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The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23
The Genial Host.

$50 that you may all have good
time" exclaimed the genial host, u
am not having soup served. There
will be no celery and no water bis
cults with the cheese. l guess all the
other stuff can be eaten quietly"
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

The average husband would be per-
fetcly happy if his vile would allow
him 10 wear ais old clothes down
town lu4 mis- best ones when he goes
.i5hng.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

Firmness of purpose can accomplish
a great deal in this country. For
sisted on FIRST place or nothing y
and he got it.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

A Florida man has started to New
York in a boat made out of newspa-
pers. Another practical demonstra-
ton of the power of the press.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

Joe Bailey is i'll at his Texas home,
but there will be somebody else at
Denver to put John Mitchell in NOM
ination for vice president.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

George Ade is on the committee to
notify Taft of his nomination, but this
doesn't mean that the whole thing is
a Joke.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

The absence of free passes on the
railroads this year may do wonders
toward preserving the lawns of presi-
Dental candidates.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

Hattiesburg Thursday to hear "com-
plants" Let's put in a lusty one
about that New Orleans and North
eastern passenger depot.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

What is the Hattiesburg City coun-
Gil going to do about that milk and
meat inspector?
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

And now Hattiesburg doctors are
talking about getting after the duacks.
to keep the town in the head
lines.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

A fit ending to any dinner, lunch o
party is Hays & Fields Ice Cream
Phone No. 740. jun23.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

John Hays Hammond has fired
his press agent and returned to his
job in Colorado a sadder but wiser
man.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

This is the day when Georgians are
expected to throw up their hats and
shout for Bryan.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

Both of the nominees will be named
Bill anyway.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

Keep the "Hattiesburg spirit" to
the front.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

1t is said that Joe Cannon is actual
ly ashamed to look his boom in ths
face.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

George Ade is writing a fable on the
Fairbanks boom.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

Are you saying good things fol
Hattiesburg?
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

Hattiesburgans are saying nice
things about the Daily News these
days.
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

The members of the Mississippi
Railroad Commission are coming to
The Hattiesburg news., 1908-06-23

The campaign story that Colonel
Hryan cares nothing for baseball is
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
DRAMATIC SUICIDE.
Farmer Bids Farewell to Family After
TAKING Poison.

Farmer Bids Farewell to Family After
Taking Poison.
Anton Volso took poison at the
house of Ed Vaith, seven miles from
Brocket, while respondent and died
thirty minutes later. With his wife he
had been visiting at the home of Mr..
Vaith, who married Mrs. Volso's
daughter by former husband. With
his wife and Mrs. Vaith he returned to
his own home, did the chores and they
all went back to the Vaith home to
spend the evening. Shortly after their
arrival there he babe them all an af-
fectionate farewell and started out of
the house with a gun. Mr.. and Mrs.
Vaith followed him and found him
trying to shoot himself but he failed
because he did not understand the
mechanism of the gun. The gun was
taken from him and on the way back
to the house he told them that he had
taken poison and would soon be gone.
Soon he became very i'll and his death
came in half an hour, after he had
suffered great agony. A physician was
called from Lakota but arrived too
late to be of any assistance. The de.
ceased leaves family of ten children,
all except one being grown to man.
hood.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
OLD man SLAIN
FOR HIS MONEY
Bernard Rainier, Living Near
Wabasha, Mimi, Is a Victim
of Night Assassins.
ClUBBED TO DEATH IN YARD

Wabasha. Mimi, Feb. 2S.-Bernard
Rainier, a defenseless old man. was
foully murdered last night as he was
doing what he thought was an act Of
courtesy to two strangers who had
called at his home.
Rainier lived about three miles from
town, OIL what is known as Pepin hill.
He lived alone except for a house
keeper. 1t was believed that he was
a man of means, and it was rumored
that he had large sums concealed In
his house.
Came to Ask Favor.
Early last night two men called at
his house and requested to be directed
to a certain locality. The better to
show the way, the old man stepped
outside and proceeded toward the
front gate with them. While one of
the men walked by the side of Rah-
mer the other fell in behind them and
with blow of a bludgeon crushed the
skull of their unsuspccting victim. 1t
is believed that Rainier was almost in.
stantly killed.
Fired Upon Housekeeper.
The murderers then returned to the
house and fred shot at the woman
who had started to run to neighbours
She escaped in the darkness and bid
!! in straw stack all night and In the
morning informed the neighbors.
Everything in the house was turned
upside down by the murderers in theil
search for Rahmer's hidden store. II
is not yet known how much plumber
they secured, if any. Rahmer's safe
resisted their efforts and all it's con
tents are intact.
Brother Offers Reward.
Rainier was seventy years old
Four years ago he was robbed Of 81.
500, but the burglar was caught anG
most of the money recovered.
The housekeeper was able to give {
fairly satisfactory description of the
men. Oficers are investigating the
matter, but so far have failed to Sc
cure any evidence of the identity o.
the murderers. A brother Of Rahmea
has offered a reward of $500 for evi
dence that will lead to the arrest ant
! conviction of the murderers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
ECZEMA FOR SIS YEARS.
euffered Torments from eirth-In
FrightfuI condition-Got No Help
Until cutlcura Cured Him.

II had an itching, tormenting ecze-
ma ever since I came into the world.
and am now a man IS years old.
I tried all kinds of medicines l head
of, but found no relief. / was truly
in a frightful condition. At last
broke out all over with red and white
boils, which kept growing until they
were as big as walnuts, causing great
pain and misery, but kept from
scratching as we'll as could. I was
so run down that I could hardly do
my work. used Cuticra Soap, Oint.
ment, Resolvent, and Pills for about
eight months, and l can truthfully say
am cured. Hale Bordwell, Upton.
Ia, Aug. II, 1907"
Il cheerfully endorse the above tes.
timonial. 1t is the truth. I know Mr..
Bordwell and know the condition he
was in. Nelson R. Burnett, Upton, Ia"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
IMMIGRATION FROM
SOUTH EXPECTED
U. 8. FARMERS ARE RECOGNIZING
SPLENDID OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED BY WESTERN
CANADA.

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 9, 190S.-Pres.
ent indications are that the Canadian
Northwest will draw an exceptionally
heavy movement of new settlers from
the United States this year. It should
surpass the banner record for 1907.
This is not only based on the fact
that the Americans have come to
realize generally that the Canadian
Northwest offers splendid opportuni-
ties, but also because the railroads
have awakened to the fact and are
offering rates to the Canadian North
west which are exceptionally favor
able.
The lines which lead to ST. Paul
from the east and south are offering
homeseekers' rates to the Canadian
Northwest this year which are on
parity with those in existence to the
southwest for couple of seasons.
These rates can be obtained from
any agent OF the Canadian govern
ment, who will be pleased to give all
information possible regarding those
districts which offer the greatest in
ducements to settlers. The weather
throughout Western Canada has been
remarkably good this year. A tele-
gram from the winter wheat belt of
Southern Alberta dated at Cardston,
Alberta, January goth, says:
This winter up to January 25 was
was the finest anyone can remember
for twenty-five years though there
have been others nearly as good. The
days were fine, sunny and warm with
light frosts at night. Overcoats and
gloves, etc., were discarded by most
people in the day time. There was
SO little frost in the ground that post
holes could be dug without any trouble
after the first inch was broken
through. Winter wheat remained
fresh and green although there has
been no snow since the September
storm. II there is an early spring,
winter wheat should gain a great
start"
Amongst the reports Of the yield
Of last year the following extracts are
taken:
Fl. Howe, Of Magrath, Alta, writ
ing on November, 1907. says: Il have
20 acres in crop, so acres of wheat and
seven acres of oats. My average yield
of oats was IS bushels to the acre.
and of wheat As bushels. The value
to me was $35 per acre."
J. F. Haycock, of Magrath, writer
In November: Il had IS acres in win
ter wheat, which went 60 bushels to
the acre; oats averaged 80 bushels.
also had ~ tons of hay worth. SO
per ton. I got 600 bushels of pota.
toes from three acres of land; got
eight tons per acre from five acres OF
sugar beet"
]. F. Bradshaw, of Magrath, had
1000 acres of winter wheat last year
which averaged 1914 bushels to the
acre. The value of his farm products
per acre was: Wheat, $31.60; oats
s11.20 and barley. S25.15.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
DIES IN FIRE.
Prominent Grand Forks Girl Is the
Victim,

Prominent Grand Forks Girl Is the
Victim.
Miss Nettie Smith, the accomplished
daughter of ]. M. Smith of Grand
Forks, risked the use of kerosene
Z. can to hasten fire at her home, with
the result that she was practically
burned to death.
Miss Smith had attended the meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor society
at the Presbyterian church of this
city, and after the session she re-
turned home to prepare the evening
meal for her father, her twin sister,
Nellie. remaining to attend service at
the church, So that Miss Nettie was
alone in the house. The unfortunate
girl went to the kitchen range, and,
thinking the fire was out, picked up
the kerosene oil can and poured some
of the contents on the Goals, among
which were some live ones. The in
evitable happened, and the girl was,
in moment, enveloped with burning
flames. She started for the door, but
fell down. Passing at the time was
George .Vietch, who saw there was
trouble in the house, and round the
injured girl in the doorway. He
called the fire department. and Miss
Smith was carried in the fire depart
ment hose cart with all haste to the
Deaconess hospital. Everything that
surgeons and nurses could do was
done, but the unfortunate young
woman expired about II O'Clock. 1t
was about 8:15 when the dreadful ac-
cident occurred.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
GOLD IN NORTH DAKOTA RIVER
indian Makes the Discovery Near Bis
marck.

marck.
The finding of several small gold
nuggets in the sand of the Cannonball
river near Bismarck by an Indian has
started considerable excitement in
that region and number of old min
ers who formerly operated in the
Black Hills have come from there to
investigate.
Gold has been found before in that
stream, always in nugget form, and
the finding of several nuggets in one
place by one man has awakened the
old timers in the belief that gold has
been found in paying quantities If a
systematic search is made.
There is little chance of this being
done at this time as the river is frozen
but the hole from which the Indian
drew the pail of water in the bottom
Of which the nuggets were found, is
being dragged in a crude way as far as
practicable.
Word from the prospectors is await.
ed with interest.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
GETS EXPERIMENT FARM.
,substation at WiIliston viii Make I'm.
: portant Soil and Crop Tests,

'substation at Williston Will Make I'm.
portant Soil and Crop Tests.
The subexperiment station at Willis.
ton is at last an assured fact. When
the governor was at Fargo few days
ago final transfers of the property
were made and accepted by the state,
and experimental work will begin with
the opening of spring.
The land of the new substation is to
be related to the United States govern.
ment irrigation system at Williston.
One-half of the land will be run as a
model and experimental farm under
irrigated conditions; the other half
will be handled as a dry-land farm,
and crop rotations, conservation of soil
mixture and the, many other problems
that face the man whose land cannot
be irrigated will be worked out.
The man selected to do this work is
E. G. Schollander of the Fargo station,
who for two years past has been
superintendent of the demonstration
farms of North Dakota. In this posi-.
tion he has been successful as an ad.
uinistrator, and he has been carrying
on extensive tests of soils in various
parts of the state. With Mr.. Scholand
err will be associated two or more men
appointed by the department Of agri
culture, and possibly an assistant from
the main experiment station at Fargo
Because of the completeness of the
plant and the exceedingly favorable
conditions under which the work be
gins, the Williston substation promises
to be one of the most important exper
mental farms in the entire subarid
West.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27

hax. Farmers in lower Michigan who
have been raising fax straw for
Irvine have maintained their large and
profitable crops by the sowing of clo-
yer with the fax. Plow it down in
the fall or spring, and repeat each
succeeding year until the roots of the
clover plants show large number of
"nodules" or punches Of the germs
which have the appearance of round
seeds of various Sizes, Meme of these
are present in the soil or on the roots
OF the clover plants where the same
is not inoculated through some arti-
fetal medium. When this occurs the
value of any farming land is Increased
two or three fold. Demonstrators
of this fact are in evidence all over
the Northwest. We can refer to sec.
tions where the continuous cropping
of the land without clover hau so re.
duced its fertility that yields have
. been greatly reduced and profits were
turned into losses. Glover came to
the rescue, being introduced much as
We have suggested, and now these
WORKOUT lands, especially In the
sandy sections, are producing abun-
dainty. Where these lands were SELL
ing for almost any price that would
relieve the owner from taxes and re-
pairs they are now changing titles on
the payment of $50 to $72 per acre.
Clover-growing has wrought this
change in values. Instances can be
referred to in which clover fields in
Northern Minnesota and the Dakotas
have produced 5000 to 5000 pounds
of hay per acre from the first cutting,
and three to seven bushels of seed as
second crop. Such farming pays
handsome profits on land valued at
500 per acre, and at the same time
greatly increase its fertility. This is
demonstrated by the large crops of
potatoes, corn and grains that are
sure to follow growing. Only the
best grades of Northern grown clover
seed should be used.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
GRAND FORKS GETS 1T.

10000 Expected to Take Part in Dedi.
cation Of Monument to Werseiand.
Grand Forks is to have a monument
of Henrik Wergeland, the famous Nor
wegian poet. 1t will be dedicated
June II, the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of the poet.
Abercrombie, N. D., started a monu-
ment for a state park and the Norwe-
gians of Minneapolis and St. Paul
wanted the statue for Como Park.
DR.. Fjelde of Abercrombie, at the
head of the movement, finally desided
in favor of Grand Forks. 1t is expect
ed there will be at least 10000 Scan
dinavians here on June II.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
GRAND FORKS PRESS TO QUIT.
Will Suspend Publication With Issue
of Feb. 20.

Will Suspend Publication With Issue
of Feb. 20.
The Grand Forks Evening Press
(Demccratic) announced that on Feb.
20 it will cease the publication OF its
daily and weekly editions and dis
continue business. The press for
years was the only Democratic daily
in the state, and it is the second old.
est newspaper in the state. the Bis.
malpk Tribune. established in 1873,
being the oldest.
The Press was established in 1874
by George H. Walsh. who moved the
plant of the West St.. Paul News to
Grand Forks. 1t has been owned by
a score of persons since that time
George E. Duis purchased the Press
two years ago. The paper was known
as the Plaindealer until three years
ago. when the name was changed to
the Press.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
cando Elevator Fire.

The large grain elevator on Ben
Lemke's farm near Cando was totally
destroyed by fire, together with $500
bushels of fax and other grain, ap-
paratus and machinery. The fax was
fully covered by insurance. but the
elevator which cost $4,000 to build
was insured for only half that amount.
The origin of the blaze is unknown,
but is believed to have originated with
a hot box on the gas engine, which
had been used all day grinding feed
and cleaning grain.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
wYNDMERE HAS A $4,000 FIRE.
Ntnety-four Head Of Cattle Are
Burned in Flames.

Ntnety-four Head Of Cattle Are
Burned in Flames.
Fourteen horses and eighty head OF
cattle persisted in a burning barn on
the N. C. Jensen ranch, about six
miles north of Wyndmere. w. B
Summer was in charge of the ranch,
and was awakened about 3 a. m. by
the glare of the burning building. By
the time the men reached the scene
the walls were falling in and nothing
could be saved. Besides horses and
stock, all the harnesses and quantity
of feed, including thirty tons of hay,
were destroyed. The barn Was 4Ox
so feet in size. and was practically
new. having been completed last fall.
The total loss is estimated at $10.
600. with no insurance, except a small
amount on the barn. The origin of
the fire is mystery.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
SOW CLOVER SEED WITH GRAIN
Inc Expense Is Small but Returns May Increase the Value
OF Your Lands Two or Three Fold

Inc growing of clover, especially
Tor seed crop, has become a very
pfontable industry in many of the
giain-producing sections of the North.
west. Farmers and stockmen who are
located In the prairies haxe experi-
ehced considerable difficulty in getting
clover established in thin soils. esne.
cially when they were new. This is
due to the fact that the native prai.
RE soils rarely ever contain the bac.
terra or germs which are necessary:
IN fact. indispensable to the success.
ful production of clover. The wooded
sections frequently grow abundant
crops of clover as soon as thew are
: cleared and titled because it has been
burned, and some of the trees and
shrubs are naturally supplied with a
bacteria or soil germ which is iden-
tical to those required by the clover
plant. When soil is thus supplied
with these tiny germs it is said to be
inoculated preparatory to the growing
'of we'll developed, healthy clover
plants. Nitro-culture has been rec.
commended as means of supplying
the soil with the clover bacteria, but
on account of its age. uncertain COM
position, etc.. it does not usually give
very satisfactory results in the field.
Soil from old clover fields is frequent
~ used to inoculate new lands for the
growing of clover and alfalfa, but it
has been demonstrated again and
again by successful farmers all over
the Northwest that the plan advanced
and advocated many years ago by well
known Northwestern seedsmen of
sowing small quantities of clover seed
mixed with the grain, will soon es-
tablish an abundant supply of the
necessary bacteria, and thus the prob.
lem of successful clover-growing is
solved. One or two pounds per acre
of the best clover seed obtainable is
sufficient to obtain the desired results.
Sow. it with wheat, oats, barley or
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
MILDREo's OFFICE ROBBED.

Up-country Towns Postoffice Stripped
Of Money and Stamps.
Brainerd, Mimi, Feb. 23.-The post
office at Mildred, the first station
north of Pine River on the Minnesota
& International railroad, was broken
into Wednesday evening and robbed.
All the stamps and money in the Office
were taken. AS the place is a small
one the pecuniary loss is probably
light. and the amount could not be
learned here. There is no clue to the
robbers.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
PRIZES FOR AUTO RACES.
Two Thousand Dollars Will Be Hung
Up by State Fair Association.

Two Thousand Dollars Will Be Hung
Up by State Fair Association.
Secretary Wilson of the state fair
association has announced that prizes
aggregating $4,000 would be given
during the state fair for automobile
races. There will be two auto races
every day for five days, the purses
being 5000 for each race.
The size of these purses make it
probable that autos from all parts of
the state will be entered and several
professional drivers may enter their
cars.
The automobile races will be in
charge of an expert automobile man.
and lie will make the entry rules and
other regulations. Auto racing is a
fascinating sport, and one that will be-
come popular with the public that at.
tends the state fair.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
INDICTED FOR oYNAMITINe.
Prisoner Is Charged With Blowing Vr
Jail to Secure Liberty.

Waterloo. Iowa, Feb. %. - Anton
Dusman was indicted on three counts
in the Buchanan county court yester-
day for dyn;.miting a public building,
assisting prisoners to escape and
breaking and entering. Dusman was
incarcerated in the Jail at 1ndepend-
ence some time ago after being caught
in Missouri, where he was arrested
on charge of breaking into a jewelry
store at Independence. While he was
in Jail the building was dynamited
and all the prisoners escaped, but
we're recaptured except Dusman. He
later was arrested and since has been
in the penitentiary at Anamosa for
safekeeping.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
A VERY PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Little Child Of Lidserwood Injuries Eye
With Fork,


The four-year-old child of vencel
Brom, living northwest of Lidgerwood,
drove the prong of a table fork into
it's, right eye, inflicting q horrible
wound. The child was trying to unite
knot in ribbon, using the fork
prong to pry apart the knot. The fork
slipped as the child pulled and it's
hands flew up towards it's face, carry
ing the fork, the prong of which en-
tered at the right side OF the eye.
went completely through the eyeball
and came out in front. The fluids of
the eye partly escaped. The child
was brought to the hospital and was
operated upon by DR.. Shields. The
eye will never be perfect again, but
the sight will be saved.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-02-27
JAlLBREAKER CAUGHT.

Edwin Ross, From Pembina, Found at
Winnipeg.
Pembina, N. D., Feb. %. - Sheriff
Rcadhouse has returned from Winni-
peg with Angus Mcdonald, who was
identified as Edwin Ross, wanted for
jailbreaking and Swallowing in Penn.
bina county. Ross preferred to take
his chances in the courts on this side
of the line, as he is wanted for several
offenses committed in Canada.