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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
FREE SPEECH AND
FREE PRESS,

The Post-office Department
takes the position that freedom
of the press does not mean
freedom of the mails. But
what is freedom of the mails?
1t is new term. Who shall
say what constitutes freedom
of the mails? 1t looks like a
judicial question; but the Post
master General, as an execu-
tive officer, feels no hesitancy
in deciding it. In our anxiety
to squelch pestiferous An
archists we must not forget
that our constitutional right
to free speech is closely allied
to freedom of the mails and in
submitting to the curtailment
of one we may be laying the
groundwork for suppressing
the most valued adjunct of
liberty-free speech and a free
press.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

Lidgerwood Broadaxe: Last
Thursday afternoon shortly
after four o'clock small
quantity of dynamite exploded
in Franta & Sons tinshop, in
juring boy called Harry Toll
son and Andrew James.
The firm of James & Wolloch
are engaged in drilling wells.
A 112 inch pipe is used, in con-
nection with prepared point,
in exploding dynamite in the
we'll hole. The point in use
would not work and was taken
off, cleaned of the dynamite,
and then the men took it to
Franta's to have the point fixed
so the charge would explode.
The boy, Tolson, took the point
and to fix it, stuck it in the
flame of the gasoline burner.
Some of the nitro-glycerine,
being part of the dynamite,
stuck in the joint and on reach
ing the flame, exploded. The
boy received a dozen flesh
wounds in the legs, caused BY
flying fragments of metal and
James was wounded in the
face and neck, the worst in
juries being his eyes. Tolson
was carried to DR.. Tarr, who
removed the bits of metal from
the wounds. The force of the
explosion went across the boys
legs. Had it gone towards
him, death would have been
probable from blood poisoning
James was taken to Dr. Shields,
who removed fifteen pieces of
metal from his face and eyes,
one piece directly from the
sight. He will not lose his
sight, however.
ames partner, Wolloch,
stood within twelve feet of the
explosion with the remainder
of the pipe in his hands. This
pipe was two and one-half feet
long and was packed to within
eight inches of the top with
dynamite. Had the explosion
ever caused that to go, there
would be hole where Franta's
now stands. And how it es.
capped the jar of the first explo-
sion no one understands.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
FORAKER
THREATENS
To Bolt Republican Party If
I aft or Roosevelt are
Nominated.

Senator Foraker, of Ohio,
has been talking vigorously of
late. In speech before an
assembly of negro methodist
bishops, he used language inn
plying that he stood ready to
bolt the Republican party in
case Taft or Roosevelt we're
nominated for the Presidency.
Speaking of Taft delegates
from the South, he said:
"They do not belong to my
party, and I will not belong to
theirs. He also spoke of the
possibility of new parties.
On the 18th inst. Senator
Foraker made speech in the
Senate on the Brownsville
affair, in the course of which
he severely criticised President
Roosevelt and defended the
negro soldiers whom the Presi-
dent drummed out uf the army
in disgrace without trial. 1t
was a great speech. and it's
effect on the negro vote in the
States of the North and Middle
West may be to defeat the Re-
publican national ticket.
These recent utterances of
Foraker show that the breach
between himself and the Roose-
welt faction is liable to be per-
manent, and that he may be
expected to lead a movement
at the polls against any man
whom the Roosevelt faction
may force upon the Republican
party. In such a case Foraker
would have among his fol-
lowers, not only most of the
negroes, but many of the old
Onion soldiers and large
class of reactionaries. In other
words, he would have with
him the brains and the back
bone of the old Republican
party, and the fight between
the old and the new Republic
ans would be beautiful and
interesting.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
REPUBLICAN, COCKTAILS.

The New York Sun, which
evidently would be we'll salts
fed with Fairbanks as the
Republican candidate for presi-
dent, tries to boost him by
publishing discursive editori.
al on the preparation of the
seductive Cocktail" Still we
fancy that Fairbanks would be
happier if the sun would turn
It's attention to Taft's neglect
of his official duties in his
attempt to secure delegates
and let the cocktail episode
alone in these cranky days of
Prohibition or, at least, point
to the fact that if Fairbanks
furnished the cocktails for the
feast, it was President Roose-
velt who drank them.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS

The delegates to the Demo-
cratic national convention from
Pennsylvania will probably be
O uninstructed, but some of the
leaders declare that if Judge
Gray, of Delaware, is nominal
ed, Pennsylvania will be in the
doubtful column. To see the
Republicans fighting for their
political lives in the Keystone
state would add to the gayety
of the campaign and force
them to keep their Doodle and
repeaters at home. 1t IS claim
ed that Judge Gray would
unite the business men and
labor, and as these two inter-
ests are all powerful in Penn
sylvania the claim of the
Democrats of that state may
not be as wide of the mark as
it would appear to be from
former large Republican
majorities.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
ENTERTAINED IN
MINNEAPOLIS
Mrs. W. H. Med1ar Entertains
Former Wahpetonians,
April IS.

Mrs. w. H. Medlar of Mime
apolis issued invitations to a
couple of dozen ladies', former
Wahpetonians, now residing
in Minneapolis and St. Paul,
for an Eat home" Wednesday
afternoon, April 10. There we
re many surprises as the ladies
gathered. The latest comers
to the city we're Mrs. ]. A. Hunt
and Mrs. L. p. Gellerman.
Others present were Mrs. G. T.
Proper, Mrs. Helen Orcutt,
Mrs. Wright Orcutt. Miss
Carrie Rich, Mrs. G. B. Barnes,
Mrs. D. C.. Smutz and daughter.
Mrs. w. NJ. House, Mrs. Shep.
erd H. Wood, Mrs. Emma G..
O'Brien, Mrs. Leora Ruggles
Hoag, Mrs. Louis A. Johnson,
Mrs. 6. P. Brownell, Mrs.
Fullenweider, Mrs. H. G..
Klepper, Mrs. Triplett, Mrs.
Heber Howery and Mrs. Maude
Bryan Lane. The rooms were
decorated with hundreds of
photographs Of Wahpeton
persons. The parlor and din.
ing room were decorated with
yellow and orange double tu-
lips. Dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess,
assisted by Miss Lucille Smutz.
An Easter souvenir postal was
given to each guest and on it
each person wrote their name
and address. Congratulations
were received by Mrs. Proper,
one of the youngest grand
mothers on record.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
NOT SAFE PEOPLE.

The party of the Sugar Trust,
Standard Oil and the American
Harvester Trust is not exactly
the safe party to trust with
tariff reform or amending the
tariff schedules at those points
where they are a protection to
monopolies of all kinds, says
the Bathgate Pink Paper.
During the past four years it
has been the president and
the democratic members OF
congress who have secured for
the people any measures of
relief which they have had
through federal enactment
No one who is at all posted can
claim with honesty that all of
the leading measures ad-
vocated by the president would
have been carried if left to his
party vote in congress. 1t was
the solid democratic vote
which forced action, unwilling
ly on the great majority of
the republican members and
attitude of the democrats was
because the proposed action
was in accord with democratic
principles. 1t is the boss who
says stand by your party or
republicanism will meet with
defeat. The bosses belong to
the trusts and are working for
their owners, not for the good
of the people and when they
say stand by your party they
mean for the trusts and mono
poles.
Just stop minute and ask
yourself candidly if this is not
the case and then during the
coming campaign vote for
your own interests and not
of the trusts.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
LOST FROM THEIR LEXICON.

Looks if the machine was
rather punching the offices in
Richland county. There is
McCu mber and Jim Shea al
ready holding dow, senator
ship and a marshalship, and
now they want Smith for state
superintendent and Stafne for
railroad commissioner. Mod
esty should not cause the
stalwarts of Richland county
to refrain from asking for a
few more places close up to
pie counter.-St. Thomas
Times.
And Bro. Hager, when you
add to this list the illustrious
name of William Miles House,
candidate for Secretary of
State, you will apprehend why
we CLAIM there is no such word
as modesty in the lexicon of
the Richland county gang
Lidgerwood Broadaxe.
Yes, and what's the matter
of adding the name of Nelson
as another r. r. Commission.
er and Fl. A. Olson, editor and
publisher of the Abercrombie
Herald, as he has announced
himself as candid ate for
Attorney General.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
POLITICAL SCAVANGERS.

Postmasters have no right to
take active part in partizan
politics. But do they heed the
injunction when the political
interests of the congressman
under whom they hold their
jobs are involved? Do they?-
Anoka Free Press.
Minnesota must have a fine
set of postmasters, if they only
take an active part n
Congressional Scrap. The
great state of North Dakota
even boasts of theirpostmasters
taking part in a dog fight and
they really think that they are
the "Hot Stuff" and cream of
the republican party.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30

For lime, brick and cement
see John Rischard. If
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
HE SHUTTERS.

The Times says it is tor Hon.
w. E. Purcell for U. S. Senator
first and NJ. N. Johnson second.
What! Does the Times threat
en- to turn republican?-Globe
Gazette.
No. No "Bobby" not us but
we generally say what we like
and let the people know where
we are at and that's more than
you can say and we don't
stutter when we ask a question
either.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30

PRISONERS OF WAR BILL.

IhlNUN6hS Uf WAX BILL.
The legislative situation
with regard to the long agitat-
ed, often-promised Ex-prison-
ers of War Bill is this:
The passage of the Nc
Cumber act giving the .Ex-
prisoners of War, as we'll as all
other veterans, the S12 month
which had been asked for in
that bill. This leaves only
$500 per diem for each day of
imprisonment, which was part
of the bill, and it has been de.
cided to refer this to the Com.
tnittee on Claims where the
bill now is.
There has never been
measure of greater justice, and,
we are tempted to say, of even
approximate justice to this be-
fore Congress. The men who
endured imprisonment have
the most powerful claims up
on the country's gratitude and
justice. Meritorious as service
was in the field, that which
was rendered in the prison
pens calls for the utmost sym
pathy and gratitude of our
people. 1t must be assumed
that the men who were taken
prisoners were at the front do.
ing their duty and that i'm
prisonment came to them
precisely as wounds and death
came to others. 1t was mere
ly another form of the perils of
war. There was not a man
in prison who would not have
most gladly exchanged places
with any comrade on the firing
line. The statistics show that
it was much more dangerous
to have been in prison than on
the skirmish line. Companies
and regiments which were
captured suffered far greater
loss than corresponding COM
panies that were actively en-
gagged. The 10000 prisoners
held by the Confederates,
neutralized nearly 10000 Cou-
federates held in Northern
prisons. All the time the
Union prisoners were offered a
release from the inexpressible
tortures inside the pens
if they would simply go out
and perform labor or take up a
musket in the Confederate
army. 1t is to the infinite
credit of the American soldiers
that they were all stubbornly
loyal to their flag and preferred
the worst i'm prisonnent could
bring to them to deserting the
cause of their country. The
pittance of So per day for every
day in prison is a trifle for the
Government to put in opposi-
tion to such service as they
rendered, and the bill should be
passed without delay. The
country owes no more to any
man who stood beneath it's
flag than it does to the ex-
prisoners of war.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
HEARST ON CORRUPTION.

HEARST ON CORRUPTION.
From the editorials in Mr..
Hearst's American on political
corruption, he makes it plain
to the minor leaders of the
independence League that
they must not expect much
Doodle this year. From this
it may be anticipated that Mr..
Hearst will not himself be a
candidate, for he always opens
his barrel when he heads a
ticket.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30

The Republic an spellbinders
will have a hard task to per-
form next Fall when they at
tempt to show that the panic
was mostly imaginary, and
that the "slight business de.
preston" is due to the Demo
Gratis disturbing business by
persisting in talking about
tariff reform.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
REPUBLICAN 0PIN-

4VN VI 0xbA L .
That honest and consistent
Republican organ the Balti.
more American, frankly de-
clares:
"Delaware has the one man
who could give the Republican
candidate a close race this fall.
Judge George Gray is strong
in every respect that appeals
to public confidence and the
popular support. His char
acter is fine and flawless. His
personality is charming. He
is one of the ablest men of the
country. He is the soul of
honor"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30

For Sale; one 2 seated top
carriage and set of single
harness. For particulars in
quire of Severson the Tailor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-04-30
AN INVITATION.
The "Skat" plavers of Wah-

The "Skat" players of Wah-
peton have received an
invitation from st. Cloud,
Mimi. to attend the "Skat-
TURNER" to be held in that
city, May 3rd. There will be
% prizes contested for, the first
prize is $25 in gold, and the
others run all the way down to
glass of water-(nothing
stronger). Several of the Wah-
peton experts will attend.
Did we write our senator to
aid in taking off the tariff on
pulp, 80 that we publishers
could get our print paper
cheaper, we'll we guess not, we
have been saying for the past
twenty years that any kind of
a tariff was a robbery protected
by law and should be taken off
of everything and what would
be the use of writing to such
men as McCumber when he is
!owned by the railroads and
trust magnets.
The Newtown bee., 1908-05-15
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

auspices, lacks many favors; and it acquires many fiavors which one might wish it lacked. But it sticks to the ribs and prairie wagon and South Dakota ozone make it possible to en- dure such food as could not be endured if one must sit in an office char all day. A drive of 20 miles from Gettys- burg took me to the Missouri which 1 crossed in row boat. Getting another rig on the other side of the river at Cheynene Agency, ] drove another 50 miles. Seventy miles of driving that day; supper at nine o'clock in an h. dian cabin and a bunk with the Indians that night. 1 don't tell you anything special about dinper for there isn't anything special to'tell. Often a gra- ham cracker and an orange is the mid day meal. Often the only dinner is to draw the belt strap up in the buckle to another hole.
The Newtown bee., 1908-05-15

plant there are six night men who keep watch on the animals at night, clean them in the morning and have them har1essed at five minutes of seven. When the drivers arrive they have sim ply to put the brides on the horses and start out. In this way, the horses get plenty of time to eat before start ing days work and are thoroughly cleaned by men who have little else to do.
 Mir Hard, the company's horseman, was brought up among horses, his father having been truckman with big business and his grandfather having also been a horseman. The fine collection of horses is a creditIto MT Hard but he modestly suggests that nobody could gather together such a stable unless, as he is, his employers backed him up by placing no limit on the price he was allowed to pay for horse.
The Newtown bee., 1908-05-15
The Newtown Bee.
 Newtown, Friday. May 15. 1908.
THE HOME CIRCLE
SOME JOTTINGS.
BY BISHOP JOHNSON.

That word, now that look at it, might easily be read "joltings." We'll, it's all one to me. AS 1 jolt about jot down word here and there and if anybody is interested in the output you are at liberty to print it.
 What l have written above is enough to assure you that our method of trans portation is not always easy railway train. We have world of blackboard work to do.
 As l write, I am on the Standing Rock Reservation, west of the Mis- souri river, at St Elizabeth's Indian school. Here are sixty boys and girls and am tarrying three or four days making my annual visitation of the school and of St Elizabeth's Indian mission, which has been located here for the past twenty-five years. This morning 1 have been to the govern ment sub-agency where all the Indians have gathered to-day to receive their fortnightly issue of rations. These consist of slaughtered beef, flour, coffee, sugar, beans, etc. The Indians are in their tents all about and to- morrow about 200 of them will come up to St Elizabeth's church for Sun day service. Tonight they are to meet me to "talk things over" They are great hands to talk. They will sit in big circle on the floor or on the ground, with big pipes lighted, which they pass around from mouth to mouth, and through an interpreter they will talk with me for four or five hours, We have agreed to begin tonight at half past seven. l shall be the only white person present. l dor't at all expect to get away from my Indian friends until midnight. l do not antic-
The Newtown bee., 1908-05-15

trips that he generally runs across horses that meet the re- quirements of the company. Also, he makes long trips sometimes to inspect horses of which he has heard.
 In the matter of purchasing horses he is not hampered by the firm in any way. He has no limited price and a matter of dollars does not prevent the firm from getting a desirable horse when one is found. The average price of the horses now in the stables is about $375. This makes the value of the entire stock of horse flesh some thing like S26, 250.
 While the average weight of the horses is 1, 700 pounds, there is one pair, Rex and Jumbo" which weigh a round ton apiece. Yet this immense team can be hitched to a light carriage and give one as pleasant drive as he could wish. In working, the horses are divided up into five six-horse teams, the rest being in fours, threes, twos and singles. The hauling power of one of these six-horse teams is something surprising. Only the other day one of them pulled a load of 23,0OO pounds from the depot, up the long North Main street hill.
 The care given these horses is as fine as any horse in the world receives. The stalls are all twice the usual size and in these the big animals can lie down and roll over if they care to. They are bedded down with the greatest care and their food is of the best. Cruelty to one of the horses is a capital offense around the Chase establishment. If man strike horse unnecessarily or harder than is necessary, he loses his job as soon as John Hard hears of it. The use of a whip is only allowed when it is necessary for driver to wake up some horse that is not doing its share of the pulling. The drivers are all supposed to know how the horse should pull. In most cases the wheel horses of one of the big teams are not sup posed to pull as hard as the others, but in close quarters, such as in backing and turning corners, the wheelers do most of the work.
 In most establishments, the drivers of teams are supposed to clean and harness their horses before taking them out in the morning. At the Chase
The Newtown bee., 1908-05-15
CHASE ROLLING MILL c
 HORSES, WATERBURY.

Any stranger in Waterbury who
 chances to see for the first time one
 of the six-horse teams of the Chase
 Rolling Mill company passing through
 the street is moved to stop and take
 good look at it. Residents of the Brass City who see these big teams
 every day are accustomed to the sight,
 but the fact remains that these teams
 are among the sights of the city. It is doubtful if there are many man.
 ufacturing or other concerns in the country which can boast of such col lection of horse flesh as these. There
 are at present attached to the stables
 Of the Chase rolling mill seventy
 horses. These animals will average
 17OO pounds in weight and they are as
 well kept as they are big. All are gray in color but this does not mean that they are the same breed. How ever. all the horses are either of the Percheron or Norman stralns, some having the blood of both breeds in their veins. These horses are not pur- chased for show purposes, so the mat ter of strain does not amount to so much. However, great care is used in selecting the horses for their size and in matching the pairs. The gray color is adhered to simply on account of the looks and so it is not noticeable when horse is laid off and another put in its place or when 1t is necessary to change the teams around on account of the death or sickness of horse or the purchase of a new one.
 The picture accompanying the article shows sixty of the horses drawn up in the yard of the rolling mill. Two teams, one of four horses and the oth- CT of six, were out at the time the pie ture was taken. The picture gives capital idea of how the yard looks when the horses are there. John w. Hard, who has charge of the horses and also of buying horse flesh for the concern, is seen astride of one of the big horses.
 Many people have speculated regard ing the expense to the firm of maintain ing big stable like this and natural ly concluded that this item of expense must add greatly to the cost of running the plant. Of course, there is big expense, but it is not proportionately so large as would be thought. These big teams make long hauls, but they land the huge wagon loads at the spots around the mills where they are need ed ana the item of cartingr about the grounds is done away with.
 When the Chase rolling mill was built 1t was expected that branch of the railroad track would be built around Round Hill and past the yards of the mills. This was never built, but it is understood that the firm is just as well satisfied that it was not.
 Six years ago the Chase company had but five horses. Nearly all its truck ing was done by local truckmen. The company became dissatisfied with this and decided to purchase | horses and do all that work itself. At | that time Mir Hard was employed to purchase and take care of the live | stock. He has held the position ever since and the many big horses now owned by the firm are all of his pur- chasing.
 It is also part of Mir Hard's duties to go about the country buying wood. m immense amount of which the com oany uses every year. It is on these