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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
BOOSTERS AT STATE FAIR,
Visitors Receive Enthusiastic Greet
ing From Big Crowd.

HELENA, Sept. 3O.-Today was
Great Falls and Northern Montana
day and for ideal weather, q record
breaking attendance and hearty an
imation it stands out as one of the
most successful days of the eighth an.
nual Montana State Fair. The attend
ance ranged close to 10000, the aero.
plane flights by Mars were among the
best of the week, and the racing card
was exceptionally good.
The special train conveying Presi.
dent Hill, his guests, the Montana
Boosters, comprising many St. Paul
business men and prominent people of
the northern part of the state, togeth.
er with the Great Falls crowd headed
by the Black Eagle band of that city,
arrived in the city shortly before noon
and instead of being brought to the
depot was stopped at the Great North.
ern station at the fair grounds where
the party, about 400 strong, alighted.
With their banners, badges, buttons,
songs and yells, aided by the music of
the excellent band, thejnorthern Mon.
tsna deleg alton made itself very pro.
minent during the afternoon. At 2
O'Clock President Hill M ade an enthus.
iastic "Booster' address in front of
the grand stand.
The visitors belong to the Montana a
Boosters club, organized through the
efforts Of Mr.. Hill year ago. Some
OF the excursionists belong TO "The
Rocky Boy Tribe" and q beautifully
illustrated pamphlet announces that
this is the "second annual stampede
of the Rocky Boy Indians." F. s..
Reed of the Culbertson Searchlight ia
the mighty chief of the Rocky Boys.
he having been given this honor be-
cause he was the 6rst man to start the
agitation for the removal of the real
Rocky Boy tribe from eastern Mon
tana.
The breast Of every man in the party
was covered with med ais and buttons.
"Second Annual Trip, Montana Boost.
ers' Club, 19l0," reads one button.
A red ribbon then tells whittier the
party is bound and q button suspend.
ed at the end Gays "For q Good Boost.
or See Other Side." Turning the but.
ton around, looking glass is reveal.
ed,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Hearst Roasts Tammany.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-W. r. Hearst
devotes the first page of his American
THE morning to an attack on Chas. F.
Murphy. leader of Tsmmsny Hall,
who is depicted ss representing every
state officer nominated by the demo.
cratic state convention at Rochester.
This Is the fret indication OF the
attitude of Mr.. Hearst in the coming
election.
"The election of Mr.. Murphy's tick.
et," says the American. "will be q de-
feat Of every American principle for
free and just government. There ia
no party involved. It is
necessary to drive the bosses and
criminal trusts out of American poll.
tics and any party should be defeated
that hsrbors them"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Haskell Wins Suit,

McALEsTER. Okla, Sept. 29.-The
trial of Gov. c. N. Haskell, of Okla
homa in the Muskogee town lot cases
came to q sudden end today wheh the
government announced that under the
restrictions laid down by the court it
would be unable to make out q case
against Haskell or any of his code.
fend ants.
Gov. Haskell and three other defen-
dants we're charged in an Indictment
returned to federal Judge with
conspiracy to defraud the government
in the disposal OF town lot sites at
Muskogee, Okla" 1t was charged
that by false registration of the names
of persons scattered over the country
they secured title to about 600 lots.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Natural Resources Wasted.

PUEBLO COL, Sept. 30.-"Under
our lax laws. state and national,
four. .ffshs of the resources of the
country already have passed into the
hands of monopoliets. We of the
conserv alton movement are trying to
save the other fifth for the people,"
Francis J. Heney, speaking before
the national lrriga gation congress here
on the last day of Its session, was
given an ovation when he defended
the purpose of the conserv ationists in
the words:
"Two.thirds OF our coal lands al.
ready have been given away" he
continued. "Any policy advocating
the retention of ineffective laws for the
giving away of the other third of our
birthright can only be considered q
policy of foolishness.
"Why were we not wise enough to
act when the populists told US these
things Is years ago? We waited until
Roosevelt took up the fight and until
President Taft indorsed the Roosevelt
program before the ST. Paul conser.
vation congress.
1.-THE grant of IS, ,O0O,O acres to
transcontinental rsilros osds," Mr..
Heney declared, "involved more land
than ell that has been reclaimed by
irrig alton and taken up in home
steadsD
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
A Canadian Powder Trust.

VANCOUVER, b. c., October 3.-A
90, 900, 900 dollar merger of all the
powder companies in Canada with the
exception of the Giant Powder com.
pany's branch factory at Telegraph
Bay, has been effected. Ownership
will be vested In the British. G an ad an
Explosives Ltd. recently incorpor.
ated under letters patent issued by the
Dominion government. The merger
is controlled by the Nobel corpora.
ton owning powder and dynamite
factories in every European country,
and the Dupont Powder company OF
Delaware. This deal marks the ad.
vent OF the Dupont people in Canada
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Prosperity;in The Orchards.

SPOKANE, Sept. 2S.-Northwestern
apple growers will have plenty of
money to invest in automobiles,
pianos and similar little trinkets this
winter. With bumper yield, the or.
chardists are offered good prices for
their crops, owing to the shortage In
other apple sections. It is estim ated
that the apple growers of this state
alone will realize some $4,000. 900,
and the growers in Oregon, northern
California: Idaho and Montana will
also roll in wealth.
The yield in Washington is estima-
ted at about 100000 boxes, nearly
double that of last year. The Oregon
crop will be about half of that of
Washington, or in the neighborhood
of 1000, 900 boxes.
For three months past buyers from
New York, Chicago, Boston, ST.
Louis and other great cities. and from
London. Paris and Berlin. have been
competing for the crop, and more than
half of the apples grown in the north
west have already been sold. Grow
ers who can afford to do 80, however,
are holding their fruit in expectation
Of big prices In December, when the
holiday season will cause an increased
demand,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
HUNTING FOR DYNAMITERS
Los Angeles Police Hope To Arrest
CowardIy Assassins.

Los ANGELES. Oct. 3.-Stirred by
the fact that the bomb explosion which
wrecked the Times plant and killed 21
men and subsequent attempted dyna.
miting outr ages has created an emer.
gency with which the police foros is
finding itself unable to cope. the city
council passed an emergency ordi.
nance at special meeting today which
authorized the immediate appointment
of 40 additional patrolmen, ten SER
geants and one lieuten ant. These
men will be used to hunt down and
imprison or drive out Of the city men
who have been known to express COM
mend alton OF acts OF violence and 9th.
ers who have been in trouble with the
police department since the labor
troubles began in Los Angeles sever al
months ago.
A proposal was also discussed to
raise the city's reward for the detec.
tion of the bomb conspirators from
$4,000 to $4,000. 1t was determined
to make the reward 80, 900 for the de.
lection OF each conspirator.
Seventeen men are now in the city
jail, booked as dynamiter suspects.
However, the best clew 90 far obtained
came from the offices OF the Giant
Powder company in San Francisco,
where it Is said that men named Bry.
son and Morris and another man pur.
chased 500 pounds of explosives simi.
lar that found in the Internal machine
discovered at the home of F. J. Zee.
handelaar, secretary of the Merch ants
& Manufacturers association.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
BENEFITS OF IRRIGATION.
Director Newell Discusses Results Of
Federal Reclamation.

Federal Reclamation.
PUEBLO, COL. Sept. 28.-"Pioneer.
ing in an irrigate country or on .
dry farm requires more common
sense, more knowledge and more en-
durance than in ordinary farming
conditions, but to the man who can
meet these conditions the results are
far greater than can be attained else.
where" said F. II. Newell, director
of the federal reclamation service, in
discussing the progress of national
irrig alton works before the national
irrig alton congress today.
"Successful irrigation is not q lazy
mans way OF farming," he said. ''It
means intensive cultiv alton and the
use of brains with water, in fact, the
more brains and the less water used
the greater will be the success. More
failures result from excess of water
than from deficiency"
Mr.. Newell traced the work Of the
federal reclamation bureau since the
passage of the reclamation act eight
years ago. Investment in national
irrig alton now amounts to $50, O0O, 900.
nearly all returnable, he said: "The
wealth already produced by this in
vestment in land values already ex.
ceeds this by. two to one, and yet this
is but the beginning. 1t is conserva-
tive to state that every dollar loaned
by the federal government will add
three dollars to the taxable wealth Of
the west.
"More than the mere financial sue.
cess have been the large. beneficial re-
suits attained directly and indirectly
by the government. Above all is the
more substantial return, 1.-THE creation
of homes for thousands of citizens.
The intent of the reclamation act has
been to make possible the developments
of email farms and the permanent To-
cation thereon of families of indepen-
dent citizens deriving their living from
the soil and virtually interested in the
preserv alton OF the principles Of free
government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Made Long Airship Flight.

CHICAGO, September 20. - Walter
Brookins failed in his attempt to
make continuous flight of 1856 miles
from W ashington Park, Chicago, to
Springfield, Ill, today, by descending
at Gilman, ILL.,, IS miles from his
starting point.
The descent In q MEASURE had been
provided for, as the aviator did moi
carry q sufficient amount OF fuel to
fight the brisk wind which blew over
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
his path the greater part of his Jour.

his path the greater part of his Jour.
ney.
Wilbur Wright, who was q passen-
ger on the special train following the
aviator, overlook his pupil at Gilman
and assisted in the prepar ations for
the resumption of the flight. He pre-
dicted that Brookins would reach
Springfield without making another
descent and would thus break the
record for sustained flight across
country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Arrest Gang Of Counterfeiters.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Secret ser.
vice agents at Tacoma reported to
Chief Wilkie the capture of q gang of
four counterfeiters, one of them a A.
year-old boy. The gang is alleged to
have flooded Tacoma and Seattle with
bogus go gold pieces, bad nickels and
counterfeit halt dollars. Joseph Ev.
ans, the boy, is alleged to have been
used by the counterfeiters to pass the
bad money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
OLD GUARD SURRENDERS,
Roosevelt Republicans Secure Nomi.
nations For Their Candidates.

Roosevelt Republicans Secure Nomi-
nations For Their Candidates.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept. 29.-The
republican state convention named
Henry l.. Stimson of New York city
as its candidate for governor. The
nomination of Mr.. Stimson was one
more victory for Colonel Roosevelt,
who personally led for the nomln alton
of his candidate.
Colonel Roosevelt said he would
take the stump in the campaign. The
close OF the convention found the
Roosevelt forces in complete mastery
OF the situation, though the old guard
kept up it's fight grimly until the end.
New YORK, Sept. 29.-Henry Lewis
Stimson first came prominently into
the public eye as United States district
attorney for the southern district OF
New York, post to which he was ap.
pointed by President Roosevelt in
January, 1906.
Al u's IuFeo years anu TWO mOutns
in Office Mr.. Stimson prosecuted the
so-called sugar trust and the New
York Central railway for rebating,
and securing the imposition of fines
aggreg ating nearly S4O0, 900.
The proceeding to compel the late
E. Il. Hartman to answer questions
put to him by the interstate commerce
commission was also won by Mr.. Slim.
son, and his next court victory was
against the American Sugar Refining
company for fraud In weighing i'm.
ports of sugar. The case resulted in
the government recovering more than
81, 2,00O, 900 in duties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
THE BOOSTERS" SPECIAL.
Jolly Bunch Of Visitors On Their
Way To State Fair.


Way To State Fair.
The special train OF Montana Boos.
ters from the Twin Cities, with excur.
sionists from various points along
the line of the Great Northern, arrived
here about 7 O'Clock Thursday even.
ing, and after taking aboard q dele
CATION of Fort Benton business men
proceeded on its way to Helena. The
Boosters are jolly bunch of Opt.
nists Ard their nreserse .. the state
fair will certainly add to the eayety
and enthusiasm of the occasion.
The departure of the booster"
special from St. Paul is described in
a press dispatch which says in part:
To demonstrate that Minnesota is
interested in the development in Mon.
tana nearly 100 of the leading bust.
ness men of St. Paul and Minneapo.
lis left this morning for Helena to at.
tend the state fair.
They and some Duluth merch ants
left the ST. Paul Union depot at 10
O'Clock over the Great Northern In
the Montana "Boosters special"
which stopped at Minneapolis to pick
up some of the -four city business men.
The next stop will be at Culbertson,
Montana, where other boosters will
join the party.
The special train was arranged at
the instance of President L. w. Hill
of the Great Northern, who assem-.
bled together some of the new equip.
ment ordered by the passenger de.
partment.
There are seven cars in the train
and ali the comforts Of a travelling
hotel are furnished. 1t was one of the
handsomest trains that ever pulled
out of St. Paul. Red and white aster 9
decorated the tables in the dining car.
Back of the compartment observ alton
car cleaned a red and white Sign.
"Montana Boosters.
Along side of the train stretched
two long white banners on which were
printed In big black letters: "Minue.
sofa Boosts Montana" and swatch
Montana Crow"
The boosters left with q bunch OF
advertising matter. Every member OF
the party was tagged with q big blue
ribbon relating the purpose of the
trip. There is also q plentiful supply
of buttons bearing such notices: "I'd
rather be q pickle than q dead one."
II love my Helen sh." "Spokane
looks good to me-" "Is everybody
happy" II love my Minnesota, but
oh you Montana
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
WRECKED BY DYNAMITE.
Los Angeles Newspaper Plant De-
stroyed BY Explosion.

Los ANGELES, Oct. Ian attempt
to destroy the residence of Gen. aar.
rison Gray Otis, publisher of the Los
Angeles Times, by means of an infer.
nal machine, was made this afternoon.
Following as it does the explosion
which destroyed the buildings and
plant of the Times, with great loss OF
life, early today, q suspected effort to
blow up the auxiliary plant OF that
paper and the finding of q powerful
Internal machine in the residence of
Secretary Zeehandelsar of the Mer.
chants and Manufacturers associa-
ton, the attempted outrage has
wrought this city to an intense state OF
suspense and excitement.
General Otis and the responsible
head of the paper charge the Times
disaster and the narrowly averted At
tempts at further destruction of life
and property TO labor union sources.
With emphasis the leaders of union
labor here and throughout the state
repudiate the accusa alton and have of.
fered all aid in their power in the eff.
fort to detect the culprits.
For 20 years, following q quarrel
with the typographical union, which
resulted in making the Times a non.
union paper, General Otis has fought
unionists with every resource at his
command. He has been seconded in
this fight by the Merchants and Manu-.
facturers' association, whose secretary
was the object OF frustr ated dynamit.
ing.
The succession OF tragic events and
the rumors of attempted outrages se,
the populace of Los Angeles In state
of mind bordering on panic. Hun.
dreds of policemen and detectives were
busy in and endeavoring to locate the
alleged perpetr ators OF the crimes.
But two arrests have been made and
these were only on suspicion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05

OF the three winners and thrilling as
was the race itself, the horror caused
by the wholesale manning and killing
which attended 1t cast such deep
shadow over spectators, participants
and management that the crowd die.
persed under q pail of sorrow.
Notwithstanding the appalling loss
OF life 1t was announced that the grand
prize race over the same course will
be held Oct. Is.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Four Killed In Auto Races.

NEW YORK, Oct. -Four dead and
10 injured, three probably fatally.
was the price In human flesh paid
today for the six running OF the Van
derbilt cup, which was won by Harry
Grant.
Grant, by covering the 27s.0S miles
OF the course in 4 hours II minutes So
seconds, equivalent to an average OF
65 is miles an hour, established q
new American record.
But brilliant as was the performs msnce
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
The illinois Bribery Scandal.

CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-State Senator
D. T. Holtshaw who voted for the
election of Senator Lorimer, on the
witness stand today before the sena.
torial investig ating committee testified
that after he had voted for Senator
Lorimer he received $500 and that
he supposed the money was paid be.
cause OF his vote.
The state senator, who until recent.
~ Was Q banker in Iuka and had some
prominence in the Baptist church, wae
the second legislator to tell the com.
mtttee that money was paid because
of q vote for Lorimer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Roosevelt Favors Direct Primary.

SARATOGA, Sept. %. - Colonel
Roosevelt took the platform this after
noon in the republican state conven-
tion, and in an impsssioned speech
pleaded for the adoption of q direct
primary plank. The speech OF Col.
onel Roosevelt came after two hours
OF arguments for and against the
plank on the adoption of the minority
report.
Colonel Roosevelt defied the old
guard and told them that unless they
fell In aud led the procession ii would
pass over them and they would be
crushed. The majority report was
adopted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05
Missouri Is Growing.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-The state
of Missouri has population of 3, 293, /.
1856, according to the enumer alton OF
the thirteenth census, statistics OF
which were announced by the census
bureau today. This is sn increase of
1856, $40, or 6 per cent over the popula.
tion in 1900, which was 3.l06, 1865.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-10-05

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive Offer
ings in our advertising columns.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-09

J. T. Williams, aged ~, died yes
terday afternoon at his residence. 426
West Pine street, after an extended
Illness.
Mr.. Williams had recently partially
recovered from a protracted attack
of Brights disease, and until last
Tuesday was able to be about the
streets, and although weak and
emaciated, it was hoped and believed
that he would fully recover. Another
attack, however. proved too much for
his weakened constitution, and death
resulted within a few days.
Deceased has been resident of
Hattiesburg for many years, and. at
the time of his death was serving the
city in the capacity of councilman
from the First ward, to which office
he was elected by a very gratifying
vote. He was popular with all class
es, conscientious, FAITHFUL public
servant, and enjoyed the friendship
and confidence of large number of
citizens.
The funeral services were conduct
ed at the residence at $50 o'clock this
morning by Revs. G. H. Thompson and
+. J. Currie, and the Hattiesburg
Camp of Woodmen of the World Of
ficiated at the burial at the city GENE
terry. Members of both local lodges
of Woodmen assembled at their re-
spective halls at 8 o'clock and march
ed in a body to the residence or the
deceased, the funeral services being
conducted under the solemn and i'm
pressive ritual of that order.
For an hour all municipal business
was suspended, the Mayor, city clerk
chief of police, the councilmen and
members of the police force marching
in a body to the cemetery. Many
sorrowing friends followed the re-
mains to their last resting place, the
large crowd attesting to the pop
ularity of the deceased and the esteem
in which he was held by the public
generally
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-09
THE COCOANUT TREE.
II Has an Irresistible Craving For Salt
Water.

u mas an IrreSlStlble (raVln9 For salt
Water.
"In the tropics. where the cOcOanut
is wanted for planting. the nuts are
picked up when they fall from the
tree where they have hung for about
fourteen months in ripening. 1t is Il
fact not generally known" says the
Bakers Weekly, that a majority of
the nuts drop at night, which prob
ably accounts for the small loss of life
by cocoanuts falling upon the heads
of the natives.
THE action of the heavy dew at
night loOsens the seal with which ma
ture has provided the nut and allows
it to fall. The nuts wanted for plant
ing are either gathered into heaps or
placed under sheds. where they are
allowed to sprout before planting. in
order that good. healthy 'sprout nuts
may be selected. thus avoiding the
possibility of planting blind nuts
that would not sprout, in which case
much time would be lost in starting
the 'cOcoanut walks as the orchards
are, called. When holes are dug about
three feet deep and twenty feet apart
the nut is carefully placed in the hole
and covered with about one foot of
SOL The hole is filled as the sprout
grows until it reaches the surface.
when 1t is left TO itself. requiring no
further attention. Should the place
where the cocoanut Is planted be any
great distance from the seashore a
quantity of salt is placed in the hole.
II will grow in luxuriance, however.
but a short distance from the shore.
nearness to salt water being absolute
ly essential TO its welfare.
IAN interesting story is told by a
gentleman who resided for some years
in the tropics. He planted cOcoanut
tree behind a board fence some dis
lance from the sea. The tree grew
perfectly straight until 1t reached the
top of the fence. when il began to
grow toward the ocean. leaning foot
or more. Then a shed was built quite
near the fence. but several feet higher.
and the tree again grew straight until
the roof OF the shed was reached.
when II again leaned toward the sea.
forming very curious and odd look
irg tree.
THE irregular growth was wholly
attributed to the influence of the salt
AIR. No magnet is truer to the pole
than the root OF the cocoanut tree to
the ocean. for when the root breaks
through its husk 1t points directly to-
ward the sea. no matter what the po-
sition of the nut when placed in the
ground"