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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21


 In regard to the decrease in acre. age for the coming season Habersham King, secretary of the New York Cot saying that there would be no volun- tary decrease and that the spring weather would determine how much IS planted.
 The advancing merchants and plant CTS in the city yesterday take strong exceptions to the prediction of Mir Considerably less land will be de- voted to cotton this year than last" said one of the most prominent mer- chants. eAlready the farmers are and planning to raise more corn. With foodstuffs, corn and meat at top-notch prices the farmer has no other choice. We are telling our customers to We feel that 1t will pay them better to cut down their living expenses by rais- ing a larger part of what they con sume,.. And is so everywhere in the State"
 Word has been received that the Black Delta country in Mississippi, comprising Bolivar, Bsaquena. Shar-- famed as the richest cotton land in the South, has become infested with the boll weevil. An exodus of negro farmers who don't want to, take any  from this and other sections. Spectators in Liverpool absorbed S70o bales of cotton yesterday as against very small amount during the past two seasons
 Spot cotton in Liverpool markets Is now cheaper on legitimate business of 1t has been in many years, and mot only trifle but from S2 to S3 cheaper. The Liverpool market now presents two or three years the prices for spots in that market have kept from 30 to 6s points above. futures Now they are only. five points higher A widen ing of the basis is only a question of time. however. in the opinion of the broker who points out this peculiar sit uation. The president of a leading dry goods concern in New York said yesterday that the merchants cannot help being well pleased with the improvement in trade this last year. =
 The worlds taking for the week were 2s2,000 against s37.0oo last year.
 THE wEATHER. uniasa States Department of Agriculture. s,.g e7.1 Rl Rl(csntrai Time.) t Montgomery, Feb. 20. 1909.
 Jwlndj Rain State of Weather Tina eremp ipr.hr.t In. c and direction
 l4s llOOths.I of wind Tam. 4s.3 6l .0o clear-siwest p.m' se.o I ,.oO Clear-south.
 Maximum temperature for day. 7s deg. Minimum temperature for day, 44 deg. Average temperature for day, 59 deg. Normal temperature for day, 52 deg. Accumul excess since Jan. l. 2O9 deg Av. relative humid. for day, 50 per ct Total rainfall since Jan. 1, 10. 2S inches
 RIVER BULLETIN.
 Hloodl Gaze ICh'nEI Rain.
 Stage Readsl 2A 2A ETATToNa IT&W.ll hrs. l hrA ssa.ssn sS%s ..: ss is.s is.s 44ss.:1 :SS SS wetumpka ... i5 sS.i xi.5 .SO .So Miistead ..l 35 12.0 1".3 100 MOntROm0FY 3h 29.7 x2-O
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
s--Rislng. x-FaIIlne.
RIVER F
WEATHER CONnITInNsl

RIVER FORECASTS. The Coosa and the Alabama win continue to fall slowly.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
V, s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 WEATHER BUREAU.

TsmperaturelP Prclp- --l-litation Alta. Max. linnhea.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

United States Department of AEriculture { Weather Bureau Local Observation ' -e.g re7.1 Bl <centrai Timel
 Montgomery, Feb. 20. 1909.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
THE WEATHER.

The worlds taking for the week were 292,000 against s37.00o last year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

The president of leading dry goods concern in New York said yesterday that the merchants cannot help being well pleased with the improvement in trade this last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

lwindI Ram State of Weather I'@' rsDnO iPFhF iSo.hi iS < and a, @inS SirSrti0n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

Maximum temperature for day. Ts deg. Minimum temperature for day, 44' deg: Average temperature for day 58 deg. Normal temperature for day, 52 deg Accumul. excess since Jan. l, 2O9 deg Av. relative humid. for day, 50 per ct Total rainfall since Jan. 1, 10.2S inches
 RIVER BULLETIN.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

The Liverpool market now presents curious phenomenon. For the past two or three years the prices for spots in that market have kept from 30 to 65 points above futures. Now they are only five points higher. A widen ing of the basis is only a question of time. however, in the opinion of the broker who points out this peculiar sit uation.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
THE OLD COURT HOUSE

While in the court house a
few days ago some large cracks
or checks in the walls were
seen. These cracks have come
in the walls in different parts
OF the building for several
years. There were cracks in
the brick walls in the part
over the old Jail large enough
ot put your hand through.
Last winter there were
cracks an inch wide in one of
the walls of the main hallway.
These last to appear are in the
west wall of the Auditors of.
flee.
These detects in the walls
and partitions Of the building
causes ohe to wonder it the
building is not becoming un-
safe for occupancy. We now
recognize the wisdom of the
establishment by the County
Commissioners, a few years
ago of court house building
fund. The new Sheriffs Res
idence and Jail was paid for
out of this fund and there is
left nearly fifty thousand dol
lars and it increases about ten
thousand dollars a year.
The time will soon come
when the anonnt of this fund
will warrant and the condition
of the old building will urge
the construction of a new
court house.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
Murders Wife,
Then Suicides

Lansing, Mich, Aug. Is. -
William Graulich of this city
shot and killed his wife Clara
A., last night and then took
carbolic acid, which caused his
death. Both were nineteen
years of age. The wife would
have become a mother in few
months. The murder and sui
eide was committed just befo re
midnight.
Mrs. Graulich was at the
home of her sister when Grau-
Itch called. She went to the
door. They conversed few
minutes when she was heard
to cry out "Oh let me go, let
me CO." A moment later she
lay dead on the floor with a
bullet hole in her temple.
Graulich at once drank the
acid from bottle, then ran
down the stairs and staggered
to street corner where he fell
into the arms of policeman.
The couple were married last
October after a courtslip was
started, it is said, while Grau,
lice was an inmate Of the. In
dustrial School for boys here.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
TO APPEAL
TO PRESIDENT
Gronna, Incensed Over Erich Ap.
pointment, Will Protest to
President
he WAS NOT CONSULTED

Lakota, N. D., Aug. 16.-Be.
lieving that he has not been
given a square deal by the
Republican administration in
the appointment of Carl N.
Erich of this city as census
commissioner. Congressman
A. J. Gronna announced here
today that he will protest
Frich's appointment to Presi-
dent Taft.
III was not informed until to-
night of the appointment" de-
clared the North Dakota con-
gresham. II was not consult
ed before the commissioner
was named. The appointment
was rushed over my head and
| consider it direct slap at me
for my stand ON the tariff bill.
II voted against the adoption
of the tariff bill because did
not believe it would meet with
the approval of the people of
North Dakota, and because of
my vote on that measure am
not entitled to be cut out of Re-
publican circles. The appoint
ment was decided upon by
Senator McCumber without
consulting me and l feel that
an unfair advantage has been
taken of me in this matter.
II do not know what can
gain by an appeal to President
Taft, but l will certainly make
the appeal and trust to his
sense of fairness to settle the
difficulty in a manner that is
right"
The appointment of Erich
who has been a political enemy
of Gronna. was announced
Sunday by President Taft. In
political circles in Washington
and in North Dakota it is con-
sidered a slap at the North Da-
ia congressman to discipline
him for his stand with the Re-
publican insurgents in the tar
iff fight.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
A FINE RACE PROGRAM

The race program for the
Richland county fair is the best
in the history of the association
and large field of good race
horses is expected to enter. The
Richland county fair track has
been recognized by horsemen
as the best in North Dakota
and they like to race here. Fol-
lowing is the program for the
fair Sept. 2l, %, %, "a:
Wednesday, Sept. 22nd
2:1O Pace or 2.O5 Trot. $4,000
2:22 Pace or 2:17 Trot. 10000
1a Mile Running 2 in 3. =. 5000
u Mile dash for lady riders 5000
Relay race for lady riders 5000
Thursday, Sept. 23rd
2:3O Pace or 2:25 Trot. 10000
Richland County 800 Trot
or Pace. 10000
12 Mile Running 2 in 3. 5000
Relay Race for Boys. 5000
Friday, Sept. "a.
2:17 Pace or 2:12 Trot. 10000
2:4O Pace or 2:35 Trot. 10000
h2 Mile running race 2 in 2 5000
12 Mile Dash for Boys and
Ponies. ........ 100000. $500
Famers Wagon Race 70
vile. .............. .EO.OO
Relay race for lady riders 5000
Entries close Sept. II.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
PREMIUM LISTS OUT

The premium list for the
Richland county fair which
will be held in Wahpeton Sept.
81, %, %, "a, 1909, is ready for
distribution and copies may be
had by addressing the secre-
tary.
The 1909 premium list is the
best the association has issued.
The premiums are larger in
most departments, particular
ly the live stock department,
where the money offered is
double that of last year. On
account of the increaae in pre-
miums offered it is expected
that the live stock exhibit will
be ever so much than any year
before.
Exhibits of all kinds are
wanted and if you have a good
horse. or some good cattle, hogs
sheep or poultry and some nice
grain or vegetables you are ex-
pected to make an exhibit and
should write the secretary of
the fair for a premium list at
at once.
r. J. Hughes, Secretary
Wahpeton, n. d.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
PLANS FOR HANDLING THE
YEARS CROP

That the members of the A
S. of E. are busy in their work
to prevent temporary glut on
the grain market this fall,
which would mean cheap
prices to the producers for the
1909 crop, is evident by the fol-
lowing resolutions passed by
the Convention of ID i 8 ri c t
Union No. l, held in Fargo,
July 9th, 1919. 1t was resolved
to- urge all members having
pledged grain, and others who
are :willing::::to help the cause
along, to market their grain
through the Equity Cooper
tive iExchange at Duluth, Su-
peri"r and Minneapolis. until
the Society can establish the
Equity Terminal Elevator Co.,
which they are about to incor-
porate. Every farmer in the
Grain Growing States, includ-
ing members and those who
are not members of the Society
is advised to hold every portion
of this years crop that is pos
sible OFF THE MARKET un-
til they are able to secure the
minimum price the same as
they did last year, and they
will be successful regardless of
speculative interests on the
Board of Trade. The following
figures are the minimum prices
at all Terminals for No. l
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
g. N. ENGINEER BEATEN TO
DEATH


Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 16.
James Granville, an engineer
in the Great Northern shops at
Harve, Mont, died in a local
hospital last night from a beat
ing over the head he received
in a box car on a side track at
Granite Falls Thursday night.
John F. Ruth of Milwaukee
is in the county Jail at Granite
Falls charged with committing
the crime. The town marshal
Granite Falls says he saw
Granville and together, drink
ing, the day before the crime
was committed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE.
Parents Believe Trance Medium
Called Their Son From Death
to Life.

St. Louis, Aug. 14-Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Knapp report the
remarkable recovery of their
infant son, Lester, whom they
insist was dead. The boy was
attired in shroud preparatory
to burial, but was brought to
life, they say, by the laying on
of hands by trance medium.
The child is five months old
and is one of twins. Since berth
if suffered from rheumatism.
In appearance it looks like a
little old man, with the wrin-
kles of ninety years. At birth
it weighed five pounds. 1t
weighs seven pounds at the
present time.
Two weeks ago the child
grew worse and continued to
decline until it was believed
dead.
Mrs. Agnes Berry, the childs
godmother, advised a mustard
bath and a visit to Mrs. F. Net
loft, a clairvoyant. The Knapps
cay Mrs. Netlof after closing
her eyes and becoming rigid
said: said: "Something tells
me you are worried about a
child. Bring the child to me
for three days and I will cure
him."
Mrs. Knapp says she follow
ed the instructions even to en-
tering the front door of Mrs.
Netlof's home backward. For
three days the clairvoyant laid
her hands on the child and it
began to improve. Her trips
to Mrs. Netloff continued until
Wednesday, when the child
was pronounced we'll.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
DUTIES OF MARRIED PEOPLE.
Many Domestic Problems Discus
ed in Chicago Court Divorce
Action.

Chicago, Aug. l4.-Should a
man eat what his wife cooks
without murmur, even if he
does not care for it? And if he
does eat it, is he hero, and
does he deserve Carnegie
medal, or, on the other hand,
had he ought to be glad to get
whatever his spouse cares to
set out for him7
These are questions which
entered into the divorce suit OF
Mrs. Emma Louis Singleton
when it came up before Judge
McEwen yesterday. Another
important question, Should a
man devote his Sundays to his
wife?" was brought up, and
e v d e n t y Judge McEwen
thought that mere man should
be glad to bask in the sunshine
of wifie's smiles on Sundays. AT
any rate, he granted a decree
to Mrs. Singleton.
"a wife stays home all week,
keeps house, mends her hus-
bands clothing, gets the meals,
and is lonesome, and it is his
duty to stay home Sundays" {"
said Mrs. Singleton.
"A married man struggles all
week to provide a home for his
wife and he should have his
Sundays to himself" insisted
Singleton.
~ won't stay all alone all the
time" said the wife. IL will
get divorce first. 1t is too
lonesome to be alone every day
in the week."
Mrs. Singleton stated that
herself and husband could not
agree upon the question and
this difference of opinion form
ed the basis of their trouble.
"Finally. when he came home
he was cranky" testified the
wife. "The meals did not suit
him. although they were the
same I always set on the table.
Finally, last May, he demanded
to know what I was going to
do. I was silent, and then he
pulled out rope and beat me" I"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
FARMERS PICNIC

Under the auspices of the
American Society of Equity a
farmers basket picnic will be
held at the John Richels farm
Sunday afternoon, August Goth
Farmers and their families are
requested and invited to attend
this picnic and enjoy a pleas
ant outi'ig after the hard work
Of harvest. Come aud bring
your wives and children, as
we'll as baskets and help in the
work OF furthering the Farm.
er's Interests. The purpose of
the American Society of Equi-
ty will be explained and the
upbuilding of the loca! union,
recently organized will be un-
der consideration;
Let every farmer in this vi
cinity make it a point to be at
this picnic that we may enjoy
a pleasant afternoon among old
friends and neighbors as we'll
as to plan for prices and the
general uplift of agricultural
interests.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
EXAMINATION

The next regular state teach
ere examination will be held
in the high school buildings at
both Wahpeton and Lidger-
wood on the 9th and 28th
insts.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
CONSUMER PAYS
HIGHER RATE

LaFollette Makes It Plain that
the Tariff Revision Does Not
Suit Him.
Madison, Wis.,. Aug.-"So far
as the price of any artical of
common use is affected by the
rates fixed in the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff law, the cost will
be increased to the consumer.
Mark this statement"
In this sentence Senator La
Toilette sums up this analysis
of the new tariff law in today's
issue of LaFollette's Weekly
Magazine. The "progressive"
senator from Wisconsin declar-
es that "the kind of revision de-
manded, promised, accepted,
voted for and decreed at the
polls has not been even partly
complied with" that the duties
on articles of general use have
teen treated to a "sleight of
hand reduction" that will per-
NIT the charging of exorbitant
prices. and that the American
people will judge the tariff law
by it's effect upon the bills
which the consumer pays more
by more.
Tariff revision meant down.
ward revision. But how much
and what kind of downward re-
vision?" asks Senator LaFol-
lette in his leading editorial.
"Not a cunning, deceirful,
downward revision applied to
articles rarely if ever purchas-
ed by the mass of people," the
article continues. mot a
sleight of hand production on
articles of general use, 80
shrewdly measured as to en-
able the trust to continue to
charge exorbitant pric 9.
Downward revision meant hon.
est downward revision, produc-
ing the result for which the
consumer sought revision. It
meant reducing the rates on
articles entering into general
domestic pse enough to insure
foreign competition az an ef-
fective check-not against pro-
duction of this country, but
against the intolerable and ex-
tortionate greed of those who
criminally combine to control
the markets of ninety million
people.
"President Taft approved the
new law. He has told the
country why he did Sc. But
even if the presidents state
ment does come as a disap-
pointment to those who had
hoped for more vigorous
stand on his part against the
very general increases of the
Dingley rates that Aldrich was
able to embody in the new law.
still there is hopeful signifi-
canse in the presidents intima-
ton that tariff revision is not a
closed book as far as his ad-
ministration is conc ern e d.
Those who fought for general
revision downward from the
excessive Dingley rates, in &C.
cordance with party pledges,
will be of good cheer and bide
the time when the leaders in
congress can no longer ignore
the demands of an aroused
public."-Herald
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
Meeting Of the Wahpeton City
Council Held Aug. 10th 1909

Adjourned meeting of the
Wahpeton City Council held
Aug. 16, 1909 Meeting called
to order by Mayor Eberly. AL
dernen present, Fork ner,
Voves, Hess, Peschel aud Fred
ericks.
Motion carried that the mat
ter of locating light on corner
of 9th street and Wisconsin
Ave-, be referred to the public
IMPROVEMENT committee to in
vestigate and report. The fol.
lowing bills were presented
motion c ,rried to pay same out
of the waterworks fund.
WATERWORKS FUND
Tom Donahue, labor So so
Tom Donahue, labor 25
Edward Kinder, labor 1 so
Rod Parkhill, labor 8 40
Alfred Fenton, labor 2 so
Alfred Fenton, labor 1 25
Martin Kramer, labor 8 40
J. B. Watson, labor 10 so
Supt. Parkhills report of
waterworks presented nd
placed OH file.
Motion made and seconded
that ordinance No. 1O2 be re-
re numbered and called ordi-
anceNo.
Motion carried by vote as fol-
lows, ayes, Noves. Forkner,
Hess, Peschel and Fredericks.
Noes, none.
Motion carried that we ad-
journ.
WM. II. PuRDoN,
City Auditor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-19
REMlNlSCENCE OF
AN EARLY SETTLER
THE FORESIGHT AND PRE-
DICTlONS OF OLDER MEN.

DICTl0NS OF OLDER MEN.
In the summer of 1867 AS the
stage cca a.h halted in front OF
the log store at what is now
McCauleyville, across the Red
River from Fort Abercrombie
D. T., there alighted two o d
and grey headed gentlemen
with military composure
neatly dressed. They came in.
to our store, l happened to ba
alone and they inquired of the
if there was any show to stay
over night. We, having a few
rooms with beds and keeping
a stopping place for travellers
said, Eyes sir" I took them in
to the best room we had, they
then asked me for the proprie-
tor and said they would like to
see him at once. I set out to
hunt up and soon found Mr..
McCauley. He went to the
room and in short order came
out and said to me, Barney 90
over to the Fort and deliver
this message to Major Hall
who was the commander of the
Post.
l went at once. gave the mes.
sage to the orderly at Head
quarters and was very much
surprized at the dispatch on
the part of. Major Hall. He
came with me at once, went in
to the room where those two
gentlemen were. After a while
in coming out l heard him say,
at about what time in the morn
ing shall l have the conveyance
call for you General! They
said, we are ready any time in
the morning. A four mule team
hitched to a Government Am
bulance came over, the two
gentlemen got in and drove off.
At the Fort they received an
escort of Cavalry to go with
them for protection against the
Indians. The two gentlemen
in questions were General
Andrews and General Spaul
ding, how long a time they
were away l don't remember
but when they returned they
came to our place again.
In the evening they invited
the officers of the Fort to come
over they had something like a
Banquet. / had to help to wait
on them thev made different
remarks of their trip across the
prairie, but one remark | never
forgot, one of the Old Generals
being asked. what do you think
of the country between here
and the Missouri River, is it
good for anything? Pointing
his his finger at me he said,
1 was then II years of age, and
judged him at least 65 years
before that boy gets to be as
old as an every acre of land
between the Red River and the
Missouri River will be worth
$25.OO. This is 1909, 1 arm 60
years old so the Old General
has five years time yet to have
his prediction fulfilled.
There was not a man in that
or any other place
that knew the country that
could see that far ahead.
In spirit he must have seen
the railroads, cities and beauti-
full farms and the contented
and happy well-to-do people of
North Dakota of to day.
]. B. Yelling
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-02-03
TRUST CAN'T COLLECT
DEBTS THROUGH Law
Is Decision Of United States Supreme Court in Case
Of Wall Paper Co.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Feb. 1.-THE
case OF the Continental Wallpaper
Company. against Louis Weight and
Son OF Cincinnati. was yesterday de-
cided by the Supreme Court OF the
United States In VOight's favor. The
case was brought by the company on
a debt Of $4,000. the payment of
which was resisted on the ground
that the paper company is a trust. In
effect the decision holds that an ad-
mitted trust organized contrary TO
the Sherman antitrust law cannot
use the court to collect debts.
Il was represented that VOight had
bought over 100000 worth of paper.
on which he had paid 80 per cent
more than he would have had 10 pay
II there had been competition. II was
also set out that the Continental Com
pany hal b,Cn organized TO conduct
the business 81 the various wall paper
factories II the United States and
that Weight as a jobbcr in its products
had been compelled 60 sign a strict
agreement On the threat that IL he
did not do so. no paper would be sold
20 him and that il would be made
impossible for him % continue IN
business.
In a demurrer the company admit