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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Workings Of New Pension Law.

WASHINGTON, May l4.-More than
81 5000 pensions already have been
granted under the McCumber service
pension act. So far there have been
800, 900 applications filed. The bureau
is grinding them out at the rate of
1900 a day. 1t will take about six
months to pass upon the applications
already filed. 1t is estim ated that at
least 10000 more will be filed within
the coming year. The pensions date
from the day the application is re.
ceived, SO the soldier who is last on
the list is losing nothing by the delay.
His money is simply accumulating.
1.-TWO remarkable things have devel.
oped under the new law" said Assist
ant Secretary Wilson of the interior
department., who has charge Of the
pension work. 'Ouly one soldier I'M
der the McCumber act has appealed
from the decision of the pension bu-
reau. That soldier claimed he was
sixty.two years old and hence entitled
to a pension. The bureau held lie was
not sixty-,wo. He appealed. II was
proved that he was no, sixty-two. ard
he failed to get a pension.
1.-The other remarkable thing is that
only one per cent of the $50, 900 so.Gi.
ers who have applied for pensions W.
der TIE McCumber act were no. a..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

thoroughly worked by hand or rubbed
upon a w%ashboard. When thoroughly
washed and all the water removed a
preparation of equal parts of pulver-
lied alum and borax should be we'll
rubbed in on the flesh side. The alum
acts as a slayer to hold the wool fbers
from coming out and the borax helps
in the tanning process. These SUBJ
stances will be more effective when
dissolved in warm water and applied
in liquid form. To prevent rigidity
of the skin it should be thoroughly
worked by hand until it is perfectly
dry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

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, 1907-05-22
The River Press.
Published euery Wednesday, Morning
by the Rirer Press Publish
ing Company.
HOW FREIGHT is DELAYED.

Montana stockmen aud other ship
pers who suffer from poor railroad
service, will appreciate the Helena
Independent explain alton of the causes
of delay to all classes Of freight. 1t
gives this description of the prevail
ing methods of railroading:
MIR. James J.. Hill Is acknowledged
by all his professional contemporaries
to be the wisest practical railroad man
of his day. One of Mr.. Hills pc,
theories, practiced with much profit,
Is that q locomotive should be com.
PEELED to draw its maximum tonnage
regardless of the time consumed
Another is that no locomotive should
be employed in hauling empty cars,
but that every train moved should be
loaded to it's capacity with profitable
freight.
The Hill roads, following this poll.
cy of management, don't care a tink.
er's curse how long it takes to deliver
goods. The merchant, eager for his
wares, must wait until the Hill loco.
motives have got an adequate load.
Empty freight cars, needed in other
places where there is a famine of cars,
are left On side tracks yearning for
"a load"
1t is said that the car famine of the
northwest, prevalent now for more
than two yeare, is due wholly to the
Hill idea that 1t dosen't pay to haul
ian empty The Hill system is said
to retard and hold-on to empties so
long that every railroad in the United
States is handicapped for lack of con.
tainers. Hill is known t o be the chief
cause of the al shortage which has
cursed the traffic of America for more
than two years.
Hill doesn't care how long it takes
to %"deliver." He wants the biggest
load that locomotives can haul. They
can take their own time and the "pub.
lie be damned" He gets his W rate
anyhow, and he doesn't care about the
cOnslgnOr or the cOnSlgnee. They pay.
That's all,
ITS good railroading for railroads,
and the Hill precedent has been fol-
lowed by many of the big carriers Of
this country. Load your locomotives
to the limit of their capacity no nat
ter how slow they go: never haul an
empty car; leave it on the side track
for months until some overdue and
hard-pressed shipper comes along
with freight. That's the Hill way and
it's a good way for Hill. But it
makes a car famine. 1t delays traffic.
1t hurts everybody who is keen for
quick traffic, for honest service and
for decent returns from the carriers
who are paid to serve we'll.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

words, only 5000 of the applicants
were not already drawing pensions
under some other law. This surprised
the pension officials. We thought
there were at least $1,000 old soldiers
not on the rolls who would apply for
a service pension. But up to date not
one-tenth that number have applied
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
icemen Fined $28, 900.

KANSAS CITY, May l4,-W alter A.
Powell, Judge of the circuit cour, a,
independence, Mo, near here. today
assessed fines agregating SOS, DOC
against three Kansas City ice com.
panies which on April 80 last he de.
clared to be guilty Of maintaining a
pool to keep up the prices OF ice and
restrict the manufacture OF tina, article
in violation of the state antitrust law,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Canada Bank Sues Stock Grower

HELENA, May 1.-THE Union Bank
of Canada yesterday began suit in the
district court OF this county against
the Montana Stock Growers associa-
ton to o Judgment on two bills
OF exchange, which the bank alleges
in the complaint to be worthless.
The complaint says that the associa'
ton is made up of j. NJ. Holt, w. G.
Preuitt, David Frat, Conrad Kohrs
and others that are unknown. There
are two charges against the org aniza'
ton. The first is that the secretary,
w. G. Preuitt. on Oct. 9, 1906, gave tC
Edward Gochel a bin of exchange
amounting to S34,S7.
This bill was taken by Gochel anC
transferred to the Canada bank where
he received payment for it. The Can
ada concern then presented the bill tt
the American National bank here anl
it was refused payment or the grounds
that it had been instructed by Secre
tary Preuitt not to honor the bill wher
it was returned for payment. Tn,
other charge is about the same excep
that the bill was given on Oct. Is, 1906
and was for the sum of $40. 35.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

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, 1907-05-22
The Chicago
Store
Specia al Sale of Mems and Boys
SPRING SUITS.

Bargain No. l.-Just % Mems suits
no tive alike. The regular prices on
them were from $3.50 to $1,000. For
quick selling we are Offering them at
just one-half, or 1915 and $500. No
more at these prices after this lot is
sold.
Bargain No. "A splendid assert.
ment of fancy worstsd suits in latest
cuts and handsome dressy patterns
that We are Offering at $3.50 and S9.95.
For the same kind you will be asked
SO per cent. more elsewhere.
Bargain No. 3.-Very fine all wool
black thibet suits. y regular $500
suit for Sl2..5.
Bargain No. boys knee pants
suits. ages 1 TO l.. From 15c to 1926.
Bargain No. 5.-Boys' long pants
suits. ages Il to i. From 1926 up
to SIS. IS.
All We ask i that YOU come ana looh
them over in order to convince you
tina, YOU can save many q dollar BY
buying your clothing al
The Chicago Store.
Fine. BOOK and JOB Printing a spe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

In Turkey the tombstoues of the
faithful, where the departed i a man
of eminence, are capped with the fez
carved in marble.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Natural Curiosities In Our Country

One of the natural curiosities of this
country is the Hampshire ice mountain
on the banks of North creek, twenty.
about a quarter Of a mile the west
side of this mountain is covered with
loose boulders and stones of ligh,
down to the river. BY lifting these
stones on any day in the year crys'
tails of ice a always be found Sc
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
(4104)
NATIONAL BANK.

OF FORT BENTON, nONTANA.
Capital Paid Up 5000, 900
Surplus 100000
CHAS. Y. DUER. PrsJt.
J. y. CARROLL. Vics-Prest.
LOUIS D. SHARP. Cashier.
BOARD OF DlRECToRs-Chas. E.
Duer, Chas. Lepley, Jos. Hirshberg,
A. S. LOhman, G. 81. Merrill, Jno.
V. Carroll, NJ. E. Miner, David G.
Browne, John Harris
TRANSLATES A GENERAL
BANKING BUSINESS.
Local Securities a Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Tins Deposits
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
(unincorporsted)
(u INCORPORATED

AID UP CAPITAL.. ,oo oon
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY ooo. 600
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

Fine Book and JOB Printing a spe.
ciallv a. TIE RIVER PRESS Office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
Look Out HendersOnviIIeI

just when the vegetable season is in
full blast will be held at New Bern the
State horticultural Fair, May % and
%. This is in accordance with de-
clsion of the Horticultural Society sew
eraI months ago to hold fair in the
eastern part of the State in the spring
and in the west in the fall. There was
a movement to hold the spring fair at
Wilmington but New Bern was finally
settled upon. The fall fair will be held
at Waynesville, Asheville or Hender-
sonville.
More than $1,000 will be given in
premiums for fruits and this will be the
largest amount ever expended in the
State for this purpose.
The fair will be held rather late for
the heaviest of the strawberry season
but there will be plenty of them on
haud.l
The above from the Raleigh News
and Observer is notice to three western
towns that 'somethiDg will be doing"
next fall in one or another of them.
Why not get together ond try to attract
this Fair to HendersonVille? Where
there's a will there's often a way.
Let the Board of Trade take this mat
ter up without delay.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
The Civic League.

The ro-organized Civic League Com
mittee, appointed this week, comprises
the following: L. B. Morse, K. G.
Morris, A. F. P. King, r. &. Clarke,
G. E. Wilson. The ladies are: Mes
danes A. F.P. King. s J. Hart, J. T.
Brooks, C. E. Wilson, G. w. Brooks.
1t is the work of this committee to
interview the city authorities to urge
them to clean up the city, to persuade
the citizens to clean up their yards
whiteWash outbuildings, plant flowers
and shrubs, and generally clean up for
the summer. They are also expected to
try and develop greater pride. on the
part of our citizens and business men in
the appearance of the city as a whole,
to develop a civic pride in our people
winch shall prompt every man, woman
and child in the community to take
such pride in their city which shall
result in ''city beautiful" It's fair
size Job, but this committee is equal to
1t. They are al urged to report at the
next. meeting of the Board of Trade.
Thursday, at O'Clock.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
The Skating Rink.

Mr.. VIM. Hewitt will be the manager
of the big skating rink, which is suf-
f1cient guarantee that it will be run in
strictly first class manner. Mr.. Brown
has increased the size of the building
TO almost double The original plans,
the new dimensions being l5Ox70 feet.
A fine maple floor and good music will
be two of the most noticeable features
OF the rink Work has commenced on
the building and will be pushed right
along. The young people ofthe town
are anxionsly awaiting the grand
opt ming, and it i 8 safe to say
the big rink will present a scene full
OF snap and ginger, and will interest
the most blase. sg@sRs
The music will be furnished by an or
chestra OF three pieces, and will be To-
Gated in the centre of the building, yet
so it will not interfere with clear
floor space for the skaters. There will
be waiting rooms and rooms for ladies'
A refreshment room, to be known as
the ''white room," where everything
will be painted and kept spotlessly
white, will be desirable feature. Here
will be served ice cream and soft drinks.
Mr.. VIM. Hewitt, who has just re-
linquished the management of the
Blue Ridge Inn, has ts ken Eve years
lease of the rink. This assures the sue
cess of the enterprise and guarantees
that the rink's patrons will find it con-
Quoted in manner which will call for
their loyal patronage and support. ~
: Mr.. Hewitt intends bringing here the
best attractions in the way of exhibi-
tion and fancy skaters, and il is belisyed
the new rink will afford an endless
source of amusement, not only for those
who desire to skate but for hundreds
who will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity of listening to good orchestra,
watching the merry crowd on the floor
and witnessing the exhibition skaters.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
The Brick Plant.

The brick plant, mention of which was
made exclusively in this paper some
time ago, will be in operation as soon as
the weather is warmer. The machin-
cry is here ON the ground. The yard
is known as the old Davis brick yard,
on the Barker place; it comprisesl ten
acres of remarkably fne land, which
has been tested by experts who say
there is none better. The company, of
which Mr.. Claude Brown is president
will go into the manufacture of brick
tile, etc., on an extensive scale. There
is frontage of 5000 feet on the South
ern Railway, and side track will be
run into the property. The company
will employ from 40 60 so men, and is
now on the lookout for an expert brick
man for foreman. Several cottages and
barns will be erected on the property,
and work will begin within 80 days,
The company will have an Office on
Main street, in the Hustler office.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
Comparison of Work Done by the
State Department ofAgricuItu :
in North and South i
Carolina.

To Mr.. A. Cannon we are indebted.
for very interesting pamphlet from
which we take the following interesting
con parisons of work done by the State
Agi iculture Department of North and
Sou h Carolina. 1t should be kept in
mir d that South Carolina has about
$1,000 square miles of territory, while
her sister state has about $4,000. The
Palmetto states appropriation is $3.50,
00o that of the Old North State is S1OO,
OO0
Ia South Carolina there is but one
EXP eriment farm, at Clemson College
La his state there are four.
Clemson College receives at least
Ss5 600 more from all sources than the
N. G. A. & M. College and the State
Department of Agriculture combined
and that $4,000 more is paid the far
mers as tax on fertilizers in South
Carolina than in this state, and still
South Carolina farmers are having ex-
pended for them in agricultural lines
about one-half what is being expended
for agriculture in this state.
South Carolina collects $50, 900 more
from her farmers as tax on fertilizers
than this state, yet, North Carolina
does 81 times the work in this line that
is done ia South Carolina. There Is
about the same disparity in the work
done in all other lines.
North Carolina held I36 Institutes.
South Carolina held 54
South Carolina spent S79O 81 on far
mers bulletins, while We expended &c..
705. 73.
Nothing is done by Clemson College
as TO pure food control. North Carolina
spent nearly $1,000 aud collected and
ana lyized over 800 samples of food.
South Carolina has no inspection or
control of feed stuffs. In this state
thoroughinspection and control is main
tained and 73l samples were inspected,
ant thousands of tons of adulterated
ant worthless feeds prevented from
bel ag sold to our farmers.
Ia live stock sanitary control there is
no comparison of the work done by the
two states, North Carolina being far
ahead. South Carolina spent nearly
81, 200 and this state over $1,000 on this
vastly important work.
No comparisons can be made of the
two institutions which does not empha-
size North Cardinals supremacy in ali
the work of upbuilding the States agri-
cultural and industrial interests. This
fact is conceded by the press of South
Carolina, and many of the farmers of
that State complain that no helpi is
given them, and cite North Carolina as
maintaining ideal conditions in helpful
ness to the agriculture of that state.
The North Carolina Department, is
,opceded by the Federal authorities to
be the model department. of usefulness
n the South.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
LAST CALL FOR TAXES

All persons that have not paid their
taxes for 1906. will please do so at once.
Taxes are long past due and must be
paid without any further delay. After
March Goth, will advertise all real and
personal property that is not paid
This is fair warning and trust each and
every one will settle, and not allow them
selves to be advertised, thereby adding
cost to the already high tax; it is not
my wish to advertise any one ''but it il
the lawn and shall endeavor to carry
it out. G. E. BROOKS.
Feb 81. 'o7 Tax Collector.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28

make big crops from this method. He
was not sure the method, however, was
adapted to all kinds of soils.
Mr.. Conover then spoke on dairying
in this state. He works In connection
with the State Board of Agriculture,
and letter addressed him at Raleigh
will have prompt attention. Every two
months he will call on any one in the
dairy business, look over the herd, test
the milk for butter fat and offer suggest
ions for the Improvement of the herd,
etc., all at no cost whatever to the far
mer. He is paid by the United States
government to 60 around and do all
possible to encourage the industry in
this state. Said nearly all the butter
used in North Carolina was shipped in
Two Asheville merchants alone, ship
in each week from 1000 to 1900 pounds
Raleigh imports yearly 10000 pounds
butter and 1o5,o pounds cheese.
Said Goldsboro lived on shipped butter
and condensed milk. Said personal
attention was necessary to successful
dairying. Keep record of your COWS
and eliminate those which did not pay.
He will be glad TO furnish free plans for
barns and siIos. Thinks the farms will
smaller and more machinery will be
used, to take the place of the ever in-
creasing scarcity of labor. AS to the
best COW for the dairy man, it depended
on the man owning it.
Mr.. Benton spoke of the necessity for
good pasture. The question of alfalfa
caused a most interesting discussion,
many in the audience taking part in it.
1t seemed to be the general sentiment
that something ought to be done to I'm
prove, the farming conditions prevailing
in Hend erson county. and was aptly
said we now send enough money out OF
the county to give US good roads all
through the county.
Mr.. Quinn in closing, sa i'd that hogs
were the salvation of farmers. The
eastern market now demands light
weight hog. which commands a high
er price, per pound, then the heavy
weight. Said too much corn has killed
thousands of hogs. Plenty of pasture
necessary. Green oats and rape for
SOW and young pigs, He put special
emphasis on the need of good pastures
for the successful raising of hogs.
As to sugar beets, said this crop re-
Qaired FIVE times the aahor of any other,
and that cheap labor was necessary
It is one o. the best crops for caGtle
BeeUs may be sent to Washington.
where they will be analyized, free, for
the amount of sugar contained in them
Those who attended the meeting felt
they had been amply repaid for their
time, Anyone wishing information on
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS HERE.
Deliver Interesting and instructive
Talks to large Audience at
Court House.

The commissioners room was filed
last Saturday, with an audience which
paid strict attention TO what three
government agricultural experts had to
say about Gheir respective specialties.
It's pity the court room was not nee
essary to hold the farmers who hoSHOULD
have attended the meeting.
Their talks were plain and easily
understood, and provoked some lively
discussion. DIR. c. Few said we had
starvation rations here long enough,
now, and it was time for the farmers OF
the county to wake up. Mr.. A. Can
non evidently is no lover of Johnston or
Bermuda grass, altho' these much
abused grasses had some defenders in
the audience.
Mr.. Quinn, the hog and corn special
ist, said the audience vas the largest
they had yet addressed. Said the far
mers must get better results from their
land. They can't be successful with
live stock if corn and feed stuff is ship
ped in, as it is here. Advocated taking
seed corn from standing crop early in
fall, and not from the crib, as you can
see then just what kind of stalk, etc.,
the ear is taken from. Don't store seed
corn above stock, nor in cellars, or bar
rels, but where there is good circulation
of air. Imported seed is failure at
first, Take seed of your own and breed
up and then sell to your neighbors.
Said one, system of crops would spoil
any land, as witness the western farms,
where the crops eff corn have been re-
duced from so to 20 bushels of corn per
acre in many sections. and land which
was fine originally is now becoming
worthless. Said the farmers were be-
coming slaves to commercial Fertilizers
Said humas being constantly taken from
the soil caused the land particles TO get
closer together, the rain could not get
below the surface and the consequence
was the numerous gullies you could see
on the average farm. Advocated 10 to
. Il inch blowing gestin. the fertility at
that depth, and so the soil could absorb
the rain and not wash Had good
word to say about the Williamson plan
OF corn culture, saying it resulted in
large yields, from 80 to 50 bushels per
acre as against to II under the old |
plan. Said only those who did not fol-
low the method throughout failed to
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
Court Week.

Criminal term of the Superior Court
will open next week. Judge c. n.
Guion, of NeWbern, on the bench
His honor is newly elected judge and
this will be the second criminal court
he will have held.
There will be fair docket, Eleven
prisoners are now In jail awaiting trisl
besides those out on bail. Among those
to be tried will be two of the three
"boy burglars"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
Thinks it Fine.

E. E. Sinclair, Gerton, N. c., writes
as follows: 81 think the Hustler is fine
and would not do without it. Our en-
tire family is anxious to read it each
week.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28

any OF these subjects, corn, hogs, dairying,
pastures, etc., are urged to write these
gentleman at Raleigh. Their commun-
ications will receive prompt consid-
Grafton.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-28
.ReeuIar as the sunp

is an expression as old as the race. NO
doubt. the rising and setting of the sun
is the most regular performance in the
universe, unless it is the action of the
liver and bowels when regulated with
DR.. Kings New Life pills. Guaranteed
by The Justus Pharmacy.