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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-12-11

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-12-11
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-12-11
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-12-11

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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
WECLEY CASE
AGAIN DISMISSED
Justice at Ray Dismisses Case Brought
Against Fred Wegley-Makes Third
Time.

The persecution in the Fred
Wegley case received another jolt
Monday when Justice Andrews at
Ray dismissed the case brought
against him wherein he was
charged with selling liquor. The
complaint was sworn to by M. B.
Chase. This is the third time
Wegley has been arrested and
given a hearing on this charge.
The first time the complaint was
sworn to by Jack Dwyer, the sec
and and third times by Chase.
In all three hearings our wor-
thy states attorney showed unusu-
al zeal in the prosecution, begging
his pardon, we meant persecution.
We could mention many cases
wherein men arrested for worse
crimes, and men bearing the ear
marks of real criminals at that,
were not given one third as much
of his attention, but what is the
use, the people know of them as we'll
as we do. But when acase like this
one, one that from every appear
ance is spite work, is brought be-
fore him he digs in with all his
might. We don't know why but
people might think that it was
with the idea that he would get
more votes next time from the
element represented by Wegley's
prosecutors.
We presume that should anoth-
er complaint be sworn to against
Wegley on the same charge, he
would have to go through another
hearing regardless of the expense
to the county. 1t might win
more votes and give some satisfae-
tion to certain people, who from
all appearances at present, are
bosom friends of the state attor-
ney.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19

charge that there were, through
fraudulent purchases, obtained at
an expenditure of not over $40, 900,
lands aggregating in value $780,
600. The committee also found
evidence of corrupt Mexican Off
cials and bankers in that region;
it also found that names of Indians
had been forged to a large number
of deeds and checks.
A favorite method of securing
lands at cheap price from the In
dians seemed to have been to pay
fair sums of money for them,
place this money in the bank to
the credit of the Indians and then
draw it back by forged checks.
One Indian, the report will state,
was arrested on charge of mur-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
ted to the senate.

ted to the senate.
The report will disclose and re-
count at length a rather startling
series of more or less alleged sha-
dy transactions that went on near
the Mexican border, where num-
ber of the Kickapos were living
when the law was passed, allowing
them to dispose of their lands in
Oklahoma, and where some of
them we're taken by white men.
The report will show that facts
were developed which proved con-
clusively that certain parties of
men had formed partnerships and
raised capital with the express
view of cheating the Indians out
of their lands.
In this connection the report
will mention certain names and
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
RAISE SALARY
OF The CARRIERS
SENATOR HANSBROUCH INTRODUCED A
MEASURE TO INCREASE PAY OF
RURAL men.

Washington. D. c., Dec. 49,
Senator Hansbrough has intro
duced an amendment which he in
tends to press for passage when
the postoffice appropriation bill
comes up which provides, on and
after July l, 1908, letter carriers
of the rural delivery service shall
receive salary not exceeding
81, 200 per annum: Provided, that
rural letter carriers, after twelve
months service, shall be allowed
annual leave with pay not to ex-
ceed fifteen days; the substitute
for carriers on vacation to be paid
during said service at the rate
paid the carrier.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
HARNESS STORE
FOR WlLLlSToN
FORMER TREASURER OF WARD COUNTY
WILL OPEN FIRST CLASS HARNESS
AND SADDLE STORE in STEWART
~ BUILDING.

: j. G. Mitchell, Of Kenmare and
formerly treasurer of Ward coun-
ty, arrived in the city last week
to look over the situation with re-
gard to opening first class har-
ness and saddle store. He sue
ceeded in making a deal for the
Stewart building, now occupied
with the Glote store stock. Mr..
Mitchell was accompanied by a
Mr.. Peterson, representing a sad
die and harness wholesale house
and as soon as the location was Sc
cured Mr.. Mitchell placed his or
der. Mr.. Stewart will endeavor
to have the building ready early
in January when Mr.. Mitchell
will take possession. He expects
to put in first class stock of both
harness and saddles and will have
everything needed in this line. In
connection he will have a repair
shop.
: Mr.. Mitchell has spent over 25
wears in the harness business and
is probably the best posted man
on harness and harness leather in
the state. His store will be sec
ond to none in North Dakota and
will be a credit to Williston.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
TO LET SETTLERS
CORRECT FILING
A. J. CRENNA INTRODUCES BILL IN HOUSE
WHICH PROVIDES FOR CHANGE OF
FILING.

The following bill has been in
troduced in the house by A. j.
Gronna and if made law will al
low people filing by mistake on
the wrong piece of land, to get an
other chance to file. The bill fol-
lows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That any person
who has heretofore made or may
hereafter make entry under the
homestead laws who shall sho" to
the satisfaction of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office
that he was unable to perfect the
entry on account of an honest
mistake as to the character of the
land or as to it's location, that he
made bona fde effort to comply
with the homestead law, and that
he did not relinquish his entry or
abandon his claim for a considera-
ton; shall be entitled to the bene-
fit of the homestead laws as though
such former entry had not been
made: Provided, That such appi-
cant shall file with the application
for a second entry his relinquish-
ment of the original entry.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19

prints of valuable original docu-
ments, and four very excellent ar
ticles on foreign immigration into
North Dakota. Besides this,
there are in the volume list of
old settlers here in 1862 or earlier,
with short account of each, and
few portraits of the better
known Of these old pioneers.
Lastly, the society begins the pub
lication of a series of articles on
the five native tribes still repre-
sented on reservations in different
parts Of the state. This material
is among the most valuable and
scientific to be found in the whole
work, and has elected much favor
able comment in all parts of the
country.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
LOOKED DEATH
IN The FACE
OLD LOG JAIL USED BY CITY CAUGHT ON
FIRE MONDAY MORNING. IMAM AL
MOST SUFFOCATED.

Ben Held, a plumber for Fred
Kleinsorge, had very close call
Monday morning and for short
time walked hand in hand with
death. Ben had been indulging
little too freely and was asked to
spend Sunday night in the city
residence. A little before eight
o'clock Monday morning the Jail
in some way caught on fire and
the alarm turned in. The fire boys
were on the scene promptly and
soon had the fire out. 1t was
some time before Held could be
removed from the building and by
that time he was almost suffocated
by the smoke. He was taken to
his room and the doctors soon had
him feeling better.
The fire in the old Jail blazed up
again in the evening and the fire
boys were called out to extinguish
it.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
FOR GOVERNMENT
BUILDING HERE
CONGRESSMAN CR0NNA INTRODUCES BILL
in HOUSE FOR ERECTION OF GOVERN
MENT BUILDING HERE.

Congressman Gronna has intro
duced a bill in the House of Rep
resentatives asking for an appro-
priation of SIS, 1000 for the pur-
chase of site and the erection of
a public building in this city.
Williston needs anal would appre-
ciate such a building and here's
hoping that Congressman Gronna
is successful. His bill follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, that the Secre-
tary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed to
acquire, by purchase, condemna-
tion or otherwise, site and cause
to be erected thereon suitable
building, including freproof vaults
heating and ventilating apparatus,
and approaches, for the use and
accommodation of the United
States post-office and other Gov
ernment offices in the City of Will
liston and State of North Dakota,
at a limit of cost not to exceed the
sum of seventy-five thousand dol
lars.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
COMING! COMING! COMING!

The Coleman's in their four act
drama, "A Wife in Name Only"
The Coleman's have travelled
through this country for several
years and are always able to get a
good house upon their return trip
to any town they have showed in.
They will be" here Friday night,
December Goth, and if you want
to enjoy yourself take in the play.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
VALUABLE VOLUME
OF N. D. HISTORY
FIRST REGULAR PUBLICATION OF N. D.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY NOW ON SALE
IN FARGO.

Fargo. -Valume 1-Collections
of the State Historical society is
on sale in the city, at the North
Dakota Book and Stationery COM
pany. This is the first regular
publication of the society, and
fairly represents the various Sec
tions, and some of the many in
teresting fields of work in the
state. The volume contains full
report of the activities of the So
ciety papers and addresses by
public men out of the state; re-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
INDIANS HAVE
BEEN CHEATED
COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS TO
DISCLOSE BAD LAND TRANSAC-
Tl0NS.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The sub
committee of the Senate committee
on Indian affairs, consisting of
Senators Teller, Curtis and La
Toilette, which investigated the
alleged fraudulent purchases Of
Kickapoo Indian lands located in
Oklahoma, held a meeting yester-
day and practically agreed upon
the report that would be submit
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-19
der and released after he had
agreed to sell certain string of
his land worth $4,000 for $4,000.
SCHOOLS CLOSED.

The city schools closed Friday
until after the holidays. Owing
to the fact that there were three
or four cases Of diphtheria the
doctors thought that it would be
best to close for this one week
thus giving them three weeks in
all to stamp out the diphtheria.
There are very few new cases re-
ported so far and the chances are
that by the time school starts after
the holidays it will be entirely
wiped out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17

a swell lot month
  Tuxedo line; half balance month 5 Farvie wcenter opposie S115o-Nice n chicken fair ground gate
  o ne $500 pnnansnah oh ial with where a II
  onethrd blocks or the one Any that Alley D.. This property brings rentals $64 month and can buy Pelham for $20O The owner wants to A with go back north 24 $0-froom house. DOCK or car Rents month Terms balance house2 Avenue balance 5000 blocks of the postonice; rents TOT
 
 $9o0-Nice Sroom house on pike
  month modern residence sta H,
 
 of
  advance the good around
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
The Daring of Government Engineers,

A chief engineer, whose bureau is devoted to the performance of benevo- lent miracles, sent this telegram to the Denver office of the Reclamation Ser vice:
 Advise me if it is possible to divert Gunnison to Uncompahgre Valley by tunnel under Vernel Mesa
 MT A. l.. Fellows the district engineer, read it and silently pushed it across the talSe to MT. w. W. Terrence, his aide.
 Nasty job for somebody" said the assistant
 That's me-" said MT. Fellows. q shall need -
 That's me-" replied MT. Florence.
 The Indians believed that no human being might follow the river through it's dark channel and come out alive. Those who had made the venture had never emerged at the other end EX- plorers had declared that the Black canon were better avoided. But the dis trict engineer sent this message to head quarters:
 Immediate preparations will be made for the exploration of the Gunnison canon at the earliest possible date by Fellows and Terrence"
 The story of the exploration and of the tunnel now being bored through q mountain to divert the Gunnison river is told in the September Worlds Work. Mr. Arthur W. Page has recently ac- companied Secretary Garfield and his chiefs of bureaus on a tour of the arid districts being reclaimed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
ENSLEY PLANS ID RAISE THE MONEY Licenses and Privilege Taxes to
 Be Increased SERVICES AT CHURCHES Six Italians Fined For Violating State Game Laws-PersonaI and Gen
 eral News of the
 Steel City.

Ensley, November 16.-(SpeclaL)-The miscellaneous committee of the city coun- ciI and the special committee will meet at the city hall Monday night at O'CLOCK to pass on the license schedule TOT 1908. These committees have been hard at work rearranging tho license schedule to meet the deficit in the city's revenue caused by closing the saloons on January 1. 1908. It is estimated about sl2,OOo are collected from the saloon licenses and of this amount 50 per cent goes to the pubic schools, which will leave deficit to ths city of about $6O0O. It is proposed to meet this by increasing the privilege and street taxes The increased appropriation from the state school fund will take care of the schools, and it is claimed that it will not be necessary to materially increase the privilege tax, as the in- crease in property assessments and the amount due the city from the road and bridge fund will nearly make up the shortage. f--t
 The committee has carefully gone over the situation and completed the schedule for 1908 That everybody who is affected by the change of licenses may have hearing the committee will meet with the citizens of Ensley Monday night who are interested and go over the schedule prior to it's adoption by the city council. All citizens are invited to attend this meet inp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
=E N . L BY D E P "A R T M B Fl T E=
RECORD OF THE COURTS


 Both divisions of the circuit court were in session all day yesterday on the trial of cases brought over from Friday.
 In Judge Lane's division of the cir cult court the case of w. o. Davis vs. the Grasselle Chemical company was conducted and went to the jury. No verdict had been reached when court adjourned.
 In the division of the circuit court presided over oy Judge Miller the case of Max Jaffee vs. Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company was concluded and resulted in verdict for the plaintiff for $150.
 In the second division ofs the city court the case of Henry Glenn vs. the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingh am resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $500.
 verdict for the defendant was re- turned in the case of Antonio An drugno vs. T. c. Thompson.
 In the chancery court the case of Louis A. Ray vs. Cecilia N. Ray ct al was passed to November 23.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Italians Violate Game Laws.

Six Italians were arrested yesterday by Officers John Wren and Walter Hanes, charged with violating the state game laws. The specific charge was hunting without a license. They were arrested In the woods on the outskirts of Ensley. Each had d shotgun and supply of ammuni- ton and game bag was captured, con- taining several rabbits and birds. They were taken before Judge c. H. Mandy and were fined $10 and costs. This is the lowest penalty under the law, and while several charges might have been pre- ferred, as they did not speak or under- stand English, the other charges were not preferred. John RosenstihI the game warden for Jefferson county. was out to prosecute them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
New Superintendent of Banks.

From Harper's Weekly.
 Clark Williams, who has always been a banker, is also a Williams man, and is a member of the same fraternity as Barney, the oldest Greek-letter fraternity in the United States. He did not have Barney's loquacious graces, and he has not yet been a benefactor to the college, but his uncle was F. F. Thompson of the First National bank of New York. and he and his widow have put up buildings, including the new chapel, which must, in the aggregate have cost $750000. Wil- Hams was more of a student than his uncle has been. but, for some reason or other, the uncle, who failed to complete his course" was, in the end, good deal of Williams man. Fred Thompson was in college in the fifties, his expenses be- ing paid out of the earnings of "Thomp- sons Bank Note Reporter which told people every day the degree of worthless ness of the various state bank bills of tho country On this profitable foundation rose the superstructure of the First Ma tional bank, and after a while Fred Thompson began to take an interest in the education on which he had turned, or partially turned, his back in his younger days. He became a visitor of Williams and of Vassar, and began to build costly, useful, and beautiful things at each of these colleges. He married the daughter of Myron H. Clark, cnce governor of the state of New York, and Clark Williams is the son of sister of Mrs Thompson. He has been good and prosperous all his life, and much more of a thinker than most bankers. He has more prospects than most men of his age, or of any ase. and good many people those who know him best think that he is worthy of them, and believe that he will show hinl- self still worthier by his management of the office of superintendent of banks in the state of New York. So far as money is concerned, he must be doing his pub- lie duty at a pretty heavy cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Prepare For Basketball Game.

A basketball game will be played Monday afternoon at o'clock at Ave- nue G and Twenty third street, be- tween Ensley High school and Wood lawn High school. Professor Williams of the Woodlawn school will referee the game. The teams will play halves of twenty minutes each. The public is invited to attend and a good game is assured Collier Brazelton is captain of the Ensley team, and is confident of victory. The team las been practicing for this game and it being the first in which they have played this season, they are anxious to secure a victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Telephone Girls Left Ear.

'Left-eared?" said the physician. Most of you girls are"
 "Left-eared?" said the young lady from the telephone exchange.
 "Yes, left-eared. The same as left handed. That is to say, Is your left ear better at it's work than your right one?"
 She did not know, so he tested her, finding, sure enough, that her left ear was a little the acuter of the two.
 Ut is a natural thing" he said. you girls use the left ear exclusively all day long in your telephone work, and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17

gushing. He is oversympathetic. In his desire to be agreebale he goes too far.
 Perhaps I can best explain what I mean by a little story-the story of a young girl.
 This girls sweetheart said to her one evening:
 Were you aware that I passed your house last night?'
 She gave him a glance full of reproach. " Of course I was,' she said. Do you think I would not know your step?'
 "But he, at this, grew grave and dis trait, for he had passed in a cab.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17

right ear has nothing to do. Hence the left, like a muscle, develops; the right atrophies.
 '1ndeed,' he ended, ''if the telephone comes into much greater use we shall have not merely left-eared exchange girls, but we shall become a left-eared nation.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
ENSLEY REAL { ESTATE
ENSLEY

Phenomenal growth shows that her advantages have been and appreciated by the outside world Men with the money and brains have taken the and expect to Ems ley forward leaps and bounds We have advertised buy
 find buyer for property listed offered to at pancky prices, but far have been offered have few prices property today that look good to and at the prices offered before the tgtness of the market You will make money by investing any of the following property
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-17
Too Sympathetic.

Too Sympathetic.
 Gen Horace Porter was talking about French artist. { "The man is talented and a good con- versationalist," he said, but he is too
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-05
Will Fisher
Goes Away
SEEKS RICHER FIELDS-PAID
BILLS on NEW YEARS DAY
DOES NOT EXPECT TO RETURN

VIII r. Fisher the popular Honolulu
auctloneer whose place Of business on
the corner of Queen and Fort streets
is known to all, left Honolulu for San
Francisco last night aboard the Oceanic
steamship Ventura, purchasing his
ticket during the afternoon. He does
not intend to return, at least for a
long period.
ON New Years day and ON the day
following the genial viii went around
town with q bag of money, containing
between $500 and $500, and long list
of names, the names of small creditors
He announced to friends that there was
nothing doing in Honolulu for him in
the way of business at this time and
he intended to go to San Francisco
and perhaps to the gold regions to
make good not expecting to return to
Hnolulu until he had a bank account
He told this to only a very few inti-
mate friends
From the bag he carried around on
Tuesday and Wednesday he paid many
minor bills, where, as he expressed it
himself, "the money was needed
Larger bills he expects to pay when he
has made strike. Those who know
Fisher are positive he win make good
He has no enemies in Honolulu
There are several months rent said
'to be due an estate for the auction
rooms and some other matters attention
to which is deferred
Mr.. Fisher was at one time very
wealthy and he was most successful
real estate operator i'm the west for
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-05
Allowed
To Amend
JUDGE DOLE ALLOWED THE RES
PONDENT IN THE NIANCHURIA
CASE TO AMEND ITS ANSWER.

L. S. Judge Dole today allowed the
motion Of respondent to amend his
answer in the libel case of the Com
mercial Pacific Gable Company VS.. the
S. S. Manchuria.
In the original answer of the de-
fendant certain circumstances were set
forth as mitigation of damages. 1t
was claimed that there had been an
agreement between f. H. Hartman,
the owner of the Manchuria and the
head officials of the Commercial Gable
Company in New York relative to the
latter company sending the Gable 5. S.
Restorer to the assistance of the Man
churia while she was ashore on Wal
manalo reef.
The libellant excepted and the court
allowed the exception to this portion
of the answer, but intimated that such
facts might have been pleaded in bar
of the claim to salvage. The respon-
dent then moved to amend by setting
up the same facts in bar Of the suit for
salvage. This motion has been allowed.
Ballou e. Marx were the attorneys
for the llbellant and they withdrew
their objection to the amendment The
court decided the matter on points of
Jaw, however. Kinney, McClanahan &
Derby were attorneys for the libellee.
The case will probably now go to trial