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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-15

anu d HAIL d QOZeu players ueVelOQ
suddenly after being promoted.
Sometimes players are found in
coveys. like quail. Hornellsville,
N. r., nee gave to the major leagues
six players In one year. Lowe, Long,
Camel and Bennett went from one
team into fast company. There was a
team which at n time represented
Franklin, Pa, in the Iron and Oil
league which, without making any
spectacular showing in that humble
organization. proved a gold mine. In
one season that team developed and
sent into the major league Jimmy
Slagle, Claude Rftchey, Emmett Held
rick, Bill Taylor, "Sox' Seybold and
Nichols, the Pittsburg left.handed
pitcher, every n of whom at once
sprang into prominence and most Of
whom afterwards came to be regarded
as famous players.
In the fall of 1909, Connie Mack,
finding his all star Philadelphia Ath-
letics decaying rapidly and threaten
ing to become a hopelessly slow club,
discarded practically his entire team,
and starting afresh to build a new
club, retaining only a few Of the vet
to balance the new men and
teach them the tricks of the trade,
tad the phenomenal luck to develop
. team which came near being Of
championship CALDER. He discovered
Collins, whose infield play was the
sensation of the American league in
1909, and Krause, a left-hander, who
stepped directly into the front rank of
the pitchers of the country. Besides
these he found several men better
than those he had cast off. But such
records are freaks. Usually when a
team passes it's prime and begins to
retrograde, years are required-years
and fortunes-before another winning
team is produced.
In the earlier days of the game play.
ers usually came in pairs, a pitcher
and a catcher together; and were
mainly recruited from cities. The rea-
% for this was that they started
together, throwing and catching back
Of the shop during the noon-hour re-
ess
The supply of players of major
league caliber is so small that the own
ers of clubs in the American and Ma
tional leagues, and the higher minor
leagues have resorted to dragnet
methods to discover them and to pull
them from the back lots, the college
fields and the country Fairgrounds.
Each club employs a scouting force,
usually composed Of veteran players
or retired owners. The duty Of these
scouts is to scour the entire country,
league after league, club after club.
seeking men who by their playing
show promise, or who by their actions
or hitting ability give signs Of future
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-15

The extent to which this scrutiny Of
players is INDUCED in by the owners
and managers Of major league clubs
is almost unbelievable. Barney Drey.
fuss, owner Of the Pittsburg club. has
books in his Offices in which are re.
corded the names, addresses. descrip-
tions, batting and fielding averages.
character and general makeup Of thou
sands Of players Of whom the baseball
world never has heard and probably
never will hear, except when they are
produced in the form Of q Wagner, .
Leach or a Jay Miller. The country
schoolmaster. playing ball ct recess
with the big boys, may be watched by
q major league scout who sits on the
fence. The minor league player may
lay OF some day to rest q sore finger
and discover Afterwards that . scout,
who had travelled Thousands Of miles
to zee him play, was In the stands.
and that he lost his. chance Of promo
ton by remaining idle on that day.
Il Is related that Dreyfuss was sit
ting IN q buggy on q dusty country
turnpike near Goshen. O., watching
the schoolmaster playing Anthony.
over. with the boys. The schoolmas-
ter caught the bail, wound up, and In.
stead Of throwing 1t back over the
roof Of the school, curved It around
the building and hit n Of the boys
In the back. Dreyfuss thereupon
climbed out Of his buggy and signed
the schoolmaster to pitch for Pitts.
burg, thereby discovering Sam Lever
one Of the greatest Of pitchers.
Dan OIeary, when he was manager
Of the Indianapolis club. arranged On.
exhibition game with the team repre-
senting = small town near the Indiana
Seapital The small,, town team looked
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For Sale

"A light driving team with har.
ness. w. y. Dean, City.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-15

uSdV always SApcGlS uSES &uSSl6 "
wear evening dress for dinner"
With that. Mr.. Jurnegan went up to
his room. It was In the rear Of the
house. 80 that he could not see Miss
iWhitehead's arrival. but since her
maid had 80 definitely informed him
that she would come In time for dinner
he dismissed the matter from his mind.
At half past 6 he heard carriage wheels
grinding on gravel. His heart throb-
bed. She had come.
A few minutes before Z Mr.. Jurne-
gan went downstairs. At Z p%unctually
the butler announced dinner.
'But where Is Miss Whifeheadfr
asked the guest.
"You Will find her In the dining
room"
Thinking the lady had naturally put
on their meeting till the last moment
from motives Of delicacy. Mr.. Jurne-
gan went into the dining room. a
young lady In evening dress advanced
to meet him. He stopped and looked
upon her, surprised. He saw the maid
secretary IN the costume Of her mis-
Fstress. ii sgEg
"Your mistress has not arrived after
oil. i suppose and you are o3take her
place"
"Are you disappointedY' Il
disappointed: I'm delighted"
Il win not deceive you any longer. I
am Miss Whitehead III 3
Jurnegan stared at her In mute as
|~tonishment for a few moments. then
when he found his tongue said:
aYours proposition 10 accepted
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Office of the Highway Board Olympia, Wash,
Sept. IA, 1910.
Bids will be received at this office until two
O'Clock p. IN. October 3, 1910. and then opened
for clearing, grubbng, grading and draining
state road No. 10, in Okanogan county, from
Brewster, north,
The maps, plans. profile, estimate and speci-
icatons are on file in this office, in the office
of county engineer OF Okanogan county, in the
Office OF the division engineer, W. p. Butler,
226 Hutton building, Spokane, Wash, and with
the Pacific Builder u Engineer, Seattle Wash,
whore they may be inspected.
Date of completion OF contract August 81,
1911.
The right is reserved to reject any and all
bids. Bids will be made upon forms to be
furnished by this office and must be sealed
and marked proposal for Improvement of
State Roa No. 10, Okanogan County, Wash
ington."
No bid will be considered unless accompan-
led by certified check payable to the state
treasurer Tor five per cent of the amount OF the
bid, based on approximate estimate furnished
by the State Highway Commissioners
The checks OF the lowest acceptable bidder
and the next lowest acceptable bidder will be
held until the contract is signed.
HENRY l.. BOWLBY.
Secretary of the Highway Board.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-30

Monday ll6 head of beef cattle. pur-
chased by Jas. Jackson for shipment to
the Spokane market, were delivered
at this place by Tom Jones, Sherman
Burden, Lee Stone, Hank Didra and
w. Grounds, of Pine creek, and c. II.
Owens, of Loomis.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barry were in
town from their ranch on Palmer noun
tain Tuesday to consult physician re-
garding the baby, the little one having
been i'll for a week. Mrs. Barry will
remain in Oroville the child entirely
RECEIVERS. The ailment is not consid-
cred serious.
That old veteran, Geo. A. Blackwell.
of Riverside, who has resided in Okla
nogen county long enough to be classed
among the pioneers, spent Tuesday in
Oroville. Time is handling Mr.. Black
well with care, as he looks no older
than when the writer first met him
dozen years ago.
w. w. Scott, a resident of the Ellie
meham neighborhood, was in town
Monday Mr.. Scott recently pulled in
from a threshing run and reports crops
much better in that neighborhood than
reported earlier in the season. One
piece on Mr.. Scotts home place Weld
ed better than 40 bushels per acre.
Floyd Wickersham returned home
this week from a trip to Spokane and
Republic. He reports that Republic
has taken on new lease of life. Min
ing is active, large mill is to be
erected at once, and the town has an
air of thrift and hustle. Mr.. Wicker
sham believes that the place is on the
eve of a boom.
Some unknown party broke out a
window light in Geo. Devon's store
some time during Monday night and
distracted pair of "a shoes from the
window display. 1t was shoes the ma
rauder was out of for not another ar
ticle was missing. Any individual pa
rading around wearing now pair of
workingmen's brogans is liable to be
nabbed on suspicion.
1t will be seen that large amount of
school lands in the upper part of the
county are advertised for sale. Won
der If the astute La Toilette, who is to
be the next congressman from this dis.
trict, will roar out that if Lord Pinchot
had the doing of it, instead of the 10
norant state officials, the government
would get more money out of it, and to
hell with the state, anyhow.
Attorney Eugene Fitzgerald, of Orc
vile, former partner of Judge Ernest
Peck of the superior court, and can
didate before the recent primaries for
superior Judge of Okanogan and Ferry
counties, was Conconully visitor Mon
day. During his stay here Mr.. Fitz-
gerald took occasion to congratulate
Attorney Pendergast upon his splendid
victory. -Conconully Record.
The result of the gathering of this
point last week of several gentlemen
interested in mining properties near
Oroville will be the early resumption
of work on the Dividend and Gold Dust,
two remarkably choice holdings on
Kruger mountain. Much development
has been done at both properties in
the past, and a large quantity of eX-
cellent ore is on the dump and an inn
mense amount blocked out in the Di-
vidend.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-30
Serial No. 08909
INI TUT 4NVs VV"VV
APPLICATION FOR PATENT
United States Land Office, Watervlle Wash
lnnAt1 40

United States Land Office. Waterville Wash
ington, September !, 1910.
Notice is hereby given that J. f. Samson
whose post Office address is Oroyille Okanogan
county, Washington, has made application for
a patent to the Era Lode claim, situate in the
Smilkameen mining district Okanogan coun.
ty, Washington, in sections Is and 10, township
40 north, range % east, W NJ, designated as
Mineral Survey No. $50, and described as fol
lows:
Beginning at corner No. !, whence the u cor.
to sect ms is and 10, township 40 north range
q east, w. NJ, bears north degrees % minutes
east 1867 feet distant, cor 2-527, Cobbler lode
bears north Al degrees 50 minutes east AIS 8
feet distant; thence south Al degrees 33 min
utes west 1850 feet to corner No 2; thence
north SO degrees 81 minutes west 526.G0 feet to
corner No. 81 thence north 80 degrees - min
utes east 500 80 feet to corner No 1; thence
south 80 degrees p minutes east 600 feet to
corner No. l, the place of beginning, contain
ing 1926 acres.
The location is recorded in the Office of the
auditor of Okunogan county, Washington, in
book 7, records OF quartz at page ia.
There are no adjoining or conflicting claims
us shown by the plat OF survey, except the
Cobbler lode, which adjoins on the cast and
does not conflict.
W. f. HAYNES, Register
Date of first publication September IL, 1910:
November IS, 1910.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-30
CALL FOR BIDS.

Proposals for the furnishing OF material and
and the construction in whole, or in part of n
water works system, consisting of II well,
pumping machinery, reservoir, and pipe line
1910 by the city clerk of Oroville, Washington
The right reserved to reject any and all bids.
Information, plans and specifications will be
furnished upon request.
Dated this lith day OF september, 1910
l.. :. TAYLOR.
Clerk of the Town OF Oroville.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-30

Proposals for the furnishing of the material
and The construction OF Il city hall for the town
of Oroville, will be received until Monday
evening at 500 o'clock, october 10, 1910. by
the city clerk. The right reserved to reject any
and ali bids. Information, plans and specif-
cations on exhibit nj the office OF said clerk of
the town of Oroville.
Dated this 30th dav of September. 1910.
f. = TAYLOR,
Clerk of the Town OF OroYille.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
ELECTION NEXT WEDNESDAY
Governor State House and County Officers and Judges and
Solicitors Will Be Voted For

The election of state and county
officers will occur just one week
from today, Wednesday, October 9TH
Every person who took part in the
recent primary is under obligations
to go to the polls on that day and
cast his ballot for the nominees. No
man should remain at home because
he lost in the primaries. Refusing
to support the nominees by staying
at home is not as bad as voting
against them, but it is wrong never
theless.
The expenses of having the tickets
printed and distributed at the variou
polling places will, as usual, fall up
on the county candidates, as the
state nominees have always escaped
footing any part of these bills
The form of the official ballot to be
voted next Wednesday follows:
For Governor
HOKE SMITH
For Secretary of State
PHILIP COOK
For Comptroller General
VIM A WRIGHT
For State Treasurer
w. J. SPEER
For Attorney General
THOMAS S. FIELDER
For Commissioner of Agriculture
T. G. HUDSON
For State School Commissioner
M. L. BRITAIN
For Prison Commissioner
R. E. DAWSON
For Pension Commissioner
J. w LINDSEY
For Railroad Commissioner, Unex-
PRED Term Ending Dec. 1, 1911
c. NJ. GAMBLER,
For Railroad Commissioner, Full
Term beginning Dec. l, 1911
J. A. PERRY
For Railroad Commissioner, Full
term BEGINNING Dec. 1, 1911
c. NJ. GAMBLER.
For Railroad Commissioner, Unex-
pired Term Ending Dec l, 1913
JOS. F. GRAY
For Chief Justice Supreme Court,
VIM II. FISH
For Associate Justice Supreme Court
MARCUS w. BECK.
For Judge of Court Of Appeals
ARTHUR G. POWELL
For Judge Atlantic Circuit
Vote for TwO)
w. d. ELLIS
GEO L. BELL
For Judpe Atlantic Circuit
WALTER w. SHEPPARD
For Judge Augusta Circuit
HENRY G.. HAMMOND
For Judge Brunswick Circuit
C. B. CONYERS
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
PASTOR WANTED PROTECTION.
ohief OF Police Called on to Attend
Church Services.

Sunday Rev. c. C, Scott, pas
TOT OF Shiloh church, which is To-
Gated near the negro public school
building, telephoned Mayor Marlin
that faction Of his flock had taken
possession of the church, and not
only refused to permit him to preach
the gospel of salvation to them and
other lost souls, but would not even
let MN enter the house of worship.
chief of Police HERS was detailed
10 attend the services and see that
the worship was carried on With
proper decorum and humility, but
When he reached the church neither
pastor nor congregation was in
sight. All had for some reason de-
parted and the building was as
empty as the collection plate.
The church, it seems. has divided
into two factions, and frst-class
row is about to break out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
Not Much of a "storm."

The Albany Herald comments as
follows on the appointment of Hon.
ThOs. E. Watson to speak in Daw-
son next Saturday: Mr.. Watson
has chosen Dawson as the storm
center of his campaign in the Sec
ond congressional district The pre-
sumption is, from the way his an
nouncement is worded, that some
body in Dawson invited Mr.. Watson
10 speak there. If it was represent
ed to Mr.. Watson that Terrell coun-
ty offers good missionary ground for
his preaching of political strife and
party disloyalty, however, he will
probably find that he has been mis-
informed"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
MULLET CAUSE OF A MURDER
MACK LEE SHOT CY BLOCKER
ABOUT DIMES WORTH OF FISH.
A Tragedy on the pike" Late SAT-
urday Afternoon. Shot in Heart
and Died Instantly.

and Died Instantly.
A dimes worth of mullet fish
served at Mack Lees restaurant on
the Pike" as that section of the
city where there is a row of negro
restaurants, small stores, barber
shops, etc, is known, was the cause
OF murder late Saturday afternoon.
The victim of the tragedy was CIV
Blocker, and his slayer was Mack
Lee, the proprietor of the place.
1t seems that Blocker ordered ten
cents worth of fish for a lunch, and
a negro woman who was serving the
meals asked him to settle before he
finished eating. Blocker refused to
pay in advance, saying that he would
settle when he got through, but this
did not satisfy the woman, who re-
ported the matter to Lee, the
latter soon appearing with a pistol
and demanded payment for the fish
One word followed another, and
Blocker, leaving the partly eaten
mullet, stepped out of the house on
to the sidewalk AS he did SO Lee
fired the pistol, the ball entering I'M
der the left shoulder blade and lodg-
ing in the heart. Blocker fell to the
ground and expired Immediately.
Lee was taken in custody by Off
GERS and carried to jail He first
said that he shot Blocker because
he would not pay him for the fish,
but afterwards amended this state
ment by charging that the dead ne
gro was in the act of shooting him
No weapon was found ON the body
of Blocker.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
NEW TALK CHIEF.

On next Saturday, October 1st
there will be a change in the man
agement of Dawson's talk head
quarters.
On that day Mr.. J. H. Davis, who
has been the popular and efficient
manager since the organization OF
the Dawson Telephone Co., will re-
tire for the purpose of giving all OF
his time to the real estate business
and will be succeeded by Mr.. J. D.
Weaver.
Mr. Weaver is one of Dawson Is
best known and most highly es-
teemed citizens, and his well-known
business qualities is assurance that
the service will be kept up to its
usual high standard.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
FARMERS UNION MEETING.

q The next meeting of the Terrell
county Farmers Union will be held
az the court house in Dawson on
M me first Tuesday, October 4th.
mere will be present a lecturer
!.Oil The state organization who will
wScaSS business matters of interest
" Ihe Union. The date of meeting
". vas changed in order to hold both
one same day. All memb ers as well
40 delegates are urged to be pres
enL' as business of importance will
t t,I, before the body. Very respect
iUIly, G. F. SMITH, Secretary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
WATSON Be HERE SATURDAY
Will SPEAK TO "oLD MAN PEE
mr. AND AUNT SARAH JANE.
r,,mense Crowd Is Expected in
Doyeon to Hear Famous Orator.
,,-;I Talk on Matters Political.

D,vs0u to Hear Famous Orator.
,,-;JI Talk on Matters Political.
7,ba News stated in it's last issue
ua+ a numerously signed petition
Nd heen forwarded to Hon Thos.
= watson inviting him to make a
,oob in Dawson, and Saturday
-,orning Judge M. G. Statham re-
oefved reply in the shape of a
torogram announcing that Mr.. Wat
con will speak here on next Satur-
5.v october LIST, at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.
nudge Statham, who has long been.
~, o5mfrer and follower of the Red
%annad Rooster of McDuffie, imme-
5fo+olv got busy advertising his COM
NO He had circulars printed and
5fs+riIuted them in Terrell and all of
tLo adjoining counties, and is ex-
roc+fng one of the largest crowds
arsr seen in Dawson to be here next
Saturday.
In view of the exploits of the noted
GEORGIAN a vast majority of the peO-
Me have a curiosity to see and hear
him i'm order to know just what he
fs driving at, and he will doubtless
make himself clear as to his position
when he comes to Dawson. Then,
there are many people who really
admire the Thomson editor because
thew believe he is one of the ablest
men Georgia has produced in the
present generation, and between
those who will come to hear him
through curiosity and those who will
hear him because they admire him
he viii have a large audience.
There is no man in the state who
is more in the public eye at this time
than Tom Watson There are vari-
oris reasons for the publicity he has
received during the past three
months but they have all advertised
him, and he is a drawing card
wherever he goes.
While the address Saturday will
be mainly along political lines Mr..
Watson announces that preceding his
remarks on political matters he will
deliver moral and educational
lecture of fifteen minutes, and ur-
gently invites ladies and young peo-
pie of both sexes to hear him.
4 WatsOnesque Invitation.
Mr. Watson has engagements for
every day this week and two days
next week, and in note to the
newspapers announcing his dates he
says:
please let me announce through
your columns that in response to in
vitations received | will address Old
Man Peepul and Aunt Sarah Jane at
the following times and places.
Central time applies to each ap-
pontment, and the speaking will be-
gin without any kind of formality
whatever. Ladies and young people
Of both sexes are especially invited
to attend these meetings. in each
Instance the political address will be
preceded by a moral and educational
lecture to the young people, fifteen
minutes of my time being devoted
to that purpose.
Friday Mr.. Watson will make two
speeches. in the morning at Carroll
ton and at night at Columbus, COM
ing from that city to Dawson Satur-
day morning.
There is not building in the city
that will hold the crowd expected to
be here, and those in charge of the
meeting say that Mr.. Watson will
deliver his address from a stand to
De erected on the south side of the
court house or in the grove at the
public school building, probably at
the latter place.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
THE FLORAL EXHIBITS.

The Interest of the Ladies of the
County Is Desired.
We wish to call the attention of
the ladies' of the county to the floral
exhibits at the Terrell County Fair.
and if possible arouse their enthusi-
assn in the matter, A trip through
some portions of the county has con
WINGED us that they are not slow to
appreciate the important place it has
in home making" Hence we
would ur@e them in order to encour-
age and develop the study of horti-
culture to place on exhibit such of
their plants as are in the list for
display, all of which will be carefully
treated and returned in good condi-
ton.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
DAUGHTERS OF CoNFEDERACY.
Important Meeting Is Called For
Next Friday Afternoon.

Every member of the local chap
ter U. D. c.. is requested to meet at
the home of Mrs. W.. B. Melton Fri
day, September 31st, at $3.50 p. M.
Delegates are to be elected to the
state convention at Gainesville
October 26th 9th and 2Sth !;
also to the national convention
at Little Rock, Ark, November Sth,
9th and 10th. Please see that your
monthly dues are paid, as our rep
resentation at both conventions will
be based entirely upon paid up dues
to date Election of officers and
other important business to come be-
fore the chapter. Please meet
promptly at $3.50 p. m.
MRS. B. H. HOOD, President.
MRS H. A. WILKINSON, Sec'ty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
MARRIED BY JUDGE CHEATHAM

About dark Sunday evening Judge
w. B. Cheatham performed the cere-
mony that united the lives of Mr.
j. c. Stinton and Miss G. A. Pritch-
ard, the marriage rites occurring at
the home of Judge Cheatham. The
friends of the young couple wish
them much happiness and prosperity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-28
How's This2

We offer one hundred collars reward for any
case OF catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. f J CHENEY 81 Co. Toledo q
we. the undersigned. have known +. j. Cheney
Tor the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fnar,-
cially able to carry out any obligations made nv
his firm. WALDING, KINNAN a. MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo OHIO
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surface 81
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cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists
TAKE Hairs Family Pills for constipation.