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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Packers Protest AgainstiFine.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1o.-Some novel
points were raised today in the briefs
filed by the Armour and Cud ahy pack
ing companies in their application to
the United States supreme court for a
writ of certiorari in the cases in which
the companies we're fined S15, 900 each
by the United States court for the dis.
trict of western Missouri upon their
conviction of having solicited rebates
from Caicago, Burlington x Quincy
railway.
1t is commended that the Elkins act
does not apply to shippers, unless it
be shown that the shipper resorted to
some fraud or other unusual device in
an effort to secure the rebate. 1t is
also commended that the act does not
apply to goods intended for export.
The jurisdiction of the court is denied,
it being claimed that the shipments
originated in Kansas, and not in Mis-.
souri,, and it is further commended tina,
the indictment was not sufficient.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
DEADLY POWDER EXPLOSION
Indiana Town Wrecked and MANY
Workmen Killed.

fONTANET, Oct. 15.-As the result
OF the explosion Of the Dupont powder
mills at this place early this forenoon,
between p and 80 persons are dead,
at least 90 are injured and this town
of 1000 inhabitants has been wiped
out. Five hundred persons, all more
or less injured, are homeless, sleeping
tonight in tents, with soldiers of the
state as the guards for the tented viii
lage.
The powder plant consisted OF seven
mile, and the explosions occurred in
each In rapid succession, the first com.
ing at 9:15 q. m. Fonr thousand cans
OF powder we're stored in the build.
ings. and all exploded iwith terrific
force. Every house in town was de-
stroyed, and every farm house within
two miles was wrecked, the occu-
pants, in many instances, receiving
injuries.
The shock Of the explosion was felt
in towns for miles around, and even in
Indianapolis and Cincinnati. A pas.
senger train four miles distant was
blown from the rails, every pane of
glass in the coaches being broken,
and several of the passengers were cut
and otherwise injured.
A brick school building a quarter
of a mile from the mills was wrecked
and many OF the children within were
injured, some seriously, but none ia.
tally. A farm house three quarters
of a mile away was totally destroyed.
The first body taken from the
wrecked mills was that of DR.. Car.
roll, an employe, who was burned al.
most to a crisp, but the man was still
alive and begged for someone to shoe,
him and put himl out of his misery,
He lived but a few minutes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
LUMBERMEN PROTEST.
Advance In Freight Rates May Be
Resisted BY Lawsuit.

Advices from Kalispell report that
b. j. Boorman, president of the
Boorman Lumber company, and Il.
G. Miller, president of the Kalispell
Lumber company, have gone to St.
Paul, where they will represent the
lumbermen of Flathead valley in q
conference with the officials Of the
Great Northern Railway company,
and will enter q protest against the
proposed advance in rates on lumber
between Kalispell and eastern points,
including Dakota, which, according
to notices served by the Great North.
ern, will go into effect November l..
II no compromise is effected between
the Great Northern and the Montana
lumbermen, the latter will probably
seek to ecure an injunction in the
federal court, restraining the road
from putting the proposed advanced
scale of rates into effect, following the
course of action recently taken by the
Puget sound lumbermen at Seattle.
where similar conditions in regard to
lumber rates exist.
At the present time, and for the past
ten years, the rate on lumber from
kalispell to Minot, N. D., has been
30 cents per hundredweight. The
Great Northern is seeking to advance
the rate from A. cents to 6 cents per
hundredweight, which would make a
raise in the price of the product to
the consumer of $3.50 per thousand
feet.
There are, at present, "a mills of all
descriptions being operated in the
Flathead valley, and their combined
output is something over $50, 900, 900
feet yearly, forming one Of the most
important industries of the state.
There is said to be, at the present
time, not less than 100, 600, 900 feet of
lumber in pile at these mills, and I'M
der the proposed advanced rate the
cost of transporting this to Dakota
points would be $3.50, 600. The lum-
bermen declare that the Great North.
ern, under the old rate, nets a profit
of from $3.50 to 5000 per car. They
urge that this rate is excessive and
they are prepared to fight to the last
ditch against an advance.
The Flathead manufacturers Of lum-
Der declare that the railroad, if sue
c~essful in advancing the rate to Dako.
ia and eastern points, will naturally
advance the rate to all Montana
points at an early date, whereby the
Montana consumer will suffer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Cannot Handle Traffic.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-That north
western railroad lines will not be able
to handle all traffic offered them dur
ing the coming winter is the view of
Franklin X. Lane, interstate COM
merce commissioner. Lane has just
returned from a five weeks trip in the
northwest and far west, during which
he interviewed railroad men and ship
pers On the question of the car supply.
His Investigation convinced him that,
despite an increase in equipment by
the roads, the car shortage is to con.
tinue.
Take the case of the Northern Pa
c%itic," said Lane. During the month
of July it moved several million cubic
yards of dirt in carrying out its plan
to improve its lines. 1t has increased
the number of freight cars from IS, O0O
to 1000, and also added sub.
stantially to its motive power,
practically increasing its equipment
% per cent. Yet business has increas.
ed so per cent and the road will not
be able to handle that business. The
same situation prevails on the other
northern lines, despite the fact thai
the government and other large buy
ers of coal secured their winter sup
ply before the grain movement be
gam
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
A London Lads Prayer.

W. PETIT Ridge, a London writer,
made a London boy in one Of his sto-
ries offer the following rather original
prayer: lord, wilt thou ave the
kindness to make me grow strong and
tall and with plenty to say for meself,
and wilt thou do this as Don as thou
a find time, SOS to save me eX-
pense and waste of money that might
be used in other ways-say for Il
cricket bat? Believe me, Lord. thy
obedient servant, a. Martin"
He rose. He was halfway into his
blue flannel bed gown when an impor-
tant idea occurred to him. and he
knelt down again quickly.
"Should ave mentioned" he whis,
percd, "Elfred Martin of 50 Cawstle
street. jest over Surrey side of South.
ark bridge"
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make alleg ations of fraud against
those who ENGINEERED the deal.

make allegations of fraud against
those who engineered the deal.
The operations Of the mining faker
are attr acting the attention of the fed
eral authorities, who propose to dis
courage such swindles in every posi-
BILE way. A recent dispatch from
Washington says:
"a determined war on mining stock
companies of a fraudulent character
will be inaugurated next year by
Postmaster General Meyer if congress
can be induced to provide sufficient
funds to carry on the crusade. The
present force of inspectors, it is said,
is wholly unable to cope with the sit
uation, and the credulous r being
Aeeced out of thousands Of dollars
daily by INSCRIPTIONS scheemers.
"Often months of patient and labor
ious work are required to collect suf-
fcient evidence to bring about q con.
viction, and in the meantime the pro-
motors have amassed . fortune sufaci.
ent to leave the country and live in
luxury abroad. According to inspec-
tors, there were W before so many
fraudulent stock companies being
floated as now, and all but an intni.
tesimal number are clearly fraudulent.
Many former green goods and conf
dence men have now entered the ranks
of the mining stock promoters as being
a less HAZARDOUS and more profitable
calling"
II the efforts of the federal authori-
ties in this connection are supple
mented by proper action on the par,
of state officials, the vocation of min.
ing takers will become unpleasant,
unhealthy and Improbable.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
YORKSHIRE PIES,
Here Is the Way They Were Made In
the OIden Days.

The delicacy Of the Yorkshire pies OF
olden days may be judged by the fol
lowing recipe from an old fashioned
cookery book: First make a good
standing crust, let the wall and bottom
be very thick: bone a turkey, a goose,
a fowl. Il partridge and a pigeon; sea-
son them all very well: take half an
ounce of mace, half an ounce of nut
megs, a quarter of an ounce of cloves
and half an ounce of black pepper. all
beat fine together; two large ~spoonfuls
of salt, and then mix them together.
Open the fowls all down the back and
bone them, first the pigeon, then the
partridge; cover them; then the fowl,
then the goose and then the turkey.
which must be large; season them all
well first and lay them in the crust so
that it will look only like a whole
turkey; then have a hare ready cased
and wiped with a clean cloth; cut it to
pieces-that is, joint 1t; season It and
lay it as close as you a on n side:
on the other side woodcock, more game
and what sort Of wild fowl you can
get. Season them we'll and lay them
close; put at least four pounds Of but
ter into the pie, then lay on your lid,
which must be a very thick one, and
let It be we'll baked. It must have a
very hot oven and will take at least
four hours" 1t is not surprising to
find that a footnote adds that the
crust requires a bushel Of four.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Montana Odd Fellows Meet.

BOHEMIAN, Oct. l7.-Great Falls
was chosen as the place where the
next grand lodge of the Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows will be held.
This was decided immediately after
the election OF grand lodge officers for
the ensuing year. The new elected Of.
ticers are as follows:
Grand master-Henry White of Bill.
lines.
District grand MASTER, w. John
son of kalispell.
Grand secret ary-R. w. Kemp of
Missoula.
Grand treasurer-Herry \. Meyer
Of Helena.
Supreme represeutative-W. II.
Griffin of kalispell.
Board of directors of the Odd Eel.
lows home w. w. Nichols of Ham
ilton and Wiley Mountjoy Of Twin
Bridges.
The grand lodge also confirmed the
report Of the committe on a site for
the Odd Fellows home. The com
mi,tee reported it had selected and
purchased the Helena site and this
action was confirmed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
BOOSTING AGAINST KNOCKING.

The newspapers of Montana, nota.
bly, the weekly publications, are re-
.minding their readers that the best
thing to do--"and do it now"-is
''boost your home town." This COM
mendable game of boost seem to have
become more popular this year, in a
general way, than it ever has been.
One paper suggests: "1f you don't
like the town, why remain here?"
Another puts in boldface type: "If
you feel that you can't put in a good
word for your home town, take some
thing-take a long walk and keep on
going One weekly advises the
knocker to ''train with your own class
and shun good company. San eastern
Montana newspaper, quoting figures
in illustration of the progressive spirit
of its townsmen and the splendid re-
suits Of their years of earnest endeavor
to boost their community, concludes
with the apt remark: "And now the
knocker has only himself to knock
and he is knocking. That man has a
knock coming
Discomfort Is only another word for
encouragement. U~neasiness,' pessi-
mism, distrust, timidity, weak knees,
faint heart, dull spirits, seitishness,
c~rankiness, g~rouchiness, biliousness,
indigestion, spots on the liver-all re-
suit from inactivity and lack of ambi-
ton of the proper sort There are
knockers in every community, in al.
most every hamlet; somebody who is
not satisfied with his lot can be found
in every corner. Too much consider.
alton of the wrong kind has beer
wasted on the knocker. He is the
woolly aphis, the cooling moth, tht
dandelion of society, and should bt
regarded as such. If you can't drive
rid your mind of him and thus over
!, come him as you should any othe,
obstacle that appears in the pathwa.
leading to the goal of success. Knock
ing never won fair lady, pr Il farm
or a city lot, or a seat in congress
In the game Of boost the knocke
holds the low hand, and the penalt
l is all his.
The boosting campaign inaugurate
/ by the country press of Montana wi,
surely make good. It's q good game
N F. whit, - ~,n. ,,~t Lin nH nn III
weeds, it will bring into p%rominenc
the good things which many home
makers headed this way perhaps kno
nothing about. Boosting is on
$ mighty good style of advertising
r city and INTERCHANGEABLE Stand are
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
A CLEVER REPORTER.
He Got the Interview Word For Word
and Took No Notes.

o"S sOON w sNOSVSs
Interviewer have come to get your
views Oh the proposed change in the
curriculum of the school.
Mr.. Swelhead-Curriculum! What's
that mean? I'm against It, whatever
it Is.
Mr.. Swelhead (reading the report OF
the interview in the next mornings
paper)-"Our distinguished townsman,
Mr.. NJ. T. Swelhead, was found at his
charming home, surrounded by abun-
dant indications of ripe scholarship
and sturdy common n In reply
to our representatives. questions he
said, Y do not desire to force my opin-
ions upon the public, but this l will
say, that l have given to this question
long and studiOus attention, incidental
ly examining upon the curriculas of in
situations of learning, both at homo
and abroad, and, although l found in
the existing curse of study not a few
matters for condemnation, still l can.
not say that | should advise any radi
cal change until I have further time t.
examine into the subject" By George
that fellows got my exact Language
word for word. And he didn't take
notes neither. Jimmy. but what q
memory that fellow must have!-Lon
don Telegraph.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Water TRANSPORTATION Cheap.

Any class of water transportation IS
portation, unless something better than
the modern railroad is invented. For
this reason the greater part of our do
nestle or inland tonnage has been and
Is carried by water and not by rail.
For that reason the railways own the
largest steamers on the lakes. The
wheat trade was lost to the Mississippi,
not by competition. but because the
railroads did not bring it there. The
mississippi above Cairo is dccadent,
.lot for lack of ability to compete, but
for lack of commerce., which IS to say
accessibility by means OF its own tribu'
tarieS.-Churlcs II. Stewart in Century.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
MINING SWl

The desire to get rich quick Is caus-
ing considerable trouble and loss to "a
number of Montana citizens who in
vested in mining propositions that
have not panned out according to eN.
pectations. Their visions Of wealth
failed Of realization, and they 0
have a dearly bought fund of expert
ence.
The Montana mining industry has
been comparatively free from fakes
and swindles, but recent newspaper
accounts of some peculiar transact
tions in mining property are calcu-
lated to discourage investment in en-
terprises that would be of benefit to
the community at large. Legitimate
and profitable propositions may be
neglected by investors who fear they
may become the victims of greedy and
INSCRIPTIONS promoters who are at
tempting to make easy money.
Among the news items of the past
week was one which told the story of a
mining swindle in which some wealthy
residents of western Montana were
caught to the tune of about half a
million dollars. They invested in a
Wyoming placer property that had
been ''salted," and which is of com.
paratively little value. The ~transac.
ton was similar to q gold brick game,
and the victims believe they have
grounds for legal proceedings agains,
the swindlers.
Another mining scandal reported
from Butte relates to the acquisition
of the Barnes-King properties, in
Fergus county, by a number of Mon
taua and eastern investors. Accord
ing to newspaper reports, a large pro-
portion Of the alleged purchase price
went into the pockets of promoters, and
those who supplied the funds have re.
ceived no returns from their invest
ment. The disappointed stockholders
believe they have been swindled, and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Nothing Doing.

The musician was visibly annoyed.
"But, hang it ALL" he said. Il told
your reporter three or four times over
that the violin | used was 4 genuine
S~tradivarius. and here in his report
this morning there's not a word-not
a word!"
With Il scornful laugh the editor re-
piled:
THAT is as it should be, sir. When
Mr.. Stradivarius gets his tiddles ad-
vertised in this paper under s. a line,
you come around and let me Know
Los Angeles Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Senator Clark Talks Politics.

NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-senator
William a. Clark of Montana talked
on national politics yesterday.
Senator Clark said: "President
Roosevelt is perfectly honest. Many Of
his measures are distinctly for the
country, although he is spectacular,
yes, even a little more than that.
II don't think the president seeks a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23

This bank solicits accounts, and
Offers to %depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues Its own
Letters Of Credit.
Interest paid ON time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Millions Left BY Big Packer.

CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-The will of the
late Nelson Norris was filed for pro-
bate today, The petition accompany.
ing the will estimates the estate at not
to exceed $40, 600. 900. OF this amount
more than SIS, 900, 900 is in personal
property. and the remainder is real
estate. The bulk of the estate is left
in trust to the executors for the vari-
Gus members of his family.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
A Fine Mornine.

"Finc morning. your honor" affably
remarked the man who had been ar
rested the night before for being
drunk and disorderly.
Eyes. indeed" responded the justice,
''Quite Il fine morning~in fact, a ten
dollar fine morning"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
PROSPERITY WILL CONTINUE,

The pessimistic views of James J.
Hill and others, in rega r to business
conditions, are answered by President
Van Cleave, of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers, in ar article
contributed to one of the current mag
azines. The article says in part:
In the existing conditions there is
nothing that portends a serious set.
back. The bank transactions in all
the great centers except New York are
above those of any previous year, and
in New York they are diminished by
the lull in speculation, which In itself
is a good sign. Railroad earnings
and foreign trade are far in excess of
all past figures, and the general ten
dency in each is upward. On the
Great Lakes the traffic is breaking
all records. The heavy gains in our
imports of merchandise remind US that
though our factories and workshops
of all sorts are producing more goods
than ever before, they are falling far
short of the home demand. This com.
pels our people to look abroad for q
larger and larger portion of the things
which they need. From 1900 to 1907,
while the country's population has
grown fifteen per cent, its pig iron out.
put has increased 100 per cent, and its
steel production has expanded l2O per
cent.
Those who take a gloomy view of
the outlook OF business in the United
States should try TO grasp the facts
just presented. Here are a few more
facts for them to ponder on: While
the United States has only five per
cent of the worlds population, it pro-
duces twenty per cent of the worlds
wheat, twenty-five per cent of its gold,
thirty.three per cent of its coal, thirty
five per cent of its manufactures, thir-
ty.eight per CEN of its silver, forty
per cent of its iron, forty-two per cent
OF its steel, tifty.two per cent Of its
petroleum, ffty-five per cent Of its
copper, seventy per cent of its cotton,
and eighty per cent of its corn.
W. S. Jevons, the British econom.
lst, said in 1867 that when England
lost her supremacy in coal and iron
production her fall would be as sure
moved the capital to Constantinople,
and after his sons divided the empire
into three parts, and hal the fall
would be swifter than vas ROme's.
Forty years ago that seemed to be a
safe forecast, for iron production in
the United States in 1867 was less than
a twenty.iifth part of what it is in 1907,
coal production was less than a for
tieth of what it is now.
But the years which have passet
since 1867 have told a tale which no
Body in that day drea AIMED of. In the
extent of it's manufactures the United
States passed England in 1880, and i
passed England in iron aud steel pro
duction in 1895, and in coal output il
1900. And in every one of these field
the United States lead in rapid,
lengthening. The wealth Of the Unite
States today is $l2O, OOO, 600 900, o
more than that of its two nearest con
petitors, Great Britain and France
combined. Every successive sunris
sees $40, OOO, 900 added to the mark.
value Of the tangible property of tn
United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
Golden Measure.

"ln -A~ustralia,' Dragged the native OF
that country, you a pick up gold
by the pint"
ut in quartz In America" re-
torted the quick witted nephew Of Un-
Gle Sam.-PittsburS Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23
The Value of RidicuIE

"a man." said Dr.. Johnson. should
pass i part of his time with the laugh
erS. by which means anything ridicu-
lous or particular about him might be
presented to his view and corrected"
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renomin atom, but feel that he will
have denomination thrust upon him.
You remember some men are born
great, some achieve greatness and
others have greatness thrust upon
them.
MIR. Bryan seems to be the logical
mar for the democratic nomin ation."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23

The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS is a good
to send away TO your friends
in the east. 1t will save you the trou-
bic of writing letters
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-23

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, 1907-10-23
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
CUnincorporated.)
(Unincorporated.)

PAID UP CAPITAL.....,..S 100. q
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY - 900. 900
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Local Securities a Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits