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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Hook Worm in California

Oakland. CAL, March 27.-Ca|ifornia
girls are lazy and native sons "are
VIGOROUSLY So" according t. James
A. Vandegriff. a manufacturer Of this
city whose remarks in a speech De'
fore the Oakland Rotary club yester'
day created a flutter in the audience.
California girls" he said, ARE high
in mental and physical characteristics
but as employees they are lazy. W.
try to employ native sons but they are
lazy-notoriously so. There is no de-
sire among them to work to anything
like their capacity.
Fathers make too much money II
California. Their daughters feel they
do not have to work. The girls seem
to have no sense of money value In
return for service. Our great trouble
is to weed out the girls who want t.
work just long enough to buy a dres:
or a hat"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
A Farm Boys School

There are many people in Montana
| who do not know that there is a
School of Agriculture in the state
which accepts boys from the eighth
grade, and young men who have not
had the usual school opportunities,
and fits them for intelligent farming.
1t appeals especially to the rural com
munities and to those sections of the
| country which are not convenient to
high school.
Such a school is maintained in con
nection with the agricultural college
at Bozeman. The course is three
years in length, but the terms are only
| six months long, beginning the second
! Monday in October and closing about
the first of April, thus giving the boys
an opportunity to spend the winter in
school and be at home during the
busy season On the farm. The course
of study is extremely practical and
fits for intelligent farm management.
1t is not a preparation for college, but
for life.
Every part of the state was repre-
sented in the attendance during the
past year. The principal was success
full in finding employment for all boys
who were not needed at home during
the six months vacation. Thus, the
boys who are not needed at home can
earn their school expenses during va
cation, and if they are needed at home
they ought to earn as much there.
The course of study is SO full and re-
quires so much of the boys time that
it is far better for them to earn ex-
penses during vacation than to try to
work his way while in school.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Remarkable Operation

Baltimore. March 2O.-Sight has
been given to the left eye of David
Kane, nine months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Kane of Gettysburg, Pa,
through the grating of the cornea of
a pigs eye to the child's eyeball, &C.
cording to a statement of physicians
today at a hospital. Certain tests,
they assert, have brought out this
fact without a doubt. When the
bandage vas removed from the eye,
it was said, the child followed the
course of a lighted candle which was
moved in front of him. Another test
that brings out the fact more clearly
is that the child now winks his eyelid
II a finger or small object is waved
close to the eye. The disease from
which little David has been a sufferer
since he was three weeks old is known
as staphytoma of the cornea. The op.
Grafton was performed last Monday
and the cornea Of the pigs eye was
used because it is said it more closely
resembles the human cornea than
that OF any other animal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Germany's Champion Father

Berlin, March 28.-Ferdinand En-.
gliski, SO years old, a tailor of Ahl-
brek, is Germany's champion father,
it developed. OF his marriage with
two sisters t~hirty-fve children were
born, t~wenty.six Of whom are still liv.
ing.
The tailor married at the age of 20
His first wife who died in 1907, bore
him t~wenty.four children. In 1908 he
married his deceased wife's sister and
she has born him eleven children in
the last six years. Triplets came on
one occasion and twins were born
twice.
When his sixth son entered the ar
my in 1913, Englinski received q pri-
vate audience with the kaiser, who
ordered him entertained in Berlin at
his majesty's expense for a week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Hearing on Grain Rates

The state railroad commission has
issued a circular letter in which at.
tention is called to a public hearing
on Montana grain shipping rates. The
circular reads as follows:
AS you are nc doubt aware this
Commission filed a complaint with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
at Washington, D. c., December 10th,
1913, alleging that the present freight
rates on all kinds of grain to eastern
and western markets, were excessive
and unreasonable, and prayed that the
railroads be required to reduce their
rates.
We are now notified that this case
will come up for hearing at 10 o'clock
a. m. April 14th, in the United States
court room, Helena, before Examiner
Wood, when the testimony of the peo-
pie and the railroads will be heard.
1t will be very necessary that the
Montana grain interests lend the
Railroad Commission of Montana ev-
cry assistance, to the end that a show
ing be made before the Interstate
Commerce Commission convincing
that body that the producers of grain
in Montana must be given relief if
they are to continue in that vocation.
In other words, the Montana farmer
cannot, under the present freight
rates, profitably market his products.
We therefore suggest that this let
ter be conspicuously placed before the
farmers of your community so that
they may be advised of this proce-
dure; and we would further suggest
that someone competent to testify to
the facts concerning the cost of rails.
ing and marketing grain, and the net
profit per hundred pounds in your
section of the state. be delegated to
attend the hearing and act as your
representative.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
Hioht Mountains in Montana

There are probably six named peaks
in Montana which have elevations ex'
ceeding 10000 feet and several un'
named peaks with altitude greater
than that height. according to the
United States geological survey
These peaks are all in Carbon coun
ty. in the southern portion of the
state, and are included in the Bear
tooth national forest.
The highest is Granite peak, with
an altitude of 1880 feet. The nex'
highest are Mt. Wood, 1880 feet;
Cold mountain. 1850 feet: Mt. villa
$4,000 feet; Mt. Hague. $4,000 feet
and Snowbank mountain, 10000 feet
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
REGULATE CHILD LABOR

Americans are one people. The
powers they have bestowed on the
federal republic and those that they
petent, whether employed separately
or together, to be used in advancing
universal welfare. 1t is in behalf of
the welfare of the nation and Of all its
citizens and subjects that the national
committee on children's labor has
been trying for 10 years to wipe out
the inhuman abuses connected with
it. The organization believes that
state rights can not justify and should
not shield injustice to juvenile work
ers. 1t therefore works for the enact.
ment of a national statute to throw
the protection Il law around these
little laborers.
to any m section. Little children
are abused in the coal mines II TIE
east, in the glass factories of the
north. in the cotton mills and oyser.
packing esta";ilnchts of the south
in the fisheries of the west and in the
sweatshops of every great city. Child
labor is a national waste and a nation
al shame.
Attempts at reform through legisla'
ton by individual states encounter in
superable obstacles. Simultaneous
and unanimous action between the 4s
states is unattainable. The sole re
course remaining is legislation by the
congress Of the nation.
The committee O. child labor has &C
cordingly had a bill carefully drafted
forbidding the privileges of interstate
commerce to such employers of chill
drer as fail to comply with certain
specified provisions. Lawyers and of
licials familiar with labor condition!
and able to draw up a constitutions
measure shaped this proposed statute
It has received the Endorsement of {
number of the state and national as
sociations. Virginia distinguishing its
elf through leading of. All who hole
that little children should not be ex
plotted as laborers and that oldel
children should be protected from
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BONDS

AS a Chouteau county taxpayer, the
River Press prefers the bond issue
method of providing funds for high
school building purposes because the
payments will extend over a twenty
year period, and only part of the
amount will he collected from owners
of property that is now subject to tax
alton. The county assessment this
year will probably be increased to
about eigh: hi lion Co,lars-an amount
that will permit a very small tax levy
for this purpose.
The trustees of the Chouteau coun
ty high school desire to make 1t an
institution of general benefit and use
fitness to the young people in all
parts of the county, and should he
encouraged in this endeavOr. In all
matters of a public nature, the gen.
eral welfare rather than individual ad'
vantage is the object in view. Com
munity interests are of greater i'm.
portance than the interest of any one
citizen or any one locality.
1t is unfortunate that the county
high school bond proposition has been
made the subject of local prejudice
that is a menace to the neighbolly
feeling that should exist. Some OF
the taxpayers may claim they have
no personal interest in a county high
school, just as a bachelor taxpayer
may contend that he has no personal
interest in school matters of any kind.
As a member of the community, how.
ever, he should be willing to assist
in whatever promotes the general vel.
fare. All should work together for
the common good.
1t may be news to many ChOuteau
county taxpayers to learn that resi-
dents of Fort Benton school district
are assisting in the maintenance of
schools In other parts of the county.
Last year the Fort Benton district
received about $500 less than the
amount of the four-mill tax collected
within the district, this amount being
distributed among the schools in 9th
er parts of the county.
During the past thirty years, the
residents Of Fort Benton have paid
thousands of dollars into the county
road fund, without receiving direct
benefit therefrom. They have paid
the county road tax each year, but the
law forbids the expenditure of county
road funds upon the streets of an in
corporated town. The road taxes paid
by Fort Benton citizens have been
applied to road improvement work in
other parts of the county for the gen.
eral benefit of all concerned, and
community interests have been ad-
vanced as a result of these conditions.
1t is a selfish class of citizenship
that eagerly grasps every personal
advantage that a be gained in mat
tiers of a public nature, and which al
the same time seeks to evade it's just
share in contributing toward the pro
motion of the general welfare of the
community,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-01

overwork and from hazardous occupa-
tons hope that congress will write
this measure into the statute books of
the American commonwealth-Spokes
man-reView.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
West Side News
From the Iron River-stambaugh Reporter
MAN FALLS OFF BRIpGE

While Peter Peterson was homeward
bound last Sunday night he took a
short cut over the st. Psnl bridge but
failed to keep within the limits Of the
ties. He was picked up on the North
western tracks at an early hour in the
morning by train crew and taken to
Stsmbaugh hospital. where the extent
OF his injuries were found to consist of
dislocated hip and few bruises.
How he escaped death in the long
plunge from the top Of the bridge to
the railway tracks below is one of
those unexplainable mysteries that
sometime, happen 10 men.
When Peterson was first BROUGHT to
the hospital he declared two men had
thrown him Oft the bridge. So per
sistent was he in his statements that
Prosecuting Attorney Waffen was cali
ed to make an investigation. Although
Peterson insisted that be was thrown
OF the bridge be could give no des.
cription of the men be alleges did it,
and told such disconnected story
that it was finally decided that he
walked Oft the bridge in the darkness.
Peterson eventually came to this con-
clusion himself and the investigation
for desperate highway men and robbers
was dropped.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
STEFAN sHovELs ARE BUSY

Steam shovsls are nosing into nearly
all OF the stockpiles and signs Of relief
from the depression that has existed
for several months are beginning TO
be noted. The removal of the stock
piles is regarded as one of the surest
indications that the mine will be open
ing up before long and normal condi-
tions restored.
The Baltic mine commenced shipping
Monday, and the Zimmerman stock
pile has been moving rapidly since the
shovel was started last week. The
big stock pile at the Caspian mine is
being slowly reduced, not that the
work is being pushed, but because of
the enormous pile which will require
some time to move. 1t is understood
that the Commonwealth No is pre-
pairing to ship in the near future, and
shovel is expected 10 be at work on
the stock pile within the next week or
go.
The Caspian and FULLY mines which
have been the standby during the
winter, are working steadily with nc
intentions Of making reduction in
their output. TIE Zimmerman added
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
HAS GREAT RECORD
trance c0ncsrq Grows By Leaps
ID Bounds;-CIaims Paid Promptly

he wonderful growth of the Detroit
Insurance Co., OF which William
Little. of Iron River, is agent for
county. in the past three years
attracted a great deal of attention
log Insurance men. who have
sched the young company grow an
now there are only about i've old
Insurance concerns writing more
[ii1ess in Michigan
L the close of business in 1911, the
,pany had 81, 729, 20 of insurance in
ce. Unnder the management Of
E. U'Brien, president of the com
by. its policies have grown until at
end of May. this year, there was
6l3, $50 in force-a gain of over 100
|. cent in littls over two years.
awhile the rslerves had increased
On I'll, ASSOC s145, 1875, and the gross
ets from 1894, 443 to $40, 57S. The
smIum income during 1911 was S5l,
D. In the hrst five months of his
ar, IT has Amounted to sS7, 4s2, and
ere is every indication that it will
!, surpsss the figures for 1918
The company is proud of its pay.
ont record. Il claims that it has
id every death claim on the same
y that proofs of death have been re-
lived by the home Office. It adver-
SOS that at the Close of business, Dec.
!, 1918, ii had 1926 of assets for every
90 Of reserve liability, insuring com
etc protection for policy. holders.
lasmuch as the company has been
Nag business only since Jan. ID,
III. this record is considered phe.
,menal.
Stockholders in the company attri.
lte its success to the skilful work OF
. E. O'Brien, it's president, and tC
10 ability of the other officers, who
iclude h. J. Guthard, S. A. Ora.
lin and f. d, Davis, vice. president
d. Baty, secretary and treasurer F
. Watson, general counsel, and DR.
Fl. Carstens, medical director. The
'me Office of the company is on th'
yenth floor of the MAZE site building
the city of Detroit.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

Grin Johnson, who is a sergeant IN
the Illinois National guard, was called
to Chicago this week. for the purpose
OF going into camp for two weeks with
his company. Orin succeeded TO this
position over the heads of many of the
members of the company who we're in
the service longer than he had been,
simply because he was good horse
man and was familiar with roughing
IL outdoors, as many of the boys Of
the upper peninsula are.
Robert NUNS, the grand old man
OF Crystal Falls was a visitor here
Monday afternoon while returning
from visit to Depere. Green Bay and
other Wisconsin points. Mr.. Munns
was accompanied by John Turner. of
the Sault Ste. Marie police depart
ment. This was Mr.. Turner's 6rst
visit to Iron River and he was loud
in his praise of the ipe appearance OF
our CITY and its future prospects.
Attorney Harry q. Fraser of Crystal
Falls spent last Sunday with friends
on Carnegie avenue. The next morn
ing game of rummy could have been
played on his coat tails when be tried
to catch the Iron Riyer.Amasa passen
ger train-in other words be was a
trihe late in getting up.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
NEW VILLAGE ATTORNEY

IL women ever vote in Iron River
there may be new village attorney
on the Job. Village Attorney Embs
stretched up about foot taller, SWELL
ed out two feet bigger and did other
things to attract attention. He had
Just been made a daddy, and the fu-
ture village attorney, it woman vote
and che becomes lawyer and a suffra.
gette. is now seven pound baby girl.
1t all happened Thursday and Embs is
having the greatest celebration OF his
life. Both mother and daughter are
doing 6ne.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK

Sneak thieves have evidently COM
menced work in Iron River. DR.. W..
S Stevens reports that small hand
medicine case was stolen from his auto
mobile standing in the road near Ice
Lake Thursday. while he was calling
on a patient.
Theodore G.. Kohl reports that his
bicycle was stolen in front of his
residence Of A. J. Pohland Thursday
morning, while he was at work in the
house
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
SHORT NOTES.

r. B. Webb OF Crystal Falls was in
the city bright and early Tuesday
morning. When asked why he was
over so early Brad said that he had
spent Monday evening at his summer
home at Fortune Lake and that when
be came out on the county road, to re-
tnrn TO his work, be. unconsciously
turned his car toward Iron River, a.
the morning was fine and invigorating
and before he hardly realized it he
was in the home of the boosters.
Fact of the matter Is, Brad couldn (
just keep away from the busiest town
in the county
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

First publication July II last July
%, l9i4)
STATE STATE q Of E,d MICHIGAN IS
At session Of the Probate Court for
said County, held at the Probate
Office in the City of Crystal Falls. on
Monday the 9th dag Of July, A. d.
1914.
Present Hon. Claude q. Rite,
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the estate OF Carl
Jonah Carlson, alias Charles Carlson,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition
duly verified Of Daniel F. Pagelsen,
vice consul of Sweden, praying that
Michal II. Moriarty, or some other
suitable person be appointed admins
traitor Of said estate.
Thereupon it is ordered that Monday
the 3rd day of August next at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, be assigned
for hearing of said petition, and that
the creditors and heirs at law Of said
deceased and all other persons interest
ed in said estate are required TO appear
at a session OF said Court, then to be
holden at the Probate Office in the
City of Crystal Falls, and show cause,
if any there be, why she prayer Of the
petitioner should not be granted AND
1T Is FURTHER ORDERED That
said petitioner give notice to the
| creditors, heirs at law, and all persons
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11
FINED FOR VIOLATING GARBAGE
LAW

Fred Nault who keeps tent res
taursnt on West Genesee street was
fined IS and costs by Judge Curley
Wednesday, for dumping garbage in
the manhole of the sewer at Fourth
and Genesee streets. Night Waterman
Sensiba saw Nsult throw the swill
into the sewer early one morning a
couple Of weeks ago and reported the
matter to DIR. w. S. Stevens health
officer. DR.. Stevens filed complaint
against Nault. charging him with vio-
lating the garbage ordinances. Nault
said he would appeal the case TO cir.
emit court.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

interested in said estate, of the pen.
dancy of said petition, and the hear
ing thereof, by causing a copy of this
order 10 be published In the Diamond
Drill newspaper printed and cir
in said County, three success
sive weeks. previous to said day Of
hearing
Claude-C Rite
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

few new men this week land -condi-
tions generally are on the improve
ment.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

First publication July II last July
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-07-11

The Detroit Life has paid to date Death
claims te.the amount OF $SO,O57.9O and every
claim. 10 Aate has been paid the day proofs
,yereNeceiyed at the home Office.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-31

MUTUAL GIRL.

At Surprise theater today will be
shown "Our Mutual Girl" In chap
ter q she remains mysterious'g miss
ing. The police. the "K.d Joseph"
gang and Dunbar. the man of mys-
terry, are all searching for Margaret,
but in spite of the three-cornered
search, no trace OF her Is found. The
gangsters see a girl who looks like
Margaret, follow her to her home and
kidnap her. escaping after a lively Pur-
suit By the police When taken TO
kid Joseph's" hangout, Ada Taylor
is summoned and she declares that
the wrong girl has been seized.
Where is Our Mutual Girl?"
Her Ragged knight" is a Victor
two reel drama, featuring Florence
Lawrence. 4 rich guardian comes
in guise of friendless tramp. Bob es-
capes TO the country TO avoid meet
ing his ward, a girl whom he has
never seen. While in swimming he
has his clothes stolen. In turn Bob
steals the clothes from a scarecrow,
secures work as a farm labOrer in
a fit Of fun, meets the charming girl
of the house and falls in love with
her, and then he discovers the girl
to- be the one whom he escaped from
in the city 10 avoid meeting. Ro-
nance, yes. This play. in two reels.
and featuring the wistful, charming
Florence Lawrence. is virtually a gold
mine OF romance with a dash Of hu-
NOR here, a touch Of adventure there.
clever in the new situation that is
involved, and notable for the superb
acting Of the little leading lady and
the supporting company
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-31
AT THE MAJESTIC.

The Majestic opens the season next
Sunday with three acts of vaudeville
and three motion pictures The FRS
co quartet, well known in South Bend.
viii offer new ballads and comedy
singing selections. Culbert and Dahl
berg, clever comedian and an at
tractiye singing and dancing
show girl, will entertain with new
cabaret, features Jack Lewis a Ger
man dialect comedian Of skill, Will
amuSe.
The first Of the Alice joyce Die
lures will be shown, entitled Nina
Of the Theater" The subject is in
two reels and gives "A vivid picture
Of life behind the scenes. A novel
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-31
SOUTH BEND GIRL
NOW IN GERMANY
Miss HiIda Baer Among Those Or
dered to- Leave KaiSer's
Empire.

The order by the German govern
ment demanding that all foreign stu
dents in German universities leave the
country Immediately due to the war
crisis is causing some anxiety in the
home of DR.. s. w. Baer, 524 Carroll
st. Miss Hilda Baer, daughter of Dr..
Baer, left here June "a to attend Mar
burg university at Marburg, about 10
miles from Berlin. DR.. Baer stated
last night that Immediately upon hear
ing OF the German order he took
steps to get in communication with
his daughter but found that the VIII
lage Of Marburg is not on regular tel
egraph line. II necessary "A cab y
gram viii be sent TO Berlin said l. r.
Baer.
1t is thought that Miss Baer may
join other English speaking students
in the exodus TO London and that she
may be heard from in that city. Miss
Baer expected to take up her studies
in September.