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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Death Of Helena Pioneer.

HELENA, Sept. 20.-Michael Reinig,
pioneer of Montana and OF Helena,
died at his residence here today after
. weeks illness, as the result of ca
tarrhal pneumonia. His condition
was not considered serious until Sat.
urday and did not become critical
until yesterday. Mr.. Rsinig came to
Helena in 1868 and was one of the
most prominent grocers in this part
Of the state. he stsrtel in business
IN the old part of the town and never
moved out of the block where he first
open ed q bake shop In 1868.
He was born in Bavaria in 1885 and
left for America when q young man,
landin, in New York. He first went
to California, via the Isthmus, and
joining the Mullan expedition, first
arrived ia what is W Montana, at
He'll Gate (Missoula) July 20, 1859.
Four years later he came to Helena.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Another Pioneer Passes AWAY.

BUTTE, Sept. 23.-Mrs. w. F. San
ders, widow of the pioneer, the late
Colonel w. F. Sanders, died at St.
James hospital at noon today at the
advanced age of Is years. Mrs. San
ders came to this city from her home
in Helena three weeks ago to visit her
son, Captain L. +. Sanders. Consid.
ering her advanced age, the deceased
was enjoying excellent health when
she arrived in the city, but just a week
ago she was taken i'll and after con-
sultation of medical men it was decid-
ed to remove her to the hospital as
an operation was necessary for gall
stones.
Mrs. Sanders came through the op.
Grafton in a manner which was most
gratifying to the medical men, nurses
and mem bers of the family and for a
time she showed signs of improvement.
Indeed, up to last night it was felt
that she would recover, as che was
bright and cheerful and was able to
retain nourishment at times up to "a
hours ago. Last evening she showed
symptoms of decline, but it was not
until IL O'Clock today that all hope of
saving her life was given up. All the
members OF the family were summoned
and were at her bedside when the end
came,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Hitchcock Wants Economv,

PORTLAND, Sept. 24.-Economy in
every division of the postofflce depart.
ment is the command of Postm aster.
General Frank G. Hitchcock. This
economy contemplates no impairment
OF efficiency, but must be positive, far.
reaching and persistent. In his ad-
dress to the Oregon postm asters, as.
sembled in convention in this city,
the postmaster-general made this
duty clear.
The postm master.general discussed
the matter of postal savings banks
and declared that his observ ations in
Canada confirmed him In his opinion
that . postal savings system should
be inaugurated in this country. He
said, however. that he thought the
time not quite ripe for putting the
plan into oper alton. He believed tha
the monetary commission would in.
clude in its reports some plans
for q postal savings system and until
that report was received the question
should be held in allegiance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Fearful Work Of Hurricane.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-At leas,
4S lives were lost in the tropical hur'
ricane which swept this part of the
country Monday and Monday night
It is reported that SO others perished
in Lower Terrebonne parish. but this
has not been confirmed.
The property loss is far heavier
than was at first believed and will run
into the millions by the time the final
details are Tailed. Miles of territory
have been laid waste and crops have
been practically ruined. Shipping OF
all kinds in the bayou inlets was de.
stroyed. Store houses, sugar mills
and dwellings of every character at
Houmo and other villages were badly
damaged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Taft Opens Gunnison Tunnel,

MoNTRosE, Colo,, Sept. 23-Presi.
dent Taft spent today on the western
slope of the Rocky mountains and
amid q succession Of scenes typical
OF the great wertern country. In many
respects his day was one of the most
interesting he has had since leaving
Boston.
Late this afternoon Mr.. Taft stood
on the brink of the greatest irrig alton
ditch in all the west and, far out in
the foothills, with no settlement in
sight, made the electrical connection
which started flow of water through
the Gunnison tunnel that will reclaim
l40, 900 acres of arid lands. It was
the setting in operation of the greatest
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Big Rush For Land.

BuRLEY, Idaho, Sept. pa land
drawing under the provisions of the
Carey land act has been concluded
here. The lands included what il
known as the Goose Creek project,
80, 900 acres in all.
Within few hours after the drawing
began, $4,000 acres had been disposed
of. A notable feature of the sale was
that the lands were practically all
taken by residents in the vicinity ot
the project. The Oregon Short Line
will build branch through this ter.
ritory within short time, beginning
at Burley. which is now the neares,
railroad point.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
STATE AND NATION AT WAR,
Montana Will Gust Forestry Officials
From BeIton Land.

HELENA, Sept. 23.-"The state land
agent should at once go into the field
and take with him such assistance as
is necessary to oust from the tract of
land in question all trespassers and
persons asserting rights against the
state of Montana.
Such is the wording of anj order is
sued today by the state board of land
commissioners in what is known as
the Bolton controversy between the
commonwealth and the forestry re.
serve officials, involving title to q
certain tract of land in section l6,
township 32 north, range 10 west.
Literally construed, it means that
the state land agent is directed to oust
the forestry officials. even to the ex.
tent of resorting to force. Mr.. Neill,
the land agent could not bel seen to-
day, and it is not known if he will
make req uisition for state militia or
avail himself of residents of the COM
munity.
But one thing is certain, and that
is that the state will not tolerate the
alleged trespass of the forestry Off.
cials, who not only warned all per-
sons against purchasing the land when
offered for sale recently by the agent,
but also built fence arounp the tract
and essayed to set it aside for lad.
ministr alive purposes"
At this sale the Great Northern
Railway company was the purchaser,
despite the protest of the supervisor,
the price paid being s75 per acre. The
forestry officials refused the vacate
the land, but compromise later per.
mitted the railroad company to enter
thereon under lease and to begin
the construction of buildings.
The railway company then made
dem ands upon the state through .
request upon the land agent, that the
property be delivered in fee simple.
The board was called in special ses.
sion today to consider the matter, with
the result indicated. It is estimated
that 1000, 900 acres are involved in
the dispute.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
THE MINERS UNION ROW.
1t Is Expected That The Differences
Will Be Adjusted.

BUTTE, September 25.--Although no
definite statements have been made by
either side, it developed tonight that
there is plausible prospects that the
differences existing between the Bro
therhood of Stationery Engineers No.
l and the Butte Miners union may be
settled some time tomorrow, and that
the miners will return to work at the
various properties before Monday
morning.
1t is known that certain overtures
have been made to the engineers bv
the officers of the Miners union, and
1t II quite probable that in the bes,
interests of the community at large
the engineers will make certain con-
cessions which will be accept BILE to
the miners. Whether the concessions
will be permanent, and whether they
will involve return of the seeding
engineers to the Western FEEDER alton
OF Miners it was impossible tonight to
ascertain.
The adjustment will be reached, it is
believed, without bringing the mining
companies into the controversy either
as arbitr ators or because of their in.
huence, and it is highly probable that
there will be nothing for Chas. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, to settle when he reaches
Butte Monday morning.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29

courageous public official. That q
man of his parts and his capacity for
public usefulness should be taken now
at the age of 4S should be and is q
source Of national regret, for had
Governor johnson lived his position
in the state and country was snch that
be certainly would have been called
upon to fill an important place and to
assist in the progressive movements
OF which he was consistent advocate.
1t was my great pleasure In W aching
ton to meet not only the governor but
his family, and my heart goes out to
those who are bereft of noble and
loving husband and father"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Taft's Tribute To johnson.

LrMoN, Colo. Sept. 2l.-President
Taft today made the following state
ment:
''The death of Governor johnson is
q great shock and fills me with per.
sonal sorrow and with deep sympa.
thy for the people of Minnesota whose
favorite son he certainly was. It has
been my good fortune to have the
pleassntest personal relations with
the governor, and, although we diff.
fered politically, we agreed upon a
great many subjects, as had reason
to know from personal conversations.
He was a wonderful man. he added
to charming personality frankness
and common sense that won over his
natural political opponents, and he
made an able, efficient and most
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Odd Fellows In Session.

SEATTLE, Sept. 21-The sovereign
grand lodge of Odd Fellows today de-
cided two questions that have been
under discussion for years. The del.
egates refused to reduce the age limit
of the membership from 81 to 18 years,
and also voted not to make the re.
striction against the members connec-
ton with the liquor traffic stronger.
II is said that the liquor amendment
voted down today would have exclud.
ed grape growers If literally enforced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29

basement. The building, which occu-
pies one half block, was filled with
smoke; and the stock of groceries,
dry goods and the like, was more or
less damaged. At 1890 O'Clock this
morning the firemen were still fighting
the flames in Yengen Brothers' store.
It is difficult to compute the damage,
but 1t will run into the thous ands.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
HELENA. Sept. 25.-Hundreds of
pioneers and there wives from all
parts Of the state attended the funeral
here today Of Mrs. Wilbur F: SAM
ders, held under the auspices OF the
Society Of Montana Pioneers. The
Rev. Br. W. N. Sloan audi the Rev.
N. h. Burdick conducted thelservices.
1nterment was in Forestdale. The
pail bearers we're: Granville Stewart,
Rod Leggett, G. s. Warren, o. F.
Goddard. F. P. Sterling, T. G. Power.
J. K. Toole, W. A. Chessman, B. &.
Tatem, c. F. Ellis, sndl Judge Henry
N. Blake,
LIVINGSTON, Sept. 26.-Aceordine
to statement made to Walter Win.
nette of Flatwillow, who has just ar.
rived here, child was killed by .
bear on Flatwillow q fewC days ago.
Several breeds statedlto Mr.. Winnette
that come campers on the creek were
moving through the brush on horse
back and the child, by chance, hap
pened to be in the lead at that time.
The horse walked almost on the bear
and was so frightened,that at it stumbled
in wheeling and the childiwe off and
almost into the BEARS paws. Before
the others could come up the right
arm had been torn of and other in
juries inflicted, the victim dying within
ten minutes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
NO REST FOR TAFT.
President Given Noisy Welcome At
An UnearthlY Hour.

An OnedrtnIy 0OuT.
GLENwooD SPRINGS, Sept. 23.-I,
was a shivering crowd of 500 who
stood on the platform of the depot
here in the dim gray dawn as Presi.
dent Taft's special drew into Glen.
wood Springs. He was greeted by a
reception committee of the local board
of trade. The president was quickly
introduced and in shaking hands with
one of the members of the committee
his face suddenly spread into broad
smile and he said:
"Well, brother, glad to meet you. "
The man was Bishop Benjamin
Brewster of the Episcopal church, in
western Colorado. Bishop Brewster
wore q big knot of the Yale blue and
his grip had revealed to President
Taft that they were brother members
of Skull and Bones, the famous Yale
secret society.
A committee of local members of the
w. G. T. U. were then introduced.
They had brought great platter of
fresh mountain trout, together with a
bowl of wild raspberries which grow
thick in the vicinity and presented
them TO the president for his break
fast. The president was then driven
through town to the plaza fronting the
Hotel Colorado, where from the same
spot from which President Roosevelt
spoke In 1905, he addressed the crowd.
His rem arks we're of an entirely i'm
promptu nature.
~ appreciate this gathering" he
said, land from personal experience
I can sympathize in having to get up
at half past five in the morning to be
here"
"You have ours too," called voice
and q big grin was the response. He
apologized for the delay in appearing
from his car, which be stated was due
to loss of sleep the night before.
1.-THE people of Leadyille, realizing
that I would pass through there about
2 o'clock at night, had decided to send
me their greetings by telegraph, but
there were some citizens who evidently
did not approve this procedure and
they brought an engine with q big
siren whistle alongside my car and
they blew that whistle awful, calling
me from my slumbers."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29

BUTTE, Sept. 23.-An attempt on
the part OF miners and engineers 10y al
to the Western Federation of Miners
to storm q meeting of the engineers
who have seeded from the federation
and set up dual union of their own,
precipitated riot at Boucher's hall
Oh West Park street tonight shortly
after 8 o'clock, in which one man was
shot and seriously wounded and sew
eral others hurt in the melee.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
Will 8e Returned.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-One hun.
dred American citizens stranded al
Nome will be brought back to Seattle
on . revenue cutter, according to or.
ders issued today.
Omcial advices said the Americans
were taken to Nome by the Alaska
Development & 1mprov vement company,
which, according to the onicial die.
patch, has not paid them their sea-
sons wages, and they are now de.
pending upon charity for sustenance.
They are without work or means.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
PRESIDENT AT DENVER.
New Corporation Tax Defended As
a Good Measure.

DENVER, Sept. 2l.-Making his way
still further to the west, President
Taft arrived in Denver this afternoon
and tonight in the Denver Auditorium.
where year ago Mr.. Bryan was nom
mated as his opponent In the presi-
Dental race, faced q crowd OF thous-
ands that in it's noisy welcome and
continuing enthusiasm recalled scenes
of the convention week.
President Taft, switching from his
purpose to discuss the question Of
conservation of natural resources in
his Denver speech, elected tonight to
take up the corpor alton tax passed as
part of the Payne tariff bill and to
defend 1t against the proposition to
impose . direct income tax which he
acknowledged seemed likely to pass
the senate when the corporal tax
was devised az q compromise. The
president strongly urged that all the
states should adopt the proposed
amendment to the constitution, how
ever, to make an income tax possible
in time of need.
The president declar that the COR
poration tax was in itself the best
form of income tax that could be lev
led, and pointed out that it contained
many of the best features Of the income
tax law of England.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
The London Wool Sales.

LONDON, Sept. PA larger and
better selection was offered at the
wool auction sales today. Bidding
was animated and prices were firm
throughout. Merinos andvanced 100
Is per cent. over the July average.
Secured were freely taken by the
home and German buyers and greasy
lots were bought occasionally by
Americans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
TROUBLE IN BUTTE MINES.
As Result Of Union Row, Most Of the
Mines Are Idle.

As Result Of Union Row, Most Of the
Mines Are Idle.
BUTTE, Sept. 2A.-As . result of q
jurisdictional fight between the West
ern Federation of Miners aud the
hosting engineers, 80 per cent Of the
mines OF the Butte district are down
today. A majority of the Engineers
union No. 50 having seeded from the
Western Federation of Miners and
organized new union, the Butte
Miners union ordered its members
not to 60 to work in mines employing
members OF the new Engineers union.
The only mines working today are
the Montana Consolidated Belmont
and Never Sweat of the Anacond q
company, the Silver Bow OF the Butte
& Boston and the west Colusa of the
Boston & Montana. All of the mines
of the Rel Metals company, North
Butte company, Pittsburg & Montana,
Davis.Dsly Of w. A. Clark, and the
remaining mines of the Amalg am ased
Copper company are closed. The
pumps are being operated as usual
There was no violence of any kind
and no clashes between the factions
are expected today.
The stu alton is new, the difference
being confined to the unions. Nc
strike or walk.out has been ordered,
for the question of hours, wages OF
rules is not involved and the employ.
ers have no part whatever in the con.
troversy. Unless the unions settle
their differences in q few days all the
smelters at Anaconda, Great Falls
and in this city will close, in which
even more than $1,000 miners and
smeltermen will be put out of work.
Several members of the executive
committee of the Western Feder ratior
of Miners now here endorse the stand
taken by the Butte Miners union in
attempting to force the engineers to
remain in the federation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
The Hudson-Fulton Celebration.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Assisted by
the representatives of thirty. eight Ia.
tions and nearly a million visitors
from various parts of the United
States and Canada, New York began
today its long-planned celebration of
the discovery of the Hudson three
hundred years ago by Henry Hudson
and the plying of the first steambo at
up the same historic river by Robert
Fulton, one hundred and two years
ago.
At1 O'Clock the Trinity church bells
signaled for the beginning of the great
Hudson river pageant. The Clermont,
the replica of Fulton's first steambo at,
and the Halt Moon, q duplicate of the
boat that Hudson sailed in when he
discovered the river that bears his
name, came out of the Kill Won Kull
In the upper harbor.
Ten thousand whistles sounded and
cannon roared. There was q hurri.
cane Of cheers from the millions
banked acres deep along the Hudson,
and the great Hudson. Fulton celebra.
tion was on. The boats made their
way down the bay by way of the Bay
ridge shore. At Brooklyn the escort.
ing feet Joined the tiny vessels.
They paraded nine miles up the
Hudson, accompanied by the greatest
peace fleet in history.
They landed at One Hundred and
Tenth street and were officially re.
ceived by the committee and proceeded
up the river. They come back again
tonight, when the parade will be re.
peated and the vessels will be illu.
nina
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29

irrig alton project the United States
has undertaken, and the opening was
made the occasion of q joyous cele-
bration throughout the valley Of the
Uncompshgre.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-29
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Au0 CA0S60 kEO"9 OuV VI . Cu0IVol
mortgage on certain horses and cattle
given the Lsrabee Bros. of Deer
Lodge to secure the payment OF note.
It is alleged that the note is unpaid
and that some of the mortgaged cattle
have been disposed of or are secreted.
Culvert is q prominent ranch and cat.
tie man and until recently was road
supervisor. He was brought to this
city and furnished bail this evening.
HELENA, Sept. PA city has no
authority to levy q tax of more than
q on q special road poll tax, and any
special levy over that sum Is not q
valid enactment, Attorney General
Galen advises o. G. Haynes, clerk
and recorder of Custer county. He ia
further advised that he has no au.
thority to change the figures of the
assessor on the tax roll from % to 50,
"as we believe that the 50 is the max.
imum fixed by law"
BILLINGS, Sept. 25.-Fire in the
hardware department of Yegen Bros,
which started shortly before midnight,
damaged one of the most complete
and valuable stocks of hardware in
eastern Montana, besides flooding the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-12-29
SAYS AMERICANS
LIVE TOO FAST
Minister WI Says he Will
Be Back in Fifty Years
To Reform us.
By United Press Wire.

New York, Dec. 29.--"You Ameri-
cans eat too much; you rush too
hard you work too hard; you play
too hard; you are wearing yourstA
out and when come back here m
1863. to impart new truths to you,
I will be the youngest man in Amer
ica."
Such was the farewell of former
Minister WI Ting Fang to America,
when he boarded the Lusitania to-
day for Liverpool. DR.. WI will spend
two months in London, with his son,
Wu Chao Chu. before returning to
China. Accompanying him are Mad
anne WI, his wife, his daughter-in-
law, Madame wu Chao Chu, and the
SON.
what do you think the prospects
are for the ultimate repeal of the
Chinese exclusion laws?" he was
| asked.
81 am looking for my luggage" he
replied. with a diplomatic twinkle in
his eye.
"Do you believe that China is sus-
ceptible of the rapid advance made in
Japan?"
"I am really worried about those
those hand bags" sal dthe diplomatist
"1t is reported that western ideas
have made such an advance in China
that an edict will be issued compell-
ing all Chinese to cut off their que
ues What do you think of tha
idea p
at is strange, very strange" sale
Doctor Wu, absently, that those
bags are not i'm the ship yet"
But he finally consented to hav,
his photograph, with that of his wife
and the rest of the party, taken up,
on the deck, and II was there thai
he gave his parting advice to Am
erica.
Learn to live slower, you Ameri
cans" he said, "and | will see yol
alive when | return in fifty years
Pure air, pure food, pure though
is what your country needs.
Good bye, good bye-Tll com
back and reform you in fifty years,
were his parting words.