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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-19

Mansfield and Marion are again
battling today, and DR.. Bailey is do
ing the hurting for the visitors, while
Wilhelm Is working for the locals.
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things the more better he felt to-
ward those who brought them here.
For the last couple of weeks be-
fore he left he could not bear the
sight of Jakiehoge, with his slow
talk, his smacking lips, his con-
ceit, his impractical plans and con-
slant attempt at dictation.
Things were not improving as
time went on, nor were they likely
to improve. Mr.. Smith could see
but one thing to do, and that was
tc find another location. He is do
ing that now.
Meantime the Standard is not
being issued-and those who have
paid their good money into the
Standard treasury have our SYM
pathy.
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Garrison Independant.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Reuter- re-
turned to their home last Satur-
day, after having a very pleasant
visit at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Malloy. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mic Reuter- joined them Mon
day and they, with a number Of
others, went for an outing on
Strawberry Lake.
We are sorry to hear of the ac-
cident which might have proved
fatal to Mrs. Mcclure of Emmette
Wednesday morning. She was
driving to Underwood when sud-
denly the horses became fright
ened and run with the occupants
for over six miles. The buggy
was pretty badly broken up, but
we are thankful to say Mrs. Nc
Guire was not very seriously hurt
atho receiving some injuries.
Mrs. E. Falkenstein, who has
been visiting at the Chas. Staley
and I'll. r. O'Hare homes for
some time past, returned to her
home. at Bismarck Saturday. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. O'Hare and baby who will
visit in Bismarck for few days.
The Misses Mae and Nellie
Walsh returned Saturday from
Bismarck where they made proofs
on their homesteads last Friday.
The two claims are quite a distance
apart one being near Garrison,
the other near Emmett.
Mrs. Newcomer and baby left
Thursday for an extended visit
with her parents at Pipe Stone,
MINI. She will stop at Oakes
and visit a brother there. Mr..
Newcomer accompanied her as far
as Bismarck.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses issued during
the month of July:
Frank J. Hubert of Max, to
Miss Anna 'Krebabach of Enders.
Roscoe I'll. Hodges to Miss Pearl
Parsons of Plackwater.
Linus q. 'Coyle to Miss Viola E.
Jacques of Coleharbor.
Geo. w McAdoo of Turtle Lake
to Miss Lizzie E. Huston of OAR
ling.
Steiner L. Jorda of Garfield, to
Miss Ruth V. Knudtson of Cole
harbor.
Louis Anderson to Miss Elsie
Anderson of Max.
Eiliv E. Kvale to Miss Anna
Tessand of Roseglen,
Peter johnson to Miss Elizabeth
Knudtson of Washburn.
John Norlock to Miss Sarah
Waldner of Denhoff.
Daniel Brodrhl to Miss Lydia
Ulmer Of Goodrich.
John Arndt to Miss Rebecca
Schultz Of Dogden.
Gottlieb Hoffman, to. Miss
Katharine Arndt Of Dogden.
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Dogden News.

While the men were at work on
the Schmidt G. Gulack elevator at
Ruso, the scafold gave way thru
a defective2 2 by 4 and two men fell
to the cement floor 42 feet below.
One man got compound fract-
are Of the leg and face badly cut.
They we're attended by Drs.
Edenfeldt of Anamoose and Coffin
of Dogden. While the injuries
were not fatal they were very seri-
GUS.
Died, at Minot, Tuesday, July
Is, j. Weltz of this place. He
had been threatened with appendi-
citus for some time and last Thurs
day DR.. Coffin phoned to Minot
for DR.. Taylor to assist him in the
operation, but on consultation it
was deemed advisable to remove
him to the Minot hospital, where
he was taken Tuesday morning.
The operation was performed in
the afternoon but he died at 10 p.
M. The body was brought to Ana
moose where the funeral will be
held. He leaves wife and baby at
this place and parents at Ana
moose. Deceased was % years Of
age. We extend our sincere sym
pathy to the sorrowing relatives
and friends.
III. e.. Nelson returned Saturday
from Montrose, s.. d., where he was
called by the death Of his sister,
Lilly. He left here on July 4 on
receipt ofa message stating that
his sister was dangerously,ill, but
arrived there few hours too late
to see her alive. The funeral was
held on Monday, July 8. Mr.. a..
Nelson and daughter, May, left
here on July I'd on the same sad
errand. We extend our sym
pathy to these bereaved relatives.
Dogden was one year old on
Tuesday, July l6.
One year is nota q very long time,
but in that short while seemingly
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MCLEAN COUNTY
HAPPENINGS
items Of General Interest from the
Various County Newspapers.
McC1uskey Gazette.

Martin Nelson brought in a
sample Of fax last week which
measured % inches in height, and
in full bloom, which is the finest
sofar seen in the county.
Born to Sam Branning and wife
on Wednesday morning nine
pound baby boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Buckley
and son Jay, went to Dickinson
N. D., to look up a location.
Will Knecht returned last week
from Indiana with his bride and
after spending a few days with his
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Schmitt, they went to his home
stead north of Mercer where they
will make themselves home.
Gnstavus Morgan was over to
Bismarck this week proving up
on his claim. Gus has one of the
finest fields Of fax. in the county.
Dick Chaplin exhibited some
samples of hay he cut in his
meadow on Wednesday morning
that measured thirty inches above
the ground. Dick says he has
good stand and he is selling 40
tons at the price Of SIS delivered
in town.
U. S. Commissioner Nuessle
will open an office here in Nc
Clusky about August the 18th.
This will afford all those who here
after wish to save the expense of
going to Bismarck, the oppor-
tunity of coming to McClusky
where they can get the same re-
suits they could get at the capital
oity.,
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Goodrich Citizen.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Knepper on Friday July II, 1907
a six pound boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil M. Jasmann
are the proud parents Of a little
son born to them on Sunday morn
ing, July II. Mother and babe
getting along nicely.
During the electrical storm on
last Friday night lightning struck
the John Broderick house about
six miles north Of Goodrich and
besides tearing the chimney down
did considerable damage to the
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sod
en- live in the house and their baby
was quite severely burned.
The school board of Clark dist
riot have elected Miss Ida Dytch
as principal of the Goodrich con-
solidated schools for the coming
year and Misses Shantz, of this
place, and Ella Adams, formerly
of Marshalltown, Iowa, teachers
of the intermediate and primary
grades. The selection guarantees
profitable school year for the
pupils of our schools.
Chris. Handel, road supervisor
Of this district, informs the Citi-
zen that he has completed the
road work in this district for this
year. We are convinced that Mr..
Handel is a painstaking official
and does all in his power to get
ill the poll tax in his district
worked out and uses excellent
judgment in putting the work
where it is most needed.
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impossible things have happened.
Where a year ago there was but
a shack now there is a thriving
little city of upwards of 600 pros
porous people; business house that
in both size and number would do
credit to a town many years our
senior; a residence section that
cannot be surpassed by any town,
Of our age, in the country.
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WOMAN CAUSED
IARR0N'S END
Farmers Wife Te1ephoned to Neigh
bors-Thomas Kerr Responded.

'The exact facts concerning the
killing of Alex. Larron," said
United States Marshal Shea yester
day afternoon to Forum reporter
'have never yet been published. I
secured the story Of the despera-
dos death from a man who resides
within short distance of where
Larron died, and here it is.
"Larron since his escape from
Jail was known to be hanging
about the Bottineau region and it
was known that he was committing
depredations, and many were
afraid cf him. One day the wife
of a farmer heard that he was
about the neighborhood.' Now,
all over that part of the country
the telephone has been introduced
and the smallest farm house has
been supplied with a 'phcne. The
lady, as soon as she heard that
Larron was about telephoned to
several Of the 'neighbor's and the
first one to respond was Thomas
Kerr, a farmer who lived not a
great distance away. Kerr brot
his rifle with him, and after wait
ing at the farm house an hour or
two and Larron not appearing he
started for home. He was just
going out Of the gate when who
should drive up. but Larron on a
horse that the farmer at once re-
cognized as belonging to a neigh
Dor. He MD no attention to Lar
ron. preferring to await develop
ment and continued on his way,
but was stopped by the horse thief
and asked where he was going, and
the man replied that he was going
home.
"Well," said Larron, "I'll see
that you don't stop on the road,'
and with that he started to pull his
revolver. just at that instant
Larron's horse SHE'D and before
the rider could gain control again
Kierr pulled the trigger of his gun
and shot La1ron in the thigh, and
he fired two more shots, one struck
the thief, who had fallen from the
horse, in the body and the other
in the head and that was the last
Of ] arron. 1 understand" said
the marshall, ''that there IS yet a
reward of 5000 for the arrest of
Larron, dead or alive, and if this
is SO, Kierr will get the money.
At any rate he should, for he rid
the world Of one Of the worst men
who was ever in Forum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-26
An EXPLANATION
G. L. Smith, Publisher Of the Standard, Tells Why
He Went to Underwood and Why He Left.

miserable creatures are We ALL"
We have been forbidden to
mention some of the citizens of
Underwood in our paper, and have
been requested, strongly, to fire
the compositor in our employ, and
yet these are only few Of the
things which have made us decide
that we are in the wrong pew.
To those who have been friendly
toward us either in a business or
social way, we wish you we'll, but
you will have to rid Underwood of
some of these running sores if you
wish to make her the clean, moral
town she should be.
Respectfully submitted,
G.. L. Smith.
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4
put lished the following commune
cation which explains itself:
During month Of February last
the undersigned was at jamestown
and concluded to go into the busi-
ness Of publishing paper in some
North Dakota town as soon as a
suitable location could be found.
i wrote to 7. j. Hoge, OF Under
wood, N. D. whose name [ found
in directory, 'and asked if he
knew of town where a paper was
needed. The answer came in a
few days and stated that Under
wood was thriving town and
much in need of a good newspaper
and Mr.. Hoge advised me to come
as soon as possible as the business
men were going to put in a plant of
their own if a paper could not be
had otherwise. This looked good
to me and I soon found time to
visit Underwood.
While here I was told by Mr..
Hoge that he had a plan which he
felt sure would land the county
seat for Underwood. The plan
was to get the support of the
northeast corner Of the county by
promising them support when ever
they might wish to divide the
county, OF course these are things
which interest a newspaper man
and I made a big jump for the
bait, which shows that I took Hoge
at his own estimation Of himself
and not as he really is, for which
blunder I have dearly paid. '
On May Sd we put out the first
issue of the Standard and made
some promises as to the future.
The promises we have faithfully
tried to fulfill, and if we have fall
len short it can be charged to the
individual who has acted as chief
promoter of the town in few
other cases where we predict the
finish before the frost is on the
pumpkin.
We understood that the Stand
ard was to be the oil upon the
troubled waters and we positively
declined to mix in the scrap which
has been carried on in this town
for some time. However Mr..
Hoge brought in an article for the
first issue of the Standard which
was not at all complimentary to a
lumber firm located near the Hoge
block. The item was not printed.
As we we're preparing our second
issue another bunt was made at
one of the business houses. 1t
was not printed. Finally the Min
er landed on Mr.. Hoge, and the
Standard man, knowing that Hoge
would want protection, told the
said Mr.. Hoge that he would have
to sign his name to any reply made
through the Standard. This he
would not do, but sent in a num-
Der of supposed witty digs at the
Miner man and insisted that we
publish them. We again refused
and it was not long until we we're
called upon by Mr.. Hoge and his
prompter to place ourselves under
such obligations as to make the
Standard the mouth-piece through
which a certain few could pour out
their vengeance and yet in no way
be held responsible for results.
We have deliberately bucked on
these things and as result have
made ourselves very unpopular
with these two individuals who
we're too cowardly to stand the
shock Of the receding wave.
There are few who have kept
their hands off and stood by us
royalty and to the few we are in
deed grateful. But to those who
came out strong on the start and
insisted that they above all Others
were my friends, ! can only say
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pathy.
Garrison's Anniversary Program.
List of events and prizes for the
two day grand celebration at Ga =
rison. N. d., on Aug. SO, 1907:
$50 lst prize - Rough riding
(bronch busting.)
SIS I'd prize - Rough riding
(broncho busting).
$50 LIST prize - Roping steers
and tying quickest - roping con-
test.
SIS I'd price-Roping steers and
tying quickest-roping contest.
$40 lst prize-Running race 5 8
mile-2 out of 3 heats.
$40 I'd prize-Running race SO
mile-2 ont of 3 heats.
$l5 LIST prize-l mile heat-run-
ming race-free for all.
s5 I'd prize-l mile heat-run-
ming race-free for all.
SIS lst prizce-ICO yard dash
Fat mans race.
50 I'd prize - 100 yard dash
Fat mans race.
$40 prize - 100 yard dash
young men.
S. I'd prize-1OO yard dash
yonng men.
IS lst prize-l00 yard--boys 10
to IA years Of age.
So I'd prize 100 yard-boys 10
to IA years of age.
So Sd pr ze-100 yards-boys 10
to IA years Ct age.
So LIST prize-l0O yards-boys
under 10 years ofage.
So I'd prize = 100 yards - boys
under 10 years Of age.
81 Sd prize - 100 yards - boys
under 10 years Of age.
81 1st prize-lO0 yards-young
ladies race.
So Cd prize-100 yards young
ladies' race.
SIS lst prize-100 yards - girls
race ages 10 to ID years.
S3 I'd prize-100 yards - girls
race ages 10 to IA years.
So Sd prize-lOO yards = girls
race ages 10 to 10 IA years.
So lst prize 100 yards girls
under 10 years Of ago.
50 I'd prize 100 yards girls
under 10 years of age.
81 Sd prize 100 yards = girls
under 10 years of ago.
$40 for the best lady rider in
parade.
$40 for the best float of any
business man in parade.
s. for the best double turnout
in parade.
IS for the best single turnout in
parade.
s5 and pig for the catching of
the ground pig.
SIS LIST prize wheel barrow race.
sgd prize wheel barrow race.
Two $40 rackets for the LIST prize
in doubles in tennis.
One $40 racket for the 1st prize
in single in tennis.
Two $5 racke s for the LIST prize
in doubles in tennis.
One S. racket for the I'd prize
in single in tennis.
$500 in prizes for the winners in
the ball games between Max,
Douglas and Garrison during the
two days celebration.
Orations Hon, John Burke, P.
j. McCumber. II, G. Hansbrough,
Thomas F. Marshall, Ex-Gov. j.
M. Devine.
Bijou Theater Co. Of Bismarck
will give a continuous performance
each day of Vaudeville shows and
movin picutures at Garrison,
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Wilton News.

During the storm Friday even
ing, while young Andrew Fisher
was unharne essing team on his
fathers farm northeast Of town he
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ooo"AAooSN3
/ G.. L. Smith.
The following comments on the
above letter were published by the
editor Of the Miner and at the re-
quest Of number of citizens want
ing to know the facts about the
matter this and the letter above
reproduced in these columns:
In another column we are pub
fishing ali open letter from the pen
of G.L.Smith, in which he tells how
it was that he happened to come to
Underwood and why it was that he
left, It was always mystery to us
why a newspaper man and "practi-
cal printer would come to town
Of Underwood's size, knowing that
there was already paper here.
Mr.. Smith with great feeling
and some bitterness, of his own
accord, give his reasons-for coming
ard justification of his sudden
departure.
For a long time we knew that
Mr.. Smith and his Standard was
in hard way financially. We
have since learned that for days
he had not a cent in his pocket,
and on more than one occasion
wondered where he would get food
for the next meal for his invalid
wife and two small boys. It was
a terrible predicament for any
man, working under load of debt,
no money coming in and a helpless
family depending upon him.
He stood it as long as any man
could. It was imparatively neces-
sary that his wife have change
of climate, and it was just as
necessary that she and the two
little boys should have enough to
eat. Before coming to Underwood
he and his wife, who is compost
tor, had always earned from $lOO
to sl5O per month.
With these thoughts in his head
and. completely discouraged, he
came to the publisher Of the Miner
and wanted to sell out. With two
large mortgages against the plant
and his rent unpaid the Standard
seemed to me to be worth but
little. However I did not want
to see man, though competitor,
go hungry, and his innocent help.
less family suffer. Therefore l
purchased the printing outfit from
him-and there will be no more is
sues of the STANDARD published.
During my acquaintanceship
with Mr.. Smith I found him to be
an honest, upright man. If he
left too suddenly and with too
many debts behind him it was not
on account of any dishonesty, but
an absolute inability to pay.
Either through Misrepresentation
by Atty. Jakiehoge or through a
misunderstanding on his part, he
found conditions far different from
what he had expected. He ex-
pected more support, he expected
more money, he expected less
competition, and he expected to
find Underwood much better
business place than town Of this
size con1d 10ssihlv he.
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CONTINUED on page 81.
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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. D
Knepper on Friday July ~, 1907
a six pound boy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-02
SPEoTACLES MODERN INVENTION
Glass Made by AncIents Not Perfectly
Transparent,
From he Chicago Tribune

' w w 4 NCNAt
Did Nero wear spectacles? Pllny relates
that the Emperor Nero used a precious stone
through which he gaEed on the gladiatorial
combats. DR.. Magnus. the latest authority
to examine the passage critically. holds
that this means that the emperor was in the
habit OF gazing upon an emerald which he
used to carry with him for the purpose Of
resting his eyes when they became tired Of
looking at the shows.
This view Is corroborated by the belief
Of antiquity that green has n restful effect
upon the eyes. Contrivanoes for bringing
the rays Of the sun TO a focus in order to
produce combustion have been employed
almost from time immemorial. Burning
glasses were used to kindle 1res and these
must have been of considerable size even In
a country like Greece. where the sun shines
hot most Of the year. Moreover. we are told
they were kept in chemists shops for the
purpose.
Though the art OF making glass Of certain
kinds is old, spectscles had to wait the dis
covery or invention OF soms method that
would produce 1t perfectly transparent. Speci-
mems OF glass have beer found in Egyp-
tian tomb more than 1000 years old. and glass
bottles are represented on tombs at least
1900 years earlier. In MesopotamiR the art
of making glass has been traced for at least
1000 years b. C.
But all the glass OF antiquity was OF
inferior quality and was almost useless for
purposes where the rays of light were to be
transmitted unbroken and with undiminished
energy.
Mirrors also were made in Egypt thousands
OF years before the Christian era.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-02

gs1t TathSrle return 10 primitive conditions.
1t Ii probably the great-grandfather Of the
present form Of stairs, whose advent some
whore in the early dawn Of civilization
may have been bailed aa a great improve
ment over the ramp. There was q ramp
scholars.
1t Is perhaps In it's physiological effect
that the ramp 10 most interesting, for
anatomists are authority for the state
ment that a race Of men whose muscles
ara trained by generations Of stair climbing
rebel against a new form Of exercise.
certainly a curious illustration Of the physi-
cal limitations OF the human frame.
Evidently, however, the future will
demand something entirely different. A
city which spends five years Of time and
1000. 900 horsepower every day in it's vertical
travel by stair OF ramp affords such q field
for economy of time and energy as to make
1t attractive TO inventors.
New York half a century hence with a
population of 5 o,ooo, 900 will hardly be will
Ing or able to spend fifty years and 10, 900 900
horsepower every day in stair climbing
with time and energy 80 valuable. At that
rate in the year 1860 New Workers would
spend 1880 years annually getting up
and down stairs! Figuring the value Of
an hour for 800 eight hour days a year, that
would mean an annua sacrifice Of nearly
$4,000, 900.
just how the new era OF vertical travel is
to be accomplished is difficult to tell, but
with buildings growing higher and the
streets more crowded, neoessitating the
removal above or below them Of the trao-
ton lines, II is certain that II must come.
The first advances will doubtless be by
means Of such equipment as will ave time
at the expense OF energy, or vice versa
working finally into some solution which
will minimize both.
The day OF wireless telegraphy, two mile
a minute autos and a thousand and one
other wonders has shown that almost
nothing is impossible, and it is no great
stretch Of the imagination to picture a
complete arrans cement OF moving sidewalks
and s~tairways; individual, Independent
automobile elevators, air shoes, or m
thing else equally undreamed OF nov.
But with the total OF five years and one
million horsepower now expended daily
by her citizens in vertical travel, and far
greater totals coming, it is certain that
New York will have to consider this prob
lem seriously.