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The new age., 1906-02-03
THE STORY OF sANTO DOMINGO
Area, 1S,045 square miles.

Area, 1S,045 square miles.
Population, 100000; language, Span
ish.
Population, mixed race of white, In
dian and African blood.
Slavery introduced in 1902; abolished
in 1922.
Chief cities, Santo Domingo, capital,
population, 10000; Puerto Plata. 6,0OOI
La Vega, 5000; Santiago, 5000; Sama.
IA, 1000
Term of President and Vice President
according to the constitution, foul
years.
Congress, a single house of twenty.
four members.
State religion, Roman Catholic.
Municipal schools, 80; pupils, 5000
newspapers, s.
Debt, $32,0OO,000 golds annual reve
nues, about 100000.
Products, sugar, rum, cacao, tobacco
coffee, tropical fruits, fine woods.
1492-Island discovered by Columbus
1496-Santo Domingo city founded.
1795-Spain transferred island t
French.
1SO1-French driven out by Toussain
L'Ouverture.
1802-French reoccupied island.
1S09-French driven out by Englisl
and entire island of Santo Domingo Civ
en- to Spanish.
1S22-Revolt succeeded and the TIVE
island governments united under Presi
dent Boyer of Hayti.
1844-Santo Domingo republic sepa
rated from Hayti.
1S61-Santo Domingo republic cedet
by President Santana to Spain.
1S65-Spaniards driven out.
1S70-Treaty of cessiOn to the United
States rejected by the American Senate
1SS6-Gen. Ulises Heureaux elected
President.
1S99-HeureauxN assassinated by Ra'
mon Caceras.
1899 to 1905-Presidents Figuero
Jiminez, Vasquez, WOs Gil and Mo
rales.
The new age., 1906-02-03
Not n horn ForRer.

The Endorsement Of checks Is very
simple thing, but, as the following
story will show, it, too, has Its dill
culties:
A woman went into a bank where
she had several times presented
checks drawn to Mrs. Lucy B. Smith
This time the check was made to the
order of Mrs. NJ. ]. Smith-M. J. were
her husbands initials. She explained
this to the paying teller, and asked
what she should do.
"Oh, that Is all right" he said "Ius'
,ndorse II as it is written there" She
took the check, and after much hesi.
tation, said, 81 don't think l can make
an NJ like that"
The new age., 1906-02-03
A Little Lesson
In Patriotism


Francis Lewis, signer of the Declara-
ton Of Independence, was born in
LANDAU, Wales, and educated in the
The new age., 1906-02-03
FIFTEEN REASuNo Why YOU
SHOULD STOP AT THE
WASHINGTON.

1st-It is the best hotel on the
Coast.
2d-It costs no more than poorer
hotels, as shown by rates below
3d--New hotel, new furniture
4th-Excellent service.
5th-The Washington, while T13
in the center of the city, is on an ele-
walton of 200 feet, which hits you
above the noise, dust and smoke OF
the street hotels.
6th-The hotel is situated in the
center of Az acres of beautiful
grounds, with thousands of roses and
other fragrant flowers to beaut1fy the
surroundings.
7th-Eight hundred'feet of wide YER
andas surround the hotel, giving to
the guest opportunities for rest and
nromenade not found elsewhere.
8th-The view from these spacious
yerandas cannot be described. Noun
tains, lakes, the Sound and the city
itself form one magnificent panorama
not found anywhere else on earth. =
9th-The hotel lobby, parlors, Turk
ish room. etc. are exquisite, and form
continuation of comfort and luxury
not often found in hotels.
10th-A Dutch grill has recently
been added, where service may be
| had at all hours.
11th-The dining room cannot be
excelled. Breakfast and lunch are
served a la carte, at most reasonable
prices. and a table d. hote dinner for
S1.O0 is pronounced by all to be above
criticism.
12th-Rates-E reasonable.
| European plan
Room, without bath, $1.O0 per day
and upward.
! Room, with bath, $500 per- day and
The new age., 1906-02-03
Airy Fiction.

"He has wonderful lmaglnauon,
said Miss Cayenne.
But he is not an author"
mo. He tells what he Is going to
do with the money he wins at the
races."-Washingt Star.
The new age., 1906-02-03

The following people have stopped
at the Washington during the past
year and have given unstilted praise
and declared that in many respects ii
excels any other hotel on the conti-
Eent:
President Theodore Roosevelt. VIM.
H. Moody, Secretary of the Navy;
Gov. Odell, Of New York; Baron
Rothschild Mr. Smith, of the DeBeers
Diamond Mines, South Africa; Hon.
Cornelius N Bliss, Ex-Secretary OF
Interior; Hon. c. S. Mellen, President
N. Y. & H. R. Ry.; Mrs. ]. J. Hill,
Louis Hill and ]. N. Hill, of the Great
Northern Ry.; Hon. Howard Elliott.
President N. P. Ry.; Adelina Patti, E.
H. Sothern, Gov. Brady, of Alaska;
Nine Nordica, Maud Adams, Nat
Goodwin, Mrs. Fiska, all Raymond &
Whitcomb tourists, Richard Mansfield
and other celebrities of the CONNER
cial and professional world.
The new age., 1906-02-03

upward.
Bus service to and from all trains
and boats, % cents.
Trunks, each way. % cents.
Carriage fare (private), SO cents
Special rates made to parties for
one month or more.
13th-Being above. the street and
away from the noise, you will enjoy
nights rest better at the Washing
ton than any other hotel in the city
14th-Go to the Washington and il
you are not satisfied that 1t surpasses
ali other hotels on the Pacific Coast
for excellent service and reasonable
prices, your bill will be nothing.
15th-Do not be deceived by believ-
ing that some other hotel in the city
is as good as the Washington, for such
is not the case. The Washington
stands alone as the most charming
and attractive hotel west Of New
York.
The new age., 1906-02-03

city Of London.
On coming of age
he at once en-
barked to the
American colonies,
establishing him.
self in a CONNER
cial business in
New York.
At the time
when the colonies
were in a state of
unrest and war
seemed the inevi-
table solution of
the difficulties and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
High School Notes.

Several new students have entered
the grades.
The next program will be on Fridar
October Goth
The literary program given last Fri
day was greatly enjoyed by all,
Mr.. Halberg's advanced German class
are reading, "Hoher ais Die Kirche."
Edith Ross and Iva S~iglinger are fur
nishing the music for marching this
week.
1t is believed when the enrolment o.
students is corlplete the number enrolled
in the high school will reach IS.
The English Literature class have
taken up the study of Francis t. Pal
graves "Golden Treasury of Songs and
Lyrics"
Mr.. Thompson departed last Monday
evening for Redfield to act as chairman
on a committee for the reversion of
school laws.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
Lynn Post Office.

Nels Williamson lost a valuable horse
Saturday.
DR.. Sorbel was here Tuesday doing
some veterinary work.
@. E. Blegen and A. G.. Paulson We're
in Webster Thursday.
Hans Nelson went to North Dakota
last week to visit some relatives.
DIR. P. d. Peabody attended Peder B.
A%mundsen's little boy last week.
L. J. Fipke, of Webster, was deliver
ing nursery stock around here Monday.
L. Solberg, vino rented a farm from
Ole Williamson, is intending tn move
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson we're in
Bristol Monday and rented a house and
will move there soon.
Last Sunday there was a larger crowd
of hunters on our lakes than at any
other time this season.
Mrs. Helmer Olson, our former but.
termaker's wife, is visiting at the G. E.
Blegen home this week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
NEWSY A NOTES..

Reports received by the Commercial
News, of Sioux Falls, from reliable
merchants in every part of the state,
indicate that at the present time moi
more than one-third of South Dakota's
big crop of this year has been threshed.
According to the ~renorts, it will require
two months of favorable weather to
enable the threshermen to complete the
work of threshing in the state j.: gen
eral.
While in a drunken fit Harry Goethel,
of Salem, became enraged at his mother
and struck her several times, knocking
her down and bruising her. The worth.
less scamp was angered because his
mother refused to give him a large sun
of money she had recentlv received,
insurance money her late husband car.
ried on his life. The authorities have
him in charge and will send him to
the Sioux Falls Jail for safe keeping.
Congressman Eben Martin, of Dead.
wood, was operated upon successfully
at a hospital at Rochester, Mimi, foi
appendicitis. A message received states
that the operation was performed and
the congressman was doing well. Mr.
Martin has suffered for several months
with recurrent attacks of this trouble.
DR.. A. p. Hull, II, who just died at
Madison, has a remarkable family sur
viving him. He was twice married
and by his first wife had IL children
and by his second l3. OF these Is sur
vive, 8 son and 10 daughters.
As a result of q kick from a horse on
the temple and cheek, Charlie e. Stier.
valid, one Of Aberdeen's prominent
blacksmiths, had a very narrow escape
from death and nc doubt will be laid
up for some time.
Rev. N. ]. Aplin, Of Britton, died
very suddenly at the NJ. e. Conference
at Brookings October IL. at a ripe old
ago. Mr.. Aplin was Q 80 years old
and had been in the ministery all his
life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
ENDS WILL CONTES..
PRoDUc TON OF LITTLE SLIP or
PAPER TERMINATES FIGHT
FOR MILLIONS.

Suit Just Brought to Trial at PhiladeI.
phia Over the 500, 600, 900 Estate Of
William Weightman Concludes Sud.
denly on Appearance of Mysterious
Note, the Contents of Which Are
Not Divulaed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
AGAINST OIL COMBINE
VOLUMINOUS INDICTMENT RE
TURNED BY GRAND JURY AT
JACKSON, TENN.

Jackson, Tenn, Oct. 1.-THE grand
Jury of the special term of the United
States district court returned a volu-
minous indictment against the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana. The
charge is transportation of separate
carloads of oil at rates discriminating
in favor of the Standard Oil company
of Indiana. Alleged illegal shipments
for the past three years are covered.
The indictment contains 1924 counts,
each count constituting a separate Of
tense. The maximum penalty for each
is 10000 fine and the minimum Is
$1,000. The maximum total fine upon
conviction would reach 30,4S0, 900;
the minimum would be $1,524, 600.
The indictment Is the outcome of
the investigation made by Commits
sioner Garfield of the bureau of cor
%porations, department of commerce
and labor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
Produced the Slip Of Paper.

Edward T. Davis, for many years
private secretary to Mr.. Weightman,
who was a witness to the signing of
the last will, was asked II he remem
bered Mr.. Weightman subsequent to
drawing up his will, writing some.
thing on a piece Of note paper and
placing it In his desk. He said he
had, but did not know what was writ.
ten. Thereupon Alexander Simpson,
Jr., of counsel for Mrs. Walker, de-
manded the production Of the paper.
II vas produced and read by Mrs
Wister's attorneys. The witness said
II looked like the paper he had seer
Mr.. Weightman write.
After recess Mr.. Simpson announced
that counsel for both sides had held a
conference and at the request Of Mrs.
Wister's lawyers the opposing side
had consented to a continuance of the
case. This sudden halt in the pro-
ceedings caused a sensation, and ru-
mors were circulated that the case had
been compromised. All attorneys de-
MED that a compromise had been
agreed to, but it was admitted that
the piece of paper was the cause of
the sudden turn of affairs. Mrs. Wal
ker appears satisfied with the ar
rangements and it is intimated that
the Wisters will take no further ac-
ton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD.
Chicago American Team Wins Gov.
eted Title,

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE Chicago club
Of the American Baseball league is the
champion of the world. BY winning
the sixth game, s to 8, against the To-
cal club Of the National league, the
Americans earned the right to float
the worlds championship pennant, as
we'll as the American league pennant.
The attendance at the sixth game
was 1929, making the total attend
ance for the series 99,845. The total
receipts for the six games was $685.
$40. OF this amount the players
share is $33. 401. 10. The American team
receive $25,051.53 and the Nationals
$8,350.17.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
Children smothered 10 Death.

Canton, O., Oct. 17.-Overwhelmed
by a landslide in a gravel pit. Casper
and Sylvia Ertle and Dorothy Rice,
aged three. four and seven years, re-
spectively. were smothered to death.
The children were playing In the pit
when the moving mass caught them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
For Sale.

One Peerless Garland heating stove
good as new, one Monarch steel range
complete with heating over and reser-
voir, new, also a good single buggy
with top. New home heated with fur
nace and have no use for the stoves
Jas. S. Hardness.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18
An Insurance Policy That
Insures Dead Sure.

The policy of putting in a supply of
coal in October is always sure. It's a
paid up policy and you can draw on it
at once, while you are alive all ready.
Buy coal in October, Forbes Fuel com
keeps il to sell, not to look at.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18

In the fall Of 1905 my yearling colt,
worth SIS wal killed by shot; and last
spring a Duroc Jersey brood SOW was
killed by bird dogs and / hereby
serve notice to all hunters to keep Of
farm. ]. T. Harrla.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18

own has open
otel for the pm
de. He comes
here he has
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lere, but with
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srence of the NJ
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south Dakota es'
reports that the
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new work and
Commissioners :
esting article
conditions IN :
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that journal e(
What is unque'
article ever W
conditions prev.
slaughter hous
in this mum
.ws. 1t is fro
all, state food
r. The article !
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sting in the !
re first prepar'
Small has spel
investigating
ives a new II
problem. Don
It's worth viii.
Hetley has writ
school officers {
m to unite for
8 for the comm.
ON them the ne'
he school age b
ired time. All
reported to hi
ecessary legal 8
} or guardians a
..~o 80 cbildrel
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chools and have
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-10-18

~ tN 90
between two women over the distribu-
ton of the $50, 000, 900 estate of The
late William Weightman, the chemist,
was abruptly halted by the production
OF a small piece of note paper that had
turned yellow with age. What the
piece of paper contained was not made
public and the few persons who have
seen it have pledged themselves never
to reveal its contents. The halt in
the proceedings was made at the sug-
gestion of counsel for Mrs. Jones
Wigter, who is acting as guardian for
her daughter, Martha, the contestant.
William Weightman in 1884 made a
will leaving his vast estate equally be-
tween Anne M. Weightman Walker,
his daughter, and two sons, William
and John. Ten years later he made
a new will, leaving his entire estate
to the daughter, the two sons having
died, leaving eight children. The
widow of William Weightman, the
mother of five children, married Jones
Wister and when Mr.. Weightman, her
father-in-law, died, she contested the
will on behalf of her minor daughter,
Martha, on the ground hat Mr..
Weightman left a codicil in which he
provided for the grandchildren. Mrs.
Walker denied that her father had
made a codicil.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07
". ID. Moody. Beach Park, Ohio
mOtorman on limited.
.ih4On. Fletcher and Adams Families
assemble Some Two Thousand
in Numbers.

Especial to News and OBSERVER
iennettsville, S. c.. Aug. "A great
emily reunion took place here in
F.~IbOrO county. at Pine Grove last
Wednesday,, when the Gibson, Adams
1Ni Fletcher families gathered. TheSe
.'1~e families, which are closely reiat-
'| 10 each other, are among the larS-
and most prominent in the section.
.'i a large per cent. of the people or
' Iiboro county are connected WlIll
-"n by blood or marriage. there be"
.t about 1000 people at the unlo
They are a people of splendid charac-
r Intelligence and good looks, ana
.4nt 400 of those present had attend
opllege.
Hon. J.. p. Gibson was master OF
economies n read a sketch OF me
'aasou families. r. s. F~1etcher. OF
@EFoll, read one of the Fletchef Ia"i-
.E. M II. e. Adams, of La~uIlfpurS
read one of the Adams family. Cor
~. w. Lumpkin delivered an addIeS9'
MISS Mary Adams recited INC MI,
lmund Gibson sans beautifully. ne
E~'toises were closed with an address
"@ COL. Tom C. Hamer, ana men tlei,
@S 4 great dinner. Lelieln
~+ aator Simmons and Senator IliiilIh
.EnIeSsed regret at not being aple -
hr present.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07
THE THREE ARE ARRESTED.
Pretty Certain That the thicf Grim
inal Has Been Secured at
Roanoke.

~ - II
High Point. n. O., Aug. 2.-chief
of Police Gray of this city received
the following telegram this afternoon.
dated Roanoke: Have arrested Frank
Bohannan. who killed Road Foreman
Reacham near your place July 31st.
Send man here quick to IDENTIFY ne
gro. w. G.. Bouldin, Detective
Tonight Chief Gray had 4 talk over
the long distance phone With the de-
t~actiye. and from the description
given it appears that undoubtedly the
right man is caught. II" had Just
come in on a train when arrested. The
commissioners of Guilford county to-
dav offered q reWard Of fifty dollars
for his arrest. j. j. Golfer. OF WIN
ston, who had arrested Bohannon a
number Of times before at that place,
has gone to Roanoke to Identify the
negro and bring him back.
Deputy SheritfS Jones and Weather.
j.. of Greensboro, today arrested
three of the negroes in camp at Hill
Top. where Road Foreman Bedcham
was killed, as involved in a con-
spiracv against the lives Of three of
the railroad men, and lodge them IN
jail. one Of the negroes arrested Is
the man that carried Bohafnon to
Greensboro in a buggy TO purchase
The shot gun with which Bohannon
killed Foreman Beacham.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07
TIE FORSYTH DEMOCRA ATS.
The Convention Names j. c.. Buxton
Tor Senate and w. T.. Carter and
Cox for House..

WInston-Salem, n. c., Aug. 4.-The
democratic county convention held
here today was the largest in attend
ance and perhaps the most e%nthusias-
TIC ever held in the county. II was i'm
session., barring an hour for dinner.
from ten a. NJ. until eight o'clock TO-
night. The ticket nominated is as fol-
lows:
for Senate, j. G. Buxton; for House.
W. /. Carter and Robert Cox: 70"
Court Clerk, r. f. Transeau: Sheriff.
): r. Zlglar: Register Of Deeds, c. NJ.
M~cCaughan: Treasurer. C. L. Beck.
The old Board of County Commits
slonerS We're re-nOminated: NJ. ID.
BAILEY, DR.. E. f. Strickland, w. D.
Harmon.
\ resolution was adopted in favor
of a n~on-partisan road commission for
forsyth. The Representatives will
have q bill passed by the next Leeis-
lature treating said commission.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07
Decision Rendered In
voIving 1855, 555 Acres.

Made Permanent.
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and O~bserver)
Elizabeth City, n. c., Aug. 4.-Judge
Neal, of the Superior Court. has issued
his judgment in the famous and long
standing case of the Eastlake Lumber
Company VS.. Buffalo City Mills Lunl-
Der Company, y. j. Brown. /. J.. Ed
wards. Matt BOusch and others de-
PENDANTS.
This is an action involving the title
to large timber tracts embracing Il
section Of Dare county extending from
AlbemarIe Sound to Hyde county. and
from Alligator River to the CroatIn
Sound with the exception of certain
tracts. 1t Includes 1856 acres Of
timber land.
The plaintiff claimed this and ap-
piled for q temporary injunction re-
Straining the defendant from getting
timber. The matter came up at the
last term of court. Judge Neal presid-
ing: the plaintiff being represented b..
Messrs. Shepherd. Pruden Ward and
Alexander and the defendants by
Messrs. Aydlett and Ehringhaus. =
was agreed that instead of arguing the
mater orally, they should present
their briefs to the judge, his decision
to be rendered out or term time. He
decided in favor OF the plaintiff, the
temporary injunction being made per-
manent.
|. M. Meekins our postmaster, has
called the Congressional convention OF
the Republicans to meet in IIdenton
on the 30th day of August. The Jul
diciaI convention will meet at the same
time. 1t is understood that John ..
A. Wood, of this city. will be the nOnli-
nee of the Radicals for Congre/.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07
TRAIN TELESCOPDA Bic LAND SUIT RUNS TO PURNELL
Tobacco Trust Sprints to
Federal Court.


Durham, \. c., Aug. 4.-Today a
motion for removal! of the case of the
Blackwell Durham Tobacco Company
OF this State, against the Blackwell
Durham Tobacco Company, the
american Tobacco Company. of New
Jersey and others from the State
courts to the circuit court of the
United states was filed With the clerk
of the superior court.
In this petition it is alleged that
the defendant companies are citizens
OF q foreign state and that other
parties named. 6. w. Toms, w. w.
Flowers and y. w. Andrews are only
named for the purpose of defeating
the jurisdiction of the said circuit
court Of the United States"
Rond in the sum Of five hundred
dollars is given to paw the costs in
ease the makers of this motion have
To pay the costs. This is a litigation
recently instituted by the newly in
corporated Blackwell Durham Tobacco
Company.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07

Guided his collegiate prepare
ton for the Presbyterian min
istrv and returns to take W the asso-
citation work for 4 year or more be-
fore entering upon church work. Ills
personal popularity with the students
and his ability wilt make for his great
influence at the University. The policy
of the association. said VI. Harper,
Will be in the appointment Of the
general secretary to select some capa-
bic Young man who is q graduate Of
the University and identified with the
student body and VINO max desire to
take up the association work in con-
nection With postgraduate OF profess
sional study or while preparing for
other work.
An acquisition to the life Of the
University and to the State will be the
coming to Chapel Hill. Of Rev. Ores
ham, of Baltimore, who Will take
charge of the oaStorate of the Pres
byterian church there.
The formal dedication of the new
\. NJ. c. y. building. said Mn. Harper,
will be had at Chapel Hill this fall.
With appropriate exercises. probably on
University Day, October l..