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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-09-04
WAS A DECIDED HIT
A Military Tragedy Takes Place in
Milbank last Friday Concerning
Company D

Company D
Last Friday a tragedy took
place in the military circles. It
consisted of three acts. The
time was Aug. %, 1908, and the
place, the city of Milbank and
the dam. Characters: Frank
Munroe Palmer, U. S. A., and
Philippine Islands, representing
himself to be q military examin-
ing officer, and Lloyd Brazeton
and Alfred Meilus, of Wisconsin,
U. S. A. The scenery is beauti-
full and the play full of much
action and cleverness on the
part of Frank Munro Palmer.
ACT I.-Enters Frank Munro
Palmer. Addresses Brazeltou
and Mielus. "Sirs, | am exam.
lining available men to 20 to
Fort Riley. I seek only men
as you are-manly, good looking
and capable. l believe that with
Uncle Sans uniform on you
would simply be grand. l en-
treat you to join the noble cause.
You have chance to do wonder.
full things. The records of heroes
will fade as the mist under the
bright sun when your deeds of
valor become known. You will
have q chance to put NapoIeon's
record 10 the dust; Roosevelt at
San Juan Hill, Dewey at Manila
Bay and Schley at Santiago, will
be but mites compared to you.
You will have chance to com.
mand the entire forces of the
U. S., which includes all creation
now gentlemen. before making
this examination it becomes nee
essarv, while very mortlfying-
You undoubtedly are aware Of
the fact that you have been hand.
ling the golden dollars of the
farmers in their wheat fields, and
also threshing, during which
time you have come into close
contact with small particles Of
what is known as dust or dirt.
This must be removed from your
flesh in order that I may closely
scrutinize the covering over your
bones and muscles. We will HE
ourselves to the dam, and you
will there immerse yourselves in
the placid waters. Then will I
make a thorough examination of
you, and if fit subjects you may
go to Fort Riley" Frank Mon.
70 Palmer sits on shore while
subjects are in bathing-he is
thinking.) During this part of
act, ladies are excused. Two
subjects come from water and
are examined. Mr. Frank Mon
70 Palmer: II am pleased to
notify you that you are available
timber for the trip-and are &C.
cepted.' Very feelingly) ''and
my charges resi- each-subjects
dig up
Act Il-Captain Kelsey hears
of Frank Munro Palmer and
makes complaint. Enter Sheriff
Murray and Attorney Howard
G. Fuller Change of scene to
Justice 3leser's Office. A sor-
rowful scene follows full of
action Frank Munro Palmer
pu, under 800 bail, aud turned
over to Sheriff Murray to await
trial at Novem Der term of court.
charged with false impersona.
ton of military officer In the
meantime Frank Monro Palmer
is thinking. Curtain.
Act III-November term of
circuit court.
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Notice to Hunters

All persons are strictly prohibited
from hunting in MelrOse township
without first obtaining permission Of
the owners of the land.
By order of the residents.
W. l. LOWTHIAN,
Aug 21-4t Town clerk.
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House for Sale

The NJ L. Ecker house. near
court house. A fine seven
room house, Must be sold -
once. Will be sold cheap and q
easy terms. Inquire Of Il !.
Campbell at the First National
bank, Monday afternoon.
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Irving Ely, who had beon
spending q week or two at to
old home in MllbanR. returno
to his work in New York o.
yesterday morning. The fAmj
have decided to remain ii 1|
bank.
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Dissolution of Partnership

The partnership heretofore existing between
Howard Reeve and William Reynen, under the
firm name of Reeve b Reynen, grain thresh-
ers.is THE day dissolved by mutual consent.
HOWARD REEVE.
WILLIAM REYNAN.
Dated, Milbsnk, g. D., August 4, 1908.
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SmOkeless Coal $3.50

The Grant County Fuel Co.
will sell you smokeless coal at
30 50 ton. See Martin Green,
drayman.
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w
the Minnesota fair the first of
the week.
Frank Mehegan has purchased
the house he lives in of Charles
Eddy. Howard Fuller made the
sale.
J. F.. Dawson, of Corona, was
attending to some business mat
ters in Milbank Tuesday. DR..
Prouty was also down.
E. P. Mesmer returned from
the cities Wednesday morning
where he had been visiting
friends for about a week.
Gus Swanson moved his crew
of men to Stockholm the first of
week, where he has about $500
square feet of cement walk to
lay.
Aberdeen News: Miss Mabel
Schonkwiller, of Minneapolis,
arrived this morning to take a
position with the Olwin Angel
store.
Mrs. Otto Kuederling, who
died at Big Stone last week, was
sister of Rev. Ph. Laux of this
city, and was one of the early
settlers in Big Stone.
Postmaster Nixon has engag-
cd Miss Hannah Nyman, of
Sacred Heart, Mimi, as post
Office clerk, and she commenced
her duties this week.
Miss Anna Knutson, who has
been one of the efficient clerks in
Erlandson & Johnsons store. has
been visiting at her home in
Appleton, preparatory to going
to SiSSetOn to work.
Traugott Deguisne, who has
been spending the summer vaca.
ton with his father, Rev. Deguisne
in Alban, started Monday on his
return to Waverly, Iowa, where
he is a student of Wartburg col
lege of that place.
Rev. George, who is IN charge
of Episcopal work in the Missouri
river country, was the guest of
Rev q. Nelson Tragitt the first
of the week and conducted ser.
vices at the church here last
Sunday.
Britt Pollard, the plum Der,
went to Williston, N. D., the first
Of the week, where he has en-
gagged with the Healy Heat.
ing company of Minneapolis
Mrs. Pollard expects to remain
in Milbank for a short time.
Henry Schafer and wife go to
Owatonna next week, where
there will be a reunion of the
Koch family, when elatives who
are scattered over the various
states of the union are planning
to be present and enjoy the
gathering.
Messrs. g. E MCGOWAN, N.
J. Bleser, Mic Pott and
f. D. Mooar left for Mime.
apols Tuesday, to take in
the state fair. They made the
trip in the MCGOWAN auto. Mrs.
MCGOWAN and children went
down on the night train.
A carload of Indian people
from the Sisseton reservation
came down Monday with Rev
Crawford on their way to the
Standing Rock agency, to attene
a conference of the Presbyterian
and Congregational churches a
that place.
William jennings and daughte
Winnie went to St. Paul Tuesda,
to attend the Minnesota fair, an,
the former to enjoy the reunion
of his regiment. the First MINI
Heavey Artillery, which wa
held on I'd inst. at st. Paul
Frank Mann of Roberts county
and Mr.. Jennings little neic
Nora Mann, also accompanie,
them.
/ Frank Roberts returned from
Rochester, Mlnn. Tuesday, wher
he had been to see his brothe
w. H who had recently under
gone a surgical operation. Mr.
Roberts said his brother was get
ting along as we'll as could be ex
pected when he left him, and tha
Walter Kerr had left the hosplta
that day, and Fred Schneide
would also leave the place tn
day following.
Another of our Milbank farm
ers who is well satified with thi
! years farm proceeds is William
jennings, who reports that hi
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are good for either rough hands
or rough work.
Y. A. M.-You can buy the
best of fruits of E. E. Peterson
at the 2. O. store. He carries 8
select stock at all times,
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E,s;, Day a::;!s;: s::: S;: Of

l importance. Read Them
Yin the 1905 census Mil.
bank had population of 1900
at present it is estimated at close
| to 1000.
Housewife-Yes, Valley Queen
Hour is just as good as the best
and better than most,
+. A. P.-Build house.
S. H. E-For that tired feel
ing,get one of those easy rocking
chairs at Emanuels furniture
store.
l. A. M-Yes, an ordinance
was recently passed granting a
franchise to eastern parties to
put IN an electric light plant.
N A.-You had better take
your laundry TO the Milbank
Steam Laundry, and thus save
time and patience.
B. U. Y.-See Martens Bros.
If you want to buy or sell farm
lands or city property.
K. n. O.-The Milbank water
tank is over 100 feet high.
G. U. Meet your shells from
the Home of Real Bargains.
W. |. L,-No, it is no sign that
Bryan will not talk during the
campaign because he has spoke
for several talking machine re-
cords.
j. C,-kawson can tell you all
about the coal and wood question.
He is an expert in that line.
A. A.-Petitions are being cir.
culated throughout the county,
asking that the ques ton of a new
court house be voted upon at
the November election.
| 90. O.-Better go to Schnel.
der & Nelson s, they can show
you the very latest in mems and
boys furnishings. They are ur
to the minute.
B. B. &c. w. Martens, thu
Ian man, or J. n. Manley, tn
wheat buyer, can best explain
the reasons why Brayn will b.
the next president.
M. r. S.-Mrsn H. G.. Port, tn,
ladies furnisher, will be home il
a day or so from Chicago ane
can tell you about what the lates
styles IN ladies and misses
clothes are.
K. N.--The next field-market
carnival day will be Sept. 80
Oct. 1.-TWO days of big doings.
M. E. N.-According to wha,
you say, you had better 60 tc
Larson, the tailor, and order &
new suit and over coat.
Y Y.-Co. D. will return home
Sept. Z.
Nj. Eft is hard to tell jus
why your shoes wear out-try {
pair of Bradley 4 Metcalf shoes
for men or women, on sale a
Laux & Cos.
W. Wills name was Franz
Monro Palmer, and
B. Y.-If your watch doesn ;
run, take it to Kayser, the jewel
er, and have it cleaned or re
paired.
b. O.-You can get the Herald
and the Toledo Blade, each on
year for $1.75, now.
G. M. E-The name, Th'
Home of Real Bargains, was ap
piled to the McCollum & Thirsl
store because you can buy 81
much for a dollar there.
D. D.-You should read tn
ads in this paper, for the infor
nation you seek.
| Nj. M. B.-Don't bother t,
hunt around for peaches-orde
crate for canning-phone 9.
A. B. C.-No, there is not al
empty building on Main street
A. M. I.-You say your ce
mented Bi locals glasses bothe
you Get pair of invisible Bi
locals from DR.. Nav.
d. E. M.-Yes, johnson wa
renominated for a third term
but
N. O. P.-Buy your boy a pal
of Buster Brown shoes at Er
landson & Johnson MS. They ar
the nearest to wear proof shoe
i Il
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
pITY POOR HITCHCOCK.

Everybody who has troubles. trials
and tribulations should lay aside
thoughts of their own particular grief
and sympathize with Chairman Hitch
cock of the Republican national com
mittee. If ever a poor devil of a poll
tician needed Christian charity and a
few kind words. Hitchcock certainly is
the man.
Ii viii be recalled that the Repub-
lican chairman opened his campaign
in the west; that there was meeting
of state chairmen and committeeman
at Colorado Springs and that from the
reports made everything looked lovely
Then Mr.. Hitchcock held a conference
at Chicago with the middle west party
leaders and more recently one in Bos-
ton with the New Englanders Lit
erature by the ton was hurrledly print
Cd attacking the Democratic platform
on the guaranty 81 bank deposits and
other practical reform measures. Then
the state Republican conventions be-
gan jumping the track South Da-
kota and Kansas Republicans declared
Tor the bank guaranty plan, and Ne
braska is about 10 follow suit. Mani
testify the literature cannot be used in
the west. So Mr.. Hitchcock faces the
proposition of having two kinds Of
printed matter. one for consumption in
the east. attacking Mr.. Bryan as "A
Populist and Socialist and fiercely de-
nouncing the Denver platform. and the
other for distribution among the west
ern brethren acquiescing in the doc
irnes of the Democracy.
The danger of such course is ap-
parent. Yet what else is 10 be done?
TO abandon the west or to send out the
literature on hand means clean
sweep for Bryan. In the meantime the
eastern followers of the G. o. p must
he held in line by promises that the
Taft campaign managers intend to
double-cross the westerners. and there
YOU are.
Certainly Chairman Hitchcock should
not be overlooked by the Good Samar-
tan as he doubles and twists along the
Jericho road. No man in the United
States Today occupies so pltiful a po-
sition. and no man is so certain of
Oblivion the morning after election.
Poor Hitchcock,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
IINcLE JOE GETS HIS.

When congress was in session and
the great men of the country were in
attendance. no autocrat of all the Rus
sias was quite as large in the public eye
or as important i'm his own mind as
your Uncle Josephus Cannon. speaker
of the house of representatives. pooh
bah of legislation, oppressor of the mi
nority. II bill met his fancy. ii went
through by his order, if it displeased
him. he sent il 10 the morgue or the
judiciary committee or some other safe
place OF interment. He laughed at the
newspaper publishers who asked to
have paper placed on the free list. and
ne chortled with glee when the presi-
dent asked impossible things OF him.
He had more fun than anybody, and
didn't care who knew it,
But now things are different. alto
sether different II is bad enough for
him to have Gempers and the other
Dor leaders on his trail. although he
hasn't much fear of being beaten by
them in his district. but the Methodists
OF Illinois have put on war-paint,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02

sfiarpened their axes and started trou-
bic where it hurts.
Brother Josephs cause of offending
was his refusal to permit the consider
alton in the house of the bill prohibit
ing the shipment of liquors into prohi-
bitjon districts. The purpose of this
measure was obvious: IL was designed
to prevent the use of wet goods in
places where local option or other pro-
hibition laws prevail Cannon said the
measure was unconstitutional. and put
il with the corpse collection in custody
of the judiciary committee. The Meth
odsts said il was none of his business
To pass upon the constitutionality of
proposed laws: that the courts could
decide such questions after the law was
passed. Also. they said. are still say
ing. much harsher things about him
and they are beginning to hurt.
The Northwestern Christian Advo-
cate. the chief organ Of Methodism in
the west, is devoting pages of valuable
s'AeANt W tiit DiANiiit eitiN w
ord and il declares he is unfit TO be
speaker. giving its reason therefor at
great length and in sufficient detail. He
may survive the campaign. and he may
be chosen speaker again. though the
odds are against it; but. whatever hap
pens, il is certain ne viii be chastened
sinner meditatng much on the hard
ships that overtake the trangressor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
IN WHOSE INTEREST?

BY the time this appears the city
council may have settled the question
raised by the city engineer as to wheth-
Ell il is better TO use iron pipe or vitri-
fled clay for sewer connections. There
is no good reason why such a question
should be raised at all. If the council
wishes 10 promote the profits of the
steel trust and other manufacturers of
iron pipe. il will decide against the
clay; if il has any regard at all for the
citizens of Salt Lake who have to pay
for connections il will make no change
i'm the existing practice.
For sewer purposes. clay is just as
desirable. much more economical and
altogether preferable to iron. II will
stand all the pressure required in such
service. il is durable. clean and cheap.
Further, the clay pipe is made right
here and is of the finest quality; the
iron pipe would have to come from out
side, depriving the home manufacturer
of legitimate trade, and infiicting a
needless loss on the community.
To require the use of iron pipe under
such conditions would be simple rob-
berry of the most offensive type.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
Call for Democratic State conven-

Headquarters Democratic State Com
mittee. Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. II,
1908.
A Democratic state convention is
hereby called TO meet at Logan City,
Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. %. 1908, at II
o'clock a. m, for the purpose of nom
mating three presidential electors, who
will vote in the electoral college for
William ]. Bryan and John w. Kern
for president and vice president, re-
spectively. of the United States; and
candidates for the following officers for
the state of Utah:
One Justice of the Supreme Court.
Congressman.
Governor.
Secretary of State.
State Treasurer.
State Auditor.
Attorney General.
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
And to select a new state committee.
The convention will consist of sos DEL
egates, and they will be apportioned on
the basis of one delegate for every
fifty-four votes cast for o. w. Powers
for congress in 1906. This will give the
respective counties the following rep
resentation:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
liam Jensen. Montana

6IS5-William Jensen Montana.
Helena Carter. Brigham City.
6id-William S. Meyer. Salt Lake.
Louise l. Gertsch Salt Lake
6isS-Samuel A. Chapman. Salt Lake.
Charlotte Barker, Salt Lake.
61S6-L. r. Humphreys Paris, Ida.
Jenette Wright. Bennington. Ida
61s'-Clarence Gulley. Butte Mont.
Elizabeth Blake. annapolis. Wis.
6ISS-Charles V. Dolly. Salt Lake
Name WestOby. Salt Lake
61S9-Alfred Bennion. Taylorsville
Hazel WINNER. Salt Lake.
6iSO-Richard +. Sprague. Eden
Olga Bollschweiler Salt Lake
619l-Archer Wieley Bountaiful
Fannye l. futile. OrangeviIie.
6192-A. V. Millar Murray.
Edna V Bailey. Ferron
679S-Frank NJ. II. VIM. Salt Lake
Virginia Elmer. Salt Lake
6194-J. Bayard Johnson. Springville.
Alice Whitney. Springville
61So-Lars W. Nielsen. Spanish Fork
Eleanor Greer Spanish Fork.
696-Ferdinand F. HintZ. jr.. Salt Lake
Henrietta Jones Cedar City.
6791-Oscar l.. Keller. Chicago. II.
Daisy A. Wolfgang. Salt Lake.
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lain. Walt Lewis. Mrs Frank Lowe
ana Mrs Wilson were the chaperons
X X X
Miss Theresa Murrell of Kansas City
who has been the guest for a short
time of Miss lone Morrison, left last
evening for Seattle to visit her sister
Miss Murrell was a classmate of Miss
Morrison at Wellesley.
* x X
Mr. and Mrs. George Phelps Holman
will be back Friday morning after q
summer spent in the northwest
Mrs. Kenneth c. Kerr and her chill.
dren will leave early next week for theil
home In Riverside, Cal. after spending
the summer here.
x x X
| Miss May Kervin entertains today a.
a large luncheon at the Country club
for Mrs J. J. Campbell and Miss Trash
of Denver.
Mrs. w. p. Kiser gives a luncheon
today at the Country club for Miss Evs
Madden of San Francisco.
Mrs. w. w. Armstrong and her sor
Sherman will leave today for visit
with friends in the east
MISS Gladys Sears of Fall River
Mass, is the guest of Miss Stella Fa-
bian for few days.
The board of directors of the Ladies
Literary club will hold a meeting to-
morrow morning at 10 O'clock at the
club house.
Mrs. Joel l.. Priest and her children
will go to Bingham tomorrow to spend
few days with Mr.. and Mrs Metcali
before leaving TO join Mr.. Priest in
Boise.
X x :.
Mrs. II. S. Charles has returned from
spending summer at Shasta Springs
in California and is again at home on
Twelfth East street.
X X
Mrs. G. c. Slade and her little daugh-
ter Katherine are back from a stay of
some months in the east.
X X
Miss Resale Pollock, who has spent
the summer in Europe. sailed Aug &c
from Hamburg. and will come directly
home after reaching New York
Mrs. Porter Sinclaire is here from st.
Anthony. Ida. for short stay.
!: X X
Mrs. NJ. f. Charlton will be here to-
morrow from the east, where she has
spent the past two months.
Miss Leo Trent is back from visit
of month with the l.. c. Trent fam
lily at their home in Auburn. Cal
Mrs. c. T. Mixer and her son Charles
are back after summer spent at
Brighton. and Mr.. and Mrs. Mixer are
at home at $40 Eliza beth street.
J 4 y X
Madame Worms and her daughter
Aleece have returned from a summer
spent in San Francisco and are at home
Miss Emily Curtiss. who has spent a
part of the summer with friends in
Santa Monica. will be home on Friday
of this week
Mrs. j. q Roberts of Chicago is here
visiting her mother. Mrs Sears, and
her. sister, Mrs. c. w. Buckholtz.
x x =
Mrs. Reed Smoot returned last even
ing TO her home in Provo after few
days spent with her mother, Mrs. c. A
Eldredge.
h. L. Parker and n. Y Schofeld leave
today for a ten days fishing and camp
ing trip on the Weber river
x x X
Miss 4. NJ. Ruthrauff will be at home
after the end of the week at A.. The
Bransford
X x
Miss Vesta Williams entertained yes
terday afternoon for Miss Sarah Clark
who is to be one of the September
brides. The affair was a handkerchief
shower. and about fifteen friends were
present. The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. (. V. Smith and Mrs Halliday
The decorations were all i'm yellow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
STORY ABOUT "FleHTINe BOB,

The other day at Lake Mohonk friend
of Admiral Evans asked him:
Admiral. is there any truth that after
the battle of Santiago you called out from
the bridge of the Iowa 10 a captain OF
another battleship: Those Spania rds
can't fight a thing except water'?''
Admiral Evans laughed and replied: II
win tell you what / really said and what
the incident really was" he said Zone
drizZly day during the blockade we stood
IN toward the harbor and sheled the shore
batteries. Ii wasn't as exciting as il
might have been. for whether we hit any
thing or not l. know the Spaniards did not
quite come near US. After the Smelling was
over pressboat lay alongside my ship
and newspaper man asked III we had
been hit. ] shoutsd back: They didn' I
touch us. The Spaniards didn't hit any
thing except water, and they couldn I
have hit that II there wasn't SO much of
it, -"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
The Apportionment.

The CndITIndN OF tne DemOCratIc
county committee in each county is
hereby directed TO call either primaries
or convention on Sept. II, 1908. for the
election of these delegates.
Delegates and visitors to this conven-
ton will be sold round trip tickets to
Logan at single fare on all railways
from all points in the state. and from
Evanston, Wye.
Tickets will be sold Sept. 20. q and
%. good returning until Sept %.
Special train via o. s. L. will leave
Salt Lake at 7:30 a. m. Sept %, arriv-
ing Logan about 10:45 a. m
LYMAN r. MARTINEAU.
Chairman.
J. Z. CLARK. Secretary
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02

Some of our Republicans friends are
apprehensive that Mr.. Bryan Will lose
votes by talking to the voters. The re-
markable thing about this apprehension
is The fact that the fellows who feel
this way never voted for Mr. Bryan.
and never will. The agonizing is plainly
misplaced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
Belongs to the Anti-Noise Society
Washington Post

Judg Parker is being criticised for max
ing speech the other night withou,
mentioning Mr.. Bryan's name. Possibly
the judge was in hurry to get away
and didn't want 10 stir up another 81
minute demonstra ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02

1t was mean man who said the
stage companies and hotel proprietors
of Yellowstone park had a cause of
action against the holdup man because
he did not have license to operate in
the park.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02

WI Ting Fang seems to have offended
the Japanese officials at Toxic by rea-
son of his popularity in this country,
and he is about 10 be recalled by his
home government. WI is about the
brightest diplomat in Washington, and
his loss will be keenly felt, especially
by the newspaper men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-02
Gives Him a Chance to Guess Again.
indianapolis News.

But perhaps. when Chairman Conner
predicted 10000 majority for Bryan Il
New York he didn't know that Mr.. Crok
er was coming over to help"