has been nearly cured in most of thebailee affected. An exception is to befound in the ease of D. A. Cromley'ssheep, which, with those of the SilverBow Sheep Co., were quarantined onThirty-Mile creek, northwest of Har-lem. Mr. Cromley refused to dip hissheep during the summer as they hadonly been exposed. However, the disease has lately developed in his bandand they will have to be dipped andremain on the quarantine ground un-til the cad of December. Some of theCromley sheep are said to have gotinto one of the Silver Bow Co.'s bandsafter the latter had been dipped.From Friday's Daily.A very handsome line of ladies,

trimmed hats and general millineryhas just been opened by T. C. Power& Br o. *

Dr. W. A. Allen the well knownBillings dentist, will be in Fort Ben-ton on or about 25th of October. Allthose wno have work it, his line willdo well to wait until he arrive. *Thos. Coatsworth returned yester-

day from Big Sandy where he inspected two cars of stock horses re-cently bought from the Tingley estateand "Buckskin Bill" Libby by BarneyOlson, of Stevenson, Minn. Theywill be marketed among the Minnesotafarmers.

Teenty-seven of her young girlfriends, who wereguests of Ethel Birch-field at the depot yesterday, were en-tertained with games, music and abountiful supply of the toothsome indi-gestieles so dear to the heart of child-hood.

Wm. Haerison, the hustling freightwarebouseman at the Benton depot,will take charge of the local sectionhouse to-morrow, his place in thewarehouse being taken by Joe. Fitz-patrick, who was chief wool wranglerduring the summer.

Grant Sharp left Chinook yesterdayfor San Francisco, having been calledthere by the serious illness of hisfather, who underwent a critical sur-gical operation some time since. Hehad rallied satisfactorily and no dam- !city schools there is only one obstacleger of a relapse was anticipated. I to satisfactory progress and that is

the frequent absence of pupils for aThe Benton Stieep Co.'s recent ship-

day or two at a time on the most frivol-withent of 4,000 two-year-old wethers,

ous pretexts. Parents are solely toa few old ewes, brought very good

blame tor this and they do not seem toprices, considering recent heavy runson the market. The wethers sold for*3.50 and the ewes for *3.35 per cwt.,the train netting $2.79 straight through.The east-bound train this morning

was delayed 3,} hours by a freightwreck half-way between this city andGreat Falls. A heavy freight engine

a year next term through inability toand five ears went into the ditch yes-keep up. It would not be fair to a

terday evening neer Wolf creekchild with, perhaps, slight opportunitythrough the spreading of the rails,to acquire an education, to hold himNo one was injured in either wreck,back continually that a lazy or truantMine Host John H. Green, of the pupil may catch up on work hisIprand Union, smelled smoke and saw class mates have already done.

;lave dissolved partnership, the latteremoke this morning but could find no

teeing Smith Bros'. home ranch onOre after the most minute search. A After License Delinquents

the Fiat and half the sheep. P. L.hose was in readiness to drown it out,1

Smiteels now building a new ranch at Helena Record.re ord. Eloizne ec amp west of the Gootse but all in vain until the acute olfac-i

State Examiner William Hudnall istortes of County Clerk Sayre brought

sill ridge, near the head of the Dry . . rafter the merchants and other persons

CITY AND ;STATE.

From Wednesday's Daily.Born—At Fort Benton, Mont., Tues-

day, Oct. 15, 1901, to the wife of A. 0.DeLorimier, a son.

.1.. W. Gladden, of Pen d'Oreillecoulee, bus sold most of his sheepand contemplates going into the cat-tle business.

Mise Ada and Samuel Bright, ofHighwood, will spend the winter inthis city as the guests of Mr. and Mrs.Frank McDonald, and will attend thehigh school here.

.'D. eleGregor, of Iii atelon, Man.,arrived this morning to look forhorses suitable fur the Manitobatrade. He went out to H. 0. Lyng'eranch on Highwood to-day.

About 500 head of beef cattle belong-ing to Meesre. King, Belden, Crowley,Shipmau and other Judith basin own•ers were crossed from the south sideto-day and will be loaded ott from theBenton stockyards to-morrow.,_

Maj. Chas. A. Booth, 8th Inf., hasbeen appointed to command FortDavis, Alaska, upon the consolidationof the department of Alaska with thatof the Columbia. Maj. Booth, thenknown as "Buckskin Charlie," was awidely-known second lieutenant of the7th Inf., when stationed at Fort Ben-ton in the early seventies.

About 5:30 yesterday afternoon theeast-bound Great Northern dyer raninto an open switch at Kilva, a sidetrack 35 miles west of Williston. Theengine andIhree coaches went into theditch, thOtanigitieer and head-endbrakeman being killed and the firemanfatally injured. None of the passen-gers were hurt. An inquest is beingheld to-day

At Great Falls yesterday, after atrial which was remarkable for thevariegated evidence introduced, Mab-el Collins, a colored 'demi-mondaineof Great Falls, was eotivicteci of roll-ing Hjaltuar Johnson, of Sand Cou-lee, for $310. Her lever, HarveyNeill, who was arrested in this city afew days after the robbery, will nextbe tried for receiving the stolen mon-ey.

John Doe, of Harlem, nad a prelirninary hearing before a lunacy com-mission this morning and was re-manded for observation, though it isthought an overdose of liquid joy isthe cause of his trouble. It developedthat his name is Archie Bogardus,and that his home is at Coltax, Wash.Be hats been in Butte and Great Fallsfor two years past, but had only beenin Harlem a few days when he went upin the air.

P. L. and G. W. Smith, who have'seen running sheep on the Mariae andSamples' Flat for several years past,

Fork of the Teton, and will winter hissheep there, though still maintainingsummer camps at his old location.The Burlington is a wealthy rail-

road and has lots of money for sur-veyor's salaries, as evidenced by the

ediring considerable property mudeach hopes to make a stake.

The outbreak of scab in the vicinityof Chinook, which caused s muchalarm upon Its appearanee i June,

im in triumphto the conflagration,which proved to be in a spittoon fullof sawdust that had been ignited bysome stray "snipe" and was busy ver-ifying the old adage about the rela-tive proportions of smoke and fire.

W. Bruce Davis, of Davis & Free Ifact that they have just starved a party

cott, the Sweet Grass woolgrowers,out from Billings to work in the diree-

was married at Butte yesterday toetion of, it is said, Great Falls. This

Miss Hannah C. Grove, of Fair-will make the tenth survey of the same

field Iowa, who had just arrived from

Fair-country since 1889, when one of theirparties cross-sectioned a previous,sur-vey between this city and Ubet. greatFalls real estate men have thus ((gain

friends in that section during her re-lied teeter brines of another 1:4Proad

cent visit to Montana. The happyraised.

couple are visiting in Fort Benton toFrom Thursday's Daily.day and will go on to their future

A marriage license has been issuedhome near Hill to-morrow. The River

to W. Paul Shroeder and Miss EmmaPress extends congratulations.Peterson, both of Dodson.

Stock Inspector Lund returned yes-Born—At Highwood, Mont., on

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1901, to the wife ofWm. S. Bryant, a daughter.

In the district court this morningJonn Munro, of Big Sandy, a native

her eastern home via the Burlington.The bride is a sister of Mrs. J. E.Trommer, of Chester, and made many

terday from Browning, where he ar-rested Robt. Hamilton on Wednesdayfor cattle stealing. Hamilton willhave a hearing before Juettce Dawesat Shelby, where he is now confined,of Scotland, was admitted to citizen- upon the return of important witnessesship. from Chicago, where they have goneMiss Ethel Burchfield is entertaining with beef The steer he is chargede very large party of her young with stealing is a five or six-year-old*riends at a birthday party at the de e bearing the monogram Jli of the Con-oot to-day.

Stephen Boyce, of Warrick, arrivede•sterday to receive medical treatmentfor a badly bruised shoulder from'filch he has beeu suffering for some

red-Harris 'Cattle Co., of this city,whose range is on the elariae. Aftertaking it up he turned it in to .1. H.Sherburne, the Browning trader, whohas a beef contract at the Piegan

'me. agency, accounting for the brand be-ing different from his own by saying

Mrs. Juo. Neubert has returnedthat he had got it from Jos. Howard,

from Great Falls and reports that Mr.formerly of Choteau. Howard denies

.Neubert is recovering 844 rapidly asthat he ever had or claimed the steeran be expected from his recent opera- and says that, though he did trade oneen. It will be some time at the best, to Hamilton, it did not even remotelychore he is able to leave the hospital. I resemble the JH steer.

in connection with the soldier's addi-011ie Crane returned this morning I Lionel homestead lands in two cases.

That Joyful Feelies.from Nome, Alaska, where lie has With the exhilarating sense of reel Ho was sentenced to three years iu thenewed health and strength and Intel'- penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth and

'eel) since June, 1899, and will spende winter with his parents in this city.1 pal cleanliness, which follows the usel'e bits a great many undeveloped of syeep of Figs, is unknown to thee.ertne in th pat t of Alaska and will Ifew who have not progreseed beyondprobably return to the north next the old-time medicines and the cheapyear, when the prevailing litigation substitutes sometimes offered but nev-will probably be settled. Nome is er accepted by the well-informed. Buydull at present and the smallest the genuine. Manufactured by thenumber of people will winter there California Fig Syrup Co.

this year of any eetteon si uce the anip • Notice to Taxpayers.was discovered. The numerous old

rout *iv 611 44:" tjor•11011 Of I 555,055$IL.HOTIAlfFORT 13111M011, MOW, Oct. 14, 1901.

THE RIVER PRESS.- -

Progress of the High School.

The high school established in thisistriet this year is making very sat-efactory progress under the guidanceof Prof. Vancil The attendance is 17so far and these figures are likely tobe materially increased. As at pres-ent constituted, the Fort Benton highschool is one of only eight or nine inthe whole state, a great many so called"high schools" being simply seventhand. eighth grade classes, with one ortwo branches of high school work inter-larded among the ordinary studies ofthose grades. The only other realhigh school in northern or central

th t_Q.reat Feels.. Lastsummer President Craig, of the stateuniversity, came to this city and afterconsulting with Prof. Vancil a courseabsolutely identical with that of thepreparatory department of the univers-ity was decided upon and is being car-ried out in its entirety. It will takethree years to complete in most cases,and on graduation the local high-school's diploma will admit its pupilsto the state university without furtherexamination.

The work so far, done Includes thebeginning of the studies in botany,physics and rhetoric, besides a choreough review of common school workwhich many of the pupils have slight-ed in the past. It will be a year beforethe school gets into really thoroughworking order, but by that time it willhave caught up with the curriculumand also re-laid the solid foundationin the common branches which is sonecessary to carry the superstructureof a higher education.Nearly all the pupils of the state

university at Missoula and of theBozeman agricultural college aremerely in the preparatory department,which has nothing whatever to do withuniversity work. Much of the workthey are doing could be accomplishedjust as well and less expensively bysending them to any one of the eightor nine real high schools in the state.In the traded department of the

realize that each day lost puts theirchildren behind their classes. Theywill never catch up except by workingafter school hours and on Saturdays.The trustees may order that this bedone, and, anyway, if it is not thepupils at fault will be dropped behind

who are delinquent in the payment oftheir occupation license and will usehis influence to have the officers of ev-ery county in the state enforce promptpayment. He has sent to all the coun-ty treasurers in the state, a lett:r ask-ing for a list of all persons who aredelinquent Nov. 1, in the paynee t oftheir occupation license, in order thatsteps may be taken to enforce pay-ment. He saps:

"It is a great injustice for some topay license and others in the satire lineof business to escape payment. Be-sides, the state is interested in havingprompt and full collections made "At Mr. Hudnall's request, a copy of

the list of delinquents wilt be furnishedto the county attorney at the sametime it is sent to him, so that the offi-cial may have the basis for suits forthe amount of delinquencies. Suchhet& are to be furnished every threemonths, so that Mr. Hudnall can com-pare them. If he finds the sante nameson two successive lists, he will Flushthe county attorney to enforce collec-tion.

Those who pay license can now keepa check on their delinquent neighborsand competitors, for the law requiresthe publication every June 1 and Dec.1 of the list of those who have paidduring the previous six months. if aman or firm its doing business withouthaving paid, it can be easily aster-tamed by reference to the list.

choose county taxes are now due and will hedelinquent on November 80, 1901. at It o'olock p.m., and unless paid prior thereto, ten per centwill be added to the amount thereof Taxes pay-role at county treasurer's office between the hoursof)) a in and 5 p. m. of each day at Port Benton,Mont. 0.0. LOCKWOOD,

Troup. Chelsea county.

Land Swindler Convicted.

HELENA, Ark., Oct. 15.—Johu H.Hall, alias D. May, was to-day con-victed in the federal court of forgery

to pay a flue of $250 in each case.This is the first conviction ever se-cured in the United States court forsuch an offense. There are pendingnine other indictments in this state.The case is regarded by the federalguv,..irnment land officials here as themost important that has been run downIn years.

A uew etrinelly MT biliousness isnow on sale at D. G. Lockwood's chugstore. It its called Chamberlain'sStomach and Liver Tablets. It givesquick relief and will prevent the at-tack if , leen as soon as the first indi-cation cation I f the disease appears. Price,26 oen per box. Samples fele?.

ation that will leadleg, •;010, brandedabout 1900 pounds.Sage creek.

Passed Counterfeit Coin.

BUTTE-, Oct. 15.—Wm. Doughertywas found guilty this evening of etas—ing counterfeit 810 coins in this ei,y.The jury recommended clemenc;.Jno. Weber, Dougherty's partner, andWho was supposed to have made teecoins in a barn, 18 miles out of Butte,was tried a few days ago and acquit-ted. The entire counterfeiting motewas captured in the cabin, but the gov-ernment failed to show that Weberhad actually made the coins, althougnthe circumetaucee pointed to the factthat he did make them.

How's This rWe offer One Hundred Dollars re-

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ward for any case of catarrh that can-not be.cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.We, the undersigned, have knownF..1. Cheney for the last 15 years, awlbelieve him to be perfectly honorableIn all business transactions and finan-laity able to carry out any obligeeions made by their firm.West & Truax, wholesale druggist,.

Toledo, 0.Wadding, Kinna.n Sr Marvin, who.. -

sale druggists, Toledo, 0.. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter-nally, acting directly upon the bloodand mucous surfaces of the system.Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. perbottle. Sold by all druggists.Hall's family pills are the best.

For Over Fifty. YearsW1NSLOW'e SOOTHING SYRUP ha* been used

for children while teething. It soothes the child,softens the gum*, allays all pain, cures windcolic, and Is the beet remedy for dtarrhtea. Twen-ty-five cents a bottle. Sold by all druggiststhroughout the world.

Situation Wanted.

Girl wants place to do general house work.Address A. B., City P. 0.

Bucks for Sale.

Have 1100 head of bucks for sale at and near FortBenton, Mimi. These bueke are all yearlings,Montana range raised, and are in excellent con-dition for service. They are all from importedfine and coarse wool rams. Their lambs andwool have topped the Billings market for thepast six years. Anyone wanting good, service-able bucks can do no better. For further particu-lars call on or addressA. 0. WALTON, Agent,

Chotean House, Fort Benton.

Bucks for Sale or Trade.

We have for sale 1811 head delaine Merino rams,two and three years old. Will sell for cash atreasonable figures or will trade for lambs or oldewes. These rams are heavy shearer*, largesheep and thoroughly acclimatedCOWAN & SON, Box Elder, Mont

Wethers Wanted.

Wanted, about 2,500 wethers to winter or runfor a year. Address P,; care of River Press.

Sheep Ranch for Rent.

Ranch on Belt creek known as Peck & Lacyranch. 320 acres, 2 houses, stable and sheds.AddressC. Y. LACY, Longbeact, Calif.

Bucks for Sale.

About 400 yearling grade Merino backs. Thesebucks are a Cr. /es between a thoroughbred Frenchmerino buck and a grade Merino ewe. Also 250hock lambs, same grade. AddressI'. H. SCHWARTZ, Big Sandy, Mont.

Bucks for Sale.

For sale cheap, about 4(11) coarse and fine-wooledyearling 'lucks, Rambouillets and HampshireDowns. May be seen at ranch on Shonkin, 18miles from Fort Benton.J. W. WOODCOCK, Fort Benton.

Sheep for Sale.

About 1,000 head of breeding ewes and 500 headof Jambe, for $3,000. AddressJ. W. RUSE, Fort Benton.

Sheep for Sale.

About 2.500 yearling ewes, 1,010 two-year-oldewes and 2,009 three-year old ewes for deliveryafter October 1. Also Ihoroughlued and gradeRambottilletand Delatne rains. For particularsaddress C. B. Power, Helena, or i °bort Cameron.Sunnyside. Sheep ran be seen at Stinnyeule, 14miles west of Great Fails. Also 200 head of earlyspring Lincoln ram ambs out rif registeredbucks and selected e se, at $4.00 delivered atranch. N RIVER STOCK & LAND CO.

Sheep for Sale.

Will sell 3600 half-blood Lincoln lambs and 70thoroughbred Lincoln bucks, 4 years old. Ad-dress J. F. PATTERSON, Fort Benton.Rams for Sate.

One hundred Rambouillet rants. These ramsare all thrie year* old. hec.vy shearers, and willaverage one hundre I and eighty pounds Pricesright if taken soon. Come and see them or ad-dress J. II. RICE,Fort Benton.

Situation as Housekeeper.

Wanted, by a middle-aged woman, work on aranch or as housekeeper. Adores. ,J. M., careRiver Pre.,

Taken Up.

A small hay pony. unbroken, about sia yearsold, star In forehead, branded Won left shoulder.Owner can get him by paying for this notice andproving property. NELSON WEST,M add ti it, Mont.

Taken Up.

One horse, weight about 1200 pounds, broke towork and ride; right fore hoof spilt; branded Aon left shoulder. 'PM a inial appears to be yabout twelve years old. owner can recover by ---proving property and paying charger. Addre*WM DANIELS, Warrick, MontEstrayed.,

Will pay $15 reward for the recovery or Inform.recovery, of a sorrel gelds

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CLOTHING.Our new Fall and Winter stock ofeach --to-wear Clothing is now in

and piled on our tables for your in-spection. Better values and largerassortment than ever before.

MEN'S WOOL SUITS from $6.50 upOVF RCOATS and ULSTERS $7.00 46

We carry only the best makes. Our guaranteeand that of the -iianufacturers behind every gar-ment sold.

FUR COATS.In anticipation of a severe winter, we have laid

in an extra large stock of skin coats. We boughtearly and at wices that cannot be duplicatedto-day. While they last you get the benefit. Wehave their in i loat.skin, Dogskin, Calfskin, Wom-bat, Kangaroo, Siberian Buffalo and Coon skins.

ODDS AND ENDS.

One tabip of Men's Lnderwear worth from 75c. to$1.4o per garment, at.... 6oc.

One table Boys' ad Youths' Shoes, odd lots, worth$1 25 to $1.75. Your chaice at

T. C. POWER & BRO.Saddle Horses for Sale.

Fifty head of well 'trot, i•a/al:e ,toniett fo *ale;este, trom three to seren year.; weight fP,114aine -.— —to eleven hundred pounds. Will sell ressoniable.Address E. H. °ANON°, W. D. McFsroritsDelmer, emit.• Ranch for Sale.

Good ranch on the Slionkiit for sale, &bout 'himiles from Fort Renton. Suitable for cattle;forty acres under cultivation. For further pardollars address /IAS. PANTON,Bbonkin, Mont.

Ranch for Sale.

For sale, a good ranch on upper Ifighwood, 3tieacree, plenty of water, good fence. conelderableground broken and in timothy I' or further in-formation address JNo. JACOBY,High wood, Mont.

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his it the Inset eriiii9 ranch.. In 41••ton1A1111111g sou acme Oast 410 0411141 rohdlheavy timber, lit ace* beery soddedrairtag from 175 to WO tens of bay paralz-room frame house (sew). jar_gehie*, employee' cotta 11404 abed Orriwater, in fact everyt Heady or vsDON. Good schools ma one mlhome. Reason for Art dealchanging my busIneeiC fall panic a ad-dress FRENCH,

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