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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
TAFT'S STRENUOUS DAY.
President Views Scenic Attraction.
Of Yosemite Valley.

Ell PORTAL, CAL, Oct. 9.-After
having travelled nearly 100 miles by
stage and on foot in and around the
Yosemite valley, President Taft re-
turned here tonight and will resume
his journey to the southwest tomorrow
morning.
The president was wringing wet with
perspiration when he reached the foot
of the trail today and had to 90 to
bed in the Sentinel hotel while his
clothing was hung out in the sun to
dry. Even the presidents outer gar.
! ments were wet and, as he had only
the one gray Norfolk jacket suit with
him in the park, he had no alternative
than to follow in the footsteps of the
tabled an who owned but one shirt.
Today the president set such pace
down the four miles of the short trail
which brought him from Glacier Point
to Yosemite that he had two of his
congressional escorts, Representatives
Mckinley and Needham, calling for
help.
John Muir, the natur alist, explained
every view, every tree and flower on
the way down and dwelt time and
again upon the glacier theory of the
formation of the valley. The presi-
dent was told that the short trail down
which he was passing was first blazed
by an old settler who lived in the
hills. His wife would not let him have
any whiskey in the house, so he had
to walk daily down into the valley to
get drink.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Railr Dads Want Coast Business.

SEATTLE, Oct. I. - The Northern
Pacific railroad will put on q new
trans continental train October "a, the
extra train making the run between
Seattle and the head of the lakes.
Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul off,
ctals are completing arrangements to
put on through passenger train serv-
ice between Seattle and Chicago, with
q strong probability that such a train
will be an nounced within few days.
The Milwaukee's effort is to break
into the fresh fish business which is
handled out of Seattle on express
schedule. The traffic amounts to one
or two cars day and has been fos-
tered by the Hill lines. The Great
Northern, which has been making a
strong fight for the traffic has been
handling the business on the Oriental
limited.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Fifty Miners Entombed.

LADYsM1TH, B. c., Oct. 6.-Twenty.
three bodies have been removed from
the Extension mine, where an explo.
sion took place yesterday, and nine
are still in the pit. 1t is expected thu
all will be brought out today.
All through the night the rescuers
sought the still imprisoned bodies and
the search continues today. There
are many caves where coal has fallen
in the cross cuts and these are delay.
ing rescue work.
More than so men were entombed by
the explosion. twenty-five of the i'm.
prisoned men were rescued, but the
rapid spreading of fire prevented the
rescuers from completing the work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13

resulted in the death of p. G, Krie.
baum In this city in 1905 was recalled
today when w. F. Balensiefer, I'D.
ministrator aled an action against
Jesse I. Phelps and Howard Pew.
asking 90. 900 damages because of the
death of Krigbaum. Phelps was
building house on Fuller avenue
and Pew was the contractor. Kri9-
baum fell into an excav alton in front
OF the house and died as result of
the injuries received.
BUTTE, Oct. 9.-Bccause he had
been accused by Patrick Shea, miner,
OF having held him up last night aod
robbed him Of $50, Thomas Griffin,
aged %, left the Leary ssloonlvowiug
he "would get Shea.' Griffin re-
turned in few minutes with 5000
rife, and. taking careful aim, shot
Shea twice through the heart, killing
him instantly. Griffin then fled and
thus far has eluded the officers. Crit
fin was an INDECENT miner.
BUTTE, October 9.-Before leaving
Butte last evening Congressman Chas.
N. Pray announced that at the coming
session of congress he is going to
make q big fight for the establishment
of bureau of mines in the national
administration. As the proposition
ts one In which Montana will have q
particular interest Montana's con-
gresham proposes to bring all his
artillery to bear upon the opposition
fortress. He seems to think that con.
gress will pass the measure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
TAFT'S SUNDAY SERMON.
President Gives Discourse Upon
Subject Of Good Citizenship.

FRESNO, Oct. 10.-From the snow
capped Sierras OF yesterday President
Taft plunged today into the summer
heat of the San Joaquin valley and
arrived here shortly after 3 p. M,
with the thermometer lowering about
the 9Os. He was greeted by practi.
cally the entire population of the city
and the surrounding country, and af.
ter short automobile trip through
the business section, addressed gath.
ering of many thousands in the court
house square. The presidents speech
was in reality another Sunday SER
mon and the third he has preached
since his trip began.
His text, quoted from memory, was:
"He who conquereth himself is greater
than he who taketh city," and from
1t he drew lessons that popular gov.
ernment must be failure unless it is
based on sound common sense and
the self-restraint that goes to make
the good loser. He drew an analogy
between the American people in this
respect and the people who in their
attempts at self.government follow an
election with revolution.
On his way here President Taft stop
ped at Merced for three hours and at.
tended morning services at the Pres
byterian church. His greeting at Fres.
no came from probably the most cos.
mopolitan community he has met in all
his travels.
In the throngs that lined the side
walks were commingling of Chinese,
Japanese. Armenians, Portuguese and
a dozen other nation alities. In fact,
1t was told to the president that in one
OF the public schools of the city 26
nationalities are represented. One.
half of the Armenians of the entire
country are said to be gathered here.
Having the reputation of being the
hottest city in the United States, with
a summer temper ature ranging between
100 and lis degrees. Fresno has at.
tracted many people OF the world who
follow the sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Montana Convicts Suspected.

SALT LAKE, Oct. 6.-William Ar
lington and John Mclaughlin, both
former convicts of the Montana state
prison, were arrested here tonight sus-
pected of the murder here last night
of policeman G. G. Riley from descrip-
tions given of the men by people they
held up last night. A hat dropped by
one of the murderers is said to fit Ar.
lington and other facts are said to be
against him. The police refuse to tell
all they know in the matter.
Riley had placed the holdup men un'
der arrest and was walking them TO-
ward the station when they simultane'
ously jerked away and in q fash
shot him once as he grappled with
them and twice as he lay in the gutter
diving,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Buffalo Escape From Park.

CALGARY, October 5.-Word was
brought today that the Canadian
Buffalo park at wainwright, Alberta,
has been destroyed blythe prairie fire
which has been burning in that section
for week.
AS the fire burned the fence sur.
rounding the park, the herds of buf.
falo, estimated to number 800 ami.
mails, and large herd of elk es-
capped. The fires in this section have
caused financial loss that will run
into the millions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Railroads Resist Lower Rates,

SEATTLE. Oct. 81. G. Wood
worth, traffic manager OF the Northern
Pacific railroad, testified today before
the interstate commerce commission,
which is hearing the complaint of the
Seattle and Tacoma shippers against
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railroads. The shippers ask for
a rate that will let them meet St. Paul
and Minneapolis just half way.
Mr.. Woodsworth said that under
the reduction of 16 per cent already
offered by the Northern Pacific be-.
tween Puget Sound and Spokane there
would be reduction in annual net
earnings of s3sO,OO0. The Washing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Wrestling Game Is Crooked.

SEATTLE, October 9.-Joe Carroll.
alias Ole Marsh, the wrestling pro.
motor indicted in Nebraska and Iowa
for alleged use of the mails to defr aud
In connection with the Maybray gang,
was released on 50, 500 bail today. He
takes his arrest with perfect uncon-
Germ, declaring the charges against
him cannot be proved. In an inter.
view today he said:
"If there is wrestler who is not
crooked, I do not know, him, and I
know all OF them. If the men who
wrestle should be on the square and
settle their differences, how many
hours entertainment would the public
have! We simply have got to jolly
the game along in order to keep the
public interest up"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
AMONG THE BIG TREES.
President Spends Vacation Among
Giants of the Forest.

Ell PORTAL, Cal, Oct. 6.-President
Taft is safely tucked away tonight in
this remote little settlement, at the
foot of the Sierras and near the gate
way of the Yosemite valley, one of the
garden spots of the world.
Clad in khaki riding breeches, soft
shirt, khaki coat, boots and cap,
President Taft tomorrow morning will
start out of Ell Portal on q three days
trip of sightseeing. By stages and on
foot he will visit the giant sequoias in
the Mariposa big tree grove, will fol-
low the roads and trails leading into
the valley and will walk about the
floor of that park to admire its i'm.
posing scenic splendor.
The visit to the big trees, said to be
the Oldest and largest of livingIthings,
comes first in Mr.. Taft's itinerary.
Leaving by coach tomorrow morning,
he and his party will be driven to
Wawona, at the edge of the grove,
where real monarchs of the forest
grow to an altitude of more than 300
feet and more than 100 feet in circum-
ference at the base.
John Muir, the noted naturalist and
geologist, who is the recognized au-
thority on all matters of the Yosemite,
joined the presidents party at San
Francisco this morning and will per-
sonally explain the wonders of the
park and the valley to Mr.. Taft. The
Yosemite recently was ceded by the
state of California to the United States
and is now under the same control as
the Yellowstone. The president visit
ed the Yellowstone several years ago,
and during his present tour is adding
the Yosemite and the Grand canyon,
in Arizona, to the long list of the
worlds wonders it has been his good
fortune to see.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
TAFT NEEDS A REST.
Continuous Receptions and Ban
quets are Too Much For Him.

CONTINUOUS noCeptlOnS anu 0du'
quets are Too Much For Him.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-After .
q few hours rest which he needed had.
ly because of q strenuous night of
banquet and receptions, President
Taft departed early this morning for q
few days of real rest in Yosemite val.
ley. In spite of his great strength,
the president was very weary man
when finally after 18 hours OF almost
constant entertainment he retired for
q few houfs' sleep at 2 O'Clock this
morning. 1t had been day and night
of the hurricane order into which he
had crowded three speeches, q rapid
trip through three cities, the laying of
q corner stone, three receptions and q
fve.hour banquet.
One of the features of the visit here
was the banquet at the Fairmont hotel.
Governor Gillette, who made one of
the leading addresses of the evening,
made strong appeal for q greater
navy and particularly urged the main
tenance on the Pacific coast of q fleet
of at least 16 battleships.
Taft has now completed one.third
of his swing around the circuit in
point of time and has covered 5,626
miles of the entire trip of IL, $50 miles.
Including the addresses at Sacramen-
to, he has spoken 1l2ltimes in public
since leaving Beverly, Mass, Sep
tember IA.
At this rate, if hissvoice holds out.
he will make about 300 speeches before
he returns to Washington, November
10. His voice is not in frst-class
shape, however, and it will not be sur
prising if he makes fewer open air
talks during the remainder of the tour.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
First Blizzard Of Season.

DULUTH, Oct. 11.-Following q long
period of balmy weather, with q go.
mile northeaster, accompanied bv
snow, sleet and hail, Duluth and vi.
cinity have been wrapped in the fret
blizzard of the season since early
yesterday evening. Lake Superior is
running high and shipping has been
delayed.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1.-THE fret
snow of the season falling in Sioux
City, and Omaha, and sleet and snow
at st. Joe, Mo-, portions of these
states as we'll as eastern states, ex.
perienced decided fall In tempers-
ture today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Suicide Served In the West.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-F. H. Ross,
formerly of San Francisco, killed
himself late today. Dependency over
the death Of his wife and his own i'll
health are supposed to have led to the
suicide. Ross, who was bookkeeper
for the New Mexico Development CON-
pany, was 63 years old. and is said to
have been q West Point graduate and
to have served many years in the
army, mostly in the west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Guaranteed At Stockyards.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 5.-A flock of
more than 4.500 sheep and lambs was
quarantined at the Kansas City stock
yards today by order of Inspector II.
B. Adair, who declares the animals
are afflicted with the lip and leg dis
ease. The sheep were shipped here
from Tennessee Pass, Col. They came
originally from Wyoming. Expert.
euced men here declare the flock is
only suffering from sore mouth, due
to a change of pasture, and will be
we'll in q few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Stolen Plunder Recovered.

DENVER, Oct. 6. Five thousand
dollars worth of stamps and 5000
worth of unsigned banknotes shipped
to California banks, which were part
OF the booty contained in mail
pouch which mysteriously disappeared
from Union Pacific mail train in
Wyoming some months ago, have
been recovered by "Wyo" Anderson,
an emigrant, on the south fork of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Long Distance Wireless.

HONOLULU, Oct. - The army
transport Buford, which arrived from
Manila yesterday, reports that wire.
less communication was established
with the Pacific coast four days be-.
fore the vessel made this port. This
means that messages we're inter.
changed over distance of $500
miles. The Buford is supposed to
have the most powerful wireless
equipment afoat in the Pacific ocean.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Ten Miles Of Pay Streak.

NOME, Alaska, Oct. IA rich pay
streak ten miles long and hundreds of
feet wide has been uncovered in the
bed of the Upper Kougarok river.
The unusually light rain last year
permitted the miners to reach the
gold. One nugget foundiis worth 500.
The district promises to.be the best in
the entire Seward peninsula.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Aged Inventor Wins Suit.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 11.-By q deci.
sion Of the United States circuit court
of appeals, Timothy Carroll, pion-
eer of southern California. wins his
fight to compel the Los Alimatos
Sugar company to pay him roy atty
on his patent beet dump.
The decision crowns with victory
the struggle of Carroll, who is 10
years old, against poverty and hard
ship. 1t will make him independently
rich before the expiration of his pat.
ents six years hence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Rain Relieves Water Famin,

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 8.-a
drought which has extended through.
out q large part of the southwest for
the last two months, was broken by q
heavy rain early today and tonight.
In Kansas. Arkansas and Oklahoma
the drought was especially severe.
Much suffering and crop damage had
resulted.
AT Faletteville, Ark. the W waterworks
system failed and the few people for.
tunate enough to have wells sold waite,
at high price. Farm work has been
practically at q standstill, but little
fall plowing has been done and oil
properties have also been idle, bu
work at the wells will now be resumed
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Dakotans Eat Durum Bread,

FARGO, Oct. 8.-Dlrum Bread day
was observed throughout North Da.
kota by proclamation af Governor
John Burke. Bread from Durum
wheat flour was the principal article OF
diet on the bills of fare of all 10y al
North Dakotans. Durum wheat is a
hard cereal of extra quality and is q
special product of North Dakota.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
TAFT IN YOSEMITE VALLEY.
President Taft Declares He Has Best
Time Of His Life.

WAwoNA, CAL, Oct. 7.-An all-day
stage ride over "a miles of mountain
roads brought President Taft tonight
to the lovely little Sierra retreat. The
day ride from Ell Portal, which began
at a. M, included glimpses of Yo-
semitic valley from Inspiration and
Artists points, pursuit OF the tum.
bling waters of the Merced into the
valley, and winding, narrow climb
to the crest of mountains 1900 feet
high, which shut in the wonders OF the
Yosemite.
The president has declared that this
was the most enjoy able day OF his life.
It was the first glimpse of the Yosem.
ite and the surroundings and the free
dom from speech.msking all contrib.
uted to the pleasure Of the first day of
roughing it In the Sierras. This out.
ing came just in time for the president
was pretty we'll tired out when he left
San Francisco.
Mr.. Taft's constant companion
today was John Muir, the noted nat
uralist and explorer. Mr.. Muir knows
Yosemite and he had ready answers
for the innumerable questions the
president put to him. AS he passed
through the outskirts of the valley the
president was saluted by q grizzled
old California pioneer, Galen Clark,
the first white man to make known the
existence of the giant Sequoia trees,
which the president will see tomorrow
Mr.. Clark is now over 80. He lives in
the park and has asked that he be
buried amid the trees and mountains
he has known so long and so we'll.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Chicago Must Reduce Expenses.

CHICAGO. Oct. IA cut of 10 per
cent In salaries of all officials and EN-.
ployes OF this city from Mayor Busse's
Sl8, 900 down to that of the lowliest la.
borer has been agreed upon by the
mayor and department heads for next
year. This drastic measure was made
necessary by the fact th at Chicago has
not money enough to maintain the pay.
role at it's normal level. The payrole
last year was approximately S15. .OOO,.
600, 900.
The cut before coming effective must
be sanctioned by the city council where
q big fight against it is expected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Coveted Banker Goes To Prison.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE United
States circuit court today affirmed the
decision of the lower United States
court sentencing Charles w. Morse,
the former banker and steamship CAPT.
talist, to Is years. Imprisonment in
the federal prison.
Mr.. Morse was convicted of violat.
ing the national banking laws in mis-.
applying the funds of the National
Bank of North America, of which he
was president at the time OF the fnan-
cial panic of 1907. He was charged
with m making false entries in the books
and was sentenced on Nov. 8, 1908,
after a long trial. Mr.. Morse was
taken to the Tombs prison this after.
noon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Grain Dealers Want Free Wheat.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8.-The Inter.
national Grain Dealers associ alton,
In convention In this city, today de-
clared for resembling the duty on wheat
from Canada and placed itself on rec-
ordsas opposing the federal inspection
OF grain. The government crop re-
ports were assailed as inadequate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13
Wright Released.

PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 5.-Arthur
G. Wright, who was arrested last
Saturday during the visit Of President
Taft to this city, while attempting to
take photograph of the president,
pleaded guilty today to the charge Of
carrying q concealedtweapon and was
released. A revolver was found on
Wright when he was arrested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13

Green river aud returned with other
private papers to the postoffice in
spector at Denver.
The stamps and banknotes had evi.
IDENTIFY been hidden in a ravine within
three miles of the river, as q trail of
stamps led from the ravine to the
place where they we're found. Rains
had washed them into the river.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13

ton railroad commission has just or
dered reduction in the grain rates
that would cut off $50, 900 more.
In the statements of Northern Pacific
earnings OF the past three years was
included 90, 2S8, ,255 receipts from other
roads for hauling construction mater.
ial and this item of revenue was now
cut off.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13

The WEEKLY River PRESS is good
newspaper to send away to your friends
in the east. 1t will save you the trou-
BILE OF writing letters
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-10-13

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive offer.
ings in our advertising columns.
The Lake County times., 1909-10-28
FROM NEIGHBORING TOWN AND CITY

of Roberts avenue, spent Monday in
Chicago visiting her sister, Mrs. L
Wesche.
Mrs. Carl Buehler of Chicago, was
the guest of her sister-in-law. Mrs.
Margaret Buehler of Indiana boulevard,
last evening.
Misses Mary Stein Hattie Dahl and
Julia Hubbard, attended a teachers
meeting in Hammond. Monday evening.
Mrs. Flaugher and Miss Grace
Flaugher of Harrison avenue, were
Chicago shoppers yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Eggers of In
diana boulevard, were Chicago visitors
yesterday.
The Sunshine circle will meet this
evening at the home of Miss Lillian
Martinson in Harrison avenue All
members are requested to be present.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Worhle OF
Reese avenue are entertaining theiI
daughter. Mrs. Edith Wiget and chill
dren of St. Lous. Mo.
Miss Anna Messer, teacher of the
kindergarten in the Franklin school
was absent Tuesday by illness.