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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
SONS OF ELI win
YALE DEFEATS HARVARD IN ONE
OF THE PRETTIEsT RACES
EVER WITNESSED.
HARVARD MAKES A HARD FIGHT
Yale Captures the varsity and
Freshmen Eight-Oar Events and
Harvard Finds Consolation in
Taking the VARSITY Four-Oar
Race-Great Crowds Witness the
Struggle.

New London, June 20. - In a race
never excelled on the Thames Yale's
varsity crew won the great inter-
university rowing event of the year in
the last half-lnile of the four-mile
course by scant two lengths.
The magnificent contest was wit
messed by thousands from observation
trains, yachts and paints of vantage
along the bank. To Yale also fell the
honor of victory in the freshman
race, While Harvard takes consolation
In the fact that her varsity four
walked away from the Yale quintet
handsomely.
in the cool of the evening shortly after
o'clock. The conditions were fairly
favorable. The wind, out of the south
west, blew diagonally against the
crews at the rate of about six miles
an hour. A beautiful start with the
two Fights rowing stroke for stroke
began contest that will never be for
gotten by those who witnessed it.
Harvard Takes the Lead.
Harvard Immediately took the lead.
Her stalwart oarsmen retained it for a
mile and a half. At the two-mile flag
Yale had cut down the Harvard lead
and drew ahead only to lose again be-
fore a half-mile had been travelled.
For still another half the Cambridge
boys held on. The excitement was in
tense. Both crews by this time had
dropped to an unusually slow stroke,
at times the rate being scarcely thirty.
Yale's endurance, however, was up to
| the standard, and as the two shells ap-
preached the three and a half-mile
flag the Ellis spurted magnificently.
Harvard heroically responded. but it
was Yale's day. She took the lead and
not only kept it, but drew away rapid
ly in the last quarter mile until the
finish was reached, when Yale tore
across the line barely two lengths
ahead with Harvard rowing manful-
ly. The victory for Yale is due to the
splendid power of her oarsmen and the
Superb Gcneralship
of Coxswain Chittenden. With great
foresight he refused to push his men
until the supreme moment. This care
found his men ready. Harvard had
shot her bolt earlier and Yale had
added another to her long list of vic
tories. The race was a hard one for
Harvard to lose; a magifcent one for
the winners. The end found Goodell,
the bow oar in the Harvard she'll, in a
state of collapse. 1t was necessary to
lif: him from his seat into the launch.
In the Yale shell Stroke Cameron. too,
was in distress, but he was able to
help himself to the Yale launch. The
other oarsmen were all strong and in
good condition.
The freshmen Fights contest was an
easy one for the Yale youngsters. Har-
ward being four and a half lengths to
the rear. Harvards four won with
marvellous ease by six full lengths. No
records We're broken and the time for
the varsity race was unusually slow,
probably because of an unexpectedly
low stroke and the cross wind.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
TRAGEDY AT w1NoNA.
Family Quarrel Results in a Double
Shooting.

Family Quarrel Results in Double
Shooting.
Winona, MIMI, June %. - A double
shooting took place here last evening.
Joe Campbell shot and probably fatally
wounded his father-in-law, William
Grundman, and then shot himself In
the head. Grundman was shot through
the body and Is failing rapidly. 1t Is
not believed that he can live. The
trouble Is Of long standing. Grundman
and his son-in-law have never gotten
along well. Campbell married the
daughter several years ago and had
two children, girl about twelve years
of age and a boy about six. The old
man has been compelled to support the
family the greater part Of the time.
In Campbell's attempt at suicide he
shot his right eye to pieces and the left
eye is seriously injured, but it Is
thought the bullet did not penetrate
the brain. While his condition is seri-
GUS he may recover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
WEATHER AND CROPS.
BULLETIN FOR NORTH DAKOTA

Grain that was put in we'll, could not
look better; corn little backward, as
a result of the frost; hay is abundant
and nearly ready or cutting.
Observation-Disclosures in excel
lent condition; flax growing, but would
be better without so much rain; corn
poor and backward. Ypsilanti-Wheat
and oats doing we'll; flax coming up
thin. Pingree-All crops doing well
early grain on old land, which has
been rather weedy, is rapidly getting
the best of the weeds; some flax and
millet yet being sown.
Towner-Dash-Gr and grain OF
all kinds look fine, and are making
good growth.
Trail - Hillsboro - Grain growing
finely; flax generally poor, SO is corn.
misunderstanding doing we'll except
flax, that is spotted and yellow; some
complaints of grasshoppers. Caledonia
Gut worms and grasshoppers are
doing great damage; some fields OF
wheat are good, but most are covered
with weeds. Portland-Wheat looks
good, but flax don't seem to do very
we'll; grasshoppers are making their
appearance, mostly on sandy land.
WeibleASmall grain growing fast;
fax. corn and potatoes doing poorly.
Walsl1-Mandt-Crops look fine; a
hail storm passed on the 21st, but did
no damage. Minto-Crops in excellent
condition, and growing very fast.
Park River-Crop in as fine co1idi-
ton as could be wished for; the out
look has not been So good for many
years.
Ward-Portal-All grain doing we'll
and every thing has made rapid ad-
vance1nent during the past week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Five Million. for Franchise.

Chicago, June 29.-FiVe million dol
lars are now offered for the Chicago
street railway franchises by George F.
Harding. retired lawyer, who has been
offering to buy the street railways and
hold them for the city until the way
for municipal ownership is opened,
meantime giving Scent fares and
heavy compensation to the city. Mr..
Harding was not present yesterday at
the meeting of the committee on local
transportation, but was represented by
printed statement.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
THE LATEST BOOKS
WESTERFELT.
(By Will N. Harben.)

\by WIFI N. I1dIDcllJ
This novel is saturated with the
spirit of contemporary life in rural
Georgia, in what the author has called
"the Cohutta section" The story
opens with immediate interest, the sup
posed heroine dying in the second
chapter by her own hand, and the real
heroine appearing later. The hero,
John Westerfelt, whose thoughtless
fckleness has been the cause of the
tragedy, is stricken With remers.,. T.,
leaves the village and goes to Cart
wright. In a hand to hand fight with
a Georgia moonshner, loot Wambush
which is described with thrilling real
istic effect-Westerfelt is injured and
carried into the "hotel,'' where he is
kindly cared or by the proprietress,
Mrs. Floyd, and her daughter Harriet.
Harriet has received some attention
from loot Wanbush, the moonshiner.
and Westerfelt, who is of superior
family, fights against his infatuation for
Harriet because he believes her cap
able of loving such a desperate as
Wambush The Whitecaps appear in
the story and Westerfelt is saved from
them by the spirit and fidelity of Har-
riet, who conceals from him the fact
that she loves him. There are misun-
derstandings and lovers meetings, and
fine account of a Georgia revival,
with many realistic scenes native to
these neighborhoods. There is no negro
dialect. The story is handled through
out with unusual strength and finesse
Harper & Brothers, publishers.
Valencia's Garden. 1t is a little
world by itself that Mrs. Schuyler
Crowninsllield depicts in her vivacious
stories of rural aristocratic France. In
"The Archbishop and the Lady, which
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. published last
season, she chose a lovely country
side, not too remote from Paris, set
a high walled, mysterious abbey at the
end of lonely road and filled it with
characters who plot, make love and
suffer from pride or persecution for the
glory of an old family name. In
"Valencia's Garden" which the same
publishing house has just brought out,
we are back in that identical corner OF
France. where an adorable and naive
but sadly desolate young girl is beset
by the wiles of a desperate old woman
and despicable lover. All of the
characters are of gentle birth. most
Of them of breeding, and all of them
are individualized with humor and
truth-the tottering, weak tool of a
husband, the malicious Madame NAL
afre, the fat and placid Iphigenie and
the pathetic little Countess, with her
quantity inverted phrases of French
English. 1t is the characters that make
the book, though the plot, French in
conception and denouement for all its
American heroine and it's English hero,
moves swiftly on past several dramatic
crises to sunshiny close. Mrs. Crow
ninsl,ield makes directly for the enter
tainment of her readers, and that with
no devious steps.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
EDWARDS CORONATION.

Will Take Place Some Time Next
June.
London. June ga proclamation Of
King Edward issued yesterday an
nounces that his coronation is to take
place on a day. not yet determined on.
in June next, and that the ceremonies
shall include only such as are ira
ditionally solemnized at Westminster
abbey. This officially excludes the
kings champion and numerous ancient
usages in connection with the process
sion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
FORCED TO LEAVE THE TOWN.
Regulators Order the Wife of a Muir.
lerer to Get Out.

Regulators Order the Wife of a MUIR
derer to Get Out.
Marshalltown, Iowa, June 2S.-Mrs.
Mel Clemens has been ordered to leave
the village within ten days. She is the
wife of the man who killed Will Burgh-
duff. Her husband says she was the
cause of the crime. Since her husband
has been in Jail she has been living
with his brothers. family in the timber,
about two miles from the town. A
band of regulators ordered her to go.
She requested that she be allowed to
remain until her three-year-old child
should grow up. She said she had no
means and no place to go to. The reg
ulators said they would provide her
transportation to any place outside the
county within reasonable distance.
She accepted their terms.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
KILLED BY WOLVES.
Wisconsin Hunters Tragic Dea,
i'm the Woods.

Wisconsin Hunters Tragic Death
in the Woods.
Weyauwega, Wis, June %. - John
Hochstock of Mellen went hunting
June 16 and failed to return Parties
were organized and after a prolonged
search one of them came upon the
scene Of a terrific struggle. Scattered
around a large open space in the woods
they found the carcasses Of seven
wolves. The only trace found Of Hoch-
stock was few bones, the torn shreds
Of clothing, which were identified as
his, a watch which belonged to him.
and s65 in a pocket in his trousers. The
sod was torn up, and deep footprints
Of the mans boots were all about,
showing that he had met the onslaught
of the savage beasts with phenomenal
strength and the fortitude Of man
who sees death staring him in the face.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
A Peddler with Smallpox.

Adrian, Mimi, June 20. - Farmers
living west and south of this place
fear the breaking out of a smallpox
epidemic as result of the house-to-
house canvass of grocery peddler
who had the disease. The man thought
the eruptions were due to impure blood
and applied to physician at Luverne
for a remedy. He was promptly placed
in quarantine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
TURN THE HOSE ON HIM.

Alleged Murderer of Miss Forrier
Makes Too Much Noise.
Blue Earth, Mimi, June %. - John
Simon, the alleged murderer of Miss
Sophia Porrier of Quicken, was given
justice trial before ]. H. Sprout here
yesterday and bound over to await the
findings of the grand jury at the next
term of court. He will occupy cell In
the county Jail until that time. His
yells often disturb those near. the Jail
so that they have to turn the hose on
him to cool him down and close his
face.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
SEIZED BY BANDITS.

Four Walled Cities in Manchuria
Have Been Captured.
Shanghai, June 80. - It is reported
here that bandits have seized four
walled cities near Mukden. Manchuria.
Advices received here from Sian-fu
are to the effect that Ching Sing, pres
ident of the board of civil appoint
ments, committed suicide when the
dowager empress stiSmatized as
treachery his advice that the Chinese
court return to Pekin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
HELEN RETURNS HOME.

Miss Fineld Has No Idea How It All
Happeneil..
GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, June 29.-Miss Helen
Fifield, for whom the entire country
has been searched for week, arrived
in GAINESVILLE last evening. Miss F'ifield
was found in Buffalo Wednesday. and
telegraphed her folks that she would
start for home at once. Miss Fifield
arrived home in the same costume in
which she left week ago. In answer
to questions she said: II don't know
when nor why left home. have no
recollection of being in Chicago, and
certainly can't tell how got to Buffa-
10. I only know that I am glad to be
home with my family and friends
again."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Cash Tor Snmpxon.

WASHINGTON. June IS. = Warrants
have been issued by the treasury de-
partn ent in favor of Rear Admiral w.
T. sa pson for $3.50. and Capt. f. E.
Chadwick for $685. for their shares of
prize money decreed them by the court
of claims.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.

Helena Bool<keper Sail to Have
Been Wounded by a Woman.
Helena, Mont, June 27-Harry Lom-
bard, we'll known bookkeeper, was
shot through the body, it is claimed, by
Mrs. Piret, a dressmaker, in the wo-
mans home. The shooting is shrouded
in mystery. An effort was made to
keep the affair quiet, and both claim.
the shooting was accidental. Lombard
will probably recover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Immense Grain Fire.

Los Banos, Cal, June %. - An inn
nense grai:, fire Is raging nine miles
south of here. Ten thousand acres Of
grain have been burned aud still
larger area Of grazing land has been
swept nv the flames.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
BLACK RIVER VETERANS.

Annual Encampment Opens With
Large Attendance.
Mcmillan. Wis. June 27.-The OPEN
ing day of the Black River Veterans
association ,encampment was all that
could be desired by the management.
A large number of the veterans are on
hand. and the number increases by
every train. Organization occupied the
forenoon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
LABOR LEADER KILLED.

Knocked Down and Neck Broken I'm
Fight at Deadwood.
Deadwcod, S. D., June 81. - Charles
c. Bennett, at one time president Of
the Deadwood labor union, was killed
here by Michael Reedy. Bennett was
struck in the face and felled to ~the
ground by Reedy, his neck being
broken by the fall. Reedy is in jail.
The trouble arose over an old feud.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
TRIED TO DESTROY PLANTS.

Malicious Destruction of Cranberries
Attempted.
La Crosse, Wis, June %. - A. Hoff-
man of Norway Ridge. a few miles
from here, brings the story of several
attempts to destroy his crop Of cram
berries by shutting the sluiceway gate
draining his land, thereby flooding and
scalding his plants. Each time it has
been discovered in time. The damage
would be several thousand dollars.
There is no clue to the perpetrators.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Rattle.nake in n Cellar.

Corning. Iowa, June 29-W. E. Slagle,
a farmer living near this city. is recov-
ering from bite from rattlesnake
which attacked him when he went to
his cellar He was bit on the thumb
but Immediately sucked the blood from
the wound and is suffering no serious
effects.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Thomas Kinnctt Missing.

Cedar Falls, Iowa, June 20. - The
agent of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern railway yesterday received
a telegram from the Cedar Rapids Of
flee asking about Thomas Kennett,
who was a passenger on the train from
Chicago May for Belmond, Iowa, but
never reached that place. He is de-
scribed as being sixty years old AID
blind in one eye. He was short and
heavy built
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Farmhouse Robbery.

Adrian. MINI. June 29.--Two robbers
.,ntera, thn farmhouse of Michael Gull
ian. three miles west If here. and pro-
ceedotl to help themselves to every
thing portable. A SOLD watch and 500
IL. cash we're among. tire things taken.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.

Gasoline Stove Explodes and House
Is Destroyed.
Anoka, Minn.. June pa gasoline
stove explosion set fire to Charles
Cleveland's home in St. Francis, and
before Mrs. Cleveland could reach her
two babies in the adjoining room fire
cut off their escape and their charred
bodies were found later. The mother
was terribly burned but will live.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Found Dead Near Road.

Durand, Wis, June 27.-Paul Radie,
a contractor aged forty. unmarried.
was killed near this city. He was
found near the road and it is supposed
he was thrown from a load Of lumber
while coming down knights hill.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
WHO FIRED FIRST:

Young Man and Former Sweetheart
Found Denj.
Quincy. Ill. June 28.-Frank G. For
rest. a we'll known young man Of this
CITY. and his former sweetheart, Louise
strothoff, were found dead in country
road near the Strothoff home, hve
miles out. One had been shot through
the head and the other through the
heart 1t is impossible to learn who
fred the first shot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Franks of Lightning.

Red Lake Falls. Mimi, June 2S-The
hardest rain of the season has flooded
this section. The horse of an immi-
grant going through here was struck
dead on the street by lightning. The
other horse and the driver escaped.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04

Albert Lea. Mimi, June 90. A. c.
Wanamaker. who was supposed to
have been drowned in st. Olaf lake
Saturday night. returned here late last
night and is. or pretends to be, insane.
He returned without hat or coat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Mail Clerk In Trouble.

Chicago, June 29.-Harrison w. Mar
tin, railway postal clerk. was arrest
ed last night on suspicion Of having
been implicated In series of mail
thefts. Martin was trapped with de-
coy letter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
SAYS IT'S BLACKMAIL.
Man Arrested in Duluth on Charge
of Murder.

NIHn AEFeSIeU IN DuIUtH Oh OHHTBe
of Murder.
Duluth, Mimi, June %. - William
Groulz, alias La Joie, wanted by the
sheriff of Bay City on the charge Of
murder, was arrested here yesterday
afternoon. Nothing is known here Of
the crime except the sheriff's telegram
asking the arrest. Groulz, however,
says that it is case of blackmail to
extort money from his father, who is
a saloonkeeper at Bay City. His Pc
culiar story of the crime is that a
young 10y named Delorme annoyed
him one day last November, and he
grew mad and pushed him. A few
days later the boy slckened and died Of
pneumonia, but he says he was held
responsible. He left town and has
been a fugitive ever since.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
SUMMARY.
Week ending June 24.)

lWeek endlng june 24.)
Conditions during the past week
been very favorable for all crops ex-
cept fax, corn and millet Heavy
showers have fallen in all parts of the
state, thoroughly saturating the ground
and in some places in the Red River
Valley, where the land is low, COM
pletely covering it. The temperature
was slightly below normal until the lat
ter part of the week, when there was
considerable of rise.
Wheat is doing finely; all reports
agree that it was never in more
promising condition at this time OF
year. Other small grain, except flax,
and nillet, is also doing we'll, although
some damage has been done oats by
cut worms. Flax is backward in all
parts, is generally thin and uneven, and
in the eastern portion looks sickly and
yellow. Corn is very backward, the
weather having been too cold for it,
but a short period of seasonable
weather, with sunshine, will cause a
vigorous growth. Grass has made
rapid growth, and now promises a
good hay crop.
Cutworms and grasshoppers are
numerous, and have done some dam
age,, but the wet weather has been
unfavorable for them during the past
two weeks.
A few hail storms are reported from
widely separated places, none of them
doing enough damage to mention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
hoy SHOOTS PLAYMATE.
Claims 1t Was Accidental but He Is
Locked I'm.

Locked Up.
Brainerd, Mimi, June 20. - Jacob
Matson, fourteen-year-old bay. shot
and severely wounded John Hill, boy
about the same age, with 22-caliber
revolver. Young Matson fired three
shots, one taking effect in the thigh.
Matson was arrested and locked up,
and a charge of shooting with attempt
to kill will be filed against him. Young
Matson claims that the shooting was
purely accidental; that he and his COM
panions were pretending to shoot at a
target. and he did not know the gun
was loaded
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
To Turn the Negro White.

Denver, June 29.-Prof. Johnston Of
the University Of Kansas, who is here.
has discovered the means by which he
expects to make the negro white. Prof.
Johnston's method consists of inocu-
lating the negro with leucite, a HARM
less mineral which is found in the
system of those strange oddities of ma
ture known as albinos.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04

Olivia. MINI. June 2G.--The specia;
election held IN Ra.lviile casnty to VOTE
upor the question Of bonding tfa CONN
ty tor $50, OGI for Il rcsrt house carried
Ivy about $50 majority. Duty 100 votes
we're cast out Of 5tIoA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
UNPAID BILLS OF $4,000.

Budding Napoleon of Finance Mt
Calumet Cannot He Found.
Calumet, Mich, June 29.-The repre-
sentatives Of four different jewelry
firms were in the city looking fos Isaac
Arvonen, jewelry dealer, who left
some months ago for parts unknown.
1t is said Arvonen left unpaid bills
amounting to nearly s6,0OO and that he
not only forgot to pay his bills, but
took the most valuable part of his
stock with him.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Farmhouse Robbery.

Adrian, Mimi. June 29.-Two robbers
entered the farmhouse Of Michael Gull
.on. three miles west Of here. and pro-
ceedod to help themselves to every
thing portable. A gold watch and $100
III cash ws-r among the things taken.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Wanna maker Seems Insane.

Albert Lea. Mimi, June 80. - A. c..
Wana,naker. who was supposed to
have been drowned in st. Olaf lake
Saturday night. returned here late last
night and Is. or pretends to be. insane.
He returned without hat OK coat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
Log Rollers Picnic.

Madison, S. D., Jure 29.-The state
Log Rollers association held it's an
nual picnic at LAX. Madison. Two
thousand were present. There WAS ar
excellent program of sports ana con-
tests.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04

Grantsburg, Wis, June q. - H. W.
Sundler. prominent citizen Of Wood
Lake was found dead yesterday with
a bullet hole through his heart Con-
flicting stories are told as to the cause
of his death. =.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
self-Inflicted Wound.

Shields eleven years old. Of this city.
accidentally shot himself with a revolt
yer at Lodi. The ball entered his neck
and ne is in serious condition.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-07-04
German a Candidate.

Baltimore. June 29.-The candidacy
of Former Senator Arthur P. German
for reelection to that body by the leg
islature which is to be chosen this fall
was informally announced yesterday
at a dinner given in his honor.