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The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15

thing in proportion. Before this she
never had n bed long enough to sleep
In with comfort.
The greatest thin giant of recent
times was Joseph Blacisyewski, a Ia
boring man in Chicago. who was seven
feet eight inches in height, but weighed
only 125 pounds. He lately died at
the age of forty-one. He came to
America from Poland.
Chicago has now a renowned boy
giant In the person Of n Harry Mey-
ers, who says that he quit the show
business a short time Y to become a
tramp. He Is one Of the few tramp
giants on record. He Is twenty years
old, stands six feet eleven inches In
his stocking feet and weighs over 800
pounds.
Tennessee has n reformed giant. He
is the Rev. Charles Kesterson, a ma
tive Of Hancock County, in that State.
His height Is seven feet eight inches,
though he says that in the prime OF
manhood he was over eight feet tall.
He is now seventy.hve and weighs
about 800 pounds. Years ago be was
a moonshiner aud general all.round
terror. Then he was converted. Joined
the Baptist Church and began preach
ing. He was still engaged in this
work at last accounts.
1t is said that the tallest man ever
accurately measured was Winckel-
meyer, who was eight feet six inches
In height. Chang, the Chinese giant,
the tallest person ever exhibited in
this country. was only seven feet six
inches high. though he pretended to be
over eight feet.
The tallest woman on the American
stage is Miss Mary Tull. who. beside
her h%istrionic talent. has won world
wide fame as the favorite model OF
some American sculptors for their
goddesses Of liberty. Miss Tulrs
height is considerably over six feet.
which naturally limits her field Of
endeavor as an actress.-New York
Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
The Congressman Went to sleep.

One of the most absent-minded men
In the House of Representatives is Mr..
Burton, of Ohio, chairman of the COM
mittee on rivers and harhors. The
other day Mr.. Burton having charge
Of the appropriation bill, forgot that
for the time being he was boss OF the
House and that II was his duty to say
when the wIOtry lawmakers should
quit work. When that time came Bur
ton forgot all about 1t. The speaker
looked hard at him. hut Burton did not
come nj Of his trance. Finally Gen
eral Henderson's patience gave out.
''rhe gentleman from Ohio" he shout
ed. just as II Mr.. Burton had been
asking for recognition. The Ohioan
jumped up. looked bewildered and fin
ally blurted out: "Eh, ell. Mr.. Speak
err" he suffered. Il move the House
do now adjourn" We'll, he's awake
finally" muttered Speaker Henderson,
soto vOce, but some people do need
a lot of sleep."-Chicago Chronicle,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
A HRrfecI Indy.

II was on Il cable car, and two young
women were talking ut II lively rate.
ono of them said: Il never had a
more pleasant evening. liked Mrs.
Blank so much. Indeed, | enjoyed her
company very much, She Is a perfect
lady, and knows what is due to her.
She never took the trouble, like others.
to set out Il table with a lot of stuff on
II, but she just had a tray ana sIhsses
and a pitcher, and the gentlemen of
the company took the pitcher in turn
and had 1t filed. oh, she is a perfect
lady and knows what Is her due. When
l have a home of my own l am going
to do just the same, l like to see peO-
Pile know what is due to them."-New
York Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
A. New Sshema

a new scheme to get people. to luy
a paper has been ga trial by she Ref
cree. II London sporting Journal. 1t
advertised that on certain days a num-
Der of persons in las employ would pa
troll certain thoroughfares aad count
the copies seen i'm the hands or pock
cts of people VITO pass them. On
reaching "A certain unudvertised NUM-,
ber the counter would present the per
son with an envelope containing 4
check for two %gulneas. Such a scheme
would not appeal to American readers
as they would not consent to max,
walking advertisements VI themselves
even though they might capture a Sl'
bin for doing so.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
The End of the Zoar Community.

The very last act completing the dis
solution Of the Society vi Communists
at the historical village of Zoar. Ohio,
which disintegration was begun over
two years ago. was completed when
the last surveying and apportionments
were made, Not only the buildings in
ZOar, but also the 1000 acres of land.
have been apportioned. The valua-
ton of the properties received by each
member averages about $4,000. For the
first time since the arrival, almost a
century ago, of John Baumeler. the
Zoarite leader. ana his band of Ger
man followers, the community Is now
governed like other towns. A mayor
and councilmen have been elected and
have already entered upon their new
duties.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
Decorating Bed. Rooms.

Some OF the seven-cent Powered
muslins are most charming when ruff
fed for curtains and covers, or when
trimmed with a white cotton ball
fringe. With ordinary denim and
dotted muslin, or even with cheese
cloth, any bedroom may be made
charming. There are many chintZes
that cost only fifteen or sixteen cents
a yard. The printed Indian cottons
are interesting, and the cretOnnes, AR
mures. scrims. cotton damasks and
taffetas all lend themselves with de-
itghtful "esults to the decoration Of
bedrooms. There Is an infinite va
rlety from which to make "a selection.
but Ii IL never to be forgotten that
however pretty the paper, a large flow
er has no place I'm n small room.
Figured and lowered curtains also
have no place In m hung with flow
cred or Ssasea paper. Heavy curtains
ought not to be lighter in tones than
the walls. With an occasional por-
there the case alters. and again with
certain Venetian silks taking up some
n tone I'm the room.
Burlaps make an excellent wall GOV.
erinc for small rooms, especially when
a wall Is likely to be rubbed by any
n making the bed. II can be wiped
of with ammonia and water and pic.
ture nails can be driven into 1t and
pulled out without leaving a mark
Harper's Bazaar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15

Hamburg Steak Baked-Rub deep
cooking dish with onion, line with
thinly sliced bacon, sprinkle with one
saltspoonful of pepper, season two
pounds of raw Hamburg steak with
one minced onion, one ~teaspoonful each
of sage, thyme, parsley and celery,
one te%aspoonful of salt: pack Into
dish, cover with thin slices Of bacon,
Bake fort" minutes.
Delicious Apple Salad-Take half n
dozen rather tart apples, peeled and
sliced. and add n Spanish pepper,
Chopped fine. Place in your salad
bowl the tender leaves of n large head
OF lettuce and upon that the apple
slices sprinkled with the chopped pep
per. Over all pour Il dressing com
posed of six tablespoonfuls of olive
oil, two tablcspoonfuis of lemon juice
and a little salt. Serve with cold
meats.
oyster Macaroni-Break half {
mound Of macaroni in small pieces
cook In plenty of sailed boiling waite
until tender; drain II arrange IN
deep pan. the macaroni n one pm
of oysters in alternate layers. To ON
Gun of rich milk thickened with ON
tablespoonful of -four add the oyste
liouor, one tablespoonful OF salt an
one tablespoonful of pepr T; pour Owe
the macaroni and oyster and bake one
half hour in n hot oven, Serve wit
tomato catsup,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
Cow WOrahln In Africa

Two sheet marches brought us to a
long pool of still water. Here we
found another branch of the Magois,
who called themselves Katua. To my
surprise ! discovered these people to
be cow worshipers and to indulge In
certain rites which were supposed to he
peculiar to the Hindoo religion. The
origin OF this COW worship is presum-
ably the same with the Katua as with
the Hindoo, traceable to the great de.
pendencc placed upon the animal for
sustenance. The Katua eat the COW.
but all their people turn out when
beast is killed and go through muc
ceremony. They would not sell a sim
gle cow.-Geographh: i journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
Have n Glue-Pot.

There are n great many times when
n glue.pot In the house IL a well.
spring Of pleasure. and is an economi-
cal investment. especially when OF the
kind here described: Buy at n tin shop
n small tin can. costing five cents,
and a large one costing about ten
cents, In which the smaller can be set;
five or six cents worth Of glue will
mend a great many broken articles or
will fasten things that have become
unglued. Put the glue In the small
cup with n little water: put boiling
water In the larger and set the glue
cup In II; In a few minutes the glue
will melt and be ready for use.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
Duration of the Victorian Era.

The Victorian Era has taken its
place in history. Ii dawned at twenty
minutes past two on the morning of
June 20. 1897, and closed at half-past
six on the evening of January 30. 1901,
says st. James Gazette. 1t lasted
23,223 days, 557,3S6 full hours, 33,443,
10 minutes and zoos, 800, 200 seconds
All but $40 l-2 hours of it We're in the
nineteenth century.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15

The art of dentistry was introduced
into New York City by John Green.
wood in 179S, He is said to have made
the first artificial teeth eyer manufac-
tured in this country.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
HedVehogs and MoIes.

Writing to a sporting contemporary
a gentleman offers to receive any num-
Der of h%edgepigs ''up to a thousand"
as he believes they would do good on
his estates in Devonshire. Some peo-
pie may be disposed to wonder what
service can he rendered to agriculture
by creatures that do occasionally make
a late supper of chickens and part
ridges. The truth Is, the hedgehog has
never received full Justice. He is,
take him all In all, an admirable
beast. Everybody knows that the
hedgehog eots snai,s and slrgs, hrt
few people, perhaps, have realized that
he Is also a liberal consumer of moles.
Now, there are many estates In Devon
shire where the mole employs n band
of men to keep his family down. and
there are places in Surrey, quite near
London, where neither man nor trap
can stop the ravages of these creatures
on what is intended to he the lawn.
Where the soil Is sandy the mole lives
deep, and he will fling up a chain of
veritable mountains In his journeys
under ones lawn in the PURSE of q
single night. This conduct may he
borne with in parks and meadows. but
in gardens II becomes in%tOlerable. IT
may be suggested, therefore. to those
h~ouseholders whose lawns are ravaged
by mOles whom neither trap nor pro-
fessional trappist can control that IL
few hedgehogs in the garden might
bring the Presidential moles to some
sense of the fitness of things.-London
Globe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
King Edwards Curious Property.

King Edward VII. is proprietor OF
the beds of all British tidal rivers, such
as the Thames, the Mersey, the Tyne,
and others. He also owns that part
of the shore all round the coast line
which lies between high and low-water
mark.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15
Heat Cures Burns.

The pain caused by n burn can be
aliayed by the simple process Of burn.
Ing again. If a person has the misfor-
tune to burn the hand or the finger, the
pain a be entirely stopped by hold.
Ing the injured member Ms near MS pos.
slble to the Gre for n minute or two.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-15

Philadelphia makes ninety per cent
of our ingram carpet.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
PHYSICIANS SAVED HIM.
John Allen of st. Paul Attempts Sui
eide ut Fargo.

eide ut Fargo.
John Allen, who is said to have a
wife and child in ST. Paul. terminated
drunken carousal at Fargo by an at
tempt at suicide by taking arsenic
Physicians were called in time to save
his life.
The bottom seems to have dropped
out of the potato market in some sec
tons of the state For some time buy
ers have paid as high as 10 cents per
bushel for carload lots, to be shipped to
the Southwest, but, with orders fairly
we'll filled in that territory, the price
has fallen u so cents.
Fargo physicians are advising inlme-
date vaccination. as they fear the
smallpox epidemic this year will be
more serious than last winter There
are already several cases reported from
the smaller town. and. with the mi
grafton of the transient laborers East,
Fargo is expected TO catch few.
The branch recruiting station, which
was closed at Fargo month ago when
Capt. Wilder was ordered to rejoin his
regiment in Porto Rico. has been re-
opened with Lieut.. EIannay in charge.
1t is thought that, as the threshing
season is drawing to a close, there will
he more opportunities for recruiting
men. as 1ranv of the threshers will be
willing to enlist to avoid the approach
ing dull months.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
WALSH COUNTY SCHOOL. LANDS.
Sales Realized $45.2;G at Grafton.
One Ounrfer uf &1S Dor A...,

Sales Realized %45.3;G at Grnfton-
One Quarter at $40 Per Acre.
The sale of school lands at Grafton
was comparatively a tame affair None
OF the lands offered for sale sold for
more than the appraised value except
one quarter section. 1t was finally sold
to d. Aitkin for $40 per acre. The rest
of the land was in the western part of
the county, and Park River buyers
were most interested. Se,;4nteen pieces
sold for SO Fer acre; the others rang
ing from Sill to $40. The total amount
OF the sale was 45,216.7O acres, of which
9O43.34 sold for cash. Several pieces
were offered on which there were no
bids.
The total valuation of the county. as
returned by the state board of euualiz-
alton, is s6,S61 ,595. The state tax is Z
mills. amounting to $4SO35.17 against
$29,OS5.79 last year, an increase of near
ly $4,000 TIL" tax in Grafton this year
will amount to 1919 mills; school tx
IL mills; county, mills: county school,
mills. These, with the state tax OF Z
mills, makes total of $50 mills. or 10
mills more than lest year. Grafton's
assessed valuation is $3.50, 900: conse-
quently, the tax upon the city is about
$4,000 for the current year. This is
the heaviest tax ever paid by the city.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
NORTH DAKOTA PET CAT CASE.
May Prove . Dangerous Rival Of the
Iowa Calf Case.

May frOVe u DanGefOuo RIVAL OF the
Iowa Calf Case.
The famous Jones' county calf case.
from Iowa, will have q revival in the
now famous "cat case Of Thompson,
Grand Forks county. It seems that
Howard Smith, the assistant agent Of
the Great Northern at Thompson, shot
cat belonging to E. T. Spaford,
general merchant at that place, who
priced the animal very highly.
Spafford at first ende avored to haze
Smith prosecuted criminally. but States
Attorney Wineman refused to prose-
cute. Spafford then began q suit in
Justice court for $50 damages. The case
came up Friday before Justice Gamer
on, who dismissed the action, holding
that the cat was not one of the dorles-
tic animals termed property by the
state code.
Spatford is not through yet, howev-
err. and has taken an appeal to the dis.
trict. court He has retained the firm
OF Bosard & Eosard to prosecute his
case, while c. G. Murphy. the legal
representative of the Great Northern
in Fargo, will represent Smith.
AS the legal talent employed is OF
the best obtainable. the case wall he an
interesting one before it's finish. The
bar OF the city is greatly interested
and all of the attorneys have been
digging" for law that would he appli-
cable The date for the trial in the
district court has not boen set. but the
case WILL without doubt. come up at
the Decembe" term. as there will be Il
jury summoned at that time. The ease
is the topic of the hour at Thompson.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
GREAT LOSS TO WISCONSIN.
r.rcsident Adams Resigns on Ac-
M count or III Health.

COUnv Oh HI HGalths
Madison, Wis, Oct. 12.-The resigna.
ton Of President Charles Kendall Ad-
ANS is In the hands OF the board Of re-
gents Of the University Of Wisconsin
and will be acted on by them this
evening. The special meeting of the
board was called ostensibly to consid-
er bids for the new agricultural build
ing, but the real purpose is to consider
President Adams resignation and the
question of successor. 1t is under
stood that the resignation will be ac-
cepted. there being no question as to
its advisability. President Adams
resignation will be deeply regretted,
both by the faculty of the university
and by the people of the state. Presi-
dent Adams plans for the future are
unsettled. but he will doubtless seek q
milder climate, both on his own and
Mrs. Adams account. Mrs. Adams is
In very poor health also, and is unable
to stand the Northern winters. 1t Is
practically decided that Prof. Edward
Ashael Birge. dean of the college Of
letters and sciences, will be at once
rendered the position. Prof. Birge was
acting president during DR.. Adams
absence last year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
MAY PLAY IN CHICAGO

Plan to Fave the Observation-Disclosures
sin Game TranxferfeI.
Chicago; Oct. 13.-There is probability
that the Wisconsin Minnesota football
contest scheduled for Nov. 16 at Madison
may be transfer to Chicago. Minnesota's
varsity eleven this year promises to be
one Of the best in the West. The Badgers
are fortunate in having veteran eleven.
Each varsity has a big following in Chi
cago. Minnesota alumni yesterday started
negotiations looking to the transfer of the
contest to Chicago, and there is no doubt
that committee will be named to confer
with Coaches King and Williams about
playing the game in this city. Coach
Stage has an open date for Marshall field,
Nov. 16, and an effort will be made by the
friends of the plan to transfer the game.
to get the use of the Maroon's field that
day.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
Indictment Charges Murder.

Mantorville. Mimi. Oct. 13.-Dlstrict
court for the First judicial district Is
row in session here, Judge Thomas s..
Buckham presiding Charles c. Hart
ley Of Dodge Center, indicted by the
grand jury on the charge Of murder in
the first degree, was arraigned at once,
pleaded not guilty and remanded to
Jail until the April term. He is charged
in the indictment with numbering Miss
Bertha Pelton on the night of June 4,
1901. by setting fire to his hotel. where
the lady was guest for the night.
Miss Pelton was a teacher in the Ken
yon schools, and was on her way to
her home In Wisconsin. All the other
guests escaped without injury.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
EIGHTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
Creditors of the North Dakota Tele.
phone Company ASrecnbly Sur.
nriaeh

NTeuAtOFS Oh tine North Dakota TeIe-
phone Company AsrecnbIy Sur
prised.
A final adjustment has been made by
Receiver James A. Murphy of James,
town in the affairs of the North Da-
kota Telephone and Electrical compa-
ny. and the creditors will receive 80
cents on the dollar. The liabilities Of
the contrary, amounted to $44OO. The
settlement is a. much better one than
creditors generally had hoped for. c..
f. Leslie of Darlington, who purchased
the telephone line, will make many i'm
provements. The line connects Har-
vey, Fessenden. Catray, Sykeston, Car
"ington and New Rockford, and will
shortly be extended to other towns in
that section.
c. l.. King. who was adjudged by
Judge Glsspell to be in contempt, and
sentences to serve thirty days in Jail
md pay fine of s1OO. for failure to
obey the order of the court to turn the
Harvey Fxchange over to the new own
er, has taken an appeal to the supreme
court. He claims that Judge Glaspell
i'd not have jurisdiction when he made
he order. and. therefore, no contempt
could be shown in the failure to obey.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
Man AND WIFE ARE ARRESTED:
CHARGED WITH THE BRUTAL MUIR
DER OF THE wIFE,s FORMER
HUSBAND.
DETECTIVE WORKS UP the CASE
wOMAN's PRESENT HUSBAND IS En-
PECTED TO MAKE A CON.
Ii; FEssION.

st. Peter, Mimi, Oct. 13.-Sheriff Nc
MILAN of this city, accompanied by Z.
j. Coleman, detective, went to La
fayette yesterday and caused the ar
rest of Frank Tanke and his wife.
Amelia Tanke, charged with the muir
der of John Wellner of Lafayette. The
prisoners were taken to New Ulm and
ar. now in charge of the officers at the
Dakota house in that city.
John Wellner was prosperous farm
er who lived in the town of Lafayette.
this county. He was murdered on the
night of Jan. 1, 1899, at his home. The
murder was shocking one. and at the
time caused quitea sensation. At the
coroner's inquest Mrs. Wallner was the
principal witness, and
Her Story at the Time
was to the effect that two men had APP
peared at their home at midnight.
called out Mr.. Wellner and murdered
him. They then returned. bound and
gagged Mrs. Wellner, and robbed the
house of what money it contained.
Sheriff Block, now state treasurer,
made an investigation, but to no pur-
pose. and for nearly three years moth
ing more had been heard of it. Gov.
LIND was notified OF the crime and ON
behalf OF the state offered a reward of
$Ts0 for the capture of the criminals.
Mrs. Wellner supplemented this with
All offer of $500, and neighbors added
$500 more, making a reward Of $1,550.
Suspicion Was Directed
against Frank Tanke, a hired man
employed by Wellner. but no proof was
found to base the suspicion upon. Mrs.
Wellner and Tanke We're supposed to
have been intimate, and suspicion at
tacheI to her as we'll as to Tanke.
La cr Tanke and Mrs. Wellner were
married. Not long ago Mr.. Coleman.
the detective mentioned. began work
on the case. He secured employment
at the home of Tanke and at other
places in the vicinity. He secured evil
dence which he says is positive, and
proves that Mrs. Wellmer murdered
her, own husband and that Tanke was
an accomplice to the crime.
Advices from New Ulm last night
stated that confession was looked for
from Tanke.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
Box Car ON His Arm,

Northern Pacific railroad men at
Fargo We're alarmed recently by hear
ing shrieks in the syards, and an in
restigatfon disclosed drunken man
with one arm across a rail and the
wheel of a box car on top Of his arm.
n engine had to be procured to pull
the car off his arm, which was badly
/ rushed. The name given by the man
res William Scott. and Idaho is his
oroe. He does not know how the acct
ent occurred, but It is thought he was
ling TO board some cars which We're
inS shunted on a switch track.
When L started out in life didn',
have a dollar to my name. said tn,
nan who boasts.
That's nothing " answered his = y
f3,s,i frieni. When ] started out didn'
n have. all hiIfyy name. II was several
zeeko before. was chrtstened. = WASH
Star as
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
FATHER OF TWO HUNDRED.
German Arrested Ne1ir La Crosse and
Believed to he Insane.

Believed to he Insane.
La Crosse, Wis. Oct. ia man CIV
ing the name of Frank Dover has
been arrested at Burns, La Crosse
county. by Under Sheriff Folmar, who
declares he is the father of 200 living
children. He refuses absolutely to give
the authorities any information regard
ing his past career. any more than that
he came from Germany. He says he Is
a philistine. and that he has no appre-
citation of the finer qualities: that with
him everything is animal desire, and
that the result of this has been his
large family. He refuses to tell where
even one of his alleged offspring is liv-
ing. The authorities are of the opinion
that the man is insane, although his
conversation and actions are perfectly
rational.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-10-18
ADAMS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.

Dean BirRe Appointed Acting Presi-
dent of the wisconsin University.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 13.-The resigna-
ton of President Adams has been ac-
cepted conditionally by the board of
regents. Dean E. A. Birge has been ap-
pointed acting president of the univer-
sity pending the selection by a COM
mittee of a permanent president. In
his letter Of resignation Dr. Adams said
he was actuated both by the state of
his wife's health and his own which,
in the opinion Of their physicians, will
necessitate their leaving Madison as
soon as possible for greater altitude
and nlilder climate.