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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
CROKER OUT
OF POLITICS
FORMER TANisiANY BOSS OF
NEW YORK Co.iE BACK-HK
LIVES IN IRELAND BUT A CIT
IzEN OF UNITED STATES.

On Board the Steamer Lusltanla,
at Sea. Nov. ls.--As tho Lusitania
was approaching the American coast
yesterday. Richard Croker, the for
mer Tammany leader. looking more
rugged and vigorous even than In
the old days. spoke freely OF h q
visit TO the United states, to which
he confided he had looked forward
with n great longing.
Mr.. Croker's last visit To his old
homo was sorrowfui one. as 1t was
the purpose of attending the funer-
al OF HIS favorite son, Frank, who
had been killed In an automob le
accident at ormonde. Fla. This
was In February, 1906, and IL was
not unnatural that on such mis-
sion the former Tammany chief
should show the marks of age and
grief.
MANY old friends are passing
away and desire TO see those OF
them that are left" he sad.
NJ. Croker W shes to add TO the
Joy OF meeting his old friends the
p ccsure OF spending the winter In
California, or some winter resort
with n mild climate.
II am out OF poll; ics,' Mr.. Gro
ker declared. II am a tizen OF
the United States,' he added, smil-
ingly and anything relating TO that
country interests me--eyen poll
tics"
When he reverted to his Irish es-
tate and his horses, he became on
thus astic. almost voluble. Modes
tly mention ng his great feat OF hav-
Ing captured the English Derby. he
contented himself as to prophecy.
saying that his turf prospects for
the coming year were excellent. +"
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and enjoyed our prosperity together
We recognized that changing condi-
tions were lessening the chances of
profits. We were unsuccessful in
obtaining large capital at the time
and many capitalists feared TO risk
money in reftl.ng. There were
many loans foated on property OF
little value. owing TO the dissatis-
faction with such concerns 1t was
hard to obtain money.
Il think that three years later.
in 1870. the Standard - Company
OF Ohio was organized with a cap
tai OF s1.000.000 and we enlisted
much capital In the company"
The hearing adjourned with Mr..
Rockefeller still on the stand.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
REBEKAH ASSEMBLY
INTERESTING SESSIONS HELD
SHOW WORK IN FINE CoNDI-
TION.

After the Odd Fellows parade yes
terday afternoon, the Rebekah as
sembIy met I'm the hall OF Olive Re-
bekah Lodge. with tn following Of
fic5rs present: president. Mrs. Rut-
tencutter; vice pres dent, Mrs. Cur
1ence; grand warden, Mrs. Curry;
grand secretary, Mrs Roney; grand
treasurer, Mrs. Johnson
The report " the pres dent show
ed that II new lodges had been
Instituted during the past year.
The secretarys report showed
the order to be IN excellent condi-
tion. There are 100 lodges In me
state, with a membersh p OF 4,136,
a net gain OF SCI over last year.
A class OF % we're given the as
sembly degree.
The foi owing committees we're
appointed:
Credent als-Edna Roney, lodge
No ~; Emma Marin, 100; Anna
NJ Wells, 80.
Distribution Clark, 1;
Minnie Booth, co; Elosha Caste.
128.
state Of the ordsr-tizzie Cooper
40; Mamie Hays, 81; Kittle 5uth-
orland, 93
Relations 20 Grand LodRe-Bro.
Mansbuerger, 2. Bro. 9. W. Nc
CrOy, 122.
Finance-Jennie Hutchinson, 81;
FL zabeth Stephenson, l. Bessie
Wells. 50.
Constitution and by-laws-Annie
SlcOtt ] Ella =. Chapman. 28;
Amanda Adams, 1873.
the assembly adjourned until 9
O'Clock this morning, when the fol-
lowing proceedings were had.
The reports OF the different com
mittees we're read and adopted.
Brother Hall from the Grand
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OFF FOR THE FAR WEST.

Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Crockett
and their son. Robert. left last night
for Seattle, Washington, where they
wan spend the winter, and IL they
are we'll pleased they will make Il
their permanent home. Mr.. Crock
EFT still retains large interests in
Bluefield and Will not dispose OF
them at present 1t is with much
regret that We see SO many of our
foremost people seeking new homes
in the far west. We can III afford
to lose them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
PROTECTION OF INVESTORS
TO BE MADE SUBJECT OF AC-
TION OF REAL ESTATE MEN.

Ch cago. ILL.,. Nov. 19..-Whils
more Victims OF Peter Van vlissin-
gers forgery mill were com ng to
light yesterday. movement was
started, the aim OF which will be
to make Impossible In this commu-
ty repetition OF the Wholesale
frauds. Real estate men will bs
asked to devise some means for
the adequate protection OF Invest
ofs In mortgages and similar Securl-
ties. This proposal was made by
the Cook county real estate board,
which was organized largely thru
the activity OF the convicted for
ger
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
WHITE WIhGED PEACE
NOW HOvERS OVER CONTINEN-
tai EUROPE.

New York, Nov. 19.--Peace, both
In International polt ca and In the
severe strain which some OF the
continental countries and those in
the near east have been taxed with,
seems imminent. That there are
more rebukes and defeats In store
TOR the Kaiser iB apparent.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
FALLows-wILLIAMs

New York, Nov. 19-M Helen
". Fallows, daughter OF Bishop and
Mrs. Samuel Fallows. will be mar
ried this evening 90 Rev. Edwin Sid
ney Williams. a congregational min
lister OF Saratoga, Cal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
UNCLE SANS TARS
WOULD WELCOME CHANCE TO
EXERCISE THEIR GUNS.

Man la, Nov. 19.-The third
squadron OF the Pacific feet, now n
th1 Philippines is waiting orders
from Washington and IL ready 10
Doceed to Chinese waters IL neces-
sary.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19
FIRE AT JAEGER

The store occupied By Charles
Jank, at Jaeger, was burned TO the
ground on Tuesday night With a loss
estimated AT $4,000 No cause for
the fire has been discovered. The
building was occupied By several
TIA ians who used Il as a store and
Restaurant. There was no insur-
ance.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-11-19

Why buy Inferior quality MIX
when Wilson's Brand Is same price.
At all groccrs.
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JUDGE TAFT TO SOUTH
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT DINNER
OF NORTH CAROLINA soCIE-
Ty.

New York Nov. 10 "A program
fer the South" will bs tho general
subject ior addresses at ule annual
dinner OF the North Carolina Soc :
ely Mt tho Hotel Astor on December
tth. at which William II. Taft will
be the principal speaker. Taft's
speech Is expected to be OF charao-
ter that Will command national at
Ventlon and OF particular interest to
the people OF the southern states.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
COUNTRY DADS.

One of the most important
meetings of the country off,
cials ever held in the State, to
consider the vital question OF
taxation, is scheduled to be
held at the Cass country court.
house, Fargo, March 5 and 6.
The meeting has been anned
by the country commissioners
over the state and the call has
has been issued by C. C. C,
Willis of Sawyer, Ward country,
the secretary of the temporary
organization, which was origi-
mated among commissioners
in the northwestern part of the
state.
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NEED WATCHING.

The National Civic Fedora
tion,is arranging for delega-
ton from Chicago of twenty
five members to attend the pub
lie hearings to be held before
the Judiciary Committees on
March 9th. The object of the
Federation is to approve pro-
posed changes in the antitrust
laws, $50 as to permit what are
really harmless combinations" "
The railroads and trusts would
thus be able legally to enter in
to freight and passenger agree
ments and labor contracts. The
Federation 10 controlled by the
Republicans, and it woul d
seem that the Republ j a n
leaders in Congress want some
appearance Of business back
ing before they act favorably
on the bills now in the hands of
the committees. So instead of
tightening the law to control
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
HOT AIR BACKING.

The "Interests" inspired the
Aldrich currency bill will hard.
ly knew it when the Senate gets
through with it. "Whateve,
the minor eccentricities of it'e
varigated texture" remarks the
New York Journal of Com.
merce," one vicious pattern will
run all through it. It will pro-
vide for an emergency addition
to the regular volume of cur
rency, secured by the deposit of
miscellaneous bonds and heav-
lily taxed. This will be q more
exaggeration of the radical de-
feet of the existing syste N,
gathering the corrupt humor,
with which it is infected into a
morbid excrescence." This
severe criticism from the lead
ing business and f n n a
newspapers of the country,
should cause a Republican
Congress to pause before it
further complicates our cum
bersome financial structure by
makeshifts.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
2ND HOMESTEAD ENTRY.

The law passed by congress
and approved Feb. 8, reads as
follows:
"That any person who, prior
to the passage of this act, has
made entry under the home
stead laws, but for the cause
has forfeited or abandoned the
same. shall be entitled to the
benefits of the homestead law
az though such former entry
had not been maid, and any
person applying for a second
homestead and this act shall
furnish the description and date
of his former entry; Provided,
that provisions of this act shall
not apply to any person whose
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27

the trusts and corporations it
is the evident intention of the
Republican majority of c o n 3.
gress to give them more leaway.
The only hope for the people is
that the fear of the coming
election may prevent the Re-
publicans from helping out the
trusts and corporations. Keep
your eye on Senator and Re-
presentatives they-need to be
Watched.
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DANGER IN DELAY
KIDNEY DISEASES ARE TOO
Dangerous for Wahpeton
People to Neglect.

The great danger of kidney
troubles is that they get firm
hold before the sufferer recog-
nizes them. Health is gradual
ly undermined. Backache,
headache, nervousness, lame
ness. soreness, lumbago, urina
ry troubles, dropsy diabetes and
Bright's disease follow in mer-
ciless succession. Don't neg
lect your kidneys. Cure the
kidneys with the certain and
safe remedy, Doan's Kidney
Pills, which has cured people
right here in Wahpeton.
E. A. Getchell. living on 4th
St., Wahpeton, N. d., says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills proved
to be the best remedy I ever
used and I highly recommend
them to anyone suffering from
backache or any of the various
symptoms of kidney complaint.
Before I used the one box
which I procured at Keen's
drug store, suffered severely
from a weakness of the back
and a disordered condition of
my kidneys. Ihad severe head
aches and at times was very
nervous and unstrung. How
ever, after using the one box of
Doan's Kidney Pills the back
ache and lameness disappeared
and my kidneys were restored
to their normal condition"
For sale by all dealers.
Price so cents. Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, New York, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's
and take no other.
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FOREIGN BORN.

North Dakota leads the Unit.
ed States in her per cent of for
eign born. Yet our state is the
best one in the union to live in.
And these foreigners are fast
making the State University
of North Dakota the best
school in the country. Here
are the figures for fifteen years,
1891-l9O5.
l,42 students reporting, born
in ID countries as follows:
United States, 1851; Canada,
342; Norway,69; Iceland 81;
England IL; Sweden, 8; Ireland,
z, Denmark, 6; Germany, 5;
Russia. 8; Scotland, 8; Switz-
erland, 2; Finland, 2.
The fathers and mothers OF
these u d e n 9 (3,43O were
born in 20 countries, as follows;
United States, 100; Norway,
678; Ireland. 433; Canada, 40;
Scotland, 295; England, 284;
Germany, 1856; Iceland, 1923;
Sweden, 80; France, IS; Den
mark, 30; Wales IA; Bohemia,
1s; Holland, Z, Switzerland, 6;
Russia, 4; Finland, 4; Rouman-
ia, 2; Isle of Man, i; Austria,
1.
For the year 1905. s45 stud
ents registered their birth pla-
ces from 10 countries as fol-
lows:
United States. 3O1. Canada,
~; Norway 4; England, 8;
Sweden, 2; Germany, /; Rus
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former entry was cancelled for
fraud, or who relinquished the
former entry for valuable con.
sideration."
This law will give a large
number of people the right to
make second homestead entry
and is different from former
laws in the important particu:
lar that under this law no
showing is requirid to be made
as to why the first entry was
relinquished, other that the
fact that it was not cancelled
for fraud nor relinquished for a
valuable consideration. This
new law will do away with a
large amount of trouble that
has beenexperienced in getting
second homesteads under the
old law.
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WHERE is He AT9

0sO> AA0
Taft speaks to the people in
Michigan and compares Roose.
velt to Lincoln. He says: "Can
there be any doubt where Lin. j..
coin would have stood?" No,
my dear fellow, there could not;
but, blame it all, there is a
doubt as to where Roosevelt
stands and still greater. doubt
as to where w. HI. Taft stands.
Roosevelt has been standing
for seven years, aud without
taking his worl> for it, it is
mighty hard to tell just where
his feet are planted. He has
said much, but done little. He
has talked and whistled, show
ed his teeth and hunted bears,
but he has not made one good
tnlng greater nor one bad thing
less. Lincoln stood only four
years, but he stood so firmly
upon his honest feet that the
whole republican party has
been standing on his record
ever since, until it's own record
has become so rotten that it is
the joke-~of civilization. No
one ever doubted long where
Lincoln stood. He gave his
word and millions of araned
men sprung froru the soil tu
make it good. He spoke again,
and the shackles fell from four
million slaves. He spoke again
saying that he forsaw in the
tendency to centralize wealth
a greater peril than armed re.
bellion-and then they killed
him
No there is no doubt about
Lincoln, but where does Roose.
velt stand? And who is this
man Taft?-Graftofi News and
Times.
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STRONG IN NORTH DAKOTA

- ~ 43s @SSAsAA 00AV x1o
According to figures COM
piled for the National Catholic
directory, the diocese of Fargo,
which includes the state of
North Dakota, shows that at
the end of 1907 there were 65,-
517 Catholics in the state, COM
pared with $1,000 at the end of
1906, a gain of more than %
per cent, indicating not only a
healthy growth Of the church,
but also of the entire state.
There are one bishop, 1O1 cler
gy. gain of forty; 211 churches
a gain of fifteen; six colleges
and academies, gain of one:
fourteen parishes with schools,
1900 children attending, COM
pared with 1891 in 1905; 3,21s
baptiems in 1907 and 3,1l4 in
1905; 686 marriages in 1907 and
427 it. 1906; 800 deaths in 1907
and III in 1905; 3,257 confirma-
tions in 1907.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
GOOD FOB REPUBLICANS.

We wish to call the attention
of your republican friends to
the following, taken from a
speech delivered by William
Jennings Bryan, at Buffalo a
few days ago. II shall be con-
tent if, when my days are num-
bered, it can be truthfully said
of me that l was a toiler, labor
ing as best I could. I have
nothing to ask of the American
people except to be permitted to
spend the rest of my life repay
ing the debt of gratitude owe
them. If 1 ever hold office it
must not be because I want it
but because they want me to
serve. Some times eastern
papers have called me a dictat-
or. How could I be a dictator1
What have l with which to
force one single human being?
what have 1 with which to in
fluence one single vote? I have
had. I have no wealth with
which to buy you; I never had.
1 have no corporations behind
me with which to terrorize you;
l never had. what is the sum
of my offending? It is that I
have talked to you frankly
and fearlessly on the thing in
which we are both inte rested.
1t is that I have defended de-
mocracy as I have understood
democrcy." Read it again, and
then ask yourself. who is the
greatest living American?
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Fairmount. Sixty-fve teach
ers' and visitors were enrolled.
It was one of the best meetings
ever held there. Mr.. w. T.
Williams, of Wheaton, Mimi,
the County Superintendent of
Traverse county, was present
and took part in the discus-
sions. The forenoon was given
to round table discussions of
questions in pedagogy.
In the afternoon Supt. Black
spoke about the new course of
study in physiology and
hygiene. Miss Weth e r b e e
gave an instrumental solo.
Miss Simons of the Fairmount
school conducted a demonstra-
ton class in reading with nine
of her pupils from the first
grade. Supt. Williams read a
paper on "Expedients." The
High School gir's favored the
audience with a chorus. Miss
Nellie Washburn read a paper
on language teaching, a, d Miss
Florence Williams, of LeMars,
one on Teaching the pupils
how to study" both of which
papers were discussed by the
teachers. The F.a irm o u t
teachers sang trio, Miss Ger
trude Preston, of Summit dis
trict read a good paper on "The
value of play in education" /"
and Supt. Chas. A. Robinson
of the Fairmount VILLAGE
School strong paper on "Some
causes of failure, in teachers" !"
A vocal duet by Miss Baker
and Miss Mckenzie closed the
program. The. next meeting OF
the County Teachers Associa.
ton is that of the eastern Sec
tion at Wahpeton next Satur-
day.
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American Eagle 0utolassed

American Eagle 0utclassed
The honored American eagle
must take a back seat in favor
of the hen. She now reigns
supreme in the minds of 5000.
600 people in the United States
who consume daily 100000
eggs.
Did you ever stop to think
what the hen does for us? We
pay her $3OO.O00,O0O per year.
Her eggs for one year, if ship.
ped in one train, would make
a solid line of cars fro m
Washington, D. c., to Chi
cago, ILL.,, a dist a n e oi
over 800 miles. Her 100000
600 eggs a year if made into a
necklace would reach from the
earth to the moon and back.
If made into an omelet the
somelet would be large enough
to cor mpl tely envelope
the tire earth. With
the money spent on eggs we
could build two Panama can.
ais a year and a congressional
library every seven years. We
paid more for eggs last yea,
than all the teachers, the
wheat raisers or the corn grow.
ers earn.
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sia, 1; Switzerland, 4; Fin.
land, /:

Aduu, ~
And for the year 1905 the 624
parents of these students were
born in II countries as follows;
United States 1872; Norway,
l29: Canada IS; Iceland, 50.
England. 48; Scotland, 33; Ger
many, 81 Sweden, 22;' France,
IL; Denmark, z; Wales, 4; Bo-
henio, 4 Russia, 2; Finland,
2; Switzerland, 1; Austria, 1.
The 43 members of the uni
versity faculty this wear were
born in 8 countries as follows;
United States, SO; Scotland,
4; Norway, 1; Iceland, 1; Den.
mark, 1; England, 1; Canada,
1; India. 1.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27

Stomach troubles, Heart and
Kidney ailments, can be quick
~ corrected with a prescription
known todruggists everyw where
as DIR. Shoop's Restorative.
The prompt aud surprising re-
lief which this remedy imme-
diately brings is entirely due
to its Restorative action upon
the controlling nerves of the
Stomach. etc. Sold by all Deal
ers.
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TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.

For the space of two hours
last Friday night County
Superintendent Black told an
interested audience in the
Baptist church at Fsirmount
about the way the people of his
native state helped the negro
to escape from slavery to free
dom in Canada. 1t was q story
of hiding them in cellars, barns,
attics. ovens and haystacks; of
hauling them in boxes and
bundles of straw, all the time
in defiance of laws which re-
garded the negroes as chattels
and threatened the one not
willing to aid in their lecapture
with $1,000 fine and a peniten-
tiary sentence. This is a piece
of history rarely talked about,
and the story from eliminating
nearing all dry historic facts
makes it all the more appre-
ciable to the average audience.
The lecture was heartily en-
joyed by all who heard it.
On Saturday the southeast
ern section of the County
Teachers Association met at
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27

When the Stomach, Heart, or
Kidney nerves get weak, then
these organs always fail. Don't
drug the stomach, nor stimu-
late the heart or kidneys. That
is simply a makeshift. Get q
prescription known to Drug
gists everywhere as DR.. Shops
Restorative. The Restorative
is prepared expressly for these
weak inside nerves. Strengthen
these nerves, build them up
with DR.. Shops Restorative
tablets or liquid-and see how
quickly help will come. Free
sample test sent on request by
DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Your
health is surely worth this
simple test. Sold by all dealers,
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FARM LOANS,

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