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a.HEARsT,s CHARGES.

Hearst charges that Haskell, who
was chairman of the Democratic COM
mittee on platform, is the political
paymaster of the Standard Oil COM
pany. He does not insinuate it-he
makes the direct charge. He says,
and insists that he is correct, that the
Democratic platform was made to
meet the requirements of the oil kings.
He claims that Bryan is a party to
the agreement, and to prove 1t, cites
the fact that he has turned coat com
pletely, burying the issues of his for
mer campaign, and swallowing whole
the pill he formerly declared to be
bad medicine. He concludes by
branding him a traitor.
These are charges that Mr.. Bryan
cannot overlook. He must come out
and prove that Hearst Is a lar or
admit the truth of the charges by
silence.
Whether there is any truth in the
charges or not, the fact remains that
in his former campaign Bryan fought
the very interests which SO many
party leaders now insist will stand by
him. Even Wall street is divided
for the m%anipulators of that famous
spot know that if elected Taft will!
force them to conduct their business
honestly-and Bryan is not and does
not pretend to be pledged to a contin
uation Of the Roosevelt policies. Az
9 matter Of fact he insists that his
policy will be one Numerically op
posed to the presidents.
Hearst is In the open. mounted and
ready for action.
It Is Bryan's next move.
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WISDOM OF THE e

Sweden has made an effort to In
duce a number Of prosperous Swedish
Americans to return to their native
land-but without success. The adopt
ed sons of the Land of the Free are
contented to remain in the country
where they have not only the same adj
vantages. but greater opportunities,
than is possible on the other side. It
is only the title hunting American.
who goes up and down the continent,
flying a signal Of distress, who seems
anxious to break into European socie-
ty. The people who come from that
country. and locate here, know which
side their bread Is sbuttered on. Hav-
ing had experience on both sides Of
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LABOR AND DEMOCRACY.

There is ~dissension In the ranks Of
Yellowstone county Democracy, great
er than there has been for sometime
the prominent Democratic labor lead
ers are chagrined at the treatment
they received at the recent county
convention and as a result the alter
mates of those, who were elected dele
gates to the state convention, were
permitted to attend the Anaconda
convention. The union delegates re-
fused to attend. Now they are nurs-
ing their wrath and it is openly de
clared by some of them that they will
not support the ticket named at Ana
conda. 4
Some of the men, who were named
for Offices at Anaconda, nave long
been considered opponents Of organ
lied labor by the union men Of the
state. When an effort was made to
instruct the delegates from this coun'
ty to vote for these men, T. s. Hogan.
at one time a prominent labor leader
in Butte, and Hugh Mcdonald, mem
Der of the executive council Of the
Montana state federation of labor, de
clared that they would not serve as
delegates to the state convention, tc
which honor they had been elected, II
the men were endorsed. But in spite
of that the endorsement went and. al
Anaconda the labor leaders 'o1
Billings, who had been elected del
iegates, were not there and the votes
of Yellowstone county we're cast fol
some men, whom the labor unions arr
fighting.
In labor union circles it is asserted
that the Democracy will be called t.
account for the slap in the face they
gave the union men Of Yellowstone
county.
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
GFirst publication Sept. IS, 1909.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior. Y. s.
Land Office at Billings, Montana, Aug.
%, 19OS.-Nntice is hereby given that
Patrick LOTUS, of Billings, Montana,
who, on June Is, 1907, mad NONE onns
stead entry No. 395, Serial No. 0204,
for lot a, sh NWA, section 4, town
ship 15north, range % ~, AZ. =. Nerd
ian, has filed notice Of Intention -
make final communication proof, 70 es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Register 2 Receiver
II s Land once, at Billings, Mon
tana, on the Goth day Of October,
1908. we
Claimant names as witnesses: JohA
Gibbons, Of Huntley, Montana; Georgs
Roberts, OF Billings, Montana; VIII
liam Mcintyre. of Huntley, Montana;
-. Kipp, Of Huntley, Montana:
ID. g. ESSELSTYN,
Register.
Non-Cnal Land.
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WHERE BRAVERY. is REQUIRED.

Marquis Katsura, the new premier
and minister of finance Of Japan, has
reminded the people of that country
that patriotism is not always a mat
ter Of personal valor. The greatest
patriotism a nation is called upon to
display, he says, is to face an econom-
ical condition, in which the life Of the
empire is at stake. Japan's resources
were Slapped by the war with Russia
and with an empty treasury the states
men Of that country sought to put on
airs of greatness.
The new minister has called q halt,
and has asked the people to face q
problem that requires a greater test
of loyalty than does a and which,
If his advice is needed, will make the
sons Of Nippon as great in peace as
they have proven themselves to be
in war.
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A COMPANION.

One always associates Minnesota
and the Dakotas with enormous yields
of grain.
IA few years ago. and the section
west Of the Dakota line was looked
upon as q desert, arid. sterile. worth
less. y
1t is interesting to note that in
this year Of Grace, the lands formerly
regarded as barren are producing
greater grain crops than are he SO
called bonanza sections Of the Dako-
tas and Of good old Minnesota. Not
on irrigated lands necessarily, but on
all lands where farming is intelligently
followed. The Campbell system
brings forth crops that stagger be
lief.
Whereas there are former bonanza
portions Of the country east OF the
Dakotas that yield II and IL bushels
OF wheat and 20 bushels Of oats to
the acre. this year, around Billings,
on land above the ditch, with little or
no rain, in the driest season known
for a decade past, yields Of 80 bushels
of wheat to the acre are recorded, and
oats, fax and barley in proportion.
The crops OF the Yellowstone val
ley this year will yield just three
times as much as many Of the sec
lions referred to. The grain IS first
class in every respect, and brings
the highest market price.
1t is such figures as these that r,vet
the attention of the newcomers, and
that brings to this section men o.
means who are attracted by the large
returns possible in Eastern Montana
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roLsrors VICTORY.

Tolstoi is a remarkable man. He Is
at once the best loved and most hated
man in Russia today. He is wor-
shipped by the common people, and de-
spised by the nobility. Friday he was
eighty years Of age, and though his
writings have been contrary to the
imperial edict, he has continued to
raise the voice Of protest against the
outrages perpetrated upon the poor Of
that benighted land. More than any
other man, Tolstoi is responsible for
the awakening of the Cars people.
The Donna is the outgrowth Of the
agitation he started, and the reforms
that have been granted, have come
as the result, not of dynamite bombs
hurled by ~half-crazed reformers, but
Of the continual appeal for justice that
has flowed from his pen.
Ordered to cease, he. has continued
to thunder. Threatened with arrest
he has told Russian %oficialdom that he
is prepared to go to jail.
Tolstoi has not raised his hand
J has not struck a blow, has not resorted
to violence. He has reasoned with the
people, and has endeavored to do so
with the b~eanrocracy. Now he holds
the ruling ass at bay, snarling and
swapping, cry, but cowardly.
To lay ID on Tolstoi would mean
to light the orch of revolution.
The people were forbidden to cele'
brate his birthday. When the officials
saw that the test would come over
their right to observe the natal day
Of this remarkable man they removed
all restriction and permitted not only
the celebration, but the enactment Of
his plays.
BY that act the government &C.
knowledged the strength Of Tolstoi's
position, and its own weakness.
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TopAY.s CONVENTION.

The Republican county convention
will gather ~ Coliseum Hall this
morning. It will be the most import
ant political gathering in the history
of Yellowstone county. The assem-
blage will nominate candidates tor
county ofaceg, and delegates to the
state convention. which will meet at
Helena.
The convention will endorse, as will
all Republican gatherings, William
Howard Taft, for the presidency. It's
deliberations will be calculated to In
spire greater confidence than ever in
the party, which stands this year, as
in the past, for the protection Of home
industries. "A great onslaught has
been made on Republican principles.
and an attempt will be made by the
Democracy to reverse the order Of
things, and fasten upon the nation 9
policy directly opposed to the n that
has raised the American people to
the highest standard a race has ever
attained, and has caused the country
to take first rank among the powers
of the world. the greatest wealth pro-
ducing section on earth, and the most
prosperous.
With these things in mind, the con.
vention will doubtless pass resolutions
pledging loyalty to the continuance OF
the same wise policy, that has raised
the American workman to q point
never before reached, and which has
resulted in the payment Of a greater
wage scale than has ever before been
known.
That the convention will meet every
issue fairly and squarely, with honol
to its members and the party it repre-
sents, is a foregone conclusion.
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the ocean,. they are only too glad 70
Escape the identical condition = lot
Of hair5rained people here SO anxious
Az seek.
Europe, however. is a great conven-
fence to the United States. as AFFORD
ing asylum to class who would have
to be shut up In some quite retreat.
we're 1t now for the magnet Of q title
that attracts them to the other side.
While they 60 abraod, the sturdy
swede settles IN our midst. q his
family, and by industry adds not only
to his own wealth, but to that Of his
adopted country. And We would not
have 1t otherwise.
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PROCEEDINGS
County Commissioners Yellowstsn
County, state o. Montana, Res
ular Term. s8s
Thlrd Day.


Billings, Mont, Sept g., 1904.
The board met this day ct 10 O'Clock
M, pursuant to adjournment, all
members and the clerk being present.
The minutes of the last meeting
we're read and duly approved.
The following bills were audited and
allowed in amounts named:
Mrs. IA. S. Shannon, house rent
TOT poor ....... . .... .......$ $50
Yegen Bros, inc, supplies for
for poor ...... ......... o0.Vv
Mrs. H. Holling, house rent for
poor .......... ........... 1.vV
Peter Perez, salary, county
physician, account assigned. 100. "
Mrs. John Schuyler, care of
poor children ...... 14.2S
Jennie Hart, rent for poor.... 30.1e
e. Herman Smith, burial OF
poor Observation-Disclosures. $50. -
St. vincent's Hospital, care Of
poor UV.4S
Sturm & Drake, supplies for
poor o.vv
Cardell Lumber Co, coal for
DOOR 40
u. w. Newton, burial OF poor. 5000
Smith Cab Co., hack and am
bulance for poor 1000
George Settler, casket for poor $500
billings Grain & Fuel Co., coal
LIS A--N.--.l rME" NHEE [-HI.tY EE&H 2GnA
fOr $685.. o.Vv
George Douglas, salary, assist
ant ~janitor, August .......... 500
George Douglas, salary, %janitor,
August DOW
Mutual Phone Co., rent and
tolls 235. -
Yexen Bros. inc, supplies. .. 1850
Gazette Printing Co, advertis-
ing and printing. a. 1146.zs
I'M. N. Strang, expense, Supt.
schools %. "a
Sam N. Young, mileage, deputy
SRefln ..... ...... /. !. I. .... A6.Vv
w. s. Hawthorne, supplies at
court house 1886. .... .., 49,
Richard post, photographs. 19. 10
W. D. Mowre, witness fees, D.
C., account assigned ....... 3.es
w. IN. Terrell, witness fees, cor
onar. caae !. ]. 4. 4. !. 1.5s5
\ +. II Mann, Justice fees $3.50
lR. 8. baker, constable fees. 5000
North Real Estate, insurance
On books . 1900
/ FIRST National Bank, Billings,
salary deputy assessor, &C
count assigned ........... 2o.VS
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RETIREMENT OF M. Pc REus.

When the government Of Queen
Wilhelmina decided to retire Minister
M. de Reus for his indiscreet letter
writing, 1t demonstrated to the world
that it will not he 9 party to any such
proceeding as he was guilty of In
Venezuela. The action paves the way
for Castro to orer q manly apology for
his r~ufiianly conduct.
II he fails to do SO. the only honor
able thing Holland can do will DC
to declare a pacific blockade Of Vene.
zuelan ports, following 1t up with an
actual b~ombardment Of 9 seacoast
town or two, IL necessary. to enforce
It's demand.
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TREES IN SOME PLACES BOWED
WITH WEIGHT OF FRUIT. 53s.
Observation-Disclosures
Suggests Formation 81 Fruit Growers
Assoclation-Teils How one Misf
sourian was Amazed II the Re-
sources % the Yellowstone Valley.

""The fruit crop Of Eastern Montana,
considered the age OF most Of the
orchards. Will be enormous this year"
said Secretary Decker Of the chamber
Of commerce yesterday.
"On the Jellison orchard, near Bill
ings, the trees are overwhelmed with
fruit. Mr.. Jellison has been picking
his apples. because Of the way they
Bonded the trees and has taken OF
large quantities, but still some Of the
limbs are bowed to the ground with
the weight Of fruit.
In the Clarks Fork valley on the
orchard Of Rev. Clark arrangements
are being made to ship more than
5000 boxes Of nne fruit.
I'VE are just beginning to realize
what a wonderful fruit raising coun-
try the Yellowstone valley Is. It pro
duces some of the finest fruit, which.
will compete with any from other sec
lions in the markets Of the world.
1T would probably be al excellent
thing for the fruit raisers In this val
ley to form an association, which
could take charge Of the shipping. In
order to get best prices for fruit it
must be sorted and properly boxed
when it is shipped. We will have sam
pies Of some of the Eastern Montana
fruit in u chamber Of commerce dis
play.
"The display Is attracting unusual
attention and doing much to boost
this valley. Saturday L. L. Devorss Of
st. Joseph, Mo, came into the cham
Der of commerce Office and had a talk
with the secretary. We showed him
the exhibit and then persuaded one
of the members to take him for an au'
tomobile ride. He was taken up or
the Billings bench, up the valley and
then to the orchard of Mr.. Jelllson. He
was simply amazed with what he saw
He came walking into the chamber Of
commerce office, a big apple in each
hand, marveling at what this country
can produce.
Gentlemen he said, I have beer
to Oregon, washington, Idaho ant
western Montana, but I never saw hal
what I have e E in the past tws
hours. The of this vale!
are wonderful"
Mr. Devorss was bound eastward
but he decided to remain here ant
investigate the feasibility Of investing
in this valley. Such incidents TAX
place every day.
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NOTICE FOR P~U1LlcATloN.

(First Publication Sept. ~. W..
Department Of the Interior, y. =.
Land once at Billings, Montana, Aug.
20, 19O8.-Notice is hereby given tina
George A. Roberts, OF Billings, Mon
tana, who, on June a, 1907, mads
homestead entry Nc. 396 Serlai ~ o,
O2o3. tor lot 3, section 2, township 4
north, range Is =. sWA sen. sEA
sWK, section IS, township 2 north.
range % r., M. q. Meridian. has fled
notice Of intention to make maj com Z
mutation proof, to establish claim %
the land above described, before Res
iater and Receiver u. 8. Land Once,
at Billings, Montana, on the 21st day
of October, 1908.
Claimant anne Us witnesses, Pat
rick LOTUS, of Billings, Montana;
John Lee. OF Huntley. Montana; g.
II. williams, Of Huntley. Montana;
John Gibbons, Of Huntley, Montana.
=. q. ESSELSTYN,
Register.
Non-Coal Land.
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HOW BRYAN HAS PRosPERED
UNDER REPUBLICAN, RULE.

Talk about prosperity under Repub-
lican rule. Bryan is the greatest ex-
ample Of it in the world. In 1896 he
was a reporter on an Omaha paper,
and his salary was not the highest,
either. That was twelve years ago
Now, according to his own admission,
in Danville, ILL.,, the other day, he is
worth a little matter Of 10000.
Prosperity? Why, no one on earth
has prospered under Republican rule
more than Bryan has. The Chicago
Tribune cartoons the subject aptly and
it depicts the Colonel in the year 1896
Shaving in a newspaper Office and
again in 1908, in his home in Lincoln.
The subject Of the cartoon is "the
workingman',, and beneath 1t the fol
lowing: y
In our Lesson today we will Con
slider the Workingman.
Has he Prospered under Republi-
can Rule? Let us See.
Here we have Two Pictures.
In Chart No. / we find the Work
ingman as he was in 1896, during a
Democratic Administration.
He is working as a Reporter for
1926 per week. A Mortgage is on
his Little Home. Prosperity is a
Stranger to him. It is a struggle
to make Both Ends meet. Some
times he has to resort to Patches to
accomplish the Desired Result.
In the next picture, Chart No. 2,
the same Workingman is seer after
twelve years Of Republican Rule. He
is sleek and fat. He has prospered
in spite of the Bad Scare Of 1900.
Instead of working as a Reporter he
Owns his Own Paper. The Mort
gage has disappeared from his Lit
tie Home, and, instead, he Owns a
Fine Large Country House with
Many Acres Of Rich Land surround
ing it. He has travelled Far and
Wide. He has talked and dined with
Kings and Emperors. He has fine
Stained Glass windows instead o.
ordinary ones. The house is filled
with Beautiful Trophies from Dis
tant Lands.
His income is $1,000 a week OF
more.
Has Republican Rule benefited
him? We ask to Know.
In 1896 Col. Bryan was the polit
ical correspondent OF the Omaha
World-Herald at the Republican ma
tional convention at st. Louis, which
nominated President Mckinley thu
first time.
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RESTRICTING JAPANESE IMMi-
GRAFTON.

EH@E&& Hn8at
Now the Japanese commissioner has
decreed that no more brown men may
go to Hawaii-because there are al
ready as many there as there should
be.
OF course, taking this stand, the
commissioner is doubtless impressed
by the fact that if it continues, the
exodus from Japan will resemble that
from Ireland.
It is the only course that may be
adopted to prevent an actual decrease
in the population of the island.
High wages in other countries is a
magnet that has made great inroads
or the population of the empire, hence
the drastic measures to check it.
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The scenes enacted In Glasgow,
where starving men are demanding
labor at the hands OF the municipality,
may be repeated In this country by
placing raw material on the free list.
And Bryan Is pledged to that princi.
pie. II the condition ID Glasgow
looks good to you, whoop 'em up for
the Peerless One.
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rHE NEW SCHOOL COURSE.

The proposed course In the Kansas
Preparatory to Matri-
nnony" may be all right, but We tnink
q prospectus should be issued. IN Just
what way it is proposed TO prepare the
VIII he be taught TO re.
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A short time ago and Bryan was in
favor Of Immediate ownership Of the
railroads.&c. could not watt had
to be done quick. But that does not
seem to be IN issue now. Has the
Peerless One, like the average woman.
changed his mind again?
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RETURN r HUNT.

eetchelI and Calf Make Good Bag on
saltwater.
Chas. H. Gretchell and Axel Calf
returned Monday from q hunting trip
on the saltwater. The two fished sew
eral days on the saltwater, making q
good catch. MI. Getchell then made
a lone trip to the agency and reports
a good bag OF sage hens, ducks and
chickens.
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peat the names Of all the divorce law
yers, on hand, y the things that his
mother used to cook? II 1t IL ! plan
to teach the coming groom how to
carry In coal and cut the grass. It
would seem that the university was
trying to get . whack at him before
the bride takes him In training.
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TWENTY DAYS OR MINUTES.

Go to jail or Leave the City, Says
Judge Mann to Four.
"Champagne" Charley's money
caused two more men to leave Bill
ings yesterday morning when F. J.
William. accused of taking 81 from
him, and Frank Smith, who had $23 In
cash and had been following Charley.
we're sentenced to 20 days on the city
chain gang or permitted to take 20
minutes to leave town. They left.
Frank Collins and Charles Taylor,
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two suspicious individuals. who wers
caught prowling around YegseInl5 bios
store we're given TIE same sentenes
,aao left.
John Dolen, who came In on the RnA
Lodge train Saturday night and askx1
TO be locked up. when he began to feel
drunk, was released.
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SUNDAY EVENING CONCERT.

Second Regiment Band Played fsr
Several Hundred Citizens.
The Second Regiment band rsn-
.dered q most delightful musical coa-
cert Sunday evening on q band stand
erected on the lawn at the public
library and during the evening seyeral
hundred people listened to the music.
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The fellow that wantonly slaughters
game is not a sportsman. He Is g.
hog. The true hunter has to stand for
a good deal, when handicapped by the
nan who kills game Just for the sake
of demonstrating his craftsmanship.
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With a candidate for associate JUS
tice and the chairman Of the state
central committee, Billings is splash
ing in the political pond with both
feet rather early in the game.
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In order to obtain honorable men
ton in the newspapers now a town
must have a flying machine, be sur
rounded by forest fires or swept by
a hurricane.
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Y. n. 3. ~ coMMITTEEs 70 MEET.

VIII Hold Sessions 70 Plan Work ssr
Coming Year At Association.
X. n. G. A. committees are being sr-
.ganixed Tor the years work. Last
night q meeting Of some Of the men-
bers Of the membership committee
was held In the association roonas.
Tuesday evening the employment COT
will meet; Wednesday evening
the religious committee will meet ana
Thursday the lecture committee WIN
hold q session.
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The Newark woman who decked her
self with diamonds and then commit
ted suicide, certainly went to her
death in style.
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A number Of small boys have been
in court in Butte. The number Of big
men who still pass the court with con-
tempt remains the same as Of yore.
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Unlike the general run Of flying ma
chimes, Wright's seems to stay up in
the air.
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When Uncle Sam gets through tax
ing an inventory Of his resources, tn
totals will be startling.
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The Flsthead Indians come by ting
knal,s honestly, while: some people nc
quirs The Tux.
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If Thaw gets to Pittsburg, he will
probably freeze to the town.