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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-24
Restraining Recollections

Restraining R~ecollections.
"They say I'm a little close" said
Mr.. -Cumrox thoughtfully.
We'll, you don't exactly spend it as
If It were water"
II try to. But, you see, I used to
live in Arizona, where water Is scarce"
Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-24

It requires three years before many
species Of birds acquire their mature
plumage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-03-24
Terms Of District Court, 1909.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, April 20.
Tuesday, August "a.
Tuesday, November q.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, June 8.
Tuesday, September q.
Tuesday, November Is.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
COMPETITION RESULTS IN
BETTER RAILWAY SERVICE
Northern Overland Roads Put on
New Limited Trains

{ PORTLAND, May s.-To meet the
competition of the Canadian-Soo line,
the Northern Pacific railway will after
May 23, run the North Coast Limited
through to Chicago, reducing the pres
ent schedule of II hours.
There will be two other transcon-
tinental trains daily from Portland to
st. Paul A daily transcontinental
train will be run from Portland to
Kansas City and st. Louis that will
make as fast time as any other trans
continental train
On the same date a new local service
to Seattle goes into effect, when there
will be four trains a day each way, in
place of threetrains az at present. One
OF the new trains will run to Van
couver, B. C.
The Great Northern railway Is ar
ranging increased service to Puget
sound to compensate for the increased
service given by the Northern Pacific
to Portland. The Oriental limited will
run trains from Tacoma to Chicago
via Burlington roads and will make
the run in 20 hours. The fast mail will
make a daily run from Tacoma to st.
Paul in 20 hours running time, and
an entirely new train will be put on
from Seattle to Kansas City via the
Great Northern and Burlington cutoff
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
A Pacific Coast Dealer Unable To
Accept Shipment of Two Car.
loads of Pianos. Manufac.
turerS Ask EiIerS To Sell
Them for What They
Will Bring
Here's a Chance To Get a Good
Piano for Very Little Money
Some for $l9S, Others
for $222 and $254

4 firm of big eastern manufacturers
recently sent two carloads of splendid
pianos to a dealer on the coast, who
refused to take them. These are fine,
brand new pianos, every one of them,
and one of the Oldest and best known
American makes.
They have asked us to turn them into
money just as fast as we can. We
agreed 70 do this, but on one condi-
tion-that the price be made so low
that they could be disposed of in a
few days. The manufacturers have
told us to go ahead and sell the pianos
at what they viii bring.
AS stated above, these pianos are
one of the oldest and best known of
American makes. The manufacturers,
however. have asked us not 10 pub
hcly advertise the name Of this piano.
as this piano viii be sold in the fu-
ture, as in the past, at the usual price
Of $3.50 and upward.
We are TO sell these two carloads
and sell them quickly. Profit making
is out of the question in such an emer-
gency as this. Hence, we are going
to sell them at startling reductions.
The $3.50 style in rich mahogany.
walnut or oak. you can now get for
s1SS. The s400 styles. rich toned,
splendid pianos, every one of them, can
now be obtained for as little as 1922.
>
mottled oak or burl walnut finish,
superb instrument. you can now have
at the greatly reduced price of 1854.
Remember. we guarantee these pianos
as to tone. quality, durability, and
against every. possible defect.
Payments should really be cash but
for those who are unable to pay all
cash now we can arrange convenient
terms OF payment The main thing is
to dispose of these pianos quickly, and
with the least interference with the
regular work
o'clock sharp. There are just two car
loads OF them. and during these pros
porous times we doubt very much
whether the pianos will last more than
a few DAYS at the most. rou will sure
" regret il If you miss this oppor-
tunity TO get a good piano at re-
markabIy low price
Out of town buyers viii have the
same advantages in buying that city
buyers enjoy. and they may have pianos
shipped subject to their approval The
greatest care is exercised In select
ing instruments of rich tone and ex-
cellent finish for those who can not
personally come to our store
Besides this, the Eilers' unconditional
money back guarantee accompanies
every instrument sold on our easy
monthly payment plan as extended
10 all
Do not miss this opportunity
EILERS MUSIC COMPANY-Biggest
Busiest. Best-975 Market street. Stores
open nights during this week.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10

-Four cups of -four, four teaspoonfuis
of butter, one teaspoonful of salt. one
neaping teaSpoonful of baking pow
der. Stir butter into -four until IL in
thoroughly mixed, then add enough
sweet milk to make a cake batter
Bake in two layers half an hour be-
fore serving. Have soft peaches peeled
and cut in small pieces spread between
the layers and on top. putting a good
sprinkling of powdered sugar in each
Serve while warm with cream.
Few Pointers (Mrs D. p. Jones'
2159 Mission street San Francisco)--
To keep starch from sticking to the
iron, put a little boraX in the starch
water.
TO make old ribbons like new, rub
half teaspoonfu1 of borax in the
rinsing water. roll in a towel for 10
minutes and iron while wet.
To clean and stiffen black ribbon
wash In stale beer, roll a towel for
10 minutes and iron while wet.
To take mildew out of black silk
sponge off with ammonia and water
To remove the printing ADVERTISE
ment from pictures, such as Christmas
or New Year calendars, sponge or
quickly with a piece of flannel soaked
in wood alcohol.
To take the bitter taste from spinach
add half a teaspoonful of sursr
when boiling. This will also Improve
carrots and peas
To clean white feathers. wash ,n
gasoline and roll in corn starch, while
wet; rub plenty of staKch in. as this
takes the dirt out. Shake well in the
sun until all the starch is out. This
will not take the curl out
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
THUG FATALLY WOUNDS
MAN DURING HOLDUP
Desperate Coolly Walks Away
After Shooting and Robbery

RENO, New, May s.-At an early
hour this morning a lone masked man
entered the Hammontree livery stable
and commanded A. L. Hammontree, the
proprietor. and NJ. Victor to line up
against the wall. The robber then
searched them and took SIS and gold
watch.
Before the search was fully com
pleted Jack Monroe, recently arrived
from China, came from the back part
of the stable, leading a horse. With an
oath the bandit wheeled upon Monroe
and shot him in the groin, the bullet
passing through his intestines. The
desperado. after warning his victims
not to follow, leisurely sauntered down
the street and disa appeared in the dark
ness
Monroe is in the peoples hospital in
a precarious condition. He has rela-
tives in New York.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
MISSING REALTY
MAN R[APPFARS
Returns Home in Broken Health
After Mysteriously Vanish
ing One Year Ago
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

SACRAMENTO, May 9.-George
KRONER, real estate dealer, whose re-
turn to this city few nights ago after
an absence of almost a year. following
mysterious disappearance, is still
confined to his home and no one is
permitted to see or talk TO him.
1t is declared that his condition is
such that he can not talk to outsiders.
His long wandering, it is said by his
relatives has wrecked him physically
and it is declared that his mind has
been affected by his physical condition.
He needs a long rest, they declare.
and promise that the story of his wan
derings will be told by Kroner him
self as soon as he recoverS sufficiently.
KRONER disappeared from his home
about a year ago. No reason could be
assigned by his friends. 1t was de-
c1ared that his financial affairs were
in good shape and that his domestic
life was all that could be desired.
His sudden return. broken in health,
few nights ago has added to the
mystery. other than the statement
that during the time he has been alb
sent he visited Philadelphia and
Washington, no announcement is made
regarding his wanderings. Mrs. Kroner,
it is declared, had not heard from him
during his absence.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
THEATER BURNS AND RICH
COSTUMES ARE CONSUMED
Playhouse in Tacoma Destroyed
With Loss of $4,000

TACOMA. May 9.-The Star theater,
a wooden building in Ninth street, was
destroyed by fire this morning. The
total loss is estimated between $4,000
and 100000 The building is owned by
John c. Donnelly, who is out of the
city. but an estimate of its value is at
$4,000.
The greatest loss is to the theater
effects-costumes, paraphernalia and
scenery-which belonged to Henry MIC
Rae, manager of the McRae stock
company and lessee of the building.
Valuable new costumes, worth S10.-
600. and with not a cent of insurance,
had been stored in the theater only
last night. Papers which McRae val
ued even more than the costumes and
$500 in money were in the safe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
TRACTION COMPANY
TO TEST TAX LAW
Friendly Suit Against Sacra=
mento Supervisors to Deter
mine Rights of County
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, May 9.-To test the
validity Of the state law, which fixes
a tax Of per cent Of the gross rev.
enues of railroad before it's fran
chise will be given, the California
Central Traction company has brought
suit against the board of supervisors
friendly one and its only object is to
secure judicial determination of the
right of the county to impose a special
tax. The contention is made that
steam roads do not have to pay this tax
and that it would be discriminating to
make electric roads pay it.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
DISTRICT MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
Mayor of City to Deliver Adj
dress of Welcome
Especial Dispatch to The ColIl

IOpecLdI DtspdIch 20 ne (0HJ
SACRAMENTO, May s.-The Sacra-
mento district ministerial association
will meet in this city Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. The sessions are
to be held at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church. At the first session Mon
day night Mayor White will deliver the
address of welcome and response will
be made by Rev. E. D. McCreary. dis
trict superintendent. DR.. W. w. Guth.
president of the University of the Pa
cifc, will deliver the address of the
evening. Bishop Hughes Will deliver
an address Tuesday
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
Sacramento, Redding, Marysville
EIGHT HOUR LAW
GOES INTO Effect
New Statute Observed Through
out Shasta County and the
Threatened Strike Averted
Especial Dispoich 10 The Call

IOPectdt DIsnotch 10 ne CduI
REDDING, May S.-The new state
law, effective today, limiting the days
work of miners and smeltermen to
eight hours, was obeyed throughout
Shasta county. Four of the largest
copper mines-Mammoth, Iron Noun
tain, Balaklava and Bully HiIl-as
well as smelters. have been on an eight
hour hasisafor three years or more.
Gladstone mine at French gulch, en-
ploying 125 men. changed to eight
hours May day. Black Tom mine at
French gu1ch; Midas mine at Harrison
gulch, and Reid mine at Old Diggings
adopted eight hours before the law
went into effect. In no case are wages
reduced, the only requirement being
that eight hours actual work be done.
Miners and smeltermen must come
and go on their own time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10

There was a fair attendance at the
daylight meeting of the walters union
in Larkin hall Wednesday afternoon,
but there was no matter of importance
brought UP, as everything is moving
along swimmingly in the union at this
time" so the business agent reported.
Three accepted candidates for member
ship were initiated
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
SIERRA COUNTY PIONEER
KILLED BY AVALANCHE
Caspar Joos Buried Under Big
Bank of Snow
Especial Dispatch TO The Cali

Especial Dispatch 10 he Call
MARYSVILLE, May e-An avalanche
near Sierra City killed Casper Joos, a
pioneer of Sierra county.
Joos was cutting wood about 500
yards from his house on the mountain
side when a bank OF snow gave way
and he was buried by it and carried
down for several feet.
When dug out by neighbors Joos was
dead.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
Woman.

Mrs. Topat- gaze at that skirt Looks like piece
OF Swiss cheese. Full of holes. My washwoman
must use quick lime instead of soap
Anty 1s-1dce-s'Why don't you wash at home 90
Mrs. TopFar-~At home indeedl Why as you know,
live in apartment. Boil clothes on gas range?
Most likely land in the hospital"
Anty Dr1tdge-''Why, dear, use FeIs-Naptha and You
don't have to boil the clothes Lukewarm Or cool
water is all that's needed winter or summer And III
guarantee your clothes will again be freckled
with holes"
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10

See the Page for the Modern
House Keeper" which appears
regularly in the magazine of THE
Sunday Call" Cash prizes are
given each week for best house
hold ideas and kitchen recipes.
Send in your choicest ones to
Modern House Keeper Page"
The San Francisco Sunday Call.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
SHEEP HERDER WOUNDS
HIMSELF AND FRIEND
Bullet Passes Through Hand
and Enters Hip
Special Dispatch 10 The CALI

Especial Dispatch 10 The Cali
SACRAMENTO, May s.-While ex-
amining revolver at the room of his
friend John Commup, sheep herder,
last night discharged the weapon, in
juring himself and the friend, Joseph
Ruiz. The bullet passed through Com
mup's hand and entered Ruiz hip. Ruiz
was taken to a hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10

Local No. 27s of the sheet metal work
ers' international alliance at its last
meeting elected Daniel ]. Kavanagh to
represent ii in the next convention of
the alliance in Denver, Colo, in July.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
No sensible woman wants to do

No sensible woman wants to do more
work than Is necessary to accomplish the
best results.
And yet
There are women who take full day
to do the weekly wash when it can be done
in half the time and far better.
Is this because they don't know the
Fels-Naptha way?
Or is the reason that they are so gov
erned by habit that they hesitate to try
new method?
The Fels-Naptha way is so easy, so
simple. Full directions are on the
red and green wrapper.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
ENGINEERS

ENGINEERS DEMANDS GRANTED-San
Bernardino May 9.-Advices have been received
by the brotherhood of locomotive engineers that
the Santa Pc has recognized their demands to
place members Of the organization 10 charge OF
the recently installed motor cars between this
city ana Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
A FEW WORDS WITH tie
LADY w tie HOUSE

The ultimate aim which the worker
sets before him ought always to have
a touch of idealism because II always
remains a little beyond his reach. The
man who attains his ultimate aim has
come to the end OF the race; there are
no more goals to beckon him on; there
is no more inspiration or delight IN
life. But no man ought ever to come
to the end of the road; there ought
always to be a further stretcn OF % %nlsa-
ows of the trees. bold ascent. an un-
trodden summit shining beyond-H. W.
Mabie.
Menus for Simple Luncheons
Cream of Corn Soup with Timbales
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Grape Juice Sherbet
Sponge Cake
Coffee
oyster Stew, olives
Chicken Croquettes, Peas
u.vo,nsi.s 81 salfq Pgpas g4l5I onse on Lettuce
Hearts
Pastry Croutons
Coffee
The Modern House Keepers Exchange
Cherry Salad (Mrs. G. II. Hurd. los
Alpine street, San FrancIsco1--This is a
delightful addition to the summer
menu: Stone and remove the stalks from
half a pound of ripe but firm cherries.
Shell as many hazel nuts as required
and place a kernel in the center of
each cherry hs :. their the form
Prepare mayonnaise dressing (usins
lemon juice instead of vinegar); ar
range the white hearts or lettuce
prettily in a bowl, place the cherries in
the center and just before serving pour
over the mayonnaise.
Mock Plum Pudding (Miss Marguer-
lite Lawler, 1862 Hayes street, city,
One cup of grated carrots, one cup of
cup of currants, one cup of flour. one
cup of suet, one teaspoonful of soda,
one teaspoonful OF salt, one teaspoon
ful of cinnamon, Il,In n one one teas;Poonful of
and mix with the. suet; then add the
currants and raisins and spices; then
add the carrots and potatoes; then take
great care to thoroughly mix well with
the hands, and place In mold and
boil for two hours. Serve with hard
sauce. This is not an experiment, but
if properly made the proof of the pud-
ding will be a call for more, and it
can not be told from plum pudding.
Delicious Pancakes for Breakfast
Miss ]. A. Archibald. Richmond-If
you have any sour milk, or butter
milk that is few days old, take
third farina, a third cornmeal. or if
you have any cold mush left over, use
that; the other third flour; pinch of
soda, a little salt and little sugar
Mix the soda, sugar and salt well into
the -four before mixing. Fry in small
cakes in hot frying pans. Don't have
the batter too thick.
Raisin Dumplings (Mrs c. f. Hem
derson, Vina, Tehama countyl-Put
one and a half cups sugar, one cup
seeded raisins and four cups water on
to cook for one hour, simmering slow
ly all the time. Mix four cups of
powder, a rounding teaspoon of butter
and pinch of salt, rub in. a rounding
teaspoon of butter and mix with one
and a half cups OF milk. Roll ont
nearly half INCH thick and cut in
one and half inch squares. Drop
these squares in boiling hot syrup.
which. II too thick, must be diluted
with little boiling water. Cover and
don't let stop boiling for 20 minutes.
Serve with syrup.
Peach Shortcake fMrs H. Bring
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
Special Rates
Tothe East
Plan Now
OF SALE


May 15-16-20-21-22-31; june to 4,
IA to 1o, 25 TO u; June "a and .
additional dates to St. Paul; July /
TO 7; August 9 to IS.
ROUND TRIP RATES
To Chicago $3.50; ST. Louis $67. 50;
Omaha, Kansas City, St. Joseph
5000; St. Paul $3.50.
$500 higher via Seattle.
Three daily through trains from
Denver, east, morning, noon and
night. commencing May 23d.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
TOURIST SLEEPERS
To Boston and East-Thursdays.
To Omaha, Chicago and East
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays.
To St Louis, Kansas City, St. Jo-
seph-Tuesdays.
THROUGH STANDARD
SLEEPER SERVICE
daily to Omaha, Chicago, St. Jo-
seph, Kansas City and St. Louis.
SCENIC COLORADO
Burlington Route through service IS
via Salt Lake and Denver Inquire
about the variety of desirable routes
offered by the Burlington via Den
yer, Billings, St. Paul, Omaha and
Kansas City.
No tour of the East is complete with
out the Burlington as part of it.
Consult u.s. We are located on the
Coast to help you Burlington
through trains form a conspicuous
feature of the journey East
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~: $ ~ San Francisco, Cal
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
BOMB AND FIRE DESTROY
FIFTY MAZATLAN HOUSES
Premature Explosion Starts the
Blaze During Religious Feast

MEXICO CITY. May S.-The prema-
ture explosion of a small bomb over
a wooden structure in Mazatlan when
a religious feast was being celebrated
by the Mexican people last night start
ed fire there that consumed 90 houses.
The fire ragged for seven hours. The
governor is providing relief for the
people made homeless.
One woman. crazed by grief. threw
herself in the flames. She is expected
to die.
We are repairing and remodeling furs
at 3S 1-3 per cent less than summer
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10

May 15-16-20-21-22-31; june 1 to 4,
IA to 1o, 25 TO u; June "a and q
additional dates to St. Paul; July /
TO 7; August 9 to Is.
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
ROUND TRIP RATES
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
TOURIST SLEEPERS

To Boston and East-Thursdays.
To Omaha, Chicago and East
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays.
To St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Jo-
seph-Tuesdays
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10

Peach Shortcake fMrs. Fl. r. Bring
hurst. Berkshire apartments, Berkeley
The San Francisco call., 1909-05-10
THROUGH STANDARD
SLEEPER SERVICE

daily to Omaha, Chicago, ST. Jo-
seph, Kansas City and St. Louis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-27

the bed, lounge, large mirror and
is lighted with many lights. In maay
of the rooms are real birch BARK
waste baskets, made by the st. Regis
Indians of New York. There ate
many mahogany suites, solid oak
rooms, and the bedsteads are $40
brass affairs, the makeup of the
whole bed. with Oregon wooden blaa
kets and imported French counter
panes, the whole bed costing $2r0.
Nearly every room has a $40 pan
plush easy chair. A rich mans house
might have a few rooms furnished
this way, but here is a public hotel
with hundreds of them. Most
of the wooden furniture sets are
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-27
GRANDFATHER'S DREAM.

An old man in a garret lay, mis- beard
was white as snow;
His mind had wandered far away,
md scenes OF long ago.
lie saw his father, mother dear, and
his heart was full of joy;
He knew not care nor fear, for he
was once again boy.
Brothers, sisters there he found, to
gether they did roam
over that sacred spot of ground he
once did call his home.
He found his horses and his sled, his
arrow and his bow
His steers are resting in the shed, as
sixty years ago.
He sees his faithful dog again. and
he joins him in his play.
And sits beside him on the log in that
old friendly way.
He wakes and hears his daughter
tread down in the rooms below
She did not see the tear he shed
at the dream OF long ago.
composed by William Armstrong
past seventy-five years old and
bllnd)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-27

Tuna mahogany There are sweet
dreams of suites in curly maple. AMI
other ornamental woods TO suit any
fancy.
There is not space TO speak OF he
elevator service. the matchless SER
vice of the grill room, the free
buses TO all trains, including the
principal trains OF the Oregon Elec-
trio that runs to Salem.
No Place for vermin.
With a steel and concrete building.
all metal bedsteads, and other mod
ern improvements. there is no place
for vermin. The whole house is ft-
ted up with a compressed-a'r cleaning
plant, hose attachable on each floor.
The wall papers are all imported aud
the carpets Wiltons. IL would take
a page OF a newspaper to describe
the basement, the wonderful grill
room that has become famous in the
Northwest with IT, Hawaiian bani.
This grill is to be doubled In Size.
The $4,000 kitchen and 500 Dish
washers. the ice plant and ventilatins
plant with capacity OF 10000 cubic
feet a inmate, are all superbly equip
ped in their perfection. The stew
ards department will compare with
a well-stocked. wholesale grocery. On
top OF all this Mr.. Dickin-on has
enough extra furniture TO equip a
first-class hotel. and The Capital
Journal wishes very much he wouli
send II up TO Salem and run a little
Oregon Hotel annex at this end OF ,he
Oregon Electric line. But few com
munit'es are blessed with such an
enterprise as the Oregon at Portland
and that city seems TO appreciate e
the fullest extent the service thai
has been established there by the 9il
corporation which Mr.. Dickinson rep
resents.