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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Play Ball.

Those having charge Of the organiza-
ton Of ball team assure The Times
that they will soon have some men on
the ground that will make it interest
ing for any team in the country. They
are planning some games, and before
another week rolls around they expect
to be in: line to trim up anything in any
of the old county seats, around. Over
$500 has been subscribed, which will
place the team on good financial basis
from the start. Cakes has the reputa-
tion Of having a good bali team when
itigoes after it, and there is more en-
thusiasm now for the real thing than
has developed here In years.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
OAKES FIREMEN
GETTING READY
Plans Well Under Way for Enter
tainment Of Visitors
The Dates Are. June, 2sth. 10th and 9th. Just
few Days Befois the Glorious Fourth
Just Slip Your Calendar Back Few
Notchss and Celebrate With Us.

The firemen are active in their pre-
parations for the coming of the state
tournament which meets in Cakes on
June 25th, 26th, and 9th. While the
program is not definitely known as yet,
the boys are busy and will soon be able
to announce their best attractions. A
$500 purse has been hung up as a prize
for the company that shows the most
skill in the hose and hook and ladder
runs, and loving cup will be awarded
to the best band attending the band
tournament here on the same dates
This contest will be open to any band.
in the state.
Large bills will soon be out giving
the attractions and later smaller sheets
showing the full program. Reserve
the above dates for Oakes. There will
be good time for all who come.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Oakes Defeats I LaMoure.

Saturday was a lucky day fer the
Oakes high school boys, when they took
an easy game from the LaMoure boys.
The game was marked by the brilliant
playing of both teams. Oakes had the
best part of the work to their credit
making less errors and doing few
stunts with the willow. The day
turned out to be a nice one for the
game was played in perfect weather.
The boys were wonderfully en-
ecuraged owing to the fact that the
Misses Beth Covert, Maude Barnes,
Edna DeLong, Lydia Morgan, Alice
Shabipo and Cora Moore accompanied
them on their trip.
The game was played with only few
doubts as to the decision of the
umpire.
The work done by our boys was
quite clever. Special credit should be
given to the battery and Charles and
Oscar Kroman.
The lineup and score:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Real Esteta Transfers.

Ee6l ESIGld lFA{lSASES.
Jochim Lohse to Mary r Ent, lot Ia,
block 16, 1st addition to Glendale.
: Luella AiSimpson to Joseph Newton,
southeast quarter 27-l3l-63.
JIM Judd to Daniel F Gresham, out
lot B, Judd's addition to Glendale.
Wiley w Sawyer to Frank E Green,
lots 13 and IA. block II, lst addition to
Glendale.
Alexander Mcintosh to Hugh A
Mcintosh southeast quarter and (south-
west quarter 30-13O- -63) 25-13O-64.
LaMoure County Bank to Ferdinand
Kosanke, lots and and east half of
northwest quarter 19-132-65.
H. j. johnson to Hans P Low, east
half Of northeast quarter 28-131-59.
Joseph Clemens Jr. to Michael
Hokana southeast quarter 10-129-61.
Francis S Oberman to Walter j.
Webb, lot 10, block 4, O P Glendale.
Realty Investment Company to Grant
L Meek, lots S, 6, z, and 8, block 4,
Silver Leaf.
H J johnson to Henry 7 Nelson,
southwest quarter 22-13O-59.
Fred B Ellers to Jenny Lacey, and
Ella Potter, southeast quarter 6-12s-e g.
Anna J Fisk to Isaac Lincoln. south
east quarter 15-129-62.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
New Teachers.

The school board of Basin, Mont,
was successful in retaining the services
Of Mr.. Frasier, who was elected to the
superintendency of the Oakes city
schools, and the board of education of
this city has rendered the position to
w, @. Slater, Of Hope. Mr.. Slater has
been at Hope the past four years and
is very highly recommended by State
Superintendent Stockwell. Miss Beat
rice Smith, of Page, was also chosen to
take the principalship in place Of Miss
Brown, who was elected but did not
accept.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
County Must Stand Expenses.

County Must Stand Expenses.
Under the new law, making each
county in the state liable for the ex-
panse of its own insane. there will this
year have to be new item Of levy of
a tax to pay the charges for the main
tenance. This provision comes under
H. B. 2C5, made law with an emer-
gency clause and approved March 18th.
The act, in addition to providing that
each county pay the expenses of its
own insane charges, determines the
legal residence of all such persons, how
the cost. of treatment is determined,
the duty Of the state and county
auditor, penalties upon counties neg
lecting to make the proper levies, the
time Of payment and that taxes for
this purpose shall not be diverted.
Section of the new law provides
that the superintendent of the state
hospital for the insane shall furnish
each county a quarterly statement
giving the names of each patient
chargeable to the county and the cost
of maintenance of the same.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
New Stamps.

Postmaster Bush received his first
consignment of postal stamps Monday
commemorative of the jamestown
Ter-Centennial. The stamps are
only issued in one-cent, two-cent
and five-cent denominations. The one
cent contains a picture of Captain John
Smith; the two-cent a picture of the
landing Of the pilgrims at jamestown in
1907, and the five-cent a portrait in an
oval frame of Pocahontas. The stamps
are real artistic in design and will do
much in advertising the great exposi-
ton that has Just opened at Jamestown.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Hecla, S. D., May z, 1907.
THE PETITION.

We, the undersigned citizens Of
Lowell township, Dickey county, do here
by petition your honorable body to CO.
operate with Brown county, S. D., in
establishing bridge across the jim
river on the lines dividing the counties
of Dickey. N. D., and Brown, S. D., at
that point, and we wish to say that had
the former petition been presented to
us we would have signed at that
time: Arthur Buro, William Wattula,
j. Mattron, Jaalki Loori, John Kmtaja,
Jay Erickson, N. P. Starkha, John
Pubic, John Korpua, Johan Korpua,
Uno Korpua, RAPID Holnon, Elmer
Kuhnstrom, Wanta Henronson, Erick
Yumisko, John HILL Jacob Buro, Matt
Buro, John Peitlo, Eli Yumisko.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
.WesNeed the Money.

All persons who signed for city hall
stock please call at Office Of Star Land
Co. and take same, as we must pay the
contractors as per contract. One pay
ment was due April lst and one was
due May 1st. Some Of you haven't paid
anything vet. Please pay as you
agreed. Building committee:
NJ. BoARDMAN.
"A. 4 II. SUT1lAR.
r. a. MIDDAUGH.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Marshall to Speak.

Valley City Times Record: Con-
gressman T. f. Marshall, of Oakes, one
of the most able and best known Of
the North Dakota delegation in con-
gress, has consented to come to Valley
City and deliver an address on the prac-
tical side Of denatured alcohol as sub
stitute for power, heating and lighting,
in lieu Of the more expensive materials.
Mr.. Marshall was invited to the city by
the Commons club and will be the guest
of that organization while in the city.
AS he only signified his acceptance Of
the invitation extended by the club the
date and place has not yet been decided
upon. The address will probably be
public under the auspices Of the
club.
There is little real knowledge Of the
practical side of the denatured alcohol
question and the members of the Com
mons club considered that they could
not get better information than from
the father3of the movement. "A public
reception will be rendered Mr.. Marshall
in the Commercial club rooms before
the address and the Commons club is
planning smoke social after it is over
in the same place. Mr.. Marshall ID
very popular in Valley City and will
doubtless get q large crowd.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Foul Play or Suicide?

On March 9Th, VIM. Lcvelace, a single
man aged about 80 years and nephew
of E. S. Lovelace, the Fort Ransom
Merchant disappeared, but as he was
accustomed to making rowing trips not
much was thought Of it-some claiming
to have seen him in Moorhead and
other points.
On Monday, Msy 9Th, the mystery
was solved by the finding Of his dead
body in lonely coulee of a hin on the
opposite side Of the river and not very
far from the Lovelace store perhaps a
quarter of mile. His body had been
pierced by bullet through the lungs
and was found about thirty feet from
the top of the hill, with his feet up
hill.
DR.. T. c. Patterson made an examin-
alton, assisted by DR.. Wands of Lisbon
and DR.. Gronwold of Fort Ransom, an
autopsy was held, the district attorney
being present. But little at this time
could be ascertained and the verdict of
the coroner's jury was ssthat the said
William Lovelace came to his death by
a bullet wound through the lungs, in
flicted by party or parties unknown. -
No gun or pistol could be found near
him and there are strong indications
of foul play, the motive Of which has
yet to be revealed, if at all:
4.
The body was not badly decomposed
owing to the cold weather prevailing
and it was by accident that it was dis
covered, by a party seeking dead tim
ber for fuel.
It may be that the cause of death
will never be known, but it is hardly
probable under the circumstances that
it was suicide, and yet the consensus of
opinion seems to favor the suicide
theory.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
County School Notes.

Remember the date Of the county
school rally, Friday, May "a, 1907.
Those who expect to compete in the
declamatory contest should be present
10 a. m. as this exercise begins at
that hour. About twenty boys and
girls are listed to compete. Thespelling
contest will begin at 2p. m. Common
school graduation exercises at p. m.
|, A special election was held May 4, in
Rferdale school district, to determine
upon the location of site for a new
school house. The question carried
ana the school will be located on the
northwest quarter Of section IL.
The new census law provides that the
clerk shall make an enumeration be-
tween the first and twentieth day of
June of all unmarried persons over six
and under twenty having their legal
residence in the district. Pupils in at
tendance at the State Normal and In
dustrial School shall be enumerated in
the district in which they reside; it
further provides that in districts where
the number of persons Of school age at
tending school for a period of sixty
days during the school year is less than
fifty per cent of the total enumeration,
it shall be the duty of the county
superintendent to withhold from such
district its apportionment of state and
county tuition funds until certain condi-
tions are complied with.
Mrs. G. M. Lowell,
Supt. of Schools.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Professor Ackert Elected.

Prof. =. w. Ackert was elected yes
terday to the chair of mathematics
Of the State Normal and Industrial
School at Glendale. Prof. Ackert is
splendidly equipped for this line Of
work and his many friends are pleased
to zee him get such a desirable position.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
TAKES EXCEPTION.
w. II. Courtney Says Residents Of Lowell
Township Do Want Bridge.

E. R. Kennedy and S. j. Doyen of
Ludden were in this office yesterday
afternoon and made quite a strong pro-
test against the building Of the pro-
posed bridge over the Jim river on the
state line. Everybody in Lowell town
ship, they claim, is opposed to that
bridge. It will not benefit the towns
of this county one mite, but is for the
sole purpose of helping Hecla, Brown
county town. If Hecla is to be bene-
fitted by such course let it or Brown
county build the bridge south of the
state line. The only ones it could help
in this county would be the residents Of
Port Emma township, and only few
of them at that.
Editor Times: In reply to the article
hereto attached. published in your
paper Of recent date, / would say that
i am the man who circulated the petit
ton for the bridge therein named and
know that the statements published
;; in said article are not facts. hereby
attach copy of a petition signed by
residents of said Lowell township that
proves that statement false that is
made in this article that everybody in
that township was opposed to the bridge
being built. AS to Hecla being the one
specially benefited by this bridge any
one with common sense knows that
there is a bridge across the river at
that place and that parties on the west
side. desiring to go there can cross
that bridge, while those on the east side
do not need it as there is no river to
cross, but the people living along the
state line cannot get across the river
without going ten to fifteen miles out
of their way to do SO and they are the
ones who want the bridge and Mr..
Adamson, like the good and faithful
officer he is, looked the matter over
carefully and ascertained the facts and
took into consideration the fact that
Brown county was ready and willing tc
stand one-half Of the expense, he re.
ported in favor of having the bridge
built. Now who is to find fault? Ger
taanly not men who have had thei1
full share of public patronage unless they
have an axe to grind. Respectfully,
| W. H. Courtney
4 Hecla, S. D., May z, 1907.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
Market Report.

The following is the Minneapolis cash
market report Of yesterday as furnished
by the Wisconsin Grain & Stock Co:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-05-16
East Driving on Streets.

The speeding Of horses on the main
streets Of the city must be abated. Il
is = dangerous thing for pedestrians
and against the ordinances Of the city,
Take due warning
;si.ss Sol Hunter. ,9s
lss..s y s;;. Chief Of Police.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
san MATEO HUNT CLUES
MEET is GREAT SUCCESS
Distance Is About Fffteen Miles, With
Plenty of Big Jumps TO Fur
nGsh Excitement

The New Years meet OF the San
Mateo County Hunt Club was great
success. The hounds took up the trail
at the gate Of FL Palomar the San
Mateo home Of Charles W. Clark, about
II a. m. From that point the course
led over the Clark field up the hills to
the top Of the ridge. The hounds swung
to the left, going in a souther3y direc-
tiOn down the ridge again The course
then whipped around in a broad circle
until the last check was reached at
San Carlos. The distance was about
fifteen miles, with plenty of big jumps
and many fences.
This was q new. course and was
greatly enjoyed IT was only possible
20 make the run through the courtesy
OF the farmers. The latter have taken
great interest in the meets of the hunt
club and are allowing the pack to go
over their fields.
After the hunt those who took part
returned to the Burlingame Country
Club for luncheon.
Among those who were out yesterday
were J. Downey Harvey, Francis J.
Carolan, Richard N. Tobin. Joseph Par
rott John Lawson and his brother Da-
vi6 Lawson. George Parsons, Miss Jen-
ME Crocker and the Misses Harvey.
The field at both Clsrks and Caro-
lan's homes were too wet for polo and
the game was postponed until next
Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
Stand
Ends Chances
of Hosrner

Because Superior Judge Frank NJ.
Kerrigan chooses to do politics with
the Republican machine of which Will
liam E. Herrin is engineer, San Fran
cisco is to lose the services of Judge
John A Hosmer. If Kerrigan. who
has been elected to the Appellate Court
of this district, were to resign before
Governor Pardee would appoint Hosmer
to succeed him, and the latter, instead
of retiring to private life. would merely
step from one department OF the Su-
perior Court to another, but kerrigan
is going to hold on until after James
N. Gillett has been inaugurated Gov
ernor. This means that the vacant
place will go either to Frank MCGOWAN
or Justice of. the Peace John r. Dan
Tells, probably the former.
The local Bar Association favors the
appointment of Hosmer. Recently some
of it's members asked Judge Kerrigan
If he intended to resign in time to per-
NIT Governor Pardee to name his
successor, and Kerrigan answered
that he did not He gave no
reason for sticking to his present
position to the last minute. but his
friends said that he feared he might
draw the short term, and wanted to be
in a position to call on the machine
to aid him in fight for reelection.
Herrin objects to Pardee being given
an opportunity to appoint Hosmer, and
Kerrigan, noting the position of the
semaphore. is ignoring all other sig
mails.
Gillett's list of eligibles does not con-
tain Hosmer's name. Elimination has
reduced the number of possibilities
TO two-McGowan and Daniels Nc
Gowan is looked upon by wise poll
ticians as the man. The points in his
favor include a twenty years per-
sonal acquaintance with Gillett. They
were boys together in the Humboldt
redwoods. If that is not enough, say
the politicians, George A Knight will
do the rest. Knight is for MCGOWAN,
and his Recommendation, coupled with
the fact that the machine will be sat-
isfied II MCGOWAN is named, is expected
to overcome whatever influence Dan
Tells has been able to muster.
The successor of Superior Judge E.
c. Hart OF Sacramento, who has al
ready resigned preparatory to taking a
place on the Appellate bench of the
Northern District, may be named any
day. Governor Pardee is said to be
confining his consideration to two men,
James B. Devine and Lester Hinsdale.
Devine was once a candidate for Su
perior Judge, but met defeat. Hins-
dale is an able and prominent young
attorney. Both have many friends
and are piling up Endorsements in the
hope of tipping the balance at the
critical moment.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
Passed Quiet Tip to
Knife Him at
Polls


Why Grove L. Johnson severed his
connection with the political depart
ment of the Southern Pacific Railroad
is no longer a secret He wants to get
even for a bit of treachery on the part
Of the corporation which he had served
for more than a score of years. The
Southern Pacific. tried to beat Grove at
the polls at the last election. He dis
covered the plot in time to save HIM
self, and now to get revenge he has
taken service with the Western Pacific
and threatens to oppose any and all
measures and men favored by William
F. Herrin, lawgiyer for the Southern
Pacific
The trouble between Groye and the
Southern Pacific has been. brewing for
two years. In the fall of 1904, while
Grove was sick in bed, the railroad
turned him down and nominated an
other man for the seat he had held In
the Assembly. When Grove recovered
it was noticed that his zeal in behalf
Of the Southern Pacific had lost some
OF its belligt renee. Still there was no
open break, and he continued to be
classed as one of Herrin's men. His
change OF manner turned many old
enemies to friends, and when the last
campaign rolled around he was In po-
sition to demand nomination for his old
place. The Southern Pacific let him
have il and pretended to be satisfied,
but all the time there was rod in
pickle for Grove.
Several days before election lieuten-
ants Of Herrin called in twenty-five
workers and told them to pass the word
along that the push were to vote for
Charles Beckwith, Johnson's Demo
cratic opponent Beckwith was what
is known in politics as a weak sister
and had not tithe Of Johnson's zbility.
Herrin didn't care. He was suffering
from too much Johnson. and wanted a
quick cure
The knife had been at work two or
three days before Grove learned that
he had been marked for slaughter. He
hadn't much time left, but he made
every minute count. The old man
never fought harder in his life than he
did in the closing hours of the cam
paign. He appealed to the elements
that had opposed him in previous con-
tests. They looked at Beckwith. lis
tened to his inanities,. and gave Grove
their votes. When the returns came in
the old man had a nice majority and
Herrin had won a bitter. enemy.
If Johnson keeps to his word the
Southern Pacific viii have TO keep a
wrecking train in the Assembly cham
Der. Grove will be loosening ishplates,
throwing Switches ana cnd' hiH6 ticS oAi
the track at every opportunity. No man
in the State knows railroad methods
better than he. and he can sight a bug
in a bill farther than Herrin can send
a promise Let Grove Johnson stick to
his task and the railroad will be put
to the painful novelty of doing all its
politics in the open, but will Johnson
stick? Some of his friends fear that
the sound of the old familiar whistle
will prove too much for him.. but others
declare that he is mad clear through
and viii fight to the last tick of the
clock.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
NEW OFFICERS At
YERBA BUENA

With the regular naval formality,
sumed command of the naval training
station at Goat Island yesterday morn
ing, succeeding Captain Charles P. Per-
kins.
At 10 o'clock the battalion was
drawn up on the parade ground and
the ceremony of transfer of the COM
mand was carried out, the retiring
officer and his successor reading their
orders and receiving the salute of the
marines and men in the training
school.
Captain Bull, who is well known in
San Francisco as the commander of
the naval transport Solace for several
years. had recently been on duty at
the War College at Newport. After
being relieved from that duty he was
placed on waiting orders and spent
several weeks with his people at their
home at Santa Barbara While there
he received the order to report at the
training station.
Captain Bull has two more years of
shore duty and he expects to remain
here for that time The command of
the training school is deemed by ma
val officers one of the most desirable
berths on the Pacific Coast.
Captain Perkins goes on waiting or
ders, and as his period of shore duty
has nearly expired he expects to be
ordered to sea soon.
At the same time that the new
commandant assumed his duties Lieu
tenant Christopher Catron Fewel re-
ported to him as his executive officer.
and Paymaster James Swain Beacher
relieved Paymaster Frederick King
Perkins on the Pensacola.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
WESTERN UNION CREATES
NEW TELEGRAPH DIVISION
One Thousand Offices Are Included In
system Which Has Headquarters
in Denver

DENVER, Jan. denver today be-
came the headquarters Of new di-
vision Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company with 1000 Offices and s. E.
Leonard at its head This district will
embrace all Independent offices here
tofore in the third district, as follows:
In Colorado, Utah and New Mexico and
Cheyenne, Wyo.; Amarillo and FL Paso.
Tex. Also the lines and offices along
the Colorado and Southern Railroad,
Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad,
Denver and Rio Grande system, Union
Pacific. Denver to Ogden; Atchison. To-
peka and Santa Fe,. west of and in
Guiding La Junta, and all other roads
local to that territory heretofore in. the
third district.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
IAGNIAPPE is ABOLISHED
BY NEW ORLEANS DEALERS
old Custom of Giving Small FavOrs
with Purchases Condemned by
Board of Health

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. I.-Lagniappe.
one of the Oldest customs distinctive to
New orleans, was abolished today by
concerted action OF the tradespeople,
especially grocers. at the request Of the
Board of Health. Lagniappe was a
survival Of the practice of the Spanish
settlers who preceded the French in
Louisiana and consisted Of giving to
purchasers small favors such as an
apple or a piece of candy.
The Board OF Health stopped 1T be-
cause of the rotten edibles given to
children.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
BANKERS WITHOUT FUNDS

LONDON, jan LIN a dispatch from
Teheran a correspondent of the Mail
says that negotiations for the estab-
lishment of a national bank have been
thus far unsuccessful, and in the
meantime the biggest bankers and mer-
chants are absolutely without funds,
on account Of the stoppage of credit
by the two European banks.