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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
ROCKEFELLER HAS
VANISHED AGAIN
Vigorous Search Fails to Reveal
the whereabouts of the King
Of Standard Oil.

search arch th ho the e'' United States was
begun yesterday for John D. Rookie
Teller, The Standard Oil magnate, who
has been missing since early in Decem-
Der. When last seen, at Hot Springs,
Va, Mr.. Rockefeller was in his usual
health and spirits, altho those, nearest
to him said he appeared to be feeling
anxious about something. They say he
was possessed Of the idea that hostile
persons were looking for him.
Z No. trace of Mr.. Rockefeller could be
discovered in New York city. Carney,
the elevator starter in the Standard
Oil building, 26 Broadway, said Mr..
Rockefeller had not been there for
some time, 50 far as he knew.
cold employees Of the company, in
Guiding men who have personal &C.
quaintance with Mr.. Rockefeller, do
not know where he is at present, - said
Carney
H. H. Rogers Doesn't Know.
At the Offices Of the chief solicitor
Of the Standard Oil company and Of
Rockefeller's present address was not
known and that he had not been at
The Offices for long time. 49,
Mr.. Rockefeller's home at 4 West
Fifty fourth street was brightly lighted
last night on every floor when re-
porter called.
"Mr. Rockefeller is not at home, y
! said the butler. He has been away
for two weeks or more; but if you leave
note it will be forwarded to him. y
els Mr.. Rockefeller ill?'
80 Oh, no; he is feeling first rate. If
he were sick would know about it. ]
haven't the slightest idea where he is
and no one else here appears to know. .
The butler said he had not heard that
| Mr.. Rockefeller was in Lakewood. -,
His Son Doesn't Know.
! At the home Of John D. Rockefeller
Jr., word was sent to young Mr.. Rookie
Teller asking for his fathers presen
! address.
owe do not know where Mr.. Rookie
| Teller is at present, but we believe n
is in good health was the reply re
oeived.
The missing man g brother, William
SsMr. Rockefeller is in EUROPE tn
| maid at the door said. "He has beer
away for year. I don It know whethe
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller has joined hin
or not. -
William G.. Rockefeller, the missin
mans nephew, was found at home, a
1872 Madison avenue: He is the O.
mans favorite nephew.
I'VE do not know where Mr.: .Rocke
Teller is, was the reply William
Rockefeller gave. i.
Superintendent Hemingway Of tn
2 oil kings country house at Pocantic
Hills, says John D. Rockefeller has nc
been there for some time. The Rocke
teller servants left Tarrytown on Thurs
day for Lakewood. Mr.. Rockefeller
minister says that Mr.. Rockefeller rea
" is not at Pocantico Hills and he doe
not know where he is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
Compares the Figures.

In my judgment the price stated in the
bid of the Patterson Street Lighting COM
pany is excessive and unreasonable. Two
years ago the Patterson company in
stalled $500 lamp heads, and maintained
them at the price of s1240 per lamp per
year under one-year contract. This
contract was sufficiently advantageous
to the Patterson company that it sought
a continuance of the relation during the
following year, and obtained new con-
tract for the year 1905 at the price Of
s13.4O per lamp, being 81 In advance Of
the price for the previous year. It sub
sequently developed that this excess was
in part the result of a mistake in the
calculations made by that company, but
the city nevertheless paid the excess
price, being $500, during that year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-10
Two Lights for One.

1.-TWO years and a half ago the city Of
Cleveland broke away from the contract
system Of lighting, and undertook the
work itself with great saving In money,
and at the same time placed in commits
sion great number Of additional lamps
We can maintain and equip two street
lamps under municipal control where we
could only one under the contract system.
The contractors in Cleveland received
$3.50 for what now costs that city under
municipal control but $685.
The resolution now before me offers
a new contract to the three companies.
independent Of their bids and terminabi.
at a definite time after the present man
damus proceedings are ended in the SUI
| preme court of this state. 1t is uncer-
| tain how long these proceedings may con-
tinue 1t is entirely unlikely that anv
definite result will be obtained before
May next, and it is possible that the final
decision may be delayed still longer. Such
being the case, the resolution practically
gives the Patterson company new con
tract at the terms of its bid for almost
one half of the period Of the proposed
contract involved in the mandamus pro-
ceedings I have, therefore, before me
not temporary epedient, hut long
term contract.
! AS have already stated, Il the mats,
Of the contract with the Minneapolis Gas
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
1slDAY. sEPTEMBER q, 1905

Eor United States Senator
RoBERT J. GAMBLE, Yankton.
For Governor
Coz I. CRAWFORD, Huron.
For Congress
PHILO HALL, Brookings.
w. n. PARKER, Deadwood.
For Lieutenant Governor
Il. 9. SHoBER, Highmore.
FOR Secretary of State
D. D. WIPF, Ollvet.
For Auditor
JOHN HERNING, Campbell Go
For Treasurer
q. n. CAsSILL, Canton.
For Attorney General
s.. w. CLARK, Redfield.
For Superintendent
HANS A. USTRUD, Sioux Falls
For Com. OF School Lands
O.C. DoKKEN of Deuel. county
For Railroad commissioner
GEORGE RICE, Flandreau.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21

and many who still follow the
former method will stack their
grain in q few years. I have
stacked all my grain the last>few
years, was one of the first in
our locality I believe to start,
but / have gained by it. All will
fall into line within a few years.
Stock will be given more atten-
ton; less wheat and more corn
and other grains will be grown.
Last spring | plowed up part of
my pasture and sowed it to flax.
l got good crop off it. I had
previously planted tame grass
on some ground that bad been
used for various grains years be-
fore and it grew fine. / fenced
this in as part of my pasture and
consequently the stock had an
extra good supply of grass, the
new ground yielded better fax
and the old field will gain by not
being used for four or five years
In this way can renew my far N
within a few years. There are
many other good points to be
taken advantage of that help to
make successful farming a cer-
tainty, caused by the rapid
changes that are taking place
each year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21

Bleser, the druggist, has q
new ad this week which all
should be sure and read.
Ben Habeck, who has been
running the +. N. Manley far N
expects to move to North Dako-
ia in the near future.
Wood Bros. have q change OF
ad this week calling attention to
oves,-heater or cook stove
any kind-the worlds best at
Wood Bros. The ad appears on
another page.
F. E. Granger of Aberdeen,
was in the city Monday, on his
way home fromBig Stone, where
he had been to open his branch
school MIR. Granger says the
school started up with a GOOD
enrolment and the very best
! prospects for it's future success
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21

Account Mitchell Corn Palace Elk.
position, to be held at Mitchell, IS. D.,
September "a to % inclusive, the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway
will make rate OF one fare for the
round trip to Mitchell from all sta
tions in South Dakota. Tickets will
be on sale daily September "a to 90
inclusive. Final return limit October
l. 1906. For further information SCI
nearest ticket agent of the G. M. & ST.
p. R'y.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
GRANGER BUSINESS SCHOOL
Of Big Stone City, s. ID.

The fall term begins onday,
Sept. II, 1906, at Big Stone City,
S. D., under the supervision OF
the superintendent Of the public
schools.
A competent assistant will
have charge of the commercial
school after the school has been
installed by Mr.. F. E. Granger,
of Aber deem, S. D. A complete
business course can be taken at
this school, which includes
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
Bookkeeping.
Penmanship,
Commercial Law.
Business Arithmetic.
shorthand, and
Typewrttfng.

Any student of the com mercia]
school who wishes to take up any
com mon school branches ma d
so in the public school of Big
Stone City without extra charge.
The business school is equipped
with typewriters, monographs,
furniture, ETC., and in all respects
this school will furnish an oppor.
tunity to obtain q business train.
ing, as good as any school in the
northwest. No need Of going
away from home for q business
education.
Write for further par rticulars,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
Additional Local N ews
Men 8 fine Crosett shoes--ever
tried them? McCollum & Thirsk.

tried them! MCCOilum q 4HlISn'
j. A. Samelson and G. 3. Nc
Gowan are Sisseton visitors to-
day.
Aberdeen people are waging a
war on weeds good move in
deed.
Throw away that old stove
get Born steel range. McCol.
lum & Thirsk.
G. f. Greenwood of Fargo, N.
d., was in the city on business
Monday.
And still we have some OF that
carload of apples they are 60
ing cheap. Priess Bros.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
Save Your Eyes

Every 9th person We meet now
wears glasses.
Nervous diseases never were "a
prevalent. Why?
Because s'eye strain" the curse
OF this age Of printing, 10 the ereai
and growing cause Of nerve-tire,
brain.stratn, nervous headaches,
nervous dyspepsis and mental dc.
preston. "Eye-strsin" 10 almost
entirely due to excessive reading
Let me ht you with tho right kind
Of glasses.
~. $. M "A VV
Eye spscialist. MILBANK, s.. b. II
1armsrs Phone ~, CALI
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-09-21
The Convention. .

The convention.
The convention last Tuesday
was Mr.. Bentley's from first tc
last. While q number OF the
drst termers managed to pull
through and secure a renomina-
ton the fact was nevertheless
transparent that Mr.. Bentley
had only to crack the whip and
the proper response came. This
fact was fully illustrated when
his propositions for q change in
the mode of voting and also in
the order Of nominations were
made. Mr.. Bentley knew that
II & secret ballot was allowed he
would not be able to tell for a
certainty just who had disobeyed
his iniunctions and voted for the
men they believed to be best
fitted and most capable OF con-
ducting the business OF the vari-
Gus county Offices. By the roll
call vote which he secured every
delegate and delegation could be
spotted and condign punishment
Inflicted BY the boss at the
proper time. When the dele
rates Submitted to this form Of
voting they placed their con-
science and Judgment in the
hands OF Mr.. Bentley and inaug-
urated q systemot bossism which
had never before been attempted
IA : republican convention in
Grant county. The changing
Of the order Of nominations and
placing the legislative candidates
sitter the county officers, was
another indication OF the COM
pete mastery which Mr.. Bentley
possessed over his followers.
The order Of nominations that
was displaced had been in vogue
tor the past seven or eight
years, Is the order almost uni
versal il the counties of the
state and Was advocated by Mr..
Bentley when adopted years ago.
lt Nas necessary to have it
changed for the present occasion
q suit the private plans Of Mr..
Bentley and the change was
made rexardless Of precedent or
right That Mr.. Bentley had
- = - xH&
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Jackson Hardware Company VS.. E. S.
Donnell and A. A. Burnham. |, the un-
dersigned, sheriff of Rankin County,
Mississippi, will, on Monday, the 5th day
of February A. D. 1906, between the
hours of eleven o'clock a. m. and four
O'Clock p. M, sell at auction, to the
highest bidder or bidders, for cash, at the
court house door, at Brandon, Rankin
County, Mississippi. the following des-
cribed property, or so much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy the herein
after mentioned writ and all costr, to.wit:
The seq of swA and s1z of SEA, section
Fl, and SEA of nwA and neH of sw4
and sK swA and SEA section II, and
SWA swA section q, and nw4 neH,
section 2S, all in township 3, range
5 east, all being and lying in Ran
kin County, Mississippi, said
property having been levied on by me on
the 10Th day of December, A. D. 1905, as
the property of A. A. Burnham, one of the
defendants, by virtue of a writ of execu-
ton issued in the above styled case by R.
F. Brown, circuit clerk of Rankin County,
Mississippi, on the 22nd day of December
A. d. 1905. Witness my signature, this
the 2oth day of December, A. D. 1905.
j. L. BUCHANAN, Sheriff.
Wells & Wells, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
LEESBURG.

Mitchell Measeles will soon have
jim Boyd's house ready for him to
occupy.
Our little town is improving rapid
~, four new residences having been
built this fall, and others are contem-
plating in the near future.
O H Bilbro is on business trip to
Jackson this week, where he will like
~ remain some time.
G. @. Davis visited Morton this
week.
j. M. Walsh will soon have his
store full of new goods.
The young people here enjoyed q
very pleasant evening at Mr.. and Mrs
Watts home on the night Of January
9Th.
Lee Walsh will soon be citizen of
our town. His new residence is near
ing completion.
The school here is in Furnishing
condition. Several new students have
enrolled since Christmas. and we are
expecting several others soon.
Miss Esma Smith visited homefolks
Saturday and Sunday.
Prof. A, L. Ingram visited friends
in Morton Sunday.
W. j. Almond is keeping boarding
house in our town.
s. j. Ingram, one of our former
students, has gone to Mississippi Col
lege since Christmas.
DR.. Sam Almon, Of Alabama, is
visiting his father, s. l.. Almon, Of
this place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

the county and all doing a good bust
ness. Uncle Sam has fifteen postuf-
fees in the county and promises a
rural free delivery in the near future.
Taking it all in all Polk county is as
good a place as a man can find to in
vest capital. and for those who wish
to make capital to invest nowhere
could place be found that would be
as DESTROYS as this. This county has
some very wealthy citizens, and right
here is where they attained their
wealth. Some prosper in farming,
some in stock raising, some in the
manufacture of lumber, while others
are successful in merchandising.
There is no reason why any one could
not do we'll here if the least effort was
put forth to maintain living, which
is requisite in all countries
THOMAS LEE.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
LEGGETT, TEXAS.

To The Brandon News--Kuowing
that the people Of Mississippi, and
more especially those Of Rankin coun.
ty, where SO many have moved to
Texas, are interested in the Lone Star
state, shall give brief description
of this immediate portion which may
be of some benefit to those who are
anticipating moving to this portion Of
the state.
We of course think that we have
the best country under the sun, and
not only think so, but are able to
prove it. First, this county Polk
is situated in the southeast portion of
the state, the nearest point being 60
miles from the coast of the Gulf of
Mexico which, under its climate, is
very favorable for agriculture aud
stock raising. The prevailing gulf
breeze in the summer prevents the ex-
treme heat that is felt in some points
north Of here, also in some of the
northern states, and from its southern
location and nearness to the sea coast
the winters are not so severe as to
prevent the luxuriant growth of some
foliage throughout the whole season.
The rainfall Is normal, there being
from 80 to 40 inches per annum, that
being generally distributed throughout
the entire year, making farming sue
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11

Since our issue of last week we have
been informed that Col. Scott was q
few years ago advocating the state s
assuming payment of the Union and
Planters Bank bonds, which now, as
we have said, amount to fifty or sixty
millions of dollars. These bonds were
for money borrowed by bankers to buy
negroes in the early half of last Gen.
fury, and are now in the hands Of
spectators who bought them low
down, and if they could be saddled
upon the state there would be heap
of graft in them. You will hear those
fellows making little of this idea di'
rectly, but they are the ones who agi-
tated the states paying them and if
they meant nothing why did they agi-
tate their payment?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11

ant visitor Sunday. We are always
glad to welcome the professor, as he
is one Of our best christian young
men.
Our friend, Guss Berry. is back at
Fat.
Miss Neal, from Kinds county, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Naoma Will
kins.
Miss virgie Alexander is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. J. F. Pearce is visiting friends
and relatives at Mt Olive.
We are glad to know j. r. Cook is
still improving.
We had fine sermon preached by
our pastor, E. D. Lewis, from / Cor :.
3:11-"For other foundation can no
man lay than that is lain, which is
Jesus Christ. - With the Lord 8 help
may we resolve to take his advice and
build on the sure foundation, Jesus
Christ
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
PAT.

This is my first letter in some time
and the first in 1906. A happy new
year to all. ! hope you had a pleas
ant Christmas, with no headaches and
no heartaches
A new year What are we going
to do with it? A year Of new op-
portunities, Of new duties; what use
will we make of them?
We knew not what precious gifts
were hiden under the mist that yelled
our path in dear old 1908. and were
not thankful to our Father for his
numerous blessinge he bestowed on us
during the previous year. May we
say goodbye old year, and make new
resolutions and with Gods help keep
them.
l hope that all who have not paid
our kind editor will resolve to pay
MIN.
Prof. J. /. Oovinston was . pless-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11

cessful almost every year. OF course
it is the same here as at every other
place; we sometimes have wet year,
or may have dry year, but then there
is some crop made, and great deal
more than in some western counties
during dry year.
Farming in this county consists of
the raising Of cotton and almost every
thing that people and stock consume
in the way of food. Vegetable rails
ing for the northern market is very
profitable industry in this county, the
soil ana climate being particularly
adapted to the growth of almost every
kind of vegetables. Cereals are raised
most successfully here, especially corn
and oats. The fruit industry here can
not be excelled anywhere outside of
the state. There is clay sub soil on
most Of the lands that is as good as
can be found. any where. This is fine
for growing fruits.
Polk county is we'll limb with
pine and numerous kinds of hard wood
that is being manufactured into lum-
Der. Timbered lands are worth from
$5 90 to $35. 90 per acre, variation due
to quantity of timber. There are
fifteen saw mills in this county cut
ting from $4,000 to 1875, 900 feet per
day. These mills employ from 30 to
600 laborers each day, paying from
81 % to IS per day for each laborer.
Some of the mills have complete wa
terworks and electric lights.s They
all conduct merchandising business
in connection with the mills which
makes it convenient for the lsborers.
Stock raising is important here on
account of good ranging lands and
mild climate. Cows and horses can
be raised in the creek and river bot
toms without any assistance whatever.
There is cane in abundance in these
places that will protect and furnish
food during the winter. There are
numerous car loads of cattle shipped
from here each year, some to Kansas
City and some to Cuba. Hogs are
raised on the range, most of the
farmers raising enough each year for
their home consumption, and many
selling several hundred dollars worth.
Berkshire and Poland. China are being
raised by some most successfully.
Polk county has some nice towns,
Livingston being the county site, has
one Of the best court houses in east
Texas. 1t has good brick buildings,
electric lights, one national bank and
all modern conveniences. Texas has
a good school fund, the state paying
$5 each year into the school fund for
each scholastic pupil besides the coun-
to apportionment, which makes it
second to none in the south. There
are seventy-five schools in Polk county
running from six to eight months each
year and paying from $40 to 800 Per
month for each teacher.
There are six chartered railroads in
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
NEW HOPE

Health of the neighborhood is not
very good.
Joe Hunter and little daughter
Carrie have been quite sick.
Borp to Mr. and Mrs. r l.. Burn.
side, girl baby weighing pounds.
j. @. Hunter and John Walters are
having new residences built.
Mrs Norah Allen, of Concord
neighborhood, died Dec. 90 She
leaves husband and two children
two sisters four brothers and an aged
mother to mourn her loss. The
funeral services were conducted by
Bro. WEIGH.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
MONTEREY.

Health very good with the excep.
tion of colds.
Rev. W. Sutton filled his regular
appointment at Briar Hill Sunday.
Miss Mamie Harper was the guest
of Miss Mary Webb Sunday evening.
Several people from Star attended
church here Sunday.
Clifton Cooper. who has been away
for several years, is visiting home.
folks now.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
GREAT CLEARANCE SALE.

For the next thirty days Runge
Bros. & Co. will sell at cost their
immense stock of Dry Goods and
Millinery, Gentlemen's Clothing, etc.
To make way for spring stock these
Must Go, so come and get your choice
of the good things before they are
picked over. Prices no object. Goods
will be sold regardless of cost.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
HON. EARL BREWER /.

This distingu ished gentleman has
announced that he is candidate :or
governor. We do not commit our
selves this far ahead, but whether we
support him or not, all men who know
him, or of him, are bound to say that
he is worthy and would make good
governor. He made splendid state
senator, and is making an excellent
district attorney.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
LANGFORD.

What is the matter with Langford
that we have not heard from her in
SO long?
Mrs. Martha Lee and Mrs. Mary
Parker spent Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs c. G. Russell.
0. Fl. Smith, of Leesburg, spent
Sunday at the home of J. M. D.
Stevenson.
Mr. and Mrs. e. A. Smith, OF Po-
cshontas, are visiting friends and rel
atives at this place.
Moving moving is all we can hear
aro7nd Langford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moss Kersh spent
Sunday at the home of G. G. Russell.