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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
WlSTER-WElGHTMAN CASE.
Complications In Family of Million
aire Revealed BY Will Contest.

Complications In Family Of MtlliOn-
aire Revealed by Will Contest.
The contest which has arisen over
the fortune Of the late William Weight
man Of Philadelphia reveals a most pc
culiar and complicated state Of affairs
in the family Of the dead chemical
manufacturer and multimillionaire.
Mr.. Weightman died possessed of an
estate valued at $6O.OOO.OOO and left all
Of it to his only daughter, Anne NJ.
Weightman Walker, widow Of the late
Congressman Robert j. c. Walker, cut
ting off all other heirs. 4. daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Jones Wister. has decided to
contest the will on the ground Of undue
influence and In so doing acts in behalf
Of one of her daughters. Martha
Weightman. who il a minor.
The late William Weightman had
three children. John Farr Weightman,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

lie PLUNGED THE KNIFE IN THE CREA-
SIDE.
came again and simply watched, but
nothing more. The third day saw him
ut his post again. At last this con
tinual espionage got too much for the
diver, ana he determined to bring mat
ters TO Il head. The fourth day arrived.
and so did the shark. Thereupon Lam
bert signaled for Il large knife and Il
Topped rope to be e II down. He bait
ed the shark with his bare hand, an in
yitation which was promptly accepted.
On came the great brute straight for
the hand. ana, having arrived within
striking distance, he turned over on
his back. AS is the custom with sharks
whom attacking. and shot forward. But
at that moment the hand was quickly
Withdrawn and the divers knife
plunged into the creatures side, Grim
soning the surrounding water. Like a
fash the shark turned and came at him
again, but Lambert lodged the on
slausht ana once more sheathed his
knife in the brute's side. So this
strange fight to a finish went on til!
dnally the diver triumphed. and a few
minutes later the carcass Of the shark
was being drawn to the surface in the
looped rope. Lambert keeps the crea-
lures backbone as a menento Of the
duel.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

-" MRS, JONES WISTER.
She was consid-
cred quite a beauty in her day, and
after her bereavement her hand was
sought by Jones Wister. a leader in
Philadelphia's most exclusive social set.
She would moi contract a second mar
rage until she had secured the consent
Of her wealthy father-in-law. which
was given. it Is said. with some reluc-
lance. There was n peculiar reason for
this. The old gentleman had fallen in
love with his dead sons wife and wish
ed to marry her himself. She regarded
him with esteem, but In view of his
eighty years considered his proposal
absurd and rejected It. Piqued by this
refusal. an estrangement came about
between the rich ~octogenarian and his
daughter-in-law. and he made n new
will. emitting the requests ne had in
tended to make to other heirs and Civ
ing substantially everything to his
daughter. Mrs. Walker has rejected all
overtures for a compromise.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

outer the kentry, and 1 did it to obleeRs
him. 1t was me that skeert Jim Tay.
lor and his gang outer Cow City, but
! eve pulled a gun to do it. Jest
n yell did the bizness. II one of 'em
had stood up to me I should hev run
like a wolf. I'm goin' to git of one o.
my yells here purity soon, but nobody
needn't be afeared. It's all noise and
no sand to foller it up. I'd gin a heap
II 1 was dangerous, but l can't be-
THAT'S the way Blood Red Jim kept
It up fur an hour or more till the town
Of Sandy Bend had shivers. It may be
asked ag'in whar this court was? This
court replies that he was 'tendin' his
W bar in the Red Dog saloon and
givin' the stranger plenty Of rope.
Purity 500 it was ginerally believed
that the time was nigh at hand when
the big man would turn loose, and n
arter another Of the crowd went into
hidin' till only a cowboy was left
asleep in his chair in the Dead Shot
saloon. The big man helped himself
to a drink. and then, standin' in the
door. he yelled a yell which was heard
three miles away and taken fur the
roar of the avalanche. When that yell
echoed and rumbled up and down the
streets the bad men tumbled over each
other to git furtheAA way, and this
court don't mind sayin' that he felt a
chill go over him. That yell brung
the s!eepin' cowboy to his feet with a
jump, and arter rubin his eyes and
lookin' about n bit he asks Of the stran.
ger:
"'W'ho's a-doin' of this yellin'. and
what's the ObjeckT
"'1t's me yellin', and my objeck is to
skeer folks
"'But I'm tellin' you to stop it,
I'D be glad to obleege. but I've got
to keep on yellin' fur a hull hour yit.'
"Feller c%itizens.' said the judge, with
something like a frog in his throat. "all
OF us know who that cowboy Is and
what he did. His name is Jim Peters,
and he takes that holy terror by the
ear and leads him to the town lookup
and filings him in and shets the door on
a little child. and he humbly asks Jim
not to hurt him. 1t was jest as he said.
He was all brag and bluff. with no
sand, but that yell Of his had driven
200 of our esteemed citizens to kiver.
"I've got him here before me fur
trial. and I'm goin' to be honest and
admit that I wish he'd got away. I'm
feelin' that our reputashun has suffered
and that we hain't lOokin' each other in
the face as bold as we orter. l can't
blame the kuss fur maxim the most of
his size and voice, and l can't blame
any Of you fur not wantin' to be sent
over the divide. 1t seems to me to be
about an even thing. and I'm goin' to
decide accordingly.
1.-The big terror with his big voice
will be taken out and kicked fur half
IN hour by all the Chinymen In town,
and the rest Of us will be fined 81
apiece fur thinkin' he was a devil Of a
terror when he was only a burned KY
ote. Thar's my coin, and l want to see
the rest Of you cum down without any
fussin'. and II the Chinymen don't kicl
hard 'nuff Wen bring up three or foul
mules to do the bizness. That's all. anG
this court nov stands adjourned and
won't make no record Of this a on
the docket not by q burned sight"
M. QUAD.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

World Magazine tells some strange
stories Of adventure by English d.
vcrs, some of which are given as fol-
lows:
Perhaps II Of the most thrilling
and dangerous expeditions yer under
taken by Il diver was that of Messrs.
Siebe l. Germans head diver, Alex
ander Lambert, in connection with the
Severn tunnel. 1t was a deed of ire
mendous pluck and deserves to rank
with the most valOrous acts ever per-
formed in the blood heat Of battle. The
workings of the Severn tunnel were
flooded, and there was sixty feet of
water in the POO foot shaft. The food
was tearing through a doorway, the
iron door Of which was open, from the
about eight feet wide and the same
high. This tunnel was distant about
a quarter Of a mile from the bottom
Of the shaft and was nearly full of
water and debris. The task that had
to be performed was for somebody to
make his way to the iron door and
close it, thus stopping the thrush of
water. Lambert volunteered to do it.
He was equipped with an ordinary
diving dress. except that he had nei-
Their air tube nor life line. The latter,
in fact, would have been quite useless.
In place Of the former he carried with
him Il supply of oxygen in Il small res
ervOir and Il crOwhar. He descended
the 900 foot shaft through the sixty
feet Of water and then made his way
along the eight foot tunnel for Il quar-
ter Of u mile. the whole time battling
with all kinds of distractions, but
Lambert found that the door was held
fast by some stout iron rails, which
called for pretty hard work to release
them. He attacked his task with con-
siderable energy. being anxious to COM
plete it and return victorious.
The diver became so absorbed in
what he was doing that he quite forgot
for the time being the exceptional con-
ditions under which he was working
and gave no thought to his supply of
oxygen. Then suddenly it flashed
across his mind that the precious gas
must be getting pretty now, and as it
would have to last him during the jour
ney back he decided to return at once
and leave his work for the present un-
finished. So he set off as quickly as he
could, now stumbling over a pile Of de-
bris. now battling with a swirling eddy
and hoping against hope all the time
that the oxygen would not give out and
leave him to perish miserably in that
flooded tunnel.
He succeeded in reaching the top OF
the shaft In safety, but when his air
tank came to be examined it was dis
covered that there was only sufficient
oxygen left to have lasted for another
two or three minutes! Thus almost by
a miracle his life had been preserved.
One would suppose that such a narrow
escape would have daunted a man from
making a further attempt, but Lam
bert knew no fear. Again he descended
the shaft, %journeying through the sixty
feet of water and along that perilous
quarter mile Of tunnel to the doorway.
where he completed his task and re-
turned triumphant.
One Of the most remarkable mishaps
I ever heard Of happened to a diver
named Quick. He was working at the
Penarth docks and descended to re.
pair an injury to the bows Of a vessel
which had had q hole knocked In II
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

NJ COGNOMEN Is BLOOD RED JIM"
terror Is g comm down the noun
tain trail three or four men straight
way goes out of town at the other end.
feelin' sure that some one would be
wiped out in less'n ten minits, while
those who remain work thar guns
around under thar c%Oattails and pre-
pare to greet the stranger civllly. He
Gums waikiki up the street till he
reaches the Dead Shot saloon, and thar
he halts and looks as black as thunder
and rOars out:
"'My cognomen is Blood Red Jim.
and l halls from the highest peak Of
the Rocky mountains. The same con-
vulshun of natur' that split the noun
tain IN two ut Bridger's pass threw
me on airth. and I'm good to live fur
the next 500 years. However. don't
nobody run away from me. I'm 'leven
feet high and weigh a ton. but l amt
dangerous. My failin' Is that l hain't
got no sand. and I've allus run away
from the Teller who started to pick Il
fout with me-
"At this pint three or four men ex-
tends him invitations to drink, and
AFTER imbibin' Il liberal quantity Of
tanglefoot the terror utters a roar like
the noise Of IL snOwslide and goes on:
cit was M that skeered a hull war
party Of Apache Injuns outer Plum
valley. but ! didn't do it with my guns.
l jest bellcred ut 'em, and they fed in
terror. I've got an awful voice on
me-. but I'm rs harmless as II young
jack rabbit. Don't make no mistake Oh
me and take me fur Il fighter
"i"S. that's the way he hollered,"
continued his honor as he cast Il glance
Of contempt ut the prisoner. land his
voice reached! from end to end Of the
town. 1t reached me III my Rcd Dog
saloon. and l wondered If somebody
had come along and set up II foyhorn.
You may ask why l didn't buckle OH
my guns and cum out to investigate,
but | answers that bizness at the bar
WAS rnshin', and thar was II poker
game on hand besides. Purity soon
three of the other %terrOrs. not feelin'
as well a. usual, edges outer town
and starts fur Duck river, but thar
was other invitashuns fur the big fell
Ter to drink ana make himself at home.
He drinks ag'in and ag'in. and thar is
Il lovely smile on his face as he looks
the crowd over and roars:
"'GrizZly bars fee in terror as they
hear my footsteps, and when I whistle
the mountain lion hunts his lair and
continers to trcmble fur the next two
days. 1t was me that stopped Il snow
slide up in Eagle canyon last winter,
and it was me that turned back a
stainpcdin' herd Of 10000 cattle over
In the Coco valley Il month ago. How
sumevcr, don't nobody run away. In
size I'm the biggest human critter west
of the Mississippi river. but as fnr
sand hain't got Il pinch
"At this iuncture." said the court.
"all the terrors left in town folds thar
tents and starts fur Lone Pine. Will.
the bad men walks softly around and
makes ready to bolt when the critical
mint arrives. Two more free drinks
warns the stranger up till his smile
takes in everything fur Il mile around.
and then he flaps his arms and goes on:
"'If I'm harmless. why do | carry
these guns and knives around with me?
Jest bekase l met Il critter who want
Cd to trade 'em fur my cayuse and sit
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

ownership of street railways without
delay and final municipal ownership Of
all public utilities.
One of the mayor elects biographers
says that connecticut and Ireland
with something Of Peoria thrown in
and Il large dab of Chicago have pro-
duced u rare American in Edward f.
Dunno" He was born in Waterville,
Conn.,, in 1853, but his parents soon aft
erward removed to Peoria, ILL.,, where
he attended the common schools. At
sixteen he was sem to Trinity college,
Dublin. He graduated with honor from
this institution, then he studied law
and in 1878 began its practice in Chi
cago. He was elected judge Of the
circuit court of Chicago in 1892 and re-
elected in 1897 and 1903.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
H. b. HARDT.

perience. and persons possessing such
qualifications are In demand when an
enterprise Of the nature Of an exposi-
ton Is to be held. The assistant d.
rector of exhibits ut the Lewis and
Clark exposition In Portland, Ore, II.
B. Hardt. is strictly an expositionist by
profession, us he never earned a dollar
In any other occupation. MI. Hardt
began his career as an Office boy with
the South Australian commission at the
Philadelphia Centennial Of 1876. Since
then he has been connected with TWEEN
ty-siX expeditions. and next year will
be an official ut an exposition in New
Zealand.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
"CAP" ANSON'S RUN.
Baseball Man Will Play an Honest
Game ns ChicngO'n City Clerk.

Baseball MAN Will Play an H0nest
Game ns ChicngO'n City Clerk.
Baseball ana politics are strangely
commingled in the career of Adrian c..
Arson, best known as cap" Or Pop"
Arson, who was elected city clerk Of
Chicago when Judge Edward F. Dunno
was chosen mayor. When he was nom
mated for the Office by the Democrats
the old time baseball captain and man
agcr promised to put EN- out at first
base" referring to his opponents. and
he made good.
"Ihey tell me I'm a close second to
the Judge, and l guess that's good
enough for my first time Mt bat" said
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
Very Likely.

I'VE thought" said the reporter,
"that you might care to say something
about these charges against you"
NO." replied the rocked public Off
cial, II believe that silence Is golden"
"Well." replied the reporter. perhaps
the public might believe it's merely gilt
In this case."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
Four Ages.

Four Ages.
The woolly dog in babyhood
Delights our infant mind,
And then in boyhood's joyful days
The yaller purp we find.
Next from her fathers bulldog fierce
We haste with speed increased:
Then later, settled and sedate,
We own just such a beast.
-&cLandburgh Wilson In st. Louis Re-
public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
Perixs Of
The DfUer
"A Hazardous Task and
Norroev Escape From
SuGocotion.
a FiSht 6Ofh a SHARK Densosh
tAe e0oves--Heod erased
BY q Failing
Rock

The adventures Of divers are often
very exciting and sometimes even ro-
mantle. 1t takes pluck to make the
descents into ocean depths a diver now
and again has to make, and curious
things are liable to happen. In relating
such experiences a writer in the Wide
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

"What do you think Of your automo.
bile:"
II don't care to express myself. It's
bad enough to be arrested for speed
ing without being arrested for pro-
fanity."-Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

Arson when the returns were being re-
ceived IN the evening of election day.
"Don't quote me as saying l made a
home run. Chalk up the four Dagger
FOR the Judge. But mark down an
earned run for me-" Arson was born
In Iowa ffty-three years ago and be-
gan his career as a professional player
In 1871. He was for twenty-five years
with the Chicago club, nineteen years
Of that time as captain and manager.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
The Explanation.

"Oh, no: she isn't going to accept
him."
''Tlen why does she encourage him?'
"Why. because there isn't any one
else to encourage Boston Herald.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

William Weight
man, Jr., and the
daughter Anne,
now Mrs. Wal
ker. Both the
sons are dead.
] h II + a
Weightman left a
widow and two
children. and Will
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
A JAPANESE DIPLOMA.

Charncteristfcs Of Node Of Writing
Prevailing In Japan.
The signature and great seal Of
Japan's emperor are reproduced In the
accompanying engraving. They were
taken from the diploma of honor award
ed by the Japanese government to Colo
mel Henry f. bosch, director Of X
hibits at the Lewis and Clark exposi-
ton in Oregon. The characters Of the
Japanese and Chinese languages are
Geographic. This term Is applied to
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

MRS. WALKER.
liam Weightman,
Jr.. had six chill
dren, five Of
whom, with his
widow. survive.
Mrs. Villa IN
Weightiman. .Jr.,
did not long re-
main a widow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
Sure Sign.

jack declare. Helen is getting pref.
tier every day.
Dick-You only think that because
every time she comes out she has an
uglier bulldog.-DetrOit Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17

SIGNATURE AND GREAT SEAL OF JAPAN6
EMPEROR.
that mode Of writing which by means
Of symbols. figures and hieroglyphics
suggests the idea Of an object without
expressing its name. The languageof the
Japanese is grammatically analogous to
that of the Chinese, but radically diff
ferent from it nevertheless. Writing
and reading proceed in vertical col
umns downward from right to left.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-17
THE "ExPOSiTlONiST."
u. b. Hardt, who Has Served win
Tw cnty.six ExpOsitions.

"ExpOsitionist" is q word which has
been coined to describe the occupation
OF the man who makes a business Of
some department Of work connected
with expositions. Good management
OF such matters calls for skill and ex.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-09-21
Called A Pastor.

The congregational meeting held
last night by the the members Of the
Presbyterian Church voted unanim-
ously to extend a regular call to Rev.
G. w. Snodgrass for permanent pastor
of the church at this place. Mr.. Snod-
grass has been with the church in
Vinita since the beginning Of the
year and is an acceptable pastor and
preacher. He will doubtless accept
the pastorate and be installed some
time this fall. The church is in a
prosperous condition, has good con-
gregations at all its services and has
a fourishing Sunday School. The
membership is about $50 and the
church has a new $500 brick building
with modern equipments for Sunday
School and young peoples societies
heated by furnace, and also comfort
able parsonage.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-09-21
Captured a Gang Of Crooks

The officers arrested three more
crooks this morning who
have been operating in connection
with the gamblers at the different
fairs. Two of the ring leaders made
their escape last night. These par
ties have been seen in Vinita at diff
ferent times for the past month or
more, and the officers are of the opln-
ion that some OF these parties are re-
sponsible of the thieving that has
been going On here of late. An effort
is being made to capture the ones
who escaped, as they are believed to
be the ring leaders. They now have
seven under arrest. The contents Of
their grips prove that they are Of dis
reputable characters.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-09-21
M. croninrsr psaa.

Mrs. Anna G. Croninger the wife OF
o. j. Croninger died yesterday even
at Z o'clock. Mrs. Croninger was born
In Newburg n. Y. and has lived in
Vinita for the past seven years. She
was splended woman in ever way
and always ready and willing to lend
a helping hand to those who needed
ii. She is a great loss to the comun-
ity because she was a public spirited
woman and her influence for goog was
far-reaching and widely felt and
appreciated. She was a member Of
st. Johns Episcopal church and pres
ident Of the Guild at the time Of her
death. Through her untiring efforts
much has been accomplished in the
past year by this organization. She
leaves a husband and three boys in heT
immediate family, and also her father,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gorsline, and her sister,
Mrs. Sank Wade. The funeral services
was held this afternoon at st Johns
Episcopal church at $3.50 o'clock.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-09-21

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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-09-21
Can Sing.

ColoradoiSprings, Colo" Emma Abb
bott De Bold, Prima Donna, received
larger share Of the applause for her
Of Yumyum, and de-
servedly SO as her yiyacity in acting
and sweetness OF voice, together with
a range that scars somewhere in the
region of the summit Of the Peak,
gave her the favor Of the audience.
AS Olivette she was decidedly pleas
ing; ia fact she always IS" Hear Miss
De Bold in the the New Comic Opera
miss America at the Opera House.
September 27.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-09-21
Something Fine.

]. H. Butler, manager Of the Byrd
Ada opera house, has two attractions
advertised in this issue. Mr.. Butler
has authorized Us to state that these
two companies have his personal in
dorsement and they are both Of the
highest class, the lest ever secured in
Vinita, and possibly the besI that Will
appear here soon. IIs is anxious tnat
everyone shall see these two shows
and says can not make the guarantee
to strong that you will Ue pleased