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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
new GOSPEL FOR RAILROAD MEN
PRESIDENT INGALLS, OF BIo FOUR
MAKES A STRIKING 40.
DRESS.

Pittsburg, April 28.-Melville e. In
gals, chairman of the board of direct
ors of the Big Four railway system,
last night, in an address delivered at
theft annual banquet of the Traffic
club of Pittsburg. gave striking word
picture Of the railroad situation in the
United States to-day and outlined In
forceful sentences the policies and
methods that must be adopted for the
future If the great transportation in
terests are to escape disaster so vast
in its scope as to menace the whole
structure of national prosperity.
Square Deal All the Time.
Mr.. Ingalls, declared that the rail
roads must placate the public by Civ
ing the public square deal all the
time; publicity must be observed con-
sistently. and for the benefit Of road
and public; the interstate commerce
commission must be increased in pow
er. number and salary and reinforced
by the best talent and ability the ma
ton affords.
IA new evangel must be preached in
reference TO the railways" he said.
They must be placed upon a higher
plane, and instead of being considered
by the ordinary people as pariahs they
must be
Considered as Benefactors,
and you who have struggled along SC
faithfully during the past years, doing
many things that have been criticised,
but doing them only for your company
and not for your personal aggrandize-
ment. you are the men to preach this
new gospel and produce higher and
better condition of affairs"
There were more than 800 guests at
the banquet, including railroad presi-
dents. vice presidents. traffic mana
gers, traffic agents, manufacturers and
shippers
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
WILL NOT FIGHT RATE LAW.
Railroads Decide Not to Fight Two
Cent Fares in Any Of States.

Cent Fares in Any Of States.
Chicago, April %. - The railroads
have abandoned their plan to contest
in the courts the new laws and the
rulings of the railroad commission OF
Minnesota, making important reduc.
tions in freight and passenger rates.
At meeting here of passenger Off
Gals of all the important lines in Min.
nesota steps were taken to bring all
their rates in that state within the
law and the orders of the commission
No More Special Rates.
On one thing the passenger official.
were unanimously decided, and that lie
that the highest rate they can lawfully
make will also be the lowest rate they
will make voluntarily. There will be
no more special rates for clergymen
or others engaged exclusively in reli-
gious work or for state and county
fares, reunions, conventions or other
events attracting a large attendance.
How They Will Get Even.
The abandonment of the fight
against the reduced rate laws of Min.
nesota makes it practically certain
that the railroads will not fight in the
courts similar laws recently passed by
other states. Instead they will retail.
ate by making the minimum fare for
everybody on all occasions the maxi.
mum rate fixed by law.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
BIG BOOM IN WESTERN N. o.
Senator Hanna Tells Of his Observa.
tions in the Golden Valley Country.

Senator Hanna Tells Of his Observa.
tons in the Golden Valley Country.
There is Il big boom on in the ex-
IRENE western part of North Dakota
and the country is filling with settlers
at IL remarkably rapid rate according
to l.. B. Hanna OF Fargo, who spent
several days at Beach during the last
week.
The towns all through that section
are full of people. Every train which
arrives brings crowds of people who
have come to settle up the country. SO
that it is hard to get a place to stay
over night in the towns.
Mr. Hanna states that the settlers
who are arriving in such large mum.
bers are an excellent class of people,
most of them experienced and practi-
cal farmers from southern Minnesota,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Indiana, who
have come to establish their homes in
the new country.
''They have been seeding for more
than a week out in that country" con-
tinued Mr. Hanna, land breaking has
been going on for much longer per-
Tod. There is a great influx Of settlers
there and the country is settling up
fast and seems destined to be very
prosperous.
when went out there l was lit,
tie skeptical regarding the kind Of
country l would find, but l was very
favorably surprised. Our party went
over and carefully examined about IF.
teen sections and we found the soil in
the country north of Beach t ODE ex-
cellent for farming. There is no gray.
el or sand and the soil is rich The
onl question in my mind is regarding
the rainfall and they have had enough
of that during the past few years to
produce fine crops.
Steam plows are being extensively
used out there for breaking purposes"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
The State Day by Day
FARMERS ISSUE GALL FOR HELP

Gov. Burke Sends Request for Men to
st. Paul.
An application for farm help was re-
cetved by the state labor bureau at st.
Paul from Gov. Burke of North Da-
kota.
Send all the men you can find" he
said in q telegram to w. H. Williams,
the state labor commissioner. Mr..
Williams will turn the matter over to
the state employment bureau.
A telegram was received at the
Great Northern general Offices at St.
Paul from J. M. Kelly, president of the
Farmers Grain and Shipping company,
at Devils Lake, stating that the farm
ars in that vicinity are badly hamper
ed by the scarcity of transfers and
laborers. He says that conditions
there are serious and that about 200
teamsters can be used in the immedi-
ate vicinity of Devils Lake. The farm
e-s offer $35 to $40 q month with
board.
Every season a Cry comes from the
agricultural communities of Min
nesota, North Dakota and 9TH
er states in the Northwest,
but in the past it has always
come during the harvest time. This
is the first time that an appeal has
been made at seeding time, and is a
strong indication of the scarcity of
willing laborers which is sure to pre-
vail this season.
Employment agents say that there
are plenty of men available, but very
lew care to do farm work. Free fare
is granted only to those doing railroad
work. There is little call for railroad
labcrers at present. Legislative action
i'll the different states has been re-
sponsible Tor the railroads cutting
down on new work. They are. said to
be going on with only sucl, work as it
is necessary to finish. One employ
ment agent said that while there was
work Il year ago this time, the order
now only calls for about 500. Besides
legislative action the weather is re-
sponsible for keeping railroad work
back
There is class of laborers who
travel on passes for the alleged pur-
pose of going OH railroad construction
work. but as soon as they get within
proximity of agricultural activity they
Jump" their jobs. This opportunity
is not offered so far this spring, and
as a consequence the farmers will
have Il smaller proportion of floating
population to draw from.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
WOMAN IN LIQUOR CASE.
Technical Charge May Be made Basis
Of Testing New Law.


1t is reported in Bismarck that the
recent seizure of liquor in a cave south
of town may be the case with which to
test the new law giving officers author
ity to seize liquor in unusual quanti-
ties wherever found. Another report
says the stock of goods belonged to a
local bigger" who went out of bust
ness when the word was given that
the law must be enforced, and was
preparing to remove it to another
state. At any rate the stuff still is in
the vaults at the state capitol and
there is no claimant as yet. The cave
being on a lot owned by the postmis-
tress of Bismarck and the owner Of
the liquor found being unknown, she
was cited by the court to show cause
on May Is why 1t should not be de-
stroycd according to law.
Deputy Marshal Stout of Fargo was
in Bismarck, having arrested Mary
of selling liquor to Indians. She was
brought to Bismarck and bound over
in 5000 bonds to await the action of
the United States grand jury.
The supreme court practically fin
ished hearing arguments of cases and
will devote the entire time from now
on to closing up the work laid upon
the judges by the terms at Fargo and
Bismarck Chief Justice Morgan says
there are about fifty cases for decision
by the court and the work will take
until well into the summer.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
TOWN SWALLOWED BY LAKE.
Fish Pond Of Twenty Acres New
Where Houses Once Stood.

Fish Pond Of Twenty Acres New
Where Houses Once Stood.
In the eastern portion Of Lawrence
county, Tennessee. is lake covering
about twenty acres which has his.
tory of interest. There are still living
q number of old citizens who remeu.
Der when it was dry land.
Fifty years ago or more ago pros.
porous country village stood on tho
spot where the lake now Is. The town
was called Oakville and it was one Of
the most important places in that see
ton of the state in those days.
Suddenly the land on which tho
town was located commenced to sink
and finally about twenty acres went
down, carrying with It all the build.
ings, and many stocks OF goods were
entirely lost.
1t is said that the town sank almost
in a night, and the merchants did
not have time to remove their stocks
of goods.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
MAY GUST OLD WARDEN.
North Dakota Board Likely to Change
Prison Reuime,

In addition to the rumor that Tread.
well Twitchell of Fargo, speaker of the
house of representatives, is to be ap.
pointed warden of the state peniten-
tiary to succeed Warden Boucher,
comes a rumor that Fargo machine
man named Hellstrom has been slated
for the position of warden and that
Warden Boucher will not be retained.
Nothing definite will be known until
the meeting of the board of trustees
May !. Friends of Warden Boucher
have hoped for his retention. 1t is re-
ported that Thomas Gray of Grand
Forks will be deputy warden.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
MAKES PIeeERs TAKE TO COVER
Temperance Commissioner Is Strenu.
Gus Official.

Gus Official.
George Murray of Sherbrooke, Steele
county. temperance commissioner for
the State of North Dakota, has been
secretary of the state enforcement
league Tor several years, but his first
onlclal engagement in the suppression
OF liquor selling began when he was
appointed by Gov. Burke under the
new law passed at the recent session
OF the legislature. He is a compare
lively young man, but he is reputed to
De Il man of determination and ex-
tremely earnest in his desire for the
enforcement of the prohibition law.
He has an Office at the state capitol,
and possesses the functions of states
attorneys in any of the counties in
which he chooses to prosecute liquor
cases. IT is said an action way be
brought TO test the constitutionality of
the law under which he was appointed,
but in the meantime he is making the
"piGgtrs" wary and hard to catch.
MIR. Murray has been a resident of
! the state for Il number of years, COM
ing here originally in search CT en-
plcynlcnt, teaching school for several
years and afterward grounding himself
in the law, being admitted to practice
a number of years ago.
In Il recent raid at Bismarck, the
commissioners dug a hole under the
door of cave where liquor was be-
! licved to be stored; wormed his way
underneath; removed the hinges from
! the inside and forced entrance to the
! hiding place OF about u thousand dol:
! lars worth of contraLand stuff.
Under a recent law passed by the
| legislature. peace officers may seize
| liquor in unusual quantities, wherever
| found and without 4 search warrant.
| Notice is Then given to the owner if
he is known, and a complaint is filed
with IL Justice nf the peace. IL the
liquor is found to have been shipped
into TIE state in violation of the law
or for the purpose OF violating the law
it is ordered destroyed. At the present
time the commissioner has the booze
and beer stored in vaults and storage
rooms in the basement of the state
capitol and an inventory disclosed
fifty cases of beer Il number of barrels
OF tho same fluid. half Il dozen barrels
of whisky and other spirituons liquors,
wine. Gin. cigars and all manner of
| liquors
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
"JAc" WAGON UNDER LID.
Moorhead Mayors Decree Causes
CONSERVATION,

Fargoans who are afflicted with a
thirst which requires daily allevia-
ton are filed with CONSERVATION at
the prospect of having dry Sunday
hereafter, through the decision OF
Mayor Wheeler of Moorhead, that the
Sunday Gag wagon is illegal and
that it must cease it's peranlbulations
across the Red.
Mayor Wheeler is determined that
there shall be no discrimination as
between the thirsty ones In Fargo
and those of the same variety in Moor
head. The saloons are not allowed to
keep open doors on that day, but it
has been the practice to fill telephone
and mail orders received from Fargo.
The mayor insists that this practice
must stop, and threatens revocation
of the license of any saloon man vlo-
lating his order.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Duck Hunters Mistake.

William Everett received a new gun
the other day and with half dozen
shells went to the river to test the
weapon. Seeing duck in midstream.
he shot at It five times, but without re-
suit.
The last shot, however. killed the
bird and Bill hired a boat to get the
duck. When he got out in midstream
he found out much to his establishment
that it was decoy. He is now busy
making explanations to his friends.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
STRUCK BY AUTO TRUCK.

Mans Legs Are Broken, Spine Hurt
and Condition 10 Critical.
Davenport, Iowa, April 2S.-Barney
s. Ward of Ida Grove is in the hospital
here in a critical condition as the re-
suit of injuries received by being
struck by an auto-truck. Both of Mr..
Wards legs were broken, his collar.
bone was fractured, his spine injured,
and it is feared that he sustained seri.
GUS internal injuries.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Cost Of British Legislation.

1t costs much money to get a piece
of legislation through the British par
lament. A certain railway once pro
posed scheme for part of the com
try where their undertaking would bs
a godsend to every enterprise and con-
tribute to the wealth of a whole IA
ton. The bill ought to have gone
through with almost no outlay of
money. But to get the bill through
parliament cost the sum Of $4,000, 800
before ever sod was tEaed or a
brick laid.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Car Repairer Killed.

Fargo, N. D., April 2s-Simcn APP
sahl, a car repairer on the Northern
Pacific, was killed here. He was at
work on a car and was caught between
that and a hunted car which had got
away from the switching crew.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
SUFFERS TWENTY HOURS.

Duluth Woman, Who Used Kerosene
in Stove, Dies Of Burns.
Duluth, April 2S.-Mrs. Max Berger
died yesterday afternoon of burns. She
suffered great agony for twenty hours.
Late Thursday afternoon Mrs. Berger
used some kerosene to start a fire in
the kitchen stove and accidentally set
fire to her clothing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
FARMER is DROWNED.
Goes to See If River Is Rising; Body
Is Found Soon Afterward.

John Kavanaugh, sixty years old, a
retired farmer, was drowned in the
river near Grafton. He complained of
not feeling we'll, but said he was going
down to the river to sec if the water
was rising. His body was found float
ing in the river about two hours later.
A widow and several children survive
1t is believed the man fell into the
river accidentally.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Farmer Kills Nejohbor.

TdTUer NtVt1 NSt8HUOT.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April %. -
George Hiveley of Kettle, in Roane
county, shot Robert Summers of the
same place with a rifle yesterday.
Both men were respected farmers and
have families.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Girl browns In a Slough.

Girl browns In Slough.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, April 2S.-Miss
Mary Grotte, twenty-three years Old.
was drowned in slough near here.
She broke through the Ice while cross.
ing the slough in pursuit of some cat
tie.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Girl Student a Suicide.

Wayne, Neb. April %. - Miserable
because the student she so greatly ad-
mired treated her coldly at a dance.
Louisa McCleese. aged sixteen, a CO.
ed at the Wayne normal school. took
poison and died.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Would Sell Land in Sweden.

Would Sell Land in Sweden.
A company with a capital Of 2.0oo<
900 crowns ($5O0,000) has been started
to sell lands to returning Swedish.
Americans on the homestead principle
in all parts of Sweden. Consul Oscar
Ekman, the philanthropist. is interest
ed in the plan.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
WILL NOT AID NORMAL.
Emergency Board Refuses to increase
Girls Dormitory Fund.

GIFTS OoTmItory UHu.
Trustees of the Mayville normal
school were before the state emerg-
ency board at Bismarck asking finan-
cial aid for a girls dormitory for that
institution as they deemed the $4,000
appropriated by the legislature insult
icient for the purpose. The board de-
clined to give the aid asked, on the
grounds that the legislature was the
BEST Judge of the needs Of the institu-
G:n
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
immigration From Norway.

The people we draw from Norway
are among the best Of the more than
million newcomers whom we receivo
each year, and readily make gosd
American citizens. Consul General
Bordewich of Chrisiania reports that
31.15S Norwegians emigrated In 1905
calendar year d4.174 sailed from
Christianity. and that tho United
States was the destination Of nearly
all of them.--New York Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
Public Swimming Teachers.

Public Swimming Teachers.
Such a large percentage OF Norway'4
population spend part of their Hves ol
the water that 1t is considered wisd
for as many of them as possible I'd
know how to act IL accidentally
dropped into that element. While tn
number of able swimmers In NORWAY
undoubtedly is greater In proportion
to the population than in almost any
other country, the number Of deaths
caused by drowning is annually 20
large that It has given concern to men
with their country's welfare at heart.
In great number of such accidents n
has been proved that had the victim
been able to swim few yards. his lifo
would have been saved.
In Christiania private swimming
teachers have been working for .
number of years. This year it is ths
intention to go a step further. First,
a course of training will be given to
a number of young men. principally
teachers in the public schools. in Tia
art of swimming and life-saving. Later
they in turn are to instruct boys and
girls-and grownups. too. for thai
matter-how to take care Of them
selves in the water.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-05-02
In Far Northland
7id-Bits of Ne.us for Scandinavians.

easily. Although, Of late there has
been decided fall in prices owing to
the shortness of money abroad and
therefore a lull in affairs. still there
has been no crisis here, and the dang.
erous quarter day has been passed
without any financial mishap.
Musical Comedy Stars for America.
The two most prominent singers ON
the Stockholm musical comedy stage
Emma Meissner and Rosa Gutenberg,
will arrive in Minneapolis in the be-
ginning Of June with the plan of max.
ing short tour through the States
with DR.. Victor Nilsson of Minneapo-
lis as their impresario. AS their pro-
gram with one or two exceptions con-
sists entirely of Swedish songs and
dances they will principally count
upon Swedish-American audiences.
which, am sure, will hail them with
enthusiasm. They are both engaged
at the Oscar theater, the splendid new
theater in Stockholm for musical com.
edy opened last fall in the presence Of
mig OoC1I dIlu GuC WuUlS IOydt
lily, under the management of Albert
Rant, the George Edwards of Sweden.
The two charming ladies' are the IA.
vorites of the public, and when they
appear the theater is crowded. as sof
instance now, when the graceful Mrs;
Meissner sings the principal part IN
THE Gay Widow" which has been
running for couple Of months with
all seats booked ins advance. Miss
Gutenberg Is the happy possessor OF a
most beautiful voice, which certainly
will create as great enthusiasm among
her countrymen and countrywomea In
America as it has done here. Their
visit will necessarily be short ono!
as their holiday only lasts couple Of
months, but l am sure 1t will oontrtb1
ute to the Strengthening Of the feeling
of brotherhood between the old count
try and the new, which has sprung ~
of late years for the good and thS
honor of the people on both sides.
The newspaper., 1907-05-17

when he had seen il last, but radi
ant now with love and happiness.
There was no need for explans.
ton, tor questioning. for doubt.
They saw into each others souls
and were satisfied, but as Leslie
clasped her closely to him and
pressed a kiss upon her trembling
lips. he shuddered to think how
nearly he had lost her through
the fatal instrumentality of that
sandal wood box
The newspaper., 1907-05-17
First Annual Spring Race Meet.

The first annual race meeting
occurs in Montrose this year.
There will be $500 in purses.
Remember the dates, Wednesday ,
Thursday and Friday, May %, %
and 81. Reduced rates on all
roads. On the first day some
fine races come off; for instance
the third race will be for the boy
riders under sixteen years of age.
The second day the fourth race
will be a half mile dash, trot or
pace. gentlemen's roadsters. The
third day will witness a number
of races well worth seeing 1t
you enjoy racing, it will do you
good to attend.
The newspaper., 1907-05-17
SURFACE CREEK DEPARTMENT

The election in the Eckert dis.
,rict was a lively one. the issue
being whether or not the district
should be bonded to the extcn,
of $1,000 tor the purpose of build
ing a schoolhouse on Cedar mesa.
The proposition to bond carried
by one vote. the numbers being
20 for and 10 against. The off
GERS elected were J. A. Luellen re-
elected treasurer. and w. w.
Sackett elected president of the
board. There were no other can
didates in the field.
The newspaper., 1907-05-17
They Will Have Fruit.

Over in the Paradox valley, in
the western part of the county,
fruit is not injured at all. Para
dox valley raises the finest fruit
to be found anywhere, and will
be one OF the few spots on the
map to raise good crop of fruit
The Lilylands country is near
the Paradox valley, has similar
climate conditions and will be
one OF the best fruit districts in
Colorado. There are $4,000 acres
of land to be watered by canals
and reservoirs now under con-
struction and you can plant your
trees next year. You need not
depend entirely on fruit as you
can secure 160 acres OF fine level
sagebrush land, red soil and free
from rock. from Uncle Sam as
homestead or pre-emption. and
have plenty OF land for grain and
hay as well as orchard. Water
rights Can now be obtained on
easy terms at S25 per acre. Get
in at once as there is only a
limited amount OF stock on the
market and the price is bound to
increase rapidly.
You can ge, a desert claim oi
800 acres If you desire and live
anywhere in Colorado you wish
/. d MCFADDEN.
President of Lilylands Canal 6
Reservoir Co. Paonia, Colo.