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Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02
Re Felt the Fire.

Ne Fet Sho Fire.
 millwright was converted to the way of thinking of sect which peri. odically was inspired with a fore knowledge of the imminence of the day of doom and set the date. prepar- ing for Gabriels greeting.
 The date was set, and the day came The millwright donned hts white robe and went out Into the fields to await the coming meeting with the celes- tial throng. The day passed until 1t was late in the afternoon. and the millwright, having arisen at the stroke Of midnight on the morn Of the event ful day. grew drowsy and. throwing himself down upon & pile of hay, fell asleep at hts watch
 Boys discovered him, and. with the natural misehievoasness of boys. they set fire to the hay. The smoke and the heat soon woke the slumbersnc mlllwright. and. sitting up wi:h . start, he cried with the anguish of the lost.
 Just as l expected-in hell after ai~.
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02
A Dseeiver.

A Oseeiver.
 f.abiche was once asked to support as candidate for the academy a cer- tain literary mendicant. but hesitated for long time and yielded only when he was told that if the ambitious au- thor should fall to be elected he would die of it. Failure nevertheless dfid come. and the following year. when a second vacancy occurred. Labiche's vote was once moro solicited in the mans behalf. No" shouted Labiche In vehement Indignation; "I will not vote for man who does not keep his word. He did not die'
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02

Weeds and bad habits are about the ehls things that grow without any help. | hhaga Ra>arsi Herald
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02
Old Time ~Wirxless.-

Patrick Malone was having an argn ment with friend who WAS well post ct in history.
 How can yeu contend that the an
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02

Everything in the line of Milli- nery trimmings that is new and up- to-date at Department store prices.
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02
DOnnestics
 and Dress Goods

One case of Bates Ginghsms, in short lengths, to 10 yards in a piece, lOc yard
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02

Everything in the line of wool dress goods that is new and up-to- date, in plain and fancy colors, both in exclusive dress lengths and by the yard at popular prices.
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-02

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
searle & Marshall, attorneys.
Petition to Probate VIII.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
County Court, Rock Island county.
October term, 1908.
In the matter of the probate of the
last will and testament of John Nc
Enary, deceased. In probate.
To All Persons Whom This May Con-
cern-Greeting:
Notice is hereby given that on the 5th
day of October, A. d. 1908, a petition
was filed in the county court of Rock
Island county, Illinois. asking that the
last will and testament of John Nc
Enary, deceased. be admitted to pro-
bate. The same petition further states
that the following named persons are
all the heirs at law and legatees:
Maria McEnary. Minnie Courtney, Anna
Sturdevant, John McEnary, Stephen Nc
Enary, and all the unknown heirs at
law of the said John McEnary. de-
ceased.
You are further notified that the
hearing of the proof of said will has
been set by said court for the 28th day
of October, A. d. 1908, at the hour of 8
o'clock in the forenoon, at the court
house, in Rock Island. in said county.
when and where you can appear, If you
see fit, and show cause, if any you
have, why said will should not be adj
mitted to probate.
III. b. HUBBARD, County Clerk.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill. Oct. S,
1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
Executors Notice.

Estate of John McEnary, deceased.
The undersigned having been APP
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of John McEnary, late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that he
will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the county court
room, in the city of Rock Island, at the
January term, on the first Monday in
January next, at which time all persons
having claims against estate are noti-
fled and requested to attend, for the
purpose of having the same adjusted.
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 9TH day of November, A.
d. 1908.
JOHN f. COURTNEY, Executor.
McEniry & McEniry, solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
Executrix's Notice,

Estate of Gustav Stengel deceased.
The undersigned having been APP
pointed executrix of the last will and
testament of Gustav Stengel, late of the
county of Rock Island, state of Illinois,
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
will appear before the county court of
Rock Island county, at the county court
room, in the city of Rock Island, at the
December term, on the first Monday in
December next, at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend, for
the purpose of having the same ad-
justed. All persons indebted to said es-
tate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of October, A.
d. 1908. ROSENA STENCIL,
EXecutrix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
Notice of Final Settlement.

Estate of William B. Bruner, deceased
Public notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, Albert NJ. Bruner and
Oscar L. Bruner executors, have filed
their final report and settlement as
such in the county court of Rock Is
land county, and hearing on said report
has been set for Dec. g. 1903, at 9
o'clock a. M, at which time persons in
terested may appear and make objec-
tions thereto. and if no objections are
filed, said report will be approved at
that time, and the undersigned will ask
for an order of distribution, and will
also ask to be discharged
Rock Island, ILL.,, Nov. 9, 1908.
ALBERT NJ BRIJNER
OSCAR L. BRUNER
Executors.
Searle G Marshall. ATTORNEYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

FOR SALE-Cheap. nice level lots, Ask
125, corner Twenty-seventh street and
Eighteenth avenue, facing Long View
street car track. Also for sale or
trade, onesacre lot, with new seven
room house. Terms to please pur-
chaser. Inquire of e. Thonn, 610
Twenty-eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FOR sALE-CITY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-A four-room house and 40
x120-foot lot, with plenty of fruit
trees on place; price, $500. Inquire
at 1929 Seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
Biliousness and Constipation.

For years l was troubled with bill
iousress and constipation, which made
life miserable for me. My appetite
failed me. l lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and ca
thartics only made matters worse.
do not know where 1 should have
been today had l not tried Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
The tablets relieve the ill feeling al
once, strengthen the digestive func
tons, helping the system to do its
work naturally.-Mrs. Rosa Potts
Birmingham, Ala. These tablets are
for sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
LEGAL.
Notice of Final Settlement.

Estate of Anna Kirdorf, deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator of said es-
tate has this day filed his final report
and settlement as such in the county
court of Rock Island county, and hear
ing on said report has been set for Nov.
Is, 1908, at 8 o'clock a. m, at which time
persons interested may appear and
make objections thereto, and If no OBJ
jections are filed, said report will be
approved at that time, and the under
signed will ask for an order of distri-
button, and will also ask to be dis
charged.
Rock Island, Ill, Oct. II, 1908.
HENRY c. WILKINS,
Administrator,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
STEAMBOATS,.

CARNIVAL CITY PACKET COM
PANY-White Collar Line steamer Hell
en- Blair leaves Rock Island every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at D. m
diate points.
Steamer Helen Blair connects with
steamer for Keokuk each trip.
Steamer Helen Blair leaving Rock Is
land every Wednesday at p. IN. con-
meets with steamer for st. Louis.
c. J. MANGAN, Agent.
Old phone West-1SS. New phone 5152
Dock foot of Nineteenth street, Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
LODGE DIRECTORY,
Masonic.

ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL, NO. 20, r. &
S. M-Meets in stated communication
on the third Wednesday of each
month, NJ. M. Briggs. T. I. M; L. c.
Daugherty, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

FOR RENT-Four rooms at 225 Tween
tieth street. Inquire at 227 TWEEN
tieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
OSTEOPATHY.

E. L. DENNISTON, d. O.-Graduate of
the American School of Osteopathy,
Kirksville, Mo. Office hours, to IL
a. m. and 1 to and to p. m. Of
fee in Safety building, rooms 20S and
209. Consultation and examination
free. Office phones, new 1858, old 997.
Residence phone 72S-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

cut In luminonsly, land six automo-
biles couldn't have dragged me away"
Diana gurgled softly as he kissed her
again. Then they scrambled out to-
ppfhpr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

FOR SALE-At half value, hard coal
heating stove good as new. r. ii.
Dart, 741 Twenty-second street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

MRS. e w. MILLER. Masseuse, 1906
Fifth avenue; electric vibrator and
vapor baths, body and facial massage,
and manicuring: body massage a sne.
cialty. New phone $3.50. Hours, 10
a. m. to 10 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

II. ]. TOHER & CO.-Brokers, Daven-
port. Stocks, grains, provisions, cot
ton. Private wire to New York and
Chicago. Offices, 100 Main street. Tel
ophOne x07
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
EDUCATIONAL.

VILLA DE CHANTAL-A home school
conducted for girls by the Sisters Of
the Visitation. Rudimentary and high
er branches and all polite accomplish
ments taught. Twentieth street and
Fifteenth avenue. Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
PATENTS.

PATENT AND TRADE MARK.-Ofice,
room IA, Mitchell & Lynde building,
Rock Island. James f. Murphy. as
sociate, branch of Moore & Co., pat
ent attorneys, Washington. d. c., and
Chicago. Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
MASSAGE AND ELECTROLYSIS.

given at the homes. Super
fiuouS hairs permanently removed
with electric needle. Treatment Civ
en- at homes unless otherwise desired.
Address Miss A. NJ. Kittridge, 1919
Perry street, Davenport, Iowa. Old
phone 1886.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
PAINTERS.

]. L. SMITH-Painter; new shop, cor
ner Sixteenth street and Fourth ave-
nue. Repaints automobiles, carriages,
buggies and wagons. All work guar
anteed. Telephone west SILK.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FIRE INSURANCE.
Charles e. E@dgs@m
FIRE INSURANCE
AGENCY.
ESTABLISHED 1874.
FIRE INSURANCE.

American ms. Co. $500. Newark, N. ].
Continental ms. Co.. New York
Agricultural ms. Co. New York
Farmers ms. Co.. York Pa
Williamsburg Ins. Co.. New York
New Hampshire ms. Co. IN. Hampshire
Northern ms. Co.. New York
Security Ins. Co.. New Haven, Conn
ms. Co. State Of Illinois,. Rockford, Ill
once. 1928 Third avenue Rates as
ow az consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FLORISTS.

-~-~-~~~~~~~~-~~-~-~~ ~~-~~~S~~~~~~~
HENRY GAETHJE - Proprietor Chip
pianock nursery. Cut flowers and
designs of all kinds. city store, 1907
Second avenue. Telephone lilo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

q q -
berlin & Anderson.
PLEASANT F. COX-Real estate and
insurance. Loans a speciality. Best
fire companies represented. Your pat
ronage solicited. Phones west %, and
new 5172. Office at court house.
BENEFITS Insurance Agency.-Fire
life accident, health and plate glass
real estate and loans; second floor,
Safety building. Office phone west
$50. Residence phone 736K. Open
Wednesday and Saturday nights.
WE WILL BOND YOU-Executors' adj
illustrators, guardians, trustees or
any kind of judicial bonds; lodges and
society officers; city state or u. S.
government officials; contractors, po-
sitions of trust lin fact. any kind of
bond you want Except bail bonds) }.
Terms reasonable Hayes & Cleave-
land. resident managers Fidelity &
Deposit Company of Maryland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
LAUNDRIES.

MOLINE FAMILY LAUNDRY will call
for and deliver clothes Frysinger &
Co, 1901 Fifteenth street, Moline. Old
phone east S54.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
REAL ESTATE AGENT.
Il f. AL ESTATE

A good 7-room house an 3rd Ave, nea
Elm St; gas stove, city water;
lot 5OXl4O $S,oU
A good 7-room house, with gas,
sewer and water; near 9TH Ave.
ana 18TH 81. SZ,SO
A brick property an 3rd Ave; two
flats renting at $3.50 per month;
city water, sewer, gas. 500
A 7-room houes on 39th St., near
Blue line; water, sewer, bath. $3.50
A 5-room house on 39th ST.; city
water; good condition ....... $500
A splendid 7-room all modern
home on 18th St, facing park;
elegant home Observation-Disclosures "a, 80
An investment on End Ave; three
properties on lot 100X150;
monthly rental, S45 ...... 81, 20
A new S-room all modern home
on 22nd ST.; hot water heat,
laundry ...... SS,I0
One S-room practically modern
and one 7-room partly modern
house, near 5th St and 4th Ave;
good lot; houses in good condi-
tlon ..... ..-.- .$J,Ot
A 10-room house on 9TH Ave,
near Broadway church 3d.
A fine lot on Long View car line,
near 18th st. ,Ot
An elegant little cottage on 14th
St.; modern ..... $2,sC
A 7room all modern house near
42nd st. and 7th Ave. ......... $3,o(
neat Groom house on 41st ST.,
near car line; barn, fruit. $2,3(
A 7-room all modern house in
best block on 14h st. ,6(
An S-room house, nearly new, in
South Heights; fruit, shade; lot
6OX2SU ..........- ..pS,t'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
INSURANCE.

INSURANCE on dwellings and house
hold furniture specially. Cham
berlin & Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

HOME LAUNDRY - Family washings
only; work called for and delivered.
Miss A. Couch, prop. 1919 Twelfth
street; old phone west 652-L+
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FARMS S,

An SO-acre improved farm near
Edgington; snap; per acre $50
A 210-acre improved farm near
Andalusia; will take some city
property in trade and give very
price per acre ................. $3.50
A 3O-acre farm six miles from
Davenport improved; per acre. 800
A 320-acre improved farm in GEN.
trail Wisconsin; a snap for some
one; per acre ...-..-........ $oZ.oO
An S-acre fruit farm. with good
improvements, in Rock Island
county .S4,ooo
500 acres fine wheat land in Canada;
will trade all or part for city property.
T write fire insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR RENT Two small store room!
each; located -120-122 Seventeenth
street. Call west SOL, or 800.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

LOANED to salaried people and
others, without security; easy pay
ments; no publicity. Call and get our
terms and method of doing business.
phone north 2411. Victor Finance
company, room &c, McManus build
ing, Second and Main streets. Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
EXPRESS, STORAGE, BUS AND CAB

ROBES EXPRESS COMPANY-Furni-
ture moved, packed and stored. Bus,
baggage and cab service day or night
Main office, 2410 Third avenue. Old
phone 537 and 800. New phone 515S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
MONEY TO LOAN.

LOANS ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
at lowest rates. Ludolph G. Reynolds
lawyers, Buford block, corner Seven
teenth street and Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

MASONIC BOARD OF CoNTRoL-H
| D. Mack, president; F. T. Myers. Sec
| rotary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

paying for this notice.
LOST - Woman's Relief Corps Past
President" badge pin: gold. A re-
ward for return of same to Argus
Office.
LOST - Between Twelfth street and
Family theater, ladys red enamel
watch in leather hanging belt case;
also belt and belt pin. Reward for
return to Argus office.
LOST - Open face silver watch, key
wind. between 1929 Fifth nd-a-half
avenue and Rock Island depot; old
keepsake. Reward if returned to 1929
Fifth nd-a-half avenue.
LOST-A string of red and white coral
beads, with miniature opera glass at
tached, between Augustana college
and SIS Twentieth street on Seventh
avenue. Liberal reward will be paid
for it's return to above number.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

RELIABLE STORAGE-On first floor;
also manufacturer of awnings, tents,
Roessler & Co., 209 Fifteenth street,
opposite the court house, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
LOST AND FOUND.

FOUND-Nose glasses; owner can have
same by calling at Argus office and
paying for this notice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

ROCK ISLAND COMMANDERY NO. IS,
K. T.-Meets in stated conclave on
the second Monday of each month.
H. A. ]. Mcdonald, E. c.; r. c. Will
lectOn, recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FOR RENT-ROOMS.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping at S07 Third street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

FOR RENT-Faur-room cottage. with
barn, on Seventeenth street, South
Heights. Also seven-room house on
Nineteenth avenue, Both have good
cellar, well and ciStern. Inquire al
1903 Seventeenth street, South
Heights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR SALE-Large work team, cheap,
If taken at once. Inquire at 1882
Eighth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

WANTED-Boarders at a private Ger
man boarding house; first class meals,
heat; bath and gas: price reasonable;
1405 Fourth avenue ;old phone Say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

FOR SALE-A course of instruction for
railway mail service, cheap. Address
IF. r." care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

WANTED - Twenty laborers at the U.
S. boat yard below Milan. Ill. Wages,
SIZE per day of eight hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18
FOR SALE-LANDS.

FOR SALE-A section of land in South
Dakota, at a bargain. Apply to Reidy
Bros, room 4, State Bank building
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-18

FOR SALE-100 cots at low prices; we
offer a regular $3.50 spring cot at
$3.50, the best made; 100 tents that
poses are for sale at very low prices;
every tent is thoroughly repaired and
good as new; many styles. Our new
location, 2225 Fourth avenue. New
phone 577S. Tri-City Awning & Tent
COmnanN.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-06-12
Posts for sale cheap if taken a

Posts for sale cheap if taken at
once.
Washburn State Bank.
Mrs. Joe Manu- is the first one
in this vicinity to report having
tomatoes in bloom. There are a
number of small gardens in town
in such splendid condition they
will put the vegetable man out of
business for some time.
Miss Agnes Peterson, daughter
Of MI. and Mrs. Anton Peterson,
returned Thursday from Fargo
where she has been attending
school for the last nine months.
Joe Patterson. Hugh Westmiller
Perry Wahl, Adolph Wacker, Fred
Hall and j. Carney went to Man.
dan,this week to attend the fire.
mems tournament and to help the
Sanger boys play ball.
Register of Deeds Nygaard went
out to his farm near Turtle Lake
Thursday to look after his farm.
BE has $50 acres in this year and
expects to have good crop.
Frank Anderson and family of
Minot spent a few days. with Mr..
Anderson's brother, j. M. Ander-
son and the family north Of town.
Florence Merriffeld came down
from Underwood Monday and was
a guest of the Misses Ella and
June Danielson for a few days,
O..Jname and O. Rygh Of Wip-
rud were in Wasbburn Tuesday
on final proof cases.
A communication was sent us
this week but there was no sigma.
t,u1e SO put the notice in the dump
pile. A couple of platforms and
announcements were sent with a
"thank YOU which also found rest
in the same pile.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-06-12
Warning.

Every person who wilfully dis
charges any species of frearm, all
gun OF other weapon, within the
incorporated limits of the city Of
Washburn is guilty of a misde.
meanor and will be prosecuted tc
the full extent of the law.
BY order of City Council.
Tbeo. Serr, Theo. j. Haugeberg,
City Auditor Mayor
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-06-12
; .. :
Rheumatism.

Now is the time to get rid Of
your rheumatism. In fully nine
cases out of ten the attack is sim.
DIV rheumatism of the muscles due
to cold or damp. or chronic rheu.
matism, neither Of which require
any internal treatment. The free
application Of Chamberlain's Lini-
ment is certain to give quick re-
lief. Try it. For sale by Forbes
Drug Store. 5O-4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-06-12

ESQ t -.r .. -
Aug. E. johnson bought the
Rohrer livery barn and. will have
it moved to. the lot back Of the
court house. where he had moved
his barnin from the farm. This
will give the johnson Huntley
Go. more room. for their livery
business. ~. -.
DRAM. HafdaIw'ay left last
Thursday for Kentucky to return
the last-of the month with his
bride: Tie following is clipped
from the louisville Courier Ky
Journal.
Mrs. Julia Clarkson, Of Big
Spring, announces the engagement
Of her daughter, Ollie May, to DR..
A. NJ. Hardaway. The marriage
will be : solemnized the first of
June. Although the details Of the
arrangements have not yet been
completed, the wedding will take
place at the brides home.
Miss Clarkson and DR.. Harda.
way are members Of the most aris-
tocratic families Of Breckenridge
county. She is a most interesting
young..girl, having travelled exten.
sively and is highly educated. DR..
Hardaway is formerly Of Bewley-
vile and has been in the west sew
ieral years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-06-12
MeKenzie's Motive.

There never was the slightest
excuse for the kind of campaign
which Mr.. Mckenzie and his
friends have made to control the
Minot state convention. The work
of that convention will consist of
the selecting of eight delegates to
the Chicago convention and four
presidential electors, and the Sc
lecting ola national committeeman.
On the surface at least, there is no
dispute as to whom North Dakota
favors for president; all concerned
are for Taft. MI. Mckenzie claims
he is not a candidate to succeed
himself as national committeeman
and if that be true, and he is not
seeking to %perpetuate his control
of the party government by secur-
ing some one willing to do his
bidding, he has no more concern
in that selection than thirty thou
sand other good republicans in the
state.
Why therefore the expenditure
of large sums of money and the
active participation of the corpo-
rations to effect the selection of
delegates?
Mckenzie began his campaign
for the control of the convention
early last fall. That he got his
inspiration from anti Roosevelt
sources there can be no doubt.
That the vast sums of money he
has been spending do not come
from his own bank account no one
will dispute. What then is the
purpose of all his effort?
Boiled down to a single sentence
there is every reason to believe
that Mckenzie is secretly planning
to put North Dakota into the col.
poration or anti Taft column. The
same kind of a game. is being
played elsewhere. The object is
to nominate a candidate that will
reverse the Roosevelt policies.
That is what the allied monopoly
interests want. These interests
include the Standard Oil monop.
oily, the harvester trust and Alex
Mckenzie is the political agent in
this state of all these concerns
Evening Times.