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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
Notorious Outlaw Escapes.

BIG TIMBER. June 27.-For the third
time in three years Edward "Kid"
Royal, notorious outlaw and horse
thief, has escaped from the grasp Of
the law. On the eve of his trial for
horse stealing, Royal broke jail here
by the aid of q small metal comb, and
is now at large pursued by Sheriff
Fallang Of Sweet Grass county.
This is the second time Royal has
got away from sherifflFallang. Last
November, while Fallsugi was bring.
ing him to Big Timberjfrom the peni.
tentiary. where he was serving ten
years for horse stealing, to testify in
a criminal case, the outlaw leaped
from a Northern Pacific train near
Bozeman, while the train was travel
ing fast, and probably would not
have been recaptured hadl he not re.
turned to perpetrate more thefts. In
April he stole several horses, q
wagon, set of harness and q rife
from Big Timber. He was taken II
days later by Sheriff .sDeadmond of
Broadwater county andlbrought here
to Jail.
Royals first leap that landed him
free from the custody OF an officer was
made from a Great Northern train In
the summer OF 1905, when he was in
the charge of Sheriff Griffith, OF Glas-
gov, Valley county. He jumped from
the train at Silver. His subsequent
return to the Sweet Grass hills, how
ever, proved unfortunate for him, for
he was caught, convicted and sem
fenced to the penitentiary for 10 years.
OF his prison term Royal served but
about two years. He was to have
been tried today on three counts, and
even II acquitted in this trial, he
would have been returned to state
prison to complete the termshe left un~
finished by his abrupt departure last
November.
The residents of Sweet Grass county
are blaming the officers for the con-
vict's last successful escape. Royal
had threatened to get away, and 1t is
argued that insufficient precautions
were taken to prevent him from carry.
ing out his plan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
Assessor Interviews Mr.. Bryan.

LINCOLN, June 20. The taxable
property belonging to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. j. Bryan, real and personal, has
been listed with the assessor at total
of $4,000. The returns show that
Mrs. Bryan owns so acres of real es.
tate and Col. Bryan 81 acres, total
of 137 acres. This Is valued at $780,.
1875. The residence is returned at
S2l, 900, the Commoner at q valuation
of $4,000 and and the personal prop
erty not mentioned above sl2, 800.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
For the Alaska Exposition.

SEATTLE, June 2S.-A telegram was
sent today to Secretary of the Treas.
ury Cortelyou, notifying him that the
Alaska -Yukon-P acitic Exposition has
complied with the congressional re-
quirement that 81, 900. 900 be raised by
subscriptions irrespective of any state
or federal appropriation before the
congressional appropriation Of $780,
600 is made available. The secretary
was Immediately requested to desig.
nate some treasury department officia al
to examine the exposition securities.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
Thief Secured $50, 900.

KANSAS CITY, June 24.-The regis.
tered mail pouches which contained
$50, 600 in money and 100000 worth
OF diamonds and jewelry, stolen from
q mail car at the Union station here
on the night of June 6, was found by
q switching crew in the yards of the
Rock Island railroad in Kansas City,
Kan. The pouch still contained q
number of valuable articles of jewelry,
but four empty envelopes which had
contained the $4,000 in currency,
showed that the thief had made good
his escape with the smaller part of his
haul.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
THEY WANT PROHIBITION.
Efforts Being Made to Secure Plank
in Democratic Platform.

DENVER, June 29.-The fight over
the anti-injunction plank in the demo.
cratic platform is not the only strug.
gle in which the committee on resolu.
tions, and possibly the convention
itself, may be involved.
It developed today that prohibi.
tion is to be brought to the front and
q desperate effort will be made to have
q plank declaring in its favor placed
In the platform. The prohibition
movement will be headed by James
Weaver, of Iowa, who demanded Of
the recent democrs attic convention In
that state that it declare in favor Of
prohibition. General Weaver and
his followers were not successful in
their effor9s in their own state. but,
nothing daunted by their failure, they
have made arrangements to bring the
matter before the democra attic national
convention. They claim, moreover,
to have strong backing from number
of southern deleg ations from states
which recently passed prohibition laws,
and it 10 declared confidently by Gen.
eral Weaver and his adherents that If
the democratic national platform does
not contain a prohibition plank 1t will
only be for the reason that the hard.
est kind Of fighting has been unable
to secure its adoption.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
Passenger Coaches Float Away.

CHICAGO, June pa dispatch to
the Tribune from Fennimore, Wis,
says: Caught in the surging waters
which inund ated southwestern Wiscon-
sin Sunday night, two coaches on q
train on the narrow g auge line between
Fenuimore and Woodman were aoated
q full quarter mile from the tracks,
while l8 passengers within baled fran.
tically to save their lives. The pas.
sengers perched on the top OF the car
until rescued.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01

Helena. has been appointed supervi.
cor of the Lewis and Clark cavern
national monument and 100 acres ad-
jacent thereto.
Not many people know of this new
reserve in Montana, which was set
apart by President Roosevelt last
May, and 10 located . mile from Lime
Spur on the Northern Pacific, near
Jefferson Island In Jefferson county.
The existence of this cavern has been
known for many years to . few peo.
pie and to Reologists throughout the
country, but 1t has never been adver-
tised by the Northern Pacific, whose
trains pass the place daily.
It has never been fully explored.
There is chamber after chamber aud
gallery after gallery piled one above
another, huge stalsctites hang from
the arched ceilings. The full extept
of the subterranesn galleries has
never been determined, and the only
safe method of entering the cavern ia
to fssten the end Of q spool of wire At
the entrance aud then to unravel it as
one proceeds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
THE CLEVELAND FUNERAL.
Simple Burial Services Attended BY
Many Distinguished Citizens.

PRINCETON, June 26.-Without any
eulogy, sermon or song, but with the
simple burial service of the Presby.
terian church. Grover Cleveland was
buried late this afternoon in Princeton
cemetery, beside the ivy.covered grave
Of his daughter Ruth.
Although the funeral was Of strict.
ly private nature, those In attendance
numbered many distinguished citizens,
including President Roosevelt, Gov.
ernors Fort of New Jersey, Hughes Of
New York, Hoke Smith of Georgia,
former members of President Cleve.
lands cabinet. officials of the Equita.
table Life Assurance society, members
Of the Princeton university faculty and
neighbors.
Mr.. Cleveland was buried with all
the simplicity and privacy that he
himself would have wished as priv.
ate citizen, rather than as the former
chief executive of the nation. There
was nothing that savored of the Off
cial, and the military element was
was injected solely as measure Of
protection Of Presipent Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-In every
part of the world where there is q
United States flag floating, tribute
was today paid to the memory of
Grover Cleveland. American en-
bassies, legations and consular agen-
cies bore the stars and stripes at half
mast. Army and navy officers wher.
ever located wore badge Of mourn.
ing and battleships, cruisers and yes.
sells of every type rendered appropri-
ate recognition of the death of the
former commander in chief of the
army and navy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
GROVER CLEVELAND IS DEAD
Former President Passes Away After
Brief Spell Of Sickness.

PRINCETON, June M.-Grover Cleve-
land, former president of the United
States, died suddenly at Westland,
near here at $40 this morning. Death
was due to heart failure complicated
with other diseases. The passing away
OF Mr.. Cleveland was not Immediately
announced but was delayed until an
official statement had been prepared
by the physicians who had been at.
tending him in the various periods OF
his illness.
An official statement given out and
signed by the three physicians, gave
heart trouble. superinduced by stom.
ach and kidney ailments of long
standing, as the cause of death.
While Mr.. Cleveland has been in
poor health for the last two years and
had lost q hundred pounds in weight,
his death came unexpectedly. Some
three weeks ago he was brought home
from Lakewood, where his condition
for a time was such that the hotel at
WAACu AO W0S oVoyA08 90 h0PV OpOu
after its regular season because he
was too i'll to be moved. But when
Mr.. Cleveland was brought back TO
Princeton he showed signs of improve.
ment and actually gained five pounds
in weight.
Although confined to his room con-
tinuously after his return to Prince.
ton, it was not until yesterday after.
noon that Mr.. Cleveland's condition
aroused uneasiness on the part of
Mrs. Cleveland. Undoubtedly affect
ed by the heat, Mr.. Cleveland showed
signs of failure, and Mrs. Cleveland
telephoned to DR.. Bryant, who came
over from New York.
Mr.. Cleveland became worse during
the night and Mrs. Cleveland was
called to the bedside. The patient
sank into Inconsistencies, from which
he recovered at times, only to suffer q
relapse. This continued throughout
the night and early morning. The
last time he became unconscious was
about two hours before he died.
Death was peaceful. Just before he
died MIR. Cleveland sought to say
something, but his words were inaudi-
BILE,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01

fic, the sale restriction being to sell
only to license holders. These in
brief are the chief points Of a plan
announced by E. E. Hall Of Spokane,
. candidate into the third district for
the next legislature of Washington to
solve the liquor question in this state,
in which the republican party is
pledged to local option. while the
democrats are on record as favoring
absolute prohibition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01

HELENA, June 26.-Judge Hunt to.
day ordered venire OF fifty names
drawn, returnable July I, for service
on the grand jury, which will
be convened here on that date. Most
of the cases to be considered are OF q
petty nature, it is understood.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
Would Solve Liquor Question.

SPOKANE, June 26.-Compel every
m an and woman who drinks intoxi-
eating liquors to pay q license fee,
exempt saloon men and permit any
one who desires to engag in the traf.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
" Prints All tho NeWs.''

II any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
to friends, the favor will be very high.
ly appreciated by its publishers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01

homa from drowning in the present
food season and as many more have
been killed otherwise by storms and
In the vicinity of Hoffman
alone sixteen persons have been
drowned, among the list being Newton
and William Sitdham, who attempted
to ford a swollen stream.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
Montana's Mammoth Cavern.

HELENA, June 29.-News has been
from Washington that Louis
L. Sharp, chief OF the field division OF
The general land Office, who is now in
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-07-01
Fifty Drowned In Floods.

GUTHRIE, Okla, June "a. - AS
nearly as can be estimated fifty per.
sons have lost their lives in Okla.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

A monster bull moose that has been
loafing around the Saco ferry district
this month became frightened at dogs
early in the week and swan out to
sea, never more to return.
1t is believed BY George Peterson
Of the ferry, who was watching the
moose when he took to the Atlantic.
that the animal became exhausted
and was drowned. The moose was
seen by William EdgecOmb and
sons. Several ours were chasing the
king of the forest and kept close to
him. When the monster beast would
come to q fence he would lift 1t up
with his horns and throw 1t to one
side. The powerful animal threw aside
barricades of every kind and fed
through the ferry community to the
sea.
At Bay View the dogs were at his
heels and he took to the ocean near
the breakwater. evidently becoming
confused and thinking he was cross
ing the river. The dogs gave up the
chase when the big fellow took to the
salt water. The ferry resident
watched the animal till he disappeared
from view, and though he waited for
hours the moose did not return
Kennebec Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Sues for an Oversleep.

While an Austrian was winning a
small fortune by sleeping on a train,
Frenchman was taking action
against the Paris-LyOns-M editerran-
can railway because he slept too
much. This was a man who bought a
ticket from Marseilles to Lyons, fell
asleep. and was carried past his sta
ton to TrevOux. He straightway sued
the company. alleging that his bust
ness was damaged because he did
not get OF at Lyons, and that it was
the cOmpany's business to awaken him
at the proper destination. He also
wanted to be reimbursed the price of
his return ticket to Lyons. The court,
however, dismissed the action, main
tanning that a passenger must look
out for his own station as far as fall
ing asleep was concerned, and that
the company could not be expected to
know whether a man was awake or
not.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

Liebig Bros. marketed their fat hogs
Monday.
L. q. Ely visited Silver Creek friends
Friday and Saturday of lest week. n
Henry Hartman returned last Satur.
day from KsdOks,.S. d. where be has
Q claim.
Nay, Lena and Johnnie Murray are
expected home Saturday from Quincy,
ILL.,, where they have been attending
school
On Shell Creek last week the heavy
wind blew down some trees Ut p. Full
ler's and big cottonwood tree near the
mail box at Keller's, and damaged the
windmill at st. Joseph's cemetery.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

Files Of The Journal, June IL. 1874.
An attempt is about to be msde to
propagate oysters and lobstsrs in the
great Salt Lake. The oysters and lob
sters have gone forward.
Last Saturday night and early Sunday
morning the windows Of heaven opened
and such rain came down - 10 seldom
let loose on this planet. 1t never rains
in the Great American Desert, Oh?
Four or five citizens OF York the other
day took small job Of killing snakes.
and in an incredibly short time, York
minute, they killed wsnty-eight. We
infer that snakes are plentiful in York.
Marshall Smith has got under head
way his bakery fronting on thirteenth
street. We visited it Saturday, and
found Mr.. Julius Rasmussen in charge,
firing up for "bsks." The oven is nine
feet by eleven and capable Of holding. at
once, three hundred loavss. Mr.. Smith
deserves considerable credit, not only for
bis enterprise in helping to build up the
town. but Likewise for furnishing such
excellent bread as 10 daily sent out from
bis bakery.
The recent heavy rains caused sud.
den raise of the Loup river and on last
Sunday night the temporary bridge over
the Loup was forced out The Loup
and it does appear ~ IL no temporary
structure can resist the force Of its cur
rent. At this writing steam ferry boat
We are inclined to believe, would rather
sstonish the old Loup river, and cause
Der to wonder in what way she could
dash it to pieces.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
The Little Weakness,

One of the strangest paradoxes in
human nature is that men and WON
en-. struggling apparently with all
their might to succeed. are yet con.
stantly doing things, saying things,
and thinking things which drive the
very success they are after away
from them.
Some men work like TrOjans to gain
a coveted position, and then. by get.
ting pulled up with conceit or some
foolish or weak act knock the scat
folding which they have been years
in building out from under them and
down they go.
Their lives are series of successive
climbs and tumbles, SO that they never
get anywhere. never accomplish any.
thing worth while
Others are always driving success
away from them by their lack of cOur
age, their lack of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
it away by thOughtless habits which re-
pei success cOnditiOns.-HOme Chat.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Advertised letter..

Following is Q list OF unclaimed mail
matter remaining in the post Office at
Columbus, Nebraska. for the period end
ing June II, 1903:
Letters-Cassie Cournoyer. n Brady.
Pink Brown, Frank Foy, Mrs Myrtle
Hahn, r p Kelly, A y Krupin, Mrs Lot
tie Martin, Hugo Major, Miss Bonnie
Moore, Mr. Rumplin9. Cards-A,ss Lii
lie Potter, Marion Inyesrt, Miss Mar
guerits Welpton 2.
Parties calling for any Of the above
will please say advertised.
CARL KRAMRR, P. n.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Dispusted the Brakeman.

Senator Depew tells of q curious In.
cident that once occurred on the New
York Central: 1T seems that at a
small station q ticket agent had run
short on tickets and was Obliged to
give q party of fishermen halves in
stead Of wholes. Full fare was paid
for those half tickets. and the agent
went out on the platform when the
train stopped and explained the mat
ter to the conductor, SO that every
thing should be all right. The con.
ductor had almost forgotten this oc
currence when. some ten miles farth-
er on. the front brakeman came to
him and said in . tone of bitter dis.
gust: This here halffare dodge is
gettin' q little too hot for me, boss.
Why. there's bunch Of children up
In the smoker what plays poker.
drinks whisky and wears whiskers.'
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

Moving Forts Of Steel Swiftly Through
the Waters lsn't IN Easy Tack.

A warship Is . tremendously busy
workshop. where the boss. his assist
ants and the workmea have . peculiar
kind OF work on hand. suck Is exists
nowhere else In the world. and there
II no time in which to pander to the
Whims and desires Of an outsider sent
ON board by the order Of executive au-
thorities higher up.
The work on hand ID to move q float
ing fort of steel swiftly through the
water in complete synchrOny with .
lot Of other floating forts. and then
to prepare those who are engaged In
work in this fort for just one thing.
to destroy and kill. Everything Is
subservient to one idea-t0 be ready
to fight at the swiftest pace for
just about one hour: for be II known
that II one Of the warships In this
great battle feet we're fought at its
sWiftest and fullest capacity 1t would
be all over. one way or the other. In
an hour or less.
You see. fighting . warship IL not .
lOng-distance race; It's hundred
yOAu OoSu, " Cu0uS0 Iu0 u6OAS. 0Ss-
ting ready for that dash. that supreme
effort at the fastest speed. calls for
all the concentration and hard, un-
RENTING toll that years Of education
in complex speciality and years Of
experience can employ
When this work is going on those
engaged In 1t want outsiders out Of
the way. and II you're a wise outsider
you want to get out Of the way. Hence
at such times 1t Is likely that you'll
get pretty tired standing around on
your feet. with no place to rest your
weary bones and no companion with
whom you can even be bromide. Yes.
it's fine and great to cruise $4,000
miles on splendid warship. but
truly 1t has some drawbacks.-New
York Sun.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
TRAMPS CT E.cJAvL
DEATH VALLEY 'HCBCS ARE A
WORTHLESS LOT.
Will Endure Terrible hardShlpo Ia
Order 70 Sustain Their Worthless
Lives without Being Forced
to Work.

The wonders of the hobo" kingdom
are the tramps who live out in the
MOjave desert--a part of which, Death
valley. is the hottest place ON the
face of the EARTH
These white tramps live with the
Pluto Indians and are locally known
as Arabs" They are of a different
species, more worthless. If possible.
than any other branch of their tribe.
and are an interesting study in that
they will suffer thirst, heat and almost
death In order to get enough to sus-
tain their worthless lives without
work.
The desert tramp's clothes are usu-
ally CASTOR garments that he has
found. begged or perhaps stolen
faded. frayed and full Of hOles-and
his broken shoes usually are wrapped
In cloth SO as to protect us feet
from the burning sands. He carries a
bundle consisting of provisions and q
few empty beer bottles.
On reaching a ranch he will make
for the spring. and after drinking his
fill lie down on the shady side Of the
house and sleep for hours. or until
he smells the OdOr Of the coming
meal. Then he patiently waits for a
hand out" and is of to the next
ranch.
And thus he keeps up his rounds
from one end of the desert to the
other with no object in view. no hope
for the future-Only that he may live
from day to day without labOring.
At night he will sleep In an alfalfa
field, or In a shallow broO;slet with his
head resting upon rock for q pill
low, and he thus can sleep sOundly,
with the thermometer at 40 or lis.
Arising from his cool bed, he fills
his beer bottles with water, eats his
breakfast, and again resumes his long
tramp, which is never to end. He
follows the trail. having no compass
and knowing little or nothing of the
country beyond. only that 1t Is 80
miles to the next spring. and twice
may reach his destination and he
may not.
Frequently he falls a victim to the
heat. or thirst. for men have died of
thirst though having jars of water in
their possession. The heat has burned
out the spark of life. or literally burst
the head open.
The desert tramp is more desperate
than his brother of civilization. The
fierce climate has brought out his
brutal nature, and his hand is against
anyone he meets in this desOlate coun-
try. where everything in nature is at
war. even the elements. Without the
slightest hesitation he will take the
life of prOspectOr or tourist in order
to obtain food or water which his VIC
tim may carry.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

BY invitation Of. the Ministerial 1850
citation of Columbus, Mr.. Thomas Oar
nell, attorney for the Anti-Saloon
League OF Nsbrasks, will deliver Q series
OF lectures in the n. e. church, begin
ming June "a. p. %. and closing June
q. SPIN. Subject June "a, The Church
in Action; June q. The Law Of the
Liquor TRAFFIC; June Is, The Liquor
Traffic from the Financial Side; June q,
The Young Men; June q, morning;
Christian Citizenship; evening, The
Haywood Trial and Mining Camps.
D. ". RRMHARr, Hec,y.
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Working Together.

The good old parsOn accosted the
village blacksmith
Henry" said the good man, II no.
tice you do a lot of automobile repair.
ing. Now, good friend, suppose you
move your shop around in the back of
my parsonage"
DO you think it would be q
profitable move: Queried the cautious
smithy.
Undoubtedly, my good friend.
While you are splicing the broken
parts of the machinery can splice the
hearts of the runaway couples"
The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
Parable BY Peary,

You will get there yet" an admir-
er said to Explorer Peary. You be-
come . better explorer every trip"
Well" said the other. there are
tricks in every trade. OF course. and ~
We live We learn. l knew an old gro.
Ger in Cresson who had learned q lot
I stopped before his shop one day and
looked curi0usly at . great line Of
barrels Of apples. some marked with
an A and some marked with . z. Why
are these barrels marked differently.
Uncle Josh! I said to the old man.
They seem to be the same kind Of
apples.' They IL the same kind, son.
the old man replied. but some custom
ers want . barrel opened 1t the top
md some 1t The bottom"