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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

berS. The protests tiied against
Shoots retention Of his sea allege
that as Il Mormon apostle he cannot
rightly fulfill the duties of a senator.
1t is charged that the Mormon hierar-
chy has violated its promise to refrain
from d~ictation in political affairs and
that its members in violation of law
openly practice and encourage polyga-
my.
The Mormon church is governed by a
priesthood, at the head of which stands
the first presidency and the body
known as the twelve apostles. AS one
Of these apostles. it is held, Mr.. Smoot
is responsible for the policy and acts
of the Mormon church. 1t is held also
that by his oath as an apostle he owes
his first allegiance to his church.
Senator Slnoot was elected to the
senate to succeed Joseph l.. Rawlins
was born at Salt Lake City in 1862, at
tended the State university and the
Brigham Young academy and began
commercial life as clerk in a general
store at Provo, Utah. At eighteen he
was manager Of the establishment. by
rigid economy he saved $500, and, Dor
rowing a few hundred more, he invest
ed his capital in sheep. This proved Il
successful venture, and later he bought
q drug store. He is nov known as Il
banker and wooden manufacturer and
owner of mining property. He became
a Mormon apostle In 1900. He claims
to be the husband of but one wife.
who was Miss Alpha NJ. Eldredge and
whom he married In 1884.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

MADAM said the courtly Rosebery.
1T Is always fine where you are"
Her majesty had a strong liking
for Lord Rosebery. and he always
seemed to make a hit when in her So
ciety. 1t is said he could have been Il
s%on-in-law to the Prince of Wales. now
King Edward VII. but his ambition
lay in another direction, to be Liberal
premier Of England. and as son-in-law
to the monarch he could not have held
this position. Instead of one Of the
daughters of the royal house he took as
wife a daughter of Il financial king,
Miss Hannah RCthschild.
Henry White. secretary of the Amer
lean embassy ut London. who is said
to be slated for a more important dip
lomatic post. has sometimes been call
ed the most popular foreigner in Eng
land. Born in Baltimore and belong
ing TO a family Of wealth. Mr.. White
Copyright. 1904, by received Il liberal
Purdy. Boston. education in Ameri-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

living in the country. can't he? l
don't propose to go to tearing stumps
up by the roots and moving five acres
Of hay per day"
NO? Well, what is the scheme!"
"lf we could exchange this house
FOR Il hundred acre farm I'd go into
the chicken and egg business, with
perhaps Il bit of a dairy as n side
issue. l know we went Over this
ground once. but you got your figures
all wrong and deceived me-"
well. we'll go W. it again. Let
me get II pencil. What has put the
notion into your head again?'
There's money in it-big money
and l can prove it. Now, then. figure
carefully and don't be in Il hurry. W.
start with 500 chickens"
EYES"
''The natural increase Of domestic
fowls is 30 per cent. but with an in
cubator we make it so. We gain 25O
fowls the first year. On the second
year we have over 1000 and sell ut
least 200. On the third year we have
1900 and sell at least 500. That dis.
poses of the Chickens"
Eyes go on" replied Mrs. Bowser.
1--WE now take up the egg question,
The 800 chickens We start with ought
to produce POO eggs per day the first
year. That is q total of $4,000 eggs
per year and at 20 cents per dozel
gives us Il cash income of $3.G5O. The
second year the income il 5000. and
the third $1,000. making over $1G,OUG
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

lCtttcI was TIC SOH- JOHN MTTCJJEJ I
duct Of the anthra-
cite coal strike in 1902. which resulted
in arbitration of the difficulties by Il
board appointed by President Roose-
welt.
Mr.. Mitchell is apt at story and re-
tort. He was Onc Il guest ut 4 dinner
of the Glover club of Philadelphia. 1t
upon its guests to speak and then to
confuse them with i%nterpolated re-
marks, but Mr.. Mitchell could not be
confused. The only notice he took of
the Glover clubs gibes was to say:
II guess I could get along better with
my speech here if l were deaf. 1t is Of
ten a good thing to be deaf. There is Il
deaf woman ! know up in the coal re-
gionS.
"Once l went to see this woman, and
she asked me to stay to tea. | thanked
her and said l would. as I was not en-
pected home before dark. She had been
hearing pretty we'll up to this point, but
now she got very deaf all of IL sudden.
She had to ask her daughter what l
had said.
ale said. mother explained the
daughter. that he thanks you. but he
can't stay. as he is expected home be-
fore dark
AT this the old oma looked re,
lieved. and l departed"
President G. Stanley Hall OF Clark
university, Worcester. Mass, is a man
of original and sometimes startling
ideas. He gave the educators of Kan
sas a shock recently when in lecturing
ut Topeka before the State Teachers
association he not only advocated
dancing and recommended that school
teachers instruct their pupils in it, but
gave a little exhibition Of his own pro-
fciency in the art by doing a few
waltz steps on the stage. From a dig
nified gentleman Of sixty, a graduate
of a theological seminary and an au-
thorlty on education and psychology,
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for peace. Japan as
victor. DR.. White thinks. could afford
to make the first move in the direction
Of peace.
While President White was minister
to Germany he received many queer
letters. One day Il letter came from an
Old woman who resided in the western
part of the United States. In it she i'll
closed some small pieces of linen. with
this novel comment:
I'VE are going to give a fair in our
church, and l am making an autograph
quilt. l want you to get me the auto
graphs Of the emperor, the empress and
the crown prince and tell them all to be
very careful not to write too near the
edge of the squares, as q seam has to
be allowed for putting them together"
John Mitchell, the labor leader. be-
came interested in economic questions
at a very early age. He was born at
Braidwood. Ill.,. in 1860. His mother
died when he was two years of age.
and his father, who was Il miner, was
killed in Il shaft when John was four.
The orphaned boy was sent to school
until he was ten and then put to work
N Il farm. At thirteen he went to
work in Il coal mine. He has been
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

this was most un-
expected. President
Hall has a great
reputation rs a stu
dent of psychology
and philosophy and
has written much
on these subjects.
Psychology" is a
long word for some
people. The Bos-
ton Herald relates
that President Hail
was once the guest
V,.N ,1~~
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n SMOOT CASE.

The Mormon Senator and the Nature
of the Charges Against Him.
Reed Smoot. who is known as the
mormon senator" is the central fig
ure in an investigation which has
aroused much interest. The object is
to determine the fitness of Senator
Smoot for membership in the United
States senate. The senate is the Judge
of the qualifications Of it's own men,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

Gu anu Europe anu
began the study of
law. but determined
that he was not cut
out for practice be-
fore the bar and
therefore devoted
himself to interna-
tional law with the
view of a diplomatic
career.
In 1879 he married
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

i'latt mas been bank
president. railroad
president and for a
quarter of Il cen-
fury the head Of the
United States EX-
press com ~.
About four years
ago the senate COM
mittee on finance
was discussing the
question of abolish
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

members he was not as we'll known as
be is to most Boston people and, hav-
ing arrived late at the dinner, had but
a few minutes conversation with TIE
chairman before being called upon to
speak. His introduction was some
thing like this:
"And now. ladies and gentlemen. |
have the pleasure of presenting to you
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

0Illl LIE i'll. las
idea is that France
should act as Il sec
ond for Russia and
the United States
should assume such
a position with re-
srect to Japan.
France and the
United States II
then approach each
other and. on con-
Sultation With their
principals. attempt
to discover grounds
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

llt- Il ltNcilIC luS
on express money orders. The mem
berS Of the committee We're not falnil-
lar with express money order business.
and Mr.. Plat offered to enli-htcn
them. Accordingly he excused himself
for Il moment and went to a neighbour
ing office of his company. where he
found Il young clerk. of whom he de
mandcd an express order for the sum
Of 5 cents. Tie hoy was astonislled at
the smallness of the amount.
YES" Senator Platt repeated, Il
want a money order for 5 cents. am
the president of the company
The agent appeared. and Senator
Platt got his order. and in due time
the members Of the committee were Ell
lightened as to the express money Or
der business.
Lord Rosebery. eX-premier Of Great
Britain. is always amusing as an after
dinner speaker. Here is Il story of his
about Il gentleman who was travelling
in America. Reaching IL town in the
southern states where there had been Il
desperate fracas between the whites
and blacks. the former armed with
shotguns. the latter with their usual
weapons. raZors. he Went into a colored
barber's shop for Il shave.
"Say, John. your raZor's very blunt.'
he observed.
Eyes. sah." answered the man. II
was out last night. sab. with the boys"
In illustration Of Lord Rosebery's
ready wit it is related that he was
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08
Famous Folk
Who Are
In the News
= NDREW d. WHITE has had a

~ remarkable caree as an edu-
"a Gator and diplomat. and now
he Is rounding out his active
and useful life as a member Of The
Hague arbitration tribunal. He was
chairman of the American delegation
to the peace conference at The Hague
and in the course of his many years of
diplomatic service has often exerted
his influence in behalf of international
peace. Mr.. White says that the time
Is ripe for peace negotiations between
Japan and Russia and urges that the
principle Of "seconding nations" as
be used with advantage in an effort to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

nent in reform movements in Greater
New York. ut takes nerve" he said
recently, Ito stand on the floor Of the
house of representatives and know that
while you are objecting to proposed leg
islation as the result of a deep convic-
ton visitors in the galleries are nudg-
ing another, saying. That's Baker,
the Brooklyn crank I've been called a
crank, and l know what it means. I
know tho ms and outs of crankism."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

connected with Or
ganiZeu labor since
he was sixteen. He
was elected presi-
dent of the United
Mine Workers in
1899 and has been
several times re-
elected. One of his
greatest achieve
mentS as a b
1~nn1Dv Vr,nc <1,n ann
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08
copyright. 1904, by T. c. McClure.1
RS. BOWSER had been mr.,

RR RS. BOWSER had been pre-
pared for it for ver an
49, hour when it came at last.
Mr.. Bowser's demeanor
had told her that he had Il new scheme
on foot. and she had patiently waited
for him to breach it. He had been
hitching around in Il way as
he tried to read the evening paper, and
he finally laid the sheet aside and
said:
I'D like to talk with you for a few
minutes about Il matter concerning our
future"
Every WE'LL" she replied.
"You know that l have often OK
pressed Il wish to get out on Il farm"
"You are no farmer and would
starve on the best farm in the country
Il don't claim to be Il farmer. but d
man who isn't Il farmer can make q
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08

walking one day in
the grounds of Wind
sOr castle when he
CHANGED to meet her
majesty Queen Vic
toria. Recognizing
him. she stopped
and spoke, begin
ming the CONVERSE
ton by a remark
about the gloomi-
ness of the weather.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-02-08
SHE LIKES OUR WAYS.
Daughter Of Chinese Minister, Who
VIII Soon Make Her Debut

There are many interesting and beau-
tiful young women in diplomatic cir
cles in Washington. but none more In
teresting than Miss LANG. the seven
teer. year-old daughter of the Chinese
minister. Sir Chentung Liang Cheng.
Miss 1.iang is to make her debut before
long and will be the first Chinese girl
of high class to enter American society
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Notions

Wire hair pins. assorted sizes. in box. Clearance price per box.... 2I2c
 Book pins, best English make, reg ular price, Sc. Clearance price, per box ...... ...... .......... Sc
 Hooks and eyes. all sizes. always sold for Sc paper. Clearance price, per paper Q. .. ............ Pc
 Finishing braid, white and colored, six yards in piece Worth 1Oc. Clear ance price ........ ...... ........5o
 Pearl buttons of all sizes, worth 1Oc per dozen. Clearance price dog .... 4c
 Silk foundation stock collars, best made. Regular 15c ........... Sc
 Ladies lace collars, Ecru heavy lace Regular 10c. Clearance price ......5 Sc
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09

LADIES' G GoWNS-NIrslin, made with round and square yoks, trim med with embroidery, insertion and hem-s stitched tucks. Made in full sizes. Regular value, s1.OO. Sale price .................. Ioc
 LADIES' MUSLIN GOWN Made of fine cambric, with round or square yoke, nicely trimmed, with embroidery, collar and inser- ton and tucks in yoke A gown made in full sizes and that sells for $15O a garment. A large line to choose from. Sale price,. $1.oo
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Linens


 COLIN always 19o heavy fnen, will
  BLEACHED DAMASK - Tn small this o9c market; 
 72INcH sells 72INcH DAMAsK-FuT
  In and and 2oe NAPKINS Tn sell Special this sale only 45c Doz NAPKINs-Fun large $1Oo Dog HUcK ToWELs-A Always sell .  each ~ Sc HONEY COMB COTTON TowELs-Large Always 
 CRASH ToWELING-Fun beached. in. Always a ... .... 4c nc in. Sc TOWELS-arge 121sc Sc ToWELs-FuI 
 price only 17Izc SPREADS, HEAVY-TIoney comb SIPS x heavy, pa S225 Sale only : $tA5
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09

LADIES' HOSE-In black. heavy, seamless. ribbed top, full size and length. Regular 15c hose. During this sale, per pair .............. Sc
 LADIES BLACK HOSE-With solid white feet; spliced heel and toe; an extra good quality Reg ular price, 20c. This sale per pair .............-.-.. lE/2c
 CHILDRENS' HOSE-One lot ribbed hose, small and medium sies. Hose that sell for 15c per pair, but slightly imperfect in knit ting, so to close them out they go at per pair ................ 5c
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09

LADIES' MUSLIN DRAWERS Made of good quality muslin, with
 plain hem. The kind that sells for
 35c. Sale price ....... 15c
 LADIES' DRAWERS-Made of fine quality muslin with wide ruff file of Torchon lace and embroidery; also with embroidery and ribbon beading. A garment considered a bargain at 75c. Sale price ...-59e
 LADIES' DRAWERS-Made of cambric muslin with extra wide bottoms. Full sized and thimmed with wide embroidery ruffle. Worth from DOC to SIPS. Sale price .............. Ioc
 LADIES' KNIT VEST-Sleeve- less, silk finish. Regular 15c qual- ity. Sale price ................ ee
 LADIES' VEST-Trimmed with crochet lace and tape; soft silk fin ish. Regular 25c values. Sale price ................... 15c
 LADIES' UMBRELLA BOTTOM WERS-Ribbed. and wide lace bottom. Regular value 35c. Sale price ......-......---.. loo
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Hosiery

LADIES' ALL-OVER LACE HOSE-Genu1ne Hermsdorff fast black dye; all new and up-to-date patterns; never sold for less than soc per pair. Sale price .27Iac
 LADIES' LISLE LACE HOSE Fast black, warranted, spliced heel and toe. Regular 35c value. Dur ing this sale e.............. 19c
 CHILDRENS' RIBBED HOSE The famous Topsy brand. some thing for good. solid wear, all sizes from to 9. Regular 16 2-3c value. Sale price ............ 10c
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09

SILKELINE DRAPERIES = In light and medium dark grounds; good patterns; full 36 in. wide. AL ways sell at 1217c. Special for this sale only ....... ..........!. II2c
 AMosKEAG APRON CHECKS In Blue. Bhown, Green and Black All fast colors, 27 in. wide, s 1-3c values. For this sale only ................. Dc
 PERCALES-32 in. wide. in dark grounds. Grey, Red, and Indigo Blue, fast color. Always sells at 12 1-4c. Special for this sale only ................. 7c
 IMPORTED FRENCH PER- ALES-Mostly light grounds, sol- i'd color. and small, neat. figures and stripes. Full 36 in. wide AL ways sells at 15c per yard. Spe- cial for this sale only ..... 10e-
 EXTRA HEAVY SHEETS - Full bleached, large size, 72x90, torn and hemmed. ready for use. Always sells at 75c each. Special for this sale only. 59c
 EXTRA HEAVY UNBLEACHED MUSLIN-Full 36 in. wide: S 1-3c e EXTRA L. L. MUSLIN-UnbIeach ed; full 36 in. wide. Always sell at 71zc. Special for this sale ouly ................... 5Lec CHEVIOT SHIRTING - Checks and Stripes; fast colors. dark grounds; 27 in. wide. Always sells at Sc per yard. Special for this cHEVIoT sHIRTING - Extra heavy, in checks and stripes; all good patterns; 27 in. wide. AL ways sells from 1Oc to 12Rc per yard. Special for this stIe only Sc
 WHITE CURTAIN SWISS-In assorted size spots; full 36 in. wide Always sells for 16 2-3c per yard. Special for this sale only ............ 1Oc
 COTTON COVERT CLOTH - Extra heavy for dress skirts, also for riding skirts. in Grey, Blue, Brown, Black and Steel mixtures; 30 in. wide: zoe values. Special for this sale only .. .... Q. 12Lac
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Mems Furnishings

in Soc worth $125 $1 50 N1ercerized Underwear worth $125 each Cean-u  Elastic Seam drawer a pair Cleanup price, pair zoe Mems finish, worth 15c pair : . - NIensC each Sc price, pair 25 Mems Honey  generally ell One of
  
 O a curl Two
 
  
  Special 4oo
 
 Drawers; in Pink or Light Bue genuine c garment Special 
 Honeycomb Shirts
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
ONE-THIRD OFF On Ladies' Ready-tO-Wear
 Garments

Ladies Silk Shirt Waist Suits, Dress Skirts, Travel ing Coats in Cravenette Ladies' Wash Linen Overskrts Kimonos long and short, Wash Underskirts-
 WASHABLE DRESS sFlIRTs-one ladies Washable o Choice the IotduIing sale
 SKRTS-Fhest Skirts, ar in all shades worth s+5O 
 LADIES' wAsTs-odds and all
 
 ade of and Lawn with dfronttr
 
 LAcEs' KIMONAS-Long in Choice
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Dress Goods

For and in
 
 " . . . . . . CREAM RRlLLIANTiNE-
   CREAM scILIAN-Has Much in deman for and  BROWN BRILLIANTNE-Fast and the a in. per  FRENCH EoELINE-A Has the soft.
  
 A mater that willy Paste in ack in wide.
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Wash Goods

 witt small dot nd 
 
 In sman in Pink Light ellow. fse veryp fol
 
 For this sale only Toe In plain and figured, dark me diun c 25c
  nc small abo in the in LINEN sUTINGIn Full S6 n wide S5c values nI2c
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Laces

WASHABLE COTTON APPLIoUE-Al new m  ONE LOT ORIENTAL POINT VENICE LAcE-washable
 
 Hac WASHABLE ToRcHoN LACE EDGE AND INSERTION Regular
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Curtains

of drunled with
  SWISS CURTAIN-NIade o of quality that will under nicely Sold regular soc  cURTAIN-one stripes curtains
 
 
 LACE CURTAINs-Fun al new pat
  Special this sale 69e LACE cURTAINs-Extra ong good width and hobby patterns worth $5 pair Special sale price only Si5 LACE CURTAINS-One pa size fine sa
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Muslin Underwear

LADIES' OUT-SiZED VEST Sizes, 7-S-9. Fine Swiss ribbed vest. Regular 2Oc and 25c quality. Sale price l5e
 LADIES' RIBBED BLEAcHED UNION SUITS S-With low V-shap- ed neck; trimmed with lace. uua- brella bottom. Regular 45c value. Sale price ..-..--.-.....---. lse
 LADIES MUSLIN SKiRTS-One lot. made of Cambric muslin and trimmed with lace. embroidery and hem stitched tucks. Values up co S1.S5. Sale price ...-..-...-... Fee
 CHILDREN'S MUSLIN DRAW ERS-One lot of muslin draueFs. made of good cambric muslin. hem stitched a nd trimmed with eEa- broidery. Sells regularly at zoe and 25c. Sale price ...-.......- t2ee
 ONE LOT CORSET COVERS Made of cambric muslin. trlmulvd with lace and embroidery. A Ear- ment that sells readily at 35c. Sale price .-.....-----.--. ---.-. t9s
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
White Goods

WHITE INDIA LNoN--smooth. For dress
  
 Full 30 regular WHITE INDIA LNON-A For swell dress waist Misses dresses Full g in wide Sold Special price this sale INDIA LNoN-Champagne color So popular this
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Shoes

of light the military heel and sell s5oo working all solid shoe 
 St2o Lace n for
 
  for Sl+9 Mems fine Lace n or new shoe. ss5
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
EmbrOideries

EM6ROIDERIEs AND NsERTIoNs-A variety O in Swiss Nansoos and Cambcs blind The goods half LOT I-Former LOT LOT HFfne
 
 
 
  a
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Carpets @ Mattings

Nfattngs, yard price in  n  in a y Price, In gant floral effects always sold at $L5Ca SLID HARVESTER RUGS-we of the word
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
SACRIFICE
Silks

TAFFETA SlLKS-n A full all new l9 n We quality
 
 cHANeEAeLE TAFFETAs-so in deman shirt waist
  Full 27 SHIRT WAIST eILksone Good nwde soc In small chec figures No
 
  BLACK PEAU DE in demand for hortan in wide soc  BLACK A better grade. metalc l1stre Full 21 in wide Sells SIPS
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09
Staples

SILKELINE DRAPERIES = In light and medium dark grounds;
 good patterns; full 36 in. wide. AL ways sell at 121zc. Special for this sale only ....... ........!. 7L2c
Arizona republican., 1905-08-09

COTTON COVERT CLOTH - Extra heavy for dress skirts, also for riding skirts. in Grey, Blue, Brown, Black and Steel mixtures; 30 in. wide: 2Oc values. Special for this sale only Q. ~ e. 12Rc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-27

who Killed man with billiard cue at
Minneapolis some time ago. and
who served time for the murder,
married TO Miss Pauline Kruger, OF
Monroe. noted miniature artist.
Tracks laid on new Star Logging
company road. Granite Pals.
Couiee City News sold 10 II. ~.
Kennedy, bridgeport.
New fixtures for benton county
JAN. arrive.
q. ,. Jackson. mayor Of Dayton.
rcnominated.
y. A. Kasson. Tacoma. dies from
effects OF fan from ladder.
Peter irving. late Tacoma pioneer.
left fortune OF tsl1.000
Gas company az North Yakina.
wlna suit and right TO lay mains In
city.
SUNDAY clonera" nt North Yaki-
ma nominate W. J. Reed. for
mayor.
Norfern Pacific spending 5000. f.
600 for new western equlument.
President Elliott IN Tacoma today.
Governor Mead In Tacoma Sun
day, holding political confab.
Mapieton Corner. near watcrville,
changes name 90 Arup.
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufac-