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Show Carter of Montana. Senator Thomas II. Carter talked tho rlvor and harbor hilt to death and THOMAS II. CAIlTBIc. retired from offlco the tamo day, March 4. Ho represented his state In the upper homo of congress slnco IE95 Ilefore entering tho senate he was territorial delegate and congressman congress-man from Montana. Senator Carter It a native ot Ohio In bit youth he removed re-moved to Illinois, whore bo received a common school education. He worked aa a farm band, was employed In railroading and for a number of years be was occupied as n toucher, During his residence In Illinois ho studied law nnd was admitted to the bar. Ha removed to Durllngton, Iowa, And tbenco to Helena, Mont. From the beginning of his residence In the new ttato Mr. Carter was quite successful suc-cessful In his profession and also aa a politician. From March, 1831, to July, 1892, he was commissioner of the general gen-eral land office, and In the last mentioned men-tioned year be waa elected chairman of the Republican national committee. |