The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-03-01
MANY ART:
AF'TER JOB

IHele Is dill osI saw, SoiASt1liiS "
the effect that one should go awJy
from home to learn the news, and
this is most emphatically brought to
mind by recent story printed by the
North Montana Review Of Glasgow.
People up this way have read that
new land office was to be estab .ished
at Glasgow, and Of course there was
some speculation among the wise >ones
as to who would be appointed for the
position Of register and receiver, but
very few would guess that among the
probable appointees were some Chou-
teau county men, yet from the story
Of the Review such seems to be the
case.
This fact. making the story Of such
local interest and the additional fact
that it is written in Editor Amiott's
own virile style, prompts the Herald
to reproduce it entire:
"Now that it is an assured fact that
Glasgow is to have United States
Land Office the coming spring candi-
dates for the several positions are out
to land the luscious plums that Will De
distributed among the faithful in Val
ley county.
For the position register Represen-
tatiye Patten will have clear sailing
if Congressman Dixon has his way,
but that's the rub. Senator Carer
has few ideas in his old grey dome
of thought that he is entitled to have
a voice in the matter, and if he does'
it wouldn't be at all surprising II Mr.
patten didn't land the half OF 46 1or
his. Carter is great admirer OF one
Henry Hedges, of Saco, and ne mas
already put one of the Hedges ooys
over in Fergus county in land OF
flee. And then again there Is Congress
man Pray. Where will the bulk OF his
influence sag go: soEe one has SAID,
and the face of the returns Woulo
seem to bear out the statement, that
the republicaas Of Valley county d-d
not cover themselves with any eat
amount of glory last fall. The heads
of the party had been promised two
republican members Of the leg1sia-
ture, but when the votes were count
ed it was found that they could only
muster the short term man. Pray
might get it into his head that Cnou-
teau county, the banner republ can
county of the state, can have a piece
of the pie when it's cut. 1t has never
been the rule that the appointee
must come within the district and 1t
would be no surprise if either John
C. Sullivan, OF Fort Benton, or Rob-
ert X. Lewis, of Havre, knocked hard
enough to bring down one Of the per
simmons. Both are cut to grab
when the time comes.
And here at home we have raft
Of politicians who would be willing to
accept one or the other of the posi-
tions. 1t goes without saying that
Brer. Stanley would take either one
of them and both if he could. If
wanting an office is any qua.ifi aicn
Brer. Stanley will get his share of
them. It is understood that Tfo'.
e. Crutcher would accept the posi-
ton of receiver, but there are so
many others that are in the same
frame Of mind that it is pretty hard
to tell who will cross under the wire
first.
Down at Culbertson there are few
politicians that feel that their serV-
ices should entitle them to some
sort of recognition and they may yet
butt into the game. Besides the reg
lister and receiver there are two Gle ks
to be appointed, one for each OF the
two departments, at a salary OF about
s75 Der month. AS these do not re-
quire any great amount Of knowledge
as to land laws, there is Liable TO be
quite a scramble for these minor po-
sitions. The right man with the rlght
building will get a good fat monthly
rent"