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The Clothe property in que

The Clothe property in ques- ton was a 92 foot frontage on the right-a-way of the Rock Is land just east of the city jail property.
 Judge Lankford after hearing witnesses on the valuation of the property a month or more ago set the amount that the road would have to put up at S700. This they did and continued their depot plans, the matter coming up for final disposition Saturday as above.
 The case occupied all of the day Saturday and it was not un- til after Il o'clock Saturday night when the jury assessed the value of the property at 5000.
 In the arrangements of the city with the railroad company S7O0 of this amount is to be paid by the railroad and the remain ing $500 is to be paid by the city.
 In her contentious, Mrs. Clothe wanted several thousand dollars for the property. She has ap- pealed to the higher court.
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J. D. Rodgers vs G. E. Bay less; judgement against plaintiff.
 Miss Lila E. Robinson vs. Ark ansas Midland R. R. Co.,: verdict for plaintiff for S2,OOO. Ap- pealed. This suit grew out of personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff about three months ago, when she fell from the depot platform of the railroad company to the granolith payment be- meath, a distance of four or four and half feet.
 James Gum vs. A. T. M. Ward; judgment for defendant.
 Black & Edmonds vs. D. s. Cage & Co.,; Judgment for sl43. 30
 CRIMINAL
 State vs Henry Jarman; selling liquor; jury trial; not guilty.
 State vs Allet Owens; murder End degree; jury trial; not guilty.
 State vs Dug Wheat; murder 1st degree; plea guilty man slaughter; 4 years in! pen.
 State ys. 2. H. Johnson, sell ling liquor; dismissed.
 W. H. Johnson. same.
 Will Farris grand larceny; not guilty.
 A. J. Douglas, false pretense; nolprossed.
 City of Brinkley vs. s. c. Web Der, selling alcholic beverages; three cases; not guilty.
 Bubbur Smelling, assault with intent to rape; not guilty. A. J. Douglas selling mortaged property; plea of guilty; 6 months in penitentiary.
 Jonas Hill, burglar; plea of guilty; 8 years in penitentiary !; Charley Bright, burglar and grand larceny: plea of guilty; 3 years in penitentiary.
 Tom Garrett, rape; reduce to simple assault; fined $10.
 The grand jury adjourned We'd nesday. They returned 80 true bills, If for felonies and 66 for
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CIRCUIT COURT CLOSING PROCEEDINGS IN FULL

The business of the last week grind of the circuit court is told about as follows: CIVIL. ]. D. Rodgers vs, W. R. Steven son, suit for rent, judgment for plaintiff,
 w. R. Stevenson vs. J. D. Rodg- CTS; judgment for plaintiff for $20.
 Charley Catles vs. National Coopearge & Woodenare Co.,; suit for personal injury fingers caughtin defendants saws yer dict for S200. Appealed.
 T. J. Batsel, vs Rock Island Ky. Co.,; verdict for $5, 900. This case grew out of the loss of an arm by Batsel, who was struck by Rock Island train in Brinkley shortly after the tornado. An engine of the railway company was blow | ing off steam on a sidetrack, which prevented Batsel, who was walking down the track, from hearing a passenger train which was approaching the station. The headlight on the passenger en- zine was out according to the proof, and the plaintiff was not warned by the light,
 T. w. Henderson vs. Planters Fire Insurance Co; agreed judg- ment for $l, 800 fer plaintiff.
 E. M. Blaine ct al. Allen Brown judgment for plaintiffs for pos session of lands, timber cut and fot rents; judgment for defend ant for improvement.
 E. M. Blaine et al, vs. Handle Bobo and Jones: judgment as in above case.
 Trustees Consolidated White River Academy vs. Queen Ark ansas Insurance Go. agreed Judg- ment for $500.
 Robt. J. Torry vs. Will Jackson and Emma Good; judgment for possession of lot 6, block Q, Ew- ans Addition to City of Claren- don.
 J. D. Rodgers vs C. E. Bay less; jury trial verdict for de- feodant.
 State of Arkansas for use of Monroe County vs Dolph Bowers, foriture on bond judgement a rei bondsmen for S10O0.O0
 Chicago Bldg. & Mfg. Co. vs U. A. Stoker; judgement for de- fendant.
 Celia Weddle vs Queen of Ark. Ins. Co.,; transferred to equity.
 c. R. I. & P. Ky vs Caroline Cloth, jury trial; verdict for de- fendaat. S1OOO.00; appealed by defendant to supreme court.
 R. J. Torry vs Emma Jackson; iudeement for plaintiff for pos session of property.
 Henry Morgan vs. F. w. Jack son: judgement for plaintiff.
 Simple Acct. Sales Book vs Il. e. Gibson; judgement for de- fendant; Judgement set aside; ease set for first day next term.
 Brinkley Creamery Co. vs J, N. o'Hare; jqdgen1ent for de- fendant.
 The Creamery Paekage Go. vs
  U. c. hallum x Elmer COX Ad,s,r. judgemeNt against Hal mm for $lo0.00; notning agalnst Cox.
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GRAND JURY'S REPORT.

GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
 Hon. Eugene Lankford. judge of the 17th Judicial District:
 The Grand Jury of Monroe County for the November term, 1909, beg leave to report as eol- lows:
 We have diligently inquired into all violations of the criminal laws coming to our notice, and the number of indictments return by this body testifies to the fact that there exists through Out the county rather bad state of affairs. There seems to be a spirit of disreguard for the law that must be checked. It is hoped that the action of the grand Jury will contribute materially ,, to that end.
 We found some violations of the fish laws, and are satisfied that there are many more which we could not reach. We sug- gest that the sheriff and other officers be deligent tn enforcing the law reltaive to destroying nets As far as we are able to ascer- tain. the butcher and railroad agents have all made reports as required by law, except the fol- lowing butchers: J. B. Johnson, Holly Grove; Paul Jimeson, Holly Grove: Clifton Turner. Montgom cry township; Davis, Bnnkley'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
The Chouteau County Fair.

A shipment Of livestock, samples of
grain and other products was made
from this point to Chinook today, for
exhibition at the Chouteau County
Fair. It will be followed by delega.
lions OF visitors from this vicinity
who recognize the institution as q good
thing. and who take q lively interest
in its success. Some of them, owing
to business engagements, will be able
to spend only one day at the fair,
while others have decided to remain
throughout the time it 10 in progress.
Among the attractions at the fair
will be a series of racing events each
day, for which purses aRgregating
about 1900 are offered. Officials OF
the fair association have been excep.
tionally busy the past few weeks. and
as the result Of their work this years
exposition promises to be the bes.
that has been held.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Big Increase In Land Filings.

The filings in the Great Falls land
office have increased during the past
year from the average of eight and ten
q day to the present average OF 40 or
IS a day, says the Great Falls Leader.
The largest day eve known in the his
tory of the land Office was September
6 of this year, when 81 filings were
made.
A great volume of this business
comes in from Teton and Chouteau
counties. The lands in the vicinity OF
Fort Benton, Big Sandy, Chester,
Galata, and Conrad and Waller are
being taken up at an enormous rate.
In Cascade, Teton and Chouteau
counties about 100, 600 acres we're tax.
en- up during last month, 1926 of the
filings being homesteads and l2s
deserts.
Never in the history of this part Of
the country has the influx of land
seekers been SO great, and since the
institution of the 800. acre homestead
act the percentage of filings has great
ly increased in these three counties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
To Prevent Prairie Fires.

In view OF range conditions at the
present time, and at the request OF
several stockmen and ~ranchers, the
Chouteau county authorities are dis.
tributing posters that call attention
to the penalties provided by the Mon
tana laws for starting prairie fires,
These penalties are set forth in the
following sections of the revised
codes;
Section 8768. Every person who
carelessIy sets fire to any timber, wood
land or grass, except for useful OF
necessary purposes, or who at any
time makes q camp fire for any pur
pose whatever without taking suficien'
steps to secure the same from spread
ing from the immediate locality where
it Is used, or fails to extinguish such
fire before leaving it, is punishable
by Imprisonment in the county jai
not exceeding one year, or by flint
not exceeding $4,000, or both.
Section 1869. Every person who
wantonly or designedly sets FIRE t
any timber, woodland or grass, OF
maliciously fails to extinguish a fir,
after making the same for a useful Of
necessary purpose, before leaving it
is punishable by imprisonment in tn
state prison not exceeding five years.
or by fine not exceeding 5 5000, o.
both.
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August of last year. and the plaintiff
was entitled to s79.4 for the expense
OF holding his cattle for shipment, and
$3.50. II for depreciation in their value.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The Eklund studio on Bond street
will be open two days-September 10
and 10.
Frank Gibson, q native of England,
has filed in the district court q decla.
ration of his intention to become an
American citizen.
Among the departures for the west
today were Rev. j. N. Chestnut. Geo.
D. Patterson and George Sherry, who
will represent the local masons at the
Masonic grand lodge in Butte.
John Shepherd was brought to the
county jail today by Constable I. A.
Neibauer, to serve sentence of nine
ty days. The prisoners offense COZ.
sisted of shooting up the town OF
Whitcomb.
Alta Jackson, the cOlored woman
recently convicted of assault in the
second degree, was yesterda az sem
fenced by Judge Tattan to one year
in the p%enitentiary. The prisoner was
taken to Deer Lodge today by Sheriff
| Bickle.
Charles Ryland arrived today from
Highwood with q wagon load of pump
kins that were grown on the Charles
Thompson ranch, and some of which
tipped the scales at thirty pounds.
They are not quite full grown, and
would have accumulated more weigh,
in a few days, but Mr.. Ryland de.
cided to bring them in before the local
market was fully supplied.
Articles of Incorporation have baen
fled in the county clerks Office by the
August Mining company, with its
principal Office in Helena, but which
will operate valuable mining proper
ties in the Little Rockies district. The
capital stock of the concern is one
million dollars, and it's incorporators
are B. D. Phillips, &. NJ. Phillips,
w. M. Coburn, R. J. Coburn. Chas.
Whitcomb and L. S. Goslin.
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consideration of $500, 900 was adopted
at q meeting OF the stockholders held

consideration of $500, 600 was adopted
at q meeting OF the stockholders held
last Thursday in this city.
The assets Of the company consist
OF q group of mining elaine, together
with the improvements, situated in the
Little Rockies in Chouteau county,
just over the range from the Ruby
Gulch property of Phillips 4 Whit.
comb. 1t is believed the deal will
soon be made, as q we'll capitalized
company of New York and Boston is
now inspecting the property. It is
understood that the transa action will
take place as soon IS the abstra acts oil
title and other details are secured.
A great deal Of the stock of the CON-
pany is owned by Butte and Helena
men. The company is capitalized al
$1,000, 900. but not all of the stock has
been issued. The board of directors
IRE ]. P. Barnes, Of Helena; c. W.
Cannon, deceased; Rufus Thompson,
Lewistown; r. J. Coburn. of Brook.
side; B. T. Hathaway, of Helena, and
Lyman Harris and Sam Hurvitch,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Some Recent Sheep Deals.

There has been q little more ANNA.
ton in sheep trading circles the pact
week. some of the buyers and sellers
having reached az agreement as to
what different classes of stock are
worth.
One of the recent trans actions in
this vicinity is the sale of about 1900
ewes, twos and threes, by A. E. Nc.
Leish to Fred LaBarre at IS per
head.
Another sale Of about 1000 head of
a similar class OF stock has been
made by G. H. Ragland to George
Smith, of the Marias, also at IS per
head.
j. c. Titinger, of Billings, is re-
ceiving an outfit of about $500 yearl-
ing and two.year.old ewes, which he
bought from the Northwestern Live.
stock company about six weeks ago.
The price was $3.50 and s4.75 per
head.
There is quite a difference of opin-
ion as to the value of lambs, accord
ing to the quality OF the stock, the
asking prices in most instances being
about 50 per head. There was a sale
made at Oldham a few days ago at
$3.50 per head, and the Culbertson
Searchlight reports the purchase Of
1900 head by John Gingras, of Sco-
hey, at 81 Is per head.
According to the Conrad Observer,
the sheep interests OF B. r. Fowler, of
that vicinity, have been purchased by
Roy Wood and James Turner, Of
Beatrice, and John Fey, of Gold
Butte. Mr.. Fowler has been in the
sheep business for the past eighteen
years, but has decided to give his at.
tention to dry farming on ar exten.
sive scale.
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Send In Crop Reports.

A letter has been issued to the news.
papers Of Montana by J. q. Hall,
commissioner OF agriculture, labor
and industry, asking them to sssist
in collecting and printing reports OF
crop yields in their respective local..
ties. The letter follows:
"This is harvest season, and l beg
leave to ask the newspapers OF Mon.
tans to aid in the publicity work the
state has undertaken by collecting
and printing reports of crop yields in
their respective localities.
"Reliable information concerning
yields of crops will demonstrate the
fertility OF the soil and indicate the
returns which the farmer may expect
to receive from we'll directed efforts.
While exceptional yields r deserv.
ing of notice and serve to advertise
the locality producing them. q more
convincing argument for the man who
is considering whether or not he will
settle in Montana would be q state.
ment of the average returns upon
grounds properly cultivated. Such q
statement, based on reliable data,
would, I think, show that the profit
per acre to the GUILTY. ator of the coil
is greater on the average, in Montana,
for the labor performed and the CAPT.
tai invested than it is, on the average,
anywhere else in the United States
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Defends Dry Land Farming.

The science of dry land farming or
soil culture, has an able exponent in
the person of DR.. Sudduth, of Bill
lings, who has met with great success
in that class of agriculture the past
few years. In a recent interview, DR..
Sudduth is quoted to this effect:
"Failures there have been and fail
ures there will be so long as men
practice hapazard methods, but fail.
ures there need not be If scientific
methods of soil culture are closely
followed In sections where the physi.
cal conditions of the soil will permit
of a thorough preparation of the seed
bed and where precipitation amounts
to ten or more inches during the
growing season. The vast majority
of the settlers in the semi arid belt
are practicing dry farming, and very
dry farming at th at. Little or no eff.
fort is made to conserve moisture for
each seasons crops, let alone the
question of q perfect physical condi-
ton of the seed and DOT bed so i'm
portant to q perfect root system or
the storing up of moisture for sue.
ceeding crops.
"Now it the yields which have been
accurately reported withou. a single
failure, can be obtained on a precipi-
tation of twelve inches in an %unpreced-
emily hot season by means of a scien.
ti6c soil culture, then I feel sure that
we can say that an insurance has been
found at last against failure, and I
reiter ate what I have said many times
before, that he who follows Mr..
Campbell's methods as closely as the
local conditions will allow him, will
never have q crop failure. While it
is true that some years the yield may
be cut down, yet where proper pre-
cautions are taken in due time his
methods will insure q profitable yield
in sections where the rainfall does not
fall to less than nine or ten inches"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.
Mrs. e. N. Kennedy, OF Harlem. Died
From Injuries In Wreck.

= WI ~ WV 0'~~
From Injuries In Wreck.
Advices received from Harlem this
TUESDAY J morning report the death
Of Mrs. E. M. Kennedy, q we'll known
resident of that place, who was &C.
riously injured in an automobile acct.
dent Monday afternoon. Meager par
ticulars of the accident are to the
effect that Mrs. Kennedy al riding in
an automobile with her brother-in.law,
c. E. Farnum, when the steering gear
got out of order, the machine running
into an irrigating ditch and being
overturned. Mr.. Farnum escaped
without serious hurt, but Mrs. Kenne-
dy vas badly crushed and suffered
internal injuries which resulted In her
death Tuesday night.
The deceased was the wife of E. M.
Kennedy, county commissioner, who
vas at Malta on a business trip at
the time of the accident but who re-
turned to his home in Harlem before
the death OF the patient. Mr.. Kennedy
and his wife came % Harlem from
Kansas about eighteen years ago,
and have lived there since that time.
They have a wide acquaintance
throughout the Milk river valley, and
Mrs. Kennedy was one of the most
highly respected lady residents OF that
locality.
The bereaved relatives include the
husband and son of the deceased;
Messrs. T. Nj. and }. NJ. Everett, her
brothers; and Mrs. w. E. French,
Mrs A. Ellis, Mrs. P. Nj. Bosley,
Mrs. G. E. Farnum and Mrs. Guy
Phillips, her sisters, all of whom are
residents of Harlem.
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Conrad Observer: With wheat
crops going thirty and forty bushels
to the acre and oats as high as 100, II
10 of email account to our farmers
whether Pesry or Cook got to the
north pole fret.
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Public Sale Of Real Estate,

The chairman of the board of county commis
sioners of Chouteau county, Montana, will Offer
at public sale to the highest bidder for cash, ii
the front door Of the court house in Fort Benton,
Montana, the following described real estate
title to which has been acquired by the county
by tax deed, to.wit:
Lot IL, block IL, old townsite of Havre, Mont.
lots 5 and 6, block l24, military reservation, Fort
Benton. Date of sale, October 8th, 1909, ut Z
O'Clock p. m.
Lots :, 9, ID and IA, block 10, townsite of Fort
Benton, Mont: also lots s, 6, 7 and 8, block 1872,
military reservation. Date of sale, October II,
1909, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Lots 4, 5 and 6, block 80, Deletraz addition; all
of blocks ~, 81 and 30, Delatraz addition. Date
of sale. October Is, 1908, at O'Clock P: m.
on Ale in the office Of the clerk and recorder OF
Chouteau county, Montana.
By order of the board of county commission
ers. W.. r. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Mont, Sept. Is, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Notice to Creditors,

Estate of Frank Duncan, deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given by the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Frank Duncan,
deceased, to the creditors Of, and all persons
having claims against tho said deceased to ex.
hibit them with the necessary vouchers within
four months after the first publication Of this
fees OF W. 8. Towner, in the city Of Fort Benton.
in the county of Chouteau.
CHARLES DUNCAN,
Administrator Of the estate OF Frank Duncan,
deceased.
Dated September 9, 1909.
First publication. Sept. Is, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Mining Deal In Little Rockies.

According to q news item from Hell
ena, q big transaction in mining prop.
erty in the Little Rockies district will
be closed at an early date. The Hell.
n Independent gives these partic-
ulars Of the prospective deal:
A resolution authorizing the Little
Rockies Exploration company to sell
all the property OF the company for Q
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Great Falls List No. "A.
Notice for Publication,
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES Lam OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Aug. 80, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY,
whose postOfiCe address is st. Paul, Mimi, has
this SOth day of August, 1908, filed in this Office
its application to select under the provisions OF
the act Of congress, approved July !, 1895, go
Stat, 597. 62O), lot one ~, the northeast quarter
of the northwest quarter and the north half Of
the northeast quarter Of section Z, in township
81 north, Of range 8 east of the Montana princi-
No. O766l.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
lands described, or desiring to object because of
OF reason, 20 the disposal to applicant, should
die their afldsvits Of protect In this ONCE ON or
before the l5tk day of October, 1903.
j. H. BURLINGAME, Register.
First publication, Sept IA, 1909.
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Notice.

Michael Finueeau Ia one of the heirs
to an estate. When last heard of two
years ago. he was following ranch
work In the northern part of the state.
Any one knowing his address, or hav.
ing any information that may assist
in locating him, please notify H. A.
Bolinger, at BoZeman. Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-15
Funds For School Purposes.

Most of the school districts in Chou
teau county have ample funds with
which to meet current expenses. Ac-
cording to the county treasurer's re-
port Of September l, the cash bal.
ances in the several school district
funds were as fOllOWs:
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BENTON, Nom.
HAGEN & FRY

IT you are going to put up a build
wheel irrigating plant, put in a steam
or gasoline engine, steam or hot water
heating plants, Or build a bridge,
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Bucks for Sale.

About one hundred Merino bucks for sale.
Call or write
WALTER BROWN, Box Elder, Mont.
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Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the River
PRESS Office.
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Sheep Wanted to Winter.

Wanted to winter, about Z, 800 head of ewes or
Plenty of hay and extra good range.
Address X. II care of River Press.
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Fine Book and Job Printing . spe.
cialtV at the RIVER PRESS Office.
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Cor. Main and St. John FORT BENTON
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SEE US FIRST,
And let US Figure with you.

If your gasoline engine needs repairs
attention of any kind, see us. We
furnish all kinds of supplies.
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Joint with Cascade No. 8 %
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Cascade No. 81 GIG
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