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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14
NEED OF ADDITION TO POST.
OFFICE BUILDING.

--
The time has come when the volume
of business of the Wilmington postof-
fee necessitates increase OF room. for
the conduct of that business. The
present accommodations of the post
master and of his working force are
not near large enough. ANY one will
be convinced Of this fact who will ta1e
the trouble to look in ON the force
during any one of the several busy
periods of each day. The force is net
large enough to handle the business of
the office and there is not space in the
working room for the present force,
to say nothing of lack of room for the
additional employees that are needed
to keep up with the increase of pusi-
ness. In fact the building is entirely
too small for any of the several pur-
Office department occupies the entire
first floor. On the second floor is the
federal court room and it's adjunct Of
fees. On the third floor are the offices
of the government engineer in charge
of river and harbor improvements and
of the weather bureau. The men il
these latter offices are so crowded toI
room that a year or so ago the govern.
ment placed four dormer windows il
the roof in order that the attic might t.;
utilized by the engineer office and tn
weather bureau officials, and still Inc,
are cramped for space. Last year Mr.
Wallace, u postmaster and custodian
of the building, forwarded to Senate
Simmons and to Congressman Pate
son petitions signed by the judge of tn
! federal court and all the officers G
E, the same. by the men in the weathe
- bureau and in the engineers Office an
by all the attorneys of the city VII
: practice in the federal court, askin
= that congress make an appropriate
= for charging the building in orde
that the court and the other govern
ment offices might nave greatly neede
additional room.
While the offices on the upper fool
), of the building are entirely too sma
for present requirements the create:
need for more room is in the postofi,
6 department on the lower floor. "
n maize the statement without fear
n contradiction that Postmaster We
!. 1ace's working force is so cramDed fl
t room that the postal business of the O
a fee cannot be conducted as it shcu.
be and the patrons of the office cons
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14
MIR. BRYAN'S CANDIDACY.

A few days ago the Richmond News
Leader published under a Washington
City late line an interview with r. J.
Wool, a prominent lawyer of Norfolk,
in which that gentleman is credited
with making the statement that Mr.,
Bryan told him that he already had
thirty states pledged to him for the
nomination. Part of the interview fol-
lows:
William Jennings Bryan told me
upon the occasion of his visit to the
Jamestown exposition a few days ago
that he already had more than thirty
states pledged to supprot him in the
next national convention. and that
there was not the least doubt about
their standing by their decision.
This was the statement made to-
day by T. J. Wool. a leading lawyer
of Norfolk, and general counsel for the
jamestown exposition. at the New
Willard hOted.
Yes. when Mr.. Bryan was at James
twon last week he made this remark
able statement to me, which leaves
not the least doubt in my mind that
he not only intends to stand for the
presidential nomination. but that he is
already hard at work to win il.
[ do not know in what manner those
states could have been pledged so far
in advance to support Mr. Bryan or
any other candidate that may be nomi-
mated when the democratic V
ton meets. unless it is that those states
to which he had reference when he
made his statement had by resolution
of their legislatures put themselves on
record as favoring him and as being
in favor of standing ~squarely by his
policies.
Otherwise I do not see how he could
have considered thirty-Odd states
pledged Il him. when the conventions
in the different states have not yer
been held.
We cannot reconcile such conGLct
on Mr.. Bryan's part with his previous
action in regard to the nomination
We believe he wants the nomination
and is electioneering for it all the tina
but We cannot think that he made sucl
a boast to this Norfolk lawyer; for
, in the first place, such a piece Of Drag
ging on his part would tend TO weaker
his cause. and, in the next place, b
knows it will be impossible for tn
delegates from any state to be pledge
to him or instructed to vote for hin
except by the conventions aDDointin
the delegates. Resolutions by demo
cratic caucuses OF legislatures or b
last years conventions endorsing hi
nomination cannot be construed a
amounting to pledges Il him of tn
votes of those states. II Mr.. Brya
b were inclined to boast Of such resolr
tions he would not claim that the
= amounted to pledging the supper;
n those states to him.
= In his speech while attending tt
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14

Times have taken the matter up and
show that they understand the true
conditions and the necessity Of rem
edying the existing evil by making
wilmington a real port of entry and
n point for waterway competition
whereby freight rates TO ali interior
points will be REDUCED. The Observer
OF Saturday says on this subject:
n movement on congress when
Wilmington proposes To MAKE lot a
deeper channel To the sea = NN'
heartily upport from the entire state
wnuInpton's port statistics,
,har really high rank which n h"lhS
deSDire her present limitations point
| 70 Great things in store II those limita-
tions are emovcd
We hope The Observer will .o'k
further into this matter and thereby
| learn the Importance the desired i'm
provement in our river will be 10 the
business Of it's city We want
the cooperation OF the Charlotte mer-
chants and OF her papers. We will
get II as soon as they thoroughly un-
derstand the situation and the hene-
fit to be derived.
In Saturdays Raleigh Times we
find an editorial on the same subject,
showing the interest the inland cities
have in the Cape lear movement.
from which We take the following ex-
tract:
This is a matter that should not be
left to Wilmington and the congress
men in the east alone, but should be
urged by every commercial ~organiZa-
t~iontion in the state OF North carolina
II is not a local measure, as many be-
ljeve. but is of statewide Importance,
and every merchant and manufactures
should feel a deep interest In the
movement.
AT the present time interstate rates
are based on Norfolk or some other
Virginia point, and rates that VIII
place North Carolina in competition
with Virginia can never be assured un-
til some gateway Is established. lhe
merchant who will stop for "A moment
and hin OF this fact will readily see
it's importance, and when the people
get back of a movement something
will b. done. for an astutc politician
ever keeps his ear close TO the ground
and Is guided by what the people cs-
pouse. There is no town in North
Carolina that can hope TO become n
gateway except Wilmington. at least
not for many years to come. and Tor
this reason the state should put its
shoulder TO the wheel and make a
determined fight in congress for the
desired measure.
The press and the commercial bod
les all over the state should take
this matter up and come to the aid Of
the people Of Wilmington. The two
papers above quoted from show that
they realize that II is a state matter.
We hope they n the other papers of
the interior will urge the commercial
bodies OF their cities to become inter
ested in this matter. BY this means
, alone can the merchants OF the inter
: ior get relief from the discriminating
2 freight rates now inflicted upon them
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14

That boy in Smiths, who Is Jusl
home from college Is = wonder.
In what way?
Somebody asked him the other day
about the easiest and quick g, Nay
Of settling the pressing problems and
he said he didn't kaOw-Baltimore
American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14

Silas Hardacre-ies, every Tues
day and Friday night Ia ripping up
night" with the ladies sewing social
in this town.
City Drummer-Indeed! And what
do they rip up?
Silas-Carpet rags, redigrees and the
absent nembers.-Chicago News.
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THAT CANNON SPEECH.

The last issue of the Lexington Dis
patch, as foreshadowed in the Raleigh
Times special. which The Messenger
published yesterday, contained an ac-
count of the speech said to have been
made by Speaker Cannon at the Gull.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14

With Harry Lehr in Germany and
Ton Lawson just Soing it looks AZ
though the Kaiser had all the troubles
one man should be expected q put
UP with.-Durham Sun
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14

Judge-And did this man do you
any bodily harm?
The victim-Naw. yer amer. He
smashed me face.-Cleveland Leader.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-06-14

Raising anything on your place this
year?
Pond lilies in my oellar.-Life.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22
Audubon 1oMnship

Mr.. Elmer Boehme and lady at
tended the Chautauqua at Audubon
Sunday.
Henry Huess and wife OF Adair
visited with Mrs. A. Anderson al d
family Sunday.
Frank Leffingwell. jr., and William
Milliman are plastering the c. j.
Grant residence.
Miss Harriet Henry OF Washunga,
Oklahoma, is visiting with her sis
ter, Mrs. George Kness, this week.
Mr.. William Beckman of Cali
fornis, was here last week visiting
relatives in the Hocamp and Newman
families.
Mrs. Anna Decker and three chill
dren of Greenfield are visiting rela-
tives among the Hocamp, VanAer-
nam and Newman families this week,
Mrs. A. j. Baylor and daughter
Gretchen and Mrs. Charles Boetme
and daughter Mable are spending a
pleasant week with relatives a.
Osceola.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kness visited
Sunday with Henry Kelsey and fam
lily near Adair, quite number Of
re atives being present among whom
were Mr.. James Kelsey of Extra,
Mrs. Lee Thompson of Los Aninas,
Colorado, Miss Harriet Henry OF
Washunga, Oklahoma, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Cox and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
IL emnstar of Alair
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22
Gray Ltsms

Charlie Beers spent last Thursday
in Omaha.
Mrs. Denton is improving but is
not we'll yet.
Mr.. Ceppersmith is taking an out
ing at Lake View.
Ora Corner shipped car Of cattle
to Omaha last week.
Miss Bertha Lamp returned to
Gray Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Elmer Ellis and children are
visiting at Sioux City.
Mis-. McClintock returned to her
Sac City home Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Rogers has a sister
visiting her from Tenant.
Mrs. Robinson visited last Thurs-
day at the DR.. Beers home.
Mrs. William Morey is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Will Welch.
A lady friend of Miss Stella Hepp
is visiting her for few days.
Mrs. CARRIER went to Audubon
Monday for few days. visit.
Mrs. Rogers of Manning is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ora Corner.
Mrs. Jensen of Manning spent a
couple of days last week at the
Denton home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22
Clarence Shingledecker and wife of
Ross spent Sunday with his brother.

Clarence Shingledecker and wife of
Ross spent Sunday with his brother.
Rev. Hayes and wife attended the
oil settlers reunion at Coon Rapids
last Thursday.
Quite a good many from Gray and
viclpity attended Chautauqua at Au-
dubon las: week.
Mrs. Elmer Benson and daughter
spent Friday night and Saturday
with Miss Jessie Slough.
Mrs. Roy McCrea and the three
older children went to Lake View
Tuesday for a weeks visit.
Allen Boysen and William Leet
are visiting at the Boysen ranch
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ridley.
Mary Jensen returned Sunday
evening from a few days visit at the
Shelley home near Audubon.
Mrs. Groteluschen and children
are visiting her parents and other
relatives at Columbus, Nebraska.
Miss yeda Petersen came home
from Omaha Tuesday morning. Her
mother and Sylvan in the evening.
Allison Shelley and another little
boy came up from Audubon Tues
day for visit at the Will Welch
home.
Mrs. Will Fullerton and young
lady friend of Lewis visited her
brother, 7. B. Creveling and family
over Friday night.
Mrs. Parham started last Thurs
day for her Oklahoma home after a
months visit with her parents,
George Dykes and wife.
Miss Clark of near Templeton
came in Monday night from a
months visit with couple of hel
sisters at and near Atlantic.
Esther Hepp returned Tuesday
morning from few days visit at
Botns and Florence has gone there to
help care for their grandparents who
a e SICK.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22

Herbert Northup and wife found
their baby dead in bed last Thursday
morning. 1t was buried Friday at
Cameron Center. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Golden
from Manning.
George McCuen's little boy, while
running foot race with his little
friend, Dan Wagner one day last
week, ran into a wire fence and cut
his throat so badly that it necess-
itated several stitches to close the
wound.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22
Viola violek

Mrs. F. Bluut had tbs misfortune
to burn her hand quite badly last
week.
Mr.. F. Blunt did the frs. blowing
of the season in this neighborhood
last week.
Mr.. Phil Grow and Floyd Clifford
shelled corn for William Clifford
Friday last.
Mr.. William wager had the mis-
fortune to lose one of his thumbs in
the binder recently.
There was wreck on the G. NJ. &
st. Paul near Dedham August 10th.
Two cars of lead, one of lumber and
one of wheat left the track but nc
lives were lost.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22
North Branch

Threshers were at George Artists
Saturday.
Mrs. Ross Kirkwood is expected
home this week.
Mary Bell Fogg visited with Miss
Lou Shoesmith Friday.
The W. F. NJ. S. met Tuesday at
ternoon at Mrs. Bakers.
The Ladies' Aid meets this week
at Uncle Jimmie Shoesmith's.
MIR. Jorgensen has new helper
at the creamery, Mr.. w. M. Davis.
Mis-, Aria Shoesmith visited with
Mary Belle Fogg one day last week.
Mrs. Frank Nelson helped Mrs. Ed
Kirkwood cook for threshers one day
last week.
Mr.. Grace's young people went to
Guthrie Center Thursday to attend
Campbell Brothers show.
Mrs. Joshua Kirkwood and chill
dren expect to go to Marine Friday
to visit her sister, Mrs. Wright.
Lizzie Fogg and her sister, Mary
Belle, visited in the Providence
neighborhood one day last week.
Charlie Fogg is threshing up on
Grand Avenue this week, being at
Jim Laughery's Monday and Tuesday.
The Company machine was at
Will Covault's Monday threshiDg
So far they have had no break down
this season.
Mr.. George Jsckman OF Cleveland,
Ohio, is visiting his brother, south
of town. This his first visit to this
little city in ten years.
Fred Warner of Council Bluffs,
brother of Horace Warner, is here
visiting relatives. He is at present
in business at the former place.
Frank Nelson had the misfortune
to have colt badly cut in a barb
wire fence, necessitating several
stitches across the chest besides
several minor cuts.
Mister Willie Shideler had the
misfortune to fall down cellar one
day last week and break one or two
of his ribs. The hurt, while not
serious. is very painful.
Among the North Branch visitors
at the Guthrie county Chautauqua
were Floy, Maude and Bessie Head
lee, Bertha and Oakley Charter and
the Walter Dove family.
Mrs. Ratfensperger and family OF
Adair is visiting with her sister, Mrs
Arthur Warner OF Diamond Dell
Her daughter expects TO remain a
while in the neighborhood.
Marie Shoesmith and Rae Baker
went to Guthrie Center Friday tc
attend Chautauqua. They returned
Saturday evening very much pleased
with what they heard both in music
and lectures.
Mrs. Washburn of Guthrie Center
visited over Sunday with her son.
Frank and family coming to hel
daughter, Mrs. Charlie Kirkwood's
Monday where she will visit for
some time.
II Myrtle Hurd and her brother are
going to Creston this week to attenG
the Union county fair to be hello
there. Miss Myrtle expects to re-
J main for some time visiting relative;
but her brother expects to return
and look after the farm work such a
threshing and fall blowing.
Mr.. Will Newman aud family wer'
agreeably surprised last Sunday b,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22

his nephew, Will Beckman of Pasa.
dena, California, dropping in on
them. He is on his way to visit his
parents, brothers and sisters near
Quincy, Illinois. He stopped off at
Anita and visited his uncles, Herman
of Anita and Charlie of Audubon
township and other relatives near
here. He left Pasadena the 10th OF
July and visited at Portland, Seattle,
Colorado Springs aud several other
places of interest. He will leave
Anita Monday for Chicago for day
or so and thence home to visit until
the first of October when he will re.
turn to his work at Pasadena.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22
Ross News

j. G. Bowel was in town Mon
day evening.
l. S. Sherman is having we'll dug
by Ocheltree.
Mr.. C. Gaerm's nephew of Omaha
is visiting them.
Mart Olsen Il Sampson delivered a
car of hogs to Nels Olsen Tuesday.
Our creamery is doing a thriving
business under the management OF
Mr.. McCurlie.
Coonie Lowe sold pair of suck
ling colts to Mr.. Dickey for one hum
dred dollars Monday.
j. Stuart has quit ditching and
now hauls cream. He says he has
stood on his head long enough.
Allie Quinby found ons of his
horses in the pasture with his leg
broken and they were obliged to
kill it.
John Wagner shipped two cars OF
hogs TO Chicago Saturday night. He
returned home Tuesday accompanied
by his sister and husband.
Chris Sievers and G. Single.
decker, the cyclone painters, have
the contract TO paint the school.
houses in Leroy township.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Cozine leave
Saturday morning for Wymore, Ne
brasks, to visit his sister whom he
has not seen for twelve years.
j. Sorenson, the mail carrier al
Ross, makes trip to Audubon once
a week. He says he goes to get a
horse doctored. Too thin, Jens.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22
Cameron News

Miss Minnie NeitZel is on the sick
list this week.
Chris Schrader's were Sunday visi-
tors at Audubon Sheley's.
Tommy Stewart was working for
William Lrauel the past week.
William Parrott's were Sunday
visitors with William Ballou's.
Joseph Graves and wife attended
services at Eden Valley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Shelley at
tended the Cha1touqua in Audubon
Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Rutherford is enjoy.
ing a visit from her neice, Miss
ILennie Hunt from DeSota.
Uncle William McCaw went up te
William Bakers to complete some
carpenter work last Wednesday,.
Charlie Farnham's, Ralph Du.
vall's and John Siemsen's we're Sun.
day visitors at Thomas Rutherford's
Mrs. Minnie Passmore and chill.
dren came up from Guthrie comfy
and are visiting her brother, Chril
Krauel.
Mrs. Joshua Jordan is enjoying s
visit with her two sisters, Mrs. AIRS
Richie of Nebraska and Mrs. Maggie
Booten of Minnesota.
Bert Fireball has 80 far recovered
the use of his broken limb as to b.
able to come down from Jamaica Il
visit his sister, Mrs. Sam Magill.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22

AT the last meeting of the town
council they passed an ordinance that
certain fellows could not leave with
out permit from the mayor. Pretty
tough on some of the married men.
Mr.. McNutt, in is,fecture at Au-
dubon Sunday, says he has no use for
Orphans Homes. Ii people would
do their duty and if those who do
not have children would adopt some
there would be no need of children's
homes. We have man here who
is contemplating adopting several.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-08-22

Keep the pores open and the skin
clean when you have a cut, burn
bruise or scratch. DeWitt's CARROLL
lied Witch Salve penetrates the pores
and heals quickly. Sold by Nick
Doffng.
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Won't Stand
For Foolishness
CLERK REFUSES TO ISSUE PA
PERs TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
ALREADY MARRIED.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. S.-Helen
Maloney Osborne was not remarked
yesterday to Arthur Herbert Osborne
nor. will she be with the sanction 0!
the Catholic Church. according to one
Of Archbishop Ryan's assistants a,
the Cathedral. Chief Clerk Goebel, OF
the Marriage License Bureau said he
had not, and would not, issue a mar.
riage license to persons already mar.
ried to each other.
IF there was nothing at the time
Of the civil ceremony that would be
a positive barrier to a church mar.
riage. then the church recognizes that
ceremony as binding" 1t was said at
the Cathedral. III there was such
an impcdiment as would render the
marriage null and void in the eyes OF
the law, as well as the church, then
such impeachment would still be OF,
erative In all probability.
"And in any event, II civil anil
religious ceremony are required the
church invariably demands priority
and the original Of the marriage II.
cense, the duplicate serving for the
magistrate
The priest making this statement
was very positive, and concluded by
saying that "Helen Maloney will not
be remarked by the church,"
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Was Killed
Instantly
ARTHUR MITCHELL, FIREMAN ON
THIRD DIVISION STRUCK BY
TRAIN AND HURLED
~ 100 FEET.

MT. LAKE PARK. Nd, Nov. s.
Arthur Mitchell. aged 25, whose home
is in South Cumberland. was struc!;
and instantly killed by a fast freight
on the Baltimore and Ohio. Mitchell,
who has been learning the grades on
the third division OF the B. and o.
preparatory to taking a position as
fireman. stepped off his engine which
was on the siding here to let No. 81,
the freight pass, and was struck by
that train. His body was hurled 4
distance of about 100 feet and when
the members Of the crew got to him
he was dead, having been. killed In.
stantly. ~
About the time OF the accident It
was raining and showing very hard
and 1t was almost impossible to see
any distance. Mitchell and the head
brakeman were down Off the engine
when the former started over the
track. The brakeman told him to be
careful. Mitchell started back anil
evidently misjuilged the speed OF the
approaching train. When he was
struck his body was hurled through
the air and had 1t not been that the
brakeman lodged he would have
been struck by it and probably killed.
The crew Of the train which killed
young Mitchell, knew nothing of the
accident until they reached the end
of the division.