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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06

it's doing dire evil to the republic, and
in the next place to avoid the vindic-
tive and dreadful radicalism which, ii
left uncontrolled, 1t is certain in the
end to arouse.
"In my judgment, thoroughgoing
and satisfactory control can in the end
only be obtained by the action of the
national government, for almost all
corporations of enormous wealth-that
is. the corporations which it is espe.
cially desirable to control - are en-
gagged in interstate commerce"
Must Not Prosecute Labor.
Some action in connection with the
abuse of the power of injunction is
recommended. The president says that
1t is all wrong to use the injunction
to prevent the entirely proper and le-
Ultimate actions of labor organizations
in their struggle for industrial better
ment, or under the guise of protecting
property rights unwarrantably to in
wade the fundamental rights of the in.
dividual.
1t is futile, he says, to concede, as
VIC w. tuO AlSAt anu I10 uCCcSSlLy
organized effort on the part of wage.
earners and yet by injunctive process
to forbid peaceable action to accom-.
plish the lawful objects for which they
are organized and upon which their
success depends.
Additional powers for the interstate
commerce commission in regulating
concerns engaged in interstate COM
merce are also urged in the presi.
dents message.
Legislation to prevent gambling in
securities and commodities is strong.
ly recommended.
Outlook Bright.
In conclusion, the president points
out that the country has just passed
through two months of acute financial
stress. At such a time there is nat.
ural tendency on the part of many
men to feel gloomy and frightened at
the outlook, but there is no justifica.
tion for this feeling. There is no ma
ton so absolutely sure of ultimate
success. Ours is a nation of master
full energy. with continent for its do.
main. We are upheld by the confident
hope of ultimate triumph.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
news Of THE WEEK IN tP|T0Mt
IMPORTANT EVENTS At HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Washington.

The senate has passed a bill giving
leaves of absence to homesteaders on
irrigation lands during periods when
there is no water.
A joint resolution appointing COM
mittee to investigate recent mining
disasters in the United States has
been passed by the senate.
Senator Hopkins has introduced a
joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting
polygamy in the United States.
The navy department is about to
undertake a set of experiments to
demonstrate the utility of the subma.
rine as an adjunct in naval warfare.
George p. Wetmore last week took
oath of Office as United States senator
from Rhode Island for the term end
ing March 4. 1912. Mr.. Wetmore's en-
trance increased the actual member
ship to ninety-two for the first time.
The house committee on agriculture
has received from Clifford Pinchot the
following data as to the receipts and
disbursements of the forestry bureau
for the year 1907: Receipts, $1,467,-
600; expenditures, $1,530,O00. Excess
of expenditures over receipts, $4,000.
Recommendation of an average in.
crease of one-third in the salaries of
the commissioner Of patents, his as
sistants, examiners and law clerks in
the patent Office, entailing an added
expenditure Of $4,000 annually, has
been agreed upon by the house commit
tee on patents.
Representative Keifer of Ohio,
chairman of the subcommittee on pen
sions of the house committee on ap-
preparations, announced Informally
that that committee had agreed to
recommend pension roll of $150,000,.
900 for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1909. This will be about $7,0O0,000 in
excess Of the pension roll of the pres
ent fiscal year.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
Accidental Happenynos.

At Christ hospital, an institution at
Cincinnati conducted by the Protes.
tant Episcopal church for poor women
and children, a baby was scalded to
death under peculiar circumstances.
A nine-year-old child turned on the hot
water.
Five hundred pounds of dynamite in
a box car at the mining town of Hook.
ing. two miles from Abba, Iowa, ex.
ploded during fire which started in
the company's store and five men were
injured and 100000 worth of property
destroyed.
The Central hotel at Pontiac, ILL.,.
burned last week. The hundred or
more guests in it had only time to
make their escape in their night
clothes. One woman jumped from the
second-story and was bruised badly.
Loss. $4,000.
A sailboat with party Of twelve
marines on a pleasure trip was can
sized of MORO castle, San Juan. P. R.
Two of the party were drowned.
Three men were killed instantly and
five others seriously injured by a pre-
mature explosion from an unknown
cause Of dynamite in the Bergen Hill
section of the Pennsylvania tunnel al
Homestead, N. j.
Four cars Of the fast New Orlean.
& Northeastern north.bound passenge,
train No. 4 toppled over low trestle
near iattiesburg, Miss, and rolled
down an embankment without killips
or fatally injuring Q person.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
People Talked About.

Count Leopold, the reigning prince
of Lippe, is dead.
Franklin B. Lord of the law firm of
Lord, Day & Lord of New York, is
dead after brief illness.
The Order of the Legion of Honor
has been conferred upon Eugene
Meyer, the New York banker.
Leopold Wallack, a lawyer and CAPT.
talist of New York, died of an illness
resulting from an attack of the grip.
John Dove Wilson, emeritus profess
sor in Aberdeen university, died at
San Reno, Italy. Prof. Wilson was
: born in Scotland in 1888.
Prof. Parker of Yale has been ap.
pointed judge of the Lord Grey must.
cal competitions which will take place
at ottawa, beginning Feb. "a, and last
a week.
On salary of SIS month, Charles
D. Davol. graduate of Harvard and
son of Fall River (Mass.) million.
ARE wool manufacturer, has begun as
night messenger at the Rock Island
A0AAWoy oChIAOA al 1OpChd, ndu., u
learn the railway business from the
ground up.
Charles G. Beidinger, an inventor,
was found dead in his room in cheap
boarding house in Troy, N. Y. He had
been in extreme want lately, but had
just learned that the superior court
of Cincinnati had decided patent
right claim in his favor, awarding him
$4,000 and interest upon it for severa!
years.
Army officers are much wrought up,
as they believe the president intends
to modify in an unexpected manner
his original horsemanship test order.
1t provides for fifteen-mile rides.
They understand it may be changed
to require ride Of ninety miles in
three days and to include stunts in
tramping and leading the horse sever.
al miles daily.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
VIOLENT STORM FATAL TO TEN.
Wide Strip Of Farming Country in Mis-.
sissippi Is Laid Waste.


sissippi Is Laid Waste.
Wesson, Miss, Feb. 2.-Six persons
were killed outright by a tornado
which laid waste strip of farming
country three-quarters of mile wide
and several miles long just north of
here yesterday. Four persons were
fatally injured and many others were
slightly hurt when their homes were
blown down. A negro who arrived
here about dark brought news of the
storm. Three physicians started in
carriages for the stricken district.
The dead and injured are all white,
excepting one unidentified victim.
The tornado struck about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. It came from the
south west and disappeared into the
norteast. At least dozen homes of
white families were blown down. The
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Maddox was
blown almost completely off the prem.
Uses, and Mrs. Maddox's spinal column
was broken.
Wide Swath Is Cut.
The path of the tornado was un-
usually VIDE ana was left Uttered with
hundreds of dollars worth of dead
farm animals an strewn with many
thousands of dollars worth of proper.
ty.
Surrounding towns not in the direct
path of the storm suffered damage
during the few minutes of the lorna.
dos duration.
At Georgetown buildings were
blown down and at Hazelhurst two
sawmills were destroyed and many
fences and several small buildings
We're blown over.
Center Point reported much damage
but no loss of life.
Darkness settled down so quickly
after the storm that only an incom.
plete estimate of the destruction.
both to life and to property, was oh.
tanned.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
MAY DIE OF BURNS.
Grand Rapids Woman Hurt in Case.
line EXPLOSION

Grand Rapids Woman Hurt in Case.
line Explosion.
Grand Rapids, Wis, Feb. 4.-As
result of an explosion of gasoline in
the home of DR.. Pomainville of this
city yesterday morning, Miss Martha
Geosman is so seriously burned that
she cannot recover, DR.. Pomainville
is in critical condition, Mrs. Pomain.
vile has seriously blistered hands and
one room of the house is badly dam.
aged. An infant child of DR.. and Mrs.
Pomainville was in the room ut thu
time, and its clothing caught fire. but
the child itself escaped injury.
Miss Goosman was holding the can
of liquid when the explosion occurred
and she was the most seriously burn.
ed of any of the victims.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
LOAD TOWN ON CARS.
Sparta Is to Be Moved to Give WAY to,
Mine

Sparta. Mimi. Feb. 4.-Work on the
new site for the village of Sparta has
been renewed by the Steel corpora.
ton, and it is believed that the actual
work of moving the village will be
started in the near future. Sparta is
town of $500 population, and the
business section is underlaid with iron
ore. The business buildings are to be-
hauled to their new location on fiat
cars, this being accomplished by using
two engines and two cars on the dou.
BILE track
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
Domestic.


Chief George Wasquam 10 dead at
his home near Brimley, Mich. He was
seventy years old. Wasquam was one
one Of the most noted Indians Of
Northern Michigan. He had never
been outside the upper peninsula.
President Ira Remsen of the Johns
Hopkins university at Baltimore has
been asked by President Roosevelt to
head the board Of scientists who are
to form consulting committee on the
enforcement Of the pure food and
drug law.
The federal authorities have taken
steps to secure site at San Francis.
co for the biggest United States army
depot in the country. 1t is to be To-
Gated on part Of the existing army res.
ervation at Fort Mason, and then run
northerly on land at present sub
merged.
Charley johnson, young boy living
near Hawarden, Iowa, won second
prize in the corn growers contest 70,
Northern Iowa. He received $50 In
cash. The ten-acre field from which
the prize ears were taken averaged
eighty.two bushels to the acre.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
Fire Loss ls S15o,ooo.

Bluefield, w. Va, Feb. "A disas.
trous fire broke out in the Christie
building, on Pulaski street, yesterday
and spread rapidly. On account of a
delay in turning in an alarm the de-
partment did not arrive until the
building was in flames and had spread
to adjoining buildings. The total dam.
age will exceed $15O,O0O.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
cRAzEp BY FIRE.

Burning Of Neighbours House Excites
1iwabik Woman.
Biwabik, Mimi, Feb. Airs. Frank
Globoker, living next to house that
burned Sunday night, has become VIC
lently insane as result of the excite.
ment connected with the blaze. She
is to be taken before the probate court
at Duluth for examination.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
DIE AGED OVER 100 YEARS.

Oldest Couple in Marshall County Mar.
ried seventy~nine Years.
Warren, Mimi, Feb. 4. - Marshall
county has lost its two oldest inhabit.
ants, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Zeijdlik
having passed away. They were both
born in Bohemia and came to this
county many years ago, being the first
settlers in the town of Tabor. Mr.
Zeiid]ik was 102 years old and Mrs.
Zeijdlik was 1O5 years old. They had
been married seventy-nine years.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
NEGRO Shot to Death.

Quitman, Ca, Feb. 4.-Charles Pit
man, negro barber who was arrested
on suspicion of being the murderer Of
Miss Lorena Allen, at Greenville, Fla.
was shot to death last night.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
Murdered in Philippines.

Washington, Feb. 4. = Anna E.
Hahn, one of the first American school
teachers to go to the Philippines, was
murdered at Batangas, Island of Luz
zon, Jan. 20. No details are given.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
czARlNA is WORSE AGAIN.
May Have to Undergo Operation o.
Her Eyes.

Her Eyes.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 2.-After a pc.
Rod Of slight gains. the condition Of
the Empress Alexandra again has
taken turn for the worse. The ner-
vous debility, which is battling the
skill of the specialists, is now compli.
Gated by an affection of the eyes
which is of such painful character
that an operation probably will be re.
quired.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
Plans for Mystic Toilers.

Des Moines, Feb. 4. - Elaborate
plans are being made here for the en-
tertainment of the national convention
Of the Mystic Toilers on Feb. 10. It is
expected that 400 people will attend.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
Crimes and Criminals.

Burglars entered the jewelry store
of F. H. Darcy at KALAMAZOO, Mich,
and took goods valued at $4,000. in.
Guiding diamonds, watches and the
better grades of jewelry.
The Mississippi legislature has
passed bill providing for the death
penalty or life Imprisonment for at
tempted rape. This places rape in
the same class with murder.
Peter F. Clark of Girard, ILL.,, plead
ed guilty to the charge of numbering
Mrs. Ollie Gibson on March rs, 1907,
and was sentenced to serve forty
years in the Chester penitentiary.
The customs house searchers at San
Francisco found 23O five.tael tins of
opium slowed away on top of the
donkey boiler of the steamer City of
Pueblo. The duty on the opium seized
would amount to about 5000.
DR.. Walter H. Morris, young dent.
list, whose automobile ran over and
killed Marcus j. Jacobs, a theatrical
manager at Newark, N. j.. last Sep
TENDER, has been sentenced to serve
nineteen months in the penitentiary.
A lovers quarrel at Ambridge, Pa.
ended in the death of both, each inflict-
ing fatal wound upon the other. The
victims were Mary Cozinni, eighteen
years old, and strdkingly beautiful, and
Dominic Poleina, twenty-five years old.
R. H. Rodgers Ct Hopkinsville, Ky.
was visited by a p:tty of about seven
ty-five night rideS. He was called
from his house and severely whipped.
Mr.. Rogers is member of the "asso.
ciation," but is alleged to have sold his
tobacco outside of the organization.
Charles H. Kipp Of the wholesale
grocery firm of Kerr, Kipp & Co.,
prominent in business circles at Hast.
ings, Neb., for twentyfour years, com.
mitted suicide as the result of over.
work and worry by shooting himself
tn the head with shotgun recently.
G. B. Eastman, wealthy octogen.
arian and old settler of Charles City,
Iowa, attempted to kill his housekeep.
err, Miss Eta Schlung. Ha has shown
signs of mental alteration recently
and will probably have to lie taken to
the asylum. Mr.. Eastman Is consider.
ed worth a quarter of r.illion dol.
lars.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
PLAN PIONEER MOVEMENT.
Old Settlers Have Large Part Of $40,
600 Fund Subscribed.

Winona, Mimi, Feb. /. - The Old
Settlers Association of Winona Coun.
ty has begun a movement to have
erected in Riverside Park here a mon.
ument to the old settlers of this coun.
ty and vicinity. They intend to raise
$4,000. and they already have assur.
ances OF large portion of that
amount
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06
Fire Loss. S1oo.ooo: =,

Fire Loss, 100000; Two Hurt.
Louisville, Feb. 4. - The Second
Presbyterian church was almost total
ly destroyed by fire. The loss is about
100000. Two firemen were injured.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-06

Name Game Warden.
Pierre, S. D., Feb. 4.-Gov. Crawford
has named William Born Of Presho q
game warden for Lyman county.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-10-16
the Voters Of Codington

To the Voters of Codington
County.
Having been requested by mem
bers of all political parties. to be-.
come a candidate for the Office of
states attorney, and having been
placed in nomination, / take this
means to respectfully solicit your
support at the polls on election
day.
stand on the platform that "a
Public Office is a Public Trust
and if elected I promise to faith
fully carry out the same, and hav-
ing had years of hard work in law
schools and having passed a rigid
examination before the supreme
court Of South Dakota, it would
seem that the question Of compe-
tency had been settled.
ssa A residence among you for TWEEN
ty-three years ought to go far tc
wards establishing a reputation fol
good or for bad, / am however con.
tent to leave this question to those
who have known me during these
years. ! am waging no personal
fight against my opponents for
consider such a course unseemly
They have troubles enough of theil
own.
If after careful consideration o:
all matters pertaining to the Office
and its candidates, you deem mi
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-10-16
Council Proceedings

A council meeting was held at
the city hall Monday evening last,
Present Mayor Martin in the chair;
aldermen Rainey, Ryalls, Sheldon,
Luck, Kreger, Nelson (tardy)
Absent: Hawley and Pritchard.s
Minutes Of last meeting duly
read and approved.
Barring a slight alteration be.
tween Alderman Nelson and Col.
Lee Slower, representing the Wa
tertown Water Co. which occurred
towards the end of the session,
the meeting was very quiet and lit
tie outside Of the ordinary routine
of business TRANSFERRED.
NELSON VS. SLOWER
The alteration arose out Of
some remarks made by Alderman
Nelson relative to the water extern
sion on the north side ordered by
the council to be put in, but which
thru alleged failure to give proper
notice, it was impossible for the
company to put in under the old
franchise. Alderman Nelson grew
eloquent as the warmed up to the
occasion, and stated very empha-
tically that he did not consider the
water company was treating the
city right, to which Mr.. Slower re-
piled that the water company had
always done by the city just what
it had agreed in the contract made
with the city, and was always will
ling to do that. In the general
discussion the matter Of the reno.
val of the big water main from the
disused part of Park street to north
Oak was mentioned, the council
stating that it was their opinion
that the water company under the
franchise was to make this change
at their own cost. Col. Slower took
issue with them on this point,
and for some moments the air was
warm with argument. The dough.
ty colonel claimed that under the
new franchise the city would beal
the expense Of removing any mains
and quoted the sections of the
franchise covering this point. The
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-10-16
L0CAL I TENS


Frank Lyon has q very cute Win-
dow display this week Of pipe racks
and accessories. The window is
arranged in the form Of a cory corr
ner, touched up here and there
with Indian relics, and is very
tasteful and interesting.
"A deal has been made whereby
the confectionery store owned by
w. M. Schoenberger passed into
possession Of r. A. Thomas, for
merly of Sioux Rapids, Ia. Mr..
Thomas assumed ownership Mon
day afternoon. Several altera-
Etions will be made in the store,
and some new lines added.
One of the pleasantest sights we
have seen this week was the hale
and hearty visage Of Farmer Ed
dington, who was shaking hands
with friends on our streets Tues
day Of this week. He came over
from his farm at Florence to have
4 a look at the old town. Says crops
are fine, best ever. Farm life Ger
tainly agrees with Mr.. Eddington.
James Bradley, saloon keeper
who a little while ago was fined
/ for a violation Of the Sunday clos
ling ordinance, has paid his fine and
dropped the notice of appeal. A
decision handed down by the SUI
Epreme state, covering just about
/ the same grounds, has determined
the action in the action Bradley
Tvs City.
4 The 10Th annual meeting of the
4 Northern Association of Congrega-
tional Churches and Ministers is
J to be held in the Congregational
/, church in this city next Tuesday
and Wednesday. An attendance Of
Eabout l20 pastors and delegates is
Z expected. The various questions
!, touching church workin this field
Twill be discussed and some very
,!lfne meetings are looked forward
!, to. A great deal Of earnest efort
, has been put into the work by Rev
! Clyde, he local pastor. The pub
' lie is cordially invited to TIL
meetings.
An accident occurred at tn,
! home of James Skinner Tuesda.
y morning, which might easily hav'
" developed into serious fire
= Mrs. Skinner struck a match t
. light the stove, and in doing $
r LIGHTED a quantity of gasolin
Z which had accumulated in a basi
Ell beneath the stove. tits thot tina
esfpne Of the children had turned Q
little gas the night before. Til
! basin Of burning oil was carrie
I. out Of doors, and the flames ea
r tinguished in the house. No alarl
was turned in.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-10-16

to repiater The place Of registry
viii be the city hall for all wards
Of the city. Following are the
Judges for the different wards, who
will be in attendance at the city
hall On the date named /:
First Ward G. Maxwell,
Charles McNeal, and ] w. Snyder.
Second Ward e. st. Claire Sny-
der, Dave Keller, Louis Eastwood.
Third Ward j. G. Southwick,
Il. McGilyra, Charles Kranz.
Fourth Ward-W. A.North, John
Michaels, a. M. Work.
,rrccr,r : 4 ,,U,1,r,c
1'-'1
The matter Of the lights at the
st. Louis crossing was menti Toned
but as nothing had been heard
from the company. no action was
taken.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-10-16

worthy to hold this important pc-
Esition, your support will be greatly
|appre ciated.
Very respecfu ly,
MARK w. SHEAFE; JR.s