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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
Illinois View Of North Dakota.

Illinois VI eW Of
The Springfield, Ills, journal
has this to say of North Dakota:
One who visits North Dakota
for the first time is seldom pre-
pared for the advanced stages of
progress in agriculture, stock
raising and manufacturing in
dustries which greet his mind
and eye. 1t is to often the case
that he has preconceived notions
of crudity, undeveloped resour-
ces, barren plains, possibly cab
ms distantly separated, few
educational advantages, cities
and towns of the wild and woody
west description of the dime
noval character. Surprise is
usually written upon the face of
the visitor to that new but enter
prising state. AS the facts
presents themselves to him he is
struck with amazement and won
ders how he ever became pos.
sessed of such false ideas. A
trip over this state reveals to
him, magnificently producing
fields, beautiful prairies popu-
lation of the world s best citizens,
who are active and progressive,
ever striving to developes the
rich and inexhaustable resources
of one of the best states in the
western portion of the United
States. AS the writer passed
through the state last month he
was greeted by smiling fields OF
waving grain, countless herds OF
cattle, horses and sheep. He
saw fields of wheat ranging from
one hundred and sixty to five
thousand acres in a body. This
wheat when marketed grades
number one and he was Informed
that it brought the highest mar
ket price. He saw magnificent
fields of barley, rye, flax, speltz
alfalfa. millet, timothy, clover
and corn. 1t demonstrated to
him that a wrong impression pre-
vailed about corn. They raise
fine corn in North Dakota and i,
is asserted that this crop be
comes larger each year. North
Dakota will this year, produce
more wheat than any state in the
United States, with the possible
exception of Kansas. According
the census of 1900 the state
ranked second in the per capita
production of oats. Iowa alone
having a higher rank. The
average yield per acre of barley
since1901 has been 29.4 bushels
compared with an average fol
the United States of 27.1. Dur
ing the past four year the United
States has produced 105,985, ,00(
bushels of flax seed, of which 81
$4,000 bushels or 50 per cent
were grown in North Dakota
Every crop raised in this state
except corn, shows an average
yield for 1905 greater than tn
average yield for the Unitet
States.
North Dakota has within it,
confines about three mllllOl
acres of government land wait
ing for the homesteader, Mos
of this land is fertile and will
produce as many bushels of an,
kind of grain sown as any lant
found in the west. 1t is free t
all who have not previously ex
ercised their rights. This is
golden opportunity and ont
which should impress itself up
on the renter or small landown
ers.
4 No state in the union present.
so many and varied opportuni
ties to the poor man, investor o.
capitalists as North Dakota does
today. 1t offers home to tht
poor, it gives the investor
chance to double, treble and pro
badly quadruple his money. I
has so many openings for thu
capitalist that they are pas
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
FOR SALE.

New house and four lots. One
of the warmest houses in town!
Apply to Mrs. VIM. Carter.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-10-19
Taken Up.

One light red bull, about two
years old. Came to my place
about October 4th. Owner prove
property, pay charges. and take
it away.
MIKE Peterson,
Sec. S-14659.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
CHAS. PATE, FISHERMAN, KILLS
VIM. THOMAS, AGED STONE MASON,
BY KICKING HIM IN THE STOMACH.

W. D. Thomas, an aged stone mason,
whose home is at Cannelton, was
KILLED by Chas. M. Pate, a fisherman,
Monday morning, at the rock quarry
about two miles west of this city.
Pate and his wife became involved
in ain alteration with Thomas and
Pate kicked Thomas in the bowels.
A blood vessel was ruptured and
Thomas died four minutes after he
received the kick. Pate fled when
Thomas expired and his wife and
children came to this city. 1t Is gen.
orally believed that he committed the
act in sudden anger and did not
intend to kill Thomas.
Thomas occupied one room of a
sn all shanty at the quarry and Pate
and his family the other room, with
a petition between. One story is that
the trouble between Thomas and the
Pates arose over the possession of
Thomas room and another is that
it was started by Pates children.
Monday morning Mrs. Pate was in
Thomas room abusing him just before
he was killed, it is said. When she got
up she found a bundle of switches
at her door and went into Thomas
room to accuse him, it is supposed,
of having put them there. Ed. Boiling,
fba orIxy ava NJ; mass 70 tha k;Il;no
except Pate and his wife, heard Mrs.
Pate abusing Thomas left his
house, and went to Pate's shanty, a
FEW yards distant. When he looked in
he saw Pate kicking Thomas in the
bowels with his knee. Thomas was
sitting in chair putting on his shoes,
it is said, and Pate had his arms
around his neck and was pulling him
down as he kicked him. Thomas
got up and walked out the door, when
he fell and expired. Pate, it seems,
entered Thomas room shortly after
his wife and, in sudden passion, gave
the old man the blow with his knee
that caused his death. Boling says
that he did not hear Thomas say any
thing rough to Pate or his wife and
it appeared that the latter we're the
aggressors. There is no probability
that Pate intended that the Kick he
gave Thomas should kill him, for
he would have used a weapon of
some kind and made sure of his work,
If he had wished to murder him.
Several days ago, it is said, Pate
children went into Thomas room and
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING
OF Baptists at Hardinsburg Last Week
A Success Throughout.

Hardinsburg, KY, Aug. 1.-(Spe-
cisl. 1.-The Fifth Sunday meeting of
the Breckenridge Baptist Association
convened Friday last at O'Clock in
the afternoon at the Baptist church.
An all-day service was conducted
Saturday and the discussions were
very helpful and were highly enjoyed
by those present.
AT moon the ladies of the church
and town served the people to de-
lghtfnl dinner--in the courthouse yard.
The meeting closed Saturday after
noon.
On Sunday morning Rev. Hutson,
of Tennessee, preached at the Baptist
church to a large congregation and
the Male Qua rtette of Cloverport rem
dered two pleasing selections. The SER
mon and the music was very much
enjoyed.
On Sunday event ng the Rev. d. F.
Shackett preached a fine sermon and
the service was attended by a large
number. He also preached Friday
evening.
The meeting was success through
out and the music as rendered by the
choir was excellent and appreciated
by everyone.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

disturbed his belongings. He was
away and wnen he came back he
put lock on the door leading from
his room into Pdte's part of the
shanty. This angered Mrs. Pate and
she abused Thomas at the time for it,
so one story goes. When she found the
switches, as she claims, her anger
was increased. The shanty belonged
to the rock quarry company but Pate
had never paid rent for it. Thomas
took up his abode in the shanty
with Pate's permission, a short time
ago. From one source it is learned
that Pate and his wife wanted pos
session of the room after they had
given it up to Thomas and they are
supposed to have abused the old man
for this, also.
The inquest was held about 10
O'Clock Monday by Coroner Fuqua, of
Hancock county, the affair having
occurred about mile from the Breck-
enridge county line. Mr.. Fuqua was
accompanied from Hawesville by
Sheriff E. q. Bannon, of Hancock
county, and DR.. Jones, of Hawesville.
The verdict was that Thomas came
to his death by being kicked by Pate.
DIR. Jones made an examination and
expressed the opinion that a ruptured
blood vessel, the result of the kick
delivered by Pate, had caused the
death of Thomas. The evidence given
in the inquest brought out part of the
facts as already narrated. The others
were learned from another source.
Thomas body was taken by land to
Cannelton for burial, Monday after
noon.
Pate is generally known about here
as a worthless fellow. He supports
his family in a miserable manner by
fishing at odd times. Last winter,
while living here, he allowed his
family to become absolutely destitute
and left them temporarily in that
condition. He is about thirty-two
years of age.
Thomas had an interest, it is under
stood, in the operation of the rock
quarry. He was between sixty and
seventy years of age and in very
poor health. For years he has been
a stone mason and lived at Cannelton,
where he leaves family. He was a
Mason aud we'll known here.
Pate was still at large yesterday at.
ternoon.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Eggs For Missionary Work.

Mrs. Waller Wilson, OF McQuady,
contributed more for missionary work,
for the past six months, to the
Breckenridge Association of Baptists,
at the Fifth Sunday meeting which
closed at Hardin sburg Sunday, than
any other individual or church that
is member of the Association. The
amount contributed was $7.15, whic h
was the proceeds from eggs laio by
Mrs. Waller's hens on Sundays during
the time.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Durham'S Statement.

Hardinsburg, KY, July "a, 1905.
10 the Voters of Breckenridge County (:
1 have been a true Republican all
bf my life. have voted for a few
Friends on the Democratic ticket, a
thing of which 1 am not ashamed.
The Republican convention nominated
me for coroner of Breckenridge coun.
! ty. at its meeting in Hardinsburg on
Monday, July "a. 1 desire my friends
to know that a baser insult was never
offered an honorable man in our
county. The Republican party has
had 1t in for me and a few other good
men since the election four years ago.
After the nomination for coroner had
been offered Charles Patterson and
John M. Butler in jest and had been
refused wiz disgust, my name was
placed before the convention. 1t may
be thought that because / have spent
a good part of my money working
for the Republican party that l have
lost my political integrity, and that 1
can be led into a race With my in
fiuence by the offering of an unsought
small honor, at best. but discredit
as offered to me. never sought this
nomination / do not desire it; and
further 1 desire my friends to know
that resent the insult offered me
|, and my friends.
Charles W. Durham.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
CUTICURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest
Skin Soap.
The Worlds Sweetest
Toilet Soap.
Sale Greater than the Worlds
Product of Other Skin Soaps
Sold Wherever Civilization Has
Penetrated.

Millions of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, the great skin cure,
for preserving, purifying, and beau
tifying the skin, for cleansing the
scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff,
and the stopping of falling hair, for
softening, whitening, and soothing
red, rough, and sore hands, for baby
rashes, itchings, and chafngs, for
annoying irritations, or too free or
offensive perspiration, for ulcerative
weaknesses, and many sanative, anti
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially
mothers, as we'll as for all the pur-
poses of the toilet, bath, and nursery.
Cuticura Soap combines delicate
emollient properties derived from
Cuticura, the great skin cure, with
the purest of cleansing ingredients
and the most refreshing of flower
odours. No other medicated soap
ever compounded is to be compared
with it for preserving, purifying, and
identifying the skin, scalp, hair, and
hands. No other foreign or domestic
toilet soap, however expensive, is to
be compared with it for all the pur-
poses of the toilet, bath, and nursery.
Thus it combines in one soap at one
price the most effective skin and COM
plexion soap, and the purest and sweet
est toilet, bath, and nursery soap.
Sold throughout the world Cuticura Resovent, soc.
Tin form Of Chocolate Coated Pills, 25c. per vial Of COZ,
Ointment 5Oc, Soap, 25c. Dcpos; London, "a Charter
house Sq Paris Rue de Ia PaiN; Boston, l37 Columbus
Ave. Potter Drug Chem. Corp. sole Props.
n1- send for " How to Cure Every llumour."
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
VOL. XXX.
RICHARD WRATHER DEAD.
w eIl-KBown Farmer Near Irvington
Succumbs to Typhoid.

Richard A. Wrather, one of the best
known famers In the Irvington neigh
borhood, died Monday afternoon at
8 O'Clock, of typhoid fever, at his
home quarter of mile from that
place. He had been ill for five weeks
Mr.. Wrather was born in Meade
county on February 10, 1857 He lived
in Meade county until 1892, when he
moved to Irvington and bought the
farm on which he died He was mar
ried in Meade county to Miss Glovis
Munford, who, with three grown
ildren, survives him. The children
>e Embry Wrather, OF Chicago, and
Misses Mary and Elizabeth Wrather
He also leaves one brother, George
Wrather, and tw sisters, Mrs. Weed
s. Chelf, of Elizabethtwon, and Mrs.
W. W. Vertreese, of Meade county.
The news of Mr. Wrather's death
was received with extreme regret by
his many friends in Breckenridge and
Meade counties. He had been a raem-
ber Of the Baptist church since boy
hood and was a man of fine Christian
character. He was liked by large
acquaintance.
The funeral was held yesterday af-
ternoon from the Baptist church at
Irvington. Rev. j. 7. Lewis, of this
city, officiating, assisted by Rev.
Graves and Rev. Hynes, OF Irvington.
The pail bearers we're: John Wimp,
Bate and Jesse Herndon, Will Gard
ner, Thos. Blythe, J. F. Claycomb,
Mr.. Mudd, g. o.. Baily. The inter
ment was at the old Washington
graveyard.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
LOCAL BRIEFS.

An agent of the Seven Hills Chau-
tauqua, at Owensboro, attracted a
crowd OF perhaps two hundred people
Saturday night by showing large pic
lures advertising the Chautauqua, on
the eastern wall of the Masonic Tenn
pie. They were not moving pictures
but most of them were In colors, and
seemed to make hit.
-
Ed Gregory and Thos. Morrison
have finished papering the four large
rooms of the putlic school. This week
they Will paper the Baptist church.
~.
jamie LaHeist, of New Albany,
who has resigned his position in a
drug store In that city, has come
here to assist his father, A. A. La
Heist, in his Timing business.
~
Master Celeston O'Connell, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Jno O'Connel. fell last
week from pile of boxes aud cut
himself badly about the head.
~.
Born, July. 81 to the wife OF VIM.
Preston. a fine boy.
~
Mrs jeff Hawkins, of Tobinsport
called Monday and renewed her sub
scription. Mrs. Hawkins is LOOKING
well and enjoying good health and, for
one of her age, sixty-two, is well
preserved.
The canneIy has been in operation
some recently but will not have a
steady run until next weeK
-
There will be communion service AT
the Presbyterian church next Sunday,
as well as the usual services
x*+
Charles Robert Satterield celebrated
his ninth birthday Saturday from to
g. Out-of- door games, music and de.
lightiul refreshments afforded a pleas
ant afternoon for his little friends.
~
A COW was hit twice by the engine
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

Ed. Mansfield, Of Louisville, was
here Thursday visiting Miss Olivia
Fallon and guest, Miss Annie Martin,
of Martindsle.
John NJ. Sosh, of Daviess county,
formerly OF this county, has been
here this week visiting his nephew,
M. F. Popham.
Mrs. K. n. Hudson and daughter,
Virginia, returned Saturday from
Virginia Beach, Va, where they had
been ior several weeks.
Miss Elnors Lewis, of Addison,
and guest, Miss attic Doll, of Louis
vile, were the guests of Miss Mamie
DeHaven the latter part OF last week.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Heston and
son, of Hardinsburg, were the guests
of Mrs Heston's mother, Mrs. Saw
yer. part of last week.
Harry Weatherholt and Harvey
Stone were guests at house party
Saturday ana Sunday at the Burk
homestead, near Addison.
J. D. Payn will go to Louisville
this week to undergo an examination.
He will be accompanied by his
daughter. Mrs. Chas. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs Thos. Blaine and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Maysey and Miss
Helen Msysey, of Stephensport. were
here part OF last week the guests of
relatives.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Prettiest Church in Diocese.

Under the head of congregational
Notes, :" in Mondays Courier Journal,
is the following:
Father Gabe, of Hardinsburg, has
the p,ettiest Catholic church in the
Louisville diocese. He is enlarging his
school faculty" "
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Fined For Whipping Boy.

Jas. b. Fisher was given IS. 40,
in fines and costs, in Magistrate Jen-
ning gs' court, Saturday morning, for
breach of peace. He was charged with
whipping Norman Gregory, a young
son of Ed. Gregory, who swore out
the warrant. Mr.. Fisher plead guilty
to the charge.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Peaches Wanted.

Am prepared to take large quantities
of peaches. pears and apples. State
quantities and kinds and when ready
for market
Address J. Ed. Guenthers Ovens
boro, KY.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

There are no remedies for catarrh Just
as good as Peruna. Accept NO substi-
tutes.
Areward ofs1O,O0o has been deposited
in the Market Exchange Bank, Colum.
bus, Ohio, as a guarantee that the above
testimonials are genuine; that we hold
in our possession authentic letters certi-
flying to the same. During many years.
advertising we have never used, in part
or in whole, q single spurious testi-
monial.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columb bus,
Ohio. All correspondence held strictly
confidential.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

Waller Wilson, of McQuady, came
to town Monday with lot of work
for the foundry. He was much pleas
ed with the promptness with which
the foundry turned out his worth and
said it saved him lot OF time and
expense. The foundry is great con-
venience to mill men and machine
men and saves them lot of time and
money
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
To Give Away $500 Packages.

Hardinst urg, Kv., Aug. 1.-(Spe-
cial. "A gentleman representing the
Arm q Hammer brand of soda, will
be at the big Masonic picnic, Sstur-
day. August 5, ana give away $500
packages of soda.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

OF freight train No. IS, Sunday
afternoon, at the Elm street crossing
The second time the animal was
hurled from the track by the cow
catcher, but walked away uninjured.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Meeting at West YieW.

Hardinsburg, KY. Aug. 1.-(Spe-
cial. The Rev. VII. Calvert is con-
Quoting a protracted meeting at West
V lew
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Seriously III in Pittsburgh.

MsttinEly, Ky. Aug. 1.-(Specis }
News has been received here that
Charles B. Pate, formerly of this
place, but now # Pittsburgh. Penn,
was seriously Ill with bnt little
chance of recovery.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Prosruding
Piles: Druggists refund money it PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no matter
of how long standing, in to IA days. first
application gives ease and rest. soc. II your
druggist hasn't it send soc in stamps and it
will be forwarded postpaid by Paris Medi-
cihe Co., st. Louis. Mo.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

A Hughes S8 Mass. Ave, indianapolis, Ind wrtes
anything taken
Peruna medicine for
poor man. "-Geo A. Hughes
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
a Congressman Uses Pe-ru-ns In Ills
Family.

Hon. Thos. J. Henderson, Member Of
Congress from Illinois, and Lieutenant
in the Union Army for eight years,
writes from the Lemon building, Wash
ington, D. c., as follows:
"Peruna has been used In my family
with the very best results and take
pleasure In recommending your VaIua-
bic remedy TO my friends as a tonic
and an effective cure for catarrh. "---
Thos. j. Henderson.
Peruna cleanses the mucous MEM
branes and cures the catarrh wherever
located.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Warfield Miller moi Married.

The report in these columns several
weeks ago that Warfield Miller had
been married was an error. The News
was imposed upon by correspondent.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Misses Marian Bowmer, Margaret
and Elizabeth Skillman will go to
Dawson Springs this week for two
weeks stay.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
Church Being RemOdeled.

hardinsburg, KY, Aug. 1. 1.-(Spe-
cial. THE work of remodeling the
M. E. church was commenced last
week. Hook q Beard are the contrac-
tors.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02
HAS STOOD rHE TEST Is YEARS.

The old, original GROVES Tasteless Chill
Tonic. You know what you are taking. 1t is
iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure
no pay. Soc.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

ternOon.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-08-02

~ATARRH assumes different phases
~ in different seasons of the year. In
the early summer systemic catarrh is
most prevalent.
That tired, worn-out feeling in nine
cases out of ten is due to catarrhal
condition of the mucous membranes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-25
REMEMBER TOMORROW NIGHT.

This morning at o'clock the reserved
seat sale opens at GrifIin's book store
for the performance Of the interesting
comedy drama "Sweet Clover which
will be seen at Fishers opera house 10.
morrow night. II was thought an ut.
ter impossibility to construct coher.
ent interesting comedy y.drama without
the wrcngcd woman and the inevitable
william, either male or female, but in the
makeup OF this beautiful drama "Swcct
Clover tho authorass entirely upset
the old conventional idea by eliminating
those obnoxious characters. The com.
pany comprise nil the original cast and
is headed by the sterling, versatile com.
edian. Otis u. Thayer and Gertrude
Bondhill, who has made the part of
Lois" creation OF real life, the eos.
tuning OF the ladies' is magnificent. On
the whole, the production is said to be
complete even to the slightest detail. Sc.
cure your seats this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-25

porter who was remiss. vents his cha
grin and spite BY injecting an element
Of bad faith. chargeabls 10 the Astor-
ian, and to make his position entirely ridi
eulous, tackles the successful reporter Of
thps PAPER in a group Of men, all OF
whom were guests Of the gentleman,
who, alone, had, or has, any right Of
complaint in the premises, and badgers
him for an explanation Of how, and
when, he got certain phases Of the news
published and the Historian reporter gave
him private telegraph key in the Of
hce' story in reply, and joshed him, and
the said delinquent reporter knew IL was
a josh, knew 1t was not so, knew he was
being made game Of, but, as a salve to
his wounded vanity, transposes the josh
into statement made plausible enough
to deceive many and tries to put q sue.
ees-ful rival TO the bad-a poor and
shabby shift most unusual among re.
porters, and one which does neither him
nor his paper an iota of good. So be II.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-09-25
LOGGING by ELECTRICITY.

The following announcement made by
the Tacoma Journal may forshadow the
adoption of valuable process in this
neighborhood. II is as follows:
Articles of incorporation were filed
today by the Nisqually Power company,
capitalized at 100000, with the follow
ing trustees r. l.. Mccormick, and Geo,
S. Long, secretary and resident agent
of the Weyerhauser Timber company;
Edward Cookiugham and John Bagley
president and general manager of the
Tacoma Eastern railroad.
"The company will at once begin the
construction of large electric plant
near Eatonville, Pierce county, on the
Tacoma Eastern railway. The plan Is
to use electricity for operating logging
machinery, thus reducing expense and
fire danger. Weyerhauser and the rail-
roads have millions Of feet of logs and
a new era in this industry is promised,
doing away with the old style donkey
engine. The company may invade Ia
coma as a competition for furnishing
power. Water power is used to oper.
ate the plant"