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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
TAFT ON WATERWAYS.
President Declares Congress Should
Make Necessary Appropriation.

President Declares Congress Should
Make Necessary Appropriation.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 30.-Presidnet
Taft celebrste the successful termi.
nation Of his trip down the Missis.
sippi river today by attending the
convention of the Lakes to the Gulf
Deep Waterway association. The
president began his address by having
q little fun regarding the trip down
the river. He said the changers had
all been run" and that the feet had
come through without the loss of q
single man. Mr.. Taft taunted the
congressman and governors for hav.
ing assumed the humiliation of land
transportation on the last stage of
the journey.
The president decla ared that no prog.
ress had been made in river naviga.
tion In this country in the last 40 or
As years. Waterways of this country,
MIR. Taft declared, must be used. even
tually to carry the bulk of heavy
merch andise.
The presidents declar alton that he
favored the issuance of bonds for car
rying out the Ohio river improve.
ments, as one of theIapproved projects
of inland waterways, called out q
burst of applause. The Ohio river
improvements will cost S63, 900, 900.
Mr.. Taft said that he also favored
bonds for all other improvements, in.
cluding the Mississippi, just as soon
as feasible project can be decided
upon and can be shown to;be necessary
and justifiable.
The president told of needed i'm.
provements to the Mississippi noticed
on the way down, especially in pro.
tecting the banks from further
sloughing off at the outside. The en-.
gineers say they need 100000 more
a year to arry on the beneficial work
and the president said it was a shame
congress did not give it to them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
He Robbed Pest House,

CHEYENNE, Oct. 26:-Robbery of the
pest house was the charge to which
Frank Kowslick plead guilty today.
Not only did he carry of the furni.
ture and carpets, but even loaded the
stoves on q wagon and conveyed the
plunder to q second house. Kowalick
said he found the door open and took
possession. He was bound over 10
bonds of 81, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

Explorer Invades Enemy's Country.
HAMILTON, Oct. 2S.-At the conclu-
sion of stormy session in the opera
house here tonight, during which
charges and counter charges were
hurled back and forth between the
friends of Edward N. Barrill and
Fred Printz and those who desire to
see fair play given DR.. Frederick A.
Cook, the arctic explorer, In the home
town of the guides, the audience
adopted by large majority vote q
resolution expressing confidence in
the veracity OF Barrill and Printz, the
resolution being presented by City
Attorney Wagner, counsel for the
guides.
This resolution was substitute for
one offered by one of the audience in
which he sought to have the meeting
declare lack of faith on the part Of
the entire people of Montana in all ot
the matters about which DR.. Cook has
made claims.
While the action of the meeting was
unfavora able to DR.. Cook the explorer
took it coolly and calmly and afte,
the meeting evidenced no indications
of having taken the matter to heart a,
all. He sat for long time chatting
pleasantly with interested listeners
regarding his trip to the pole.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Swept BY Prairie Fire.

DALLAS, S. D., Oct. pa terrific
prairie fire extending for a distance of
three miles from east to west is raging
in the southwestern part of the state
today. Already much loss to farmers
buildings and crops has taken place
and hundreds of men and women are
out fighting the flames. The towns of
Lamro and McNeeley, threatened for
a time, have been saved only after
strenuous efforts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
He Cheated the Government.

New YORK, Oct. 29.-Philip Musica,
a member of the cheese importing firm
of A. Musica & Son, who pleaded
guilty to defrauding the government
by conniving at a plan for the UNDER
weighing of cheese by customs weigh
ers, was today sentenced by Federal
Judge Holt to one years imprison-
ment in the Elmira reformatory and
to pay fine of s., 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
BOOSTING DRY FARMING.
Great Results Anticipated From Work
Of Billings Congress.

Of Billings Congress.
BILLINGS, Oct. 27.-In spite of the
fact that the railroads interested in
the northwest, as we'll as every land
agent who is interested in boosting
dry farming, wanted the name of Dry
Farming congress changed. the con.
gress by q vote of 372 to 14s decided
to let it stand.
The second dry farming congress
exposition and the Dry Farming con.
gress were opened yesterday in the
presence of large crowd of specta.
tors and delegat ates from all parts of
the country.
AT the opening of the exposition,
which is being held in the immense
Northern Pacific wool warehouse, ad.
dresses were delivered by Lieut.. Gov.
W. r. Allen, George Hsrcourt, dep.
uty minister Of agriculture, Edmon.
ton, Canada, United States Senator
Joseph Nj. Dixon, Johana Salary,
special delegate representing the Ma
tional Agricultural society of Hun
gary, and 81. L, Moody of Spokane.
At the opening of the Dry Farming
congress, the sessions of which are
being held in the Babcock theater.
Governor Norris welcomed the dele
gates in behalf of the state.
The principal address of the morn
ing and the one in which interest GEN.
tered was delivered by James j. Hill.
chairman of the board of directors of
the Great Northern railway. His
subject was "The Development of
the West.
Mr.. Hills talk was along the lines
he has advocated several times for the
development of the west. He urged
the farmers in attendance to be good
neighbors of the railroads and as
sured them that the railroads would
be good neighbors to them.
He pointed out how the interests of
the farmers and the railroads were
practically identical. He urged upon
the members of the congress the ne
cessity of intensive farming; and told
them that intelligent farming would
develop better results than can be OBJ.
tanned by extensive farming done in a
slipshod sort of way. He declared
that the methods being developed by
the congress- would prove of untold
value to the future gener ations. He
warned the members Of the congress
that population is growing faster than
the yield of wheat, and drew conclu-
sions as to what would be the result
in few years. He urged dairying
as a means of helping the farmers of
the west, and above all he suggested
that the smaller farmers with intelli-
gence applied to farming would pro-
duce better results than the large
farms without the intelligence. He
made the statement that there are
2e0, 1000, 900 acres of land in Montana,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon that
are susceptible to scientific culture.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

by private capital. He makes clear
the point that the renewal of q permit
at the end Of so years is at the option
of the government; that It is by statute
revocable by the secretary of the i'm
terror, but unless revoked continues
50 years, when 1t terminates without
any special revocation, but may be
renewed at the option of and under
conditions to be fixed by the govern.
ment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
ROASTS FEDERAL BUREAU.
President Of Great Northern Com
plains That Work Is Slow.

plains That Work Is Slow.
BILLINGS, Oct. 2S.-A bitter attack
upon the United States government
because of its management of aft airs
in the western states came from Presi-
dent Louis Hill of the Great Northern,
in his speech before the Dry Farming
congress late yesterday afternoon,
and he accused the government of
running lottery swindle and cheat
ing intended settlers or harrassing
those who had already taken up land
of Withdrawing land from settlement;
of so managing its reclamation serv-
ice that the settlers were compelled to
pay more money for their land than
they should, and of giving the north
western states the worst of it in the
matter of advertising the irrigated
lands. Further, he declared the Great
Great Northern would prefer to pay
back to the land seekers who had been
drawn to the west by the government
lottery whatever money it h ad received
from them, If they could only find out
who they were.
illustrating by charts, be showed
the wonderful resources in crop grow
ing in Montana compared with other
states and other countries. showing
that the yield per acre was greater in
this state than anywhere else in the
world, except Belgium. Then Mr..
Hill turned his attention to Uncle
Sam.
snow as to the question of the work
of the reclaim alton department in the
west and in Montana, I spent three
weeks with the reclaim alton committee
OF the United States sen ate, who in
quired into these matters in the west
We went over great many matters
and got some pretty positive ideas
on the subject.
My sympathy was with the engin.
eers when started: my sympathy is
now with the settlers. You will find
that the way they are doing their work
is rather expensive. Seven years ago
the Milk river valley was Withdrawn.
A man cannot take a water right on
the land. We ask the government
when they will put water there? They
are just as indefinite as they were
seven years ago. There is practically
no prospect, and I think the people of
this state should consider finding
some way of getting portions of the
state that are indefinitely Withdrawn
released 80 that the same can be re.
stored to the people,"
Mr.. Hill likewise criticised the act
of the government in giving 1000. 900
acres of land, which should have gone
to homeste aders, to q renegade band
of Cree Indians, who "cannot speak
the language of any tribe of Indians
in the United States, who are aliens
and for whom the government will be
to purchase such land as is
not taken by allotment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

and had partaken Of the remainder of
the breakfast in like proportions. As
q N after of fact the club officers cay
they knew full we'll that the president
is dieting, that he has recently ab-
stained from drinking any alcoholic
beverages merely as q part of the
dietary plan, and for reasons of
health, and the service to him was
governed accordingly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
PROGRESS Of DRY FARMING.
Father Of Movement Makes Interest
ing Address At Billings.

ing AoOreSS AT 6lIIIn&S.
BILLINGS, Oct. 2S.-"That the plain
and practical farmers of the west have
made wonderful progress In reclaiming
the half deserts without irrig alton In
the past quarter of q century, that
what they have done in the past Ave
years is little short of q miracle, and
that this dry country is destined to be
the last and best grain garden Of the
world" was the declara alton of Hardy
W. Campbell of Nebraska, the "father
Of dry farming" to the Dry Farming
congress. He repeated the warning
he had given at previous congresses
against going too fast and insisted
that the new settlers of the dry lands
must be educated to their work, or
failure will come to them.
"It will not be disputed by any one
who knows,' said Mr.. Campbell,
"that by and through scientific soil
tillage more is being accomplished
for the betterment of all crops in all
seasons and under all conditions than
in any other way. The one thing es-
sential In scientific soil culture is such
q condition of the soil as will secure
in available form the greatest amount
of fertility. This can be brought
about by mech anical processes. But
you cannot lay down a fixed rule for
this: 80 the only thing to do is to
help the farmer educate himself in the
principles of soil fertility 90 that he
will know just what he is aiming at
in all field work. He must know why
the things are done; he must ever be
alert to the changes taking place,
know in what way they may he favor
able or detrimental and what he
should do and when to derive the
greatest benefit from his labor. He
must always look to securing and
maintaining m that certain ideal condi-
tion of the soil that is most favorable
to promoting chemical action which
will develop fertility"
Mr.. Campbell, whose experimental
farm oper ations have occupied twenty
six years, took occasion to answer
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who
was quoted recently as saying that
'the Campbell system OF dry land
farming is wrong and hurtful," and
that ''the methods followed by the
dry farmere will destroy the fertility
of the SOIL" II regard it as exceed
ingly unfortunate, said Mr.. Camp.
bell, "that encouragement. from Off
cial source should be given those who
are crying down and belittling the
work you and l and all of US have
been doing in recent years in relation
to dry land tillage.'
II do insist" added Mr.. Campbell,
"that it is wro g and hurtfull and
wholly inexcusable for authority to
be given at Washington for sensa-
tional attacks upon the work that we
of the west are doing. Better that aid
and encouragement be given our work
of developing scientific soil culture by
any means through which we have
already accomplished so much of a
permanent value.'
Mr.. Campbell recounted some of his
ex Experiences of more than % years.
studying all problems in the dry
country and prophesied wonderful
future for the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
FATAL Halloween Celebration.

KANSAS CITY, October 30.-Msmie
Tiernan and Virginia Owen, who were
burned in q fire caused by the upset
ting Of q jack.o lantern At q Hallow.
cen celebr alton at the Sisters of Lo-
retto academy here, died today. Ruth
Mahoney and Mary Maley are probs-
bly, fatally burned. The girls were
participating in q "North Pole" en-
tainment and their suits, covered with
cotton, caught fire.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03

Conrad Observer: A prairie fire
was started near Brady last Sunday
by homesteader who undertook to
burn the grass around his residence.
The fire got beyond control and
burned over about two sections of
land. It's progress was checked at
the Scott reservoir.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
Business Locals.

Save those natural teeth, thereby re-
tain your facial expression. DR.. Gill
land "the dentist" Office over the Drug
Store Elko
Dr. Alexander has returned from his
San Francisco trip ard is row ready
for business.
Drop into the Bakery saloon and try
our oyster cocktails.
just received Ladies' hair nets and
switches, at GrgloI's.
p just received Ladies Tailored white
Linen waists latest styles. Size 81 to
4S, at Engler Co.'S.
A silver watch fob with a plated
greensboro pendent was found on the
sire ct last evening and left at this Of
flee. The owner can get same by pay
ing for this notice.
Ali hay and grain orders will be
promptly attended to at the Elephant
livery stable.
IF you want your shoes repaired al
reasonable price take them to Harring
tons harness and saddlery shop.
Seats are now on sale at the CONNER
cial Hotel for the w. o. w. entertain
ment Friday night, Nov. 10th. Make
your reservations early.
A rain coat was picked up last weel
on the Lsmoille summit and is being
held for the owner. Information as t,
where the coat can be found can be hat
at this Office by paying for this notice
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
Era Of "a Bath with Every Roorn.n

"A bath with every room is the
American idea of the comfortable"
hotel. 1t would he difficult TO knock
It out Of the public's mind, now it has
worked In, but pray remc1 Der the
days when grcat.grcat grandfather
washed in tin basin no bigger than
a finger bowl. Go and look AZ the tiny
corner washstand in the Paul Revere
house and see what that hero used for
maintaining cleanliness OF personi
The additions Of our forefathers were
not extensive it is true. but they
told In the high thinking that was
kept up In those days Of low living.
Private residences are not thought
frstclass unless supplied with elab
crate bathrooms on every floor. and
the bathtub itself hewn from Carrara
marble or made Of porcelain, must he
Of heroic size, large enough to drown
any ordinary family.-Boston Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
APPLICATION No. lIs2.

APPLICATION No. 1852.
Notice OF application for remission 70 nTpro-
pirate the public waters of the State OF Nevada.
Notice is rCrCly given that On II ssh day of
October 1900. in aCCOrdanCe With section 20,
Chauter XVIII. Cf tic Statutes of 100. enc
Golcorda Cattle Company of Golconda: tounty
of Humboldt and state of NcNudn. made appli-
cation to the State Engineer of Nevada for per
mission to appropriate the public waters OF The
State of Ncv ada. Srch appropriation is to he
made from Rock Creek ard tributaries waters
previously appropriate ed at points n I6' s. E.
275O FIT. from the 4 stake on s. side of Sec. 32.
IT. 40 N. X. AZ f., being change in the point or
diversion and manner ofuse of water previously
appropriated by applicant and grantorS. by
means of reservoirs and dams and $500 acre IT.
is to be conveyed to points in Sec. 6 II; 80 N. r.
~ T.; Secs u. IL. all of Sec Is. all of Sec. 81,
portion of % 2S 20. all of Sec 3d. II. 30 N. r. AZ
T.: and the SEX Sec. 81. n. 40 N. r. ds F.. by
means OF spiIway, headgatcS. tunrcl ard
bitches and there used for irrigation and
domestic purposes. Water not TO be returned
to stream.
Date of first publication October 90 1900.
Date of last publication December 4. 1909.
Signed:
FRANK II. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
APPLICATION No. 1887

Notice OF Application for Permission to Appro-
pirate tie Public Waters OF the State Of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that ON the 2sth day
Of Octo er, 1909. in accordance with section
GoIconda Cattle co of Golc"nda County Of
Humboldt, and State Of Ne,a ala, made appli-
cation to the State Engineer Of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public waters OF
the State Of Nevada Such appropriation Is to
be made from springs In SEQ. e. II 30 NJ, r.
IS f. . at points Immediately below springs.
Is to be conveyed to points in Sec %, " 80 N :,
r. 40 F., VI. D. NJ by means OF ditch aud pipes
for mill and there used for irrigation, domestic
aud milling purposes. Water not to be return
ed 10 stream.
Date Of first publication OCTOBER 90. 1902
Date OF last publicati December d. 1909.
Signed
FRANK X. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
APPLICATION 1886.

APPLICATION 1885
Notice OF Application for Permission 10 Appro-
pirate the Pubic Wat, rs 0t the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the 2sth day of
October 1868. in accordance with Section 25.
Chapter XVIII of the Statutes of 1907. one
GOlconda Cattle Company of Golconda
County of Humboldt and State of Nevada. made
application to the State Engineer of Nevada
for permission to appropriate the public waters
of the State Of Nevada. Such appropriation is
to be made from springs in Secs. IL and IA 7.
"a N, X, Al T. and Sec. lS. Il, A N. II. IS E.. NJ.
u. NJ. at points within the boundaries of the
NEA SE1I Sec. H.. II. 81 N. X. A f. by means
of open cut and allthe flow is to be conveyed to
points of use by means OF pipes, trouGhS and
tanks ana there used for watering stock.
Water not TO be returned TO stream.
Date Of first pupiCaIion Oct, Der 60 1902
Date Of last publication Dec, mber4 1909.
Signed:
FRANK r. NICHOLAS,
State engineer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
Serial 0lD37
Notice for Publication

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
u. s. LAND OFFICE At CARSON CITY. NEVADA
October 20. leCp.
NOTICE is hereby given hat Manuel Valen-
cia. Of Tuscarora. NcvaGa. who. on December
T. 1903 made Bones al Entry No.ltSC, Serial
No. C1S37. for I. SE4. See. Tard W.. SWi. Sec
tion II. Township II n. Rurgc ~ East Mount
Diablo Meridian has med notice oi IutSptlon to
make Final &C II mutation rICof 10 Cstahish claim
to the lara above GescIil CO. before the County
Clerk OF EIko County. 1t, his once NJ Elko.
Nevada. on the Sth Gay OF December, l"C9.
eminent names as witnesses: TCtr Carat
Louis i. Carat. Francisco OdiaEa ana .DCnaCi-
ano Il. LoeIa all of TuscarCTu. Nevada
... LOUIS j. COIN
Register.
Natc CO first publication Nov. .. 1863.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
FOUNDED NEW SECT
JOHN WRoE FOUNDER OF CHRIS
TiAN ISRAELITES.
Had Many Followers, Particularly In
Australia, Many of Whom Still
Believe That He Is
Not Dead.

The alleged bogus burial OF the
duke Of Portland as bruce makes one
think Of John Wroe. He died in Coll
fngwood, Melbourne, February 5, 1863,
aged 81, and yet some fanatics appear
TO believe that lie is still alive, mas
much as he is reported to have said
he would never die.
Johanna SouihCott died in 1914,
aged Ga. Her followers believed she
would give birth TO the Messiah, says
the Imperial Review. Six doctors tes.
tilted that they would believe she was
about ~ become mother if she was
young enough. a silvored cradle cost
Ing G2OO was prepared for the in
liant and 600 more was spent in
gold spoons, pap boats and what not
Wroe was her first principal follow
.er. With her sect as nucleus he
formed The Christian Israelites. He
preached his doctrines for nearly half
century throughout Britain, Europe,
America and Australia.
A follower named Stanley gave him
G9,50O with which a temple was
built at Ashton, Eng. Afterward it be-
came theater. Yet Wroe never sue
ceeded anywhere SO we'll as in Mel
bourne. His followers there sub
scr1bed and bought him mansion
Melbourne house-in Wakefield, Eng.
No portrait was ever taken of him,
as he forbade portraiture. He is de-
scribed as an exaggerated likeness of
Gen. Booth, with hook nose, fiery eyes
and shaggy hair and beard. The Chris
tian lsraelites are also called Wroe-
ties and BeardieS. The sect is still
prosperous in Melbourne.
Visiting It's church. handsome
blue-stone place in F'itzroy, on a re-
cent Sunday evening we found what
was described as an unusually small
attendance-about forty ladies and
70 gentlemen. Twenty-eight of the
ladies' were in white straw bonnets.
The Younger ones had them coquet-
tisbly trimmed with feathers and
they inclosed pretty faces. too. We
thought of Carlyle's saying when
Queen Victoria came to the throne,
Poor girl. At an age when she can
hardly be trusted to buy her own bon.
net"
An outcome OF the Wroeites was the
Fisheries. When Wroe died James
Fisher, charcoal burner Of Nunawad-
ing, eight miles from Melbourne, then
In the wild bush. tried to obtain the
succession. Failing this he made a
secession. tIe founded the Church of
the Firstborn and obtained 12O fol
lowers, with an astounding coE' bina-
ton of Wroeism, Moymonism, Spirit.
ualism and Freemasonry.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-11-17
Application No. 1893
Notice of Application for Permission to Appro-
pirate the Public Waters of the State of Nevada

Notice of Application for Permission to Appro
pirate the Public Waters of the State of Nevada
Notice is hereby given that on the 2Sth day OF
October 1909, in accordance with Section IS.
Chapter XVIII. of the Statutes OF 1907. one
Humboldt and State of Nevada made applica-
ton to the State Engineer of Nevada for per-
mission to appropriate the public waters Of the
State Of Nevada. Such appropriation is to be
made from springs near the section line be-
tween Secs. II and Is. ~. 80 NJ, r. Al F., NJ. d.
NJ. ut points immediately below said springs
by means of open cut and all the flow is to be
conveyed TO points of use by means of pipes and
troughS and there used for watering livestock
Water not to be returned to stream.
Date of first publication October 30 1909.
Date OF last publication December 1909.
Signed
FRANK r. NICHOLAS
State Engineer.