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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-14
FARGO SPORTSMAN
SHOT TAME DUCKS
FRIENDS or ED. HARRINGTON
TELL OF NEAR FATAL MISTAKE
DEPRIVED OF DoMEsTTcs
WHICH he SHOT AND WAS
FORCED TO PAY FOR.

Mistaken in flock OF barnyard ducks
which he sized up for the wild variety.
forced to settle for three at prices set
by the owner, later deprived Of these
after anticipating a choice meal-tIlis
and then some, was the experience of
Ed. Harrington the latter part Of last
week, according to friends who ac-
companied him on the trip
According to the story told on their
arrival home, the Fargo contractor,
with a party Of friends were in the
vicinity OF Lisbon, where hunting was
reported fine. Harrington got next to
bunch of ducks which sure did look
fine. Creeping up until within gun
range, 1t is claimed that he let fire
with both barrels, some asserting at
the same time. When he picked up the
game he discovered his mistake, but is
was too late then. Spying a farm
house near by he started OFF to make
good for his error. The farmer was not
home, but the good housewife was
there Mr.. Harrington explained to her
that he had made mistake, that he
was very sorry, that he was there to
make good the damage.
In her broken language the woman
expressed her regret In very plain
language, putting the city hunters"
in class by themselves. At last the
price for the three ducks was agreed
on and the hunter went Off.
After reaching town on the return,
Harrington did not care to be seen
with the tame ducks in his string. They
were left at the livery barn, well
wrapped, with orders TO have them
brought down to the train. The hunt
ers were on the platform, the train
pulled in and there no ducks had ar
rived. After boarding the passenger,
with all hope gone, a man rushed in
from the livery, stating that lad from
the farm where the ducks were shot
rode in on a horse, and in the name
Of his mother demanded the ducks,
which were given him.
There have been several boxes OF
Havanas smoked since the hunt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-14
FOREST RESERVE MONEY.
Distribution Of the Share Coming to
South Dakota.

Pierre, S. D., Sept 14.--Governor
Wesley has received notice that the
forest reserve fund which viii come to
this state for this year will amount to
S10,49S.3S This is divided between
the Black Hills reserve and the Sioux
reserve, the latter including the Cave
Hills, Slim Butte and Short Pine
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-14

Not a minute should be lost when a
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy given as
soon as the child becomes hoarse. or
even after the croupy cough appears,
viii prevent the attack. Sold by all
dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-14
DAY. or OPPORTUNITY.

The day pnpf enters the Dakota
Business college ID day Of opportun-
ity. The day ne graduates Is also a.
day Of opportunity. The pupils OF this
school 30 to positions with the big
men financially OF North Dakota
p. ~. q. pupils grow up into influ-
entail citizens and wealthy men.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-14
wahpeton-sspt. p. q. "a.

Attend the Richland County fair at
Wahpeton, good racing, fine exhibits.
Sept. 20 and "a are the big days. Get
your railway ticket from agents Of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-14

Our new October telephone directory
goes to press Sept 49, II you desire
any change or corrections in your list
ing, notify us at once by letter. The
Northwestern Telephone Exchange co.
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reservations in Harding county, and
the balance Of nearly $1,000 will be
divided among the Black Hills count
les included in the forest reserve.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-14
HORSES

A car of extra good, big farm horses
just arrived at the washington House
barn.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13

A. Andrews Diamond Palace. Dfa-
nonds. Watches. Jewelry and Silver
ware. 50 Kearny street. Open even
ings daily till Xmas.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
100000 IS BORROWED
ON A DOWNTOWN LOT
Margaret Enright VIII Erect a
Building in Market Street

James Enright has bought the south
west corner OF Market and Beale
streets The deeds have gone on rec
ord This is the section into which the
Southern Pacific company is said TO be
buying. for some purpose as yet un-
explained The property bought by
Enright has an area OF 1875 by s1cS
feet and comprises water lots PSI and
2sS. Margaret Enright, 10 whom the
property has been ira nsferred by James
Enright, has borrowed 100000 on the
property. II Is understood that a fine
building viii be erected.
The Nicholson company is erecting a
reinforced concrete class c building Of
three stories IN Geary street near Tay-
Tor. which is a type of structure that
may be erected within the fire limits at
a comparatively low cost The Nichol-
son company has plans for a number
Of such buildings 10 be placed in Post
and Taylor streets. at cost ranging
from $500 to $500 each, according
20 height.
The Loretta apartments in the south
side OF Ellis street between Pierce and
Scott streets. included in structure
three stories high with basement. have
been completed for Mrs. \. Mcdonnell.
on plans drawn by Charles N. and
Arthur T. Rosseau. The cost is about
$4,000
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
WANTS LAWS TO FIGHT
WHITE SLAVE TRADE
Secretary NageI Would Nations
aIize Corporate Life

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The report
Of Secretary Nagel of the department
OF commerce and labor made public
today suggests an agency to which the
management and condition OF all in
terstate corporations must be reported.
The secretary declares that the COM
mercial and financial life of the nation
has become nationalized, and suggests
that it is now in order to nationalize
its corporate life.
Nagel pleads for broader laws to
stamp out the white slave traffic. The
present statutes prohibit the importa-
ton Of women for immoral purposes.
but there is no law against transport
ing them from one state to another.
The secretary says that the white
slave trade is an organized business.
and that tighter laws are needed to
enable federal authorities to fight it,
During the fiscal year e44.235 aliens
entered the country. 81 per cent OF them
coming from Russia and the countries
of southern Europe. A total of 90 per
cent of illiterates is shown by the re-
port, which is something of an increase
over the previous year. The coming
of these aliens. however. brought sI7.-
331,S2S into the country. and they
possessed an average of s23.5O each.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
FIFTY STITCHES TO
PATCH UP A FACE
Southern Miner Brutally Beaten
by Gang of Thugs on
Barbary Coast

With his head and face terribly
beaten and with his body a mass of
bruises, Matthew Usidad. mining
man from Los Angeles. was found in
a semiconscious condition in the rear
of saloon in Pacific street yesterday
morning and taken TO the harbor
emergency hospital
Usidad said that he came TO the
city for little vacation and had gone
to Pacific street to see the sights. He
said he went into several saloons and
the next thing he knew a gang OF
thugs were trying TO get his money
In his pockets he had $500. besides
a valuable gold watch Money and
watch were stolen from him during
the battle that ensued.
When taken 10 the hospital his face
was past recognition For two hours
Doctor Eidenmul1er and the hospital
force worked over Usidad. His head
and face had evidently been beaten
with the end of a pistol and was a
mass of bleeding wounds To COM
piete the work the ruffians who as
saulted him jumped on his chest and
broke four of his ribs. 1t took so
stitches to get his face back into.
recognizable shape. In all the experi-
ence of the hospital corps at the front
they had never seen man so hor-
ribly battered up.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
NIGHT SKATING IN
YOSEMITE VALLEY
Big Ice Pond Is Brightly IL
Illuminated by Arc Lights
for Pleasure Seekers
TSeeeiol Dispatch 10 The Call

YOSEMITE. Dec 12.-Probably no.
where west OF the Rockies can there
be found an ice pond to compare with
one recently opened in Yosemite val
ley Those who enjoy skating viii ap-
preciate the up TO date arrangement
of its construction.
After the skaters leave the pond at
night water can be turned on, flooding
the old ice and by morning an. entirely
new coat is ready for another days
outdoor sport.
The pond is about 400 yards long by
so yards wide, brightly Illuminated at
night by large arc lights.
Located near the foot of Sentinel
dome. with Yosemite falls and giant
FL Captain in plain view. and only two
minutes walk from the Sentinel hotel,
the pond completed Saturday has al
ready proved its popularity with win
ter tourists now in the valley.
Nels Salter of Worcester, Mass. who
engineered the construction. led the
opening scramble Sunday morning.
Salter, tall and heavy. was the first
10 bite the ice" thereby demonstrating
the solidity of the pond when it with
stood the crash
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
CHINESE LAUGH AT
BOYCOTT STORIES
Oriental Merchants, However,
Will Try to Prevent Removal
of the immigration Offices

The local Chinese merchants are
making final appeal TO the federal
government 10 reconsider its order
removing the Chinese immigration
Offices 10 Angel island. as Chinese mer-
chants called upon TO act as witnesses
for those of their friends entering the
country would lose the better part of
a day travelling 10 and from the island
Their side OF the case was laid be-
fore the authorities at Washington at
1ae time the order was issued. but il
was found impossible TO change the
state OF affairs. When the new min
lister met the local merchants this sub
ject was brought up and he was asked
70 see II some other arrangement could
be made
1t viii be a decided Inconvenience
70 many OF US" said Look Ting Eli,
secretary OF the Chinese chamber of
commerce. and there seems TO be no
reason why the Offices could not be
situated IN some place easier Of access. =
The stories that out Of this incon-
venience would arise a general boycott
Of American goods were received with
oriental smiles.
There has been more or less OF a
boycott on American goods in China
said Look Ting Eli for the last three
years. Some OF the Chinese merchants
feel that the discrimination against
their countrymen Is unjust and this
lack OF friendliness has resulted in
their trade going elsewhere. No doubt
the stories OF boycotting American
goods spring from this fact. II might
be thought that this additional burden
might accentuate the feeling Of un-
frfen6liness. but If so. il viii be in
individual instances. However, the
common sentiment here seems to be
that the whole affair is too trif1ing TO
produce such violent measures as a
boycott
Other Chinese merchants laughed the
subject away. declaring that while
they would like to see the inconven-
ience remedied and less discrimination
shown against their countrymen, the
issue was by no means 10 be consid-
cred an important one and that the
existing relations between the two
countries would not be affected by IL.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
nine DEAD SAILORS
IN DRIFTING YAWL
Seamen, Frozen Stiff in Little
Craft, Found by Search
ing Vessel
Boat With GhastIy Grew Only
Trace Discovered of Big
Lake Erie Ferry

ERIE, Pa. Dec. 12.-with her flag at
halfmast the state fisheries boat Com
modore Perry. Captain Gerry Driscoll
commanding. brought to this port late
today the dead bodies of nine OF the
crew of the Bessemer and Marquette
ferry No. 2. which left Conneaut, O..
Tuesday morning carrying 80 men. The
ferry has probably foundered in the
middle of Lake Erie.
The bodies were identified as follows:
h. THOMAS, second COOK Port Stanley.
WILLIAM RAY, Conneaut.
J. W. SOuARS. waiter, Connesut.
G. R. SMITH. steward, Conneaut.
Z. STEELE, fireman, Conneaut.
J. sHEGK, fireman. Couneaut.
- o'HAGEN. Coanssut.
CHARLES ALLEN, C0nneaut.
For IS hours the Commodore Perry
has been securing Lake Erie for traces
of the car ferry. but until a tiny 10 men
yawl was sighted Is miles of this port
little state fisheries craft had almost
given up hope of being able ever to
learn even a portion of the story OF
the fate OF the big car ferry.
AS the Perry came abreast of the
drifting and half waterlogged yawl.
the men on the fishboat saw that they
had arrived too late. The nine occu-
pants of the boat, which was marked
"Bessemer and Marquette No. 1" were
frozen stiff
Taking the yawl in tow. the Perry
made all steam for this port. AS soon
as the fish boat made fast, force OF
men with tackle set TO work raising
the bodies TO the dock
The cook of the car ferry was the
~
other eight men were dressed in over
alls and jumpers. indicating that the
departure from the car ferry had been
hurried. In the bow end of the boat
was found complete clothing for one
man, and il is believed that the yawl
originally contained 10 men and that
one became crazed, discarded his cloth
ing and jumped into the lake.
Albert j. Weis OF this city, treasurer
of the keystone fish company ana the
Bay State iron works. was a passenger
on the i'll fated boat. His relatives and
friends had not given up hope until the
yawl containing the nine men was
towed into the port. His body has
not been found.
Officers OF the car ferry company
gave up all hope Saturday. and since
Thursday every available tug has been
searching the lake for some news of
the wrecked craft
Last Tuesday the ferry steamer, a
steel vessel. with 50 cars of coal aboard
and carrying 80 persons, including pas
sengers and crew, left Conneaut at
1924 o'clock
In the terrific storm that followed.
In which at least 50 lives were lost on
the lakes, the ferry steamer foundered.
1t is believed that the tossing of the
vessel in the sea troughs displaced the
coal cars. and that they pitched
through the sides. admitting water to
the hold The steamer probably went
down about Tuesday noon, sinking
midway between Conneaut and Port
Stanley.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
BLUE BLOODED CANINE
KILLED BY TROLLEY
Miss Harriet AIexander's Pet
Ground to Death

The third fatality in less than three
months among the fashionable Pacific
heights canine colony occurred early
Saturday morning. when Prince Brag.
a Boston bull terrier belonging 10 Miss
Harriet Alexander. daughter OF Mrs.
G O. Alexander. was mangled by Pa
cifc avenue cable car. Prince Brag''
Is the second valuable dog lost by Miss
Alexander within the last few weeks.
the first. Hazel Wood Wonderland, .
having become lost in the Muir red
woods.
Prince Brag is the third blooded
canine TO be killed by the Pacific ave-
nue. cars within the last three months
Mrs. Wakefield Baker lost a valua BILE
dog in the same manner only a few
weeks ago, and following shortly upon
the killing Of Mrs Bakers dog, Mrs.
Frederick Kohl lost valuable canine.
The residents OF Pacific avenue feel
that Il Is unsafe to allow their blue
bIooded possessions TO play in the
streets in future
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
RAIL RUNS INTO CAR
AND KILLS PASSENGERS
Two Immigrants Dead and Four
Others Injured

CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-Two immigrants
were killed and three men and one
woman injured in a peculiar accident
TO a northbound Chicago and North
western passenger train in the north
ern part of this city today.
The tracks had been elevated recent
~. and as the train passed rail was
torn loose. 1t ripped through the floor
Of the baggage car and through the
smoker. In the smoker the torn up rail
decapitated one of the immigrants and
killed another
The engineer. fireman and an immi-
grant woman and 2 man We're injured
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
UNION PACIFIC WILL
ABANDON WOODEN CARS
Steel Rolling Stock and Double
Tracks Ordered

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 12-Announce-
ment is made by the Union Pacific
railroad that all future orders for
passenger equipment will be for steel
cars. Recently these cars have been
given a trial by the road. and it has
been decided to DO away entirely with
wooden cars. Extensive orders for new
steel cars already have been placed.
simultaneously comes the announce
ment that within two years practically
the entire line of the Union Pacific
will have been double tracked and
equipped with the block signal system.
In the last year much progress has
been made with the double tracking.
and the work commenced by Edward
H Hartman will be continued.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
LADIES OF CATHOLIC
ORDER ELECT OFFICERS
Foresters Have Prosperous Year
in San Francisco

The ladies Of Sacred Heart court No.
"a Women's Catholic Order Of For
esters. have elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows
C5ief ranger Mrs. Agnes Tcrey- vice chief
-errer. Nrs Mary McShane. recording secretary
.rIss Margaret Sincoe. financial secretary. Miss
s-.-fe Brennan. treasurer, Miss Annie Iovey.
5--1+ees Mrs Margaret WEIGH. Mrs. Jenhse
P-enusu Miss Catherine Simcoe: senior con
s,--+r- Miss Agnes Clsry: Junior conductor.
&c. uons Peters. inside sentinel Ms Annie
ls-e--sfge. rxrtstde sentinel. Mrs. May Fleming
-Fenisfn Rev Joseph y. McQUafce; medical ex-
snsIuer. DR.. D. z. stafford
The Catholic order OF Foresters has
sad = prosperous year IN san Francisco
+, the matter OF increased member
sbfr. To encourage the work the court
,ae decided 10 allow free initiation un-
II April 1 Of the new year
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
STRUCTURAL STEEL IS
IN GROWING DEMAND
Enlivening Feature of Market
for Finished Products

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Business in
finished steel products last week suf-
fered further contraction in volume.
There was exceptional activity in fab
ricated structural steel. however, and
new orders for wire. products. shee.
and tinplate continued relatively lib
eral.
Structural contracts since the first of
the month have aggregated So. 600 tons
and business is pending for $4,000 tons
more.
Business is in sight for nearly 200. 900
tons additional. which will be closed in
the next few months.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13

For rich and. poor. grave and gay
SEke. old Kirk whisky. the best on
the market Try X
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
TAFT WILL SPEAK ON
MISSIONS FOR AFRICA a

NEW YORK, Dec 12.-The Methodist
Episcopal churches OF greater New York
and vicinity began their African dia-
mond jubilee today, with special serr-
ices and collections for mission work
in Africa.
II is expected that announcement will
be made tomorrow that the fund of
5000, 900 which the jubilee commission
asks has been raised.
The jubilee will close Monday night
with an address by President Taft on
Africa and her missions.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13
S. p. ENGINEER PASSES
AWAY ON FERRY BOAT

Eugene v Dixon. who lived at 1929
Eleventh street. Oakland. died yester-
day on Southern Pacific ferry boat.
en- route TO the Southern Pacific hospi-
tai. Dixon was taken i'll "Wednesday
with heart trouble He was in the
service of the Southern Pacific com
pany and had recently been acting as
switch engineer at the yards in oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13

threatening weather had induced the
f-trersl managers 10 provide shelter for
-he marty. and the burial services were
held within a large tent erected just
behind the great Croker mausoleum
~ the crest Of the highest hill in the
cemetery
The floral offerings were profuse and
extremely beautiful A carpet Of riolets
rs laid in front OF the aperture lead
ne into the vault, and the door was
banked high with orchids and ever
greens. Broad purple ribbons stretched
across the set pieces formed OF roses
and white chrvsa nthemums-
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-13

NATIVE SONS FORM DRILL TEAM-Twin
Peaks parlor No. 214. Native Sons OF the
Golden West. has organized the first drill
team Of Native Sons and Il viii be known as
Company OF the Native Sons guard. George
ID. Munroe has been elected captain Of the
new organization. which win be instructed By
a competent drill master.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-04
special correspo ,dence to The Pr

Special Correspo adence to The Pres
DETROIT, Aug. 4.-Imagine a
stretch Of placid water mile in
width, stretching north and south
as far as the eye can see, blue as
a turquoise, dotted with thousands
of pleasure craft, from big lake
steamers with tier after tier of
decks, to the saucy benzine launch
es and graceful canoes.
The sun is shining bringhtly.
The west bank of the river Is alive
with people; thousand upon thous-
and crowd to the waters edge.
Flags, pennants. banners are ev-
erywhere. 1t is gala sight.
Suddenly, far up the river, per-
haps a mile away, appear two or
three or perhaps four slender OBJ
jects. At first just discernible, they
rapidly materialize and soon you
know they are water craft of pc,
culiar design.
How long and narrow they are;
veritable needles they seem, yet
each contains nine hard working
men, eight of whom WELD long
sweeps WuICu ulOfS DdChWtIu anu
forward with the steadiness of a
pendulum. driving the slender
craft through the limpid water
with the speed of a race horse AS
they approach, it Is evident these
are racing shells, and the increas-
ing roar from river bank and
craft along the course rings en-
enlargement. as with every mus
Gle stretched to the highest tension
and nerves tingling with excite
ment. the rivals tear toward the
finish, white water curling over
bows and leaving wake of ever
increasing width to mark their
course.
Yes, it's a boat race. One of the
many scheduled to occur on the
beautiful Detroit river. off pictur-
esque Belle Isle, August and Z.
1t is the thirty-seventh annual re-
gatta of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen, to be held
under the auspices of the Detroit
Boat club and the Detroit board of
commerce.
Interest In the regatta--the larg-
est in the United States, by the
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vancouver tnlfu inning were do
good as gold for home runs. They
bombarded the circus seats, left
carelessly strewn about the out
field fence, and by the time Clynes
found the ball the batters, with
brows beaded in perspiration, were
brushing the dust off their flannel
pants and the next man was up at
the plate, waiting for the recess to
end
When the horrible instance that
racked the nerves of the stoutest
fan and made dad" Brown roll
with grief, the Marathon began
anew. Killilay, the hero of II long,
weary and hungry innings but two
weeks ago, almost wept in his help
lessness, for his arm would deceive
the Champs no more.
A base on balls, those two home
runs and an error by Weed tells the
tale of woe. Four good, fat scores
in that one round was the sum, and
Stub Spencer, who motioned for
waste ball or two on Davis, think
ing to trap Paddock, who had
walked. trying to steal, was sore on
the world and refused to speak.
Dode Brinker came to the relief
of Killilay in the fifth after three
more Champs had crossed the
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and an oarsman of international
reputation, having won the dial
mond SOULS, emblematic of the
worlds amateur championship.
The d. B. C. is the oldest rowing
organization in the United States;
having been organized in 1889. The
present club house, where the oars
men will be entertained, was erect
ed in 1902, and is commodiOus
enough to care for the visitors. >.
The board of commerce has des-
ignated August 6 as the day of the
water carnival in honor of the Wis
itors, and Belle Isle will again be
the center of a brilliant gathering,
outnumbering last years enor-
nous crowd.
The perpetual trophies, some of
which have been going the rounds
for 40 years, will be on exhibition.
and with the new trophies hung
up will make the finest prize list
ever competed for.