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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Heavy Penalty For kidnapping,

MERCER, Pa, May Thames n.
Boyle was sentenced today to life i'm.
prisonment in the western penitentiary
at Pittsburg for the kidnapping of
"Billy' Whitla. Mrs. Boyle, in.
dicted as Mary Doe. received a sen.
tence OF % years. with a fine of IS, 900
and the costs of the prosecution.
Both Boyle and his wife collapsed
co completely upon hearing the sentence
pronounced. When they we're started
back to the Jail from the court room,
Boyle managed to walk with assist
ance down the steps, but upon reach.
ing the front door he became limp and
I'm able to stand. He was lifted into
the old fashioned omnibus in which
the prisoners have been transported
for several days between the court
house and Jail.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
BALLOON Trip To Europe.

BOSTON, May ia balloon trip
over the Atlantic from Boston to
Europe is planned by Prot. Henry h.
Clayton, who recently resigned as
meteorological at the Blue Hill OBJ.
servatory, after 16 years. work on the
direction and velocity of wind cur.
rents.
Professor Clayton believes he can
cross the Atlantic by taking advan.
tage of an upper air, or planetary
current, which his experiments have
shown. He declares he can make the
distance of 5000 miles easily in three
or four days.
As q sort of preliminary test of the
possibilities OF the trip Professor
Clayton is now making plans for an
air voyage from San Francisco to the
Atlantic coast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
A DILEMMA.

The tariff debate in the United States
sen ate is developing some amusing
features, similar to those witnessed
in the house of representatives when
the Payne bill was under discussion
in that branch of congress. The dem
ocratic senators find themselves in a
dilemma when the duties affecting
products OF their constituency are to
be decided, and most of them prefer
to repudiate their party platform
rather than sacrifice the advantage a
protective tariff Is supposed to give
to commodities produced in their home
state.
An instructive illustration of the
inconsistent attitude forced upon
democratic senators in this connection
appears in a newspaper report of q
tariff debate in which Senator Dixon,
of Montana, jollied his democratic
associates upon their Indifference to
the tariff reform pledges made by
their party platform. The proceedings
are related to this effect:
Senator Dixon called Senator Sim.
mons, of North Carolina, q democrat,
to task during the latter's speech on
the tariff for his inconsistency in ad.
v~ocating the present duty on lumber
In the face of the democratic platform
declarations for remission Of import
duties. While in sympathy with Mr..
Simmons argument for q duty on
lumber Mr.. Dixon, however, said he
wanted to know how the senator from
North Carolina ''squsres his advo.
cacy of q tariff on lumber with the
declaration of the democratic national
platform at Denver q year ago, when
that platform demanded the 'immad'
late repeal of the tariff on wood pulp,
print paper, lumber, timber, and logs
and that these articles be placed upor
the free list" Mr.. Simmons crawlee
around the point by saying this wa,
but q general declaration of his par
tvs belief in taxation on q revenu,
basis only.
Later on in MIR. Simmons speech
Senator Smith, of Maryland, anothe,
democrat, said he favored tariff O,
lumber las incidental protection TO,
raising revenue" Here Senate,
Dixon took the Maryland senator IL
hand. "How does he square hi
present profession and belief with tn
las: democratic PLATFORM" inquirer
Mr.. Dixon. Mr.. Smith evaded b.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
W. g. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD.
Vtce-Pres. and Manager,
A. E. SCHWINGEL,
4 Cashier.
OMAR j. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal treatment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's own
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid or time deposits. The
highest cash price paid for approved
state, county, city and school bonds
and warrants.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Prairie Fires In Canada.

WINNIPEG, May l1.--Further re.
ports of lives being lost in prairie
fires in southern Saskatchewan are at
hand. Forty miles north Of Swift
Current one child was burned to
death, and four other members of the
family are dying. South of Swift
Current, Is miles, q whole town was
burned out, and only 5000 acres OF
pasture left. The fire started from q
German village. Johannes Hadick.
q Hollander, aged ga, fighting the
flames persisted. The fires we're started
by careless new settlers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Used Dynamite As a Target.

WASHINGTON, Pa, May 11.-Steven
Page Is dying in a hospital from in.
juries received when a magazine con-
tanning forty quarts of nitro.glycerine
and $50 pounds of dynamite blew up.
Page and Tony Morretti, both Ital.
ians, not knowing what was in it,
pinned a target to the magazine and
began shooting at it with their re.
volvers. Morretti was MOI hurt.
Houses a mile and a half away were
shaken by the explosion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Preachers Daughter Too.

A Cleveland minister has three
daughters. the youngest one only five
years old. The other day the child's
nurse reproved her.
IF you talk to me that way again."
spoke up the five-year-old, "I'l say
something to you, and it'll have a L in
it." Then, as an afterthought, at
won't be lily ither."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
The River Press.
Published every Wednesday Morning
b1 the RiUer Press Publish
ing Company.
WILL WELCOME SETTLERS.

That great stretch of rich and al
most undeveloped territory in northern
Montana extending from Havre or
the west to Glasgow on the east, II
destined to see 10 the coming five
years the most phenomenal growth IL
population and agricultural produc
ton Of any part Of Montana, says the
Helena Record. 1t is growing now,
and has been for years, but there has
been no systematic and concerted eff
fort to bring to the attention of the
homeseekers the opportunities offered
Each community has gone about the
work of promotion In its own way and
results have been far from satisfac.
tory.
Now there is going to be co.opers.
ton between all of the towns and
communities and a working together
for the good of all. Instead of scat
tering and piling up needless expense
the commercial clubs of all that Sec
ton have determined to work to.
gether. In behalf of the object there
will be q convention held In Harlem
next Wednesday, composed Of dele
gates from all Of the towns, which will
agree upon q plan Of publicity cover.
ing the entire Milk river valley.
Most of the details have been worked
out, and it only requires now the as
sent of all interested to put it into
operation.
Few If any sections of the state can
offer the opportunities to homeseekers
the Milk river valley does. The pro.
ductiveness of the soil has been dem.
onstrated beyond question and it has
the railroad facilities for marketing
its crops. There is more land open
to the homesteader in the Milk river
country than in any other part of
Montana, and this applies particu.
larry to the taking up of 32O.acre
homesteads under the recent act of
congress. The man who takes up a
dry land farm in that section will not
be making an experiment because the
government experiment station at
Bozeman has for four years conducted
an experimental dry farm in the val.
ley, and has demonstrated that grain,
grasses and vegetables can be prof.
tably and successfully grown.
In addition to the opportunities Of
on lands not capable of irriga.
ton, some of the best irrigated lands
in the northwest are located in the
Milk river valley and there are many
opportunities to purchase at prices
which in view of the assured future
are bargains.
No part of Montana has q better
on which to make a pub.
licity campaign than the Milk river
valley, and this determin alton of the
residents to cooperate means but one
and that is a rapid growth in
and assessable and indi.
Wealth.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Canadian Railroads Lost Money

Canadian Railroads Lost Money.
CHICAGO, May IL. - Government
ownership Of railroads in Canada has
not turned out to be q profitable in
vestment for the people. The domin-
ion government owns and operates
the Intercolonial and Prince Edward
island roads. The gross earnings of
the lines for twelve months ending on
March 81, last. amounted to %, 1884,.
500, and the operating expenses to
%. 1896, 295, leaving q deficit of $50, 726,
although there we're no interest
charges to be met and no unueual
amount spent for maintena nce.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Unreasonable.

Unreasonable.
my husband Is SO, very unreasona-
ble."
"Most husbands are. What did yours
DOR
HE fixed a fishhook in one Of his
pockets because he pretended to sup
pose that I robbed him at night, and
then he blamed me because he forgot
It was there."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
FOR LARGER HoMESTEADS,
Lands In Eastern Montana Affected
BY New Law.

wow Law
GLENDIvE, May 11.-There is in.
tense interest manifested here over the
announcement received yesterday by
United States Commissioners Il. A.
Sample from the Miles City land Office
that all Dawson county lands, except
those lying in the valleys of the
Yellowstone, Tongue and Powder
rivers. have been declared open for
fling under the new 32O-acre home.
stead law, placed on the statute books
OF the United States largely through
the efforts Of Senator Joseph M.
Dixon.
1t has been understood here all
along that none Of these lands would
be open for filing under the new law
until they were examined by special
agents Of the interior department and
classified as non.mineral and non-irri-
gable.
No section Of the state is quite 90
vitality interested in the enlarged
homestead act 40 this. It was recently
stated that there are IL, 900, 900 acres
OF unappropriated public lands in
Custer and Dawson counties. Prac.
tically all Of that will come under the
provisions Of this act and can now be
fled on.
The lands of this county are being
very rapidly pre-empted for dry
farming, but there are many who feel
that, with the necessity of cropping
land in alternate years under the
most approved dry farming methods,
q man should have more than the
cutomary 100 acres in order to be
really successful in farming. Con.
seQuently, there have been scores
waiting until this act became opera.
tive, many of them having already
fled on 100 acres and being anxious
to increase the size of their holdings
to a half section.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
coarssly Defined.

VOUVSOty OeuUeo.
what Is the distinguishing quality
Of the problem playa"
1T makes you think. The first half
keeps you wondering what the ques-
ton is, and the second half keeps you
guessing what's the answer."-Wash.
ington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Military Valor,

/ wonder is it because men are such
towards in heart that they admire
bravery SO much and place military
valor so far beyond every other quail
ity for reward and worship?-Thack-
cray.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
The Exporter,

u Exporter.
"Who is your Chicago friendr"
He is a prominent exporter"
what does he export?"
II didn't say he exported anything.
He used to be a porter at the hotel
where I stopped."- Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
He Walked.

"Good afternoon, Miss Brown! Co
ing for a walk? May I 60 with you?"
asked an elderly but ardent admirer Of
the lady.
Eyes; my doctor says that we must
always walk with an object, and I sup
pose you'll answer the purpose"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
The Mean ThinuI

Mrs. Oldham-Why are you so down
on that lively MI. Bachelor? Mrs.
Youngling-Oh, he snubbed our pre-.
cious Alfred! He said he thought
baby might some day become vice
observation-disclosures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
No Such Good Luck.

Nervous Old Lady (for the seventh
time)-Oh, captain, is there any dan
ger-shall I be drowned? Exasperated
~Skipper-T'm afraid not, ma'am.-Lon-
don Fun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
A Brave Patient.

Dentist Ito a~ssistant)-I think I heard
a patient in the waiting room. As
sistant-Yes, but I can't bring him In.
Hes turned the key on the inside.
Meggend6rfer Batter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

Optimist and Pessimist.
"What is the difference between an
optimist and a pessimist?"
"A pessimist is always thinking Of
his liabilities, while an optimist thinks
only Of his assets."-Judge.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
A Way They Have.

A Way They Have.
Some men," said Uncle Eben, "has
a way of keepin' der consciences quiet
by takin' de minister's advice on Sun
day an de lawyers advice all de res
O. de week."-Washington Star.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

In order to love mankind we must
not expect too much Of them.-Helve-
thus.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

He who has a good seat should not
leave it.-Manuel. ;
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
(Unincorpofated.)

PAID UP CAPITAL........,S q n
INDIVIDUAL RESPoNsIBILITY..2 600. 600
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

Local Securities 4 Speciality.
Interest Allowed on Time DEPOSITS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

round the sun. An elliptic course DIFF
fering very little from a circle, COM
bined with a tilt Of the axis, gives US
the ~ But II this difference and
tilt did not exist there would be no
seasons and one climate would rule
the year. If, again. the course were
more elliptic, then for the hemisphere
whose winter occurred at the earth's
greatest distance from the sun there
might be a glacial period.
1.-THE straight line" says Miss Helen
Keller, "symbolizes duty. 1t is a dull
thought drawn out endlessly." And
this seems to be q reflection on what
we had thought was the earth's path
Of duty round the sun, for this path is
the curve known as the ellipse. More
over. the thought makes the sun a
tempter Of the earth from the strict
path Of duty, for the earth, we learn
from u Newton. If left to itself
would wander on forever through
space in a straight line. It is the sun
which draws it from this dull course
into the pleasant curve Of subsection.
Yet the suns victory is only partial,
the earth's actual path being a combi-
nation Of its WI straight line Of in
clination and obedience to the pull Of
the sun. And so instead Of the dull
thought drawn out endlessly'' we have
the beautiful thought Of the changing
seasons, the flowers and fruits Of the
earth. with its ever varying weather,
sunshine and storm. heat and cold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
MEMS AND BOYS HATS and CAPS

MEMS AND BOYS HATS and CAPS
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17

pool to Baltimore at. less than one half the cost he could ship it by rail from Trenton to Baltimore? Isn't it something to the shipper of lumber that he is utterly unable to round Cape Hatteras at certain periods Of the year. when he could use the in side waterways all the year2 Isn't 1t something to the business man that the freight upon lumber from North Carolina to Philadelphia is from g to g per 1000 feet less by a completed inside waterway than 1t is by an out side dangerous passage, with it's at tendant risk and cost of insurance?
 Isn't it something to the farmer of the South that the freight rate upon fertilizer if he had n completed wal terway to Wilmington, would be S1 go per ton of 224O pounds. as against $4 80 per ton of 1000 pounds by rail? Isn't 1t something to thu busy man of the East that he should reduce his charges and improve his service? Isn't 1t something to him if. by little inter est in the waterway movement, he should be able to open up new coun- try and widen the market for his out put? Wouldn't it be something to him? And then. again with the ad- vent of the motor boat. coming with the permanence that characterizes the automobile. is 1t not incumbent up on us to provide the means py which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
MAKING MERRY:
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 DYSRERSIA is the skeleton at. the east: the deaths head at the festive board It turns cheer into cheerlesS- ness. gaity into gloom and festivity into farce It is the ghost in the home, haunting every room and hit ting at every fireplace, making other wise merry people shudder and fear. If there is one disease more than an ether that should be promptly att tackled and yrorsted- if is DYSPEPSIA It is the very genius of unhappiness, unrest and ill nature. In time it will turn the best man almost into a dem on of temper and make Q good wom- an something to be dreaded and
 It is estimated that half of ones troubles in this world comes of a stomach gone wrong-of Dyspepsia, in short. Foods taken into the stomach and not properly cared for; converted into substances that the system has noause for and hasn't any notion what to do with It is irritated and vexed. pained and annoyed, and in a little while this state of things be- comes general and directly there is something bad to pay" The whole System is in a state of rebellion and yearns. to do something rash and dis agreeable and a fine case of Dyspep- siaTi is established and opens up for
 If you were bitten by a mad dog. you would not lose day in going to sN cure -uo you know you should be , 1ust as prompt with Dyspepsia? Rab- iesEis quick death.' dyspepsia is a slOWr one; this is about all the differ ence- There is a cure for rabies, and 50 sthere is for Dyspepsia and one cure was. about as difficult to discover as the other- Pasteurefound out one and the F. A. STUART COMPANY the other, and it is no longer a sec ret as it Is made public in the won- derful Tablet, which so many are using and praising today. One writer says of 1t:
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17

Congress. I now bring fairly and suuarely to the notice of this distin- guished body of delegates the impor- tance of earnest. persistent and self sacrificing endeavor to obtain for the Atlantic seaboard that consideration at the hands of Congress, which 1t seems to rightly deserve. It requires attention-the giving. If you please, a little of the valuable time of a bus mess man to the future advantages of business. It is not the work of the Cor gressman alone; the business man must help.
 How long is the self-satisfied East to lumber along in the old-fashioned way? How long are we to contribute to the upbuiIding of other sections of th. country, while we continually ov- erlook our own? There is not SO much to fear from the aggression of the in terior as there Is from our own indif- ference and lethargy. If the men or the interior are successful In their great enterprises, we ought at least to endeavor to keep abreast of them We have permitted our inland waterways to sit up. while they have only begun to develop theirs
 What are we to say of freight rates with which we still contend, though we seem to be content? Isn't it some thing to, the business man that he could ship ton of clay from Liver
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
Suits and OVercOatS

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17

the inland waters may be navigated. just as it is important that we should have good roads to facilitate the op- eraton of the wagon and the auto mobile?
 Grateful to those progressive and far-sighted men from Maine to F'Iori- da who have thus far co-operated in advancing the work of the association. submit the foregoing questions to the average business man of the East, who has given no thought whatever to the important problem of water way development. Do these questions not fairly apply. to him. and Is it not reasonable that in a matter relating so pointedly to his own future success, his cooperation and support should be forthcoming?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
MORE DANvILLE PROOF.

Jacob Schrall. 432 South St. Dan- vile. Ill. writes: For over eighteen months I was a sufferer from kidney and bladder trouble. During the whole tune was treated by several doctors and tried several different kidney taking Foley's Kidney Pills. and am feeling better every day and will be glad to tell anyone interested just what Foley's Kidney Pills did for me" F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy, local agents. -. -13r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-17
MEMS & BOYS COAT SWEATERS

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