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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

Among the worst kind Of people
that can come into a community are
the migratory class or those hat do
not possess or have any desire to
possess any regular employment
These people have nothing themselves
have nothing to give to the community
and in the end carry away tie little
they may have earned to spend else
where. Their home life is a nise1 able
makeshift, and the children are poorly
clothed and fed. Their mott, reals.
The easiest way is always be best
way"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

What is more unsightly than a gar
den where the remains of the lettuce,
radishes, peas and beans and other
early vegetables which have been con
sumed are left to grow up with weeds?
The land should be thoroughly cleared
of everything and sowed to turnips or
some other early maturing crop. A
good manager can work his land to
his profit the same as his hired help
and yet reduce neither to the point Of
exhaustion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

Dampness, filth and lice are the
three greatest enemies of successful
poultry raising. With these conditions
eliminated the person of ordinary in
telligence has little cause for worry.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

AS showing that the American way
is catching in more fields than one we
noted lately that an irrigation ditch
has recently been dug on the island of
Hawaii which is fourteen miles long
and furnishes 100000 gallons of wa
ter daily to fertile yet semiarid por-
tons of the island
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

While from now on some articles OF
food may cost more, the consumer will
have the satisfaction of knowing that
be is getting what he has paid for; that
his coffee isn't chicory, brown paper or
clay; that his sirup isn't a glucose or
corncob connections; that his mustard
isn't more than half starch and his
pepper plain dirt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

pasture lot full Of bull thistles is
simply a plea to the owner of the farm
on which they are located for invest
ment in q flock of sheep.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

An almost ideal condition of land
tenure would be that under which
each family could have as much land
as it could care for properly without
outside help.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

That arrangement of a fellows du.
ties is by all odds best where he drives
his work and is not driven by it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

It is stated on good authority that
many fruit and berry producing plants
are nct only protected, but also that
the supply is maintained on account Of
the bright color of fruit, it being held
that the birds are attracted by the
bright colors, and they not only help
to destroy noxious insects, but also dis
seminate the seed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

every young suffering youthful
habits and and method OF treating these serious
troubles. failed specialists
confidence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

When only small quantities of milk
are handled, or the separator is not
used, it is very essential to cool the
milk in cold water before putting
away for the cream to rise. The rea-
son for this is that the bacteria in the
milk multiply very rapidly unless the
temperature Of the milk is lowered
quickly, and the milk is less apt to
keep sweet as long as it would other
wise
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-08-18

If any of the readers of these notes
are planning to put down cement
walks it will be well to keep the mix
ing box for the cement from under de-
sirable shade trees. We have noticed
a number Of such trees this season
whose lower limbs have been seri-
ously scorched by the fumes arising
from the box beneath.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
Senator Beveridgo was Interrupted.

Senator Beveridge, OF Indiana,
never answers directly when request
ed by some colleague to yield the floor
for q moment. His replies on such
occasions are invariably of an ora.
torical character. One day he was In
the midst of q most eloquent flight
when Senator Pettus of Alabama, who
is not q great admirer of the Indiana
man, arose and asked leave to inter.
rupt. "Nothing can ever afford me
greater pleasure" said Mr.. Beveridge
'than to yield to the distinguished
and able senator from Alabama, who
eve makes q speech himself or in.
terrupts the speech OF another senator
without adorning it with q brilliant
radiance" Pettus stood there with
his jaws crunching the inevitable cud
OF tobacco until Beveridge had I'm
ished the sentenced aud then said:
"Mr. President. I move we adjourn"
And they adjourned and left Bever.
idge's speech up In the air.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
A Mule For q Partner.

The late Senator Edward o. VOL.
colt, Of Colorado, was fond sometimes
of telling stories OF which he was the
butt. He used to tell how, at the be.
ginning of his professional career in
the west, he established q law and real
estate Office In Georgetown, Col. Az
the future statesman was in partner.
ship with q brother, the firm sign
read: edward Wolcott & Bro
The young lawyer, however, found
that business would not come to him,
so he decided to move to q neighbor.
ing town In search of it. He bought q
donkey, packed his few belongings
upon it and started for his new field.
He took with him the firm sign, think.
ing after the addition of fresh paint |,
might be made to do duty again. On
arrival at his new field of endeavOr he
found q group of miners awaiting him.
All eyes were fixed on the side Of the
pack animal. For q moment there
was silence, then 90 old miner drawled
out: "Say. young fellow, which Of YOU
all is Ed?"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
Chicago Wants More Police.

CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-So many muir.
ders and robberies have been COM
United In Chicago recently without the
perpetrators being apprehended that
the city council was requested last
night to come to the aid Of the police
department. Both Mayor Dunno and
Chief of Police Collins assert that the
present force is insufficient numerical.
ly and several petitions prepared by
committees Of citizens we're presented
to the city council asking that enough
money be appropriated to enable the
city officials to increase the police
force so that the streets can be prop.
erly patrolled.
After considerable discussion the
petitions we're referred to the finance
committee and resolution was passed
directing the police committee imme'
diately to investigate the department
and report its conclusions to the city
council Is to the reasons for the in
ability of the police department Il
cope with the criminal element in tn,
city, together with whatever recon
mend ations the committee may deem
proper to remedy the stu alton ant
give the city proper police protection
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
WILL BUILD N
FIRST WORK ON MILK RIVER project
WILL SOON BE COMMENCED.
Secretary Of Interior Authorizes Call Fol-
Bids on 20 Miles.

Dispatches from Washington an,
nounce that Secretary of the Interio,
Hitchcock has notified Congressman
Dixon of Montana, that he had grant
ed authority to the reclamation ser.
vice to draw specifications and adver
tise for bids for construction OF the
canal from St. Mary's river to North
Fork OF the Milk river. The estimated
cost of this work is 5000, 900.
Owing to the international feature:
involved, the Importance of the inter,
ests OF the United States, and the ne
cessity of preserving its status in re-
lation to these waters, it 10 deemed
essential that this work shall be pur'
sued with diligence in view OF claims
Canada ia future may advance.
That portion OF the work for which
bids are authorized consist OF abou,
% miles. Congressman Dixon has
been assured by the department thai
actual construction will begin as soon
as contracts can be let.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
The First

John D. Rockefeller's income il
Sl4,400 per day, $500 an hour, or &c
a minute. 1t is five times greater tha az
the cars, ten times greater than the
kaiser's, and twenty times greater
than the income of the king Of Eug.
land.
The wealth of Rockefeller in silver
exceeds in weight two armoured
cruisers; it is greater than the annual
expenditures of fifteen nations. IL
dollar bills. Rockefeller's wealth
would form q double girdle around
the earth. It would require l25 ,O0(
men, each earning $500 q year, to earn
the equal of Rockefeller's annual in
come.
In view of the recent advances In
railroad, copper and coal.oil values,
q European financier declares tina,
Rockefeller is not only worth $3.50,
100000. the popularity accepted esti.
mate OF his fortune, but is q billion
aire-the first In the history of the
world,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
kansas Treasury Is Short.

TOPEKA, Jan. 16.-A total shortage
in the Kansas state treasury Of about
$4,000 10 shown by the report of Ac'
countant Mooris, in the treasury ex.
animation just closed, according to q
summary Of the report prepared BY
Gov. f. w. Hoch, made public late
this afternoon. The report covers all
trans actions made by the state treas
urer from J January l, 1898, to June 30,
1905, including the two full terms Of
former State Treasurer Frank f.
Grimes and u term and six months
of the administration of Thomas 7,
Kelley. the present treasurer. The
bulk Of the shortage appears in the
accounts Of the Office during thu
Grimes a administration.
Aside from the shortage shown, the
Morris report makes serious disclos'
ures concerning the erasure Of the
! Estate property stamp from the back:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
viii ray For Rain.

Los ANGELES. Jan. l6.-Prayers
for rain will be said by all priests of
the Catholic diocese of Los Angeles
and Monterey, by order OF Bishop
Conaty. Believing that a downpour
is long overdue Bishop Conaty will
follow the plan already tried In the
northern part of the state.
Last year at this time when Grain
maker Charles Hatfield was at work
near Los Angeles, heavy rains had
fallen previous to this date. This
season contributions to Hatield's
rainmaking fund were few, and Hat
field declined to conduct his expert
ments. Ranchers have suffered heavy
damage from drought.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
Senate Discusses Rate Question.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-Unexpect.
eddy the senate today found itself con.
sidering the railroad rate question,
which was precipitated by Mr.. Fulton's
taking the floor to make q brief speech
in explanation of an amendment offer.
ed by him to the Dolliver bill. giving
to courts Of justice authority to modify
orders Of the interstate commerce com.
mission imposing ar unreasonable
rate. He had not proceeded far when
he was switched from q general expla.
nation of the terms of the provision to
a defence Of the principle, and q gen.
eral debate of the bill followed. MIR.
Fulton held the floor throughout, but
there were many Interruptions, and
other senator's fully shared the time,
among them being Messrs. Foraker,
Spooner. Bailey and Clay. The dis.
cussion was listened to very:attentively
by all the senators, showing the great
interest felt or the subject.
The trend of the controversy was all
toward the point as to whether con-
gress had the right to delegate its
authority to fix rates, and whether the
courts may determine what ia q rea.
sonable rate. Mr.. Fulton commended
that the courts may l~eRitimately ex.
ercise this right. He urged that the
courts we're daily engaged in fixing
future rates and quoted authorities in
support of the proposition that the
courts may fix reasonable rates, and
argued that the preponderance OF
presidents was favorable to that posi-.
ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
broken OF Short.
Kansas CITY Journal,

Kansas City Journal.
Secretary Taft 10 weighs only 294
pounds. Hard physical work, such
as ditch digging, beats all the patent
nostrums for reducing fat.
John A. Mccall has mortgaged his
home to secure q note %refunding money
to the New York Life. Mccall seems
to be an honest sort Of ~''grafter'
after all.
The Chicago Tribune favors pen
sioning the father or mother who Is
the parent OF twenty.seven children
II among that number there nc child
ren capable of and willing to take
care of the old folks the achievement
is of no benefit to the country and
should not be rewarded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
DcpcW Will not Resign.

ALBANY. n. v, Jan. l6.--The state
senate today defeated by q vote OF "a
to q Senator Brackets resolution
requesting the resignation OF United
States Senator Depew. The democrats
we're excused from voting. Senator
Bracket alone supported the resoiu'
ton. The action followed a long de-
bate, opened by Senator Bracket in
a speech of an hour and q quarter as
scathingly attacking Senator Depew,
with an occasional denunciatlon o.
Senator Plat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
MARSHALL FIELD Is DEAD.
Millionaire Merchant Of Chicago Su
cumbs To Attack of Pneumonia.

NEW YORK, Jan. 16. - Marshall
Field, the Chicago millionaire mer.
chant, died here at the Holland house
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. He had
been i'll only ten days, with pneumo.
MIA, with which he was seized upon re.
turning from Europe, whittier he had
been on q wedding trip. His wife and
other relatives we're I the bedside.
No arrangements for the funeral have
been made.
The end was not unexpected, al
though it was not until three days ago
that his condition was considered ser.
ious. Yesterday Mr.. Field took a
turn for the worse aud it was feared
he would not live throughout the night.
He vas conscious at the end and re-
signed to death.
Marshall Field was one of the most
distinguished merchants OF his gener-
alton, his great wealth being estimat.
ed at anywhere from 600, OOO, 100 to
900, 900 1000. At the close of the
Worlds fair in 1893, Mr.. Field en-
dowed with $1,000, 900 the museum now
known as the Field Columbian mus
cum. for which q home valued at S8,-
O00, 600 is shortly to be erected in the
heart of the city. He later gave to
the University Of Chicago land valued
/ at $450. 600 to be used for athletic pur-
poses, and Q portion OF It is known
| tod v "A Marshall Field.
He was extremely charitable in other
directions, failing to contribute
to q cause which he knew to be worthy.
Personally, Mr.. Field was q hand.
some man, q trife above Medium
height, slender and we'll proportional.
He vas popular socially, although be
never mingled in society as the world
Is generally understood. In his per.
sonal tastes and habits he was quiet
and modest.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
FOR THE MILK RIVER PROJECT.

The most welcome and encouraging
news yet received In regard to the
Milk river irrigation project Is the
announcement that the secretary of
the interior has authorized a call for
bids upon the construction OF q small
part OF that undertaking. The brief
Washington dispatch which makes
this announcement says the bids will
apply to % miles of canal from St.
Mary's lake to the north fork OF Milk
river, but 20 further information has
yet been given as to the nature OF the
plans of which this work forms a part.
A recent bulletin issued by the geo.
logical survey stated that no engin.
eering board has yet felt justified in
recommending any plan for the MILF
river project which does not involve
the use of Canadian territory, but it il
assumed that the federal authorities,
in asking for bids upon the canal now
proposed, have some other plan in
view. In any event, 1t is highly graft.
flying to be assured that actual work
of construction 10 to be commenced
upon a project that may require many
years to complete.
The descriptions Of the Milk rive,
project that have appeared In thu
newspapers from time to time, give
these particulars regarding the pro
posed plans:
1t is proposed to carry the cana
down the St. Mary's for six miles tt
Spider creek and lake and thence Il
the north fork of Milk river, at a cos
of 86S6, 900. The north fork is to b.
crossed by an inverted siphon, will
an arch of III feet, and the canal il
then to run II the south fork, at
total cost Of sl.l73,0 600. The canal i
then to run northeast to Macleod gap
with q maximum cutting of l67 fee,
and through a gently undulating cour
try for eight miles. continuing until
at q distance Of Ga miles from tn
head, the canal will reach the top {
q bluff from which there will be necei
sary q grade drop OF POS feet.
After this drop the canal is to b
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The cen ate
committee n irrig alton is considering
q bill intended to authorize the secre'
tary OF the interior to lay out town.
sites and sell lots at public auction,
also a bill authorizing the governmen,
to condemn lands within irrigation
projects and sell them again to the
present owners, subject to charges for
reclaim alton. A question 10 raised a
to the constitutionslity Of the pro-
posed legislation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
THE PRESIDENTS RAILWAY FARES

AS 3 result OF b Rreat OeaI OF t0lk,
some of it Of an unpleasant flavor,
about the president of the United
States travelling at the expense of the
railroad companies. two bills have
been introduced into the house of rep.
resentatives seeking q remedy 10 diff.
ferent ways. says the Chicago Chroni.
Gle. One is q bill for the purchase,
equipment and maintena nce OF q
presidents train" and for paying
full fare for him and his party when
he travels, probably meaning the
regular mileage charge for hauling q
train. For all this Sl00, 900 is asked
and it might last part Of the way
through a trip.
The other bill proposes IN "annual
transportation allowance" Of Sl5 5000.
That Gum, too, might take q president
and party on one trip. But these bills
are intended to establish the principle
that the United States must pay his
travelling expenses. The amount may
then be indefinitely increased.
One may ~cheertully admit that the
railways should not be called on nor
permitted to pay q cent, but 1t Is not
as clear that the United States should
do so. II, indeed, the president un.
dertakes q journey strictly on the
business of the nation 1t would not be
disputed, probably, that the nation
should pay.
But the president has little or no
occasion to travel o. government
business. His official business Is all
In Washington and until after the
civil war the presidents remained
pretty closely in Washington. Presi'
dent Johnson was almost the first to
travel to any great extent, but nobody
supposed he was on government bust
ness.
People used to criticise General
Grant because he spent so much OF
his time in summer In Long Branch,
not out of any thought of who paid
travelling expenses but because hi
was not at his post OF duty. His be-
ing there and being lured away from
there but not back to Washington
came near to making "black Friday
of infamous memory blacker than
was.
II the presidents expenses are to b.
paid by the government why not thos'
of u cabinet officer or any other gov
eminent official not on g%overnmen
business? 1t the president, however
never travelled except on governmen
business he would be found quit
steadily in Washington. If he trav
els purely for his W business o
pleasure why should not he pay tn
expenses as other men do? II a stat
or any civic or military or other SO
ciety asks his presence on any &C
casion and his duty allows him t.
give the time why should not the stat
, or society pay the expense:
I II, as is claimed, the proposal /
F.. made because we do not pay hin
salary enough is not the manly AM
e honest remedy for that niggardliues
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24
The River Press.
Published eveyy Wednesday Morning
By the RiUer Press Publish
ing Company.
HUNGRY FOE SUGAR.

The Philippine debate in congress-
developed the fact that the American
people consume enormous quantities
Of sugar, most of which is purchased
from foreign countries. The tariff
bill under discussion proposed to ad'
init raw sugar from the Philippines q,
q low rate OF duty, a proposition tha'
was strongly resisted by members from
states In which the beet sugar business
10 q promising Infant industry
These opponents of the Philippine
tariff bill, however, were outvoted ia
the house, and the measure now goes
to the senate.
The fact 10 not generally known tina,
sugar formed by far the largest item
In the list of imports into the United
States last year. The value OF the
total volume of merchandise brough,
into the country was the largest on
recerd-over 1900 millions Of dollars
and OF that amount sugar constituted
about 12} per cent, equivalent to
sl5O, 900, 200.
For the eleven months ended No.
vember 80, 1905, the imports Of sugar
from our non.contiguous territory
amounted to Isl, 4S5, 1855, 90 that for
the entire calendar year It is evident
that they must have been considerably
In excess of one.third of our total
sugar imports.
It is needless to say that the values
indicated above are unprecedented,
and this In the face of the fact that
domestic sugar producers are rapidly
Increasing their own output of both
beet and cane sugar. Home consump.
ton is simply far outrunning home
production and as q result larger and
larger imports are inevitable. During
the past twenty years the population
OF the country has increased so per
cent. whereas the purchases OF sugar
abroad have doubled, the annual av.
erage importations during the five
year period ending with 1855 having
been 1881, l49 tons, as compared with
an annual average of 2,106, 043 tons
during the five year period ended with
1905. Home production has grown
from l76, O35 IONS in 1885 to approx.
mately 600, 900 tons last year.
Although consuming less per capita
then Great Britain, the United
states consumes more than any other
country In the world, or an amount
that repre-. ents no less than on~e-fourth
81 :ne worlds total production. So
far as cane sugar Is concerned the
United States onsume fully one-half
of the worlds production, which, in
the year 1905, amounted to 4,6l2, 900
tons. Cane sugar, 1t should be re-
membered, now comprises practically
one.ha!f the worlds total output Of
sugar. as,compared with only 1929 per
cent. in the year 1900. AT the same
time, although the worlds production
of cane sugar between 1910 and 1905
increased somewhat less than 320 per
cent. the production Of beet sugar
increased about 720 per cent. and
amounted to only ABS per cent. OF all
the sugar produced 10 1910.
Cuba is by far the largest seller to
the United States, having exported to
this country in the last fiscal year
2,O57, 600, $50 pounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

to increase the salary openly and not
do it By this i%ndirection?
That this remedy cannot take effect
during the term of Office of the incum.
bent when the law 10 enacted is his
misfortune, but it ia no good reason
for justifying a shifty means because
OF a good end.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

Of cuopons and the mutilation of rec
ords in the Offices of the state treas.
urer and state auditor. Thomas T.
Kelley, the present state treasurer,
will issue q statement In reply to the
charges made against him in the re.
n0rf.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-01-24

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and tho
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters Of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.