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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-10-17
General l' neW$.

Corn is rotting in the shock in Mis-
souri,.
The personal tax due from the Van
derbilt estate was $500, 600.
David 3: Thompson, of Nebraska is
to becomesminister to Brazil.
1t took 300, 600, 600, tons of coal to
keep our fires going last year.
(, Senator Hanna , of Ohio is report
ed seriously ill of stomach trouble.
Albert Loeb, a prominent banker
in New York is dead from apoplexy.
John Hall. Gladstone, the sc~ientest,
is dead in London. He was born in
1897. r.
The Railroad that reaches the great
est elevation in the world is in the
Peruvian Andes.
A Manuscript Bible Of the 18th
century sold at auction in London re-
Gently for IS, 400.
Lucia Wolf, Norway's foremost
act ess, has just died at Christina.
She was sixty-nine years old,
Andrew Quinn, the oldest Odd
Fellow in the state of Wisconsin,
died at La Crosse, the 18th, age SO
years. $40,
President Roosevelt has been invit-
cd to a Moose hunt in November in
the woods of Beltraine county Mime
sofa. =
Ex-Queen Lilluokalanni, of the
Hawaiian Island is again coming to
America to press her claim for the
Crown lands.
A,tornado struck Quincy, ILL.,, tn.
evening of Oct. 10, doing considerable
damage. Ono man killed and ONT
fatally injured.
Hail stones measuring two inches
in diameter fell the 18th in st. Louis
doing much damage. Green houses
all over the city were ruined.
Barnard & Gorder, contractors O
Moorhead, have made an agreement
to bank 100, 600, 900 logs in the Lake
Itaska region neal the Minnesot,
state park.
DR.. Adolf Lorenz, of Vienna ha
successfully operated on the hip
which has been d~islocated from birth
of a little daughter of J.. Ogdel
Armour. The later gave the docto
$3.50, 600 for the operation.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-10-17

Proprietors Feather Renovation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
LOTS OF FAST IROTIERS
List of $40 Performers for the Year
r. Includes Nearly a Score -,
49,. = of Names. -. d; ,r.U&cc

The new 2:1O list Of trotters for 1902 is
getting to be q wonder. Nearly a score
of trotters have entered the list and. a
large number of others are lowering on
the edge. Up to date the following are
the additions: -
Susie j. by Jay Hawker, 2:14M, dam Mil
by Atwood -. ~ ..s....: -. .2:o7A
Duchess, 2:2o1, by Strathmore POS.
Dulce Cor. by Baron Wilkes, 2:1S, dam
Nancy Gladys by Nutbreaker 49,. .2:OS1a
Baron de Shea, by Oakland Baron, 2:O3A,
dam Orssa. by Strathmore- .......... .2:OSA
Miss Whitney, by Edgemark, 2:16, dam
Nettie t., by Smuggler. .2:OS&
Alice Carr, by Gambetta Wilkes, 2:19A, :
Chase, Gy Keeier,, 2:15M,. dam Enoia, D.,s. 0o =
Dan r, by Crawford. 2:oT4, dam i: By 10 .
Wentworth by Superior, dam by Highland ="
wsabun by Pilot Medium, dam Aitiea, by 10 >.
Idolita by Mendocino, 2:1oH.. dam Edith, %
Hesperus. by Simmons, 22s, dam Miss -
Perkins, by indianapolis .........-.. BOOB
The Roman. by Mckinney, 2:11A, dam
Monte Carlo. by Mendocino. 2ieil, dam 2
Maud Merrill, PTS. by Antevolo w.. ,2:O9h
Ida Highwood. by Highwood, 2:21, dam -
Calriga,' by California ............... q :O9al
Y BY the time the trotters go into winter
quarters. it seems likely that the list viii
contain at least twenty five names, which
will make the season a record breaker il
this respect. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
ESKIMO CENTER RUSH.
Carlisle Football Team Has the Only
Player Of This Race in the
Country.

Nikifer Schouchuk, the regular center
rush for the Carlisle Indian football team,
was born on the Zodiac islands, a great
distance off the coast or mainland Of
Alaska, on territory under the dominion
Of the Russian car. twenty years ago.
He spent his boyhood days in Russian
mission school controlled by the Greek
church, and was looked upon as one Of
the brightest Eskimo boys in his village.
He acquired fluent use of the Russian
language at an early age, and upon fin
ishing his brief schooling, started out to
make his own way in the: world. -
Having acquired, on account of his dex-
terity and strength, a local reputation as
a. fisher with the harpoon, which as a
youth he had welded under the direction
of his tribal chief, Nil1ifer readily secured
employment with the big fishery compa-
MES that operate off the Alaskan coast.
missionary from the United States
who had been engaged to bring a lot OF
Alaskan students to Carlisle, by chance
acquaintance eliminated in this breach
ing the subject of an education In the
midst Of the civilized east to the hitherto
almost neglected Eskimo youth. Nikifer
accepted the offer Of a free education at
the Carlisle Indian school and was
brought to Carlisle late in July OF lsol.
The weather was extremely hot when he
bothered him a great deal. " ~; -,
Last fall he saw football for the first
time, and after watching the course OF
the regular teams practice under Coach
Glenn S. Warner, presented himself as a
candidate for position on the second
team This was tmm ediately granted tc
him and within the first few nights OF
pra ctice work it could be seen that he had
a natural leaning toward the. strenuous
college pastime, He was put on as sub
stitute during the later part Of last sea
son and in several Of the hardest games
showed up WELL although he. could not be
considered in the class Of heavyweight
centers. .s s-. .->..-. -..- $3.50 =
During the past summer, in conformity
with Colonel Pratt's famous outing sys.
TEN, Nikifer was sent out on farm II
Berks county, Pennsylvania, to do ord1.
nary farm work for $12 a month anc
board. About a week before he came II
| from the farm to take up his school Worf
| he sprained his back. The sprain bother:
him a good deal, but, 1t is thought, VIII
not interfere with his work on che loot
ball team this season. e.,
Nikifer dislikes being referred to as al
! Eskimo, for the reason that he beileve
that the people of the east consider Eski
mos as sloVenly and unkempt beings
While at the n-American. Exposition
playing football last year. he was shown
village of Eskimos, seeing which, n
pretended to be much Disguised, claiming
! s'Me no Eskimo Schouchuk weighs l6
pounds and is stockily built. r. ~ 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
RANIHR0UGHTW0 WALLS
Freak Automobile Torpedo Flows
Through Sides Of Barn With
out Injuring Passengers. ......

w. C. Baker, the Cleveland man who is
the inventor and pilot of the unique auto
mobile "Torpedo,' devoted himself to
solving the problem of a creation which
should practically do away with the air
resistance which is now the greatest hind
rance to extreme speed. His auto Is
f1at-botomed and stands less than four
feet high, is pointed at both ends and
rounded on top like the lines of a yacht
Inside there is just room for the pilot and
his engineer and both sit flat on the floor.
During most Of the trials against time MI
Baker has been accompanied by W.. =.
Weiss Of Cleveland, who has officiated at
the motor. Mr.. Weiss said in discussing
the Torpedo recently: II have no
doubt but that, if we could get good
start we could go right through that brick
wall without damaging the steel shell OF
our machine very much. She ran away
from me one time on a track, when one or
her tires came off, and went rlght
through an iron fence and kept right on,
going straight for big barn. We smashed
through one side Of the barn and right
out the other, and plowed out our own
way both times.
s'rhere are Just four notches where the
speed lever stops. Two Of them give us
q speed Of forty-five miles an hour and
there are two left. We never had the ma
chine clear open but once and that was on
one of the fine roads Of Long Island, Will
lie Vanderbilt came up along side OF Us
when we were bowling along with the lit
tie top hatch off. Vanderbilt has a fast
achine and all kinds of nerve to run 1t
fast. We talked for minute and then
he suddenly opened his motor to it's limit.
He got by US perhaps so yards and BAKER
yelled for speed. ,-..,. ..,..>.y.,,~,
IT ducked and opened her clear out.
Say, she fairly shot out from under us.
we didn't run that way very long, but
when we slowed down and looked around
Vanderbilt was nowhere in sight ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

though Herschberger and O'Dea were re-.
garded by the public as the mainstays OF
their respective teams, both Chicago and
Wisconsin made better records the year
after these men dropped out. Hersch-
berger played his last year at Chicago In
1898, and the following year the maroons
made better record than they had ever
made before or since football gained
standing in tn university. Similarly, the
Wisconsin team of 1900. without O'Dea,
was immea surably stronger than the team
of 1899, when ODea played for, the last
time. This fact has aroused the serious
question among football men whether
O'Dea and possibly Herschberger as
we'll, was not a detriment instead of
help to the team. .a
There have been other brilliant full
backs in the west; Shaker of Chicago was
a phenomenon as line bucker although
not remarkably strong in other points of
the game. Bloomington of Michigan
made a wonderful record in 1895, but was
barred from the game for professionalism
the next year. None of these, however.
made sufficiently consistent record to
be classed with Herschberger or Rich
ards. -.~. q. ....v.- n s - ~ :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
AFTER THE HOUR RECORD ..
Walthour VIII Try to Ride Forty seven
~ Miles In Sixty Minutes. -

Having won the middle distance cham
pionship of America 'Bobbie' Walthour
of Atlanta Ca, will now attempt to put
the worlds hour record higher than it has
ever been placed by bicycle rider. Fol-
lowing the news from abroad that Jimmy
Michael had negotiated more than forty
six miles in the hour, Walthour announces
that he will attack the record within an
other week.
With his speedy motor, called Candy"
the Georgia rider is confident Of his ability
to travel forty-seven miles within sixty
minutes.
Apart from holding most Of the worlds
records up to twenty-five miles Walthour
has done some remarkable riding In COM
petition, defeating every rider Of note.
During the season he has Won about
twenty-five races, some OF them recurring
two heats of five and ten miles each.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
DUCKS ARE ON THE WING.
Approach of Cold Weather Starts
the Birds South-Good Sport
Is Anticipated.

. Little attention is paid to ducks by
chicken enthusiasts until the latter birds
become hard to shoot, but during the past
week the low temperature has begun to
start the ducks flying and the shooting
has been good, though it will be much
better later on. At present the ducks fly
from lake to lake when driven away from
their feeding grounds among the rice beds
Of the northern resorts, and sportsmen
fortunate enough to be in their path have
no complaint about the quality of the
shooting. -. >,s-.
While duck shooting is comparatively
easy tho sport furnishes a continuation of
surprises and experiences which other
feathered game do not supply. No small
amount Of skill Is required to drop the
quick flying butterball as he comes
toward one with q strong wind, and three
times out of four the shots go wide of the
mark. A butterball travels with the wind
at from SO to rs miles an hour, cutting the
air like a knife, and there is little time for
taking aim as the birds come toward the
hunter. The best way is to put a couple
Of shots about twenty feet ahead of them
as they are opposite to the hunter. A
calculation on any less distance will be
ammunition wasted. With a rushing,
whirring sound they have come and gone
almost before one realizes their presence.
Should g. shot prove effective the birds
be found strewn along for a distance, of
100 to 800 feet so rapid is their flight. The
blue wing teal come along almost as fast,
perhaps forty miles an hour under the
same conditions, and are nearly as hard, to
hit The canvasback, spoonful and wood
duck are very much slower in their flight
and few of these birds may get away if
the sportsman is a good shot. ..s.-. 49,:
The much-coveted mallard comes along
as if he was out on a prospecting tour
xxyoi ah in tr11+1 hn ic To icr nt inc
for long flight, but for a nice place tc
alight among the rushes where the wild
rice offers tempting dinner. Lazily
Topping his wings and squawking to his
mates the leader will sail leisurely above
the tall reeds near a clearing of shallow
water.aand there is nothing very satisfac-
tory in shooting, these big BIRDS s..e -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
Tommy Hail Goes to France.

Tommy Hall, the English rider, has de-.
cided to return to France for few
months but will visit America again in
time for the six day race. The dlmlnu-
tive cyclist made decided hit in the long
contest at Madison Square Garden last
wear and was taken under the wing of
J. G. kennedy, who supplied him with,
motor tandems for middle distance racing
during the summer. Considering it was
his first season behind pace the youngster
did first rate and next year should see,
him amongst the top-notchers. He ex-
nects to do more or less racing on the
French tracks during September and Oct
ober and will return. to New York early
In November to prepare for the six day
team race at Madison Square Garden.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
KRAMER AGAIN CHAMPION
Major Taylor Second In NJ. c. A. Contests
for Season.

The grand circuit of the National Cir
cult association ended on Sept 10, and
Frank Kramer is again the, champion
Major Taylor was second and liver
Lawson, whose bad fall kept him off the
track for three weeks, secured third place
honors. Lawson expected to evolve "a
champion this year and although he offers
no excuse for defeat he hopes for little
better luck in 1905. Owen Kinble, al.
though racing for the past seven years,
made better showing this season than
ever before and should be a formidable
opponent for the sprinters in 1903.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
NEW DRIVER FOR cREscEUs y.
Ed Gaylord VIII Pilot the Champion In
Gold Gun Race 81,

George H. Ketcham. owner Of the cham
pion trotting stallion, Cresceus, 2:02A, has
selected Ed Gaylord of Denver, Col, to
drive Cresceus in the race for the cham :
pion $4,000 gold cup wagon race at Mem
phis in October Mr.. Gaylord is one of
the best amateur reinsmen (. In the coufl-
try He has accepted the offer, and tex-
poets to carry off the prize and establish
a new worlds record to wagon The race
is open to the world, a free for all trot.
mile heats, and the most formidable tfot-
tiers in the country will be entered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
vvlII Ride in salt Lake.

On his way to Australia, Frank Beau
champ, the Australian member OF the
Tribune team and "Plugger BilP' Martin
will ride at Salt Lake City. The pair
have had fairly profitable inning on the
eastern tracks and believe that with the
experience gained they can return next
season and figure more conspicuously In
tho championship events.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
cvcIIsts Seek the South.

Cycle racing will be transferred within
a few weeks from the north to the south
The speed merchants will go to Atlanta
where Jack Prince has erected COLI
scum on which the fastest kind of racing
can be conducted. Robbie" Walthour,
the middle distance champion of the year;
George Leander and James Hunter, are
among the riders who are scheduled for
matches. It is not unlikely that some OF
the sprinters will also decide to take an
inning in the south.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
RxthmIc a Money Maker.

Rhythmic, 2:osA, the blind son Of Oak
land Baron, will doubtless head the sea-
sons money winners in the trotting divi-
sion, for he is now credited with SIG. $50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYERS
ARE FEW IN NUMBER

Less Than Appeared the History the Game
in the Middle We-some characteristics of the Players
Minnesota Always Had Representation in the Gallery Of
Stars Players Will Go laundering Down
the Ages.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

A man at takes n kid, a woman err tender
foot out a tishin II huntin', IS titled to all he
gifts. FAN he gifts it., too, you bet your neck.
But. come to think It over afterwards. the fun
the kids had IS ,nuff to pay the man fer the
HI h Is: RIP Philosophy OF Mr.. Wheaton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-14
STATUS OF PORTO RlcANs.

No matter what may be thought of
the treaty itself, the decision CT Judge
Lacombe was squarely in accord with
the covenant entered into by Spain
and this country when their repre-
sentatives met at Paris to sign the
document that restored peace between
the two nations. The political status
of the natives of the territory acquired
by this nation through that treaty it
is specifically stipulated shall be de-
termined by congress. Congress hav-
ing seen fit to do nothing in that re-
spect, the natives of that territory are
aliens as much as though they had
never passed under a different flag.
1t is not a very pleasant thing for
the Porto Ricans to contemplate, but
such is the law and if they aspire to
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-14
sion robes and preparing to wing their
fight to the heavenly home. John
died hard, but he finally succumbed.

Edward Boyce is another on whom
the light has dawned. When he was
a miner in ..4o Ioodr d'Alenes and
led the great strike which drenched
the gulches and mountains of that
region with human blood he was a
socialist and some of his acts were
those of the anarchist. He was one
of the most rabid disclaimers against
the wealthy and the capitalist had no.
o bitter enemy. But Edward has
changed. He is part owner Of a mine
for which over. a million was refus-
ed lately and he sees things in a diff
ferent light. For this reason he has
just refused the nomination for gov
ernor on the socialist ticket of Idaho.
When he had nothing Mr.. Boyce was
perfectly wiling to divide it with This
fellows, but now that he has some
thing he is of a different mind and
doubts the propriety or sense of turn
ing ones personal holdings into a
common treasury. They all do it,
however, SO he need net feel asham-
ed because of his change of sentiment.
Pettigrew, Towne, Jones, Coxey and
a few more have established a prece-|
dent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-14
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS.

Ever since it's organization, the
National Live Stock association has
been working hard t O secure the adop-
ton OF seme law providing for gather
ing vital statistics on the live stock
industry in the United STATES. While
has been the only tangible result seen
by the public, yet considerable pro
gress has been made toward the END
aimed at. The establishment of the
census office as a regular department
of the government was the first step
and this was warmly backed by the
association. The next step is to Sc
cure a bureau of live stock statistics
in that department.
At the request of the association,
Congressman Hopkins, chairman of
the house census committee, introduce
ed an amendment to the census act,
providing for "A classified enumera-
ton and value of live stock" which
shall be made under such rules and
regulations as the director of the de-
partnlent may deem best. This was
introduced SO late that it was impos-
sible 10 secure a report or the amend
ment at last session, but it will be
vigorously pushed during the coming
session. The measure has the en-
dorsement of the department of agri-
4 4 no DC wall DC tho ~ ~ r<
ment, and there is strong hope that
1t will be possible to start the bu-
reau in time for another general cen
sus in 1905. There can be no ques-
ticn Of the necessity of reliable sta
tistics regarding live stock in this
country. Next to the bread supply,
the meat supply of the country is of
the most Importance, and every year
demonstrates the need of statistics
that can be depended upon.
The censu of 1900 was good as far
as it went, but with no figures with
which to compare, that census is prac-
tically useless until another is taken.
To secure a reliable basis upon which
a bureau of statistics could work,
there should be three complete cen
suses made of the live stock in con-
secutive years and after that every
five years. If this were done, a bu-
reau could very easily keep close es.
innate of the changes taking place
and such estimates would be of the
greatest value to trade and COM
merce as well as to the farmers and
stock raisers. For instance, this sea-
son there has been a wholesale
slaughter of female cattle, and in adj
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-14
A WISE DECISION.

The very decisive vote by which the
proposition to merge the irrigatior
congress with the Transmississippi
congress was defeated, or at leas,
laid over until the next meeting, may
be accepted as showing that there
are many members of the congress
who realize that all that was neces
sary was not accomplished when the
national irrigation law was enacted
To have ceasued existence as an indie.
pendent organization and sink the in.
dividuality of the congress into an.
other body that has the accomplish.
ment of general instead of specific
objects in view would have been a
mistake. This is not intended as
meaning that the Transmississippi
congress is not a worthy and com
m%endable body, but the field of it's
indeayor is too great to enable it to
give the attention to irrigation which
that subject demands.
There are still many subjects which
require the attention CT the irrigation
congress. Among them may be men
toned some settlement of riparian
rights, q question which already is
threatening considerable trouble and
may in some instances cause delay if
not abandonment of irrigation pre-
jects of the utmost Importance to
large sections whose future is de-
pendent upon the reclamation Of arid
regions. The government has signi-
fed it's desire for Information and
suggestions from the people of the
states and territories in which it is
purposed to apply the irrigation law
and 40 organization is better equipped
tc give such information and furnish
such advice that the congress which
has just adjourned at Colorado
Springs. There are many other ways
in which the cause of reclamation of
arid America" can be greatly advanc-
ed by the congress and it is safe to
say that even some of those who
strongly favored the merger will later
arrive at the conclusion that they
were in error when they gave their.
support to the proposition and be
thankful that it failed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-14

No matter how admirable their
courage, the judgment of the Montana
democratic newspapers which are still
insisting that .the financial question
has not been settled by the people of
the nation is open to doubt. AL
though defeated twice they insist that
the cause for which they fought is
still far from being dead and that it
is bound to become prominent once
more as time goes on The business
interests of the country have adj
justed themselves to the single stand
ard, they say, but Notwithstanding
this it does not signify that the joint
use Of the two metals is not the prop
er financial policy of the republic and
are laying by the arguments that did
service in former campaigns against
the time when they may be useful
again. They admit that that time may
be a long way off, but affect to believe
that it is coming and give warning
that they do not propose to drop
silver as an issue as long as the
breath of life remains in them. OF
course, they will not drop it. It is
too valuable an asset and too handy
when other arguments" are want
ing to say something about the re-
publicans that pleases the boys on
the hill"