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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

new spring skirts, In the latest styles
and weaves.
Helena Record: Upon motion of
F. E. Strsnshsn, of Fort Benton,
w. s. Towner vas admitted to prac.
tice In the United States court this
afternoon by Judge W. H. Hunt.
Wade G. Hart, recently sentenced
In the district court to six years in
the ~penitentiary for killing John Kol.
FAC at Landusky, was taken to Deer
Lodge today by Phil Buckley, deputy
sheriff.
In the suit of W. /. Packard vs..
the Chinook Copper and Gold Mining
company, judgment by default for
plaintiff was entered in the district
court today. The judgment is for
about $3.50 and costs.
A marriage license was issued in
Great Falls yesterday to Clyde r.
Colegrove and Elsie M. Farnum, of
Harlem. The wedding took place yes
terday afternoon, Rev. George Ed.
wards performing the ceremony.
According to j. M. Gruber, general
manager of the Great Northern, the
property Of that railroad was dam.
aged to the extent Of a million dollars
by the foods Of last summer. There
are at present about a thousand men
employed in rap-rap work where the
tr ack il threatened by washouts.
Ulysses Pleas ant, a colored boy, was
received today at the county jail to
serve six months for petit larceny, the
sentence being imposed by Justice W.
B. Piper. of Havre. The prisoner is
an old offender who was once commit.
ted to the reform school from this
county and was pardoned by the gov
ernor, but his present escapade shows
that he has failed to reform his evil
ways.
A meeting, at which residents OF
Havre, Chinook and Harlem were
present, was held at Havre yesterday
to discuss a proposed plan of divid-
ing Chouteau county into three coun.
ties, with Havre and Harlem as the
county seats of their respective divi-
sions. The meeting, it is understood,
resulted in the conclusion that nothing
would be done in the matter by the
present legislative assembly. A re-
quest that q committee from Fort Ben.
ton attend the meeting was received
here by wire Wednesday afternoon,
but as the subject had not been dis
cussed In this vicinity, and no au.
thority given to a committee to act in
the premises, there was no delegation
in attendance from this locality.
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To Avoid Communicable Diseases

HELENA. Feb. l0.-No opposition
developed in the sen ate to Meyers
bill requiring teachers in the public
schools of the state to instruct their
pupils how to avoid communicable
diseases such as diphtheria and scar.
let fever. Sen ator Meyer believes the
bill should become a law and he an.
ticipates no objection to the measure
in the lower house.
The Meyer bill, known as senate bill
No. 81, follows:
"Section l.-Tha, there shall be
taught every year in every public
school in Montana the principal
modes by which each of the danger
Gus communicable diseases are spread,
and the methods for the restriction
and prevention of such diseases as
smallpox, %diphtheria, scarlet fever,
measles, tuberculosis, c%hickenpox and
such other diseases as may be named,
and attention is called to same by the
board of health of this city.
"Sec. 2.-That said board shall an
nually send to public school superin.
tendents and teachers throughout the
state printed data and statements
which will enable them to comply with
this act.
"Sec. 3.-That school boards are
hereby required to direct superinten-
dents and teachers to give oral and
blackboard instruction using the data
and statements supplied by the state
board of health.
"Sec. 4.-That neglect or refusal on
the part of any superintendent or
teacher to comply with the provisions
of this act shall be considered a suti.
cient cause for dismissal from the
school by the school board.
"Sec. 5.-That the member of any
school board who shall willfully neg
lect or refuse to comply with any pro-
vision of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
subject to punishment by fine not ex-
ceeding $780,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Would Tax Bachelors,

RENO, New, Feb. 9.-Assemblyman
Woolcock of Lander county, has
given notice to the Nevads Legislature
that he would introduce q bill provid-
ing for q tax upon bachelors in the
state of Nevada. The bill will specify
that any msn who has attained the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17

age OF ~ and has not assumed the
marriage VOW will be subject to q state
tax OF $3.50 per year. The notice was
received with some semblance of hu.
NOR by the house, but Woolcock in.
sisted that he was in earnest.
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Notice to Oheepmen.

Myself and associates have established a Der.
msnent summer range system of sheep camps.
This coming summer we can handle in good
shape five bands of sheep. We wish to close
deals for three more bands before the lst OF
April. Our range and camps extend from old
railroad Dry Fork to Black coulee. Good reser-
votrs. Home ranch II miles above Marias
bridge Address
A. L. SUTHERLAND, Fort Benton.
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For Rent or Sale.

A desirable ranch property, consisting of about
1900 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 a good sheep or cattle
ranch. Address j. r. MORRISON,
L8ndusky, Mont.
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The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is q good
newspaper to send away to your friends
in the east. It will save you the trou.
BILE OF writing letters
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Tit For Tat.

First Teacher-You told me to re.
mind you to punish Willie THOMPSON
this morning for impudence. Second
Teacher-Tu do 1t tomorrow. I'm
called before the school board today
Tor Observation-Disclosures
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Shearing Plant for Sale.

50O.-lO-horsepower Morse-Fairbanks gaso-
line engine, good as new; 8lso ten Stewart
shearing machines, shafting, grinder, etc, at 80
per cent. less than cost; used two seasons; ex-
tTas on hand at cost. All machinery in good
running order. Have converted our machine
plant into q hand plant
HARLEM SHEARING co.
Harlem, Mont.
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Notice..

The undersigned will pay $500 each for infor.
nation leading to the recovery of any cattle
M< on right shoulder, b on left shoulder.
JOHN ANDERSON, Lloyd, Mont.
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A great man Is made up Of qualities
that meet or make great occasions
Lowell.
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Seed Oats for Sale.

4 limited quantity of White Russian seed oats
for sale. For particulars address
G. W. BUCK, Fort Benton.
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A Secret,

A Secret.
Sparks-I wonder why it Is q woman
lets out everything you tell her? Sharks
MY dear boy, a woman has only two
views Of a secret-either It Is not
worth keeping or 1t is too good to keep.
London Opinion.
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Tho River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send it to ''the old folks
at hOme.'
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For Sale.

One kitchen stove, dishes and center table.
Apply to G. NJ. BAERVELDT,
Fort Benton,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-02-17
Bulls for Sale.

For sale, a few head of y~esrling Hereford bulls,
also a heavy work team, which can be seen al
my ranch at Lost Lake. For particulars address
j. q. PATTERSON, Fort Benton.
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Residences For Sale.

Two residen ces for sale, one with all modern
Improvements. For partlc ulars apply to
G. H. EVERS, Fort Benton
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Stallion for Sale.

A we'll bred Clydesdale stallion for sale. -Four
years old, weight about 100 pounds, and is in
good condition. Price $500. Address
HANS ANDERSON, Big Sandy.
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coming season.
The Great Falls board of commerce
has started a movement for a beet
sugar factory, several of the more
prominent men of the industry in
various parts of the country having
been interested. 1t is believed tn at
the Amalgmated Sugar company will
send experts to investigate conditions
in and about the city, with a view to
putting up a plant at once.
The Commercial club of this city is
taking an interest in the creation of
Glacier Park, in the Lake Mcdonald
country, by adopting a memorial to
congress asking that the necessary
legislation be enacted. A telegram to
that effect was sent to Congressman
Pray yesterday, urging immediate &C.
ton by the house OF representa- yes
upon q bill that has already passed
the senate.
From Fridays Daily
Frank w. Chestnut arrived from
Havre today, on a visit with Oar
Hudson.
Attorneys r. E. O'Keefe, of Chi
nook, and John W. Stanton, of Great
Falls, are attending district court.
T. c. Power & Bro. have just
opened q handsome assortment OF
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
EFFIE DUDEN
EFFIE DUDEN TO BE
TRIED FOR MURDER
DETECTIVES HAVE SECURED
NEEDED EVIDENCE
Prisoner, Who Acknowledges She
Killed Her Brother-in-Law, Con-
tinues to Maintain Sphinx
like Silence

Samuel L. Browne, head of the GRIM
inal bureau of the district attorneys
office, returned to Los Angeles from
San Diego yesterday after an absence
of two weeks. passed in ferreting out
the facts in connection with the killing
of Bruce Shelter, wealthy citizen Of
that city. January 20.
Effie Duden, Shelters sister n-law,
admitted the killing Immediately after
the shooting, claiming as an excuse
that Sheffler attempted to assault her.
Since then she has maintained a
sphinx-lile silence, and as there were
no eyewitnesses to the shooting. Lewis
r. Kirby, district attorney of San
Diego was compelled to seek the aid
of others than the surviving principal
in the tragedy to discover motive and
lay a Foundation for the prosecution.
Detective Browne was assisted by
Detectives Vondenberg and Myers of
San Diego, and stated yesterday that
he had been able to furnish Mr.. Kirby
with sufficient information to allow
of the case going to trial at once. The
date set is March s.
For years past nothing has hap
pened that has stirred so deeply the
people of San Diego, and the trial,
which is expected to last two weeks,
will be watched with the keenest in
tereSt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
HELD TO ANSWER CHARGE
OF ALTERING THE BOOKS
Former Santa Fe EmpIoye is Said to
Have Abstracted and Sold
Tickets

After hearing the testimony of wit
nesses Police Justice Rose yesterday
held Clarence Schwartz to answer in
the superior court to a charge of alter
ing and classifying the books of the
Santa Fe Railroad company, by which
he formerly was employed.
The specific charge against Schwartz
is that he distracted twelve or more
tickets to various points, worth several
hundred dollars when properly coun-
tersigned, and covered his populations
by making false entries.
Schwartz is alleged to have given the
tickets to d. A. Moore, who disposed
of them. The examination of Moore on
a charge of forgery was begun late yes
terdav afternoon and continued until
today. Moore is accused of having
signed the tickets with the name of a
railroad official before selling them.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
MOTOR SPEEDERS
FACE CHAIN GANG
COUNCIL TO CURB RECKLESS
DRIVING
MEASURE TO STOP ScoRcHING
TO BE CONSIDERED
Autoist Who Violates Ordinance Sec
ond Time May Join Jailer's
Rock-Breaking
Crew

Fifty dollars fine for the first offense,
and for the second offense the longest
and hardest term on the chain gang it
This is to be the punishment for vio-
lators of the motor car speed ordinance,
If the city attorney finds the council
can pass such measure. There seems
to be no doubt the council has such
power, and the ordinance will be pre-
scented to that body for passage at its
meeting next week.
Councilman Yonkin is the father of the
ordinance, and every other member of
the council heartily supports him. The
action taken is the result of the death
of w. j. Thomas, an employee of the
city street department, who was killed
by an automobile on Broadway last
week. At the inquest it developed that
the car was being driven at rate of
about fifty miles an hour, although the
maximum rate permitted on the city
streets within a prescribed district is
twelve miles,
"Thls speeding business Is becoming
alarming" said Councilman Yonkin.
1.-THE greatest trouble is that the police
judges seem to treat it as of no import
ance, and assess a light fine of SIS or $40.
A man who can afford to keep an auto
mobile usually can afford to pay these
little fines, and they are no punishment
at all. What we need is a chain gang
sentence. If rich and poor alike are
compelled to labor on the chain gang
for violating the speed laws it will in
spire wholesome respect for our ordi-
nances."
The city attorney was instructed to
present an ordinance making a chain
gang sentence the penalty for second
violation of the speed laws. The ordi-
nance will not allow the police judge
to use his discretion. The ordinance
now in force reads like most misde-
meanor ordinances, imposing a mini
mum fine of So and maximum of $50,
with the alternative of a Jail sentence,
which is never inflicted. The new ordi-
nance will fix the penalty at $50 fiat
for the first offense, and the workhouse
for number of days, yet to be deter
mined. for all future offenses.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
FEDERAL DISPLAY
WILL BE EXTENSIVE
FIVE MAGNIFICENT PALACES
ERECTED AT SEATTLE
Fully One Hundred Freight Cars VIII
Be Required to Bring Federal
Contributions from
Washington

SEATTLE Wash. Feb. 27.-Uncie
Sam is taking larger interest in the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition, that
opens in Seattle June /, than In any
other exposition ever held.
At the worlds fair in st. Louis the
United States government exhibit COW
cred an area of 126,490 square feet Al
the Lewis and Clarke exposition In
Portland ii covered 1924 square feet.
At the Alaska YukonP Pacific exposi-
ton the government building covers an
area of 1880 square feet, and there
are five of these magnificent palaces.
The governments showing at the big
fair is entirely voluntary. 1t was not
asked to contribute a dollar to the as
sistance of the exposition, and 1t did
not do so. 1t is making its own exhibit
for purely educational and commercial
reasons. and 1t is paying for It's own
buildings and meeting the expenses of
assembling its exhibits.
Here are some of the things the gov
eminent will have done by the day the
exposition is thrown open to the world :
1t will have expended $250,000 for ex-
hibit buildings, 100000 for general
government exhibits. 100000 for Alas
ka's exhibit, $4,000 for the Philippines
exhibit and $4,000 for the Hawaiian
exhibit Hawaii has raisssa $4,000 adj
Provided historical exhibits from ma
tional museum, and an exhibit showing
the principal administrative functions
of the government and their education
al value In connection with the devel-
opment of commerce in the countries
bordering on the Pacific ocean.
1t will also have expended $4,000 for
the war department exhibit.
Special features of the government $
exhibit will be: Life saving station,
fully equipped and daily demonstra-
tons: native bands from Hawaii and
Alaska; celebrated Philippine constab-
ulary band. which won worlds cham
pionship at the st. Louis worlds fair;
one or more dirigible balloons; COM
plete mint and assay service in con-
slant operation; revenue cutter service
and marine hospital service exhibits;
plate printer experts from the bureau
of printing and engraving, who will
make genuine bank notes daily; data
affecting commerce and labor from the
department of commerce and labor;
entire museum of the United States
postoffice department; state and judi
fcial documents relative to the early
organization of the government from
the departments Of state and justice:
models of all battleships and cruisers,
the drydock Dewey, guns and ordnance
equipment: models of every type of
gun made for the navy since the or
ganization: relics of the Inflated Maine
and Dewey's entrance into Manila har-
Dor: biggest battleships in the navy.
to be stationed in Seattle harbor during
exposition; biograph show, free daily.
showing army and navy in action and
government operations of every kind.
Not less than 100 freight cars Will be
required to carry the governments ex-
hibits from the national capital to Sc
attic.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
MAY DRIVE SUBURBS
TO SEEK ANNEXATION
WATER RATES CAUSE GREAT
DISSATISFACTION
West Arlington Heights and South
Hollywood May Start Move-
ment Unless Redress
Is Given

If water rates in West Arlington
Heights Cahuenga and South Holly
wood are not reduced by the Union
Hollywood Water company, it is pos
sible a movement by the residents of
those places to seek annexation to Los
Angeles may be started. This was the
statement made at the meeting of the
board of supervisors yesterday when
the petition for a change in rates was
taken up for hearing again.
The matter was continued until
March 16 at the request of the petit
TONERS, who said the evidence placed
before the board by the water COM
pany to uphold its position in making
apparently exorbitant charges was in
sufficient The water company will be
required to file a new inventory of its
property, which it now estimates at
1914, 900.
In an effort to disprove the COM
panys contentious against reduction
of rates, the petitioners yesterday de-
cided to call in William Mulholland.
superintendent of the Los Angeles
water department, and Fred Fischer,
CHIEF mechanical engineer, to act as
experts.
One petitioner complained that he
had been compelled to pay three times
the amount charged for tenanted
house in Los Angeles on his untenanted
house in South Hollywood, while a
number of others said small meter con-
nections were charged for at the same
rates as those APPLIED to larger connec-
items.
''If this company charged the same
amount for a fiVe-eighthS connection as
for a three-fourths connection" said
Supervisor Eldridge, sit is nothing
more nor less than skin game l
have received many complaints from
my constituents about the manner in
which they ,have been treated and I
feel certain the board will go to the
bottom in making this investigation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03

fenced by Judge Willis yesterday to
two years in Folsom penitentiary.
Satia was placed on probation less
than a month ago, after pleading guilty
to passing worthless checks. A week
later he was rearrested, charged with
a similar offense, and again leniency
was shown.
When he was arrested a third time
and brought into court Judge Willis,
while expressing sympathy for the
prisoner because of his apparent in
ability to overcome a drug habit, said
he believed two years in a place where
Satia's appetite could not be gratified
might work change in the man.
Satia said he became addicted to
the use of morphine while administer
ing the drug to his father during his
last illness. The influence of the drug,
he said, had changed him from a hard
working, honest man into a criminal.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
COMPTROLLER DISP0SES
OF S10000,O0O BONDS
New York City as Sold to Seventy
four Bidders at Average
Price of 101.57

NEW YORK, March 2.--Ccmptroller
Metz disposed today of $4,000, 900
worth of the New York city per cent
bonds to seventy-four bidders at an
average price of 101.57. The highest
bid was 1O4, the lowest successful bid
was 101.Ss.
Kuhn, Loeb e. Co. secured $4,443, 900
at prices ranging from 1O1.3S to 101. rs.
They bid on the entire amount, but
their bids for the remainder were not
high enough.
The only other bid for the entire
amount was by William Solomon &
Co., who offered 1918 for the lot and
also submitted bids for various smaller
amounts at better prices. They Sc
cured 81. $751; 00
The income basis at the average price
obtained Is about 1898. All run for fifty
years. The last similar issue of city
bonds on November 20 sold at 102.SS5.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
Lid on at PetaIuma

PETALUMA, March 2.-The city
trustees put the lid on this town today,
at least so far as Sunday is concerned.
by the adoption of an ordinance which
orders all saloons closed from midnight
Saturday until Monday morning, and
prohibits the playing of monographs
and "other noise-making machines" on
the Sabbath. A proposal that the the
aters be closed on Sunday was voted
down. The passage of the new law
follows an active campaign by numer-
Gus taxpayers and clergymen, whose
petition asking for its adoption was
signed by a large number of residents.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-03
SOCIALISTS CAN
GO ON BALLOT
COURT DECIDES PARTY HAS
RIGHT TO CANDIDATE
WHEELER's PETITION FOR WRIT
OF MANDATE GRANTED
Judge BordweII Rules That Primary
Election Law Cited by City
Attorney Is Not APP
pIicabIe

Unless an appeal is taken and the de-
cision of Judge Bordwell is reversed
the name of Fred c. Wheeler will head
cast in the recall election March 26.
Wheeler's petition for "a writ of man
date to compel H. j. Lelande, city
clerk, to place his name on the ballots
was granted by Judge Bordwell of the
superior court yesterday in lengthy
written decision.
In this decision the court holds that
the primary election law, which pro-
vides that no convention of political
party for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for mayor can be held unless
| the delegates thereto be elected at Il
| primary election held pursuant to it's
provisions, is not applicable by reason
of the lack of time to employ it.
Regarding the contention of Emmett
| Wilson, deputy city attorney, that the
only provision of the law by which
! Wheeler could have his name placed on
/ the ballot of IA recall election is by
petition signed by at least per cent
of the entire vote cast at the last city
election, and that no political party
may hold a convention for the purpose
of nominating a candidate to be voted
for at such election, the court says:
No Prohibitory Law
UNLESS there is valid law prohibit
ing a political party from holding a
convention and nominating a candidate
| for this Office the contention Of the city
attorney must be disallowed."
Although the primary election law
is mandatory in Los Angeles" says
Judge Bordwell nevertheless, mas
| ~ no 10
such as is presented here, by reason of
the lack of time to employ 1t, there is
ma good reason for deciding that any
| political party may not hold a conven-
| ton in manner and at a time suitable
and agreeable to the judgment of its
governing body, for the purpose of
naming a candidate of that party for
the recall election.
when the law is imperative" says
the court land the reason for a rule
ceases, so does the rule"
| In closing Judge Bordwell says: "a
| peremptory writ of mandate will issue
requiring the city clerk to receive and
| file the certificate, showing that the
petitioner here is the regular nominee
of the Socialist party for mayor of the
| city of Los Angeles, to be voted for at
the election to be held March 26. and
| requiring him to place the name of the
petitioner as such candidate of the So
cialist party on the ballot to be used
at said election"
AS the city attorney contested the
petition for the writ of mandate merely
to determine the law in the matter it Is
not believed an appeal will be taken.
A. r. Holston, who; with Clarence
Nelly, represented Wheeler In the pro-
ceedings, stated after reading the de-
cision that a vigorous campaign in be-
half of the Socialist candidate would
I be begun Immediately.