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HOW SHALL l VOTE? II Talk Between Neiohbors

central figure in gigantic political
rIng' and the way they talk of it and
OF MN, 1t must be something awful.
MIR. B.: Don't be disturbed about
that, my friend. The cry of "Rinq!"
mas been that of the demaqogue hunt
ing office ever since could remember,
and will continue to be, so long as we
have cheap and unprincipIed men run.
ming for office. You know very we'll
that it takes men to form a political
ring, and hence the candidate and his
political supporters must constitute his
ring. So, you see, if you should be-
come one of MIR. HowePs supporters
you would be a part of the ring, and,
! suppose, very fair sample of it.
Anyway, the candidates are all hust.
ling to form as big a ring as possible.
This is not all they charge against Mr..
Howell, is it?
Mr.. A.: No; they say he is domn-
ated by railroad influences, and should
he be elected governor he would favor
them as against the people. Is this
true?
MIR. B.: We will let Mr.. HoweII's
record in the Georgia legislature and
his longer record as writer speak for
him. The Bible says that by their
fruits we shall know them, and man
has never found better way to judge
of what a man will do than by what
he has been accustomed to doing.
The Act known as the Glenn bill was
passed by the legislature in 1889, about
seventeen years ago. MIR. Howell was
a member of the House of Representa-
tiVes then and very important factor
in the passage of this bill. The rail-
roads very naturally resisted it with
all their power. The purpose of this
bill was to tax railroads in every
county and town through which they
passed, the money going into their re-
spective treasures, thus relieving the
people from paying taxes which they
had heretofore paid. This, doubtless,
transpired long before Mr.. Howell ever
thought of being governor.
The legislature just preceding the
present one passed an Act taxing the
franchises of railroads, thus placing
upon the tax books many million dol
lars worth of taxable property that
had never paid a dollar into the state
treasury. The railroads, of course,
were resisting with all their might, yet
comptroIler-GeneraI w. A. Wright,
than whom the state has never pos
sessed a better man or officer, says
that had it not been for the efforts put
forth by Mr.. Howell this very Impor-
tant piece of legislation would have
failed. If any man has ever doubted
the veracity of MIR. Wright, | have yet
to hear of him. Did railroad influences
dominate Mr.. Howell then, when they
stood in such great need of him?
These, think, constitute the sum OF
the charges against Mr.. Howell. Yet'
do YOU know that the strong searcn-
Iqht of investigation has been turned
upon each page of his record botn
public and private, by his political
enemies, in the vain hope OF finding
something of which they might accuse
him?
Mr.. A.: BY the way; since you
speak so favorabIy of Mr.. HoweIPs rec
ord. / will tell you of something that
have heard, which, if true, is very re-
r,arkabIe. to say the least of it; and
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that is that at least nine out of every
ten, probably more, of the members of
the several legislatures in which MIR.
Howell served, are supporting him for
governor.
Mr.. B.: Yes, that is very remark
able fact, and it is unquestionabIy true
that, with very few exceptions, every
one of these representative men, most
OF whom have gone back to the pr-
vate walks of life, are now the per-
sonal and political friends of MIR.
Howell. My friend, This attests in the
strongest possible manner the merits
of this noble son of Georgia.
Mr.. A.: What about Hoke Smith?
What does he stand for, and what is
his record?
Mr.. g.: Mr.. Smith is the reform
candidate. He claims that things are
all going wrong in Georgia and that he
is the Moses who will lead the people
out of the wilderness of political cor
ruption. He says that great ring has
been formed, the purpose of which S
to elect bad men to office, and it must
be smashed. He says further that in
competent and bad men fill the offices
of the state, and that railroads control
some or all of these officers, the result
of which is that the people are
made to pay excessive transportation
charges. He is also NOW in favor of
the disfranchisement of the negro, but
not one white man. (The white man
can VOTE now; the negro cant.) And
lastly, he is the peoples candidate,
with divine call.
Mr.. A.: Well, you can ignore his
talk about the ring, for every sensible
man knows that is for political pur-
poses only, but there may be some
thinq in the rest of what he says-ali
but that divine call. | rather doubt
that, for, neighbor, did you ever hear
of the Lords using bar owner in His
work? | never did. Besides, its some
thinq mighty new to me if Mr.. Smith
has anything in common with US plain
people. never heard of his saying or
doing anything for US, did you?
Br. B.: No; but maybe Mr.. Smith
is doing some reforming himself since
becoming a candidate. 1t is true that
he gave a great many negroes good'
fat Jobs while he was Secretary OF the
Interior, such as you and | and thou
sands of worthy white men would have
been glad to have had, and contributed
his time and money to the education
of the neqro; but he is reformed now.
All this sort of thing must stop, and
the neqro must be disfranchised. Mr..
Smith has reversed himself and the
man and brother in black is no longer
worthy of any consideration. Why this
sudden and complete evolution in the
mind and heart of MIR. Smith?
Mr.. A.: 1t seems TO me thls su9-
qests the "nigger in the woodpile," or
something like that.
. Mr.. g.: AS sure as Gods in Heaven,
there's where you are right, neighbor,
and Tom Watson is the Niger. But
neiqhbor, it isn't this negro business
that makes my blood boil the hottest
# is when | think of the fact that Mr.
Smith deprived a poor but educated
and refined Georgia lady of the means
If EARNING her victuaIs and clothes to
oive place to a negro man.
Mr.. A.: Did he do that? II So
can't understand how it is that any
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man having drop of Southern blood
in his veins could so much as respect
him, to say nothing of supporting him
for high office.
Mr.. B.. Would you believe your
mother when she swears a thing is
true? If so, you must believe Mrs.
Hampton, for she has been proven to
be entirely trustworthy? But MIR.
Smith denies that he did it, thus put
ting his word against the Iady's. Now,
friend, you just ask yourself this ques-
ton: What earthly interest could the
woman have in asking you to vote
against Mr.. Smith if he had treated
her right, and if he had, wouldn't she
or any other woman, good or bad, be
defending him if necessary? Then
ask this question, also: Don't | know
that he just had to deny it?
Mr.. A.: There is no need for you to
say more about it to me. for God for
bid that | should ever become so
blinded by partisan politics that
could take the word of a politician
about thing in which he is so vitality
interested in preference to that of
good, pure woman, who could expect
no gain for having told lie. There
is no question in my mind as to which
told the truth. But what about all this
cry of Mr.. Smith that the state is in
such a terrible fix, and, as someone put
it, "going to the demnition bowWows"?
Mr.. B.: Hot air, pure and simple,
used by him in running his political
machine. The state was never more
prosperous, if as much so. She never
had a more honest and efficient set of
officers, and peace and prosperity is
smiling all over this broad land of
ours.
Mr.. A.: But Mr.. Smith is abusing
the Railroad Commission, and says
that he would kick two of them out it
he had a chance. Wonder why he
doesn't include the other one, for !
think they are a very harmonious
board. Who are they, anyway?
Mr.. g.: The chairman, n. Warner
Hill, is a Christian gentleman, of mid
die age, able and honest, without
SPOT on his escutcheon. MIR. Joseph M.
Brown, the son of once Governor and
Senator Joseph E. Brown, is about as
able and honest as his honored father
was when Georgia delighted to honor
him. The third member is o. 3. Stew
ems, of your own county, whom you
know so we'll. These are the kind OF
men Mr.. Smith is using some Of his
hot air on for political purposes.
Mr.. A.: What about MIR. Smiths
claims that Georgians are paying ex-
orbitant freight charges, and what, if
anything, has he ever done to get
cheaper freights?
MIR. g.: Georeians are not paying
more to the railroads than the people
of other Southern States. In proof OF
this, Alabama rates are known to be
from to per cent. higher than ours
and she is today fighting to obtain
rates equal to ours. Mr.. Smith did try
to get cheap rates from the ocean to
Atlanta, and If he had succeeded he
would have badly crippled, if he did
not drive out of business, every jobber
doinq business in this state outside OF
Atlanta. He can't show single IN
stance where he has ever made an
effort to get cheaper rates for anybody
else. So much for his hot air on
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ANNOUNCE NJ EMIT.
LaFcllette, y. D., March Il, 19

LaFcllette, n. d., March IL, 1905.
10 the Voters Of Ward County:
Believing that every citizen has the
right to submit his name As candidate
for any office within the gift of the
American people, | respectfully tender
them my name as candidate from
southern Ward county for the nomina-
ton of the office OF Clerk Of the District
Court, on the Republican ticket. As
the primary election affords every citi-
zen an opportunity to express his indi-
vidual preference for the candidate of
any Office, believe in no combinations,
no trading and no caucuses. will
therefore stand or fall independent Of
all combinations and appealing to the
individual voters of all classes and all
factions. My platform as a candidate
and my policy if elected shall be based
upon the following propositions: That
an officer, paid by the taxes collected
from the people, should devote his whole
time to the work of his Office: that in no
case has he the right to spend his time
selling rope machines or anything else;
and. whereas. it is known fact that
the present Clerk of tbs Court has not
devoted his time to the work OF his Office;
and that, by reason thereof, two clerks
have been employed and, at times. three
have been required to do the work. If
elected. l propose and promise to devote
my whole time to the duties Of the office
and dispense with at least one clerk. be-
lieving that if two clerks can do the
work without the assistance Of the Clerk
of the Court, that one clerk could do
the work with the assistance Of the
Clerk OF the curt. Believing in an
honest, economical administration OF
public affairs, respectfully submit my
candidacy to the people.
Very truly,
4-l2n Geo. J. Smith.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Department Of the Interior. United States
Land Office, Minot. North Dakota, March !
1906
As1ficient contest AFFIDAVIT haying been tiled
in this Office by Peter kluR, contestant. agalns.
homestead entry No. 240sS. made July -, 1903
for the sw u Of sec, 3 twp. l53, rye " by Geor2e
" Bratlen contestee which it IS alleged that
said entryman has not since March 20, ~"
had his residence thereon and that since that
time he has been and now is absent theretrom
that NO pa of said land has been cultivated
and that no improvements OF any kind has been
MA ced thereon and that since the 10th day OF
March 1905 tho said land has been and now IS IN
IFS natural state without habltatlon, improve
ment or sign OF cultivation thereonpf any k14d;
that ne has wholly abandoned the same f0f
more than six months last past ana ina!
said alleged absence from the sac
land was not due TO his employment N tne
army navy or marine corps OF the Unltoo
States al a private soldier, officer. seaman or
ma rine during the war with Spain or during
anv other war in which the United States was
engaged. j.. ,,>ro.r
reSnond and offer evidence touching SAID aueg'
ot;nr at 10 o'clock .. M. on Nay II. iao. ne.
1nrs. the register and receiver OF the United
States Land Office in Elnot, y. o.
Tht. said contestant having, III proper Aul-
davit. filed March IS. 1876. set form 1acts
Witch show that after due diligence personal
.nrvice az this notice cannot DC MAGE ~ Is
herehy ordered and directed that such nOtlce
he Iven nv due and proper publication.
VIC s''e" ~ T.. f.. Fox. Receiver.
G.. Aurland Atty .a,..
NiDOt n. o.
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Church Construction.

Sealed bids will he received by
the trustees OF the Vincent NJ. T..
church Of Minot, up until 10 a.
M, May 10th, 1906, and will be
opened at the office of +. Il. Lam
bert, Minot, n. D., at that day
and hour, for the construction OF
a new NJ. f. church according to
the plans and specifications
therefor on file in the office OF
Haxby 4 70, architects, Fargo,
y. d., R Builders Exchange.
MinAeap\ Is, Mimi, Herald office,
Grand q rks, n. d. and f. IS.
Lambert, Minot, n. y.
The right to reject any and all
bids is reserved. 4 certified check
payable to the Board must ac-
company each bid.
Dated April 18th, 1906.
+. B. LAMBERT,
For Board of Trustees Vincent
N. +. church, Minot, n. d. t..
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Evergreens.

Order your evergreens now.
Spruce. one to two feet high,
$l.25 perhundred-$ per thou
sand.
White Pine and Balsalm 81 80
per hundred-$l2 per thousand.
Jack Pines, - per thousand.
High Bush cranberries, - cts.
each. or six for ST.,
Try wild Red Raspberlies, as
good-as tame and much harder,
81 per hundred.
Cash must accompany order
or can be left at this Office with
the understanding that it be
turned over to me when goods
arrive in good order. Any trees
that DO not live, the order will
be retilled next year for hall
price. Write for prices on any
forest trees you may want. Or
der must be O. k. by tie editor
when money is left at office.
L. T.. Cross,
Manahga,
-4-26- Mimi.
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NOTICE FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the city council
OF the City Of biinot, Ward county, North Da-
Goss, vii receive sealed bids apto 60 o'clock Loci
struction and erection of approaches, to
overhead bridge on First street a. "a fn1
grading Ward street from Sixth street
to First street and from Park avenue to the
north end of Ward street, bridge approach.
Also for grading First street from Reishus
street to Preston street. Also for grading
Nedrud avenue from the vest end Of the Nod
rnd avenue approach. westerly to the point NJ
whore said, avenue angles to tho NORTH All
work to bo done aud material furnished &C
cording to the plans aud specifications now :. On
Ale in che Office ot the CITY anditor an ad t rs
must 30 accompanied BY a certified check in
tho SUM of $500 Tho bid must BE- made on =
cash basis, and deposited with the City Auditor
The City Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids Bids may be made on any
part, or the whole OF above defined work And
work Of the wood approaches must be com:
pleted on or before three months from date OF
contract. Work Of zach grading must be
completed on or before three months;
Given under my hand and BY order OF the
City Council OF the City of Minot this 9Th day
Al. Drummer,
l44-l9 City Auditor.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the Interior. United States
Land Office Minot. n. D.. March 8 1905
4 SUFFICIENT contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by knut Hustad, contestant,
against homestead entry No. 23Ol, made June
l9, 1903, for sh ne4 Sec. 6. ma neg Sec. J. @own-
shin 49, range 81. by Walter B. West contested,
in which it is alleged tf,t said entryman has
maintained his residence thereon: that he does
now and has since that date resided elsewhere
than on said land; that since that date 10 has
not cultivated the same or any part Thereon
nor made any improvements thereon OF any
kind that he has wholly abandoned tho same
for moro than six months last past and that
said alleged absence from the said land was
not due to his employment in the army, navy
or marine corps Of the United States as q prl-
vute soldier. officer. seaman or marine DURING
the war with Spain or during any other " ar IN
which the United States was engaged
Said parties are hereby notified to appear.
respond. and offer evidence touching said alles
alton at 100 clock .. m. on May17. 1905. before
tho register and receiver OF the United states
Land Office in Ain0t. n: Oak.
The said contestant having, in proper AM
davit. fled March 8. 1905. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence PERSONAL
service Of this notice cannot be made. u IS
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due add proper pubhcatO0.
Id. McGahsn. Register
C. Aurland Atty. nin0t. n. D. 33-As
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SUMMONS.

State of North Dakota
County OF Ward.
In District Court, Eighth Judicial District.
Cyrus K. Richie. Plaintiff.
VS..
Anton Bonn. Defendan
The State Of North Dakota to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in the above entitled action. OF
which q copy is hereuntO annexed and here.
with served upon you. ahd to serve copy OF
your answer to the said complaint on the sub.
scrber at his Office in the city OF Velva in said
county and state. within thirty days after the
service of this summons upon you. exclusive OF
the day of service: and In case OF your failure
to appear or answer. judgment will be taken
against you by default for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Dated March 30, A. d. 1905.
H. f.. JOHNSON.
PLAINTIFFS Attorney.
Velva, N. Oak.
To the Above Named Defendant:
You are hereby notified that varified com:
plant in this action was died with the clerk OF
the district court Of Ward County. N. D. on
the second day OF April. a. d. 1905. and still
remains on tle therein1
Dated this 4th day OF April. 1905.
H. E. JOHNSON.
Office and POstOffice Address
4-55.1O Velva, North Dakota.
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CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the Interior. United States
Land Once. Ainot. No OAK; Mar. ia6:
sufficient coolest aMdavit having been n!eo
in this ONCE by Ole Helseson. bco1testan!,
AGAINST homestead entry No. 14lI6 made april
4. 1902 for the southwest quarter OF section X
in township l;s3 siorth. Range 81 West OF the
5th P. M. by Pat kerrigan, contestee, I'D which
Il is is alleged that said entryman has wholly
abandonedsaid tract of land and has been
ABSENT for more than six months last past th AZ
he never did establish his residence on SAID
land and never made any valuable improve
ments thereon that said land is in its natural
Wild state. wholly uncultiyated and unlm;
nroyed land that said alleged absence from SAID
land was not due to his emploSment in ! th n,
army, navy or marine corps. OF the United
States as private soldier. officer, seaman OF
marine, during the war with Spain, or during
any other war in which the United States may
be engaged. Said parties are hereby notified
to appear. respond aud offer evidence touch
ing said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m, on June
6. 1906 before the register and receiver at the
United States Land Once iii Minot. North pa
kota. 81
dayit filed February 26. 1906, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence persona
service of this notice can not be made IT Is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication
" i. d. McGahan, Register,
James johnson, Atty for contestant. S-zs-'-''
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CONTEST NOTICE.
-Aona ~ .,orak ~ thu Ix.kae;ns IYn;ko

SOGN 1LLO4 ANOX4OH.
Department # the Interior, United
States Land Office, Minot, n. D., Feb.
%, 1905.
A sufficient contest affidavit having
been filed in this Office by Peder Balstad,
contestant, against homestead entry No.
257752, made October @, 1908, for seI
Section /, Township Isl, Range 50, by
Philip Wild contestee, in which it is
alleged that said entryman has wholly
abandoned said tract and changed his
residence therefrom for more than six
months since making said entry and
next prior to the date hereof, that he
has not established residence
thereon that said tract remains in
its natural state, wholly abandoned
and unimproved, and that said
alleged absence from the said land
was not due to his employment in the
army, navy or marine corps Of the
United States as private soldier, officer.
seaman or marine, during the war with
Spain, or during any other war in which
the United States may be engaged, and
said parties are hereby notified to ap-
pear, respond and offer evidence touch
ing said allegation at 10 o'clock a III. on
April II, 1905, before the Register and
Receiver at the United States land office
in Minot, n. d.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed March l, 1906, set
forth facts which show that after due
diligence personal service Ct this notice
can not be made. it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given
by Cue and proper publication.
l.. D. McGAHAN, Register.
7. E. Fox, Receiver.
G. AURLAND. Attorney,
Minot, North Dakota. 3-8-4-12
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NOTICE OF MoRTG AGE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that certain NOR! :T
gage, oxecuted and delivered by Fred J. WI
iiams, q salesman mort9agor; to Paul henviIle.
mortgagoe dated the nth day OF November.
1903 and filed for record in the Office OF register
OF deeds Of the county Of Ward and state OF
North Dakota, on tho 10th day Of March lV0!'
and recorded in Book of Mortgages at page 81,
viii be foreclossd BY q sale Of the, premises IN
such mortgage and hereinafter described, at
the front door Of tho Court House in the co1n-
ty Of Word and state of North Dakota. At tho
hour Of o clock p m, on the 18th day OF May
mortgage on tho day Of SALE. The premises
described in such mortgage and which will be
sold to satisfy the same are described as FOL
lows: East one-half os northwest quarter
{oH OF nw14) northwest quarter Of northeast
quarter (nwi4 of nel4) of section thirty-one Isl
southwest xuarter Of southeast quarter (swa
Of SEA Of section thirty (3O) township one hun
four Isl, west OF the 18th principal meridian,
containing 100 acres. There will pc due on on
such mortgage at the date of sale the sum OF
six hund red two ana no-l00 dollars.
Paul Renvlle, Mortgage.
LeSueur & Bradford,
Attorneys for Mortgage. t-ll-'le
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NOTICE OF HEARING AND PETI-
TION TO ESTABLISH HEIRSHIP.
State of North Dakota,
County OF Ward. fss
In County Court, Before Hon. N. Davis Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Olaf Tveito,
deceased.
Olaf o. Tveito, Petitioner.
Anne Tveito. Lin O. Tvsito, Gonil o..
Teivto. Iu2ebior o. Tveito. As
lax o. Tveito, Panl O. Tveito. As.
nun O.. Tveito. Ingebior Jerdee.
and all other persons interested\
and the heirs TO- the estate OF Olaf
Tveits. deceased. Respondents.
The State OF North Dakota to the above named
respondents, and to al persons interested in
Notice is hereby given that Olaf o. Tveito
has lied in the county court of said county of
Ward duly verified petition, praying for a
decree establishing the right to succession to
the estate Of Olaf Tveito. deceased and that
Friday, the sQth day of April, 1906. at 10 O'clock
of this court, to-wit, of the April term A. D:
1906, at the county court room in the city of
Minot, county of Ward. North Dakota. has
been set by order or this court as the time and
place for hearing said petition. At which said
time and place any and all persons Interested
said petition should not he granted.
Dated at Minot. North Dakota. this 18th day
of March. 1906.
By the Court.
Judge Of the County Court.
F. b. LAMBERT,
Attorney for Petitioner
Mnot, North Dakota. 3'294l2