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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
NAN OF WIDE FORCE.
George T. Baer, Magnate Of the An
thracite Combine.
never Misses Church and Relieves
Is That Deity Specially Guards
Il Capltal-Rose from the Case
& to lillionaire Glass.

George F. Baer, keen, persevering
and intensely earnest, holds at this
time the most commanding position i'll
the country. 1t is he who can stay
or refuse to stay the coal war and de-
eide how much or how little anthracite
the people of the United States may
burn this winter. 81.
|. Mr.. Baer is president of the Read
ing company and acknowledged leader
of the Pennsylvania operators, and
thus has it in his power to settle the
prolonged dispute which for nearly six
months has tied up the companies OF
the east. Yet, occupying the position
she does, he is one of the least known
men in the country, and man. too
who has no desire to be known.
s w. F. Clark, a photographer OF
Wilkesbarre, recently addressed let
ter to President Baer, appealing to him
us a Christian to settle the miners
strike. The writer said if Christ was
taken more into our business affairs
there would be less trouble in the
and that if Mr.. Baer granted
the strikers slight concession they
would gladly return to work, and the
president of the Philadelphia
Reading Railway company would have
the blessing of God and the respect
of the nation. fes: ~
+ President Baer replied as follows: #
see you are evidently biased,in your re.
ligious views in favor of the right of the
workingman to control business in which
he has no other interest than to secure fair
wages for the work he does. beg Of you
not to be discouraged. The right and in.
terests of the laboring men will be protect
ed and cared for, not by the labor agitators
but by the Christian men to whom God IL
his infinite wisdom has given the control o,
the property interests of the country. Pray
earnestly that the right may triumph al
ways, remembering that the Lord, Goo
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09

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omnipotent still reigns and that his reign
is one of law and order. and not of violence
and. crime. -sa4 -4,~i. q
When J. Pierpont Morgan the other
day refused to interfere in the strike
those who knew Mr.. Baer smiled.
'sWell, that may be Mr.. Morgan's de-
cision," they said, "but he couldn't dc
case to him. II sn
And that goes far to explain the
character of the man. He is dominated
by determination, by bulldog tenacity,
and has q way of impressing his views
upon others which in. this case, it is
believed, even the mighty Morgan
could not resist. - '-
George F. Baer is a Pennsylvania
by birth and is 60 years old. He does
not look it. There are few gray hairs in
his head and he is as erect as a man
half his years. A dignity which is so
pronounced that it almost seems to be
deliberate marks his bearing.
For all that he. is, so far from being
an aristocrat, a self-made man. At the
age of 10 he entered the Office of the
Somerset Democrat, in Somerset, Pa,
his birthplace, and studied the trade
at the case for two years.
In 1861 he and his brother Henry
bought the Democrat, which was only
acountry weekly, and when the brother
went to the war George edited and
printed the paper by day and studied
law by night.
Eventually he, too, decided to see
service, and in 1862 he gave up the paper
and raised a company Of volunteers,
of which he was made captain. He
served in the army of the Potomac and
became adjutant general of the second
brigade. Then, when his term of SER
vice had expired, he went back to Som
erset and resumed the study Of law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1864
and went to Reading four years later.
It was in those early days thathe won
victory in damage suit against the
Reading, proving the possession of such
ability that those in control, of the
railroad say: "This man is too dan
gerous as an enemy. We must have
him on our side"
He was employed as counsel for the
company, and in that way became a
corporation man. His talents as law
yer proved quite as valuable as had
been anticipated and it was largely as
result of his skill in steering the
Reading over many difficult shoals
that he was at last elevated to the
presidency.
In his tastes Mr.. Baer is domestic.
His home, Hawthorne, in the suburbs
of Reading, is beautiful. He also has
large town house in Spruce street,
Philadelphia, which he occupies DUR
ing periods of the winter.
He is a deep student and has com
prehensive library. The family cons
si.ts of himself, his wife and Ave daugh-
ters two of whom are married.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09

the Twenty-first Ohio district in
congress next term. He has an
nounced himself as candidate and
will make the. race. The district
comprises the county of Cuyahoga
and % wards of the city of Cleveland.
He is a blacksmith employed in the
shops Of the American Shipbuilding
company in Cleveland, but is well
known for his liberal and even radi-
cal views in politics and economics.
Mr.. Vail many years ago was a con-
gressional candidate on the nation
alist ticket. He has written and lee
tured freely in the interest of the
workingmen.
The present congressman. Theo-
dore H. Burton, was elected over
Sylvester v. Macmahon, democrat,
the former receiving 2s,6o5 votes and
the latter 21,947. George H. Lyttle,
union reform, received 145 votes; Al
bert L. Talcott, prohibitionist, re-
ceived 1928 votes; Paul Dinger, social.
list, received 344 votes, and Max
Hayes, socialist democrat, received
$40 votes. Vail is popular with the
laboring element and is backed by
Tom johnson, the new and growing
power in Cleveland politics.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
CHARLES F. MURPHY.
Maa Just Elected. = LeaAersAiD u
Tannaay Hall IL . Forcefal
Politician.

Charles F. Murphy is one of the
youngest and yet one of the best
trained leaders, in Tammany hall.
Born On the East side Al years ago,
he worked as car driver for sew
eral years, and then became interest
ed in the liquor business, which he
quit three years ago after he had
amassed q considerable fortune
Early in life he became interested
in politics, and joined the County de-
mocracy and followed that faction
into Tammany Hall. With the death
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
A Narrow l..c.pe,

~ - -.
Franklin Garrison. the 6-year-old
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. John Garrison, of
Fairview, had an experience few
days ago that he will not soon forget.
The little fellow was visiting It
James G. Fairs place, and seeing, as
he supposed, o half barrel turned up
side down.. jumped on it with all his
might. The bottom gave way and
the child was precipitated into well
IS feet deep. Jimmy Fair, who was
standing near. heard the boy scream
and Immediately ran to the house to
tell Mr.. Fair. Fastening to the well,
Mr.. Fair saw the child clinging to a
piece of timber at the top of the wa
ter. A rope was soon procured and
with rare presence of mind in 80
young a child, the little fellow chung
with main force to the rope until he
was drawn to the top, distance Of
"a feet. Considering that the we'll
had over 40 feet of water in it, and
that the boy was only 6oyearss old, his
escape is almost miraculous. The half
barrel, it is needless to say, was plac-
ed over an old well to prevent acci-
dents. It had been there about two
years, and the bottom had become
loosened by the elements.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09

of Senator Eddie Hagan he sue
ceeded to the leadership of the Eight
zenith district, where he has devel-
oped an organization as compact as
any-even the far-famed Twenty
eighth - in the city. He never
held Office except in the Van Wyck
admin istration, when he was dock
commissioner.
In appearance Mr.. Murphy is youth
full far below his years. His voice is
mild and his manner quiet and he has
a pronounced habit of never talking
until he has something to say and
then not telling more than he wants
one to know. He was recently mar
ried and lives in unpretentious style
in East Seventeenth street, facing
Stuyvesant square.
The new leader might be taken for
priest at first glance. His smooth
shaven face, the high, straight collar
he wears, the black necktie, the dark
clothing help along the idea.
But inspection shows that his face
lacks something that is apparent in
the faces of all priests-the express
sion that comes from submission.
There is nothing in the face of
Charles F. Murphy to indicate that
he would submit to anybody. 1t is
a fearless face, the face of a COM
mander of men. M
He mas hard gray eye and thin
lips. When he smiles two funny little
wrinkles form in his chin, one on
each side. He has pleasant smile,
but he does not smile often. 1t might
be said that he has two smiles-one
he uses when he amuses himself and
the other when somebody else amuses
him. There is a difference in the
smiles, but it cannot be explained on
paper.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
WORTH A PASSING THOUGHT.

When the doctor comes, he always
laughs at you. r}ta fTfIS m
..Britain's daily cup of tea consumes
100000 pounds of the leaf.
To put a premium on brains and
honesty is the only way to level things
up.
There may come time when the
state will put limit upon mans for
tune. ,t.
Any restriction Of thetrights of cap
ital would work incalculable injury to
the workingman.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
News in Brief.

Mrs. Thomas Holiday was instantly
killed while walking on the railroad
track east of Sanborn. She did not
hear west bound freight train ap'
proach and was ground to pieces
She was over 10 years of age. and a
widow, her husband having died two
weeks ago. s,ssss "a
The residence of I. C. johnson at
Kensals was entered by thieves, who
took $500.
A threshig crew in Pembina coun.
ty made a blind pigger believe that
they were government agents and
took his beer.
Professor Teneycke, of. the North
Dakota agricultural college, has been
chosen as professor in the Kansas ag.
ricultural college, the largest institu.
ton of the kind in the world.
John Corbett's barn near Crystal
was burned with all it's contents, in
Guiding three horses, several hundred
bushels of oats and lot of hay.
G. w. Morrow, South Dakota real
estate man who is interested in the
townsite of Linton, has furnished
funds for the erection of stone
church for the Episcopal society at
that place.
The gold bearing rock at Hungry
Gulch, Williams county, is said to as,
say from 81 to SIS per tom. The soil
in the agricultural portions of the
state may not show quite so much
wealth under the assayer's inspection
but the stuff is there; it is very uni
form and it is ineXhaustible.
"A car of beef cattle was burned on
the track three miles east of Dickin.
son. The side doors were thrown op.
en- but the animals could not be in.
duced to jump out into the darkness
The fire caught in the top of the car
John w. Hodgson, formerly mem.
Der of the Legislature from Sargent
county, died at Fargo of typhoid fe.
YER: He was As years of age.
Ed Cole, the genial hotel man OF
Fargo, was nominated by the demo
Gratis of the Ninth district as their
candidate for the legislature.
Sixty men who have been employed
laying steel on the main line of the
Northern Pacific quit recently. They
were offered big wages to go to work
ON the Bowdon branch, but would not
go. They also stated that they did
not want work, with threshing ma
chimes.
At the meeting of the N.,E.4A A. al
Minneapolis, the state of North Da-
kota gained IA to active membership
in the association-only eight states
did. better. The active members &C.
credited to North Dakota now number
25--12 states are higher. III.
"A farmer named Nogasicls was
drowned in Spiritwood lake. He and
some friends were talking in the boat
house. NogasiclS stepped out mo.
ment, and presently bis friends heard
hiur splashing in the water and cry
ing for help. They were unable to
find him in the darkness. His dead
body was washed ashore in the morn.
ing.
Mrs. Fred Bentley, of Fargo, suicid.
ed by taking laudanum. She made an
unsuccessful attempt on her life last
winter.
Stock shipments, from the ranges
are low going east, and the cattle are
in all cases in excellent condition.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
lily meant a small book

Libel. originally meant small book
~or pamphlet.
Tobacco is now grown in IS coun-
ties of Wisconsin. 4tI 4s
Polite originally referred to any
thing smooth, with a shining surface.
Americans are estimated to spend
at least s4oo,ooo,ooo . year in vaca-
tic2s.
A few years ago nearly one-twenti-
eth Of the inhabitants of Gloucester,
England, had smallpox. Out Of a. pop
ulation of $4,000, 10000 were then
vaccinated, and the disease promptly
disappeared.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09

Mrs. Thomas Holiday was instantly
killed while walking on the railroad
track east of Sanborn. She did not
hear west bound freight train APP
proach and was ground to pieces.
She was over 10 years of age and q
widow, her husband having died two
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
bold Robbery.

Michael Neva. farmer residing
near Courtenay, was robbed Of $1,000
in the night by two masked men.
Neva and his wife and son, Peter,
were. at home when the men called.
They covered the occupants of the
house with revolvers and ordered
them to give up all the cash in the
house under penalty of being murder
ed upon refusal. Mrs. Neva hunted
up the money, amounting to about
81, 200 and gave it to the. men. They
left at once.
AS it was after dark it would be a
hard matter to identify the robbers,
but two men who. were discharged
from a threshing crew shortly before
are missing and are suspected of hav-
ing committed the crime. 81
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
FROM FORGE TO FORUM.
Edward G. Vail. a Cleveland Black
j. smith, Will strive to Be, Elect
lat. ed to Congress.

Edmund G.. Vail, a blacksmith OF
Cleveland, o., and one of the promi-
nent members of the Tom johnson
faction, will endeavor to represent
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
In Jail.

John Burns is in the Wells county
Jail, charged with shooting Even Will
liams in Harvey. The men were in a
box car with several others and had
been talking about hbldhps. Burns
said he would shoot any man for $40,
and Williams went down in his pock-
ct and produced a $40 bill. Burns
pulled his gun and demanded the
money. Upon being refused, he fired.
the bullet taking effect in Williams
abdomen. A freight crew assisted in
the capture of Burns. Williams is
resting easily and will recover.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-09
A Sad Mistake.

Allan Mann, of Bathgate, threshed
and then set fire to the straw stack,
after blowing fire break on one side.
About 10 o'clock at night it was dis
covered that the fire from the stack
had spread into the stubble, burned
across his own farm and was into the
shocks on Paddy Ryan's-a neigh
bor's-feld. 1t destroyed grain on
about 20 acres and the loss is estimat-
ed at between four and five hundred
bushels,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-27

A delightful musicale was given last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Schley by the more advanced
pupils of Mrs. Schley's piano class. AL
though those who took part are the
older children who are. studying under
Mrs. Schley, they are still little peo-
pie enough for one to be very much
surprised at the. technical skill and
sympathy they displayed in the inter-
probation of the composition of some
of the great masters. Most of the par
ents of the young performers were
present.
The programme was as follows:
Duet, Andante movement, (Haydn's)
sixth symphony" by Harvie Hull
and Inez Tiedeman.
Visions in a Dream" Uumbye).
Rosalind Wood.
The Old Clock" (Brainard), Aimee
Battey.
'Minuetto," Sidney Gabbett.
"Adieu" (SchuberD, Josephine Jette.
Sonata" (Doussek), Marybelle Gil
bert.
"Traumerei" (Schumann), Belle Bat
tey.
Sleepy Time" (orth). Marguerite
Claghorn.
Sonata (Kuhlau), Eleanor Puder.
Fifth Nocturne" Oeybach), Mai
Rivers.
"Narcissus" CEthelbert Nevin), Inez
Tiedeman.
Sonata. Opus 40" (Beethoven), Dor
othy Baldwin.
"Andante From Fifth Symphony
CBeethoven). Harvie Hull.
Return of Spring" (Moelling),
Gladys Girardeau.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-27

yellow flowers, while on the floor at
its base were tiny cocoa palms.
At the door of the ballroom the color
note changed to the vivid hue Ameri-
can Beauties. Here the walls were al
most covered with Southern bamboo,
and caught in the green vines were
myriads of electric bulbs, their light
softened by shades of the deep rose
pink. The receiving party stood at
the north side of the room beneath the
great mantel with it's lovely burden of
ferns and big white chrysanthemums.
The fireplace was filled in with
palms, and at each side stood pots of
white chrysanthemums blooming amid
the green. Between the windows
were handsome palms. A curtain of
bamboo in which were fastened num-
berless white chrysanthemums shut off
the eastern end of the room. and be-
hind this pretty screen the orchestra
was stationed.
At 10 o'clock pony cart decorated
in white and laden with favors. was
led into the room by white ribbons
held by all the debutantes. This an
nounced the commencement of the
cotillon, which was led by Miss De-
Renne with Mr.. C. Noble Jones.
The color scheme of the ballroom
was extended to the smaller adjoining
room where the punch was served dur
ing the evening. A half curtain of
bamboo was hung across the windows,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-27

quit. Mr.. Edward H. Demere. Mr..
Daniel Hull, Mr.. Frank Hayward, Mr.
Remer Denmark, Mr.. Charles Ellis, Mr..
]. d. Taylor, the Messrs. Sperry, Mr..
j. j. Rauers, Mr.. F. Saussy. Mr.. G..
Noble Jones, Mr.. L. d. Morgan, Mr..
John Morris, Lieut.. Willis G.. Peace.
Mr.. William Neyle Simkins. Mr.. Alon-
20 Sybrandt, Mr.. William o. Chears,
Mr.. Richard NJ. Charlton. Mr.. P N.
Hoist, Mr.. C. S. Heard, Mr.. j. H. Eve.
Mr.. Edmonston. Mr.. Henry Frost, Mr..
]. North Chisholm. Mr.. Harris G.. Cope.
Mr.. Allan Bond, DIR. John Haskell, Mr..
w. G. Harrison. Mr.. John d. Carswell
Mr. Cosmo r. Hardee. Mr.. Thomas Den
mark, Mr.. A. G.. Guerard, Jr.. Mr.. F.
e. c. Habersham. DIR. Julian Chisholm,
MIR. Harry c. Daniel, MIR. F. f. Jones,
Mr.. I. Kenan Mr.. A. Maxwell, Mr..
j. G.. Low, Mr.. Fred Myers, Jr.. Mr..
A. E. bearing. Mr.. H. T. bearing,
Mr.. T. Lloyd Owens. Mr.. John L. Mis-
bet, Mr.. Shelby Myrick, Mr.. T. Morgan,
Mr.. Abram Minis. Mr.. Julian deBruyn
Hops. DIR. J. d. Jones and Mr.. Albion
Johnston
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-27
CAMERA CLUBS FALL
EXHIBITION OPENS TODAY
prize Contests Decided at Last Nights View

Mr.. Hops won the first prize with
Happiness Has Flown" and Mr.. Jer-
ger second prize with The Proposal"
In the landscape class the club had
considerable difficulty in determining
the winners. After two votes the first
prize was awarded 70 Mr.. Jerger for
After Summer Day" and the second
prize to Mr. Hops for woodland
scene. In the architecture class M.
T.. M. Nichols won the first prize for
the Residence of Mr.. d. D." and Mo
Hops the second prize for "A Colonial
Mansion" In the animal life class Mr..
Hops won the first prize with a unique
picture which is sure to attract atten-
ton. The second prize went to Mr..
Jerger for "A Martyr"
In the still life class When
the Cats Away" won the first
prize for Mr.. Hops, and a bouquet Of
chrysanthemums won the second prize
for Mr.. Jerger.
A Bias Relief in Photography.
In the novelty class a has relief a
most unusual production of pho
Biography. won the first prize for Mr..
Hops, and print from two negatives.
young girl behind bouquet of chry-
santhemuns, won the second prize for
Mr.. Jerger
There was but one picture entered In
tne cOInDlnation print class, a sail boat
and cloud picture by Mr.. Hops. The
enlargement class brought out some
fine pictures and there was no little
difficulty in making the awards The
first prize finally went to Mr.. Jerger
for portrait of a lady, and the second
prize to Mr.. Pierpont, for beach
scene.
In the illustrating contest with Bry-
ants I'm Evening Revery' as the SUBJ
ject, Mr.. Hops won the first prize for
the best series of five pictures. Mr..
Jerger won the second prize. In the
marine class Mr.. Jerger won both
prizes.
The prize pictures will be marked
and visitors to the exhibition Will
recognize them at once.
Alaska and siberian Pictures.
While the prize contest pictures num-
Der few more than a hundred, there
are over 200 pictures OF exhibition.
Among them is the collection of Alas
kan photographs made In Alaska and
Siberia by Lieut.. A. G. Norman Of the
revenue cutter service and loaned by
him to the club during the exhibition.
The collection VI pas% OF that made
by Lieut.. Norman In the United States
department at the Buffalo Exposition
q year ago. Z.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-27
HIS SUBJECT
1.-THE JUDGMENT"
Impressive sermon by Rev. Father
O'COnnOr.

O'COnnOr.
Father O'Connor preached the fourth
of the series OF sermons to men last
night at the mission services at St.
Patrick's Church to a large and attent-
i've audience. His subject was Judge
ment" Father O'Connor told his hear
ers that too many men put off the lay
ing bare of their sins to God and ask
ing for forgivness until the last min
ute. Those who reject the precepts of
God and spurn his councils and mercy
insult the God who gave out his life
on the cross for the love of them when
they throw themselves on the bosom
of his mercy at the last minute. He
Hkened the men who are afraid to ask
God for guidance and for life and
strength to resist temptation to a de-
relict a rotten hulk, drifting from the
harbor of life out into the dark ocean
of eternity. He said: THE man who
insults God is the man who gives to
the world and it's pleasures all his life.
all his robust health, everything that
makes a man a man, then throws
himself on the mercy of God. This is
what he offers to appease the wrath
of an outraged God. the foul dregs of
a wasted, debauched life"
After picturing the deathbed scene
of a debauched mans life, the awful
ness of his position, the many foul
deeds of his past rushing back to him,
realizing the mistake of putting off the
cleansing of his soul and his failure TO
heed Gods admonitions, he said: You
may think / have overdrawn the pic
ture, but words are not capable OF de-
scribing It,"