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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1909-12-17
Local and Personal.
Big sports here Xmas weel

inne STOCK on his big ranch.
Mrs. H. G. Bush is visiting
her parents at GAINESVILLE, Texas.
Get in Your Xmas shopping
early.
See the leather goods at Irvine
& Raithel's before you buy.
A. l.. Sangre is Just recover
ing from a serious illness.
E. II. Bickford is at the Lake
Valley Ranch for a few days.
Our fine new brick kilns are
burning a big batch of superior
brick. Good.
f. j. Carskadon is entertain.
his father fonm Missouri.
lie Roy and Clarence Hon have
been out Of the city on business
for a few days.
The question is how many
seeds in a pumpkin? Irvine &
Raithel.
Notice the Apiece dining roo IN
outfit at Mahoney's. Then no.
tice the price. It's a tempting
Xmas gift.
Those So. 90 pillows are the best
in town for the money. Irvine
& Raithel.
Auditor Brown and wife Of the
Harvey system were here this
week.
Leave your order at the Dem.
eing. Steam Laundry for Xmas
trees. Pr:ces from SOC. up. 45
A book always acceptable. A
full line from which to select at
Kinnear & Co.'S.
Read our add in this issue.
Something for everyone. Irvine
& Raithel.
Testers new sign in front Of
the county offices is one of the
new Gold avenue attractions.
Thos. Dabbs lost the biceps of
his right arm by a gun discharge
Thursday. DR.. Moir attended.
The sublime degree OF a Master
Mason was exemplifed upon Rev.
VIM. Sickle, Thursday evening.
LOST: A gold locket and chain
with the monogram j. 7. Y. on
it. Finder will please return
same to Mrs. J. NJ. Young. IS
Friday and Saturday will be
bargain days on that fine china.
Irvine & Raithel.
A fountain pen makes a nice
present, l.. f.. Waterman's, etc,
best made carried by }. A. Kin
near and Co. 40
Agent Clark. of the Santa Fe,
has received news of the very
serious illness of his sister in
New York.
In order to accomm 10 date
church going people the post
office will hereafter be open Sun
day from IL to !, instead of 1870
TO l2, as nov,
Merry Christmas to all. Buy
your things Of Kinnear Il Co.
and you will have reason to have
a Merry Christmas. %
Mr.. and Mrs. Long are spend
ing few weeks in Silver City,
Mr. Long will return January
first to make regular collections.
DR.. Milford had a rush call for
Mesilla Park, Wednesday and
was compelled to hit a freight
from Rincon.
Southern Pacific Special round
trip holiday rate, Deming to III
Paso SAFE. Date of sale Dec 2S'
"a and %. Return limit JAM D.
1910. 40
Christmas china special dainty
pieces that china lovers are a.
ways glad to receive. II you
make any gifts Of china be sure
to get them Of US. j. A. KIN
near & Co.
L. O. Danse writes from De-
troit that the weather is very
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
XMAS At THE
NAT.CAPITAL
Washington Rejoicing IN a
"White Christmas
TAFT WITH HIS FAMILY
CHARLIE TAFT y DE GRAND
RUSH, FOR HIS KING AND
FOUND 1T FILLED 9 , RRlM--
VICE, PRES. SHE, y N AND
WIFE SPEND DAY a IcA.

Washington, Dec. 25.-k = the
president of the nation to the 10 blest
resident, the citizens of Wa ton
enjoyed one feature of the hol u in
common, a glorious white Chr * s.
With the first light of dawn .9day
came the falling of the big white snow
flakes, and by the time most of the
people in the city were astir the sur
face of the ground was covered to a
depth OF half an inch or more with a
carpet of snow. There was no wind
and little cold so that the storm was
unaccompanied by the slightest in
convenience.
President Taft and mis- family spent
Christmas, in no different manner
from that of thousands of others.
Charley, the Youngest member of the
presidents household was the busiest
person at the White House. Gifts
which rewarded him early and he
made a rapid dash for his stocking.
Gifts to all members of the family
We're in profusion. Robert Taft and
Miss Helen were both at home and
the president spent the greater part
of the day surrounded by his family.
There were no formalities. Later in
the day the president went to the ex-
ecutive offices and put in some time
with official duties.
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
spent the day at their home in Utica
N Y. A family gathering was the
feature of the day at the home of
Secretary Knox on TX" street
Secretary Dickinson took his Christ
mas dinner on board of the Mayflower
en- route to Porto Rico. Secretary
Meyer, VINO has been absent on a
hunting trip cut it short and hurried
home to spend the day with his fam
lily. Secretary md Mrs. MacVeagh.
Secretary and Mrs. Ballinger, and
Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham, celebrated Christmas at their
residences in Washington.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
air from hundreds of throats today.
Fargo citizens for the most part nave
reason to be happy This has been one
of the most prosperous years in the
history of the city and Santa Claus
brought many gifts last night, dis
tributing them in general in a very
fair and impartial manner.
The day has been an ideal, old fash
Toned Christmas day and the Christ
mas spirit, that of peace on earth and
good will toward men, lived in the
kindly, whole hearted salutations, in
the hearty hand shakes and in the
thousands of gifts and remembrances
which were given and received.
The day has been spent by the vast
majority of Fargo citizens in the home.
There have been many delightful fam
lily reunions and Fargo has enjoyed a
genuine old fashioned Christmas.
Holly, mistletoe, the Christmas tree,
the yule log, and other IF the things
associated for centuries with Christ
mas were to be found in many of the
Fargo homes.
Many of the customs that are as
ISOLATED with our Christmas festivities
and which were evidenced in Fargo to-
day had their origin in the Pagan
practices of the Norsemen, who cele-
brated their festival of Iol at this sea-
son of the year.
Their "wassail bowl" (the most an
cient form of loving cup) was the skull
u
hand to hand as they pledged one an
other. After feast they gathered
about the blazing yule log to listen to
the Scalds who sang or recited tales
to the ScaIds. deed, and the night end
ed in rude dance in which all join
ed,
When Gregory. the Great sent st
Augustine to convert the Saxons he d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
FOR
open SHOP
Shirt Waist Manufacturers
Band Together
PUBLIC STATEMENTS ISSUED
MANUFACTURERS DECLARE
THAT STRIKERS WILL BE MUCH
BETTER OFF WITHOUT UNION
WILL TAKE STRIKERS BACK
ON OPEN SHOP CONDITION.

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec 25-State-
ments to the public were published
here today by both the manufacturers
and the striking shirt waist makers.
About sixty shops in this city are
affected by the strike and at meet
ing late last night the owners of
forty three establishments met and
formed an organization.
A statement, issued on behalf of
the manufacturers, said the assocIa-
ton was not formed to antagonize the
strikers as we knew they have been
misinforIned and mifled."
The statement continues: 1--WE shall
insist upon an open shop and no mem
Der OF tie organization will be per-
mitted to recognize the union. We
shall try to induce our employees to
return to work and we will prove to
them that they can obtain much bet
ter conditions without a union, rather
than by being affiliated with one"
The strikers demand increased pay,
better working conditions and closed
shops.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25

ST. Paul, Dec. 25.--A runaway Great
Northern freight train going down
grade, fully sixty miles an hour from
the Como yards to the north of the
city, dashed through maze OF switches
until it crashed into the union depot
here today.
The engine smashed through two
brick walls into the baggage room and
now lies mass of wreckage i'm the
basement while Lilly twelve or fifteen
freight cars are kindling wood and
others are piled up on heap that
reaches to the train shed
No fatalities resulted from the acci-
dent as the train crew jumped when il
was discovered that Engineer Marrisey
had lost control. The engineer was
the last to leave the train and he Jump
ed just before the engine hit the sta
ton.
According to Great Northern officials,
some one maliciously turned off the
angle cock between the engine and the
tender. which controls the air. The
Como yards are about three miles north
and west of the union depot and the
grade is steep The tracks are a per-
feet network and form a circle about
the north side of the city.
The engineer. soon after starting to-
ward the union depot discovered that
the air brake refused to work and he
w.hlatled for brakes, but by this time
the train was travelling at such a rate
| OF speed that none of the four brake
! men on the train dared to climb to tho
! top of the cars to set the brakes. One
| by one the brakemen jumped from the
train and they were followed by the
fireman.
Just as the train entered the sheds,
the engineer seeing the brick wall OF
the station looming up ahead Of him,
also jumped and then came the crash.
The engine plunged through the
brick wall into the baggage room and
across the room until II hit another
brick wall thirty five feet dictant. 1t
went through this and then the floor
gave away and It fell a mass Of wreck
age into the basement
In the front shed twelve or more cars
were smashed into bits while the others
were piled in heaps that reached to the
roof OF the sheG, some lying at right
angles to the tracks. Railroad officials
are making a rigid examination into
the cause of the wreck.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
ORGY OF MONEY WASTE
AS ADMINISTRATION DIES

sible through it's faithful henchman.
Since election day the city funds ap-
propriated for various purposes have
amounted to $55,OOO,O0O or at the rate
of nearly $2,000,OOO for each business
day. In addition it is reported on good
authority s15,000,0O more is scheduled
for appropriation before the end of the
year. Contracts involving $40, 900, 900
have been let and this amount will be
increased by an equal sum IL the
nerve of the dispensers of city funds
holds out. With the patronage of the
city departments cut off Tammany
must depend on the holders of city
contracts to supply places for it's fol-
lowers and II evidently intends 70
to make the opportunities in this di-
rection as numerous as possible. The
reckless piling up of the city's debt
has called out many protests, includ-
ing one from Mayor elect Gaynor, al
though he was elected to Office on the
Tammany ticket.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
MARK twain
BEARS UP WELL
DAUGHTER WILL BE TAKEN TO
ELMIRA, NJ. Y. FOR INTER
MENT-MEssAGEs OF
COINCIDENCE.

Redding, Conn, Dec. 25.-Samuel l..
Clemens, Mark Twain" has borne up
splendidly in the bereavement which
came to him yesterday in the death of
Jean Clemens. Today he was fully
composed and gave final direction for
the removal of his daughters body to
Elmira, N. Y.
The casket will be taken from Storm
field his evening in time to be placed
on the o'clock train for New York.
Several of the household servants will
accompany it together with few Of the
most intimate friends of Miss Jean and
Of DR.. Clemens. Today a great many
messages of sympathy from friends in
by Dr.. Clemens.
all parts of the country were received
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25

rected him to accommodate the cere-
monies of the Christmas festival of
Christmas to such practices of the Sax
ons as were not idolatrous or did not
violate the Christian law, and from
them we have the custom of decorating
our places of worship with evergreens
and mistletoe which was sacred to the
Scandinavian god Balder, was accept
ed as a symbol of the Trinity.
In commemoration of the flocks
watched on the holy night by the shep-
herds of Bethlehem, mutton was the
only meat allow in the composition
OF iInince pies and spices were added as
suggesting the wise men of the Orient.
These pies were originally square i'm
shape, symboIizing the manger in which
the Savior of the world was born.
The Christmas tree has its origin in
Germany According to the legend,
when Eve plucked the fatal apple from
the tree of knowledge from good and
evil it became an evergreen and the
leaves changed their form, shriveling
into needle points, and it became a
dark green in color. thus preaching a
silent sermon at all seasons of the
year of the fall of man. But at Christ
mas it blooms with lights and gifts
and the curse is turned into blessing
by the coming of the Christ-chiId.
st. Nicholas, who was over taken by
storm one Christmas night, took
refuge in convent and so grateful
was he to the good nuns for their hos
pitality that he asked each one for her
stocking, which he filed with sugar
r1upns and in this we have the origin
of the Christmas stocking.
Another legend is that the holly ber-
ries that are used so lavishly in our
Christmas, decorations were originally
white.s but. they were woven into the
Savior's crown, of thorns. They were
stained by His blood to the crimson
color which theyf have ever since as
sumed.ss IS $3.50
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
LA INQUIRE OFFICER
BADLY ASSAULTED

Otto Skidmore Is In st. Johns hos
pital in this city, in danger of death,
as the result of serious injuries in
flicted in a row at LaMoure last night.
George Woodell, a farmer living near
Verona, is in custody at Verona for
inflicting the injuries and may yet
he called to answer to a. charge of
murder, for l. is feared tonight that
Skidmore will die.
Woodclrs act was the outcome of
an old grudge. On July he was ar
rested by -kidmore, who was acting
as a deputy marshal, and he swore he
would get even. Last night he met
Skidmore and without warning wal
loped MIN on the side Of the head
with a heavy piece of oak timber. The
force of the blow crushed in the whole
side Of the victims face. WoodeIl was
promptly arrested and will be held for
further developments in the condition
of his victim.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
.SATOLLI GROWS
WORSE HOURLY

Rome, Dec. rs. Cardinal Francis
satolli's condition grows constantly
worse and at intervals today he be-
came delirious. Pope Plus is greatly
grieved over the serious Illness of
Cardinal Satolli and frequently sends
his private secretary to inquire into
the condition Of the patient. Manager
Dennis O'Connor,, auxiliary bishop OF
San Francisco and former rector Of
the Catholic university at Washing
ton made inquiry today for Cardinal
Satolli.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25

New York, Dec. 25.-During the past
six weeks New York has witnessed an
orgy of municipal expenditure such as
probably never has been beheld in any
city in the world before. This is not
because the city legislators have sud-
denly gone mad like some of the Ro-
man emperors whom they appear am
bilious to excel, nor is it that Father
Knickerbocker has added to his usual
extravagant habits so far as his ex-
penditures are concerned. The expla-
nation is found in the desire of the dy-
ing Tammany hall administration, con-
fronted by the prospect of four lean
years, to make as big a cleanup" as
possible, to award as many contracts
and authorize as many schemes for
the expenditure Of city funds as pos
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
GIRL or is STEALS
FROM HER FATHER
TO BUY A HUSBAND.

Chicago. Dec. 25.--AngeIina Schi-
avone, who. 1t is charged, stole
$4,000 from her father, Pasquale
Schiavone, italian banker, and gave
it to seven relatives to get her a
husband, today told on the stand
how she took the money from the
vault at night and gave 1t to her
kin.
Miss Schiavone, is, dressed like
school girl, pleaded for leniency
She said she was a bool1keeper and
cashier in her fathers bank until
February when the shortage was
discovered.
Tie police introduced evidence
that the girl admitted she had
given her uncle $4,000 as a part
payment for her husband to-be.
The uncle, his wife and their
daughters and sons-in-law are on
trial with the girl.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25

One might naturally suppose that
contemplation of such topics as aerial
navigation would cultivate a serious
mental attitude which ordinary worries
and annopances could not ruffle. APP
parently, however 1t has exactly the
opposite effect for aeronautical en-
deavors have already led to more liti-
cation than any other infant industry
has been able to equal in the same
length Of time In addition 10 the con-
|troversy between the Wrights. Cur
tis's and others as to the priority of
their respective inventions, the maya
zines devoted ITO air navigation have
become involved in legal controversy.
The matter came TO light only a day
or two ago when Fly, one Of the pio-
neer publications devoted to thus sub
ject, which calls itself The National
Aeronautic Magazine, secured an in
junction to prevent its former editor
from establishing a rival magazine
which he proposed to call Flight, The
American Aeronautic Magazine. Fly
contends that an attempt is being made
to copy its name and general makeup
and that its business will be "obstruct-
ed and embarrassed il this is per-
mitted. The subject is Of considerable
interest to other successful publica-
tions which have been subjected TO the
annoyance of deliberate imitators The
general public probably win regard ii
chiefly as an indication that interest
in affairs aeronautic is looking up
when magazines find it worth while to
struggle over publication rights in this
! field
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
steamer CUBAN
IS A CRIPPLE
WITH STEERING GEAR LOST or
BROKEN, Ho5BLINe TO PORT
WITH ANOTHER BOAT
HELPING.

Queenstown, Dec. 25.-The Leyland
line steamer Cuban, with her rudder
lost or her stearing gear useless, and
with the steamship Bohemian of the
same line, in ow to act as a rudder
has passed Brcwhead. seventy miles
west Of here, presumably ON her way
to this port o." Liverpool
The disabled Cuban left New Orleans
on Dec. 2 for Liverpool and the 30
hemian left Liverpool on Dec. Is, for
New York Both were well on their
respective journeys, crossing each
others path when the crippled Cuban
was picked up.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25

New York Dec. 25.-The difficult
problem of properly protecting New
York city in case Of war has been the
subject of much study b. naval au-
thorities. It remained for Gen. Arthur
Murray, u. s, N, to devise the latest
system that has won universal praise,
Submarine mines have been planted
under his direction in the deep waters
OF the race" at the eastern entrance
OF Long Island sound and they will
effectively cut off access to the city
from the big men of war. General
Murray was considered in connection
with the appointment Of a successor
to Gen. F. Bell as chief OF staff. He
has devoted his life to the study of
naval affairs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25

neapolis. Gripnell, Collins & Co. of
Minneapolis filed complaint against
the Burlington and Milwaukee roads
alleging an overcharge on shipment
Of apples from Iatan, Mo-. to Mime
apolis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
KILLS WIFE,
CALLS POLICE
A Christmas Tragedy at Peru,
Ind.

Peru, Ind, Dec. 25.-Policemen early
today answered call from Ora Cal
loway and found Galloway's wife dead
upon the kitchen floor of their house
with Galloway standing at the door
holding an empty revolver.
The furniture in the house gave evil
dence of desperate struggle.
Galloway declared he had no con-
seriousness of what had taken place.
He is held in Jail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
SANTA CLAUS MAY
BE IN AIRSHIP
STRANGE MOVING LIGHT is AGAIN
SIGHTED ABOVE CITIES IN
MASSACHUSETTS.

Boston, Dec. 25.-Following the re-
port from Worcester last night of the
discovery about that city Of a strange
moving light, APPARENTLY the searchlight
Of dirigible air craft, tonight brought
stories of the observance of similar
lights this evening from the towns Of
Marlboro, South birmingham, Natick,
Ashland. Grafton, North Grafton, Up
ton, Hopedale and Northboro turned
out in throngs tonight and viewed a
mysterious light in the heavens.
Many declared that the light had
all the appearance of a strong search
light and while they could discover no
framework behind it, such as an aero
plane would have. they were positive
that the light could not be that of a
balloon because it moved as IL under
control and apparently against the
wind
Tiilinghast Non committal.
Meanwhile Wallace e. Tilllnghast,
the Worcester man who recently claim
ed to have invented q machine in which
he had covered the distance between
Worcester and New York and return
and who it was thought might have
been the navigator of the supposed air
creft last night remained non commit
tai today.
If the lights seen were those of an
airship Mr.. Tillinghast was not the
aviator of the craft tonight for he re-
manned at his home in Worcester. II
is thought that fully $4,000 people
thronged the streets of Worcester to-
night watching for the re-appearance
of the visitor in the skies. With the
most Of the curious the watching was
unrewarded. People on the tops. Jof
buildings told of seeing light pass
rapidly at some distance south of the
city, but IT was smaller and much less
brilliant than the one seen last night.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25
euLLErIN NuMsER TwELvE

Appreciation is much priced
transactions appreciation dollars. The
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thus show their appreciation Of this
paper as ana adv medium
in
ing reached only nearly
of
the population the whole
the business of North Dakota
10 Of Fargo's business houses
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-25

What is said to be the highest price
ever paid for land in the history of the
world was recorded here this week
and Nassau streets was sold for ST.
100000 This was exclusive of the sky
scraper which occupies the sight and
for which an additional $1,500.000 was
paid. AS the lot contains about l,825
square feet this price represents rate
Of 1922 for each square foot Of the land
alone What this figure really means
may be better understood when II Is