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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
stats TICKET

For Presidential Elect0rs
HENRY 8. MORRIS OF Roberts
III. III. GULSTINE OF Lake
JOHN q. ANDERSON OF Lyman
@. n. EVANS OF Butte
For Congress
&. w, MARTIN OF Lawrence
G. ii. BURKE of Hughes
For Governor
S.H. ELROD Of Clark
For Lieutenant Governor
j. McDOUGAL OF Marshall
For Secretary OF State
DAVID WTPF OF Hutchinson
For Treasurer
CD. COLLINS Of Brown
For Auditor
J.F. HALLIDAY Of Kingsbury
Fer Attorney General
PHIL0 HALL OF Bookings
FOR Com. School and Public Lands
Oh. BACH OF Turner
For Supt. OF Public Instruction
@. w. NASH OF Lincoln
For Railroad Commissioner
w. G. SMITH OF Meade
For Supreme Court
DIGHTON CORSON OF Lawrence
RICHARD HANEY Of Dawson
HI. G.. FULLER OF Hughes
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
FARMERS VIEW.

G. III. Kiland of Sioux Falls was
welcome caller at the Dakota RepuOts-
can sanctum during fair week. In the
early COS this gentleman used TO make
frequent visits to Vermillion As . mem
Der OF the University Board Of Trns-
tees. Mr.. Kiland Is much interested
In the removal of the state capital from
It's present out-of-the-way location TO
Mitchell and while here related an ar
gument In favor Of capital removal, i'd
vanced to him by farmer Of Deuel.
county, which might be pondered with
profit by all patriotic citizens Of South
Dakota. my main reason for wanting
to get the capital down to where the
people instead OF where the cattle live, /"
sald Farmer Peterson. zig just this:
We all know that at every session OF
the legislature all the big corporations
railroad, express, telegraph, tele-
phone, ETC. are each represented BY
half dozen lobbyists, who are paid to
90 to the capital and influence legisla-
ton. These men are employed TO stay
there all through the session and ex-
pense to themis no object. Nothing
would suit the corporation interests
better, therefore, than 10 have our
state legislature meet up In Alaska,
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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
~, IL. hequd,
Notary Public.

and aims You are all right, William.
even If your name is found on the dem-
ocratic ticket OF this county, and, be-
cause OF the company you keep, doom
ed to certain and Overwhelming de-
feat with the rest OF theml
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

Can you defeat the republican party,
with wheat over dollar Mifaaeap0-
lis Journal.
No use trying And to make matters
worse. South Dakota democrats nomi'
mated miller for governor, 50 thai
after his defeat he might stand az
great and terrible, not to say monu
mental, example!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

sioux CITY will have an old fashion,
ed campaign rally, with Senator ALI
son as speaker, in about two weeks.
Think Of It, campaign rally this year,
This Ii the first one heard OF In these
parts this year. The next thing we
hear Of, Burbank will be having flag
raising
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

POSTMASTER GENERAL PAYNE died
Tuesday. He was member Of the ma
ti0ual republican committee and prom
inently identified with bis party for
many years In both state and national
politics. The funeral will be At MIL
Maukee On Sunday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

Sir, / hold to the opinion that I
all war is barbarous. am !
against war. civilized or un- !
civilized except 1t be necessary to !
redeem people from oppression,
or be for national defense, or to
sustain the national honor In the
protection OF American citizen
!. ship. Senator Fairbanks In the !
! senate, May 20, 1897.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

GEORGE FRIsBIE HoAR, for twenty
seven years United States senator
from Massachusetts, died Friday, after
q lorg and painful illness. He was
honest and able, statesman OF the old
school and, while not progressive and
up 10 date, win be q decided loss TO
American Craftsmanship.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

HAVE you noticed now scarce The
box elder bugs are In this state this
fall2 y II said they have taken 70 the
woods To look for Parker votes!
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
CApITCI BUILDING AT MITCHELL
FrOm photosraph takea August NJ 1904

Built jasper granite cost Of 000 It 86x12 feet in
size three full stories height enyone large Office
ample vaults legislative halls each o6xoo feet
and six large perpetual lease of this magnh
cent building file with the Minnehaha Ma
tional Bank of Sioux Falls
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
OIlIsial Paper Of Union County
prpaIns ucAN MArgoNAL TIcKRT.

REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL TICKET.
ftor President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT OF New York
FOR Weed President
CHARkEH wv. FAIRBANKS of Indiana
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

A man who III weak enough to
pat his candidacy III their HIill's !
and Belmonts) hands before the
convention would not be strong
enough To resist their influences
sitter election. IL he were by any
possibility successful. William j.
Bryan.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
Afaayt 81 " baker Cashier nnshaha National Bank Sioux Fa

Of the Falls, s. D.,
do hereby Mitchell deposited in the Rnne
haha proposed capitol building called the City
in viii be
South Dakota should Mitchell receive
majority vote at the election IT,
to lands this lSeall Cashier
day Of August, 1904 O. H. Iequay
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
ALL HOME PRINT
Ensersd 90 the p9ssoffice 81 Elk Point ~ mail
matter OF the second-class
SUBSCRIPTION price. per year

TME COURIER IL SAILED regularly TO its
smhse risers mmtil definite order to disc
cpaeinne % received and all arrears sre
paid.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
HIS Method.

Mrs. Newpop Why don't you stop
whipping the childg You make It hol-
Ter. Mr.. NewpopTm licking Is to-
make ii stop hollering Chicago Jour
nal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06
JUDICIAL. TICKET.

For Judge, Second Judicial Circuit
JOSEPH w. JONES Of Sioux Fails
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-06

MsaDer ofsAs south Dakota Press Association
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
OH, MULTIPLY NE, GOOD LORD.
Thus Might the President Pray i'm
View of the Mania That Has
seized the Country
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington. Dec. 7-President
Roosevelt today received an invitation
TO visit Louisville. KY, next spring
and he gave a conditional acceptance.
The invitation was extended by Began
Louisville Board of Trade who was
presented by Senators Blackburn and
McCre2ry. Representatives Shirley end
john w. YerkeS, Commissioner of In
terHal Revenue, all of Kentucky. The
President told them that unless there
should be an eXtraordinary session of
Congress next s7hlng--a subject on
which, he added, his own mind was
not quite clear-he probably would
90 to San Antonio Texas, to attend
the annual reunion of his old regi-
ment of Rough Riders The Fresi-
dent said he expected to visit. on his
way 10 San Antcnio, Roswell, Georgia,
which was the home OF his mother.
1t is likely that other stops may be
made on the trip to Texas.
Many invitations nave been received
by the President TO visit various cities
in the South, and he hopes to be able
to accept at least some of them. from
San Antonio. the President may tax G
a trip into the mountains of Colorado
to get some shooting. The hunting
expedition may consume two or three
weeks, He told the Kentucky COM
mittee he would stop at Louisville on
his return trip, provided always that
the trip as now contemplated was UNI
de1taken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
MONEY USED IN ELECTIONS.
Joint Resolution by Carntacl> to Cut
Out Contributions From Corpora
tiOns Engaged in Interstate
Commerce.
lBy the Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 7.-Senator Car
mack today introduced q joint reso-
luton providing for the appointment
Of a commission composed of mem
beTs of the Senate and the House II
investigate collection and expenditure
of money by national committees i'll
the interest of Pre- sidential candidates
The resolution declares that the
committee shall provide for publicity
in these collections and expenditures
and makes it unlawful to make col
lections from corporations engaged i'm
Interstate commerce. The commit
Zee is directed to make special ir,ves-
tigation into the elections of 1896.
1900 and 1907 and TO so into the sub
iects as to whence the money used IL
them was received ana how it was
used.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
ttOGS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News a Circulation

instead Of one ahead. 1t was this way
when Dorlon and Root had gained
their lap both Stol and Vanderstuyft
were on the track making changes.
carried the bunch along in an effort
TO catch the leaders Dorlon and
Root and in doing so hit up such q
fast pace that l succeeded in tapping
all OF the teams except rnree. Those
three We're the Beddell brothers, But
Ter and Moran, and Dorlon and Root.
We rode along, after that, more slow
ly knowing that we had Tapped the
others and what was our surprise
when the score was posted to find
Stol and Vanderstuyft posted a lap
ahead. Then came our protest and
you know the result.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
DOUBLES IT'S ca ACITY.
What ;. Greensboro Shoe Factory Is
Doinc-Other Industrial News.
Especial to News and Obsewer2

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro. \. c., Dec. 80 nc
johnson & Watson shoe factory, mere
has installed the Goodyear-Neit Sys-
TEN and after January first VIII IT.
crease their daily output OF shoes
from 200 pairs to 500. employing l'o
operatives instead of the present num-
bcr-sixty This factory has had me
success 1t has been Impossible lot
them to keep with orders. being now
Ave weeks behind they have orders
enough on hand now TO keep the en-
largeG capacity running until Apfll
first. The officers of the corporation
are: C. S. Watson, president; j. NJ.
Hendrix. president; a. a. John>
son, secretary and treasurer.
4 large force of worllmen began eX-
cavating yesterday for the foundation
Of the new threc-story building 20 De
erected by the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company 10 be used as its To-
cal and long distance exchange lE
Greensboro.
Work on the handsome new sisters
Of Charity Hospital has been suspend
ed until next spring.
slate roof is being placed on the
splendid new Centenary Church
building and the interior will be fin-
ished during the winter.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
The PoItava and the Ret
Vizan Disabled.
THE BAYAN AGROUND
Results of the Fire Directed Against
the Port Arthur Fleet from
the Summit of Two Hun
dred and Three
Metre Hill.
lBv the Associated Press.l

Toxic, Dec. -Noon.-The head
quarters of the Japanese army i'm
front OF Port Arthur has reported
confirming the disabling of the Russian
battleships Retvizan and Poltava and
stating that the cruiser Bayan is
aground
The report goes on to say as fol-
lows:
"Owing to the piunging fire from 2DS
Metre Hill the enemy has Withdrawn
to Akasaka Hill.
"On December our forces occn-
pied an entire fort at l 2. IN. Subse-
Quently our forces after dislodglng the
enemy occupied an eminence north ot
Suorh Kou and two eminences north
of Sanlichiam at p. m.
"On December 6 at p. IN. in re-
sponse to the bearer of the enemys
flag of truce. an armistice of five hours
was granted for the removal of the
dead 40
"An observation taken from 2O3
Metre Hill shows that the turret snip
Poltava is sunk and that the battle
shin Retyizan is listing heavily to port.
"Since December 2, we have daily
Ibombarded the enemy's fleet lying
south of Paiyiu mountain. From that
point only the masts and funei tops
Lr the battleshins Pobieda- RetVlzah
or the cruiser Pallada could be seen
but it was impossible to count the
number Of our shells taking effect.
ION other ships explosions, resulting
from our shells could be seen. but ow-'
ing to their position behind the mis-
it was difficult exactly to 1dentlfy
them
s"The successful result of the bonn
bardment on December is inspiring
our men to still greater effort
The Poltava was an armored turret
ship at 10, $50 tons displacement. She
T-ae huiIt in ST. Petersburg i'm 1894.
Her cost OF construction was near
$6.000,00. 30
The Retvizan is a battleship of q
700 tons displacement. She was Dulit
in Philadelphia in 1902.
aea troons occupied Akasaka Hill
fronting on Port Arthur yesterday
December g.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
TRUE BILL IN MURRA YCAsE.
Ii is Believed the Case VIII he Called
This Morning and Then 90 on
Docket for the Jafuary
Term OF OCuft.
Csnccial TO News and Observer.l

CSpccial to News and Observer.)
Durham, n. c.. Dec This after
noon the grand Jury returned true
bill in the case against w. r. Murray
fer killing ]. s. Murray. The matter
has not been called in the court room
as yet. l is thought that the case VIII
be called tomorrow morning and then
continued for the term as it will be i'm
possible to try it this week.
The bill as returned by the grand
jury simply charges murder in the
usual form, there being the usual
number of counts in the bill. The
defendant will not be tried for muir
der in the first degree. however. This
was practically decided when the mat
ter was before the coroner's jury, and
the solicitor recommended the accept
ing OF bond in the sum of twenty
thousand dollars. saying that he had
examined the witnesses in the cas- !
and that the contention of murder in
the first decree could not be sustained.
1t is thought that when the case is
called tomorrow morning the court
will be asked TO NDasS on the question
of bond, and that the case will then
go on docket for trial at the January
term of court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
THE THING PL.ATT IS BACKING.
\ Statement ard sections OF The meas
ure lie Has Introduced.
CRv The Associated Press. }

Washington. Dec. 7.-Senator Platt.
ot Now York. today introduced the
bi;l nrepared under tn direction OF
No committee on National Affairs OF
tho Republican Club Of the city OF
Ncw YORK. having as its purpose the
reduction OF the representation in
Congress Of Southern states tnat nave
Gisfranchised the negro voter ne
measure if enacted in its present
form would lessen the membership III
Congress b yEinetecn, according |"
the estimate that has been made Dy
The Republican cub. which orl%inat-
ed it. The bill and statement IS
sued by Senator Plat were referred 70
the Committee on the Census Inc
statement follows
This bill is framed upon tie lowest
ion possible and treats as eN-
clude1 from the suffrage only the
male negro citizen over u years OF
illiterates. under the 1909 census
tables published since the apportion-
ment act of January rs. 1901.
The aggregates actually excluded
ilcm the suffrage in each Of the States
1nentiCn ned are in truth larger thar
those used as the basis for this act
IT all aegrc yot3bles lie. male citi-
zens over ID regardless of illiteracv
should be deemed to be excluded tbe
reduction in representation. fi,,ured
from the same tables. woald be
nearly twice as great as stated in this
bill.
1T requires no evidence beyond tn.
notorious historical! fact. Tor Congress,
10 adjudge what cannot be denied
that the class of negro flliterates, TO
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
THE BAPTISTS At
ELIZABETH CITY
Opening OF the Seventy
Fourth Convention.
THE TIME TO REJOICE
Never Before in the History Of the
Denomination Here Have Their
Excellent Condition and Pro-
gressive Spirit Been
EXCe|Ied.
BY REV. III. IL. WNSHBURNE.

Elizabeth City. n. c., Dec. THE
Baptists of North Carolina have great
reason to rejoice as they come to-
gether at Elizabeth City in their seven
ty-fourth annual session. children, as
they are. of history making people.
of history mode forever luminous, be-
cause by the struggles and suffering
of Baptists did they gain freedom of
conscience, not only for themselves,
but for their fellow men also. There
was not Il government i'm the world
that allowed full liberty to conscience
to all men until a Baptist established
the colony of Rhode Island. The
charter provided: mo person within
the said colony at any time hereafter,
shall be in any wise molested, punish
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
CAN'T STEP FOR TAX DODGERS.
Six Hundred Are Found in Green's
borO. Many of Them Young Eel
lows Getting Good Salaries.
Especial to News ard Observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro. y. c.. Dec. County
Attorney, John y. Wilson. who was
several months ago given special
employment by the Board of County
Commissioners. ard later by the city
aldermen. to make investigation into
the matter Of tax delinquents III
Greens boro, has made his report. II
shows the names of six hundred peo-
Ole WHO have evaded the payment Of
property or poll tax by failure TO list
Many of these have never been on the
tax list, and to avoid detection, have
refraineG from registering and voting.
rhe commissioners have now issued
q notice to these delinquents that on
riday and Saturday, December 10TH
and 17th, they will be given an OPP
portunity for listing tneH polls and
property. Thcsnames Of all failing to
list will then be turned over to The
solicitor OF the district for prosecution
in the Superior court for a mis1e-
niean0r.
Among the delinquents are said to
be a great many young men getting
good salaries and enjoying all public
Utilities without contributing q penny
% the state, city or county tax fund:
even heads Of families with several
children in the expensive graded
schools are said to be among the de-
lnquents,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08

ed disquieted or called in question
for any difference III opinion iii mat
ters Of religion; every person may at
all times freely and fully enjoy his
own judgment and conscience III mat
ters of religious discernment." The
charter of their great school now
Brown University. has a claus. Of
equal import, a thing unknown at that
time in the chartered schools of the
whole world.
At great dining in England John
Bright asked d Baptist statesman be
side him
what special contribution to the
world have your people made?"
civil and religious liberty" replied
the statesman.
"A great contribution replied John
Bright.
They have abundant reason for re-
joicing in backward glance at their
more than seVcnty-live years Of siruG-
gle and growth and achievement in
this gooC commonwealth of ours
from a scattered handful to an or
ganized host, having made large con-
triutiOns to all the constructive forces
Of the State, material, moral, edu-
cational aud religious, and scores and
hundreds who are mot Baptist3 win
share with them in their JOY.
They have special reasons fer re-
joicing i'm the great work accom-
plished in every field of the conven-
TONS eHdedVor during the past year:
l. Baptist educational equipment
was never before as good in North
Carolina The Baptist University for
Women saw the last dollar of it's
handicaprinG debt pcid few months
ago. and is aliye in every part of it's
being to the constantly enlargin9 op-
portunities end responsibilities that
are peculiarly its own. oxford Semin-
AIRY for girls has arisen from the
ashes of it's late fire, and with new
equipment and crowded halls, offers
the best services of its history. ChoWan
Baptist Institute for girls has kent
steadily at the front and is worthy of
It's growing patronage, while the de-
nomudtiCnal academies ard high
schools west of the Blue Ridge are
solving that much misunderstood aud
often misrepresented Problem Of the
Mountain People and solving il cor
rectIy to. Hupdreds of young men
and young women in the mountains
are being educated mi Christian
schools. and i new day is brighter
than dawn in that land.
2. The churches and mission points
have gained largely in membership
and have gone forward III tncir con
tributions. giving more than in any
gospel at home and its spread abroad.
And least of I'LL the denomination
is united and ut work as at no time
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08

the extent stated, is practically eX-
Guided from the suffrage in the States
mentioned in the bill, no matter what
may be nominal prov sions of theil
respective constitutions or election
laws. The bill, therefore, presents the
smallest reduction practicable and is
very conservative
How much further, meritoriOusly
considered, the reduction should ex-
tend can readily be arrived at by more
specifically regarding the actual facts
of total exclusion in respect to- each
State. III treating fractions of repre-
seItation, the benefit has been given
in favor of the representation, accord
ing to the size of fractions. The 'ap-
porticnment remains as fixed in 1901,
and the reduction is to cease when
the facts shall warrant it.
The bill has been prepared under
the direction of the Committee on Ma
tional Affairs of the Republican Club
of the city of New York; the club
having as its first meeting. after the
Pres Dental eelctiOn. unanimously vol
ed to request Congress to take imme-
diate action pursuant to the represen
tat!on plank III the National Rcpubli-
can PLATFORM
This State Would Lose Two.
OF representation of the House O.
Representatives as follows Alabama
from to I; Arkansas, 7 to 6 Florida
) to ?; Georgia II to s. Lou siana Z
to D; Mississippi to 6: North Caro-
lima ID to s; South Carolina Z to ).
Tennessee 10 to 8; Texas 16 to IS:
Virginia 10 to 8.
The bill amends the act making
an apportionment of representative in
congress among the several States un-
der the 18th census" by adding new
sections.
The first is a preamble as follows:
Section 6.-Whereas, the Constitu-
ton of the United States prescribes
IN article IA, section2, that when the
right to vote at any erection specified
in said article is denied to any of the
made inhabitants of such States, be-
ing Il years of age, ard citizens of
the United States or in any way
abridges except for participation in
rebellion or other crime, the basis of
Continued on Page Five.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
Death Of Nelan. the Cartoonist.
lRv the AssocIated Press.) }

New York Dec. THE death of
Charles Nelan, the cartoonist at Cave
springs. Ga. was announced in a spe-
ciaI dispatch received in this city to-
day. He was 46 years old and a M
tive of Akron. Ohio. He was former
N employed by the New York Herald
and as cartoonist for the Philadelphia
North American. took an active part
in the campaign Of the newspapers
of that city aaginst the Pennsylvania
Ebel law Lately he had been en-
nloyed by the New York Globe and
had gone South in search of health
while suffering from IN affection OF
The respiratory organs
The engine that has been engaged
BOYS witnessed the starting up OF the