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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17

Ned Barton was among the frsk who
proffered their services. l knew the
boy well. his strong, positive charac-
ter, his courage, his ambition and his
physical strength He was too young.
so far as years might be counted, to
assume the duties of a soldier in the
field. but this weighed as nothing with
me against the other considerations
have named.
He was one of the best drill mas.
ters ever saw. Before l was able to
put a squad through the simplest ma.
neuvers. he had mastered the Whole
company drill, and l did not consider
it derogatory to my dignity as the cap
tain to sit on my horse in the field
where we practiced our evolutions and
permit him To take command.
In less than a month we had the
company formed and on the day we
We're sworn into the service, Ned Bar
ton was formally elected second lieu.
tenant Wishing to have what is
called a crack" company when / led
It to the scene of action, l asked the
governors permission TO encamp near
Hoodyille for three or four weeks to
perfect the drill OF the men
In going through the maneuvers of
our drln. it became necessary several
times for me to warn the young peo-
pie back out Of our way; they wanted
to see everything. and would crowd
up as close as they cogld. regardless
Of galloping horses ard flying heels.
In executing one of my commands.
called out as they were cantering over
the field the men made a bad break.
and Ned Barton. who was near me.
noticing their mistake, guddenly gave
Rocket the spurs and swept after
them at a gallop. His course led him
directly toward a part of the field
where 80 or more boys and girls were
standing, all intently watching the
drill
did not appreciate the danger my
self, until / caught a look from Ned's
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17
Observation-Disclosures
A CRUEL ORDER REVOKED.
How a Confederate Officer saved the
Prisoners and Prevented
Retaliation.

Col. Edmund Berkley, of Virginia
IA one Of the best preserved veterans
Of the Tate unpleasantness" lie
commanded a Virginia regiment, and
has many interesting "reminiscences.
One Of these he related to the writer
who tells the story IN the National
Tribune He said: Il claim to have
averted retaliation and great suffering
by refusing TO deliver up my pris-
oners untii our inhuman order was
revoked. Il happened in this wise:
The night Of the battle Of Balls Buh
Gen. +. ordered me to march 700 pri-
Yates ana % omcers who had been
captured out 70 Camp Carohna. about
mile from Leesburg. halt them
there. an await further orders. which
~as done. Soon efter he sent out
Capt s. with two Mississippi com
panies. who Informed me that Gen h.
ordered him 10 relieve me OF my Drls-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17

Der of the state Legislature 1891 and was soon recoed as leader
position which made him the logical successor Ills first year Of service
national committees the senate and member OF the COMMITTEE
mining transportation
the Philippines and examination Of the cy service
his Tonopah youth
entered and wanted to pawn diamond ring m
kind
impressed him and he him the
youth winghd from Oregon who of
tight He did not forget Hon
deal Wing
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17
SAVING THE FLAG.
How Ned Barton Won the Race with
Three Confederate dorsemen.

am going to tell you the story ex-
actly as 1t happened have no de-
sire to make you think Ned Barton
brilliant hero; I viii simply recount
the part he bore in some stirring
scenes and let you make up your own
mind about him
The war Of the rebellion broke out
you know. in April, 1861. Ned was
then IA years old, strong, athletic
boy, the best runner, jumper and bah
player in Hoodyille.
Hoodville echoed with the drum and
FIFE as well as other places, and the
boys we're as full of the martial spir-
Il, =. ,.eit s;iy, as the men. Ned Bar.
ton was particularly enthusiastic and
early in the summer of that eventful
year he organized a company among
the boys of the town, pored over "Har-
dee's Tactics" and "Ellsworth's Zou-
ave Drill, and gave himself up. heart
and soul. to training his young re
cruits In the manual of arms.
He called his company the "zouave
Cadets" and suitably to the name,
. tllt1 NtlN ulliDIlitu III ddAN bAhN
Jackets, loose red trousers and linen
| leggings. Jaunty red caps. trimmed
with yellow braid completed the
dress, and since these ambitious
young 'home-guards" could not OBJ
tain arms from the state, each one OF
/ them carried a double-barreled shot
gun The women of Hoodville, proud
! of the boy-soldiers, presented the
/ company with pretty flag and
Capt" Barton with handsome
'word. having a pearl handle and o
/ iiYer .lated scabbard
Now, all this was great fun to this
members Of the Zouave Cadets, ant
no less to the citizens of IIoodvillei
or when the company paraded night
or day there was a general turnout
of the people to look at them
About this time. says the writer o.
the story in the Chicago Daily News
[ began TO recruit a company of cav
airy for the federal army under tn,
authority of the governor Of the state
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and beg TO remind you that whatever
the price Of coal between now and next
April. it certainly won't be any cheaper.
Look then at your coal bins az once and
let me hll them up with BRtAR CREEK
the best coal mined IN the Territory. You
will find It large BLOCK coal burns free
ana is by far the best fuel proposition.
N. r. cHEADLE,
PHONE 6.
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menan the
ing 0l
yeed put ID
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10 Il uphill
who OWnc and election Ohlcias
popularity
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17
PREACHER INVOLVED IN SCANDAL

Rev DR. Sheldon Jackson. who Is reported to
figure In a scandal affecting the government rein
deer herds In Alaska and the funds of the Pres
byterian school al Sitka. has been general agent
of education IN Alaska since 18Ag and manager
OF the reindeer herds For several years Dr.
Jackson has been conspicuous iu church and edu.
cational work He formerly was editor and pro.
prietUr of the Rocky Mountain Presbyterian at
Denver; has been commissioner several times 20
the general assembly OF the Presbyterian church.
and In 1897 was elected moderator He was born
at Minayille y. r. In 1894, and ia a graduate OF
Union and Princeton theological seminaries. He
is credited with having introduced the public
school system Into Alaska and al the Chicago
worlds fair he was awarded two diplomas and
two medals. His name ls the roster of "a
num3er of the most prominent religious philan-
fu no
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17
SENATOR BACKS A PRIZE FIGHT

George S. Nixon United States senator from
Nevada who has volunteered to see that the
Gans.Nelson prize fight at GOldheld on Labor day
is pulled of on the square owes his start In
life to an Illness that took him 20 Nevada when
a mere boy and owes much of his recently ac.
qured millions to a little deal with young gam.
bier whom he aided when the gambler was IN
hard luck
Nixon at the age Of 10, was a telegraph
onerofor in New Castle Cal vher "A sevpre at.
tack of malaria necesstated a change of occupa.
tion. He went TO Reno, where he secured a posi-
tion in the First National bank Three years
later he and others organized the First National
bank of Winnemucca, of which he soon became
president He became interested In mining, cat
tie and sheep reisng was publisher OF daily
paper aud a puNicaE. lie was elected a mem
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president Roosevelt y usua feuuon
Ohio Republicans with the
example
and he s N n
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a a bachelor his half
public
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Latin While studying
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-17
IS FIGHTING CORRUPTION RULE

Ben 49, Lindsey (that s how ha signs his
namel, Denver judge who started am inyestiga.
tion of the last election in which tho city voted
away S30OO0000 in gas tramwuy and other fran.
chises. finds himself mp against one of the bold
est case8 Of corporation rule ln the history " The
United States Corporation attorneys had three
times prevented the district courts from lnyesti.
eating these alleged frauds Judge Lindsey or
dcred Sheriff Nesbet 10 organize an armed force
and remove the ballot boxes from warehouse ia
which they were stored The sheriff was repulsed
by guards Through the efforts OF the Honest
Election league the judge obtained some Of the
boxes.
Tho wholesale corruption which now holds
Denver In its grasp may be judged from the con
ditiOns found in one election precinct Only hye
hlocka two covered By railway iracka. Only l2g
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hiding his
repeatedly
did
man the
herel II
considered the community
dshnonbe? he h mingle with honest people
IS guilty church
such character decent respect
able
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nce. then started toward the crowd,
shouting 70 them 70 open passage
for the running horse. Some OF them
understood me and broke to one side,
screaming with sudden fright This
created a panic. ia the midst Of which
half o dozen girls, IA or Is years Of
age clutching at each other and strug-
Cling to get out Of the way. fell to the
ground In a heap, directly In the
horses path On either side Of them,
so quickly had 1t all happened. and so
rapidly had been the horses approach.
were other young people not yet out
of the way. so that the PROSTATE but
struggling forms Of these half dozen
girls made the only gap in the line.
Ned instantly made up his mind
what to do and he had to make 1t up
instantly, for Rocket was not 20 feet
from them when they fell. Raising
the horse by the bit with all his
strength. and driving the raurs into
his hanks. he cleared tbs frightened
girls by a flying leap and won't gal
loping down the field
You ought 20 have heard the ringing
cheer that hundreds Of voices sent
after the gallant young riderl
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thropc scientific soceuea m me United stat5
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! IN THE PUBLIC EYE
E5-.--Qr~..-
MAY GET BOTH NOMINATIONS

Theodore r. Burton the leading congressman
from Ohio chairman Of the committee on rivers
and harbors. who recently returned from attend
ance on the interparliamentary arbitration CON
ference in Europe, may have the rare distinction
Of being the nominee Of both parties for reelec-
ton II this should about Il will not be alto
gether owing 20 his personal popularity. although
that is large factor, but because the Democrats
chance of defeating him and fear possi-
bic fight for the honor Of the nomination which
might interfere with their hopes for success in
the contest for other offices.
At a welcome home reception given by the
Tippecanoe club in Cleveland Mr.. Burton EN-.
phaslzed bis stand for the maintenance OF the
right of individual judgnent lie opposed the
plan 10 have the Republicans rebuke Senators
EnrnL nnh nink lnl. 1hnlr nnnnalilMn 10 mons
The newspaper., 1906-03-30
THE EDITOR WARNED.

Twice this week we have been
warned that certain proposed ut
terances would result in our suf-
fering some losses financially IT
PERSISTED in. We want to advise
both our friends and enemies that
we have run a paper some thirty
years and we never yet printed
anything that we did not want to
print. Likewise we have never
retrained from printing anything
that our idea OF right called for
and we will not change the habit
of years to accommodate anyone
on earth. You are welcome to take
the paper or let it alone. You
may say kind words or hard ones
regarding the editor, it will not
change one line of editorial; and
in the long run you will respect
our methods whether you like our
ideas or not.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30
AN EXAMPLE.

Fergus Falls Mimi, is city of
1000 population. The lighting
plant is owned by the municipal
ity. The annual cost of the arc
lights being $50.
Little Falls. Mimi. is city OF
5000 inhabitants. The lighting
being in the hands of private
ownership. The annual cost of
the arc light is $96.
The comparison between the
two towns is almost perfect.
Both plants are operated by
water power, they are 85 miles
apart and the population about
the same.
Paonia citizens can here note
the practical workings Of munich
pal ownership in the experience
of these two cities. Now would
it not be a good thing for Paonia
to adopt the plan of Fergus Falls
and purchase the Beezley plant1
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

AN interesting fact in connec-
ton with the granting of fran
chise is that not single member
of the Taxpayers ticket burns
electric lights. while all on the
Good Government ticket use
more or less electricity except
our candidate for Mayor, who has
his house wired but is not yet
connected.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

| will "cry out against them; yea,
verify with much noise will l pro-
test and perchance thus | shall be
able to work both sides of the
street. will print sermons as
long as rake handle denounc-
ing the vile traffic and | will
avoid doing anything that per-
chance might get results" Bah!
The same man can 90 to the
polls and vote away some of the
legitimate property holdings of
every man on the town site with
a clear conscience. We have got
to be shown where the consistency
in such course lies. We believe
it is the direct product of an
India rubber conscience.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

AN argument that may have
weight with the unthinking is that
it is not fair to those who do not
use electric lights to bond their
property tor the securing Of a
municipal plant. This is easily
offset by the argument that # we
had a municipal plant host of
those who cannot afford to use
the lights under private owner
ship would do so. Again, the
interest and principal of the bonds
will be paid out of the income OF
the plant. The property bonded
is simply used as security for the
debt. Our water plant is an ex-
ample. Every dollar of the debt
and interest will be paid out of its
receipts and good income to
reduce general taxation derived
in excess. All the argument. all
the theory, all the experience says
"OWN YOUR OWN UTILI-
TIES"
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

w. A. CLARK says that John w.
Bruce used to be pretty good
fellow till he got mixed up with
Rawalt and McFadden. We con-
fess that the association may be
distasteful to Mr.. Clark but he
will have to confess that all of the
guilty parties are residents of the
town of Paonia. What property
we have is on the town site and
included in the mortgage given
to secure the payment of the
water bonds. We will mix with
Mr.. Clark little if he comes in
on the ground floor and becomes
a citizen.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30
IT is with extreme pleasure

IT is with extreme pleasure
that THE NEWSPAPER is able to
announce that it has been sue
cessful in its efforts to educate C..
A. Frederick up to proper aP-
probation of the duty of citizen
ship. He announces that he will
vote on the bond proposition at
the coming election. His con-
scientious scruples are carefully
rolled up in pink cotton and laid
on the shelf. We hope they will
stay there but we fear they will
be resurrected and put on para lie
as soon as there arise conditions
which our diplomatic and shrewd
brother thinks he may safely
dodge. However, for the once
he will exercise the prerogatives
of citizenship. Therefore all
friends of the bonds should make
The newspaper., 1906-03-30
POSSIBLE CORRECTION.

Just before going to press we
are informed that E. ]. Mathews,
the Taxpayers candidate tor
Mayor. has said that he is not in
favor of granting franchise.
Elsewhere IN this paper we have
stated that he was. We have no
desire to misrepresent anyone,
particularly a man for whom we
hold high esteem, and one who is
running for high and he norable
town office. We have made the
previous statement because he
did, in our presence. make a
strong speech in favor of grant
ing the first Beezley request for a
franchise. Also because he is be-
ing supported by those who favor
granting franchise. Now if Mr..
Mathews has met with change
of heart, we submit that he oc-
cupies a position that deserves
explanation before the votes are
placed in the box. w. A. Clark,
A. A. Driscoll and many others
of his supporters are going to be
disappointed if, in the event of his
election, he shall turn down the
application for a franchise that is
now prepared and will be sub
mitted to the new council.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

WHEN gentlemen come in from
the country to take hand in a
city campaign it is always inter-
esting to know the motive.
Where they are large taxpayers
their interests often demand that
they take an interest even where
they are not voters. But as far
as we can learn w. A. Clark is
not a municipal taxpayer. He
wants to give away franchise in
which he has not the smallest
property right. Come into the
corporation Mr.. Clark with your
large holdings and then you
would have a right to talk and
h ave your arguments considered.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

The Gazette places tea and
coffee drinkers in the inebriate
column along with the whiskey
drinkers. Bro. Frederick claims
to believe that whiskey and other
forms of stimulants are the
very essence of wickedness. He
breaches and prays against them,
insults every man and woman
who drinks tea and coffee by
calling them drunkards, puts
every groceryman in the same
list with the saloon keeper and
then on election day rolls his
eyes to high heaven and says II
cannot vote on this proposition
because it is a war of brother
against brother" | cannot go to
the wicked polls and unite my in
fluence with those who are silly
enough to take me seriously. but
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

If elected the Taxpayers ticket
will undoubtedly give Jesse Beez-
ley franchise for twenty years.
1t will put a yoke around your
neck that you may never be able
to displace. The power is in your
own hands now. Do you want to
place yourself in his power and
that of his associates and assigns ?
If you do vote for Ed. Mathews
and his ticket If you don't, vote
for Zaun and Good Government.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

brother against brother" was
good talk two years ago when the
best friend c. A. Frederick had
on the town site was allowed to
go down to defeat without the
support of the man who of all
others in town he had right to
expect would defend him. But
the sentiment isn't worth a d-n
when the issue is to take a little
of the property of all and endow
Jesse Beezley and his immediate
associates with the whole COB.
From such religious scruples as
these Good Lord deliver US!
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

THE real estate holdings of W..
A. Clark. adjoining the town site
are conservatively valued at
$4,000. This fine property ad-
joins the town incorporation and
owes its value to the fact that it
is so situated. Mr.. Clark enjoys
the benefits of city water, without
having any of the responsibility
of providing it. He continually
kicks on the price and will never
be satisfied that he was not skinned
on the price of his tap. Mr.. Clark
is very ungrateful.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

The old gag of short time
franchise has been revived by in
terested parties and talk is being
made of a FIVE year franchise to
enable the town to get able to
build. This is absolutely impos-
sible. A twenty year franchise is
the only kind that can be granted.
DO not be deceived by this argu-
ment. 1t is twenty years or moth
ing.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

Mr.. w. A. CLARK enjoys the
use of the city water at the alarm
ing rate of 5 cents per day. He
kicks on the price and wants it
reduced to a little less than 2
cents per day. Considering that
he has not dollars worth of prop
erty that is mortgaged by the
water bonds, his sole contribution
being his water tax, we think he
has but little to complain of.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30
ing money

THE Good Government coun-
Gil has always transacted their
business in the open session.
They never found it convenient
to secrete their proceedings.
Vote for Zaun and his associates
and you have an assurance that
these methods will continue.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

every effort to drag out enough
votes to offset one more man who
desires to give away the heritage
of the people. By next week we
hope to be able to announce that
we have reconciled him to the
public school system and other of
our national institutions.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

The Good Government ticket
will respect your orders, whether
given before or after election.
The official organ of the taxpay-
ers admits that their candidates
will not. unless the petition comes
through an approved channel.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

THERE will never be city
council that has the right to dis.
regard the will Of the people.
The Taxpayers ticket is the only
one we ever heard of that was
pledged in advance of election
by their official organ to do this
very thing.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

THOSE who fear that taxation
will be SO wonderfully increased
by voting bonds should remember
that the total interest on the pro-
posed bond issue is less than
$500. Divide hat up among the
taxpayers and you will not be
able to recognize your share.
John Bruce. the heaviest taxpayer
on the townsite. would pay less
than $500 of it. The Boosters S
share would be less than six-bits.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

Mr.. BEEzLEY told the city
council that he was making ten
per cent. on his investment at the
present time. The Booster cruelty
contradicts him and declares by
facts and figures that he is los
ing money.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30
The Gazette blithcly announces

The Gazette blithely announces
that the bonds we're beaten de-
cisively when the proposal was
submitted. 1t further states that
this paper has greatly added to
the sentiment for their defeat.
Bro. Frederick has not forgotten
how to stay in a Jackpot on two
duces. He has made many
bluff win but this one has come
to show down. You forget that
it never pays to call the strong
hand when you have not chips
enough to make good stiff raise.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30

JUST as we go to press we learn
that the talk for five year fran
chise has been made recently by
+. Mathews and c. A. Freder-
lck. 1T these gentlemen are not
aware that no such franchise can
be granted, they are supremely
ignorant on the topic. We refer
any interested party to any law
yer on the town site as to whether
five year franchise can be
granted legally.
The newspaper., 1906-03-30
Good Government Ticket

Good Government Ticket.
For Mayor,
CHARLES ZAUN.
For Trustees,
II. E. MAXVILLE,
w. r. CROOK,
PHILIP EISENKRAMER.
For City Clerk,
C. C. HAWKINS.
For City Treasurer,
WINNIFRED HAMMOND.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-01-14
To ScaffoId and Pen.

Spartanburg, s.. c., Jan. 13,-Nelse
Col1er a negro, has been sentenced by
Judge Memminger to serve the bal
ance of his life at hard labor in the
state penitentiary. Coker was convict
ed with recommendation to mercy,
for the killing of another negro, named
Jeter, on Colonel Moore's plantation,
q few months ago. His brother, JOAN
Coker was implicated in the homicide,
but the solicitor decided to mol pross
the case with respect to the second de-
fendant. John Shelton, who was con-
victed of the murder of another negro,
his father-in-law, Alfred Briggs. was
sentenced TO hang, the date for his ex.
ecution being the 10Th of February.