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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
HERMAN BEHLEN
SHOT IN ARM.

Sunday evening about 1880 p.
m. an unpleasant affair hap
pened on our streets near the
postof6ce in which J. B. Lotzer
and Herman Behler were the
star actors. The Times man
was not an eye witness to the
affair and owing to the many
conflicting stories of those who
saw the trouble, and as we do
not wish to cast reelection on
either party, as the offense it.
self is very serious and liable
to go through the court we
refrain from stating positive
who was to blame. But as
near as we can learn, it appears
that Mr.. Lotzer and Mr.. Behler
had some previous trouble and
a bitter feeling existed between
them, and they met in front of
the postofice, Sunday evening,
and the trouble was renewed,
which come to blows, and dur
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
ROOSEVELT OR BRYAN.

There no longer exists any
antagonism in the ranks of
Legitimate business men to Mr..
Bryan, the leader of Demo
cracy. He is opposed mainly
by rt,ephrty of special pri-
vileges, as was the case with
Mr.. Roosevelt. The party of
special privileges is made up
of membership that thrives
on illegitimate business, as op-
posed to the Legitimate busi-
ness of the country. Roose-
welt and Bryan a;e looked up.
on by the great mass of people
as the two greatest Americans
and it has been freely predicted
by Democrats as we'll as Re-
publicans that if Mr.. Roose Welt
did not again lead his party,
Mr.. Bryan would be our next
president. 1t is even hinted
that old. rock-ribbed North
Dakota, with it's overwEelm-
ing Republican majority and
Republican bosses, would cast
it's electoral vote for Bryan in
preference to Taft. There
must be something in these
murmurings of discontent
coming as they do from Re
publican sources.-T o w II r
County Democrat.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
MARRIED..

A pretty and quiet wedding
took place in St. Johns church
on Tuesday July II, 1908, when
Miss Julia Keating and George
Cauhan were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev.
Arnold Ridder officiating. The
bride wore a dress of white
lawn trimmed with embroidery
and Val. lace and carried a
bouquet of bridesroses. Miss
Claire Formaneck acted as
bridesmaid and carried pink
roses. The bridegroom was
dressed in black as was Dennis
Keating, who acted as best
man.
After the ceremony the
bridal party proceeded to the
home of the brides mother,
Mrs. Julia Keating, where an
elaborate wedding dinner was
served to about so relatives
and friends of the contracting
parties. They received con-
gratulations aud many useful
and valuable presents. Both
the parties are we'll known.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Heating
and the groom is a prosperous
farmer of Center Township.
They will go to housekeeping
at once in the home of the
groom, 5 miles west of Wahpe-
ton. They have the best.
wishes of a host of friends.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
STREET FAIR ALL NEXT
..... WEEK,

Wahpeton's free street fair
and carnival will open up Mon
day night. On Sunday the
special train of 22 cars carry
ing the Parker Shows will ar
rive in tins city from Grand
Forks. The shows are all new
novel and high class in all
those terms imply. The usual
Snake exhibition, h d u
freaks Of nature, disgusting
dancing girls, catch penny
class shows, and other un-
slightly or degrading elements
always found with the majority
of carnival companies will not
be found with the Parker
Shows. Rare creations of the
carvers art adorn the NAM
month golden entrance to
each tented theatre. Beveled
French plate mirrors, costly oil
painting nd thousands of
multi-colored electric l ig n t .
lend beauty and the splendor
to these entertaining features
they represent,
Ten paid shows will be given
and five big free sensational
attractions will take p a c e
twice daily. A band of twenty
p i e furnishes m 8 G:
throughout the day and even
ing. Some of the splendid
features that will take place
will be the Queen of the Carni-
val on Friday Night and a baby
show on Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock, for the prettiest baby
under two years of age a gem
uine Diamond Ring will be Civ
en-. second prize a solid gold
childs Necklace. All r o a d q
lead to Wahpeton next week,
the city of fan frolic and am
usement.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30

and in his death Wahpeton
loses one of her best citizens.
Those who attended the.
funeral from distance were:
]. ]. Simmer, Sister Hycientl1,.
Superior of the orphans home,
St. Paul, Mrs. Jacob Simmer,
Mrs. J. B. Hanes, Mrs. Kenney,
Miss Elizabeth Hames, John
Mergens, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Rom
bach, all of St. Paul, Chas.
Selb of Morristow1l, Minn., aud
Mrs. Peter Till aud Mr.. and
Mrs. Hence, of Hankinson.
The Times joins with the
deceased many friends in ex-
tending sympathy to the
bereaved wife and family.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30

ing the mela Lotzer pulled a
81 Caliber revolver and shot at
Behler three times, only one of
which took affect and that in
one of Behler's arms, after
which they clinched, and
parties nearby parted them
by this time the police arrived
on the scene. Lotzer was
taken to Jail and Behler was
taken TO the hospital and put
under the doctors care. There
has been several attempts to
extract the bullet, but it can.
not be found, but the patient
is resting easy.
On warrant sworn out by
Chas. Meyer, Lotzer was taken
before Judge Dow Monday to
answer the complaint of as
sault and battery with attempt
to kill with a dangerous
weapon, Purcell & Divet ap-
pearing for Lotzer and Gustave
Schuler for the state. Owing
to the fact that the injured
party could not appear at the
hearing it was agreed between
the attorneys that the hearing
would be postponed until Aug.
II. The Judge placed Lotzer
under $1,000 bond for his ap.
pearance at his court ON the
above date.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
NEW STATE BANK
AT LIDGERWOOD

Special to The Times:
For several months past,
there has been under discus
sion the proposition of organic
ing state bank in the city of
Lidgerwood by the farmers and
a meeting of those interested
was held Saturday afternoon,
July II, and the organization
completed. There are fifty-five
farmers interested in the new
bank and the list includes
many of the best farmers in
this vicinity.
The capital stock is fixed at
$25, ,OOO and is divided into 25O
shares of one hundred dollars
each.
The directors elected James
Goolsbey president, Frank
Phillips vice president, VIM.
Mas cashier and F. w. Mashek
assistant cashier.
The bank is to be located in
the Rickert building. Work
on the new bank building is in
full swing, and is expected to
be finished some time next
week. The building is to be
remodelled aud furnished with
up-to.date fixtures. A hand
some safe was moved in the
first of this week. The front
has been decorated with new
plate glass and the bank is t.
be opened for business in few
days.
In the streets there is un-
usual happy humo~ rejoicing
over the new institution. The
talk of the new bank is getting
invisible and is to be made
another attempt to establish a
department store in this city
and its stock holders to be
farmers also. But this latter
institution is not favored bv
leading business men of
Lidgerwood. They are busy
explaining that the latter in
stitution would not be as prac-
tical as the former.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
OBITUARY.

John SINNERS, a we'll KIN own
and respected citizen of this
city passed away at his home
on 2nd street, Saturday even
ing.
The deceased was born in
Frier, Prussia, in 1913, came to
America with his parents and
settled in Scott county, MINI.
in 1857, was married to Miss
NJ. Selb, of the same county in
1872.
They came to- Richland
county in 1880. OF this union
there were ten children born,
of which seven are living, six
sons and one daughter, J. E. of
Minneapolis, Matt, of Lenox,
Iowa, A. A. of Moville. Iowa,
and Frank, Mary, Joseph and
Benedict, of this city, all of
which were present at the
funeral except Matt, of Lenox,
Iowa, who had sickness in the
family and could not be here.
Funeral services were held at
the St. Johns church, Tuesday,
July 2S, conducted by Father
Ritter, assisted by Father Gay
dusek, of this city and Father
Gutnper, of Breckenridge,
Mimi, which was largely at
tended, after which the re.
mains were laid at rest in
Calvary Cemetery.
Mr.. SINNERS illness dates
back for over year, but only
become serious last fall, when
he had an attack of paralysis,
which came near taking him
away, but being very strong
physically he almost overcome
the attack and was able to be
out some this summer, but last
Saturday evening he was
ceased with another paralystic
stroke. which he could not
overcome and soon passed
away.
Mr.. Simmer was a member
of the local Yeoman Lodge, in
which he carried $1,000 insur.
ance. He was also a member
of the st. Johns Society. He
was a good neighbor, kind
father and devoted husband
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30

enforced. If a law is bad or
inadvisable, the remedy lies
not in pficial slackness, but in
an appeal to the legislature.
1t is only through the rigid
adherence to this rule that the
people @ill give respect to law
and obsstience to it's mandates.
The mistake which many
public officials make is in be-
lieving that they are elected to
enforce public opinion instead
OF to enforce the law. When
an individual attempts to
interpret public opinion and to
make it his guide in the con-
duct OF official business, he
soon gets into trouble. Certain
elements, whose interests lie
in evading the law are always
active ih making an officer be-
lieve that the majority is
against the enforcement of cer-
tain laws. If he accepts their
opinion: and acts upon it, be.
fore long he finds that the
majority of men will not back
him, but are ready to turn
against him. And in the mean.
time, his acts have worked un.
told ills by encouraging dis
respect for law. In the end he
often tinds that he is without
influence and without friends
after stulifyiug himself to OBJ
tain both. The only safe course
for an5officer to pursue in the
interest of his own permanent
influence as we'll as of the peo
pies, welfare, is the strict en-
forcetnent of the law, not of
partsof the law, but all of the
law, all the time.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30

OF Organized Labor will vote
the Democratic ticket.
The great problem of the
Democratic leaders will be to
prevent the coertion of the
workingmen who are not
Americans, yet who are such
a large percentage of the voters
in every doubtful State. That
requires a campact organiza.
ton and campaign funds to
make such possible.
Mr.. Bryan has appealed to
every Democratic newspaper
to open a subscription list for
campaign funds, and if the
editors will lay before their
readers the necessity of giving
what they can afford there is
no doubt that all legitimate
expenses will be met. The
Legitimate expenses of presi-
dental campaign are enormous
the Republican managers
estimate it at S3,000,OoO, but
theyare naturally extravagant.
If half that sum is donated by
Democratic patriots, the issue
will not be in doubt from lack
of campaign funds.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
FARM LOANS.

1t will pay you to see us be-
fore placing your application
for a farm loan. We can loan
you LARGEST AMOUNTS on
EASIEST TERMS and at
LOWEST RATES OF INTER
EST. We also write insurance
both FIRE and TORNADO in
in six of the strongest COM
panies on earth.
If SCHUYLER Bros.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.


The result of the national cam
paign will largely be de
termined by the votes of the
laboring men. In former cam.
paigns, after deducting those
who voted the Socialist ticket,
what is known as the Labor
vote has been about equally
divided between the two parties
In the state, where the highly
tariff protected industries are
ensconced, such as Pennsyl.
vania, New Jersey and Ohio
the workmen employed in the
Iron and Steel and Glass and
Textile and Pottery industries
have mostly voted the Repub-
lican ticket. These wcrkmen
have been led to believe that
their employment depended
upon the Republican policy of
tariff protection and only
through that policy, as the
Republican National platform
declares, can be maintained
"the high standard of living of
the wage earners of this
country, who are the most
direct beneficiaries OF the pro-
tective system" This year,
however, it seems probable
that the workingmen of even
the highly protected industries
are demanding something
more than tariff protection and
Government by Injunction" is
the paramount issue with
them.
The highly protected Steel
Trust managers evidently feel
that something must be done
to hold the Labor vote for the
Republican party aud H. c..
Frick, who broke the Home
stead strike in 1892, and who is
now one of the managers of
the Steel Trust has set about
to do it. The plan is laid down
in dispatch dated July 20,
from Pittsburg to the New
York Sun. 1t informs the
public that:
"The H. C. Frlck Coke Com
pany today placed orders with
many employm mt agencies in
Plttsburg for men to work at
the coke ovens in the Connells-
vile field. One stipulation is
that all must be Americans, or
at least must have been resi-
dents of the United States for
a certain number of years.
zone Pittsburg employer
yesterday let the contract for
100 houses for his miners, each
house to have a bathroom"
The dispatch you will OBJ
serve says nothing about the
wages to be paid, but undoubt-
edly the pay to h 3 e
Americans will be the same as
it was to the foreigners, here
tofore employed, but the
Americans are to have bath
rooms if they can pay the extra
rent charged for that luxury.
The Bulletin of the Bureau
Of Labor just published by the
Department of Commerce and
Labor, contains the latest
official report on the wages
paid 10 coke workers in
Pennsylvania for 1905. AS
that was in height of the late
trust boom, wages were then
at the highest point. So the
Americans are not likely to be
NOV paid higher wages. The
report says:
"There were 1880 coke
workers, to whom were paid
wages amounting to an average
yearly wage of $562.60. That
h was equal to $40 a month or
41.70 day of 26 working days
In a month. At the high cost
of living, in consequence of the
tariff protecting the trusts, an
American workman would not
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-07-30

such enormous profits that it
paid good dividends on
hundreds of millions of watered
stock. Still if it is true that
over twelve thousand coke
workers, all Americans, are to
be put to work at $l.7O per day,
it is a great improvement if
not actual prosperity for these
men, who have been practically
idle for the past six months.
But somehow 1 feel it will be
we'll to await further advices
before believing this good
news. The bathroom story
casts. a doubt over my mind.
It is too altruistic to be credited
to the Steel Trust and Pitts.
burg.
The story has the earthmarks
of the Sunshine Club which is
working overtime to prove that
the late Republican deluge was
merely a shower and that if we
will all put faith in what the
Sunshine Club tells US by tax
ing a kind of Republican faith
cu,e TIE late panic and the still
present bu 8 n es depression
will disappear and prosperity
reappear.
The factis the trust magnates
and the Railroads managers
have all joined the Sunday
Clubs in their respective CEN
ters and are literally contribut-
ing towards the discrimination
of Sunshine news. They are
sending it to all the news
papers not forgetting the Labor
papers, and the bathroom story
is evidently intended for the
especial consumption Of tn e
workingmen to show them the
actual prosperity that awaits
all "Americans" if they vote
the republican ticket and do
not listen to the Gompers, who
would lead them off into the
barren field of Democracy. The
Democratic managers, however,
view the matter with consider
able complacency, for it shows
that the Republicans have die
covered it is necessary to look
after the Labor vote even in
such state as Pennsylvania
with its. enormous Republican
majority, and they draw the
conclusion that in many other
States the Labor vote will be
almost solid for the Democrat
ticket.
There is however, doubt in
the Democratic optimism, for
it is feared that manv Labor
votes may go after the false
God of Heartisn and that such
votes will count most in the
States where the Democrats
need them more especially.
Th e "American" working.
man has had his eyes opened.
He know sees that protection
ism and other Republican pol
icies are not panic proof. He
is still suffering from the high
of all he buys that his lords
and masters the Trusts and
Corporations can extort by
virtue of the monopoly the
tariff policy of the Republican
party gives them. He breads
the certain reduction of wages
"after election" if the Trusts
and Corporations achieve
another lease of power through
Republican success.
The greatest fear of the
American workingman is that
if the Republicans are success
full he can no longer appeal to
force of arms-the strike, the
boycott-and without these he
is helpless to protect himself
and therefore the modification
of the right of a Court OF Equity
to issue injunctions is the
nara r1oOrnf iaara of Tho cam.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
FOR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
senator Frye Adds One 10 Bills Pro-
posing 10 Establish 1t.

Another was added TO the many bills
pending in Congress 10 establish in Wash
ington a University of the United States.
when Senator Frye. Of Maine, yesterday
introduced a bill for that purpose.
The bill proposes TO establish "in the
District Of Columbia a body corporate 10
be known as the University Of the United
States. for the supply of important needs
in American education. for instruction ex-
clusively graduate and special. including
ell matters Of governmental concern, and
for the advancement OF knowledge, by
original research ard investigation. to the
Increased dignity OF the nation, and for
The benefit of mankind"
The provisions of the Frye bill are not
materially different from those Of other
bills now pending, looking 10 the same
end The President Of the United States
is made ex-officio president of the board
of regents. TO include the Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court, the Commissioner Of
Education, the president Of the univer-
sity. the secretary Of the Smithsonian In
stitution. the president of the Carnegie
Institution, and twelve other citizens Of
the United States. who. with their success
sors. are 10 be appointed by the President
Of the United States. with the advice and
consent Of the Senate. and may be re-
moved by him for cause.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
WANTS FINANCE COMMISSION
Senator Du Pont Would Have Cur.
rency System Investigated.
Comparison with Other Countries
pairing Another Bill.

Senator DI POnt, OF Delaware. yester-
day introduced a bill in the Senate pro-
posing 10 create a financial commission.
The Du Pont bill proposes a commits
sion of seven members. 10 be appointed
by the President, with the advice and
consent of the Senate. Qualifications
alone are TO be considered. party affilia-
tions Of the appointees to be ignored. The
commissioners are 10 be paid $500, and
TO hold Office until January !, 1909
For the information Of Congress the
commission is TO prepare and submit a
statement Of all financial legislation by
the Federal legislature since the forma-
ton Of the government, and also to make
a fun report upon the financial systems
OF foreign countries. II is 10 report the
defects and deficiencies which Il considers
10 have been developed in the American
financial system. and 20 indicate such
features in foreign systems as Il deems
worthy Of adoption I'm whole or in part.
The report is 10 be submitted on or be-
fore December 81, 1908. 70 Congress.
The commission is required to person
ally visit every section OF the country,
through one or more Of its members. and
20 investigate existing financial condi-
tions therein. IL is also given power 70
visit foreign countries IN the course Of
its Investigations. either severally or to-
getheT.
Fifty thousand dollars is appropriated
by the terms Of the bill 10 carry out its
provisions.
Senator Aldrich IS understood 10 be
preparing a bill for the same purpose.
whieh probably will have the support OF
the Finance Committee
The Washington herald., 1908-04-03
AGREES TO ARBITRATION
Senate Ratifes Convention Formu-
lated by The Hague Conference.
Protects United states Against En-
tangIIng Alliances and Makes
other Conditions Before Acting.

In executive session yesterday. the
Senate confirmed the convention signed
al The Hague Peace Conference for the
settlement OF international disputes by
arbitration.
After a brief discussion. the Senate
adopted a resolution which was appended
TO the treaty providing that each agree
ment 10 arbitrate under the terms Of
the treaty shall be submitted 70 the SEN
ate for approval before the arbitration
shall be begun. and also that nothing in
the treaty shall commit this government
TO departure from its traditional policy
covering entangling foreign alliances.
The treaty in It's present shape was op-
posed by Senator Hepburn. while Sena-
tors Carter and Lodge defended Il.
This is the resolution:
Resolved dwo-thirds OF the Senators
present concurring therein). That the Sen
ate advise and consent to the ratification
OF a convention signed by the delegates
Of the United States 20 the Second Inter
national Peace Conference. held at The
Hague from June II 10 October IS, 1907. for
the pacific settlement of international dis
putes subject 70 the declaration made by
the delegates Of the United States before
signing said convention. namely:
Nothing contained in this convention
shall be so construed as 10 require the
United States OF America 70 depart from
its traditional policy Of not iatrUding
upon. interfering with, or entangling itself
I'm the political questions of policy or in
ternal administration Of any foreign State;
nor shall anything contained in the said
convention be construed 10 imply a re-
linquishment by the United States OF It's
traditional attitude toward purely Ameri-
can questions
Resolved, Further. as a part OF this rat
ihcation. that the United States approves
this convention with the understanding
that recourse 10 the permanent court FOR
settlement OF differences can be had only
by agreement thereto through general or
special treaties OF arbitration hereunto
or hereafter concluded between the
parties in dispute; and the United States
now exercises the the option contained
IN Article So OF said convention. To ey-
clude the formulation of the 'compromis'
by the permanent court and hereby ex-
cludes from the competence Of the per
manent court the power TO frame the
'compromis' required By general or
special treaties Of arbitration concluded or
hereafter to be concluded by the United
States. and further expressly declares
that the 'compromis' required by any
treaty Of arbitration to which the United
States may be a party shall be settled
only by agreement between the contract
ing parties, unless such treaty shall ex-
pressly provide otherwise"
The Senate confirmed also the special
arbitration treaties with Italy and Mexico.