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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Will Not Reduce State Taxes.

HELENA, Dec. THE constitutional
amendment carried at the November
election ia now in full force and effect
as a part of the constitution of this
state. Governor Norris has issued q
proclamation proclaiming the result
of the election on the amendment,
which, under the statute, Is all that :is
necessary to make it part OF the or
ganic law of Montana.
The constitution as amended pro.
vides that the rate of taxation on real
and personal property for state pur.
poses shall never exceed q mills on
each dollar of valuation, and when.
eve the taxable property of the state
shall amount to $500, 600, 600. the rate
shall never exceed 2 mills on each
dollar of valuation, unless the propo.
sition TO increase such rate, specifying
the rate proposed and the time during
which the rate shall be levied, shall
have been submitted to the people Q,
the general election and shall have re.
ceived q majority of all the votes cast
for aud against it.
1t is provided, however, that in ad
dition to the state levy, q special levy
may be made on livestock for the pur'
pose OF paying bounties on wild ami
mails and for stock inspection, protec
ton and indemnity purposes, a. ma,
be prescribed by law, and such specis
levy shall be made and levied anuu
ally ia amount not exceeding 4 mill
on the dollar by the state board o
equaliz alton, d may be provided b,
law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
II
Points
For
Mothers


Marcel Braunschwig, who has writ
ten on "Art and the Child" makes a
special plea for the artistic decoration
of the nursery. He wages war against
ugly toys, such as the pollywog, the
tack-in-the-box and other g~rotesque
playthings. He wants everything with
which the child plays to be highly
beautiful and artistic. He wants the
illustrations on the nursery walls for
that reason to be artistic. He points
out that the child's mind is impress
sionable and that everything which it
sees, touches OF comes into contact
with leaves its impress. Such decora-
lions. he points out, are necessary in
teaching the child cleanliness and mo-
rality. He says: 'The objects in a
home have, besides their market value,
a more secret and quite as important
v%alue-they are discreet witnesses Of
our existence, intimate conf1dants of
u thoughts. They gradually assume
an expressive value because Of the
r~ecollections and associations connect
ed with them. Our hands by touch
ing them leave on them a little Of our
physical being, and u eyes, so often
resting IN them. transfer to them
some Of u inner being. Again, those
objects pass through various periods.
They have their youth and old age
and thus acquire an element Of poesy.
1t is our duty to extract that poetic
charm from the objects among which
we live and to make our children ap-
p~reciate that charm. Since 1t is chiefly
for the sake Of the aesthetic educa-
ton Of children that we advise par
ents to enhance their home, it is evil
dent that they must take a peculiar
care in adjoining the nursery"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
Sand Pile.

A sand pile is a good thing for the
active child. A dollars worth Of build
ing sand placed in a corner Of the yard
and confined by a few boards will keep
the children from digging up the aow-
err beds. That they must dig is a fact
demonstrated by more ages Of human
life than any Of us can look back over.
This sand pile in some back yards can
be protected from the sun and rain by
a square OF canvas stretched owe it in
the shape Of a tent, or the pile can be
put on the shady side Of the house.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
SchooIbooks a Heavy Load.

Don't let the children carry heavy
books to and from school," is the ad-
vice Of a physician who has had much
experience in children's hospitals. A
mother testifies that she believes the
heavy bag Of books which her daugh-
ter carried to school every day had
much to do with her nervous break
down, says the Chicago News. The
habit tends to make one shoulder high
er than the other, to lengthen the arm
or enlarge the hand disproportionately'
When ''home work. cannot be avoid
ed let the child have one book at
school and another copy at home. II
will pay. Or, II that is not possible
at least do not let him carry his books
always on the same arm OF slung owe
the same shoulder.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14

comptroller of the currency ordered
an assessment of 10 per cent to be
paid on or before December I. It is
alleged Mr.. Moss has failed to pay,
hence the suit.
HELENA, Dec. 10.-The action of
Acting Governor Allen in committing
the sentence of Frank Carpenter, con.
victed IN Deer Lodge county of muir.
der in the second degree and sentenced
to q term of fifty years, to ten years
has been upset by the action of the
state board of pardons. The board
has declined to accept the commute.
ton by adding another ten years. will
serve twenty. In 1907 Carpenter and
another youth, John Berbick. muir.
dered an old rancher at the Parrot
ranch, six miles from Anaconda.
GLENDIvE, Dec. 10.-C. II. Smith,
Northern Pacific agent at Yates, q
station In extreme eastern Dawson
county. is charged with a violation OF
the interstate commerce act. The spe-
ci6c charge againt Smith is that he
collected on freight shipments billed
to Yates more than the regular Nor.
thern Pacific tariff sheet provides, re-
hitting to the company the amount
due and pocketing the difference. The
rate. for instance, from St. Paul to
Beach for certain classes of merchan.
disc is SO cents per cwt.. 1t Is alleged
that Smith collected 81 cents on vari.
Gus shipments.
HELENA, Dec. l2.-More than two
and Q halt million sheep were inspect
ed in Montana during 19O9.1910 by
state sheep inspectors, according to
q compilation Of the reports made to
State Veterinarian NJ. E. Knowles by
the various sheep inspectors in the
state.
TWIN BRIDGES, Dec. 11.-Triplets,
all boys, were born last Tuesday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Clsridge at Roch-
ester. Although tipping the scales at
but two pounds apiece, the youngsters
are perfectly developed and apparent
ly healthy, and from present indica.
tions the trio will survive. The proud
father, commonly known as "Dudo"
Claridge. is under Is and the mother
Is only 10 years OF age. The triplets
are their first children. This is prob
ably the first case of triplets recorded
in the county. Colonel Roosevelt is
to be acquainted with the occurrence.
GLENDIvE, Dec. 12.-Talk of county
division is rife in Dawson at the pres.
ent time, the fret definite proposition
for a division of this great county,
which has territory equal to five and
q half times the state of Massachu.
sets, having been evolved in the sec.
ond city Of the county-Wibaux--for
presentation to the forthcoming legis.
lature. During the past few days rep
resentatives OF four separate and dis.
tinct county division schemes have
visited Glendive and been given q
hearing by the Glendive Commercial
club, making this city, as it we're, the
focal point Of all these controversies,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-12-14
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

My Office Is in 4 position to handle all kinds Of
Land Office business. md II youneed information
quick or any work done in the Office. you can
have it attended 70 By writing. wiring Or telephon-
United States Land Office and aIl work can be
taken up and attended to without delay.
."TALksxlTH CARRUTH"
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-17

j. K. Henderson, of Davis City,
was visiting at the home of his son,
C. E. Henderson, in this city, Tues
day.
Mrs Henry Minor went to Lamont
Thursday evening for short visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. E.
Blair.
F. H. Chew returned Friday to his
home near Grand River, after few
days visit in this city and at Pleas
anton.
Mrs. 1. w. West returned Friday
to her home near DeKalb after visit
ing few days at the home of w. A..
Poush.
Thomas Quayle, one of the prom
inent farmers of near Garden Grove,
was business visitor in this city last
Friday.
Thomas Waight, of Mt. Ayr, visit
ed over Sunday in this city at the
home of his brother, DR.. w. F.
Waight.
NJ. w. Sutherlin, of Garden Grove,
was in Leon Thursday evening, hav-
ing been spending a few days in Des
Moines
T. P. Fulton, of Kellerton, passed
through this city last Friday evening
returning from a business trip to tDes
Moines.
Mrs. Frank Warrington, Of Garden
Grove, was in Leon Saturday, being
on her way home from visit in Des
Moines.
Miss Mary Hacker went to Van
Vert Saturday to visit few days at
the home of her father, John r.
Hacker.
Mrs. U. G. John went to Van Vert
Saturday and visited over Sunday at
the home of her brother, M. P.
CARRIER.
Mrs. Nellie Beach, of Pleasanton,
who was visiting in this city, left last
Tuesday to visit relatives at Alliance,
Nebraska.
Mrs. o. E. Bassett, of Farnham-
vile, Iowa, came Monday to visit her
sister, Mrs. LATE Mitchell, who is
quite sick.
Mrs. c. E. Graham, of Davis City,
returned home Friday after a few
days visit in this city at the home of
H. l.. Lutz.
Mrs. j. D. Bruce, of Kansas City,
| came Thursday to visit her sisters,
Mrs. Lucy Ray and Mrs. j. A. Harris,
a few days.
H. A. Wright returned last Thurs
day from Des Moines where he at
tended the auto show and good roads
| convention.
Mrs. Abe Wells left Tuesday to
visit relatives at Cherokee, Iowa, and
from there will go to Bonners Ferry,
Idaho, where Mr.. Wells has located
and they will make their home there.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-03-17

Mrs. w. c. Stempel and Miss Josie
Cooney returned Friday from a few
days visit with friends in Des Moines
and Osceola.
Misses Lottie Vanderpool, Marie
and Iva Horney went to. Andover,
Mo-, Saturday to visit a few days
with friends.
Mrs j. NJ. Pickering went to Gar
den Grove Friday to visit a few days
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry Craigo.
Mrs. Arthur Worden, of Weldon.
came Tuesday to visit few days at
the home OF her parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Ed Cave.
Mrs. Marion Davis and children
went to Mt. Ayr Monday evening to
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Steve Harlan.
Mrs. j. f. Gill, of Garden Grove,
| was in Leon last Thursday evening,
being on her way home from visit
! in Des Moines.
I Mrs. B. G. Knapp, of Garden
Grove, came last Thursday for short
visit at the home of her sister. Mrs.
r. NJ. Rhoades.
Mrs. Wayne Cannon, of Eden
| township, went to Grand River Sat
| urday to visit a few days with rela-
tives and friends.
]. F. McMorris, of Eden township,
returned Friday evening from Des
| Moines, where he attended the good
1 roads convention.
Mrs. S. C. Penniwell returned Fri
day evening from Des Moines where
she had been visiting for several
days with friends.
| Mrs. s. w. Sears went to Decatur
City Saturday to visit over Sunday at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Laney.
A. M. Haag, the Pleasanton mer-
chant, was in Leon Tuesday. He re-
| ports his big sale now doing a ire
mendous business.
! Miss Esther Post returned Monday
evening to her home at Davis City
after visiting a few days with rela-
tives in this city.
DR.. o. E. Macy and C. H. Smith
the Pleasanton merchant, were in
Leon last Wednesday evening attend
ing Chapter lodge.
| Mrs. F. E. French, of st. Joe, came
| Thursday afternoon and visited a
couple of days at the home Of her
! parents in this city.
Miss Ethel Tapscott, of Lamont
and her friend, Miss Helen Wilcox
| were visiting last Saturday with
friends in this city.
Miss May Caster, who is attending
Lrake University at Des Moines
/ came Saturday evening to visit few
days in this city at the home of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Caster
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
MAKE THE BEST MATTRESSES
College Girls Employed to Exclusion
Of All others In Mountain
Hostelry.

There is hotel up in the Whlie
mountains that has only college girls
as Mattresses There are mhre than
ifgy such girls employed ia the hotel.
and Gen. NJ c. Wentworth. proprie-
Tor OF the hosteIry, now says he would
net have any other kind OF servants,
He has applications from Wellesley,
Smith. Vassar. Wells and many other
girls colleges for positions as walt
resses, and, in fact has 50 many can
didates he selects his help by a most
rigorous examination. The girls are
on duty only for breakfast. luncheon
and dinner, and have the rest of the
day absolutely fiee. As the majority
of these girls rank high in class, and
as many children are In the hotel
with their parents, they have abund-
ant timeto do tutoring In the summer
and make large fees in that way.
General Wentworth Is satisfied with
the arrangement and usually encour-
ages the girls to make all the money
they can. He has found his scheme
successful and observes his guests
inyaribly are satisfied. There Is a
superstition" said Wentworth, "a col
lege education units girl for en-
cient work, but this ID nonsense. I
have had experience with all kinds Of
servants. and If | am given my choice
Invariably pick the college girl.
Not only does the college girl attend
to her work better than the ordinary
servant. but her work is much more
finished. She has better idea OF
what is required and she has better
idea Of the place OF work In tho
world"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
Artificial campl,or.

There is in operation in New York
state an artificial camphor factory,
the product OF which Is intended to
compete in the market with the nat.
ural substance. It IS maintained tuat
it does not differ. except IN the man
ner Of its origin, from that extracted
from the camphor trees ofsFormosa
Artificial camphor is made from es-
sential oils derived from turpentine.
Chemically the ofly difference be-
tween turpentine ard camphor is the
possession by each molecule Of the
latter OF one atom Of oxgsen which is
lacking in the former. BY chemical
process the needed oxygen is sup
Piled Thgee-foufthe Of the entire sup.
ply OF eamphor IL used 10 the arts
and one fourth In mcdieine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02

4 do think, said Mrs. McGoozle,
my husband is the most persistently
argumentatiye man | ever saw. He'll
controyert any proposition, no matter
what it is.
This morning, while we were wait
ing on a platform OF cpe OF the eleya-
ted railway stations for train, he saw
the sign. Out Of order, on one Of
those chewing gum slot machines
Tn willing to bet cent it isn't
out OF order he said
'Iie dropped aTcoin In the slot He
didn't get any stick Of gum and he
didn't get his money back
There, said, I hope you're salts
1ed now
That doesn't prove anything. Al
vira, he srunted The machine isn't
out Of order It's built that way on pur-
pose
But that's Lysander all over"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
EIk stoIe the Grain.

Thefts Of oats and other grains
from the Kingsbury mp on the west
portal OF the LarabHe-Poudfe tunnel
wee exf aimed when watchers discov-
cred a herd or eleven elk. led by 4
monster suck, devouring the grain.
ThiAEs the FIRST time In recent years
THAI elk have approached so near
civilization, and old families on the
Poudre say that their presence pre-.
diets a severe winter
Men at work on the tunnel report
deer and bear are numerous. and all
are on the lookout Tor huge cinna-
mon bear which chased some Of the
worl1men into camp the other day.
The bear is said to have taken up his
headquarters near the tunnel two
ssars ago--Denver Republican.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
HER TIME WORTH s64 A DAY
Woman Called Upon to Dig Deep for
Little Accommodation Rem
dered

II know a woman, that Is, / have
speaking acquaintance with her over
the telephone, whose time must be
worth about $64 for a working day OF
eight hours, said the woman. From
a little bill she sent me the first Of
october | have figured that is what
she values herself at. She is an ac-
commodating woman We got ac-
quainted through her going to all
kinds Of troubis to deliver a telephone
message. One afternoon she called
out our number and asked II there
was anybody living there named
Maude My name Is Maude. / told
her so. Then she said that about an
hour before some man had called her
to the telephone and without waiting
to find ont whether he had the right
number or not he had said: Hello,
Maude, that you? III be up about
six o'clock tonight Be sure to be
ready to start the minute / get there
Before she could say a word he
had rung on and she set about trying
10 corner Maude who used her own
telephone number on another ex.
change 1t took fifteen minutes, and
she called up seven numbers In all.
The message was mine and thanked
her. gave my full name and address
and offered to pay for her trouble.
She was quite indignant; forbade me
even to mention such thing, but
upon second thought she concluded TO
mention 1t herself Her bill is for
$2.S5-35 cents for the seven calls and
81 for the fifteen minutes. II Is upon
that basis that | figured out my val
uation of $64 day. Pretty valuable
time, seems to me"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02

sew people paaeFst.and the enor-
nous possibilities Of oklahoma From
an agricultural and mineral standpoint
the state has but four superiors and ali
OF those, but Texas. will soon be over
come BY the great progressive strides
Of the new state. Oklahoma affords
more opportunity for diversified farm
lag chan any other state IN the Union
save Texas. and area considered, it
sprpasses the Lone Star state 70 ali
of 0klahomas ccreage possible Of be.
ing utilized were Under cultivation,
It would present the following for sta
tlatlcians:
More vaeat lands than either OF
the Dakolas,
Alvre fruit lands thaa California
EQUALS Illinois grand prairie IN
corn lands
Has more timber than Wisconsin,
Michigan and Indiana combined.
Can culisgale as much rice land as
soath Carolina.
More granite than Vermont New
hamrshIra ana Maine combined
Aiore petroleum than Pennsylvania
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02

union. our people purchase more from
outside the state, population consider
cd, tnan any other state
1t surpasses any other state in
growth from 1907 to August /, 1909.
1t has mole miles OF possible good
ART roads than any other state and
less improvement on same than any
state west OF the Missouri river.
1t has the third best natural park
Ii the United States.
Second Ia gypsum
Fourth In developed kacku, tho fin
sst fireproof material known to sci
ence.
Second in cattle; third in money
PRODUCTS o. same.
Seven thousand square miles OF land
underlaid with coal, and few Of its
mines more than opened.
More magnesia and dolomite rock
than all the rest OF the states.
More rivers with natural drainage
capacity than any other state save
Colorado
Is sixth in the production Of pota.
toes.
Is eighth In railway mileage; first in
number OF miles IN past five years;
first in number Of systems started in
1908.
Second IN production Of cantaloupes.
Third in the production Of water
melons and seventh in musk melon
production
1t Is first in tonnage Of alfalfa; third
in money value produced
It Is filth in vegetables, with less
than tenth Of the state trying to cul-
iivate the garden products.
With an acreage OF fiftieth Okla
homa is tenth in the production Of or
chard products
Consuming more agricultural ma
chinery than any state save three, it
manufactures less than any other state
west Of the Missouri and south Of the
Ohio rivers.
Oklahoma Is first in production Of
peanuts.
1T is second in the manufacture o.
Portland cement
II is next to Texas in supplying the
. Galveston wharvcs with shipping.
II has the best equalization Of taxes
private and corporate. in the world.
Great as It's cotton production is
Oklahoma is twentieth in the output
OF rs spindles: with no record Of a
cotton min falling to pay dividend
annually
It has the best high school system
10 the United States.
I'll has more cities which have dou-
bled ia population since 1905 than any
other state or territory within the
union.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
Sunday Night at
the Opera House

With one accord The press and pub
llc Nave united III heslowing the most
unstlnied praise upon the remafkaois
performance Of sir ciilmor hroWn
and his supporing company This
company nov $ ID 90 fhird successful
season npon ihe road, u an entirely
fs4 departure N the amusement
.Nofi1 Ii is made ~ Of excellent cast
atn players headed ny Young rnmNHs
tlc aclof oi established repuiaHoo pef
se0fi4e iae great English comedy ala
Ha syld Garrlok, win q eouulRlH
etstl6 lngesinre special costumes ann
pitb 40 atienii0n TO deNll nlqHl MA
aeaai "a ore night stand ATTRACTIONS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
short stories.

George Horace L0limer, the no1cd
editor and author, said IN recent iif
erars address At the Franklin Inn ~
philadelphia
Some people declare that short
stories are going out--that W. can't
produce short stories al ihs Fafe W.
used to. Wen. al Iye got NJ say IA
that never walk down cbsslYiaf
ntrest without meeting q ieaAi fbfxs
llterateura who stop and ien ne hon
abort they Rrc."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
The Natural Deduction.

His waistcoat was wonderful.
His tie was tremulous
His socks we're positively superhu-
man.
In order to display which. his trous
ers we're tucked up to ludicrous
height
An urchin pIucked him by the
sleeve.
Lost somebody. guynor2" queried
the youth, sympathetically
"Of course not. fellow!v he respond
cd, contemptuously
''Cat Or dog dead. guv'nor?" queried
the youngster
TBai Joyew snapped the mob dis
tinctly annoyed. Why do you ask
such stoopid questions?'
Why. guv'nor2" called the urchin.
~'cos / see yer trousers at arf-mastl'
--Answers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02

West Virginia and Ohio compined.
More marble than Nevada, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Is second IL tho production Of cot.
ton from 4 monetary standpoint.
More iron thar any other state save
Pennsylvania: more copper than any
other state save Montana.
1t is tenth in barley; first, Il acre
age we're proportioned.
Capitalization considered. Oklahoma
leads all others in the amount Of
money deposited in is banks.
Oklahoma raises more saddle horses
than any other two states without com
meut Oh KentRclsy'6 fame
Il Is tlk nuls state Of the union
where smallpox never leads to pesti-
lential crisis.
It has the most equable climate,
save California. pf al the states
VI tis fourth in inc yalue og Ms stream
fish products.
II Is first IN purchasing It's harvest
Ink machinery away from home.
Population estimated, It's people pur'
chase more Necessities from outside
the state than an other states iu Che
bnion
Prctufing sufficient foodstuffs 70
supply Auy other three states Of me
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02

i YOU are suffering from biliousness,
constipation, indigestion, chronic head.
ache, invest one cent IN 4 postal card
send to Chamberlain Medicine Co.,
Des Moines, Iowa, with your name and
address plainly on the back, and ihry
will forward you free sample Of
chamberlain's stomach and Liver
Tablets. Sold by all druggists. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-02
WE HAVE THEM

The Express now has on hand
and for sale, Powers Of Attor-
ney," Oklahoma Statutory Form.
Call at the Office and make your
wants known for all legal blanks
needed.