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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
CREMATED
HIS WIFE
"A MICHIGAN WOMAN
SUFFERED TERRIBLE DEATH
IL Is Supposed Her Husband Set Fire
to Her While ID q FIT Of insanity y
He Prevented Wife's Rescue by Ills
Son. I.

Grand Rapids. Mich, April Mrs.
Martin Van Thof was burned to death
early today. Her husband is held at
the county jail pending the order Of
Coroner Leroy. The I2 year old son OF
the couple was aroused by his mother
cry and rushed down stairs to find her
body on the floor, surrounded by flames,
and his father running aro,snd the room
apparently demented. He says that his
father held him and would not let him
go to hisAmother's assistance. Van Thof
has spent some time in an insane asy-
lum and is said to have again shown
signs of mental disorder ~.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
SCANDAL. IS
! REC ALLIED
BUY OF HORSES
. ENGLAND ARRESTED
While Secuk. .g Horses flor the Boer
War Geo. t. Jordan Forged q Big
Check and Disappeared He Was
Arrested In New York Today.

New York, April 44A scandal, dat
ing back to England's preparations for
the Boer war, was recalled TO life to-
day in tine arraignnlent Of Geo. L. Jor-
dam who disappeared in this city sew
en- years ago while buying horses for
the use Of the British army in. the. Boer
war. Jordan was arrested last night
charged with forgery in the first de-
gree, having been indicted in 1890 for
forgery OF a pronlissory note for $2o,-
sooo He escaped arrest and the po-
lice supposed he had left this country,
During the seven years of his disap-
spearance Jordan had beeip living in
New York City
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
Russian Government Is Again
Anxious for Peace Conference

Il Washington, April 4U Unexpectedly
| the Russian government has made an
|other movement toward the reconven.
tion sof the Hague conference when
Baron Rosen the Russian ambassador,
presented to Secretary Root proposal
for the reconvention of the conference
at the Hague early in the coming sum
nler, and indicated that the Netherlands
government had assented to the pro-
posal. II had been supposed that, ow-
ing to the complexity Of the problems
involved in the arrangement of even a
tentative programme for the conference
and the delays caused by the necessity
Iof persuading the Swiss government TO
make the time and the programme for
1.-THE approaching Red Cross convention
Econforfn as far as possible to the Hague
project. it would scarcely be possible
for the conference to assemble earlier
| than late date next fall There were
seasonable objections, however, to such
a date and it was iitinlated that it might
be necessary to defer the convention
Until next year. The matter had been
| lett in larger part to the governments
Iof Russia and the Netherlands to adj
llust, the first named because the pro
oosai for fle conference had originated
with Emperor Nicholas. and the latter
| for the reason that the host should be
Iconsllted when it concerned d matter
lof date for the conference The fact
that they have agreed makes ii prob
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
D0WIE IS COMING
BACK TO CHICAGO

Chicago, April I4-Late last night a
telegram was received from John Alex
ander Dowie BY Judge Barnes, the head
of the law department at Zion City,
ordering him to revoke the power of
attorney that Dowie had given to Over
seer Voliva, the. present head of Zion
church. Judge Barnes was ordered to
confer the power of attorney upon
Fielding n. Withite, secretary of the
Paradise, Mexican plantation, Dow
les latest venture In tlle telegram
DoWie said that he was starting for the
city Of Mexico and that he expects to-
be in Zion City early next week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
Ship Subsidy Hearing
Was Taken Up Today
Hot Time in the House Committee in Washington
TODAY Both Sides Given an Opportunity
to Explain Their Views.

Washington, April A. The ship sub
ssidy hearings were begun today by the
house committee on merchant marine
and fisheries. Rough weather was struck
I at once by reason of the cross fire and
controversies Of the chairman and the
committee members.
First came John Mcneil, past ma
stional president Of the boilernlakers
association III favor of the bill. He said
all the men who actually build ships
in this country favor the bill IN
That both sides might be heard, Geo.
Z. Duyall, chairman of ship subsidy
committee of the New York qMer-
chants association, was next allowed
to state his name and official standing.
He had no more than eotsthese facts
in record. when Representative Hum
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
TIMBERJACK SHOT.

Duluth, MINI April frank Ryan
a woodsmar, is lying at St. Mary
hospital in Superior with a mortal
wound inflicted BY Tony Costello, a
tobacconist and confectiorer. Ryan
went into Costello's place to make a
purchase last evening and in some
manner broke the show case. In a
quarrel which erisued over the payment
for the damage, Costello rushed to the
rear of the store for revolver. Ryan
fled out the front door followed by Cos
:tel1o, who shot him in the back The
wounded man dropped to the pavement
and at late hour Costello had not
been captured. It is believed. that
Ryan cannot survive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
GRAFT SCANDAL VICTORY
WON i'm WISCONSIN

Milwaukee, Wis, April "A special
from Green Bay, Wis, says: District
Attorney Samuel Cady achieved no
table triumph in the first case OF the
wholesale new graft prosecutions
threatened. when pleas Of guilty were
entered today by Charles w Carpenter
.of Chicago, general agent for Wiscon-
sin for the Barber Asphalt Co, on the
counts alleging bribery. Carpenter
admitted giving the bribes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
II Was a Draw in the
Municipal Election in Chicago

4 Chicago, April Under the result
.of the city election held yesterday in
which the question Of municipal owner
ship of the street railways was the vi
tai Issue, the city OF Chicago can pro-
ceed TO acquire and control the rail-
ways but cannot operate them. AT the
same time the voters while declaring
that the city shall not proceed to OPP
crate the railroads, declared that as a
question Of public policy it would be
desirable Tor the city to do SO. Three
propositions were submitted TO the yo-
tiers. the first Of which was:
Shall the city of Chicago proceel
to operate street railways
This required 90 per cent of the to-
tai vote cast in order to become effect
i've. The total vote was approximate
ly $4,000 The proposition received
but $4,000 votes, about I6 900 short Of
the necessary tfree-ffths,
The second proposition involved the
approval Of an ordinance providing
for the issue Of street railway certif-
Gates iii an amount NOT to exceed
$75, 100000 for the purchase, owner
ship and llnaintenanceo of the street rail-
ways. This was carried by about 5,
300 votes.
The thiri question which was SIM
ply on the question: of public policy
and has no legal effect whatever, was:
Shall the city council proceed with
ont delay to secure the municipal
ownership and operation Of the street
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04

|phrey Of Washington began to catech-
ise him at an exceedingly rapid rate
Humphrey stopped long enough to ex-
plain to the committee after he had
asked dozen questions that he wanted
to show that Duyall was simply repre-
senting the foreign sfinninr Interests.
This Duvall hotly denied.
n Duvalf said he did not wish it ur-
derstood that he or the interests he
represented were opposed to ship sub
sidy, notwithstanding they had opposed
every bill of that character. The op-
position,Was based on the provisions Of
the bill, which. If was believed, would
permit Of some Of the subsidy getting
into the hands Of foreign ship owners.
With several amendments the associa-
@tion would support the bill. These
amendments were later presented.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
DANGERS OF
TOOTH BRUSH
MINNESOTA GIRL HAD
UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE
BristIe Travelled From Her Throat
Through Her Body and Was Finally
Extracted From Her Arm Tooth
Brushes Are Dangerous. 8

Eveleth. Mimi, April The bristle
of a tooth brush, which lodged in her
throat d year ago last January, was
yesterday extracated from the arm Of
Miss Agnes Zeller. who lives near here.
The bristle got lodged in her throat,
while she was cleaning her teeth and
the physicians were unable to extricate
it at the time. II A
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
WRECK ON NORFOLK
. .. AND WESTERN ROAD

Norfolk, Va, April Am express
of the Norfolk & Western railroad ran
into an open switch at Juniper siding
today. 1t is reported the train was
consumed by FIRE. 1t was said at the
office OF the Norfolk & Western here
this afternoon that no one had been
killed in the wreck so far as that Of
flce had been advised and that only
three passengers had been slightly IN
jured. Railway officials say they have
no information concerning the burning
of the wrecked train.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
MINER ROBBED.

New York, April 4.--Wiison Miner.
who recently married Mrs. Charles 4.
sYerkes, reported to the police that his
apartments in the hotel Seymour in
West Forty-ffth street had been broken
into during his temporary absence to-
day and jewelry valued 81 - 500 was
stolen. ..sst
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
Stockholders MEET

New York. April The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Southern Pacific railway will Be held
here this afternoon. The financial con-
dition Of the company Is said 10 be very
satisfactory and It is expected that many
ifrpro will be approved
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
WOMAN IS MISSING.

Port Townsend, Wash, April A..
Mrs. Johnson, wife of a city detective
of Minneapolis who with her husband
has been visiting relatives in this coun-
sty, has been nlysteriously missing since
Sunday. On that day SHE started from
Brinnon to visit a sister whose home
is on the edge OF forest. She wore
valuable diamonds and carried $500.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
Ex -GOvERNOR GENERAL
BLANCO DIED All MADRID

Madrid, April General BIanco,
formerly governor general of Cuba,
died this morning
Roman Blanco \ Arenas was sent to
Cuba TO succeed General Weylef,
Whose conduct in sstppressing the re-
belIioii in that island had shocked the
humanitarian feeling Of all the civiIizs
I'D world,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-04-04
FAMILY MILEAGE BILL.

Des Moines. April 4.-The house
passed the family mileage bill 6S to ia.
The bill provides that any member Of
the family may travel on mileage which
must be sold at the rate of 3 cents a
mile. (.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
To The Voters Of Pierce
County.
~HHy,
w. C. Owen

At the urgent request of a great
many Republicans throughout
Pierce County, hereby announce
myself as a candidate for the office
of Register of Deeds, to be voted
for at the coming election to be
held November s, 1906.
That peerless champion of the
cause of the plain people, Theodore
Roosevelt, argues for a Square
Deal'' and Equal Rights For All"
Now, it is fact that the Democrat
ic tax payers of Pierce County have
contributed at least one-fourth of
the taxes of the county, including
one-fourth of the expense of con-
structing the new Court House and
County Jail. ] submit to the voters
of the County that "Square
Deal'' would entitle the Democrats
of the County to one County official
once i'll fourteen years.
am not entering this race to de-
prive any other candidate of any
honors, or for the purpose of cater
ing to any dissatisfied element
in any other party. / have
nothing to say against any other
candidate, but I would respectfully
call your attention to the fact that
the present Register Of Deeds has
held the office continually for ten
years and his predecessor, who is al
so candidate, for six years.
In soliciting your support | have
no other appeal to make except to
your fairness and sense Of justice,
and to assure you that if elected !
shall endeavor to serve the people
as public officer should.
Yours with best wishes,
M. M. SANDERsoN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

Mr.. Cornelison is the Democratic
candidate for county treasurer and
should he win in this three corner
ed game he will serve the county
with fidelity and honesty. He has
been resident of the county for a
long time and is civil war veteran,
late member of Co. F, 30th Wis
consin Infantry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

In these troublesome times when
both ships Of the old parties are
drifting on a chopped up sea, and
when the wires are crossed or down
all along the line, and one scarcely
knows where he is at, when it is not
enough to know the party a man
affiliates with to know what his pol
tics are, and when there are Repub-
licans who are Democratic and Dem
ocrats who are Plutocratic, it is no
wonder that the independent vote is
growing larger and larger each year.
And it is to this class that appeal
to for their support, in this campaign.
I am making no personal fight on
my opponent, Mr.. Kay. We are
friends. / know him quite well; we
have worked together on the county
board, and if there is one thing more
than another that Mr.. Kay stands
for, it is anti-graft. Mr.. Kay's pol
itics are much the same as mine,
he being democratic, or LaFol-
lette Republican," while | am
democratic, or Bryan Dem
ocrat" and barring the fact that the
interest he would take in his faction
of the republican party, and the ben
eft ne might be to it in the event
of his election, / can see no reason
why should not beas much entitled
to the independent vote as Mr.. Kay.
/ voted the democratic ticket
straight in this county for thirty
years. was proud of the record !
had made and when | was tempted
to break it, it required some sacrifice
on my part, but when done felt
more independent and more free to
appeal to others to do likewise.
You may be proud of the record you
have made in clinging to the old
party, but if you want to be independ-
ent and free, break away and you
will feel better satisfied. In conclu-
sion / wish to state if am elected to
this office and am ever found on any
side of any question, either by in
fluence or vote, other than the peo-
pies side, shall expect to be con-
demned as betrayer of trust.
GEORGE T. HESLIN,
Maiden Rock, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
Bids for County Funds Deposi.
itory.

In compliance with Section 693 of Revised
Statutes as amended by Oh. 1853, laws of 1908,
all banks banking institutions and trust com
panies are hereby notified that at the annual
meeting of the County Board OF Pierce Coun-
ty to convene on the 18th day of November,
1906, there will be placed before said board
any and all bids from such banks. banking in
situations or trust companies for the deposit
of the funds of said county for the year com
mencing January l. 1907. Such proposals
must be fled with the County Clerk at least
one day before the meeting OF said board and
must state the rate of interest the bidder win
pay on daily balances, such interest being
computed and credited to the county at the
end of each month and such deposits and ac-
crued interest being held subject to draft and
payment at all times on demand.
Dated at Ellsworth. Oct. "a, 1906.
O. J. HOHLE,
County Clerk, Pierce Co., Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

of our real estate titles, and those
officers are the county judge and
register of deeds. Have been pleas
ed since your occupancy of the of
fee of register of deeds to notice
the promptness with which all work
was done, and believe have yet
to find the first error made by you.
Trusting you may win out. / am,
Yours Truly,
N. C. Pike.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
w. w. Walsingham, Esq,
Register of Deeds,
Ellsworth,

Dear Sir:-Replying to your in
quiry of the 22d inst. will say that ]
have transacted business with the
Office of Register of Deeds for the
last eight years during all of which
time the Office was occupied by
yourself, and have never had any
thing but the most prompt and eff
ficient service. 1t is my usual Gus
tom to send deed up one day and
receive it back the next. have OBJ
served that you are at all times in
perfect touch with everything that
is going on in the Office, and think
it would be difficult to improve up
on the service.
Yours Very Truly,
w. C. Owen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.
To THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF
PIERCE COUNTY AND TO ALL
VOTERS WHO BELIEVE IN CLEAN
POLITIcS:

Owing to the dissatisfaction that
now exists regarding certain candi-
dates nominated at the Primaries,
have decided to become an inde-
pendent candidate for the Office of
Register of Deeds. Mr.. Walsingham
received 40 votes and / received
636 votes out of the total vote cast.
After the primaries and the dissat-
isfaction arising therefrom, M. M.
Sanderson hobs up as the Dem
ocratic candidate by inducing /.
Bundle, the regular nominee, to
withdraw and he is eagerly seeking
the support of the Republicans to
elect him. In his announcement
he tells you that Mr.. Walsingham
has held the Office for ten years and
that / have held il for six years; but
willfully neglects to tell you that he
has also held the same Office for
four years. 1t was the intention on
his part to convey the idea that he
had never held the Office before. He
now seeks to profit by the dissatis-
faction in the Republican party. /
held the Office of Register of Deeds
from 1891 to 1897. / have always
served the Republican party faith
fully and to the best of my ability.
You have just passed through
one political campaign and know
the danger of splitting up the vote
at the coming election. | earnestly
solicit the support of all voters who
believe in clean politics.
Yours truly.
WALTER E. WARREN.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
The Rev. Irl r.. Hicks 1907
Almanac.

The Rev. Irl r. Hicks has been
compelled by the popular demand
to resume the publication of his well
known and popular Almanac for
1907. This splendid Almanac is
now ready. For sale by news
dealers, or sent postpaid for IS cents,
by Word and Works Publishing
Company, 22oI Locust Street, St.
Louis, Mo-, publishers of Word and
Works, one of the best dollar
monthly magazines in America,
One Almanac goes with every sub.
scription.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

This Is to Certify that I Have
Been Nominated by the Demo.
Gratis of this County for the As.
sembly and the Question is am
I. or am not. Entitled to Your
Support?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

Prescott, Wis. Oct. %, 1906.
take great pleasure in saying
that all of the official work of w.
w. Walsingham for the bank of
Prescott and for others that has
come under my observation has
been highly satisfactory. l have
never discovered an error in his
work, and his promptness is partic-
ularly commendable.
Sincerely Yours,
Edward Longworth, Cashier.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

Frequently and many others, !
hear, send fees with papers for rec
ord, and not knowing amounts nec-
essary, sometimes send too much,
or more than the legal charges.
Walsingham always returns the ex-
cess, something, believe, no other
Register ever did.
--, Prescott, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

Mr.. w. w. Walsingham.
Ellsworth, Wis.
Dear Sir:-Am pleased to note
you are still in the ring. although
somewhat handicapped as TO run
ming mates. believe there are two
Offices in every county which should
be kept in the same hands, if they
are competent, because on these
two hinge greatly the records
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

w. w. Walsingham, Ellsworth.
Dear Sir and Friend:
I believe you are the most prompt
and careful Register the county ever
bad. You should receive every Re-
publican vote.
Yours Truly,
Jno. p. Olson.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

HORSE FOR SALE. good 400
lb. farm horse. Enquire of F. D.
Chinook.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
Lewis Guiser, Martell, Wis

"A most excellent judge of de-
scriptions, and the right man in
the right place."
"A Farmer
Town of Trenton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01
To the Voters.

Following are few letters and
extracts with reference to the Re-
publican nominee for Register of
Deeds:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

II generally waited from two to
six weeks for my papers, after send
ing them to the Register for record
ing, before Walsingham got the Of
fee, but since then I have never
waited over a day.
Lewis Guiser, Martell, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

The most prompt and accurate of
any Register of Deeds the county
ever had.
Cfariranc Nn11nr
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

Il feel that if all Registers of
Deeds were ascareful, much trouble,
expense and losses for some one in
the future might be eliminated.
F. A. Springer,
Cashier State Bank of Elmwood.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-01

Got the nomination honestly
and fairly, and ought to have every
Republican VOTE
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w. w. Wa1singham, Esq,

w. w. Wa1singham, Esq,
Ellsworth, Wis.
Dear Sir:-During the past ten
years the undersigned has had con-
siderable business with the register
of deeds of Pierce county and is
pleased to state that the business
has been transacted promptly and
correctly, there being no fault to
find in any way.
Respectfully,
Farmers. and Merchants State
Bank,
C. N: Wiper. Cashier.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

Georgetown, 5000, fat on Thirty-ffth
street $500; house on A street south
east. $4,000; house on p street $3.50:
two small houses on Gales street. 81 .700:
house on Ninth street. $500. house on
Belmont street. washington Heights,
$4,000, house ou Thirteenth street. $500.
house on Brightwo0d avenue. 90 500. two
lots on Fourteenth streets extended for
s-,lE3i NJ streel northwest. $4,000 Pierce
street northwest, $500. house in Lang
don. District OF Columbia. $1,000: house
on Ninth street brightw0Od. $3.50. house
on \ street. Georgetown. 5000, lot on
Lamont street, Ingleside, $500; several
lots on X street southeast. $3.50 each.
They are, also about 10 close a trans
action on Fourteenth street. the consid-
Grafton being about $4,000. They have
also closed within the present week the
sale Of twenJy-six lots on Eleventh
streets extended. upon which thar num-
her Of houses are 10 be built at one. and
are arranging a transaction with other
builders for ten additional houses on
the same street