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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-12-25
Fergus Dark; No Funds
Citizens Use Lanterns But Spe-
cial Election May Bring Relief

Because the city charter limits the
general tax fund to seven mills tax
levy, and the funds thus raised were
already used, the city of Fergus Falls
has been without lights for some time.
Citizens have been cropping about the
streets with the use of lanterns since
there has been no moon on the light
ing schedule. This week the lights
will be turned on again awaiting the
results of a special election for rails
ing the tax levy to ten mills.
The famous Todd county clerk of
court election contest may go to the
supreme court. This case attracted
considerable attention throughout the
state. A hearing was held at Moor
head last week in which Candidate
S. Scow was given the Office by two
votes. W. ]. Clutches. the contested
ofice-holdrr, says he will appeal the
case to the supreme court.
The municipal Christmas tree at
Ortonville was erected in the public
square intersecting two of the main
streets last week. The tree will be
electrically Illuminated tonight.
Fire which started in the laundry
of the hotei at Hoffman destroyed the
building a few nights ago entailing
loss of about So, 900, partly covered
by insurance. Four men were asleep
in the building and had narrow escapes.
A travelling salesman named Anderson
found the hallway filled with smoke
and he slid out of second story
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-12-25

having rented the Conroy house next
the Rygh residence.
The pride is the second daughter
of Co. Com. Mecklenburg and wife.
and a young lady Of many charming
qualities, fine musician, quiet, re-
fined and a general favorite with
all who know her. She has grown
to womanhood here and is accom-
plished in all that goes to make q
home what it should be.
The groom is well known to all our
folks as one of our most enterprising,
upright enegetic young businessmen.
Both young folks have host of
friends both here and elsewhere and
all will wish the the sincerest happi-
ness and prosperity and bid them God
speed on their journey through life.
Candy Canes for the cripple at the
Morris Candy Kitchen. adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-12-25

Lovers of the light fantastic toe"
will be given treat in Morris next
Tuesday evening when Hollis orchestra
will give dance at the armory.
Many new features and musical novel;
ties will be introduced. among which
are the electric bells, parsival chimes
saxophone solos and the latest songs.
The orchestra is one of the very best
in this state and this will be their
second appearance in Morris. Re-
member the date, Tuesday evening
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-12-25

we're speeches. The closing hours of
the evening we're given to the young
people who had social program Of
their own. Mr.. and Mrs. Ashbaugh
we're presented with handsome rock
ing chair and set of silver tea
spoons.
Miss Dora Grove leaves Saturday af-
ternoon for Donnelly where she will
spend a week with friends. Miss
Grove has been assisting at the Towle
store the past week.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-12-25
Sick Two Years With Indigestion

1.-Two years ago I was greatly
benefited through using two or three
bottles of Chamberlain 8 Tablets. :"
writes Mrs. s. A. Keller, Elida,
Ohio. Before taking them was
sick for two years with Indigestion. =
Sold by all dealers. adv
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
The Road To The River

Look at this proposition and reason it out Merch-
ants, Warehousemen and Bankers IL fellow would
come along and offer to bring colony of 5000 new peo
pie to this territory to settle some of the land that is
laying out waiting for the tiller we would all go wild
over the proposition and raise fund to nail it down
Now we are bringing to you for all practical purposes
just such proposition only that the people are already
here, making three thousand bales of cotton this
year have thousands of hogs cattle and sheep to sell
and all their supplies to buy What are you going to do
about it, are going to let the opportunity slim by TO
get this extensive amount of business this year or will
you join in having the Road built to the river so that
these neghbOrs of from TeIfar county can make
Fitzgerald their market in wet seasons as well as in
dry? It up to to build the road interested parties
on the Telfa side have offered to furnish all the lum
Der needed to bridge the lakes and to maintain part of
the road after it built our Commissioner of Roads
and Bridges, Mr. Rodgers is willing to do his part if
the people of Fitzgerald will cooperate with him The
Chamber of Commerce has through its secretary and
president personally Investigated the feasibility of the
road through the river bottom and the POSSIBILITIES that
are awaiting development the other side of the Ocmu
gee, The distance from the nearest trading point
Fitzgerald is only twelve miles, it is q miles to the
county seat, McRae and ID miles to Lumber Civ the
only bidders for the trade that we have to meet Ben
Hill county should build the road and Fitzgerald shouIa
back the builder
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
St. Johns Day

Inc Masonic fraternity celebrates the anniversaries of the ST
Johns John the Baptist and John the evangelist the former on
June 24 the latter Dec 9th of each year. John the Bapts
has been adopted the patron Saint Masoney about the
4 at e conVocaon OF Masons of the English ISLE THOUGH
some myth be ascribed the various claims of
asonery It's motif and purposes clothed with definite know
ledge Graded in antiquity and resurreced during the dark
Europe Masonry has been factor the LAYING of
the foundation of the civilization In ts nf
ny the tumuuous conditions of the times it stood
most ana alone Tor the tolerance of individual opinion and the
OF secular from ecclesiastical affairs Tracing its history
~ ug OF the Temple in Jerusalem by Solomon traditions
nave closely adhered the bettemen moral and
ave OF It's members and its influence has permated the peoples of
al Natons especially hrived in the free amosphere of
tam from winch sprans the Declaration Independence We
not OF the fraternity but its history open book and anv
formed man may see the eamars of this great fraternity on the
pages Of history. - Ae
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Y. M. c. A. Building

A number of young men of
this city, and married ones, too,
will soon take up the subject of
a Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building, and if the move
ment secures a sufficient num-
Der of signers, petition will be
presented to Mr.. VIM. R. Bowen
asking him to erect a two story
building on his lot on Pine ave.
nue. burned down and recently
occupied as Taylor shop. The
promoters are sanguine they can
make it an inducement that Mr..
Bowen would be justified in
erecting the building. Such a
building for the purposes named
is badly needed in Fitzgerald,
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Vincent ureen Has
Narrow Escape
Two Men Escape Death by Jump.
ing When Coast Line Train
Reared Down Upon Their Car

Two Orlando men escaped instant
death remarkably yesterday after
noon by jumping from their auto
mobile second before their mach
inc was crushed by the Coast Line
passenger train going north at 3:13.
Mr. V. Fl. Green, of the Orlnado
Water and Light company, accomp-
anied by Mr.. J. E. Turner, was driv-
ing a Buick car and reached the
crossing at Gore Ave. without see
ing or hearing the approach of the
train. He says that the engineer
blew no signal for the crossing, and
that the train was upon them before
there was any opportunity to save
the car and none to save themselvs
except to jump, as they both did.
The car was smashed beyond
repair, and needless to say The
Young men were badly frightened
1t was a close call, and but accen.
tuates the need for automatic
crossing guards at all crossings in
Orlando. Orlando Star.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Charlie Lee Ellis
Meets With Accident

While attempting to cross the
A. B. &. A. tracks on East Roam
oke Drive last Saturday, Charlie
Lee Ellis, was struck by the en-
CINE of the Thomasville passen-
ger train and severely injured.
Ellis is deaf and dumb, about 81
years of age. and at the time Of
the accident was wearing coiored
glasses.
The supposition is, not being
able to hear the approaching
train and his eyes being some
what blinded by the colored lends
in his spectacles, he was hit by
the engine in his attempt to cross
the track.
His Injuries consist of a broken
leg, one ugly cash on the head
and face badly bruised. His in
juries were Immediately attended
to and at noon today he is get
ting along nicely. He is a step
son of Mr.. G. R. Putnam, and il
is miracle the young man was
not killed.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Notice

Proposals for painting the First
and Third Ward School Buildings
on the outside, both old and new
parts, and to reputtie sash.
Seal bids with bond attached
for the work complete will be
received until noon Monday, July
9th, 1914. No bids will be re-
ceived unless bond is attached.
The successful bidder will be re-
CURED to give bond subject to
the approval of the Council.
Material to be the best, two
coats of pure white lead and raw
linseed oil to be used, buildings
to be painted white.
Bids will be opened at Council
meeting, July 9th, and contract
will be awarded the following
day.
The City reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bids.
DAVID L. PAULK,
st. aw-tl-j 6 edge City Clerk
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Gov. Slaton On The Job

Atlanta, June 2O.-Governor
Slaton is back at his desk in the
capitol today, following a brief
trip to Savannah where he made
an address before the State bar
association. He is engaged in
putting the finishing touches on
his annual message which will be
presented to the general assembly
when it convenes next week.
Tax equalization, the retirement
of the states bonds, and other
matters relating directly to the
business administration of the
states affairs, it is understood will
make up the principal part of the
document.
The governors recommendations
on the Western 6 Atlantic Lease,
which has to be renewed or other.
wise disposed of by the coming
legislature, are also awaited with
special interest.
Unless something unexpected
comes up he will not be cut of
Atlanta again between now and
the opening of the session.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
lOC Gasoline in Atlanta

Atlanta. June 20. State Com
missioner of Agriculture Price
has taken a hand in the gasoline
war which has just started in
Atlanta. Yesterday the dealers
began to cut each others Threats.
figuratively, by dropping down
from is cents to IL and in some
cases down to 10 cents a gallon.
But when they put up the ten
cent signs they took down the
signs stating the specific gravity
of the gasoline. The state de-
partment has q rule that these
signs must always be displayed.
and the commissioner has sum-
moned sixty dealers before him
for violating the rule.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22

Local Evidence.

Evidence that can be verified.
Fact is what we want.
Opinion is not enough.
Opinions differ.
Here's Fitzgerald fact.
You can test it.
Mrs. E. Nichols, 5O7 w Oconee
Ave, Fitzgerald, says: 81 softer
ed forfour or five years from dis
ordered kidneys before | found
out what was the matter with me.
| had sharp pains through the
small o. my back and was bother
ed by dizzy spells and headaches
curing which spots foated before
my eyes. | tried everything I
heard of but, nothing did me any
good. | went to a doctor and was
told | had gravel and gall stones
and nothing but an operation
would cure me. [ didn't want to
consent to this and tried another
doctor, but he said my case was
hopeless. | finally read of Doan's
Kidney Pills and as they had help
ed others suffering the same way [
did, | gave them trial, getting a
supply at j. Hawkins Goodman's
Drug Store. The second box gave
me relief and they did me whole
lot of good. In the last six months
| have taken about eight boxes and
the trouble has nearly left me. If
| had taken Doan's Kidney Pills
right along, I believe | would have
been cured"
Price soc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Nichols had. Eos
ter Miiburn Co., Buffalo N. Y.
Adv.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Cantaloupe Shipment.

The shipment of cantaloupes by
the truck growers of Ben Hill
County is still going on. and not
a day passes but what one or
more carloads are shipped from
the A. B. & A. station for the
northern markets. The fruit
is exceptionally fine this year
and ought to bring top prices,
Fourteen cars Of the lucioUs
fruit was shipped from here
last week.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Narrow Escape For
Two Hundred Miners

Liege, Belgium, June 49,
Two hundred coal miners mar
rowly escaped death in the Well
lie Marihaye coiIiery near here to-
day when fire penned them inside.
Four hundred men were in the
pit but two hundred got out soon
after the fire was discovered.
After several hours the remain
der escaped with the aid of the
rescue gangs.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Report Dewey Rallies
In Serious Illness.

Washington, June 20. -Ad-
miral Dewey, whose brilliant VIC
tory at Manila changed the map
of the world and the destinies of
the United States, is recovering
from a sharp attack of illness,
superinduced by a heavy cold he
contracted on Memorial Day,
For a few days Mrs. Dewey was
greatly alarmed.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
A POINT
TO REMEMBER

That the sum Of two dollars, de-
posted weekly, will, at compound
interest, grow to $1,348.6O in ten
years.
The Third National Bank furnishes
free vault service to its patrons.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Money On Farm Lands

am now in position to secure
money on Ben Hill County farms.
Reasonable terms and quick SER
vice. Five years time. The most
rational and the only safe method
of owing money. Come to see me
and, if convenient, bring along
your deeds.
W. II. Horne,
l8-tf $40 Garbutt-Donovan Bldg.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-06-22
Money to Loan.

I have 100000 on hand to lend
on close in farm lands, and $500
to lend on city property. These
funds are already in hand.
ALEX KoPLIN,
If. 400 Five Story Bldg.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
LAWMAKERS MAY SlDESTEP
North Pole Problem Put Up to Con
gress.

Washington, June 24.-Congression-
al action to determine the priority OF
the discovery of the North pole is
proposed in resolution prepared for
introduction by Representative Smith
of New York. 1t declares that in
view of the questions of scientific,
commercial, economic and educational
Importance involved In the discovery
of the North pole, the unsettled right
of United States citizens to partici-
pate In the fur, mining and other in
dustries in the Far North, and lack OF
any declaration by the United States
government that an American reached
the North pole in advance of any 9TH
er, the secretary of the navy is re-
quested to transmit to congress a
detailed report of his findings in re-
gard to the discovery of the North
pole.
There is no present likelihood, how
ever, that congress will reopen the
controversy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
FLOODS IN KANSAS
WASH AWAY CROPS
Immense Damage Caused by
Heavy Rainfall.

Topeka, Kan, June 24.-The six to
fourteeninch rain that flooded the
Delaware and other river valleys
north and east of here has caused Sc
rious damage to wheat. Thousands
of bundles of newly cut grain are
floating down stream.
Many streams in East Kansas are
flooding the country as the result of
the heavy rain Around Potter, Kan,
there was fourteen inches of rain.
Whole wheat fields were swept away,
corn ruined and much live stock lost
when Stranger creek, south of Atchi-
son, went out of its banks.
At Valley Falls nine and three
fourths inches of rain fell. Between
Valley Falls and Nortonville bridges
we're washed out and $500 feet of the
Santa Fe track were swept away be-
tween Topeka and st. Joseph.
Several miles of track were wash
ed out between Atchison and Irving,
small town twenty-five miles west
of the Missouri river.
The excessive rainfall was not gen
eral throughout Kansas and did dam.
age only in spots. Threshing is pro.
crossing and estimates are now be
ing made that the crop will total al
least l80,000,000 bushels.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT
Worlds Sunday School Convention
Opens at Chicago.

Chicago, June 24.-Five hundred
delegates and alternates and several
thousand visitors from all parts OF
the world are in Chicago for the open.
ing of the fourteenth International
Triennial Sunday School convention,
to be In session for one week.
Jesus Shall Reign" is the conven-
ton keynote, printed on cards and
flashed in electric signs. The conyen-
ton sermon was preached in Medinah
temple by Rev. G.. p. Anderson, bishop
OF the Chicago diocese of the Episco
pal church.
Meetings will be held daily in twelve
of the largest city churches. Pro
hibition," Relation of the Sunday
School to the Public School, and "Tht
Sunday Schools Responsibility x
Foreign Speaking Peoples" are thres
of the topics to be discussed. Among
the speakers will be Richmond +
Hobson and Booker r. Washington.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
PULP RATE CASE REOPENED
Freight Indemnity of $5o0,ooo Asked
by Shippers.

Duluth, June 24.-A hearing on a
suit that, If successful, will lower the
freight rate on pulpwood in this state
about rs per cent and will cause the
railroads running into Duluth to pay
an indemnity of s500,000 was opened
here before G.. s. Gibson, examiner
for the Interstate commerce commits.
sion. The case was heard In Chica.
go a year ago, but has been entirely
reopened for the hearing here.
Rearrangements of Duluth and Su-
perior rates eastward are to be con-
sidered. The railroads are defending
the present tariffs against which Wis
consin and Michigan manufacturers
and Duluth and Superior shippers
complain.
The indemnity claimed by the COM
plainants covers the past three years,
during which the present rates have
been In effect
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
OIL FIRE BURNS ITSELF OUT
Residents of MeadowIands, Pa, Re.
turn to Their Homes.

Washington, Pa, June 24.-After a
night of terror the people of Meadow.
lands, little mining town near here,
returned to the homes they had for.
saken when 1t seemed the village
would be engulfed in a torrent OF
burning oil. Twenty-four families
rendered homeless by the fire or the
dynamite used to-check its progress
were camped on the hills until Off
GERS of the United States company
could find them more comfortable
shelter.
Doctors and constables mingled with
the crowd in search of those who had
been hurt in the panic, but none seri
ously injured was found. The oil In
the tank had burned itself out.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
JUDGE SPEER ESCAPES
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
But Committee Scores His
Official Conduct.

Washington, June 24.-Judge EN-.
ory Speer of the United States dis
trict court at Macon, Ga, was severe
ly arraigned by the judiciary commit;
tee for misusing his Office, but he was
spared an impeachment trial because
the committee believed there was not
suffi cient evidence of wrongdoing to
convict him. The committees report
requested the house to drop the
charge.
Representative Volstead (Rep.,
Mimi minority me1nher of the sub
investigating committee, submitted a
separate report generating Speer.
Representatives Webb and Fitzhenry
signed the majority report.
Early In his judicial career" the
majority report stated, Judge Speer
ascertained the limit to which he
could go before liability to impeach-
ment for official conduct would ac.
crue and went as close to it on many
occasions as safety would permit.
"The subcommittee regrets its In.
ability to recommend either a com
plete acquittal or an impeachment
We feel that the records present a
series of legal expressions and show
an abuse of judicial discretion which
though falling short of Impeachment
offenses, demand condemnation anG
criticism"
Judge Speer was stamped an "au
tocrat" by the majority.
1T was rare indeed that jury was
permitted to return a verdict con
trary TO his wishes regardless of the
facts" said the report.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
British Minister Criticises
Railroad Magnate.
PIRATE And BUCCANEER'
English Chancellor of the Exchequer
Replies to ST. Paul Mans Comment
on "False Humanitarianism of Brit
ish Social Legislation.

London, June 24-Chancellor of the
Exchequer Lloyd-George, in a speech
in Denmark hall, South London, re-
ferred in a wrathful manner to the
paper of James ]. Hill, the American
railroad magnate, which was read be-
fore the National Foreign Trade con-
vention at Washington May n and
which denounced the false humani-
tarianism of British social legislation" :"
Mr.. Lloyd-George said he supposed
that this "benignant financial poten-
tate" regarded as true humanitarian
ism sending old men who had spent
their days in building up great for
tunes for men like himself (Mr. HID
to the workhouse, or letting them
starve or die for lack of medical aid.
The chancellor of the eXchequer
said he desired to assure Mr.. Hill
that he need not worry about the con-
dition of British trade. Great Britain
had never enjoyed such prosperity as
since the legislation of which he (Mr.
HID complained had been passed.
The speaker said that If Mr.. Hill
studied the trade returns he would
find that the power that most gov
erns the world did not punish with
bankruptcy and ruin the nations that
performed kindnesses for the old
the feeble and the sick.
Opposed to Human Legislation.
II would like to tell you," Mr.. Lloyd
George said, the real reasons why
these golden apostles of true human.
ity are intervening in British poll
tics. Read the American newspapers
not the papers that support these
great trust potentates, but the papers
of millions in America. | am told
that you will find that while the trust
and dismay what the old motherland
is doing for the trodden and tram
pied, the great democracies of the
West are watching the social legisla
tion of Great gritain with new hope.
1.-THE people of all lands are getting
In touch with each other for a great
forward movement toward the dawn
and that is what these people are
frightened about.
Americans are getting sick of the
ruthless piracy OF these modern buc
cancers, and these buccaneers, baf
fed and beaten in their own land
are coming here to stop the delugt
at it's source. They have failed, anc
they will fail again"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-24
WORK DONE ON HIGHWAYS
Good Roads Day Observed Through
out Minnesota.

st. Paul, June 24.-Good roads day
was generally celebrated throughout
Minnesota, according to reports
which have reached the office of the
state highway commission. The sew
enty-five engineers of the commission
have organized good roads parties in
nearly every section of the state and
In many counties good roads picnics
were held. the women of the country
districts furnishing lunch for the
workers.
Most of the work done was In the
nature OF repairs to surfacing.