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Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21
soardman Moves to Oklahoma City

United States District Attorney
Homer N. Boardman has moved his
Office from Guthrie, where II has been
located since Oklahoma territory was
established. into the new federal
building In this city. Judge Board.
man has also moved his family here
where he will reside permanently
In addition to Mr.. Boardman and
his own family, the transfer will bring
to this city Isaac d. Taylor, w. Il.
Herod and George F. Zimmerman. the
three assistants; Miss Clara S. Fas.
kon. chief clerk; Miss Josephine
Pratt. assistant clerk. and Russell
Ballard, messenger.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21

Any candidate caL get the woman
vote by running on platform de.
manding less counting and more mar.
rying.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21

DR.. Plcrce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
10 years ago. They regulate and invigonte
stomach. liver and bowels. 6ugar-c0atsd
tiny granules. Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21

The more the trusts want the less
the common people get.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21
Oklahoma Charters.

Secretary Of State Ben +. Harrison
has granted tn efollowing char
ters: Retail Merchants Association OF
Oklahoma City: capital. nore; incor.
porators, T. r. Harbour. Muskogee; J.
". Phillips and u. ]. Leach. Oklahoma
City; H. w. Archer. Purcell; and Hol-
lis Banks. McAlester. Morris Mercan-
the Company OF Doggy; canital.
$1,000; incorporators. John r. Logan.
xansas City; J. L. and Ada Morris Of
Boggy.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-21
AND EIiLSI THE SYSTEM

Take the Old standard GROVES TAsTELES
CHILL TONIC You know what you are TAX inr
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle
showing y is sslmply Qunine and Iron In tasteles
form, and tho most cncctual form. Fur g.Jwl
people and children, b0 cents. Adv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
FREMONT.

Charles Holman. Tampa; X. {.
Amidon. New York; w. r. Massen-
gale. Atlanta; Charles Ware, Dayton,
o.; DR.. Avon. Auburndale: w. II.
Pitts. Auburndale; A. ]. Mobley, Au-
burndale: ]. T. Walsh. Jacksonville;
@. o. Beck, St. Paul. Mimi; J. W.
Ilightower. Barnesville. Ga; {. ii.
Smith. Atlanta: Mrs. III. NJ. liamp-
ton. Ocala; II. l.. Kinney. New York:
Willard Fells. Wilmington. \. G.; +.
G.. Wilder. Tampa; W. F. Hypes, Chi
cago: VI. ID. Clover, Haines City; W.
NJ. Simmons, Wauchnla; A. r. Carl
ton and wife, Tampa; VIM. I. WASH
burn. Pierce, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
THE BOYS CORN CLUB WORK.

The bows corn clubs have come To
stay. no propaganda ever started Ill
this country has spread so rapidly or
done so much good. Since the begin
ming of the movement about three
wears ago. over 1000 boys have
Joined il and more will join. The
winners gain prizes, but whether any
nrize is gained or not. the boys who
try to learn the true inwardness OF
farming in a way that could not De
learned from any other source with
equal thoroughness, says the Starke
Telegraph.
But the knowledge impaired to the
BOYS is only one-half Of the benetlt
derived. When we go down to bot
tom facts it is the fathers of the boys.
in most instances. who direct the
work. Nearly all of them, in doing
this. run up against "new-fangled
notions" but they do not feel uneasy
for If the experiment proves failure
no blame falls on 1.-The old man. But
in carrying out the work they are
naturally anxious that their boys
should come out we'll. and thus are
compelled to study the problem thor
oughly. perhaps for the first time m
their lives. 1t is safe TO say that. en-
cept in cases of bad luck. the boys
acre of corn is the best that was ever
raised on the farm. While the
motions were "new-fangled' they
brought success. and if the boys acre
produced 20 bushels of corn while
1.-THE old man had never made more
than 40, he will be pretty sure to an
andon the old slip-shod way and adj
ont a new system for raising corn.
The improvements that started in the
corn field will spread TO the other de-
rartments of the farm in course oil
time. Since the agricultural depart
ment in Washington began its demon
stratiOn work the corn production in
the South has increased H. per cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
WE HAVE SOMETHING GOOD FOR
YOU NOW.
COME! SEE! HEAR! INVEST.
GATE!

4 nice load of high-bred Tonnes
see mules. with quality sufficient to
suit the most exquisite taste. Weight,
from l,l3o. loo. 1850. Loo
1850 to l,lO0 pounds; ages. to :
years; selected and bought from the
first hands in the country. Hence.
there will not be but one margin to
Fay. coming as they do from the
grower direct to the consumer.
We bought them with the times.
and if readily taken, we will only ask
Il short profit. hence we insist that
YOU come and look over our stock be
fore buying elsewhere, or if you so
desire we prefer YOU to look over all
ether stock. and then YOU will be able
TO compare them. at least being ben
Gifted by comparing the stock. II
will certainly be our pleasure to
catch and show you, and sell you as
low as the times will justify. You
will find us at Weeks old stand on
Massachusetts, avenue.
ReSppctf fully
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
MR.. rLAGLER'S GREAT ACHIEVE
MENT.

The Manufacturer $ Record of Jan
nary 4 devotes three pages to de-
scriptOn of the .'Over-the-Sea Rail
read" now completed TO Key West.
The writer pays Mr.. Flagler the
following splendid tribute:
ITO a nation the appropriations
from whose treasury total billion
dollars year the expenditure of a
hundred million dollars. more or less.
distributed over a period of years
makes little difference. but the con-
struction from the private resources
of one man of $50 miles of the most
costly railroad ever built is an under
aking of stupendous significance
even i'm this day of almost incalcula-
BILE fortunes. Yet. in no other way
could the Key West extension have
been built. 1t required a combination
of the vision of a prophet. the faith
Of crusader. the courage OF his COW
lotions and the wealth of a modern
CT0esrs, all combined in one persoa.
who had also the constructive busi-
ness ability, the certain grasp of de-
tails so necessary TO the accomplish
ment of all great undertake. es. That
these things all meet and combine in
the individuality of Henry NJ. Flag
Ter the consummation of this mighty
achievement will bear witness. az
cording to one great railroad builder.
when the pyramids of Egypt have
crumbled to dust.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
From the same office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS
Live Oak has a captain OF industr

Live Oak has a captain OF industr!
who is also philanihropist, who
knows how 10 use money to the pest
advantage Every school child OF
Live Oak who gets on the month";!
honor roll is presented with dollar
by NJ. lIillman. and ii is SAID ina!
he ha, given away about 81 40" III
this way during the past year. II Is
also said that the general average Oh
scholarship in the Live Oak sehooi
has been greatly raised by fhes"
benefactions. Now. there ) what W.
consider good citizen. \ man VINO
has the ability to make money, ana
the Goodness of heart 10 MS" 1t as ne
does presents Il rare combination VI
qualities of head and heart. and not
only his home town but all Florida
should feel pride in him. Capt. mn
man, we salute yon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
Respect
ROBINSON & PENuEL.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
MATANZAS.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. u. Schurtz. BrOE-
son, Mich; r. +. Foster Norfolk,
Va; J. h. Tillitt. jacksonville. Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Bradbury, Wake
field. Kas.; j. II. Robson, Jackson
Vile; ]. A. Kinsinger. Mcpherson.
kas.; Arson Clark, Mcpherson
Kas.; J. II. Herring. Wauchula; Ev-
erett Williams, Richland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
J. H. JONES ANNOUNCES
FOR STATE TREASURER

Hon. J. Hampton Jones has card
III tOday's Telegraph announcing his
tandidacy for the office of State
Treasurer. Ilamp. says that if he
had the right to mark all the ballots
there would be no dOubht about the
outcome OF this conlcst-that he
would give his opponent cOmpli-
Eientary vote, but take care to give
himself a safe majority. He hopes
he Democratic votes of the State
will arrange the matter in this way.
Mr., Jones is sending ont to his
friends and acquaintance over the
state cards containing the following
tersc anroullcemrt of his candidacy:
Who is J. Hampton Jones!
He is IA candidate for treasurer Of
he State OF Florida He wants your
vote. He was born and raised in the
state OF Florida. I'udcr Grover
!
was port inspector of the port Of
fernandina, Florida. His father,
Harley Jones. WIS one of the law
makers Of Florida before the civil
War. tie has been an honest worker
Tor the Democratic party since he was
able to vote. He has never gone back
on friend or betrayed trust Ills
election insurcs Il faithful administra-
ton OF the Office. Starke Telegraph
Twenty-Five Lakeland women have
signed a petition asking ministers OF
the gospel. Sunday school superin-
tendents and teachers and public
school teachers to refrain from the
use of tobacco. These women argue
that their work against the tobacco
habit is being hindcred by the "ex-
ample of those whom the children ma
urally expect to be the models of up
right living" These women are right
and they need no other argument
than this statement to support the
case. There is, however. no reason
why this abstinence should be con-
fined to these classes. Meade
Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATE SENATOR.

10 the Democratic Voters of Polk
County:
beg to announce my candidacy for
he office OF State Senator from this
district, subject to the action OF the
democratic primaries. the date OF
which will be announced later.
Respectfully.
II. J. DRANE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-05
THE NEW FRANCHISE.

| BY a decisive vote the Board Of Aldermen
have followed the lead of the Council AMI
granted 10 the Richmond and Henrico Rail-
road Company franchise to sell heat light
and power in the city of Richmond
The franchise provides that work shall
promptly commence and be pushed to compile
ton.
In this matter which has occupied a long
space Of discussion The VUgntan's belief has
been that the franchise ought not to be granted
without the most careflIi. thorough and inteli-
Hte4 sire community the atHiH-eeHs+aa#-
alton Of the benefit Of the consuming public
This Investigation and study are to be pre-
stunned from the length OF time taken in the
consideration of the application for frau
chise from the full public discussion that has
been had, and from the labor devoted TO the
question by the committees and by the two
bodies OF the city government,
This paper now favors. and has always fav-
ored the principle OF competition. In this
matter we have. nevertheless, realized that
there ia room for reasonable exception in the
case OF public service corporation operating
under adequate control by the governing power,
The trend In many cities, large and small alike,
has been to the recognition OF the principle
that one corporation under effective regulation
is better and cheaper in the long run than two
or more engaged in the same quasi-pubc bust
ness II was on this broad question, as applied
10 Richmond that the fight for the franchise
was made and opposed. The affirmative has
Won. With the settlement Of the question, it
remains only to hope the new company success
and that its success will not interfere as II is
claimed it will. with the quality of service. or
it's cost.
Considering The fact that competition or
regulated monopoly in the provision Of public
utilities ia "A debaiaole question. this paper has
rot itself undertaken to say thai the franchise
ought 10 he granted. or that it ought to be
refused The responsibility is on the city gov
eminent that has determined to give IT, Both
eeftiftanies TO the controversy represent t1r Tn
terests of many Richmond people and the in
vestment OF much Richmond capital. II com
petition shall mean better and cheaper service
tc the public. the action will be wise: If it does
not il will be rsgrettable, If not absolutely
disastrous Throughout, we have felt that the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-05
GENERAL HOKE AND THE GREAT
STONE FACE"

Extreme modesty kept the late General r. F.
Hoke, nero of the battle of Kinston and one
of the most trusted Of all Lees generals from
the public eye
In his native State. he could at any time
have had any office by merely expressing his
readiness to accept il. In the country at large,
his achievements would have commanded for
him full measure OF prominence Yet only
short while before HIS death published com
pilation OF general officers OF the Confederacy
yet living did not contain his name.
General Hoke Major General at, We
think. twenty-four years of age He had risen
from Lieutenancy by sheer ability His STRAIT
egg on more than one field is yet used at West
Point in demonstration Of the possibilities Of
type Of the Confederate soldier that forgot the
war and remembered his stricken country He
,builded and deved. A fortune for himself was
but an incident or the good that his abors
resulted in to his people.
Like Lee he rarely spoke OF the war except
TO his most intimate friends Lee. indeed had
recommended him AS his successor. should
accident befall him. And toward the end of
his life,-even as the hero Of the Great Stone
Face" came to merge his personality with that
o. the giant rock,--so did General Hoke both
in his great statue and in the ouetness and
rugged peace of his features come to resemble
more than any other in the country the face
a. tina man Whom the South aa$tlnpaa- -tAe
South most loves to picture him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-05

Special To The Richmond VIrginiar.)
WYTHEFILLE, VA, July 4,~-Juror
Briscoe having sufficiently recovered
TO take his place In the jury box. the
trial Of Claude Allen was resumed
this morning and six Witnesses exam
ined before court adjourned for the
day.
The chief witness today was Clerk
Dexter Goad, or Carroll county, II
being one of the theories of the de-
Tense that Goad was responsible for
was subjected to grueillng cross
the Hilsville tragedy. The clerk was
subjected to a gruelling cross exami
nation by Judge Halrston, but stuck
to the testimony given by bin at the
two former trials.
Judge Boie1 was recalled this
morning and cross-examlned. Other
witnesses were w, ID. Tompkins. a
Hillsville attorney; Preston Fowler, W.
F. Nestor and j. n. Early. All Of
these testified at the former trials
and their testimony today was the
samo In all essential facts AS that
given by them In the first instance.
Jack and Garland Allen, uncles Of
the young prisoner, were with him in
court today. and a larger number Of
women were in attendance than usual.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-05


The nomination of Woodrow Wilson, In our
Judgment is the most judicious the Democrats
could have made. BY all practea tests he was
their best chance. and they took It
II Mr. Roosevelt makes aggressive cam
paign candidate third ticket Mr..
Wilson would naturally have a better chance to
hold Progressive Democrats from going 20 the
colonel than any other man who was prominent
IN the canvass for the Baltimore nomination
III force Of appeal to Radicals Of his party prob
ably only William Jennings Bryan could sur
pass Wilson. This is not to say that Roosevelt
could not take Democratic Radicals away from
Wilson. IL is our opinion that he coHld~-that
he could take them away from Brayan himself
INT to count Bryan out as having been pos
SibHity this year think Wilson would lose
tc Roosevelt, If the colonel should rum fewer
Democrats than any other man ever considered
by the Baltimore convention from first to last
II Colonel Roosevelt should carry out his
announced purpose to found A new party and -
lead II in this campaign undoubtedly there will
be Progressive Republicans to give their sup
port to the nominee from New Jersey. That
much for the radical aspect Of the situation
rndouhtly too, there will be consultative
Democrats to prefer Mr., Taft the Republican
rominfe, to the nominee Of their party
I2At!l+= r-4tfe
any serious loss that he would not have suffered
whether Wilson had been nominated or not
We say this because ii seems clear that ir Wilson
had not been chosen Roosevelt would have
been sure to make the run, taking Progressive
Republicans away from Mr.. Taft Just the same
And he may yet make the run.
of course Progressive Republican going
To Wilson could count twice as much against
Taft as going to Roosevelt. Nevertheless Mr.
Taft would rather take his chances with Radi-
Gals Of his party in the Wilson camp than with
Radicals Of both parties in the Roosevelt carao
For this reason; IF Mr., Taft is To be defes ted
he would virtually destroy his party by running
third to Roosevelt, as he very well might do
with the colonel in the fed, free to add Radical
Democrats in great numbers to his Republican
following. as he would have been IT, instead of
had Data
Clark or Underwood not to speak Of a Harmon
New York Press (Rep.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-05
"OH. MIR. Johnson 80

The thanks of the American people are due
to one Jack johnson for disposing for good
and all of the pugilstc ambitions OF one Mr.
Fireman Jim" Flynn.
If this particular gentleman of fstiana does
not now Immediately hasten to go back to his
proper work with the coal shovel, it Is to be
huped that somebody will hit him with one
So long public sentiment continues 10 per-
nit prize-hghting in this country. we hope that
the champion par czce1lcHee will continue to
I've some one of Johnson's type--throw back to
or survival Of the primitive type of man whose
lack of brain compensated for by the
thickness OF his skull whose supremacy of
muscle and quickness meant the inferiority of
his sow-moying mind his stagnant soul
In the continued pre-eminence of Johnson as
II champion, the world has a fine demonstra-
ton Of what pugilism really Is When the
tile was held by old John Sullivan, there was
a certain sentiment in the game. When Cen
tieman Jim Corbett came along. 1t caught the
gloss of certain veneer of responsibility.
FreckIed Bob Fitzsimmons with his solar
pfextts.- gave totteh-ef science f3tft +te
Jeffries came along to wear out his opponent
by leaning his bulk on his shoulder, with his
caye-man crouch, with his reliance on brute
strength to give and take, 1t found its level
absolutely when Johnson. the tiger In the skin
Of an ape. crumpled Jefries before the eyes of
q world that suddenly cried and then com
menced to wonder what 1t was crying about
The game is still on the level with Johnson s
second victory. 1t will be long before another
white hope comes along, for Arthur must fur
Their exhibit his jewels. his automobiles. his
white wife, ct cetera, TO a public that gladly
pays even for its nausea When another white
hope does get in the rng-if the squared
circle be permitted TO remain-we trust that
he, too. will get the hook both from Johnson
and the public,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-05
CURRENT COMMENT
Woodrow Wilson for President

In the nomination Of Woodrow Wilson the
Democratic party regains It's ancient estate Of
worth, Of dignity, or power. 1t escapes the
thraidom OF iitt?e men ana ign0b1e leaders,
1t takes It's chief a man OF that statesman.
like quality which BELTS the presidential office
The nomination OF Governor wilson will unite
the party, There is not a Democrat who can
find a sound and sufficient reason for with
holding his vote from such candidate. Search
for the talnts and blemishes. the imprints of
which We have heard so much, and you will not
find one OF them upon Governor Wilson No
bargain or understanding with Mr. Murphy or
with Wall Street. nor with any interest, brought
about his nomination. He does not owe his
nomination TO Mr. Bryan, nor will he be in the
slightest degree under Mr., Bryans control or
guidance; he Is too firm, too self reliant, some
wougd say too obstinate. When the iecions or
self-appointed advisers converge upon Trenton
during the campaign. or upon Washington after
the inauguration obstinacy will be an ever
present help and a distinguishing virtue. Mr.
Wilson is not a radical The radicals of the
Democratic party assailed him ferociously dur
ing the campaign of the primaries He IL a
progressive, and so Is IN sympathy with thu
widelr prevailing sentiment He will have tho
support and the votes of Democrats in ths
Western and Far Western States His nomna-
ton reduces Mr.. Roosevelt's bolt 10 the proper.
tons Of q purely Republican quarret Governor
Wilson Is an educated gentleman. he has been
president of university. his knowledge of tho
policy of nations and OF pubic affairs has been
bpoadened by diligent Study. made exact by
historical writing, and ripened by close observa-
ton and exper lence. II Is fortunate nomina-
lion. wise nomination, the best the convention
could have made.
No nominating convention In our history has
presented finer example OF the triumph Of
individual convictions oyer the intrigues anil
the bargains OF the bosses ard the obstructive
tactics Of selfish rivals. That Wilson column
in the roll table. advancing by measured
but irresistible gains. mostly OF few votes on
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