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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
8
The article critiques William Jennings Bryan's Columbus address on recall of judges. It argues the recall shifts power from impeachment to the people and warns it abandons judicial checks, contrasting termination of officials with established impeachment standards.
A discussion contrasts recall with impeachment, arguing the recall undermines evidence and coerces justice by partisan crowding. The piece cites Bryan, notes judges' public duties differ from elected executive roles, and warns about oath bias under recall influencing rulings.
Washington reports the Republican minority in the House Ways and Means Committee is drafting a bill on wool duties after the Democrats failed to report a revised wool schedule. The plan follows tariff board data with specific rates rather than ad valorem cuts, aiming for about a 30 percent reduction, while Democrats seek a sweeping 40 to 50 percent cut to protect American industry.
A Butte Inter Mountain excerpt defends American liberty and warns against anarchist imagery. It argues the nation upholds a just system, calls reform essential at home, and urges calm in addressing grave problems, noting few Americans fear civil war or anarchy. It frames national pride and lawful governance as core to progress.
Billings Montana grown potatoes are in demand for seed in the east as a 40 car train of spuds bound for Chicago demonstrates. The Bitter Root valley crop was packed in refrigerator cars and a man stays with the load to assure proper heat.
Charles Thompson Harvey, noted civil engineer who planned New York Citys first elevated railroad and helped build the Sault Ste Marie ship canal, died at his New York home last week. He was among the nations best known engineers.
E M Yeaman came back yesterday from Salmon City after a three week stay to attend court over a water suit in which he is interested.
An old medical advertisement claims deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local treatments. It offers 100 dollars for any catarrh deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes the remedy from F. J. Carney & Co of Toledo Ohio with pills for constipation.
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Sadie Black aged 63 at her Musselshell ranch near Portman in 1912. A pioneer from Ohio she helped settle Montana joining early migrations via Iowa and Wyoming to Helena and the Musselshell. Her life described as adventurous and influential in frontier protection and development. Also notes Jesse Barker, 85, a pioneer who found mineral wealth near Pony and later lived in old Three Forks, with funeral in West's rooms and burial south of town.
Mrs H S Clark aged 68 died suddenly at home in Butte after more than a year of poor health. Her husband is critically ill in Bartlesville Oklahoma. The deceased moved to Montana in 1868, lived in Helena, then settled in Butte in 1879 with residence at 9 North Washington. Survived by husband and three sons Arthur B Clark William L Clark and L C Clark. She was active in Eastern Star Daughters of Rebekah and Degree of Honor and Montana Pioneers Society. Interment expected in Butte.
Dan Paul aged 63, longtime Montana and Washington pioneer, died in Spokane on Thursday March 14 after a years long illness. He was reputed one of the northwest's wealthiest bachelors with an estate about 250000, having arrived from Baltimore in 1870 and once drove a stage between Butte and Missoula in Montana.
The narrative recounts a pioneer who lost stage driver work to the railroad and turned to cattle supply for construction crews as the line moved toward Washington. He survived a leg wound from an early era and was aided by a Kalispell medicine man. He lived in Coulee, Washington, for years and served Douglass County as state senator. His only known relative is brother David in Philadelphia.
David Fratt prominent Montana stock man died of heart failure in Billings after tending cattle loading at the Northern Pacific stockyards. He located in Montana in 1860 and built a 30 year cattle business wealth. He is survived by his wife.
Tattersall's advertises paper cooking bags now available for purchase with a sale promotion.
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