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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


xvidsnoe has bsoen secured BY Prot
Ladd against butchers in Grand Forks,
Valley City, Bismarck. Janestown,
alllsboro. Larimore, Devils Lake and
Wahpeton. Prof Ladd experienced
considerable difficulty In getting evi.
dence against the butchers through.
out the state, but finally succeeded,
and now has in his possession samples
OF meat from the principal markets In
all OF the larger places in North Da-
kota. All of the samples have been
analysed and in most cases found to
be illegal. owing to the presence Of
sulphites or boracic acid.
The complaints against the butchers
will be sworn out as rapidly as posi-
BILE. and all of the cases will be vigor.
ously prosecuted. DIR. Ladd is moro
determined than ever to see that the
citizens shall not be obliged to exist
on poisonous meat because the butch
ers can make a greater profit by sell.
ing such an article
While the cases against the butchers
are being heard, Prof. Ladd will de.
vote a part Of his time to investigating
the canned goods sold in grocery
stores, and it is expected that butch.
ers will not be the only ones who will
be defendants in cases which the state
of North Dakota will prosecute.
The penalty for the violation Of the
pure food law is not more than 500
dne nor less than 3:5. Fargo butchers
have been the only ones who have
been prosecuted up to date
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
AMER1cAN PEACE FLAG,

AMERICAN PEACE FLAG.
CThis One Was Recently Presented to Mr..
Andrew Carnegie.)
vancement Of the cause of universal free
dom, justice and peace. Here. In the
very room where the declaration OF In
dependence was adopted, the worlds en-
sign Of peace for all nations had Its
birth.
This -bordered flag was adopted
the same year at the congress Of the
peace societies Of the world in Rome. and
the following year by the conference In
Berne, Switzerland. A prominent New
York doctor, who is an ardent advocate
of peace and believes in the white bor-
dered banner, has caused numerous
peace flags to be distributed among
representative persons and organiza-
lions. 1t is hoped that this will serve
to bring the flag before the public, that
thepeople may learn to love and identity
the idea of peace with that of the flag.
The two. largest and handsomest flags
yet made. one British and the other
American, with beautiful STAINS sur
mounted by doves, were presented to Mr..
Andrew Carnegie in honor of his adj
mirable gift Of upward Of 100000 for
q peace cathedral to be built for the in
ternational court of arbitration at The
Hague.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton have presented the schools OF New
York with two magnificent peace flags
for the education and advancement Of
the peace movement, says the Herald.
These flags will be taken from school
to school and explained to the children.
It 10 the aim of the peace societies in
introducing the flags into the schools to
impress upon the minds of the children
the sentiment Of peace, together with
the feeling of patriotism.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
ENGLISH BOY CHAUFFEUR.
He Is But Five Years Old and Runs
the Smallest Automobile in
the World.


London. = The smallest fully.
equipped patrol motor car In the world
is owned by the youngest Of motorists,
George Du Cros, who is only i've
years old. He generally rides with
his baby sister, for such 10 the conf
dence of his parents In his control Of
his machine that they do not fear to
trust him with such precious freight
when he goes a-motoring. He Is real
" = skilled chauffeur, 40 was shown
by his participation in the bending"
contest recently at Hastings against
such masters of the art as 8. f. Edge
and Jarrot. He had successfully
steered his tiny car through a medley
of obstacles and stood q fair chance
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

portal. The altitude at this point IL
1860 feet, the highest reached by any
standard gauge railway in the world. !
The completion Of the road at this
point takes the railroad over the main
range, and the line is now In operation
into Middle Park, the present terminal
being Arrow Head station. u miles west
Of Denver.
The Denver, Northwestern & Pacific.
commonly known as the Moffat road, il
to connect Denver with Salt Lake City
by the shortest route yet followed. It
will reach the famous Steamboat
Springs, In Routt county, next year, and
will pass through the heart Of the vast
deposits Of anthracite and bituminous
coal in that county.
It is being built with Colorado money.
and will traverse rich new part Of
the state. It has already developed .
paying trafic In excursions and the
transportation Of ore, having tapped
several mining districts Of proved
richness.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

.. ffl
the northwest corner Of Elm and Grant
streets. ev
It viii run from Grant street to tho
entrance Of the Odeon. having = 'front.'
age Of sos fest In ELM street. with q
depth along Grant street Of 100 fest.
The material to be used in the con-
struction is dressed freestone. The de.
sign u classic.
It will be two stories high ON the out
side, but the interior will have four
floors.
The exterior will be decorated with
suitable inscriptions and statuary per-
tanning to the defenders of the country.
The interior will be divided into rooms
for the display and exhibition oe the
relics Of warfare. There will be q library
and assembly halls and other apart
ments for the accommodation Of the
members.
The cost will be about $175, 900. The
money was secured from the state I'M
der an act which allowed the soldiers and
sailors Of Ohio to erect q building where
the memory of the heroes of other days
may be perpetuated.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

svmbolisas Tho VISA az the Peace b.
cistios Of All Countries Of
the World.

New York.-It II . singular, yet sig
nilicant coincidence, that in the same
city where Betsy Russ over . century
ago made the frst star-spangled ban
ner. the first international peace nag
has had it, birth.
On the 18th of October, 1891, the three
hundred and ninety-ninth anniversary
Of the discovery Of America by Christie
pher Columbus, . committee of 400
representatives of the international
peace societies from Ill parts Of the
world met in independence hall, at Phil
adelphia, to plan q congress for the ad-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Instantly Killed.

Thomas Peterson, aged 20 years, was
instantly killed near Orr. He had been
working for some time for s. Burgette,
employed as teamster around q
threshing rig, the power for which
was furnished by gasoline engine
The engine bucked and all hands we're
1T work trying to get 1t started. Pet
erson had hold of the fy-wheel, help
Ing to get it going, when the machine
started suddenly, and instead Of the
wheel devolviug to the front, it start
ed backward at great speed. Peter
sons head was caught between the
spokes of the wheel and the exhaust
rod, and, and his skull was terribly
crushed, his death being instantaneous.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
A GREAT GENERAL.
xU1oRAaxH The 11Amr1s1
soIDuH m RUSSIAN Army.
Has Amply Demonstrated His Ahality
by His Handling Of . Dimcult
Situation in the Campaign
81 In 1lanchuria,

London.-In Gen. Kuropatkin the
Russians possess . general Of the high
est and rarest order Of military genius.
IN the great battle round Laoyang,
and in the operations of the two
months preceding it, he showed quail
ties Of generalship which, when they
are properly understood, will, We be-
Neve, call forth universal admiration.
Consider what the task before Gen.
KlHopatkin was when he took up his
command: In the first place, he did
not come on the scene till the war was
we'll begun, and SO the conditions Of
action had been dictated for him.
The disposition Of the forces, naval
ana military, and all! the arrange
ments for supply, had been made, not
BY him or under his orders. but by
the viceroy. Admiral Alexieh, who.
whatever else he may be, is not Z
strategist Of the first class. Gen.
Kuropatkin found himself, that IL,
called on to carry out another mans
job" and . Job which had been III
begun and worse planned. Though It
may be too much to say that al wa
confusion and indecision at the front.
It u certainly not too much to say
that his first business whom no arrived
In Manchuria was to fearrange the
disposition Of his forces, to make pro.
vision for their safety and emcient
supply, and to hold in check IN enemy
whom he was unable to attack owing
70 that enemy's military superiority,
He had. in fact, to stand on the do
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10

h u lreeAed Undsr Dirostioa Of the
ooldisrs and 0alloG0
Of Ohio.

Cincinnau.-The accompanying illus
tfation - q likeness Of the future homo
sof the relics and memeatoes Of valor Of
those Who have borne arms In defense
Of their country.
It 10 the accepted design Of the edi-
nee which is to DO known q Memorial
hall. |
It will be built under the supervision
Of the building committee of the Hamil-
ton County Memorial association. Of
which Capt. e. r. Monford is chairman.
The new building will be located on
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Children Disguised in Dirt.

!, Susan B. Anthony. on her return
from Europe. talked IN an engaging
way about the things she had seen
over there. OF a certain slum she
said: "The children In this slum are
dirty, very dirty. I hardly know how
I may make clear to you the superla-
tive degree Of dirtiness that marks
them. Twas told, for one thing, that
Q mother in this slum often goes out
on the street and washes half dozen
children's faces before she is able to
find her own child"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
NOVELTY IN RAILRoADINc.
Solution Of a Difficult Engineering
Feat in Crossing tho Contin-
entail Divide.

Denver.-One of the notable feats Of
engineering performed by the builders
Of the latest railway to CROSS the con-
tinental divide is illustrated In the &C.
companying picture.
It shows where tunnel on the Den
yer, Northwestern & Pacific railroad
pierces q mountain near the summit Of
the Rockies. After passing through the
tunnel, the track, winding along preci-
pices for q mile, surmounts the summit
on 4 trestle 1853 feet above the tunnels
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
News in Brief.

NEWS In k31101s
At Portland the curfew is ringing at
o'clock each evening.
Quite number Of carloads of cattle
are being shipped from Edgeley.
Potatoes are being shipped into
Grandin by the carload owing to q
shortage in that vicinity.
At Edgeley in the drilling Of well
three-foot vein of coal was struck
twenty-five feet from the surface.
There are still thousands of acres of
grain unthreshed IN the country. be-
tween Starkweather and Edmore. The
trouble is lack Of men and rigs, and
the people there wish that threshera
who have finished in other parts of the
state would move into that section.
James Murphy Of Reynolds has sold
his 320-acre farm to p. G. Peterson, 1
neighbor. The price was $4,000,
which IL pretty good figure for dirt.
Fargo is to have numbered among its
already numerous industries q whole
sale casket and undertakers' supply
house.
Frank Eaton Of Wimbledon, is mis-
sing, and as he has been man of
good habits and In good financial con-
dition, fears of foul play were enter
tanned, especially when he was known
to have about $500 on his person when
last seen.
The supreme court has affirmed The
district court in the Deep River school
really were Rand & McNally and the
American Book company. The deci.
sion is in favor Of the former:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Twenty-Five Years Ago.

Twenty-Five years ago the Grand
Forks Herald announced that the hon.
or of having shipped the first carload
Of wheat direct from Grand Forks was
due to P. T. Metlar, who on Friday,
oct. "a, 1879, shipped three carloads
to Red Wing, MINI. The Grand Forks
Herald in making note Of It at the
time, said: cit will be pleasant re.
miniscence in the far future, when
Grand Forks is city of $4,000, and
railroads penetrate her limits from all
directions
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Curious Fish.

The Oldest inhabitants Of the New
York aquarium are the striped bass.
which have been there for ten years.
having been placed in one of the floor
pools before the building was opened to
the public. In May, 1894, IS specimens.
weighing from quarter of pound to
four pounds, were secured. 81 Of which
have survived. Most Of those that were
lost died in the first year, and in the last
four years not enc has died.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Lampblaek Used for Fuel.

Lampblack 10 now being used for
fuel. and 10 burned in . manner sim
liar to that employed in disposing Of
breeze. A crate bar having slots one
half inch wide In three sections, each
eight inches long, and spaces i've
eighths inch wide 10 used. The lamp
black 10 allowed to drain before being
burned and is mixed with heavy tar
and the partially consumed and cooked
lampblack from the ashpit. Il con-
tains 30 per cent. water when ready
for firing. When thoroughly dry tho
lampblack. is ascribed ! heating value
Of 1920 b. t q per, pound. Sixteen
pounds Of dry lampblack are produced
With each !. 900 cubic feet of gas made
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
A Beautiful Woman LAWYER.

n oe0ut1A WOMAN lawyer.
Miss Gabriel Townsend Stewart has
acquired an extensive practice a. Z
lawyer in New York. She believes
that woman can be an attorney,
deal with men, and at the same time
preserve whatever natural feminine
graces she may POSSESS. Her friends
point her out as test case, for Miss
Stewart is q beautiful woman. She
conducts her business in the courts
with all the grace Of q drawing-room
function, and is unusually elective in
winning cases. About the only kind
of legitimate business she refuses to
handle is divorce cases. On several
occasions she has achieved success in
the criminal courts. although real
property and adjustment cases are her
specially. i t2iQ A!
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Consolidated School.

The first consolidated school build.
ing in North Dakota, in Grand Forks
county, was formally dedicated with
fitting ceremonies. The school has
been in operation over q month, and
tho consolidation plan is proving very
satisfactory. Among those who took
part in the dedication exercises were
w. L. stockwell, state superintendent
Of public instruction; Prof. P. 8. Berg,
superintendent of the Larimore school,
and J. F. McLain, county superin-
tendent. An interesting dedlcatory
program had been arranged
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
NO GIFTS IN ARMY.
uno1rAuT o1pn Jusr rssuxn
~ GEN. cHArFEE.
Presents to o@cers Have Beeu leade
In Violation Of the National
Statutes and Must Be
Stopped.

S00 VWCSI0 VI inc ADMINISTRATION are DC.
termined to enforce Q more strict OBJ
servance Of the statute prohibiting the
giving and receiving of gifts by public
oficials than has obtained in the past.
The first movement in that direction has
been taken by the war department. So
many violations Of the law have oc-
Cured in various departments Of the
government that it appeared that the
statute was more honored in the breach
than in the observance. There were TO
more cases in the army than in the civil
departments, but it remained for the war
department to take the first official cog
nizance of the matter.
The question arose in connection with
the case of Brig. Gen. Constant Williams,
now commanding the department Of the
Columbia, who was presented with q low
ing cup by the ofacers of the Twenty
sixth infantry on the occasion Of his
separation. from that regiment by rea-
son Of his promotion to the grade Of
brigadier general. In that case It was
shown that Gen. Williams had no knowl-
edge Of the gift until it was presented
and that he had at that time severed
his connection with the regiment. The
case was made the subject Of an omcial
complaint to the war department, with
the result that Gen. Davis. the Judge adj
~ocate general, made an elaborate re-
view of the statutes bearing on the ques-
ton of the acceptance Of gifts by public
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Close Call.

A prairie fire was started near Nor.
wich by spark from q railway en-
CINE, and before it was under control
destroyed stack of hay belonging to
B. E. Stewart. A strong wind was
blowing from the northwest and the
fire was carried along at terrific rate.
A number of volunteers went out from
town to help put the fire out, and but
for their effective work the damage
would have been far in excess of what
It was.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
GEN. ADNA r. CHAPTER.
(He Says Army omcers Must Not Receive
Presents from subordinates)

officials with q view to determining their
application to officers of the army.
In accordance with the recommends
ton of the Judge advocate general. Lieut..
Gen. Chaffee, chief Of stan. issued a cir
cular to officers and enlisted men Of the
army inviting their attention to section
IVA of the Revised Statutes, which
statute provides as follows:
"No officer, clerk or employe in the
United States government employ shall
at any time solicit contributions from
other omcers. clerks or employees in the
government service for . gift Or present
to those in q superior oficial position;
nor shall any such officials or clerical
superiors receive any gift or present Of
fered or presented to them as q contribu-
ton from persons in government em-
ploy receiving less salary than them
selves; nor shall any oficer or clerk
make any donation as gift or present
to any official superior. Every person
who violates this section shall be sum-
marily discharged from the government
employ"
Gen. Chaffee says that this circular ia
issued by order Of the acting secretary
Of war, and adds: 2 .ts
"The foregoing enactment includes
within the statutory prohibition the So
Nciting Of contributions by one onicer
or employe from other officers or en-
ployes of the United States when such
contributions are to be used for the pur-
chase Of gifts or presents to those in SUI
perior official position. The receiving
Of presents by officers from their juniors
IN rank or from civilian employees of the
several star departments also falls
within the prohibition of the section
which imposes the penalty of summary
dismissal upon all those who by solicit
ing contributions or by giving or re-
ceiving presents become subject to its
penal operation.
"The practice of receiving presents
from persons not In the military estab-
lishment or In the employ Of the govern
ment in recognition Of services rem
dered, though not expressly forbidden,
is opposed to the spirit Of the statute,
and for that reason is not approved by
the department
"The requirements Of the statute
above cited will hereafter be strictly OBJ
served in all branches Of the military es-
Enlistment
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
GEN. KUROPATKIN.
(ae Has Displayed Rare stragetical Ability
in Manchurian Campaign.)

Gle Has Displayed Rare stragetical Ability
in Manchurian Campaign.)
fensive-always the most di@cult op-
Grafton in war. And, difficult as de.
fensive warfare always is, Kuropatkin
chose its most arduous form. He did
not, that is, retreat at once, gathering
his forces while the operation could
still be unopposed, to some strong po-
.sition, but fell back gradually, disput-
Ing tho ground Is he went. For ex-
ample, his flrst act was TO send force
south, which was apparently intended
to try to relieve Port Arthur, but
which was far more probably meant
70 delay and hamper the japanese adj
sance, and 20 sprolong as far as pos
sib1e the initial stages Of the war.
It may be that he was ordered by the
gar to undertake the impossible task
Il relieving Port Arthur; but If he
did receive that order, he used it so
skillfully that instead Of producing
disaster, as real attempt at relief
would have done, t. enabled him to
gain time for preparing defensive
position Of immense strength at
Laoyang.
When the tide Of Japanese advance
swept over this first bulwark, and his
troops were driven out Of Newchwang,
the military situation had, from his
point of view, distinctly improved. It
q true that he was unable to hold the
lines around Liaoyang as Wellington
held the lines at Torres Vedras; but be-
fore he evacuated his prepared position
he forced the japanese to dash them
solves against it in II days action,
which inflicted. at any rate. as great
aSloss on the assailants as on the de-
tenders.
1t was, however, in his retreat from
Liaoyang, even more than in the bat
Ties around it, that Gen. Kuropatkin
showed his military genius. He man
aged to withdraw his army In the face
Of the enemy's fierce assaults. and of
their desperate attempts to turn his
tanks. ana also in spite Of q difficult
country, and of roads deep in mud.
And this he did without any loss in
guns OF prisoners that Is worth con-
sidaring. Il u odlcially stated by the
japanese that only 10 prisoners were
taken. If this is indeed the full tale,
1t is without parallel in the history of
war. An army retreating under At
tack, even when Its morale is undis-
turbed. almost expects to lose prison
ers. owing to the fact that detached
bodies have necessarily to be left be-
hind to delay the enemy. The general
In retreat usually counts upon having
pieces shipped OF the "fringes" Of
his force. That Kuropatkin SUI
tered no such loss Is q sign of the
mastery way in which tho retreat was
conducted.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
Vital Statistics.

Secretary Heaiy, of the state board
Of health, has issued his vital statistics
report for the month Of September.
Only 20 Of the 80 counties made re.
ports, showing 245 births and II deaths.
Six cases Of tuberculosis were reported
and five deaths; eleven cases of typhoid
fever and two deaths; eleven cases of
diptheria and one death; seven cases of
scarlet fever and one death; one case Of
smallpox and no death.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10
wnmen Colonels IN German Army.

Women Colone1S IN German Army.
The latest addition to the woman
colonies of the German army is the
grand duchess Of Mecklenburg- Schwerin.
to whom Emperor William has just for
varded an autograph letter comforting
upon her the honorary command Of the
regiment Of dragons stationed at
Parchim. The new colonel is % years Of
re- and is said to be one Of the hand
soonest women in Europe. The bold
dragons Of Mecklenburg are not the
only regiment In the kafser's service
commanded by q lady colonel. The em-
press of Germany herself is an honorary
commander Of the Corps of Guards. The
queen of Holland 10 also . German
colonel, and so are the queens Of Italy.
saxouy and Wurtemberg.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-11-10


Of winning, when his father, bent ON
encouraging him, shouted out: Well
done, George!" This distracted the
little fellows attention, causing him
to look around. anu moment later he
knocked down q pole and had to re-
tire from the contest. But later his
father atoned for his unfortunate In.
reference by carrying OF the first
prize himself. And Master George was
consoled by winning the second prize
in the appearance" competition. The
car, which is appropriately named
Baby, is only four feet six inches long
and is inches wide and 10 fitted with
2O-inch wheels. It Is Of two and one.
half horse power and its speed is from
four to Is miles an hour.