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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
GlRARD.

Columbus. Ca September 21.-(SpeciaD
d. C. Foster was today reelected mayor
of Girard. Ala, defeating j. B. Clay. T.
w. Brtton was elected mayor of Phe-
nix City, defeating J. B. Coan, the pres
ent incumbent.
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Bryan's Mule as a Prize.

New York. September 21.-William
]. Bryan has offered the mascot mule
presented him by the agricultural So
ciety of Minnesota as a prize to the
county showing the largest percentage
of increase in the vote for the demo
cratic, electors over the average vote
for electors in the last three campaigns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-22
CHARGED With Fraud,

Union s. c., September H.-Thomas c.
Duncan was arrested here today charged
with fraud and obtaining money by mis-
representation to the amount of about
$4,000. The charge was made by the re-
ceivers of the Peoples bank of this city,
which several months ago went into vol
untary liquidation and relates to certain
checks and drafts on the Bank of Spring
City, Tenn, paid by the Peoples bank
but turned down by the Spring City bank
as Duncan had no funds on deposit He
was released on bond Duncan is the son
of ba ia Rishop Duncan
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ALABAMA CIT

Alabama City. September 2l.-sspe-
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Commercial School

Individual instruction. The largest
Commercial School south of Philadei-
phia. Situations secured for graduates.
Write or call for large illustrated cata-
logue. Night school opens October 5.
2O24-2o26 Third Avenue,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
Railroad Projects.

Bismarck Tribune: It is not among
the improbable things that the North
ern Pacific will have another new road
passing through Burleigh county next
year. .
It is stated on good authority that a
corps of N. P. surveyors are running a
line northwest from Dawson, in pro-
longation Of the Edgeley branch which
now ends at Streeter, in the extreme
southwest corner of Stutsman county,
through Kidder county and northeast
ern Burleigh to Turtle Lake in Mclean
county, where it will connect with the
Darlington branch of the N. P.
The Northern Pacific has also sur
veyed a line west from Pingree with
Wilton as its terminal point, and it is
understood this line will be built some
time next year. By continuing the
Edgeley branch to Turtle Lake or some
other point on the Darlington branch,
the N. P. would not only shut out any
other line but would have a rich country
tributary to its new branches which
would make them pay from the start.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
Real Estate Transfers.

List of transfers furnished by A L
Beggs & Son, Abstracters, Glendale,
N. D. ...se -..
N. D. Gates to Geo. H. Ladd, ea of
sw4 and lots and 4 19-129-65.
D. D. Moore to Rebecca England,
lot 18, block 13, Forbes.
D. T. Youker to George E. Lane,
lots ! to 6, block %, First Add Ellen
dale.
Christoph Heb to Sven Bernard
johnson, nj of SET 33-131-66.
Joseph Moo. IAN to A. M. Wedell, ne4
28-131-61.
siemen Uilk to Geo. M. Taylor, mel
2O-12O-59.
j. ]. Carr to Charles j. Hammer and
Peter Jefferson, nw4 1-131-63; again to
]. A. Tyrholm.
William A. Caldwell to Roy Irwin,
lot 3, block 9, Milwaukee Land Cos
Add to Monango.
William Ryan to H. j. johnson, sci
l1-130-61.
Cora B. Bellinger to F. Earl Rellinge1
nw4 24-129-63 q interest.)
Lorenz Schafer to Karl Herter, nw1
f2O-132-65.
Florence May Lane to Frank Temple.
man, ne& 27-130-62.
James B. Alexander to H. H. Perry,
nw} 25-131-62.
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Artificial Paving Stone.

A new material for paving has been
placed upon the market in Germany,
having been tried on short stretches of
streets in several cities of that country.
1t is block pavement, the blocks be-
ing composed of crushed basalt or other
similar rocks, which may be obtained
from the refuse of quarries, mixed
with small percentage of cement.
The mortar is subjected to heavy hy-
draulic pressure and formed into blocks
which are then burned under high tenn
perature for about twelve days, after
which they are cooled as slowly as pos
sible. Because this method of manu.
featuring is assumed to be similar to
the formation of volcanic rocks. these
paving blocks have been named Vul-
kanol. The blocks are of brown color
intermixed with white grains and small
fragments Of feldspar. They are tough in
structure, and it is claimed. that they
Withstand all the ordinary tests as to
crushing, frost, etc., and that they do
not become slippery and are as durable
as granite. They are supposed to be
laid on concrete foundation for heavy
traffic. in which case stones 2.36 inches
in thickness are said to be sufficient or
dinarily. Fo" lighter traffic, stone s
3:15 inches thick on a macadam founda-
ton are preferable. The cost of street
paving with this material is said to be
less in the vicinity of Nuremberg than
with grant, blocks.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
The Presbyterian Church.

The interest in the Reds and Blues
contest continues to increase. The
Blues were in the lead by few points
last Sunday, but some of the Reds are
putting in faithful work and are out
for hard race. Get into line for your
side-one side or the other.
The fifth study in the Ephesian letter
will be given next Sunday morning.
being chapter five and the first nine
verses of chapter six. See what Paul
has to say about the duties of husbands
and wives, parents and children, mas
ters and servants. Bring Bible.
Conservation meeting Of the Christian
Endeavor Society will be held next
Sunday night. Each member is ex-
|pected to be present and to take part.
Subject, "Commending our Society by
Consistent Living" Leader Floyd
Babcock.
Unless you have plans made to at
tend some other church next Sunday
night we would like to have you with
US. The sermon subject is ''Treat Jesus
Christ Right. We sing good deal.
Mrs. Taber and Mr.. Fulton sing re
sponsive duet. Bring your friends.
The missionary society meets with
Mrs. Libby next Wednesday afternoon
at three o'clock. As this is to be the
only meeting this month, full attend.
ance is desired.
Remember tonight at 7:3O. Fathe,
Dyer Of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Colorado is to be the hero of the hour
Ralph T. Fulton, Pastor.
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Burke's Majority 1883.

The Bismarck Tribune has secured
the official total on governor and presi-
dent. Taft received 57,771 votes.
Bryan $500, Debs, socialist, 2,465;
Hisgen, independent, 80; and Chain l,
453. Taft's plurality over Bryan is
"a, 1862 and the total vote cast for pres.
dent was 81, 636.
Burke received 49,346 and johnson
47,O93. Burke's majority is 1888 ane
the total vote was 96, 439.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
Workmen Install Officers.

The A. o. U. w. had installation of
officers at the hall last night, ]. H.
Coulter officiating as Deputy Grand
Master Workmen, installing as follows:
P. M. WI. H. Coulter.
M. WA. Olson.
Foreman-G. A. Heckel.
Overseer-H. A. Nonnweiler.
Recorder-W. ]. Coulter.
Financier-F. C. Root.
Receiver-E. A. Moe.
Guide-E. H. Ferris.
o. W.-R. A. Phifer.
Trustee-Geo. Dill.
Delegate-J. H. Coulter.
The ladies' had been invited in and all
enjoyed short literary program which
had been prepared. Mrs. Waterman
gave a reading in her own inimitable
style and responded to the encore with
q pretty little Scotch piece. Harry
Ferris, Hugh Fenton and Bennie
Ferris each responded for recitations
and the two latter also gave an exhibi-
tion in club swinging. After the pro-
gram an oyster supper was served by
the Palace Restaurant which all seemed
to enjoy. It was past midnight when
the party broke up.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
SUDDEN DEATH
OF I. H. WHEELER
Identified With Development
Of Dickey County
Was Prominently Identified With Large
Packing Industry Of The Country
Brother Of Mrs. LIZ. Eaton

The New York Sun of Nov. LIST tells
Of the death of T. H. Wheeler, the only
brother of Mrs. H. F. Eaton of this
city, and former we'll known land
owner and sheep raiser of this county:
Thomas Heber Wheeler, director
Of the G. H. Hammond Packing Com
pany, president of the provision firm of
T. H. Wheeler & Co., 81 Tenth avenue,
and one of the pioneers of the dressed
beef business in the United States,
died at the home of his sister in Santa
Barbara, CAL, yesterday morning.
Mr.. Wheeler had just returned from
successful hunting trip through Arizona
and hadintended to spend several weeks
with his sister before returning to his
home at Glenheim, Yonkers.
Mr.. Wheeler was born near Norridge-
wock, Me-, on July 4, 1888, and when
II years old went to California. Two
years later he returned to Maine. In
1858 he married Ellen Hyde Of Boston
and took up his residence at Lynn,
Mass. later going to Boston, where he
became u member of his father-in-law's
firm Of S. j. Hyde & Co., commission
merchants. Upon Mr.. Hyde's retire
ment Mr.. Wheeler became head of the
firm Of Hyde Wheeler & Co. Then he
became interested in Armour & Co. and
was made the Boston selling agent for
this company. In 1884 he came to New
York AMI established six receiving
houses for the G. H. Hammond Com
pany. He had been director of that
company for eighteen years.
Four years ago Mr.. Wheeler removed
to Yonkers. Nearly all his life he had
been sufferer from asthma, which
compelled him to keep very close to his
home. Although not member of any
charitable organizations his bene.
factions in q quiet way were SO gener.
ous that many times they had to be
curbed by members of his family. Be.
sides widow, he leaves three children,
Miss June F. Wheeler, Ernest E., 8
member of the law firm of Enrich
Wheeler, AZ Broadway, and Walter H.,
secretary of T. H. Wheeler & Co
Ernest E. Wheeler is now on his way tt
Santa Barbara. Walter H. Wheeler
and his mother are at their home il
Yonkers.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
DENY COMBINATION
TO BEAT JOHNSON
hansbrough and Gronna Make
Causdc Replies
Senator McCumber Worried About His
Own Political Fortunes and Wants to
Put Colleagues IN False Light

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. "a. - SEN
ator Hansbrough gives out a statement
in regard to Senator McCumber s inter-
view in Washington, which appeared
in Saturdays Herald. Commencing on
Senator McCumber's charge that Hans
brough and Congressman Gronna and
Marshall had entered into a combina-
tion to defeat johnson for the senate,
Senator Hansbrough made the follow
ing statement:
"There is no such combination or
agreement. The story is being circu-
lated for political effect. My colleague,
whose 'unselfishness' and 'disinterest-
edness' is so marked in his interview
uses the story as means of exhibiting
his sudden political virtue. He says
the defeat of johnson would be 'one Of
the greatest political crimes ever COM
mitted in the history of the state.' II
there is political crime in the entire
catalogue that has not been resorted to
by McCumber's sponsors and hackers,
largely in his interest, it would be
most difficult to name it.
"Flamboyant verbiage of McCumber
can never efface the political crimes
that have been committed in this cam
paign by the corrupt machine of which
he is prominent member.
"Who will doubt, il Marshall had re.
ceived majority in November, that
the machine would have done every.
thing in its power to defeat him at Bis.
marck? The fact is that McCumbel
and his friends have frequently de-
/: nounced the primary law. The senat'
or's enthusiastic Endorsement of it al
this time is we'll understood.
although the vote for senator wat
10000 greater than the vote for Taf
Z and for that reason is clearly taintet
with fraud, McCumber accepts this a.
a moral expression. Of Republicans
because it suits his purpose to do SO.
! 1.-THE preparations that were made
by the machine to carry the contest tc
Bismarck had Marshall been successful
in November are now abandoned, anc
the senatorial spokesman and the ma.
chine says it will be political crime
to defeat johnson, who is now the can
didate for the machine.
81 am very much afraid that the
present virtuous indignation Of my col
league is not altogether apart from
some apprehersions regarding his owl
political fortunes"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
LITTLE BOY STRICKEN.
Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Bingham stricke
from Spinal Meningitis.

Son of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Bingham Strcken n
from Spinal Meningitis.
Thomas Franklin, the three years and
three months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. N. Bingham, died Monday at the
family residence near Hample after
only few days. illness from spinal
meningitis. The little boy was born on
the farm on the 1st day of September,
1905.
The funeral services were conducted
from the home yesterday forenoon,
beginning at ten o'clock, Rev. James
Opie of the M. E. church of this city
officiating. The remains were laid to
rest in the Cakes cemetery. The fam
lily has the sympathy of a large circle
of friends in the loss of their darling
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pose of defeating M. N. Johnson and
re-electing H. c. Hansbrough to the
U. S. senate. AS. judging by the date
of the interview, the junior senator
must have known of Senator Hans
brough's denial of the formation of the
combination, it would seem that the
purpose of the interview was not
primarily to help elect Mr.. johnson.
1t appears that there is reason to be-
lieve that the story Of. the alleged
combination was concocted at the
meeting of the McKsnzie-Johnson-
McCumber combination at the Mer-
chants hotel, St. Paul, Nov. II and
IL, and that its purpose was to give
Senator McCumber the opportunity to
pose as the defender of the people
against the wicked Vaccinations of
INSCRIPTIONS politicians. This is a
new role for the senator, and he must
be excused if, in his anxiety to make
a good impression, he is a little over
anxious and causes stories to circulate
that will not gain the widest credence.
cit isspossible that, as the senator
generously states, the people made a
serious mistake in the election of a
congressman in 1900 and again in 1904
but by the same token it is also pos
sible that the greatest blunder, to
say nothing of a political crime. that
Ia North Dakota legislature ever was
|guilty of, was committed when U. S.
senator was elected in 1899. 1t will be
remembered that M. N. johnson, in
whose support Senator McCumber is SO
enthusiastic nowIwas a candidate for
senator at that time.
II am doing nothing to bring about
the defeat of M. N. johnson. The
question of locality has been urged, but
I believe that we are both broad
enough to realize that we represent
the state and not the county, and l do
not expect to have any friction with
him in the performance of my duties
during the two years for which l have
been elected. So far as know, there
has been no combination formed for
the purpose of defeating Mr.. johnson.
It is matter of common knowledge,
however. that a combination was
formed last summer for the purpose Of
electing Mr.. johnson and it appears tt
have been successful. 1t is possible
that concerted action for the purpose
EOf bringing to light certain matters il
Ethe politics of our state would not b.
viewed by the public with that virtuou!
indignation which the fear of such ac.
ton arouses in the mind of the junior
senator from North Dakota"
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
The Silver Medal Contest.

The Silver Medal Contest.
The second number of series of con-
tests for the silver medal was given in
the Adams school house, two miles west
of town, on last Friday evening.
A large and appreciative audience
greeted the contestants, who were four
in number. Miss Sigma Swanson taking
the place which had formerly been held
by Ruth Nichols, but who had been
successful in the former contest and
willingly given up her place to Miss
Swanson.
The evenings entertainment was
made up of two entirely different parts,
the first Of which was the work of the
contestants, and then came a program
of gayer selections.
Each speaker was marked on voice,
articulation, gestures, memory and gen.
eral effect. Miss Mahoney, Miss Olson
and Silas Moline acted as judges and
decided in favor of Miss Ethel Savold,
who became the happy recipient of the
silver medal.
The entire program was rendered in
first class manner. There was evil
dence of much painstaking effort upon
the part of the efficient teacher, Mrs.
Waterman, and her capable pupils.
The mastery way in which the entire
entertainment was presented reflects
great credit upon all who took part. Il
Although according to the decision
Of the judges, one selection was the
best: yet in the minds of most of those
present, every number was the best;
and the varied features made COM
plete and pleasing program.
Mrs. Waterman, to whom the success
of the evenings program is due, made
a short address of welcome, expressing
her gratitude to the audience for their
kindly interest and sympathy in the
temperance work and assuring them
that such an attitude..on their parts in
creases the world W ide campaign
against the liquor traffic.
She thanked Miss Mohoney, til e
teacher, for her kindly interest in the
cause and expressed with pleasure at
seeing such large number of interested
people, who were pleased with every
number on the program, which was as
follows:
The Dream of the Bartender-Hilda
Huffman.
Who Killed Joe's Baby-Ethel Savold.
The Result of Treating - Verna
Moore.
The Re-Submissionist's Story-Signa
Swanson.
| PART II.
Exhibition in Club Swinging-Hugh
Fenton and Ben Ferris.
Recitation--Sunie Smith.
Recitations by Hugh Fenton and Ben
Ferris.
Mrs. Waterman gave proof of her
ability in this line by giving reading
called, IA Domestic Story"
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OAKES STATE HIGH SCHOOL
The number Of visitors is increasing
in the several rooms.

The number Of visitors is increasing
in the several rooms.
The high school is planning to give
an elocutionary entertainment soon.
The German classes are using the
language in conversation to good
extent.
The Thanksgiving program in the
grammar room called forth many favor
able comments from the many visitors.
Rev. Fulton was a visitor at the
high school Wednesday morning and
gave the school very interesting short
address.
| A good interest is being taken in the
English classes and it seems that the
pupils really enjoy writing those orig
| nal stories or compositions.
The classes with Miss Wilkins gave a
good Thanksgiving program to which
great many of the parents attended.
The little people did we'll in their
several parts.
The Political Economy class has been
busy studying and discussing the SUBJ
jects of money, credit, exchange,
demand and supply, home and foreign
trade, value, and cost of production.
They are all great subjects in the
business world today.
The written tests given the classes
from time to time do not take all
Of the terror of examination from the
mind. Soldiers have been heard to say
that after the first battle they lost all
fear of death or defeat, but pupils and
all who enter the conflict of examina-
ton never lose the feeling of fear of
| failure.
The school board has made some very
good additions to the school library,
supplementary reading books, and tc
the physical apparatus. The genera
opinion seems to be that a new schoo
house is needed. That may be but
there are great many worse school
houses in the country. It takes money
to build but when the time comes for the
building of new house there will be
good one. 1t is we'll to wait till all
things are ready.
The Ionian Literary society of the
high school gave very good program
last Wednesday afternoon. One of the
special things being the debate on the
resolution: Resolved, that the world
owes more to navigation than to the
railroads. Thequestion was we'll debated
| by the disputants and as this was the
first time for them it may be said that i,
was more than well done. The ques.
tion was decided in favor of naviga.
tion, Prof. Eaton, Father Baker anc
Miss Pugh acting as judges.
The first part of the program was
given to music and essays and recita
tions concerning the poet James Whit
comb Riley. Rev. Fulton presented
the school and each visitor with
beautiful souvenir poem of Riley's.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03

Lakota, N. D., Nov. 25. - Congress
man Gronna authorizes the following
statement: "My attention has been
called to the interview of Senator Nc
Cumber relative to a combination al
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
Before argument proof.
Live under your own hat.
Twice Told Tales.

How Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
cures coughs and colds has not only
been told twice but it has been told
thousands Of times all over the world
and viz be told again from your own ov,
by ]. C.. Foot & Co.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
Some Japanese Epigrams.

In Japan, though the men are such
fighters, tongue abuse is thing un-
known. The people, though, are epi-
grammatic, and many are their sayings
and proverbs. A few Of them are:
Beware Of beautiful women as you
would Of red pepper.
A wife's tongue, three inches long,
can kill man six feet high.
Rubbing salt into wound is adding
insult to injury.
Those who know the ropes do the
most hauling.
Habit has more weight than instruc-
ton. :s NJ
Before argument proof.
,,,r1o,s ,vo,,,s >,,,,. Lox
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W. c. 7. U. COLUMN.

This column will be open 70, Temperance
items and notes of general interest. 1t will be
under the auspices Of the local W. C.. T. "
Mrs Waterman, president. All those interested
articles to the president or members Of the
w. C.T.U.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03

Henry Pollard, the colored "shiner''
at Kennedy's barber shop, left yester-
day for Aberdeen and said he expected
to eat Christmas dinner in Seattle.
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DELINQUENT Personal Taxes.

I will be in Oakes next Tuesday,
Dec. 9Th, with papers to collect de-
linquent personal property taxes and
prepared to levy on all who do not pay.
j. C. Drew, Sheriff.
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OratoricaI Contest.

There will be an oratorical contest
at Miss Savold's school house in River
dale on Saturday evening, Dec. 9th,
under direction of Mrs. Waterman.
Everybody invited.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
Man Behind the Plow.


You may talk about your beauties
Who adorn your city street,
And all about your moneyed men
Who look so trim and neat;
But I'll make just this one statement,
And its truth you will allow,
The one who feeds US all, is
The man behind the plow!
He furnishes our corn and bread,
Our fruits and berries sweet;
Our cotton and our linen goods,
Our coffee and our meat;
And I'll tell you what's the matter,
Unto him I'll always bow,
For the one who feeds US all, is
The man behind the plow!
You may read our nations history
And the lives of men of note,
And you'll find with few exceptions,
That the ones on whom we dote
Were not the sons of wealthy men;
And you know that even now,
The best men in our country have
Been seen behind the plow!
So when at last9I choose maid
To share my lot in life,
To step into my parlor,
And to be my honest wife,
Twill be none of your city girls
To whom I'll make my vow,
But she will be the daughter of
... The man behind the plow!
VIM. E. Rutter, in Farmers Leader.
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Hauge's Lutheran.

Rev. H. Moe will preach at Cakes
next Sunday at three o'clock. Sunday
school at two o clock.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-12-03
w. G. r. u. Meeting.

There will be regular::smeeting of
the w. C. T. U. at the home of Mrs.
John Kennedy on Saturday at three
o'clock.
Mrs. Waterman, President.