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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
BIGGEST NATION ON EARTH.

The year which brings the count OF
the country's Inhabitants has q pecu.
liar interest for most of us. It will
tell us the growth Of the decade, and
will point out to us the relative place
which We hold among the worlds PEG.
Piles. That year Is here now, and, go
the ceusus authorities inform US, the
count will begin OF April Is. Quicker
work 10 promised than we have seen
thus far, for, by June l, according to
present plans, we are to know the
grand secret. Guesses among the
census experts ss to the aggrega ate
population range from 81, 900 900 to
81, 000,0 600 for the continental part of
the United States, as compared with
76,000,0 900 in 1900.
In any case the United States will
be found to be the most populous of
the countries except China and Russia.
1t will be far In the lead of both of those
nations in volume and variety of &C.
Invites, Gays the Globe. Democrat. In
wealth 1t will exceed China and Russia
combined, twice over. Practically this
will be the growth of q century only,
for In 1910 the country's population
was 100000 0 Pennsylvania has more
people today than the entire country
had q hundred years ago. New York
City has several hundred thousand
more inha bitants than the whole Unit.
ed States had at the time of the inaug.
uration of the country's first president,
in 17Ss. Millions of people remember
the year of Lincoln's election, yet the
country's population has almost tri.
pied in that half a century.
Thus, in the story of our national
life, we are near the end of a chapter.
The tale 10 a serial-one that so far
as we know, will never be finished.
Possibly somewhere in the future the
cataclysm may come to US like that
which came to Assyria, Babylonia
and other countries of antiquity, like
that which came in historic times when
Odoacer, with his Germanic mercen.
aries. in 476, upset the shadow throne
OF the ''Little Augustus" and closed
the career of the Roman Empire.
Within historic time events have writ
ten "Finis' in the story of Poland,
Venice, Ireland and many other coun-
tries, as independent peoples. If such
a fate is reserved for US it is so far in
the shadow that we of the twentieth
century are not called upon to con.
Germ ourselves with it. A few weeks
hence another "To be continued in
our next will write itself for us, some
secrets now hidden will be revealed, a
new leaf in our story will be turned,
and another decades issues and mys.
teries will begin to shape themselves.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
An irrigation Exposition.

SALT LAKE, April 4.-Steps were
taken today in this city toward the
formation of a permanent organiza.
ton to be known as the United Expo
sition of Irrigated States, including
Utah, Idaho. Colorado, Oregon, Cal.
ifornia, Washington, Nevada and
Montana. The object of the associa-
ton is to devise plans for making
better exhibits and deciding where
such exhibits shall be made; also to
gather and dispose of information
relative to the resources of the irri.
gated states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13

HELENA, April 6.-Alleging that
there bad been unreasonable delay in
two shipments of cattle over the G reat
Northern to the Chicago market, two
Cascade county shippers began &C.
ton against the road in the district
court today to recover for shrinkape
In weight. One was instituted by J.
G. Adams, who demands judgment for
s742,S3 the alleged weight shrinkaee
OF 40 head of stock; and the other was
by Elsa c. Perkins,, who de-.
mands judgment for $3.50, alleged
weight shrinkage Of 1O3 he lad of cattle.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
RAILWAYS AND THE MAIL.

In the controversy which has arisen
over the proposed increase in postage
rates to be charged magazines and big
weeklies, the railroads have come in
for a big share of criticism by those
who oppose q raise. The magazine
publishers and the owners of the
weeklies with a national circulation
say the government is paying the rail.
roads too much for the carriage of the
mail, and the way to reduce the postal
deficit ia to reduce the compensation
to the carriers.
Now come the railroads with their
side of the controversy, and they
make a strong presentation. The ar.
gument is presented In the "Railway
Mail Pay Primer which represents
139 railroads, The brief. because
that is what it is, is in the form of
QUESTION: and answers, and it starts
out by showing that the measure of
service rendered the postal ssrvice by
the railroads 10 492, 960, 059 ton
miles per aunum. For this service
the government pays In round mum.
bers $50, O00, 900 annually. In render.
ing this service the railroads furnish
transportation to postal clerks calou.
lated At two cents . mile to the extent
Of s12,0 200. 900. and 10 addition 600 an.
nual passes for railway postal EN-.
ployes.
According to the Primer the govern.
ment received on an average 1888
cents . pound for mail, and it pays
the railroads three cents q pound.
In the Primer there Ia . showing OF
expenses and income of the p~ostofice
department for eight years previous
TO 1908. and 1t is said the expenses
grew 90 per cent and the income 81
per cent. The proportion of increased
railway expense wal II per cent and
Of rural free delivery "a per cent. Dur.
ing the same period there was an in.
crease of Is per cent, or s25, 900, 900,
in the salaries paid postmssters.
AZ . final argument why the rail-
roads should not be compelled to take
less for carrying the mail, the Primer
says that the increase In the income
Of the ~postofice department has been
absorbed by the increased expense
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
Helena Woman Fined.

TRENTON, N. Y, April 4-Cornelia
Woolman of Helena was fined $50 in
the United States court here today for
failure to declare certain clothing
which che had brought with her from
. trip abroad. Mrs. Woolman plead.
ed o vult today. but 1t was ex.
planned In her behalf that while che
had not declared the goods In writing,
she had done so orally. Her counsel
said she was not disposed to contest
the matter, therefore the plea. The
fine is about equiv slent to the value of
the goods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
SunhoWer Philosophy.

Ii a woman actually marries her
ideal he is apt to outgrow it.
Mend your own faults and the faults
of others will not be so apparent.
Think it ove again before you de.
eide to begin q lawsuit.
When some people are fair it is 40
unusual that it attracts attention.
When q man really wants to Quit
smoking and can't do it, how he hates
himself.
Almost every sick person thinks he
10 moaning when he is really erunting.
When q person calls her husband
PA" it is almost q sure thing he is
not heupecked.
When people are in trouble, about
al their friends do for them is to cav.
''It's too bad"
How many opportunities there are
to spend money! And how few oppor.
tunities to make It!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
What Accountancv Ma.n..

Accountancy is not and never can
be a matter Of abstract knowledge to
be transferred by can of lectures,
but is the art of knowing how to ap-
ply that knowledge to the require
ments Of business under very varying
conditions. 1t is essentially something
that cannot be taught in lectures or
classes, but can only be acquired as
a result of careful individual study
and a reasonable amount of actual
practice.-Bookkeeping.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
A Preachers Honest Confession,

A we'll known divine was preaching
M Sunday morning on the subject
OF "The Great and Small Things OF
Creation" To Illustrate his thought
that nothing was either too vast or
too tiny to be of interest to God, he
proceeded In these words:
1.-THE creator of the immense uni.
verse created also the most infuites.
NAL atom of it. The Architect of these
vast mountains fashioned also the
tiniest thread of gold running through
them, The God who made me made
a daisy"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
THE MOST PRECIOUS METAL,

The advent and development of the
electrical industry has made coppel
one of the most indispensable of all
the metals. Fortunately the New
World is rich In copper or the enor.
nous demand for it would make II
even more precious than gold. Las,
year, according to the geological sur.
vey. the production Of copper in the
United States exceeded that of any
other year in the history of the metal,
totalling 952, $50, 72l pounds. In this
production Arizona led with 2SO, 523,-
267 pounds; Michigan had 252, 500, 65l
pounds and Montana 90, sos, 651
pounds.
Previous to the wonderful develop.
ment Of electrical apparatus, which be-
gan lees than twenty-five years ago,
there wss little demand for copper.
The temperinR of copper has long
been recognized az . lost art and
years ago copper could only be used
for kettles and other cooking utensils,
for ship bottoms and ornamental
work. Consequently there was little
demand for the metal. The early ex.
periments with electricity proved that
silver was the very best conductor for
the electric currents and that copper
ranked q very close second. Silver
being out of the question, on account
of its scarcity aud consequent high
price, the manufacturers seized upon
copper for the making of conductors
in electrical apparatus.
Every conductor of electricity in
electrical machines and apparatus is
made out of copper, except where q
resistance is required, such as in cleo.
trio heating devices, or where the
weight of copper in long distance
transmission makes it more economi.
cal to use aluminium wire. About
twenty per cent ofithe total weight of
every electric generator. or motor is
copper. All the windings of electric
machinery. wire, cables, switches,
sockets, parts of lamps and a hundred
other things in the industry are made
of copper or brass, which is mostly
copper.
Electricity will flow through copper
with very little resistance, travelling
at the rate of nearly .186, 900 miles a
second. 1t does not travel through
soft iron so easily andl some metals,
or alloys. offer a great amour of re-
sistauce to the aow of the current.
This resistance results In q serious
loss Of electricity through heat-.he
electrical energy being converted into
heat energy 10 forcing it's way through
the %obstructed path, in the same way
that the friction of a car axle causes
q hot box.
This is almost a universal age Of
electricity and if civilization today
was confronted with the choice of Civ.
ing up its copper or its gold the
worlds gold mines would be deserted
tomorrow. We a get along without
gold but it would be almost impossi.
BILE to get along without our millions
OF pounds of copper annually.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
The Public Will Paw.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Because of
the adva in wages recently granted,
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad will on May l increase
passenger fares 2 to 5 per cent. The
advance will only apply where the
fare is 81 or more.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
Decision Affects Desert Entries

DENVER, April 4.-Word was re-
ceived here today that Secretary OF
the Interior Ballinger has issued q
decision allowing settlers to prove UP
desert claims on showing that one.
eigth Of the acreage has been brough,
under cultivation. This ruling over
rules . decision by Commissioner
Bennett OF the land Office, holding tina,
settlers must have oil acreage on their
claims under cultivation is proved,
This affects . large number Of settlers
in the west.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13

Greatly ovsrsstimatsd.
Hewitt-Half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives. Jewitt-I
think you overestimate the number of
people who mind their own business
Brooklyn Life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13

The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS Is Q good
newspaper to send away to your friends
in the east. It will save you the trou.
BILE of writing letters
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13
After the Aonevuooon,

After the Honeymoon.
PA, what's the difference between
idealism and realism?"
"1dealism, my son, is the contempla-
ton Of marriage; realism is being mar.
ied."-Boston Transcript.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13

Do not think that years leave US an
find us the same.-Meredith.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-13

Making 400 Mile Trip by Trolley.
A. J. Littlejohn is making the 200
mile trip from Syracuse, N. Y, to st.
Louis and return by trolley cars. He
made the first lap to Chicago, 1908
miles. in forty hours
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
REGISTERS Fees,

oTTo O. GoETzE, REGISTER.
For record papers 5 LIZ
Same ................ 300 OLD
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
EIectlon Expenses from 1905.

John Arends, procur prim and gen cleo
ana returns. ..s............
ID M Tiffany, procur gen cleo blks....
Thos F Reed, procur prim cleo bal. -.
Same, procur gen cleo bal. ......
A 4 Brake, car gen elee returns....
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
s818.oo
. TOLdI TtCelVeu
Clerk of Court Fees.
FRED. L. WARNER, CLERK
POOLS

W. G. WELDON. CLERK.
same ........... $3.50 260
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
Coroner's Inquest

II Aldrich, fees State vs. Chas Morris 16. 20
Smith. witness fees in inquest state
ys W Waske .'...F..-....e... 100
I'll Berk, same 49,. ........ O6
g A Brown, same ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. O6
Aug Ostman, same Observation-Disclosures. O6
fl III Peake, same. 4 68
Dotson, same Observation-Disclosures. / 6g
n wv Stevens same Observation-Disclosures. l68
A ID Paulson, same ....... / O6
III g Dickinson same .... O6
kie 1880. ..,...-.........,. s4.OO
same same vs. Enger and Nickel. 1880
a @ Gimmestad. c0roners jury 24O
David McNaughton, same ........ 125
Same. coroner's witness ..-. LIS
VIM Parker, coroner's juror . 1 80
I'D Mckay, same ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 300
Peter Mckay. same .......-..... 90
III WogIand, coroners witness ....... 1l5
w Holder, same ...-s----.---..s..+.. SO
Roy Leonard, same NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I2x
VIM Hagle, same ...4......... "a
l. # Frances M ID. same .... 116
n Aldrich. coroner's fees St " e S WgS-E
tverson .....ssts "a 60
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
1850
Wolf Bounty.
Annnmu9mlnmlamaM
$3.50
Miscellaneous Supplies.

Eclipse Paint & Mfg CO., sup for court
house and Jail acknowledgements, 1000
Wallace same ............. 12O0
Jaahning Bros, same 49, ... 81 40
jail IN, ......e..... 100
Gales & Schildknecht, sup for Jail 7SO
United Chemical Co., sup for jail 49, 1850
+ a Luscher, sup for officers. 2S5
II M Hitchcock, same. ........ Ii 80
Kuenzh & Luscher, sup for court
house and jaiil...................... $40
Cummins & Dripps,sup for Jail 80. SO
Francois & Schnnahl same .... 1926
Geo LaVayea. sup for reg . $50
Kuenzi & Luscher, sup for court
house and JAIL. .................... $50
u = Laird, same ................ 472
:. "a Hitchcock, sup for co officers. 4O.95
house and Jail 1880. ........... S15
Jaehning Bros, repairs and sup for
court house and jail. r =. 2o.os
Kuenzli & Luscher, same. ..... AGO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
IOTaI... 1900. ...... ....
Conta gious Diseases

Vii Of Wanda, to one half expenses in
contagious diseases .............
Vail township, same ...........
Total
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
Repairs and improvements

court house ::.............. 'a-e =. $3.50
Laird Norton yds, lumber for iail ~ so
M y Byram work in court house $500. IT'S
house and jail ... $500 - $500
Blaine Mckay, work on court house $50
Free Press Printing co, file cases for
judge of probate. Observation-Disclosures. 8075
Same, same for sheriff ....... 36.75
A McIlreavie work in court room %
M Byram, work in treas office - 1850
Same, work in court room. ......... 1880
Ken Byram same ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1910
room NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9.25
John Bruske, same so
= a Pease. supplies for court house and
= frank az < laps, repairs on jail 1885
Office .;.....s........-......:,e.s.... 27.4o
!, room 8 Observation-Disclosures. 500
house and jail NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. - eD 1925
FL Bruner work on jail ~ 225
IA q Byram, work in court room - % 80
Peter Pint, inspecting boilers at court
house and jail - 600
Joe DeGroat repairing sidewalk 1880. 200
!, house and jail ~. 49,. ~. 63.4o
jail .;.......:-.... ,.......s.... ~ 279o
" 5 Mckay, painting in court room -. 65 80
u Y Smith Typewriter Co. typewriter for
clerk OF court Observation-Disclosures. "a so
Fred Drlpps, repairing windows at jail 150I
"A Y Baker, work on court house ...... so
treas .... spe"ii''t ~ 5000
Peter Pint inspecting boiler at co
nome -.-.-...-. s.....-,........... 800
M y Byram, work in court house ..... 13O|
Laird-N Norton Yds, lumber for Jail 49,. 81
Jail ......... ........................ 1925
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
Probate Court

Q p Gibson, examination fees VS. Cain
insane ....-............ so
w A Brand, same Cain and S S Hosk-
klnS, insane ........... .............. 10 @
G A Boyd same S ] Hoskins, insane -. so
b G Schueller, expenses conveying in
sane to st Peter .......,.: $40
Fred Dahms, witness fees vs. Herman
Dahm5 ...-... ...-.-.-............... 2.2
Mary Dahms, same. ................ %
DR. w A Brand, examination fees VS.
Miller and Dahms insane ........... 100
G w Milbradt, witness fees VS. Miller in
lo ssRs r,nssr, same e g
q Schueller, ex conveying P Cain to
st Peter insane ........-......... SO
Same, ex conveying Rasmussen to
Same 80. y. tl-..- 80. .........-... 12.U
w A Brand examination fees VS. Cain
and Rasmussen insane ............ 100
St Peter = ..n,:S i'ei o..s = 2s.8
G r Pease, examination fees State VS.
Millea, Dahms, VIM Keil p Cain and
w Cave, insane .-.......... o. q
DIR A l. Kuske, ex fees VS. w Gave insane IL q
II Redwood Falls ::......... ST.
DR. A l. Kuske, medical service for w
Gave insane ....-......... SO
g r Pease, examination of insane - SO
Henry Holdhouse, ex taking "A Albert
son 70 st Peter insane .-...-........ lit
3 G Schueller, ex taking E Wells Same 157
Same, ex taking AdoIph KnueppIe same l3.o
Same, ex taking q Mcfarland same 49, 239
Or ) y Jameson, expenses and fees va
n1cE dTIanu insane ............ ~ 10
Or W Brand examination of insane. 100
City OF Redwood Falls, care of insane
pSEooM .-#--.-.-+ q I'd
Gibson, exam of Wells and Albert
son insane ........,....s.., 100
Same witness fees VS. Dahms 1900. /
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
Fuel, Liqht and Water.

w Wilcox, wood for Jail. . S1400
Western Elevator Co.. coal for jail. 81 SIS
A Burmeister light for jail. $50
Same, light for court house 81 90
Farmers Elevator Co, coal for JAIL 1880
house and jail ... II. N. - e $4,000
light for court house. ........... 24.5o
Same. light for jail Observation-Disclosures. %. 65
Same. supplies for court house - 1880
house and jail. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. MI. 80. =. 1886
Western Elevator Co, coal for jail. 25.10
Same, same .............. .... 1115
Farmers Elevator Co.. same . II, 20
w L Wilcox, wood for jail . 400
City of Redwood Falls, water for court
house and Jail. Observation-Disclosures. % 90
Western Elevator Co.. coal for jail - II 15
City of Redwood Falls. water for court
house and Jail. Northumberland. 30.75
house and jail ... III 1910
City of Redwood Falls, water for court
house and Jail. Observation-Disclosures. 25.75
1875. 10
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09
Municipal and Justice Courts
APRIL TERM. 1909

A R A Laudon, fees and expenses VS.
Thompson. $50. 90
John Haas $3.50 -. $500 4.o4
and Darson. ~ $50
M More, constable fees same. .... 1870
Bert Rollings. witness fees same. 1.12
Chas Schmitendorf same .......... LIZ
Frank Neubauer, same .s........... 2.08
RIM. 49,. s'sss - -. = : 2.85
Joseph MahaI constable fees same 90
Geo Fritz, witness fees same .. LA
Lone s..,'s - s'a's = $50
" van Lone and Han. ''...' s..ss = 4.ie
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09

Same, same VIM Tibbetts ........
Louis Leonard, constable fees same ~.
w Holder, Waterman over dead bodies.
John McMurchie, coroner's jury -....
Chas Scott, coroner's inquest. ...........
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-02-09

TOTAL .....s...
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-14
tlSON BILL BEFORE SENATE,
Treadway Denies Entering Into Agree.
ment on Amendment,

Columbus, o., March 14.-In an in.
terview Lieutenant Governor Tread
way denounced as untrue rumors that
he had entered into deal to $mend
the Elson telephone merger bill in the
senate by inserting a provision to pre-
vent the watering of stock by merged
companies. He said he favored such
an amendment, but was not a party
to deal" to have It done.
Some legislators say they think that
with proper amendments the bill
would be good one. A provision,
giving the state veto on stock Is
sues OF consolidated companies, is re-
garded as the most important amend
ment. In the house the bill was
amended so as to give the state rail.
road commission supervision of rates
and service. but unless the stock
watering veto is added, the purpose
of the amendment will not be real
ized.
1t has become q rule OF commercial
law that investments are entitled to
reasonable earning. and per cent is
considered a fair dividend. SO there
is nothing in the bill at present to pre-
vent the issuing of thousands of
shares OF superfiuous stock and the
increasing OF rates to earn the per
cent dividend on the inflated issue.
True, the railroad commission has
supervision of rates, but 1t is believed
q consolidated telephone company
would win its plea for a rate SUN.
cient to earn per cent dividend on
Its capital stock, even though It was
watered. with the commission power.
less to wiring out the water.
Senators appreciate the Importance
Of control of stock issues, and a mem.
ber will offer the proper amendment
before vote IL taken on the bill.
With the rates, service and stock IL.
sues under state control. 1t is argued.
the merger OF the competing compa,
MES would be beneficial, as II would
eliminate the Inconvenience OF two
systems and lower expenses OF bust.
ness men. When the bill Is reached on
the senate calendar the unusual spec
tacle OF the original sponsors fighting
their own measure Is likely to be wit
messed, for It Is said the telephone
lobby Is opposed to the stock-issuing
amendment.