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The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-24

1t unfortunate that President Taft should have selected
for secretary of the who out of the
commssonershp of the general land office by secretary and
who at became the attorney for the syndicate eneayorng
honswaggle the coal lands of Alaska
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-24

The Bruneau project be reclaimed forty aci
and will probably be put the hundred dollars pc
acre So the Statesman Great days Idaho for promo
tiers. The Brady administration comes high
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-24

Secretary Balinger and Jim Brady are agreed that
ion OF an irrigated farm is poor mans proposition
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-24

Taft is now second in command Of the reactionares
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-24

Idaho has for exhibition purposes Jim Brady
his staff dearly love the neght and permanent
feature of the Seattle exposition.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-24

Goensum is the name Of new Oklahoma town
en- founded by one Of those spelling reformers.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-09-24

President Taft talking in behalf of Tawney cuts a
gure AS Cannon supporter and toady, Tawney leac
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Land For the Old Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-An import.
ant bill affecting the interest of ex-
soldiers introduced today by Senator
Curtis of Kansas, is understood to
have the support of the department.
It provides that every officer or pri.
vate soldier who was honorably dis
charged after ninety days service In
the army, navy or marine corps of
the United States during the war of
the rebellion, who has not obtained
title to public lands under the pre-
emption or homestead laws. shall be
entitled to receive a certificate or
warrant from the secretary of the in
terror for 100 acres of land, which may
be located by the warrantee or his
heir. .at.law at any land Office in the
United States. The person locating G
such warrant shall be required to pay
all the fees and commissions now re-
quired to be paid by persons who
make homestead entries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Discuss River Navigation.

( OMAHA, Dec. 16.-Navigation of the
Missouri river was discussed today
at the Missouri River Navigation
congress. Bartlett Trip of South Da.
kota, and Major Edward h. Schultz,
an old Missouri river pilot and army
engineer, we're the principal speakers.
Major Schultz surprised the dele
gates by telling them the government
had already spent 800, soc, 900 on the
river since 1876.
"There is enough water" said Ma
jor Schultz, shut we must narrow and
confine its flow. 1t will require about
$4,000 mile to construct the channel
and the work must be not only syste.
matte, but continuous. You must put
boats on the river and keep them busy
If you want to put congress in q humor
to assist YOU"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Range War In Idaho.

SPOKANE, Dec. 18.-War between
the cattle and sheep men in central
Idaho may break out at any time. 1t
is reported here. For more than a
year the situatio between the cattle.
men and the sheep owners OF the Sal
mon river basin has been growing
more and more serious. until now an
armed truce 10 maintained that may
give way to violence should any men,
ber of either party commit any overt
act. The cattlemen, when they ride
the ranges these days have their guns
handy at their hips and the sheepmen
60 armed. say reports from south of
Grangeville. Into this cowpunchers
paradise the sheepmen have driven
their hocks and the cattlemen resent
the intrusion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Big Purchases Of Hay.

BILLINGS, Dec. 15.-Whilelthe pub
lie generally may not be aware of 1t,
it Is stated on reliable authority that
virtually every ton of hay grown in
the Yellowstone valley between Miles
City and Laurel has been purchased
from the farmers and is now In the
hands of merchants andIstockmen. The
latter have secured all the alfalfa
available, to be used in their own
business of feeding sheep and cattle,
while the merchants have taken over
all of the timothy possible to secure,
and are thus fortified against mate.
rial increase in price expected to come
after the first of the new year.
A. S. Shannon, one of the capital.
lists of Billings, has just returned to
the city after having secured about
$500 tons of timothy hay which he
has in turn sold to merchants who
deal in that commodity. The hay was
purchased by Mr.. Shannon from farm
ers throughout the valley at a price
of Sl2 per ton on board the cars, and
it is said this is the highest ever paid
at this season of the year. Mr.. Shan.
non states that 400 tons of the came
class of hay was secured by the gov
ernment for the remount station at Ft.
Keogh and that 900 tons we're shipped
to the north Pacific coast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Fined For Blacklisting.

ST. PAUL, Dec. l8.-Judge J. w.
Fiuchout In police court today upheld
the validity of the so.cslled "anti-
blacklist" law In the cases brought by
Thomas Van Lear in the name
OF the state against the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific
railways. The Judge held both COM
panies guilty of violating the law and
imposed q fine Of $50 against each,
which was put under probation to
taking appeal to supreme court.
The "anti- bl acklist" law prohibits
any person from requiring q personal
record for period longer than one
year from any applicant for employ.
ment. It was testified that the roads
asked such q record for q period of 10
wears.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Bonds For Reclamation Work.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.-Develop-
ments now indicate favorable action
by the house upon the proposal to is
sue bonds or warrants for the compile.
tion of irrig alton projects now under
way. Members of the senate commit
tee on irrig alton have been comforting
with Speaker Cannon as to the pros.
poets of such legislation passing the
house and it is understood that Can.
non has expressed his agreement to a
bond program as an admtnistr alive
and party measure. 1t is possible
that the issue will take the form of q
certificate of Indebtedness instead OF
bonds or warrants, the certificate be.
ing q first lien or mortgage on the
works. It is expected that there will
be considerable eastern opposition
to the measure, but not enough to
prevent its passage. A $50, 600, ,0OC
bond issue would mean that Montana
projects would he rapidly finished in.
stead of being completed in units ex'
tending over several years, as origi'
nally planned under existing laws and
appointments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
A Montana Cement Plant.

BOzEMAN, Dec. l7.-Practically all
of the concrete work at the new cement
plant at Trident is now completed and
the machinery and equipment OF the
contr actors, Vreelsnd & Kain of this
city, is now being removed. Consid-
cradle work on the steel construction
remains to be done and q great deal
of the machinery is yet to be installed,
80 that it will be probably four months
before any cement Is manufactured.
The two big steel kline, nine feet In
diameter and 140 feet long, have been
completed.
The capacity of the plant will be at
present 1000 barrels per day, but
provision has been made for greatly
enlarging this output. About 300 men
will be employed regularly when the
plant begins operation. The cost of
the enterprise is said to be about
$3.50, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Railroads Must Report Accidents.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The Esch
bill requiring railroad companies to
report all accidents to the interstate
commerce commission passed the
house today.
The bill goes into immediate effect
on becoming q law. Under its terms
carriers are required to make monthly
reports of all accidents, but are re-
lieved from such requirement in their
annual operating and financial re.
ports.
The house also passed the bill Civ.
ing the interstate commerce commits
sion power to compel the railroads to
provide uniform equipment for their
cars. 1t is intended to supplement the
so-called "safety appliance act. 1t
is contended that many accidents have
resulted from the lack of uniformity
and the measure Is intended to pro.
mote the safety of employees and trav.
elers
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
For a Bureau Of Mines.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Congress-
man Pray's bill for the creation of q
bureau of mines has been sent to the
committee on mines and mining for
consideration and recommend ations.
Many members of congress are inter.
esed in the bill and it is general be-
lief here that the bill will be passed.
It is believed in official circles here
that the bill will be 80 framed by the
committee as to create bureau which
will devise means for greater safety
to employees in mines and for better
conditions. Special attention will be
given to recommend ations for coal
mines,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
FOR BETTER ROADS.
National Association Favors Federal
Aid In Good Work.

TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 14.-National
aid for permanent roads, . system OF
national highways connecting capitals
of the various states and OF state
highways connecting various county
seats, the use of federal prisoners for
building roads aud the establishment
OF rosdmsking on strictly business
basis are some of the suggestions
made today at the opening session OF
the national good roads convention.
A letter from President Taft declares
against national aid to any great ex.
tent. The president says:
my own view OF the good roads
question is that it is chiefly state
function and that all states ought to
unite in an effort to promote good
roads. I do not think that the
farmers are as much interested in the
matter as they ought to be. Next tc
education, the system OF good roadt
is the greatest civilizer.
Arthur G. jackson, national presi
dent of the National Good Roads as
socistion, suggested the plan OF ma
tional and state highways. Today ht
appointed committee on resolutions
One resolution will declare for nation
al aid for road work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
CONGRESS IS BUSY.
A Large Amount Of Work Prepared
In Last Two Weeks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-Far better
progress is being made with legis!a-
tion in the house tha was anticipated.
Before congress convened it was pre-.
dicted there would be little or no &C.
tivity prior to the holiday adjourn.
ment and that the disposition to do
but a small amount of business would
pro bal bly, char acterize the entire ses.
sion.
Since the house convened on Decem.
Der 6, however, q great number of i'm.
portaut bills and resolutions have
been introduced; two important meas
ures have been passed: a number OF
others have been reported aud are
under consider alton in the house. In
all total of 1000 house bills, lSs
memorials, 96 joint resolutions and 80
concurrent resolutions have been in.
troduced.
There will be a very vigorous mi
nority report by four democr attic
mem bers of the house committee on
interstate and foreign commerce or
the Mann "White Slave" bill, which
was favorably acted upon by ma
jority of that committee today.
The minority report, which will be
written by Representative Rich ards
of Alabama, will assert that the whole
m after ia one to he handled bv the
immigra alton committee; that the in
terstate commerce commission has nc
jurisdiction whatever, and that the
Mann bill, which aims at the suppress
sion of the traffic by means of regula
tiOn of interstate commerce, is uncon
stitutional and gross violation o.
the right of states to regulate the
morals of their own Inhabitants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22

than $1,000, 900, this coming chiefly
from mining, including the metals,
coal and sapphires; agriculture and
livestock, including the woolgrowing
industry. This is nearly half a. much
as the total assessed value Of the county
and indicates the rapid development
In this section Of Montana.
LEw1sTowN, Dec. 18.-W. D, vii.
con is safe behind the bars in the
county Jail here today and will be
held until officers from Arkansas ar
rive to take him back to answer .
chage of murder. Seven months ago
Wilson shot and killed man named
Curry at Sumatra, Ark, and. escaped
q little later. He was located as
Roundup this week, working In coal
mine, and Sheriff Martin had him
brought to Lewistown.
RED LODGE. Dec. 17.-This part
Of the country has been experiencing
q continuation of the blizzard Of .
week ago. Consequently the stock
men are concerned over the possibility
of having to feed for long time.
Unsually the feeding season opens
about Christmas, or week:later, but
this year the first week in November
found them distributing alfalfa among
the herds. There has been such .
heavy demand for the timothy crops
that the ranchmen have found it nee.
essary to begin unusually..early feed.
ing alfalfa. Some of them did not
sell their sugar.beet crops, but are
holding them to feed.
HELENA, Dec 20.-The Estate board
of examiners today allowed the usual
bills for the conduct and mainten ance
of state institutions, the chief items
being s17, 452.3O for thelinsaue asylum.
and for the prison $l3, ,329.
MILES CITY, Dec. 20.-Teke Sarni,
a Milwaukee laborer, was held up
near the railroad, q mile from town,
Saturday night and robbed of 800.
The robbers fret beat him up, took
off his shoes in q search for money
and left them off, with snow on the
ground and zero temper ature. They
then threw Sarni over a steep bank
and broke his leg, and he tramped
around In the snow in his bare feet
and with broken leg all Saturday
night, holding to telegraph pole for
support and calling for help. Director
George Of the reform school, about .
mile away, heard his cries Sunday
morning and rescued him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Roosevelt's African Exhibits.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14.-The Smith
sonian African expedition, headed by
former President Roosevelt, up to
December 10 had taken 6,663 skins, of
which less than one.half have arrived
at the Institution. The collection con.
sists of 243 large mammals, 1,500
small mammals and 2,365 birds. The
collection has series of human
skulls picked up along the line OF
ancient slave trails. THE statement
of the work of the expedition was
made today by Secretary Walcott al
the annual meeting of the board OF
regents of the Smithsonian institution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Belgian King Is Dead.

BRUSSELS, Dec. I7.-All Brussels
mourns today. Flags on public
buildings are at half mast and priv ate
houses are draped with crepe. The
body of King Leopold, clothed in the
uniform of lieutenant general, re.
naming in the chamber of "The
Palms." where death entered last
night. 1t is surrounded only by
those who in life won and retained
the kings close friendship. The body
will be placed in a casket this even
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22

Bowery today that will admit that he
was not at the presidents eide. Men
down on their luck say the CHEEKY
words of the president infused them
with life and q number of our appar-
emily hopeles derelicts have found
themselves awakened and eager for q
chance to chow their mettle. When q
man like President Taft comes down
here and talks straight from the
shoulder it is bound to have q good
effect,n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
CHEATED THE GOVERNMENT
Importing Firms Refund Money Due
For Customs Charges.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16. - Arbuckle
Brothers, generally credited with be-
ing the largest independent rivals of
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, have acknowledged that from
1898 to 1907 they too failed to pay the
government all the money due in Gus.
toms on imported sugar.
In the settlement of all civil claims
against them, the Arbuckles have
offered, and the treasury department,
with the concurrence of the attorney
general, has accepted payment of
1895, ,573. Criminal prosecution OF
those responsible will in no wise be
hampered or conditioned by the &C.
ceptance.
The government has now received
the voluntary fines from importers OF
raw sugar as follows:
The American Sugar Refining com.
pany ( voluntary J 81, 600, 900; the Am
erican Sugar Refining company fine
imposed by court) sl35, 900; Arbuckle
Brothers voluntary $685., ,573: total
81, ,830,573.
On the heels of the announcement
that Arbuckle Brothers, the big in
dependent sugar refiners, have paid to
the government the sum of s695, ,573 to
cover q shortage in sugar imports,
came a statement today from the
president of the National Refining
company, another big sugar firm, tha,
affords the government hopes to col.
lect more than $780, 900 additional
duties from his concern.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Building Flume Under River

Los ANGELES, Dec. l6.-With the
completion of q siphon IA feet in diam.
eter under the Colorado river at
Yuma, the United States reclaim alton
service will have accomplished feat
unique in American engineering. The
siphon will carry wator diverted from
Yuma dam, 10 miles away, under the
Colorado river, to irrigate 5000
acres in the Yuma valley.
Work on the huge tube is being car.
ried on simultaneously on the two
banks of the river. Two shafts each
100 feet deep will be sunk and con.
nected under the river by q drift
tunnel.
In sinking the shaft the government
engineers have attempted an unusual
feat. Immense steel rings with sharp
cutting edge, will be forced into the
ground by the weight of tons of earth
and cement, the latter will be removed
from the inside of the ring and it will
be allowed gradually to sink to the
level of the drift tunnel. The top of
the tunnel will be Is feet below the
lowest known bed of the Colorado
and the tunnel itself will be 1000 feet
long.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Big Blizzard In Wyoming.

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. 16.-The
public schools are closed and bust.
ness is at q standstill as the result of
q blizzard which started last night
and continued today. The snow has
drifted to q depth of twelve feet in
many places. Stage lines have been
abandoned and many towns in north.
ern Wyoming are isolated. Great
suffering and loss is reported on the
ranges.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
High Prices For Cattle.

PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 14.-At the
Portland Livestock Exchange today
the highest prices ever obtained for
cattle on the Pacific coast were paid
and in one instance the price was the
highest in the United States. This
was for the Grand Champion steers,
which cold for $25 q hundred pounds.
The Grand Champion cows cold for
slO.25 q hundred pounds. The best
car of steers brought 90 hundred
pounds and the second best $3.50. The
best heifers brought S7.35.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Taft Smile Is An Uplift.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-It was great
day for the Bowery when President
Taft visited that famous thoroughfare.
"The president's visit did more real
good than q years work by the mis-
sion people," said one of the officers
of the Bowery mission today.
His smile was an uplift and his
words q source of hope to many
hearts. There is not soul at the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Heinze Wins Big Lawsuit.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 17.-In deci.
sion handed down by the supreme
court, F. Augustus Heinze, thel Mon.
tan mining king, wine q victory in.
volving one of the largest tracts OF
land ever At stake in q dominion
court.
The case was an appeal In the sui,
of the Canadian Pacific railroad
against Heinze, concerning the parti'
tion of 550,000 acres situ sted In the
Trail mining district, British Colum
bis, and is q complete victory for tn,
Montana man, whose title and rights
are now finally established.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22

ing, when period Of mourning Off.
cially will begin.
A contest over the succession to the
throne OF Belgium Is possible. The
vatican Is reported to have confirmed
the marriage year ago of King
Leopold and Baroness Vaughn. Two
sons are said to have been born from
the union and both survive. The el.
der is Luchan, Eve years old. It is
reported that he will cl lain the throne.
Albert, heir.presumptive, is q nephew
of Leopold II.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Switchmen Lose Wages.

SPOKANE. Dec. 16-The switchmen' q
strike, which 10 still going on unabat.
ed, so far as the switchmen are con.
cerned, has cost the switchmen and
other railroad employees nearly Oh, 600
in wages alone. The men still out are
losing an average of about $3.50
daily. Nearly q hundred men are
idle here.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
CALLS SPECIAL SESSION.
Montana Law Makers Will Meet Al
Governors Request.

Governors Request.
HELENA, Dec. 1.-THE Eleventh
Montana Legislature is to meet In
extr aordinary session in this city on
December q, next, to consider and, II
found desirable, to appropriate such
additional sum as may be necessary
to permit the purchase of materials Of
every kind or character produced or
manufactured In Montana that may be
used in the construction OF the capitol
additions, and to make any amend.
ment to the act authorizing the con.
struction of the wings as may be
deemed necessary.
Governor Edwin L. Norris, in re-
sponse to the petition of q majority of
the legisl stors, filed with him yester.
day by the president Of the Billings
Chamber of Commerce, today Issued
a proclaim alton granting the prayer
of the petitioners.
The legislature is also asked to
make provision for the mainten ance
of the bureau of publicity during the
ensuing year, whose appropriation
was Inadvertently omitted for the year
from the general appropriation bill.
The proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Norris says in part:
"Whereas, A large number of the
members of the Legislative Assembly
have requested of me that the Legis.
islature be convened in extraordinary
session for the purpose of making
such additional appropriation as will
permit the use of Montana stone in
the construction of the additions to
the Montata State Capitol, while
others have requested that an ex.
traordinary session be convened to
the end that there may be an addi.
tional appropriation to permit the
largest possible use of Montana ma
terials in the construction of said
additions; and all members SO re.
questing have agreed that they will
attend and serve at such session with
out cost to the State.
"Now, Therefore, I, Edwin L. Nor
ris, governor of the State of Montana
do hereby convene the Eleventh Leg
islative Assembly in extraordinary
session, at Helena, the Capital of sale
State, at twelve O'Clock m. on Mon
day, the twenty. day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1909, for the following pur
poses, to-wlt.
"First, To consider, If found desir
able, to appropriate such additiona
sum as may be necessary to permi
the purchase of materials of every
kind or character produced or manu-
factured in Montana tn at may be usei
in the construction of the Capito
additions, and to make any amend
ment to the Act authorizing the con
struction of said additions as th'
Legislative Assembly in its wisdom
may deem advisable.
"Second, to make an appropri atior
for the support of the Publicity De
partment and for advertising the re
sources of the State for the fiscal yea
1910"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-22
Would Prevent Strikes.

SYDNEY, N. S. W., Dec. l7.-Busi-
ness has been so demoralized by the
coal strike in Australia that the legis-
lature today took the drastic step Of
passing bill rendering both strike
leaders and employers who instigate
or aid q strike or lockout, liable to .
years Imprisonment.