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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-27


IKE to chat with military men
Now and then,
But some of your attentions I'll admit
embarrass me
A tiny little bit.
You follow me wherever may go,
To and fro.
You keep your eyes,upon me. you must
own,
Like doggies keep their eyes upon a
bone.
REFRAIN.
Such lot OF hungry doggies watching
round tasty bone.
You don't think 1t right
To let me out OF sight.
Such q sweet and tempting morsel sell
dom in your way gets thrown,
So you just keep watching. watching,
just nike doggies watch bone.
Thus sings dainty Elisa Ryan in one
Of her animal hits in THE Belle Of Brit
tany" Her speciality is -four footed
songs, and just now everything Is
either jungle or farmyard You know.
We have simply gone animal mad.
In the "Doggies and the Bone" songs
the chorus yelps in between the lines
and otherwise displays signs OF canine
vivacity 80 that the audience is almost
afraid OF being bitten.
No doubt whatever, it's big hit.
1.-THE only trouble 10 feel shall turn
into a mouse or a pussy cat or a nanny
goat IL they give me any more OF them
to do" remarked Miss Ryan pIaintively.
''Do you know in that Giddy Goat
song where go butting all around the
stage become giddy all right and II
s=gc= lot 10 make E-.a Lag, =
rather think 80 too. She has @
dance In the last act. sort Of catch-as-
catch-can, a cross between the east
side and the Moulin Rouge, which,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-27
EAST SIDE NOTES.

The Hawley Herald says there is
more snow on the ground in that vi
cinity than there mas been at any time
before Christmas since the terrific
winter of 1894.
The secretary of the creamery as
socfation at Hawley has notified the
patrons that on account of the strike
the returns for butter are delayed,
and the cream checks will be delayed
to the same extent.
The receipts Of wheat at the Farm
ers' elevator at GAINESVILLE last Thurs
day amounted to 100 big loads. The
value of the grain was about $4,000.
The grain was hauled in by farmers
who wanted to be prepared to meet
first OF the year obligations. Wheat
authorities say there is vast guam
tity of wheat in the same vicinity to
be marketed.
|. The East Grand Forks paper says
that d. C. Craddock, late Moorhead
manager for the Jung Brewing Co.
has accepted a position as manager
of hotel at Nome, N. D.
One farmer In Clay county loves to
drive oxen and keeps q team TO sat
isfy mis- hobby The man lives at Tan
sem and drove into Hawley day or
two ago with his oxen to do his holi-
day shopping
B. D. Hall has succeeded d. c. Grad
dock as local manager for thu lung
Brewing Co. IN Moorneas.
Christmas exercises and tree for the
Sunday school of Bethesda Lutheran
church will be held tonight and the
pastor and Others in charge, say the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-27
fine XMAS SERVICE
Christmas Day Programme at First
Congregational Church an
Inspiration.

The Sunday evening Christmas SER
vices at the congregational church,
were last night, carried out substan-
TALLY according to the published pro-
gramme, and were given before an
audience that packed the edif1ce to
the doors. The music by the large
chorus of thirty voices, under the
direction OF Geo. z. Perley, with Mrs.
T. /. Lewis, organist, was artistically
rendered and was at all times de-
votional and inspiring. A Christmas
story, The Fourth Wise Man, was WV
idly told by the pastor, and the work
of the primary department, and the
older members of the school in scrip
tual and poetical selections, was ex-
cellently done. The interest of the
children, and indeed of the entire
audience was at it's height, when, just
before the closing musical number,
the large and beautifully decorated
Christmas tree was lighted and in
addition TO the candles, the many
small electric lamps of yari-colored
globes, concealed in the branches,
suddenly flashed forth, while above
the arch way of the choir gallery a
magnificent star studded with bril-
liant electric lights, glowed, and, with
all other lights in the church turned
off, the chorus fittingly rendered that
grand hymn of praise from The Gre
alton, the Heavens Are Telling. The
address by Rev. c. A. Billig was
forceful and inspiring and divulged a
deep knowledge of the nativity and
it's lessons of Peace on Earth, Good
Will to Men.
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RaIlv in Wheat.

Minneapolis. Mimi. Dec. 27.-A de-
crease in the domestic visible supply
served to cause sharp rally in wheat
prices today but the holding power
was lacking but May closed shade
firmer than on last Friday. Trading
is of a holiday character and likely to
continue so until the new year.
While there is nothing new in the
developments to change the underly-
j. bullish conditions the market Is
apt to hold within narrow limits until
an impetus is given in the way Of
fresh general news. AS long as wheat
does not accumulate at terminal CEN
ters the shotr side is easily over-sold
and this makes purchases on the set
gacks fairly safe for quick profits. The
Argentine news strikes us still sug-
costing bullish possibilities as unset
tied weather is very unsatisfactory
for the wheat harvest. For the time
being conservative position is advis-
able.-Chas e. Lewis & CO.
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Moorhead Department
FUTURE PRICES ON
SPUDS A QUESTION
RAIsERs WHO HAVE HoARDED
THEIR POTATO CROP IN GUAM.
DAIRY AS TO THE WISDOM OF
SUCH A MoVE-REcoRp CROP
RAISED IN 1909.

Today the paramount question for
the man who has a big stock OF pota-
toes on his hands and is nursing the
idea that he is holding his product for
higher prices. is "am l doing right and
am / exercising the best business judy
ment?" In Moorhead today, it was not
difficult to find men who had taken the
trouble to inform themselves on tbs
whole potato situation who would say
that the holding" proposition which is
being advocated is a mistake and the
man who can un'0ad at current market
prices now had better do So
The finished government report on
the potato crop for 1909 was given to
the public last Friday. The 1909 po-
tato acreage was 3,525,O00 acres, pro-
ducing a crop of 376, 537, 900 bushels,
which has a farm value of 54.9 cents
per bushel, the total value being $685.
$4,000 The 1908 acreage was 3,257, 900
acres. yielding 278, 9S5,0O bushels, with
a farm value of 70.6 cents, aggregating
in value 197,O39,O 900.
The figures disclose that the crop this
year was about SO per cent bigger than
last year, and what is interesting here
is that the increase in the Red river
valley and North Dakota, in proper
ton, is more than in any other part
Of the country and the second inter
esting point Is that, so far, no more
potatoes have been sold, so the inevi-
table condition exists in the Moorhead
and contiguous markets, Sabin, Com
stock, GAINESVILLE, etc, that the supply
on hand is greater than ever and au-
thorities say the outlook for the men
with large stocks of 'taters Is not the
most rosy and if a reason is asked 1t
may be supplied as follows: Seed po-
tatoes will sell at a fair price and those
not sold for seed at the end of the sea-
son will have to compete with potatoes
in Michigan and Wisconsin which are
now being marketed at 20 and 25 cents
a bushel and against this must be fig
ured the great difference in freight rate
and mileage.
It is estimated that not per cent Of
the crop at Sabin has been marketed,
and one authority in the city today de-
clared that farmers were allowing
themselves to be influenced without
personally investigating the situation
and market conditions TO- themselves.
At GAINESVILLE it is said that not less
than 10000 bushels are being boarded
there 1t is not believtd that the de-
manc for seed potatoes this year will
be very active. 1t is for the man who
has a crop of potatoes on his hands to
wake UP and look out for himself and
decide whether he is consulting his
best interests by holding on"
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TEACHERS MUST NOT CHEAT.
Remarkable Conduct of Two Teachers
Who Have Certificates Cancelled.

Because they were being used
frauduIently the superintendent of
public instruction OF Minnesota can
celled two teachers certificates q day
or two ago and the holders of them
cannot under any circumstances teach
in the state again.
In one case, a young girl, fearing
that she could not pass. had her older
sister take the examination in another
county, using her name. She failed,
but the elder sister passed. and the
younger one went on teaching, using
the certificate her sister had received.
Another girl who had received a
certificate sent to the department for
a duplicate. She gave this to another
girl, whose first name happened to
be the same. The surname was
changed and she has been teaching
with the use of this certificate. 1t has
been cancelled.
A third case lis now being investi-
gated, in which 1t is believed that one
sister wrote the examination papers
for younger sister. c. r. Frazier,
assistant superintendent. said Satur-
day that their system of checking and
rechecking is so complete that he
does not believe many frauds OF this
kind can long go undiscovered
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-27

ouch!-is enough to turn any ones
head.
But went to see Elsa Ryan not on
account of all these things, but because
she is the apostle of the new style de-
mure
Styles are changing. let me tell you,
even in ingenues. We have known only
two kinds heretofore-the prim, goody-
good little girl and the tiny object in
skirts with a continual whine. Oh,
that fearful little voice! How it does
CRATE on your nerves.
Elsa Ryan's way is different. She is,
above all, merry and bubbling She
looks like a demure little lass, but one
who knows aSthing or two-not enough
to destroy her illusions. but Just
enough to make her clever.
AS Toinette in 1.-THE Belle of Brit
tany" she has the unique role of lady's
maid-no, / should say gentleman's
maid--to decrepit marquis. This try
ing position she fills with. discretion
which would reconcile even Mrs Grun-
dy.
Il feel have no right to be fluffy in
such a responsible position" she OBJ
served, with twinkle in her eye, "at
least not when the marquis is on the
stage. And please notice my costume.
A lady's maid always wears so many
petticoats she looks like an animated
penwiper, but as gentleman's maid
wear absolutely none-I mean. of course,
OF the lingerie kind. I wear the long.
straight, full Brittany skirt and the
biggest. most businesslike aprons can
find"
But right here I will say that she has
not looked so fetching since the days
of her big success I'm 'srhA Three Little
Maids and milliners all over town are
copying her quaint Brittany caps and
naming the creations after her.
"Of course you arc happy" ven
tured- you are making big hit. and
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MARRIED XMAS night
A. L, Wall and Mrs. Elizabeth Latti-
ner Joined in Wedlock-Sur-
prised by Trends.

A. L. Wall and Mrs. Elizabeth I1atti-
mer were married Christmas night al
the home Of the brides sister, Mrs. c.
N. Callander. The wedding was a
quiet one, only the members of the
immediate families being present. The
ceremony was performed by Rev
Herbert g. Leonard, D. D., pastor OF
the First Methodist Episcopal church
After the ceremony about sixty or
seventy of the numerous friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Wall gave them a de-
lightful surprise at the Wall home
Miss Charlotte Wall, daughter of the
groom, entered into conspiracy with
the friends and admitted them to the
home. Fireworks were placed al
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-27
PRISONER WITH
VERY SLOW WITS
sWlPED s2t1o FROM POCKETS OF
TROUSERS HE FOUND HANGING
IN A BUILDING AT KRAeNEss-|
NEEDED REFORM WORSE THAN
PUNISHMENT.

In the Moorhead police court this
morning, before Justice Wade was the
plainest kind of case where "cura-
tive" administration Of the criminal
law was. more needed than a "puni-
tive" one. The defendant was a mid
dle-aged man, Olaf Hanson, possessing
a very low grade of intelligence. He
answered questions in the affirmative
which were changed to the negative
when by Interpretation and otherwise
the defendant was made to see just
what the proposition was.
The defendant was charged with the
theft Of $2110 from the pockets of
clothes left by Clarence Kragness in a
room adjoining. 1t was Christmas
night and Hanson, all alone at Krag-
ness and without money, looked about
him, saw the trousers, felt in the
pockets and found money which he
took without counting it and started
to Fargo, but was caught before he
had travelled very far from Kragness.
He was arrested early yesterday
morning and spent Sunday in Jail.
This morning the defendant said he
took the money and stated further that
he came to this country from Norway
about five years ago, that he was ar
rested in the fatherland once for be-
ing drunk. After a conference be-
tween the county attorney, the COM
planning witness and others the court,
addressing the prisoner, said, II am
going to give you forty-five days and
that is a snap, If you ever come here
again shall feel like sending you up
for forty-f1ve years. The defendant
stared into vacancy, looked puzzled,
and If any man present in the court
had no real understanding Of the pro-
ceeding 1t was the prisoner.
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FEARFUL Loss OF LIFE.
and PROPERTY IN EAST
Continued from page II.

In this vicinity. While incoming
trains were still delayed on some
railroads and surface car traffic is by
no means normal. the acute phase Of
the congestion caused by the ten-inch
fall of snow was a thing of the past
this morning Snow banks many feet
high INSTRUCTED the chief thorough
fares where the shovelers had not
been busy and street traffic of all
sorts was stopped until the snow was
cleared Off
Seven thousand men, employed by
Street Commissioner Edwards, made
the snow fly in the streets and ave-
nues of New York during the night
and an additional force was put at
work today. While this afforded re-
lief in the city itself there was still
much trouble in outlying districts
where stalled cars were numerous.
Havoc Wrought In New England.
Boston, Dec. 27.-A $4,000, 600 loss is
the estimate made today of the havoc
wrought in and around Boston by the
blizzard which yesterday swept New
England and drove a record tide over
the coast.
No fatalities have been reported, be-
smidts the four known to hav, occurred
yesterday in Chelsea where a tidal
wave bursting through a dixie along
Island End river flooded eighty acres
at Homes and forced $500 persons to
flee, scantily clad, into the raging
storm.
Thirty-two cities and towns which
last night were plunged in darkness
owing to the cutting OF the electric
light service, hope to have their light
ing facilities restored by tonight.
The storm was easily the greatest
that New England has experienced in
eltven years. All along the coast
phenomenal tides were reported. In
many places the sea walls were bat
tered to pieces, boulevards were raistd
and curbs and houses along the shore
were damaged.
In Boston the tide swept over the
wharves across Atlantic avenue and as
far inland as the chamber of commerce.
1t is estimated that the damage In this
section will reach at least $500, 900.
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Grain Opinions.

Chicago, Dec 27.-Finley, Darrell &
Co: We believe that wheat should
prove a sale on all swells and con-
tinue to strongly urge purchases of
corn and especially on sympathetic
or forced declines.
Harris, Winthrop & Co.; Wheat
should prove a sale on the bulges for
the present. We prefer making sales
of May corn on all the hard places at
present.
Logan & Bryan: If Chicago stocks
begin to decrease and cash premiums
hold the wheat situation will certain
~ favor buking May wheat on all
good depressions.
Shearson. Hammill e. Co.: We are
inclined 10 believe that the movement
Of wheat will be very liberal in the
near future and that 1t will inevitably
have a bearisn effect on values.
J. II. Wrenn & Co: There is room
for fair decline in wheat prices and
advances are to be rather difficult to
maintain. We advocate the purchases
Of May corn on every break.-H. w.
90.
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along the distance between the Wall
and the Callander homes and when
the bride and groom emerged to go TO
their home after the ceremony the
display was touched off and the march
home was made in a blaze Of red
lights
In the darkeDed house the newly
married couple found the host of
friends awaiting their coming and a
splendid celebration followed. During
the evening DR.. Sylvester J. Hill pres
ented the bride with a beautiful chair
In behalf of the assembled friends.
Emerson H. Smith then took the floor
and presented Mr.. Wall with a chair.
Both speakers were at their best and
made the occasion a most joyous one.
Delightful refreshments were served
and all took their departure about 10: 80
o'clock
Both Mr.. and Yrs. Wall are promin-
ent in Fargo. Mr.. Wall has for a num-
Der of years been leading lumber and
fuel dealer Mrs. Lattimer is widely
known in society circles. Both have a
host of friends who wish them much
happiness nd prosperity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-27
MARKET COMMENT OF THE DAY
sensation o. the Year.

New York, Dec. 27.--The sensation
of the day, in fact for the year, market
wise was Rock Island stock. There
has been, UP to closing time, no official
explanation given for the errauc
move and much mystery surrounded
the whole matter Various theories
are advanced from as many quarters,
but none OF them have the ring of
authority The market was checked,
and many stocks were thrown over
because the movement resembled
corner. We think there must be some
explanation for 1t, and that 1t will be-
come known in due course of time. We
feel that the market is all right, but
NAV be more feverish for few days,
and would only buy the good stocks
on fair declines. and take moderate
profits for the time being.-H. W. &
Co
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-27
GOOD WILL BY OFFICIALS.
Mayor and Police Officials Exchange
Christmas Courtesies.

Mayor Davy's remembrance to the
members Of his police department,
Christmas night was a fine plum t1r-
key to the chief and each of his men,
and at the hands Of the latter the chief
executive Of the city Of Moorhead was
presented, with best wishes, a gold
headed cane suitably Inscribed.
At the hands of Chief Malvey, the
men of the force received a muffler and
a pair of suspenders, and from the men
the big chief received scarf, scarf
pin and a pair of cuff buttons on
which were engraved Mr.. Malvey's
initials.
E. u. Wade, one of the city justic~
gave the chief and each Of the patrC
men a practically comfortable neck
scarf with an expression OF his best
wishes.
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end OF STRIKE
Seems IMMINENT
ACCORDING TO REPORTS FROM
DIVISION OFFICES OF NJ. p. BOTH
sWITcHMEN AND RAILROADS
HAVE AGREED TO ABIDE BY
CONFERENCE TO MEET SOON.

According to statements received this
afternoon from the division offices of
the Northern Pacific railroad, a. set
tlement Of the switchmen's strike is in
sight. The only matter which is
standing in the way is that Of the pri-
ority OF the striking switchmen. They
demand to be reinstated in their for
mer positions, a thing which the roads
seem not disposed to grant,
Reports from st. Paul to the Office
of supL ]. e. Craver this afternoon
say that the switchmen and the rail-
roads have agreed to submit the cues
ton entirely to conference OF the rail-
road officials and the officers OF the
Switchmen's Union Of America, which
viii be held in Chicago in the near
future According to this report both
the roads and the swttchmen have
agreed to abide by the decision OF this
tribunal. This would indicate that an
early settlement of the strike is prob
able.
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little and young people will have a
big time.
Miss Agnes Fosmark OF Bismarck
will teach in the public schools at
East Grand Forks after the first of
the new year.
Miss Brown of the East Grand
Forks schools spent her Christmas
with friends at BarnesviIIe.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hammett of
Hawley, grand parents, entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Smock and little
son from Mandan, N. d.
The Christmas tree entertainment
for the Sunday school of Trinity
Lutheran church will be held tomor-
row night and it is stated that the ar
rangements for IL have been quite
elaborate.
A special season for devotion, for
forty six hours, began at st. Joseph's
church yesterday morning and will
conclude tomorrow night at 1880
o'clock with Father L.aIifer OF Win
nipeg in charge.
The elaborate Christmas services at
st. Johns church were very largely
attended, especially the early one
Christmas morning the preacher at
which was Dean Bowling of Geth-
semane cathedral, Fargo, whose SER
mon created very profound impress
sion for its forcefulness and scholarly
preparation in words which were
quickly understood, The carol service
for the Sunday school will be held to-
morrow night.
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Likes His Investment.

]. Halvorson, writing to friends at
Hawley, says: II now reside n Bow
man county, North Dakota, and like
this country very well. We raised a
good crop here this year and the
country around us is being rapidly
settled up and improved and land is
increasing in valuI all the time, some
Of it being as high as $25 to $S5 per
acre, and it is but two or three years
since this county began being settled
and improved
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you have learned the secret OF haanw
demure in an interesting way. I be-
lieve they'll star you pretty soon for
that alone" She poked a few strands
of her fluffy light hair, and her rray
eyes looked thoughtful
mo, I'm not" she declared frankly
II want to make people cry"
Oh, Warfield, you wretch! This Is
more OF your work! There's Sam Ber-
nard going your way, and now dear lit
tie Elsa Ryan!
well. you can't do it either with
your singing or dancing" retorted.
but don't want to do any more Of
that" she cried IT want to NV
straight parts. You know that place
where giggle so hard at Frank Dam
iels that / forget my lines. That's
all acting, and whenever I get a nreaa
notice from some newspaper writer
showing he has been taken in and ha
thinks I'm really nervous, why. shr,ak
with joy and save 1t to show managers
really can act"
was one of these innocents. and in
order to hide my confusion I flshed An
my notebook for a stock question.
What are your specialties?' quoted
giibly.
Giving up my part at least three
times during rehearsals and emhros6-
erfng scallops." she laughed. ~ Thrill
must hold the record. The rehearssla
make me nervous, and the scaJIcr~
soothe me. But don't forget what I
really want il a chance to make neorla
cryi'
But they are going to give her soyna
new animal songs instead.
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APPOINTED Special Administrator.

Mrs. Fred Tracy, wife of the Glyn-
don merchant who succumbed to
typhoid pneumonia a day or two ago.
was today appointed by Judge Sharp
of the probate court, special admins
tratrix of the estate of her late hus-
band so that the business could be
continued without detriment of i'm
pairment, pending the appointments of
a permanent official to take charge of
the entire estate of Mr.. Tracy.
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Under the above caption, Prof. Ed
win T. Reed Of the state normal
school, has added his mite to Yuletide
verse, in the form of eight stanzas
in which he expresses mis- view of the
gladstone Christmastide and copies,
printed on souvenir paper, have been
received by friends of the professor.