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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
TELLING HALF THE TRUTH.

"No form of falsehood and misre.
presentation is so effective and SO pro.
ductive of harm as that which is con-
cealed under the garb of half a TRUTH"
says the Havre Plaindealer, in dis
cussing the tax levy for high school
purposes and its effect citizens who
own taxable property in Chouteau
county. To that statement there will
be no exception on the part Of this
newspaper.
1t appears, however, that the Plain
dealer convicts itself Of misrepreseu.
tation by telling less than half the truth
regarding the effect of this years tax
levy upon property in this county. In
urging the taxpayers to rejoice and be
exceeding glad because part Of the
taxes removed by the state legislature
has been Offset by additional imposi-
tions, it presents this more or less
consoling exhibit:
"In 1906. a man whose property was
assessed at $40. 700, would, il he
owned cattle and sheep, be taxed s2l6.
81. In 1907, with exactly the same
conditions prevailing, he would be
taxed 1908. 80, or 1878 less than his
taxes amounted to in 1905
The figures, which are given exactly
as they appear in the Plaindealer, are
so inaccurate that they should dis
qualify the author of the exhibit for
admission to the county high school.
This misleading attempt to demon
strate the effect of taxation in Chou
teau county in the years mentioned, is
worse than q half truth, because it tells
only about o%ne.fourth of the story.
Livestock constitutes less than - per
cent of the taxable wealth OF Chouteau
county, the rem aiming three.fourths
consisting of real estate aud improve
ments and other kinds OF property
listed by the assessor.
The owners Of this three.fourths OF
the taxable property may be interested
in this exhibit:
In 1906, a man owning property il
! Chouteau county other than livestock
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
MEN WHO RIDE HOBBY HORSES

Much Of the good accomplished, and
its resultant benefit to the general
community, is due to the efforts of
men who were not content to keep in
the beaten ruts, and who persisted in
carrying out their own ideas as to
what should be done. The public is
frequently advised to keep up with the
procession, but there can be no pro-
cession until q of them leads the
way. The Great Falls Tribune, in re-
ferring to these trail blazers in the
field Of thought and action, designates
them 40 men who ride hobby horses,
its remarks being to this effect:
The man on horseback is the man
who rides. The term generally car
ries with it a sense of power. In the
old time the man on horseback, clad
in complete mail and mounted on a
strong beast, was we'll nigh invulner'
able to the common herd. He dis
dained their weapons of assault and
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
DOUBLE TRACK NEEDED.
Great Northern Plans improvements
On Montana Divisions.

SEATTLE, August 2O.-Double track.
ing OF the mountain divisions of the
Great Northern will be started az soon
as the engineers finish their work, &C.
cording to a statement made by A. H.
Hogeland. chief engineer of the Hill
line, who has been inspecting the road
IN Montana and Washington. The
work will be on the worst portions Of
the line on the slope of the Rock
les, between Whitetish and Summit.
In addition to this much of the line in
that district will be rebuilt entirely in
an endeavor to eliminate as far 20
possible all sharp curves, and to re-
duce the grade to the minimum.
The cost OF the improvements will be
enormous, how great csnnot be deter
mined until the surveys IRE finished.
In that part Of the line which will be
entirely rebuilt will be several new
tunnels, which will call for . vast ex.
penditure.
AT the time the Great Northern was
built, the greatest sums were spent In
this mountain district, which will now
be practically rebuilt. With the lay.
ing of double track, the construction
of new tunnels, the elimination Of
curves and the reduction OF the. grade
to the minimum, the improvement,
work will cost the road q sum almost
as great, if not greater, than the con
struction of the original line.
Chief Engineer Hogeland states thai
the road will not be satisfied with this
improvement, but will eventually dOu'
BILE track the line down the eastern
slope. Then he thinks the road will
be in shape to handle the business ir
a far more satisfactory manner.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Taft Outlines Platform.

COLUMBUS, o., August 2O.-William
H. Taft, secretary of war, made what
he was pleased to term his 'political
confession of faith" at Memorial hall.
The auditorium, which has q seating
capacity of over 5000, was packed to
the doors and several thousand others
were unable to gain admittance. The
secretary's address was under the
auspices of the Buckeye Republican
club, and the address was notable
from the fact that it is regarded as the
platform upon which he will make his
campaign for the presidency. Mr..
Taft made no formal announcement OF
his candidacy but he vas introduced
by Governor Harris as the next presi'
dent of the United States, which was
the signal for a prolonged burst Of
applause.
Special interest vas manifested in
Secretary Tsft's %utterances on the tar
if. He reiter ated his previous decla'
ration in favor of revision, and de-
clared that it would be both unwise
and unsafe for the republican party
to fail to pledge itself to revise the
Dingley bill Is soon after the mex
presidential election as possible.
Mr.. Taft also declared in favor O
the imprisonment Of individuals re-
sponsible for violations Of the anti
trust law and for the giving or accept
ing of rebates, al more effective thar
fines. His defense of President Roose
velt's policy evoked enthusiastic ap
nlause.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Six Of a Kind.

1t is a after of report tn at the pos
session Of a "straight," and still
more OF flour of kind" il apt in a
certain game of cards, sometimes
called the ''great American game,'
to lead to a rise in financial rating.
1t was perhaps due to this that a
sturdy citizen of North Dakota, by
the name OF ~Kapperman, got it into
his head that any man having six
boys straight ia entitled to a prize OF
81, 800" He not only had six
"straight." but he had "six of a
kind" His letter to the treasury de.
partment al Washington asking for
the $1,000 is to be referred to Secre'
tary Loeb.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
The Range Beef Season.
Drovers journal.

Already the western range cattle
marketings are becoming q strong
factor in steer trade and the good
quality of subsequent arrivals this
season promises to put them in high
favor with slaughterers, - against
medium and plain short-fed natives.
Rangers arriving thus far this season
have been Of generally better quality
than in recent years, and while the
volume Of them has not yet been large
enough to seriously affect values OF
natives, . much greater number which
are due to arrive within the next few
weeks will, in the opinion Of many
local traders, cause further depression
in prices for medium and plain natives
unless liberal liquidation of the latter
is checked.
There is to be q considerable short
age in the range marketing this season
compared with q year ago, estimates
of traders who have canvassed the
situation thoroughly ranging 15(d25
per cent. less than a year ago. Even
q smaller run than q year ago, how
ever, cannot help but put q rather de.
pressing effect On trade for medium
natives.
Receipts of short-fed natives have
been considerably above trade re.
q%uirements in the past two weeks and
a decline of 25(04O cents from recen,
high prices is now in force. Slaugh'
terers have found that rangers xii,
out relatively much cheaper than the
medium grade natives and for this
reason have shown partially toward
rangers.
Marketing of medium and plair
short.fed native steers must be con
Quoted cautiously in coming weeks
when big receipts of rangers are due
With plenty of good pasturage ant
assurance of q big crop Of corn own
ers of half-inished native beeve;
would seem to be following q poo
policy in shipping many of these at
time when keen competition from
rangers must force them to a lowe
price level.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
MUST OBEY THE LAW.
0eacials Of Offending Corporations
May Be Sent To Jail.

WASHINGTON, August 2l.-Acting
under instructions from she president
and attorney general, the department
Of ~iostice has issued q statement for
the purpose Of calming the public mind
10 TO- the governments intentions with
respect to state rights and the future
prosecutions of railroads and corpor.
atoms.
The statement intimates that the
railroads should acquiesce in state
action, leaving to the department Of
justice the adjudication Of interests in
the supreme court of the United States.
1t also asserts that the reports of
wholesale Investigations and prosecu-
tions of corporations are correct, and
that when the present policy of enforc-
ing the anti.rebate and the antitrust
laws ,,shall have continued, a while
longer" the. result cannot fail to be a
sounder and less tainted prosperity.
The spectacular feature of the anti
trust campaign of the administra alton
is its determination to put behind the
bars some Of the high officials OF the
railroads and corporations which have
violated the law. This is no new pu-
pose. The president repeatedly has
referred to the efficacy of imprison.
ment in preventing future evil doing.
It is comparatively an easy task to
establish the violation of law by q
corporation. L is an extremely diff.
cult thing to locate upon an official
the responsibility for the offense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Convicted Of Land Frauds.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 20.-John
A. Benson and DR.. Edward B. Perrin
were convicted of conspiracy to de.
fraud the United States government il
the securing Of 1000 acres of land in
Tehama county. The verdict, which
means a fine aud term of %imprison'
ment, was returned by q jury in the
United States district court, after be-
ing out about one hour. Only two
ballots we're required before the jury
arrived at the conclusion to find the
aged defendants guilty.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Fined For Relating.

ST. PAUL, August 2l.-Judge Page
Morris has fined the Wisconsin Cen.
trail Railroad company $1,000 for
granting rebates to Minneapolis grain
firms. The road was convicted some
time ago, but sentence was not i'm.
posed until yesterday. The individual
defend ants, Burton Johnson, formerly
general freight agent, and George T,
Huey, assistans general freight agen,
1t Minneapolis, we're fined $1,000 and
d, 1000 respectively.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

with a valuation of $40, 700, was taxed
s144.45 for state and county funds.
In 1907, the taxes upon the same pro-
perty at the same valuation will be
s179.22-an increase OF nearly % per
cent.
This increase, as explained by the
River Press on a former occasion, ia
due to a two mill levy for general
school purposes which is required by
a new state law, a county high school
levy of one mill, and one-fourth Of a
mill for county purposes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

This bank soliciss accounts, md
offers to depositors absolute security.
prompt and careful s4sention, and t6o
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drGwing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters Of Credit.
Interest paid on time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
statey county, city and school bonds
a0d warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Bryan In Train Wreck.

BELvIDERE, Ill.,, August 2l.-Wm.
j. Bryan was the occupant Of one of
the three coaches Of the Northwestern
train which was ditched near here yes.
terday. Mr. Bry au emerged blandly
and made this memorandum in his
diary: This is the fourth time a
wreck has occurred on my various
Journeys to speak al the Rockford
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

Chautauqua." Mr.. Bryan trudged
with the others q couple of miles, and
then took the trolley here for Rock
ford. The wreck was caused by the
baggage car taking an open switch.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28

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, 1907-08-28
SUM- MONS.

In the district court of the Twelfth judicial
district of the state of Montana, in and for the
county of Chouteau.
A. H. Fey, plaintiff, W. Oscar c. Graetz, de.
PENDANT.
The state of Montana sends greetings to the
above named defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer the com.
plant in this action. which 10 dled in the office
Of the clerk of this court, . copy OF which IL
herewith served upon you in the county where
you reside. and to file your answer and serve .
twenty days after the service of this summons,
exclusive of the day of service; and 10 case Of
your failure to appear or answer, judgment will
be taken against you by default for the relief de-.
handed in the complaint. .
Said action is brought to recover the sum OF
$2O7 .O9, the value of goods sold and delivered to
You by plaintiff, and $500 money loaned to you
by plaintiff.
~ witness my handand the seal Of said
sra. court this 18th day of JUL, A; D. 1907.
sAAh' CHAS. H. BOYLE,
- Clerk.
By c.. N. BAsRvELDr, Deputy Clerk.
F. E. %Stranahan, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication, July 81. 1907.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-08-28
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
Unincorporared3
&C nincorDofAted.

PAID UP CAPITAL..S 100 mn
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY ooo. 600
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
EATING HOT DOC
IS NOT A JOKE
Subjects of Kaiser William
DeyOur 1000 CANNES Regu-
Iarly Each Year.
PRIVATE SLAUGHTER HOUSE
WHERE ANIMALS ARE SLAIN
H0rSeheSh Is Likewise Con-
sumed in Large Quantities
by the Germans.

The old joke about eating "hot
dog, is no joke in Germany any more
for no less than 1000 CANNES of various
breeds were slaughtered and eaten by
the subjects of KAISER William last
year, according To a report from Con
sui George n. Ifft, at Annaberg. Mr.
lift was at one time connected with
Salt Lake newspapers aud is now one
of the owners of the Pocatello. Idaho,
Tribune, The eating of horse flesh
seems to be quite general in Ger
many. says Mr.. lift, for no less than
$4,000 horses were slaughtered for
human food in 1906.
"HoTse6esh is very generally adver-
tised IN German papers, says Consul
Int, especially in those large indus
trial centers, and most German cities
have at least ono market which makes
it speciality. claiming for it higher
percentage of nourishment than that Of
beef, veal, mutton, or pork Neither
is il unusual to find advertisements of
dog meat or for the purchase of dogs
for slaughter. In the city OF Cassel
recently the police, in searching for a
lost dog, discovered a private slaughter
house and arrested the proprictors, who
were apparently making a regular bust
ness Of stealing and killing dogs.
In the city of Chemnitz alone, Con-
sui lift reports. Cos dogs were slaught-
cred for human food in 1906. this being
an increase of eighty eight over the
previous year
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
HEN CHEWS T0BAG|
Must Have the Weed or Eg
Ceases

When Sandy Hicks cam!
village of Macwamoc, Me-, q
day and told how his star Legn
Lucy, had become so far CIVIL
she could chew spruce gum ana
the folks took the tale Wild
of salt.
"I reckon seein' is belieyln'
IN show any OF ye that 8 90
Sandy declared.
John Hedges and Berat FIN
much to do except fish, so On
along out to "Sandy'sN piac'
they were greatly surprised 90
Hicks was no nature-faker;
UThere she is,' said SAND
tioning TO a motherly old hen q
of straw. "She's settlnI ana
way | can keep her on is 70
all the gum and weed she wans
What's s she chewing now
Frink. \
"Gum. replied SANDY 7
shift. You watch: -
Taking a bit OF fine cut topa
his pocket Hicks rolled It ins !
the size of a pea and exteno
Lucy. With a cackle of Joy tne
gulped down the gum ana -,
mouthing the morsel, working ,,1s
the way q man works ms Jams,
t'I shouldn y think she eop
.+L >; observed Hedge
is, not gum, - u;o,
fEWelI, she can replied Hic' ,'
sort of lets the gum SOAK tni
and then chews IT real hyshy- ysy
the tobacco, that IS easy why,
. hundred men without even st'
who Just dote on the weed;
" Toothiess Lucy seemed to
sedative and the last Hicks
ncighbors saw Of her that .an day I,
chewing away like a veteran y
bafched out her chicks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
BRIDE WINS FORTUNE
Waited Twenty Years TO Wed and Thus
Secures $4,000.

After an engagement of twenty years
to the girl he loved, but was not per
mitted to make his bride on account of
the provisions Of the viii left by her
mother, Josiah Rutlidge, superintendent
taken to wife Miss Catharine Quinn,
now of La Junta, Colo, They were mar
ried at Findlay, o., Tuesday.
They became engaged when Miss
Quinn was still living at Rockford, O.,
but when her mother died it was found
that her will contained clause stating
that if the young woman remained sin.
gle and cared for her baby brother until
he became of age she would receive $50
600 from the estate Two weeks ago the
boy married at the age of 2l, and his
sister and Mr. Rutlidge decided TO be
married without delay.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
KISS YOUR GIRL
ONLY ON THE EAR
You Might Print Burning One
Upon Her Beautiful Grim
son Cheek.
BUT DON'T BOTHER
HER CHERRY RED LIPS
Oscillation, 1t Is Said, Is the
Cause of the Great
White Plague.

No longer is it safe to kiss your
girl goodnight; no longer is it commend
able and prudent to kiss anyone, or to
be kissed, if done on the mouth. If
TO insinuate il upon the cheek, we'll
and good; all others are tabooed.
II has been brought before the at
tention of the national conference of
charities and corrections that kissing
is dangerous; that the great white
plague, which is annually getting a
1irmer hold on the American people, is
due to large extent to the art Of
osculatlon.
An eminent German scientist is re-
sponisble for this drastic TRADE. He
bars them all. from the burning kind
that Bertha Clay used to write about,
to the more common ones that are cur.
rent on days and evenings in this good
old summertime.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
FOOLED THE UNDERTAKEN
How Weeping Citizen Sent Funeral Di-
rector on FOOLS Errand.

Entering an undertaker's shop at
Biggersyille, n. c., well-dressed in
dividual, who was weeping what ap-
peared to be real tears, said his grand
mother was dead ten miles back in the
country. cit was her last wish, - he
told the embalmer, ''that you should
bury her, She often spoke about your
artistic work. - The undertaken was
delighted, and when the stranger after
ordering $l65 outfit, declared that he
had left home without any money, and
requested the loan of $25, it was speed
lily given. That night after travelling
over about twenty miles of the worst
roads in the State, the undertaken real
lied that there was no corpse and he
had been bunkoed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30

William REILLY of Jacksonville; Ind,
was fined 81 and costs today by ma
glstrate because he held the hand of
calling, longer than she thought was
proper. AS a result she slapped him.
To add to his discontinue she had him
arrested on charge of provoking her
to assault him. Reilly, who is a. we'll
known young man, says that he took
her hand merely for, the purpose of
examining ring which she wore. He
has filed an appeal bond, and the story
Of holding hands will have to be re.
peated in the Circuit court
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
NOT HIRED GIRLS, YOU BET
We Are Domestic Workers, Thank You,
from Now On

More than 1000 hired girls in Detroit
have united to form the American
League of Domestic Workers under the
leadership of Beatrice Stowe, servant,
who has been made national secretary.
Miss Stowe intends extending the Or
ganization to all the great American
cities. Under the rules which have
been given Detroit employers there are
to be no more hired girls or mistresses.
ployes. A week s work is to consist of
sixty eight hours on duty the workers
TO begin and quit each day by the
clock. Afternoons and evenings off
and rest periods are rigidly set down
in black and white and no domestic
worker is allowed TO stay out later than
IL clock at night.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
SLEEPS IN ROO{
WITH HIS CO..
Tip Wilson of 0wensboro
Is Always. Prepared for
Burial in Style.
BURIAL CLOTHES PREpAgI
SAVE WHITE !
Breckenridge County Man
in Log House Said to-
Hundred Years Old

Breckenridge county, Kentuc]s
one of the most remarkable inhs
in Kentucky, known throupboI
county as ''Uncle Tip" Wilsc
Wilson has become so well ku
his peculiar ideas that his hom
tied by many people out Of mi
osity. Uncle Tip has Just Cd
a specially constructed coffin "a
for his body when he dies, al;
present indications he expects Il,
off this mortal coil within a shtl
The coffin was constructed byl'
hands, and this is the second bo;
built TO be buried in. The &.
which was in some respects 81
the one Iust completed, was gi
neighbor for the burial of "a
as no coffin could be secured IN
bury the remains. =
Coffin Containing Clothe.
The second box is filled viii,
merts for a hrst-class funeYfi
clothes, in which he wants to be-
have been packed in the box,
quantity of tobacco TO keep inse.
destroying them. All that is :
TO complete the outfit is a viii.
This iS now bcinp made hy u.
Tip Wilson, who lives near 4
Of Harmed, is So years old and
married twice Both wives a
but q number of his children
ing. He has written mum
sheets of paper with instructioI
carried out in regard to his fun
makes q request that his sons
grave. At first he requested q
dig 1T a certain depth and tho
tunnel. and his remains WEI
placed in this tunnel. Later he|
| this plan and said that the tunnt
be left out, as it would require t
work. He does not, under any
stances, want TO be under obligs
anyone. Mr., Wilson is in good 1
condition. 4
House Hundred Years OF
He lives by himself in Ia
which is said TO besover 100 "
He is a prosperous farmer. 4
in the same room in which d
rests on two chairs. A few "
he was said to be the strong
in tiis section of the country.
perfect physically. he made 3
! tion for his strength
II is said that his sons will 9
his requests as to his burial. I
son goes out to the spot selectet
| grave, beside that of his secol
and says he talks TO her .eye
Mr.. Wilson takes pleasure IN
his coffin to those who call at \
to view it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30

While plowing on his farm near
Marshfield, Wis, William Fischer
turned up root which he thought was
was taken sick and hurrying to his
house, drank some vinegar. Instead
of bcnefting him, the vinegar made
him worse, and before doctor could
be secured the! man was dead Exam
ination Of the root proved il to be old
parsnip and deadly poison. Fischer
nancial circumstances. He is survived
by widow and largo family of chill
dren,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30

A remarkable escape from prison is
reported from Gera Prussia, A burglar
named Schaarschmidt, who was con
fined there, in the absence of suitable
tools, deliberately set to work to gnaw
through thick oaken beam IN front
of his cell window, 1t was work of
seven weeks. Fragments of wood
which were torn away with his teeth
he replaced with chewod bread, until
the beam was almost gnawed through.
A final smashing noise was heard by
the warders, but before they could APP
pear Schaarschmidt had escaped,