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Milford chronicle., 1909-02-05
oIdest po,tmistre,, Resion,.

Mrs. Mary Mccoy. aged eiEhty-siv.
said TO be the Oldest woman postmaster
in the United States, as'TosiEned her
position at sheaklsyvillG. Pa. which
she filled for forty yearit Mrs. MCCOY
was appointed By President Johnson.
and in the early years Of her service
carried mail from MsRdvillO in addi-
ton 10 performing her other duties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Work On Sun River Project.

GREAT FALLS, Sept. 1.-That work
will be resumed within the next few
days upon the Sun River irrigation
project Is the Information brought to
the city today by S. b. Robbins, en-
gineer in charge of the project, who
has just returned from conference
in Helena with H. N. Savage, super
vising engineer of the reclaim alton
service in this state, Wyoming and
North Dakota.
Mr.. Robbins expects to send out a
surveying party as soon as he gets
back to Fort Shaw to make the surveys
for the ditch which will be constructed
later for the purpose of diverting the
waters of Bowl creek, q tributary of
the Flathead river across the CONT
mental divide and throwing them in
the north fork of Sun river to be util.
lied in the irrig alton of the enormous
tracts of land under the Sun river
project. This survey will be complet.'
ed this fall, but the construction work
will not be commenced until de.
mand for the water is occasioned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Blown From Mouth Of Cannon,

EscANABA, Mich, Aug. 3l.-Paul
Paulsou, memb Der of the local divis.
ion of Michigan Naval reserves, sac.
riticed his life today to the curiosity
of a crowd and was blown from the
very mouth of cannon which be was
loading prepar atory to firing a for.
NAL ealute to Mayor Rose, of Mil
waukee.
Paulson was at the muzzle ramming
down the last bits of wadding. One
Of his comrades had inserted the fuse
and was sprinkling the grains of prim.
ing powder when some spect tator
dicked the fire from his cigar. 1t fell
upon the powder at the touchhole of
the piece and before the crowd real.
ized the danger or before Paulsou had
any tutimation of the occurrence,
there was terrific explosion. The
reserve was blown fully fifteen feet
from the mouth of the gun, His lower
jaw was wrenched away, q great hole
was torn In his throat and his chest
mangled. He died before ply sici an
could be summoned and only the little
crowd of reserves who stood over his
body with drawn bayonets kept the
morbidly curious from crushing in
upon him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Killed BY Electric Current.

VIRGINIA CITY, New, Aug. 3O.-
Clarence Benner, we'll known young
man of this city and Reno, was elec-
trocuted just after he emerged from
the Chollar mine. Benner came out
for his MONDAY meal and entered a
corrugated iron-covered building at
the mouth of the tunnel, across the
roof of which was stretched broken
electric light wire. AS he stepped
upon one of the rails running along
the ground into this building he
leaned against the side of the struc-
ture lined with metal. Instantly a
circuit was formed through his body
and the full force of the electric cur
rent passed through his body, causing
instant death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
"a ndit Made Foolish Mistake.

LEw1sTowN, Pa, Aug. 81. - An
audacious and startling holdup of q
railroad train occurred on the eastern
slope Of the Allegheny mountains
early today. A lone highwayman with
q dynamite cartridge stopped Penn.
sylvania railroad express train and
at the point of q revolver compelled
the crew to carry thousands OF dollars
from an express car to spot In the
wilderness.
When the conductor attempted to
interfere he was shot in the hand and
the bandit escaped. In the darkness,
however, he mistook bag containing
10000 new Lincoln pennies for gold
coin and staggered away with it.,
leaving the real gold bullion to be
recovered.
When the news of the robbery
reached the railroad and express
company officials, they ordered every
available detective from the east and
west to the scene. Bloodhounds were
also put on his track, but up to late
hour tonight no trace of the man has
been found.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Big Postoffce Deficit.

BEVERLY, Msss., Sept. 1.-Post.
master General Hitchcock had an
important conference with President
TAFT today reg arding the plans he had
formulated for cutting down expenses
In the postal department. He told the
president that the postal department
will show deficit for the fiscal year
ended June 30 last of more than $780,.
600, 900, the largest the service ever
knew.
Mr.. Hitchcock informed the presi.
dent it was his purpose to show a ma.
terial decrease In the amount every
year that he has control of the depart
ment. The increase was due in part
to extension OF the service, to the bus.
iness depression during the first part
of the fiscal year and to cumbersome
and expensive methods of handling
the mail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Railroad Returns State Land.

HELENA, Aug. 3l.-The state land
board has accepted back from the
Great Northern, on behalf of the state.
the deed previously given to the Great
Northern railway by the state for
right of way through section II, town.
ship 3 north, range west in the town
OF Cut Bank. Included in the land
conveyed to the Great Northern for
right of way purposes was some on
which residents of Cut Bank had
erected houses and buildings, aud they
protested that II the Great Northern
held title they would be crowded out.
The matter was taken up with the rail-
road, which reconveyed the land. It
Is expected it will now be offered for
sale. 80 that those having buildings
on it may purchase it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Suits To Recover Land.

HELENA, Sept. 2. - Actions were
fled in the federal court today by
District Attorney Freeman, on behalf
of the government. to cancel patents
for land issued to B. D. Phillips and
Gabriel Emblay. II is charged in one
complaint that in 1901 Louis Emblay
filed on 320 acres of land in the Glss-
gov land district under the desert land
act, but that the entry was made for
the benefit of Phillips, that PHILIPPE
paid all the fees and did all the work
necessary to secure patent. 1t is al
legged that Emblay's final proof testi.
mony and that of his Witnesses was
false and fraudulent. In the other
suit Gabriel Emblay and Phillips are
named as defendants, there being 800
acres involved. The allegations are
the same.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
SWEPT BY FIERCE TORRENT
Nevada Town Wrecked BY Rush of
Flood Waters.

RAWHIDE, Aug. 3l.-Just as day
light was disappearing the most terri
BILE electric and thunder storm that
has ever visited Rawhide broke forth
with all the fury of tornado. The
clouds began to lower and the air be.
came surcharged with impending dis
aster. The rain began to fall in
sheets and then the cloudburst broke
on the summit three miles north of the
camp.
Warning came with q horseman
from Regent camp. A trickle of a
small stream started down Nevad a
street. In less than 20 minutes the
full food came in a wall of water four
feet high on the main street and not
less than twelve feet high as the food
converged from all the surrounding
gullies and canyons below the busi-
ness section.
Down the main street came the
houses and places of business, re-
minding one of some sort OF q phan.
tom parade. On the crest of the waves
that rumbled and hissed were all sorts
of debris, animals, household furni-
ture, bedding and liquors and gro.
ceries. The food tore down through
the town, shaking every building on
the east side of Main street.
The real damage began where the
main street and Stingaree gulch con.
verge. A wall of water and sand at
least twelve feet high tore down the
gallows frame of the Prosky lease and
carried the engine more than 100 feet
down the gulch, carrying away 20 tons
of high.grade ore and filing the shaft.
The water then, by some freak, tore
down the big swimming natatorium
and then took every building, begin.
ming with the Fountain saloon,
straight down the west side of "Squat.
tertown" for elk blocks, tearing,
crushing and destroying more than
13O buildings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
HONORS FOR EXPLORER.
Arctic Club Plans Brilliant Welcome
For Dr.. Cook.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Preparations
are already afoot here to make the
home coming of DR.. Fredrick A. Cook
an event of national and probably in.
ternational Importance. If plans out.
lined today by members of the Arctic
club are carried out the welcome Dr.,
Cook will receive in New York will be
an ovation in which city, state and
nation will take part, while promi.
nent explorers, Cooks former rivals,
from all parts of the globe, will gath
err to pay their personal tribute to his
achievements.
John II. Bradley, the financial back.
er OF Dr.. friedrich A. Cook, explained
today that the Brooklyn explorer {
success in reaching the North pole
was not so much the result of chance
as the expeditions of several experts
would indicate.
''This was not haphazard expedi-
tion," he said, mo intensified Arctic
Joy ride undertaken on nerve. We
went about our preparations quietly
and without brass band accompani-
ment, but every imaginable contingen.
cy had been provided for.
"We studied out the mistakes OF
other men who had tried for the pole,
hoping to benefit by their errors, and
we certainly benefited by their ex.
amples.
Il am not going to tell what the
cost was, but I'll tell you this much:
One single item was 5000 gallons OF
gasoline and another was two barrels
OF gumdrops.
"Now Cook has as much nerve as
any man in the world, guess: but he
had something besides nerve to carry
him through. I am not trying to
take any of the credit: but want to
say that he had the right kind of an
outfit to take him through. Cook will
prove to the satisfaction of every
fair minded man tha he has done ex.
actly what he claims he did,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Faster Railroad Travel.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The railroad
running time from Chicago to Seattle
will be reduced to 62 hours-lO hours
below the present schedule-as the
fret move in q war declared upon all
other western and northwestern roads
by James J. Hill Of the Great North.
ern, according to q story In the Rec.
ord.Herald.
The Burlington, Great Northern
and Northern Pacific have made q
proposition to the postofflce depart.
ment to put new fast mail train in
service between Chicago and Seattle,
to make the long run in 62 hours. No.
tice has been served by the Burlington
that, effective September II, the road
would no longer observe. the western
passenger train speed agreement, but
would reduce the running time of its
main Chicago-Denver train by two
hours.
II the government accepts the prop.
osition 1t will result in facilitating
the northwest mail service by fully
half day. More than a year ago
the western roads made an agreement
lengthening all schedules to the Pa.
citic coast. Shortly after it was put
in force this agreement was broken by
several of the roads.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Arctic Territory Not Wanted.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-State de-
partment officials believe it is OF little
consequence to the United States wha,
lands DR.. Cook has discovered on his
way to the North pole, 90 far as actu al
territorial possession is concerned.
1t is recalled by the department off.
cials that ever since 1928 American
explorers in both the Arctic and Ant.
arctic regions have discovered vast
areas Of land to which no claims were
ever made. Admiral Wilkes found
in the Antarctic a territory of more
than 10000 square miles in area and
DR.. Kane made large discoveries In
the Arctic, but no effort has been made
by the United States to assert its
rights to them.
General Greely come years ago 10.
Gated lands which never before were
known to exist.
Some Of the worlds greatest navi.
g ators have from time to time made
great discoveries, to which no claim
was laid. The chief reason for this
is said to be that the lands are almost
inaccessible and of practically no
value.
AS to the particular territory which
DR.. Cook is said to have discovered,
It is asserted that it is quite probable
h at these lands would be found to be
An extension. of the main land of
Greenland. add If so, they belong to
Denmark. AT any rate, it is extremely
Improbable. it is said, that the United
States would attempt to assert SOW.
reignty over them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Calls Montana a Black SPOT,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Pointipg
out that in the northeast section of
Montana between the Fort Peck reser.
tion on the west. the North Dakota
line on the east, the Great Northern
line on the south and the Can adian
line on the north, which consists of
$500 quarter sections or 2.4OO square
miles, with 5000 homesteaders, there
is "not a single minister of any de-
nomination giving his time to the
Christian ministry Rev. Oscar
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Idaho Town Wiped Out.

GRAND Forks, Aug. 30.-This town
was wholly destroyed by fire in an
hour last night. A steam shovel en-.
gineer named Mulbern, in whose room
the blaze started, lost his life. The
flames spread to the neighboring for.
est reserve and an area q mile square
was burned over before the flames
we're checked after q hard fight in
which the railroad men gave assist.
ance.
The bystanders looted the three
burning saloons amid scenes of riot.
Gus disorder. Several holdups were
reported and many fstic encounters
resulted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
FLOOD HORROR GROWS.
Number Of Victims May BE Increased
To Two Thousand.

'Numoer OF victims May 6e Increased
To Two Thousand.
LAREDO, Tex, Aug. 30.-Two thou
sand dead in the Monterey food Is the
estimate of the extent of Saturdays
disaster made tonight by Pedro Ire.
vino, q prominet capitalist of Monte
rey. Official estimates do not 60 90
high, ranging around 1900 or 1,400.
Certain 1t is, however, that the list Of
dead constantly grows, for there are
several little pueblos, containing from
so to 100 inhsbitsnts, located along
the banks of the river south of Monte
rey, and 1t is reported that these have
been entirely wiped out and their in
hsbitants drowned. It is on this
ground that Mr.. Trevino places his
estimate of the loss of life at . higher
figure than has yet been stated.
Eighteen blocks of residences and
business houses were entirely washed
away in Monterey. The more wealthy
people of the city, together with the
other residents, are contributing to
the mayors fund, which is being ex.
pended for food.
The greatest loss of life is said to
have been caused by the giving way
of the reservoir dam. Monterey is
situated in q cup.like valley and is
surrounded on three sides by steep
mountains. The water rushed into
the valley, down the valley of the
Santa Catalina river. This stream is
ordinarily $50 yards wide, but with
the advent of the Hood its banks were
fully three.quarters of a mile apart.
1t is estima ated that Is inches of rain
fell.
The federal authorities here are
busy with the organization of relief
measures. Benefit theatrical perfor.
mances, bull fights and fairs are be.
ing planned. Subscription lists are
being opened all over Mexico City
and other cities of the republic are re.
spending to Monterey's appeal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

White, the district superintendent of
the Kalispell district, has made an
appeal to the Methodist church author.
tiles In the east for ministers to aid in
the work.
In his letter, which speaks glowing.
ly OF the great prosperity Of the state
and of the opportunities for Christian
work, which he says are not equaled
anywhere, the Rev. Mr.. White, how
ever, says Montana, with all her re-.
sources, islands as one of the black
spots on the map without . single
county under local option"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

no sens ational cases will be consid.
cred. Most Of them will be for viols-
tions of laws governing Indian reser-
vattons, several postoffice cases, and
q number of land cases. none OF them,
however, involving we'll known peo-
pie.
MIssouLA, Sept. 4.-As . result Of
attempting to light fire with kero-
sene Mrs. w. S. Stone, wife Of the
supervisor Of the Lolo forest resrve,
lies in st. Patrick's hospital in this
city, dying from the effect Of burns.
Her flesh from her waist to her head
was cooked, and the doctors declare
that there is no hope Of her recovery.
HELENA, Sept. 4.-Charles W. Can
non, . Montana pioneer, and for years
one Of the most prominent business
men Of Helena until he retired q few
years ago, died today at the family
residence. after q long illness. Mr..
Cannon was born inxCleyeland, Ohio,
July l, 1888, and was q pioneer Of
Iowa, Minnesota and Montana. Forty
five years ago he moved to Montana,
and after spending q season at vir-
ginia City, came to Helena where he
has since resided.
MIssoULA, Sept. 4.-Suit was in
stituted in the district court today by
Felix and Victor Gyr against che
Northern Pacific and Chicago, Mil.
waukee & Puget Sound:r always to re-
cover damages in the sum of s24, $40.
1t is alleged that the defend ants 60
changed the current of the Hellgate
river that large sharelof a half sec-
tino of land owned by the PLAINTIFF
was ruined by floods. The plaintiffs
ask S21, 900 for lands and improve
ments ruined and So, $40 for crops.
HELENA, Sept. ga telegram was
received in Helena today from James
J. Hill of the Great Northern announ.
cling that he will be in Helena Sept.
u, the first day of the state fair and
the same day President Taft will be
here, and will deliver an address. It
will be the first visit Mr.. Hill has
made to the state fair and the first
time in many years he has spoken in
Helena.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08

Haw aiians, who asked for legislation
to further reclamatio work in the
islands. The six senators have visit.
ed all the government reclaim alton
projects in Montana, North Dakota,
northern Wyoming and Washington.
except the Ocsnogsn, which will be
looked over before congress meets.
The senate committee will leave to-
morrow for Portland and will contin.
ue its work in northern Oregon, Ida
ho, Nebraska, Nevada and South
Dakota,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
May Quarantine Wyoming Sheep.

May Quarantine Wyoming Sheep.
CHEYENNE, Aug. 30.-Chief Inspec.
tor Melville of the bureau of animal
industry, accompanied by Inspectors
johnson, Howe and Davis, are here
on the order of Secretary Wilson of
the department of agriculture, to con.
cult with the members of the state
sheep board and prominent sheepmen
OF the state concerning quaratine
on the hip and leg disease. There will
be an executive session tomorrow at
which it is expected that satisfac.
tory shipping arrangement will be
reached.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Worst Drouth In Fifty Years.

READING, Pa, Aug. 30.-Drouth
conditions are worse today than at
any period in the history of the
Schuylkill valley in fifty years. But
II inches of rain has fallen in this
vicinity since July l. Many wells
and springs are drying up. The po.
tato crop will be q failure. Pasture
is scarce and many farmers are feed.
ing bran.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Hawaiians Want irrigation.

SEATTLE, Aug. 30.-Sen ator Thorn.
as n. Carter of Montana, George E.
Chamberlain of Oregon, Francis E.
w arren of Wyoming and Thomas H.
Payne of Kentucky, members ef the
senate committee on irrigation, spent
most of the day at the Alaska Y ukon.
Pacific exposition, in the Hawaiian
building, listening to committee Of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
DISCOVERED NORTH POLE.
American Explorer Realizes Dream
Of Scientific Research.

American Explorer Realizes Dream
Of Scientific Research.
PARIS, Sept. 2.-''After . prolonged
fight with famine and frost, we at last
have succeeded in reaching the north
pole" Thus declares DR.. Frederick
A. Cook in q signed statement this
morning in the Paris edition OF the
New York Herald. This statement,
which is dated "Sans Egede, Lerwick,
Wednesday" continues:
1.-THE expedition was the outcome of
q summer cruise on the Arctic seas on
the schooner Bradley, which arrived
At the limits Of navigation in Smith
sound late in August, 1907.
''The campaign opened with q few
scouting parties being sent over the
shores to explore the way and seek the
game haunts. Their mission was only
partly successful before the season of
the storms. At sunrise on Feb. 10,
1908, the main expedition embarked
on its voy age to the pole. 1t consisted
OF eleven men and lob dogs, drawing
eleven heavily laden sledges. The
expedition left the Greenland shore
and pushed westward over the trou.
bled ice of Smith sound. The gloom
of the long night was relieved only by
few hours of daylight. The chill of
the winter was felt at its worst. As
we crossed the heights of Ellesmere
sound to the Pacific slope the temper
ature sank to minus 50 centigrade.
Several dogs were frozen and the men
suffered severely, but we soon found
the game trails, along.which the way
was easy.
'!For several days after sight of
known land was lost the overcast sky
prevented an accurate determination
OF our positions. On March 30, the
horizon was partly cleared and new
land was discovered. Our observa.
tions gave our position as latitude
S4.47, longitude 86.36. There was
urgent need of rapid advance. Our
m ain mission did not permit.a detour
for the purpose of exploring.the coast.
Here we saw the last signs of solid
earth: beyond, there was nothing sta.
BILE to be seen.
''On April 21, we reached SO degrees
So minutes 46 seconds. The pole was
in sight. I told Etukishook and
Abweish, the Observation-Disclosures,
that we had reached the great NALL
we turned was south.
With single step we could pass from
one side of the earth to the other; from
midday to midnight. At last, the flag
aoated to the breezes at the pole. 1t
was April 81, 1908. The temper ature
was minus 3S centigrade, barometer
%. SO, latitude 80, as for longitude, it
was nothing, as it was but word.
"Although crazy with joy, our
spirits began to undergo feeling of
weariness. Next day after taking
our observ ations a sentiment of in.
;ense solitude penetrated US while we
looked at the horizon. Was it posi-.
BILE that this desolate region, without
q patch of earth, had aroused the am.
bition OF 60 many men for so many
centuries? There was no ground, only
an immensity of dazzling white snow,
40 living being, no point to break the
Frightful monotony.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-08
Tho River Press,

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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-04

c. G. Englehart, a prominent mer- chant of Congress, is in the city in connection with the recent death of a Chinaman of that place. MT. En- glehart will probably attend to the probating of the estate of the de- ceased, which consists of cash amount
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-04
CLARA SHELTER NOW
 READY FOR OPERATION

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 29. Re ports from Swansea are to the effect that the big smelter of the Clara Consolidated Mining company is near ing completion. Adjustment is being made of all machinery at the place and in few months it will be ready for blowing in. The plant is said to have a capacity of treating soc tons of ore in a day and was con strueted to especially treat the ores of that property. The tonnage ahead of the plant is said to be abund ant and an estimate of the bodies in sight in the stope gives a supply of at least two years ahead. It is very probable that test runs will be made to try out the various meehan- ieal features of the plant before starting up On a permanent basis