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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10

William Kimbell holds a Rock river
record with pike weighing six and q
half pounds and black bass Weighing
three and a half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10

Peter Rush, fish warden at Cham
paign, recently seized 80 pounds of
pike pickerel which had been consign-
ed by a ST. Louis firm. 1t is against
the law to sell and buy for the purpose
OF selling this kind of fish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10

agreed to throw Kaiser twice ia an
hour, but secured only one fall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10

DCminick Delraso of Joliet was ar
rested the other day for hunting with
out license. Investigation proved
that his license was at home. but it
didn't do him very much good in the
field
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10

Harry pa"is, ex-AthIet-c captain,
who is 10 manage the Cleveland team
next season. is planning - use Ed
die ,Hnhorst n fiI-t base. Holm
horst was e tryout with the
Maps in the fan Of 1910, and played
with Toleoo -Ist Season. He is big
fellow and hits the ball hare. If
he makes good. Davis can leave lar
~ Lajoie on second. where ne thinks
the Frencnman can still outshine
any man in the ..ame-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10

Springfield, O., Nov. 10.-Central
league ball is promised here next sea
son as the result of the raising of So
900 during a whirlwind campaign con
Quoted by the Merchants association
and President W. II. Watkins of the
Springfield club. Thirty business men
and manufacturers signed to take
stock. Watkins promises TO trans
fer the Newark team to Springfield.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 1O.-Oscar
Bielaski, a navy department en-
ploye, who died in the street here from
heart failure, was one of the idols OF
Washington baseball enthusiasts near
ly quarter Of century ago. He was
with Anson's Chicago White Stock
ings at one time. Beilaski was &C
years old.
Duluth. MINI, Nov. 10.-Jack Des-
mond, secretary and treasurer Of the
Duluth baseball association, has dis
posed OF his interests to DR.. J. A Nc
Cuen, president of the club. DR. Nc
Cuen now controls the franchise.
Gloversville, y. Y, Nov. I0.-Charles (
Kaiser. q local wrestler defeated z. .
F Roller of Seattle in q handicap
match here Wednesday night. Roller !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10
THE EMPIRI

Daily vaudeville performances at
8 % and SIS.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Harrington Writes a Letter.

There is named Hartman, living in Holdrege,
Nebraska. No, not the Ohio, Harmon, and far
know, relation. Indeed the spelled slightly
different
MIR. Hartman of HOldrege, recently received a very
interesting Letter from the pen of NJ F. Harrington,
while chairman of the harmony convention at Ere
mont and by virtue Of such chairmanshp author and
deverer of the speech which is to the be taken the
key of the democratic campaign in Nebraska this
fall.
In that keynote speech, Mr. Harrington stated that
he had in mind democratic candidate for railway com
missioner who backed by the railroads. and accord
ing to his story the candidate Mr.. Hartman.
In the letter. Mr. Harrington explains very
esng political history from the campaign of three
ago, when w. H. Cowgirl, also of Hodrege, elected
to this position the democratic ticket He explains
that Mr. Hartman the personal manager of the Cow
gill campaign that he is a cousin of Edison Rich. of
the leading attorneys of the Union Pacific railroad
pnay and that in the leading railroad towns Mr.. Cow
gill received votes than the presidential candidate
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Let Us Wake Up.

The year of 1911, has been a peculiar year in the
history of Columbus We have had of the popular
outing that usually had in the past
that other cities all about holding this year.
has been suggested that before the close of the
fall season have a celebration known as "home COM
ing week., at which time the former residents of the
city shall be invited return honor guests of the city
for the week. 1t has also been suggested that plan
to hold great fall harvest festival Indeed despite
the direfu outlook there has been fair crop of small
grain realized, and the crop is far from being
failure Would it not be Appropriate &c, together and
have festival of kind lasting several days or
week. while the time entertaining our friends
of bygone days?
1t is to late, of to think about a county
fair. But it is not to late to make showing of the
industries of the city and call neighbors
to help celebrate. Many Columbus people went
Schuyler last week to help them celebrate. Shall be
less hospitabe than neighbors? Will the
mercal club, of the leading citizens take the
lead and kind of gala occasion On foot for
Columbus this fall?
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Superintendent Crabtree.

State Superintendent J. w. Crsbtree has been offer
ed the position of president of the normal River
Falls, Wisconsin. Mr.. Crabsree has given this strife
of valuable service similar capacity, and when
he dismissed by the normal board last year he APP
peaed his to the people of the state with the result
that he excited state superintendent by large
majority The position carries with it salary of
3d. 500 compared with So 600 in his present position
1t is said that he has his resignation ready hand
the governor, who will appoint a superintendent tenn
porarily to fill the vacancy. 1t is late to get
on the primary ballot but it is likely that petitions VIII
be circulated for candidates gea on
the ballots in the November election.
1t is inded gratifying, if somewhat irconven-
ent to great states making their drafts Nebraska
when they want men capable of filling big places. A
few ago. Milwaukee called for Carroll G. Pearse
of Omaha, and only year ago State Superintendent
Bishop drafted by the Iowa agricultural college at
Ames. Nebraskas reputation for good schools and big
school men is bearing fruit.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
copyright. BILL
The Closed Primary:

Under the primary law, it is necessary tor the
the judges of election the of the
political party with which he aates and upon this in
formation he is given the ballot of his party to vote
the candidates for the various Offices that ticket
In the election judges not satisfied that he
really aliates with the party he claims it becomes
their duty under the law ask the following questions,
which the must "What political party do
you affiliate with?.'' do you intend to support the
candidates of said pIitica party majority of them
the election,' IT, after these questions have
been answered the challenge is determined in favor
of the person seeking and be not withdrawn he
shall not be allowed to until he has answered the
above questions, among others, under oath.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

the fact that the presidential candidate
was Nebraska man. and credited with having car
ried the state on his personal popularity.
But there is more than that to it. As the Omaha
Bee tersey says Every shot Mike Harrington aims at
Harman hits Shaenberger' 1t is matter of record
that Shallenberger elected by larger majority than
Mr. Bryan received in the state and that in the
railroad towns and wards where Cowgirl led Bryan
(Shallenberger also led.
On the night before election in 1908, it report
ed that word had been the railroad employees
for Shaenberger and Cowgirl. The operator in
certain little town republican and had spent all
fall telling the good points of the republican candidates
Yet when he asked concerning this message, his
characteristic of the subservence shown by
many employes-"Well you know what is good for the
company is good for the men,
Mr. Cowgirl died in Office, and the present
paign is to fill his unexpired term. Mr.. Hartman of the
same city, and his personl manager then is the
candidate Mr.. Shallenberger is a candidate for the
United States senate.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Must Pay For Paper.

Taking paper out of the post Office makes the re-
cip mt liable for the bill o. d. Austin a Butler (MO.)
pubisher his paper to Charles Burge The latter
paid for it twice and then refused to pay again. He
sale he ordered stopped but the court of appeal holds
tina mere acceptance of the paper created liability
1t adds:
1.-THE preparation and publication of a newspaper in
wolves much mental and physical labor we'll out
lay of money who accepts the by
y taking it from the post Office receives benefit and
pleasure arising from such labor and expenditure as fully
he had appropriated any other product of another
and by such act be held liable for the sub
scription price. ''-Western Puplisher.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

Governor Cruce of Oklahoma got into the meght this
week by pardonng young negro who had been senten-
ced hang for murder The negro was about eighteen
years old and made any effort to intercede in his
behalf all preparations had been made for carrying
death penalty The governor figured it this way
If the condemned youth had been white the executive
Office would been beseged with appeals for clemen
CIV and every effort would have been made to set aside
the judgement of the But in the case OF an
phan negro boy such action taken and ne was left
without friends aid him in the hour of his extremity
So the committed his sentence and the gaiows
were cheated OF Governor Cruce came In Tor
whole lot of condemnation and There are men
who would not i'll mule horse or dog. but
who have pity for human being whose skin IS black
Doubtless the that carries with it the hatred OF
the black man is founded upon substantial
but it is simply mania and therefore unreason-
ing and unreasonable. Thoughtful men who consider the
problem from standpoint of Importantly and win
tina sense of fairness with which all great issues and
problems ought to studied will find little to condemn
in the action of Governor Cruce.-Auburn Herald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

A most hellish ease of fiendish brutality wit
messed just north of the city last Monday afternoon
when a man, rather what intended for was
to beat a frightened horse numerically because
the poor animal had become frightened at Infatuated
bull. There for the horse to act the
way did. perhaps even the bull might be excused but
the human Cd creature, whatever We hope that
some one who knows who he is will have manhood
enough gets what he deserves nearly
possible indeed the far too lenient
in such cases. even when prosecuted to the extreme
limit.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Involves Every Community.
Every unpunishet murder takes
avay something from the security OF
every mans hfe.-Webster.
Here's Your Chance.

You can get the Daily State Jour-
nal all the rest of this year, without
Sunday, for only One Dollar, or in
clnuding the Big Sunday paper, only
SIPS. This is a cut price made just
to get you started reading this splend-
id paper, and at the end of the time
the paper will be stopped without any
effort on your part. The State Jour-
nal, in addition to its wonderful as
ISOLATED press and special telegraph
services, is the leader in reporting
affairs from all over the state of
Nebraska. 1t is clean, Independent,
and thoroughly reliable. The pub
fishers think it's the one Nebraska
paper above all others that you should
read, no matter your politics. This
Lincoln paper will please your whole
family. The sooner you send in the
more papers yea will get for your
money.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

I know q Garden fair and wide.
where pale green roses nod and sway.
And fourishing on either side
Are purple daisies bright and gay:
There yellow lilacs peep from OUT
A grape-leaf cluster bright ana feo.
And saflron pinks climb roundabout.
While other blooms their beauty shed
A spray Of dark blue eglantine
Mods BY an orchid cleaning black.
Some dark gfay maIiGolds entwlne
Where pure white rose leaves tumo's
back:
A bunch Of ripo green cherries. too.
Grow with q lot Of silver grapes.
And pears and apples Of weird hue
Grow In Q dozen varied shapes.
This Earden-Wait! ! think your So
Strawberries Of . golden tint
That flourish 'mOngst these things that %
OF Wondrous hue and shape and 8nnt
This gar.len II no shady spot
Hedged by q wall Of living green.
No neatly planned and bordered plot
Where pleasant walks and hooks Are
seen.
Nor do the scientists there come
To view the wonders on display
And nnd themselves from wonder dumb
That such things see the light OF DAY.
All. no! Yet tits not necromance
That works these changes, a to that-
This wild and weird and queer expanse
II but my lady's summer hat.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Mr.. McElfresh Explains New Law.

County Attorney McElfresh has received number
relating the conveyance of the polls and in
der that there be misunderstanding its scope
effect and meaning, has construed the follows:
''Our Legislature its last session passed the fol-
lowing act:
lit shall be unlawful for any candidate
committee to run cause to be any
veyance for the purpose of conveying voters
to the polls. Provided that nothing in this
ton shall be construed to interfere with
veyng sick disabled persons who not
able without assistance to attend the election.
Any violation of this act shall be deemed
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punt
shed by fine in the of $50. 90 imprison-
ment in the county Jail not less than 80 days.
The purpose of this is prohibiat any party
candidate party committee from running causing
be either directly indirectly conveyances of any
kind for voters to the polls except to sick
disabled persons who get the polls without
assistance.
This act does not prohibit any arrangement between
the voters themselves for their conveyance the polls
neighbors friends acquaintance strangers from
riding to the polls together does it prohibit any such
persons from conveying others to the polls
long such conveyances not caused 70 be
run, directly indirectly by party candidate ary
committee
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Our Jestin0 Friend.

THAT man." says our witty friend.
Indicating the individual who IL illum-
mating q window with highly decora-
tive Invitation to the passing public
to take its choice of shirts for a dol
lar, that man Is an instance of q per.
son who has mistaken his calling"
"Sor' we ask. wondering II the
shirts would at US.
'"Yes. Instead of spending his time
and talent in such an occupation. he
should be on the lecture platform.
swaying thousands by his el0Quence.
There is no telling what great good
would be wrought by the power of his
oratory. Every indication Is that he
would be q wonder as lecturer"
We turn and look at our friend In
Quiringly.
Easy enough" he elucidafes. Don't
you see what . good word painter
he isf''
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Ten Years Ago.

The last of the subscription money
for the North opera house was raised
mad its name was decided upon.
Librius Stsab died at his hoome In
this city, at the age of seventy two.
A. ]. Mason and Miss Lottie Joseph
were married at Platte Center.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

This year a few teachers have given up town POSI-
tons IN teach in the countrv When q teacher get
$50 in the country with board not more than $l5 1t will
be but short time until the teachers will leave the
towns in which they getting $5 with $50 for board
and room to take rural positions Rural school boards
have at last begun solve the problem of being merely
a training school for towns.--Wayne County Teacher
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
HL<A~-61A&~
Hay Fever, Asthma and Summer Cold

Hay Fever, Asthma and Summer Cold
Must be relieved quickly and Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Compound will
do it. E. NJ. Stweart, 1884 Wolfra
St., Chicago, writes: 81 have been
greatly troubled during the hot sum-
mer months with hay fever and lind
that by using Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound get great relief" Many
others who suffer similarly will be
glad to benefit by Mr.. Stewards ex-
perience. For sale by all druggists.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
A HINT.

What do you mean by charging
me seventy-five cents for this pre-
scription-for filling it-when there
isn't over four cents worth Of stun In
IT, asks the customer.
%, the balance ia for what I know"
airi,y explains tho druggist.
For what you knowf Huh! II
you could get people to buy what you
don't know you'd do . thousand Der
cent bigger business"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

The first populist county ticket was
nominated. Among the leaders of the
new party at that time were number
of men who have since been quite pro-
minent in the democratic party, and
some in the republican party.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

Foley Kidney Pills will check the
progress of your kidney and bladder
trouble and heal by removing thu
cause. Try them. For sale by all
druggists.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Apportionment And Electoral Vote.

BY the time the new congressional apportiOnment
goes into effect March a. 1913 New Mexico and Arlz-
ona it may be assumed will have become states There
fore the total membership of the house will be 43
each of these states must have representative
The bill goes the president calls for 43 house
members instead of 391 as at present. Had the old
ratio been retained of the late some states would
losses of members while Others as IS the
under the provision, would remain in statu quo
As it s no state suffers decline but twenty five make
gains
The charges more significantly reflected in the
electoral vote, whose total, when Arizona and New
Mexico are admitted will from 4S3 at present
SOL The gains among the states rather well dis
tributed far sections CO. They run from Massa-
chusetts on the California, Oregon and Washing
ton on the and from Minnesota and Michigan on the
north to Louisiana, Florida and Texas on the SOUTH
New York leads in votes gained with six, and Pennsy
vania comes second with FOUR California and Oklahoma
each gains three Massachusetts, Illinois, Washington
and New Jersey each two while these states gam
one each Colorado Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Mon
tana, North Dakota, Ohio. Oregon.O Rhode Island
South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Alabama, Florida
Georgia and Louisiana.
The SOUTH counting West Virginia q southern state.
makes gain of votes in the electoral college, and
on Joint ballot in congress- Those states IN the Inst
that for Taft in 1905 eighteen in all make an
gregate gain of thirty Those in the list carried by
Bryan-seven-gain ten votes but counting New York
and New Jersey doubtful states in 1872 the list OF
republican states would stand lose eight leaving their
| net sure gain, twentyfour.
One objection to large membership in the house Is
its unwiediness 1t will more work done IN COM
mtees and and those who feel that
none intimately responsive to the popular will and
sentiment now regard that undesirable It does
appear that the efficiency of is in any way
increased by merely swelling the numbers Bee
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Five Years Ago.

| five e0IS ZH&Os
John C. Flaxel and Mrs. Myrtle Nc
Patri were married.
Miss Martha Ernst, daughter of E.
J. Ernst, died after long illness
with tuberculosis.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
In q. Louis.

Tho visitor from Xeeny. o.. wipes
his brow with Q faded handkerchief
and expresses himself forcibly:
I've been up against some hard
propositions, but these worlds fair eat
ing houses knock the persimmon right
along"
what have they done to your asks
tho visitor from Pewaukee.
Went into q place today and had to
pay three dollars for q steak that was
so tough ! couldn't eat It."
What did you dol"
Told them I could not eat It. and
they might as well take It back and
keep II themselves"
YES"
"And then tho boss came out and
made mo pay the three dollars"
well"
And then he said he'd hold the steak
at my risk. but I'd have to pay dol
lar storage charges In advance"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09

Tia. open primary permitted the members OF ore
political party too participate in the selection OF the
candidates of another party and it evidently the pur
pose Of the Legislature to abolish this evil Under the
closed primary the members of political party are con-
fined to their party and it becomes practically I'M
possible for the members of party to dictate the
policies of the opposite party.
We would caution all republicans to bear these facts
mind when voting the primary ticket and trust that
republican will be party to false statement IN or
der assist any candidate on opposite ticket
Professor Harrington, instructor in letter
writing is getting of free advertising What next!
Don 20 suppose Job was stuck in q muddy field
with automobile?
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Exnerienco.

Experience.
II I vas rich I bet - I wouldn't
turn no poor hobo away from my hack
door"
Nor me-. neither. II I Was rich I'd
know enough not to have any hack
door"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Thirty Years Ago.

The B. &. NJ. baseball team came
from Omaha to play the locals. defeat
ing them by a score of sixteen to one.
Ed. Rossiter came up from Oms ha to
umpire the game.
The Platte river Bridge was being
repaired after the flood which visited
this country that spring.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
Twenty Years Ago.

Martin Burns, of Platte Center re-
ceived q patent on a mechanical corn
harvester.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-08-09
IN TINES GONE BY
Interesting Happenings of Many
Years Ago, Taken From the
Files of This Paper.

Forty Years Ago
Phoebe Carey, the noted pe0tess
died at her home,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1911-05-13
SUNSET NOTES

On the night Of April the 29th
the many friends of Robt. Settle
myre congregated at his home
in Sunset and enjoyed his hospi-
tality. Music and dancing were
INDUCED in until midnight, when
a dainty luncheon was served.
Mr.. Settlemyre received many
compliments on his fine new
piano, with player connections.
1t is safe to say it is the most
elegant musical instrument in
the interior.
w. G.. Holder and |. S. Tyler
are expected in from the railroad
with loads Of freight soon.
A. h. Porter and w. r. Daw-
son, have taken a contract, to do
a large amount of clearing and
blowing, in the vicinity of Lawen.
Fred and Ray Barron and C.
A. Myers are putting in crops on
the holdings of w. G.. Howell at
Mud Lake.
Prof. /. c. Raymond is digging
some large wells for lrrigating
purpose.
Mrs. Conrad received the sad
news Of her fathers death in
California last week.
Crops are looking good in Sun
set. plenty of moisture yet, how
ever good rain would be well
come.
|. TELLABoUTUM.