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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

OF minor manufactured articles of
United States origin which, owing to
lack Of shipping facilities, are not i'm.
ported direct to Spain, there is also a
very substantial increase to record.
Notions Of every description, ice
cream freezers and United States rub.
Der overshoes are visible everywhere.
With regard to rubber overshoes, al
though looked upon as outlandish Gu
5riosities when first introduced a couple
sof years ago, they are now in univer-
sal use and considered indispensable.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Wife's Fatal Error.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept 23.-A special
to the Register and eader from Mount
Ayr says: Installing him for a chick
en- thief, Mrs. Peter Lewis, of Block
ley, Ia. fatally shot her husband
early Thursday morning at their farm
house. He died a few hours later.
The Lewis farm had been repeatedly
raided by chicken thieves and when
Lewis returned Unexpectedly from
watching a sick neighbor Mrs. Lewis
thought him thief, opened window
and fired on him.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

VI The United States now produces an
almost endless variety of farm crops.
aFbut their number is likely to be in.
in the near future. We have a
]. region in Arizona and Southern Cali.
;gfornia which is believed to be capable
sl.of growing the date palm, and the gov.
eminent IL now making efforts to Sc.
cure varieties from date-growing coun.
tries. We now use about 100000
pounds Of dates which 1t would seem
sscould be grown here quite as well az
I'm foreign countries. This country'S
temperature 10 not hot enough for Ger
Hazittes q dAtes. u. gs
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

The municipal authorities at Barcel.
los. small place on the Cavado river.
about Is miles north of Oportu. Portu.
gal, are willing to grant 30-year con-
scession to a company for the erection
of an electric light and power plant.
One of the stipulations which will be
expected of such company will be
that it furnish the municipality with
s16O 16-candle power incandescent
lights and six 50-candle power arc
lights for. the sum of 1900 n1ilreis
Isl. 62Ol per annum.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

The imports of Australia and New
Zealand in 1903 are valued at $400, $50, :
900 and the exports in 1852, 125,000. In
the import trade the colony of New
Zealand participated to the amount OF
$63, $40, 900 and in the export trade to
the amount of $75,050,000. The bal
ance fell to the six states comprising
the commonwealth Of Australia. The
latter also exported $17,375, FOG net in
coin and bullion.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

A preliminary report to the chief Of
the bureau Of statistics Of the depart
ment Of agriculture shows the total
acreage of rice in the United States
this season to be about $4,000 acres,
distributed as follows: North Caro-.
lima, 1900; South Carolina, $4,000;
Georgia, 5000; Louisiana, 365, 100, and
Texas, 234.2O0 acres. The rice acre.
age Of the country has increased SO
per cent. within the last five years and
is now four times as large as it was
is years ago. GO
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

DIR. Degrave, French specialist. has
made a declaration which has caused
considerable emotion among the fair
sex in the gay capital. he says that
the fashionable straight-front corset
is ruinous to beauty, because it is I'M
healthy, and that women wearing this
style of stays sooner or later fall vic.
Tins of dyspepsia, sleeplessness.
anaemia and other troubles, and no
body suffering from these. ills can long
keep a pretty face.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Watson Draws Color Line.

Houston, Tex, Sept. 23.-Hon. Tom
watson, OF Georgia, who is to speak
here to-day, arrived unexpectedly
Thursday night, and the committee
failed to meet him. At the station Mr..
Watson hired hack to drive to a no.
tel and was requested by the driver to
admit another passenger. The driver
presented a negro woman as his seat
mate. whereupon Mr.. Watson left the
hack and struck the negro driver a
blow. j.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Body Washed Ashore.

London, Sept. 2s.-The body of Charles
B. Spahr. of New York, formerly editor
of Current Literature. was washed
ashore Wednesday near Broadstairs.
Kent, England. The remains were fully
identified by the American consul. Mr..
Spahr disappeared from an ocean liner
near the coast recently and the finding
of the body partly clears up the mys-
terry.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

In general, it may be said that Mex.
leo is no place for q man without cap
ital. It is q new country, in the sense
that It possesses great natural re-
sources as yet undeveloped, but most
II these can be developed only BY the
aid of capital. They have been ex-
plotted for nearly four centuries just
az far as transportation facilities and
individual methods Of industry have
loormitted, a.1r
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

The archbishop of Canterbury. now
on visit to this country, occupies the
highest social position in England next
to the crown and the immediate de-
scendants Of the king. He takes pre-.
cedence after the prince of Wales and
his son and above all dukes, earls, Wis.
counts; above the lord chancellor, the
premier and the secretary of state, and
all ministers from other countries to
the court of st. James.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Selects a Candidate,

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 23.-The re-
publican state central committee on
Thursday chose John E. Bird, OF Adri-
an, as the republican candidate for at
torney general. This action was made
necessary by the recent nomination of
Charles A. Blair, of Jackson, for SUI
preme justice. Mr.. Blair was the par
TVS candidate for attorney general.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Russia's Position.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 21.-Russia's
position on the matter of contraband
has been authoritatively stated to be as
follows: Russia does not desire to in
terfere with the United States legiti-
mate commerce with Japan, but she has
the right to, and must protect herself
as far as possible against shipments
which may aid the enemy in prosecuting
the war.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

Large additions are rapidly being
made to the area of irrigated land in
Colorado. The secretary of the inte-
rior has withdrawn from entry large
tract of land in the canyon Of tho
Grand river, in that state, known as
the Kremmling reservoir site, for the
purpose of storing waters in reclama'
tion enterprise in the lower valley o;
the Colorado river, Of which the
Grand river is tributary.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

The largest station for wireless
telegraphy is being placed near Pisa,
Italy. On Ats completion, by the end
Of the year, it is expected to afford di.
rect communication with all countries
in Europe, as well as the United
States and Canada, and with all yes.
sells on the Mediterranean, Indian and
Atlantic oceans. u
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Elects Officers.

San Francisco, Sept. 21.-The follow
ing officers were elected by the SOW
ereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows:
Grand sire. Robert E. Wright, of Al
lentown, Pa; deputy grand sire, e. s.
Conway, of Chicago; grand secretary,
J. Frank Grant, Of Baltimore; grand
treasurer. NJ. Richard Muckie, of Phil
adelphia.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Claims self-Defense.

Des Moines, a.. Sept. 24.-Marshal
Dan Ellis, of Lineville, Ia, Instantly
shot and killed Bill Wallace, hotel pro-
prietor. Friday. Ellis claims that the
killing was in self defense and has sur
rendered himself to the sherif
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
vesuvius at Work.

Naples, Sept. 24.-Vesuvius, is becom-
Ing more active. The crust around the
crater has broken away and produces
magnificent fiurries of red-hot ashes and
sparks OF fire, which rise occasionally in
immense columns to a height of 700 feet.
The eruption Friday was the most spec
tacular witnessed in the last ten years.
A great stream of lava was discharged.
threatening wide destruction.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
China Objects.

London, Sept. 22.-The Morning
Posts Shanghai correspondent has
been informed that China objects to
the Anglo-Thibetan treaty on the
ground that it ipfringes Chinese SOW
ereign rights.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Enormous Losses.

Portland. Ore. Sept. 23.-Timber-
men who have visited Columbia coun.
ty report that recent. forest fires In
that section have destroyed timber to
the value of 100000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

The steam turbine principle has
been adapted to centrifugal high.
pressure pump. The action is reversed,
however, the water entering at what
would be the exhaust end, gradually
accclerating as 1t passes through the
several fixed and movable vanes, un.
til it acquires high velocity at what
would ordinarily be the outlet end.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
A Valuable Cargo.

New Orleans. Sept. 23.-The French
steamer Admiral Fourichon arrived IN
port Thursday from Santos, via Rio
sde Janiero, with 1857 bags Of coffee
valued at 81, 000,O 7* = So.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
chicago Merchant Dead,

Chicago, Sept. 21.-Robert s. Scott. of
the firm of Carson, Prize. Scott & Co.,
died at his home in Lakeside at four
o'clock Tuesday morning, after short
illness from liver complaint, which had
not been considered serious.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
In the Interest Of Science

In The Interest OF Science.
New York, Sept. 24.-Dr. George s.
Conant, aged 81 years, who died here
Friday of diabetes, is said to have willed
his brain to the medical faculty of Cor
nell university that further inyestiga-
tion may be made of a theory. that his
disease could be traced to the brain.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Big Batch Of Fried Errs.

n O1B 1eseS1 O3 S11e0 Eggs.
plymouth, Ind, Sept. 22.-Fire
Wednesday in the cold storage plant
Of Swindell & Brothers destroyed the
entire structure and 100000 dozen of
eggs. The loss on the building is estt-
mated at $4,000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Russians Meet Loss.

st. Petersburg, Sept. GA detach-
ment under Gen. Rennenkampff. while
accommodating Wednesday lost two Of
ficers and nine men killed and had
three officers and % men wounded.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
Again the Nominee.

Denver, Col, Sept. 22.-Alva A. Ad-
AIMS, Of Pueblo, was for the third time
nominated for governor by the state
democratic convention.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
win 0ppose SPEAKER Cannon.

VIII Oppose Speaker Cannon.
Paris, Ill, Sept. 23.-The democrats
Of the Eighteenth congressional dis
trict nominated Colson v. McClena-
than, Of Danville. to oppose Speaker
J. q. Cannon in the coming election.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

north of Cincinnati with the first quar-
ter OF the session, when nine, possibly
ten, schoolgirls were suffocated In a
vault during the forenoon recess and
score of others narrowly escapsd the
same horrible death. ~ #s
Floor Collnpses.
On opposite sides Of. the spacious
ground IN the rear of the school build
ing are two outhouses. When recess was
given about 30 Of the smaller girls were
in the clubhouse assigned to them when
suddenly the. floor gave way. precipitat-
ing them into a vault Of filth. This vault
u II feet deep and walled up with stone
|slike we'll 81
The girlsfel eight feet from the floor
ing before striking the filth, and the
struggles Of those who were on top kept
at least nine underneath until they were
dead. The frame shed: over these vaults
were about 20 feet square, without win
dows and with only one narrow door
way, so that only one little girl escaped
from the door. She ran into the school
building and told the teachers what had
happened. Principal T. L. Simmerman
and the seven other teachers rushed to
the rescue. The ladies gave the alarm
about the vicinity, while Principal Sim
norman secured ladder, on which the
drenching girls climbed out, most of
them fainting as soon as they reached
the surface. The teachers were soon re-
inforced by. the entire population Of the
town, the police and fire departments
rendering most effective service: Those
able to climb out on the ladders them
selves were rescued by Principal Sim
norman, who finally tainted. Then 9TH
ers went into the vault and kept bring
ing out dead bodies until the vault was
cleared. The firemen drained the vault,
so as to be sure that the rescue was COM
plete.
a Terrible Sight.
Those engaged in the rescue work re-
cite the most CHASTITY experiences. Even
those rescued alive presented such an
appearance as to make many in the
crowd of spectators faint, but the sight
within the vault beggared all descrip-
ton. The children who were on top Of
the writhing heap were rescued first
While they were getting out of the vault
their feet crowded relentlessly down on
others who were meeting with a most
agonizfng death. It was noticed that
the older ones we're on top and rescued.
James Smith, aged IA, one of the pu-
pills, climbed to the roof of the school
house, united the flag and ran to the
vault. By means of this impromptu rope
several were rescued Marshal Wood
had great difficulty in keeping the crowd
back and from interfering with the res
cuers.
The Victims.
The dead are:
Loretta Finke, aged H., daughter of
Henry Finke, of the Schroth Packing
company, Cincinnati.
Emma steinkamp, aged 10, daughter
of John Steinkamp.
Amelia Hesse, aged nine, daughter of
Herman d. Hesse, dairyman.
Martha Buhr. aged eight. father dead.
mother, Ella Buhr.
Edna Thee, aged ten, daughter of John
Thee, blacksmith.
Lillian Witham, aged 10, daughter of
w. A. Witham, farmer.
Hazel Glover. aged eight. parents
dead; lives with grandmother, Mrs.
Wolf. -
Fausta Card, aged II. and Chairman
Card aged niro ho%h x...-lI 49,,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
TEN lives LOST
IN PECULIAR way
BOX OF DYNAMITE FALLS FROM
WAGON TO CAR TRACKS IN
MELRosE, MASS.
Struck by Street Car and Terrible
Result Follows-six Passengers
Killed outright-Four Others Die
in Short Time.

Melrose, Mass, Sept. 22.-An out.
ward-bound electric car, containing 81
persons, was blown to pieces in this
city Wednesday night by striking 9
5O-pound box of dynamite that had
fallen of an express wagon. Six per-
sons were killed outright, four more
died OF their injuries within an hour
and 10 others on the car were taken
to the two hospitals suffering from Sc.
we're injuries. At least a score of per.
sons in the immediate vicinity of the
explosion were hurt by flying glass
and splinters.
The Victims.
The following dead have been iden.
titled: DR.. Malcolm e. McLennan, Mel.
rose Highlands; e. b. Haynes, Mel.
rose; Winfield Rowe, Saugus, Mass.
motorman; e. A. Stowe, South Bos.
ton; Fred D. Marshall, Boston. The
unidentified dead were three women, 9
man and three-year-old girl.
Edward A. Warehouse, of Melrose
had foot amputated. and was other
wise badly injured. DR.. Perry, OF
Wakefield. had both legs broken; Mrs
John Conway, of Melrose, had both
legs broken; George H. Andrews, OF
Melrose, received compound fracture
OF the left leg, and his foot also was
amputated. All Of these are likely tc
die.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
A Frightfui Scene.

So great was the force of the ex-
ploston that all but ten feet of the
rear portion of the car was blown into
small pieces, while windows within. a
radius OF quarter Of mile were
shattered. The immediate vicinity of
the accident presented fearful spec
tacle when those in the neighborhood
reached the scene. The ground was
strewn with legs, arms and other por-
lions of the bodies of those who had
been killed, while shrieks and groans
came from the writhing forms of the
injured.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29

Fausta Card, aged IL, and Chairman
card, aged nine, both daughters of Will
nam Card, of the firm of Mccullough &
Sons, Cincinnati.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-29
SCHOOL GIRLS
Meet AWFUL FATE
PLUNGED royluLT OF FILTH
By COLLAPSE OF FLOOR IN
AN CLUBHOUSE.
Of Thirty Little Ones Who Took the
Terrible Fall, Nine Are Taken
Out Dead-Frightfdi Disaster Near
s. Cincinnati.

Cincinnati; Sept. s24.-school closed
Friday at Pleasant Ridge, seven miles
north of Cincinnati with the first quar-
ter OF the session, when nine, possibly
ten, schoolgirls we're suffocated in a
vault during the forenoon recess and q
score of others narrowly escapsd the
same horrible death. .
The Newtown bee., 1904-02-05

failed to be public manifeStatiO or of religion, we hope it was felt i1 many household here, last Sunday, and we trust it was by the stiffness and inaction manifest throughout the village. The church is promised the services of Rev A. H. Post, next Sun- day morning, MT Post having been ab- sent the past week.
 ICE TWENTY INCHES THICK ON LAKE
 WARAMAUG.
 Much complaint of the continued cold weather is heard among some of the farmers in this vicinity, on account of the frozen potatoes in their cellars. Jack Frost has crept in further than has been known here in many years. The ice on::Lake Waramaug is now fully 20 inches in thickness.
 A business meeting of the Ladies' sewing society was. held at Mrs D. Burnham's on Wednesday afternoon of last week. The young Ladies sewing society again met in session at the church parlors, last Friday afternoon.
 Thomas Bray and wife are entertain ing at the Lakeside hotel, almost every night, sleighing parties and pleasure seekers, who know we'll where the best dinner is served.
 While Bridgeport was complaining, last week, of a clam famine, the resi- dents of this place were we'll supplied by Berkley Morgan, who satisfied all patrons as usual, also with the best fish Obtainable.
 The leap year party at Marketable hall, last Friday, was attended by sev- eral young ladies from this village with their "best fellows" This week Fri day evening another euchre party and dance will come off at Pavilion hall, under the auspices, or for the benefit of the Hall association. A frst-class entertainment is expected.
 Mrs J. B. Stillson was confined to her home by illness, last week, the re- suit of grip cold.
 Feed, bran, etc., by the carload, still arrives nearly every week to John Col lins, who finds quick sale for the same among the dairymen. He also disposes of considerable -four by the barrel and pancake flour by the package or case, which it is reported cannot be excelled for quality.
 Your correspondent is pleased to learn of the promotion of George Bra man of Torrington to the superinteDd- ency of the Coe brass mills in that place. MT ,Braman is a son-in-law of Edward E. Meeker of this town, a worthy man who has been faithful at his post of duty for several years.
 A. M. Morgan has secured a job of carpenter work in New Fairfield which will take him till early spring to con- plete. He intends to commence the same the first part of next week.
The Newtown bee., 1904-02-05
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

DIR RYDER TO LOCATE IN BROOK FIELD.
 The many friends of Dr c. A. Ryder are sorry to have him leave this place for practice in Brookfeld. Dr Smith takes his place here. Loren Carter has sold his farm to a Waterbury gentleman. Charles Sandmeyer met with quite an accident in the loss of his thumb. Mrs J. S. Comstock has been quite
 i'll the past week.
 Merritt Slade has so far recovered as to be about the house, owing to the successful treatment of Dr Ryder. The Creamery ice house is being
 filled with a large quantity of very fine ice.
The Newtown bee., 1904-02-05
LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
FREDERICK c. BEEMAN.


 We were again reminded of the brief ness and uncertainty of earthly life, last week, in hearing of the death at St Louis, Mo-, of our boyhoods friend and companion, Frederick 0. Beeman, who died at St Vincent's hospital, aged nearly 52 years. MT Beeman had been for more than 20 years a resident of Litchdeld, Ill.,, and was there we'll liked for his social quail ities and aptness for the line of work engaged in, but being so troubled "ith asthma here that he felt obliged to leave this locality for another climate; he also felt obliged at tines to change his business relations in the West to Nebraska, and later to Kentucky, finally coming back to Illinois the last years of his life. The first 25 years of his life were passed here. The cause of his death was given as nephritis, from which he had been afflicted about nine months. Your correspondent re- members "F'red" as wide-awake, i'm pulsive but big-hearted fellow, kind to fault, nervous, uneasy, although helpful in public enterprise and for the benefit of hlS friends and fellow citizens. In dramatics, the debating society and other social functions here 30 years ago, Fred was seen and heard and his presence felt wherever sociabil- 1ty was found, and a dancing party or lyceum or dramatic entertainment was not complete without him. In his home and his fathers store here he was a useful factor, and left New Preston before 1880 with the best wishes of scores of friends. Since that time he has returned but twice, first on his wedding tour and the second time when he brought his fathers remains from Illinois to lay them in the cem etery here. One can scarcely realize that MT Beeman is now gone. On, member only of the Marvin s. Beemar family now survives, Mrs L. I. Bald win, of Torrington. MT Beeman's re mains were conveyed to his late hom and buried at Litchfield, Ill.,, on Tues day of last week.
 DULL SUNDAY IN NEW PRESTON.
 No service being held at the churcl here, last Sunday, made this villag seem almost devoid of life and actio1 so far as any activity was seen or hear outside our dwellings. This was ia
 better than an open proclamation of tn day, but it does not seem just righ not to hear the church bell calling t
 worship where it has sounded nearl l every Sunday for the past 50 years. ] , makes us think of the Quaker wh , asked on the church steps, not tw
 miles from here, on a certain Sunda
 when congregation had waited lon for the pastor to arrive: "Canst the ! not worship thy God without the pa
 tor?" When church waits for ii
 pastor to perform all it's work, it seen - that spirituality has reached a lowe l. ebb than should be-, but where thel