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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
WE NEED WARM MILK.

II william Howard Taft, 10 this
particular campaign or in possible
political activity OF the future, gets q
farmers vote it will probably be be.
cause that husbandman didn't hear
the story of the bull calf to which
Mr.. Tatt.sfor his representatives fed
cold milk. The following Is the re-
freshing comment made by the St.
Louis Globe Democrat on the calf in.
cident:
"Uncle Ike" Stephenson OF Wiscon-
Gin may sometimes pay more for q
senatorship than the thing is worth,
when an entire electorate must be
dealt with In q senatorial primary
But that he lie q man of excellent sense
was attested by the vigor with which
he pointed Out the folly OF feeding &
bull calf on cold milk. The senate,
had presented Mr.. Taft with a fin,
specimen OF q bull calf, brought from
his Wisconsin stock farm. The ami
NAL, pedigreed, registered. and bear
ing all the other insignia Of rank ant
heraldry, was turned over to th
tender mercies of the keepers OF tn
cowot behind the White house, an,
there, q few days later, it died.
Investigation OF the manner OF 1t
handling, after 1t was dead, disclose
that the baby bull had been give
none but cold milk. Senator Stephen
son was almost profane in his crit
cism. IA bull calf" said he. and b
repeated the remark several times 70
the sake OF emphasis, "needs war;
milk" This was an automatic truth
horse sense II It can not be called bul
sense. We recall having reflected q
the time upon the strangeness Of sue
. patent truth having to be proclaime
at the White house.
The Wisconsin senator 10 ssyin
nov that no matter how the democrs,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHOUTEAU COUNTY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 70. 1912.
THE REPUBLICAN, NOMINATION.

There are all kinds of predictions
about the probable result OF the contest
for the republican presidential nomi-
nation. 1t 10 the belief of many that
Taft will be the nominee of the Chi.
csgo conventions: others confidently
declare that Roosevelt will have the
necessary support to secur the nomi-
nation; and others guess it that the
two leading candidates will be so
nearly equal in strength that q COM
promise candidate will be favored by
q majority of the delegates.
The situation Is so complicated and
confusing that one guess is about as
good as another. There are so many
conflicting claims, so much uncertain.
ty as to the way many Of the deleg ates
will vote, that any pre-convention
prophecy as to the result cannot be
accepted rs q certainty.
An illustr alton of these exceptional
and chaotic conditions appears in the
exhibits Of strength presented in tabu-
lated statements compiled by friends
of Mr.. Taft and supporters of Mr..
Roosevelt. The Chicago Inter Ocean,
. Taft newspaper, prints q list Of re.
publican delegates 90 far elected in
the various states, in which the Taft
total is given as All, and the Roose-
welt total 355. The Chicago Tribune,
which is supporting Mr.. Roosevelt for
the nomination., also presents an ex.
hibit Of delegates chosen in the same
states, the total showing only 164 for
Taft, and 37l for Roosevelt. There is
such a discrepancy between these rival
claims that n or the other is away
of in the figuring.
The uncertainty as to the strength
of the rival candid ates is due largely
to the fact that some of the deleg ations
are not instructed, and under certain
conditions may be expected to vote fol
any candidate they prefer. There IL
also q large number Of delegates
whose seats will be contested-abou'
800 In all, according to newspaper re
ports-and the disposition of these
contests may have q decisive influence
in awarding the nomination. 1t has
seldom happened that rival candid tes
for the republican presidential nomi'
nation were SO nearly equal in sup
port among delega tes to q convention,
with 80 many elements of uncertainty
that may effect q change in the situa'
ton any time before the votes Of thu
delegates are actually recorded.
The prize will be won by the candi
date who con secure the support O
$40 or more delee ates in the Chicago
convention. q Who that candidate vii
be, is 9 matter for speculation b,
anyone interested in the contest, ant
whose guess may be 81 good % tina
Of the professional politician.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Sunny Jim's Day of Grief.
Washington Post

Washington Post.
"Senator," said Vice President
Sherman to Senator Pomerene, OF
Ohio, taking him outside the chamber
into the marble room, II am in great
trouble"
"Why, what's the matter?" asked
Mr.. Pomerene, who is q democrat
my grandmother is very i'll, and
would like you to take the chair and
preside over the senate this afternoon
while I hurry to her bedside"
Senator Pomerene took the chair,
and half IN hour later "Sunny jim
Sherman was sitting in q box cheer
ing himself hoarse as the Nations IL
the second inuing made three runs
and tied the score with Boston.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29
Heavy Hail In Wyoming.

SHERIDAN, Wyo., May 2l.-A dis
astrous hailstorm visited the Powder
river this afternoon In the neighbour
hood of Arvada county, lasting for
half an hour. Hail as big as hens
eggs pelted on the eide of the west.
bound passenger trains, breaking the
windows. The force of the hail was
sufficient to mar the varnish and in
dent the woodwork. Section hands
were compelled to hold shovels over
their heads to protect themselves from
the fusillade of ice bullets. Others
crawled under handcars.
A woman never smiles more natur-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29

A widow knows q lot of things she
didn't learn until after che became
widow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-29

A woman never smiles more natur-
ally than when she wants to cry.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
CHAPTER X.
The Boy From My Town.

He went the next day to see Lefty
Lane at the Savoy and learned that
she was too III TO receive him. Mrs.
Higgins in the sitting-room told him
SO.
Dan liked the big cordial face OF
the Scotchwoman who acted as COM
panion, dresser and maid for the star.
Mrs. Higgins had an affable face, one
that welcomes, and she made II plain
that she was not an enemy TO this
young caller.
y The visitor, in his blue serge
clothes, was less startling than most
Of the men that came to see her mis-
tress.
She works too hard, doesn't she?"
"She does everything too hard. sir"
she ought to rest"
Il doubt II she does, even In her
grave" returned Higgins. she is too
full of motion. She is ike the little
girl In the fairy book that danced in
her grave"
Dan didn't like this comparison.
Cant you make her hold up a lit
tle?"
Higgins smiled and shook her head.
Lefty Lanes sitting-room was as
tull OF roses as a flower garden. There
were quantities OF theatrical photo
graphs In silver and leather frames
on the tables and the piano. Signed
portraits from crowned heads: pic.
lures OF well-known worldly men and
women whom the dancer had charmed.
But full-length picture OF Lefty Lane
herself In one OF the dresses of Man
dalay" lay on the table near Dan. and
he picked II up. She smiled at him
enchantingly from the cardboard,
across which was written in her big.
dashing hand: For the Boy from my
Town Lefty Lane"
Dan glanced up at Mrs. Higgins.
why. that looks as though this
we're for me-"
The dressing woman nodded. Miss
Lane thought she would be able TO
see you today"
The picture in his hand. Dan gazed
at II rapturously.
I'm from Blairtown, Montana
where she came from"
SO she told me. sir
He laid the picture back on the
table. and Higgins understood that he
wanted Miss Lane to give II TO him
herself She led him affably TO the
door and affably smiled upon him
Size had frill In her hand. thin
BILE on her finger. and lot OF needles
IN he- bodice. She looked motheriy
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28

put Dan besitatAd, looking at the
mr. of humanity that he had laid with
.raat gentleness on the divan covered
With nillows Lettf Lane lay there,
srau as little shild. inanimate as
death II was har to think the quiet
l,ttIe form could3 contain such life,
ere and motion. on that this senseless
Iitt,a creature helS London with her
voice and grace. Higgins knelt down
nv Iettv Lanes side. quiet. capable,
Going ahont the business of resuscitat.
inc her lady much IA she laced the
singers bodice and shoes. III you
would be so good as to open the door.
sir and send ice a call page. They'll
have 10 linger out this entr'acte or put
on some rYatute. "
But" exclaimed Blair. she can't
go back tonight"
Lord. yes" Higgins returned.
Here, Miss Lane; drink this"
AT the door where he paused. Dan
saw the girl. lifted up. saw her lean
on Higgins shoulder. and assured
then that she was not lifeless In good
truth, he went out to 90 as Higgins
had asked him. In quarter OF an
hour the curtain rose and within half
an hour Dan, from his box. saw the
actress dance to the rajah her charm
Ing polka to the strains OF the Hun
garian Band.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28

his card and wrote on it, ITO the Girl
from My Town. and sent the gilt
with pleasure as young and as fresh
as was his own heart.
He got no note of acknowledgment
from his flowers Miss Lane was evil
IDENTIFY better and played every night;
no mention was made of her indispo-
sition I'm the papers. But Dan couldn't
go TO the Gaiety or bear 10 see her
make the effort which he knew must
tire her beyond words to conceive.
After a few days he called at the
Savoy to get news of her. He got as
far as the lift when going up in 1t he
saw Prince Poniotowsky. The sight
affected Miss Lanes townsman so for
chilly that instead of going up to the
dancers apartment Dan took himself
off. and anger. displeasure and some
thing like disgust were the only SEN
timents he carried away from the Sa
voy. He sent her no flowers. and gave
himself up unreservedly to Joshua
Ruggles and to couple of men who
came In to see him by appointment.
ana Wnen tONdIu IOuE " CiOCh Ht IOuuu
himself alone with Ruggles. Dan
threw himself down In a big chair and
looked intensely bored.
Well. ! guess we don't need TO see
any more OF these fellows for a week.
Dan." Ruggles yawned with relief.
I'm blamed II IL isn't rs hard To take
care OF money as to get IL. was
poor man once. and SO was your Ia
Their. Those were the days We had
fun"
Ruggles took out big cigar, struck
match sharply. and when he had lit
his Henry Clay he fixed his gaze on
the flying London fog. whose black
curtain drew itself across their win
dow
There's a lot OF excitement" Rug.
giles said In not knowing what you re
going to get: may turn out to be any.
thing when you're young and on the
trail. That's the way your father and
me felt And when we started out on
the spot that's Blairtown on the map
today, your father had forty dollars
week TO engineer busted mine and
TO pull the company into shape"
Dan knew the story OF his fathers
rise by heart. but be listened.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
rAE BRIGHT SIDE.
MICHIGAN

A gentleman remarked TO US that
thu true theory OF life was TO get on
che admiration side. and not on the
cynical and objurgatory side OF me-
Wa believe that is sensible. LOOK
On the bright side and II there Is no
bright side FURNISH up the dark slde'
ia a little quotation that We put IN our
notebook more than score OF years
ago. II is good gospel. II Is the uoc-
trine of hope, says the ONO ola'e
Journal. Grumbling at everything Is
unchristian. Ii will condemn man
as sure as profanity or lying Inc
Bible says: But let all those that put
their trust In thee, rejoice" There Is
philosophy for this. A person canho'
do any good in bad spirit III one
hates a man he cannot reform him'
Every good thing that man does
uulls some evil up by the roots. Goou
deeds grow by smiles as the "hea'
grows by the sunshine. Boost the
good and the bad will have poor
chance. II is right to curb the eVii
II one does not waste all his strength
at II. so that he will have to SIT down
and lose heart. There is no hnal dc
feat in an honest. sincere enort. ano
that IS the doctrine OF the upward
look and the bright side OF lie.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
Modern Journalism.

Arthur Brisbane, the editor. praised
at dinner in New York the educa-
tive value OF moving pictures.
But Of course he said afterwards,
the moving picture will never equal
the newspaper as an educative force.
THE newspaper not only reports
news in dun seasons it makes news
as we'll. A famous editor put this
news-making feature very neatly be-
for a cub reporter when he said:
IF dog bites a man 1t isn't news.
But. If a man bites dog. 1t is. When
ever you can't find man biting dog.
20 and bite one yourself"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
BLOCK Of STORES
IN LAKE CITY BURN
FIRE IN HEART OF TOWNS BUSl-
NESS CENTER CAUSES
$4,000 LOSS.
NO NIGHT WATCHMAN ENJOYED
AND BLAZE GAINS HEADWAY.
Merchants Are Not Expected to Re
build and the Fire Means
Practically the Death
Of the Town.

An entire block Of business houses
in the heart of the town, on the east
side OF Main street, was destroyed
by fire with loss of $4,000.
In all eight stores were destroyed,
all being of frame construction, and
burning fiercely because OF the fact
all but two water hydrants in the
town were frozen, and they being so
far away from the scene OF the fire
they were useless. A water supply
procured from other sources, however
saved other buildings in the vicinity
No night Waterman is employed by
the town and the fire secured good
start before 1t was discovered by a
business man living over one of the
Inflated stores. The fire department
was called out but was able to make
little Roadway with it's primitive
equipment against the flames.
The fire practically means the WHIP
ing out of the town as all but two of
the business men who suffered losses
have announced they do not intend to
rebuild The origin of the fire is not
definitely known, but II is thought it
started from a defective stove in one
of the stores.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
HOUSE PASSES BILL
Seven Michigan Congressman Fight
Against Removal Of Duty on Sugar.

Seven Michigan Republican con-
gressmen participated in the fight
against removal OF duty on raw SUI
gar cane. They were representatives
Wedemeyer, j M. G. Smith, S. w.
Smith, McMorran, Fordney, Loud and
Dodds. Each one declared the Demo
cratic free trade measure was aimed
at destruction of the beet sugar in
dustry. in which Michigan farmers
lead the nation. AS passed by tie
house the bill goes TO the senate. III
the measure, so ruinous to the beet
sugar growers of Michigan and a
dozen other states. is not there killed
it win certainly be vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft.
With the aid OF "a Republicans, the
Democrats of the house passed the
bill, 1913 to 1903. Seven Democrats
from Louisiana, and Colorado voted
against the measure.
A score of amendments were voted
down.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
NO WORDS WASTED
A Swift Transformation Briefly De-
scribed.

About food, the following brief but
emphatic letter from a Georgia WON
an goes straight to the pofut and in
convincing.
My frequent attacks OF Indigestion
and palpitation of the heart cul-
minated in a sudden and desperate III
ness. from which arose enfeebied in
mind and body. The doctor advised
me TO live on cereals, but none OF
them agreed with me untn I tried
Grape Nuts food and Postum.
The more | used of them the more
/ felt convinced that they were Just
what / needed, and in a short time
they made different woman of me.
My stomach and heart troubles disap-
peared as If by magic. and my mind
was restored and is as clear as IL ever
was
IL gained flesh and strength so rap
idly that my friends were astonished.
Postum and Grape-Nuts have benefited
me so greatly that | am glad to bear
this testimony" Name given by
Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t ia explained
in the little book, "The Road TO Well
ville," in Pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf a new
one appears from time 60 time. They
are Eenuine, true, and fell % human
Interest.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
His Comma Out.

A fond Chicago mother is to give a
contingent party for her son. OF
course. we have no means Of know
ing the youth. but we fancy he must
be exactly that kind Of son-and We
await with bated anxiety a full de
scription OF his contingent costume.
What will be done with the gentle
youth after this severe social ordeal
isn't stated but it can be believed
that he is TO be rushed around TO all
sorts of society functions-and, or
course, carefully guarded against the
matrimonial designs of fortune-hunt-
ing females.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
REPASSES BALL BILL.
House Again Gives Immediate Effect,
With Margin Of Two Votes.

The Ball presidential preference
primary bill was rushed through the
house again Thursday morning.
1t was passed by vote OF 76 to Z
Reps. Cummins, knight, Lord
Straight, Warner, Willoughby and va
pie voting against IT.
A motion to call the bin the Ball.
Taylor bill was amended to have II
called the Ball-Taylor-Nerdier bill,
and this carried.
Immediate effect for the bill then
as demanded by Gov. Osborn, was
moved by Rep. Ball and this proposal
barely squeezed through, having 90
votes.
1t needed CT to get immediate eff
feet.
Twelve representatives stood out
against the motion. They were Reps
Cummins, Kemmerling. knight. Lord
Murphy. Raudabaugh, Stevenson
Straight, Ward, Warner, Willoughby
and Yaple.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
LATE WIRE BULLETINS.

4 gas well struck near Silver Creek,
y. Y. is flowing at the rate of 3,000,-
600 feet a day.
The house has passed bill extend
ing the parole law to life" prisoners
in federal penitentiaries after Is
years of penal servitude.
Chicago is soon to have a hippo
drome with seating capacity of 6.100.
It will be the largest auditorium used
exclusively as a theater in America.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. at Washing
ton. has been elected a member OF
the advisory board of the National
Conservation exposition, OF which Gift
ford Pinchot is chairman.
Believing that the Presbyterian
catechism is too profound for chill
dren. special committee Of the gen
eral assembly in Pittsburg is prepar-
ing new one The work is almost
completed.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Cabell in Washington, declares that
about 600 corporations have been or
will be hailed into court as delin-
quents in the payment of the corpor-
alton tax last year.
The first Of the usual annual an.
nouncements Of the failure OF the
peach crop comes this year from
York, Pa \ dispatch from that city
says: The crop will be nearly a
complete failure"
Sorority girls OF Northwestern uni.
versity, Chicago. have volunteered in
the equal suffrage campaign 10 gain
votes in the April primaries and will
distribute pamphlets on the subjects
in homes and theaters.
The armored cruisers California.
South Dakota and Colorado. under
command OF Rear-Admiral Souther.
land sailed from Honolulu for the
Philippines. They should arrive az
Olongapo by April l.
George w. Melville. OF Philadelphia,
sets aside fund estimated at $3.50.
900 for placing deserving poor and
aged persons in institutions where
they can receive proper care.
Judge Judson Clements of Washing.
ton celebrated the completion of 20
years in the service as a member of
the interstate commerce commission.
He was appointed from Georgia by
President Harrison in 1892.
Brig.-Gen. Brush, u. s. ~, who now
commands the department Of Califor.
MIA. will be relieved April II. He re.
tires on account OF age Nav Q. Gen.
Brush is a veteran OF the civil. Indian
Spanish and Philippine wars.
Dr. J. II. Kellogg. of Battle Creek,
has closed a contract with the Aus.
TRAN government to purchase all OF
the radium mined in the country the
coming year
Secretary of State Knox, accom- pa
MED by President Gomez. paid visit
to the military academy in Caracas
Venezuela. The party then proceeded
to Washington square, where wTeaths
were placed on the statue OF George
Washington. whose memory is held in
equal esteem with that of Simon Boil
var. the great liberator. on whose
statue in the National Pantheon a
wreath was placed by the secretar.
of state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
He took on with the n,ns lot a

He took on with the nine a lot a
,contented half-hearted rapscallions
a whole bunch who mad failed all
long the line. He didn't chuck 'em
out There's no life in cid wood.
JOSH he said TO me, but sometimes
there's fire IN it. and I'm going to light
up and he did. He won over the
whole lot of them In eighteen months.
and within two years he had that
darned mine paying dividends. Mean.
while something came his way and he
took It."
From his chair Dan asked: You
mean the Bentley claim"
Measles" his friend said comically.
with a grin. Your father was sick
to death with them. When he was sit.
ting up for the first time. peeling In
his room. there was a fellow, an Eng
lishman. total stranger. come in to
see him. Better clear out of here,
your father Gays to him. I'm she'd
ding the damnedest disease for a
grown man that ever was caught
I'm not afraid OF It, the Englishman
said, I'm shedding worse When
your father asked him what that was,
he said the idea that he could make
any money in the West. He told your
father that he was going back to Eng
land and give up his western schemes.
and that he had a claim to sell, and
he told Blair where It lay. Who has
seen it?' your father asked. Any of
my men?' And the Englishman told
your father that nobody had wanted
TO buy 1t and that was why he had
come TO him. He said he thought his
only chance 10 sell was to hold up
some blind man on his dying bed and
that he had heard that Blair was too
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
Some Want Corporate Excess Plan
Pushed.

Pressure is being brought to bear
on Gov. Osborn to include in his first
message to the special session OF the
Legislature the corporate excess plan
OF taxation.
This subject has lain dormant since
the special commission appointed by
the governor made its report. But
now letters and kilograms are begin
ming to pour into the executive office
asking that the subject be placed in
the hands of the legislature, so that
the state may soon begin to reap
the benefits from this plan of taxa
ton, which 1t has been claimed would
bring $10,000,000 annually into the
state treasury.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
Jenneys Bank at Dowaaac Reopens.

State Banking Commissioner Doyle
OF Detroit sent the following signed
statement to Dowagiac, which viii do
much towards clearing up the sltua-
ton in +. Burt Jenney's bank.
The State Savings bank OF Dow
agiac was closed by my orders on
Feb. 3. 1912, owing TO the discovery
OF certain forged papers found in the
institution During the investigation
a thorough audit of the banks affairs
was made and all the assets that
were considered of doubtful value
were eliminated The bank reopens
for business Tuesday, March 10. 1912,
with an unimpaired capital of $685.
000."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-03-28
Herman E. MoeIIer Resians.

After % years of service with the
Pere Marquette railroad, half OF this
period as general passenger agent
Herman F. Moeller has resigned. The
resignation is TO take effect at once
w. T.. Woolfenden. general west
ern passenger agent of the Pere Mar
quette at Chicago, is to succeed Mr.
Moeller. He has been in the Chica'
go position for about eight years
having previously been in a number
of positions with the company at
Grand Rapids.