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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31

ions Of the Law are against the payment
OF rebates and the pooling Of traffic with
other companies. In fact, they are
two Of the chief abuses which the
law was created to prevent. That the
law had no tsrrors for the management
Of the Sante Fe 10 apparent for It will
fully and systematically and extensively
violated these two main provisions and
in 30 doing wrecked the road. The
evidence Of these misdeeds 10 furnished
by the report Of the expert, all the books
and papers Of the company are readily
accessible to the law officers for the road
has passed into the hands of a receiver,
and they must contain evidence to Con
vict, yet there has been no move on the
part Of the federal authorities to bring
the guilty parties to justice. The Of
tenders have not only violated the law,
they have committed a crime against
innocent stock and bondholders and
have seriously impaired the standing Of
American enterprises. II would seem
that they should be prosecuted and
unless they are, the public will have
good reason to believe that the law is a
respecter Of persons and that the inter.
state law in particular is a farce;when
applied to railroad corporations and
their magnates.
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NOW SMOOTH SAILING.

1t is with sincere satisfaction that
The TRIBUNE announces tie ending Of
the trouble at Belt and the decision that
work was resumed Monday morning.
The particulars Of the agreement be-
tween the management and the men are
given in another column and are Q good
illustration Of the utility Of mediation or
arbitration when il ID conducted by disin-
terested and honorable men. In this
case, as in most oil differences between
employer and enploys, there were two
sides to the question. These were lis
tened to by the gentlemen who had IN
dertaken the task, mutual concessions
we're made, and the trouble speedily
brought to Q close. This result is espe-
cially gratifying - = shut down Of the
mines would have been attended with
considerable loss not only to the par
ticipants but to others. Railroad crews
were laid of, material that had been or.
dered for improvements was counter
manded, the residents Of Belt not miner
would have fslt the effect ssriously,
Ind It would to Q degree have
the commercial interests
10 Great Falis. Ths men who bad been
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31

From a bulletin just at hand it ID
learned that the people Of Denver have
made extensive preparations for the
Third National Irrigation congress
which will convene in that city Septem-
Der 3 and remain in session seven days.
The congress will certainly be an i'm
portant n and the work as mapped out
includes the vital question Of the framing
Of a bill to be presented to congress that
will meet the approval of those most in
terested in all sections that need the re.
clamation policy. In eighteen states
and territories there are now irrigation
commissions, all Of which will be repre-
sented, and their reports will certainly
be interesting, for they will contain facts
and opinions upon the subject not here
tofore presented to the public. At the
previous meetings Of the congress there
has been a diversity Of opinion among
the members, some favoring public, 9th.
ers private control, some asking state
and others national supervision of irriga-
ton, some believing that the government
should cede the arid lands to the etates
and let them provide irrigation, and
others insisting that the government re-
tain the lands for sale and furnish the
cost Of the water system, all these points
will be discussed by men who have made
a study Of the subject, and out of the
interchange Of views a conclusion may
be reached. Not the least important Of
the opinions that will be given will be
those of the representatives of Kansas
Nebraska, and the semi-arid region
which has just been devastated by the
terrible drouth.
A novel feature Of the meeting will be
an exhibition Of irrigation machinery
and appliances at Denver, for which a
large ground space has been secured,
the water being furnished from the city
water mains; and another will be a visit
to the famous Greedy colony, where irri-
cation and its results have been 30 fully
demonstrated.
While Montana will be ably represent
it is a matter Of regret that it's dele.
cation will not be stronger numerically,
it has as much at stake in the solution
Of the problem as any other state.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31

intervals throughout the summer
months, is assigned as the cause.-New
North West.
Herman Brinkman returned the other
day from sHighwood, and informs ne
that good crops generally prevail in that
section. Jas. Mcdonald has started out
with his threehing crew and begun work
in the gap. at the Johnston ranch. The
amount Of grain which will be threshed
there this year promises to be larger than
ever.-River Press.
The Duchess Of Oldenburg lie gener.
ally the most satisfactory tree set In the
state. After this the Wealthy, the
Duchess being a fall apple and the
wealthy a winter sort. The Alexander
is a good apple and keeps until winter in
the Bitter Root. The Yellow Transparent
and the Tetofsky are choice summer an.
pies wherever grown in the States. M.
Emery.
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1000 or 5000 head, 70 the amount Of loss
70 stockmen can be calculated when Il il
seen that these cattle must feed on other
ranges already crowded.
Ali day Tuesday the northwest wind
from the blazing prairie blew directly
down onto Fort Benton, and was hot al
mos: to s~uffocation. To-day "wednesday
the air is dense with smoke, and this aft
ernoon information was received that
the fire had again broken out at sheep
coulee, some fifteen miles northeast OF
Fort Benton. At this writing a crew is
starting from this point to fight the fire.
The impression among cattlemen is that
unless rains soon prevail the Mariae
range for this year is doomed to destruc-
tion,-Riyer Press,
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CASCADE COUNTY AGRICULTURE.

What the Bench Lands Surrounding
Great Falls VIII Produce.
The proof of the pudding is in the
eating of 1t, and the threshing machine
returns tell the story of what a be
done in the way Of raising small grain
in northern Montana on the bench lands
without irrigation. The Hon. Paris
Gibson has always been a strong advo-
cate of the capability Of our bench lands
to produce large crops Of small grain
without irrigation even in a dry season
il the proper methods Of planting were
adopted. His theories, however, met
with a good deal Of ridicule from persons
who had never tried it. To demonstrate
the soundness of his statements Mr..
Gibson early last spring put in 40 acres
of Fife wheat on the bench land above
the silver snelter. To begin with, he
broke the land the previous June, while
the sod and grass were full Of sap, 30 as
to ferment easily and disintegrate.
Then the land was thoroughly prepared
for the coming crop in the fall by deep
blowing and thorough pulverization.
The land was seeded in the spring just
al early as the surface of the ground
was thawed to q depth Of three inches
90 the seed drill could work. The result
was a field Of wheat which was the ad-
miration of many visitors during the
early summer Every n knows what
a prolonged drouth mas existed in the
immediate vicinity Of Great Falls. No
rain worth speaking Of has fallen for
about ten weeks, and yet when this
field Of wheat was threshed out it
averaged twenty-one bushels to the acre
Of choice No. l hard wheat. Mr.. Gibson
has been hauling the grain to the
elevator during the last day or two and
has sold il for 60 cents a bushel. This
would be considered q big crop and a
good price in Dakota. and yet these re-
suits have been accomplished in the
face Of a very ~unfavorable season.
At the Office of the Great Falls Imple-
ment works there IL On exhibition q
bunch of "Lincoln" oats which stands
five feet high and the sample shows an
immense yield Of grain. just what the
figures are can not be stated as the crop
has not yet been threshed but it will run
very high. These oats were also raised
without irrigation by James Wantz at
Mid Canyon.
At the same company's Office is a
bunch Of timothy six feet tall which
was grown on the ranch Of Jaspar Con-
NOR at Deep creek. Mr.. Conner states
that his hay crop averaged on this par
ticular Geld five tons to the acre. These
figures although calculated to excite the
surprise Of the eastern farmer, are not
only not exaggerated but are consider
ably lower than might be given from
other portions Of the county over In q
poor year like the present one.
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AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
What the State Exchanges Have to Say
About Montana Agriculture.

What he State Exchanges Hav to Say
About Montana Agriculture.
The yield Of wheat in this valley this
year will be simply Con-
servation estimates place it at no less
than thirty bushels to the acre.-The
Columbian, COLUMBIA Falls.)
H. G. Davis who lives about two miles
south Of here brought to this Office last
Monday q common field pea vine which
measured ten feet in length. Near the
ground there we're ripe peas and at the
top blossoms.-Dsrby Sentinel.
The average yield per acre Of oats is
about As bushels, while that of wheat is
80 bushels, although cases have been
reported In the Bitter Root valley where
oats went over 126 bushels to the acre
and wheat over 100 BUSHELS North
west Tribune.
1t 10 conservatively estimated that this
years hay crop Of this valley is at least
Is per cent above the average. The un.
usual rainfall, distributed at frequent
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31
The Gilt Edge Mime.

r. A. Ammon Of Now York, one of the
officers and a large stakeholder Of the
Gilt Edge Mining company, arrived
here Saturday from the east. Mr. Am.
mon is here to see what can be done
toward fixing up the financial Difficult.
ties OF the company. There is no doubt
in the minds Of many practical miners
who have examined the Gilt Edge prop.
erty that the company have a rich mine,
and that with proper methods and good
business management the property will
pay off all claims and leave it's owners
q hadsome thing. 1t is to be hoped that
Mr.. Ammon's mission will be crowned
with success.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31
JOURNALS AND JOURNALISTS.

In its issue Of Wednesday the veteran
Nissoulian announced that it had finally
passed into the hands of the Missoula
publishing company, with George E.
Boos as manager and DR.. A. H. Hersey
editor. Both gentlemen are we'll known
to the newspaper fraternity Of Montana.
The Missoulian will in a short time be-
come a morning paper, and strange to
say, it will be republican in politics and
advocate Helena for the capital.
-.
By the change Of management Of the
Missoulian. Lambert Mollinelli and
Frank Neamith, who have been con-
Quoting the paper az lessees for the past
year, are left out in the cold This does
not make much difference to Thorn, for
they are good newspaper men and good
rustlers, and it will not be long before
they are again in the harness.
.*x
The first number Of the Ravalli Re-
publican, of ~Stevensville, lie at hand. 1t
is a seven column folio, edited by James
A. Stevens, is neat and newsy in appear
ance, and it's mission in life 10 to lead the
republican forlorn hope in Ravslli coun-
ty. 1t has undertaken quite a job po-
litically, yet the TRIBUNE wishes it COM
mercial success.
John McMurray, Of the Anaconda
Recorder, lie publishing one Of the neat
est and liveliest weeklies in the state.
Barring its politics the Recorder is all
right and deserves we'll at the hands Of
the people Of Deer Lodge county.
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SOUNDS LIKE A DIME NOVEL
A Story About a Valiant Sand COulee
Man Who Vanquished Two
Robbers.
The Victor Secures a Rifle From One
Of the Men-A Thrilling
Story.

ibid you hear about the recent hold
up between this city and Sand Coulee"
remarked a we'll known man about town
to a newpsIper man Thursday. The
scribe blushsd Gas his custom is from
pure native modesty) as he acknowledged
his ignorance about the hold-up. well
this is nc fake" said the speaker in re-
spouse to a timid hint of the bashful re-
porter, II got the story from the man
himself and I car assure you that the
story is all true" This is the story he
told to the wide eyed reporter.
Last Monday night a friend of
mine named William Kellar who is
we'll known in Sand Coulee was
riding into Great Falls on horse
back and when he was about eight
miles from the city two men met him on
the road, ore of them was armed with a
rifle. AS he got close to them the
one with the rifle suddenly presented his
weapon at him and told him to dis.
mount and throw up his hands while
the other grabbed the horse by the bri-
die. Under these circumstances Kellar
dismounted, but catching his assailant
off his guard for a moment, he fetched
him a blow which knocked the fellow
down land Selling the rifle he turned
his attention to the other man, laying
him senseless with a blow from the butt
end of the rifle. BY this time the first
assailant had recovered himself and ran
away, and Kellar remounted his horse
and resumed his way to town, leaving
the last victim of his prowess stretched
senseless on the prairie. Before he got
out Of sight he saw the first man return
accompanied by two other men on
horse back and they picked up the
wounded man and carried him away.
Meantime Kellar retained the rifle and
was exhibiting it to his friends in Great
Falls. telling them the story Of it's acqui
sition.'
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31

An Indiana town has a wealthy but
erratic citizen who desires twelve fellow
townsmen to become his guardians and
assist him to reform by taking charge Of
his business and domestic affairs. Most
anyone would take charge Of his money,
but when it comes to running the fam.
lily much will depend onithe age, appear
ance and temper Of the female members.
II they take after the old man the guard
ians would naturally be expected to give
them q wide berth.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31
A New System.

County Auditor Beachley is getting up
a new system Of road plats to take the
place of the present one which is getting
very cumbersome. At present a new
plat is made for every new road and the
result is a book which weighs nearly 100
pounds. Under the new system all
roads are marked on the township plat
in which they are and all surveys, field
notes, viewers reports, ETC., connected
with the roads are referred to on an in
dex on the margin of the plat 80 that
any information desired in reference to a
county road can be found IN a few
minutes.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31

Friday wal in some respects the hot
test day on record since the weather
bureau was established in this city.
While the maximum range of the thor.
mometer was "a degrees, which has
many times been surpassed, the mini
mum heat during the twenty-four hours
was 65 degrees. This breaks the record
for minimum temperature. The heat
yesterday was about the same as Friday
except that the minimum was consider.
ably lower.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31
Judge Walter Clark, the associate JUS

Judge Walter Clark. the associate JUS
tice Of the supreme court Of North Car
DINA, writes 10 the September Arena on
1.-THE Election Of Senators and the Presi.
dent by Popular Vote, and the Veto"
Judge Clark is in favor Of the election
Of senators by popular vote, but is Cd.
posed to the extension Of the principle
to presidential elections, as he believes It
would imperil the republic. But he con-
siders the powers Of patronage and the
veto vested in the president anomalous
and dangerous and would have them
curtailed.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31
THE LAW,

There lie an old adage that the law is
no respecter Of persons and that its pro-
lection and it's penalties apply to all
alike no matter what their social or
financial standing. The theory of this
principle is admitted when it is applied
to fundamental statutes, yet in spite of
IL there is q well grounded belief that of
recent years there has been altogether
too much Of what is properly called class
legislation, or, in other words, laws that
have been enacted, for the benefit of a
favored class, Aa a rule these are thinly
veneered with the p~Eetense Of an intent
Qf having them seem to be Of general ap.
plication. though nothing was further
Rom the purpose Of the law makers
when they were passed. However, it is
not OF laws in general, or their their aims
and character, that the TRIBUNE would
speak ut present, it's purpose is rather to
call attention to a specific law and the
evident partially that is shown in the
enforcement Of it's provisions.
Tho law in point is one that is more
widely known and probably less under
stood, that has been oftener quoted dur
ing the past few years than any one on
the books: it is the interstate commerce
law. II must be conceded that the law
was framed to protect the people against
the great railroad corporations and
while in como Instances it has been made
to serve the objects for which it YVES
created. il cannot be denied that 1t has
fallen far short Of what was expected Of
1t. This may be the fault Of the law, yet
most people are of the opinion that it is
due to the neglect and failure of those
whose duty It 10 to administer it.
Tho date 10 % recent that all will re-
member that during the recent great
tis-up Of the railroads the provisions Of
the intMstate commerce law, no doubt
properly, were invoked as a justification
for Interference on the part of the fed
sral authorities, and that such inter-
ference was necessary to end the strike.
The purpose having been accomplished
but few at this time care to discuss the
right or wrong Of the procedure. There
ars many, however, who feel that IL It
was proper for the federal government to
NE the bill q weapon against the en-
pIoyss there 10 no good reason why 1t
should not be enforced against the men
who compose and control the great cor
poeatioos. What IL sauce for the goose
b sauce for the gander.
Something moro than one month ego
certain stockholders Of the Santa Fe
rcd, bsoomipg disatiaied With the
management q the concern, engaged an
szpset p examine tho books, and his no
psst nPe only starfIed them but the en-
~ coqmefpisl world II showed that
- boa1s kad bssn astfully doctored
- 1ulEed p such an sxtsrt that the
onuneye nm 1t 100000 had been
- = pebates. and NJ Il IVES car
= ,aasetn 4 The company. II also
49, tA95 laFIs suns had bssn paid 70
s?rnssa = the rssult Of pool
-, K y. .s.t ..s,as... p..,,.-
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THE WEEKLY TRIBUN,
ExonseIyE AaaEssMrNr

The state board Of equalization which
be- been In session at Helena for some
days had the returns Of Cascade county
up Dor consideration Wednesday. Follow
Ing the precedent cot In other counties
the gentlemen Of the board in the exercise
ct their authority coolly raised the as
ssssnsnt on personal property In this
county 10 per cent. The assessors rolls
show the assessment here to have been
el.140,678, to which the action OF the
board has been added, sl14,O67,s 80. In
regard to the increase of the personal
asssssmept there has been considerable
comment throughout the state. Among
the items included under the head of
personal property are money and mort.
gsges and the law requires that they
shall be returned at their face and
actual value. Under the increase as
made by the state board il a mar holds
. mortgage for $4,000, be lie compelled
to pay taxea on $1,000. and il he is
fortunats enough to have 5000 cash in
b bank the treasurer will present him
. bill and insist that he pay taxes on
$500. This is a curious state Of affairs
and throws the federal income tax in the
shade.
Yet in spite Of the Inconsistency of the
situation the learned and good attorney
general SAYS that it is all right. In the
Independent Of yesterday he is quoted
a. having dropped these words of legal
wisdom on the subject: Excessive val
uation is not illegal taxation. The
supreme court has IN a number of cases
held that the right to tax is the right to
destroy. Should an effort be made to
enjoin the county clerks from carrying
Out the orders Of the state board, the
first thing asked will be as to the grounds
for the application. An injunction in
such a case car only be asked on two
grounds. One is that the taxation is H.
legal; the other is that it is not author
lied by law. The increase on mortgages
which are personal property, is not it,
legal. As for money, that is specially
exempted from any increase beyond its
actual yalue.n
There 10 surely no need for Bunsby
Haskell to tell the people of Montana
that an injunction would not be issued
unless upon reasonable grounds, over
the most ignorant layman knows that,
and the TRIBUNE is willing to wager a
gallon Of Missouri river water
against Helena's chances for the
capital that Haskell doesn't know
know what he is talking about when he
says that, 90 far as the case in point is
concerned, excessive valuation is not
illegal taxation A mortgage represents
it's face q stated sum Of actual cash
loaned, no more and no less, and it is
absurd to say that any board has the
power to multiply that amount by ten or
by one hundred and compel the holder
pay taxes upon the figure they bave
set upon it, yet that is just what Haskell
rays.
There is this consolation for those
who are interested, the tax on the 10 per
cent increase will not be paid, Mr.. Has
kell to the contrary Notwithstanding.
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When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
When shs was . Child, she cried for Castoria.
whsn he became Miss. ahs chung to Castoria.
had Children, she gave them Castoris
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F. d. Shiras has on exhibition in his
show case a very beautiful Marlin rife,
which was part of the exhibit Of this
company at the worlds fair. The stock
is of beautiful birds eye maple and is
gold mounted. 1t is 80. 40 caliber and a
sixteen shooter.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-31

Ten dollars reward will be paid for In.
formation that will lead to the recovery
Of two bay mares, one three and the
other four years old, branded with
monogram tn on left thigh, or one
half the amount for either.
I. G.. BAKER, Hollywood.
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Born, to Mrs. Daniels of Barker, at
the residence Of Frank Bolton on the
West side where she has been visiting, a
daughter.