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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
The Boston Wool Market,

The eastern wool firms that made
purchases in Montana the past season
appear TO be realizing satisfactory
profits from their investments. In its
review of the Boston wool market for
past week, the Commercial Bulletin
says:
The market ia strong and active.
Estimates of the volume OF transac.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
Chouteau County Election Returns.

The result OF the official canvass uf
Chouteau county election returns ap
pears IN a tabulated statement pre-.
scented in this issue of the River Press.
the exhibit not including the vote cast
for the candidates of minor parties.
This vote was confined to a few pre-
clncts in the county. The total So
cialist vote for presidential electors
was lO7. for the Independent party,
three: for the prohioition party, four.
For the jldge.hip of this district,
the official returns of Chouteau and
Valley counties give these totals: b.
L. Powers, l,649: John W. Tattau,
1916.
For township officers, the of1icia n
canvass shows tha, only two Or three
votes were cast in some cases. aud the
following were declared to be elected:
Dodson township--G. w. Hall, JUS
tice OF the peace; ]. Neibauer, con
stable.
Harlen-G. w. Vennum and w. S.
Cowan, justices; l., Minugh and p.
Buckley, constables.
Landusky-D. L. Baird and J. +.
Shoemaker, justices: j. w. Richie
and Ea. Thorsen, constab!es.
Chinook-John c.. Duff and II. B.
Brooks, justices: A. Z. Lewis and
j. Il. Miewald, constables.
iavre--W. B. Piper and Ed. NJ.
Allen, Justices: L. b. Thomas and
a. b. Clarke, constables.
Big Sandy-Jno. Lehfeldt and A..
Christie, justices: w. a, Ragun and
G. Holman, con,tahle~.
Sweet Grass-John Mcdowell and
S. L. Wall, Justice: f. y. Lowe and
Fl. Price, constable-.
Fort Bentou-W. Kinder aud NJ.
SpanE'er, Justices: Fl. c. Eversmeyer
aud Ed. Wilson, c~oustables.
.iighwood--W, S. McCosd, Justice:
GEO. w. STREET and w. Gray, consta-
BILE.
/: is understood thaG come Of these
parties were not even receptive candi-
dates, and will not qualify for the
office to which they were elected.
the vote on the state bond issue,
which does not appear in the exhibit
was 1se in favor of the proposition,
and GIT against.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-18
Winter In Wyoming.

LARAMIE, Wyo., Nov. 1.-The
government thermometer at the
Wyoming university registered "a de-
grees below zero last night. |. was
the coolest November night ever
recorded here.
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Malta Enterprise: Bob Moore, the
telephone man, is ia this city this
week. He expects to begin stringing
the wire on the system between this
city and Dodson this week and expects
to have the entire line completed very
shortly.
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Fine Book and Job Printing q spe
1T the RIVER PRESS Office.
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From Tueeday's Daily.

SAAnS SLoob "a u OtIuS
will be held at Hignwood hall Satur.
= lay afternoon. November p.
Herman Maurer, of Lyle, Nho is
engaged in the sheep business on the
upper Teton, is among the visitors 10
town.
L. c. Power & Bro. have received
q shipment Of fine Alaska beaver
skins, suitable for c'oak-. ~overcoats.
etc. Call and see them. n
Letters Of admins ration in the es-
tate OF Prior Smith, deceased, have
been issued in the CistricJ court to w.
Nj. Coburn, of BrooksiGe.
Isaac Postili, "ho j. among the
visitors 10 town, has purchased an
outfit OF stock cattle from Thos. Jack.
son of H%ighwood, IA, s25 per head.
Bert Davis, who is ia town today,
reports that wolves are getting more
numerous in the sqUare butte country.
Three of the pests were shot by Bob
Johnson the past week.
Another wool sale ha. beeu made ia
the eastern market by a. E. McLeish,
the shipment consisting of about 50, 900
pounds for which he received an offer
OF IL cents last August. The sale
netted the owner about Ia cents.
At the recent special meeting of the
county commissioners u contract was
awarded to Hagen e. Fry tor removing
the bridge wreckage in the Missouri
river. The work will cost S6l5, the
contractors to retain the salvage.
"A petition for the appointment of
Devlin as guardian for L. 2. Schmid,
the minor son of Max Schmid, de-
ceased, has been filed 10 the district
court by officials OF the Order of
Railway Conductors.
Among the marriages recently re-
ported from Great Falls is that of
Hugh Nottingham and Miss Nettie
kenison, two we'll known residents of
the Highwood country. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. A. Martin,
OF the Methodist church.
Ira Barnes, who was arrested at
Big Sandy or a charge of petit
larceny, had a hearing before Justice
Kinder yesterday and was given a
Jail sentence Of thirty days. A similar
sentence was awarded to John Swain,
on a charge of drunk and disorderly.
The Importance of one vote 10 ag ain
illustrated in the official returns of
the recent election, there being a tie
vote between two candidates for the
Legislature in Cascade county, each of
them receiving 1888 votes. There is
a similar stu alton in Madison coun.
ty, where two Legislative candid ates
are tied with a vote OF 964, aud a spe-
cial election is said to be the only
solution OF the difficulty.
The Montana Horse Breeders as
ISOLATION has commenced a crusade
for the bettelment OF the different
breeds OF horses in the state, as we'll
as to encourage horse breeding gem
orally. A circular has been issued by
Il. w. Clark, OF Boz.man, secretary
OF The association. in Which it is urged
that the state Legislature enact a law
requiring inspection OF horses brought
iu'o Montana for breeding
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
NEW CLIFF HOTEL BURNED.
Son Of the Manager So Badly Injured
that He Died.

Newport, r. L. June e.-One life was
lost and property valued at $4,000 was
destroyed in a fire Of unknown origin
which broke out in the New Gin Hotel.
one OF tue famous summer hotels in this
city. early to-day. The person killed was
Camille. tn, l2-yoar-od son OF John Il.
Jordan, the manager Of the hotel. He
died at the Newport hospital shortly be-
fore ten O'Clock this forenoon. The boy
had been terribly burned and in addition
had received injuries through jumping
from a second story window.
Severa! small cottages connected with
the hotel were burned. Flames com
municated to the bathing pavilion at
Eastons Beach. but this fire was ex
tinguished before great damage was done.
The property destroyed carried an IN
surance of about $4,000
Valuable property on the neighborng
estate Of James Brown Potter and John
Whipple and the cottage of William AS
tor Chanler were threatened, but saved
without damage.
Manager John +. Jordan with his wife
and son. Camille the latter boy OF u
years. who were the only persons in the
main buildings. were obliged to jump a
distance OF q feet from the second story
to the ground, In order TO escape,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11

balance of i?9i25 still due the
State. no other railroad in this State
has claimed the right to compute its
graduated Optional tax In this manner,
paying for SIX months instead of the
year as the statute requires.
All other railroads. Including the Grand
Trunk through Essex county, having
adopted the methods of computation re-
uuired by this department, leaving the
two roads whose taxes are now in liti-
CATION standing upon dissimilar COnten-
tons, their refusal to pay the tax as re-
duired by this department and as COM
puted by all other railroads was brought
to the attention of the attorney general
accompanied by a request that suits he
instituted for the tax on appraisal upon
the ground that these two companies had
failed to exercise their option and there
fore rendered themselves liable to such
tax on appraisal. and such suits were
accordingly brought.
These suits were not brought primarily
against the Central Vermont and Rut-
land railroads to secure a constructio
of the law by the courts. but to compel
those railroads to pay the taxes due the
state treasury computed on the basis
adopted by all other roads.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
THE ANNUAL SERMON.

At AIS O'Clock the annual sermon
was preached by the Rev. s. C. Barnes
Of st Johnsbury. whose theme was
God in Christi followed by the Lords
supper.
The evening session began with a devo-
tional service led by the Rev r.. G.
French of Lyndon. An address on Con
grcRational Efficiency written by the
Rev DIR. j. II. Morley. was in the lattcr's
absence delivered by the Rev. c. II.
Dickinson of Middlebury. Other spea kers
were the Rcv, r. r. Hack of Gorham.
Me. and the Rev. l.. +. Reed OF Mont
pclier. pleasing social feature Of the
convention was the reception held in
the chape, from $50 to ten O'Clock.
LcClar's orchestra furnished music while
the guests. some 300 in all, were presented
to the reception committee consisting OF
Mrs. F. Stewart Stranahan. president of
the Womans association. the Hon w J.
Van Patten, president of the conference.
the Rev. and Mrs W. =. Jackson, Deacon
and Mrs. n, +. Bentley, Deacon and
Mrs. II. 7. Reynolds and Deacon and
Mrs. Gcorge O. Mitchell. Refreshments
were served throughout the evening.
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HARDLY "sroopfNG."
rom the St Albans Messenser)

trrom the st Albans Messen EerD
The Prouty people must be all in on
argument when they have to stoop to
say that Mr. stanton Is being backed
by the railroads WATERBURY Record.
Steady. There is no "stooring" IN
telling a plain truth The contemporary
Ike it's associates on that side of the ar
gument, appears TO he suporscnsitlVe
about tho charges that various corpora
lions prefer tho nomination Of Mr.. Stan
ton why should it he? why should MIR.
Stantons supporters be inclined 10 dsa-
vow the friendly interest II the corpora
tons? Is there anything wrong in being
supported for public office by corpora
tons"
Tho Record uses the word STOPPING"
as If the Prouty men had resorted to
digging up some scanda ous charge 10
bring against the RoXhury candidate.
The Prouty men themselves have not
been conscious Of any such intention.
They have not even argued that il was
wrong for candidate TO have friends
among tho corporations. They arc willing
TO agree that the corporations have their
right to lively interest IN public affairs
just as much as private individuals have
All they ask is. simply, what do corpor-
atoms expect OF Mr. Stanton's admins
traton THAT they prefer to what Mr.
Prouty's administration would do
That is a fair question. There is no
need 70 shy away from II 1t is perfectly
legitimate fOr corporations 10 have
preference in this election There can oe
no doubt about the reasonahleness Of
men being Just al much concerned for
the welfare of n business that happens
to be done as investors under a state
charter as they might II 1t was done as
owners in their private capacity. The on
~ question involved in this issue "a
whether the public is likely 10 he we'll
satisfied with Mr. Stantons adminlstra-
tion as the corporations appear to ex-
poet they will bc. II this he STOPPING
maxi the most Of II.
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FOUND IN POOL OF BLOOD.
Mrs. CInrcncc McFee Victim Of As
sNMIt and Husband Arrested.

Clarence MCFce is in jail. awaiting
hearing on "A charge of brutality assault
ing his wife The McFees live at PSI 81.
Paul street and the trouble grew ont of
a drunk INDUCED in by the husband Mrs.
McFec was found in her home Monday
afternoon. lying in poo Of blood The
discovery was made by her mother Mrs
CAL, who promptly summoned two physi-
clans. Upon examination il was found
that Mrs McFee's nose was broken and
tina. two ribs were also broken. 1t is
not known definitely how the blows were
dealt Mrs McFec said they were fist
blows but Mrs Mccall was inclined to
the opinion. that some heavy instrument
was used
Leslie Cunningham. a brothcr-in-law Of
Nj Fee was in city court Tuesday
morning to answer to a charge OF In
toxication. 1t appears that he and Nc
Fee had a drunk together on Monday,
being in each others company the greater
pa IT Of the day. Cunningham said tina,
McFce slapped his wife in the face with
the back of his hand and that she fell
over chair TO the floor
As to the charge of intoxcation,
Cunningham pleaded not guilty but upon
hea ring he was found guilty and was iino'i
81 and costs.
McTee WAS brought into court Tues
dav afternoon and pleaded guilty to being
drunk. a fine of s. and costs of $40 being
imposed charge of breach of the
peace has been preferred against him and
he IS stlll in Jail in default of bail of
500
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
McGAFFEY IS COMMANDER
burlington Man Elected by Vermont
Division. Son Of Veterans.

Bennington. June 9-The Vermont
division Of the Sons of Veterans closed
its 18th annual encampment here tonight.
These officers were elected: Division COM
mander. Charles G.. McGaffey of Bur
lington; senior vice president, c. l..
Wrs"y Of West Salisbury; Junior vice.
commander. e. w. Osborn; council, f. G..
Reed Of Chelsea, c. II. Hollister of North
Montpelier, 4, l.. Stewart of bennington
delegate At large to tho national encamp-
ment. d. I. Lambert of Bennington
division delegate, c. II. Little of North
Bennington.
The sccrctary's report showed % camps
with a99 members The treasurer reported
a balance Of $3.50 on hand,
The Ladies' Auxiliary elected these Of
ficers: President Miss LeOnora Rivers of
Bristol: vice-president, Mrs. Lucy Davis
Of Manchester. secretary, Mrs, w. l..
White of IIardwick treasurer, Mrs.
Marie Smith of Lyndonville; chaplain,
Mrs. Bessie Sadler of Huntington: inspec-
tor Mrs. Edna NJ. Taylor of Hardwck.
The convention closed tonight with
a Joint installation Of officers at the
residence of Past Commander l.. =.
Griswold and adjournment was taken to
meet with the G. A. r. at the encampment
which will probably be held next year
lag Burlington.
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GUILD TO BE NAMED.
Was in Washington on Private BUS
mess Yesterday.

Washington June ct has been
determined by friends OF Governor
Guild OF Massachusetts, that his name
shall be presented TO a Chicago con-
vention as a candidate for vice-pre-
sdent. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of
Massachusetts, who will be perman-
ent chairman of convention will leave
the chair during tho proceedings to
present the candidacy OF Gov. Guild.
His nomination will be seconded by
Chas. f. Osborne. of Sault Ste Marie,
Mich Governor Guild arrived here to-
day. Primarily he came to attend to
some pressing private business In
cidentally his visit had some political
significance but Gov, Guild is inclined
to deprecate much discussion OF IT.
The fact Is" said he sm'lingly, "the
only real political significance in my visit
is desire on my part to dispel the illu-
sion that has been lowering about like a
ghost that will not be able to take the
stump next autumn in behalf OF the Re-
publican party.
Some discussion has appeared In the
newspapers concerning my candidacy
for nomination for President. As
have said all along am merely In re-
ceptive mood Ny name probably will
be presented 10 the convention but ! am
not in Washington for the purpose Of
promoting my political interests. have
not discussed the matter With Secretary
Taft and don't expect too"
Governor Guild took luncheon with
President Roosevelt at the White House
late this afternoon. Accompanied by his
brother Governor Guild lcft for Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
POLE SENTENCED FOR
USING CROWBAR ON MAN

Rutland, June 9.-Stanislaw Novel, q
Polandcr of Fowler. employed hy the
Rutland Florence Marble company, was
sentenced by city Judge w x. Farms
worth to-day to serve not less than nve
nor more than six months in the House
of Correction for assaulting John
Ilmmark, n fellow workmen May g. For
a few days the mans life was in danger
but he Is now recovering.
MILLER DIVORCE CONTESTED.
Jennie T.. Miller. wife of Capt. f.. n.
Miller of Brandon, who Is commissary
officer of the LIST Vermont regiment V.
n. G.. and former captain OF Company
c, has brought suit In Rutland county
court for divorce. alleging that she is en-
titled to bill Of separation on the
ground of adultery and refusal to sup
port. She has been granted sl2 per
month temporary alimony. This is ii
counter suit, Captain Miller having
brought a divorce suit in February on
the ground of intolerablc severity. The
case Is returnable at the September tern,
of county court
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
MARK TWAlN'S CHILDREN.
4 Case Where Attempted Pun,shrr M
Proved q Hopeless Failure.

Caee WNero Rttemptoo Puntehnne en-
Proved q Hopeless Failure.
Ordinary puniehmcnts answered very
well for Susy. She was thinker ana
would reason out the purpose Of them,
apply the lesson and achieve the re-
form required. But IL was much less
easy to devise punishments that would
reform Clara. This wns because she
was philosopher who was always
turning her attcat!on TO finding some
thing good and satisfactory and enter
taiuing In everything that came her
way. Consequently II was sometimes
pretty discouraging to the troubled
mother to End that after all her pains
and thought in inventing what she
meant to be severe and reform com
pe!ling punishment the child had en-
tirely missed the seventies through her
native disposition to get interest and
pleasure out Of them az novelties. The
mother, In her anxiety to find pen
atty that would take sharp hold and
do Its work effectively. at last resortod
with sore heart and with a reproach-
full conscience, to that punishment
which the incorriglble criminal In the
penitentiary breads above oil tho other
punitive miseries which the warden in
diets upon him for his good-solitary
confinement in the dark chamber The
grieveJ and worried mother shut Clara
up In very small clothes closet and
went away and left her therefor IF.
teen minutes 1t was all that the moth
er heart could endure. Then she came
softly back and listened listened for
the sobs, but there weren't any; there
were mufiied and inarticulate sounds,
but they could not be construed int
sobs. The mother waited half an hour
longer. BY that time she wns suffering
so intensely with sorrow and compass
sion for the little prisoner that she was
not able to wait any longer for the dis
tressed sounds which she had counted
upon to inform her when there had
been punishuent enough and the re-
form accomplished. She opened the
closet to set the prisoner free and take
her back into her loving favor and for
gtveness. but tho result was not the
one expected. The captive had manu-
featured fairy cavern out Of the
closet. and friendly fairies out Of tho
clothes hanging from the hooks and
was having q most sinful and unre-
pcntant good time and requested per.
mission to spend the rest Of the day
there!-From Mark Twaio's Autobiog-
raphy In North American Peview.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
CLERGYMEN FAVOR IT.
Committee To start state Branch Of
sabbath Protective League.

st. Adams, June "a meeting in the
interests II the New England Sabbath
Protective League was held here o-day
the conference being in the Baptist
Church AMI being attended by many o,
the visiting clergy. The Rev II. e
Merrill. district secretary OF the league
outlined thu work of the organization and
told of its work in other places, and sug-
gestcd the forming of n State auxiliary
He was followed by the Rev. John L.
Sewoll. vino told Of the reen of such an
organization
1t was noted to leave the selection of
an executive committee to the Rev II.
L. Lowe and the Rev. s. H. Watkins OF
this city the Rev A. i. Pratt of Bellows
Falls, the Rev. +. W Raymond and the
Rev. J. l.. Sewel. This committee will
make an early report on the subject.
Mr.. Sewell has already secured pledges
of 500 for the maintenance of the work
for the year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
Waking Up tho Dead See.

III electric light and trolley cars,
American labor saving machines and
French Injuries excite no comment in
Damascus" says DR.. Paul Hitler in q
Berlin paper, "why should there net
be life on the shores Of the Dead sea
That there will be have no doubt
Formerly the experts who came to
this part OF the Holy Land were men
learned In the Bible and sacred his
tory. To them an old inscription or ~
ancient manuscript was a great dis
:overy. They still 90 to The Holy
Land. these students and dreameys,
but another class Of experts are also
there now. They are looking for min.
sral deposits IN the banks Of the Dead
go. They are searching for mateeial
things. The indications arc that they
will nnd enough to bring about .
change. and the Dead sea district may
eossibly soon become very much alive
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SEC. CORTELY0U
V|CE-PRES|DENT
Roosevelt and Sec. Taft To Push
Him on the Convention at
Chicago.
TO ELIMINATE HUGHES
That Is the Administration Program
Sen. Lodge To Present the Mime
Of Gov. GuiId-The Governor
Declares TINT He Is Simp-
~ In q Receptive Mood

NaSnihstoi.' June a-1ndications are
plying that Secretary Co-teivou will
ne advanced by the Roosevelt and Taf,
forceS NJ Chicago as their candidate for
Vice-president. Secretary Cortelvou hin,
self naturally declines to discuss N.
matter OF his candidacy for tho reason
That his native State already has IN tho
field possible candidate for the nrasi-
dency in tho person of Governor Hughes
That fact has so far operated to proven,
any open exchanges between tho friends
secretary Cortelyou and Secretary
Tafts. II can now be stated as a fac,
that In the opinion OF his friends the time
has come when Secretary Cortelyou
should be placed in a position TO h
recognized as candidate for vice-presi
dent In the event OF the elimination OF
Hughes from the presidential race As
a necessary step to a successful cam
paign in that direction, there has to be
first asccrtained the attitude that Pres
dent in the event Of the ellmin ma ton o.
assume towards Secretary Cortelyou's
candidacy. The secretary himself ha.
declined to make any move in the matter
but hi. friends have not felt restrained
~ t'' idNl anu lHPN ice. Una
received such encouragement that
they are now preparing to move in force
upon the convention at Chicago.
One reason for their confidence is as
serted to be their belief that by the
strenuous opposition offered by the FAIR
banks contingent to the recognition OF the
southern TAFT delegates in the battle be-
fore the national committee now in pro
gress the coupling Of names of Taft and
Fairbanks or Roosevelt. and Fa.rbank
on the ticket has become Impossible
Therefore tomorrow Secretary Cortei-
you's advance guard starts for Chica &c
led by Assistant Secretary Louis
Coolidge, a Bostonian of long experience
in public affairs and OF wide acquaintance
with the various boom mana gers now in
Chicago.
Cornelius " Bliss, one time a mem
Der of Mckinley's cabinet and treasurer
of the last republican campaign, is also
said to be bound for Chicago in Secre-
tary Cortelyous interest while among
the political leaders expected 70 espouse
his cause is said TO be Sonatory Murray
Crane Of Ma ssachusetts whose support is
most anx.ously desired by the administra-
ton forces