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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21
MIR. KiTCHIN'S DENIAL.

A good deal has been said anG
printed concerning the so-called
Fifth District Combine" The fol
lowing was sent out from Durham
some days ago as an interview with
Hon. w. w. Kitchin, who makes
corrections concerning the com
blne' story:
Congressman Kitchin has been de-
tanned at his home most OF the time
for the last few weeks and had to
leave Washington before the adj
journnent OF Congress, this on ac-
count of sickness in his family. Mrs.
Kitchin and son both have been ex-
tremely i'll. They are still very sick
and two nurses are with them, but
they are improving.
Congressman kitchin was asked
about the recent agitation of the
Fifth District Combine charge. He
said that it was much ado about
nothing. 1t is fabrication out of
the whole cloth, he said, and has no
foundation for truth so far as-he is
concerned or so far rs he has any in
formation regarding others. Review
ing the charge, he said that it was
first made last fall in the Industrial
News, but that he did not notice it
until Democratic papers had given
the story space. Then he denied the
charge and in a card said that he
was not in any combine of any kind
and knew nothing of q combine.
This charge said that he was going
to be the combines candidate for
governor, Solicitor Brooks for Con-
;gress, Biggs for judge, Parker for
solicitor; and the same source of in
formation said that Craig was to be
put in the field to defeat Overman
for the Senate, and Justice was to be
elected Speaker.
Now, he said, as a matter Of fact
what has resulted? Biggs was made
Judge, this charge being after his
nomination; Parker is not to enter the
race for solicitor: he does not see any
likelihood Of Craig even getting in the
race for senator: and while Justice
was made speaker the charge origi-
mated after he had been nominated
from his lily IS representative and
was IN the race. 1t required no far
sighted vision to see that he was to be
candidate for governor, said MIR.
hltchln, since it had been talked about
the State for two years, and it was
generally conceded for several years
that Solicitor Brooks was in the race
for Congress IS soon as the proper
time should deve!op. The charge may
be believed H. some, said the Con-
gresham ana candidate for governor,
but it is absolutely false, and its fall
slty is known by every one whose
name has been connected with the
supposed combine"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21
Notice of Land Sale.

BY virtue OF the power in a certain
mortgage executed by John T. Apple.
white, deceased, of Halifax county, n.
c., to Richard NJ. Whi.oI,cr, deceased
OF Nash county, N. c., duly recorded
III book "a, page 1872, Halifax Couny
registry, the undersigned executor, duly
appointed by the last will Testament
OF the said Richard NJ. Whitaker, de
ceased, duly probated and recorded in
Will book 5, page 4S1, in the Clerk Of
the Court office in Nash County. will
on the fourth day Of April 1907, at II
o'clock d. M, at the court house door
IN HALIFAX county, sell to the highest
bidder for cash, the following de
scrlhed real estate lying and being
III Enfield township, Halifax coun-
ty, \. c., and known and dcsig-
mated as follows, viz: Adjoining the
lands of estate of j. T. Applewhite, Sue
Z. Naughen and others and bound
ed on the East by deep creek, on tie
North by the Allsbrook line, on the
West by the Halifax road and on the
South by the land OF the estate of J. T.
Applewhite, containing fifty nine and
one fourth (09 Id acres more or less.
r. w. WHITAKER, Executor.
Woodland and Vaughan, Atty,
Nashville, n. G..
This the 1st day of March 1907.
S-7-4th HA>
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21
Will Organize Halifax and EdqecOmbe
Counties.
To the Editor:

TO the Editor:
in an editorial in THE COMMON
WEALTH some time ago relative to
the Peanut Growers Association and
The Peanut Exhibit at the James
town Exposition, there are one or
two statements slightly misleading.
You say, we believe the Peanut
Growers Association mainly has to
DO with the Virginia peanuts, but it
includes several counties in North
Carolina which may profit by the
work" A causal reader will interprat
this to mean that the Association is
shoWerlng most Of it's attention I'D
on the peanut growers Of Virpjnia
while the work in North Carolina is
more or less, side issue. That is
not the case at all. 1t is true that
Virginia IS producing more bags of
peanuts, but North Carolina is pay
ing much more attention to the cul-
eure of peanuts. For instance, Mr..
John f. Virgins. Sunbury, North
Carolina, has done more, | suspect.
than any living man to improve our
seed. Mr.. Benthall, Murfreesboro,
North Carolina, has invented and
put upon the market the most nearly
perfect peanut picker. The peanut
belt of Northampton county is con-
coded to produce the very finest
grade OF peanuts that go upon the
markets. | mention these not to
throw bouquets at my own State but
to show that peanut-groWing is a
very serious business with US. | be-
leve that the next census will place
North Carolina abreast Virginia in
peanut culture, both in quantity and
quality.
Another matter | would mention
is that the Peanut Growers Associa-
ton has to do with Spanish as well
as large peanuts. Part of the Span
ISL belt of Edgecombe is already or
ganized. So far, our work has been
largely among the growers of the
Virginia peanut simply because we
have not had time to get over into
the Spanish territory. Before the
1907 crop is ready for market we
hope and expect to have the Spanish
peanut growers as well organized
as the Virginia growers. There is
not enough difference between the
Spanish and the Virginia peanut
growers to justify seperate orginiza-
tons. We must work together.
Let me say with regard to the AS
ISOLATION that the prospects are
bright. We have not yet realized
the minimum price, 5-1-2 cts, the
cleaners are trying to kill the AS
ISOLATION, but the farmers are hold
ing their peanuts with a strong grip.
They are making sacrifices to hold;
but it is better to make small sacri
flee now than te be compelled to
make much greater sacrifices later.
| am now laying plans to push the
work in Halifax and Edgecombe and
the other Spanish peanut counties of
North Carolina.
GILBERT T. STEPHENSON,
Sec'y Peanut Growers Assn.
Pendleton, N. c., Mch. II, 'O5.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21
KILLS LIKE LIGHTNING
low Deadly Rheumatism of the Heart
Comes On.

Those pains You feel when you
irst arise ir the morning aching
pains in the joints, shooting pains in
he muscles are signs Of warning.
They are danger signals, evidence of
| deep-seated trouble that if not
removed may affect the entire system
md cause chronic disease, or if the
,ause is not removed, they may de-
Jelop suddenly into the deadly Rheu-
natism of the Heart. which kills like
lightning,
Better get rid of the cause at once.
Rheumatism and its kindred diseases
1re caused by the accumulation of
# poisonous acids in the b!eod. Rub
Ding with oils and lifiments viii not
cure it; it ia an internal disease, and
:an be conquered only by an in
Sernal remedy. There is Just one
complete cure - RHEUMACIDE
RHEUMACIDE neutraliZes the pois-
nous acids, sweeps all the dangerous
germs out of the blood and makes
Jou we'll all over" RHEUMACIDF
CURES because it is the only remedy
nat 'sgets at the joints from the in
side"
Mr.. Mr.. R. Hughes. of Atkins, Va,
writes.
-Four bottles of RHEUMACIDE
aave entirely cured me Of lorg
standing case of Rheumatism, aid
Ereatly improved my general health.
was q total wreck, having had
rleumatism for twenty years.
,pent several weeks and much mon
y trying specialists in New York,
Dut RHEUMACIDE is the only cure
| have found. When | began to use
it | weighed 140 pounds. Now
weigh 1870 pounds, my normal
weight"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21

L. I. Whitehead & Co. sell our pair
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21
Notice.
North Carolina, -HalifaX County

Having qualified as administrix of
}. w. Leggett deceased, late of Hall
fax County, North Carolina, this is
to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to my attorneys, Messers
kitchln & Smith, on or before the
9Th day of March, 1908 or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recov-
cry. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
settlement.
This 7th day of March, 1907.
JAMES MARGARET LEGGETT,
Per Attorneys, Kitchin & Smith.
g 7-6t
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21

The Alaska Packers Association
furnish the Government hundreds of
thousands Of cases of Salmon a year.
Out of 100000 cans examined by the
Government at Camp Thomas only
four defective cans were found. This
firm packs the Argo Red Salmon.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21
Letter TO ]. A. kItChiH.
Scotland Neck. \. c.

Dear Sir: You may want to know
what you pay for the paint in gal
len Of paint" assuming the pure
paint part of all ''paints' to be all
alike; which it isn't; and worth ST.
Is gallon.
Of paint adulterated 10 per cent,
the pure-paint part brings 1914 a
gallon
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21

The average adUIteratiOn Of pant
IN this country is about one third; so,
you see the average price the Ameri-
can people are paying for paint is
about 81 so a gallon.
It is game of wits. Adulterators
are always too sharp for the bulk Of
consumers. People won't pay SIT a
gallon for paint. So they pay $3.50 a
gallon for paint and something that
looks like paint mixed with it. (They
pay the painter, besides, from 81 to
81 for painting those useless gallons
Why do they do it? They don't
know Devoe.
Is Yours truly
F. W. DEVOE & co.
Z. I. Whitehead & Co. sell our paint.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21

With a few cans of Argo Red Sal
mon in the pantry, and an Argo Rec
Salmon Cook Book, the housewife
is always prepared for unexpected
company. 1t can be screwed in many
different ways.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-03-21

The Argo Red Salmon took the
grand prise at the St. Louis EXPOSE
ton, the only one ever given at any
Fair on Salmon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
,uilt a number of large apartment

built q number of large apartment
houses on the west side and a four
story business block on Grand avenue
and East Washington street. The
syndicate secured a 30-day option on
3O-year lease on the property. A
large sum of money was paid for the
3O-day option, during which time the
abstract of title will be passed upon
and the lease closed by the payment of
an additional sum.
Begin Construction Next July.
Under the terms of the tentative
lease the syndicate will not take pos
session of the property until July l of
next year, when the leases held by
the present tenants expire.
Immediately after the lessees as
sumo control of the property the old
frame buildings occupying the site will
be torn out and construction work on
the proposed hotel will begin.
The preliminary plans of the syndi-
cate provide for an eight-story 200
room building, the lower floor oi
which will be utilized for business
purposes, except space for the hotel
office and lobby.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
GAMBLING DOOMED
ROCK SPRINGS MINERS TO
CRUSH OUT GAMES
Miners Union Determines to Stop
the Wholesale Robbery of the La
borers by ParasiteS-Entire Union
Strength of the Camp Will he Used
TO Drive Gamblers Out.

Rock Springs. Sept. 23.-The keen
est interest is evinced here in the re
cent action of the United Mine
workers of America Local No. 223s,
which adopted resolutions calling at
tention of the county attorney, sher-
III, mayor and city council to the
violation of the anti-gambling laws In
this city.
The union at it's last meeting de-
cided that gambling is a menace TO
the welfare and a detriment 70 the
workingman and his family and for
the protection of the members of the
union who might be induced to go
into the gambling houses, adopted
the resolutions.
The effect will be to throw the full
strength of the union, which has been
in existence but a short time and
which includes practically all of the
miners here, against every form OF
gambling and particularly the public
gambling houses, several of which
have recently opened here.
Other unions in ROCK Springs are
expected to take a similar attitude
on the matter and will add their in
fluence to that of the miners in a
concerted effort to drive gambling
out of Rock Springs.
There is some talk here that the
gamblers will voluntarily close theii
places rather than suffer the fire.
quent arrest and punishment which
they fear will follow the action of the
union, for while the union man has
a well-grounded contempt for the
spy, the gamblers are not at all GER
tain that the workingmen will hest
tate to give the authorities all the in.
formation they need in order to pro.
tect the other members OF their fra
ternity
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23

Dawson and Fairbanks are the two
great civil rivals of the Northland,
Both of these cities expect to have
a great exhibit at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition, at Seattle in 1909,
and the exhibit of each city will be
assembled with the view of showing
the world that 1t surpasses its north
land rival In trade. gold produced in
the vicinity, climate and in fact every
other phase of nature and line of ems
deavor by which men are wont to
judge city.
1t is natural that the climatic ri
valry between these two places
should be bitter Both are situated
a few miles north of the cath degree
of north latitude and there Is yet a
= question as to which is the further
est north.
/ Each city has enjoyed this sum-
mer, particular triumph, in the
matter of vegetable growths. About
a month ago Gus johnson of Daw-
son produced heveral fine ears Of
COTH WHlCn ilS announced iidu pSShi
grown in a Dawson garden and were
the first ever grown in the North
land The Dawson newspapers took
this up and demonstrated how fine
and mild summer climate Dawson
had, how that even delicate southern
corn could be grown there. And
Fairbanks gnahed its teeth with jeal-
Gus and muttered "Wait."
And now month later 1t is Fair
banks turn to crow, for on August
10, Paul Rickert of that city, a gar
dener, announced that he had in his
garden some fine watermelons on the
point of ripening. Next day they
were pulled and placed on the Fair
banks market and were sold fol
fabulous sums. For they were un'
doubtedly the first melons evei
grown in either Alaska or Yukon.
Both cities have several expert
gardeners and the rivalry has now
reached the stage at which mighty
efforts may be expected next year by
the gardeners of either cities. Thi!
years efforts have resulted in {
draw. "But wait till you see us mex
year." say the gardeners of Dawson
land Fairbanks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
Six and a Half Foot Sturgeon.

Lewiston, Sept. 23.-The Snake
River Salmon Fishing company have
their large fish trap at the end of
Bridge street completed and are
catching quite number OF salmon.
The fish are larger than they have
been for years before. Mr.. Harper,
one Of the company, states that from
all Indications the run will be unusu-
ally large this year and thinks with
rthe trap that they will be able to
supply the demand. They captured
a six and one-half foot sturgeon yes
terday and it will be on exhibition
Sunday at their fishing grounds
While this is not the largest fish that
has been caught here, at the same
fine 1t will be quite a sight to one
that never saw a sturgeon, and worth
while to stop and see.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD.
Enormous Store of Provisions of
Alaskan Mine Crews.

The vast interests controlled by
the seven Guggenheim brothers in
Alaska, Yukon and on the Pacific
coast, gives rise to the expectation
that this firm of empire builders, be-
fore the Alaska-Y Yukon-Pacific ex-
position, which will be held in Sc
2tt!e IN 1909, progresses much fur
ther, will arrange for vast display
of their gold, copper and silver min
ing, of their railway and land devel-
opment, their smelling. and the other
enormous interests which that firm
is now exploiting says. Seattle pa
per.
tions in Yukon alone, is shown by an
order issued by that firm about the
middle of August last. One tele-
gram from Dawson ordered their Pa
cific coast representative to purchase
five hundred tonns Zone million
pounds) of provisions for the feeding
of their construction gangs during
the coming Yukon winter.
When it is remembered that the
Guggenheim's work in Yukon is only
beginning, that they have not yet
started to mine, but are merely get
ting the ground ready to work the
ground, and when 1t is in addition re-
membered that this provision does
not include the copper mining gangs
on the White river and at White
horse, nor the great railway con-
struction in the Klondike valley, the
enormous organization needed ant
the amount of money spent by thii
firm in the north can be realized II
part. Il I'D
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
OR & n. Ncars Lewiston.

Yesterday Chief Engineer Boschke
of the o. r. & N, reached the city,
accompanied by Mrs. Boschke and
Engineer r. d. Perkins, says the Lew
iston Tribune. During the early even
ing the engineers inspected the pro-
gress of the work on the bridge. Mr..
Boschke is making a tour of inspec-
ton of the entire line and he reached
Riparia Thursday night. Yesterday
the track on the new line reached
Steptoe, eleven and one half miles be-
low Lewiston. With an arequate
crew maintained the track will reach
Lewiston the latter part of next week
and at least by October 1.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23

possible Mr.. Wurzweiler will reside
there permanently, although he re-
tains all his property in Joseph and
vicinity. Mr.. Murzweiler came to
Joseph about s years ago-not over
ly burneden with the filthy lucre-
and for a couple of years acted as
clerk for his brother. VIII. He bought
an interest in the business and the
firm Wurzweiler Bros. was formed
and did business until little over a
year ago when they sold out to the
Joseph Mercantile Co., who still con-
duct the business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
NEW HOTEL FOR PORTLAND.
Two Hundrcd-Room Building at Cor
ner of Fourth and Alder.

An option on a lease was signed yes
terday which practically assures the
erection Of a magnificent eight-story
200-room ,2mmercial hotel in the
heart of le .usiness center of Port
land, says ,'e pregon Daily Journal.
The site o. the proposed hotel is on
the quarter block known as the Burke
property. at the northwest corner Of
Fourth and Alder streets. The deal
was made by syndicate of Portland
capitalists. headed by the Dietz-Muel-
Ter company and Morgan, Sweet G.
Chapman. The latter firm has already
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
O. r.. & N. Engineers to Seattle.

E. C. Pollard, who has held the
position of chief engineer on the FL
gin Joseph extension of the o. r. &
N, ever since work was commenced
on the road, and w. B. Dickinson
his head drughtsman, have resigned
their positions and left this week for
Seattle where they have positions
awaiting them, says the Elgin Re-
corder. While Mr. Pollard and Mr
Dickinson have been in Elgin they
have made many friends here who re-
gret very much their change Of To-
cation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
WnrzMciler TO PrincyiIle.

Wednesday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Wurzweiler and son, Milton,
left for Prineville, Ore, where Mr..
Wurzweiler will manage his brothers
large mercantile and stock business
during the latter's absence in Eu-
rope, says the Joseph Herald. 1t is
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
Team and Wagon Through Bridge.

A team of six horses and wagons
belonging to George Conley, went
through bridge near the Red Pepper
school house this week, with load of
grain. and fortunately the horses were
not seriously hurt and the driver es-
capped. The escape of the outfit seems
almost miraculous.-Union Republi-
can.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
The Touch That Heals.

Is the touch of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's the happiest combination
of Arnica flowers and healing bal
sans ever compounded. No matter
how old the sore or ulcer is, this
saive will cure It. For burns, scalds,
cuts. wounds or piles. 1t has no equal.
Guaranteed by Tallman & Co.. drug
glsts. csc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23

The old Pennsylvania Dutch Dunk
ards recommend hickory Bark
Cough Remedy" Guaranteed to
cure your cough, and guaranteed to
be pure. Made from the bark of the
she'll bark or white hickory tree. For
sale by any druggist and all dealers
everywhere. Pendleton Drug Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23

At st. Louis George w. Letten.
son Of Charles e. Letten, defaulting
clerk was arrested The police are
holding the money. which 1t is al
legged, is part of the 100000 or more
which the young mans father con-
fessed to having stolen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
Residence Property for Sale Cheap.

Will sell my residence property on
the corner of Alta and Aura streets,
lust four blocks from Main street.
consisting of two lots and 10-room
house, all modern in every way Co
ment cellar and sidewalks. Nice
lawn. For further particulars, call
on or address Gus Ia Fontaine,
Pendleton, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-23
CORN FROM ALASKA
EXCELLENT FROM THE
FAR NORTH REGION

Dawson Sends Corn and Fairbanks
viii Display Watermelons Grown
In the Interior of the Territory
Wonders of the Far North VIII be
Shown Mt the Alaska Yukon Expo
sition in 1909.