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Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
ARIZONA STATE MINER
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the very tenets of the constitution itself but what of
those very lawmakers? direct mandate of the const
tuition orders congress to apporon the house of
senatves according to the population shown by the
ten-year census Is the re-apportionment made?
Certainly not 70 do it would cost some congressman
their Seats would lessen the Importance Of certain sates
might increase the representation in parts Of the country
hard to handle.
All law is flouted by Americans, not because they
are lawless people, but because they learning
troll individuality. And conversely we are learning self
control because have lost faith in laws and
lawmakers.
This is the highest type of government yet achieved
in the history Of the world. This is government without
governors. Let it grow.
When you are accused of indifference, ignorance,
and neglect of the duties Of citizenship be assured that
it is not particular sign of good citizenship that
should vote every occasion. It is particularly good
sign that you have the inward feeling that you attend
to your business and that you believe your neghbor
attend to his When your business and his business
happen to coincide in interest will not be Indifferent
ignorant, nor negligent, and neither will he.
In the meantime, the maggots in the meal at Wash
ngton enjoying their right to the pursuit of happ
Yet it might be that they could be reduced in
number.
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona
July u, 1925
Notice is hereby given that Emory
c. Berry, of Nadaburg, Arizona, who
on November 1, 1921, made, origina
homestead entry, No. O50454, sol
Lots 8, 4, E4aSW14, Section Z, T
5N,, R. wv, and on April IS, 1924
made additional stock raising home
stead entry, serial 054269, for the
SE14. Section 10, s1ssW14, Section
II, N1aNW14, Section IA, T. an, r.
wv, SEH, Section 7, Township 5N.
Range wv, G. ( S. R. Meridian
has filed notice OF intention to make
Three Year PROOF, to establish claim
to the land above described. before
the Register Of the U. S. Land Office
at Phoenix, Arizona, on the 18th da!
Of August, 1926.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
OVER THE PAN
By CO..
TIRE CANDIDATES RUBAIYAr

TRE CANDIDATES RUBAlYAT
Wake; For the vote that put the bunch to flight
And wrecked the hopes Of many over night
Was but the first shot Now the battles on
Good candidates have got to make a fight.
PerpIext no more with feuds and party strife
Or fears that od-time friends will stick knife
Nur nominations This is the life!
The losing candidate can't anaIyze his woes;
1t puzzles him. thAs thing the tally shows;
But ask some country editor the cause;
He knows about it all RE knOws-he KNOWS.
Myself when young, did eagerly frequent
Caucus and hall, officeseeking bent;
Twi times CHATS twice. entered but came out
Both times by that same door wherein went
And much ho polloi may get goat
And often as I've them turn their coat,
always wonder what the voters do
One-half foolish the way they vote
Oh Boy! could you and /
iently arrange to grab the Old Machine,
Would not shatter it to bits-and then
BaolG Rp another? You know what mean
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
KLARK KOMMANDs KONFIDENCE

Il am willing to subscribe to the seven pro-
positions stated in your letter" says Klark in re-
ply to Tom Maddox, "but," he concludes, ''the
principles which you and have both advocated
must be written into the agreement between the
states" Hair-splitting or party-spEtting?
Arizona state miner., 1926-10-02
sCHooLs OF FISH

Didn't the teacher say that Tunney was kind Of
fish?
MAKE CONGRESS- SMALLER. THE HOUSE is
TOO BIG.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
wheat YIELDS
UP TO NORMAL
Harvest PrOceeding-Threshing
Under Way-COnditiOns
From Fair to Good

HELENA.-Wheat harvesting is
proceeding with yields about at ex-
pected, according to the crop report
issued for the week ending August
z by the state division Of publicity
in cooperation with the federal di-
vision Of crop estimates. Threshing
has started with large numbers of
combines in use.
The encouraging feature of the
county reports is that all Of the inn
portant grain growing areas indicate
a condition ranging from fair to ex-
cellent. These counties include
Blaine, Chouteau, Hill, POndera, Te-
ton, Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan
Valley, Fergus, Judith Basin, Nc
Cone, Richland, Gallatin and Carbon
It is pointed out that last year these
Is counties produced almost two
thirds of the spring wheat Of the
state. Acreage devoted to spring
wheat this year in the Is counties ap-
proximates 100000 compared with
a total state acreage for spring wheat
of little more than 100000.
/ Counties reporting heavy droutl
Continued on Page Eight
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
OFFICIAL FIGURES
ON PRIMARY VOTE
Eukes Nominated by Democrats
for Assembly-Sales, Re
publican, for Treasurer

With the completion Tuesday of
the work of the official canvassing
board, correct totals for the vote cast
at the primaries Of August 3 became
available. The official figures made
no change from the results as deter
mined from unofficial returns pub
lished last week, with the exception
that the nomination of Ira L. Eukes
as the third Democratic candidate
for the state house of representa-
tives was confirmed.
The scores Of names written in up
on the ballots made the work of
counting difficult, and in the cases
Of justices of the peace and constables
in Townships Nos. 2, A, 5, and 6 the
nominees have not yet been deter
mined, as many we're tied. Names
of precinct committeeman chosen will
be announced next week.
On the Democratic ticket, for mem
bers Of the house Of representatives
81 names were written in, Euke'
leading, however. with 90 votes. Or
Continued on Page Five)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
Big CELEBRATION
Was SUCCESSFUL;
CROWDS PLEASED
Program Run off Without Hitch
or FrictiOn-BOzeman Proud
of Showing Made

cone of the best celebrations ever
nut on in BOzeman," was the general
verdict of tOwnspeOple and visitors
on the Eighth Annual Roundup and
the Bagdad Shrine ceremonial, held
here Thursday, Friday and Saturday
OF last week.
The Characterization is not unde-
served. Both the Roundup and the
ceremonial were eminently success
full and satisfactory, according to
post-celebration comment. Between
1000 and 5000 visitors came to
Bozeman, enjoyed the hospitality of
the city and its people, took in the
two big events, and departed well
pleased with the manner in which
they had been entertained.
Four outstanding features marked
the three-day celebration. They were
the arrival and reception, on Friday
of David w. Grassland Of MOntgOm-
cry, Ala, imperial pOtentate of the
Shrine, and his party; the big Shrine
parade Saturday morning, the cere.
monial in the huge tent that followed
and the final contests at the Round
up. Then there were the regular
Roundup parades on Thursday anC
Friday, and the "comicap parade
Friday evening, besides band concerts
fireworks, carnivals, and other en-
tertainment. Dancing under the 'aie
top" each eveninc added tire last nOtr
ir ne dawn-to-midnight program fO
tDc several days.
In The finals at the Roundup Sa-
urday afternoon, Paddy RYAN O
Miles City was awarded first honor
for bronc riding, Lee Ross of SOutl
St. Paul, second, and Frank Studnicl
Of Pendleton. Ore, third. In tn
bulldOgging Jacl, Kercher Of Ring
ling won first, Jack Coats of jerome
Idaho, second, and Lee Ross thirC
The elf roping contests resulted
placing Ed Pardec oc FTigbee Colo
at the top; Mably Mcdowell # Bi
Continued on Page Five)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
reed POINT MAN
victim OF HOARY
RACING SWINDLE
Gives Up $4,000 and Then Finds
He Has Been RObbed-War-
rants Out for Con Men

Vic,im of three clever con men
who fleeced him with variation Of
the OLD race betting game, Fred w.
Schm;tt, a well-tO-dO resident of
Reed Point, is $4,000 lOser-and
wiser.
Schmitt met the men, who gave
their names as Edmund Schultze Of
Chicago, a. w. Miller Of Fargo, N.
D., and one Monahan, residence not
known, at Old Faithful inn, Yellow
stone park, last Friday. He was in
trigued and lured to Bozeman, where
he was prevailed upon to give up
S3,OOO-S2,5OO in Liberty bonds and
$3.50 in cash-as a deposit to insure
the collection Of $4,000 the quartet
was supposed to have won by betting
on the races. Schultze, Miller, and
Monahan then left, promising to meet
Schmitt at the Finlen hotel in Butte
Monday and "divvy up" the spOils.
Schmitt was at the rendezvous at
the appointed time, but his erstwhile
companions failed to appear. He then
realized he had been swindled and
complained to the Silver Bow county
attorney, who advised him to tell
his woes to the Gallatin county au-
thcrities. Schmitt accordingly re-
turned to Bozeman, filed a charge
with County Attorney E. A. Peterson
and warrants are now out for The
three men. Their whereabouts, how
ever, are unknown.
The game Of the confidence men
while cleverly worked, was but a vari
alton Of a swindle that has been per
petrated hundreds Of times before
Probabilities are that the guilty one
viii never be apprehendel.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
RESTRAIN
CITY in SQUABBLE
OVER PAVEMENT.
Standard Construction Company
Is Plaintiff-Claims Was
Shut Out Of Bidding

Hearing was held in district
court Tuesday upon the suit Of J. j.
White and the Standard Construction
company, an action against the city
Of Bozeman seeking to restrain it
from paying out any money, drawing
any warrants, issuing any bonds,
levying or using any taxes, or in any
other manner obligating property
owners in connection with the con-
tract in special Improvement districts
255 and 256, Bozemsn. The suit was
filed last week and a temporary re-
straining order, returnable Tuesday,
was issued. At. the conclusion Of the
hearing, the court took the matter un-
der advisement.
The special improvement districts
referred to are in the vicinity Of the
Montana State college and the call
for paving with a patented process
OF bituGithic blocks. Contracts were
awarded 70 the Warren Construction
company following a meeting Of the
city commissioners July %.
The plaintiffs to the suit allege
they were anxious to do the work.
and that By an agreement with the
Warren Construction company, all
contractors, desiring to bid for the
work Of laying the Warrenite Bitu-
lithic pavement in accord with tho
patents 0f the concern and the terms
Of the agreement, could obtain 81
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
DIR. COCKRItL and
SISTER VISIT HERE
Both Former BOZeman Residents
Have Had Distinguished
Careers

Among Bozeman's guests last week
were DR.. Edward r. CoclTill, an .edu-
Gator of note, former mayer of Fort
Worth, Texas, and now president Of
William Woods college of Fulton,
Mo-, a Christian church school for
girls and his sister, Mrs. ?. G.
Hedger of San Jose, Calf, who IS
connected in an executive capacity
with the work of the Christian church
in that state.
CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
HAIL DAMAGES
GALLATIN CROPS
Brunt of Storm Born by Ranch
ers East Of SalesViIle-LOss
20 to Is Per Cent

Considerable damage to crops in
the southern section Of Gallatin cOun-
ty was done Sunday afternoon by
hail.. which accompanied a severe
storm that covered a large area.
The worst Of the storm vas noted
in a 1O-mile strip eas5 Of Salesvile,
where peas and gram were hard hit.
Among the ranches where the dam
age was greatest were the Lester
HuddlestOn property, and the Ben
epe and Catron ranches. The loss on
some of the eropa is estimated at
from 20 to 25 per cent.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
Can Be Candidate Of Only One Party

choice has been indicated by the time
the ballots for the election Of NCvem-
Der 2 are made up, he will be listed
as the candidate Of the party under
whose cOlOrs he entered the primaries.
This provision of law affects sew
eral Gallatin county candidates. It
is logical to- presume that such candi-
dates will remain loyal to the party
whose support they sought for nOmi-
nation at the primaries. Nomination
by an opposing political party
amounts to nothing more than an
endorsement, which cannot officially
be recognized. It does, however
help nightly at the general election
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13

A person who, as result of the
writing in Of his name at the pri-
maries of August 3, now appears as
the nominee Of both the Republican
and the Democratic parties, can
NOT be the candidate Of both par
ties at the general election Of No
vsmber 2, inquiry at the office Of
J. Fl. Harris, county clerk and re-
cOrder, discIOses.
Such person must, upon receiving
bis certificates Of nomination, choose
the party designation under which
he wishes his name to appear on the
general election ballot, and notify the
county clerk of his decision. IF no
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13
COMMISSIONERS
CUT COUNTY LEVY
TO II IL MILLS
Slash Means Saving of About
$13,7OO to GaIlatin Taxpayers
The School Levies

Reduction of one mill in the cOun-
ty levy for this year win save Gala
tin county taxpayers about $13,7OO
in taxes, according to figures given
out by the board Of county commits
sioners Wednesday. The county levy,
not including the five mills for the
road fund, is 2T.5 mills this year, as
compared with 285 in 1925. The
cut was made in the levy FOR the
general fund, which was reduced
from seven mills to six mills.
The county levy in detail follows:
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce Mcneil Of
Eureka, Calf, and two friends, Mr.
and Mrs. East. arrived in Bozeman
by auto last Friday for q visit. Mrs.
McNeirs brothes3 Harry FrSdley, and
family Of Manhattan drove over and
a family reunion was held the
Brandenbure home
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-08-13

The levy Of five mills for road
purposes is collected on all property
outside Of incorporated cities and
towns.
The tax levies in the various school
districts also were announced We'd
.nesday. In fixing these levies, the
county commissioners were guided by
the recommendations Of the trustees
Of the various districts. They fol-
low:
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
Make New Rtl eanons About Penn C O. ?. Rush
Outstanding

Outstanding among the lat rSt witnesses before the sen ate probe of r Q ulI>ylYNnja C. 0. ? are tl. to r.) Joseph MackrclI, Pitts burgh, Y are s u D ? O r ter, Mayor Charles II. Kline, Pitts burgI1, " h o made now fla m ous "hread and butte speech, Pepper Supportcr;and John ll Flynn
 manufacturer.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

The beginning of the end came
when Slade defied the tribunal known
as the Peoples Court, which had been
established at Virginia City for the
punishment of offenders. This day,
on being summoned to appear before
the court to answer to the complaint
filed against him, Slade entered the
court room with his pistol in hand
and defied the judge and the sheriff.
One of his companions seized the
writ from the officers hand and tore
it to pieces, splitting tobacco juice up
on it.
By this time a large number Of the
Vigilance Committee had assembled,
and while they were engaged in cOun-
Gil, a leading member sought out
Slade and urged him to get his horse
and go home. Slade, himself, being
a member Of the committee, and
startled into sObriety by this warn
ing started at once for his horse, but
before he left main street, he met
some Of his friends Of the laWless ell
ement; and, after another drink or
two, he became b~OisterOus again, and
accOsted the judge of the Peoples
Court on the street, in an insulting
manner. The latter urged him to go
home at once. eff you get out Of
town" he said, "you may yet escape"
With an oath, Slade pulled his
pistol and threatened to hold the
judge as hostage for his safety.
In the meantime the Vigilantes
had sent to the nearby camp of Ne
vada City for some members Of the
committee who resided there to ask
their advice. It had been the custom
at Virginia City, when anything re-
curing immediate legal action pres
ented itself, to send to Nevada City,
and the miners would come, sit in
session AID act upon the matter. This
particular day. the weather was fine:
the miners we're all busy. They said
that nothing less than a lynching
would take them up the hill TO Vir-
ginia that day. The all Wss answer
ed by 500 armed and determined men
who sent their leaders in advance to
inform the executive committed that.
ia their judgment, Slade should be
executed. The comultteo was thus
placed Ga a difficult position. Tor g
had not been their plan to lynch
Alaaei That was not tneir desire. tcl
they felt thaf they aie not have erE
Lcient reason Cor such. Most Oh t
Hat1of liked the LcIo"
goner mouente le was tec mret ct
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

came to Montana Territory he had
accumulated a little ready cash; and,
upon his arrival at the gold d~iggings,
he decided to enter the livestock bu-
siness in the Madison valley, and 10
Gated on a homestead about II miles
from Virginia City. His became the
stopping place for travellers going to
and from Virginia City and BOze-
man, and he was doing fairly we'll
up to the time that his old reckless
habits ~reasserted themselves.
It might be stated that during his
sober moments, Slade was a very
sensible, industrious and exceedingly
Hkeable fellow; but under the influ-
ence Of liquor he became completely
transformed into a veritable demon.
Under the influence Of drink,
Slade became capable of many esca-
pades which were not altogether to
the liking Of the Montana Vigilantes.
It is stated and is probably true, that
Slade, himself, was a member of the
Vigilance Committee.
Back to His Old Habits
His old record, however, followed
him to his new home, and when he
/ AOW UC6aA a Sci ACD VI aEL6 VI NAUAEuC
which rendered him the terror of the
country, he was warned by members
of the committee that this must cease
This advice from his friends, went
~unheeded. 1t was the invariable Gus.
tom with him, when intoxicated, t.
mount his horse and ride through
main street, entering each saloon as
he came to it, firing at the lamps
breaking the glasses, throwing the
gold scales into the street, and com
hitting other equally destructive
acts. These were frequently accom-
panied by unwarTanted attacks on by
ISLANDERS. People soon tired Of pc
cuniary %reparatiOn and gentleman!
apologies, made by the nan when h
was sober. Consequently all the re
spect entertained for Slade when HI
was sober vanished when he wa.
drinking.
On his last carousal, Slade was ri
ding up and down main street shoot
ing off ~revOlvers prOmiscuOusly, and
noticing a milkwagOn, he approached
the driver stating that he was thirst.
and to hand I'VE a tWO-gallOn mill
can. This the driver did and Slade
VIII OuS AOOI Ou IuS uul
of the wheel, attempted to drinl
from the can. He spilled some mill
and the driver laughed, whereupOl
Slade poured the remainder of tn.
milk over the drivers head, mucl
to the amusement of everyone, ex
Guiding of course the driver. A war
rant was issued for SHADES arrest
charging him with disturbing tn
peace.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

to the Rocky Mountain division,
which was then in the thrall of high
waymen, there being absolutely no
law, and Slade was instructed to kill
any that he even suspected. One by
one he picked out the desperadOes
and killed them, sometimes by a fair
fight and sometimes by treachery.
Business men of the border a%ppreciat-
ed his work and he was given every
support.
Reputation Goes to His Head
Slade became the dictator of the
border, with power of life and death.
With the business interests back of
him, he would order lynchings. No
questioned his authority, and his
orders were obeyed without Ques
tiOning. This was the high-water
mark of his career. About this time
the Illinois sheriff came out into the
West to arrest Slade. When he
learned what Slade had done for the
country and how he stood, he decided
not to modest him. 1t is a question
whether the sheriff acted in %apDreci-
alton of SHADES work, or used good
discretion; for SHADES standing at
JudI particular JlulS WAS 50 ulB That
it would have taken a young army to
deliver him over to the officer.
For a time, Slade basked in the
sunshine of popular favor. The ad-
ulatiOn and attention he received
went to his head. His ability as a
crack marksman was never disputed,
and it is said of him that he could
handle a gun equally accurate and
with equal q%uickness with either
hand. 1t was this ability which once
gave him the name. ''TwO-Gun
Slade." One day he was standing in
front Of the station at Rocky Ridge.
A nan who had offended him was
approaching.
"Boys, watch me clip the third
button from his coat" said Slade. He
fired and the button fell. The man
drew his revolver to defend himself,
and Slade shot him between the eyes.
He attended the funeral the next day.
Saved By His Wife
Then occurred the killing of the
bartender of which incident Mark
Twain made mention. WantOn kill
ings such as these cost Slade his
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

with his employers by killing half a
dozen Of the known highWaymen, and
serving notice on several suspects
that death would be the portion Of
any man implicated in any way in a
stage robbery. In three months his
division was cleared of the more dan
gerOus characters.
killing of Jules REM
Jules made threats against SHADES
life, and Slade ascertained that Jules
was stealing property from the stage
company. He went into a store one
day and Jules emptied the contents
of a dOuble-barreled shotgun into
him. Lying on the floor, Slade shot
Jules, wOunding him very severely.
Their wounds kept both Of them con-
fined for some time. Jules recovered
first and left the country. In a sub
seQuent. encounter, Slade killed Jules
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

and I felt a tranquil satisfaction in the
thought that in so j~udiciOusly taking care
Of No. 1 at the breakfast table, / had
pleasantly escaLed being No. %. Slade came
out to the coach and saw US off, first or
dering certain arrangements Of the mail
bags for our comfort, and we then took
our leave Of him, satisfied that we should
hear Of him again some day, and wonder
ing in what connection"
Having made travel safe on his di-
vision, he was sent on further west
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

prestige. It was soon felt that no
n vas safe. A vigilance committee
organized against him. They
captured him before he knew any
thing of their intentions, and decid-
ed to lynch him.
When he was notified what was
about to happen, he begged them to
let him have a final interview with
his wife She came mounted on a
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

fast horse, and without being search
ed was admitted to the Don in which
Slade was confined. The guards left
them alone. Mrs. Slade drew two
loaded revolvers from under her
skirt, and gave them to her husband.
Armed, he stepped out and defied the
crowd. Slade and his wife rode away
unframed.
Left For Montana
This incident convinced Slade that
he would live longer in some other
community, so, with his wife, who
has been described as a very beauti-
full woman, he took the trail to Vir-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

been reiterat-
ed until the names
of Henry Plummer
and other road ag-
emit characters are
now statewide by
words. OF all those
whose names went
iown in history
among the desper-
ADDE'S of Montana
Territorial d a S &,
there is one which
stands out peculiar
" in greater proml-
nence than all the
This inHiuid-
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-04-16

ginia City, at that time the greatest
gold mining camp in the Rocky
Mountain region. 1t is stated that
Slade was honorable in business, and
possessed the ability Of making mon
ey in an honest manner. He was not
highwaymen or a rObber. In this
he differed radically from the other
who met their fate at the hands
of the Montana V~igilantes. When he