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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26

appointment to this Office is left to the
president personally.
Maj. Symons will be the disbursing
officer of the white house and to him
will be intrusted the lump sum which
congress annually appropriates for the
repair and maintenance of the man
sion. Every year this allowance diff
fers according to special demands. But
Maj. Symons will handle larger sums
than those put in the keeping of his
predecessors, inasmuch as the recent
rehabilitation of the mansion, which
became necessary in order to give the
presidential family ample sleeping
room and the nations guests the COM
mon comforts to which they are enti-
tied in any gentleman's house, in
creases the cost of lighting and heat
ing.
Maj. symons is "a years old. He was
born in Keesville, N. Y. within a few
miles of Lake Champlain, but was ap-
pointed to West Point from Michigan.
He is shining example of the good
sugury Of school leadership, says the
Detroit Free Press. He was brilliant
student at West Point, being graduated
at the head of his class in 1874. Preci-
sion was his strong point from the
start, and with such a temperament
naturally followed mathematical gen.
Jus. Leaving the military academy
lieutenant in the corps of engineers.
he served at the torpedo and engineer
school at Willet's Point until 1876.
There he was detailed for duty in the
western surveys, becoming chief engi-
neer in the department of the Column
bia three years later. He explored the
wilds of Washington, located military
posts, built roads and placated angry
savages. AS did the man he now comes
to serve, he lived strenuous life in the
great west, and, like him, wrote book
on what he saw. During President
Cleveland's first administration he had
charge of the water supply, sewerage,
pavements, streets, roads, bridges,
lighting and car lines of the national
capital. Then he took charge Of the
river and harbor work in Oregon.
Washington, Idaho and Montana.
Eight years ago he took up the same
important task about Buffalo, where
he has since been stationed. During
the past four years he has been lectur-
ing on engineering at Cornell. He
made an exhaustive study of the prob
lens of the proposed canal to connect
the great lakes with New York larbor,
and his report thereon won his APP
pointment to the New York canal adj
visory board.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
CHARLES W. FULTON.
Elected united state. senator from
Oregon After Hot Fight Of
Several Months.

Charles w. Fulton won a remark
able fight when he finally secured
the Oregon senatorship. The contest
was carried through the entire ses-
sion of the legislature and was won
on the forty-fifth consecutive ballot,
taken just before the hour of adj
journment at midnight. Politically,
Mr.. Fulton has been true blue, never
failing to support the party NOM
inees. fractional differences have at
times split the party wide open, but
the Clatsop statesman, after the bat
tie in convention, has always been
found working in the interests Of the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
ACROSS THE SAHARA.
!. Wonderful Aerial Trip Attempted
BY Three Freedmen.
AAveatuFess HaA . Marrow Escape,
Bat Have Already Began Ex.
teasive Preparations fer
Another Trip.

Capt. Debureaux, who with Count de
Castillon Saint-Neter and NJ. Legrand,
has just returned to Paris from the
great African desert, reports that his
aerial voyage would have succeeded
but for sand hurricane, which
wrecked their balloon. The party had
a narrow escape. The principle upon
which the balloons were built was
found to be correct, except that no
adequate provision had been made for
sudden and violent sandstorms.
The aeronauts will Immediately be-
gin preparations for another attempt
Of q similar character.
u. Emmanuel Anne, the well-known
aeronautic authority, announces that
their third balloon, to be used in an
attempt to cross Africa from the east
to the west, will have capacity of
1000 cubic meters and will be inflated
with pure hydrogen.
The point of departure will Be an
oasis to the south of Gabes. Capt.
Debureaux, in no degree discouraged
by the failure of the recent attempts,
hopes that the new balloon, favored
BY the spring winds, will, in weeks
voyage, reach the French territory of
Senegal.
The new balloon, as in the case Of the
preceding ones, will be provided with
. heavy guide rope trailing on the
ground for regulating the altitude of
the balloon, and the losses of hydro
gen will be compensated by means of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS quantities of
ballast.
The aeronauts, exhibiting great per-
severance and prudence, are DESTROYS
Of continuing the trials by means of
non-occupied balloons until it is shown
that they can with safety undertake
to manage balloon themselves in an
attempt to cross the Sahara.
The Importance of the success of
their enterprise lies in the colonial cx-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
Healthy Growth.

In 1883 there were thirteen organ
lied counties in that portion of Dako-
Ia which is now the state of North
Dakota, while there were thirty-three
in South Dakota. The total assess
ment of the North Dakota. counties
reached $24,167, s66, while the south
ern counties had the total of only
$23.523,614, and the thirteen counties
paid $4,000 more taxes than the thir-
ty-three. There are now thirty-nine
organized counties in the state Of
North Dakota. In 1883 North Dakota
paid $52,9SS of taxes. In the past
year the. amount received by the
state auditor was $1,543,386, which
is pretty good evidence of the rapid
development of the territory.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
ACROSS SAHARA DESERT.
(Fhe Debureaux Balloon Resting Over Q
Verdant Oasis.)


rVeFdant Oasis.)
pansion which France is at present
contemplating in the dark continent in
competition with Britain.
II. Jacques Balsan, the balloonist,
has also returned to France and has
furnished short account of his aerial
voyage from Paris to small town in
Hungary beyond Lake Balaton, which
is IS miles southwest of Buda- Pesth.
He accomplished this sky trip with
n. Abel Corot, the distance traversed
being estimated at something over
1900 kilometers, OF 8O7 miles. The
time taken was 80 hours. This voyage
does not beat the record made by MN.
De la Vauix and de Saint-Victor, who
went to Kief, in Russia distance
Of 1900 kilometers, or 1,179 miles-in
Is miles.
The leader of this daring aerial ex-
petition, accomplished in midwinter,
and without fear of frost, fog or snow,
n. Jacques Balsan, is IS years old, and
descends on the maternal side from the
famous Surgeon Dupuytren. He is
rich, and has had many adventures by
land and sea. He once commanded a
Gillian gunboat, and made several voy-
ages Of exploration for the Gillian
government. After having Travelled all
over the world M. Balsan returned to
Paris and took part in the aeronautic
competitions organized in connection
with the exhibition in 1900.
He was in the long-distance trip in
which MN. De la Vauix and De Saint
Victor distinguished Themselves, but
he had to descend in Prussia, near the
Muscovite frontier. The failure did
not discourage M. Ralsan in the least,
and he seems determined to go on bal
looming until he achieved something
wonderful in the line. His present
aerostat, tic St. Louis, was construct
ed for him in 1900 by Louis GODDARD,
and he has already made 10 trips in it
and received many prizes. Last year,
for instance, M. Balsan won the Lee
baudy prize at Bordeaux.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
OLD OREGON BLocKHoUsE,
(ecene Of Many Stirring Events in Early
History Of the State.)

resentative Galloway is as follows:
Whereas, The blockhouse built at
old Fort Yamhill in 1856 is fast de-
caying; and,
Whereas, Several of our most ia
nous soldiers, Including Gen. w. b.
Hazen, then a colonel; Gen. A. j.
Smith, then captain, and Gen. Jo-
seph Wheeler. David A. Russell and
the hero of Winchester, Gen. Phil
Sheridan. then licutenants, were at
different times stationed here; and.
Whereas. Gems. Ord <agur and
Grant visited this fort en- special
duty; and,
Whereas, This blockhous< is the
only one of it's kind now extant in
Oregon, if not in the northweit. q
solitary reminder of great meg. and
stirring deeds and incidents of the
pioneer era; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the house, the senate
concurring, That the Oregon State
Historical society be instructed and
it is hereby authorized to take steps
to sc cure said blockhouse. and to pre-
serve the same as one of the impor-
tant historical monuments of the
early pioneer history of Oregon.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
IAPAN's NEW PREMIER.
10 the Ideal Of the Conserva.
tive Party.

That there is reaction in Japan
from the progressive energy which has
characterized the nation for the past
80 years, is proven by the fact that Mar
quis Ito, the Bismarck of the orient,
has been succeeded as prime minister
by Gen. Count Katsura. member of
the conservative party. The new prime
minister, however, has always taken
large part in the affairs of his country,
and has won distinction as diplomat
and soldier, if not as an originator of
progress.
TO Marquis Ito more than 70 any one
man or to any score of men, is due the
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
cIoR1Es OF MONARCHY.
e Ne Displayed II washiagtea bv
Prince Cspia. Bawali's Dele.
gote In Congress.

"Prince Cupid" delegate-elect from
the Sandwich islands, proposes to treat
Washington society to y magnificent
sample Of game of royalty. IL Ha-
wall.
Prince Cupid's real name il Jonah
Kunio Kalanianaolaa, and but very
few people have ever been known to
trifle with it.
It is probable, therefore, that the
gentleman from Hawaii will be known
by thu shorter and more euphonius
cognomen Of Prince Cupid.
In the first place he will travel to
Washington in royal state, with doz-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
OLD OREGON FORT.
Monument q the seatess Pieneev ME.
tory 70 De Preserved ~ Leg.
islatlve Action.

Representative Galloway, Of Yam.
hill. says the Portland Oregonian, 10
anxious to save to posterity, as near
" intact Us possible, the old Fort
Yamhill blockhouse, which has been
the scene Of many interesting events
In Oregon's history. The b4ockhouse,
which was once the fort proper, was
removed some years ago to the
Grand Ronde agency, and for a time
the lower story wss converted into a
Jail, and the upper story into band
hall. Unless the building is cared
for. the entire structure will soon be
in ruins.
The concurrent resolution of Rem.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
A Queer Case.

One of the most peculiar bankrupt
cy cases ever tried in Fargo is that
Of John Halson Brown. Petition had
been filed and the proceedings were
we'll under way when Brown died.
1t was the first case of the kind in
the state. A trustee was appointed,
and the dead mans estate is being
put through just as though he was
alive.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26


position that Japan now holds among
the nations of the earth. In 1881 he
drew the constitution which brought
Japan from the ranks of oriental bar
barism into the van of modern nations.
Since that time he has been prime min
lister, with few short intermissions.
In the great war with China the VEN
cradle marquis was commander of the
imperial feet which destroyed the Chi
nese squadron off the Yalu river and
practically ended hostilities. He has
always stood for modern ideas, in edu-
cation as well as in armament, and,
while he has ruled at times with an iron
hand, he has devoted all his energy to
the advancement of his country and
not to personal aggrandizement.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
The xoise of Chunder.

When period of five seconds elapses
between fash of lightning and thun-
der, the flash is mile distant from the
observer. Thunder has never been
heard over IA miles from the fash,
though artillery has been heard at 100
,.,;lor
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
LIE IL an Unsafe Drink,

A St. Louis girl drank quantity
of lye, and the alkali burns, in heal
ing, caused the membranes of the
oesophagus to grow together. Nour-
ishment was absorbed and injected
into her blood until she became suffi-
GENTLY strong to undergo the oper-
alton which enabled her to swallow
after three years.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26

candidates. His faithfulness has
endeared him to republicans all over
the state, ana there is not an equal
ly popular public man in Oregon.
Charles w. Fulton was born in
Ohio August II. 1853. Later lie
moved to Iowa with his parents,
where he studied law and was adj
mitted to the bar. He came to Ore
gon in 1875, taught school for time,
later locating at Astoria, where he
has. since resided and enjoyed lu-
crative law practice. He has been
elected to the state senate four
times, and was president of that
body in 1898 and 1901. He has been
member of nearly every state con-
yention since 1880. and has been
very active campaign orator on
many occasions.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
Reoutred a Double zee.

Socrates, when chatterbox applied
to him to be taught rhetoric, said
chat he must pay double the usual
fee, because it would first be neces-
sary to teach him to hold his tongue"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
wa.hed Once Each Year.

Asked when he had last washed,
small boy told the Creditor, England,
magistrates that he had bath last
summer. The father was ordered to
prison for his neglect.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
Under . Terrible Oath.

Ten young men in Coudersport,
Pr, have taken an oath to marry
before January I, 1904.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
Girl Rms Grist Mil

A 16-year-oid girl runs q grist mill
at Lititz, Pa.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
eass eail..

The annual meeting of the North
ern Baseball league was held at
Grand Forks and the business of the
league for the year closed. All the
towns which were in the league last
year were represented either direct
ly or indirectly or by proxy.
After routine business the franch-
Uses of Cavalier and Devils Lake were
surrendered and the applications Of
Duluth and Superior for admission
were favorably acted on.
President F. H. Kent rendered his
resignation, which was accepted, and
d. j. Laxdal of Cavalier was unanim-
ously chosen for the position. An
evening session was held, ut which
many Of the details of the work for
the year were perfected. The towns
in the league are: Winnipeg, Grand
Forks, Fargo, Crookston, Duluth and
Superior.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26
Reaten.

In the second annual inter-collegi-
ate debate here at Grand Forks be-
tween the University of Manitoba
and the University Of North Dakota
the Canadians won the decision by a
vote Of to 1. The judges were
Judges c. A. Pollock of Fargo and
Judge Templeton and Rev. A. G.
Stevens of this city.
The question was. Resolved, That
Undenominational Religious Instruc-
ton Should Be Given in Our Public
Schools Manitoba having the affirm
alive.
The debaters were Herbert E. Cor
don, Malcolm Peart and Benjamin
Goodfield for Manitoba. and Franklin
Thordarson, Victor Wardope and
Fred Larsen for North Dakota.
The debate was held in the Baptist
church and was heard by 1000 peo-
pie. North Dakota won last year.
After the debate a banquet was Civ
en- in honor of the visitors ut the Pio-
neer club by the University Debating
club.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-03-26

Minor has an artesian we'll, water
having been struck at depth of go
feet
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-24
GAVE HIMSELF UP FOR MURDER.
Herbert Newton Thought He had Kill
led William bakers.

Herbert Newton, commonly known
as Hub" rushed into S. j. Halls res
taurant Friday evening about o'clock
in much perturbed frame of mind.
His raiment consisted of an under
shirt, pair of breeches, pair of
overshoes and well made jag. New
tons trousers fell off as soon as he
got inside of the restaurant. Not SO
his jag; that was put on to stay. Hast
ening UP to the lunch counter he asked
for Chief of Police Hall, saying that
he wished to give himself up for muir
der. Chief Hall was at once summoned
by telephone and Newton tearfully told
him that his victim was William OAK
ers whom he had slain at his room
in the Watercure with a long handled
SKINNER. Chief Hall went at once
to Newtons room where he found OAK
ers considerably intoxicated but with
the spark of life still shining brightly.
Mr.. Hall returned to the restaurant and
informed Newton that his victim was
not dead but sleeping. This knowledge
was puzzling to Newton who begged
that Hall do something to him at any
rate. Chief Hall feared that Newton
was coming down with an attack of
the d. It's so he took him to the select
mems rooms in the town hall and sum-
moned a physician. Then he went
to the watercure and arrested bakers
who spent the night in the lookup.
In the morning the men were ar
raigned before Justice w. S. Newton
on the charge of disturbing the peace.
They both pleaded guilty and were
fined SIS and costs. Newton producing
the wherewithal to pay both fines. 1t
seems that Newton and bakers had
been enjoying a friendly drinking bout
in the formers room, and kept at 1t
so long that both became ugly. bakers
at length grabbed the skinner, which
figured as the weapon in Newton's
murder story, and struck Newton on
the forehead, whereupon Newton took
said skinner away from bakers and
dealt him a hard blow on the cheek.
bakers ran from the room bowling
murder at the top of his lungs in such
"A convincing manner that Newton
thought the best thing to do was to
surrender. When Newton started on
his foot" he had s106. After paying
the fines he found himself with s57.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-24
DECISION HAS BEEN RENDERED
Final Verdict in Suit Against the Late
3. D. Harris.

After eight years in court the case
of Great Western Mining Co. by re-
ceiver VS.. B. D. Harris estate'has been
finally decided in the United states
Circuit Court of Appeals of New York.
The decree in the United States Cir
cult Court in Vermont. Judge Wheel
er. was that the estate should pay
$4,000. This decree has been revers-
ed and the bin dismissed. The suit
was brought on the ground that Mr..
Harris and his co-directors sold GER
tain bonds of the company for the
purpose of making improvements ana
in order to make the sale issued stock
for the same amount for which the
stockholders received so per cent or
its par value claiming to recover TINS
back The corporation then owed no
debts The corporation afterward in
Cured debts. and finally went into the
hands of a receiver appointed in Ken
lucky. He claimed the money prevl-
ously received for this stock and came
to Vermont, and brought this proceed
ing in equity The Court of Appeals
holds that the receiver cannot main
tain such a suit. 1t also exonerates
Mr.. Harris from any imputation OF
fraudulent intent, Judge Townsend
saying in his opinion nothing APP
pears that he did not receive the divl-
dends in good faith" a great amount
of testimony was taken, and mucn
time consumed in the preparation ana
trial of the case. Mr.. Black the re-
ceiver. formerly of Foraker & Black,
Harlan Cleveland of Cincinnati, Dill
bingham, Huse & Rowland. and Lieu
tenant Governor Stanton have been
counsel for the plaintiff and Water
man & Martin for the defendant, ana
since the appeal John S. Wood OF New
York SON in-law of NJ. Harris mas
been engaged. and Mr.. Fits has also
acted recently in hearings in Vermont.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-24
FORMATION FOR
/ FEEDERS.

von are no doubt interested in
!. ~, Irrespective price of cotton
!, meal. Will say for your in
nation that owing to the short
yin the cotton crop, which is
Eiously estimated at from thir.
live to forty per cent short of
\, wear, there will unquestion-
H be very large shortage in
|stou seed meal, which in our
|.isjon, will have the effect of
Eating a considerably higher
|Ice by the first of the new year.
While we fully appreciate the
IN that there is an immense new
Era crop to move and that the
(Ice is reasonable, at the same
Ene, it has been plainly demon
mated in seasons past that the
Fice of corn does not affect the
Nee of cotton see d meal any
sae than the price of bran is af-
.rted by the market price of
bur. The demand regulates the
,rket and as the exporters have
iyanced their price recently
,oyt g.. 90 per ten and owing to
L fact that about eighty-fve per
mt of the cotton seed meal is
ported, you can readilv see that
ere is likely to be something do
. as to the value of cotton seed
al. Yours truly,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-24

WANTED; names of families outside on
w Rraftleboro who do not read the VIVID
roY~rv RfFoRMER but who are INFER
IAN Sovsin - n gives from week to week.
eeteo IN .n for such names and send them free
ssmrle copies. Vermont Printing Co., LII Snssfs
Hnildiug, Brattleboro. vt.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-24
oMlndham County Neformrr
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Plano Tuning.

Mr.J. simonds wishing me to attend to his
tuning business, will call on his customers
leaving orders at the Brattleboro News Co.
LEWIS j. CARPENTER. 5l-4t
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-12-24
FIRE AT DEER PARK.
Buildings on L. c. Houshton's Halifax
Farm Destroyed Sunday.

The house and barns on the Deer
Park farm in Halifax of Lawson c.
Houghton were burned at O'Clock
Sunday morning. The fire is supposed
to have been caused by a defective
chimney. The flames spread so rap
idly that Mr.. Bowen and his family,
the caretakers. were unable to save
their personal effects, which, together
with the furniture in the house, ana
the farm implements, hay and grain,
were all destroyed, entailing loss Oh
about $4,000 on which there was an
insurance of $4,000. Mr.. Houghton haa
recently remodeled his house, which
was of brick. the barns being Wen
adapted to their special requirements
in the storing of large quantities OF
hay and grain, much of which was
used in the opagation of his elk ana
deer, there being between 40 ana oo
of the former and 200 of the latter IN
the preserve. Mr.. Houghton, the own
or of the park, lives in Shefheld, Ill,
and spends his summers at the Ola
home in Halifax, the preservation OF
which induced him to convert the farm
and many hundred acres besides INTO
a mark for various wild animals which
he has procured at much expense from
the different places in the west.
The weather conditions of last
sunday intei fered somewhat with the
attendance at the Christmas obserV-
ances in the various churches out the
spirit of the occasion was MANIFEST III
the services the same as if the weather
had been OF the very best owing 10
the storm tn. cantatl THE Coming OF
the King" which was to have peen
presented in the Congregational church
sunday evening was indefinitely post
nonad TIL. annual Christmas con-
GER, of the Methodist church Will be
held in the vestrv tomorrow evening
with the program as announced last
week. Morning prayer and holy COM
mu,lion will be celebrated in ST. Mich
| aerq Episcopal church at 1881 To-
morrow. Midnight mass at the Roman
Catholic church will be observed TO-
night. begincing at l1:45. and to-mor-
row morning there VIII be low mass at
O'Clock and high r.ass at 1o:So. IN
the evening a vesper service Will De
held. The oratorio, Emanuel" Will be
given at the Baptist church Sunday
aftornoon h a chorus and orchestra
sunday services, Universalfst
church. Reignold X. Marvin, pastor.
Morning worship at 1880 O'CLOCK
with preaching by the pastor. Sunday
school at 11:45 a. m. Christmas con-
cert of the Sunday school at p m
All are welcome