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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16

secretary Of the stallion registra alton
board. In essenee, it 10 held. In con.
iOrmity with another opinion. that II
. person chips n. horse 70 this state,
not to sell, but for his own exclusive
use upon the opPn. range, he is not re-
quired to procnse the certificate pro-
vided In section six Of the so.calle6
stallion act, tnasnuch 80 section Is
provides that. ''No part of this act
shall apply to. stallions turned upon
the open range"
On the other hand, it is held that II
. person imposss horse himAelf and
turns him. o. she open range for Pc
riod of time and then takes him up and
offers him for sale for breeding pur-
poses, then he would be required TO
procure. from the stallion registration
board. Of this state certificate - de-
scribed In section g.. before he would
have authority to sell such horse for
breeding purposes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
Hunt Named For Judge.

WASHINGTON, March 8. - Judge
William a. Hunt of Montana, was
nomin ated in the senate today by
President Taft as q Judge of the Gus
tom court of appeals.
Judge Hunt was named for the court
in January but later Withdrawn, TO-.
gether with the other nominees after
congress- had reduced the salary be-
low that upon which they were named.
Having secured his consent to serve
on the court under $500 yearly SAL
ary, the president today renamed
Judge Hunt and his confirmstio is
expected forthwith. The court will cit
in w Washington. \
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investigating Meat Prices.

WASHINGTON, March 8. - Retail
meat dealers placed upon the farmers
and the packers responsibility for the
higher price Of meat in testimony to.
day before the senate committee inves.
tigating the increased cost of living.
Five retail men from New York, Phil.
adelphia, Baltimore aud Washington
were heard, and Walter Brown, q
Washington dealer who kills his own
meat, was the only one who did not
admit that the price of meat had gone
up at least 10 per cent during the last
five years. Mr.. Brown insisted tn at
prices were practically the same now
as then. All agreed, however, that
competition among the retailers kept
the price to the consumer as low as
possible.
Each witness vigorously denied the
retailers were responsible for prev all.
ing prices, and none would admit th at
any agreement on prices existed am.
ong them.
While no one charged tha the pack.
ers were in combin alton, all the wit.
nesses who had dealings with them
declared there seemed to be no competi.
tion for retail trade. When compla amt
was made to the packers about ad.
vancing prices, they said the latter
explained that the stock was scarce.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
Want Peary To "Show" Them.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-By prac-
tically unanimous vote the sub-com.
mittee of the house naval committee
today decided against bestowing any
reward upon Commander Robert E.
Peary until he had furnished further
proofs that he discovered the north
pole.
II confess that I AN exceedingly
skeptical about Mr.. Peary's having
discovered the pole," declared Mr..
Macon today before the committee,
land I am going to protest against
any honor being conferred upon him
by congress until he has established
beyond doubt that he discovered the
pole and that must be established in
the open and not in the dark"
He expressed himself as being ''in.
dignant at the thought of being called
upon as q representative of the Am
erican people to confer any honor on
any of its citizens in the dark" he
said 1t fought to be open and above
board
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
OPPOSED TO BALLINGER.
Official Of Reclamation Service Com.
plains to Committee.

OsuNtOt VI O0Vl0tu0SbOu wi VtSO SOUus
plains to Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-The di-
rect examinat of Chief Engineer
A. P. Davis of the reclaim alton service
before the Bsllinger-Pinchot investi.
CATION committee, ended at the morn.
ing session today and his cross.ex-
animation was taken up when the
committee resumed in the afternoon.
Mr.. Davis testimony has been taken
up almost wholly with ontradictions
of Secretary Ballinger, but at the end
of his direct examin alton he declared
he did not wish, in anything that he
had said, to insinuate that Mr.. Bal
linger had been guilty intentionally y
or consciously, Of a wrong act.
Mr.. Davis was questioned further
as to interviews with Secretary Bal.
linger. He declared that the head of
the interior department had continued
constantly to criticise the reclaim alton
service and that within the last week
had told the witness he thought sal
aries paid in the service were too high
and that he proposed new salary
scale. Mr.. Davis said the rumor had
persisted that Director Newell was
slated to 60. The witness referred to
the enmity against the service in some
communities in the west.
Senator Sutherland sought to show
that much of the diss abstraction was
due to the fact that on some projects
the original estimate of the cost of
water had been increased from S2O, to
final charge of $50 per acre. Mr..
Davis admitted this might be the cause
of some of the discomfort.
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FAKE SPORTING CONTESTS.
Gang Of Alleged Swindlers On Trial
In Federal Court.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, March 10.-The
trial of J. G. Mabray and II of his
confeder ates on the charge of swim.
ding by means of fake sporting con.
tests was begun ebefore Judge Smith
MCPHERSON, in the federal court here
today.
Ed Mccoy, Thomas Gay, Fred Null
and George r. Morrison, other sup.
posed members of the band. also were
arraigned. It is said Gay will give
evidence for the government. John r..
Dobbins, one of the men under indict-
ment, will not be tried at this time
because of his appeal from the judg.
ment OF the state court which is how
pending. Dobbins was convicted some
months ago on q charge of conspir-
acy to rob T. w. Ballew, a Princeton,
Mo-, banker, of $4,000 in one of the
swindles charged against the defen-
dants in the presest case.
Mabray and eighty or more de.
PENDANTS are charged with being con.
cerned in extensive swindling of bank
ers and other persons in different
parts OF the country by means Of
"fxed races, prize fights, wrestling
bouts and similar methods" The
trials are of interest because of the
wide territory which the defendants
are alleged to have operated in and
the prominence of the persons who fell
victims to their swindles. One hun.
dred witnesses from dozen states are
here to testify.
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on the ground that they contained
possible power possibilities, will be
restored to entry by Secretary Ballin.
ger, 1t was announced today. an ex-
animation having showa that only
12, 302 acres are serviceable for that
purpose.
Approximately 1914, ,000s seses OF land
In Montana were today designated by
the secretary OF the interior a. subject
to settlement under the enlarged
homestead act. This makes e, ,0l7, $40
acres In Montana placed within the
provisions of this act.
About 1850 acres in Oregon were
also placed under the enlarged home.
stead act by the department today,
bringing the total in that state desig.
nsted for settlement under that act "a
{, 8,340, $50 acres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
Landseekers We're Swindled.

GOLDFIELD, New, March 1l.-Fifty
German.American farmers arrived at
Coaldale station today, expecting to
find an Eden of green grass, streams
and flowers which had been described
to them by agents of an alleged swim.
ding colonization company In San
Francisco. They found q desolate
waste of malspsi rock, Joshua trees
and sand. They said they had paid
agents of the concern more than %, ZOO
as the first installment of the pur-
chase price of their respective farms.
Each paid $50 for his share of the
lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
Pray Works For Montana.

WASHINGTON. March 10. - Argu.
ments were make THE week by Repre-.
sentative Pray before officials OF the
department of justice to whom the bill
was referred for favorable report on
the bill to provide an additional Judge
for Montana.
Mr.. Pray also appeared before the
house committee on appropriations
and urged an appropriation for the
survey OF unsurveyed lands in Mon.
tana; and for the establishment of
mine rescue stations, one to be locat-
ed in Montana, upon sll of which sub.
jects he has introduced bills in the
house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
WOULD Benefit SETTLERS.
Senate Passes Bill Affecting Settlers
On irrigation Projects.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The sen.
ate has passed Q bill reported by
Senator Carter from the irrigation
committee providing that entrymen for
homesteads In reclamation projects
shall receive patent upon satisfactory
proof Of residence, improvement and
cultivation for I've years, the same as
though the entry was made under the
original homestead act. The bill also
provides that persons who have com.
piled with the requirements of the
homestead laws on irrigation projects
may assign their rights to other per.
sons. conhning the privilege to home
stead entries in reclamation projects
and not to other lands. The occasion
for the proposed Legislation arises
from the withdrawal by the govern.
ment for reclam alton purposes OF
large areas Of land upon which home.
stead filings have been made.
"Under the terms Of the reclamation
act," said Sem ator Carter in the com.
ulUt0C C0VOGVS v0O Ou0EkO0 AVA WOV0I
rights are to be paid In ten annual
installments and patent cannot be is-
sued on homestead entries until all
charges have been paid. Even If the
water were available the day the orig.
inal homestead filing was made, title
could not be perfected for ten years
in the reclamat project or five
years beyond the required period Of
residence on q homesteads. Many set
tiers on reclamation projects have
lived for I've years on their lands
without the delivery of water for irri.
cation. In consequence of the arid
character of the land and the need of
water to irrigate, such settlers have
suffered Inconvenience and in some
instances have been reduced to posi-.
tive distress. Unable to endure the
waiting process longer, they have no
altern ative under the law than to
abandon their filings and improve
ments after having complied with the
homestead act as to residence and i'm.
provemnnts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
To Protnct Montana Shippers.

HELENA, March 8.-The railroad
commission announces that it will be
willing to act for any shipper who
has been overcharged by the rail.
roads on the shipment ofgoods, in an
effort to secure the return of the over.
charge, even If the shipment be inter.
state.
The commission has just secured an
order from the interstate railroad
commission directing the Great North
ern to return before April Is to Mrs.
S. W. Whitaker the cum of 1864,
with interest at 8 percent from April /,
1909, as reparation for an unreason.
able rate exacted on q carload OF
baled hay from Raynesford, Mont. to
Spokane.
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Withdrawn Under Carey Act.

WASHINGTON. March 10.-The sen.
ate today passed the Mondell bill
from the house authorizing the secre.
tary of the interior to withdraw from
settlement on application of q state
or territory, lands on which the state
or territory is proceeding to survey
with q view to segreg alton for irrigs.
tion under the Carey act, provided
that unless the segreg alton is applied
for within q year from the Withdrawal al
of the land it is to be restored to the
public domain.
This legislation was necessary to
prevent speculative filings, which often
defeat irrigation plans. All the Carey
act states are affected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of D. W. Templeton, deceased.
Notice is hereby given BY the undersigned,
administrator Of the estate OF D. W. TempletOn,
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers within ten
months after the first publication OF this notice,
to the said administrator at the office OF +. 3.
StranahaD in Fort Benton in the county of Chou.
teau, state of Montana.
j. e. TEMPLETON,
Administrator of the estate of D. W. Templetons
deceased.
Dated March IA, 1910.
First publication, March Is, 1910.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
AGAINST BOND PLAN
Reclamation Bond Issue May Nee
With Opposition.

With Opposition.
WASHINGTON, March Ii. - The
rocky road that stretches ahead Of the
proposed go, 900, 900 bond Issue TO
enable the completion OF reclaim alton
projects in the west became visible at
yesterdays hearing on the bills be.
fore the house committee on ways and
means. Representative Mondell Of
Wyoming, argued for his bill, which
is one of q number before the commit
tee.
The Carter hill, which authorizes
the issuance Of go, ,000. 900 worth Of
certificates Of indebtedness instead Of
bond issue, is also pending. The
Carter bill has already passed the
senate, but b Is struck snsg in the
house committee.
Chairman Payne is opposed to the
proposition along with other republi.
cans and the democratic. The repre-
sentatives of California and Oregon,
In which states there are large recla-
nation projects are the particular
committee advocates of the proposed
legislation.
Members of the committee say tha,
the matter Is of too grave importance
to consider hastily and that the indi.
cations are az gainst any favorable &C.
tion on the bond issue or on the prop.
osition endorsed by the senate. Prac.
tically every state in which reclama.
tion work is In progress will be given
q hearing.
Some of the western sen nators and
representatives express uneasinese
over a suggestion that certain advo'
Gates of conserv alton in the house are
inclined to strike back at the west by
opposing the reclamation completion
| bills.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
Lands Restored To Entry.

WASHINGTON, March l0.-A large
part of the lands Withdrawn by Secre.
tary of the Interior Garfield along the
Grand river in Colorado and Utah,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
London Wool Auctions.

LONDON, March 8.-A large number
of buyers attended the opening of the
second series of wool auction sales
here today. There was . spirited de-
msnd for the 10,866 bales offered and
prices generally we're higher. Meri-
nos advanced S per cent and cross.
breds ranged from unchanged to s
per cent higher. Coarse grades were
5 per cent lower. Americans bought
fine crossbreds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
lnterprets Stallion Law.

HELENA, March l0.-An opinion of
more or less interest to all farmers
and stockmen was rendered today by
the attorney generals Office, this be
ing an Interpretation of the stallion
law, in response to q query from the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16
MONTANA NEWS BRIEEtETS
4 Budget Of Readable Short, itaaes
From Various Parts Of the. .ShAo.


From Various Parts Of the. .ShAa.
MIssOULA. March 10.-The Ftrst
National bank of Missoula. brought
suit In the district court hess t0dsy
az atust J. w. Lister, merchant Of
this city. who has conducted y store
In the bank building foa % years,
having moved only recenua to = new
location on East Main, street. The
complaint recites that The defend ant
is indebted to the plaintn for rent in
the cum of o5, ,435. OF. and this amount,
with costs, is asked, a. Judgment.
LEw1sTowN, March 1O.-The Is or
more gambling casss frem Kendall
and Gilt Edge were practically all dis
posed OF In the district court yester-
day, when sueh defendants as were
preeent entered pleas of guilty and
we're fined. most of them being as.
sessed $500. each. In few cases Judge
Cheadle extended leniency because Of
extenu atiua circumstances, but at the
came time he gave warning that leni>
ency could not be expected from. him
In the future by any violators Of the
anti'gambling law.
MILES CITY, March 1O.-The value
Of having deputy state veterin srian
station In this section is being shown
in a good many ways, the latest being
in the matter of detecting tapeworm
in sheep. This disease has probably
carried of thousands OF animals in
years past whose death was attributed
to "usual winter loss," or "extreme
cold." DR.. Cheney, the veterin arian.
recently discovered that tapeworm
was responsible for the death of about
200 head belonging to George Farrell
on Moon creek.
GREAT FALLS, March II. - Fred
Hartsock, cab driver in the employ
, of the City stables, was struck by q
street car while on his hack at 9:3O
O'Clock tonight, and thrown head first
to the pavement. His skull was
crushed by the force of the blow, and
he only lived few minutes. The &C.
cident occurred in the busiest portion
of Central avenue.
BUTTE, March IA wild ride in
the body of a milk wagon. caught up
like crate on the tender of q B., A.
& z. ore train, which crashed into
him on curve and carried him along
for block was the experience of Fau-
stino Campana, driver of dairy.
Campana not only lives to tell the
tale, but he got off with only broken
collar bone.
HELENA, March 12.-Announcement
was made here today OF the purchase
of the ranch belonging to Archie Hynd.
man, in Madison county, near Sheri.
dan, by a syndicate composed of O..
N. Custer, James Grubb and A. j.
Boutelle of Galesburg, ILL.,, and DR..
o. M. Lanstrum of this city. There
are 1,5O0 acres in the ranch, $500
acres being under cultiv alton, and 1t
has arst.class equipment. The deal
involves upward Of So, 5,O90, it is said.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-16

the debris. The railroad list contained
131 before the Glide, of whom between
Is and IS escaped. This leaves the
death list approxim ately 80.
The Washington times., 1910-07-11
CUTICURA CURES
STAY CURED
First Father is Cured Of an Erup-
ton that Burned and Itched Day
and Night. Then Baby is Cured
Of a Distressing Rash.
Neighbors Pleased to Find a Sure
Cure for Skin Affections. q.

suffered Ior eight years with what the
doctors called the seven year Itch This
was Ike small red PimpleS such as form or
the face but they burned and itched. day and
night. These pimples were from my ankles
up. but mostly on my thighs and arms.
tried doctor after doctor but their medicines
brought no 1sIiaf. But at last I struck the
right treatment - this was CUticura. /
bought Eei OF the Cuticura Remedies - Gu
ticura Soap, Ointment and Pills - and few
applications brought relief. When I had used
about half the set was nearly cured and after
have stayed cured.
About four months ago. our baby began
to be covered with rash and his head with a
spreading sore Back Of the ears. the flesh
cracked open and the poor baby would
scratch till it bled. He worried, cried and
could not sleep. Then we bought q set Of
Cuticura and With a few applications the
burning and itching ceased. baby stopped
worrying and could sleep When this single
set had gone We had no use for any more as
baby was never troubled with the disease
again The neiEhbOrs who saw the condition
OF the baby all asked what cured hin and
when we told them, they were surprised and
pleased TO ind a sure cure for these skin
Affections Edward H Carter, 323 North
37th St, Camden, n J., MaT. 6, I910-'
cfte1 sufficient. rendering Il the most economical
treatment for ale tons Of the skin and scalp sold
throughout the world. Potter Drug & Chem Corp,
Sole Props 135 Columbus Ave Boston. Mass
ES-Naued free latest Cutlcura Book on Treat
neat q SKI and Scalp AEectiaRs.
The Washington times., 1910-07-11
DEMOCRATS RALLY
IN BADGER STATE
Optimism Prevails on Eve Of
Wisconsin Platform
Convention.

MILWAUKEE, Wis July Ito all
appearances. more hopeful of success at
the polls next November than they have
felt IN a number OF years. the Demo
cratic lraders Of Wisconsin are raIIyins
here IN force TO attend the state con
veution of their party tomorrow
The adoption OF q party platform VIII
be sEe chief work OF the convention
Though the supreme court recently
held that there was nothing in the pr
mary law TO prevent the platform con-
ventfonS from nominating candidates 4
is unlikely that the Democrats in their
convention viii 80 any further than TO
discuss the makeup OF their ticket
The actual choice OF candidates VIII be
LEFT 10 the coming primary election
There VIII be no difficulty III IlllnE the
ticket. the leaders say, owing 70 the
feeling that there IS a possibility Of this
being O Democratic year As cOnSe-
0-auce Of his feeling the candidates TOT
places on the ticket are unusually nU-
ue-Ous-
The names Of Burr " Jones. OF Nadi-
son. A J. EChUirZ. OF 1iILWduhee- and
peorese0tafive Charles H Neisse, Of
tre sixth district, continue to be most
77ro~1fneutIv mentioned in connection
with the gTGbcruatO-ial nomination
The Washington times., 1910-07-11

forces in the recent battle Of Bluehelds,
has been transferred from his place OF
Imprisonment at the bluff near Blue
fields
He has been taken to Creytown. seem
fngIy IN route 70 Managua, without no
tifyiTg the American consuls. Thomas
p. Honat. Secretary Knox has served
notice. on President ATadriZ that PittLnan
must be treated hUmaneIy.
It is not the intention Of the State
Department 10 allow the summary exc
cution OF Pittman, as was done IN the
case Of Cannon and GrOce- It IS thought
Pittman is 10 be tried by cOurU-Inar -ial
at ATanagua-
That an American expedition IS )on
to be launched against Nicaragua, IN
which 500 American militiaunen VIII con-
stitute the fighting force, Is the report
coming here from Montgomery, Ala
II is said an officer Of the Alabama
National Guard viii pick 500 men at the
ChickamaUga enCampment next week
and that these viii sail soon for Near
aqua.
Officials Of the State Department de-
cline 10 discuss the report It would
be iucumb bent on the Department. how
ever, to assume a neutral attitude and
seek 10 prevent the expedition
The Washington times., 1910-07-11
DICK IS ACCUSED,
SENATE NAY PROBE
Declared Financially Inter
eSted In Prospective
Postal Contract.

Publication Of a report that United
states Senator Charles ". Dick. OF
oLi0- Is a stakeholder in the Universal
l----uatIc Transmission Company.
which is interested in the pneumatic
tube business, has caused a stir in
washington. and is expected 10 cause
more of q stir in Ohio political circles
Senator Dick IS q member Of the Sen
axe Committee on POs-oLdCes and Post
roads.
Az the recent session, the House pass
ed q BIN authorizing the PgStuaster
General 10 advertise for construction iu
Cincinnati OF double lines of pneumatic
tubes lDr Transmission Of mail between
the postoffce and the union depot
The bin was not passed by the Sen
F ate, and is before the Senate commit
Zee Senator Dick sought TO hurry ac-
time % his interest in Ohio affairs
Acc riding 10 a published report, the
uartgs is likely 10 lead 10 Senate
iEvls-iEatlon-
No Confirmation can be had here OF
the report. Senator Dick IS in Ohio.
At the P0stoffice Department It is said
another company Is 20 be organized 10
handle the Cincinnati contract II the
legislation IS had
Frederick c.. Bryan, Of this city, a
prominent attorney, IS said 70 be one
OF the directors Of the concern, which
is Incorporated in Maine and das its
Capitalization placed al S5.01o,1Io.
ETr. Bryan would not say today
whether DE was O. director he also
rroTes@ed not 10 know whether Senator
Dick was @ s-ockhOlder, and said any
statement about that would have q
come from the Senator, who is now iu
Ohio