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Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-27
''PFONY" MONEY
CIRCULATED
Four Lads Circulate What is Sup
posed to be Bogus Money
Try to Fill all the Slot Machines They Coul,
Find and Take Good Money in Exchange

This town was all agog Tuesday find
ing a lot of supposed spurious money in
circulation. Four young lads, who gave
their names as Frank Reeves, Joe Tolle,
Joe Moore and Glen Wilson, who range
in age from 16 to 20 years, and who
claim they came from LaMoure, where
they said they had been working on the
Downing farm, were seen together
nearly all day here on Monday, and
were we'll loaded down with what was
at first supposed to be counterfeit
money, but only proved to be slugs
cast out of babbitt-metal. The face Of
the supposed coin was very poor inn
itation of the real thing, but the boys
started out to do up all the slot ma
chimes in town, and succeeded in filling
nearly every machine with these slugs.
Some of these coins looked like S and
Is cent pieces, but there was only al
cast one side, the other side of the coin
was smooth.
Suspicion was aroused around town
in the evening when some of these
slugs were found in some machines and
suspicion directed toward these young
lads, and soon some of our townsmen
banded together and corralled the young
coiners as they were on their way to
the 500, where they held down a box
car, and brought them up town and
had them locked up in the city Jail.
The next day Attorney Wickersham
took some of these coins over to Ellen
dale, to show to the states attorney
and see if there was chance to prose-.
cute these young miscreants, but states
attorney did not think anything could
be done with them as it was not count
erfeit money, but only slugs.
About 10 o'clock Tuesday night while.
Chief Hyatt went up town, some one,
supposed to be one of theirpals, sprung
the lock on the Jail door and when,
Hyatt returned the four lads had skipped.
and Chief Hyatt says he will not
trace them up as he thinks prosecution
would be impossible.
Nearly every citizen is now carrying
a pocket piece of ''bum" money.
On Tuesday Chas. Walton went into
the box car at the 500 where the boys
were hanging out and found quite a
bunch Of these coins.
One of the lads said that this was the
eighth time he had been arrested for
playing slot machines with these coins,
but had never been convicted.
From the articles found on their per-
sons after being searched it appears
that two Of these boys came from
Groton, S. D., as one had a paid-up
policy in his pocket in the Maccabee
lodge, issued at Groton, and another
had note from sister telling him to
get some wheat while up town for papa.
It is a good thing the town has got
rid of them as they might have COM
mitted some crimes more serious.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-27
IC,KS ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT
Two Candidates in the Race, but
Wins Out Two to One
Prof. W. e. Hicks Of EIIendale-late President
1 ss5 Of the Manual Training School. chosen 5
\ Superintendent Of Fargo Schools.

It will be gratifying news to the
many friends Of Prof. w. E. Hicks, of
Ellendale, late president of the Manual
Training School, to learn of his ap-
pointment as superintendent of the
Fargo public schools. A better selec-
tion could not have been made, and
shows Dickey county has some of the
best educators in the state.
At a meeting held by the board of
education of the Fargo city schools at
council chamber last Saturday evening
for the purpose of electing a superin-
tendant to fill the vacancy Of Supt.
Logic who recently resigned, Prof.
w. E. Hicks was selected. There were
two candidates in the field for the sup
erintendency, DR.. c. NJ. Young and
Prof. w. E. Hicks. After some warm
discussions and many motions and de-
bates the matter was finally brought to
a vote and Prof. Hicks won out two to
one. Out of the nine votes cast Prof.
Hicks received six and DR.. Young three.
President Pollock moved that Prof.
Hicks be declared elected superinten-
dent Upon motion of Mr.. Price it
was voted to instruct the proper
officers to enter into contract with
Mr.. Hicks at salary Of $1,000 per an
mum.
Prof. w. E. Hicks, the new superin-
tendent was born on farm near River
Junction, Jackson County, Mich, Oct.
8, 1867. His father was native New
Yorker. Mr.. Hicks began teaching at
the age of II and after two years work
inrural schools he took course in one
Of the normal schools in his native state
and graduated in 1885. He is married
and has family Of three children.
During the past six years he has been
president of the state manual training
school at Glendale. He is member
OF the Episcopal Church, thirty
second degree Mason and an Odd Fell
low. He holds life diploma as teach
: en- in North Dakota, Michigan and
South Dakota. He was educated in
Michigan, in the common, city and
i normal schools and in college. He
holds degree Of master of pedagogy.
Mr.. Hicks has had ten years. exper-
sience as a teacher, served eight years
as superintendent of county schools and
then was elected to his position at
Glendale.
We are sorry to say that Dickey
county must give up oneof its bright
est educators, and to lose such an es-
timable family as that Of Prof. Hicks,
g q hut what is our loss is Fargo's gain,
and we wish them success in their new
n home.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-27
For a Short Time Only.

q Hoch'ss famous penny photo gallery.
Latest equipments and furnishings for
penny photos. None of the cheap,
trashy kind. All work guaranteed.
Call and inspect samples of our work.
Located over Fenton & Brown.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-27
0 OAKES GUN CLUB.
BYLAWS Of The Oaixes Gun Club and
Sportsmen's Association.

The object of this club is to promote
a love for healthy and popular sports,
as well as to aid in the enforcement
and enactment of suitable laws, for the
encouragement of field sports and the
protection of game.
The meetings of this club, for COM
petitive shooting, shall be held weekly
at such time and place as the club may
decide.
Members of this club shall pay twen-
ty cents for each twenty-five shots at
clay pigeons or other marks, and out
siders, not members of the club, shall
pay forty cents for each twenty five
shots.
We also agree upon our honor, as
men and gentlemen, that we will not
shoot any prairie chickens or other
game during the closed season, nor un-
til it is lawful to do so, and that we
will as individuals, and as an associa-
tion, do all in our power to prevent
shooting prairie chickens until it is law
full to do SO, and will use all lawful
means to enforce the game laws of
this state.
We hereby agree individually to
pay to the treasurer of this club the
sum of one dollar each, which said
sum shall be, and constitute fund to
defray the expenses of prosecuting any
and all persons violating in any
manner the game laws of this state.
All respectable persons shall, upon sign
ing these bylaws, and by paying to the
treasurer the sum Of one dollar, be-
come a member of this club.
The following are paid-up members
of the gun club up to the present time,
and many more names are expected to
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Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-27
Very Low Rates to Pittsburg, Pa.

very Low NdteS 70 rIttSDutS 8, fd'
Via the North Western Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold August IL and
13 with favorable return limits, on ac-
count of Knights of Pythias Colored
Encampment. Apply to agents Chi
cago & North Western R'y.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-27

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Would Danish Pullman Company.

TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. l.-Because the
Pullman Car company, o corporation
OF Illinois, with a capital of $74,OOO,-
600, has not paid to the treasurer of
the state Of Kansas a charter fee of
Sl4. 800 for the permanent school fund,
Attorney General Coleman, Wednes.
day afternoon, brought quo-warranto
proceedings against the company, ask
Ing it by what authority it had a right
to do business in this state. Mr.. Cole.
man asks that the supreme court com.
pei the defend ant to show by what war.
rant of authority it exercises in the
state of Kansas the corporate right
and power of charging a price and
compensation for its sleepers. diners
and parlor cars; that the company be
adjudged as having no right to do
business in this state, that the defend.
ant be ousted from the state from per.
forming under its franchise, and that
the defends ant be adjudged to pay the
costs OF the proceeding.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
An OId Old Custom.

Citizens Of the old Deyonslire town
Of Honiton, III England. are immune
from arrest until sunset one evening,
for while the horse fair IL Il progress
the arm of the law Is powerless. This
Is In continuation Of Il quaint and pic
turesque ceremonial which has been
handed down from the time of Henry
Ill. When the horse fair begins the
town crier, in the gorgeous dress of a
beadle Of the last century, appears car.
rying a pole, at the end of which Is n
large gilt glove decked with flowers.
Having rung his handbell three times,
the crier, In his three cornered hat, an
nounced: "Oyez, oyer. oyer! The fair
Is begun; the glove Is up; nc man can
be arrested till the glove Is down. God
save the king" Each sentence Is chO,
rused by the children standing round
and at the conclusion they scramble for
nuts. The glove Is taken down at sun.
set.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Death Ends Business Troubles.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1.-Charles j. Dew.
lin, the bankrupt millionaire coal op.
orator of Topeka, Kas., died at St.
Elizabeth's hospital in this city today,
the result of q stroke of paralysis.
He suffered his first stroke last sum.
met at Topeka, and this fact led to
the failure Of his vast interests.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1.-Charles j.
Devlin was. before his failure in July
last, generally considered as being
one of the wealthiest men in Kansas.
He wac at the head of 26 differen,
companies-coal mining enterprises
and mercantile establishment-in Kan.
sas, Illinois and other states. For
many years he was one of the mos,
active business men in the southwest.
The failure of the First National
bank OF Topeka put a stop to the in.
corporation of Devlin's properties
and instead Devlin went into bank.
ruptcy. The report of the Devlin re.
c~etvers, made on Oct. 10, placed his
liabilities at S5, 1881, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Norway Recognized As a Nation.

CHRIsTIANIA, Oct. 3l.-The United
States, Russia, Great Britain, Italy,
Switzerland and Brazil have already
declared their readiness to enter into
official relations with Norway in reply
to foreign Minister L%iuveland's Motif.
cation sent out to all the powers after
King Oscars %abdication, that the Nor
wegian government desired to open
the usual diplomatic relations with
them.
The replies are couched in the most
courteous terms and some of them are
accompanied by q cordial welcome of
Norway into the ranks of the fully in.
dependent nations.
The storthing this evening by a
vote OF 81 to %, adopted the PROPOSE.
ton of the government that it be en-.
dowed with full power to negotiate
with Prince Charles of Denmark, for
his acceptance of the crown of Nor.
way, on the understanding that the
wishes of the people be consulted in
the form of a referendum.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
UNHAPPY RUSSIA.
Riot and Blo0dshed Accompany Rejoicing
Over Promised Reforms.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.-The
people were joyously celebrating the
achievement of liberty this afternoon
when a misunderstanding caused the
troops to fire three volleys into the
crowds causing 5~O:casualties.
Immediately a great procession
started for the Nevsky prospect head
ed by a woman carrying in her arms a
baby killed by thel volley. A mob,
madly Infatuated by the onslaught fol.
lowed.
At that moment a crowd; of police
came out of the palace. They fred on
a body Of students. The latter return.
ed the fire and the police,retired. Many
were wounded. T~heiardor with which
the people greeted the constitution is
dampeued. Women demand revenge
for the loss OF their husbands and
friends. The League of Leagues is.
sued a manifesto with instruction to
the people: ''Arm yourselves, you
poor deceived Russians" The situa.
ton threatens to become grave unless
a satisfactory explanation is made to
the people. The blunderers must be
punished.
A d%eplorable feature of the news
from the interior is that ANTI ewish
uprisings have occurred in many
places, and especially in southern
Russia, where the populace vented its
hatred of the Jews by sacking their
stores and clubbing the members of
the race, In some cases resorting to
the torch. The attacks on the crowds
are reported to be in most cases the
work of Cossacks, who many times
were apparently let loose on the PEG.
pie without direction or authority.
ODESSA, Nov. 1.-Anarchy is reign.
Ing supreme here. The police have
been disbanded and disarmed and the
~aw.breakers are proceeding un.
checked. The toughest element Of the
city is sacking the shops on the main
thoroughfares. Bombs have been ex.
ploded In the government buildings
and mobs have attacked Jews in the
Jewish quarter of1the city. Students
who have attempted to check the work.
ing men in their wild frenzy have been
shot down by the armed mobs. The
situation IL worse here than it has
ever been during the present disturb.
ances.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Origin Of Lilac.

Both Mama ana t"te are of Persian
origin. but c'He to III through Turkey
The name Er:ns "l.'lish" (see Skeat)
and indicates IL" 4. d" of the flower.
The tree Is said - T.. - lr',:i Brought
to Vienna by EusL",Hi . 4. =: TIE six
tcenth century. T.r' i:: "nt:on OF
the name l have SEGA =! :. IN /; !,
Gerard, where it is given ii, 'l.l.ach "r
lilach" and Is said to have been NJ. ia
by 1.-THE later physicians" to S.;r......,
caerulca. or "b!ew pipe" by which :v-
identity Gerard means the lilac.
"Thes" troes." he says 'Srow not
wild il England. but l have scen them
growing in lay garden in great plenty"
There are, as is we'll known. different
varieties. some white. some different
shades OF purple.
The lilac, says some punster slyly.
Is named from smelling like a lilly!
He must have thought us wondrous silly---
We know the sound Of | In lily.
Notes and Queries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Admiral Evans Welcomes Prince Louis

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. Admiral
Evans came down from Hampton
Roads yesterday with the battleships
Missouri, Kearsage, Kentucky, Ala
hama, Illinois, Iowa, Mass achusetts
aud his flagship the Maine, and this
morning the British cruiser squadron,
under the command of Prince Louis of
Battenburg arrived here and was re-
ceived by the North Atlantic squadron
in all the style that naval etiquette
demands and American nvaal officers
are able to display.
The prince was in high good humor
and so was Admiral Evans, and the
Britishers were soon made to feel at
home. The crews OF Admiral Evans
squadron have been industriously &C.
cumulating a fund with which to enter.
tain the visiting sailors. They under.
took to raise $4,000 for this purpose,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Railroad Blamed For Accident.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1.-The coro.
ner's jury which Investigated the wreck
on Monday last of the westbound Cali.
fornia limited passenger train on the
Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe, when IL
persons were killed and 30 injured, to.
day returned the following verdict:
"The cause of the wreck, we believe,
to have been a defective track and
a dangerous rate of speed with a pre-.
p%onderous engine that, in some man.
ner. caused the turning of a rail-"
None Of the employees of the railway
were held responsible for the wreck.
The injured continue to improve.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
RAILROADS PAY REBATES.
Witness Tells Interstate Commerce Com
mission About Cnlawful Practice.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IAN inquiry
into the operation of private refrig-
orator cars on transcontinentai rail.
roads was begun today by the inter-
state commerce commission. The
cases in which the hearings are being
held are directed by the commission
against the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
railroads and the Armour Car lines,
Santa Fee Refrigerator Dispatch and
the American Refrigerator Transit
company.
The principal witness today was j.
S. Leads, general manager Of the
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch, who
gave startling testimony concerning
rebates and declared his inability to
break up the practice. He said his
company operated 1850 ars and OBJ.
tains additional equipment by inter-
changing with the American Refrig.
orator Transit company and the Trans.
continental.
Commissioners Prouty questioned the
witness regarding the cost of refrig-
Grafton in the California fruit service
and Mr.. Leads said q charge for re.
frigeration IL justified for the reason
that the receipts for mileage are in.
sufficient to pay earnings on the ex.
pensively constructed cars.
Mr.. Leads figured the cost of main
tenance OF cars at 81 cents a day and
the earnings for 66 miles at three
fourths of a cent a mile, making the
annual earnings at SLAP, maintenance
$50 and net earnings at S67 u year.
The cars cost about 81, 100 each.
In response to questions by Com.
missioners Clements and Prouty, MIR.
Leads admitted that he has paid re-
bates to shippers Of deciduous fruits,
but insisted that there had been no
discrimination in favor of one or
more shippers. He justified the pay
ment of rebates by saying that he
found this to be a practice INDUCED
in by his competitors. The rebates,
he said, amounted to $40 a car to
Chicago, Sl5 to Buffalo and Pitts burg
and $40 to the Atlantic coast.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Notice OF Final Proof.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
EuuAr, NAIIa MonN llct ~

UNITED STATES land OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Der. 23. 1905.
Notice 10 hereby given that the GLOWING named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
6nal proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Chas. H.. Boyle, U. $,
commissioner, ut his Office in Fort Benton,
Mont, on Monday, November 9Th, 1905, viz:
AMERICUS s. MORRILL,,
who made homestead entry No.. II, 33l, for lot.
and :, SWh SEA, sen SWA, section 4, Town
ship 10 north, range 10 east.
He names the following witnesses to prove hi,
continuous residence upon and cultivation of sale
land, viz: Maurice NJ Jensen, James Stillwel
Benjamin II. Vaudeville, of Steele, Mont.
j. M. BURLINGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Land Frauds In Colorado.

DENVER, Oct. 3l.-Capiases were
served yesterday on seven we'll known
residents of Washington and Yuma
counties, located in the northeastern
portion of Colorado, based on indict-
ments returned by the federal grand
jury sitting At Pueblo last week charg.
ing forgery and perjury in the loca-
ton OF government lands in the coun-
ties referred to. Inspectors of the
land Office have been working on this
investigation quietly for several
months and claim to have evidence of
gross frauds committed by a ring,
which included former officials of the
land registry Office at Akron and
highly respected citizens. They as.
serted, however, that q great number
OF the offenses have become outlawed
and that nothing can be done in these
instances.
But they further declare that their
investigation is by no means com.
pleted and that the next federal grand
jury will be presented with evidence
that they confidently believe will re-
suit in additional arrests. The plan
followed by the all eyed violators Of
the law in the Akron district the in.
spectors explain al to make fraudu.
lent final proofs on abandoned timber
culture claims.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Hotice Of Final Proof.

UNITED ST .rKs LAND OFFICE,
q EAT FALLS. Mont, Oct. ., 1905.
6nal proof In support of his claim, and that said
proof will he made before Chas. II. Boyle, U. ..
commissioner. at his Office in Fort Benton, Mont,
on Thursday, November 18th, 10 s, viz:
ALFRED o.. DE LORIMlER,
who made homestead entry No. 9s17, for the NJ
NEk, SWk NEk section Is. NWA NWk sec.
ti0n IA, township = north, range = east.
lie names the following Witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land, viz: John F. Mcclellan, Robert Mcclellan
Henry j. O'Hsnlon, Of Chinook, Mont.
j. NJ. BURLlNGAME, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-11-08
Desert land..Flnal Proof.

UNITED STATES LAM OFFICE,
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. q, 1905.
Notice ia hereby given that
CELESTIA HAYS,
heir of Laura Thomas, deceased, of Madison,
Tennessee, has filed notice of intention to make
proof ON his desert-land claim No. a66S, for lots
So, 4, ,. ., and SWA NEA section 90, township
30 north, range 4 east, before Register and Re
ceiver q. S. land office at Great Falls, Mont, on
Monday, the eth day of November, 1905.
He names the following witnesses to prove the
complete irrigation and reclamation of said land
William p. Turner. Jr., William Aylward, Peter
Grant, Henry Hoffman and Fred Smith, all OF
Galata, Mont.
j. NJ. BURLIN0AME, Register.