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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18
Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
GnEAT EA1la Aonf nnN IA

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. IA, 1904.
Notice IL hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of her intention to make
proof will be made before Register and Receiver
U. :. Land Office, at Great Falls, Montana,
on Friday, January goth 1905. viz: Laura
Thomas, who made homestead entry No.
$500, for the M SWk, lot 4, section q. lots 6,
:, ~, section 20. township 30 north, range 3 east.
She names the following witnesses to prove her
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: William p. Turner Jr., Peter Grant,
Henry W. Hoffman, James r. Cockrill, all Of
Galatd, Montana.
j. M. BURLINGAME. Register.
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Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co.
GEORGE l.. OVERFIELD.

Cattle brand o.
shown on cut; also
1 on left hip only;
re and re OH the
right ribs.
Increase randed
8 on left ribs or
thigh from fall
OF 1894.
Ear mark, over.
, lOpe in left and
split In right.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

Representative Nick Longworth of
Ohio came to see the president the 9TH
er day, says the New York Worlds
Washington representative.
"Ah, good morning." said Colonel
Roosevelt. land how is the baby con-
gresham this morning.
"Fine," flashed back Longworth.
land how is the baby president:"
Whereupon honors were held to he
easy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

A New England senator recently re-
ceived a peculiar request, says the
Washington Post. 1t came in Il letter
saying that the writer has possession
Of an ancient Episcopal prayer book
that once belonged to the senator's
mother. The condition of the volume
was carefully described, including a
statement that II cover is missing.
The senator was told he could have
the volume if he cared to possess it.
but In return his correspondent asked
that he visit the agricultural expert
ment station and secure for him a trio
of pure bred chickens.
AS the mother of the senator was
not an Episcopalian he is in IA skeptical
frame of mind with reference to the
proposed exchange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-18

How the Representatives From Ten-
nessec and Pennsylvania Amused
Knox at LunchcOn-NOvel Exchange
Of Greetings Between the President
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23
A COMPARISON.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil.-AdmiraI
Rojestvenskys squadron Of war vessels
Is still hanging miserably between
hope and despair somewhere off the
cost of Africa. The finger of hope
points toward home and safety; the
night of despair is ahead of then
where the enemy lies in wait. 4he
car has told his admiral to proceed
to the east and give battle to the ia
panese fleet Still the squadron fingers
Embellishments new unsurmountable
difficulties at every port. Hope still
fickers in the bosoms Of the gallant
tars; hope not that they may go into
battle, but that the czar may die, the
enemy surrender or the sun go out be.
fore they can get to war. Almost {
year ago the mighty armada started
1t Is not half way to the east as yet
and the tears of it's commanders have
replenished the sea in every port
Never did heroes creep so unwillingly
to battle.
Americans watching the progress Of
the fleet, are sure to recall an inciden,
Of the Spanish American war. Cap.
tain Clark was given permission tt
take the Oregon from Manila, $1,000
miles, to the line Of battle. A Spanish
fieet-perhaps two of thenr-lay in his
course waiting for him. Yet the cap.
tain broke all existing records fol
battleship speed in his eagerness to gel
into trouble, and refused to communi.
cate with Washington on the way les
he be ordered out of danger.
This comparison is comforting. The
fanatical bravery Of Japan on sea ant
land has aroused the apprehension O.
other nations. 1t is possible, they say
that here is a people who are in {
class by themselves as fighters? The
performance of the Oregon's crew ant
of other Americans on sea and land
not more than seven years ago, ans.
wers this. American seaman have al
the thirst of the little brown men fol
battle and danger. Perhaps they have
the added virtue of winning victorie.
and saving their skins for future con.
tests. AT any rate so long as there arr
men such as manned the Oregon thi.
country has nothing to fear.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23
STOCKPORT.

Stockport, March 21.-At the pri.
mary for nominating city officers
Thursday night the following were
nominated: M. L. Shilman, mayor;
aldermen, Parnitzki, George Liverton
DR.. Morris; o. w. Allen, clerk; Jesse
Knowles, assessor.
Hon. Joseph Keck, who has been
suffering with rheumatism for the past
six weeks, was able to be in Stockport
Tuesday
B. B. Hughes of Fairfield was in the
city Saturday night
Walt Lucas was in Davenport this
week attending meeting of the Mys
tic Shriners lodge.
]. G. Silvers j. J. Downward and s
v. Whitaker attended the A. F. and A
M. lodge at Bonaparte Thursday night
George Strap has sold his farm O
forty acres to L. S. Watson, consider
alton $1,000.
T. H. Corrick OF Ottumwa was in thu
city Wednesday.
At the school election March 10 tn,
following directors were elected
James Beswick, DIR. Morris and Marsl
Johnston.
M. G. Mott returned from Batavi,
Monday on the morning train.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

ed. Our own soldiers of the colonial
armies were infinitely better equipped
sad cffictred than were the Japanese
OF half century ago. with their bare
legs, stove-lid shields, and pot-like
headgear. Today the Japanese have
demonstrated their superiority as in
d.vtGual soldiers, field officers, strate-
gists and, above all, as inventors of
military equipment beyond the Wild
est dreams of even our own civil war
veterans.
The now famous Shimose powder is
Only one of several notable examples
of japanese inventive genius. This
wonderful explosive is superior to that
used by any other nation on the globe
Within comparatively recent years the
Germans experimental with cocoa"
powder, and the French discovered
"smokeless" powder which, in the
various forms of ballisite, cordite, etc.
and the nitrocellulose powders of our
own country, preceded melinite used
by the French in Africa and lyddite
employed SO successfully by the Bril-
fish in the Boer war. The final tri
umph of the Caucasian scientists
however, was maximite, invented by
Hiram Maxim, and "expolsive D." pro-
posed by the United States army ord
| nance department. While all these exc
| periments were going on a single ia
panese scientist in a comparatively
poor equipped labratory was working
away patiently and laboriously, pro-
euctng an explosive for military use
that was destined to startle the world
| When the Chinese war broke out in
1894 the experiments Of Professor Shi-
mcse, for whom the explosive was
named. had so far progressed that his
| invention was placed at the disposal
of his government, which had been
furnishing him with funds for years
But the willy Japanese did not have
sufficient stock Of the explosive on
Rand. and they also forsaw that by
making their secret known to the world
1t would place a deadly weapon in the
hands of their future enemies. Sc
| Shimose was sent back to his labora-
tory During the ten years that elaps-
| ed since the Chinese war the ia
panese have faithfully guarded Their
secret and have built great factories
ana storage houses for their new ex-
plos1Ve. and when the Russian wal
broke out they had so perfected it's use
that 1t astonished the military experts
OF the world, who had been gossipine
about their own inventions without the
slightest idea of the existence Of Shi.
NOSE
The inventor Of Shimose narrowly
escaped death several times in con-
Quoting his experiments and one hand
was badly crippled by gun explosion
He has now done his work for his
/ country and the nation refers to hin
as one of the men who have giver
Japan victory over her old enemy
They rank the scientist in his lonely
laboratory with the general in the field
| or the admiral on the bridge, and &C.
cord him equal honor and glory. It i:
the japanese way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23
LADDsDALE.

Laddsdale, March 81. ~ Joseph
Truman of Keb visited his daughter
Mrs. Charles Emberling on Wednes-
day. MI. Truman is one of the old
est coal miners In Iowa, having worked
go years in the mines and is still fol-
lowing his profession. He has be-
longed to some one Of the various min
ers' unions in America since 1859. He
worked in the mines at this place
twenty-five years ago and this was
his first visit here since. He noticed
some Improvement in the town but saw
numerous land marks of the days gone
by.
Departed this life on Tuesday March
IA. Mrs. Joseph Savage. For several
months she was confined to her house
with cancer of the stomach, suffering
intense pain. The remains were laid
to rest in the cemetery at Eldon on
Thursday. The deceased leaves a
husband and one daughter to mourn
her death. family moved here several
years ago from Foster.
Gus Donaldson, Charles Peterson
and Charles Carlson of Keb were
business callers in town on Wednes-
day.
The many mining friends of Chas.
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existence that is to yourself worse
than useless. The court, however,
can not consider the welfare of indi-
viduals. The court Is face to face with
the law and the law is MEMORABLE"
Mystery Adds Interest.
Mystery to a large extent added in
terest in the case. Erdlin had been
charged simply with having in his
possession burglars tools, a rather
vague and general charge. His arrest
had been made at the time Immediate
ly preceded by number of small bank
robberies in the west and south part
of the state These had ceased al
most entirely after his arrest.
Carrying absolutely no baggage he
had put up for several days at a lit
tie hotel in Chillicothe. He played
the role of good fellow, but had no
made no effort to conceal the fact that
he went heavily armed.
When arrested he had in his posses
sion in addition to the drills and other
accessories carried by burglars, bot
tie of nitroglycerin, sufficient
to destroy entire blocks and damage
half of Ottumwa. He gave fictitious
name and fought the officers like a
fiend when they tried to secure a pho.
tograph of him.
Soon after his arrest, he sent for
City Solicitor W.H.C.Jaques, claiming
that this well known attorney was a
friend of his and that he had business
dealing with him in the past. Just
what those dealings were never came
out, but rumor has it that Attorney
Jaques had defended him in previ
GUS criminal case.
Erdlin claimed to be the owner OF
gold mine located about ten miles
from Salida, Col. Dispositions were
brought from residents of that city tc
show the character of the defendant
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

It is really refreshing to note an ed
itorial utterance in the Cedar Rapids
Republican to the effect that "It is TN
comfortable and improbable to grow
old in Office. 1t breathes a sense III
dependence, which units a man for his
own business affairs" AS the Republi
can has been taken care of to the ex
tent Of enjoying two of the best fed
eral offices in the state for the past
eight years. these observations or
growing old in Office" assume hu
morous cast. Are we to understand
that the present incumbents of the two
offices referred to are not going to ash
for reappointment by Congressman
Cousins? If such is the case, 1t be
hooves number Of patriotic poll
ticians in the fifth district to "ge
busy'' at once.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23
WONDERFUL JAPANESE "sHI-
NOSE"

Kansas City Journal-Fifty years
ago japan had not emerged from her
medieval lethargv. When France and
England were prepared to attack Rus
STA l nthe Crimea and the spark of
irternecine war was being famed in
America, the musical-comedy standing
army Of the mikado was parading the
streets of Toxic in queer scale armor
huge helmets and hideous masks
carrying pixies and two-handed swords
There were no capable officers for even
this grotesque soldiery. Paganism and
superstition ruled against innovation.
and foreigners were barred and their
ways oSecra1ed
But fifty years has brought vast
change in Japan. What it took Eng
land ten centuries to accomplish in a
military way Japan has almost achiev-
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MILTON.

Milton, March 81. = A Sunday
school will be started at South Prai
RE M. P. church next Sunday A full
complement of officers will be elected
The Baptist church revival meetings
still continue under the direction OF
Rev. Savers. Rev. H. J. Everly OF
Bloomfield has been unable to be pres
ent this past week and will probably
be present this week
Rev. ]. Seamster was in Stiles on
Friday.
Down in Dixie" was played at the
Opera House last Friday night by 10
cal talent under the auspices of the
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Mystery Adds Interest.

Wright were pleased to read in the
Courier of the nomination of Charles
Wright for alderman in Ottumwa.
John Mahchino departed on Thurs
day for Oklahoma where he will spend
the summer and his mother on the
farm.
D. Mcdonald the veteran coal man
from Beacon was in town last week,
repairing the dump and tile at the
new mine. Mr.. Mcdonald says they
have commenced to erect large
tipple and dump for H. L. Spencer and
Daniel Niegel of Oskaloosa, at their
new mine near Buxton, the Same
to be completed by June in order to
work so miners in the opening up of
the mines.
Joseph Hart, one of the enterpris-
| ing miners has rented the Coney farm
soul- OF town and will farm this sum.
mer.
Joseph Savage left on Sunday for
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,ebekah lodge. "A large crowd

Rebekah lodge. "A large crowd was
present.
Mrs. Baird an old and respected res
ident of the vicinity died on Thursday
and was buried in the new cemetery on
Friday. Rev. T. A. Renfro conducted
the funeral exercises at the residence.
Married at the Presbyterian parson-
age, Miss Alma Prather and Frank
McClelland, both Of South Prairie The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William McClelland.
Jack Hall is preparing to build new
home In South Milton.
Rev. D. R. Martin has been visiting
in Oklahoma the past week.
Rev I. T. LeBaron is holding meet.
Ing at Floris, and has been quite sue
cessful.
There were no services at the Pres.
byterian church last Sunday as the
pastor, Rev. G. B. Troub was out OF
the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23
FOUND GUILTY.

Winfield, Kas, March 21.-ArthuI
p. Ireland, national organizer for the
Federation of Labor, was convicted
here on a charge of assault on J. D.
Harrity of Arkansas City, non-union
Santa Fe machinist. He was convict
ed under section AZ of the statutes,
which provides for sentence not I'd
exceed five years in the penitentiarN
and not less than six months in tha
county Jail. The assault was made In
July last year, and Ireland was 40
companied by several striking Santa
Fe machinists. Harrity was struck
with billy and seriously hurt.
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have brought them public notice
Throughout the world there are many
venerable women who bear sweet and
serene witness that there is less truth
than is generally supposed in the say
ing. THE good die young
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

VSIiIdUly D6lloV0 CndL IL you are an III
nocent man and you had gone on the
stand before those jurymen and told
your story in a straightforward man
ner you would have convinced
them and they would have &C.
quilted you. A jury is always suspi.
cious of an accused man, who when he
has the opportunity refuses to go on
the stand and tell his own story"
Judge M. A. Roberts in sentencing ].
G. Erdlin.
Seldom has there been more tense
moment in the Wapello county district
court room than when ]. G. Erdlin,
standing with blanched face before the
bar of justice on last Tuesday after
noon. heard sentence passed upon him.
Erdlin is the man who on January IL
was arrested at the Lemly hotel in
Chillicothe by Sheriff j. H. Cremer
and Chief of Police John w. Gray.
Erdlin was charged with having in
his possession burglars tools and he
had been arraigned under the law
passed by the twenty-ninth general as
sembly making this crime felony and
punishable by penitentiary sentence.
He enjoys the distinction of being the
first man in Wapello county to be ar
raigned under the law and Is SO far
as known the first in the state under
1t to receive sentence.
A Hard Fought Case.
The case has been hard fought one
and County Attorney w. w. Epps de.
serves great credit for his share in
bringing Erdlin within the clutches OF
the law. Jaques & Jaques, attorneys
for Erdlin, contested every inch of the
which tended to incriminate their eli
ent. So ably and SO thoroughly was
the defense conducted that Judge Rob
erts in delivering his sentence spoke
Of it in the most complimentary terms
| There was little in the case from
which to expect dramatic effect al
the finish. The man had not beer
charged with sensational crime
There had been no tragic scenes OF
even occurrences of especial interest
in the court room during the trial
Yet no one present will ever forget
the intensity that prevailed when the
sentence was delivered.
Erdlin, who had been asked to stand
heard the sentence pronounced upor
him after statement by himself an6
a brief review of the case by the
judge. A falling Of the eyes which
had remained steadily fixed upon the
face of the judge during the review
and loosening Of the rigid muscles
nerved for the ordeal, were the frs
visible changes. Then the head was
turned, the eyes sought the floor, anc
| the sentenced man unsteadily turned
to the chair from which he had riser
some minutes before in hope.
II firmly believed when this case
was begun that the charge agains
you would be cleared up" said tn,
Judge, in passing sentence. "Bu
4 am free to say that as the evidenc,
was presented by the prosecution ant
especially during the progress Of tn,
defense. when you did not take tn,
stand and tell your own story, be
came fully convinced of your guilt
When the jury retired confidently ex
pected verdict Of guilty.
{. "You are an Intelligent man and a
your time Of life it is serious mat
ter to drop out term of years in al
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capal church arrived from Cincinnati,
Ohio, Friday.
o. N. Knight, of Mt. Pleasant, was
in town Wednesday.
Misses Mamie and Maud Garretson
went to Chicago Tuesday where they
will take three years course in a
training school for nurses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

Taylorville, H., where he has secured
work in the mines.
Jenkin Richard and Thomas Thomas
Of Keb were business callers in town
on Monday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

The Cedar Rapids Gazette Is afraid
that Commissioner Garfield will find
that the consumers Of kerosene and
gasoline owe the standard several
cents per gallon for all the stuff they
have used.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

The Marshalltown-Ti Times Republi-
can regards Kuropatkin's break into
the hills as the first strategic move of
his campaign. The short legged Japs
are certain to be at disadvantage in
an uphill run.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

Commenting on the sentence Of
Banker Beuthien, who gets four years
for stealing 100000 the Des Moines
Register and Leader says: This is a
year for every $4,000 frogged. If
Beuthien has saved the money he will
get almost as good wages as a railway
president"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

every muscle tissue IS dependent on It for
ana strength and it circulates system pure
to these different qualities
intended When from impure diseased It
s story quite as forcefu Itching burning
e so muddy s ow eompss9ns
caa Contagious Blood scrofua effects Of
deeply poisoned blood circulation These
M aM mA CURED, but the Of sare-the
49, ~ 49, blood s. s s.. apurely vegetable blood remedy
- - ceanses and puifes the circulation
49, o. &w strong and clean Under its purifying
fects all posons and impurities expelled from
ihs the general a health is built all
life Rheumatism caa scrofua Contagious Blood Poison and ali Dis
eases the blood by any medical
avss' nee OF charge THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA Ga.
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GOOD ID GOD
TELLS ITS OWN SToBY

elastic movement the smooth, soft skin glowing With
health, body sound and well, an active BRAIN good
appetite and digestion refreshing sleep energy to per-
form me duties and capacity to enjoy the pleasures of
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

THE office Of governor of Colorado
Is an office without honor, for the time
being" declares the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican. Adams did not have clear
title. 1t was not possible to give Pea
body one. And the third man will be
even worse off than either Of the others
If he Is given power"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

Discussing the probable fate Of the
biennial elections amendment the
Ringgold Record declares, three little
words knocked out an amendment in
1903, and similar hairsplitting pro-
cess may do it again, or not, as the
court may elect"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

did you notice that it is said that
100000 men have probably been killed
in and near Mukden? Do you realize
what that means?" asks the Shelby
County Republican. ut means con-
tinuous line Of dead men, placed head
to foot, from Harlan to Des Moines.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

The Marshalltown Times Republican
gathers its idea of the state Of the
Russian priesthood from Pobiedonost-
seff's assurance to the car that the
Japanese ARE not made in the dmage
of God" and therefore should be
warred against.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

do you remember how the world
used to shudder at the thought of that
immense war chest in which Russia
was supposed to have been sailing
down glittering gold for decade after
decade?" asks the Sioux City Journal
wondering where all the money has
gone now that the car has to borrow
for his present little difficulty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

Because Mrs. Chadwick has objected
to being characterized as swindler,
the Des Moines Capital sarcastically
suggests that perhaps it would be
well enough to have committee APP
pointed to revise the English language
SO that In describing her and her rela-
tions to society in general, the terms
used would have a less tendency to
irritate really sensitive disposition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-23

If Secretary Shaw should be a can
didate for president in 1908 the Carroll
Herald bespeaks for him the hearty
support of the republicans of Iowa
The Herald goes on to say: "He has
made record as head of the treasury
department that places him among the
ablest inanciers in the history of the
government. AS chief executive he
would rank among the foremost presi-
dents of the United States"
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The man who goes up against Sen
ator Dolliver," says the Cedar Rapids
Republican, will find him a man fairly
we'll entrenched in the affections Of the
people of Iowa. Even the governor of
Iowa may not find it an easy matter
to impeach his ability to represent the
people Of the state fairly well. Sena-
tor Dolliver is said to have changed
his mind one or twice. But he has not
changed 1t so often that he has made
himself dizzy"