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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-05-07
How Duma. Amused Himself.

An interesting anecdote of the
elder Dumas, illustrating the au-
thor's perennial flow of fine spirits,
has been told. A gentleman calling
on the creator Of ''Monte Cristo"
had been ushered into room adj
joining the hosts studio, the serv-
ant telling him to 60 in, as NJ. Du-
mas was alone.
At that moment, says the nara
tor, / heard loud burst of laugh
ter from the inner apartment, so l
said:
81 would sooner wait until mon
sieur's visitors are gone"
Monsieur has no visitors. He is
working" remarked the servant,
with smile. IN. Dumas very
often laughs like this while at his
work"
1t was true enough. The novel
list was alone, or, rather, in company
with one of his characters, at whose
sallies he was simply roaring.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-05-07
Went to the Point.

The boy who goes straight to the
point may make a few technical
blunders, but as a rule he is about
right when it comes to anything
practical. A story told Of the boy
hood Of General Leonard Wood il
Illustrates this fact.
II remember one day in school, .
said friend recently, "Wood was
called up in the grammar class.
The teacher said:
"Ieonard, give me sentence.
and we'll see if we can change it I
the imperative mood
""The horse draws the Cart said
Leonard.
every good. The horse draws
the cart. Now change tho sentence
to an Imperative
"'Get up!' said young Wood
Home Magazine.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-05-07
HIS RIVER.
The Out Of Doors Man chsrishs,
Fondly Some Special Stream.


Fendly Some Special Stream.
believe that every out of doors
man comes to have one stream that
is more beloved than any of the
others, says a writer in Forest and
Stream. There is something about
it which makes the days spent on
that particular stream Just little
nicer than on any other and which
makes it linger in the memory until
sooner or later one goes to all of the
trouble of packing up and travelling
over mountain roads to get back to
it. 1t is the spirit of the water.
When / say spirit l mean the ap-
peal of the intellectual pose of one
entity to another. The Judge, who
has lived on its bank all his life, is
also possessed by it. This year he
and his wife took rather extensive
water trip, embracing the great
lakes, the st. Lawrence, the Hud-
son, the Atlantic and Chesapeake
bay. The judges wife told me that
he would stand on the upper deck
of one of the streams, look at the
expanse of water and exclaim.
"Give me the Blackw So, as l say,
every man to his river, and here was
mine.
Now, my companion had never
run the rapids of a mountain
stream or cast fly. He and the
river were total strangers, but it
was interesting to see their ad-
vances toward each other. First
came the exhilaration of running
down hill" over water and the fas-
cinating study of how to run such
places without having the boat hit
the inevitable obstruction at the
outside of the curve, the stump, or
the log, or the rock, or the drift
wood with the current speeding be-
meath it. After a day or so he
learned that he could not steer a
boat in rapid, but that he has to
simply pick it up on his paddle and
throw it. Then he quit hitting the
stump in the curve, and | was able
to fish without a paddle in one hand
to fend the bow from the place.
His closer intimacy with the water
began by going in swimming, but
that does not count for much. The
real advance was when he stepped
over the side of the boat and waded
in the shadows with his shoes on.
Finally, after swimming place
where the river darted through a
narrow place, he deliberately put on
his clothes and plunged in head
first.
IL wanted to see if could swim
straight across with my clothes on"
he said.
Then l knew that the river had
enticed him away from his lares
and penatcs; that he would journey
thither with me again.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-05-07
Dickens and tho London News.

Dickens was the originator of the
London Daily News. The paper
was started on Jan. 21, 1846. At
that time Charles Dickens was ed
itor, his father, John Dickens, was
the manager, Douglas Jerrold was
assistant editor, and Bradbury and
Evans were the printers. Albany
Fonblanque and John Forster we're
leader writer's, Gather Prout'
(Mahoney) was Roman correspond
ent, and George Hogarth, Dickens
father-in-law, was musical critic.
Sir William Jackson, Sir Joseph
Watkins and Mr.. (afterward Sir)
Joseph Paxton were among the
principal proprietors.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
A. REX MollETTE, CANDIDATE
FOR DISTRICT ATToRNEY-A
FRIEND OF LABOR.

Six years ago when Mr.. Mollette
was candidate for the same office
the Democrats circulated reports that
Mr.. Mollette was an enemy to organ.
lied labor. The following resolutions
adopted by the Pagosa Springs labor
union on March 20. 1903, speak for
themselves, and are published at this
time TO prevent misunderstanding on
the part of the laboring men with
reference to the position of Mr.. Mol.
lette, who was prior to his taking
up the study OF the law, working
man, laboring in the coal and silver
mines in this stated. The resolutions
are as follows:
WHEREAS, Just prior to the cleo.
tion last fall, this union adopted and
circulated through the Sixth judicial
district of Colorado a certain resolu.
ton denouncing A. Rex Mollette. can.
didate for district attorney on the
Republican ticket. as an enemy to Ia
Dor organizations; and.
WHEREAS. said resolution wae
adopted without proper investigation
OF unfounded reports; ano.
WHEREAS, since the election this
union has caused full investigation to
be made of Mr.. -Mollette's attitude to.
ward labor organizations and working
men, and we find that a great mistake
was made and injury done to Mr..
Mollette without fault on bis part.
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT RE
SOLVED. by Pagosa Labor union No
29l of Pagosa Springs, Colo, that an
apology be rendered to Mr.. Mollette
for the action of this union in adopt
ing and sending out to labor organiza
tions in said district the resolution
above mentioned
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLv-
ED, that, for the purpose of rectify.
ing the error of this union, and to
place Mr.. Mollete right before the la.
boring men of said district, copies of
this resolution, certified by the re.
oording eccretary, be sent 10 each la,
Dor organization in said district, and
that a copy be handed to Mr.. Mol
lette."
/, T. ]. Russell, recording secretary
of Pagosa Labor union No. 291 A. L.
u, of Pagosa Springs, Colo, do here
by certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy OF
the resolution presented to this union
by the committee appointed to inves.
tigate the matters therein set forth,
and duly passed and adopted by said
union on the Goth day C. March, 1903
(SEAL) 7. ]. RUSSELL,
Recording Secretary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
STAND UP, DAVE DAY, YOU DE
FAMER.

Is not Judge Clements, who is
Fabian's attorney. empowered to
call In any Judge in adjoining
counties to try the cases? Why
the delay. Is not Judge
Clements in deplorable taste when
battling justice for political van
tage?
The above is from Dave Days pen
In Tuesdays Democrat. What wilful
liar he is in this case. There is not a
criminal case in the county court
against Fabian Martinez, and we defy
Day to show wherein Clements is at.
torney for Fabian in any criminal case
in any court. .
Now as to the facts. The prosecu-
tion of Fabian Martinez is entirely in
the hands of District Attorney Pulliam
and Deputy District Attorney George
W. Lane. Why not ask these gentle
men why they have not prosecuted
Fabian If he is guilty? The Herald is
not defending any one guilty OF selling
liquor without a license. II Fabian
sold liquor without license he should
| be punished. Now, 1t is positively
4
known that Day sold liquor and con
Quoted joint without license and he
should be In durance vile for debauch
ing the youth Of the land, and If Fa
bian Is guilty. let the two occupy the
same cell.
But returning to Judge Clements
He has no more to do with the casei
against Martinez than any other citi
zen, but the district attorney and hi
deputy have all to do. and furthermore
the cases in the district court arr
subject to the call OF Mr.. Pulliam. Asl
lhim the cause Of delay.
And should Fabian be found guilt.
There being no question Of Day
guilt-put the two in the same cell
and there will be great rejoicing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
PLEASE ANSWER.

George w. Lane, the Democratic
candidate for district attorney. said
upon the public streets of Durango
last Monday afternoon, that It was
a mistake to publish the Nichols af.
fidavit as it was hurting him and every
other Democratic candidate. And
continuing he said, isn't II too bad
that have to run for office on pu,.
liam's record?"
Does George w Lane, Democratic
candidate for district attorney. care to
deny the above statement?
Didn't George W. Lane, Democratic
candidate for district attorney. and
John Clarke, Democratic candidate for
sheriff of La Plata county, carry that
affidavit down and give It to the Dem.
ocrat for publication last Saturday aft.
ernoon at the hour of O'Clock.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.

Silverton Miner.
The Republican judicial convention,
meeting in Durango on Monday even
ing of this week. unanimously and
enthusiastically nominated for the Of
fice OF district attorney for the Sixth
judicial district, A. X. Mollette of Du-
range.
The nomination of Mr.. Mollette was
the result Of careful canvassing OF
opinion throughout the district with n
view to the selection of a man OF
known ability, answering honesty and
personal courage and who would be
absolutely fearless in the prosecution
Of all offenders. In Mr.. Mollette was
found a candidate who combined these
qualities with personal popularity
that extended throughout the Sixth
judicial district, and in nominating
him for the office of public prosecutor
| the Republican party presents man
who would meet all the demands ol
| that exacting office. and who Will re
| ceive the support of all clean citizens
Irrespective of party affiliations, and
/ for the following reasons;
| The citizens OF San Juan county ano
of the whole district have. during the
| period that James A. Pulliam has held
the office OF district attorney, seen 4
seeming laxity in the enforcement o.
law, seeming catering to special inter
ests and polite considerations. notabl,
to the gambling and liquor interests
that has In the minds OF many goot
citizens bred a deep distrust OF tina
official. 1t has been said that open vio
lations Of the law in San Juan count!
in the very presence Of the district at
torney. have occurred, and his failure
to prosecute such violations has caus
ed much comment. and today gam
bling In San Juan county is close'
and the saloon closing laws enforced
not through the activity Of James A
Pulliam or George W. Lane. his del
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
EASY FOR MoLLETTE.
Silverton Miner.

Silverton Miner.
The Republican judicial convention
OF the Sixth district met at Durango
last Monday night and nominated A.
X. Mollette for the office of prosecut-
ing attorney. This is not Mr.. Mol
lette's initial appearance before the
voters of this judicial district as a
candidate. Six years ago he was the
candidate of the party for this same
office and made a magnificent cam.
paign, although running in an over
whelming Democratic district, and al
though at that time but little known
outside OF Archuleta and La Plata
counties, he came within 1913 votes of
being elected. This year with de.
cidedly weak opponent and with an
extensive acquaintance throughout the
district It should be comparatively
easy for him to win the election by a
handsome majority.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
A VERY CHILLY MEETING.

The Democratic candidates wander
quarters last night. Despair was writ
ten on the faces of every candidate as
well as on the janitor Even the dog
that holds out at the place refused
to wag his tail. The poor fellow was
too down-hearted. Two weeks ago the
Democrats were Just waiting for the
votes to be counted. Everything was
going their way. Then Dave got busy
again. And what devil Of stink
he created. The Democratic aspirnnts
gathered in twos and threes and dis
cussed the situation with quivering
voice. 1t is reported that the gen
eral impression was that Clarke was
out of the running for sheriff. For
instance there was the affidavit OF
Mrs. Nichols connecting him with die
tating the affidavit OF her son and the
holding of the affidavit until this time
without himself or Pulliam having
made a move to arrest Morgan, a
duty they owed to the people. II they
believed the affidavit. Then there was
Coston. He is finding the people are
waking up to the fact that not dollar
OF capital is coming to the county
and that none Will come so long as he
remains assessor with the possibility
Of a plant board OF commissioners
George West tried to cheer the boys
but he hushed up when some one
suggested II would be splendid idea
to have "new deal''-tLs last one
was too raw. And then funeral like
depression enyeloped the company
Finally some one woke up and said Il
Dave Day was in that hot country
the party would be better off.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
MISLEADING.
%

Yes, Mr.. Sheriff Clark summon
ed a jury in the Day cases-on
that jury were Harry Jackson, r.
f. Sloan, L. c. Jakway, F. X. Gra-
ham and others. who represent the
business interests OF this city.
George, wipe off your chin.-Demo-
crat
Dave would have the people be
lleve the above men served on the
Jury which tried him. Don't you
think 1t. They might have been sum
moned but neither Dave nor his at
torneys would permit one OF them
to remain on the jury. No such jury
for Dave.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
A. r. MOLLETTE FOR DISTRICT
ATTORNEY

In the nomination OF Hon. A. r. Mol
lette for the office of district attorney
the Republicans have afforded the vot
ers of the Sixth judicial district the
rare opportunity of giving their suf
frage for lawyer who possesses in
the highest degree every qualification
for successful prosecutor. He is
positive force along all the lines mark
ing the man who will run down the
criminal and protect the innocent. He
is just the man required to meet the
exigencies of existing conditions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
DAVE LIES AGAlk-A USUAL
THING.

Dave Day has asserted that the
Nichols cattle were offered to Kolz
Brothers and McCaw brothers and to
every other dealer in butcher stock In
Durango, and turned down as wet"
cattle before they were bought by
Wood 4 Morgan, and Day deliberately
lied when he published these state
ments and his own pet cattle thief
gives him the lie In his affidavit which
he published Sunday morning. when he
says II drove the cattle down the
Animas valley in the nighttime and
drove them through Durango In the
night and delivered them at the
slaughter pen Of Wood 4 Morgan"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22

,o The he Democratic Standard OH Millionaire
0, @ s ns that the The 9s house aa" and tie tell s the men their hard
First the list chas Hughes the
school, s school, that I @ ~s ."s. pnxsr ,n of the
turned thousands fictitious votes Every Denver admits
no sver of Hughes raising his voice
country surely than
prncey salary companies he
h MAN. @ @
ean party and that the only salvation the election Shat
Then will follow Honest John" sssson ss.h
Hha. says and " @ his vote the
may tell you how he resigned from h was about kick
during the legislative investigation that
ss 's tsk sse @ s: sss
positive he did the only thing could get
the met
is
and the good work aeeoped BY Mr.
state the sss @ s
representing eIenwOod Springs became engaged to which
marshaled
to at large
o ,n" Sna @ 0n IS and
addition the will h... the ..s: Of
galaxy that would Haskell smihe
corporation
corporation
would desire He has devotse tho seerushes
sss.hp but tor e~ about the @ @ @ @ eo
And viii be and
tail La
Lane who permitted Dave conduct Joint against law Of the land
bended
for the time being will permit West
II will
will brilliant other matters He will tell
pleasure
for
will "Me Too"
The
Of interrupted might be we'll to
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22

Both Of the McCaw brothers stated
Tuesday afternoon that It was not
true that the Nichols wet" cattle
we're ever offered to them at the time
they were sold to Wood q Morgan.
And SO the self-confessed war hero"
lied again.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22

Mr.. Coston: II The Herald is not
right regarding the nonpayment OF
taxes The Herald will gladly furnish
space to correct. II Is not our In
tention to misrepresent q single thing
in this campaign. II our figures OF
the value placed on other smelters
are not correct, we will give you
space to refute. We will also give
you space to explain why = ten fur
mace smelter at Leadyills is assessed
about $4,000 less than tho Durango
four furnace Smelter. Facts are what
the voters want.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
aa.srsss as.a |. yv.uIaA

4 married maa vhs pagu0nD -
member of the fAHily 70 tahe aaV1nS2n|
except roley's Hoasy a11 10 ~
coughs. colds and lung txoaAon n
guilty Of neglect. NotoAiAs - = ~
good for al DulmonAry tsoaA,oa 1i7|
ssnuins Holsy's Hoasy snA 1AP 60
tains no cpiates anA = - Z yu1n
packaGs, q. = Ti1AaSs Il.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22
third day of November.

-Four years ago Day was sayinI
just as mean things about Scoutou(
Weaver and other Democrats ~ he q
saying at the present time againa|
their opponents. Day would sAAm@
the devil at any jump Of the road I'd
consistency.
The Democrat says Coston will pAl
no attention to the smelter ro4. Good
reason. He cannot answer It, and will
not attempt to because he ID afraid
to show up his rotten assessmentsI
and cannot because he knows he had
not leg to stand on. Tell the peopIel
Mr.. Coston, about the building you
guessed half Of what the smeiter|
scheduled It.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Mccormick of the
Calumet Fuel company. who were mar
ried in Aztec yesterday. departed on|
their honeymoon trip today. They
were not sure but thought they would
&C to Salt Lake. Mrs. Mccormick wasl
Miss Vivian Thompson. Her travelling
dress was pretty brown tailor made
costume with hat to match.
.s-o-
John w. Springer will be in Durango
Monday evening OF next week, also
Senator DeLong OF Grand Junction.
Mr.. Springer is one OF the best speak.
ers In the state and our people should
make no other date for the 26th.
Some of our citizens would give
Slo to see Dave and Fabian in the
same cell And an additional $40 II
I was to be a finish fight between
he two without gloves. There would
be large grease spot In Dawes cor
ner. That would be all that would
oe left OF Day to tell the tale.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22

An artistic liar is sometimes admir-.
able, but one as coarse as this man
who has made everybody sick telling
of his great war record, is disgusting,
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22


The Democrat rally started off last
night with a rousing parade. about 100 In
line, with torch light, which formed At
Democratic headquarters and marched to
the strater hotel from whence they -
corted Hon. C. T.. Stimson and Hon. J. ~.
Brimson to the He'd Men hall. whore the
Democrats held one Of the greatest meet
ings in the history Of Durango. Rcd Men
hall was crowded to it's fullest capacity.
Democrat.
After reading the above no one biames
the chairman Of the Socialist party piac-
ing Day at the head Of the liars In the
county and state. Three hundred men In
linel Actual count revealed u, = dossn
or more being boys. carrying torches.
and there were not 100 In the satire
bunch marching to the court house -
this after days of personal solicitattoo 10
get the Bryanites out. Again. the Do11o-
crat says the audience was one Of ~
largest ever sracing the hall. every seAe
being taken Plenty Of afndavits can ~
obtained that not over half the ssAts -
the lower floor were occupied. anl haA
1t not been for Republicans tuyning -
to ASCERTAIN tho kind OF dope dishsd n
by the speakers the showing would have
been lameutabie- MAsrspresentaAioa. hev-
ever. 10 the stsck in trade - nv -
his Democrat.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-22

uty, but IA the result OF a determined
stand taken on the part OF the citi.
zens OF San Juan county. The single
fnct that n citizens organization has
been necessary to bring about an OBJ.
servance of the law on the part of
heretofore seemingly favored violators
OF the law. causes the people to won.
der II 1t might not have been more
profitable and more remunerative to
allow the law TO be violated than te
bring about its enforcement.
But what OF George w. Lane, the
Democratic nomineeY Is Il possible
conception that he represents any high.
er or purer ideals OF public office than
MS patron sponsor, instructor and pro
fessional associate? Does any one
suppose that he is more than Judy
to Pulliam's "Punch?" Is not the pur.
pose plain that Mr.. Pulliam. In his de-
sire to still further and longer control
the emoluments OF the office of dis
trict attorney. erected creature of
straw. behind which to hide? But can
he hide behind Mr.. Lane? We think
not, and the difficulty is not that Mr.
Pulliam Is not in every way small
enough but that Mr.. Lane is not large
enough Mister Pulllam, II Lane be
elected. will still be district attorney
in fact.
Even If the foregoing hypothesis be
incorrect-even II George w. Lane is a
bona fide candidate for the office. and
intends TO be the controlling influence
In 1t II elected-what can the citizens
expect from his administration of it?
Can not the same charges that have
been directed against Mr.. Pulliam as
district attorney. be directed against
Has he not as deputy district attorney
Has he not as deputy district attorney
been as true to the friends and inter
ests which elected Mr.. Pulliam as the
district attorney himself? Can we ex-
pect anything new from him? VIII
he experience n change Of heart and
come to understand that public office
Is public trust and not a private
snap whereby INDECENT lawyers may
earn livelihood that they could never
attain in private practice? We do not
believe it possible. He will ever re-
main pocket edition OF the original
Pulliam--be pleased to enact the part
of Trilby to the Svengali OF Mr.. Pull.
liam. We may rest assured that II
he be elected, the old method OF ad-
of justice will remain un-
changed
AS opposed to the old order. we have
a man who has all his active life been |
opposed to what that old order repre- |
sents. A good citizen In all that the |
word citizen" means. A man with |
whom the interests OF the community |
viii ever be safe, one whom all good |
citizens will be proud to support and
10 honor to themselves by electing. A |
man whose only pledge is that he will
be bound by his oath OF office; will
know no friends or enemies. or ac-
political instructions.