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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Beautiful Harmony.

~ like to see things harmonize."
"Well, you ought to be satisfied. You
have a rubber neck and an elastic con-
science."-New York Press.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

W. G. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice-Pres. and Manager.
A. E. SCHWINGEL,
Cashier.
OMAR j. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

: Little do you know what a ~gloriously
uncertain thing the law is.-Plautus.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
(Unincorporated.)

PAID UP CAPITAL......S ,0o ooo
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY 600. 900
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Local Securities a Specially.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Another Texas Cyclone.

Fort Worth, Texas.-A tornado
which killed at least twelve persons,
swept over Texas May 25th. destroy
ing thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty. The tull list of dead is not OBJ
tainable, as telegraph wires are down
in many portions Of the state. but it is
believed the death list will show
great increase. Those who are known
to be dead are:
w. p. Lyon. an Ellis county farmer.
Harry Sneed, aged sixteen, OF Rose
bud.
A. r. Sanderson. Park Springs.
Walter Martin, Emory.
Mrs. Burkhalter, blind woman.
Emory.
William Harvey, Emory.
Three nebroes, names not yet
known, Emory.
Mrs. II. c. Douglas, Wills Point.
Jesse Douglas, her eight.year-old
son.
James Mcclellan, seven years old.
Scores are reported injured, many of
them fatally.
Many cattle were killed, a number
OF them being picked up by the tornado
and carried hundreds OF feet.
At Emory every building on the
county poor farm was demolished and
II Is feared number OF the inmates
were killed.
In other parts Of the state buildings
were torn from their foundations and
whirled through the air.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
THE OBSERVER
CENTRAL UTY, COLORADO.
The Latest Panacea.

We Americans have genius for the
invention Of cure-alls, and for faith
in them after they are invented. Some
Sne has now contrived-on paper
the Order of NebuchadneZzarites. The
method of the order is not to be, as
one might expect, diet of grass, but
1 change from the upright position to
one on all fours. Members of the So
ciety must agree to eat, drink, walk
and run on their hands and knees.
They are assured by the founder of
the order that they will speedily BAN
ish all the ills to which human flesh
Is heir. Witness the vigorous health
enjoyed by the dog, the OK, the horse
and the necessary pig-their freedom
from dyspepsia, neuritis. rheumatism
and consumption. Whether they be
immune to measles, chicken-pox and
mumps has not yet been announced.
1t is not disclosed whether this order
Is the product of the lively imagina-
ton of newspaper reporter or Sc
rious scheme of sincere reformer
who is unable to master more than
one idea. The very doubt on this
point results from the fact that even
such a society might find adherents.
An oriental legend relates that when
woman first discovered man he was
living on all fours. She coaxed him
to his feet and induced him to walk
upright. Can it be that the twentieth
century will Undo the work of the
primitive woman? Surely, remarks
Youths Companion, the adherents OF
the new cult must all be men; for
fashion has made no provision for
women's clothes in the new attitude
"Creepers" designed for the purpose
cannot yet be obtained, and the mush
room hats would not adapt them
selves to a poise on the back Of the
neck. Thus fashion may be stronger
than fad, and weary man may be
forced to stand up again to get with
un speaking distance of woman.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

A writer in an exchange has dis
covered that the greatest foe to
beauty in man and woman is not er-
rors in diet, lack OF exercise, over
work or any of the things usually
classed as enemies of good looks. but
bad mental states-"anger, fever, jeal-
ousy. worry, irritability, want Of trust
in ones self and in the Great Cod"
The young woman who wants to be
beautiful may eat what she pleases
and work long and hard, but II she
will cultivate good nature. calmness.
kindness, gayety. she may develop
the divine gift. Therefore cheer up,
girls, says Indianapolis Star. be good
and you will be lovely to behold aud,
of course. happy.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
For a Change in the New Year.

If an arrangement could be made
with the almanac makers l would be
in favor Of having the year begin with
Ithe 1st Of May.
On the 1st of January 1 nave no real
sensation Of the beginning of a new
period, the starting Of new deal"
Between the last day of December
and the first day of January there ex-
lists no substantial difference. My
heart does not signify by single
throb that 1t is aware of the change.
Nature does not turn over in its sleep
when the whistles blow and the bells
ring to announce the artificial dawn
of the artificial year, or disturb the
snow blanket under which it has lain
dnanimate for a month or more. On
the other hand, continues the writer
in American Magazine, we spontane-
ously signalize the arrival of the
spring by revolution in our thoughts,
our manners, our physical relations
to the world, our clothes, our houses
and our habits. Nature, contemptu-
'ous of the astronomers, shakes off it's
cold lethargy and gives us happy
New Year at the flowery threshold Of
the month of May.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Gold Under the Wind River.

Shoshoni. Wyo.-G. w. Sinks OF this
place. Charles Franklin of Cripple
Creek. f. q. Shafrer Of Deadwood and
Y. r. Moses. connected with the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad, have To-
Gated a number OF placer claims on
the ancient bed OF Wind river, four
miles from this place. and announce
the discovery OF the richest placer ever
located In Wyoming.
They have sunk hollow shafts to bed
rock in the ancient course OF the
stream and everywhere they have
gravel running from 81 to SO a yard in
coarse gold, with additional values
throughout in -four gold. The quartet
Of discoverers have planned to run n
canal from the river to the ancient bed
and to operate large placer dredge.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

were afraid to try them He now
come out with the remarkable state
ment that a, conspiracy wac entered
into between these cold-footed Colo
rado officials and the Idaho officials to
hang the men in Idaho.
"'When had charge of the military
campaigns in this state continued the
general, my greatest trouble was in
keeping backbone in Peabody and in
few of the mine owners who signed
a contract with me to wipe out the
Western Federation of Miners. The
mine owners agreed to appoint the adj
jutant general, and to issue the order,
Destroy the Western Federation"
accepted the position, and started out
to carry out the order. The Western
Federation of Miners was no Sunday
School class, by any means.
AS military man, l recognized
| 1t as an enemy and treated it as such.
l accordd to all of it's members the
courtesy due common enemy. cap
| tured it's commander and put him in
prison. l cut off their base of supplies
by closing the mines in which the
workmen contributed to their support.
Il captured several men in the ranks
and escorting them to places of safety
|
there largely as prisoners. They nick
named this deportation. l called it
military necessity. In fact, acting on
the orders of the governor, went
down the line against them. My orders
were ito wipe them off the earth
I'm doing this. public opinion, of
course, went with the underdog and
the fellows who had promised to put
+. up the cash, and these shoulder
| strapped fellows, who say that left
the militia demoralized, mighty soon
| got cold feet. In fact l was compelled
a number OF times to cut off all lines
OF communication in order to keep
from being bothered with them.
During this war number OF
crimes were committed on the other
side. l arrested the men, put them in
Jail and found regular indictments
against them. When it came to trial
there wasn't any of these people that
had the nerve to hold court to try
them.
Whatever Meyer and Haywood did
out here, don't believe they are guilty
of the Steunenberg affair, and l think
it's nothing more than right that they
should be given fair trial in the state
where they committed the crime. It's
certainly unfair to take them away out
on the desert in Idaho and hang them
for crime committed in Colorado.
"'It would look as though the Off
cials here were afraid that some OF
their own crookedness would come out
81 an attempt was made to hold trial
here. You know there have been
t charges of crimes on both sides and
/, have said that l had as much trouble
3 watching one side as the other.
81 intend to watch the Idaho situa.
ton thoroughly, and if any of these
yellow-streaked individuals undertake
to swear that something happened that
didn't happen I'll go out here and tell
the straight of it
General Bell has been watching the
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

the Little Snake valley this summer,
and at present Baggs and Lay are the
two principal supply points for towns
in the valley. Lay is almost straight
south of Baggs. on the surveyed line
of the Moffat road.
Baggs is the terminal point of
stage line and proposed automobile
line running respectively from Raw
Inns, Wyoming, and WGmsutter, Wyom-
ing, on the Union Pacific. II II is de.
cided that Baggs is in Wyoming, 1t is
quite probable that another town will
be started just over the line in Colo
RADIO, and that the new town will be-
come the metropolis Of the valley. For
this reason the citizens Of Baggs are
getting up a petition which they will
send to Governor Buchtel and the
State Land Board, asking that the
matter be looked into AMI a rcpnrt
made as to the real location Of the
town.
There are nearly 500 people living in
Baggs. and II they ought to be send
Ing representatives to the Legislature
at Denver instead Of Cheyenne, they
want to know It.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
WHICH STATE OWNS BAGGs7
sie Irrigation Project Raises Intricate
Question Between Colorado
and Wyoming.

o'e
Is the town OF Baggs In Wyoming or
Colorado? Baggs itself doesn't know
and II Baggs doesn't, who does? On
the map Baggs is in Wyoming, just
north of the Colorado Wyoming state
line, where 1t forms the boundary be-
tween Carbon county, Wyoming, and
Routt county. Colorado, and that was
where it belonged when the states
were originally laid out n great many
years ago. A government survey made
more recently, however, ran the state
line north of Baggs, it is said, thus
bringing 1t into Routt county, Colo
rado. Nobody paid any attention to
the last survey, because until recently
1t made no particular difference
whether Baggs was in Colorado, Wyo-
ming or Alaska.
But all that is changed now. The
Little Snake River valley, which runs
southwest from Baggs, is the site for
one of the largest irrigation projects In
the state. The Routt County Develop
ment Company Is building an irriga-
tion canal and reservoirs. ard la..d ana
water rights are being sold at $3.50
an acre. Now, Baggs wants to be de-
clared In on this prosperity and 1t is
obvious that II the town isn't in Colo
rado another town will be built just
south Of the line. where there will be
no doubt as to which st.lte has juris-
diction over 1t. 1t Is anticipated that
several thousand people will settle in
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

Paul Doumer is an observant
,trenchman who has returned to his
own country after a long visit to the
United States, during which he trav-
eled through every section Of the
,union. That he kept his. eyes open
with intelligent watchfulness and an
appreciative spirit is evident from his
talks in private and public. Deliver
Ding a lecture before university stu
dents, NJ. Doumer paid a notable trib-
ute to Americans. Among other things
he said the congressional library at
Washington, which he described in
considerable detail, was by all odds
the best organized, best managed and
best regulated in the world, which.
coming from representative of high
literary culture, is notable compli-
ment.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
HAYWOOD CASE
ANOTHER JUROR FOUND WHO
PASSES RIGID EXAMINATION.
DENVER MAN LNsINUATEs
the Lime Light and May Take
Hand in the Case.

Boise, Idaho-Upon the ability of
the state of Idaho to- prove that the
Western Federation of Miners is an
organization of desperate men whose
object is to overturn by violence the
existing forms of society, Senator Will
liam e. Borah is willing to stake the
chance of sending William d. Hay
wood to execution.
With full understanding that moth
ing less than this must be brought out
and established clearly, Borah ac-
cepted juror who declared that in an
ordinary murder case he would vote
against the death penalty. 1t is now
up to the state to prove that Steunen-
berg not only met his death from an
agent employed by the defendants, but
further, that it must be brought out
that Steunenberg's death was but an
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
E. m. johnson a Free Man.

Canon City, Colo.-"Fidelity" E. NJ
Johnson, convict No. 6433. whose pa.
role was received by Warden Cleghorn
May 25, left the penitentiary the same
day. DR.. B. I. Johnson of Denver, a
brother of the convict, arrived at 3
o'clock in the morning and brought
with him a suit case in which he car.
ried suit Of black cheyiot, derby
hat, new shoes and undorclothing. The
doctor reached the prison at o'clock
and was permitted to interview his
brother in deputy warden's Office.
The greeting was cordial, and after a
short talk Fidelity" was taken to the
bath house. where he enjoyed plunge.
He then dressed in the clothing his
brother had brought and entered the
convict barber shop. At 1926 he was
taken to the chief clerks Office, where
he subscribed to the conditions Of the
parole and received his personal effects
and money which had been held by the
officials.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

events in the western state with a
great deal of interest. 1t was signifi-
cant that his name was left out of the
list of prosecuting witnesses. 1t was
often remarked by his friends that he
wouldn't swear to what they wanted
him to.
He was watching the proceedings
with more than ordinary interest, but
when General Wells came out in his
biennial report and intimated that the
financial condition Of General Bells ac-
counts were clouded and that General
Bell left the military in a demoralized
condition. General Bell felt it his duty
to respond.
He has certainly returned the COM
pliment in few paragraphs that will
make the prosecution and the defense
in the Idaho court sit up and take no.
tice."
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Lucanla Holds Record.

New York.-The Cunard steamer Lu.
cania, which holds the transatlantic
record Of Ave days. seven hours,
twenty-three minutes from Queens.
town, ended an exciting ocean race
when she came in ahead of La Lor.
raine of the French line.
Both ships steamed out of their re-
spective ports of Liverpool and Havre
on Saturday last. The Lucanla left
Queenstown on Sunday morning.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Mrs. Mckinley Passes Awax

Canton, Ohio.-Mrs. William McKin-
ley. widow of the late President, died,
at her home here at 1905 o'clock on the
afternoon Of May 26th.
For many years Mrs. Mckinley had
been an invalid. She rallied from the
shock OF her husbands tragic death,
but Il LETT its mark. and when It was
known that she had suffered stroke
or paralysis little hope was felt that
she could survive.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30
Horse Kicks Man Twenty Feet,

Wheatlcnd. Wyo.-Deputy Sheriff
Wilson Meglemre is suffering from Sc.
rious injuries as result of an attack
made on him by vicious stallion. The
animal knocked the man down, tram.
oled him and kicked him a distance Of
.wenty feet. Meglemre has internal In.
luries and may not recover.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

incident in the series of crimes already
plated.
In short, the Western Federation
must be shown to be band of assas-
sins who had in view the eXtermina-
ZION of that part of society which was
Objectionable to them.
Juror ]. E. Tourtellotte, an architect
Of Boise, under examination by Borah,
declared he had conscientious scruples
against inficting the death penalty. He
showed that he had considered the
question carefully. His statement was
that his teaching all his life was
against the death penalty.
Society has no right to take that
which it cannot give-a mans life, -
said Tourtelotte. repeating the ele-
mental argument of those opposed to
the death penalty. 81 make an eXcep-
tion only in the case of an invasion of
this country" continued the juror, "or
in case where men organize for the
purpose of overthrowing the govern
ment and destroying. society and civili-
zation. In only those cases would | ap-
prove of death, and my action would
be on the Ground of self-defense.'
That is all we expect TO PROVE" de-
clared Borah, who followed with the
statement:
I'VE pass the juror for cause"
Pueblo. Colo.-The Chieftain Of this
city prints the following from it's cor
respondent in Denver:
81 do not believe Moyer and Hay
wood are guilty of conspiracy to MUIR
der Governor Steunenberg. / believe
they are being jobbed by lot of weak
,lings, who haven't the nerve to try
them for crimes actually committed in
Colorado. and who entered into a con-
spiracy with the Idaho authorities to
have them hanged there. If necessary,
! will go to Boise myself and see that
they get square deal. When | had
them under arrest here l gave them a
square deal, and fought them in the
open. 'lon't propose to see them
,jobbed in Idaho by lot of cowards.'
so spoke Adjutant General Sher-
.man NJ. Bell. General Bell has entire
charge of the military operations dur.
ing the Peabody campaign. At one
time he had LOG men under arrest, and
was holding them charged with MUIR
der. The charges covered practically
all the crimes that were committed in
Colorado during the last ten years.
"One by one the indictments against
them were quashed. and they were
finally released and no one was tried.
General Bell has never felt salts
fled about this. He has always main
tanned that he had the evidence be-
fore he arrested the men, and that the
Colorado officials got cold feet and
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

J. p. Morgan is the only householder
'tn New York below Central park who
has fruit trees in his front yard. At
madison avenue and Thirty.n!nth
street his lot has cherry and pear
trees. besides magnolias. which are
now in bloom.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

Bank clerks are expected to handle
money just as dry goods clerks handle
lace or ribbons, according to a bank
president. The president should visit
a dentist and have his expecter filled
or pulled.
Gilpin observer., 1907-05-30

lOckeu up LOT twenty-five nOurS re-
ported inability to agree and was dis
charged by District Judge Morris. The
defendant was charged with larceny
Of precipitates and zinc shavings worth
$1,000 from the Anaconda mills The
defendant was released on $2,50O bond
pending new trial.
The Eaton sugar factory is adding a
molasses silo to its equipment. The
silo will be 80 by 100 feet on the out
side and 10 feet deep in the clear, al
lowing storage capacity for 1900 Gu
bic feet of molasses. The molasses is
made from the residue after sugar
making. The factory will also build a
large boarding house with modern con.
veniences for its employees.
Tuesday afternoon. June 4th, will
witness the last baseball game OF the
season on the Gamble field, when the
Colorado College team and n nine rep.
resenting the University OF Colorado
WILL play an exhibition game. The
event is right in the middle of com.
nencement week and number OF the
members Of the alumni as well as the
friends Of the university will be pres.
INT to witness the contest.
Apex gulch, near Golden. continues
o maintain Its reputation as favorite
Ipot for suicides, the seventh victim
within five years having been found
here recently. Fred p Schroeder,
,wner OF fine tract of land and resi-.
ience seven miles east of Golden.
hanged himself shortly after daylight,
Ind no cause can be assigned for his
let. although the difficulties encoun-
cred show that he was determined to
lie,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
MITCHELL FIRM CLOSES
SEVERAL LARGE SALES
Vacant Lot on North Side OF Fourth
Street, Fifty by One Hundred
' Feet, Brings Twenty
Thousand Dolaro

The Robert Mitchell company reports
the following transactions: Sold for w.
]. and c. L. Lawless to the Oscar B. Smith
Crown Hill company vacant lot on the
north side Of Fourth street, $50 feet east
of San Pedro street. 80 by 100. for $4,000.
Southeast correr of Beaudry and Mig
nonette streets, so by $50, for s1675O.
Lot on the east side OF Westmoreland
avenue, between San Marino and Tenth
streets rs by 167 for $500.
They have also sold for the Oscar B.
Smith Crown Hill company to w. ]. and
C. l. Lawless the property located at 60S-10
West Sixth street, 40 by 1441k improved
with a two-story frame building, bring
ing in $S5 month for $4,000.
This transaction was In the nature of
an exchange. Mr.. and Mrs Lave
wished to consolidate their properties and
merge them into one first class holding.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
WINCHESTER TOWN
CHANGES OWNERS
PUSH AND CASH WILL MAKE 1T A
LIVE ONE
Arthur Mum Sells GoIdfield Mining
Man 160 Acres of OIL Land
in the San Fernando
Country

Arthur G.. Mum reports the deal of
the entire town of Winchester, which
is located on the San Jacinto branch of
the Santa Fe in Riverside county. The
property sold consisted of ESQ town
lots 50x150 feet, and lying about and
south of the railroad depot at Winches-
| ter; also several five-acre blocks and
an eighty-acre piece. With the deal
goes two-s story brick block 40x70 feet
and the livery stable.
The price of this property was $4,000.
Winchester in the old boom days was
one OF the thriving towns of Southern
California, but, like all such towns, has
been at stand still since, but the
many handsome blue gums that were
planted in the early days have made q
most marvellous growth so that today
the many streets of the town are lined
with these tall, stately shade trees. All
that Winchester needs now to bring 1t
back among the live ones" of sunny
California is energy and money.
With the Winchester property went
first mortgage on gilt edge property in
Los Angeles to the amount of $1,000.
The above property was exchanged by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N Hagins of Riverside
for clear business property in the
thriving town of Goldfeld, New, paying
monthly rental of $575 per month on
hve-year leases and bonds, totalfng In
all 100000. This was given in ex-
change for Winchester and the first
mortgage by the Nevada Realty COM
pany of Los Angeles.
Mr. Mum acted as agent for both
parties in the deal. M
The same agent also reports the sale
of 100 acres of oil land in the San Fer
nando district for ]. N. Hagins to J. C.
Mccormick of Goldfield. New, consid-
GRAFTON $4,000. Mr.. Mccormick is one
of the leading mining men in Goidf1eld,
where he has done WELL but as he says,
wants to butt into the oil business"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
lyons acsMa.s

bungalow at 1893 West Twenty-second
street to Frank N. Greedy, price $4,000.
William F. West has sold ten acres,
full bearing orange grove at Charter Oak,
to r. M. Caldwell; price, $500.
Mary Caldwell has sold lot 90x330 at
1887 and 1891 Garfield avenue, Pasadena,
improved with eight-room and five-room
cottages, to o. P. Clark; price, $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
SAN GABRIEL RANGER
LEASES HOTEL ACACIA

The Hotel'Acacia, at the corner Of Hope
and Sixth streets, has been leased by B.
H. Crow for a term of years for $4,000.
Mr.. Grow has been for several years
chief ranger of the; San Gabriel national
forest reserve, and is also one of the
fire wardens In the service of the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-13
LOS ANGELES MEN BUY
Z FINE ORANGE GROVE

E. j. Peabody and E. t. Wall have
purchased twerty-acre orange grove at
Riverside of George A. Otis of Clare
mont The property is improved with
five-room dwelling and carries nine
acres of Washington navels, five acres
of Thompson's impr ed navels and five
acres of Valencias, all the trees being in
full bearing.