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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
&c. WEEP COUNTRY
Missouri, at First Conceded to Democrats, viii I'm
doubtedIy Go For Taft-Maryland May
Split Its Electoral Vote-COngress
Remains Republican,.

New York, N. Y.-The member
ship of the electoral college which
will choose the next president Of the
United States remained in dispute
when the official counters in Mary
land abandoned their task TOR the
night. According to the best informa-
ton obtainable, the proportionate
numbers of Republicans and Dem
ocratic electors will be determined by
q division of Marylands eight votes.
Half of the city Of Baltimore and two
Of the 23 counties outside Of that city
are still to be counted, but there Is
q strong indication that the states
vote will be split. In any event, the
margin Of victory will be SO small
that the state was claimed Thursday
by the leaders of both parties.
Though the splitting of a states
electoral vote is unusual, 1t will be
recalled that in 1904 Maryland chose
one Republican and seven Democratic
electors.
Missouri appears to be safely for
i dIJ, W WuOLl ~ ldlCol CIV
a plurality Of 1000.
Conceding Missouri to Taft and
leaving Maryland to be split between
him and Bryan, the figures show 319
Republican electors assured and 15G
Democratic.
Latest congressional returns indi-
cate that the next congress will be
composed of ZIG Republicans and 175
| Democrats, a majority for the Re-
publicans Of Al.
| Prohibition parties are still far from
| compile but indicate that the hopes
of the Socialists have not been real
lied and that the Prohibitionists in
certain section, were gains have been
expected, have been disappointed. The
figures for the Independence party
are also insufficient to give an ac-
curate idea of what that party &C
complished.
Outside of the journey, political in
terest was engaged Thursday in the
exchange of messages of congratula'
ton and thanks between Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Taft; a statement by Mr.,
Bryan, in which he sets forth his de-
termination to continue his work for
the good of all, in the capacity of a
private citizen; and the announce
ment by Mr.. Sherman that it COS him
just $500 to be elected vice presi
dent.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
MISSOURI


ST. Louis, Mo.-Unofficial returns
from all but thirty counties of
the state, together with returns from
st. Louis and Kansas City, indicate
that the Democratic candidates for
minor state offices have been elected
by pluralities in excess of 1000.
John P. Gordon, Democratic NOM
inee for state auditor, estimated that
Cornelius Roach, Democratic nominee
for secretary of state, has defeated
his Republican opponent, Secretary
of State John E. Swanger, by ap-
proximately 4.466.
Missouri, for the second time since
the war, apparently, has given it's
electoral vote to a Republican candi.
date for president. Incomplete unof-
fetal returns from practically every
county in the state and the city of
St. Louis indicate that Taft has beaten
Bryan in Missouri by approximately
APPS.
Belated returns from nearly eevry
county in the state leave no room to
doubt that Attorney General Herbert
s. Hadley has been elected governor
of Missouri. Hadley's plurality, the
figures now available show. is 1888.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Governor Deneen's plurality in the
state was near the $4,000 mark,
while that of President-e1ect Taft
kept above 10000 Wednesday, as be-
lated returns from the isolated por-
lions Of Illinois came triclking In.
The Socialist showed a considerable
falling off from that of four years ago.
Debs in 1904 received 69,225 votes.
From the returns SO far obtained it
seems probable that he will not re-
ceive much over 10000.
Deneen's greatest losses were suf-
fered in Cook county, which is his
home. The feeling against him was
strong in Chicago and he was heavily
scratched.
The following Republicans have
been elected to congress: H. M.
Snapp, Eleventh district; Charles E.
Fuller, Twelfth; F. o. Lowden, Thir.
teenth; James Mckinney, Fourteenth;
G. w. Prince, Fifteenth; j. V. Graf,
Sixteenth; ]. A. Sterling, Seven
tenth; ]. G. Cannon, Eighteenth; w.
B. Mckinley, Nineteenth; w. A. Ro-
denberg, Tw~enty-second; P. T. Chap.
man, Twenty-fourth, and N. B. This
tlewood, Twenty-ffth.
The Democrats have elected H. 7,
Rainey, Twentieth district; j. NJ. Ora
ham, Twenty-first district; and NJ. D
Foster, Twenty-third district.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
EXCELLENT WEATHER
AND MAGNIFICENT CROPS
REPORTS FROM WESTERN CAN.
ADA ARE VERY ENCOURAGING.

A correspondent writes the Winni-
peg MANI Free Press: 1.-THE Pinch
er Creek district, (Southern Al
berta), the original home Of fall
wheat, where 1t has been grown with.
out failure, dry seasons and wet, for
about rs years, is excelling itself this
year The yield and quality are both
phenomenal, as has been the weather
for its harvesting. Forty bushels Is a
common yield, and many fields go up
to so, 60 and over, and most of 1t No.
1 Northern. Even last year. which was
less favorable, similar yields were in
some cases obtained, but owing to the
season the quality was not so good. It
is probably safe to say that the aver
age yield from the Old Mans River to
the boundary will be AZ or 4S bushels
per acre, and mostly No. 1 Northern.
One man has just made a net profit
from his crop of s19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price Of
land. Land here is too cheap at pres
ent, when a crop or two will pay for
1t, and a failure almost unknown. Nor
is the district dependent on wheat, all
other crops do well, also stock and
dairying, and there is a large market
at the doors in the mining towns up
the Crows Nest Pass, and in British Co
lumbia, for the abundant hay Of the
district, and poultry, pork, and gar
den truck. Coal Is near and cheap.
Jim Hill has an eye on its advan-
tages, and has invested here, and Is
bringing the Great Northern Railroad
soon, when other lines will follow"
The wheat, oat and barley crop in
other parts of Western Canada show
splendid yields and will make the
farmers of that country land many of
them are Americans) rich. The Cana.
dian Government Agent for this dis
trict advises us that he will be pleased
to give information to all who desire
1t about the new land regulations by
which a settler may now secure 100
acres in addition to his 100 home
stead acres. at $500 an acre, and also
how to reach these lands into which
railways are being extended. 1t might
be interesting to read what is said of
that country by the Editor Of the
Marshall (Minn.) News-Messenger,
who made a trip through portions of it
in July, 1908. Passing through more
than three thousand miles of Western
Canada's agricultural lands, touring
the northern and southern farming
belts of the Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta. with nu-
merous drives through the great grain
fields, we were made to realize not
only the m~agnifcence Of the crops, but
the magnitude, in measures, of the
vast territory opening, and to be
opened to farming immigration. There
are hundreds of thousands Of farmers
there, and millions of acres under Gull
tivation, but there is Dom for mil
lions more, and other millions of acre
age available. We could see in Western
Canada in soil, product, topography or
climate, little that is different from
Minnesota, and with meeting at
every point many business men and
farmers who went there from this
state, it was difficult to realize one
was beyond the boundary Of the
couptry"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
STATE RACE CLOSE
coWGILL, GRAVES AND KNOTT
SEEN TO 81: LANDED.
RETURNS ARE SLOW COMING IN
Count On Minor Missouri Officers 10
So Close AS to Still Be
In Doubt.

jefferson City-Complete and In
most cases official returns from
1O7 Missouri counties and the city of
st. Louis show that the Republicans
still have an excellent change to lect
five and possibly six men on thei
state ticket, including Gov. Hadley,
of whose election there is no question.
The other Republicans likely to win
are Gmelich for lieutenant governor,
Swanger for secretary of state, Toler.
ton for state auditor, and Fulkerson
for attorney general. Maring for state
treasurer has a lead of 1888 owe Cow
gill (Dem.) but as the seven counties
unreported gave a net plurality of 517
for Bryan, his election is doubtful.
Wilder for railroad and warehouse
commissioner is running 1909 behind
Knott, his Democratic, opponent, while
Cox. for supreme Judge, is 800 behind
Graves. Neither of these Is at all
likely to forege to the front In the
seven counties.
The counties still incomplete were
Dade, Mcdonald, New Madrid, Reyn-
olds, Schuyler, Scott and Shannon,
Swanger, Gmelich and Tolerton have
leads which can scarcely be shaken
by any Democratic plurality the mis-
sing counties are likely to return. Toll
erton's lead is 1907, being the lowest
of the three. Fulkerson's lead is 657,
and he may be wiped out if the Dem.
ocratic state ticket is in the missing
counties runs much ahead of Bryan.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

General Demand

of the Well Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant end
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; o laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup OF Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is n OF many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co, only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle. =
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
OHIO

Cincinnati, O.-At Tuesdays cleo
ton Ohio polled a vote that surpasses
the million ballots deposited four
years ago, making a new high record
for Ohio voters.
Enough was known early Tuesday
night to make it evident that the Re-
publicans had given a heavy vote for
Taft. and that Harmon, Democrat,
had wen out for governor; but exact
iguresFwere slow in coming in. The
immense ballot, which had compelled
the making of special boxes and some
increases In the booths vas in part
responsible for, this slowness.. but
the large /, number Of Taft-Harmon
votes cast caused much of the diff
ficulty. As e .
Taft carried Ohio by probably over
10000; aNhich Harmon won by about
10000. = Such as have been received
Observation-Disclosures, although meagre,
indicate sthe probable victory Of all
other Republicans on the state ticket.
Wyoming-Taft carries Wyoming
with "a plurality of about 5000. Mon
tell (R.) for congress is elected by
about 1000.
West virglnia-Late returns re-
ceived by the register on Tuesdays
election increase the pluralities of
Taft and Glasscock. The five congress
sional districts are Republican by
good sized pluralities, The returns at
hand make the Taft plurality in the
state 1913, with the complete vote
of several counties still to come.
@iowa-The entire Iowa Republican
state ticket is elected by pluralities
ranging from $4,000 10 10000. Taft'a
plurality In the state will total 10000.
. IIA+.LEA- AfN|.t
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Pa Elkins says there has never been
an engagement between his daughter
and the Italian duke. This being the
case. 1t would To- to be up to Pa
Elkins to ask the duke, the next time
he remains after ten o'clock, whether
he means business or not.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

When w. w. Aston found that Eng.
lish law sustained the people of Hever
in their right to travel on the foot
path across the beautiful park Of He
yer castle. which he has lately bought.
he built a high brick wall along each
side of the footpath, surely for once
justifying the ancient jest of calling
him William Walled-Off Astor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

A novel method of pumping liquids
from bore holes is by means of an
endless rope, somewhat after the fash
ion of the chain pump, only in this
case the liquid to be raised is alb
sorbed by the rope and squeezed out
between rollers at the surface.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
An enlightening commentary on I

An enlightening commentary on the
present state of affairs in Morocco is
contained in a recent dispatch of the
London Times correspondent In Tan
gier, who writes: "Abd-elAziz In
herited a throne; he has left his luz
ce5sor q footstool with the stufing
taken out"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

A Brooklyn minister astonished his
congregation by declaring hat selfish
people ought to commit suicide. But
he suggests an anomaly when he ex-
poets selfish people publicly to declare
themselves such, wen if they recog-
nize it themselves.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

New York's state board of equaliza-
ton has tabulated the "~equalized
value" of real estate and personal
property in the Empire state at So
553, 298,178; the total with per.
sonal property added in is $S,173, $685.
245. My, my! New York is almost
as rich as some of her wealthiest citi-
zenst
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

There is a new boom in diamonds
and 1t sweeps clean. Soon women
will be shopping for jewels and having
their last years diamond ornaments
reset in the latest design. Business
has begun to move when diamonds are
lively.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Though it's not absolutely certain,
to the best of knowledge and belief
the barn dance of to-day Is modelled
in its main features after the Indian
war dance as it was danced from
about 1850 to 1895.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

One drawback about a balloon and
an airship is hat when they get out of
order the balloonist or %aeronaut can
not get out and crawl underneath to
see what the matter is.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Wizard Burbank of California de-
clares that it is quite within the range
of possibility that Massachusetts
farmers will Don lay out banana
groves, al before long he will have
perfected a species Of hardy but lus-
cious plantain that will come to per-
feet fruition anywhere In New Eng
land.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

French admirers OF Wilbur Wright
want him to fly across the English
channel, but If he does he will not be
welcome on the other side. That sort
of thing would suggest opening up the
tight little ISLE to aerial foes.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

If Japan has our civilization so thor
oughly assimilated and tucked away
in pigeonholes where 1t can instantly
lay its hand on each item, pray why
isn't it up in the air and leading the
world in the perfecting of the flying
machine2
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Some of the weather experts in the
rural districts %nnounce that we are
going to have a hard winter because
the squirrels are laying in unusually
large supplies of nuts this fall. OPP
timists will be inclined, however, to
conclude that this is merely a sign of
a good nut crop.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

In some of the cities where they
have 'pay-as-you-enter" street cars,
the vehicles are more often known as
'freeze-as-you-find change" trolleys, es-
pecially by women carrying infants and
bundles in their arms.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

A novel experiment to dtsnonstrate
the pr~acticability of a pneumatic car
rier was recently tried in Chicago.
The parcel" shot through a short
length of sample tube was a 13-year-
old boy. He travelled at the rate of
16 miles an hour. and was in no way
the worse for the journey.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

"Tim" Healy, the Irish member OF
parliament, is quick at repartee. A
voter nee informed him hat he would
sooner vote for the devil than for
Healy." But possibly your friend
may not turn up" said "Tim," adding
in a tone Of mild inquiry: Perhaps
you would support me, them"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Not everybody laments because the
days are growing shorter, for mean
while the nights increase in length
and fascination.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

IT wrote to your father asking him
for your hand"
II know it, and he has been per-
fectly lovely ever since. I don't I'M
derstand it,"
Understand what?"
His being so tickled; I know he
don't like you"
Maybe that's why he is tickled."-
Houston Post.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
Posse Hurt In Hot Chase.

Poplar Bluff.-James Fisher, an al.
legged army deserter, leaped from a
window of a fast-moving train as 1t
neared Poplar Bluff, and escaped from
Chief of Police James Hughes of Tex.
arkana, who was taking him to Nor.
folk, Va.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

1t has come at last-the women's
aero club is in its genesis, and bridge
whist will have to join the rest of the
busted excitements In the discard.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
Fight for Missouri OH inspector.

Springfeld.-Joseph Mayfeld, e. H.
Scholton and John Schneider. are OBJ.
taining Endorsements in a spirited con
test for appointment as oil inspector
for Springfield.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Neb.-The feature in the
Nebraska election count Thursday
was the steady decrease in the
estimated Bryan plurality. Returns
complete from 81 of the 80 counties
in the state give Bryan 121,0S0; Taft
us, sos. The nine remaining counties
will probably slightly reduce Bryan's
plurality but they cannot wipe 1t out.
The prospects are he has carried the
state by a little over 1000.
Mr.. Bryan's victory in his home
state Of Nebraska, was a sweeping
one. Five of Nebraska's six congress
man will be Democratic while in the
legislature eighteen Republicans
seem to be elected out of a total of
1873 senators and representatives.
kansas-With eleven counties to
hear from Kansas plurality for Taft
is 34,251. Reports from SO counties
on the gu~bernatorial contest give
| Walter r. Stubs, Republican a plur-
atty of 27,400. Returns from all but
five of the legislative districts show a
Republican majority in joint session
| Of rs votes.
MISUNDERSTANDING has carried the
Bay state on incomplete returns by
over 100000, Even b. Draper (R.) Is
elected governor by about 10000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

The human heart weighs from
eight to twelve ounces and through 1t
passes 22R pounds Of blood every
minute or 11,6S0,000 pounds in one
year.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Prague has forbidden the trailing
skirt because 1t scatters germ-laden
dust.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. You: dealer OF
Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
NEW YORK

New York.-New York state has
swung on it's pivot decisively for Taft
for president and a little less decisive
ly for Hughes for governor.
Judge Taft's plurality in the state
of New York, according to corrected
returns late Wednesday night is 203,-
495, more than $4,000 in excess of
President Roosevelt's plurality of four
years ago.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

A farmer naturally wants the earth
in his business. for without 1t he
couldn't do a thing.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

The East Indian banana has begun
to coihpete with the West Indian fruit
in English markets.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

Notwithstanding to revised fig
ures Of the returns from every county
in the state the Republicans have q.
plurality in Maryland of 149. The in
dications are. however. that while
these will stand. there is a split cleo
toral vote similar to that of four years
ago. The total vote In the state was:
Taft, 111,265; Bryan, Hills.
Idaho-Three electoral votes will be
cast for Taft. who carries the state
by about 5000. Brady (R.) has been
elected governor, but BY ! small ma
jority.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

colorado-Out of SO counties, com
plete returns have been received from
only 10. Scattering returns from all
over the others. however. show Bry
ans plurality is between 5000 and
G,OOO and that Shafroth Cd has been
elected governor by 5000. Four DEM
ocratic supreme court judges and
three Democratic congressman have
been chosen.
Connecticut-Taft and Sherman both
carried Connecticut by a plurality Of
44,754. George l.. Lilley (R.) is elect
ed governor by 16, 1876.
Utah-Additional returns placed the
estimate for Taft at $4,000 plurality
and from 10000 to 1900 for Spry
(R.) for governor.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13
FACTS ABOUT THE ELECTION
NATIONAL.

Carried by William H.. Taft......2 20 states
Carried by William J.. Bryan. 10 states
Doubtful states
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

NEW CONGRESS.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

VOTE IN ILLINOIS.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

ESTIMATED pluralities.
Tafts' plurality. 2,1S2,
Hadley's plurality, 1874.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-11-13

liowa-The entire Iowa Republican
state ticket is elected by p~luralities
ranging from $4,000 10 6 10000. Taft's
plurality in the state will total 10000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-07-09
TWO YOUNG EL0PERS
Payne Armstrong.

Mr.. ce Armstrong. son of MIR Geo l..
Armstrong and Miss Iillu. Payne. duugh-
ter of Mr.. VIM. Payne. both of stafford.
came here early Tuesday morning and
boarded the go train for Rockville. Md.
where they went To- be married The
young man l. Is and the young lady lG
years uf nge.
They returned here married Tu siay
evening. but had "A strenuous day, having
gone to Rockville and been denied H.
censs. They, however, came back 10
Washington and were married A dir
patch from Rockville saw: Miss Lila
Payne, OF Stafford county, Virginia, who
visited Rockville this morning for the
purpose of getting married to Lee l..
Armstrong. OF the vicinity OF Fredericks-
burg, was So youthful IN appearance
that Court Clerk Burnett refused IA licens e
To the couple.
The young lady did not seem to be more
than II although she protested that she
she was Z her last birthday. The young
folks boarded an electric car for Wash
inRtOn.
The fact that the girl was hatlees
led to the belief that the young folks were
runaways. but this they denied, declar-
ing that their folks had not the slight
eet OBJECTION to the match and that
their only reason IN coming all the way
to Rockville Il have the knot tied was
they thought II "A nice trip.