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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
A REHEARSAL
FOR THE FOURTH

~HE boxes which we're beinf
shipped to various trades PEG
pie in the town Of Kakadak
ILL.,. for the Fourth Of july
trade were hurled out into the ditcl
when the train went OF the track.
The boxes were broken open. ant
the contents were somewhat musset
around. three cannon 6recrackers upol
coming out of a swoon discovered
that they had been thrown into
large bottle of vaseline and two sky
rockets mixed up with a large guam
tity Of arnica and red fire.
WELL" said one of the ~drecrackers
"I'm afraid some Of US won't be use
full for the Fourth Of July. That was
a bad wreck"
Hush your nonsense" said a sky.
rocket. you're always going or when
you're not lighted"
Tut. tut" said the skyrocket-"no
more wrangling. Let's see II we are
indeed all here. I will call the roll.
All present answer as their names are
called. l really wish to know whether
or not everything that goes to make
up a we'll regulated Fourth Of July eel
ebration IS with us today.
Gap pistol"
Pop" answered the cap pistol
"Roman candle"
"Fizz." went the Roman candle.
spin Wheel"
Zip" answered the pin wheel.
"Firecrackers, blue lights, red fire,
toy cannon
WELL" resumed the skyrocket, III
looks to me from this point as though
we were all assembled. This is indeed
a glorious, a most suspicious occasion.
There is only M thing missing. Has
anybody seen the eagle?"
There was a 1uttering, a squawking,
and an eagle minus his tail adorn-
ments, as we'll as M eye, and with his
left leg in a sling futtered slowly into
the crowd.
Il am here" said the eagle. "You
cannot 60 on with your somewhat pre-
mature Fourth of July celebration.
Nothing can be done on Independence
day without me and my scream. Fire
crackers, blue lights. pin wheels and
toy pistols are all very well in their
way. but gaze on me and behold the
chief works. l am it. In honor Of this
suspicious occasion l will now give vent
to a few preliminary screams"
The %skyrocket, which did not look
happy while the eagle was screaming,
then said. May l be permitted to sizz.
boom. ah, a few"
"Of course the distinguished orator
who comes over to Kakadak on the
Fourth will swell out his chest and
spread the eagle. But who listens?
The band will because it will have
seats on the stage and can't get away.
But nobody else will dislocate his
eardrums is listening to the flights Of
e%loquence and descriptions of how the
American eagle will soar and o a far
above the empyrean blue. The day will
drag slowly along, and dust and heat
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Bids For Painting.

Bids are requested for painting the outside
brick work Of two school Buildings, and the out.
side wood work Of one of the buildings, covering
approximately 1000 square yards, with two coats,
bids to be Aled by noon Of July Is, 1912. Further
particulars may be obtained from.
GEO. W. CRANE, Fort Benton
Clerk School District No. I
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the board of county
commissioners of Gheuteau county will receive
sealed bids for the grading of l rs miles of road
on the nottingham Saw Mill to Fort Benton
Enown As the Morrow lane. Plans and specinca-
tons Of said grading are on die in the office Of
tho county. surveyor. Bids to be hled With the
O'clock q. m. The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
BY order Of the board.
j. LEE SEDGNICK, County Clerk.
July l, 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03

her reversed his decision after reading
q supreme court ruling In the case OF
the state against Duncan, In which the
court ruled that to secure q conviction
in q card gambling case money as we'll
as chips and cards should be intro.
duced as testimony.
HELENA, June PA forest fire
broke out in the scrub timber along
the Missouri river q few miles north
OF Helena today and this afternoon
had covered q stretch q mile and q
half wide and three miles long. The
fire is nowhere near the power plants
nor the tranmission lines, and, except
for the tim Der destroyed, has done nc
damage. This is the first time In years
q forest FIRE has broken out In this re-
gion so early in the season.
GREAT FALLS, June 80. - Odine
Clay, townsite agent for the Grea,
Northern, announced this Afternoon
that there would be three new towns O,
the Augusta branch OF the Grea
Northern. The road leaves the Shelb,
branch at Vaughn, which Is an oil
town, and will be the first stop on tn
Augusta branch. The first new tow
will be Largent, about ten miles GU
and q mile from the Sun river post
office. Then will come Fort Shaw an,
Simms, already plated and built up
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

The regular annual meeting of the Benton
Sheep company will be held on Monday, August
s, 1919, at 8 o'clock p. m. at the Stockmen's
National bank.
DAVID q. BROWNE. y-Tressurer.
Fort Benton, Mont, June ~, 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
II AM HERE" SAID THE EAGLE.

II AM HERE" SAID H EAGLE.
will burden the soul. But everybody
will wait with yearning impatience for
the night.
Because at night l. the skyrocket,
will do my little vaudeville sketch. l
will rise up with a shrek Of delight,
leaving behind me a long. trailing tail
Of living fire."
But you always come down. sky
rocket" said pin wheel. And when
you come down you are nothing but a
black stick with a smell Of gunpowder
on the end You usually hit little Jim.
my Brown in the eye when you come
down. and the city council at its next
meeting generally votes to have no sky.
rockets at the next celebration"
The discussion waxed warmer until
suddenly a small boy dropped Il match
into the crowd. and for a half hour
there was a series Of explosions that
sounded like the preliminary work on
the drainage canal. When 1t was all
over the mangled remains of the sky.
rocket looked sadly around on the
wreck and said: AFTER all. what vain
things we are! Our reign Is short at
most. All we are good for is to make q
noise one day in the year and give a
lawyer from the county seat a chance
to put In stakes for the congressional
nomination Chicago Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
LET US HELP YOU

If you are planning on building a home, or a barn, or any
other structure this season, and are figuring on what the ma
teriaI will cost you, come in and let US help you figure it. We
are accustomed to that sort of work, and can tell you in a little
while just how much it will cost you. Even if you're not going
to build right away we'll be glad to make you an estimate on
your bill.
But don't wait until you want a big bill of lumber. We will
be very pleased to have your little orders, for one, or two, or
more pieces, and will always make the price just right.
MISSOURI RIVER LUMBER 90.
Phone 81
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
FIGHT OVER WATER
Of SALMON RIVER
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BOISE, Idaho, May 2s.-The import,
ant and unique issue of the right Of a
Utah corporation promoting An irri-
cation company to divert water from
q river that has it's origin on the
boundry line between Utah and Idaho
and the filing rights to which have
been secured by an Idaho irrigation
company, is raised and will be settled
as the result of a suit in equity filed
In the federal court in this city today
entitled the Twin Falls-Salmon River
Water company and the Salmon RNer
Canal company VS.. the Vineyard Land
and Stock company, in which the two
former companies ask for an Injunction
restraining the latter company and de-
fendant from diverting the waters of
the Salmon river.
The Twin Falls. Salmon River Water
company and the Salmon River Canal
company are irrigation companies,
Delaware corporations, which have in
vested hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in Twin Falls county to reclaim
the Twin Falls Salmon river project.
The filings for the water with which
to irrigate the land were made on the
Salmon river and through the state
land office in this state all Of the fill
iugs have been approved. The com
pany or companies practically filed on
all the available water in the Salmon
composed of 127 900 acres of land.
They were made by I. B. Perrine, the
father Of irrigation in southern
Idaho
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
MISS MATTE HALLS
PUPILS PLEASE MANY

Consolidated Music hall was crowded
to capacity last evening by an audience
that emphatically expressed approval
of the piano work done by pupils of
Miss Matte Hall. There were nineteen
numbers Oh programme that varied
from the light and popular to the Sc.
verely classic, but, as no encores were
permitted, it was not unduly long, and
none of the hundreds who attended
but appreciated the musical treat al
forded
Trio and duet work were features of a
programme that was pleasing through
out, and of the soloists there is special
mention to be made of Miss Helen
Schwejkhart, whose ''Song Of the
Lark" (Tschaikowsky) was artisticaIly
done, and Miss Cordelia Straup de-
serves great credit for her reading Of
the prayer from the opera "Der
Freischutz' weber. .King) Miss Hall
and her students were assisted in
rounding out an excellent programme
by Miss Jennie Sands. lyric soprano,
who was in excellent voice and gave
two numbers in splendid style.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
BRIGHAM PREPARES
FOR BIG OUTING
Committees Named for Work
in Connection With Travel
ing Mems Festivity.
Special to The Tribune

Special to The Tribune.
BRIGHAM CITY, May 2s-The attcn-
ton OF Brigham City people is being
turned 10 the outing OF the United Com
mcrcial Travellers. which viii be held in
this city on June Il and 22. II win be
the first time that this city has been
honored by the travelling mems outing
Committees have been named for every
branch OF the work OF prepar ring the cele-
bratlon. and these men Will get right
down 10 work after Juno l. The COM
mlttee members Will meet In the CONNER
cial club next Saturday evening when
their work will be outlined by the eXecu-
tive committee.
The men who viii arrange for the en-
lertainment OF the visitors are as fol-
lows.
Executive committee-Clyde II. Spen-
Ger, !. T. Duffin and L. NJ Tyson.
Finance-Wynn j. Eddy, George An
derson and James Knudson.
Reception-E. w. Dunn. ". +. Hoist,
John l.. Pierce. w. II. Glover and W. V,
Call.
entertainments. G. Knudson. n. n.
Bowrng, w o. knudson. NJ. Art Boothe
and d. G.. Reed.
Decoration-Frank Fishburn. NJ. j.
Holt. w. c. Horsley. Ephraim Matthias
and o. d. Petersen.
Parks and streets--Louis Anderson.
Brigham Nelson and John Funk.
Information-Albert Hansen. A. w Val
entine and John r. Baird
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
MISSING SPOKANE
ATTORNEY IS FOUND
Boise Police Pick Up J. c.
Howie, Under Influence of
Liquor or Drugs, or Both.

Special 10 The Tribune.
BOISE. Idaho, May 2s.-found stag
rerinp on the street near the Bnstol
hotel, apparently under the influence oi
both liquor and drugs, j. c. HOWE,
prominent attorney Of Spokane, VINO
mysteriously disappeared from his home
ard business there last Thursday, was
taken to police headquarters this morn.
ing, his identity fully established and
tho police and relatives at Spokane no
tilted.
Three powers Of attorney and Legal
documents were taken from his pock-
Of Two OF them bore the title Isaac
II. Preston and wife TO j. c. Howle,
and one, "a E. Wayland to Elizabeth
n. Preston The police are of the
opinion that Howie is more or less un-
der the influence of some kind of a
drug, rather than liquor. His case Is
peculiar one.
Howio dropped completely ont OF
sight AT Spokanc Thursday, May %.
He has offices in the Paulsen building,
ono Of the largest office buildings In
Spokane. The Spokane police were mo-
titled Of his disappearance and Imme-
diatelv combed Spokane without result.
The information was then flashed over
the northwest and all police depart
ments in towns, villages and cities no
ti6ed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
PROVO EXCURSION
IS NEXT IN ORDER
Information Is Being Fur
nished by Garden City
Commercial Club.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
PROVO. May 2S-Colonol l. 4. Benton.
general passenger agent OF the Denver *
Rio Grande railroad. has requested the
Provo Commercial club 10 furnish in[or-
nation on places Of interest In and about
Provo. which data is to be compiled and
published in booklet by tho Salt Lake
Commercial club for distribution among
eXcursionists. The intention is TO run one
OF the See Utah First excursions from
salt Lake to Provo early In June. The
exact date. however, has not been de-
cidcd on.
Henry Nuttall secretary or the Com
merclal club. has gathered what lnfor-
nation could be obtained on short no
tiCe and sent IL TO Colonel Benton. The
Provo club and the county and city COM
mlssioners have signlae5 their readiness
to cooperate with the boosters OF Salt
Lake TO make the excursion into this
valley as successful as the one TO Cache
county a few days ago. One Of the fca
turs which Will be or great interest to
Salt Lakers and will be especially attrac
tive to people living at Bingham. Park
City and other mining and smelling
towns is the vast orchard area In the
vicinity OF the Garden city. Besides the
trees OF all kinds OF fruit grown I'm this
sction which has and il producing there
arc thousands of young trees, somc Just
TO bear and others coming 10
the fruitful stage this spring.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
ASK FOR SHORTER ROAD.
North Ogden and Pleasant View Citizens
Want New Main Highway.
Special to The Tribune

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN May 2S.-The property owners
OF North Ogden and Pleasant View have
petitioned the county commissioners 10
change the course OF the state road be-
tween those two villages. Tho proposed
change covers A distance OF about mile
and half and would shorten the pres
ent road by almost half mile. They
have asked that the new road follow
the bank of the North Ogden canal from
the sidney Stevens store at North Oe-
den to a point near the Pleasant View
school house. II Is declared that this
would eliminate a heavy grade over the
North Ogden hill, in addition 10 lessen
ing the distance
This matter was taken UP In the past
by the commissioners. when the chief
objection was the high price asked for
the necessary right OF way. The north
ern residents We're informed. however,
that the present board would confer with
the property owners with view TO Sc
curing concessions for the land needed.
The board. as committee of the whole,
will investigate the matter at an early
date.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
MANY READY FOR
HIGH SCHOOL WORK
Small Army of Students in
Ogden Receive Certificates
of Promotion.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, MAY 2s-Thc l5i pupils OF
the ub-high school who wore successful
In the final examinations and have re-
cclved certificates OF promotion emitting
them TO enter the high school this fall
are;
/ Barlow CLARK. Leslie Bruno. Holton Dixon. 1.e-
land Evans. Albert Fronbors Robert Hobbs
Frcd Mcnrics. RamSpcrscr Earl Wilson. m'iareo
Edling Ruby Ellsworth. Irone Harris. Roman!,
Hunsager. Irene jenkins, Myrtle knepp. HsTrlet'
Marlbcrscr. Helen Mitchell. Bcrtha shaw; Laura
Shorncr. Mildred Smith, Carrie Naneuskirk eer-
nice Vaughn. Clara Boyle, Tom Morrison, Edward
johnson. Jamie Cohen. Laura Goddard, "nnneth
Lucy Evans, Sadie Fox, Alice Rhces. Lehh
s.'ksr. Adelin Warner Ivy WilIis,ns @ary 1s
Tram Brown Frank Browning. CLYDE Coleman.
Eugene Hsrdu. LLOYD Kont. MAXWELL knauss
Richard UrrJ. Roscoe White, isador Kors. hma.,
Holmes. Wells Cunningham. Joe Chapple Emil
Freidoers; Harry kaps. Frank Roid Lemuel
Browning Melba Brookshirc. Dorothy 1lacLmun
Jennie childs, Lille Eroells, Lenore 5ddinston
Eleanor Gibson. Mabel Parker June Reeve
Louise sIade. blanche shancr. Maude Strntford
Katie Var Dyke. Lotuc Uden. VIM Rrummitt.
Mills, Stanley Thomas Albert oborn. Paul Ward.
lciEh. Jessie S.c-o1. lpsE Brown. Violet Burns.
vor. Florence Fcnstermhker. Helen Gustssou
Myrtle Hus', Evelyn Nelson, fnez Parker Fran
COS Paterson. Edna snyder. Edith shnrp. Char.
Carr. Byron FoulSer. Donald Mohlmsn. Wiford
smedloy. Glen Mctonlf Ray Basseti Ir,s Bling
ham. Martha Brusgard icon Browning Vera
Coleman. FAY Carter Sylvia Durham. Florence
FleVeins. Vera Flem. Emms Hershey. Ncrnn
Kcya,r Eva Cyrhu. Jessie Mcfarland Rrlia New
ton. Rornice Seaman. Myrtle Shields Glndy,
Richardson. Joseph ArrowSmith. Thomas Clark,
Spencer Collins. Lawrence Davis. Juan Dunbar.
George Everett. Earl Ferguson. Richard Hutch.
inson. Fred Pingree. Henry scppich. Esrl Smith,
Harold Tripp Glendon Gordon AthoI Brophy.
Helsn CTjtchloV. Grace Haversou, Marjorie Hen
Lawrence Edna Malnn Pauline Malnn, Alice
Moyes Dorothy Taylor, Re,a WILCOX.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
May Extend Irrigation Project.

Special 20 The Tribune.
DOWNEY. Ida, May 2s.-Chares S.
Davis Of Boston. president OF the Port
neuf Marsh Valley Irrigation company.
the DoNncy Water company and the
Dowrsy Improvement company. arrived
here today from the east upon 4 tour OF
inspection of the properties OF the various
companies.
Mr.. Davis Is associated In legal Ca
paclty with the Iiidder, Peabody company
of Boston. the hpancial hackers OF the
Marsh Valley and Downey enterprises.
Following his arrival rumors were rife
thst the Portneuf- Marsh Valley Jrriga
ton company was about to undertake the
placing OF so, 900 acres of bench lands un =
der canals
Ii is said that by raising the water In
the present storage dam ten feet higher
practically all Of the dry farm lands lying
on the benches surrounding Marsh Valley
that the visit cf Mr. Davis is In this con-
nection
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
CROP DAMAGE SLIGHT.
Results OF Overlooking Waters OF Oaden
River Not Serious to Farmers.
Special To The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, May 2S.-As the result Of a
careful investigation. Job Pingree field
manager for the Amalgamated Sugar
company. has announced that the damage
TO the beet crop. from the recent flood
Ing of the Marriott and Statewide dis
tricts will not be as great as first ex-
pected. He believes that by careful cu-
tivat!on OF the land as soon as IT has be-
come dry enough the farmers will suffer
but slight loss,
Many acres of sugar beet land in the
two settlements were flooded with sew
cral Inches OF water when the high
water in the Ogden river caused an ir-
rigation ditch to break Soon after the
break occurred drop i'm the temperature
caused the rivers TO drop and IL was not
difficult TO repair to damage To the
canal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
Popular Pastor Honored.
perIsl 10 The Trihune.

special 10 Tho Tr1buns.
IDAHO FALLS. Ida. Nav 2s.-There
was sad parting Of friends at the depot
In this city this morning. when hundreds
Of citizens OF all classes bid farewell 20
the Rev Fl. ". Jones and family, who
left for Spokane. Wash The Rev. Mr..
Jones has been pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church hero for the last seven
wears. and Il was a great surprise 10
the church and congregation on the first
SUNDAY of this montl, when he rendered
his resignation. 20 take effect upon the
last Sunday. Az he had accepted call
from one OF tho leading churches OF Spo-
kane. there was no alternative but to
accept n. During his pastorate here he
has made hundred of friends among all
classes both In and out OF the church.
His resignation was caused largely on
account OF his health and he felt that a
him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
Must Clean Streets.
Special TO The Tribune.

special 10 The Tribune.
OGDEN. May 23.-Thc commissioners
have instructed Chief OF Police w. /.
Norton TO take immediate steps toward
the clearing Of distractions from the
corner of Twenty fourth street and
Washington avenue. About one third OF
the two thoroughfares adjoining the Ec-
cles property is still enclosed with high
board fence and contains great piles OF
brick taken from the burned structure.
The contractor informed the city au-
thorities that he would open the street
been sold, but. according to the board
the city's property must be vacated with
out delay.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
Good Work by Students.
Special to The Tribune.

%7FN'I'II NV 7 TIC IIIDUIIc.
EPHEAIM, May oS.-The graduating
exercises OF the Snow academy COM
menSed last evening, the first meeting
being that of the graduates, held i'm tho
academy assembly hall. which was beau
tltuliy decorated for the occasion ".
Phll Jensen. the teacher of blacksmith
Ing. and Andrew Mortensen. the instruct
or in carpentry: Patra Anderson and
sarah Hanson. who have had charge OF
the art department. and Miss Parry of
the domestic science department deserve
special mention, as the display of vorI;
done by their students deserves credit.
The school has had one or the most sue
cessful years I'm It's history
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-29
GOV. WILLIAM SPRY
TALKS TO STUDENTS
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
LOGAN. May 2s.-The regular COM
mcncement exercises OF the Utah State
Agricultural college We're held here to-
day. The exercises were marked by all
unusually large attendance Gov. Will
'lIam Spry, who made the address 10 the
students, chose Building" as his
theme. and his talk was practical He
referred TO the fact that he Is constantly
appealed TO for an opinion as 10 the ef-
feet on society OF the education of WON
en-, He stated that close observance
for five years had convinced him that
tho state Is doing its greatest service in
educating women, as they are the best
home makers.
President Widtsoe In his report, gave
the total enrolment Of the college al
1866 students. 65i of whom arc regis
tered in agriculture. The diplomas were
presented by Governor Spry. Tonight a
banquet and A ball We're held in the new
Smart gymnasium at the college.