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New Britain herald., 1928-02-16
Saves clothes and hands

No longer need heavy washes mean coarse, old,lookins hands. Rinso saves the hands = for they're in hot suds % much less. Saves the clothes, too. They aren't scrubbed threadbare.
 Millions know its safe. Con-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

have some local man to represent
him and the county would save
the cost of his mileage from Miles
City to Circle and return.
Mr.. Rivenes suggested to the
board that Mr.. Horsford could act
as his personal representative.
The board objected to this believ-
ing that some difficulty might
arise under such IN arrangement,
but Mr.. Rivenes replied that Mr..
Horsford's duties as his personal
representative would in no way
conflict with his duties as a mem
Der of the board.
The arrangement was finally
agreed to that MI. Horsford act
for Mr.. Rivenes in supervising
construction, and the board of
county commissioners also dele
gated to Mr.. Horsford the author
ity to act for them between SEES
sions, should such a necessity
arise, and thus save the county
the expense of special sessions.
Mr.. Langley. who vas given the
contract to construct the court
house, labored under financial diff
ficulties which considerably
heightened the time required for
the completion of the building.
He also realized after a few
weeks work that he had taken the
job at too low a figure and would
make little or nothing, if not ac-
tually lose money on the contract.
In this frame of mind he gave
the commissioners a great deal of
trouble and the Board of County
Commissioners believed that a
rigid supervision of his work vas
a necessary policy.
1t is not generally known but it
is a fact that Mr.. Langley worked
on Mr.. HorsTord trying to get
Horsford to allow him to mix a
weaker concrete. Mr.. Langley's
attempts to corrupt Tom Horsford
were not successful and only serv-
ed to make Horsford more dill
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
CLEARING Up THE
ISOLATION WARD

Circle, Montana, Oct. 30, 1929.
We, the undersigned members
of the board of county commits
sioners of McCone county, Mon
tana hereby certify that on Oct.
A., 1928 we opened bids and award
ed a contract for an isolation
ward to be constructed near the
Hospital. All records pertaining
to same refer to an isolation ward,
and not a Pesthouse. 1t seems
that Mr.. Jacobs, the new commits
sioner, has gotten mixed up, and
thinks that a Pest house and an
isolation ward is one and the same
thing.
The isolation ward was con-
structed to handle cases that can
not be taken care of in the gen
eral wards without disturbing
other patients.
Signed: DELBERT RHOADS,
Member.
Signed: RUFUS MORRIS,
Member.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
H0rsforc or Lars0n-McC0ne County Issue
Voters Will Decide November 6
SAFEGUARDING COUNTY'S INTEREST
WHEN COURT HOUSE WAS BUILT

The Circle Banner in the issue
of October rs exposes another OF
Tom Horsford's crooked" deals
This refers to his supervision OF
the McCone county court house
during its construction.
In the construction of any large
building where the services of an
architect are required the follow.
ing relations exist between the
various parties interested.
Firstly, the future owner of the
building enters in, his first con-
Germ being a well-built and sturdy
structure and his second concern
being to keep the cost of construc-
ton as low as possible.
Secondly, there is the architect
hired by the owner to draw plans
and write specifications for the
contractors to bid on, and later to
watch the contractors at work to
see that the contractor performs
his work according to specifica-
lions and also to solve any unfore-
seen engineering difficulties that
may arise.
Thirdly, there is the contractor
with his crew of men who con-
struct the building, interested
mostly in the amount of money he
will make on the job and some
times willing to substitute infer
ior material if he believes such
substitution can not be detected.
While constructing the McCone
county court house during the
and fall of 1923 the Board
of County Commissioners hired Mr..
Rivenes of Miles City as their
architect.
In consulting with the Board of
County Commissioners regarding
his supervision of construction of
the McCone county court house he
said he would be able to be pres
ent while some of the more ex-
parts of the work were
done, but at other times he would
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
Larson's Triple Price on
Certain County Printing

A perusal of the last issue of the
Circle Banner reminds one of the
story of the robber who, after he
had obtained his booty, started uI
the street calling thief! theft
in order to direct attention from
himself and thus get away in the
confusion.
No person in McCone county has
flung the accusation of CRATER
and crook any oftener than Ben
Larson, but an examination of
county records fails to substan-
tiate any charges that he has ever
made, while the county records
on the contrary do show time and
again where Ben Larson has OBJ
tanned hundreds of dollars from
McCone county which he actually
had to perjure himself to obtain,
and the records show where he
has attempted to get other thous-
ands of dollars which the commits
sioners have discovered and
blocked.
In his issue of Oct. 26 he takes
up the matter of assessment sheets
and makes statements so absolute
ly untrue that one wonders if he
has not one little bit of decency
left in him.
We quote from the Banner,
Lets Show You a Raw Deal"
Lets show you a raw deal.
Well take the claim for $500 as
sessment list, mentioned in the
Herald last week. Tom is very
careful not to mention that these
are made up in triplicate, or three
copies, a total of 10000 sheets.
We are allowed S35 for the first
thousand, $50 each subsequent
1000, flat, printed n side. Sheet
used here is printed two sides,
but somewhat smaller than size
mentioned in code, so we do not
charge for this. This figures up
S235.00. Add to this $3.50 for
perforating, gathering or assem-
bling the original, duplicate and
triplicate copies, as we'll as stap-
ling into pads, making a total of
S26S.30, for which we filed claim,
less Is per cent. After holding up
claim two months we get warrant,
which showed a slash of $500.
Tom and Bob claim we're only
entitled to $4,000. Can you figure
it out?"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

approximately 80 miles, it has
fewer hills and bad places than
any other road in McCone county.
A great many farmers along the
road allowed the county to put the
road through their land, asking
little or nothing for this damage
and expense. The one notable ex-
ception to this stand was Jim
Conklin. In order to get away
from a half mile of deep, shifting
sand the commissioners of Nc
Cone county wanted to cut off IL
acres of this sand from one cor
ner and thus get the road on high
er and better soil, but Conklin re-
fused absolutely to consider any
offer. He told the commissioners
that the way to fix this road was
to build a concrete road through
the half mile of sand. The same
Conklin who is running coun-
ty commissioner said he would
spend his last dollar before he
would allow the county to build
the road through this corner and
thus isolate - acres of land.
While in Glendive shortly after
the July primary Dan Murphy
said he heard many expressions
of satisfaction over Tom Hors-
ford's defeat. Glendive has no
particular reason to like Horsford.
He was largely instrumental in
checking their attempt to hold
back the delinquent taxes collect
ed for McCone county. Neither
do they like the assistance he has
given the Wolf Point bridge pro-
ject. The Wolf Point bridge
that the largest north and
south road in eastern Montana
will undoubtedly miss Glendive.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

that he now is holding up, for q
reason that you can readily guess
he will have submitted claims in
excess of fifty thousand dollars
Is that all? Decidedly not. By
virtue of having no competition
he has all of the publication of
legal notices of every kind and
description; he never fails to take
Shylock's pound of flesh. Ask
any attorney. That work, with his
unreasonable charges, has posi-
bly, netted him another fifty thous-
and. Do you wonder that he is
desperate in fighting a man that
has had the nerve to try and stop
his graft?
Let's try another set of figures.
l have served you for nearly
eight years. I have been paid the
magnificent sum of ~S9,79S.96, or
an average of S1225 per year. Out
of that it has been necessary for
me to furnish my car and pay all
of my expenses. You can readily
see that l have no gold mine. |
am willing to leave it to you vot-
ers as to who has done the most
for his money.
Mr.. Larson was challenged to
debate me over a month ago. He
has never answered that letter.
Do you know why? I do. He could
not face me before the public and
defend his ~rascality. | would glad
ly have met him in every nook
and corner of the county. My
ord of service to you is written so
well that it is impossible for Ben
Larson to erase it. Many of your
children have had serious handi-
seased tonsils and adenoids, that
would otherwise not have been
done had it not been for the work
of a few of us who are foolish
enough to believe we owe some
thing to humanity. Our only pay
for that work was the satisfaction
we got in seeing the roses bloom
again in the cheeks of many wan
little faces. Again, in the good
system of roads that we have
been able to construct throughout
the county, the liquidation of the
county's Indebtedness, the reduc-
ton of your taxes. All of these
things are self evident.
In conclusion | wish to say, that
the commissioner job is the most
important office in the county,
also, the poorest paid. Men in that
office can only serve you accord
ing to your ability and willing
ness to do so.
You know my record, it's up to
you as to whether you want me
to continue, or whether you want
to have an untried and an mex
perienced man to handle the >af-
for you.
Your pleasure in the matter is
mine.
THOMAS HORSFORD.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

gent in his supervision of the
work.
The courthouse construction
started about May LIST, 1923 and
was completed about February 1,
1924. During all this time Mr..
Horsford acted as supervisor re-
presenting both McCone county as
constructor and Mr.. Rivenes as
architect. Horsford charged up
most of his time against Mr..
Rivenes, and an examination of
the county records will show that
the amount of money Horsford
drew from McCone was negligible.
Horsford received $4,000 from
Mr.. Rivenes for serving as his
personal representative. At the
final inspection of the court house
by Mr.. Rivenes, he congratulated
the county on the fine workman
ship and sturdy construction of
the building, due greatly to the
continued supervision of Horsford
as the boards personal representa-
tive.
HORSFORD FOR COMMISSION
Err CLUB,
BY Robert Lindh, Sec'y.
Political Advertisement (above
and the 4 columns to the left
Paid for by the Horsford for Com
missioner Club.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
The Why of the Sandy
Road at COnklin's Corner

w. w Stevens from west OF
: Circle is an ardent Horsford
booster. He said that he appre-
ciated the policy of the McCone
County board of county commits
sioners in trying to keep McCone
county always on a cash basis. In
a conversation recently with a
member of the Horsford for Com
missioner club he gave a very in
teresting account of the manage
ington during its administration
by a weak and inefficient board
of county commissioners. He said
that after the people awoke to
what was happening and had
elected new members, his annual
taxes were reduced nearly so per
cent.
At the election of 1920 the
commissioners paid 25c per mile
for distributing and gathering
ballots. When the new board was
in power at the election of 1922
the payment was cut to 15c per
mile. Sheriff Davis was asked to
haul the ballots at the election of
1924 but he wanted Csc per mile.
Dan Murphy, the we'll known
Mt. Antelope sheep man, is one of
Tom Horsford's strongest boost
ers. He says he wants a man who
will not be dictated to by any
commercial club.
Jim Terry. near the Missouri, is
also for Horsford. While discus
sing recently the Weldon-Oswego
road, he used some rather strong
language to express his opinion in
regard to the sandy road around
Conklin's corner.
Have you travelled over the Wei
don-Oswego road? For it's length,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
income COUNTY in GOOD FINANCIAL
SHAPE, STATE YEAR BOOK SHOWS

eraged 1875 cents an acre on farm
and grazing lands, sos cents a
head on horses, AL cents a head
on cattle and al cents a head on
sheep.
"McCone's debt June 80, 1924
amounted to s131, 0O5.12. June 80,
1927 it was s91, 59O.66, a 80 per
cent reduction in three years. The
net indebtedness of school dis
tricts was also reduced during this
period from ~s63,934.41 to S56,718.-
IA. The per capita net debt for
county and school purposes is
1926. or a little more than half
as much as the average for the en-
tire state.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

If anyone consults the codes, he
will-find in paragraph 1882 the fol-
lowing prices for asseSsment lists.
Assessment list flat, first thousand
$500, additional thousands $4,000.
Ben Larson says that each list is
composed of three sheets and the
price quoted is per sheet. He
knows that this is not so
For several years the commits
sioners of McCone county paid
Ben Larson the prices he asked,
being themselves under the i'm
preston that each sheet counted
separate, especially so, since on
every claim submitted Ben Larson
signs an oath that he has per-
formed the services for which he
requests payment. Ben Larson
knows now and undoubtedly al
ways has known that he was over
charging. If he is the perfect
Christian he pretends to be, he
will refund these overcharges to
McCone county.
In this same article Ben Larson
refers to a matter to which he has
often before referred, in regard to
the Examiners Report of 1924 not
being published during December
1924. The Examiners Report
reached Circle during November
1924 and was considered at the
December session and made a part
of the December minutes. The
minutes for any session are never
published until they have been
approved at the next following
session. The minutes of the De-
cember session were approved at
the January session and were i'm
mediately published, containing
the Examiners Report. The same
procedure was followed the year
pervious as the records will show.
The legislative assembly of 1928
passed a law making it mandatory
for the county commissioners to
make the Examiners Report a
part of their minutes and to be
as such.
Previous to the year 1928 no Elk
aminer's Reports we're ever pub
lished.
HORSFORD FOR COMMISSION
Err CLUB,
BY Robert Lindh, Sec'y.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

The facts and figures below are
copied from the 1928 Montana"
a year book of the state.
"The assessed value of all prop
erty in McCone county in 1927 was
15,704,S74 of which $14, $780, 900
represents the value of real es-
tate and Improvements. Livestock
vas valued at 1929, 600. The total
taxable valuation was s~4,714.376.
"The tax rate for county pur-
poses was POPS mills on the dollar
of taxable value, and the levy for
school purposes averaged 1S.47
mills. Both OF these rates are
considerably below state averages.
The total tax Tor all purposes ay-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
To The Voters
of Nc Cone County,:

On November 9Th you will go to the polls and
register your choice for county commissioner with
the next election. The kind of service you get de-
ponds upon the ability of the men you elect.
became a candidate upon the Independent tic
ket, after over six hundred of you signed petitions re-
questing me to do so. Now | am the object of one of
the most slanderous attacks that the county has ever
known, and it is being made by Ben M. Larson and
his gang, and for no other reason than to secure con-
troll. I have stood for the taxpayers of McCone and
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
Opposition to Rankin
Is Silly, Small Talk

The campaign Of the democratic
newspapers against Wellington Ran
kin has descended to silly small talk.
They talk about his "~erratic" quail
lties, about his youth, his excess of
zeal, aggressiveness and ambition as
though they were vices rather than
virtues. They refer in a d~eprecating
way to his youth, but hesitate to 90
SO far as to say that he is inexper-
fenced.
SO far the opposition has utterly
failed to bring forth any charge
against Rankin that would have the
~s'ohtest consideration with discern
lng voters. His career gives no valid
ground for an attack that would
carry weight.
He has been elected to the posi-
ton of Attorney General, appointed
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court. anpointed United States Dis
trict Attorney and in every one of
these positions he has performed
credltably, capably.
His platform is forward-looking.
He favors the establishment of more
Grain laboratories, the maintenance
Of schools and colleges of the state
on on efficient basis. the liberaliza-
tior OF the conversation laws for
workmen-and, most important of
all, for an independent state govern
mont, located at the capitol at Hell
ena.
He is for a road program that
7hall sneed up and maintain lateral
. VOL IS trunk highway construc-
ton in every rart of tho state and the
construction of we'll built gravel
rods before hard surface links are
attempted.
go
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02
is for Larson.

Mr.. Larson claims, in his issue
of Oct. rs that the fight grew out
of Horsford trying to secure con.
frol of the Banner That is a lie,
pure and simple. | have never
tried to control the policy of the
Banner, neither have l sent any
one to Mr.. Larson to do the same.
In fact, Larson knows that | have
told him that 4 did not care
whether he ever supported me or
not. All 1 asked of him was to
treat the Taxpayers right
He takes up the claim of $1,000
that he submitted which was dis
allowed $40. He claims that he
was entitled to something for ro-
tating the names on the Primary
ballots, even though his contract
did o allow him anything. Let's
see if the board was unfair to
him. We asked him to tell us the
extra amount of labor required to
rotate the names, it did not re-
quire any extra paper. The board
informed him that it would pay
for additional labor. He asked
the board if he was considered as
q laborer? But we will go further,
the board allowed him two hun
bred dollars extra; he refused the
warrant and said that he would
lo,y0 oil Af +hA GT00 IL hncr't
got it, and the 5000 warrant was
cancelled. Later, when he was
informed by his attorneys that he
could not collect the seven hun
bred he came back and wanted
the two hundred. In talking with
a good publisher recently the mat
ter was referred to, and he made
the statement that a hundred dol
lars additional would have been
big pay, and when informed that
Lrason refused 5000, he remarked
that Larson must be crazy.
$4,000 For Printing
In order that you may know
the truth III give you facts and
figures taken from the records at
the court house, all of which any
of you may verify. We will COM
pare figures and really see who
has fattened at the expense OF
McCone county taxpayers. Dur
ing the time Mr.. Larson has had
the contract for county printing
there has been submitted claims,
for printing and record books etc.
in the amount of 4S,9S4.70. In adj
dition thereto Mr.. Larson has held
back, since April, claims that will
over two thousand dollars.
Wonder why?
In the claims of S4S, 9S4.7O we
have been able to discover over
charges in the amount of S~3,352.5S
and disallow same. Owing to the
fight put up by the board, h
county made a saving in forcing a
lower contract of another S~4,OOO.oO
that added to the $3,352.5S makes
a total saving of %S7,352.5S. When
Larson submits the claims
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

Wellington Rankin has been &C
cused of attempting to arouse preiu-
dice against corporate interests in
the state. In his speech, opening the
campaign, at Glacier Park, he made
it very plain that he was for giving
III big corporations just and fair
treatment. He praised their worth
and the important part they play in
our economic life and protested only
their political activities, asserting
that if they would withdraw from
political affairs the people would &C
cord them just treatment.
WELLINGTON Rankin is saving and
proving that Governor j.. E. Erick-
son has failed to keep his pledge,
made to the people in 1924. He is
quoting the identical language used
by Erickson and then showing that
in three and one-half years he spent
S12,601, 025.76-a yearly average of
$3,602, 007. 76-that if he had kept
his pledge the overdraft would be
1857, 978. 51-instead of So ,O65, OO4.-
27 on June 30. 1928. These figures
hove been verified by the State Au-
d,tor and State Public Accountant.
That is why Governor Erickson is
talking ~generalities; advocating the
election of Al Smith and Sen. B. K.
Wheeler. The economic history of
the state for four years past is I'M
pleasant history. Rankin is giving
facts while the opposition talks about
his youth, his ambition and the col
loco rom which he graduated. On
the record alone Rankin deserves
v0'7r vote.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

He is careful, alert, honest, ex-
perienced; he has a fine vision Of
the states present and future needs.
He will not go to sleep on the job.
He will be the Governor, unhamper-
ed. Embossed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-02

The campaign of the democratic
newspapers against Wellington Ran
Kin has descended to silly small talk.
The Washington times., 1928-03-27
Bremen Conditioned
To Conquer Perils
Of Western Flight

DUBLIN, March 27.-The Junkers
monoplane Bremen, In which three
The Washington times., 1928-03-27
1--WE ALSO DA 1IS'iiii tlir' '''''''' fA''''
Leader Believes Hoover
Will Carry California

NEW YORK, March 27.-Petsr
McDonough, California Republican
leader. who has Just arrived here
from Panama, plans to go to Wash.
inston to see Secretary OF Commerce
Herbert Hoover. Today he was to
visit. James ]. Hooey, Tammany
Hall leader.
McDonough declared that il Hoover
is nominated he will carry California
for the Republicans, but that IL any
other Republican candidate is named
he might be beaten ia California BY
GOV. Alfred E. Smith Of New York.
Referring to the prohibition issue,
McDonough said San Francisco and
the northern part of California was
wet, while the southern portion Of
the State might 60 dry.
The Washington times., 1928-03-27
MOTORS | { A D
STOCK BREAK

NEW YORK. March 27.--Pande.
mOnium broke loose on the floor
OF the New York Stock Exchange
today when, in a wild furry OF
trading, General Motors plunged
downward 10 points to $50. This
stock had been making a dizzy up
ward climb for days and had closed
yesterday at 1881 after having
reached 1919, the highest point in
its history.
An avalanche OF selling orders
descended upon the market from
all over the country. sending prices
of many stocks other than General
Motors downward. Declines ranged
all the way from to IL points
In other issues, General Motors
taking the longest shoot down the
toboggan.
Montgomery Ward stock. after
opening at 149 slipped back to 141:
Chrysler declined from 72A to 6S;
Studebaker started at 69h and
moved down to 81; United states
Steel, after opening at $50, fell off
To 147. and Sears. Roebuck dropped
from 40 to 1Ol.