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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
WAS NO KIDNAPER.
lonsshoreman's Story Aequits Him of
Serious CHARGE.

lonsshoreman's Story Aequits Him Of
Serious Charge.
The kidnaper came into court slowly
when his name was called. Big, broad
shouldered, muscular, huge hands 30
calloused that he could hardly close
them, thanks to handling freight on
the great docks, he stood with his head
bowed down. The mother whose child
had been stolen glared at him from .
front seat. On her lap sat the golden
haired three-year-old. She waved q
pudgy little fist at the kidnaper and
beamed and would have crawled OF
the maternal lap to go to the big fet-
low had she been allowed.
Il didn't steal the kid, God bless
herr said the kidnaper. "I'm a sort
Of bum, know, and I was drinkin'
yesterday an tryin' to forget. An
when I got into the Battery park the
little un run to me an said, Papa
An, Judge, yer honor, sixteen years
ago I had kid just like chat, before
her mother run away from me an took
the little un along. So we was sittln'
on the bench, talkin', an was feedtn'
her some candy I got from q dago
when all these people came runnin' up.
an they pinched me-"
"You're no kidnaper," said the Judge,
with decision. go downstairs for q
day and straighten up." AS the long
shoreman turned he addressed the
mother timidly:
"Please, ma'am, can kiss the kid
Just once?"-New York Cor. Cincinnati
Times-Star..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
The Horses Nose.

It Is easy to tell Il horses character
by his nose, according to an army Off
Ger. II the profile has gentle curve
and at the same time the ears are
pointed and sensitive the animal may
be depended On as being gentle and at
the same time high spirited. On the
other hand. if the horse has Il dent in
the middle of his nose it is safe to set
him down as treacherous and vicious.
A horse with slight concavity in the
profile will be easily scared and need
coaxing. while one that droops his ears
Is apt to be both lazy and vicious.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Northwestern Buying Ties.

. DEADWOOD, August 3O.-Construc-
tion of the Northwestern railroad $
proposed extention to the Pacific coast
from Belle Fourche will start in a
few days, it is believed. This is sur.
missed from the letting by the road OF
q contract for $50, 900 worth OF ties,
approximately 100, 900 ties or enough
to build 30 miles of railroad, to r.
W. Day of Silver City, S. D. Mr..
Day will commence at once to cut and
deliver the ties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
CONSCIENCE FUND GROWING.
Federal Treasury Receives Contribu'
tions From Unknown Sources.

WASHINGTON, August %. - The
"conscience fund" in the treasury
continues to grow. This fund is made
up from amounts sent in by persons
who withhold inform alton a. to their
identity, simply sending in the am
cunts with the assertion that 60 much
is owing to the United States. The
largest contribution ever sent in to
the conscience fund was when some
one abroad sent to the government a
bill of exchange for the conscience
fund. The bill was made out in
pounds sterling, shillings and pence,
which, when exchanged into American
money, amounted to sl4, ,225.15.
Several years ago q woman who
had been postmistress returned to the
treasury two cents for pilfered
stamp. In come cases the money has
been returned through the medium OF
priests, who have informed the gov.
ernment that the money was handed
to them to be sent to the government
by penitents who have entered the
confessional and acknowledged hav.
ing robbed the government.
Once in q while the money is sent
by registered mail or express by per.
sons who have given their correct
names and addresses, but in mos,
instances the name is withheld
through fear Of prosecution, and gen
orally the money comes through the
ordinary mail with . simple slip o1
paper directed that the money be cred
tied to "c0nscience."
Since the beginning Of the second
half of the last Cleveland administra'
tion the government has received more
than 100000 in conscience contribu
tions. More than two.thirds of this
sum, or over s55, 900. has been re-
ceived during the administration O
President Roosevelt, or about one
third of the period in question.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
THEY WANT ROOSEVELT.
Politicians Recognize Popular De-
mand For His denomination.

WASHINGTON, August 29.-Msuy
we'll known politicians who are drift.
ing into Washington are giving the
here that the people Of the
county refuse to abandon the idea Of
having President Roosevelt to succeed
himself. In sections like California
and Colorado, where the Japanese
and public lands questions caused
come people to ''ges their backs up"
over the presidents course, the peo.
pie are 90 pleased with the administra.
tion's main policies that they are like.
ly to forgive and forget.
Sen ator Warren of Wyoming, who
is here today, says 66 per cent. of the
voters of Wyoming will refuse to lis-
ten to the name of any other csndi.
date, 90 sure are they that public de-
mand will force President Roosevelt to
reconsider and become q candida
again.
Others have stated that If the presi-
dent will indicate that he will accept .
nomination the national convention
will stampede for him. The fact that
the finauciers of the country are cry.
ing out against the administration is
taken by many people to mean that
the money squeezing manipulators Of
trusts are hit and that as soon as they
find out that they must obey the law
the people of the country will see bet.
ter times than ever.
The cry of q Roosevelt panic has
been given little attention by the peo-
pie of the west and the middle west,
where Roosevelt is strongest and his
admirers throughout those sections
will not give up hope Of having him
for a cadidate again until the last.
The people believe the administration
go no farther than is just and right in
its prosecution of the trusts and tha,
corporations that are doing business
strictly within the law will receive the
proper encouragement from the gov
erumept.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
GREAT IRRIGATION CONGRESS
Big Problems Will Be Discussed By
Citizens Of the West.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 2.-Graced by
the presence Of Vice President Fair.
banks, eight United States sen ators,
q bakers dozen Of western governors,
q number Of congressman and . horde
OF lesser public lights, the fifteenth an.
nual national irrigation congress
opened here today with food of vel.
come addresses, an irrigation parade
and pageant and the promise of an
electrical and pyrotechnic display this
evening that will exceed anything that
has ever been hitherto displayed with.
In the boundary lines Of the Golden
state.
In conjunction with!the national ir.
rigation congress the interstate expo
sition of irrigated land products will
offer its attractions to the western des.
ert land owner. Trophies amounting
to S25, 900 in value have been offered
for the best exhibits in this competi-
tion.
Vice.President Fairbanks delivered
the principal address of the day. He
spoke in part as follows:
1.-THE suggestion that the govern
ment should particip pateiinithe work OF
irrigation awakened some opposition
among those who had given little
thought to it and who failedIto realize
its tremendous possibilities. look
upon no incident of my public service
with more Satisfaction thanithe:suppor,
which l gave to the reclamation act
upon the statute books. The measure
now speaks for itself. It's critics have
become its supporters, and the marvel
OF 1t all Is that its virtues were not
earlier foreseen and such q measure
sooner enacted. The work OF develop
ment under it may sometimes seem to
be slow. The results, however, are
sure. Those who are familiar with
what has been done by the government
will agree that much progress has
been made and tn at the faithful execu
tion of the law will result in bringing
under "a high state OF guilty alton m any
million acres of land which are now
unproductive.
1--WE do substantial andlperma amen
service to our country by enlarginp
the area unto which men and wome,
may come from vhe congested center
and find occupation for their energie
and homes for their heads. Let {
man own piece of ground which h
may cultivate: put him into partner
ship with nature and it will intensif,
his love of country and make him ,
more stable, conservative aud patrio
tic citizen. Increase the home build
ers and the home owners of the repub
lie and you augment its real abidin!
strength
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Noted Actor Is Dead.

NEW LONDON, August 30.-Richa ard
Mansfield, the noted actor, died at hi 3
summer home here at $3.50 o'clock this
morning. His death follows a long
illness SITTER last winter's breakdown
at Scranton, Pa, where he was play.
ing peer Gynt." During his last
appearances on the stage Mans field s
eccentricities became SO pronounced
that many members of his company
refused to work with him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
The TeIegraphers' Strike.

NEW YORK, August 29.--As nearly
as can be figured there are $4,000 op-
orators on strike throughout the coun.
try today, and it Is II days since the
strike began.
O! that number 2,l00 men are out in
New York, and abou. 1900 in Chi.
cago. Al no poiu. in the country is
business being trans acted to norm al
extent. and letters from New York to
Chicago. St. Louis, Denver, Buffalo
and Philadelphia arrive quicker than
kilograms.
Scores 0: executive employees OF the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Will Help Depositors.

PORTLAND, August %. - President
w alter P. Moore of the defunct Ore.
gon Trust & Savings bank has an.
nounced his intention of deciding un.
conditionally to Receiver T. c. Devlin
5000 acres of wheat land in Sherman
and Gillian counties, to be used in
paying the depositers of the bank.
The land in question is said to be as
fne farming land as there is in the
state, and is valued in excess OF $500,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
A Nebraska Lynching.

OMAHA, August 27.-Norris Hig'
gins. who on May II last murdered
w. L. Copple, farmer, and the lat
ter's wife, following q dispute. was
lynched today at Bancroft, where he
was brought by Sheriff Young OF
Thurston county. The officer was met
at the station by twenty men, who de.
mauded that he surrender his prison.
er. Higgins was carried away from
the depot and hanged to . tree.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04
Will import Coal.

OMAHA, August %. - Scarcity OF
lsbor has resulted in such curtailment
of coal mine workers that the Harri.
man lines which have an abundance
Of coal in their own mines, are com.
PEELED to order coal from Australia,
They have also contracted for 2,00(
tons week from Illinois, paying Sl
q ton aud ~ freight to Garfield, Utah
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

Western Union and Postal Telegr aph
companies are taking the places OF
striking operators, and these are the
matnstays of the companies. Not.
withstandiug these conditions offici ais
Of the Postal and Western Union re.
fuse to admit that their business has
been crippled since the strike began.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

Water right blanks-onIy correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-09-04

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive Offer
iugs in our advertising columns.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08
Communicated.
EDITOR ARGUS:

EDITOR ARGUS:
 A copy Of yeur paper, "Thee Brink ley Argus of January. 18th 1907 was handed to me in the Mason Lodge of Augusta. Ark, one night last week In "gossipy column some mistakes appear concerning which this letter is directed. do not object to any word of praise you gave Bro. Wise. commended him my sell from the pulpit in quite strong terms. You are mistaken however about the Methodist congregation paying slice of his salary How ever, 1 told him myself on the streets of Augusta some weeks ago that did not want him to lose anything by virtue of his work for temperance.
 preached on temperance here on Sunday night Dec. 3lst 1905. Talk ed on the same subject at prayer meeting Thursday night Dec. 18th and during this week carried one of the petitions to get saloons out for 1906.
 Late in July l506 l met the Sec. Inter church Federation, Rev. F Bar ret, and his male quartette. at depot New Augusta. and provided for their entertainment among our people, talk ing two of them b my house. The sec. and Bro. Wise arranged prelimi- naries in my study in the afternoon before Barrctts temperance lecture that night. which was followed by a good collection. to defray expenses of temperance work. Then Bro. Barrett appointed Bro. Wise to collect sub scriptions taken, and 10 do the cam
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08

DAVIS; ALDERMEN: M. KELLY. GEO. PRICK, THos. CARRoL, E. L. WOODEN, and GEO. SHoEcRAFT.
 SECRET SOCIETIES in 1892 were: H. H. Myers w. M. and E. A. Wei mer. Ssc'y Brinkley Lodge No. 295, F. & A. M.
 J.. B. Garrett. K. R. s. andYH. H. Myers, c. c. Sam w. Mallery Lodge No. 5o. K. of P.
 E. T. McCreight. Sec'y and H. l. D. Whitson. F.. Washington Lodge No. 1884. K. and L. of H.
 Jacob Sullivan. N. c. and Geo. A Gibson. Sec'y Johnson Lodge No. 26 I. o. o. F.
 T. J. Brickell, Patriarch and w w. Wilson. Sec'y. The Tripple AL liance.
 w. A. Clark, Pastor of the Brink ley Baptist Church.
 N. E. Gardner. Pastor of the M E. Church South. as
 U. J. Hearon. Pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
 Father McCill. Pastor of the Catholic Church.
 H. M. D,aver, Pastor of the A. M :. E. Church.
 R. R. Bsrnes. Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Colorcd.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08
To Raise Long Staple Cot
 ton.

Said D. H. Smith, the cotton buy CT who has also had most exten- isive experience in cotton raising: ALong staple cotton is in greater de- .mand now than ever before The mills have now perfected machinery necessary for handling if and their special demand for this grade of cot ton has simply been astonishing. A few years ago, my brother and myself. tried the long staple cotton and our experience with it was So unsatisfac- tory that we quit it. It took So much extra care and trouble to gin it properly and then the price was only a centor two better than the ordinary cotton. Conditions are altogether diff ferent now. the ordinary cotton at nine cents pound is poor commodity when you can get from twenty to twenty-two cents for the long staple, and l am arranging to put in great portion of my crop inloa2 staple next
 year. Havsebought already six ton of long staple seed for planting. 1 am
 assured by the cotton men that. in the future. the demand for long staple and its superior price over ordinary cotton will be even greater than it is now. would advise every farmer to try a little of the long staple and see for themselves how 1t pays in comparison to the ordinary. The Brinkley gins can handle it nicely if they will but take care and reduce the speed of the
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08
BRINKLEY'S 6TH RAIL- ROAD.
 -- The New Line into Helena Begins Soon.

The following special appeared in Wednesdays Commercial Appeal:
 Helena, Ark. Feb. 5.-The Mis- souri and North Arkansas railroad will build through Helena. and the work on the new road will begin at Helena as soon as river conditions permit. E. c. Hornor. president of the Business League. received a let ter this morning advising that the road would be built, anu asking advice as to facilities for receiving and storing rails, etc, which will be used in the construction of the roads. The new road will open up one of the best sections of Eastern Arkansas and will increase the trade of Helena thous- ands of dollars. The road will be built from Leslie to Helena.
 This sounds good to we Brinkley folks, for Brinkley is on the line from Leslie to Helena and it will give us an outlet to the northwest which will perfect our railroad facili- ties and give us such wonderful advan- tages in that line. that may force manufacturing concerns to come here for a location, anyway, even if our people do not wake up and unite in a plan to push Brinkley.'
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08
A Noted South African in
 Brinkley.

During the past week Brinkley has had fer visitor. Dr. E2ke Rolf De Wall. of Pretoria. Transvaal, South Africa. one of the leading statesmen, soldiers and Presbyterian ministers of the South African country.
 pr, DsWall was a General in the Boer Army during their war with England and was in many of the terrible battles, being wounded in sev- eral of them.
 The Doctor was also President of the Transvaal Voiksradt which was the highest law making body of the Boers. He was prominent also in the diplomatic circles of the Boers. At the outbreak of the war. pr. De. Walls. official residence was in Pre- toria and was adjoining that of Presi- dent Paul Kruger tho his landed and slave interests were in the country. He owned l3,ooo acres of fine land. 400 acres of which were in the high est state of cultivation. This farm (called by the Boers a krawD was completely destroyed by the British during the war and upon termination
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08

American Lumber Co.,. buys Oak Cum and Cotton wood. office P. O Block. aBrinkley. Ark. Pays prompt Iy on inspection.
 Frank Folsom. of the Marvel Phone Exchange. was in the city Sunday, the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Folsom.
 Mrs. w. $. Bailey, of Peoria Il., who was formerly Miss Wanetta Hickman, of this city, writes that she is comfortably located but needs the ARGUS to tell her about "dear old Brinkley."
 News comes from Norfolk. Va, that cur clever friend. J. H. Lovns- berry. the contractor formerly of this city. has been awarded the contract for 7 large buildings to be completed by April 3Oth. This shows that friend Lownsberry is having few busy days In old Norfolk. all of which we are glad to know.
 About the Ist and only thing of the kind ever seen il Brinklsy, is a bushmar' s-suiit-cr duck hunters out fit. recently purchased " Ralph Mitch ell. the clever Pacafic Express Agent. It is made of wild grasses and com pleteIy covers the hunter up 50 that it would have to be a duck with college education to drop On to the disguise, Ralph has a duck call too which is said to discount. in naturalness, the "quack quack" itself. He had the homefolks ransacking the house a few days ago trying to "shoo" the duck out When Ralph brings in string of mallards he will prove himself worthy of such a clever armor. Come on with 'em, Ralph.
 American Lumber Co.,, buys Oak. Gum and Cotton Wood, office 20. Block, Brinkley. Ark. Pays prompt ly oninspection.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08

of the horrible and cruel affair 0r. DeWall found his home and possess ions completely destroyed and every member of his family dead. He had four sons, two daughters and his wife and all lost their life as result of the war and terrible conditions of the same. The sons were killed in battle while the wife and two daughters died in the concentration camps of the British.
 Doctor DeWall was a prominent minister of the Presbyterian church in the Transvaal. He preached on Sunday morning at II o'clock at the lst Presbyterian church on New Orleans Avenue, and while his langu- age is broken yet his sermon was most interesting and spiritual.
 On Monday night hs lectured at the same church o1 The Boer people their habits and customs and his lecture was most enjoyable and in structive.
 pr. DsWall is in Arkansas looking for a location for three hundred families of Bosrs. who. having left the Transvaal, located in Mexico and not liking it there want to move else where.
 They will probably locate at Stutt- gart.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08
DON'T PUT OFF

until tomorrow what you can do to- day. If you are suffering from q torpid liver, or constipation. don't walt until tomorrow to get help.
 Buy bottle of Heroine and ge that liver working right. Promptness about health saves many sick spells. Mrs. la Gresham. Point. Texas writes: used Heroine In my family for six years. and find 1t does all it claims 10 do. Sold by Brooks Phsr- macy.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08
PERSONAL NoTEs'
Reward.

me for the arrest ana a ..rsou ,'o stealing timber oil !. lee and St. Francis
 M. GAVIN.
 Memphis, Tenn.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08

paign work of this county with othe, persons on said committed in Angus 1906. While Bro. Wise was thus engaged, hired team and drove out to Fitzhugh to hear his lecture after which invited him to give us the lecture at our church in Augusta the following Sunday night. After this lecture was concluded in our church. asked the Presbyterian pastor, Rev. w. H. Morrow. who was present, if it would be all right to use his church for temperance lecture the following Sunday night. To which he readily gave consent. Then 1 stated before the congregation that as Bro Wise had been pushing the work over the county, and had gotten up .mcre steam than either of the other pas tors present. though It better 10 have Bro. Wise lecture in the Presbyterian church the following Sunday night. and 50 announced. Then during the week after lecture, at our church | wrote what the temperance people call ed strong article, which appeared in our local paper over my signature, in which urged the people of Wood ruff county to vote against license and for prohibition and closed the article by urging our people 10 go to hear Bro. Wise at the Presbyterian church the following Sunday night. Bro. Morrow at the same hour am tcld, preached strong temperance sermon at Cotton Plant.
 The reason did not take ths lead in tho work is (thus made plain to your readers) because Bro. Wise was tc do it by-proper authority of the state organization. If had been thus appointed to do 1t, l would have certainly done my best, tho it may be, that could not have done it so we'll as Bro. Wise. l preachsi on this subject two Sunday nights and wrote for your fathers paper. Wood ruff County vidette,' ~ urging the people to vote against license ani fo. prohibition, when l was pastor hsre, in the days of your boyhood. And the county voted dry; bat they had had no saloons here for number of years at that time.
 h consideration of the good people of our great state to whom l have preached the gospel for moro than twenty three years. the best that l could and for the sake of fairness to all concerned, believe you will give this letter space in the next issue of your paper. If you can please give it the same prominence you gave the to which this writing refers, and mail to me one copy of said issue. With best wishes and kindest regards. that you may cen tinue to make good paper, and that your usefulness may grow with the years to come.
 am yours very truly,
 A. M. R. RRANsoN.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08
FOR SALE NOTICE!

l have for sale at a bargain. fine thoroughbred Stallion. Is a fine saddler and natural har- ness horse.
 He is colt from the Capt. Wash ington horse of Tennessee. Is 5years old; IS hands high and weighs o85 lbs. and is a beautiful specimen of fine horse flesh. Call and see him or write me.
 D. s. AsHE. Duncan, Ark. On B. F. Kerr place near Duncan Sta.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-02-08

an1 his ability as teacher is plainly told in the unbroken years of his ser vice there.
 Wanted: By prominent magazine. with large, high-class cir culation. local representative to look after renewals and increase subscrip- ton list in Brinkley and vicinity. on salary basis. with continuing interest from year to year in the business ere ated. Experience desirable, but not essential. Good opportunity for the right person. Address Publisher, box 5o, Station O. New York. l8-2