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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
Edge6cld, 8 G. Dec 26
FROM MAYESVILLE TOO

To The Editor Of The State.
The discrimination OF the A G l..
against our point CT shipping has
teen 90 ruinous that the people of
this community called q meeting to
ace what could be done Mr. A A
Strauss and myself were appointed q
committee TO 60 to Wilmington to
consult with the railroad company
and also TO look up oil the informo
ton We could IN the subject.
Ii seems that it is impossible to
keep thrse raj. -oads from running
our part OF The country, so az to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
ODO ONJlyELL & co.
Complaints Against the Rail.
road.
To the Editor Of The State.

To the Editor of The State.
The Southern Railway Company
hss commenced its usual bad treat
ment Of the people Of Edgefield by
holding them over at Trenton for
bours until they accommodate Q fe v
rioh Yankees BY taking them to
Aiken
The afternoon southbound train at
tbis season 10 seldom on time. Often
II 10 hours late and passengers from
oil points 10 Edgefisld ere dumped
OF st Trenton end kept there waiting
on The southbound train which had
. sleeper attached to /, for Aiken.
After its arrival the Edgefield train
has to take The sleeper to Aiken and
return. pick up the Edgefield passen.
gers and come on here 10 the nigh
sometime
IL must be remembered that i, ia
only six miles from here TO Trenton.
Ths trsin could easily run up here
aud back in twenty minutes. but the
Southern often sends it's train 10
Aiken With passenger or two, q
dog and . servant, while il keeps
from six to . dozen Edgefeld psssen
Gers waiting .. Trenton for hours
That is . perfect shame. aud il is
shameful that our railroad comm,s
sion will permit ssch q thing
The matter should receive ihmedi
ate attention. II the railroad com
mission does not take up the matter
ct once. our people will take it %
and Try to End out what is tine trouble
with the commission
The article in written for the espe
cisl benefit Of the commission to call
iss attention to the way the Southern
10 acting as, perhaps, it is not aware
OF the manner in which We are being
treated by the Southern
II The State will print he fore.
going in plea type aud give it large
headlines. il will earn the thanks of
our people. who will also remember
The State in their prayers. If the
commission wants full information il
will be furnished with the greatest
pleasure
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02

e3c-as cheap as they were ever sold
80 pieces of Flaunelettes at Sic
this is very desirable fabric for
Waists.and Wrappers. and is easily
worth 10 to l23c.
so Pairs Tar Heel
Blankets.
These are not in stock, but will be
by the time this reaches you, as they
are Oh the way You know what
they are. and 10 advance in price.
We have u complete line of chesp
Blankets from 75o to $3.50.
A line of Comforts from 75c 10 So
Our stock Of Sheeting, Pillow cas-.
ing, Table Damssk, Doylies and
Napkins is complete and prices right
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
ANOTHER GRAND JURY.
Retalintory Movement Attributed to
Eddy's states Attorney. to-,


Retaliatory Movement Attributed to
Eddy's State's Attorney.
States Attorney P. M. Mattson Of
New Rockford has caused a petition to
be Circulated asking for grand jury to:
be called to Investigate the affairs of
Eddy county. A hot time is anticipat-
ed, and it is rumored that some of the
prominent politicians and business men
will be given an airing. as we'll as
those interested in blind pigs and
gambling joints. Much of the opposi-
ton to Mattson runs back, it is said,
to the politics. of last summer, and
many,are after; his scalp because of his
stand-in with the Scandinavian ele-
ment. Mattson now retaliates, and it
is not unlikely that some Of the BUSH
ness places may be closed under in
functional proceedings and that the al
legged pigging and gambling joints will
be wiped out.
] What hurts most is the prominence
of the people who are said to be con-
nected with the joints, and whose
names must, of necessity, appear when
the matter is probed. Attempts are
being made to head off the grand jury,
and, it is said, counter petitions will be
sent to Judge Glaspell by the opponents
Of the movement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
CHECK FoRGER1Es.
Albert Lea Business Men Victims oil
H. n Clever Swinillc.

Albert Lea Business Men Victims oil
n Clever Swinllc.
Albert Lea, Mimi, Jan. 5.-Monday
fast a man described as about twenty
six years old went to Walter Thomp-
sons shoe store, the Jensen shoe store
and johnson, Chamberlain & Co.'S
clothing tore and purchased goods,
and at each place paid check for slS
purporting to have been drawn on the
First National bank of this city by the
Albert Lea Milling company. The next
day was holiday and now the checks
have been presented for payment and
are found to be forgeries. The "lS
representing the amount of the check
was put in with a perforator, the reve-
nue. stamp was cancelled with stamp
of the initials Of the mill, while the
checks were those of the bank in ques-
ton. The checks We're presented to the
Albert Lea National bank, where the
mill does it's banking, and accepted as
genuine, but when the clearing for
the day was done the bank discovered
the fraud.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
SUGAR BOUNTY LAW INVALID.
Private Enterprises Cannot BE Aidct
With Funds of the Public.


Private Enterprises Cannot BE Aided
With Funds of the Public.
Attorney General w. B. Douglas has
rendered an opinion declaring invalid
the Minnesota beet sugar bounty law
of 1895. The decision was .necessitated
by the refusal Of the state auditor to
issue a warrant for $4,000 due under.
the law to the Minnesota Beet Sugar
company for the production of 1900,
The attorney general holds that in.
the absence of jurisdiction by the
courts he is required to exercise a, pre-
rogative rarely used by an incumbent
of his Office. He is of the opinion that
the funds appropriated for sugar boun-
ties are raised by taxation, and. that
since direct tax to meet the bounty
cannot be maintained, public funds
cannot be devoted to 1t. The power of
the legislature to aid with public funds
a private enterprise is held to be prop
erly determined by this rule. Although
the bounty law is held invalid it is
not unconstitutional. There is nothing
in the state constitution directly op-
posing such law.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
WANT FIRE PROTECTION.
----.~--
Lack of 1t May Cause the Withdraw
nj of Business Men From Many


Lack Of 1t May Cause the withdraw
nj of Business Men From Many
T Towns. '''
Some of the fire insurance companies
are beginning to get on the, anxious
seat, and may withdraw theirsbusiness
from the towns in this state which
have no system of fire protection. In
large number of the small towns all
the buildings are frame, and some of
them are rather old, rendering them
exceedingly inflammable. AS result,
if one catches on fire it burns so rapid
~ that the structure is destroyed be-
fore the flames can be extinguished,
and, if there is any wind, the entire
block. and frequently, the whole town.
will be destroyed. A majority of the
towns have no system Of water works,
and many have not even purchased
chemical engines. When blaze gets,
started the citizens are powerless and
forced to see everything lost.
Cass county has had two fires al
ready this winter, one at Buffalo and
the other at Hunter, both of which
were very destructive. The insurance
companies will never get even on pre-
miums in a lifetime for their losses in
these places. Some of the representa-
tives favor pulling out entirely or
charging such an exorbitant rate that
little will be carried, and the compa-
MES can more easily break even.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."


Real ,Affectien Shown in the Demon
strations In London.
Lohdo1i,, Jail '5--Lord Roberts yester-
day reviewed right royal welcome on
his return to. London after a years alb
sence in. South Africa, The crowds
We're not so dense nor so demonstratlNe
as during the recent war celebrations.
but Lord Roberts, was everywhere
greeted with real affection
Such an. array of royal personaSes
has seldom turned irint d Oh. to do honor to
a subject. Lord Roberts reached Pad
dingtoh. station only twenty minutes
behind scheduled time. AS he descend
ed from his saloon carriage to the plat
form oFsthea eaatjorately decorated rail-
road Station Guhe:a Masa+ greeted by the
prince of 4AANa Yak the princess of
Wales, the duke and duchess of York,
the duke Of sGonnaughtr and the duke
Of. Cambridge. The members of the
royal family shook hands heartily with
the field marshall while the bands
played the, national anthem. The pro-
cession from Paddington to Bucking-
ham palace proceeded without hitch
IN spite of the dense fog.
|; Those present at the luncheon at
Buckingham palace, where the cere-
monies ended, consisted of fifty per-
SONS, about twenty Of whom were of
royal blood and thirty were of the no
bility, the latter, including Lord Sails
bury, the duke of Devonshire, Lord
Wellesley and a majority Of the menu
bers of the cabinet.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
NEW RAILROAD FOR ST. PAUL.
Rock Island Buying Property fol
Depot and Terminals.

Rock Island Buying Property for
Depot and Terminals.
st. Paul, Jan. 5.-st. Paul is to have
another railroad: The Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific is reported to be buy
ing up property for a depot and ter
minals in the eastern part of the city
wherever it can pick up desirable
piece. The Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern lis owned by the stock
holders Of the Rock Island. r. R. Cole
is chairman of the directors of both
companies. The Cedar Rapids road
has been building toward st. Paul
during the past year as fast as it could
grade and lay the track. Rails are laid
as far north as Owatonna. President
Ives of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern, with his attorney, were IN
the city yesterday and confirmed the
report that his road would be In, st.
Paul within few months. Should the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
be absorbed by the Rock Island, as is
generally believed, st. Paul will gain
another great trunk line.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
GOT A LONG TERN.
Stole Oats, but Had Numerous Other
Crimes Charged Against Him.

At the late term of the district court
in Sargent county, l.. E. Perry was
convicted of stealing grain. There is 81
strong feeling against him in the COM
munity, not only for this crime, but for
others, and he got fifteen years in the
penitentiary at Bismarck.
Perry has been a resident Of the
southeastern portion of Dickey county
for number Of years, in the locality
known as Little Utah.. Considerable
grain and many head of cattle and
horses have disappeared, and his name
has often been mentioned as being
connected with these transactions,
This, however, is the first time he has
been convicted.
Wade Norton, a son of G B. Norton
who, with his mother, )'.ved with Per-.
ry, was also associate. d with him in the
case for which. cry was convicted.
The boy was also convicted. but has
not oeen se.4tenced. There was said to
nave peen disposition on the part of
the Prosecution to have him plead
guh'-y and take a sentence in jail, in
s'.ead of going to the penitentiary. But
, he would not do this, and the case was
tried.
The conviction and sentence of Perry
gives general satisfaction in the COM
munity where he resided. There are a
number Of good people living in the
nei.hborhood Of Little Utah who will
sleep better Of nights for the next fif-
teen years.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10

Ia. s..ss,ys1 R1p M7 aaAtsesaops ,so .n.s
north ;D iaiY#t "a Is" Wis .rflai1s til;
y. 7-K4fbrihht6rv MD HfnssGessd.

ga D1tl k1flR sOf3OUs .-----
A North Dakota boy, e'Whoiireeently
returned Htn the state aftersfspe nding
two: years. in. the ref s at Plank
intons s., D., is: an example: Of the + fact T
that the school is. worthy of the the name
which it bears. When the lad was sent
to the ihstftutioH KSe was was fourteen years
/ Of age He was lazy, odisobeyed his
parents; swore> ifluently, smoked and
shad+'A dE-start on the. downward
path. Now he is industrious, has &C.
auired good habits, Hse : good Language
ana is model young man. He tells a.
goo d. Story as to'how the change was
brought iaboutsii When heifrst went to
the school he thought he might be able,
possibly, TO- rq w.. things to suit himself
But strong man, who welded a lash
made e:xstpifeessly f6f the purpose, inter-
viewed him in cellar-ifke room "a few
times, and he changed his bis mil mind. These
interviews were, four iii number, and
Tie last one the lad Rad With hts strong
friend Occupied two hours. After that
the.young fellow oheyed7 without hest
tatiosp,. There lar A nQWg eighty-six boys
South Dakota III = '''S' 5''Ffs'-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
news 81 TIE ncrtbNve$ ~
st.t1 q, z. f.
UNION OF ALL RAILROADS.

First Visible Step TO BE Taken I'm 81.
Paul. s -::.s
st. Paul, Jan. 3.-The opening, year
Of the NEW century Isl to witness the
first visible. step in a. closer unitp. OF
the railroad interests of the entire
country, which the public has thought
possible, according to statement
made yesterday by q railroad man.
In brief, he predicts that before the
century ends all the railroads in the
United States will be practically under
one management and that st. Paul,
the geographical center of the CONT
nent, will be the starting point for. the
initial step of the Gigantic union. In
outlining the plan in a general way and
the first outward evidence of it's: exis-
tence, the gentleman said:
"a. special train is now being pre-
pared In st. Paul to be used by repre-
sentatives Of about fifty of the richest
men in America. This train will be
used in an inspection: Of all the princi-
pal railroads, their. terminals and the
country they serve. It is expected to
leave St.>Paul about March. 1 and the
trip is to take about two months. The
plan is at first to form four great sys-
TENS. reaching from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. The other;f existing o. pro-
jected roads will naturally become
feeders to one or The other of the main
transcontinental roads. The systems
are. to be managed by non-competins
lines"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
DANGEROUSLY ILL.

Congressman Elect Martin of South
Dakota in a Critical Condition.
Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 3.-Hon. b. w.
Martin, congressman-elect, is danger
ously ill at his home with pneumonia.
Last week in company with w. G.
Rice. prominent attorney of Dead
wood, he went to the Southern Hills
on deer hunt. A deer was tracked
for some distance by Mr.. Martin, and
at last a chance for shot was secured.
After the shot Mr.. Martin was taken
with severe pains in the body and fell
exhausted in the snow. He had pre-
viously agreed with Mr.. Rice that
three shots in quick succession would
be signal for help. Mr.. Martin man
aged to fire his rifle three times, and
after some delay Mr.. Rice came up to
MIR. Martin. AS quick as possible a
team was procured and Mr.. Martin
was taken to a nearby ranch. He Is
considered by his attending physician
to be in a critical condition. Nobody
is allowed to see him. .-ss. ,,.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10

There are some interesting facts de-
4eloped by the comparison of census
returns of the eight leading cities with
the growth of the county seats in
which they are located. Fargo forged
ahead 1913 per cent, while Cass county
increased 49,; Grand Forks, city, 53.7,
county, 1872; Valley City, 1874, Barnes
county, S6.S; Grafton, 1872, Walsh
county, 1928; Bismarck, SIS, Burleigh
county, 43.2; Wahpeton, AIS, Richland
county, Git; Jamestown, 24.2. Suits
man county, 1856; Dickinson, 131, Stark
county, ego. 1t will be seen that Rich
land, Stutsman and Stark counties in
creased in much greater proportions
than the towns. All of the Red River
valley towns excepting Wahpeton in
creased more rapidly than did the
towns.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
MYSTERY OF A SHORTAGE.
Money Missing From the AnolSa Post
'' office. =,

Anoka, Mimi, Jan. s. - Anola is
much aroused over the reported post
office sensation. 1t appears that two
inspectors, one of them w. 7. Myers
of st. Paul, came to Anolla and after
a search of the books, found, accord
ing to their statement, shortage OF
$109. This money is said to have been
Mrs. Mary Ryans personal money,
she being the postmistress. She dis
charged James A. Foote, who has been
connected with the postofice for years,
and who was himself postmaster for
two terms. In an interview she stated
that there was.a shortage of $109, that
it was, her money, not the govern
ment's, and that she had discharged
Mr. Foote, as the inspector told her it
she did not do so, the government
would, which he told her might be to
her discredit. Mr.. .Foote was seen and
he made a written statement disclaim-
ing all knowledge Of a shortage. He
calls upon the people of Anoka, whom
he has served faithfully for more than
twenty years. to come forward and
seek his vindication.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
NJ sfxth MT ii.lkR,ttifti,TiiE;b!

Allied sdlnisters Intenal to- Dx isla xthe,
,,t,ta Chinese to Iir films ..,..
Pekin, Jan. 5.--The ministers held
meeting yesterday at which ttheety began
the work Of transpesing the demands
s for 81 n9v to any aa aussfien
Jig asked Of answered. Il seems to ,.l be
ths 2RE3SR e SSS ri aaEeSs ea hs
note by the Chinese is not exploits
enoaughu> frhe Chinese a esifEss for con-
lSrts sna tHs isRs5A R gsfhF gf 5es
to misinterpretation and iiablehto lead
to long and continuous: arguments,
wh,fi In ths gp!ni9n Of t fae
time on the part Of the Chinese. !Cons:
iseauently, ahe.u, Chinese. .plenipotepr
1 tsiiaries will be notified they MUST sign
the note before the meeting between
them and the &forefgn ministers can be
,heldtl Is. I,.,,gv,sssir, ~ ,i,l-...l.
/. # vas ANNOUNCED thsat II Il, Huns is
Chang and Prince Ching; We're, pre-
pared to Sigh ak agreeihhaennt as sooh as
F'itsis ready for signature hds Hung
Chang desires to conduct the peace neo
gotiations to, a conclusion and the, ply.
s|iciahs 'attefaihg 'fiif1hd ttffiihtn he might
ETbe stakero' tt;dtaie:s spahasig 'aegatioh,,
.whete+ the eohferehrese,h have been held,
| iif.the wesaathsesgs Is faypraslpklei. ii
Waldersse IS, REeppEEt! ,e u, Killsd: -
Paris, Jan. 5. = LIE Journal reports,
under reserve, the death of Count Won
WaElersee, ther2spo9y Abeing that he
was killed by an officer of the allied
troeps;t 'the2. dtfcutnstance sirot being
!f'elateds7aIt is said 1.-THE HNnlQr{ is cur
rent. in. Berlin. where it is not con
| firnled =
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
WILL CONTEST.
Fight for the Possession of DR.. Mus.
groves Estate.


Some months ago DR.. Musgrove Of
Grafton was at Hudson Wis, for treat
ment at a sanitarium. 1t was an
nounced that he had committed suicide,
and a body found in a stream there
was identified and buried as his. The
doctor left valuable estate, including
several thousand dollars worth of life
insurance, to Mrs. Judge Sauter Of
Grafton. The lady's husband was des-
ignated as executor. Recently there
has been some litigation, and the rela-
tives of the deceased intend to contest
the will. Yesterday local represent
ative of an insurance company in
which the doctor carried a $4,000 poll
cy, received an anonymous letter stat
ing that Musgrove was not dead, and
had been seen by the writer within
forty-eight hours. NO credence is Civ
ell to the letter. and it is thought to
have been written by friends Of inter-
ested contestants in order to tie up the
money.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
III. . ~: ..f;. .IATNMa
.eR 4 aIsN s., M,5GS4ysE ss; RN J; !s AAE

.:G3 til

Aana tor Waxhburn Retermined to
Develop the Twin City Market.
Ignite coal from the Wilton mines
of North Dakota is on sale HI Mlnneap-
S Sps entls Y yea aeV been d % Ssxs
|'b,irh, hs=Sf fxeeneHt.'ltHt iaaity' and great
things are claimed for it. The demand
just now IS largely ii excess of the
supply but Mr.. Washbufn. is deter
mined to introduce: it, in Minneapolis
and st. Paul. as the. supply along the
line of his road, the Bismarck, WASH
Isburn g. Great Falls; is .inexhaustible.
The effect 9f the i ipp Rs ;a; will be
Mr. Washburn has gone into the
Business Wilt all his oldtime; energy
and ability. A few weeks ago he took
a party Of pract1oaf coal men and CAPT.
! talists, to the mines at Wilton, and on
= their return he arranged to establish
All Office in sMfhneap6ifs. He first Sc
cured the services Of 2: F. Elliott, who
has been manager ~ the city sales de-
parttnant Of tile Pioneer Fuel company
for several s*yearss,' ana then rented an
office in the Guaranty Building and an
ndlnced that she ~Vasfsready for bust
nsss. Mr.. Elicit started the twentieth
century in his new position as manag
seeEfpf the ignite coal business in the
Ciaes.
4: Mr.. Wash burn says he is confident no
difficulty viii be. Experienced in intro
'ducing the coal in the Twin Cities, as
arrangements have already been made
for such thorough tests that its utility
will be quickly allied, The senator
says he is. not afraid ofEany kind of a.
test, as his experts have already dem
sonstrated that the5 coal 5iss the finest Of
its kind in the world. A severe test
will be made of it's properties in the
Guaranty building within the next few
days. Six car loads of ycoal have al
ready been received for use in build.
i'ings in the downtown district.
A Hennepin avenue firm is buildin a
scientifically constructed stove for
household uses. which, it is expected,
will burn the Ignite: as handily as the
base-burner does the anthracite coal, as
by the new stove at; least Is per cent
of the heat obtained from equal quaint
ties of anthracite is secured from the
Ignite. :3e III
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
SIOUX CHIEF DYING.
Old TwO-Strilxe Nearing His End Mt
the Pine Ridge Agency.


Washington, Jan. 3.-Two-S Strike, a
noted chief of Sioux Indians, an i'm
placable foe of the white man, is rdy-
ing. Information has been received at
the bureau of Indian affairs that the.
old warrior is lying at the point of
death at Pine Ridge agency. 1t is said
at the Indian bureau that Two-Strike
never pretended to be reconciled to the
supremacy of the white man, and
never modified his intense hatred for
either the whites or Pawnee Indians,
hereditary enemies of the Sioux among
Indian tribes. He participated in the
Wounded Knee uprising against tbs
whites about ten years ago, and he
had the distinction of leading the Sioux
in their campaign against the Pawnees
in 1874, when occurred the last battle
on the American continent between two
hostile tribes of Indians.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
rR1vATEs AS WE'LL AS OFFICERS.
Pay for Services Prior to Muster-In
Sought in North Dakota.

Pay for Services Prior to Muster-In
Sought in North Dakota.
Private Green, of Company II, will
have introduced, through one of the
Stutsman county legislators a resolu-
ton to have the matter of payment of
North Dakota volunteers investigated,
and some provision made to pay pri-.
Yates for the twelve days spent in:
Fargo before being mustered into SER
vice. Mr. Green says the officers have
received pay, and is of the opinion that
privates should also be reimbursed at
the rate of $1.50 per day.
Spinarki and Ziesack, two farmers
arrested for illegal cutting of timber
on the James river, were discharged at
a preliminary hearing at Jamestown.
Spinarski threatens to make things hot
for the prosecution by bringing a. suit
for false arrest. The suit was dis
missed on motion of the prosecution.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-10
Fire Causes a Panic.

Milwaukee, Jan. ga candle at the
base Of a Christmas tree set fire to
one of the rooms of the childrens' free
hospital on Farwell avenue and caused
a small sized panic in the neighbour
hood. There We're ten children in the
hospital when the fire broke out, but
all were safely removed and the fire
extinguished with small loss. Miss
Emma Kelly the surgical nurse, and
Miss Isabel Ross, another nurse, had q
narrow escape.