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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Farmers Need Horses.

TOPEKA, Sept. Farm work is
going undone in western Kansas for
lack of horses killed by the plague.
Crops remain ung gathered and fall
blowing is weeks behind. On many
farms all of the horses have died.
Until experts ascertain q remedy for
the disease farmers are unwilling to
purcha hase more horses. The disease
is spreading eastward, according to
reports received today.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
VERMONT ELECTION.
Gubernatorial Contest Close And
Legislature Will Decide.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, vt. Sept.
4.-Additional returns in yesterdays
election, compiled and revised today
from all but IA small towns, gave for
governor:
Allen NJ. Fletcher, republican; 25.~
O72; Harlan B. Howe, democrat, 10. .472.
Rev. Frazer MetzYer, progressive. l5,.
070; Fred W. Suiter, socialist, LOAF.
The missing towns In 1910 gave:
Meade, republican, LASS; Watson,
democrat, 4s6; Towle. prohibition. 80;
Ordway. socialist, IL.
IT the proportionate gain or loss 10
N amt aimed in the rem aiming towns, it
is figured that the total vote in Ver'
mont for the three leading candidates
will be:
Fletcher 26, 100, Howell 2o,loo; Metz.
ger 1850.
The failure OF the republican candi-
date for governor to obtain . amsjor-
ity for the first time in the history Of
the state in an election preceding .
presidential election, will necessitate
the election OF the states chief execu-
tive by the legislature.
1t 10 expected the republicans will
have a substantial majority in the
legislature, although there are nearly
81 towns to report on the vote for
representatives.
The strength of the progressive vote
was the feature of the election. The
democrats also increased their vote
over two years ago. The result of the
election is greatly encouraging to the
progressive party ofithe5state. Both
progressive and democratic leaders
professed to see in the result good
prospect to defeat the republicans In
the presidential election in November
in Vermont.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
FOR PARCELS POST.
Rates Will Be Based Upon Weight
And Distance.

A Washington dispatch Gays Sena-
tor Bourne, chairman of the senate
committee on postofi1ces, has been a.
most inunda ated with inquiries about
the details of the provisions Of the new
parcels post,law, which will become
effective on January l, next. He
m ade his response yesterday in q gen.
eral circular In which he gave this Of
fetal summary Of the exact effect OF
the new law:
Amy article is mailable If not over
II pounds In weight nor more than u
inches In length and girth combined,
nor likely to iniure the mail or postal
equipment OF employees. Flat rates OF
one cent per ounce up to four ounces
regardless of distance. Above four
ounces, for first pound, each addition.
al pound and eleven pounds upward,
respectively, 50-mile zone, 5, 3. and 35
cents; 150.mile zone, 6, 4 and 46 cents;
3OO.mile zone, I, 5 and 81 cents; 600
mile zone, 8, 6 and 6s cents; 1,00O.mile
zone, 9, 7 and 70 cents; l, ,400-mile zone,
10, 9 and 81; l,800-mile zone, II, lC
and s1.l1; over 1900 miles, II, II and
81 80.
1.-THE postm aster general may make
provision for indemnity insurance and
collection on delivery with additional
charges of such service and may, with
the consent of the interstate commerce
commission, after investig alton mo
dify rates, weights and zone distances
when experience has demonstrated tn
| iced thereof"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Horse Disease Spreads.

Topeka, Kas., Sept 9.-The district
In western Kansas affected by q mys-
terious horse disease has spread from
eight to 26 counties, according to re-
ports to the state livestock commits
sioner here.
NORFOLK, Neb., Sept. 9.-The dis.
ease that has been killing horses in
southern Nebraska and portions OF
Kansas has appeared in the northern
part of this state. A deputy state
veterinar held q postmortem ex.
amin alton here today and pronounced
the disease cerebro spinal meningitis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Would Suppress 6ootleggers.

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. SIN pur-
suit of his campaign against "boot-
leggers," Governor West has issued
q proclaim alton posting q standing re.
ward OF SlOO for arrests and convic.
tions in such cases.
The governor has written to M. D..
Davis, city marshal at Lebanon, de-
mandiug his resign alton. Mr.. Davis
informed the governor q short time
ago that no "blind pigs' were in
operation in Lebanon. and later the
governors special agents arrested
proprietors of seven places on charges
OF "blind pigging."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Plan Big Union Depot.

St. PAUL, Sept. 5.-Heads OF nine
railways gather In this city next week
to confer over the proposal to build q
new union depot for st. Paul. The
depot and harbor commission of the
has under way q plan whereby the
Mississippi river at the depot will be
moved bodily several hundred feet
to give badly needed room for more
railway facilities. On the additional
land the depot will be built. Permis-
sion to move the river has already
been obtained from congress and the
conference of the railway presidents
is expected TO result in an agreement
on the share of each road in the de.
pot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Roosevelt Ass ails Bosses.

ST. PAUL, Sept. 5.-The nomin alton
of Woodrow Wilson at the Baltimore
convention was assailed by Colonel
Roosevelt as the work of democratic
bosses today, in an address at the
Minnesota state fair.
In his campaign for the republican
nomin alton, Colonel Roosevelt said
"the bosses'' we're dethroned one after
another In the states In which there
were direct primaries.
"We beat Franklin Murphy in New
Jersey, Senator Penrose in Pennsyl-
vania and Senator Lorimer In Hin.
ois," be said. "but no democratic boss
was beaten in his own state.
"In most of the democr attic primaries
the vote has been against Mr.. Wilson.
In most cases they were carried by
Mr.. Clark. The nomin alton of Mr..
Wilson was arrangediby Mr.. Taggart
of Indiana, Mr.. Sullivan of Illinois,
with Mr.. Murphy of New York finally
joining In.
Colonel Roosevelt replied to Cover.
nor Wilson's speech on the tariff 10
New York erday1saying:
"If the tariff plank Of the democrats
Ia not telling the truth, of course
need not discuss 1t with them. II it IL
telling the truth and should be put in
to effect, it would plunge this country
into q period of commercial disaste,
such as we have not seen in our life
| time,n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Cowboys Take Warpath.

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 5.-Equipped
with 120 rifles and 10000 rounds OF
ammunition which were shipped into
this city last night, an organized body
of cowboys is prepared today to move
at q moments notice into Sonora,
Mexico, where Americans are said to
be gravely imperiled. The cowboys
met secretly last night and organized
themselves into military body. 1t
was declared that the invasion of So.
nora would be an accomplished fact
within two or three days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11

JUDITH GAP, Sept. I. - Clarence
Engberg, the fourteen.year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Engberg, died this
morning in the hospital at Lewistown
as the result of an injury received
from the accidental discharge OF his
.22.caliber rife, the bullet entering
the abdomen and penetr ating the in
testines 18 times before 1t lodged in
his back. Clarence had wounded q
rabbit and was using the butt OF his
rife to finish the animal when the shell
exploded.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11

phenomena of certain lettering OBJ
served on the retina Of the eyes OF two
year.old John Dugsn, OF this city.
Mirrored In his eyes are two distinct
letters, each . quarter OF an inch high.
They are the initials of the name de-
ctded upon by the boys parents b.
fore he was born. The name waG
John Dugan, the name the boy now
bears. In the middle of John's right
eye is the print of . graceful VI"
while in the left eve is similarly Get
the initial 3d." The child's eyesighs
is perfect.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
CROWD GREETS ROOSEVELT.
Leader Of Progressives Receives Ova.
ton At Helena Meeting.

Leader Of Progressives Receives Ova.
ton At Helena Meeting.
HELENA, Sept. 8.-A crowd which
filled the auditorium to its utmost ca.
pacity, a crowd which equalled that
of the monster throng which heard w.
]. Bryan in the same building last
April, last night greeted Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, former president
of the United States and progressive
candidate for third term in the white
house.
The arrival OF the colonel was de-
layed, his train being over an hour
late, but the sardine packed through
waited with an exhibition of patience
unknown to q Helena audience.
Colonel Roosevelt was accorded q
monster demonstr alton when he arriv-
ed at 9:30 o'clock. The colonel came
down the center aisle of the building
and the spectators arose to their feet,
many stood on chairs, hats and ban.
dana handkerchiefs were waved and q
veritable din was raised. Although
the cheering lasted less than Q minute
it was the most vigorous. the most in
tense ever heard in Helena.
| The colonel's speech was disap.
pointment to many of his admirers.
He seemed to be tired, and, apparent.
ly appreciating the fact that the hour
was growing late, be showed dis.
position to hurry his remarks. He
was frequently Interrupted by shouts
from the audience, and in answering
these he displayed brilliant repartee
which relieved the speech of much ot
the monotony incident to the recital
of the story of the progressive move
ment which has been much in print.
Only In the closing paragraph o.
of his speech, only in the peroration,
did the colonel essay flight of rea
or ratory, and In this he reached Z
height which surprised even his mos
intimate associates. Into the closing
appeal the colonel threw all the fire O
his vigorous personality, and he end
ed his speech amid one OF the wildes
demonstr ations ever witnessed in Mon
tana. Unexpected and dramatic Il
the extreme, the colonel's peroratiol
literally carried the audience of it.
feat
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Collecting Campaign Funds.

NEW YORK, Sept. 8.--Twelve thous-
and persons have contributed thus far
to the Wilson campaign funds. The
funds total s175, 900. This was stated
tonight at democr attic national head
quarters which made public list OF
contributors containing, 1t was stated, !,
the names of all who had contributed
the sum of 800 or more.
Rolla Wells, treasurer of the com.
mittee, said that while the sum re-
ceived was encouraging, tit was
totally inadequate" to conduct the
campaign properly, but he believed
the contributions would continue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Drops Dead At Reunion.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Sept. 5.-While
recalling the deeds OF the Twenty.
fourth Wisconsin volunteers In the
Atlanta campaign. Lieut.. Gen. Ar
thur Macarthur, U. S. A. retired drop.
ped dead following an spopletic stroke
at the reunion OF the regiment known
as the chamber of commerce" regi.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
ROOSEVELT COMES WEST
Leader Of Progressive Party Ad.
dresses Minnesota F armers.

dresses Minnesota Farmers.
ST. PAUL, Sept. S. - Minnesota
heard today first hand from Colonel
Roosevelt his reasons for asking sup
port for the new progressive party.
The colonel spent the day In ST. Paul
and Minneapolis, made three speeches
and was welcomed enthusiastically In
both cities. He resumed his journey
westward tonight with Grand Forks,
N. D.. as his next stopping point.
Colonel Roosevelt's principal ad-
dress was delivered at the Minnesota
state fair. Standing on 9 platform
built in q shady spot, the colonel
looked down over the heads OF Q
throng which extended on oil sides be-
yond the range OF his voice. He de-
clared that the nomin alton at Balti-
more was arranged by the democratic
"bosses."
He expounded the progressive ideas
upon the tariff, Canadia reciprocity,
the courts. cooperation of the govern
ment and the farmers to improve the
yield of farms and measures to better
the condition OF wage earners.
Tnen he went to Minneapolis and
after luncheon, attended by several
hundred members of the Minnesota
Progressive League, he delivered what
he called '1ay sermon" In which he
gave his views upon the Significance
OF the progressive movement from the
stand dpoint of the moralist rather thar
the politician.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Roosevelt Appeals To Women.

SPOKANE, Sept. 9.-Ex-President
Roosevelt made his appeal today to
the people of Washington to support
the progressive party. He reached
Spokane last night from Montana and
is to remain in the state two days.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he ex-
pected to take up Woodrow Wilson's
recent remarks concerning the pro-
gressive party's proposal for minimum
wage scales and to tell the women OF
Washington how it came that he was
won over to the cause OF woman's
suffrage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
PREPARING PARCELS POST.
New System Will 40 Into Effect on
January 1St.


January lot.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock announces that
the department will be ready on Janu-
ary to put in operation the parcels
post system authorized In the postal
appropriat bill that became q law
last month.
Mr.. Hitchcock has been in confer
ence for several2days with the officers
in charge of the several branches of
the postal service reg arding the many
details of the parcels post scheme
ard it has been decided that there
will be no delay, in spite OF the fact
that only four months remain to es-
tablish the service.
0The law provides that postage an all
parcels shall be prepaid by aftixing
distinctive stamps. This will neces-
state the use of at least dozen de.
nomin nstions of special stamps rang.
ing from one cent to 81. The design.
ing Of these stamps is now under way
and the plates for their printing will
be promptly engraved.
The system of distance zones thai
is provided for in the law requires the
employment by postmasters of dis
tinctive postal map on which the zones
are represented. Such q map has al
ready been prepared and arrange
ments are being made for the printing
of about 10000, in order to supply
two copies to each postoffice and
postal station in the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
Would Increase Potato Crop.

OMAHA, Sept. with a view OF
developing potato culture in several
states west of the Missouri river, Eu-
gene H. Grubb, we'll known authori-
ty on potato culture, has been placed
In the field by the Union Pacific rail-
road. Mr.. Grubb, who has success
fully experimental for years in that
line believes the west can increase its
potato crop to an extent which" will
make needless the present importations
from other countries which he says
amount to about 25,000,OO bushels
annually.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11

Montana are assessed as low at GA
head and in other counties as high as
$40 q head. The board wants to know
which is the proper valu alton and why
they are not assessed the came. In
some counties sheep are assessed at
less than q q head and in other coun.
ties the came class of sheep is a or Is
or more.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
nent, in the University building to.

inent, in the University building to-
night.
Within q few minutes after the
venerable general fell to the speakers
platform, Edwin B. Parsons, q cap.
tain and member of the regiment, suf.
fered q psralytic stroke on the right
side from the shock OF seeing his com.
rade fall, and had to be carried from
the place.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-09-11
His Name In His Eyes.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.-Phy sicians
here are attempting to explain the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-29
SWIMMING POOL
Extensive improvements Being Made
at the Present Time-Ris Coil
Is Being Placed.

The swimming pool at the "Y" was
closed down early this morning on
account of extensive improvements be-
ing made in that department. Al gang
OF steam filters are busy at work plac-
ing IT'S feet Of galvanized coil along
the west wall of the pool. This will in
sure a steady heat throughout the win
ter months and is also an item of
economy. The work1men are also pIac-
ing galvanized safety rails above the
water line at the deep end of the pool.
This viii include the north, souht and
west walls.
The showers on the natatorium are
also being closed and members will be
asked to use showers In the business
mems bath room. The natatorium
showers will be closed down SO as to
get the floor perfectly airy so that it
a be refnished.
The work that is now being done
is preliminary to a swimming carnival
and is the annual swimming school
that is to be put on In q few weeks
hence. AS soon as the filtration plant
is in operation the Y. M. G. IA. expects
to see a great ruin in swimming.
The association wishes to announce
that the other baths and hot water
about the buildings Will not be IN
terfered with in the least. The swim
ming pool will be closed down for d
week or ten days.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-29

The production of Seven Days by
Mary Roberts Rhinehart and Avery
Hopwood which was presented at the
Fargo operahouse Saturday night, de-
lighted a l~arge-sized audience. All the
characters were well portrayed, the
only possible stiffness being shown
in the lines and acting Of Aunt Selma
and Dallas Brown. Most Of the fun
and nearly all of the laughable situa-
tions come in the first act, the others
being sort of tacked-on necessities to
give the play a happy ending, so that
everything turns out all right in the
end and everybody lives happily ever
afterwards. The first act of the COM
edy is clever, but the rest presents
the old hackneyed situations of dis
tributing the household chores among
the guests and making them work
for their daily bread, an idea which
has been worn ~threadbare.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-29
City in Brief

Ray Fitzgerald, who underwent an
operation at st. Johns hospital last
Thursday for appendicitis, is recover
ing nicely n is now able to see
friends.
The socialist local Is to hold a sup-
per at Assembly hall Tuesday night at
Z o'clock. The purpose is to provide
delegate funds for the state convention
and the public is asked to come.
Mr.. Powers, choirmaster at Gethse-
name cathedral, gave a beautiful rendi-
ton of a selection from Psalm lxxvi.
Bow Down Thine Ear, for the
offertorium at the morning service
yesterday.
The trustees and management Of the
Fargo College Conservatory of Music
announced today the releasement OF
Miss AIDA M. Blakeslee, a member
OF the faculty in the voice depart
ment, according to a mutual arrange
ment Of the parties interested.
DR.. K. H. Mallarian will leave tomor-
row morning for California to take a
much needed rest and also look after
the interests of his ranch which is in
the famous San Joaquin valley, Just
midway between Los Angeles and San
Francisco. DR.. j. l.. Savage will look
after his practice. On his a back
the doctor will stop over at Los An
geles, where he has been invited to
be the guest of the had officers OF
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-29
CLARY NOW AT REGINA
Former Well Known Fargo Implement
Man Is located in Canadian
Northwest.

A recent issue of the Canadian.
Farm Implements contains the fol-
lowing:
The above engraving is an excel
lent likeness of S. b. Clary, formerly.
manager at Fargo. N. D., for the Gaar-
Scott Co. who has recently been APP
pointed manager Of the Fart Parr Co.'S
Regina branch. Mr.. Clary has been
in the implement business since early.
youth, and started with the j. !. Case
r. M. Co. reaching the position OF.
manager Of the Fargo Office. He held
this position for twelve ear and
consequently his experience and cap-
ability for the new appointment are.
unquestioned. We commend Mr.. Claryi
to the trade In his territory.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-29
HILLIARD MADE
A GREAT HIT
A FOOL THERE WAS WHICH
COMES TO FARGO WEDNESDAY,
PLAYED TO CAPACITY HOUSE
AT GREAT FALLS, MONT, LAST
FRIDAY.

The Great Falls Tribune Of Saturday
has the following regarding the play,
A Fool There Was, which comes to
Fargo Wednesday, and which. played
Great Fails last Friday night:
"a Fool There Was, and he made his
prayer, to a a and a bone and a hank
Of hair"-and so positive was the hold
of the vampire over the fool. so GER
tain and awful the end, that the ca
pacity house at the Grand last night
wrestled breathlessly with the thrills
and pathos of this most artistic melo-
drama, and went away, perhaps, chill
ed by the realization that they had
seen disclosed the actual wrecking Of
a life.
If Edgar Allen Poe had even written
a great play it might well have been
A Fool There Was. AS a vehicle for
the proper display of his dramatic
ability, Mr.. Hilliard made a wise
choice, and in its strenuous scenes and
action he has taken his place among
this c~ountry's most able actors.
Too much could hardly be written TO
applaud the excellent support given Mr..
billiard by Miss Virginia Pearson, and
Alphonz Either. Yet 1t is best express
ed in few words. Both developed the
interpretations Of their characters with
that a ability too often lacking in
frst-class companies visiting Great
Falls. At the end OF the third act In
which Mr.. Hilliard and the two others
mentioned above participated in the
strongest scene in the play, they were
recalled again and again, and MI. Hill
lard, after several curtain calls, was
compelled to respond with a charming
little speech in which he thanked the
appreciative audience and said he had
come to realize the meaning of the
sign reading Welcome which greets
the new arrival in the city al the low
er end of Central avenue.
So well did Mr.. billiard and Miss
Pearson carry their parts in the third
act that the audience unconsciously
sympathized with the man and hated
the oma who had designed and eff
fectively brought about his downfall.
The work of both was masterfuI, and
the entire company was far above the
average.
Slowly the action of the piece swept
to a powerful and awe-inspiring climax
in the last act wife, friends, reputa-
ton gone, the fool finally awakens to
realization Of the fact that he is close
to the three who have gone his way
with the vampire before him. He
imagines, In the wild delirium caused
by drink and burning memories, that
he hears them calling him, and again
his shaking nerves and lettering mind
bring the illusion that they are singing
to him. In this Gene Mr.. billiard is
superb, holding his audience in the
thrall OF his remarkable art, and the
action swiftly approaches and culmi-
mates in the climax which brings his
death and the weird victorious cry Of
the vampire omar