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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
FOREST FIRES DIMINISHING
Copious Rains Falling and Situation
Greatly Improved.

HELENA, Aug. 6.-Assura ances of CO.
operation on the part Of the railroads
in fighting Montana forest fires have
been received BY Governor Norris in
reply to kilograms he sent yesterday.
The most reassuring word In days
was received from State Forester Jun.
burg. He wired that good rains are
now falling In the Flsthead country,
the winds have died down and the
tuatiou appears greatly improved.
Howard Elliott, president OF the
Northern Pscific, replied to the gov.
ernor's telegram as follows; Our men
already have been doing all they can
to help fight the fires, but Instructions
are renewed to our superintendents to
redouble their efforts in cooper atinR
with the state and federal officers. We,
of course, owe duty to the public in
seeing that our maintenance is taken
care of and can not'neglect that. So
far as we can, will let all men work
ing for US be employed by the govern.
ment to stop the unfortun ate fres."
Louis w. Hill, president OF the Grea,
Northern: "Much appreciate your
telegram of yesterday. We will CO.
operate with the other interests In an
endeavor to preserve the property en-
dsngered by forest fires Independent,
OF source of origin."'
E. D. Sewell, assistant to the presi'
dent of the Puget Sound: "This com
pauy will co operate to the fullest pos
stble extent In suppressing the fires
The matter has been taken up with
the general superintendent at Seattle. >
c. G. Covlngton, justice of the peace
at Augusta, has written to Sheriff
Higgins, one paragraph of which
reads as follows:
"We have had a bad forest fire here
since last Saturday. The fire 10 rag
ing from Dupuyer to Clemens and IL
requiring strenuous work night ano
day to protect the ranches along the
foot of the mountains"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10

ing McMurray to act in their cases.
McMurrxy procured 10000 contrs acts
to sell lands. The terms were 10 per
cent attorneys' fees, or %. .000, 900 for
his associates. To promote this deal
in congress, Senator Gore contends
he was offered . S25, 900 or $50. 900
bribe. HOLMAN testified that be him.
self had signed the 10 per cent con-
tract, because he, in common with
other Indians had become discouraged
on the government's promise to sell
the land.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
Strength Of the Army.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE enlist.
ed strength Of the army for the present
fiscal year, has been fixed spproxima.
tely at 81 900 men under the estim ates
by Major General Leonard A. Wood,
chief of staff, approved by President
Taft. Woods plan is to use the army
appropri alton for soldiers and mater.
ials and to make reductions in other
directions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
May Recover Coal Lands.

DENVER, Col. Aug. 3.-Charging q
number OF prominent persons with
having frsuduiently obtained valuable
coal lands in Colorado, suit has been
begun in the federal court here by At.
torney General Wickersham and As.
sistsnt United States Attorneys Hart.
zell and Ward. The charge 10 that
they obtained nearly 10000 acres ol
rich coal lsnds In Routt county, now
valued at s700. 600, for q compar alive.
~ small sum.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10

HELENA, Aug. 6.-Announcemeut
was made today by j. M. Clements,
Judge of the district court, that he will
be candidate for chief justice of the
supreme court, to succeed Justice
Brantly. Judge Clements is now SER
wing his third term on the distric,
bench, his present term not expiring
tor two years. Nominating petitions
In the interest OF Judge Clements are
to be circulated over the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10

HELENA, Aug. Awhile Frank l..
Lenahan lies in the county jail here
on q charge of horse stealing, his
brave little wife is driving the stage
over the main range of the Rockies,
and over one of the steepest roads In
Montana, between Silver station on
the Great Northern, and Lincoln, on
the Big Blackfoot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
ARMY OF FIRE FIGHTERS.
Fifteen Hundred Men Employed In
Missoula District.

WssSoVOsO SsOSs~N
MIssOULA, Aug. 3.-With the men
dispatched from Missoula today there
is now altogether an army Of 1.500
men fighting forest fires at various
plsces within field district No. OF the
service with headqu arters in Missouls.
These figures were officially given out
here this morning, and still the cry
for more help will not down. The $50
men who came over from Butte last
evening were dispatched down the
Occur d'Alene branch on q Northern
Pacific special train and last night
distributed along the line where they
were most needed. Thirty more men
we're secured from Butte this forenoon,
fifteen having been stopped at Clinton,
eighteen miles east of this city, and
the others being sent to Hudson, this
afternoon. The Clinton fire has burn.
ed 90 far % Schwartz gulch, where
settlers are moving out today.
In the Lolo forest there are 400.
000. 900 feet OF fine timber threatened
timber that has been applied for aud
could be sold At . top notch price.
The town of Taft is now entirely sur.
rounded by the flames.
In the Bitter Root forest the report
Is that one whole township of the most
valuable yellow pine trees has been
burned. The general situation
throughout the district remains un'
changed.
William Hovey Polleys, younges,
member of the Polleys Lumber com.
pany of Lincoln, Neb., and this city,
was killed yesterday In the woods ne al
Tammany. station on the Coeu,
'Alene branch of the Northern Paci.
fic, by falling tree. He was leading
q crew Of fire fighters and his is the
fret life to be sacrificed to the forest
fires that are scourging western Mon
tana. He died on a train that was
bringing him to Missoula.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
Sites For Federal Buildings.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Bids we're
opened today At the treasury depart
ment for sites for public buildings at
Kalispell, Miles City and Bozemau.
Nine offers Of cites we're received from
Bozemau. ranging from q, 500 to s24.-
500.
From Miles City 10 offers were re-
ceived, ranging from sl0. 900 to s26. 900.
w. F. Schinsle offers . lot at the COR
ner Of Bridge and South Fifth street
for 81.
Fifteen bids came from Kalispell,
nine of them from the Kalispell Town
cite company. Six Of the lots are Of
fered as donations aud the prices Of
others range from 1880 to s20, 900.
Before any Of the bids are accepted
agents from the treasury department.
will make q careful Investigation Of
the cites offered. It will be some time
before action is taken. a. the situ-
alton and availsb bility for government
purposes will be considered. as we'll
as the price at which the lots are Offer
al
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
Guarding Supposed Treasure.


DETROIT. Mich, Aug. 5.-Believing
they have S400, 900 treasure in their
grasp, men are guarding night and
day what is believed by them to be the
wreck Of the steamer Atlantic off Long
Point. In Lake Erie.
The Atlantic was sunk in q collision
In 1852 by the steamer Ogdens burg and
$50 lives we're lost. Many were drown.
ed In their berths.
The wreck lies in l58 feet OF water.
In the hole, it is believed, the divers
will find two safes containing $780,.
600 in gold. The wreck of the Atlantic
was found virtually intact. No skele.
tons were found in the superficial ex.
animation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
Reported Sinking.

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. ga wire.
less dispatch from Juneau, Alaska,
states that the Canadian Pacific steam.
er Princess May is sinking at Center
Island. The Princess May was bound
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
Man Accused BY Senator Gore Makes
General Denial.

Man Accused BY Senator Gore Makes
General Denial.
MUsKoGEE, Okla, Aug. Jake
L. Hamon, accused by Senator T. p.
Gore with having offered him . o25 900
bribe to influence Legislation in con.
gress for the sale Of Oklshoms Indisn
lands. took the stand before congres.
sional iuvestig ating committee today.
Hsmon entered . general denial Of
Senator Cores charges that he offered
the senator o25. 900 or any other am
cunt to ''put through" the $50, ,000, 900
land deal. He denied being himself
interested In the McMurrsy contracts
and said he WAS In Washington In the
interest Of Governor Haskell Of Okla.
homs. He also denied ever Offering
Congressman G. E. Creager an Sin.
terest in the DEAL"
Hamon described himself rs an at.
torney OF Lawton, Okla, the home
town OF Senator Gore. He said be
had known the senator for nine years
and had loaned him money in busi.
ness transactions.
"Did you tell Senator Gore that
you were ready to pay him s25, 900 OF
$50, 900, and the money would not be
marked and there would be no checks,
but the money would be clean hard
cash?" the witness was asked.
~ never made such an offer," re.
piled Hamon.
"Did you ever mention to Senator
Gore that Vice President Sherm an /,
senator .Curis, Senator Lodge or for
mer Senator Thurston we're interested
in the McMurray contr acts?"
II never did. I was at w ashingtou
in the interest OF some Indian tribes
at fee of $50 day and expenses and
in the interest of Governor Haskell II
the Muskogee town lot cases."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-10
Rain Ends Orouth.

DEs MONIES, Iowa. Aug. 3.-Rain
last night over the eastern and north.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Principal Never CHANGES.

The Democracy consists of per-
sons who conscientiously or subc on
sciouslY adhere to the broad principle
of local rule. \ n The Republican
party is composed of those who lean
toward Capitalization of govern.
ment. Often the parties lose
the line of their march, but they re-
turn to it instinctively. We
have always had two great parties
instead of,three or more, because the
main reason for their existence is
natural division of two, \ II " Inspite
of the fascination of glittering oppors
tunism and despite great, gloomy,
overshowing issues from time
to time the essence of the division
is the spirit of local responsibility
versus organization. And SO
we come to the explanation of the
impossibility of forming third par
ty out of Democrats and ReDubIi-
cans, who for a time. have causes in
common. 1t should be remem
bered that the Republican r>form
leaders naturally propose mea sure,
that are more centralizing in their
character than their own part will
stand for and finally, the y res >rt t.
personal government which il the
last word in Capitalization.
Mr.. Roosevelt'S administration out
Republican and out-centralized any
preceding Republican period Of pow
er. 1t was personal government II
And the reformers and crusaders who
| figure on the commodity of certain
popular sentiments forget the basic
difference from which the great par
ties spring. \ Whatever the new
organization is called, it must be in
herently one or the other - against
Capitalization or for it. These
elements defy mixture like oil and
water.-Kansas City Post.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

OH sweet promises and bright eXpec-
tations. They make an excellent diet
darling with a little pudding flavor
ed with word acknowledgement to
serve, as a desert. We are waiting
and watching for thee, our turtle
dove. We long to hear thy gentle foot
step on the stairway below and to
hear the ring of the happy dollars
within our office. Dear one we feel
unusually sad and lonely without you
Now little pie-crust, will you come?
Do we hear you answer in a voice
so sweet and be3uiling, Looming"
or is it only the winds that around
our office roar? We pause for fur
ther development" Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Awful Drouth in North Dakota.

Monroe county people who live
in North Dakota are up against a
crop failure because of a prolonged
drOuth. We take the following
from a letter John S. ConyerS, of
Cando, wrote to T. G. Bassett last
week; The outlook for even a
part of crop here is pretty slim. 1t
is nearer a total failure than | have
ever seen in the 81 years ! have
been in North Dakota, and the
drouth extends over the entire
state, except here and there a spot
where they will get their seed back
on account of local showers, but
am satisfied there will not be
enough wheat raised in the state to
seed it next year. On our own
farm we will not cut an acre OF
wheat and we have all our plows
going now turning the whole wheat
crop of 800 acres under for next
year. We also lost our corn CSC
acres) by the frost we had June 6
Our 400 acres of barley and oats
may make a little feed if we coulC
have rain this week but we need {
soaker and there don't seem muct
prospect at this writing to get it,
Appeal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Shade For Sheep.

Even the boys on the farm must
have noticed that in midsummer
sheep are very found ofshade and as
dark shade as possible. 1t is not the
GOODNESS of the shade they seek but
the darkness. Why? to protect them
selves from the fly which lays the
egg which afterwards become S the
grub in the head. Now, no farmer
cares to feed good grain and hay, at
the prices prevailing this year, to a
lot of measly grubs in the head or
anywhere else.
Therefore, both humanity and the
welfare of the pocket suggest that if
there is no natural shade in the field
the sheep should have artificial sha-
de, as dark as possible, something
into which they can retire in the
middle of the day, when the fly is a
burden, and put their noses Wnere
the fly cannot reach them. Where
this cannot be done, daub the sheep
with tar, and thus save feed next
winter.
Sheep seldom die from grub in
the head. More of them become weak
and perish from the disease because
of lack of grub" in the stomach;but
one of the best ways of preventing
suffering of the sheep, and "swinny'
of the farmers pocketbook, is tc
provide shade in the sheep pasture
Wallace's Farmer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Fire Prevention.

Too much care cannot be exeP-
ciSed by Merchants of Monroe City
to place the proper safeguard about
their places of business to prevent
a serious and disastrous fire. Many
times fire originates and its origin
can not be explained.
The use and storage of gasoline
in business houses, defective cleo
trio wiring, heating apparatus not
safely installed. and the use of
wooden cuspidores, are hazards
that exists in many of the business
houses in this place These hazards
increase your rate of insurance and
if corrected would materially re-
duCe your rate. The Companies
would much prefer to accept insur-
ance upon your building or stock at
a lesser rate without these defects,
than to assume the liability with the
increased rate and the eXistance of
such hazards.
Merchants are permitted to carr y
not over 10 gallons of gasoline
in their place of business, kept in
a closed. metallic can, but larger
quantities should be kept outside of
the premises, at least 20 feet away
from the building.
Other hazards such as heating
stoves without a zinc there under,
defective electric wiring, and wood
en- cuspidores, and similar small
hazards can be easily remedied and
should be done to protect your own
property as well as that of your
neighbors.
Alleys should be kept clean and
free from empty boxes and rubbish,
and while such practices upon the
part of our Merchants, are not only
dangerous from a fire hazards
standpoint, but are unsightly OBJ
jects for our citizens as well as Wis
itors, and should by all means be
discontinued.
The fire limits of the city Of
Monroe should be revised, and
the ordinances should be en-,
forced. Within the past few years
the City Council have permitted
the erection of buildings within the
fire limits not constructed in &C
cordance with the ordinance.
/ A stitch in time saves nine and
we trust that this information will
act as leven in stimulating activ-
ity along this important and badly
neglected line. NM
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

This city was well represented by
its business men at the New Lon
don fair Friday. The Longmire, G.
W, Tooley, Layson Tooley, McClin-
tic, Woodson and Yates autos with
from four to six, left early for the
fair, The cars were placarded for
the Monroe fair and each occupant
of every car resolved himself into a
booster committe of one to whoop
er up for Monroe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Mrs. B. F. Fasdale of Bucklin
has been visiting her relatives Mr..
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

The vote of James T. Umstattd
being light was from two causes.
First, on account of his health he
could not make the canvas. Sec:
ond, the day before the election
phone messages were sent out over
the county stating that he could
not recover
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
TERMS SI.OO PER YEAR.
THURSDAY. AUG. 4, 1910
Rain on the Roof.

When The humid shadows hover
Over all the starry spheres,
And the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps in rainy tears,
What a bliss to press the pillow
OF a cOtta2e-chambered bed,
And to listen to the patter
OF the soft rain overhead!
Every tinkle on the shingles
Has an echo in the hear;
And a thousand dreamy fancieS
Into busy being start
And a thousand recOllectiOns
Weave their air-threads into wool
AS listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof.
Now in memory comes my mother,
AS she used, in years aeOne,
To regard the darling dreamers
Ere she left them till the dawn;
So | see her leaning DER me,
AS list to this refrain
Which is played upon the shingles
By the patter Of the rain.
Then my little seraph sister,
With the wings and waving hair,
And her star-eyed cherub brother
A serene angelic pair
Glide around my wakeful pillow,
With their praise or mild reprOOf,
AS | listen to the murmur
Of the soft rain on the roof.
And another comes to thrill me
With her eyes delicious blue,
And | mind not, musing on her,
That her heart was all untrue;
| remember but to love her
With a passion kin to pain,
And my hearts quick pulses vibrate
To the patter Of the rain.
Art hath naught OF tone or cadence
That can work with such a spell
In the souls mysterious fountains
Whence the tears of rapture well
AS that melody of nature,
That subdued, subduing strain
Which is played upon the shinGle,
By the patter of the rain.
Coates Kinney.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

The enumerators missed SapuIpa,
Okla, when the recent count was
made. The entire city was failed to
be reported. That's a fine how-de-do.
When the counters can fail to find a
whole town is it strange that they
should overlook several hundred
persons in a city, Quincy Herald.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

In the attorney generals office UNI
der the administration of General
Major as compared with that when
Hadley was attorney general, it is
found that during the Is months of
Hadley's administration, from jan
uary 1, 1907, to July, 1908, the attor-
ney generals office cost, people $64,
.819.30,and he did not collect one
single solitary cent to pay into the
state treasury. Under General Majors
administration, from January l,
1909, to July 1910, it cost thepeo-
pie of the state $39,047.13 to run
that office, land the Major has collect
ed and paid into the treasury one
fine of $4,000, which shows that in
stead of this office costing the peo-
pie $4,000, as it did under Hadleys
administration, it has been arevenue
producer under Majors administra-
ton to the tune of $1,000 = Macon
Times Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

| am an lnsurgent because am
opposed to the boss system in poll
tics. am a progressive Republican
because the special interests, by
means of the boss and the machine,
have degraded American politics in
municipal, state and national affairs.
So general has this condition be-
come that unless it is attacked per-
sistently it will destroy the freedom
and equality under the law which
have been the special characteristics
ofour government. 1t tissue between
the reign oflaw ond the reign of force
andcrime.- Miles PoindexterRepub.
lican Congressman from the state Of
Washington.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
Open School Windows in Zero
Weather

In an article in the August Nc
Clure,s on "OXygenizing a City
Burton J.HendriCk tells of the new
"fresh-air schools in Chicago:
Principal Watt has gone even
further. In the lower grades of his
schools he began the experiment.
last winter. of abDliShing heat
altogether. In these rooms he has
adopted new educational motto,
Less instruction and more oxygen;
In keeping with, theSeIittle children
no LONGER sit together at desks with
folded hands. The desks have been
removed, kindergarten chairs have
been brought in and the pupils given
the utmost freedom ot movement. In
cold winter weather they wear their
wraps all hats -al1 these are their
only source of heat. In zero weather
they sit at their tables in front of
open, 'drafty'windows Their fingers
do not get so numb that they can
not write on the blackboardS, and
physical discomfort is unknown.
One day last winter when the ther
mometer registered ten below zero
a woman school visitor came into
one of these cold rooms She was
Mortified at what she described as
cruelty But the children simply
grinned. They enjoy the change i'm
mensely, and have nicknamed the
old hot-air place the hospital rooms,
because there are so many sick chill
dren in them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

1t looks bad for Taft and the
G. o. P. Even after Uncle Joe
stumped Kansas, it elected six in
sureents out of the eight Republi-
cans running for Congress.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11
An Editors Love Letter.

Dear darling delinquent Our pre-
cious subscriber in arrears You
are so shy Do you think we have
sold out and gone? No. little sugar
plum we could not get away If we
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Alva Goodnight has been nursing
a badly sprained back. A team ran
away with him and wrenched his
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-08-11

Mound City Horse Shoe Brand
House Paint goes fartherest, wears
~ Tff(AOrS