had been holding out, gave no
expl an alton of their voting.
The verdict caused little surprise in
Boise in view of the verdict in the
Haywood case. The defense intro
duced practically no evidence and did
not argue the case, simply maintain
ing that the state had entirely failed
to connect the defend ant with the kill.
ing of Steunen berg.
The case of Orchard, the self-con'
fessed assassin of Steunenbe berg, is in
the hands of Prosecuting Attorney
Van Duyn of Canyon county. No
statement as to the future procedure
in that case has been made, but it will
be called during the next term OF
court at Caldwell, when it will proba
bly, be finally disposed of. Simpkins
member of the executive board o
the Western Federation of Miners
who is charged with completely in the
crime. is fugitive from justice, ant
the charge against him will stand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
ARSENIC EATERS.
Effects Of the Drug on the styrans,
Who Make II.


Eating Of arsenic is common in
Styria," said Alois f. Steinzierl Of
Vienna manufacturer of chemicals
and drugs. "The Styrians say that ar
senic makes one plump and comely
and gives one strength for great exer-
lions, such as running or mountain
climbing. Styria, which is in Austria.
gives the world vast quantities Of ar
senic. The manufacture Of this drug
is indeed the main Syrian industry.
They who make arsenic eat 1t, as
rule, for they say that only the arsenic
eater can Withstand the arsenic fumes.
These makers and eaters Of the drug
are comely. They have a clear color
and look much younger than they are.
"The foreman in certain factory
told me that In his boyhood, when he
first came to that plant, he was ad-
vised to begin to eat arsenic lest his
health suffer from the fumes. He did
begin, and his first two or three small
doses gave him sharp pain, like
burn, in the stomach, and this pain
was followed by tremendous hunger
and violent disagreeable excitement.
But as his doses increased in frequen-
cy and size their effect became pleas
ant There was no longer pain or ex-
element. On the contrary, there were
ravenous appetite and a mood Of JOY
GUS activity wherein the youth could
do three mems work.
This chap by the time he got to be
thirty was taking four grains Of ar
senic day. He looked at thirty, with
his clear pink and white color, no more
than twenty three. He was as robust
| as a blacksmith But he said he would
die at forty-five or so, that being the
age at which all the Syrian arsenic
eaters die. e."-Washington Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Oklahoma Senator In Trouble.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-United
States Senator Robert T. Owen, from
Oklahoma, has been under investiga.
tion by the interior department.. AS
result Secretary Garfield proposes
to institute suit in the federal courts
to cancel certain deeds held by the
the law.
AN inspector has been sent to Okla.
homa to establish the facts in connec-
tion with Ovens acquisition of four
thousand acres of land situ ated in
Owen assets that in acquiring the
land he did absolutely nothing that is
unlawful.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08

luton declaring against third term.
The resolution will be pushed in both
houses, aud as majority of the Can.
non adherents will vote for 1t, and the
measure will receive the solid support
of the democrats, there is little doubt
of its passage. President Roosevelt's
recent declar alton that he would re-
fuse q nomination for q third term
has not removed the necessity for
such congressional al resol ution as a
guide for the future, declare the sup.
pOrters of the measure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
Railroad Building In 1907.

New YORK, an. 4.-ln its annual
review of railroad building during
the year, the Railroad Gazette places
the total this year in United Uta,es at
5,2l2 miles, against 5,623 miles in 1906.
The figures include ii miles of new
main line track relocate but do not
include new second, third or fourth
tracks, sidings or electric lines. The
total is s per cent less then last year,
although at the beginning of the year 2
large amount of grading had been fin
ished, ready for tracking.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-01-08
RANCHERS LOSE SUIT.
Milk River Case Decided BY Supreme
Court In Favor Of Indians.

WASHINGTON, Jan. GA decision
was rendered by the United States
supreme court today in the case Of the
United States vs. Henry Winters and
others, involving the right to the
waters of the Milk river, in northern
Montana, in favor of the United
States.
The suit was instituted by the gov.
ernment In the interest of the Indians
of the Fort Belknap reserv alton, for
the use of the water. Subsequent to
that time Winters and others con-
structed ditch, whose headgate was
above the reserv alton on Milk river
and through which all the water of
the stream was secured.
The complainant sought to secure
an injunction, which was granted by
the circuit court of Montana, whose
decision was affirmed by the circuit
court of appeals. The ditch owners
then brought the case to the supreme
court, which, in its decision today, :,
affirmed the findings of the lower
courts.
HELENA, Jan. 6.-E. c. Day and
Walsh & Newman, representing the
defend ants in the Milk river case,
have not decided whether it will be
possible to take further steps. They
are waiting for copy of the decision,
showing the points upon which the
case was affirmed.
| The decision means that all the
ranchers of the Milk river valley liv-
ing between Havre and Malta will be
deprived of the use of the waters OF
the Milk river and they will be forced
to depend upon the sparse rainfall, or
to wait until the St, Mary's irrig alton
project is finished. The government
brought suit to secure the right to the
use of 1000 inches of water, upon the
grounds that the Indians had a prior
right to the waters Of the Milk river.
The case was decided in favor of the
govevnmeu; here by Judge Hunt: his
court of appeals and now by the high
est tribunal in the land.
a similar case. involving identi-
cally the san.r points will be argueG
before the circuit court of appeals a
San Francisco leXt month by Distric
Attorney Ra,ch and L. j. Walsh. /
is the case of the government agains
pany. involving the right to the water.
Of Birch creek, the southern boundary
lire of the Blackfeet reservation
which was decided several months age
in favor oi the government by Judge
Wolverton, sitting for Judge Hun
when the case was submitted.