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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
The Worlds Greatest Financier.

The worlds greatest f%inancier is the
Montana farmers housewife. Her
daily investments exceed in shrewd-
ness the clever transactions of Wall
Street and no business oncern or
corporation, however ably Differed,
has ever been able to approach her in
economy. She is the nations ablest
trader and her transactions more
nearly reflect the progress and pros
perity of the country than the re-
parts of II clearing houses.
All legislation, financial or other
wise, ought to be so plain that the
housewife can understand it. Our
legislators. state and national, shoot
so far over the head of the average
citizen that those who are unable
to employ an attorney and &C.
cept his statements in blind faith,
must forever remain in ignorance OF
our laws. OF course we have sc
many laws, that no human can ex
pect to read them and survive the or
deal, but any person who feels an ir
resistible impulse to legislate, should
try his proposed law on his neighbol
and get it down where the common
people can understand it before at
tempting to put it on the statute
books.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
County Seat Campaign,

Plentywood, Sept. 25.-If automobile
owners of Sheridan county escape go
ing through the country this fall with.
out being literally decorated with pen.
nants, they are lucky. There is a
spirited county seat campaign on in
Sheridan county this fall, and Plenty.
wood and Medicine Lake, two towns
20 miles apart. in the northeast cor.
ner, are lively rivals in the race.
P%lentywood was designated as the
temporary county seat when the coun.
ty was ORGANIZED nearly two years ago,
and hte business men of the present
county seat do not propose to lose the
county seat if such a thing is possible.
AS a result everyone in Plentywood
has engaged in a campaign of boosting
for his home town. Every automobile
is constantly canvassing the county,
and every car carries a pennant, read.
ing "For Plentywood, Permanent
County Seat" Medicine Lake has fol.
lowed suit and the automobiles plying
out of that town also carry similar at
tractive advertising.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
Farmers Will Cooperate.

Helena, Sept. 26.-The farmers of
Montana at a meeting held last ven
ing unanimously decided in the plan
of amalgamation of all farm societies
which was proposed at the meeting
Wednesday evening. Each of the six
farming societies represented at the
meeting was authorized to appoint a
delegate to attend a meeting which
will be held in Great Falls On Novem-
Der IS at which time the organization
Of a central council of all the orga-
nizations will be perfected.
In addition to voting upon the fed
Grafton plan the convention consid-
cred a number of matters of impOr-
lance to those in the farming com
munities Of the state. They declared
themselves in favor of teaching agri.
culture in the public schools and also
went on record as favoring the pas,
sage of farm loan measure
The resolutions committee failed tC
take any action on the workmen's
compensation bill although a resolu
ton favoring the passage of the meas
ure had been submitted to them. The
action of the resolutions committee
vas apparently approved by the farm
ers in attendance as their report wa:
unanimously adopted without addi
tons or alterations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
EUROPE NEEDS FOOD.

In the current issue of Farm and
Preside appears a most interesting
interview with Edwin F. Sweet, AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce on
wartime Prices and Opportunities"
in which Mr.. Sweet discusses enter
tainingly and practically how the
United States may benefit CONNER
cially from this war. On the subject
Of shipping our grains and meats
to Europe, Mr.. Sweet is quoted as
follows:
Before we're done with this ire
mendous, revolutionary economic ex.
perience precipitated by the war, we
will be realizing how much nor we
could do and ought to do for our
selves; and We'll be doing it too, be.
cause we'll have to.
$50 far as concerns ships to send our
products abroad l am not greatly wor-
ried about that. The hungry man is
going to hustle for something to eat a
good deal more enthusiastically than
somebody else will hustle for the priv
ilege Of selling food to him. That's
the way with the nations. We are
very anxious to sell our grains and
meats, but not half so anxious as
Europe will be to get them. especially
If the war is long.
1.-THE upshot of it will be that the
other countries will provide ways to
move Our products, to insure them.
and to convey them safely to the 9th.
er side. OF course we are going to
do everything possible for ourselves
in this regard, but W. if we didn't
the foreigners could be relied on to
do everything in their power to open
access to our stocks of provisions and
other necessaries.
81 don't anticipate that there will be
a very long delay about establishing
the mean for getting our shipments
handled to Europe: and that means
that the market for our farm products
is assured. AS to South America
there will be a somewhat different
situation; and that situation affects
our chance of selling manufactured
goods in countries now engrossed in
war.
Fright here in the Department OF
Commerce We have just been making
an inquiry to learn how many vessels
of American ownership there are on
the Great Lakes, adapted to ocean
traffic, that could be brought out tc
supplement our ocean-going fleet. We
are informed of a list of t~wenty-eight
vessels of over 1000 tons-probably
averaging about 5000 tons-on the
lakes that could be brought out
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cHOUTEAu COUNTY
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 30. 1911
MADE IN AMERICA"

A campaign of education is being
fnaugurated to teach people to buy
American made goods. American
consumers have been spending $780,
100000 annually for goods made
abroad, and American tourists have
added another $3.50, 600, 900 to this
sum by their purchases abroad, says
the Helena Independent.
American manufacturers are taking
advantage of the necessity of buying
only homemade goods, which is
forced upon American consumers by
the war to develop it into a virtue.
Why not make the trademark made
in America" as much of an asset as
the trademark MADE in Germany
Why not American goods for Ameri-
can consumers? Why not American
dollars in American pay envelopes?
The idea is a splendid one. There is
a slang expression. "They all look
good when far away" that embodies
the philosophy of buying imported
goods. 1t is the same philosophy that
makes jobs in the city look better
than the ones on the farm, and the
land in Canada look better than that
in Montana, and mail order goods
look better than the same goods on
the shelf at the corner store.
The best way to educate the con.
INT to buy American made goods
is for the merchants to do as John
Wanamakor. the "morchant %nrince'
of America, has done and is doing,
stop advertising they have imported
goods, and advertise they have Amer
ican made goods. A great deal of the
belief in the superiority of imported
articles is due to the stress merchants
place on imported goods.
Merchants lay stress on imported
goods because they are higher priced
than American goods-that is, the
consumer pays more for them. Many
instances are on record where Ameri-
ear made goods have been labeled
imported in order that the consumer
would buy them at a higher figure
than otherwise, thinking he was get
ing a superior article.
If the consumer has been getting a
superior article in imported goods it
may be due to the fact that the
American manufacturer has been
compelled to cater to the consume
who has to take such goods. 1t is
not evidence that the American man.
ufacturer cannot make good goods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30

Great Falls, Sept. 27.-Despondent
because recent letters from her home
in Austria told of her father and two
older brothers having been killed in
the wal and that her only other broth.
err. a mere child of II years, had been
forced into military service. Susie
Letenka, committed suicide today by
jumping 20 feet from the Fifteenth
street bridge to the Missouri river be.
low. She was not dead when persons
who saw her jump got to the body,
but striking the center of the river it
required some effort to get the body
and she had passed resuscitation when
reached. The girl had been working
in the dining room of Hotel Rainbow
and was generally of a cheerful dis
position. Her recent letter caused a
change in her actions and the last
three or four days she wept most OF
the time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
War Whoops From the Sanctum

President Wilson is perfectly willing
to be the peacemaker, but he doesn't
want to be the referee.-Detroit Free
Press.
When will the war end?" is really
a less vital question than "Whom will
the wal end."-Charleston News.
The war experts have been so in
dustrious that whatever happens is
sure to indicate the forecasts Of some
of them.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Why not convert the ornate Peace
Palace at The Hague into a work
house for d%isorderly monarchs:-Kan
sas City Star.
Japan went to war with China in
1894, with Russia in 1904, and will
Germany in 1914. 1t ought to try t.
break itself of the habit.-Chicagt
News.
Another horror of war will presen'
itself when the 5000, 900 men wht
are now under arms in Europe begir
to clamor for pensions.-Kansas Cit!
Star.
"Yes," says the Kansas farmer
this here war over in Europe is Ger
tainly a terrible thing. How high d.
| you s'pose the price of wheat will e
by Christmas ?"-Kansas City Jour
nal.
The report that the Germans ar
more bitter toward the English thar
toward the French seems reasonable
There is no hate more intense thai
that of kin folks when they r a
Outs.-GlObe Democrat.
Having picked up some guns witt
Kaiser Williams initials on them, tn
Russians have met all legal require
ments by advertising the find. It's III
to the owner now to go and get then
or waive all claim.-Anaconda Stand
ard.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
through the Welland Canal and the
St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic"
Fall FEEDING and Body Care.

There is no real necessity for the
large amount of sickness, both trivial
and serious, in the fall. The body is
built to adjust itself to extremes of
temperature and to wide varieties in
weather conditions. The one principal
thing necessary for the body to make
the adjustment needed for weather
changes, is simply good care. If we
eat properly and take good care of the
body we can be we'll in fall and spring,
in summer and winter; we can have
| all-the-year-around health.
Many of our fall disorders are made
possible by reason of a run down"
condition of the body, due to summer
~overeating. The hot weather makes
is impossible for the body to burn up
| the amount of heavy food frequently
eaten. The unused heavy food fills
the body is ready to take in whatever
works the vital organs, and lowers the
disease-resisting power, sc that by fall
the body is ready to take is whatever
disease is prevalent. If the fall finds
you run down." cut out all heavy food
for a few days, eating only fruits and
vegetables, and see to it that the
body's great sewers, the bowels and
the skin, are wide open. A few days
Of this treatment will clean out the
system, rest the vital organs and pre-
vent an attack of illness. Following
this, heavy food may be cautiously re-
sumed.
AS the weather becomes cooler, the
body to keep itself warm, needs more
of the fats. such as butter, bacon. fat
meats and oils for food; also slightly
more of the starches. such as breads
of every kind, potatoes, rice and GER
eals. An increase in the meats is also
needed as the cool weather advances.
However, care should be taken not to
overeat. Overeating is an almost uni
versal habit.-Dr. r. r. Daniels.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30
Young Champions Al Fair.

Helena, Sept. 26.-Ralph Darlinton
won the state championship in the
boys potato contest, Lester Bachman
Of Hamilton, second and Carter Ed
dinger of Dillon third. Ralph Darlin.
ton is a Gallatin county boy.
Rex Wakefield of Forsyth won the
gold medal in the boys corn contest,
Paul Roman of Billings the silver
medal and Leslie Williams of Rich.
land county was third.
Marie Walker of Lewistown won the
gold medal in the girls sewing con-
test. Esther Barlow of Billings the sill
Yer medal and Dora Fosse OF From
berg the bronze medal.
These winners had each previously
won county championships in potato
or corn growing or in sewing. and
came to Helena as the guests of the
state fair, along with the champions
OF other counties, with whom they
were competing for the state honors
The boys and girls industrial con
tests were in charge of Prof. F.. S
Cooley. director of extension service
in the agricultural college at Boze
man. DR.. w. j. Hartman had charge
of the boys and Miss August Evans
chaperoned the girls during thei,
stay in Helena.
Governor Stewart presented the
medals to the boys and girls at the
state capitol. and President j. NJ
Hamilton of Bozeman gave a scholar
ship in the college to each of the
county champions.
The boys and girls had a large dis
play of products of splendid quality
Few Of the grownups can make a bet
ter showing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30

Helena, Sept. 24.-The pupils and
teachers of the Lewis and Clark coun.
ty schools have good cause for elatiOn.
Miss Eva Harrington. county superin-
tendent. was informed Yesterday that
the schools of this county were award
ed the first prize, $50 in cash. for the
best exhibit from county schools. Miss
Harrington had charge of the exhibit
and naturally is very happy over the
result. She feels that the teachers
deserve great credit for work of their
pupils. and also that the children are
to be congratulated upon not only the
careful. painstaking work they have
done, but the spirit displayed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-09-30

The Weekly River Press is a good
newspaper to send sway to your
friends in the east. It will save you
the trouble of writing letters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-17
JUDGE. DEWEf,S
COURT TURNS OUT
MUCH BUSINESS
Final Reports of Administrations,
Letters of Administration and
Other Matters.

Letters of guardianship were is
sued to Clara A. Edccker, upon her
giving bond in the sum Of $4,000
with sureties. Size is guardian OF
her children Dorothy and Charles
Edockcr.
The appraisement bin offered by
TIE First Bank and Trust Company,
administrators Of the estate OF
Everett e. Gordon, deceased, was
examined, approved and ordered OF
record by The court.
The petition tc remove Peter B.
Ilaughawout as guardian Of John
, Hdughawout minor heir of Margaret
A. Haughawout, deceased was cx-
amined, and evidence heard. Court
found facts as stated in the petition
and appointed the First Sank and
Trust company, guardians.
Final report of John Tippitt, on
the guardianship of Raymond
Street was filed and notices Of final
settlement ordered mailed Mt least
ten days prior to hearing on the re-
port,
The reports by the First Bank
and Trust Company on the guardian.
ship of Phyllis A. Helm and Will
liam E. Helm were examined, ap-
proved and ordered of record by the
court.
Mrs. Louise Schoembs, admins
tratrix Of the estate Of John M
Rees, deceased, rendered final re-
port and waived notice of final set
tlement, and the court examined
approved and ordered theS&amo OF
record.
The bonds of the Commissioners
Of the Richland Drainage District
were examined, approved and order
ed of record.
Leave was given the admmistra-
tor of the estate of Christian L.
Burke, deceased, to effect sale OF
real estate by amending petition 10
petition making Alexander County
National Bank, party to defendant
The First Bank and Trust Com
pany filed inventories in the matter
-. Gontiaued on Page Three.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-17
BOAT LOAD Of
APPLES SHIPPED
FROM | LANDING
Str. St Louis Gets From Calhoun
County, Ill, 5000 Barrels
Of Apples.

The steamer st. Louis of the St
Louis and Tennessee River Packet
Company brought in the banner
trip of apples of the season yester-
day, when she arrived at st. Louis
from Calhoun County (IlLy land
ings with 5000 barrels.
Barrels Of apples were piled hi9l
on the leyec and a large force oI
negro roustabouts sang and made
merry as they unloadcd the barrels
rolled them onto a wharfboat and
up the levcc, where commission con
Gems lifted them into wagons.
The laborers were paid cent a
barrel for each one they unioadcd
The barrels were piled high on all
available space on the steamboat
Evtn the Texas de2k was used for
storage purposes.
The 81. Louis Is commanded by
Capt. Harry N. Crane, who formerly
ran to Waterloo, Ala, with William
Crozier and Lon Hudson, travelling
freight agent.
Capt. John E Massengalc. man
ager ~ the !ino, said be might put
another heat in the st. Louis and
Calhoun county trade to take care
Of increased business.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-17
Ell the United States is Called on
to Observe the Day in the III.
terest Of Growers.
CROP THIS YEAR THE
LARGEST EVER KNOWN
Enough for Every Man, Woman and
Child in U, s, to Have Two
Bushels Each.

Next Tuesday, October 20, is "Na-
tional Apple Day in the United
States.
With the export trade cu. off by
the European war this years apple
crop entities every person in the
United States to two bushels Of
apples each and big movement is
on foot ty apple dealers to so dis
rtibate tho crop that nearly every
body will get his or her share of
the fruit.
Apples are going to be cheaper
This year than ever before. "The
crop in the United States this year
amounts to about 7C,00O,e0 barrels
and the growers are trying hard
to get them distributed properly 50
that just as many of the people in
the United States may have their
portion as is possible"
There are 1877 ways to use apples
and TWO things to bear in mind
first, buy good hand picked apples
only for keeping, and second, keep
them cold. When cold weather
comes people should not be afraid
of 80 degrees in their fruit cellar.
The main don't in keeping apples
is to keep them away from the fur
mace and stove and in just as cold
place as possible.
The apple crop this years is not
only large but good in quality and
every housekeeper should store up
a good supply fer the winter. A
barrel or box of apples is a bird in
the hand. It is not like cotton.
stored away and kept insured. The
bale of cotton appeals to the phil
Continued on Page Three.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-17
Associated Pres

Associated Press.
From the battlefront, via Paris,
Oct l6.-The attempt by the Ger
mans to turn the flank of the allies
and obtain possession of the ports
Of Cstend, Dunkirk and Palais has
been unsuccessful.
What is known as "Tha Marching
Wing to the allies is continually
in contact with the German troops
and completely covers the approach
to the coast towns. When they
fought a pitched battle Germans
were forced to make a marched re-
tirement in the direction OF Lille,
the occupation Of which was made
Tuesday now appears to be of short
duration, The line of the "Battle
Of the North" extending from the
coast of Belgium to the border now
reaches 800 miles.
Relief in their final success an
pears 70 have taken a firm hold On
the allies. The allied forces arc
fighting with much vigor, They
often perform marches which seem
beyond human power. This is made
evident often when small detach-
ments are acting apart from the
main bodies.
French Dragons We're recently en-
trusted with tho part Of covering
the passage of a river with artil-
lery They met q body Of German
llussars in \ clash. Both sides
charged simultaneously. The melee
lasted ten minutes. when the men
clashed and pierced each other ter
ribly. Finally the Hussars broke
ranks and galloped off leaving many
of their men on the fields The
Dragons also suffered severely. but
attained their object. that Of cover
ing a safe passage for their COM
rades.
French officers in the immediate
vicinity of the firing line were amaz-
ed to see two motor cars containing
seven children all under ten years
of age aud two grown persons enter
the battle zone. They proved to be
the children of Count Teadysky, a
distinguished Hungarian noblemau.
The children had been rescued from
the chateau in northern France
where they had been with servants
since the outbreak OF she war, by an
expedition sent out by American
Ambassador Herrick.
On the eastern section of the al
lies line the fighting continues.
The Germans today made a strong
attack on the Malancourt, which
however, was unsuccessful.
A large number of Paris flremen
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-17
70 HIGH SCHOOL
PUPILS WILL co
TO Church YEAR
That Number Signed Their Names in
the Go to Church Movement
When Requested.
WORK OF TWO YOUNG
MEN PRODUCE RESULTS
S. Marshall Nichols and Harold
Keats, Two Young Men Push
n, ing Proposition.

The two young men who are
making the trip in canoe from
Pittsburgh to New Orleans, 5. Mar
shall Nichols aud Harold Keats, ar
rWing nero Thursday evening, yis-
tied the High School yesterday
morning at Q o'clock where thy
made talk on the national go to
ChU'eh" movement, which they
represent. They got th1 promise
of $50 pupils that they would 90
to church at least seven Sundays in
succession and 30 promised TO 9
20 church every Sunday for y yea'
Pupils OF fthe eighth grade in tho
high school signed to the number
O. 66.
The pupils wrote their names
upon slips Of paper which Were
given TO tho young men. One boy
wrote on his slip Il go to church
anyway, so whay not?"
In their trip down the river tn"
Young men have gotten 10,500
signers to the &c to church move
ment that they will attend church
for at least four Sundays.
They organize local committees
to keep up the work and before
leaving here will have that commit
tee named They leave for down
the river at noon today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-17
TRIAL OF NEGROES
WHO HELD Up
JAMES HATCHER
Set for This Morning in the Circuit
Court-Several Other Criri.
nal Cases Continued.

Two eases tha! were to have been
tried in the Circuit Court yesterday
morning, were ecntinued TO the
February term That Of Dr.. Ernest
J. duncan for assault with intent
to kill, and Mex Morrison, the
same charge The continuance was
granted in the Duncan case because
of the defendants physical condi-
tion and that of Morrison because
Of the absence of material wit
nesses. Both continuances were
obtained by the attorney, Phil Ilile-
man of Jonesboro, who is the attor-
ney for both defendants.
The trial VI the negro Scott
Faust for the murder of Eli johnson
was not held yesterday. The attor
ncy who was appointed bv the court,
David s Lansdtn. to defend Faust,
will not be ready for trial for sew
eral days.
Clarence Gholson, charged with
robbery was found guilty and SON
fenced to tho peniter tiary yester-
day morning.
This morning the TRIAL Of the two
negroes, Felix Mccullough and
Jesse Hill who assaulted and robbed
James Hatcher will be held. Judge
Dewey was appointed by the court
to defend them.
Nine prisoners were taken to
Chester penitentiary yesterday.
They were in CHARGE OF Deputy
Sheriffs NJ. S. Egan and Joseph Gott-
hart. The prisoners were VIII
Hines, James Wood. John Miller,
Dennis Hawkins, Clarence Gholson,
Will Black. viii Owens, viii Coop
er and Clyde Hoppe.
The petit jury was discharged
yesterday morning until this morn
ing. Court adjourned at 2 p. M.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-17
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Rome, Oct. 1e.--Cholera has as
sumed frightful proportions in
Galicia and Hungary, according to
a dispatch received here tonight.
Wednesday in large town in
Northern Hungary the dispatch
says there were some thousands of
cases among the soldiers anu citi-
zens who had been In contact with
them. The epidemic is oxtraordi-
narilN vi9lent and large percent
Of the stricken persons die within
few hodrs."
ut lis reported that tho with
drawal Of the Russians from ITun-
gary was duo to a desire not to ex-
pose themselves to the contaeion.