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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22

placed it on a stand outside the labo-
ratory and, lighting a match, touched
It off.
lowing to my loss of sleep the night
before my mind was not so alert as
usual, and I forgot to lay aside the
remaining piece Of illuminate COM
pound, but instead held it in my left
hand, A spark from the ignited piece
Of illuminate compound entered my
left hand between my fingers, igniting
the piece there, with the result that
my hand was blown Off to the wrist.
"Once when entering my storage
magazine at Maxim, In which were
several carloads Of dynamite along
with $1,000 pounds Of nitrogelatin, l
saw John Bender, one of my employ.
ees, calmly but emphatically opening
a case of dynamite with a hammer
and a chisel. I promptly discharged
him.
"Not long afterward the innkeeper
ut Farmingdale called on me to buy
some dynamite and said he had engag-
ed Bender to blow the stumps out of
his meadow lot. l told him Bender
was courting1death for himself and
everybody around when handling dy-
Mantle, but Boniface still wanted
Bender to do the work.
well said I, the dynamite you
want is Is cents n pound, but If John
Bender does not succeed in blowing
himself up and killing himself with
the dynamite you can have 1t for moth
ing. On the other hand. If he does
blow himself up you must pay for the
dynamite
"a few days later there was some
hitch in Bender's exceptional luck. A
particularly refractory old stump had
resisted a couple of Bender's dynamic
attacks. The failure to dislodge the
stump Bender took rs a personal at
front because 1t reflected upon his skill
"a a stump blaster.
"'Next time.' said he. something !!
going to happen He placed abou'
twenty pounds Of dynamite under tn
deep rooted veteran, touched it of, ant
several things happened in very quicl
succession. The huge stump let 60 1t
hold on earth and proceeded to hun
Bender. .
1T was a level race, but the stun,
won. Striking Bender on the mort
quarter, 1t stove In four ribs, disloca1
ed several joints and damaged him l
several other respects ana particulars
Boniface came to settle for the dynt
: mite.
"rsixteen cents a pound I SAIL
Bender hasn't a chance in a hundred
: WAIT till the doctors are through wit
him.
"'What do you say to a compr'
mise,' suggested Boniface, of 8 cents
pound? For, really, I do not believ
t that Bender Is moro than half dead
And the account was settled on thu
4 basis"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
PLAY WITH DEATH
Men Who Are Reckless In Ham
ding High Explosives.
STORIES By HUDSON MAXIM.

The Accident by Which the Inventors
Left Hand Was Blown Of-ohn Ben
der's Contempt For Dynamite-Mix-
ing Fire and ~Nitroglycerin.
ut is practically impossible" writes
Hudson Maxim in Adventure, Ito
make the ordinary laboring man ap-
preciate the necessity Of care in the
safe handling of explosives, and the
life of the careful man is always en-
less one.
after l had sold the works at Max
i'm and had invented motorite l needed
a place in which to make the material
and hired a branch of the works there
for that purpose. 1t was winter. My
wife had accompanied me as a pre-
cautionary measure. She was sitting
in the laboratory to keep warm, near
a big barrel stove charged with btu
minous coal.
"On entering the laboratory for
something my wife asked me what
was in those two tin pals sitting near
the stove. She said that she had q
suspicion it might be ni~trogylycerin,
and she Informed me that one Of my
men had just been in stirring the fire
and that the sparks flew out in all di
~rections, some of them lighting in thu
buckets to be quenched on top Of thu
oily liquid.
"'Horrors! / said. 1t is nitroglyc
erin!'
II called the man who had placed
there and told him to take 1t away. A
1t was necessary to keep the materia
from freezing he took 1t into the boil
er house near by. A little later on, &C
ing into the boiler house, I saw n Q
the men stirring the fire while the ott
er was standing with his coattails out
stretched in either hand. forming
shield to keep the sparks from f1yin
into the nitroglyceun.
"In the manufacture Of high explt
sives and In experimenting with the1
a little observation-disclosures, a yer
slight lack of exact caution, a seen
ingly insignificant inadvertence for
moment, may cost one a limb or hi
life. The accident that cost me m
left hand Is a case in point.
ION the day preceding that accide1
I had had a gold cap put on a tootl
In consequence the tooth ache
throughout the night and kept n
awake a greater part of the time.
the morning I rose early and WEI
down to my factory at Maxim, N.
In order to test the dryness of son
illuminate compound I took a lit
piece Of 1t, about the size Of an EN-
.lish penny, broke OF a small particl
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
SENATOR CLAPP, CHAIRMAN OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

LIVER since Moses Edwin Chpp a elected prosecuting attorney for
- st. Croix county, MINI, away back yonder in 1878 he has been
looked upon in his state as a rising young man. He was only about
twenty-eight then, but he is older now; also he has profted by expert
nee, and he has risen. He sits n the United States senate when he is
not standing OF his feet making oratorical appeals for some of his
favorite bills. Senator Capp is not essentially al orator. He is a work.
ing senator. AS chairman Of the highly important committee IN inter.
state commerce he has become almost without his own cooperation one
of the leading figures in the American house of-lords, we were about
to sy but we won't. Mr. Clapp succeeded Senator Cushnan K. Davis
when the latter died in 1901 by appointment first and election later, and
he was reelected in 1905. Now he is going back for a third term-Sena-
tor Clapp has n compuncions against bird termism In o far Is 1t
relates to senatorships-and no doubt will be continued at the head Of
the interstate commerce committee. Senator Clapp is a native Of In
diana, but he left his native state too early to be sidetracked a s a mere
author
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22

most largely attended and the best,
from every point OF view, of them all.
Seated at the tables, arranged 10 the
spacious waiting room of the new
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
passenger station in South Missoula.
the red apple aft air serving as the
dedication of the hand some new struc-
ture, were 325 representative men @!
the Treasure state--epreseutative oil
all walks of life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
Non Coal Land.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office at Great Falls, Mon
tana, February II. 1911.
Notice ie hereby given that
CATHERINE SHERIDAN,
of Portage, Montana, who, on January "a, 1906,
made homestead entry No. 2906, serial No. O317O,
for SWA NEA, VIZ sen sec. q, NWA NEA
eec. %, township % north, range east, Montana
final i've year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Register and Re
ceiver, U. s.. land Office, at Great Falls, Montana
on the Sd day of April, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: Daniel Banna
tyne, William +. Wood, Theresa B. Lennon, OF
Portage, Montana. Neil Bannatyne, of Floweree
Montana. 4. L. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22

G. W. MORRISON, Fort Bentol
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
Coal waiver filed.
Notice For Publication.

United States Land Office, Great Falls, Mont.
February II, 1911.
Notice Is hereby given that
EDDIE BOYD,
assignee Of John Stone, Of Lonetree, Montana,
who, on February %, 1907, made desert, land
SWA NEA section 4, township 10 north, range
10 east, Montana meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final proof to establish
claim to the land above described, before Chas
H. Boyle. U. s. commissioner. at his office a,
Fort Benton, Montana, on the Sd day OF
April, 1911.
int names as y Witnesses: James L.. Still
we'll, John .. Stillwell, Maurice NJ. Jensen, OF
Lonetree, Montana. Harry B. Dickinson, OF
Knerville, Montana.
E. L. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
Coal waiver filed.
Notice For Publication,

United States Land Office at Great FALLS, Mon
tana, February, II, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that
ROXIE BOYD, -.
of Lonetree, Montana, who, on February, Is,
1907, made desert land entry No. 1861, serial No.
04777. for VIZ NEA, wa sen, NEA SEA sec.
ton 80, township 20 north, range 10 east, Montana
meridian, has filed notice Of Intention to make
final proof, to establish claim to the land above
described, before Chae. h. Boyle, U. s. commits
sioner, at his office in Fort Benton, Montana, on
the Sd day of April. 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses: James L.
Stillwell. John o. Stillwell, Maurice NJ. Jensen,
Of Lonetree, Montana, Harry B. Dickinson, OF
Knerviile, Montana.
E. L.. BARNES, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
Terms Of District Court, 1911.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY.
Tuesday, April 4.
Tuesday, July II.
Tuesd ay, October 81.
VALLEY COUNTY.
Tuesd ay, February 81.
Tuesday, May 9.
Tuesday September 5.
Tuesday, November ID.
TETON COUNTY.
Wednesday, May 81.
Monday July 81.
Wednesda y, November 20.
FERGUS COUNTY.
Wednesda y, March s.
Thursday ~, June 8.
Friday, September 8.
Friday, December 8.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
Girl Wanted.

ranch to help lady do cooking, etc. Liberal
wages for six or seven months. Address
MRS. j. II. EVERS, Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22

Kind words are tho brightest OF
home flowers. They make a paradise
Of the humblest home.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22
For Sale,

Address
NORTHWESTERN LIVE STOCK CO.,
Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-02-22

Blank forms for making annual re
ports of corporations on sale at the
River Press office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
HALT ON CARNEGIE BILL
Wicksrsham Advises TAFT That Foun.
dation Bill 10 Danssrous-In Time
Misht Dominate Government.

Washington, May THE Rockefei-
Ter foundation Is not to be given a cor
porate existence by the United States
government.
Attorney general wickersham, in an
opinion given to the president. has
condemned the project as unwise and
calculated to perpetuate the huge for
tune which John D. Rockefeller has
amassed. The president is under stood
to agree with the reasoning of his at
torney general and In the event that
q bill creating the foundation should
pass congress he in all probability
would veto 1t.
No one who is aware OF the benevo-
lent motives prompting Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter in seeking to secure the creation OF
a corporation thru which civilization
and humanity might be benefited will
believe that in approving the draft OF
the bill for this purpose which is pend
ing in congress he was actuated sole
ly by the selfish desire to keep his
enormous holdings intact for the use of
his descendants. Yet this would be the
certain Result If congress were to en-
act the bill introduced by Senator CAL
linger and reported favorably by him
from the committee on the District of
Columbia two weeks after its introduce
ton.
Hasty Action 10 Prevented.
Could Mr.. Gallinger have had his
way he would have forced the passage
Of the measure thru the senate at once,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08

and similar action would hAvO bssr
urged by tbs house.
so far as the attorney general WA
concerned, he had to decide what was
better and wiser from tho point OF
view Of public policy--the creation or q
corporation with unlimited powers 70
do whatever its directors might eeo mt
and with no restrictions upon their
procedure save the mere right or con-
gress to repeal tho charter under which
they acted, or tho protection OF the
people and the republic from huge
fortune. constantly increasing. free
from federal taxation and beyond fed
eral regulation, tho the bill proposed
that the corporation should make q
yearly report OF what It had done TO
the secretary OF tho interior.
The bill defined the object OF the cor
poration to be the promotion OF the
we'll being and advancement OF civiu-
zation Of all peoples In the acquisition
and dissemination OF knowledge: the
prevention and relief of suffering. and
promotion of any and all OF the ele-
mems OF human progress.
MIGHT Dominate the Nation.
There Ia no question that this Is a
highly worthy object and, properly
safcSunrded, would be of immense
value to humanity But Mr.. Wicker
sham looking at the matter from the
Point OF view of tbs statesman. con-
Guided that for the United States to
perpetuate n creature whose tentacles
now touch practically ell Industries
would mean Its eventual domination OK
the nation.
In the first place. the foundation
avowedly would be perpetual In the
second. its directors would determine
what would best advance civilization
and apply themselves to it's realization,
even IL the purpose might be The con-
:.cc! Of the government Of the United
States.
The incorporators Of the foundation
named in the bin are, Mr.. Rockefeller
his son. his charitable representative
his personal counsel. and another who
has long been associated with him.
This board. under the bill, could he
increased or 1t mlgn. remain at Its
present number-flve--which would
mean that the Rockefeflers always
could control 1t. Even the action OF a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08

pofeihg WITH my Treasure. Ne said
becatso Nc had suggested the outline
aAA 463ee Of the STONE no had . right
- mAks me give It - him for his
neasy: but II was III who thrust
into the center Of the glorious gem the
ore from heaven. I penned the sun
bursts In the priceless prism. and It
q mine. It 10 mine by right Of crea-
toni"
This outburst excited tho old man.
but Ia q little while there was an
other outburst of his emotions. He
fairly shouted:
II viii have him, though. will
come up with him yet, and when do.
Win give him back his money and
make him return the diamond to me.
He thought he left nothing to tell me
who he Ia. He thought never would
be able to md him in this big town.
He felt gure the old curiosity dealer
would not venture far enough away
from HIS shop to track such . fine
gentleman. But he forgot one thing.
have kept it all these years. and
through It I will find him YETI
Abstfactedly he thrust his hand into
an inner pocket and fished out q bit
q cardboard. Excitedly he waved 1t
in front Of the detectives eyes. Brftz
resisted for a moment the impulse to
snatch It from his grasp. but he
grtpped himself sharply. Awaiting de-
velopments was one Of the detectives
strong points. As he expected, tho
old alchemist was In state OF mind
to share his knowledge with any.
body. After q few more nourishes,
Martin laid In Britx' hand mans Wis
ittng card. face down.
Studiously avoiding any appearance
Of haste. Britz turned it UP and read
the single line engraved upon 1t.
without the tremor Of muscle. and
with only ono swift significant look.
he passed the card to Fitch.
The doctor. . little less self-re-
strained than tho detective. looked
steadily 1t drawing on the back.
gaxed earnestly at the inscription on
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
'maiier number thAa AZ, 800 =

smaller number thaa ave wsaj1 ~
valid.
Tho bill gives the foundation powGn
to establish, mainksln. and sndow ~
stitutlona and other agencies Tor cafS
rytng on the objects Of the corporAtion3f
to purchase real estate. erect and e0nil
buildings. mako donations. receiva
gifts. collect stA.istics and infoSHAat101
publish and distribute books. dscu.
ments. and reports con&aining thems
and to employ persons to carry on tho
work. lA
The bill provides that exemption
from taxation shall not apply 70 any
property of tho corporation not uscdE
for the purposes OF the corporAt1on,l
and this exemption shall not be en-a
joyed by the corporation II any ofkicer.
trustee. member or employc receives
any pecuniary profit from the opera
tons thereof. except reasonable COM
pensatlon for services In efYecting one
or more OF such purposes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
Farmer Has Trichinosis.

Harlan. May SC. r. Larsen, 4
prominent farmer living four miles
south Of this city. recently has been
stricken with trioh.nosis. CAUSED by
eating half cooked pork He II In r
very critical condition. A singular fact
in connection with the case In that
Charley Thompson. who lived In tho
same house over thirty years ago. died
OF the same disease. These two cases
are the only ones ever known In this
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
chArrsa XIV.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08

For soreness OF the muscles whether
induced by violent exercise or injury,
Chamberlain's Liniment Ia excellent.
This liniment In also highly e0teemed
for the relief 1t affords In cases Of
rheumatism. Sold by all dealefa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
Classified Advertisements


Iowa: 100 acres in Winnebago county.
Iowa: 200 acres in Ottertail county.
Minnesota Cheap on small cash pay
ment, or will take 1901 auto In good
condition as part payment. Box 31s.
Buffalo Center. Iowa.
To Land Men = $4,000 ooO-farms
sold in southwest Iowa since Jan. /.
1911. Sales $4,000 or over. Address
and consideration OF over 1000 sellers
for 81. Compiled from deed records.
M. w. NOR & Co.. Harlan. Iowa.
Iowa Improved Farms = Write for
our illustrated list with pictures OF
building. Positively the best list of
bargains in Iowa Emery & Slosson,
Earth Merchants. Northwood. Iowa
For sais-An unusually fine eighty.
near State Center: no buildings; SIG
per acre. Box -. Colo. Iowa.
For oals-Good improved farms in
iowa and South Dakota. II interested
write. w. o. F. Oleson. Riceville. Iowa.
For sais-I have for sale on easy
terms in Franklin county. Iowa, rs
well improved farms from S0-acre
tracts to 400 acres. Prices range from
SOS per aero to 500. Let me hear from
you. J. F. DeMaris. Alexander. Iowa.
For Salo-Suburban acreage prop
erty for sale cheap. Adjoining Birm-
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thoroughly tiled. best Of SOIL improved
with seven-room house, small barn,
large hog and chicken house, cistern
and cellar. Buildings all in good con-
dition, an ideal place for one desiring
to do little farming. grow chickens.
keep q few cows and have q fire home
and splendidly located and capable Of
producing an easy income. Priced low
er than similar properties can be
bought in this part OF Iowa, price
81 500. L. G. Boies. Birmingham.
Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08

New South African Industry.
Four whaling vessels which are be-
fng fitted out at Cape Town viii give
South Africa q new industry.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
Fearful! Slaughter

Of deadly microbes occurs when throat
and lung diseases are treated with DR..
King's New Discovery. >50c and 31.00.
Mcbride & VIII Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
MINNESOTA LANDS.

Ten Thousand Acres Minnesota state
lands at public auction. June 2. 1911. at
Wadena, MINI. Forty years time, 4
per cent interest. Address Murray,
Wadeua MINI,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
SWEENY,S EMPLOYMENT y
AND COLLECTION AGENCY

When In need OF help OF any kind
or II you want work 1t any trade or
profession. or II you have collections
to make. call
offie> Phone $50
Residence Phone 90 NsiloM
Over So corner First and Ma;s
MARSHAllToWN, IOWA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-08
AGENTS WANTED.

yyent,d-facod live agsnts to sell
canada land In HArdin and Hamilton
counties write 0sorgs a. Olson. Mar
shaMtown, Iowa.