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adv .- VOLUME EIGHT THE INLAND EMPIR \JUDITH BASIN'S WEEKLY\ PATRICK H. TOOLEY DIES SUDDENLY Pioneer Resident elf Montana and the Judith Basin Answers Cali—, Postmaster Here Sin* Town Start- ed—A Veteran of the Civil War. Patrick H. Thorley, a pioneer of Montana and a resident of Min city for 'Wale Years or more, died sudden- ly at St. Jose')lea hospital in Lewis- town early Sunday morning, death befog due to a complicatiOn of stomach trouble of which . he had bean a sufferer from for some length of Wane but which was not thought to be serious. About two weeks ago he was taken suddenly il& and was confined to his bed flar a few Idays, but, soon, recovered from the attack but last Friday he complaineL of not feeling well and upon the M- alice of his phyisician decided to enter the hospital at Lewistown. 'where he conk] receive better at- tention. He made the . tnip up there alone and apparently was in good eondition , as on Saturday he was up and around and was even sitting around chatting to a few attends , la the hospital that same 'evening. Some time during the night he corn - mewed to get worse and , a dootar was called but nothing -could be done to relieve ban and he passed atwas quietly about 6:30 Its the morning. Patrick Henry Tooley was born at SterlingVille, New York, in . 1838. When the Civil war broke . out he was one of the fast to answer the call to arnts,• enlasting in the navy tad being assigned to the Concord. He was a witness to the battle be- tween the Monitor and the Merrimac, which occurred off Hampton Roads on !March 9th, 1862. The Coucand was . prevented from taking an active putt -in the fray owing to the fact • that she had previously .. been disabled. Last winter Mr. Totaley was called upon to lecture before the history lass In the local high school and. lie MOORE, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, SEPTEMBER 26, 1912 load of this great battle, describing THE mEN wHo HEAD tal the details of thia the most re- Itilarleuble naval duel that has ever ocourred in the hi:story of the world. After completing his tedan of bervioe in the navy, which was thew one wear, he enlisted in the letat New York cavalry. Here he found ',amity to do, being fratatently called upon to go out on dangerons eaording spealations besides taking part in Many engagement's.' He was with this org- anization anal the:clock° of the war and attalaed the rank of' serg:aant. Shortly after - This he ...deSicied to aaane weal, - He sPent, some Mille in Utalh and.'Wyoming , .and then came to Montano waere he entered the . 'fitploy of Babcock & Mlles of Liv- •ogaton, 4:s general manager of thedr Livingston and Gardiner . ; . tores. Later h took charge oil their store at -171 iiale whaoli was then ,ne of the richest mining camps in he state. He as built the first frame house in the town. He was basen Mayor of the ci!.ty and served *nee years. From Castle Mr. Tooley went to Twodot where he was mana- ger of the G. R. Wilson Mercantile company. .This company later on eetablashed branch stores at Bar- iowton and also at Moore, Mr. Tooley being general manager of ahem all and making his residenee at the latter place. At this time. he was appointed postmaster whioh position he held for two terms and only this spring he woo re -appointed for his third term. He was a aneFfl- her of Farragut Pest No. 7, G.' A. It., at Linringston. die was very prominent in, Masonic circles and be- longed to the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery at Livingston.; was a Shriner in. Algeria Temple at Helena. He was deo a member of Loyal lodge No. 27, Knights of Pytbdoo, at Twodot. Ho is survived by his witfe; a son, Senator Ola.rence P. Tooley, of Two. dot; and a daughter, Mrs. Alice B. Hensley of this city. Funeral services were held from (Continued on page 4) REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET A Brief Sketch of Judge Smith, Chas. N. Pray, W. F. Meyer and Harry L. Wilson ----Should All Be Elected This Fall No better men than Judge Henry C. Smith, C,ongressman Chas. N. Bray, Stnator W. F. Meyer and Harry L. Wilson could have been, selected by any party in the state and if the voters do the right thing this tall they will send Smith, Pray fund Meyer to Washington and pat Hoary L. Wilson in as governor of Montana. They are all men who can be trusted to represent the people to the best of their ability and men for whoin no apology need be made. Following is a brief sketch of their careers: Judge Henry C. Smith Judge Henry C. Smith, Republi- can candidate for the United States senate from Montana, stands head and shotaders above his opponents in. the race as a: representative type of the newer force which has come to dominate polities in so many see - of the nation, and which standi for good government; a rule of, by and for the people. In accepting the, •au didacy for United States senator, Judge Smith has stepped from al seat upon the bench of the supreme court of Montana. Neither by word or 'action, during his term of service in the lagh capacity of associate austiee or before has he ever betray- ed the confidence the people have reposed in him, or besmirched his Many New Arrivals have been added to our stock of Dry Goods and we are now showing the best and most complete line of material and trimmings ever dis- played in the city. We would like to have your inspection and criticism. Dress Goods for the Childress School Wear Serges 75c to 1.50 per yd. New Plaids 40c to 75c Ginghams 10c to 20o Serpentine Crepes 20 to 25c A new lot of Colonial Draperies Shirt Waist Goods, all new designs Special Flannelette Night Gowns Cotton and Wool Blankets Panamas 60c to $1.00 Galetea's 18 to 250 Calicos and Prints 7 to 10c Comforters $1.35 to 3.50 10 to 1240 15c 750 to $1.50 75c to $7.50 Our line of Dress Trimmings, Braids, Laces and Embroideries has been carefully selected and is complete in every detail. Prompt and Careful Service POWER MERCANTILE CO. own spotless reputation for the ad- mitikaration of equal justice to all , and special privilege to none. Judge Smith was born. in Fond du Lac, Wis., in 1862, of American par- ••ntage. ll'a boyhood days were spent in the schools of that atty. When he started In Life for himself he became a raimay store 1100M Clierk at Janes- ville, Wis., and while engaged in that alpaalt.y learned telegraphs. It was maile working as a teteg,rapher that he took up the study of law. He was admitted to the bar In Wig- coneVA in 1885. He came to Montana in October, 1888, engaged in the practice of law In Helena,. whete he has since re- sided. He was elected judge of the 'list riot court la Leal% and Olark county in 1.897 and was re-elected to hat position in each succeeding campaign until 1907, when he be- came associate justice of the supreme oourt of Montana, of which judicial body he has since been a member. During the fifteen years .Tudge Smith has spent upon the bench, five of them as a member of the highest eribunal in the state, he has achiev- ed an enviable reputation foe stead- fast Impartiality and honesty of vlirpcse. The law and not the 'Rig - ants speak to him, and his record speaks for him. Judge Smith it the father of four sons. Congeessman Chas. N. Pray The successful battle which Chas. N. Pray, Montana's representatlyp in congress, waged in behalf ?f the three year homestead law, la suf- ricient to entitle hini to the vote of every citizen of the state had he no other recommendation. That, how- ever, is only a small part of the ex- Iceilent congressional record which brough•t him the nomination for re- election at the hands of the Republi- can convention, and upon which he now seeks re-election. Hundreds of residents in every part of the state will vouch for the promptness with which Mr. Pray has attended to the interests of Montana people at the capitol. Six years in congresla have made him a familiar figure at the oapitol and iris devotion to duty and the welfare of Montana and Mon- tana's people have won for tam an enviable reputation among his fellow anions. During the sessions of the Sixty - Second congress, Just completed, he iatroduced 28 bills in congrses, made fourteen speeches, reported five bills from committees, proposed one amendment to a bill on the floor of the house and presented 30 petitions amen Montana upon different oc- casions. The bills which Mr. Pray intro- duced, were: for e.grieultural en - trice upon ooal lands; the survey of Fort Aesiniboine military reserva- tion; the relief of Indians in Mon- tana; relief of the Northern Cheyenne Indians;the construction of locks In the Yellowstone river; information for immigrants; for federal utidings at anaconda, Glendive and Kalispell; validating homestead entries; for second homestead entries; burnt tim- ber bill for re -surveys in Montana; for a Great Northern. railway bridge across the Missouri river and for a alining experiment station at Helena. The speeches which Mr. Pray made an the floor of the house were upon the burnt timber bill; the disposal of the Fort Keogh military reservatien lands; the acceptance of the Glacier Park lands from the state; against the abolition of army posts; for the 3 -year homestead bill; against the tAbolitlion of the Helena assay office; validating homestead entries; the survey of lands and the turning over of the jail building on the Fort kasinaboine reservation to Hill county. One of the Ms which Mr. Pray re- ported was for the mailing experiment citation at Helena. It pawed but was vetoed by the president IlaYGIU the objection of Secretary 'Natter, al- though President Taft told Mr. Pray that he, pensonallly, was in favor of It. Mr. Pray re-tiantecauced the mea- sure. Congressmen Puny was born at Potsdam, N. Y., and was educated at Middlebury college in Ventrotit and the Chicago college of law. He was county attorney of Chotelin county from 1898 until 1904, when, be was first eleoted to oongretsa. Two years ago he was re-elected over Hartman by a vote of 32,51,9 to 28,071. Mr. Pray was married in 1901 to Miss Edith Wackerlin. ••• Senator W. F. Meyer No man VP Mantuan is better known that W. F. Meyer of Red Lodge, one of the candidates for representative congress upon the Republican ticket. He has lived in Montana for 30 years. He is a fighter. He has opinions of his own, but respects those of other people, but once con- vinced that he is in the right he will pursue his course to the end, whether it leads to victory or defeat. In victory lie Is magnanimous, his smile undimmed by defeat. During five terms of the general trasenibly of Montana his voice has been heard un the legislative halls upraised in behalf of the people and voicing protests against the efforts of those of his colleagues whose mo- tives he believed to be ulterior or whose attitudes he believed to be In- sincere. In the fourth assembly he %las a member of the lower house. In the seventh, eighth, eleventh amid twelfth assemblie.s , he was a mem- ber of the senate, and none can say that he took a back seat in. any of them. lie was one of the Montana Re- publi:ans who last spring favored the twanination of Theodore Roosevelt for president, but when that honor . was not conferred at the hands of the Chicago convention, Senator Meyers refused to obey the dictates of the Bull Moose basses,. and bolt the Republican party, which he be- lieves a'and for true progressivaneaa wad is bigger than any one man or (Continued an page 8) A BIG YIELD or OATS IS RECEIVED Judith Basin Farm produces . 1 07 1 / 2 Bushels of Oats to the Acre— Known as the silvermlne Variety— The Result of Gopd Farming. R. la Shaw threshed a 24 acre field of omits on his farm last week Which yielded 1925 buahels, a trifle over 80 bushels to the acre. Bat these' oats, known as the \Silvermine\ variety, weighed 43 pounds to the bushel, which makes a yield of 107%. bushels per acre, figuring 32 pounds to the bushel. (Figure it out for 'yourself). \Bob\ Shaw is, one of the good farmers we have around. Moore who believes in farming lees land and cultivating it thoroughly. He came to the Judith Basin some eight or mine years ago from the Gallatin valley and is located about 7 miles southeast of Moore. He ha a always raised good crops, having had au, average crop of over 30 bushels of wheat per acre every year. This Is the kind of farming that pays and should more farmers In thiisvtcmnSJty follow Mr. Shaw's. example they would soon agree that thin was the only way to get results. MITCHELL—GORDON On last Thursday evening at 6! o'clock aocurred the marriage of Miss Sadie Gordon • to Robert G. Mitchell, at the home of the bride's sister, Mas. Chas. E. Phillips. The ceremony was pronounced VT Rev. C. E. Haynes, of the Methodtat church, and wan witnessed by the Immediate relatives of the contracting parties and a few intimate friends. The wed- ding march was played by Miss lao rett a McHugh while Mies) Vedai Phillips sang \I hove You Truly.\ Fallowing the ceremony a bounteous wedding supper was served to the guests , present. Mins. Mitchell is a sister of B. F. Gordon and a niece of Win. Gordon, prominent ranchers of the Wrest country, and is a young aadty of many (Continued on page 4) HIDDEN MONEY LOST Bristol, Tenn. --After hiding $1,000 in $20 gold pieces for fifty years at different spots on his premises, John Hopper, of Washington county, Virginia, two weeks ago secreted the yellow coin under the kitchen of his home. When he went to get the money yesterday to look at it and count it, it was missing- There is no clue to the thief. The ONLY safe place for your money is the BANK. Put yours in onr bank and have SECURITY and PEACE OF MIND. Let OUR Bank be YOUR Bank. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MOORE WHO'S Gol e g to get the DIAMOND Drawing to come off soon MAKES YOUR A Pleasure to Show Goods WATCH KEEP it TIME HAR Y A. LECKEY, Jeweler O. Engraver
