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Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Are the Packers Receiving Fair Plavp

Are the Packers Receiving Fair Play?
When the Garfield report on the
business methods of the packers ap-
pearcd, after eight months investiga-
tion, 1t was severely criticised and
roundly denounced. After three
morths of publicity it is significant
that those who attempted to discredit
it have failed to controvert the figures
contained in that exhaustive document.
The public is beginning to notice this
omission, and the feeling is rapidly
growing that the sensational charges
out OF which the Beef Investigation"
arose were without foundation. If the
official statements Of the report are
susceptible of contradiction, good
many people are now asking why the
facts and figures are not furnished to
contradict them.
The truth seems to be that most of
the charges contain unfounded sensa-
tional assertions. A fragrant example
of this appeared in a recent article in
an Eastern magazine, to the effect that
forty Iowa banks were forced to close
their doors in 1904 by the Beef
Trusts manipulation of cattle prices"
Chief Clerk Cox, Of the banking de-
partment of the Iowa State Auditors
office, has tabulated the list of banks
given in the magazine article and has
publicly denounced the statement as
utterly untrue. He gives separately
the reasons for each failure mentioned
and officially states that they have
been caused by unwise speculations
and by reckless banking methods. 1t
may be we'll to suspend judgment upon
the packers until the charges against
them are proved.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

It is held by some that women COM
ing together and silently holding
thought for distant persons may great
ly benefit them. And this seems rea-
sonable. When any considerable num-
ber of women are silent there must be
q wonderful change in vibrations.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
EVERY WALK IN LIFE.

A. A. Boyce, farmer, living three
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Abe Bad Boys Dad Meets E Count at
a Party-They "Go Broke"at
Monte Carlo.
BY HON. GEORGE w. PECK.

Gx-Gerernor of Wisconsin, Formerly Pub
Usher of Pecas sun, Author of
Pod H.
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CROP BULLETIN.

This has been the mos. favorable week
of the eason for rapid growth Of corn and
harvesting hay and small grain. The
period of extreme heat and humidity
which began in the latter half of he pre-
ceding week eliminated in ell ctric storms
o the morning of the 18th. with heavy
local showers in the eastern half OF the
central section. At few localities the
rainfall was from two to three inches, but
in four-fifths of the state it was much be
low normal. The corn crop has made
most excellent progress, and The larger
portion is very nearly up TO the normal
S re for the last decade CT July. Ita consjd-
cradle part Of the state the surface is be
coming quite dry, and rain will soon be
needed for CORE, potatoes and vegetables.
Fine progress has been made in secur-
ing the heavy hay crop, and in harvesting
oats and barley In the southern and
central districts the oats crop is nearly all
il shock or stack. and the harvest is vel,
under way in the northern section. Spring
wheat is ripsning well and much OF this
crop is about ready to be cut. There are
but few reports of damage by rust. Pas
tlres are good potatoes and garden truck
are doing well Apnles are about as pre-
viously re. orted. The berry crop HI IS
teen ABUNDANT and grapes are promising
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Ola R K
OF
MONTANA
Started Poor, Now
a Millionaire
Senator.
How He Figured In a
Famous Feud.
Corners That He En-
gineered In Early
Days.
By J. A. HDGERToN
!, captain of industry early

stincts of q captain OF industry early
in the game.
Clark had been poor boy in Penn
sylvania; had managed to get enough
education to teach school for a year in
Missouri: then pounded an OK team
through to Colorado at the start of the
gold fever; in another year heard of
the gold excitement in Montana and
hied himself thither, still with the OK
team: worked as a common miner for
year and cleaned up $1,000, and on
this capital brought in stuff from the
Missouri river points and even from
San Francisco and sold 1T to the min
ers for three or four times what it
cost him. This might have been luck,
but 1t also involved some rather foxy
financiering, at which w. A. Clark was
an artist even in those early days. The
story of the start of the famous Clark
DAILY fend Illustrates this quality. This
feud, which affected every industry
and every man, woman and child in
Montana and which finally came to n
finish fight in the United States sen
ate, was perhaps the most momentous
in its consequences of any in American
history. Clark and DAILY in the begin
ming We're business associates and
friends. In fact, they We're bound by
closer ties, for j. Ross Clark, yolm-
ger brother of the copper king, had mar
ried a sister of Daly's wife But there
is no enmity like that Of former
friends
DAILY needed certain strip of land
to furnish water for his Anaconda
mines and offered the old fellow who
owned the strip $4,000 for the water
right The owner eagerly said he
would take it, and in the morning the
deal was to have been carried through.
Clark heard Of it and gave the old fell
low $4,000 for the strip. Then he
made DAILY pay $125, 600 for it. Marcus
DAILY paid the money, but swore venge-
ance. There are rumors that Clark
had an earlier grudge to settle and took
this method of doing it, but no one
knows for certain except the copper
king himself, and he won't tell
When Clark was a candidate for ter
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leased the alleged mine to some other
innocents, who squandered more
money on it without result BY this
time the story had got about camp
and the other miners chucklingly called
the hole "ClarlS's Colusa." One day a
stranger beckoned the future million
aire aside and asked him if he owned
the "Colusa." Clark rather sorely adj
mitted the fact, when the stranger
ventured the cheerful information that
1t was bonanza Clark was tired Of
being chafled rather YEARLY admitted
the drinks We're on him and started to
liquidatc The stranger insisted But
there is not an ounce of gold or silver
In the hole" said the now Indignant
owner of the "Colusa." Gold or sill
VERT said the man WHY, that is a
copper mine There is 10 per cent
copper" And THIS was the start of
Clark's career as coppeI' king.
Baking Powder Billy"
But there were other things that
came to Clark in the Old days that the
miners do not ascribe either to luck or
hard work, but to II more subtle quail
jty. For example, Clark once colnered
all the baking powder i'll the mining
camp and was thereafter known as
Baking Powder Billy" Then he cor
nered all the apples and sold them at
a dollar apiece. On one or more occa-
sions he bought up, all The available
tobacco and sold it for a dollar plug
Money was plentiful in Montana then
and tobacco was scarce, CLARK made
1T scafcer. As q consequence he also
cornered quite a little Of the money
supply. He thus showed ali the III,
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ritorlal delegate to congress Daly's
chance came. The Republican candi-
date was Thomas III. Carter, now
Clark's colleague in the senate. Mon
tana was Democratic then, and Carter
ordinarily would have stood no chance
of election. But when the votes were
counted it was found that DAILY, though
u Democrat himself, had thrown all his
strength to the Republican candidate
and W. A. Clark met his first defeat.
Hero of Montana's Capital.
Soon after this Montana was admit
ted to the Union, and the fight came
Oh the location of the state capital. Da-
ly wanted Anaconda, his home town.
Clark did not show his hand until the
windup, when he threw his forces to
Helena, and Anaconda was disastrous
ly defeated. Clark was the hero of
the new capital and was given a great
banquet. The next year he was the
Democratic candidate for United States
senator and thought he was elected,
but DAILY organized a rump legislature,
sent two Republican contestants to
Washington, and the senate seated
them. Two years later Clark was again
a candidate, but this time DAILY man
aged 10 deadlock the legislature, there
was no election, and Lee Mantle, Re
publican, was appointed senator.
IN 1888 Clark was again candidate
and carried the legislature for the
Democrats, but there We're enough
DAILY men to prevent his election. Then
Clark made combination with the
Republicans and captured the plum.
DAILY charged bribery and carried the.
case to the senate. One ef his chief
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$ was State Senator White.

witnesses was State Senator White
head who in a sensational manner
had f1ourished 100000 on the floor of
the joint convention, claiming that
Clark had given it to him to buy votes
Clark demanded an invest cation and
was exonerated, the event turning sym
pathy in his favor and assisting him in
securing the election.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections heard the case and unan-
imously decided that Clark was not
entitled to his seat. Before it had O
chance to report Clark resigned in a
fearful speech. The next day, however,
came an appointment signed by Lieu
tenant Governor Spriggs appointing
w. A. Clark to the senate vacancy
created by the resignation. 1t appears
that Governor Smith, who was DAILY
man, was temporarily absent from the
state, and the resignation had been so
timed that the appointment could be
made by the lieutenant governor. a
Clark man. Then the war in Montana
broke out with redoubled fury. About
this time the copper trust Of which
Thomas w. Lawson has been writing
Of late, was formed. Marcus DAILY
was made president. 1t was at this
point that IT, A. Heinze, the young
copper Napoleon, came into the game.
He raised Cry against the trust, Or
ganized labor party, made Clark the
candidate for the senate and carried
the state. DAILY did not live to see the
final triumph of his enemy. W. A.
Clark was elected to the full senate
term ending in 1907. and this time
there was no contest Marcus Daily
was dead and the feud was ended.
There were after rumblings in which
Clark was charged with having thrown
over Heinze, and there We're even tales
of combination with the Standard
Oil crowd to prevent any further con-
test of his senate seat But these
gradually died out. and the war which
had divided a state into two hostile
camps for a generation was over
One of the most sensational incl
dents of this historic conflict related
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Baseball Results Yesterday.

American League Chicago, q;
Philadelphia, 8. ST. Louis, 4; New
York, TO- Cleveland, o; Washington,
8. National League-B Brooklyn, 8; St.
Louis, 4. New York, z. Cincinnati, q.
Philadelphia, /; Chicago, 2. Boston,
0; Pittsburg, z. American Association
Kansas City, Q: ST. Paul; s. Milwau.
kee, =; Minneapolis; IS. indianapolis,
l. Columbus, g.. Louisville, 3; To
ledo, 2. Western League-Sioux City,
8; Denver 5. Des Moines, S; Pueblo,
8. Omaha, S; ST. Joseph, 3.
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South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, July IL Cattle-aeeeipts,
4,47o; slow. steady; native steers, $@.9olb
$50; cows and heifers, $37aat4 80; western
steers, $3.23QlA so; Texas steers, $2.IaGi
80; range cows and heifers, $....22:.j1li.;te
Gamers, $l.50a250; stockers and feeders,
S2.0oa375; calves, $:3.OOdl5.50; bulls stays,
etc, $2.c0M3.75. Hogs Receipts, 1000; )
@lOc higher; heavy, $5.50@5.o5; mixed.
$5.5212l555 light $5.55@o.6o; pigs $3.50
@5.40; bulk Of sales, $5.52llaa5.57la Sheer.
Receipts, $500; 1otnlac lower; westerns.
$4.55M5.30; wethers, $4.4O<dp4. 80; ewes 50. 90
I'd 30: lamks. sG.OGNr7.7a.
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His Rise From Pow
i erty 10 Great
! Wealth.
How He Became a
Copper King.
| Instances That Depict :
/ His Good
Luck.
%HE recovery of Senator William
A. Clark Of Montana from two
delicate operations consisting of

n A. Clark Of Montana from two
delicate operations consisting of
the removal of the mastoid bone
from the base of the brain may be
,ascribed TO "Clark luck" AT least that
two operations both occurred within
fifteen months. The first 1t was
thought would remove the trouble,
which started from a cold producing an
abscess in the middle ear. But the
symptoms recurring, Senator Clark de-
cfded to have another operation de-
spite the fact that the surgeon said it
was not absolutely, necessary. Clark
does not believe In half measures and
was determined to have the matter
over with for good and all
This operation is one of the most
delicate known to surgery. 1t necessi-
ltates exposing the brain, and false
movement might easily result III death
Thomas A. Edison was recently oper-
ated on in q similar manner The fact
that Edison pulled through would indi-
cate that the fortunate outcome in
both cases was due to the triumph of
modern surgery. But despite all this.
the Montana people would insist that
Clark luck would have pulled the cop
per king through in any event.
Worked Twenty Hours Day.
Senator Clark himself ascribes this
50 called luck to the fact that he used
to work about twenty hours a day and
has not entirely recovered from: the
habit. The natives, while admitting
the senator's steam engine industry,
insist, however, that II alone could not
have brought all the good things that
have been piled in his lap by fortune.
For example there was that time
when Clark was just starting. He had
saved up a little money from mining,
peddiing, bookkeeping and sharp
trades when some miners got portion
Of 1t away from him by selling him
hole In the ground. Clark tried to
work the hole, only to find that he had
been bunkoed. Being good trader
himself however, he said nothing, hut
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-07-26
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Days Trading ane
CLOSING Quotations.

Chicago, July %.-Conticting reports as
to the amount OF damage by black rust
caused a see saw market III wheat here to-
day The close was weak, with September
down hQ1ac. Corn was of 1s@7.c Oats
showed loss of asGA. Provisions were
unchanged to 7Rc higher. Closing pricess
Wheat--July, S7Ac; Sept, s6N@S7c; Dec,
s71ac; Msy, a0c.
corn-July, SIC, new, SIC; Sept, 54%c,
new, 54ssM54Ac.
90 July, alAc; Sept, 2s7sa2sc; Dec,
20Ac; May, 31Mc
Pork-sept., Sl3.1o; Oct, $13O71a.
Lard-Sept., 81 .221a; Oct, $732h.
Ribs-Sept., $7,S5; Oct, $7.92H
Chicago Cash Prices-No 2 hurd wheat,
ssHzGs912c; No. hard wheat, s7Qssl &c;
No. corn, 571@c; No. 2 oats 30c.
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CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, July 25.-Cattle-Re Receipts, A.
COO; steady; good to prime steers, So. 2OGl
5.S5; poor to medium, So. COOS. 10; stockers
and feeders S2.2Jll4 20; cows s.. 5Cels4 60
hefers, S2.25M4.75; Gamers, $l.256f2 sc;
bulls, S2.oollS.S so; calves, $3OO@G.75; Te1-
as fed steers, $3.0oou4.75; western steers,
$3.GoM4s0. Receipts, 1900; 5@loc
higher; mixed and butchers 81. 35tl6. o5; ,
good t" choice heavy, $5.sod6o0; rough
heavy, $5.45Nf5.7O; light, 50 5od6.05; bulk
OF sales $5.75Q5.90. sheep--Receipts. 49,
coo; loGil1c lower; wethers, $4.s0ag5. 10:
western sheep, $4Oo44.SO; lamps. $5uol
100
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Scores. Bia snsuraace COMPANIES.


Boston, July 26.-Scathing criticism.
pointed condemnation and fierce de-
nlnciation OF the methods and course
OF the big insurance companies, char
aeteIize the annual report of Fred
elick L., Cutting, commissioner of in
sGranoe for Massachusetts,. The re-
sort is exhaustive in It's review OF
methods employed by high insurance
aiiclals during the past several years,
10 whom he allndes in some instances
as "Judases" and to one company as
the DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde" com
pany, and contains recommendation
nat the legislature take up the mat
lei CT deferred dividends and the re-.
latlons between Insurance companies
and their allied trust companies and
other questions with q view of com
pelling reform.
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Mrs. George Henry Maynard of Den
Yer has invented machine which
darns socks, doing the work mucl
more rapidly than could be done by
hand and turning out as smooth WORK
as the best ever seen, says specia.
dispatch from Denver to the Chicago
Record Herald. The darner can be al,
tached TO q sewing machine and any
rate of speed can be attained
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now married. A few years ago one of
the daughters secured a divorce In
rather sensational suit. The first Mrs
Clark died In 1893.
The second marriage of the multi
millionaire was even more romantic
than the first. AT Clark's famous Unit
ed Verdi mine at jerome, Arlz.. which
T., The way, is one of the largest cop
per properties on earth, Dr.. La Cha
pe'le, Il Canadian Frenchman, was en-
ployed. At bis death his family, which
was large one, was left in destitute
circumstances. Senator Clark gener-
0usly provided for their wants and
adopted one of the little girls. Miss
Anna, as his ward Her he had e(lu-
Gated both in this country and Europe
After he was elected senator the am
bilious matchmakers of WASHINGTON
and New York We're marrying him off
every few days. and as the senator was
always something OF q gallant he rath-
er lent himself to their schemes. In
this way the newspapers had various
stories of approaching nuptials and
even spiced up tales approaching the
scandal stage. The senator himself
put an end to all of these, however,
by announcing a year OF so Xgo that
three years previous at Marseilles he
had married Miss La Chapelle, his
ward, and by her already had a daugh-
ter two years old
Finest Palace In Gotham.
For this new Mrs. Clark the senator
is building the finest palace in New
York, which is now rapidly approach
ing completion. 1t is estimated that
altogether this wonderful house will
cost over $5,000,OOO To furnish the
stone for it Clark owns his own quar-
ry at North Joy, Me. For the bronzes
he has his own factory in New York
He maintains other factories to pro
duce other accessories of the palace
He is quite an art connoisseur having
paid over 100000 for one collection
of paintings and having bought the ia
nous painting Choosing q Modcl' for
$4,000, outbidding George ]. Gould
Ic supply the rugs for his house Sen.
ator Clark spent one or two seasons
in Europe studying rugs, paying one
Of the most famous experts regular
salary for instructions.
One of the features of the new Clark
mansion is an elevator that is a draw
ing room. The second floor is SO ar
ranged that at the touch of button
ali the rooms open together into one
magnificent art gallery Altogether the
place will be fully as spectacular as the
career of the man who created it, who,
starting poor boy now has an in
come Of over $1,0oO0o0 per month.
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Kansas civ Live Stock.

Kansas City, July 25.-Cattle- Receipts,
10000; steady native steers, $375Qto 80;
western steers, S3.75m5,00; stCckers and
feeders, $2.75M425 cows and heifers,
$2.00@5,00: bulls, s.. 0044 %; calves, $500
&5.50. Hogs Receipts, $500; 5qT1ac
higher; bulk OF sales S56Oa5. 871a; heavy,
s5.55dl5G Go; packers, So. G0a5.Tc; pigs and
light, $5.60a5.72 sheep-.Receipts, COCO;
steady; lambs, ST., 25tal 90; ewes and year.
li-gs S4.25@5.5G
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American Woman is sentenced.

London, July 26.-Annie M. Grant
Tor Annie Gleason) Of Chicago, who
was committed for trial July on the
charge OF stealing necklace valued
at $4,000 from Christies, was found
guilty In the Old Bailey and SEN
fenced to three years penal servitude.
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SUMMARY OF CROP CONDITIONS
Favorable Weather Has Caused Rap.
Growth of Corn.

Washington, July 26.--The weekly
bulletin OF tho weather bureau sun
narizes crop conditions as follows:
Favorable weather has caused rapid
growth OF corn and, with very few e9eep-
TONS the crop is in excellent condition.
Corn is beginning TO need ram in Kansas.
Winter wheat harvest is nealiy complet-
cd in the principal wheat states and
threshing, which is well advanced shows
grain OF good yield ana good quality in
Indiana, Illinois and Nebraska. With fair
yield and coed quality in Kansas. Rains
nave delayed threshing In Virginia and
Maryland and caused further damage 10
grain in shock or stack in Virginia Ken.
lucky Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas On
the north Pacific coast winter wheat is
iirening rapidly in Washington, where
harvesting is in full progress and harvest
i" general in Oregon. with good yields.
Spring wheat has continued to advance
faNoiably in the spring wheat regions; the
early sown is heaued and Milling well and
the late sown heading in North Dakota,
the early is maturing in South Dakota and
Wisconsin and the crop is nearly ready
TO cut IN Iowa Although black rust il
reported from scattered lccalitie., IN Min
hfSc1a ana Inc Dakotas, no material dam
age is shown and with favorable weatIer
conditions serious injury is not anticipated
complains OF smut are received from
South Dakota, rcd rust In Colorado and
most fields of North Dakota and some
lodging in Wisconsin, while in Washington
uesiccatihs winds have been Injurious to
the crop in the filling stage and caused
sbriveling.
In the principal oat producing states
harvesting of this crop is wcl advanced,
while in the more northerly districts oats
are hrhd!ng, the carly sown are maturing
rapidly and harvest viii be general during
me coming week. The crop generally is
IN promising condition, although BADLY
lodged in Ohio and some complaints of
lodging are received from Washington
With the exception of Ohlanoma, Kan.
sas ana Wisconsin adverse reports re-
specting apples are received from all sec
lions.
Having has been DELAYED by rains in
virginia and portions of the Ohio valley
Ind considerable damage to hay is report
ed from Oklahoma Missouri and southern
Illinois. Elsewhere a good crop is being
secured under favorable conditions.
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work For wizard, Rurbank

When Wizard Burbank has evolved
from his experimentation in agricul-
ture Il cobless corn and Il secdless wa
termelon. says the San Antonio ES.
pre-" e might turn his attention to
an odorless onion.