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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
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.Chieag1arDes. a*-Imprispnsdssin a
|t1teitpap botel. men weEeef s afF 3
Gated at daybreak ThYgsday i9 g Chi :b /;
cago. Only 20 minutes elapsed after
the alsaif.ii iks AEtisGunded ntilEssthe
flameswsrSextin g4isheds,hnt inekhat
time IA guests ofxkhes,eVsrcroW@e ed
lincoln hotel, 176 Madison street,
blindry gFopfnfgs s III the dense smoke,
had perisheda iii Il Che mai ROW hallway
and closet-liks1 bslrodms: ofsthe top
floor The List s Of the s dead il e. fali
NJ. M: fafdy, JadnesssFvtiiii1fe,,I wis::;;' III.
lK.k Woods; Eebahon,, IN TIA; "a. B. Coon,
!s&reagp, M.;%e.4,4 G. ,. Xaepm, DaTenz:
Ia; T.X,. Sloepm, Waiucondh, n1:; E:
t.. Ewing <M aFiettd, O.; I'd sf 6shheeff'si
chicago; Ward Lowe, sethTerv71lte,s
wis.;a,F. Hin 4Gsegey. epueVruss o. taR. i,
Boswell: Ghiea SO; g9hp A Cline. .l RR-
S {Ssn; &Rs1as, chls aS%tP' ri H4S's
Of 4hs' f Run sf. u 1t HIS pat45hs
of tflee pfate, s Host IF them fair.mlhersf
and stockmen visiting in Chicag 'to'
attend the fst stock fheY, al ], bad sla
perilqa'A time e: Rsaforf they al Ssasha i
- VI rsl1n 10 i:ssHE E:sfI 81 irt i.A,E. III
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

A 1na, idea for heat distribution is
beingifed in the east4 s{pAfead Of tqiAs
tributfag hot water otstlS to rad8
tors throughout the HAt<E, or M
ployiR galvanized ir6H fbfDlhg to.aul]
tribut heated air, the supporting COL
umns - the building are utilized for
this Mfpose: These 2al f1|ey
fans, which blow heated air through
them. Openings in tnEruinmnE.-Un
each floor provide for a proper circu-
latiOn s'4f '.asssNShsaA@sasaD1laapAlthsha
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
fhe Annual 'RR Report If Secretary; Of
a he'dnsali.sy Shoxasls Surplus ".
of,$QQt,fs7,a7k.s ,5G1i,,i
.3.4i1.iTEi "a .IIai. s.a3.sst,..
q eREsI!H!e. . STORY T.! oE oyR FINANCES $
Notable Events Of the Year Told In a
Few sAl'inss y r. easr:tton aof Ineen s.I
IL Due to Repeal of War Taxes-Our
u Foreign Observation-Disclosures I'm. Last ~
81 Year Was 73O,70S.

a. wasIimlIel!l(o1a1, DeesIt.-folllleslv;'iiIag ara
attracts from the annual report of
lscretary of the Treasury Shaw:
revenues of the government
|i1fom all sources for atfesfscafs SeaI
and dlasausda an 19o2ss werea66sS1 ne. $50,
I, which sell ,sso;,122 swgs ie sqtesceived
BIN internal,.,reyenpe, ,i$$a54,444.zos
Esrom customs and $10.97s,5 500 from
profits onSedinae DEF bullion deposits,
E1s4c. The expenditures We're $685., o3s,-
ER4, af.axhich Sill Q6z. Il. IA ~xeres AZ. saez
|sount OF the civil establishment, $112,-
s272, 2f6 the1 milstary estta blisf,maeht,
Isl, se3sla0 the naval saestab lishmenta
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

The forestry, work # thesc9uatry ~
graduaN grorihgi h tmkoltances
Tweltve thousand catalpa trees are
to belanted in Southern Illinois by
the International Society of Arboricul-
ture. A'he trees are to be grown for
the plbse of supplying crossties, and
the sd&ety has a contract with 20 diff
ferent railroads to plant small or.
chards. An orchard has been estab-
lished Hear Duquoin, ILL.,, which will be
for the use of the Illinois Central rail-
road. ~,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

The eld-fashidned way of1deciding a
question by tossing up a coin is now
supersad in ENGLAND byaen elegant
pastimA1 which is known as l'taphtse."
Two cabmen have the credit Of max
ing thanew game public: Instead Of
"tossthkHfor drlnf;sf hey SIT 70 k&rk
to spakr the man Who = first got IN a
tap on his opponents nose being the
", winnsssPd eaSsi4s pis Ihrf1{lI P + for
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

A pIetHfe postcard made in Holland
has uponthe picture side representa-.
ton oftFee babies in cot. In the
thicknessaof the card is inserted nl-
tie bag, which, on being pressed,
emits: he::familiar squeak of the cry
ing doll. The legend over the head Of
the cotesis: "Press me twice, cry
mamY9t,,,,y The idea is ingenious and
clevef4yaakorked.- out. -. IA
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

Mon In a century ago the fear Of
being liied alive led to the estab-
lishmede in German cities of mortu-
airy chambers. in which a bellrope is
placedEthe hands of each corpse.
In his :ent volume on death and
Sudden:.Heath," Prof. Brouardel de.
clares :thNS there is no case on record
Of that naH having ever been rung any
where -:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
pserHe a g
Root Calls for More O@cers and
Eay0ra the Canteen.

IL Washington, Dec. 9TH. $ahpual
fePsrts. off Secretary ofssasWar Ekhn
Root snya-thatH oniioctabsr is. o2
The army Of THO United stateaa FOO.
Sisted of 1856 Officers ana 66,0U5 en-.
listed men. making total of 69,5S0,
On October "a, 1902, an order was
F1nade4 reducing the enlisted strength
to 59,S66. This reduction will have
been accomplished in the most eco.
nomical way before the end of tho
Acurseat fiscal year, and in the main
accomplished during the next 80 days.
Among the most important sugges.
tions in the report is one for the es-
tablishment of general staff of Off
GERS, acting independently of the ad-
tnistrativeS staff fof. 1T hesarmy, wleose
daty:it shall he to direct and suusfin-
ttendaIfe movements spf an arrnySf jim
vakia. $tilE:anoth 81 issfo fstab-
lah1 en thEpugh oGcoAgF Is, of a
=! : &C. asn WY of'hs
The principal military events of the
past year have been the end of the
military occupation of Cuba and tho
end Of the insurrection in the Philip
pPRes 01 ooPs hwithare.Yf #om
C9Pa ,th1 a1lernoSp o8ltheHRotR OF
Nj " hmids SversH expressssna of
gil Abde, sstem hdlliaf Election. i
ve] t,#e toskxptess lie h1pe thatsthe
sssstP on& and; WfllsdsssserYed friendship
Of Cuba may be permanent and may
never be alienated by our treatment
of the smaller and weaker power;
and that the people of the United
States may never lose their deep in
terest in the welfare OF the new re:
public which they havsHcallad Tint q
being with so much labM and aacri-
fee. l know of no chaptar in An u eri=
can history more satisfactorily Ahal,
that which will record the oHduct
of the military government of -Cuba.
Referring to the operation Of sec
ton 3s of the act of February 2, 1901,
which prohibits the sale of beer and
light wines in post exchanges, tie seca
Jetary said that from reports received
he was convinced that the operation
of the law increases drunkenness, dis
eqseHof the most loathsoipes kind lind, inis
subordination and deseFtion, j and
moral and physical degeneration.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
tied e1st1 tatSs Ths s4s!Sty Aes {yst sRR
ing yer 42aRgood 1achIHlll n tnss
stalla tARaFew bYF q .srr44..as1 r:a

According to an Indian legend. fhee'
buzz ~ ol)ee6 To- baxa siaes Asos
which he was SO proud that he refused
to eat carrion, and while the other
birds were. peckipg at. the body o& a
deer or otter .a1lmaf II lef had;
. aYoa ma 18gla s y
enoY11pQfprl malksazlG BIZ flsosssfa16
punish him. anaRite ttaa.taiusbf the
buffalo carried out PLOT by which the
buzza16Gb t a sHfS 6o ib6znot 64 az
yearly all the other feathers on his
head. He lost his pride at the same
time.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
'ff'a''ssFM T M ppTEE5XHNR1 DEF 's''is
philadelphia Buxin e.. Mali W W nEV1fetea :.l
ID "A m5, rn1.szv.xHr,.S. SIshrlv x,
III ;s,.ui :.ssAzfse: RebhfgAfs.Y,s1ss. lssr st,1

"A philadelphia, Dec. e.-Georrgae bidels.s fH
,iipqsen, alias Wescosta Observation-Disclosures
was sarsestefli about, ttt4epg days slgessf
desperate fiaht Yith p9 9llsilifs.a
mail 1aaIE4l and Nha YaS giIspvsEfa BY sa9e}.
bYsiheSs man III. day, Was fffied1 ah.f
eonVteted Friday .sItid sefHftahted 'tg1s1 5 -
Years in the penftentfAhft5y' t!1 1e pfi65leehi
81; aae.,sed ,nieaiktsiasan IF 4ear1y g Eobrt
;' $frjfs.t but G9nld secure ,leRal .Eyr
|tkkesfiy si5,6oso 8SftH:l IL Bi,stiAISn's
ssoot was rgc6vafea bys Tile pf65}ffic9! soaaxe
e ys1t ii -4+ftit:slf sssesa.4Is
~ ns hi; Th s{s S"1SknRBs1 . rL. 1zp5r
h blsS}9ea abefatia4 81 5 s2
znpteelp LAW ;f6q Che TfAst Year ,hAs beehtIs
submitted to the attorney general bysss1E
4 Araga l 2g e !shsEgs ST s,alhr
gregate num lbesrF OF v6iuntGlffyJ pes W
titidn fled during the year VIII I1s. -'''t'
s74, against II ,od8 iii 1901! ana
lin 1900! During taix sattaat psfiod Es;aoo Hia
involuntary titiohs,xerx'tiled. sifrts :..uss
E:1 ANA =s7 DaSSlL Ribbed: ssss'F stass.:s.s
WsaadtsUnia,' Mihn., Dec:f easssIss
Gothfhhn ~ thank 'safe ,,4ts, st. iBonS4t m
faciuss sneariisesesfw asi4 zhbawno sevaassr.,
FNhursday nigbtahH H9hherH, who feerrsz,
cured $500 in cash and several thou
Essand dollars '1hti's1p rdmisssi6,itti fiotass
One tHousandE ddllarsu insi c 6iinn: Iqt3httsau
on top of the,safo,Emas snperlaokedtftfy;
\ The meal xsdapeatfl eeting N azaleN. ais sti
y, 'sRttlred tas ;zEaft0sEtlr BtesE Z; *..1oil
|:;a WsggS, Yatg| DsSueu 13osW Hb4ine. srv
6rst lietitenkntnU Omitted States usrv3 II
.retiretis eiiedt Friday at his home.a Hnafw
witnessed the, assassin alton of iPres1a1e
dent hiRcela sns yass sgf 1 Afb tAhlsass1s
mrs. g kEeafh 45rs ftEAf}ks9 MR hi taA6
.he g;a3 siss, '1 ~ as b srt Mhsr .sss
Es. ss7ilv 4 -tftesssag 5a ~
c q r. &c. Nr Mf4 s
tatively stated that the OhfUh ttfffhers t .
will demand an increase of 20 cents
ton in the scale for pick mined coal
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
i COAL BOARD RESUMES.
Takes. UP Hearing of Miners Case nj
+ scfanx on,:Pa., After Ten Days' :
+ i 7. Adjournment..:s & IL

Scranton, Pa, Dec, AFTER an adj:
tjjournment OF. ten days, during which
the representatives of the railroads
and miners were kept busy preparing
evidence for submission to the anthraa
cite cea4-strikes commission, the hear
ing of the miners side of the contrds
versy was resumed in the state court:
room here Wednesday morning. q
IS Six, witnesses were on the stand
NV dniesday. They were President
Mitchell, two photographers, two
practical miners, one of them Hum
garian, and the wife of German min.
er. Mr.. Mitchell was on the stand fdt!
, 81 short time only, and was called Is
skAow that a 20 per cent. increase iii
kWnges did not mean corresponding
Hfcreases in the price per ton of coa1l
The increase, he said, would mean
about ten cents on the ton.
|, SS4n Int r.. Dses s.--A4t:.yester;s
commission the representatives of
The e 1i nfne worker continued to taTf
witnesses, mostly practical miners,
tYho told their story oferonditian.tas ii
they exist in the Hazleton Or Fiddle
S6n fields. T. ~
III Scranton, Pa, Dec. Tlhse :laRRers
for the mine workers Continued to calf il
b witnesses yesterday before the strike
eommission to testify to. the alleged
bfacklistihg methods pursued by Sew:
eral coal-coimmipa.nfes in refusing to ,riel:.
employ strikers who took a more or
less prominent part in the affairs of
the mine workers. union during the
: reee'1er SUSPENSION: zs.s
1 / mi costeEe11iepsl L,br.4a.
Washington, Dec. Tie annuaf re.
port of Herbert Putnam, librarian of
,eepgness, ishawatt that during the past
,.: assffa year,tehhAe :fsssr from copyrights
Bo5fa 4 bfst I'll 1Hn 9s
umes, Of which 172 $50 were duplicates.
The accessions to the library
during the year were s1,971 print
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
Submarine cable laying has reached

Submarine cable laying has reached
in tie PREPARATION W the
laying of ths.ss el1 Hui Htcifc
cable from $anl Fri:asnpqis seSta fh4Phil-
ippines. s,0ob IIlel /. II q 1fitif Ha-
waii pnd theEa5feSIilll4teeS lAis twice
the 4ngth o1 lZe d II ha4 sA The
cabl4 will "a t. "a feet
deent TwelsaasRa
wireS, were used in it's construction;
1900 tons Of hemp and tar; 2,30S tons
Of jate; 1a&9 tors eappsSI az. 12sQ
tons5 gutta percha.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

i:;:,a '.tE IL ;as..ts''s Il: A=sfsgsi4
f$1o, QA9,Ss4 the. Indian rs service =; $ 1E
Es2H6g,fS5 FOR deficiency in postal
reveehdes.a Tie surplus was $S1.2S7,:
ss75: E:aAtinilateds revenues for 1893,
s3694, 020,630; estimated expehdttursa
sfor 1903, $651,s10ae30.l as..'=
]: 4. :ss,.aThe Public Debt.
\ The interest bearing debt out
5 tane;Rs )SlRsz ,o1 81 IE asss
then the department has purchased
ss.s16, 52e, 600 bonds for the sinking fund
Tor neutrality-suspicious. ss,:s ~
- The psE CAPITA ss!snRR9ys of money
I19of.. Mas $sst.72; November IL 1863,
2s.3ea.iftfI sats III ,.ssssassssssta tn .ssss,
= r IL, nsf2Rsa efsfaeeefisties II lie
s4oreign commerce of the United
States during the fiscal year ended
IlrualAts 80, / sbk, we44y:k deqtsebslxfaa,.-.,os
SLOT. o4s a in, exports si and an in
total exports of the year were $1,3s11,-
719, 401, of which $1,335, 4s1, 1861 wass66f
ssats eetg sssss' hl fata| IN
exeaes.sf expert, oyffn, h4aa.!posta3 4 aaxs
39s, 453.
Work of m ia1astfs,st.5 ss3k
On the mint service the report says
1e1, 4a,spe Geoiaa qf the III galns sef ss944t
s1f 672 10 were struck during tho wear.
ne agg4asa{s 81 s,o6SS9 in ii su5!
ssiliary coins allowed by iasv has NOV
beenleea3 sd,a1r,.ssEE''' z<teiss4s5 d II.
o q; i}ham{sfstfShi fhe qspS ;i;'z says:
l.Ihe co1idnssioini,gsff i general IF :ihAi4ifi
ratioh:areposta Ahat#Ethe1esarzived at
borts of the United States during the
lacal year ended June 30, 1902, 64s,743
hliens as Storage passengers and 49,
}s q f asa q
Of the total Of s6, Edro ,f,ts iEft cioun!
tries furnished 6SU;f7s,, .Asiatic coun.
ries 23,Os2 and MI other sources II ,244.
IS to illiteracy, the report shows that
81, 1888 wers1S EHk Lad <fFrite,
4ss, e3s who were ablAty dqrso bx44
ktotal rejectioAssfor
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

Bougie, Algiers. there is a
Inhabited by hundreds Of
Z nd thousands of rats. A cy-
Wed on it the other day; the
va were able to cling to the
u the rats were carried to the
le great alarm of the super
Il Inhabitants, who regarded
s a punishment from above.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

At u ece6 inter- 6tionalH confer-
Obertuscben suggested that teachers
sufferin1 rom consumption ought to
received atorium treatment, and per-
mission .. return to duty ought to be
withheld till all danger of infection
had pas ~ away; they should receive
their les during their illness.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
|6bNotbS dlb|Ns MORN
Second Session of the Fifty-Seventh
National Assembly CoRwene&M
in Washington I ID
LARGE ATTENDANCE IN BOTH BRANCHES

Washington, Dec. '2.Afhe senate
was in session IL minutes Monday,
the first day of the session al ~
journment until to-day Sbs ~ h
out of respect to the meMFY III lie
late Senator James Mem knss MID
who died during the red gs.A + j. u
has the historic chamb pTeI FIJI d
such an appearance as it did Monday.
The custom of placing flowers on the
desk of senators on the opening of Il
session is one which long has been
followed, but the display Monday was
admittedly, tthlAIIIaest magnificent o:
any thatAAtS 1e has been seen.
Many of tors were early or
the floor, busy exchanging
greeting TMEthe acquaintance.
The GALLERIES were packed to suffoca-
ton and hundreds stood outside the
corridors anxious to gain admission.
Among the interested spectators
were several members of the diplo-
matte corps. Senior Quesada, the Gu
ban minister, occupied conspicu-
Gus place and exhibited much inter-
est in the proceedings. The absence
of Rev. DR.. Afilburn, the blind chap
lain, was particularly noticeable.
His place was taken by Rev. j. T..
Prettyman, of Washington. No bust
ness was transacted beyond passing
the customary resolutions that the
senate was ready to proceed to bust
[ndss and fixing the hour Of converting
[tHe sesspnk at IL aleDok.d r."
| washington, Dec s.-fhe sehateJ yes
terday listened to- thy reading of the
pregidentas messake. fSenatar Gq11em
(IllO infrodhced H. bill to amend the
Sherman antitrust law. It prohibits
Interstate & in articles pro-
duced l.y trustyg, AepsAAlllysfdrtiola-
lions being a line 81 from $500 to SIS, 900.
Washington, Dec. BILLS verb in
|tEoduqed ia tie s{n4ta yeftfrdpN f4r
1.-the admfsionsb Ihdhn and 0klahbnla
territories as one state under the name
9fpAlahapa; fSing thyagefogea1mis.
aioh topths paEB ACADEMY ht&@n II
and 20 years; to place the currency in
the Philippines on a gold basis, apd. to
preserve the public lands fol- act3al
settlers. The immigration bin was
discussed.
Washington, Dec. 5.-The nomina-
aioa Of Hon. oliysf Wendell Holmes
ID - associa1 + justiceA of 8thx
ppr me- court Of The Unity ssateSl)
las col frmed the sens ke VI 81
&ax. Fl r. nlutinnA Akere 4e4d3 thX
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

formation regarding foreign fruit mar
ksts, uIass: ri. arid lands ~
telling. pf experiments in, that direc-
ton and the progress of irrigation.
SECRETARY "opens with 81 re-.ss
view otgeaueationals Hcrk and the ex-ssi,s
csllent, results from agricultural
Schools and colleges. He praises the
Weather bt;hreau, sayihggt'it has saved 'ztH
iniffuch life and property. He urges theszist
iextensi9n of the forecasts 9!g along rYral
free Delivery ly. lines, tsti, .l,ssf s.t,,,
81; Foreign Markets., ,,-..,
He reports investigations having for 7''se'
| theiE.purpose the extension0f the ex-
Espport. trade ins3fruits: and vegetables.
and improvements in methods Of hand.
lug these products for foreign and az Is DO
=mestic use.
lYs+ Remedies for pear blight and bitter
rot in apples haye been found. The
development. pf:.cotton; resistant :to,s.fs,
wilt disease is now an assured fact, !.
| land a variety of cowpea has been dis ~,
!: covered resistant to wilt and to root 49,
Itknot. S+''ss' -
I..b .;.as1Neyv Seeds and &Plants. asE
~ Thetexperiments in tea showed that st,;.
The crop! will be a success in America. i,
The report says: .... ,s..,..:..:e.. .,.:.s..
..The Introduction and establishment. .s's
of maceaaroni Wheat III the United States. s:s
may be regarded as onnpiished Thy -
winter, wheat .introduced and tested
promise great value s.: s., ~. IT'S. ,..t
Forestry field work h; has been carried, a.,
I On in AZ states and Territories. Studies
7 fin commercial trees were made ID sss4
t1nana!y States. The Department seek
Ito enlist private land owners in
planting. .e:a.isY' 81 ::.>iA..'i {; Il AZ
.zts<estnes. sf the Farmer. =
The eecretary concludes With figY y 8
ct 1 ssa ct
sa5$ saB{G5 T effs t Eas aSefs
were nearly s,ooo,74o farms stiha ;the:'''@'
'oou 1s ys 6qfFeEjng Is419999oo aere d
pro5tted lana AcetA8rdifig Is tie RETURNS
of The last e.ehsus abodtf 40, 600 U6opeu1 si
'ple fesiaed af sOf the 30 oeey Doofsi
PERSONS, reported as' engaged; inrgaii1 -;ss;,i
full occupations, 14Oo0,0s0 .;naore:thanjies
la third-were employed in agnifaltYsal4tt
tpprsn liits The produce of American,
fh ihtluding far.
mhie AHA ost1t9ki
H@afpH tJsoo; s.lI1ik 4saost1taia sxt1
f7hbfS atopwtaxJndiaa connse e2se ootasO; 50
then.Aau and fopage AtQQp. 900; thaaya
.eottpns, $a2fk 900 ,Q0Qi I. wheat .,fetArnsds
$37o, 900 900, and oats, $217, 900 900. The In
I animals sold-and slaughtered during
| the year were wi ued atova1 SgUO, Doe|.s*
00O5 .:the products of thesszlainy1 1guHas e,
fs$47a Jale, 66aD,sxhile pun3tr nj
Issqraaaa sashp 100, atQo....,s = .tssz.x; \.
f's ~ .,' sENF To- PK|IS&l3 't . ,,,.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
In THE HOUSE.
ts9 llksss(l (ll::l11%

~ Oben(A en-
Washington, Dec: The openins.
:of-the- Eft 1th--congress. IN the
house was, as usual, spectacular
e7ent. The galleries of the freshly
decorated hall were packed to thes
doors with people prominent in soci-
ETY. and politics, and the flower shAsn
Oh the floor, although not as elabo-
rite 81 Hhpa| tlR]sd fhs eAapAfs Nth
P e t}}e anS 0f 81 X
gbod natured and jovial, and there
WIS no out-cropping of partisan feel
i3. Speaker Henderson received a.
Cordial reception as he assumed the
g3Yel, but beyond this t4e1 txes M
DEMONSTRATED fFA Hfoted aingl
saere purely trfsnd1s&V 1f)fayeH.
tie calling of the. roll, the swearing
il ;of members elected to a fill wa
csncfe!ss Hefeated death 81 Z ff RI !.
i saafiiAgttHe Fee'e As III. .addpflgK
a sthe customary resolutfons W aits
Rfnt a committee to wait upon the
president to- inform the senate that
The house was ready to transact bust.
ness and to fix the daily iam4 az
sWashiisa1: lis Sc as2 aa Ia eV was
III session an hour and 40 minutes yes
tsrday.-~. of that time was
sss:R II 56eai3g '9f i RE85i$gsts
4n f0f garal'ltaH Of haaA afmy; ala fhd!
a favossble nladie TN a. bfil'
gppropriating $50, 900 to defrAy TKGe
penses of the anthracite strike commits
' s!i3RT:ashingteHlAAe. Il Iq|bUa(R4l|h house
yesterday the bill to. appropriate $780,,
tneracite coal a94 4mnll N|33l
pissed. AdiQuhed 1s8th1 S HtKk a1%ea
Washington, Dec. GA bill was intro
diced in the house yesterday forbid
sng newspapers to give any details in
cases of suicide, and another providing
feF the repeal of the duty on wood and
il manufacturers. also on logs and
u1manufacture3. ,Rrpact i Rf sEsgs.
TIE subcommittee Of the 1udic;kry
Committee reported favorably upon q
i hAI to regulate trusts by publicity.
-. -srEPassrssiv is .
Found Guilty.
!. Aprastnh, wa; ecc:saaell :.9t shaa wiz,
- jury found John G. Holmes,
charged With atttte eiK ta Xiii
George and Martin Walter, his step.
alep4s, on the night of February Is,
1902, guilty; and he was sentenced to
/. ten years imprisonment at Waupuu.
Ill ,r ~ 1a..-t s.Xl
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

story of their long battle with the icy.
waters of Lake SUPERIOR. fight in
which death seemed for long iinasto i
: hold the victory. iA'-sa 10 :
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
washington, Dec. 5.-Ihe nomlna-
'aioaa4Hon. oliyeT Wendell He ofn. /
upr| me court Of The Unit sGatesSi)
Eas col hrmed tie sem e n Il

convention composed OF delegates
from Oklahoma apd Inaian territory
~: /;
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

At 4 u. in Cheshire, England, is
Q room at contains hundreds of pic
ture frames made of every imaginable
substanl afrom leather to tigers
bones, frame being placed within
another; fcord TO- size. 70 t4a*>the
whole satface Il cakered 18th franz b.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11

Tie question is bftsa asfksa 1'ss slVksfs
s'at f' s sRfs|Ga ssipps ss
conyersipg ,nnashats uhtect saiafh8t,he)
had lseenzblrdai.a at .HeAl fhs.Hlsutfidd aAlf]
land that 1:sUaald, fiifn4iasl,i ilthem ~atsFy
hov4fing ELS aFiif Eof iabif
clou} Gathering 1ike. ducks on a4f&6& t
s s;s; 5 q s3R ss!a9'a 4#ss1 sas
sme& ratRreaNRlls tena,he adRsaAl miles.
or eVen father oat. ..ihKossulongfaea.
bird1 can Observation-Disclosures :ts,tohly
a m4tter misunderstanding. tiiEzlIsi:
+ =e. ..ztts sE4=iss,@slfl1 solItis1
~ A>>a ass;,Bs |F|t ''s!I | H8asr
tura{ sqsfpiie s5tB ia1a s qsHtHf ta,ths,s
statks in, AnftA1taHlsa 4hrea nthk,t
tourS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. yagriea1ifumf,
metz ods,inTb8 0srman;vAg flealtdktia
socia yytehbdgh1S tpfiua 1FlgAKazatfoH
has 4akehuthe sFt5nft IL tEattesx gFFffrH f
tura1 depaefftameht IVY mpdga Aaaad f ffR:
ing 2 do in GermahS ha8y 'thlaEaa'
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-12-11
Fayors .sYoEepax-s

Washington, Dec. laIdfa 4 u o. 1ss;
= esri'al Knox in his annual report renew's
his recommendation for an increase Of
the salaries ofjudfcial officers through
out the country. The criminal prose-
.cutions in the United States; court durlf
ing the year nliRsambie $780, lla II
last there were $3.50 United Stateassrt
cqaYYiieetts in the yarip,us, prisons and. re-5
formatories Of the country. ss;1;a-tsssea,sss
:-1tL-4-.- u Ii .i.::-:.:. :. is.ai:tssJisfAsi
otE1 z'fz,ound Guilty. II Mur;dx4i::s.s .':s'.st*
-. Springfield, Ill., Dec. 6.-Wesley H4wJ,
ley, charged. .;;RRiftRi the murder of CITY;
Marshal Martins of Moweaqua, twas to.s.
day found guilty and 'sertehceds t6s
serve 20 years in the penitentiary.' 'a.--