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Graham guardian., 1904-04-06
Chr Guardian.
j 1I MAY 6, i9O4

THE people of Graham county
want Hearst for the democratic
nominee for president; but some
of the political manipulators Of the.
county do not. Which shall rule?
Graham guardian., 1904-04-06

WHEN Graham county's conven-
m meets on the goth of this
lconth, it is believed that the ex-
preston of sentiment favorable to
VIM. r. Hearst for president will
be simply overwhelming.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26

bait that those buying the stock will
be enabled to make a speculative use
of their right to file on land under
the desert land act.
On it's face the scheme is to PRO
vide a place for the sheep"
In fact it is a scheme to induce
speculative land filings as a tempta-
ton to buy stock in the concern.
We commend these two Montana
instances, which are actual existing
conditions, to those who are she'd
ding salty tears of sympathy for the
poor settler whom they claim wants
the benefit of the desert land act to
enable him to settle on land without
settling on it
To claim the privilege of an actual
settler without making any settle
ment-
To be a home builder without build
ing any home.
The west is full of them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26
WILL PLAY BALL..
EIks Organize Team to Meet Eagles
Champions,


About a week ago the Eagles gave
it out that they had organized a ball
team that was capable of doing almost
all kinds of things to any other similar
organization that the Elks or any
other lodge in the city could put in the
field. The challenge was accepted by
the Elks and the result is that they
have an aggregation of ball tossers
which they think is just a little better
and heftier than that which depends
upon it's wings to get there. Already
uniforms have been secured, and they
are beauties, in fact too pretty for
actual use. White flannel and purple
trimmings, constitute it's makeup.
The team is composed and Differed
as follows: President, Lewis Babcock,
manager, H. L. Wilson; pitcher, Bah
cock; catcher, Worthington; Birken,
first base; Wilson, second base; Shee-
han, shortstop; F.. Worthington, third
base; Mains, center field; Robinson,
right field; Miller, substitute.
\ 1t is probable that the rival teams
Will not meet before the convention
Of Fagles, which takes place here
next month.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26
NEW CONFIDENCE GAME,
Bogus Policeman FIeeces Stranqe
Out Of Small Amount.

By presenting himself for trial at
the police court last Saturday a stran-
ger in the city caused the details to
be known of a swindling game played
upon him the night before. 1t seems
that he was passing through the city
and while wandering about town be-
came involved in a quarrel with a
man, who i. is now believed was act
ing the part of a confederate. While
the two were exchanging words a
third man appeared and saying he
was a policeman arrested the stranger.
He walked in the direction OF the city
hall for a block or so and then asked
his 'prisoner' whether he had any
money to deposit as a cash bond to
appear the next morning. The stran-
ger had SIS, which he gave to the
policeman and was released. This
was the last he saw of his captor and
it was not until he presented himself
in court and asked as to the nature
of the charge against him that he
knew he had been robbed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26
1.-THE ~Gamekeeper."

Not since Will Scanlan gave to the
stage his beautiful creations OF Irish
wit has such a splendid legitimate
Irish comedian appeared in u midst
as Thomas j.. Smith, the star OF The
Gamekeeper,' now at C~ordray's." So
stated the eminent critic OF the Port
land Oregonian, Thursday, March Is,
1908. "Mr. Smith is an actor of merit,
and as a singer of Irish songs, is in
the same class as Olcott. His tenor
voice has been trained to advantage,
his beautiful songs being encored and
encored until the obliging comedian
was compelled to call a halt, being
nigh exhausted" wrote the critic on
the Denver Republican, Feb. 9, 1908.
The above are selected at random,
from the many complimentary notices
received by Mr.. Smith during the
last seasons tour of THE Gamekeep-
err" Mr.. Smith and an adequate sup
porting company will present this
beautiful ideal Irish play Friday night,
April 20, at the opera house.
Calling cards at The Gazette Office.
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ity to be heard by the people Of his
state through the columns of the Con-
gressional Record. His sickness
proved to be more serious than at
first supposed, and he could not make
the speech. 1t was then that others
came to the rescue and the measure
was saved from s%uffocation, even
though it was at the cost of the flow OF
oratory with which it was to be put
upon it's passage.
OF course, Mr.. Clark is no to be
blamed for having been taken sick,
other men fully as great as he have
had the same thing happen to them.
but he should not have caused so
important a measure to be held back
merely for the purpose of affording
opportunity to indulge in a little fam
buoyant talk. Mr.. Clark nor Mr..
Gibson was in the senate when the bill
passed and neither seems to have
done very much toward it's success.
The bill vas Mr.. Dixon's and it was
introduced by him. The credit for
it's original passage is his; all Mr..
Clark did was to cause it to be amend
ed after it reached the senate, and
that in accordance with the wishes of
Mr.. Dixon, who knew that only as
thus amended would it receive the
sanction of the president, and conf
dent that the house would accept it
in it's amended form.
Having passed, it makes no differ
ence whether it was at the very
first day of the session or at the very
last moment, but the fact remains
that the desire of Mr.. Clark to shine
respondent in connection with it's pas
sage caused a delay that we'll nigh
proved fatal, and had it not been for
senators from other states it would
probably be still quietly s%lumbering
IN the pigeon hole to which it was
consigned after having run the gaunt-
let of the house.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26
LAND GRABBING SCHEME.
Company Bidding to Locate Men on
Desert Land,

MaxWelrs I'alisman: A fair speci-
men of the way the desert land act
works can be seen right now in Mon
tana, and is delaying the commence
ment of the government work on the
lower Milk river project.
One Brady and associates have a
filing ON a reservoir site needed by
the government in connection with
this project and have filed on a lot
OF desert land under it.
There is no p~retense that settlers
propose to reclaim this land.
1t has been taken up by a lot OF
spectators, pure and simple.
They want to hold the government
up for 100000 for rights not worth
one-tenth of that sum.
And their attempted graft was made
possible by the desert land act, which
enable them to file on the land with
out living ON it.
And by this actual instance of the
actual workings of that act hundreds
OF genuine, bona fide settlers, real
nome makers, who val to locate
under the proposed government pro-
Ject, and establish government homes
there. and help do the work of build
ing the system, and create a great
and prosperous community there, are
held up and held back, while a few
grafters speculate on them by means
OF the desert land act.
1t is such spectators as this and
not settlers in good faith who want
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26
Tuesday, April 2e, 1904.
TO PRESERVE THE RECORD.

TO IHE
In their effort to place him in the
best possible light before the people
of Montana, the newspapers owned
by Senator Clark are over-reaching
themselves. Estimable gentleman that
he no doubt is and anxious as he may
be to further the interests of the state
whose junior senator he is, still Mr..
Clark is not all there is to the Mon
tana congressional delegation. Much
as they may strive to detract from
his we'll earned and deserved credit,
the senator's string of newspapers
cannot convince the people that Repre-
sentative Dixon is nothing more than
spends his time doing nothing and
drawing his salary.
The worst offender of the proprie-
tiles and the greatest %despoiler OF
truth in this regard is Mr.. Clark's
Butte Miner. That able adulator il
the reddest ink and the largest dis
play type at it's command astonished
its readers last Thursday morning by
announcing the passage by the senate
of the bill opening a portion OF the
Grow reservation and giving it's owner
all the credit for the success of the
measure. Not content with this, it's
editor contributed a generous supply
OF adulation on the page reserved
for his double column emanations and
once more the people were told what
struggle he made and the valiant SER
vices he rendered them when the
bill was pending in the senate. Bill
ings was congratulated on the potent
friend it found in it's hour OF need
and again the people of all of Montana
were felicitated upon the good fortune
that made possible Mr.. Clark's pres
ence in the upper house" at so crit
ical and important a time. Nowhere
appeared a word about Mr.. Dixon and
painful silence was maintained as to
the existence of a certain Senator
Paris Gibson. The effort was certain
ly worth a raise in wages for the au-
thor of it, and he should get it, even if
it takes a special cable order from
Europe to the business manager.
The simple truth is hat Mr.. Clark
caused a delay in the passage of the
measure.
After it had passed the house in the
form introduced by Mr.. Dixon objec-
tion arose, based upon the price fixed
for the land proposed to be opened.
A conference was held between Mr..
Dixon and the president and an agree
ment was arrived at by which the
price of the land was to be raised to
meet the idea of the president. Be-
fore the bill could be reached in the
senate Mr.. Clark asked that it be
held, to enable him to amend it in
accordance with the understanding be.
tween Mr.. Dixon and the president.
This was done, something over a
month ago. Then came the senator's
sickness and his consequent inability
to be in the senate chamber. Instead
Of permitting the bill to be taken up
in its regular order, Mr.. Clark asked
that consideration be postponed. Sen.
atorial courtesy was exercised in order
that the distinguished gentleman from
Montana might be given the opportun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26
q Il Il Il Il Il Il Il q =: Il q
NOTICE..

+ The first carload of machinery
! for the "
! Manchester Cooperative Wool
! en- Mill
+ is now on it's way there and
i is expected to arrive about
! April LIST.
! The management has de-
cided to invest a part of the
i capital stock in
Land and Sheep
! and thus raise a part of the
+ wool it will use in the mill.
To provide a place for the
!. sheep it will require the
: use of some land. The
! United States land laws al
! low people to associate to-
! gether in the building of
+ irrigating canals, etc., for
: the irrigating of desert
land, so that shareholders,
i Of our cooperative COM
panies have a perfect right
! to take up land and irri-
! gate it under our co-opera-
+ tive irrigation systems. The
+ government also allows
i people to sell and assign
!. their desert claim if they
= wish to.
The Cooperative Wooden
i Company desires to inter-
: est more Montana people in
this wooden mill, and as
! special inducewent will pro-
i vide a way for you to use
: your desert right if you will
: join the Cooperative Wool
!. en- Mill Company, and in.
. vest 500 cash in the COM
i pany.
. We Can Use 10000 Acres
and any resident of Mon
). tana can use their desert
right in this way. We espe-
cially desire people who re-
side in Chouteau county.
). The thorough system of
). claimingdesert lands adopt
s ed by the Cooperative
:. ranches is a benefit to the
). state and to every person
s. who has a share in it.
s If You Are Living in Town
= and have no way of u.s.
ing your desert right,
send in your order for 10
: shares in the Manchester
Cooperative Wooden Mill
at $40 a share, and we will
provide a plan for your de-
4 sert filing where he land
can be made worth 500 per
acre in five years and you
: will be benefited accord
\ ingIy. The above shares
+ will earn good dividends
Z and can be exchanged for
3 pure wooden goods at any
! time. Address all orders to
+ Manchester Cooperative Wool
+ en- Mill Co.
! Great Falls, Mont.
!. - >s> ~ ~ II ~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~
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the desert land act to operate under

the desert land act to operate under.
Desert Land for Sheep.
Another scheme where the desert
land act is wanted to promote spec
ulative locations OF land, either for a
pure speculation or to turn it into
grazing ground for sheep, has recently
cropped up in Montana.
The following is a copy of an adver-
tisement clipped from the Great Falls
Tribune of March %, 1904:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-26

Even giving to this scheme the most
charitable construction thai can be
placed on it, it does not, even for an
instant, purport to be a project to
u settlers on land or to make a sim
gle farm home.
The scheme is to float stock on the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1904-02-04

Ditch No. 4- Az 5l 7i53E
Number of
Warrant In whose favor drawn. Amt
457S VIM e Wood, 1-2 days ser
vice as rodman 49,. Loo
$500 First Natl Bank Warren, in
terest on warrants No 1904
5511 State Bank of Warren, inter
est on warrants No 1858,
1850, 441O, -. -. 49,. -. 1O1. 86
5516 Bank of Warren, interest on
warrants No 4347 10: 10.
- ment On contract s. S. 1o2. 80
ment On contract - ~. 2ss. so
-. hire for engineer - : -. s.7s
564O First Natl Bank Warren. In
terest on warrant No 1880 81
Sill Peoples Trading Co, interest
on warrant No. 4349 80. 30
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
REESE CoUNsELs FORCE
Dunn's Lieutenant Endorses the Um
brella as a Vote Getter.

brelIa as a Vote Getter.
A political circus was pulled off in
a big tent at Washington and Thirty
second avenue N last evening. 1t
was a Dunn performance, with indi-
vidual acts by former State Auditor
r. C. Dunn, Brigadier General Shef-
man Smith, Colonel Thomas Girling,
Professor TT. Cation and plain citi-
zens c. NJ. Reese and p. II. Black.
burn.
r. G. Dunn pitched into former
Attorney General George P. Wilson
for asserting that Mr.. Dunn's nomi-
nation as governor would be a dis
grace to the state. He retaliated by
asserting that Wilson's enmity came
from the fact that he, Dunn, had
pushed thru the legislature bill
which authorizes the state auditor to
seize timber and mineral lands for
unpaid taxes; a bill, Dunn asserted,
which Wilson strong opposed.
c.. M. Reese, former state weigh
master, did sensational act in safe
ty in the way of loudly roasting the
public press and defending the pugis
listic tendencies of his leader, Mr..
Dunn; and in his enthusiasm over
Mr.. Dunn's hstic prowess, thought II
a good thing if Mr.. Dunn would
'sknock a fellows head plumb on.
Other speakers were J. A. Peter
son, Professor T. j. Cation and p. Il.
Blackburn.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21

TARS OF THREE NATIONS
UNITE IN NOVA SCOTIA

Annapolis, Nova Scotia, June 21.-The
celebration Of the 3ooth anniversary Of the
landing at the sieur De Monts, June 81
1904, in this country, where he founded
the first European colony in British North
America and the second on the continent,
was begun here to-day. The first event
on the program was an international mill
tary demonstration In the old French fort
in which sailors from French and United
States warships took part with the British
tars and the local militia.
The warships in port included the Brit
nsh cruiser Ariadne, the United States
cruisers Detroit and Topeka, the French
cruiser Trudeau, and Canadian vessels
All the ships were gaily dressed in bunt-
ing and turnout the old town the colors
Of the three countries were generally dis
playe Thousands Of visitors wit
messed it.
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TRAIN SAVED FROM A
PLUNGE OVER A BRIDGE.

Regina, N. w. T., June 21.-lSo. 2
Canadian Pacific express. bound east
almost became a total wreck yester-
day near Grand Soule, owing to a
broken rail. Two sleepers were over
turned and the dining and tourist
cars left the track.
Only the promptness Of the engi-
neer in applying the emergency
brakes saved the whole train from
going over bridge into about twelve
feet of water. A man named Crisp
received a bad scalp wound, and
Mayor Laird Of Regina a few bruises.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
POLITICS.
LIND IS SAVED
FROM The KNIFE
FOLLOWERS ISSUE "A
PEACE PROCLAMATION.

Declare that They Will Support LIND
for Congress Despite His Chilling
Demeanor Toward the Candidacy
of William Randolph-PoIitical
Sidelights.
The Hearst wing Of the Hennepin.
county democracy wants it distinctly
understood by the delegates to the
democratic state convention at Duluth
tomorrow that Hearst as well as anti
Hearst democrats of Minneapolis wante
John Lind returned to congress. They
also desire to correct statement sent
out in circular form by L. A. Rosingo
of Cannon Falls, which asserted that
the Hearst men were after john s.
congressional scalp. In correcting
Mr.. Rosing the Hearst men of Henne-a
pin don't seem to be afraid to assert
that Mr.. Rosing handled the truth,
carelessly.
The circular letter is to be distrib-s
uted at the Duluth convention to-
morrow. It starts out with refer
ence to a. circular sent many, if not
all of ytu,'' asserting that the Hearst
men have been fighting John Lind.
mo statement" continues the letter,
"could be very easily fabricated which
is further from the truth, and we nave
every reason to believe that nobody
knows this better than Mr.: Rosing
does.'' Early in March Lind an
nounced that he was Openly and
| avowedly for Mr.. Parker.
"Mr. Parker was not our choice,
mainly because we believed and still
| believe that he represents Wall street
and the portion Of the democratic
| party which has antagonized Mr..
Bryan in two campaigns. Governor
Lind gave us to understand that he
would not vote for Mr.. Hearst under
any circumstances and that he would
not accept an election as a delegate at
! large under instructions to vote for
Mr.. Hearst. Under. these circum-
| stances there was no course left open
i for us to pursue except to antagonlze
1 Governor Lind as a candidate for dele
] gate. Had he said that he did not
think it best to nominate Mr.. Hearst,
but that he would support the New
York congressman at st. Louis II IL
were demonstrated that he were the
! choice Of Minnesota democracy, we
z would have been only too glad to send
| up for him a solid delegation for dele
gate-at-large.
The circular says in conclusion:
We are Loyalty and unreseryedly TOR
Governor Lind for reelection 70 congress.
We are proud Of the fact that we have
!, sent q democrat to congress from our dis
! trict who Is the ablest representative Of
! Minnesota in either house.. and we favor
!. keeping him there, or promoting him to
t the senate, just as long as he Will serve
: us as faithfully and ably as he has in
the past.
4 Mr.. Rosing says in his circular that the
b Hearst leaders have abandoned all hope
| of the nomination of their candidate
> This is not true. We have reason to be
s lieve that a combination has been made
h already by great democratic leaders which
J. | renders it very probable that Mr.. Hearsl
: will be nominated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
A chance to Pick Up Gold.

An excursion party VIII leave
Minneapolis July 9th for thirty-day
trip through the Canadian Rockies,
the Fjords Of Alaska, spending a Week
IN the Klondike District. 5000 miles
of the grandest scenery on earth.
Do you want to join the party? Full
particulars at 500 Line Office, 119
South Third Street
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
St. Louis Exposition.

The Chicago Great Western railway
will allow a ten-day stop-over at
either Chicago or Kansas City on pay
ment of $1.0O fee on through tickets
ia the worlds Fair. For rates and
other information apply to Z. G.
Rains, General Passenger Agent, cor
ner Nicollet av and 9Th st, Mfnneapo-
lis
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Hot Springs and Return sso.15.

Via the Minneapolis & St Louis
Return limit, twenty-one days. Tick
ats on sale twice a month. Stopovers
going and returning at st. Louis to
visit the Worlds Fair. For particu-5
lars. call on j. G. Rickel, City Ticket
Agent, No. 424 Nicollet av. Minne-
apolis
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saturday,s journal Excursions.

q. Soldiers' Home to Lake st. Cr01x
and return on big, fast "J. 81 Round
trip only Is cents. Leave at am,
return at $50 pm.
Soldiers Home down the river on
a moonlight trip in evening; round
trip only SO cents. Splendid music,
dancing program. Plenty OF room Ior
limited number Of tickets sold. Go
and take your friends.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
sfOO.0OO.O Oo.O in Gold.

qtl for q trip to Alaska, spending q
week in the wonderful Klondike dis
trict visiting the richest mines In the
world.
/ Do you want to join the party For
full particulars call at 500 Line ONCE.
|119 South Third Street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
Less Than One-half Rates to st. Louis
Win chicago Great Western Rail-

The Chicago Great Western Rail-
way will on June Is and ~ sell round
trip tickets at less than one-ha1f rates
to st. Louis, Mo. For furtner lnIor,
gent. corner Nicollet Ave. and Fifth
St, Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-21
National Prohibition Convention, In
fIiananoIis. Ind, June $3.50.

The Chicago Great Western Railway
will on June 26 and ~ sell pound trip
tickets at one fare plus S2.2o 70 In
ton apply to L. c. Rains, Cent Agent,
Cor. Nicollet Ave. and Fifth St, Min
lneapolis. q.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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REDUCED FREIGHT RATES TO THE PACIFIO
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ALL JUNE PICTURE SALE. BRING YOUR
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stage art. Blanche Booth, 18th st and Henne-
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NOTICE

STONE, BRICK AND CEMENT REPAIRING
done on short notice. Man and rig always
ready we look after chimneys. walls, stone
floors sidewalks, etc. Prices reasonable john
e. Layne stone and brick contractor, kasota
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AUTOMOBILES AND BICYCLES
MACHINERY

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