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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-25
Wants HI. share.

You'll get a Carnegie medal for this"
growled the tramp who had just been pulled
from the water by the hero.
Perhaps grnned the painting life saver.
well, don't forget that you owe II to
me-"
'And what good will that do your" the
hero asked
''Why, when you pawn II you can gimme
half!"--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-25
PUSHED GOOD THING TOO FAR
Profitable Game Of Missouri Farmer
Overworked.
CLAIM AGENT GOT A HUNCH
An Epic of Rural Innocence and
Corporation Confidence with
Touch Of Pathos at the
CIimaN.

There vas a very Well-to-do old farmer
who used to live alongside the Did North
Missouri right OF way Jonathan Caesar
III call him, who could beat any man I'm
these parts swapping horses or anything
else" said J. @. Iutz. a rear estate agent
at Macon. Mo. Seems like nobody could
get ahead Of him. he was that smart In
the course Of time ne noticed that the raj
road would rather settle small damage
suits than go to law. So one day when
the sparks from an engine burned up a
little patch OF meadow that YOU could
cover over with a pair of horse blankets,
he went around to two or three neighbois
and asked them II they'd Ike to take a
trip down to headquarters at his expense.
This was easy money FOR EN-, and they all
said, You bet.
The darned road burned up my
meadow over yonder said Jonathan, and
want TO see EN- about H. You boys
know that forty over there.
"Of course they did, and. though they
hadn't seen what the railroad had done
90 il they were willing TO take Jonathan
word for It. being as he was paying their
way and was going 20 give 'em their vic
tuals and few drinks besides.
when they reached town Jonathan
took 'em to a nice. quiet place on a side
street where they had good dinner, and
afterward he called for drinks all around.
Then they went down TO the office build
ing. Jonathan put one OF his men TO walk
Ing up and down the platform, like he
was waiting for a train. and posted the
others up street ways, looking into the
show windows and gazing about like
country fellows do when they come to
town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-25

with the company drilled so they would
upstairs and asks for the claim agent
L live up on your road aways says
Jonathan. and ship lots of stock over
your road; never had any trouble TIL this
when your engines burned mp my meadow
forty over there on your rght-of-wRy; the
fire spread and burned up seventeen panels
OF fence and some trees / wouldn't have
took lot for. I'm a poor man and don't
like lawsuits so l thought I'D call around
and talk il over with you
THE claim agent liked that sort of talk
and Immediately began to get social He
took down Jonathan's figures, suggested
deduction here and there, which reduced
the amount slightly and Jonathan very
pleasantly assented.
Now said the claim agent. wen have
TO have a little proof on this, you know
sorter matter OF form. DO you reckon
there's anybody from your neighborhood
in town today
Jonathan said he didn't know. He
walked over to the windows and began
looking up and down the platform Sud
denly he spied his picket and exclaimed
" There's Bill Hargis-lives right ad-
joinin'-I'll call him.
bill was summoned and entered the Of
flee cap in hand The claim agent inter.
rogated him and he promptly corroboratec
Jonathan's loss; not only that he said
there were several more men from TIL,
neighborhood in town that day and volun
teered to fetch EN-. When he brought EN-
In Jonathan said:
Boys, you remember the big fire over
on my meadow t'other day. when the vino
was BLOWN so; the gentleman there wants
TO know about what you think that stand
was worth; whatever you say goes; l onl.
want to do what's right
They gave the figures as Jonathan haC
previously given to them making sucl
natural variations as would prevent sus
picion of frame-up. The proof seemed
30 overwhelming that the claim was set
tied. Jonathan gave his boys another drinl
all around and their supper.
Next year. about the time things wer,
In good condition to burn. Jonathan wa!
down with another claim for damages
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-25

At the beginning Of his career on the
bench, he may deliver his opinions In
clear, distinct voice but in due irse of
time he will be expected to &c. MS
pering habit" This whisper rs
the one the newspaper report, ...n|
to the world the outcome of 4. az
soon the words have fallen try... sac lips
of the court, detest most. 1t gets them into
the most trouble 1t is bad enough to have
to figure out the legal intrcacies of de-
cision, without having to guess what it is
the learned justice is eonfding to himself.
Chief Justice Fuller had a fine voice when
he began in 1855 to announce opinions; In
his last years he delivered them in the
manner Of one having some dreadful secret
to conceal. Justice Lurton, who took his
place on the bench at the first of the year.
still talks that you can hear him His
words, loudly and plainly enunciated, are
pleasure to- hear. How soon he will be-
gin to acquire the whispering habit" no
one can say.
There are few innocent amusements
that the new justice may indulge in when
attorneys insist on talking after he has de-
cded In his own mind the merits Of the
case, for custom recognizes that II is awful
to be condemned TO devote the mind ex-
clusivey for the rest of life TO listening
to chickering's Of lawyers. Drawing pictures
was one Of the pastimes of Justice Shlras.
Writing poetry is a popular amusement APP
proved by custom. A seat on the bench
seems TO inspire the poetic muse in an as
sociate justice.
With chief justice it is different. Chief
Justice Fuller wrote an ode to Grant in
the early eighties. but he thought later that
writing poetry was not in keeping with
the dignity OF his office The late Justice
Brewer, whom Governor Hughes will sue
coed, might have been designated as poet
| laureate of this lofty bench. The title now
should 'rest probably on Justice Harlan.
| AS he gets older, Justice Hughes may be
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01
NOTICE T%HRESHERS.

During the past seasons the
subscribers of this Company
have been put to a good deal of
inconvience and the Company
has been put to considerable ex-
pense, on account of the tele-
phone wires being torn down by
threshing outfits. Section 9312,
Rev. Stat. of 1905 reads as fol-
ows: "INJURING TELEPHONE
OR TELEGRAPH LINES. Every
person who wilfully or malicious
ly takes down, removes, Injuries
or obstructs any line of Tele-
graph or Telephone, or any part
thereof, or appurtenance or ap-
paratus Herewith connected, or
sewers any wire thereof, is guilty
of a misdemeanor." This Com
pany will in the future prosecute
any persons guilty of injuring
their lines, as provided in the
above Statute.
North Dakota Independent
Telephone Co.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01
Locals
As We Heard Them


The Pioneer. $3.50 per year.
Mound City Paints may cost
a trife more, but!
1852 j. II. McCollom."
e. D. Washburn made a bust
ness trip to Fargo Tuesday even
ing.
Tanglefoot" and Poisonous
Fly paper at Mallory's Drug
Store.
Miss Grace Harness returned
to her home in Fargo Tuesday
evening.
DR.. Geo. A. Fead left Tuesday
morning for a professional visit
at Finley.
j. j. Wamberg spent several
days with his family in Minneap-
oils this week.
Mrs. D. J. Gumb was called to
Denver Tuesday by the serious
illness of her brother, Frank
Hughes.
Mrs. H. e. Bilden and baby
returned Tuesday evening from
an extended visit in the western
part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Warner
and children have returned from
Watertown, S. D., where A. E.
has been engaged in the insur-
ance business.
d. Weers, of Elma, Ia, called
at the Pioneer Office Tuesday be-
fore leaving for home. He re-
ports the usual short yield due to
the dry weather.
Miss Davidson, principle of
Hope High School, accompanied
by her mother, arrived Tuesday
morning. They will OCCUPY the
Vadnie residence.
Samuel Thompson, the new no.
tel man, was a caller at this Office
the other day. He is expecting
to do a good business in this city
and believes in advertising.
Auditor S. Mcpherson came
down from Sherbrooke Tuesday
evening and took the train for
Montana where he will spend a
few days looking after his fruit
ranch.
Mrs. e. E. Mallory and grand
daughter, Ella Bolton, who have
been spending the past month
visiting with relatives here, re-
turned to their home at Plain
view, Mimi, Thursday.
Read this: The Minnesota and
Dakota Farmer and the HopePio-
neer one year for one dollar and
fifty cents. Old subscribers can
secure the same terms by pay
ing in advance. This offer is for
a limited time only.
The Misses Mary Foley and
Estelle Gibson, of Elsbury, Mo-,
are guests at the J. D.. Foley
home. Miss Gibson goes to
Rolla where she has a position in
the schools while Miss Foley will
spend the winter in Hope attend
ing High School. :
Reports from the various farm.
ers who have finished their
threshing state the yield to be
all the way from one to twelve
bushels per acre. Velvet Chat
yielded very poor this year and
next year will see very little of il
seeded in this section of the coun
try.
The repair work on the Con
gregational church not being
completed there will be unio1
service at the M. E. church
morning and evening next Sun
day. The Congregational Sun
day School will not be re-assem
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01
A. s. Davis Machine Co. does
horse shoeing.
Fresh Candy at

Fresh Candy at
Mallory's Drug Store.
New linen stationery by the
pound with envelopes to match
at Mallory's Drug Store.
Take your Blacksmithing and
Plow work to A. S. Davis Ma
chine Co. for first class work.
Mrs. M. B. Cassell and daugh-
ter, Mary Helen, returned Tues
day morning from Minneapolis.
Miss leila jacobson came up
from Fargo Monday morning
and is visiting with friends in
the city.
Will Hanson, of Kloten, was in
Hope again Sunday and Monday.
Will says Hope is an attractive
little city.
Automobile Drivers: Don't
exceed the speed limit but stop
at the Pioneer Office and order
your stationery.
Mrs. Mcmahon returned Tues
day morning from Minneapolis,
where she has spent the past few
weeks at the home of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Gray and
baby came down from Devils
Lake Saturday evening and spent
Sunday with relatives in the city.
G. G. Merrei]l returned to
Minneapolis Monday evening af
ter spending ten days here look
ing after the th1eshing of his
crop.
road between Hope
and Blanchard, small hand grip,
containing pay.rolls and checks.
Finder please return to Tillotson
Livery Barn. Hope, N. D. tip.
Mrs. Geo. Black and children,
of Grand Forks. returned to
their home Tuesday morning af-
ter a two weeks visit at the home
of Mrs. Blacks mother, Mrs. l..
D. F. Hogue.
Prof. and Mrs. w. L. House
man, of Cortland, N. Y, arrived
last Friday, and have taken up
their residence in the city.
Prof. Houseman is the new sup
erintendent of the city schools.
Eugene Wandel, of Anamoosa,
Ia, was a pleasant caller at this
Office the first of the week. He
reports getting a little more
than seed and threshing expens-
es out of his crop but hopes for
more next year.
Why not pay up your sub
scription to the Pioneer and get
the Minnesota and Dakota Farm
er free for a year? It is a good
magazine issued twice a month
and contains reading matter for
the whole family.
J. W. Larimore and wife left
Monday evening for Driscoll, N.
D., where Mr.. Larimore will look
after farming interests for a few
weeks. Mrs. Larimore will 20
from there to North Yakima,
WASH, for the winter.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Congregational church have sue
ceeded in securing Mr.. Jas. W.
Foley to give one of his readings
here on Oct. 21st. Mr.. Foley is
meeting with well merited sue
cess in these readings of his own
works.
The advantage of narrowing
land after being seeded was de-
monstrated on a farm near Hope
this season. One piece being
narrowed four times yielded nine
bushels per acre, the adjoining
field which was not narrowed
went four bushels, a difference
of five bushels per acre. Did il
payP
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01

GIRL wanted. General house
work. Mrs. NJ. B. Cassell. 23tf.
A heavy rain Monday evening
stopped threshing for a day or
two.
A. S. Davis Machine 90. for
pillow work and wagon or buggy
work.
Kelsie Haviland and his mother
returned Saturday morning
from a short vacationin the Twin
Cities.
Nj. and Mrs. Howard Taylor,
of Oskaloosa, Ia, are visiting at
the home of their aunt, Mrs. M.
&. Gray.
Mrs. J. A. Bowen returned
Saturday from a two weeks
business trip to Minneapolis and
st. Paul.
Masters Warner and Leslie
Harness left Mondoy evening for
their home in Fargo after a few
days visit with friends here.
States Attorney J. M. Johnson
was down from Sharon last even
ing for the hearing given the
burglar.
Miss Lottie Ingeson returned
Monday morning from Fargo
where she had spent the past
few days.
Mrs. Fred Smith and children
left Monday evening for their
new home in Donnelly, MINI,
where Mr.. Smith has charge of
an elevator.
The Misses Edna and Georgia
Gray returned from Valley City
Saturday morning. They have
spent the past few weeks attend
ing summer school there.
The Misses Ella Stark and
Margaret Livingston autoed from
Mayville Saturday with Supt.
Miller. The young ladies have
been attending summer school
at the Normal.
A number of the young people
of the city gathered at the opera
house Monday evening and en-
a very pleasant dance Civ
en- in honor of Miss Mabel Van
Dusen.
Arrangements have been com
pleted for the Hope Concert Band
to be in Fargo, Monday, Sept. 5,
and assist in the welcoming of
Roosevelt. Prof. Bildenis to be
congratulated for his excellent
work in securing this pleasant
trip fof the boys.
The public schools of Hope will
open Tuesday, Sept. 9th, at 9 a.
m. Owing to the crowded condi-
ton of the school, it has been
found necessary to prepare
rooms for the 3rd and 4th grades
in the Woodman hall, and the pu
pills of these grades will report in
their respective rooms. All
others will report at the High
School. W. L. Houseman.
You a Married Man?
Did you ever stop to think that
if your wife had not married you
what a hard time you would have
had getting married? No doubt
but what you have often thought
that you conferred a great favor
on your wife when you saved her
from single blessedness; it never
occurred to you how much better
she could have married if you
had never crossed her path
Aneta Panorama.
NOTICE THRESHERS.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-20
FRS I VOTERS Club STIRRED
THINGS AT INITIAL MEETING
The Young Men and Ne Old Men Speech
aor nuh Whose magnificent Address Captured The Great
7ks Audience In

will remain there long time and It
may be forever. hope 1t viii. Cap
plause.)
Az this point MIR. Klattz told or
how Hale and Aldridge, seeing that
the party was going TO loose out, re-
tired from politics. He thought that
they must have had premonition
that there was going to be trouble
and these men, who like the French
king, said After us the delnge, these
men must have thought that some
thing was going TO happen. and you
have heard the news from Maine,
said he, amid laughter and applause.
Republicans on Run.
'"rhe republican party has been
driven from every stronghold that II
has ever occupied. They said the
tariff tax was tax on the foreigner,
and this has been disproved. The
trusts that are nursed by this tariff
sells goods cheaper, in foreign mar
kets than at home. The people know
now that this is tax on the ulti-
mate consumer, and that when one
buys foreign made article, one pays
the price OF production and a reason.
able profit plus the tariff tax. This
enables the domestic industries tc
raise the price OF the articles thai
they make to point almost as high
as the production cost OF the foreign
made article and the tariff tax
These trusts that ARE fostered BY thi:
tariff wogy organized and grew III
under republican administration. and
cg1ry indictment OF the trusts in tbs
courts Is an indictment OF the repub
lican party. IL United States Off
Ger should come into this town ant
make direct collection of the .taril
taxes that You are now paying In
directly. a revolution would be III,
result that would be to the Civil wal
as q whisper is TO rushing tornado
Party Corruption.
Mr.. Kluttzs then told OF the init
mate connection between Henry w
Taft. brother OF the president, ant
Attorney General wlckersham ant
the sugar trust. which the republican
administration was pretending 20 In
diet. The fact that Mr.. Dupont. o
the powder trust. was on the nationa
republican campaign committee
while the republican administration
was trying his company's case wa
told Of and the republican party wa'
lambasted for allowing such an II
legal intimacy between corrupt poll
ties aud corrupt business interest
All over the country the democratic
victories proclaimed that the pcori'
were tired Of this union OF these TIVE
and were throwing on the yoke.
The clean record OF the denlocrati'
party waB cited. The dcraocratil
party believed there should be n,
dupliclty and VAS the first 10 put !
plank In their platform advocating
the publication OF campaign contribu
lions.
This idea became 50 popular tina
Tie republicans In congress
passed law requiring publicity o
campaign contributions after thl
election. They wanted TO shut thl
door after the horse had escapes
from the stable. A great moral man
date has gone OUT that thls swapping
% money for laws between the trusti
and the republican party must cease
and the next congress viii pros'
this"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-20

the Confederacy of North Carolina
have and control IL scholarships in
various institutions over the state,
and that the same are being used by
the sons or descendants of Confcd-
crate yctrans.
With the conclusion of the commit
tee reports the election Of the state
officers was gone into with the fol-
lowing rsult, the officers being chosen
for the ensuing year:
Mrs. L. H. Williams, of Newton, the
present state president. was elected
to succeed herself.
Mrs. NJ. O. Winstcad, OF this city,
was elected first yice-pTesident.
Mrs JosephGs Daniels, OF Raleigh,
second yice-president.
Miss Carrie Lcaser. OF Mooresyille,
third yice-prcsident.
Mrs. Thad Thrash. of Tarboro. re-
cording secretary.
Mrs. W. c. Feimster Of Newton.
corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Robert Kornegay. Of Colds
boro, treasurer.
Mrs. W. N. Greasy. Of Wilmington.
recorder of crosses
Miss Rebecca Cameron, Of fIillsboro
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-20
To HONOR THE !
NOBLE WOMEN
Daughters Of Ccniederacy Con.
veHlion Completes Labors

Rocky Mount, Oct. 1.-THE Daugh-
tiers OF the confederacy opened yes
terday's session by prayer by the
State Chaplain. Miss Hcttie James OF
Wilmington. Singing the song Uni
ted followed. The composer Of this
song. Mrs. W. z. Mercer. was then
called 70 the rostrnm and she explain
Cd that the daughter OF General Robt.
4. Lee. Miss Annie Lee. is buried on
North Carolina soil. and she had writ
ten this song. the proceeds from sale
Of which she proposed eApcnding in
keeping up The country graveyard in
Warren county where Miss Ice is bu-
ricd.
An appeal was made TO the Daugh-
tiers 10 carry the song home with them
and explain to various chapters that
proceeds from the sale was being used
In this most worthy cause.
General C. Irwin Walker. OF Char
loston $. q, who was a commander
In Army Of Northern Virginia. was
then introduced to the convention BY
The president
General Walker Is the chairman Of
the executive committee Of the Con-
tolerate Womcn's Monument Commit
tee aud Il is IN this cause that be APP
poared before the convention. II Is
his work 10 have every state In the
Confederacy erect monument 20 the
"unhonorcd Heroes of the Civil War +"
That he interested the convention
on this point Is evidenced BY the fact
that a discussion followed his adj
dress and that there was motion.
which was seconded. that the North
Carolina division Of the United Daugh-
tcTs OF the Confedcracy should erect
that monument IN accordance with the
plans as outlined BY General Wal
ker.
The afternoon session Of the
Daughters Of lie cunfcdcraey was
devoted 10 the transaction OF business.
Ttcfc w,ie scpos u from many OF the
ortstaudi & committees. including all
IL The monument committees Of the
North Carolina division.
Tho Chapel it'll monument fund
= tie monument 20 he erected at
ne state University 20 the boys who
.eft college 10 Join The Confederate
army and which has been termed the
Boy Soldiers Monument was llber-
ally subscribed TO IN the convention.
and Il appears that all OF the money
will be In hand al the time of the UNI
yelling of this monument next year.
There was also a report from the
educational committee and Il was
shown that The United Daughters Of
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-20
WORSE THAT ANTICIPATED
BANK or HOPE MILLS STOCK
HOLDERS NAY LOSE ALL.

Raleigh. Oct lf.-Later reports
from the state bank examiner rs 20
the condition VI the Bank Of Hope
Mills. Cumberland county, closed by
order OF the corporation commission
on account OF unsatisfactory financial
condition. Indicate that the condition
of the bank Is worse than was
thought at the time It was closed
when The bank was closed Ii was
thought that the impairment was such
as to eliminate probably 10 per cent
Of tho capital stock. Now. however,
II looks like the worthless or >dcpTc-
ciated paper the bank has on us
hands win be- equal to about the
whole Of the paid in capital stock,
100000. II still looks like, however.
the dcposiiors will be saved the full
AMOUNTS % their deposits. This can
only Do done though by assessing to
the limit Of the law the stockholders
OF extra stock. they being liable I'M
der the state banking law for double
the amount OF the holdings IN stock
IN the event Of a failure such as this.
II is expected that a receiver for the
bank will be announced today IN Fay
cftcyiilc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-20
MUST PAY THE JUDGMENT
ATLANTIC COAST LINE APPEAL
IN JONES CASE DISMISSED.

Raleigh, Oct 1f.-An order just
made by the supreme court In the case
of George w. Jones VS. Atlantic Coast
Line railroad, from Cumberland
county. dismisses the appeal for fail
ure to confirm to the rules of the
court and thereby puts 1t up to the
railroad company to pay the judgment
for $4,000 damages allowed In the
trial below The suit is unique in
several respects. Jones was an en-
ployee Of the Atlantic Coast Line at
one time and back In the 1907 panic
period was dropped, along with many
others. and secured employment in an
engineering capacity in Charlotte.
The company he was with failed and
he went to Rocky Mount hoping TO
resume employment with the Atlantic
Coast Line. He failed in this and in
starting for the trip back TO Charles
ton members oEfa freight train crew
invited him TO ride ON the train in
stead OF buying transportation. At
Fayetteville a railroad detective found
him In a. car. He told how he hap
pcned TO be travelling that way, but
the detective pronounced him a liar
and ordered him or the train. He got
on and started across the yard the
detective ordering him to stop how
ever, to be placed under arrest. Jones
moved on and the detective fired upon
him with a shot gun. shatteTing one
Of his legs above the knee. Later
Jones sued and obtained the verdict
or $4,000