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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
Accused Of Land Frauds.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-For using
the United States malls to further irri.
CATION schemes In Colorado, declared
In statement issued by the interior
department last night to be "wildly
and fagrantly fraudulent" seven
residents Of that state have been in.
dicted Is result of the combined ef-
forts OF the interior and postofice de.
partment. The men are each under
o.. 500 bail.
The charge. 1t is said, is that they
procured about SO citizens to make
desert land entries In the Montrose,
Col, land district, upon representa-
tions that the several corporations
would construct an irrigation enter
prise to irrigate their lands.
Entrymen we're required, it Is said,
to agree to deed to land and irri-
cation company, when patent was Sc
cured, all the land except 10 or 20
acres of the $50 acres In each entry,
10 return for which the company was
to furnish the entryman his water cup
ply. The land involved is valued u
approximately 100000. Adverse re-
ports on the entries were submitted by
the general land Office. following
which the matter was turned over to
the postoftice department. The indict-
ments resulted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
Paid Duty On Jewelry.

NEW YORK. Dec. 13. - Collector
Loeb disposed of the case of Mrs.
Theodore P. Shonts, wife of the head
of the marlborough Rapid Transit
company, this afternoon by assessing
$4,000, the usual go per cent duty on
jewelry appraised at $4,000. which
was taken from Mrs. Shonts when she
arrived from Europe last week.
Al investig cation showed there was
no conceslment Of the jewels, and the
failure of Mrs. Shonts to declare it
was not wilfull.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
New Land Rules Approved.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-New rules
of practice governing cases before the
United States local land, the general
land Office and the department of the
interior, were today approved by Sec.
retary Bsllinger. The new rules,
which will 60 into effect February l.,
are intended to simplify practice, to
avoid delay and to reduce the number
of successive appeals.
Under the present system, 1t is said,
the multitude OF appeals give advant-
age to q contestant of wealth over one
who is poor. A contest against an
entry or claim of record, under the
new rules, can only be instituted by a
person who seeks to acquire title to,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
Cold Wave Sweeps East.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-New York
experienced its share of suffering and
inconvenience caused by the sweep of
the cold wave from the northwest which
today holds the entire northwestern
section of the country In its grasp.
Nine deg rees above zero, officially
recorded in the early morning hours,
was the minimum temper aturo in this
city, but up the state where the effects
of the cold snap were more severely
felt, the mercury was as low as eigh,
below, at Canlon, N. Y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
MILLIONS FOR IRRIGATION.
Montana Projects May Secure Share
Of Available Funds.

Of Available Funds.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-"I am not
Ut liberty to give figures, but l conf
dently expect that there will be set
aside for Sun River and ST. Mary and
Milk river projects every dollar that
can be economically employed in con.
struction during the next three years. "
So said Senator Carter, and he con.
tinued: ''The allotment for these pro.
]ects will be about 81, 600, 900, I believe.
No allotment has thus far been defin.
itely made. but l believe the people
can rely on our two Ions. timer
projects receiving q very liber al
share"
The report Of the board of army en-.
gineers on the projects will not be an.
nounced until the president takes &C.
tion. The president has called on the
reclaim alton service for conserv alive
statement of the receipts expected from
the sale Of public lands and the re.
payment by water users for the next
three years. This will total at leas,
S23, 900, 900, even II the receipts from
water users do not increase materially
This sum added to $40. 900 from
certificates will make S43, ,000, 900 at the
very lowest available for construction
during the next three years. AS in
terest will be charged agaisst the pro-
jects receiving the advances from the
go, 100000 fund, those projects in
which public lands predominate will
be supplied from the regular fund,
leaving the burden OF interest to b.
borne by projects having Q large pro
portion of private lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
Carnegie Donates Millions.

NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Audrew Car.
negie's gift OF slo, ,o00. 900 for the fur.
therance Of intern asional peace brings
the total OF his benefactions to some.
thing like s160. .0O0,O 900.
The endowment announcement to.
day is second in size only to three
others of his-the sl5. 900 found alton
for the ad ancement of teaching, the
GIG, ,O0O, 600 endowment of the Carnegie
institute in Pittsburg, and the s12, 900,
GOO fund for the establishment OF the
Carnegie institute In Washington.
MIR. Caruegie's gifts to libraries in
the last 20 ) ears are estima ated at S36,
600, 600 for the United States and $l7,
600. 900 abroad.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
FOR TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Democratic Leader Announces Plan
Most In Favor.

Democratic Leader Announces Plan
Most In Favor.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Represen.
tative Champ Clark issued q state
ment tonight fully outlining his plat.
form as prospective speaker of the
democratic house of representatives
In the next congress.
he proclaims himself in favor of the
appointment of house committees by
q committee, rather than by the speak.
er and he states his belief that the tar
If should be revised schedule by sche-
dule, rather than in one single bill.
Those two subjects, says Mr.. Clark,
are the ones upon which he has been
continu ally importuned to make some
statement.
Democr attic house members sent out
call today for caucus Jan. 10 of
the democr attic membership of the next
house. Mr.. Clark's statement is both
an explain alton of the call and q decla.
ration of his own platform as the
probable speaker of the house.
The caucus will select q ways and
means committee and q rules commit.
tee, somewha at larger than the present
committee OF seven. Mr.. Clark be-
lieves one of these committees should
then be empowered to select the other
committees of the house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21

MILES CITY, Dec. 14.-After stab.
bing his one.year.old baby aud ohss-
ing his wife in an effort to kill her,
Virgo Hollenbeck completed the
slaughter by cutting his own throat
with the knife with which he had
stabbed the baby. The tragedy took
place At the home of George Bozarth,
restaurant keeper at Jordan. Hol.
lenbeck had been trying to persuade
his wife to return to their shack and
live with him. She refused and he
took jack knife and plunged it fierce.
ly into the little ones body and then
turned to attack his wife, but che and
Mrs. Bozarth had fed In terror.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
MONTANA AT WASHINGTON.
Matters Affecting the Treasure State
Receive Attention.

Matters Affecting the Treasure State
Receive Attention.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-De6ciency
estimates for surveying the public
lands In Montana have been made TO
congress by the interior department.
In q letter to congress Secretary Bal.
linger asks for q, 1000, to be available
this year for the Office OF the surveyor
general of Montana, to be used for
work upon returns of surveys under
the special items for surveys in the
appropriation bills passed last see.
sion.
The department has also ask for an
appropriation OF S25, 900 for the EN-.
ployment OF additional employees in
Offices of the surveyor general In the
preparation of the returns of surveys.
The treasury department has asked
congress to appropriate Sl5. 900 at this
session for the purchase of q cite for
the federal building at Kalispell,
which is about to be contracted for.
Secretary Ballinger has allotted
S45. 900 for the Montana agricultural
college this year, from the permanent
fund created by congress.
Secretary Ballinger has reported to
congress that the expenses last year Of
surveying and allotting lands on the
Indian reserv ations in Montana were
rs follows: Blackfeet reserv alton,
Sl9, 500; Flathead reserv alton, 81, $50;
Rocky Boy reserve, 81, ,302; total 1884,
133.
Representative Pray is having con.
ferences with Director Holmes of the
bureau of mines in regard to future
work on the bureau, and will inspect
with one of the mine rescue cars for
the purpose of learning in what ways
the work can be improved upon and
further progress made. 1t is also with
the view Of promoting the work of the
bureau and of the mine rescue service.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21

York Central railroad shortly after 8
O'Clock this morning.
The force of the explosion shattered
hundreds of windows In the big hotels
and apartment houses in the neighbor.
hood OF the railroad termin al, causing
alarm among the guests. The dyna.
mite blast picked up . northbound
trolley car, lifted it in the air and
sent 1t crashing down on an automobile
which was passing along the other
side of the street. Four of the passen.
gers were killed and everyone in the
car was injured.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
Against General Revision.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Asserting
wholesale revision of the tariff to be
an "unmitigated injustice to the busi-
ness interests of the country and ruin
ous to the party that undertakes
them." Senator Lodge In q speech to.
day In the senate. supported the tariff
amendment by sections. He spoke on
q motion to refer the Cummins joint
resolution to the committee on rules
The house, he said. now had power to
bring In special rules to cut out
amendments. He believed the sen ate
could adopt similar plan. BE did
not believe In q general law as is con.
templated by the resolution.
Senator Lodge announced himself
in accord with the president's tariff
plan. Speaking of the desir ability oi
the amendment of the tariff In sepsr'
ate parts, rather than Q whole, Mr.
Lodge said that on more that one oc
casion conditions had arisen which
rendered desir able alterati OF por
tions OF the tariff, but that such
changes could not be undertaken with
out entering on q revision of all the
schedules.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
MADE SENATORS GASP.
New Member From Iowa Make.
Breezy Speech.


WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. - Senator
Lafayette Young Of Iowa today gave
the legislative body of which he has
been q member exactly 10 days the
surprise OF its existence.
He had prepared TO make an attack
on his colleague, Senator Cummins,
who seeks the passage of concurrent
resolution changing the rules OF the
senate and house so as to permit piece
meal revision of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law. This he did, and more.
The senate gasped and then laughed
when Mr.. Young told it that the coun-
try would feel relieved were congress
to adjourn altogether for 1.-TWO solid
years."
1t gasped again when he alluded to
its members in breezy fashion as
"boys," and when he declared that
the editors of the country and not con.
gress ruled the country the galleries
Joined with the senators in genera al
hilarity.
His reference to editors and print
ers' ink as the real directors of the
destiny OF the nation was followed by
disavowal of any intent to offend.
When be called his colleagues "boys"
he accompanied it with wave of his
hand. This incident followed story
of how, just as he was about to take
the train for Washington and the SEN
ate, q constituent "buttonholed'' him.
"Go down there, SENATOR" said the
constituents, 'and for heavens sake
put up fight for the consumers"
II will not," Mr.. Young said he re.
piled. "Those boys there are doing
that. I am going to fight for the pro.
ducers."
Standing in Senator Tillman's q
place, Mr.. Young attracted general
attention when he arose, not only be-
cause of the novelty involved in set
speech from so new q senator, but be.
cause of the quaintness and forceful-
ness of his language as he warmed to
his work.
Mr.. Young opposed all efforts at re.
vision of the existing tariff, because,
as he contended, the law protects the
farmer. He had great fear, he said,
that ultimately the adoption of the
Cummins resolution would prove in.
furious to the great agricultural in
teresta.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
EXPOSED TO INVASION.
War Department Reports Lack Of
National Defense.

War Department Reports Lack Of
National Defense.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-A report
from the war department, showing
how the country was inadeq uately
protected against invasion from for.
eign governments, was sent to the
house today as q secret document,
and, after several conferences and
hurried telephone messages, was re-
turned to the war department because
the house could not receive q secret
report.
Members OF congress who saw the
document before its withdrawal soy
the report OF Secretary Dickinson
points out that the country is wholly
unprepared for war; that there is Q
woeful inadequacy of men, guns and
ammunition; that the army should be
reorganized and that q council of ma
tional defense, with secretary of war
at its head, should be created by con.
gress.
The report OF General Wood marked
"confidential," dealt with these mat.
ters and gave official notice to m mstters
of more or less common knowledge
among army and navy experts in this
country and abroad. In fact, the real
significance Of the document is that 1t
makes official admission of conditions
already we'll known among navy and
army officials.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21

HELENA, Dec. II. Two district
judges are personally counting the
4. 200 ballots cast in Lewis and Clark
county last November to decide wheth.
or Stephen Sullivan. (rep. or J. A.
Duncan, dem. Was elected county
treasurer. The official returns showed
that Sullivan was elected by . plural.
ity of II votes, but Duncan contested,
alleging that votes cast for Tim Sui.
livsn, democratic candidate for sher.
III, had been wrongfully Tailed for
Stephen Sullivan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
Kansas Baby Crop Is Short.

TOPEKA, Dec. l3.-While the Kansas
tax board is shouting to the world
that Kansas has billion dollars
worth of taxable property, while F.
D. Coburn is telling how Kansas
leads in wheat and stands third or
fourth in corn and the labor bureau
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21
Twelve Killed In Explosion.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Twelve per.
sons were killed, two of them women,
and thirty were injured In . double
explosion of gas and dynamite In the
, new electric power house of the New
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21

Blank forms for making annual re-.
ports of corpor ations on ssle at the
River Press Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-21

or claim an interest In the land In.
volved and the ground OF the contest
muet be based on matters not disclos-
ed by the records of the land depart.
mept.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13
Mrs. Joseph Bergeron.

Mrs. Minnie Bergeron. widow OF Joseph
Bergeron. died at the keene city hospital
Wednesday afternoon about one o'clock
of Bright disease and complications
Mrs. Bergeron had been i'll the past WIN
ter and during the last five weeks she
had been confined TO her bed, continuing
TO grow worse. II was deemed adyls.
able to take her to Keene city hospital
last Tuesday. She was born in Canada,
May 10. 1855, and had lived here 90 years;
the past few years of which time she had
made her home with her daughter, Mrs;
Emile Gaudet. Mrs. Bergeron is survived
by four daughters; Mrs. Frank Tacy OF
Byfield. Mass, Mrs. Frank Christian OF
Pittsfeld Mass, Mrs. Henry Burke OF
Stafford Springs and Mrs. Emile Gaudet
of this town, and three sons: Philip OF
Canada, Eugene, of Providence, X. l.,
and Fred of Ashuelot She is also sur
yived by two sisters Mrs. Joseph Bernier
of Somersworth. n. H.. and Mrs. Fedime
Campagna of Lewiston, Me-. and two
brothers. Joseph Reulth Of Manchester,
and Idrail Reulth of Canada. The funeral
services will be held Saturday morning
in st. Josephs Catholic church and burial
will be in St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13
Other County Towns.
BRoOKLINE.

Frank Stevens was in Brattleboro Tues
day.
Mrs. Rand of Athens is doing the house
work for A. G. Wellman.
Mrs. D. J. Hitchcock Of Athens spent
several days at A. G. Wellman's.
Mrs. A. G. Wellman went to Brattle.
boro Monday to the Memorial hospital
for treatment.
Mrs. Clarence Blodgett was called to
Brooklyn, N. Y, by. the death of her
mother and will remain during the week.
In the death of Mrs. Atlanta Shafter
Crane last Saturday, at the age of 90,
the oldest person in Brookline passed
away. She was descendant of the
family of Skaters that were among the
early settlers of Athens and from which
some of the strongest men have gone
out of Vermont. Mrs. Crane was kind
woman to all, and has been tenderly
cared for by Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Bush.
Funeral services were held at the home
of L. w. Bush Tuesday, Rev: Mr..
McHale officiating. Mrs. Hattie Marsh,
Mrs. Charles Nichols, Mrs. McHale and
George Mallard rendered appropriate Sc
lections.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13
MNew Hampshire
HINSDALE.
SERIES NOW A TIE.
foundrymen Defeated Town Team ny
One Run,

The seeoni game II lAe sst,es hr'Nrrh
The foundry ahefar." and the town team
resulted in hard eainel victory for the
farmer la ths snur, III 10 :, The game
Was CLOSE AMI eNrillas Throughout, and
The playing Wa exceptionally gc,d' al
thonsh characterized ~ ligh, hitting an
hath side. Latham pitched steady
s,ms Ia the winners. having excellent
control 81 us wide curve. and striking
ont n 1T his opponrnis, Bailey riiehri
well for the lnsrts, only four hits being
made oil his delivery. hu, his irse pas,f'
combined with an error proved costly
Each team scored one earned run Outside
The pitching the features 81 the game
were the al round playing OF w A.
Rrooks. Young and nolan, the base run
ming az Walker and DonEa's timely two
base hit, The series now stands We
and thr deciding game viii be played on
Riverside park. saturday. May a. No
lover al baseball ia this Town WI have az
excuse for heing absent from this game
III
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13

Two base hts, Donla, Iaiham NtoIch
bases, Kelley. Donna, Goodhue, W. a.
Brooks. Walker 3 Base ON balls, by
Bailey g. Hit by pitched ball, Goodhne,
Walker. Struck out by Latham IL; by
Bailey 6. Passed ball. w. J.. Brooks,
Donna. Time. hr. 20 min. Umpire, DIR.
Roberts.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13

John Goodhue spent Sunday in Brattle'
boro.
Mrs. Henry Smith has been i'll the past
week.
Mrs. G. S. Smith spent Monday in
Keene
John Cookery of Spoford was in town
Wednesday.
Frank Britton is working at the Eagle
Iron foundry
Mrs. Frank Davis went to Gardner,
Mass, for a visit.
Robert Quigley was at home from
Greenfield Sunday.
Miss Nellie Lyman spent one day tins
week in Greenfield.
Miss Elizabeth Hancock of Greenfield
was at home Sunday.
Percy Booth of Boston spent Friday in
town with his family.
H. r. Fisher spent Sunday in Alstead
with DR.. G.. H. Foss.
Miss Alice Eames of Brattleboro is WIS.,
iting at G. S. Howe's
John Murray visited his daughter in
Greenfield last Saturday.
Mrs. Thurber of Millers Falls visited at
George Brittons recently.
Miss Nellie Redding was at home over
Sunday from Brattleboro.
J. A. Fisher of Harvard was in town
from Friday until Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Lamb visited rela-
tives in Orange over Sunday.
B. G.. Gore was a guest at W. W..
Kings Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. FIR. P. S. Cahill has been in Man
chester several days this week,
William Holton of the battleship Idaho
is visiting at James Hancock's.
Frank Davis and G.. A. Robertson were
in Concord the first of the week.
Mrs. j. G.. Bridge has gone to Spring
field for visit with her daughter.
Mrs. F. W. Tilden and Mrs. P. F..
Amidon were in Keene last Friday.
Miss Eyeline Stewart began working in
the Brightwood paper mill Monday.
Miss Margaret Dale went to Mortified,
Mass, Tuesday for few days stay.
The selectmen have posted notices for
bidding bicycle riding on sidewalks.
Miss Lillian Myers was at home, from
Florence, Mass, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Bertha Hall of Boston is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Hall.
Walter Barlow of Lawrence has been
spending several days in town this week.
Mrs. W. E. Fay goes to vineland, N. j.,
next Wednesday for three weeks Visit.
Mr.. Nealon of New Jersey is the guest
of his sister, Miss Belle Nealon, this week.
Sidney Miller of Hotchkiss academy is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Merritt.
RAYMOND Wright has been at home
from Hatfield the past week owing to i'll
ness.
Carl Sergeant was at home from Spring
field, VT, for few days the first OF the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Mann and son, Mer-
ton, of Brattleboro, spent Sunday IN
town.
JB. Anderson and Mrs. Samuel Hud-
son have returned from visit IN East
Dover.
Miss Kate Cantlin of West Swanzy
spent Sunday with her brother, +. T.
Cantlin.
Miss Katie Atwood of Keene spent
Sunday at N. o. Maynard's and A r.
Fishers.
Mrs. Henry Bourbe of Stafford Springs;
Conn.,, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Emil
Gaudet.
Nelson Blouin of Lawrence has been
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Mrs. e. R. Clark and children went to
their home in Springfield, Mass, last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bell Of Brattle-
boro visited over Sunday at Mrs. Bells
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Carey.
Rev. Mary Whitney stopped over Sun
day with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Norman
Colburn, attending church in the after
noon.
Albert Field cousin of Mrs. o. R. Farr,
called on relatives last Sunday. He drove
over from Brattleboro with Henry
Streeter.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13
Hosiery

Hosiery
L DIES HOSE, F A ST
BLACK, ELASTIC TOPS.
SALE PRICE, ) FOR 25C
WOMEN'S TAN AND FAST
BLACK COTTON HOSE.
SALE PRICE, Z FOR 25C
Chill REN'S SCHOOL
HOSE, TAN AND BLACK,
DOUBLE HEEL AND TOE.
SALE PRICE, z FOR 25C
MEMS FAST BLACK HOSE.
SALE PRICE, Z PAIRS 25C
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13

THINK 1T. UNTRIMMED SHAPES WORTH siso ~
$3.50 ON SALE AT rs CENTS THIS ITEM is SURELY AN uN
USUAL ONE ALMOST CHALLENGES CREDULlTY BUT IT'S
TRUE NONE THE LESS THEY'RE ALL BRAND NEW, THE
SEASONS VERY LATEST IDEAS. NEVER WAS THERE SUCH
AN OPPORTUNITY AND WE'RE EQUALLY CERTAIN THAT
1T WILL NEVER OCCUR AGAIN. COME TOMORROW FOR
s1so AND $3.50 UNTRIMMED HATS AT THE ASTOUNDING
PRICE OF Is CENTS EACH.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-14

DROPOSALS.-Propo for the furnish
L ing of all msteria'; for the excavation
and for the construction of q sewer on Cam
erou street from Fsyette to Henry aad on
Henry street north of Cameron street for such
distance as may be decided by the committee
on streets, will be received ct the Office OF the
city engineer until noon WEDNESDAY.
May IS. 1910. The right is reserved to REJECT
a. and all proposals. Specifications 81 d
plans can be seen at the Office of the City
Engineer.
E. S. LEADBEATER,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
may6 I'd