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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
Novel Suit Against Surgeon.

MIssOULA, March 6.-Because his
left leg was amputated u inches above
the ankle without his knowledge and
consent, Frank Carlson, q laborer on
the Taft tunnel, has filed in the dis
trict court two suits for damages ag-
$50, 276 against DR.. L. J.
CORA, a physician in the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound hospital at
Taft. The complaint alleges that after
an accident last November in which
his left leg vas broken above the
ankle and the foot injured, Carlson
submitted to an operation with the
understanding that only the front
portion of the foot was to be ampu.
tated, when as q matter Of fact the leg
below the knee was removed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
Governor Distributes PIums.

HELENA, March 4.-Governor Nor
ris this afternoon ent a list OF ap.
pointments to the senate, and they
we're unanimously confirmed. They
follow:
H. H. Ewing, of Great Falls, to be
Judge of the district court OF the
Eighth judicial district, for the term
ending the first Monday in January,
1911.
J.. Il. Hall, Of Great Falls, to be
commissioner of the bureau of agri-
culture, labor and industry, for the
term of four years, succeeding j. M.
Ferguson.
Bill Greenan, of Anaconda, to be
adjutsnt general for the term of four
years, to succeed A. M. Anderson.
James H. Daily to be inspector OF
boilers, for the term of four years,
re-appointed.
Stephen Parker to be assistant in
spector of boilers for the term of four
years.
II. q. Pigott to be state examiner,
for the term OF four years, succeeds
F. H. Ray.
William Walsh to be inspector of
mines, for the term of four years, re-
appointed.
W. B. Orem to be deputy inspector
of mines, for the term of four years,
re.appointed.
Frederick H. Ray, now state ex.
aminer, to be register of state lands,
for the term of four years, commence
ing March 20, 1909, succeeds J. j.
Schmit.
J. M. Kennedy to be secretary of
the bureau of child and animal pro.
lection for the term of four years, re.
appointed.
J.. J. Ryan to be clerk of the con.
solidated boards for the term of four
years, commencing March "a, 1909,
re.appointed.
Will Aiken to be private secretary
to the governor, for the term of four
years, re-sppointed.
Nj. W. Csfee to be assistant secre.
tary and .ste%nographer to the Cover.
nor. for the term of four years, reap
pointed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

BUTTE, March 3. - Mrs. Patrick
Carney was awarded 5000 damages in
her suit against the Western Union
Telegraph company by the jury in
Judge McClernan's court this after.
noon. The court directed a verdict
for the plaintiff, but left the amount
of the damages to the jury. Mental
anguish Is the basis of the Carney
suit, and 1t Is probably the first of
the kind in Montana. Mrs. Carney
alleges that the telegraph company
sent her a message addressed to Mrs.
Patrick Game, containing the ews of
the death OF her sister, but failed to
deliver the message and Mrs. Carney
was prostrated because che was un-
able to attend her sisters funeral.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
ALIAS SUMMONS.

In the district court of the Twelfth Judicial die
tfict OF the State Of Montana, In and for The
county Of Chouteau. -
CHARLES N. Ridley, plaintiff, Va. Pearl Ridley,
The State Of Montana sends greetings to the
sbove-named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the com.
plant In this action which is fled In the once Of
the clerk Of this court, 3 copy Of which is here
with served upon yon in the county wherein you
reside, and to die you answer and serve .
within twenty (S0) days after the service Of
this summons, exclusive Of the day Of service,
and In case Of your failure to appear or answer
Judgment Will be- taken against You for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
~ Witness my hand and the seal of said
srA,. court this 9th day Of March, A. D. 1909.
CHAS h. BOYLE,
~ Clerk.
By M. G. MACKENZIE, Deputy Clerk.
J. 4. Bramble, attorney tor plaintiff.
, First publication, March 9, 1909.
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from the dry farming congress-, which
was held in Cheyenne. Wyo., last
week, and stated that the meeting was
very successful and that great good
will result from the gathering. In re.
gard to the spring immigration Mr..
Ryan said he was positive that Malta
would receive it's share of the new
settlers, az the excursion rates extend
as farias Malta.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
AMONG OUR NE|CHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chinook Opinion: W. NJ. Woold.
ridge Of Hinsdale, was here yesterday.
He says tn at he will have all the work
he a handle for his steam pillow outfit
IN this vicinity the coming summer.
Glasgow News: Valley county has
been the scene of many %travesties on
justice, but the verdict rendered in the
Sherry murder case last Friday after.
noon in this city by twelve resident
taxpayers of this county, is the rot
tenest thing on record in this western
country. A cold blooded murder is
to be expiated by a term of one year
10 the pen.
Chinook Opinion: The directors Of
the Chouteau County Fair association
met last Frid ay afternoon and organ.
lied for the coming year. A. w.
Ziebarth vas made president of the
association. L. N. Beaulieu was Sc
lected as secretary. A. d. Reser was
chosen to have charge of the livestock
department; James Griffin of the agri-
cultural department; r. H. Clarkson
of the grounds and Thomas Dowen of
the department of entertainment and
amusement.
Chinook Opinion: Carson Corrigan
and family of the Bear Paws arrived
here last week after a winters visit
with relatives in Canada. Mr.. Corri-
gan came back satisfied that Chouteau
county was good enough for him and
has no ambition to move north. He
found that the glowing pictures paint
ed by immigration agents about the
opportunities of the Canadian north.
west was not all there:was to the story.
He was satisfied that q rancher was
as we'll off to stay here.
Malta Enterprise: While John
Survant was enroute from iHinsdale
to Poplar last week he had a short
visit with Judge Bsllinger of Oregon,
who is the newly appointed secretary
of the interior and who was 90 his
way to Washington, D. c., to assume
the duties of his Office. Mr.. Survant
states the Judge is thoroughly inter.
ested in the development of Montana
and no doubt the St. Mary and Milk
river irrigation projects will find a
loal champion In Mr.. Ballinger.
Malta Enterprise: G. F. Ryan, the
Great Northern immigration and in
dustrisl agent, was in the city yester.
day. He was on his way to St. Paul
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
new MONTANA LAWS.
Over Two Hundred Measures Passed
BY Eleventh Assembly.

Over Two Hundred Measures Passed
BY Eleventh Assembly.
HELENA, March Glad there been
any hands on the clock Of the senate
and house they would have pointed At
7:2O when the final adjournment came
Friday morning. Taking of the hands
saved the clocks from danger. The
time was necessary in order to allow
the enrolment committee time to en-
roll the bills that had been passed.
The last to receive the signature of the
speaker Of the house and the president
of the senate was house bill 400, max.
ing appropriations for state institu-
lions, and just ahead of it was house
bill 3l4, the general appropriation
bill. 49,
A total Of $50 bills we're introduced
this session, 1872 in the senate and 404
in the house. OF this number 2l0 we're
passed, and 11S of the passed meas.
ures were received by Governor Nor
rie yesterday. this giving an indica-
ton of rapidly with which business
was trans acted on the final day.
Governor Norris has approved sew.
ersl more measures which succeeded
In running the legislative gauntlet.
They are 81 follows:
House bill No 222, providing for the
examination by an expert accountant
of the books aud financial condition
of all state institutions.
House bill No. 275, authorizing the
creation OF an additional fish and
game district and the appointment of
Q deputy therefor.
House bill No. POI, to provide for
the burial Of deceased soldiers, sailors
and marines.
House bill No. 1886. regulating the
hours of jailers In first, second and
third class counties by putting then
on an eight.hour basis.
House bill No. 342, to prohibit the
establishment or mainten q of re-
Id1l o0IOOuo wlGulu SSVVV ACCv VI 0oJ
educational institution.
House bill No 1855, permitting Soda,
race meetings in Silver Bow county.
House bill No. $40, relating to trust
and monopolies in restraint of trad
and unlawful contra acts.
House bill No 336, providing medi
cal aid and assistance to trainmen TO-
injuries received by them during tn
course of their employment.
House bill No. I'll, to provide pun
ishment for the making OF false state
ments to obtain credit.
House bill No. 1873, relating to tn
proof Of corporate existence.
Two bills we're vetoed, one relating
to the qualification OF teachers an
the other requiring submission of re
ports by the insane asylum authori
ties to the district court quarterly O
persons committed to that institution
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
WILL GROW SUGAR BEETS.
Residents Of Milk River Valley Pre-
pare For Profitable Industry.

pare For Profitable Industry.
The coming reason will witness q
large increase In the acreage of cultiva.
ted land in the Milk river valley, the
assurance that q beet sugar factory
will be established in that locality en-.
couraging preparations for the grow
ing Of the necessary raw material. In
the vicinity Of Chinook, Harlem and
other points in the valley sugar beets
may possibly lead all other crops in
the matter of acreage. and the new in.
dustry promises to be an important
ource Of wealth to residents OF that
part of northern Montana.
Among those who are preparing
to engage in the new industry is the
Belknap Sugar Beet company, in
which several residents Of the Milk
river valley and citizens of Helena
and Butte are interested. The aft airs
of the company are under the person.
al management Of E. M. Kennedy Of
Harlem, who has just placed an order
for q 22.horsepower Hart.Parr gas.
oline traction engine and blowing
outfit, which is guaranteed to break
sbout Is acres per day. The com.
pany has leased from the United
States government q large tract OF
land on the Belknap Indian reserva-
ton, which will be devoted to sugar
beet culture.
The adaptability of the Montana soil
and climate to the sugar beet Industry
has been successfully demonstrated in
the Yellowstone valley, where the
Billings beet sugar factory and its
patrons have derived q large revenue
from the business. 1t is the opinion
OF /. D. O'Donnell, q successful Mon.
tsna farmer who has talked "alfalfa'
to large audiences in this and other
parts of the state, that sugar beet cul'
ture will prove of more benefit to thu
community than any other sgricultur
al crop that q be raised. In discuss
ing this subject in q recent interview
Mr.. O'Donnell remarked:
"This business Of growing beets II
q great thing for the farmer who 70
tates his crops as all farmers should
We grow beets two years or only on,
and the next year we put in oats
seeding alfalfa with the oats. Th'
digging of the beets has plowed tn
ground enough for the grain crop il
the spring, SO the grain is q chea1
crop and the next season we have tn
alfalfa. The remarkable thing abou
it is that grain produces bigger crop
following beets than in any other 70
tation that we have found; so the Gro
is not only a cheaper one 10 raise, bu
is more bountiful.
"There is another thing we hav
learned-the beet tops are worth IS a.
acre as feed for sheep or cattle, whicl
are turned right into the fields ate
the beets are harvested. There ar
, some of our sheep feeders who ar
/ growing beets solely for feed; the top
are fed and the cots are chopped an
fed with alfalfa. One OF our leadin
feeders is now conducting an expert
ment with weighed lambs and the il
crease which they show in weight I
amazing; they are fed chopped beet
and hay. This is growing to be q
important matter. The sugar be-
has been worth millions to US, and
don't understand why you have not
factory over here"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
Ranch for Sale.

wood; also cattle, horses, farm utensils, etc.
For particulars address
R. W. CHEATHAMv Hollywood. Mont.
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From Tuesdays Daily,

John T. Sheath arrived last evening
from his Missouri river ranch, making |
the trip by private conveyance.
George L. Overield left tod az for
Eureka, Kas., where Mrs. Overfeld
and family have been visiting the past
winter.
Samuel Kohn & Co. have a large
advertisement Of peculiar interest to
the ladies. It should not be over
looked.
J.. J. O'Neill, of Butte, the state
manager for the Continental Oil com.
pany, Is among the business visitors
in town.
A c~ommodious frame structure is
being built by Captain Stevens In the
rear of the Grand Union hotel, to be
used as q garage.
A marriage license was issued. by
the clerk OF the district court today to
Harry j. Carpenter and Helen Peter.
son, both of Cleveland.
Henry Griesbach, county assessor,
has appointed Vernon Butler, Of
Savoy, al deputy assessor to list
taxable property in the eastern part
of Chouteau county.
Frank Merger has purchased the in.
terest of William Davis in the grocery
firm Of VIM. Davis g. Sons. and the
business will hereafter be conducted
under the firm name of Davis Bros. g.
Merger.
There was another extensive cavern
at the west end of the Teton tunnel this
morning, in which part of the new tim.
Der lining was badly damaged. Two
men were seriously injured In the acct.
dent and were brought to ST. Glare
hospital for treatment.
The trial of George Creswell, one OF
the alleged boy train robbers, in the
Cascade county district court, resulted
in q disagreement among the jury,
which was unable to arrive at q unan.
imous verdict. The defendant will
have second trial April 5.
The municipal elections, which will
take place in each city April 5, are
beginning to interest residents Of the
various Montana municipalities. II
this city the oficers to be elected in
clude an alderman in each ward,
city treasurer, and q police magis
trate.
Contests have been instituted by the
federal authorities against the deser
entries of Margaret Simmons, o.
Chester, and Charles P. Jenniscn, O
Hill. and the homestead entry OF Thos
Gill, of Warrick. The contest brought
against the desert entry of John Frame
on Sage creek, has been decided
against the entryman.
According to a report of the interior
department, Montana received a large
allotment for the survey of the publi'
lands in the fiscal year 1908 and 100
than any of the other states. In 1901
contracts for surveying lands in Mon
tana amounted to 1853, 157. Durin!
the current fiscal year, s43, 900 wa
allotted for surveys in Montana.
The recent term of district court il
Valley county resulted in the convic
tion of several defend ants in crimina
cases. George Sherry was given
sentence of one year for manslaughter
George Lonny, one year for forgery
Charles Texedo, one year for CRANE
larceny; Vern Parker and Jas. Smith
three years each for horse Stealing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10

G. W. AYREs, Fort Benton.
BENTON LODGE NO. Is, A. =. AND
~N\~A. M.-Regulaf communication Of the
~ above M med | odge are held ct Z 20 .. m.
~on the first and third Mondays Of each
month. Members of sister Lodges and so1ouxninR
brethren arc cor daily invited 70 attend.
GEO. SHERRY, W. II.
GEO. D. PATTERSON, 6ec'y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
THE RIVER PRESS

It will be seer by most of the people
of northern Montana, and the cost
will average only
One lent q word each Insertion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-10
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
Expenses Of State Government 49,.
500, 900 For Two Years.


Appropriations Of the eleventh as.
sembly, according to figures compiled
by the house committee on appropria-
will total more than two mil.
lions and q half. This amount covers
the mainten ance OF the executive and
judicial departments of the state for
the next two years, the mainten ance
of the state institutions, deficiencies,
bounty claims and monAy for the
bounty fund.
For the executive and judicial de.
partments for 1909 th- sum Of S416, OPS
has been appropriated; for the year
1910 the sum of 1925, $50 has b.en ap.
propriated.
For the state institutions during
1908 the sun of 1892, 800 has been
appropriated aud for the year fol.
lowing there has been set aside $751;
$50.
The total for these departments Of
the the state government for 1909 10
81, Ill 1926, and for 1910 the total IL
81, 1876, 500.
Appropriations for deficiencies,
bounty claims and other things am-
ount TO q total Of STA, 3l5. Al. To the
bounty fund there has been appropri.
ated $50, 900.
The total appropriations amount to
the sum of 81, 522, $40 ~.
The appropriations for the support
of state institutions for the current
year are:
Maintenance of insane asylum. ....... $3.50, 900
Agricultural college SS''S0O
Experiment station at Bozemsn ......... l2,5OO
Seed barns and other buildings at Boze-
Reform school at Mile: city $3.50
Water works for reform school .......... $500
Gymnasium for reform school ........... 1850
Manual. training department, reform
School for deaf, blind and fee6ieminded.. 1850
Water system for same school.......... 5000
Fire escapes for same school. .:....... 1850
Additions to engine house scd laundry,
Building dairy barns, poultry houses, ~,
STATE Normal school. $500
furnishing unlvere1ty library ............ 7,oU
State school of mines 800
Dormitory, gymnasium, school of mines. 1900
Orphans hOme........ ........ ...... III OO(
Improvement Orphans home............ l8,60t
| Soldiers home 49,. 500
State fair l2,OO
Betterment state fair 5,O0(
Horticultural eubstation, Ravalli county. 1,2b(
To erect more houses and buildings there ZOO
Implements for the station .......... 100
For Fergus county dry farming substa- ~
To erect more building there......... 400
To purchase machinery there .......... 100
For dry farming nvestigation............ 500
@7l4.oU
The apportionment for 1911 amounts
to S649, $50, divided as follows:
Insane asylum $ls5,OO
State prison. 1O7 So
Agricultural college 1000
Experimental station, Bozeman ........ 1880
Reform school. 81,5O
Manual training department., reform
School for the deaf and biind. 44,se
State normal school, $500
State university. 600
State school of mines. 800
Orphans home ........... -. d. . $500
Soldiers home. 1000
State fair 1900
BettermentO OF state fair ................ 500
RAvalli horticultural substation. ......... 1875
Fergus dry farming substation. .. ...... 200
Dry farming investigation. 900
IOCal .%o4S,01
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-26
CLAIMED THAT BARON ROTHS.
CHILD DETAINED DAUGHTER
OF CHiCAGOAN.
OBJECTED TO WEDDING
OF His Son to Miss Menn-Had De.
tectives Investigating Career of
the Lady-Must Make
Explanation.

| Chicago, July 25-Dr Adolph Mem,
father of Miss Olga -denn, the young
Chicago girl who was engaged to Bar
on Oscar Rothschld when the latter
committed suicide, has started an in
! vcstigation, which it is said will de-
lvelop some sensational Incidents.
It was learned here today that
lawyer had left for New York yester-
| day to have a conference with DR.
Mems representatives, who are to
sail for London on the Lulsitania next
Wednesday, DR.. julius Kessler, a
prominent New York physician, is the
f, the one commissioned to interview
Baron Albest RCthschid, father oi
Baron Oscar, who c.mmiited suicide
on July r. DR.. Kessler will bo &C,
companied by lawyer Of interna.
tonal repute.
DR.. Mem, according TO his friends
is convinced that Baron Oscar did
not commit suicide because of his par
cnts refusal to permit nm to marry
MS uduE HleI, DuL Dl GCECilll u uttuAli'
atory reports that had been circulated
by the Rothschilds in an effort to
poison his mind against Miss Menl.
Said She Was on Stage.
DR.. Menn, it is said, has learned that
Mr. Rothschild had engaged detectives
to look up Miss Mennen's history. and
that they had returned reports saying
that she had been on the stage and
was not of the same station in life as
the baron. It has been intimated in
some sources that Baron Rothschild
and Miss Menn were secretly married
during the Baron's visit here last win
ter, This report, however, could not
be confirmed, but some coior is given
the rumor by DIR. Mems pergistency
in having his representatives make
personal call on the Rothschild house,
hold
When Baron Rothschild was in Chi
InI CtwAt poD
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-26
LIST Of DEAD
IN TEXAS Al
THIRTEEN ADDITIONAL HURRI-
CANE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED.
SIX UNACCOUN1EO FOR
Newspaper Man Missing and All Hope
For Him is Abandoned--Prop
erty Damage Estimated
at $2,o0o,ooo.

New Orleans, La, July 25.-With
definite reports today of thirtee2 adj
ditional deaths not heretofore record
ell as the result CT the hurricane
which swept portions of Texas and
Louisiana last Wednesday, the death
list tonight totals forty-onc, with six
persons previously reported missing
still unaccounted for.
Dispatches today from Angleton,
Texas, confirmed the report that
Maurice r. Wolfe, his wife. six chill
.dren and negro servant hal been
drowned at Christmas Bayou. Added
to these nine were Capt. j. X. Glass
cock who died at Angletcn, Texas,
from shock AID exposure, and Co,um-
bus Maddox, believed to have lost his
life near Engleton. His body has net
been found With these eleven, Rock
island. Texas swelIed the list cf thir-
teen late this afternoon with the
deaths of John Finley ana David Jar
Wis, prosperous farmers, who lest
their lives WHOM their homes were
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-26
JOB WAS DONE
BY AMERICANS
is BELIEF OF TIE SCOTLAND
YARD DETECTIVES IN JEW
Ell ROBBERY.
VERY SENSATIONAL CASE
Prominent Diamond Broker of Paris
Loses Bag of Precious Stones
No Cew Has Been Found
to Thieves.

London. July 25.-Scotland Yard en-
tortains suspicion hat the giganti1
jewel robbery which occurred in the
Cafe Monico on July was the work
Of expert American thieves. and that
the loot is probably now in America
They have recently mad clews which
induced them 10 offer reward, hoping
that some confederate Of the gang,
who had been left out In the division
If the spoil, might peaca on his pals.
The robbery was the most sensation.
II and successful or recent years.
Frederic James Goldsmith. prom:-
aent diamond broker of Paris, arrived
N Lo. don toward the end of June
bringing with him pearls and other
precious stone valued at $550,000
On July 2 after visiting several
prospective customers. carrying a bag
containing the jewels, he lunched at
he cafe Monlco AT the conclusion Of
hc lunch he went to the basement to
wash, placing the bag on table.
three other strangers were in the
wash room.
Goldsmith had just soaped his bands
when one Of the strangers seized tire
bag and started toward the door.
Goldsmith. with another Of the strang-
rs, sprang after the thief. They were
preceded by the third man. who seem.
>d anxious to assist in the capture, but
Who fell down. thereby sending the
9ursuers sprawling. by the time they
regained their feet the thief had es.
2aped also the man who had fallen.
The bag contained ten pearl necH.
aces, composed of seventy pearls,
three punches of pearls numbering
700 five lockets, several sets of but'
tons. diamond rings. bag OF colorei
stones, ten five pound notes and sever
Al French notes.
Little doubt is expressed that the
thieves were experts who had shadow.
cd their victim from Paris.