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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
The Hunt For Delegates

Almost unanimously the Progressive
papers of both parties indorse the prin-
ciple of the Presidential primaries.
"For the first time in the history of the
Republican party, for the first time in
the history of the Republic, an oppor-
tunity exists this year to ascertain the
actual and undoubted preference of the
majority of the voters of great party
for a nomination for the Presidency,
remarks the New York Evening Mail
prog. Rep, which goes on to say:
"The candidate who is not close
enough to the people to trust them to
name him, will not be close enough to
them on election day to be elected Let
the people, so far as the machinery
exists for it decide this great question;
let the Republican electors say whom
they want for the Republican champion.
None but those who fear the issue will
seek to avoid it. >"
So, too, think such Progressive
Republican organs as the Chicago
Tribune, st. Paul Pioneer Press, Kan
sas City Star, and New York Press.
To the pro Roosevelt Pittsburg Leader
'the fact that the political bosses
everywhere are striving, tooth and nail,
to prevent Presidential primaries,
shows clearly that they know the old
system is doomed if the people are per-
mitted to break their bonds. Literary
Digest.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
LETTER FROM ROOSEVELT
TO SENATOR DIXON.
The Machine Must Not Override
the Plain People.
In This Letter Mr.. Roosevelt Argues
Earnestly for Popular Rule Against
Entrenched Privilege, Both FL
nancial and Political

My Dear Senator Dixon: | have re-
ceived your letter of March 6, stating
that in Jour opinion it is of vital i'm
portance to the success of the Repub-
lican party in the November elections
that the National Republican Con-
vention shall nominate the candidate
whom the mass of the Republican
voters wish nominated, and that, there
fore, this sentiment should be given
expression through Presidential prefer
entail primaries in the several States in
order that the wishes of the voters may
be ascertained before, instead of after,
the nomination.
have also seen your correspondence
with Mr.. Mckinley. You proposed to
him that as far as possible the selection
of the Republican candidate for the
Presidency should be determined by the
voters of the party in preferential
Presidential primaries. Mr.. Mckinley s
answer is contained practically in one
sentence in the letter sent you: 81 do
not favor changes in the rules of the
game while the game is in progress.
The point of view expressed in that
sentence contains the issue within the
Republican party at this time. We
who stand for the progressive cause,
for the cause of honest and genuine
democracy, genuine representative gov
eminent, hold that public contest be-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
FRIDAY, MARCH ao, 1912.
ELECTION SCANDAL IN NEW
YORK SAYS COLONEL
ROOSEVELT.
Derounces Conduct OF the Me-
chine as He Starts on
.i ;r Western Trip.

New York, March 26.-Theodore
Roosevelt left late today on his Western
speech-making tour, protesting vigor-
ously against what he declared to be
the "scandalous" way the county
machine" was behaving in connection
with the primaries fight, then in full
progress.
He called up Police Commissioner
Waldo on the telephone from his edi-
torial offices and protested against the
refusal of Mayor Gaynor to afford police
protection to the Roosevelt watchers at
the primaries. He said that Commits
sioner Waldo promised that Col. Roose-
velt's interests would be protected at
various voting places.
"There has never been anything more
scandalous, said Col. Roosevelt, ethan
the way the county machine is con-
Quoting this fight for President Taft
in New York county. They first threw
out all inspectors who were known to
favor my candidacy and l have just re-
ceived word that the Roosevelt watchers
have been thrown out of the polling
places"
Col. Roosevelt refused to comment or
the dispatches from Indianapolis an
nouncing that the Taft forces hac
elected delegates at large to the Chicago
convention, but Medill Mccormick,
manager of the Roosevelt bureau ir
Washington, who will accompany Mr..
Roosevelt on his Western trip, dictated
a statement declaring that the Taft
managers in Indiana were guilty OF
political grand larceny"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
party absolutely.

party absolutely.
If there is to be no square deal on the
part of the machine, it simply intensi-
fies the showing that the boss minority
still has fatal grip on the organization
and is determined to rule or ruin. 1t
has been obvious for months that Mr..
Taft could not be reelected if he were
renominated. A nomination secured
by such methods as this is simply suicide
for candidate and party as well. -Bos-
ton Journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
Medicine for the Blood
Is Needed Now

Because the unhealthful modes of living during the
winter have made the blood impure causing loss of
appetite and that tired feeling, we'll as the sores
and eruptions that occur at this time
Be sure to take Hoods Sarsaparila this spring.
1t combines the great curative principles of roots,
barks and herbs, to raise them to their highest
efficiency in the treatment of all blood humors blood
diseases and rundown conditions.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla today. All druggists.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29

Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrof
ula, pimples, rashes. etc. are due to
impure blood Burdock Blood Bitters is
cleansing blood tonic. Makes you
clear eyed, clear. Drained, clear.skinned.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
SOME OF THE NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ROosE-
WELT ADMINISTRATION.

l. Doliver-Hepburn Railroad Act.
2. Extension of Forest Reserve.
3. National Irrigation Act.
a. Improvement of waterways and
reservation of water-power sites.
5. Employers Liability Act.
6. Safety Appliance Act.
Z. Regulation of railroad employees
hours of labor.
8. Establishment of Department of
Commerce and Labor.
3. Pure Food and Drugs Act.
10. Federal meat inspection.
II. Navy doubled in tonnage and
greatly increased in efficiency.
IL. Battleship fleet sent around the
world
13. State militia brought into co-or-
dination with army.
ID. Canal Zone acquired and work of
excavation pushed with increased
energy.
Is. Development of civil self-govern-
ment in insular possessions.
16. Second Intervention in Cuba;
Cuba restored to the Cubans.
II. Finances of Santo Domingo
Strengthened out.
18. Alaska Boundary dispute settled.
10. Reorganization of the consular
service.
20. Settlement of the coal strike of
1902.
POLICIES RECOMMENDED
/. Reform of the banking and cur
rency system.
2. Inheritance tax.
3. Income tax.
4. Passage of new employers
liability act to meet objections raised by
the Supreme Court.
5. Postal savings-banks.
6. Parcel-post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29

Of course no honorable man will vote
for MIR. Taft should he succeed in get
ting his nomination by such means as
these,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29

Il. The government upheld in North
ern Securities decision.
%. Conviction of postoffice grafters
and public-land thieves.
%. Directed investigation of the
Sugar Trust customs frauds, and the
resultant prosecutions.
"a. Suits begun against the Standard
Oil and Tobacco companies and other
corporations for violation of the Sher-
man Antitrust Act.
25. Corporations forbidden to con-
tribute to political campaign funds.
&c. Keeping the door of China open
to American commerce.
q. Bringing about the settlement of
the Russo-Japanese War by the Treaty
of Portsmouth.
g. Avoiding the pitfalls created by
Pacific Coast prejudice against Japanese
immigration.
20. Negotiating twenty-four treaties
of general arbitration.
80. Reduction of the Understanding
debt by more than 800, 900, 900.
81. Inauguration of movement for
conservation of natural resources.
80. Inauguration of the annual con-
ference of Governors of States.
33. Inauguration of movement for
improvement of conditions of country
life.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

Z. Revision of the Sherman Anti
Trust Act.
8. Legislation to prevent over CAPT.
talization, stock-watering, etc., of COM
mon carriers.
9. Legislation compelling incorpor-
alton under Federal law of corporations
engaged in interstate commerce.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES

Sunday evening, Sept. ., Rev.
Klemme will give the first of three
sermons on the white slave traffic.
The three sermons will be headed,
The Cause The Case" and The
Cure" This is an intensely inter
esting as we'll as instructive topic,
as it has come before the public
eye to quite an extent during the
last few years. Everyone is in
vited to attend the three sermons.
Services will begin at S:15 p. m.
Morning service at IL a. IN. with
Sunday school the proceeding
hour.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
STATE g. :.
LAND SALE
AT White Sulphur Springs, on
September II, Was
Largely Attended.

The State Land Sale, that had
been advertised in the columns of
this paper for the past four weeks,
took place in White Sulphur
Springs on Saturday, Sept. 14th
The sale realized over S11i,OOO.OO
and lasted about one hour. A
number from Harlowton attended
it, and the following were purch-
asers: Jos. Muir, 800 acres; Urner
Lynn & Dunn, "a section, 7. f..
Thompson, 80 acres; Donald Boyd,
80 acres; Mr.. Marshall, who owns
the Haymakcr ranch, 27OO acres;
Ben Stevens, 48O acres; NJ. n.
Stevens, GAO acres; r. n. Jones
16O acres; r. p. Marrs, l6O acres
j. FL. Garrett and others Of Chicago
o6O acres.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
CANDIDATE:
FOR CONGRESS
Spent One Might In Jail In Har'
!owton for PeddIing
Without License.

Many of our citizens are not
aware that a candidate for con
gress. from the state Of Montana,
spent one night in our jail here
Frank j. Maybe, socialist candid.
ate for congress, was arrested toi
Deddling without a license, on the
streets of Harlowton, by our night
marshall about two weeks ago ane
spent the night in Jail. On being
taken before the city magistrate
he plead guilty and was fined S1(
and cost, which he paid and ,wa'
released.
He was arrested for selling ;
Socialist paper. Why he should b.
arrested for peddling papers any
sooner than any other paper ped
dlers, the writer does not under
stand.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20

from the center of the race track.
in full view of the grand stand,
bleachers and every part Of the
grounds. Tt will make no differ
ence in which direction he turns
after ascending, as he will be in
full view as far as the eye can
reach. If the atmospheric con
ditions arc favorable Mr.. Marony
will make an attempt to duplicate
the performance Of Dixon, who
was the first aviator to fly over
the continental divide. Maroney,
at any rate, will circle the peak of
Mount Helena, and in so doing will
be in full view of the crowds both
at the fair grounds and in the
city.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
POPULAR
WEDDING
Miss Gladys Smith United In
Marriage to Earl VanDyke
On Wednesday.

Wednesday morning two popu-
lar young people Of this town were
United in marriage. They were
Earl YanDyl1e, son Of roadmaster
NanDyke. and Gladys Smith, the
attractive daughter of our fellow
booster. W. n. Smith. Both OF
the young people were immensely
popular among the younger set in
town and the good wishes of the
News" for their future happiness
Wili be echoed by all our town.
people. The young couple stole a
march on a would be charivari
party, boarded the train at TWodot
for Butte. They will spend three
weeks visiting Portland, Seattle
and Tacoma. .
Rev. Horace Turner, of Lavina
performed the ceremony.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
BAD MAN
ARRESTED
Run Amunk On The Streets
And Landed In Jail,
Fined $50.

Police Magistrate Mcfarland has
been unusually busy this week,
owing to large amount Of rough
stuff that showed up in town. The
principal case was that against
Gaines, who was charged with
resisting an officer. Fred Lunce
ford, the gamey night marshall,
found Mr.. Gaines in a combatitlve
mode in Tamkin g. Mathews saloon,
and who offered to shoot the mar
shall. a scuff1e ensued which put
to the limit the marshall's fighting
Qualities. as Gaines is a strong
man, but Fred managed to meand-
or over the features of Mr.. Gaines
with his dukes. and left well eX-
ecuted, hand painted marine view
under the left eye of the gentle
man. Mr.. Gaines pleaded guilty
and was fined $4,000 and cost and
so days in the city jail, the jai
sentence was suspended, giving Mr.
Gaines an opportunity to take III
4 his abode in some other toWl
where bad men can make good.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
SHOWER
RE:CE: PTION
Given In Honor of September
Bride, Miss Gladys
Smith.

On Monday evening Mesdames
Husband and Thomson gave a de-
lightful shower party at the home
of Mrs. Thomson. in honor Of Miss
Gladys Smith, who on "Wednesday
sii,ssscsslf1e the bride+Cf Mr.. Earl Van
Dyke. A large number OF Har,
loWton ladies were present. Al
ter the company had the pleasure
of drawing the grooms picture, and
making him look worse than he
really does, and other amusements,
refreshments were served, after
which the bride to be was presented
with clothes basket filled with
many beautiful gifts. The shower
broke up at midnight, and the
guests, especially the bride, went
on their way rejoicing.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
JUDITH GAP
CELEBRATES
Bad Weather SpoiIs Much of
The Outdoor Sports--Larg
Crowds Attend.

Judith Gap celebrated it's birth:
day in as fine a manner as was
possible. The fearful weather
made il impossible to have any
outdoor sports save the baseball
game between Moore and Harlow
ton. The exhibits were fine and
demonstrated the wonderful pro-
ductiveness of the Basin land.
Prof. Shaw of st. Paul had an i'll
tensely interesting talk on Dry
Land Farming The Harlowton
band proved it's versatility by CON
ycrting itself into male chorus
and later into orchestra. All the
boys came home more than salts
fed with the cordial welcome they
had received and the hospitable
entertainment accorded them sby
the enterprising little town.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
CHICKEN
THIEVES
Arrested And Sentenced tc
Serve Six Months In
County Jail.

Night Marshall Fred Lunccford,
captured two chicken thieves last
Friday night Several Of our cit
izens had been missing chickens
for some time, so Fred got busy
and laid trap. On Friday night,
two gentlemen of leisure, Robert
LYONS and L. Cainc with a sack of
chickens approached VIM. Roberts
to sell them to him. Fred who
had been watching for them came
in the back door and arrested
them. They had 10 Of ?. S. Olson's
chickens,
Taken before the Judge, they
both pleaded guilty and got three
months each.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
CLOSING OF
REGISTRATION

: "A s#s /, t. ! 4t ts4.
Notice is hereby given chat thte
registration books of:the county of
Meagher, state of Montana, VIII Vt he be
closed at 5 O'clock p. m. on the
fifth day of October, 1912, for the
general election to be held within
the state of Montana, Meagher
county, on the fifth day of Novem-
Der. 1912.
Electors may register for the
said election by appearing in per
son before the county clerk at his
office or before the nearest Justice
Of the Peace or Notary Public.
Geo. Fowlie, County Clerk.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
.HARLOvvTDN
WINS GAME. I.
Wins A Fast Game of Ball From
The Moore Team
Last Week.

The baseball game between Har-
lowton and Moore was stolen by
Grivetti and one or two other Har-
lowton players. Stolen" is used
advisedly for our peerless pitcher
pelted poor Rogesinger for a base,
then very nnkindly walked to sec
ond. The catcher tried to throw
him out but the wind was against
him and he was fortunate to catch
the ball on it's windy return trip.
N. Husband was mean enough to
send the ball into the air, which
caused the catcher to dance q jig
under it and miss it, twice. Just
! ,,3 HUI D 1llslst lteE caught tile
third one. The game would have
been an interesting one to watch
had it not been so cold. One hit
was all Grivetti allowed and only
four men reached first, one on a
walk and two on errors. Grlyettl
reached first on an error, stole sec.
ond and third and came home on
the catcher's overthrow. His next
time up he duplicated this trick,
and an error on a bounder let him
in. N. Husband singled, stole
second and came home on a asqueeze
play for the final score.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
MEETS WITH
HEROIC DEATH
MiIlie Hickman and Two Chill
dren Bufnd to Death on
Hickman Ranch.

Mrs. Mile Hickman, wife OF
County Clerk and Recorder Fred
Hickman, of SWeetgriss county,
and her two children, Harold, aged
nine and Edith. aged seven, were
burned to death at the Hickman
ranch, on Bridger Creek, 20 miles
from Big Timber. Doris, the
youngest child, four years old, was
rescued by her mother.
Mrs. Hickman had evidently
awakened to find the home IN
flames She carried the baby, who
was sleeping with her, to safety,
and then rushed in to secure the
other children. She evidently sue
ceeded in carrying the small boy
to the door. but, when She again
entered the building to rescue hel
daughter, the flaming roof fell in.
The bodies Of both mother and
daughter were found side by side
badly burned, while the boy was
just inside the door, and was not
burned as badly. 1t is possible
that he had been rescued by his
| mother and then re-entercd tho
house when the heroic woman failed
to come out.
The building was totally des
! troyed. .r:-.".
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
REP. STATE
CONvEN ton
Harry l. Wilson, Of Billings
Nominated for Governor at
GreatFaIIs Convention.

The Republicans of the State
met in convention in Great Falls
on September 5th, and nominated
the standard bearers for the state
in the coming election. Lleuten-
ant Governor Allen was the logical
nominee for Governor, but he was
not suitable to the interests that
have their headquarters on Wall
Street. He was told they would
not allow him to be nominated.
The steam roller was not In as good
condition as it was in the Living
ston Convention and the state was
busted. Gov. Allen is the one who
deserves the credit for tearing
things to pieces and Harry l.. WI
son. a yonng attorney residing in
Billings, defeated Cooney for the
nomination for Governor, The
rest of the ticket is as tolloWs:
Presidential Electors-A. w
Mills, Livingston; L. a. Cummings,
Fort Benton; G. r. Prescott, Boul
der; J. Davidson, Deer Lodge.
United States Senator-Justlce
III. G. Smith, Helena.
Congress Charles n. Pray, Fort
Benton; w. L. Meyer, Red Lodge
Lieutenant Governor q. Kin
ney, Wibaux.
Treasurer-William Enright, ,Bll
lings.
Secretary Of State--Frank Hazel
baker, Dillon,
.gs N 81 NJ. Nafos co. Butte
Attorney General G. Brown
Helena.
Associate Justice-Judge Gal
loway, Virginia City.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
ROYALTY I'M
IiARLOWTON
Duke of Sutherland and Ouch.
ess Spent a Short Time
In HarioWtOn.

The Duke of Sutherland, who is
touring the American Continent
paid us a visit on last Wednesday,.
The Duke and Duchess paid
compliment to our city, and his
Royal Highness said he saw no
reason why Harlowton should not
be great commercial center and
as he looked over our agricultural
land, said that our city was a real
Hub in the center of Whcatland.'
In the Royal party besides the
Duke and Duchess of Sutherland
were Lord Allison and Lady Mary
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
SCHOOL IS
ADVANCING
Harlowton Public School Rap
idly Coming to the
Front.

The Harlowton flour mill is max
ing wonderful improvements these
days, and when completed will be
the best flour mill in Montana, but
there is another institution that is
making rapid progress and is COM
ing to the front and will bear com
parison with the best, and that is
the Harlowton public school -:.-
TT : enrolment at the present
timt is 14O, this fact gives prom
Use that during the winter months,
when all the students have /. re-
turned, that the enrolment will
be 20 to 80 more than last year.
The financial condition of the dis
trict is absolutely sound, while the
tax rate has not increased mater
tally.
The high school course this year
come up to all accredited require
ments., A graduate for the Har-
lowton high school is entitled to
admission to any of the western
colleges or universities, without
examination, and is equipped to
take a college course. Patrons are
already taking advantage of this
feature, and arc now sending their
children here for high school
course, when formerly the children
were sent to Bozeman, Lewistown
and Helena for high school in
structiOn.
Some changes isavc been made
] this year in order to place the high
school on the accredited list. The
recitation period has been length
cned to forty y-five minutes, and the
number of branches carried by
each pupil has been reduced to
fOur. Books have been added to
the library, and all the current
magazines arc afforded to supple
ment the work. The doors of the
school are always open for visitors
or patrons who may desire to in
spcct the work being done, and To
be convinced of the progress being
made. The start this year gives
promise of a successful year.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
<. C. BAXTER SHIPS $500
SHEEP TO CHICAGO.

e. G. Baxter was in from Amer
lean Fork the fore part of the week
attending shipment of $500
sheep that went to Chicago Tues
day. This is one of the largest
shipments of sheep made this year.
The stock business is thriving at
the local yards, hardly a day pass
cs that some stock is not corralled
for shipment or sale.
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
STATE FAIR
EXCURSION
Cheap Rates to The State Fair
AT HeIena---Bird Men
TO Fly

An excursion rate of one fare for
the round trip from every railroad
station in Montana to Helena and
return will be in force on all rail
roads in the state during the week
of September % to % inclusive,
on account of the Montana State
Fair. Just what this concession
on the part of the railroad means,
is better understood, when 1T IS
stated that no other state IN the
union has ever been given terms
of equal liberality for a similar at,
traction. In most OF the states
the best that is ever secured is q
rate Of one and one third fare fol
the round trip, and in many states
there is no concession whatever
In North Dakota, for instance
whoever wishes to attend The
State farm pay full fare botl
ways, from whatever point he wish
es to go.
A rate of one fare for the roun(
trip in Montana means a saving t.
State Fair visitors of sums as higl
as Sl8 to $40, for from some sect
ions of Montana people have t
travel 600 miles to reach the caf
ital city.
Arrangements for the aeroplan
flights which Terah I. Maroney
the Montana aviator, will make a
the State Fair have been con
pleteh His 70 horse power Gu
tbs 5fplane will make the stal
The Harlowton news., 1912-09-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Unclaimed mail matter remain
ing on hand at the HarlOWton
Post Office for the week ending
September Ia, 1912.
When calling for same please
say ADVERTISED"
Stewart, 5.
Robertson, Mr.. e.
Olson, Miss Eleonora
Minsell, Mr.. George r.
Cilkison, Mrs. VIM.
Lillybuist. Mr.. Oscar
Scherrer, Mr.. +. j.
Clark, Miss HELEN
Clayton Mr.. Clarence
Fluhr, Mr.. Bill
Douglass. Mr.. Laurence
Young, Virginia
Koehler. Miss Helen
Waters, Mr.. Glen
BENZ. Trner, Postmaste