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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-04-14
L. D. COWAN
Civil and Irrigation Engineer
Licensed Surveyor

Graduate of the State College OF Colorado
Glass of 1901, Has license to do land survey
lag in idaho. Expert in subdividing sec
tions and describing legal subdivisions OF a
section Five years experience in d / u b
work. VIII be around Oakley for rev
weeks before beginning work on an irriga-
tion project that will probably take three
years.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-04-14

A large number of friends sur
prised one of our most respected
citizens, Mr.. Jacob Dayley, by visit
ing his handsome home in body,
Tuesday evening, to offer felicita-
tions and good wishes on the occur
renee of his fifty-ninth birthday an
niversary. Mr.. D.yley has been in
the valley since 1878, and is we'll
known and esteemed throughout
Cassia county. Following were the
guests
Mr.. and Mrs:
M. 0. Funk,
Tim Matthews,
w. A. Hale,
S. E. Hale,
j. N. Price,
H. c. Haight,
0. P. Bates,
j. Newell Dayley,
and Mrs. Clara Dahlquist and Mrs.
T. H. Clark
An enjoyable evening was passed
with songs, speeches, story telling
and dainty refreshment.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-04-14

Easter is nearly here, and you can
display the spirit of the day by using
some of the beautiful Easter cards
on sale at A. w. Jensen's cash store.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
DAUGHTER KILLS FATHER.
After He Had Made Threats That He
Would Kill Entire Family.

Flint, Mich, Nov. 23.-With a
loaded shotgun in his hands and ut
tering threats to kill the whole fam
lily, Frank Young, so years old, was
shot down and instantly killed by
his daughter, Mrs Marion Mills, at
the latter's home near here to-day.
According to the story told by
Mrs. Mills and her husband, Fran
els NJ. Mills, Young came to their
home in search of his wife, whom
he had driven from his own home
last Friday.
When Young reached the door he
asked for his wife, who was then
hiding in the cellar. Mrs. Young
refused 10 return home with her hus-
band or to speak to him alone.
Immediately after his wife's re-
fusal, according to the Millss state
ment, Young drew his gun to his hip
with a threat to kill the whole
tribe"
Mills grappled with his father-in-
law but was being overpoWered when
Mrs. Mills seized another gun and
fired.
Young was shot through the lungs,
dying instantly.
Both Mrs. Mills and her husband
are under arrest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
SUICIDE AT HARTSVILLE.
Ira n. Clements, Liveryman, Drinks
Death Potion.

Hartsville, Nov. 22.-Mr. Ira N.
Clements committed suicide here at
noon to-day by swallowing a dose of
chloral and laudanum, which he had
gotten for horse collie. Mr.. Clements
had lived in Hartsville for some five
or six years, and during that time
had conducted a livery stable. Pre-
vious to that he had been a very
successful farmer in the Oats section
of this county. He leaves a wife.
Mr.. Clements's deed can be attrib-
uted probably to the fact that he
had been drinking very hard lately
and had become mixed up in some
unfortunate financial matters. Early
this morning he 'phoned to a local
druggist for a very common horse
collie dose used at the stables around
town. About noon an employee at
the stable saw him take down from
his lips a bottle which he had been
drinking from, behind door in the
stable. This same. employee had
been called across the street to take
a pistol from him with which he had
threatened to kill himself. Almost
Immediately he went into a comatose
condition from the drug swallowed
and died in short time and before
any attempt could be made to help
him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
FORTY.FOUR MILLIONS SPENT.
Last Year by the Southern States for
Good Roads.

Speaking of the advantage of good
roads and of what is being done in
that direction Secretary of Agrfcul-
ture Wilson declared that nearly
$44,000,000 was expended during
the present year for good roads in
the Southern States alone. The
secretary will speak on the subject at
the good roads congress to be held
next week in Richmond, Va.
Through it's bureau of good
roads," the secretary continued, the
department of agriculture has been
stimulating the nationwide move
ment for better highways, sending
out experienced engineers to conduct
demonstration work and force of
trained men to give illustrated lee
lures.
Reports to the department show
that the $44,000,000 spent during
the first ten months of this calendar
year was divided as follows: Ala
bama, $3,4S4,O0O; Arkansas, $2,450,-
600; Delaware s430,O00; Florida
$1,505,000; Georgia $2,500,000;
Kentucky s2,50O,0O0; Louisiana ST.
132,354; Maryland s2,250,000; Mis-
sissippi $3,130,000; North Carolina
$4,505,000; Oklahoma $1,505,O00
South Carolina s1,100,000; Tennes-
see $3,900,000; Texas $7,600,00O:
Virginia s4,004,000; West Virginia
$1,625,000."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
Friend of the Blind Tigers.

If the United States government,
instead of helping the blind tigers,
would aid the prohibition States in
enforcing the prohibition laws blind
tigers would soon be suppressed and
we would have real prohibition.
"The practical effect of the United
State revenue statutes, interstate
commerce laws, and the use of the
mails, is to make the government the
friend and coadjutor of the blind
tiger, the brewer and distiller in de-
feating the will of the people by
granting federal license to whomso-
ever will pay, to 60 into any prohi-
bition State and violate the law"
says Judge w. H. Thomas, of Mont
gomery IF the government should
refuse such license in prohibition ter
ritory, a larger per cent of the illicit
liquor selling could be substantially
abolished in that territory. AS it is,
the practical working of the system,
makes the saloon keeper the annual
tax gatherer for the government Of
more than two hundred million dol
lars, through the lowest appetites of
the people. Is this the right exercise
of the taxing power in a Democracy:
and the wise ideal of a great, general
and powerful nation This is true,
as every officer who attempts to en-
force the prohibition law knows. If
the United States government would
refuse to issue licenses in prohibition
States, and prosecute those who sold
liOuor without them, there would
soon be no blind tigers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Walterboro Woman Uses Gasoline to
Start Fire, Thinking it Kerosene.

The Walterboro Press and Stand
ard of last week publishes the fol-
lowing story:
An awful tragedy was that of the
death by burning of Mrs. Ellen Orig
gers, wife of James Driggers, which
occurred at their home here Sunday
morning. Mrs. Driggers had arisen
to cook breakfast and had attempted
to start fire in the stove. This did
not catch as quickly as she wished,
and getting the kerosene oil can she
poured some of it's contents into the
fire box of the stove. Instantly there
was an explosion and Mrs. Driggers
was covered with the burning oil
from head to foot and enveloped in
flames. Her screams aroused her
husband, who had not yet arisen, and
he rushed into the room where his
wife was being burned to death. He
attempted to extinguish the flames
but to no avail. Every stitch of
clothing was burned from her body.
DR.. Riddick Alderman was summon
ed but could do nothing but place
the suffering woman under the infu-
ence of an opiate. She fingered till
4 o'clock in the afternoon when she
died.
The funeral was conducted by the
Rev. Henry Cauthen Monday after
noon at her late residence, after
which the remains were inferred at
Live Oak cemetery. Mrs. Driggers
was a daughter of H. J. Bailey, and
leaves her husband and two little
children, boy and girl. Her sad
and untimely death is deplored by all
who knew her.
It seems that terrible mistake
was made by the Texas Oil Company,
from which this oil was purchased.
It was sold Saturday afternoon by
w. o. Minis, and taken from barrel
supposed to contain kerosene oil. It
was billed out as such, and was so
labelled, but an investigation of the
contents reveals the fact that it was
filled with gasoline instead of kero-
sene.
No blame attaches to Mr.. Minis on
account of this AS soon as he
found that it was gasoline he hurri-
edly called up everone who purchas-
ed of the oil and had it deturned to
him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
Better Farming in the South.

Better farming is being done in the
South each year we believe-that is,
more good farming is being done
every year; but we cannot but feel
discouraged sometimes at the slow
progress our farmers make along
the lines of crop rotation and rational
diversifcation. The cotton crop this
year, for example, is larger than
usual-if it really turns out to be
larger-not because of better farm
ing methods or better soils, but sim
ply because of the greatly increased
acreage. In fact, the average yield
per acre this year promises to be be-
low the normal An excessively
large cotton acreage and consequent
low prices, coupled with an extreme
shortage of feed crops and conse-
quent high prices, promises anything
but prosperity for the cotton farmer
next year. When will We learn that
the only safe and sane way to in
crease the cotton crop is to make the
soil better and to use better meth
DDS, or that an increased acreage in
cotton almost surely means less
money for the crop and another hard
year?-Progressiv Farmer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
p. G.. cox FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted as Accessory to Death of
Parcel Girl at Miami.

Miami, Nov. 22.-After trial last
ing more than two weeks, the jury
in the case of P. G. Cox, charged
with the murder Of Miss Hettie Par
eel tonight returned a verdict, find
ing Cox guilty as accessory after the
fact, in attempting to conceal the
crime by placing the girls body in
the river. A motion for arrest of
judgment and new trial was immedi-
ately made by counsel for Cox.
The Parcel girl disappeared about
the middle of last April and two days
later her body was found in the
Miami river. Cox and two negroes
were arrested in connection with the
crime. The girls father also was
held by the police, but was released
for want of evidence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
TWO BOYS BURNED IN BED.
Horrible Fate Overtakes- Victims OF
Abbeville County Fire.

Abbeville, Nov. 21.-Brooks Will
son, the 14-year-old son of Walter B.
Wilson, a prosperous farmer of this
county, and Joseph Sherard, the IL
year-old son of the late DR.. Sherard,
of the Lebanon section, lost their
lives early this morning in a fire
which destroyed the home of Mr.,
Wilson.
The two young men came to Alb
beville last night, to attend the show
in the opera house, and returned to
Mr.. Wilson's after the show. No one
heard them enter the house on their
return, which must have been after
IL o'clock. About 2 o'clock this
morning Mr.. Wilson awakened to find
his house in flames. He barely es-
caped with his small children. The
fire was burning in the hallway of
the house and he was unable to reach
the upstairs room of his son. He
tried in every way to awaken the
son from below, and when he was
not able to do so, decided that he
must have gone home with young
Sherard. A messenger soon brought
the news that this was not the case.
The house was by this time wholly
consumed. When the fire had died
down enough to ascertain, the charr-
ed remains of the two boys were
found on the bed springs of the bed,
in which they evidently were sleep
ing. 1t is supposed that they must
have become suffocated with the
smoke and thereby rendered uncon-
scious of the danger, and that they
died without knowing of the terrible
blow which the fire was striking at
their loved ones.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
FELL INTO JOHN DIS CLUTCHES
Steel Trust Witness Declares He was
"Squeezed' by Oil King.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Alfred Mer-
rift, of Duluth, Mimi, the first presi-
dent of the Duluth, Missabe and Nor
thern Railroad, who styled himself a
lumber jack" unacquainted with the
methods of the Money Trust, told the
House Steel Trust investigating COM
mittee yesterday that through loans
of less than $1,000,000 from John D.
Rockefeller he had lost his holdings
in the Missabe Iron Mines and the
railroad properties, now owned by
the United States Steel Corporation,
and estimated to be worth to-day as
high as $7OO,000,000. Merritt de-
clared that he was induced through
F. D. Gates, Mr. Rockefeller's secre-
tary, in charge of his charitable work,
to put up all his holdings as collat-
eral for loans from Mr.. Rockefeller
in 1892 and 1898. One loan was for
$4,000. Others were for various
sums. Gates, he said, was Baptist
preacher in whom he had confidence,
and who assured him that by placing
a call loan he would not be pressed
and that he would be taken care Of.
The witness related how, two
months after he had put up his col
lateral with Mr.. Rockefeller during
the panic of 1898, Rockefeller called
the loan, giving him "a hours to
raise $4,000 and that, being un-
able to raise the money, he and his
brother lost their property.
: He admitted that Mr.. Rockefeller
offered him an opportunity to buy
his property back within year, but
declared that the oil king told fnan-
ciers to keep hands off" and that he
was unable to raise money anywhere.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
HUGHES DECLINES 100000.
His Loss in Not Serving as Executor
of Pulitzer Estate.

One of the interesting provisions
of the will Of Joseph Pulitzer filed for
probate was that bequeathing to
Charles E. Hughes, of New York, now
associate justice of the United States
Supreme court, the sum of 100000
in lieu of commissions as trustee and
executor.
AS Justice Hughes has expressed
the intention not to accept the posi-
ton, owing to his public duties, he
forfeits the 100000. The other trus-
tees and executors were given $780,
600 each in lieu of commissions.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
GOES TO SEE BABY DIE.
Stripping Granted Prison Leave fol
Sad Mission.

Atlanta, Nov. 21.-Thomas Edgar
STRIPPING to-day was taken from the
prison farm, where he is serving a
life sentence for the killing Of VIM.
Cornett, IA years ago, to his home,
at Columbus, Ca, to get last sight
of his baby, now at the point OF
death.
The necessary orders were signed
by Gov. Slaton, with the concurrence
of Congressman Dawson, of the pris-
on commission, upon receipt of a let
ter from Mrs Stripping, announcing
her baby's illness. Stripping was a
fugitive more than ten years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30

All persons between the ages OF
twenty-one and sixty years OF age,
except Confederate soldiers and sail
ors, who are exempt at SO years OF
age, are liable to poll tax OF one
dollar.
Capitation dog tax so cents.
All persons who were 21 years OF
age on or before the 1st day of jan
uary, 1911, are liable to a poll tax
of one dollar, and all who have not
made returns to the Auditor, are re-
quested to do so on or before the
1st of January, 1912.
I will receive the communication
road tax of two $4,000 dollars from
the 18th day of October, 1911, until
the 1st day of March, 1912.
JOHN F. FOLK,
Treasurer Bamberg County.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30
TAX NOTICE.

The treasurer's Office will be open
for the collection of State, county,
school and all other taxes from the
18th day Of October, 1911 until the
18th day of March, 1912, fnclusive.
From the first day Of January,
1912, until the 31st day Of January,
1912, penalty of one per cent will
be added to all unpaid taxes. From
the 1st day of February, 1912, until
the 28th day of February, 1912, q
penalty Of 2 per cent. will be added
to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st
day of March, 1912, until the 18th
day of March, 1912, penalty OF, z
per cent. will be added to all unpaid
taxes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30

A Chicago woman is reported to
have lost $1,000 at poker recently at
one sitting. The gambling craze
seems to have taken possession of
the country, without regard to race,
sex, color or previous condition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-11-30

Before disposing of your cotton
seed, see me. Will buy or exchange.
w. G. HUTTO, at Copeland's store.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25
ROYAL Pe,cuisites.

The king has many privileges which
he never exercises. He enjoys an i'm
memorial right to all gold and silver
mines, not only on his own land, but
upon any Of his subjects lands within
his dominions. So shareholders in
Rand and Wcstralian mines would
have to forcgo their dividends if the
king felt avariciously disposed. The
king is also entitled to yearly tribute
from his tailor. consisting Of pair of
white doves, a pound Of cummin seed,
pair Of scarlet hose and silver
needle.
AL Surgeons nad whales caught in
British waters are loya! pcrquisites
TIE whale has q split liability. Its
sail belongs to tho queen while its
bead goes the king. 1t is generally
assumed that the partition was dccid-
cd uron IN order that the queen should
always be supplied with whalebone,
but II so the founder Of this act Of
bcnc0ccrcc committed the mistake Of
giving the queen tho wrong half
London Chronicle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25
Branding Loafers.

The brand Of 49, figures in an ex-
traorlinary act passed by parliament
in 1917. AN ablebodied man or wom-
an found. lettering and not seeking
work for the space of three days
could be seized and brought before
two justices Of the peace, who, upon
confession or on the proof Of two wit
nesscs. "shal! Immediately cause the
aaid lahorer to be marked with hot
iron on the breast the mark Of W
and adjudge the said person living SO
IDLY to his presenter. to be his slave
for two years. The said slave shall
10 made to work by beating. claiming
OK otherwise" II convicted of run.
ming away during this period the JUS
tices could cause him to be branded
on the forehead or the cheek with the
letter "S'' and then adjudged to his
master as slave forever For run
hing away second time the penalty
was dcath.-London Standard
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25
Worked IN. v,.itor.

= Speaking about visiting English.
men," said hotel manager recently
who had been reading about one in the
newspapers. reminds me Of one that
came to the Palmer House in Chicago
some years ago when was room clerk
out there. He and another had been
paying visit to the Rockies, and their
last stopping place had been Cheyenne.
Coming east they had fallen in with
some Americans who made themselves
agreeable, with this result:
After they had put their names on
the register one of the Eng!!shmen
leaned over the desk
81 say he whispered. \ am expect.
ing President Clcveland's son to call
this evening to return go which
lent him on the sIatc WEI you please
put the money in tie sa:e for ME If
do not happen to be :ui'
II promised, for had not the heart
TO sha;ter his confidence In human ma
ture President Cleveland didn't hap.
pen to have such thing as q son at
that time."-New York Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25
Witty Ann Pitt.

Bolingbrokc called Engla'. great
statesman, W':L!an Pitt Ncrd Chat
ham), "sub!;:nity "'.+ =" and hs dubbed
his sister :Aun e" '~'-itv st But
that must have been long after there
were written and received the delight:
full letters addressed to Pitts Dearest
Nanny" his little Man," his "little
jug"
"Ch. fo- the restless tongue Of dear
little Jug" he cxclaims in letter writ
ten by him from Northampton when, q
lad Of twentythree, he had but lately
Joined his regiment.
Ann Pitts restless tongue was never
stillcd. for when Chesterfield, calling
on her IN his later life, complained Of
decay With the words, II fear that
am growing an old woman" Ann brisk
~ replied:
Il am glad of it. was afraid you
were growing an old man, which, as
you know, is much worse thing"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25

i4aN =
Professor 9. NJ. Caviness the
newly elect teacher Of Mathe.
mates snd athletics came over
from Detroit, Mimi, Tuesday
for q call.
Base ball is getting some Of
the popularity it merits these
days. Last Saturday the s. s.
S. team beat the. Indian School
boys on Island Park. On Mon
day the Agricultural College
team was down and took a
game from our boys, 2 to 4. It
was a fine game with plenty of
good pays. In the first, the A.
c. lead off with two scores and
picked up another one a little
later. In the seventh the s. S.
S. run in two scores, but the
strenuous work was done in
the ninth. In the first half the
A. G. crossed the plate tour
times before their retirement,
and in the last half the S. S. S.
boys found two more tallies so
as to make them four to our op.
ponents seven. Next Friday
we are expecting a warm game
with the Hamline University
boys. This game arouses con.
siderable interest as it gives
our boys an opportunity to try
a team from distance and
from an outside league.
The board of trustees met
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25
illustrated Iii. system.

1t was habit of the wise French
man !Arago to look during his lectures
at the young man who appeared the
Guilest Of the students, and when he
perceived that this one understood he
knew all the others did
Once IN a drawing room he had just
explained this habit of his to some
friends when a young man entered
and saluted him Familiarity.
"But to whom have the honor of
si,eaking?" asked the scientist.
why, Professor Arago, you do not
know me? ! always attend your lec-
lures, and you never take your eyes
Off me the whole time"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25
kaffir ENGLISH.

AS sample Of Kaffir English here
is Il love letter sent by Cape Colony
boy to his dusky inamorata:
Dear Miss-I have great confidence in
laundering tie width of my opinion that
] shall thank for kindness II you will give
mo the privilege Of lettering with you con-
corning love- as your most winning face
has drawn my serious attention to you,
ard that shall appreciate you in antici-
patton Of an carly reply and also termi-
1ioa. NED.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25

Last Thuyadp "a open bids. III
was foupds that the bids al
amounted e more than the ap.
preparation and the board de.
.cided to reject all bids and to
attempt to secure immediate
use of more money or to cut
down on construction and ad.
vertise for new bids.
Prof. A. v. Taylor was a visi-
tor to Fergus Falls Monday re-
turning the same day.
Nils UIsaker and Hans. Bred
en- went home last Saturday bv
the N. 2. r. to Wyndmere, and
from there they used their
bicycles for Is miles. They re-
port good time but it was
hard work.
Last thursday the Botany
class and their instructor, Prof.
Burch. went on a field excur.
sion for specimens for analyz-
ing, and much to the surprise
of the boys the girls had pro.
vided good lunches of all kinds
of good things which were
served in good picnic style.
Now every one is eager to learn
when the next excursion is TO
be taken.
Mrs. H. NJ. Christiansen ia
visiting relativesin Alexandria,
Mimi.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-05-25
Taken At His Word.

Since you are 80 busy today" said
the usbane journalist will you kindly
tell mo when and wbeto I can meet
--yon for IN inteeviewT
60 20 bla1esi" exclaimed the irate
politician.
Thanks. I'll consider It an appoint.
mratSeWashington Star.