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The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06

President Hines had a sort of a
self satisfied air about him that meant
that this fair is the best thing that l
have ever seen sin ce I have been a
member of the association. F. E.
Green, who is vice president of the
show, had about the same idea about
the appearance of things. Young
Dick Boyer, who is treasurer of the
fair, was "clean eclipsed" by his big
pa and he didn't have a great deal
to say, but you could tell by the light
in his eye that he had an idea that
the thing was going to be a success.
The superintendent were in their
places for the greater part and the
work of the opening day was wei
cared for. There was some tardi-
ness and some neglect, but far less
than has been customary in otht r
years.
The superintendent and the COM
mittees are as follows and if you are
in need of assistance, or if you have
troubles, you will please note the de-
partment and tell your tales to the
proper person:
SUPERINTENDENT.
Speed Departmental. B. McCul.
loeh, II. A. Armstrong.
Glass A-Horses-Newton Cox.
Glass B-Cattle-I. N. Taylor.
GLASS G DIsSaae WIN. Bartlett.
Class E-Poultry-T. j. Price.
Glass F-Farm Neutrality-suspicious. g
Mechanically. S. Knowlton.
Glass H-I-Pantry Stores - Mary
Thompson,
Class J-Fine Arts-Lena McMillen.
Glass Kline Arts--Mary Beach,
Glass L-Plants and Flowers-W.
r. Lacey.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06

Gesman Bros. loan money. aI4
West High avenue,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06

Republican Nominee for Governor Of New
York State.)
ination with a speech nominating Mr..
Woodruff for lieutenant governor. This
nomination out of the wayethere will
follow the denomination of the pres
ent state officers by resolution, and
then will begin the ratification of the
ticket nominated in a speech by Gov.
Roosevelt
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06
Chinese Authorities Execute Armed
Robbers Near Shanghai.

Shanghai, Sept. 1.-The Chinese au-
thorities have captured a band of
armed robbers IL miles from Shang-
hal. 1t has been determined to be-
head eight of these m~iscreants, and
one viii be starved to death in a cage,
according to the Chinese custom. The
trouble at Annoy is at an end. The
Japanese troops have left the city,
but strong detachments of japanese
and British remain to guard the con-
sulates.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
p. e. o.

Shelbyville, while not so
large. as proven by the census
taker" as some of her sister
towns, is ever ready to take a
step forward, and last week
Chapter of the P. E. o. sister
hood was organized by Mrs.
Dora Hallock, State President.
This order is growing rapidly
as its principles become known.
1t is the only secret society
composed exclusively of women
and fills the highest ideal want
of the club woman and all 9th
ers whose lives are dominated
by the principles represented
by the emblem of the order, the
star, whose five points repre-
sent, Faith, Love, Purity, JUS
tice and Trut h.
Chapter M, begins its career
with some Of the best ladies OF
the town as its sponsors anG
will soon draw many Others
within its magic circle. From
all P. E. O's it will receive ;
most cordial welcome, ant
while they are scattered from
ocean to ocean through fourtee
states, there is a oneness of pur
pose, the objects and aims tn,
same to al. and the tie tina
: binds as lasting as life.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

W. G. BusbY, P. R. Ridgely,
j. S. Green, M. D. Gage, j. D.
Andrews, A. F. Pearson, j. r.
Green, j. H. Rife, l. w Read.
AS pastors of various churches
of different sections of this and
other States were present and
tactlcally agreed that it was
one of the most handsome and
beautiful houses of worship that
they knew and it would really
be hard for an artist to describe
the First church that has just
been dedicated free from debt,
and apparently done so without
effort.
The basement extends under
one half of the building. The
heavy white limestone founda
tion is six feet in the ground
and extends to the surface
where the pretty ruble stone
work begins and raises three
feet above the pavement. The
ruble work is surmounted by a
heavy brick, the outer course o
which is st. Louis pressed
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

brick and the roof of the very
best slate.
The windows are things of
beauty and will be a JOY always.
The three large circular win
dows like the numerous sma II
ones are of loaded art and opal
escent glass.
The frescoers, W. H. Peters,
of Peoria, ILL.,, and f. C.'Munsch
of Hamilton, Ohio have lett
standing reputation for fine
| work behind them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
Married Mems League

Deputy w. S. Jackson is in
the city for the purpose of Or
ganizing a League. This is a
grand order and we would like
to have Monroe represented in
this noble work and we can not
see any reason why she can't.
Miss Sallie Foster, of New
Bloomfield, is the guest of heI
friend, Miss MaYme Hallock
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

We speak of Cont actor, w
L. Bond, he was first and last
but least. The entire building
from the first stone to the last
slate, from the last slate to the
placing of the elegant furniture
in the building. was done under
his careful, watchful, mechani-
cal eye. The building is not
only an honor to him, but a
credit to one of the best cities
in Missouri. 1t is a building
that every citizen in the Queen
of the Prairies can point to
with pride and say to a strang.
er, that is how it is done in Mon
roe, how do you do it at home.
There are church houses, so the
ministers say, all aronnd us
that cost from $50, 1000 to $40,
900 and yet neither their ex-
terror nor interior are as hand
some or inviting as the $4,000
one just dedicated.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
THE SALT RIVER BRIDGE
PROPOSITION OF THE RAILS COUNTY
COURT MET AND BRIDGE ORDERED
Citizens aud Court to be Con-
gratulated-Citizens Give 81
900 BOnd-Asher Ford
Citizens ask IOr Bridge

Monday, Theodore Burnett,
j. F. Rouse, r. P. Stephens, H.
w. Wood, Samuel North, e. S.
Hampton and S. ]. Nelson met
the Rails county Court in New
London and talked bridge at
Joanna. The farmers each side
of the river put $500 for the
bridge. Monroe City's generous
business men were sharp enough
to see some advantages in it
and they raised 81, $50. That
placed the above named gentle
men where they could safely
put up bond for $4,000, which
they did. Thescourt readily ac-
cepted the bond and the Conf
mitt-e returned home in fine
fettle for they were assured the
bridge would be built. The
County is to pay one half of the
cost of the bridge and ifIit costs
less than IS, 900, (the estimate is
81, ,000) both the county and the
people will be money to the
good. If there is a set of hus-
tling men to be found anywhere
it is ,the farmers of the Little
Kingdom aud the business men
of the Queen of the Prairies.
When theyswant anything they
go after it, put up their own
money and get it. 1t must be
remembered that the Monroe
ties also put up S2500 last week
to finish paying for a building
that is an ornament to the city.
Next Monday a Committee
composed of the leading farm
ers on each side of the Asher
Ford (Spaldirg) will meet the
Rails County nCourt and the
Court has promised to consider
the question of building bridge
across the river at that point
on the same terms the Joanna
bridge will be built. The DEM
oCRAT frankly states that 1t
hopes they will succeed in get
ting it. Salt River has claimed
more human lives than any
stream of it's size in the State.
Leave the question of conveu-
ieuce and business out we would
still say build the bridges and
save the lives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
FIRST BAPTIST church.
THE DEDICATION OF AND A SHORT
SKETCH OF ITS HISTORY.
Dedication Sermon Preached BY
j. p. Green, OF William jew
ell COllege-A Large
Crowd Present.
HISTORICAL.

The First Baptist Church of
Monroe was organized January,
1869. For thirty-one years the
church has done faithful WORK
with d good degree of success.
The present house is the third
one built by the church.
During these years more tina n
500 persons have been received
into membership.
CONSTITUENT MEMBERS.
J. M. Proctor, Mrs. J. M. Proc
tor, Thomas Canterbery, Mrs.
Il. Canterbery, George Swan,
Mrs. Geo. Swan, Miss Callie
White, VIM. B. White, Miss
Anna White, Nellie White, Mrs.
j. H. Brown.
Sunday, June "a, 1920 a. m.
Organ Voluntary.
Doxology.
Invocation.
Authem-Choir.
Responsive Reading.
The dedicatory sermon was
by j. P. Green D. D., L. L. D.
of Liberty, Mo-, which was fol
lowed by the presentation of re
port of the Building Committed
and keys presented to Trustees
DIR. Thomas Proctor and ac
ceptance of keys on behalf o
church by DR.. j. j. Nor ton
The act of dedication-by Pas
tor and People.
J. M. Proctor, j. J. Norton
j. S. Scott and j. B. Bristow
Deacons.
N. T.. Hume, DR.. Thoma
Proctor. P. W. Huston and DR.
w. IT. ,Rutledge, building com
j. S. Scott and w. IT. Rut
ledge, Dedication Program
Committee.
Mrs. J. S. Scott, Mrs. Carri
Moore and Mrs. j. M. johnson
Dedica tion music.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
MONROE CITY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JUNE 2S, 1000.

the city, who held the meeting
out of which the church was
organized in space of time the
entire history of the church, and
Rev. r. B. Briney, of the city
also, read a paper that was
highly appreciated. The 7:30
p. m. services were conducted
by j. G. Armstrong, D. D., and
it, like the morning services,
was feast for all christians
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

The ceiling in the main audi
euce room and Sunday School
room is in opalescent effect. All
of the work is in free hand, the
main room in foliage pattern
and very delicate and beautiful.
The design of the children's
room is floral and exquisite.
The ladies' parlor is in fes-
toons of leaves in autumn tints
with background of green and
pink. Back of the baptistry is
lovely river scene. The work
speaks for itself. The concep-
ton and execution proves that
Messrs Peters and Munsch are
true artists, for though they
revel in colors they are so deli
cate in tints that they are re
fined, pleasing to the eye and
| Joy to all who love prett!
things and art in the trues
sense of the word.
The seating capacity is $50
The air can be changed ever.
20 minutes. The house is heate
by furnace,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28
COrini- Kelly.

The marriage of Mrs. Anna
Kelly and Mr.. Carcello H. Cor
iui of Rome, Italy, was sol
emnized at st. Joseph's Cathe-
dral Tuesday morning, June
10Th, at 9 o'clock. The bride,
who wore a dainty gown of
white organdie and carried
bride roses, was attended by
Miss Katherine Walsh, who
was gowned in white dotted
Swiss and carried pink roses.
Mr.. Giovanni Banchetti, Consul
to Italy, was best man. A we'd
ding breakfast followed the
ceremony at the home of the
bride. The table was decked
with sweet peas and white
roses. Alter 4 wedding journey
in the East, Mr.. and Mrs. Corini
will be at home at No. 135
Goodell Street after July 1st.
The above clipping has been
received at this Office. Mrs,
John Anna Kelly will be kind
ly remembered by her many
' friends in this section. She
r formerly resided in this city
I. and Indian Greek.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

Clerk, j. f. Smith, Financial
Secretary, N. l., Hume, Treas,
DIR. Thomas Proctor, Ushers,
@. M. Sullivan. Thomas Daw-
son and w. II. RutIedge.
The music was especially
fine. Mrs. II. L. Pettitt and
Miss Carolyn Rogers rendered
solos that was pleasure TO all,
The duet by Misses Rose and
Lille Proctor was very fine
At 3 p. m. the congregation
again assembled. Their ser.
vices are of the reminiscent or
der. j. 9, Armstrong, D. D., of
st. Louis, gave them a delight.
full talk; Rev. B. f. Hixson, of
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-28

present. The evening services
began with music, was inter
spersed with music. and ended
with a hymn and benediction.
NAMES OF PASTORS WHO HAVE
SERVED THE CHURCH,:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
A$lo,ooo STEEL BRIDGE.
Commissioners Richland and Will
kin Counties do the Right Thing.

The commissioners of Rich
land county, this state, and the
commissioners Of Wiki n
county, Minnesota, in Joint
session, yesterday, passed a re-
solution to replace the old
broken down and worthless
bridge between Wahpeton and
Breckenridge, with roomy,
handsome and modern steel
bridge. And in this action the
gentlemen have done the right
thing, Especially are they wise
in going into the improvement
on a somewhat broad and COM
prehensive scale. There is
getting to be immense traffic
and travel of every description
over this popular thoroughfare
and il would be stupid to put
in anything short of the very
best bridge obtainable. 1t
will at once be a credit to
the community, and the best
always pays in the end.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
An Official Killed.

Supt. E. \. Donkin of the
Great Northern was instantly
killed at l.arirnore, Tuesday, by
the explosion of gasoline en-
gine in his private car. Leaves
a Wife and two children. Re
sided at Larinorc, and the
family has the sympathy of all
the busy workers all along the
line who pronounce Supt. Dom
kin to have been one of the
finest men in the service.
LATEK.-Mr. Donkin was not
in his private car, but had a
gasoline engine attached to his
velocipede and rode about over
the line very fast at times. On
this occasion his wheel jumped
the track and killed him in
stantly-no explosion. He used
to go at the rate of 80 miles per
hour and even faster-and did
it once too often. Too bad.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Sealed Bids,

The joint boards of county COM
missions of Wilkin county, Min
nesota, and Richland county, North
Dakota, will receive scaled bids. on
June 18th, 10 o'clock Il. Ill.,, at thc
court house in the city of Wahpc-
ton, for the building of d steel
bridge across Bois de Sioux between
Wahpeton and breckenridge, of
following dimensions, ,1GO foot span,
"a foot roadway, two 6 foot walks,
according to plans and specitica-
tions on file in auditors Office. Each
bid must be accompanied by Ger
titled check of $2,OoO on Walpcton
or Breckenridge banks. The board
reserving the right to reject one
and all bids.
BY order of board of fcounty COM
nlissioners Wilkin aud Richland
counties.
Dated May "a. 1900.
NJ. y. WIpPERMAN,
County Auditor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Union Memorial Service,

Union memorial service will
be held at the NJ. E. church,
Sunday, May 9th, 1900, 1890
a. m.
Decoration day, May 30th, will
be observed as follows: De-
coration of graves by committee
at 8 a. m.; parade at . p. M. and
appropriate exercises at the
opera house at 3p. m., Lieut..
Slattery to deliver the address.
All old soldiers and soldiers
of the Spanish-American war
and citizens generally are in
vited to attend aud assist the
G. \. II. in honoring the dead.
4. S. HOWE, Com.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Local News

Hay privilege-7S acres. See
Streeter, the land man.
o. A. Nordhus will soon
break up twenty acres west of
the Milwaukee depot and seed
the same to flax.
Supt. Cameron of the Electric
Co., this city, departed for
Fargo and Grand Forks last
evening, to be gone three or
four days.
Elbow Lake played the Wah-
notwithstanding team at
Twin City, Park, Sunday after
noon, resulting in victory for
the visitors, II to 8.
\ Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Purdon at
tended the funeral services of
: Mrs. Nord at Alexandria last
week, che having died the 18th
and was buried the 10th.
The Ladies Aid Society of
the, NJ. E. Church will serve
supper at the church parlors,
Friday evening, June LIST, at six
O'Clock. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Geo. A. Hawkes. and
daughter, Mrs. Alice Ebel, ar
rived last night from Salt Lake,
Utah, and are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stenerson. Will
of course be welcomed by all
their old Wahpeton friends.
George Freerks argued the
I appealed Kasischke damage
case against the Great North
ern before the United States
Court of Appeals at St. Paul
last week. Freerks Brothers
got a judgment against the
company some time ago at
Fargo. Mr.. Freerks thinks the
court will sustain the
lower court.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Announcement.

desire to announce myself as
candidate for the office of county
superintendent of schools, subject
to the action of the Republican
county convention. | wish to ex-
press my sincere thanks for the
courtesy and support hitherto ac-
corded me, and | assure the voters
that should they again elect me to
fill the office for another term, 1
shall appreciate their action. and
allow no effort to be lacking on my
part to secure the advancement Of
the best interest Of the schools of
our county.
Again thanking you, am,
Respectfully yours,
o. ]. HAGEN.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
SHEYENNE.

To the Editor of The Times:
Christopher Larson is paint
! ing the new barn for Gustav
Bratland.
Mrs. Henry T.. Hanson has
been i'll for a few days but is
now recovering.
Prof. E. Herbranson went to
Walcott to lead the band at the
festival on the 18th inst.
Gustav T. Hanson departed
for Homestead on the 10Th and
from there to Forman.Sargeant
county, for a short visit on the
bicycle.
There will be more corn and
potatoes planted this year out
here than any former year, as
people find that corn, especially,
pays much better than wheat,
and sells at home.
Erick II Johnson is kept
busy in his blacksmith shop
during plowing and breaking
and will have to make some i'm
provements in order to be pre-
pared for all kinds of work.
The last day of the four
months term of school in No.
2, where Albert G.. Brunsvold
has been teaching, was cele-
brated by picnic at E. Olson's
place on the 18th inst. A good
time is reported.
The hail storm here on the
9th inst, showed up the largest
halls ever seen by the people
out here. Many of them were
as large as an egg and many
even twice as large as an egg.
When they came against the
| walls person thought they
were breaking in the side of
the house. Many window lights
were broken.
Miss Maria Myhre died from
consumption on the 14th inst,
at the age of II years and was
laid at rest in the cemetery
near Synod church on the 18th.
A large crowd followed her to
her last resting place. Rev. O.
Skattebol officiated. 1t has
been hard misfortune to Chris
Gunnreson, her brother, who is
left with an old and sick
mother to take care Of, and his
numerous friends sends him
their coincidence.
SHY ANN.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Announcement,

I hereby announce myself "a can.
didate for the office OF states attor-
ney, subject to the action of the
republican county convention.
am grateful for the many kind
words and assurances OF cordial
support from the various precincts,
and assure the voters of Richland
county that IN the event of their
electing me to this office, will as a
public officer maintain the dignity
of law. Respectfully yours,
R.C. MUNGER.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
A FURIOUS RUNAWAY.
Arrested by One Of wahpeton's
Leading LAWYERS

Arrested by One Of Wahpeton's
Leading Lawyers
Sam Christianson met with
what might have proven very
serious accident at the corner
of Fifth Street and Wisconsin
Ave-, Sunday. Mr.. Christian
son had his family out for a
drive and when approaching
this point, the horses became
unmanageable and started to
run, when Martin Freerks see
ing the great danger to the
family-the mother and little
children, sprang in front of the
furious Horses. They seem to
have un. xpectedly turned to-
ward Mr.. Freerks; knocked him
down and ran over him, not,
however, without his having in
a measure arrested them in
their flight, over-turning of the
carriage, spilling the people
out and smashing the carriage
to some extent. Martin almost
unconsciously gathered him
self up and at once made for
the wreck to help in caring for
the family and horses. When
the trouble was about over, the
family on its feet, and the
horses quieting down, Mr..
Christianson, latnented the Sc
or $40 the wreck would cost
him, when men who had seen
the catastrophe assured him
that he had just passed
through a great peril and that
he had proven himself to be
the most fortunate man in the
state that day, and that he
owed much to Martin Freerks
for the danger latter had run
in arresting the flight of the
heavy team.
It was an accident that Mr..
Freerks was not killed. The
horses feet happened to miss
the daring mans body and the
carriage wheels were not heavy
enough to seriously injure him.
Martin was "sore" for day or
80 but satisfied that he is still
among the living.
Chas. A. Divit has accepted
a position in Michael Mohr's
blacksmith and wagon shop.
Frank Boil is arranging for a
big Fourth of July on Island
1
Park. There will be $500 hung
up in prizes. Programs out in
a few days.
The Misses Lizzie and Anna
F.! Hupperler expect to get away
early in June for months va
cation and will visit at Litch-
field, the twin cities and in
Wisconsin.
| Chas. A. Divit has lust re.
ceived a message Announcing
the death of an old business
partner and friend, named
Thomas H. Monks, formerly of
Madison, Wis, Mr.. Monks was
a noted politician and among
the best mathematician if not
the first in Dane county. De-
ceased has relatives in this
section of the country and in
South Dakota.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Unclaimed Letters.

Unclaimed Letters.
Unclaimed letters in the
Wahpeton post Office for the
week ending May %, 1900.
LADIES.
Hogerty, Miss Lydie.
White, Miss Murtel.
GENTLEMEN.
Buck,nister, Willard.
Hesson, James.
Hanson, H..
Krause, Frank. (2)
Koelln, Mr.. Julius.
Call for advertised letters.
Don r. DAVIDSON, p. NJ.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Announcements,

! am n candidate for the office of
sheriff Of Richland county, subject
to the decision of the Democratic
county convention. a good word
for me from any of my friends will
be duly appreciated.
(,.E. MOODY.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-05-24
Excursion Bates

Excursion rates via c. NJ. & St. T..
Ry., to Ortonviilc every Friday and
Saturday good returning unit! the
following Monday one fare for the
round trip,