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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1909-02-25

could raise in quantity and quality was
the amount of energy and time one
was willing to expend, the climate, the
soil, the water are mans to command.
Messrs Frank Coleman, Jas. Hocken-
bury, c. A. Malander and the writer
all bought land here-40 acres each of
irrigated land one and quarters
miles from the court house at Chaplin,
Hidalgo county, Texas, paying there
fore s55 per acre with a perpetual
water right included. Come and see US
next winter. There are both vines and
fig trees and they will be our own.
r. A. Middaugh,
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dug out the inside sand and there was
the building complete-roof and all.
We also went to the sulphur springs
and they smell like-well they smell
anyway. A coin held in the water a
minute turns black and yet the people
were drinking the water. We didn't,
there was bar in the basement.
Corpus Christi on the gulf, our next
stop, is the home of the millionaire and
there is long avenue right on top of
the bluffs facing the sea fanked by
beautiful homes called millionaire
Row." Corpus Christi is a great
summer resort.
Brownsville, our next stop is an in
teresting town of about 10000 inhabit-
ants. We had the spot pointed out to
us in the inner court of saloon and
hotel, where the first shot was fired in
the riot between the colored troops
and the citizens of Brownsville. This
first shot killed the bartender the SOL
diers shot him because he refused to
carry drinks to them from the bar to
the inner court where they were ca
rousing. We went out to the snake
farm, after refreshments, and saw
snakes, wildcats, osceolots, wild-pigs
and deer.
Matamoros, Old Mexico, across the
Rio Grande river for cents Mexican in
large rowboats. We were met at the
Mexican side of the ferry by street
cars about eight feet long drawn by one
miniature burro. There were twenty.
six of US on that car and some one
whispered "Don't tell the donkey how
many there are on here" The cal
went off the track at the first curve
because Mike Pestka insisted upor
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1909-02-25

from two twelve coffins. The coffins
are iron cast and the church furnishes
them, for profit, and the church also
builds the tombs and rents them as
consecrated ground exacting perpet-
ual rental for them-if for any reason
an occupants friends fail to pay this
yearly rental the body is taken out of
the tomb and dumped into a large lot
with a wall about 10 feet high in one
corner of the burying ground and the
tomb is for rent again. Such is Mata-
moras, Old Mexico.
Up the Rio Grande 40 miles from
Brownsville and IS miles from the
coast is settlement of California and
northern people of whom we heard and
we went to see them at a town called
McAllen. Here was the end of our jour-
ney and where we started the return
trip. We found beautiful country
where it was under cultivation. They
depend on irrigation here and get the
water from the Rio Grande river. Here
we saw oranges, lemons, bananas and
Strawberries ripe and all fine eating.
Celery from which a German farmer,
Chas. Voltz by name, informed us he
had cleared $1025 per acre marketing it
in January and February, onions which
the owners said netted them 5000 per
acre, cauliiower weighing from to Z
lbs. per head, great bushes of red
peppers netting from $500 to $500 per
acre, cabbage netting $500 per acre,
egg plants, melons, tomatoes, turnips,
radishes, beans, peas, lettuce, carrots.
potatoes, peanuts, yams, cucumbers,
and all in healthy condition and in all
stages of growth, for they claimed that
they could sow, plant, reap or harvest
every day in the year here and the dry
atmosphere and gulf breezes are abso
lutte proof against malaria. The temper
ature ranges here from 60 to 80 degrees
with maximum of SO degrees and .
minimum of 48 above. From what tn
farmers told US think they must hav'
an ideal climate here. The soil is al
alluvial and has all been deposited t
the depth of from 10 to 80 feet by tn
overflow of the Rio Grande river dur
ing centuries past. The farmers clair
that the river water, which they US
for irrigation, is filled with fine sill
and as the water flows over the field
and enters the soil it leaves on the SUI
face rich fertilizer in the shape of tn
deposite of silt which the water carried
Fields on the old plantations whic
have been into gardens for so year
with no other fertilizer are producing
better and better each year. One fal
mer had been there since Nov. 1907 an
cleared Is acres and put it into alfalfa
sowed it in April, 1908 and on Feb. IL
he was cutting it for the ninth time an
it averaged little over ton per acr
per cutting and he was selling it on tn
ground for $18 per ton. He paid 81
per acre for his land, he said he woul
still cut it once or twice before the yea
was up from the time of seeding. Th
only limit we. could see as to what on
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1909-02-25
The SOUTH
AS l saw IT
r. "A. Middaugh Writes of His
Trip To Texas and. Other
Southern States.
There We're Eighteen in the
Party, Eight Of These
from Oakes.

With party of friends and neigh
bors, 7 had the pleasure of southern
trip in January and February, and for
the benefit Of those who stayed at home
l will, briefly, go over our route with
them.
We left Minneapolis over the M. &
St. L. at 9:15 p. m. arriving at Albert
Lea at 1895 a. m. Here we changed
to the Wabash and arrived in St.
Louis, Mo. at $50 p. m. where we had
a two hour stop. At daylight we were
IN Kentucky. Passing through the
western part Of Tennessee we found
the country rather desolate looking with
. little snow here and there. At day.
light again we were we'll into Missis-
sippi. All day through the latter state
and Louisiana we saw mostly swamps
with once in whilea higher tract of
ground with cotton fields and negro
cabins. The North Dakota farmer has
better chicken coops than the average
Mississippi cabin.
There were eighteen all told in our
party; eight from Oakes, one from
Lisbon, three from Guelph, three from
Glendale and three from Iowa. While
we were up town in st. Louis the
sleeper containing our baggage was
sent out on train to Houston, Texas,
via Kansas City, while we were routed
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1909-02-25

and splendid orchestra played all the
time. They gave us three hour ride
up and down the harbor front for fifty
cents each. We saw the u. S. mint,
capacity SIS, 0GO, 600 per day gold coin.
Also saw the forts and the second larg-
est dry-dock in the world. There were
two ships on the ways being repaired
we clambered all over and under these
mighty vessels. There was a sign at
the entrance to the docks ''No Admis-
sion without permission from the Office. "
The writer stepped into the Office and
asked about it and the man behind the
desk said, that sign is only intended to
keep out toughs and buns, anyone who
looks like stakeholder can go where
they please around here" repeated
this to the boys and they called me q
liar, but I liked that man. They charge
the ship owners $4O0 per day for the use
of each dry-dock.
Through Louisiana there are a great
many cypress swamps and we passed
through miles of these. As we ap-
preached Texas the country was better
and we saw several Japanese rice plan
tations with hundreds of hands and
mule teams at work seeding rice.
|, Houston is a typical northern city,
sky scrapers going up on every hand,
two to sixteen stories high and gen
eral air of activity prevailed. Every
body in Houston says Houston is tn ,
best town in the United States" We
saw carloads and carloads of vegetables
being brought in daily for the northern
market.
Galveston, where we next went is a
damp city, the sheets are damp, the
salt and sugar won't sprinkle. The
roar of the ocean made Mike Pestka
say ''Gee, hear the roller skating rink,
let's go watch 'em." III never forget
that first view of the ocean from the
top of the famous sea-wall. It was q
beautiful sunshiny day with a good stiff
wind blowing from the gulf and it was
grand, the tide was still in and the
waves would curl back before they
struck the base of the sea wall and
fling salt spray clear over our heads
80 feet high. Farther on we found 8
place where we could get down on the
beach and we soon had our shoes ano
stockings off and you ought to have
seen Gus. Strutz and Malander jump
ing the incoming waves, wet all ovel
like couple Of kids and yelling like
mad. A woman standing on the wal
remarked ''poor fellows they probabl,
live away back and never saw water. ;
San Antonio was our next stop ant
we got ''rubberneck" automobile ant
made trip to the old converts ant
monasteries three hundred year
old, built by making big mound O
mould of damp sand in beautiful shapes
domes, passage ways and ornamental
work and then covering this with Goa
4 of concrete about two feet thick, then
when this outside shell was dry the,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

rrruut prosecutor fOr ths Eoverpmentl
little Wholeanme ford Tor thought Il
q en- well enough 70 say they viii go
On 8elliRg on. as some Of their attOr-
neye have already said, but getting
into contempt Of United States courts
is not exactly a healtbful occupation
even for as rich concern as the
Standard Oh company.
The legal battle against this trust
has been a Tong one, extending over
more than a quarter Of a century, and
this Is the biggest victory yet won by
the people. II the decision is affirmed
By the supreme court the government
will then be In a position TO bring
matters 70 q Gnal test What viii the
trust DO IN that case3 10 Will hardly
dare light the decree Of the courts,
and Il would seem that its days Of eva
sion are about over. Rockefeller may
20 on hunting hOOkWorms and Arch
bold may continue writing letters to
my Dear. Senator" but as for car
rylng on an illegal combination IN re-
stSaint Of trade Il would appear that
the days OF that are numbered. The
trust lawyers will have to do some Of
their nnest stunts Of legal legerdemain
% clrcumvent this decision. Nor win
their OCCUPATION be one entirely devoid
90 danger. II belongs 20 the category
usually known as extra hazardous.
Your Uncle Sam h On the JOB now.
and from the way be q dealing with
the sugar trust grafters IN New York
a 10 evident that the old man h stirred
up q BIT. Breaking United States stat
utcs is not always going to.be a safe
pursuit The benevolent gentlemen OF
the Standard may and Il we'll 20 60 .
little slow and easy Just here. OF Uncle
Sam viii get them "ef they don't
watch out"
Criminal Prosecution Nay Follow.
The sanbOTn decision not only opens
ths way 10 q dissolution OF the stand
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

pit Church. Rev. J. o. Prnatt. Pestof.
Ncndey g n a. ~ and ~ y. ~; bible
- - ~, Junior u. n. =. us4 Q clock .. nj
~ 81 i. ~. kEIday at $50 ,. NJ; PRAYER and
rr'ca wednesday evening e $50 D. n
u1'cona
tor FoIecapaI Church. Rev. Samuel No
nf1f. arIy calebratiou- Sundays and Holy
II1n ~. Morning prayer and sermon ~
4. ~ HlrrIng oragcr and sermon. Ie0 Pm. Pr
M crR I'D evening PRAYER and lecture. Re
81 choir Friday night after earpice. Sun
bel atl9 e. m-
CSlian fclcnoe. -9aryices are hoid every Sun
u. ~ 81 o'clock 4 m. and Wedne9daT evening e
n'cIcak ~ NJ. the Odd Fellows Hail.
ln1rof Adams and Clinton streets. This room h
p aaod 1a 8 Christian Sciences reading rooIns
1 - uDcn daily except 8uneaya and Friday
fIlrlnoona. between the hours Of 20 and ~ oclock
IS -. ana 4 ard o'clock p. N. All are cordially
oFllcd Tho Sunday SCHOOL, ID held Sunday morn
5rQn % - losth
rholle church-Iiev. Fathm Nolan priest In
ro Services every Sunday &C 78o q. m.
~ f1rlnG the week e l10 q, n.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10
Tie Standard
OIL Decision
An Estimate Of the Missouri
Federal Circuit Courts
Flndins Against the
Great Rockefeller
Cooperation.


- aAHAGa - ENaEt~ AVNs
N 81 OFWITHsTANDING the easo
with Whlch the Standard Oh
company slipped out Of pay.
ing that s2D.0O0OOO One. II h
b. no means out Of the legal woods.
1hs recent decision against it By the
United States circuit court Of the east
eEn district Of Missouri 10 about the
hardest Judicial blow landed on q cor
poration since the dissolution Of the
Northern Securities merger. Tue trust
win of course appeal 20 the United
states supreme court and % gain q
iliklo time even II Il does set no mOFe
Substantial benefit. But the delay viii
b only for q few months at most
Aftor that. whatl Under the wording
IS the decision. written By Justice
Walter h. aanborn and concurred 10
81 az ths other judges constituting
fhs circuit court. the Standard Oh
Company Of New Jersey "a not only
dissolved. but the members Of u are
seslruined from carrying on . similar
monopoly IN any other Way. That Is
Ra9haF sweeping aud should furnish
Rockefeller and ArchbOId. otherwise
known e. the blg and little John D..
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10
WhnAHn Got

BelIa-He fell IN love with her pho
tograph and asked for the original
Fred-What developed Bella-She
gave him q negative.
Police and Press.
II was Senator Evarts who paid this
compliment to the police Of New York
At en- annual dinner OF the force: "As
compared With the press you exhibit q
striking contrast You know a great
many things about our citizens that
you don't tell. and the press tells q
great many things about our citlsens
that 4 doesn't know"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

IAetive head OF standard OH company.l
rectiOn or something will happen. II
takes much 10 start q mass OF $1,000
600 human units. but once started
there is required an equal force 20 stop
It. The American mass Is Just about
started 10 the movement against the
illegal restraint OF trade.
Steps In Advance.
II Is impossible to forecast the prac-
IDEAL results iOwlng from the sanborn
decision "a case Il Is affirmed by the
supreme court. The SEXUAL, tangible
enects realized FROM similar antitrust
decisions in the past are not entirely
encouraging. yet II must be remember
ed that something has been gained at
each step, some advance has been
made and that the representatives OF
the government have learned from
their very failures. with accumulat-
ing presidents and decisions 20 help
and guide and With past experience TO
warn. the government is constantly In
q better position % enforce the law
and shows en- increased determination
10 do 90. The case against the tobacco
trust 10 already before the supreme
court and will probably be decided IN
December. There are many identical
points 10 the two suits. and the deci-
sion in the lower courts was largely
similar. There viii probably be an
oeoEt to have them passed upon at
about the same time. provided the
Standard lawyers set their appeal be-
fore the court IN time. AZ any rate.
the matter will be pushed through
With ali possible haste. 90 that the de-
cree against both trusts can be put
into erect early IN the new year
The case for the United States
against the Standard was largely con-
Quoted by Frank B. Kellogg and has
been going on a tribe more than three
years. having been started on Nov. 10
1905.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

4 CO efWhi nea -
Hssa ant
Il what goes stRaitht 10 thc heart
every man at broahfns6 time. aad ogl
one knows that oaly god ggocen -
good coffee. We take special prida 8
cur brands. e. they have made 81
store famous. Just &c good as ths &C.
Zee we sell are teas. shich pEiae
holds good throughout our entire nla
We Sell nothing but the bsst 81 Fed
pFOduets-thOss We have tested s-
selves, and 80 can stand b. thew.
Nv. COLLINS Grocer
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

Mrs. Bharp-SO you told Mr.. Jones
you wished you was single once more.
ala your sharp with quick WIFI
Only that ! might have The happiness
Of marrying you over again, darling
Boston Transcript
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

The Personal Recollections Of Suth-
eriand Edwards" English music critic,
records that after the peace Of 1873
q used 10 be the rule for every hussaF
% wear q black mustache, and those
who had neither a black mustache nor
q fair one which they could dye were
required to paint the sembIaDcs Of 9
black mustaehe on their upper lip.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

Hadams-I don't know where Our
con ests an bis faults from. I'm sure
~ Doesn't set them from me. Mon.
sieur-No. you're night there; you
haven't foSt any Of yourn
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

AANAA@~A N~@N~ 49, " Ae@~tA~-N Ns-'A
ara as at present constituted, bat
leaves tie path clear for criminal pros
oeutiocA Since e ls held that the
Standard on Company Of New Serssg
% b eoatravontion Of the law. what
a % pesvent bringing suits against the
Nast by any one who feels aggrisvod
and assessing HDes % three tines ths
amount OF me damages determined on.
II was under this clause Of tie law
nat the famous e2o.OO0O00 enc was
essessod. and. while that did not stick.
others might Do 90. especially with
che saub0rn docision 70 back them up.
MoroVveg, tie government prosecutors
have loaraed some thinEa from the
meeting out Of the ans made %
Judge Lands and could nov avoid
ooAso ~ tbs legai pitfalls walsh trey
thea encounfersd Vet nuothor point.
and q bis enc. 6 tre gFowtn 81 bnblir
oplnio1 tbfOueb0uf che untloB nealnsl
a. expressive fSu1ia and. whils this
hea 10 ieRai bearIng d 'lns ught
ngainsl - etnn1srd h hn a1 nesual
1aaEiae cat 81 ~ 9 o. 4hrnlss4 AZ
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

E
& Iee1 efffl anl ahen l1t tq
q homohlir Co.'S oecoa,s really t ~
q movo 81 any given direction thsy
Vim either mggs a. that identical a.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

Trust men and they win Be troo %
yoa. TREAT them greatly and they Wlll
show Themselves gTeat-EmeGuon.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-10

AarepIana omnIbua NaNl.

BaIIin Hinde. speaking az q meeting
Of q cycle and motor company &C Gov
entry. England. the other day. said
that Be believed that within the neEt
few years aerOplanes would be buiit
10 serve az omnibuSes for the carrying
OF DaasenRefB.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-29
ZIMMERMAN VERY ILL.

LAUREL, Miss, June 2S.-News
reaches Laurel that H. Newell Rogers,
prominent lumberman of this city,
is in precarious condition at the
home of his father in indianapolis. On
last Tuesday, the 22d inst, Mr.. Rogers
engaged in a practice shoot with the
Laurel Gun Club, and while operating
a trap, the machine was accidentally
thrown and struck him back of the
ear. He was knocked over by the
blow and a slight cut was made ia
the scalp. Upon returning to the CITY
his wound was dressed by a local ply.
stefan, but no seriousness was at
tached to the injury. Later he. CON-
planned Of headache, but was about
the city great deal in making prem.
arations to leave for visit to Indian
apolis. He left Thursday with bis
family, and upon his arrival at In.
dianapolis Friday night it was found
that he was in serious condition
Saturday morning an operation was
performed and much alarm has since
been felt on account of his condition
The Gardiner family here, of which
he is member, is keeping in constant
touch with Indianapolis through long
distance telephone. Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Gardiner, parents of Mrs.
Rogers, are in Paris, and a cablegram
has been sent them. 1t is expected
that they will sail for America immedi-
ately.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-29
said meeting, when the following reso
luton was unanimously adopted:

Salu meeting, when the following resc
luton was unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That the Charter of In
corporation of said w. L. Logan 6
Co. be amended as follows, to-wit
That section one of said Charter Of
Incorporation be amended so as to
read as follows, to-wit: Section 1.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be Brown Furniture Co., and
under that name and style said cor
poration shall sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, and shall have cor
porate existence for period of so
years from and after the date the orig.
inal charter was approved by the Gov.
ernor unless sooner dissolved accord
ing to law"
The object of the amendment to said
Charter Of Incorporation is to change
the corporate name and style Of said
corporation from w. L. Logan & Co.
to Brown Furniture Co.
In testimony whereof, we, the I'M
dersigned being all of the stockhold
ers of w. L. Logan & Co., have signed
our names hereto, and executed this
instrument for the purposes stated.
Done in the City of Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, this the 18th day of April,
1909.
J. G. BROWN.
NENA o. WILLIAMS.
A. e. TAYLOR.
State of Mississippi,
County of Forrest,
City of Hattiesburg.
This day personally appeared be.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-29
AS RESULT OF AUTO ACCIDENT.

MOBILE. Ala, June 29.-Mrs. Mil
dred Logan Clarke, wife of Mr.. Nor
borne r. Clarke, the city recorder, died
last Friday night at $3.50 at the
family home. 410 Church street, after
suffering since April 26 from the ef-
fects of injuries received in an auto
mobile accident at Pensacola, Fla, at
which time Mrs. Gonzales was killed
and Mrs. G. NJ. Luce, of Mobile and
Mrs. Muldon. were injured.
Mrs. Clarke was injured about the
head and one of her limbs was frac-
tured. For a time she improved, but
gradually declined, and Friday night
a change for the worst was noted.
Mrs. T. e. Ross is expected home
Wednesday from Asheville N c.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-29

fore me, H. c. Greer, Notary Public for
the City of Hattiesburg, Miss, the
above and within named J. G. Brown.
A. e. Taylor and Nena o. Williams,
stockholders of w. L. Logan & Co.
who acknowledged that they signed
and delivered the foregoing instru
ment on the day and year therein men
toned.
This April 22nd, 1909.
H. C. GREER,
6-18-3tfri Notary Public
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-29
BOUGHT Hattiesburo Securities.

Hattiesburg's credit in the money
market looks very good. The Wood
men of the World have invested SS27,'
479.5S in Mississippi securities AMI
of this amount, the sum of SOL, 5S3 -
was put the City of Hattiesburg gen
eral bonds, IS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-29
.UNWRITTEN Law
WAS SUSTAINED

CHICAGO, June 29.-The unwritten
law was sustained today by the jury
in Judge Kersten's court. Michael
Pacellano, charged with the murder
Of Frank Serene, was acquitted. It
was shown that Serene had betrayed
Pacellanos Sister.