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VOLUM E II CHOTEAU, TETÓN CO U N T tf MONTANA, JULY 24, 1914 p NUMBER 4 Bull Moosers at Bynum The democratic aid society, posing as members of the so- called progressive party of Teton county, met at the lobby''of the hotel at Bynum last Tuesday af ternoon. • There were present at the meeting one O. H. P. Shelly, of doubtful reputation, from Hel ena, who, in addition to being Frank Edward’s little boy Friday, sometimes poses as the secretary of the state committee o f the bull moose party, Jos. Sturgeon, of Valier, Thos.JVianix, of Dupuyer, and a few dissapointed office seekers and county- divisionists from Conrad consisting of E. R. Alquist, Steve Ritchey, Herb Bailey, I. J. Corry, Thos. W. Robinson, a Mr. Duzzell, and the new convert, Mr. Maple, of the Bynum News. The meeting was presided over by Thos. Manixand E. R. Alquist was chosen as its secretary. . Only four precinct9 of the county were represented— Valier, Dupuyer, Conrad and By num, if you can by any stretch of imagination consider Mr. Maple as a reprerentative of the latter place. Otherwise only three pre cincts had representation. And these precincts were represented only by persons who knew it would be impossible to secuie nominations for county office on either the democratic or republi can tickets. To show how thoroughly repre sentative the meeting really was, and that it was held solely in the interests “ of all the people and by the deer peepul,” a motion was made and carried empowering the chairman and secretary Stur geon and Alquist—to appoint cen tral committeemen in the various precincts which are not repre sented. This is a isample of the ring rule that should appeal to Al quist. That’s the way he likes to conduct county politics. He will probably name himself as the committeeman from Conrad, and an Alquist in every other precinct in the county. “ The peepul must rule,” to be surel Addresses were ' made by that representative of the ‘ 'peepul,” Oliver Holmes Perry Shelly, and by Chairman Sturgeou. Shelly told his listeners how the progres sives intended to carry the nation at the next election and laid par ticular stress on their ability to break into the solid south in their national campaign. He sighted Alabama, which is far enough away from Montana so that any claim he might make would {listen good to the bull moosers, and if his statements were untrue they were impossible of verification until long after the primary elec tions to be held here and would naturally do no damage to the cause. Sturgeon made a particularly “ touching” plea for bull moose candidates for county office, stat ing that he would be very mu cii pleased to see at least 200 candi dates for the office of sheriff; that the sheriff’s office was worth at least $9000 or $10,000a year to any person who held it, and if he could get 200 bull moosers to run for the position he would support each and every one of them. He would also like to see dozens of candidates for the other offices and that he would guarantee the nom- „ ination to all of them. ^ 9 far as the Montanan could learn there were only two responses to this pathetic appeal for candidates— Thos. W. Robinson, of Conrad, who is so anxious to leave the vill age which is overburdened with taxes that he is ready to take any kind of an old chance to be a nom inee for county attorney, so that he can move to the ounty seat, where he hopes that “ pickens” are better than they are with him Tariff Revision and Elec tion Results While there may be no logical association between tariff revis ions and swift following party re verses, experience has established a very close connection between them. Some of the democratic papers are trying to persuade themselves that there is no truth in the axiom that a revision of the tariff leads to the defeat of the party revising it, but history shows the reverse. One vriter who has been looking up history recalls that there have been five big tariff revisions since the war. The republicans lost control of the house of representatives after passing the tariff acts of 1882, 1889 and 1909. The democrats lost the house after passing ihe tariff act of 1894. In only <>ne instance has a revision not led to a party disaster. The republi cans revised the tariff in 1897 and retained control of the house of representatives in 1898 by a nar row margin.' But the Spanish war had intervened, and the chief issue in the campaign of 1898 was not the tariff, but “ imperialism.” This fall the axiom will have another try-out. Its knock-out percentage so far is .800, and ac cording to past performances the odds against the Wilson adminis tration are four to one. In the present temper o f the country the odds are fairly justified. The tar iff revision of 1913 has not heloed the consumer and has hit many producers hard. There is no good reason why it should not carry the democratic party down to defeat.—Helena Record. Maddox For Congressman Hon. Fletcher Maddox, of Great Falls, has announced his candi dacy for one of the republican nominations for congressman fo r Montana. Mr. Maddox is well- known in Northern Montana and is one of those old-time republi cans it is a pleasure to support for that position.- He has been a res ident o f Montana for about 35 years, having been a resident of Meagher county until 12 years ago when he moved to Great Falls. He was a state senator from Cascade county for four years, and has also served as .chairman of the republican state central committee. He is *a law yer of m irked ability and was ap pointed by President Roosevelt as solicitor for the internal revenue bureau at Washington and was re-appointed to this position by President Taft. He looks liae a sure winner to the Montanan. at present. I. J. Corry, realizing that the republican party will never vote for him as a candidate for county commissioner, says that he may withdraw his peti tion for the republican nomination and file his papers as a bull moose candidate—and then again he may not. We are rather of the opin ion that there is no provision for the withdraw! of nominating peti tions; and that if he runs for com missioner at all it will be as a can didate for the republican nomina tion, and his action in attempting to withdraw his petition precludes any possibility o f his securing the nomination on that ticket. I'he average voter always despises a quitter, or a candidate who never knows where be is at. Tho 9 . Manix may be a candidate again for the nomination for represen tative; at' present“ he’s “ undeci ded;” and Mr. Sturgeon may also sacrifice himself on the alter of his party and become a candidate for state senator, provided Geo. Por- fcer.camjofi'be prevailed upon to throw his bat (also his check book) into the ring. Jones For Commissioner \ I feen Williams Dead Rowekamp Explains Position W. D. Jones, of Spring Hill,, north of- Bynum, will be a candi date for the republican nomina tion for county commissioner at the primary election to be held ons August 25th. Mr. Jones has pre viously served as commissioner for Teton county, giving excellent satisfaction. A couple of montha ago he was appointed by the1 judges of the district court to fill the vacancy caused by the resig ns tirn of-L. C. Marsh, of Shelby, and his colleagues, Messrs. Rad- cliffe and Ryan, at once selected him as chairman of the board, a deserved compliment and a recog nition of his well-known ability as a commissioner. He has con sented to make the race for this position at the earnest solicitation of his many friends within and without his party, not only in his home precinct but elsewhere throughout the county. Even his political opponents concede that he is an honorable, fair- minded and efficient commissioner, and we believe his election is certain. Larson For State Senator • Hon. Thos. O. Larson, who has so efficiently and satisfactorily served the people of Teton county as state senator during the past four years, has announced his candidacy for the republican nom ination to succeed himself in tnat position. During his term o f of fice Mr. Larson has worked inde- fatigably for the best interests of the county and has made many warm friends in all political par ties who will undoubtedly do all in their power to re-elect him at this fall’s election. ' Naturalization Papers The following have made appli cation before Clerk of the Court Gibson for citizenship papers: Edward Smith, a native of Ire land, residing at Bynum. Civil Cases The following civil cases have been filed in the office of the clerk of the district court since our last report: Hudson & Thurber Co., a cor poration, vs. Clem E. Bowers, doing business as Bowers Garage and Machine company, suit on account. Filed July 17th. ( k Q. Sommers & Co., a corpora tion, vs. Charles Kleese and \V. H. Eaton, account. Filed July 18th. Ewing Steele-had a couple of ribs broken yesterday afternoon while at work at the county high school building. He was at work under a scaffold that fell upon him. A dance is to be given at the Grange hall at Fairfield tomorrow evening (Saturday). Tickets, in cluding supper,$1.00. Good music and a good time assured. Every body welcome. E. N. Haugen and daughters returned last evening from Sunny- side Hot Springs, Alhambra, where they have spent the past week at that noted pleasure and health resort. They have had a splendid time, so they report. Miss Annie Erickson, who has been operator at the telephone office, has resigned her position and will go to Great Falls, where she will attend the teachers' school which is to be held in that city from August 3 to 21st. Her place in the telephore office is be ing filled by Miss Elizabeth Mc- Artel. . B e n ' Williams, who has been a 'resident of Teton county for a number of years, died last Mon- dayevening of heart failure, while .being conveyed |to the Chris Salmond ranch. He had been at ^orii for Mr. Salmond, herding ’sheep, and complained that he had been sick for several days and ¡wanted to quit work. Mr. Sal mond went out to see him Mon day arid found him apparently in a serious condition. He placed Williams in his wagon to take him to the- home ranch, but when within about five miles of their destination, Williams died. His remains were brought to Choteau Tuesday morning and turned over to Undertaker Connor for burial. Williams had been suffering with heart trouble for some time and it was not thought necessary to hold an inquest. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and the remains buried in the Choteau cemetery. The deceased was an old-timer in this section and. was well-known by all of the old settlers. He was a native of Missouri, and had never been married. Local News. Victor Parker came over from Conrad this week for a short visit with friends in this city. Be sure and attend the baseball games between IValier and Cho teau on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. Bert Holtby and family have moved from Collins to Bynum where Mr. Holtby has a position ns elevator man for the Frrmers’ Elevator Co. Last Tuesday evening a num ber of Cboteauites went out to the Burke ranch, near Bynum, where they were royally entertained by Mrs. IJ. C. Taylor. The home and grounds had been previously handsomely decorated for the occasion, and the guests indulged in dancing until a late hour. Farmers in the vicinity of Cho teau have commenced harvesting their winter wheat. Where water hasbeen had for irrigation purposes the crops are in excellent condi tion, but during the past week or ten days those who have depended on dry farm methods have been considerably disappointed in not getting rain. At the meeting of the commer cial club held at the cou rt house last evening, Chairman Farring ton was authorizod to appoint the committee of five to represent Choteau at the Good Roads Con vention to be held in Great Falls on August 10 13. The club’s road committee was instructed to interview the county commission ers regarding the opening of the road west o f here to [the moun tains, and the town park commit tee was authorized to provide hitching racks at the Spring creek grove, so the farmers and others could hitch their teams at that place when coming to town. A. D. Young has arrived in the city from Big Timber and has a crew of painters and paper hang ers at work fitting up the interior of the old drug store building, north o f the Montanan office, for his pool hall. He will have one billiard and four pool tables, and will have a whist or slough room fitted up in the rear of the pool room. He intends to carry a full line of cigars, tobaccos and smok ers’ articles, and hopes to have his place open and ready for business within a few days. His tables and fixtures have arrived in the cit.v and will be installed as soon as the painters have completed their work. The Montanan is in. receipt of the following communication from Joseph Rowekamp, of Conrad, who is seeking the democratic nomination for county commis sioner, 6-year-term: “ In your last issue I note a comment you make upon my dec laration to the effect that 1 wbuld serve the county in general to the exclusion of any particular por tion thereof, and also that Busey, Alquist or Ditlman had something to do with that declaration. “ I beg to advise you that these gentlemen were not consulted as to my candidacy or the platform upon which 1 am running, and I do not intend to convey the im pression in that declaration that any of the present commissioners were given to partiality or favori tism, as 1 know the contrary to be true, having an acquaintance ship with two of the commis sioners, whom I have alway» found to be fairminded and capa ble men. “ My purpose was to make it manifest that if elected I would not be partial to Conrad at the expense o f other portions of the county. “ I wish you would also correct the statement that 1 am seeking the nomination from the republi can party as the declaration itself will demonstrate: I intend to get on the winning ticket or not run at all. “ I f you will kindly make these corrections you will confer a fa vor upon me and also make mat ters mors plain to the voters from whom I .am seeking support at the coming primary. “ Yours very truly. “ JOSEPH -ROWEKAMP. * ’ The Montanan is pleased and willing to publish this communi cation from Mr. Rowekamp, as it is far from our intention to wil fully misrepresent a candidate, it matters not upon which ticket lie is running. But, after listening for months to the misrepresenta tion and downright falsehoods of the Conrad bunch regarding the so called county seat ring, the county commissioners, etc., it was but natural for ns to suppose that Mr. Rowekamp intended to con vey the impression, at least to his Conrad constituency, that lie would be opposed to the l Choteau portion of the county. He seems to have been unfortunate in the selection of the words of his plat form. We see no reason for the words “ to the exclusion of any particular part thereof,” and un less be comes out and declares that he intends to be “ first, last and all the time” a Conrad com missioner, we doubt if he re ceives the support of his party in that particular precinct. We hardly blame him for denying that Busey. Alquist or Dillman had anything to do with his dec laration. No self-respecting per son—republican, bull moose or democrat—cares to be mixed up with that unsavory bunch. Doc Powell a Candidate Dr. C. D. Powell, of Valier, Ins shied his hat and his baseball bat in the ring and has announced his candidacy for the democratic nomination for state senator for Teton county. In his petition on file in the office of the county clerk, Doc says that if he is nom inated and elected he will “ en deavor to perform the duties of said office to the best of my abil ity.” As a batsman Doc seems to have considerable ubility, but .it is our private opinion, publicly expressed, that in other ways he hardly measures up to the proper standard as a senatorial possibil ity. Lost Two; Won One Three games of baseball were played by the teams from Choteau and Valier since the last issue of the Montanan, Valier winning two and losing one. The first game was played last Friday even ing on the high school diamond in this city and resulted in a score of 5 to 2 in faver of Valier. Fol lowing is the score: Choteau AB R O 0 4 a A E Crawford, c. . ...2 0 0 1 2 0 0 Howard, 2b 4 0 0 1-- 4 0 Buckley, 3b . 4 0 0 2 0 0 Crouch,- lb 3 0 1 1 0 6 1 Burke, ss .. 4 0 0 0 2 1 Ellis, r f ......... . 4 0 1 ' 1 0 1 Cardell, If. ... .4 0 1 0 0 0 Connor, cf 4 1 2 2 0 0 Kapp, p .... .. 1 1 0 o ’ 1 0 DeMars, p . 3 0 1 0 2 0 33 2 7 27 11 3 Valier AB B H PC A K Powell, 2b .... ... 5 1 1 3 4 1 Martinson, cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 Barbon, c ...4 1 3 12 0 0 Dentselmon, 3b 4 0 1 0 4 0 Watson, ss .. ..4 0 0 2 0 1 Broadhead, lb . 4 Q 1 7 0 0 Harrison, If .. ..4 2 1 0 0 0 Tingleaf, rf 4 0 0 1 U 0 Carlon, p .4 0 2 0 3 1 38 5 10 27 18 3 The score by innings: Choteau ..... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0—2 Valier ... ¡ 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1—5 Innings pitched, Carlon 9, Kapp 4, DeMars 5; bases on balls, off Carlon 2; struck out, by Carlon 8, by Kapp 4, DeMars 6; 2-base hits. Carlon, Powell; double plays, Buckley to Crouch; sacrifice hits, Crawford; left on bases, Choteau 4, Valier 5; time of game, 2 hours; umpire, Holtby. In the game on Saturday even ing at Valier, the Valier ball tos- sers went down to defeat by a 10 to 4 score. Johnson was in the box for Valier, with Barbour on the receiying'énd. In the seventh inning Valier’s baloon went up and 7 runs were made. A to'tal of 13 hits were made off Johnson. Kenyon and Crawford were the battery for Choteau, and only five hits were made off our pitcher. Crouch, Choteau’s first baseman made two home runs; Barber for Valier made one home run. The score by innings. Choteau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0—3 Valier .. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3—4 A large crowd went from Cho teau Sunday to witness the game in the afternoon between these teams. In fact, more Choteau people paid their admission to the grounds than Valier citizens. We do not see how Valier keeps up interest in their team with such poor home attendance at the games. Kapp and Crawford were the battery for Choteau, while Carlon and Barber officiated for Valier. The Choteau boys had the game won until the ninth in ning, when a couple of errors, to gether witli a very lucky batting streak, netted Valier 3 runs and the game, 4 to 3. The score by in nings: Choteau .. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 —3 Valier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3—4 Harriage Licenses Since our last report marriage licenses have been issued by James Gibson, clerk of the district court, as follows: Robert T. Kennedy, 24, and Julia White, 18, both of Augus ta. Fort Peck Lot Sale Washington. July 20.—The in terior department announces the sale o f lots in the Fort Peck res ervation. At W olf Point 384lots were sold for $33,678. At Os wego 163 lots brought $10,511. The total amount from the recent’ ales of 'these and other lots m the «reservation is $78,853, which will be deposited for the benefit of the Indians o f Fort Peck.
