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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
MUNICIPAL FAcTo

The attack made against the tick.
ct heoded by Mr Jenkins IN the morn
Ing paper 10 moi one IN which any
man * good, sound discretion and
local pride win be interested. The
municipal campaign 10 one in which
politics has no place. Il is q CUES
ton oflwhether Guthrie viii set value
received Nor the moneys expended or
whether we win continue the policy
o. paylng a high tariff for the glory
and ease Of certain persons seemingly
unable 10 battle for themselves alone,
The statement that either OF the
tuo candidates for mayor is OF wrong
spirit. as we zee the lighi, Is not we'll
taken. and that either % them would
openly defraud his friends or the city
as a whole seems, 20 rs, improbable.
But no man Is above hia friends
Those wh0 sock the election ~ Mr..
jenkins wish e man untrammeled by
political affiliations and with no clique
d serve--the backers of biz 0ppon.
ent are the some old bunch I'll tho
aame cid style and wearing the sheep
clothing Of municipal progress to con.
ceal ihe wglf rhiment OF municipal
nisinanagement
When, IN the name OF reason does
this outfit expect to get the city well
started On the way OF Improvement
IN February 1890 there wes a dr.
ference In population between Guthrie
and the state metropolis Of some 800.
What i the difference nov?
Who has held sway m Guthrie TAX.
Ing tariffs or public e2penditures-of
ten no more then the tarIn Of inc0m.
potency. atlll Il d more exac Ing than
dishonesty.
When, pray you. are We ever to
crawl 10 3 height whore We may be
ahIe "a take 0ur rIghlful place among
the citiea Of Oklahoma. II IN nine
years we Glass; from one notch to the
other
Who o. thls progressive band now
demanding control Is 20 be designated
as the Noses "a lead Us acress the
deserts of %suniclpei slugglahness. al
blazed and made By the same bunch
# city vfeckers IS 10y are paradlng
the name Of civic reformation?
II these men be what they claim.
cad ue let them sin again. who wil
bond lhem2
who stands sponsor for & change
from The last years og dilaiorlnesl
end pickering between the lactlonsg
We asst not IN anger. nor with de
sire 70 hurt the feeling Of The most
humble. but aa taxpayers. demanding
that other than pledges be made.
praying. pleading Guthrie may change
her system Of shouting Tor polltlca
partlsans while her rival FORCES for
werd "a the enYlable place on beIhg
called The most progressive city viii
h The conhnoa q the whole Unltet
States.
are We rightly
II 20 support Jenkins. and care no
shat his politics may be.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
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lvlnlla chlefIaIal

iNANltN Aui%lN"Htf
The iynching Of foui' men n Ada
yesterday Ia d dlstinct blot upon the
fair name OF this great new state.
Oklahoma mas taken the lead IN many
Steps pg material adganeemem " pc
fRN short mohfhx bfilta hi1teFs Sid
Il Is 70 be sincerely regretted that
her clllseus IN any locality and under
any circumstances however exasper-
allng they may have been should have
rrs0rfed 20 mob violence. We have
the utmost confidence that the courts
u Oklahoma ere able 70 cope with
crime IN every sorm and thot Grim
inals VIII be hunted down With no
unnecessary delay and brought 70
speedy trial and conviction. The fact
that the leader Of the four men who
yielded up their lives 20 the mob At
Ada was a bad man and had commit
ted several murders and had always
failed OF conviction Il no excuse for
the atroeious crimg committed BY the
mob. The entire efficiency OF the law
IN Oklahoma In dealing with crime
must be malntained and the mob al
Ada Is a bon upon the e%scutcheon OF
the atate. Life must be as sacred
In this state as anywhere else In the
union. In the very beginning let i
be known TO the world that mob
violence cannot obtain Ii Oklahoma
and the way 10 proclaim this to the
world Is 10 hunt down and punish
every man who took part IN the
crime committed al Ada Monday morn
lng.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
oklahoma's iynchlna.
4nnttt IA. nfahn

tdOniin. Mo, NioDe,l
II appears that The victims of lhc
lynching AZ Ada. oklahoma, were dit
iefent from the criminal ordinarily
seized BY tho wrath OF the latter day
mob. These men, II IS reported. had
money, friends and influence.
They had records too records siig
gcslivc Of the al%ood.eurdllng acliun
Inspired By ,ho distortion Of occasion.
Al event III border days, one OF them
Is ssld 10 have thirteen killings to-
his acnrc. AN four OF Them, secm
ingly. we've implicated Ia lhc cowardiy
murder OF The dqputy marshal, for
which crime e lawless penalty has
heon exacted.
II VS. not necessary 10 speculate upon
the kind OF influence these men had
Or who we're their friends. II is sul
ncient 20 know that their influence
and their friends are impedimenls 10
The Development OF the new state Of
Oklahoma. How they accumulated
their money Is not a subject Of edlfy.
ing pursuit, And though II Is a plat
itude TO say that the very possession
0k-this mQne& WAS secured 70 them
Dy The laU NhIch they houted. sill
Il Is 9 fact. They we're willing hsnc.
nciaries OF Law and deliberate bene-
e~cia-les OF laelessness. such conflict
Ing claims cannot permanently be ai-
lowed.
But # Is unfortunate that l0wleas'
ness sil0rld hive been invoked TO end
those elRlms. The Ada lynchlng has
hurt lha state Of Oklahoma very scr
iously. 81 has given an impression
which ehnnot quickly Or easily be Grad
icated.
Governor Haskell has announced
that instructions have been issued "a
the officers Of poniotoc county 10
make 4 vigorous investigation and thai
no effort viii be spared to bring tho
lynchera to justice. It Is 10 be hoped
the officers VIII entee upon the work
with the spirit OF literally carrying
out those instructions. Il Is true Ol
course. that had the same keen re-
gard for the dignity Of the law pre-
vailed heretofore. the careers uf
such bad men" as the moh's vie
Tins seem 20 have been would nOI
have been possible. But iaxlty Of tbs
law today does not balance Or oIseI
che laxity Of Yesterday.
The occasion OF the Ads lynehinf
was accumulated p%-oyocatIon caused
by the laws aggravated ~non.enforce
ment. It Is 0~klahoma's duty. manl
testify. 10 concern itself quite a.
much with preventing q repetition 81
such occagiOn as TO punish the Ada
OnenBe.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Wenver Colorado, R%epubHcaiil
eThis week Oklahoma Is prepar-
ing to celebrate the twentieth ami
versary OF us opening TO public set
Element. April %. 1899. vas the Jay
whicz saw tie historic rush Of some
100000 h~omeseekers for the choice
sites on the Indian reservation that
had SO long been coveted BY white
men. II was not pioneering 10 The ac-
cepted sense Of the term. for the tide
Of civilization had swept past the
reservation many years before. Il was
merely a mad scramble for free lands
and Il proved SO riotous and gave
the strong such advantage over the
weak that the government soon end.
ed that method OF disposlng Of In
dian lands IN favor Of the more Or
DERBY and euuahle system Of drawing
by lot.
To-day Oklahoma claims j popula.
tlon at 1900, 600 people, 10000 Of
when ara Indians. II i now d SOW
eregn state and a mighty factor In
couributlng 10 The wealth Of The ma
lion In general. Us fertile lands
have proved 10 he underesiimated
rather than oycfestlmated BY tbs en-
thnslasts who settled upon them
twenty years ago. and farm values
hate mrde amazing advances. Largo
elites have sprung up So rapidly as
ia daze the ciehiy-ninefs' who have
llyod through tho twenty Years Of
OklahUma's official existence au Ter
rIirry and slate. MANUFACTURES have
beea established the natural reaourc.
q III the state have been opened and
the Indians have been educated aud
share In the general prosperity.
"Oklahnma Will be Justified Ia what
' 4 ehullient manifestation ol enthu
slasm she puts forth this week. From
raw pfaIsIe to sovereign statehood
In less than twenty years n some.
thlng lIke turning eYOlutf0h into par.
lot magie.'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

We offer One Hundred DoIlars Re.
ward for any case Of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. }. CHENEY & co, Toledo. o
We. The undersigned. have known
n, j. Cheney for the last f5 years,
and believe hIm periectly honorable
IN al business transactions, and fin,
anelally able to carry out any obliga-
lions made By his firm.
WALDING. KlNNAN q MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. Q.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ia taken inter
naily. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF tho system.
Testimonials sent free, Price 36c. per
hottie. Sold by all dfuggIsts.
Take HaIla Family Pills Cor constl.
patton.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
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vAaRANr VERSE. @
. o O o 9


a Poor MaR'a Wealth
Jamestown Bard IN Baltlmtso Sun
Slltin down along The lence
Brother Tom an me.
Talkin' about our trials and sicn
Hard times as We see;
Kinder looked al him an smiled,
And I said. says i:
"Aln't no use at ~, old man
Per TO set an Sigh"
."Ain't 40 ase, YER right le said,
DrpsmlR' NV our wealth.
."Got a fairly mlddlln' crpr
Nv gumption an NV health;
Eaters banned ont purity we'll,
Curnll yield right smart,
See them yailer pumpkins there.
Shlnln' In che cartl
"Mary's canned ernHn iermais
Fer 10 1ll a bin;
'S5istlless this yer c%onsplaln!n hnla
Sounds q heap like sim
"Yaa an here's my hand, Ole mar
agree Win yOu-
Aln't no n9tes as / kin cea
just now fallln' dne'
Sure, we amt no Vanderbilt.
Cant put on much style;
Stlll, we've got er perfect right
Ter TO smoke an smile,
Home. there's Sarah wadin' q,
MoesSip like a bee:
An u little baby Tom
Who's got more'n meg
"Whu'a got nT5re'n NE Old man.
When you think " ltg
Yet we climb up on the fence
AN We sill an sit:
Suuehine's cheap an laughter, loo.
An we shouldn't swear
When q comes TO eonatln' Que
Just g poor mans share.
You've Marler an the hit
An sou got your corn;
I've sol two IN rosy arma
noun my neck At morn:
Two blue eyes a-shinln' swees
In the evenlight;
Two Nh lipa ~ fair SO love
klssin' me goodnight
After ail, 4 poor mans wealth
Aia't 80 much fer show;
But yer gai ter calkeflate
lust how fer twill go.
kin count the length o. mine.
Though I'm not 10 smart.
Fer I've measured Il. you soc.
Down here IN my heart.
Measured Il with Sarah ID
An Their child ter hoot;
CIT M Tom an tune yer Ilna
Gold Is mighty hne ! gnesa
Fer a llttle bsoti
nnt we've both got heait.
And them little lips At home
That's enough Nv wealth.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
Woee Of the Man With Money
fOmafra Neh. Beef


It Is distressing to be broke II
gou don't believe Il. ash Andrew Car
nosis since he gave away his for
tune 10 avoid Inc possibility Of dying
rich. But The man who Is broke
has no monopoly Of the woes Of this
ne.
II you have the millions Of 4 Rookie
TELLER. W. j.. Bryan Will moi let tho
colleges take your money because e
IL tainted. II you are a rich widow
Ike Hetty Green and accumulate a
fortune by saving habits, sou can
only contemplate SOME u Walllng
tcr vou to die that they may spend
Il. r sou are a 81 plerpont Morgan.
you are a plntoorrt and ~ enemy 70
society. II YOU invest your money ln
goll bricks YOU are a sucker. and II
YOU blow II In sou are a spenathrifi.
Il after accommodating 4 fortune yuu
continue to work. ycu are deprlvlng
the poor man who needs L If the
cfanoe az getllng your good job, and
~ yuu take life pasy YOU are living
on %unearned increment and are q
useless appendaae on the earth II
yon put your savings in q Tn can
some thief Will come along and steai
H. and II you place Il in the kitchen
range your wife may light The frh
while you are taking your moRnipg
sineia and II ullI "a I'D In smoke,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
cHlEF asa APACHE LEADER


Special 90 the Daily Leader.
EHwton. Ok. April zfs-A s~ucceaaor
% Geronimo the war chlef Of the
Anaches Who dled Feb IN. las Deen
appointed The nfflclAl notice whs
given out that ASH son Of whoa j.
Nehl. Apache temporary taIiafal hid
baen elected W. tfIbalS4if 81 W 0
'e7 rs A hfipnedgea iNadeFa Natehe
hefsdltafy chief Of the %Chlfleahha. to
which Geronimo belonged. was chogen
assistant chief, These names viii be
submitted TO the var department hy
the authorities ln charge OF he Apach
prisoners If WAT for approval. New
plans afe Il he outlined by the newly
elected chiefs Tor the management Of
the TRIBES Affairs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

The most slenlncan. statement as
10 National politics since the election
last fall insofar as Il pertains to the
Democratic side OF the case. may be
found hi q letter written BY Mr. hry-
an for McClure'S magazine, h lengthy
article concerning the future Of De-
mocrncy. and. among other tFsaes re-.
fers to Alton Brooks Parker as one
OF the best and 'ruest leaders o.
modern times.
Judge Parker was the worst de.
feated Democrat that party ever nom
mated. but. as AIR. Bryan wei knows
and stated. Judge Parker has hedi
mounting higher aud higher Is TIE
esteem Of al. ana his dissertations
90 real Democracy are becoming buds
OF promise that make their author
one Of the famed and learned men OF
this section.
Nj. Bryan Is sincere III his aflec'
ton Tor Judge Parker. and Z il pos.
sIble the statements made Il the re-
cent article carry & Significance great
er than az hrat might appear 10 the
reader.
Whatever Is Intended. the nemoc-
racy Of the United States welcomes
the news that William Jennings Bry-
on and Alton Brooks Parker are
friends and each working for success.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

TIE election Of a partisan mayor
Of amy city Il an advertisement the
people have not graeped the fact
p municipal and National politics be.
Ing wholly and forever separated.
The city official Is asked to care Tor
The municipality IN the way OF In.
movements and to bring about The
sest possible public utilities at The
ieasi possible cost. - saF q man IL
Democrat PopuIlst, Socialist, re,
publican. or, like the politics Of ma
sane ihat has alwsyn claimed 10 be
Republican IN this city. anything to
ct oalce~has moi the least to do
With the qualification Of that man.
'or should Il add 70 or take from a
'rte % regard 10 hts candidacy. What
iutafle gania. Is a man whO fapora
suillc improvements. but who wants
I hundred cents en- The dollar when
such improvements ere made. Tom
Jenkins will nll that BIZ. loo aud gel
1elter improvements Ter less money
han his opponent. 10 sou want 10
'el the cry gf public improvement
top you and cause yoi TO vote ire,
nenHpua expense At little pronta3 II
! + unestl9h for sou II slerlievou
md ynuf nelghhOf must tell the story
Fhis ~buHcomhe about "dro,ses
lothlng NJ. Jenkins need searl II
better 10 BE- & drone and watch
he eetuei bees uf Industry sAfn
haH % be < mere nenrehcad ahd,
With pfe{ers asneudlng and hasan-
aas being offered N the name If re-
lgf9n and morality sit hy me Eurt
md WATCH IA clts be p~llfered b AZ
lafine i set Of p:ollc.enlnrurisN ii
A Il hah oyer baraded tho At hbts
i sheoI
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
WIN They Find ThemY
(McAlester Capital)

Ada Is very seriously "investlgat-
ing who those strangers we're that
came IN and lyncbed those four men.
They showed remarkable familiarity
with the lay Of the town, ven after
the lights we're turned OF at their re-
quest. a Is very probable that they
have visited the town some time Or
other IN tho day time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Tcmorfow Is aunday. Go " churea
II ii home IL Guthrie You WIZ 90 be-
cause there Is something about we
sMnIlni city spnt creates q desire ~
attend ID all III llie's duties. i y
stranger and ii our midst, try church
aoine. xou Will hear 4 good sermon
n any 81 inc churches splendid mn'
MI Viii he rendered and thH hearty
welcome Of ( chrlsiian people VIII
mdd so sonf pleasures Tor the eatire
Neek Ii follow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Electric railroads win snna have
aAs tbs larger eltles Of lhe state link.
e3 II 4 mighty electric system OF
TRANSPORTATION. Guthrie. BEING the
capital and located ID the center Of
ihe slaie. should be the geiy heart
81 this adlallng network and Il VIII
pay better than almost anything eise
one could and for Investment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

A man at Washington made the
statement that Standard OIL was be-
lleYed 70 own the controlling Interest
IN the Mexican oil fields. Apply that
BY striking out Mexico and substl-
tutlng world ana the statement Will
be &c correct as possible 70 make II.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

A new Democratic pap " Is 70 be-
started III San Francisco or, At
least. the statement Is mnde thai
It will be started. The meeting Q
perferl The planR WIS 10 y helh
there today. rho scheme has BEL q
formulated BY the Democratic sta e
central committee and members lhgte
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Same attention may Ne palc 20
questions beng referred "by the pee
pie. strictly speaking. matters no.
III conformity with the Ideas nf Ger
tain persons. but 10 = need thinli
thc people are excited over the ques'
tIoha referred. Few Of them will8ci
farther Than 10 be voted on and none
proposed has the ieeat chance q BE-
iaa ~auecesklnI q the polls,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Ihn Republican press devlares ita
Ialruess ~ strong worda yet It list
"a RE leader aH being strongly 10
favor 81 matters Il never affirmed OF
aeliaa. Tire Lender reserves Their lghl
Il make It's own Endorsements and
preIare TO do so without being kick
ia IL Of out Of any deal The Republic
an state organization may Wiah %
placa its own construction On.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

One thing noticeable about the
feminine members Of those Seers who
met here. was the preservation Of
their youthful appearance, showing
plalnly that Oklahoma Is the place
where youth aad beauty are preserv-
! cd longest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Take notice; ! Tulsa man attack.
d d Tuisa editor afid the editor
brew he ulpn and sat on him until
Ulcers came along and relieved the
tension The editor aid not resort to
slelence, further Than Il choose 4
ilcf. safl place 70 slt Moral do not
Fllp o. HIiempt 10 whip an edltor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Tbat settllna basin IN che alifeiion
plaut Rot into E settled sie'e about
the same time the people settled that
she machlne gang IN control q the
affairs we're ready 10 be settled +or
rood an# All time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
naMocRArlc MUNICIPAL TIckEr

FOR Mayor-Thomas Jenklne.
FOR city Mafshal-Bob Myers.
Fof pollce ludac-Frank olemlth.
ror city CIerk-jack sexlas.
For CITY Attorney-M. y. Jefferson
RAJ City Treasurer-Lymon Gray.
Won street commIselcner--W. D.
Williamson.
rof Treasurer cf School Board, A.
thur p. Tyler.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

thanfFy people win moi BE sided
81 Theodore Roosevelt while The lai-
led IS atslklng game II Africa. Aiean
Ahsla nnchol and aarrei 5cpe VIII
alioU ur Us breathe and tell ag bow
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

uissa aome persons ask 700 70
aann0fE the ticket labeled Republic
a relvr lhe matter | othe Fitth stree
hfidke.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24
Thinks II Worth Trouble

Topeka. Kans., Capital
We egree, with most Of those #ho
discuss the subject, that living IS
very high. but L 80 our notion that
# IS worth Il.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Wanted. Al senatorial toge eefafiia'
slbn gof ais wears win pay cash. Au
dccss Jehosophnt Hopkins. Arro'
81 I~IIInnlA.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Thai filtration plant Is abcai READY
for use. Wonder how long + say
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Tobacco growers of Kentucky and
Tennessee are surprised sht nc more
tobacco NJ grown il 0kNahoma- the
soll md climate being proper for me
KtoMlh on the plants but there " q
Tendency on the part 81 those who
kfe~ tobacco IN The older states 20
iel their experiences 80 With the
lasl The crop being uno requiring
lua MITCH care sind the market wholly
controlled hy The American trust al
lied Wllh he Austrian and Italian
governments.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Love sees enough IN one plate IF Tee
cream with two spoons. Matrlm0ny
places / regular order fof q whole
freezer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

ron MIMaEn ~ acNooL eoANO
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Flf9k wafd
aaennd ward-W. n. Shoarer.
Third ward-ThomAs Ferrall.
Fourth ward-R. n. knight.
Filth wsrd--john Alien.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Cap Mitchell. editor Of he Shat.
lueh Monitor. one Of The best "a.
pefs printed IN nne of The hast towns
Al The state. IN me e~xhuheranee Of
his pleasure Il being able "a can his
,aafs and hune aid have the friend
khsn tllH good people, made fhe
'at llbn thai ~ IS lrees
beih hthulden % no one aud glad
"a 81 able Il voice his own opinion
III ans plAre. time Of on ank occa
F|oa. And still, when The editor o.
.de Hunlf0f f0f9etH 70 mall someone's
letter On bring home The Kind Of meat
ordered. We Haui 10 tab odds Cap
n azf AZ meek as meek can be-
eQHs n ihese editors kel ~ strong
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-24

Foh MEMaER cITY coVNoIL.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Railroad May Surrender Lands.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-Secretary
Garfield informed Senator Dixon to.
day that the Northern Pacific bad
agreed to surrender $4,000 acres OF
Montana mineral land which it has
been established by government in
vestigation has been wrongly classi.
fed as non mineral.
The investig alton followed charges
filed with the department last winter
by q committee appointed by the
Montana Mine Owners associ alton,
in which it was alleged the Northern
Pacific had improperly influenced
mineral classification work in order
to secure valuable mineral property
to which it was not entitled under its
grant.
1t was also charged that the rail.
road sought to obtain valuable in.
demnity lands in place of worthless
non.mineral lands which it was al
legged we're classified as mineral at it's
instig alton, by improperly influencing
the board of land commissioners.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
The Lower YELLOWSTONE Project.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The recla.
nation services announces the compile
tion of the lower Yellowstone irriga.
tion project. Water will be available
for irrigating 1000 acres during the
season of 1909. This makes the sec.
ond project constructed on the Vel.
lowstone and it is expected to prove
one of the most valuable of the gov.
ernment's projects. Nearly all of the
public lands under the project have
been filed upon, but there is a large
amount of private and railroad land
that may be secured. F. E. Wey.
mouth is the engineer directly in
charge of the work, which has been
brought to successful conclusion.
The cost of the project when fully
completed is estima ated at $1,000, 600,
and the total number of acres for
which water will be provided isa bout
66, 900 for both sections of the project.