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with fairness. The incident seemed
10 touch the president. He grasped
the speakers hand and held it tightly
while he made reply, saying that the
accepted the present with great pleas
ure, and adding that in dealing with
the black man, as in dealing with the
white. he followed what he believed to
be the only sane principle, hat of
treating every man according to his
merits as an individual, regardless Of
race.
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PRESIDENT At k[OkUK
NATIONS CHIEF is FOR JUSTICE
TO MEN OF ALL DEGREES.
GREETED BY CHEERING CROWDS

Stands by What He Said Regarding
undesirable Citizens"-Presented
With Gold Headed Cane by Negroes
OF the Iowa City-OH for st. Louis
Keokuk, Ia, Oct. 2.-Keokuk put on
her Sunday dress to receive the presi
dent of the United States when he ar
rived here and the people of the city
were assisted in their reception OF
the chief magistrate by a notable
gathering Of distinguished men, includ
ing the governors OF more than a
dozen states, a number of members OF
both houses of congress and the mem
hers of the inland waterways commits
sion. The occasion of the presidents
coming was the movement in the in
terest Of a deep waterway down the
Mississippi river to the gulf, and this
baTkation on his voyage down tn
river, which will end at Memphis
Friday. He was given a drive through
the city end made a noteworthy
speech at Rand park to many thou
sands of people. The reception to the
president both along the line of march
and at the park was cordial in the ex'
IRENE and he was in excellent health
and spirits.
He embarked on the steamer Mis-
sissippi for st. Louis a few minutes
before noon. He was accompanied by
Governor Frantz OF Oklahoma and
Seth Bullock of the Black Hills.
Address Of the President.
As at Canton, the president did not
deliver his speech here just as he
had prepared it and given it to the
press. He did not omit any feature
but frequently turned from his manu-
script to interject eXtemporaneous re
marks for the purpose OF emphasis
And elaboration. His theme was the
similar treatment for rich and pool
and he found occasion to point his
story with familiar colloquialisms
isn't that good doctrine?" he asked
after stating his proposition, address
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UItimatum to Alabama Railroads.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 2.-Governor
B. b. Conner issued an ultimatum to GER
tain railroads of Alabama which have
so far declined to put into force the
new rates provided by the recent legis.
lature. He says unless they fall into
line by Oct. Z the legislature will be
called into extra session to deal with
them.
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Ontario Rejects Land Offer.

Ottawa, Ont, Oct, "A syndicate
OF American and Canadian financiers
has offered the Ontario government
$1,000 900 for 1000 900 acres of land
In New Ontario. The government re-
fused the offer, declining to tie up
such an area of land for speculation
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Negro Voters Barred from Primaries.

New Orleans, Oct. 2.-Negro voters
were excluded from participation In
the Democratic primaries for governor
in January. This action was taken
by the Democratic state central COM
mittee. which declared the measure
to be the purpose and intent OF the
primary election law passed a year
ago."
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Federal National Bank to Suspend.
Chicago, Oct. AT a meeting Of
the directors of the Federal National
bank here, 1t was decided to wind up
the affairs of the institution and sus-
pend business.
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Bookbinders Strike,

New York, Oct. "A number of
strikes Of bookbinders belonging to
the International Brotherhood Of Book.
finders took place in several cities. in
GLIDING New York. Chicago and Bos-
ton for the enforcement OF the eight
hour workday.
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Thousands Line River Banks.

Hannibal, Mo-, Oct. 2~.-According to
a message thrown from the steamer
Lily to a launch in the river near
here, thousands Of people lined the
banks OF the Mississippi river and
cheered President Roosevelt and his
party as they passed down the stream
on their way to st. Louis.
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traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
III the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify The blood 49,
that is their work.
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Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Oyer Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

1t used to be considered that only
urinary aud bladder troubles were to be
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Therefore, When your kiduevsare weak
or out OF order, Won can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected aud
how every organ Gems To- fail to do its
duty.
If you are sick or "fccl badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
kilmcr's Swamp Root, because as soon
~ your Kidneys are well they will help
MI the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick You can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Or. Kilnier's Swamp Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for it's wonderful cures
Of the most distressing cases, and is sold
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-10-04

have q SniiipIc bOtlIr Homco Of BwampRoot.
by mail free, also a pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writingto DR.. Kilucr & Co., Bing-
haimton, n. y. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Or. kilncr's Swamp-Root, and the adj
ircss, B~inghamton. n. ". on every bottle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Coal Shipments Are Delayed.

HELENA. Sept. 26.-The state
board of railroad commissioners has
received the report of O. w. Tong, its
rate clerk, who went to Billings to
make an investig alton into the alleged
delay of coal shipments in passing
that point, it being the junction point
where the northern Wyoming and Car.
bon county products are received on
the main line of the Northern Pacific.
This report will be forwarded to the
interstate commerce commission at
Washington for its consideration.
The charge has been made that COM
petitive coal receives favored treat.
ment at Laurel and Billings at the
hands of the Northern Pacific, but as
the Wyoming product comes under
the interstate classitications, the
board decided to refer Mr.. Tong's
findings to the national body.
The report of the clerk showed that
on September l. there was 655 car.
loads of commercial business in the
yards at Billings and that 4l0 OF these
cars contain coal. OF these cars lS5
arrived at Billings during the month
of August, few cars arrived during
the month Of July and the balance
during the present month. The re-
port shows that all the coal held at
Billings originated at Alger, Monarch
and Cody, Wyoming. Mr.. Tong
reports "that proper efforts do not
seem to have been made to get this
class OF freight forwarded with the
degree of promptness that the traffic
deserves. With little careful check.
ing at the hands Of the agent each
day it would seem as though the &C.
cumulation of old freight could have
been avoided
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Site For Odd Fellows Home.

HELENA, Sept. 3O.-Helena gets the
Odd Fellows, home. The site offered
in this city was chosen at meeting
of the board of directors in Butte
over the sites offered by Missoula aud
Bozeman. The offer made by this
city was the Lichtwarat ranch, two
miles from the city aud between the
Broadwater and Fort Harrison. The
price of the property is $4,000. The
amour. mas been guaranteed by the
Commercial! CLUB and Odd Fellows Of
th; city.
The Odd Fellows have a fund of
S25 900 for erection of the proposed
home. A. thu purchase price Of the
site has been guaranteed, this money
will all be available for the improve.
men;>. Noting has been determined
a. Yet a- to whether these shall be
adopted. The board has full charge
of ,hat, but will have the matter
discussed a, tn grand lodge meeting,
when will be a, Bozeman, October Is.
The board vii meet in Bozeman the
day before to make up its report.
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Sa'tpeter Poisons Sheep.

LARAMIE, Wyo., Sept. 27.-Veterin-
airy Surgeons Whitehouse and De-
laney, the latter a federal stock in
spector here, have filed a report to the
county commissioners concerning the
recent reported spreading of saltpeter
nitrate of potash on the plains west
of here, by which a number of sheep
were said to have been poisoned. The
surgeons state that salt peter is a
deadly poison to sheep. The scatter.
ing of saltpeter on the range is the
latest method of fighting the sheer
back. The saltpeter has no effect on
cattle.
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COAL LAND FRAUDS.
Montana Man Alleged To Be Impli-
Gated In Big Conspiracy.

DENVER, Sept. 29.-Alfred Sully,
millionaire cotton broker, 30 Broad.
way. New York.
George W. Daily, millionaire tinan.
cier of Wall street.
Samuel w. Gebo. Br!dger, Mont,
agent and promoter of coal schemes
for New York syndicates.
The above are three Of the most
prominent men who will be investi-
gated by the federal grand jury which
sits in Cheyenne, Wyo., in Novem.
Der.
They will be charged with the down
right theft of 1000 acres of the most
valuable coal lands owned by the
government in the west through the
means of 81 dummy entrymen, most of
whom were bartenders, mattresses and
the members of New York's lower
stratum. The land is valued at $500,
600, and is of fabulous value when its
coal deposits are considered.
Government officials charge that the
grab was backed by the Chicago, Bur.
lington & Quincy railroad, and thai
the land was secured for their benefit
That this is the case is believed be-
cause of the fact that the road wa;
ready with branch line to the frs,
coal mine opened up on the lands and
about 500 tons day have been taker
out and hauled into Montana.
Not only will the three men named
with others equally as prominent, b.
arraigned, but the corporations the,
formed will have the toughest kind o
Shedding, as the government will no
only ask that these men be sent tt
Jail, but will demand the recovery O.
the land and its immediate transfer
back to the government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
MONTANA PIONEERS MEET
Billings Extends Glad Hand To Gath
ering Of Old-Timers.

BILLINGS, Sept. 26. - After three
weeks of sunshine rain fell in torrents
today in futile efforts to dampen the
spirits of the pioneers of Montana as
sembled here in their oath annual con-
vention. At 2 o'clock Mayor Foster
mounted the platform in the city hall
and addressed the old-timers, 200 in
number, extending to them the wei.
come OF the city of Billings and the
freedom of the city for the rest of their
natural lives.
Tonight the big elk, which has been
killed for the occasion, will be eaten
at the grand barbecue. The antlered
delicacy comes from Paul McCor.
micks herd. Mr.. Mccormick, who
is president of the pioneers. says he
is going to see that his old friends
have one good "square''\while they
are in Billings. Adjoining the Nc.
Cormick home on Twenty-ninth street,
north, in the big log cabin known as
the Daniel Boone cabin, the barbecue
will be held and today the cabin was
dressed en- fete for the guests.
There is a bylaw in the rules which
requires that an applicant for mem.
bership shall have resided in this state
since Dec. 81, 1868. The rule origi'
nally made the first year 1864, but this
was decided to be too stringent and
four years were taken from the limit.
Naturally, the men who blazed the
trail in those early days are crossing
the divide and the ranks are fast be.
coming thin.
1t Is said that the time limit will be
extended and that pioneers will be
made from those who arrived in the
early seventies. Since the last meet
ing of the society death has summoned
$50 of its members.
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Demand Causes High Prices.

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. 30.-Patrick
Cudahy Of the Cudahy Bros. COM
pany declares the American people
are living too fast. They.swant the
best Of everything and are surprised
when dealers charge high prices.
II believe an explain alton of pre-.
sent conditions is to be found in the
law of supply and Demand" said he.'
"The average American wants moth.
ing but porterhouse steaks or choice
meat. Out of 500 pounds net from .
beef they buy 100 pounds of the best
portions and leave the rest. The
butcher has to sell the rest for what
he can get. He must charge high
prices for the desirable parts. Cheap
grades are not in demand because
housewives have deterior ated as cooks.
The cheap cuts are as nutritious as
the best, but the women do not know
how TO make them palatable. The
people themselves cause the high
prices.
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Will Make River Trip.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 27.-Members of
the inland waterways commission
started today from the port OF St.
Paul for their first trip on the Mis-
sissippi river, to meet President
Roosevelt at Keokuk. 1t will be the
largest gathering of men OF promi.
nence and power in public affairs
which has ever occurred on the river.
When President Roosevelt joins the
party it will be fret time that a
president of the United States has ever
travelled on the river for the purpose
of learning OF its possibilities. The
trip promises important results, for
on its outcome largely depends i'm.
portant river improvement work in
the future.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Lazy Husbands Must Work.

DETROIT, Sept. 27.-"Every body
works but father" is no longer to be
true in Detroit, if the provisions Of
the new law, effective today, are
strictly inforced. BY the terms of the
act recreant husbands and fathers
will be obliged to support their wives
and families by toiling in the work.
house, il they decline to furnish the
necessities of life under a condition
of liberty. The wives of the lazy ones
will be allowed $3.50 per week from
the labor of the latter in the prison.
1t is believed by the officials that the
new law will have wholesome effect
on the men who have q tendency to
abando on. their families to the tender
mercies of the wolf of!poverty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Will Encourage Matrimnny.

SPOKANE, Sept. 29.-Designed to
solve the problem Of the scarcity Of
marriageable young women in the
Inland Empire, the Spokane Affinity
club has been organized in this city
by 25 bachelors under 30 years Of
age. The society proposes to bring
5000 young women into Spokane
country from eastern states, lind
employment for them aud act 40
general sponsor. When any Of the
imported young women is convinced
that she has found her soul mate,
all marriage expenses will be borne
by the club, including the license, the
ministers fee, wedding dinner and
flowers.
The membership lis drawn from the
best circles of Spokane society. AS
member must have property Of
value greater thanIsl, 900 they are all
eligible young men, andl entirely lia-
BILE in case they fnd their affinity
among the importations. Branches
are to be institutediin every city and
town of more than 5O0l inhabitauts
throughout the Inland Empire.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Will Reduce Insurance Rates.

HELENA, Sept. 2s.-The announce.
ment was made today by State Auditor
Cunningham that reduction of fire
insurance rates covering all Montana
will be operative in from II to Is
months. He made the announcement
on the authority of Alfred Stillman !,
secretary of the executive committee
OF the board of Pacific underwriters,
after conference with the insurance
official. Mr.. Cunningham has had
the question of a rescheduling and
rerating in Montana up with the fire
insurance people for more than year,
holding that there was discriminat ion
against Montana.
Already two cities have been resched-
uled as result of the protest BY the
state auditor-Anaconda and Lewis
town, where an average reduction OF
p per cent. has peen made.
Work of rerating and rescheduling
other large cities in the state will be
begun Immediately, and the work
in Butte, Helena, Billings, Grea,
Falls and Havre will be completed in
six months. Then other towns will be
taken up and the whole state covered
The present rates were made up ten
years ago and conditions have sc
changed since that the insurance peo
pie have finally acknowledged that
Montana was not being treated fairly
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ident added that his personal opinion
of the constitution was mot fit for
publication.
Telephone Injunction Case,

HELENA, Sept. 27.-Todsv the in
junction case OF the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone company against 81
respondents, individual ale and organic.
atone of labor, came up for hearing
before Judge Hunt in the federal
court.
II. G. Mc1ntire appeared for the
company and c. B. Nolan for the
respondents. In support of the com.
plaint requesting an injunction to
prevent the unions from interfering
with its business, Mr.. McIntire read
large number Of affidavits made by
persons at Helena, Billings, Bridger,
Anaconda, Bozeman, Great Falls and
other places.
The affidavit of MIR. Burdick was to
the effect that the unions are doing
what they can to destroy the business
OF the company and that since the
boycott was declared l35 phones were
taken out in Helena and the company
has lost sl7, 900 during the month last
past. Further that the respondents
named in the complaint have induced
other organiz ations and individuals
to boycott persons using phones, to
strike and to take out their own
phones. Circulars and dodgers is'
sued BY the Montana Federation OF
Labor were included in the affidavit.
The aftidavits OF the managers at
Anaconda and Bridger were to the ef'
feet that wires had been tampered
with, property Of the company de-
stroyed and other violence done. They
them selves had been threatened with
personal violence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Enormous Oil Profits.

New YORK, Sept. 25.-Records Of
the stockholders of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey at the hear.
ing of the governments suit for the
dissolution OF the alleged oil com bine
have disclosed the fact that John D.
Rockefeller owns 247, $500 shares, or
nearly five times as much stock as
any other individual shareholder,
and that he and his associates who
signed the trust agreement in 1882
still control majority of the stock.
Measured by the present market price
of $40 share, the holdings of Mr..
Rockefeller in the Standard Oil com.
pany have a value of slO6, 1000. 900.
The stockholders record of August
II, 1907, shows that the University OF
Chicago is the owner of 5000 shares OF
Standa Oil stock. The company,
since 1882, has earned more than
$500, ZOO, 900.
The depreciation in the price of the
stock within the past ten years, about
the time the agitation began, has been
more than S4O0 a share. Since legal
proceedings against the Standard OH
company were instituted the stock has
steady declined until it is now
around s44O. This represents a loss
OF over slOO, 200, 900 on the holdings Of
John D. Rockefeller. The shrink.
age in the market value of the stock
cost the University OF Chicago about
S., ,0OO, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Oklahoma Will Be Admitted.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-President
Roosevelt announced today that he
would approve the constitution
adopted by the voters of the new state
of Oklahoma. The president declared
that he and the attorney general had
examined the document fully, and
tn at he felt tha. he should not with
hold his approval. inasmuch as the
constitution complies with the condi-
tions of the enabling act, regardless
of his personal opinion. The pres.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
MONTANA SILVER SERVICE.
Decorative Designs Will Be Typical
Of the State.

BUTTE, Sept. 25.-Beauty Of design
and workmanship. rather than mas.
siveness, are to be the features of the
silver service presented to the battle.
ship Montana. Chief Justice Theodore
Brantly, to whom was left the orna.
mentation of the service, has deter
mined upon decorative scheme and
has made considerable progress to.
ward carrying it out. The chief jus.
tice is q member of the commission
appointed by the governor to select
and present the silver service and at
the recent meeting of the board in this
city the work of planning represen.
tative decorative scheme for the ser.
vice was left to him. He will use
about 20 views representative OF the
life and industries of Montana and
these pictures will be engraved on the
larger pieces of the set, each piece to
have two such views.
''From the beginning," said Chief
Justice Brantly, 'it has been the wish
OF the commission to secure something
typical of the state. Workmanship
and design, rather than weight, were
considered by the board, and that as
what Influenced it to give the contract
to the Reed & Barton company OF
Taunton. Mass. There will not be to
exceed $500 ounces of silver in the
service and the cost of the metal will
be about 5000. The remainder of the
5000, the contract price of the set,
will 60 for workmanship. There will
be IS pieces in the service, 18 of which
will be of sterling silver. The re-
mainder will be of cut glass.
''In general way, we have decided
on a decorative scheme. Each of the
larger pieces will be decorated with
views typical of some industry or rep.
resentative of some historical event
connected with Montana. These views
will go in pairs, in so far as is posi-
BILE. I have selected a number and
propose to use about 20 of them
There will be at least four Indian
pictures, If it is possible to secure
that number.
"We expect to have picture of the
Gate of the Mountains, near Helena,
historic ground because of the fac
that Lewis and Clark noted the place
during their passage up the river. A
companion pieces, I may have on
picture of old Fort Owen, in the Bitter
Root country, the Oldest fort in Mon
tana, and another of Fort Benton
There will be other scenes, bu: an
no prepared yet to say what they will
be.
Throughout the state floral EN-
blem, the bitter root, will be used tt
good advantage. The firm requires
six months in which to complete th'
set, and, from the amount of work re
quired, am inclined to believe tina
the time is not too much.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-02
Immigrants For Canada.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-According to
figures sent out by Chairman E. E..
Mac Leod of the Western Passenger
association many Observation-Disclosures
annually are obeying the call of the
wilcs of western Canada. In q cir.
cular issued to all of the lines which
are members of the association it is
stated that during the twelve months
that ended June 80, 81, ,S69 emigrants,
representing population Of 105, 42O,
took up homesteads in western Can
ada. OF this number 1880 were
from the United States.