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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20

4 great treat in store for sill who
glance 10 tbs window CT tia shoe store
of Jchn q. Ma1stah & Be. tonight.
See The Rsgsi Shoe torn asubder by q
buzz saw, II will stand the test,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20

See tie quality of the Regal Shoe laid
ba'e BY 8 buzz saw toni3h. st 1880 in
the window of The shoe stora Of John A
Marshall & Bro,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20

I OST-On Sunday, the 10Th ms tant, q
IL BLACK FEMALE TERRIER, The
finder will receive reward upon retui ming it
to II. EDWARDS, 1913 north Columbus
street. Geo! 0 3tH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20

Iu addition to beautiful display of
the leading makes o! footwear 10 be seen
in the window. watch the test given the.
Regal Sloe at John 4. Marshall &
Bfo's. tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20

Don't fail 10 see the Regal Shoe put
to the tes! tonight a, 7:9O 10 the windoa
of the shoe parlors of John A. Msrahall
81 Bro
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20

For this section fair. continued cold tonight
Tues az aad Wednesday; minimum Ienpe r.
azure tonight about is degrees; Light west -
north wes. winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20

xtiANTED--A placa as working house
w keerer. Would 30 10 the conulry.
Address Mrs. A. BENNETT, General De-
livery, City Post I'll c. 1t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-20
Local Matters.
Sun and Tide Table.
Weather Probabilities.

ann risss ,ofnor1ow at 7.l5 and sets st Al.
H;pa sstsr at 2.26 Q. N. and 2.57 p. M
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
Hartman Realizes Dream.

NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-A report that
E. H. Hartman has obtained an Oh.
ton on a controlling interest in the
the New York Central lines, (which if
exercised, will give him control of a
through route from the Atlantic to the
Pacific oceans. vas circulated on the
stock exchange today. Such a route
has been the dream of railroad men
for years. The option taken by Mr..
Hartman is said to cover about $780,.
600 1000 worth of New York Central
stock, a large part of which was for
merly controlled by the Vanderbilt
interests.
The price at which the stock is taken
over is said to be $3.50 q share.
1t was pointed out that acquisition
of the New York Central would give
Mr.. Hartman an ocean to ocean
route by way of the New York Cen.
trail, Chicago & Northwestern, Hi.
nois Central, Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
New Towns on Montana Map.

"There are many new towns grow
ing up in Montana" declared q trav-
cling man last week to the Anaconda
Standard, as he contemplatively
studied the register of a hotel where
Montanians congregate, land If I
would ask the average Montanian the
locality of some of the places you see
in this book, he would have to con.
fess ignorance, or else answer vaguely
that they are located in the north
eastern part OF the state somewhere.
That would be q guess, but It would
hit it, maybe. It 10 true that the
northern and eastern parts Of Montana
have placed many new dots on the
map during the past few years and
every dot means q new town. Those
sections are building up rapidly, and
Q splendid lot Of settlers has come in
to the state. Old time names are dis.
appearing, for the tenderfoot always
did scorn the efforts of the men who
blazed the trail 80 that they could
come on cushioned seats where the
pioneer fought his way. New names
are ever In evidence and it will not be
long until such good old names a. Ju'
dith Gap, Tibet, Hanging Woman,
Coyote Creek, Wolf Point, Dead Man,
Froze.to.death and q hundred others,
every name recalling some important
period in the state, will give way tc
such names as Smithville or John
sons Corner. It almost makes +,
man sick to think of it,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
Will Participate In Chinese Loan.


PEK1N, Aug. 17.-Americsn psrtici.
patton in the Hapkow. Sze.C huen
railroad loan was definitely settled At
the office of the foreign board today,
by Henry P. Fletcher, the American
charge daft aires, and Liam Tun Yen,
president Of the board. The loan is
to be increased from 81, 500, 900 to
$50, 900, 900 and of this latter amount
American bankers are to get one.
quarter. the other three-quarters go.
ing to British, French and German
interests.
Americana + to have equal oppor.
tunity to supply material for both the
Sze.C huen railroad and its branches
with the corresponding advantages.
The details of the settlement will be
arranged after the arrival here the end
OF week of willard D. Straight, the
new representative OF the American
fnancers interested, ~whereupOn the
protest lodged by Mr.. Fletcher ag ainsl
the completion of the loan with Brit
ish, French and German interests
alone will be Withdrawn and an edic1
issued authorizing the signature o.
the understanding. The entire Ques'
ton will be settled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
ALIAS sum ONS.

In the district court of the Twelfth Judicial dis
trict of the state of Montana, in and for the coun-
ty of Chouteau.
Elizabeth Burton, plaintiff, vs. Edward Bur
ton, defendant.
The State of Montana sends greeting to the
above named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action, which is filed in the Office of
the clerk Of this court, a copy of which is here
with served upon you in the county wherein
you reside, and to file your answer and
serve a copy thereof upon the plaintiffs at.
torney within twenty days after the service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and in case Of your failure to appear or answer,
Judgment will be taken against you by defaultfor
the relief demanded in the complaint.
The said action lie commenced for the purpose
of securing an absolute divorce from defendant
upon the grounds of the willful neglect of de-
PENDANT to provide plaintiff with the common
necessaries of life by reason of his dissipation
and the habitual intemperance Of defendant by
reason of his excessive use of intoxicating
drinks. Also for the decree of said court award
ing plaintiff the custody and control of the two
children of plaintiff and defendant, to-wit: For
est Arthur Burton and Vada Ruth Burton.
~ Witness my hand and the seal OF said
SEAL court this 18th ok eKKS st A Y: s5jr lses;
49, Clerk.
F. E. Stranahan, attorney for plaintiff.
First publication, Aug IL, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITIES.

1t is the history Of all suddenly ex-
banding sections that the ''natives'
are usually the last to realize the op.
p%ortunities which the stranger sees.
1t is the rule that when great occa-
sions arise for a new and broad ex.
tension Of prosperity, the outsider is
quicker to divine the situation and to
realize on the result. just now, by
reason of the inbuilding of railroads,
the spread of the fever for land own
ership among all classes of people
and the strong sense of money.savers
that real estate is the one supreme
"buy." Montana is entering upon
an era of immigr alton, agricultural
prominence and manufacturing ex.
pansion that is as yet hardly appreci-
ated by Montanians themselves.
Experience has demonstrated that.
usually, the home investor is not first
to perceive the opportunities which
lie to his hand. But it Is also likely
to be true that the local dnancier is
inclined to discourage investments
and enterprises that Immediately ap.
peal to the banker and insncier of
other states. No project could have
q better initial advantage than to have
it known that 1t ia backed by home
capital. 1t Is known through the
financial circles of tie east that the
banks of Montana have large sccu.
mulationo of money. It 10 also rec.
ognized throughout the United States
that Montana Investments, as for
lands, farming operations, mining
enterprises, railway building, manu-
featuring projects, irrig alton schemes
town building aud such undertakings
are at once the safest and most lucra
tive to be found anywhere in THU
country.
1t will be we'll II our own bankers
fnanciers, capitalists, r not the las
to recognize this fact. 1t will be vel
II the bankers of Montana shoui'
take the initiative In the business O
inquiring into the merits of those en-
terprises and the intentions of thos
men who are now eager for the oppor
tunity to engage in the progressiv
activities of the state. The men VIII
live here and who know better tina
any outsider can know the intrinsi
worth of the business opportunitte
about them, should be encouraged
approved and sustained by those il
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
T~rans-Mississippi Congress Opened

! congress opened,
DENVER, Aug. 16.-With more than
5000 delegates and visitors present
from every state west of the Missis-
sippi river and many from eastern
commonwealth, the twelfth annual
trans-Mississippi Commercial con-
gress opened this morning in the Aud.
itorium.
The congress-, which considers and
acts upon everything of interest, COM
mercially, industrially and agricul.
turally, to the great west, will remain
in session five or six days and prom
ises to be enlivened by q contest, be.
gun last week at the National Irriga.
ton congress at Spokane, between
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
and Chief Forester Pinchot. Both
men and many of their supporters at
the Irrigation congress are due here
tomorrow.
Only routine business was trans
acted at today's session. Tomorrow
the real work of the congress will be
taken up. This includes discussions
and consideration of every subject
affecting the west, including irriga'
ton, dry farming, postal savings
banks, parcels posts, national de-
tense on the Pacific coast, the Panama
canal, South American republics.
railroads and transportation, mer
chant marine, separate statehood fol-
Arizona and New Mexico and many
other subjects.
Los Angeles and San Antonio, Tex
as, are seeking the next session of TIL
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
CANN0N'S BOXING ABILITY.

Speaker Drove His Right Into Ribs Of
Clerk Who Tainted Him ~ Fighter.
Speaker of the House Cannon, who
spared recently with philadelphia
Jack" O'Brien at the latter's training
camp, demonstrated his pugilistic abil-
ity again the other day at Washington.
Uncle Joe was sitting in his Office in
the capitol smoking q. long black cigar
when Alexander Mcdowell, clerk of
the house, entered.
"What's all this l hear about your
prowess with the mitts?' said Nc
Dowell tauntingly. 1.-The only way
you a fight is with a gavel."
rs that so?" drawled the speaker,
without removing his cigar. "D'ye
want a personal demonstration? Put
up your dukes right now and I'll show
you a trick or two"
Mcdowell laughingly raised his
hands as Uncle Joe sprang to his feet.
He advanced his right foot awkward
~ and thrust his right hand out before
him.
"Oh, come, comet" said the speaker.
"Get in proper position. You don't
know anything about the game. You
look like an elderly lady trying to
shoe chickens out Of a garden patch.
Put your left foot forward and guard
with your left arm. That's better.
Now look out"
With the warning Uncle Joe made a
few feints that had the effect Of CON-
pletely d~emoralfzing Mcdowell. Side
stepping quickly, he tented wickedly
with his left for the Mcdowell chin
and Is the clerk threw up both guards
drove a hard one into the officials
ribs.
ugh" said Mcdowell, and a look of
panied surprise crept over his face.
1T was a shame to do it." said Uncle
Joe, picking up his cigar and starting
for the door.
Come backr challenged Mcdowell
vociferously. "Come back and make
It a finish fight. I dare you"
Jaw, 60 and get a reputation first"
was the speakers retort rs he vanished
in a curling cloud Of smoke.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
STATES WOOL CLIP.
The Output for 1909 Estimated to be
40, 900, 900 Pounds.

4O,OOO,UOO POUNDS.
HELENA, Aug. 16.-Eight million
dollars Is the estimated value of the
Montana wool clip this year, taking
the average price at 20 cents and the
total output at 40, 900, 900 pounds,
which is the estimate of the wool
buyers, the last of whom left for the
east today, j. r. Patterson of Cav.
erly company, Boston.
w. r. Sheldon, general agent OF
the Wisconsin Central in Montana
with headquarters here, returned last
night from . three months trip to the
wool shipping points of the state, and
he says that the wool buyers estimate
the Montana clip at 10000, 900 pounds,
which will exceed the Wyoming clip
by from q million to q million and q
hall pounds.
"But . few thousand pounds of this
seasons clip RENAME in Montana at
present." said Mr.. Sheldon today,
"and this will be shipped out by the
end of the week. This season has
been the most prosperous in many
years for the Montana Aockmaster,
and they r all in fine condition to
Withstand q hard winter.
1.-THE Montana clip was unusually
large this year, in fact, probably the
biggest ever produced, and it was
caused by the depression last year,
when fockmasters held their animals
over rather than sell them at prevail.
ing prices. From what l saw and
heard, I believe that this seasons
clip will stand as the record for this
state; that owing to the settling of the
range and the retirement of many
sheep growers from business, that
next year there will be q great de.
crease in the total clip.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25

control of local financial resources.
II Montana investors in new enter.
prises a be thus upheld by Montana
controllers Of financial resources, the
result will be doubly effective both in
q tangible material way and as q pro-
motive influence upon public opinion
elsewhere as to the stability, value
and good faith of the states dawning
era OF q greater prosperity. Helena
Independent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25

This bank solicits accounts, and
offers to depositors absolute security,
prompt and careful attention, and the
most liberal tire atment consistent with
safe and profitable banking. Buys
and sells foreign exchange, drawing
direct on all principal American and
European cities, and issues It's OWL
Letters of Credit.
Interest paid on 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, 1909-08-25
w FREIGHT RATES.

The recent announcement that the
Milwaukee railroad will reduce the
freight rates on sugar from S1.15 to so
cents per 100 pounds, between eastern
termins ais and Montana points, may
possibly be the beginning of q cut In
transportation charges for other com.
modities. The advent of this new com.
petitor for western business is vel.
coined by the Spokesm AM Review in
these rem arks:
In view of the declared policy of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
railway not to become q member of
the transcontinental freight bureau,
the organization by which the western
roads make and maintain freight rates
the future attitude of the new road
will be watched with interest.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound officials declare that while they
have no intention to demoralize rates,
1t is their purpose to make and pro.
pose their own schedules 80 as to be
free to change them as they may see
fit, or as conditions may demand.
This attitude is dictated by self
interest and is not inspired by any
philanthropic consideration of the
shippers and consumers. The officials
of the new road reason that since
theirs is q new line 1t must deal with
conditions different from those which
govern the policy of the older roads.
The older roads pursued q like
policy when they we're young. The
Central Pacific, when completed to
San Francisco, conferred with the big
shippers of that city and established
rates that took away the business from
the ocean lines. Later when the Great
Northern was built through to the
coast Mr.. Hill maintained for q while
an Independent attitude and made
rates on lumber that were low enough
to move the product to eastern mar
kets.
But in recent years the t%ransconti-
mental lines have maintained an or.
ganization for the adoption of mutual
rates. This organization is so big
and inlexible that it has prevented the
building up of many industries that
could have been fostered under an in.
dependent policy.
This policy has frequently so bound
the hands of the officials of a trans
continental road as to prevent the
building up of industries that would
have given new business to the road,
as Its officials would find upon inves-
tigation that the making of the neces.
sary rates would give offense to some
other men Der of the transcontinental
association that had gotten earlier in
the field and build up that particular
industry at points on its line: so
Cor the sake of harmony it became a
matter of give and take with these
roads all over the west, and the cOun-
try and the railroads have suffered.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
Conrad Banking
COMPANY,
GREAT FALLS MONT
(U~nincorporatsd.)

W. g. CONRAD, Pres.
JAMES T. STANFORD,
Vice-Pres. and Manager.
A. E. SCHWINGEL,
Cashier,
OMAR J. MALCOLM,
Asst. Cashier.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25

Local Securities . Speciality.
Interest AnoWed On Time Deoosits
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
AN AGRICULTURAL BONANZA.

scientific horticulturists and agricul-
t~urists psnned out as advertised, the
farmers who raised the new wonders
In vegetation would be rolling in
wealth. But it does not usually work
out that way. Last year a clever
w%esterner was imposing upon the
credulous with an alleged new cereal
that he called "Alaska wheat" but
which vi subsequently, exposed ss
. common variety of little value, and
similar attempts to exploit the Ameri.
can farmer will probably be made
from time to time.
A writer in the Technical World
magazine announces that Burbank's
spineless cactus has proved to be
worthless, and proceeds to present
this fancy picture Of q new candidate
for public favor:
Now comes the news from Sinaloa,
that state of Mexico which IL q twin
sister to the desert section of Arizona,
California, southern Nevada and New
Mexico, that there is q plant, q fiber.
producer, which is immensely prof.
table, and, at the same time, seems
likely to prove suitable to the greater
part of the southwestern desert of the
United States. If 1t proves so, the
greatness Of the discovery will be sec.
ond to none in the annals OF agricul.
ture in the New World.
An average maguey plant, its Ian
ceolate, barbed leaves four and five
feet long, rising radially from a huge,
pineapple-like stem, will produce 600
pounds Of green leaves at five years
of age. This is, of course, a cult.
waited plant.
This 600 pounds of leaves nets about
twelve pounds of fiber. One thousand
plants will grow with plenty of room
on an acre Of ground, returning II, 1000
pounds per acre to the grower from
the jaws Of the m%acerator. Often this
fiber sells as high as fifteen cents per
pound, but the average price is twelve
cents, with the lowest ever reached
since the industry became of known
worth, ten cents.
Taking this lowest figure, each acre
OF land will pay 81, 200 gross from the
fiber alone. Twenty-Five per cent. ct
this is figured as cost of production,
leaving 5000 profit per acre. Even
this seems remarkable to farmers and
orchardists in the temperate zone,
where ever $50 per acre is a fair profit
on any crop. The 5000 mentioned is
Mexican silver, in gold, about $3.50.
The pulp removed from the leaves
10 decortic ating, yields four gallons
of 90 proof alcohol per plant. This
alcohol is worth in Mexico So cents
per gallon in silver, or 4S cents gold,
netting something more than 81, 500
per acre gold-all expense of cultiva-
ton, crop harvesting, m%aceratior,
crushing, etc., having been taken out
of the estim ate on fiber.
The result is a net profit of about
81, 900 per acre gold, and this amount
is being made annually by some OF
the big maguey ranches in Mexico.
From this plant is obtained cloth,
saddle blankets, rugs, baskets, hats,
rope, thread, hammocks, needles,
pins, a sort of cider, pulque whisky y
mescal alcohol), and finally, fuel,
from the dried Out and otherwise use
less pulp.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Mary Reichers, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Mary Reichers,
deceased, to the creditors of and all persons hav.
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication of this notice,
to the said administrator at his residence in Fort
Benton In the county of Chouteau, Montana.
W. O. DEXTER,
Administrato of the estate of Mary Reichers,
deceased.
Dated August II, 1909.
First publication Aug. Is, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25

Terms Of District Court, 1909.
CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, August "a.
Tuesday, November %.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesday, September q.
Tuesday November Is.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-08-25
Prints All the News,''

Ii any reader of the RIVER PRESS
considers it worthy of recommendation
TO friends, the favor will be very high.
~ appreciated by its publishers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-04-14
Mining Men Indicted

The Federal Grand Jury yersteday
afternoon brought in Il number of in
dictments and among the number were
Two against Sol Camp of the firm of
Patrick, Elliot & Camp who is charged
with the same misuse Of the mail as was
Il. l.. Patrick. The Other Indictment
III this line was against j. NJ. Brewer
who is charged with the same crime of
selling stock and securing money there.
fore which was not placed to the Use
the money was paid for. 1t will be
remembered that once upon ii time
Brewer won world wide notoriety with
the hot air he peddled to the effect that
he wa, to take special train from the
southern mining fields and tour the
eastern part of the union and advertise
the wonders of the mines. He was
hcllcvcd and the east was reaching for
ward with craning neclls to view the
CrocSuH Of the west. 1t was ONLY n
ir"am, however, as the trip was never
made. Later it was alleged that the
one time famed man was playing the
drum in the Salvation Army us his
fortune had taken wings and drfted to
the winds. 1t is now rather peculiar
inrn of affairs that the man who was to
boom the state is now indicted fD,
doing little to much booming Carson
News.