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Milford chronicle., 1911-02-10
LETTER FROM FLORIDA.
Miami, Fla. Feb. end, 1911.
Editor of Milford Chronicle,
Milford, Del.
Dear Editor:

Thinking that my friends who are
readers of the Chronicle would like
to know something about Florida,
I write you this letter. I feel a little
better fitted to report the true con-
ditions of the Florida of yesterday
and of today. than some who have
made a trip to upper Florida and
the St. John river section, seeing
only pines and saw palmettoes, and
going home reporting themselves
as being thoroughly disgusted with
this fair land of sunshine and every
thing she contains. / knew South
Florida long before the whistle of
the iron horse, that great civilizer,
was ever heard through her forests
of trees that are ever green. l knew
her when Spanish dOubloons were
the only money known, and were
so plentiful that children carried
them around to play with.
The only industry there was cat
tie raising and they were all shipped
over to Cuba. Then the railroad
gave the orange business a boom,
and for years it was oranges and
cattle. Early in the nine ties came
the awful freeze, freezing many a
fine grove to the ground and wiping
out many a mans lifetime work in
a single night.
This land was then cast in gloom
and many thought the state was
ruined and never would recover.
But this freeze proved to be a
blessing in disguise, Florida awoke
from her sleep of gloom and despair
to find that her soil was suited for
the growing of many crops other
than citrus fruits, such as straw
berries, celery, lettuce, cucumbers,
tomatoes, and other vegetables all
Of which go to supply the northern
markets in winter, and from these
crops, profits have been made that
make the profits from oranges in
the olden times look small.
Orange and grapefruit groves
were started again and now Florida
is producing more citrus fruits than
ever before and of a quality that
can't be beat anywhere. Her grape
fruit is growing into popularity
each year and even is beginning TO
cross the ocean, having been intro
duced by the English tourist over
there. 1t may seem strange, but
nevertheless it is true from over a
thousand to fifteen hundred dollars
has been made off Of an acre of let
tuce this winter and on ground that
grows three crops in a year of some
thing.
It is a common sight to see solid
fields of tomatoes here now of over
FIVE hundred acres, loaded with fruit
which is being shipped to the north
ern cities now. Acres and acres of
eggplauts, string beans, cucumbers,
peppers and all kinds of vegetable,
in all stages of growth, and some
fields Just being planted can be seen
along the fine roads in Dade Co., in
every direction through the pine
and glades lands. And juststop and
think ! This very section only few
years ago was all wild forest lands,
only travelled over by few hunters
and the Seminole Indians
The truck growers have from
few acres to six hundred or more in
some from fifty to FIVE
hundred acres in tomatoes alone,
and when they tell you that they ex-
pect to clear all the way from two
hundred to FIVE hundred dollars per
acre, it is plain to see why some
have grown rich in a few years. Il
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-10
nesnnsvn Orders 1000 Cars.

The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has given the car shops at Altoona,
Pa. an order for 1000 dongola cars.
The order will KEEP the car shopmen
busy for several months,
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-10
snlInter KlIIs Woo chopper.

George Rarig, a young wood chop
per Of Conyngham valley, near Ha-
zleton, Pa, died of lockjaw. contract
ed through infection of wound caus-
ed by a splinter in one of his fingers
three weeks ago.
Milford chronicle., 1911-02-10

Sow CANADA PEAS and OATS in March and harvest crop
of Hay in May.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-29
The WITNESSES
IN COWAN CASE

Bismarck, N. D., March 29.-The
oficial list Of witnesses subpoenaed
by the prosecution for the Cowan
impeachment trial was announced. In
all there appear about $50 names,
though a number win be called to the
stand a number Of times. 1t is under
stood that many Of those summoned
by the counsel for the prosecution will
also be called to the stand by the de-
Tense later during the trial.
Following are the names Of the wit
nesses, the most Of whom are already
in the city: @. L. Abar, Devils Lake:
w. NJ. Anderson, Devils Lake; d. v.
Brennan, Devils Lake; Paul Bibow,
Anamoose; James Brown. Rolla: c.
z. Blockorby. Hansborough; J. B.
Blockorby. Marlborough; c. w. Burr,
Colford; Monroe Bunchflower, Devils
Lake; J. 3. Bloom, Devils Lake; A.
g. Bailey, Devils Lake; Fred Belford,
Devils Lake; Judge G. w. Buttz,
Devils Lake; A. @. Burr, Rugby, Abra-
ham Baldwin, Oliver; A. M. Bond,
Devils Lake; V. Fl. Boomer, Esmond:
J. V. Brooke, Cando; A. z. Blycken,
Cando; G. s. Buck, Jamestown; T. II.
Burke, Minnewaukon; Ray v. Bice,
Devils Lake; VIM. Battson, Rolla; M.
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LaFollette's Latest Spasm

Of his state with both hands up, and
the hlibusterers OF the upper house
crawling under their seats and piking
70 the cloakroom to save their wal
lets and escape his anathemas
The chautauqua circles are close
competitors with the moving picture
shows in running summer vaudevflles.
They cannot exploit menageries with
out high priced licenses, and so they
apply at the booking agencies for con-
gressmen and senators. They require
no scenery. as their performers are
their own accessories. They travel
on free passes. despite the interstate
commission. They are well adver-
tised. as they are their own press
agents. and are past masters in the
art OF self exploitation. They are
trained 20 the work of talking in con-
gress at the government expense, and
BY the season they they come fairly
cheap. They have been bullied in
congress and the opposition party
keeps them humble, and they can be
sold or shifted according to the whims
Of the chautauqua trust, like the
pitchers and catchers Of the baseball
league
The Wisconsin senator. the peerless
pompadour. is easily the primate
among peers in this galaxy of attrac-
tons. Is IL because of his oratory? He
is belligerent rather than magnetic
Has he the flowers Of eloquence, he
has thistles rather than violets. Is
he persuasive, no. abusive, rather,
and now that the Carolinian orator
whose sceptre was the pitchfork has
subdued himself into silence, this ter
ror dealing statesman is the starriest
star In the whole constellation.
The chautauqua association is a
semi-religious syndicate. The prin-
ciples on which IL was originally
founded. while only mildly insisted
on, forbid prize fighting, smuggling
matches or sparring athletics with six
ounce gloves. But the fighting instinct
underlies all forms of faith and creeds,
and the chautauqua has become an
amusement purveyor. 1t must natur-
ally cater to the greater wishes of
the greatest numbers. And this, Of
course. means a fight, though head
lined under a different name. The
wants Of the employer is the opportu-
nifty Of the employee, and the pugilist
Of the north, between sessions, comes
to his own. Happy is the man whose
work is along the line Of his desires.
There are no limitations Of debate,
no sergeant Of arms with his myth
cal mace. The opponent is starring on
another circuit, and the fighter has a
free field. The only properties he has
set up is man Of straw, and as he
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-29

H. Brennan. Devils Lake; A. H. Brown,
Minnewaukon; @. c. H. Corliss, Grand
Forks; F. 7. Cuthbert. Devils Lake;
]. r. Crum. Amorillo, Tex; W. ].
Crowley, Fargo; Paul Campbell, Rolla;
w. f. Crawford, Devils Lake; A.
Coger, Rugby; G. z. Converse, Schafer;
c. NJ. Cooley, Grand Forks; c. NJ. Cupp,
Rolla; Nita c. Davis, Minot; Geo.
Dingman, Penn; C. z. Day, Devils
Lake; r. ]. Drake, Devils Lake; NJ.
Doheny, Devils Lake; G. G. Duell,
Devils Lake; F. w. Doherty, Stark
weather; James DoIan; York; Fred
Duggan, Grand Forks; Laura Dauben-
berg, Grand Forks; ole c. Dosseth,
Stanley; Arthur Dickson, Rolla;
George Duncan, Minnewaukon; Chas.
Donnelly, Towner; NJ J. Englert, VAL
ley City; Elmer Parkinson, Devils
Lake; ]. II. Parkinson, Churchs Ferry;
e. r. Flynn, Devils Lake: Frank Fry,
Devils Lake; Peter Fossness, Rugby;
James FITZGERALD, Devils Lake;
Michael FITZGERALD, Devils Lake; w.
A. Godward. Devils Lake; ]. P. Gill,
Devils Lake; M. w. Groves, Lakota;
Mrs w. A. Godward, Devils
AAah5S - W. HISChSy DCNAAH 1dh6s
ID. G. Greenleaf, Minot; John Gordon,
Devils Lake; r. Goer, Devils Lake; O..
H. Gilmore, Rugby; Sam Goldberg.
Devils Lake; H L. Halvorson, Minot;
w. ]. Holbrook. Rugby; Jos. Hefte, St.
John: A. L. Hopkins. Devils Lake;
Frank Hyland, Devils Lake; Andrew
Hogun. Edmore; A. c. Hunt, Derrick;
A. Fl. Harrison, Webster: Mrs. A. l.
Hopkins, Devils Lake; II. Hurd Rug
by; Charles Houska, Bisbee: Knute
Hagen, Crazy; Henry Hammerly, Can
do; Geo p. Howard. Cando: Arthur
| Hancock, Lisbon; A. r. Jonegwaard.
Rugby; W. II. Jones, Rugby; r. 8.
Jones, Rugby; o. p Jordal, Goodrich;
Avery L. Johnson. Devils Lake; A. Is.
Kerlin. Devils Lake; James Kelly.
Crazy; Jack Kelly. Considine: J. j.
Keogh, Cando; H. A. King, Lakota:
@. d. Kelly, Lakota: Theodore Koffei.
Bismarck; Arthur LeSueur, Minot;
r. A. LAndblom, Devils Lake; =. =.
Litcher, Hampden; War Lestrud.
Hanpden; Lewis LeDuke. Crary: Geo.
Larson, Crazy; w. 8. Lauder, wahpe-
ton; Geo. Larson, Grand Forks; c. L.
Ldndstrom, Grand Forks; c. e. Leslie.
Hillsboro; F. p. Mann, Devils Lake;
O. w. Mallowe. Devils Lake; L. D.
Mourer, Starkweather; Henry Mid
daugh, Devils Lake: Fl. L. Mackey,
Grand Harbor; Geo. ~ Leon. Grand
Harbor; M. Gurren. Crazy; Edith Nc
Donald, Minnewaukan; George Nc
Williams, Cando; Bert Moran, Devils
Lake; w. J. Meyer. Devils Lake:
Frank Maxwell Devils Lake; p. J.
McClory, Devils Lake; ID. J. McLenna
| Bisbee; T. F. McCue. Carrfngton; w
| r. Mosely, Cando; Jerry Mccarthy
Garske; @. w. Morrison, Edmore; III
3. Nelson. Rugby; Victor Nelson
Rugby: n. r. Nostdal, Rugby; 3. j
Ness, Devils Lake; ira NeigIinger
| Hampden: r. Fl. OskendahI, Rugby
John Overland; d.. o1Connell, Towner;
%. Smith Peterson, Park River; III
ID. Plymat. Roila; A. H. Read. Dew
lie Lake; Albert Robert. Devils Lake;
Scott Rex, Grand Forks; Homer Res
sler, Starlweather; n. j. Roberts, La
kota: 8. Serumgaard, Devils Lake: w
i A. Stevens, Crazy: o. l.. Sande, Hans
i borough; @. @. Stangberry, Church'
: Ferry; Nellie Schultz Rugby; 7. y
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Scotland, Rugby; Mrs. Theo Schaffer.
Flora; B. G. Skulason, Grand Forks;
Wn. samuels, webster; l.. II. Sennett,
CAndo; B. l.. Shuman, Rugby; r.. A.
Stewart, Minnewaukan; Torger Sim
ness; Minnewaukan; Herman stem
seth, Devils Lake; A. J. styles, Es-
mond; John Mclean, Devils Lake:
Peter Teigen, Devils Lake; Peter Tim
DO, Devils Lake. Fred j. Traynor,
Devils Lake; L. NJ Torson. Rugby;
Carl Torgeson, Devils Lake; w. b.
Tough, Rugby; G. f. Taylor, Devils
Lake; Halvor Tohe, Devils Lake; Del
la Thomas, Devils Lake: John Van
Lew, Devils Lake; ole Wig, Ednore;
l.. ]. Wehe, Devils Lake; T. Fl. Wade,
Edmore; j. N. Wright. Edmore; Geo.
IL. Watson, Rugby; ". WARDROBE,
leeds; Albert Weber. Towner; N. Al.
Way, Devils Lake; ]. j. Youngblood,
Fessenden; I. I. Boo; r. Curtis; VIM.
Borquist; Julius Elmquist; Chas. KEEL
so; Mr. NarQuist; Frank J. Robia.
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Change in The
N. D. BATTALIONS
THE NORTH DAKOTA NATIONAL
GUARD Is GIVEN SHAKING up
CAUSED BY EFFORT TO GET
5ATTALIoNs MORE COMPACT IN
REGARD TO TERRITORY.

General orders No. 8, issued by Colo
mel Frame. commanding the First in
fantry, N. D. n. c., shows a number
of changes that are made in the
formation of the regiment.
Instead of having the companies
which constituted the various battal-
lions widely separated, 1t was the pur-
pose OF the commanding officer to
group the companies according to their
locality into different battalions. This
Is done as matter Of convenience.
Co. b Of Fargo remains in the same
battalion. The only change in this
battalion being that Valley City is
taken in while Devils Lake goes out
The order directing the change in
formation is as follows:
Headquarters First Infantry, North
Dakota National Guard, Grafton, N. D..
March 25.-General Orders No. g.
!. Until further orders Cos. b, @, /
and l. will constitute the first battalion
of the First infantry. N. d. n. c.; Cos.
A. F, III and X will constitute the
second battalion Of said regiment, and
Cos. G, d. e and NJ will constitute the
third battalion Of said regiment.
2. Major VIM. r. Purdon is hereby
assigned to the command OF the first
battalion; Major C. F. Mudgett is
hereby assigned to the command OF
the second battalion. and Major T. H.
Tharaldson is hereby assigned to the
command Of the third battalion.
BY order of
]. II. Frame,
Colonel Command First Infantry,
n, d. N. G.
ohIcial: r. A. Thompson,
Captain and Adjutant
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has dome bis own stuffing ha can
smite with impunity. -
TIRE vaataI virginia used TO have the
frort aeats In the balcony Of the coli
Iiseurn and were want TO enjoy tneh-
selves in their respite from reitslous
duties IN watching the expiring aeonies
OF the gladiators and whlle the oralol
OF the ring is pounding the lie OUT Oh
his dummy fellow senator, the chAu-
tauauans enjoy the melee, their up
chrfstianed savagery gloating at tne
fight. and their christianized sensl-
biIities soothed by the knowledge tffat
the dummy liz not being so seriously
hurt that he will not do duty at the
next stand.
OF course there is a question as to
the propriety of a senator going on
starring tour, to overhaul the ofnclal
records Of his fellow members, when
they are not there to refute his argu-
ments or his sophistries, but II there
can be no fight with live man, Dut
only with an absentee opponent, IT is
| to be expected that he will make the
fight lively, especially as the dummy
cannot fight back, and there ID aD-
solutely no harm to the proxy ana
no wounds for the solitary hghter
Well, the bouts came high, but they
are worth the money. Discomfort is
created. prejudice ceased, the cave OF
/ Adullam is populated, the mal-contents
recruited, and the national convention
is not far off.
Alas! Extra session Of congress has
cancelled the juicy contracts OF the
/ summer circuits, and the vaudeville
stars will have to draw on their saw
ings banks deposits for their summer
sustenance. But a discord- maker
must keep in practice for other sum-
mers. Fortunately for the gallant go
it-alone gladiator of the north, there
is a mobilization Of the troops on the
i Mexican line "Aha!" he says, how
fortunate!'' And SO. before the first
shipment was made, or the orders for
| the troops were read, he was laying
the lines OF attack against the COM
mander lin -chief, and looking up the
laws on impeachment. 1t was not his
policy, and therefore II was wrong. 1t
| was an act Of the administration, and
as he was against the administration
and all it's acts, he shakes the moth
balls from the war paint and feathers
which he had put in storage on his
cancelling his circus dates, polishes up
| his tin sword, is working UP new
dummyfi and in exhaling oxygen that
he may become again vociferous.
| La Follettism has become a cult. II
one should make crusade against the
ten commandments he would get re-
cruits. Start a howl against dog
and the buildings would be torn down
for bricks to kill him. regardless OF
the merits and dement's of the dog
The apostle of discord easily recruits
those who think evil rather than good
and the egotist who is intoxicated with
his own verbosity soon finds disciples
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-29

The Brooklyn Times says edttorialIy:
Somewhere In the west there is a
senator who is taking himself so SER
iously that he is intriguing for the
presidential chair. He Is especially
strong in his extremities. his hair and
his heels He is aggressive at both
ends. His hair Is pompadour and his
heels belIigerent. Just what lies in the
intermediate zone OF his anatomy is not
yet determined, but his hair Is ter
rorfzfng 10 the tfmid and his toes are
intimidating TO his enemies, and would
be 20 his friends If the word friend
had not been omitted In his dictionary.
The easy definition Of a friend is a
man who agrees with you. but as no
one agrees with him, at least he agrees
with no one. he divides mankind into
only one class-enemies. Milton
describes Satan as sitting alone in
regal state, and as the population OF
America was said to be composed OF
blacks, whites and the Beecher fam
fly, SO that statesman of the repub-
lie man, for convenience, be defined
as senator's, congressman, judges, leg
islators and-LaFoIlette. 1t has been
said in circles ecclesiastical that one
lively hornet viii break up any camp
meeting, even at the period Of it's
most violent eruption. and this soIon
Of the pine barrens OF Wisconsin has
terrified himself with his dual talents
into the governorship, and now into the
senate, where he sits as the self -ap-
pointed umpfre of that assembly of
patricians.
He has the gift OF vocabulary, which
however, rated by those who by the
senate rules are compelled to bear in
Fiction with patience, is by himself ac-
counted illuminative and mandatory.
His oracularity brings back remem-
brance Of the Delphic oracle. Plati-
tude assumes the guise of wisdom and
wisdom suggests infallibllity. There
Is a kind of ''this-is- the final word"
assumption to 1t, and while his peers
sit terrified rather than awed, sulen
rather than subdued, compelled rather
than convinced, the oracle Of the mid
lde northwest takes silence for acqui-
escence, and instead of being humili-
ated by ostracism. takes his isolation
as q private reserve, kind of royal
domain, in which he sits alone. be-
cause none others are worthy Of en-
trance.
Frequent advices from the west as
sure us that single bandit, who has
his nerve and revolver with him, will
easily hold up a whole trainload of
eastern tourists, and this French-nam-
ed senator somehow has the legislators
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who mistake the writings OF the mad
man for the contortions Of the sybil
1t is not always safe to take a man
at HIS own valuation, and when, para
phrasing the poets words. self-ap-
pointed censor eternaIly cries:
"The time is out Of joint: o blessed
spite
That am born to set II right"
IT is well to inquire for his credentials.
When a man thinks that whatever is.
is wrong. and he is the one wise man
among a race Of fools, Il IL wen to see
IL later advices viii not include him
with the others.
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The Plain srooads Gown j. Very Smart
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-08
EXTRA SESSION MARCH 20?
President Inclined to Advance Da&
doubt Practically DispeIIed.

Washington, March 2.-The last
vestige of doubt that there will be an
extraordinary session Of Congress.
called by President Taft to consid1sr
the Canadian reciprocity agreemenS
In the now practically certain event
OF the failure Of that measure in the
present Congress, disappeared today,
when it became known that Republi-
can leaders had been called to the
White House for a consultation. n
The die is cast" said one of the
Republican Senators after returning
TO the Capitol Mr.. Taft has decided
that there must be an extra session
and that he will call 1t earlier than
April f."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-08
REGRETS HIS MARRIAGE.
Walter T. Rocking Seeks To Annual
Marriage to Alma Williams.

Columbia, Feb. 2S.--Attorney Geo.
r. Rembert, representing the plain
tiff, appeared before Judge Robert E.
Copos in Richland court and asked
for an annulment Of the marriage Of
W. T. Rocking and Alma Williams.
The defendant made no response after
the notice was served and the casek
was referred TO Mr.. A. D. McFadden,
master in equity, who was instructed
TO take testimony and make a report
Of his findings. The annullment was
sought on the grounds that Rocking
was intoxicated at the time of the
marriage; that the woman took adj
vantage of his condition, and THAI
when he recovered his mind he re-
pudiated the marriage and refused to
recognize the matrimonial bond. 1t is
further charged against the woman
that she has 4 lawful husband living
and that she is furthermore a woman
or notorious character. The MARI
rlage from which Rocking is seeking
relief took place on the night of De-
cember IL last.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-08
AFTER MANY, MANY YEARS.
Probable Southerners will be Paid for
Cotton Seized During War.

Washington, March 1.-Thousands
OF people in the Southern States
being paid for cotton, seized at the
end Of the war by the Federal Gov
ernment. is, after quarter Of "a CEN
tury of earnest work against dis
couraging odds, within the hope of
things obtainable. The friends in
Congress of the claimants of cotton
seized by the Federal Government un-
der the Captured and Abandoned
Property Act" when hostilities had
ceased, are in the nearest way to ac-
complishing the long delayed act of
restitution that has ever been ap-
preached.
Time after time a committee of
one house or the other of Congress
has reported favorably on these
Claims, only to be blocked by the 9TH
eli house. Now it appears that the
two houses are agreed that it is time
that this money should be restored to
its rightful owners. Today the con-
ferences Of the two houses of the
committees on revision of the laws
agreed upon the Bartlett amendment
to consolidate the Acts respecting war
claims, so that the proc eeds Of cotton
seized under the Captured and Abb
andoned Property Act" now in
the treasury as trust fund, might
be restored to those who submitted
their claims to the Court of Claims.
with proper evidence, without being
required to prove loyalty. The fund
amounts to s4,SS6,671, of which
South Carolina claims are s422,547.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-08
FIVE YEARS ON CHAINGANG ~
Pope B. Havird Found Guilty by Sa-
luda Jury.

Saluda, March Pope B. Hayird
was found guilty on the charge of as
sault and battery Of a high and an
gravated nature this morning and was
sentenced TO five years on the county
chaingang without any alternative of
a fine.
In passing sentence Judge Sease
delivered such a lecture as has never
been heard in the court room at S11
luda. 1t was calmly done and the i'm
preston made will he lasting.
Havird, who was convicted on the
charge of trying to ride down and
or otherwise maltreating Miss Carrie
Mitchell, a young woman school
teacher of his community some ~
days ago because she had whipped
one of his children in school, was told
that he might be sure his sins would
sooner or later find him out and that
the heavy hand of the law would ar
rest him in his wayward career.