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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-25

Mrs. Andrew Peterson says the first
bottle of Cas-Kola relieved her
rheumatism.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-25
Not One.

But the choice of Three Through
tourist cars to California is offered by
the Chicago Great Western Ry. Ask
any Great Western Agent about them
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-02-25

We have shut off profit max
ing and figure now on clean
ing out shoes not on making
money. If you would like
to begin making money
where we leave off, you
will invest little in shoes,
if not for present wear, for
the future. We always do
as we advertise and our pat
rons know it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
ARGUMENTS ARE BEGUN.
Attorneys for Miners Sum Up Before
Strike Commission.

Philadelphia, Feb. 10.-Arguments
for and against the demands Of the
anthracite mine workers, which will
mission for some time, began during
the Gay when the miners, through
Daniel j.. Mccarthy Of Hazleton, made
the opening argument. Mr.. Mccarthy
was followed by former Congressman
Brumm OF Mirersville, who made a
general argument, and Henry DEM
Arrest Lloyd of Chicago, who confined
his efforts to the question of recogni-
ton of the union and yearly trade
agreements. President Mitchell of
the miners union is expected here
during the week Whether he will
address the commission depends upon
developments.
Owing to the late arrival of some
OF the commissioners the session was
not opened until 1O:30 o'clock. Among
those in the courtroom was President
George F. Baer CT the Reading COM
pany. With the exception of the open
ing day in Washington last October it
is his only visit to the commissions
hearings SO far. The only other head
of coal company who heretofore at
tended the sessions was E. B. Thomas,
formerly chairman of the Erie COM
pany, but now president Of the Lehigh
Valley railroad. He was present at
some of the hearings in Scranton.
As soon as the hearing opened Mr..
Mccarthy began his argument. He
prefaced his address with little per-
sonal history, during which he said
he went into the mines at the age Of
eight years and was familiar with
the industry and all the labor troubles
in the coal regions since 1868.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY

Gd not Delleve the NelsOn amen0-
ment was aimed at the trusts.
He said it was travesty upon what
1t claimed to be. 1t was, he said, an
"ultra-dilutioned DOSE" It's purpose,
he declared, was not to authorize the
president to proceed against the
trusts, but simply to secure informa-
tion upon which he could base recon-.
mendations. This, he said, was a pure
response to the bold threats which
were heralded abroad that an extra
session would be called unless effec-
tive legislation were enacted. It was
a "pretext and subterfuge."
Mr.. Ball (Tex.), who followed Mr..
Richardson, ridiculed the programme
of the administration regarding anti
trust legislation. The administration,
he said, was represented as anxious to
secure the passage of the Nelson and
Elkins bills and it was pretended
that the Standard Oil company was
sending kilograms to prominent sena-
tors against their passage. II do not
believe" said he, that John D. Rookie
feller or any other trust magnate has
raised protest against the homeo-
pathic doses in these bills"
The report was adopted, Psi to 10.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and entered upon the
consideration of the sundry civil ap-
propriatiOu bill.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
WANT MORE CASH
Heirs of Mrs. Charles fair Desire
to Set Aside Former AQree-
ment.
Demand the Entire Estate Claim
That Mrs. fair Outlived Her
Husband Half Hour.
AlIeQe that Mr.. Fairs Sisters Pus.
poseIy Mistated Facts to
Defraud Plaintiffs.

New York, Feb. 10.-The relatives
husband, was killed in an automobile
accident in France in August last,
have commenced an action here to set
aside an agreement which they en-
tered into with Mrs. Theresa Oelrichs
and Mrs. Virginia Vanderbilt, sisters
Of Charles Fair, not to start contest
over the estate. BY the agreement
Mrs. Nelson was to receive $125,000
and her daughters jewelry, valued at
100000. 1t was claimed at the time
that under the California law Mr.. Fair
outlived his wife and therefore his
relatives were entitled to his estate,
estimated at $e,000,Oo0 Mrs. Fairs
relatives now say they are prepared
to prove that she lived thirty minutes
longer than her husband, and as he
had executed a will leaving his entire
estate to her they are entitled to the
whole Of it. Besides filing the COM
plant, counsel for the Nelson family
filed lis pendens against property on
Riverside drive and Seventy-ifth
street, this city, which they claim was
the private property Of Mrs. Fair.
They also claim furniture, clothing,
silverware, jewelry, bonds and securi-
ties and real estate in San Francisco
of the total value of $4,000, which
they claim that Mrs Fair possessed
Independent of her husband. They al
lege that when the defendants offered
the settlement, which was accepted,
they we'll knew that Mrs. Fair outlived
her husband and that the statement
that she died before he did was made
to defraud them of the estate.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12

les, wholesale liquor houses and rail-
roads, who should be intensely inter-
ested in the matter, refuse to aid the
cause?" said a resubmissionist last
evening. "There is little use of us
making fight single-handed. Had
we had the assistance counted on the
result would have been different. !"
The refusal of brewing and liquor
companies to assist in the fight, is
said to have been due to experience
they have had in the past. The cam
paigns of years gone by have been
very expensive, and the companies
are said to be satisfied to let things
60 along as at present and sell as
much of their goods as possible.
Representatives Beck and Fried voted
with the minority.
In the senate a petition from resi-
dents of Leal, Barnes county, was
read. The petitioners asked that
bills prohibiting the sale of cigar
cites, and raising the age of consent
be passed.
Senator LaMoure stated that the
committee had arranged for the OBJ
servance of Lincoln's birthday and
had secured Judge Cochrane and
Father Conaty of Grand Forks for the
occasion. Both houses will meet in
joint session Thursday afternoon at l
O'Clock to listen to the orations.
Senator Sharpe moved that the
senate concur in the house resolution
that the legislature favored the TAX
ing of the tariff off lumber. Adopted.
These bills were introduced:
= :. No. 153, Little-State treasurer to
make annual report.
No. 154, Plain-Repeals law reQuir-
ing assessors statistics.
No. 155, Swenson-Fixes maximum
coal rates to be charged by railroads.
No. 156, Carr0ll-Appropriates $4O,-
600 for state printing.
No. 157, TaylOr-Appropriates 50,
600 for geological survey.
No. 1853, Lewis-Biennial reports OF
state officers. How printed and num-
ber of copies to be issued.
A favorable report on the Mckenzie
railroad liability bill was decided on
by the railroad committee. This bill
places the company responsible fol
accidents to employees through the
negligence of fellow-employes. The
senate committee decided to report
favorably on the Sharpe primary cleo.
tiOn bill.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
BIOGRAPHICAL
STUrSMAN COUNTY MEMBERS
AS GIVEN IN LEGlSLA-
TIVE MANUAL.

NJ. d. Williams is democratic
holdOver senator from the Twenty
third district, Stutsman county. His
postOfflce address is jamestown. He
was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania,
and is So years old; is married and
has seven children. He came to
North Dakota from Kansas in 1882
and is a farmer. Was land commits
sioner of North Dakota from April
1898 to July l, 1895. Was elected to
the senate over Ormsby McHarg as an
independent democrat in 1900.
Morris Beck, Stutsman county
Twenty-third district, postoftice
Jamestown, was born in Germany 3s
years ago. Is married but has no
children. He came to North Dakota
from New York in 1885 and by pro-
fession is merchant. He never held
public office before. Was elected to
the house as republican and is one
of the most energetic members of
that body.
Anton Fried, Stutsman county,
Twenty-third district. postoffice,
Fancher, was born in Wisconsin Al
years ago, is married and has five
children. He came to North Dakota
from Wisconsin in 1879. Is engaged
in farming is also an implement deal
er. Has served as member Of the
board of trustees of the North Dakota
State hospital for the insane. Was
elected to the house as a republican.
George B. Mckenzie, of the Twenty
third district Stutsman county, is a
resident of Kensal. He was born in
Michigan and is A years old and is
married, with one child. Mr.. Nc
Kenzie came to North Dakota from
Canada in 1883 and by profession is a
farmer. He has taken but little part
in local politics and was elected to
the legislature as a republican.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12

division was not necessary. Mr.. Shiels
said one of the judges of the state
had told him that one of the judges
of the state had more work than they
could do easily The bill will be fought
out on the floor of the house.
House Bill No. 1856, prescribing the
qualifications of the judges Of the
county court, requiring that man
learned in law should only be eligible
to the Office, was indefinitely post
poned. Several members from the
western counties stated that they
would have to do without a county
judge if the bill passed, as there was
in some counties but one attorney,
and he held the position of states
attorney.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
MUST GO INTO STOCK
J. J. HILL TALKS TO FARMERS
OF THE RED RIVER
VALLEY.

In an address at Crookston J. j.
Hill spoke to the farmers particularly
of the Red River Valley but his words
apply to almost as great an extent to
this part of the state. The business
of exclusive grain farming in the Red
river valley has proved improbable
in the long run and many Of the
richest lands in that part of the
country are mortgaged and bring the
owner no fair return for the property
and work OF cultivating them. Mr..
Hill said:
The farmers must get into stock.
They need not be afraid of having
ten or twelve good milk cows on their
farms. 1t is the regions where there
is most stock that are the richest
agricultural districts in the country.
It is also in these districts where land
is worth hundred dollars per acre:
1t is reasonable to suppose that the
farmer who works moderately during
the entire year will be much better
off financially than the one who
works hard for four months and does
little the rest of the year. The farmer
who raises wheat endures great hard
ships during his working periods.
The best results can be obtained
from the fields by alternating with
grass and grain crops. Summer
fallowing restores some strength to
the land, but isn't any better than a
crop of grass.
I bought number of steers last
year for twenty dollars each, placed
them on my farm at Northcote to be
fattened. Every pound of feed given
them was charged up against them.
l sold them at a profit Of twenty
seven dollars per head besides finding
a market right on the farm for my
hay, corn and other feed. Any farmer
can do this as easy as could.
If you are to continue farming, the
land is worth as much to you as to
any other man. If you can't make it
pay it is the fault of your system Of
farming, and not of the farm.
The older portion of the Red River
Valley is covered with weeds. That
is direct result Of continued wheat
farming. You may SOW clean wheat,
but if your fields are old there will be
weeds. There is not enough of the
proper nourishment left in the soil
for the wheat plant, SO it is too weak
to compete with its healthier neigh
bOrs, the weeds.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
SAYS LABOR IS TO BL LAME
James J. hill Declares Unions a
Menace to the Nations
Welfare.
Industrial Crisis Coming Says
Warkinomen's Organizations
Killed fnQIand.
Cannot Meet Foreign Competition
and Pay Wages De.
manded.

New York, Feb. 1O.-"As labor
unions killed industrial England, so
they are destined to bring about a
grave financial reverse in the United
States; and this country is swiftly
approaching that crisis. 1t may come
In year; it may be deferred till a
presidential year, but it is bound to
come"
Thus spoke James ]. Hill after dis
cussing the antitrust law and pro.
posed department of commerce.
II know nothing about proposed
legislation concerning corporations, .
he said. II have not read about it
and have made no inquiries in my
travels to Washington. l am not in.
terested.
Regulation is proper and l cannot
see why any corporation should op-
pose the specification that statements
be made at stated times, setting forth
the details OF business"
Mr.. Hill then drifted to the subject
of industrial enterprise, achievement
and prospects. He denied fatty, but
depreciatingly that, as the average
person believes, the United States is
the leading manufacturing nation and
Is rapidly gathering to its bosom the
markets of the entire world.
This misapprehension, he averred
is the result of the fact that over one
industrial victory the country sets up
q louder shout than England, Ger
many or France make over a dozen.
"The truth is,' said Mr.. Hill, re
flectively, that this country is losing
ground in a manufacturing way and
will do very we'll even to hold her
own markets.
1T is wrong impression that we
are sweeping all competitors aside
They are sweeping us aside, and why
Because of the high cost Of pro-
duction here, and the high cost of pro-
duction is due to the growth Of labor
unionism and the continued strikes
going on among unions, as we'll as be-
theirtempiUyers.
Eve can't meet the prices of Ger.
man and English manufacturers and
pay the wages which unions compel. .
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
GRAVE RoeeIhe TRIAL.
Or. Alexander's Attorney Makes Open.
ing Address.

Indianapolis, Feb. 1O.-The defense
in the trial of DR.. J. G. Alexander,
charged with being implicated in the
grave robbing cases, outlined its evf.
dence as soon as the court opened.
The opening statement was made by
Mr.. Spaan. The defense, according to
Mr.. Span, proposed to show that DR..
Alexander was of good moral charac-
ter, while the negroes who testified
against him were disreputab1e and un-
worthy of belief. The defense is that
when Cantrell and Martin went to DR..
AleXander's office they went there for
the purpose of securing employment
to clean up the college, as they had
done that kind of work at Chicago
and other places. DR.. Alexander told
them that such employment was out CT
his department, but to call again and
he would give them an answer
In the meantime he consulted with
several members of the faculty and
was told that he might employ Can
trell, aEi Dr.. Alexander agreed to
pay him $50 for the work. On the
second trip Cantrell told him that he
was furnishing dissecting subjects for
other colleges and would like to fur
nish some for Dr. Alexander. DR.. Al
exander replied that if he could get
the bodies legitimately he would pay
him for them
The defense offered to prove that at
the time this conversation occurred
DR.. Alexander was writing to doctors
in different parts of the state asking
for material that could be furnished
under the law. The defense also pro-
posed to show that the money expend-
ed by DR.. Alexander for Cantrell in
the way Ct fines and with the pawn
brokers was deducted from the amount
that DR.. Alexander agreed to pay Can
trel
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
GAS ENG1NEON FARM.

Hugh Bole has bought ~ h. p.
gas engine which Chas. Frummerie
has recently placed in position on the
Bole farm. The engine is intended
for several useful farm purposes such
as pumping water, grinding feed,
cleaning grain and saving wood. The
engine works fine and promises to
prove . profit maker besides great
labor saver. In the cleaning of grain
and flax alone Mr.. B0le figures that
he can save good deal every season
in better grade and in the saving
Of feed stun for chickens and stock.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
EuI.NEC IN HIS CELL.

Intoxicated Stranger Sets Fire to Jail
in Iowa Town.
Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 10.-A drunken
stranger was locked up in the Gala
boose at Nornick during the day. In
some way he set fire to the building
and was suffocated by smoke before
aid reached him. The Jail burned
down after the body Of the unfortu
nate man had been extricated from a
hole chopped in the side of the lookup.
When Town Marshal De Somer ar
rived with the keys the fire was SO
hot that he could not approach the
door, The dead man came to towh
Saturday. There was no fire in the
stove in the calaboose when he was
locked up.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
ATTACHED ~ DEMOCRATS.
Nelson Amendment to Department Of
Commerce 0ill.

Washington, Feb. 1l-At the con-
clusion Of routine business In the
house Mr.. Hepburn, chairman of the
interstate commerce committee, called
up the conference report on the de-
partment of commerce bill.
Mr.. Richardson (Ala.), one of the
conferees on the bill, to whom Mr..
Hepburn yielded thirty minutes, ex-
planned his reasons for declining to
support the Nelson amendment cover
ing the bureau Of corporations. He
said he did not believe any Democrat
could sustain himself by opposing
everything aimed at the trusts because
Il WAS Of Republican origin. But he
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE.
Young Pleads Guilty to Murder Of
Mrs. Pulitzer.

New York, Feb. 10.-William Hoop
er Young, on trial for the killing Of
Mrs. Anna Pulitzer, pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree and was
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Justice Herrick explained that he
had advised Young's counsel to change
his plea and also advised the district
attorney to accept it, this action being
taken because of the prisoners mental
condition. According to the report Of
the doctors he was not insane in the
legal aspect of insanity, but from q
purely medical point Of view he 10 not
sane
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
CAR GOES THROUGH STATION.
Peculiar and Fatal Accident to an
Iowa Family.

Buffalo, Ia, Feb. 11-F. H. Croft
and wife were seriously injured and
their five-year-old daughter was killed
in peculiar accident here. AS a
westbound Rock Island freight drawn
by two locomotives was passing the
station the second engine and several
cars jumped the track and a loaded
car plunged through the station in
which Croft and his wife and children
were standing.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
NO HEAP FROM OUTSIDE
ALLEGED REASON WHY RESUB-
MISSION WAS LOST IN
THE HOUSE.

Bismarck, N. d. Feb. 1o-(Special).
Representative Beck succeeded in
getting passed today resolution that
the railroad committee recommend
the personal injury bill to pass. At
tempts were made to prevent the bill
from being reported today.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12

Bismarck, N. d. Feb. 1o-Special
Correspondents: Resu bmissi0nists
have little to say today. The dis
heartening defeat Of yesterday showed
plainly that there is no chance for
any bill to repeal the prohibition Law
being favorably considered.
what Is the use Of us putting up
. fight when the breweries, distiller-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-02-12
REPRESENTATIVE BECK
MAKES SUCCESSFUL EFFORT
TO GET RAILROAD BILL
REPORTED.

Bismarck, -(SpeciaD Feb. II, 'O3.
The Senate Appropriation Commit
tee met today and decided on the fol-
lowing appropriations: Asylum,
sl42, 900; Penitentiary, $4,000; Fee
ble-minded, $4,000; Appropriations
to be limited to s532, 900, amount
available in the state fund. Senator
Talcott introduced a bill raising wages
of county commissioners from $500
to $500 per. day.
= Bismarck, N. d., Feb. 11-Special
Correspondence: The railroad liabil-
ity bill, introduced by Mr.. Mckenzie
of Stutsman county, caused stir in
the house yesterday. By vote Of 6
to the railroad committee had de-
cided Monday night to report the bill
favorably. In the committee reports
made yesterday this report was not
read and Chairman Elton explained
that he had left the bill at the North
west hotel. Representative Beck .of
Jamestown insisted that the report
be made at once and he moved that
the chairman be required to make
such report within twenty minutes.
Mr.. Elton said he would make the
report Wednesday. Mr.. Buttz could
not see how delay of "a hours would
make any difference and hoped that
Mr.. Beck would withdraw the mo-
tion. Mr.. Davis backed up Mr.. Elton
in his assertions and as a member Of
the railroad committee stated that an
amendment to which the railroad men
made no objection, was under con-
sideration. He said he was going to
vote for the bill and believed that
time should be given for the consider
alton of the amendment that was un-
der consideration.
Mr.. McGahan understood the bill
had been held up by its friends. Mr..
Weed of Logan intimated some. mem
bers were waiting to hear from rail-
road officials as to how they should
vote, thought an immediate report
should be made on the BILL
The Beck motion calling for an i'm
mediate report was carried, and Mr..
Elton went to his hotel and filed the
favorable report upon his return.
1t is the first time in the history
of the oldest member that such ac-
tion has been taken in the house.
Later in the session Mr.. Beck NOV
ed that all of the proceedings rela-
tive to the bill and the report be ex-
plunged from the records and it was
carried without a dissenting vote.
A concurrent resolution was adopt
ed by both house that they adjourn
on Friday, Feb. l3, until Friday, Feb.
20. This will leave but eleven days
in which to finish the work Of the
eighth legislative assembly.
House Bill No. 70, for the division
of the Second judicial district was
recommended to pass. The bill makes
the division along the lines.
Second District Ramsey, Towner,
Rolette, Benson and Pierce counties.
Eighth District Bottineau, Nc
Henry, Ward and Williams counties.
Mr.. Richardson favored the bill.
Owing to greatly increased popula-
tion and legal business and also to
the fact that litigation was often de-
layed from one to two years. Mr..
Davis and Mr.. Young also favored
the bill and Mr.. Lyons said that If
the Judge would do less hunting, poll
tical and Otherise, and less visiting,
that he would be able to keep the
business up. Mr.. Knudson said the