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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Prosperity On the Farm.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.--Secretary
Wilson of the department of agricul-
ture predicts lower retail prices dur.
ing the coming winter season for
meat, dairy products, poultry and
other necessities of life. He said yes-
terday the relief for the householder
will come from the euormou. yield of
small grain and corn in the great
grain territory af Illinois, Minnesota,
the Dakotas, Nebra-ka and Kansas.
"Heavy crops" the secretary saia,
"have resulted ir the return to normal
agricultural conditions in the great
producing states. The meat produ
have been losing money for the past
three years. Grain cost too much.
There was 20 profit in feeding, strange
as this may seem to people who pay
such prices as we do for our meat.
"But the heavy grass crop of this
year, IN addition to the heavy corn
crop and the heavy oats crop, will all
combine to bring about normal con.
ditions. And this means direct low.
ering of prices for meats and poul-
fry -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Objects To Large Families.

P1rTsBuRG. Sept. 2S.--Mrs. E. S.
Llppencott, secretary Of the Society
Tor the Improvement of the Poor in
this city, has decided to write letters
OF protest. not only to President Theo.
dore Roosevelt, but to Mrs. Roose.
velt as we'll, against the presidents
policy on race suicide.
"My mind has been fully made up
for several days past" said Mrs.
Lippencott, land the letters which
shall write to the president and his
wife urge them both to put a stop to
the words and acts Of encouragement
for the rearing of large families.
We find that, within the past two
years or more, the number of tirths
among the poor have been materially
increased.
II quite agree with the president
and his wife that the American men
and women who can afford to rear
and educate families should do so. but
l do not think that the Roosevelts in.
tend that large families should be
reared by those who are too poor to
feed, clothe and educate them. In my
letters ] shall appeal to them to IN AXE
themselves clear upon this subject. If
they could see the suffering we see,
am sure they would not be in favor of
bringing so many children into the
world"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Russians Welcome Vitte.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. IS. - NJ.
Witte, the senior Russian.peace pleni-
potentiary, returned to St. Peters burg
today, and the enthusiastic welcome
accorded by the waiting crowds fully
demonstrates the great popularity of
the statesman and public appreciation
of the services he had rendered his
country at Portsmouth,. Cheer fol.
lowed cheer as the plenipotentiary
alighted from the train and when
later NJ. Wi.te replied in an intensely
patriotic strain to the address of vel.
come popular enthusiasm found full
vent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
To Suppress Naughty Postcards.

" AsH1NGToN, Sept. 30. - Acting
Postmaster General Hitchcock. in a
circular mailed today to all postmas-
tiers, has renewed the campaign re-
Gently started against Objectionable
postcards. He has called attention to
the rule which bars from the mails
every card bearing picture or langu-
age that is obscene, indecent or i'm
properly suggestive. The use of the
mails for pictorial postcards has be.
come so extensive that the department
says it has extended the comic valen.
tine season over the entire year. Most
OF the complaints come from persons
who have received vulgar cards mailed
anonymously.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Why japan Wanted Peace.

TOXIC, Sept. 0.-Notwithstandi
the silence Of the government, the real
fact is disclosed that Japan made
peace at Portsmouth in fear of a fl.
nancial breakdown. The war proved
more costly than had been calculated
and the rice and cereal crops seemed
doomed to failure. Instead of sun.
light and warmth during the month
OF August, when the crops ripen, there
was continued rain and exceedingly
cool weather. While some improve.
ment might still be in store, it is cer-
tain that the rice crop promises to ha
from 10 to 20 per cent. below the ay.
erage and far below last years crop.
when it was marvelously large. Six
months more Of war would have meant
very hard times, for the masses of the
people are very poor and rice is bread
and meat to them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
PACKERS Must PLEAD.
Efforts to Delay Trial Will be Made By
Beef Trust Attorneys.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The first ruling
OF Judge Humphrey in the beef trust
cases was in favor of the government.
The court this morning passed upon
f1ve pleas made by the defendan pack.
ers. All relate to the grand jury in.
dictments. Two of the pleas dealt
with the legality OF the jury. The
court declared that the jury could not
be attacked on this ground. The other
related to the publicity in drawing the
grand jury.
The court stated that these pleas
were harder to decide, but declared
that the statute under which the jury
was drawn is 90 loose as to be indefi-
nte and, therefore, the packers pleas
would not hold. The government
demurrer to the pleas of the defend.
ants were in each instance sustained.
The attorneys for the packers asked a
delay of two weeks to file demurrers to
the indictments.
The court allowed until October 5
Tor ming. The argument upon those
demurrers was set for week from
Monday. Two days will be given for
the arguments andIthen if the govern.
ment is sustained in the indictments
the defendants, among whom are the
heads of the "big FOUR" must come
in and plead guilty or not guilty to
the indictments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04

their salaries are too low and try to
excuse themselves on that ground. II
Official salaries are too low they ought
to De increased. 1t is more honorable
to increase official salaries than to try
TO make up the deficit by crime.'
Secretary Hitchcock compla aimed
about the difficulties placed in the way
OF the government cases. Every Oh
stacle possible, he declared, was being
interposed to block the government in
its position.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Hitchcock Discusses Land Erauds

WASHINGTON, Sept. Secretary
Hitchcock intimates that the next al !.
legged land conspiracy to receive at.
tention of the government probably
will be that of w. n. Jones, formerly
a representative in the Oregon legis.
lature, following the case against
Representative Binger Herman, ex.
commissioner OF the general land of.
fice who was indicted in Oregon and
also in the District of Columbia.
"We have lot OF cases in Idaho.n
said MIR. Hitchcock. ~ have reason
TO believe that the extent of this offend.
ing has been very great, and we intend
TO follow the investigation no matter
where it strikes.
"Some men in official positions who
have been convicted complain tha,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Packers Dictate To Railroads.

CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-Testimony ia
direct opposition to evidence by vari.
Gus Witnesses of the railroad officials
was given before the interstate COM
merce commission today by President
Ripley OF the Santa Fe company. The
commission is Investigating freight
rates on livestock and products from
Missouri river points to Chicago.
President Ripley declared that the
rate on dressed beef between Kansas
City and Chicago should be $50 per
cent. higher than the rate on livestock.
''The packing house business today
is so highly organized and concen.
trated in so few hands that this fact.
together with the keen competition be.
tween the railroads practically makes
it possible for them to dictate rates
Tor dressed beef and packing house
products, said Mr.. Ripley.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Held Up the Wrong Man.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 2S.-In a
battle with four fcot-pads early this
morning, Policeman John j. Lestrang
shot and killed one of the men, whose
body now lies unidentified in the
Berkeley morgue. Lestrang was com
commanded by one of the highwaymen
to hold up his hands. but the officer
drew his revolver and fired. The bu!.
let penetrated the mans jugular vein
and he dropped dead after running 50
yards. He had three companions who
made their escape. A revolver was
found by the side of the dead man.
and on his person was safe cracking
outfit,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
IN YELLOWSTONE FEED LOTS
thousands Of sheep and lambs VIII
Fattcn on Alfalfa Ration.

HELENA, Sept. 2S.-The Yellowstone
country, from Big Timber to Billings.
Is the great feeding lot OF Montana.
The business Of feeding sheep and cat.
tie for the market is not very old In
the eastern part of the state, but it has
grown by leaps and bounds. There
is no section in Montana where alfalfa
does so we'll as in the Yellowstone
country. and experience has demon
strated that sheep and cattle kept on
1t for specified time bring the highest
prices on the Chicago market.
Just how many sheep will be fed in
the Yellowstone this year cannot be
estimated now. but there will be not
less than 10000 shipped to that section
from Northern and Central Montana.
State Veterinarian Knowles has been
notified by the Montana Central Rail.
way company that between October |
and 10. 1l6 cars of sheep will be ship.
ped from points on that line to points
in the Yellowstone country. The state
veterinarian is notified because the
cars the animals are shipped in must
be disinfected before the sheep are
loaded. In addition to these ship.
ments, there will be others off the
main line of the Great Northern, off
the Montana and the Northern Pacific
and many will be trailed to the Vel.
lowstOne.
The great bulk of the shipments to
the Yellowstone feed lots will be
lambs, but there will be older animals
as we'll. So far as known, men who
have fed in the Yellowstone have new.
er lost any money in the business.
The plan is to feed three or four
months and then ship the animals to
the Chicago market. There is differ
ence in the price of the alfalfa, but
some contracts have been made this
year for alfalfa to be fed on the land
where it is grown for 81 ton. At
this price the feeders estimate that.
allowing for all expenses and such
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Booming Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA, CITY, Sept. 2s.-The
Statehood Special" left this city to.
day en- route to the Portland expo.
siitton and If the people of the north.
west are not impressed with the earn.
estness with which residents of Okla.
homa and Indian territory look for.
ward to full association in the sister,
hood OF states. it will not be for lack
OF effort on the part of the statehood
"boomers. The special train. c carries
representatives of all the prominent
commercial bodies of Oklahoma and
Indian territory. and also two car
loads OF exhibits illustrating the re.
sources OF the two territories.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Bishops Saloon Is Closed.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The subway
tavern, the saloon which was opened
by prayer by Bishop Potter year
ago, was closed yesterday. The own.
err locked up its doors. saying that the
temperance saloon had not been pay.
ing investment.
At the annual diocesan convention
of the Protestant Episcopal church.
Bishop Potter's charge to the people
was devoted entirely to Sunday OBJ.
servance. He argued the futility of
trying to restore the New England
Sunday by means of blue laws, spoke
of the city wage earners need of Sun.
day recreation and depiored the iufu.
euces that were degrading the day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Chandler Crses Rate Regulation.

CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 29.-In a
series OF open letters to Edward A.
Moseley, of the interstate commerce
commission, former Senator VIM. H.
Chandler, of New Hampshire. defines
his attitude toward the Esch. Town.
send rate legislation bill to come be.
fore congress at its next session, and
calls to the attention of the commits.
sion some OF the dangers that beset
the attempts to pass the bill, as they
appear to him.
Mr.. Chandler lays great stress on
the attitude OF the railway companies,
and says the methods of defeating the
measure to be put forward next winter
would be dangerous amendments or
additions to the Esch. Townsend bill,
"under the guise of friendly improve.
ments, but really as railroad tricks"
Mr.. Chandler charges that thirteen
thousand millions of capital. repre.
senting 100000 miles OF railroad, are
arrayed against the president in his
attempt to pass railroad legislation.
He also charges that by furnishing
transportation the railroads will at
tempt to corrupt legislation. Mr..
Chandler asserts that lawers, minis
ters OF the gospel and newspapers are
especially cared for by the railroads,
Notwithstanding that the system is
grossly illegal. and closes his letter
with an appeal to the American peo.
pie to help the president.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Forger Gets Valuable Securities.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-The details
Of a scheme whereby the National City
bank was recently victimized by a
clever forger came out today. The
forger presented bogus check bear.
ing the name of we'll known stock
exchange firm and received in return
securities valued at about $500, 900.
Pearl Il Company, stock brokers at
p William street, recently negotiated
a one.day loan OF 100000. On Wed.
uesday a check for the amour. of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04
Tried to Steal Land.

OMAHA. Sept. 29.--Judge Munger.
In the United States court, sentenced
j. k"au>e. Il ranchnan living near
Alliance. to pay ii fine of $500 and one.
half OF the costs of he case and to re.
main In I'll" custody of the United
States marshal for ~ hours. and his
brother. Herman Krause. To pay a fine
OF $500 and one half the costs. The
brothers were convicted at the Nav
term OF entering 1000 acres of govern
meut land Illegally.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-10-04

loan, plus S31 .5u for the one days in.
terest, was presented at this bank by
q stranger who received the securities
deposited by Pearl * Company for
their loan.
The bank on which the brokers
check was drawn is one with which
Pearl 4 Company never had an oc.
count, so the forgery was not discov.
cred until the check had passed
through the clearing house exchange.
when IT was promptly branded as fic.
titious. A private detective agency
was at once called in. aud the trans.
fer OF the securities stopped.
The statesman., 1905-06-16

Negroes who are rich on weeks pay
is directly due the decline Of the Ne
gro barber, waiter and ianitor. Good
help must be on time, must be steady
and must concede some rights to the
employer
1t is too bad that many good men
should be hampered by poor ones.
As we have said before, Negroes who
won't work, who jeopardize our ad-
vancement must be cut of. # we do
not do it ourselves the white people
will eliminate us all. 1t is shame
that places go begging because we
won't take them.
Wages and hours can only be i'm.
proved by satisfactory work under
present conditions. Stop triAing and
go to work.
The statesman., 1905-06-16

The incident of Wednesday in the
Creamerie Restaurant on Curtis St.,
at the instigation Of two southerners
a white waitress refused to serve
party of whites who were accompa-
MED by colored maid, is good il
lustration of color discrimination.
High class southerners would have
been incapable of the impudent med
ding that started this trouble for col
ored servants secure accommodations
in white hotels all over the south, and
they are accustomed to it. But these
two who pompously offered to pay
the waitress for the time she is idle as
a result of her act, must be "poor
white trash" in all that term implies.
Proprietor Scanlon is man of the
kind that proposes minding his own
business and we voice the sentiments
of colored people that this evidence
Of his desire to give square deal
ought to be requited by just Provi-
dence. We can only pity the waitress
who apes the exclusiveness of aristoc-
racy on 5000 month.
The statesman., 1905-06-16
Her Good Points.

pretty smart girl You ought to
see her sharpen lead pencil
Expert at It, eh?'
81 should say so. Only woman
ever met who could put a good point
on one
Wonder If she'd be equally clever
at building fire in the early morn.
ing with the thermometer at four be.
low?'
Il fancy she could do anything OF
that sort. Want to know herr"
"Of course | do"
She's twenty-nine and painfully
plain"
What Of that Gimme her sd.
dresG. ."--Cleyelan Plain Dealer,
The statesman., 1905-06-16

In vain has this newspaper offered
its services Of free employment bu-
reau. Yet jobs go begging and hun
dreds of our people are out of work.
To this shiftless, thoughtless, pleas.
ure-seeking idleness is due the loss Of
our former monopoly of all kinds Of
private service work, To the class Of
The statesman., 1905-06-16

FOR RENT-A front room, fur
nished, Mrs. A. g. Campbell, 2l54
Arapahos St.
Mrs, Mercedes Lloyd is confined to
her bed with illness.
Marguerite, daughter OF MIS-. H.
Graves is visiting relatives in Iowa.
Messrs Bailsr and Williams, Kan
sas University boys are in the city
from Chicago,
The family of Rev. Douglass Of
Central Church, will be in the city this
week and will occupy the parsonage
OF the church.
]. L. Marshbanks was shot and kill
ed Saturday night by lie Roy Trip
lett as a result of previous quarrels.
The murderer has been caught and
his preliminary hearing held. The
victim was buried Wednesday from
his house 240s Lawrence ST., Rev
Ford officiating Intsrment at River
side.
Miss Virginia Lewis was buri,d
Sunday from l. n. Rogers UndertaE-
ing parlors. Rev. Ford had charge
Interment at Fairmount She leaves
two brothers to mourn her.
A party goes today to the Golden
Ches. mine at Sunset for inspection
Cbildreus Day was celebrated at
Shorter Church last Sunday in the
evening with the children furnishing
program, aud filling the choir. The
church could not seat all who attend
ed. The work of the little ones was
OF high order, especially their Choir
uses.
AT Zion program replete with reci-
tations and music was rendered ac-
cording to program. Fond papas and
mammas could not but have been
pleased with the coming PATHS and
Ciceros, for better children's pro-
gram has never been rendered in that
church. Though theirs was the
third service Of the day the attendance
was splendid.
The statesman., 1905-06-16
Referred to Authority.

Congressman Cooper Of Texas tells
about a distinguished army officer who
on one occasion offered prayer before
/ regiment He summed mp the causes
and objects VI rhe war-the war with
MeXico-and asserted that It vas no
var Of conquest but annexation only.
concluding his suppllcation 10 the
hrone Of grace with II refer YOU.
,ood Lord TO Polk's message on this
mbiect"
The statesman., 1905-06-16
AN OLD BACHELOR SAYS THAT

AN OLD BACHELOR SAYS THAT
The latest wrinkles are naturally
rough on women.
II marriage is failure It must be
a case of heart failure.
Some girls like to make bread be
cause 1t whitens their hands
IS and photographers should
know how to retouch their negatives
A woman void Of curiosity must find
life as tiresome as a historical novel
Riches are the wings that some
times make an angel OF an ordinary
girl.
A woman may cast insinuations,
but she. can't propel stone with &C
curacy
When a girl tells her escort that
she feels a triae faint, It means that
she is hungry.
Eve had her faults, but she never
went through Adams pockets while
be was asleep.
Nothing seems to please girl more
than her ability to. win the man OF
another girls choice
If one woman wants to say some
thing moan OF another she refers TO
her as that woman
II some women ever get TO be worth
their weight in gold they will have 70
take lot OF anti.fat
There are some things IN this world
that no man Is able 10 Snd out. but
OF course It ls different with woman
Some women wear their sweetest
smile when they want a favor Of their
husbands. and some turn on the flow
x their briniest tears.
"nere, SAID. did you learn All
that?'
J got T., the man answered. from
the tombstone"
The statesman., 1905-06-16

"nere. SAID. did you learn All
that?
J got t. the man answered. from
the tombstone
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-16
Along the Water Front.

The schooner Fo-'=ss.- = o. - Ia.on
mil .oading for >4n Frsncisc7.
TIE schooner A. F. Goats is loading at
the Cnlon mill ior San Francisco.
The schooner A. 2. Jackson is at The
Wi.=on mi. for >sn Francisco.
The schooner Coma- sailed yesterday
IRON me American mill Tor san Pedro.
TIE oarken.ine W. .,ari- at the Wet
L Sale mil, Ealing ir San francisco.
The schooner Fred sanders is loading
at the American mil tor San Francisco.
The schooner Bangor sailed Friday
IRON the West Il >lade mill for san
Pedro.
The schooner Oliver Oson sailed
Saturday from the Hart-Woo1 mill tor
san Pedro.
The schooner Hawaii i ready to sail
ffom the Western mill for Shanghai,
China.
The steamer Grace Dollar sailed yester.
day from the HARDWOOD Mill for >an
francisco.
The schooner Annie VI. Campbell ia
loading at the West & Slade mill for San
Francisco.
The schooner Watson 4. West s load
ing at the West & slade mill, for Quay.
mas, Mexico.
The schooner Mahukona is loading at
the Aberdeen Lumber & Single mills
for San Pedro.
The steamer Centralia arrived Satur.
day, and is loading a. the West & Slade
mill f3r San Pedro.
The schooner Sophia Christ anson
IS loading at the Aberdeen Lumber &
shingle mills fer San Francisco.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-16
SHINGLE MILLS NAY CLOSE.
Association Of Manufactures Plan
for Closing Mills for 60 Days.

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-16
WAN

by Chicago wholesale and mail order
house, assistant manager imam or wo-
man for tni3 county and adjoining terri.
tory. Salary $40 and expenses paid
weekly; expense money advanced. Work
pleasant; position permanent. No in.
yestment or experience required, Write
at once for full particulars and enclose
self.addresset envelope. Thomas j.
Cooper & Co., 1872 axe street, Chicago,
Illinois. 7.l0t
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-16
FL. Ct Tragic Meaning

are thes- lines from J. n simmons, Of
Casey, IA Think what might have r.
suited from hi- terrible cough Il he Tad
no. taken the Medicine sbou. which he
writes. Il had fearful cough that dis.
t1fhel my nish's rest. tried every
thing. but nothing would relieve i. until
l took Dr.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds, which
com pIetely cured me-" Instantly re.
li-ves and permanently cures all throat
and lung diseases; prevents grip and
pneumonia. At Red Gross Pharmacy
Guaranteed; SOC and 800. T-ial bottle
free. N
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-16

TIA, the mil: have CINE :, ne eottoa
an g ne 70 say. requires the p-o5f Il
n te,lio1s array Of statistics. but i coo-
vincing'y .bo~n in The .ingle slo9r= {:
fac. that in the Ia. ,h--e year= 80 coz.
Ton mill. hare beeo e-ac-ei. ard Il this
n1nre, IS are h.eu cCn.t----st sozth
u Ma=on and Dixon's lire.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-10-16

Secretary wilson announces tia. .Es
govern men. has imported 3. yoats from
Msl.a. We are no. informal %: zaeth-
e. they are 70 IL mix goats Or "-car--