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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-16
ONLY BAREsT POSSIBILITY RE-
MAINS THAT RECOUNTS AND
POSSIBLE COURT CONTESTS
WILL CHANGE SITUATION.
HUGHES CANNOT WIN IF
GIVEN MiNNES0TA'S VOTE
q. o. p. National Committee Makes
Preparations to Begin Legal Pro-
cecdinps for Recounts In States
Where Results Are Close
Democrats on Alert.

New York, Nov. 1l.~-~Woodrow vii
son has been reelected president Of
the United States.
An unofficial check OF estimated
plnralities In the various states lndi'
Gates he also may have received the
nations popular vote.
California was the pivotal state. It's
10 electoral votes, finally added to the
Wilson column. gave him totai OF
272. more than the necessary major
ity Of 2G6 In the electoral college.
To this may be added New Hamp-
shire.
Apparently 1t IL no longer cues"
tion OF victory for Wilson, but ques-
ton of how large will be his electoral
college lead.
Hughes Issues No Statement.
With the democrats over the ma
ton planning to celebrate victory, the
republican national committee still de.
clines to coneede Wilson's election.
Lawrence Green. secretary to
Charles IL. Hughes, said In response TO
questions by newspaper men that Mr.
Hughes would not send congratula-
tions to President Wilson today.
mot yet" said Mr., Green.
Mr.. Hughes himself declined to
make any comment upon the election
results. He arose about q a. M. and
after reading the news went for an
automobile ride. He apparently was
In cheerful spirits.
Election Not Conceded.
Chairman w. D. Wilcox, refusing
10 eoncede the election of President
Wilson, said In a formal statement is'
sued after conference with other
republican campaign managers that
the resul. still depends on the vote
of few close states and that their
returns thus far announced are In most
states unofficial and may be changed
by the official counts.
THE result still depends upon the
votes In few close states" Mr.. Will
cox's statement read. 1T must be
borne In mind that the returns thus
far announced In most states are UNI
official and may be changed by the of"
fetal count required b" the laws of
those states. Twice during the unof.
fetal competition yesterday In Call
fornia mistakes in additions were an,
nouneed from that state substantially
changing figures previously given, II
is common experience that the result
OF the official count almost always
varies from the returns first an
nouncet.
Nay Demand Recount.
where the vote Ia as close rs that
reported In several states 1t may be
that material changes viii result from
the official count, We owe IL to the
couatry TO take all necessary steps to
see that an exact, honest count OF the
votes Is made, When the current
seemed to be running against Mr. vii
son on Wednesday the democratic
managers announced their intention
to demand recount in every close
state.
"All We desire In TO make sure that
the vote Ia counted as cast"
Mr. Wilcox added verbally that IL
was superhumanly impossible for the
preliminary count to conform exactly
with the official count,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
DAY WASTER ON HIGH
WAY COMMISSION BILL.

Atlanta, July 24.-One more day
gone; tie house absolutely deadlock
ed; the seventh day devoted to the so
called state highway commission bill
friyoled away, turmoil and disorder
prccipitated and not a thing accom-
rlished except relief from the pres
sure Of pent-up oratory for "home con
sumption
representative Burwcll, Of Hancock,
in committee Of the whole house, 10
day made an effort to break the dead
lock and the house Enthusiastically dem
cnstrated that they don't wont it brok
en-. Ills effort was uopelessly defeat
ed; so much so that he found it en-
tirely necessary to withdraw his clar-
flying motion-and off the whole thing
launched again in another blaze OF
political Oratory.
II is known that an effort was made
yesterday and last night to effect gel
together agreemen between authors Of
two Of the bills, but one Of them would
yield nothing, and this morning the
futile fight was kept up.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
WELL ROUTE FAILS;
GUN ROUTE KILLS

Albany, July 25.-The second at
tempt at suicide of Mrs. Birdie Phil
lips, Of near Colquitt proved success
ful last night, when she shot herself
.wlco in the breast with a revolver,
while visiting relatives in Baker coun-
ty, near Newton. Last week Mrs.
phillips jumped into well at her
home, but after doing SO, screened and
help came and she was rescued. Last
night, while the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charlie Burnett, in Baker county, she
secured a revolver and shot herself,
dying almost instantly. She was 20
years old and leaves a husband, Gus
Fhillns, and four small children. She
had been in poor health for some time.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
t8y-. -.s,-..s
PROGRAM FOR VETERANS
TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON


Americas, July 35.-With the pro
OF the order of Commander
II. q. Davenport, Of the Georgia divi-
SIGN Of The United Confederate Veter-
ans, to have the annual reunion in
A,nericus this year Oh August "a and
IS, the final plans for the gala event
are being drawn up by the sons of Vet
Grams with Commander e. A. Nisbit
and Chairman H. e. ii.en Of the eX-
erutive committee, in charge.
The full program for the stay OF two
days or the veterans is expected to be
announced within a few days, and
already sponsors and maids of honor
are being selected for the differen'
organizations and branches.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
% TUNNEL WORKERS
KILLED AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland, July 25.-Fcderal officials
investigating the watcrworks tunnel
disaster which cost twenty-five lives,
late today ordered all attempts to
reach the bodies of Twelve men in the
tunnel abandoned until tomorrow
Tests of the gas in the tunnel showed
that it was highly explosive and the
officials feared a second explosion. An
attempt will be made to pump out the
gas so that the work of recovering
lie bodies may progress.
MI hope that any of ,le twelve men
trapped in the tunnel were alive was
abandoned today. Ten bodies, those
Of mombors of two rescue parties
which tried to reach the doomed mon,
but themselves succumbed to the dead
ly gas, were recovered today. Eight
injured men, also members of rescue
parties, viii recover.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
BELIEVE DAMAGE TO
COTTON WILL BE LITTLE

ThcfilasvilIe, July 23,-Though re
ports in regard TO the damage done
to The cotton crop in this section by
the recent heavy rains are conflicting
il Is not thought that as whole il
will amount to very much, in this
county at least. Only the cotton plant
ed on the lowlands which were more
or less flooded seems to have been in
iured and other sections Of the coun-
ty renort it in good condition. Very
few open bolls are being reported
and The crop according to present i'll
dications will be somewhat later than
was anticipated.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
AT ADRIAN;
SEVERAL BRIDGES GONE

Adrian, July pa cloudburst struck
here today at O'Clock, lasting one
hour and a half. It is estimated that
four inches OF water fell. Bridges
over several creeks were washed
away The bridge over the Ohoope riv
or on the Dixie Overland Highway is
in dangerous condition and is likely
to be gone before twentyfour hours.
Crops have been badly damaged
throughout this section About eigh-
teen feet of the Central Of Georgia
railroad tracks have been washed out
here and will cause delay of trains
Tor twelve hours.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
NOW UNCLE SAM CAN
LOCATE NITRATE PLANT

Atlanta, July 25.-Wnenever the Ma
tional government gets ready to build
's7~-e the nitrate plant for which $2O,OOOOOO
has been appropriated let it come to
Georgia to find water power.
Z 1t has the authority of the general as
sembly of the Empire State of the
s.s., South that Georgia abounds in mag
5ss nificent sites fromRabun Cap to Tybec
Il Light
n The legislature started out by in
edorsing and calling to the govern
1ment's attention one particular water
n !. power. Then it indorsed another.
9t Then third and yesterday resolu-
ton was introduced directing the gov
ernments attention to the splendid wa
Ter powers in Northwest Georgia, with
out naming any one particular.
."How many water powers are we
going to indorse?" inquired Represcn-
tative Fullbright of Burke county
Then somebody suggested that they
amend the resolution by striking out
the word northwest" and letting the
resolution indorse the splendid water
powers of Georgia"
This suited the authors of the reso-
luton and suited the house, and the
resolution accordingly was amended
and passed.
Now let Uncle Sam quit worrying
about the location of that nitrate
plant
If he Doesn't like one he can take
another Georgia has plenty of sites
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
MAN SAID HE KNEW
ABOUT MURDER OF LAWLER

Birmingham, July 24.-smith Tay-
lor, a farmer, who said that he knew
something about the murder of probate
Judge w. T. Lawler, of Huntsville, was
brought here today by a detective.
He was arrested a; Longview, Texas,
Word reached Huntsville that Taylor
lad told acquaintances there OF the
Lawler murder and that Of a detec-
live three years ago Taylor left his
homo near Huntsville, July l. He
says that he told Of the murders as he
read them in newspapers. Taylor
will be taken to Huntsville.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
GOES TO SLEEP AT WHEEL
AND OVERTURNS CAR

Moultrie, July 22,-An automobile
driven by !. r. Green, prominent
sawmin man of this county, plunged
off Of a high abutment leading to
The bridge that spans the Ocklockneo
river near here last night, turned com
plctely over, but Mr.. Green escaped
practically uninjured. He stated to-
day that he was sound asleep at the
steering wheel and that this caused
The accident. The machine was badly
wrecked
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
EicHELBERGER is SUED

Atlanta, Ga, July, 24.-As a result
If the warrant against and arrest OF
?. C. Miller on the charge Of false
swearing, and which was Withdrawn
by Eichelberger after two attempts to
get the case to trial, damage suit has
oeen filed by Miller against Eichel-
berger for $4,000
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
FARMER KILLS THREE.

Hugo, Okla, July pa. B. NARROW,
/ farmer living at Cody, near here, to-
lay shot and killed his wife, john SUIT
er, an employee, and w. M. Beeler, a
neighbor, according to information re
ceived here.
Mrs. NARROW, who lived several
hours, said her husband told her he
had killed Beeler and Suffer and was
going to kill her and two other men
lie then shot her and left.
Posses have started in pursuit.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
GEORC!A'S FIRST BALE
MARKETED AT PELHAM

Albany, July 22.-Georgia's first bale
Of cotton was marketed this morning
at Pelham 1t was raised in West
Mitchell by Ned Sanders, negro, who
marketed Georgia's first bale last year
on July 81. The bale weighed 500
pounds and classed middling. 1t was
bought by the Hand Trading Company
and shipped by express to Savannah.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
RCBRER GETS ROLL
TO PAY IN ATLANTA

Atlanta, July pa masked man
held up G. II. Black and robbed him OF
thousand dollars. it being the ray
roll Of the Armour Fertilizer Works al
Brookwood, near here.
The robbery took place at noon Sat
urday on the Peachtree road. and dis
ablcd blacks automobile The robher
escaped with three other men i'll ar
ether machine.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
TWELVE FREIGHT CARS
CRASH THROUGH TRESTLE

Attapulgus, Ga, July ga south
bound freight train on the Georgia,
Florida and Alabama railway was
wrecked today south of Jamieso, Fla,
seven miles from here. A trestle gave
way due to excessive rains. The en-
cine and the six front cars passed
safely over but twelve loaded cars
crashed through the trestle, five being
completely demolished. no lives were
lost.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
TO BURN MEXICAN MONEY.

Mexico. City, Mexico, July 24.-Fif-
ty million dollars in MeXicon paper
money will be burned within the next
few days in the courtyard of the ma,
tonal palace according TO an announce
ment by the government tonight, This
money has been supplanted by a new
issue.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26
DIR. LoVETT DIES
e. AT NORMAN PARK

Moultrie Ga, July "5.-Dr. william
Lovett, of Norman Park, one of the
best known physi, ians in that section
died Friday afternoon after an Illness
of only few days. His death was
caused by congestion of the lungs. lie
had been i'll about a week.
The funeral was ned Saturday al
ternoon at Sparks, DR.. Lovetts Ole
home.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26

Silk, manufacturers in Japan ARE
now receiving, for thu first time, or
ders from the United States for silk
neckwear.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-26

A voice magniier has recently been
invented which will carry moderate
tones nearly five miles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07

matters. had crushing headache and felt as sick as cat; also my shoul- der was in a bad way.
 At first I thought it was only bruise, but 1t seemed to be swelling, and had no use of my left arm.
 My plan was to seek MT. TurnbuIl's cottage, recover my garments and espe- cially ScEdder's notebook and then make for the main line and get back to the south. It seemed to me that the sooner got in touch with the foreign office man, Sir Walter Bullivant, the better I didn't see how I could get more proof than had got already.
 He must just take or leave my story, and anyway with hira I would be in better hands than those devilish for eigners. I had begun to feel quite kindly toward the British police.
 It was wonderful starry night, and I had not much difficulty. about the road. Sir Harry's map had given me the lie of the land, and all had to do was to steer a point or two west of southwest to come to the stream where had met the roadman.
 In all these travels I never knew the names of the places, but I believe this stream was no less than the upper wa l must be about eighteen miles distant, and that meant I could not get there before morning.
 So I must lie up a day somewhere, for I was too outrageous a figure to be seen in the sunlight. I had neither coat, waistcoat, collar nor hat, my trousers were badly torn, and my face and hands were black with the explo- sion. I dare say I had other beauties, for my eyes felt as if they were furi- ously b1oodshot.
 Altogether I was no spectacle for God fearing citizens to see on a high road.
 Very socn after daybreak I made an attempt to clean myself in hill burn and then approached herder's cot tage, for wac feeling the need of food. The herder was away from home, and his wife was alone, with no neighbor for five miles.
 She was a decent old body and 8 pIucky one, for, though she got a i fright when she saw me, she had an ax handy and would have used it on any evildoer.
 I told her that had had a faII-Y didn't say how-and she saw by my looks that was pretty sick. Like a true Samaritan, she asked no ques- tions, but gave me bowl of milk with
 a dash of whisky in it and let me sit l for a little by her kitchen fire. She 1 would have bathed my shoulder, but l it ached so badly that would not let i her touch it.
 l I don't know what she took me for i a repentant burglar, perhaps, for when I wanted to pay her for the milk and 1 rendered a sovereign, which was the
 smallest coin had, she shook her head l and said something about giving 1t ito | them that had a right to it.'' At this 1 protested so strongly that think she believed me honest, for she took the 1 money and gave me warm new plaid 1 for it and an old hat of her mans. She showed me how to wrap the | plaid round my sheuluders. and when
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07

another wire cunningly placed on the edge of a small stream. Beyond that lay the moor, and in five minutes was deep in bracken and heather Soon I was round the shoulder of the rise in the little glen from which the mill lode flowed.
 Ten minutes later my face was deep in the spring and I was soaking down pints of the blessed water. But I did not stop till I had put half a dozen miles between me and that accursed dwelling.
 I sat down on hilltop and took stock of my position. I wasn't feeling very happy, for my natural thankfulness at my escape was clouded by my bodily discomfort. Those lentonite fumes had fairly poisoned me, and the baking hours on the doveeot hadn't helped
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
Stoves Repaired

STOVES REPAIRED, all kinds SUD- plies, all makes, pipes, grates, bricks, etc Charges reasonable. 1715 Main St. Phone 2349-4.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
Words 15c Farmer Classified Ads s Phone 2OS

I left that cottage I was the living i'm age of the kind of Scotsman you see in the illustrations to Burns poems But at any rate I was more or less clad.
 It was as well, forS~the weather changed before midday to thick dr1z- gle of rain.
 found shelter below an oVerhang- ing rock in the crook of q burn, where a drift of dead bracken made a toler- able bed. There I managed to sleep till nightfaIl waking very cramped and wretched with my shoulder gnaW1ng like a toothache. I ate the oatcake and cheese the old wife had given me and set out again just before the dark ening.
 pass over the miseries of that night among the wet hills. There were no stars to steer by and had to do the best I could from my memory Of the map. Twice I lost my way, and l had some nasty falls into peat bogs. had only about ten miles to go as the crow flies but my mistakes made it nearer twenty.
 The last bit was completed with set teeth and very light and dizzy head. But I managed it. and in the early
 
 door, The mist lay close and thick, and from the cottage I. could not see the highroad.
 MT. Turnbul1 himself opened to me sober and something more than sober. He was prinly dressed in an ancient but well tended suit of black; he had been shaved not later than the night before; he wore a linen collar and in his left hand he carried a pocket Bible. At first he did not recognize me.
 "Whae are ye that comes stravaigin' here on the Sabbath mornin'?' he asked
 I had lost all count of the days So the Sabbath was the reason for his strange decorum.
 My head was swimming so wildly that could not frame a coherent an swer. But he recognized me and he saw that I was ill.
 sEYe'H hae come for your jaicket ana ] waestcoat,'' he said. "Come in, bye. Losh, man, we're terrible dune i the legs! H aud up till get ye to chair" !" perceived I was in for a bout of malaria.
 i I had a good deal of fever in my bones, and the wet night had brought l it out, while my shoulder and the eff 10CIS OI the 1uu10S COhO1AOd u Il<lhC me feel pretty bad. Before l knew Mr. TurnbuH was helping me off with my clothes and putting me to bed in one of the two cupboards that lined | the kitchen walls.
 He was a true friend in need, that l old roadman.
 His wife was dead years ago, and since his daughters marriage he lived alone. For the better part of ten days he did all 2he rough nursing needed. simply Wanted to be left in peace while the fever took it's course, and 1 when my skin was cool again found that the bout had more or less cured my shoulder. But it was a baddish go, and, though I was out of bed in five days, it took me some time to get my legs again
 He went out in the morning, leaving me milk for the day and locking the door behind him, and came in in the evening to sit silent in the chimney corner. Not a soul came near the place. When I was getting better he never bothered me with a question. l Several times he fetched me a two days old Scotsman, and noticed that the interest in the Portland place mur- 1 der seemed to have died down. There
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07

was no mention of it, and could find very little about anything except q thing called the general assembly, some ecclesiastical spree, gathered.
 One day he produced my belt from lock fast drawer. There's a terri ble heap O siller there," he said 'Ye'd better count it to see it's a. there."
 He never even inquired my name. l asked him if anybody had been around making inquiries subsequent to my spell at the roadmaking
 Aye, there was a man in a motor caVr He speired whae had ta'en my place that day, and I let on I thocht him daft. But he keepit on at me, and syne I said he maun be thinkin' O my gudebrither frae the C1euch that whiles lent me a haun'. He was a wersh Iookin' soul, and I couldna understand the half O his English tongue" I was getting pretty restless those last days, and as soon as I felt myself fit decided to be off
 (To Be Continued.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
lcont1nusdl

I saw figures come out-a servant with his head bound up and then a younger man in knickerboekers.
 They were looking for something and moved toward the mill. Then one o1 them caught sight of the wisp of cloth on the nail and cried out to the other They both went back to the house and brought two others to look at it. saw the rotund figure of my late captoI and I thought I made out the man with the lisp. I noticed that all had pistols.
 For half an hour they ransacked the mill. I could hear them kicking over the barrels and pulling up the rotten planking.7 Then they came outside and stood just below the doyecot arguing 6ercely. The servant with the bandage was being soundly rated. heard them dddling with the door of the dovecot. and for one horrid moment thought they were coming up. Then they thought better of it and went back to the house.
 All that long. blistering afternoon I lay baking on the rooftop. Thirst was my chief torment My tongue was like a stick
 watched the course of the little stream as it came in from the moor. and my fancy followed it to the top of the glen, where if must issue from an icy fountain fringed with cool ferns and mosses. would have given a thousand pounds to plunge my face into that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07

Wanss, To Rent, For Sale, &c., l cent a word in EarnaB Want Column.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
Foot speciaIist

DIR. MANSFIELD, the foot specialist, HOY Main street over Dillon's, who was injured in the Milford wreck will resume practic, first week Of June.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
(ro Be Continued.)

A report from Berlin says that the Allie lost AZ aeroplanes during May and the Germans 16.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
Physical Treatment
Positions Wanted

WANTED Position by refined elderly lady as housekeeper or companion. Address 59 Ridgewood Place.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
I Inventors

A YOUNG MAN of good habits would like a position around some busi- ness house. Address W. J. Smith, 116 Wall Street.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
FIND GILMAN CAR.

The automobile belonging to Ma than Gilman of 52 High street, which was stolen on Fairfield avenue, Mon day night. was found last evening in front of a, Bostwick avenue hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
Safes

SAFES-Ne1 and second hand; of flee and house sizes. Walter D. Marsh, 192 Fairfield Ave.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07

" HAD fine prospect of the whole
 ring of moorland. I saw the car5 speed away with two occupants
 and a man oa a hill pony riding
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
TODAY'S WANTS

real estate and in surance office is now located at 179 Golden Hill St. T. B. Warren, new Tel. 2417-
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