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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
RAILROADS GET VERDICT
~ SOUTHERN couRT.

Asheville. N. g., Aug. 5-fTnit.d
states Circuit Judge Pardee of Georg-
70. VINO = spending his summer vaca-
lion IN this city, yesterday aissoved
tne order OF Judge Emery Spear. pro-
.lini.ing the Southern railway. the
LoulsVliie and Nashville and other
raiiroads from enforcing the proposed
increase IN freight rates III the state
OF Georgia. BY the appeal and super
sedeas granted by Judge Pardee, the
railroads interested will be allowed to
put their new rates In effect liz Georg-
la as in other states pending final
hearing OF the matter
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
Sketch of His Career.

William Boyd Allison was born at
Perry, o., March 2. 1929, and was
the son Of John and Mary Al. Allison.
He lived on farm throughout his
ooyhood and was educated at Allie
gheny college in Pennsylvania and at
the Western Reserve college in Ohio
he was admitted to the bar in 1850 and
was married at Ashland, o., in Feb
ruary, 1854, to Miss Anna Carter, of
Wooster, O. He practiced law in
Ohio in 1850 and 1857 ana removed to
Dubuque, Ia, in 1857. He was a
delegate to the republican state con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
TWO SISTERS DE-;
BROTHER ON DEATH BED

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Aug. 7.-word
was received here today from Orchard.
Wash, stating that Thomas Orth-
mans two children, Mildred and Mar
garet, died only fifteen minutes apart
and that his son Louis, was on his
death bed. The cause of the deaths
is not stated. Mr.. Orthman was form
erly resident of Chippewa Falls.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
new TRIAL in
HATCHER CASE
JUDGE MUNGER TODAY NOTIFIED
ATTORNEYS IN THE CASE THAT
ne HAD COMMITTEE ERROR IN
EXCLUDING CERTAIN TEsTl-
MONY FOR HATCHER.

Judge Munger Of Iowa, who was
presiding judge during portion of the
late term Of the federal court. noti-
fed the attorneys In the case today
that new trial was granted ia the
case of the Northwestern National
Fire Insurance Co OF Milwaukee, vs..
3 Z; Hatcher. The ground on which
the new trial Is granted is that the
judge say he erred In excluding some
testimony which Mr Hatcher wished
to present.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
.CONFESSES She
SLEW HUSBAND

Buffalo, Aug. z. Mrs. Anna Francei
sutherland confessed that she killed.
ner husband, Alex. r. Sutherland.
Tuesday morning.
she says she intended TO take ner
own life, and that the revolver wal.
discharged when her husband tried to-
prevent the suicide. Mrs. Sutherland
says she wished 10 die because AZ
family difficulties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. THE funeral
of United States Senator William Boyd
Allison was held from his late resi-
dence this afternoon. The services
were of simple nature and were
largely attended by friends through
out the entire nation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
Guest of President.

New York, Aug. Chairman Frank
H. Hitchcock of the republican ma :
tional committee left here today for
Oyster Bay where he is 10 be the
guest Of President Roosevelt at lunch
eon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
Riley's majority

= - = = a y
Should Mrs. Davis win on the re-
count i Is understood that the right
OF women to vote at the primaries
will be attacked. Mrs. Davis got manv
more Of the votes cast by the women
than did Mr.. Riley. 1t Is claimed by
many attorneys that, while the ladies
have the right to vote for school Of
fcials at the general election, they
have no more right to participate in
the primaries than in d convention.
under the old rule. 1t Is asserted IL
that Phase Is carried into the courts
that all the women votes will be
thrown out
u is asserted that Mrs. Prescott OF
the Hotel Prescott. who was great
friend Of Mrs. Davis and anxious to
see her win, induced many ladies' to
vote, especially attaches of the hotels.
Some Of these, II Ii said, were not old
enough, others. 1t is claimed, had not
resided here long enough to he legal
voters. II is said that there were
enough of these kind or votes In ths
Fourth ward to overcome any possible
Illegal votes Riley may have secured
elsewhere
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07
FINISHED
in CONTEST TODAY

The count in the Davis Riley elect
ion contest case was finished at the
courthouse this morning and the re
suit OF the recount is that there are
twenty-four disputed ballots in the
five contested precincts. The argu-
ments on these disputed ballots will
be made at some later date and the
Whole case has been Continued dntii
Judge Edward Engerud returns to the
city Mr.. Engerud is one Of the at
'torneys for Mrs. Davis and he will
make the arguments before Judge
Pollock ON these disputed ballots.
The vote in ths, second ward OF Far
go and in gill township is conceded
by both sides to be correct AS return
ed. In the other three precinct how
ever the following is the way the bal
lots now stand;
Wheatland Township.
Women's ballots in the. box. 40.
Conceded fer Riley, S5.
Conceded for Davis, l.
Riley ballots disputed. 4.
VnSIlS. DaltoIS IN DOX, %.
Conceded for Mrs. Davis. 3.
Conceded for Riley, S5.
Ayr Township.
Women's ballots in box, is.
Conceded for Riley, 8,
Conceded for Davis, 6.
Davis ballots disputed, 3.
Mems ballots III box, AZ.
Conceded for Davis, IL
Coceded for Riley 90
One blank vote No dispute over
mem vote.
First Ward Of Fargo.
Women's ballots in box. %
Conceded for Riley, Is.
Conceded for Davis. 1.
Disputed Riley votes, 2.
Mems ballots In box, 300
Blanks, 2S.
Voted for both parties, L.
Conceded for Davis, 81.
Conceded for Riley. 200.
Disputed Riley votes, 4.
Following are the oTiicial returns of
he canvassing board for the five con-
ested precincts:
First Ward
Davis .... 81
siley .... 22s
Second Ward
Davis ..... Al
siIey ...... Isl
Gin Township
'aVls '..s.. ..........-'. ........,... 2
liley ..... 26
Wheatland
,ssis Z .......... ....,.. .......
Iiiey ............ SO
Ayr
,avis .....,... %
'iiey ......... ........ 20
-
4 Totals entire county
iley ........ eO1
avis 2gs4
----
Riley's majority . n
t
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07

Veronica Cassidy, 12-year- old daugh-
ter of Mrs. William Cassidy of 1s4
Peoria street, Chicago, who was alb
Quoted last Thursday by man be-
lieved to have been F. j. Blair, alias
Charles e. Hadley. and who was as
mysteriously returned to her home as
she was taken away.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-07

III Is Not Your Neigh
boris Weeds, But Yours
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20

returned to-day to her home at steu-
benville, Ohio.
Miss Cilda Smith, of the w, v. u,
came up this afternoon to spend satur-
day and Sunday at her home.
FIX. Mansfield was business visi-
tor in Warrington yesterday.
Miss Clara NJ. Reinheimer came up
from Morgantown this afternoon to
spend Sunday at her home on Maple
avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20
Grand Mass Meeting.

In the NJ. P. Temple, Fairmont, Fri
day. March goth, ut 500 p. m. This
meeting will be held under the aus
pIces of the w. C. T. U. to comment
crate the birth Of Neal Dow, THE
Gather of Prohibition"
Hon. Oliver W. Stewart. of Chicago.
Americas great platform orator, will
address the meeting. Ladies are in
vited to attend. Voters are especial
~ invited. Admission FREE.
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PERSONAL

Mrs. F. T. Martin and little daugh-
ter, Mary. of Oakland. Md, are guests
at the home of Mr.. a. J. Stone on
Quincy street.
Miss Lottie Deveny, of Graitol.
spent yesterday in the city with
friends.
Mrs. NJ. c. Clayton, VINO had been
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. c. E, Man
ley for several days, returned to Man
nInGton yesterday.
Mrs. T. ]. Thomas, OF Warrington,
was the guest of relatives in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Ina Freshwe'er, who had been
the guest of relatives here for week,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20
"The Eroa.n

The Electric Theater has a very fine
picture on for to-day and Friday.
1.-THE Frog" is beautiful colored
magic picture.
"Toula's Dream" is a comic and
mysterious picture.
"Thc Angel of the Village" is pa
thetic picture, and you will certainly
enjoy the whole programme.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20

can nj the Marietta Hotel and see
Ne display Of Oars from the Gamer
D. AIe5n mining district of Idaho, one
4 ne biggest producing districts in
ne West
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20

Co to the exchange at NJ. E. church
Saturday morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-20

1monsd ohaeyc
orh
aHaSsis 3
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-01-16
TWO OLD THOMSON BOYS.

Eden, Fla, Nov. Z, l9O7.
Dear Sir: enclose the names of few men
who might be induced to take your magazine
and weekly papr. Send them some sample
copies, and my brother Major and | will try
to get what subscribers we can for you.
Our population here is very badly mixed, but
there are a few who think won are doing
wonderful work
I guess you will be pleased to know that two
Of your old Thomson boys are getting on o. k.
on the East coast Of Florida, and are trying
to read every word in both of your publica-
tions, and agree with you fully. I am always
Your FRIEND
SAM D. DANIEL.
F. 81 send 1925 money order. Please
send me Bethany" S. D. D.
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A PACIFIC SLOPE PATRIARCH.

New Castle, California, Nov 3, 1907
My Dear Sir: Enclosed you will please find
my subscription to Watson s Jeffersonian Mag
azine and Watson s Jeffersonian Weekly. The
subscription to the Weekly expired October IL
do not know when my subscription to the
monthly expires, | subscribed for that
through the Missouri World office.
Will you kindly send me the magazine for
October, as failed to get that, and am very
sorry to sose number?
am in my eightieth year, and my eyesight
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Yours sincerely,
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HE rs AFTER THE NAPOLEON.

Webster, n c., Nov. 8, 1907
My Dear Sir: I herewith hand you my check
for So to pay for two subscriptions for the
Jeffernonian. Please send to the following
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Bethany" Your other books I already have
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FROM A MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL.

Daleville, Ala, Nov 10, 1907.
Dear Friend: The time has come for me to
renew my subscription. I can not get along
without it. I think you are doing the greatest
work of any editor of America. Your commu-
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read in my life. Hit them hard Things are
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FEW DO BETTER THAN FRIEND
MOSELEY.

Coffee Springs, Ala, Nov. 9, 1907.
Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find check for
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your Watson Weekly Jeffersonian for the
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Would like for the subscriptions to include
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THIS is THE RIGHT WAY.
J. B. SLONE.

Neal, Ca, Nov. 9, 1907.
Dear Sir: Please find enclosed 1915, for
which please mark up my subscription to Wat
SON. s Jeffersonian Magazine one year, as my
present subscription expires with the Deem
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HE CALLS TT "CHINK."

Post Oak, Tex, Nov g. 1907.
Dear Sir: With this I will send you the
"chink" to pay for years subscription
to your valuable paper. have been sub
scriber to every publication you have pub
ished, and expect to be as long as | live and
you continue to fight the battle of the people.
Yours until Plato looses his grip on his gold
en- rod, IL. IL. NELSON.
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HERE'S A LIVE AGENT.

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Dear Sir: Find enclosed check for So, for
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Guiding my own, and hope to send many more.
Keep on in the good work you are doing.
Yours for success,
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P. A. ROSS.
COULDN'T WAIT ANY LONGER

Jonesboro, Ca, Nov. 9, 1907
Dear Sir: [ have waited, trying to get to
see the members Of the first list of subscrib-
ers [ sent to the Weekly Jeffersonian, but can
wait no longer, for fear I miss a copy. Those
[ have seen handed me the dollar to renew
You will find names and addresses on enclosed
blank; also, p. O. money order. I send three
new subscribers.
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A GOOD FRIEND IN TEXAS.

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WISH THERE WE'RE MORE sHUFoRDs.

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Magazine, beginning with November number
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magazine, beginning with November number
Very truly,
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FROM OLD THOMASTON.

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DOESN'T WATT TILL TIME EXPIRES.

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for years subscription to Jeffersonian Maya
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R. F. D. with this.
Yours truly,
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FROM MISSISSIPPI.

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ton to The Weekly Jeffersonian.
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SRECHARTERING NATIONAL BANKS.

Dear Sir: Will you give the vote of both
Houses of Congress on bill rechartering ma
tional banks, when it was voted on last, and
the political party to which each member be-
longed that voted for it, also some Of those
voting against it?
Yours truly,
JESSE L. SWANGS.
Acknowledgements and Republicans all
voted alike in favor Of the rechartering of
national banks.-T. E. W.
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Yours truly,
JESSE l.. SWANGS.
FROM OLD LINCOLN.

Amity, Ga, Nov. IL, 1907.
Dear Sir: Your favor of recent date to hand,
having been delayed by some cause l will
very gladly do what / can toward soliciting
subscriptions for your publications. 7 have
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-27
Poultry in Prices.

~nuring the recent financial crisis i'm
America certain bank was compelled
to limit the amount depositors might
wi. hdraw to ten dollars per day One
m@a.an eccentric old farmer was highly
Malignant when his demand to with
Or W sixty dollars at one time was
reiA'ed. The manager continues the
st ny: Doesn't the money belong TO
M? he asked. Certainly, told him.
ID - we have other depositors to accom-
lii late, and as the eastern banks have
ti"i up orr money, we can pay out only
Il Ii nitcd amount each day The ex-
piiIdtion did not appear to be very
satisfactory. So, partly to mollify him
;,n,s partly because 1 knew that he had
unu ually fine poultry, l bargained
w. him for turkey. paid for the
tux KY in advanCc-n good stiff price
aHI de promised to deliver it dressed.
~ an early hour on the morning ap-
pointed received large bundle, but
when the wrapper was removed from
the package it proved to be pasteboard
box containing solitary turkeys leg
and this note: Dear Sir-The demand
for turkeys has been enormo us, and as I
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-27

John w. Kern, of Indiana looks
mighty good to us. He's an old
fashioned lawyer-so Oldfashioned that
he has never made enough money to be
classed us Il business man. He's a
lawyer who practices law, not IL iuggler
OF teehnicalities to evade the law. He
has not been successful in politics. be-
cause his politics are not the politics of
success, but of principles. Twice he
has been defeated for governor of
Indiana, but has held place in his
peoples esteem as of Il more honOred
moral greatness than his successful
opponents. He has stayed with his
party, though reserving his assent TO
some OF its doctrines. He went with it
because it was mainly going his way.
There are no superficial brilliancies
about John w. Kern. He is common
place, as we say, because he is SO much
ike the ordinary good citizen who loves
his country and fears the Lord There's
II smack of dick" Bland and of "Blue
Jeans Williams and Allen G. Thurman
about him. His innocence of spectacu-
larlty is SO pronounced as to be pictur-
cSque. lie is as plain as his 0pponent
ON the republican ticket is sleellly snug.
Yes, indeed; John w. Kern, of Indiana
looks mighty good to us.-St. Louis
Mirror
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-27
GAMBLING

Gambling has become undoubtedly,
in one form or another, one of the gigan-
tic social evils of the present day. Josiah
Flint, in a series of articles in the Cos
mopolitan april to June, 1907 esti-
mates that $40, 600, 900 are bet annually
over the telephones in New York City.
Single poolrooms in New York are said
to have cleared $4,000, 900 a year. 1t is
estimated that the gross annual receipts
of gambling in Chicago are SD, 600, OOO
This from pool selling only. Bettors
are to be found for every form of amuse-
ment and one must add to this poolroom
betting an unknown, but fabulous
amount made and lost in card and other
games of chance. Sometimes in large
single amounts; more frequently in
SMALL but multitudinous sums in private
parlors in bridge. the fashionable game
Of the hour by men and very extensively
by women both Of the wealthy and mic
die classes.
80 widespread has gambling become
and so rapidly is it increasing in society,
that all social writer's and authorities
i'll iuris prudence consider it an evil.
says Judge Catron, forinerlys of the
U. $. Supreme Court, Gambling is a
general evil leads to vicious inclinations,
destruction of morals, abandonment of
industry and honest employments, a
los' of self-control and respect (See
the New Encyclopedia of Social Re
fOrn.)
No law ever enacted by any body of
m2n has positively prevented the form
of evil against which it was directed.
W. develop morally by education, not
by laws we plan to evade. Yet better
have law dealing with gambling more
than Nevada has Though imperfect)
than nothing done. Better increase
ta.; IS for town improvements, than to
u.s. the licenses of games which in the
log run give the player, some excite
me1t, one is told, pleasure, then an
empty feeling.
Gambling is one of the evils with
t. international Reform bureau deals.
C"ne hear Rev Henry B. Hudson dis
Gus the subject at Leonard hall Tues
d'y evening at 9 o'clock"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-27
NOT FITTED FOR STREET CAR
Large Hat Made Trouble for Others
Besides the Conductor.

I wish you would stop hitting
my hiatt" snapped the girl in the
end seat of an open car to the con-
ducto-.
L cant help 1t, MISS" replied he
conductor. your hat is In the way.
1t is interfering with my work,
that's what. Every time have to
walk past you on this footboard to
collect a fare your hat spreads out
Ike an umbrella and l have to run
against It,"
We'll, # you do 1t again, will take
your number and report you at the
othce! said the girl wrathfully.
All right" answered the wrathful
conductor; report as soon % you
please. You women ANT got no bust
ness to ride in cars with umbrellas op
your heads" ..
AT this point little woman sitting
next the girl with the exaggerated head.
gear joined in the discussion.
Il must enter my protest against
your hat" said she quietly, land re.
quest you to keep 1t off the top of
my hat. 1t is crushing my feather
quite agree with the conductor that
women with hats two yards and a
aalf In circumference have no bust
ness on street cars"
And the girl said nothing.-.-N. Y.
Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-27
HEARST'S OBJECTIONS

There is grim humor in the character
OF the objections offered by William r..
Hearst to the support of Mr.. Bryan this
year, because Democracy Isl discredit-
cd and decadent old party which has
neither conscious conviction nor honest
Intention.
Worse still, Mr.. Hearst says he has
lost faith in 1.-The ability. in the sincerity
and even the integrity of the party
leaders"
Isn't it too bad? Hearst has los. faith
Here is cOnfiding young man with
high ideals, noble ambitions and disin-
t"rcStcd motives. and all Of Il sudden he
wakes UP to find that the old party has
gone to the dcmnition bowwows and
that he has been working with wicked
men For an ignoblc end.
We can imagine the shock to such =
noble, innocent youth. one of4p guilclcs,
Il life, one who has never known what II
was to spend money viciously in u con.
vcntion or election.
Hearst's cablcgram to Gompcrs recalls
the last campaign Hearst made for thc
control of the New York Democracy on
platform Of purity and reform. and
how ne bartcred with Tammany in he.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-07-27
Cid Relies Found.

Whilst making excavations d; The
cape Town railway station for wall
building purposes lasl year, some
workmer found several loose stones
with inscriptions. such as we're used
by the captains Of ships calling at the
Cape before Van Riebsek had built his
little fort, to denote the places where
letters might bn found. Further
search revealed the fight of steps on
The old scashorc, which constituted
he first landing place for persons ar.
giving by sea, ard may have been used
by Van Riebeek himself The stones
we're found at depth o. over 20 feet,
and with them small tobacco pipe
and key. All tho relics have now
been placed in an a]cove on the sta.
tiop platform, erected at the exact
spot where they were found, and an
inscription in beth E0glish and Dutch
tells their history to travellers.