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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14
THE CHATTY PROGRESSIVES
From Leslie's Weekly

Members United States Senate who rted with embraced
the Progrves 1912 back the Republican od and are
whom they might might accept the next Republican National
Convention Most of them mention Senator John w. Weeks OF
Senator Theodore E. Burton and Justice Gh
Hughes of the Supreme Court as being eligible he reason al
the statements are coming the who label themselves Pro-
is that most of them candidates tor the nom
naton and they seeking obtain stragecal position They
have become cha because they want convince the M
salvation lies only in the nomination of identified with the
progressive element They fearful that the movement tor Tor
er Senator Root the nominee will gain Roadway Statements
have been forthcoming from Senators Bora OF Idaho Cums
Iowa. Norris of Nebraska and Pondxer Of Washington State In
oceg position the find expedent at this tune to
dwell upon the eevdnt fact that the to prosperity will pc
the big the campaign of 1916 and that the nominee 81 inc
Repubcan party will be the man who represents that issue
the general belief that while Justice Hughes would not consent TO
be candidate could and would decline unanimous call
to accept the nomination.
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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14

of the fire marshals Office, and
to pile up the expenses OF the
proposed department.
A new clerkship for a public
printing board has been created,
and it IS understood that the Gov
ernor's son-in-law is to drop into
this berth little later on.
The Governors son-in-law has
been given a job at the State
pyison, where the work is now be-
ing done by one of the convicts'
When it comes to grabbing Of
fees, the Tennessee aggregation
will compare favorably with, in
fact surpass, that of every State.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14
BASEBALL TOMORROW.

Saturday, the Ducktown baseball team
intends invading Copperhill and expects, it
possible, to bring home enough bacon TO
feed regiment.
There is some talk of taking our brass
band along to arouse enthusiasm and, It So
everybody and his dog will be headed that
way, Saturday.
1t is bound to be great game-we have
Manager Whinen's word for it-and i you
have race of heart disease in your sys-
tenn, stay away.
Through the courtesy Of the tennessee
Copper Co., special train will be run to
enable the people to see the game. leaving
Burra Burra mine at 2 p. m. No fare WIN
be charged.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14
Local and, Personal Mention.

Prof, S. Cilbreath was a guest OF the
Dpcktovn Hotel Fl / while I IL here,
Mrs. Mary c. Brock was CoPPerhill
visitor, Tuesday tuesday
Miss. Nora Anderson came home from
Athens, Saturday, where she had been at
attending school.
W.T.. Center, of Copperhill, was among
those who attended the graduating exer-
cises here, Wednesday evening
IF. Anderson is limping. around as
consequence of being too familiar with
nail, the said nail entering his right foot.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14
TELEPHONE 60
DUCKTOWN, TENN, May IA 1915
FIGHT AND WIN

Selected
Get out on the firing line.
Out where the smoke and roar of guns
stir your blood with thrill of battle.
Where the strife is keen--the
test subreme-and where the best
man wins.
Put up the best fight that's in you.
fight for an increased earning power
an increased income-for success.
Dou't be laggard- don't hold
back don't wait-put off the test.
Fight-be winner.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14
ELTHU ROOTS PRAYER.

Few will assume TO cricise prayer; oom-
mendation and fault-6nding, in most cases,
are alike inappropriate. Nevertheless,
when Elihu Root, president of the New
York Constitutional convention, in the alb
sence of clergyman, made this supPliea-
ton, he expressed desire which will have
the sanction of every American citizen:
Almighty God, guide usin in our de-
alterations. Make us humble, sincere
and devoted to the pnblic service.
Make us wise, considerate Of the feel
ings, the opinions and the rights of
Others. Make us effective and useful
for the advancement of Thy cause, of
peace and justice and liberty in the
world.
To be humble, sincere, devoted to pub
lie service, wise, considerate of the feelings,
the opinions and the rights of others, and
effective and useful in the advancement
Of peace, justice and hberty-what higher
aspirations can a self.governing people
have, and could these aspirations have been
expressed in fewer or better words by a
doctor Of divinity New York World.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14
SOMETHING ABOUT RIPPER BILLS

The New York Tribune speaking of the Legislature of that Sta
saws that instead of devong itself to constructive legislation the
stature has spent its time scrunng the pay roll passing rPP
,s to punish its enemies and reward its friends and to gene
OBJ grabbing policy.
Along this line, the Nashville Banner says:
The foregoing might just well have been written about the
Tennessee Legislature The major the legislative session in
Tennessee has been devoted the passing OF ripper bills and the
connection and execution of schemes to grab Offices
grab policy initiated by the Inauguration OF the neon
ing Governor days prior the expiration of the term OF the
outgoing Governor :,
Since this naupous beginning nothing has been too sacred TO
grab One rpper" bill after another has been introduced
The prison egisaed out OF office and the
warden of the prison crowded out make TOR an
other -
The warden of the prison legslated out Of office
The hapan of both prisons egsated out Chaplain ne
gen had made good in splendid way
The competent State ahv crowded out by executive IN
sience aud legislative resolutions while he engaged an I'M
poan work and this spite Of the fact that nobody
could be or has been appointed in his place
A bill is pending to grab the agricultural department ,
the calendar rip the State board OF health
bill passed the Senate yesterday amper with the otate
board make the superintendent OF education cleo
tive by the board of education perPeuae the control
of the educational department beyond the term OF the present 0oV
A bill is pending to grab the Office Of game warden
bill being pressed by administration leaders to overhaul the
insurance department purpose than to fix the law that
experience the insurance business will not be essential to the ell
gibiliy of the commissioner
bill has been passed in the Senate department
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-05-14
MULTUM IN PARVO.

Montana and Nevada have no usury law.
Missouri is to have colony Of 1000
Belgians.
Thee asbestos mines have peen opened
in China.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

The area of the county is 4,962..29
square miles, or 2,515,941.77 acres,
of which 1869, 9,724.OS acres are land
and 646,217.69 acres are water.
The general surface is level with q
gradual slope in the northern end Of
the county to the north and the
southern end to the south. The soil
is clay loan and sandy loan with
rich vegetable mould which is the
accumulation of centuries. The sub
soil is clay of various debts. There
are no rough. rocky or waste areas
in any part of the county.
The south twenty miles of the
county, or about twenty townships
in the south end, lie in the Missis-
sippi Valley proper and are drained
by the Mississippi, river, the Turtle
River and their tributaries.
Forty-two townships of the county
lie in the Red Lake basin and are
drained by the North and South Bat
tie, North and South Cormoant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

Blackduck, O'Brien, Mud, Red Lake,
Little Rock, Sandy, Clearwater, NAH
nomen, Deer, Big and Little Tam
arack and Shotley rivers.
The balance of the townships are
we'll drained. -..> -
There are no dry farming prob
lens to solve. Hot winds and de-
structive hail storms are unknown.
The water is not only abundant, but
it is pure.
Agriculture in this county has
progressed to a point where it has
ceased to be experimental. There is
in the county, according to the last
census report, 1877 farms. The
acreage in farms at that time
amounted to 223,764 acres, being an
average of approximately 142 acres
to each farm. Dairying, live stock,
poultry and general farming are car
ried on quite extensively.
In 1912 the county had four
creameries. The live stock of the
county for 1913 was as follows:
Horses, 3,157; cattle, 1863; sheep,
2,199; swine, 1859.
The population of the county in
1910 was 1887, of which 14,1O0
were. native born Americans, 1894
NOrwegians, 1,256 Swedes, 1853 Ger
mans, 191 English and Irish, 15O
Danes, "a Finlanders, AZ Russians
and miscellaneous of all other coun-
tries combined, 1888. The county
has eight banks, with total deposit
aggregating .$1,500,000. 1t has 10e
rural schools, good graded schools
and high school, one normal school,
one agricultural school and Sc
churches of the following denomina-
tions: Catholic, Norwegian, Swed-
ish and German Lutheran, Presby-
terian, Congregational, Methodist:
Episcopal, Baptist.
Besides Bemidji, with popula-
tion of over six thousand, the
county has fourteen villages, ois-
tributed about the county as to be
accessible to any of the settled CON-
munities.
This county has six railroads, as
follows: Great Northern, Mime
sofa & International, Wilton &
Northern, Minneapolis, Red Lake &
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

White Earth Indian land cases are in
a fair way toward definite settlement.
Before the United States court Of
claims in Washington Monday a re-
hearing on the claims will begin.
George B. Edgerton, St.. Paul at
torney, who, with his partner, Charles,
N. Dohs, has been waging the legal
battle for about 1000 Indians, who
allege they have been euchered out
of their interests in a vast tract Of
land formerly the Mile Laos reser-
walton, is in Washington to appear
for his clients.
The case involves claims totaling
more than $4,000,o0o, and is among
the most important litigated actions;
in the history of Minnesota.
Represented by their attorney, the
Indians presented their claims
against the United States by auth
ority of a special act of congress, in
troduced by Senator Clapp, which
gave the court of claims jurisdictions
to dispose of them.
The court of claims awarded the
Indians verdict for almost $2,O00,-
600 some time ago and the govern
ment appealed to the United States
supreme Court.
: This. tribunal reversed the lower
'courtson the ground that there had
been on consideration of the rights
Of some Of the homesteads which are
valid, and sent the cases back for
another hearing. The appellate
court held, however, that~the United
States government, under the terms
of the treaty, acted as trustee for the
Indians and as such is liable to them
for the value of their property.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

Manitoba, the 500 Line and the
Canadian Northern. Three of these
roads, the Great Northern, Minnesota
& International and the 500 connect
this territory directly with the Twin
Ports, Duluth and Superior, and the
Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St.
Paul, among the largest distributing
points in the United States and the
largest markets in the Northwest.
The lands are timbered with pine,
maple, ash, birch, oak, Eastwood,
elm, tamarac, etc. Millions of feet
of lumber have been removed during
the past few years. The lands where
the timber has been cut are consid-
cred as cut-over or stump land and
sell from SIS to SIS per acre.
The county has copious rainfall,
the average annual precipitation be-
ing about 80 inches.
Land buyers are flocking to Bel
trami county because:
The land lies near to a large un-
satisfied market where products
bring high prices.
+ The soil fertility renews itself in
clover forever. e.. .~ .~.|
There is no fuel problem.
p Growing crops have more hours of
daylight than 200 miles further
South. s:'"> =
There are no cyclones, blizzards
and floods.
The best dairy section must be the
most prosperous.
The climate of this section is a
sure cure for asthma and hay fever
The climate is pre-eminently dry
and stimulating.
The temperature is uniformly cool
and conserving of the soil fertility.
The water is pure and plentiful.
Fishing and hunting is plentiful
throughout this section, and finally
land is to be had at the pioneers
price and on easy terms. The county
is in the "Zone of Plenty.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

up to recent years Red Men made this
soul-stirring portion of Minnesota
their rendezvous for here they found
fish, game, fuel, in plenty, cool sum-
mers and crisp healthy winters.
Beltrami county was organized
Feb. %, 1856, with the county seat
at Bemidji and is located in the
northern part of the state with the
Lake of the Woods for the northern
boundary. The county is one of the
most advantageously situated of all
the northern counties in Minnesota,
being located as it is, about the Gen.
trail northern part of the state. The
county was created only eight years
after Minnesota was admitted to the
Union.
The county is 81 miles mide from
east to west and is approximately 1875
miles long from it's southern boun-
Diary line to it's northernmost point
on the west bank of the Lake of the
Woods.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15
BELTRAM| COUNTY IN
ZONE OF PLENTY"
Farms Near Market, Soil Fertile,
Rainfall and Climate Excellent;
Land at Pioneers Prices.
BELTRAMI COUNTY.

1.-THE spot of earth supremely
blest; a dearer, sweeter spot
than all the rest," with induce
ments unequalled by any other
+ section in the state to prospec-
tive settlers and homeseekers.
Northern Minnesota is the most
interesting, fertile and re-
sOurceful region yet undevel-
oped in North America.
i +
RofOro tho timo of To1,,noh,,c on,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15
CHIPPEWA LAND CASES
INVOLVING 100000
NEAR FINAL DECISION

st. Paul, Minn:, Oct. 15.-After
having been fought through the
courts several years, the so-called
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

Lawrence Steinbrook, farm
< five miles west of Bemidji,
x threshed $50 bushels Of
x wheat from a 1O-acre tract.
x George Miller, farm four
x miles west, threshed AZ bush
< els of wheat to the acre.
J. N. Skrivseth, farm miles
< northeast of Bemidji, thresh-
X ed SO bushels of oats to the
x acre.
x y w. G. Schroeder, four miles
x west of Bemidji, raised 875
X bushels of Burbank potatoes
x on three acres.
x Jacob Fishel, Town of Lib
X erty, cut 2 " tons Of clover to
X the acre.
x Eugene Fredenburg, Sol
x way, raised an average of As
X bushels of barley to the acre
x on ten-acre tract.
< Average yield of hundreds .
x of other farmers in this Sec
= tion in clover, rye, barley,
< oats, wheat. potatoes, al
x falfa, corn and garden truck
X may be secured at the Pioneer
4 Office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

He who forgets to adver-
tise should not complain when
the buyer forgets that he is
in business. It is just case
of forget" all around.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-10-15

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University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-04-25
THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES.

Your tools are ready for Cleanup
Day; are you going to start with the
first five minutes Tuesday morning or
after?
Remember, at o'clock all the
whistles in town will begin to blow
and all the bells to ring. and they will
keep it up for five minutes. This
ought to be enough to rouse the sleep
lest. but do you want to be one Of
that kind? Five minutes of such
noise is not pleasant when you want
to sleep. 1t seems ages. But if you
will beat the whistles to 1t you will
be surprised how fast those minutes
will pass and at the number of piles
of trash you will have carried to the
street tor the wagons.
Let's all be ready to start at
the beginning. No penalty will be i'm
posed If you jump the gun little.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-04-25

mia Sunshine" on Los Angeles Times.
Syndicate editor and assistant manag-
ing editor American Press Associa-
ton, New York, four years.
with st. Louis Republic since No
vember, 1913, doing Rhymes Along
the Road" and other editorial-page
features, and special Sunday features
in conjunction with A. B. Chaplin, car
toonist.
These are my principal year
marks. AS to magazine work, some
short fiction stories and verses and
articles. Author of one published
volume of verse and oodles of unpub-
lished volumes. Serious thinker, but
folks refuse to believe it. Now en-
gagged in writing a new system of
moral philosophy, entitled "The Nine
Lives of Billy Snoozer,' yellow cat"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-04-25
WHO'S WHO
JOURNALISM WEEK

RObertus Love, special writer on the
st. Louis Republic, when asked for
information about his newspaper
work, sent the following letter:
you set me a hard task, when you
request me to tell little of some OF
the other places l have touched in
my career as a newspaper man.
think / have touched every place on
the map except Yellville, Ark, and
once l came near touching that, but
as the town is two miles from the
railroad station / couldn't reach far
enough to touch it as l passed by.
However, here goes for your
Who's Who Journalism Week
Born in Washington County, Mo-
Age not divulged. Public schools
through the three RS and the three
G's-Gogafy. Grammar and Girls.
Latter branch not completed there,
however.)
Degree of A. B. at II (meaning.
of course, A Boy) from late freshwa-
ter college at Louisiana, Pike Coun
ty, Mo-; alma mater now divided into
two select boarding-houses without
educational advantages. Year in
another college, somewhere in Illi-
nOis, name not recalled. Post-grad-
uate student ever since in the Uni
versity of Common Experience-some
of it too common. Degree of A M.
"a Mani conferred through author
ity of family Bible at q.
Started in newspaper game as 10
cal editor of Louisiana Press, a
weekly. City editor at. 20 of Wichita
(Kan) Daily Journal. Editor AS
bury Park IN. j. Daily Press three
or four years. Founder (also foun-
derer) Asbury Park Daily Star. which
ran against the Bryan comet in 1896
and was extinguished. (Still for Bry-
an Covered Jersey coast and other
things for New York Sum- Managing
editor New London Comm Day
nearly three years. Staff st. Louis
Post-Dispatch several years at odd
moments. Editor The Valley Weekly,
st. Louis. Managing editor for Gen.
eral Press Bureau, Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition, during Worlds Fair
Similar post at Lewis and Clark Expo
sition, Portland, Ore, following year.
Did editorial feature column called
Oregon Ozone" on Portland Oregon
ian. Similar column called "Califor-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-04-25
REVERE THE GOURD, HE SAYS
John b. Mundy Of Columbia Writes to
the ST. Louis Republic.

Dean Walter Williams quest for
Missouri gourds is still productive.
Not gourd this time, but communi-
cation to the st. Louis Republic from
John B. Mundy of Columbia.
Mr.. Mundy writes:-"Dont We all
think with reverence of the old gourd
dipper, whether filled with milk, cider
or water? If you've never been
thrilled by the comfort it holds, it's
mighty nigh time that you orter. We
have the cob pipe, the hen and the
mule and the old oaken bucket of
song; yet it's pal, the gourd, that
hangs by the we'll, is the blessing
when summer days long. So it's out
on the farm, where the sunburned
strong arm carves a destiny by what
is sown, that the knob-handle gourd,
with sweet nectar stored, most ap-
pealingly comes to its own. In the
Bible we're told the prophet Jonah of
old, was exceeding glad for the
gourd," which grew in a night to his
great delight, for twas God the good
sower who sowed. There are many
hissourians who have sought other
Climes, where lame and wealth they
have stored, bur their keenest pleas
ure comes in a great measure with
thoughts of the kno5-fandle gourd."
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-04-25
TELLS OF COLUMBIA UTNEY
ii. J. Haskell Writes in Kansas CITY
Star Of WestmOunt Service.


The following, written by H. j.
Haskell, Of The Kansas City
Star. who was In Columbia last
week, appeared in the Star under the
title, "Jitneys in Smaller Cities"
"One exceedingly useful field for
the development of jitney service is in
the smaller cities, where trolley
transportation is inadequate or un-
profitable.
"At Columbia. Mo-. for instance. the
residents of the attractive suburb of
Westmount, about a mile from the
campus, have subsidized a jitney, so
as to make sure of service. Fifty fam
lilies have agreed to contribute a dol
lar apiece each month, so that the
driver may be assured of making ex-
penses. Then he collects in addition a
5-cent fare. In this way they have
assured their district of a great con-
venience,
The plan is one that might be
adapted to the promotion of motor
transportation in districts in the larg-
er cities as we'll as in the smaller"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-04-25
ROOSEVELT AND BARNES REST
Former President Jubilant at Showing
I'm Libel Case.

BY United Press
SYRACUSE, April 24.-The Roose-
velt-Barnes legal camps maintained
an armed truce today. Each welcomed
the rest provided in the adjournment
in the hearing of the libel suit, until
Monday. Barnes is going to Albany
during the recess. Roosevelt will re-
main in Syracuse. He is planning
long automobile ride. He will at
tend church here tomorrow.
Colonel Roosevelt shows no indica-
tions of fatigue and it is predicted
that the trial will last a week or ten
days more. ROosevelt's cross-exami-
nation will be resumed Monday fol-
lowed by redirect, then re-cross ex-
aminations.
The Roosevelt camp is jubilant of
its showing, although the Barnes fac
ton predicts that some surprise will
be sprung on the Colonel in a plan
to disqualify him as a critic of boss and
machine rule The Roosevelt attorneys
subpoenaed twenty men today.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-04-25
w. r. NELSON'S WILL.

One of the most striking wills of the
age is that of William R. Nelson, the
late editor and owner of The Kansas
City Star. He bequeathed his estate
of several million dollars to his wife
and daughter, during their lifetime.
He then provided the sum of one mil
lion dollars each for the heir or heirs
of his daughter and bequeathed the
remainder of his millions to the use
of the people of the city which pro-
duced his estate. The people of Kan
sas City will profit by the investment
of this money In works and repro
ductions of works of fine arts" His
fine farm in Sni-a-Bar township will
be kept up as a model for thirty years
and then will be incorporated in the
trust estate.
The will is characteristic of this
man. Throughout his life in Kansas
City, he was reproached by many enc
mics who declaimed loudly that he
had great greed for riches" And
yet the fortune his talent and hard
labor earned is thus distributed for
the good of the people, to fulfill
need long felt in Kansas City. And
he further provides that the money
resulting from the sale of any of the
property of his estate shall be rein
vested within one hundred miles of
the United States Customs House in
Kansas City"
Throughout his life, Mr.. Nelson la
bored earnestly and honestly for the
good of the municipality in which he
lived. Attaining the wealth he did
was only incidental. At his death. the
city awaited eargerly the knowledge
Of the manner in which he would d.
vide lis fortune. Citizens who had
been his enemies realized that one of
the nstion's great spirits had passed
away and surprising were the trib-