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Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior J
Land Office at Denver Colo. :
Nov, II, 1907

Notice is HEREBY given that Stephen
c. Huffman, one of heirs OF Daniel P.
Huffman, deceased, of Pearl, Larimer
County Colo, has filed notice of his in
tention to make final Five Year Proof
in support of his claim. viz: Homestead
entry No. 19967 made Dec. 10, 1900 for
the Nj 2 Nw14. sEl-4 Nw1.4. Nwl A
NEl of Section 81, Township 10 N. r
81 W 9th P. NJ. and that said proof will
be made before WIN. o. Hosman, an U.
S. Commissioner at his office in Walden
on the 2Sth day of December 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of, the land, viz:
Geo. O. Elms. Maud Elms, John Perry,
and Chas. Matzinger, all of Pearl, Colo.
G, D. Ford, Register
utPub Nov. IA. Last Pub Dec10)
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Notice for Publication.
Cosert Land Proof.


United States Land Oiilte, !
Denver Colorado, Nov, 90 1907. (
Notice is hereby given that Henry
Herget of Zirkle p o. Larimer Co Colo.
has filed l.o;;cc of Intention to make
proof on hs--desert Land claim No. 465
for the swt. W. Nwt NEt Nw4 Sec 26
aud the NEt NE! See 81. TIP 10 N, r 81
W, before VIM. O. Mosman. an U. S Com
missioner at his office in Walden Colo,
on aIonday. the 18th day of january,
1908.
He names TIE following WITNESSES to
prove the complete irrigation and reca
nation of said land: Charles Brown,
Thomas Hargraves, John Milligan,
and John Murray all OF Zirkel, Iarimer
Co., Colo.
G. ID. Ford, Register,
list Pub Nov 2s,o7: last Pub. Jan. ., Os. J
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of Application to Lease
State Lands.

Office Of State Beard Land Commits.
sioners, Denver Colo. Nov. 90, 1907. {
Notice is hereby given that Joseph A.
Murphy whose post Office address is Sp;cer
Colo. has made application No. 1853 TO
lease the following described School
Lands, situate in Larimer County Colo
RADIO. to wit: All Of Sec IS. Twp, N,
Rslw.
No other application to lease the above
described land will be considered after
Dec. 25. 1907.
John F. Vivian. Register
(s1t Pub, Nov, os; asst p Dec, 10. }
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Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Denver. Colo,
October II, 1907.

N, ice is hereby given that David E.
Usher Of Lopgmont Colorado. has filed
notice of his intention to make final
Five Year proof in support of his claim
viz: Homestead entry number 2O121
made May IS, 1901, for the Ei NE & Ell
SEA of Section 20 TIP. 10 N. Range rs w
9th P. NJ, and that said proof will be
made before G. r. Cushing. Clerk Coun-
ty Court at his office at Fort Collins,
Colo. on December Z, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of. the land. viz: Alexander
NJ. Stuart and Clarenence L. Talmage,
both of Gleneyre, Joe III. Smith of Fort
Collins and George Campton of Liver
more Colorado.
C. D. Ford, Register.
list Pub Oct "a: last Pub. Nov 2Sth)
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Notice for Publication.
Desert Land PROOF.
United States Land Office.

" hittu olstttS Iatuu OlllCe, |
Denver, Colo, Oct, II. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that Marie l..
Patton, former wife of Edwin Patten.
deceased, of Hebron, Lnrimer County,
Colorado, has filed notice of intention to
make proof on her desert land claim No.
57l, for the swl 4 swl 4 Sec. 81, 81 9 sci
4. Sci swl.4. Sec. 20. TIP Z. r. 81 W.,
9Th P. NJ. before VIM. o. Mosman, an U.
S. Commissioner, at his office in Walden
Colo, on Saturday. the 18th day of Dec
enlber, 1907
She names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and recla-
nation of said land: Robert Bradlield, of
Walden; Harvey Turner. James Patten
and Harry Patten all of Hebron, Colo.
c. ID. Ford, Register.
(lst Pub Oct. oath; last Pub Nov 2Sth. J
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Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior,
Land Office at Denver, Colo, :
Nov 90 1907
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Riches Of simplicity.

Poverty Il relative. Thousands who
eAli themselves poor would be rich
= their incomes II they would aban-
"A ! ssnssless and vulgar compsti-
~ WITH thslr netshbors and live
moro simply.-London Truth.
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(lst Pub Oct "a: last Pub. Nov ssth)
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Notice for Publication.
Desert Land Proof
United States Land Office !
Denver, Colo. Dec 3 1907 {

\
Denver, Colo. Dec 3 1907
Notice is hereby given that Ida Mcfar-
lane of Hebron, Larimer Co., Colorado
has filed notice of Lis intention to AXE
proof on his desert land claim No. $50
for the E 2 mel a, SW1 NEl-4, MI
Sci 4, Ell SWl-4, SE1-4 NW1-4 of Sec.
81, TIP N, X 80 w, before the Register
or Receiver at Denver, Colorado on Tues
day, the 2S day of January, 1908
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrig ltion and recla-
nation of said land:
Hubert G. Chedsey Andrew Peterson
David Mcfarlane, and James Mcfarlane
jr /, all of Hebron Colo
G. d. Ford, Register.
(1st Pub. Dec. 12' 7;last Pub Jana3O }
A. woman too often reasons from
her heart, hence, two-thirds of her
mistakes and her troubles-Bulwer
Lytton.
What she will she will, you may
depend ont; and what she won't she
won't, SO there's an end ont.-Old
Song.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-05-02
ORGANIZING WORK in IDAHO

for some later on. There are some
well. grounded earnest comrades here,
who would like TO see the socialist
movement established.
Bliss was the next point. Through
a mix-up with the railroad ] was not
able to meet my appointment there,
but got in at twelv- O'Clock at night.
Ny telegram had been reported around
the village, however, so there was no
audience to be disappointed. Comrade
b. r. Shimp Is the guardian angel Of
the socialist movement around this
part Of the country. The next after
noon we drove TO Hageman, IL miles
away. Here we held most success
full street meeting Saturday evening,
and hall meeting Sunday night. But
little work has been done In these out
Of the way places, and they furnish a
fertile field. We drove back to Bliss
after the meeting, and spoke in the
school house Monday evening.
This ended the itinerary prepared.
Owing TO speaking out in the cold /
had been tussling to keep my voice in
shape for over a week, so pulled back
TO Boise to get rested up before the
arduous work Of the trial begins.
Several hundred subscriptions for
the News were taken, and 200 copies
OF the Machine Politics" sold.
IDA CROUCH. HAZLETT.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1907-05-02

After finishing the work on the Min
idoka branch, began heading north to-
wards the mountains on the HALEY
branch. Bellevue vas the first town.
This is a small place but 1t polled
sixty.two socialist votes last election.
A socialist conductor on the branch
had slid me through so that i came in
n day ahead. SO i concluded to hold
a street meeting the FIRST evening. The
comrades were fixing up an old store
building to hold meetings in as a re-
cent fire had burned down the hall,
and the second nights meeting was
held there. The place was full. II
seems TO be no trouble to get an au'
dience for socialism any more IL there
is any one to look after things.
Since no arrangements had been
made at HALEY, the county seat, but
few miles away, / went up there to
see what arrangements could make
Was received into the hospitable home
of Mrs. Shirley, the secretary of the
defunct local. The weather, with the
mountains SHOWS all around us, was
TO cold for street meetings, so meet
ing for the second evening was ar
ranged in the court house. IL was no,
a success though, What HALEY needs
IA a course Of vigorous street meetings
and an effort will be made to arrauge
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MINIATURE GENERAL STRIKE

A Miniature Political General Strike
The American working man is used
to consider the eastern and southern
European workers as people of inferior
quality. But even those people can
give TO the union men Of this country
q good lesson in some respects, as is
shown by the following incident that
happened in Hungary:
Frank varga, general secretary Of
the Farmer-workers Union, was sent
TO the town Of Erendred to make an
investigation on complaint made BY
the local union there. With FIVE mem.
bers Of that union he went to the city
hall to the judge, With whom he ar.
ranged to hold the next day a meet.
ing there with the landowners for
the purpose of settling the differences.
But on returning TO the meeting hall
of the Farmers Union, he was ar
rested by two policemen, charged with
agitation and calling secret meeting.
lie was taken TO Macy. Karoly and
brought before the judge there, who
received him with insults and exam
incd him for three hours. In vain
Yarga tried TO convince the judge
that he went to Erondred for the pur.
pose Of bringing the differences bet.
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wecn the workers and the landowners
TO an amicable settlement He was
sentenced to four DAYS imprisonment
and deportation. Comrade Varga pro-.
tested and refused to sign the min
utes. Meanwhile the working men Of
Macy Karoly got knowledge of the
act Of arbitrariness and before noon
they sent several committees 10 the
Judge 10 demand that Comrade Varga
be given freedom, but were refused.
Al noon "A general strike was decided
on and At three o'clock n big parade
Of the strikers demonstrated in the
streets. The business men ran in ex,
citement 10 the mayor and police cap
tain and begged them to release Var
ga. At five o'clock he was given his
liberty and the political general strike
in Macy Karoly was successfully
ended. Narga gave speech to the
crowd outside the Jail and returned
with the evening train to the head
quarters at Szatmar.
How does this compare with the
mkewnrm actions Of the American
union men in the Moycr- Haywood
cascH American working mcu, are You
not ashamed TO be- beaten by the Sin.
fcrior' Hungarian wufkcrsi
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now do homage to the man that claims
TO speak for ''true" American labor
The conductors are loudly proclaimed
as going to him and fawningly assur-
ing him Of their endorsement of his
pronouncement against the great body
of western labor. The conductors have
been accredited always as the most
notorious toadies. The brass buttons
and gilt bands have been sufficient
to make them traitors to their class,
and they have been the perpetual par.
alters Of the resistance Of the rail.
road men. The flunkies and toadies
of the capitalists well flock together
when Theodore aud the conductors
meet
The president even befriends as in
dieted robber, Borah, chief prosecutor,
lard and timber defrauder, senator,
in order that he may be free to rail
road labor to the gallows with a pre-.
tense Of justice
But the whole American working
class are not sheep. The machinery
of class rule has been too efficiently
dissected
A fair contest can only take place
between equals not between those with
all the advantages Of warfare on one
side.
IDA CROUCH HAZLETT.
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Roosevelt
Challenged
Butte Socialists Send Militant Letter
to President to Meet DebS on
Undesirable" Question

| Haywood, who never have been con-
victed of any criminal action, are
classed by you as undesirable cit
izensi We well know the reason
Swift, Armour and Upton are mem
bers of the class you represent and
you could not afford TO denounce them.
You must select some representative
of the class you and your class are
trying to place in worse slavery than
has ever existed since time began.
You say Debs is an undesirable"
citizen, yet, a little more than TWO
years ago nearly half a million men,
who had not been disfranehised by
means of the blacklist and blue. card,
said that he was more desirable to
occupy the, president chair than you
yourself.
You say Meyer and Haywood are
undesirable" citizens, yet more than
five million working people have said
that they are desirable and that they
shall not be murdered. Again in order
to bring the attention of the last con-
gress to the matter, the working peo-
pie were notified to speak again and
within one week two million persons
responded demanding that they he Civ
en- Justice.
We bear in mind this fact that
Jesus Christ was very undesirable"
citizen in the eyes of the ruling class
of his day so much that he was legally
murdered, John Brown, Garrison, Phil
ips and Lovejoy opposed the slave
holding power anil they were very
'undesirable" citizens Debs, Meyer
and Haywood resist wage slavery and
they are very undesirable" citizens
In fact any one who resists oppression
by the ruling class is very "undesir-
able"
We, the members of the Local In.
ternational Socialist Party, of Butte,
Montana, wish to notify the capitalist
''''77 Ai'h Ah'St ih'h ousiIi uul ut
dered We wish this as well as the
entire class struggle settled peaceably
If possible. but, if not. other means
will be accepted to secure justice.
The days Of the dueling and mortal
combat have passed and in its place
discussions and debates arise. There
fore, we demand that you meet Debs
in public debate as TO whether the
principles they advocate are desirable
OF not from the workers standpoint.
II you will meet Debs in Butte and
on the vote of the audience you have
won the debate, the Local Interna-
tional Socialist Party of Butte, Mon.
tana, will present to you one-thousanj
(sl ,0OO.O0) dollars. We expect you
either 10 10 this or retract your state
ment, if not, we brand your action,
as cowardly.
NJ. q. 'MALLEY,-
JOSEPH MANGUs,
A. NJ. JENNINGS.
Committee.
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Hypocracy
Idaho Statesman Trying to Create
Prejudice ROoseyelt'S Insult
Used to Influence Jurors

that Bryan will declare himself dis
qualified to sit in the Western Fede-
ration case. Whereupon Judge Bryan
obediently abdicates his seat, on the
ground that he is disqualified because
of having served at one time as Or
chard s attorney, and appoints Judge
Wood of Boise in his stead.
Every one who knows anything
about modern Jurisprudence knows
that the final issue lies with the jury.
The working class undoubtedly has for
its defense the ablest force of attor-
neys that could be gathered in the
United States, from the standpoint of
proletarian interest. Clarence Darrow
is an avowed socialist. This fact is
not so valuable from the point of sym
pathy as from the power it gives him
in understanding and analyzing the
situation. He knows where the dan
ger lies. He knows the size of the in
sidious foes we have to combat. The
rest of the men have no conception
of what is involved in the fun lament
al class struggle. Still they bring to
the contest keenly trained minds, men
tai powers far superior to anything
the prosecution has, nnd a determine
tion to fight the battles of the working
class as far as they understand them.
Moreover. Mr.. Richardson IS grasp of
law far exceeds anything that is even
remotely brought against him. There
is no doubt that this able defense will
watch every minutest point in the
choosing of the jury. But the Judge
has the final voice regarding the re-
tention or rejection Of individual jury
men. Were he so disposed he could
see that every jury man was one that
could be depended upon to render a
conviction sentence.
The experience the prosecution has
had with the thorough exposing work
of the Federation in Canyon county on
the venue proposition has made them as
alert as eat to any similar work in
Ada county. As an evidence of this
the Statesman comes out recently with
particular vicious editorial about the
emissaries of the Fe ieration going
about vitiating the minds of the resi-
dents of Ada county so as TO make a
"fair trial" impossible. Like a hid.
eous serpent the Statesman trails its
loathsome slime over every effort that
is made to see that the acused men are
not jobbed and murdered helplessly
through the tricks of the minions Of
Standard Oil.
An arrest has just been made Of W
N. Yost, one of the men employed on
the Federation, charging him with the
attempt to influence one of the men
on the venire. A criminal charge has
been brought against him, he has been
placed under $500 bonds, and will be
tried before Judge Wood the day be.
fore the great trial opens
=. The city papers never lose day
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The "Fair Trail shibolleth that all
the forces of plutocratic institutions
are constantly reeiterating, by its nau'
seating recurrence in the mouths. OF
those who are employing every means
on earth to hang the officials OF the
Western Federation of Miners has come
to have an uncanny, creepy sound. 1t
lie monotoonusly and insistently re-
peated until it's repetition arouses
only suspicion that its false ring con-
seals the most minute and diabolical
preparations to carry ont the pronun'
ciamento of Gooding, that our men
would never leave Idaho alive. IL is
like flag Of truce treacherously ear
ried into tire heart of the enemy that
they may be surrounded and slaughter
or unaware.
And now that Roosevelt, represent
ing the national government, has
thrown the whole weight of his per
sonal and official influence against the
prisoners, branding them as pariahs
in the eyes Of the whole nation, throw
ing the spell of his hatred and con
tempt over every man that can be
called as a juror, thus adding the force
of the federal government to the pen
declaration of the Idaho state govern
ment, the "fair trial" twaddle has
about as much meaning as, in the
feudal ages, the announcement of a
contest at arms had, between a knight
and a serf.
The miserable serf might demand a
ehancet at redress agains the un
speakable outrages that were heaped
upon him. But he was obliged TO fight
the knight mounted, eneased in stee
armor, and armed with battle axe
sword and lance, in whose practice he
was highly skilled. The wretched min
ion, no matter how monumental his
wrongs might be, was obliged 10 fight
on foot, scantily clad in his coarse
garments, and unarmed safe with a
club.
The present ease is only the old class
struggle in a new form. The working
man has only one weapon, his ballot
and he hasn I learned TO use that. He
tunrs all its power into the hands OF
the men who have everything to gain
by striking him down.
To show the probabilities of "fair
trial" il should be remembered what
the power of a judge is in ease. As
has been stated before Gooding made
the assertion last winter that "the
trial would be held in Boise under a
Judge that he himself would select. v
The too.trusting working men, in
eluding also some credulous socialists
had elected the democratic Judge Bry'
an TO the bench in place of Republican
Smith under the babyish notion that
they might expect more favorable
dealing from him. Gooding's organ
comes out with an editorial, and hopes
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from publishing some outrageous dia-
tribe on the prisoners.
Roosevelt's deliberate, malicious, and
open attack upon the union leaders in
Jail awaiting trial for their lives YVES
allthat was needed to outline the econ
omic struggle of the classes as the un-
derlying principle in government more
clearly than ever socialist exponent
gave utterance to.
The American working class who
have brains enough to know anything
at all can now clearly see that all the
forces of government, mammon, pres
tige, the hand of "respectability and
"good citizenship" that the ruling
class loves, are openly and avowedly
arraigned against labor whenever IL
stubornly and determinedly stands for
what IT considers its rights. 1t is well
that American history has been given
definite date from which to mark
the outspoken declaration of the gov
ernment against the working class
The administration uf Theodore Roose-
welt, the representative par excellence
of snobocracy, braggadacio and brutal
bluster is fitting point of departure
from which the struggles of revolution
begin.
Only the toadies and syeophants will
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Butte, Mont, April 2l, 1907
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt,
Washington, ID. c.

Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt,
Washington, d. c.
Sir-We see by the press dispatches
that you have again come to the as
sistance Of the class you represent.
We refer to the interview in which
you state that Debs, Meyer and Hay.
wood are undesirable citizens. We
can readily understand that they are
undesirable" to the Mine Owners of
Colorado and Idaho and as the interes
of all capitalists are identical and their
interests are directly opposed to
those who are workers In the great
struggle which is now going on be-
tween those who use the tools of pro-
duction, yet do not own them, and
those who own these tools and do not
use them.
Debs, Meyer and Haywood represent
the interests of the workers. Know.
ing this to be true, it is very easily
understood that those who resist the
oppression of the class you represent
are undesirable to you as well as
your class.
Hartman says, "He has bought
legislatures, could buy congress and
even the highest court in the land. "
We no not doubt that he could buy
the chief executive should he OF his
class need to change their minds on
any subject, but we no not believe
your thoughts are bought and sold as
hogs or sheep from the fact that you
realize the class struggle.
Are you not so wrapped up in the
capitalists side that YOU hasten to offer
your assistance to carry out this ne.
farious and damnable conspiracy :
Whether il be To- denounce the workers
in your Muck Rak" speech, or that you
have lent every assistance possibl" To
the reelection Of these kidnappers m
Colorado and Idaho. who would legally
murder these, our comrades, or on the
eve of the trial to attempt to check
the aroused laboring people of Amer.
lea. You come out and say, "these
our brothers" are undesirable ci.
tizens, which virtually says. chang
them on general principles.
You bitterly denounce Hartman for
mentio, knowing that he had donated
$4,000 TO a campaign fund. Yet, you
cannot deny the fact that the Insur.
ance companies donated sl5O,OOO to
your campaign. We wonder how much
the Mine Owners of Colorado and
Idaho contributed or did they contrib.
uted after the eleetionS
II you wished to class Hartman
with criminals, why did you not com
pare him with Swift, Armour or Lip.
ton, whom your official investigators
report that they have killed thousands.
yes, tens of thousands, for every one
Orchard or Adams were ever accused
of killing' While Debs who was never
accused Of any crime, and Meyer and