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The river press., 1904-11-30
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county.

Anaconda Standard.
Here and there in the state are men
who probably will recall the fact tn at
the first legislature of Montana, under
statehood, met for its first session No.
vember %, 1899. There were sixteen
counties in the state, eight of these
elected democratic and eight elected
republican state senator's. The con
tention over the tunnel precinct, num-
ber 81, at the top of the Homestake
hill, resulted in the organization of
two houses Of representatives. 1t was
a merry war. One of its results was
the sending to Washington of rival
claimants for Montana's two senate
seats, Sanders and Power for the re.
publicans, Clark and Maginnis for
the democrats.
OF the sixteen state senators, eight
were elected for one.year term. The
second legislative session started tusi-
ness in January, 1901 1t had the
same house membership but, eight sen.
dLOrS having OeeD elected IN lS9O, the
sen ate had ten democrats and six re-
publicans. The house deadlock lasted
through the ninety days of the first
legislative session.
This deadlock was carried forward
to the session of 1901 and it held tight
nearly thirty days. Separate houses
were organized by the rival political
parties and a vain attempt was made
to tran act business. Finally com
promise was affected, the republicans
| taking three of the five contested seats
and the democrats two, the democrats
holding the speakership
1t was an ugly row and it lasted to
the WEAKNESS of the people. 1t was
significant, in its time, in many ways;
yet We presume that the number of
citizens in Montana who then we're
here is very small representing those
| who, offhand, could recite a story Civ.
ing with an approach to accuracy even
the most important facts involved il
the progress of the contention which
then was absorbing.
The river press., 1904-11-30
On Trial For Land Frauds.

PORTLAND, ore., Nov. 2l.-The case
of the United States against S. A. D.
Puter, Horace G.. Mckinley, Marie l..
Ware, Emma L. Watson, Frank Il.
Walgamot and D. W. Tarpley was
on trial IN the federal district court
today.
The defenda ants have to plead to the
charge Of defrauding the government
of twelve quarter sections of land in
township II south, range west, being
land in the Cascade mountains. In
addition to this Marie Ware and Hor-
ace G. Mckinley have to answer to
the charge of having forged false and
fictitious names to entries.
For the past year the alleged gigan-
tic swindle has been in the mind of
nearly everyone in the state and has
! been made more sens ational and there
fore more prominent by the presence
Of two womon in the list of defendant
one of whom is a daughter of man
who was prominent in the state during
his life. For this reason the task o1
collecting a jury will be hard one
It is thought that but few men capable
of serving will be found who have no,
read or heard of the merits of the
case. 1t is possibl that two days OF
more will elapse before the case comes
TO trial and the first witness is heard
The river press., 1904-11-30
On Trial For Land EraudS.

PORTLAND, Nov. 22.-For nearly
two hours today the federal court
room echoed with the opering ad.
dresses OF counsel representing the
government and defense in the trial of
the ease Of the United States against
Miss Marie L, Ware, Mrs. Emma L.
Watson, S. y. D. Puter, Horace G.
Mckinley. D. W. Tarpley. Henry c.
Barr, Frank H. Wolgamot and others,
on the charge Of conspiracy for the
purpose of defrauding the government
The river press., 1904-11-30
Took Il Little for Luck.

Probably the longest odds in an
election bet was laid by Bartholomew
Naddeo, a banker and steamship
agent we'll known to Italian residents
of Philadelphia. Mr.. Naddeo, who is
an enthusiastic admirer of President
Roosevelt, went looking for Parker
money, but found it scarce. Finally
he met man who said he was willing
to "bet lttle,' and Naddeo offered
him 10 to |. This did not seem to be
an inducement, SO he raised the odds
until he reached 100 to l. Then the
other man took a dollar worth of it,
but refused to speculate further.
The river press., 1904-11-30
CuOTEAU COUNTI'S VOTE.

With plurality of 76l for Roose-
welt, Chouteau county lays claim to
being the banner republican county Of
the state. We fail to see the justice
of the claim when it is remembered
that Park county gave Roosevelt a
plurality of Sl5.-Livingston Enter
prise.
If the Livingston newspaper will
refer to the official election returns Of
Chouteau county, it will find that it is
a little off ia its figures. The plur-
ality for Roosevelt electors in Chou
teau county was $40, the totals being:
Republican, l1l7: fusion, 56S. That
is "going some in total vote Of
about ,, l4S for the head of the ticket.
On the strength of these returns Chou
teau county will claim to be the ban
ner republican county in Montan, un~
Til we are shown that some other
county has a better claim to that dis
tinctiOn.
1t is somewhat singular that quite a
number of Chouteau county voters
failed to mark their ballots for presl-
Dental electors. The returns show
that 2,46S voters went to the polls,
but about 320 of them did not mark
their ballots for the three electors
The same omission is noted in other
parts of Montana. The explanation
suggested is that some of the voters
expected to find the names of RoOse.
welt and Parker on the ballots, and
failing to find them there they glec'
ed to express their choice for presi-
dent.
In figuring up the total vote for
other offices named on the ballot, it
appears that 2.246 Chouteau county
voters marked their ballots for con.
gresham, and 2,2s4 voted for the can
didates for governor. In each case,
about two hundred voters failed tt
mark their ballots for these offices
The biggest vote polled was upon the
Office of sheriff, the combined vote o.
the two candidates being 2,35S. But
even in this case, about 10 voters
failed to mark their ballots for either
of the rival candidates.
The total vote cast in Choutear
county this year was 2,46S: in the cleo
The river press., 1904-11-30
Will Investigate Standard Oil Trust.

NEW YORK, Nov. PA special to
the World from Washington says:
President Roosevelt has ordered the
department of commerce and labor to
thoroughly Investigate the petroleum
industry of the United States. The
object is to ascertain whether the
Standard Oil company is an illeg al
combin alton in the restraint of trade.
The investigation will be more thor
ough than any trust inquiry yet be.
gun. The president, it is said, has
determined that the Standard Oil COM
pany shall be broken. Special agents
Of the bureau of commerce and labor
are to be sent all over the United States
to make preliminary investiga ations,
just as was done in the case of the
beef trust.
The river press., 1904-11-30
The River Press.
Published every Wednesday Morning
by the Riuer Press Publish
ing Company.
HOW PRESIDENTS ARE ELECTED.

The machinery devised for the cleo
tion Of president Of the United
States is not perfect. The resnlts uD-
der it's oper alton have not always ex-
pressed the will OF the people. Polk,
Buchanan and Cleveland, democra ats:
Taylor, whig, and Lincoln, Hayes,
Garfield and Harrison, repu blicans,
did not receive a ma ajority Of the votes
cast. Moreover, the electoral college
could fail to make an election and the
choice would then be thrown into the
house of representatives, when a man
whom the people had no intention of
electing might be made president
The fathers of the country did not
foresee the rise of great antagonistic
political parties: or, if they did, they
intended that such parties should share
as equally as might be in the honors
and responsibility of government.
The original article in the constitution
providing for the election Of the chief
executive gave the presidency to the
person receiving the majority. and the
vice presidency to the person receiv.
ing the next greatest number Of votes,
in the electoral college.
But at the first hotly contested elec-
tion this clause proved uns satisfactory
and gave occasion to a great deal Of
trouble. So in 1904 it was superseded
by the twelfth amendment BY this
change the electors are required to
make distinct lists Of all persons
voted for as president and of all per-
sons voted for as vice president.
Then in the count the person receiv.
ing the highest number Of votes as
president shall be president and the
person receiving the highest number
of votes as vice president shall be vice.
president. If, however, there are no
majorities, the house of representa-
tives selects a president, and the SEN
ate selects a vice president. Congress
is compelled to make it's selections
from the lists voted by the presiden-
tial electors. That is, the president
elected must be one of the three per
sons receiving the highest number of
votes as president, and the vice presi-
dent must he one of the two persons
receiving the highest number of votes
as vice president in the electoral col
lege. But this arrangement, as we
have shown, has failed on several oc-
casions to carry out the majority will
of the people.
For long while also the matter OF
presidential succession was left in
doubt. The constitution gave power
to congress to provide by law for the
case of removal, death, resign alton or
inability both Of the president and vice
president. But it was not until the
Forty y-ninth congress that action was
taken under this authority to fix the
succession. A statute was then enact
ed which declares that the succession
in case of removal. shall be, first, the
vice president, then the secretary O.
state, then the secretary of the treas
ury, the secretary of war, attorney
general, pOstm aster general, the sec
rctary of the navy, and the secretar.
of the interior.-kansa City JOurn al
The river press., 1904-11-30
W. G. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice-Pres. and Manager.
P. KELLY, Cashier

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press., 1904-11-30
panalnuS Small Army.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Alr. Bar
rctt. the American minister to Pana-
ma, cabled the state department today
that quic, prevails throughout the
isthmus, that General Huertas has
left Panama for his country home and
that the army had successfully dis:
banded with the exception of 25 men,
who were retained to meet the statu-
tory requirements for a standing
army. The cablegram adds that or.
der has been restored without the in.
,erventiou of the American marines,
The river press., 1904-11-30

out of public lands. United States
District Attorney John H Hall stated
to the jury what the government pro.
posed to prove, and Judge Thomas
O'Day spoke in vindication Of the acts
of his clients, holding that no crime
had been committed, and that the
statute of limitations obtained.
Mr.. Hall, for the prosecution, stated
that he would show that conspiracy
to defraud the government out of pub
lie lands existed between the Defend
ants, that it is not necessary to prove
that they knew each other, or that
they all entered the conspiracy at the
same time: that it suffices to show tn at
they were all working toward pur-
pose: that If one committed an overt
act, all the rest are equally guilty as
co-conspirators, and those who be-
came partners later are presumed to
have conspired from the first.
The river press., 1904-11-30
American Trees for China.

WALLA WALLA. Nov. ga nur.
sery in this city has received through
the Chinese consul at San Francisco
an order to ship several hundred fruit
trees to China. The trees include
apples, pears, cherries and peaches,
and is the first order of the kind
known to have been placed by the
Chinese in the northwest.
The river press., 1904-11-30
\ Staggering Name.

At Hamilton, O., James Gill, Of To-
ledo, has married a girl whose father
insisted on having her full name of
"Missouri Arkansas Napoleon Four
Hundred Miles Below the Mouth of
the Ohio Absher' placed on the re.
cords when the marriage license was
obtained. Absher, the man guilty OF
inllicting such a dreadful combination
of words upon his daughter, explained
that she was named in honor of an
aunt, who lived at Napoleon, on the
Mississippi river, in Arkansas, 40(
The river press., 1904-11-30
Labor Troubles at Stockyards.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Trouble brews
at the stocky ards. Fifty.four butch
ers employed by the Hammond Pack
ing have quit because OF alleged dis
Grimm alton against union workmen.
It is announced by the officials of the
Butcher Workmen' union that unless
a settlement is reached at once, the or
ganization employed in the other pack
ing plants in Chicago will be ordered
out. The butchers will hold a meet
Ing tonight to decide whether to strike
again. The cattle killing department
of that company is working today
with half force of non.union men.
The river press., 1904-11-30
\ Voice From the Vanuuishcd. i.



Mssouris gone republican. There amt much
more to say,
I'm waitin now to see the world turn round the
other way.
Considering what has happened, twon1 surprise
me in the least
70 see the sun rise in The west instead of in the
half expect to see the sky come down and rain
ascend
There really amt no ,ellin where the thing Is
goin to end.
| cant find proper language for expressin' my
dismay:
Mlssouri's gone republican. There amt much
more to say.
1t isn't any wonder that my courage kind o
fails
Twas hard when West Virginia went a-wavcrin'
in the scales,
Twas even worse to realize the music of the
band
Took a special mranin' when it played "My
Marylanu.
But VIII IN you start a-tumblin, why, there ain t
way to tell
just when you finally have reached the bottom
of the we'll.
Give en- Tennessee and Texas to increase the
strange array,
Mlssouris gone republican, There amt much
more to say.
The river press., 1904-11-30
Salt Water Cure For st. Vitus Dance

HeTV IS ItJUICIIlS III tlIc IIUl1l0 V1 MI :
and Mrs. Allen Paul Of Houston, Tex.
and physicians are marveling over the
cure effected in the case Of Katie Paul,
who had been afflicted with st. Nitus
dance says Houston dispatch. The
child was taken to Galveston and was
required to take one bath day in the
gulf, being wheeled into the water in
her chair against her WILL At the end
Of a mouth of daily surf bathing she
was brought back to her home COM
pletcly we'll.
The river press., 1904-11-30

Physicians now say that those who
sleep with their mouths closed have
the best health. If YOU awake in the
night, says the Kansas City Journal,
and find yonr mouth open, get up and
close It,
The river press., 1904-11-30

America is to manufacture typcwrit-
ers for Syria, the machines being fit
ted with a new alphabet Of fifty char
acters. which was arranged recently
by Selinl Haddad Il Syrian artist and
inventor The actual Syrian alphabet
contains $50 characters.
The river press., 1904-11-30

ton of two years ago it was 1,541,
and four years ago, 1,91l. The re-
publican plurality has been growing
faster than the total vote of Chouteau
county.
The river press., 1904-11-30
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS, MONT
(UnincOrDorated.)

PAID UP CAPITAL. 100000
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY. 2 100000
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-25

Tuesday was registration day, and
judging from the number Of voters
who had their names enrolled q heavy
vote will be polled at the coming
election. in the First ward the req
istration runs mp to 14s, while in the
Second and Third wards SO and 1919
were listed, respectively. Next Mou-
day will be the last day Of registra-
ton and the different boards will be
in session from s o. clock in the morn
ing until 8 at night.
Druggist Ho DICKINSON has just added
another ornamental and useful in-
provement to his metropolitan drug
store. in the shape of liquid carbone
double fountain. It is by far one of
the finest in the northwest, and large
enough to permit two dispensers to
work continuously without intrefer-
ence. The equipment is highly or
namental and complete. and will
prove useful to its owner during the
soda water and ice cream season.
Information was received By Sheriff
Rutten last Friday that strange man
was found wandering on the prairie
ten miles northeast of this city. The.
officer starteu ont after him and over
took the man yesterday. He brought
him here and apon examination it
was decided to commit hin to the.
asylum. His Mans is Gerhard Bache,:
and on Thursday morning Deputy
Sheriff SteEseth and Harry Kneeshaw
leiE with him for jamestown.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-25
Mann | { son.

Miss Morton has moved ner studio
from Mrs. Garvey's rooms over Bells
drug store.
Highest Price paid fos eggs a; the
Seville hotel. 52tf 4
Royal Slave will be the talk
[of the town after its magnificent pro-
ductiop here April, i st. Better get
your tseats early. .sslsss
3 Market. the merchant king Of
FRolla, was a business caller ia the
Ramsey county metropolis Wednes-
day
For rent Three room cottage.
Cheap. Enquire at this Office. 3stf.
Engineer j. d. Hughes and wife
left yesterday for their future home in
Galesburg, III. after having made
Devils Lake their residence for the
past two years.
Truly q ms tropo titan production,
BY. the strongest company ever appear
ing IN Devils Lake a Royal
Slave, at the armory, Friday even.
ling, April let.
The daily papers speak very highly
of the company that will produce a
Royal Slave, at the armory FRIDAY
evening, April LIST. You Will be sorry
| if you miss il
The best show that Devils Lake
as ever had will be s a Royal Slave, 4 /
at the armory Friday evening April
1st. rhe company and scenery will
be the same as played the big cities.
Seats now on sale at Hodgkinson' 8
drug store. No free list.
Two hundred and eighty acres Of
improved farming land IN Ramsey
county, with farm bnild ings. Tor sale
cheap. Inquire Of Townsend 8
Denoyer. stf.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-25

ii
First National Bank loans money
not only on farms, but on good cit
property, as well 5ssss III
Miss Grace Tabor is at Grand Forks
il attendance upon the marriage Of
her frien,i Miss Jessie Holmes to Mr..
Fulton.
Auction sal e daily at o'clock, TO
close ont my furniture stock. Call
early Cleo. w Gets. Be n
Don, miss All son Account Of
Professor. given by the high scnool
pupils for the benefit of their athletic
club on April stlh. s 81
The interest il byWl ling among the
ladies is Increasing and considering
the small amount Of practice they get,
some very good scores are being made.
Much Interest lis now being given
50 the high school play as the scene i
partly laid IN China. around which
the Russians and Japs are now fight
ing.
Mr.. August Lammele lee is in the
lefty visiting his daughter Mrs.
Ghares D. stoner. Mr.. Lammedee
has spent the winter In the east and
returns much improved in health.
HE leaves for his farm near Mino1
lshoi w
The finest lot Of horses ever shipped
I'm here new On sale at First National
Bank.
MI and Mrs. Ole Serumgard en-
ltertsined the Calumet Gard Club al
their hospitable home on Tuesday
layening this week. The home is es,
pecially adapse d for large Larties and
this gathering was no exception.
Pedro was the game for the evening,
IA dainty lunch was served ut mid.
lnigh BY the hostess.
For Sale Some fine, thorough bred
Berkshire hogs for breeding purposes
John Cumming, Q IL miles west g
Devils Lake. 40 If.
For anything in the line Of con;
fectionery, obaccos cigars Or soft
drinks, drop ii and see VIZ. Minnie
at Miss Ranum's former stand. 46t'
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-25
THE / O6RL FIELD.

Mrs Rev. James sis quite i'll
with an attack Of the grip. .8i
Judge Skinner Of Cando was a
pleasant callsr at this Office Monday.
valuable relinqn ishment for sale
Inquire Of q .ownaend q Denoyer 3.tf
Wanted seyilla hotel, 4 good
kitchen girl Wages, % stf III
One continual laugh iii All on
Account Of Professor at the armory
on April sth.
Auction sale daily at q . clock 70
close out my furniture stock. Call
early Geo. t5etts. BE
Born on Wednesday, March ss.
1904 INTO ME-. and Mrs, r. Henly
Of Devils Like, q son.
For Sale. Hig b grade National
cash register. Have ono two many.
Apply to 81 L Winemman; s:e
sfs2s MIS- llds SJdlEu6S duu MIS- n6AIy
Hale are 10 attendance at the Holmes,
Fulton wedding At Grand Forks this
week.
The Ladies Aid society Of the IA,
E church will hold q home cooked
food sale at John Adams hard,
ware store, next Saturday. March 50.
On Monday tie Indian appropria,
tion bill for telephone sys.em Z
the reservation was favorably report
TO the senate CHANTING 81, zee for thai
purpose. !ssssssSs
sss Monday was the beginning %
spring, according to the best inform
ed authority, and while this Is thus
il cannot be denied that the winter
backbone Is still ii pretty good work
Ing order
Wanted to rent Six Or sever
room house la good condition ans
snitably located. Small family.
Inquire at this Office. stff \
Girl wanted to do honsework. Mrs
III a. Dodge. 1T &
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-25
TAKEN Up.

Came to my place on the reserva-
ton some time last April, one white
horse, about 9 years old. branded on
the. left hip; weight ABOUT i, $50
pounds. One grey mare, about 10
years, weight about 1850 pounds
One bay horse about "a years old.
weight about 1.10O pounds, big swe.-
ling on right hind leg.
John J. Miller
Eight miles northeast Of the agency
buildings. Fort Totten. go No.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-03-25
Mrs. a. Beema s: Is r ,.ra,rt nnita

!
Mrs. a. Beemer is reported quite
i'll at her home. IS 3 .s
J. O. Marks. a retired farmer and
capitalist Of Grand Harbor, was a
city visitor Tuesday.
VIM. Haight is again in trouble.
Two weeks ago he was arrested for
lbind pigging, but the case was dis
missed at the preliminary Hearing.
No sooner had silly y been released
than he returned to his unlawful yo-
cation, and was promptly gathered in
again. The authorities say that
this time the case will stick.
Col. Creel will interview Hon.
James j. Hill in the interest of the
Library association in regard to MAX :
ing arrangements for transportation
for those attending the flower carnival
TO be given here the 6tn and 18th Of
May. The produc tion is going to be
unsurpassed in rnagnificence for this
country and it is necessary to draw on
as many Of the surrounding towns as
possible to make 1t the success neces.
sary fer such expense and work The
interest and assistance given by the
citizens is much appreciated and they
will be we'll repaid by having in their
citYsone OF the finest libraries in the
state. In this way to help to make
1.-THE carnival a success is to help the
town IN a very important feature.
Invitations are out for the Easter
ball to be given in the arn,ory on
Monday evening, April IA. under the
auspices Of Lorraine Chapter No. 49, I,
Order Of the Eastern Star. Supper
will be served in the Masonic hall.
These pleasant quarters will be open
for the comfort and convenience of
quests and cards will be provided
for those not wishing st3 dance
Deckerman e orchestra Of Cando con.
isisiing Of six pieces. has been secured
for the occasion which fact insures
excellent music. The proceeds Of this
ball will be Lorraine Chapter doEa-
tion to the Masonic Home for Masons
widows and orphans.