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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION,
National Committee Selects Chicago
As Meeting Place.

NationaI selects Chicago
As Meeting Place.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lathe repub.
lican national committee, in session
here today, ratified the program which
had been arranged In advance for its
deliber atoms.
The national convention to nomina ate
candid ates for president and vice
president, will be held In Chicago, be.
ginning June 10. The vote In favor
of Chicago was overwhelming, the
ballot showing:
Chicago 424, Denver 6. St. Louis l,
Absent 8.
Charles D. Rilles, secretary to the
president, and manager of the Taft
forces, was about the committee rooms
during the session and was gratifed
to see the Taft program go through
without change.
The call recognizes the right of
states to choose delegates at primaries
where primary laws have been passed
and where the state committee so
directs. In all other states it provides
for the selection of delegates at state
conventions.
Senator Borah urged an amendment
that any state not having primary
laws might provide popular primaries
for the election of delegates, This
was defeated. Mr.. Rosewster, OF
Nebraska announced himself In favor
OF state. wide primaries, but declared
the Borat proposition, permitting iso.
lated primaries, was too wide open.
The call, it was said, would leave the
troubled Ohio situation open. Ohio
has q primary law and If the republi.
can state committee can be induced to
direct q primary, it would come with
in the convention call.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
Stockmen In Session.

DENVER, Dec. 12.-With an attend.
ance of fully 500 stockmen, represent
ing cattle districts of all parts of the
country, the American National Live.
stock association convened here tod ay
The morning was devoted to routine
matters principally, and an address
of welcome by Coy. John F. Shafroth.
The days program included an ad'
dress by A. F. Potter, assistant for
ester, on "Grazing on National For
ests.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20

Had a Return Ticket Perhaps.
"Been abroad, have you, Ruggles?"
"Yep; six months"
"Have a good timer"
"You bet I did. Ramage-best I ever
had"
"H'mph! How did you get backT"-
Chicago Tribune.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
The River Press
Published every Wednesday Morning
bv the River Press Publish
ing Company.
BEATING II LAW.

Il ts q rather clever scheme that the
railroads have evolved to beat the
Dixon long and short haul clause OF
the interstate commerce act In the
event that the commission should be
sustained in the Spokane rate case,
says the Billings Gazette. OF course
with the shack haul" elimin ated, it
would be necessary to materially chop
schedules to the inland regions and 1t
is recognized that it Is the inland re.
gions which furnish to the railroads
the bulk of the tonnage. Now IT there
should be an increase in the lesser
shipments to and from the Pacific
coast, there should be no aso for
cutting rates to the inland cities, con-
sequently there would be no reason
for any particular worry concerning
the Spokane rate case, the Reno q
or any other rate case arising in the
inland regions.
This proposition for q solution of
the natter of freight schedules is put
forth tentatively and 1t is hard to
make up ones mind whether it is
graveIy intended as q solution of q
vexed problem, whether it is designed
as q warning or whether it Is simply a
bluff.
The proposition, If i, could be car
ried into effect, aud tLere would be
nothing to interfere because with the
commerce court constantly ''butting
in" the interstate commerce commits
sion would be powerless to upset the
scheme, would mean that the Pacific
coast shipper would have to pay much
more than he does while the in.
land shipper would pay exactly the
same as be now does. OF course the
latter would not gain much other than
to eliminate coast competition but the
question would naturally arise az to
what the fellows upon the coast would
think about it.
There is something OF q suspicion
that the proposition is put forth as a
bluff to get the coast men into line
to the end that their support could be
secured in the fight against the inter.
state commerce commission and the
Dixon long and short haul clause. "If
you don't come in and help US to down
those fellows in Spokane, in Salt Lake,
In Billings and In Reno, we will soak
you q little for your freight
declare the roads to the Pacific coast
shippers, and it is hoped that this will
cause them to enlist in the battle
against equitable freight rates and
justice to the inland cities.
Even though the scheme should be
put forth ia good faith and the roads
should be able to put it into effect, it
would be better for the people of the
inland regions that the interstate CON-
MERGE law, long and short haul clause
and all, shall be continued, for while
1t would be necessary that our ship.
pers should continue to pay high rates
for q couple of years, the completion
of the Panama canal would bring
down coast rates, and naturally those
to the inland regions would be CORES
pondingly cut.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
We Rise To Remark.

You make mistakes; the other fellow
blunders.
A long head and u long face are
companions.
A bird in a pot.pie is worth two on
q spring bonnet.
Perhaps it is true that men love
women for what they are, but most
women love men for what they think
they are.
The man who does no wrong never
does much of anything.
A woman tells secrets SO that she
won't forget them.
Making enemies 10 much easier than
"shaking' them.
The emile that won't come of is
liable to become very tiresome.
1t 10 easier to train q boy to do
right than to restrain him from doing
~wrong.-Woman's Home Companion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
Tho Cause Of lt.

"What's all this fuss about?" asked
the policeman, stepping between the
two young men.
The one that had got the worst of
it and was wiping the blood from his
nose pointed to the other fellow. "He
can tell you her name If he wants to-"
he said. II Won't."-Exchange.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
Big Land Show Opens.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 12.-The auditorium
today houses the finest and most com.
plete exhibition of the products OF the
northwestern states ever brought to.
gether. Minnesota, the Dakotss,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20

Parties wishing to purchase live
stock will find some attractive offer
ings in Our advertising columns.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20

As much of heaven is visible as we
have eyes to see.-William Winter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
h River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
Err PRESS. Send 1t to ''the old folks
at home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
Two Ambitions,

Two Ambitions.
my ambition ia to earn 5000 q
year."
my ambition is to earn more mon
ey than my wife can spend"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-12-20
Ready to Do Her Part.

Ready to Do Her Pare.
Mother-May, that young man OF
yours is too forward. He must be sat
upon. May-Leave that to me, moth
er. I'll see that he Is.
The evening world., 1911-10-31
FREESckPE
LOCKED, VEAANTS
WANTED TO JUMP
Firernsn Arrive IN Time to
Save Women and Chill
s. dren Prom Blaze.

ohnexs Srem Q Ars IN an apartment on
sseosl Aoor Of the six-story ten
Jupsne Il Mes. Gas ana 5i1 Bushwick ave-
3ua WlliiansburG. caused a panic IN
- Sus,dsng this afternoon. There were
dw nsa ct homo at tho sme and the
tomen and children OF twenty-one
6mmss hsd to Uope their way to the
Refs and are escapes.
EThose on che upper hoArs escaped by
Day of the roof to adjoining tenements'
NE tsnants who took 20 tue IRE escape
n thu front OF the building Jared all
yhnhs until they reached the bottom
iADdlng and found the removable ladder
upuAat for connection with the ground
sSoursiy fastened To the IRE escape by
steus wire.
Policeman Benson OF the Hamburg
skxnue station. fortunately Happened to
~ Yight on the spot. After turning IN
- alerm ne ran up hrougn the stihins
senohe in the hall to the SECOND hoor.
sAtersd an apartment and made his
val 10 tho IRE escape landing. which.
With the ladders above. was rowde
Win women and children.
frnseu was unable to unfae'en the
wtre but he restrained a cosipde OF fran
I'd women from throwing their babies
ieko the street jumping after them.
when the Hremen arrived a ladder con-
.asrten was made between the ground
ana ne landing and h frightened
oeoemsut dwe4lers were helped to safety.
1hs IRE started In the apartment OF
a.
The evening world., 1911-10-31

Rich Brosdclotk Suits.
Mems Wear Serge Suits.
Smart Trimmed Serge Suits.
Tailored Velveteen Suite.
Dressy Velvetecn Suits.
New Model Corduroy Suits.
Exclusive Novelty Fabric Suita
New Fringe Trimmed Suits.
Copies Of Imported Suits.
The evening world., 1911-10-31
GRANTED
A DIVORCE FROM
AMERICAN WIFE
Artist Who Named
Composer Beerham in Suit
Wins Full Court Victory.

-- 49,. u..uond
N'NpoN' o"-
Foster. the hinsiisn er''''
was granted n divorce here to-dhy from
his American WIFI formerly Maude
Christian Fairfax. o b the ground of mis-
conduct with Thor las Beecham. the
composer and ooer s,,c conductor. who
:. .on a, Jo..,h rLAch.nn. ,h. mu,lon-
~ ..n,s.~-..
~" Pn ,....n
roS'.Is "ere arie :" -"
IN 1uy' MO- ana TWO yeas iAuei
father pn-iaw' Ut. stuart
Welles. formerly ~ New York. intro
duced Beecham to Mrs. Foster. and. ac-
carlinn IN the a,ftA the oaaa Waa ona
The evening world., 1911-10-31
10 STORIES TO DEATH.

Martin Bengel. m ironworker. while
working one OF the hoists on the thir-
tocnth hocr Of the steel framework OF
the anney 90 thc Memo Building. going
No at Sixteenth street ana irving place.
sllnpeG and plunged throMsh an open
The evening world., 1911-10-31
GAYN0R WILL PRESIDE
AT INDEPENDENT RALLY.
Big Democratic Meeting in Cat
negie Hall to Mark Mayors First
C1mpaion A~une1r1nr

Campaign Appearance.
Independent Democrats will meet IT.
force at Carnegie Hall Saturday even
ing In tho interests or the coanty
ticket. Mayor Gaynor will make his
FIRST appearance in the campaign In
public and will preside. Speeches will
be made by Alton j.. Parker. United
States Senator James A. O'Gorman,
Norman Il. Mack. chairman Of tho
Democratic National COMMITTEES; Her
man Ridder, samuel Cntcrrnycr and
other distinguished Democrats.
This will he the largest meeting OF
the campaign, and Is intended ~ n
grand rally. Tammany. II In under
stood. will not direct .hc meeting. The
organiza ton continues 20 hold from
fifteen 10 twenty Assembly District
meetings nightly.
All Of the Democratic County candi-
dates. including the Judiciary. viii be
notified Of their nomination at the Hotel
K~nickerbocker this evening William
Temple Emmett Will make the principal
speech OF notification.
The evening world., 1911-10-31

ing to-day and was instantly killed
when he landed ten stories below.
Bengei was forty-five years old. He
lived with his wife and three children
ct one Hundred and Sixty-eighth
street and Amsterdam avenue. All of
the ironworkers employed on the build
Ing az IL their custom quit for the day
Immediately after the largely.
The evening world., 1911-10-31

The New Day Camp Rutherford. Q
sanatorium for coisumptives. was upensd
yesterday at the foot OF North Second
street. WILLIAMSBURG. by the Brooklyn
CHAPTER OF the American Req Cross So.
ciety. The camp 10 . converted ferry.
boat.
The evening world., 1911-10-31
STEAMSHIPS.
Ov~r ren nav

~u.... uashuna. Bsyamo, santiago.
NI {ihriSL earueo0a. Havana.
uSOp0 BrcDea. Conchc. Mobile.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
LUNCH DISHES.

Swiss Cutlets.-Chop small two or
hree hard boiled eggs. Add to them
wo tablespoonfuls of white bread
.rumbs, the same Of grated cheese and
/ pinch of curry powder and sufficient
cayenne to taste. Bind all with a
seaten egg. Form them into pear
shaped outlets, dip into frying batter,
lrop into boiling fat and cook till
;olden color. Scatter grated cheese
Iver and serve very hot.
Cheese Toast-Two rounds of but
cred toast two ounces Of cheese, two
ggs, half an ounce of butter, salt and
Pepper. Make the toast first, then melt
he butter in a small pan, break in the
ggs, add seasoning and cheese, grated
Ir chopped fine Whisk over a small
burner until 1t sets slightly. Divide
he toast into squares and put little
VI the egg and cheese on each. Serve
While quite hot This is nice savory.
STUFFED Onions. - Peel four large
Inions and throw into boiling water.
Fake them out when nearly soft, then
nince four ounces of cold meat, add
Iepper and salt Now remove a small
Iiece from the top of the onions and
emove the centers, fill with the sea-
loned meat and replace the top. Put
he onions into pie dish with a little
veil Favored stock and stew gently for
lalf an hour. Place on a hot dish,
lprinkle with finely chopped parsley,
then serve.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
: Moorhead Department

TWO at the Columbia fire last Mon.
day-t was the wheels of an engine
Inc hose was cut, serious delay was
occasioned, and the hotel was burned
oown-there is no mistake about that.
Lawrence Wright is nicely recover
ing from the injuries which he sus-
famed TO one OF his knees and which
ooIged MIN to use crutches,
Worknen are digging the furniture
ana efrects belonging TO Mr.. and Mrs.
bodkin from the Columbia fire ruins.
and much of it will be renewed, as the
principal damage was done by water.
Fergus Falls Journal: If the tenn
perance committee Of the last senate
should wake up and see the kind Of a
temperance committee that is doing
business in the present senate It would
lall out of it's grave And yet the
committee appointed by Lieutenant
Governor Gordon is fair, clean com
mittee and will give all parties a
square deal. 1t won't hold all of its
meetings at Carvings, as has been the
case In the past.
Frank Shaw will represent the A. O.
Y. w. of Fergus Falls at the grand
lodge.
Concordia college basketball team
Will engage in a game tonight with the
team at the agricultural college, Fargo
and 1T will be played at the gymnasium
of the latter.
Minnesota will gain one member in
the house of representatives under the
terms OF the apportionment act to be
reported about the middle OF January.
Melvin and Florence Beck were
guests at their home last night at a
party given to about twenty four Iittle
ones who had the best time ever.
Mrs. Clara Hennessy is a new stem
ographer in the Office of the law firm
of Sharp & Chaplin.
John L. Lommen was up from St.
Paul last night and went on to his
home at Comstock
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
swanson, Lake Park, a few days ago.
John Matheny of Ulen is a patient
at the Northwestern hospital.
The receipts of the Crookston post
ONCE for the year just closed amount
ed to S26,10S, nearly $4,000 more than
the year previous.
Rev. H. A. Kernen of the Moorhead
Congregational church will deliver q
steriopticon lecture on Western India
at his church Sunday evening. He
will give glimpses of the everyday life
of the people and also the work of
christian missions. Mr.. Kernen spent
four years in India and will talk from
his personal experiences
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
NO JOINING OF x
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
JUDGE POLLOCK HANDS DOWN
DECISIONS THIS MORNING IN
TOWER CITY school. CASE
RENDERING VERDICT FOR THE
PLAINTIFF,

The Tower city school district and
school district No. "a will be two dis
tinct districts, according to the de-
cisions handed down this morning by
Judge Pollock in the district court.
The final arguments OF the attorney
in the case of School District No. "a
VS.. w. w. King and others, was heard
this morning. Some additional testi-
mony was also offered before the clos
ing of the case.
In rendering the verdict the judge
stated that the decision would rest en-
tirely upon facts, as both sides seem
to agree on all points Of the law. He
reviewed the trial very briefly paying
speciol attention to the petition that
had been presented as evidence in the
case
This petition had been circulated in
district No. "a and at the time OF its
circulation, more than two thirds ma
jority of the names of the school vot-
ers Of the district had been placed
upon the manuscript. However, in the
course of the hearing a numper OF these
names had been stricken from the
paper and the trial had brought out
the fact that the petition bore just
one less than the required number
two-thirds Of the legal school voters
The case, which has been a very
complicated one, was to test the valid
ity of the combination of the Tower
City cchool district and school district
No. "a. A petition had been circulated
by the Tower City school patrons in
the adjoining district for the purpose
of joining the two school divisions, and
on the strength Of this petition certain
lands adjacent to the town school dis
trict had been placed within the Tower
City school taxation. The owners of
the land adjacent objected to this and
more strenuously disfavored combining
the two schools.
The country district patrons would
be compelled to send their children a
much greater distance to school, should
the consolidation take place, and fur
thermore they would have to share
their part of the cost of a 10000 new
school building to be erected at Tower
City. The village school advocates ex-
pected to give the patrons of the coun-
try school a much better and much
more efficient school as result of the
absorption of the two districts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
CHICAGO Gossip.

Chicago, Jan. It's the gossip on
wheat last night that the big st. Louis
trader who sold through Peavey &
Bennett last week, covered his line yes
terday through Wagner. The latter is
buying from 99h al May, carried the
pit element Oft their feet and STAN
peded shorts above 81. Messages sent
out by the Armour Grain Co. claimed
that the government had overestimated
the wheat crop 100000 bushels, that
Domestic conditions are to dominate,
as there are over 900O0,000 people in
the United States, and it is unneces-
sary for an export demand to use all
the wheat we raise. Bears do not
agree with these statements, and say
the movement Of the crop and supplies
show differently. Traders said that the
bull interest was powerful enough to
force all the shorts to cover at higher
prices, and will eventually make the
public believe that there is a scarcity
of wheat If it is possible before they
sell out.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
PEDIGREE SEED GRAIN
AND KOW TO OBTAIN IT

Nearly all the government expert
ment stations have one or more sci
entific men who devote their time to
producing new varieties of grain SUI
perior to the old varieties generally
grown. The Minnesota experiment sta
ton originated the Minnesota No. 169
olue stem wheat, Minnesota No, 1853
ME wheat and Minnesota No. rs or
Premost flax.
Inc Illinois experiment station took
variety of corn and by selecting,
through period Of several years, OBJ
tanned four varieties, two Of which had
a. high and low oil content and two
OF which had a high and low protein
content. These varieties were very
dinerent from the parent stock and
each one is more valuable for certain
purposes than the parent stock.
The North Dakota experiment sta
ton has also originated several new or
pedigree varieties of grain, among
which the North Dakota No. 1916 flax,
N. D. wilt proof flax, N. Oak. No. 81
Manschuri barley and NJ Oak. No 939
winter rye are perhaps the best known.
These varieties of pedigree seed
grain have been distributed to the
farmers In small lots, generally not ex-
ceedlng f1ve bushels. Many farmers
have rapidly increased their supply of
seed so obtained and have sold seed to
their neighbors, but the great majority
soon let the five pedigree varieties so
obtained get mixed with other grain.
Many sell their crops to the elevators
instead of supplying their neighbors.
In some cases INSCRIPTIONS seedmen
would sell large quantities of common
seed grain as pedigree seed grain. The
great majority of seedmen, however.
would not be guilty of such practice.
In snort time any new variety orig
mated at great expense of time and
labor would become practically lost.
The experiment station farms are en-
tirely too small to produce these grains
In pure form in very large quantities.
The twenty-four demonstration farms,
however, make this quite possible. as
only pedigree seed is used upon them
and they produce the 9ame crops each
year, only on different plots in the
rotation. Since the demonstration
farms were established, the North Da-
kota experiment station has been able
to produce pedigree seed grain in rea-
sonably large quantities for seed pur-
poses as well as originate new pedi-
gree varieties in the plant nursery of
tie station itself In order that the
seed so grown shall reach the farmers
In pure condition the station has begun
cleaning and sealing pedigree seed
grain in two bushel sacks with a lead
seal containing the name and number
of the variety of seed contained within
the sack. When a farmer receives a
consignment of pedigree seed grain
from a demonstration farm with the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07
MAYNARD, MIMI,
HAS $4,000 FIRE
ONLY ONE BUILDING IN A BLOCK
SAVED IN MINNESOTA
TOWN.

Maynard, Mimi, Jan. Fire broke
out yesterday in the rear Of the Hab-i
stritt dry goods and grocery store not
only destroying that building and con-
tents, but wiping out four other mer-
camille houses with their contents.
Owing to the intense cold and search
ty of water the fire got beyond control
Of the fire company. The total loss
will reach $4,000. The only building
in the block watch was saved was the
Maynard State bank.
The losers were Fred Habstritt, dry
goods store, loss about $4,000; P. H.
Ruff, harness dealer $4,000; A. A. Ha-
gen, department store, $4,000; Mrs.
Dora Lawrence, millinery, $1,000; A. /.
Shaver, postoffice building and per-
sonal property, $1,000; DR.. ]. w. Hell
land. drugs, library, instruments
$4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-07

HOW THEY SHOULD BE EN-.
GRAVED.

A S rule, the cards used by married
women are a tri1e larger than
those used by spinsters. Old English
lettering, block and script are all good
form.
The prefix Mrs. or Miss is all that
should appear on visiting card. A
woman doctor should have two cards.
Her business one alone should bear the
prefix of DR..
All names should be written out In
full-thus: Mrs Harvey Philip Adams.
instead Of Mrs. Harvey p. Adams.
The wife Of the head of the family
may omit all Christian names from her
cards and be known sinply as Mrs.
Adams
A widow may either use her own
Christian name on her cards or that of
her husband. 49,.
Where two women are married to
men bearing the same name, father and
son, the younger should add the word
junior ORD on her cards to avoid con-
fusion.
A divorced woman does not use her
husbands Christian name any longer.
She substitutes her own instead.
When she resumes her maiden name
she uses the prefix Mrs. with it.
A debutante usually during her first
season has her name engraved below
her mothers on the Iatter's card. If
there are two young girls they are
designated as the Misses So-and-so.
llso on the same card with the mother.
the name of day of the week on
which the owner of the card is at
lome should be engraved in the left
land lower corner of the visiting card.
A husband and wife may have a card
n common, reading Mr.. and Mrs. So
tnd-so, and this is used in calling just
Ifter the return from the wedding
ourney or in sending a gift from both
husband and wife.