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The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09
kICKERS THREATEN The HIGH SCHOOL.

In order that the friends of the
county high school, recently yO ed
into favor may know exactly What
is going on in further opposition to
the project, the Herald rep odu es
below, entire, an article f!om he
Daily River Press Of Wedne= day:
THE additional taxation necessary
to establish and maintain a county
high school is not welcomed by many
owners of taxable property in Chou
teau county. They believe it is un-
necessary and unjust They would
not object to the establishment Of
several high schools located at vari-
Gus points in the county, provided
they were not compelled to pay the
expenses of such institutions. The
payment of additional taxes is the
feature of the proposition to which
they are opposed.
THE imposition of a county high
school tax would apply to every item
of assessable property in Chouteau
county, and would be particularly
unjust and burdensome to communl-
ties that already bear the expense
of maintaining district high schools.
The latter provide for the education
of their own young people who would
derive no benefit whatever from a
county high school, and look upon
the payment of additional taxation
as an injustice to which they should
not voluntarily submit. They re-
gard it as double taxation for high
school purposes.
TN view of the additional tax
alton contemplated by the establish
nlent Of a county high school, the
matter was recently submitted by
several taxpayers to local attorneys
for investigation, for the purroce of
ascertaining its legal status. They
have been advised that the high
school law itself is defective 10 an
extent that has invalidated other acts
ptAtSoSS bs sotoLS iC6o-Slcstui alt tudL
some of the proceedings connected
with the recent special election ignor-
ed the legal requirements to a degree
that should render the election void
Court decisions upon similar ounds
are cited as authority for the belief
that contest in this case would re-
suit favorably to the taxpayers.
1t has not yet been definitely de-
eided to bring suit to prevent the COL
lection of what is believed to be sn
unjust and unnecessary tax. The pro-
ceedings will not be instituted unless
the taxpayers themselves exp,e q
desire that such action be taken. II
they prefer to pay the additional tax
alton year after year, without any eff
fort to protect themselves from the
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imposition, they have that privilege.
A canvass Of Chouteau county tax
payers is now being made. to ascer-
payers is NV being made, to ascer-
tain their wishes in the matter.
The county tax levy in Chouteau
county last yeaar was II mills. 1t is
understood that-oWing to a larger
general cshool tax required under a
new law, and increased demands upon
the public treasury-the county tax
levy this year will be 10 Or 16 mills.
A county high school tax is not in
Guided in this estimate
Should suit be brought to deter
mine the county high school matter,
there will be no animus whatever in
the proceedings. Their sole purpose
will be to secure protection from
high rate of taxation. 1t is perfect
ly legitimate to seek such protection
The advocates Of a county high school
exercised their rights in availing
themselves of the law providing for
the establishment of such an institu-
ton. Those who object to the pay
ment Of taxes may also exercise their
right to appeal from anything they
believe to be unjust, if they so de-
SIRE
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LIKES HOTEL HAVRE
Editor Herald, Havre, Montana,
Dear Sir

Editor Herald, Havre, Montana,
Dear Sir
Coming from Chester where your
paper is well known on our ranch,
was not dressed for a Newport 400
Reception but was decently dressed
and had clean face. | entered the
Hotel Havrc and asked for a bed,
was civilly answered yes, shown to
my room, large airy bed room, nice
ly furnished and clean | had ny
meals in the cafe adjoining; every
thing cooked good and prices reason
able, found the mattresses evil ard
obliSing
] think the hotel is a credit to your
city and haG to give ycr testimo-
nial.
Hoping to find as good accomno-
dations all the way to New York, as
am going to England for a visit.
Wishing success to your paper, /.
Yours truly, !
UNCLE TOM, /
Prescott's ranch.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09
HAvRE'S new FAMILY THEATRE Open

The new Family theatre opened
Monday, August 5th to a big house.
The seven famous Russels opened the
new theatre and are the cleve-est
company of its kind ever seen in
in this city. The Russels' minstrel
first part is novelty-the singing
and dancing by the Russell boys IS
considered to be the best en- the
vaudeville stage, and taken all togeth-
er the company is a coed one and
ought to draw big houses the rest OF
the week.
The program changes on Monday and
Thursday OF each week Those who
have no seen tthe clever company OF
young stars should turn out for the
new show starting Thursday n:eht-
Don't fail to see the Saturday mai
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CORRIDOR TALK THAT is OF INTEREST

'Tis a queer, queer world said J.
L. Stuck a guest of Hotel Havre the
other night. Here I find in this
western city the once famous Leno,
known to the greatest of the circuses
for a number of years, working as
vaudeville performer, still agile
though fat. | well remember how
this Harry Neal,' which he has a.
dopted as a stage name, was caused
to enter on his life of travelling His
father was a minister and posses sed
Of considerable property, but he was
one day bankrupt ,as the best of 9TH
er men have been, and then old, with
large family of children for which
he could no longer care for. The old
er ones of the children were told that
they would not only have to shift for
themselves, but that, in turn, they
would be expected to help provide for
their aging parents and the younger
brothers and sisters. This Harry
Neal long one of the leading aero
bats of the country, was studying to
be lawyer at the time in the same
school l attended. But he had not
progressed far enough in his studies
to make living at the business and he
was allowed by his father to follow
his natural bent, after prayerful coa-
sideration by the whole family. I
graduated at law school, but here I
am simply peddling socks you might
say" Mr.. Stuck represents a
Minneapolis house that manufactures
only few specialties of mems furn-
ishings
Just to look at him you would
scarcely believe from his calm smil-
ing, unruffled exterior, that James
Reilly, the night bartender at Hotel
Havre, was one of the leading pugil-
lists of the United States, but he was,'
said ]. H. Thompson former New
York Herald correspondent, who was
ditions at Fort Assinniboine. Il re-
member when he was taking on the
best of them as fast as the came
whipping the most of lem, too. l
keep track of fighters and I know that
this Tommy Reilly that they say is SO
popular in Havre, is a 1attling god
miller but he hasn't done any thing yet
to put him into comparison with the
record of that quiet brother CT his,
who, the last I ever heard of him be-
fore was scrapping around South At
rica. But, alas!.-apd Correspo dent
Thompson heaved sigh-"age and ia
will get the best of the better CT u.s."
Lumber mills of all kinds are being
closed in the Flathead country and
Joseph Gussenhoven of Havre viii
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BELL. Offers ASSINNIbQINE
Quite LITTLE ASSURANCE:

| Northern Montana has breath of
relief, but cold comfort, from the re-
pudiation by Major General J.. Frank
lin Bell of a portion of his notorious
st. Paul Pioneer Press interview.
The reporter was evidently in error
when he said that General Bell had
served at Fort Assinniboine. That
was believed in Havre, all along, or
else the words attributed to nin
would have been utterly UNDER tanl-
able.
In the Helena Independent General
! takes OCca-icn to correct this portion
Of his St. Paul interview. He served
in Fort Buford he says, twenty years
ago and Indicates no difference il his
mind between Buford in 1886 an1 AS
sinnihojne in 1907, with It's $4,000, coo
buildings, its 100000 aci es of rcserva-
ton and a growing commercial city
by its side. He has gone on his way
east without 50 much a. yiewir A.
siDnibCine while he was on his tour
OF inspection of the forts Of the west
But he wa: at Fort Harrison-Sera-
ter Thomas Fl. Carriers pet--iOr two
days and he was royilay entertained
We herewith reproduce the interest
ing portions Of the Generals inter-
view with tho Independent, which is
as follows:
He was asked if he had ever stated
that the Montana senator: were salts
fled with the abandonment of Fort AS.
sinniboire, and replied:
Certainly not; I never mentioned
the Montana senators in that con-
nection except to say in reply to a
question that up to the time | left
Washington, early in June, nothing
had been heard from Mortana's repre-
sentatives in the higher branch of
congress as far as | was informed
Did you ever say you had served ct
Fort Assinn:boine?
NO, III referring 10 The character
and climate of that part of country
in which Assinniboine is situated, I
remarked, I know that country very
we'll from personal experience, as
served there four years. or words 10
that effect. I was referring to Fort
Buford, where l served from 1882 10
1886, and to Poplar River, whe |
went several times. I never sal that
the snow lasted six months in tie
year, but did refer to tie snow
at Fort Buford, where ] have known
it to last that length of time. I did
sayd that the department had had
much difficulty in procuring suffi-
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09

Another gala evening is promised
Havre next Tuesday, the occasion be-
ing laying of the corner stone of the
new city hall.
Music, addresses and banquet will
form part of the pleasures Of the
evening. At I p. N. the citizens will
gather at the old town hall and a
parade will be formed toward the new
er and more pleasing structure, led
by the Great Northern Shops band,
the members Of the city council, and
executive officers, pioneers in a post
of honor and citizens in general
The opening address will be by May
OF Newman, who will state the pur-
poses of the celebration. The orator
Of the occasion will be the Rev. Leon
ard j. Christler, archdeacon of the
North Montana diocese of the Episco-
pal church,
Corn, wine and Oil will wish the
city hall for a long life scattered by
the hands Of A. d. Smith, council
man of the First ward; whose topic
will be Corn and Plenty" Council
man A. Fl. STADIUM of the Second
Wa:d, whose topic will be Wine and
Well Wishes and Councilman G.. Fl.
Spengler who will scatter the "Oir'
in symbolism of neace
'Iis a ceremony taken and repeated
day by day, from the time of the
Hebrew wanderers, and remains as in
teresting with it's symbolism.
The banquet will be in the Hotel
Havre. Already $50 invitations have
been sent and a number of outside
guests have signifiied their intention
of being present.
The celebration has been formed
by the Joint action of the city coun-
Gil and pinoeer citizens in executive
committee. Included in this COM
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09

With arms outstretched in welcome
and looking as pretty as any peach
of the municipalities of Montana,
Havre awaits her next big bunch of
visitors, which is to be the delegates
of the Montana State Firemens asso-
ciation-August 27, %, 29 and 80.
Additional advices to Thomas w.
West, state presidnet, this week, en-
rolled a larger number of coming del
egates than had been anticipated-S0
so far, and as free transportation has
been secured over the railroads for
all Of these, and, beside, arrange
ments are being made for the running
of special trains in and out of Havre
OH the Great Northern and Montana
Central roads at varied dates of the
convention, Havre anticipates an
other one Of the wonderful purple
weeks
CARNIVAL TO AID.
In the interest of securing funds
for the entertainment of these visi-
tors. the state association, assisted
by the local fire department, will
next week present to the public the
Golden West carnival, which has all
kinds of entertainers reputed good
from coast to coast, athletic, musical
and otherwise. Advance Agent Ow-
ems says that the carnival company
carries twelve tent shows, seventy
five men and fifteen women, a band
Of twelve pieces and an orchestra of
seven. The street carnival will be in
augerated next Tuesday (possib1y on
Monday at Main street and Third
avenue and will continue until Fri
day evening.
FIREMEN WILL EAT.
Barbacuing, under the direction of
Bill Nye of Havre, is a portion of the
entertainment promised the guests.
Two days there will be base ball.
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cient water for the resclv walton at
Assinniboire, and that statement IS
true. | did say that it is necessary
that troops should be able to drill out
OF doors the greater part of the year
and that this was impossible at AS
sinniboinc
II did not say that the reservation
at Assinniboine was a good wheat
country, but | did say that it would
be better for ST. Paul that the lands
comprised in the Ass:nriboinc reGer-
walton were cultivated and put to the
production CT wheat as tho rest of the
northwest has been cultivated and
brought to wheat producing stan,-
point. I die not know that the re2er-
vaticn upon which Assinniboine is To-
Gated differed in the quality of soil
from the soils found in Canada to the
north of it. No, [ have nevo2 been
to Fort As2inriboinc, and never said
had been there.
Referring again to some CT the mis-
statements which appeared in some
OF the Montana papers l desire to say
that I never made the statement th@t
Fort Sill is the largest military reser-
vation in the United States, but I
did say that this reservation is one of
the largest and best in the country.
United with the forest reserve, which
joins onto the Fort Sill reservation
and which has been made available for
military maneuvers, the Fort Sill res
ervaion has more than 100000 acres.
That statement is the basis Of the
newspaper remarks to tho effect tila3
had claimed Fort Sill as the largest
military reservation in the United
States"
Did you ever before contradict the
Interpretations you have referred to?"
I never saw them before they were
brought to my attention by the rc-
porter for the Independent; besides
I have neither the time nor the inclin-
alton to contradict every iaaacu.are G
reproduction of interviews With me-
Have you anything to say atcl.
the remarks concerning you pc so5.-
ally?"
Nothing Whatever"
DO you care to give the Independ-
ent any fui ther information on the
subject of Montana Dostg?"
I have nothing further to say upcn
the subject
After having written and signncd
the above interview, General Bel,
accompanied by his uncle and his
niece, started: for an auto ride over
the country tributary to Helena.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09

Algeron S. Chase, forme- f frena n,
and assistant cashier of the Se~uri' y
State bank OF Havre, left Sunday night
for Fergus county, whittier he goes to
take charge of the Bank of Harlow
town in the city of that name Mr.
Chase has been one of the most pop
ular of Havre's citizens and the eyes
OF hundreds will be upon him in his
new position with best wishes in
their hearts.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09
BANDS WILL PLAY.

The Great Northern Shops band will
greet visitors each day of the conven-
ton at trains and in the halls, and
balls will be tenderd at McIntyre's
Opera house the nights of August 27
and 80.
So far as the program has been out
lined by State President West and
the committees, it provides as follows:
Headquarters will be established
IN Cbestnut's hall. Visitors arriving
the day of August 27 will be met by
music and will be escorted by lively
strains to this headquarters for lunch
con and other refreshments. After
the visiting fireEen get acquainted ov:
their cheese, Mayor L. Newman will
deliver the welcoming address and pre-
sent the visitors with big gold-em-
blaZoned key from the leading county
III gold production in Montana Arch
deacon Leonard J. Christler, recently
Of Auburn, N. Y, and chaplain of the
flremen at that far benighted point
will make an address at the opening
session. The response to the address
Of welcome will be by Joseph Smith
III of Virginia City. A general in
vitation is extended the public to at
tend this opening session. After
committees shall have been named
adjournment will be taken and the
idle firemen will be escorted to
Amusement park. Evening dancing.
COAL MINE TRIP ARRANGED.
August % the convention will be
Continued on Page Eighty
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]. Lee Sedgwick, registering from
Fort Benton, was attending to var
led business affairs in the city during
the early par. CT the w eek. He was
reurning from short visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Sedgwick
at the home ranch on Clear creek.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09

nee. Remember Amateur Night" "
Friday night.
Manager Joe Crowell has engaged
Mr.. Guy L. Boyer to sing the beau
tiful illustrated soEg-"Just Next
Door, The moving pictures will be
Ten Nights In A Bar ROOM
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close his as soon as his Contracts for
delivery are completed. The cause
of the general shutting Gown is the
inability Of the Great Northern road
to supply cars. Eastern contracts
are being rapidly cancelled by eXas-
perated buyers and the lumbermen
of the Flathead are in the dumps
over the situation.
Il don't know what their troubles
are says Mr. Gussenhoven, but
the Great Northern company is my
largest customer in the purcha9e of
slabs and rough lumber, and | have
orders on hand from it for several
thousand dollars worth CT material
that it cannot provide cars for and
move for itself, SO you can see that
their situation must be as serious as
that of the lumbermen in one respect.
Only, of course, the lumbermen cannot
be expected to keep their mills open
month after month when they cannot
possibly get their goods to the cu-t
omers and the pay for them
The mills of the John O'Brien
Lumber company, which have often
been reported as being controlled by
Great Northern capital, were among
the first closed Other large mil S
reported closed this week include
those OF the Hutchinson Lumber
company of Whitefish, the John A.
Olson Lumber company and D. Has
kell.
GLASGOW IS SUSPICIOUS.
This is the view taken Of tho il
rigation work in northern Montana up
to date of the Glasgow Review:
I'VE have always contenGed that no
private individual Or co poration
would tolerate the work of the rec
lamation service in the surveys on
the St. Mary's canal project, and why
should the government Five years
have elapsed since the gial t'dings
of the surveys were announced and
still no definite plans are compile ed
and mighty little real cons rucion
work has been done.
There is a niger in the wood pile
somewhere, and it remains fo: tie
public press to turn the lime lght of
publicity onto the whole work.. Pene-
trate the flimsy excuses, bag up the
hot air peddled by those in charge,
and We miss our guess if il isn't
spelled graft" The United S ates
reclamation service in Montana wan
a good old fashioned house cleaning
from cellar to garrett
John C. Bailey is this week con-
fined to his apartments with Sc
we're fever and a recurrent attack of
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-09
.F|REMEN To COME SOON
Elaborate Preparations are Made for the
Visitors Who Will Represent
All of Montana.

the first day, Hayre against Chinook,
the next day, Havre against Harlem.
Both games will be pulled off at A
musement park. The third day of
the convention is to be devoted to
drill on the public streets in the af-
ternOOn.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-13
"WATERING" OF SECURITIES.
A Specimen Of How Big DiVdends1gare Hid
and the Public Robbed.

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 10,-The
New York State public service
commission in the second district
made public tonight a decision
which sets forth its attitude
towards competition in public ser.
vice facilitieslwithin a city and
toward what it regards IS at
temps to evade the.prohibition by
the public service commission s
law of Initiation or "watering" of
securities in the merger Of public
service corporations. The deci-
sion is in the matter of the pro-
posed purchase by new corpora
tion of the Lockport Gas & Elec.
trio Company, and the Economy
Light, Fuel & Power Company, Of
Lockport. The decision forbids
the new company to tissue securi-
ties for a capitalization above
500, 900, equivalentssto5 the total
issues Of the two companies. The
new company desired to issue
stock and bonds to a total of
81, 200, 900.
The decision says that the case
in question is neither consolida-
tion nor a merger, but the pur-
chase by newly formed corpora
tlon of the property and.franchise
of thesstwo compaies...and that in
this respect it is within the law.
Tt is decided, however, that the
raising of rates.overs sthosespresent
existing is still illegal and such
action is prohibited.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-13
4 Number Of Hogs In Concord and Gahar-
rus Have Died from Ch0;ara

For week Or ten days past
there has been much sickness a.
mong the hogs of Concord and
Cabarrus county. Dr.. B. l.. Grit
fiin,the veterinary surgeon, who has
examined a number of cases, SAYS
they are genuine cases of hog
cholera.
Loss of appetite is one of the
first symptoms. Vomiting also
may occur. In some cases there
is an inclination to eat earth and
other indigestible substances.
Usually the hog goes off by itself
and lies down. The Inflammation
of the intestines causes the hog to
arch the back, carry the hind
parts stiffly, stagger, and cross
the hind feet when it moves about.
The diarrhoeal discharge is thin
and watery, and is usually dark
colored or black. Sometimes it is
mixed with blood.
Very little can be done for a
hog that has cholera, on account
of the difficulty in eating the
animal. Hogs which have the
disease should be separate. at
| once from the other swine, and
should be washed with tar dis
! lnfectant. Hogs that have died
If cholera should be buried at
once.
There seems to be no satisfactory
medicinal treatment for hog chol-
era. If it is to be treated, it
should be along the line of pre-
vention and sanitation.-Concord
Times.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-13
HARD TO GET RICH HONESTLY.
If $40, 900 Is Made Honestly it Does Not
Follow That 100000, 600 Can Be.

1t may be possible for a man to
become Millionaire in the United
States-to accumulate wealth
amounting to one thousand mill
lion dollars-by absolutely honest
means. We have never had a
Millionaire in this country, and
we hope there never will be one
certainly not q billionare whose
methods will be those which, in
the case of reputed semi-billion-
aire, have been denounced by the
courts. There will continue to be
rich men whose wealth has no
taint to oit-men whose fortunes are
synonymous with integrity. The
United States is still the land of
opportunities for the man of
brains, honesty aid enterprise.
He deserves all that wins by ad.
herring to the principles of integ-
rity aid applying skill and energy
to the conduct Of affairs. But to
say that the man who has made
$40 600 by absolutely honest
methods can as. easily secure
800, 100000 is to indulge in
wild flight of imagination, if it is
also suggested this vast expansion
of a small capitol is to be made
without injury to Others and with
proper regard for the law and for
public intesets. The most illus
trious exampler in modern times
of the ease with which a man of
modest means may become fabu-
lously rich-richer, indeed, than
the famous plutocrats of old,
when there were no laws and
practically no restrictions-has
failed to convince the courts or
the public tn It his monopoly has
5hrived through its consideration
for the general general welfare
aud its regard for the law.-Bal-
timore Sun.