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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

have a good 240 are farm to
exchange for vacant lots in Worth
inpton. A. Fl. White DIV 27tf
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

For sale-A large work mare.
Apply to John Malcolm. WIT.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

For sale. Smith Premier type
writer in good condition $40. 90 cash.
Apply at this Office. 2O-3.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

For Sale-Cistern force pump.
No two refrigerator.
E. J. Wolven.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

Wanted-To buy a small barn.
Smith Implement Co. Psf
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

For Sale-House and two lots in
Worthington, address Box 661. 1876.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01
WANTS" H E.: 81:

1Qeudle g91sVe3l1060A ne
Rooms for Rent-Four blocks
from post Office, 3rd ave 1911. H.
For Sale-A good year oil COW
a spring wagon. F. A. Dow.
For Sale-House and two lots in
Worthington, address Box 661. 1916.
For sale-A large work mare.
Apply to John Malcolm. WIT.
Wanted-To buy small barn.
Smith Implement Co. Psf
Ihave good 240 are farm to
exchange for vacant lots in Worth
ington. A. H. White DIV 27tf
For Rent-16O acres Of Timothy
hay land close to Worthington.
25tf Harry Hobson.
Thirty two horses for sale-a good
horses and we'll bloke--1nquire of
A. C. Leistico at his barn. 4~:r -.
For sale. Smith Premier type
writer in good condition $40. 90 cash.
Apply at this Office. 2O-3.
For Sale-Cistern force pump.
No two refrigerator.
E.. J. Wolven.
For particulars of Barron and
Polk county, Wisconsin land. See
E. j. Wolven.
For Sale-Hay and straw, all kinds
Io1; s,o,.od IN oho>,f no<ioo Coo 7,.o6
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

Thirty two horses for sale-a good
horses and we'll b1oke--1nquire of
A.. c.. Leistic0 at his barn. 9,'4. -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

Rooms for Rent-Four blocks
from post Office, 3rd ave 1911. ~.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-05-01

For Sale-A good year oil COW
a. snrinp wagon. F. A. Dow.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-23
TOWELS.

Turkish Bath, bleached. Jumbo size, % X
90 incher, former low price, per En.
pair, 70 cents. Cost Sale price JUG
Turkish Bath, unbleached, 90 SO inches,
former low price, per pair, so 1no
cents. Cost Sale price DUL
Honey Combs. fancy border Tx 33 inches,
form former low price; rer pair, 20 11Lr
Huck Towels, fancy border. Is 40 ins.
former low price, per pair, l0Ic
20 cents. Cost Sale price | ZoL
Linen Huck Towels, fancy border, 1S 81
inches. former low price, per iE.
pair. 25 Cents. Cost Sale price L OC
Huck Towels, fancy and figured border
10 X AZ inches, former low price, fE
per pair, 25cts. Cost Sale price | CC
Pure Linen Towels, fringed and fancy bor-
der, 20 AZ incees, former low e.
price, each, 25c. Cost Sale price ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-23
SILKS.

Is Pieces Taffeta, 20 inches wide, pin
stripe, former low price, per yd. LEo
90c. Cost Sale price UJN
Pieces Fancy Broeaded Taffeta. for waists
former low price, per yard Toe. EEc
Cost Sale price JJC
10 Pieces China Silk, all colors. for 1Ec
mer price SOC, a yd Cost Sale price JJ(
Black Armure, 90 ins. wide, former LSc
low price, 81 a yd. Cost Sale price UJC
Taffetta, in solid aud changeable colors,
20 inches wide, former low price, EEc
per yard, 75e. Cost Sale price JJ(
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-23

COUNTERPANES.
No l, Standard size, bargain at EE,
former price, Use. Cost Sale price OJL
No. 2, larger than above, former [c
low price, 81 Cost Sale price UCC
No, 3, very large, splendid quality, nN
former price, $l.50 Cost Sale price YYC
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-23
BABY CLOAKS.

"a Rich Plaid, Angora trimmings, m
formerly, $l.75. Cost Sale price l.UU
10 Elder Down. assorted colors. M
formerly, $1.75 Cost Sale price ~
Is Outing, braid and Augora trim TX,
mings. formerly, 81. Special price l ~
s Elder Down. assorted colors, braid and
Angora trimmings, former low 4 1E
PAIGE. each, 81. Cost Sale price l.ZJ
10 Outing, assorted 'colors. fur trim 1Ec
med, was SOC. Cost Sale price JJ(
IL Elder Down, elegantly trimmed with
ribbon aud braid, was a leader ( TE
at SO. Cost Sale Price l.f y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
SERIOUS CHARGES.
Indictments for Malfessance in Of
flee Found Against Ex-City Of
ficials of Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 26.-Six indict-
ments by the grand jury, which has
been investigating municipal affairs
and particularly the department of
public works, for the last two months.
Five of them were made public in court
late in the afternoon, and they name the
following persons: D. W. H. Moreland,
former commissioner of public works,
recently removed from office by the
council; Herman Wartell and T. J.
White, former employees of the public
works department under Moreland;
John Hook, former department of
works employe and contractor; Henry
Meridian, contractor, and his associ-
ate, Robert Conway. Moreland is
named in each of the five indictments
read in court. Two of the indictments
charge him with conspiracy to defraud
and the other three with misappropria-
ton and converting property of the city
to the use of others. 4
Mr.. Moreland came into court Friday
evening, and when asked to plead, stood
mute on advice of his attorney The
judge accordingly entered plea of not
guilty, and fixed Mr.. Moreland's bail on
all five indictments at $6,600 1t was
given. John Hook was also in court,
and gave bail in the sum Of 81 ,8OC War
rants for the arrest of the other indicted
men were issued and placed in the hands
of the sheriff
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
STANDS BY HIS GUNS.
President Will Not Dismiss Miller at
the DictatiOn of the In
Dor Unions.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Dispatches
from Oyster Bay say President Roose-
welt has declared he will not be die
tated to or inundated by the labor
unions in the case of Bookbinder Mill
er, now at work in the government
printing office. The president has re-
ceived a set of unfriendly resolutions
from the Central Labor union Of
Washington, and has sent to the sec
rotary of the organization formal re-
ply, which is merely to the effect that
he has received the communication. It
is not probable that the president will
vouchshafe any further answer to the
union, but undoubtedly will take some
measures soon to counteract the effect
of the antagonistic action.
Chicago, Sept 22.-The Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor at a crowded meeting
voted to send a 9,000-word letter to Pres
ident Roosevelt finding fault with his
attitude relating to the question of open
shops and suggesting that his "impetu-
Gus character" had led him into error
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 25-Simon Burns,
general master workman of the Knights
of Labor, returned from Washington, D.
c., Thursday, where he had been at
tending meeting of the general exec
utive boards. He reports the adoption
by the general executive board of a res
olution declaring President Roosevelt
the best friend organized labor ever had
in the white house.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
ODD FELLOWS MEET.
Sovereign Grand Lodge in Session at
Observation-Disclosures Are Very
Encouraging.

Baltimore, Md, Sept 22-The open
ing exercises of the annual convention
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows began here Monday morning at
nine o'clock in Ford's Opera house The
sovereign grand lodge previously as
sembled at Rennerts hotel and marched
to the opera house under command of
Grand Marshal John B. Cockburn, of
Indiana, escorted by the patriarchs mill
tant.
The total membership Of the order,
which includes the subordinate lodge
membership and the sisters only of the
Rebekah lodge membership, is 1929, 956.
The encampment membership and the
brothers Of the Rehekah lodges are not
included in the above total, as they are
subordinate lodge members.
Revenue, relief and invested funds
are indicated as follows:
Revenues or receipts in 1902: Subor-
dinate lodges, $1O,214,O0O; encamp-
ments, SIP, 552.46; Rebekah lodges,
$626, 1888; total revenue, s11, $50 ,9O5 30
An increase Of $771, 343.O6 over the pre-
ceding year.
Relief expended in 1902: Relief by
lodges, $3,559, 794.36; relief by encamp-
ments, s712,522.46; Rebekah lodges,
lodges, 67,S0S35; total relief, $685.
22O.03- Total relief as shown by rec
ords since 1880 to 1902, inclusive, $685.
468,42532.
Baltimore, Sept. ga proposition to
admit to membership persons of mixed
blood, to join the order, was defeated by
the sovereign grand lodge of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. After a
liquor dealers to join the order was de-
feated
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
ST0RMED THE JAIL.
Tennessee Mob Lynches Negro i'm
Spite of Heroic Defense
Made by Sheriff.

Lynchburg, Tenn, Sept 26-Sher-
if George r. Davidson, in attempting to
save the life of a negro early Friday
morning, fired into a mob which was as
sailing the jail, wounding man whose
name is unknown. The shelf sum-
moned assistance, but he and his aides
were overpowered, the jail entered and
the much-wanted negro, Allen Small,
shot to death in the corridor The mob
was composed of about Is people
Sheriff Davidson was alone at the
time. He refused to give up the keys
and opened fire from a window. He
wounded one of the mob, but his identity
is not known. The sheriff then called
for the police. Two officers and several
citizens rushed to the Jail, but despite
their presence the mob battered down
the wooden door at the foot of the stairs
leading to the corridor. The sheriff and
posse made a stout resistance, but were
unable to prevent the mob from break
ing in the iron door at the head of the
stairs and entering the cell occupied by
the negro about whose neck they placed
rope. AS soon as the mob emerged
from the cell it became apparent that
the negro could not be taken from the
jail and hung for fear of being fired on,
and he was shot to death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03

cient. It has been a labor of love with
him, and he has devoted himself en-
Enthusiastically to the development Of the
agricultural interests of the country.
Everything else connected with the gov
eminent is of secondary interest to him.
He had rather father the discovery Of the
secret Of the superiority of Havana to-
bacco over the American product than he
would to stand sponsor for the most Sue
cessful diplomatic stroke of the admin
istration. 1t is his ambition to see the
United States produce the best of every
thing on its own soil. He will not admit
that there is anything inherently impos-
sible in producing the best of every
product Of the temperate zone right here,
and he has scientists at work for him
who have devoted their lives to special
branches of that inquiry.
He is subject to disappointment some
times, however He had one not long
ago. The department had in it's employ
the only man in the world who had made
a. profound study of the secret of raising
tobacco. He was on the search for the
germ which made the flavor of Havana
tobacco superior to that of Connecticut
which gave the value to the weed. The
department was paying him $4,000 year.
Japan came along with an offer of S12 900
year and he was lost to us. There IS not
an expert in the department who has not
received fiattering offers from other gov
ernments, but most of them remain loyal,
in spite of all temptation
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03

all matters of po-
litical moment. First he was an object
of the aversion of certain political ele-
ments in his own state Of Missouri, who
disliked to see SO important position
filled by Missourian who was not one
of the gang" 1t seemed like waste Of
good material to have the most impor-
tant political Office held by any citizen
of the state rendered practically useless
from political point of view through
it's bestowal on plain business man.
But Hitchcock weathered that opposi-
ton, and he weathered the opposition OF
leading far western senators who per-
sisted in going to the president with
complaints that the secretary OF the in
terror should be one more closely in
touch than Hitchcock with far western
affairs
He is now engaged in a struggle with
certain interests which believe they have
been injured in a business way by the
secretary's course It remains to be seen
how long the attacks will continue, and
it will be interesting to watch the de-
velopments as they affect the secretary s
future.
Before Hitchcock became secretary OF
the interior he was ambassador to Rus
STA, so that for a plain business man
without political aptitude he has man
aged to occupy some pretty important
places.
LOUIS E. COOLIDGE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03

he succeeded Garfield there would be a
clean slate by this time, and most of the
cabinet officers would have been changed
months ago. AS II IS, we still have Will
son, Hay, Knox and Hitchcock-exactly
one half And of these who retired, Root,
Smith and Long left only after repeated
solicitation from the president to stay.
There is no other case on record where
the policies of one administration have
been continued through another so con-
sistently, and where even the men Sc
lected by one president have kept on
under another chief the work originally
planned by them.
When Mckinley was shot he was sur
rounded by only three Of the advisers
whom he had with him at the beginning
of his administration-Lon Gage and
Wilson. He had seen more changes in
the makeup Of his own cabinet than
Roosevelt has seen since the assassina-
tion And in addition Roosevelt has
made a cabinet minister out ef McKin-
ley's private secretary just as Mckinley
had planned for him.
Since Mckinley became president
there have been three secretaries OF
state, two secretaries of war, two secre-
taries of the navy, two secretaries of the
treasury, three attorneys general, two
secretaries af the interior, three post
masters general and one secretary Of ag-
riculture.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
TRADE REVIEW.
Volume Of Business Continues Large
IL Spite of Some Unsatisfac-
tory Features.

New York, Sept 26.-R G. Dun &c
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade says:
Notwithstanding several unsatisfactory
features the volume of trade continues
large and the distribution of merchan-
disc taxes shipping facilities. An
nouncement of a concerted effort to re-
strict production of pig iron indicates
that supplies have begun to accumu-
late. Railway earnings continue to
show gains, for September thus far,
exceeding last years by 81 per cent.
and those of 1901 by 17.2 per cent.
Traffic blockade occurred to some ex-
tent, although the movement of farm
products is still unseasonably small.
New labor controversies have begun,
but number of serious troubles have
been averted, and on the whole the
number of men idle voluntarily has
diminished. Enforced idleness in the
iron and steel industry is more than
offset by the resumption of spindles
at cotton mills, and there is great ac-
tivity at footwear factories, although
the margin of profit is narrow. Lower
prices for the leading agricultural sta
pies indicate a general belief In I'M
proved crop prospects.
Failures this week numbered 232 in
the United States, against 207 last year,
and 19 in Canada compared with SO
a year ago.
Bradstreet's says: Reports of con-
servatism and even caution in fall and
winter trade testify to the absence Of
the spur Of insistent demand Which
a year ago gave the selling side such
an advantage. The fewness of car
shortage complaints is evidence alike
OF the later movement of crops and of
discrimination in orders by consumers.
The quieting down of demand has be-
come more manifest in iron and steel
where plans for restriction of furnace
output are being discussed and finished
products lag, and in anthracite coal
where a number Of collieries have been
put on shorter time Relatively the best
reports come from parts Of the north
west, due to better weather and crop
conditions; the southwest, which has
escaped crop injury and the south,
where despite crop deterioration and
declining cotton prices the general
outlook is still good. Eastern advices
are of fair trade, but quietness ir gen.
eral business is noted in New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
STAY WITH DYNAMITE.
Robbers Kill Pennsylvania Paw
master and Secure Large
Sum of Money

Washington, Pa, Sept 26-One Of
the most fiendish and bloodthirsty
murders and robbery in the history of
Washington county occurred Friday
afternoon on the Middletown road, about
ID miles from here. Samuel T. Fer
guson, of the Ferguson Construction
company, of Pittsburg, was instantly
killed and his secretary, Charles L.
Martin, Of Cincinnati, was fatally in
Jured. The two men were driving along
the road in buggy, carrying $500 in
cash, with which to pay off some of their
men employed on construction work
along the line of the Wabash railroad,
when suddenly an explosion Of dynamite
in the roadway literally tore the rig to
pieces, killed Ferguson outright and
threw Martin 200 feet and tearing his left
arm almost from the socket
The scene of the crime is a ravine
nanked on one side by clump of
small trees and on the other by a slop-
ing field. The dynamite in the middle
OF the road was connected by means
OF small insulated copper wire to
battery in the trees.
Early Friday morning Ferguson and
Martin came to Washington en- route
to camp to pay their men. They
placed the money, $4,000, in a large
satchel, which they lodged firmly be-
tween them in the front of a buggy
drawn by two horses. Both men were
armed. Evidently as the vehicle con-
tanning Ferguson and Martin came up
on small culvert the highwaymen
pushed the button and the explosive
was set off, the money was taken and
the robbers escaped.
The work of the men evidently was
we'll planned and carried out carefully
A score of sticks of dynamite must
have been imbedded beneath the Gull
vert. Leading from the dynamite di-
rectly in the center of the highway
was 60 feet Of fine copper wire care
fully insulated. This wire connected
with the battery found in the trees
Just prior to the approach Of Ferguson
and Martin several vehicles had passed
over the dynamite, but the occupants
were not molested. Besides the bat
terry in the bushes was double bar
relied shotgun, loaded
Two men who had been employed at
the camp at various times and dis
charged repeatedly came into camp Fri
day night and were arrested by Camp
Boss Isaac Smith. Smith believes he
has the guilty men, but will not divulge
their names until they are turned over
to the proper authorities For fear of
lynching, Smith will keep his prisoners
heavily guarded until morning.
In an abandoned coal mine on the
farm of John Patterson, about quarter
of mile from the scene of the killing.
fresh foot tracks were discovered lead
ing into the mine, and the farmers be-
lleve they have one of the men located
inside.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
THE DAY is SET.
Judge Osborne Says Curtis Jet Must
Be Hanged on December 49,
A New Trial.

Cynthiana, KY, Sept. 26.-Curtis Jett
was brought into court Friday, when
Judge Osborne decreed that he be
hanged between sunrise and sunset,
December 18, for killing James Cockrill
at Jackson, KY, July 81, 1902" Judge
Blanton, attorney for Jet, replied:
"Well, judge, there win be many sun
rises and sunsets before he has been
hanged.
Jett himself said to the court:
1"There are people in this county who
will be grieved if l am not hung. But,
Judge, I do not think you would be
grieved, as you have given me fair
trial in this case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03

articles on political and historical sub
jects; but even those who admired his
ability hardly suspected that he had in
him the making CT a reform executive
as he is demonstrating to-day.
When he went into the District gov
eminent all the wheels seemed to be
running smoothly. 1t was the habit to
talk about the District of Columbia as
the best governed municipality in the
world. The government had the repu-
tation Of being clean, efficient and alto
gether above reproach. Then all of
sudden came the discovery that trusted
employe had been stealing the District
money for years and that he had made
away with over $4,000 of it before he
was caught. West was as startled as
everybody else.
He was only one of three commission
ers. but he went to work without min
ute's delay to investigate the system
which would permit such a defalcation,
and it was not long before he had un-
earthed a laxness of administration
which was simply appalling. Men who
had been officers of the District for al
most a generation handling the taxes
and disbursements were found not to be
bonded properly, SO that any deficiency
in their departments must have been
complete loss to the taxpayers. It was
discovered that the accounts of some of
the Gisbursing officials had not been
audited in Is years and that there was
actually no way to find out whether there
had been misdoing or not.
West began at once to make changes
IN his Office personnel, and one man who
had held a position of trust for 80 years
was retired because it was found that
he had good-naturedly allowed scores of
opportunities for plumber without taking
any steps to safeguard the government.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03

limit through pur-
chasing officials standing in with deal
ers. 1t was learned, for one thing, that
the District had been paying more than
double the price for typewriter ribbons
paid by departments which Invited bids,
and that there was similar extravaganza
all along the line.
To be sure there has been no develop
ment as yet of actual dishonesty, but it
is not the fault of the system that there
has not been thieving, and it may turn
out that such is the case. In the mean
time Commissioner West is determined
that there shall be no further temptation
and he has ordered that hereafter all sup
plies for the District be bought only after
competitive bidding. The reform is Ger
tain to save the District thousands of
dollars year.
The astonishing thing is that such lax
ness should have gone On for SO many
years before any high official caught on
to it; but the people of Washington have
become SO accustomed to hear about the
perfection of their District government
that they accepted it as matter Of
course.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
Good Book Banfshed Devils.

A. Bible was effectively used to BAN
ish the devils supposed to occupy the
body of sick man in Hawaii. At first
an educated physician was called; but
as he failed to give relief, native
medico, or Kuhuna, was brought to the
invalid. He whacked the sufferer over
the head with a Bible, to thus drive out
the devils, and his treatment was 30
persistent and vigorous that tbs sio&
man died.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
To Restrict Coal Output.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 25-The or
ders for a restriction of the anthracite
coal output have affected nearly all the
collieries in this region. Over 43 ,OOO. 900
tons of coal have been mined since Jan
uary 1, which is several million tons
more than was ever produced for a like
period in the history Of the mining in
dustry. The present glut in the market
and the effort to prevent a break in
prices is the cause of the restriction.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-10-03
Disastrous Collision.

New Philadelphia, O., Sept. 25.-A
disastrous head-on freight collision oc-
Cured late Wednesday night on the
Kondike coal branch line of the Cleye
land & Pittsburg road, east Of here, re-
sulting in the death of two men and the
fatal injury of two others.