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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12
Fortune and Misfortune.

Ahce-How did you come to ns@ea
your second husband. Grace?
Grace-Et was purely accidental. Ha
ran over my first one with mot@w-
car, and afterwards attended the h@p
naral
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12
THE DAYS FABLE.

Once upon a time, after pesdssazR
things ovss in his mind for q e0wne d
Aours. ths ASS turned to the Rossa am6
said:
'rsse A@re, now, but DONE Hks ssa %
the way they are"
''N0f Thsn So 60 the master ana ASzAl .
THAT'S what I am going 60 De- aEae
away hs went, and whsn he ha9 @szaze
mse the masters presence he sas&3
II have been thinking things ovss. %
one arss place, why should wess ezR
h00ss Dss Sxyr'
u euRaei'' replied the msstey.
SAn4 why shouldn't I get ten Aszwsf
gay fog eight hsurx' work.
'"z 6nasa."
''Hs escs, why Should work at any
II aHnaas" repeated the MASTER ese mo
eASra ssuas.
~NeR ] either. ana therefore ssyw paE
notice chat I ann on a strike
wAso sight came. the Horse. wee MNg
se9e His daily stunt, received n Rs@@-@
asmA w&Gs the Ass not only rs~ass<l3
eoths19 bw< wss NOT permitted % @s0zf
T. '''A'~ ''NA'A A-'N @'-'-"<-'' 'A''"''s
~Mass> @ms ssn~ s-ss svu sxa Snaxv" "a
asSea af the Horse through a knoe-AkA
q sssm % be left out of this thing 90
a1seyY.~
.sDidn's yes strike this morningY
"y did, But
"Am6 20 did the master. It's q casa an
DssAing from nothing leavec nothing. T@
not very well up In mathematics, b@A
s shsIa say that you had better gdH Ice lSos ~
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12
Quite SO.

Nimrod-Are you fond OF huninsf
Gyer-It all depends.
acknowledgements on what?
Gyer-Whether | am hunting game
or q collar button.-Chicago Daily
News.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12

kR - have q glass Of beerf Am l going
Ao@s 30 and that the coal man has left
ne O ton OF coal that has been paid fort
10 tAe grocer's boy going to roll a barrel
~ Sour into the house? Am ! going to
esmp into philanthropists at every corner
who are giving away 81 biIlsf Do I get
% an evening for carrying q torch ase
yeilingf'
"Eo. Of course not, but as a patriot
That's Just 1t. As a patriot ] don't
get q smell. while you and the rest Of
them get all the offices. Goodbye, sir
I'm out Of It Got my plans all made TO
70 huckleberrying next Presidential cleo
don day" JOE KERR.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12
SMALL AUDIENCE.
OVER AND UNDER.

~e1SxsEs" said young Mrs. Highams as
.ssss lSia aside the paper she had been
sea aiA3, 81 see thar one Of the largest
manufacturers 10 the country has sound
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-12-12

WITH THE CROWD.
Brcason-Tt ls disreputable to 40 Ena@
politics for what there is IN IT.
Woodson-Still . fellow doesn't feaA 90
lonely then.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04

time was threatened also but fortu-
nately the wind prevented the flames
from spreading to that building and
it escaped with being scorched.
The main part of the school building
was constructed in 1894, while a four
room annex was added in 1898 to ac-
.commodate the increased attendance.
The structure, which was two stories
and a basement was of white brick,
and was one of the finest school build
school rooms -and eight grades The
school employed thirteen teachers and
the attendance of the school was $50.
No time was lost by the board of
education today. Arrangements were
at once begun to continue the instruc-
tion in different parts of the city where
the different classes could. be accom-
modated until a new building can be
constructed. The board will hold a
special meeting at which time plans
will be ordered for the rebuilding of
the schooIhouse at once.
The loss Is estimated at $4,000. and
is almost covered by insurance. The
ffremen worked on the ruins until noon,
when the debris was frozen solidly by
the water that was thrown on it..
The building cost $4,000, and the
contents including furniture and
equipment We're valued at over
$4,000, making the total loss between
$4,000 and $4,000. There was 1900
Insurance on the building and the con-
tents, divided among the following
companies:
Fire Association. the Fireman's
Fund. the Aetna, the Northern. the
Royal. the Phoenix. the North Ameri-
can, the American. the West
ern Assurance Co., the st.
Paul Fire and Marine, $1,000 each.
The Citizens. the German American.
$4,000 each, the Springfield Fire and
Marine and the Philadelphia Under
writers. $4,000 each.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
Valley City School
Building Destroyed
Early Morning Fire Burns the Handsome Structure,
Entailing a Loss Estimated at Over $4,000
Will Rebuild at Once

Valley City, Feb. with the tenn
perature down to 35 below. one of the
most disastrous fires that ever visited
this city totally destroyed the hand
some public school building, entailing
a loss estimated at over $4,000,
The FIRE was discovered at o'clock
this morning by the night watchman.
who was making his rounds. AS soon
as he discovered the flames he sent in
an alarm, but before the fire depart
ment reached the scene the entire
building was enveloped in flames and
all efforts on the part of the depart
mena to control the fire proved futile.
The fremen directed their attention
toward the high school building, which
stands fifty feet to the north Of the
school building after 1t was found that
it would be impossible to save the
building in which the fire started.
The fire started in the boiler room
in the basement in the northwest corn
'er of the building. Owing to the fact
that the wind was strong from the
northwest the flames were famed so
that after the fire broke out the flames
spread throughout the building with
great rapidity.
The fireman of the building visited
the school at 10 o'clock last night, at
which time he banked the fire for the
night At that time the fire was burn
ing as usual and he left the building
About o'clock this morning the night
watchman saw smoke issuing from the
windows Of the building and saw the
flames in the basement. He sounded
the alarm, but owing to the fact that
the weather was so extremely cold, the
firemen were somewhat late in arriv-
ing at the scene and the fire gained
uncomfortable headway The building
the main walls are standing and 1t is
penevea tnat the pricK III tne walls
can be used In rebuilding the struc-
ture. The high school building for a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
ARMY OFFICERS
BEING TRIED
FAILED TO PREVENT THE RIOT
AT BROWNSVILLE.
Major Penrose and Captain MackIin
Two Officers Charged with Miscon-
duct Face Court Martial Appointed
to Make Investigation.

Fort Sam Houston. Texas Feb. A.
The general court martial appointed to
Investigate the charges against Major
Charles w. Penrose and Captain Ed
ward b. Macklin assembled here to-
day when Major Charles w. Taylor. in
charge of the. Thirteenth cavalry at
Fort sill appeared in support of the
charges. General McCaskey, COM
manding the department In Texas Is in
attendance The date of the trial was
delayed from January 4, on account Of
an assault on Captain Maeklin at Fort
Reno on the night Of December 81 by
an unknown man, supposed to be one
OF the negroes Of the discharged conn
panies. The specific charges that the
two officers are facing Is that of "con-
duct to the prejudice Of good order
and discipline In falling to exercise due
diligence In preventing rioting at
Brownsville, Texas. last August.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
Examining Several Eye Witnesses the Shooting Of White
the State Rested Its Case Before the Noon Adjournment Today
Defense Started It's Side of the Case This After
noon-LaWrence White, Son of Thaws Victim, the
First Witness for the State = Thaws Family Ex-
cluded from the Court Room.

other place. That was the last time he
say his father alive.
Warner Paxton engineer of the
Madison Square garden, testified he
saw the shooting and accompanied
Thaw and his wife down the elevator
afterward Thaw admitted the shoot
ing, saying: He ruined my wife," and
Mrs. Thaw said: "But look what fix
you are in" Thaw replied: "Well,
deal'ie, / have probably saved your
life" The witness was not cross-ex-
amined
Myer Cohen, song writer, described
Thaw's action at the roof garden up
to the shooting. Counsel Delmas brief
" ss-examined the witness as to
the position he occupied with reference
to the principals in the tragedy
Policeman Debes, who arrested
Thhw; Coroner's Physician Leblanc, who
performed the autopsy on Whites
body, and one or two other eye wits
nesses to the shooting were examined,
and then the state rested its case at
12:45 and Attorney John p. Gleason,
for the defense, announced that he
would Sopen for the defense.
The court ordered a recess until 2
O'Clock.
Attorney Gleason began his address
to the jury at 2:05 p. m, saying the
defense would be based upon the con-
stitution and law of the imperial
state of New York Gleason said
Thaw was suffering from insanity,
hereditary in nature, when he shot
White, and that he did not know the
nature or quality of his act
Gleason said Thaw's insanity was
due to heredity and stress of circum-
stances and it would be shown that
ne had suffered from emotional in
sanity for years. Gleason asserted
that Evelyn Nesbitt, when first asked
by Thaw to become his wife, refused
because ''of an experience in her life
with Stanford White" When Gleas-
on. concluded the court adjourned until
2 o'clock.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
House Passed the Service
Pension Bill
The VOTE OF 1876 TO. 20
ATTEMPT MADE TO AMEND THE
BILL IN THE HOUSE so AS TO
INCLUDE VETERANS WHO PRO.
TEcTED THE FRONTIERS FROM
THE INDIANS IN CIVIL WAR.

Washington, Feb. 4.-This being
suspension day in the house, Chairman
Sulloway of New Hampshire, from the
committee on inlalid pensions, inn,
mediately called up the McCumber
service pension bill which passed the
senate Jan. Is, increasing pensions of
soldiers and sailors of the civil war
and the war with Mexico. Efforts
were made to amend the bill, but Mr.
Sulloway on behalf of the joint COM
mittee on invalid pensions and PEN
sions, said that he was instructed to
oppose any amendment. Stephens of
Texas. wanted to know if men engaged
in protecting the frontiers from the
Indians during the civil war were in
cluded in the, bill. Loudenslager of
New Jersey, chairman of the commit
tee on PENSIONS said they were not,
but thought that by the close of the
next congress. tardy justice would be
done to these veterans. The bin was
passed, ayes 196, nays 90.
The bill provides that persons having
reached the age of 81 years shall re-
ceive $12 per month; 70 years, SIC; rs
years, $40. The pension to commence
from the date of filing the application.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
SEVEN PENNED IN
BURNING HOUSE
FIRE IN TENEMENT MAY RE.
SUIT FATALLY.
Occupants We're Asleep When Fire
Started and Before They Gould Es-
cape the Flames Cut OFF all Exits
Two Women Fatally Injured.

New York, Feb. 4.-seven persons
were injured, some of them probably
fatally, while penned in tenements over
a burning ragshop In Cherry street
early today. All the occupants Of the
building were asleep when the fire was
discovered Two women and several
men jumped from the second story
window. After much delay the firemen
reached the upper story and found
Daniel Cashill, his wife and Mary
Hemlock unconscious from suffocation
and so badly burned that it is expected
the two women will not recover.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04

New York, Feb. 4.-There was a de-
Thaw before Justice Fitzgerald today,
owing to the formalities attending the
postponing of the February term of
court which was scheduled to begin
this morning. The regular panel of
100 February jurors, added to the last
of the special jurors in the Thaw case,
some 1875 in number crowded the
courtroom to overlooking. Thaw's
trial having been begun in the January
term that term will hold until the case
is disposed of.
When the February jurors had been
dismissed and Justice Fitzgerald had
taken the bench, there at once began
a conference of the attorneys at the
judges desk Whatever pressure the
district brought to bear on Thaw's at
torneys for the release of additional
jurors, If was in vain. At the end of
the last conference on the subject, held
at Justice Fitzgerald's desk, Assistant
District Attorney Gayan arose quiet
ly, and in very low tone began the
opening address of the prosecution and
the actual hearing of the famous case
was on. He spoke for only ten min
utes. ut was the claim of the people, :"
he said, "that on the night. of June 25
1906, the defendant shot and killed
with premeditation and intent to KILL
one Stanford White" He then briefly
outlined the movements of White. be-
ginning with the Saturday preceding
the tragedy and the ending at Madi-
son Square Roof Garden. All the wit
nesses, including Mrs. William Thaw,
Evelyn Thaw and May Mckenzie,
We're excluded from the room.
Lawrence White, son Of the dead
man, was the first witness.
Young Whites testimony was unim-
pertant He merely stated he with a
college friend, was invited by his faith
er to go to Madison Square Roof
Garden the night of the shooting, but he
had refused as he had tickets to, an
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
BROKE RECORD
LAST YEAR
MONUMENT or INTERNAL CON-
MERGE GREATEST IN HISTORY.
Statement BY Government Shows the
Volume of Live Stock and Grain
Receipts at the Different Interior
Markets in 1906.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The move
ment of internal commerce during the
past year exceeded that for any pre-
ceding one in the history Of the coun-
try, according to statement issued to-
day by the bureau of statistics of the
department of commerce and labor.
Live stock receipts at the seven
primary markets aggregated 40, 727, ,65S
head, exceeding those of the previous
year by more than 100000 The ag-
gregate shipments of beef were so, 49,
900 pounds; canned meats, III, 7,6SS, $50
pounds; cured meats, SO4, ,642, ,049
pounds; dressed beef, 1,1SS,O72, ,2S6
pounds; dressed hogs, 1910, 300
pounds; hides, 175,17O,520 pounds; lard,
42I914,539 pounds; and pork, 96,5S1,-
200 pounds, making a total of 2,76S,-
016,443 pounds, being over 1OO,O0O,OOO
pounds in excess of the previous year.
The total grain receipts at fifteen in
terror primary markets were 79S, 521,-
SIS bushels, an increase of 100000 over
1905. The total movement embraced:
Wheat, 24S,7S5,05s bushels; corn, 242,-
722,716 bushels; oats, 23s, s,S00,239 bush
els: barley, 69,469,290 bushels; and rye
9,294,2S2 bushels.
The receipts of grain at six Atlantic
and Gulf ports aggregated 214,S46, 99S
bushels, an increase of 14,000,000 bush
els
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
ARMY OF INSANE
in new YORK
IN EMPIRE STATE
CARE FOR "a, 1902 PATIENTS.
insanity Is Increasing in the State,
There Being an increase Of 5,76t
Cases Over Last Year as Shown by
Annual Report.

New York, Feb. 4.-There are at
present 2S.S02 persons in the institu-
tions for the insane In this state be-
ing an increase of 5,761 over last year.
According to the annual report of the
state lunacy commission, 1,46S pat
tents We're discharged as recovered,
while LAP had recovered sufficiently
to resume . life of unrestrainteWT The
state last year expended $5,722,4z9 I'm
caring for the insane which was at the
rate OF $3.53 per capita, Including
salaries of employees and medical at
tendance The commission urges inn
mediate consideration OF the needs of
the Metropolitan district In the way Of
accommodations for the insane. The
commission points ont that the states
lease Of Ward island expires in six
years and they request an immediate
appropriation to provide site for an
entirely new establishment on an ex-
tremely large scale.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
Another Mine Explosion
Fatal TO Many
THREE MINERS ARE DEAD
EXPLOSION IN MINE OCCURRED
WHILE MINERS WERE ENTER
ING THE SHAFT-cANNoT BE
AscERTAINED HOW LARGE LIST
OF CASUALTIES WILL GROW.

Elldns, w. Va, Feb. 4.-Three miners
are dead and four terribly burned as
result of an explosion today I'm mlno
No. % of the Davis Coal & Coke Co,
at Thomas, near here. 1t is not known
how large the list of casualties may
grow until further investigation, as
there Is no way of determining how
many men were in the mine at the time
of the explosion, The explosion oc-
Cured before all the men had entered
the mine. the number standing at the
entrance Of the shaft were hurled in
every direction by the force of the ex-
plosion and seriously injured.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
enter
BITTER PROTEST
RECENT DOING AWAY WITH THE
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Appeals Made to Government and
Audubon Society--Survey a Farmers
Handbook ForteIing Crop Possibi-
tiles in Untried Land.

New York, Feb. 4.-Farmers in every
section of the country have sent strong
protests against the abolishing of the
government biological survey to the of
fcers Of the National Association of
Audubon societies here, as well as to
the officials in Washington and other
organizations interested in this work
Many oranges throughout the country
have endorsed this government survey
during the past year and are now de-
claring emphaticaliy against the ac-
tion of the house committee on agri-
culture in striking the provision for it's
maintenance from the agricultural
appropriation bill.
1T costs every twenty persons in the
United States only one cent a year to
supply the appropriation of somewhat
over $4,000 for this work." said Will
liam butcher president of the Audu-
bon societies today, and every farmer
of this country saves many dollars a
year i'm the direct benefit which it's in
vestigations afford him. Only the other
day l attended the annual meeting of
the Fairfield County Grange i'm Con-
necticut, where strong resolutions were
passed advocating the work of the bio
logical survey. The farmers assure
me that this work has been the means
of teaching them the value of certain
birds and mammals and thereby Civ
ing them direct practical assistance in
their work"
Though its name may sound some
what scientific, the biological survey
is regarded by authorities on agrie-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
THREE KILLED,
FOUR INJURED
FIREMEN MET DEATH IN
FIGHTING FLAMES.
While Working on Ruins of Building
in Whiteplains, NJ. ", Firemen Are
Buried BY Falling Walls - One of
the Injured May Die.

WhitepIains, n. Y, Feb. 4.-Three
volunteer fremen were killed and four
injured, one of them probably fatally,
early today while working on the ruins
of the Mead building, which was de-
stroyed by fire last night The dead
are:
JOHN CHESTER CROMWELL,
assistant cashier of the First National
bank
CHARLES Il. COOLEY, real estate
agent.
CALEB UNDERHILL, liveryman.
The injured are:
Emil Burgess, candy maker, proba-
bly, fatally
Charles Sutton, both legs broken.
Charles Armbrpster both legs
broken.
stephen d. Lyon, burned about body.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
SLAUGHTERED BY HUNDRE DIS.
crazed by Storms Cattle Seek Refuge
in Cuts and Are Killed.

Medicine Hat. Alberta, Feb 4.-The
first storms and heavy snow have re-
suited in famished stock drifting in
large numbers to the railway tracks.
Every train kills large numbers and
the slaughter has become so heavy on
Crows Nest pass, from Dunmore to
Lethbridge, that the Canadian Pacific
has employed a large number of Ind
ians TO remove the slain cattle from
the right-of-way.
Indian scouts are patrolling the lines
for miles through the Grassy Lake re-
giOn, holding half-crazed cattle by
every device known TO experienced
cowboys. The cattle drift with the
wind and snow until they strike a cut
or the side of a heavy fill, where they
are protected from the fury Of the
storms. They remain in ever-increas-
ing numbers until the trains scatter
them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
GRIST Or BILLS
IN The SENATE
MANY NEW BILLS PRESENTED
BEFORE ADJOURNMENT.
The Feature Of the Batch Of New Bills
Was a Number Intended to Make
More Uniform Insurance Laws in the
State.

Bismarck, Feb. 4--Both houses of
the legislature adjourned Thursday aft
ernoon for a week The senate amend
cd the house resolution for adjourn
ment by adding two days to the recess
period, and the house concurred in the
amended resolution.
The senate celebrated the forthcorri-
Ing adjournment by introducing anoth-
er grist of bills, including a number of
insurance bills intended to make uni
form the insurance laws Of the state
and embody the features recommended
by the general commission of insur-
ance commissioners throughout the
country.
The bills that provided for penalties
for the soliciting of orders for liquor in
the state and that were referred to #.
f. McCue, attorney general for an
opinion as to their constitutionality,
were reported back by the attorney
general with the opinion that so far as
they applied to sales made outside the
state, which was held to be the place
of sale In orders given or solicited for
the sale of liquor by statesmen from
other states. they were unconstitutfon-
al.
The letter Of the attorney general, as
referring to S. b. rs, was as follows;
Gentlemen; In pursuance to the
request Of your honorable body for my
opinion as to the constitutionality of
senate bill introduced by Mr.. Pierce
by request. / beg to submit the fol-
lowing:
FIRST. Section 1 of this bill makes
it unlawful for any person to knowing
ly solicit or procure from, or aid in
soliciting or procuring from any per-
son within this state, not a druggist
holding a permit, an order for intoxi-
eating liquors to be used as bever-
age In the. state of North Dakota. The
intent Of the bill is to make 1t a crime
to solicit or procure orders In this
state for Intoxicating liquors, and 1t Is
meant to cover cases of representatives
of liquor houses from other states who
come into this state and solicit orders
for Intoxicating liquors TO be shipped
from outside states
Where orders are taken for fntoxi-
eating liquors in this state and are
sent outside Of the state to be filled
and approved as a matter of law, the
sale Of the liquor takes place in the
state where the order Is approved and
shipment made
The question Is, therefore, whether
this bill attempts to regulate matter
(Continued on Page Four)
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
DUNkARD COLLEGE.
II Is Understood That WilIiston Has
Secured the institution.

Willlston, N. d., Feb. 4.--WilIiston
is to have a Dunkard college. for which
9 land company has donated two
blocks situated in the northwest part
OF the city Lots sold at auction out
of these blocks brought SIS, 200, and 4.
subscription was circulated to the
amount Of $4,000. The Dunkards in
this vicinity subscribed $4,000. Minot
and Cando are striving hard to get
this college, but II is generally under
stood that 1t will be located here, as
the leaders Of the Dunkard church are
fayorably Impressed with the sur
roundings. A meeting was to have
been held in Minot to determine the
location. but on account of the de-
layed trains the meeting was post-
poned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-02-04
POSTMASTER FLOWER DEAD.
st. Paul Postmaster suecumbs After
Brief illness.

St Paul. Feb. 4.--Postmaster NJ d.
Flower. aged 6e, died last night at
O'Clock after brief illness from acute
heart. He was president of the Union
Stockyards Co. of South st. Paul, and
had held several state and government
offices. He succeeded Postmaster Nc
Gill, who died in October. 1905, hav-
ing been appointed in January of
1906. He is survived by a widow and
one daughter.