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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Big Sandy Wool Sales.

The public wool sales held Wed
nesday at Big Sandy resulted in bet
ter prices than we're indicated by
private sales made at that place
during the past few weeks. Most of
the latter we're made at Is cents, but
at the public sales every clip sold at
better than that figure.
1t has heretofore been the belief of
sheepmen who market their wool at
Big Sandy that the buyers discrimin.
ated against their product, but the
sales made this season do not sustain
that suspicion. Compared with sales
made 10 other Montana markets,
the prices paid at the Big Sandy Of
fering make a remarkably good ex-
hibit.
The amount of each clip and the
price paid at Wednesdays sale were
"a follows:
Geo. Arrison, Is sacks, 1911 cents.
H. Evers estate, 81 sacks, 194 cents.
G. G. Ihmsen & Co., so sacks, l85
cents.
h. Jsppe, 10 sacks 19g cents.
Jacobsen Bros, 81 sacks, 1911 cents.
Lehfeldt Brso., 80 sacks, 1871 cents.
r. W. Mack, 80 sacks, 1915 cents.
II. Osterman, 80 sacks, 1913 cents.
J. W. Raglan, % eacks, 1871 cents.
Ruhe Bros, 120 sacks, 19i cents.
P. n. Schwartz, SO sacks, 185 cents.
Frank Schultz, go sacks, 1911 cents.
Nick Sternberg, AZ sacks, 20e cents.
A. 4 j. Smith, Is sacks, got cents.
Tow Bros, elk sacks, l8t cents.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
PROGRESSIVE CALL ISSUED
New Political Party Will Hold Mass
Convention July 20.

HELENA, July 16. - Initial steps
were taken for launching the new
progressive party in Montana at an
informal meeting tonight, at which II
counties OF the etate are represented.
1t was not designed at this meeting
to pledge the p%rogressives of the state
to any set program, and care was
taken to avoid anything approaching
official action. This meeting was de-
scribed by one OF the prominent par.
Elephants as simply a nucleus to work
from.
A call, which was rather worded as
an invitation, was issued, for the pro.
gressives to gather in q mass repre-.
sentative convention in Helena July
20, at which time four delegates will
be chosen to the first national pro-
gressive convention in Chicago on
August 5.
The meeting tonight organized by
electing N. j. Bielenberg of Powell
county, as chairman, and James A.
Metcalf of Dawson as secretary. The
meeting first went on record by reso-
luton as favoring q third party in
Montana. The placing Of state and
county tickets in the field, as we'll as
nominating presidential electors, was
discussed, but it was decided 10 leave
all this to the coming convention. A
motion designed to avoid the calling
of an early convention by choosing
the delegates to Chicago tonight was
voted down without dissent, on the
ground that such action, while ex-
pedient In view of the short time re.
naming IN which to act, would emack
too much of hitherto prevailing po-
litical methods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24

Big Sandy, was received at the SAM.
tarium today for medical treatment.
Would like to contract with parties
to break and farm from one hundred
to FIVE hundred acres on shares. Ad-
dress A. W. Kingsbury, Great Falls,
Mont.
Sheriff Bickle met with q a re-
cep.ion yesterday while serving At.
tachment papers at Q ranch about
fifteen miles north Of here. The lady
OF the house, q muscular woman of
Polish nativity, threatened him with
bodily harm, but by using = little
diplomacy and intim ating that he had
the power to arres her and put her In
jail, the sheriff finally escaped from
an EN- oarr aesiug situation.
The size OF the grain crop Ia this
vicinity is indicated in q somewhat
indefinite way by the number of bin
ders and other harvesting machinery
cold by local dealers. The sales of
binders during the past three weeks
amounted to over ninety machines, ten
OF which. IRE combined binders and
headers with q 12-foot sickle, and
most OF the others 8 foot machines.
These ninety odd binders will clear q
big acreage daily, while they are at
work.
E. P. Pennebaker. an official of the
Great Falls Power company, is in
town today to attend to matters con.
nected with the building of the electric
power line through this locality to
Havre and the Milk river valley. Mr..
Pennebaker reports good progress
with the work, q gang of post-hole
diggers having reached the vicinity oil
Carter and who will probably be here
next week. Following them will come
a crew setting the poles, and the work
Of stringing the wires will then be
pushed without delay. II is expected
the line will be ready to deliver cleo
trio power in Septem Der.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
MONTANA NEWS BRIEFlETS|
A Budget Of Readable Short Items
From Various Parts Of the State

BOHEMIAN, July 16.-At a meeting
of the county commissioners, Attorney
Justin Smith was instructed to make
legal demand on the United States
Fidelity aud Guaranty Co, of Balti-
more, for e25, 497 40, the amount OF the
shortage reported by the state exam
liner In ex Treasurer Clyde Corbly's
accounts. This company had bonded
Corbly for s10O, 600 In his fret term,
and for Sl25, 900 In his second term.
BILLINGS, July 16.-The body OF
Carl Bollmar, who was drowned In
the Yellowstone July 2 while attempt.
ing to repair q pipe line which sup.
plies the city of Columbus with water,
vas found yesterday face down in the
mud hear Park City by three boys.
It was badly decomposed and unrecog-
nizsble, except for the color of the
hair and marks on the remnants Of
his clothing.
LEw1sTowN, July 16 There wss
great rejoicing here and in the Grass
Range country yesterday when 1t be.
came known that orders had been re-
ceived from the Milwaukee for the inn
mediate construction of the Grass
Range line for q distance OF "a miles
eastward from Lewistown. The grade
for that distance has been completed
for nearly two years and all the CON-
pany will have to do will be to sur
face it and put down the steel.
HELENA, July 16.-While a con.
stable was hunting him to serve a war.
rant charging wife beating, George
Washington Jr.. probably the best
known colored man In Helena, late
this afternoon shot and INSTANTLY kill.
ed his mother.in-law, Mrs. Mary An.
derson, and mortally wounded his
wife, Mrs. Amelia J. Washington. Lu.
cilleW ASKING ton, the seven.year-old
daughter of the negro, was shot
through the ear during the encounter.
Washington was arrested and alleged
the "unwritten law'' In his defense.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24
Terms Of Court, 1912.

CHOUTEAU COUNTY
Tuesday, Septemb Der oath.
Tuesday, November 18th.
VALLEY COUNTY
Tuesday, October let.
BLAINE COUNTY
Tuesday, September Sd, 1912.
Monday. December 9th, 1912.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-24

From Fridays Daily
81. Fastje, of Clear creek, q we'll
known sheepman of the Bear Paw
country, is among the business visi.
tors in town.
Mrs. J. P. Thies, q former resident
OF this city, arrived from Minneapo-
lis today on q visit with her con,
Fred Thies, of Lostlake.
G. M. Luce received word today an-
nouncing the serious illness Of his
mother at Button, Ind, and will
leave tonight for that place.
Mary O'Hara, the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Hara, of this city,
was taken to St. Glare hospital
today for medical treatment.
A declar alton of his intention to
become 90 American citizens was filed
in the district court today by Sam
Plotnick, q native of Russia.
Mrs. Theo. Danielsen, who has been
visiting with her mother, Mrs.W. F.
Johnson, the past month, left today
for her home at Spokane, Wash.
Ross Williams, son OF Mahlon Will
lame, OF Brady, . former resident Of
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
Necessity Inspires Chivalric Deeds
 To Be Written In Pugilistic History

proper training there and won several fights in succession.
 Lightweight Tackled 167 Founder.
 Jack Blackburne. the well known Philadelphia fighter, who is in jail at Easton, Pa, had great difficulty in in- ducing men to meet him when he was in his prime. He was a great fighter. and fighters of his class feared him. Funds began to run low as prospective opponents scurried from his neighbor- hood. Jack became desperate He was only lightweight. but he took match with Jack O'Brien who then weighed 167 pounds. Blackburne shaded him at that. The following week he met John Willie, the Chicago heavyweight. and defeated him. The week after that. at 133 pounds he boxed George Memsic and beat him.
 Four years ago Tommy Feltz started to go back. He was in New Orleans at the time and boxed Johnny Lynch. Lynch got the decision over him. and Feltz. who had been able to whip men like Lynch three times in an evening. became disgusted and hit the pace for a week He was broke when he turned up again and had no finances to pay his fare back to Chicago. After con- siderable dickering he was signed for a bout with Battling Kelly. It was private affair and there was only s60 in the house altogether. F'eltz and Kelly went fifteen of the toughest rounds ever witnessed in New Orleans to a draw. and Feltz got SIT for his end
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
Ping BOdie Has New Ambition

DING EDDIE, the Chicago Americans
 fence smasher, is being moved with a consuming ambition these days. He is dreaming of riding in a chariot presented him by the baseball fans of Chicago for being the most valuable player to his club in 1912. The peril odical fence buster admitted this to a few friends in a flaming bee recently, which happened to be a rainy day and an opportune time to spring such a startling bit of news on the waiting baseball world.
 The former Frisco outfielder, who set up a worlds record for the number of home runs in a season, says he feels in his bones that 1912 is to be the banner season of his career. He sees no req son why Ty Cobb, with a poor start, should beat him to brand new smoke wagon. Bodie is starting out to play as well as he talks, and that Is saying much. The big Italian swatsman is near the top of the heap of the White Sox in batting out safeties and driving in runs this season He is running the bases much better than last season, is showing more skill in leading off on the bases and is cooperating with his team mates when on the bags. He also is revealing his usual high class as a fielder. There is one White Sox lead ing Bodie in the number of base hits and in fielding in the outfield, and he is none other than Manager Callahan. If the 'comebacker' maintains his pres ent stride in running the bases, field ing his position and batting, then Cal lahan is one formidable antagonist Bodie will have to head in his hunt for an automobile.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
SpITBALL IS HARDEST TO HIT

team miss them after reading what Walsh says he can do to such hitters as Cobb, Crawford and Jackson, the stars of the American league. The White Sox twirler says: When I've got my splitter breaking right I can beat any ball club in the world. No use trying to bat against it, it's simply unhittable. Larry Lajoie. Ty Cobb and all other hitting stars of the American league will tell you the same story. Ask Lajoie about the time I famed him in Cleveland with the American league championship at stake.
 The splitter is a terror when it works right One day had Detroit in the nine hole. and you know the Tigers are some hitters. I think Cobb and Crawford are two of the greatest stickers the game ever produced. The splitter had them all standing on their heads. Neither Ty nor Sam could get it out of the infield. I held them hit less for eight rounds and had two gents gone in the ninth when my catcher rnuffed foul tip. If he had only held the leather it would have meant another out and given me no hit game against the Tigers. The huff gave the batsman one more chance. He dumped a roller to Tannehill, who had hard play to make and missed his man. The scorer called it a hit.
 Elmer Stricklett invented the spit ter in 1904. I swiped the idea from Elmer and have been perfecting it ever since. Now I think I've got the spit ball down finer than any other man in the game"
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

The Bostons, managed by the late Frank Selee, scored a triple victory in 1891, 1892 and 1893. The Baltimores were triumphant in 1894, 1895 and 1896. while the Pittsburghs captured three championships in 1901. 1902 and 1903.
 The Athletics won two American league pennants and as many worlds championships in 1910 and 1911. Con- nie Mack thinks he has a team that can equal the old Browns incomparable record, but the odds are against him
 in view of the fact that the other American league teams are gathering strength and are bound to make seri- ot,s trouble for him this year and next.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
ST. LOUIS BROWNS ONLY TEAM TO WIN FOUR FLAGS STRAIGHT

ONLY one major league club-the fa-
 nous St. Louis Browns, owned by Chris von der Ahe and managed by Charley Comiskey-ever has won four pennants in succession. The Browns accomplished this feat in 1885, 1886. 1887 and 1888. The Browns captured the worlds series from the Chicagos, under Anson, in 1886. after a draw with the Windy City team the previous year They were beaten for leading baseball honors by the Detroits in 1887 and the Giants in 1888.
 The Chicagos won three pennants in succession in 1880. 1881 and 1882. re- beating the trick i'll 1906 1907 and 1908.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
Big Baseball Teams
 Need Good Men
 On Coaching Lines

BASEBALL managers are beginning
 to realize the necessity of a good coach. By that is meant a player of experience and brains who can take his stand at third base when his team is at bat and use intelligence in direct ing the batting and base running of the men.
 Without the shadow of a doubt that has been the secret of the wonderful success of McGraw, the New York manager. He has had teams which were not considered pennant contend CTS, but they have literally run their way into the worlds series. Stolen bases, sprinting from second to the plate on hits and from third home on long flies have given them the run many times which was needed to win a close game, and it was McGraw standing on third who detected just the right time to take a chance and intelligently directed his men in their base running
 New York baseball writers always howl when McGraw is banished from the game for day or more for pro- testing too vigorously to an umpire They do not say Johnny has to be on the field to inspire his men, to pick the pitchers or do the many other things which come under the duties of man. ager. They declare it is his coaching at third base which is missed.
 How many games are lost by one run? Look it up and you will be sur prised. And in those games it will be found that invariably the team which lost had men on second and third many times, and they either did not try to score or were thrown out at the plate when they did There was no intelli- gent coach at third to instruct them what to do and the right time to do it.
 During the season it probably hap pens once in every game that the coach at third has an opportunity to send a man home or hold him at third Is that man wise enough to know what to do? To measure with his eye the distance the ball has to travel and de- eide whether the runner can beat it to the plate? If he is not, he should never be permitted to stand in the coacher's box at third. It will be noticed that McGraw never trusts that important duty to another when the game is close
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

MARTY O'TOOLE," says Hank
 O'Day manager of the Cincinnati Reds has a spitbaIl that breaks some think like Walsh's, but he has nowhere near as much speed nor anything like as good control, and yet he is getting more getting them against good batters too. Rather hard to fig ure, but he's getting away with it in clever style"
 Notwithstanding the Reds can't un- derstand how O'Toole gets away with it, it is probable that he will be a suc- cessful pitcher unless something hap pens to his arm.
 There is no greater pitcher than Ed Walsh of the Chicago Americans, and in intelligence Big Ed also ranks high. He says the spitball is and will con- tinue to be the most effective ball a pitcher can throw.
 One can understand how O'Toole could fan Bescher Ca star hitter on the Cincinnati team) three times straight and also make every other man on the
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

carry off the National league A pennant without much trou- ble this season. The team is playing the best kind of ball. batting in great form. the pitchers are going well and the base running is the best ever seen on the diamonds of the older organiza- ton.
 In this latter respect the Giants have been pre- eminent for the past two sea sons. Base running has been drilled into the players by Manager McGraw, and it is a big portion of their attack. They dash for base like a runaway train of loaded cars. Every man on the club is instructed to run to the limit on the sacks. They do not de- pend on one or two men to do their running for them, but each player is a base runner.
 Even Chief Meyers, though slow of hoof. knows all about taking a lead and will make many a base where a less smart runner would be nipped When the Giants once get on they never stop. Perhaps some catcher will stop them in a single game. but they will never halt of their own ac- cord. and this is one of the big reasons TOT tnelr success. 1T they can get on base often enough they will swing around the paths against almost any defense. One little slip will open the way for them.
 in one of the games with the Cincin- natl Reds Snodgrass got away with a steal by a wonderfully clever slide, ShOrtstop Esmond having the ball in plenty of time. but failing to touch him. This opened the way for two more steals in the same inning, neither of which was earned off Mclean. This was just a fair sample of the way the
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

1 Giants do things on the sacks. If they can get a break of any kind they will rush it to death. Every man is coach
 ed to watch the pitcher closely and al- ways be in a position to start. Give
 them chance and they will quickly take advantage of it. There is nothing conservative or backward about their
 running and yet they seldom are caught on the sacks on foolish chances. They have the enemy constantly worried and anxious, and this Is quite
 a feature in their success. Without
 any wonderful amount of speed in the
 makeup of the team. still they run
 bases like lot of Cobbs and Beschers, and it takes a strong defense to stop them. They have the weak teams com pletely buffaloed, frightened to death
 by the time the first inning is over and lying down in their tracks
 Some fans have the idea that all that
 is necessary to a good base runner is natural speed. This is a false concep-
 ton. entirely so, because some of the fastest men in the business never learn the knack of hitting the dirt" while others lack judgment and thus offset any ability they may have along
 this line.
 The good base runner must be learn ed in the art of getting away from the plate or the bags. He must know how to slide: but, above all. he must be brainy enough to understand just when
 and how to take chances and when not to do so.
 A skilled and daring base runner can often play havoc with the peace of
 mind of opponents if he is able to get
 on in a crisis. On the other hand,
 nothing dashes the hopes of the fans
 quite so quickly as to see a runner on base one moment and caught mapping
 or nipped while taking a foolhardy chance the next
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

TT has often been asked what is Joe
 Rivers right name. His name is Jose Yabarra. There is a story con- nected with his fighting name of Joe Rivers. The first time Rivers fought at Maud Junction, Cal, Charlie Me Hugh, the secretary of the Pacific Athletic club. asked Joe his name. Joe said, Jose Yabarra." Great Scott" said Charlie, T would forget that be-
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
MEMBERS OF THE GIANTS PULLING OFF SOME OF THEI
 BRILLIANT SLIDING STUNTS

a at at
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Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
Nap Players Want to Put on
 Wei6ht

X PPARENTLY the Cleveland players
 are running race to see which can take on most weight instead of taking off. Outfielder Joe Jackson boasts that he is ten pounds heavier than he was last season. and Pitcher CGum Kaler goes him four pounds bet ter and claims to tip the scale at 196. j<sier says he gained the fourteen bounds through hard study in college last winter.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

" F necessity is the mother of inven- H tion it is also the father of heroic
 sacrifice and undaunted courage. A Especially is this true of pugil-
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

so far this season Nap Fucker. Brooklyn's star southpaw, has been a failure in the box. Until the coming of Rube Marquard Nap was considered the best left hand pitcher in the National league. It is said that the reaction that comes from trying to hold up ones end on losing team has caused Fucker to fall down. Manager Dahlen thinks his star will come around in a few weeks
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14

fore I could announce it. You had bet ter take another name. Where do you liver" asked McHugh. q live down by the river" said Joe. Well" said Charlie, q will introduce you as Joe Rivers" It went, and he tackled it on to himself as his fighting name. Fight critics on the coast say that Joe would never agree to fight under any other name.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-14
REDS ARE GAME

The Cincinnati Reds are playing as if they have absorbed pluck from Man ager ODay. Hank proved his game ness when he was an umpire
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
BRYAN DENOUNCES GUFFEY
says Roosevelt Has No Right to
Ihlnk of Running Again.
! ~ Telerranh tn ,rhs Trlhnne /

nj
iauelphla, Jan. 9-William Jennings
ai,' Tonight jumped into the Republican
Ies'uential arena when in an interview he
ueo'dleu that Colonel Roosevelt had no
,isnt even to think Of again being can
uIua'e Tor President of the United States.
Ai'er refusing absolutely TO discuss the
democratic Presidential possibilities, and II
was suggested to him that it would not be
INQUEST Tor him to do so, he took his fling
at Roosevelt
mere is one unsurmountable objection
10 Mt Roosevelt" said Colonel Bryan
Inc third term objection is one that can
NOT De easily cast aside think this is the
real substantial objection. II he is big
enough 10 overthrow the two-term prece-
dent who is going to be hig enough TO es-
taolish a more binding one?"
Foliowing his discourse on Roosevelt
Colonel Bryan was asked. 'Will you be a
candidate for PRESIDENT"
The colonel Immediately became peeved.
lie refused to answer the question, and
then went into long confidential explana-
tion as to why he would not answer 1t.
Most of Colonel Bryan's talk tonight was
on the action OF the Democratic National
Committee in seating Committeeman James
Guffey, Of Pittsburgh. against whom Bryan
ade such a bitter fight. He declared em-
phatically that II all Democrats were OF the
Guney stamp there would not be enough
Democrats in the country to make decent
sized national committee.