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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
PRAY FOR
Popular Chouteau County Official Nav
Succeed Representative Dixon.

Helena Record.
Charles n. Pray, of Fort Benton.
today announced himself a. a caudi.
date for the republican uomin alton
for congress to succeed R~epresentativ "
Joseph NJ. Dixon.
For eight years Mr.. Pray has been
the prosecuting attorney OF Chouteau
county, and came to Helena today on
loca! business. He has always been
active in the ranks OF his party not
only in his home county, but through.
out the state.
Mr.. Pray said tina. be had deter.
mined upon the step after having read
the interview in The Record with Con.
gresham Dixon, wherein the latter
had stated that he would not seek q
denomination. He said he believed
northern Montana was entitled to the
nominate n and that it was a position
to which any man could aspire with
honor.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Rig sale Of oregon Lands.

PORTLAND, Aug. l4.-Owuership OF
almost a hundreth part Of the ares OF
the state OF Oregon changed hands to-
day. After extended negotiations, the
greater portion Of the land included
in the old Oregon Central military
road grant was transferred from the
California X Oregon Land company
to q syndicate composed Of eastern
and California capitalists. Approxi'
mate!y 500. 900 acres are included IN the
sale aud the consideration involved is
about $3.50, 900.
The principal purchasers of this
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Government Will Push Project.

WAsHINGTON, Aug. l3.-As soor
as inventories have been taken OF the
contractors outfit seized by the geo.
logical survey at Corbett tunnel and
Shoshone dam on the irrigation pro.
jects of northern Wyoming, consider.
ton will be given to plans for COM
pleting these great contracts.
The failure Of Charles Speer at Cor.
bett tunnel and Pendergast & Clark.
son at Shoshoue dam to live up to the
terms Of their contracts is being in
vestigated, ana may have some bear
ing on the method of completing the
works. 1t Is likely the geological
survey will continue the works, with
the supplies seized rather than let a
new contract. More than a million
dollars is involved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Old Soldiers Hold Reunion

MINNEAPoLIs. Aug. l4.-This was
reunion day at the G. A. Il. encamp.
ment and gatherings of old soldiers
and receptions were held in all parts
Of the city and At all hours Of the day.
The crowd OF visitors greatly IN.
creased today. 1t was said.that 5000
came from Chicago alone. The lobby
Of the West hotel was packed early
today. The crush was so great that
the doors of the Illinois headquarters
we're forced to open and even then
only a small portion Of the crowd
could be accommodat 1t is be-
lieved by railroad men that the total
number of visitors willjbelabout l25,'
600.
Two members of the Grand Army
died today, making three who have
passed away since the commencement
of the present encampment. J. H
Burke OF Burlingame. Kas., fell deai
while standing in front of the clerk
desk in the Pauley hotel. Death was
caused by apoplexy, induced by tn
heat. The other death was that o
George Smith, a former member o
the First New York dragons, wht
has been visiting relatives. Mr.. Smitl
was knocked down by q horse, which
was being driven rapidly around
corner just as he was about to take
stree. car. and died soon after.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
Some Hot Weather Hints.

Perhaps the whale didn'. swallow
Jonah, but discuss the question in
January. Argument heats the blood.
If man on a crowded street car
asks who is going to be the next
president, quietly and mildly ask the
conductor to throw him of and break
his neck.
All Thermometers lie. They are
made 70 lie from five 20 ten degrees.
When you look at it this way you are
not AS hot as you were, unless YOU are
idiot enough to get hot at the manu-
facturers.
Ice a be saved from melting by
wrapping a newspaper around 1t to
keep the air away. Go around in a
newspaper aud give the thing a fai,
trial.
If you 4 talk politics with ont
hand and hold a glass OF ice colo
lemonade in the other, so ahead, bu
otherwise sit and think Of snow!
mountains and the north pole.
Carry an umbrella on hot days. |
will not only save your head from tn
sun, but if you manage right you cal
put somebody's eye out most ever!
day.
\ great many people are struck b.
lightning every summer. Don't worr.
about your own case. You are IA
more apt to meet . creditor you hav
been lodging than to run up agains
a th%uuderbolt.
You may not be in the business O
selling family ice chests aud refriger
ators, but there's nothing cool abou
that trade until the ice is put in
Watch your ice man. kick to you
butcher, hold your milkman for al
that sours. and remember that the IN
terest on your winter overcoat in paw
is only > per cent. y month and goo
times are coming.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

of Chouteau county, who announce;
himself q candid ate for representative
in congress to succeed Mr.. Dixon. II
a brief talk with a Record reporter
today Mr.. Pray declared himself il
the race. Naturally, Mr.. Pray has
every confidence in securing the nom
ination when the republican state con
vention meets: moreover. he has un'
bounded faith in his success at the
polls: indeed, he expresses his opin'
ion, based on close study aud obser'
walton, that Montana must be carried
by the republicans this year.
Should the republican party choose
Mr.. Pray as its standard bearer in the
coming contest, there is no question
that he would make an energetic cam.
paiRn. It's the kind Of mar he is,
energy IL his stock in trade, supple
meuted by q keen mind and a persist.
ent way Of keeping at q task until it
has been accomplished. Mr.. Pray
would be an admirable successor to
Mr.. Dixon.
Throughout Montana this popular
aspirant for congressional honors
enjoys the warm friendship of thous.
auds Of republicans, who have watched
his career as a county Official and
gloried in his success. His circle Of
acquaintances may be said to be un.
bounded. A gentleman Of pleasing
personal appearance aud address. Mr..
Pray has the faculty OF making one
like him at once whether one wants to
or not. He is a we'll grounded lawyer.
q profound scholar and an orator.
His splendid official record in Chou
teau county speaks for itself.
In the ever that the people Of Mon.
tana choose Mr.. Pray as their repre-.
in congress, they can rest
assured that they will never live to
rue the day when they gave him his
Il is young, sharp. keen,
alert men that Montana needs in con.
gress. Mr.. Pray IL one of that kind.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
1t Was Not a Joke.

BAKER CITY. Oregon, Aug. 14.-Au
unmarked man entered the Club sa.
loon last night. and with a large gun
ordered the proprietors and occupants
of the place to hold up their hands.
At first it was thought to be q joke,
but the dozen occupants OF the saloon
saw in q minute that the man was in
earnest, and hands vent up. The rob-
Der secured between $500 and $500 and
made his escape.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
PRAY FOR

The news tn at comes from Helena, to
the effect that Hon. Charles n. Pray,
county attorney of Chouteau coun-
~, has announced himself as a can.
didate for the republican nomination
for congress, will not cause surprise
among his northern Montana friends.
For some time past they have under
stood that MIR. Pray was q receptive
candidate for this honor, and the re-
cent declaration by Hon. Joseph NJ
Dixon, that he will not seek re.elec,
ton, left the field clear for entries By
aspirants who otherwise would no
care to compete with Mr.. Dixon.
The qualifc atoms and merits OF Mr.
Pray are too we'll known among resi-
dents of northern Montana to call TO,
newspaper elaboration In this part O
the state. His personal and oficia
reputation Ia familiar to nearly ever.
voter, and Is such As to command tn,
approval of every member of hi
party. Dismissing all feelings of per
sonal friendship and local pride, tn
River Press believes there is no As
pirant for the republican nomination
for congress who Is better fitted 10
the duties of representative than III
present county attorney OF Choutea
county.
kindly mention of Mr.. Pray's car
didacy appears in the current issue c
the Helena Record, to this effect:
Early in the field is Mr.. c. N. Pra
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

Therefore he had determined to be-
gin an active campaign for the nom
in nation. While this campaign was Al
yet In its very infancy because Of the
short time that it had been afoot, Mr..
Pray said to a representative of The
Record that he felt highly encouraged
At the outlook.
eyes, you may announce me as an
active candidate for the nomin ation,''
said MIR. Pray. ~ propose making q
vigorous, yet honorable campaign for
the nomination, now that Mr.. Dixon
has announced that he will not seek a
denomination, and | must say that the
outlook is most encouraging, so far
as l have been able to get in commun.
ication with my friends Throughout. the
state"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

This bank solicits accounts, and
Offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and tie
most liberal tire atment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school honda
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22
WARM DAYS FOR THE OIL TRUST.

- ~ VOL
ard Oil monopoly. For several weeks
past it has been the subject of investi.
CATION by grand juries and other in.
q%uisitors, and in some instances the
facts brought to light have been con.
sidered sufficient to warrant indict.
ments OF a more or less serious nature.
Most of these accusations relate to
unfair adv antages secured By the oil
trust in transportation matters, the
evidence secured by the Investigators
convincing them that the Standa ard Oil
company received lower rates than its
competitors, the advantage being in the
form OF secret rebates Or some other
arrangement that had a similar effect.
These proceedings are the subject
OF editorial comment by the Globe.
Democrat, in the course of which i,
says: The indictment of the Stand ard
Oil company by the United States
grand jury at Chicago is the first OF a
series Of attacks which the federal au.
thorities are to make on that combine.
Ia this indictment the Standard is &C.
cused OF securing rebates through dis.
elimination in storage charges. There
are nineteen counts in the indictment,
aud on each count, if it should be sus.
tanned on the trial, a fine ranging from
81 1000 to $40, 900 could be assessed
against the offender. Even if only
half Of these counts should be sus.
tanned in the court, and eve il the
minimum fine should be imposed on
all the charges, which would be I'm.
likely, it would be q losing operation
to the Standard, for the profits to that
company from the rebatiug with which
it is accused are only $500.
This prosecution Of the case against
the Standard will show that President
Roosevelt is in earnest in his war on
the trusts. The l~awbreakers, high as
we'll As low, will be brought to justice.
Neither wealth nor powerful friends
or associates will shield the offenders
when proven guilty. Before the law,
as administered by this administra-
ton, all men and combinations Of men
are equal. The big boodlers in the
land frauds have been hunted down,
and several Of them have been put be-
hind the bars. Wrongdoers in every
department Of the government will be
made to feel the rigors of the law.
At this moment the governments
machinery for assailing offenders of
all sorts agaius. the federal statutes
is in good working order. The heads
OF all the departments are alert in put
ting the corrective machinery in OPP.
GRAFTON in their own field. Secretary
Hitchcok's good work in this direction
has been applauded by the country
. The task Of assailing the trusts, which
. is being prosecuted by the department,
OF justice aud the department OF com
t merce and labor, will also win the
couutry's favor. Those who have
. charged that the Standard Oil com
. pauy was immune to attack by tn,
government will change their tuue
The Standard is being hit hard, ant
! the attacks upon it are only begin
|, ming. Incidentally the government.
assaults on the Stand ard II othe,
5 trusts vii! make hundreds of thous
ants OF voters for the republica al
party III the congressional canvass o
1905.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

1t has been suggested that African
and Asia:ic elephants be imported
into South and Central America. in
the vast forests Of which they would
multiply aud provide q future sourca
Of ivory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

Valuable fossil remains have been
found IL many parts Of Oklahoma.
The lates find Of the sor, is reported
from Hay county. where Frank Lam
bert found IL the bed Of Deer creek
near his farm IL Carlisle township
wAat seems to be q part Of the jaw.
none OF some gigantic mc:s:e: Of pre-.
historic times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

After long hesitation scientific men
agree today in admitting that water
physically pure, seeu in mass, is sky
blue. This color is that taken by the
white light of the sun when absorbed
by the water.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-22

Local Securities a Specially.
Interest Allowed on Time DEPOSITS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-07
3be Times Daily Short Story.
DCS6SgSCSc9C Sc1 - W.

when pressed for the amount Of a bin,
"I'll get around to that just as soon as
ret settled. You see. I've been away
good while. and my dividends on my
mines are only just commencing.
When they get up 10 $500 day. as
they certainly VIII within six months,
I'll call In aud pay the amount. And.
say, tell your employer TO charge up 10
per cent interest from date Of pur-
chase. Big interest? a mere baga-
teIle. I've paid % per cent month
for money IN the Klondike, but could
AFFORD to. with tie money secured a
claim worth a million"
Such Iordly talk as this could not
fail to inspire confidence. and while
Mr.. Dealcy was Strengthening his cred
it with the men Mrs. Dealey was chat
ting with the women about her bus
bands wonderful ability as financier.
And in this The good woman was not
mistaken. Any man who can pay debts
with promises and get loans on the ere
atoms of his brain is indeed financial
genius.
1t was plain that Mr. Dealey was IN
some big scheme. more remarkable
even than his gold mines. This was
evident from the large sums he had
borrowed. Two different banks that
had difficulty in loanlng their money
safely and at good interest got into
fierce competition for Mr.. Dealey's
loans. but he quieted their ardor by
taking all they both had for him. II
seemed that the more he borrowed the
more he could borrow. When tho quar-
terly interest on the first loans fell due
be coolly wrote on the back of the no
lice Charge 1t up
But suddenly there was a big scare
among Mr.. Dealey's creditors man
from the Klondil1e came to town who
claimed that there were no such mines
there as those described In the newspa-
per clippings Mrs. Dealoy had shown
her neighbors Another person from
New Orleans claimed to have seen Mr..
Dealey IN that city when he was sup.
posed to have. been in the Klondikc.
The creditors all pounced upon Mr..
Dcaiey ut once, He restored confidence
simply BY d smile. Then he said:
Tomorrow shall begin to pay on
my debts"
Cotton was soaring, and Mr. Dea-
Icy spent most Of bis time at a long
distance telephone ordering sales on
the exchange One evening he went
home to bis wife, and, putting his arm
about her said:
my dear, figure up profit OF
Sl55.o00"
"ch Wilfrcd, what a bright man you
areg'
Mr. Dealey had made up his mind to
20 IN for tic next rise In cotton. While
TO wss supposed to be In the Klondlke
gathering IN gold mines he was in the
south studying the cotton problem.
With the cgsdiL manufactured 10 the
former be raped q harvest FL the Int.
ter.
And ovcyybody said; what O genius
that maa Deticy IS His wife Is tho
only one who saw BID wonderful abiI.
lty,n WILLARD c. IRVING.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-07
War Talk Troubles Her For
eign Relations
MOVEMENTS UNFRIENDLY
Long Edict Published at Pekin Yester.
day Rebukes Chinese Students
and Orders Protection Of
Foreigners.

Pekin, March 1.-THE Chinese Govern
ment II greatly purturbed by the re-
ports Of anti-foreign movements print
ed in the American and European press,
and particularly BY the dispatches an
nouncing Americas preparations for a
military expedition In case Of need.
These reports, it is alleged, tend TO EN-
barrass the foreign ministers and create
strained relations between them and
officials here, A long edict published
in the Official Gazette yesterday, declares.
that the warlike reports are circulated
by traitors who wish to separate China
from her friends. The edict points out
the great difficulties which confront
China at present and the strong need
for maintaining friendly relations with
the Powers; reproves the Chinese stu
dents for meddling with politics; and
charges all officials thoroughly TO protect
the lives. and property Of foreigners,
specifying the missions, under pain Of
Tie most severe punishment. A strong
force Of the troops has been sent to the
southern part OF the province Of Chill
where the people have been threatening
The Christians
The principle topic in the Chinese
press also relates to the reports coming
from America that the Cnited States is
making complete preparations TO send
4 military expedition to China. The
newspapers regard these reports as a
manilesting strategic disposition of
troops has been made by Yuan shi-Kai,
lie has stationed four Chinese forceski
He has stationed four batteries Of field
artillery at Chinchow on the Nuen River
under the pretenee that bandits arc APP
preaching. This artillery guards the
northern approach TO the capital, cut
ting the caravan route from Manchuria
to pekin. He also is sending eight bat
teries OF rapid-flre guns TO Shuntefn
under the pretext that secret society
there is exhibiting unrest, thus guarding
the southern approach to the capital and
cutting the Hankow,Pekin road. Yuan
Shi-Kai retains twenty-six modified
Rrupp guns, the most modern pieces in
China at the hunting park, three miles
south OF Pekin.
The imports of New Chwang for 1905,
exclusive Of military supplies, was the
largest recorded. The total was S53,-
100000 gold, OF which S22 100000 came
from America, s9,0oo,oOo being in cot.
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-07
A Napoleon Of Finance

tOriglnall
Wilfred Dealey was an original. lie
never did anything as any one else
would do it. and it must be admitted
that in nine out of ten cases he made
lamentable failures. He was fortunate
In the possession Of a wife who had
unboundcd confidence in him. Where
others saw simply shiftlessness, pro-
pensity for gambling or the attributes
OF a natural born fool. Mrs. Dealey saw
the inspiration Of genius. Instead Of
complaining when there was nothing
to eat in the house that she had a good
for nothing husband. she simply sighed
and said that when the scheme Mr.
Dealey was working turned out bril-
IIantly there would lie a-plenty.
But between the present and the fu-
ture reapins Of such reward Of per-
severance small debts accumulated.
They were getting so oppressive that
everybody was beginning to wonder
how Mr. Dealey would support himself
under their weight when he solved the
problem by taking his departure for
the Klondlke. This was considered the
only real bit Of management that Mr..
Dealey was entitled to feel proud Of
Mrs. Dealey declared that the debts
had nothing to do with her husbands
departure: that he had heard Of a won
dcrfuI claim owned by friend OF bis
who needed money to push ii. and Mr..
Dealey had gone out to help him. This
occasioned a smile on the face of the
listener, who wondered where the inn
pecuniouS Dealey was to get the neces-
sary means. Indeed. IT appeared to be
a case OF the blind lending the blind.
Ruf Marshal Ney did not cover the
retreat Of Napoleon from Moscow more
successfully than did Mrs. Dcalcy cover
her husbands flight to the Iilondikc.
When the mortgage on the house YEAS
about to be foreclosed she showed the
mortgagor a clipping from Klondike
paper mentioning The immense returns
Of mine in which Wilfred Dealoy was
part owner. When the grocer refused
any further credit Mrs Dcaley showed
a similar clipping from another paper,
mentioning another mine In which her
husband was part owner The butcher
and the baker were shown still other.
articles. and when they compared notes
It appeared that Mr. Dealey must have
an interest II the principal mines in
the Klondlke. Then they all let up on
the plucky little woman and kept her
supplied with what she needed.
one day Mr.. Dealey returned. lie
was well dressed and looked prosper
GUS. He went about among bis fellow
fownsmen borrowing on the next divi-
dend on his different mines 10 the Klon-
dixie, paying a high rate Of interest
which he said he could easily AFFORD to
30. He was raising funds for q new
deal. out Of which he expected To mako
3 large profit
cob. that little matter he would
aay 70 the collector ccntemptuously,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-07
TALES or CITIES.

Guilford. VT, has a house which is
now occupied for the FIRST time in
twenty years.
In Constantinople It is impossible to
communicate with any one by mail
Instead one must send a servant with
the message or 90 oneself.
Nine workmen in the shoe factory OF
William L. Douglas, former goyernoi
Of Massachusetts, are members Of the
Brockton (Mass) city government
Among them are Mayor Bradford,
three of the seven aldermen and one
member of the common council.
Portland. says Professor ZenbIin of
the Chicago university, is making a ter
rife struggle TO keep its prestige. but
is rapidly losing to Seattle. which, he
thinks, will become the great seaport
Of the west. in time SURPRISING even
San Francisco. Tacoma. he thinks,
will be the great manufacturing city
Of the west
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-07

The simple announcement of the re.
turn engagement Of Lyman II. Howe's
Lifeorama at the opera house Monday,
March ~, win be sufficient to draw an
audience only measured by the capacity
of the house. This attraction has visit
ed Barre many times, but each succeed
ing visit has only intensified the interest
OF the public in Mr. Howe's deseryedly
popular entertainment. This Is not only
true for Barre but for all over the coun-
try, The new program unerringly as
ever portrays themes and activities Of
world wide interest and abounds with
the spirit 81 travel and comedy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-07

dealers, chemists and other interested
parties, two years ago, with requests
for expressions of opinion and evidence
OF the justice or injustice Of the proposed
standards, and all information so col
lected has been classified and compiled,
and the present work Of the committee
is to consider that information and ar
rive at just standard
DR.. Seaman Examiner.
DR.. William II. Seaman of this city
has been appointed principal examiner
of the division Of chemistry of the pat
emit office.
McJimsy Prefers to Be Editor.
+. r. T. McJimsey Of ST. Joseph, re-
Gently appointed United States consul
at Calloo. Peru, has forwarded bis res
ignatiOn to Washington. Mr.. McJim.
sey recently purchased newspaper in
Springfield, Missouri, and will be its
editor