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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
ROB AN OFFICER .
Who CHAsES Thief

Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 1s.--Be-
coming the victim Of thief while en-
gagged In pursuing one, was the expe-
rience that befell Sergeant Major T.
G. Jones Of the Canadian northwest
mounted police yesterday while he was
en- route to Salt Lake. Although strip
ped Of his identification papers, his
fugitive warrant and SITS. Sergeant
Jones himself laughed at the ludicrous
side of the otherwise serious matter,
and acknowledged that the gang he Ii
breaking up is composed of no mean
opponents In point OF cleverness.
That portion Of the mounted police
with headquarters at Regina, Canada,
has been engaged for some time in
breaking up a desperate band OF horse
and cattle thieves. Sergeant Jones'
came direct to Salt Lake City. Upon
arriving here he discovered here his
valise had been tampered with and
the wallet containing his Identification
papers, warrants and about SITS In
currency had been stolen. From sus-
picious incidents during the trip, which
he now recalled. Sergeant Jones was
convinced that the theft of his papers
and money was the work OF members
Of friends OF the gang which he IL
now running down. ssar
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
War CONTINUES
ON STAMP ASSN
ANOTHER MEETING or LOCAL
MERCHANTS WILL e HELD AT
COMMERCIAL cLuR TUESDAY
TO FURTHER CONSIDER THE
TRADING STAMP PRoPoslTIoN.

Il
Another meeting OF the merchants
or the city who are In an association
for the purpose OF having the other
merchants now giving the III. s& ISL
trading stamps to, abandon the prac-
tice, will be held tomorrow Afternoon
at O'clock in the connnerciai club
rooms when several matters OF I'm
portancs will be brought ,up. This
meeting WIN be held, at the cali ,ci
w. 3. Rowland, president OF the as
sociation. and 1t Is urged that the
chairman OF all the committees ap-
pointed be, present and nlaks "a re-
port. sss,l a-
/ These merchants have several plans
on foot FOR the heandifng OF. the mat
ter; but are now busy trying to have
the merchants In the Fl. & 8. assocfa-
.tion sign up an agreement TO abandon
the issuing OF these stamps. 1t Will
be known tomorrow just how many
merchants will agree to Sign this
agreement and IL there Is not enough
others means OF breaking up the
stamp association viii be considered.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
Local Markets.

Receipts at Chicago.
Wheat 35 cars, last year 2s cars;
corn 202 cars. last year 157 cars; oats
1877 cars. last year Ill cars.
Receipts at Minneapolis.
Wheat 436 cars. last year 37S cars.
Receipts at Duluth.
Wheat 671 cars, last year 239 cars.
Receipts at Winnipeg.
Wheat 1905 cars. last year 641 cars.
Puts and Calls.
Minneapolis privileges Dec. wheat
Puts $1.03%; calls $1.04A. May puts
S1.O7R: calls $1.0SB.
Chicago Lieestoek Market.
Estimated hogs today $4,000; left
over 2,S16; prospects 1O@15c lower,
Light $5.50@5.75; heavy $5.20@5.95;
mixed $5.25@5.95; rough $5.2O@5.4O.
Cattle $4,000; prospects 10@25c low
er.
Sheep 10000; prospects 10000 low
er.
Reeeipts at Omaha.
Hogs $500, cattle 7,10O. sheep $4,000
Receipts at Kansas City.
Hogs $4,000, cattle $4,000, sheep 5000
South ST. Paul Livestock Market.
Hogs $500; zoe lower; $5.2OQ54o;
top $3.50.
Cattle 5000; 1o@25c lower.
Sheep 6,100; 10@25c lower.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
EAST SIDE sPoTs.

The last issue OF The Perham Enter
HEM OF Fargo. formerly OF Perham,
will be pleased to learn that he has
been promoted to the position of tray-
cling auditor for the international
Harvester Co., for the state OF Nortf,
Dakota.
E. v. Simonitsch of the bottlins
works, spent Saturday in Jamestown
on business
TIL, new Carnegie public library 1t
Crookston will be formally opened on
the evening OF the donors birthday an
niversary. Nov. az. The structure Is
practically completed, with the excep-
ton OF q few small items OF interior
finishings. The formal programme viii
be announced in q few days.
The stork made visit Saturday to
the home OF ]. ". Godfrey and LEFT
there a sister for the little Master
Godfrey and OF course Mrs Charles
Loring OF Crookston was promptly ad-
vised OF the arrival of the daughter
which was doubly welcomed.
The 5-year-oid son OF J. 9. Holmes
a farmer near Perham, was severely
injured by vicious ram day or two
ago. The child was playing in the
yard when the animal attacked him
The boy sustained a broken arm ans
bis head and body were badly bruised
The grand jury at Fergus Falls tool
no action in the case or John Lahdi
who shot and killed Landoiin Hartor
several months ago. when the latter
was caught breaking into his Louise In
the night time. The case will be for
maiiy dismissed as 1t is generally con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
FOUND GUILTY OF
SHOOTING WOMAN

Mandan, N. D.. Nov. 1--we, the
jury, and the defendant guilty of
shooting Anna Kierhut with q firearm
without Justification or excusable
cause, with intent to do bodily harm
but, without intent to kill her
With these words q Morton county
jury determined the criminal case
brought against John Burgl for shoot
Ing his neigilbor. Mrs. -anna Zierhut,
last July, with q shotgun, the shot
taking effect in the left thigh OF the
woman. In this case the Judge will
have discretion to nx the punishment
at either o penitentiary sentence OF
from one to Ave years, or jan SEN
tence not exceeding one year. &ts'
The case grew out OF asneighbor-
hood quarrel and on the day OF the
shooting, which occurred Ia the counA
try near New Salem, the defendant
was attacked. on his own land by the
husband of the complaining witness.
| The defendant received quite 6 beat
Ing from Martin zierhut and II was
| Immediately after the exchange OF
blows that, Brugl got hold OF the shot
gun and within short time there
after, and struck the complaining Wit
ness Then he fired another shot to-
ward Martin zierhut who was running
avail, and third shot at the horses
Of Zierhut.
/ Al plea OF self defense was raised
ana prosecuted with great deal oil
vigor BY J. M. Haniey. defendants
a.. sney. and IL was plainly shown
That at the very beginning of the
/ fra..as fha hnaband Of Anna Ziarh{.s
was the agressor. But un0n the
| question OF whether the attack and
the beating ne received. was answer
ed by the jurors in the negative, and
they agreed upon the verdict given
| Gbove. III
/ The defendant h young man and
has previously borne good repufa-
tion. Notice OF motion iii arrest oil
Judgment was entered by his counsel
and pending the pronouncemet OF SEN
tepca the defendant was pIacad un-
/ der $4,000 bail. which up to noon
had not been furnished.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
MOorhead Department

sacred that the killing was perfectly
justifiabie.
President Weld OF the state normal
school is at ST. Paul attending meet
ing OF the board OF corrections and
charities, as chairman OF the executive
committee. He viii also attend meet
ing Of the normal school board.
The Rev: and Mrs ID. Mcintyre en-
tertained the members Of the Bible
class and G. e. society Friday night.
The annual meeting OF members and
congregation OF the Moorhead Presby-
terian church will be held next Wed
ncsday evening.
Miss c. Ray Berry. piarliste. VIII, play
at Concordia college this evening at
s o'clock Her entertainment is in the
nature of a lecture recital, which she
is reputed to make exceedingly In
structive.
Mrs. L. /. G. Lord was the guest OF
honor at, an entertainment given at
the home of Mrs. d.. C. Darrow on
Saturday afternoon. The decorative
scheme OF the rooms was greatly adj
mired grt
Arthur Beck OF Sc. Paul, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. o. =. Beck Of Moorhead, II
spending a few days with his parents.
He Is on a tour In the interests q, the
Grand lodge Of the A. o. u w. :
Modern Objections to the Doctrine
OF the Real Presence, and the Love OF
Christ as Shown in the Blessed Eu-
charist, were subjects OF addresses at
the recent forty hour devotion at ST.
Joseph's church. g. :@ts:s - =.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lamb and
family of Harvey, N. D., have been the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Lamb
and Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Lamb. They
left Saturday for South Dakota, where
they will visit while before going
to California to spend the winter.
Henry Legler, jr., son of, one of the
proprietors of the Columbia hotel In
seriously i'll at home with an attack
of pneumonia. The patient is being
given the best possible care and his
condition today was hopeful. ., (,
Moorhead people were at Lake Park
yesterday morning and report a cold
blizzard of considerable proportions
with heavy snow, to be raging there
Sunday morning and the whole coun-
try around was thoroughly Z. garbed
with a decided wintry look. > - :
Peter Meehan Of Berg e. Meehan is
very Ill with an attack of typhoid
fever. ~" 49, -.'~ ~
The wife of P. Anton Berg Of Haw-
ley has retained Nye & Dosland in an
action of divorce the first papers In
which have been served. She asks
for legal separation, the custody of
the children, the youngest CT whom is
but 2 years of age, also the payment to
her of paid up insurance policy for
$4,000 which falls due next May. Mrs.
Berg charges habituaT drunkenness
and cruel treatment. 1t will be some
time before the matter reaches the
court for trial. - - 81
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
ONE RED RIVER VALLEY
ENTERPRISE TO RESUME.

The announcement was made in
Crookston Saturday that the big saw
mill OF the Crookston Lumber Co.
again would begin operations in the
spring OF 1909, and the business in
terests Of the city are consequently
rejoicing. The mill has not been in
operation the last year on account of
lack of business and the difficulty Of
securing the raw material. A sufficient
stock has been secured. however and
it is stated that the company figures
on keeping the Crookston mill going
for some years yet. Notices have been
sent to the former skilled employees of
the company, offering them their old
places and every preparation will be
made to start with a full force as soon
as spring comes. The company en-
ploys about 500 men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
MAIL CLOSED To
BANK INSURERS
FRAUD ORDER ISSUED AGAINST
FIRM WHICH GUARANTEED
DEPOSITS.

Washington. Nov. ie--Postmaster
/ General Meyer has issued a fraud orr
/ der against the Bank Depository In
sstrazice Co, III. y. varing, vice presi-
dent. and n. M Carroll, secretary. The
concern was organized under the laws
I5of the District OF Columbia
This company has been doing con i
siderable business In North Dakota
and was the subject OF an Inquiry by
North DAkotans In washington last
I winter. At that time the bank ex
| aminers efsthis city and the Insurance
commissioner OF the District of Co
lumbia declared they. had no jurisdic-
1 tionnand the matter Yves dropped tenn Z
porarily. Later. however, the local
postoffice ,inspection force took the
! matter MP and on their report being
laid before the postmaster general, the
/ fraud order was issued.
| Guarantesd Bank Deposits.
Al statement ISSUED by the depart
nnent says that Waring and Carroll
acquired the company from other per-
/ sons in July OF last year. They have
been engaged In selling by mall to
banks and banking institutions con-
tracts guaranteeing depositors I'm such
i banks against loss OF their funds
Through suspension or failure OF the
bank.
The claim was made that authorized
capital OF s1,o0o.0oo had been fully
paid In. together, with surplus OF
I.s1oO,D00. /,
| The extent to which Carroll and
Waring have been able to place these
contracts as unknown to the depart
ment. An inspector found that many
policies had been sold, running from
800 up.
Closed When Claim Was Made.
One. contract was taken In December
last by the Defiance City bank OF De-
fiance.s Ohio. (now defuncD to In
dennnify depositors of that bank to the
limit OF $4,000 The, bank failed.
demand was made for payment under
THE contract and almost Immediately
the Offices OF the insurance company in
| this city were closed. 4se z
| Considerable mail for the company
has accumulated here. The letters will
be returned to the writer's. Ig
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
NEW CHARIEk
COMMISSION
FOURTEEN MooRHEAD CITIZENS
PICKED TO SERVE ON CHARTER
COMMISSION FOR THE COMING
FOUR YEARs--JuDeEs BAXTER
AND TAYLOR MADE SELECTIONS

Pursuant to law, the judges OF the
district court for this district, Judge
Baxter and Judge Taylor, have made
and fled with Clerk McCubrey of the
district court of Clay county, the APP
pointments of persons to serve as a
charter commission for the city OF
Moorhead for the next four years en-
suing, the said appointments to take
effect as soon as the document has
been recorded which was probably to-
day. The board Is an entirely new one,
but only two of the several gentlemen
appointed have never served before.
The personnel of the board is as fol-
lows: Messrs. s. G.. Comstock, c. A.
Nye. Edwin Adams, G.. e. Perley, Les
lie Welter, p H. Lamb, L. A. Huntoon,
John Costain. Jacob Keifer, w. II.
Davy, Ralph Peterson, A. H Erickson,
B. F. Mackall and Q. c. Beck.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
ASSAULTED BY
HUSBAND and wife

MiRot. NJ. D., Nov Charging tnat
both husband and wife. poupced upon
him and assaulted him, Martin Sether
today caused the arrest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Garness OF Powers Lake,
who caused sensation In Minot some
time ago.by being married after they
had been arrested on charge Of un-
lawful oohabitation.
The couple were arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Dick Steinhoffer, Settler
charges the husband and wife with as
.saulting llin while he was walking
over the Garness claim. sether claims
that he was doing no one any, harm
and that because he was on their land
the husband and wife jumped upon
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garness have diff
ferent story. They state. that they
had warned Sether to keep or their
land and that in spite Of this warn
Ing he came on the land and tried to
make trouble for them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
PURELY PERSONAL NOTES.

Mayor Wheeler returned from q
business trip to Illinois this morning,
accompanied by three very promising
prospective buyers who have spent
the day viewing lands with Julius
Johnson. p. ~
Mrs. Geo. ". Kemper and daughter
of Minot, N. D., were among the arriv-
ais.
p, Hanson of Ryder, N. D., and e.
A. Johnson of Fessenden, N. D., were
guests in the city.
M. T. Weum is up from Minneapolis
on business.
Clarence Lynch was down from La
kota, N. D., today.
Drs. Nelson and Humphrey were at
Lake Park on professional business
Saturday night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
He SPOKE OF BULGARIA
President Vittun OF Fargo College
Gave Interesting Address At the
I % Grand Sunday Night. .@.

One OF the most interesting lee
tures which has been given at. the
Grand theatre on Sunday evenings
this season. was one delivered last
evening by DR.. vittuni, president Of
Fargo college, on the subject OF Bull
garia and the Bulgarians, The theatre
was we'll filled and All were greatly
interested in the lecture owing TO the
political situation In the near east az
the present time.
President Vittum has travelled ex-
tensfv6ly i'm Bulgaria and liz well vers-
cd In the customs OF the people. the
religion ard the history which has lead
TO the present political situation. He
described the natives .and their Gus :
toms and manners and described their
religion in detail He gave a glowing
description OK the scenery and espec-
lally paid particular attention to- the
beauty OF the Danube.
DR.. yittuin expressed the belief that
in tle press OF affairs in the near east
the, small states and the Mohammedans
and christians would unite, being nec-
essary To- self preservation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16

CALLED Upon
cH' Aco MAN PAYS VISIT 70
NtYfTH DAKOTA IN INTERESTS
RlLL 70 PROTECT LAND
FERTILITY.

CaItxago, Nov. i6.4 Saturday n. Sayre
OF chicago. head Of the real estate
firr9 FIR. Gayre 81 Co. Of this city, was
In A wills Lake calling on the newly
eleck "a members OF the Legislature in
the Interests Of the bill TO protect the
fert ty Of the soil In that state. The
tiru in which Mr.. sayre is interested
-own extensive farm lands through the
stat and haEa done considerable mis-
siorKry work In the way. OF bringing
aboat improved methods OF farming
thr,k ghout the northwest. The bill
In estion was introduced at the iast
sesAon Of the legislature but failed OF
pas8 sge IL makes rotation OF crops
CON 'uisory and attaches penalty to
the folation OF the law The bill un-
dou eedly has much in Its favor ana is
woA ny OF the confederation or the COM
ing8 legislature
Il lowing is the bill:
A iis For an Act For the Protection
Of Land Fertility.
81 i. Vi 1t shah be unlawful for. the
owa8 or cuitivator of lands. in this
staA to- plant wheat, oats, barley. rye.
speAx. fax. buckwheat or other, small
gre Esupon any tract or parcel OF land
wh3 h has been used for any one or
moA OF such products for the last year
prt S,diug. Excepting, that any OF such
sns grains may be used the next
yea as nurse crop 60 legumes seeded
In bod faith for fertilizing the land
and for harvesting @or grazing such
legulnes, and. excepting that in case OF
loss iof such nurse crop by hail, drouth
or &herwise,s then such last named
plG fling as nurse crop to legumes for
sal 1fertilizing, etc, as stated, may be
rep Ated, until same is not lost by
hall 8drouth. or otherwise.
: 2. And 1t shall be unlawful for
sue owner or oultivator to plant corn.
pot ices, sorghum, or other cultivated
crc upon any tract or parcel OF. land
aWh&h has been used for any one or
mo cultivated crops for the last year
pre- Sding.
4 h. 3. Any such owner or cultiva-
tor lvho shall violate any OF the pro-
Wis ms Of Secs. or q OF this Act shah
be 1ned not less than ten cents, nor
noFss than twenty five cents, for each
acre planted In such violation. And q
like kum for each succeeding ofreIse
+ X case such land be rented land,
thes such fine shall attach to the ten
ant ilso In like amount.
81 3 8SsA. All acts, or parts OF acts. In
cor let with the provisions ofathis act,
are hereby repealed tss4
THIS Act shall take effect on and
after Jaw. ]. 1910.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
MANY HEARD NORDICA |II
Sixty Fargoans Went TO Valley City
+, to Hear Famous Diva Sat-
urday Night. ssaE

Between fifty and sixty music lovers
from this city journeyed to Valley
City last Saturday afternoon, to hear
the great operate diva, Nordica. who
with her company sang in concert in
the large and well appointed new audi
-torium OF the state normal school at
Valley City, Every seat in the great
room was taken and Nordica. was re-
ceiyed with q, Spontaneous applause.
the like Of which has not been given
TO an artist before. The prirna donna
was in excellent voice and the vast
audience heard the singer at her best.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
Chill DHEN's HOME TOTS
AT THE GRAND THEATRE

Fourteen children from. the North
Dakota Childrsn's home were the, de-
lighted guests, last Saturday after
noon. OF the management ct the Grand
theatre. during the usual matinee per-
formanca. The little ones occupied
boxes and mere words cannot possibly
express the delight of tire visitors wbc
went into sscstacies over the wonderful
moving pictures and 81 the vaudeville
stunts. 30 delighted were the cnil
dren the management could not resist
saying. Come again next Saturday
and bring the nurses with you.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
OLAF k|NUIDsON U DEAD


# Olaf Knudson. d native OF Norway.
aged rs years, died at the county hos-
pital this afternoon at 1880, The
cause. OF his death was tuberculosis,
from which he has been q sufferer for
some time. He. has been a patient at
the hospitaf since Aug. 7.
Knudson has lived. In Moorhead, but
he was employed for some time before
his last illness at machine house In
Fargo. He has no relatives In this
country so far as could be learned and
he wiii be buried tomorrow by the
county.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
A c. "sANGERFEST'
convooation, This Morning Was Taker
up Entirely in the Singing Of Songs
Lead by Or. Putnam.

Convocation exercises at the agriE
cultural college were devoted entirely
to q musical session In which a large
number or the students took part.
This feature OF the regular Monday
convocatlon was. conducted by DIR. G,
s. Putnam, musical director OF the
college. DR.. Putnam gave a little adj
dress on music and the rest of the
session was taken up in song.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
Want wora,, ! q succeed Eliot.

New York Tribune: The Radcliffe
suffragette made its Arst appearance
Friday, 1t Is an eightspAge newspaper
and is said to be backed by the Suf-
,fragist Club, at Radcliffe. The first
issue lampoonss The Crimson and re-
mands that a woman be appointed
president Of Harvard to succeed Presi-
dent Eliot. Under thin disguise a
parsonage, easily recognizable. Is quot
ed as Endorsing the plan. an express
ina his opinion that a woman should
have a larger share In the university
government w A ~
The paper sold rapidly all day at
cents copy, and the readers are still
wondering II II is a. joke or is tito be
taken In earnest ae w
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
River Very Low,

The present outlook os that the Red
river at Moorhead and Fargo will
freeze up with the water at stage
lower than last year when the low
stage was the subject of comment.
Observer Grasse remarked today that
the river is closing up with a stage
Of water at 6.s against 7.6 at which 1t
closed up in 1907. TIE water has re-
ceded at least eighteen inches during
the past week. .. q,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
Bestic q Bjerkquist.

noon was one for Miss H. e. B.erquist,
daught,-' of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Bier
quist, Moorhead, to King Bestic, son
of A. e. Bestic Of Fargo. The mar
ri-ge office was read by the Rev. j.
A. Nyvcll. The ceremony was wit
Messed by small party of friends
from both cities. The happy couple
left this afternoon for an extensive
honeymoon journey which will cover
several Pacific coast and eastern
points.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
Turkish Bath Man Convicted.

George Hahn of the Moorhead Turk
ish bath parlor, was convicted OF
maintaining a disorderly house, be-
fore Justice Malloy, Saturday after
min, and ne was fined $50 and costs
amounting to total of $65. The
charge Of selling liquor without IL
cense was dismissed for lack of prop
er evidence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
Alleged Theft of Money.

Joseph Keefe, bartender, was be-
fore Justice Malloy this morning,
charged with stealing $40 in money
from the person OF Alvin Blair, a
working man who arrived in the city
last Thursday. The defendant pleaded
not guilty and the hearing was set for
8 o'clock this afternoon, Keefe being
released on his own recognizance.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
FOR HIS WIFE
Nan Named o'DeIi From Grand Forl<s
Believes Runaway Wife 10
In Fargo.

I AZ man named o'Dell, claiminS Grand
Forks as his home. arrived in Fargo
THE morning ard L. spending the day
heTe looking for his wife. She left
vest Sday and he believes that she
cam Ito Fargo and he Is trying to lo-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
Wadsna Resident Dies.

AsS. H III. casseiman Is mourning
the cath Of her father. A. Robertson,
a log time resident of Wadena, MINI.
The funeral was held last Saturday
ana Ras largely attended The bereav-
ed kughter went to wadena q week
or no ago and was at the bedside
wht her father passed away.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
RETURN Fron, sst. Paul.

Mr.. and Mrs, J. c. Hunter have re.
turned from ST. Paul. where they havt
been spending few dayv1 as the guest.
of Mr.. and Mrs. #. A. Schultze of Sum.
Fmitt avenue.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-16
HIDES AND FURs.

Quoted by Bolles q Rogers, aOs
Broadway.
Hide market reached a high level.
advise prompt shipment.
G. s. cured hides. al.
No. J. No. 2.
weights .........-.. 10 % .0s
@. s. cured bull hides ONO .o6H
G. s. cured side brand
hides .os
G. 8. cured calf, to
Is pounds ...... .13k@ IL
Deacons, each .... go
Tallow, rough .... .O2
Horse hides .......... 1.50 % 400
BoIles q Rogers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-17

4 clever supporting feature Of the
pantages show this week IL tho turn
Of Burton a. Brooks IN songs and
/ humor.