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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-23
AMERICAS FIRST.

To those who stepped into
the ranks with Bryan in his
first presidential campaign of
1896. studied the man and be.
lieved in him aud his prin-
ciples, worked and voted for
him through two hopeless
campaigns, his present triumph
produces emotions impossible
to describe.
Americas First Private
Citizen! do not know who
first called him that. I first
saw it in a newspaper which
was stalwartly republican.
1t must be of republican origin,
for the rest of US have long
considered Bryan Anerica's
First Citizen, with no other
adjective necessary. But to
be called Americas First
Private Citizen is tribute in
deed, coming from the other
side.
The peerless leader. the
matchless orator, the citizen
beyond reproach has at last
come into his own. Most of
our political opponents are
honest, as we have long main
tained. The others dare not
longer for very shame attempt
to villity the good name of
Bryan. The press has been
against him, every federal
officer has naturally been
against him. he has been
caricatured, ridiculed, accused
of every dishonor, yet every
defeat has left him greater,
every attack has made him
grander in the minds of the
people. Now he is known,
only as a clean American
gentleman of wonderful ability.
There are those who differ
with his opinions, but none
who doubt his sincerity.
There are many who doubt the
expendiency of his policies,
but none who question his
honor.
In a republic like America.
there is but one hope for honest
government, and that is to put
our trust in honest men. Un-
less our honest man be a fool
we cannot go far astray. and
honest fools never rise by their
own efforts to heights of fame.
BY his own efforts alone, uu-
aided by wealth or powerful
friends, Bryan has become the
First Private Citizen of
America. His honesty is be-
yond question. There is no
longer a reason why he should
not be president of the United
States.-Gratton News and
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-23
Did He Please Her?

The man who thought he had the
knack of saying pleasant things cal
culated to warm the cookies Of the
Oldest heart was revisiting the town
in which he had spent a summer
twenty years before.
'1'm Miss NJ. I don't know that
you recall me-" said q coquettish
elderly spinster, approaching him in
the postoffice the day after his ar
rival.
The ready heart warmer turned,
with his most beaming smile, and
wrung her hand.
"Recall your' he echoed reproach-
fully. Gas if one could help it, Miss
N. Why, you are one of the land
marks Of the town!"-Washington
Star.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-23
4. FIGHTING DEMOCRAT.

1
saying of Ben G. Whitehead,
editor and publisher of the
Williston "Weekly State, who
was defeated for the nomina-
ton of Secretary of State on
the Democratic ticket by Joseph
Mann, of Mclean county:
"1n the nomination of Joseph
Mann for secretary of state
over the editor of this news.
paper the democracy of North
Dakota has paid a fitting honor
to a man who is as good a
demoeiat as ever breathed, a
democrat who for thirty years
has fseed the overwhelming
majoriies to be found in Nc
Lean county and has kept the
remnant of the democracy to-
gether and come up each time
for another battle. He has
never faltered in his allegience
to the party of his Virginia
forefathers. He has always
been alert for the party needs.
and the fact that Mclean
county is republican today is
not due to the man who has
been nominated for secretary
of state. He has done his
sharE every day of the year,
and in his selection the demo-
Gratis of North Dakota have
merely discharged a portion of
the debt that it owes this
splendid citizen.
The editor of this newspaper,
mindful of the incidents of the
primary campaign just closed
and the lessons that are con.
veyed, bespeaks for Joseph
Mann the most cordial support.
No friend of the writer will be
found sulking. will be lacking
support of the O IN n
Joseph Mann should be elected,
and certain reforms in the
office of the secretary of state
carried out by an honest man.
The entire democratic ticket
must be elected, and when
that is done the laws will be
administered honestly and
fairly and there will not be a
user of free pass upon the
state house pay roll.
The candidacy of the editor
of The STATE served purpose.
1t caused a larger vote in the
primaries and gave that inter.
est which always attaches to a
contest. There is a deep sense
of satisfaction in feeling that
one has such splendid friends,
and to those who have support
ed the writer and will turn
now and just as Loyalty suppor,
Joseph Mann there will always
be due a debt of great graft
tude."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-23

SS0o Va
LETTER FROM O. H. PERRY.
lin Fairmount Newsl
Murphy, Oregon, July 4. 1908.
Fairmount News,
Fairmount, N. Oak.
Friend Clabauxh:-As it is
the Glorious Fourth of July
and I am at home, not deeming
it of interest enough to go
away from home to celebrate,
and the weather being too warm
for comfort. Thought I would
review the situation politically.
-Some time ago l noticed in The
News an article wherein our
mutual friend the Hon. p. ].
McCumber, has advocated to
the Republicans of N. OAK, to
standpat to support the Re-
publicans whether right or
wrong, 80 to speak. I also
note that the voters of N. Oak +,
are getting as independent as
they are IN Oregon, and let us
rejoice at it. Now 1 am one
that thinks that the people
have a right to control iE all
things pertaining to our self.
government. The Great Re-
publican Convention has met
and nominated their candidate
,.for the presidential race. Un-
doubtedly they have nominated
a good man socially and moral.
ly, but where is his interests?
Are they with the common
people? Let us review his
career, did he not go out of his
way to tell the people of the
Territory of Oklahoma to re
ject the Constitution that had
been promulgated by the Con-
stitutional Convention, and it
was because the people of the
coming new State was awake
to their own interests. and in.
tended to have a voice in the
affairs of the State, and for
their own protection, how
many of the Z. S. Senators
were delegates to the last Re-
publican convention at Chi
cago, and did it come easy for
them to endorse President
Roosevelt and his administra-
tion? What about their own
administration of the great
Office bestowed upon them by
the people? Did they stand by
the President IN his recon
mends for such legislation as
Z the people were demanding,
did they pass any of the mea.
sures advocated by the Presi.
dent? Such as Postal Savings
Bank, Parcel Post, guarantee
of bank deposits, did they pass
any measure where the people
could have any voice in any
measure passed by Congress
Through the initiative and
referendum, and other provi-
3 sions for the proper protection
of the people in their right to
sgovern. No it was a standpat
Congress and if the people are
awake to their own interests
they will leave large part of
these would be bosses at home
and let them 60 to work on the
farm. where they could earn an
honest living. Congress did
pass an emergency Currency
bill that in itself is q fraud up
on the people, it was wanted
by the stock gamblers. Only a
short time ago the Republicans
wanted money that was good
in Europe, and Europe did not
want silver. Now the gamblers
can get along with rag money
if it furnishes a market for
their railroads bonds. Consist
ancy is jewel, p as sed an ap
preparation bills for over a bill
lion of dollars and done all they
could to satisfy their masters,
Wall St. and the interests of
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-23

dissolved. The transportation
lines are to be brought under
the reign of law. The Philip.
pine Island are to be brought
under the free trade zone.
The people are to have govern.
ment saving banks.
Indeed and alas, when did q
Republican Congress carry
out it's platform pledges. Look
back for the last twelve years,
and ask and echo answers,
never. The taffy that was
given Roosevelt is an insult to
him. For he did want to do
something for the people, and
it was only for sop for the
voters in hopes to catch as
many as they conld at the
coming election. But thank
God the people are awakening
to their own interests and will
not be led up and voted as they
once did. There are only q
comparative few that look at
the label aud call it good, they
want to know the contents and
what effect it will have on the
patient. The Republicans of
the LaFollette stripe was set
down on as effectually as
though he had been in the
minority party, why? He is
and was for the interests of the
people. He, like Roosevelt
could see good in some of
Bryan's recommendations. l
don't care if it is Democrat
that is elected or Republican
only so he is an honest man,
and will work for the interests
of the people, in national
politics. We have got to look
at candidate from the COM
pany he has kept aud vote &C.
cordingly, and 1 hope the
ID e ocratic c convention at
Denver will act wisely, and
nominate a good clean man
and one of the Bryan or La
Toilette stripe, and then 1 have
hopes to see the G. O.. P. laid
on the shelf, and stay laid up
until the Democratic party get
as corrupt as the Republicans
are now aud then lay them up
again. No I want to say as
the Republicans were twenty
years ago, and then lay them
on the shelf. Oregon naturally
a Republican state by 10000
on the first day of June at the
primary election, elected or
chose for U. S. Senator, Demo.
crat by a good majority, 80
much for the peoples election
of a y. S. Senator. 1t was not
because he was Democrat,
but because of his fitness and
honesty. After twice being
elected governor of the state.
Is it any wonder that the G. O.
P. in convention assembled at
Chicago would not endorse the
election of .. S Senator by the
people. All manner of devices
were resorted to, to defeat Mr..
Chamberlain for the office but
the people had a say and
Chamberlain was elected.
Hansbrough defeated and NJ.
N. Johnson and Tom Marshall
in N. D., the two opposing
candidates for the legislature
to choose from. OF course. if
the machine has its say Mar
shall will be re. elected. 1hope
the Insurgents will get out
and elect a legislature that
will do something for the State
and end the struggle quickly,
and send a man to the Senate
that will stand for the people
and one that will stand by Mr..
Bryan and his recommenda-
tions. Like the Democrats did
Roosevelt and to think that
the Republican Congre g g
should be appealed to by Demo-
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-23

of special privilege to the few,
imposition of every sort to the
many; high finance rampant;
high tariff, revised by it's
friends, rampant; the end of
Rooseveltism and agitation
for the good of business-busi-
ness only organized capital
and licensed monopoly; the
same old story, the same old
song, the same old gang. click
ed over with goose grease from
the Roosevelt larder, cut mean
ing four years more of the
rascaldom which Roosevelt
has unmarked but not downed;
which Roosevelt has exposed,
but left intact; which, in spite
of Roosevelt and all his works,
stands today as impudent and
as defiant as ever it stood, a
gray wolf lording it over the
senate, a gray wolf lording it
over the house and gray wolf
giving tone and effect to the
ticket.
Can any thoughtful demo-
crat. can any patriotic Ameri-
can, balk of his duty before a
layout so menacing and obvi-
Gus?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
MIR. HANFORD IN TOPEKA.
Popular Shakespearian Actor Fails to
Draw Large House.

The manager of the Grand opera
house has tried the burlesque shows
without success from the standpoint
of attendance, and then shifted to a
Shakespearian production with little
better results. What do Topeka peo-
pie want? Charles B. Hanford, who
played the part of Leontes in the
Winters Tale Saturday night, is one
of the best and most popular actors
who makes this city, yet he played to
a small house on this visit in the even
ing as wen as at the matinee.
Mr.. Hanford was surrounded by a
capable company and the costuming
and arrangement of the production
from scenic standpoint were elab-
crate. But the, play is long, and in
spite of the elocution of Mr.. Hartford
and Miss Drofnah, becomes tiresome.
Mr.. Hanford plays in Topeka every
year and has many admirers here who
never fail to see him in his classic
roles. Last year he played the Old
Guard as a curtain raiser to the Tam
ing of the Shrew and made the hit
of his career with the playlet. AS
Haversack, an old soldier of Napo1-
cons guard, Mr.. Hanford could play
to full houses all over the country, but
he prefers to stand or fall in his
Shakespearfan productions as nearer
the ideal of the true actor than the
Old Guard. which has a vaudeville fla
Vor.
Mr.. Hanford should be the best
judge OF the qualty OF the parts he
plays so we'll. but those people who
have followed the career of Napol-
cons Old Guard back and forth across
Europe for fifteen years, from Lodi
to Waterloo, will presume to differ
with him. None of the the tyrants
and conspirators and love sick Danes
from even Shakespeare's magic pen
can compare to the grenadier of the
Old Guard in heroism and devotion to
the ideal in the person of the Little
COTnOra1 T To Ia Mv
Hanford will play the Old Guard
next season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
EIGHT CHILDREN BITTEN.
All Taken to Chicago for Treatment
for HydrophObia.

Chicago. Nov. Eight children
bitten by pups which had been fed by
a mother afflicted with rabies, will ar
rive here from Terre Haute today fol-
treatment at the Pasteur institute
The mother dog was killed, not be-
cause she was thought to be mad but
because it was believed she had an
incurabIe ailment. The ten pups were
distributed among neighbors.
Peter Crosse, ~ years old. one OF
the boys bitten by the pups died last
Friday The other victims are Anna
and Harry Crosse, his sister and
brother, Cecilia, a cousin; Charles,
John and Lulu Cary; Lena and Walter
Endicott. The children range in age
from 2 to 4 years.
The families are poor and $500
was raised by popular subscription to
send the children here.
Mrs Barbara Dvorek of Wauseeka,
Wis, was taken to the Pasteur in
stitute yesterday by DR.. G. A. Perrin.
She had been bitten by a colt suffer-
ing with the rabies communicated by
a mad dog three weeks ago.
The colts brain was brought to
Chicago and DR.. Lagorio found it
contained rabies bacil1i. Mrs. Dvorek
is rs and on account of her advanced
age she may die from her injuries.
Three persons who were bitten by
cats suffering with rabies are under
treatment at the institute. They are
William H. Felkner, So years old,
Fordland, Mo; S. A. Johnson, 16
years old. Omaha, Neb., and Harry
Fisher, 10 months old, st. John, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
WAGNER JOINS A CIRCUS.
Or Rather the Big Ball Player One of
the Partners in a Road Company.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov 9-"wagner
Bros. unexcelled circus. the greatest
aggregation ever assembled under one
management, and including Hans, the
most wonderful baseball player the
world ever produced
That's what the placards over the
big-top will reach next spring, and all
through the summer. Yesterday there
was incorporated in the state of New
Jersey Wagner Bros. circus. Nomin-
ally the capital stock is $4,000, but
before the circus takes to the road
many times that amount will have
been expended. The incorporates are
Hans Wagner, the great ball player;
his brother "Ai" whom professional
ball players declare would be a better
player than Hans if it We're not for
the fact that he is pigeon-toed instead
of bowlegged. and their third brother,
Luke. In addition, there are two at
torneys from Carnegie, Prestly and
Nesbit, who are stockholders to
small degree, and New Jersey attor-
ney, who owns one share.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago Leads in Fielding and RueI-
bach in Pitching.

New York, Nov. 9.-The official
fielding averages of the National
league show the following regulars
leading in the various positions: First
basemen, Fred Tenney, New York;
second basemen, Knabe, Philadelphia;
third, basemen. Devlin, New York;
shortstops, Tinker, Chicago; left field
ers, DeIehanty, ST. Louis; center field
ers, Slagle, Chicago; right felders,
Schultz, Chicago; catchers, Bergen,
Brooklyn. Chicago led the league in
team fielding with Pittsburg second
and New York fourth.
The record of the pitchers shows
"Big Ed" Reulbach of the Cubs in the
lead, with Mathewson of New York
Just three points behind. Brown, the
Three Fingered" one of Chicago, was
third, just eight points behind the
peerless Cnristy Mathewson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
WESTERN LEAGUE TO MEET.
Magnates Will Gather at the Grand
Pacific in Chicago November ii.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-President O'Neill
of the Western baseball league has is
sued a call for the annual meeting Of
the league to be held at the Grand
Pacific hotel, Chicago, on Wednesday,
November II. 1t was originally in
tended to hold the annual meeting in
Denver but at the request of a ma
jority of the members of the league
Chicago was substituted.
The business of the season just
closed will be cleared up and it is ex-
pected that Wichita and Topeka, Kan,
will be admitted, making a total of
eight clubs in the league next season.
The league as enlarged will consist of
the following cities: Des Moines,
Sioux City, Ohama, Lincoln, Topeka,
Sioux City, Omaha, Lincoln, Topeka,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
New Gould Road Opened.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Nov. 8
Traffic over the Utah division of the
Western Pacific railroad was formally
opened today when a mixed train,
consisting of two passenger coaches.
a baggage car, and several cars of
miscellaneous merchandise left the
Denver & Rio Grande station at 8
O'Clock for its first trip over the new
Gould road, which is to be extended to
the coast. The train will run as far
as Shafter, New. The service will be
tri-weekly only until construction
work on the railroad west of Shafter
is further advanced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

store. sS9 North Kansas avenue. or call
the North Side reporter at her nome.
Ind. phone 2SSl biack.I
Miss Helen Murphy returned home
today from Kansas Citv where she mas
spent the past two weeks visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Emma Smith of Clay Center
kan, is here spending a few days with
relatives and friends
Mrs. Anna Carter has returned to
her home in Usage county after a
short visit with friends here.
Mr.. Roy Lakin returned to work
this morning after being off two
months on account of illness. He has
been suffering with an attack of rheu-
Mrs Ed Rutter is able to be out and
around again again after several
weeks illness with an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Mary johnson and son Clyde
and Mrs. b. G. Frasier are spending a
few days in Elmont the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. George Johnson.
Mrs. Grace Higgins and small son
went to Carbonate, Kan, today to
spend a week visiting her parents and
other relatives.
Mrs. Emma Robinson of BelIeville,
Kan, came here TODAY to spend two
weeks the guest of her parents.
Miss Cora Brown has returned to
her home in Scranton, Kan, after
spending few days with Miss Hazel
Kelley.
Mr. Harry earle returned to Law
renee this morning after spending
Saturday and Sunday with friends
here.
Mrs. William Schwartz of Oakland
visited friends on the North side Sun
day. ea
Mr.. John Nystromz of 1919 North
Jackson street is very sick with an
attack of heart failure. Clifford Ny
strom was called home from the uni
orSiT at Ia on n
fathers illness.
Mr.. Southwick of the Citizens State
bank has returned from Carbonate
where he spent few days on a bust
ness trip.
Misses Annie and Nettie- Farrell of
st. Marys, Kan, spent Sunday the
guests of Miss Helen Berry of 1917
North Van Buren, street
George Duncan has returned from
Lawrence where he visited friends for
a few days.
John w Smith, aged rs years, died
Sunday at his home, 1921 North Van
Buren, street. of old age. The funeral
will be held Tuesday at O'Clock from
the home. Burial in Rochester ceme-
terry. Mr.. Smith leaves a wife and
three children, Jesse c. Smith. Mrs.
Anna Dewey and Mrs. J. B. Weber of
Missoula Mont
Mr.. and Mrs Frank L. Ebey left
over the Rock Island this morning for
a trip over the northern part of the
state to be gone week or ten days
John Sheetz, who has been sick for
some time at 1925 North Jackson
street is much improved and able to
be up again. His entire recovery is
hoped for by his manv friends.
Miss Anna Seawringen of Lawrence
is spending a few days visiting her
sister, Mrs. o. Adams, 903 Jackson
street.
Mr.. r. A. Boast of the Dibble gro
Gerry spent Sunday at Elmont visiting
relatives.
Mr.. s. G. Coleman, ST.. who has sold
his farm near the reform school, will
leave for Indiana about the first of
December to reside.
At the regular meeting tonight
Amity lodge No. 231. K. of p, will
confer the rank of Esquire upon
twelve of the forty-three candidates
who took the page rank at the Audi
torium the evening of October 20.
Miss Kate Covert, a former resident
of North Topeka who has been i'll
from blood poisoning in her foot for
several weeks at her home in Junction
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ELKS NIINSTRELS AGAIN.
VIII BE Given Two Nights and q
Matinee

The local lodge of Elks has again
arranged with Messrs. Miller and
Draper, who directed the successful
minstrel performance two years ago
to help them with their show this
year. and they begun work on the big
minstrel to be given on Friday and
Saturday. November goth and 21st
On account of the big demand for
tickets before and the fact that many
were unable to attend. the Elks have
decided to give a matinee this year
at which many special features will
he introduced. The directors have all
new costumes and scenery this season
and some distinct novelties will be
presented in the line of minstrelsy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
DR.. Grafton Is Dead.

Los Angeles Cal, Nov. 9.-Dr. VIII
liam H. Grafton, aged 80, one of the
proprietors of the West Coast maya
zine, is dead here. DIR. Grafton is well
known all over the country and es-
pecially in Iowa, where ne practiced
for more than 40 years. He was
quarantine officer at Baltimore for
two years and for several years was
resident physician of Bellvue hospital,
New York. DR.. Grafton has six
children, several of whom live in Bon
ner, Mont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09

The Senior B. Y. P U. will give a
social Tuesday evening, November 10,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Berry, 1906 North Quincy street All
young people of the church and con-
gregation over IS years of age are
cordially invited.
Mrs. J. N. Goodno of 931 Jackson
street went to Rossville Saturday to
visit friends for few days.