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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-04-17

The primary campaign which
ends to. day has been one of the
cleanest political contests in the
history of the county. and from
present indications it looks as if
by tomorrow. there would be no
hard feelings on the part of any
Of the defeated aspirants. This
is - it snould be and this policy
should be followed in the cam.
paign for the June election. Keep
personal matters out of the cam
paign and let each candidate
make his fight on his own quail.
fications. rather than on the un-
fitness of the other fellow.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-04-17

E. H. Hartman is sure of at
least one job for another year.
He was on Tuesday reelected
director of the Oregon & Califor-
mia Railroad Company. without a
dissenting vote. General salts
faction with the way he had been
running the road and keeping
Uncle Sam from taking 8. $50. 600
acres of land grant away from
him. 1t Is understood. was ex-
pressed by each Of the voting
stock holders present.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-04-17

Judge George E. Gray of Dover
Deleware. is the latest entry in
the Democratic race for the
presidential nomination. Gray's
supporters believe he will become
a factor to reckon with in the
Denver convention.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-04-17

President Roosevelt. the man Of
peace. wants four more modern
battleships. The feet would
then look more imposing on its
next tour around the world.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-04-17
FRIDAY. ArRiI. IL. 1908.

A Maine jury has put the value
of a husband at $1,000. Maiden
ladies with s. or "a each should
not be alarmed there is q very
large discount for cash.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-04-17
CHANGE OF TIME
Klamath Lake
Railroad
In Connection With
McIntire..StraW
Sta6e Line
DAILY

EFFECTIVE APRIL 10, 1908
From Klamath Falls tn San Fran.
cisco and all points between
Thrall and same.
Leave. X Klamath Falls 4: A. NJ.
Arrive at spencers 1880
Leave Spencers q:
Arrive at Pokegama II:
Leave Pokegama, ,K.L.R.li:i5
Arrive at Thrall l:lb p. VI.
Leave ThIall, p. RR.
train No. 10 at 2:25
Arrive at San Francisco 9:2s A. NJ.
20 hours and 20 minutes, klamath
Falls to San Francisco. Train No.
IS on 8. p. leaves Thrail 5;55 p. m.
arriving at San Francisco 1928 am.
Klamath Falls TO Portland
Leave Klamath Falls a. above.
Leave Thrall, 8, s,P. train No. 10. ! :32
p. IN. arrive At Portland 7 :65 .. m.
27 hours and So minutes. Klamath
Falls TO Portland.
San Frsncisco TO Klamath Falls
Leave San Francisco at 2:20 p. N.
arrive at Thrsll at 8:04 o. IN.
Leave Thrall at $3.50 o. m. leave
Pokegama at . q. M; arrive at
Klsmsth Falls ats .. m. Dinner
at Spencers, leaving there at p. IN.
shortest time ever. ~ hours and
40 min. San Francisco to Klamath
Falls. No other route does II. This
is the cheapest and best way. Fare
Is, either direction between Thrall
and klamath Falls.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
MAYORS MESSAGE LOST
WHO'S GOT THE DOCUMENT?
QUERY IN ROCHESTER.
His Opinion Of Moving Picture Shows
Did Not Reach the Ears Of the
City Council.

Rochester July 9.-Much consterna
ton was felt at the meeting of the city
fathers held Monday night, and all be
cause, by some hook or crook, q mes
sage to that body concerning moving
picture shows by his honor the mayor
had been lost. Some few weeks age
the city council, upon request of the
manager of the Metropolitan theatre
of this city, passed an ordinance re.
gulating moving picture shows and re-
quiring them to pay SO much per
week license.
When the ordinance was presented to
the mayor it was promptly vetoed, and
a communication was sent to the
council explaining why. At the next
meeting of the council which, by the
way, was an adjourned session of the
former meeting, the city clerk COM
nlenced the reading of the mayors mes
sage, but Tie city attorney called a
halt and informed the clerk that it
was not legal to read the communica-
ton at the adjourned session of the
meeting that passed the ordinance.
The meeting Monday night was a
regular one and the aldermen called
upon the clerk for the message, and be-
hold, the city clerk had lost it. The
council took recess and gave the
clerk one-half hour to find the docu-
ment, and at the end of that time
it was still lost, and now the aldermen
are still wondering what the mayor did
say about moving picture shows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17

date admission OF these territories as
separate states.
We condemn the experiment in i'm
perialism as an ineXcusable blunder,
which has involved us in an enormous
expense, brought us weakness instead
of strength, and laid our nation open
| to the charges of abandoning a funda-
mental doctrine of self-government.
We favor an immediate declaration of
the nations purpose to recognize the
independence of the Philippine islands
as soon as a stable government can
be established, such independence to
be guaranteed by the United States as
we guarantee the independence Of
Cuba, until the naturalization of the
islands can be secured by treaty with
other powers. In recognizing the in.
dependence of the Philippines our
government should retain such land
as may be neces sary for coal stations
and naval bases.
The resolutions favor the regula-
tion of free grazing upon public lands;
Improvement of every water course in
TIC OulOH lSuSI al olu III CO1StIuCIlOu
of post roads; regulation of rates and
service of telephone and telegraph
companies; internal development and
conservation of our natural resources;
application of the land laws to
Hawaii; better relations with Latin
America; speedy completion of the
Panama canal; full enjoyment of right
90 81
government by people of Porto Rico
and Alaska, and oppose admission of
undesirable Asiatics, and conclude by
inviting all people to cooperate with
the party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
CAN'T STAND FOR Mr.. BRYAN
Democratic Member Of CONGRESS
Bolts Presidential Nominee.

New York, July l1-Eugene w.
Leake, democrat, member of congress
for the Sixth district of New Jersey,
wrote to William H., Taft, announcing
that he will vote for Mr. Taft and
offering his services to the republi-
can nominee during the coming cam
paign. Mr.. Leake's letter follows:
Jersey City, July 10, l9OS-Hon.
William Fl. Taft, Hot Springs, Va.-My
Dear Mr.. Taft: | cannot subscribe
either to the candidate or the plat
form of the Denver convention. The
conservative citizens of this country,
who are neither reactionary nor repre-
sentatives of predatory wealth or spe-
cial interests, but who desire rigid
enforcement of the law with equal
justice, must look to you for protec-
ton against the wave of radicalism
and class prejudice which will follow
the Denver convention. You will have
my vote on election day and if, during
the campaign, my services will be of
any value to your national committee
l will cheerfully tender them Very
respectfully yours. Eugene Leake.
A letter was received at the presi.
dents executive office at Oyster Bay
today from former New York state
senator and Tammany Hall man, in
which he said that he intended this
year to support the republican NOM
inee for the presidency. His name was
not announced.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17

were suspended and the convention
proceeded with the speeches placing
the candidates for president in nomi.
nation with the understanding that
the usual vote would be deferred un-
til the platform had been adopted.
Wild Demonstration.
The speech placing William ].
Bryan in nomination was made by
Ignatius ]. Dunn of Nebraska,
youthful orator of fire and eloquence,
whose closing phrase stirred the vast
assembly into wild demonstration.
Il nominate" he exclaimed, "as the
standard-bea of our party the man
who in the thrilling days of '96 and
1900 bore the battle-scarrea banner of
Democracy with fame as untarnished
as the crusaders of old-America's
great commoner, Nebraska's gifted
son, William J. Bryan"
Immediately perfect pandemonium
of sound and motion was unloosened
as delegates and spectators rose en-
masse and joined in the reverberating
chorus of tribute to the Nebraska can
didate. The standards of the states
were wrenched from their places and
borne through the ball to the plat
form, while banners bearing the por-
trait of the commoner were waived
aloft, and the multitude Joined in long
continued tribute. At times, the in
tensity of the demonstration threaten
ed panic. One woman was borne out
fainting.
Two sessions of the convention were
held, the first at II o'clock a. m. and
the second beginning at o'clock p. m.
The opening session lasted three hours
and brought about the completion of
the permanent organization of the con-
vention, with the resounding address
Of Congressman Clayton Of Alabama,
permanent chairman of the conven-
ton. When the session opened at
night, every formality of organization
had been accomplished, and the decks
were clear for the supreme work of
adopting the platform and naming the
candidates fss IS S
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
". J. BRYAN is NAMED
ON THE FIRST BALLOT
CONVENTION SELECTSIIM FOR
STANDARD BEARER.
johnson and Gray Adherents Do the Graceful Act and
Make the Nomination Unanimous; All Pull
Together; the Story in Detail.

Denver, July 10.-William Jennings
DE United States by the Democratic
national convention.
The NOMINATION was made at $40
o. m. amid scenes Of tumultuous en-,
thusiasm, the vast assemblage break,
Ing en- masse into a frenzied demon
stTation Of intensely dramatic tribute
to the chosen leader.
i The first and only ballot gave Bryan
the commanding and decisive total of
S92M votes, or 221 more than enough
10 nominate, with Gray 591a. John
son AZ.
The decisive ballot was followed
with motions from the Gray and John
son leaders to make the nomination
unanimous and by reclamation, which
wos carried, with but one dissenting
vote from the state of Georgia.
Denver, July 10.-Tne Democratic
national convention proceeded to the
nomination of a candidate for presi-
Dent oS the United States, the nomi-
mating and seconding speeches being
made amid scenes of tumultuous en-
thusiasm.
The speech placing William ]. Bryan
In nomination awakened whirlwind
ct demonstration rivaling in intensity
and duration the record.breaking tri-
butte of Wednesday.
The names Of George Gray of Della
ware and Governor Johnson of Min
nesota were also placed in nomination
with demonstrations of approval from
their followings.
The tide of sentiment was unmis-
takeably overwhelmingly in favor OF
the Nebraska candidate and fore
Swallowed his nomination before the
session closed.
The platform committee was not
ready to report when the evening ses-
sion began and after listening to po-
lttical oratory. the rules of procedure
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
RESIDENTS OF THAT VILLAGE
ARE GIVEN A SCARE.
Mrs J. Nutting Is the Recipient of Communication From
One "F w. b." Mrs Suess Gets Strange
Epse From John Larson"

From Fridays Daily.
The people residing at the north enc
of Mud Lake, north of North Mankato
are aroused over a series of circum
stances sufficiently narrowing in them
selves and completely shrouded il
mystery. The Mankato police have
been informed of the affair, as well as
the North Mankato authorities, and
doubtless steps will be taken looking to
the ferriting out of, the guilty party
or parties.
Receive Mysterious Letters.
1t appears that several families
have within the past day or two re-
ceived mysterious letters. One of these
is Mrs. Joseph Suess whose son re-
Gently lost his life by drowning while
trying to save two young ladies. An
other was Mrs. j. Nutting, who lives
just above Mrs. Suess' place, on the
side of the bluff. The third is the
family of Peter Bron, who live half
a mile or so further north.
The Nutting Epistle.
Mrs. Nutting reported the occur.
renee to the city police this morning
She got her letter yesterday address
sed to "Mrs. Nutting, route s." 1t
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17

tiOn found no one. Later, the screen
on another door was opened with
slight rapping sound but no: one was
found. Nothing more was heard until
l:3O a. m, when considerable noise
was made on the rear screen. Mrs.
Nutting, thoroughly aroused, sliced
chair and ran to the door and shouted
that she was tired of these proceedings
At this, someone was heard to run
from the door, clamor over the cellar
roof and run north and give out an
mearthly yell. Investigation showed
that the screen door has been fas-
tened open.
Called Up Justice Walrath.
Mrs. Nutting at once called up JUS
tice Walratb and informed him, and
he inquired whether Weber, the man
who was some time ago committed to
the st. Peter insane asylum had es-
capped or not. The thought occurred
to him that it was the act of an in
sane man.
This forenoon, someone called up Mrs.
Nutting and said that he was the party
who wrote the letter, and said that it
was sent to her by mistake. He said
that he was travelling man who
rarely came to Mankato, and desired
that the matter be hushed up. He gave
his name, but when asked what Il
was, Mrs. Nutting said that she could
not recall it. He denied any connec-
tion with last nights affair.
A family named Roberts, living near
the Nuttings, were aroused at about
l:3O a. m. by their dog barking and
growing.
Letter for Mrs. Suess.
Yesterday Mrs. Suess received letter
signed by "John LARSON" expressing
sympathy with her in the loss of her
son, but the remainder of the letter
was tumble, having no connection.
There is John Larson living in North
Mankato, but when seen he denied
any knowledge of the letter. This
letter is in existence.
At the same time Peter Bron re-
ceived letter without signature, but
in the same handwriting as that re-
ceived by Mrs. Suess, threatening to kill
the entire family. Mrs. Bfop burned
this letter as soon as it was received
unfortunately. No reasons seems to
have been given for this savage threat.
Work of Insane Man.
The different families living along
the road are worked up over the letter
writing and occurrences at Mrs. Nut
ting's house, and scarcely know what
to do Mrs. Nutting's son will remain
with her nights after this prepared for
any emergency, and it would be unwise
for the party who annoyed the family
last night to repeat it.
One theory is that the whole matter
is the work of some insane person.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17

palling increase as a shameful viola
tion of all prudent conditions of gov
eminent as no less than a crime
against the millions of workingmen
and women from whose earnings the
great proportion of these colossal
sums must be extorted through eXces
sive tariff exactions and other indirect
methods We demand that stop be
put to this frightful extravaganza and
insist upon the strict economy in
every department compatible with
frugal and efficient administration.
Arbitrary Power Of Speaker.
The house of representatives was
designed by the fathers of the Consti-
tuition to be the popular branch of our
government responsive to the public
will.
The house of representatives, as con-
trolled in recent years by the Repub-
lican party, has ceased to be a de.
Lucrative and legislative body respon-
sive to the will of majority of its
members, but has come under the alb
solute domination of the speaker, who
has entire control of its deliberations
and power of legislation.
We demand that the house of repre-.
sentatives shall again become a de-
Lucrative body, controlled by ma
jority of the peoples representatives,
and not by the speaker.
Misuse of Patronage.
We condemn, as violation of the
spirit of our institutions, the action of
the present chief executive in using
the patronage of his high office to Sc
cure the nomination of one of his
cabinet officers. A forced succession in
the presidency is scarcely less repug-
nant to public sentiment than is life
tenure in that office. No good inten-
ton on the part of the executive, and
no virtue in the one selected, can
justify the establishment of a dynasty.
Publicity of Campaign Contributions.
We demand federal legislation for
ever terminating the partnership
which existed between corporations of
the country and the Republican party
under the expressed or implied agree.
ment that in return for the contribu-
ton Of great sums of money where.
with to purchase elections, they should
be allowed to continue substantially
unmolested in their efforts to en-.
croach upon the rights of the people.
We pledge the Democratic party to
the enactment of law preventing any
corporation contributing to a cam.
paign fund and any individual from
contributing an amount above a rea-
sonable minimum and providing for
the publication before election Of all
such contributions.
Regarding the rights of the states,
the resolutions declare opposition to
the extension of the powers of the
general government by judicial con-
struction and insist that federal RENE
dies for the regulation of interstate
commerce and for the prevention of
private monopoly shall be added to,
not substituted for, state remedies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
VICTIM OF COBB RIVER
WILLIE BELOW WAS DROWNED
WHILE IN SWIMMING.
Body Recovered This Morning, Young
Man Was Employees on Farm Of
Fred IatouPeII.
From Mondays Daily.

A young man named Willie Below,
aged seventeen, was drowned in the
Cobb river in Danville township yes
terday afternoon about four o'clock,
while in bathing with some compan.
ions, Sherm Latourell and John Kozitra.
He was the liveliest of the party and
dived repeatedly, and seemed in ex.
cellent condition and was good swim
mer. After one of his dives he did
not come up, and after waiting
reasonable time, his companions started
to search for him, but although they
continued the search and called in as
sistance, they failed to locate the body.
This morning Editor II. G. Hotaling
and Marshall Osteboe of Mapleton
went to the scene of the drowning to
continue the search. The body was
found at ten o'clock this morning, in
four feet of water.
Young Below was the son of Albert
Below, who was last heard from at
Tracy, but his present whereabouts is
unknown to the people in Mapleton.
The boy was employed on the farm
of Fred Latourell.
The body was taken to an undertake
ing establishment in Mapleton.
Coroner Kennedy went to Napoleon
this afternoon to investigate the
drowning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
Text of the Platform

Denver, July 10.-After more than
fifty-four hours of almost continuous
session, the committee on resolutions
concluded it's work on the platform
and presented the resolutions to the
convention, which adopted them by
a unanimous vote. The resolutions, in
the main, follow:
We, the representatives Of the
Democracy of the United States, in
national convention assembled, reaf.
firm our belief in and pledge our 10y
atty to the principles of the party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs
of an awakening throughout the coun-
try. The various investigations have
traced graft and political corruption
to the representatives of predatory
wealth, and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS
methods by which they have de-.
bauched, elections and preyed upon a
defenseless public through the sub
servient officials whom they have
raised to place and power.
The conscience of the nation is now
aroused to free the government from
the grip of those who have made it a
business asset of the favor-seeking
corporations; it must become again a
peoples government, and be admins
tered in all its departments according
to the Jeffersonian maxim of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none"
hon hA &C. fIo
shadowing issue which manifests it.
self in all the questions now under
discussion.
Officeholders.
Coincident with the enormous in.
crease in expenditures is like addiN
ton to the number of officeholders.
During the past year 23,7S4 were
added, costing s16,156,00O, and in the
past six years of the Republican adj
ministration the total number of new
offices created, aside from many COM
missions, has been 99,319, entailing an
additional expense of nearly $70,000,-
600, as against only 1929 new Offices
created under the Cleveland and Nc
Kinley administrations, which in
volved an expenditure of only $6,000,-
900. We denounce this great and
growing increase in the number OF Of
ficeholders as not only unnecessary
and wasteful, but also as clearly fndi-
eating deliberate purpose on the
part of the administration to keep the
Republican party in power at public
expense by thus increasing the num-
Der of its retainers and dependents.
Such procedure we declare to be no
less dangerous and corrupt than the
open purchase Of votes at the polls.
Economy in Administration.
The Republican congress in the ses-
sion just ended has made appropria-
lions amounting to $1,00S, 900, 900, ex-
ceeding the total expenditures Of the
past fiscal year by s90,000,000 and
leaving deficit of more than $50, OO0,-
600 for the fiscal year. We denounce
the needless waste of the peoples
money which has resulted in this an
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
An Old Timer Dead.

st. Peter Free Press: William Arms
dorf, one of the best known of the
older settlers of Nicollet county, died
last Saturday, after long illness from
a complication of diseases at his Bel
grade home. He was in his seventy
seventh year and native of Bel
GUM. He was married forty mine
years, his wife and several children
surviving him. The funeral was held
Tuesday morning from the Belgrade
Catholic church and the burial was
in the church cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
James Martin Is Secretary.

James A. Martin has been elected
to the position of secretary of the
state republican committee. Mr.. Mar
tin is well-known politician and has
been identified with state campaigns
of the past.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
Funeral of Rowena Griffith.

The funeral of the late Rowena
Griffith, at the house at two o'clock
yesterday afternoon, was very largely
attended. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful, the music touch
ing and the services, led by Rev. w.
E. Evans, very impressive. The inter-
ment was made at Glenwood ceme-
terry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
Big Safe Crashed through window.

While the big safe of the National
Citizens bank was being removed out
of the old building this forenoon, it
broke loose and crashed through the
plate glass window onto the sidewalk.
The window was a wreck but not much
other damage resulted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-17
Elevator at Delavan Burned.

From Thursdays Daily.
The Cargill elevator at Delavan, con-
tanning 5000 bushels of wheat, was
burned early Tuesday morning, the loss
being $4,000.