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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-03
Notice T~oTaxpayers.

All delinquent taxes upon personal
property, other that that connected
with real estate, remaining delinquent
upon the books of the treasurer OF
Chouteau county after the first Mon.
day in February will be collected by
seizure and public sale In accord ance
with the statutes relating to the col.
lection OF personal taxes. All delin-
quents are hereby notified that their
taxes must be paid on or before that
date else action will be instituted
against them. L. o. HUDSON,
County Treasurer.
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Millions For WATERWAYS,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-A step to-
ward the carrying out the plans agreed
on by the recent waterways conference
In this city was taken when Repre-.
sentative Ransdell of Louisiana,
Moore of Pennsylvania, Sherley of
Kentucky and Bartholdt of Missouri
jointly introduced a bill for the crea-
ton of a waterways commission and
another for the issue of $500, 900, 600 of
bonds for the improvement of water.
ways.
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Willett Speech Suppressed

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Recomend.
ing the speech delivered. in the house
last week by Representative Willett
N. " in which the president was
severely criticized, be expunged from
the congressional record, the special
committee appointed to consider
the speech submitted it's report
to house today. A letter written to
the committee by Representative
Willett urging that his speech should
remain on record, accompanied the
report. The report was adopted by
the house by q large majority.
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Notice to Creditors,

Estate of Max Schmid, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
administrative of the estate of Max Schmid,,
having claims sgsins, the said deceased to ex-
hibit them with the necessary vouchers within
four months after the first publication Of this
notice, to the said sdministratrix or at the law
office OF Gentry Il Rose, at Havre, in the county
of Chouteau, state of Montana.
ROSIE SCHMID,
Administrative of the estate of Max Schmid,
deceased.
Dated January 4, 1909.
First publication, Jan. s, 1909.
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Notice to Creditors,

Estate OF Burton b. Banks, deceased.
Notice 70 hereby given by the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Burton B. Banks,
deceased, to the creditors Of and all persons hav-
Ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication Of this notice,
TO the said administrator at the office of F. E.
Stranahsn, ct Fort Benton, Montana.
PELL BANKS,
Administrator of the estate of Burton B. Banks,
deceased.
Dated January IS, 1909.
First publication Jan. Is, 1909.
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Notice to Creditors,

Estate of W. D. Fox, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
executrix OF the estate of W. d. Fox, deceased,
to the creditors of, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers within four months after
the first publication of this notice to the said ex-
ecutrix at the Office of F. +. Stranahan, at Fort
Benton, Montana
ALICE A. SELWAY,
Executrix OF the estate Of W. d. Fox, deceased.
Dated January 10, 1909.
First publication Jan. 10, 1909.
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MONTANA NEWS BR|EFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

From Various Parts Of the State.
HELENA, January 26.-Among the
callers on Governor Norris today was
Sam Resurrection of the Flathead
tribe. He presented q petition pro.
testing against the throwing open oil
the Flathead alton on the
ground that the reserve was not now
too large for the Indians. Governor
Norris assured him he could do moth.
ing and referred him to the Indian
bureau at Washington.
TAFT, Jan. 26. Hudson Barrin.
ger, S-year-old son of H. P. Barrin.
ger, a ranger in the Lolo forest, is
dead at the Milwaukee hospital OF
wounds inflicted Saturday by two
large dogs. The boy was attacked by
the brutes within 30 yards of his
fathers cabin, and before his parents
could come to his assistance, he had
been mortally injured. The dogs,
which were killed, we're owned by a
AoOA u0luCu IVSrlCk.
HELENA. Jan. 26.-A respite of 60
days was granted by Governor Nor
ris today to Frederick Lebau, under
sentence of death at K%alispell to be
hanged February Is, for the murder
OF the Yokum family. Lebau's part
ner was convicted OF the same crime
and sentenced to life imprisonment,
and Lebau applied to the governor
for a Communication OF his sentence to
life imprisonment. Not having the
time at present to devote to a consid.
GRAFTON of the papers, Governor Nor
RE granted the respite, postponing the
hanging until April 2. This will give
him time to consider the papers.
HELENA, January 27.-As the train
from Butte was pulling into the sta
ton today, 1t ran down an unknown
man, who was 90 seriously injured he
cannot live. The man stepped from
one track, on which a freight train
was moving, to the other, in front of
the passenger. He paid no heed to the
bell or whistle and before the train
could be stopped he was run over.
BUTTE, Jan. 27.-Lizzie Wagner,
who last night, while intoxicated.
walked backward into a shaft, falling
a distance of 100 feet at the Syndicate
mine, will live, according to the state
ment of the physicians today. The
woman's escape from death ia re-
garded as almost miraculous. She
fell into about Two feet of water, and
it was found today that the only in.
juries she had sustained we're q broken
breastbone and an injured heel.
HELENA. Jan. 27.-In the district
court today, Judge Clements sentenced
Wilson, Fred Adams and Geo.
to Is months each in the peni.
Tertiary, they having pleaded guilty
a forgery charge. These are the
men who secured q pad of blank
closely resembling those used
by the American Smelling g. Refining
company, and filing them out mulcted
more than 100 Helena merchants.
Most OF the money and goods we're re.
covered.
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Wool Market Improves.

BOSTON, Jan. 27.-The local wool
market has responded to the improve.
ment abroad and there is great activ.
ity In the foreign demand. The
volume of trading in domeitic wool is
relatively unimportsnt. The marke,
ts drmer and in some instances
secured woods have been marked un
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For Sale or

ttfty.two copies Of the WEEKLY RIVER Payes
Tor 9s.oo spot ceeh, or lie equivalent in bankab BILE
paper; Hoede WI b delivered in regular weekly
1l1i1g the twelve months folloWjus
leeesps OF Ienlttalee. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Address b RIVER PRESS,
Fort Benton. Mont.
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Shearinq Plant for Sale,

$5OO.-10horsepower M~orse-Fairbanks eaeo-
line engine, good as new; also ten Stewart
shearing machines, shafting, grinder, ETC., at SO
per cent: less than cost; used two seasons; ex-
tras on hand at cost. All machinery in good
plant into q hand plant.
HARLEM SHEARING co.
Harlem, Mont.
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The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is a rood
newspaper to send away to- your friends
In the east. It will save you the trou.
BILE of writing letters
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to % cents for fine, but most Of the
dealings have been below that mark.
Half blood Montsnas have advanced
and other territorial wool is very
firm.
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Notice.

The undersigned will pay $500 each for infor.
nation leading to the recovery of any cattle
bearing each of the following brands, to-wit:
NJ on right shoulder, >5 on left shoulder.
JOHN ANDERSON, Lloyd, Mont.
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For Rent or Sale,

A desirable ranch property, consisting of about
1000 acres of decided land with improvements,
is offered for rent for a term of years, or will be
sold at fair valuation. Plenty Of hay, range and
everything necessary for q good sheep or cattle
ranch. Address j. H. MORRISON,
Landusky, Mont.
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Collie Pups for Sale.

Eight head of good thrifty Collie pups TO,
sale, we'll bred, also their mother. wifi sell sin
gle or in pairs at $500 per head.
A. l.. WILSON, Fort Benton,
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Stallion for Sale.

A we'll bred Clydesdale stallion for eale. -Four
years old, weight about 100 pounds, and is in
good condition. Price $500. Address
HANS ANDERSON. Big Sandy.
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For Sale,

Two residen ces for sale, one with all modern
improvements. For particulars apply to
c.. H. EVERS, Fort Benton
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Terms Of District Court, 1909,

Terms Of District Court, 1909.
CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, April 20.
Tuesday, August "a.
Tuesday, November %.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, February %.
Tuesday, June 8.
Tuesday, September 81.
Tuesday, November 16.
TETON COUNTY.
Monday, February l.
Monday, May 3.
Monday, August 2.
Monday, November l.
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Great Falls Tribune: Stock trains
Nos. l and 2, the first to be sent over
the Butte division Of the Great North.
ern this year, were loaded YESTERDAY
at Stanford and Swift with fifty cars
of sheep from the Long Bros.' ranch,
all bound for the Chicago market. A
third train will be loaded tomorrow,
if the weather conditions are favora.
BILE. This is the first time in a number
of years that stock trains have been
shipped east in January over the
Great Northern system. The sheep
will be sheared at Chicago next month
and afterward sold.
From Fridays Daily
Mrs. F. A. Prosser, of Chinook,
was among the arrivals today.
For bargains in real estate enquire
at Sayre's Real Estate Agency.
r. E. Cowan, Of Big Sandy, ar.
rived today on a short business visit.
Situation wanted as cook on ranch
or in private family by single woman.
Address Bertha Mcclellan, Grand
Union hotel.
Harry Kanouse, brother of the late
Mrs. Frank Lepper, and q former
resident of this city, arrived today
from Blsirmore, Alberta.
The municipal authorities Of Kalis.
pell have adopted . novel method of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
TELLS OF SEDUCTION
SMITH TAKES STAND IN HIS OWN
 DEFENSE.
He Said His Daughter Made the Ad- mission That Laurent Had WrOnged Her in the Latter Part
 of September.

Columbus, Miss, Feb. 5.-The most interesting feature of the day in the Smith Laurent trial was the testimony of the defendant who took the stand in his own behalf at o'clock this af- ternoon, and whose cross-examination was still in progress when court ad- journed.
 From the fact that counsel for the defense seemed anxious that the ex- perts hear the testimony of their cli- ent, it seems evident that they desire to prove that when he killed Laurent he was laboring under the deluslon that he Laurent) seduced his daugh- ter, and is still labOring under the same delusion. The statement of the defendant was largely a repetition of the one made at the second prelimin- ary trial, the principal difference be- ing that it was more elaborate as he went into the alleged seduction, in de- tail, which was not done at the com- hitting trial.
 He said that his daughter made the admission that Laurent had wronged her in the latter part of September or early in October That soon after the admission was made, She came to the infirmary of pr. W. G. Mckinley in this city, where an operation was performed. Defendant said that when he asked pr. Mckinley if his daughter had been Wronged, he said she had not. and when the question was repeated, replied. T can't say positively, but feel sure she has not"
 smith said he paid pr. Mckinley SIS for the operation and the receipt was produced and made part of the record on the case. q
 The cross-examination of Smith will be resumed when court convens at g o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
FLOODS INCREASING
OVER FIFTY FATALITIES REPORT.
 ED IN GERMANY.
A DrenehinE DOwnpOur of Rain Con- tInUes In the Western PrOyineea and Traffic Has Been En.
 ttreIy Suspended.

Berlin. Feb. 5-Dispatches received here from all the river districts of Ger many indicate that the terrors of the floods are increasing.
 over fifty fatalities already have been reported and great damage to property has resulted. A drenching downpour of rain continues in the west ern provinces in many parts of which traffic has been entirely suspended Ow- ing to bridges being washed away,
 The government has ordered all the available military engineers to pro- ceed to the stricken districts there to build dams to prevent further en- croachments by the water
 From Goedltz. Brestan. Casset. Kis- singen, Eilenburg. Regensburg and Cologne comes news tonight that the rivers are over-run and that railroad traffic on the right bank of the Rhine Is at a standstill.
 Several bodies have been taken from the waters of the river. The Nassau postofiee has heen inundated and mall service interrupted.
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ton of economy and efAeiency for purely political consid srations.
 sIn view of the terups ,rary character of the work. it would b.s well to wave the resuirements of the civil serv1ce law as regards geographical appor- tionment, but the appointees should be chosen by competitive exaariination rom the lists provided by thei Civil service Commission.
 aThe non-c competitive examination In case like this Is not only VICIOUS, but Is in effect a fraud upon the puo- He.
 .,I also recommend that if provision is made that the census printing work may be done outside Che Government printing office, it shall be explicitly provided that the Government author itfes shall see that the eixght-hour IS apprfed in effective fashion to these outstide offices.
 .Cyutside of these matterxi.' believe that the bill. is. on the whole, satis- factory and represents an improve mert upon previous Legislation on the subject. But, 1t Is of vital conse- ouence that we should not once again permit the usefuIness of this great de- cenniaI undertaking on behalf of the whole people to be marred by permit ting it to be turned into an engine to further the seIf-interest of that small section of the people which makes a profession of politics"
 The references of the President to a division of the spells without a fight by the professional politicians on both sides T<0vossa general laughter. Af- ter providing for print of the census bili, as it passed the House, the House ad1ourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
CONGRESS
Summary of Senate.

Washington, Feb 5.-The Senate to- day concluded consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. carving an aggregate of about $11,50o,000.
 A conference report of the urgent deficiency bin was agreed to. It ap- propriates $12.OOO for the purchase, care and maintenance of automobiles for the President" and $150,000 to en- able the Secretary of Agriculture to continue to combat the foot and mouth disease in horses and cattle.
 A resolution was adopted directing the Committee on Military Affairs to investigate military posts and various phases of army administrations
 After an executive session in which the nomination of W. D. Crum to be collector of customs of Charleston, S. C.. was considered. the Senate, at 6:41 D. m., adjourned.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
MAKES PLEA
 FOR THE LAPS
tcostinuea From Page one)

Gillette, we believe, are acting justly and wisely in this matter.
 The news of the passage of the bill was received with some constsrnation by the local school board which has already had its share of trouble from the question of separate schools for Japanese. If the bill cannot be beaten. 1t Is expected a move will be made to postpone reconsideration for week. or at least until the opponents of the measure have had time to recover their breath.
 K. Kaneko, the Japanese student, who was the victim of an assault al- legged to have been made by Univer- sity of California students, as he was passing. through the campus last week. has written the following letter to Presidena Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the University:
 Hearing of your being in some zealful investigation on the assaulters. I wish to write to you that my pro- found thanks are due to you. but hope you will quickly give up such useless attempt. because I am sure that your students are not in charge of. Wishing to add that want not to axaggerate such smal trouble nor to lead it Into some international ques- ton and especially desiring that the Californians are not so sensitive about Japanese problem.
 Yours very truly.
 "K. Kaneko."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
Further Action Postponed.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 5.-Speaker Phillip A. Stanton took the floor today and secured by a strong personal ap- peal. unanimous consent of the Assem- bly to postpone further action on the Japanese school segregation bill until next Wednesday.
 He declared he had information which he could not reveal, that proved the Assembly was treading upon dam gerpus ground In passing the anti Japanese bill yesterday
 At the conclusion of the Speakers address. Grove L. Johnson, author of the measure, asked that the matter of reconsideration of yesterdays vote be put over until Wednesday,, and his mo- ton carried without dissent.
 The Governor sent a special message to the House raising the point of the bill's constltutionallty and this was the subject of a long debate. during which 1t was suggested by leaders on both sides that the measure be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and sub mitted to the Attorney General for an opinion as to its legality.
 Senator A. Caminetti introduced the Japanese school bill in the Senate.
 Both Houses adjourned until Monday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
GEORGIA FOREST FIRES.

Moultrie. Ga, Feb. 5.-With the wind blowing a perfect storm all day, for est fires in Colquit County have con tinued to rage
 Fire came within a mile of the court house this afternoon. In the thick y wooded localities in the turpentine districts and along the streams and swamps farmers are losing heavily. They flee for safety in many instances leaving their homes a prey to the flames Whole families, including the women and children, battle with the fires in some sections in an effort to save their property.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
Summary of House.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Private claim ants by the score had their innings in the House of Representatives today, the whole session being given over un- der a special order to their considera- atton.
 The debate was not without its incl dents. both humorous and exciting Mr. Mann provoked the House to laughter by questioning the value of two Kentucky thoroughbred horses. and he charged that the committee had accepted the valuation of the animals as fixed by an idiot" as against that of the claimants.
 The Presidents message vetoing the census bill was read just before ad- journment.
 At 6:3S o'clock the House adjourned without any action having been taken on the message.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06

He Was a Victim of Mine ExPaOs1sn.
 Birmingham. Feb. 6-(Special)-T funeral of William HAnnigan, one of the victims of the explosion at the Short Creek mines Of the Birmingham Coal and Iron Company, the first part of the week. was held today at Pratt City, where he formerly resided.
 A large number of friends followed the remains to the cemetery.
 Rev Father H. r. O'Grady, dean of the Catholic priests in North Alabama, preached the funeral services. His theme was Death was GOfs ways and not man and He chastissth those He loves."
 MT. Hannigan was one of the best known miners in the Birmingham dIs- trict
 Coroner Brasher today annouced that he had come to the conclusion after an investigation that the company could not be held altogether to blame for the accident.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
A Score Are Killed.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 5-Death for probably a score of persons. losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and the crippling of many telegraph wires resulted between noon and dusk today from a series of small tornadoes which swept the South Gen. tral States from the Tennessee line to the Texas Pan Handle The storms were accompanied in most cases by hail, darkness terrific lightning flashes and sheets of rain.
 Most of the towns where loss of life occurred are of the railroads so that news from them has been coming in slowly Known casualties are:
 Stuttgart. Ark.-Mrs. Garfield and a child of Will Shorey. Mrs Shorey is reported fatally injured.
 Sulphur Springs, Tex.-Mrs. James Ardis and Mrs. c. Caldwell.
 Rolling Fork. Miss.-Just before the telephone wires broke word came that four had been killed.
 Booth, Miss.-Reported sdx dead.
 In other towns, such aa Ennis and Waxahatchie. Tex. and Roscoe, La, many dwellings are said to have been demolished by the wind.
 Arkansas and Upper Louisiana rice fields were injured to the extent of many thousands of dollars. While the larger cities experienced rains and darkness and ligh thing bolts that made large buildings quiver.
 At Chattanooga there was a terrific storm of hail.
 Reports tonight from Birmingham state that seven persons were killed by tornado near Cullman, Ala, this af- ternoon.
 A number of residences and barns were unroofed seven miles north of Beebe, Ark. Orchards and fences in that vicinity were also destroyed.
 Two white school houses, a negro school house, a store and fences were destroyed in the vicinity of Postene near Helena, Ark.
 At Ward Ark. residences of J. L. Lee and M. P. Apple, together with the Presbyterian Church. were destroyed
 Mrs. J. W. Little was injured at that place in the collapse of a build ing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
Nevada Assembly Acts.

Carson, Nev., Feb. 5.-The Nevada Assembly this afternoon passed the Griffin anti-allen land bill which pro- vides that no Asiatics, including the Japanese, shall own land or land mortgages in the State.
 The Nevada Senate today showed it's feelings concerning anti-Japanese leg islation when the Dodge resolution from the Assembly asking for a war fleet in the Pacific, which also referred to the Japanese as "a menace to Amer ica's peace" came up. Woodbury, Re- publican, moved that the measure be tabled and his motion prevailed with out a dissenting vote.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
LONGBOAT WINS MARATHON.
Wrests LRurels From Alfred ShKubb al
 Madison Square Garden

Wrests Laurels From Alfred ShFubb at
 Madison Square Garden
 Madison Square Garden, New York Feb. 5.-Maintaining an even. swing ing stride that rarely varied through out the race, Tom Longboat, the Onon- daga Indian. from Canada, wrested the laureIs of an indoor Marathon tonight at Madison Square Garden when vic tory seemed almost in the grasp of the plucky Englishman, Alfred Shrubb, who collapsed in the twenty mile leav- ing the Indian to finish the long race of twenty-six miles and 3S5 yards alone.
 Longboat's time for the race was two hours. fifty-three minutes, forty and two-ffths seconds, which is nearly eight minutes behind the record made by Dorando, the Italian. in his race with Johnny Hayes. the Olympic Mar athon winner last fall. The Indian finished in fine form and was in no wise distressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-06
CONFER ECONDEMNED
UNITED STATES MINE WORKERS
 ADOPT RESOLUTION.
The Miners Convention Declares That Alabama State OHleials Interferred With Strike Which Caused
 Its Aband0nment.

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 5--A reso- lution was adopted by the United Mine Workers convention today condemning Governor Conner of Alabama for inter- ferring in the strike in that district to the end that the strike was abandoned by the miners organization.