The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1897-07-14

and industrious is Hon. j. G. Kerley.
He was getting along in years when
Hugh McQuaid was hardly old en-
ough to tell the difference between a
cocktail and glass of milk. He was
one Of the starters Of the Independ
ent in '65, and gave to that paper
the strong agricultural bias which it
still retains. He started the poultry
column, Which is still feature Of
that paper Since then he has start
ed ~ other newspapers in Montana,
and it'.is no disparagcmcnt Of his
ability to say that they are all dead,
and that the period Of mourning in
each case was short. Mr.. kerlev's
latest venture was in Missoula, but
when Lambert Mo]inclli openly
charged him with ut one time beng
a member of the Montana legislature
and proved it, what could Mr kerlcy
do but close down his Office and leave
| for British Columbia. However, he
is good for 35 more papers Yet, and is
now gathering his energies together
to start a morning democratic organ
Ct 3a.A AAnasqp1G%i af; 1|i.. wnero the field is va
Up in the Bitter Root v;1lcystweno
that peerless exponent Of the peoples
rights, j. r. Faues, an animated
statue Of liberty cnlig}tcning the
! world, and who. every time he GETS a
county printing contract away from
the countcrfcitcrs, road agents aud
| jail birds vino bid against him, sig
nalizes his triumph by publishing u
two column wood cut Of himself at
the top of the editorial column next
to reading matter. Every time thai
cut appears the readers Of the North
west Tribune know that villainv has
been oyerthrown, that the wicked
men who run the opposition sheet
have been Worstcd and that the tax
PAYERS l1ave saved three dollars a year
more by the commissioners dscrim.
nation. Mr.. Faulds is the biggest
and haudsomcst member Of the asso-
citation, and to use his own pictur-
esoue language, while he is on deck
Of the ship or state, holding the rcins
of the journalistic craft, and warn
ing the people to beware Of the pre-
cipices which lower before them like
an angry cloud seeking whom it may
deyour, and waiting like hungry
wolves and fishes to fall from the era
, die of RavalIi county to fAttcn the
y men VINO compose the ring, and stem
the tide Of official crookcdncSs-
while these things continue, }. K.
Faulds will keep an eye open to TIE
, public interests, and chccklnatc the
} enemies Of the people who are con
! ducting the opposition sheet IN th|
| interest OF crime.
! Since this association met last
year, two members have fallen vic
, tins to the darts Of Cupid, and seen
I to be glad Of it. Nat \. 1loss no"
| travels as one Of a double matrmon
ial team, fair belle in the cast hay
ING succumbed to the destinations o
] his editorial style. Mr. ]Ioss is no"
{, DIS lIdpp,, ho ;.s god, ,>"d t''n rr'"in
Il tv column in tho Silver State will b'
1 conducted with more ability thar
a usual and without extra expense.
Mr.. James Il. Stevens, whose
t friends are legion, has also taken t,
/ himself bride, and well earned Tic
O CONGRATULATIONS Of tue members 9
:. the association, who unite in TN
J. hone that the RAvALL1 REpuEL1(A,
n will soon have a Power press and
is list Of subscribers as long as Il rope
n ! The fact is that the best newspaper
|, of Montana are now conducted D
IS married men, and Il sus piciUn is en-
: tcrtaincd that the lady members O
+. the association, Who arc talented d
G they are beautiful, arc entitled t
l. more credit for the improvement tina
p are the lords of creation who pu
h. their own names in large type at tn
= head Of their editorial columns.