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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
MALAY Superstjtions,

A Malay child has to I've sturdy to
survive the perils Of his birth and
babyhood. Only an iron constitution
could bear the balls OF rice that are
stuffed into his mouth or the cold bath
which greets him immediately On his
appearance in the world. But it is not
that u Malay mother is Indifferent to
the physical welfare Of her offspring.
When her child falls i'll NO ore could
be more solicitOus. The louise and the
village are ransackeu to find the cause
Of the sickness. If it is suspected to
be in the interior of the house the
services of a native doctor are obtain
ed. After concentrating his thoughts
upon the pit Of his stomach for a
time he will probably call for Il 'fe-
male c%ocoanut." Taking then a knife
of a peculiar shape, he mutters incan.
tations in u forgotten tongue and pro-
ceeds to shave the nut. Ii the person
who has bewitched the child is living
TN the house he will awake the next
morning with a skull as bald as the
cocoanut itself.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
May Work Prisoners on Roads

Lewistown, June 2O.-Judge Roy
Ayres last evening took up the matter
of the employment Of county prison
ers on the county roads, and from the
bench announced the following order:
1.-THE court now requests the county
commissioners of this county to put
each man now confined in the county
Jail by a commitment from this court
at work on the public highways Of
the county commissioners place such
other prisoners as are now confined In
the county Jail by commitment from
justices of the peace, at work on the
public highways of Fergus county as
provided in sections 9775 and 9776.
revised codes of Montana.
1.-THE court is informed that there
are now about Is men serving time
in the county Jail by commitment
from justices of the peace throughout
the county and that there are five in
the county Jail serving time from this
court and it is the opinion of the court
that the county should derive some
thing from these prisoners. and as
the law permits that they may be re-
Quired to perform labor upon public
works or ways in the county it is the
opinion Of the court that this law
should be put into effect and that
these prisoners should be required to
do work upon the public highways OF
Fergus county"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
A Tragedy in Mid.Air

VIENNA, June 20.-Nine terribly
purned and mutilated bodies, the
splintered frame of an aeroplane and
the charred remnants of a big dirigi-
PIE balloon are the mute records of
n OF the most tragic disasters that
nave occurred since man learned to
fly.
Inc catastrophe which resulted in
the death of all concerned followed a
mimic attack by the aeroplane on the
dlrlglble at a great height during the
Austrian army maneuvers, and it serv-
ed to show, more than any previous
accident to flying machines has done,
the horrors that would be likely to
attend aerial warfare.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
The Long Arm Of Coincidence.

@~' SNss'
Lady Macdonell in her "reminiscences
tells Of a curious incident which &C.
Cured t~hirty-six hours after leaving
Southampton. A large bird perched
itself on the summit Of the mainmast,
a sailor went up and caught It and
brought it down. and it proved to be 4
brown owl!
Il am superstitious about OWLS" says
Lady Macdonell. land was very de-
pressed. especially as l had left my IA
vOrite sister i'll. The sailors tied a
string round the poor. dazed creatures
leg and We're rather i'll treating it, so I
offered them 2 shillings for the bird,
which they accepted. and l then let 1t
out Of my portfolio. The captain told
me that they often caught even small.
CIR birds on the mast. especially when
the wind was blowing of the land.
On arriving at Lisbon we received a
telegram to say that thirty-six hours
after my departure my sister had pass
ed away and also Lady Macdoneli. the
wife Of General Sir A. Mucdonell, my
brother.in-law. 1t was a strange coin.
cidence."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
Notice Of Closing Of Registration Book,

Notice is hereby given that the regis
tration books of Chouteau county will be
closed on July. 25th, 1914. at 5 O'Clock p.
m. for the primary nominating election
to be held August 25th, 1914. Electors
register for the ensuing election by
appearing before the County Clerk at his
office. or by appearing before a Justice Of
the Peace, or Notary Public in the man
ner provided by law. All parties whose
names do not now appear on said regis
books will have to register in
order to vote at said election.
Date June %, 1914.
J. LEE SEDGWICK,
County Clerk and EX-Otficio County
Registrar.
First publication June "a, 1914.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
Railroad Land Forfeited

Portland, Ore, June 21.-About
5000 acres of land originally sold to
the Oregon & California Railroad
company were ordered forfeited to
the United States government in a
decree signed by Judge Wolverton
in the federal court. The lands had
been purchased from the corporation
by the Keith Oil & Land company,
Godfrey Won Platin. and the Kent
State bank of Michigan. The suits
are two Of about As being prosecuted
by the government. The railroad COM
pany according to the government vio-
lated an act of a year ago last Aug
ust in selling large tracts of land to
individuals.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
Notice for Publication

l.. S. Land Office at Great Falls. Mon
tana, June 90, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
EDWIN SEEBER,
of Fort Benton, Montana. who on June
IL, 1911 and August 10. 1871, made home
ial Nos. o222So and o23O76. for west half,
CW12>. section Is, township "a north,
range II east. Montana meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make three
year proof. to establish claim to the land
above described, before Herbert D
Schmidt. L. $. commissioner, at his Of
flee. at Fort Benton, Montana, on the
eth day of August. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Thomas r.. sullivan. Edward Bond
Willard r. Greeley, Charles Protsman
all of Fort Benton Montana.
L. n. SUTHERLIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24

rangements for a hall that will seat
5000 for their Sunday afternoon meet
ing at which their plan of future &C.
ton will be disclosed.
Butte, June 19.-From a pretended
buyer of 100000 acres of Montana land
a month ago to a felOn's cell in the
Deer Lodge penitentiary has been the
transition of Hamlin Marklund, a well
dressed young man who posed here
as a German count. Thirty days ago
Marklund, representing himself as the
count of ~Frankenstein of Germany"
reached Butte, announcing that he and
his cousin, the countess of Meres-
burg of England" were travelling the
: country in the interests of his father,
who was DESTROYS of investing thous-
ands of dollars in Montana lands. To.
day Marklund pleaded guilty to a
: charge of forgery, and was sentenced
to a year in the penitentiary by Judge
DOlan.
Helena, June 20.-The state land
department has given leases On 10000
acres of land in Cascade and Toole
COulLlcS W DCIlllCLI n JdChSOl vi
Great Falls. The lands are supposed
to contain oil and gas. Under the lease
exploration work must be started
within IS months. The state will re-
ceive II per cent of royalty on oil and
gas produced in Cascade county and
10 per cent in Toole county.
Livingston, June 20.-The first car
of butter eve shipped out of Montana
left here today for Chicago over the
Northern Pacific. The butter was col
lected from creameries between here
and Helena and at Clyde Park. 1t was
predicted today by local railroad Off
Gals that it will not be long before it
loads of creamery butter to eastern
markets. .
Butte, June 20. - Two bandits,
ha~ndkerchiefs ~cOncealing their fea-
lures, rushed yelling into the Miners
Exchange saloon early this morning
and held up six patrons. The barten-
der was compelled to turn over his
Jul to the outlaws, who said they
needed another and the weapon then
was trained upon the bartender. A
sleeping miner was awakened during
the robbery and failed to comprehend
the situation on the instant narrowly
escaped being shot. The loot of the
register amounted to $50.
Helena, June 20.-Judge G.. NJ. Bour-
quin sustained in the federal court
today the demurrer of the defendant
in the suit of r. H.. Kane, as admins
traitor of the estate of Arthur Over,
the Great Northern Railway
company. The administrator sued to
recover $4,000 for the heirs of Over,
who was killed in a wreck near Gull
bertson in 1912. The important point
in the decision is that Judge Bour-
quin holds there is in Montana no COM
law action for employees.
Helena, June 20.-Seventy-ive thou
sand dollars will build a pretty fair
shakes of a house, but seventy-ive
thousand dollars expended on COW
barns-well. it is something to talk
about in any country. That's the
chunk the Green Meadow Farm will
spend. this year in the construction of
new buildings to house Ringmaster
the greatest living bull in the world
and the other members of the great
Shorthorn herd, and the P~ercherons
and Poland China hogs that the
Green Meadow Farm will specialize
in.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
Notice for Publication

L. s. Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, June 20, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
THOMAS T. SULLIVAN,
OF Fort Benton, Montana, ,care Benton
Sheep Co.,) who, on june 13, 1911 and
August 10. 1911, made homestead en-
tries original and additional, serial Nos.
"2221a and o22S91, for SWA SWA, sec
ton 2, SEA SEA, section 3. NEA sec
tion TO-, vi. NWI. section il, township
=! north. range II east. Montana mer-
make three year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described. before Her.
bert p. Schmidt, T.. $. commissioners, at
the 9TH day of August. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edwin Seeber, Edward Bond. Willard
Il. Greeley, Charles, TrOtsman, all OF
Fort Benton. Montana.
Z. Y. STTHERLIN. Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
Notice for Publication

tara, u 10, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that
GUSTAV BOCkENkAMp,
of Virgelle, Montana, who, on August
18th, 1911. made homestead entry, serial
No: 023103, for NEA, E1s NWA, NEA
SWA. .NWA SEA, section IA, township
"a north, range II east. Montana mer-
ldian, has filed notice of intention to
make three year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before Her
bert D. Schmidt, z. S. commissioner, at
his office, at Fort Benton, Montana, on
II e 9TH day of August, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charlie r. PrOtsman, James Rivar.
Dewitt Reynolds and Arthur Paul, ali
OF Fort Benton, Montana.
+. y. SUTHERLIN Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
Notice for Publication

L. s. Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, June 22, 1914.
Notice M i hsEeb 3, Hf iSfn ts5t
OF Fort Benton, Montana. who, on April
~. 1910, made homestead entry. serial
70. o12$o4 for Ne SEA SEA SEA, sec.
SWA SWA, section So, township
"a north, range 10 east, Montana meri-
dian. has filed notice of intention to
make three year proof. to establish claim
to the lane above described, before Her
bert D. Schmidt, T.. S. commissioner, AT
his office, at Fort Benton, Montana, on
the 18th day of August. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
James r. Jones. William NJ. Charters,
Emma NJ. Schultz and William f.
Schultz, all OF Fort BentOn Montana.
X. n. SCTHERLlE, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24
Notice for Public ation

tana, June 10, 1914.
Notice is hereby given hat
JOHN W. MCFARLAND,
%, 1910. made homestead entry, serial
No. O127sO, for lots !, 2, 8, 4 and Eha We,
section Is, township "a north, range II
OF intention to make three year proof.
to establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Herbert D. Schmidt, L.
Benton, Montana, on the 9Th day of Aug
ust, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
James r. Jones, Henry Todd, Walter
Eslick and Walter J. Mason. all of Fort
Benton, Montana.
+. N. SUTHERLIN, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24

Bozeman, June 2O.-The county
commissioners of Gallatin county
have made a request to the state
highway commission for a detail Of
IS convicts to work on the road over
the divide into Park county. Geroge
p. Metlen, chairman of the commits
sion, has visited Bozeman, inspected
the project, and given his approval to
the plan, which is expected to succeed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24

The Weekly River Press is a good
newspaper to send away to your
friends in the east. 1t will save you
the trouble Of writing letters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-06-24

Fine Book and Job Printing a spec
slty at the River Press office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
WILSON WON'T LISTEN
TO THE COLORADO
OPERATORS PLAN
The President Insists That Mine Owners
Duty Is to Accept Proposal to
End the Strike.

Washington, d. G., Sept. 24.-Presl-
dent Wilson early yesterday told j. +.
Welborn, president of the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company, that he believed IT to
be the duty of the operators in Colorado
to accept the basis for the settlement
Of the strike proposed by federal medi-
ators. Mr.. Welborn told the president
that the operators objected TO several
points in the plan, but the president
asked that they reconsider the ques-
ton.
In answer to the objections OF Mr.,
Welborn, the president declared ne could
not act as the umpire between the opera
tors and the miners, and he felt 1T the
duty of the operators to accept the plan
already adopted by the miners.
Mr.. Welborn presented an alternative
plan for the solution of the strike trou-
BILE, but the president refused to con
slider it, saying that he did not believe
compromise possible. The president
declared that the public interests de-
manded the end of the strike and that
il was the patriotic duty OF the mine
operators to accept the proposal.
The continuance of federal troops IN
Colorado was discussed. and later il was
said the president would withdraw the
troops unless satisfactory settlement
was reached This was not verified
however. in official quarters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
SOLID WALL OF wARSHIPS
Across Northern Part of North Sea, Says
Trawler Captain.

London. Sept pa solid wall OF
warships" is thrown across the northern
part of the North sea, according to the
captain Of British trawler who has just
arrived from Iceland The skipper said
IL was absolutely impossible for any
foe to break through undetected,' so con-
slant and thorough was the patrol to
the north. 1t was his own experience
to be halted and searched and after he
ing released his boat was followed by
two torpedo boats until it reached its
destination.
The tboroughness Of the patrol was
further testified to by another North
sea skipper. His trawler was lying along
shore, when shortly after midnight it
suddenly found itself hemmed in by a
huge black object which proved TO be q
British cruiser. It's officers seemed to
have had cats eyes. From the dark a
voice demanded to know the identity Of
the trawler. 1t was promptly shouted
back.
"'The name is quite correct, sir came
another mysterious voice astern OF us,
said the skipper. "A submarine had
crept up behind us and read our name.
Although all of our crew had come on
deck to see what was happening, not
one of them had seen the submarine APP
pear. The whole episode only occupied
few minutes and the cruiser, after
wishing us Good morning. and plenty
of fishing, disappeared in the darkness
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
BRITISH TROOPS ARE
STILL BEING SENT
Northampton Is the Busy Port as Most
of the Soldiers Take Ship at That
Place for the Continent.

Southampton, Sept. 24-The dispatch
of troops from Southampton continues,
but the movements are now kept less
secret than during the passage OF the
FIRST expeditionary forces. The record
then made provided an excellent test OF
the facilities here for handling such a
great movement of troops.
Although the expeditionary force was
dispatched from several points, South
ampton handled the bulk of the 10000
10 200 900 men who were sent TO the
continent during two weeks time. The
docks at this place afford more than one
and a half miles of water front, with
railway lines so close to the ships docks
that it is but a moments work to trans
fer trainloads of men, horses and equip
ment from the railway to the steam
ships. The precision with which the
transfer was made was so marked that
an entire train was frequently unloaded
in three minutes. and it was not uncom-
mon for twenty trains to enter the docks
and complete their task of unloading
within single hour
The plan had been worked out by the
war officer two years before. The small
ears used for transporting horses, ac-
commodating only seven OF eight ami
mails. proved great factor in the
speedy transfers. Each horse had sep
arate compartment, and the sides of the
ears dropped down in such manner
that the animals stepped out without
1 the slightest confusion. SonSN Ameri-
cans who witnessed this movement re-
marked that the cars were far more
lpractical for this sort of work than the
large freight cars used in America, into
(which a number OF horses were crowded
1 Scores of hospital cars still line the
dock tracks here ready for the reception
of sick and injured returning from the
lcoutinent. Red Cross signs are dis
plaved and surgeons and nurses are in
Z the ears with everything ready for the
wounded. The hospital trains are made
lup Of converted passenger coaches and
/ sleeping ears. All have the small com
Ipartmeuts common TO English railway
icoachos with doors opening at the sides
4 Litters are provided which will enter
these small side doors and consequently
liz Is much easier to place the seriously
T injured in berths than il would b. II il
were necessary 10 carry them through
the end doors common TO American
sleeping cars and along narrow aisles OF
Railways.
i Baggage cars have also been converted
irto hospital cars where patients car
E - placed who need attention Of q sori
(which can - rendered more sztisfsetor'
I " in = rpomy car than in small CON
partment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
STOP SUFFERING
NOW FROM ASTHMA

Go to the druggist listed below and
buy a package of DR.. Rudolph Sehif-
mann's Asthmador today and If It does
not give instant relief. and even more
IL YOU do not find II to be the very best
remedy YOU have ever used, 60 back and
your money will be cheerfully returned
by this druggist, without any question
whatever. No matter what else has
failed. Asthmador and Asthmador Gig
are,tes viii give instant relief usually
within 10 seconds. but always within =
minutes. Il does not matter how VIC
lent the attack or obstinate the case IS
or what else had been tried and tailed
Asthmador will relieve instantaneously-
II It does not, this package VIII cost
YOU nothing. Go back and get your
money refunded. You arc the sole Judge
as 10 whether benefited or not. You run
no risk in buying this remedy under
this positive guarantee.
Persons living elsewhere VIII be sup
ri;ed under the same guarantee BY thelr
loosi druggist or direct b. DR.. r Sehift-
mann. 81. Paul, MINI. For sale here oy
3. A. Drown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
YOU'RE CONSTIPATED,
BILIOUS!-CASCARETS
Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, Gas, Bad
Breath, Mean Liver and Bowels
Need Cleansing.

Get a lucent DoN now.
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head aches
how miserable and uncomfortable you
are from constipation, indigestion, bill
iousness and sluggish bowels-you al
ways get the desired results with Cas-
carets.
Don't let your stomach, liver and bow
els make you miserable Take Casearets
tonight; put an end to the headache
biliousness, dizziness, nervousness, sick
sour, gassy stomach, backache and all
other distress; cleanse your inside or
gans of all the bile, gases and constipat'
ed matter which is producing the misery
A l0.cent box means health, happiness
and clear head for months. No more
DAYS of gloon. and distress If you will
take a Cascaret now and then. All drug
gists sell Cascarets. Don't forget the
children-their little insides need a gen
tie cleansing, too,-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
SAYS JAPAN HATES AMERICA.
German Official Asserts That the People
Believe War Inevitable.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 24.An inter
view published here and attributed 70
Baron won Schoen, former secretary OF
the German embassy at Toxic and now
attached to the embassy here, dwelling
upon the probability of war between
the United States and Japan, was called
to President Wilson's attention yester'
day by administration officials. After
Secretary Bryan had talked with tht
president ON another matter, he said
he had seen the interview, but nothing
had been done about it."
IT quoted the baron as saying you
may safely say that the mass OF the
Japanese people believe that war with
the United States is inevitable. Through
out Japan there is an intense hatred OF
the American people" The interview
attracted good deal of attention il
official quarters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
ITALY HOLDS ITALIANS.
Many Naturalized in United States Not
Allowed to Return.

Rome, via Paris, Sept. 24.-Owing &c
the absence of naturalization treaty
between America and Italy, the latter is
not recognizing the right of Italians &c
become citizens OF the United States
with a view to avoiding military service
A number of naturalized Americans OF
Italian birth have not been allowed t.
return to the United States owing tC
their liability for military service in the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games.

At Boston 3, Cincinnati
? first gamel. James and Cow
DIV: Ames, Clarke and Gonzales.
Cincinnati 3, Boston 0 tsecond
camel. Lear and Gonzales Da-
Wis and Gowdy.
At New Nork-St. Louis ?. New
York | first game). Perritt and
Wingo; Tesreau and Mclean. st.
Louis o. New York 0 tseeond
camel. Sallee and Snyder; Mar
guard and Mclean.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia 9,
Chicago 4. Alexander and KILL
fer; Lavender, Hagerman, Archer,
and Hargrave.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn ), Pitts
burg first gsmel. Pfeffer and
McCarty; Cooper, Adams, H. Kelly
and r. Schang. Brooklyn >, Pitts
burg ? tsecond game. Rucker
and Miller, Councilman and Cole
man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
RHEUMATISM GOES
If HOODS is USED

The genuine old reliable Hoods sarsa'
parilla corrects the acid condition ofethe
blood and builds up the whole system
II drives out rheumatism because II
cleanses the blood thoroughly. 1t has
been successfully used for forty years
For rheumatism, stomach and kidney
troubles, general debility and all Ills
arising from impure blood, Hoods has
no equal. Get it from your nearest drug
gist to-day.--Advt,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
Fuller Hopeful.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Paul Fuller,
who recently returned from mission
to Mexico as President Wilson's rep
resentative, reported to the president to-
.day he did not believe there were any
serious dangers to foreigners in Mexico
and that progress was being made as
rapidly as possible in paeifying the coun-
try. He did not believe there was
break between General Villa and Cen
eral Obregon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-24
Peace for Us.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The Russian
foreign office has authorized the Russian
ambassador, George Bakhmeteff, to nego-
tiate peace commission treaty with the
United States. Similar treaties were
signed last week between the United
states and Great Britain, and France,
Russia's allies in the European war.