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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-28
Secretary Wilson Talks.

Undoubtedly if the farms were
raising more meat the price would De
reduced" said Secretary Wilson OF the
department of agriculture, in comment,
ing upon the widespread boycott
against meat products. "There are not
enough people on the farms raising
food, and too many people are going
TO the towns to be fed.
"Three-quarters of a million peo-
pie" said Secretary Wilson, are
coming to the United States annualy
from abroad. They do not go to the
farms where they might help raise 1000
for the nation. Farmers can not ge'
help. The foreigners go to the cities
and they have to be fed: Inc cue
produce nothing to eat although 'ne!
70 nroduce something to drink
"Have you any plan for INDUCING
people to go to the farms where tne.
NAV help to raise food7' the seeretar'
was asked. - thor
Jim Hill says they will go tneI
when they get hungry" said the se'
retary. after shaking his head IN rePi
m the question.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-28
Eve salve for over 100 Years

Petit byo odAHO
has been used for congested and IN
famed eyes, removes film or scum over
he ewes. All druggists or Howard Bros
Buffalo, n. y.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-28
PILES Cured in 6 to IA Days.

PAZo OINTMENT is guaranteed TO
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days
or money refunded. soc.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-28

Yes, it is possible to make a bungle
a bungalow.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-28
U S TO INVESTIGATE
MEAT TRUST AT Chicago IS
Being PROBED.
Meat Packers VIII Face Federal Grand
Jury at Chicago-Many witnesses on
Hand-Attorney for Government viii
Try to Break Up the Huge Com.
bination.

Chicago.-With leading attorneys for
Chicago meat packers in the city, the
federal grand jury is making prepare.
lions in the initial movement of the
governments second big fight to break
the alleged combination of packers to
maintain high meat prices.
United States District Attorney Sims
will open criminal proceedings against
the packers with a presentation of a
large amount Of data gathered by him
self and assistants. That the govern
ment intends to wage a vigorous and
hard fought campaign is believed to be
shown by the fact that civil proceed
ings are for the time made secondary to
criminal. Sims has a score of witnesses
here and has been working quietly fol
several months. These are expected tc
go before the grand jury, and upor
their testimony Sims expects to secure
indictments against leading packers.
Will Boycott Meat Trust.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Members of tn,
Glass Blowers union have voted to alb
stain from using meat after Februar,
1 until the price has been considerable
decreased.
Morgantown, w. Va.-Two thousan
employees of four glass factories and
the American Sheet and Tin Plate con
pany have signed a pledge to abstai
} from eating meat for 60 days.
} Minneapolis. The first organize
stand in Minneapolis against the hia
-, price of meat was taken Sunday whC
more than 500 men employed in the CT
: cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul sho.
joined the boycott.
Clergy Roast Meat Trust.
Baltimore. - Discussing the hi
price of meat the Rev. Francis
8 Scott, of the Catholic Union Christi
church, in a sermon Sunday said:
. Jail with the oppressors of the pc
( There is no civilized country that
c its vitality Slapped to such a degree
p has the United States by the trusts
The Rev. DIR. Henry NJ. Wharton
= Brantlin Baptist church, referring
-. the meat boycott, said: "lf sueh
~ great movement does not alarm
trusts and wake up congress t
h something else will happen. 1t is
Of first muttering of the distant thun'
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1910-01-28

Address
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

Photo by American Press Association.
ENNIS ION LETT READY TO START ON
TRANsCONTINENTAL TRAMP.
Coney Island recently he walked to
the city hall in New York, where he
was started by Mayor Gaynor on a
journey afoot across the continent.
His goal Is San Francisco, and he pur-
poses to end his walk with a swim in
the Pacific.
The record Of Mr.. Ennis would in
dictate that he is just the man to du-
plicate Weston's recent astonishing
feat. In 1898 be defeated Dan O'Leary
and Weston when he walked 100
miles in % hours 10 minutes, and he
has performed other feats that show
him to be a man of remarkable
strength. Mr.. Ennis has saved thir-
teen lives by his expert swimming and
In 1908 received a bronze medal from
the United States volunteer life saw
ing corps.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

Tor mediation between Peru and Ecua-
dor that prevented war. The Knox
plan is n Of arbitration and provides
that the United States, Brazil and Ar
gentina shall act as mediators in set
Ting the disputed boundary that caus-
ed the trouble.
The senate tried meeting once or
twice at II o'clock in the morning and
then gave 1t up and went back to high
noon. When President Frye called the
body to order n morning Mt the IN
earthly II o'clock hour there was only
one other senator present in the room,
He moved that the hour of meeting
should be changed to ~. and the mo-
ton prevailed. Never again should our
overworked senators be required to
meet at the inhumanly early hour Of II
o'clock.
President Taft has commended the
Bartholdt bill for universal peace and
expressed approval of the idea that a
delegation of leading citizens should
travel around the world in advocacy
OF a peace movement. 1t can be imag.
ined that such n delegation would re.
ceire a most enthusiastic welcome in
al lands. especially II headed by Theo.
1rs Roosevelt. who has been men
sssssr<s IN the right man to lead such a
eYasaEA
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
Stricken.

ooh, john" cried the farmers wife,
"1'm afraid I've taken that dreadful
new disease!!'
"What makes you think so. dear?'
he asked. alarmed, gathering the frail
little woman in his arms and strok-
ing the thinning hair as she sobbed
out the story of her fears upon his
broad shoulder.
"Well," she explained. latter l have
got up. dressed myself and the chill
dren, cooked breakfast, washed the
dishes, prepared the children for
school, strained the new milk and set
it away to cool, churned and worked
the butter, swept and busted, done the
ironing, given baby his bath, cooked
dinner and washed the dishes, sewed
all afternoon. cooked supper and wash
ed the dishes, undressed the children
and put them to bed and sat down for
the evening l am too tired to do my
darning! l never used to feel so. 1t
must be the hookwormw-Puck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
AFTER WEST0N'S LAURELs.

Aged John Ennis OF For Walk Across
the Continent.
Once more a pedestrian Of th~reescore
years and ten has come forward to
show the world that age is no handi-
cap in a little matter Of footing it
across the continent, and II be can
help it Edward Payson Weston isn't
going to remain the peerless pedes.
trian prince much longer. John Ennis
Is his name and Stamford. Conn.,, his
home. After a dip in the Atlantic at
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

companying him were four kings who
happened to be in England at the time,
and when the ride was over the prince
said to Cody:
Colonel. did you ever hold four
kings like that before?"
Yes. your royal highness," replied
Cody. II have held four kings more
than once. but l never held four kings
and a royal joker BEFORE"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
BR00KLYN'S PRETENDER.

John Guelph Begins Fight For Crown
Worn by King George.
While Britain's new king and his
family are holding exclusively first
place In the limelight abroad Just now,
a Brooklyn man promises to be almost
as much in the public eye over there
In the near future. His name is John
q. e. w. Guelph, or "Prince john" as
he insists on being called, and he
claims to be the eldest son Of the late
King Edward and heir to the British
throne.
Although nov occupying a modest
apartment at LOG Montague street.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
1.-THE Ideal Prayer Meetina."


In a church which could be named
the pastor was DESTROYS of bringing
about in a tactful way some improve
ments in the mid-week service and an
nounced for a subject 'The Ideal Pray
er Meeting" A number of helpful sug-
gestions had been made when one
brother, known to be harmless as a
dove if not wise rs a serpent, got up
and said:
II think everybody should come pre-
pared to say something, so that no
time should be lost except that which
is taken by the pastor"
AS he was known to be a great adj
mirer Of the pastor the gravity Of the
meeting was somewhat disturbed
Youths Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

and he demanded that we APOLOGIZE
for calling him Il cliff dweller. The al
ternate was death. We walked over
to a billboard ten feet away, turned
our back to him and told him to plug
away. He fired twelve shots and then
walked away in Mysteries. Why doesn't
the poor old chap understand that he
is no editor and never can be?
There is no cold storage and hang
ing Oh to meat and provisions in Give
adam Gulch. That business would be
red hot if it was instituted. We even
see to it that no saloon ever gets over
two barrels Of whisky ahead of the
game.
Bill Whalen, who used to hang out a
good deal in this locality. has just been
buried in New Mexico. 1t is needless to
add that lie was hanged by a vigilance
committee and pronounced dead before
burial. Bill missed it when he wasn't
buried here among the aristocrats.
We always endeavOr to sail close to
the ethics Of the profession, but it does
seem to be our duty just now to re-
mark that the editor Of the Blue Hill
Banner is a liar, a thief and a coward.
Should he differ from this conclusion a
telephone message will always find us
with the trumpet close to our ear and
u guns buckled on.
This is u regular week for lying
about our circulation and claiming
1000, 100000 copies, but when we see
our old Washington hand press in the
corner and the boys wetting down less
than a bundle Of white paper a feeling
of lassitude comes over US. In New
York, Chicago and other places they
never have this feeling. 1t must he
owing to the climate.
The Red Mountain Eagle calls upon
500 single women Of the east to come
out there and marry 500 single men of
that locality and help in the great
work of upbuilding the territory. We
have seen about go Of the 500 men,
and II advice to the 500 women is to
stay right at home and die of old age.
Hearing it gossiped on the street
that John Swift proposed to be a can
didate against us for the mayoralty
in the spring and that he was boast
ing Of how he would snow us under.
we made a friendly call on him yes
fnr6nv Hn nnf np11, 0oyso1 khD az,
NOR, but pledged himself to vote for
us. We had our guns along, and he
knew that we did, but we don't think
he was Influenced by them. We think
it was pure patriotism. Are there 9TH
ers?
That we may not hereafter be inter.
rupted in IL editorial or postotfice
work we shall set Saturday afternoon
as a sort of holiday for people to drop
in and take a shot at us. Last week
no less than five callers broke in upon
us at odd times. and. though no great
damage was done. II work suffered
from the Interruptions. Saturday aft.
ernoon Is the day henceforth. and
come in as soon after ! O'clock as you
car. No elevator, no cards. Come
right up to the second floor.
Major Underchill called Mt the Kick. 1
er Office the other day when we We're
over at Lone Jack and instructed the
apprentice hoy to tell US as coming |
from him that we were a jackass and ]
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

level after a year or SO.
The old composition peeled from the
cores of u press rollers used to be
sought for by the Indians around here
as a dainty. and any one Of them
would eat a pound. They don't come
any more. or If they do come they
o for roast dog instead. 1t is the
first time we ever heard Of q red man
going back on a good thing.
Joe Halton Of the White Wolf an.
loon is a cross eyed man, and we so
stated the other day when writing up
who Is which in Giveadam Gulch. Joe
felt hurt over it and on Wednesday
last fired six shots at us on Apache
e We were not even grazed.
We now assert that he is not only
cross eyed, but he can't shoot for
shucks. A man holding a gun in his
toes could have done better,
The friends of John Haynes fear
that he has met with an accident of
some sort. He started to ride over to
Cochise last week, and three days lat
er his boots and a few bones were
found on the trail. It is the general
belief that a mountain lion got him,
and his loss is our gain, or some such
thing as that
Among other trif1es of yesterday Mr..
John Calhoun. an old prospector and
miner. Informed " that he had discoy-
cred a solid ledge of gold seven feet
thick and a mile long on one of our
mountains. and he thinks we ought to
be worth $4,000. 0OO, 1000 at the end of
a year or so. We believe the state
ment about the gold. but are not un-
duly puffrd up about it. We have al
ways wanted to sit in an unlimited
game Of poker where the ante was $40.
This will enable US to do so, but we
don't much care about autos and dia-
monds. This is only one out of the
seventeen mountains we own.
The story in a Chicago paper that
we won $1,000 on a hand at poker is
the veriest nonsense. In the first place. |
the average jack pot around here sell
dom goes above So, and in the next we
never met a man in the territory who
wouldn't pull out if the pot got above
three. The story arises from the fact F.
that with king high in our hand we
bluffed Judge Harkins, who had an
ace full, out of a two dollar and a half !
pot. Tears came to his eyes as we
pulled the cash toward us, and he has |
cut off cigars to practice economy. |
The town is full Of poker, but you
have to sweat the blue out Of your sus-
penders to win enough to buy a plug
hat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
The New Don't Worries,

The dog is in the pantry.
The cat is in the lake.
The COW is in the hammock.
What difference does it make?
I joined the new Don't Worry club,
And now I hold my breath.
Tn so scared for fear I'll worry
That I'm worried most to death.
-Congregationalist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
Oh, You Rooster!

Sam Sun6ower-Pete Green am git
tin mighty tony in his invitations desc
days.
Bill Blackberry-How's dat?
Sam Sunfiower-Why. Pete killed
dat old rooster he had fob de last
five yeahs en- den invited de parson
to a chanticleer dinner on Sunday
Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

fOrmance In 1883.
which b a been
given all over the
universe. In Lon
don on one occasion
the late King Ed
ward, then Prince
Of Wales. rode in
the famous Dead.
wood a after a
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
What Is Doina
In Washington
etayino For the Speaker Root May Soc
Roosevelt That Plat PIach-Taft q
! friend Of Dan CspId-Tho Fighting
Pue11Ist and the Scrappy Speaker.
The Wearing Of the Red,
BY JAMES A. EDCERTON.
four Washington Correspondent

n Ev. Il. N. COUDEN, the blind
chaplain Of the house, who re-
IN Gently made the body gasp
BY praying that the muck
1akers should rake in front Of
their own doors, later on gave the
house another shock by Offering up
thanks for 1.-THE courage which enables
one to face the lannon's mouth or re-
sist the bayonet charge" before he
went on to pray for 1.-THE higher moral
courage which enables to stand
for his convictions though the. whole
world may oppose him, for a clear
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

Brooklyn. "Prince John" and his fam
lily formerly lived in II 1T New
York's most expensive hotels. Hay.
Ing no profession or business, Their.
has been much mystery as to where
the money to pay for this luxury came
from. but be has given the impression
that 1t was sent owe from England.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
Buffalo Bills Great Hand.

The announcement that William Il.
Cody, known the world over as "Buf-
falo Bill" is to retire has recalled the
interesting career Of this picturesque
character of the plains. Since 1872 be
has been before the public as a show
man and organized his Wild West per-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
couldn't ven edit an almanac. All
right. major. Message received. and
We are still Il friend Of yours.

The Grass Valley Rugle has suspend
ed publication. and its late editor has
gone to driving II two mule team. We
nave long wanted to speak a good
word for brother Watkins. and we
hoo 1t of now. He has struck his
true gait and will make a success Of
1t. Out in this country a man finds his
level after a year or SO.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
Business Brisk.

Flows business"
Brisk" answered the druggist. "I've
bought tickets for two picnics and four
excursions this morning and donated
goods for several indoor AFFAIRS
Pittsburg Post.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06
ARIZONA HOT BITS,
Kicker Editor Turns In a Batch
of Neighborhood News.
GIvEADAM GULCH IS ALL O. K.

Compliments to the Fraternity In
Other Parts-HoIiday For the Sane.
tum-Ths Coyote Contemporary Me.
and Told to Plug Away.
BY NJ. QUAD.
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Literary
Press.l
~ AJOR HALSEY of Lone Jack
and Colonel Henderson of
X Grass Valley met and mon-
keyed around and fired six
shots at each other the other day and
then took a drink. Nice juicy pair!
1t has been ascertained that there
are twenty-three extinct volcanoes in
Arizona and that there used to be
avalanches and cyclones every month.
1t makes one sad to think the good old
times are gone forever. Nothing but
poker and horse stealing left.
Our esteemed contemporary of thu
Coyote is nothing If not humorous.
The other day we met him on tn,
street Juggling two big navy revolvers,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

NN I. o. o. r.
...1o-- =. Meets every wednesday
sSe cordially invited TO attend.
FRANK MORGER, N. @.
j.. G. MYERS, Rec. Sec.
E~ncampment No. IS meets the first and third
Friday OF each month.
KIRK MEYERS, Scribe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-07-06

BENTON LODGE NO. Is, A. ,. AND
~. 1.-Regular communications Of tAo
49, above ma med lodge are held ct Z 20 D. nj.
ION the hrst and third Nondaye Of cacH
Nom bers OF sister Lodges and soiouspine
brethren are cor daily invited to attend.
j. RITTER, eec'y.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-20
Elect Officers.

The annual meeting Of the members
of the First Baptist church in this city
resulted in hte election of officers for
the ensuing year follows:
Edward Bump, trustee, Waiter Ham
mond. trustee; Frank Stakemuller
deacon Anna Emery, clerk; May Han
sen, organist; Muriel Eastwood. assist
ant organist; w. A. Hill, treasurer.
The only change that resulted from
the election was that Walter Ham
mond replaced A. G. Berry as trustee
Mr.. Berry asked to be permitted to re-
sign on account of his connection with
the business of Bump & Berry as E w
Bump is already on the board of trus-
tees and the church is now considering
the matter of building a new church
Mr. Stakemiller was elected in the
place of w A. Hill, who was elected
treasurer OF the church.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-20

of the game for the Hammond Athletic
club and as there are a number of
crack hockey players in Hammond at
the present time it is expected that
first class team, equal to anything in
the country. can be organized in a very
shor time.
A small admission will be charged
for the use of the ice in order to cover
expenses of keeping 1t in first class
condition.
1t was also decided that for the bene-
fit of the members of the uclb who en-
joy roller skating that the gymnasium
would be reserved on Wednesday even
ings from $50 to 1880 for this pur-
pose for the benefit of the members and
their lady friends. All who desire to
take advantage'of the floor for roller
skating will, of course, furnish their
own skates.
| Charles Ketchell was appointed as
sistant financial secretary to George
| Miller.
The old members of the club are
| taking very readily to the reinstate-
ment proposition and it is expected
that the membership will be over 200
within the next ten days.
| The basketball teams are working in
! fine shape and double header with
! East Chicago is scheduled for Thurs
/ day evening, Dec. %. Other games
with some of the strongest teams in
this section of the country have been
! arranged and the schedule will be an
! nounced later.
/ The prospects for the club were new
! err brighter. Every one Is working
hard and it is hoped in few months
that the club will have one of the
largest memberships and the finest
equipment of any club of it's kind in
this part of the state.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-20
CHM REPORTS At
IND. TRADES MEETING
Recommends Wage Scale
For Building Trades in
Small Towns.

The Indiana Building Trades Council
Is in session at Indianapolis this week,
and Secretary Treasurer w. T. CHM of
Hammond is in attendance. At the
meeting yesterday he reported that To-
cal building council charters were held
in Indianapolis, South Bend, Terre
Haute. Lafayette, Fort Wayne and
Hammond. Evansville building trades
organizations are considering afflia-
tion with the Indiana Building Trades
Council, he said: The carpenters, paint
ers' and plumbers unions are we'll or
gained in the state. he asserted.
Recommending Scale.
Mr.. CHM recommended a scale of
wages for building trades unions in
towns too small for a local council. He
insisted employers should specify union
labor in the construction of their
plants as we'll as in hiring their en-
ployes. Particular attention was d.
rected toward the importance of union
men purchasing union made products.
In outlining the financial principles
OF the organization, Mr.. CHM recon-
mended a charge of 81 for local council
charter fees and 81 for admittance fees
for district and local building councils.
He recommended that each local coun-
ell pay 81 a month when the member
ship is 100 or less, and so cents for
every additional 100 members or frac-
tion thereof.
The reports of the secretary -treasur-
err and president were referred to a
committee for action. The committee
Will report at this mornings session.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-20
ROLLER MATCH
AT III. A. A

AT a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Hammond Athletic associa-
ton last night it was decided to con-
vert the baseball field into an ice skat-
ing rink. The park will be flooded over
as large an area as possible and a
crew of men will be in charge to keep
the ice clean and see that it is flooded
every night. This will insure smooth
skating surface all during the winter
months.
Vernon McGirr, a former hockey star
on one of the best Canadian teams, who
is now making his residence in Ham
mond, has volunteered to take charge
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-20
Rev. Switzer President.

At the meeting yesterday of the
Methodist ministers of the Calume;
region, at which time a permanent or
ganization was formed the following
officers were elected
President-Rev. W. F. Switzer. Ham
mond.
Vice Presidcnt-Rev. J. B. McNary
East Chicago.
Secretary Treasurer-Rev. NJ. C
Wright Whiting.
The meetings will be held on the
first Monday of each month.
The Rev Switzer yesterday read a
paper on the organization of a broth
erhood for boys in Methodist church.