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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
HIS EXPLANATION" OF FITS VOTE

e run; we further charge that said (,oe 7 Co..
nl . IN TO ms constituents in using the following was guilty
SINCE VoT1>U vonE FOR THIS BILL ON THE GRorNn w u
TInS r,pOi nI BEFORE HAVE RECETvED HAT
VOTE FOR TS FnSptE LIE IN MY DISTRICT REoUEsTN m &c
LATING TO THE EXEMPTING ra TUE E OF THE BILL RE
SYSTEM GopANY TRo PATs s esoss es
nENI But DO NOT DESIRE TO SET pAuNsI Gp M MY JUDG
fRlCr ON THIS sUBJECTo l HAVE FROM MY DIS
ne Dao alth is apparent from the nat,re of .h
np 70 the resolution adopted at Harold " w ID" and its re-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
people or is it to give to tie admitted old time enemy Of good

people it give the sedmted old time enemy Of good
boof The should think for themselves when
change demanded The pot will backen hands just ee
lively the kettle
1t axiom of the sayings of Solomon that an
to be preferred secret foe Grant only for the
of argument Kittredge has been boss
the charges Has he msed the people? Start with
him lawyer struggling for recognition and existence when ne
struck the territory of Dakota and follow his record the state eg
lre and in the United States senate down the time and
pledge that he has made his
constituents point fact that him unworthy of confidence
We challenge his opponents the task Wholesale generales are
fair conclusions antagonist facts down to
suspicious and nsnuatons be exact and fair and
specific when charges affecting mans character made Such
the only honorable manly The people less
gets office than they conduct of the who represent
them when in office
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
BROKE FAITH WITH CONSTITUENTS

We that Harold in the Territory OF Dakota ON
day October D. 1885, there held the Eleventh Legs
Convention called and convened for the OF
mating member of the Territorial Council and two members OF the
Territorial House of Representatives for the Eighteenth and last Legs
Territory of Dakota appointed by law to
Bismarck capital the 9th day of January A. D. 1889
and continue for days. that Coe Crawford was at the time
and place aforesaid present. assembled duly
selected committee resolutions consisting OF w Weman OF
Hughes county W. Pdge of Hyde county and Gleason OF
Suy county, that said committee reported others the follow
convention which adopted without debate:
~ SUCH LEGISLATION BY THE TER
PEOPLE RELIEF FROM
CORPORATIONS
(21 stRESOLvED, STRINGENT USURY LAW
(3) CLASSES OF PROPERTY IN THE TER
RIToRY EQUAL SHARE OF TAXATION
Crawford Of Hughes county placed in nonna
of the council before said convention by Exnge
his nomination seconded by A n Van
county and H. Lunbery of Suly county and that
unanimously nominated by acamaon that he appeared be-
after nomination and made ng speech
which pledged himself support the best of his ability the
platform resolutions adopted by the convention that he
ensuing election duly elected member of the Terri
tora Council aforesaid and that he qualified such at Bismarck
the Sth day of January, A. D. 1889
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
LOOKING FOR HIS REWARD

purntra of q man should for ablo ,u
and the, h.. h h duty to contribute inst or the
olspose OF the anJ OIL taxes
against those guilty once be-
this not years what would saw as 70 ba ; ne mad
he dishonest vel condition with that the poverno, LIS
Gnds WIN the people the snrnn f eoI Why
his ne was paid for What reward T. 70 ene spring OF
her after disposing uonand tor
selfish second; the senaohip Always wbat 70 rs the
"svsu % lie was willing to WORK in ~ m aoes is Tor
o,n ons DIS ne was Win the
party IA -b H. company received benefit be yo as
evident purpose If as the evidong and then s
evdenc. satisfying his personal ambition h t en Tor the
creata ana sines against his eoconsnirato W turns states
,nena. ieos-he grooms the ocopus nntI . helps to
renonts - 'he state and then for y seIfsh becomes
nIa; ana attacks it. What forq To nnrif consideration
men us IN men IN charge of affairs men who b uons BY
6erco a.1 ood the brunt of the hurts and th records
% ne has been stabng and fee;n. J ne wounds of the
" We 70 hlmse-the one-tbe rs curry1ngs No 1t
III As campaign Of 1904 he Was tba
eCraweaS harmony with had no 'he only one
banaa5 governor He had convinced bIe save that of
cd crs. - meet the giant and thu e.rn; t single
made III; the forces gave him HI, m undlV1d
ityn. Inc reputation ne possessed His and
Str., II go neo subimity He ignored his d.s was SO
dead 81 against his bsom friend friend
the snpon.n. nc htredge; he ignored his friend ha
or - oe recognized and make c OF 1913 as 60
e,est;.. pposltlon was marked and WIN Sena
Tor the returned asstar MN for
district atorneyship ha with Wagner is IsmDle and
sometime makes peace Bransm W. with the
sometime Who Senatan VINO Is
when ne made 6oh. tn hardest Gel
n bouSaq agner and Branson the primary
lonest cancns S partner John Holman b Sne measure
ompacts with ,h substitute the the @
heap polcs9 u - the masses? 'n
~ 70 further the interests of the do,r tJS VI IL
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
INDICTMENT OF coE 1. CRAWFORD

ndict in the information shall lodge
against the charges plain that they be denied
and dispoved if untrue; will fix the time the place. the creu
each authority by book and and ask
subjects treated that see and candid
which their magnitude and Importance demand and which they
ought to receive.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
DISCRIMINATION IN FAVOR OF HIlRoADs

What did the gross earnings law mean !. tn. ~
section of land for nearly forty miles IN wiatn
Territory of Dakota. amounting in area TO tne
number of the states Of the Union, shortld De q
taxation so long as it was owned by the Northe
affect the Milwaukee or Northwestern systems.
retard the building of mile of railway except
ern Pacific. 1t was operative at time when q
relief by the passage of laws extending the time
taxes: at time when aid had to be furnished
grain: at time when the hungry wolf OF p0vel
door of almost every farm house sh"ek and q
a time when aims boxes for the relief OF LAX
spicuously nailed in public places IN eastern
times when honest humane and respectable leg
should have sought to lessen instead or lncrt
discriminating in favor of corporation that
hands Of the general government such munlh
productive soil. Senator Kittredge was not the
the then political friend of the Senator (Ex-Sena1
as he is with having been boss was there and
against such a diabolical outrage.
We charge that the man whose ear was deaf to-
stricken but was keeny open to the siren-song
in 1889 was guilty of bad faith to the constitueI
little school house in Harold on the 4th day oI
and we arraign him before those who were Il
their homes and before their children, now grow
eide dispassionately whether or not he should b
political preferment or made to subsist upon the
cepted when he dispensed with his obligations tol
self against them on the side of corporate gree
le3St fallsh af ha appealed til
oCcIulng all these matters =
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
AN INDICTMENT
OF COE /. CRAWFORD
SOME FACTS CONCERNING THE RECORD
OF CRAWFORD AS A LEGISLATOR,
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
RAILROAD ATTORNEY.

To the of South Dakota, Greeting:
Crawford is seeking United States Sem
ate upon the plea be entrusted with the
cing the and nation from the domination OF s
opposed the best interests of the common his advent
comparatively recent date According to his own
resigned uno about April lst IN the year
desirable and avowed candidate for Gov
nor His first unsuccessful In 1906 by chance made
possible Of his record his ambition was realized
It only accepted his present position as stepping
Whether he regarded it not ne IS no"
endorsement for that high office and ne risks
his fate upon his record governor.
puts the bar OF limitations de dates
everything April 26 1897 He the people keep that day
back all before that ouawed That
anniversary the beginning of of crookednes Why r
complains that that compact entered INTO
Hanna Senator Kredge and A. johnson for the
control of the federal patronage of this state Before this Mr. Cra
the cabinet that controlled the
He he thought he still for considerable time sub
named but he not Had he been retain
referees would doubtless have continued blind to
niquy surrounding him Anyway the situation IN South Da
this entered into which
and approval of President Mckinley
In asking the examine the Journals the House and Sen
of South Dakota he calls attention to those of 1899 1901 1903
1905 He Kedge controlled each
that the membersOr majority themWee
would control serious
charge should be specific coward only resorts
gerng geneaes when accusing another OF doing Why
doash he la
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02

urer Of this Territory on or before shs first ei''

10 chow the fairness ~ of this law to the 3 se quote
SUBJECT TO railroad
TO
property as od leased y ,ear sold leased
of April OF es having lands
within this Territory the county M county fun and
ahdavs OF having
knowledge all lands Of such s ar M such county sold
to leased during he Of
furnished on April
in the terms OF include
all leased contrae on or leased
astday of cembe A. D., 1857
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
AS A RAILROAD ATTORNEY

In March, 1897 Governor Crawford about to from
Black Hills his goods packed when he received
Chicago and meet the general counsel of the
Northwestern Railway Company He had rendered that
corporation When general 1897
Board of and Equalization he
kind In fact the records will disclose that he only
the of railway before
the board and that then he the who moved almost
Northwestern and left other member to look
The late Mr. Sterling whose black
the press recognizing his services to the North
Before sD2 he ass sa;. The ks,a Lines supposed
WAS considered experience m m however he
Gg did Valiant nsm6n'y serRs Of his
oyerp M then with briancy It wa s R.oPenses
in raising the G auditor Mayhew who shoud m H. between
pay it's share ss % n % Crawford asking have his a and the
great vaes not ocltios for the people he cared %
Can do Wone seE or r1hough msn he kne
cd r.; present standpoint the S ahd true man
severed? 1 Inc people S point of wist to h, ~. |
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
BAD FAITH SHOWN

Second We further charge that the said Coe Crawford
guilty of bad faith his constituents ignoring and dsobeng the
first and resolutions above quoted when he voted against House
COMBINATIONS. CONTRIvANCES AGR EEMENTS AND
TRUSTS UNLAWFUL AND TO RESTRAIN AND PUNISH SAME" )"
The record of his will be found 1856 of the Council
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02

of bad faith ~ ~; tner charge that said Coe Crawford u
rsonon 70 MS constituents in ignoring and d;snb % suiv
AS a'cd % Ehn h Bill a. bns arss
tbe ga cS FOR SETTING FIRES W. G fSa hSAlLkoAD
onse o nPf only wit" voting against bill but with fs
1880 on page s69 Of the Journal nd . record
laws ,f ons vote oy which this bill (which row % ~ March
LAWS Oh 9oD was defeated was 12 to no" law Chap 215
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
p1scR1m1NAr1oN AGAINST TIE AasER

Inst as soon farmer bought or CONF even though
title did not pass, he must pay taxes 80 O.
In the of 1885, Honest Abe ,, WI then member
of the house House Bill lo D an amending
the law SO as require the railroads TO pay m their land the
same as ordinary persons, owit on it sainaion This
measure was defeated and it rise 10 c all
the Territory most potent factor lung the Farmers
Alliance Elk Senator Pettigrew and John n deceased
bes of the council also worked naru " the law by
act pending in that body. e. A
In 1887 bill to repeal the law was TOT days
House and passed that body to meet the fae distracted
wayto the Council
In 1882 bill repeal the law was e introduced in the
councl the merits of which argued pY Coe
Crawford participant well listener m and
voted When it to the house Ine DAY again
discussed under suspension OF the passed by
wise And yet Cor CraWo the
temper of his constituents We refer the the files the
Bismarck Daily Tribune furnished him during = Msason
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
THE SOLDIERS, HOME !

i sixth We charge the said Coe 7 1,oueo IL
htre old sodlery of Dakota in voting aaa; n. % ~ Inc
lor an act to establish maintain Soas 'n o. "A Dm
o Dakota etc The proceedings ON b; ha ~ ns lerri1oy
f'Uo4 OF the Council Journal of 1890 M on pages
flerre Crawfords home at that time 49,. 80, 3
February 18th the dat Introduced for that purpose
sl crawford moved that he be nerm;,ta Si In IN p
aIoouced by him for the location of SoJ ~. .ne o -,
oer Oh the citizens of Pierre donano 8. ana tne
poSe p 451 This action removed b y TOT tnat pur-
VOTE AS TO THE PASSAGE ON m ~ from .ne cones
f%UIED WI NO Opp 4534). VI IflpllhI ChA WFOhD
Inc Dill came up again on the 9th e ~ .
70 whether the veto of Garnet bao On Tue queson
The house Judiciary comntt GOVERNOR snouid De
Tue Rouse had overridden the vo ee ringing report
We 20 lace the voted with T. ud not nave he
the same governor HAVING ihls was Tue secono
1e legislature of 1887 in that a+; amfmauve action
supported by Crawford oh ne w n the first instance,
"hat do the old soldiers tbnk of "a. = ~
eess OF Soldiers Home bv acknowledged the
further obons that Psr BILL ander der
use ne was pqued falre ae Dr as ne ma1 was
lid he differently on nc WAS right his February 18TH why
ss had sss as then
@ no home and the government Z Y ne od soldiers would
prings. '"rs Ior their health and comfort at Hot
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
DooBLE DAMAGE LIAnrrrrv

made this eamnan oodn1 Of this In his speech
ten years ase h sh9 Session s Laws 1901 1s -
tine ndsx and me tine drs page by page
ga railway public single
isa as Governor of South Dakota and II
senator You withdraw candidate
hot one one
pubic service was IN
You say didn need
and voa 20. over your hors ~ n @ sn m IOWA M
nesses and ys compelled bir was not s @ with you
expense in prove and won 20 yo
damages as your claim You I ou m eS @ trouble
penalty Tor ~ recover
better y uey could wear
rssssss asaee damages Thx had right
Worked introduced for purposs IL buf
to
OR -''e'
p 1 mo PTE1Ss yo THOSE SPARK FROM
HEY TRY SANE TAoTsU 9T pUT IN CLAIM DAMAGES And
ANY IN sofT G9qLp THEN DOUBLE pAM
ED THE IN LAWf OH No Bills
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
FAVORED GRoss-EARN1ros mr.,

faith his ensnans eharge that said oee was guilty
aoove quoted by voting Council R icy the third
proved by the same % rpead BY Council Bin pad and %'s
record of b % I ne had voted for the repeal Of the sama @
and that of M M vote is found pages i412 of the % The
was January 24h 1889; the March 5tb Ssa The first
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02
THE GRoss-EARNINas LAW

" uie eo1ncatlon OF the accused and the vot.. =.
1881 y "e gross earnings law (Chap 90 Law ~
OTHER TAxs ~ M OF GROSS TO BE PAID IN
opt railroads operated horsepower with. s upon
this aPpendges thereof anv Upon the
belonging to otner
n the capital stock M pe
there shall of
operating railroad 'ae earnings corporation o s
If
hereinafter as snah be
eeIposatiot say
an'ngs; aid for M
nVe Of
aid h taxation whatevcr upon the n snail be
snail be Tvs
August S Of February and ( about the dfteeoth ] the h
AM accurate account earnings be kent earnings
""'oi '""N 20 iurnlshed by said Traas
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-02

that each altor.o..
ss nearly an l'el - ',u.. -.
~ Of 4 cons;ao..I,s !. In
|utelv are,rnt ,,..'," fso.s "o.e
Pacifie Il d;d nom ON
Is repeal would nIJ not not
lsibly bv tba Na..I Az
armers had 70 o'I, h.r. ~,
he naymert se g .ha;. na:s
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13
Rebekahs Convene.

The District Rebecca Convention
was held at Newport Nov. 9, 1908.
There were about forty present
and all seemed interested. Ore
fourth of that number being broth
ers there was certainly no lack of
enthusiasm on their part.
The Past President Mrs. Galloway
of McMinnville, being present the
order was favored by a very interes-
ting talk on almost every line of
work 50 badly needed in the lodge.
The three lodges that make up
the District were represented as
follows, Newport SO, Elk City 2,
Toledo 1, one visitor.
The hall was beautifully decora-
ted, and speaks much for the ladies
OF the Rhododendron lodge
At the evening session the officers
were elected for the coming conven-
tion which was voted to be held at
Elk City. A vote of thanks was
given to the past President and
members of the Newport lodge
after which they adjourned and le-
paired to room below and partook
of bountiful and elegant spread
which the ladies certainly know
how to prepare. 1t was the wee
hours of morning ere all close |
their eyes in Sunderland and
dreamed Of all the good things in
store for them at the next conven-
ton. "Rhea."
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13

Joe Kosydar was over from Siletz
yesterday.
c. c. Pond of Siletz was Toledo
visitor yesterday.
Bobby Mann was down from
Chitwood yesterday.
Collins the sawmill man was over
from Siletz yesterday.
Cleve Fish left yesterday morn
ing for a visit with his brother,
Wallace, and wife at Forest Grove.
Mrs. F. A. Watts and little
daughter, after spending the Sum-
mer here with her brother, d. L.
Cusack, returned Wednesday to her
home at Denver, Colorado.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13

M. NJ. Davis was a Toledo visitor
Wednesday.
W. N. Cook of Chitwood was in
the city Tuesday.
Nick Stemple of KernvilIe was in
the City Wednesday.
Brunson & Vanderpool the black
smiths have a new ad in this issue.
Sam Irwin of Newport was a
Valleyward passenger Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. c. &. Copeland of Siletz
was a passenger for Portland Tues
day morning.
Mrs. Lester Waugh and Miss
Mary Ewing attended Rebekah
lodge at Newport Monday evening.
J. McCluskey is improving his
property on First street, occupied
by Otto Krogstad, with new fence
along the front.
The steamer Newport came up
last Saturday with the. barge Elk in
tow. The barge was left at Altree's
mill, in fresh water, for the winter.
Next Sunday the Yaquina cham
pions will play the Elk City cham
pions a game of football on the
local grounds. This should be an
interesting game as these are both
strong teams. You can't afford to
miss it!-Can you?
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13
supplies at Stewart's S.

School supplies at Stewards.
c. E. Hawkins is moving into his
large new residence on the hill this
week. This is one of the fine, t.
residences in the city.
School Superintendent Coin was
visiting the schools in the Eastern
part of the county the iirsc of the
week. Mr.. Coin informs us that
the library books for the different
districts have arrived and can be
had at any time as he has them
made up into bundles for the diff.
ferent schools.
There are 1860 students enrolled
in the Oregon Agricultural College
at Corvallis, eight of them being
from Lincoln county, as follows:
Allo G. Armstrong Of Eddyville;
Roy Borden, Newport; Conrad
Christensen, Lawrence Prescott,
Alvhild Romtvedt, Toledo; Mary
Lillian Earnest, Vernon; Edith II
Casteel and William A. Toner, va
quina.
We are in receipt of letter from
a former citizen, Mrs. J. A. Hall,
who is now living at Gross, Nebr.,
in which she enclosed 81 so for
another years subscription to the
LEADER, claiming that she can not
get along without it. She sends
regards to her many Toledo'friends,
and also states that she would much
rather live in Oregon than Nebraska
where she has to suffer with heat
in the Summer and sit freezing by
the stove in the Winter.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13
How's This
Four Papers for $500

The four publications we offer yon
are "The Ladies World" high class
household magazine published in New
York, "Farm and Home "a well known,
agricultural and home paper published
semi.m monthly at Springfield Mass.
Good Literature" popular liter
ary and family monthly published in
New York and "THE LINCOLN COUNTY
LEADER" with all the local and County
news. Here is reading for every mem
Der of the family for only S2.OO per
year. Each OF these publications is
issued by reputable house, is fairly
represented in its particular field and
is widely known. Samples Of the
above papers can be seen at this Office.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13
Elk City IL; Toledo o.

The football game at Elk City
last Sunday demonstrated that to
play football successfully the boys
must practice more. When they
had the ball they could not handle
it for lack of team work, 50 con-
sequently were beaten II to O..
They were fairly strong on the de-
fensive, Elk City making her yard
age by punting.
We were unable to get the lineup.
Sunday Elk City will play va
quina on the Toledo grounds.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13
Wanted.

Wanted farm in Lincoln county
near Toledo preferred, Want to
deal with owner direct. Inquire at
this office.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13
Thread! Thread! Thread!

Carrollton's Extra Soft Finish,
for hand and machine, strongest g.
cord thread made; 200 yards on
spool, only &c at the Eclipse.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-11-13
Canvas gloves at Stewards.

A large new line of, Roger Bros. =,
Silverware just received and have
more following. II. f. PETERSON,
The Jeweler.