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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-17
POSSIBILITIES OF IRRIGATION.

8. Il. Robbins. c. f., Tells of the Possibili-
ties for Irrigation in Cascade County.
Secretary Morton, chief OF the depart
ment Of agriculture, says that this coun-
try has reached the limit of arabic and
productive farm areas Facts do not
support this statement. Look at the
vast stretches of now vacant land in this
great state of Montana alone, to say
nothing of the millions of acres similarly
situated in other western states. which
await only the vivifying effect of water
and the plow of the farmer to make them
blossom into fruitfulness and furnish
homes to thousands OF families and add
many millions to our wealth.
In the census year, ending May 81,
1890, there was very insignificant pro-
portion of Montana's land brought under
cultivation and still less under irrigation,
there being 3,70G irrigated farms out of q
total OF 5,GG4. The total area upon
which crops were raised by irrigation
was $50, $50 acres, about four-tenths of
one per cent OF the whole area of tho
state, and in addition to this there were
approximately 2l7,OOOacres irrigated for
grazing purposes alone.
OF course, we all know there is vast
amount OF land in this state that can
never be cultivated, and will be good for
nothing but q took range; and there is q
very large proportion more Of the state
that is mountainous; but, still, according
to conservative estimates, there remain
good 2O,OOO,0OO acres Of arabic land that
could be profitably irrigated, il the local
conditions were favorable, and to a very
large extent they are, for Montana is the
best watered state OF the whole arid
region.
How many families would that area
support, and how we'll does that back ut
Secretary Morton's statement? ALLOW
$50 acres to a family, and half thai
would easily support one in many loca
tions throughout the state, under thor
ough, intense cultivation, and allow five
persons-a general average-and we have
l25,00O families Of total of G25,OOO per
sons who could find homes on the farml
of this state.
Great Britain and Ireland, Belgium
and the Netherlands together contain az
area almost exactly the same as tn,
state of Montana. The aggregate popu
lation Of these countries is about 50, 900,
600 people. Montana has about 10000
to 100000. The population to the square
i mile in the countries just mentioned i,
about 3G0. There are thousands O
square miles in northern Montana which
under proper systems Of irrigation, coule
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-17
Receives His Pension.

D. K. Hodges, veteran of an Illinois
regiment, Saturday received notice
through his attorney, John A. Hoffman,
that he has been allowed pension OF SG
per month from July II, 1890; Of SO per
month from Oct. q, 1892; and Of So per
month from March 81. 1894. The back
pension amounts to $1,000, which Mr.
Hodges will soon receive, and he will also
have maintenance for life, which ne de.
serves, as he is nearly blind.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-17

HELENA, April 1O.--William Gay was
sentenced this morning to die on the
gallows May %. Col. Sanders, the pris-
oner's attorney, asked for the longest
time possible, that the case might be
appealed to the United States supreme
court.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-17

At Craig the mean flow of the Missouri
is 4, ,7l5 second.feet, which at 100 acres
per second-foot would irrigate All 500
acres.
According to the statement of farm
ers, the average first cost of water
throughout the state is S4.G3, and the
value now placed upon this water is
S15.O4 per acre. The difference between
these, s1O.4l, may fairly be assumed as
the value of the flowing water to the
farmer in excess of the cost; in other
words, the water sufficient to irrigate
one acre is worth $lO.41 beyond the
original cost of bringing it onto the
land. If one cubic foot per second flow
ing throughout the year will irrigate 100
acres, it's value, according to these
assumptions, will be S1,O41-and the
Missouri will be worth 81, ,0OO-an-
nually. These figures are given merely
to exhibit the great value to be derived
from the water now flowing to waste,
which value can be realized only by the
expenditure of considerable sums in the
construction of irrigation systems.
The aggregate cost of these works
would be very great, but the cost per
acre benefited, which is the proper
method of comparison, would be small.
These figures are for the Missouri river
alone, taking no account of the smaller
streams like Sun river, Deep creek, etc.
which would add immensely to the tota
valuation. Along many of these smaller
streams there is now considerable
amount of irrigation practiced, and il
has always, where intelligently done
been of great value to farmers using
water.
In these times Of depression for two oi
our great industHies-silver and wool
these Thugs are we'll worth considering
The advocate., 1896-10-14

=
two planks: 'I5) I believe the con-
traction Of the greenback currency and
It's conversion into an interest-besring
bonded debt for the purpose of forcing
resumption is a financial blunder and
should be stopped. (6) I sm opposed
to the issue Of any more bonds and in
favor Of the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver and am opposed to any
man for United States Senator whose
views are not In accord with my own
these questions" He also favored an
income tax. He was ssssiled by his
political friends at that time and told
that he wrongly interpreted Republl-
csnism. He is supporting the st.
Louis platform this year. Now he en-
ters a complaint against John Madden
because he has changed his politics
and become Populist. Which Is the
more ereditsble, a change of name
without a change of principle or q
change of principle without a change
of name?
With the exception of the statement
that converts for Mckinley were made
and that the Bryan men were so few In
numbers the following report of the
recent Topeka reunion, from the Oska-
loOss Independent (Rep.), is quite
truthful: "The reunion at Topeka
last week was one big Republican
demonstration eli the way through.
The enthusiasm for Mckinley was
overwhelming and the crowd practic.
ally one Wsy-the Bryan men not num-
berlng more than two or three In @
hundred. Some who came Bs free sill
yer advocates went home shouting for
Mckinley. The old Union generals
who addressed the assembled thou
sands on Thursday, including the old.
line Democrat, Gen. Daniel SlCkles,
urged their boys to all vote for their
old Comrade, Mckinley, and they are
going to do it with few exceptions.
The cause of good government and
sound money has been greatly strength
ened by the reunion, and the Republl-
can leaders are now confident that
Kansas will join the victorious process
sion Of States that will roll up nearly
two millions popular majority for Nc
Kinley In November"
Cheyenne county silver men have
nominated splendid ticket. It Is as
follows: Representative, Josiah Crosby;
Clerk Of the Court, G. w. Campbell;
Probate Judge, 1. N. Taylor; Attorney,
Thomas F. Egsn, Superintendent, G.
E. Curry, Commissioner, o. j. Bacon.
The ticket Is composed of strong men
every one Of whom are Populists ex-
cept Mr.. Campbell. The convention
was harmonious and enthusiastic. Mr..
Crosby has twice received a majority
of the votes Of Cheyenne county for
Sheriff. Mr.. Taylor was delegate in
1892 to the Omaha convention. Mr.,
Egsn is well known throughout the
sixth district and was named by the
Congressional convention for Elector,
but Of course he stepped aside when
the State convention made q different
arrangement. Mr.. Curry's ability as
an educator is excellent and Mr.. Bs-
cons sterling honesty and business OK
perienee will enable him to make an
The advocate., 1896-10-14
Try It!

The Topeka Daily Democrat for 25
cents for the campaign. A red.hot
Bryan and Leedy free silver paper; viii
be sent postage paid to any address
IRON thig date TO November l5 for 70
eeptai FEyit,
The advocate., 1896-10-14
Some News About Kansas.

Garmsn and County Attorney Fisher
were renominsted.
An address has been issued by Atch-
iSOn old soldiers In which the political
jsunt and mission Of the Generals are
answered. They are shown that the
soldier needs no instructions In the
matter Of voting.
! Beloit CGU: "The man who for the
next two months wants q paper with.
out so much politics in it will have to
make his choice between sand paper,
wall paper and fly paper. He will have
to drop the newspaper.
It Is stated that Mr.. Pemberton Of
Ness county, who Is on the Bryan and
Watson Electoral ticket, has declined
to serve for the reason that he cannot
see his way clear to support Bryan
under any sort Of circumstances,
Gene Hsgsn, who is at the head of
whatever there is Of the gold standard
Democrat party In Kansas, says that
most Of his followers will vote for Nc
Kinley and that the vote for the
Electors named by his party will be
very light.
Mr.. Watson will speak from q spe-
cial train for four days at various
points in Kansas. He is making this
tour In support Of the middle.of-the-
road Electors and in opposition to the
wishes Of the National and State Pop
ulist committees.
Calvin Hood of Emporis who has
always been understood to be a silver
man and who has frequently made
declarations to that effect has declared
for Mckinley. He is a banker and 1t
Is presumSble that he thinks IL Is to
his interest to stand by the money
crowd.
Young Stephen A. Douglas told the
people of Olsthe that he had been sent
out to the West to "educate the
heathen." He has been called off, ,
which Is perhaps an indication that
the Republican management thinks
that Bryan has everything his own
way In Kansas.
W. E. Bush was compelled to cancel
his dates last week because one Of bis
children was severely injured by being
kicked by horse. The little ones
jaw was broken and her condition was
80 serious that her father was called
home. 1t is impossible to state when
he can get out again.
Dick Blue recently spoke at Marys-
vile and In the course of his remarks
urged his hearers to vote for Calder.
head because he stood for honesty,
etc. The Msrysville AdUocGte says
that when this remark dropped a cloud
passed over the countensnce Of every
business man in the hall.
Alger, who was sent out In the party
Of generals to educate Kansas people
and line them up for Mckinley, made
his mammoth fortune out Of lumber
while Kansas Republicans were petit
tiOning Congress to put lumber on the
free list so that the sod shanty could
give place to frame buildings.
A prominent Kansas Republican in
speaking of the utter failure of Stephen
The advocate., 1896-10-14

at Lawrence.
There are said to be $50 lawyers II
Wysndotte county.
The Republicans have indorsed th
Democrat candidate for Representa-
tive In Thomas county.
There are 5,OO7 pupils out Of schOO
population Of 5,SO4, who are attending
school In Coffey county.
w. S. Cain is the silver nominee for
Representative against John Seator
In the Atchison district.
A Bryan silver club has been organ
lied at Meade with G. G.. Allen ss Pres.
ident and Fl. M. Emmert as Secretary
Warden Bruce Lynch of the Peni-
tentisry had an audience Of thirty
people at GoOdland one day last week,
Dick Blue at Kansas City, August 5:
"The followers Of jeff Davis were re-
spectacle beside the followers Of
Bryan"
Several Santa Fe trains were in
Volved in a rear end collision near Kan.
sas City Wednesday. -Four passengers
we're injured.
The crowd at the middle. Of the.
road" meeting at Manhattan Saturday
night was very small and almost en-.
tirely Republicans.
The Whitewater Herald has been
moved to EldorRdo and converted into
the Democrat. E. Davis retires and Ia
succeeded by S, A. Smith.
The ownership of the Jennings Echo
has passed from Leoti Shields to A
p. Coppedge. 1t is changed from a Pop
ulist to Republican paper.
The grand lodge of the Good Tenn
plars passed resolutions denouncinH
Morrlll's prohibition policy although
he Is not named In the resolution.
The officers of the Kansas militia
will 90 to Manhattan October 10 to at
tend a weeks school of instruction tC
be conducted by officers Of the regular
army.
Elder Brant of Fort Scott has dc
Clined to run for Governor on an lnde
pendent Prohibition ticket because
the regular Prohibition nominee would
not withdraw.
Ex-senator Rush of Lsrned, whC
had been committed for contempt Last
June, has paid into court the funds
which he was ordered to pay and hC
has been released, W.
Usage City Public Opinion: 9Th,
so-called mlddle-Of-the road Populistl
left the party two years ago and have
no right to claim that they represent
1t now, or any part Of IT."
When the Frisco road was reorgan
lied the branch from Arkansas City Il
Anthony was cut off from the msir
system and the bondholders are nov
ready to either sell or lease It.
John F. Willis has resigned as Pres
ident Of the Alliance Cooperative In
Surance Company. His resignation
was promptly accepted by the Board o.
Directors at meeting held October
The Pleasanton Herald tPop.) which
was inclined to assist the "middle-of
The advocate., 1896-10-14

ers and the crowd that responds to heY
anniversary invitation gets larger
every year.
Up in Republic county the Republi.
cans seemed to feel sighted because
they had not been challenged by the
silver forces to q joint debate, so II. N.
Boyd Of the Freeman challenged any
Republican In the county to meet him
In not more than eight debates q week
at any point or points In the county at
any time.
Prof. Stryker is doing effective cam.
psign work. He Is speaking to large
crowds, and while he has devoted his
life to school work and has little train.
ing as g politician or political orator,
he is making a good impression and
doing well his part to bring victory to
the party. He has given up his school
work and is deVOting his whole time to
the campaign.
Morrill, ought to have Representa-.
tive Cox Of Neosho county In his sd-
ministratiOn. He Is what our good
Sunday school Governor would call q
"busineSs" man. He drew $3.50 as
mileage for 1856 miles travelled at the
last session Of the Legislature. s. s.
Benedict of Wilson, who lives sixteen
miles further from Topeka only drew
$42 on a claim that the distance was
280 miles.
The Farmers bank at Stafford has a
form of gold note which 1t is using.
1t reads promise to pay to the order
Of ...., :. times 25.8 grains of
gold, nine-tenths fine, or It's CONNER.
cisl equivalent in current funds"
The american Banker thinks that In.
stead of "promise to pay" 1t would be
safer to say "promise to deliver"
This one Of the many schemes to get
around the payable In gold" form of
notes.
The Republican papers are making
Q lot of fuss about the Almens Plain
dealer having pulled down Brysn's
name and run up MoKinley's. The
facts seem to be that the paper was
leased from Republican owner by q Pop
ulist about year ago and that at the
expiration of the agreement 1t was
not renewed and now the paper Is in
the hands Of It's eWner. The change
Is q business one and has nothing to
do with politics.
The independent Prohibition con.
Vention held In Topeka recently nomi-
mated Rev. ]. E. Brant of Fort Scott, q
presiding elder in the NJ. E. church,
for Governor, and A. H. Vance Of To.
peks for Attorney General. No other
candidates were named. It Is under.
stood that the candidates named by
the two sections of the Prohibition
party will be withdrawn In favor of
this ticket. This action has been taken
because of Morrlll's attitude on the
prohibition question,
at Wellington parade had been ar
ranged for the Foraker meeting which
was to be headed by that gentleman In
q carriage. AS he had been riding all
night and was badly worn out be de-
clined to 60 out, so the resourceful
Tguo Cgronor>v, ,,,hckIk,,AoA TH.oS Vyo.lo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
LOCAL MENTION.

The Topeka w. c. T. U. under its de-
partment of eVangehstic work is
holding mothers meetings in the sub
urbs
j. L. Peabody, who confdenced Alex
ander Kay out of 81 on q Santa Fe
train on the night Of April i. will be
tried in Justice Furry's court on May
A case of measles has been reported
to the city physician in the family of
SiIas CrOssWhite at 1915 East Fifth
street His eleven year old daughter
is sick.
The Walnut Grove NJ. z. church viii
hold a birthday party tomorrow even
ing for the purpose of buying new car
pets for the church. Each person pres
ent is expected to bring as many pen
MES as he is years old.
Frank Thompson, the Copeland wait
er who is charged with assaulting
Henry Fisher, an old colored man dur
ing a church discussion about a par
sonage in the southeast part Of town.
will be tried before Justice Furry April
28.
Dude Goggins, cOIored, is in trouble
He is charged with having stolen a
copper kettle and q table cloth from
the venerable Jefferson Davis, the val
ue Of which is $3.50. Dude viii be tried
Thursday morning
Wm. E Cannon, who has been in
the penitentiary and in jails so often
that he doesn't mind it, was arrested
by officer Bernard this morning in an
intoxicated condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
ssCHEWING THE RAG"
Poverty Stricken Bond Buyers Con
tinue to Frisk About the Bridge
Bonds

The county commissioners met today
but the bond question was not settled.
Walter Noble. the Topeka representa-
tive of Dietz. Dentson q Pryor Of CIeve-
land. offered to deposit $1,000 ia To-
peka bank to be forfeited if the bonds
are not promptly taken up and paid for
if shipped to his firm
Mr. Mcdowell Of Omaha, who repre-
sents a Cincinnati firm of buyers, has
returned from Cincinnati. where he
went with papers wanted by the attor-
neys 0f the firm i'm order to determine
the legality of them He wants more
papers. but it is thought everything VIII
be ready i'm a few days.
The best offer the commissioners
have had. it is said. is one Of sl55,355
and accrued interest UP to April I.
This is the same bid made by Dietz,
Denison & Pryor, but the Clevelanders
VIII want accrued interest, which
amounts to S1,S75 for the three months.
Dfetz. Denison & Pryor do not seem to
have the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
TOPEKA AHEAD.
Counting on 200 of the $50 Votes for
the Reunion.

Beloit. kan, April 21.-There viii be
about $50 votes at the G. A. r. encamp-
ment, and Topeka is counting on secur-
ing at least 200, for the reunion. There
is an overwhelming sentiment in favor
of Topeka among the delegates. A eau
Gus of the Topeka supporters was held
this forenoon and it was decided to do
no mud singing and not make a per
sonal fight ON Leavenw0rth.
The Topeka delegates have not yet
decided whether they win support Shaw
or Whitney for department comman-
der. Mike Sutton is leading the Shaw
forces and is working hard. There is a
large representation Of the Woman's
Relief Corps here and Mrs. Timothy
Mccarthy of Larned is a leading can
didate for commander
1T is reported that the A. p. A. has
decided to fight Mrs. Mccarthy on the
grounds that she is Catholic
jerry Simpson is here as a delegate
from the Medicine Lodge post and will
take an active part in the encampment
There are two candidates for comman-
der of the Sons of Veterans. A. c.
Alrich, of Lawrence, and Grant w
Harrington of Hiawatha.
There are about 200 members of the
Sons of Veterans on hand. Mayor An
trobus and A. H. Ellis welcomed the
visitors at a public reception this aft
ernoon and Department Commander
Harris responded in behalf Of the c.
a. r. The first secret meeting is being
held at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED.

Against a Number Of institutions in
Various Parts of the Country.
Washington, April 21.-Postmaster
General Wilson issued a lottery and
fraud order against the Nonon Seed co.
Of Chicago, lottery order against the
American Coupon Investment com
pany and it's officers and agents at Pu-
ebIo. Col, and fraud order against the
following operating under various ali
ases as one establishment in New York
city, The Home Weekly Publishing
company,the Fireside and Home Week
ly, The Home Weekly, the Home Week
ly Department, Franklin Turner Pub
fishing company, Franklin Turner. the
American Fireside and Fireside Week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
CONGRESS
Republicans Taunted About That Lit
tie Campaign Book Filled With
White Paper.

mite EHnGT.
washington AphA 2A--Aar- Doekefy
6Dem. Mo- in the debate on miscella-
uao,ls annrorrfariouss asked t1,a Pan1l7-
lilsT7 si97e What effort thew bad made
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a7f-Sl " tl@t Llsl7 DA- 49, SolI9 ~ - Slt-S0
lAe eAasI4l between tlleA1e . ut1tg lSN
nues ana increasing expenditures
W mere IS the Dlngley plllZplseon
hOled py the votes OF ANe hepuDllcahs.
f1OW many JeIllocLtAl5 NoLeQ 20 pUt
lt there. asked Alf- BruInm CElepHa)
All oL thelna Oh course feplled MT
Dockefy, Democrats are opposed 70
increasing laAalloh-
Proceeding, MI Dockery ridiculed
~ -l-J ~ + ~ - -,1lt7 - 7,t g.
edl-eLlls eslslSa sioiL y llleLl ing BUSINESS
interests oL Lhe country denanQeo-
ne poIcy oA lAls eollsiesss ne sala
was one Of delay-ihat pohey had been
declared by the speaker at the opening
q the SESSION s Mllgh As ann, ammo qIlced I.
Il. illlllseld against cluue ana nasty legls-
la1lloIl- NE. r,,,,s.,.,- ,,.,,,.r ,e IT,. -
and means committee. was stung bv
Mr.. Dockery into a reply The charge
that nothing had been done, he said,
must Re be looked az y she Isn't Ct tlle
~ 5 -. +sill I-3l 49,
eo9cllI1a7 n iarisiafi61, 49, 1,ossiiI
The house alone of those three factors
in legislation was under Republican
rule
IA the mouse lne Republicans We're
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
ALABAMA FREE SILVER.
Democratic Delegation From That
State to Chicago Are Anti-Gold.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. April 21=The
Democratic state convention was called
to order at y o'clock by Chairman
Knox Of the state committee
Clarke viii so before the convention
and win have about 40 votes record
ed for him and the sound money prin-
ciples for which he has contended.
The Johnstone men are determined to
go the full length and will adopt a
platform in favor of free coinage of
silver at is to 1 and instruct a delega-
tion to Chicago on the same line.
The contest for governor was settled
in primaries and county conventions
and there win be only a formal ballot
in the convention. The nomination Of
Captain Johnstone is conceded by 9
to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
OHMER BROS. PLANS.
VIII Reopen the Dining Room at
Wichita, Kan.

dinner brothers, managers Of the
Rock Island eating house service. have
decided to re-establish their eating
house at Wichita, which was closed
some years ago, and discontinue the
one at present operated at Caldwell
This viii be done for the purpose Of
giving the passengers of the Ft. Worth
trains better hours for their meals there
being two hours difference between
Wichita and Caldwell
The portion of the Wichita depot
which Will be fitted as a dining room
is at present used as baggage room
and express office. An additional build
ing for the accommodation of the bag
gage and express viii probably be con
structed.
The change viii probably be made
early in May
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
You CO See the comet.

Swifts comet is getting brighter and
passed at the right hand side of the
pleiades tonight. 1t can be seen with
small telescopes and field glasses. It
was visible with a portion of the plei-
ades in the fields Of the finder last night
The motion is almost exactly north.