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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
Quadruplets We're Waits.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 27.-Following
confession made by Mrs. W. W.
Wilson that she was not the mother
OF quadruplets reported born at her
home last Friday, Superior Judge
Wilborn today instituted an inquiry
todetermiue the parentage of the " aifs,
at the instance of the local humane
society.
In her confession Mrs. Wilson as.
serted that one of the babies was
given away by prominent physician
and his wife; that the parents of an
other were we'll to do, but did not care
to be burdened with children; that a
third vas donated by . couple tn at
could not afford to care for it, and
the fourth by hospital physician.
She declared that even her husband
and mother did not know of the de.
ception she had practiced, with the
assistance of q woman friend who
posed as nurse.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
AMEND LAND LAWS,
MondetI Bill Permits Surface Entry
On Coal Lands.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The house
committee on public lands voted tod day
to report favorably the Mondell bill
admitting to entry the surface of coal
lands in the United states. The meas
ure affects about $50, 200, 900 acres Of
lands in Wyoming, Colorado. Utah.
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon.
Washington Idaho and Montana.
The bill makes it possible for &C.
tual settlers to make entry on the sur
face of coal lands under the homeste ad
act or the desert land entry law and
also makes possible Withdrawals un-
der the reclaim alton act. The United
States would issue patent to such
lands, but would reserve all rights to
coal on the land as we'll as the privil-
ege OF prospecting, mining and remov-
ing the coal.
Regarding the proposed law, Mr..
Mondell said;
"The bill, ifit becomes q law, will
open to settlement, GUILTY. alton and re-
cl am alton of millions of acres of land,
the surface of which is now unoccu.
pied except as it is used for grazing,
and on large portion of which coal
will not be mined for many years, II
at all, as the coal areas are extensive.
ut is a conserv alton measure in the
sense that that 1t both protects and
reserves government coal deposits
and one that has bearing upon the
high price of agricultural products as
is will open further areas to pro.
ductiOn."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
State Draws Big Interest.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 26.-Just S21, 405 is
the pickup to the state in interest on
treasury deposits for the year ending
J an. Is, 1910, under operation of the
law of 1907, according to
the report of State Treasurer Lewis
today. The law provides for the de.
posit OF the various state fundsin de-
pository banks and design ated by the
state board of finance at interest of
per cent on daily balance. Formerly
the state derived no interest from its
deposits.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
THE BALLINGER HEARING.
Charges Against Secretary of Interior
Are Under investigation.

Charges Against Secretary of Interior
Are Under Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Just what
the chrges are that Louis r. CLAWS
upholds against Richard "A. Ballin.
ger, secretary OF the interior, we're
finally made clear to the congression-
al investigation committee before its
first session adjourned yesterday at.
ternoon. Louis D. Brandies of Bos-
ton, special counsel for CLAWS. in
formed the committee upon it's insist
ence of the specific nature of the allie.
cations though maintaining that it
was not any one act but series of
acts and circumstances upon which
the charges were based.
Particularizing, Mr.. Brandies said
that Mr.. Ballinger had acted as an
attorney in drawing up an agreement
in escrow and deeds in the Wilson
Coal company cases in Lewis county,
Wash, these cases being an alleged
fraud upon the land laws, this being
before Ballinger entered the govern
ment service and his n anne not appear.
ing in the court records of the case.
AS commissioner of the land Office
in 1907, said Brandies, further speci.
flying, Ballinger did not show dilli.
gence in further investigating the al
legged frauds connected with the Cum
ningham coal land cases in Alaska
and was otherwise involved improper
ly therein.
CLAWS was before the committee and
both he and his attorney were closely
questioned by it's members.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
Form Big Copper Merger

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The Anaconda
Copper company, the principal SUBJ
sidiary of the Amalgamated Copper
company, has made arrangements to
take over a number of the mines in
the Butte district. The plan contem.
plates an increase in Anaconda capi-
taliza alton from S37, 500, 900 to $3.50, ,000,-
600, and q special meeting of Anacon-
da stockholders is called for March
% to ratify the plan.
According to the official announce
ment from the company's offices, the
merger plan has been decided upon in
order to avoid the conflict over own
ership of veins and claims that has
long been in progress between vari.
GUS companies operating on Butte
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each side of the river. The many
bridges which span the river are
threatened with destruction as vast &C.
cumulations are banked against them
by the on.rushing food.
Special meetings of the cabinet were
held today to consider means for
coping with the havoc already
wrought and the great danger impend.
ing. Military forces have been sum-
moned from all parts of the country
and the city has been divided into five
military divisions for the purpose of
administering the work of rescue and
relief.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
A Wyoming Snow Blockade.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 26.-The
central Wyoming snow blockade was
broken last night when Casper citi.
zens dug out q train which was the
first to reach Lander in eleven days.
Three snow plows were disabled and
drifts were higher than the cars. The
train carried three hundred sacks of
mail, two cars of express and many
passengers. Stock near Lander is
suffering from lack of feed and the
second train carried sufficient feed to
save many head of cattle and sheep.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
Switchmen's Strike Ended.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 29.-On Febru.
ary 7, switchmen in the northwest who
have been on strike since November
30, will return to work. Practically
all strikers viii! be in their old places.
They will resume work with the wage
question unsettled, but they will be
governed by figures agreed upon iu
the Chicago compromise conference.
This Information came today from a
source close to the heads of the switch.
mems union. Unless there should be
hitch next week this program will
go through.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
Land Office Bill Favored.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Sen ator
Dixon's bill creating the Choutesu
land district went on the house cslen-
dar today with favorable report
from the committee on public lands.
The chanc es for its passage are fav-
orable. There are already eight or 10
candidates for the new offices the bill
would establish, but even ii the bill is
passed Immediately it will be several
months before records can be segreg.
ated and the Office put in working
order.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
Egg Prices Are Smashed.

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Eggs dumped
into the Chicago marked in carload
lots, and more on the way, started
prices to tumbling in South Water
street, and commission merchan
predict that 30 to 32 cents a dozen
will be the wholesale prices.
This is IA cents below the high M ark
established few days ago, and it is
rumored tn at the men who have been
holding eggs in cold storage for high
prices will be hit hard by the sudden
drop.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
Appropriations For Indians.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Indian
appropriation bill reported in the
house today carries the following
Montana items:
Fort Belklap school, s3O. 200; Grow,
s8, 900; Flathead, $1,000; Fort Peck,
$40, 900; Milk river irrig gation system
on Fort Belknap reservation, s35, 900.
Irrigation of lands on Flathead res
ervation, 535, 900, to be Immediately
available.
Irrig alton Blackfeet lands, $500, 900.
All irrigation appropriations to be
REIN bursed to the government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
SURVEY MONTANA LAND.
The Milk River Committee Interests
President In Important Matters.

The Milk River Committee Interests
President In Important Matters.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-"From all
indications the committee is going to
make good" said Dr.. M. D. Hoyt,
chairman of the Milk river delegs.
ton, after another busy day inter.
viewing government officials. The
delegation called on Secretary Will
son of the agricultural department..
the officials of the Indian bureau,
land Office and reclamation service,
and the senators and representative
at the capitol having land matters at
heart.
It is believed that there will be q
special appropriation made for the
survey of the lands now unsurveyed
in Montana, and an allotment of from
nine to eleven million dollars to com.
plete the irrigation projects now un.
der way in that state.
The committee made an especially
good impression upon the president,
who talked with them As minutes. The
deleg alton spread the map of Mon.
tana on the floor before him, showing
the unsurveyed lands in the state,
amounting to 16. 500, 900 acres, or Is
per cent; 10 per cent in Indian reser.
vations and % per cent in forest re-
serves; $50 per cent of the state"
said the committee, ''that white men
cannot get into at ALL"
The committee also told the presi.
dent that the government had spent in
eight years $750,00 and had built
one dam and 16 miles of ditch on St.
Mary's project and spent S4OO, 900 in
surveys and administr alton expenses.
On the other had, private enterprise
had for $5 per acre built six bitches
and irrigated 10000 acres of land.
The president was surprised at this
condition of affairs, saying he was
not aware of them. He became en-
thused over the subject and said he
would do all he could to straighten
out the matter.
''If the reclaim alton service will not
handle the project with neatness, dis
patch, celebrity and mighty haste, the
committee told the president, 1--WE
prefer they would charge us up with
the S750,00 already spent on it, and
give US the chance of doing the
work.
''1t is case of either shoot or give
up the gum" said the president.
The president also expressed sur
prise that there was so much land
available for settlement in the state
which had not been surveyed, and it
is believed he gave orders to the in
terror department to hasten these sur.
VeVS.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
SITUATION IN PARIS.
The River Seine Still Rising and Flood
Reaches Heart Of City.

The River Seine Still Rising and Flood
Reaches Heart Of City.
PARIS, Jan. 28.-The boiling waters
OF the Seine were still rising at noon
today at the rate of an inch and
quarter an hour. There is q steady
downpour of rain and the temper ature
is falling. Everywhere the situa
is appreciably worse than yesterd ay.
An unfsvorable shift Of the wind
from north to southwest, accompanied
by q falling barometer and heavy
rain, added new thrill of horror to
the stricken city and country this fore.
noon. Throughout the night the con-
dition grew more serious.
The devastation has now penetr ated
to the very heart of Paris, the gorg-
ing rivers and sewers underneath liter
ally blowing up the streets, while the
area of the surface overlooked by the
waters of the Seine had been doubled
today. Twelve of the 25 bridges over
the river have been closed and the
quays on either side of them have
been roped off as unsafe.
The Esplansde des Invalids is a
sheet of water. The food has crept
back almost to the Jardin de Luxem.
bourg on the left bank and invaded
the Place de la Concorde which was
closed and guarded by soldiers and
the lower Champs Elysees on the right
bank. The Palais de Galces and 9TH
er resorts and restaurants are sur
rounded, even the Place L'Opera at the
core of the city threatening to sink to
the subway beneath. Cellars through.
out the district from that point to the
St Lazare station comprising the
Faubourg Montm artre and the Rue
Berger of the richer sections and the
Rue de Province, the Rue Drouot and
the Rue Chateau Don, are filled to the
street level with water from the over.
flowed eubterranean river,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02

ANACONDA, Jan. 27-Apparently be.
cause his wife failed to arise and pre-.
pare his breakfast when he called her
at $50 this morning, John A..
Stromb we'll known clerk of this city,
proceeded to the front closet, secured
his rifle and put it together and, 60
ing out in the backy ard. fred bullet
into his head. His wife found his
body when she finally arose about an
hour later. Mrs. Strombis prostrat.
ed as result of her husbands death
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02

wheels under q new patent of the in
ventors.
It ts claimed that the power applied
to the rear wheels will propel the
machinery, the front runners adding
both speed and ease of motion. The
engine has 60 horsepower. II the ma.
chine proves entirely satisfactory
three more will be built.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-02
Enormous Loss From Floods.

PARIS, Jan. 26.-The foods here
and throughout France have reached
the Dimensions of q great national
calamity. An official estimate OF the
money losses up to today Is 5000, ,000,-
600, or one.fifth the war indemnity
paid by France to Germany.
Great sections of the French capital
are under water. six square miles of
the historic Bois de Boulogne being
submerged, while the river Seine,
sweeping over it's banks has filed
the subways, inundated the Palais
Bourbon, the foreign Office and scores
of historic monuments which lie alo n
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-29
MRS. CRAIG eNTeRTAiNs.

The Sunday school board OF the
Fist Methodist Episcopal church met
a. the home Of Mr and Mrs. Geo \.
Cialgs SO 1Nenty-lhir6 street. with an
,,ljuajancc ~ about thirty. After the
usual business session election oil Off
cels f3r ;hc new Sunday school year
was held. Inc following being elected ;
b. e.. Newton. reelected superlntend-
cnt.
4. A. S!ep assistant superintendent.
G. A Dickinson, secretary.
o, w. BIowder. treasurer
MIS-. Lillian McGreeor. SuperintenI-
cut o, the primary department
Arthur BGshnell. librarian
Miss Bertha Laird, organist
Mrs W ?. Long. superintendent
cradle roll
Mrs o. L. Scott, superintendent
home department.
Fol owing tnc usual appointment OF
teachers by the superintendent, It was
decided that the installation OF teach
cEs take place AZ the morning service
tEe hirst Sunday In February.
Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Newton. as
sisted by Miss Patterson. served dainty
refreshments. and after a social hour
The meeting adjourned TO meet Zebra
aiV 18th with Mrs. Dickinson at her
home. 1856 Madison ayenuc. each one
feeling thai the meeting had been
very successful and enjoyable
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the hours until midnight chimes were

the hours until midnight chimes were
heard
Reception rooms and hall were lt-
tingly and tasteiuIly decorated In sym
.bohc colors. red. white and blue. and
the color scheme carried Into effect
in the center ceiling decoration, where
a large white bell was hung with
streamers OF red, white aad blue
draped to the four corners of the
room.
The management OF the affair was
under the able direction of Mr. Geo.
Grill. assisted by A. r. La FranIere
c. A. Mcguire. T. J. Carroll Phil
Brophy. jr.. VIII OBrlcn. jr. and Matt
Biel jr. who left nothing to be desired
In the way of hospitality and attention
to their guests many of whom were
socially prominent citizens Of Salt
Lake City Eureka, Park City. Pocd-
tello. Ida, and Evanston. Wyo.
A larSe, as we'll as a select. attend
ancc was the result OF the distributor
OF the tasteful invitation cards
The music was good program was
unique and the punch delicious
Mr. Grill announced to The stand
erd representative that an elaborate
Easter affair viii be given. Those who
were so chnrmingly entertained win
anticipate With pleasure this event
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-29

The Orpheum Dill for the coming
week is exceptionally good. II con-
tains Joint headliners. Miss Florence
bindley in An Afternoon at Home"
and Miss Eva Taylor ana company in
Mrs. Jones Smith-Carey"
Florence Bindley, sometimes de-
scribed as the girl With the diamond
dress. has a smart speciality which is
billed as An Afternoon at Home
Miss Bindley Is supposed TO he a fash
ioneble lady. who has employed a
number OF theatrical performers To
ccnie To her home 10 entertain her
Suests. The aforesaid thespians fail
To appear and Miss Bindley herself
undertakes the protean program She
sings, dances. gives Xylophone solo.
and concludes with an imitation of a
French singer accompanying herself
on The piano.
Eva Taylor. capably assisted by a
strong company, will give her first
local presentation of her own farce
comedy. Mrs. Jones-Smith Carey" I'm
which she has achieved great sue
cess on tho coasl This act proved 50
acceptable In San francisco and Los
Angeles that Mise TAYLOR decided TO
use II exclusively tho remainder of the
season. II was written hv Lawrence
Grattan. who Is 4 member OF Miss Tay-
lor's COMPANY
Miss Stella H. Morrisini, u stunning
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looking Ell ..dsl woman, has pretty
animal act that is handsomely staged
Miss Morrisini Is making her first tour
of the United States with her trained
Siberian wolf hounds and her Shetland
ponies. The hounds are said to be the
best leaping dogs in the world, and the
ponies are clever little animals that
have been taught 20 so through an Gu
tertninlng routine
Carl Nobel. i European artist just
Imported expressly for the theaterS 0f
the Orpheum circuit, will give Or
pheum patrons the Scandinavian Idea
OF ventriloqulst Nobel for several
years has been one OF the featured at
fractions of the Barrasford thoateTs In
Paris, GLASGOW. Liverpool and the Eng
l!sh provinces.
Veronica and Hurl Falls are sensa-
tioual comedy tumblers, who perform
series OF the most difficult teats. They
give an excellent acrobatlc perform
ance. Some OF their ieats are exceed
iugly difficult aud highly dangerous
C /. Brown will sing, dance and In
cidentally deliver a monologue which
is described as very entertaining. Mr..
Brown Is famous eccentric dancer.
He has produced a number of plays.
ard during his act will show dancing
numbers from these PLAYS
4 good musical program and new
motion pictures complete the bLll. =
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-29
CLUB ANNIVERSARY.

The members OF the Ladies' Literary
club celebrated the twelfth annlyer-
sary OF that organization last Tuesday
evening by giving a dinner at the We
ber club rooms. followed by u box
party at tho OTpheum
The committee, Miss Florence
Wright. Mrs Ncttlc Watson and Mrs,
Lizzie Thomas. arranged and most
charmmgly conducted the aTair.
The tables were beautifully deco.
rated IN yellow and white. the club
colors, and the elaborate dinner,
served from TO s, was the scene Of
club reminiscence. gay repartee and
baupy solicitations
Those who attended were: Mes
DANES Fred Clark, Frank Grant, Joe
Thomas. William Allison. p HerdUy
Ezra Clark. Virgil Cain. d Watson, J.
Scowcroft, l. w Fulton. Lillian Farms
worth William Douglass. john Gully
and Mss Florence Wright
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-29
ROBERT BURNS ANNIVERSARY.

The Ogden Calcdonlan society. made
lis initial bow TO the public on Tues.
day evening in Congress Academy b.
celebrating The birthday of their pocs
Robert Burns.
A splendid program was rendered.
consisting mostly of the writings and
songs OF Burns and an able oTation de-
liycrod by pr A. S Condor. who Is an
enthusiast and admirer OF the poet.
During the afternoon Piper Jas. Nc
KAY was heard With the bagpipes upon
the streets. arousing the enthusiasm
OF local Scots A large crowd gath
cred and enjoyed themselves in music
and dancing until the wee sma' hour
ayont the twelve. The hall was ap-
prppriately decorated with the pic
turc. or Robert Burns. with Mcdonald
and Mclean, tartan. supported by two
American flass The following program
was rendered;
Mufio--Bospipcs James MCKAY
There Was Lad. "........ Quartettc
Chairma1 Nddrcss. .......
............. Chief ". y. Purdie
Sons "Nald's DUNDEE.
.......... Miss Margaret Simpson
OtatloI-"p purns' 49,. Dr. \. S. Condor
SonsL"Scots Wha Haze Geo. Bain
Violin Selection ..... VIM. Kinley
Song -'1och LomCnd" Miss J. Benz!c
Sons-"A lhe Arts Miss a. Warner
"Aanie Laurie .-........Q Qlartette
: re "Camcl.Ba'. .....-.. Matt Gait
'fu Lang S"nc". "..-..... Company
Miss Jennie Ben5ie. accompanist
Duiuc the Ga1ce Misses Norean
Collins 0nl Florence Browaing gave
an exhibition dance OF the Sailor
Ecrnp!pc and tlc Iiish'aal Fling by
lpq. Coutts ANA Wm G:,eve all IF
which was much appreciated
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GRANT MAY QUIT
CORT'S SERVICE

That r, Alexander Grant, manager
Of the Colonial theater In SAT- Lake
City and formerly representative oil
John Cort. the Semitic theater mag
nate who is lessee of the New ogden
Theater In Ogden. Is about TO sever
his connections with Mr.. Cort Is re-
port that became current Yesterday.
When Mr.. Cort took over the Grand
In Ogden more than five years ago:
Grant became resident maunser ana
terests In salt Lake City. becoming
Utah Tepreseniative of Mr. Cort. This
season he has been deyoting As at.
tention to the interests in the capital
city and the local house has been
Allison. representing Mr.. cort,
Efforts to roach Mr Grant in Salt
Lake last night. we're unsuccessful so
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-29
suReRlsE PARTY.

Mrs. W. H. Carr was pleasantly su--
prised at her home, lt22 Farr avenue
last Wednesday evening.
Games. music and other social recrs-
alton occupied the evening until late
hour. when nn elaborate supper was
served.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
!. f. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs W. S. Marlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bailey Mt and
Mrs. S. Il Winholtz. Mr.. and Mrs C..
a. Shaw, Mrs Elfri1a Farley the
Misses Minnie Carr. Pauline Slade.
Euth Bailey. Julia and Elma Marlin
Dorothy Shaw; Messrs. James Shaw,
Glenn Farley: Masters Daniel Shaw
and Earl Carr, and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II Carr
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-29
UTAH-KANsAs REUNION.

About two hundred or more native
sons and daughters of Kansas and
residents of among which are some of
Ogden and Salt Lake City, Will cele-
brate their second annual reunion by
banquet at the Charles Cafeteria
2376 Washington avenue at 3 o'clock
this evening The dining room which
is the largest in the state Will be
beautifully decorated The evening
viii be spent with music. solos and
speeches. The committee that have
the affair in charge have spared no
time on expenses TO make the affair
one of the most successful reunions
ever held In the state
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KNIGHTS, OF COLUMBUS ENTER.
TAIN.

The Congress Dancing Academy was
the scene o, much beauty and pleasure
last evening. on the occasion of the
first dancing party given this season
oy Ogden Council No. III of the
knights Of Columbus, where brave
Knights and fine ladies tripped away