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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22
4 SWARM CATCHER,

graph wire Is about right Next take
piece of burlap and sew into bag
shape. then sew the wire ring into the
mouth Of the bag and fasten 1t into the
crotched stick SO 1t will swivel, and the
device is ready for use. 1t is we'll to
have on hand one or two poles of differ
ent lengths and two short straps with
which TO unite them.
This device will reach a swarm 80
feet from the ground. Tho great fea-
ture Of 1t is its lightness, and no matter
at what angle the pole is held the bag
ID always perpendicular. To hive q
swarm whose queen is at large with
the bees, bring the swarm catcher
right up under the cluster and give it
. sharp jerk upward and the cluster
will drop from the limb right into the
mouth Of the catcher. Carry to the
hive and turn the bag inside out, and
the bees will drop in front Of the hive
and run into 1t.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22
EXCURSION RATES TO BUFFALO
Via Seaboard Air Line Railway,

On account OF the Pan-American Expo-
sition, the Seaboard Air Line Railway is
selling tickets from stations on it's lines
to Buffalo at very low excursion rates.
This Company offers the choice of two
routes. with the fastest and most con-
venient schedules ever enjoyed to Buffalo.
either via all rail route through Rich
mond and Washington, or through Ports
mouth and Norfolk. thence a delightful
sea trip to the East where connections
are made with the great Trunk Lines
direct to the Rainbow City. These routes
are positively the most convenient and
attractive to Buffalo, and it will interest
and benefit you to call on Seaboard Air
Line Railway Agents before completing
arrangements for your trip.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22

When the Winslow went into COM
mission Ensign Bagley entered upon
his duties as executive officer. He
was proud of his little boat and en-
loved the confidence and esteem of
the entire crew. In letter to his
mother he wrote: ..On watch one
night when the wind was blowing q
gale, and the weather bitter cold. l
found myself singing in an under
tone,
Anchored. safe at last,
The danger past
Safe in his fathers home,
and it seemed to give me hope and
strength" The last words of this
song which had strengthened him in
the hour of peril were sung over his
grave.
| In February, 1898. for the last time
he said goodbye to his home and
went away to duty and to death.
| His letters tell the story not only of
the last two months of his life, out
show also the nobleness of his nature
and his devotion to his mother. In
his last letter to her he said: ..You
will have to get out of the Eabit of
feeling fear for my safety, | am
always safe. Besides you have enough
of the Spartan in you, if you wish, to
say with your shield OF on ii, and that
is what you must always say to ME
to give me strength and determine
| ton"
On the 18th of May, 1898, the tele
graphic reports conveyed the news
that the Winslow had been engaged
near Cardenas with three Spanish
| gunboats This news deepened the
anxiety in the home of Ensign Bagley.
Prayers of thanks went up for the
successful termination of this first en-
gagement in Cuban waters. There
was no thought that the engagement
was to be repeated, and when the
news of the result of the battle on
May 18th was flashed to Raleigh the
blow was as crushing as if no news Of
the first fight had been received.
Ensign Worth Bagley died at his post.
10 the moment of his end he was as
calm and collected as when demon
strating his splendid ability and judy
ment on the field of athletic contest.
With smile upon his face, with the
flag of his country in his hand, with
thoughts of loved ones at home, his
face to the foe-he passed away
GAS if the soul that moment caught
Some treasure it through life had sought. "
From the hearts of thousands issued
this inaudible chant, s'He lived we'll,
he died we'll, he sleeps well!''
"How sleep the brave who sink to rest,
By all their country's wishes blest!"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22
Keeping a Smooth Read 1. s.mme.

keeping q Smooth Read In sumner.
In the summer when roads get
roughed up they can be materially i'm
proved at small expense by running
over them with q harrow, having the
teeth down quite fat. If the roads are
. little muddy, this treatment will
make them dry faster, and also make
them much more pleasant to use after
they have dried
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22

rood NEWS comes from those
~ who take Hoods Sarsaparilla for
scrofula, dyspepsia and rheumatism.
Reportsagree that HOODS CURES
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22
A SIMPLE SWARM CATCHER

Light, Easily Managed and VIII
Reach q Good Distance
catchcrs. but have found none to give
such thorough satisfaction as this SIM
pie device which any beekeeper can
make. says the we'll known bee man,
l.. q. Herman in American Agricul-
turist
Take crotched stick and remove
the bark. Make a ring about 20 inches
In diameter out Of stout wire-tele-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22

JAS. NJ BARR,
First Vice President and General Manager
X. T.. L. BUNCH.
General Passenger Agent.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22

IT is hardly surprising, as special
to the Observer from Asheville today
states, that Buncom be's record for re-
pudiation of railroad bonds has risen
up to vex her. New York capitalists
are lighting shy of the new court
house bonds which she is trying to
place. The counties of North Caro-
lima which have in the past attempted
to repudiate, on technicality, their
bonds issued to build railroads, have
seriously hurt themselves and, also,
more or less, have smirched the good
name of the State.-Charlotte Oh
serCer.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22

Life is q quarry out OF which We
are to mold and chissl and complete q
character. Goethe.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Cheap Cattle in Kansas.

Letters and newspaper reports from
eastern Kansas and southwestern
Missouri, state that the drouth there
has been complete since the a5th OF
April and that crops and especially
the hay crop is in bad shape, SO much
SO that farmers are rushing their
Young stock to market and selling it
at ruinous rates. Yearlings have
been sold as low as 81 hMndred in
the Kansas City market and COWS
with calves at Sls. Good beef cattle.
however, are still high. 1t is report
ed that slcking calves sold at 81 each
and that good many farmers shipped
back their stock and would not take
what was offered for it. The extreme
dry and hot weather is hurting corn
and the feed crop Of that section is
bound TO be scarce this year.
Some 40 or SO cars of cheap COWS and
young stock frem Kansas have been
sent west over the N. P. tGithe ranges
ia this state, where the grass never
was better than it is this season.
There were light rains in eastern
Kansas for the first time, last week,
and the prices OF stock advanced lit
tie, but are still very low, compared
with fat stock. Oates are reportedda "a
complete failure, but wheat fair.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
TRAINING SCHOOL.
Teachers TRAINING School of Stuts-
man County Closes
This Week.
Much Good Work Has Been Accom-
pIiShed and All Are
Pleased.
SeveEty.fOur Teachers We're enrolled
During the Three Weeks
Session.

The teachers training school will be
dismissed Friday of this week and the
teachers will leave for their homes in
various portions of the county. Dur
ing the session seventy-four were en-
rolled Notwithstanding the fact
that the school was in session but
three weeks excellent progress was
made by those who attended regularly
and devoted some of their time to the
work. The weather was not the best
possible aud the teachers deserve a
great deal OF credit for attending SO
regularly. County Superintendent
Lyon is we'll pleased.
Prof. Crawford of Dickinson who
conducted the school, is one OF the
leading educators of the state and his
work has been very satisfactory. He
has been ably assistedby Miss Mattson
OF Valley City and Miss Larkin OF
JaulestoWn Miss LArkin's instruct
ions have been in regard to the pro-
per methods of teaching the primary
grades. Prof. Grawfor5 and Miss Matt
son have taught the higher subjects.
The following is list Of those who
We're in attendance:
Olive Dunning, Maud Huntington,
Edith Carley, Carl Hinman Myrtle
Taylor, May ,Challoner, Laura Lovett,
Adele Homutla, Leonard Kurtz, Frank
Palmer, C. @. Danuser, Eva Dunstan
Georgia Bennett, Clara Corell, Ida
Chelloner, Gertrude Wright, Emma
Withnell, Matilda Niedecken, Jennie
Fair, Nellie Milne, Anna Niedeeken-
Eta Kerr, Mabel Horn, Mary Buck,
ley, Mary Schiess, Essie Towle, Mary
Cusator, Mabel Taylor Julia Dear
born, Lillian Daniel, Clara Ell, jamie
Pearson, Mabel Mcknight, Helen
johnson, Anna Anderson, Minnie
Barrett. Edith Schmidt, Carroll Bar
tholomew, Emma Brownson, Nellie
Gaffney, Kittie Fergusan, Annette
Riebe Amy Ellis, Alice Vessey, Virgil
Meats, Grace Farnswortb, Fl. F..
Brown, Alaude Plowa, lydia Riebe,
May Joos, Clara Thompson, Marguer-
ite Thompson, Mabel Coed, RoNie
Collins, Emma Riebe, DeNee Sawyer,
Clara Cook. Cornelia Madden, William
Sawyer, Rebecca Falk, Grace Miller:
Eva Fogarty, Margaret IcGinniss,
Lillian Lee, Katherine GOtt, Helen
Weiss, Norman Grunert. Stella PoSey,
Lena Burgett, Mary Brownstn, May
O'Mara, Mary Cadieux, Mary Peterson,
Roby Nashold.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
A Good Rain Falls.

No rain of any consequence has fall
en- in this part Of the state since the
4th Of July until last night, when a
general rain of over two hours dura-
tion fell, accompanied by some thun-
der and lightning, the latter doing no
damage. The rain will do a great
deal of good to crops that were begin
ming to show some effects of the late
extremely hot weather. The atmos-
phere is now cool and pleasant and a
heavy growth of grain is expected,
the late soWn wheat particularly need
ing the cool weather and moisture.
for filling the heads. The rain fell all
over the Dakota division Of the y. p.
in the state, and will do an immense
amount Of good. Flax was in need Of
the rain and will be greatly benefited
as well as wheat.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
G0RED TO DEATH.
Terrible Death of a Farmer Living
East of Mont.
pelier.
Bull Suddenly Attacked Him and
Quickly Gored Him to
Death.
Animal Had Been Perfectly Gentle
and His Attack Was
Unexpected.

Details of the terrible death of A.
Eden, farmer living on sec. 12-l3l-61
Barnes county east Of Montpelier have
been received. He went to change
the feeding ground of bull that was
picketed out to grass on the farm. last
Thursday, when the anirnall suddenly
attacked him and before help could
be had, gored and tossed the unfertun-
ate man to death.
A young woman in the house at
tempted to attract the attention OF
the bull but he,chased her away and
nearly tore the clothes off her. She
ran for help to q neighbours, Mr.. Fors-
burg's and one of the boys came on a
horse and attempted to drive the bull
from his victim, but the blood s0f the
infuriated beast was Mp and he had,
tby this time, trampled and goned his
victim to insensibility. The animal
was three years old and had never
been ugly The wife of the farmer
had frequently cared for him and he
was supposed to be perfectly gentle.
Mr.. Eden was about fifty years of age
and was highly respected by all in the
Svea neighborhood.
Mr.. Eden was a neighbor to Jesse
Maurer Of this city, who has farm in
that part Of the country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25

pany had met with electric light COM
mittee and had agreed to all the con-
cessions asked. They saw no reason
why the company was not entitled TO
fair treatment.
The ordinance making the annual
was passed.
There was considerable kicking over
the running loose Of cattle and the
mayor thought some action should be
taken. Alderman Kurtz told OF diff
ticulty over the running loose OF horses
in the Fourth ward.
On motion of Alderman Wilder a
resolution was passed empowering the
street and bridge committee to pur-
chase 500 feet OF tile pipe for the
ditch on Fifth avenue north. There
was discussion as to whether the
north side was not getting more re-
pairs than the south side OF the city.
No definite conclusion was reached.
Auditor Eager reported that be
tween 95 and 100 dogs were now
licensed and that Officer Moore had
killed lS. Officer Moore was author
lied to hire wagon with which to
make raid on the CANNES.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Law a Failure In Wells County.

Prohibition is a farce, an operabouf-
fe, and it puts the dignitied state OF
North Dakota in a very undignitied
attitute of playing hide and seek with
it's renegade population. Prohibition
does not prohibit. The unlawful sale
of Intoxicating liquors is not sup
pressed in ninety-nine out OF every
one hundred towns in the state. The
every one hundredth town does not
warrant the expenses and labor, sup
piled by the state, in forcing it's citi-
zens to hide when taking drink.
Fargo, Grand Forks and Wahpeton
are the only towns where a semblanee
OF the law is maintained. Each OF
them is protected by high licensed
saloons directly across the river.
The temptation and incentive for
violating the law are removed. Cause
and effect are eliminated and East
Grand Forks, Moorhead and Brecken-
ridge are made the dumping grounds
for the iniquity of their respective
North Dakota neighbors.
In Wells county there are no open
saloons. But last Saturday morning
twenty kegs OF beer came into town
and all were gone by ? O'Clock of that
day. A fine travesty on the prohibit
tion law.
There is a noxious weed law ON the
statute books. 1t has never been en-
forced in these parts, il in the state
anywhere. 1t is a dead letter law.
Likewise, in Wells county, the prohi-
bition Law is dead letter one, for it is
not now and never has been enforced
Wells County Free Press.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Adjourned the Term.

The Wahpeton Globe states that
Judge Lauder got wind of the pro-
ceedings that were brought against
him in supreme court to compel him
to call in another judge to try cases in
which Attorney McCumber had filed
at1idavits of prejudice, and adjourned
the term of court at Wahpeton at
midnight and discharged the jury be-
fore the writs from the upper court
could be filed upon him. AS a result.
the cases have gone over the term and
cannot come up again until December
when the next term Of court is held.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Theodore GOspodar Nearly Killed on a
Load of ndy.-TwO Horses
Dead.

The danger OF riding on load of
hay on the open prairie during thun-
der storm was again seen last night.
Theodore GospOdar, a farmer living
north OF the city, his son about Is
years old. and daughter, were on a load
Of hay driving home about I O'Clock.
The girl was driving the lead team of
four horses and the boy the hind team.
\ bolt of lightning struck the wagon
and hit Mr.. Gospodar in the forehead.
He was lying prone on his back on the
hay at the time. The lightning
burned OF a piece Of the skin about
the size of silver dollar and singed
the hair. His two elbows were hurt
and the skin of both his legs Redeemed
as II hot iron had been applied to
them. The left leg of his pants was
stripped into shreds, and one ankle
hurt. 1t was fifteen minutes before
he was able to regain consciousness.
The girl was dazed also the boy, but
no damage done them. The lightning
glanced from the load of hay and it's
human occupants. and passed to the
front team Of horses which were in
stantly killed. The hind team was
also knocked down, but struggled and
finally got to their feet. The boy slid |
from the load, having retained con-
sciousness enough to unloosen the
hind team and let them run out on the
prairie.
The boy assisted his father from
the load and help was secured to take
him home. His watch case was fused
as if a hot soldering iron had been
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Some Barley and Wheat IS Being
Harvested in North Da-
kOtd.
nayina is General and the Crop is
an Unusually Heavy
One.
Dealers in Binders and Ihreshing
Machines are Receiving Many
Orders.

Harvesting has commenced in so'ne
sections of the Red River valley. Near
Wheatland some wheat is being cut
today and ia many places barley is be-
ing cut. The warm weather OF the
past week has ripened the grain quick
ly. While the heat has been unusuai
lit was not accompanied by the regula-
rtion hot wind, and it is not believed
that any damage will result.
Haying is general throughout the
state aud thecrop is unusually heavy.
In some sections the heavy gains have
filled the meadows SO that it will be
impossible to cut any hay Antil AFTER
harvest. The upland hay is better
this wear than was that in the sloughs
last year.
'sThe crops throughout the state are
fine,'' said Nels Lunding, travelling
representative of the J.. /. Case COM
pany, sswith the exception OF flax.
We are crowded with orders for
threshing machines atthe Fargo office
and expect to do more business this
wear in North Dakotasthan in any pre-
yious year in our histery."
jamestown dealers in machinery
have sold great many binders this
season, and expect to sell great more
before harvesting becomes general.
Last years failure has had the effect
of making farmers ttimid aboat buy
ing any great amount OF harvesting
machinery until they are certain that
a crop is assured. A large number OF
orders have been tgiven for +threslng
machines. Those who are purchasing
steam outfits are ordering large ones,
and 30 horse powerengines will not be
uncommon. The success Of the gaso-
line engines has caused a number OF
people to invest in the same as the
motive power for their threshing out
fits.
Helps likely ohe scarce .and the
workingmen who are arriving figure
on receiving high wages. Large num-
bers of them refuse to perform rail-
road construction work at 81 per day,
board to be paid for.at $3.50 per week,
which is sl.5O per day. Officer Moore
attempted Sunday to get men at that
figure. About one-third of the men
asked agreed to go cut, while the re-
mainder decided owait for harvest.
Contractor Kennedy. who is building
the Oberon extension, is having a
great deal of difficulty in securing
men for the work.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25

run around it. and he suffered consid-
cradle pain in his elbows and feet.
The only evidence of the stroke on
the girl was red place on one of her
legs. The hay was not set fire and
no damage done to the wagon. The
three persons on the hay at the time
were in space about the size Of a
wogon box. and how the bolt failed to
kill one or more Of them is mystery.
Dr.. Sifton was called to see Mr..
Gospodar last night and found him as
comfortable as could be expected. af-
ter such narrow escape from death.
He was suffering some pain in the
arms but otherwise is not regarded
as dangerously hurt.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Corn Crop Damage.

All;advices state that the corn crop
in Kansas, Missouri and parts of Hi
nois and other middle states is dam
aged by drouth and heat from 80 to 80
per cent, Fruit in the middle states
is also badly .hurt and is dropping off
the trees prematurely ripe.
The corn crop in North Dakota,
while a small fraction Of the general
revenues from crops, is doing we'll the
weather being exactly suited to the
growth OF the plant, 1t is evident
that feed will be high and that the
conditions will be reversed this year,
from a scarcity in the. northwest last
year to abundance this year and vice
versa in the middle states.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Will Contest.

lie taking of testimony in the CON
testsof Mary Steinbach of New Book
ford against Elizabeth Lorenz of
jamestown was begun today in the
office of County Judge Rigelow. TIE
plaintiff claims portion of the estate
of the late Anton Lorenz who left
property yasued at about $4,000. In
his will he tailed to bequeath to Mrs.
Steinbach any portion Of his estate.
SheGontests on the ground that the
deceased was unduay influenced and
was mot in, his proper mind when he
made the will. Attorney Manly of
New Rockford and John Knauf of
j Jamestown appear for Mrs. Steinbach
and Attorney Rose for the defendant.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Sent To Asylum.

John E. Wagner who has been en-
ployed by John McGinnis on his farm
northwest of jamestown, was adjudg-
ed insane at hearing held today and
committed to the asylum. Wagner
has not been considered overnight
and of late has been rather violent
and queer in his actions and CONVEX
sat!on. He has never INDUCED in the
drinking of liquor. Tuesday evening
was the first time he chewed tobacco
or swore. Asked at the hearing why
he acted in this manner he said he
supposed it was because. Satan was
getting the best of him.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Made Quick Trip.

Chicago, III, July 22.-Charles Cecil
Fitzmorris of Chicago has made trip
around the world in record breaking
time. Fitzmorris was sent by the
Chicago American. He left Chicago
for the, east at $50 p. M. May 20 and
arrived at Chicago American office
from the west. 6:59:42 As a. m. July
20. The time elapsed between start
and return was so days, Ii hours, 20
minutes, AZ 4-5 seconds. Distance
travelled by water, l0,39O miles; dis
tance travelled by land, 10,055 miles;
total distance Travelled, 20,445 miles
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25
Jones' Estimate.

Fl. V. Jones, the Minneapolis crop
expert, is travelling through North
Dakota and gives it out that not to
exceed 100000 900 bushels of wheat will
be raised in the state this year and
the total yield Of North and South
Dakota and Minnesota will not be
100000, 900 bushels. Expert Jones
says:
ct is a straw crop this year, hence
the advance notices Of large produc-
tions that have been published freely.
1t was not a straw crop last year,
hence the mistake in regard to yield
a year ago as to quantity.
''Most people judge wheat by the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-07-25

straw, and error results usually from
that method. Minnesota has been
cut heavily by the blight. 1t has been
several years since an equal amount of
damage has been done by heat in the
northwest. There is scarcely a field
in the state that is not affected in
some degree, and for large area the
damage is from 80 to so per cent, and
for small area even more than that.
Sin South Dakota there is extensive
damage, but, outside of that, too
much has been claimed for the yield
in that state, the reason being that
those who have made estimates have
not made right comparisons with the
yield OF a year ago. Several counties
that produced heavily last year will
give moderate averages this year, and
their shortage is not due to heat dam
age. Other counties in the state gave
better premise than last year, but the
heat has equalized matters.
'+North Dakota has been favored by
the weather. The wheat has been
less intense and the Red River valley
is promising good yield, but not the
bumper crop that some are predicting
There is in the state considerable
loss Of important acreage on account
of the water. This will cut the aver.
age considerably, but on the whole
NORTH Dakota will make a handsome
gain in yield over last year if the
weather does not turn het Cor ten
days