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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY.
Bandits Turn Locomotive Loose and
Cause Collision.

Cause Collision.
SPOKANE, May 16.-In the holdup of
Great Northern passenger train No. 3
between Colbert and Mead, shortly
before midnight last night IL persons
were injured when the engine and mail
car, run "wild" down the track by
the bandits after they had ri1ed the
mails, collided with the remaining
cars OF the train. The bandits de-
tached the engine and mail car from
the train, ran them down the track q
considerable distance and then, after
the registered mail had been opened,
sent the engine back to collide with
the standing cars.
The conductor saw the wild" cars
coming down the track at q rate OF
Is miles per hour when they were q
long distance away, and he and one Of
the trainmen placed q tie on the track
In an endeavor to stop their wild
fight. The engine and cars partly
stopped by the tie, but plunged into
the standing coaches.
There was q frightful crash and the
passengers in>all of the cars were
thrown from their seats, most of the
injured being hurt by glass from the
broken windows. There were injured
persons In every car.
The train was brought to Hilly ard
about $3.50 O'Clock this morning. 1t
is reported that the bandits obtained
about $4,000 from the registered mail.
ST. PAUL. May 1.-THE Great
Northern railway today issued a cir
cular Offering q reward of $50, 900 for
the arrest and conviction of the six
bandits who held up the Great North
ern fast mail at Morse, Washington
early Sunday morning. The circular
states that Sl0, 900 each will be paid
for every one of the six hold.up men
concerned in the robbery.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Beef Shortage In England.

LIVERPOOL, May 16.-Owing to the
shortage of American and Canadian
cattle landed at Birkenhead and allie
cations that the United States was
withholding supplies with a view to
raising prices, the Liverpool Chamber
of Commerce is urging the board OF
agriculture to remove Immediately the
embargo on live cattle from the Ar.
gentine republic.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
SIZES OF LOOKS.
Meaning Of tho T>.E.s Folio, Quarto,
Octave and Cvcdaeinno.

Octave ard Ducdseino.
The words "folio.' 9quarto.' "octa-
vo," "duodecimo'' and the like have
almost, If not quite, lost their original
meaning. At first they had reference
only to the number Of leaves into
which the sheets used in making the
book were folded. Thus If these
sheets were folded once the book was
called a folio; If the sheets were fold
ed twice, SO as to form four leaves,
the book was called a quarto; If they
were folded four times, so as to form
eight leaves, the book was called an
octave, and s on.
The duodecimo, or 12mo, Is an ir-
regular size. To make It the sheet
must be folded so as to form twelve
leaves. Fold one-tLird Of tho width
of a sheet lengthwice on itself. Next
fold the paper across It's breadth in
the center. Next fold the sheet across
its length-that is, fold the two leaves
on the four. Finally fold it again
across and in such shape that it may
easily be sewed in with others to form
. book.
But though, strictly and historically,
quarto, octave, ETC., have reference
solely to the manner Of folding the
sheet, they are, as a matter Of COM
mon practice, used to specify the sizes
Of books.
If the sheets on which books are
printed were Of uniform size a quarto
page would be as .unvarying an area
as a square foot or an acre, and be-
fore the invention of machines for
making paper there was such uni
formity to be found in the sizes Of
Sheets
But when paper making machines
was abandoned sheets came to be
made of all dimensions. AS a result
quartos and odtavos had all sorts Of
dimensions, and the terms, when used
strictly to indicate how the sheet was
folded, became worthless az designa-
lions Of size. The use of the old
terms was nevertheless not abandon
ed, but instead they were first used
to indicate a rather wide range of
sizes and finally were attached to GER
tain more definite sizes, without refer
ence to the method Of folding.
The practice Of the publisher now
adays is first to determine what size
of page he wants. The sheet he uses
will be large or small, according to the
capacity Of the press at his disposal.
On that sheet he may print, say, eight
octave pages, or he may print thirty
two, but he will call the book an oc-
tavo, though by its folding it should
be called either a quarto or a 16mo.
In other words, the publisher calls
his book by the name Of that one of
the old sizes to which it happens to
come nearest.
The confusion resulting from the
changes noticed here has not passed
away yet, but efforts have been made
to give defniteness to the old words
New York Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Shaken BY Earthquake.

WINNIPEG, May l6.-Reports from
yesterdays earthquake in western
Canada continue to come in. The
tremor was not so severe here as in
Saskatchewan province, where arti.
cles were shaken from store shelves
and the shock was more abrupt, AT
Regina patients In the hospitals were
shaken out Of bed and people rushed
IN terror from the hotels and big
buildings.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
The Size She Wanted.

The woman went in the bookstore
and asked for a globe.
what size do you want?" asked the
clerk. turning n on its pivot for her
to look at the various and sundry coun-
tries In pink and blue.
II think" said the woman. that you
may give me one life size."-New York
Times.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
BLANKS.

RIVER PRESS. Fort Benton
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHourEAu COUNTY

~ lsetsss cad commwntcasions cOatGinin0 mat
~ jntsndedJ for publication IN thts paper shoUld
u eddressed % "zAs Rtper Pres" and tie name
- az sDrjtsr must b 0iven Ia. insure attention.
Local Advertisement wtN be Inserted IN these
SojsmWs at TIE rate Of ten cents per line from
areasjsne and Toe cents per line from regular ad.
O1rtissss.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19
Poor Stuff.

The Servant-You got cheated when
you bought that chiny vase, muir
The Mistress How cheated? The
Servant-Why. it's weak. 1t busted all
to smash the first time I dropped IT,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-05-19

1t isn't enough to pay as you 60.
You ought to save enough to pay your
way back.-Pittsburg Gazette.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
STEER PRICES BREAK.
Thursday Run of $4,000 With Hold
overs Force Drop of From
10 to is Cents,

Stock Yards, Chicago, Dec. TO-
Prices in steer trade were forced 100
l5c lower than Wednesday levels, gen.
eral sales of medium and plain grades
showing 15@25c decline from Monday,
while good to choice were 10@15c UNI
der opening prices this week. A run Of
$4,000 was nearly twice expected vol
ume, and added to these were 1000
cattle. which arrived too late for mar
ket the previous day. Total offerings
We're considerably above demands, and
the market was given added dullness
by reason Of delayed trains. Again
there were many cattle which did not
arrive until the session was half over.
Packers bought mainly in late hours
when the market was weakest and
early trading was chiefly by shipping
interests, which showed preference for
good to choice weighty beeves. Quality
was only fair, a small quota of steers
landing above. 81, while best at hand
-yearlings- at $40. Bulk of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
Chicago Stock Yard Personals.

Stock Yards. Chicago. Dec. TO-
Calvin Cooley, Osceola, Iowa, one of
the largest shippers in that state, had
three cars of light cattle here We'd
nesday. The corn crop was very poor
In Clark county this year and very
few cattle are being fed.
V. NJ. Lacock, Springville, Iowa, was
on the market yesterday with car of
hogs of his own feeding that were
good enough to sell at $780,
Charles Wild of Lansing, Ia, mar
keted a car load Of butcher cattle yes
terday. Mr.. Wild is a regular shipper
to this market.
P. M. Freeman of Hazelton Iowa,
was here yesterday with a load OF
steers and heifers. Mr.. Freeman says
that quite few cattle are on feed in
his section and that corn is selling at
around SOC per bushel
H. A. Otto of Washington Iowa. an
enterprising shipper, was here again
on wednesday with a consignment of
light steers.
S. ]. Sherman Of Humboldt county,
Ia, was here yesterday with ship
ment of cattle.
f. E. Fitz. one of the progressive
young farmers and stock raisers OF
Marshall county, Iowa, was here yes
terday with a shipment of cattle and
hogs.
II. McAninch and ]. H McAninch of
Sioux City, Iowa, We're here yester-
day with a shipment of cattle.
Edmund Grove, Harper's Ferry, Ia.
was on the market Thursday with two
loads of butcher stuff
Nawt Chesmore of CnaFon. Ia. was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
SEYMOUR,
e4e%44e1e*A~~e%%~4

Seymour-The lett that visited this
section Saturday did a great deal OF
damage to the telephone lines, almost
with other towns. Corydon and
Promise City being the exceptions. On
Monday night the mercury dropped to
zero and snow fell to the depth of
three inches.
The public library room is undergo
ing repairs after the completion of
which the books and shelves will be
remembered and the books catalogued.
This work is badly needed.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society OF the Presbyter-
ian church held it's annual praise
service at the church Sunday evening.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the attendance was far below
the usual number. A very good pro-
gram was carried out, the secretary
report Of the work accomplished by
the society being especially interest
ing.
You can sell eggs, chickens, horses,
hogs, sheep, cattle, seed corn and all
kinds of grain, or you can exchange
Courier. Read the want ads today.
You have something you want to sell,
or there Is something you want to
buy-write your ad and then count the
words and. send it in with stamps to
pay for the number of insertions de-
sired. One-half cent word.
The dedicatory service of the new
addition to the Baptist church will be
held next Sunday. There will be no
services at the Presbyterian church
except Sunday school.
An effort is being put forth by the
Booster club of this city to secure a
earring factory at this place. Mayor
Gecrso gilmore and Charles West were
sent IS a committee to inspect the
plant at Toledo, Iowa, and secure all
possible information regarding the
business.
r. E. Spencer went to Lineville on
Monday to organize a Honesteaders
lodge at that place. His work here re-
suited in securing fifty-seyen new
members for the lodge in this city.
Mrs. George McAnelly of North
Battleford, Canada, is here for the
winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
HOGS SHOW STRENGTH.
Market at 5 to 10 Cents Above Wed
nesday Average; Top Price
Reached was $3.50.

Stock Yards, Chicago, Dec. 1o.-The
weakness In hog values which tIeyel-
oped late Wednesday, was eliminated
Yesterday, and prices were 5@10c
higher than general range that day.
Trade was more active on those Of
fered, while some were still back at
noon, when market was practically
over The average price was ss.44, the
highest since 1882. and &c above pre-
y1ous high average of year to date
Top was $3.50, same as previous limit.
but sales were more numerous at that
figure than any previous time this
year. Most selected lots, according to
weight sold at $s.4o@S.55. Good mix
ed packing went around $40, while
strictly good butchers were obtained
at $3.50. Heavy packers went mainly
at $S.45@S.5o. Light sold largely at
ss.25@S.35, although come 135@15o lib
lots had to go at $S@8.15. Stays were
quoted at ss.5O@s, with most boars at
500 5.25. while governments ranged at
S3@550. Shippers bought around p
500 and 5000 were estimated as left
Quotations follow:
Bulk of sales $500 SS356s50
Heavy butchers. 24o@soo lbs
Light butchers, 1so@aso lbs s'''es''0
a...... 8.400S.57m
Light bacon, 1so@1so lbs "
Light light, 1so@155 lbs. 7.so@s.2o
Heavy shipping, 25O@35O lbs
Heavy packing, 2so@ 400 lbs ~ ''0
Mixed packing, 2Oo@25o lbs
49,. -. s.30@s.45
Rough, heavy packing -. 8.15@S.30
Light mixed. 17562O0 lbs S.15@8.40 s
Poor to best pigs 60@135 lbs
$50. 6.90@7.90
Governments and boars -. 3.00@5.50
s.5omg.oo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
HILTz WILL NOT
. LET FIGHT RESUL 7
BURLINGTON POLICE CHIEF SAYS
HE WILL KEEP WREsTLERs
FROM PueILIsM.

In order not to permit the roughness
IN tonight's match at Burlington be-
tween zbyszllo and Turner that took
place in the Quincy match, Chit of Pc
lice Hiltz says he will be present at
the go tonight and see that the men
confine themselves to wrestling. No
smuggling tactics will be allowed. 1.-THE
big fellows are in earnest in their
struggles for supremacy" says Tom
Green, "and in their zeal to excel, they
have lost thei. tempers frequently.
The foreigner has shown an exception
ally peevish disposition and when he
cannot throw the wiry Iowan, becomes
blind with rage. However, the hun
dreds of Burlington people who have
decided to see this match want to see
wrestling and not fighting and the po-
lice will see that the match is conduct
ed along the strictly catch-as-catch-c can
rules and not the biff-as-you-please pro.
gram of the past.
THE lack of affection between the
two men will cause them to work hard
and the match will be 'humdinger.' !"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
BIG PRIZES FOR POWER BOATS.
Sum of $4,000 to Be Divided at Annual
Regatta Of Mississippi Valley
Power Boat Association.

Chicago, ILL.,, December 10. -
Four thousand dollars in prizes will
be awarded to the successful contest
ants in the annual regatta of the Mis-
sissippi Valley Power Boat association
under the auspices of the Illinois Val
ley Yacht club, to be held on Peoria
lake, near Peoria, July 4, 8 and 6,
1910
The feature race will be for the M
v. P. B. association-Webb silver cup
valued at $1,000 In addition Rear
Commodore F. R. Dennis will donate
$50 toward a second prize Another
feature. race is for the forty-foot class,
twenty miles, free for all. First prize
will net the winner $1,000 and the sec
ond 5000.
In addition eight other contests will
be held including events for twenty
two foot classes. cabin cruisers, trunk
cruisers, family launches, and handi-
cap event. On the night of July a
parade will be held and three prizes,
aggregating 500 will be offered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

on the market yesterday with one car
of butcher stuff.
Louis Gradert C Son of BRYANT, Ia,
MARI Wednesday one load OF
lS19-lb steers at $3.50.
j. Fl. Stuff, the old-time shipper OF
LangWorthy, Iowa, Was here yester.
Day with two cars of hogs.
>. r. Marsh of Kirkpatrick, Ind.
was on. the market today with load
of fall shorn lambs.
Henry Lueders of Bryant Ia. had
one load of 1S2s-lb steers on the mar
ket Yesterday which sold at ,.65.
rim Feddersen c. Comanche, Ia,
n, Wednesday IS head Of 1857
+ II. Sieveka. of Wyoming Iowa had
one load of steers on today's market,
S"nicn sold at s7.76. averaging 1915 lbs.
j, M. NJ Feddersen of Bryan, Ia,
nad Two cars of steers on Wednesdays
1885 lbs. - = 20 go
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
TEX RICHARD
FAvORS UTAH SITE
PROMOTER SAYS SALT LAKE
CITY WILL GET JEFFRIEs-
JOHNSON BOUT.

Boston, Dec. 10.--Tex Richard, who
arrived yesterday from New York, de-
clares the Jeffries-Johnson fight will
be held in Salt Lake City. In view of
the statements made by Gleason and
the johnson following that San Fran
cisco will be chosen this is not taken
seriously here, but is regarded as
move by Richard to square himself
with the Utah sporting contingent in
whose behalf he came east to secure
the battle.
The Jeffries-J ohnson bout will be
held in Salt Lake City," is Richards
positive declaration, "and | will not
have to fix an official in Salt Lake in
order to pull off the bout there. The
bankers, brokers and business men of
the city want me to hold it and have
given me all the assurance necessary
that 1t will not be interfered with. The
salt palace, where the bout will be
held will, with some alterations, hold
about 10000 people,
Il am sick of this fake talk. | will
give any one $4,000 if he will show me
anything crooked in the arrange
ments,
Il knew the day before the bids
were opened that Johnson would stand
by me and that Jeffries would be with
Jack Gleason, SO we got together and
talked the matter over and came to
an understanding. Coffroth told Glea-
son to go ahead and come in with me.
That let Coffroth out of the whole af-
fair and | want the public to know
he has nothing to do with it."
Before leaving New York Richard
had conference with George Little,
manager for Johnson, at which it was
agreed that Eddie Graney, unsuccess-
full bidder for the buot, would be ap-
pointed referee unless an objection is
filed by Jeffries. While Graney has
stated he would not accept the job, it
Is regarded as probable that he will
change his mind and that the honor
will remove any sore spots remaining
from his unsuccessful effort to land
the fight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
Stock Yard Notes.

Stock Yards, Chlacgo, Dec. 10.-Re-
ceipts for Dec. 10 are estimated at 81
coo cattle, $1,000 hogs and 1900
sheep, against 2,223 cattle, 32,O42 hogs
and 1867 sheep for Friday, December
II, 1908.
Actual receipts of hogs at Chicago
Wednesday 27,744. including 4,S27 di-
rect to down town packers.
Average price Of hogs at Chicago,
ss.44. against 1888 Wednesday, $8.17 a
week ago, $3.50 year ago and SIS two
years ago.
Eleven markets received 1890 hogs,
against 10000 week ago and 10000
a year ago. Total thus far this week
100000 against 376,000 the previous
week and $4,000 year ago. Total for
1903 to date 21,344,000 against 26,273
the same period 1908.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11

his interests. About the only chance
'Ducky' would have to break into the
Northwestern League would be at
Vancouver. Dickson wants to manage
yet landed the job. II "Dickey" gets
hold OF that team, Mike Lynch, Bob
Brown and other energetic captains in
that section will know that another
live one in in their midst.
President Norris L. O'Neill of the
Wehtern League has gone to his home
in Oakland, Cal. While on the coast
O'Neill will complete the booking of
exhibition games to be. played by
Comtskeys White SoX on the coming
spring training trip.
Clark Griffith appears to have the
coming team" at Cincinnati. Such
youngsters as Hoblitzell, Egan, Gas
par, Bescher and Cakes form great
background around such seasoned per-
formers as Mitchell. Mclean, Fromme,
Ewing and Lobert
OF ell the fights scheduled this week
the most important will be the thirty
round go between those two great
American negro heavy weights Sam
McVey of California and ole Jeanette
of Hohoken. which takes place at the
Cirque de Paris the big fight club of
Gay Paree on Saturday night. This
will be the third meeting of the pair.
and as each has victory to his credit,
there is no doubt that they both will
fight as they never have done before
in order to get the decision. They fight
for a guaranteed purse of $1,000, of
which the winner will receive $500.
Joe Thomas has evidently regained
his previous good fighting from again.
for his Knockout of Tommy Crawford
of California in five rounds at Lowell.
Mass, Tuesday night makes the third
bout in succession that he has won
Joe is to be married in January to
Jimmy Gardeners sister, and as he
needs the money to At up little home
the indications are that he is training
faithfully for his fights, which has
been responsible for him winning his
contests.
Jack McGuigan. the hustling fight
promoter of Philadelphia has two
good bouts carded for the National
club of that city. On Saturday
night Young Erne will tackle Young
Nitchie for six rounds, while on the
following Saturday evening Joe
Thomas. of California and Frank Klaus
of Pittsburg will battle for six rounds
in the main event. The latter bout
should be hummer.
Harry Thomas, the English ex-ban-
heavyweight champion. who has been
in this country for some time looking
for a match, has signed articles to
meet little Phil McGovern for ten
rounds at the stag of the Olympic Ath-
letic club of New York on Dec 20.
This will be good try-out for Thomas
for II he is good enough to beat Nc
Govern he will have no trouble in get
ting on fight with Johnny Coulon.
Matty Baldwin, the clever little
fighter of Boston. and Tomnv Murphy
of Harlem have been signed up for
twenty round go at the show of the
West End Athletic club Of New Orle-
ans Dec. 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
ORMANVlLLE.
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Ormanville-Master Burnie Hunt is
improving.
Walter Rudd and Miss Mae Bolin
were married at the home of the
brides parents Sunday, November 49,
Daniel Tillotson was thrown from a
wagon and badly bruised, but no bones
were broken.
Harold Schafer of Ottumwa was in
Soap Greek hunting grounds and de-
nuded the hills and wales of all game.
Mrs. Mae Downing is spending a
few days in Ottumwa visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Landen are re-
joicing over the arrival of a baby boy
November %.
Mrs. Grant Monohon's parents, after
spending few days with her have re-
turned home.
Guy Orman of Ottumwa visited a
few days last week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Orman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-11
Sheep Prices Aold un.

Stock Yards, Chicago, Dec 10
Packers tried to force sheep and lamb
prices lower, but after a weak opening
the market toned up and prices closed
strong at best level of the week. Com
pared with last Friday, most killers
were up 50@75c and feeders were 100
25c higher. Trade active, although
trains were slow getting here. Prime
lambs sold up to $40, and $7.75@8.35
brought good to choice ones with
those at $7.65 down to 81 only fair,
while most seconds went at $6@6.5O.
Some plain to good fed westerns made
S.25@8.15. Western wethers sold at
$5.50@5.S5, with yearlings upward to
$3.50 and ewes at $4.25@5.40., Native
ewes went at $3.50@6 for Gull to fancy
lots, bulk above S.. Odd wethers
landed at s5.50@6, with yearlings at
$7M7.50. Bucks were secured at $3.75
4.50. Orders for feeding classes went
untitled owing to scarcity of the right
kind. Pens were practically empty at
finish. Quotations follow:
Native lambs, plain to best .s7.25@8.40
Range lambs, poor to best. 7.25@S.30
Lambs, seconds $50. ...... 5.25@6.75
Feeding lambs ;. ...... 6.75@725
Wethers, plain to best 80. 5.25@6.
Yearlings. poor to choice. 5.75@765
Breeding ewes, aged !. -. 4.25@5.25l
Ewes, inferior to prime -. $500 500
Feeding yearlings ). ;. -. 5.50@6.00'
Feeding wethers ;. ;. ;. -. 1900 500
Bucks; stays and Gull sheep 3.00@4.50