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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-09

The present outlook is that it will not
be long till the work of laying the
mains for the water system will be
begun.
LIBBY, Aug. 5.-No trace has been
found Of the man who murdered Joseph
Cechlovsky, at his home six miles
east of Libby, on Tuesday. The
sheriff and his deputies have searched
diligently since the crime was com.
mitted, but have absolutely no evil
dence as to the mans Whereabouts.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 4.-The mer-
chants and their clerks of this city
have decided to hold a joint picnic at
Neihart August 16. They will co.
operate in planning for the excursion
to that place and hope to make it the
biggest employers and employees eel.
ebration ever pulled off in Montana.
Special trains will handle the people
who attend.
HELENA, Aug. 5.-Alleging Excess
sive and unreasonable rates on mining
machinery shipped from Butte to
points in Idaho, and to Spokane,
Wash, The Montana railroad com.
mission, acting on behalf OF the Butte
Machinery company, today filed a
formal complaint with the interstate
commerce commission against the
Northern Pacific, and the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company.
LIVINGSTON, Aug. 5. - Henry
Witherell, a young Yellowstone park
employe, was brought here last night
and started for his home in Minneap.
oils. Witherell was returning from
fishing when he met a bear in a path.
Witherell thought he could pass the
bear, but as be came close to it the
animal hit him with his paw and threw
him to the ground, tearing the flesh on
one arm to shreds. Doctors stated
tonight that the boy would recover.
GREAT FALLS. Aug. 6.-Although
II is generally known that gambling
in a mild way has been going on in a
number OF places about the city, the
first arrest In several months on such
a charge has just been made upon the
complaint OF Mrs. Jos. A. Hoffman,
wife Of a Great Northern locomotive
engineer, who alleges that her hus-
band has been gambling away the
most OF his earnings.
TWIN BRIDGES. Aug. 7~.-According
to reports brought in by parties from
Goodrich gulch, Schmidt and Manner
have struck some good ore in their
property. A lead four feet wide has
been uncovered and the ore samples
all the way from 80 to 900 to the ton
, in gold. In speaking of the strike,
Mr.. Manner said that the vein has all
the appearance of being continuous
: and will not pinch out.
! GREAT FALLS, Aug. 6.-With har'
vesting we'll under way in central and
northern Montana and with threshina
, already started In some sections, the
: movement Of Montana's great whea'
crop has already begun and during
9 the past week % carloads OF wheat
we're shipped from four points on the
Billings branch of the Great North
3 ern, Broadview, Rimrock, Hesper ant
t Commsnche. Officials expect that tn
Q movement of wheat will commence il
earnest about the Goth of the presen
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-09
Montana SURVEYS.

HELENA, Aug. 4.-Up to July 81
there has been surveyed in Montana
this season by the twenty surveying
crews in the field q total OF 81 town.
ships, containing approximately l..
403, 900 acres, according to figures
compiled by ]. S. Harrison, assistant
supervisor of surveys with headqusr.
tiers here. It is estimated that one
aud a half times as much land can be
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-09
MONTANA BR|EFLETS.
SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE.
What Has Happened in Montana Dur
ing the Past Few Days.

"Odt F7oS TIoPPCION ~ ~
ing the Past Few Days.
LEwIsToWN, July 31.-The Mil
waukee today awarded the contract
tor building the extension northward
from Kendall terminus, to D. ]. Burke,
q we'll known railroad contra actor.
Burke will begin opera atoms at once
and it is expected the road will be
ready for traffic early in October.
HELENA, Aug. $50 scant will be
the crop OF hay in the middle western
states this year, that not enough seed
will be secured for next years plant
ing, with the result that seedsmen from
the east have come to the Judith Basin
and recently contr acted for 100, 900
pounds of timothy seed. State Land
Agent Whipple, who has just returned
from Fergus county, brought word OF
this. "The seedsmen are paying q
price 40 per cent in excess OF that
ordinarily paid for timothy Seed"
said Mr.. Whipple.
BILLINGS, Aug. by a fire which
occurred late Saturday afternoon on
the non.irriga ranch of Neil W.
Myers a few miles northwest Of the
city, a stack OF barley belonging TO
Mr.. Myers and q threshing machine
owned by James Milley, were de-
stroyed. It ia understood that the
grain stack caught fire from a spark
from the engine and that on account
Of the fact that q high wind was
blowing it was impossible to extin.
guish it. When 1t was seen that the
threshing machine was 10 danger, the
engine was hitched to 1t, but the chain
used in coupling broke and before the
separator could be moved it was a
mass of flames. The barley stack
would have threshed probably POO
bushels, and the thresher was a new
one.
HELENA, Aug. 2.-ln the state treas
ury at the close of business hours July
81 there was a total of aS46, S37, &C.
cording to the monthly report of State
Treasurer E. E. Esselstyn. The bal
snce on hand July l was sS06, 306,
there was received during the month
$3.50, 637 and there was disbursed S2l3,
O07. In addition to the cash balance
the state has an investment balance Of
SO, 440, $40.
KAL1sPELL, Aug. "A. NJ. Culver,
storekeeper and postmaster at Essex
who was fined heavily not long age
for conducting q gambling game, was
again taken into the clutches of thu
law last night by sheriff Ingraham 70,
alleged selling OF liquor without
license. A large quantity OF liquo'
was seized and Culver VII. be prose
cuted vigorously.
LEw1sTowN, Aug. 3.-Dr. j. B
Atchison, n of the best known ply
sicians of the state, died at the Sister
hospital here last night of general de
bility, after an illness of three weeks
DR.. Atchison was q native of Missouri
seventy.two years old, aud serve
through the war with the Confedera at
army. He married q sister of Gov. j
K. Toole, and located in Helena abou
1879. He come to Lewistown lively
years ago, and has since made thi
city his home.
LIBBY, Aug. 2.-Lincoln count,
which was cut of from Flathead tw
years ago, Is to be divided in the nea
future If plans which are now bsin
worked out go through. The count
commissioners have announced the:
intention to raise the property asse
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
HURRY BUILDING OPERATIONS
Rapid Approach of the Winter Sea-
% Causes Contractors to DO
Extra Work.

The building operations in the state
are rapidly drawing to a close, and
the contractors who have work ara
hurryins it through with an eye t,
get everything closed in before ill.,,
Weather breaks.
tract for Il nice store building for the
town of Beach.
Roy Mcdonald is erecting n fine
pool hall with basement in the town
Of Grace City.
Fernand Grams is about to let the
contract for Il two-story store room
Ut the town of Hope. 1t will he steel
covered.
The American Society OF EQUITY is
considering the advisability Of erect
'nE Il new elevator at New Leipzig.
The Farmers Equity Union has let
me contract for a large warehouse at
the town Of Shields.
o. J. Nordne Of the town Of Fair.
dale H. about to begin the erection Of
= handsome residence for himself.
McClusky will erect a new school
iouse for the town Of McClusky.
Wcodlawn school district near the
town Of Steele has voted bonds for a
new school house.
Warsaw is to have a large parochial
school and the plans have been drawn
for the same.
Wishek is to have a new school
building.
The Farmers Telephone company at
Dawson Is oon to build a telephone
line.
Bids will soon be called for a new
p%ostotfice at the state capital. It
Will hardly be erected this winter,
but work will commence in the early
spring.
New Leipsig is quite progressive
and is now talking Of erecting a new
town hall.
Sherwood is to build a new fire hall
and If possible it will be erected yet
this fall.
Wahpeton is still considering the
erection Of a new court house. which
the attorneys of the county think is a
necessity.
Work on the ne wtheater at the
town of New England is to be rushed,
SO the house "a be completed this
fall.
NJ. Hess of Glen Ullin has begun
the erection of a new creamery at the
town Of Elgin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
LEEDS SERVICE WILL
Be AIRED BEFORE
BOARD
Railroad Commissioners Will
Consider Situation in
That City

Several matters of Importance will
be considered by the North Dakota
board OF railroad commissions when
they their annual fall session
here Tuesday. continuing in session
till Thursday evening.
One of these questions relates to
the passenger service ut Leeds. where
IT is claimed that connections between
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cilic railroads are Very bad. Travel
ing statesmen are the complainan,s in
this instance and they claim that the
present accommodations are such that
they are forced to lose a great de;..
of time in making connections.
They believe that one moro train
Il day should he stopped at Leeds.
Some time ago the Great Northern
built a spur track to Il hig gravel pit
near Reynolds and there are two gray
81 companies doing business there.
one company complains that it is
being Disseminated against and fails
to secure cars to transport it's product
while the other company'S needs are
looked after. y hearing will also be
had on this.
The members of the board are w.
II. Stutsman. w. II. Mann and q. p.
y. Anderson. and Secretary Tom Hall
VIII accompany them here.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
START Work. EARLY N SPRING.
Present Indications arc That 500 Will
Resume Operations on Ford
villc.Drakr Cutoff.

That the 500 railroad proposes to
rush work on the new cutoff through
Devils Lake as o o as the weather
will permit in the spring is Indicated
In orders that ave been issued re-
garding the holding of material at
Walsh county, says the Devils Lake
Inter-Ocean.
Material stored at Fordville for use
on the now branch to Drake has been
distributed to various points on the
500 sanco work was suspended on the
euto6. This Led to the belief that nj
hurry-up efforts would be made to
continue the construction Of the lien
through Devils Lake for some time at
least.
Within the past few days. however,
orders have been issued to hold ali
construction material at Fordville in
preparation for early work on the
new line. This gives new color to the
situation and Devils Lake is now
practically assured the 500 railroad
as soon as h cutoff a be built.
Some grading has already been done
to within a comparatively short dis
lance of the city.
Charles g. &sturtevant, assistant
general solicitor. Of the Soc railroad,
was In Devils Lake recently, consult
ing with attorneys regarding legal de-
tails connected with actual building
operations
The railroad company proposes to
complete all right of way contracts,
either by condemnation or amicable
settlement, SO that work on the cut
off can be rushed without delay.
! Not only Is Devils Lake keen to
have the railroad built into the city,
but the railroad company is said to
be now DESTROYS Of having the line
completed at the earliest possible mo-
| ment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
ANOTHER K. C.. COUNCIL
Bismarck Latest City in Which such
Organization Will Be Launched
-OfScusS Plane

Another lodge Of the knights Of
Columbus will be established in North
Dakota within a short time, Bismarck
being the latest city to consider such
a movement. Already Grand Forks.
Fargo. Dickinson and Minot have
Knights Of Columbus councils, and
the Bismarck council will make the
fifth in the state.
Ameeting was held at the capital
city Sunday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of discussing the movement,
plans for the work of organization be-
ing partially perfected at that time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
LABOR PAPER SOON
Publication Authorized by State Fed.
Grafton Here Recently VIII
be Commenced.

At the meeting Of the board of di-
feetors Of the North Dakota State
Federation Of Labor to be held in
Fargo this week. final plans will be
formulated for the editing and pub
fishing of the North Dakota Advocate.
the official organ of the federation
This paper will be the first official
paper ever conducted in the United
States by a state federation Of labor.
The paper. which will be edited and
published in Fargo weekly. will be
the official voice of the heads Of 5000
North Dakota families. which number
comprises the membership total of
the seventy-ive labor unions in the
state.
The managing editor of the publica-
ton has not as yet been selected, nor
he date Of the first publication de-
finitely set. but the first issue will ap-
pear In the near future. The policy
Of the paper. editorially and in an adj
yertising way will be governed by the
board of directors OF the federation
The paper will be an eight-page edit
ton. o
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23

the tariff. sending the box score
broadcast, or other vital isues. Ram.
bling through many papers and
magazines in the course Of a days
work, we find no articles likely to be
more helpful to the race in general
than these health hints the Tribune
is running. They are not radical, nor
the opinions Of a faddist, but a line of
simple rules for health borne out by
science and common Some
thing along this line has been at
tempted by the life insurance com
panies. and there are magazines de-
voted wholly to health, but none is
so likely to reach the public as the
newspapers which everybody reads.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
telling the gentle readers how to
dodge disease. and thereby save the
price Of pills and phyeic and pain,

dodge disease, and thereby save the
price Of pills and physic and pain.
He has covered typhoid pretty
thoroughly. and told a lot of simple
facts that most people know, but ig-
more too often. Having attention
called to them every morning may
help some Of them to get busy. Now
he Is at work on tuberculosis, and II
he induces a few thousand people to
keep their windows open and breathe
deeply. he is likely to prevent a few
hundred cases of a disease which is
much easire to prevent than 1t is to
cure. Later, no doubt. ne will tell Of
the other preventable diseases. and
most Of them are that. and how to
sidestep them by simple precautions.
most of which will make one feel bet
ter besides making one a better risk
for the life insurance companies. =
More Of the big newspapers should
follow the Tribune's lead in this as in
other matters. Teaching the people
how to keep healthy. and most of
them nave something to learn In that
line, is more important than lowering
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
INCORPORATED
State During the Past
Week

The past week was a decidedly busy
in the Office of the Secretary OF
state so far as granting charters to
churches is concerned. Seven were is
sued. They follow:
Evangelical Lutheran Zion Congre-
%gational, Berlin, LaMoure county. In
corporators: William Siedschlag, Her.
man Henning, Herman Letzhoff.
The st. Bernard, Beifeld, Stark,
county. Incorporators: Bishop Vim
cent Wehrle. B. j. Dellemann, M. j.
Hiltner and John Burger.
The st. Johns. New Leipzig. Nor
ton county. Incorporators: Bishop
Wehrle, Michael J.. Helsuen, Thomas
Staencle, j. P. Zweber, P. P. Schlos-
SOL
The st. Benedict's. Evans, P. o..
Wehrle. M. ]. Hiltner, Benedict Sweet
haber. Joseph Malsam.
st. John the Baptist's, Odense. P. O.,
Morton county. Incorporators: Bish-
op Wehrle. Theopile Eisele. Adam
Jekof.
The st. Martius. Huff P. O.. Morton
county. In~corporators: Bishop Vim
cen Wehrle, NJ. ]. Hiltner. George
Fischer. Martin Grainer and William
The Sacred Heart. east of Linton,
Emmons county. I~ncorporators: Bish-
op Wehrle, Michael J.. Hiltner, Chas.
Hierlmeir. Lorenz Schwab, Andreas
Bosch.
Tanner Brothers, civil engineers
and contractors, located at Webster,
S. D., has been licensed to do business
in North Dakota. The capital stock
is $4,000. The purposes Of the cor
poration Is contracting. The incor-
porators are X. w. Towner, Webster,
S. D.; B. A. Tanner and Jacob Tan
ne rof Minneapolis, MINI.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
RAY AUSTIN CAPTAINS TEAM
Heads One Branch of the Devils Lake
Commercial Club Membership
CamnalOn-

Devils Lake is the latest city to wit
ness a Commercial club membership
contest and Ray e. Austin. formerly
of the Evening Times. is the captain
of one Of the teams, with c. A. Stot-
lar as the captain of the other. Satur-
day. October %. has been designated
as Commercial day. and it marks
the close of the contest. No men,
berships will be received except on
that particular day.
1t is the purpose of the club in
launching this contest to get the
young men interested, and that is the
reason that young men have been
named as captains.
A banquet for the winners is the
prize.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23

Don't trifie with a cold is good ad.
vice for prudent men and women. 1t
may be vital in case of n child. There
ts nothing better than Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for coughs and colds
in children. 1t is safe and sure. For
sale by all dealers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
NO A FOUND.
Missing Brother Who Is Sought by
New York Woman Unknown.

MISSING brother VINO Is sought Dy
New York Woman Unknown.
An exhaustive search was made to-
day for some record of a transaction
between Henry Howard Edgar and
James MCGUIRE. but the county books
fail to reveal any land deal between
the two. Mrs. Sophie Scott, $50 w.
Twenty eighth street New York city,
wrote to the Times-Herald last week
asking that a notice be published in
finding some trace Of her long lost
brother Henry Howard Edgar. The
only clue she had of his travels in the
past thirty years was that James Nc
CURE had purchased a parcel Of land
located south Of Grand Forks. from
her brother in the early sos. 1t is
nothing on the records show such a
deal.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23

Biliousness is due to a d%isordered
condition Of the stomach. Chamber
lain's Tablets are essentially a stom.
ach medicine. intended especially to
act on thai organ; to cleanse It,
strengthen 1t. tone and invigorate It..
to regulate the liver and to Danish
biliousness positively and cffc etually.
For sale by all dealers.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23

Office supplies-Times-Herald Pub
fishing company.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23

health hints o nthe editorial page.
and the matter therein set forth is
more important than ousting Lorimer,
or the ramblings of royalty as set
forth by the Marquise de Fontenoy.
This doctor. while a qualified NJ. D., is
smart enough to know hat the less
medicine one takes the better off he
Is, and his space is largely devoted to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-23
AN n RECORM.

Lately the Chicago Tribune hired n
doctor, and put him to work where he
would do the most good. Not that the
paper was sick: far from 1t. It was
SO prosperous 1t could afford to hire
a doctor, and put him to writing
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-19
Took His Mother. Advice.

A strong and rather brutallooking
young. man was brought before a mag
istrate charged with committing an un-
provoked assault on police sergeant
please, sir. l amt got no defense,
but should like to make an excuse
for myself. What did l did because
my mother told me to-"
Nonsense" said the magistrate.
sharply. 81 know your mother. and I
am sure she would not order you to
do such thing"
But she did. SIR" said the young
fellow, in a subdued tone of voice.
SAM" she said to me. Sam. you're
no good at book work. and you don't
like the idea of going into the army.
and amt got the temperament for q
music hall artist. / tell you what
you should do. my son. You should
go for policeman."-London Chron.
icle.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-19
Real TIp-Toppers.

Senator Brown, apropos OF the mar
ital misadyentures Of young multi.
millionaire, said at dinner in Wash
ington:
"The trouble is that too many OF
our idle rich young men think that
among their many rights is included
the right to do wrong.
"They are, in truth, as foolish in
this respect as the maidservant who
said:
1--WE got place among the tip-top-
pers for sure this time. They're bang
up aristocrats I live with now
What do you mean by bang-up
aristocrats? !? a friend asked.
"'Oh.' she replied. I mean places
where they have three kinds Of wine
and the ladies smoke and the men
swear Detroit Free Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-19
A Telepathie Shock.

Senator Tillman of South Carolina
has the prize tenderfoot story of the
year.
In the South it is a proverb that
a negro's head is hard enough to
break mules leg il the mule IS fool
ish enough to kick 1t. II he does
kick it, his leg is broken, the family
binds paling to 1t. and he is of no
further value as a beast of burden.
One afternoon q negro girl, about
Is years old, was walking up the road
with difficulty. as her feet were
bound up in immense rolls of cloth.
Her hair on the top Of her head
seemed to be little mussed up.
What de mattah wifi you?" one Of
her acquaintances inquired.
Nah foots is so'e," she explained.
pap hit me on de haid wifi his az,
and *uz standin' on some ole iron.'
Popular Magazine.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-19
FEED YOUNG GIRLS
Must Have Right Food While Growing.

Great care should be taken at the
critical period when the young girl II
Just merging into womanhood that tho
diet shall contain that which is up
building and nothing harmful.
At that age the structure is being
formed and II formed of healthy,
sturdy character, health and happiness
will follow; on the other hand un-
healthy cells may be built in and .
sick condition slowly supervene which,
II not checked. may ripen into =
chronic condition and cause lifelong
suffering.
A young lady says:
Coffee began to have such an effect
on my stomach few years ago that
finally quit using 1t. It brought on
headaches. pains in my muscles, and
nervousness.
I tried to use tea in its stead. but
found Its effects even worse than those
I suffered from coffee. Then for long
time drank milk at my meals. but at
last It palled on me. A friend came to
the rescue with the suggestion that
Ny xO0SOA.
II did 10, only to flnd at first, that
didn't fancy It. But had heard Of so
many persons who had been benefited
by its use that persevered, and when
! had 1t made right-according to d.
rections on the package-I found It
grateful in favour and soothing and
STRENGTHENING to my stomach. I can
ind no words to express my feeling
Of what owe to Postum!
I'm every respect 1t has worked .
wonderful improvement II the head
aches, nervousness. the pains in my
side and back, all tho distressing
symptoms yielded to the magic power
Of Postum. My brain seems also to
share In the betterment Of my phys
ical condition; It seems keener, more
alert and brighter. am, in short, in
better health now than for . long
while before. and I am sure owe it
to the use Of your Postum" Name
given by Postum Company. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's reason"
Ever read the shove letterf A new
one aDDears from time to ti0e. They
are ge1aine, true, an6 full Of h0naD
Interest.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-19
H.dn., the Material.

Il really never saw such an impu-
dent man as that Mr.. De Borrore.'
said Miss Wrathy. He actually had
the nerve to ask me the other night
how I managed to get that lovely
tinge of auburn in my hair!"
Really Well, why didn't you box
his ears!" asked Miss Slimm.
why, only had my Easter hat
box handy. and that wasn't big
enough" said Miss Wrathy.-Harpers
Weekly.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-05-19
Circumstances Alter Cases.

why. Tommy" exclaimed the Sun
day school teacher. don't You say
your prayers every night before you
to to bed?"
Not any more" replied Tommy;
Il uster when / slept in folding bed.
though" Philadelphia Record.