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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
FATAL EXPERIMENT..
Youne Student Of Chemistry Tasted
Muriatic Acid and Is Dead

YOUNG Student OF Chemistry Tasted
Muriatic Acid and Is Dead.
Chicago, Sept 4. - Frank Klooster,
fourteen years old. is dead from hem
o1rhage of the stomach. caused by
tasting muriatic acid. Young Klooster
was an enthusiastic student of chem
istry, and had fitted up the basement
of his home as laboratory. A few
days ago he was making a number
of tests with muriatic acid when the
whim seized him to taste the liquid.
He felt no immediate i'll effects, but
his mother became alarmed when she
found what he had done, and called in
two physicians. They told the boy to
stay in bed, but he persisted in walk
ing about the house. Later he was
seized with commissions and grew rap
idly worse until death ensued.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
TEDDY Gags CHICKENS.
Presidents Son Has Good Time in
South Dakota.

Huron, S. D., Sept 4.-Young Theo-
dore Roosevelt, with Marvin Hughitt,
''r, and a party Of Chicago & North
western railway officers, under the
personal supervision OF Third Vice
PRESIDENT H. r. Mccullough of the
northwestern, spent the early part Of
yesterday shooting prairie chickens in
the fields eight miles northwest Of
Arlington. Their coaches have been
sidetracked between Arlington and
IRELAND since Sunday night. Their
success was not SO marked yesterday
as Monday, when more than 100
BIRDS We're bagged by the company,
young Roosevelt getting seventeen and
'oung Hughitt thirteen.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
ottumwa Linemen Strike.

Ottumwa Iowa, Sept. 6. - A strike
of, all linement IN the employ of the
Ottumwa street railway Is on and it is
thought tho telephone linemen may go
out In sympathy. The men ask for an
increase In pay.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
ELECTS TO BE SHOT.
mned Murderer in Utah Makes

Condemned Murderer in Utah Makes
Grim Choice.
Salt Lake, Utah. Sept. 4. - Peter
Mortenson, the condemned slayer Of
J. R. Hay. was sentenced yesterday to
die Oct. II. The laws OF Utah give
condemned murderers the privilege of
choosing between hanging and shoot
ing, and Mortensen elected to be shot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Enuland Ships us Coal.

London. Sept. G.-The newspapers
here announce that the British steam
ers Glencoe and Devonshire are load
ing 5000 tons OF anthracite coal at
Swansea for New York. these being
the first cargoes OF that description.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
ODEON THEATER BURNED.
And Music Hall in Cincinnati Is DAM
aged-Loss of $4,000

Cincinnati. Sept. 6. - A fire which
started under the stage of the Odeon
theater, now used for musical pur-
poses, and the adjoining Music hall,
yesterday morning destroyed that
building, causing loss of 100000,
and damaged the south wing of Music
hall to the extent of $4,000. The
Odeon was owned by the Music Hall
association and was leased to the COL
lege of-music. 1t is announced that
the fall musical festival will not be
delayed. as a temporary roof will be
placed on the hall. Music hall was in
sured for 100000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
FIGHTS WITH A CONSTABLE.
Efforts to Serve Execution on chatteI
MORTGAGE Results in Trouble.

Mortgage Results in Trouble.
Kenosha, Wis, Sept. 5.-An effort to
serve an execution under a chattel
mortgage resulted in personal en-
counter between Frank Coffin and
Wallace Ingalls,, Racine attorney, at
Greenacre Farm, the home of Collins
wife, Mrs. Grace Snell-Cotfin. Ingalls,
came to Kenosha to get help from the
sheriff, but it was refused because tho
farm is in Illinois. Ingalls, said that
when he approached the Coffin home,
accompanied by G. Silver of Racine,
they were attacked by Coffin, armed
with knife. Coffin was overcome af-
ter hard struggle. Coffin then ran
away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Child Scalded to Death.

Galesville. Wis. Sept. 1.-THE little
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. Terpen-
ing fell into pail Of boiling water and
suffered burns from which she died
soon after. The child was cooked
from shoulders to tho lower limbs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Killed While RESISTING Arrest,

st. Louis. Sept. 4.-Larry Manion. a
ward politician, while resisting arrest.
was shot and killed. Nanion and sew
eral other men were creating dis
turbance in saloon and the officer
was called in.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Revolution Spreads.

Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 4.-The rev.
dictionary movement in favor of Mo-
manned, brother Of the sultan of
Morocco, is spreading among the Ber-
Der tribes. Berbers recently attacked
the town of Mekines.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
Beers Will See Chamberlain.

London. Sept. 6. - The conference
which was to have taken place yester.
day at the colonial office between the
secretary. Joseph Chamberlain, and
the Boer generals. has been postponed
until to-day 1t will be private.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
HAIL DOES MUCH DAMAGE
'orn Suffers Injury and Grain in the

ouHers injury and Grain IN the
,, shock Damaged by Water.
huron, S. d.. Sept. 4-Reports Of
"'''lhSe by hail Friday evening along
we east limo of Bendle and west line
=" N'hEsbtlry counties indicate that
cav ''orll was more severe than ut
i'F"' supposed Much corn is ruined
"'", small grain In shock damaged by
"'"'r' while hundreds of window glass
Was smashed. The territory covered
. "''' from one to two miles long and
''"o0t Six miles III length.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
GEN. MILES DELAYED.
Cannot Start for the Philippines for
Another Week.

Another Week.
Washington, Sept "A change has
been made in the plans of Lieut.. Gen.
Miles as announced last week. 1t was
expected originally that he would
leave on his tour of inspection of the
Philippines to-day and sail from San
Francisco on the transport Thomas on
the 10th inst. The pressure of work
in his Office at present is so great, how
ever that he finds he will not be able
to leave Washington before next
Wednesday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
CALL HIM A HORSE THIEF.
La Crosse Detectives Think They Have
One of the Gand

Id OTUSSe 0eteCtTves ] INK Tney FdVe
One OF the Gang.
La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 5-William
Morrow, claiming to be farmer from
Eastern Illinois, was arrested yester-
day by Detectives Lyman and Cody as
he drove into the city with three
horses and a wagon, believed to have
been stolen. Morrow admits having
stolen several sets of harness at Ma
bel, Nina, and the police believe him
to be member of the notorious gang
of horse thieves. A confession expos
ing confederatos is expected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
MISS GROSS DIAMONDS STOLEN.
Soprano Loses Three Diamond Rings
and Breach.

Stevens Point. Wis, Sept. 5.-Miss
Alice Gross. a mezzo-soprano from the
Chicago College of Music. was robbed
last night Of three diamond rings and
breach valued at $500, while spend.
ing her vacation at the home OF her
father, N. Gross. Tho work was so
cleverly done TINT the police have no
clue to the burglars or their method Of
securing the jewels. which were
locked In her drcsarr.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
MAN HAS ANTHRAX,
La Crosse Citizen Contracts Disease
From Dead Animals.

La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 6. - George
Kehr of this city lies in a serious con-
dition at his home suffering from an
thraX. which he contracted while haul
ing carcasses Of animals which died
from the disease. While Kehr is seri-
ously i'll, the physician believes he
will recover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-09-11
AN AXE FOR HIS DARLING.
Wisconsin Mans Attempt Gives Posse
Exercise.

Thorpe. Wis. Sept. 5.-Anthony j.
Kohl tried to kill his sweetheart, Miss
cause. Kohl escaped to the woods
and posse headed by Deputy Sheriff
Como; is looking for him.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
An Arkansas Calamity.

The latest official act of Cover
nor Jefferson Davis, of Arkansas,
by which he granted full pardon
to Il negro convict upon condition
that the black would immigrate to
Massachusetts, is noteworthy mere
ly as another evidence that the
most offensive vulgarity, the most
grotesque buffoonery, the mean
est bigotry committed by the new
jeff Davis. is not as much an Of
fense against the sense and pro-
priety of the people of Arkansas,
as the single vote cast by each
elector, no matter how mean and
ignorant, who helped to place him
in the capitol. His very name is
a libel on the old aristccracy OF
the earlier day for, whatever may
be said against President Jefferson
Davis, he was cleanly of mind and
person, sincere in his purposes and
of true nature. His namesake's
conduct, official and private, has
been an affront to seIf~respcctine
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
Juggling of State Funds.

1t should be remembered that
the state school fund is not the
only one whose assets in part have
been converted into the revenue
fund, to meet the current expenses
of the government. Assets of the
sinking or interest fund have been
used for revenue purposes for
years, the liquidation Of the state
debt has thus been delayed, and
two -ifths of the entire state tax
thereby perpetuated indefinitely.
Moreover, the proceeds of the for
eign insurance tax, which in part
should be apportioned biennially
among the counties of the state, us
the tax is collected, have been
withheld two years by the state
and used for revenue purposes.
What causes the heavy demand on
the revenue fund? The new and
useless offices that democrats legis-
latures add at every session to the
state machine.-Statc Republican.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14

''The Republicans did it first, %
is the peurile excuse the Indepen-
dent offers for the booze and Doodle
methods resorted to by the Demo
Gratis of this county. We deny
that the Republicans did it first.
Up to the time when it became
necessary for the Democrats to ob-
tain more votes than came to them
from honest party allegiance, local
politics were held to be fairly de-
cent. In those days the editorial
writer of the Independent held the
Republican party in high enough
esteem to associate himself with it,
and when he left it, we felt that its
moral standard had reached still
higher elevation. By getting into
the Democratic party our friend
has evidently found a congenia|
level; but, knowing his proclivity
for turncoatism, he may even find
that party too respectable for his
company much longer.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
As the editor of this paper h

AS the editor OF this paper has
not acquired his journalistic quail
fications in the school of reynard
ism we are not foxy enough to
keep the applied principles Of
moral rectitude and politics Gin
separate COMPARTMENTS in the
manner in which it is done by our
esteemed contemporary on the
hill. 1t is true, cs our friend init
mates, that there is no reason why
Il Republican should not 90 to
Sunday school and yet be practical
in politics. But this presents no
satisfying argument to us why we
should be two-faced. If the prin-
ciples of morality and politics
could be made to abide more har-
moniously in the same ''compart-
ment'' perhaps we would begin to
see little improvement in the
methods by which our Democratic
friends in this county conduct their
campaigns. 1t might also obviate
the necessity of Brown stepping in
ut a crucial moment to save the
al party's character in the state. 1t
seems the Independent complains
that we place too literal a con-
struction upon its statements.
This again may be the fault of our
school journalism. For instance
when the Independent stated in its
issue succeeding the election Of
1900 that the colored voters of
Potosi were wallowing in Dem
ocratic booze on election day, and
volunteered the information that
they could expect the same
thing to happen again on occasion,
we construed it so that we believed
the Independent endorsed this way
of getting the votes of the mig
ger'' for its party ticket. 1t GER
tainly appeared to us that the ar
ticle was written in hilarious ap-
proval of such practical politics.
But perhaps we have been wrong,
and our excuse is that we have no
double compartment constructive
capacity. In the future when we
read the Independent we will try
to remember that the conscious
ness of moral obligation is alb
sent from the editor when he is
writing of the real conduct Of his
party. On the other hand, when
he is writing Of its aims and am
bitions we will pretend to believe
that he seeks to elevate its standard
of political purity far above the
associations Of booze and Doodle.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14

people in all States, anda calamity
to the commonwealth which inhict-
ed him upon itself. His record,
thus far is as carelessly and SLOW
enly bespattered as the shirt ''buz-
zom" which is streakcd with the
dribblings of his unmanageable
qnil. As chief executive he is
best measured by his tobacco-eat-
ing methods. He has bitten off a
chew too big for him and for the
sometime comely spotlessness of
his surroundings. The negro of
Arkansas may or may not be down
trodden, but that he is ruled by
Jefferson Davis entities him to q
need Of commiseration. st.
Louis Mirror Und. -Dem.).
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
RelQrdde.

Wat Cole, Of st. Louis, visited his
sister, Mrs. j. E. Walton, here last
week.
Miss Maggie Cole, of Shirley, visited
her cousin, Miss Laura Johnson, OF
Clear Creek, the past week.
Miss Laura Dane was called home
from Flat River to see her mother,
who is in poor health.
Charles McNew, of Flat River, Wis
tied this place Sunday.
Mrs. Silas Johnson and daughter.
Lee, are visiting Mrs. M. L. Town.
send, Of Potosi, this week.
II. L. Carr, Of Caledonia, and r. H.
Henderson, of Belgrade, are both
spoken of as prospective candidates
for the nomination for Judge. Either
would make good Judge.
The family Of Charles Hayse are
still sick, six being confined to their
beds, part Of these in a critical condi-
tion.
Rev. Tom Hill preached the funeral
of the late Jasper Robinson to a large
congregation Sunday morning.
Rev. Edward Robinson preached at
the South NJ. E. church Sunday even.
ing.
James Robinson left for st. Louis
Monday after two-weeks' visit to his
parents here.
Silas Puckett moved his family from
| near Sunlight to st. Louis Monday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS. |
FOR SHERIFF.

FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce
P. H. WARD,
of Richwoods Township. as a candidate
for the Office of Sheriff. subject to nomina-
ton by the Republican party.
We are authorized to announce
E. r. HANSON,
of Union Township. as candidate for
the office OF Sheriff. subject to nomination
by the Republican party.
FOR PRESIDING JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce
L. A. PAGE,
of Johnson Township, as candidate for
the office of Presiding Judge of the County
Court, subject to nomination by the Re-
publican party.
We are authorized to announce
IOSEPH WILKINSON,
OF Richwoods Township, as candidate for
the office of Presiding Judge of the County
Court, subject to nomination by the Re-
publican party.
FOR COUNTY yUDGz-SECcND DIST.
We are authorized to announce
JAMES w. COLE,
of Harmony Township. as candidate for
the Office of Judge of the County Court
from the second district. subject to nom
ination by the Republican party.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14

able satisfaction to note that Mr..
Detective Desmond Of the St.
Louis police, has had his egotisln
hambled by the Mexican authori-
ties in their handling of the Kralz
case. Desmond went to Mexico
to get Kratz, legally, if he could,
bat he would bring Kratz back.
However, down in Mexico they
still have legal limitations which
Mr.. Desmond has found himself
compelled to respect. In St. Louis
it is different. When at home Mr..
Desmond constitutes himself an
inqnisitorial court over all alleged
malefactors who are brought be-
fore him, and proceeds to ''sweat''
(harass) them into admissions of
guilt. His Sweating" methods
have won him renown throughout
the country, and his conceit has
grown with his reputation. We
cannot conceive how any Justice
loving people will permit a mere
police officer to perform a function
which properly devolves upon a
trial court, or how any judge sit =
ting in such court will admit testi-
mony wrung ont by the Desmond
sweating process.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14

The ring at Jefferson City can
not afford to lose the state. Should
the Republicans ever get control
of the state government they
would expose all the misgovern-
ment which the lingster party has
been guilty of in the past thirty
years. The growth of the Repub-
lican party in Missouri has awak-
ened the ringsters to the danger
that confronts their party. They
see that more effective methods
must be adopted if the party is to
continue getting a majority at the
ballot boxes. In their need they
have already put the Nesbit law
in force in St. Louis, and now they
are surely getting things in shape
to Nesbitize the whole state. This
accomplished the ringsters will be
measurably safe, for Nesbitisn
"leaves nothing to chance"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
GhEaaka>@ze -
@gafsN16szNgn sN6z n :

That's q good name fer
SCOTS Emulsion. Children
are like young plants. So::ac
will grow in ordinary eoil.
Others need fertilizers.
The nature Of some children
prevents them from thriving
On ordinary food Such chill
dren grow right if treated right.
All they need is a little fer
tilizer-a little extra richness.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment.
Fertilizers make thingsgrow.
That's just what SCOTS Emul-
sion does. 1t makes children
grow in flesh, grow in strength,
grow rich blood, grow in mind,
grow happy. That's what we
make it for.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl ST., n V
soc and Sloo; ali druggists.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14

In asking for the adoption of a
constitutional amendment to clear
its record on the unconstitutional
conversion of a cash school fund
into an interest-bcaring debt the
Democrats admit their guilt, but
plead extenuating circumstances.
Their claim in extenuation seems
to he that the money the Republi-
cans left in the school fund was
lying around too handy and might
be stolen. So they just looted the
fund to keep someone else from
getting away with it. 1t may be,
though, that the taxpayers will
take different view of the case
and deem the rascals who haye
made away with their cash school
fund more reprehensible than those
who might have done so. What
makes their misdeed all the great.
er is that the looters were not sat
is6ed with what they took from
the fund, but actually made The
steal tho basis of a tax that takes
$250,000 every year out of the
pockets of the people. And now
they are trying to rub it in still
deeper by asking the people t.
make this tax perpetual.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14

Our Democratic exchanges who
accuse the journal and other Re-
publican pale of ''echoing the
lies and SANDERS put forth by the
Globe Democrat" are glibly re-
peating the falsehoods set forth by
our Democratic Secretary of State
in his "cook- book" We believe
that when it comes to lying the
cook book is more demonstrative
in that direction than the Globe
Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
Convention Call.

The Republican voters of Wash
ington County are hereby called to
assemble in mass meeting at their
respective voting places, at l o'clock
p. M, on
Saturday, May 24th, 1902,
to elect delegates to county con
vention to be held in Potosi on
Saturday, May 31st, 1902,
to elect delegates to the various
Republican state and district con
ventions.
At said precinct mass meetings
each precinct shall be entitled to
elect one delegate for every so
votes, or fractional part thereof
over 25, cast for the Republican
national ticket in 1900, which will
give each precinct the following
number of delegates to the county
convention. viz:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
Flat Woods.

Most farmers in this sectionare done
planting corn.
Mrs. Minnie Stephens left Monday
to visit friends and relatives at Gran.
din. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Atchison visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Queen Sunday.
Messrs. D. NJ. Queen and George
Fortune have fixed up for the good
wheat crop and have ordered them a
new Huber threshing machine. Sue.
cess, boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Fortune visited
their daughter, Mrs. D. NJ. Queen, at
Caledonia, Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph Weeks, Jr., was the
guest of Mr.. l.. c. Queen Sunday.
JOSIAH ALIENS WIFE.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14
ROUND ABOUT Us.

Piedmont will have new city hall
and Jail. It needs the latter.
Iron County spent 1920 for the sup
port Of its insane last year, and 1864
On poor
Wages Of machiDists on the Gould
system Of railways have recently had
a wage raise On the Iron Mountain
the scale will be 33 cents per hour.
The county court OF st. Francois
County has abolished the toll-gate
system in that county by purchasing
the toll-roads from private corpora
tion.
One G. W. Scoggin, candidate for
the Democratic nomination for COL
lector of Iron County, announces him
self In the lronton Eagle, a Republi-
can paper.
An old woman, known as Grandma
Dodson, committed suicide on Mon
day morning of last week by throwing
herself in front of moving freight
train near Ronne Terre. She was cut
to pieces by the wheels.
Edward Kelley, who lived in Jeffer-
son County near Plattin Station, was
killed by lightning on Sunday, the
4th inst. Kelley and his wife were
standing in the doorway OF their home
watching the approach Of the storm,
when a bolt of lightning shot down aud
struck Kelley. His body was terribly
nangled by the bolt and also burned
in places. Mrs. Kelley, though knock
ed down, was not hurt.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1902-05-14

John Wyatt, of Bismarck, was in
town Monday.
DR.. G. Hates Talley moved his fam.
lily from Belgrade to Bismarck Mon
day.
Memorial services will be held the
fourth Sunday OF May at II O clock at
the NJ, E. church. Sermon by Rev.
James Hount. The George G.. Bryan
Post will meet at their hall at 10 a. m.
May Both and will go from there first
to the Aunt Jane Bryan cemetery,
where they will commence decorating,
The programme for the day will be
announced later. DICK.