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fifty cartridges he gets scared and
surrenders and then begs our pardon
and resubscribes.
Last Tuesday Colonel Singleton play
ed his usual game. We had an article
In the Kicker stating that Christopher
Columbus was a b~owlegged man. We
dug that fact out Of an old Spanish
manuscript secured by us in New Mex
leo and believed WI had made a val
liable contribution to history. The colo
mel took exception to the article, al
though he can't tell within a hundred
years of when America was discover
ed, and sent us the usual word.
Wild Report Flying Around.
On Wednesday we rode out to give
him the usual scare. He fortified him
self in a stable with two guns and a
hundred cartridges and announced that
he would die game. We had no intention
whatever of eve wounding him, but
In some unaccountable way we raked
him across the skull with a bullet, and
It will be a long four weeks before he
Is able to gather bouquets again on
the smiling lea. He knows that we are
sorry, and he has forgiven us. Wheth-
er he will hug the moral lesson to his
soul and benefit by 1t we can't say.
Just now he is suffering from a brain
storm and is hugging his head, and we
don't care to bother him with abstract
questions. For two or three days there
were wild reports flying around to the
effect that we had shot the colonel
from ambush and cut up his body for
wolf bait, but the above is a true and
faithful account of the affair.
The extra issued from this office
Thursday afternoon contained the fol-
lowing:
MORE SHOOTING.
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they were all quite alike.
my friend. sitting in his first class
place. thought he had been done until a
long. steep hill appeared. The driver.
hating at the foot Of this hill, turned
his head and shouted:
"'First class passengers keep their
seats. Second class please dismount
and walk. Third class get ont and
push"
Two sons Of the late General Ulysses
d Grant reside in New York, Major
General Frederick u. Grant. who Is
commander of the department of the
east and lives on Governors island, and
Jesse X. Grant, youngest son Of the
FORMER president. The latter Is forty
eight years old and. despite his la
mented fathers prominence in the Re
publican party. is n Democrat and
takes an interest In the politics Of that
party in New York city and state. He
was OF school age when his father was
IN the White House and entered Cor
Dell university just as the general
left that mansion. He did not finish
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
Only Way Out Of II.

The l'rima Donna-I told you l
wouldn't sing the role at the salary
you named. and yet you have billed
me in the part all over the city.
The Herr Director-I see only one
way out Of it now.
The p. d. am listening.
The H.. D.-For your own sake it'll
be best for you to appear. The under
study Is in bad voice.
The r. D.-Never.
The H. D.-Then your reputation will
be ruined. for every one will think 1t
IL you, and with bad criticisms about
you l could never offer you another
engagement.
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He gave many directions and much
boys were running about like mad
ants. The believing of curb brokers
swept around the corner and Joined
the noise of trucks and several steam
riveters at work on a high building.
Strangers also were waiting their turn
In the reception room. Through all
the din and distraction Mr.. Vanderlip
kept the light Of good humor and pa
thence in his face and the mellowness
Of n June morning in his voice. He is
six feet and more, has deep, strong
shoulders, long, stout legs, gray eyes
and hair that is white many years
ahead of schedule. The mustache. griz-
zled when It ought to be brown, Is
trimmed to the stubbiness of a shoe
brush"
Judge Peter s. Grosscup, whose plan
regarding government supervision OF
great corporations has occasiOned much
discussion, has given deep study to the
character and operations Of modern
corporations and to the problem Of
bringing them under the real control
Of the people. His idea Is that If the
government exercises its powers so as
to give the public assurance that the
corporations are being conducted as
they ought to be the people at large
will become their %proprietors instead
Of leaving their ownership to the COM
paratively few. This Is what has been
termed the "peopleization'' Of the cor
pOratiOns.
Judge Grosscup's decisions as a
Judge have won him a high rank as an
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
By Auto to South Pole.

Next October Il new antarctic eX.
petition will start from England. The
ship will carry in addition to the usual
supplies for such an expedition an
automobile especially prepared for ice
and snow travelling. Lieutenant +. H.
Shackleton, who has had antarctic ex.
perience. will try for the south pole
with this substitute for dog sledges.
1t Is "A pretty bold venture. for the ship
must return to New Zealand after land.
ing him to avoid being frozen in.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
THE ARIZONA KICKER
Its Ever WatchfUl Editor Has to
Use His Guns Again.
TROUBLE OVER AN ARTICLE.
How the Colonel Was Given q Much
Needed lesson-The Bad Man From
Panhandle Meets His Waterloo at
Last and Is Placed at Rest.

Copyright, 1907. by Mary McKeon.l
One of the biggest cranks among our
subscribers and one of the most noto-
rious in the territory is Colonel Single
ton OF the Three Bar ranch. The colo
mel has subscribed for the Kicker and
dropped it again about four times a
year for the last five years. There is
never any telling what will please or
displease him. and the first thing we
know he refuses his paper and sends
us word that we are a fool and a vii
lain.
On such occasions, as soon as we can
make it convenient, we buckle on II
guns and ride over to the ranch. The
colone expects us. He begins shooting
at us as soon as we come within range.
We shoot back. After we have wasted
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York. His term in that Office has been
noted for the changes introduced in the
way Of more effective and ~businesslike
administration. He has given much
study to sociological questions and as
a park commissioner under Mayor Low
was influential in the establishment
and equipment OF public Fairgrounds.
He was born on a farm near Smyrna.
n. y. forty-three years ago. graduated
from Rochester university. taught
school, graduated from the Columbia
law school and for some years After.
ward practiced law in New York.
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AS the WOflu ma.
lures il improves. Just as we improve
as we mature. a man Of mature mind
Is All Improvement on Il child. He Ia
In every way better. He Is more gen
erous, 0 courageous and more kind.
II have no sympathy with those who
laud childhood and the virtues Of chill
dren. ! hold that children are only a
little removed from savages and when
l hear them Landed l think Of a boy
l used to know. This boys brother lay
III with a fever, a bad fever, so that 1t
was feared he might succumb.
ITO the well yonngster the nurse said
one morning:
"'What will You do II your brother
dies?'
1.-THE child calmly answered.:
"Ill have his Noah's ark. won't ~"
A great deal is expected from the
public utilities commissions appointed
by Governor Hughes to supervise the
great public service corporations Of
New York state. The public utilities
act gives extensive powers to the COM
m%issioners and is regarded as Il long
step forward In the direction Of public
control OF the quasipublic corporations.
especially those organized to operate
within municipal lines. The act GREAT
ed II commission having a jurisdic-
hon in New York state outside Of New
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21

GEORGE w. Wandered a handsome resi-
l dence at the nation
nj capital recently in order that he and
his clever wife might have opportunity
to entertain the prominent figures in
public life at Washington. diplomats
from abroad and others who form the
leaders of society at the capital. When
Mr.. Vanderbilt wants a thing he wants
Il very much and is willing to pay for
II. He wanted a log cabin and six
acres of land owned by a negro named
Collins which adjoined the Asheville
N. c. estate called Riltmore, created
Mt great expense by Mr.. Vanderbilt.
The negro was shrewd and would not
sell for a long time. Finally Mr.. Van
derbilt got the cabin and patch of
land by paying $4,000.
The BiltmOre estate comprises over
100000 acres Of land. and there is n
mountain in the tract nearly GOOO feet
high. Mr.. Vanderbilt spends much OF
his time supervising his farm. He is
generous with his fortune. He gave
the land which forms the site Of Teach
ers' college Of Columbia university and
presented the American Fine Arts So
ciety Of New York the room In its
building known as the Vanderbilt gal
lery. He gave the city Of New York
the Thirteenth street branch Of the
Free Public library. At Biltmore he
instituted an experimental forestry
service and school. placing at It's head
Clifford Plnchot. now chief forester Of
the United States. Biltmore Is said to
have cost him originally about $4,000
600, the sum Of $3,OOO,OOO having been
expended for land and the balance for
the magnificent mansion in the center
Of the estate. Mr.. Vanderbilt was the
drst American to take out q $1,000
600 life insurance policy, paying a pre-
MUM Of $4,000 a year. He Is lavish
in expanding money for the benefit of
the people upon and near his great
North Carolina estate and, among other
things, has built a church and a young
mems institute for their use in Rilt-
more village.
Governor Rollin S. Woodruff of Con
necticut. who narrowly escaped losing
his life in a railway accident not long
ago. was talking of his experience and
In this connection mentioned European
railroads.
"What amuses me about those lines"
he said, "is the very slight degree OF
difference between the first, second and
third class carriages. l vow that IL a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21

his Cornell course,
a at the end
OF his Junior year
he had the oppor-
tunity to travel with
his father and
lee med that he
learn more by
accompanying his
distinguished parent
than by staying at
In 1850 he
married Miss Eliza
beth Chapman Of
and his
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MORE SHOOTING.
"JlM HELLso PLUNKs A STRANGER.

y" n 81 nANr-n.
1.-THE Said Stranger Draws and Fires
the First Shot-He Had Sworn to
Kill the Editor.
"This morning Mt . o'clock the stage
brought into Giveadam Gulch a passen-
ger who may prove to be Bill Taylor
Of Texas. though he Is not fully iden-
tilted yet. He was a middle aged man
Of fierce visage. and his fellow passen-
gers sized him up as Il bad man. He
was several times heard to mutter to
himself and was seen handling a re-
volver. OF Mr.. James Snyder. a pas
senger. the bad man inquired If Jim
Hellso was still editor of the Kicker
and if we were in the habit Of CARRYING
q gun.
"After descending from the stage
at the Royal hotel the stranger took
two large drinks Of whisky.
"Then he sat down to breakfast and
ordered eggs. bear steaks and coffee.
while waiting for his order he
leaned his head on his hands and
seemed to be thinking of something
sad and far away.
Then he looked ut the holes In the
tablecloth and wore under his breath.
'Then he called the waiter a 0 Of
a gun for saying that 1t was a fine
day.
Taken For an Evangelist.
Several persons took him for an
evangelist. Several others didn't.
"He ate with a fairly good appetite,
and the way he chewed his steak led
people to believe that he was from the
Panhandle.
"The genial host Of the Royal tried
to he genial with the stranger. hut he
would have none Of 1t. He said that
II he was obliged to run such Il ranch
as that ne would blow his own head
Of.
1.-THE genial host went to get a shot,
gun and kill him for the remark. but a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
CLEVER MISS HARTMAN,
Daughter Of Railway Masnate Is Good
Whip and an All Around Athlete.

The rroninel.ce of f. H. Hartman
in the railroad world and the attention
his dolngS have excited in various
ways of late make his family of inter-
est to many besides those who HAPPEN
to have their acquaintance. Mr.. Uarri-
mai is very fond of his two daughters.
Mary and Coruelia. who are of an age
when they can be boon companions for
him. and their liking for the same
things in which he takes most pleas
ure outside of business hours results in
their being much in his society. Mr..
Hartman is very devoted to his coln-
try estate at Arden. Tuxedo Park. y.
Y. The Misses Hartman are fond OF
outdoor life. and Miss Mary is especial.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
Spontaneous lonition of Coal.

To prevent spontaneous ignition Of
large masses Of coal the most impor-
tant precaution is to avoid breakage
during storing. for the exposure Of
fresh surfaces Of coal just at the time
when 1t is being put under conditions
In which the heat generated by the
action Of the oxygen in the air cannot
escape is one Of the chief factors lead
Ing to the danger.
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Graduated Epithsts.

Jones told the story OF a fish.
The size Of 1t was model.
His hearers shifted in scornful wise
And murmured. "Mollycoddle.'
He told the story once again,
But only reused their ire.
His friends. p%erceiving how it grew,
CALCULATED. LIAR"
Re added next a dozen pounds;
The story found no taker.
Instead his auditors uprose
And dubbed him mature fakir."
Until he reached the first told size
He caused the ~ ght to vary,
And then h2s fTien0o contemptuous
RemaSk ID. "Reactionary!"
'8cLAnoburgh Wilson in New York Sun.
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carriages rank We're
not printed on the
door, you would not
know what 1t a
] am aware Of but
one case of n real
distinction between
FIRST, second aud
third classes. A
friend OF mine was
touring Yorkshire
last summer. An
omnibus ran be-
tween two Yorkshire
towns, and there
e OF course first,
second and third
class seats in 1t. Yet
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AN ELOQUENT PICTURE.

One Used by Haywood Defense Shows
Miner Bound to q Pole.
One Of the things put In evidence in
the Haywood trial in Idaho by counsel
for the defense was a photograph Of a
miner named Henry Macki bound to a
telegraph pole. 1t VAS during the labor
troubles in the Telluride district when
90 many OutraRes were committed by
both parties to the conflict. This man
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21

York city and an
other to supervise
the extensive semi
public corporations
operating III vari-
Gus public services
Of e York city.
The chairman Of
this commission il
William II. Will
cox, who at The
time Of his ap-
pOintment was
A.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21

JESSE r. GRANT. career has been
largely associated with the Golden
State and the mining industry of the
Pacific coast. He has made quite a
fortune from mines In Alaska and in
Mexico.
Nj. Grant was recently telling some
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21

finance at the COM
paratively youthful
age Of fOrty-two.
He has wonderful
executive capacity.
A newspaper man
who dropped in to
interview him at
the National City
bank in New York,
of which he is the
head. wrote: while
Mr.. Nanderlip was
my u e
lions he did consid-
cradle talking into
the ~twenty-one tele-
phones on the two
floors of the hank
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interpreter Of the
law. He Is ffty-fve
years old and was
appointed to the
United States circuit
court Of appeals by
President Mckinley
in 1899. lie takes
an optimistic view
Of affairs. At a din
ner one time he re-
marked:
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was seized by the militia and put in
the famous bull pen. So little tender
mercy was shown him that his hands
froze while he was confined In the cruel
manner illustrated. The photograph
tells the story better than words. 1t
was used by the Haywood defense to
add to the weight OF the contention
that all the acts Of brutality and crime
committed during the war between the
miners AMI their employers were no;
done by the wovkingmen.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
The Other Standpoint.

First Mosquito-Don't you think these
human beings are too numerous?
Second Mosquito Altogether SO.
Some effort ought to he made to ex-
terminate them.-New York Life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
An Effective Chimney Brace.

One of the simplest and strongest
chimney braces consists of two pieces
Of angle iron "a and b. drilled to re-
ceive the steel rods &c and D). These
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
Mania For Il.

Feedum-There's n high railroad
rate mighty few people object to.
Right-What's that?
Feedum-A high rate of speed.-Kan-
Gas City Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21
O II W.
VANDERBILT

is nOt ldcklnX
in splendid homes
in which to enjoy
himself and enter
tain his large reti-
nue. of friends. Be
sides his elegant
residences in New
York and North
Carolina and a sum-
mer home at Bar
HarbOr, Me-, he now
has a Washington
house. He purchas-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-21

substantial and should be
threaded for nuts to hold the angle
irons against the chimney.-Popular
Mechanics.
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Tabloid Tales
az
90

Short Stories About &c RE Van.
derbilt, Governor Rollin S. Wood
ruff. Jesse r. Grant. Frank A.
Vanderlip. Judge Peter S. Grosscup
and William r. Wilcox. ~ -
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-04-11
School House Site Selected.

There was very enthusiastic meet
ing at the South Clifton school house
last Saturday night, called for the
purpose of selecting site for the
new school house, for the building of
which the territory has made provi-
sion. j. Backstein, one of the trus-
tees of that district, was elected
chairman and w. M. Whipple was
elected secretary, after which the
chairman announced the object of the
meeting. 1t was ordered that dis
trict No. 80 accept the donation of
two lots on the east side of the rail
road track FROM Henry Hill. The
lots are located next to the mountain
side and adjoin the lot owned by Bill
Damron. 1t was also ordered that
the district exchange the three old
lots where the old school house stood
for one lot on the east side. This lot
adioins the two which were donated
and gives the district three good lots,
sufficient to accommodate the needs
OF the district for many years. There
was not much interest shown by the
residents of Shannon hill and Chase
creek and the meeting passed off
quietly and everybody seemed to be
pleased with the situation.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-04-11
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
In REGULAR SESSION.
Usual DeIuge of Bills Audited and Con-
tracts Considered.

The Board of Supervisors of Gra-
ham County met in regular quarterly
session Monday morning with Geo. A.
Olney and J. A. Terrill in attendance.
Baylor Shannon, also a member of
the board, was not present. The
clerk, A. G. McAlister, had the de-
tails well systemized and the business
OF the board progressed rapidly.
For the most part the work of the
board consisted of auditing claims
against the county, of which there
seemed to be an unusually large num-
Der. Peace officers and road over
seers had many claims against the
county'S treasury, the noted Baldwin
trial case from ella county materially
augmenting the former.
In the matter of contracts but one
of Importance was let. DR.. Lacy re-
tains his contract for the care of the
county hospital and medical atten-
dance to the indigents living therein.
The contract for feeding the Jail
prisoners, which is considered very
desirable and profitable, was not let,
consideration of it being deferred
until the special meeting to be held
april p. There were four bidders,
Mrs. Frank Richardson, H. M. Mer-
rlll, w. A. Clark and Mrs. Stevens.
1t seems to be the opinion of the
board that. persons connected with
the Jail in any way should not be given
the contract and in order to look into
that feature more fully action was
deferred.
The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the county printing
which is to be awarded April %.
The public road around the bluff on
the east side of the river at Clifton
was granted and the board will pro-
coed to let contract for its con-
struction.
Late Wednesday evening the work
of the board was completed and an
adjournment was taken until the date
of the special meeting.
The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-04-11
SpaW-Smith.

On last Sunday afternoon J. Lem
Spaw and Miss Lenora Smith were
united in marriage, Judge Thomas
Smith officiating. The contracting
parties are both well known in Cliff
ton and have many friends who ex-
tend congratulations. Mrs. Spaw is
the eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c.. Smith, who have resided in Cliff
ton number of years. She is a
charming young lady and Lem is to
be congratulated upon his good for
tune. Mr.. Spaw is a nephew to Bill
Spaw. He has been connected with
the Olney g. Prina meat market some
time and is very popular among those
who know him. Mr.. and Mrs. Spaw
will make their home in Clifton in
the future. The ERA extends con-
gratulationS.