davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-15
Big Land Deal Pending.

John Maginniss, former mayor of
Butte. Representative John Berkin, of
Butte. and State Engineer Wade, of
Helena, were business visitors to this
city and first OF last week. Messrs.
Maginniss and Berkin are figuring on
one OF the biggest land deals ever
pulled off in this part of the state and
there are prospects that the negotia-
tions may be closed up within a short
while One hundred thousand acres
OF land in the eastern part of the
county is involved in the deal.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-15
Milwaukee and Great Northern Com
panies Fighting for Best Routes
Into Lewistown.
LOCATION OF PARTIES
Great Northern Crew Camped at
Mouth of Observation-Disclosures
Nearing Grass Range.

The spectacular race between SUR
veying crews of the Great Northern
and Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad companies in the Flathead
country last year is being repeated
this year in the eastern end of Fer
gus county. Both companies have
large parties in the field and these
parties are working under rush orders
from headquarters.
Heaing that the Great Northern
surveyors were ready to cross the
Musselshell river in the vicinity of the
mouth of Flatwillow, two crews OF
Milwaukee surveyors were rushed out
OF Roundup and started running line
westward from the vicinity of Mel
stone. The crew of surveyors camped
at Forest Grove also received orders
to go down east OF Grass Range and
work westward One of these Mil
waukee crews is now in the vicinity
of the mouth of Mcdonald creek.
Within another ten days the gap be-
tween Milestone and Grass Range will
probably be closed up. The Great
Northern surveyors were unable to
get across the Mussclshell for about
five days and the time thus lost was
taken advantage OF by the Milwaukee
linemen.
Rumors Floating About.
Rumors continue to fill the air but
there are very few people who really
know what will be done and these are
not saying anything for publication
There is very we'll founded rumon
however. that the first actual building
which will be undertaken by the Mil
waukec this year is the branch line
Iextending from Lewistown north
ward through the Kendall country
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-15
New Real Estate Firm.

C. w Morton and Horace Hill have
formed new real estate and insur-
ance firm which will be known as
the Morton-Hill Company. Both
gentlemen are well and most favor
ably known in Fergus county and will
doubtless command good business
from the beginning. They nave nice
office quarters in the Empire Bank
building.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-15
Postmaster General in Town

Postmaster General Lyons, of For
est Grove, was business visitor to
the county seat last week. John says
that there is quite boom in town
lots at the Grove and that he has
raised the prices.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-15
Returned From Wyoming.

Otto X. Myers returned Friday eve
ming from Thermopolis, Wyoming
where he spent several days investi-
eating a business proposition.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1910-03-15

and into the Armclls or Dog Creek
section of the country
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
Our Birthday Book
August as. 1910.

oliver Wendell Holmes, the autocrat OF
the breakfast table" was born August %.
1929. at Cambridge. Mass. He was professor
of anatomy and physiology in Harvard and
successfully mixed poetry with medicine.
David b. Hill. who Identifies himself by
saying, II am a democrat" was born Au-
gust 90 1s4s. at Havana, N. Y. He has been
governor, senator and presidential candi-
date. to say nothing OF being successful
lawyer
Alfred G.. Ellick OF the law firm OF Bronze,
Elliok 4 Bronze is just 80. He was born In
Fremont, Neb., and has been assistant
county attorney.
Theodore A. spratlen, formerly OF the
Puritan Hub laundry. was born August %,
1871, in Cass county, Nebraska. He used 70
be with the National Bank OF Commerce
and later with the Phoenix Insurance com
pany
Willard Eddy lawyer specializing in pat
ents, with offices In the New York LAfe
building. is just 65 years old today. He was
educated at Yale and the Albany Law
school. and moved TO Omaha In 1908. and ID
lecturer on patent law at Creighton Law
school, ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29

forgive Reputation of y friendship
whether the favor possesses an intrin-
sic value or not, it. deserves decent
recognition. and the person who re-
fuses to accord this is unworthy the
favor and the friendship that
prompted It.
Friendship needs the strength Of
mutual esteem to survive and mutual
esteem is impossible with an migrate.
Gratitude is a cloak that often covers
multitude OF sins. We may fire.
quently overlook very glazing faults
in our neighbors IL these faults exist
at the expense Of ingratitude. "He is
thoroughbred, he will go the limit, I"
is vernacular saying We often hear.
But it never refers or applies to a man
who has not the manhood to recognize
personal favor. Rather 1t refers to
man who, whatever else he lacks,
has honor enough in his soul and
grace enough in his heart to admit his
obligation to a fellowman, and his de-
sire to repay the debt and this quality
will redeem lot of bad ones.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
Crooked Detectives.

Much ado has been made over the en-
ployment OF private detectives for the
discovery OF crime and the arrest OF
criminals. Wet journals denounce them
as sneaks. sleuths, etc, but no one can
make such criticism unless ignorant or
opposed to the enforcement of law
Official Anti-saloon League Organ.
Not at all. No intelligent person OBJ
jects to the employment of detectives,
public or private, for the discovery of
crime and criminals If the detectives
are honest and use honest methods.
What much ado has been made over
is the seeming preference of anti
saloonists to employ as detectives ex-
penitentiary birds, professional crooks
and outlaw desperadoes ready to com
NIT crime themselves while pretending
to detect crime. What is objected to
Is the setting loose upon a community
of escaped prisoners hired to job
marked victims and to swear innocent
people into jail for price. II the
work of the anti-Saloon league de-
ponds for success upon the work OF
mercenary perjurers Just out of wear
ing stripes 1t would do better to go out
of business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
Governor Hadley,s Example.

No matter what considerations may
have influenced Governor Hadley to
decide against running for senator in
Missouri, it is refreshing to know
that he feels that his duty obliges him
to serve out his term as the states
chief executive. 1t is refreshing be-
cause so many governors are appar-
emily impervious to such obligations
and also for the additional reason that
it may serve to impress on the minds
of others chosen to responsible public
positions the real solemnity of office
and bring them finally to see that 1t
is not merely a stepping stone to be
lightly kicked out of the way the min
ute the foot leaves IL for the next
round up.
II have felt that ought not to do
anything to impair my effectiveness
as governor, even though could
thereby obtain an advancement to an
other position" Governor Hadley
says. Indeed, and the majority OF the
people in Missouri and most states will
feel Just as he does about this. He
knew when he was elected governor Of
the possibility of running for senator,
Just as other governors have known,
and he could not throw down the high
office to which the people called him
with seeming to discount his proper
appreciation of their confidence in
him. That is the ethical and we might
say. the patriotic view, but, of course,
It is not necessarily the political view.
And yet 1t ought to be impossible to
rear the standard too high, even in
politics. g .Pnsi
In the long run, Governor Hadley
will lose nothing by carrying out his
contract of employment to fill the
executive chair for four years. When
his time comes for promotion he will
have the advantage that properly be-
longs to a faithful and conscientious
public servant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
Talks for people who sell things

Some advertisers use newspaper
space in an impersonal sort of way as
though someone else paid for It. They
pay little or no attention to the prepa-
ration Of copy, allowing someone of
vast inexperience to write 1t, using the
same copy over and overland day
after day this careless slipshod, in
effectual advertising appears over
their names.
We are having illustrations every
day Of the success Of carefully thought
out, well-written, direct advertising
against the other sort, and the reason
for 1t is twofold: Slack advertising is
a pretty fair indication of slack bust
ness methods, and the people will have
none of It; whereas, the straightfor-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.


Hoke smith OF Georgia Is the most i'm
posing come back" In tho politics OF the
south.
Walter Wellman's date OF September 10
for starting on his flight over the Atlantic
lie subject 20 change without notice.
W. t, Baird. a banker OF Kirkville, Mo,
proves the sincerity Of his conversion from
financial standpatism by cutting his beard
Of forty years growth. Had to show 'em.
Former United states Senator James
McCreary has announced his active candi-
dacy for the democratic nomination for
governor OF Kentucky TO succeed Governor
Augustus +. Wilson.
Miss Melva Beatrice Wilson Of New York
City expects to spend four years working
upon the great sculptured friese OF the
new Roman Catholic cathedral in st
Louis This Is one OF the most important
works OF ecclesiastical sculpture ever un-
dertaken In America. IL will depict four
teen scenes in the life OF Christ.
''See Rose" is the invariable reply OF ar>y
official Of Elyria. o.. when asked FOR
information on city affairs. Miss Rose
Moriarity Of that city is. at &c. deputy city
auditor. deputy city treasurer. deputy clerk
OF the council, clerk Of the board OF con-
troll, clerk to the director OF public safety,
and clerk to the director OF public service.
During the seven years she has been con-
rected with the government OF this city
OF 1900 It has spent approximately 1900,
600 for pavements, bridges sewer and wa
ter systems. Every bit OF legislation
authorizing these improvements has been
drawn by "Rose," ana all OF the money
from bond issues has passed through her
hands
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
Hnke Smith az a Radioal.

When Hoke Smith was governor OF
Georgia surprise was expressed at his
radicalism and in his recent successful
campaign for another nomination
equivalent to election--his ultra-radi-
callsm has continued to be subject Of
comment. People express surprise that
a member OF . Cleveland cabinet
should wander so far from the old
standards of conservatism as he has.
True, Hoke Smith is more radical
than 1t seems any southern democrat
OF the old school would be, taking the
most extreme ground on any of the
three big issues in Georgia--the race,
the corporation and the liquor ques-
tion-but does anybody know that he
was ever really a conservative? The
mere fact that he was a member of
it. He, like every other member of
that executive household, was DOM
mated by the overpowering influence
Of the president, and 1t may easily be
possible that the country had no occa-
sion to discover the real temperament
of the young Georgian. He was a
lawyer of modest practice when
recommended to Mr.. Cleveland for the
interior portfolio and of course he never
permitted his personal inclinRtions to
outrun those of his chief
But when Georgia went with Mr..
Bryan and his free coinage craze in
1896, Hoke Smith resigned from the
Cleveland cabinet and Joined his state;
he threw off the cloak of conservatism
which Mr.. Cleveland's association had
placed upon him and put on the silver
armor to fight for the young Lochinvar
that had come out of the west. But
that, it may be said, was mere state
pride, the natural course for a south
ern man whose training and traditions
in the preference of state rights would
invariably lead him into such q direc-
ton. Then why did not the same in
fluence so lead Hilary A. Herbert of
Alabama, secretary of the navy in that
same Cleveland cabinet, and John G..
Carlisle of Kentucky, secretary of the
treasury? They were older men than
Hoke Smith and if tradition and train
ing were to count in such a crisis,
naturally they would count more with
those to whom they had been more.
But, while both Kentucky and Ala
bama joined with the Bryan silver
party, Herbert and Carlisle remained
in the cabinet and threw their influ-
ence in the campaign against fiat
reputation.
1t Is indeed questionable IL Hoke
Smith has not always been of a radi-
cal turn of mind, bent more that way
than toward conservatism. Yet with 1t
all, one cannot study his career as
governor of Georgia and now his rec
ord as a successful candidate without
concluding that he is above all an
opportunist, for what he favored be-
fore he now opposes and what he then
opposed he now favors.
Radical, opportunist or what not,
Hoke Smith evidently is an adept IN
the little game of politics which he is
playing so shrewdly and successfully
down in Georgia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
BRYAN AND THE BOLrERs.
No Pardon for Accessories to the
Crime of 'O0,
st. Paul Pioneer Press.


st. Paul Pioneer Press.
William ]. Bryan is willing to have bou-
quets thrown at him, but he wants it
understood that he cannot be "jollled"
into forgetting the political past The
Commoner Of last week contained a reply
to Henry Watterson's suggestion that
Mr.. Bryan could win much applause by
letting bygones be bygones and jolng with
the eastern democrats in the support OF
some one who opposed Mr.. Bryan In
1896. The Kentuckian urges that loyalty
to the party In that election should not
be made the test during the coming con-
test. He would have harmony and united
democracy through the cooperation OF Mr..
Bryan and the Bryanites with those who
have opposed the Nehraskan.
Mr.. Bryan explains that while he APP
preclates Mr.. Watterson's kindly advice
he thinks 1t would be working to better
purpose to attempt to persuade those who
bolted the ticket in 1895. 1900, 1904 and
ana ,ta0S to get into line instead OF asking
the ak and one-half millions of Bryan
followers to capitulate. He Is OF the opin-
ion that the party nominee should be a man
with an unbroken record of loyalty. He
believes It will not be hard to find a can
by Judge Parker during the last four cam
paiens. While he does not say so, It is
easy to see that he does not propose to
be sidetraeked.
There Is no denying that he has much in
fluenoe yet among those who voted for him
whenever opportunity was offered. While
ne might not be able TO land another
nomination, and probably does not want
1t, he is sure TO be a factor IN the contest
An eastern democrat OF the anti-Bryan
wing OF the party would have pretty hard
shedding without the support of the Ne
brashan and his friends Mr. Bryan may
not be able to win for himself, but 1t is
difficult to see how any one else could
come near TO success. without his support
And his editorial In the Commoner seems
very much like a tip to the boilers that
they need expect nothing from him in the
way of surrender.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
FARM VALUES AND AUTOMOBILES
stories of Extravaganza shown to he
Exaggerated.
~

stories of Extravaganza Shown to BE
Exaggerated.
Wall Street Journal
It is gratifying to learn from The Omaha
Bee that 81 per cent OF the deposits In Ne
braska banks belong to farmers; but the
ratio should surprise nobody. considering
that the state is essentially an agricultural
community and has harvested uniformly
good crops for upwards OF a decade. Many
Nebraska farmers of the older generation
are retiring to city homes OF degree of
luxury that scarcely existed in the state
at the time they first entered 1t. The farm
homes themselves, as a rule leave little OF
comfort to be desired. But IL the consen-
sus Of opinion among bankers Is that farm
ers are as well able to own automobiles
now as they were to own carriages in
former times" the bankers are probably
overdrawing the situation somewhat, unless
by former times is meant the year in which
more foodstuffs crossed the Missouri river
westward than in the other direction. Flat
comparison of the cost OF an automobile
with that of q horse and carriage, Of
course, would only begin to tell the story.
That 1.-THE increase In land value during
the last year is double the cost OF automo-
biles purchased" is not only irrelevant but
DrObaDlY not true. WnAI Inc beos OF the
writer of the dispatches quoting The Bee.
no doubt meant to say is that the increase
in land prices has been double the first
cost of automobiles. In many sections of
the west It is yet to be demonstrated that
farm lands can under average conditions
be made to pay a satisfactory return upon
their prevailing market valuations. But as
Stunning that the land can pay such return,
II would be the height OF folly for a man
in the business of farming to tie up un-
productivity q capital sum equal to half
the increment in the value OF this land,
with no other justification than that the
increment had taken place and could be
realized through sale.
Farmers as a class are probably less
blameworthy on the score OF automobile ex-
travagance than most other classes OF the
country's population. There Is reason TO
believe that they furnish fewer cases OF
continuously expensive luxuries installed on
borrowed money. But 1t is not worth while
to work out fine degrees OF guilt in such
matters. The fact OF prime Importance is
that all classes OF the population and all
sections of the country have for some years
been reckless OF income. II lies with the
individual to question himself more sternly
than has been his wont upon the economic
propriety OF his unnecessary expenditures,
whether for automobiles or anything else.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
Accompll.h rnder Taft.
Philadelphia Press.

FhIIaueIphIa FTesb.
The chief basis on which the republican
party has just right to ask for a major
ity in the next house is the work done in
tho present house under President Taft's
leadership. The leading measures were pro-
posed by him and in many cases drawn by
his cabinet. Last March, when conserva-
tism and delay seemed likely to prevent any
legislation, it was President Taft who in
sisted that the pledges OF the republican
party platform be fulfilled. and carried his
point. Little would have been done but for
his demand. and but for his aid the western
senators who now criticize him would have
returned home empty -handed from fruit
less session.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
A Just Tribute.

AS the American people see William H.
Taft striving manfully and YEARLY in the
face Of malicious representations OF howl
ing self-seekers cloaking their ambitions
under specious public pretense, Of selfish
factions and of Joab friendships, as the
American people see Mr. Taft so striving
and so beleaguered, we are mistaken
greatly IL they do not judge fairly and
honor as he deserves the able, upright.
modest, patient, just man and statesman,
whose one fault or misfortune is that he
has no genius for crooked words or work,
and not object but TO do his duty compe-
tently, without flourish, swagger or in
trigua
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
MAUD AND THE AERoPLANE.

s. f. Kiser in the Record-Heraid.
Maud Muller on a summers day.
Was in the meadow raking hay.
She always had enjoyed good health.
But had a laundering for wealth
Her cheeks were red her eyes were brown,
She longed TO live In the far-off town.
She wished she might be richly dressed.
And circulate among the best
The judge came sailing up the lane
Upon his nice new aeroplane.
Below him he beheld the. maid,
And tried to stop, and swooped and swayed.
He ripped a top rail from the fence.
Ard talked as IL he had no sense "7
The engine got beyond control
The Judge lost his immortal soul.
Maud stood there with a sickly grin.
Until he hit her with a fin.
my Lord" she yelled, and ducked away;
The judge lit on pile OF hay. r.
She hurried where the spring gushed up
And filled her little old tin cup.
At first she thought the Judge was dead
But she splashed the water on his head
He looked upon his aeroplane
Ard said some things that gave Maud pain
At last he rose and with a frown,
He started for the distant town.
Then bringing himself to halt,
He said: This, girl, is all your fault.
"If you had not been raking here,
I'd have stayed in the atmosphere.
you've cost me dear and spoiled my sportl
I'll fine you for contempt of courtl"
And Maud returned to work again.
She gazed upon his wrecked machine.
And said: Alas what might have been'
"Ah, we'll, in heaven we'll all have wings,
And not depend on such fool things!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-29
stop the Ballot Fraud.

Although the oficial canvass Of the
recent Nebraska primary has not been
completed. Il is certain that in the
Sixth congressional district the candi-
date who won out for the democratic
nomination lost out for the ~populist
nomination and the candidate who
won the populist nomination was
beaten for the democratic nomination.
This situation is practically repeated
in several other places on the ticket
and therefore will at least not be
unique when the effort is made later
to pull OF one or the other OF the nom
inees for the purpose of bringing
about a fusion. t.e
To put 1t in q more striking FORM
a majority OF the democrats voting In
the primary rejected the candidate
who won the populist nomination and
a majority OF the populists rejected
the candidate who won the democratic
nomination. To substitute one for
the other would be to overturn the ex-
pressed will of the majority and to let
the voters Of one party determine who
the candidate of the other party
should be. 49,
II seems to us that such a fraud
upon the ballot is not eountenanced
by the law, to say nothing of being in
direct violation of the principle of ma
T. Nn of
on the primary ballot each candidate
has had to subscribe to a pledge ito
abide oy the result of the primary and
qualify IL elected" The candidate
who is rejected in the primary of one
party is under obligation to abide by
the result, notwithstanding the fact
that he has been successful in the pri-
mary of another party, and If the sue
cessful candidate can be forced off to
make way for an unsuccessful candt-
date, of what use Is the pledge to
qualify IL elected?
Where Governor Shallenberger has
the populist nomination for governor
and Mayor Dahlman apparently has
the democratic nomination, a still
further complication arises because
the primary law positively forbids
counting votes cast for Dahlman had
a majority of the populists undertaken
to write his name in, and this prohi-
bition must be equally effective
against any substitution after the pri-
mary that would do indirectly what
the rank and file of the voters could
not legally have done directly.
II seems to us, therefore, that the
secretary of state is in duty bound
even now to stop this ballot fraud.
The secretary of state should refuse
point blank to accept any withdrawal
filed by q candidate pledged to abide
by the result of the primary and to
qualify If elected. Even should a
court order him TO accept such with
drawal he should refuse to receive any
nomination paper substituting the
name of a candidate rejected by the
voters in their party primary or In
eligible to their choice. The theft of
the populist label for the benefit Of
democratic candidates has no justifca-
ton and every warrant of law should
be invoked to put an end to 1t.