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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Smelter Shutdown Averted.

BUTTE, Feb. 2I.-It is hoped and
believed that within 48 hours all the
Boston & Montana mines will be run.
ming normal; that inside of that time
the Leonard and Colusa will be start
ed, full force. and that the men laid of
in the other mines will have been put
back Il work. The Leonard and West
Colusa are the only two B. & M.
mines that have been shut down COM
pletely.
There are now II first motion en-.
gineers here and more are expected
tonight. These men were supplied by
the Miners union and Engineers union
No. 50. They are now practicing to
become thoroughly familiar with the
work, running the empty cages. In q
couple of days it Is expected they will
be- able to handle the work which was
done by the engineers who walked
out. The situation now looks ex.
tremely hopeful and it is believed that
there will be no shutdown of the smell
tiers at Great Falls and Anaconda.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Preacher Sues Telegraph Compan

BIG TIMBER, Feb. 19.-Rev Herman
Thoren is the plaintiff in a suit before
the district court, In which he seeks
damages to the extent of $1,000 from
the Western Union Telegraph compa.
ny for failure to deliver q telegram in
time for him to take advantage of the
offer which 1t contained.
Mr.. Thoren Is the Congreg ational
minister at Big Timber. Last sum.
mer he was attending the Congrega.
tional church convention in Chicago
and while there q church in that city
sent him al offer at an increase Of
$1,000 over his present salary
Through what the minister alleges
was the negligence of the telegraph
company the message was no deliv'
cred to him in time to make a reply
to the offer before the convention ad.
jOurned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
The American Sheep Industry.

Secretary Marvin of the National
Association of Wool Manufacturers,
has recently issued the annual wool
review and census of sheep In the
United States for 1909 which the asso.
citation prepares for its members and
the wool trade 10 general and which ia
looked upon as the authority in the
wool trade, at least insofar as its fig
ures are concerned.
The plumber of sheep in the country
fit for shearing is placed at AZ, 293 POS,
an increase of 1881, 657 over 1908
figures. This increase Ia made up
chiefly of additions to the estimated
number 10 Montana. 400, 900, Wyoming
and Idaho, 800. 600 each, and New
Mexico 200, 09O.
Excluding pulled woods, the total
clip for last year was 2S7, ITO. 749
pounds, an increase of Is, 1882, 42S
pounds over the previous year. The
secured equivalent was 1858. 1855
pounds, an increased of g.. 1893, 1877 pounds
over the previous year, due to the
lighter s~hrinksge of the woods.
According to the associations fig.
ures, the United States furnishes about
one.eighth Of the total worlds wool
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Artful LEGAL Tactics.

Lord Chancellor Erskine. with all his
arts and all his intrepidity IN the face
Of Judge or jury, was easily upset by
anything which touched his amour
propre. Vanity was his fo!ble, anu lie
had all the susceptibility which at
taches to it. One artful attorney.
knowing this, used to plant a nan in
court In full view Of Erskine to yawn
hideously at his most eloquent appeals
or to litter at his most tragic tones
Once when Garrow, the well known
counsel, lost in thought, had fixed his
eyes vacantly upon him Erskine was
% put out that he stopped down and
Missed in his ear, who the devil do
you think can get on with that wet
blanket Of a face Of yours before
him?" The same se~nsitiveness Of criti-
cism followed him into the house Of
cOmmOns.-Law Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Will Pass Important Measures.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The IN
nouncement from the white house that
President Taft had by his own motion
Gus down TO four the number of admin
istratiOn measures he would demand
At the present session Of congress-, Is
received by republicans with unnixed
feelings of relief. The administra.
tiOu program was 80 formidable that
members formerly supporting the Taft
policies hardly knew where to begin.
A sched ule including only the bills
to amend the Interstate commerce
law, to regulate the issue of i~njunc-
tiOns, to start Arizona and New Mex.
leo on the road to statehood, and to
validate the withdrawal of public
lands for conservation purposes, is
regerded as quite possible of attain.
ment. Most of these measures, 1t is
believed, q be put through the sen.
ate while the house Is wrestling with
the appropriation bills.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23

supply. Estimated production of wool
In the world In 1895 was 1892, $50, 773
pounds. while the w%ool.using popula.
ton at that time was estimated At
57S, 1856 ,225 people. Al the present
time the wool using population Ia
shown to be 6l0, 39l, sos. AN increase
OF more than 80, SOC. 600. The worlds
wool production 10 the came period
hss increased by III, lac, 773 pounds.
It will be seer that the increase Of
production has not kept pace with the
increase of population. Per capita
production In 1895 was 488 pounds.
while at present 10 has been reduced
to 4.27 pounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Shirt Was Too Small For Taft.

According to the Washington cor.
respondent Of the Anaconda Stand
ard, there was an amusing incident at
the Introduction Of . delegation OF
Grow Indians from eastern Montana
to President Taft. The story says:
Bak.tse-it.coo.roos, Grow Indian,
~ time q scout for General Custer,
lost his nerve when he stood face to
face with the president today. This
old Indian, the literal interpretation
of whose name ia White Man Runs
Him Fast, was one OF q deleg alton Of
Grow Indians taken to the white house
to shake hands with the chief execu.
tive. Among the others we're hold
the Enemy, Sees by His Fare, Spotted
Rabbit, Tom Medicine Horse, Plain
Owl. Horace Long Bear and Hurley,
with eight or ten young braves.
White Man Runs Him Fast was the
most picturesque Of all. He wore q
fancy shirt and around his neck WAS q
0VS AUX VI OuA 0AO GC0tus AuC OAu AuOA
on, In anticipation OF seeing the pres
ident, had his squaw make q buckskir
var shirt which he intended to pre-
sent to the great white father. He hal
carried the shirt around in his hand
ever since be has been In Washing
ton and has slept with 1t under hi
head. The shirt was ornamented Will
Indian beads and braids Of horsehair
but 1t was wonderfully small. Tn
red man had evidently failed to req,
up on the physical proportions of tn
president.
Bak.tre.it.coo.roos didn't learn al
THE until he got to the white house
BE had been told that the presiden
would try 1t on in his presence AM
thank him. Information as to th
scarcity of material in the shirt fright
ened him and then somebody told hin
It was against the law to offer tn
president such q valuable present
He lost his nerve and when be wen
through the line and shook the presi
| dents hand the shirt was concealed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Chinook Boys Won Debate.

The debate between the Fort Benton
and Chinook high school teams, which
had been an event of much interest
among the young people of each town,
took place Saturds y evening before q
crowded audience At the opera house,
the visitors proving their superiority
throughout the contest. The winning
team consisted Of Edwin Rome, Harry
McCabe and Guy Dowen, of Chinook;
the Fort Benton team, Albert Boyle,
Charles Hudson, and Joseph Tope.
The subject OF debate was: "Resolv.
I'd, that United States senator's should
be elected by direct vote of the people,
the Chinook team presenting the neg
alive side of the proposition, and the
Fort Benton team the affirmative.
The members of the winning team
gave evidence of careful preparation
for the contest, their delivery being ex
c~ellent, their team work exceptionally
good, and the arguments we'll elabor-
ated. They were literally applauded
by the Fort Benton portion of the au-
dience as we'll as by an enthusiastic
crowd of Chinook rooters, and Ger
fanny deserved the praise bestowed
upon them. The judges, consisting of
Rev. w. A. Morgan and County Attor-
ney W. S.'Towuer, Of Fort Benton;
and Attorney John c. Duff, Of Chi
nook, were unanimous 10 making their
award.
The auditorium and stage of the
opera house we're prettily decorated
with the class colors of the rival
teams, and the high school yells Of
each side were given prior to and
after the debate. AT the close of the
o~ratorical exercises q free moving
picture show was given by Mr.. Bel
cher, which completed u very pleasant
evening for the Chinook visitors and
their Fort Benton friends.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Railrods Must Paw Tax.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The state
OF Minnesota today won . complete
victory today over the Great North
ern Railway company when the gu.
preme court of the United States at.
6rmed the decision of the state court
holding that the railroad was liable
to a 4 per cent gross earnings a K
Minnesota also q victory over
the Chicago & Great Western Rail.
way company when the supreme cour,
affirmed the decision of the state cour,
holding that railroad also was III bic
70 4 per cent gross earnings tax.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23

Chouteau county, where he has the
contract for the breaking of about
1000 acres of land during the spring.
Mr.. Connor has q large steam pillow
outfit which he will operate in the vi.
c. nity IT Fort Benton and with which
be expects to prepare q great amount
of land for crops THE year.
From rueeday's Daily.
Jos. A. Stott, of Gildford, who has
been under treatment at the Fort Ben
ton Sanitarium, left for his home yes.
terdsy.
w. O. Dexter, who is suffering from
a severe at'ack of rheumatism, has
been received at S%anitarium for medi.
cal treatment.
The westbouod passenger train was
several hours la'e today, the deep
snow and severe cold being respon-
sible for the delay.
F, s Becker. Of Kenosha. Wis. .
special examiner for the government
in GENERALIZATION proceedings, 10 an.
oug the visitors 10 town.
District court will open tomorrow
for tie regular February term. The
hearing of applications for citizen.
ship will form part of the business to
be trans acted tomorrow.
All The Dung men who are interested
IN re organizing the town band, are
invited 10 attend u meeting to be held
for tina, purpose Thursday evening,
1880 O'Clock, a. the Hilmen Lying fur.
niture tore.
Jack Frost go. busy in this part Of
Montana last evening and handed ue
q chunk Of friRidity that vas the cold
est for several years. F~orty.two be-
low Zero was the minimum tempera'
ture recorded by the government Their
mome,er last night.
The campaign committee of the Com
merciai Club proposes to keep its sp
pointmeut to visit Chester on Satur
day. February 26, regardless of wealth
err conditions. The business men and
other residents Of Chester have a.
sured the committee q warm welcome
1t is reported from Havre that q cut
I ting scrape took place at q resort il
thai town at an early hour yesterda,
morning, In which q man was serious
ly wounded by an Italian throwing
knife At him. The aggressor wa
promptly placed under arrest.
Present weather conditions are
encouragement to the land locating
business, but settlers continue to ar
rive in this vicinity in considerabl
!, numbers. A delegation came IL
j, tod y from the east, several of then
registering from Donnybrook, N
, Oak.
II is announced that Rev. JohI
Hennessy, who has been in charge o
the Catholic church In this city TO
about three years. is to be trans
ferred TO Great Falls, the change t.
take place the latter part of the week
Father H%ennessy, during his %residenc
/ here, has won the esteem of our citi
! zen- generally, and his departure vii
3 be regretted by q large circle O
friends.
Another large trans action in Chou
teau county ranch property is record
. ed in an agreement for a deed, whic'
> has been filed in the county clerk
Office, and by which r. p. Reckards
. a Great Falls banker, guarantees t.
t convey title to Herman Bartlett, q
e Fairfield, Wash, for 1920 acres q
land. The property, which is in th
? eastern part OF Chouteau county, |
y known as the Volk ranch. The coz
=. sideration is Sl4. so per acre, the des
involving about $27 $50.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Land Locating.

Land locating and description surveying-.only
on north eide of the Missouri river and Lone.
some Prairie country. Ten dollars per day and
expenses for eight hours time ont. Some fam
GUS Highwood bench wheat lands improved and
listed at $12 so to $l5 per acre. A few good
bunches of cattle at $50 per head, also sheep.
List your eve stock for sale with me-. Soil, crop
and climatic expert for northwest. Write for
particulars an circulars.
A. L. SUTHERLAND. Box IT,. Fort BenOtn.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23

BBNTON LODGE NO.. %. A. r. AND
~. M.-RogulaI Communications Of The
~ above ma med lodge aro held q 7 20 D. m.
won the nfst and third Nosdays Of each
month. Members Of sioeer Lodgesapd sojousninR
eHethFen are cor daily invited TO attend.
A. Il. KING, W. n.
J. Ry9TDR, 0ec'y.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23

Water righ, blanks-only correct
form publisEed--f"r sale at the RIVER
Press Office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-24

E-0s=s x@S n1a marz
zaas T
cw1g Is tts Ae -e
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22

owns more land than r. T. Tyler, s.
l.. Dodds. j. ID. Leech. John Bryant
and ID. b. Wilson put together. His
income Is about $50. 900 and expenses
nearly that much. The guests at his
summer or winter home are as thick
as the guests at the Gayoso Hotel In
Memphis and during the reunion is
continually so. Everybody is more
than welcomed. eats and sleeps and
feed for his horse.
| rode across the branch from
our farm over 10 see the winter home
of the prince. II is built on the bank
of one of the streams OF the River
Jordan. which scatters about when
IL gets down TO the Valley of Haula
into several streams.
The palace OF the prince is built
on modern style. a structure elegant
ly and royalty furnished with all the
oriental and western novelties. The
oriental rugs cost thousands OF dol
lars. The yard is full of orange trees
and all kinds OF flowers, and water
works all over the house. Il is the
most complete palace IN the East
The housekeepers showed us all
kinds of courtesy and generosity
and invited US to take supper with
them, but We refused as we had sup
per fixed at the farm, but promised
them when | take down the family
| would spend a couple of days with
them. | did not have time to go to
the head of the River Jordan this
trip but will go next time. | drank
some of the water and it is good
and cool. but a person can't drink
much of It. They tell me the river
scatters about all over that bottom
country. | am going to bring Broth
er Blakemore a bottle Of its water.
The name of the place where the
water comes out is called Tell FL
Gathey. We are all going in Sep
TENDER or October to baptize the
children in the River Jordan. | wish
all of my friends could be there.
Luck to everybody. will write
again. A. S. BARKETT.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22
Some Notable PiCtoTeS.

Some notable pictures of New Eng
land scenes are being used in an IN
structive way for advertising purpos-
es. They are drawings by such men
as Edward Penfield. Samuel Nelson
Abbott and other eminent artists.
One of the most notable of the
works is a poster which Mr.. Penfield
calls the Salem Girl" 1t pictures
a smart gig in the 1880 period. The
poster is done in colors.
Other pictures of such scenes as
the Lexington battlefield. the Old
bridge at Concord. Boston State
House. Charleston Navy yard. Boston
Tea-party, Emerson's home in Con
cord, Hawthorne's "Old Manse" and
others are shown in the Style Book
for 1910.
These pictures were all made for
Hart Schaffner & Marx, and figures
showing the styles of 1910 are intro
duced in such a way as TO maintain
the artistic excellence of the picture
The reproduction of the work can De
seen at Smith q Ambergs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22
Essay on the Editor.

Il don't know how newspapers
came to be In the world and l don't
think God knows for He amt got
nothing to say about them in the BIZ
BILE. | think the editor is the miss
ing link we read of and strayed in
the bushes until the flood and then
came out and wrote the thing up and
has been here ever since. l don't
think he ever died. / never saw a
dead one and never heard of one get
ting licked. Our paper is a mighty
good one; but the editor goes with.
out underclothes all winter and don't
wear any socks and pa amt paid
his subscription since the paper
started. l asked pa If that was why
the editor had TO suck the Juice out
of snow balls in the winter and go to
bed when he had his shirt washed in
the summer.
Then pa got mad and took me
out in the shed and licked me awful
hard. II the editor makes mistakes
folks say he ought TO be hanged: but
if the doctor makes mistakes he bur-
les them and people dassent say
nothing because doctors can read and
write Latin. When the editor makes
mistakes there is lawsuits. and swear
ing and a big fuss, but If the doctor
makes one there is a funeral, cut
flowers and perfect silence. A doc
tor can use a word yard long with
out him or anybody else knowing
what il means. but If the editor uses
one he has to spell IT, II the doctor
goes to see another mans wife, he
charges the man for the visit; but
If the editor should go he gets a
charge of buckshot. Any college can
make a doctor to order but an editor
has To be born"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22
Letter from Syria
BY A. s eARkETT

Judiedit. Aug IL. 1910.
Messu. Spcor a Sexton.
Hickman. Ky.
Dear friends:
First q all LEI me thank you for
your kind attentions 10 my ictten,
and the publication OF the same.
am somewhat ashamed OF myself OF
the way have been treating you and
that b nat writing often enough FOR
the simple reason that haven't
been travelling much this summer as
Il L. hot and dry IN this country.
hut as soon as the weather gets cool.
Or / viii travel aud see more OF the
country and the people and write
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22

Talk up the levce.
court Is IN session.
Mn. Clarence Graham visited hcl
moher. Mira. Geo. Jones. at Fulton
liat gs.k.
Mrs. Hattie Reed has returned
from Wait TO Mu. }. y. Royatar
a. FULTON.
Nm. n. u. Prathcr aud daughter
Misc Virginia. spent several days
lat ee.k In Louisville.
Two Of the four Republican oandi.
daioa for Congrcsa In Maine pulled
ln b. the skin OF thor teeth.
John smothonman. OF Biythoulle.
Arb. Waa herr Sunday tho guest OF
Chaa. Perry sind g. A. Brooks.
Tho latest estimate OF the popula-
ton OF London proP,r is t.Sg3.s3s.
about 500. oee more than New York
There are many suburbs 10, included
.n tho ciy limits Of London.
nolicying horo vii BE- a demand
ior acropiane drivers In tho near IA
ilro lss asssc manual training school,
a, Washington haa added 10 its rcgu
lar curriculum a coursc IN aviation.
We expect that on Of The reasons
shy an evangelist sometimes preach.
81 To men only" a. because ho
kuowH every married man present
slli tell his wife what tho minister
aid and then The women FOLKS vail
ioii everybody oiso. A pretty good
say 20 st Etraight preaching Wcll
Circulated.
Presiding Elder }. q Clark preach /
I'd two Food srrmons al the Mctho- /
diai Church Sunday This r. The last /
acryloe he win hold here a. pncsid.
Ing elder. hasins served four years.
1hioh b ths limit acoorains TO the
ruka q tho church. or nooeauity. /
ho muat D. transfcrr-d 10 another
district our pcoplo arr highly pleas
ID with Rev CArka services and
van rErs that h. cannot serve them
.onEcr.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22


Please give my regards and best
wishes 10 all the Hickman friends and
more especially TO my friends below
Hickman l am more than anxious
20 see each and every one. But we
are here and have to get our mon
ey's worth out OF this country In
travelling. America Is the best coun-
try on the globe and IL Is my below
cd home.
The FIRST OF this week went down
20 our EARN for the first time since
We got here. Il is located in the Val
ley Of Haula. some ten miles from
Judiodit II took me about two and
a half hours 10 get there as the road
Is rough and had to 90 horseback.
There found my oldest brother and
the hands with the foreman al a 1T
tie branch called Hashany waiting for
me. Il was about supper tine and
after We ate supper there came in
a lot OF the natives OF the valley
who knew me as boy before | went
20 America.
Our farm is about a thousand acres
Of land. most OF IL being In cultiva-
ton. and only a few spots full OF
rocks. We have a nice orchard ON
Il containing oranges. lemons, olives.
apricots, ounce. mulberry. etc. also
nice garden OF all kinds OF yegeta-
bles. which every day or two they
sent into town. This farm was pur-
chased during the life OF my grand.
fahter, atefr his death Il went to my
father after his death it went to my
descended TO us. spent two nights
only. but the next time we go We are
going to take the whole family.
The Valley of Haula is a fine and
level place. just like the bottom be-
low Hickman, rich and fertile land.
There is about 100000 acres In cul-
tivation and about $4,000 acres cover
the lake OF Haula and the swamps
around IT, The government is talk
ing about draining il and leasing 1t
TO the people Il will be drained in
10 Lake Typeria or Talaria. which is
wen known TO Faris Naifeh. The
natives OF this valley are called Kha-
wanna, who still wear the same cloth
ing they used TO In the olden time
They are lazy people. the biggest ma
jority of them not doing anything
and Il takes but little to keep them
as they do not eat but once day
and that is corn bread and some oats
or sour milk Most of them are poor
and do not own any land, as II is
mostly owned by the big men who are
called Beys, Effendy Shah and Hage
also a big territory is owned by the
prince of that whole section OF that
southern country, whose name in Ell
Ameer MahmoOd ell Faaur, son Of
Mahamad El Faaur. who claims to be
descendant of the prophet NOLAN
ed. This prince is highly respected
by all the people of Syria, more es-
pecially OF their tribe. What the
prince says goes. He has an indie
pendent court over 100000 people.
sun there are the Turkish courts,
but the people do not believe in the
, Turkish Courts but 80 to this prince
to have their troubles settled and ne
fixes the Zine to suit himself. he
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22

Col. G.. l.. Walker left Sunday
night for Louisville on business.
Mrs. Nose Barkett Is home from a
visit to her sister at Camden. Mo.
By actual count, the Swain Show
Co. killed SO people in Hickman-ln
their plays.
The Farmers & Merchants Bank
has moved back TO its old home.
which has been. undergoing genar-
al Improvement. AS the work is not
yet complete We defer a description
OF the improvements until later.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22
Taxpayers Notice.

State, County. School and Levee
Taxes for the year 1910. are now
due and payable. Meet me or one
of my deputies at the Hickmaa Bank.
Hickman, KY, or the City National
Bank. at Fulton. ny. Pay now and
avoid the rush.
Goalder Johnson, Sheriff.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-09-22

In the Hickman Hardware Company
ad last week our compositor made the
price read $50. IL should have been
only $50, and So comes off that price
II you buy your wagon this month.
II you need a new wagon, the IS is
worth saving and you had better get
busy.