davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
STANDARD OIL METHODS,
Federal Official Reports Result of
His Careful Investigation.

WASHINGTON. May 2O.-That the
history and present operation of the
Standard Oil interest show through.
Out the past 50 years q substantial
monopolization of the petroleum in.
dustry of the country, a deliberate de.
struction of competition and a conse.
quent control of that industry by less
than a dozen men, who have reaped
enormous profits t~herefrom, largely
through abuse of transportation fac.
~ilities, is charged in a report just sub.
mitted to President Roosevelt by Com.
missioner Of Corporations Herbert
Knox Smith. Part a of the report
was made public today and other parts
will follow. Certain information &C.
quired is withheld for the present, in
accord ance with instructions of the
president, who feels that publication
might interfere with the prosecution of
the governments suits pending against
the Standard Oil company and its
subsidiary companies.
The report contains the net results
of q study of the petroleum business
during the year 1904. It is the first
of the statements Of the operations
and method of the Standard Oil com.
pany, by which, the report states,
through "~scandalous railway dis.
ordinations" and other unlawful de.
vices, it has secured and maintained
an Exclusive domination of the pc.
troleum industry" 1t is stated that
in 1904 the Standard and affiliated
companies ''reined more than "a per
cent of the crude oil run through re.
fineries: produced more than s6 per
cent of the country's total output of
Illuminating oil and transported
through pipe lines nearly n%ine-tenths
of the crude oil Of the oil roads and
SO per cen of the mid.continent fields"
After the railroad rebate was aban-
doned the company the report con.
%tinues, was able to establish q sys.
TEN of secret or open discrimin atoms
OF rates in its favor throughout prac.
tically the entire country. Having es-
tablished its monopoly of the pipe line
business, the company substantially
refuses to act as a common carrier"
1t is shown that the STANDARD con.
trolls not only the wholesale but also
the retail trade in oil.
In conclusion the report says it is
apparent that the position of the
Stand ard Oil company in the oil dis.
tricts has largely been secured by the
abuse Transportation facilities. first,
by rate determinations obtained from
railroads: second, by a refusal to
operate its pipe line system so as to
extend to independent interests the
benefits to which they were both moral.
ly and legally entitled, while at the
same time the Standard has prevented
such independent interests from con.
structing lines of their own.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
He wood Trial DELAYED.

BOISE, May 2O.-It seems newt
able that the Steunenberg murder
trial must be halted again tomorrow,
to permit the gathering of another
special venire of talesmen. When
the session OF today ended, only II out
OF the 20 peremptory challenges had
been used and but nine Of the 100
veniremen gathered a week ago re.
NAMED uncalled. The remaining nine
will hardly furnish ground for a days
work, so, some time tomorrow, Judge
Wood will probably adjourn the trial
for at least a full day and send Sher-
If Shad Hodgin forth in guest of so
additional talesmen.
Among the witnesses who arrived
late this evening was General Bulke-
ley Wells, who has been q picturesque
figure connected with the story of the
difficulties between the Western FEEDER.
alton of Miners and the mine owners.
General Wells is now prominently
connected with the mine owners or.
ganization. he is a wealthy mine
owner himself and it was at his mine,
the S%muggler, at Telluride. Colo,
that Arthur Collins, the manager, was
killed during the latest trouble in that
state. General Wells since tn at time
has been unremitting in his deter.
mination to hunt down the men con.
cerned in the assassin alton of Col.
Inns. He was in command of the train
which brought Haywood, Meyer and
Pettibone from Colorado to Idaho at
the time they were arrested under ex.
tradition warrants. He will be one of
the witnesses for the state when the
case opens.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Fines For Furniture Trust.

CHICAGO, May 20. = The federal
court today sentenced Ii members of
the furniture trust to pay fines aggre.
eating $4,000 for conspiracy to re.
strain trade.
F. n. Holbrook, the head of the
Prudential club, composed Of furni-
ture men was fined $40, 900: the Ameri.
Ear Seating company OF Chicago,
$40, 600: A. II. Andrews company OF
Chicago. sl0,0 900. These are the maxi.
mum fines. Each got a roasting from
the bench.
Smaller companies were fined from
$500 to $500. The judges deuuncia.
ton Of the methods OF the men in.
volved was most %scathing. These
companies sell chairs and seats for
churches. The Judge said. You,
infamous system makes the victim be.
lieve there is homes, competition, wher
there is a r~ascally collision. Churche:
and schools of our country have been
wronged by your contemplate decep
ton.
"Meu who look like clean, respec
table men have resorteU to NASTY com
mercial tricks &c cheat the country.
congreg ations and school boards.
IAN honorable man would prefer tt
dig bitches at a dollar and a half ;
day. The real offenders here are III,
big companies, anu | will fine then
heavily. will fine the small fry lish
! because if | fine them what they de
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

John Murphy, died here today aged
- years. He came overland to Mon
Jana from Fort Dalles, Ore, by way
of Walla Walla, in 1866, and had been
very successful as a miner and ranch.
err. He is survived by a wife and one
son, and will be buried here tomorrow
with Masonic honors, he having been
a member of Algeria Temple, Mystic
Shrine, and the knights Templars as
we'll,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02

SALESMAN WANTED to look after
our interest in Redwood and adjacent
counties. Salary or Commission.
Address The Victor Oil Company,
Cleveland. o, 1t.
The high school ball club played a
couple of interesting games last
week with the Barracks, the high
school winning by a score of 2 to
3 on Thursday, and the Barracks
taking Fridays game.
Marion Johnson sold his farm near
Lethbridge last week at an advance
of Sc per acre over what he paid for
the half section. This did not in
clude a big crop of winter wheat,
which Mr.. Johnson has gone to Leth-
bridge to clean up and dispose of.
On account of having sold my
farm, | will offer for sale 173 well
bred ewes and lambs at bargain
prices if taken soon. Call on w. G.
Banks. GIT.
Pease and his furnace man, Frank
Parrish have undertaken to keep
things hot in The GAZETTE office
this winter with a modern heating
plant. In consequence of this, this
office will give some one a snap in
the two hub heaters which the furn
ace is to replace If you want some
big heaters cheap. call at Pease's
and ask to see the Gazette stoves.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02
Low Rates to Ca lifornia. Oregon
and Washington.

Special low rate colonist second
class tickets on sale daily via the
Chicago, Union Pacific & North
western line from all points Septem-
Der 1st to October 31st, make it pos
sible to visit San Francisco, Los An
geles, Portland, Puget Sound and
points in Utah, Idaho and Montana
at a minimum of expense. Daily
and personally conducted tours in
Pullman tourist sleeping cars. Book
lets, maps and other information on
application to any ticket agent of
the Northwestern line.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02

Quick paid for scrap iron,
$3.50 per ton, at the farmers ele-
vator. Wells Iron Co.
Lost Ladies pocket book, con-
tanning watch and some money. Re
ward will be paid on return of same
to this office. SGT.
Strayed- Red heifer calf about 9
months old, had strap around neck
when it left. Finder will receive
reward by returning to w. N.
Carter.
Grandfather Chadbourn was made
glad last week by the receipt of a
letter from DR.. Chadbourn inform
ing him that 7-pound son and heir
arrived at the doctors home on the
23d inst.
County Attorney Owens was last
week served with legal process en-
joining him from prosecuting any
railroad agent or other person for
violating the commodity rate law.
The action was taken by the railroad
companies Of the state in accordance
with Judge Lochren's recent de-
cision.
/ Attorney Rhodes of Kalispel, Mon
tana, was a guest last week at W..
H. Forces, his wife and little girl
having arrived there the week before.
Mr.. Rhodes left Kalispel on account
Of the serious illness of his mother
at the old home in Missouri. but at
st. Paul was notified that he would
be too late to see his mother, who
had passed to the other shore few
days before.
/ The library lecture course COM
mittee effected a reorganization
last Monday evening, for 1908
season. A. C. Miller was elected
president and w. A. Brand reflect
ed secretary, with C. K. Odekirk
assistant. Chas. T. Howard was ap-
pointed chairman of the soliciting
| committee in the 1st ward, and Rev.
c.. S. Nook in the second ward
Our library got a benefit of over
$50 from the course last year, and
the committees are going to try anc
beat the record this fall. The com.
mittee voted to apply for the use Of
; the Christian church auditorium
: which will comfortably seat 600, ane
t try and fill it at each entertainment
e 1t was also voted to haye a drawing
for seats for holders of season tick
4 cts so that every one would have al
S absolutely fair chance, and also a
an inducement for all to buy seasol
! tickets. A special low price wa
y made for the school pupils 81 TO
n the course, or twenty cents for eacl
$ number and parents should no
r deny their older children the educa
: cational opportunities they get a
e this trifing expense. For adults tn
s price will be $1.75 for the five er
t tertainments, the same as last year
n or 35 cents for each. Those VIII
e choose to buy single admissions wi
t pay fifty cents each and take choic
o on seats. The advertising was LEI
e the same as last year, to Sup1
t Mosher and the two newspaper mer
I, There will be two splendid concert
7 of this series, the first on Frida
{, evening of next week and the mex
o in November. with the other goo
). things to follow as outlined las
week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02
Booths Blanks at Gazette office.

Booths Blanks at Gazette Office.
Good improved 12O acre farm for
rent, A miles..west from Vesta. APP
ply to orr address Mrs. Annie Tel
hell. Redwood Falls. o..
Henry Waldhoff, matchmaker, IS
still in Morton repairing clocks,
watches and jewelry the same as
before. o-4t.
Mrs. Percy Bradley7s.of Montevid-
60 was again called here last week
on account of 1.-THE critical illness OF
Mrs. Curtis.
DR.. Boyd will hereafter be found
at his new residence on Washington
street. when not at his Office or 9TH
erwise engaged.
Mrs. Tenia Anderson of Delhi VS.
tied with Mrs. Aune over Sunday
on her way to Tracy, where she will
sell cloaks for the Peterson Cloak
Co.
Misses Adele Race and Jessie
PARRISH drove to their respective
schools at Wanda and near Lamber-
ton, last Sunday, after short visits
in this city.
P. O. Callaghan has become cit!-
zen of Redwood Falls, having moved
here with his family to take possess
sionEof his house on Minnesota
street the first of this week.
The arrival of Mrs. AL. LARA
Mere and Miss Title Schumacher OF
North Redwood at Grand Rapids,
was chronicled in the last number
of the Reporter of that town.
Supt.: IBebermeyer is somewhat
worried over the fact that he finds
it difficult to secure five teachers
with frst-gradey certificates wanted
for as manyssfrst-class rural schools
in this county. Good school teach
ers are none too plenty.
The Beckett family left this city
the first of this week for Sedalia,
Mo-, and they will probably seek no
more engagements as far north as
Minnesota for the fall fair circuits
this year. The family is capable OF
giving some great acrobatic stunts
in aerial trapeze work.
/ L. F. and Henry Charter leave
this city this week for Lethbridge,
Alberta, having taken homesteads
about forty miles distant from that
town. They will not return until
after completing their six months
homestead residence there.
The Rebekah sisters will have one
of their pleasant reunions this ev-
ening in honor of sisters Geo. Bux-
ton and wife, who are planning to
leave for Idaho some time this
month. It is safe to say that none
of the brothers-in-law of the sister
| hood will miss that supper.
! Evidently there is quite batch of
| fall weddings on the program. Clerk
/ Warner has issued five marriage
licenses during the past week, as
follows: Thos. H. Rohlik and Jose.
phine Boudry, Gilbert Blackseth anG
Bertha Knutson, Fred. Jertjejanser
and Emma SCHUYLER, Charlie M
johnson and Augusta Nelson, Louis
w. Dickerson and Sadie Longbottom
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02

Geo. W. Ellis, who has been in
charge Of w. D. Smiths job office
at Moscow, Idaho, for several years
past, assumed the foremanship of
The GAZETTE office last week. His
wife and child will join him soon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02
THE CITY

Thos. Finn started last week for
Rush Medical college at Chicago.
Mrs. Maurer of Gaylord was Wis
ting at father WestfalPs last week.
Miss Anna Wawoie of Minneapolis
was a visitor at the Wasserberger
home last week.
Mrs. Helen Robinson visited her
daughters family at Wabasso the
first of this week.
The Misses Fern Griffith and Muir
lei VonHagen of Sleepy Eye visited
at Cashier Baldwin's last week.
The schools were closed for the
county fair from last Wednesday
noon, for the balance of the week.
Willard Root intends to move his
five and ten cent store into the old
Frank Hubbard stand during the
week.
Mankato Commercial College is
the only actual business training
school in the northwest. Send for
catalog.
Miss Marie Thune returned last
week from months visiting tour
with Minneapolis, Glencoe and Chas-
ka friends.
Mrs. Alex. Williams and daugE-
ter, who have been visiting at Faith
er Isham's, returned to the cities
yesterday.
Miss Plapp, the capable 9th grade
teacher in our city schools last year,
was down from Dawson last Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Maude Edwards has recently
taken an eight months school at
Evan, Brown county, where she will
teach the coming school year.
Urn Bergen and family remained
here through the fair, Mr.. Bergen
finding he could return via. the Rio
Grande route by waiting week.
Mrs. J. Lauterbach was called to
New Ulm last Saturday on account
of her mother having to undergo a
surgical operation at the hospital in
that city.
G.. G. Thune and wife, with Misses
Florence and Josie, visited with the
Fred. Child family at Wabasso last
Sunday, Miss Josie remaining for a
weeks visit.
Albert Clark starts today with his
family for Grand Junction, Colorado
intending to go on from there to the
coast and put in the winter seeing
that part of our national domain.
On account of repairs, the Pres
byterian congregation worshippec
with their neighbors again last Sun
day, but it is expected that the
church will be ready for occupancy
next Sunday without fail,
Senator F. L. Metag of Newton
Iowa, head of the Parsons Feede.
Company, was here the past weel
comforting with Messrs. Steve Gold
en- and Glassco, connected with tn
sales department of his company.
Mr.. Stensvad, the new creamer,
manager, has rented the j. A
Schmahl house from Mr.. Jackson
the new owner, Mr.. Schmahl to Civ
possession the 18th, when he wi
again hade his home with his famil
in st. Paul..
Mrs. R. E. Edwards has rente
her residence to A. E. Chapman 70
the winter, giving possession on tn
18th of this month. Mrs. Edward
intends to visit her parents at Lo
Angeles and remain in that localit
through the winter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02
Hoods SarsapariIia

In usual liquid form or in chocolated
tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 doses 81.
Nasal and other local forms OF catarrh
are relieved by Catarrlets, which allay in
fiammation and deodorize discharge. SOC.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1907-10-02
Cafarrh

Is a constitutional disease originating in
impure blood and requiring constitutional
treatment acting through and purifying the
blood for it's radical and permanent cure.
The greatest constitutional remedy is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
BIDS FOR LOOP SECTION.
Erceoded the Estimate Made by
Chief Engineer Rice.

Bios were opened at noon yesterday for the con
struction of the first section % the subway loop
between the williamsburg and Brooklyn bridges.
extending through Centre street from Canal 10
Pearl, with spurs in., Canal and Walker streets.
Pipe galleries are 10 be built by the same con-
tractor
There were two bids. one from. the Crawford
company ana one from the Degnon Contracting
Company. The latter is the lower. bidding 81 952,
Ve for the construction and $500 for the pipe gal
i'res. The Crawford people offered 10 do the work
Tor S75e00 on the construction and $4,000 for the
pipe galleries They were referred TO George l.
Rives counsel the Rapid Transit commissioners
with Instructions TO report at o'clock this after
noon
John II Starin. Of the members Of the Board
Of Rapid Transit Railroad Commissioners. was
designated 20 open the bids. The companies in
closed certified check for $4,000 their proposals
The successful company will have TO furnish
bond OF 100000 for the proper performance of the
contract. II is said that two OF the companies on
The bono OF the Degnoai company on the list
that Controller Metz day before yesterday. put
Nioer q ban. He placed All companies which would
not consent TO accept per cent premium under the
Tan, but he would not tell which companies he
meant 10 bar. Controller Metz said he would give
me successful company chance to substitute an
other If one Of those objected 10 should be the
bond n is believed that the bonding companies
VII accsde 20 the Controllers requirements.
The loop is 10 be built in FIVE sections and ~ part
~ the route that r. 10 through Broadway and
re Brooklyn bridge that side Of the river.
he whole work. Chief Engineer George 8. Rice
estimates. viii cost about Sl5.0O0000 Ii will take
NO Years 10 build this section Work viii be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
TO ABOLISH INCLINE.
Central VIII Improve Passage TO
Suburban Trains.

The New York Central Railroad Company
after three months experience with it's inclined
passaReway from the old Grand Central Sta
ton TO the temporary one under the Grand Cen
trail Palace. has revised its plans for the new
building to eliminate the incline. The one now
in use temporarily has been the subject of con-
slant complaint verbal and by letter. from
commuters who have been forced to use 1t twice
a day, but It has been impossible during the
progress OF rebuilding TO provide any other
means of communication between the two sta
tions.
one objection TO the incline made by suburban
people has been the deep dip in 1t under AID
street which the Central officials have ex-
plained was due 10 the necessity OF going below
a big trunk sewer at that point. The railroad
conDany's engineers and architects, however.
have decided that there shall be no cause Tor
such a complaint in the new station Where
the rise is not great stairs will be placed, and
al other points possibly some approved me-
chanical device for moving the crowds or pas
sengers will be provided, but no decision has
yet been reached.
Al the end OF the covered inclined way now
In use there has been for the last three months
a steep flight of steps difficult TO mount and
the cause OF innumerable minor accidents in
the way of falls bruised ankles. skinned shins.
etc Yesterday the railroad company put a
gang OF men at work changing the angle and
length OF the stairs 10 make them easier. The
freads of the old stairs were only ten inches
wide. These are being replaced with boards
thirteen incl>ps wide, carefully rounded and
blamed to prevent, so far as possible, further
annoyance and accidents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
HORSES HOOP JUST MISSES BABY.
Smashes Baby Carriage as Infant Rolls into
Street

Horses belonging to William II. Moore biscuit
manufacturer, narrowly escaped yesterday after
causing the death of infant belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred L. Norris Of No 50 West SD
street The baby carriage in which the child re-
cned was smashed by one of the pair of horses
which became frightened by the noise OF an Gle
waited train overhead
The horses being brought from Brooklyn to
the Moore Stable in East 9th street Just as they
passed the elevated structure in Third avenue the
horses became frightened and dragged the gTOoms
who guiding them onto the sidewalk where
the baby carriage was standing. Before the nurse
could wheel her charge to safety she was knocked
down by of the big bays and the carriage was
overturned. The child rolled into the street, just
one of the horses planted his ponderOus foot on
the baby carriage smashing IL 10 pieces. Before
the horses could do further damage the grooms
managed to drag them back into the street.
In the mean time, Mrs. Marion Heath, who said
she lived In Roseville, n. j., rushed up and amid
cheers from the crowd. snapped tine infant from
the street, narrowly escaping the feet OF tho
pranclng horses. The child escaped uninjuTed,
but Dora Hohan the servant, sustained severe con-
tusions of the right side and thigh The nurse and
her charge taken home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
TO STOP ENCROACHMENTS
Bill Limits Time of 1ctiOns-Cru-
SADIE Planned Here.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune ]

TBy Telegraph 10 Inc lTlbihe
Albany. April ll,7TAt the request Of the Allied
Real Estate Interests. Assembyman Robinson
introduced bill to-day to limit the time with
in which actions may be brought for the rtni"N-
al of bay windows or ornamental! projections
in New York City or damages may be collected
because Of their existence. Under authority OF
the Board OF Aldermen many bay windows and
similar projections have been built since l9o3
Recent decisions of the courts have thrown
doubt on the legality Of this ordinance Of the
board 1t is to clear up this situation that the
Robinson bill was introduced.
AssembIyman Robinson said that the bill was
part of the programme which had been adopted
by the Allied Real Estate Interests looking t" the
clearing Up of the situation in New York CITY
as regards encrOachments on the streets Inc
association proposes within a short time 10
start a campaign against encroachments partlc-
uIarly in Broadway, where the entertainments
have been erected without permits or under
special ordinances. There are many slgnpostS
and other obstructions in Broadway which ser'-
ously interfere with traffic here, and the Ni;ed
Real Estate Interests are determined to pFotect
the interests Of the public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-12
MAYOR SIGNS BINGHAM POLICE BILL
No One Appears to Oppose It-Eight In
spectors May Be Retired.

Mayor Mcclellan signed the Bingham Police bill
yesterday. after public hearing, which lasted only
a few minutes. No one appeared in opposition 10
the measure. Henry Rohitzek who said he rep
rented the Taxpayers Alliance. in The Bronx
wanted speak in favor of II, but the Mayor cut
him short. saying that he knew its details and
would sign it. Police Commissioner Bingham was
represented by Deputy Commissioner Arthur
O'Keeffe.
When the bill becomes n law II is expected that
radical changes will be made in tho Police
Department Ii Is generally believed that eight OF
the inspectors will be retired The bill gives the
Commissioner power to appoint details Of inspec-
tors who will receive the salary of an inspector
while performing that duty. The inspectors
ceptible of retirement Moses w Cortrght
James +. McNalIy William w. Mclaughlin. Max
F. SchmIttberger. John Weigand. Thomas Murphy
Sylvester d. Baldwin and Donald Grant. The In
spectors who retire will get pensions Of $3.50 a