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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
HAS A
BUILDING BOOM

Bisbee. n. D., Aug. 4.-Bisbee has
a big building boom on at present. A.
Abercrombie is building a large spa
cious stone store building on Main
street to be used for meat market.
Theo. Cores is putting up 25-foot by
6o-foot brick veneer building. and c.
A. Bollinger is excavating for the
basement OF 2-story cement block
on the south end of Main street. E.
A. McFarlane is completing his store
building to be used by T. r. Marion
as 8 confectionery store and telephone
exchange, while DIR. Swenson is finish
Ing his office for his own use on the
same avenue. The general good con-
ditfon of crops In Towner county has
caused several OF the farmers TO build.
e. T. Oakland and I Schwandt are
building two large barns and VIM
Held is building fine house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
WHEAT HARVEST ON
In STUTSMAN CO.

jamestown, N. D., Aug. 4.-Wheat
harvest has begun in Stutsnan county
and every farmer viii be more than
busy from now until the ground
freezes uD III the fall.
Harry Marns OF Montpelier reports
he had nearly $50 acres Of macaroni
wheat cut by Monday morning and
there is every prospect the grain viii
run from Is to 90 bus. an acre. wheat
Is filing well and that part Of the
county will harvest an excellent crop
OF all kinds. Messrs. Benson and olrn.
stead have fine crops of all grains
which soon will be harvested.
Flax everywhere is looking well and
this Is corn year in all localities.
But there are some localities where
the yield may be disappointing, 1t
win be much less than was anticipated
early in the season. An expert, who
is acquainted with many different
parts Of the county. and whose word
carries much weight, told The Capital
rhat he believed the county, for the
acreage sown, would harvest less than
a ten bushel wheat crop, flax is good
and will run from 10 to IL bushels.
Barley is only a fair crop, oats good
The crop Is very spotted and while
many localities will secure an excellent
crop, fully up to the average, if not
above II, there are other localities
where the average will not be reached.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07

G. A. Wheelock and G. L. Campbell
Of the wheeiock & wheeiock Co. re-
turned last night from trip out west
on the Northern Pacific. They made
the journey In the arms big auto
car SO that they were able to make
such detours as suited their fancy fo
study conditions tn the territory
about Medina. Stursman county. there
are varying conditions. fields better
than others North Of the town !
splendid crop will be harvested. prob
ably the best FOR years
Yesterday morning Mr.. Wheelock
and Mr.. Campbell left valley citv at
~ o'clock. made one or two defours
and called At Senator Talcott,s farm
near Buffalo only 10 find that he had
gone 70 town. Casselton was reached
at o'clock, The roads iii every iii
rection were excellent 10 mat rnoa
time could be made. From ali ap4 ear-
ances the gentleman summed up con
ditions to mean that there viii be
good average crops over the territory
covered Tie journey from casselfon
to Leonard was made III snss gorry-
i've minutes. Little or nothing was
heard aboui rust AS ID oats Mr,
Wheelock II lii line with some IL the
crop experts. thar conditions ii asiIfe
q number II diskF cts vii border on
1he sensational wlaan nc rpa. Yacfs
sxe known
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07

Aug. II and in northern states about
Aug. Is.
Loneranuers.
Prof. Irl r. Hicks of st. Louis. is
one of the leading Iongrange weather
forecasters of this continent and he
has a large following. His work is
empirical He does not use weather
records but has a theory that the
moons varying positions has certain
effects on the weather and that the
several planets in their changing po-
sitions have various effects on the
weather.
He does not, In any way, use the
weather records Of the past in his
estimate Of planetary effects and uses
uses no. mathematical calculations and
therefore the system is called empirical
or mental estimating. In some re-
spects his system is similar to that of
Prof Garriott of the Weather Bureau.
Hicks looks at q map of the solar
system catching the positions of sun.
moon, earth and planets and then
makes mental estimate OF what the
weather will be for next month. Gar
riott looks at his weather map show
ing the condition Of the weather TODAY
on the northern hemisphere and then
makes a mental estimate of what the
weather viii be in the United States
for the Ave or six days to come.
regard both Of these systems as
very defective and at best not capable
Of being so perfected as to give salts
faction.
The Scientific world Is now slowly
abandoning all their old methods and
are beginning TO look to the long
weather records as furnishing an alb
solutely necessary part OF the method
that Is to be part OF the system thar
viii give US the much needed perfected
long range weather forecasts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
S25O,OOO
FOREST FIRE
STILL RACES

Aberdeen, Wash, Aug "A careless
traveller who threw lighted match
into the underbrush. started forest
fire twelve miles from Hoquiam, on
Hump Tulips on the Hoquiam road
yesterday that. quickly getting beyond
control has already swept over 10, 900
acres of slashings on which were piled
i5,00o,000 feet Of cut tinbsrs and now
threatens TO destroy tine logging camps
of the Poison Logging Co, Shaw Il
Nelson and Stocksell Logging CO.
Fourteen thousand acres Of green
timber lie directly In the path Of the
flames and there is no hope Of saving
any of It unless the wind which is
now blowing gale, dies down.
One thousand men are fighting the
FIRE, hut at this time they seem unable
to check Its progress.
900.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
FIRE STILL RAGING.
Many Patetie Stories Related by the
Survivors.

'"@"y F0tStS SeoTteS related by the
Survivors.
Vancouver, B. c.. Aug. 5.-The ter
ribly destructive forest fires which
have swept through the Crows Nest
district of the Elk river valley IN
British Columbia since last SATURDAY
devastating vast stretch Of territory.
destroying many lives and millions Of
dollars worth Of properly. wipine out
entire towns and rendering thousands
OF persons homeless, are still raging.
but are now sweeping the wild and
sparsely settled country, and it Is be-
lieved the worst is over The flames
are eating through vast forests on the
mountain sides and 1t is thought they
VIII soon burn themselves out for lack
OF something to destroy.
It is impossible at this time to ar
rive at a summary of the situation
as regards loss life and property.
with even an approximate correctness.
however, it is not believed the death
list will exceed fifty names.
The property loss has been verv
great but this, too, is difficult to esti-
mate correctly. A conservative vaiua-
tlon would probably place the anot..
at Ss,O00,000 or S7,00O,0OO.
A summary of the results of the
nres has been prepared here which IL
oeheved to be a conservative estimate
as to loss of life and property destroy
ed It is as follows:
Town Of Fernie, about 5000 inhabi-
tants, practically wiped out: loss az
twenty lives, and $4,000 900 or S5. ono
600 in property.
Town OF Hasmer. afn,,t ann inhon.
tants, partially burned, with loss Of
one life and S250.0OO in properly. 900
persons homeless.
Town of Michel. believed NOT ser
iously hurt, but four persons reported
kiH and properly destroyed in vicin-
ity estimated at 81, ,0O0, 900.
Town OF Sparwood. sawmill village.
TWO killed and large mills degtroved:
damage estimated at $3.50, 900: damage
20 standing timber throughout ,ha
burned area estimated at 81, 1000. 900 or
s2,000,00 es0'sSS -
Many pathetic stories OF flight and
IN many instances. the dearh of IN
fortunate settlers who were caught in
the swirl Of flames as 1T swept through
the great forests of pine and fir. are
coming in from various points with
Which communication has been estab-
Ilsned. IL has not been determined
now the fire started whether through
or design, bur once ii had
gained headway, 1t swept with almost
incredible speed.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
JULY WARM And WETIGOODCROPsONTHEN.P.

The past July was the warmest
since 1902 The average temperatpra
for July is 6S degrees, and FOR the past
month II was &c. The hottest TnIv
ever recorded was fin 1901. when the
mean temperature was 10 degrees The
hottest day ever recorded was lO2 but
the hottest for the past month was
only % and that was on July 10.
The past month was wetter than
either OF the last two, the precinIfa-
tion being Ats inches against nean
precipitation OF s92 inches. The wet
test July ever known was ia 1901
when nearly eight inches fell The
driest was in 1894. when only 1o3
inches fell
During July there were twenty one
clear days nine partly cloudy and one
altogether So
The records show what kind OF
weather may be expected for this
month The mean temperature Id 65
degrees. The warnest August was III
1900 when II reached ~ degrees. the
coldesf Ii 1885 with an average Of onlv
go The hottest August day ever
knowp here Was 100 degrees Aug. "a.
1885
This is the month killing frosts may
occur, the earliest date for such dts
ssters being Aug rs. 1885 The aver.
age date for the first killing frosss
"A Sept ag The average p4ecipi alton
fpr August n SOS inches
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07

WOUNDED
BY BULLET

Mandan, N. D.. Aug 5.Two armed
desperadoes were met near Mandan
last evening BY Deputy Sheriff John
Anderson, Chief Of Police Roby and
George Chaplin after an all day search
nd one of the bandits was captured
81 Ang with three horses but his part
escaped A bloody battle occurred
the capture was made. II was
that the bandit that escaped
by one of the bullets rom an
S ~ had held up Funk's hotel
at on Sunday evening
andN ID but a few cents They
traveA by horse back to New Salem
and on Monday evening entered John
Egge's pool room and rtfled the cash
drawer and held up about twenty men
at the point of revolvers. They se-
cured something over 500.
Sheriff Bechtold was notified and
left at once for New Salem where
passes were formed and gave chase.
The desperadoes eluded the posses and
came on 20 Mandan. They were met
a few miles out of the city by the de-
putty sheriff and Ills two assistants
and a fierce fight ensued. One of the
officers was shot in the hand.
The captured man was lodged in the
county jail and TIE sheriff and his
men started out to track the other
man, but although they found his
cartridge belt and other little articles
belonging to him he had made good
his escape.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
FOSTERS FORECASTS
(copyrighted by W. W. Foster, 1869

washington, d. c.. Aug. S.--Last
bulletin gave forecasts of disturbance
to cross continent, by way Of the
northern states, Aug. 9 to 1S, warm
wave Aug to IL, cool wave Aug.
II to Is. Next disturbance will be a
northern storm and will reach Pacific
coast about Aug. 10, cross Pacific
slope by close of Aug. IL. great CEN
tral valleys Aug IL to IA, eastern
states is. Warm wave will cross Pa
cific slope about Aug. 10, great CEN
tral valleys Aug. II, eastern states
Aug IA. Cool wave will cross Pacific
slope about Aug 13. great central val
leys Aug. Is, eastern states Aug. II.
This disturbance will cause hot
weather and showers in the southern
states, moderate weather and rains.
followed bv very cool weather, in
northern states and Canada. This
storm viii be one of the three most
severe OF the month. Dark, threaten
Ing clouds will be a feature of it with
thunder storms and severe winds in
places Of limited extent.
Wnlie IL Will De too early for damag-
ing frosts few Of the northern noun
tain sections will probably get light
frosts during the eastward passage Of
the cool wave that will reach meridian
80 not far from Aug. II.
The greatest danger now remaining
TO growing crops is a probability Of
too dry weather I'm places where ex-
cessive rains fell during earlier part
OF the season and too much rain where
drouth occurred earlier.
Immediately following Aug. 8 tenn
peratures will be low in northern sec
tions and rising In south High tenn
peratures moving eastward, VIII reach
meridian 80 In southern states about
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
FLEECED
BY BOSTON CROOKS

Boston, Aug. 5.--Boston may lose
the twenty ffth national convention
OF the Knights of Pythias unless bet-
ter police protection is given the camp
which was dedicated YESTERDAY
Major General Arthur j. Stobbart Of
ST, Paul threatens to break camp al
once unless the series OF robberies
which have taken place are stopped.
The commander himself lost $3.50
which he had In his rent. and he was
only one Of many who have complain
ed Of losses since arriving at the
camp
Mr.. stobbard said there had
been one continuous series Of COM
plants of losses Of pocket books
watches. suit cases and about every-
thing the thieves could lay their hands
on. He said his men had turned over
four thieves. one of whom he under
stood, was hardened criminal. to the
police.
knights OF Pythtas 5000 strong and
the Pythian sisters. numbering about
500 today faced the re6 letter day
OF their conventions. The sessions
were formally opened with addresses
BY p. sydney Woodworth Of the grand
lodge of Massachusetts: Governor
Curtis Guild. Jr, Mayor Hubbard. ana
others
The spectacular feature OF the week
was the parade Of the uniform rank OF
the order this afternoon Nearly TO-
600 men were iii line,
Business sessions of the supreme
lodge were formally opened today by
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
PICKPOCKET ON
G. N. TRAIN NO. |

wiliston. NJ D., Aug i.-C. e. L.,
Minot Gold watch. Elk head and
shield engraved on case works made In
Modell, Alabama. stolen from e.
France Of Ahsrdeen Wash, ID stand
ard sleeper, train No Party of
four. two women and two young men
leaving train al Minot, are the only
ones suspected as they occupied upper
berths above Mr.. France and seemed
somewhat sporty, one light pair. the
other dark
Bach. No. /, z % am
The above telegram received by
Chief of Police Hagen Saturday night
resulted in the apprehension of B. III.
Shelton Of Bismarck thirty minutes
later and the recovery % the, $3.50
watch involved
France, the man on the limited who
claims he was robbed refused to come
back TO prosecute the case and Shell
ton will have to be released from
custody as the state has nc evidence
against him. He maintained that the
watch was found in the aisle OF the
car and that he had no criminal in
tent in the matter whatever.
France who Is wealthy washing
ton man, was enroute home from New
York where he has been attending
business during the past few weeks
He retired early Saturday night and
shortly after leaving Minot missed his
time piece which he had placed under
his pillow. Search of the car and
bedding failed to reveal the missing
watch and the telegram back to the
Minot authorities resuted
Chief Hagen made short work OF To-
eating the people concerned and pro-
cured the stolen property which viii
be returned to the rightful owner at
once.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
YOUNG BOY BROWNS
IN The RED RIVER

Grand Forks, ~ D., Aug. 4-Walter
Berg, aged IL years. 322 South Third
street. Grand Forks was drowned in
the Red Lake river in East Grand
Forks Sunday at II a. m. The boy
could not swim. He went. In bathing
with several other boys from Grand
Forks and got beyond his depth. They
tried to save him. The body was
found an hour and half later. The
deceased was son OF e. o. Berg. He
had been employed in the LePage
store.
Coroner Chesterman decided that
no inquest was necessary In the case.
The body was removed to Norn1an's
undertaking rooms, and this afternoon
It viii be taken to Northwood for bur
iaI.
The news OF the death came as 4
great shock to the boys parents. They
had supposed that the boy was at
work at the store and 1t was hard for
them to believe that he was dead.
Too Small 10 HsIp.
The accident occurred just back of
the plant OF the saw mill of the Grand
Forks Lumber Co Berg was waIlxing
out on the boom Of the lumber com
pany to reach the sand bar, where IL
could wade out He slipped OF ana
Went down In about ten feet Of water
His comrades made an effort Il helm
him, but failed to reach him. They
were all smaller than Berg
George Crowley. q driver iocafed
the body with pike pole and rhen
dived and brought 1t in An attay,,4t
was made 70 restore breathing by
means of artificial breathing. but the
boy was dead
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
APPEAL TAKEN IN
The JUNO CASE

An appeal has been taken in the
matter OF the appointment Of Jas.
Beatty as administrators Of the Louis
Juno and the Elizabeth Juno estates
and bond was filed by the heirs TAX
ing the appeal today This will take
the case before Judge Pollock and it
Is believed that II will be fought out
before him In a shovt time. Attorney
Taylor Crum, Attorney Augustus Rob-
erts the heirs who take the appeal
end The United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Co. OF Baltimore executed
the bond. The appeal is taken by the
heirs who wish the appointment OF
Mr.. Rusk of this city as administrator.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
Town Of Michel Is Wiped Off Map
BY Spreading Forest Fires OF Canada
FANS
EMBERS into
ANGRY BLAZE

Vancouver. B. c., Aug. 5.For three
days the people of Michel have fought
for their homes with death at the
door. Yesterday afternoon they were
beaten at the game. The city, second
i'm size of the devastated district OF
East Kootenay, started to burn in real
earnest at dusk. Nothing can save
il from being heap OF ruins even
more complete than those at Fernie.
From a light eastern breeze the
wind turned to a gale from the west
at o'clock in the afternoon and the
city in a moment was doomed. The
blaze came sweeping down the hill.
At the edge of town 100000 feet of
mine timbers owned by a coal com
pany caught fire and the four loaded
railroad cars standing on the side
track were consumed. Two Canadian
Pacific locomotives were hitched to
a train TO carry the fire fighters west
to safety but by the time the train
left for the west the fire was spread
ing all over he yards
The train got only half mile on it's
journey when 1t encountered wall OF
flame. There was danger of it's being
hemmed in and being burned with ev-
erybody aboard so the locomotives
were reversed and run back with all
speed
BY the time the train returned, all
houses on the fiat district, back OF
the Great Northern depot were burn /
ing and the main town was likely to
catch at any moment. At o'clock a,
lone newspaper man and telegrapher
still stuck by the telegraph instru-
ment. The last message the newspap-
er man sent was: Many houses are
burning. Trains cannot get west Of
here. Railway service west of this
town will be blocked indefinitely. To
the east the line is clear. Will try to
reach Crows Nest before morning and
send news from there"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
PURE FOOD
men GATHER

Mackinac Island, Mich.1 Aug. g.
Representatives from twenty seven
states are attending the annual twelfth
convention of the Association of State
and National Pure Food and Dairy
Departments. which opened here yes
terday. DR.. H. w. Wiley of washing
ton, chief Of the bureau OF chemistry.
is among those present. The feature
o. the opening session was an address
by Prof E. F. Ladd. of Fargo, n. d.
He recommended that all food stand
ards be still further raised and that
the national pure food commission be
enlarged and thai a permanent COM
mittee be appointed to formulate uni
form laws for such states as have not
vet passed pure food laws
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
PEACEMAKER GETS BIT

Kenmare News Saturday evening
Tom Jones and John Rock. jr., left
the city somewhat intoxicated and
when they reached the Rock farm
they began TO quarrel Mrs. Rocks
brother, Peter Strieff, stepped between
the men to part them, when Jones
turned upon him and in the melee bit
Mr., STREETS nose In horrible manner.
Jones was arrested and brought before
Justice ] M Howiand and was bound
over to the district court, the bond be-
Ing placed at $4,000, which he was un-
able TO furnish, and was taken to the
county jail by Deputy Sheriff Frank
Hoffine. Jones Is coal miner by oc-
cupation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
GRAIN INSPECTOR
CREEL OUSTED

Grand Forks, Aug 5.-Col. II. M
crAal the. eraan anspAator for Mime
49,. j, e...s - 3
from the. secretary Of the interior.
This order will take effect Immediate
" and Is the result OF a report OF
an inspector who was sent here to in
vestigate charges made against In
spector Creel. It is stated that the
cause for the action of the secretary
Of the interior was the fact that Col
onel Cresl had taken an active part in
the recent primary elections. The in
spector investigating the case was here
some time ago and found the charges
substantiated by facts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
Drowning Confirmed.

Superior, Wis. Aug, 5.-That r. j.
Hume. wife and child of Eau Claire,
Wis. were drowned in Lake Neba-
canon. Wis. Sunday evening, while
attempting to cross the lake In a duck
boat was confirmed last evening by
finding the bodies Of Mrs. Hume and
baby IN the lake. Mr. Hume's body
has not vet been recovered
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
Two Bandits Terrorize N. D.
Towns---Bloody Battle at Mandan
CloudburSt DESTROYS
Portions Of Small CITY

Bisbee. Ariz.. Aug. 5.-The postofice
and all business houses. and offices on
one side Of Main street for a distance
Of 200 yards were wrecked late yester-
day by cloudburst, which swept
down from the mountain side, com
posed of mass OF mud and rocks.
The damage is estimated at s100. 600
Postmaster II. e Cassidy. Sheriff
Jack White and eighteen girl clerks
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07

In the postoflce narrowly escaped,
when the flood, almost without warn
ing struck the building and filled it
with water six feet deep.
Considerable mail was washed away.
Miss Clara Larsen of Chicago was
rescued from Ave feet of water by
Miss Barr, another clerk
Thousands upon thousands of tons
Of rock and dirt we're washed into the
streets
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
Flames Dying Out.

winnipeg. Man., Aug s. The wind
died OUT az an early hour this morn
ing and the names which have been
raging In the vicinity Of Michel have
subsided somewhat.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07
BRYAN WILL MAKE
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

Buffalo, N. ~ Aug 81 -wm j.
Bryan will make several campaign
tours which Will embrace nearly AN
parts Of the country, speaking In most
of the principal cities between the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts. His ifin-
erary Is now under preparation By
Norman =, Mack chairman cf the
democratic national COMMITTEES. who
has made known the general plan for
the tours John w Kern, vice presi~
denfial candidate. viii likely accom-
pang Bryan Oh part Of the trip and
Chairman Mack bopes to arrange 10
nave Kern speak with Bryan when he
makes ilis visit to New York state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1908-08-07

Amusing how the Have YOU. any
work n Fellows keep away from -
wheat belt