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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-07-01

FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.
Wahpeton Commercial Club
w. ]. Robinson, Pres. F. r.
Barnes, Sec. Business meeting
the first Wednesday of each
month.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-07-01

l. o. 0. F. Nee, every Tues.
day night in the l. o. o. F.
hall. O. Olson, N. G.. Jos.
Voves, Jr., V. G., c. P. Robin.
son, Sec, w. A. Farnsworth,
Treas.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-07-01

NJ. w. A. Warren Butts, Ven.
cradle Council, Theo. Albrecht,
Banker, E. S. Cameron, clerk.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-07-01

NJ. B. A. Meets the first and
third Thursday nights of each
month in l. o. q. +. Hall. Geo.
Abendschien, Pres, Ida Don.
aldson, Sec.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-07-01

A. B. Y. Meets the End and
18th Wednesdays of each month
in l. O. O. F. Hall. o. Kinder.
man, For, E. S. Cameron, Cor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
LEMON LOCAL MAN,
Was We'll Known and His Family
Lives Here.

Leonard o. Lemon who is mention
ed in the above dispatch was until ten
years ago resident of this city. Tele-
grams were received by his brother,
Everett Lemon, vice president of
local banking institution. and his
mother. Mrs. Ida G. Lemon. South
Seventeenth street, this morning an
nouncing his death.
Mr.. Lemon is survived by his wife
and one child, also two sisters and
his brother and mother. He was
about 20 years It is not known
as vet whether he will be buried here
or not.
He was born and raised in this city
and for many years followed the oc-
cupation of a millwright at the Rich
mond City Mill Works. He then took
up railroading and went to Knoxville
about ten years ago. He has been
an engineer on the l.. & N. r. r. for
a number OF years. The above dis
patch speaks of his being a fireman,
which is believed by relatives to be
incorrect.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
Publishers


Yours of the 1st received. pras,
tanment possibly a cook book.
kind OF price the advertising will perhaps
$50
In little town possibly they print .
larger town 500 copies and still 1000 COPIES price
generally about the having relation
in the last instance is SIS thousand Naturally
their intelligent
them not fools and want that believe
for that intend spend
appropriation. buying space clearly defined than
corner lot at the North Pole four in
cumuus cloud is forgot
that Of oldfashoned
of publishers some
contest right bring
The attitude Of public question have
coming to realize that place
before the who
absolute OF
the service rendered
cusion that he reachhat is that the seeking
the is conscious the that the
price Therefore he seeks To
and to examination he pro-
poses to give in exchange for the buyers money.
publisher and owner of also q magazine.
would have to change ideas materially
ever conduct business affairs with the
they will have good to suspect that
facts hidden from them taking
tense of giving service that do
prefer to leave shell run
shell games You think these plain
will that the situation
other reputable publisher moment to take
the position do in this friends and in
response be good friend permit man to nut
blanket over my head in order to
details of what should be honest transaction
c. w. POST.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
TWO COLOREO MEN
GREATLY WORRIED
Went on Woodie Cooks Bond
And Now He Is Said
To Be Missing.
STAND TO LOSE $4,000
soNDsMEN FOR COOK ARE 9. r.
oxEN0INE AND LEONARD ~.
AT-cook FAILED TO APPEAR
FOR HIS. HEARING.
STAND TO LOSE $1,000

Where is woodie Cook. colored. of
Muncie? This is the question s. r.
Oxendine, colored janitor at the court
house in this city. and Leonard Hiatt,
local colored barber, are anxiously
asking each other. Unless Cook re-
turns before Judge Leffler of the cir
cult court at Muncie enters up tudg-
ment in the court docket, the two local
men will be minus just 5000
Some time ago Cook was arrested on
a charge Of failure to support his wife
and child. He was brought to Muncie
but was later released under 1000
bond which was furnished by Oxendine
and Hiatt Of this city. Cooks hearing
was set for last Saturday in the Della
ware circuit court at Muncie. How
ever the man failed to put in his ap-
pearance. His bond was defaulted
and his bondsmen win now have to
forfeit the money unless they locate
Cook and bring him into court before
judgment is entered Judge LETTER
notified the two bondsmen that he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
SWEETHEARTS NET
A TRAGIC DEATH
Were Two of Victims of the
Terrible Chicago River
Accident.
WERE IN WRECKED AUTO
MYSTERY OF NUMBER OF occu-
PANTS OF lLL-FATED MACHINE
HAS NOT YET BEEN UNRAv-
ElED BY OFFICIALS.
(American News Service)

(Amerfcan News Servfce)
Chicago, Nov. 9.-A prospective
bride and groom, according to circum-
stantial but almost positive develop
ments. rode to their death with Chauf-
feur Ernest Camp through the open
drawbridge on Jackson boulevard on
Sunday night
They were Max Cohen. a tobacco
dealer and Miss Beatrice Shapiro, his
fiancee. He was 26 years old, and
she %.
Members of both the Cohen and
Shapiro. families have heard nothing
from their son and daughter since
they left Sunday evening to attend a
theater. They at first suspected elope-
ment, but as the hours went by and
no word came from the missing ones,
they reported the disappearance of
the couple to the police.
Identified Photographs.
Max Berger. a chauffeur. identified
photographs of Miss Shapiro and Max
Cohen as being the persons whom he
o'clock.
The mystery as to the number of
passengers in the car has not yet
been learned. Berger says he saw
two men, one of whom wore a silk hat,
accompanied by a woman standing By
Camps machine
The body of one victim Of the auto
mobile tragedy was recovered today
q block away from the scene, and
identified ~ Ernest Camp. the chauf-
feur.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
Former Well Known Richmond
Man Was instantly Killed
Today in Headon Collision
On the L. & N. Road.
DEAD MAN A BROTHER
OF EVERETT H. LEMON
Left This City About Ten
Years Ago and Engaged in
Railroad Business - His
Headquarters at Knoxville.
(American News Servlce)

Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. 9.-As the
result of collision early today be-
tween freight and a passenger train,
three men are dead and thirty-fivc
are suffering from injuries
Near kleinarts, 20 miles north Of
Knoxville, Louisville & Nashville
passenger train bound from here to
Cincinnati ran into southbound
freight. Firemen Bowman and Leon
ard o. Lemon and Engineer Pierce,
who was driving the passenger, were
killed. All the passengers were badly
shaken up, many Of them being SER
iously hurt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
In Article in This Weeks Is
sue Department of the In
terror Is Dragged Into the
limeIight Again.
AUTHOR is DEPOSED
FEDERAL OFFICIAL
Question Is Asked, "Do the
Guggenheims Control the
Department." Expected
To Create a Big Furore.
palladium Special)

New York, Nov. 9.-Collier's today
released for publication it's article on
the embarrassing of Ballinger."
which is expected to create furore N
the public estimation of the affairs Of
the department of the interior. Be
ginning with it's editorial earlier in the
fall, "Ballinger Should Co." Golfers
has been making war on him ever since
and asks the question, Are the Gug-
senheims in charge of the Department
of the Interior:''
The article which will appear in
Golfers is by L. R. CLAWS, who was
removed by Ballinger from the land
office without hearing. This hear
ing Golfers is laying before the coun-
try. supported with documentary evil
dence and pictures of the lands which
were bought by the Cunningham inter-
ests for paltry sum. although con-
tanning as rich coal lands as Pennsyl-
vania.
The statement OF CLAWS begins as
follows:
Golfers Article.
From 1902 to 1909, was in the field
service of the general land office for
the last two and a half years as chief
of field division. In September. 1909,
l was summarily removed from my DO
sion without formal hearing by Rich
ard A. Ballinger, secretary of the in
terror, by authorization of the presi-
dent of the United States. That re-
moval was accompanied by the publi-
cation of letter OF, the president to
Mr.. Ballinger.~ l believe that my re-
moval was unfair. l believe the pres
ident's letter was grievously unfair.
because in it the president gives
weight to charge against me which
I never had the opportunity to see or
answer. The president states in his
letter that I withheld from him infor-
nation favorable to my superiors. l
do not know of any such information
withheld by me, nor am l conscious Of
the less. should not now make any
public statement of the matter were II
not still possible to save for the gov
ernt many thousands of acres of coal
lands which believe the land office
may in the near future grant to fraud
ulent claimants The hope that my
statement will help to arouse public
sentiment. and that this danger to the
national resources may be arerted, is
what actuates me. This statement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
EIihu White Formerly Resided
In This County and His
Character Was Not Consid-
cred to Be the Best.
WORKED WHILE HERE
AS A FARM LABORER
First Wife Was a Webster
Woman, Who Divorced Him
And His Second Wife-Was
Resident of Cambridge City.

Elihu White, alias Rev. Harlan
White, who was arrested at Marion
Saturday on a charge of bigamy on
evidence furnished by his third wife,
who is resident of Michigan, until
four years ago last spring was resi-
dent of this county. being employed
as farm laborer by several promin-
ent farmers, living south of the city
White is alleged to have held the
reputation of being very profane
and cruel man when angry, and when
in such a temper. it is said. nothing
was too mean for him to say.
Although, not acquainted with the
facts surrounding his third marriage
his friends say that his relations with
his first and second wives were en-
cause of ignorance or because of his
alleged belief in free love, he saw
no reason for obtaining a divorce from
his first wife, who was Miss Rebecca
Ruby, and who he married while liv-
ing at Webster, in order to marry an
other. His marriage to his second
wife, Mrs. Rosa Hudson, came near
not being solemnized, it is said. be-
cause of this reason.
Called Off Ceremony.
However, his second wife did see
the reason and would not consent to
the marriage until his first wife had
been divorced. White and Mrs. Rosa
Hudson. who at the time of her mar
riage was residing at Cambridge City
with her two children. by her first
marriage, were to be married at
what is now the Phillips hotel. North
Sixth street The bride learned On
the eve of the wedding that her hus-
band-to-be and his first wife were not
divorced. She then refused to be
married until a divorce had been Sc
cured by wife No. 1. 1t was later
solemniZed, Mrs. White No. / obtain
ing a divorce from her husband in
the local courts.
The exact year in which Whites
marriage to his second wife took
place is not remembered by his
friends, but they we'll remember the
circumstances surrounding it. His
friends believe that it was about fiji
teen or sixteen years ago. 1t is not
known locally IL Mrs. White No. ev-
er secured divorce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
IS TO AvEAGE HER
Father Says He Will Hunt
Down Murderers Of His
Daughter.
FOUND DYING. ON STREET
tAmerican News Service,

New York, Nov. 9.-"My daughter
was kidnapped. drugged. placed In IN
automobile. fatally beaten and then
thrown into the street and left to die.
OF these things ! feel certain and
shall spend the rest Of my life and my
fortune in hunting down her slayers."
This statement was made today by
Michael Byrnes. the father OF Miss
Nora Byrnes. 23 years old. who died
in BlackwelIs Island hospital after
having been picked up unconscious I'm
the street by the police and charged
with intoxication when she Was real
ly suffering from fatal injuries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09

Interesting passageaarms between nameless publisher
and the redoubtable founder Grape-nuts
My POST
Upon from that
between seriously
disturbed.
In brief has declined o auditor. your
behalf examine circulation guarantee
clause in advertising contract with
This declnation in with weldeined policy
mine got newspaper education New York
here with ideas that wrong
and have to follow them do not
900 circulation of the with
with a been
ceped had
The situation that your representa-
tive in Battle Creek
clause under penalty and
Of course discontinuance Of all advertising.
In view of the progress of u n
the West undertook be
designated battles and in view
milton OF this local
special hardship have this
In this and should q personal
but also matter of justice would your rep
resentative to withdraw his
Ii you cannot clear this.
part company much as should regret such event po
cal and personal, well business reasons.
Yours sincerely,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
IS FINALLY BURIED

Pekin, Nov. S.-After . years pre-
paration the funeral Of the late Dow
aser Empress Of China. Tau Hsi. was
held today. The body was carried TO
the Eastern tombs. 80 miles. through
unbroken lines Of soldiers. The cere-
monies at the start from The walled
city were Witnessed by the diplomatic
corps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09

At seventy-three. 1t is announced.
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert is at
work on a new comic opera which
will shortly be produced at the Savoy
theater in London.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
THE WEATHER.

INDlANA-colder Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09
Of Interest TO Advertisers

In view OF the fact that the Paadiums circulation records
investigation along
this line clearly define ideas; following
letters from the Ink journal
advertisers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09

would allow them q short time IN
which to locate Cook, but that II they
failed in their efforts to ascertain his
whereabouts. they must stand good for
the amount of the bond
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-09

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CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
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(Continued On Page Elve.)
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
Who Killed the Shark ?

A member OF fishing party which
went to the inlet last week is very
much wrought up over Supt' Jones
claim to being an expert shark fisher
man. as detailed by him in an inter
view in The News last week.
81 caught that shark myself sue
told The News Man land l want you
to put this in your paper and stop Mr.,
Jones' Dragging; Mr.. Jones was scared
of that shark and never touched II un
til ten people told him it was dead
T,be News Man saw the sharks Jaws
and backbone but will not undertake.
to say who killed it, we oOh' wan
our hair pulled.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
MINUTES OF SCHOOL BOARD
Special Meeting of Board of Ed
ucation Held Saturday.

The School Board met in special SEES
sion on Saturday, June 18th. Present,
r. r, Gladwin, chairman; w, C. Brad.
COCK
Minutes of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
The following business was transact
ed
Inspectors and clerks for the election
to be held June 10 were appointed, as
follows
District No. sebastian. G. w.
Hall. I. B. Hicks, PIP, Lawson; B, F.
Hardesty, clerk.
No. 2-Fort Pierce. w. B. Cross, Fl.
b. Crooks, E. c. Summerlin; "A. W, Y.
Hogg, clerk.
No. 3-Ankona. D. p, Eldred, G. w.
McMeekin, Edgar Lewis; VIM. Pome-
roy, clerk,
No. 4-Jensen. NJ. M. Mitchell, Jas,
Neal, VIM. Hogg; H. G. stark, clerk.
No. 7-Wabasso. A. B, Michael, K.
E. Smith, T. j, Gail; E. A. Holt, clerk
No. 8-Quay. j. NJ. McCullers, ST.,
w. r. Copeland, w. H. Wig6eld: F. c.
Poppell, clerk.
No. 9-Narrows. j, w. Cochran, j,
H. Herndon, E. V. Walker; W. Farr
clerk.
No. 1l-Vero. w. j. Bass, w. j.
Grice, G. J. Reams v. Openly, clerk
There being no complaints, or alter
otions in the list of qualified electors as
published, the list as printed stands ap
proved.
The following accounts were ordered
paid q,
K. r. Gladwin, per diem "
w. c. Braddock per diem and mil n
There being no further business thu
board adjourned.
R'R. GLADwIN,
Attest *. NJ. TEDDER, Chairman
Superintendent.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
Baseball Next Thursday.

The first game of baseball OF the sum,
NOR season in Fort Pierce will be played
on the Carlton diamond next THURSDAY
afternoon when the West Palm nescn i
foam will cross bats with the Fort
pierce team. These clubs are old rlvalS
and have scores from last summer "
sett,e on the diamond, and our people
can rest assured Of hotly contested
game. 1t is also hoped that a l't tSe
erovd will be out to encourage 1ne
home club, as we'll as encourage n ~.
game. Remember the motto n0o .s'
: Fort Pierce" and go Gus and ROOT i0'
Fort Pierce.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
Same Old story.

Speaking Of pineapplesi have any Oh
lhs pineapple growers done anything
veto get higher tariff or better rates
ios transpo,tationP If the pineapple
growers don't do something surely the
andertAkers and shoemakers are not
going TO do 1t for them. Every man $
business is his own lookout, and II no
cont try to look after it himself no one
else feels like looking after it for nlm'
St. Lucie County Tribune,
The pineapple growers Of st. Lucie
county hayeon many occasions attempt
eaIodo these things, 10 fact are hgnt-
lngall the time and now trying harder
man ever, but on every occasion have
'esn met with opposition, discourage
neot aud ridicule, such as the Tribune
y now displaying.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
1t is To Laugh.

It is ludicrous to read the articles
published in regard to the pineapple
shipments by the newspapers in the
State whose controlling stock is owned
by the Florida East Coast Railway
These papers state that everything this
road does is solely for the benefit OF
growers of pineapples, and that the
charges are not exorbitant and the SER
vice is the best that can possibly De
giren.-New York Produce News.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18

Tbs entertainment committee Of inc
:, aataro, Club announces that the en-
.or,oinment planned for next Wednes-
sa' nigbt has been postponed indeh-
u u'tsly on account of the recent bcreaye-
rnsrt in our city. The date viii De
announced later.
work on the foundation for the new
courthouse is progressing finely ano
announcement Jones expects that par
- he work to be completed this month
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
MESSED MURDER.
Williams Says He
vilIed Jim Patterson.
4. q the Crime as Related
N.vs Man by Doomed
Man in His Jail Cell

,,,op Williams who was convicted eo"nt "a
',V .nriug term of circuit court Oh
s.,ssr 10 tie first degree and , Sen' pa,
SIl's s. y for the killing Of Jim rat
pssS Wiling on December Is, 1905
I" 0oIsssed that he did the deed
~ Williams, whose real name is
s' ~ BAILEY, is now in jail in Fort
AA'l .i,inp execution, which is set
n''V v,, % july 9th, Governor Gil
~, s' having signed the death warrant At
'l,' sbs,ie Carlton is authorized to
Ia with the preparations for the
sssl execution ,..,. 0,,or
mi he remembered that Just after
I. lime was committed The News
' Y the story of it to the effect
I ND !, patterson had been assaulted ana
' IN Of eighteen dollars de was
wy, @'SsN aide Of the railroad track and
an : few hours later. His dying
lament that Aaron Williams did 1t
.'used the latter's arrett and c0nVlc-
IOn, -, 90. tor the
.,seu,iOu, the doomed man has ADMIT
IN @.s ~ committed the crime. Yester-
i. through courtesy OF Sher-
7 The News man was allowed
!. ,ntsrview with the prisoner and his
I'm. told somewhat disconnectedly' Is
i blows; 800,
Il and the other fellow Patterson
IA been working together on the
IN train aud he and his brother were
.lvays mistreating me, taking my gro
,,,les and bullying me. One day at
rIared they picked quarrel and ootn
4 hem wanted to fight me, but could
a. aght both Of them. ] got tired Of
slslr stealing my rations and bullying
"a that night when we started to walk
d0tn the track | took an iron bar rom
"a car 10 beat him with. | hit him
* Or seven times on the head ana lel'
MIN on the track. ! didn't intend &c
Kin him, but was going to give MN
gcod beating. The money | took Is
buried beside the railroad track ABOVE
81 Lucie. l don't know how mucf
mcpeythere was. done it that's all
In answer to many questions II was
learned that the condemned man Is q
Vars old, was born in Maysville' 5. O.
and his mother, Maria Bailey, lives
there now. He admitted'that Aaror
Bailey was his real name but that ut
had given the name OF Williams eve
since he had been in Florida, which Il
since 1906. He was working for Int
RE. G, railway on the work train an'
had been associated with Patterson 10
about two months. He has a sister a
DeiIas, one on the West coast, apd
brother in New York, all Of whom ar
aware Of his present condition.
Baily said that he had no furthe
statement to make except that n
"aOne it," He is a dark mulatto, abou
Siset inches high and weighs aoou
leQ pounds, well built and we'll proper
Toned, He displayed little emotion
and hesitated considerably when aske'
a repeat the circumstances OF Tn
crime, otherwise he appeared to nav
no regrets or excuses to offer.
----------------7-
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
Route 2, Bax 81.

NJ. F.. p. Kerger, of osrroil'on ,,. ,,,,
Who is interested in pineapple pineapple 'u =, Fl.
v wnp owns y valuable plantation ~ ,Sa r.,
G 1neSins after the harvesting ,S o. n Irs
ODo0 Mr. Kerger is one Of the s pso.
n nee having y bought land and plsns !, y
I Ilon !. VI sbsn things looked blue 70 0'N'
pines pm i,,s ~ after the big freeze.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18
From the Pacific Coast
visaIia, Cal, June 8. 1909

visaIia, Cal, June g. 1902
prom. News, Fort Pierce Fla; .d
De.r Sir Booster number to mana
n due time, for which thanks and WIN !,
10 ! : ot ,S..same is certainly hummer. !
say Az una Glad that Florida is waking up 70 70
-. Am ,os s and good old' Fort
i pi.rcs and ST. Lucie county in part leu
lar Herewith also please e,,a find . oHs
%, %, dollar 70 pay one years SUD-
scription to The News
Yours, etc" $3.50
THEODORE KRUsE
Route 2, Bax 81.
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18

From pretty good authority 1t is an
nounced that the work of excavating
for the F. E. G. railway shops Will be-
0iu about July 18th next, or as soon as
the pineapple rush is over
Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-06-18

Nr' z A. Ireland, one Of the promi-'
neut plpsapple growers Of the Jensen
section spent Monday in the city.