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Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
VESSELS IN COLLISION
TWO eATTLEsHlps RUN AGROUND
AND a THIRD BUMPS INTO
ONE or THEM.

New York. Jan. S.-Five great bat.
tleships. the flower OF the American
navy. under command of Rear Admiral
Evans, were near grave disaster In
the lower bay Sunday.
Two battleships, the Kentucky and
the kearsarge, ran aground and in an
effort to avoid similar fate the mag
ntficent Alabama smashed into the
grounded Kentucky and both ships
were badly damaged.
The crash fell mostly upon the Ken.
tucky, which had to be ordered back
to the Brooklyn maynard for repairs.
She will go out of commission mean
while.
The Alabama put to sea with the
rest of the feet but showed marked
evidence of the collision. For two
hours work centered In getting the
Kentucky and the Kearsarge afioat.
The five ships made up what Is
known as the battleship squadron.
formed some time ago. with Rear Ad-
miral Evans in command and Rear
Admiral Davis as second in divisional
duty The Maine was Rear Admira.
Evans flagship. The Alabama bore
the flag of Rear Admiral Davis.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Fight on a Reservation.

Details of a fatal clash between an
indian policeman and drunken reds on
the old Fort Berthold reservation Dec.
% have reached the officials at Fargo.
Drags Wolf, an Indian officer, attempt
ed 10 suppress rowdy lot of his
friends, and they attacked him. In
the fight hat followed the policeman
killed t5e of his assailants. He was
beaten Nso insensibility with neck
yoke aid lay in the snow from I
O'clock t. 9. Despite his terrible ex-
pericncc Il is thought he will recover
Several other Indians were more o..
less injured. The part of the reserva-
tion in which the trouble occurred is
within the boundaries of Mclean coun.
ty, but the local officers there have put
the matter up to the United States Off
Gals at Fargo, who will investigate.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
How FooIscap Got II. Name.

Ever, one probably has wondered
why certain SIZE paper, familiar 10
all who write. i called looi-cap A.
early a, the year 1901 walcrrnark,
were employed by paper nallufac
turcrs TO distinguish their products.
One grade OF paper much III demand
during the middle ages, resembling
what We call fool.eap and known BY
that name, had for its water mark
fool head wearing cap and bells.
The mark appeared on this grade of
paper until the middle of the Scyeh-
teenth century, when The figure Of
Britannia WAS substituted By the
English manufacturers, and other
marks by other paper makers No
one has, however. changed the name
Of the paper, so we have to this day
the foolscap paper.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Second Choice.

\ white headed old lrencll-Cana
dian entered n store adjoining the
postoificc in q New Hampshire viii
lagc and requested the aud of the
clerk in addressing IA letter.
'-All want him to 90 to NAH
nephew, Mis- Olive Bcdcau. Frank
lin. sand he. producing what had
once been q square white envelope.
Sure How do YOU spell BE
deans asked the clerk, whose scho-
lastic attalnmcnts did not embrace a
very extensive acquaintance with
French surnamcs
"Do' no how TO spell 'Bedcall -
"No.''
"WaaI. dem. and the old man
scratched his head rchcctively for
some seconds. YOU .lcs max him
Mis- Olive Bradley Dat her name
ever sencc She bin got marric'"
Lippincoti's Magazine.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
FIFTEEN LIVES LOST
cAvE.iN At HAvERsrRAw. N. v.
RESULTS IN a LONG LIST OF
FATALITIES.

New York, Jan. 9.-According to u
report from Haverstraw, N. Y, cave
In there shortly before midnight car
ried away twelve houses. and fifteen
persons are missing. 1t is reported
that they we're killed.
The houses were precipita'ed over
clay bank.
The land slip caused the breaking
of water main and it was impossible
to get water to put out the fire which
followed.
The missing include:
Mrs. Daley. Mrs. Nelson Gwo in
family missingD. two in Mannion fam
lily missing, two in Silverman family
missing. seven Hebrew laborers. the
entire Lanny family burned in their
house.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
ROBERTSON THE STANI,
VICE PRESIDENT OF STANDARD
OIL COMPANY QUESTIONED
IN MISSOURI CASE.

New York. Jan, 6. ~. ~. Rogers
VICE president aud director of III.
Standard OH 'onpanN oi New Jersey
was a witness before COMMISSIONS,
Frederick II Sanburn i'm tho hearing
10 secure evidence by which ATTORNEY
General Iladlcy of Missouri is seek.
lug To exclude he Standard OH com
panN ot indiana. rhc Matters Pierce
company and the Republic ON com.
pany from doing business in Missouri
on operating under Il poplile agree
mcnI alleged 10 have been made ia
crush competition
MI Rogers refused 10 answer a
question as To whetncr hr Is a stock
holder OF he Standard OIL company
OF Indiana. He had previously said h.
Is director nt lhai company. Counsel
tor the Standard Oil interests advisca
Mi. Rogers moi 10 answer and said
the question and the right OF Aitoriic,
General Hadlcy oi Missonr 10 have q
list oi The stn hholders oi lLS com
pany Is pending in t1e count and ,ha
he wanted III tomrt io decide ii,
~ beg 10 Ec eSeIised. sai,l MIR. Roe.
ers.
ATTORNEY General I,adlev then asked
tf.tl the question and refusal 10 an
sWcr be ecrtil'nd 10 Ilhc sipinme court
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF a WEEK FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF rHe STATE.
Bulletin issued by the Census surear
1t Washington Gives Interesting
Figure. on Manufacturing In.
dustries Of This state.

A bulletin of the manufacturing in.
dustres of North Dakota for the year
ended Dec. 81. 1905, confined to es-
adjustments with product of $500 or
over was issued last week by the CEN
sus bureau at Washington. 1t shows
that during the period stated that 5O7
such establishments were in operation.
representing total capital of $5,7O3,-
SS7 The number of salaried officers.
clerks etc, employed was 296, draw
ing salaries amounting to $257,S12. In
addition there were 1855 wage earn
ers drawing total wages of $l.O31, ,3O7.
The total value of products, including
custom work and repairing. was $l0,-
9922ss,9l ~. an increase of 63 per cent over
1906. The principal industries are
shown TO be printing and publishing,
and -four and grist mills
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Want Ladd EnIoined.

The paint manufacturers instituted
injunction proceeding in the United
states court at Fargo last week to
prevent the enforcement of the pure
paint law. which became effective last
week Commissioner Ladd. had al
ready issued $4,000 bulletins giving
ANALYSIS of some of the leading brands
OF paints The new law is attacked
on q several grounds, chief of which is
mat there is no provision for the
prosecution of paint manufacturers
wl'nin the state, and no provision for
prosecuting individual painters for
mlS'ns Illegally The white lead
.la'lse IS also attached The restraii.-
'ne order against Commissioner Ladd.
preventing the enforcement of the
Mortf =. Dakota paint law. has been con
unued till Feb. Is.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Business House Burned.

The business portion of Lakota had
narrow escape from total destruction
by fire one night last week. Shortly
before midnight fire was discovered in
the general merchandise store of
Hutchins & Libby. in the middle Of he
principal business block. The entire
building and contents were completely
destroyed and the fire was not under
control until 5 o'clock the next morn
Ing. MIR. and Mrs. Hutchins. Miss
lnga Johnson. Miss Helen Tennyson
and Miss Clements, who live over the
store, had a narrow escape They
We're awakened bv dense smoke and
were able to save only few things.
The loss is upwards of $4,000. with
$4,000 Insurance. Fortunately the
night was very calm and water supply
was adequate.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Aer Time Table.

There was 4 Glasgow man TO
whom his wife sand Donald, next
Thursday is lIelcns birthday She
will be eleven years old. Glyc me
little money, please. TO gel a birth
day present for her The man, as
he took out his purse, SAID queru-
lously. How the deuce are YOU
able 10 remember o exactly the
dates OF all our clildrcn's births z"
"Easlly enough, the woman an
swcred. "Onr first child was born
Jan. II, and on rha, day YOU gave
me q necklace of diamonds and ru-
blcs. Our SECOND was born on June
Z, and on that day YOU gave me d.
needlecasc worth slXpcnce Our
third child was born on Oct u. and
that date is firmly fixed in my mind
through a terrific runpus that YOU
made about mll!iler' bill
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday. Jan. a.

=. w. England, millionaire Phila.
aelphia lumber manufacturer. is dead
1t Redlands, Cal
Three Italians employed ON Penn.
sSlvania railroad construction gang
near Wilbarforce O., were run down
Dy train and killed.
General Francis Fessenden aged
siAty-six. one of Names most dis.
hngulshed soldiers of the Civil war and
former mayor of Portland. Me. ia
dead in that city.
A series OF severe earthouake
shocks were felt about $50 Tuesday
morning a. Agram, Laibach. Marbnrr
and Gratz. Austria. Buildings creaked
and the inhabitants fed panic stricken
from their houses.
Major Hugh j. Gallagher. commits.
sary department, U. S. A., who has for
the past year been acting as assistant
purchasing agent of the isthmian ca
nal commission, has been detached
IRON that service and ordered to Ma.
Mia.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
ASKS INVESTIGATION
aGsoLvr,oh IN HOUSE REFER.
RING TO RECENT EXPULSION
FROM WHITE HOUSE.

Washington. Jan. S.-Representativ.
Shepherd Of Texas has introduced a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment OF . committee Of Republican
and Democratic members of the house
to investigate the recent violent ex.
pulston Of an American mother from
the White House Offices and grounds
BY executive OfIicials and employees
while she was seeking an audience
with the president of the United
States
The resolution was referred to tn.
committee on rules.
Mr.. Shepherd made the following
statement concerning the resolution:
II introduce this resolution in the
name Of American motherhood and
American womanhood. The occur.
renee which is the cause OF this reso.
luton was . violation of every senti-
ment that glorifes American manhood
and American chivalry. The brutal
treatment Of this lady. who WAS but
acting within her rights. seems to me
to be outrageous and indefensible.
The American congress ought not to
permit the matter to rest without
thorough and searching investigation.
Il involves the most sacred element OF
American life. the respect and rever
ence which every true American citi-
zen accords the American woman and
especially the American mother
When the president of the United
States. With Ill the slamor OF his
great ONCE. steps Into the presence
Of an American mother he is In the
presence Of his superior. This action
Of his sub0rdinates should certainly be
Investigated
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Thirteen Laborers Hurt.

:, AN eastbomd freight ON the Great
.,o''hern was derailed west of Shaw
as ase one morning lest week. Fifteen
,a's Oh grain were thrown down fif-
..eil-lool embankment. One bunk
,a ~, occupied by laborers. also rolled
noNl' ;s and the thirteen occupants were
,alulee ~ ten OF whom were taken to
sa sae county hospital at Arvilla. None
m hna, seriously injured, although the
Sann aa,.h =, ear was consumed by fire. The
hsna. hbs,a'iment was caused by gong
eaa.s saslhg on the side of the bunk car
vhaal ''',s loose and falling under the
Tho aeels breaking fiange and ditching
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11

EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE, FATALLY
INJURIES TWO AND MAINS
TWELVE OTHERS.

Chicago. Jan g Five men wer,
Killed, two others wcre fatally hurt
ana twelve were mamea by an
explosion ~ The plant OF reIese a
Shepard al Gary. M. fifteen miles
from this city According Ia aayio y
received there two cmp"Vcs OF the
COMPANY wcr" warming dynamite pre-
para1or! To blasting when ii became
lsnlisd and exploded. together with AN
additional quantity Of ii whiah was
lying near
The force Of ,hc explosion was fell
o. far az South Chicago. more than
twenty miles away
Tho majorIf, nl he mon injured
wcr. working in IA pin neal ono ui the
stone arushcrs which was demolished
ny he force oI The explosion arge
pieces nt tho machinery oi he crilsllor
fell int" the pm iijuling ry.ls man
who was working lherc
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
DAssoLvts PARLlAms Nj.
King Edwsrd s,Jrs Proclamation to
That Effect.

London. Ian = l<ine Edward. who
mad acen abssni in The counlM since
H'' ''eAiN '3sinf5e ;annelnaas 5 eab.
mt was iofmeA, returned 10 london
"uilns lhe afternoon ana held il meet
ms OF Tho lliNN conneil al which The
proclamation tissolvins parliament
was signed Immediately afterwards
writs were enl 10 the returning ON
GERS for tho election OF members of TN.
new iatliamen which by law will a-
semhlc within thirty 1--WE days.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
o-ewias pepvlar;ty q Lett,, 3.

Tho latest volume Of Murray's
New English Dictionary indicates
that while the letter "P" was the
letter least frequently used Is IN
'nitia! in the oldest English diction-
sly II is now used as an initial more
often than any other letter EXCEPT
two. No fewer than 4,93l words
now begin with ''P," and Of these
only three are old English words
Landon Expcess,
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Search for Enormous Graft.

Chicago. Jan. s-In search tor S.
O0O, 900 in graft said to have been dis
bursed among builders of water tun.
nels and sewers in Chicago, q commit
tee appointed by the city council will
investigate the books in the ofIlces a
the comptroller and the c0mmissiooee
Of public works
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
stockmen.s Convention,

Gu aae fri-state Grain and Stock
Of H. convention is the only one
ra;, us KIND in the state for which the
Tho 'oaas D grant a fiat rate of fare for
ipciaan Dana trip, without the red tape
CONF omit 10 the certificate plan. The
Farans convention will be held in
bsas 81 jan 1913. The programme has
men lssued. Prominent farmers, stock
and pa a'''ismen and others will speak,
ern ; 1esident Hill of the Great North.
on d.; a'u o'fers will deliver addresses
drainage featuras
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Ian s. Wheat May.
s7a-c July, s4',e Corn May, AK
q 4iaae .Ius. 10 i5'sc. Oats Nav.
s2i,c July, JOKE Pork Jan. sl3.s5
May sH.12ig Fax Cash North
western s. 10 Southwestern. sl.1O.
Butter crea.nerics. i70i25hc dair-
les. l7M22c Eggs--lsm 23c. Poultry
-Tnrkeys. lac, chic kens. l2c. springs.
lllbc.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Murphy Must stand Trial.

ton ase at Pollock has overruled the mo.
again. ~ me defense to dismiss the case
the 80. sTo Major Murphy Of Minot. ON
no ripbt !, 'hat he county judge had
,rate sas ~ - ST as committing magis-
Jan - a. contended by the defense
the infora, = set as time for pleading TO
which =, ma lon and Jan. Is as date nm
Murnbr ,ne trial will commence Maior
Of Ward : charged with the forgery
u'inty road warrants
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Saturday, Jan. 6.

Frederick A. Burnham. president o1
the Mutual Reserve Fund Life asso
ciation, is prepared to resign his Office
If such action should prove advisable
The Indian Industrial schoo. at st
Pauls, Man. eight miles below win.
nipeg. was burned Thursday night.
The loss is $4,000. All OF the pupils
escaped without injury.
A report issued by the Turkish au-
thorities shows that 1882 casualties
resulted from the fighting i'm Mace.
donia between Turkish troops and Rul-
garian, Greek and Servian revolution.
airy bands during 1905.
DR.. Charles Eliot Norton OF Cam
bridge. Mass. has Joined forces with
Miss Anne 8. Hall of Cincinnati and
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth in their
campaign for the killing off of the
hopelessly insane, hopelessly diseased
and victims of accidents.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Monday. Jan. g.

senase-I'anan'a canal pe.unican
situation and mer, hant narin shin
ping hill were subjects ui discussion
house-MrarIy Tho entire SIS sion de
voted to ''sIric OF Columbia matters
Mr. Sullivan ol>em. Mass spoke In
favor ct larlff revision.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Thursday, Jan. q.

AT the meeting OF the Underground
Electric Railways company Ill London
Edgar Speyer was elected chairman
OF the company in succession to the
late Charles I. Yerkes.
Mrs. Clara Leidy thirty-one years
Old. of West Brighton, N. v. is in a
hospital horribly injured and NAV die
following a furious attack made upon
her by supposedly mad cat.
1t is understood that China shortly
will follow the example OF Japan and
proposes raising her legations at
Washington, London. Paris, Berlin and
st. Petersburg TO the rank of embas
sizes
New Works strongest policeman.
Ajax Whitman of the bicycle SQUAD
the hero of many an exciting chase
after runaway horses in Upper Fifth
avenue. was terribly injured Wednes.
day while attempting TO stop pair of
fear crazed horses attached to heavy
ice wagon.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
saGsloeMv ROOSEVELT INVITES
cLosGsr scavr,Mv INTO
CANAL MArrgas.
0seiarss chsrsss Against oN,eials on
the 'ss"mss Ar Ass....d >, Malice
ana resca vrsr.. sc investigation.
senator osrms. cr'se,s.. th. Nigh
ss'sr'ss esss .ct Vrsss an inquiry


DURING the day gave attention to the
Panama canal. the situation la Santo
Domingo and the merchant marine
shtpping bin. The canal question came
up in connection with message from
the president IN which among other
things he invited the closest scrutiny
into al that had been done by the gov
ornment il the lsthmus Of Panama
Mr. German made that lltterance the
text for . speech 4. which he criti-
ctsed the salaries paid II connection
With work for the canal anG urged con
gressfonal inquiry. He urged the
president IL not so much to blame as
congress for his assumption of control
on the 1sthmus and the chief mis-, axe
had been made when congress re-
leased It's hold ON canal affairs. MIR.
Hale agreed with Mr.. German in urg-
Ing an assertion Of the rights Of con
gress In connection with the canal and
said that while congress lad delegated
the matter to the president, the latter
practically had referred the whole mat,
Ter back to congress.
Prostdent R0Osevelt's 's message trans.
mtttod to congress the annual reports
Of the Isthmian canal commission and
also said that all the charges made
against ohicials on the Isthmus were
actuated BY malice and were all found
70 be untrue upon investigation.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Bank Director Arrestec

Kalamazoo Mich. Jan & George
Polaski, a director of the Central bank
here and director in number oi in
dustries. was arrested. charged With
fraidulentIy obtaining $4,000 from the
Oamll's fnrus.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
WAR SCARE IN BERLIN.
susiness Men ,nsurins Against Loss
in Event Of Trouble.

Berlin, Jan s-The National Zei-
tung says the most recent phase Of
the Moroccan question caused general
lassitude on the boerse and adds that
war clauses are being inserted in
grain contracts and that insurance
against war is being taken out in other
businesses These, however, it is ex-
planned. are simply precautionary
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Friday, Jan. s.

Harrison w. Weir, the artist, author
and Journalist, is dead in London. He
was born in 1924.
In the past ten days several severe
earthquakes have been felt both in
Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Sixteen inches of snow, badly drift.
ed. has practically tied up railroads
and street cars in sections of Iowa.
Nels Nelson, a prominent publisher
OF Swedish music, was run over and
instantly killed at Chicago crossing
OF the Northwestern railway.
The accepting of rebates and spe-
cial rates from railroads by the United
States Steel corporation and it's sub
sidiary companies has been ordered
stopped by President w. F.. Corey.
Announcement is made at the gen.
eral offices of the Great Northern that
auditors will be placed on nearly all
OF the passenger trains of tina. road to
relieve the conductors from the task of
looking after the collection of trans
portation.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Wound Proved e....

Win sl,ici',i', a iaaswell, who shot himself
Dacotab a aa intent in the lobby of the
the hal.lle aA motel at Grand Forks died =,
taker IN M ~ ne was the firs, under
a1a, : 'ae city and q pioneer resi-.
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
ROOT TO TAKE ACTION
PREPARING TO GET AFTER VEN.
ezuELA AS OUTCOME OF AS.
PHALT DISPUTE.

Washington. Jan. Secretary Roo,
mas been notified by eahle OF the com.
plete failure OF the negotiations lha,
have been in progress at GARAGES looE.
Ing TO settlement OF issues between
tne Rermldez Asphalt company and
the Venezuelan government and the
departure from Caracas of the com.
I'any's treasurer, Clyde Brown.
The secretary has accordingly called
upon MIR. Calhoun, the president S spc
cial commissioner, for his report ON
that controversy as The basis for i'm
mediate action ON the par, OF tho de
partment
II is probable rha, the report will
he submitted to congress and some
line of action suggested
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
FOUR PERSONS cpeMArep.
Fire Destroys Home and an Entire
FAMILY

Huntington Pa, Ian. q In The o..
struction l.N fire of lhelr bone II Cove.
this county. during he day. Robert
Adams. his wife anl wo chlldcun were
burned To death The lile resulted
from defective fue
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11

Paris, Jan. ). Government quarters
express the beliei hai Vcnczmela <
prolonged delay in settling tha laiguy
Incident will neccssita'e IN early no.
course TO energetic measures IT is
eddcd that France will act onl, after i
iull understanding and accord with
the United States
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
FIVE WHITES AND EIGHTEEN Nc.
eRoEs VICTIMS OF WEST v,R.
clh,A MINE DISASTER.
Explosion Was Terrific in Force and
Caused Great Excitement in the Sur.
rounding country-Majority Of the
Victims Were Working Some Dis.
t.nce From Scene Of Disaster and
Death Was Caused by sunocatior.

Bluefield. w. Va, Jan 5.-Twenty.
tnree bodies. five whites and eighteen
negrpes, have been removed from the
Coaldale mine, where a terrific explo-
sion OF mine gas caused heavy loss Of
HE and property. 1t was al first
supposed there were but twentv.one
men In the mine at the time OF the
explosion, but as the regular working
force is seventy-five men II was i'm
possible to tell the exact number in
the mine until u rescuing party COM
pleted its search.
The rescue work was carried ON
nearly all night, the rescuers being
able to enter the mines at 2 a. m.
An hour later they succeeded in locat.
Ing and rescuing the bodies of eleven
OF the victims.
Mine Boss Williams, who at the
time OF the explosion was nearly
mile away, suffered from the concus-
sion and was almost overcome by the
dust and gases before he could reach
place OF safety. The greater num-
Der OF the victims were working some
little distance from the point where
the explosion occurred and were found
to have been suffocated.
The explosion was of terrible force
and caused great excitement In the
surrounding country, many believing
an earthquake had occurred.
The damage to the mine is very
heavy
Emmons County record., 1906-01-11
Monday, Jan. 8.

Japan's foreign trade for 1905 was
unprecedented. the imports totallins
$24i.Ooo,0oo and the exports $3.50, 800.
0OO
Howard Childs. Jr.. aged seventeen
years, a nephew of II. c. Frick. was
drowned at Pittsburg while playing
hockey on an ice pond.
The express companies have decided
to join with the railroads in refusing
to issue passes for the carving of
business free Of charge
The great hospital provided for in
the will of the late Charles r. Yerkes.
the traction promoter, who died in
New York city recently. will be built
at once in that city.
Representative Bourke Cochran of
New York, who has been in Santa Bar
bara, CAL, for some days. has greatly
improved in health and expe is to re-
turn to Washington Jan. Is.