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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-21

Mrs. E. w. Archer, formerly Of this
city. and her sister, Mrs. C. r. Talcott.
Of Olympia, Wash, spent Thursday in
the city looking after matters of bust
ness pertaining toathe settlement OF the
estate OF the late Mr.. Archer, who died
suddenly at Norwood, O., on April rs.
Mrs. Archer and her sister left for St.
Louis Tuesday evening and from there
leave for Washington, where Mrs.
Archer will make her home with her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-21

You don't have to leave Marshall
town to get the good things. Tomor'
row can be seen two Of the best horses
in the whole country contesting for SUI
prernacy in the races. The track is fas
and these horses will put up the tastes
miles ever made on the local track. VIII
YOU see it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-21

Alumni Of the local high school and
their friends, including many vacation
visitors. to the number Of forty
couples, Joined in a jolly dancing party
given by the young men who were for
mer members OF the old Night Hawk
Club at Forney's hall Tuesday night.
The affair, which proved a very en-
joyable one, was promoted by Mr.. Roy
McCOrd
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Clerk Purloined Stamps.

WASHINGTON. March 7.-Arthur M.
Travers, chief clerk % the third as.
sistant postmaster general, was dis
missed from the service today by Post
MASTER General Hitchcock, who, in q
statement, declared that Travers has
been guilty of appropriating stamps
for his own financial benefit.
According to postofice inspectors,
Travers confessed to them that he had
manipulated certain rare stamps so as
to create a fictitious market value. He
also, the inspectors declared, admitted
changing the records of his Office to
show that the stamps should be de-
stroyed after condemnation, when
they actually were not destroyed. The
value Of the stamps disposed of ex-
ceeded $40, 900, but the government
will suffer no pecuniary loss.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Tried To Murder For Insurance.

BUTTE, March 6.-Bert K. Walton,
q we'll known insurance agent, was
arrested tonight and held in $500
bail, to answer to the charge of at.
tempting to kill James Duffy, an old
man, to get $1,000 insurance on his
life. Duffy declares that about the
middle of November, Walton hired q
room for him in the Lynch block; that
on November Is, Walton entered the
room and drawing q big knife, slashed
him about the face and head and left
him for dead. There we're nine gashes.
But for the fact that the blood con-
gealed about the wounds the chances
are he would have bled to death.
Duffy was found in an apparently
dying condition the same day and was
kept at The emergency hospital until
he was able to be moved to the coun-
ty hospital. He has since told the
story as given, and Ia now in the
county jail as q witness against WAL
ton. Questioned as to why he had
not told of the thing before, he said
he had told it to a few friends but not
to any of the authorities.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Will Push Reclamation Work.

HELENA, March IA. P. Davis,
chief engineer of the reclamation ser
vice, who has been in conference here
for several days with Supervising En-.
gineer H. N. Savage, regarding e c
lamation service work In Montana
this season, left for Washington last
night. The chief matters considered
were the Sun river and Milk river
projects. The principal features of
these two huge projects have been ap.
proved and the work or the Sun river
will be awarded % soon az the water
rights on that stream are decreed; and
on the Milk river project as soon as
the agreement is signed between the
water users and land owners with the
secretary OF the interior.
In the allotment OF funds, the north
ern division OF the service has been
signally honored, largely due, it is
said, to the efforts Of former SEM tor
Thomas b. Garter. Approxima tely
one.fourth of the total available
funds, including the special $40 1000,
| 600 loan fund and the receipts from
public land sales have been awarded
| to this division.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
About Dry Land Farming.

Free Information regarding the best
methods OF dry land farming NAY be
obtained from j. H. Hall, commits.
sioner of agriculture and publicity for
the state of Montana, who will mail
free to farmers who request it, q copy
of the bulletin recently Issued BY the
Montana agricultural experiment sta.
ton and entitled "Dry Farming Prac-
tise in Montana" The pamphlet is q
thorough presentation of the general
methods to be pursued in dry or bench
land farming.
Commissioners Hall believes there Is
inform alton in this bulletin that will
be OF much benefit to all dry farmers
of the state and he is anxious tina,
they have q copy. If they will ad.
dress their requests to the commission.
er at the bureau of agriculture, labor
and industry, Helena, they will re-
ceive copies of the bulletin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Big TrestIe Wrecked BY Wind.

STOCKETT, March IA wind com.
ing from the southwest, where two
clouds seemed to meet, swept down
Miffin coulee this afternoon and lifted
out a l ,400.foot trestle over the coulee,
raised 1t in the air for y moment then
hurled 1t down in the coulee in q heap
OF debris, the timbers being broken to
kindling and the irons of the trestle
track being bent in two loops.
Never in the history OF Montana
has there been such a wreck of timbers
by a wind storm. Not a single stick
OF timber in the great trestle can be
used in rebuilding it and the irons
were left fit only for junk.
The trestle at the highest point was
ITO feet above ground. It was the con.
nection between the dump, where the
coal was turned into the cars, and
No. 5 mine of the Cottonwood Coal
company. The village heard the
crash and there was wild c~onsterna.
ton, for many feared there had been
q disaster at the mine. News quickly
spread that there had been a wreck
and some OF the women of the village
became almost frantic lest their hus.
bands had met death. 1t was some
time before the facts of the accident
became known and then there was
much rejoicing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Young Men Should Wed.

NEW YORK, March 7.-"As soon as
a young man is in a position to sup
port a wife, and can get the right girl
to accept him, he should marry"
This is the opinion of Thomas A. Ed.
ison, the great inventor, as expressed
on the twenty. fifth anniversary OF his
own wedding, which he has just cele-
brated.
eyes," continued Mr.. Edison, "a
man does not take his proper place
in society until he is married. The
responsibilities of a family steady
him and tend to bring out the best
there is in him. This presupposes
that the union Is cemented by love.
There is 90 other sure found alton for
q happy marriage"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Why He Is Called "Champ.''
New Orleans Picayune.

I'VE" OTleaue iCdy uue.
Here is the true story of how Repre-.
sentative Champ Clark OF Missouri,
who has got q half-Nelson on the
speakership OF the next house, got his
name. He told it himself to a Picay.
une reporter: "My parents named
me James Beauchamp Clark" he
said. ''They didn't christen me be-
cause they were Campbellites and
didn't believe in christening . 1 hadn't
been noticing things very long be.
fore I noticed there is q j. B. Clark
at nearly every p~ostofice in the Unit.
ed States. One day I went down into
Kentucky to q place where, as usual,
there was q man named j. B. Clark.
Nearly all of my mail went to him.
He was . queer sort OF q fellow and
he opened my letters and SEM them
back to the writer's. When I found
that out you may be sure l got mad.
l then and there decided to change my
name.
1.-THE fret thing I did was to dror
of the James I thought it would be
q nice thing to be called Beauchaml
Clark. But the next thing I knew
they were calling me Beechamp, Boo
ceamp, Bichamp, Bawchsmp and
every other kind Of Champ Nobod,
could pronounce 1t right. 1 neve1
was certain I could either. So I ius
dropped of the first part and kept tn
'Ch amp"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Western Governors Will Meet.

HELENA, March 7.-Governors of
seven states will be asked to meet in
Helena, May 3 and 4, for the purpose
of assisting in the formation of the
Northwestern Development league for
securing cooperation between Mon.
tana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
North Dakota, South Dakota and
Minnesota in the matter of securing
desirable immigrants to this section
OF the country and OF stopping the
food of emigrants to Canada. The
idea for the league was first advanced
by Louis W. Hill, president OF the
Great Northern railway, and found
favor with commercial bodies in this
part of the state. Governor Norris
has lent the plan his endorsement and
will send out the Invitations to the
executives of the other northwestern
states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
S120, 931 each year to be used for
bounty purposes exclusively.

e12o ,93l each year to be used for
bounty purposes exclusively.
No money will be available under
this new law until after November 30
this year. Under the provisions of
another law, however. interest at the
rate of 4 per cent. will be paid on all
bounty claims remaining unpaid 80
days after they have been presented.
This interest paying provision will
put the bounty scalpers out of bust
10 and enable hunters and trappers
to negotiate their bounty claims at
par, instead of at 5 and Is per cent.
of their face value as heretofore.
The bounty law as now on the books
provides for the payment of els on
every grown wolf scalp and % on
every coyote, coyote pup and wolf
pup. The bounty on mountain lions
Is SO. The stockmen in the legisla.
ture deemed 1t best to make the boun.
ty the same on grown coyotes, coyote
pups and wolf pups to prevent fraud.
ulently persons from imposing on
county clerks and insisting that q
coyote pup or eveu q grown coyote
was a wolf pup.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Accused Of Coal Land Frauds.

DETROIT, March 7.-Government in
vestigatlon into alleged Alaskan coal
land frauds, involving approximately
5000 acres of land, valued at more
than $50, DOC, 900, resulted in the is
uance last night of q federal indict-
ment charging seven individuals with
conspiracy against the United States
government.
The governments contention is that
the defendan n %conspired to induce 200
to 900 individuals to become stock.
holders in the company by making
fraudulent and fictitious location of
certain Alaskan coal lands"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Notice OF Election.

In accordance with an order of the city council
state of Montana, notice Ia hereby given that at
a regular annua election to he held in the said
city of Fort Benton on Monday, the third day of
the first ward for a term of two years; an alder
man for q term of two years in the second ward
an alderman for q term of two years in the third
ward. Also q city treasurer and a police magls.
trate, each for q term of two years.
The voting places for said election will be as
follows:
First ward-At the Choteau House.
Second ward-At the city council rooms.
Thru ward-At W. {. Dexter's dwelling house
FRANK J. MORGER, Mayor.
JFo. F. MURPHY, City Clerk.
Fort Benton, March 6, 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
RUNNING A NEWSPAPER.

George AIDE says about every other
fellow you meet thinks he could run q
good hotel, and we have come to the
conclusion that about every n you
meet could run q fine newspaper, re-
marks Eugene L'Hote, the genial edi-
tor and publisher of the Milford, ILL.,,
Herald, editorially in Q recent issue
of that bright and interesting paper.
Men will take the liberty to tell you
how to run q paper, asserts L'Hote,
when they wouldn't think of limiting
to the merchant how to conduct his
store or tell the preacher how to
preach. They pay good money for
schools and don't know whether
Johnny is learning the rule of three
or how to hold a cigarette gracefully,
but when it comes to the newspaper,
sizzling cats, there's where they all
get off.
During the past week a friend want.
ed to know why we didn't try and run
our paper a little nor along the lines
OF how Christ would run a paper.
We don't know just how that would
be. In the first place If Christ was
back on earth we don't believe he
would 60 into the newspaper business
at all. and il he did we are sure he
wouldn't come to Milford to do it. If
our friend had wanted it more on q
religious plane we could tell him
frankly that 1t wouldn't pay. There
is not an editor or q preacher that
could tell the whole truth for thirty
days and stay in the community in
which they live.
If our friend doubts this let him try
telling the absolute truth for just one
week and see where be lights. We
never were much to "soft soap or
"blarney" anyone; in fact " blunt
ness and honesty Of speech has cost
US many friends.
Tell the truth! We aren't going to
do it. A Kansas editor announced
he would try for one week and he Is
still in the hospital. He didn't get
past the first day. The following
item appeared in Mondays issue and
now the boys are getting out the pa
per. This Is what he said: MAR
ried, Miss Sylvia Rhode to James
Cunhaham, last Sunday evening at
the Baptist church. The bride was
an ordinary town girl who don't know
any more than a rabbit about cooking
and never helped her mother three
days in her life. She Is not q beauty
by any means and has a gait like a
duck. The groom is an up.to.date
~loafer, has been living off the old
folks all his life, and don't amount to
shucks nohow. They will have a
hard life while they live together"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
A Road Building Record.

A dirt road $50 miles long and
stretching acros the entire state OF
Iowa was built in one hours time by
q force of 10000 men. 1t seem that
at q good roads meeting in Des
Moines last spring the suggestion was
made and received with general ap.
proval. Preliminary planning and
organiza alton followed, the republican
and democratic committees working
In friendly rivalry for the common
end. When the word was given the
long army of builders went to work
and in an hour the 70 ad was finished.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
BALL|NGER QUITS OFFICE.
Secretary Of Interior Enjoys Conf
dence Of the President.

Secretary Of interior Enjoys Conf
dence Of the President.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Richard
A. Ballinger's resignation as secre-
tary of the interior, dated. January
10, last, was accepted today by Presi.
dent Taft, and Walter A. Fisher of
Chicago, was appointed as his suc-
cessor, his commission being signed
Immediately by the president. Mr..
Fisher will take Office within q few
days.
Secretary Ballinger rendered his
resignation in q letter on January 10,
basing it entirely on the condition of
his health. The president replied, ex.
pressing his confidence in Secretary
Ballinger, his reluctance to accept his
resignation and requested the score.
tary to remain In Office until the close
of the session of congress. Immedi.
ately on the adjournment of congress,
Secretary Ballinger renewed his re.
quest that he be relieved at q date
suiting the presidents convenience,
but Immediately II possible. Today
President Taft in q letter formally &c.
cepted the resignation.
The correspondence between the
president and the secretary is not
voluminous, but displays beyond
question the confidence which Mr..
Taft has reposed in Mr.. Ballineer
throughout the long Siege and the in.
dignation with which he has viewed
the attacks on the secretary's person.
al and official integrity.
II have had the fullest opportuni.
ty." the president says In his letter
accepting the resignation, ito know
you, to know your standards OF serv.
ice to the government and the public,
to know your motives, to know how
you have administered your Office and
to know the motives of those who have
assailed you. I do not hesitate to say
that you have been the object of one
OF the most INSCRIPTIONS conspira.
cies for the defama alton of character
that history can show"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
NEW WOLF BOUNTY LAW.

Bounty certificates on wolves and
coyotes slain since February Is will
be readily negotiable at their par
value by reason of the new bounty
laws enacted by the Twelfth assembly,
says the Helena Record, and this fact
it is believed will stimulate the trap
ping of these predatory animals and
result in the saving of thousands of
dollars to Montana stockmen.
Bounty warrants aggregating $780,.
600 are now outstanding, according to
figures obtained from the state board
OF examiners, but no provision was
made by the Legislature to create q
fund out of which the outstanding
claims q be promptly paid. Blu,
because OF the provision made to take
care of new warrants, the money going
to the bounty fund other than tina,
raised by the special livestock levy
can be used exclusively in paying of
these old warrants. This money l,
derived from the fees collected on sa
loon licenses and amounts to abou
$685. 900 q year.
Bounty claims now outstanding ex
tend back to May l, 1909. They vii
be taken up at the rate of about SIC,
600 semi. annually, so that 1t will be
little over four years before the las
of these old claims are called in AM
paid.
Under the provisions of the bill
signed by Governor Norris Februar,
%, q special levy OF 81 miles on ever,
dollars worth Of livestock in the stat
is made for bounty purposes. TIL
assessed valuation OF livestock il
Montana last year was s37.123,37
Estimating that the assessed valuation
of livestock in the future will be 9
least as great, the levy will rails
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Auction Sale.

On Thursday, March 16. 1911, at our home
ranch, one and one-half miles from Geyser, be.
ginning at ~ o'clock q. m. sharp; the following
will be auctioned:
Eight head work horses.
Seventeen unbroken horses and colts, all I'M
der five years old. Halter broken.
One stallion, three years old.
Eight mich cows.
Seven head mixed yesrling and two.year-old
cattle.
-Four calves.
Wagons, harness., machinery, fence posts,
blacksmith outfit and numerous other articles
generally used ON q ranch.
CHAMBERLAIN LAND & SHEEP COMPANY,
Owner, Great Falls, Montana.
Col. C. Fl. KELLY, Auctioneer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Albert Helt, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned.
ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate of Albert Helt,
deceased, to the creditors Of and all persons hay.
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication of this notice,
to the said ADMINISTRATIVE at Warrick, Montana,
in the county of Chouteau.
LUCRETIA NJ. HELT,
Administrative of. the estate of Albert Helt,
deceased.
Dated February Is, 1911.
First publication Feb. Is. 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
800 Reward.

One hundred dollars reward will be paid for
evidence aud conviction of parties driving OF
from their accustomed home range, on head
waters Of middle fork of Clear Greek,
%injuring, killing or unlawfully brand
ing any cattle or horses bearing brand rs
on left hip for cattle and left shoulder
for horses. I desire to return all above stock
and will pay q fair reward for information lead
FRED H. SCOTT, warrick, Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Of District Court, 1911.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, April 4.
Tuesday, July II.
Tuesday, October 81.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, May 8.
Tuesday, September s.
Tuesday, November IA.
TETON COUNTY.
Wednesday, May 81.
Monday, July 81.
Wednesday November %.
FERGUS COUNTY.
Thursda y, June =.
Friday, September s.
Friday, December s.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Notice to Electors.

of the city of Fort benton, state of Montana, will
be open for the registration of voters at the an
nnal election of said city at M, office in the city
p and 20, 1911, between the hours of 10 o'clock
a. m. and 10 o'clock p. m and on Saturday, April
l., 1911, between the hours of 10 O'Clock a. N. and
10 o'clock ?. M, for the purpose OF REVISING cor
A. E. BJEKRlNG, Registry Agent.
Fort Benton. March .. 1911.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15

The most common cause of insomnia
Is disorders of the stomach. Cham.
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
correct these orders and enable you to
sleep. For sale by all dealers. n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
LAWS AFFECT

Among the measures Enacted by the
twelfth assembly were two that affect
the saloon business-one restricting
the number of licenses that shall be
issued, and the other regulating the
time during which saloons in unincor-
porated towns or villages shall re.
main open.
In the matter of restricting the is.
euance OF licenses, the new law pro-
vides that not more than one license
for every 500 inhabitants shall be per.
mitted. This requirement., however,
does not affect saloons that are al
ready doing business, and the renew
al of licenses is contemplated until
there Ia no application for such re.
newal.
The bill passed and signed by the
governor states that one license for
each 500 people in every incorporated
city or town shall be issued and that
in the case of villages or places out
side of incorporated cities and towns
q person In order to get q license
must present q petition in favor of the
same from 20 free holders in the dis
trict which shall be handed to the
county treasurer. II, however, 20 free
holders protest against the issuance of
the license the board of county COM
missioners shall appoint q day for the
hearing on the petitions after five
days notice has been given by the
county clerk. From the decision of
the county commissioners there may
be an appeal to the judge of the dis
trict within 30 days. There is no pro-
vision In the act Is to how licenses
shall be granted in Incorporated cities
and towns.
The new law affecting hours of bust.
ness provides for midnight closing, its
provisions being as follows:
ION and after the first day of July,
A. D. 1911. it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, firm or cor.
p~oration, engaged in the business OF
selling any kind or kinds OF spirituous
or malt liquors by the glass or drink
in an unincorporated city, town or
village to open such place of business
for the sale of such liquor at an
earlier hour than 600 O'Clock In the
morning of each or any day, and no
such person or persons, firm or cor
poration, shall sell or give away any
such liquors in or about their respec'
tive places of business after the hour
OF 100 o'clock in the morning of each
or any day, and all such places OF
business shall be closed between the
hours of LOO O'Clock in the morning
of each and any day.
"A violation Of any of the provi.
sions of this act shall be deemed a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction the
offender shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding $3.50; and persons act.
ing as servants, employees or agents
shall be liable In the same al
their employers or principals.
"Any person convicted for q VIOLA
ton of the provisions of this act shall,
in addition to the penalty named In
section 2 of this act, be- prohibited
from the conduct Of such business for
q period of three months from the day
of such conviction, and any person
convicted q second time for a viola
tion of the provisions of this act
shall, in addition to the penalty pre-
scribed in section 2 hereof, be forever
barred from obtaining a retail liquor
license within such county"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-03-15
Alfalfa Hay For Sale.

Baled alfalfa hay for sale free on board the
lots. I guarantee it to be arst class in every re-
spect. Inquire of P. II. SCHWARTZ,
3l09 18th Ave N, Billings, Montana.
Phone 1923 Mutual.