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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-09-23
MUscATINE NOTES.

Mrs. Phillip Fairfax and son James,
departed last week to visit friends In Bur
ton.
MIR. Nelson Lee was m lrried to Mrs
Brown of Burton at the home of Mrs
Nelson Carr. Mrs. Blown is stranger,
having been here only a short time. MIR.
Lee is prosperous farmer, owning and
cultivatiug the farm on which be resides.
His two daughters aged respectfully II
and Is hsvd been housekeepers for their
father. The present Mrs. Lee has one
daughter who is visiting in Burton. The
ceremony was performed b. Rev. Phillips.
We reccommend all old maids and
bachelors to move on Fulliam avenue as
we understand the wedding bells will
ring cut twice more at 799 and lott.
HnrEah for widow We are still
cake hungry.
Mrs. Sarah Woodson fs on . months
visit with her mother and relatives in
OsksIoosa. " . .s
Miss Leila Johnson Is on the sick list.
She expects to visit ia Des MONIES on her
recovery. Well our best wishes will fol-
low her on her bridal tour.
Ny eight acres and residence, including
stock and owner, apply to l. =. J. lott
Falliam avenue for partieulars-Widover
Miss Florence White entertained few
frien 8 to say good by Monday evening
at Mrs. Z. Watson. Mrs. Wilson OF
Iowa City was among those present.
Miss White will be entertained at din
ner Tuesday by Mrs. A Thompson. She
leaves on the 10 rs tor her future home 10
Evanston.
Mrs. Laura Phoenix is visiting for
few days with her mother Mrs. Eliza
Townsly.
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SUTTON NEWS.

The wallacks' Theatre Co. is showing
at the Y. N. q. A. auditorium this week.
The sudden death OF Mrs. Hamilton
was surprise to rs all.
Mrs. B. Washington left for Des Moines
Monday. where she will spend week
among friends and then depart tor school.
Miss Mary Stone Was in Buxton on
business this week.
Mrs. Kiuh and Mrs. Wallace Of Kansas
City think the will make Buxton their
home.
The party held at the home OF William
Washington last Friday was complete
surprise to his sister.in-:aw, Mrs. Blanck
Washington, one OF Buxtons iairest
daughters, of whom the community think
so much.
Rev. Williamson is now at the A. NJ.
E. conference awaiting his call. We
truly hops it will be in Buxton.
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SECRET ORDERS.

North Star Lodge, NO 9, "A. F. & A. M-Met tt
First Thursday in each month at Masonic
Hall-NOrth- corner OF Tenth and C"nter
streets Fl T.. Jacobs. W. M; K. J. Ham
ilton, secretary.
King Solomon Commandery, No. 6.-Meets
Second and Fourth Thursday in each month
at Masonic hail. w. Hum bnrd L. c.; Geo
II. Cleggett Recorder.
Naomi Court. No. 3-rneets Second Non6a-
in each month at Masonic hall. Mrs. L. ".
Denny, Matron; Mrs. J. II. Shepard, s.cre
tary.
Mt Olive Court. No 4-Meets First Thursday
OF eacn month at Masonic hall. Mrs r. A
Wilburn, matron; Mrs. Georgia Midget.
secretary.
Charity Lodge, NO. 1922, G. u. o. OF @. F.
Meets First, Second and Third Tuesday eact
mouth ct Odd Fellows hail on West Sixth
and Walnut streets. l.. H S Brown. G.;
Luca1 Brown p. S.
Fl. Il. of r., No. 800 OF G. U. o. OF O. F-Con
venes the second and fourth Thursday II
eacn month. promptly at So'clock Mrs
Mildred Raleigh, M. n. &. Mrs. Nettia Davis
W. Rs
Arttc Tabernacle No. 47a-Neets first and third
Thursday III each mouth, at the Odd Fellows
Hail Sixth and WalNnt streets. Mrs. NettIe
Davis. G. p: MRS. Lizzie Eush, G.. K Miss
Hettie eldon, Assistant G. r.
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CTTUMWA NEWS,


Mrs. A. Phillips is visiting in Kinks
vile, Mo-. this week.
Mrs. Q. A. Taylor entertained few
friends at dinner las Wednesday. A five
course dinner was served and the party
enjoyed themselves in most agreeable
manner.
In the absence OF Rev. Gordon at tie
annual conference in Galesburg, the A.
N. y. pulpit wss fiieb by Rev. King in
the morning and W. s. Page in the
evening.
Miss Florence Downey atteuded the
conference IL 0ajesbuIg last week.
+ p. W. \. G. INST With N ). Fowler
last week.
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VISIT THE OLD FOLKS.

On September 6, 10, 20, 81 and Oct
ober 18th the Minneapolis & st. Louis
e. &. will run their annual 81 omevis
itor's" excursions to Indiana, Ohio and
Kentucky, and round trip tickets will
be sold at very low rates with limit
thirty days for return. s....
Call ON agents for particulars, or ad-
dress A. i. Cults 6. Z. & I. a., Min
neapolis. MINI.
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WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Mrs. Geo Black and little daughter
Ruth. returned fiom O.ksloosa last We'd
nesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. D. Motifs entertained
small company last Sunday evening
complimentary to Mrs. Fred Simms OF
Washington, d. &.
Nit. Frank Moore Of Oskaloosa epent
last Tuesday at the parental Moore home.
Mrs. J. D. DANES was hostess OF the
Chautauqua club last Tuesday svkuing.
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GoCc WORLDS FAIR VIA WABASH

Nov is the time to go to st. Louis
as the r'air is at it's best. Take your
family as it is worth more than a years
schooling to any young boy or girl over
10 years old. 1t is twice as great as
was the Columbian Exposition, and
cost three times as much. Send for
map of the grounds
The Wabash has three fast trains
daily, and you should ask to have your
tickets read Wabash. All Wabash
trains stop at the main gate. For
other information write:
S. W. Flint, P. & T. A.
Des Moines. Iowa.
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Silence for a. Month,

"A curious custom prevails in Bul.
CARA which must be hard penalty
for the woman who loves to hear the
sound OF her own voice. All newly
married women are obliged to remain
dumb for month after marriage, ex.
cept when addressed by their hus.
bands. When 1t is desirable to re.
move this restriction permanently the
husband presents her with gift. and
then she can chatter to her hearts
content.
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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT

Corinthtan Ba otist Church cor err OF Fifteenth
and Linen .tr.ets. Preaching; at II a. NJ. :;
Sunday School;at ~ O'Clock Preaching. at 2
p.m. Rev. T. L. Griftith, Pastor.
St. Paul A. M. E.-Corner OF Second and Center
Streets. Preaching at 1890 a. m. Sunday
School at 3 O'Clock; Epworth League at 2
p. M; preaching at p. N. Horace S. Graves
pastor.
First African Baptist Church-Corner Schoo,
and Fourth streerts Rev. F. Lomack pastor
Preaching 1890 a. NJ: Sunday school $50 p.
M, Mr.. M. E. Housten. Superintendent
Young Peoples meeting p. m, preaching
800 p.m
Burns Chapel NJ E. Church Corner Of It'll
and Croker Sts.-Church services, preach.
ing at II a m and m; Glass ana prayer
meeting 10 m Sunday: Sunday School $3.50 p
m: Epworth League p m Sunday; Prayer
and Class meeting every Wednesday p m.
O. A. johnson, pastor. $40 18th ST
Maple Street Baptist Church-Situated on T..
Maple between Ninth and Tenth streets.
Preaching II a M: Sunday School 600 a. m;
preaching al p. m.
Rev. J. o. R .Wimbush. pastor
Union Congregational Church-Corner Tenth
and Park streets. Preaching 1915 a. M
Sunday School ~ m; evening service 7:3C
p IN. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings
H. w. Porter, pastor.
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CAN WOMEN.
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/ Ottumwa, Ia; Miss Leila Shelly, re-
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loosa, Ia; Mrs. Fannie Grooms, cor
responding secretary, 1926 East Eight
ST., Muscatine; Mrs. E. B. Lewis,
treasurer, GLIB Harrison St., Daven-
port, Ia; chairmans of state commit
tees, Mrs. Anna Bettus, chairman of
Household Economic, 1917 Concert St.,
Keokuk, Ia; Mrs. Holly, chairman Of
Mothers Child Study, Cedar Rapids,
Ia; Miss Maud Ousley, chairman of
Arts and Crafts, Muscatine, Iowa;
Mrs. Emma Gardner, chairman of
Reciprocity Bureau, Rural Route No.
8, Ottumwa Ia; Miss Gertrude Evans,
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
Be sure and hear Gov. Toole at For.
S. th on November 3
THE GAME OF BLUFF.

!
| What a game of bluff the republ-
cans are PLAYING when they try to
make the people believe that our ''snipe
hunt for a market in the Philippines
papers know it is bluff. The Red
Lodge Chronicle saws:
AN organ or imperialism boasts
that In 1897, before the Spanish war,
our exports to the Philippines amount
ed to S94, 597 and last wear they
amounted to 81. So, 900 The true in.
wardness Of this TO be found in tie
fact that most of these exports con-
sisted Of supplies to the soldiers and
civilians employed to support imperial
government in the Philippines. Such
is the character OF the argument adj
duced to persuade the American people
to maintain colonist policy in those
remote islands that is utterly at war
with the principles Of free institutions
of this government.
y
the republican administration turned
away from the constitution and
grabbed those is1ands-for the market,
it says now. Let us give the republic
cans the benefits of ali doubts, and
say that for six years we have sold in
the Philippines $4,S32 90 worth of
American goods year.
That would be SIS, 997, 400 worth of
American goods sold in the Philip
pines in six years; SO that every year
for six years the Filipinos would have
bought 90 cents per capita of Ameri-
can goods-or SIS. 90 per capita in six
years. They have not bought that
much, but say they have. Then what
have we gained? Let us see.
We have spent $3.50, 900, 600 on the
Fllipinos. Suppose we have sold them
S28, 997, 400 worth of goods in six years.
That still leaves us a net loss of SOIL
OO2, 600. SO the record shows that
while in six years the Filipinos have
bought $500 worth of American goods
per capita, their market has cost us
$81.45 per capita in the six years,
leaving a net loss to us of ST.. IS for
each Filipino.
Is that good business investment?
Do you know of any republican bust
ness man who makes investments on
that plan? DO you believe thdt Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Congressman Dixon or
Tom Carter would use his own money
in that way?
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27

Last year, 1908, the railroads paid to
this county $2S, OH SO in taxes.
Is there man in this county who
thinks the Too1e administration has
hurt the county by raising railroad as
sessments? Is there man in the
county who wants a republican ad-
ministra alton, controlled by Tom Car
ter, to sit in Helena and put the rail-
road assessments back here Richards
kept them?
During Governor Toole's first adj
ministration, twelve years ago, tie
other four members of the state board
of, equalization were republicans.
Those four republicans voted against
Governor Toole when he wanted to
make fair assessment of the North
ern Pacific properts. They voted to
leave that road untaxed.
Ii you want the railroad property
assessed properly, elect democratic
state officers/who will be in favor of
Governor Toole's policy and will vote
with him as members of the board of
equalization.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
JUDICIAL TICKET.
For Judge of the Seventh Judicial District
JOHN b. HEREFORD, of Billings.
THE BEST OF ALL MARKETS.

After two republican administra-
tons have spent hundreds of millions
OF dollars to conquer and hold mar
ket for American goods in the Philip
pines. after taxing the American peo-
pie an average Of 81. 81 per capita for
SIX years, the republican national
committee is sending out such cam
paign arguments as this:
1.-THE best of all markets for Ameri-
can manufacturers and farmers is the
home market. The internal commerce
OF the United States aggregates each
year more than $23, 600, 900, 900, and is
far greater than the international
commerce of all the world This vast
market is at our doors. It is among
our own people. Why should we sur
render it to foreigners, as the demo-
cratic policy of free trade would do,
and pay the foreign manufacturers
and workmen the money that should go
to Americans?"
After all the blowing that the re-
publicans have done about foreign
markets the republican national COM
mittee says that the home market is
the best. After spending $3.50, 900, 900
to get 60 cent per capita market for
American goods in the Philippines, the
republicans tell us that the American
home market is the best because our
internal commerce amounts TO more
than 500, 900, 200, 900 year, or more
than 1921 apiece for every man, woman
and child in America!
The republican national committee
defends the protection that breeds
trusts, on the ground that our home
commerce is greater than the interna.
tional commerce of all the world. The
republicans have made a high tariff
wall that enables the trusts to sell
their products cheaper abroad than in
the home market and then they tell us
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
AMENDMENT, NOT VS..

TO prevent corporations from con.
! ironing the legislature and to enable
the people OF the sta.e to veto 1episla-
tlon and get what good laws thew want
the democratic platform promises the
submission to popular vote of an init,-
atlVe and referendum amendment to
the constitution. identical in ali ma
terlal provisions with the initiative and
referendum amendment adopted by
the voters of Oregon two years ago.
We cannot get the iniative and refer
'endum except by amending the state
constitution. The republicans know
that, but while they pretend to ad-
vocate the initiatiative and referendum.
all that they promise is "prudent,
safely guarded initiative and referen-
dun LAWS
A legislature might sit in Helena
and pass initiative and referendum
laws until the Artic ocean is filled
with hot water, and the supreme court
the constitution does not permit such
laws, and the court must follow the
constitution.
But the state constitution does per-
NIT an initiative and referendum
amendment like the one advocated in
the democratic platform. An amend
ment is the only way in which the peo-
pie of this or any other state can get
the initiative and referendum.
If the republicans are in favor of the
initiative and referendum, why did
they put bunco plank in their plat
form? If they are not in favor of it,
why didn't they say so? Why do they
come offering the people goldbrick?
Why do they pretend to favor the initi-
ative and referendum by advocating
the way not to get it?
The truth is, the republicans care
for nothing this year except to put
Tom Carter in the United States sem
ate. They have no hopes OF electing
their state ticket. Their whole cam
paign is for Tom Carter. The Lewis
and Clark county ticket was made
last week only to get a legislative
ticket made up of Carter's friends, and
Tom Carter is the man who opposed
the initiative and referendum winter
before last because he said ''the cor
pOrationS Want the initiative and refer
endum.''
The man who wants to stop corpora
ton control of legislatures in Montana
will vote the democratic ticket.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27

what a good thing that is.

"Aot u SOONi tiibS ludt IS.
Ii American goods can be sold
cheaper in foreign protected ports than
in the protected market at home, what
is the need of such projections, and
bow does it benefit the American con-
sumner? The republicans say that
American la Dor is the most skilled of
any on earth. and then say it needs
protection against the unskilled labor
of Europe
The American market is the best.
Every American home is a market for
an average OF more than 81, 500, ac-
cordlng to the republican national
committee. Then let us stop the waste
OF money for warships and armies to
hold that 90 cent per capita market in.
the philippines, and use the money to
reclaim the arid land of America.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

For Senator
I. W. LoNGLEY, Of Forsyth.
For Represent alive
J. II. BROWN, of Birney.
For Treasurer
w. w. MCDONALD, of Sabra.
For Sheriff
WILLIAM J. NIX, of Forsyth.
For Clerk of the District Court
HARRY e. WEBER, of Forsyth.
For Clerk and Recorder
p. c. SCHOELKOPF, of Forsyth.
For Assessor
Ed McGEHEE, of Birney.
For Superintendent of Schools
MISS GERTRUDE NJ. HIGGINS. Of Forsyth
For Coroner
PETER DROESE, of Forsyth
For Public Administrator
ED. ADAMS, of Forsyth.
For Justices of the Peace-Forsyth Precinct
Il. J. THOMPSON.
Pr. MORRISON.
For Constab1es-Forsyth Precinct
L. NJ. KING.
IVES. LAUGHLlN.
For Justices of the Peace-Rosebud Precinct
l. M. KELLER.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
TOOLE'S RAILROAD ASSESS
MENTS.

The Richards republican adminis-
tration did not leave record of the
amount of taxes collected from the
railroads in 1896, the last year of that
administration; but in 1895 the total
valuation of the railroad property in
the state was $40, ASS, 4O4. so, and the
taxes collected in that year amounted
to 1872, $50. so.
In 1901, the first year of this Toole
administration, the amount of taxes
collected from the railroads was $780,
119.72. In 1902 the amount of taxes
paid by the railroads increased to
SoS9, .S43.OS. The next year, 1908, the
amount increased to S7O7, 2S7.4O. The
railroad taxes for this year have not
been returned by the several counties,
but the total assessment of railroad
property in the state is ST., 7O5 more
than in 1908.
Now see what this Toole administra-
ton has done for Rosebud county. In
l9ol the amount of taxes collested from
railroad property in this county was
Slo,94S31. That was the first year of
the Toole administration. In 1902 the
railroads paid $50, 800. 80 in taxes, or
sl4'Se6.OS more than the previous year.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
Best Il Remedy for Consu mption.

"The finest remedy for consumption
and Liver Tablets" says Mr.. Eli
Butler, of Frankville, N. Y. "They
act gently and without any unpleas-
ant effect, and leave the bowels in a
perfectly natural condition.. Sold by
all druggists.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

Presidential Electors
PAUL A. FUSZ: of Granite.
EDWARD CARDWELL. of jefferson.
PATRICK ]. CARNEY, of Madison.
For Congressman
A.C. GORMLEY, of Cascade
For Governor
JOSEPH X. TOOLE, of Lewis and Clarke
For Lieutenant Governor
EDWIN NORRIS, of Bcaverfead.
For Chief Justice
ID. f. SMITH of F1athead.
For Clerk of Supreme Court
FINLAY McRAE, of Lewis and Clarke.
For Auditor
PHIL c. GOODWIN, of Silver Bow.
For Secretary OF State
MILES ROMNEY, Of Rayalli.
For Treasurer
D. G. BROWNE, of Chouteau'
For Attorney General
CHARLES III. HALL. of Missoula
For Supt. OF Public Instruction
JOHN NJ. KAY; of Carbon,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-27
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET

For President
ALTON T. PARKER, of New York
For Vioe-PresideRt
HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-21
Futures opened steady; closed stead
BOIL WEEVIL MADE
THEIR TRUMP CARD

New Orleans, June 20.-Cotton flu
lures easy. June. O.67c; July. 10.77G
O.7sc; August. O.21c; September. 9.53
az SOC; October. 9.29@9 .3Oc; November.
9.27@9 csc; December, 9.27@9 CSC; jan
uary. 9.3309. 35c.
Spot cotton, demand and supply linn
tied. Sales $500 bales. including l.
100 to arrive and 300 f. o. b. Quo
tations nc lower.
Futures opened steady. Prices were
from points down to points up.
The trading was very light caused by
the desire on the part of many oper-
ators to wait for to-morrow's weekly
government report on the crop before
making transactions on either side
The bears have been describing crop
conditions as ideal and there is much
curiosity to know whether the bureau
will bear out the statements of the
bears. The bulls still hang on to the
boil weevil as their trump card. In
the trading July first lost points
from Saturdays, closed at 10.95c, ad-
vanced to IL .03c, and finally declined
to lotto. The market closed quiet the
list showing net losses of % to "a
points on the old crop months and 10
to 10 on the new crop positions.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-21
HAYWARD. WICK 4S CO.'S
DAILY COTTON LETTER.

New York. June 20-Liverpool ca
JIes received up to our opening were
without special feature and about cor
responded to our closing prices on Sat-
urday. Our market opened irregular
but soon developed weakness on lack of
support and considerable liquidation in
July and August which were espec-
tally weak. No one would have be-
Heved two months ago that these OPP
tons would have sold at the present
low level and the scattered interest
in them, Judging by the liquidation of
the past week. has been much larger
than was supposed.
We think the decline in these options
is due to encouraging reports received
from the South as to the new crop,
many of which state that the outlook
for August receipts is very promising.
a bearish weekly report is expected
tomorrow and in fact everything in
the shape of news to-day has favored
declining prices. There has been more
evidence of outside selling to-day than
for some time past. Our private re-
ports from the entire belt are generally
20 the effect that crop is well culti-
waited. Prices may ultimately decline
to mucn lower level but a sharp
rally may be expected on an unfavor-
able change in crop conditions and we
feel disposed to advise taking profits
on any further decline but as long as
weather conditions continue favorable
we see nothing to encourage buying.