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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1912
Page
9
The article describes a rumor among delegates arriving in Livingston that Roosevelt supporters plan to bolt. Democratic papers are blamed for stirring dissension to weaken the Republicans and highlight supposed internal conflict between Taft and Roosevelt factions.
The piece argues that party loyalty remains essential and practical government by party outlasts bolting reforms. It emphasizes that parties live and die by keeping promises, with election returns acting as the judge. It cites a prominent progressive advocate urging control of the party to serve the people without betrayal.
The Livingston state convention shows a strong anti Roosevelt sentiment but willingness to back any candidate who can win. Delegates will receive broad authority to act for the party in Chicago while honoring Taft’s achievements. Frank Hazelbaker is praised for his long service as secretary as unity and dissension shape the gathering.
The Butte Miner notes Roosevelt delegates state they have no intention of bolting the convention, while a playful line suggests mounting tensions may still push toward conflict.
Observation on the constant motion of the earth where land rises and sinks over time. The sea erodes shorelines in some areas and deposits land in others, illustrating perpetual geologic change across infinity.
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use affects blood and mucous surfaces, pledges $100 to any failure, and invites testimonials from Toledo Ohio firm 74 F. J. Cuney & Co. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A London Answers summary notes that birds share a near constant tip speed of about 650 feet per minute despite size. It details wing lengths from bee to stork and their beat rates, showing similar energy figures but arguing true bird flight requires more energy than simple calculations suggest.
The article describes early medieval books kept chained to desks in monasteries and churches. We learn of rich inner illustrations and covers of silver, gold, or enamel set with gems. Outer wrappings included dark skin, sealskin, chregotin, or coarse silk called chemises.
A writer in the New York Sun notes Henry M. Stanley earned vast sums from a lecture tour. He netted about 68 thousand dollars after travel and expenses, with early appearances paying 2000 dollars and later city nights 1000 and 500 dollars. A charity paid the agent five thousand for New York, while Bell charged twenty five dollars a night for lectures.
A discussion of the doldrums, a calm belt near the equator where the Atlantic and Pacific meet. It explains how the region stalls ships with oppressive stillness as winds fail and sails hang unused, contrasting modern usage with historic seafaring lore.
The text traces iron’s discovery to Tubal Cain, Hephaestus in Egyptian lore, and Dactyles on Mount Ida. It notes 1432 B C as a date, cites Jeremiah and Ezekiel on iron, and mentions “bright iron” likely steel, plus references to iron in Moses and Job.
A humorous exchange recounts a creditor asking when payment would arrive, even enclosing a stamp, and receiving a teasing reply that it would be a mean trick to use the stamp to disappoint the sender.
A wry exchange contrasts a costume with half mourning and a jab about being half dead after a long office day. The dialogue blends humor and urban wit from a Boston newspaper.
A witty Town Topics quip laments architecture and inspection. The line compares luck in fortune to the absence of a building inspector and jokes about design flaws and responsibility.
A Baltimore American quip notes a man returning home finding trouble and reacting with vivid tears. The brief item uses sharp humor to depict a moment of personal distress.
A reader ridicules ignorance in wartime slang and recalls a man named Tufford Knott who kills a German. The mixed tone shows fatigue with wartime rhetoric from a Chicago correspondent.
Notice is given that Charles E. Crawford of Dell Montana filed Desert Land Application No 8859 for NESW M Section 27 Township 126N Range 6W and will present proof to establish his claim before A S Johnson Commissioner at Dillon Montana on June 12 1912.
Claimant witnesses named are Bert Knox Hugh M Fleming Elmer M Martinell and Clarence Wall all of Dell with Stephen Carpenter as the register observer. The document references a 1951 filing.
Governor Edwin L. Norris proclaims four state measures to be voted on November 5 1912. Proposals include direct party nominations by vote electing U S senators by popular choice limiting campaign spending and enforcing fair elections. Public notice and witness signatures accompany the proclamation recorded in Helena.
Department of the Interior announces a public sale under the 1906 act. Hawley J Selway owns Serial No 06502. Sale is set for June 5 1912 at 10 am at the Helena land office with minimum 2.00 per acre. Tract includes NW MSE Sec 25 T95 R12W and NE4%SW% Sec 30 T9S R11W MM.
By an act of the 1911 legislature all brand owners must record their brands by November 1 1912. Failure to record will be treated as abandonment and open to anyone applying. Re recording fee is 25 cents per brand. D W Ray recorder of Brands Helena Montana 19 6
Department of the Interior U S Land Office Helena Montana April 13 1912 notice given Marianne Vineyard 401 E Front St Butte Montana who on May 18 1905 made Desert Land Application No 8550 serial 02690 for described lands unsurveyed Montana with witnesses George W Vineyard Edwin L Mayo Frank Ryan Walter C Jones and U S Commissioner Harelbaker at Dillon Montana on May 20 1912.
Edwin L Mayo of 51834 W Granite St Butte Montana applies for Desert Land in unsurveyed Montana in SEM SE Sec 5 NEY SE W N W Section 8 Township 1 S Range 11 W before F A Hazelbaker US Commissioner Dillon on May 20 1912 Witnesses include Mari anne Vineyard George W Vineyard Walter C Jones Frank Ryan with Stephen Carpenter as Register.
Co owners Emanuel Downina James T Hopge and W J Tuomas notify Fred C Hooper his heirs executors or assigns and Edward S Mitchell his heirs executors or assigns that their Florence lode claim in Utopia Montana holds unpaid shares of annual labor costs totaling 150 dollars for years 1906 to 1911. If payment is not made within 180 days after first publication the co owners will claim the interest as forfeited. Dated March 1 1912.
Order fixes the District Court terms for Beaverhead Jefferson and Madison counties in 1912. Be assigned dates include February 1 April 29 August 1 December 4 in Beaverhead. February 13 May 14 July 30 November 11 in Jefferson. March 4 June 3 August 5 October 14 in Madison. Court opens at 10:00 a m each day.
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