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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-01

upon! And it is great matter
when man finds a cause big
enough to put his life upon.
was Governor of my State-a
great commonwealth of three mil
lions of peoole-at forty-one. My
friends were kind enough to say
that l might justly expect further
political preferment, but that
night put my ambition on the
great new altar l had found.
knew the price. paid it glad
ly. l went to my hyme with the
promise willing to my Heavenly
Father that il He would help me
discharge to the end the duties of
the great office, then held, when
they were finished I'd go to the
American people and tell them
the inexpressible, infinite wrong
the legalized liquor traffic of TINS
Nation is doing the childhood of
my country. From then till now
I've kept that pledge as best I
could. There is no American
commonwealth into which l have
not gone on this high mission; no
great American city whose streets
have not walked, to whose peu-
Die have not appealed in this be-
half. And that I might keep the
vow | made that Christmas eve
in a greater. bigger, more effec-
tive way, than l otherwise could
have called about me these con-
secrated men and women who con
stitute the Flying Squadron Of
America, and am leading them to
and fro across the Continent in
this great Nationwide campaign.
We seek to raise in this land
new banner-Onc to which the
, wise and good of every party, sect
and creed may repair. The ev-
ent is in the hands of God. AS for
me,
y ask not to Sc the distant scene;
One step enough for me.''
Copyrighted
Note: Published by special
permission of Mr.. j. Frank Hanly.
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month, true y direction, they
came back, only there were four
of them, the father, the mother,
the little boy and the new baby!-
the baby born the night of the
fathers return! What tragedy.
They came once a month for
eighteen months. And they new
er came that the Governor did not
see them, for the standing order
was that no matter what the bus
mess or who was there, the Wolv-
crton family was to have preced-
ence-the right of way. And in
those eighteen months l saw a
wonderful thing. saw man
fight his way to manhood. saw
a man who, through drink, had
made shipwrack of his life. find
himself anew. l saw the evolu-
ton of a human soul! And on
the last Christmas eve l spent in
the great office | stood again in
the cleaning as the shadwos leng
thened and the twilight decpened.
and about me sat this family. And
again stood up, took the man by
the hand. and looking into his
face, said to him with voice
that would tremble with grateful
emotion in spite of myself:
Wolverton, you're a man again
You've found yourself anew. You
We fought good fight. You've
kept the faith. You've filled the
bond. I'm proud of you. And
on this glad Christmas eve. so
fragrant with the memory of Him
who died to atone for human sin,
I'm going to make you a Christ
mas gift worth while. Here it is /!
Your unconditional pardon-writ-
ten in my own hand! Take it
Wolverton, take it, and go and
sin no more!'
My friends, do you know what
was trying to do that Christmas
eve? l wonder if you do? Do
you? l was tryingas best l knew
to undo the work of a licensed and
legalized American saloon! l vas
trying to give back to abandoned
wifehood husabnd! was try
ing to restore to disinherited
childhood father! l was trying t,
right the wrong the rum traffic
had done an unborn baby! And
somehow. as look back to it
through the years, it seems to me
the blessedest work in which
wes ever permitted to engage.
l sat there long that night, af.
ter this family had gone-alon,
with my soul and my God. Ant
in the silence and solitude of tn,
blessed Christmas evening tide,
was born again. found a ne,
/ and a holier altar than had eve,
; known. saw a new heaven ant
a new earth. caught the vision
l of a saloonless land-a sober Ma.
' tion-a stainless nag-and fouu,
a cause big enough to put my III,
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Then she said:

Then she said:
Then l can't ask you to wait.
The train, you know, may be late.
l can't ask you to watt"
said to her:
''No matter, even ii it is late,
| will wait. Your business will
be the biggest business the Gov
crnor of Indiana will have tomor-
row. and l will wait until you
come.'
And the next evening did wait
waited after all had gone from the
big office; waited in silence and in
solitude as the shadows l.':lgthen-
ed and the twilight deepened, UNI
til finally there came. through the
cleaning this man and woman
and little boy. AS they approach
ed my desk, I stood up, took the
man by the hand, looked him in
the eyes and said TO him:
Twill Wolverton. you've sinned
against State that was good TO
you. You've pulled down the
pillars of your own house upon
your own flesh and blood. You've
betrayed this woman whom only
four years ago you promised man
and God that you would love.
cherish and defend with your life.
You've forgotten the obligation
you owe to this little boy, the
child of your own loins. Wolvcr
ton, you are bad man, guess,
and yet, I'm going to give you a
chance to earn your freedom. I'm
! going to parole you, on your good
behavior; not for you; no, I'm not
doing it for you. I'm afraid you
re not worth it. I'm doing it for
the sake of this woman here. your
wife, who has been as faithful to
you as Magdalene at the Gross.
I'm doing it for the sake of this
little boy, your child, who won my
heart on yesterday. I'm doing il
for the sake of your uhborn baby,
and in memory of my own dear
dead baby be covenant between
us? Won't you? Here's let
ter. Take it to the man to whom
it is addressed. saw him this
morning. He promised me that
he would take you, give you en-
ployment at good wages and help
you find yourself again. Take
the letter to him and stay with
him until l discharge you; but
come back here next month and
bring your wife and child, for
must know that you keep faitl
with me, Wolverton and if yor
betray me, I'll have the power all;
I'll send you back to prison for tn.
, limit of your term, twenty-on.
years. You may go! But dom
forget that you carry your free.
, dom in our own hands!'
Then I watched them, as will
bowed heads they made their wa,
out into the darkness. The mex
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inside the door, and there, sure
enough, beyond the bar, surround
ed bv the officers of the law and
of the Court, sat my husband!
For a moment l waited in fear
and silence, then | saw the Pro-
scouting Attorney arise and heard
him read to my husand an indict-
ment charging him with the crime
of highway robbery, and then
heard the Court kindly but solemn
ly say to him:
Prisoner at the bar, stand up.
Your are charged with grievous
crime. You have heard the indict-
mcnt read. How do you plead to
it? Answer. Are you guilty or
not guilty?
and then, God help me, Cover
nor, my heart stood still, as l
| heard him confess his guilt! Then
frightened and half frenzied by
what had seen and heard, / made
my way to the bar. interviewed.
told the Court the story of our
lives, and asked him for the love
of the little boy to give me back
my husband. And Judge SparAs
through his tears said to me:
Madam, l would to God |
could. and if l could, would. But
| have no choice. The law of
Indiana gives me no discretion.
Your husband is charged with Il
gricvous crime. He admits his
guilt. l can only pronounce Tie
! Judgment of the law, in such ease
made and provided. five to twenty
! one years in the State Reforma-
tory
And then thew led him away !
After he was gone.I took the little
boy and made my way back to In
dianapolis; back to our desolate
home: back to our desecratcd
family altar; back to our broken
household gods! And standing
there that night. in the darkness,
amid my crushed and fallen hopes
and the wreck and ruin of my
home, my heart grew big with
hate. l hated the State of Indi-
ana! l hated the law. I hated
the Judge who had pronounced
its judgment. hated my hus-
band, until remembered that il
was the drink and not he, anc
that only four years before l hat
so proudly and confidently said
Will it's for better or for wors,
until death does us part Remem.
herring that, l said, If God will
help me, I'll keep faith and fill
the bond; some way I'll keep tn,
little home; some Way I'll pay tn
rent; some way I'll care for tn
little boy!' And, Governor, 10
five long inclement, dreary white
months I've kept that pledge. ~
washed, and ironed, AMI scrubbed
live done everything that an hon
!; est woman could do. Look at m
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-03-01
HATCH PuLLEY8 m
EARLY SPRING

Poultry owners who wish to
obtain eggs in the fall and early
winter should arrange to hatch
their pullets in March or April,
say specialists in the department
of agriculture, Washington, D. c.
Birds Matched in March or April
will be we'll matured in the fall.
The rest is a matter of proper
housing, feeding and handling.
The chicken house should be com
fortably warm, we'll ventilated
and clean. The feed should in
clude beef crap or similar mater
fal. There should be temptation
to exercise in scratching over
clean litter on the floor.
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tOll-cdllOuSeu uailuS. AM I've
asked no man for help. I've been
too proud for that. And would
not ask you now, but l face a
crisis. l can't keep on nv feet any
longer. There's TO be new ba-
by any day, and I've got to go to
IA hospita! and my little boy to all
Orphans home, unless you give
me back my husband!
Then, throwing herself upon
her knees. putting her face in her
hands and laying her head on my
table, cried with the abandon of Il
child. And as she wept and sob
bed, the little boy slipped from
wllich his feet had dangled came
over to me. and with the artless-
ness of baby put his little hand
pleadingly on my knee, looked up
through streaming eyes into my
face and cried in childish treble:
Mister, you've got my Papa!
| want my papa. Why don't you
give me back my papa?'
looked down into the tear-dim
med face, and caught there a Wis
ion of my own little fellow, his
! age. that l had loved and lost but
a while before. and the Juggling at
the heart-strings Of the father
became too much for the Cover
nor. Reaching down and gather
ing him i'm my arms l said to him:
God bless you, little man!
You've won. You've won. FL
give you back your Papa
The mother sprang to her feet
and cried:
Governor, did hear Alright?
Are you going to give him back TO
us?'
answered:
Eyes, and now
And ringing for nv Secretary,
| said:
Colonel Gemmer. wire Warden
Whitaker. of the State Reforma-
tory, that the Governor is parol-
ing William Wolverton. a convict
sentenced down, there doing an in
determinate sentence of five to
twety-one years for highway rob-
berry. Say to him that it is his dir
ection that on tomorrw he clothe
Wolverton in a decent suit OF
clothes, take him to the railway
station, buy him a ticket and put
him aboard the noon train fol
Indianapolis Then turing tC
the wife I said:
''He will reach the Union Sta.
ton tomorrow evening at sever
O'Clock. Go meet him and bri1s
him here. want word will
him in your presence"
But, all consideration for me
: she answered.:
Seven o'clock? Why, Gov
2 ernor. isn't that after offic'
/. hours?
i said yes:
VI YES"
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a STORY OF RUINS WRoNo TO
CHILDHOOD

"The quality Of mercy is not
strand;
1t droppcth, as the gentle ram
from heaven
Upon the place beneath; it is twice
blessed;
1T blcsseth 4im that gives, and
him that takes"
shakespeare
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22
COMMENCEMENT
BEGINS SUNDAY
SERMON TO GRADUATING CLASS
or HIGH SCHOOL BY REV.
G. II. HOGAN.
On Wednesday Morning, May 80, the
Graduation Address win BE
Delivered by DR. III. Y. BEN
ediet OF State University

The commencement exercises Of
the WaXahachie High school will be
gin Sunday morning promptly at II
O'Clock at the Main Street Christian
church. The sermon will be given
by Rev. G. II. Hogan, pastor OF the
Central Presbyterian church of this
city. All are especially invited to
hear Rev. Hogan for he IL one Of the
most popular pastors In the city and
will no doubt have message that
VIII be exceedingly inspiring.
On Wednesday. May 10. at 10
o'clock the graduating address viii
be delivered al the First Methodist
church By pr, II Y. Benedict. dean
OF The University OF Texas. Or
Benedict IS u native OF Texas and
halls from way out in West Texas
where the Clear Fork waters flow :"
He has been connected with the Uni.
versity Of Texas ion some twenty
i've years, and knows the educational
needs OF this state rs probably no
other man does The Waxahacbfa
school authorities are 10 he conerat-
ulated for securing thia able eduea-
tor to deliver the bacealaureate ad-
dress. No one should fail to hear
Dr. Benedict, for his long experience
with college students viii enable him
to say the things that viii be most
helpful and inspiring to crowd OF
high school graduates
The people Of WaAahachle should
feel justly proud Of their high school
Tor each year IL sends forth a large
number OF graduates, many Of whom
have made wonderfully GOOD al ain
the colleges and universities of thta
state. During the past fifteen wears
Iirst honors In the freshman class at
trinity University have been won 6
times by Waxahachie high schoo,
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graduate. IN tact, tue sia"aaees VI
" axahaeiiie 'figh aciooi nave 'aheh
high rank ana IN some eases nave
won holofs i. our Nottieau oii1-
Fefs4aies' susi' 40 "eiieeao9 sp'ui1i-
oia anu iiat s@iu'
The graduating class this year Is
by far the largest and is probably
the best one that mas ever gone our
from the WaSahachie hlgh sehooi'
1t is predletea ina, many Oh these
young men ana young women VIII
win hieh places IN tfe next Jew
years.
Inc loiio"ihs VIII pfooaois st@a-
Gate;
frank Alderdiee, lneeta Brooks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22
GENERAL C0NGR[,,
NURKM{N IS CNL1

PETRoGRAD, May "a ~
eral congress of workmea md III
diers from all over Russia has bsl|
called for June "A to discuss Es,|
peace, finances. land, labor. arHys.|
ganization and the constituent 4
sembly. according to todags u
nouneement.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

G. X. Wheatley of Ray was in
town today and sold five 9-months-
old pigs that weighed 233 pounds
each for $163.1o. The pigs brought
Ia cents a pound, which is pretty
fair price for hogs Mr. Wbeatley
also reports that the recent fine
rains put things in fine shape in his
section OF the country lie is max
re sure that the high cost of living
Won't hurt him this year and has
half and acre of sweet potatoes
planted. lie also has an acre plant
ed to Irish potatoes, beans, toma-
toes and berries. He says the ber-
ries are fine.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

THE Waxahaehie band instrumen
t@tion has reached point which is
most interesting to the casual OBJ
server and TO give the citizens an
idea of what manner OF instruments
the band boys have purchased for
lsc IN making music. display viii
be made Wednesday Of next week
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John D, MeRae, who suffered very
severe injuries about six weeks ago.
viii be taken to Dallas this after
noon for an examination of his leg
which has been naining him some
when it ought to be about well It
win be remembered that MIR. Me-
Rae's leg was broken near the ankle
and that the bone stuck out through
The flesh. Somehow or other the
break has not healed as it was hoped
fer and it is deemed advisable to
make a most thort ugh examination
OF the member.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22
) ABOUT wAxAHACHIANs :
) AND VISITORS IN cITY =


: - . . = = . -"
Leon nismuke of Dallas was here
yesterday.
o,ne 81 Preston OF Dallas z = here
yesterday
RI y wooa OF Milford was in the
city Monday afternoon.
q II Clark OF Wichita Falls Is
visiting In the lily today
eugene r. Ronth was business
visitor to Midlothian today
Alex Vaughan and lack Emerson
Of Arlington were here yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Yowell ana
Miss Marie Webb visited at Dallas
last night.
Mrs. ]. ". Stokes of Oklahoma
city is visiting with friends in the
city this week
j. u. Earle, manager CT The Texas
Telephone company, was visitor Ia
the city Monday afterno,a.
Mrs. Reginald Scale of Dallas
visited her sister. Mrs. Dee Poin-
dexter. sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Frank Timmins and little son
returned yesterday afternoon from y
visit to relatives at Dallas and
Plano.
Hon, w. Il. Cox left today for
Chalk Mountain. Erath county
where he viii spend 4 couple OF
Gays visiting with his mother.
+. Raphael and Ike Joleseh OF En-
mis- we're in Waxahaehie on business
interests Mr.. Raphael is one of En-
MIS- hustling city commissioners.
Rev. and Mrs. G. I'll. Hogan and
Hon. and Mrs. G. r. Gibson Went
To Dallas this morning to attend
the Presbyterian general assembly
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Hendricks.
MIS-. u HiId JtHhitt%t iapih1t iaOh
bricks and w. A. 0wnby went to
Ennis last night 10 hear the lecture
OF Hon. ". ]. Bryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. II. Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Thompson, Mr..
aud Mrs. f. P. Hardin of Waxaha-
chic and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson
Thompson of Hillsboro heard Hon,
", j Brsan's lecture at Ennis
Lest inhgt.
DIR. b. W Tyler of Logansport,
Indiana, who is attending the Cen
erfl Assembly at Dallas. was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. W, Wolfe
on Patrick street Monday DR..
Tyler is member OF the Home Mis-
sion council and prominent in the
/ assembly work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Mountain Peak community had an
experience yesterday with a wisdom
tooth that she would not undergo
again FOR a fortune Dentists were
unable TO pull the tooth and II be-
cam me necessary 10 drill it out. a
process which took about nine
lcurs with the patient under infla-
ence of anestheties. Mrs. p. II.
Bowman Of the same community
Is here today to take Mrs. Cana
way home if she is able TO make
the trip.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

They said the machines appeared TO
be travelling at q great height
However, since aeroplanes do not
operate at night the lights were
probably attributable TO some at
raospherical phenomenon,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Ed Wilsford and Mr.. keenom.
Who reside on the Gihaon farm
south of the city, reported gester-
day they sighted strange lights IN
the heavens Sunday night, which
they suspected as being aeroplanes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22
THE /. {. c. AUTHORIZED
MILLION IN NlB

NEW YORK, May 22,-Ths "
ted states Trust COMPANY anHoaN
ed that the Louisville and Nasaiiss
railway had subscribed to SlN'5
coo of the liberty loan boads ~
subscription was made through y
trust company
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22
LADIES ckH WEAR SHOES

One sl1c smaller after nslNg Aliens Foot~ Ease,
the asatiseptic powder for The feet ssaAcn inio
The shees and sFrinklai In tie fnet-hath, Allsats
Foot Ease miskea ;!Ah % Hssss ssaes feel easy
gives Instant ssisef 10 cafs ard ha8ioAs, prevents
Busters, saIos and soEe gs5s. ifs tbs greatest
comfort discovery Of tie 4s. Try 4 te-dae,
Sold evee.@heFN. nc. Par FREE ss "a sage,
Add esss slie:i =. El-sstats. q 10y,
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at the Waxahachie Dry Goods COM
pany. Director King is now PLAN
ring to install a very large cleo
trieal bell appliance and calliope
whistles, all Of which will add to
the attractiveness OF the music to
be rendered b. the band this sum
mer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Lillian Thomas, Floyd Thoness
L1etle Watson, Fannie Nae Wiuss
9. b. VIM Jr,. Lee Yoaasg5InI
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Wheel you want to reat, sa' q
ar exchange anything, call III Y
X for the want I'd man u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

W r. Mccarty who lives near
toen. was here today, having re-
covered from a seyeFal days I'll
ness.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Four Ellis county citizens are on
the federal grand Jury at Dallas
that has been called to Investigate
charges Of sedition against West
Texas farmers. They are C. a..
Franks OF Midlothian. G. L. Hop
kins OF Ferris. e. c. Cross of Italy
and James Richards OF italy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

The box supper that had been am
noenced for Friday night in the
Baptist church al Ike has been call
ca eff.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Oliver Of the
Anderson ranch are the proud
parents OF fine boy that arrived
May 18th.
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. = <<<% 49, >e<< .
) NEWS ITEMS OF THE CITY =
) TOLD IN BRIEF FORM y

Diamond Dyes at curlin's. advso
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

The Waxahachie band viii go to
Ovilla tonight fer a concert which
VIII be played under the auspices
of the Business Mems association.
The boys expect to be dolled up In
their new uniforms and timber up
for the big trip they are going to
make soon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Phone 14S for Tucker, The '''|
Estimates cheerfully s'si-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

FOR SALE Plenty Of Oh is,
spers at .ae Daily Light oitla
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Lee Lasswell on yesterday sold
the Parker * Mccormick stock of
groceries, located on North College
street. to the Boyd Gounah Grocery
company and the stock will be moved
TO his Franklin street store.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-22

Mrs. r.. A. Ganaway Of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
MEMORIAL GIVEN FOR
THE GARIBALDI BROTHERS

Paris, July 14.-The Franco-Italia
League recently presented a monument
of Garibaldi to the city OF Paris, and,
70 this monument a medallion has Just
been added, by the Sculptor Cochi, In
memory of the two brothers, Bruno and
Constant Garibaldi, who fell, fighting
for their country, in December and Jan
uary, 1915. The medallion was formally
presented to the city of Paris by NJ.
Paternostro, general secretary Of the
Italian chamber Of commerce. and by NJ.
Rivet, president of the Franco-Italian
League. NJ. Mithouard, president of the
municipal council, in accepting the gift
begged NJ. Riccioti Garibaldi, the broth
er Of Bruno and Constant Garibaldi, to
make known to his family and to the
people of Italy the homage paid by the
people of Paris to two of the noblest
of her sons. M. Steeg, minister of ed.
ucation, speaking in the name of the
French government, paid a tribute to
those who, from the first moment of the
war, had, like the Garibaldian volun-
teers, responded to the call of duty and
WIN Ildu BDlt ulllitSlldAllElg W SCI We
our common ideal" The whole Italian
nation, he said, could not do otherwise
than follow their magnificent decision.
At the inevitable mment. said NJ. Steeg,
the Italian nation had risen, not only in
defense of its exiled cities, but for the
freeing Of its own individuality, and to
regain that which had been taken from
it in those years of silent submission
to an ally who could no longer be toll
Grated