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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04

earned victory. They come in whole
families-the men bring their wives
and their children, their live stock
and their implements with them.
j. F. MEG aughey, assistant general
passenger and freight agent for the
Great Northern railway at Helena,
tells the story of how in four weeks,
or from the later part of March up to
this time 1,102 carloads of immigrant
moveables have been brought from
eastern and central United States
towns to the great, wide plains of
Montana, where they have established
themselves on half sections in the dry
farming district, all intent or making
for themselves and their children q
home in the coming empire Of the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
Chicken Chatter.

A good coat of whitewash applied
to the nest 10 which the hen is set is q
great step toward freeing the chicks
from their worst enemies. A thorough
busting of the old hens feathers with
slack lime or vermin powder is an
other good Investment.
Bowel trouble is the bugbear of the
young chick business. Do not feed
the chicks at all until they are at
least two and q half days old. This
has been proven by actual experimen,
to be the greatest preventive Of this
dreaded disease.
The business of "helping q chick
out Of the she'll" by breaking q hole
in the egg looks better on paper than
it works out in actual practice. The
chick that cannot free itself from the
shell seldom reaches the frying pan Of
lays 30.ceut eggs.
Fresh water is q fine thing for poul
try when 1t is served In drinking yes
sells, but not when it is supplied
through . leaky roof. Dampness II
the corner stone of failure in the her
BUSINESS.
Do not let the hen drag the chick
around the yard on q damp or rain!
day. Jupiter Pluvius ia an avowet
enemy of Mr.. Small Chick.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
Bribery Story Denied.

CHICAGO, April misrepresentation
Charles A. Whites sensational story
that he received $1,000 to cast his vote
for William Lorimer OF the United
States senate and that he White
also accepted $500 81 his share OF az
alleged legislative "slush fund" mel
with general denisls today.
LIE O'Neill Browne of Ottawa ar
rived here today, IA did Senate,
Lorimer, both denying the use o
brides in the most emphatic manner
Mr.. Browne, alleged by White K
have been the distributor of the Lori
mer money, declared that White hs(
rushed into print because he hst
failed In a. attempt to use bis stos,
to secure ''hush" money.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
For Land Office Al Harlowton,

WASHINGTON, April 30. Sen ator
Dixon has favorably reported from
the public lands committee the bill
creating another land district in Mon.
tana. the headquarters of which will
be located at Harlowton. During the
time the measure was in the hands Of
the committee the members OF the Mon.
tans delegation 10 congress appeared
before that body to urge the neces.
sity for the new division, and Senate,
Dixon and bis colleagues are hopeful
that the measure will receive favor
able consideration at an early date
The proposed district will contain s.,
5000 0 acres taken from the Helena
Bozeman and Billings district.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
Advertising Northern Montana.

Some idea of the value of the north.
ern Montana exhibit a is given in q
communication from w. E. French to
the River Press. A brief account of
this publicity work reads in part as
follows:
As 10 we'll known the car was first
started and financed by the Milk
River Valley information bureau, and
until January l was conducted under
the direction of that body. Since
that time and until April Is the car
has been under the management of
the Great Northern railway.
The car travelled in the states of
Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana and was visited by no
less than 100, 900 people, many of
whom have already come to Montana
and in many instances have filed up.
on homestead claims.
During the entire advertising cam
paign the various towns that had co.
operated in and assisted in financing
the car received their due share of ad.
vertising.
Commencing January l, in addition
to the regular q work we put on in
opera houses, churches. etc.. every
evening q series of stereopticon views
showing the country between St. Paul,
Minn., and Seattle, WASH, particular
ly defining Montana aud the Chou.
teau-Valley county country.
During some of the evening lectures
it was sometimes necessary to give
two lectures In one evening, and very
often it became necessary to open. the
car for inspection at night after the
lecture. Although several people
have come to Montana IS Q result of
this advertising it is safe to predict
that the larger number OF homeseekers
have not started and those can be
looked for this fall.
The Great Northern railway is so
we'll pleased with this work they have
created q special position on their list
Of employees, that OF special Montana
immigration agent and have employed
the writer to fill that position during
the summer. My duty is to follow up
the work of the car, make up special
Montana parties and accompany them
to this country from these eastern
states. Or in other words, specially
conducted parties.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
Take Census Of Japanese.

SEATTLE April 29.-The census OF
} Japanese in Seattle, nearly completed,
will show a population of more than
1900 people Of that race, or more than
twice rs many a. there are in any
other American city. Adding the
truck farmers in the surrounding
country, there are 10000 Japanese in
and near Seattle. In the state Of
Washington the census is expected to
show 10000 Japanese, as against 40,
600 in California.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
THOUSANDS OF NEW SETTLERS.

1t reads like fiction, the wonderful
story Of immigrant colonies from
the east, who take up their pilgrimage
to the new country, with faces aglow
with the hope that for them life may
begin anew in the Treasure state, says
the Great Falls Tribune.
In one short month l, lO2 carloads of
immigrant m%oveables, representing
approximately as many families, and
fully 5000 have crossed the Missis.
sippi from the plains of the north
central states, some coming from as
far east as New York and Pennsyl.
vanis.
The coterie of c~olonists, the forerun.
ners of that tide of homeseekers that
is bound to cross the border of the
great commonwealth of Montana in
1910. represents that class of hard.
working. honest, steady American
manhood of which any state or country
may we'll feel proud. Someone has
we'll said: 1.-THE history of . state il
the biography Of its men,"
These IRE not the o11cast or scum o.
some foreign country. not the wander
ing uomsnds Of . more modern time
but the best, from . good land. TheI
are the kind who, beaten back ont
year, rise in their strength the mex
and turn apparent defeat into . vel
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
AMONG OUR NElCHBORS,
A Grist Of Items Gathered From Our
Northern Montana Exchanges,


Conrad Observer: Brady. about
ten miles south of Conrad. is soon to
have q new full hedged townsite. Sur.
veyors are now at work plating a
tract of 80 acres to be known as the
West Side addition. The new town
site lie located on the west side of the
railroad, while the original townsite
is on the east side and opposite to
that of the railroad depot.
Chinook Opinion: The farmers OF
this vicinity are to have a chance to
try some of the Siberian alfalfa suited
to dry climates that Prof. Hansen OF
the South Dakota agriculture college,
brought into this country On one of
his expeditions for the United States
government. Thos. O'Hanlon com.
pany have received several hundred
of the plants raised from the IA pounds
of seed which Prof. Hansen brought
with him and are distributing them
among the alfalfa farmers Of this sec.
ton for trial.
G ountry.
Glasgow News. Nels Dokken, one
of the homesteaders on the north bench,
has just recently completed q we'll on
his claim at q depth of l07 feet aud
now has about ten feet of water in it.
There is nothing very remarkable
about the we'll except the fact that Mr..
Dokken dug the we'll by hand with a
pick and shovel and carried the dirt
the surface himself with q pail. He
climbed up and down by means OF
notches cut in the sides Of the we'll.
He says he averaged about three feet
u day in digging the hole which is
about three feet in diameter.
Conrad Observer: If the dry season
croaker would stop and realize that
the present spring in this section
IL fully six weeks ahead OF any yet
known to old timers, he would feel
like kicking himself. This time last
year there was not one acre OF ground
seeded to every so this year. In fact,
this time last year there was little, II
any, spring grain planted, on account
of the late spring. The ground, If
you remember, vas considerably
frozen and could not be worked at all.
What grain that was sown was put in
in the latter part of February, when
there was q thaw and q period of
warm weathrr.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
The Withdrawal Ct Coal Lands.
Helena Recor,

Helena Record.
Some idea of the coal deposits O.
Montana is had by the withdrawa.
from entry within the past two weeks
BY order of Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger of 13, SOC, 900 acres o
land in the counties Of Valley, Daw
son, Rosebud and Custer. The ares
is twice 90 large as the known coal
deposits Of Alaska, land includes tt
greater part of the state east of the
one hundred and seventh meridian and
from Wyoming to the Canadian line.
The Withdrawal wss IN the recon.
mendation Of the geological survey,
which made examinations indicating
that later the lands Withdrawn will be
classified as coal lands. 1t is said
the Withdrawals were made to prevent
the acquisition of valuable coal de-
posits under agricultural land laws.
The section of the state in which the
Withdrawn lands are located Is that
portion to which q great number OF
people are coming, and many have al.
ready made entries. As the law now
stands this order OF Secretary Bal.
linger places these new settlers in an
%unenviable position. There 10 q bill
now before the house which provides
for agricultural entries on coal lands
after they have been so classified, and
after the bill has become q law. 1t
will take q long while to classify these
Withdrawn millions of acres, and oil
great interest to the new settlers and
also to the part Of the state affected is
the amendment to the bill which
Senator Garter has introduced. This
provides that any one 'who has here
tofore made q homestead entry upon
land which has been or may hereafte,
be withdrawn for examination o,
classification as coal land, may, Il
otherwise qualified, acquire paten'
subject to and upon compliance with
the terms and conditions of this act
If this amendment is adopted i
means that the entrymen will in tn
time now fixed by law get title to thei
holdings and be relieved of many EN-
barassments and weary years of wait
ing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-05-04
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1910.
THE PRIZE FIGHTING GRAFT

"The press dispatches tell the PEG
pie that Jeffries rowed on the river
two hours, played handbsll for ar
hour, cantered roe country, and
before disposing of three broiled NUT
ton chops submitted to q vigorous
rubbing down. Bill Jones plowed
four acres Of ground, dug twenty-five
feet of ditch, MIXED three COWS and
retired at 9 p. N. But then Bill
doesn't count; he's only q common
empire builder" remarks an ex.
change.
The liberal space given by newspa.
pers in the larger cities and towns to
the doings of the pugilistic fraternity
10 M OF the greatest gratis of the
times. No other occupation or money
making enterprise is the beneficiary
OF 90 much free advertising. In every
issue Of these newspapers appears .
lot of more or less laudstory stuff
about this or that aspirsnt for prize
ring honors G.! while the men whose
ability and industry are making the
United States the leading country OF
the world receive but scant space in
ceQmendation.
The professional pugilist who Is
after big money employs q press
agent, whose efforts are directed to-
ward giving publicity to everything
that will keep his boss before the pub
lie eye. Most of these boosters know
their business, and manage to keep in
touch with the Associated Press and
other agencies through which the
daily newspapers receive their tele.
graphic record of current(events-the
result being Q daily grist of pugilistic
dope sent over the wires to all parts
of the country. If theschampion pug
ilist, or would. be-champion pugilist,
has q boil on his back, q more or less
anxious public is advised to that ef'
feet; II be goes fishing or stubs hit
toe, the incident Is considered of suffi'
cient public interest to be reported
over the wires and printed by tht
lea1ing newspapers of the country.
This looks like the extreme of folly
when considered from a common sens,
viewpoint, but the fact that such stupi'
pugilistic twaddle is accepted an,
printed by level.headed newspape
men is convincing evidence that man,
of their patrons read 1t. The news
papers cater to popular demand, an
this feature Of alleged sporting new
evidently appeals to people OF a Ger
tain class.
It is a soft snap for the prize fight
ing outfits, however, as they get a,
amount OF free advertisings that
would cost fortunes to purchase.
such advertising cost them regula
rates. the reading matter shat give
publicity to their business would am
cunt to very SIN all proportions.
In Montana and many other states
prize fighting Is an unlawful occupa
ton. The state laws class profee
sional pugilists az undesirable citl
zens, who contribute nothing to th
material or moral welfare of the con
munity, and whose presence here
unwelcome. There are . few states
however, in which fake and genuin
prize fights may be pulled of, an
the participants enriched by tt
gate receipts, and the newspapers q,
certainly doing their part toward ell
waiting the expert bruisers to a pla,
in the "get-rich quick" class. tt
business pays big to q champio
knocker.out, or to those who can
things before the pretended conte
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
NOTICE.

The Unions will remember that
delegates to the next County Union
meeting should be elected this week.
And do not forget that the County
Union meeting Is postponed from the
first Friday to the second Friday in
November, to keep from conflicting
with the State fair. The place this
time will be in the court house and as
1T is pretty central we trust delegates
at IL o'clock a. m. We want to make
this meeting interesting with reports
from the Union meeting during the
fair in Columbia. E. w. d.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
Consolidation Of Banks.

Tho books o. subscription of the
Citizens bank. n new bank which
was being organized. wore opened a
few days 400 and The sum. $4,000
w4s subscribed o. the proposed $780,
ooo. and at n meeting of the sub
scribers. after the closing OF the
books. II was decided TO consolidate
with the Bank of Bishopville and
increase the capital OF the Bank OF
BIshopville to $4,000 from $4,000.
The Bank OF Bishopville. which
was organized about nine years ago.
besides paying the annual dividend
of per cent. has a surplus and un-
divided profit account Of more than
$4,000. which IL proposes To dis
tribute among the present stockhold
ers preparatory TO increasing and
consolidating with the new Citizens
bank, which was being organized
with a capital of $4,000. The con-
solidation and increase is to go into
effect about November 1.-Bishop-
Vile vindicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26

Agriculture has recently issued two
raj teachers. They have been pre-
pared by Dick j. Crosby and f. w
Howe, Specialists in Agricultural Ed
ucation and are entitled School Les
sons on Corn" and School Exercises
In Plant Production These bulle-
tins are based on the sensible as
sumption that the child is primarily
interested in the practical and ex-
perimental side Of any science anG
that any general interest in agricul-
ture will be the result of some spe-
cial agricultural experiment in which
he may be engaged.
Three thousand boys in South
Carolina this year raised an acre OF
corn. Many Of them will receive the
diploma awarded by the State Board
Of Education for producing seventy
five bushelsper acre. We confidently
expect five thousand boys to take
part in the Corn Contest next year.
The air is full of corn talk. The
teachers of South Carolina should
have a part in extending this move
ment and should use this acute spe-
cial interest as a means of teaching
general agriculture.
Through the kindness Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture and the
courtesy of Senator Tillman, Mr.. w.
K. Tate, State Supervisor Of Ele-
mentary Rural Schools, has 5000
copies of these bulletins for distribu-
ton. A supply has been sent by him
to each county superintendent Of ed
ucation. Any teachers may have
copies OF these bulletins by writing
to Mr.. Tate in Columbia.
Columbia, S. c.. Oct. %, 1910
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
Are Drugs Necessary?
DO Drugs Cure Disease?
Can Nature be Assisted?

III people were born right and alter
wards lived right, there woull be no
use for medicine. Every doctor knows
Ills. 30 do other well-informed people.
one thing more. When person lives
wrongly, or acquires bodily weakness bv
neredity, medicine can do only very
little. Medicine cannot cure him. Only
charlatans claim that medicines will
cure disease. Medicines may palliate
symptoms. Medicines may urge the
powers Of Nature TO resist disease. Med
lcines sometimes arouse the efforts of the
human tody to right itself against de-
ranGements. This is the most that med
icine can do.
A man accidentally puts his finger in
the fire. Instinctively he vets bis
hnger in his mouth, then blows on it
for the cooling effect. This is no cure.
He knows it very well. But it makes it
feel better for the time being.
People eat unwisely. This produces
dyspepsia or indigestion The only
rational cure Is to eat correctly. Yet if
a palliative is at hand the pains Of indi-
dyspepsia assuagcd. The medicine can
not be said to have cured. IT simply
palliates disagreeable symptoms. The
cure must come through right living.
Take Peruna, for instance. No one
claims Peruna is a cure for dyspepsia.
But Peruna will stimulate the stomach
TO perform its function properly. Peru
ma will increase the flow Of digestive
fluids, without which digestion cannot
be carried on at all. will increase the
relish Of food, the appetite.
It Is admitted that all this can be
accomplished by right living, but there
are SO many people who either will not
or do not know how to eat correctly that
. tremendous amount Of good can be
done by the wise use Of Peruna.
A stomach that has been frequently
sbused performs the function OF diges-
ton very iazily. Such stomach allows
the food to remain undigested for some
time after it is swallowed. This leads
TO fermentation Of the food. Sour stom-
sch is the result. This goes on week
after week, until the blood Is poisoned
with the products of fermentation. This
condition is very apt to produce rheum-
atism.
It 10 not claimed that Peruna will cure
rheumatism. Nothing will cure rheum-
stism but correct living. But 1t is
claimed that Peruna will assist badly
abused stomach to perform its work.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
AvANT'S BONDSMEN SETTLE
bigham's Bond still Unpaid-Fugi.
tiyes not Yet Located.

Columbia, Oct. 24.-It Is announc-
ed that the bond OF w. B. Avant.
one of the two men under three and
half years sentences for the kill
Ing of Mrs. Ruth Crisp Bigham, at
Murrell's Inlet. 25 miles from George
town. In September. 1909. has been
paid. The amount was $4,000.
G.. G. Bigham. the husband of the
murdered woman. escaped at the
same time Avant did. Bigham Is un-
der $1,000 bond. This has not been
paid. 1t Is stated The whereabouts
OF the two men are still unknown. It
appears. but they are still subject TO
arrest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
REV. sATTERwHITE RESIGNS.
Pastor OF Baptist Church Leaves AZ.
ter Ten Years Service.

Rev. +. NJ. Satterwhite rendered
his resignation as pastor OF the Wash.
ington Street Baptist church. on
Sunday morning. the resignation tc
take effect on January 1st.
Mr.. Satterwhite has been the only
pastor that the church has had
January ending his tenth years SER
vice as pastor of the church.
When the church was organized
and dedicated ten years ago with Mr.
Satterwhite as its pastor. there were
only is members. which number In
the ten years that he has had charge
OF the church. has grown to 219
members. During the time that he
has been there the Rev. Satterwhite
has become very much endearej to
the members of the church and II is
with n deep sense Of regret and pro-
found sorrow that they see him leave.
Mr.. Satterwhite positively stated
that nothing that could be said or
cation would prevail upon him to stay
longer at the church. and upon this
condition his resignation was accept
ed. with the request that he stay
longer than January II he could do
so. A committee was appointed to
draw up resolutions Of regret at his
departure. the committee consisting
OF w. F. Rhame. chairman. e. C.
Haynsworth. T. A. Nettles.
In the meantime a committee con-
sisting OF the deacons of the church
are to look out for a new pastor for
the church.
Nothing Is known OF Mr.. Satter-
whites intentions. after ne leaves
here. but II is believed that wherever
he goes he will accomplish much
good. and he has the best wishes OF
his congregation for his future well
fare.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-10-26
COAST LINE ENGINEER KILLED
Carried Down to Death When Engine
Falls Through Open Draw Near
IackoOnvflIa


Jacksonville, Fla. Oct 24.-The
Atlantic Coast Lines Jacksonville-
Tampa train. northbound, ran into
an open draw at McGirt's creek, five
miles south of Jacksonville, at $50
tonight at slow speed and the engine
and tender toppled over into the
creek. A mail car following was
caught on the rear trucks and is
hanging over the creek.
The engineer, Charlie Ellis, of this
city went down with the engine, and
his body has not been recovered. It
is believed that he became entangled
in the mechanism. The negro fireman
Brown, jumped on the tender as the
engine fell and was rescued by men
In a row boat. He vas severely
bruised. Outside of a bad scare the
passengers are safe.
1t is believed that the drawbridge
was partially open and the force of
the engine forced it around. The fact
that no passengers were injured is
attributed to the slow speed of the
train in crossing the long bridge.
A special train left for the wreck
as soon as word was learned and
brought the many passengers to this
city. No effort is being made to
raise the engine, as it is out of sight
on the bottom of the creek.