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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
BUILD HOUSES IN TREES.
Some Mexicans Thus Sleep Secure
From Quakes and TIGERS.

Some M%exicans Thus Sleep Secure
From Quakes and Tigers.
In order to protect their homes from
earthquakes many Of the natives in
the territory around Chilpancingo and
other towns in the state of Guerrero,
in Mexico. live in trees. Some Of
these tree homes are of large size and
are ingeni"usly constructed. Reeds
and grasses are interviewer with the
tWigs II branches of the tree. much
IN the maliner that a bird builds it's
nest. The severest wind seldom loos-
ems 1t from the tree. Where the trees
are large and stand closely together
houses of two or three rooms are fire.
quently built in their branches. These
houses also afford protection from the
tigers and other wild animals which
are found in that region in large num-
bers. 1t is said that a tiger will not
attack its prey unless it is upon the
ground.
The prime object Of elevating these
houses into the trees. however, is, as
to keep them from being
shaken down by the severe earth
quakes which visit the Guerrero terri
tory at frequent intervals. The rock
ing Of the earth gives the trees a
sWaying motion. but does no damage
the houses. In some localities whole
villages of these tree homes are to be
seen. None Of them suffered damage
from the recent earthquakes which
wrought such ruin to the buildings
upon the ground.-New York Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
You Take Your Choice,

Conflicting political gossip as to
the candidacy of W. A. Clark for
United States senator from Montana,
appears in press dispatches from New
York, and those who are interested In
the matter a make their owu choice
as to which rumor is entitled to Gre.
dence. Under date of January IL ap.
pears this dispatch from New York:
Ex-senator W. A. Clark of Mon.
tana. has finally announced his posi-.
ton in the Montana senatorship. In
a letter to the New York Herald tod az
Senator CLARK writes:
"Aimost a year before the expira-
ton of my teroa in the senate, l pub.
licly announced I would not be a
candidate for reelection and my res
olution has not been changed. Hon.
W. G. Conrad of Great Falls. is not
engaged ia bitter political contro.
versy with me: on the contrary, we
have always been the best of friends"
Two days after the public alton of
this item, a New York newspaper cor.
respondent wires this information to
the Helena Record:
Montana politicians are preparing
for a hot political fight. Thomas q.
Carter's sea- In the United States
senate is to be the coveted prize over
which the contest will wage.
From an authentic source it was
learned today that William A. Clark,
man, banker, politician and
art collector, OF Butte, is preparing
10 turn over his Fifth avenue man
zion to q caretsker and return to
Butte to mend his political fences,
to announcing his candi-
d acy for the United States senate.
His opponent, according to those
10 MIR. Clark's confidence, will be
William G. Conrad, wealthy banker
and cattle owner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
AMONG OUR NEIGHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.

A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges.
Chester Signal: How will Chester
for the county seat Of Marias county
strike you? It is a good name and it
will be the best town in the northern
part Of the state in Eve years.
Havre Promoter: The girls Of Hayre
have organized q basket ball team and
intend to have some lively games in
the opera house this season. The
fret game will be with Chinook, but
the date has not yet been set.
Malta Enterprise: From all reports
received in this city there is no scarcity
of hay this year. The range is in
fairly good condition and cattlemen
and sheepmen feel quite optimistic for
the future and no serious losses are
anticipated during the balance OF the
winter.
Glasgow News: 1t is expected that
the opening of the land north of Cul.
bertson for settlement and entry will
bring quite q rush of settlers. Letters
OF inquiry are being received daily,
and while the opening will come pretty
early in the season, the homeseekers
are coming Just the same.
Conrad Observer: An average of
ten four.horse loads of wheat are
coming In almost daily to the elevat-
ors from the Monday and the Burton
bench country. The fact that there is
competition in the grain buy ng trade
in Conrad is inducing many to haul
their grain here in preference to near.
er points.
Chester Signal: A great deal OF
petty thievery 10 going on In Chester
OF late. Oats, chickens, wood, coal,
and in fact everything which can be
moved either by person or team IL
carried of. Someone Is liable to ge,
that part Of his anatomy upon which
he sits so full Of bird shot some nigh,
that 1t will take q couple of doctors
about six months to pick 1t all out.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
For Farmers and Their Wives.

A new departure is announced by
officials OF the agricultural college at
Bozeman, who are Offering q free
course Of instruction upon subjects
that will interest farmers and their
wives. The announcement says:
To meet the demands for informa.
ton about dairying and dairy farming
. one week special course will be Of
fered to farmers wives. and daughters
from January 81 to February s. This
course will be largely practical, and
will deal with the care of milk, cream
ripening, churning and cheese making,
as we'll as judging, feeding and man.
agement of dairy cows, the most pro.
ftable disposal of skim milk, whey,
etc.
Both the men and women will take
the dairy work and while the men are
taking stock Judging, etc., the domes-
tic department will give a course for
the women in cooking and sewing.
Lectures will be given every day on
dairying, live stock growing and
domestic science.
Beginning just after short dairy
course for farmers there will be q four
weeks creamery course, running from
FEBRUARY 7 to March s.. The course
will last four weeks and all the stu.
dents time will be spent in the college
creamery doing the actual work on
the dairy floor. by this means he
will be brought into touch with the
problems of the factory. In addition
to the creamery practice, lectures will
be given each day dealing with sub.
jects which canno be taken up in
practice on account Of the short time
allowed for this work. All communi.
cations should be addressed to J. M.
Hamilton. president, Bozeman. Mon.
tanA.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
Conrad Discusses Irrigation.

Hon. W. G. Conrad, who was among
the visitors In town Sunday, was
probably the fret bench land home.
steader in this part of Montana.
"Some thirty-odd years ago." re.
marked Mr.. Conrad to q River Press
representative, IL made q homestead
fling on the bench west OF town, near
the peesent site of the stocky ards.
Owing to inability to comply with the
requirements as to residence, I absn.
doned the claim but presume it has
been entered by someone who will
make . success of bench land farm.
Ing"
In recent years Mr.. Conrad has be-
come interested IN large land enter.
prices that will play an important
part In agricultural development and
progress in northern Montana. He
was the originator of the big irriga.
ton project in the eastern part OF
Teton county, in the vicinity of Con-
rad, the bustling little town named in
compliment to himself. This project
has expanded far beyond the plans OF
its originator, and now covers an
area greater than many of the pro.
jects undertaken by the federal gov.
eminent. The cost of reclaiming this
land, according to Mr.. Conrad, wat
about IS per acre.
Although Mr.. Conrad is not per.
sonally affected In matters pertaining
to the government project on MILL
river, he is taking quite an interest ir
that undertaking and attended the
nesting recently held At Havre to as
sist 10 pushing it along. From hit
knowledge of the topography of the
country and the sources of water sup
ply, Mr.. Conrad 10 convinced that q
diversion dam in the Marias river,
and q canal that would carry the sur
plus water of that stream into Mill
river, is q proposition that would
solve the problem. This scheme hal
been given some attention by the rec
lamation service and may ultim atelJ
be adopted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19

has been known for several years, an
overflow from above town giving Q
surface coating of smooth ice for sew.
eral miles. Some of the young peo.
pie made q seven.mile skating trip to
the H~olderbaum ranch Saturday, and
several parties yesterday took ad.
vantage of q brisk wind fromIthe south
BY equipping themselves with portable
calls that sent them skimming over
the ice at IN automobile gait. 1t was
exhilarating exercise.
From Tuesdays Daily.
W. s. Towner, county attorney, re-
turned today from an official trip to
the Milk river country.
A party of landseekers from Minot,
N. OAK. arrived today, and will look
over the homestead opportunities in
this part of Montana.
A notice of location for the Phoenix
quartz claim, in the Little Rockies
district. was fled In the county clerks
office today by N. E. MILESTONE.
A petition for aturalizat has
been fled in the district court by
Joseph L. Macid, q subject of the
king of Portugal, who was born In
the Azores islands.
The name of Congressman Charles
N. Pray will hereafter appear on the
map of Montana, q new postofice
named Pray having been established
In Park county. It is located about
twenty miles south of Livingston.
The Colonial Miustrels are coming,
announcement having been made that
they will appear al the opera house
Monday evening, January "a. The
company consists of 26 members OF
the Fort Benton Amateurs, and the
entertainment promises to be one OF
the best minstrel shows ever given In
this city. Reserved seats will be on
sale at 10 q. N. tomorrow, at Lock
woods drug store.
Advices from the Yellowstone coun.
try report q hay famine In that part
Of Montana, the severe winter causing
an unusually big demand and q large
portion of the supply having been
purchased by Pacific coast buyers last
fall. The Burlington railroad has
reduced it's freight rate on corn ship.
ments from Nebraska, which will a..
sist IN meeting the dema and for feeding
stuff.
The Commercial Club of this city
has accepted an invitation from Chi.
nook to visit there and discuss the
county seat removal question with the
residents of that town and vicinity.
The meeting, according to presen,
arrangements, will be held Saturday,
January %, and it is hoped there will
be a large attendance of citizens who
desire to be fully informed upon the
| proposition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19

coroner, assisted by q jury composed
OF Frank Mcdonald, Jay Fry, J. J.
McGraw, A. E. McLeish, I. Huns.
berger and Frank Merger. The facts
40 above stated having been presented
by Witnesses, Q verdict of suicide was
returned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
Notice To Sheepmen.

l have on hand early spring range-unused
range OF this winter, upon which l can place
four 6ands on April, !, or the last of March.
Your sheep are more In need Of this extra good
feed during April and May than at any other
money and labor in eqaippins these :s1 ranges. w;
can handle eight bands Of sheep the coming
summer-dry or otherwise. Sheepmen ehould
make arrangements with me by the 1st of March.
Address A. L. SUTHERLAND, Manager.
Fort Benton. Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19

BUTTE. Jan. l6.-Mrs. Timothy
Lynch was probably fatally burned
early this morning in an attempt at
suicide. The woman, following q
quarrel with her husband, is said to
have dashed kerosene on her skirts
and then lighted it with q match. She
then dashed from the house and flung
herself into q snow drift.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19
County Seat Removal Agitation.

A meeting recently held at Chinook,
for the purpose of giving q committee
OF Havre citizens an opportunity to
discuss the countY.seat removal prop.
osition, is reported to have been an
occasion of more or less enthusiasm.
According to Havre observers, the
people of Chinook are almost unani-
nous for the proposed removal, but
Others tell q different story.
This newspaper is reliably informed
that the Havre committee circula ted
it's petition around Chinook, and by
urgent solicitation secured about q
signatures. Several of these were at
tached to the petition by men who ex-
plain that they signed the document
out of personal friendship toward the
Havre citizens who presented it, but
will vote against the proposition If it
is submitted at an election. The view
OF the matter entertained by most of
the residents of Chinook, and by 9th.
ers who have given it careful consid-
Grafton, Is expressed by the Chinook
Opinion in these remarks:
As far II q be ascertained a ma
jority of the community here we're
averse to signing the election petit
ton for the reason that they do not
think the time has come to settle the
county seat question. The feeling is
that the county will have to be divided
in n few years, and then the county or
counties that r set off will have the
expense of erecting new county
buildings and establishing the new
county governments. If the present
county seat is removed at this time
there would be a court house and Jail
to be built In the new location, and it
will only be a few years before some
part OF the county will be called upon
to undergo the same expense Of help.
ing to e another set of buildings.
would have bonds to pay for the
same purpose.
The country is settling up 80 rapidly
in o county SO unwieldy in size that
the division of the county is every.
where regarded as inevitable, but
where the lines will run or how many
counties will be made, no one can pre-.
dict. That the change is close at
hand Ia however undoubted. Because
that is so, there is a strong sentiment
against mourning any expense by
changing the sea- of government until
division takes place.
That Havre will in time be the coun-
~ seal OF some county is a quite gen.
orally expressed belief, but the time ia
ripe yet. Probably every town
along the line today entert aims the
audable ambition of being Il county
'eat when the division of Chouteau
takes place. But to remove
he county seat to any place along the
main line now would mean a bill OF
that in q short time would
to be duplicated at other points.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19

l.. D. Sharp. The store villa be open
for business in q few days.
Hon. w. G. Conrad, the we'll known
banker and business man, was among
the visitors in town yesterday, and
was the guest of MIR. and Mrs. David
G.. Browne. Mr.. Conrad was one Of
the pioneer, merchants and stockmen
of this part of Montana, and still re-
tains extensive business interests in
this vicinity.
A deal was closed today by which
Great Falls parties become interested
in the Center Meat market, of this
city, the new pro%prietorship to take
effect February l. The institution
will be known as the Fort Benton
Meat company. with Otto Soeberg as
manager, and will be prepared to
supply the best the market affords.
Yellowstone Journal: W. j. Moersh
has cold to j. H. DAILY q bunch of
4.year-old sheep at $3.50. The sheep
were trailed from Wyoming and Mr..
Moersh considers himself forum ate in
getting them here. BE relates that
one of his neighbors had 10000 sheep
at the beginning of the winter and has
succeeded in getting 5000 OF them
into a safe locality. The others died
of cold and hunger.
The Missouri river At this point 10
in better condition for skating than
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-01-19

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe.
oi0Jtv 1t the RIVER PRESS Office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-26
LEAVE FOR CANADA.
English and irish PreIates to.
Attend the Eucharistic
Congress.
TO BE HELD At MONTREAL
american News service.1

(Amerlcan News Service.l
Liverpool, Aug. 26.-Headed by Car
dinal vincenzo vannutelli, go leaders
of the Roman Catholic clergy and
laity Of Great Britain and Ireland and
the continent sailed from here today
on the Empress of Ireland for Mon
treal, there to attend the Eucharistic
congress early next month
Cardinal vannutelli i is accompanied
by his niece and large suite.
Both at London and at Liverpool
the ceremonies attending the depart
ure were picturesque, thousands Of
men and women bidding the delegates
"Godspeed." At Easton, whence the
delegation left London. 5000 priests
and laymen crowded around the sta
ton. AS delegates or among those
bidding farewell. nearly all the most
prominent Catholics of England and
many from the continent were pres
ent. The bestowal of vannutelli's s
blessing was an imposing feature OF
the departure. While he stood on the
platform in his robes, a long line of
men and women passed, kissing his
ring.
The same scenes were re-enacted at
Liverpool where the wharf was crowd
ed. The streets through which the
delegates passed were lined with peo.
pie.
Cardinal vannutelli expects to visit
the U. 8. before returning to Rome.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-26
NOTE
IS SENT TO
| WOODRUFF
In Reply to the New York Boss
Roosevelt Today Outlined q
Him What ''lnsuroency'
Stands For.
WAR ON CORRUPTION
AND AGAINST BOSSES
He Says That All Prooresslyes
Favor Taking Z Step For
ward as to Primaries, eul
NOT the Main lssila
OPPOSED 70 DOMINATION
~ SPECIAL lNTEREsTs Or 9lrH-
En- THE PARTY on Tlsg pU0Ll0
NE Is sPEEolNo THRouoH
STATE or IOWA.
~ a
OPPOSED 70 DoMlNAIloN
tAmerican News servics.y

american News gervics.y - I -s
Carroll. Iowa, Aug. 1s. Theo6otGs
Roosevelt today dictatsd the folloM.
ing sharp reply to the statsmsnt ~
Timothy woodruff Of Now York
All progresaives are smphattcally
n favor of taking ! real step forward
- to direct primaries based % thsi
lines Of Governor Hughes proposi-
ton. This Il not the main issue. TIE,
main issue u that we stand a9ninstl
bossism. big and dttle, ana N fAyor q
genuine popular rule. MT only a1 oloe-
tions, but Also within tho party ~,
ganization, and We believe that eur
war y ruthless AGAINST every epociae
Of corruption, biz ana Httl4t
We are against tho dnnninaf1ca l
the party md - Dub1lc ~ ~
interests. whether theao 1pecal int1
ests aro political Or buatnoae IL .
compound Of tho two. .
Thts y the drat open Reclamation ok
Roosevelt ~ = "progrssGivev q Nelr
York state politics.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-26
HELD An ELECTION
And East Germantown Now
Has q Full Set of Mu. /
nicipal Officers.
ALous wARFEL MARSHAL

A special election at East German.
tow1 yesterday resulted in the elec.
t1oa q Al6us Warfel - marshal: Al
md n. DsetseA and James 8. Laws,
ooor0 oi trustees: Amos 4. Ehle,
oaoek. There was no opposition.
yolloW1ng the regular municipal
ooooG3oa last November. Il was found
that oo0o Of the oGlcers failed to quail
~. From that time until the election
yoGeoc1Ay The town had been trying
. oonAuct ~ afairs without . full
oogpo g o0cero. causing a1RAirs too be
aAn1n111erod IN very unsatisfactory
~.
At1pensy Wllfred Jessup Of Rich
non1 vas cal1od On 70 oct - town at-
>oenoy q Eest Germantown. and he
eagUoses1 tAat . special election BE-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-26
FAULT PLACED At
DOOR OF DEL VAL
Papal Sec'y Of State Blamed
for Rupture Between
Spain and Vatican.
HIS TEMPESTuOUS CAREER
EVER SINCE TAKING HIS POST
SEVEN YEARS AGO THE cARDi-
NAL HAS BEEN IN HOT WATER
lis A sPANIARD.
tAmerican News Service, !,


! Rome. Aug. 26.-The rupture be-
tween the Vatican ana the Spanish
government has served to bring Card
inal Merry del Val, the Papal secre-
tary OF state, once more into the lime
light. Americans will recall the fact
that 1t was Merry del Yal who con-
Quoted the negotiations for Colonel
Roosevelt's proposed audience with
the Pope, and who was afterward
Blamed by reason of his Spanish blood
for the vatican's faux pas. And now
it is the same Merry del Val who is
charged with maneuvering to over
throw the existing government in
Spain because OF the latter's alleged
hostility to the Church of Rome
Ever since he became Papal secre-
tary Of state seven years ago, the Car
dinal's course has been tempestuous.
Over and over again it has been re-
ported that he was about to resign,
and once indeed his resignation was
at least offered. His position Is natnr-
ally very difficult and leborious one.
It demands the greatest amount Of
tact. common sense and executive
ability. The secretary of state has
nothing whatever to do with spiritual
matters, but stands between the Pope
and the rest of the world to see that
his will is carried out, and all the de-
partments and subordinate organize
tions of which the Church is compos-
ed are directly responsible to him.
Was Born in England.
Merry del Val is the son of Span
lard. who for many years filled the
post of Spanish ambassador to the
Vatican. He was born in England and
educated there, which has led many to
suppose that his mother was an Eng
lish woman and that he Ii partly Eng
lish in his sympathies. This ID mis-
take, as both his parents were Spanish
and he was educated in England be-
cause his father was at that time m
iron merchant in that country.
Both the Cardinal and his father
played an important part IN the late
war between Spain and the United
States. As is well known. the sym
pathies at the Vatican were entirely
pro-Spanish at the outset Of the war.
which was only natural in view ck
the close relations then existing -
tween Spain and the Vafican-s Merry
ambassador. made every effort 70 have
the Influences Of the Vatican exeTcis-
ed IN favor of Spain But = the war
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-26
DR.. TAYLOR DEAD;
i'll A LONG TINE
He Was One of the Oldest
Practitioners in the City
and Very Popular.
EXPIRES At sPIcELAND
WENT TO sANITARiUM THERE
LAST THURSDAY, ABOUT ONE
YEAR AGO he EXPERIENCED A
COLLAPSE.

DR.. James e. Taylor, aged 81 years.
died early this morning at Spiceland.
where he went on account Of poor
health last Thursday. The late DR..
Taylor had been in poor health for
over q year, as result of general
breakdown. 1t is understood death
was directly due to heart trouble.
The body will be brought to the
home. 80 South Tenth street, tonight,
and funeral services will be held there
Sunday Afternoon at three O'Clock.
The deceased is survived by a wife.
Martha J., and . daughter, Miss Julia.
both Of whom were at home when his
death occurred.
Served Through the War.
DR.. Taylor was born at Sewellsville
O.. April s. 1s43. At the age Of eigh-
teen years he enlisted in the army Of
the north and served throughout the
entire civil war as member OF the
Fifth Ohio cavalry. He left the serv.
ice az captain Of Troop NJ.
Soon after leaving the army he en-
tered the Cincinnati college of medi-
cine at Cincinnati, O., from which he
graduated about 1870.
After spending few years at Sag
inaw and Bay City, Michigan. the de-
ceased moved to Richmond and lived
here until death. The late DR.. Taylor
was ut Arst sengaged In the drug bust.
ness and afterwards ~ family prac.
titioner.
Besides being q thirty-second de
gree Mason. he was . member Of the
G. A. r. and Loyal Legion In his
practice Of medicine he gained repu'
tation.