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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
sAcREpNEss OF AN OATH.

There are times when one is Sc
riously tempted to violate his obliga-
ton to society and to his conscience
and deviate from the truth when called
upon to testify in court. Frequently
he is asked about the misconduct OF
some friend or relative and the strong
ties of blood or association appeal
most forccfully to him to shield those
whom he loves. He lies, little in
cursion into the realms of perjury may
save those whom he loves and es-
teens from disgrace and may protect
them from all the consequences OF
their evil deeds. Under such circum-
stances it is small wonder that good
men have hesitated The flesh is
weak and prone to err.
But those who yield to demands OF
this kind. appealing as they are to
the gentler side of nature, forget the
higher obligation that they owe to the
State; they fail in the higher duty to
organized society A man owes more
IN his country than he does to his
friend He is unworthy to receive
its blessings and partake of its pro-
lection unless he is willing TO snare
some of its burdens. And therefore
no man should be censuerd, on the
contrary he should be commended
when he refuses to yield to the de-
mands of friendship and prove recreant
to his duty as citizen.
The oath should be kept sacred and
inviolate 1t is the only prolection
that the courts have against error and
inmstice. The object of all trials
should be the ascertainment of truth.
II is .patent that this object Will be
defeated if the witnesses who are
summoned to testify speak falsely
concerning the matter under investiga-
ton 1t was to prevent this conse-
ouence that our laws from the earnest
times recognized purjury as one OF
the most hienous of crimes.
But there is yet higher law whlch
forbids false swearing. In the early
dawn OF mans history it was thun-
dered forth from Mt. Sinai that thou
shalt not lie" This command bears
the impress of the Almighty's omnipo-
tent hand. The liar has been held up
to scoln and been an object OF con-
tempt from that day to this. 1t often
requires great moral courage to speak
the truth, but the man who does IL
receives a reward in the conscienous-
ness of having performed a duty thar
will always prove recompense TOT
any heart-burning that his devotion 10
trutb NAV have cost. There is moth
ing in this world that satis1es IKE
the knowledge that one has not shirh-
cd responsibility. Every good man
wants to think we'll of himself. That
he cannot do. il when he goes to his
room at night and retires, he feels
longing to get rid of his conscience.
Children should be taught to De
obedient, to tell the truth at school, to
perform every duty and every obllga-
tion imposed upon them because IL
is right to do so and not because
failure to do so will subject them TO
1t should be impressed
mon them that they must do right
because It is right Not because OF
any material reward or through fear
of punishment from the parent OF
teachers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
Marse Henry watterson has wa

Marse Henry Watterson has wag-
cred a dinner with the New York
World that on the first Monday in
December, 1911, Col. Roosevelt and
President Taft will be at each others
threats. The Colonel will have to pay
for the dinner. Teddy will never ad-
NIT that His man Taft especially Sc
lected by him to carry out My Policies,
is not infallible, No, you will never
hear of Teddy admitting that he is not
always right and the fellow who de-
MES it worthy the epithet Of the
shorter and uglier word.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
A suit has been entered in the Char

suit has been entered in the Chan
Gerry Court at Knoxville to cancel the
charter of the Presidential Fire Com
pany. Reau f. Folk. Insurance Com
missioner, has also fled bill against
the company containing many serious
charges. one OF them being that the
financial condition of the comrany Is
unsound. Commissioner Folk can be
derended upon TO look after the in
terest of the people-Marshall Ga
zette.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
THE PARDON MILL.

Under this title the Chattanooga
Times. usually fair in regard to every
thing that does not effect Governor
Patterson or the whisky crowd, says:
After giving Gov. Patterson several
very vigorous raps Brother PARROT. of
the Loudon County Record, discovered
that executive pardons are, In nearly
every instance, sustained by the petit
tons of larger number of so-called
good citizens, often by jurymen and
attorneys-general, and not infrequently
by trial Judges. We have more than
once pointed out the real cause of par
don abuses in nine-tenths of cases in
the record the people themselves.
OF course the pardon attorney is the
alive pest but he would be as in
nocuous as a fangless serpent If he
couldn't go to the governor armed
with petitions signed by hundreds OF
the best citizens, count, eA4u..-Is, etc.
or course the pardon attorney is not
altogether at fault, although he is gen
orally that because he can't be much
of anything else in professional way,
but he could accomplish nothing with
out the aid and assistance of the good
citiZen-the gentleman who Is gen.
orally loudest in his complaint against
the pardon MILL Brother PARROT is
right let the people quit signing petit
tons for a pardon and see how
promptly the pardon mill will slow
down"
The inconsistency of the Times at
titude is that the governor knows as
well as any person in Tennessee that
petitions for pardons are freely signed
by county officials. themselves con-
stantly before the bar of public favor,
and their tenure of Office dependent
upon the public will Knowing how
prone such officials are to sign such
petitions the governor is in duty
bound to go TO the bottom OF things
and ascertain whether or not the par
don should be granted upon its merits,
What the Times says in regard to
pardon attorneys being active pests
APPLIES to such OF the Times friends
as Col Cy Lyle, Hon. Currie Dixon,
Jess Edgington. Robin Cooper and the
host of lesser lights, whose very con-
nection with pardon papers suggests
the need of exceedingly careful inves-
tigation. and on this score The Herald
= kes no issue with the Times
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
LAP ROBES

One dozen Black Plush Lap Robes,
$500 each.
Hall dozen Black Plush Robes. rub
Der lined, $500 each.
One dozen Fancy Plush Robes, $500
and $500 each.
twenty-five pair Heavy Grey 10
Blankets, 800 a pair.
Ten pieces Light Colored outing
Cloth, 6hc.
SHOE Department
Thirty-six pair Ladies Black CraV-
ennette and Black Undressed Ala
Shoes, $3.50 a pair
30 PAIR LADIES' $3.50 AND $4.oO
PATENT KID SHOES, s1.ss
Odds and ends from last season size
3 to 5.
MEMS, WoMEN'S AND cHiLoReNS
UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT
Everything that's new and COM
Portable in Underwear, Csc TO $l.'9
garment
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
Jury CHALLENGES.

Lawyers are prone to take advan-
tage of every possible legal techni-
cality. Too often the criminal law
yer Is less concerned in arriving at
the truth than he is in defeating
the ends of justice. This is I'M
fortunate and results in many of the
mis-carriages of Justice that so fire.
ouently disgrace the courts and prove
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
FIFTY PIECES ElnETA pERcAL.

FIFTY PIECES FINETA PERcAL,
7Isc A YARD
Blue. Red and Black Grounds, with
White Figures.
EXTRA HEAVY UNBLEAcHED COT
TON FLANNEL, 1oc A YARD
Twenty pieces Extra Heavy I'm
bleached Cotton Flannel, 10c a yard.
500 TO $3.50 WOOL DRESS GOODS,
CSC A YARD
twenty-five pieces of Plaids and
Fancy Mixtures and Fancy Black
Dress Goods.
GREAT SAVING IN WOOL
BLANKETS
Ten pair IL Wool Blankets in
Plaid and Plain White with Colored
Border. 1855 a pair.
Fifty pair Ia Fancy Pink, Blue,
Tan and Red Plaid and Plain White
Blankets, $500 a pair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10

yellow newspapers are making ~,
perate efforts to involve the III
States in a South American ora" 49,.
because two adyenturers from w..
country attempted to overtime" " uu,.
constituted government and were pa- ~,
ished as rebels. Had two SCUM A'"
leans attempted the same gan, 100
Uncle Sans domain they would "a Wv.
heen hung and the incident closed W
long ago to think about II a.
pends
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
CHRISTMAS DEPARTMENT
SECOND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR
NOW READY WITH DOLLS, SOCKS, GAMES, TOYS, ALL
SORTS OF FANCY ARTICLES BOTH OLD AND YOUNG
DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY TO AVOID THE
GREAT RUSH JUST BEFORE XMAS. IF you DON'T WANT
ro TAKE THEM HOME WE WILL STORE THEM FOR YOU.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10

1t is said that Rice Pearce will be
n candidate for Congress next year.
Seems like we had heard the name
before. A sort of voice from the
grave; a kind of response to a spirit
ualists medium.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10

Cloth, some of them handsomely
braided, $3.50 each.
$3.50 AND $500 MISSES COATS
$1.98
twenty-five in sizes s to r. in
Fancy Mixtures and Brown Chinchilla
$1.9S.
SAVING ON RELIABLE FURs MAKE
THE CHRISTMAS MONEY
STRETCH
We can save you money this season
on Furs. On account of the extreme
warm weather the Fur business has
not been what it should have, and for
that reason we have a very large
stock of Furs for this season Of the
year, that we are willing to sacrifice
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
WILL OPEN new
HARDWARE STORE
new HARDWARE STORE TO Be KNOWN
AS ANDERSON HARDWARE co.
ON WEST BROADWAY.

Anthony Anderson and his son,
Francis, will open up a new hard
ware store in this city next week
and will do business under the
name of the Anderson Hardware
company. They will have half of
the building now occupied by the
Foster Grocery company. They
will have q full line of general
hardware and will run an up-to-
date tin shop in connection. An
thony Anderson, one of the old
timers in the city and formerly
with the Olson & Anderson Hard
ware company, will have charge
of the tin shop. Francis Ander-
son will take charge of the store.
AS both of them are men of expe-
rience in this line of business they
should make = good showing.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
LOST BOY FOUND
BIG RANSOM PAID
WILLIE WHjTlA SENT FROM OUT.
SKIRTS OF CLEVELAND,
Lawyer Obeys kidnapper's Command,
Treats With Woman and Lad
10 Sent Him Un-
harmed.

/ Cleveland, March 23.-Little Willie
Whitla, who has caused the police of
the entire country worry since he was
kidnsped from school In Sharon last
Thursday, was returned to his father
at the Hollenden hotel here last night
at $3.50 O'Clock. In compliance with
an agreement entered into between
the kidnapped boys father and an
agent Of the kidnapers here yesterday
tho boy was placed on a street car
on the outskirts Of the city and start
ed to the hotel shortly after o'clock.
Two boys, G. w. Ramsey and Ed
ward Mahoney. recognized the lad on
tho car, and, taking him in charge,
conducted him to his father, who was
In waiting according to a prearranged
plan which he had followed at the die
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
LESS WHEAT IN ....:.
THE COUNTRY
INTERESTING FACTS ARE CONTAINED
MTHE GOVERNMENT GRAIN
REPORT.

That a smaller percentage of
last years wheat crop is left in
the hands of farmers than was
left on March l, 1908, is the in
formation secured by the govern
ment.
The crop reporting board of the
bureau of statistics, United States
department of agriculture, esti-
mates, from the reports of CORES
pondents and agents of the Bu-
reau, that the quantity of wheat
in farmers hands on March 1,
1909, was about 21.6 per cent,
equivalent to 143, 3,692,0 bushels,
of last years crop, as compared
with 23.5 per cent Q48, 721, 900
bushels) of the 1907 crop on hand
March 1, 1908, and 24.6 per cent
Q58,O0O, 900 bushels } the average
for the past ten years of the quan-
tity on hand on March 1. 1t is
estimated that about 59.2 per cent
of the crop will be shipped out of
the counties where grown, as
compared with $50 per cent of
the 1907 crop. and 56.6 per cent,
the average for the past ten years
so shipped out. -@- II
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Bids Wanted.

By order of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners, sealed bids will
be received at the County Audi
tors Office in the court house At
Williston until 10 a. m. April IL,
1900, for the filing of Approach
es to 3 concrete bridges on Beaver
creek in township 155, range SO.
The number of yards estimated
to be moved 838 cubit yards.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. Dated at
Williston this 18th day of March
1909. E. M. Atterberry,
County Auditor Williams County,
n. Oak. 38-4t
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LARGE CROWD
.E
MARKET DAY
FARMERS FROM SURROUNDING COUN.
TRY ATTENDED SALE ON MARKET
SQUARE-MANY BUYERS.

The opening Market day of the
season, held in the city Saturday
was success and the business
men, as we'll as people who
brought goods to the city to be
sold at auction are we'll pleased
with the results. Market day
gives the farmers chance to sell
off anything that they do not want
and it also gives them a day in
every month when they have a
chance to get bargains at the
stores. The sales on that day
amounted to over $4,000. 1t is
expected that a Market day will
be given every month during the
summer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
Mass Meeting.

There was q mass meeting held
in the court house last Thursday
night in response to call inviting
those interested in municipal af-
fairs to meet and talk over city
affairs. As result of the meet
ing the following ticket was placed
in nomination for the coming city
election.
For Mayor, John Bruegger;
City Treasurer, Oscar Bell; City
Justice, r. N. Wilson; Police
Magistrate, T. R. Blankenship;
Alderman First ward, George
Marelius; Second ward, w. G.
Rawson; Third ward, Chas. Mans
field.
This, together with the ticket
headed by Mayor Wegley and the
socialist ticket puts three tickets
in the field.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
BOARD !! CONTROL
BILL WAS VETOED
GOVERNOR USED AXE ON rT.--LEClSLA.
TIVE DRAFTING BUREAU ALSO
KILLED.

Bismarck, N. d., March 2O.-
The bill providing for a board of
control for the charitable, penal
and reformatory institutions of
the state, passed by the recent
legislature, was vetoed by Gov
nrnor John Burke on Friday af-
ternoon. He gives as his reasons
for vetoing the measure that it is
not in proper form in several par
ticulars. This is the bill that pro-
vided for a single board of gov
ernment for the state institutions.
and was hailed as great reform
measure over the entire state. It
will no doubt come up again two
years hence.
Another bill vetoed by Govern
or Burke provided for legisla-
live drafting bureau. The meas
ure would have established a bu-
reau in connection with the legis-
lative library the purpose of
which would be to draft and pass
on the various bills before they.
were presented to the legislature.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
COUNTY WILL PROVIDE
FARMERS WITH GRAIN
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS met MONDAY and TOOK UP
QUESTION OF PROVIDING FARMERS WITH SEED
CRAIN---mUST APPLY TO COMMISSIONER.

The board of county commits
sioners met in the court house
Monday in special session for the
purpose. of taking up the question
of providing seed grain for farm
ers throughout the county who
were not in position financially
to buy grain for themselves. This
isl: allowed under2 the new law
passed by the legislature at the
last meeting. = The commissioners
had the necessary blanks provided
and farmers who show that they
need help can get grain.
Section two of the new bill pro-
vides that the application shall be
made as follows:
Sec. 2. Application, What to
Contain. Any person desiring the
aid of the board of county COM
missioners in the procuring of
seed grain under the provisions of
this act, shall file an application
with the board of commissioners,
signed and sworn to by such ap-
plicant, setting forth a full and
complete description of the land,
section and subdivision of sections,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25

township and range, which said
applicant desires to crop the ensu--
ing season, accurately describing:
the number of acres and where
situated, that he proposes to crop,
to each kind of grain and the kind
and quality of seed grain desired
to seed the same, together with q,
statement of his inability to pro-
cure the seed necessary to crop
such land, and the cause of such
inability, and in all counties or
ganized into civil townships such
application shall, as a condition
precedent to its consideration by
the county board, be certified to
as correct by the chairman of the
township board of supervisors
where such land is situated, and
the signature of such chairman
shall be attested by the town clerk
of suchltownship, and in counies
not organized into civil townships,
such application shall be certified
to as being correct by three repu-,
table freeholders residing in the.
immediate vicinity of such land-
In return for the grain the ap-
plicant will give a note and q lien,
upon the crop.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
MASS MEETING OF
WlLLlST0N LADIES
MASS MEETING OF WlLlIST0N LADIES
FOR FRIDAY AFTERN00N-lAKE
RECOMMENDATION TO GOV.

A mass meeting of the ladies of
Willistion has been called for
Friday afternoon at two-thirty in
the court house. The meeting
has been called for the purpose of
recommending to Governor Burke
the name of a Williston lady for
the position of State Vice Presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary of
the Missouri River Navigation
Congress. This will be quite an
honor for Williston and the ladies
should turn out in force Friday
and make their recommendation.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25

paper men and the crowds of curious
people who had learned that he was
in the city. Emerging from his room,
he walked up and down tho hall on
the second floor, with hands clasped
across his breast. Then, unable to
stand the suspense longer, he went
into the lobby and seated himself in
. chair.
For more than an hour Whitla wait
ed in the lobby smoking black cigars
and muttering to himself. Detective
Perkins sat near him and pleaded with
him to have patience. A friend ap.
preached and Whitla walked into a
secluded corner Of the hotel and
talked to him in monosyllables. His
oyelidS twitched nervously. He
rubbed his hands and silently prayed
for the quick return Of his boy.
The woman at the candy store had
done her duty. She communicated
with the captors of the boy and told
them that the father had made no at
tempt to trap them. The kidnapers
were satisfied. But Whitla, senior,
declines to name the woman in charge
Of the confectionery store and almost
dares the police to locate her.
So the boy was brought from his
hiding place where it was no one
knows-to a car line in the east end
of the city which would bring him
into town quickly. The kidnaper, &C
cording to Willie, was cheerful
enough. The mysterious one and the
youngster skipped in school boy fash
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
willie WiiITLH

Ion toward the trolley line, jesting in
the meantime.
A few rods from the car line the
man stopped the boy. Pulling a pair
of smoked glasses from his pocket he
adjusted them to the lads head with
the remark: you'll look better in
these" The sides of the black yarn
cap were pulled carefully over the
boys ears. A slip, which Willie was
to hand to the conductor, was put in
the boys pocket. 1t read: Send this
boy to the Hollenden hotel double
quick"
AS soon as he could push his way
thru the crowd, Whitla senior went
to his room on the second floor. He
carried the boy in his arms. For sew
eral minutes he was alone in the room
with his school boy son. Then thru
the door came these words, spoken by
the father to the boys mother on the
long distance telephone:
"Oh, mother have Willie here in
my arms. He is safe. Glory to God,
mama, it is the happiest night of my
life."
.Whitla received the newspaper men
later. Willie told his story as best
he could. 1t was not lucid story
in every way, but it was romantic
from his childish lips. He could not
remember every place he had been,
but he gave an idea of his travels so
that it will be possible for the police
to cover a part of the trail made by
the kidnapers.
Zone man, tall and with a black
mustache, came to the school house
Thursday and told my teacher, Mrs.
Anna Lewis, that you wanted me at
your office. went out to a buggy
with him. l got in and then he got
in. Then we rode away. On the way
down town he asked me to address
a letter to you. 1 did this and then
dropped it into a mail box. He was
awfully kind.
I'VE went from Sharon to Warren.
We had the incest trip. The man,
who was the same one who brought
me to the car line tonight, was nice
to me. He tucked the robe about my
legs and made me comfortable. It
was q nice ride and enjoyed It. Gee.
he wss good. r.. ..s.3.1@- -
When We got to place the man
said was Warren. the man left the
buggy on the road. Then We got on
osatinuaa "a Da0o oi0kt
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
SPRNCBR00K TO
PRESENT PLAY
HOME TALENT TR0UP OF SPRlNCBR00K
WILL PRESENT UNCLE JOSH"
HERE APRIL End.

The Springbrook talent will pre-
sent their home play entitled,
''Uncle JOSH" in this city Friday
night, April End. The play was
given in Springbrook some time
ago and won. favorable comment
from al attending. You will have
chance 70 laugh if you attend the
Play st the Gates opera house
Friday night, April 9nd.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1909-03-25
Farmers' Institute.

The Farmers Institute held in
the2 lefty yesterday was fairly we'll
attended. ..and .those present were
attentive listeners, showing that
theyfcame to profit by the talks
giveniby;the1 different speakers.
The::partiesl who delivered talks
are recognized authorities on ag-
riculture and the farmers attend
ing these institutes are we'll paid
for their time with the many prac-
tical suggestions given.