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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
SOUNDS FROM STARS.
CONVEYED TO MUNDANE SENSE
By RECENT INVENTION.
New York Scientist Claims to Have
Discovered an Instrument for
Capturing the Music of
the Spheres. il
New York snecial

New York Special
Sweet sounds from the stars, melo-
dies from the spheres, angel voices from
unseen realms of everlasting 10y or
walls of lost souls in amending torment,
crashes of worlds in the making or un-
making. vibrant forces of nature audi
ply at work-which or what is Prof. AL
bert G. Albertson able to convey to the
mundane sense of hearing by his latest
dlscovery-invention? The professor in
cllnes to the belief, one gathers from
talking to him, that the mysterious
sounds come from the stars, which word
in this article means both suns and their
satellite planets.
The instrument invented by Prof. AL
bertson resembles in some respects
combination photograph, telephone and
telescope.
1T is necessary to bear in mind" said
'The Star Wizard" as he is called, that
light rays falling on a polished steel
plate produce tone. This is inaudible,
however, unless the plate is connected
with an electric circuit, also containing
mlcrophone or telephone earpiece A
number of small steel cylinders, vary
Ing in length and perfectly polished in
side, are used instead of plate or hol-
low steel she'll. The cylinders are ar
ranged within the box in such manner
as to vibrate freely. The entire box is
made part of an electric circuit from
the battery, and in this circuit is con-
tanned also the microphone and tele-
phone earpiece.
"A revolving disk is in front of the
cylinders, and this is so perforated that
q ray of light when passing through the
small holes will be thrown in different
directions. Behind the revolving disk
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28

of his party during the next six months.
Mr.. Cowherd is an optimist and declares
that chances for democratic success
were never brighter or better. He will
at once begin preparations for waging a
vigorous campaign in every district of
the United States in which there is hope
for victory.
"You ask me-" he said to the CORE
spondent, whether we hope for success
in the coming elections. Most assured
ly. In my opinion, the democracy has
an excellent chance for winning both
the congress and the presidency. Every
observing man has noted the general
feeling of political unrest that has
spread over the entire country. While
it is true that this is not confined to re-
publican states, it is also true it is the
party in power that always suffers from
such conditions"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Not Worried over the late Spring.

Not Worried Over the Late Spring.
L. s. Tyler, bank examiner of this
state. is largely interested in farming
and has seen thirty-one crops of
wheat grown in North Dakota-some
seeded early and some late. He feels
no uneasinesss concerning wheat
crop when the weather conditions are
such that the wheat or any kind of
grain, stands an equal show with
other vegetation. In other words, if
the spring is cold and backward
grasses and buds make no Roadway,
but when the right kind of weather
for seeding does come. the wheat and
wild vegetation grow along together.
nature providing sufficient length
of season for maturity. Fears of q
wheat crop failure should only he
entertained when vegetation has
much the start of the cereal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
FORM OF THE HOLY. GRAIL,
Parsifal Vessel Used In Current Eas.
tival Plays Much Different from .'
the Original.
New York Special.

New YORK special.
At the present time, with the "Parsi.
fal" craze still undated, it might be OF
special interest to call attention to the
fact that the form and shape of the cup
of the grail, as seen in the Bayreuth fes-
tival plays and at the recent Metropol-
itan opera house performances, is en-
tirely different from the shape Of the
original holy grail which is one Of the
highest priced treasures of the cathedral
of ST. Lorenzo at Genua. AS the legend
states, Joseph of Arimathea used the
original vessel to save the blood flowing
from the Saviour's wounded side. In
some way or another the sacred vessel
came into the possession of the mosque
at Caesarea, whence it was taken by the
crusaders in the year 1102 and brought
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
Policemen's Training College.

There is q policemen's college in st.
Petersburg to train applicants for the
force. There is a museum combined
with the school where the pupils make
themselves familiar with the tools Of
criminals-jemmies, drills, chisels and
contrivances for robbing collection
boxes. The Russian passport system is
studied in detail. The duties of the
dvorniks, sort of assistant police, are
taught. They keep watch on the resi-
dences, report on the habits of the ten
ants and their visitors. examine the pa
pers OF newcomers, and direct them to
report themselves at the police station.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
ADMIRAL WALKERS JOKE.
Naval Veteran Rebukes Brusque
Young Man in Effective, Yet
Humorous Manner.
Washington ID. c1. special.

Washington Cd. CO. Special.
Rear Admiral John G. Walker devotes
more time to canal matters than to fash
ion plates and could hardly be called
spick and span in the civilian clothes
he wears at his work. A stranger would
be far more likely to take Admiral
Walker for a countryman than a retired
naval officer. His long whiskers are of
the type so popular with rural dramas,
and his rolling walk might we'll be taken
for the movement acquired by following
a pillow.
A brusque young man in search of the
canal commission encountered Admiral
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28

(LeaQlnS MEMBER OF the new Panama
Canal Commission.)
Walker in a corridor of the Corcoran
building in Washington and asked
pertly:
"Can you tell me where will find
Walker?"
eyes," Admiral Walker replied.
Gust come with me-
The dapper young fellow followed Ad-
miral Walker into his Office. The ad-
miral took seat behind his desk and in
vited the young man to sit down.
tsWell, what can I do for you?" Ad-
miral Walker asked Of the young man.
who began to squirm uneasily in his
chair.
81 am Walker" the admiral contin-
ued. "John G. Walker is my full name,
but you might call me Jack for short"
Unable to summon up enough voice to
apologize, the young fellow rushed out
Of the Office without saying word
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
ODD PIECES OF FURNITURE.
In Some Parts Of Montana Elks' Horns
Are Used for Making House.
hold Necessities.
Helena lMontl special

HeAeHa V03oUe.y SpeCIaI.
Near the town of Livingston, Mont,
is valley which can literally be called
the Valley of Dry Bones" for it re-
sembles the valley described in the
Bible. 1t is strewn with bones for miles,
but, in addition, contains thousands of
horns shed by elk. Years ago it formed
q great natural roundup for these ami
mails during the shedding season, and as
q result the horns are to be found scat
tered over the ground for miles, The
people of Livingston, approaching the
value of the horns for use as we'll as
ornament, have gathered them by the
wagon load, and the visitor can see them
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
coWHERD HAS HIGH HOPES.
Missouri Congressman Believes That
Democrats Will Be Success
full This Year.
Washington ID. c. Special.

washington ID. CD Special.
At a recent meeting of the minority
members of the house of Representatives
Hon. William S. Cowherd, Of the Fifth
Missouri district, was elected chairman
of the democratic congressional COM
mittee, in which position he will have
charge of the congressional campaign
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
Goldfish Fifty Years Old.

There are some goldfish in Washing
ton which have belonged to the same
family for the last so years and they
seem no bigger and no less vivacious to-
day than they did when they first came
into the owners possession.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
THELABOR PROBLEM
BISHOP spALD1Na CONSIDERS
STRIKES DEMoRALIZINa.
Thinks That workingmen Are Never
the Same After Having Been
in Walkout-16an Is In
jured Morally.
Washington %. c.) Special.

washington %. CD special.
Members Of the house committee on
labor listened to speech from Bishop
Spalding, Of Peoria, the other day in
favor Of the bill fathered by Volney w.
Foster. providing for commission to
arbitrate labor difficulties. Bishop
Spalding said that the passage of the
bill would reduce existing evils and
would pave the way for industrial
peace" and paraphrased Sherman in
saying that strikes are hell.
Answering questions by Acting
Chairman Vreeland, Bishop Spalding
said it was not his opinion that the
proposed tribunal would never be
called upon to determine the question
Of what is a legitimate profit ON the
investment of capital. It's province
would be to settle disputes as to hours.
treatment and pay of employees. A fair
wage, he said, was determined in the
soft coal mines Of the west by the con-
dttion in the mines and the cost of liv
ing. Where a business did not permit
living wage according to the Ameri
can standard of living that business
should cease, declared the bishop.
II would say" he continued, "as
Sherman said of war, that the strike
is hell" Men who went out on strike.
he added, went back injured morally,
and not the same men. The children
OF strikers had been taught to taunt the
children of other workmen. The con-
dition' between capital and labor was
0k Z. 10
lieved the anthracite strike commits
sion had accomplished good results.
He referred to the present labor
troubles in Colorado, San Francisco
and Chicago. These conditions we're
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
Pixies Peak Electric Road.

The famous cog railroad up Pixies
Peak, in Colorado. may soon be sup
planted by an electric road, plans for the
building of which are now under con-
struction.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
Fasting Of the Eskimos.

It is estimated that the Eskimo popu-
lation of Alaska, Labrador and Green
land has declined from 10000 to $4,000
in 20 years, owing to the thinning out Of
seal. bear and walrus.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
Indians and smallpox.


Fifty halfbreed Indians on the Tur-
tie Mountain reservation. who are
suffering from smallpox. are under
guard in order to prevent as much
as possible the spread of the disease.
DR.. II. II. Healy. secretary of the
state board of health, was notified
yesterday that there is an epidemic
of smallpox among the halfbreeds liv-
ing west of st. John, on the Turtle
Mountain reservation. Fifty cases
are kept under guard to prevent them
from spreading the disease, and the
authorities of Rolette county are
much exercised over the matter.
claiming that it would require the
expenditure of $1,000 to stamp out
the disease among the Indians.
Caught.
H.. +. Niles, the discharged prison
err from Bottineau county who took a
bundle of saws into the Burleigh
county Jail for the purpose of help
ing several penitentiary birds await
ing trial to escape, was sentenced to
sixty days in Jail and $50 fine, the
fine to be served out ut the rate of
50 per day. Niles, it will be remem-
bered, represented himself as a depu-
ty sheriff from Bottineau county and
thus obtained admission to the Jail.
While there he dropped u bundle of
saws, believed to have been for the
use of Joe King, colored convict
who had served with Niles, and was
awaiting trial for an escape from the
penitentiary.
&@ A Bad Man. =,
Marshal Erickson of Rugby, had an
exciting experience with a "bad man.
Mt Laureat, ~ miles east of Dunseith.
a half Mexican horse thief was pur-
sued from Rugby with n warrant. The
bad man met the marshal's hail with
a ~ gun and his gun up first. He
ordered the officer to take walk,
which was wisely done, while he
made his way up into the Turtle
mountains near by. The man is sup
posed to be desperate character and
one of the Sandy Heart band of horse
thieves.
Cabin Installed.
Commissioner Il. j. Turner, who
has returned from st. Louis, says
that the Roosevelt cabin has been
erected in the North Dakotn booth
and is one of the most interesting at
fractions on the grounds. Represen-
tatiyes of newspapers, and of for
eign governments have repeatedly APP
piled for permission to photograph
the cabin for the eastern press and
for the purpose of sending photo
graphs abroad. All visitors to the
grounds are interested and the cabin
promises to be an attractive feature
of the North Dakota display.
Arrested.
Mrs. Emma Thon of Sargent coun-
ty, North Dakota, was arrested in st.
Paul ON charge of Islander, said to
have been committed year ago in
the Dakota town. The sheriff from
that place came to st. Paul with the
warrant for the arrest, but it is not
known who the person said to have
been slandered is, as the warrant
does not mention the name. The
woman says her arrest is the result of
a feud between her husband and GER
tain resort owners near their home.
News Notes.
Bottineau will be in the dark for
some time, as the electric light plant
went up with the -four mill.
Two deserters from Ft Lincoln
were captured at Bismarck by Shcr-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28
aermans in United States.

The German population Of the world is
about 8S,OOO,00o, and of this number TO-
100000 are in the United States.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-04-28

woman says her arrest is the result OF
a feud between her husband and GER
tain resort owners near their home.
News Notes.
Bottineau will be in the dark for
some time, as the electric light plant
went up with the flour mill.
Two deserters from TT. Lincoln
were captured at Bismarck by Shcr-
if WEIGH and two from western forts
were caught at Mandan.
The supreme court declines to tell
what should be done with that beer
which is in the custody of the sheriff
of Burleigh county. Inasmuch as the
stuff is said to have gone stale it
doesn't seem to matter much what is
done with it.
A number of ladies have been par
ticipating in the gopher hunts in Nc
Henry and Ward counties and some
of them are said to be expert shots.
Bids have been opened for the con-
struction of the power station for the
Fargo street railway, and also for
the bridge across the Red.
All precincts of Kidder county gave
Belden twenty-five out of thirty-t:yo
delegates over Lyons for republican
legislative candidates.
Some townships are planning to
have the road work done by contract
instead of having the residents do a
days work here and there.
During the past four years 81 ma
tional banks have been organized in
North Dakota with an aggregate CAPT.
tai of $1,46O,OOO. In South Dakota
only IS have been organized in the
same period with a capital of $685.
900.
The Methodists of Bowbells have
raised 1,4OO for new church.
A young man named Leslie, who
was on his way east from Montana,
fell from a train at jamestown, and
was seriously injured. His home is
in Minneapolis, and he. had been try
ing to get an engagement with the
atrical company.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27
M0RTUARY.
Mrs. Louisa n. Soaper.

Died, at the home OF her son John w.
Soaper, 500 Dane street, Oskaloosa,
Iowa, Oct. $, 1904, at the age Of 76 years
2 months and 10 days.
The deceased was for many years a
resident Of this county, living here for
over forty years, until the year 1904,
when she went to Oskaloosa to make
her home with her son. She was born
in Montgomery county, Kentucky, July
20, 1928, where her early life was spent,
coming to Iowa in the fall of 1860. She
was united in marriage to Bazzel Uriah
Soaper on May II, 1851, who proceeded
her to his reward many years ago. One
son, John W. Soaper, of Oskaloosa, sur
wives her. The funeral was held in this
city on Monday, Oct. 10, conducted by
Dr.. A. n. Pitcher, pastor of the M. &.
church, interment being in the Leon
cemetery. The deceased during her
long residence in this vicinity had form
ed large circle Of friends, for she was
a good woman in every sense of the
word.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

Leon had two fires within twenty-four
hours last week, and it is an old saying
that fires always come in groups of
three, so look out for another one in the
near future.
Thursday night about half past eleven
o'clock the residence OF Mrs. Geo. n.
Tallman was discovered to be on fire,
the fire starting from a brick f1ue and
had burned quite lively along the cone
of the house when discovered by Carl
Sankey, who gave the alarm. The occu-
pants of the house, Mrs. Tallman and
Vim. Parker and wife were sleeping
soundly and the door had to be kicked
in to awaken them. The fire company
responded promptly and soon had the
fire under control, the damage to the
house being principally by water, and
the loss is fully covered by insurance, a
new policy having been placed on the
house only couple of days before.
The second fire was the residence of
George Johnson, the old colored man
who resides in the west part of the city,
about three o'clock Thursday afternoon,
and the fire had made such headway
when discovered that the house, which
was small one could not be saved and
the work of the fire company was di-
rected to saving the adjoining houses.
Mr.. Johnson was at the cemetery at the
time the fire started, and nota thing
was saved from the house, it being inn
possible to enter the building after the
fire was discovered, SO the building and
contents were totally destroyed and
there was no insurance on either. The
property was owned by Decatur county
on a school fund loan. The origin Of
tho fire is unknown, but probably start
ed from the fue in the house. The fire
was discovered just after the passenger
train went north and many supposed
the train had set it on fire, but the facts
are that the fire must have been burn
ing for some time before the train pass
cd to have acquired the headway it had
when discovered. The loss on Uncle
George was hard one, as he lost all he
possessed on earth, including many
relics and keepsakes which he valued
highly. Only a few years ago he was
burned out just north of this fire, but at
that time most of the contents of the
house were saved and the building was
insured.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27
default and decree of divorce.

default and decree Of divorce.
Frank J. Long VS.. Henrietta Lee ct al,
decree OF foreclosure for amount Of two
notes.
Farmers Bank Of Davis City VS.. Geo.
w. Lanning ct al, judgment for amount
Of two promissory notes.
in. Walters vs. Lavina Walters, de-
fault and decree of divorce.
J.N. Gates ct al, VS.. Eliza j. Delk ct
al, S. Varga appointed guardian ad
litem, sale Of property ordered.
Grace Thompson VS.. James Thompson,
default and decree Of divorce.
Northwest Thresher Co. vs.. Robert
Currie ct al, Judgment for amount of
one note.
William Woodland vs. Emma Orchard,
judgment for amount Of one note.
Nora Hildebrand VS.. Willie Hide
brand, decree Of divorce granted.
Bank Of Pleasanton vs.. Frank Wells,
decree of foreclosure.
Bank Of Pleasanton VS.. J. B. Bennett,
decree Of foreclosure.
T. ". Goodhart VS.. Emma O. Shaw ct
al settled.
Della nj. Mitchell VS.. VIM. M. Mitchell,
decree Of divorce granted.
Elizabeth Kmble VS.. Geo. Kimble, on
hearing plaintiff granted decree Of di-
vOrce.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27
Rural Adventures OF a Great Play

The following story is told Of the dog
days Of adventures of "Over Niagara
Falls" play that will be seen at Van
Werden's opera house shortly:
There is an influential opera house
manager of certain one night stand in
Michigan, whose house is used at times
by travelling companies for brushing up
purposes. He is decidedly opposed to
curtain calls, possibly because when the
house is seated and the pasteboards
counted, he takes his stand at the wind
lass and raises and lowers the curtain.
cover Niagara Falls" was sent forth
on it's present record-breaking tour and
the first performance was given in this
town. There is climax to the third
act which seldom fails to get less than
eight curtain calls. 1t is stated that on
this occasion the scene aroused even
more than the ordinary enthusiasm and
the audience loudly clamored for cur
tain after curtain call. 1t was sent up
and down three times, but the audience
still persisted in having more of the
Falls scenery. "Places," called the
stage manager, and the performers
struck their customary attitudes for the
tableau while the electricians, stage
carpenters and scene shifters attended
to their respective duties.
"Take up the curtain! What are you
waiting for?', yelled the stage manager
to the house manager at the windlass.
Still no change. The noise in front had
by this time increased to an uproar.
"What is the matter up there? Raise
it up. Can't you hear the people in
front?' fairly howled the now angry
stage manager. At this point the de-
cidedly rustic face Of the house manager
his brow dripping perspiration, peered
over the fly gallery and a fog-horn voice
came down: "Say, if you want this gol-
darned old curtain raised again, jest
come and do it yerself. I'm all tucker
ed out"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27
James SAGE.

James Sage was born in Hadley, Sara
toga county, N. Y, and died in Grand
River township, Decatur county, Iowa,
October 8, 1904, aged 81 years, 1 month,
and Ia days. He emigrated to Oswego,
Illinois in 1916, and on November Is.
1856, was married to Miss Martha G.
Story, Of Aurora, Ill. To them were
born six children, four of whom are
still living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sage moved to Decatur
county, Iowa, in 1869, settling in the
home which they still occupied at the
time OF his death. He enlisted in the
army August 80, 1852, being member
OF 129 regiment, Illinois volunteers and
faithfully served his country until
honorably discharged at the close of
the civil war.
Bro. Sage was converted in his 18th
year and joined the Methodist Episco-
pal church, of which he remained a
faithful member until 1890, when he
joined the WESTON Methodist church,
remaining in this correction until
death. His life was all that could be
desired and expected in the life of an
honorable, upright, conscientious
christian. He was conscientiously
opposed to the dreadful liquor traffic
which is such curse and menace to
our country. The funeral was preached
by Rev. A. G. Heckathorn at the Elk
Chapel from Hebrews 1925 which quota
tion was one of his last utterances upon
earth. He said to the writer but a
short time before his death, that he did
not know whether he would live or die,
but to him it made no difference as he
was ready to go. His remains rest in
the Elk Chapel cemetery.