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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
BABY'S FACE
MASS Of SORES
Ears Looked as if They Would Drop
OFF, Body Entirely Covered with
numor = Three Doctors Could
Not Cure Child Grew Worse.
CURED BY CuTICURA
IN TWO WEEKS

Mrs. George ]. Steese, of 7o1 Coburn
ST., Akron, Ohio, tells in the following
letter of another of those remarkable
cures of ~torturing, disfguring skin
humors daily made by Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment,
after physicians, and all else had
failed: II feel it my duty to parents
of other poor suffering babies to tell
you what Cuticura has done for my
little daughter. She broke out ali
over her body with a humor, and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. I called in three doc
tors, they all claimed they could help
her, but she continued to grow worse.
Her body was a mass of sores, and her
little face was eaten away, her ears
looked as if they would drop off.
Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and before I had
used half of the cake of soap and
box of ointment the sores had all
healed, and my little ones face and
body was as clear as a newborn babes.
l would not be without it again if it
cost five dollars, instead of seventy-ive
cents which is all it cost as to cure
our baby, after spending many dollars
on doctors and medicines without any
benefit whatever"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12

died suddenly at his ranch, 10 miles
north Of this city, Of sunstroke last
night. Mr.. Smith had been in Liv.
ingston and walked out to his ranch
in the broiling sun. When neat home
he was taken sick, but managed to
reach the ranch, where he apparently
recovered. Shortly after he went to
the spring house, where he fell dead.
LEw1sTOwN, July 10.-A startling
condition of affairs among the breeds
Is revealed in the section of the coun-
try known as the Bad Lands, about
forty miles from this city, through the
statements of H. w. Chase, who has
just secured the arrest OF five Of them
for killing a steer aud stealing lum.
Der. MI. Chase says that from one to
five steers are killed on the range by
the breeds Of this section every week.
They are very thorough in their work,
destroying the hides and heads.
BILLINGS, July 1O.-Henry Gerharz,
the engineer and contractor in charge
OF the construction of the fifty five mile
ditch being built by ranchmen, begin.
ming at Rapids and ending eight miles
west of here, is in the city and reports
that satisfactory progress is being
made. Water is being taken from the
ditch for a distance of ten miles and
used on the adjoining farms. The
ditch when completed will be at the
highest altitude Of any ditch in the
state. 1t is expected to have it com.
pleted BY May l of next year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12

DO not believe that it Is possible for any commission to es
tabish interstate rates IN ALL PARTS OF THE
UNITED STATES in an equitable manner without prac-
teal experience and knowledge of the conditions in the
localities where relief is demanded. AS a rule, the traffic officers
consider the commercial and physical conditions, the density Of traffic
and the competition of one locality AS AGAINST ANOTHER,
so that these considerations emphasize the statement that it would
curtail and limit the earning capacity of the railroads that have over
come disabilities a. to location in both commercial and natural geo.
graphical conditions.
IF A COMMISSION IS INVESTED WiTH POWER TO MAKE
RATES IT MUST USE A MILEAGE BASIS TO MAINTAIN A CON.
s'sTeNT DEFENSE OF THE RATES FINALLY DETERMINED UPON.
The making of rates depends entirely upon conditions that exist
in the localities where the freight originates and the destination to
which the railway company is required to carry it. These conditions
vary according to the resources and character of commodities shipped
to and from various parts of the United States, SO that the governing
influence in the making of rates on particular commodities in one part
of the country WOULD NOT NECESSARILY GOVERN in
another. The western country particularly would suffer, because the
greater the distance west from the Mississippi river the more sparsely
settled is the country and necessarily the more limited the volume
Of tonnage.
Nineynine per cent of the complaints that are made to the
traffic officers of the various railroads arc not that the rates in them
selves ire unreasonable o unjust, but that discrimination is shown,
and THAT is what should be regulated, and the law should be en-
forced to prevent the granting in any form, directly or indirectly, of
PREFERENTIAL rates for communities or individuals.
IF THE PRESENT LAW is ENFORCED AND TRANSFORMATION
COMPANIES ARE COMPELLED TO EXACT AND RETAIN THE PUB.
L'sHEo TARIFFS THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY GROUND FOR A
GENERAL REDUCTION IN RATES OR PLACING THE POWER OF
MAKING ARBITRARY RATES FOR TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES
IN A COMMISSION.
Competition under NATURAL laws Of trade and commerce and
transportation will regulate and govern as conditions and develop
ment require and justify.
The difficulty heretofore in maintaining an equitable correlation
of rates was the fact that, while maximum rates have been made either
adopted and applied for establishing MINIMUM rates that will
prevent the multiplying of such court decisions or any adjustment that
may be agreed to between the complainants and the railroads desiring
to make proper adjustment Of inequalities or determinations
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
The Difficulty of Establish
ing Equitable Railroad
FreiQht Rates
BY J. H. HrLAND. Third Vice President Chicago. Milwaukee and
St. Paul Railway

DO not believe that it is possible for any commission to es
tablish interstate rates IN ALL PARTS OF THE
UNITED STATES in an equitable manner without prac
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12

a verdict Of guilty in the United States
court today and Judge Hunt fixed his
sentence at three months in the county
jail.
HELENA. July 8.-Governor Toole
today issued q proclaim alton setting
aside the quarantine over a portion of
Carbon county recently Guaranteed
on account Of the alleged prev alence
Of cattle scab. State Veterinarian
Knowles has reported that the neces.
sity OF a quarantine nc longer exists
in that portion OF the county from
which the quarantine has been raised.
LEw1sTowN, July S.-1he method
TO be followed in regulating gambling
in Lewistown under the present admin.
istration was shown today, when the
proprietors of the FIVE houses where
gaming 10 carried on appeared 10 the
police court. where complaints had
been filed against them by the city at.
torney. and we're fined 900 each.
These fines are to be levied each quar-.
ter, so that each house will pay $500
a year.
HELENA, July Sin the federal
court today, the trial of Thomas Nc.
Govern, charged with selling whiskey
to Indians, was begun. During the
trial District Attorney Rasch told
Judge Hunt that John w. Wagner
was %tampering with the witnesses.
Wagner was called before the court
and denied the charge, but Four
Horns, an Indian, said Wagner had
asked him to change his testimony
so it would be favorable to McGovern.
Judge Hun: told Wagner that he did
not believe his statement and sent him
to jail during the continuance of the
trial.
BILLINGS, July S.-TwenN promi.
nent members of the Dunkard church
arrived in Billings yesterday and are
inspecting lands on the Huntley flats.
II it is suitable, they have NANTES ted
an intention of establishing a large
Dunkard colony here. The visit of
the Dunkards is the result OF an ex.
hibit made by the Billings Land & Ir.
rigation company at the national
meeting of the church in Tennessee.
The products OF the Yellowstone val.
ley so impressed the churchmen with
the possibilities of agriculture in this
section that they Immediately planned
to visit this state.
HELENA, July 10.-When the United
States court convened today, o. W.
Mcconnell, as counsel for Thos. Nc.
Govern, who was being tried on the
charge OF selling liquor to Indians.
announced that his client desired to
change his plea from o guilty to
guilty, thus suddenly terminating the
case. Judge Hunt imposed the mini.
mum sentence, q fine of $500 and so
days in the county Jail.
HELENA, July 10. State Game
Warden w. F. Scott today received .
report from Deputy L. J.. Lounds, tell.
ing of the arrest and conviction of
Henry Good on the charge of killing
ing game out OF season. A portion of
the carcass OF q deer was found in
Goods possession and he was taken
before the district court, pleaded gull.
ty and vas fined 800, which he paid.
LIVINGSTON, July 10.-Robert G.
Smith, a leading resident of this coun.
ty and q brother OF John T. Smith,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
Russia's Influence on Japan

HE only opinion l can give about the war in the east is that
while OUTWARDLY Russia will probably lose and Japan
will tremendously win, SPIRITUAL Russia will be the
victor: At this very moment, in the hour of her triumph,
Japan is being immensely affected by Russia.
Mentally the japanese cannot begin to compare with the Russians,
though, of course, it is to the best advantage of Russia THAT RUS
STA SHOULD LOSE. AS to the influence Russia has over Japan.
have in mind a young Japanese Socialist who has written an article
on the tremendous influence that Tolstoi is exering ON the mind of
Japan, and who says that Japan is being more influenced now by
Tolaoi, Dostoievsky, Herzen and Fakunn than Japan can EVER
influence Russia.
A confirmation Of this is found in the fact that one of the Japa-
nese translators Of Tolstoi recently sent m an immense photography
Of the forty or fifty separate transahons that have been made Of
Tostoi into japanese.
50 IT IS HISTORY REPEATING iTsELF-THE DEFEATED MA.
TON TAKING THE VICTOR CAPTIVE, FOR THAT. BELIEVE, WILL
be THE CONSPICUOUS RESULT OF THE PRESENT GREAT WAR.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Lena Van Ale:in, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned ad-
minfstratOr of the estate Of Lena Van A1stin. de-
ceased, to the creditor. of and all persons having
claime sgainst the said deceased, to exhibit them
with the necessary vouchers within four months
said administrator at Box Rider, Chouteau coun.
ty, Montana BERNARD VAN ALSTIN,
Administrator of the estate of Lena Van Alstin,
deceased.
Dated July Sth, 1905.
First publication July 10, 1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
SLEEP FOR BABIES
Rest for Mothers.

Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skiu-tortured babies, and rest for
tired, fretted mothers, in warm baths
with Cuticura Soap and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment, the great
skin cure. and purest of emollients.
Cu:icura Soap, Ointment, and Pills are sold Throughout.
n. word. Po,te. Drug \ Chem. Corp. Boston, So.e Props.
~ send for How 10 Cure Baby Uutuo-s.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
NiGGardliness of the
Government to Its
.s saM' Representatives Abroad

BY ANDREW I. WHITE. Ex-AmbasMdor to Germany
- U1l ministers sometimes have to live in garrcts and sometimes
in cellars, and if they find lodgings at all in keeping with
their office, IS is necessary in all TIN. the larger capitals, they
must spend MORE THAN THEIR TOTAL SALARIES
for rent. This means that only rich men can accept the higher posts.
In this respect our republic maintains the most bureaucratic AND
ARISTOCRATlC diplomatic service in the whole world.
1t should not be permitted for an American ambassador TO IN
POVERlS1I HIS FAMILY in order to maintain his office abroad.
l would propose, also, an increase in the diplomatic stats attached to
the embassies.
The improvements which l am proposing could be carried out to
their fullest extent at II cost o. less than onehalf Of one cent a year
for each person in our country. n good diplomatic service is easily a
nations CHEAPEST DEFENSE, for good diplomatic service can
avert all kinds of troubles up to and including war, which costs in a
few hours what the whole diplomatic service would cost for Il year.
We should have, as Thomas jefferson said, Il decent respect for the
opinions of mankind and maintain a diplomatic service which would
COMMAND respect the world over.
IT MUST BE ADMITTED THAT IN MANY QUARTERS IT DOES
NOT COMMAND THAT RESPECT NOW.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
$40 Reward.

The above reward will be paid for information
leading to the recovery Of two we'll marked
mares, one sorrel and one bay, both five years
old, branded SO on right shoulder.
g. HOFFMAN,, Box 81, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-07-12
Terms Of Court, 1905.

CHOCTEAC COUNTY.
Tuesday, October "a.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, September -.
Tuesday, December II.
TETON COUNTY.
Monday, August II.
Monday, November 20.
FERGUS COUNTY.
Monday, September Is.
Monday, December IS.
Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS office.
Mares for Sale.
4 span Of good mares, weight 1850 pounds, for
sale. Well broke. For particulars address
NJ. $. HOLDERBAUM, Fort Benton.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-07-20
HOLDING THE LAW IN CONTEMPT

How little regard the corporations have for the law constantly
evidenced by their nsoene and defiance In the past they have
found such simple override crcumvent the law that
aroused and protesting public alarms them than does
the weak complaint Of an individual.
When the cry stop thief rings through crowded thorough
fare the petty pckpock pale and loses his He
front of him thousand hands stretched forth drag him down
him law When he faces the he finds his
Judge and expeditions For the pckpocket there
stranng ORDERS habea corpus proceedings stays demurre
appeals Because he is only pckpoket justice swiftly and
pitlessly to him
civil proceeding against trust merely annoyance
criminal proceeding has few under present conditions
If the laws properly enforced the criminal proceeding should
have much for the trust magnate for the pckock
chicken thief but the arrogant overload of monopoly and special p
ee confident the belief that his attorneys will be able
block the Of justice He has this done Often in spite
Of great obstacles that not the vision Of mighty people, awake
and wrathfu disturb confidence
law yI8 saaYt
Nebraska combine of grain dealers is sued for $12So0
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-07-20
6bs Nebraska independent
PAGE :

When individual the testimony and the prov
covering this he amazed The witnesses d
scribe things the combined grain dealers have done and
individual the of the state and ascertans that
these things forbidden express terms The law almost like
word picture of the particular But the great combine dis
tued Is individual member of the combine alarmed! 1t such
S the it is most extraordinary
The members of the combine will be annoyed by the Wora
suit but only for felony and unrenng prosecution
the bitter end bring the individual members justice # the
county attorneys by rgdy performing their duties should place
stripes on the rich labreakers the moral effect would be-
If the Judge could say "sx months be served in
the pentenary the every member of illegal combna
tcnces would stop the violations of the law.
who finds his grain refused at the home elevator be-
cause the manager belongs the combine ships
grain Omaha thinking he find purchaser The car -
consigned dealer by the Of Worr who does
it the way Before the its destination
Worra approached by the spokesman of the combine and threat
with dire disaster if he accepts the and handles the grain
the manhood and defy such but that does
prevent him from being made the victim Of the he has
defed does that power from prosecuting the farmer
dealer with whom the farmer wishes transact business
How did information concerning that unusual shipment OF
grain reach combines headquarters before Mr. W0r knew
that the had been consigned him Presumably the fact that
had been shipped known only the railway and
shipper 1t apparent that the railway company joined forces
with the combine crush unfortunate farmer who foolish
rash break the rules which the combine had set
place of the law The farmer consciously unconscous trusted
the law the combine trusted the might OF it's arbitrary and
Illegal rules Which the mghier the law these rulesy Let
the people of Nebraska that s~s
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-07-20
JULY 20. 1905

Of free transportation the system will be destroyed until
public sentiment condemns only the pass given to the public
official but the pass given the private citizen When majority
Of the people appreciate the fact that the free the private
citizen unfair advantage his neighbour that takes the
money Of mans pocket and another mans pocket
without any compensation that class Of for
the benefit Of another class of and that makes pen
ger orepondg higher for the class that does not receive
free transportation favor the system will be dealt its death blow
Until that time the agitation against the pass bride to
public officials while will have excellent effect leading
the conclusion which much be desired will be decisive
The victory the free system only be when the people
determine make every form Of pass illegal and punish by Grim
inal prosecutions all who give accept passes.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-07-20
STANDARD OIL MENDAclTY

Some months the Standard Oil issued Ohca
deny that receiving rebates from the railways 1t
admitted that formerly the company had avaed itself Of the
rebate system but had accepted any rebates since the law against
them went into effect
This caused considerable surprise among those who did
understand the nne variety Of the rebate Since the law
against rebates into effect the rebate system has been much i'm
proved and the Standard Oil company while receiving what
rebates feels itself warranted in denying that accepts such
monetary drawbacks contemplated by the law.
That the Standard Oil telling the whole truth
made evident few weeks when discovered that Of the
southern roads granting the Standard Oil preferential rates.
These roads allowing Standard Oil low into the territory
of competitors and refusing the competitors low rates into Stand
ard Oil territory
But while Standard Oil SIMULTANEOUSLY peend have gone
Of the rebate business the Missouri investigation has revealed
the fact that Standard Oil still grants rebates its account
order take away the Of competitors W. H. Hawkins
who formerly superintendent of tank wagons for the Standard
Oil company testified that the company gave rebates from 1890 to
1895 within his knowledge the total being sometimes high
month A. g. Shre who manager for the Republic
Oil company ST. Joseph No. from November, 1901 to May
1902 said that he instructed et AFTER the customers of
the National Oil company and pay high half gallon
rebate to accomplish his object
Standard Oil manfestos when issued with all the dignity
of presidents message not be taken seriously John D.
Rockefeller has the interest in coneang the internal affairs
of Standard Oil the has conceang the internal affairs Of
Russia.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-07-20
ANARcHIsM OF CORPORATIONS

Everywhere the nation the people witness the deporabe
spectacle Of contempt for the law In his speech Ottawa Kas
Thomas W. Lawson laughed the idea that the people would be
able free themselves from "e system by legislation and ga
ton and for his fankness he called anarchist by Mayor
Dunno Of Chicago Undoubtedly any anarchsc who
utterly despa of the law who pessms enough to believe that
impossible without brute force and Mayor Dunno
be condemned for his criticism of Mr. Lawson But the
speator has been the inside He has the laws
derded crcumvened shattered and his familiarity with these
things has bred contempt Let this be his for uerng en
ments that were tainted with anarchy. s#f
While the people Of the country should join with Mr. Lawson
those who make football of Justice they should
themselves despair If the law has not been enforced
large the fact that the people have not been
yielding in their demand for law enforcement They have been
ennt with the lobbyists and corruponsts who have been hired
guard against the passage Of laws that will stand the constitutional
They have looked with Indifference upon the bera inter
pretaon of laws cities and have thereby opened the
liberal Interpretation Of law which has given the corporations
license to become anarchic
Scott the millionaire cowboy who struck it rich in Death
Valley visiting enzed nancers Of Wall He has
discovered the place where he rid of his money
rapidly than by burning it.
Two recreation experts have been Panama AS
the wormen have been supplied with golf balls and tennis race
a supply of shoves will be sent to the isthmus
Rockefeller should donate $1OOOOOOO Kansas It would
be only payment Of the loss caused by the destruction Of the oil
industry
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-03-17

Dr. S. H. Lytton, a prominent
physician OF Marmaduke, Ark, and
partner of DR.. r. c. Cavitt, died
at his home in this place on March
3, 1905, of pneumonia. He had only
been sick few days.
DR.. Lytton came to Greene County
Is or 20 years ago when Paragould
was in its infancy, and was one
among the first teachers in the
schools of the city. At that time
his brother-in-law, A. A. Knox, was
principal of the school and DR.. Lyt-
ton assistant.
He came to this county from
Obion County, Tenn. DR.. Lytton
was married to Miss Knox, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Knox. BY
this union four children were born,
two of whom survive Knox L ytton
and daughter, Mrs. Nora Webb.
Several years ago DR.. Lytton gave
up teaching and took up the prac-
tice of medicine, after having grad
uated from medical college, but
he had, at intervals, been a medical
student for many years even before
he left Tennessee. As a physician,
DR.. Lytton acquired a reputation
rapidly and had, for the past FIVE
years, been doing an extensive prac-
tice in Marmaduke and vicinity and
was very successful.
DR.. Sims, of Paragould, was
called to consult with the local ply
sicians of Marin aduke but the seal
of death had marked its victim and
medical skill was powerless to stay
the hand of the reaper.
There are many boys and girls in
Obion County grown to manhood
and womanhood who received an
education from his instruction.
DIR. Lytton was member of the
Methodist Church, a kind-hearted
man. To know him was to love
him, and his death is sad blow to
the community in which he lived.
A FRIEND.