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New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
WAR ON PRIVATE CAR" COMPANIES.
Charge Brought That the Railroad Re
frigerator Service Is a Trust.

Chicago Oct. I0.-Nhat is regarded as one OF the
most important sessions OF the Interstate Com
1nerce COmmisson this year held here TO-
day. The feature Of the meeting was an inquiry
snto the relations OF private companies and
aailroad companies and the effect trade
]. w Midgley the principal witness. He de-
clared that the system OF private ownership OF
cars had the railroad companies firmly IN its
grasp" and was zone OF the greatest powers
1znowa.'
Asked for solution of the difficulty Mr.. Andgley
said: Put the refrigerator cars on a per diem
basis of 80 cents for much weight. stock cars
on 80 cents basis ana other cars on a % cents
basis''
Mr.. Nidgley's testimony tended to show that by
a comprehensive system Of rebates and commis-
hlons the transportation Of many Of the principal
commodities OF commerce is almost wholly within
1he grasp Of the private car companies.
Mr.. Midgley also said that It was becuase the
railways have $780, 100000 in freight cars of
1heir own which in danger falling into decay
and useaessness because OF the growth OF the pri-
"ate car system that the railways were anxious
10 clip the wings OF the ''privates"
James S. Watson Of the firm OF Porter Brothers
which firm passed through bankruptcy not long
since was also examined Mr.. Watson admitted
that he probably realized $1,000 year through his
2any as profit. which is said by shippers to be
The movement 70 investigate the nrivate car cam
pany situation originally begun by The Ma
tional League Of Commission Merchants at Louis
Evidence is said to have accumulated to show
mat the entire refrigerator service is trust The
companies not only insist upon exclusive contracts
but also demand mileage from the railroads and
thereby gain annual returns Of 20 10 Is per on
The Investments The same statements are made
concerning the OIL and beer car lines
The principal witness in the afternoon was /
Ogden Armour. but he proved reluctant in answer
-sng questions. Instead he referred the investi-
gators 10 George Robbins. vice-president OF the
Armour Car Line.
Have you made Ii a practice. Mr. Armour ."
asked Attorney Marchand Ito lend large amounts
OF money 10 some Of the companies using your cars
20 ship fruit?
no. sir; I have not" replied Mr. Armour
DO yOn remember making a loan 10 James 8
Watson. Of the Porter Brothers Company? Mr.
fl5astman that You did
That instance was exception exclaimed Mr.
Armour. ! did make a loan TO him / believe
Ar Robbins was called to the stand. He also
vas etiwllIag 10 answer an the questions put 10
him. Mr. Robbins testified that the Armour Car
Line had contracts with the Michigan Central
Railroad Company and the Pere Maruuette Rail-
way company, but that II any rate lower than the
taflu rate WAS made 10 those companies IL was
because OF some concessions In the service "a
INSISTED that no railroad was shown preference
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11

London Oo. lOArived. steamer Minnshaha CBr). Rob
inson New-York.
Plymouth. oct 10 $50 m-Arriyed. steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm II Ger. Hogemann. New-Nork for Cher
bourg Bremen tand pFoceecedl -.
Rotterdam, S-Arrtved steamer New-fork CDutcal'
Peters. New-GoTk
Bremen S-ATrtved stear Neckar tier). Harrass
witt New-York.
Antwerp 1o-Arrived, steamers kroonland, DoNrud
NeX-York yia Dover
Greenock Oct S-Saied steamer Buteshre r). Chicken.
New-York -,
Cherbourg oct 10 10 a mArrved. steamer Kaiser WI
helm Il (Ger). Hogemnan. New-Hork via Plymouth
Tor Bremen tand proceededl
Bouogne. S, noon-sail-d steamers Blchsr Gen.
Kopn from Hamburg and Dover. New-Iork; Oct ..
p m-Pennsylvania Ger, spliedt from Hamburg
and Dover, New-YoIk.
Fowey Oct 0sailsd steamer Evelyn (5r). Butterwick
Naples. Oct s-safed. steamer Perusia OBJ Johnston.
New-York- -,
Glasgow Oct s-Arrved Buesnos Ayrsan ssr).
Eastaway Philadelphia Wit ST john y, F; 10th. Mon
goan (Iir). Stlrret New-York
Manila Sept 3-Arrived steamer Vulcan OBJ. HICKS,
New-York via singapore.
Rio Janeiro Oct 5-Saed. steamers Byron tBrl. Sado-
gan New-York: TIN. Firth OF DOrnOch (Brl. Jones.
New-Ycrk: Th, sailed. steamer Terence (BrA Byrne'
New-Nork.
Singapore Oct 1O-Arrived previously steamer skud
tNor, Hansen New-York for TaNu Bay. China
Barbados Oct sailed. steamer Thespis tBr) Ferguson
(from Santos etc). Eew-York. ~,
Port Natal 1O-ATrived. Susquehanna tffl
CuIverveI New-York Via Mauritius etc
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
NAVAL STORES.

The market spirits turpentne steady. but quiet
with made bbls quoted at S6e Rosin was nln
ats advance, with to good strained quotsd
at 81 OOqS2 %. Tar steady and unchanged We
quote -
56c
TAR-Ou hbls. $4 G54$4 90 -
ROSIN@Common 10 good strained s. 0OG$2 95; z. g;
F "a O5: G. SIS 10: n, 50 10: l. SS 25G$3 35 X 81: ~
81 406S4 45; n $4 609$4 G5; W c. $4 956<6; W. - ID
"' STOCK ON HAND.
Spirits turpentne sSS 80 ~ ~
savannah oct. IO--TURPENTINE firm at 52ke re-
cepts 200 bbs. sales PSI; exports. 2549 ROsIN nrm
bbis sales. LES SSH A, u anu
q Sc 90: D. 81 55; z. So co. F. 50 65 G. 81 20: H.
w G. S4 55G$4 GO: W ". 81 so.
Charleston oct. i0-TURPENTINE and RosIN-NOth-
ing doing.
wilmington Oct. 1o.-sPIRITs TURPENTINE-Notn-
doingi receipts ~ DDS IoSiN-Nothins o9ns q 49,
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
FRlcK A READING DIRECTOR.

Philadelphia. Oct l0.--At adjourned meeting
Of the heading Company. held to-day. the annual
report was adopted and H. c. Frick was elected
director. to succeed the late John Lowber Welsh.
The Reading Railway Company stockholders
held meeting to-day and elected H Mex. T1wom-
bly, director to succeed H P. Mexican.
At a meeting OF the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company, H c. Frck was elected
q director to succeed Mr.. Welsh, and H p. Nc
Kean was chosen in place of his brother. Thomas
Mexican, resigned
Samuel Dickson elected a member OF the
board OF directors Of tho Philadelphia Newtown
and New oTk Railroad Company, to succeed Mr.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
THE WABASH,S YEAR.
Shozcing of GouId's Ener-
getic Road.

The report Of the Wabash Railroad Company for
the fiscal year ended June 80 while showing in
crease of ASS2.797 SO in earnings dhis being
the seventh year Of continuous increases 1904 show
ing an increase Of $ 39 q 1890. also shows
that this increase in earnings offset by cor
responding increase in expenses.
The conditions affecting operating expenses dur
ing the last year WERE the report says, abnormal.
The total increase in expenses due to changes IN
rates Of pay and rules of service aggregated about
$4,000. During January February and March
and part Of April was experienced the severest
winter. with lowest temperature and worst storms,
all over the system. ever known in the history OF
the company. not only reducing the earnings. but
also largely increasing the expenses Of operation
The cost OF fuel for the first ten months OF the
year was higher than ever before. being nearly 80
per cent more than the previous year. Finally the
work Of preparing the line for the Worlds Fair
traffic added largely to the expense account.
During the last four years the reduction of grades
and improvement of the line between st. Louis and
Chicago have been under way, and now prac-
tcally completed. that trains northbound can be
made up for a ruling grade OF twenty-one feet a
mile instead OF from fifty to sixty feet mile The
cost of the work TO date has been S617SOO.
Operating expenses increased 81 S7 SIG 81 Q1Sl per
cent?. OF this amount 81 .i67 S51 IS in conduct
ing transportation cor 7S5S per cent Of the total
increase). an increase Of 1924 per cent 1903
The percentage OF operating expenses mot includ-
ing taxes) 10 earnings was 1851. compared with
74S1 per cent for the preceding year.
With decrease OF I02 per cent in services rem
dered'' I. e.. tons carried one mile there was
an increase in freight OF S5l7S 06 553 per
cent?. with an Increase OF Si.435 6t6 IS Q3s2 per
cent?, in expenses Of freight traffic. While the In
crease in freight tonnage 7,4Sl tons (00S per
cent?. the in freight train service 4Sl
per cent. The passengers carried ono mile in
creased 11S7 per cent while the cost OF passenger
train service increased 7s per cent. and the actual
number OF passengers carried was 6.lS47i. an in
crease OF 23l56l G.si per cent?.
The outlook for the fiscal year ending Jure 80
1906 the report says. is excellent The passenger
trafic is enormous and will be mainta tanned at its
present volume Until the end OF the St Louis Ex
position Tho freight traffic IS larger than in 1892
although below last years. The gross earnings, IL
is estimated. viii exceed 24Oo00O0 for the year.
STATISTICS.
The following statement gives in condensed form
the revenues expenses. charges etc. for tho fiscal
year as compared with the previous year;
1904 1908. Changes.
all sources. S2a 5l3 sls ST. COS 75e Inc $IoO457T
E,ruen OF
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
GREAT CROP OF CORN.
GoUernment Report Indicates Yield
Of246S, ,724, 900 Bushels.

washington, Oct 10-The monthly report OF
the chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics Of the De-
y1artment OF Agriculture viii show the condi-
lion of corn on October ! TO have been S3.9. as
compared with SIG one month ago. sos on
october l. 1908. 79.6 at the corresponding date
sn 1902 and a ten year average Of 1873.
The preliminary estimate of the average yield
an acre OF spring wheat is 12.7 bushels sub
sect 70 revision when the anal estimate is made
5n December. The average quality Of spring
wheat is 75.7, as compared with S5.5 in 1903.
and ST. In 1902
The preliminary returns Indicate oat crop
of about SsS,5OO,OOO bushels. or an average Of
l321 bushels an acre compared with 2S4
bushels as finally estimated IN 1903, 345 bushels
sn 1902. and ten year average of d. The
average for quality is Ola against 79.9 in 1905
and S67 n 1902
The preliminary estimate Of Yield acre of
BARLEY is 27.2 bushels. against 264 one year ago.
200 in 1902. and ten year aveYat;e of 24a
kThe average for quality is SS.7, against So4
nast year. and S7.3 in 1902
The preliminary estimates OF yield acre of
Eye is 1h2 bushels. against 15.4 last year. no
Ia 1902. AID ten year average Of 15.0 The
average for quality is GIG. against S8.4 last
year and 9LS IN 1902.
The average condition Of buckwheat on oc-
tober 1 was SS.7, as compared with 91.5 one
Hnonth ago and 74.O on October /. 1908.
The average condition OF tobacco on October
q was $40. as compared with S3.7 month
ago, SOB on October I, 1903, and a FIVE year
average Of 7s.9.
The average condition OF potatoes on October
q was S96 as compared with GIG month
ago. 746 ON October !, 1903; S2-5 at the cor
responding date in 1902. and ten year average
OF 735
The average condition OF rice on October 1
was S7.3. as compared with s9:7 one month ago
and 300 on October /. 1903.
AS figured by Statistician Brown. OF the Prod
euce Exchange, the government crop report in
dictates a spring wheat crop Of 17,6SSOO0. COM
pairing with last months estimate OF 205.690.O00
bushels and last years harvest OF 37954,5S5
bushels. The final estimate on winter wheat
was that Of September. 333, 100000. that the
indication is for 2 total wheat crop Of 551 .0SS-
900 bushels, comparing with last months esti-
mate of 539090000 bushels and a total crop in
1903 OF 637. .S21, ,S35 bushels. The indication
corn is for a crop of 2463 724,O00 bushels,
against last months estimate of 2,491s3 3O3,OpD
bushels and last years harvest Of 2.244, ,625
bushels A crop OF SSS,J00OO0 bushels OF oats
IS indicated. which compares with September
estimate Of $50 800 900 bushels and with the
1903 crop Of 7S4.09 1879 bushels.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
D., l. & WIS LIeHTERAeE DEPARTMENT

The Lackawanna railroad viii on October Is
begin the direct operation Of its lighterage de-
partment which heretofore has been owned and
operated under contract with the Iackawanna
by John H. staTin. Although the relations be-
tween the railroad company and Mr. staTin have
peen entirely satisfactory and the service per
1ofnea under the direction OF the railroad has been
S4bst ahtlaliy eQlaA 70 anything Of Ike character
~ lile halp Dor the LackaWanna MANAGEMENT has
eeeaneo u desirable 70 acquire. by purchase the di-
sect cohuQi OF us lighteraEe business The move
IS ~ Keeping with the policy OF the Iackawanna
1laef me present management Of ADOPTING the
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
RECEIVES EoR U. S. 1oaAcco 60

Fice-chaneeilor Garrison at Jersey City. yester-
cay appointed George C. Tenant and Hugh NJ
lcofh receivers of the United States Tobacco Com
pany- The company, Incorporated In New-Jersev
was formed 10 grow Connecticut tobacco, and be-
San Win capital Of $4,000 The application was
- o5s & "a Det,ali or Robert Moore of Hartford one
=. - st9cknolders and creditors Alcorn has been
es5b.l.Ass receiver by the Connecticut courts IRE
80 ot me company Is attributed To careee sy1e
growing. iiiieceicut SOL ior tobacco
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
s172. lo2. .aOa SID 20 20a Inc 81 an

'Inerease is due TO OF ST Louis
~ 52l 900 less gold equipment sinking fund bonds
100000. '
Wabash-Ptsourg Terminal Railway S1O0OOOOO and first
way, SO. 15i. .O00 ~
tIneTease is due suspense on ae-
count OF purchase OF equipment.
sIncrease is due 70 issue OF Wabash Railroad
cent terminal gold bonds 600: Wabash Raj
road equipment gold bonds Series O0O Rail
ROAD temporary collateral So COO less
so4d equipment sinking fund bonds retired, 100000
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
NEW STYLE COLLAR BUTTON.

Benedict Brothers. the jewellers. OF Broadway
and Liberty-st.. announce collar and cuR buttons.
newly patented October 8, 1913. They are. 1t is
said. great Improvement over the former button.
retaining the oblong wedge shaped top. The new
round post and shoe. being nearer the head, make
them more easy TO adjust
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11

uay. lhe hrst name being that Of the debtor:
Carmichael. William NJ Thomas P AfcMann
executoTs-A H Kaufman. $22O2
rIsnn, Alce-D I kaston 5S4
tihan Sanasi-P W Cehnan commissioner. I.s22
Hutchinson. William FL d Cook & Co........ Coo
Greenwich Insurance Company-W Underwood
and another -................ 2I5s2
-Ilhattan hali~ay CompanyA Pofadnec. 10l46
me Eeopiss ilre MIX Cor w Watson lob
gossph = faIieg construction Cot stone. S45
ssgeI Hsolge tsroao-E Exchange Con-. 65I
1@nos5y. JeilISy L-b L winters 1897
.asoaby- @tiIHe r. eNecutrxCty Of New-York.. S37
SS9aIehow Danel city OF New-York. l.l60
aclAeoh FiaiSiS lily 3f Newly 621
5oIter MA ~ Flhshner 3Od5
tothschlla LiNla-L Phillips and another. 3.463
SpielberGer. Leonre-South Amboy Terra Gotta
Go ....-,...; -...........- SIS
sciiraflEil 1tlod-J W Solts. president
schMenzeI: OsGar-P w Cuilinan commissioner. 1892
smith S4loeit h(F W CullnaH, commissioner. 1922
Zoltz berhAIo sehegel Manufacturing Co. 574
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
The TREAsuRYs DAILY TRANSACTIONS.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Natonal bank notes re
ceived to-day for redemption, S7l.S4l; governmer
receipts from internal revenue s. 424 500; custom,
$4,000. y
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF c. n. G. D

Denver Oct I0.-J. A. Edson late manager of
the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad announced
to-day that he had accepted the post OF general
manager OF the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad. and would leave here tomorrow for Gin
cinnat. - 80
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
A FUND OF 100000 FoR srRlkgas.

Lynn. Mass. Oct. 1O.-At the annual convention
OF the State branch Of the American Federation OF
Labor in Lasters Hall to-day tine executive coun-
ellis recommendation that $500 900 be appropriated
for the Ean River strikers was adopted
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise 6o5 Sunset 5:2s Moon 7:27 Moons age
HIGH WATER
A.M-Sandy Hook 1852 Gov Island POI Gate t1.19
P.M-Sandy Hook OPP Gov Island 0:45 Hell Cato Ii.sS
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
THE ELeIN BUTTER MARKET.

EIgn NJ Oct. 10 (speciaD--BUTTER ruled trm on
Board to-day. selling 2c 10 ne same
Total sales in he district were V'S'uVV 10
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

The following satisfied judgments among filed
yesterday the rst name is that debtor the second
that OF the ereclto and date when judgment fled
Maitland; Ihomas ma Al n Varnum; Aug J. 1902 s7OO
irwin WIN ID Hiscock: March o. 1880. ..... $3.50
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
INCOMING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
Vessel. Erou r.,
sGermanc Southampton October American
.Ityndam Rotterdam October 1..... .HolI-Ara
-kronpTinz wilhelm Bremen. October 4.....N IIovd
Einand Antwerp. October Red ssr
FL Aha .Gaveston( October
Proteus .New-Orleans October 5. .Malior,
koeniS Aloert Bremen October 1.......N @ Ilovd
san Jacinto Galveston October .Mallory
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IL.
s0eeanic Liverpool, October White star
I5Si ii9ns. .oerh Genoa, September 20 N @ Lloyd
Beoouin'... Gibraltar, September 2S.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
couRT OF APPEALS cALENpAR.

eiThy. OCT lS.-Ihe Court Of Appeals calendar
i's tuesday foAowsi Nes. s. Il. s. ga. a. IS 40 "a
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
James McCreery & Co.

Suit Dept.
Blue, black and brown
CheviOG Walking Suits.
Trimmed with velvet and
braid.
$24.OO
English Tweed Suits. Three
quarter length coat, with
velvet cuff, vest and collar.
$3.50
Broa dcIoth Suits. Hand
some, tailor made models,
with long coats, lined with
white satin.
S42.50
Walking Skirts. Various de-
signs.
1913, $500
Twenty-third Street.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11

JUDGMENT CANCELLED.
stanbuFy. Joseph LII Henaeberser Sent g. 1888 se7s
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
JTpOMENr vAcArrn

The Central en- a. Spar VeFein Of n City, Binck;
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
The Turf.

Indrani. Gibraltar September 2s....... -
Finance Colon October Panama
Fl Cid Galveston October Morgan
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13.
Llandah City Swansea. September % Bristol City
Busnos Ayres Cadiz September 30. Spanish
sBrinRs mail
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
JUDGMENTS.

following judgments were among those filed yester-
le FIRST name being that Of The debtor:
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

Steamers Ilsonier Port Arthur, Tex; Monroe. Nor
and Newport News.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-11

RENEWAL OF SUBSCRI
October %. GENERAL S
on and after October "a. at
DETAILED PROSPECTUS.
etc. at music stores. hotels
FELIN +. LEIFELS, S
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22

Mrs. Long of Finley IS making
a visit with her parents here this
week.
Attorney w. j. Courtenay of
Hope was a business visitor here
Tuesday.
Some trimmed hats, just ar
rived. Central Millinery Parlors.
Mrs. ]. G. Dorrance left tor a
few weeks visit with her parents
at Buffalo. this state, Monday
evening.
j. D. Brown went to Minnea-
polls Saturday evening on bust
ness matters. He returned We'd
nesday morning.
Don't fail to visit our ten cent
counter, the bargains we offer
will surprise you. Kraabel &
Kraabel.
Miss Rose Beckerjeck, of Port
age, Wis, arrived here this morn
ing to make a visit with her Sis
tiers for some time.
Mrs. Jas. Loney, vino has been
i'll the past few days, is, her
many friends will be pleased to
hear, rapidly convalescing.
Miss Hi]degard Usselman is
visiting at Sharon this week, the
guest of her aunt, Miss Myrtle
Wells.
N. J. Thompson, Of Mapleton,
Ia, has accepted a position inthe
First National Bank of this place,
having assumed his duties We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Routhruff of Fargo. and
Miss Maggie Murray of Minnea.
polls, arrived here yesterday
morning and will be the guests
of Mrs. D. J. Gumb tor a few
days.
Mrs. Geo Warming left for the
home of her parents at Pine Riv.
er, Mimi, last Monday evening.
Mr.. Warming expects to follow
in the near future, as he has de-
cided to leave this part of the
state.
One of the threshing hands on
a machine operating in this vi
cinity met with a serious accident
a few days ago. While in the ACT
Of making a setting, in some un:
accountable way the man was run
over by the separator. Dr.John'
ston attended to the mans injur'
les, and as far as we know, he is
recovering.
w. w. Hazlett, one of II en-.
terprislng butchers, is today
opening up in his new shop. one
door east Of his old stand. The
shop is, without doubt, one OF the
best of it's kind to be found in the
state, having been renovated
throughout at considerable ex'
pense, and enables its proprietor
to cater to the satisfaction of the
most fastidious. A gasoline en-
CINE, power chopper and othe1
: conveniences r being added
which, together with the matt,
appearance of the building, will
: make the establishment a credit
~ s1ooI as.." aa#r
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22

s !; LOCAL NEWS NOTES.. 5
: : + +
Read the ads. in the Pioneer.
Chas. Murray Sundaved at
Fargo.
DR.. Coca. Fead and wife we're
in Aneta Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mrs. L.. W. Fuller returned
Tuesday from a visit to friends
in Page.
Standard patterns, best pat
tern on the market, at reduced
prices at Kraabel & Kraabel's.
Joe Rocelle has taken a posi-
ton with the Imperial Elevator
Co. at this place.
Mrs. Bowen, the popular mill
liner, was at the Twin Cities for
a few days last week.
Misses Alice Kellam and
Paulina Jefferson, and Harry
Wilson spent Sunday in Coopers-
town.
Have you visited the ten cent
counter at Kraabel & Kraabel's.
If not, why not.
Mrs. D. ]. Gumb was to Fargo
the latter part of last week at
tending the funeral of a near rel
ative.
B. C. Shaw, in company with
eight other insurance men of the
New York Mutual, leaves tonight
for the Worlds Fair City.
Mrs. S. Doyle and little daugh-
ter, Eva, of Detroit, Mimi, are
visiting here at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Doyle.
Presiding Elder Cooper of the
Grand Forks district of the M,
Z, church, occupied the Local
palpit last Sunday evening.
Mrs. j. N. Reynolds of San
Francisco. is here visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. Z. White. for Z
short time. She is en- route tt
St. Louis to see the worlds fir
See J. P. Burling for bargains
in horses during the next five
days. Halter broken and some
broken to work.
It was reported around towt
this morning that separator be
longing to Casey Foster of this
township, was destroyed by ar
explosion of dynamite which hac
) been placed in one of the bundles
bp some evil-disposcd person
The supposition is that it is thu
work of some party or parties
who entertained some grievance
against Mr.. Foster. We have
not been able to ascertain wheth
er anyone was injured OF not
The machine was in operation
when the explosion occurred. |
: is not short of the m%iraculou
that anyone in close proximit,
at the time should escape witt
: his life, and the guilty mis-
= creants who perpetrated thu
tendish deed, if ever detected
should be awarded the extrem
penalty of the law.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1904-09-22

Miss May Hughes has accept
ed a position as teacher in the
school at Colgate, for which place
she took her departure Tuesday.
A kindly disposed member of
the canine tribe CONSIDERABLY
deposited a dead mink on the
doorstep of the Heazlett residen.
ce, just where Bill could get it, a
few nights ago. Mr.. Heazlett
says that the proceeds of the pelt
are appreciate in these days of
scarcity Of good crops, and we
dread to think what else might
be acceptable to a butcher these
days of scarcity of-beef.
The management of the local
bowling alley are making special
arrangements for a ladies' day"
Wednesday afternoon having
been selected as the most suit
able date. On that afternoon of
each week, the ladies are to have
the exclusive use of the alleys,
and the gentler patrons of this
wholesome pastime who wish to
avail themselves of these oppor-
tunities are assured of frst-class
accommodation and no annoyance
from outside company need be
feared. New pins and balls for
their special use are on the way,
Wednesday of the coming week
has been apportioned as their
opening day.