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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
Sermon In a Few Words.

We are very much impressed by
something we saw and heard while
passing abng the street few even
ings since A young girl was stand.
ing in front of a store, and near her
with a hang-dog expression on his
face, was a young STRIPPING of boy
AS we passed the two. the girl said to
the boy: ANY one VINO speaks of my
father as the old man is not worthy
of my respect" From the tone of her
voice, we knew that the girl spoke
from the impulse of moment, but
there was whole sermon in her ut
terance We don't know the girl, but II
she lives she will develop into noble
womanhood, and the world will be
the better for her having lived in it.
And the boy, If he has any redeeming
qualities in him, will profit by the les
son given him in that one sentence
Burlington Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
WISE ADVICE TO FOOL HUNT.
ERS.

To those contemplating going into
the woods in search of game this sea-
son, let it be urged that sanity is the
prime requirement in the hunters
every act, says an exchange. Don't
drag gun over a log after you; don't
take it for granted that there is no ex-
plosive in the firearm you handle; don't
content yourself with the thought that
there IL no danger of an accident if you
carelessly handle your weapons; don't
''josh" with the aid of a gun; and above
al things else don't point your weapon
st the head of friend in gleeful antic-
ipation of soaring him to death. !"
Nine times out of ten he will be scared
to death with the scare shaping itself
into pellet of lead or wad of cart
ridge packing.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
NO HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER

From the sentiment expressed by
nearly every county board member
interviewed today, the PILOT is of the
opinion that there will be no county
highway commissioner elected by the
board at this meeting. Nearly every
one with whom we conversed was
averse to electing such an officer, b, :
cause they can see no benefits to be de-
rived from it, and don't feel like
putting any extra burden on the tax
payers when there is no necessity for
doing so. They cannot sse the wisdom
of the new law creating this office.
They are satisfied with the old system.
They place the highway commissioner
in the same category with Canada
thistle-neither ornamental or useful.
The law says that 1.-The county board
shall, at its next annual session." elect
a highway commissioner, but as no
penalty is provided for a violation of
the law, the supervisors feel that they
are not bound to elect such officer.
Perhaps other counties will cause
such an officer to be chosen in their
counties and the new system will be
given q trial. Marathon county tax
payers can watch results in other
counties and profit thereby. The
supervisors argue that there is no use
rushing into the matter. 1t might be a
case of marrying in haste and repent.
ing at leisure"
Again they argue that the county is
under considerable expense just al
present in building the new poor house
and in installing new heating apparatus
in the court house and that it would be
folly to increase the already heavy ex.
pense.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
Total, sI0,413.O7

A letter from Rev. +. Schaer was
read stating in substance that one of.his
congregation, Otto Kurth, had been in.
jured in a cave-in in a sewer trench
which had not been curbed. Intima
ton was given that unless the city as.
sisted MIR. Kurth and family financially
each month or give him $1,000, that q
suit for damages would be prosecuted
After the letter was read the mayor
announced that papers starting suit for
$1,000 damages. had been served that
day upon himself and the city clerk, be.
fore the council had been given time to
act on the matter. The claim was re-
ferred to the water commission.
Mrs. Amelia Staege and Mrs. III.
Pierce, both of whom fell on defective
sidewalks, as they claim, and were in
jured, presented claims for damages.
The mayors appointment of G. A.
Barwig as a member of the police and
fire commission was confirmed.
The report of the chief of police
showed that during the month of
October his department had taken care
of 20 persons
All of the banks of the city, including
the newly organized Citizens State
bank, were named as city repositories,
in conformity with a requirement of the
bonding company furnishing surety for
the city treasurer.
The finance committee was author
lied to make loan of Sl2, 900 and it
was ordered that $1,000 be transferred
from the water to Tie general fund.
1t was announced that the board of
public works had purchased ten ton
scale to replace the six ton scale now in
nse. in weighing the city's purchases of
rock.
From inquiry of one of the aldermen
it developed that the police signal lights
would be in operation within a short
time.
The city engineer was ordered to
make a survey of the property involved
in the Pagel-Dickoff controversy to set
tie certain points. Some time ago at
the instance of Mr.. Dickopf the council
ordered that Mr.. Pagel remove GER
tain building from his premises.
The city engineer was ordered to
make an estimate of the cost of con-
crete crossings over alleys to connect
walks.
The council adjourned to Thursday,
Nov. IA.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
WHlSKEY AND ALCOHOL KILL,

As result of drinking a mixture of
whiskey and alcohol, two woodsmen
employed by the Edward Hines Lumber
Co, at Hines, are dead and several more
are i'll.
One of the woodsmen wanted to take
q quantity of liquor into the woods in as
small a package as possible, and thought
OF preparing his own drinks after be
had arrived at camp by mixing quan-
tity of alcohol with milder drinks, thus
making what he thought would be s
good whiskey. The fellow, it is said
used about so per cent alcohol, with s
fatal result.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
THE Rev. lRL R. HICKS 1903
ALMANAC

is ready for delivery and excels all
former editions in beauty and value.
The cover is a beautiful design in colors,
the entire book is full of half tones,
astronomical engravings and interest
ing matter. 1t contains the Hicks
weather forecasts complete for the
whole year, finely illustrated. The
price by mail is 35 cents, on News
Stands 80 cents. WORD AND WORKS,
the Rev. irl r. Hicks fine monthly mag
azine, contains all his weather forecasts
from month to month, together with a
vast amount of the best family reading.
The price is 81 year and ore almanac
goes with each subscription. Address,
Word AND WORKS PUBLISHING CO.,
220l Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
Write for rate on almanacs in quanti-
ties. Agents wanted.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
PLEASED THE PEOPLE.

Strickland w. Gillian, a humoris
and poet, known the country over, ap
peared in Wausau Friday morning fol
the purpose Of entertaining an audience
in the opera house that evening. He
came here under the auspices of the
Y. M. G. A..
Mr.. Gillian got his early training
in country newspaper Office andjthere-
fore has . tender spot in his heart for
the craft. During the day he visited
the local newspaper offices and the
PILOT acknowledges a pleasant call.
We found MIR. Gillian to be the same
in private as he is in public-bubbling
over with wit and drollery and having
the same Hoosier accent in his speech
as characterizes his public speaking.
A large audience greeted him in the
evening. In his Introductory remarks
Mr.. Gillian said he intended to give
his audience plain homely dose of
prose and poem writings coming from
plain, homely man. As to nominees
he doubted if there would be any dis
pute, for he never knew a day when
his nominees laid off from work.
Right from the outset he began letting
loose flow of humor, interspersed at
times with recitations of poetry.
He is rapid fire talker and for over
two hours kept his audience in the
most respectful attention. He is not
proficient in the art of elocution by any
means, nor to that claim does he make
semblance of pretension. On the
contrary he talks in conversant strain,
with somewhat of a Yankee drawl,
which rather adds than detracts from
his merit of speech.
We cannot attempt to give synopsis
of his stories or recitations. 1t would
cover too much space. Those who
were there will remember some of his
stories for many a day. Those who
were not in attendance missed a treat
Mr.. Gillian evinced the fact that he
is capable of taking many of the little
things in life which pass by unnoticed
by the ordinary person, and put them
into humor or poetry which will endure.
AS illustrative of the merit of his writ
ings we might say they are so widely
copied and plagiarized by others that
mary of them have been busy ever
since in being originated by other peo-
pie, as he puts it. Some people COM
pare him with Riley, Field, Nye and
parison is incorrect. We think he is so
different from either or any of the
above that he stands in class by him.
self.
Gillian is certainly a genius. When
he started in life he came off farm
where he wore hickory shirt and a
pair of overalls supported by one
gallus, he says. He was educated in
college by his own money and all he
could borrow from close friends who
were not too close. Then he took up
newspaper work and his upward climb
ing of the ladder of fame began.
1t takes man of more than ordinary
power to entertain an audience for two
hours steady, without the assistance of
anyone else. This Mr.. Gillian did and
did it to the pleasure and satisfaction of
every one present. H3 is a strong
number on any course.
On Monday evening, Dec 10th, our
people will be entertained by the
Bostonia Sextette club ard Melva Gle
maire, soprano, who come as the third
number of the Y. M. e. A. course of
entertainments.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
THREE TRAINS TO CALIFORNIA,

The Overland Limited, the Los
Angeles Limited and the China & Japan
Fast Mail daily between Chicago and
the Pacific Coast make close connection
with train service from all points on the
North Western Line. They form the
most splendid and complete transcon-
tinental service, and offer choice of
routes going one way and returning
another, without extra charge. If you
are planning winter trip to California,
send For booklets and information, or
call on any ticket agent The North
Western Line. n5-w4.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
Misleading Similarity.

Musical Enthusiast-How faithfully
some of those phonograph records re-
produce soundsi just come over here
and listen to these selections from
Wagner.
Mane ger-Beg pardon, miss, but
them's the records of Sounds In q
Fog"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
FIRE INSURANCE.

Kretlow q Lamont wish to announce
that they are prepared to write fire
insurance in approved stock companies
at reasonable rates. They also place
plate glass and boiler insurance and
surety bonds. First National Bank
building. Phone 1888. f9O-tf
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12

"Buckshot" fell off the water wagon
Thursday night. and as result took
another of his frequent piIgrimages to
the county bastile. He will vote the
prohibition ticket next fall. he says.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Phillip entertained
about fifty of their friends at their new
home on Grand Ave-, Thursday even
ing. The Office served as q place
for dancing and each guest was pre-
sented with crysanthemum.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY.

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section oS e 10 and % sR So and s section
Oranges
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
WALDIEe. KISxAx 8 MAR

Halls Cattarrh Cure is taken internally, act
idg directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price - cents per bottle. Sold by ali Druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-12
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Cattarrh Cure.
RJ. CHENEY co. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r. j.
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe him
rerfecfly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Montana Is All Right.

w. G. Conrad, president Of the First
State bank, was over from Great Falls
Thursday to check up the business of
the bank, which he found in excellent
shape, says the Livingston Enterprise.
He says the financial furry in the east,
caused by the heavy withd avail of de.
posts for the purchase of stocks, is
practically over, and that in a short
time business will resume its normal
condition. Regarding Montana. Mr..
Conrad says this state was never in
as prosperous condition. AT Great
Falls, his home town, there is 81, OOO,-
600 worth of grain awaiting shipment,
while 10 Kalispell, Flathead county,
it amounts to $3.50, 900 or more. Crops
have been abundant. One rancher in
northern Montana informed Mr.. Con-
rad that his grain yield this year from
80 acres equalled what he had former.
ly raised in Dakota on 1000 acres.
Under these conditions, Mr.. Conrad
says a panic, ~ if one should come,
which is 40 impossibility, could not
hurt this state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Lower Prices For Range Cattle.

A break of II and % cents ia prices
for western rangers on Wednesday
has since been partly regained, but
closing prices are still 10 and Is cents
under the level of a week ago. Re
ceipts for the week were p, 900, agains,
10000 last week and Is, 600 in the same
week a year ago, says the Chicago
Farmers and Drovers Journal. Re-
ceipts for season to date 342. OOO
against 1888 900 year ago. The sharp
decline for native steers early in the
week had a bearish influence on values
for rangers. Shippers supported the
trade for heavy steers rather firmly all
week, and these showed least decline.
Quality was plain, indicating that the
tail end of the seasons marketing
will not be of very good grade. Few
steers have sold above u, IS.
Arrivals included several lots Of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Notice to Contra ctors.

Proposals for medical attendance upon the sick
poor and lnfrm of Choutean county at Fort
Benton and Havre for the current year.
Sealed proposals will be received by the county
clerk of Chouteau county, Montana, up to the
hour of two O'Clock p. m. of December 2, 1907,
for furnishing medical attendance to the sick
poor and infirm of Chouteau county at Fort Ben.
ton and Havre, Montana, for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1908. Proposals must include conts-
gious diseases, and operations and autopsiee
upon said county charges as may DO required
within a radius of three miles outside of the city
limits of Fort Benton and Havre. Proposals.
may include both places or separately for each
place. No proposals will be entertained except
they are from individual practitioners of qua1i-
fed standing within the state of Montana, and II
the contract is awarded an individual for either
place, no other person or persons shall be recog.
nized a. the county physician for said place or
places. Bids should be addressed to the county
clerk and marked on the outside to indicate their
nature. The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids. W. X. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton, Montana, October 30, 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

HELENA, Nov. LIT is not within
the power Of the state board OF rail
road commissioners to compel the
Northern Pacific to furnish cars for
the transportation of coal to the yell
lowstone Park Railway company. The
commission has been so flooded with
protests and complaints from con
sumers, operators, the Yellowstone
railway and dealers, asking that the
Northern Pacific be compelled to fur
nish cars 10 the Yellowstone railway
10 order that the product of the Bear
creek coal mines, among the largest
coal producers of the state, might be
moved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Trial Jurors In District Court.

The following is a list of Chouteau
county taxpayers who have been sum
moued a. trial Jurors in the distric,
court, their duties to commence No.
vember %:
E. 7. Broadw ater, H. Earl Clack,
p. Connolly. w. S. Hedges, N. J.
Irvine, r. Stringfe!low and Ray l..
Sands, of Havre.
Chas. Christensen, w. T. Hui.
bush, G. E. Morris, A. E. Nelson,
Mis- Petersen and O. B. Streeter, OF
Chinook.
j. A. Hatch, Chas. Lindblom, r. H.
McGinness, H. o. Rhodes, G. j. Ring
valid, d. A. Ring, c. Soderstrom, and
Alfred Watkins, of Harlem.
John Smith and Arnold Westfall,
of Fort Benton.
Frank MCGOWAN and John Thain,
OF Highwood.
W. r. Bally, OF Big Sandy: Chris.
tian Ruhe, of Warrick.
S. Christensen, of Reidel: John
Murphy, of Lloyd: A. j. Ross, OF
Clear Creek, John c. Cronk, of Co.
berg.
Henry Hicks. of Whitlash: Casper
Noble, of West Butte: Maurice G.
Price, of Hill: Jno. B. Wasesha, O!
Taylor: A. w. Sims, of Laird: J. f.
Trommer, of Chester.
James Stilwell, Of Steele: Joseph
Stirling, of Teton: Wm. Waring, OF
Marias.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Big Potatoes From Cascade.

Robert Atkinson, a we'll known
rancher, living near Cascade. yester-
day brought in d sack of potatoes,
which serve as another evidence of the
wonderful agricultural possibilities of
this country, says The Great Falls
Tribune. The sack was a tifty-two
pound flour sack and it took just
twelve of Mr.. Atkinson's potatoes TO
fill it so full it could hardly be tied.
The largest potato was a little owe
ten inches in length and weighed four
pounds.
The potatoes We're raised without
irrigation. They are the Early Rose
variety and all are hard and good TO
the center. Mr.. Atkinson reported
everything to be in the best Of condi
ton In his section of the couutry and
the farmers all feeling good over the
largest harvest they ever had.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20

to fill vacancies on the board of
directors.
Miss Atkinson, county superinten-
dent of schools, announces that the
quarterly examination Of applicants
for teachers certificates will be held
at Harlem, Havre and tors Benton on
Novem Der 20 and 30.
Two beef shipments will b- made by
the Marias Roundup association to-
morrow-one from Malta and the 9th.
er from Cut Bank. These Will prob
ably be- the last shipments to he made
by the association this sr.-uu.
IL is reported from SPOKANE that IL
youug man ua,n~ Eu var Kuwald.
who's: parents 1--we n~a,. ,Maduux,
Montana, died at Il hospital 10 that
city ID te~ day. ago. He. was fatally
injured while attempting to boarl a
moving train at Penr!th, Wash.
Sui, ha- been omneuc in the
district court agains, the board OF
school trustees of the Harlem district
by Charles II. Oleson, who asks iudg-
meut for an alleged Indebtedness OF
about sl77. tn plaintiff claims this
amount is due for services rendered..
The ST. Paul Dispatch announces
the engagement of Miss Olga Smith,
of Fores. Lake, MINI. and j. w.
Woodcock, IF Fort Benton. Mont.
Miss Smith. who ie a niece of Mrs.
j. V. Carroll; has visited here ON sew.
eral occasions, and has many friends
among the young people of this city.
a dispatch from Glasgow says the
Valley county grand jury, which has
been in session about three weeks,
made its report to Judge Ta,tan yes
terday. Nineteen Indictments are
said to have been returned by the
grand jury, most of them relating to
alleged violations of the anti-gambl-
ing law.
Official notice Of the decision OF the
supreme court in the county high
school case was received today by
the clerk of the district court, and it
is expected the matter will receive
early attention as soon as Judge Tat.
tan returns from Glasgow. The col
lection OF taxes will proceed a. here
tofore until a restraining order is is
sued by the court.
Great Falls Tribune: Howell Har-
ris. manager of the Conrad Circle
Cattle company in Canada, reported
to the company on his visit here re-
Gently that the outlook for cattle this
winter in his neighborhood was frs,
class. The feed is very plentiful and
range conditions good. He had JUS,
finished making a delivery Of fat beef
to p. Burns, the great beef contractor
of Calgary, on behalf of the Conrad
Cattle company, which amounted to
about $50, 900 in value. This result is
considered very satisfactory by the
officers OF the company, in view of the
hard winter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Notice to Contractors,

Sealed proposals will be received by the county
clerk of ChOuteau county, Montana, up to the
for a contractor to take charge OF Chouteau
county's poor farm. Said contractor shall take
care Of, support and maintain the sick poor and
infirm OF Chouteau county, alec to take care of,
diseases that are proper county charges, that
may be sent to either the county poor farm OF
county pest house. Bids should be addressed ia
the county clerk and marked on the outside to
indicate their nature. The right lie reserved to
reject any or all bids.
W.. X. LEFT, County Clerk.
Fort Benton. Montana, October 30, 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Notice to Contractors:

Proposals for furnishing medical prescriptions
and medicines for the county charges that may
he kept at Fort Benton and Havre.
Sealed pro oosals will be received by the county
clerk of Chouteau county, Montana, up to the
hour of two o'clock p. m. of December I'd, 1907.
for furnishing physicians prescriptions, medi-
morphine, cocaine and kindred drnge in larger
doses than one-half grain. Also spirituous
liquors, alcohol and every other thing ordered
by the county physician from q drug store for
addressed to the county clerk and marked ON the
outside to indicate their nature. The right il
re -erved to reject any or all bids.
w. r. LEFT, County Clerk
Fort Benton. Montana, October 30. 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-11-20
Notice Of Annual Meeting.

me reguisr snnaal meeting OF the stockhold
held at the company's office in Fort Benton
Montana, on Monday, December !, 1907, at 7:3
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of e~lecting a boart
OF trustees TO serve for the eneuing year, and TO
the transaction of any other business that ma,
come before the meeting.
n. T. CHEMIDLIN, Secretary.