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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

Chinook Opinion: Parties pros.
pecting for dry land farms can be
seen driving out almost any morning
now. Some of the p~rospectors have
found claims that suit them and have
made preparations to squat on the
land until filings are accepted for 800
acres. Quite q number expect to have
the land plowed at once and put into
winter wheat In August. There are q
large number of traction pillow outfits
in the country this season and all In
dicatious point to the breaking up OF
large areas this season.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
Beef Baron Becomes Citrus King

0oeI baron Vltru8 Non&s
From cattle king of Montana to the
citrus king of the world is the step
which Daniel A. G. Flowerree Of Hell.
ena has taken without stumbling.
Mr.. Flowerree owns q farm OF 900
acres near Fort Meyer, on the Ca.
loosehatchee river in Florida, and
upon it are grown more grapefruit
than upon any other single tract OF
land in the world. At that there are
at the present time only $50 acres OF
the farm bearing. But next year the
whole arc will produce fruit and
Flowerree will have ESQ, 900 boxes OF
grapefruit for the American market.
"American" market is correct, for
the Flowerree farm grapefruit has been
pronounced by experts as q very So
perior article. A carload received by
. Helena Wholesale house last week
was disposed of In just six hours, and
another carload ordered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFLETS
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State.

VTO" V0VtOuS V0VtS OF tUo 0tatos
HELENA, March 24.-Michael Sulli.
van, OF Dupuyer, vas tried in the fed.
eral court today on the charge OF SELL
ing whisky to James Fisher, q Black
feet Indian. The alleged crime was
committed on October II, 1908; and it
is charged that the Indian stole q
horse while intoxicated from the liquor
sold by Sullivan. This led to the lat
ter's arrest. The trial of the case was
short, and after being out less than
an hour, the jury returned q sealed
verdict.
BUTTE, March 24.-"Doctor" Hall,
q schoolmate of President Mckinley
in Ohio sixty years ago, died At the
poor farm yesterday and was buried
in the potter's field. Hall al At one
time a prominent pr actitioner in Butte
and Helena. but through the use Of
liquor and drugs he lost all standing,
He attained much notoriety about siz
years ago by being tried in the dis
trict for the ofense of throwing
the body Of . newly born child into
the range Of q restaurant. He died 9
complete physical wreck.
M1ssOULA, March 24.-James A
Mills, charged with having killed deel
out of season. was tried by q Jury IL
the district court today, found no
guilty and discharged. Mills lives OF
q timb Der claim in the mountains neal
Iron mountain, and admitted that b,
killed the deer last winter, during tn
severe weather, as he needed the mea
for food. He proved his statement
to the satisfaction of the jury and wa
held not guilty Of having violated tn
spirit of the law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

OF the west and Chicago capitalists
got together and decided on the plan.
The formation of the plan fret took
shape several weeks ago and almost
Immediately architects we're engaged
to prepare plans for the building and
later the contract was let. It Is
planned to push the construction work
az rapidly as possible,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
Notice Of Meeting Of Stockholders
Of the Mackton Coal Co.

Notice is hereby given that q meeting of the
stockholders of the N ackton Coal company will
be held at the Office of the company in Big Sandy,
hour Of 10 o'clock q. m for the purpose of con.
eidering the question and proposition of in.
creasing the capital stock of said company from
dred thousand dollars ($2OO,OOO), and of amend
ing the articles of incorporation, changing the
sssessable stock to non-aeseesable, and such
other business az may properly come before said
meeting. B.. j. BAILEY, President.
Attest:-C. l. JENSEN, Secretary.
j. J~ORGENsIN e.
CHAs. E. CRIP1AU
H.. F. THOMPsON
JOHANNES L1HFELDT
B. J. BAILEY
Il G. C. MACK
Majority of Trustees.
BIZ Sandy, Mont, March 26, 1909.
First publication March %, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS.
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

lNOVtO0VU uVuOutS0ub0 eANU0ueVSs
Chester Signal: The melting snow
in the surrounding country has put
about six feet of water in the railroad
reservoir and the extra tanks that the
trains have been hauling all winter
can O be dispensed with.
Choteau Acantha: Hugh O'Neal
was at the Truchot ranch on the Mud.
dy yesterday and the day before to
have q look i the work of the gaso.
line traction plows in operation there.
1t is said that O'Neal & Beaupre con.
template purchasing an outfit of the
same kind for their ranch at Sweet.
erase.
Chester Signal: In speaking about
alfalfa seed and bees, the other day,
Postm aster Crichton informed rs that
last spring L. D. Pugsley, the Msriss
woolgrower, had received q colony OF
bees to fertilize his alfalfa fields and
the results obtained were highly salts
fsctory-more than 10000 pounds OF
pure alfalfa seed, that will average up
with any grown in the state.
Lewistown Argus: M. q. Deaton,
one of the best known and most popu.
lar young men of Lewistown, has &C.
cepted q position as foreman for the
T. G. Power cattle outfit, with head
quarters at Judith Landing, and will
leave for his new field in q few days,
Although but q young man, MI. Dea'
ton has been engaged in the mercantile
business here for several years.
Havre Plaindealer: J. B. Brant
one of the largest farmers in thu
Northwest Territory. was in Havr'
Tuesday and was driven out to tn
experiment farm. Mi. Brant gave l
as his opinion that this country wa
destined to 600 become q land o
farms and develop into o. of tn
richest sections of the country. Mr.
Brant, it IL understood, made q pur
chase of 1000 acres of land west o
this city.
Conrad Observer: Three steam
shovels we're put to work yesterda
on the canal work from Dupuye
creek to the big lake and q crew O
Is men were sent to Birch creek Il
work on q large concrete headgate t.
control the waters from that strear
into Dupuyer creek. The canal fror
Dupuyer creek to the big lake, wher
the steam shovels have been put t.
work, is to be greatly enlarged. TIL
distance is about four miles. Tn
, canal from Birch creek to Dlpuye
creek is fourteen miles long
: This is also to be greatly er
larged. A large force of men will b
: put to work at once on the completio
of the dam west of town. 1t is give
. out that the company have about loo
miles of canals and bitches to bull
this summer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

MILES CITY, March 24.-The Calvin
Investment company has effected the
sale of 1900 acres of the Charles
Krug land lying between Hoyt, on the
Norther q Pacific, and Mildred, on the
Milwaukee, to G. l.. White, q live
stock raiser of La Crosse. Mr.. Krug
is q prominent woolgrower of Dawson
county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
Citizens Party Primaries.

There was q comparatively email
attendance at the ward primaries
Thursday evening, the snow storm
causing most of the voters to remain
at their homes. The result in each
ward follows:
FIRST WARD.
Geo. L. Overfeld was nominated to
succeed himself as alderman.
Delegates to the city convention
Jno. &. Sullivan, H. LaBarre. E. r,
Russell. Alternates-J. V. Carroll,
Jr., F. A. Flanagan, Jos. r. Brown,
Ward committee-D. G. Browne,
W. r. Early, John Ward.
SECOND WARD.
For aldermen, Captain Geo. H,
Stevens was nominated for the two
year term, and Joseph Sullivan fol
the one-year term.
Delegates to the city convention
DR.. E. M. Porter, J.. D. Savage, w
J. Minar. Altern ates-Geo. II. Stew
ems, Joseph Sullivan, Chas. H. Green
Ward committee-John Harris, L
D. Sharp, j. p. Williams.
THIRD WARD.
Frank Merger was nominated t
succeed himself as alderman, for
two.year term.
Delegates to the city convention
J. w. Lenning, w. M. Davis, G. H
Evers. Alternates--J. E. Epperson
J. J. McGraw, Lee Sedgwick.
Ward committee-William Kinder
John F. Murphy, Jay Fry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31

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
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-31
For Sale or Rent.

A three-room house, with furniture, and gooC
outbuildings. Apply at this Office.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
Excursion

To Cincinnati, Ohio, and Coving-
ton, KY, and return. On May 18th
and 18th only the Illinois Central
R. R. Co. will sell tickets to Cincin-
natl, Ohio and Covington, KY, and
return. Return limit, leave Cincin-
natl or Covington not later than mid.
night of May 22nd, 1909. Fare Gin
einnati $3.50; Covipgton $3.50. For
additional information call on,
G. R. Newman, Agent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
The Christian County Loose
Tobacco Market

Auction sale of loose tobacco;EVERY DAY throughout
the season. We have secured the large E. Cooper liv-
cry stable on Bird Ave. where prepared to receive
all kinds of tobacco either strppedEor on the stalk and
will sell same for you privately or;atapubc acuton for
highest market prices
Our house is open for receiving tobacco every day in the
week. Will receive tobacco hand-packed in hogsheads-
and sell it on the loose floor at highestmarket price
]. P. THOMPSON & CO., Managers
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
Poultry Printing.

We have a very large and com
plete line of poultry cuts and are
prepared to do any and all kinds Of
printing for poultry raisers at low
prices.
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For Sale at a Bargain.

Scholarship in one of the best Bus
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Good for any department Address
Ithis Office.
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Retail Price $3.50.
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The Cosmopolitan
1900 WaH Atlas

ENGRAVED especially for the Evening at cost of
Printed in colors six xS6 Portraits of Kentucky
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and statistics.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19

army circle nj Washington, are aii pt' p,.
figures at the White House. MIS-. 'arnns.on .,'
and Miss Darlington were n. s a., ,orni.
I,,,io Marty vbo heard the result OF the nomi'
nating convention at Chicago last June Win
Mrs Taft In the office of the secretary oil war
In addition to the sons and daughter OF MT
and Mrs Taft there are plenty OF young peoPe
at the White House from time to time repre-
senting various branches OF the famiy. Inc
country became familiar with the names OF
Mr.. Taft's nieces and nephews AT the uhe Vi
the convention in June, when they were on
hand to cheer for Uncle Will" or Mrs.
Tafts Ave sisters. four are married. as are also
her two brothers. and all have families.
Mrs. Taft's sisters are Mrs. Parsons OF Co
lumbus O.; Mrs. Charles Anderson OF Cinclh-
natl who has three charming daughters who
are graduates Of Bryn Mawr. where Miss Helen
Taft Is now student; MRS. Louis moore OF
Cincinnati, who has one little son. and Mrs.
Tbomas Laughlin OF Pittsburg. who has two
smaII children. Her brothers, William Her
ron. who married Miss Janey Esby Of Cincin-
natl and John Heron. who married Miss
George Aldrich, both have young children.
Much of the domestic machinery of the
White House goes on automatically. with little
variation from one administration to another.
Mrs. Taft is a good housekeeper. In the home
maintained until last June she had four serv-
ants, one Filipino boy brought from the
islands. The house was tastefully furnished.
many souvenirs OF travels giving It an interest
ing background. Mrs. Tafts room was decor
ated in blue, her favorite color. In matters OF
dress Mrs Taft has quiet tastes. She does
much of her own choosing and shopping. and
patronizes local shops. For evening she wears
white frequently, though pink is perhaps the
colcc for which she has greater partiality. At
q reception at the White House one afternoon
last May the last formal function she attend
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19

springs last summer she made tho tour os tho
course with Mr. Taft every day. a strenuous
80 as every one knows who has climbed the
mills and descended the dales OF the goIf In.
closure at that resort e1 "
Mfs. Tat has brains and uses them. with.
out being In any sense aggressive or pedaptic
one 'aIks Wei. and looks well when she Is talk
ing her smile has the charm Of intelligence
mat quick flash Of recognition, distinct from
me frozen. automatic smile peculiar to many
women In omcial life on whom social duties
make many demands, even to that of coutin.
uously looking pleasant" She has a generous
mouth and handsome teeth, a straight nose,
well proportioned to her other features,
broad forehead, above which her brown hair is
arranged in soft pompadour.
In her knowledge OF languages Mrs Taft has
an advantage over many of her predecessors.
During their last winter as members Of the
cabinet circle. Mr.. and Mrs Taft we're I'm
mourning for Mr.. Taft's mother, and they took
part in formal social occasions They have
many friends in many lands. Mrs Taft. how.
ever, like many women who have grown I'D
in a large family of girls among whom the tie
of kinship is strong. has few intimate friends
She plays a sc. 1ntifc game of whist, and has
gravitated here toward the women who take
the game seriously. OF these Miss Cannon.
daughter of the speaker of the house Of repre-
sentatives is one who is frequently with Mrs
Taft. They drive together. one of Mrs. Taft's
favorite diversions. and are often together at
concerts. Mrs. Halle Erminie Rives Wheeler.
wife Of the secretary Of the American embassy
spent several months recently in this country.
and during part Of the time was the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Taft Their friendship goes
back to days Of travel In the east, whom they
saw many things together and discovered q
sympathy In the point Of view
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19

She prefers hats to toques.
The question has already come up n mat
ter of speculation in official circles of Wash.
ingtOn society to whether Miss Helen Taft
will finish her college course be White
House debutante within the next two years.
The question undoubtedly will be left to her
own inclination to settle.
One afternoon last June. when tho eyes Of
the nation were Chicago there emerged
from one Of the big. substantial brick houses
In street, Washington. n little group Of
figures including woman who led the way
as they turned Into Sixteenth street and
walked southwark toward the White House.
She swung along with a step elastic that
of the boy and girl accompanying her. They
talked and laughed they went. and their
voices. all pitched to the same pleasant con.
tralto tone. bespoke their kinship.
Perhaps they noted through the green vista
of Lafayette park the glistening columns Of
the north portico Of the White House. The
picture was a familiar one to all Of them.
That to the woman 1t stood for the moment
the concrete presentment of fate toward
which her steps had turned % years before
almost to the day, who shall say? Her clear
blue gray eyes looked as unblnkingly at the
reality they had at the vision. Though in no
sense under the spell of that faculty which
Thurlow Weed years ago declared had bewil.
dered many men whose eyes were turned In
that direction. she was too frank to feign an
Indifference to the alluring possibility Of .
residence within Its walls. She had a can
didate at Chicago that day. and IL the question
were put squarely to her she was ready un.
hesitatingly to avow him.
The woman and children made altogether an
inconspicuous little group they crossed
Pennsylvania avenue and entered the big triple
department building on the corner OF Seven
teenth street. The watchman at the door OF
the war department and the messengers in
the corridors recognized them, however. as
they made their way toward the ONCE OF the
secretary. returning the grinning salutations
that greeted them on all sides.
Mrs Tan wore white linen suit. A flower
laden hat shaded her face, which retains all
its girlhood contours. The door closed upon
them, and 1t was five O'Clock before they re-
appeared. Was II the same party. or had
that history making afternoon wrought some
subtle change? Mrs Taft, wife Of the secre-
tary of war, now Mrs. Taft. wife OF =
presidential nominee. Her step was lighter.
her eyes brighter. Happy? Surely. Her can
didate had won the first approaches to ulti.
mate victory.
They went as they had come. on foot, stop
pinR In the street to buy an extra" for the
pleasure of approaching the good news from
another angle.
The wife Of a man already of the most
conspicuous figures in public life In America.
Mrs. Taft became from that moment national
figure. The November victory Of the Republi-
can party but concentrated the attention which
had been upon her for Ave months the wife
Of its nominee. There were no longer favo
rites in the field. Comparisons were out Of or
der The names OF the president-elect and his
family became household words throughout the
land.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19

Gen. and Mrs. Corbin and
Gen. and Mrs. Edwards are
prominent in the social en-
tourage OF the next White
House regime. Gen. Corbin
comes from Ohio. Mrs. Cor
bin was Miss Edith Patten
OF Washington. formerly OF
California. Their friendship
with Mr.. and Mrs. Taft is
OF long standing. They were
all In the Philippines to-
gether. Gen. and Mrs. Cor.
bin have recently completed
n handsome country home
at Chevy Chase. Washing
tons most fashionable sub
urb.
Gen. and Mrs. Edwards
arc close neighbors OF the
White House. Their friend
ship with the Tafts has al
SO a far-reaching and inter
esting background. With
Gen. Edwards they have
reminiscencesin common OF
many lands. The chief OF
staY Of the army and Mrs.
Bell and Gen. and Mrs. Gar
lington, with their pretty
daughter Sally. one OF the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19

own kith and kin. Henry
Esmond embodied their
ideal OF chivalry. and
Thackeray's whole world
of characters were famil-
lar figures on the horizon
OF their Imagination. Mrs.
Taft is loyal to her old
literary friends. and still
dips into their society.
George Eliot is one OF the
fayorites OF her later
years
She Is a general reader,
the newspapers coming
in for n daily share Of
her time. To any subject
in which Mr.. Taft is In.
terested or OF which he
is making n study she al.
SO gives her attention. As
few men Of the period
have had occasion to look
up information on such a
variety OF subjects as the
president-elect. Mrs. Taft
has made herself a stu
dent OF wide range. II
has intensified the sense
Of comradeship existing
between them. and Is per.
haps but another express.
sion OF the sentiment
which takes her walking
over the golf course with
her husband. though she
does not play. At Ho,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
ECZEMA 80 YEARS;
SIMPLE OIL CURES
Wintergreen Compound Stopped Itch
at Once-Disease Soon Disappeared.

Eczema first appeared on my body
when l was a child 8 years Of age.
For over thirty years I scratched and
scratched and doctored. 1t simply
drove me wild. "About one year ago,
the disease covered my entire body
from my scalp to my toes. My doctor
and my friends all gave me up as in
durable.
"Then I commenced using the D. d.
d. Remedy for eczema. The first APP
plication stopped the horrible Itching
xema gradually left my body and am
now entirely cured excepting a little
roughncss OF the skin on my left
ankle"
Mr. NJ. 7. Firmin. for the last 20
years in the employ Of the C. S. Daniels
Furniture Co. Of Wichita. Kan. in the
presence OF Mr.. ITigginson Of the IIig-
ginson Drug Co, made the above state
mcnt.
We suggest that You ask your drug
gist more about d. d. d. Prescription.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
The Human Eve.

A marvelously constructed instru.
ment. delicate in the extreme. re-
spending to the slightest influence.
What a crime against nature to drug
the eye Everyday eye troubles are
speedily cured by applying externally
Dr.. Mitchell's pure. harmless. soothing
Eye Salye. 25 cents. Ask the Crusgist.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
Hospitality.

"And did you enjoy your African
trip. major? How did you like the
savages?"
"Oh, they were extremely kind heart
ed They wanted to keep me there for
dinner."-London Opinion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
Diplomacy.

Wheh man HAS an aTg1nHtHt WItH
his wife, and she proves that he Is in
the wrong"
"Yes?"
Should he own up to it,"
mo. That's bad business. He
should maintain he was right. and
then go out and buy her something
nice."-Cleveland Leader.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
MIS- HELEN mr. 1'

ed there as wife Of the secretary OF war
she wore a demi-toilette OF black lace
over white. with black and white hat
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19
N
DLZNROY-
" T. REL

HAT m a n ner of
woman Is Mrs. VIII
liam II. Taft, whose
name has been add
ed to those OF the
women whose infiu-
ence has made the
social fame of past
a d m | n s ira
tions? How does
. regime with which
the name of Taft
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-19

the White House regime with which
history connects the name of Taft -
compare with the hospitality of Madi-
sons the elegance of John Quincy Adams, the
simple democracy of Andrew Jackson's.
the stateliness of James Buchanan's? More
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-05-15
FOREST RESERVATION
State Will Have One in Washington
County First.

Burlington. May 14.-State Fores-
ter A. NJ. Halves hopes that ultimate
ly Vermont will have a forest reser-
walton in each of the fourteen coun-
ties of the state.
The first of these will be in Wash
ington county. doubtless it being a
central location. Mr.. Halves has re-
Gently returned from that part of the
state, where he inspected land with
view of purchase by the state. No
purchase will be made until late in
the summer and then tract of about
500 acres will be secured Other and
larger reservations will be acquired
when money for that purpose is forth
coming. The state makes now an
annual appropriation for the forestry
bureau of $4,000. Most of this goes
for the nursery expenses.
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Drysda'e

Girls Wash Dresses in
Ginghams, Percales, etc.
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Chi dren S Coat White
Serge, Pongee, eto.

Tailored Cloth Suis, Dresses, Skirts and Goats
is fairly humming along another week will end
this MONEY SAVING EVENT.
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Twelve large cases of pharaphene-
liza for use of the tuberculosis exhibit
which is to be held at the Y. M. c. A.
next Tuesday and Wednesday under
the auspices of the state board of
health, arrived today. The exhibit
will be free to all and it is hoped that
the public will avail themselves of
this opportunity to learn preventives
of consumption.