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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Dummy Entrymen Were Paid.

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 17.-Today's q
session of the trial of the governmen,
against Kester, Kettenbach and
Dwyer, charged with conspiracy to
defraud the government in timber
land transactions, was enlivened by
the testimony of two alleged "dummy
entrymen."
Ivan r. Cornell and F. W. Shafer,
both of Lewiston, testified as to the
manner In which they were sppro sched
by defend ants with reference to filing
on timber lands. Both testified that
they we're appro ached by Kester, who
offered him 800 to make filings and
then to deed the land to defend ants
The proposition was accepted and FL.
ings we're made. The Witnesses stated
they secured 100 acres of timber land
In Nez Perce county, which they later
transferred to Ketten bach, receiving
the stipul lated amount as compensa.
tiOu.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Frenz'ed Mob Repulsed.

CAIRO, ILL.,. Feb. 19.-In q pitched
battle at midnight between q mob th at
seeks to lynch q negro, charged with
purse snatching, and five deputy sher.
ifs who are guarding the jail, several
members of the mob were shot down
in an attempt to rush the jail.
The number OF the injured is un.
known, the estimates varying between
two and eleven. The mob is still
gathered about the Jail at 2 O'Clock
this morning and is constantly in.
creasiug. Sheriff Nellis has 10.
trenched his force behind shuttered
windows and has sent out word that
he will fight to the finish to protect his
prisoner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
High Prices In Europe.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-A dragnet
spread by the senate has brought in
information regarding the increase of
the wholesale prices of food between
1899 and 1908 in the United States and
foreign countries.
Brazilian coffee increased 3 per
cent in the United States, "a per cent
In Germany, IL per cent in France,
and remained unchanged in England.
Flour advanced 43 per cent in the
United States, 18 per cent in England,
q per cent tn Germany and IL per
cent in France. Figures from the
other two countries are not given.
Butter went up 20 per cent in the
United States, 10 per cent in England,
IA per cent in Germany and decreased
10 per cent In France.
Beef advanced Ia per cent in the
United States, IL per cent in England.
10 per cent in Germany aud 3 per cent
in France.
Potatoes increased in price 10 per
cent 10 the United Ststes, Is per cent
in England. and Germany 43 per cent.
In the comparison in the Wholesale
prices of food in the United States be.
tween 1896 and 1907 there are "a arti-
cles that show an increase of over so
per cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Distressed Maiden Writes Cannon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-People all
over the country write to Speaker
Cannon about everything. Some Of
them score him and others praise him,
but all of them want something for
somebody-usually themselves. The
prize package in the way of q request
dropped in on Uncle Joe in the form
of pretty respectable looking letter
today. Here it is:
Our beaux cannot marry we girls
because all foods and clothing is too
high. What good ia US girls il we do
not have husbands? Why don't you
make congress provide husbands for
US? You will do the country more
good by seeing that all the young peo.
pie are married. If all the young we're
married we would not need any con.
eress or president. This world would
be paradise. We must have hus
bands. Get some for us.
For reasons OF the most profound
delicacy the girl's name is omitted,
but the letter is postmarked Cleve.
land, Ohio.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Storm Sweeps Middle West.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 16.-An extreme
fall In temper ature, ranging from so
degrees at Sedalia, Mo-, where it was
eight below zero, to % degrees at Fort
Smith, Ark, has been recorded in the
southwest during the last "a hours.
In parts of Kansas q binding snow
storm accompanied by high winds,
prevails aud in northern Oklahoma
sleet and wind storm are reported.
The temperatur also has fallen
from 30 to A degrees since yesterday
in northern Texas and Iowa. A re-
markable drop is recorded at Abilene,
Texas, where the temperature is "a
above this afternoon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
thtrty.on acres were restored to set.
element.

thirty .one acres we're restored to Set
Element.
Data recently collected by the geo.
logical survey indicates that the pub
lie lsnds In Wyoming and Montana
contained valuable deposits OF coal
and to determine the question the sec-
retary of the interior withdrew from
GOAL entry 1,20S, ,206 acres in the former
state and $50, ,266 acres 10 the latter.
The withdrawal IL pending q detailed
ield examination. Twenty.one thous.
and two hundred and eight acres
along the Red Rock lake, Montana,
have been temporarily Withdrawn
from all entry in aid Of the proposed
legislation affecting the disposal Of
water power sites on the public do.
main.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Record Price For Hogs.

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Live hogs at the
stock yards today touched q record
price, unequalled since 1870, selling
at S9.40 hundred weight.
Continued lights receipts for several
months at the packing centers and re-
ports OF q scarcity of hogs on the
farms called out prophesies that the
ten dollar m ark touched in 1870 may
be reached again soon.
Until today the record hog price for
forty years was % IS made in 1852
War time prices for hogs in 1865 were
$l3.25.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Alleged Coal Land Frauds,

DENVER, Feb. 15.-Suit was fled in
the federal court today against David
G. Dodge, George F. Peabody, Geo.
A. Krsuse and Charles Mellen, az
executors under the will of Gen. VIM.
J. Palmer, charging extensive coal
land frauds. The action is in equity
to recover s543, 900, the value of 1862, ,000
tons of coal. Attorney General Wick.
ersham and Frederick Maynard, as.
sistant to the attorney general, with
headq u arters at Salt Lake, filed the
complaints. It is alleged that between
January l. 1889, and June 30, 1900,
Peabody and Palmer sunk mining
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
shafts and dug coal out Of 1898 acres
of government land that had been IL.
legally acquired.
Red Hot Speech BY jeff Davis.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Cha arging
Senate Owen Of Oklahoma, with be.
ing interested in the fairs OF the
Standard OIL company and saying
that he would like to see John D.
Rockefeller wrapped in the flames Of
HE'LL" Senator JET Davis Of Arksn.
sas, today made . speech In the cen.
ate which was nttingly characterized
by him as ''red hot and right of the
bat"
The speech vas made spropos Of ef-
forts of Mr.. Owen to have passed q
general bill giving the right of way
through the public land of Arkansas
for gas pipe line.
Mr.. Davis asserted the bill was in
the interest OF the Prairie Oil compa.
ny, which he said was branch Of
the Standard OIL company. Believ.
ing THE to be the truth he could not
cit idly by and allow to be passed a
bill which was In direct conflict with
the antitrust law of his state.
This law he said, had proved to be
effective, while the Sherman anti.
trust has done absolutely nothing to
check the grasp and greed of the
Standa ard Oil company. he had moi
forgotten the verdict of S29, ,000, 900 he
said, but that had vanished a. the
frost befere the sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
IMMENSE COAL DEPOSITS.
Alaska Has Fuel Supply That Is
Valued At Millions.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-The sen ate
committee on territories today fur.
nished an attraction in the way of the
development relative to Alaska coal
lands, which fairly entitled it to rival
Ia interest the Ballinger-P -Pinchot in.
vestig alton.
Manager Stephen Birch of the Gug.
genheim Morgan Alaska syndicate
again was q witness. He reeled of
figures concerning the value of coal in
the Cunningham and the Alaska coal
and copper mines that were quite cal.
cul ated to cause the heads of the mem.
bers of the committee to swim. Pl acing
the tonnage in the Cunningham mines
At 80, OOO,O 600, be said that the total
could probably be taken out 80 as to
net profit of $25, ZOO, 900.
This statement, taken in connection
with the fact that the syndicate had
agreed to pay only $250,0 for half
OF the property, aroused much inter-
est. Mr.. Birch placed the probable
output of the entire Bering river coal
district, of which the Cunningham
group is part, at 100000, 900 tons
with net value of 5000. 600, 900 and q
gross OF $500, 100000.
But there was another p)rtion of
Mr.. Birch's testimony which attr acted
even more attention than that relating
to coal mines. 1t had reference to his
efforts to extend the holdings of the
Alaska Coal and Copper company in
the Bonanza group of copper claims
before it was acquired by the Gug-
genheim Morgan syndicate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
May Defeat Postal Banks.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - Unless
Senator Root can be induced to with
draw or materially modify his amend.
ment to the postal savings bank bill.
requiring the investment of postal
deposits in United States bonds, tn at
measure probably will be defeated in
the senate. The friends of the bill to.
day practically admit this is the situ.
alton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
THOUSANDS ARE IDLE.
Dispute Between Labor Unions De-
prives Many Of Employment.

Dispute Between Labor Unions De.
prives Many Of Employment.
BUTTE, February 1.-THE belief is
growing in Butte today that the en-.
gineers' union affiliated with the Wes-
tern Federation of Miners will be un.
able to furnish enough first motion
engineers to take the places of the
strikers, and that a tight shutdown
will ensue.
OF the II, 900 men employed in the
mines and smelters here, fully 5000
are affected by the strike, and the be-
lief prev ails that within q week all
will be out of work, due to the riv airy
between two unions, each OF which
claims jurisdiction over the engin-
eers.
The Anaconda, Butte and Great
Falls smelters must be closed. The
Butte smelters will be the first, prob.
ably the Wsshoe at Anaconda sec.
ond, and the Boston & Montana plant
at Great Falls the last to close. Ore
reserves at Great Falls are sufficient
to last five days.
Members of Engineers union No.
83, Western Federation of Miners,
declare tn at in few days competent
men of every kind will be on hand to
replace the strikers.
Less than $500 men are now working
at the mines and smelters of Butte
and between 5000 and 5000 men are
out of employment at the mines of the
Amalgam ated companies, North Butte
and Butte Coalition companies. Both
sides to the controversy are confident
of ultimate victory, but the mine man.
ayers regard the outlook as anything
but hopeful.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
FUNDS FOR RECLAMATION.
Senator'S Discuss Measure For lssu-
ance Of New Certificates.

Senator'S Discuss Measure For lssu-
ance Of New Certificates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-For more
than two hours the senate listened to
. discussion of the senate bill author.
iztng the issuance Of not more than
$50. 600, 900 certificates of indebtedness
for the capitalization Of irrigation
projects already begun.
This bill was championed by . mum.
Der of senators. especially by Messrs.
Carter and Borsh. Mr.. Carter said
that in Q number Of cases reservoira
had been completed while the ditches
had not been constructed.
The effect was to withhold the water
from the settlers. It was stated thai
the money would all be repaid by Get.
tiers, and in reality the treasury
would not in any way be affected.
The fear was voiced by Senators
Flint and Crawford that the depart
ment might be tempted to enter new
enterprises before the completion o.
the present undertakings, and thui
soon involve the government in other
oblig ations. Itwas contended on be-
half of the measure that the danger
had been averted by the language oi
the bill.
Senator Hey burn said the shortage
Of the reclaim alton fund was due to The
withdrawal of public lands from sale
Thus the fund had been starved by tht
government and congress had heed
lessly permitted the process. he ssid
1t would not be asking too much te
ask the appropriation of the money tc
make good the wrong done. He urged
that the irrig alton work should no.
be or ramped.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Postoffices As Employment Agencies.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Represent-
alive Garner, republican of Pennsyl.
vania, has introduced bill to estab-
lish in every pOstoffice Ia the United
States an information agent whose
duty it shall be TO supply daily to EN-.
ployers lists of persons wanting work,
and to the latter lists of employers
wanting lsborers.
Each county seat is to be q distrib-
uttng center for the county in which
1t Is located, applicants for labor and
for laborers being sent from there to
all points 10 the county.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Water Rights Defined.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-In a com.
pilation of the state laws on water
rights, Senator Nelson, chairman of
the committee on public lands, says
the rights of the federal government
to the waters and streams of Montana q
are no greater than those of the in
dividuals, the Montana laws permit.
ting their acquisition by appropria-
tim
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Wanted In Valley County.

M1NoT, N. Dak., Feb. Tx. Mat.
thews, prominent Montana rancher,
who wes charged with horse stealing,
was acquitted by the jury after four
hours in the jury room. The princi-
pal witness against him was Slim
Bear,who had turned states evidence.
Immediately following his acquital
Matthews was arrested by officers OF
Valley county, Mont, charged with
receiving stolen property in that
state,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
MINES MAY CLOSE.
Labor Troubles In Butte May Have
Unfortunate Result.

Unfortunate Result.
BUTTE, Feb. 16.-Carrying out their
threat to walk out at 7 o'clock this
morning. unless one of their number,
George MILESTONE, an oiler, recently
dismissed, be reinstated, the members
of International Engineers union, No.
1888, failed to report for duty this
morning. But elk mines Of the Asl.
gsmsted company are now being op.
Grated and but ], 900 of the 5000 miners
in Butte are now working.
The engineers claim that they have
won the strike, because, as they al.
lege, the Miners union has been un.
able to furnish competent men to oper-
ate the hoists.
Manager Gillie of the Amalg amated
properties says that there is enough
ore on hand to run the smelters at
Anaconda and Great Falls not longer
than four days, after which 1t may be
expected that both plants will be closed
down unless the trouble 10 settled in
the meantime. Mr.. Gillie says that
the forces of both smelters were cut 10
per cent today. Even with portion
of the mines running the stu alton
looks bad, as the officials of the com
pany have repeatedly said that they
would operate all of their properties
or none at all.
In Engineers' union, No. 138 there
are about 600 members, about $50 oi
whom, are first class hoisting engin.
eers. Most of the high Grass engin'
eers in the camp belong to this union
With the union are affiliated many
oilers, but the officials say they will
not trust these men to take the places
of the strikers, not considering them
competent to run the hoists.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23
Large Tracts Are Withdrawn

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Secretary
Ballinger of the interior department
has temporarily Withdrawn from coal
entry 2,068, 432 acres of public land
He also temper arily withdrew from
all forms OF disposition III, ,l22 acres.
Forty-six thousand four hundred and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23

Waller, Feb. Is. - Tom Carroll,
formerly employed by the Conrad
Land & Water company as a cook,
was found frozen to death near the
Tourtellotte cabin, east of town. 1t
is thought that while under the influ.
ence of liquor he lost his way and fell
down in the snow and perished.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-23

Chester Signal: Pretty soon the
side tracks between Havre and Cut
Bank will be so full OF emigrant cars
that it will be difficult to operate
trains.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
BILL TAFT VERSUS ROOSEVELT
THE 1912 Observation-Disclosures
WONDERING WHAT PHASE OF
HISTORY WILL BE REPEATED.

Washington. Jan. lot Is easy for
one to conjurc up from the political
events OF the last week situation in
the republican party in 1912 similar
to that famous period when Gen
Grant returned from abroad in 1850
and PLUNGED the party into the great
est fight in its history. On the other
hand, it is easy to draw picture from
these same events similar to that of
1900, when William Mckinley receiv-
ed every vote in the national conven-
tion at Philadelphia, or IN 1904. when
Theodore Roosevelt was the unan!.
nous choice of the convention which
met in Chicago.
Is it to be Taft after fight in
which another world tour will play
a part similar to that of lSSO7 In
other words, are MIR. Taft and Mr..
Roosevelt going to fight, or Is Mr..
Roosevelt coming back from Elba"
10 seek 10 overthrow the man who
was his candidate in 1908. or will it
be Mr.. Taft as the candidate in 1912
with a practically solid convention al
his back?
Mr. Tart is a candidate for ienomin-
alton in 1912 He has made no an.
nouncement, but that is not neces-
sary. He is before the people of this
country as candidate now. and the
seasoned politicians Of the republican
party do not doubt that he will be
nominated with or without opposition.
II there is no opposition it will be
because he has courageously met
party emergencies Just as he met the
recent one when he took Mr.. Pin.
chot ou. of Office regardless of wheth.
er it would please Mr. Roosevelt. the
muck rake magazines and the reform
element
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11

ing economy" he cried in derision
but the first opportunity you get
to practice it. four-fifths Of the dem.
omcrats on the floor vote against
it,"
The reading Of the army bill will
be completed tomorrow and the
measure will be put upon It's pas
sage.
The adoption by the senate with
out q dissenting voice. of joint
resolution introduced by Senator
Jones. providing for an investiga-
ton of the Ballinger-Pinchot contro.
versy was the feature today. An
amendment was adopted. providing
that the house members of the in
vestigating committee shall be elect
ed by the house, which Is in ac
Cordance with the house vote on the
question late Friday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
I(iEz5Il
C1IIl5llIl
The Distinguishing Feature Of
Oxomuision is its CURATIVE
QUALITY. Which All Other
cmulsiors Lack.
EXPERIENCE is KNOWLEDGE.
To All Who Have intelligence
to Profit by IL.

And hundreds of thousands through.
out the world have learned by ex.
periencc that OZOMULSION Is a
curative blessing to the weak. the
sick. the convalcsccnt-all suffering
with Coughs. Colds. Lung Troubles,
Malaria. Grip. Pneumonia or other
Pulmonary Troubles.
Those who have never tried It may
ask: what is it composed of?' The
answer.
Pure Norwegian Cod Liver Oil
Nourishlng and Tissue Building.
Glycerinc- Soothing and Healing.
llypophosphites Of Lime and Soda
Bone and Tissue Building the whole
forming widely known Scientific
Curative Preparation--an admirable
body builder that restores health aud
imparts new life and energy to the
human system.
Ozomulslon is known, recommended
and sold by worthy druggists every
where in 16 OF. and OF. bottles
Always ask for OZomulsion by
name.
That all may experience for them.
selves what this exclusive preparation
will do. 3 OF. Trial bottle will be
sent by mail to all who send their ad
dress by postcard or letter. to the
Ozomulsion Co, jiS Pearl St. New
York.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11
FLYNN AND CANNON
ARE GREAT FRIENDS
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR Gov
ERNoR OF THIS STATE WILL
BE NAMED AT WASHINGTON.

Washington, u. C.. Jan l0-lt
looks very much like Washington
will take dip into Oklahoma re
publican politics just as the White
House in years past undertook to
tell the people OF Illinois. Ohio and
other republican states whom they
must nominate for their governor
a.d whom they must send to the
senate.
Dennis Flynn, of oklahoma City.
who lcfr mere several days ago. did
not 80 away as empty handed as
was at first supposed. The sot,
pedal institution at the White House
is not debating gubcrnaorial nomi.
nations just yet but there are no
soft pedals in Uncle Joe Caunons'
machinery. He won't use them.
Uncle joe" is a great friend OF
Denny" as he calls him. and it
VAS through this friendship that
Dennis was able to put over the
basis of his present greatness.
Determined not to leave Washing
ton without at least a grain of com
for, to show for his trip 1t is said
Flynn appealed TO his old friend
Uncle Joe and asked him TO whip
the three yvpublIcan congressman
from oklahoma into line for him
for governor Morgan. of course. Is
already for uim aud Creaeers Mus
kogec friends are known to be eth
cr friendly with Flynn politically
or associated with him in business
Mcclure already has announced op
position and may have 50 many
troubles ol his own that he Will
be- excused from undertaking too
much To carry out the wishes OF
mis- Washington boss and the ambi.
tions of his one-time political enc
my The experiment 1t Is said will
be- we'll worth watching for a while.
Ormsby Mcliarg, eX-assistant sec.
rctlvy OF commerce and labor. who
resigned a month or So ago. pre-
sumably TO become the eastern legal
representative of the Choctaw ma.
ton in NV York city at an annual
salary OF $4,000, has been around
the departments for several days,
having run over from New York to
see how hi, contract was coming
On
1t is said the contract, by which
IL wa, hoped that McHarg would
represent the Choctaws. has al last
reached the Indian office after hay.
ing been held up for some time in
the interior department While
nothing viii be given out on the
subject. 1t is rumored that Com.
missioner OF Indian Affairs Valentine
has recommended to the secretary
OF the interior that the contract
be turned down. McHarg's chief
supporters in Washington are Choc.
taw Delegates Wright and Hudson.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11

In medicine every man aspircs TO
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of them prefer 10 remain general
practitioners.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-01-11

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