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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

plains. Next day when they want more
meat they do not scruple to kill more
cattle In hurting their spears, which
are from Z to 10 feet long, they employ
a throwing stick with a sort of sling,
This enables them to throw the spears
with great force incredible distances,
driving the spear entirely through the
animal. The mounted police are con-
stantly on the lookout for these ma
rauders.-Our picture is from the Lon
don Illustrated News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
CATTLE sTEALERs IN AUSTRALIA
Cunning Black Rascals Who Are a
Pest to Ranchmen.

Cunning Black Rasca1s Who Are
Pest to Ranchmen.
In Australia the ranchmen have to
contend with native cattle stealers who
are SO cunning and skillful that their
forays result in constant loss to the
farmers They do not drive the cattle
away in droves like the old Scottish
bordermen and the Texas outlaw, but
creep silently up to the herd and STAY
q number by throwing sharp spears
into their flesh. When they have killed
several Of the animals they cut off only
the parts they wish for immediate use
and leave the carcasses to rot on the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The woman with an automobile who
saved Shelbyville, Indiana, from destruc-
ton by fire, by towing hand fire engine
with her automobile from the neighbo,-
ing center of Crown Point, gave the en-
dangered villagers an illustration of the
value of fire-fghting apparatus that will
probably cause them to make an ilnme-
date purchase. Every center of popula.
ton should have fire apparatus of some
kind, and the machinery should be III
charge of men whose duty it is to see
that it is in condition for immediate
service,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

Trainer MulQueen returns fir. \ the
rowing events at the Olympic games in
London with the opinion that the Eng
lish style of rowing is more suitable to
smooth water than is the style of rowing
eXtant in this country. This is equivalent
to saying that the British oarsmen :re
superior to the Americans, because
racing with shells must of neces-
sity occur when the water is smooth.
There is no successful rowing in this
country when the water is tumbling
about under the influence of wind and
current
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
FATHERS RECIPE.

We hear a lot of mothers cakes
And sisters lemon pie;
Of gingerbread that gran ma makes,
And auntie's doughnuts-my!
But fathers got a recipe
He says beats all the e rest; sovs bo
And when it's mixed y. H., says ne
1t suits his palate best.
Some NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Some breakfast-up-to-ten;
A shirt-sleeve-stroll-ar ound-tne-ploch'
A shave, a pipe, and then
A pile of Colored Supplements
With frequent dozings Off
Those are the chief ingredients
Of fathers Sunday loaf.
-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The death of the Baron Herman Speck
ron Sternburg will be widely regretted
in the United States. He was diplo-
mat and the son of diplomat. He mar
ried an American girl, beautiful Ken
tuckian. The Baron's first assignment
10 the United States was made IN 1889,
when he was appointed military attache
Of the German legation at Washington.
He rose step by step, gaining experience
in various parts of the world, so that no
surprise arose when in 1903 he was Sc
iected as the Kaiser's minister plenipo-
Tertiary and envoy extraordinary to the
United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

A Los Angeles man is the latest in
ventor of a mechanical device to utilize
the action of the waves as a motive
power. Wait till the storage battery
is brought to practical perfection. Then
it may be possible to run automobiles
and sewing machines in the interior of
the continent with force bottled at the
seashore and shipped throughout the
country to be used when wanted. This
will be notable addition to the canned
goods industry-and it is bound to come
some day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
GenteeI Restraint.

Judge-You'd better be careful or J
shall commit you for contempt OF court
The Lady-Don't be ard on me, YET
worship I'm a-doin' me best ter con-
coal me feelin's.-The Sketch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
Not to Be Expected.

"Have you any idea how many
pounds the shipments of tea received in
this country in year would total?" 1
"Of course not. I'm not tee-totab
er.''-Kansas City Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

Perhaps it is going to be more diff
ficult than formerly, for a while at
least, to delude the people into throw
ing their good money into gambling
speculation. The failure of one of the
largest brokerage concerns in New York
yesterday indicates a state of things
which rarely exists. Heretofore as
rule brokers made money whether the
stock market went up or down, for the
broker gets commissions both ways
when his customer buys and when he
sells. But when the public retires from
the market-when the volume of trans
actions is reduced-then there are hard
times for brokerage houses; and that
seems to be the situation just now.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The lucky applicants who succeed in
securing allotments of the 100000 acres
of the Rosebud Indian reservation just
thrown open to settlement by preside:i-
tial proclamation will require money To
make a start, as the land must bring six
dollars an acre. But good land in that
part of the country under the conditions
imposed is cheap at that price, and the
reservation will be peopled by energetic
men who have had experience in accumu-
lating capital by making agriculture pay.
This will insure the creation of more
business for the towns to which the
regions is tributary
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The continuance of the oil field fire
near Tampico for forty-three days, and
the apparent hopelessness of effort to
subdue it, makes it evident that Mexico
has oil ito burn" But she may not be
SO fortunate if this blaze persists III con-
Stunning the subterranean supply.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The walters of the steamer North
Land, twenty-five in number, who re-
fused to serve meals because of passen-
gers failing 10 tip them, forgot that
there is law to punish men afioat who
decline to do their duty. The whole
twenty-five were arrested on a charge Of
mutiny when the North Land arrived
at Buffalo. Taken to the office of the
United States marshal, they were re-
manded to Detroit for trial, as the Of
Tense was perpetrated in Michigan wa
ters. Tip-taking walters are generally
Oh the high seize, but these were ON the
high seas, and the difference may turn
out TO be to their disadvantage.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The blowing up of a little steamer
which plies on Carp lake, Michigan, was
due to carelessness on the part of the
engineer, who was forcing the boat to
make quick time. The incidents indi-
Gates the need of close boiler inspection
of all small craft that carry passengers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
WASHBURN PRINTING CO., Publishers

The disclosure of the fact that rich
Americans travelling abroad are subject
to the surveillance of United States
treasury agents, who report their pur-
chases of dutiable goods, will have a
tendency to discourage attempts at
SInuoplinp
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

Mrs. Kate Howard, the Springfield
hotel-keeper who is said to have led the
lynching mob of August IA, committed
suicide by poison when arrested under
Indictment by the grand jury holding
her to trial for murder. Another tragic
episode of the Springfield race war!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The report from Winnipeg that the
Canadian Pacific railroad has lost 3d.
100000 through timber fires on Vancouv-
er's island alone may be an exaggera-
ton. But as the fires are still burning,
and Vancouver's island is heavily tim
bered the loss will doubtless be very
heavy
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
Such n Girl.

When Charles Augustus heavel a sigh
And said, my own! My sweet ~
She handed back this hot reply,
You're crazy with the HEATH
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

The change in governmental condi-
lions in Turkey is said to have improved
commercial possibilities in that country.
This announcement of another "open
door, should be followed by immediate
effort to extend trade into Turkey by
American merchants who are trying to
find new markets beyond the seas.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17
Nothing Else Counts.

Bride (rapturously) Jack, isn't
everything just lovely.
Groom-Yes, darling; you are every
thing to me.-BostOn Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

Mr.. Wellman seems to expect the
early discovery of a superior dirigible
balloon, for he is said to have given or
ders for a continuance of the guard over
his balloon house on Dane island. But
there will be no excitement over the re-
We'd Arctic venture, because the public
is usd to waiting for Mr.. Wellman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

4 boy never believes that work de
velops his muscles; he thinks only lex
ercise' will do it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-09-17

Advertising pays. Try it.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
June IS, 1908.

elevate the standard of the law and of
its enforcement throughout the state
Has it afforded the state reputation
for honest administration and effective
enforcement of laws? Has it created
that~Aeafthy. law-abiding, sympathetic
cooperation among the people which
Is essential to successful communities
1t has not prohibited the sale of liquor.
1t has put premium upon hypocrisy.
1t has advertised the inability of the
state to enforce its laws, and has
made its authority, in this particular,
at least, national joke.
In strict fact, everybody knows that
the prohibitory law of Maine has done
just one thing-it has prohibited, that is,
forbidden the sale of liquor in the state.
The people by the enforcement of the
law have prevented the sale of liquor
for many years in a great part of the
state Villainous liquor dealers and ras-
cally politicians have united to violate
the law in certain parts of the state, and
thus have created scandal, just as do
Chicago's hold-up men and Kentucky's
night riders. But what is the condition
in Massachusetts, Is not the regulative
license law of Massachusetts, violated
continually in Boston itself? Does it
not there afford an example of dishonest
administration, and does it not there set
a low standard for all law enforcement?
Talking about jokes, one can hardly
think of bigger joke than the papers
of license city casting stones at Pro-
hibition state over the non enforcement
of law.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
THE NOSTRUM VENDORS
AND PROHIBITION

The Reporter Of Rio, ILL.,, probably
copying some more important periodical
lp which the article has, up to this time,
escaped notice in this office, presents
long list of patent medicines with
statement of their alcoholic contents,
and declares that they are Temperance
drinks" and therefore Prohibition is a
damage to community. The Reporter
says:
All these manufacturers of ITEM
perance tonics" are strenuously urging
the adoption of Prohibition because it
would mean stupendous increase in
revenue to them.
If we are consistent, we cannot con-
tend that alcohol is less injurious be-
cause it is mixed with probably
still more deadly and injurious drug.
Let us at least be fair with our
selves and shake off this hypocrisy. If
the manufacturers of Temperance
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
SEES THE INEVITABLE

The editorials of the Brewers ReViez0
are written in the first person singular,
the writer supposed to bear the eupho-
NOUS name of "Growler." The number
of that periodical for June contains an
editorial paragraph which indicates the
possession of considerable discernment
The "Growler" says:
1t is true, there still prevails, in
some quarters, feeling that the pres
ent anti-drink movement is but pass
ing wave which, like previous waves,
will subside and leave things as they
were before. The sooner that illusion
is dispelled the better for those who
hold it and for the trade and this
country at large 1t is likely, l admit,
that the movement will lose its present
character of "wave," but it will do so
only to settle down into great tide,
with no waves showing on the surface,
but rising silently and irresistibly to
engulf the whole country.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

drinks" want a Prohibition law let
them get it without the concurrence
and assistance of honest people.
This is miserable nonsense that would
never have suggested itself to the mind
of any man unless he were without
even the averagely poor arguments
against Prohibition 1t is a we'll known
fact that the leading Prohibition adj
vocates of the country have denounced
and fought the alcoholic patent medi-
cines, and there is not a case on rec
ord of the known support of Prohi
bition movement by the vendors of these
nostrums
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25
THE BOOMERANG

The Hudson IN. W Republican,
which might be called the official paper
of the Republican party in Columbia
county in New York state, and has al
ways been particularly hostile to the
Prohibition movement, comments upon
Allen Sangree's recent stories concern
ing the results of no-license in German
town, N. Y. (recently exposed in The
National Prohibitionist) in tone which
shows how much of boomerang that
mass of falsehoods has proved where
the facts are known The Republican
says:
Once upon time small boy was
told the story of Daniel in the lions
den, which only after some re-itera-
ton he was made to believe. A little
later the good instructor told him
how the whale swallowed Jonah, and
the youngsters quick reply was,
Nov, I don't believe the Daniel
story. either" A good deal the same
situation is created by the liquor syn
dictate which has organized press
bureau and is sending to certain news
papers descriptive articles tending to
show the harm done by local option
When we have read of happenings
in Michigan or Washington or Cali
fornia, along this line, there has been
temptation to believe them because
there was no contrary evidence and
it all happened too far away to be
disproved without a good deal of
trouble. But when we are given
stories about Chatham and German
town which we know to be untrue,
like the small boy, 1--WE don't believe
the Daniel story"
The New York Globe has been run
ming a series of these articles. They
are written by Allen Langtree [Sang-
reel, but why paper of the standing
of the Globe allows them space with
out the proper "adv." mark is hard
to understand Paid advertising of
any kind should always be labelled and
the reading public is entitled to fair
treatment.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-25

SAFE and SURE
You can buy stock of The Twin City & Lake Superior
R. r. Company at $4,000 per share (par value S1O00O
Of the entire issue of 900 shares fewer than 5000
shares remain to be Sold
They are offered at $4,000 per share When taken,
as they will be- your last chance to participate in
most profitable business will be gone
Building Of the road from Minneapolis to Duluth goes
rapidly. Any doubt that it would be built and COM
peted, according to plans announced has long since
disappeared.
FACTS TO REMEMBER
1t is the shortest line by thirty miles, between
the cities it connects
The small investor has the same chance that the
larger has, The smaller one cannot be "squeezed
OUT by the larger ones.
The stock is redeemable at par as soon as the road
any part of it, is in operation 1t will be completed
July l. 1909
portion will be in operation before that time
Oliver w. Stewart stock holder
who has carefully examined the
:: 2:
plans. and methods of the Company
is it's Chicago Manager Write him
at 1415 Manhattan Bldg Chicago
wN Ill., for additional information.
Place your order for stock at once.
You delay at your own risk.
When again do you expect to be able to buy for
$50O0 that which will double in value inside of year?
IfsyOu paw cash in fu Vol are entitled tn q two
per cent discount, making each share cost you =
$4,000.
On the instalment plan, pay down
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04
He Robbed the Poor Box.

BUTTE, Nov. 2.-St. Patrick's
church poor box was robbed this
morning for about the tenth time in
six months. Formerly the box was
attached to a wall in the vestibule.
Regularly every few weeks it was
robbed. Then it was placed ia the
basement with IL tube to carry the
money from the place where the con
tributions were put in.
This morning the j%anitor saw a key
sticking ia the basement door and not
flied Policeman Mccormick. They
waited a few minutes and a man came
out OF the basement. He was arrested
and gave the uamc 0i +. l.. Todd, and
SAID he Wa from Spokane. About
nine dollars in silver was found on
him. The key found in the door was
Of skeleton make. The police think
the man has been robbiug house, or
the vest side.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04
The November Weather Record.

A review of weather conditions dur
ing November in the past % years is
given in a bulletin prepared by
Observer G. W. Ling, of the Havre
station, which says the a or
normal temperature for November 10
% degrees. The highest November
temperature recorded since 1880 was
IS degrees In 1908, and the lowest 33
below zero in 1896.
The average precipitation for Nov
ember is O. "A inches, but in 1888 it was
about five times that amount. The
heaviest Novembr snow fall in "a
hours was eight inches.
The month of November has an
average Of nine clear days, thirteen
partly cloudy, and eight cloudy days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04

A fea'ure Of the election returns
which gives the greatest pleasure aud
s atisfsctiun to residents of this city
and other parts Of northern Montana,
is the assurance that Hon. Charles N.
Pray has received popular endorse.
ment for a second term In congress.
The returns are incomplete, but from
the figures that are available MIR.
Pray's re election is assured by a ma
iority that may exceed the excellent
showing Of two years ago.
The returns from Silver Bow aud
a few other counties in which a demo.
cratic majority is usually expected.
assure a su bstantial majority in Mon.
tana for presidential electors, con.
gresham and the state ticket. The
decrease in the democratic vote In
these counties, and the larger repub-
lican vote polled in other parts OF the
| state. place Montana IN the republic
can CDIumu.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04

and brought back with them several
carcasses of venison, the return trip
being made by railroad from Glas-
gov.
Another victim of the recent storm
j. reported in a news item from Cu!.
b~ertson, which says the dead body OF
j. L. Egina, a sheep herder employed
by Peter Marrow, was found last
week near the Hilton ranch north OF
Cul bertson. The deceased had wan.
dered from his camp, and died from
exposure and exhaustion.
The members OF the High School
Literary society held another sue
cessful meeting in the assembly hall
last evening, at which there was q
large attendance of visitors. The
program consisted of vocal aud in
strumental music, Rotations, a de.
bate and reading the High School
Budget, the latter including some
clever hits that caused considerable
merrimeut.
The election in this precinct today
was characterized by considerable
activity among some Of the candidates
and their friends, who made their final
appeals to the voters, aud groups OF
boisterous small boys furnished all
the noise necessary for the occasion,
The large number of ballots, and the
various questions submitted to the
voters, will make the canvass o long
and difficult task, and the work viii.
not be completed until the early morn
ing hours.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04
New Town at Fort Shaw.

According to S. B. Robbins, engi.
neer.in-charge of the Sun River irri-
cation project, the Fort Shaw unit of
the project has been put into its winters
quarter and will be allowed TO rest
until water is needed for irrigation
purposes next spring, says the Great
Falls Leader.
Every portion OF that part of the
project has been completed and be-
fore closing it up for the winter the
system was given a thorough test,
water being run through all of the
various main and lateral canals.
MIR. Robbins states that Fort
Shaw has become quite a settlement,
tina. there are about 81 people living
in the new town, aud that he expects
by mex summer to see every piece OF
land in that. unit taken up by farmers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04
Anthrax Quarantine Modified.

HELENA, Oct. Standardization of
the recent quarantine proclamation
directed against South Dakota be-
cause Of the prev alence Of anthrax
there, has been directed by the state
sanitary board, upon the representa-
ton of Dr.. II. Fl Treacy, federal in
speclor in charge OF this district.
Domestic animals from South DakO-
la, when properly certified to by in
spec,ors, together with the disinfec.
ton of ears under 4 federal inspec-
tors supervision, will be allowed to
enter.
While the epidemic is under O
troll, to safeguard the interests OF
Montana, the state board is cOntem-
plating putting a corps OF line riders
patrolling the South DakOta-Montaua
boundary. Losses from the disease
ia South Dakota are reported to be
enormous, particularly among horses.
| cattle and swine. There we're several
cases of human anthrax, but no deaths
ensued.
The sanitary board has promulgated
an order prohibiting the use of any
commercial anthrax vaccine in Mon
tana unless certified to and endorsed
by the bureau OF animal industry
Further, that no productive anti-toxir
or vaccine of any sort be used except
ing when properly certified by the
animal bureau.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04
IN CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Incomplete Returns Indicate Election
Of Most Of Republican Ticket.

The returns received from various
precincts in Chouteau county at a ate
hour Wednesday afternoon, indicate
ELECTION of most of the republican can.
didatcs. Some of the returns are in
complete. and later figures will be
necessary to definitely determine the
result, bu, il is apparent that the large
majorities credited to several Of the
candidates assure their election.
The returns summarized below in
clude most of the vote cast in the fol-
lowing precincts: Havre, Bucklaud,
Big Sandy, Chester, Chinook, Dod-
son, Fort Benton, Harlem, High~ood,
Lee, Marias. Perrysburg, Ragland,
Shonkin and Valleaux, the returns in
some cases failing to give the COM
plete vote of the precinct:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-11-04
Weather Report For October.

The official report OF Observer C. w.
Ling for the month of October shows
a variation of temperature, ranging
from Is to IS degrees during the
month, with a mean temperature of Al
degrees. The mean temperature for
October during the past twenty-nine
years is II degrees.
The precipitation last month was
lis inches, the largest amount for
October since 1898. The average pre-
cipitation for October Is O.63 inches.
The past month had fourteen clear
days, five partly cloudy and twelve
cloudy DAYS.