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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
Investigating Harvester Trust.

TOPEKA, Sept. 5.-The Investigation
started by Attorney General Coleman
to determine II the International Har-
ves.er company is operating 10 viola.
ton OF the state ac.:.trus. law, was
begun here today. Judge Dana, in
the county district court yesterday,
issued subpoeaas for eighteen imple-
men: dealers, agents and employees OF
the harvester company to appear in
the district court today and tell what
they know abou. the business Of the
concern.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
Millions Are Missing.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-District
Attorney Bell, who is investigating
the loot:ng of the Real Estate Trust
company. which failed a week ago,
said today that warrants had been is.
sued for the arrest Of Adolph Segal,
the promoter Of many enterprises,
who borrowed more thanhS5, 600, 600
FROM the company on insufficient col.
lateral: William. F. North, treasurer
Of the Real Estate Trust company, and
Marshall S. Co!liugwood, the assist.
ant treasurer. The warrants were
issued by Magistrate William S.
kochecsperger, aud contain charges
OF conspiracy, embezz!ement and false
returns to the state banking depart.
meut.
This turn in the aft airs O! the com-
pauy is only one Of the many sensa.
tious reported to the public : I, is es.
timated the defalcat:ons will exceed
$40, 00O, 0OO before the receiver finishes
his iuvestig atoms. The!ati ad avits to
the warrants aver that Segal. North
and Col!;ugwood, with FRANK X. Hip.
pie. the president of theI company.
who committed suicide, and with other
unknown persons, detrauded the trust
company tout Of many millions o!
dollars and that they fraudulently
applied the money to their own uses.
1t is further charged that Segal was
abettor to the enlightenment Of the
many m;l.ionsiof dollars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
Republican State Convention.

... HELsSA, Mont, August Is, 1906.
aeld IN tne city of Helena, on the 18th day Of Az.
gust, l'oo, 1t was ordered that the KeDublicsn
state convention be held at Helena, Montana.
on Sept. Is, 1906, ut II O'Clock noon. in The AnI;ss
toriuin, for the purpose of ilacingi in nomination
candidates for the following offices:
One representative In congress.
One ass c!ate ~ius'ic. of the -voreme court.
Ana tor the trans action of sucn other nusiness
AS may properly come before the convention.
The republican electors OF the several c~ounties..
and all other electors, without regard to paek
p%ol!tica! Affiliations, who believe in the principles
OF tl' republic m party md Who endorse its poll.
'tes, are cocdially invited to unite under this cali
II the holding of primaries and conventions for
the purpos- Of electing delegates ana altsrnates
TO said state convention. Said convention shall
consist vt delegated. and alternate delegate, for
the several counties al follows.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12

"As you know, I wrote you that my doctor
said I must have an operation OF I could not
live. l then wrote you, telling you my all
ments. l followed your advice and am en-.
tirely we'll. I can walk miles without an
ache or a pain, and I owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
wish every suffering woman would read
this testimonial and realize the value Of writ.
ing to you and your remedy Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, 59th and E. Capitol Streets, Wash.
ington, d. c.
When a medicine has been successful
in restoring to health SO many women
whose testimony is so unquestionable.
you cannot we'll say, without trying it,.
IL do not believe it will help me" II
you are ill. don't hesitate to get a bot
tie of Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once. and write Mrs Fink.
ham, Lynn. Mass, for special advice
it is free and always helpful.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
Desert Land..FinaI Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Aa-Au ..a-AAA A.. T. I'm

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, August 81, lNb.
Notice ia hereby given that
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
OF Chester, Mont, has filed notice of intention to
for the VIZ NE,a, W. SEA, NEh SEA section
"a. township 30 north, range 6 east, before John
Dunlap, T.. 8. commissioner, At his office In Hill,
Montana, on Friday, the 2Sth day of September,
lNH.
lie names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation OF said land
James 5. Cox, Henry Loranser, George Taylor,
Henry Eversmyer, all of Chester, Montana.
J. NJ. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
Desert land..Finai Proof,

United STATES LAND oYr,rg,
GREAT Fails, Mont, June Il, 1905.
Nu'lcA - hereby given that
ALFRED II, F. X,
OF $50 Butte, Montana, has filed notice Of in
10 make proof ON his tssert land claim
mi. tor tn. NW., WI. NE4, NEk SWh
and NWha seq, section 33, township 81 north,
range . aAst. before John Mcdowell, T.. 5. com.
missioner. IT his office 1T Gold Butte, Montana,
on Thursday, the eth day of September, 1901.
lie nance. The following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
Anthony J. Mol'z, Fred " Miebach, Anthony II.
Fey, John G. Fey. all Vt Gold Butte, Montana.
J. NJ. BVRIINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12

are looked upon a. an unnecessary
hardship. American soldiers are
thinking aud reason to the effect
that while any hard sh;p that is neces.
sary will be endured. those not ueces.
WV viii h. Graded
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12
Oo3ert land..Final Proof,
STATES LAND OFF,cE,

ssEAr FAIL, Mont, July 30, 1905.
Hotiee - !rr-hy gwen that the following named
>ettI ar has ii,",i notice. of intention to make final
pr'of On ai- a Alnn, and that said proof will be
" a!e 5-tora mas II Boyle, I : Commissioners,
a hi- office in 70 I Benton. Montana. on Tues
dag, September =. :"d, viz:
GILBERT X. EMBLETON.
who made homestead entry No. IL, 100 for the
-. Z s'ction -, NJ NEta section 81, town.
-hl;' - north, RAM = east,
II" nnne> tla following wltnessasto prove the
- Hn?i-t- irrigation AMI rsclamatlon of said land:
Nii!!.m COLI p, Homer shepherd, Edward
N.lll, tyri- Neihert, all of FORT Benton, Mont.
J. ". t El.INiAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12

And in addition each county is entitled to three
delegates and three alternate delegates at large.
making the total number SIS. eN'
me following rules have been adopted by the
party Tor the government Of the convention.
i. Deiegates and alternate delegates shall he
elected TO the conv -n.ion and in the event Of the
failure Of any delegate to attend the ait.rnate
delegate shall cast the vote of the dele gate whom
he represents. ~
In the absence Of any delegate and his alter.
nate a majority Of the delegation from that coun-
~ SHAH cast the vote Of the absentee.
. In the absence of all the delegates and
shall be cast from such county.
! In the county in which the state convention
Is held no vote shall be cast for an absent dele
gate or his alternate.
$. Delegates and alternates must be republi.
cans and residents of the county which they rep.
resent.
q. All notices Of contests shall be s.bm itted in
waiting accompanied by a statemen setting forth
the grounds Of the contest, which shall be fled
with the secretary of the State Central Commit
tee at least one day prior to the meeting of the
convention. Contests will be acted on by the
state Central Committee and reported to the con.
vention for its action.
LEE MANTLE, Chairman.
G.. ID. FRENCH. Secretary.
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Notice Of Final Proof,
UNITED SrArEs LAND Orricg,

GREAT Falls. Mont, JIly 30, 1906.
Notice shereby given that the follow;n named
settler ia. died notice Of his intention to make
anal proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will ne made before Jeremiah Sullivan,
7. ), commissioning, 81 his Office in Fort Benton,
Montana, on Tuesday, September Is, 1896. wig.
EDWARD J. KELLY,
who male Homestead entry No. 10, 46S, for the
Ne s"x, Ma SEA. section y, township IS
north, range . east.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous ssidence upon and cultivation of
said land, Wig: Gilbert K, Embleton, Homer
Shepherd, Cyrus 7. Neubert, George W.. Rouse,
all Of Fort Benton, Montana.
J. ". BCRLINGAME, Register.
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Notice Of Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFicK,


GREAT Falls, Mont, July n, 1906.
Notice ia hereby given that the fOllowing named
settler has t!ed notice Of his intention to make
tnAl proof in support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before Chas. II. Boyle, L.
:; commissioner, a. his office In Fort Benton,
Montana, ON Tuesday, %September y, 1906, viz:
FRED ". HUMPHREY,
who made homestead entry No. 40, for the
lots :, 4 aud 3. section 10, lots and l, section II,
and lot II, section !, township - north, range !
east.
He Names The following witnesses to prove his
cont!nlou- Te-'!Ancr upon and cultivation of
said land, VIZ: ArchIla> Bessette. Hilsire Ls-
Barre, Joan Lac, Homer shepard, all Of Fort
B-n'uN, Non'aIa
j ". BUkLlNGAME, Register.
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Following we publish two let-
tiers from q woman who accep.
ted this invitation. Motto tho
result:
First letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
For eight years I nave suffered something
terrible every. month. The pains are excru-
ciating and rcan hardly stand them. My
doctor says l have a severe female trouble,
and l must go through an operation il l want
to get we'll. l do not want to submit to it If
l can possibly help it. Please tell me what
to do. I hope you can relieve me ."-Mrs.
Mary Dimmick, 59th and E. Capitol Streets,
Washington, ID. C..
Second letter.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
After following carefully your advice,
and taking Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, l am very anxious tO send you
my testimonial, that others may know their
value And what you have done for me. |
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-09-12

Nfs.N 7 Nm, IV'II, , UVIy y, T''VV.
A sufficient coat =, 4. wi. hYvlng been nla
In this office "
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Spanked Into Marriage.

Julia Segala Of New York was spanked
into matrimony. II she had not been
spanked she would not have been married.
There is a ball tonight" casually men
toned Miss sagala last Saturday afternoon.
Mamma sagala emitted noises suggestive
OF disapproval
II shall 60" said Miss Julia, who is IS.
you shall not" firmly said mamma.
Miss Julia disrespectfully made a "snoot"
at her mamma. Whereupon mamma
swooped down upon Miss Julia and with
the aid OF her knee and large palm
turned backward in its flight about ten
years and spanked her daughter.
Raging and fearful, Miss Julia dashed
out OF the house. having declared herself
TO the effect that she would never, never
come back
Fortune threw in the way OF the spanked
child one Joseph Tarodi. with whom she
had had love passages when she was
much younger.
Marry me and take me away" she
pleaded. Il have been spanked and shall
stand II no longer"
Mr.. Tarodi, having a sympathetic and
loving heart, albeit he is quite an old man
compared with Julia-he being s-tucked
his arm under hers and then hied away
to priest. In about tWvnty minutes the
apanksd bride was hts.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

have ignored it. When It came to Editor
MAILER of the Leona (Kan.) Hustler, how
ever he snapped 1t up. This is what he
said:
The bride wore a beautiful dress OF
French lawn, at least that's what they
said it was"
Speaking OF himself, he added:
The groom chat means WEI wore the
customary black hand-me down, and was
about scared to death"
Touching the ceremony, he continued;
There was no bridesmaid or best man
because the groom did not think he could
md better man than himself"
With reference TO the personal charms
of the bride he wrote:
Miss Randolph is a peach most of her
beauty is natural, and she looks good to
us; she is one Of our schoolmates and we
know she can throw a brick with remark
able accuracy, sample OF her rare nerve
is shown by her vowing to love, honor.
ETC. "
And In conclusion he disposes of her
husband in this fashion:
THE other interested party is a Joke;
he came 10 Leona in the fall OF SO without
clothes or money, and is now free from ali
financial debt. There are plenty of others
just as bad and they are not In the peni-
Tertiary, either"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
EIOpsrs Outwit Pursuers.

An elopement from Seattle. a midnight
marriage in Portland. a hasty departure
for a secret destination were features OF a
pretty romance that has Just become
known In the northwest.
The persons chiefly concerned were Miss
Clara L. Ford. daughter OF James c. Ford
OF Seattle, vice president OF the Pacific
Coast Steamship company. and Robert C.
Weleh. Seattle lawyer. The father en-
listed the services Of detectives OF the
two cities in an EFFORT 70 prevent the
match, but the sweethearts also employed
"sleuth" and through his aid outwitted
the stern parent.
Miss Ford and welch became engaged
several months ago. but the girls father
refused consent.
The steamship man requested the church
authorities not to sOlemnizs the marriage
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

a month before the accident he had won
the heart of Miss Gertrude Smith. friend
of his childhood. and she had promised to
become his wife. Gardner was removed to
Providence hospital, where for twelve
weeks he lowered between life and death,
and medical science finally triumphed so
far that his life was saved, but he will
never again recover his once robust health.
AS soon as Gardner was told that he
would be bedridden invalid he begged his
promised bride to accept the release from
her troth But declaring that he now
more than ever needed ire love and sym
pathy of a wife. she refused to listen to
his pleadings, and expressed her deter
mination to devote her life to the care of
the man who had won her love.
On the day the surgeons told her that
Gardner might be removed from the hospi-
tai the devoted woman got a carriage and
I'm this she drove with her bctrothed to
the Office of the county clerk. where a
marriage license was obtained and the
marriage followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid

and hired detectives to shadow his daugh
ter.
Welch quietly slipped away to Port
land. Deputy Sheriff T. r. Mulligan, an
old-time detective and friend of Welch,
also came TO Portland. Ford's "sleuths''
were given the tip, but somehow Miss
Ford evaded the detectives and came TO
Portland in company with Mrs. Mulligan.
marriage license was issued just be-
fore the Office closed. Justice OF the Peace
Reid was engaged and an appointment
made for II p. m. at the court house.
While the detectives were securing the
town Justice Reid was pronouncing the
words that made the pair one
Hasty congratulations from a party of
friends a dash for late train in a closed
hack and the happy couple went speeding
away on their honeymoon while the
father in Seattle kept the telegraph wires
hot and the detectives burned up their
leather in pursuit.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Hard Man to Please,

Out of go women who sought his hand
but one met the fancy of lonely John Hal
loran Of Jersey City, who owns $50 900
worth Of real estate and has been advertis-
ing for wife for the last year. Lonely
John is SO years Of age. He has spent most
OF his life before the mast. He received
hundreds OF letters and dozens Of appli-
cants called. The women were too old. too
young. too gay or too quiet. At a ball
given by lodge Of the Shepherds OF Beth
lehem, however John HalIoran met the
girl who suited him-Miss Adele Peters Of
West Hoboken-and became engaged to
her.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
WEEDS an Invalid.

True in her love for the man to whom
she had plighted her troth, Miss Gertrude
Smith OF Oakland, Cal, refused TO forsake
him when he suddenly became a helpless
cripple.
He offered to release her from her prom
Use TO him. but she spurned his words
Resolutely she said they should be mar
ried, and now they are man and wife. Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Gardner. he an invalid for
life and she Is caretaker and bread win
ner for the meager home.
Just four months ago A. L. Gardner. by
trade felt and composition roofer. fen
from building on which he was at work.
sustaining injuries which left him help
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

There is an old superstitious prophecy
concerning Easter. 1t is:
When my Lord falls on my lady's lap,
England beware of some mishap-
which means that when the festival of
Easter falls near Lady day March 25) that
England is threatened with some calamity.
The earlist possible day wherein Easter
can happen, in any year, is March p. 1t
fell on that day in 1918, and cannot happen
on that day again until 22s5. The latest pos
sible date for IL to occur is April Is.
Easter day is always the first Sunday
after the first full moon which happens on
or next after the Ast of March; but If the
full moon happens upon a Sunday Easter
day is the Sunday following"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Easter Candy Baskets

The candy stores these days furnish evil
dence of American prosperity. All OF
them of the better class are pretty well
stocked with gorgeous boxes and baskets
Easter gifts of candy, confectioners say
are becoming more popular every year. In
the old days men were content to have the
candy go in simple pasteboard boxes but
now many select receptacles that cost sew
eral times the price paid for the contents
I'VE import the most costly of the boxes
and baskets" said a New York dealer in
confectioners' supplies. Germany, France
and England send us the bulk of them, but
lately Japan has come into the game, and
now we get quite a number from there,
l understand the Japs are cutting into
Germany's trade with us in this line con-
siderably
Americans are now beginning TO COM
pete with the foreigners in turning out
these goods. This is particularly the case
with the fancy boxes. So far the Euro
peans have a monopoly of the baskets.
Most of the material for the fancy boxes
comes from the other side. American
manufacturers import the pasteboard and
the painted and ornamental paper in buiK.
The duty is IS per cent, but on finished
boxes it is 45 per cent
Besides the boxes and baskets we have
other candy holding novelties for the Eas-
ter season. Eggs and rabbits will always
be popular, Of course. Some of the eggs
are almost as gorgeous as the boxes and
baskets. Here's one covered with silk and
beautifully ornamented that will take three
or four pounds OF candy to I'LL IT, The
rabbits are meant for children, and none OF
them is very expensive"
One Of the oldest candy receptacles is a
lifelike, long-legged stork with a little
china baby in its bill. A place TO put the
candy is revealed by raising a wing that
works on a hinge. Germany sends this
creation to us. A basket fashioned like an
automobile comes from France.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08
Two Riddles of the Sphinx

The Sphinx had just propounded a riddle,
which makes a woman madden; to see
a hat prettier than hers or one that is a
duplicate?"
Herewith the ancients gave It up.
And then the Impassive Puzzler pro-
pounded this:
When an auto goes around In a circle
is the smell in front OF Il or behind?"
And the ancients gave It up.-New York
sun
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

cramp and falling sickness. These we're
called cramp rings. There was a supersti-
tious custom of putting out fires and kind
ling them again on Easter eve. In ireland
there were numerous superstitions The
inhabitants even today in some parts Of
that country get up to see the sun rise on
Easter morning, or, as they said, to see 1t
dance, which they believed 1t did. It was
believed that If you abstained from meat
on Easter Sunday you would escape a fever
for q year.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

The week following Easter was the poor
mans season. The will of the sovereign for
a brief time, and the poor man of few out
ings often celebrated his supremacy by get
ting wholly drunk, whence much moraliz-
ing both by himself and others. Easter
Sunday was the day for choosing church
wardens in the different parishes and for
merrymaking afterwards. The journeyman
who worked on Easter Monday would lose
his caste.
Among the peasants Of Spain it was the
custom to choose paschal or Easter king.
1t is said that as the Emepor Charles was
passing through a small village in Aragon
on Easter day he was met by one of Thea e
peasant kings who said gravely: Sir it is
that am king" Much good may It do
you, my friend" replied the emperor. You
have chosen a troublesome employment"
The Easter superstitions were many. The
kings OF England had a custom of hallow-
ing rings with ceremony, which were sup
posed to have great efficacy against the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08


IL - given as a mark OF friendliness,
begged. played with in various ways, and
eaten The liberty to eat eggs began again
after Easter. and often families sent whole
hampers full to the church to be blessed
before they ate them or gave them away.
There are a multitude Of variations to the
getting, giving and using of the Easter
egg. In some places in some parts of Rus
STA a single egg is given with greeting.
Colored eggs are nearly everywhere given
to the children In the church or In the
home.
Children in England, as at Washington,
go out and roll eggs on a lawn or In
field some rolling them like bowls, some
throwing them up in the air like balls. The
chief glory of paste egg to a boy who
wants to win the championship in hard
hitting is its hard shell. One who wishes
to gain conquest with his egg challenges
a companion to give blow for blow. He
is victor whose egg stands the attack, and
he goes on challenging.
There were many and curious ways Of
getting money at this season. Several OF
these were long practiced in Durham, Eng
land. One custom was for the men to take
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

proved mentally physically and morally his heau Is
clear mind active, thought consecutive, appetite
and digestion good eyes bright and complexion clear;
morally changed OF his disgust for his former
life and his live properly in the future
It is a common thing to hear Kelley patient say i
feel ten years younger"
HOW DOES THE KELLEY CURE AFFECT THE GEN
ERAL HEALTH?"
There can be but truthful answer, and that Is -
is beneficial in every of the word There
no nausea other sickness during treatment. The
from this the general health must be improved.
patients they know and will tell you ruhfuliy
Do not ask a saloon keeper other person whose In
against work. Information upon any
subject should be asked of those who know. not OF
those who guess. The Keeley~Cure is now more than
will admit test its merits and the permanency of its
twenty years of age-time enough the most captious
effects Could remain in business twenty years
and still be prosperous II injured the health of
patients?
p. ID. ARMOUR SAYS:
81 have sent about two hundred Of my employees,
from butchers to foremen, and all have been perma-
nently cured (From personal letter to DR.. Keeley)
/ do not think there is any thing any man
who ever did the good to humanity that you doing
with your cure" P. d. ARMOUR, Chicago, Ill.
Late head of the Armour Packing company
FRANCIS MURPHY, the world renowned refOrmer says:
II am fully persuaded that the DR.. Kelley Cure for
inebriety can be justly called miraculous.
THE of gospel temperance go forth
to meet the Goliath of drunnness without doubts
fears because Dr. Kelley has proved the world, by
great multitude of witnesses that God has revealed
him the Divine secret that has killed the pesence Of
drunkenness" 81
To reach the institute from either depot, take
the Harvey street to the of Twentyth and
Cass streets.
WILLIAM r.. BURNS. Manager Omaha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-08

HE building
fitted up especially for Kelley Institute after
\ walton and experience desirable
men contains perfectly
supply of hot and cold supplying
privacy of
dining artistic