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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
TAFT FORCES CON-
troll CONVENTION

The republican national conven-
ton convened in Chicago last Tues
day at noon and up to this morn
ing the sessions have been devoted
to fighting over seating the con-
tested delegates. The Taft forces
are in control of the convention,
Root being elected temporary chair
man by vote of 558 to 502.
In the second test vote Wednes.
day on a motion to GUST 90 contest
ed Taft delegates and TO seat Roose-
welt men in their places, the Taft
forces were again victorious, the
motion being defeated by vote Of
564 to $40.
1t looks now as the convention
would not get down to balloting
for president before tomorrow and
possibly not before Monday.
While Taft is in control, the
Roosevelt forces claim that the
president cannot be nominated.
There is much talk about q "dark
horse" in WHICH connection the
names of Senator Borah of this
state aud Governor Hadley of Mis-.
souri, are frequently mentioned.
The convention is the most excit-
ing one in the history of the na-
tion.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21

within go days after the passage of this
act, send copy of the same to each
homestead entryman of record who may
be affected thereby, by ordinary mail to
his last known address, and any such
entryman may, by giving notice within
120 days after the passage of tins act,
by registered letter 10 the register and
receiver of the local land Office, elect
to make proof upon his entry under the
law under which the same was made
without regard to the provisions of this
act.
''Section 2297. If, at any time after
the filing of the affidavit as required in
section 2290 aud before the expiration
of the three years mentioned in section
2291, it is proved, after due notice 70
the settler. TO the satisfaction of the
land Office that tho erson having filed
such affidavit has failed to establish
residense within six months after the
date of entry, or abandoned the land
| for III IRE than six months at any time,
then and in that event the land so
entered shall revert to the government !:
! Provided, That the three years period
of residence herein fixed shall date from
the time of establishing actual per-
manent residence upon the land: Aud
provided further, That where there
may be climatic reasons, sickness, or
unavoidable cause. the commissioner of
the general land Office may, in his dis
cretion, allow the settler IL months
from the date of filing in which to
commence his residence on said land
under snch rnles and regulations as he
may prescribe.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
QUIET IN LOCAL
POLITICAL CIRCLES

There is still a decided lull in
local political circles, and as yet not
a single candidate has filed his nom
ination paper with the county audi
tor. The time is short in which to
lille nominations, as everybody must
have their hats in the ring on Fri
day, July 5, two weeks from today.
If everybody waits until the last
day, it will keep the auditor busy
making the proper filings, and we
would suggest that those who have
fully determined to get in the game
should file their papers now and
'savoid the rush."
The only prospective candidate
that we have heard of the past week,
is John ii. Peterson of Ovid. lie
is said to be thinking seriously Of
again making the race for com.
missioner in the Second district.
John was a candidate in the demo-
cratic ticket two years ago aud
came within about so votes being
elected.
1t is reported that Ed Rich has
consented to become candidate
for the state senate, in the event
that Senator Pugmlre enters the race
for congress. but Ed will neither
affirm or deny the report.
Right here we wish to remind the
voters that they must register, If
they wish to vote at the primaries
on July 80. The fact that you reg
istered two years ago, will not
count, you must register again this
year. The registration books In
the various precincts will open on
Monday, July 1st.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
DAN HANSEN OF COKEV|LLE
MORTALLY WOUNDED
Shooting Occurred Last Night--Was Outcome of
Threatening Letter to Pete olsen--0ne Man
Arrested Says He was in the Game.

Cokeville, Wyo. June 2l-rhe
citizens Of Cokeville are greatly ex-
cited this morning over events
which have transpircd here during
the last "a hours. Yesterday morn
ing p. w. Olsen received a note
demanding that he deposit an
envelope containing $1,000 at a
designated place near his ranch, by
certain hour yesterday evening.
Mr.. Olsen was informed that failure
to comply with the demand meant
death to himself and family. The
note was signed with cross bones
and skull
Mr. Olsen turned the note over to
Marshal Dan Hansen and left with
his family for the shearing eorrals
Hansen wired Sheriff Ward Of
Uinta County, who immediately
started for Cokeville in an auto.
About 10 o'clock last night Han
sen mounted a horse and rode out
to the Olson ranch, to keep watch
until the arrival of Ward. When
nearing Olsen's house, Hansen OBJ
served man sneaking toward the
house. The fellow responded to
the marshal's command to halt with
two shots from his rifle. One bull
let struck Hansen in the region of
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
RE-0RGANIzES

Last Saturday night large
number of automobile owners as.
sembled at the city fire station and
reorganized the old motor olub, by
electlng G. c. Gray as president
aud IL. X. Toomer, as secretary and
treasurer. -=z-z.------=--=
! A committee on bylaws was ap-
pointed and one on mem bership.
These reported on Monday night.
Before the Saturday meeting ad-
lourned a rousing vote of thanks
was rendered Byron Nelson, the
road overseer for district No. three.
Mr.. Nelson stated that he had fin
lshed the road to the Bannoek
county line and that portions Of his
district were IN first class shape,
fact all present readily attested to.
The roads in this district are i'll the
best shape they have ever been,
but not SO much can be said for the
other two districts, though it was
said that work in those districts,
was now being put under way.
1t was unanimously agreed to ask
the commissioners to get the Turn
pike road in shape for travel az
quickly as possible, so that the hot
springs could be utilized by both
sides of the valley.
AT the meeting Monday night
the committees reported and their
reports were adopted. The member
ship fee wss fixed at So with dues
of SO per year. payable at the
option of the club. Almost all
owners of ears have joined, and a
determined effort will be made to
see that Bear Lake has as good if
not better roads than any county
in the state.
Action will be taken later pro-
vIding for the entertainment of the
state auto association which meets
In Montpelier in August. The in
tention is to give the visitors royal
time, and thus induce them to make
the trip and spend their summer
outings in and around Bear Lax c
county every year hereafter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21

the heart inflicting a mortal wound,
and the other shot killed the horse
on which he was riding.
Hansen laid by the roadside until
he was found by Sheriff Ward,
about two hovrs afterwards. The
wounded man was brought into
town and placed under the doctors
care. At this hour, $50 this MORN
ing, he is still alive but the doctors
say he can live but short time.
The news Of the shooting aroused
the town and armed men began
searching town and vicinity for the
murderer. In short time a por-
tion of the posse ran onto a man
who was III hiding in the outskirts
of town. He was placed under ar.
rest and although he denied doing
the shooting, he admitted that .he
was in the play" and was to have
gotten a portion of the money, had
Olsen complied with the demand.
He gives his name as Bert Dalton.
He will be put through ''the sweat
box" to day in the hope that he can
be made to dIvulge information
which will lead to the arrest of all
who are Connected with the dastardly
affair.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
FIFTY YEARS OF
FREE HOMESTEADS

n Fifty years of free homesteads
in the United States were COM
pleted on May 81, 1912. We find
in the st. Louis Globe-Democra
retrospect of the passage of the
Homestead bill and the signing of
it on May ~, 1862, by President
Lincoln. That act made new
departure among nations in land
allotment among Its people; and
not only was this allotment made
for the citizens of the United
States, il WAS made IN effect to the
industrious, well meaning and en-
ergergetic people of the world.
Immigrants from the north of
Europe came in by the millions,
especially after the war. and settled
the old northwest with a rapidity,
sureness and civilizing capacity
for progress, order and law that
has never before been seen among
mankind
The result of that great home
stead act. which was first proposed
by Representative Galusha A.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, has been
momentousjn the development of
this country. Mr.. Grow had been
devoted To the principle of the
homestead bill for many years, and
for ten years at the beginning Of
, each session of congress he intro
dnced in the house a free home-
stead bill, finally succeeding IN
1862. Mr.. Grow was speaker of
the thirty seventh congress, which
met on July 4, 1861. After 1862
he was out OF congress for good
many years, but was reelected to
the fifty ninth congress IN Novem-
Der, 1896, by plurality Of 297, 446,
this being the largest plurality ever
gwen in any state of the union TO
any candidate for any office. He
was elected to the hfty-sixth con-
gress in 1898, and reelected to the
fifty-seventh congress in November,
1900. His service in congress ex-
tended intermittently for a period
of more than fifty years. He died
in 1907 at the great age Of SO.
Ills memory deserves to be pre-
served among those of the very
greatest men of the republic, for
there is no doubt but that his
homestead bill had the paramount
effect in rapidly settling the old
northwest and the great central re-
gion Of the republic. Since that
bill passed, the states of Nevada,
/ Nebraska. Colorado, South Dakota,
! Aor,h Dakota, Montana, Washing
ton, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah. Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona,
thsrleen states, have been added to
thf union. These states, rs the
4 Glnbe-Demoerat remarks, are as
many az were comprised in the
colonies which united in opposition
to the British exactions in .776,
: thes" representing the origina
states.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
WOOL Is SELLING
AT GOOD PRICES

Mr.. Stressinger, the wool-buyer,
arrived in town last Monday and
celebrated the event by buying Geo.
Watts wool at l9c, securing about
$1,000 pounds. Mr. Stressinger has
purchased over two million ponnds
Of wool this spring including the
Utah and Idaho clips. The 800, 900
pounds of the Wood Live Stock Co.,
about l9!c: the Covey interests sold
400, 0O0 pounds but the price is pri-
vate. The Bioomquist 5n,000 pounds
brought he; Farley Anderson solo
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
PRESS CLUB ROYALTY
ENTERTAINED AT MACkAY
Visited Empire Copper Co.'S Mine and the Cele-
brated Mackay Dam-Were Feasted on Trout
and Other Good Things.

Imiles. The road, however, is eight
miles long. From the end of the
railroad there was a climb of about
poo feet to the company's boarding
! house, where the editors and their
wives partook of typical miners
dinner. The ride and climb up the
mountain had given every one a
keen appetite and how they did
light into the pork and beans, corn
bread and milk, mashed potatoes,
coffee and numerous other good
things. After dinner some of the
party entered one of the mine tun-
nels for some distance, while Others
contented themselves by tramping
about the mountain side and feast
ing their eyes on the beautiful Lost
River valley 5000 feet below them.
In all their travels about Southeast
ern Idaho, the mem bers of the club
had never before beheld a scene 40
picturesque and enchanting as this.
1t is simply picture that no artist
can paint.
The ride down the mountain on
the cars loaded with copper ore,
was exciting to say the least, and
every member in the party breathed
sigh of relief when the train
reached the bottom of the mountain.
The Empire Co. is now shipping
an average of ten cars of ore a week
to the smelters at Garfield, Utah,
the cars netting the company an
average of 800 EACH.
After rest of a few minutes,
the visitors were driven to the
more or less celebrated Mackay
dam, about which so d-n much
much was said in the papers during
the last campaign. After the ex-
penditure of thousands of dollars,
the dam is today uncompleted and
evidence is plainly visible of its
insecurity, for water is seaping
through it in several places.
During the half hours stay at the
dam several of the editors had the
pleasure of landing few trout.
Lost river in that vicinity is fairly
alive with the speckled beauties and
four of the party remained over in
Mackay and spent Tuesday in fish,
ing
Returning to town at $50 the
days program closed with fine
dinner at the City Cafe.
AT I o'clock the special train pull
led out for Blackfoot, bearing the
somewhat tired but thoroughly
happy bunch of editors and their
wives, all of whom were loud in
their praise of the entertainment
which had been provided for them
during the "a hours sojourn in the
pretty little town of Mackay.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21

40, 900 at 1890; Harold Anderson 20,-
900 ut l8t5c; q. X. Murdock, 25,000
at 1Sac; Fred Roberts $4,000 Mt 21e;
Arthur Robinson 20, 900 at iHgc, Mum
ford Bros, 10000 at is a-4c; W. w.
Clark, 10000 at Is 3-4c; Bud Weaver
25,0O0 at sl8 3-4 c; F. q. Woods, lO,-
900 at t8 3-4c.
At Cokeville We understand there
is still about 100000 younds yet nm
sold, including Stonar Bros, Pete
Olsen, Marks d Noblitt, Joe Kinney
and steffer; some of these have re-
fused 20 cents. 1t is estimated there
is still about a million and a halt
pounds vets unsold in this district
! Kemmerer Camera.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21
MONTPELIER SOON
TO HAVE HOSPITAL

Z The Examiner is pleased this
week to be able to chronicle the
fact that Montpelier is soon to have
hospital which will be strictly
modern in every particular. For
this much needed institution the
community will be indebted to Drs.
Ashley & Cooley. This week these
gentleman purchased from L. B.
Leverich a plot of ground 80 <
l50 feet in dimensions at the corner
of Eight street and Lincoln avenue,
upon which the hospital will be
erected. A-----
White plans for the building
have not been completed, DIR. Ash
ley informs US that it will be ap-
proximately s0x40 feet, two stories
and basement. 1t will be construct
ed of brick and heated either with
steam or hot water. The equip
ment will be up-to-date and patients
will be supplied with all the com
forts that are to be found in any
of the larger hospitals in the west.
Work on the hospital will begin
just as soon as plans are approved
and it will be completed at the earl.
lest date possible. The cost of the
institution, when ready for patients,
lis estimated at about So, 600.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-06-21

Last Saturday Auditor Rreemhead
united in marriage Lars Sorenson of
Montpelier and Martha Rosen Of
Paris.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
THE CARNEGIE FAILURE

Referring TO the failure of the House
committee investigating the steel
Trust, to get any specially Illuminating
results from Nh Carnegie's S testimony
an explanation is given By Chairman
Stanley. lie criticises that testimony
on the point that "the only matter of
which Mr.. Carnegie would speak posi-.
tiycly was matter Of which ne could
bave no personal knowledge. while
other affairs in which he took con.
spicuous personal part were so vague
and hazy in his recollection, that his
testimony amounted to nothing.
This is undoubtedly true. Chairman
stanley has stated the facts aptly and
well; but, whose fault is itl We hold
that it is the fault Of the committee
itself. The questions asked Of Mr..
Carnegie By tho committee in that in.
vestieation were. for the most part, not
questions relating to the steel indus
try. but 20 MIR. Carnegie = personality,
evidently designed to put him at A
disadvantage before the country. or,
as common saving is. 10 "put him
in hole.
Mr.. Carnegie, in his various mags-
zine articles, in interviews. and so on,
has gone to the root Of the whole steel
question most thoroughly. has shown
amply that there j. no need of any
tariff on steel or steel products in this
country, save only in the making Of
needles. lie has taken the public uu.
rescrvcdlv into his confidence on an
these things
There would appear 10 Ice no reason
vhv the steel Trust Investigating Com
mittce could not have got al the facts
desired in regard 20 the steel business
from Mr. Carnegie. It's failure To 10
20 was simply because it failed 20 treat
Mr. Carnegie in the candid. open mau.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
BAD MIX.UP IN IDAHO.

The state OF Idaho appears TO be IN
a good deal of fcrmcut without achlev-
inc results Governor Ilawley called a
special session of the Legislature to re
wise the taxing system of that state,
particularly ON the lines of assessing
property at its true valuation. The I'M
possibility Of doing this in large por-
tions of the state where there IS no
special standard of value Is evident.
lust as in like cases it is evident IN
Utah. And. with respect TO a good deal
of the whole property subject 10 tax
alton. that properly varies i'm value IN
different parts Of the state, even
though it would ordinarily he held to
be equal in worth. But the fact is, that
the location of .,hc property has good
deal TO do with it's value. and very
largely controls in the profits that may
be had from it.
Accordingly, in cndeavoring TO set
tie the mooted questions. the legisla-
turc passed bill which. in Is iudg
ment, was best suited TO meet tho prob
lens of the case. The Governor rctoes
this bill, aud the legislature very nat.
urally reseDts that veto, and declares
that i. Will not conform to tho Gov.
crnor's requirements.
The Governor. on the other hand, in
sists, and threatens TO keep the legis-
lature in successive special sessions un-
til il does as he requires. This. how
ever, is an impractical hope on the
Governor part. There is no power in
a Governor to constrain legislature,
or compel i. TO do what tho executive
may desire 4 legislative body in ses-
sion is a free and separate division
of the States authority. It can pass
or refuse to pass any measure at 1t,
own will, and is completely justified
IN SIS Independent course \ lcgisla
ture subject to the guberna.orial will
would be subordinate or subscTvieut
branch of the Government. not an in.
dependent and constituent branch Of
II, as the constitution contcmpla..es
and requires il TO be.
We should hope that the Governor
and legislature might agree upon pro.
gramme that would do some good TO
the State; bus certainly nothing is 10
be gained bv the Governor undertaking
o compel the legislature 10 conform TO
his wishes. 1t would nc well. indeed, IL
both the Governor aud the legislature
eonld drop politics and agree on some
thing that would be for tbc real ad-
vantage Of the state. II is certainly
not 10 tho advantage OF the State 20
have an unseemly wrangle and at.
tcmwed usurpatiou by the executive as
against the legislature. The question
ut issue - very much involved one
always, wherever it is sprung: aud It
would seem as though mutual conccs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1912

ner that tho great steel manufacturer
has dealt with tho American public in
his published articles and interviews.
Mr.. Carnegie is mau Of alcrtness
aud very unusual ability. Ii WAS in.
evitablc that he should see the DRIFT
of the questions that were put to him
in this so-called investigation, lie not
Cd early in the matter of his question
ING that the committee did not seem
to want the facts in his possession on
the steel business. but wanted TO GET
at some personal matters of his own
that lie did not care To divuIgc, He
therefore led tho committee Il merry
dance. .iokcd with il about his triumPhs
over Rockefeller. aud his recommends
tiou Of Knox for Secretary of state,
aud the like, which had nothing what
ever TO do with the matter under in.
quiry but which seemed 10 satisfy tue
committee; or at least, the committee
seemed to be satisfied 10 drop the ques-
tiouing of Mr.. Carnegie on the main
point since il was not able to ''cor.
ncr' him on the small matters about
which il inquired.
The committee itself was wholly TO
blame for any failure in the testimony
Of MIR. Carnegie to give information
on the large features of the steel ques'
tion, VIC noted this at the time OF the
Investigation; aud now that Chairman
Stanley has conc out in his criticism.
1T is well enough TO state again that
the committee itself was chiefly TO
blame for the failure of getting lnfor-
nation from Mr.. Carnegie on the steel
question. And in so failing, il brought
a disappointment 10 the American poo
pie. who were anxious to know what
a candid and thorough questioning of
Mr.. Carnegie on the actual status OF
the iron and steel business would show,
as they arc convinced that Mr.. tarnc.
gle could give that status as few meu
are able TO do.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31

district. but by the number they can
nag and worry with contests In the land
office,
The settler escapes The clutches of the
special agent only 10 IAN into those
u the forest ranger n hc selects n
uacl OF agricultural land in a National
forest he risks a contest ON The ground
hut the land Is not agricultural or Is
needed as - ranger station OF Is Il fu-
"Urc power site. There may not be
enough timber on il 10 build his cabin.
1ut that makes no difference. He he
,omes an object Of suspicion from the
moment he enters the National for
est.
Secretary Fisher has shown = sympa-
hotic understanding of tho needs OF the
Ncst. but he IS hampcrcd by obsolete
avs, which were drafted hy men who
new not the West. lie Is hampcrc,,
most OF all by men through whom he
must Nork-mcn whom hP has inherited
rom his predecessors. They are slaves
o bureaucracy and rcd tape. ignorant
thc West and ont OF sympathy with
{.
Thr land laws need reform and ad-
pinistration In the interest or the West.
IS understood by men who know Wes-
svu conditions.