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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
What Not to Lend,

Douglas Jerrold. the celebrated wit.
said: There are three things that no
man but a fool lends or, having lent.
is not in the most helpless state of
mental crassitude If he ever hopes to
get back again. These three things
are books. money and umbrellas.
believe a certain fiction of the law as
sumes a remedy against the borrower.
but l know of no cas- in which any
man, being sufficiently bastard to glib
bet his reputation as plaintiff in such
a suit. ever fairly succeeded against
the wholesome prejudices of society
Umbrellas may be 'hedged about by
cobweb statutes. l will not swear that
it is not so. There may be laws that
make such things property, but I an
sure that the Kissing contempt, the
loud mouthed Indignation, Of all civ
ilized society would sibilate and roar
at the bloodless poltroon who should
engage law on his side to obtain fol
him the restitution Of a lent umbrella
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
his home on Washington Street, Fort
Benton, moi later than Wednesday
September 18th.
Cost Of Living Was High.
Anaconda STANDARD,

Anaconda STANDARD.
Flour at sl25 q sack and hard to get
a. that price. This was the price the
commodity brought Ia Montana In
1858. A suit OF. clothes was not to be
bought and buckskin was the style.
Tobacco was worth Its weight In gold
and the OILY news received was the
mesger dispatches gathered by riders
over the mountains.
Edward E. Lewis, who 10 starting
on the last quarter of what he hopes
will land him in the ceuten arian class,
tells OF those days. He was In Butte
yesterday en- route from the meeting
of the pioneers at Deer Lodge to bic
home at St. Peters, in Cascade county,
near the Birdtail devide. He said be
had 1.-TWO kids" with him who caused
him more worry than . pair OF high
school boys. The ''kids" we're e. A
Lewis Of Big Sandy, 10 years of age,
who q Butte in the '70s, and w. B
Cochran of Harlem, who crossed tn
plains in 1859 and came TO Montan,
three years later.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
One Cause Of High Prices.
Salt Lake Herald.

SRlt Lake 6oTolu.
After exhaustive inquiry into the
contributing causes of the high cost OF
foods,uffs the state food investigating
commmitte of New York reports,
among other things, that OF every IS
paid by q New York family for food
sl.5O of it goes for handling it after it
reaches the city. Thirty per cent Of
the selling price to ultima ate consumers
il collected by the middlemen for
collecting and delivering food. What
is true of New York Is OF course true
OF most cities.
In the face of this condition 1t ia
hardly worth while to continue to
blame the high cost of living upon the
%truste, the tariff or whatever happens
to be the particular bette noir OF come
political party. He who eliminates
the middlemsn confers q boon upon
suffering humanity that far t%ranscends
the performances of that tabled public
beuefactor who makes two blades Of
grass grow where but one grew before
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
Death Of Woman Pioneer.

After a lingering illness extending
over q period Of about twelve months,
Mrs. Margaret Stocking crossed the
great divide Thursday evening. at her
home in this city. The fatal termina-
ton OF her sickness was not unexpect-
ed, as the malady, cancer OF the stom'
ach, gave little hope for her recovery.
Mrs. Stocking, who was in her 10th
year, was one of the pioneer women OF
Montana, having arrived In Fort Ben
ton with her husband, the late w. S.
Stocking, in 1867, and was the first
white woman to make q residence In
this part of the territory. The selec'
ton of Fort Benton as their home was
brought about by the fact that bands
OF hostile Indians were roaming ovel
the surrounding country, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stocking sought q location where
they would be protected from this
menace.
During her residence of nearly fit,
years in this locality, Mrs. Stocking
enjoyed the respect and esteem OF al
who had the privilege of her acquain
lance. A devout member OF the Catho
lie church, a sympathetic friend o
those who were sick or in distress
q cheerful disposition that brough
su nshine on all occasions, Mr.
Stocking was an admirable type o
western womanhood. The news o
her death will bring sorrow to hun
dreds OF her friends in various part
of Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
An Egyptian Delicacy.

Every country has its own little deli.
cacies. and Egypt is famous for its
kabobs. The kabob is broiled meat,
but is broiled in so ridiculous a fash.
ion as to be, really funny. The ped
dler uses a little charcoal furnace,
something like that in use by our plum
oers. In it he keeps up a small but
hot fire. Attached to the side Of the
furnace are a lot of iron skewers
When a customer approaches the hawk
er takes a small piece Of meat, mutton
or goat, the latter being the most pop
ular, cuts 1t with a sharp knife into 8
long ribbon, winds It around the skew
er and places 1t upon the charcoal fire
Some OF the drippings are collected
and, with a little salt and spice, make
pleasant sauce for the kabob when It Il
done.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
WHY the Railroads Are Hard Up.

Following is an interesting extract
from an article in the Septembe Der
American Magazine:
The railroad companies complain
that they are hard up. They are; they
are awfully hard up. Perhaps they
we're never so hard up before in their
lives. Not because earnings have de-
creased; earnings have increased.
Not because dividends have diminish
ed: dividends have been hebled. Not
because the margin Of credit has been
exhausted; the margin OF credit has
been multiplied fourfold. The rail-
roads are hard up because they have
got to double their facilities.
When the railroads OF the United
| States broke down in 1907, Jim Hill
said they ought to spend 500, DOC. O00
q year for ten years to put themselves
in shape. Seven billions in all.
Since then some equally distinguished
authority has raised it to eight bill
lions.
Why? Their business has been in
creasing nobly. Their gross earnings
have risen from %, 900 per mile to s11,
800 per mile. By larger cars, longe,
trains, heavier loading, staunchel
I rack, they made their old outfit serve
But it came to a point where 1t did no
seem to the railroad men that they
could stretch that string any longer
Nothing to do but double track
double terminals, double everything
But doubling facilities does not auto
matically and instantaneously doubl
the earnings. That 10 why the rail
roads are go hard up.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28


charge OF petit larceny took place be-
fore q jury in Justice Kinder's court
Saturday afternoon, q verdict OF &C.
quittal being rendered. The evidence
against the accused con1icted in sew
eral particulars.
A postofice bulletin announces the
establishment Of q new postof1ce a
Oscar, about ten miles northwest Of
Havre, with Oscar L. Eskew as post
master. Another new postofice II
Sunburst, located about seven miles
northwest OF Sweet Grass.
Reports from the surrounding coun
try indicate . profitable yield Of fla,
probably the best average return
since fax became . staple crop In TIL
part of Montana. The yield run
about eight to twelve bushels per acr
in most cases, with occasional report
that exceed the latter figure.
The body Of v. c. France, the Ores
Northern brakeman who was drowne
In the Missouri river . few days age
was recovered by q searching part
yesterday. The remains we're taken !
charge by the father OF the deceased
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
EXHIBITS FOR THE FAIR.
All Localities In Chouteau County
Should BE Represented.

According to reports received by
the direciorsof the Chouteau County
Fair. there will be keen rivalry among
residents of several localities a. to
who shall make the largest and best
exhibits. Il Is one Of the OBJECTS OF
the fair to promote contests of that
kind-to encourage the residents OF
every part OF the county to produce
the best farm and garden crops that
can be grown In that part of Montana.
and TO show outside communities that
we have the goods.
The displays made at the county
fairs are also educational to those
who contribute exhibit or who only
inspect them. Opportunity is given
to compare the various displays, to
ascertain the methods under which
the exhibits we're grown, and to de-
termine what product lie best suited to
local soil and climatic conditions. The
Inform alton that can be obtained 10
this way will prevent disappointment
that may result from experimenting
with certain crops that are less pro-
ductive or less profitable than others.
Preparations for the amusement
features OF the fair we're made at q
recent meeting of the board OF direc.
tors, at which the following commit.
tees were appointed:
Committee on music-Carl Nelson,
John Carroll. Chas. F. Peterman.
Committee on street sports-Johr
Culbertson, E. l.. Crane, w. G. Byers
Committee on races-I. Huns berger
Bert Cooper, G. w. Morrison.
Committee on BASEBALL ames Bart
ley, M. Eckhart, A. G. Oder.
The board also appointed h. F
Miller secretary of the fair associa
|, ton, and George Wackerlin collecto;
of exhibits.
Premium lists are now ready TO
. distribution, and will be supplied Il
, any Chouteau county resident upol
application to H. F. Miller, secretary
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
Medals For Boys and Girls.

The Montana state fair which will
be held in Helena, Sept. % to %, will
this year include q boys and girls
industrial department, and Mics
Blackstone, superintendent OF Chou.
teau county schools, has received
the med ais to be awarded to Chouteau
county winners in that contest. 1t is
stated that the winners will be guests
of the association, and the medals
will serve as passports to the grounds
at the Helena fair.
One boy from II to Is years OF age
will be admitted from each county, on
the basis of winning fret prize in his
county in q corn or potato growing
contest, and one girl of like age from
each county who puts up the best can
ned fruit or makes the best corset COW
er, in accordance with stipulated rules,
The prizes will be gold, silver and
copper medals.
It is stated that the state fair board
will pay the cost of lodging and meal'
in Helena during the fair week, ant
give free admission to the fair at al
times to the successful competitor
from the counties. The boys ant
girls will be- in charge OF reliable ant
competent men and women while il
Helena.
Miss Blackstone announces that tn
Chouteau county exhibits for the girl
and boys industrial contest must b
received by Mr.. George Wacklin q
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28
Elect Only One Commissioner.

There appears to be q difference of
opinion among local residents as to
whether Chouteau county voters shall
elect one or three commissioners this
fall, come of the authorities bringing
into question the right of a majority
of the present board to continue In
Office beyond a general election. The
members of the board were appointed
to Office to fill vacancies, and it is held
that the appointments hold good only
to such time as the voters have oppor-
tunity to elect their successors. 3.
That is the situation in regard to
all public officials except county com.
missioners, under the Montana sta
tutes, but our lawmakers appear to
have made special provision for fll-
ing vacancies on the board. The mat
ter is determined in plain language in
Section 1883, Revised Codes of Mon.
tana which says:
whenever q vacancy occurs in the
board of county commissioners, from
q failure to elect or otherwise, the dis
trict Judge OF judges In whose distric.
the vacancy occurs must ill the va
cancy by appointing FOR THE UNEx
PIRED TERM some qualified elector o.
the county in which the vacancy oc'
curs."
The present Chouteau county com
misstoners we're appointed to vacan'
cies in the board, and, under the pro
visions OF the Montana law above
quoted will complete the unexpiret
terms OF their predecessors. Th'
former board consisted of Mr.. Skyl
stead, elected In 1906 to q six.yeal
term; Mr.. Kennedy. whose term ex
pires In 1914; and MI. Dowen who wa
elected in 1910 to q six year term.
Under this construction of the law
there will be only one vacancy in tn
Chouteau county board to be filed q
the coming general election, and pub
lie notice to that effect is given in th
governors official election proclaim
ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-08-28

who came here from LethbridRe, Can,
in response to news Of the drowning.
From Tuesdays Daily.
G. E. Taylor, of Saco. is among the
business visitors in town.
A. G. Jensen and wife of Lonetree.
arrived today on q short business
visit.
v. F. B~lankenbaker and wife. OF
Virgelle, are visiting with friends In
this city.
Don't forget the ice cream social
tomorrow evening. a. 1870, In the city
park. Come and hear come good
music.
A new p~ostofice to be called Nc.
Gowan has been established on High
wood, with Francis Il. MCGOWAN as
postmaster.
o. A. Bergeson, Of Big Sandy.
secretary and manager for the Mack.
ton coal company, was among the ar.
rivals today.
The will OF the late Mrs. Margaret
Stocking was fled for probate In the
district court Yesterday. The will
was made about Is years ago.
Interested in pure foods? A special
representative OF q. j. Heinz Co. will
be at our store Wednesday afternoon,
August %, who will explain the differ
ence between pure foods and those
most as good. Call and sample some
of the 81 varieties. T. c. Power &
Bro. Ltd.
Articles OF incorporation have beer
filed in the Office of the secretary o.
state by the Chouteau County Fall
associ alton, with a capital stock Of
go, 600. The incorporators are J.. Rit'
ter, F. A.. Flanagan, Jere Sullivan
: W. K. HARDER and u. F. Miller, o
this city.
, Republican primaries will be hello
in each precinct in Chouteau count!
! Saturday afternoon, August 81, t.
!. select deleg ates e the county conven
ton. All republican voters shoult
endeavor to attend the primaries
q which will be open from 200 p. N. t.
900 p. N.
), Inquiry At the Office OF the count
clerk and recorder shows that les
than 1000 residents of Chouteau cour
j, ty have registered for the coming cleo
= ton. AS the registration books wi
:, close October 5, every citizen VIII
wishes tt acquire the right to vot
should have his name on the gres
register before that date. Person'
= application should be made to tt
county clerk, or to q notary publ
=, or justice OF the peace.
d The proposition to vote upon tt
question of creating the new county
Toole, which would include sever
- townships in the western part OF HI
county, is being delayed by court pr
ceedings. A writ of mand ate, direct'
to the Teton county commissioner
has been issued by the district cou
of Cascade county, ordering the e
clusion of two townships in the Swe
Grass hills from the proposed nj
county, and appeal from this decisit
will be made to the supreme court.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26

If A. G. Weiss of Duluth is willing,
the democratic state convention would
honor itself in endorsing him for U.
S. senator. Tue Herald has not
always agreed with Mr.. Weiss, but
the fighting was always fair, and we
have agreed on so many things and
do now, that we could heartily and
sincerely support him for senator. Mr..
Weiss does not talk about himself but
the story Of bis rise from humble Cir
c~u:nstances through grit and pluck,
persistence, energy and ability, to be
n of the prominent newspaper pub.
fishers OF the United States, is one of
which any mar could be proud. Nor
should it be forgotten, that in the days
when newspaper support of democratic
democracy was mighty scarce. the
Duluth Herald courageously and faith
fully supported the greatest exponent
OF these doctrines. Mr.. Weiss deserves
we'll of his party, and there would be
no apologies necessary in supporting
him.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26

Gore of Oklahoma talks straight
from the shoulder. Every real demo-
crat will say amen to the following
utterance of the blind statesmen:
1--WE want no breach of faith. no be.
trayal of trust IN 1912. We want no
wolves in sleeps clothing, no reac.
tionaries in progressives' clothing, no
anti Brya an men IN Bryan's clothing,
no Harmon men in Clark s clothing. If
such a thing should be attempted it
must be done over my protest. I make
this neither as a charge nor as a
thr eat-merely as in the open. The
democracy cannot conquer in the sign
Of the double cross.'
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26

e makes posaihle the arrest and
right training OF that hole b. cd at
beginuera, before, great dep,avity II
reached and character Is i~rretrievably
fixed.
It util,zes Tor retor,natory ends the
motive that is always the strongest
the desire to De released. the love of
liberty. ~. III
1t removes the occasion@and 50 mol
lilies the feeling of ,an,mositv usually
felt toward the law aud its officers,
puts the" personal: Interest of the
prisoner plainly in obsdience to the
rules of discipline and leads him TO ca:
operate with those laboring| for his
Woltaro.i'' ~ - !: - 'sE%.ts .:=
Where these principles; have: had q
fair 'trial, the results have" been
successful. In this J.. state the: law
making sentences .indatermiSate fol
every crime except murder and nigh
treason, is not year DID, 1t certain
~ deserves; q fair trial, and il would
seem. that the. county attorneys are
hasty IN condemnlng it. 1t is endorsed
by such representative judges as Orr
of st. Paul and Waite of Minneapolis.
by. the chiefs. of police Of our large
cities, by the heads of the prison and
reforlnatory, by many close students OIL
the problems involved. tt" condemn Il
is practically to condemn the pos.
sibility OF reformation. And modern
penologists will not make that admis'
sion, ..: =: 4"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26
sIl[IAlILI.MEETNG.

The annual business meeting OF the
Northern Minnesota Editorial ass0cia-
ton held at Long Prairie Friday and
Saturday., was q huge success from
every standpoint. The papers read. and
the discussions which followed brought
out many points that will he Of ad.
vantage to the newspaper q The
meeting alsu showed that tile printer
is a%scertainlng the cost of the product
he sells, ana consequently is getting,
or ia about to get, what his product is
worth. E
!" The banquet; serves in the evening
at Hotel Reichert ras q good one, n
the service was most excellent.
''kudy" Lee was q POSTMASTER par
excellent. Among those called on for
remarks we're two of the republican
candidates for governor. VIM. F. Lee
of Long Prairie and j.. Y. Gordon of
Browns Valley. Alvah Eastman, IAN
uldate for. oongressman-at-large a. M.
Welies, HAROLD knutson, farley Dare,
Doc. Rutledge. Fred Schilplin. E. H.
Denu and j.. u: Jones. Politics were
tabooed, and in every talk the spirit of
good fellowship! radiated IN every
dir ectlon.
/. After the banquet: the editors were
entertained with a 'ismoker," which
wa4 a. hummer; Everyone called on,
| visitor or citizen, ame TO the front
with q remlniscence O a story that
was a gem. 49,
The hospitality of the citizens of
Long Prairie, headed by those two
hustlingI newspaper men, Art Sheets
and Rudolph Lee, will ne remembered
by ''the boys for many a day.
The new officers are: President, F.
A. Dare, Walker !; E. G. Kiley. Grand
| Rapids, vice president; A. g. Rut-
ledge, Bemidji, secretary and trea-
surer.
The summer meeting will be held at
Grand Rapids and the next winter
meeting at St. Cloud.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26

The proposition tor a state con-
stabulary brought forth by the county
dorsed by the Minneapolis Tribune, IS
obnoxious and dangerous. We have
enough of state machines. with the
phalanx of Wardens and inspectors,
without a state police force. An I'M
scrupulous governor with the police OF
the cities of the state in charge, could
do plenty of harm. There is. no need
OF state constabulary in Minnesota. If
there is corruption at present, clean it
out, hut do not correct one evil by SUBJ
shutting another. 4 ~~-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26
PLAY .AlTkIN TONIGHT
VISITORS A FAST BUNCH AND,
CLASSY GAME EXPECTED,

Fresh from its decisive victories over
Wadena, Braiuerd and Cl.quet, the
Aitkin High basket ball team comes
down today to meet the fast local High
quint on the Gecmania hall floor this
evening. Aitkin carried off donors last
season but the team is determined to
the tables in tonight's game If
good. fast teamwork will do it. It is
most probable that there will be a
change in the locals lineup, making
it as follows: Hall and Longley. for.
wards: Brannen. center, and Diedrich
and Dunphy, guards.
Everybody should attend this game
as 1T certainly Will he a hummer.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26

DIED
-

Mr.. &. Wallace Of Admission, All.
:sasteEsOf Mrs. E. RothWeu Of this
city audsf6ormer resident Of Miune6p-
oils, died mt Saturday at Atlanta,
Georgia, death being due to gall stones
for which she had recently underwent
an operation. ~"
Miss Madeline Engler. aged IS years,
who for the past fifteen years has
made her home at the Old Peoples
Home at st. Gabriel hospital, was
stricken with an attack of paralysis
Monday and passed away that after
noon ats o'clock, She had beeu
helpless every since her entrance at
the Home. A..
. She. was q native of Germany but
came to this city from Perhaua. She
had no relatives in this country.
Funeral services were Eeld late that
afternoon, and lnterment was 10 the
German Catholic cemetery the follow
ing day.
Arthur: Nelson; 90 son 81 oscar.
L. Nelson Of Darling. aged 10
years, died Wednesday afternoon at /
o'clock at st. 6abrlel's hospital after
An illness of five weeks with Typhoid
fever: He had been receiving treatnen
at the hospitals during the past four
weeks.
The remains were taken to Darling
that afternoon where interment will
take place.
James Landy, aged about 60 years,
passed away Sunday morning 1t his
home in Royalton. death being due to
a complication of diseases. Deceased.
who had been in the employ of the
Northern Pacific railway company dur
ing the past thirty years, was q resi-
ago, at which time he had charge Of
the pumping station here. During the
past six years he has held 8 similar
position at Royalton and Clearwater. =
A wife and one daughter survive
him. The daughter is in a tuner in
Duluth. The remains we're ;aken to
st. Paul where interment took place.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26

=. Editor Welles of the Sank Centre
Herald, in a striking editorial on
Refrigerator Churches recently
pleaded for a larger humanity, for
more real fellowship, and his editorial
has been endorsed by DR.. Northrcp in
his address calling attention to the
backwardness of many religious bodies
in dealing with movements for the
betterment of humanity. There may be
ZONE ground tor criticism, and perhaps
at times much reason for it. Every
movement for the amelioration of con
lltions may not be IN motive or prac.
tice such as the church feels like en-
dosing and yet there ought to be a
common ground somewhere. :.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-01-26
FRIDAY, 26, 1912.

IN BALTIMORE
There will be fun with interest, a.,
In Baltimore, *"'' w
In BaltimOre;'
When Bryan from the West ,
Puts the totes to h test =
In Baltimore,
In Baltimore.
MISREPRESENTATION may ramp and roar
In Baltimore,
In BALTIMORE
Their bodies will grace the floor
And their cohorts flee the door
In Baltimore, =.
In Baltimore.
OH and water cannot mix
In Baltimore, '''. =
In Baltimore.
Democrats must hun Wall street tricks,
Must be tree-or cross the Styx -
In Baltimore,
In Baltimore.
Choose a leader bold and free
In Baltimore,
In Baltimore,
And if Bryan friendly be -
We will glorious victory see
After Baltimore,
After B.lti u"r.!