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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Bondsmen Must Paw.

HELENA, Dec. Elm the case OF
Deer Lodge county against the United
Ststes Fidelity and Guaranty com.
psny OF Baltimore, the supreme court
today, in On opinion by Associate
Justice Holloway, affirmed the judg.
mens Of the lower court in)favor OF the
county.
E. ]. Nadesu, who was elected treas
urer Of the county In 1904 and In 1905,
appointed George M. Johnston his
deputy. II was alleged that Johnston
converted to bis own use s9,625, and
the county brought suit against Ma.
deau and the surety company which
was on his bond, getting Judgment for
$500. The bond given by Nsdeau In
1904 was not signed by him. but was
approved. and the bond given in 1905
was signed by Nsdeau but not ap.
proved.
The court holds that under decisions
of other courts the company Is not re.
leased by the failure of the principal
to sign; neither does the failure of the
district Judge to approve q bond work
. release OF the surety.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

General Bixby and other officers Of the
army and navy are known to be in
favor of escorting the Maine out to
sea with an imposing funeral cortege.
Then the bulkheads will be opened and
the hulk will sink into her final, grave,
thus hiding from view forever the con-
crete evidence Of what would other
wise inspire sorrow and possibly Bit
terness. no matter what is the verdict
found.
One of the chief reasons for intrusting
the task to a government department
was to guard against exploitation of
the wreck. Many offers have been re-
ceived from private contractors who
wanted to reserve the right to ex-
hibit the vessel through paid admis-
sions to her decks. Officers Of the
government feel that a solemn interest
attaches to the wreck and that 1t
would be in the nature Of sacrilege
to lend the Maine to commercial ends.
The army engineers believe that it
will be possible to float the after two
thirds Of the vessel. The forward
third, where the explosion wrought the
greatest havoc and killed the greatest
number Of the crew while they were
asleep in their quarters, is believed to
be too far gone ever to be taken out
as a whole, and the wreckage will be
removed piecemeal.
No portion Of the wreck Is to be dis
turbed until a full opportunity has
been given to view and study it. Pho
tographs will be taken before anything
is disturbed when possible. and the ut
most publicity Is planned. To this
end the first work to be undertaken
will be the construction of a cofferdam
Of i~nterlocking steel pilings about the
hulk and pumping the water out. The
dam will be large enough to give a
clearance Of fifty feet on all sides of
>he wreck. The forward turret Of the
b%attleship was blown completely off
the vessel. and the dam will be so con.
structed as to include the turret Just
as 1t now lies in the harbor. The
pumping out Of the water when the
dam is completed will unquestionably
be an impressive event. The sugges-
ton that Spain have a representative
on the scene came from President
Taft
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
NEXT HOUSE NEARLY A TIE,
Will BE Very Close, According to a Re-
cent Canvass.

Will Be Very Close, According to a Re-
cent Canvass.
In an article in Success Magazine
based on confidential information as
to political conditions in each of the
391 congressional districts of the Unit
ed States Edward E. Higgins says:
1.-THE next house of representatives
will be almost exactly in even balance.
The probabilities are slightly in favor
Of a Republican majority of two or
three. but it is impossible to predict
with certainty which Of the two par
ties will organize the house.
"There will be a large increase in
the Democratic membership, but there
will be no Democratic landslide.
1.-THE explanation of this rather un-
expected result appears to be that the
progressive wing Of the Republican
party has come into power at the prl.
maries in a very large proportion of
the Republican districts. while in
many Of the districts where the stand
pat element retains control of the Re-
publican machine the normal Repub.
lican pluralities are so large that the
stand pat candidates are likely to sue.
coed. although by greatly reduced ma.
j~orities. Both wings of the party are
now diligently engaged in their historic
occupation of 'burying the hatchet.'
I'm other words. the heretofore gen.
orally expected Democratic success in
the closer districts of the country has
been put in jeopardy by the nominal
ton of more or less popular insurgent
Republican candidates. and informa-
ton received by us indicates that
there will be little Republican boiling
in such districts"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Alias Summons.

In the District Court of the Twelfth Judicial
District Of the State of Montana, id and for the
County of Chouteau.
Frank c. Chittum, plaintiff, vs. Sadie Chittum,
defendant.
The State Of Montana sends greetings to the
above named defendant:
You are hereby Summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action which is filed in the Office of
the clerk of this court, a copy of which is here
with served upon you in the county wherein you
tbe1Y, 1 mon q the ns1 n Yoaa a|sw stto sne s within . t vopy
days after the service of this summons, exclusive
of the day of service; and in case of your failure
to appear or answer, judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
This action is brought for the purpose of OBJ.
tanning q decree of absolute divorce against said
defendant upon the ground OF her wilIfulo ieser-
ton of plaintiff.
~ Witness my hand and the seal of this
ora, lcourt this 9Th day of December, A. D.
sAAA' 1910. CHAS. H. BOYLE,
~ Clerk.
F. 3. stranahan, Fort Benton, Montana, attor-
ney for plaintiff.
First publication Dec. Z, 1910.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

acres having been Withdrawn. An
area greater than the entire state of
New York has been Withdrawn from
Idaho alone, whose so, 200, 900 acres of
available lands has been reduced to
13,0O0,O 600 suitable for settlers. In
number Of acres Withdrawn the figures
show the following: Arizona, $780,
600 (omitting odd thousands J; Califor-
mia. $4,000, 900; Colorado, l 1900, 600;
Idaho. 80, 900; Montana, AZ, ZOO, 900;
North Dakota. 1s, 400, 900; New Mexi-
co, Is, 400, 900; Oregon, $4,000, 900;
Utah, IA, 300, 900; Washington, Is. 10O,.
600, and Wyoming, 24.500. 900. With.
drawsls of acres of q few hundred
thousand acres to 1000. 900 or less
have not been included in this list,
but the aggregate of Withdrawals not
60 included Is more than 16. 900. 600
acres, or nearly one.third the whole
area Of the state of Kansas.
To these Withdrawals has been
traced directly the fact that the Amer
lean Northwest has lost 400. 900 of the
best farmers in the world in the past
nine years, as millions upon millions
of fertile acres closed to settlers have
driven them out of the country. In
view of all these facts It would appear
that about the last charge that can
fairly be brought against President
Taft is that he Is not q real conserva.
k(op{ot
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Sherin's Sale,

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district. state of Montana, in and for the county
of Chouteau.
The Bogy Mercantile Company. q corporation,
plaintiff. We. John d. Winter and Mary L. Win
ter, defendants.
To be sold at sherif's sale, on the goth day of
door of county court house in the said county of
Chouteau, state of Montana, the following de-
scribed property:
Lots number ten (lO), twelve (12). fourteen (14)
and sixteen (16). in block number ffty-eight (6S),
town of Chinook, as marked, numbered and
designated on the official plat of said town of
Chinook, now on file and of record in the Office
of the county clerk and recorder for Chou,
teau county, Montana, together with all and sin
gular the tenements, hereditaments, appurte-
pertaining.
Dated this 9Th day of December A. D. 1910.
GEO BICKLE, Sheriff.
By CHAs. CRAWFORD, Under Sheriff.
r. E. O'Keefe, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication Dec. Z, 1910.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Sherlff's Sale.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district Of the state of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
The Bogy Mercantile company, q corporation,
plaintiff, We. John D.. Winter and Mary L. Win.
ter, defendants.
December, 1910. at 2 o'clock p. M, at front door
Of the county court house in the said county OF
Chouteau, state of Montana, the following de-
scribed property:
The sk Of Nwk section IL; 81 Of MEX sec.
ton 10. township 81 north. range 20 east, Mon.
tana meridian. TIL 81 Of NWk section II. sx
of MEX sec. 10, township 81 north, rsnee 20 east,
Montana meridian, all "a chouteaa county, Non.
tana, together with Ill and angular the tene-
ments, hereeitaments and app~uitenenses there.
unto belonging or in any wise appertaininR.
Dated this 9Th day Of becember. A. D. 1910.
GEORGE BICKLE, Sheriff.
By CHAs. CRAWFORD, Under Sheriff.
r. Il. O'Keefe, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication Dec. z, 1910.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Cascade County's Champion Cow.
Great Falls Leader

Great Falls Leader.
G. Winsak, q we'll known Rsynes.
ford farmer, has q COW. Many farm
ers have cows, but Mr.. Winsak's COW
is q COW "as is q cow"-an extraordi.
nary, remarkable bovine is this one.
The fret remarkable fact about this
COW ia that 1t is % years old. MIR.
Winsak has owned the animal for 10
years. But behold its remarkable re.
cord for % years of life. That COW is
the mother OF % calves, which are
about evenly divided az to sex. An
other calf from this remarkable COW
is expected to arrive shortly after
misunderstanding q grand total at
the close of the year of % calves to the
credit of this one beast.
Bess, If tina is her name, is of an
unknown breed, If she is of any breed
at all. 1t Is probable that she is of
the common strain-just COW. Her
color is an artistic and pleasing
scheme in white and red and roam.
She has horns like q Texas steer and
breath like the new.mown hay.
During the 10 years of her allegi-
ance to Mr.. Winsak she has earned
him SO, 200 net, and there are now 40
head of stock, all descended from her,
roaming In MIR. Winsak's pastures.
She is . good mixer, giving good,
rich, creamy milk, and will apparent.
ly live for many years longer.
This Is the remarkable record of one
cow. Hail, o champion nurser OF the
human race. quiet chewer oflnutritious
cud, hail! Hail, brown.eyed Bess, of
the sweet and motherly disposition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
TAFT AND CONSERVATION.

Only q little while ago the country
was ringing with clamorous charges
that President Taft al delivering the
public domain over to the greedy GUS
tody of the land grabbers. Pinchot
and CLAWS aud Golfers and many
smaller fry we're denouncing the presi-
dent a. being in league with "the in.
terests' and serving as the plant tool
OF everybody who wanted q slice Of
the public patrimony without paying
for it.
A writer In Leslie's Weekly shows
how groundless these charges always
we're. He goes to the opposite ex.
treme, in fact, and complains that the
administr alton has Withdrawn too
much land from the public. With the
campaign harangues of the insurgents
still echotng I'VE the plains and
mountain tops Of the west, it sounds
queer for such . complaint % this to
be made. But the figures spesk for
Themselves and chow that nearly 800.
100000 acres of the public domain
have been closed TO settlers-nearly
one-third Of the total avsllsble area;
and that In what RENAME, about 700,-
100000 AGREE, must be included every
acre Of irreclaimsble deserts, all the
mountain country, the bad Lsnds"
and immense tracts that can never BY
any possibility be made Of use to Get.
tiers. OF this Withdrawn are of 3OO,.
O00.0 600 acres many millions are per.
msnent withdrawals-for forest re.
serves, national parks, etc. Other
withdrswsls may be ~rescinded, but
one fact stands out with dramatic
~clearness and that 10 that the presi.
dent has gone almost to the limit OF
wisdom In protecting the public do
main from the land sharks, and that,
too, 1t . TIME when he va being most
liercely asssiled % the dupe OF tool
Of these same men.
Almost half the entire state of Mon
lana 10 closed to the public. 1900, 900
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
LODGE BELIEVES
IN PRE-. EXISTENCE.
Says There Is No Beginning and No
End to Anything Real.

'"There is no real ending to anything
III the universe, nor was there any be-
ginning" said Sir Oliver Lodge in the
course Of an address on the subject Of
incarnation this week in London. He
added:
"The death Of the body does not con-
vey any assurance of the souls death.
Every physical .ualogy is against
such a superficial notion in nature.
We see things beginning or COM
ing to an end. Change is what we see.
not origin or termination.
death is a change indeed-a sort
Of emigration. a wrenching away Of
the old familiar scenes, a solemn. por-
tentous fact. But it is not annihila.
ton.
mo thoughtful person can believe
that he is destined to drop headfore-
most into vacant nothing and cease to
be. Existence Is itself a great adven.
ture-a series of adventures. Some lead
placid lives. seek to avoid adventure,
but none can altogether escape, none
a escape the great adventure
death.
"There are three adventures in life
birth, death and marriage-and COM
p~aratively few escape all three"
Sir divers message was that there
is some great truth in the idea of pre-
existence-not an obvious truth and
n easily formulated. but a truth diff
f1cult Of expression and not to be iden-
titled with reincarnation. Persons liv-
ing now might not have been individ-
uals before, but they were chips or
fragments Of a great master mind. of
spirit and light. He did not mean to
say only that they were parts of the
Deity. lie meant something more de-
tailed than that.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
NEW MINERAL DISCOVERED.
Il 10 Named Mosssite In Honor of Ito
findar-

Il 10 Named Mosesits In Honor of lts
Finder.
1t is announced at Columbia univer-
sity that a new mineral recently dis.
covered in the Terlingua district OF
Texas has been named "mosesite" in
honor. of DIR. Alfred ]. Moses. pro-
lessor Of mineralogy in Columbia uni.
versity. DR.. Moses first definitely de.
scribed and %catalogued the mercury
minerals Of the district.
Mosesite occurs In the form Of small
yellow crystals over crystals Of cal.
cite. 1t Is composed Of n mercury
ammonium compound containing chic
ride and the sulphate group with a
small percentage Of water. The crys.
tails have peculiar optical properties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Sherif'S Sale,

In the district court Of the Twelfth judicial
district Of the state OF Montana, in and Tor the
county of Choutesu.
Z. G. Powe q Bro. Ltd, . corporation, plain
till, W. Rolen Ragland, defendant.
70 be sold q sheriff sale on the 29th day of
Of the county court house in the said county of
Chouteau, state OF Montana, the following de-
sctibed property:
Lots one ~ and two () of section four az.
township twenty-one t2D north, range nine ~
east, and the south half of the southeast Quarter
OF section thirty-three (ss). township twenty-five
Chouteau county. Montana, together with all
and singular the tenements, he~reditaments and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertainirg.
Dated this 7th day of December. A d. 1910.
GEO BICKLE, Sheriff.
BY CHAs. CRAwFoRD, Under sheriff.
Fret publication Dec. I, 1910.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
A FAIR APPoRrioNMENT.

The fact that political considera.
lions have prevented a re-spportion-
ment of the state for legislative repre-
sentstion IN the past appears to be
accepted as bssis for apprehension
that . fair spportionment cannot be
secured now with opposing parties In
control of the two branches OF the
legislature. In reason, this division
of political influence ought to work to
. just conclusion. The inequalities
Of the exciting scheme of representa-.
ton have become too glsring to be
tolerated longer. Further neglect by
the legislative body, or failure to
reach . fair result, would Justify .
resort by the electorate of the state to
the initiative and referendum and the
adoption of q re-apportionment law
by . direct vote. The necessary sig.
natures to . petition for such action
could be prepared with little effort
and quickly, and there is good reason
to believe that such an act would be
adopted by the voters by q conclusive
majority.
The character of the legislative body
itself, whether considered politically
or in connection with the popular In.
terest which secured the election Of q
majority, should assist materially in
reaching az early and proper solution
Of this long postponed problem of IN.
fair representation. There are demo.
Gratis from republican counties who
personally aud from sense of obliga.
ton to their constituents would be
prompted to insist upon just recogni-
ton of their home counties, and there
are republicans from democratic coun.
ties who certainly q have no politi.
cal motive for aiding to maintain ex-
cessive repre- entstion from those
counties; but it is hoped that the men,.
bers OF both parties in sufficient num-.
Der will rise above the level of mere
political trickery for party ends in
consideration of public interests.
Whether population or property be
taken as q basis, the rank inequalities
of the existing apportionment are
glaringly apparent. From figures com
piled from the assessed valuation of
counties by the Daily Yellowstone
Journal of Miles City, 1t is shown that
counties which rank in the seventh
class by assessed valuation, have
equal representation with counties 10
the second and third classes. For ex.
ample: Granite county, with the low.
est assessed valuation OF all counties
in the state, a total of SO, ia, 597, has
two MEMBERS, equal t. that nf Custer
with el6, ss7, 276 assessed valuation, or
twice as great as Yellowstone county
with $40, 1877 ,465 assessed valuation.
The last named county with it's single
member IL in the same class as Cas-.
cade with its five members, or Lewis
and Clark with seven, and has more
than one.half the assessed property
valuation OF Silver Bow county with
IL members. Such q condition can
not endure against an intelligent pub.
lie sentiment, and the politician or
party which seeks to perpetuate such
misrepresentation, either under the
old law or q e one, must inevitably
meet the effects Of public disapproval
at every opportunity where 1t a be
made manifest.-Montana Lookout.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Quinine Cause Of Eaver7

There is a belief current in West
Africa that the most dreaded disease
of the coast. black water fever. Is
often the result Of too much quinine.
while the medical authorities are in.
clined to think there Is a special black
water fever germ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Raising
The BattleShiD
Maine

IT NDER the di-
~ rection of
General Will
liam II. Bixby I'm
Gle Sans army en-
gineers have gone
to work to raise
the b a t e s ship
Nj a | g from her
grave in Havana
harbor, and it is
expected that she
will be floating on
Feb. Is, the thir-
teenth anniversary
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

Every family has need of q good,
reliable liniment. For sprains, bruis.
es, of the muscles and
rheumatic pains there is none better
than Chamberlain's. Sold by all
daalara Il
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Alias Summons.

In the justice court of Big Sandy TOWNSHIP p
before w. A. Ragan, justice Of the peace, state
of Montana, county Of Chouteau.
johannes Lehfeldt, plaintiff, vs. VIM. Grosch,
defendant.
PENDANT, greeting: You are hereby summoned
to be and appear before me, W. A. Raglan, q
Justice of the peace, in and for the county of
Chouteau, at my Office in Big Sandy, on the 3lst
day of December, A. D. 1910. at 2 o'clock p. m.
Of said day, then and there to make answer to
the complaint Of the above named plaintiff in an
and 95-100 Dollars. . more and complete descrip-
ton of which is set forth In the complaint, and
interest and the costs of this action; and ii you
fail to appear and answer as above required,
judgment will be taken against you according to
the complaint.
Given under my hand this 9Th day OF Deem
Der, A. D. 1910.
W. A. Raglan,
Justice of the Peace.
First publication Dec. I, 1910.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

Fine Book and Job Printing q spe
cialtv At the RIVER PRESS ofRse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01

than go organizations had been invited
90 hold their conventions In Washington
next year. He had received many favor
able replies. he said. He recommended
that 500 be appropriated to send repre-
sentatives to st. Paul. where the national
conservation congress will meet next
month, to urge that its next convention
where the United Brotherhood OF Car
penters and Joiners will go into session
soon. His recommendations were ap-
proved The board also decided to ac7
cept the invitation OF the management
Of the National Conservation Congress to
send delegates to sit in the congress
Mr. GUIDE will take the matter under ad-
visement with q view to electfng such
men as can conveniently go to the con-
vention.
A communication from the Annapolis
Chamber OF Commerce was read, asking
the cooperation of the local body to OBJ
tain the resembling OF the recent order OF
the Navy Department for the establish
ment OF commlssary stores at Washington
and at Annapolis. The matter was re-
ferred to Joseph Strasburger. president OF
the new association OF retail merchants.
which has been formed under the aus
pices Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
On the recommendation of II. G. G.
Stiles, $50 was appropriated TO pay the
membership fee Of the chamber In the
Southern Commercial Congress.
Charles w. Darr was elected mem.
Der of the board of directors to succeed
the late ]. Whit Heron. The next meet
ing OF the board will be September IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-01
RECORDS FOUND CLEAN
ONE ERROR IN THREE YEARS
ON ASSESSORS BOOKS.
Praise for Business Methods and Ac.
curacy Of Work Is
Given.

Commissioner Rudolph today signed his
name to q motion that the board Of Com
nissioners should extend praise for the
work of the assessors Office. which has
inst undergone an audit at the hands OF
c. C. Wright of the auditors office. The
books contains but q single error In three
years, Mr.. Wright reports. That one
error consists In q short payment" OF
$40. A bin for the balance has been pre-
pared and mailed to the individual from
whom II Is due.
In the auditing of the accounts. II was
necessary 90 check OF and examine So
600 coupons. with the stubs and records
OF other ofices. records Of payments made
on account OF LICENCES, fees and assess
ments.
The license clerks ONCE was examined
for the years beginning with 1905 down
to the beginning of the present fiscal
year The Office OF the clerk to the excise
board was found to be correct in every
detail for the last three years.
The special assessment division was
given high praise. the report saying:
Here the records are unusually well
kept There Is In vogue the business-like
system OF daily comparison of their own
coupons and records. with the books OF
the collectors ONCE"
The fees for tax certificates were found
to tally accurately for the last three
years.