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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

Referring to the above article
wherein,we have quoted Mr.. Hull
of the Wilton News with reference
to gang methods, it would seem
that what he describes as "booze,
Doodle and treachery'' prevailed to
a large extent over many of the
''slope'' counties where Mr. Little
expected to have. all the votes
''solid'.
Notwithstanding this condition,
Senator Hansbrough secured a
very large vote,-over 500, in Bur
leigh, the home Of Little, besides
carrying the slope counties of Nc
Lean, Hettinger, Kidder, Morton.
and Williams over all the other
candidates. The totals of McKen-
zie and Dunn counties have not
been received, but we believe that
the results here will also be in fav-
Of Hansbrough.
We mention the above as de-
monstrating the fact that the farm
ers of the slope who knew Senator
Hansbrough and the work he was
for them in the U. S. Sen
ate, were invariably for him and
voted for him as against unknown
candidates and particularly against
the railroad candidate. G. B. Lit
tie who protested to have the "sol-
id SLOPE in his favor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

1.-THE state primary fosters and
encourages both of the. conditions
named, and the people might we'll
busy themselves with plans for a
better system Of nominating their
officers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

paign cannot always be foretold in
advance. It is not always that
the best man for Il particular
position is chosen, but there can
never be any cause for regret when
a bad man or a man who is against
the interests Of the people is
turned down: and on the other
hand if good man should fail to
carry the election he looses nothing
of honor or virtue by such circum-
stance.
Senator Hansbrough has lost
out in this particular campaign,
but he has lost nothing Of true
manhood or honor, and he will
continue to be held in the high
est esteem by his many friends
throughout the state and nation,
and those who voted for him will
live in the perfect consciousness
that they voted for a good man
and did what was right, and right
is bound to prevail eventually.
The influence represented by these
votes is not lost but will be a dis
tant advantage to them and their
prosperity in subsequent years,
when graft and corruption in po-
Jitical affairs shall have been
eliminated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

The Washbnrn Jr. Baseball team
will play any seventeen year old
team in the state. II
". 81: Lantz, Mgr.
Alvin E. Boon, Of the leader push,
left last week, for his home At
Fergus Falls MINI. to 60 fishing
for . coupled Of weeks. 81
Floyd Satterlund arrived u
Washburnf for q weeks visit among
hissfriends.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

Any great movement for pro-
gress or reform in VIII atever direc-
ton is certain to be hampered by
old-fogyism, and held back and de-
tanned by those who are not cour-
geous enough to get out Of the old
rut but are seemingly content to
go thru life without looking for or
expecting better things.
Because of this attitude of many
people progress is often delayed,
if all would put their shoulder
to the wheel the triumphal car of
freedom and right would roll on
ward swiftly and surely. With
this, general truth in mind it is
certainly remarkable that the in
surgent or progressive republicans
of North Dakota made such a Won
derful showing in the present cam
paign and in so short a time. 1t
shows that a great awakening is
taking place and that a very large
proportion Of citizens cannot now
be Influenced by the old time
methods of booze and bribery.
At least half if not more Of the
most important or principal Offices
of the state were won by the pro-
gressives. We will mention as
some of them the following: Mar
shall and johnson, progressives,
for United States Senatorship.
For Justice Of the Supreme Court,
|spalding. For Attorney General,
Miller. For Superindent Of Pub
lie Instruction, Stockwell, and
for State Treasurer, Bickford. Be-
sides two out of three railroad
commissioners to be nominated,
with the possibility that ell three
will be from the progressive side.
We can only repeat that, con
|sidering the powerful influence Of
the old political organization and
the serious difficulty the average
individual experiences in climbing
out Of the rut which he has been
accustomed TO follow, the results
of the campaign are truly wcnder-
ful, and we believe that I'VE: ! safe
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN COUNTY
AND VILLAGEOF WAsHBURN
FRIDAy, JULY 3, 1908.

The solid slope which Mr..
Little and all his newspapers de-
clared was his own exclusively by
right Of discovery, prior residence
and purchase seems to have
vanished and slipped from under
his feet during the primaries, and
he is now looking for something
permanent to stand on. He now
admits that he is fourth man in
the senatorial race and would like
to be sixth or seventh, but un-
fortunately no place SO low was
provided for him and he must
remain content with the fourth or,
possibly fifth place.
A number Of people have been
busy figuring out what his votes
cost him, some placing the amount
at $40. each and others at SIS. to
500. Personally we have no idea
now much was spent, but Judging
from the estimate Of others the
total must have been considerable.
While senator Hansbrough was
unable to win out all over
the state because Of his serious
illness which incapacitated him
from getting about and seeing the
people, he conducteda clean and
honorable campaign in all respects
without any corporation fund or
corporation backing, and as the
returns now show received the
support of the slope counties as
against Little, the corporation
candidate. The late returns Civ
ing Hansbrough a majority in
nine counties Of 500 over Little.
The people Of Mclean county
are to be congratulated upon their
earnest and hearty support Of Sen.
Hansbrough and their stand for
right and worthiness in the face of
the presistant efforts of the Nc
Kenzie- Little machine to influence
them to the contrary.
The Wilton News, edited by
Mr.. E.. A. Hull. in the issue of
June 26th states the situation
very forcibly as follows; "The
writer who was a candidate for the
house, was beaten by a heavy vote
and perhaps he deserves it for
having the temerity to ask for
political preferment in the capital
county where booze, Doodle and
treachery are factors in each
pOllLlCal COnCeSJ
It is evident from the foregoing
that at sometime during the cam
paign Mr.. Hull ran up against the
Machine" and knows whereof he
speakes and the methods employed
by it, and the terms he uses in his
description are not such as to
awaken a feeling Of sympathy
among right minded people for
such degenerate political methods.
Senator Hansbrough has in
variably been above these. low and
degraded political schemes and
not resorted to the Infamous tricks
of the machine to bolster up his
campaign, neither has he received
aid from the railroads and Har-
vester trust to further his
candidacy.
Standing alone with no orga-
nization to back him, without
money, and from the very first in
the poorest health, he has done re-
markable well, and has distanced
the one corporation man, g. B,
Little, regardless of all the
money and other Influences TO
prop Mr.. Little up.
The outcome Of political cam
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

The women, who were running
for county superintendent, in
Burleigh, Cass and Oliver counties
all lost out at the primaries by a
few votes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03
vanceS.

sIiii lnoAO % 1il1lC dN-
vances.
How the law, similer to ours, in
North Dakota, works in Florida, is
illustrated by the following ex-
preston from the South Florida
(Miarva) Record:
"The people Of Florida must
feel relieved this morning to know
that the state primary is at an end.
Results are not known, but
that the long tiresome struggle has
been finished at last must be
welcome knowledge to the voter
who will have surcease from the
harrasment Of the vote getter.
1T is painful to have to confess
that the primary Of 1908 has been
marked with more strife. mud
Singing and acrimony than any
election since the days Of recon
struction.
Charges utterly without founda-
ton we're made against good men
the most intense prejudice was ar
reused and even religion was ap=
pealed to defeat opposing
candidates.
"There has been a ripping up Of
reputation and hot charges I'M
excausable even in a hot campaign.
1.-The people Of Florida are not
and cannot be satisfied with the
mode Of selecting their officers.
Most of the warfare in the pri-
mary that closed yesterday, was
totally unnecessary and brought no
good to candidate nor people.
I'm fact a campaign carried on
as this one has. been most in
evitable result in a general
lowering Of the myral tone Of the
state.
when good men are baselessly
attacked the social fabric is injured
by lust that. much of falseness and
baseness, and the spectacle is not
one that can be witnessed by the
generation without injury to
the faith and morals of future citi-
zens.
Compliant has frequently been
made that the state primary
was excessively expensive for the
candidates and practically barred
a poor man from ever becoming a
for a state Office.
The last primary has absolutely
proven the truth of the assertion,
and there is not the slightest rea-
son to believe that further
campaign will be any less expen-
sive On the contrary there is
every reason to believe that each
succeeding campaign will be more
expensive than those that have
gone bfore.
"The primary just closed, has
One more count. to the in
dictment against it.
cit furnishes too much of an
opportunity to spread oyer the
state untruths,as to the character,
ability, and standing of the op-
candidates, working an
irrepara|ole injury to him, his
and state.
.'It is all very well to say that
people regard the canard at their
true value, but nevertheless there
is a sting and wound inflicted from
which there is no recovery.
"The state primary fosters and
encourages both of the. conditions
and the people might we'll
themselves with plans for a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

in predicting that this progressive
sentiment will sweep the state from
one end to the other and become
still more powerful as time adj
vances.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03
n National
81 Washburn, : -. LAX.
Responsibility s5oo,ooo.oo

This Bank is Equipped to Trans
act q General Banking Business IN
all its Branches and Will, mere mere
fore. Welcome Accounts OF Farm
ers. Bankers, Firms, individuals
to Whom it Assures Courteous
Treatment and Every Facility
Consistent With Pru dent and
Conservative Banking Methods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-03

There we're 256 votes cast in
Mclean county on the Democratic
ticket. The democrats are real
cheerful and expect to see several
Of their candidates elected in the
fall. !.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
MICKY VBRIEN
is A BAD ACTOR

Chas. Jones made a trip to
Fort Benton last Thursday even.
ing and returned to this city
Friday at midnight, with a young
lad about Is years of age, who
gives his name as Mike O'Brien,
and says his home is 315 End
Ave., N. E., Minneapolis, Mimi.
and is charged with burglarizing
the E. 3. Chambers hardware
store, where it is alleged he
stole a six-shooter, and about
500 rounds of ammunition,
flash light lantern. two cartridge
belts, a scabbard, and several
other little trinkets. The bur.
glary occurred a week ago Sun
day night. The young lad was
at Fort Benton, where
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
CULBERTSON is STILL
ACOUNTRY VILLAGE

Glasgow, Wednesday, July 2
An injunction was filed in the dis.
trict court Tuesday against de-
claring the incorporation cleo
tion valid that was held at Cul
bertson last week. Frank Ste.
phens filed the complaint in this
city last Friday and the restrain
ing order was received from
Judge Tattan as above stated.
The complaint sets forth the
fact that the signatures on the
petitions tor incorporation were
made up largely of nou.residents
and minors, and that there are
not enough qualified electors re-
siding within the proposed town
limits 10 secure an order for an
election for incorporation.
Wednesday was the date set
for canvassing the vote, but the
election will now probably be
declared invalid by the board of
commissioners, and Culbertson
will have to remain a country
village for a while longer.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
MALTA

he. played the part of a bad mar
on a west bound passenger
train. He is a bad actor and
when he was placed in jail in
Benton he made things quite IN.
teresting for the jailers and it
was necessary to strap him in
the cell in order to keep him
from breaking everything he
could get his hands on. When
Constable Jones placed him in
the city Jail at Havre while wait
ing for the train, he again made
things interesting for the off
GERS. The grip, containing the
shells and gun was placed in an
adjoining cell. and III some man.
ner the kid got hold of the grip
and began bombarding every.
thing in sight. AS soon as he
struck the platform in this city
he made a strong effort to va.
moose from the constable, but
after a few shots in the air he
dropped to the ground crying.
He repeated the same perform
ance in the local Jail by breaking
up everything he could get hold
of. A hearing was given him
Saturday, before Judge Brock.
way. who bound him over to the
district court. He admitted the
theft of articles in his possess
ion from the Chambers hard
ware store. It is believed by
many that the boy is insane,
while others are of the firm opin.
on that he is a bad actor and is
is bright as most boys of TWEEN.
y. He admitted to the officers
1t Glasgow that he skipped from
he Red Wing Reform School in
Minnesota. where he was con.
ined for petty larceny.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29

veys and field notes, and will
the excellent assistance of H. H
Nelson, the Managing DirectoI
OF the Water Users Association
got matters into shape so that
bids were advertised for on the
t1rst seven miles of the bod SON.
Glasgow South Side Canal. On
the 18th inst. the bids were
opened and to the great salts
faction of all it was found that
every foot of the seven miles
was bid for, and many were dis
appointed when it was found
there was more than one bid on
the same job, but owing to a
previous agreement between
the bidders it was agreed to
give the work to the rancher
living nearest the work. It is
not necessary for the Enter
pri S e to review the past histo-
ry OF the Milk River project, for
every resident of the valley is
we'll posted on the many dis
couragements that confronted
them. but now all this is forgiv.
en-. for they are sure, or at least
a number of them, that they
will have the water to grow
their next years crop.
A great jollitication meeting is
being planned by the members
of the Water Users Association
in this city in commemoration
of starting the canal. Already,
letters have been sent out to all
the towns in northcrn Montana,
when it would be conven.
lent for the citizens to gather in !
this city and celebrate the oc-
casion of the beginning of work
on this mammonth project.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
HOUSE WARMING
WAS BIG SUCCESS
HANDING THE DEALER

The public opening of the nev
parsonage was an event tina
will be long remembered BY
those who attended.
Rev. U. w. Van Orsdel Su
lperintendent of the Great Falls
district of the Methodist Church
better known as Brother Van
was present and made one of his
characteristic happy speeches,
touching many points and items
of interest to those interested ir
the progress of the church thru
out the union and especially to
those interested in our commu.
nifty and state. He was greatly
pleased with the new parsonage,
and spoke of its great value to
tho place; and commended all
for their love and sacrifice in
making this splendid home pos.
sible.
All enjoyed themselves. sing
ing the good old hymns, etc.,
and went home feeling that vic.
tory had been won for Malta in
that she now has the finest par
sonage in all northern Montana,
and that the church is on a
splendid footing materially,
ready to take care of the spirit.
ual work of the community.
The pastor made the follow
ing report of the financial condi.
tion of the building fund.
Amount of cash paid out out................S S.66.4s
Outstanding bills. s................. AL, ,s6
Money yet to be collected on subscription a6r so
Amount yet to provide for 1876
Material and labor donated 1856 90
Net cost of building. ng..o oo,. II
Ao'al Cost tIo60 u
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
WORK ON DODSON-MALTA-
GLASGOW CANAL STARTED
DIRT IS AT LAST FLYING ON THE LONG PROMISED MILK
RIVER cANAL-woRK WILL Be SPEEDILY EXECUTED
WILL CELEBRATE OCCASION ON AUGUST ID

At last work on the big cana
has started. Without the usua
demonstration, which usual,
marks such important events
the contractors who were award
go bids on the ditch, went quiet
ly to work last Monday morn
ing, and by night time there wa.
enough evidence that the con
tractors were determined tt
push the work with all haste
and speed. The first worl
started was in the neighborhood
OF the point of rocks, however,
since Monday, camps have been
established all along the first
seven miles of the canal and the
contractors and their men are
working like beavers, despite
the warm weather, but the men,
like their employers, are anxious
and determined to see the big
ditch completed, as it will mean
prosperity for all in every sta.
tion of life.
Perhaps there is no irrigation
project IN the United States that
has had the ill luck that the Milk
River project has had, but thru
perseverance and hard work by
representative citizens of north.
ern Montana, they have sue.
ceeded in getting work started.
Never before in the history of
the valley have the people felt
more enthusiastic and encour.
agad over the future prospects
of this great agricultural empire
which for the past six years was
hampered and held back by un-
foreseen obstacles, which had to
be removed before work could
be started, this has all been
done now, and all that remains
TO be done is the shouting, and
that is already being done.
Great credit is due to Messrs.
Nelson. Newman and Phillips. |
for the excellent work they did |
n Washington, when last March
hey were sent there by the peo,
ole of the Lower Milk River val.
ey, to properly lay the matter
If early construction on the Milk
River project, regardless of the
ooint or place, and after several
lays of hard work, they sue
:eeded in convincing the Wash.
ngton officials that even with
lood irrigation the Milk River
1alley would become verita-
lie garden of Eden. They i'm
seuiately sent Project Engineer
'abb, with competent corps of
ssistants, to this city who in a
ew months succeeded in max.
og all necessary profiles, sur
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29

Deputy Sheriff L. Minugh of
Harlem, was in the city the first
of the week on legal business.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
LOCAL SOCIETIES

a NTAL7A LODGE NO. 81, AF& AM.
~ Meets md and Fourth Saturday evening
of each month. CIV Clay, w NJ; Lehman,
S W; A Davidson w; ~ Atwood, Sec'y; IL M
Trafton, Treas
Visiting Brethren cordially invited.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29

Ivy Lodge No. "a, meets every
LIST and Sd Thursday night in Bank
Hall, Malta. Edw. White, {. M; G..
W. Clay, M. F.. and X. of r. & S. All
members of tho order cordially invited
to meetings.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29

Lyman Barnes, the popular
county treasurer, was in the
city last Sunday attending to
business matters.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-07-29
DIR. GEO. w. CLAY
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
OFFICE q RESIDENCE MAIN STREET
MALTA, MONTANA

Call on tho Dentist. DR. Dick.
son, Tuesdays of each week, and
have your teeth extracted by the
use of Soomnoforme,, absolutely
without pain Office Great Nor.
thern hotel. tt
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-20
ROOSEVELT Fly0RS FREEaln
'' FOR! THE PHILIPPINE m Hl|Nps
TELLS ISLAND ASSEMBLY LEADER NATIVES
INDEPENDENTS
MEETISG-THE BROWN FoR THE >3UbGE FOR
PRESIDENT. ,>"ti:

Oyster Bay, L~l.. Aug. 1S.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt told Senior Manuel
Quezan, leader Of the National party
in the Philippine assembly. that he is
the Fihpinos within the next twenty
years. BY that time, Mr.. Roosevelt
thought the Fflipinos would have fad-
Vanced far enough to be able to work
out their own destiny. ~"
Senior Quezan came to this coun-
try three months ago to ask the pres
ident to do something to stop the
American invasion Of the conquered
islands, and he returns with the as
surance that his countrymen Will DO
protected us much as possible from
the inroads of American business
and political activity.
Phone to Taft. '-,-
1t developed from Senior Quezan's
visit to Oyster Bay that the president
has direct wire running to Secre-
tary Taft's headquarters at Hot
Springs. The president had the "spe-
'ial wire installed a few days ago,
and there is scarcely political move
81 any Importance made by the re-
publican presidential nominee that
the president does not first know all
about it. Senior Quezan's Interview
with the president was arranged ov-
or this private wire by Mr.. Taft, and
IT IS OF political significance as fore
casting the attitude Of the Taft ad-
ministration toward the Philippines.
II was in Hot Springs on Satur-
day, where I saw Mt. Taft. whom
had met several times in the Philip
pines" said Senior Quezan. Il told
Mr. Taft that l would like to speak
with the" president regarding what
concessions in the way of business
and politics the Filipinos might ex-
Dect, so that l would be able to give
the members of the assembly there a
message from the president at first
hand.
AVOws Concessions.
The president assured me that he
was In favor OF giving all possible
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-20
yLansdon's .Elah4Ind Eoaa.

{Langdon's Lighting Lose.
A well Informed citizen OF Lahgdon,
n. D., writes: 49,, . ...... =
"rhe city bought the electric light
plant in 1902 for $500 and added
about $4,000 in improvements. -Four
and half years later the plant waS
sold for $1,000, Involving d capital loss
~ $500. In addition to tits there was
an operating loss of $1,000 year. max.
Ing a total loss FOR four ana d haif
years OF $1T,5OO. -. ' = = ". =.
TT Is not known just what thescon.
aittons weFes bat the above statement
b the closest T can get, as the -slc.
counts OF the lighting business were
mixed with HE rest 6f the city ac.
counts, and the recorder never made 81
statement showing the coaaastien OF The
plant. 49,. -. .:..., :
j. while the plant cost the city over
$1,000, it cost it very much more I'm
factional fights, as when the plant was
sold there was, nothing too mean for
one side to say and do against the
other, and whatever any one wanted,
whether 1t were right or wrong, he had
to fight somebody II it. was OF q public
nature, as there was no harmony"