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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
GREAT NORTHERN HELD UP.
Two Masked Bandits Secured Regis
tered Mail and Other Plumber.

Officials OF the Great Northern are
in receipt of news that the westbound
Oriental Limited was held up by two
tr ain robbers at an early hour Thurs
day morning at a point near Rexford,
in Flathead county, about 20 miles vest
of White6sh. The bandits are said
to have confined their operations to
the baggage and express cars and the
mail car, a number Of packages OF un.
known value being secured from the
latter. The robbery is one of the
boldest on the line of the Great North
ern: in fact. it is the only robbery of
note since the Wagner hold.up six
years ago, when "Kid" Curry and HE
gang shot at several people in broad
daylight and carried away ESQ, 600 in
currency and the contents of the
through safe.
According to advices. from Whitefsh,
the robbery vas committed by two
masked men, neither one of whom was
more than 80 years Of age. The men
tagged the train, at once holding UP
the engineer and fireman and taking
entire possession of the train. They
then blew open the express safe and
took all valuables therefrom. The
mail car was entered in addition &c
the baggage and express car, five
sacks of registered mail were cut oper
aud their contents taken away, and
four sacks of regular we're opened,
The through safe In the express cal
was blown open and the contents TAX
en-. The amount Of the loss is no
known but it is undoubtedly great.
AS soon as the story of the robbery
reached Whitefsh and Kalispell
posses were formed, which left 500,
after daybreak for the e of th'
holdup to take the trail. Anothe
posse was formed at Jennings, t.
work east from that point. Blood
hounds we're telegraphed for from
Spokane, and these. with detectives
were shipped on q special train Il
Rexford.
The Greet Northern Immediately Of
fered 5000 for the arrest and cor
viction of each Of the robbers, an
t there will undoubtedly be . rewar
offered by the federal authorities, o
account Of the mail cosch bein
robbed.
The selection of Rexford, as tx
! scene of the holdup, was q shrew
e move, this point being the nearest I
the Canadian line on the Great No
=. thern road in the Rocky Mountai
y district. TIE country is broken an
mountainous in the extreme, and tt
). outiaws would have to travel on
Is miles to reach British territor,
They could easily do this befo
posses could reach Rexford. II
manner ia which the trick was turn,
4 would indicate that the men h,
y planned as carefully for their esca
h as they did for the holding up of Il
10 train, and they probably had a go'
start before the posses left the
- homes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Meeting Of Commercial Club.

At a meeting OF the Commercial
Club, held at the council rooms Sat-
urdsy evening, the report Of the com.
mittee on con titution and bylaws
was adopted. The bylaws, which
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Milk River Valley Fair at Chinook.
September II, 10, 10 and 20.

Chinook Opinion: The Riedel post.
Office has been moved from the Ed.
Riedel ranch 20 the Williamson ranch
about twelve miles from the former
location.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

Cleopatra was riding in her barge.
1T Is a beautiful view from here" she
remarked in Egyptian words to that
effect.
EYES," respended Antony. Il took
car to get you a Nile seat"
Whereat the rowers did laugh Justify.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Sheer Wanted to Winter.

Wanted, a band of sheep for the winter. Have
plenty of hay, good range and water. nine mile,
north of SildfoFd. Address
n. B. SPRAGUE, GildfOHd, Mont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Situation Wanted.

Man and wife, ne children, wish to ind con
Portable nome in return for services. Address
Box 252, Medicine Hat, Canada,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Residence for Sale.

n~ectiOns, electric lights, yard we'll improved,
good barn and other out buildings. Inquire or
address A. E. MCLEISH, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

10 you think cabbage ID unwhole-
some?" asked a dyspeptic.
ut depends somewhat" answered
t6e food expert "on whether you eat
Il or ty 10 smoke it"-Washington
Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Notice to Shespmen.

Wanted, q partner In sheep ranch in Montana
or Wyoming, on equal telme.
t.P. D. VAN VEEN,
Medicine Hat, Alta, Canada.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
Notice to Sheepmen.

Will winter or take sheep on shares. Ranch
located IS miles west of Fort Benton. Plenty of
hay, range and water. Address L., care Of River
pPQHs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

Water right b~lanks-oniy correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18
IF YOU PREFER
ENGRAVED ;: CARDS

We can supply them in the
latest styles.
Engraving plate in script style
and printing 100 cards. $3.50
100 Cards printed from plate. $1.OO
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

Milk River Valley Fair at Chinook
September ", 10, 10 and 20.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-18

Milk River Valley Fair at Chinook
September IL, 10, lo and 20.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08

New York, Oct S-Complaints ag
ainst anti-railroad Legislation of var
ious states characterizes the annual
reports of three railroad companies
the Santa Fe, Wabash and the Ches
apeake & Ohio, which have just been
issued.
President Edward H. Ripley. of the
Santa Fe, says of rate reductions: 1T
is hoped and believed that the pub
lie will soon realize that it's recent
attitude toward the railroad compa-
nies in general has not been just. to
their stockholders and bondholders,
and also that unless the confidence
of investors in the security and sta
bility of railway investments is re-
stored it will be impossible to obtain
additional railway facilities which
are necessary to the development of
the country"
Ripley adds that the Santa Fe's di-
rectors have suspended various ex-
tensive projects which were contem-
plated, and will limit the company's
capital expenditures to the compile
tion of work to which the company
is already committed.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08

Chicago, Oct. S.-The National park
opened at 11:30, and although the
game was not scheduled to start for
three hours, two thousand enthusiasts
seat in the grand stand. The bleach
ers were filled and enormous crowds
were in the outfield.
the telegraph The games are between
the Chicago Cubs" as the leader in
the National League and the Detroits
Of the American League. Both teams
are in fine condition and interest in
the result of the series is intense, the
winning team to be awarded the inter
national championship.
The leaders of both teams expressed
confidence of winning the game be-
fore it started.
The first score was made in the
second half of the fourth inning, when
Chicago made one run. Detroit nothing
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is
COMMITTED TO STATEHOOD

From Ell PaSO Herald
President Roosevelt is now COM
mitted to the cause of statehood for
New Mexico, and has promised to tdo
all he can do to secure the passage
of an enabling act Governor Curry
had a pow WOW with him, and on the
sidewheel teamer with leaky boilers,
approaching Cairo, the President
pledged his word. Now he should be
supplied with all the arguments, and
congress should be pestered until JUS
tice is done.
New Mexico has 300, 900 people.
more than most of the states had on
their admission The territory should
have been admitted to statehood long
ago. The territory has the schools, IL
braries. churches, newspapers, homes,
fraternities, industries, and business
of advanced civilization, and her
growth is rapid and substantial. The
fact that there are $4,000, 600 acres
of public land open to entry only
shows the wonderful possibilities of
the future. and does not indicate that
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08

The Record this afternoon receiv-
ed some Associated Press news by
wire, and it is now hoped that the
service will continue uninterruptedly
and with increasing volume.
1t is two months tomorrow since
the telegraph strike cut on the Rec
ord's service entirely. Since August
the ninth not a word of news has
come over the wires. The Record did
all in its power to have the service
continued, to no avail. But the West
ern Union has not yet ovel come the
strike conditions sufficiently to han
die all commercial business out of
Roswell and the news as we'll Prob
ably one-third of the regular report
was received today, though it's char
acter would indicate a dull day This
shortage probably will continue, on
account of the strike being still un-
settled. The Record will give you all
the news again just as soon as it is
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
THE LAW AND THE SALOON.

The great body of citizens who
oppose prohibition favor such strict
control of the traffic as will drive
criminals out of it, compel a closer
regard of the laws protecting minors
and females, and make a drinking sa-
loon a drinking saloon only, and not
a loafing place, concert hall, gambling
den or place of assignation. 1t is i'm
possible to draw any lines between
Germans and Americans or between
the German-Americans and any other
sort of Americans, on these points.
Decent citizens, native and foreign
born, are getting together for such
a regulation as will make the liquor
traffic as little offensive here as it
is in Germany. Thousands of intelli-
gent German-Americans, who can see
that in the present temper of the
country the liquor traffic must either
be mended or ended, are going to
make themselves part of a move
ment which will free the traffic of
evil and danger, and give it a better
standing, as a means of putting an
end, to the eternal threat Of universal
prohibition, either by statute or the
use of the taxing power. This move
ment may not suit the purposes or
interests of saloon politicians, who
have long used the fear of prohibi-
ton as a means to serve their ends.
But it is coming. 1t is here now.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat
This is the spirit of the anti-pro-
hibition press generally of the West
and South. 1t is the recognition of
the prohibition wave that is passing
over tae country and that is growing
in volume AID density. In Georgia it
has already destroyed important in
dustries by making the manufacture
as we'll as the sale of spirituous or
malt liquors unlawful In Mississippi,
Alabama and the Carolinas the licens-
ed saloon has been driven out of all
hut few counties. and in Tennessee
It is confined almost exclusively to
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
FRAUD STATEMENT
DENIED BY GORDON.

Santa Fe N. NJ, Oct. Sc. Payton
Gordon, special assistant of the At
torney General of the United States,
who has returned from Washington,
in an interview denies that he gave
out a statement widely published that
gigantic land frauds had been unearth
ed in New Mexico involving 100000
acres of land, when as a matter of
fact the Territory had disposed of
less than $4,000 acres and that with
out other than technical violation of
the law.
1t is understood that the effort to
have the lands restored to the terri
tory will be continued by the Federal
authorities, but at the same time it
is intimated that there will be no at
tempt at criminal prosecutions.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08

there is any lack of people, wealth,
or modern facilities.
New Mexico is an empire awaiting
development, and admission to state
hood will hasten development. New
Mexico produces one-tenth of the
American wool crop. Though farm
Ing and livestock interests predomi-
nate, 40 per cent of the wage work
ers being engaged in them, yet there
are vast mineral and timber resour-
ces. The value of coal lin sight is
estimated at S10,000,0 100000, and al
most every metallic ore is found in
the territory. There is an oil belt con-
tanning thousands of square miles,
which will one day be producing COM
mercially on an immense scale. The
artesian belt embraces 100000 acres.
The rainfall in the northern and east
ern portions of the territory is 20
inches and upwards, ald a great va
riety of crops, including splendid fruit
may be grown without irrigation, con-
trary to the notion long held. Immi
grafton is extensive, and the terri
tory is very prosperous.
Common justice demands the admis
sion of New Mexico Immediately If
this basis of appeal does -iot work,
then elementary political sagacity
ought to lead the dominant party to
act favorably on New Mexicos de-
mand. The West must stand together
for New Mexico statehood, for the
balance of power needs to be swung
this way if the promise of the repub-
lie is to be brought to fruition.-El
Paso Herald.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08

the larger cities. In Kentucky only a
few counties remain wet and the
great liquor distilling and brewery
interests are seriously threatened by
state prohibition statute tnat would
wipe them out of existence.
The Louisville Courier-Journal, in
lengthy double-leaded editorials, is
dealing with the situation as some
thing serious and is appealing to the
liquor interests in their own interest
and behalf to take the only reason
able and proper course 20 stem the
tide of prohibition. As between the
wide-open town and the Theoretically
sealed town the Courier-JournaI has
no hesitation in saying that it would
prefer the latter, though it desires
neither. 1t would rather have regula-
tion. respect for personal rights and
such mutual concessions as would
be for the best interest of all.
1t is a condition, not a theory, that
confronts the liquor dealers, and the
wise among them recognize it. The
dive, the disorderIy and the lawbreak-
ing saloons must go and the Liquor
Dealers Association must do its part
in aiding to weed them 0ut.-El Paso
Herald
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
MORRISON GARST GOES
TO FINAL REWARD.

4
| Morrison Garst, aged Sc years, dieC
at st. Mary's hospital last night afte
an illness of several weeks. Hi!
| death was caused by fatty degener
alton of all the vital organs, as shown
by an autopsy conducted at the Dill
| ley morgue this morning. He naC
been in a helpless condition for sew
| eral weeks and his death came as g
relief in what was a helpless case.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at ten o'clock from the Pres
byterian church The reverend Mr.
Davis will be in charge of the service
after which the Masons will take up
the ceremonies and conduct the bur,
ial at South Side Cemetery. joan w.
Poe, R. NJ. Parsons, w. NJ. Atkinson,
w. H. Cosgrove and A. Pruit, all Ma
sons, have been selected as pail bear
ers for the occasion.
In attendance at Mr.. Garst's death
bed were his nephew, Stephen Q.
Garst, of Washington, D. c., who has
been here all summer; his daughter,
Miss Edith Garst, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
who has been here about a week, and
two of his brothers, DR.. Julius Garst,
of Wooster, Mass, and Edward Garst
of Coon Rapids, Ia, who arrived Sun
tives who will be unable to come for
the funeral are two other brothers,
Warren Garst, Lieutenant Governor
of Iowa; Rear Admiral Perry Garst,
of the United States Navy; his two
sisters, Mrs. G. w. Kennard, of Cham
paign, ILL.,, and Mrs. F. A. Smith,, of
North BrookfeId, Mass, and his wife
and two other grown children of chi
cago.
Morrison Garst was born June p,
1S41, at Dayton, Ohio At the age of
sixteen he moved with his fathers
family to Illinois, and sool after went
to Chicago, having received an offer
of a position there. He took posi-
ton as travelling salesman and for
thirty years followed this line of work
making his headquarters at Chicago.
The only interruption was the Civil
war, in which he enlisted IN the Union
Army and served at post duty most of
the four years at Fort Douglass, near
Chicago. In the spring of 1901 Mr..
Garst came to Roswell on account of
his health and to take care of the
large property interests his brothers
DIR. Julius and Edward GarsL, have in
this CITY Since then he has made his
home in Roswell continuously, having
secured some property interests of his
own.
The deceased was Blue Lodge Ma
son of many years standing. He neld
what few Masons ever secure, a life
membership. Although he often Wis
tied the local lodge, his life member
ship was in the Chicago lodge. He
was also a member of the &. A. R.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
NEW SUITS FILED IN
THE DISTRICT COURT

B. F. Sawyers against the Hager
man Irrigation Co, suit for 81 200, al
legged to be due for the loss of a crop
work theron, alleged to have been
loss by overflow through the care
lessness of defendant in falling tC
keep up its bitches. w. w. Gatewood
is attorney for plaintiff.
Robert E. Lund against the Eagle
Mining and Improvement Co, asking
for an injunction to prevent the sale
of property, receiver and settlement
Mr.. Lund acting as his own attorney.
In the matter of the estate of w.
Il. Irby, Louise Irby and others, to
sell real estate. Richardson, Mcclure
& Hefin attorneys for plaintiff.
o. c. Beach against John F. Nc
Murray, for $4S5.60, alleged to be due
for drilling a well, filing mechanic s
lien, etc A. ]. isbet is attorney for
plaintiff.
In the matter of the petition of the
First Missionary Baptist Church Co,
an application for permission to ne
gotiate a loan for $500 to compile
church building. Patton Il Gibbaly
are attorneys for plaintiff.
In the matter of the Will of E. R.
Gillett, an appeal from the probate
court.
Clerk Roberts has the docket for
the fall term of court ready for the
printer
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
BATTLE SHIP KENTUCKY
AGROUND NEAR NORFOLK

Norfolk, Va, Oct. S.-The battle
ship Kentucky, which passed Virginia
Capes yesterday en- route 10 Norfolk
Navy Yard for repairs prior to sailing
with the battle ship fleet for the Pa
cific Coast. grounded off Lambert's S
Point today while steaming up Eliza
mud off the flats near the coal piers.
Tugs went Immediately to her assist
ance and it was expected that sne
would be fioated without material in
juries. Many grouadings have occur
red there. but none ever resulted Sc
riously.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08

The meeting at the court mouse to-
night promises to be well attended.
ElectiOneeri1g has been at a high
pitch on the streets all day-and for
awhile it was thought the question
might be carried into the next ma
tional campaign-or at least that it
would figure in the election of the
next delegate to congress. Gradually
however as cool-headed men began
taking an interest in tae matter of
selecting the third man for the water
works commission, the little fellows
took to the woods
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
GRAIN MAN MAKES SENSA-
TIONAL CONFESSION


lola, Kan, Oct. S.-A sensation was
sprung here late last night by Samuel
F. Whitelaw. a grain and feed merch-
ant. when he made voluntary con
fession in the presence of the sheriff
and county attorney tnat Miss May
Sapp, the beautiful 2O-year-old daugh-
ter of ]. w. Sapp, a prominent farm
er of Moran, Kansas, committed sui
eide because of unrequited love for
him. Miss Sapp was found dead in
the yard at her fathers home on Sep
tember 81, with her throat slashed
by razor that was found close by
her body. Whitelaw is forty years
old and mas a wife and three child
ren. He has always borne i good rep
utation
Whitelaw formerly was school
teacher. and the girl was one of his
pupils. Whitelaw told the officers that
ne had never been intimate with the
girl, but that the girl was infatuated
and repeatedly urged him to leave his
family and run away with iler. He said
that on the night of the tragedy he
met her in the rear of her home and
told her their relations must cease,
wnereupon she drew razor across
her throat.
Whitelaw attempted to commit sui
eide while being brought to lola from
Moran in carriage By the sheriff.
He drank wood alcohol. but was re-
vivod hv q DbvSioian and nIacod nm
der arrest. The members of the Sapp
family insist that the girl did not kill
herself.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
CONFERENCE OF LAWYERS
IN THE PETTIBONE GAS

Boise. Idaho, Oct. 8.-The attorneys
for the state and the defense in the
Pettibone case are in conference to
day trying to agree upon course ac,
ceptable to both sides. The defense
has been unwilling up to this time
to postpone the trial set for next
tuesday unless bail is granted.
If the case were begun Tuesday, il
would surely be interrupted, as an
operation upon the prisoner is possi
BILE any time he chooses to go on the
able The state is unwilling to pro
ceed under the circumstances, and al
so unwilling to grant bail.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
RIRIE RUNS FIRST
LINNES FOR CEMENTING.

A A Ririe, who has entered into
contract to superintend the job of ce-
menting the irrigation bitches that
run through town, started out this al
ternoon to survey the first lines for
he grading that will be commenced
-omorrow morning. His work today
was on the North Spring River Cen
ter Ditch and began at Missouri ave
lue. The cement will not be here for
two weeks, but the bitches will be
ready for the cement workers little
before that time
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
SCREENS ARE PULLED
DOWN FROM SALOONS.

San Antonio, Tex. Oct. with
the enforcement of the screen law all
the saloons in San Antonio are wide
open except on Sunday, when they
are closed. The removal of the screens
from in front of saloons and the clos
garded as a victory for the Anti-Sa-
loon League and the fling of suits
against saloon men on their bond for
not having the proper licenses is an
other move in favor of the anti-sa-
loonists.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-10-08
BROTHER AND SISTER
MAY BE RECONCILED

New York, Oct. S.-Mrs. Katherine
Tf1gley, head of the Universal Broth.
erhood organization of Theosopaists
mas cut short ner tour of evangelism
in foreign countries, and win hasten
to New York in the endeavor to reach
the bedside of her brother James
Wescott and become recOnciled be
fore his death. They have not held
any communication in 25 years. Mr..
Wescott is i'll of pneumonia.