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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
Two SAD CASES
OF DESTITUTION
COUPLE FOUND WANDERING
ABOUT CITY, MAN WAS TOTAL
LY BLIND AND HELPLESS
AGED WOMAN FOUND ALONE
AT THE NJ. p. STATION.

Two extremely sad cases of poverty
and destitution have been reviewed by
Charity Agent McCracken within the
past two days. The first case was that
of a couple, man and wife, found
wandering about the city without a
cent to their names. the man totally
blind and helpless and he couple en-
tirely friendless in the city. They
had eaten nothing for two days and
would not ask for charity.
Rev. McCracken investigated their
case at once and was able to secure
employment for the woman as a cook
The husband although blind, will ,be
able to assist her some in these duties
The second case was that of wo-
man, SO years of age, who gave the
name Of Mrs. Wilson. she claimed to
have had nothing TO eat for three
days. She was found in a pitiaible
condition at the n p. station She
came from Casseiton and wanted to
get to st. Paul where her daughter is
living. Neighbors at Casselton had
paid her way as far as Fargo and she
had been forced to get off here. Her
transportation to st. Paul was secured
and she went on her way with enough
money to keep her well supplied with
food until she could reach her daugh-
ter.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
HARVEST HANDS
ARE POURING in
EVERY TRAIN TO THE CITY
CROWDED WITH LABoRERS-
RIDING THE "cUsHIoNs" AND
NOT THE RODS THIS YEAR
FORUM ADVERTISING DRAWS.

From present indications the critical
condition in the labor situation
throughout the state will soon be re-
lieved. Every train which comes
through Fargo from the east is now
crowded with laborers making their
way from the cities and centers OF
the east to the harvest fields of the
west.
One of the unusual things in the
movement west this year is the large
number who are travelling on "the
cushions instead of riding the rods
Railroad men and employment men
claim that this is because there is q
better class of men coming west this
year than the usual crowd of "bos'
who prefer stealing ride to paying
their fare even when they have the
money with which to purchase q
ticket.
There are an unusually large number
Of students coming west this year and
the promise of big wages has also
drawn a large number Of underpaid
store clerks, porters, truckmen, ETC.,
of the larger cities.
This morning one bunch of about
forty young fellows, neatly dressed and
unlike the usual tough appearing har-
vest hand, got off one of the trains
from the twin cities. One of the mem
bers of the party stated to a Forum
reporter that the whole party was
from Chicago They had all been en-
ployHd in big Chicago catalogue
house, Some had been packers, some
truckmen and none had been receiv-
ing over $50 per month.
They mad seen an article in a Chi
cago paper, which gave the figures
which were taibulated recently by the
North Dakota A. G. and published in
The Forum, as to the number of men
needed in various towns of the state
This article had decided them to try
their luck in the harvest fields this
fall and they came to Fargo as a
starting point for the harvest fields.
Another party of thirty three stu
dents from Val Pariso university. VAL
pariso, Ind, arrived here last night
from that place. They are spending
the day here and will all go into the
harvest fields to earn the necessary
funds to help them through their next
school year.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
Y. N. C. A. BOYS
BACK FROM GENEVA
LOCAL BOYS MAKE GOOD SHOW
ING AT GREAT RELIGIOUS
GATHERlNG-HEAR SOME OF
GREATEST Y. Nj. &C. A. WORK
ERS-WlN HoNoRS.

The delegation from the boys de-
partment of the Fargo Y. M. c. A. to
the great religious conference which
has just closed at Lake Geneva, Wis,
returned Saturday evening after de-
lightful trip. This meeting is one of
the most important religious gath
erings of the year, especially in Y.
M. c. A. circles. 1t is inspirational in
character and the boys come back with
a deeper knowledge and a fuller ex-
perience OF the great work which the
Y M. G. A. is doing.
Among the speakers were the inter-
national secretaries of both the boys
and mems departments of the Y. M. C.
A. From their wide experience they
gave the boys fuller insight into
the work, of uplifting in the physical
mental and especially in the moral
way, which the Y. M. G. A. Is do
ing. Each day at the conference the
boys spent several hours in Bible
study, in studying social problems and
learned a great deal Of the latest
methods of teaching.
In all OF this, tine real work OF the
conference. the Fargo delegation prov
ed a credit to Fargo. The boys who
made up the delegation were classed
among the brightest at the conference
and Y. Nj. c. A. workers from al
over the union who we're present ex-
pressed opinions commendatory to
Fargo's delegation.
incidentally the boys won athletic
Tonors. Every afternoon at the con-
ference a period was given over tc
recreation. and this took the nature
of informal athletic contests. On one
afternoon a field meet was held and
in this Merritt Kimball won first
place in the so yard dash, first in the
100 yard dash, first in the 12O yard
hurdles and third in the broad jump
Ruel wife and Donald Brown OF
Fargo entered the double Dared rowing
race and won second place. Fargo had
one Of the largest delegations at the
conference. 1t was composed of Ear
Turner, Donald Brown, Ruel Vile
Merritt Kimball, Robert Leonard
George Stickney and Hugh Clary The
delegation was in charge of Physical
Director Chas. B. Harrison.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
had CRAZY DEFENSE
This Man Worked the Brain storm
Theory But Without Avail in
Police Court.

Despite the fact that John Hanson,s
defense in the police court was that he
|is off in his think parlor, that didn't
save him. An effort was also made to
establish that Hanson was also dope
fend, but to no avail The defendant
was charged with highway robbery and
that the state had the goods" was ap-
parent from the first The complain
Ing witness, Sigard Johnson. told about
his acquaintance with Hanson which
terminated when Hanson declared him
self treasurer for the two.
According to statements OF the po-
lice Hanson has quite record. AL
though he had the "dopy" appearance
in court it is declared that he is a
quick change artist and that he often
changes his apparel several times a
day in order to shield his identity. Han
son is held to the county court.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
ROSY IS IN LIMELIGHT
Mother Of Girl Now Under Bonds,
Claims That She Was
Kidnapped.

If the statements Of Mrs. Christ
Johnson, 800 First avenue north, are
correct, her daughter. Rosy Stratton
was kidnapped by Mrs. Ed Davis, the
white wife Of Ed Davis, colored
Threats have been made to prosecute
the woman on statutory charge. II
being alleged that she had the girl, whc
is under is years OF age In an immoral
place where she was being led from
the path OF virtue.
Just now Rosy Stratton is under
bonds to appear IN the county court
to answer the charge OF petit larceny
|reing CHARGED with stealing silverwar.
from the Gardner hotel IS
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
PULL SAW JUMBO FROG
Claims That 15o Founder Held Forth in
His Yard on the North
Side.

II Nick Pull could have captured the
frog which he claimed to have seen in
his yard, he would have a curiosity
that would make the modern day at
fractions turn green with envy, Nick
appeared at the police station, where
he declared that a frog weighing not
less than $50 pounds, held forth in his
front yard Three dogs were put to
fight by the abnormal quadruped. 1t
was suggested that patoon OF police
be sent out to capture the ferocious
beast and arrange barbecue, but this
was called off.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
CALL OF HARVEST
CLEARS The CITY
CITY is FREE FROM FLOATING
POPULATION FOR a FEW WEEKS
-LoAFING is NOT TOLERATED
BY POLICE AT THIS SEASON
WHEN MEN ARE SCARCE.

For the short period while harvest
ing is in full blast in the northwest.
Fargo as well as other centers of pop
ulation will be free from a certain float
ing population.
There is absolutely no excuse for
men being idle now," said one officer
this morning. There is a big demand
for help in the harvest fields. Idlers
have either got to show cause or get
to work"
Calls for men have been received in
the city and from this time on more
help will be wanted. Thousands OF
men will be employed during the next
few weeks providing favorable weather
is experienced.
The lack of business in police cir
cles the past few days Is believed to be
a result of departure OF men to the
harvest fields.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
DRUG STORE NOT SOLD
Transfer of Big Retail Pill Foundry
Has Not Been Made-M after
Still Hangs Fire.

The Fout & Porterfield drugstore has
not been transferred to orin Parmeter
Of Stevens Point, Wis. For several days
Mr.. Parmeter has been in the city and
sought and secured price on the store,
request was made that the matter
be not published until the deal was
actualluy consummated. This has NOT
been done and evidently Mr. Porter
field reards 1t as rather remote pos
sfDility as he left the city Sunday night
on his annual summer vacation. If the
prospective purchaser comes across
with the coin of the realm the deal NAV
go through, but that important feature
has not yet been realized
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
The LINCOLN PENNIES
First Of the New Coinage to Reach
Fargo Arrived This Morning at
The Fargo National.

Cashier Nichols or the Fargo Ma
tional bank was showing Fargoans the
new Lincoln pennies this morning.
His bank was the first to receive the
much advertised coppers.
AS a result OF the designer having
his full initials on the plate the COIN
age has been stopped and the dies
will be changed SO only one initial
will appear.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
A PEACEFUL SABBATH
Lack Of Business in Police Court Mon.
day Morning Indicates Well
Arranged Lid.

Probably never in the history OF the
police court has a Monday morning
passed without a single man being
arraigned. With Saturday nights
catch in cluded in the Monday morning
class, There is usually a good repre-
sentation.
Judge Martin Ryan declared that the
lid must be well adjusted when such a
condition existed Although he has
all the justice work in the city at
present business is very slow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
100 ACRES OF TIMOTHY
HAY FOR SALE
Half mile north Of Dilworth, Minn.
Address M. ]. MILLER,
Washington House. Fargo, N. d.
RUMORS OF ELOPEMENT
Prominent Young Couple Dash Across
River in Hack When They Miss
Train.

II the rumors which are current on
the streets are correct Fargo friends
will soon receive announcements of the
marriage of prominent young society
couple. In order to reach their des-
tination Saturday evening. it was nee
essary to make a sensational race
from the Northern Pacific passenger
depot across the river Despite the
fact that No. 4 started ahead of them,
they won out catching the train at the
Moorhead station, where they boarded
and were hurried east An effort was
made by the police to stop the mad
dash through the streets. but to no
avail Cupid won out again.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
TO HEAR INJUNCTION
Judge Anidon Will Return Tomorrow
to Take Up the Grand Forks
Paving Dispute.

Judge Charles F. Amidon will arrive
in the city tomorrow from Big Pine
lake, near Perham, Mimi, where he
has been enjoying vacation. The
Grand Forks paving injunction case is
set for Thursday and will be heard in
the federal court in this city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
BANK CASHIERS.

About fifty-two North Dakota banks
have Dakota Business College pupils
as cashiers while two thirds of them
have p. B. G. pupils on the road to
cashiers. ID. B. G. training costs but
little more than other courses and the
results prove its superiority as q bus
mess starter
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
POTATOES FOR SALE

I have for sale about 200 bushels OF
Early Ohio potatoes that have been
kept in cold storage and are in first-
class condition. Five bushels lots soc:
smaller lots 6Oc. Telephone 6O6-L. or
address James Holes Box 145. Fargo.
N. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
Gasoline Threshinq Rio for Sale.

Sixteen horsepower portable gaso-
lene engine and Aultman Taylor sep
arator, ready TO go into the field, will
sell, or exchange for horses, cattle or
sheep. Address George d. Brown,
Fargo. or wild Rice, n. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
NO GUESS WORK.

If you take the Dakota Business COLI
lege course, do your work well and
complete it satisfactorily, some good
firm will offer you position where
promotion and advancement are GER
tain. Every local bank and two
thirds Of those of the state have these
pupils connected with them.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09

Studio for rent, ESQ Broadway. En-
quire e. p. Sundberg & Co., 70 Broad
way.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09

The want ads are important to you
when 1t comes to make difference
what sort OF furnished room you live in.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
Announcements.

We have moved to 121-128 Broadway
and from this date will be in position
to take care of business at our new 10.
cation. Phone 442.
Fargo Plumbing & Heating Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
North Broadway Lot.

/ Owner of fine north Broadway lot,
wishes to make quick disposition Of
same, its a bargain Page Benedict
Land Co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-09
IT'S "A WASTE

OF time and effort to try to find better Spices Ex
tracts, Cofees, Baking Powders etc. than ynu
can get at our store. We handle only the pu,es
spices packed IN l0c sitter top tin cans with one
premium check or s. a Ii. stamps with every Cd Il.
Onr lemon and vanilla extract we manufacture 3
bean, and put up in 2bc bottles with prem !, -
checks Or 10 > q stamps free with every bottle.
Jur 5oc Fern Blend Coffee, lbs. for 3I00 nnakes
and beverage that for favor, body and delicious
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

ped around to the polls and voted the
democratic ticket along with the drunk
ards, saloon keepers and gamblers.
Therefore, by your own showing, you
are sworn allies and promoters of drunk
enness, gambling and all manner of vice.
Out of 10000 votes polled In Alabama,
at the presidential election, only 800
were cast for the prohibition ticket. l
am using, of course, round numbers.
You need not say that the statewide
prohibition law had been enacted full
year before, and that, therefore, there
was no necessity of your voting the pro-
hibition ticket. That is a mere subter-
fuge If you were sincere and honest
probitionists, you should have sought to
strengthen your own principles and
policies by voting the prohibition ticket
You did not You deserted your coors,
and in a weak, If not cowardly manner
you "lined up under the democratic
banner along with-weI, all that class
that Brooks Lawrence described in his
classical way, when he denounced and
threatened the honorable supreme court
of Alabama. There is no escape from
this reasoning. Logic, that is the art Oh
correct reasoning, is a very dangerous
and deadly tool If you have not been
trained in its laws, you had better not
NEEDLE with 1t. II you fool with 1t or
deal you a sledge-hammer blow right
between the eyes and send you sprawl
ing.
You will never find Colonel Mallory or
Mr.. Seed, or any other intelligent, dis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
Mems W0men'S and ChdrenS Fine Shoes at UnequaIed
Prices! Monday at "DrennenS"!

We have sold more shoes within the last few
days than ever have at any stated time. Why?
We have too many shoes hand and styles
change radically in shoes In everything else
therefore, to sell 10000 pairs of Mems Ladies'
and Childrens fine shoes is small under
taking. We have slashed prices going and
ing regardless of all former prices sales
Let give you the shoe values of the hour
here.
Including all the best makes in ladies' fine Shoes
in sizes " to SIS; worth So, SO. so anUN ln
% at ........-..-....-. YAsAO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
AMENDMENT SOPHISTRY
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
DE W. s. Myman in the Montgomery

DIR. W. s. Wyman in the Montgomery
Advertiser.
The following choice specimen OF vile
sophistry or false reasoning is just
now every day belched forth from pulpit
and platform, on street corners and at
crossroads:
There are two factions in the political
field today, touching the proposed amend
ment to the constitution IL you are
opposing the ratification of the proposed
amendment you are lined up with and
are supporting the whisky ring; for all
the saloon men and the whisky men are
against the amendment
This is the sophistical and slanderous
charge Kissed out against many brave
and true, upright and conscientious men,
who are lovers of their country, of their
state, of civil liberty, of their homes and
firesides. These brave and true men are
fighting the amendment on account Of
the roundabout. mean and sneaking meth
Cd involved-that is to say wrapped up"
lin the second section, the purpose of
which is to evade certain clauses OF the
constitution of Alabama, which are now
a bulwark of protection to the hearths
and homes OF the people.
Sophistry is a modified form of lying.
IT Is a species of falsehood disguised in
the robes of truth. If 1t is employed by a
poor fellow who is ignorant OF the laws
of reasoning, it is the lie circumstantial
and may be forgiven on account of the
density of his ignorance. provided that,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

car that the wearer may have his seat.
Stafford said he was prepared to stand
the expense of scattering the buttons In
all the large cities of the country.
Il believe that If a man will wear one
of my true blue buttons for a week"
said Stafford, The will become fixed In
old-fashioned chivalry toward women.
To me 1t is shameful to see men holding
seats in street cars while women are re-
quired to hang on straps. 1t Is not fair;
1t is not manly. ] have lived in New
York and Chicago, and conditions in this
respect are worse In those cities than In
st. Louis. But the rnep here are bad
enough, and they are growing worse.
A few years ago few women were left
to stand, but now men think nothing of
pressing ahead of woman into seat
The buttons will be covered with blue
silk, and will bear the words, Stafford
True Blue Stafford sent buttons today
to all his friends and acquaintances, and
passed out several hundred on street
cars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

after conviction, he will get down on his
knees and ask forgiveness for having
DETAINED his betters. If it Is INDUCED In
by an unredeemed rascal who knows bet
ter for the purpose of misleading honest
people. it is the lie direct. To refute the
vllainous falsehood embraced in the Sec
ond sentence of the slanderous charge
above quoted in the first paragraph is, as
Hamlet says in the play, "as easy as
lying"
Now listen: You and you and you who
favor the amendent and are now busily
engaged in propagating the above-men-
toned falsehood voted the democratic
ticket at the last presidential election
in November, didn't you? Well, little
Jack Horner, who used to keep the sa-
loon down at the corner, also voted the
democratic ticket at the last presidential
election. &c. by your own method Of
reasoning, you are lined up with little
Jack Horner. the former Yankee sutler
who kept the low dive down at the cor
ner where he sold the negroes whisky
mean enough, as the saying is, to make
a jack rabbit, If he took q drink Of It.,
stand back on his hind legs and spit
into the face of a bull dog Yes, you
voted side by side. with little Jack Hor-
ner who used to sell distilled damna-
ton" to negroes, and with all the other
shady and dsreputable characters, as
you style them now, who voted the DEM
ocratic ticket-the bartenders, the saloon
keepers, the wholesale and retail liquor
dealers. the proprietors Of wildcat stills,
with gamblers. pinps and procurers.
You voted with them. The republicans
voted the republican ticket. There was
a prohibition ticket in the field at the
last presidential election with a regular
vote that ticket? No: you did not. With
the exception Of few incorporating
members of the old guard Of prohibition
lists, like DR.. w. B. Crumpton and a
handful of others, who stood up like
men, and with the courage of their con-
victions. voted the prohibition ticket, all
you other democrats. both preachers and
laymen, who are now eliminating your
fellow citizens. II you voted at all SLIP
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

Greet, honorable and just man who IA
vors the amendment, engaged in thus
bearing false witness against his neigh
Dor. 1t is only a lower order of men
who are doing this-lower either in in
telligence or lower In point Of honesty,
whether they be preachers called to
preach the glad tidings OF salvation, who
are every day, unconsciously perhaps,
violating their ordination vows by pour
ing out SANDER \from their pulpits; or
whether they be sly office-holding and
offfce-seeking politicians who have armed
their profane and venomous tongues
with calumnious words by which they
seek to deceive the dear people. The
former class, namely the ministers of
the Gospel, ought to be very careful
and circumspect in the use of that un-
ruly member the tongue. They should
not allow themselves to be eaten up by
a zeal of the Lords house-a zeal that
is not according to knowledge-lest, by
defaming some worthy members of their
own congregations, who dare to differ
from them In opinion, they be no longer
shepherds of the sheep, but become, like
ravening wolves, scatterers and devour-
ers of the flock. AS for the latter class,
the artful office holding and office-seek-
ing politicians, who refused to vote the
prohibition ticket last November, but
now loudmouthed for perpetual prohi-
bition, they will bear watching. Watch
them closely and you will find them,
what time they are not bawling and bel
lowing atrocious Islander from stump and
platform, against upright and honorable
men, you will catch them, I repeat. with
their ears close down on the rail, listen
ing and hoping to hear the rumble OF
the coming train, which will take them
aboard and bear them on to victory and
"a fat officei
1t is devoutly. to be wished that they
will hear instead the mighty roar OF
train coming from the opposite direction.
filled up to the doors with most OF
honest, lberty-oving. patriots; tram
that NAV. II they do not get out of the
way and take to the Woods grind them
beneath it's heavy wheels into heaps or
ill-smeiling fragments. This Is meant TO
apply to members of the last legislature
as far as the label fits them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
Big New Express Shipment In The Suit Department For
Mondays Selling
Our Suit Department.

"Co-E Dresses; they are will
Birmingham; any shade you could
want, they are in wisteria, sage
green, blacks, etc, of Morie eff
fects (one-piece); princess trim
med in button and cuffs to match;
see window; at
See this special lot of Zig Tag
Diagonals in blues, greens, taup,
black, etc. Jersey effects, same
as cut in center; a smart dress
this; at
The Imported Cloth Coat Dresses
in all the best autumn shades
just received; big new line; see
them Monday at
See the pastel shades in
from Ss.8S to SIO.45-Monday.
The new RubberiEed Capes
them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
He Wasn't Twins.

From Harper's Weekly.
My Friend Woollen-Willam Wesley
Woollen,' said Speaker Cannon, was
starting on a trip to Europe.
HE needed a steamer rug in a hurry
and telephoned for one to be sent to his
house. The clerk took the order, but
couldn't understand the name.
. Spell it out he said, and I'll write It
down.
so Woollen started
a. W. -lnd he.
Yes said the clerk.
"'W'
:" Yes
"'W.'
" fYe-es.'
" Double o.
"Ye-es
D." Double L.
Say, interrupted the clerk, what do
you think you are-twins? -