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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
BAPTISTS HAVE
LIFTED Big DEBT

jamestown, N. D., May 6.-Rev. J.
l.. Anderson, general missionary of the
Baptist church of North Dakota, who
is spending the week in this city. re-
ports that while the home missionary
OF the American Baptist society was in
debt 100000 and the foreign mission
ary department and the American
Baptist Publicity society were also in
debt -pn March l. another $I25,0OO ag-
gregating $325,0OO, funds were raised
by April 1b which wiped out the i'm
debtedness of the above societies.
The annual convention of the Bap-
tist church will be held at Portland,
Ore, June rs to July 2, to which a
special train will be run from st. Paul
to the coast, leaving st. Paul about
1926 p. m. and passing through
jamestown the next morning at $3.50
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TO BRIDGE KNIFE RIVER.
Stanton, N. D., Expects Great Things
When Bridge Is Completed.

Stanton, n. D., May ga number
of men started work this week on the
erection of a pontoon bridge across
the Knife river near the mouth When
it is completed Stanton will have as
good and as permanent a boat landing
as any town along the. Missouri river.
The bridge is being built by the busi-
ness men of Stanton without any cost
whatever to Mercer county. This
shows that the people Of our burg are
enterprising and not afraid to do
things. Parties who are in a position
to know say that you can market your
grain in Stanton this fall.
A representative Of this town was
informed this week that a ferry boat
will be put in here in the near future
by party from Bismarck Another
boom for. Stanton. This will un-
doubtedly bring considerable more
trade to our town and make it great
deal easier for our citizens to reach
the railroad, ,aat4. 80
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erandin. correspondenes

+ Grandin, N. D., May ITO The Fo-
rum: John Pratt, who has been seri-
ously i'll, we are glad to announce is
slowly improving and well on the way
to recovery. sef
Dave Farham took a trip to Ontario,
Canada last week and will remain
about three weeks.
Birdie Pratt transacted business in
Fargo, April 27.
Mrs. John Garrett, who has been
visiting her sister in Balfour returned
home April 27.
J. c. Nelson transacted business in
Grand Forks April 29 H.
Miss Mable Elliott and her Grandpa
Pratt arrived from Binford Sunday
morning. Miss Elliott returned to
,Binford, that night while Mr.. Pratt
expects to remain for some time.
The funeral services Of Miss Rose
,McDennit were held in the NJ E.
church Tuesday morning The burial
took place at the Ridgeway cemetary
/. %SI~haT. ss#.rt' = =. At" Cor. @.
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kindred correspondenoa

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Kindred, N. D.. May s.-To The
Forum; The seeding is nearly done
in this vicinity.
Last Friday Wisconsin blizzard
visited this vicinity
The Riverside ball team will soon
have some hot games.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Ehgen and daughter
Minda, Mr.. and Mrs. I. e. Graf and
Mr.. and Mrs. ottin otterson Sundayed
with Andrew and. Mrs. .Graff.
Albert Perkins visited the Dokkens
brothers Sunday.
/. r. Tvedt arrived in Kindred Wed >
nesday morning from Roundup, Mont,
on a two weeks visit with his old
friends and acquaintance.
Ingvald Graft and Randolph illness
called on the A. Perhus boys Sunday.
ole Eckre. brother of Eckre brothers,
was in town Monday
All we wish now is warm weather
and some rain, SO the grass could get
a quick start, as hay is scarce this
spring.
Miss Geoline illness visited Ida OIL
son Sunday.
Mrs. NJ Souley visited Mrs. ].
Jones Sunday,
John .slethang called on Thore Top
pen Monday Cor. K.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
North Dakota State News
FARGO FIRMS
OFFERED BIDS
DICKINSON CONCERN, HOWEVER,
SUBMITTED LOWEST BID
FOR HEATING PLANT AT
PENITENTIARY.-

Bismarck, May 6.--Bids for re-
modelling the heating system at the
penitentiary were opened yesterday
afternoon, with the Dickinson Heat
ing and Plumbing Co. as the lowest.
No formal award was made and the
matter was laid over until the next
session of the board In detail, the
bids were as follows:
Dickinson Heating and Plumbing
Co.-Vacuum system $2,497, vacuum
pump 300 Dole valves $697,. drains
$23.
Fargo Heating and Plumbing Co.
Vacuum system $3,269, vacuum pump
1857, new valves $469, drains $50.
e. ]. Harrington, Fargo-Vacuum
system $3,4sS, vacuum pump SAT-,
Dole balves $727 drains $35.
II. c. Meacham, Bismarck--Vacuum
system $S,035, vacuum pump omitted
from bid, Dole valves $500, drains $25.
T. j. Reilly, Fargo-Vacuum system
$5,17O, vacuum pump s44O, valves
$3.50, drains $25. ~. .%'s.
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on your scribe and other friends last
week, and while out here he purchased
an almost new 4. clarinet off Enar
Hagen. Mr.. Sengelstad is an expert
painter and has all he can do in his
trade.
T. o. Thomson of Leonard got stuck
in low place on the road with his
heavy International automobile in
Sheyenne last week.
One of our new settlers in Sheyenne
township is Olaf Salhus, who has NOV
ed on his homestead, half mile west
of M. c. Intyr's stock farm.
Henry Gullard has been busy taking
assessments the past week ana is
through already.
Ole Stockstad of Minor sold his
farm in Viking last week.
Spring work has oeen delayed a
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sheyenne Valley Correspondence.

Maddox, N. D., May Ito The
Forum: The weather has been very
favorable for farmers the last week
and most of them have taken advan-
tage of it. Quite a number of them
have got in over sixty acres of wheat
and are not through yet.
1t is almost impossible to obtain
good seed fax and very little fax
will be sown in the southern half OF
Benson county.
Strawberry plants set out last year
are doing very well around here.
Quite number of people will at
tend the (fairs at Seattle, Wash, this
summer from here. n
j There are many good looking bache-
lors in the northwest corner OF the
county, who wish good 2housekeepers
G. Brandswold was here one day last
week looking for a horse thief from
Wells county.
Some of the early owls will finish
wheat seeding this week, but the other
kind will be at It. for several weeks
yet.
The rumor is going the rounds that
wedding bells will ring before long
here and one of out most charming
young ladies will desert the yard stick
to become housewife.
The town of Maddox is getting to
be regular thoroughfare for auto
mobiles, numbers OF the horse scare
buzz wagons" passing through daily
The roads west OF Maddox are always
in good condition.
/ Martin Soilie resigned his office in
the town of Arne last Saturday, he
was one. of our justices OF the peace.
Mr.. Sorlie was elected for two years,
he had one year left to serve, he is
going away.
Mrs. e. Wistrom and Miss Amy
Paulson went to Klara ror a shopping
expedition last week,
M. A. Sorlie was in Wells county on
a flying trip. on business the past
week.
On wednesday and Thursday there
was snow all day long, a blizzard
ragged here on Friday all day, with
about six inches of snow,
Seeding is going very slow on account
of frost.
P. G. Sorlie passed through here
Thursday in route for his brother
Mart's place where he purchased a fine
draft team.
The spring season opens very slowly.
we have had a little snow, otherwise
the spring has not been very wet so
far, but it has been rather cold.
Hans Benson and John Helesvig
put a sail on single buggy here one
day when the wind blew terribly hard.
they went to beat seven of kind. but
they had to walk back against the
wind for about four miles
ole Berghouse is to organize a choir
to sing at the Sorlie school house
every Sunday afternoon. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
On Monday M. A. Sor1ie left for
Culbertson, Mont, with car of horses,
cattle, machinery and other things for
his brother at that point Mr.. Sorlie
will be absent for a few weeks.
The first gathering of the season Of
the l.. A. S. will meet with Mrs.
e. S. Fossen next wednesday, May S.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Hans Winger is expecting his family
from salt Lake, Utah, this week.
Gust Peterson is forced to do the
houseWorl1 since he sent his house
keeper adrift. He is forced to batch
and do all his own cooking and has
three hired men to look after. This
will make him think twice before he
lets the next one go. Cor s.
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p. J. PeIissiet Moves 70. Wyoon,i,ina.

Dickinson Press: p. ]. Pelissier and
family expect to move from Dickinson
about May 20, going to the state of
Wyoming where they will locate per-
manently. They will go first to Sheri-
dan, where they will visit for some
little time at the home of Howard
Eaton, Mrs. Pelissier,s brother. Mr..
Pelissier will make the trip across
country, journey of about 500 miles,
taking along small bunch of horses.
He figures that the grass Will be good
enough for the horses by that time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
TEMPLEToN TO WItLlsToN.,
Will Leave Tonight to Preside as
judge in MayoraIty Contest. Case.

Grand Forks, n. D., May 6.-Judge
Templeton leaves this evening for
Winston where he will preside in the
contest case brought by ex-Mayor
Wegley against Mayor elect Bruegger.
The contest is brought on the claim of
bribery, Mr. Wegley claiming that be-
fore elected MIR. Bruegger announced
that he would not accept the $500 sal
ary allowed the mayor. Mr.. Wegley
claims that this is bribery and ac-
cordingly has brought the action.
Atty George Bangs of this city is
interested in the case and will also
go to Williston. 1t is expected that
the trial will continue over Saturday
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
.FoR 4IsToRIcAL PURPOSES.

Curator Fish Of State Society Win
Purchase Mercer County Site.
Bismarck. N D., May 6. - Curator
Fish of the state historical society. is
negotiating with Mercer county parties
for the purchase of the site of the old
Indian village just north of the STAN
ton townsite. The society intends to
reserve the site for historical purposes
and will in time make suitable inclos-
ures for their protection.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
MAYOR OF GRAND
FORKS MAY RESIGN
IN CASE COURTS DECIDE THAT
HE CAN'T REMOVE OFFICIALS.
Probable That Friction Between City
Council and Or. Taylor Will Be Set
tied by Means Of Test Case in the
Very Nesr Future.

Grand Forks, n. D., May ga suit
at law to determine the authority of
mayor OF city to remove an ap-
pointive officer will be the outcome of
the present jangle over the street
commissionership IL the wishes of
Mayor Taylor are complied with.
Mayor Taylor today instructed City
Atty. +. b. Feetham to make a propo-
sition to the attorneys OF M. E. Durick
to commence suit to test the power
of the mayor, and this suit, 1t is hoped,
will be brought very soon In order that
the present mixup may be done away
with and that future mixups OF this
kind may also be averted.
ut Is a matter of principle with
me- said Mayor Taylor yesterday.
'If 1t is decided by the courts that /,
as mayor of Grand Forks, have no
right to remove an officer when / deem
1t to be to the. best interests of the
city that such ac ION be taken, and
remain within the. pale of the law by
so doing, IswilI resign the office. |
believe that the mayor has certain
rights under the law and that he is
not mere fgurehead."
Two Commissioners Paid.
Tuesday afternoon M. E. Durick
called at the ONCE Of City Auditor
Alexander, receiving his salary check
up to April %, the day he was re-
moved from. office, while Jack Dunlop
the new commissioner, received his
check from that dats.
The men working under both Durick
and Dunlop it is understood, will not
lose by their work.. The men work
ing under Durick were paid by the
city up to April %, but are not being
allowed any time since then. .
The resolutions passed by the city
council Monday evening were both
vetoed d@as was expected The vetoine
of these resolutions results in the
holding up OF the bills of the men who
worked under Mr.: Durick after April
p. Both Durick and Dunlop have
crews working on the streets today
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06

great deal on account of the cold
weather.
Fred. Sollyen, one OF our young men
in Sheyenne, last week purchased the
n.e.A OF section 10, t. 1876, r. 80. Many
other young persons OF his age are
doing the same instead Of spending
their money in the winter which they
make during the summer.
Einor t. Hagen went to L. M. Bixby
on May 2, and returned with a very
fine work mare. 1t is only a week or
two since Elmer purchased mare
from Mr.. Bixby. This will make up
one more team for his breaking rig.
, Miss Christine Hanson departed for
the west on May 1. where she will
visit Cor q monta Cr more.
Cor H.
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buggy business these days. The Hen
neys are favorites, and go out two at
a time. See them IL you want the best
on wheels.
Miss Grace Allen who is teaching in
Mclean county writes her friends she
is enjoying the western climate very
much.
The quartette rendered nice Sc
lection at the c. e. meeting Sunday
evening.
You have a special invitation to at
tend the c. E. meeting. Come and
bring friend. Cor. b.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN

II you have pains in the back, Urinary,
Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a
certain, pleasant herb relief from Woman 5
Ills, try Mother Gray's "AUSTRALIAN-
LEAF" It Is safe, reliable regulator,
and relieves all Female Weaknesses, in
cluding inflammation and ulcerations.
Mother Gray's Australian-Leaf Is sold by
Druggists or sent by mail for 90 cents.
Sample sent FREE. Address, The Mother
Gray Co, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
Peake May Move West.

Valley City, N. D.. May 6.--It is un-
derstood that DR.. Arthur Peake is
planning on removing from Valley
City. His Offices in the American Ma
tional bank building have been leased
to Drs. Platou and Macdonald. He is
at present in Montana where he will
probably locate. - -.
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:. suRLEieH CO. PIONEER DEAD.
George jennings Dies at Ranch Home
- -. 49, at Age of SO. Years,

Bismarck, N. D., May 6. - George
Jennings, a well known resident OF
Burleigh county, died at O'Clock Tues
day morning of heart failure, at his
ranch north and east of the city. Mr..
Jennings had been in poor health for
several months, and had just returned
from a visit to his old home at Brasher
Falls, N. Y. For several days past
he had been growing worse, and the
end came suddenly on Tuesday.
Mr.. Jennings had been a resident Of
Bismarck and Burleigh county since
1882. For a time he ran a grocery
store at the corner OF Fifth and Main
streets, opposite where the. Northwest
hotels now stands. A number of years
ago he began the operation of dairy
farm, which he maintained to the time
of his DEATH.
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Weddinn at GIan ullin.

Glen Ufiin, N. D., May 6.-~Ralph
Davis and Jessie Heinig, both of Noel,
n. D., were married at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred M. Jerome In Glen
Ullin, Tuesday evening. May 4. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. b.
p, Smith. The bride and groom will
live on his homestead at Noel. N. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
Homestead corresponclenc

Homestead, N. d., May 81. To The
Forum Halvor Grod OF Barrie called
on friends in Sheyenne last week.
Mrs. Andrew Stensrud was held a
week at Davenport on account OF the
storm before she could return to
Sheyenne.
Lars SengeIstad Of Garbary called
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
MARRIAGE DATE ANNOUNCED.
Lieutenant Elliott of Fort Lincoln Will
Wed Minneaoolis Belle.

Minneapolis, May 6.--Bishop Samuel
C.. Edsall will perform the ceremony
Wednesday evening May 10, which will
unite in marriage Miss Florence Helen
Murray, daughter Of DIR. and Mrs. Wal
ter N. Murray. 24S7 Humboldt avenue
south, and Lieut.. Charles Winslow FL
lott of the Sixth infantry, u. S. A., al
Fort Lincoln, N. D. The wedding will
take place in St. Paul's Episcopal
church Mr.. Elliott is the son OF
Judge and Mrs. c. B. Elliott, 1884 Port
land avenue.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-06
and We Sell Those Lands

We sell Canadis- Pacific Irri-
gated and Non-Irrigated Lands
east of Calgary. Largest Irrigation
System on the American Continent,
one-tenth down, interest on balance
but per cent. Title runs direct
from Railway Company.
Mildest winters east of the Rock
les. Within the warm-air zone.
Come right now and then you will
be convinced.
We have the richest wheat soils
In the world; and we produce the
highest quality Of wheat ever
grown. .'-.
Mail post card with your address
and we write you the day after.
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Oanderinc enjoys greater sale thar
any other one preparation regardless OF kind
or brand. and It has much greater sale thar
all Of the other hair preparations in the
world combined.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-23
SEEK BETTER AUTOMOBILE LAWS.
Highways Society Wants Commission to Col
lect Fees and Govern Licenses.

The National Highways Protective Society. of
which Henry Clews is president has made its plans
TO wage energetic campaign to secure the pass
ing OF more effective automobile laws by the next
state Legislature. The society will ask for the
appointment by the Governor of a highway com
mission. to consist of three members. which shall
have the sole power of issuing licenses to drivers
of automobiles and motor cycles upon satisfactory
examination The license fee is to be not more
than> 50 for the original license and 81 for each
yearly renewal
The new law also provides that the license shall
be revoked In the driver of a car is found To
be intoxicated or has been arrested for reckless
driving and convicted more than once. Another
feature of the law is the imposing of an annual tax
based the horsepower OF the machine the rate
being 81 per horsepower The income derived from
this is TO be used in the Improvement of the
highways.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-23
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Wednesday, Sept. %, 1909

Port of New York, Wednesday, Sept. %, 1909.
steamer Trtnidad CRr,, Mckenzie. Hslifas $ Sep
tember 30 to E oqterbriGge 60 with 30 passengers
KeIvnhead tBr). Meikle. Nuevftas SeptemOer
4rrived f.,9 at the Bst az midnight a1st
steamer Blacher Ger. Behrens. Hamburg September
12 BouIogue and southampton 1S. to the Hamburg
American Line With 81 cabin and SOS steerage Passen
Steamer snt Hotham NsTon on tr Tiebsrdson Hull sep
tember T. Philip Ruprecht in ballast Arrived at the
steamer KathinIa lNor,, Rasmussen. Baracoa septrn
FRUIT 10 &rrRed ips GpfR al the BSP at $50 r' m
steamer Oceanic .sr, Haddock southaIapton and Cher
star Line with cabin and SIS Storage passengers.
easr crisobai Hudgns i cri5foba sePtcbeT IS 70
t .g@ Panama & is Ra9ad IS GO With 81 passengers mails
e21er san Marcos D4vidson Galveston September n
and mdse- Left Quarntine at 1880 . m.
DAYS 10 Philip Ruprecht in ballast, Left Quarantine
steamer cIesrfeId ,Br, Biddick Shields September :
to Philip Ruprecht IN ballast Arrived the Bar $50
steamer Saratoga Downs Havana September u 20 the
New York Cuba Mail IS co. $50 passengers malls
steamer Fl Alba quick Galveston September Is to tbs
southern Pacific Co. with mdse. Left Quarantine at
:, ste5mer Princess Anne, Taplez. Newport News and
mdse Left Quarantine s:14
Der Naples and Aineria Il to James Efei Z 70
With 3s cabin and ~ steerage passengers and radse
steamer Floride an Mace Havre September H. 10 the
200 seerase passengers and mdse Arrived the Bar
s.udv Hook n J. sept 81 ESQ p un-vind south-south
east light breeze cloudy hay: moderate srouHd
SAILED
Steamers camPania P 9Brl. Liverpool; Majestic CBn.
kS9d99 52 r rofg2 P62t ThasoE Ls Cog & aas Ba
Antonio. Uenver CsIyes,on- oIors5 HToI,Ie
New Orleans. Maranhense CBr, Barbados. Para, etc:
Philadelphia President Lincoln Geri IanibuTs Venezs
FD. Marseilles; Jefferson. Norfolk; Manoa CBrl 81
New-York tribune., 1909-09-23
IA. HEINzE PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Demurrer on Count Charging Loan of $500, 900
Without Security Overruled

f. Augustus Hetnze pleaded not guilty before
Judge Hough. in the United States Circuit Court
yesterday, to the remaining of the sixteen in
the indictment found by the federal grand Jury
In May The charge. as = whole. wiIfu mis-
application, while insolvent Of the funds OF the
Mercantile National Bank
judge HOugh had sustained a demurrer filed t,-
John e TomlinsOn, counsel for Mr.. Heinze So fa~
as fifteen of the counts were concerned. He over
ruled the demurrer the last count which charged
that Mr.. Heinze had borrowed 100000 from the
bank without giving security. 1t was said by his
counsel, after the decision that the loan was COW
cred by securities valued at $750.O00 in the open
market. The bail of $4,000 given on pleading not
guilty on an indictment found more than a wear
ago was applied to yesterdays case.
Judge Ray postponed the final disposition of the
case against Arthur 2. Helnze yesterday until
october 70. He was convicted Of conspiring TO in
terfere with the administration of Justice in con-
cealing the books Of the United Copper Company
so that the United States attorney could not get
them.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-23
BROKER $ CLERK HELD FOR FRAUD.
Man with Patent Who Wanted Money Makes
Charge of Larceny.

Henry r. Wade of No. 1876 West 1Ssth street. who
said he was brokers' clerk. arrested late yes
terday by detectives. charged by LaZard Levy, a
manufacture with offices ar 37th street and Broad
way, with the larceny Of S125 cash and a note for
Sso. Levy lives at No 81 West 95th street.
According to the detectives Levy who was the
owner or patent locker needed $4,000 esa blish
agencies Wade answered his advertisement. rep
resenting himself as the manager of b. Metz & Co.
brokers. of No l49 Broadway and told Levy he
could get the necessary capital Accordingly the
police say, Levy gave him the cash and a note to
cover commissions. Wade reported to Levy, ac-
cordng 20 the complaint, that he had incorporated
the Schwinn Superior Locker Company and had
sold $500 worth Of stock Levy says he replied
that he had not wanted the company Incorporated
and had not authorized Wade TO sell stock The
latter. Levy says, showed him letter apparently
signed by an official of the New York Telephone
Company, who agreed to put $1,000 up to establish
agencies Then negotiations Jagged and Levy went
to the District Attorneys Office and was referred
TO Inspector McCaGerty.
Wade asserts. the detectives say. that Levy gave
him the money and note to have the company in
corporated. He says he has done all he agreed
10 do.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-23
WILLIAM E COREY ENTHUSIASTIC.
Says Steel and Iron Business Is in the Midst
of It's Greatest DEVELOPMENT.

Baltimore, Sept president William z. Corey
Of the United States Steel Corporation, in an in
terview TO be published I'm The Manufacturers
Record" tomorrow, discussing the outlook for the
iron and steel trade takes an exceedingly optims-
Tie view Of business conditions and railroad expan-
sion. He says:
We are right now in the midst of the greatest
development in the history of the steel and iron
business. Substantially all of plants are now
running and on practically full time, and there is
no branch OF the steel industry that is backward
The Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railway Company has
rail orders ahead TO run four five months and
the Carnegie and Illinois companies make no
promises under sixty days. There is a good de-
mand for all grades of finished steel
Next year will witness a record breaking pro
duction of steel In every line. One of the greatest
will be in railroad supplies, rails and cars Next
year will be the greatest in railroad nuying and
building known in the history OF the country