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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-10
HARVEST home.

The harvest home exercises
at the Congregational Church
Sunday morning under the
auspices of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society, were an agree
able surprise, the church was
appropriately decorated with
fruit, flowers, vegetables, field
corn and sun flowers inter-
ingled with some very
beautiful as paragus and ferns.
The program consisted of
musical selections, singing and
most interesting talk on
Alaska by Mrs. John H. De-
Wore, its magnificent scenery,
climate, resources and the hab.
it's and education of it's people,
the Alaskan Indian; and hav-
ing been principal of one of the
schools for a number of years,
it gave the speaker a wide
range of the subject, and, de-
ivered in her bright entertain
ing style, held the hearers at
tention to the last. Mrs. De-
Wore has been secured as
principal of the Indian school
at this place for the present
term.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-10
TAFT FINDS A BOOK.

Taft has been hard pressed for
something with which TO COM
bat Bryan's advocacy or some
system of garanteeing absolute
safety for bank deposits. Taft
has got to side with the big
bankers who don't want
guaranteed bank deposits be-
cause it would make small
banks as good as big ones, but
chiefly because it would tend
to make money more plentiful
by drawing it out from hiding
But up to last week he had
nothing to back up his stand
with. Last week, happily, he
founder somebody found for
him-an old book in which it
said that the guaranteeing OF
bank deposits was tried in
New York some seventy or
eighty years ago, but as
panic overlook the country
several years afterward it was
decided that guaranteeing of
bank daposits was not pre-
ventive of panics. Conse.
quently, argues Mr.. Taft, that
subject has been disposed of.
Guaranteeing OF deposits is no
good, because this book which
Mr.. Taft was lucky enough to
find says 30.
Of course it New York banks
guaranteed the depositors all
the banks in the other states
which did not guarantee de
posits ought to have been
made safe by what the New
York banks did-according to
Taft's logic, according to the
same logic an experiment
which did not prove success
full seventy or eighty years ago
demonstrates the incorrectness
for all time to come. Queer
logic for men supposed to be
big enough mentally to run for
president. And-it must be a
queer book Mr.. Taft has been
reading on the subject of guar.
anting bank deposits.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-10

turning" I reply "Shame!
Who will atone for the last ten
months suffering?
If physician, in treating a
trifling ailment, should bleed
you to the next to the drop of
blood that would sustain your
life end then through a long
and expensive. course of tonic
treatment only be able to re-
store you to a fair degree of
health and after that go about
boasting of his skill-what
would you think of him?
If a man stronger than you
were to take your present crop
and when you complained
were to say to you "Oh. never
mind that, you can raise an
other crop"-well, this is just
what you will be doing if you
support w. III. Taft and the re
publican party.
These are cold facts profit
able suggestions that ought to
be kept before every voter un-
til the polls close on the even
ing of Nov. 8 next. Fate has
placed the weapon of protec.
ton in the reach of and
through the democratic party
and it's candidates, and if they,
the people, do not make good
use of it they will have betray-
ed their trust.-A Republican.
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the deficiency. The claim is
made by some of the opponents
OF such a law that it encour-
ages bad banking, but Okla
homa has banking laws with as
heavy penalties for violation az
other states lacking the guar
anty. The bank commissioners
and his assistants are required
to inspect all banks in their
jurisdiction twice a year, and
oftener, if, in their judgment,
such inspection is warranted.
That Oklahomans are not like
ly to worry about bank failures
and absconding cashiers was
illustrated in a recent Oklaha-
ma bank failure. Word waa
sent to the depositors to come
in and get their deposits, as the
bank passed into the hands of
the commissioner. m O Of
them responded with reason
able promptness, but one farm
er sent word that he was too
busy with his crops, but would
try to come in within a week.
BY tn is guarantee method
every farmer, labor or business
man who deposits a dollar in a
bank they have an absolute
guarantee t h a in case of
bank failure they will receive
every dollar of their money.
This is democratic and is one
of the planks of the national
democratic platform-A vote
for Bryan is a vote for your
own interest, Taft is opposed
to Bank guarantees.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-10
CITY COUNCIL.

Regular meeting of Wahpe-
ton city council held September
z. 1908. meeting called to order
by mayor Eberley. Alderman
present. Forkner, Hess, Voves,
Albrecht, Robinson, Peschel
and Giles.
Minutes of meeting of Au.
gust 8 and 10, 1908. read and
approx d. mmunication
from Chas. E. Wolf objecting
to the passage of the ordinance
granting franchise to the
Northern Light Electric Co.
read, A letter in answer to
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-10
A TW0-FAOED CAMPAIGN.

The Republican national Or
ganization is running a double
headed campaign. It does not
dare deal openly and honestly
with the people. It finds it
necessary to wear two faces, to
be one thing to one section of
the country and another thing
to an other section. One kind
of literature and speaking TO-
prepared for the lwest. A diff
ferent kind is sent to the east.
Taft tells the people that he
stands for "Roosevelt's polic-
ies... His running-mate, Sher-
man, stands for the opposite Of
that proposition.
The campaign managers try
to make the people believe that
there will be tariff revision.
But Cannon, who has been put
in charge of the congressional
part of the campaign, assures
the trusts and the tariff barons
that so long as he controls CON-
gress their gratis will not be
disturbed, and that the tariff,
instead of being lowered, will
be raised. Mr.. Taft says that
the treasurer of the national
committee will make campaign
contributions public after the
election. But Cannon has q
separate fund and separate
treasurer to look after the con-
gressional candidates, in which
the trusts are especially inter
ested, end no publicity is.
promised as to the contributors
to this fund. The Cannon
committee will doubtless ihave
a big pot.
The double dealing being
practiced by t h republican
managers is further shown by
a letter that is being sent by
the treasurer of the national
committee to the corporations.
The officer of these corpora
tions are told that the corpora
tions itself connot contribute
to the campaign fund, and 80.
the letter says, "you are re-
quested to bring this matter to
the attention of your business
associates and ask each to send
a check" BY this method the
republican managers hope to
evade the law and indirectly
pull the leg of the corporations
as for yore.
| Honest men will find it ex-
ceedingly difficult to support
candidates who are willing to
be the beneficiaries of such q
! system of duplicity.
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Mr.. Volts objections, written
by Mr.. Wright was read.
Motion carried that commit
tee in charge of the electric light
franchise, be authorized to en-.
gage an engineer to investigate
the electric light franchise and
look over the situation aud ad-
wise the city council in the
matter.
The council proceeded to set
the names of six qualified jur-
ors suggested were as follows.
First Ward, Nick Eckes, Matt
Kraker, Sd Esche;
Second Ward, J. Prochick. 7.
Baldauf. ]. J. Alledorf, John
Blanchard, Paul reabeau and
A. Kaiser.
Third Ward, Axle Oman,
Chas. Fredericke, Jos. Voves.
Fourth Ward, John Tripka,
r. T. Barber, A. E. Mexican o.
c. Framework, P. H. Murry,
Geo. Wichman.
The names of jurors drawn
by were, Nick Eckus, Pau,
Teabeau, A. Kaiser, r. T. Bar
Der, John Tribka and Axle
Oman.
The city treasurer repor t
present and read and motion
carried to place the same on fill.
Motion carried the city trea-
surer be authorized to invest
$4,000 of sinking fund in gen
eral fund city warrants.
Ordinance no.1O3 being the
annual approprative ordinance
was read for the second time.
Motion made and seconded
that ordinance no 1O3 be ap-
proved and adopted, Motion
carried by vote as follows,
Ayes, Gillis, Hess, Voves, AL
brecht, Robinson, Peschel and
Forkner. Noes none.
A Com IN unication from the
Fl n n ce com mittee recon
mending reduction in the as
sessed valuation on stock of
goods formerly wned by
Barnes and Schaffer wac read
and motion carried to approve
the same and make such rec
commentator to the county
commissioners.
Ordinance no 1Ol being an
ordinance granting the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company
the right to lay water mains
for railway purposes in certain
streets and alleys, read for the
second time. Motion made and
seconded that ordinance No.
lO1 be approved aud adoped.
Motion carried by vote as fol-
lows: Ayes, Gillis, Hess, Al
brecht, Voves, Peschel, Robin
son aud Forkner. Noes none
Motion carried that the CITY
Auditor be instructed to write
the Pittsburg .Ieter Company
and have them make propo-
sition in writing for a settle
ment for meters
Motion carried that the wat
er works superintendent be in
structed to locate the water
meters in the ci'y and gather
up the ones not in use.
Bond of J. J Hull for doing
cement work presented and
motion carried to accept the
same.
Plumber Bond of Connolly
Bros. presented and motion
carried to refer the same to the
city attorney.
Motion carried t h a the
Brookings Cement Company
be notified to repair defective
cement wo;k in the city which
was done by them.
Motion carried that the side.
walk and stree, com n,ittee he
instructed to make list of
property where n e " walks
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-10
Some Things To Think About.
(CommunicatedD

Twelve months ago "republi-
can prosperity" was on the
mountain top; ten months ago
it was in the depths of iudustri-
al depression and shame, where
it still remains.
Twelve months ago every re-
publican paper was filled with
republican prosperity come to
stay" and every poll parrot of
a republican speaker was re-
peating the cry. BY imitation
methods designing men had
doomed prices to an unreason-
able point, increased the salar-
les of officers from 25 to 40 per
cent, created thousands of new
officers at big salaries-and in
creased taxation to meet the
new demands. Then what?
Like a thunderbolt from a clear
sky the word was flashed over
the land that the Republican
boom" had exploded and the
gas had escaped. and the panic
of 1907-8 was on, with all of it's
train of human suffering. Hun
dreds of thousands of men
who had gone to work one day
with "full dinner pals" were
patrolling the streets of our
cities next day with EMPTY
dinner pals hunting work but
finding none. Hundreds of
fathers and mothers were
driven to actual suicide to
escape the heartrending cries
of those near and dear to them.
Hundreds. of thousands of
woman and children suffered
the miseries of hunger and
cold through long and cheer.
less winter-underwent suffer
ings that were enough to
soften the heart of the veriest
stole. And all this for no
other purpose than to stuff the
ravenous nav of the great red
dragon that is slowly but sure.
ly eating away the very found.
alton Of the peoples liberty.
What was the cause of the
present panic, what the neces-
city and who the cause?
There was just as much
money in the country the day,
the week, the month AFTER
the :panic began as there
was the day, the week or
the month BEFORE it began.
There was no tailutre of crops,
no war, pestilence or famine.
The answer is: The legaliz-
ed land-pirates of Wall street
wanted more bonds And in
order to get them they hid the
peoples money away and then
said to the vern m n t +,
Here, Uncle Sam, we want
some more bonds, and if we
don't get them we are going to
wreck the govern m e n t y
Uncle Sam studied the matter
over, there was no escape for
him, and he replied "Well, it
don't look hardly right.to issue
more bonds for the people to
pay, in time of republican pros.
perity, but you have got me by
the throat, and if you insist
upon having them I reckon
the people will have to stand
for it," And they got the
bonds.
Was this panic deliberately
planned, or did it come
through incompetency? Take
either horn of the dilemma
you choose. If it was premed.
itated, then never was a black.
er or more infamous crime
committed. and no penalty, not
even the pains and penalties Of
an orthodox hi, would be toe
severe for those responsible
But if it was incompetency
then in the name of all that il
sacred why do we want te
trust them again? How could
xro do vorooS
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-09-10

same out of their respective
funds.
GENERAL FUND
Labor.
John Marsh S $500
Joseph Vodova 1887
Venzel .Stovik 2642
NJ. A. Skagie 2SO
Special Police.
Chas. Frederick 1900
Jas. Morley 1900
Perry Patterson GOO
Albert skagie Hay. 3.4s
Mazeppa Hook & Ladder Co. 1l.2O
Reliance Hose Co. $50
Salary.
Chas. E. Wolfe 2o.s3
VIM. J. Deitz 6OOO
Ed. Hartwell 5000
John Donavon 5000
Chas. Youngquist $3.50
VIM. r.. Purdon $500
Vim. j. Deitz Sundries. 1.4O
James Purdon & Co. Rent. 1900
Northern Light Co. Lights. $1,000
w. L. Carter Insurance. 10 25|
Cement Work.
Harry F. Stone. 77s.75
WATER WORKS FUND.
Labor.
John Marsh 22.49
Joseph Vodora 1920
Venzei Stovik 14!OO
John Powrie $50
Water Works Supply.
Chas. E. Sanford Co. 1855
Pittsburg Coal Co. Coal. 5000
Zenith Furnace Co. Coal. 144.73
Salary.
Thos. McCabe $500
f. H. Kinder 5000
Math Hamerlik $500
Chas. +. Quinn Sundries $2.25 6225
Schuler Bros. Insurance. 1866
| rheo. Albrecht Insurance. 1855
Great Northern II. r. Freight. 82.7O
Great Northern II. r. Freight 5000
| Special Sidewalk Fund.
Harry +. Stone 67.5O
Waterworks engineers repor
showing 70 ton 200 lbs. coal used
during august read and motion
carried to place the same on file.
Motion Ca rried that we adjourn.
w. r. Purdon,
City Auditor.
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ter of furnishing Fredericks
and Barrit with water be refer
red to Supt. Quinn and the
water supply committee with
power to act.
Motion carried that the bills
for repairing catch basin at
City Hotel corner be referred to
t he Sewer Committee with
power to act.
Motion carried that the fol-
lowing bills be referred to the
Sidewalk and Street Commit
tee with power to act. ]. .J.Hull
$3o2.2l, J. ]. Hull $419.O7, Twin
City Cement Works $75.4O and
$32 80.
Motion carried that bills of
Connolly Bros. of $56.O3 and
$119l and bills of r. V. Nc
Michial of So Is and $1.4O be re-
ferred the Water Supply Com.
mittee and Superintendent of
Water Works with power to
act.
Motion carried that the bill
of e. D. Knots of $34. 10 be re-
ferred to the Printing Commit
tee with power to act.
The following bills were read
and motion carried to pay the
same out of their respective
funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
Publication Notice.

State Of Illinois. Rock Island COun-
ty-SS:
To T. II. GuYer 4, Co, and the unknown
owners, and all others intCreStCd:
lowing lot, situated in the county of
Rock Island and state Of Illinois. to-
wit
addition to the city of Rock Island. as
scsscd to Z. II. Guycr q Co. was sold
to the undersigned AT the county col
lcctor'S tax sale on the 14th day OF
June. \. ID. 1905. for the taxes and costs
due the state of Illinois and county OF
Rock Island FOR the year 1905. and III"
time for redemption from said sale will
expire on the 18th day of June. 1905
Dated this 2Sth day of February. 1905
EDWARD l.. kREIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
c. j. Schroeder. attorney. u -
ADMINISTRATOR Sale of Real Estate.

by virtue of an order and decree of
the county court of Rock Island coun-
ty. Illinois. made on the petition of the
undersigned Fred j. Tom, administra-
tor de boniS non of the estate of Her
man l.. Tom, deceased. for leave to sell
the real estate of said deceased, enter
ed at the January term. y. II. 1908, OF
said court. on the 10th day of January.
y. -. 1905. ! shall. on III. 18th day OF
| March. y. -. 1905, at the hour of 10
o'clock Il. m. of said day. sell at public
auction. at the east door of the court
house. in the city of Rock Island. in
said county and state. for cash. the real
| estate of said deceased, described as
| follows. towit: Lots five 90 and six
| 90. in South Rock Island. as shown by
a plat of said South Rock Island filed
| in the recorders office of Rock Island
county Aug. ,. 1852. Provided, that no
| bid for said real estate of 4 sum less
| than twelve hundred dollars Will be re-
ceiVcd
Dated this 25th day of February, a.
| d. 1908. FRED J. TOM,
| Administrator de boniS non of the Es-
| state of Herman L. Tom. deceased
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
Executors Notice.

Estate of Christina 5. Arndt. deceased.
The undersigned, having been ap-
pointed executor OF the last will and
testament OF Christina 5 Arndt. late OF
the county of Rock Island. state oi llli-
noiS. deceased, hereby gives notice that
ne will appear before the county court
of Rock Island county. at the county
court room. in the city nf Rock Island
at the May term. on the first Monda y
in May next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate ara
notified and requested to attend. for the
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested tn make Immediate pa ymcnt
to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of February, \
y. 1908. HENRY ARNDT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
Masters Sale.
state of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-

state of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
Henry Fluegel; complainant. vs.. Tony
Harper and Mollie Harper, defendants
Foreclosure. General No. 5753. In the
Circuit Court-In Chancery.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
the above entitled cause, on the Goth
day of December, a. d. 1907, 1 shall
on Wednesday, the 2Gth day of Febru-
airy. y. d. 1908. at the hour of 10
o'clock, in the forenoon, at the east
door of the court house. in the city
of Rock Island, in said county of Rock
public vendue, to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, that certain parcel
| of land situate in the county of Rock
Island and state of Illinois, known and
described as follows. towit:
Beginning at a point on the south
side OF Eighth avenue in the city of
south and one hundred and thirty-two
| C132D feet west of the northeast corner
| of outlot sixty-seven (67), according to
| the assessors plat of 1864. in the south
west quarter % of section thirty
| five $50. township eighteen Gs) north
range two 90 west OF the fourth princi-
pal meridian: thence running west
along the south side of Eighth avenue,
| thirtythrec (33) feet; thence running
south. parallel with the west side OF
| Fourteenth street in said city on the
east side OF said outlot, one hundred
| and sixty G60) feet to an alley; thence
running cast along the north side OF
running north parallel with the west
Iline of Fourteenth street one hundred
land sixty GC0) feet to the place of be-
ginning. being the same premises some
| times known and called lot number
four (4) in the subdivision of said out
lot sixty-seven CG7), situated in the
city of Rock Island. I'm the county of
Rock Island and state of Illinois Sub
ject to the lien of unpaid indebt-
edness of four hundred forty nine
and fifty-nine hundredths ts449.59)
dollars. which sum is payable
lin monthly installments of ten DOB
dollars each. payable on the first day
OF each calendar month. beginning on
January ], 1908. and continuing until
said sum of four hundred forty-nine
land fifty-nine hundredths (S4f9-59 ,
dollars shall have been fully
paid. together with interest on the
sums remaining unpaid at seven Cd
per cent per annun, payable semi-an-
lnualiy on March LIST and September LIST
lof each year.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
I27th day of January. A. d. 1908.
| Bernard u. Connolly, Master in Chan
lcery, Rock Island County. Ill
NJ. L. Sweeney, complainants solicit
itor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
Real Estate For Sale

$1,000 will buy 4 fine modern S-rOom
house on 2lSt street; asphalt street
paving; corner.
$500 buys S-room modern house,
and barn, on 23rd street; quarter saw
cd oak down. birch and hard pine up;
hot water heat; corner lot, lG0Xl40.
$4,000 buys 7-room house on 18th av-
enuc.
$4,000 buys 7-room house on 18th
street.
$500 buys 7-room cottage on 18th
street; easy terms.
$1,000 buys groom cottage, and barn,
on 18th avenue; lot 6jNl20.
$4,000 buys 7-roOm modern house on
18th street; corner.
$500 buys nice double house on 10th
avenue near 18th street.
$4,000 buys Groom modern house on
49, street.
$4,000 buys new modern cottage, chr
ner, on 14th street.
$1,000 buys 5-roOm cottage. and barn
on Nth street.
$3.50 buys Groom cottage. down
| and up ON 40th street.
$l,400 buys half of double house,
rooms, on 3rd avenue.
$4,000 buys 7-room fine new home or
/ 10th street
| $+,1OO buys modern home on 3rd ave
nue.; cost $500.
! LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH Us.
WE LOAN MONEY ON REAL ESTATE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
To Neal Melgam. Neal Mccnan. and
all others interested:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing lots and lands. situated in the
county of Rock Island and state OF
Illinois, to-wit:
North twenty COO feet. lot thirty-fivc
$50. and south forty t40) feet. LOT
thirty-four (34), Edgewood Park First
addition to Rock Island. assessed &c
Neal Melgam, was sold to the under
signed at the county collectors tax sal,
on the 3rd day Of July, A. -. 1906, FOR
special assessment of taxes and cos
due the state of Illinois and county 81
Rock Island for the year 1905, and the
time of redemption from said sale vii
expire on the 3rd day of July. 1905.
Dated this 18th day of February. 1908
EDWARD Il. kREIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
Hugh E. Curtis. attorney.
Executors Nntice.

Estate of George Scherer. deceased.
TIL" undersigned. having been ap-
pointed executor of the last will and
testament of George Scherer, late or the
county OF Rock Island, state Of Illinois.
deceased, hereby gives notice that he
VIII appear before the county court of
Rock Island county. at the county court
room, in the city of Rock Island, at
the May term. on the first Monday in
May next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the
purpose OF having the same adjusted
All persons Indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of February, A.
ID. 1908. JACOB SCHERER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-29
Administrator, Notice.

Estate of Frederick iIilfnger, de-
ceased
The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
Frederick HiliingCr, late of the county
ceased. hereby gives notice that lie Will
appear before the county court of Rocl k
Island county. ut the county court room.
in the city of Rock Island, at the April
term. on the second Monday in April
next. ut which time all persons having
claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the pur-
pose of having the same adjusted. All
persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment TO
the undersigned.
Dated 21st day of February, a. D.
| 1908. J. /. OAkLEAF,
Administrator.
| Thomas I NNn1nh nttnrr.,,