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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
Rescued From SnoWdrift

Butte, Jan. 25.-Buried so that he
stood erect in five feet of snow, Eli
Marfhi, a miner, was rescued yester-
day morning from an avalanche that
buried him near Phillipsburg. For
48 hours he had lived in the snow
drift, eating snow to satisfy a fierce
thirst and fighting desperately to free
himself. His mittens wer worn
where he had clawed at the hard
packed snow. He was unconscious
when miners on their way to a remote
claim beyond Phillipsburg saw Mari
HIS head above the drift and rescued
him. His right leg had a double frac-
ture and his left arm was broken in
two places.
Marfhi was walking under a cliff
to cut timber when, without warning,
the slide overlook him. In his con
fusion, he ran towarc the cliff, which
accounted for his being buried in a
standing position.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
Farmers Should Cooperate

Bozeman, Jan. 22.-"Get together;
keep together; work together" was
the keynote of the address given at
the opening meeting of the state
grange here by Dean F. b. Linield of
the state college agricultural depart
ment. Mr.. Linfield's subject was
Incorporation for Montana" and the
talk was full of strongly.put exhorta-
ton. Get together; keep together;
broaden out; get the other mans
point of view; improve your social OPP
p%ortunities."
o. w. Smith, of Springhill, master
OF the grange there, reported for the
committee on marketing aud advocat'
ed the cooperation of farmers in the
fixing of prices for their products.
s. w. Moore of West Virginia
spoke of the social and educational
value of the grange work under the
subject, what the Grange is Doing in
the East" Besides the benefits which
it provides for members through their
own study and their cooperation with
one another, it has been a great pub
lie force in securing such changes as
rural free delivery and the teaching
of agriculture in the public schools.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
Discussed Farm Topics

Bohemian, Jan. 24.-Farm homes
vas the subject of the second days
sessions of the farmers week pro-
gram at the State college. Most of
the general addresses dealt with this
subject, Governor Stewart, Hon. Jno.
T. Smith of Livingston, Rev. Wiley
Mountjoy of Whitehall, and DR.. Jesse
Macy of Grinnell college, Ia, were
among the chief speakers.
Select for potato seed matured
specimens of uniform shallow-eyed
type with the cluster of eyes situated
on the side of the potato instead of
the end. This was Prof. O. B. Whip.
pies direction in this interesting lee.
ture and potato and seed selection.
The talk vas illustrated with many
varieties of potatoes and an explana-
ton of those types best suited for
marketing and particularly for early
planting purposes. He explained run
down potatoes, especially those on
dry land might be brought up to good
quality again by careful seed selec-
ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
Hard Winter Stories

When a Montana pioneer begins to
tell about his narrowing experiences
during the hard winter of 81 or there
abouts, the younger resident is tempt
ed to suspect that some of the Incl
dents were not really so frigid as
represented; but the Montana hard
winter stories are mild compared with
narratives that r now going the
rounds in Illinois newspapers.
In one of these publications that
"a brought to the River Press Office
by M. S. Holderbaum, an Illinois old.
timer is credited with this hard.win.
ter Renaissance of early days in that
part of the country:
"This polar blast swept down upon
us at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon. John
Dawson was on his way from Will
liams' mill. six miles down Salt Creek
He had gone a mile from the mill
when he heard a roar like thunder
Looking behind him he saw the storm
coming and the rain freezing before
it. When it struck him he turned tc
go back to the mill. Before his horst
was headed about Dawson was frozer
fast in the saddle.
"Fowls that were out on the soft
ground when this unheard change OF
weather came were frozen fast where
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
Lower Cost Of Road Work

A news item from Billings says &C.
curate figures on the cost of road
making in Yellowstone county by the
use of the grading outfit purchased
last spring by the county commission
ers, have just been completed by the
county auditor. The figures show that
it cost the county just $41.45 per mile
to construct 121 miles of road during
the 12S days in which the outfit was
at work. The road building in the
past has been done by contract and
has cost the county from 500 to $3.50
per mile.
The initial cost of the outfit was
$6,447.86, which included a traction
engine, two graders, slips, horses and
everything necessary for the work.
The cost of operating for the 1913 days
was ~$5,647.7S. This operating cost
included interest on the initial invest.
ment at the rate the county pays for
money, 20 per cent deterioration in
the value of the equipment, together
with all costs for gasoline, oil, sal
aries, feed and food for horses and
men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28

they stood. Cows froze in their tracks.
Our folks had three hogs frozen to
death while they were hurrying from
their feeding places to their pen, less
than 800 yards away. Squire Buck
was riding home in the rain when the
freezing windstorm met him. He had
on a big overcoat, which was unbut-
toned. 1t was wet from the rain. The
wind blew it open and spread each
side out from the squire's body like
a big wing and froze it in that posi-
ton as stiff as iron. The squire was
frozen fast in his saddle, and when
he reached home, nearer dead than
alive, his overcoat had to be clipped
on before he could get through the
door of his house.
THAT cold snap lasted six weeks
and was a spell of weather that made
folks shudder whenever they thought
of 1t, even in summer time, for many
years afterward."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
Defendant Had Smallpox

Butte, Jan. 24.-With the justice
and witnesses in readiness for the
trial of Lewis Rhoades, charged with
disturbance in Magistrate Kerrigan's
court today, the defendant stood in
the street and refused to come into
court. The justice himself gruf1y or
dered the man into the room for his
trial.
q" don't want to come in. I don't
think you want me-" responded
Rhoades. The justice grew angry
and was sending for the constable
when Rhoades sang out:
Keep away from me! l have got
the smallpox"
Judge Kerrigan slammed the door
and kept Rhoades out. The case was
indefinitely postponed and the de-
PENDANT sent to the pest house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
A Cascade Tragedy

Cascade. Jan. 26.-John T. Hutch
ms, a grain buyer for the Cascade
Milling company, shot and instantly
killed ]. P. Karr, at the Karr boarding
house yesterday morning. Karr who
had been drinking heavily for several
days, awoke Hutchins and +. E. Sund-
days by quarreling with his wife
whose life he had threatened. They
went to Mrs. Karr and complained
about the noise. Karr made for
Hutchfns. exclaiming: "Ill kill you
right now" and rushed Hutchins into
a corner of an adjoining O Hutch.
ms, believing karr was armed, fired
four shots. The coroner's jury brought
in a verdict of self defense for Hutch
ms. He was Immediately liberated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28

Henry Reynolds, a recent arrival,
was committed to jail today by JUS
tice Fisher, to serve a thirty-day SEN
tence for vagrancy. The prisoner
thanked the court for providing him
with board and lodging.
Petitions for naturalization were
filed in the district court today by
John Keierleber, Jakob lesser, Karl
Keiereleber and Christian lesser. Each
of the applicants is a resident of the
western part Of Chouteau county.
According to advices from Helena,
the bankruptcy proceedings brought
against Rea Bros. by residents of this
vicinity who have claims against the
firm, will be resisted. An answe has
been filed in the federal court by Rea
Bros, in which they deny that they
are %insolvent.
The county commissioners of Teton
county have designated April rs as
the date of the election at which the
question of forming the proposed new
county of To0le will be determined.
| Officers of the new county and the To-
cation OF the county seat will also be
chosen by the voters at the same cleo
ton. There is said to be opposition
to the scheme among residents of the
twenty Hill county townships which
would be included in the proposed new
county.
An opinion has been rendered by
the attorney general REGARDING the
qualifications Of citizens who sign pc
titions for new school districts. The
attorney general holds that parents
or guardians are not qualified to sigr
a petition for the organization of {
new school district unless they have
children of school age whose names
appear in the official school census
and who are at the time of signing o
the petition residing within the pro
posed new district at a greater dis
lance than two miles from any schoo
house."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
City Bond Election

The requirement that only resident
property owners will be permitted to
vote at the special election to be held
in this city Friday, January 30, re-
suited in the registration of a com-
p%aratively small number of citizens,
the official register containing only
IS names. Several owners of town
property neglected to register, and
will not be qualified TO vote at the
election.
The polling places will be at the
Chouteau house in the nrst ward; at
the city hall in the second ward; at
w. o. Dexter's house IN the third
ward. The polls will be open from
$500 a. M, to 600 p. m.
The matter of issuing bonds for the
purpose of constructing a sanitary
and storm sewerage system has been
under discussion for some time past,
the proposition having been favored
by most of those who attended pub
lie meetings at which plans for such
improvements were considered. The
result of the election will determine
whether the necessary POUNDS for the
work may be secured by the munich
pal authorities.
The proposed bond issue is for the
sum of $4,000, but it does not neces-
sarily follow that the cost of the
sewerage system will reach that fig
ure. 1t may fall considerably below
that amount, but it was decided by
the city council to ask authority to
issue bonds that would provide a sum
amply sufficient for any possible eX-
pense that might be incurred in this
connection. The work of construct
ing the proposed sewerage system
will be submitted to competitive bids
that are expected to reduce the cost
to a figure below the preliminary esti-
mates. In that event, the outlay
would be less than the amount of the
proposed bond issue.
1t is hoped every registered voter
will go to the polls Friday, and ex.
press his views upon the question,
The citizen who favors progress in
public improvement work should as
sist in making Fort Benton a better
and more pleasant town in which to
make a home.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28
Local Grain Quotations
Tuesday, January 2

Conrad Independent: c. F. Hoover
who has a farm just southeast of
town, brought in one load of dressed
beef the first of the week which
brought him a little yer five hundred
dollars. This is not a bad return for
one load of produce from the farm
and goes to show that raising and
feeding stock is the most profitable
system of marketing farm crops.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28

DuIIc MAIcI. y. " VOWc1A y OueSC
one of the best hotel men in the state,
has purchased outright the Grand
Union hotel at Fort Benton, and will
shortly move to Fort Benton to as.
sumo charge. 1t is Mr.. Vowell's pur-
pose to add new fixtures and to thor
oughly renovate the hotel. Mr.. Vow
ell formerly managed the Leonard no.
tel in Butte and has had a wide *
perience in the hotel field.
From Tuesdays daily.
Ike Hunsberger returned this nor
ing from a business trip to Great
Falls.
James Butler, of this city, was re-
ceived at St. Clare hospital today
for treatment.
Lost, a pocketbook containing cur.
rency and some receipts. Reward
for return to River Press Office
Adv.
Assessor E. L. Crane left yesterday
for Lewistown, to attend the conven.
ton of county and state officers in
that city.
The residents Of Pleasant Valley
will soon have better mail service. A
pcstofice has been established in that
locality, with A. D. Stillman as post.
master.
Mrs. D. G. Lockwood and Mrs. E
Frank Sayre entertained a number OF
lady friends at a card party this af
ternoon, at the Lockwood residence
on st. John street.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-01-28

For saIe-a quantity of babbit met
al at the River Press Office at 6 cents
per pound.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
FLORIDA SHOULD BE THERE

Alabama has raised 100000 to
provide for her State exhibit at the
San Francisco exposition next year
and will get 100000 more for that
purpose Florida is doing nothing
in that direction and it is unlikely
that our legislature will give any
aid to that cause. And yet more
than any State in the Union our
own should be well represented at
that exposition of American re-
sources.
California may deny it, but she
knows it and SO does the rest of the
country, that Florida is now the
rival of that State in her sfmi-trop-
ical fruits and her inducements, not
only to the winter tourists, but to
immigrants seeking a new home in
delightful climate where the soil
Yields generously of marvellous
variety Of products. This being true
it is peculiarly fit that Florida
should accept the invitation of Cal
ifornia and meet her on her own
ground with an exhibit of resources
that will challenge comparison and
advertise our State with rare effec
tiveness to the thousands from all
parts of the Union and foreign
lanes who will visit the exposition.
1t would be money we'll spent to
put S10G coo into such ar exhibit
for it would be returned to us
ranv fold
The State press Should begin to
agitate this question, for il is of
very real and large Importance
California has invited us and we
should by all means accept the in
vitation If Florida is not there
the rest Of the country will wonder
why and perhaps attribute her alb
sence to unwillingness to compare
exhibits with the State we claim to
rival.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
THE GREAT WORK OF
CONGRESSMAN SPARKMAN

In the Washington Herald of
March II we find a synopsis of the
report of the rivers and harbors
committee of the House for this SEES
sion. Hon. Stephen NJ. Sparkman,
of Tampa, congressman from this
district, is the chairman of this
committee, and the Herald strongly
commends the report as reYrecont-
ing the utmost economy consistent
with the progressive needs of our
great national waterways system.
The work of this committee has
been of the most arduous and exact
ing character and it has been conf
stantly directed and supervised byI
the watchful eye and trained eype-I
rience of Chairman Sparkman. He
has shown himself fully equal to the
heavy responsibilities of his position
as chairman of one of the great COM
mittees of the House and his Florida
constituents have a right to feel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20

1t is of Importance to remember
that next Monday in Ocala the men,
bers of the State railroad commits
sion will meet the representatives Of
the Atlantic Coast Line and Sea-
board railroads to consider the ques-
ton of the long and short haul law
which should have gone into effect
eleven weeks ago and which vitality
affects the matter of freight rates in
this State. Our merchants. truckers,
fruit growers and shippers of all
kinds are heavily interested in this
matter and they ought to be well
represented at the Ocala meeting.
The railroads are not complying
with the law for what they claim
are good reasons, and the people on
the other side Of the issue who pay
the excess freight will continue to
do so if they don't insist on their
rights. The Ocala meeting next
Monday is the time and place to do
the insisting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
NOTICE

Notice is by given that J.,
Carl Gench, resident of Polk
county. Florida, will, on the 18th
day Of April 1914, or as soon there
after as the judge or court may
hear the same, present a petition to
the Hon. F A Whitney, Judge of
the Tenth Judicial Circuit court,
Polk county, Florida at Rartow,
Florida. or wherever the said judge
or court may be at said time. ask
ing for the adoption of minor
child to-wit: Clara Sharpe, who is
a girl of the age of ) years or there
abouts whose name and age are no
better or particularly known to Pc
titioner.
This March 18th. 1911.
CARL GENCH,
2270 Wed. Petitioner
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
GIVE THEM THE FLOWERS
NOW

Closed eyes can't see the white
roses,
Cold hands can't hold them,
YOU know,
Breath that is stilled cannot gath
The odors that sweet from
them blow.
Death with a peace beyond
dreaming,
Its children OF earth doth en-
dow,
Life is the time we can help
them,
So give them the flowers now
Here are the struggles and striv-
ing,
Here are the cares and the
tears;
Now is the time to be smoothin.
The frowns, and the burrows
and fears.
What 10 closed eyes are kind
sayings:
What to hushed heart is deep
VOW?
Naught can avail after parting.
So give them the flowers now.
lust a kind word or greeting;
lust a warm grasp or smile
These are the flowers that will
tighten
The burdens for many : mile.
After the Journey is ever
What is the OF them; how
Can they carry them who must
be carried?
oh, give them the flowers now.
Blooms from the happy hearts
garden
Plucked in the spirit OF love;
blooms that are earthly rehec
tons
OF flowers that blossom above
Words cannot tell what meas
Oh blessing such gifts will al
low,
TO dwell in the lives OF many,
50 give them the flowers now
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20

Senator Jones of Washington,
rose UP in the United States Senate
the other day and made himself
ridiculous with his talk about the
president making bargain with the
British minister and England get
ting pay for her Confederate bonds.
1t sounded like a yawp echoing back
from those evil days when 1t was
the custom to bait the helpless
South in the halls of Congress
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS !
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

announce my candidacy for the
office of county treasurer, subject to
the action of the Democritic prl-
mary. Having been bookkeeper IN
that office for five years, | am thor
oughly familiar with the work, ana
refer to any county commissioner or
member of the school board concern
ing my efficiency. Being thus emf
nently qualified for the position,
respectfully solicit the support OF
the voters, and promise, if elected,
TO give the same CONSCIENTIOUS ana
pains-taking care to the service OF
the county in the future as | have
done in tho past.
EDWARD J Vol M.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
proud of the record he has made

proud of the record he has made.
In referring to him the Washing
ton Herald pays him this high tri-
butte which, coming from such a
source has special value:
Under the prudent leadership OF
the veteran chairman, Stephen NJ.
Sparkman, of Florida, and his col
lea CUES, there is no sign of friction
in prospect and the bill seems as
sured of. smooth passage The rivers
and harbors committee as now con-
stituted, is in the second Congress
of assignment by election of the
body of the House. Mr.. Sparkman
was the first chairman so chosen, the
choice of members of all standing
committees BY the House having be-
gun with the Sixty second Congress.
The chairman is the oldest member
in length of service, having been
assigned originally to the commit
Tee in the Fifty-fifth Congress. His
tact and practical way of
urging legislation out Of this com
mittee which has grown immensely
in importance, especially since the
creation of the National Rivers and
lIarbors Congress, have been dem
cnstrated by the fact that the rivers
and harbors appropriation bills have
less opposition during,
his craftsmanship than at any time
in the history of this class of legis-
lation
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
Fer COUNTY TREASURER

announce myself a candidate for
county treasurer of Polk county sab
ject 70 the action of the Democratic
primary election June 2, 1914.
WERNER G.. JONES,
Auburndale, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20

FOR Equity in lot on
South Florida avenue at the same
price paid for it over one year
ago. See j. W., Sumner at Lake
land Steam laundry PTS
FOR RENT rooms on first or
second floor, modern improve
mCnts, new building. very pleas
ant location, low rent, loo West
Magnolia st. 2219
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
NJ. F. HETHERINGToN, EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
From the same Office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

1f1E LANLI.A-ND w " =,
A weekly newspaper 81, ing a resume
OF local matters crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for sl00 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
TAX COLLECTOR

| announce myself a candidate for
Tax Collector of Polk county, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary election June 2.
F. NJ. LANIER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20

silk scarf on South
Florida Ave. or Main St. Return
to Telegram office 2215
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
The Evening Telegram

Published every afternoon from the
Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla.
Entered in the postoffice at Lake
land, Florida, as mail matter OF the
second class.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
TEASURER'S REPORT
CITY OF LAKELAND

Lakeland, Fla, March |, 1914.
Hon. Commission of Lakeland. Fla:
Gentlemen hand you herewith
my report for the month of Feb
rurary:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
PANAMA EXPOSITION

Anyone wishing information con-
corning a trip conducted at reason
able rates, call at SOC South Florida
Phone 312 Black Sat 21st. 2276
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20

The L. Constellation
will probably
In Potomac park the of Admiral Paul jones'
De seen the thousands tourists
Admiral Victor Blue started the bring old
craft from Newport the house
fayoab The white
with whom she gapped 1885, of
OF the British 1912 and of the fighting
federacy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-20
1: j:
ADDITIONAL CLASSIFIED

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-29
Mrs. Campion Always Present.

THAT is all untrue" declared Mrs
Campion. 81 never left her alone with
Mr.. Hoe. and Mr.. Hoe was never In the
house except when l was present. Moth
ing OF the kind testified to by Miss Sulli'
van ever occurred. she never showed me
any marks on her neck In fact Mr. Hp
never stayed more than few minutes
when he called"
During this time did Miss Sullivan
display any largo sums OF money!"
"she did not" replied the witness. 81
decided to find out about Miss Sullivan
N could, because she wasn't working
and she had two or three dresses sent ID
the house asked her whe"e she so'
the dresses and she said she had cousin
whose husband kept department store
In 1zbth street, near Aeventh avenue. and
that her cousin let her get things charged
In the store.
II told her one day that I was goine
down to the store to find out whether tho
proprietor was married to her cousin. Sh,
went along with me, but when we got e
the door she begged me not to go in.
told her l was going to ind out whether
she was telling the truth, and She stayed
outside. I saw the proprietor and asked
him II he was related to Miss Sullivan b,