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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
COUNTY DIVISIONS FAVORED
Bowman to Be Cut Up Into Four Parts
According to Plan.

The Commercial club of Marmarth
has submitted a proposition for county
division which is being favorably con.
sidered. The plan is to add a portion
of Bowman county, which, with Bill.
ings county, is to be divided into four
counties. This arrangement would
make Bowman, Beach, Medora and
Marmarth each the seat of a good
sized county. 1t is believed the propo.
sition will win if it comes to a vote.
as now seems probable.
In Williams county, in addition to
the movement for dividing the county
through the center on an east and
west line, the citizens of Ray and vi.
cinity are undertaking to bring about
the carving of still another county
from Williams to comprise the south.
east quarter of the county with the
division line between ranges SO and
SO and townships 100 and ISL. By an
agreement with the residents of the
northern half of the county they ex.
pect to secure support for and to dis
pei opposition to the new county move.
ment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Firemen on Forty seven West
ern Railroads Will Be
Called Out
FROM CHICAGO TO The COAST
Estimated That Fully Twenty.
five Thousand Men Will
Obey the Summons.

Chicago, March 15.-W. S. Carter,
president of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and "Enginemen, an
nounced that a strike of $4,000 fire.
men on practically all the Western
railroads had been called.
Mr.. Carter said the decision to
strike had been reached at a meeting
of forty-three members of the West
ern federated board of the brother
hood, each member representing a
Western railroad.
The exact hour at which the men
are to walk out, he said, soon would
be decided upon and every member
of the union between Chicago and the
Pacific coast would then be informed
by telegraph when to quit work.
"The strike has been called-that
much is certain" said Mr.. Carter. ut
means that not only $4,000 firemen,
members of u union, will go out, but
perhaps that many more employees
will be thrown out in consequence.
We gave our ultimatum to the rail
roads that the men had voted to strike
and We were prepared to call n I'M
less we were granted an arbitration
of all questions in dispute. The rail
roads refused to arbitrate anything
but the wage question.
Further ParIeying Useless.
"We decided it was useless to fur
Their parley with the railroad man
ayers. We adopted a resolution call
ing a strike. Owing to the lateness of
the hour and in order that the men
would not go out in confusion, and
not knowing the true state of affairs,
we agreed to wait for a while before
~telegraphing the order.
"The men will quit work within
twenty-four hours after the order is
issued"
The controversy which has been un
der discussion for more than six weeks
involves forty-seven railways, operat'
ing west, northwest and southwest of
Chicago, and embraces about 10000
miles of railroads.
1t has previously been stated by both
sides that if a strike were called it
would tie up practically every freight
and passenger train between Chicago
and the Pacific coast.
The railroads have ISSUED a state.
ment declaring that to prevent a strike
thew would if nacaSsary annea1 tn
the authorities at Washington.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Chief Engineer Testities Secre-
tary's Attitude Endangers
Federal Service
ARTHUR P. DAVIS ON STAND
FIatIy ContradiCts Statements
Made by Cabinet Officer
/ to the President

Washington, March 12.-With Ar
reclamation service, on the stand the
attack upon Secretary B%allinger con-
tinued before the congressional COM
mittee on Investigation. Mr.. Davis
was called as a witness by Clifford
Pinchot and was examined by Mr..
Pinchot's attorney.
Although expressing reluctance to
testify Mr.. Davis proved to be well
fortified with maps, dates, data, ETC.,
and proved in many ways to be one
of the most important witnesses so
far introduced by the prosecution. He
contradicted fatty many statements
made by Secretary Ballinger to Pres
1dent Taft, revealing in detail various
interviews and talks he had from time
to time with Secretary Ballinger, and
ended the day by declaring that the
reclamation service is still in danger
of disintegration as a result of Mr.
Ballinger's attitude toward it.
Mr.. Davis declared hat Gin Ian,
guage as strong as politeness and
proper respect would permit he had
told Secretary Ballinger himself that
his entire course had tended to a de.
moralization of the service.
With regard to a statement by Mr.
Ballinger to the president that he
had restored many lands withdrawn
by Secretary Garfield on the strength
Of recommendations from the recla.
alton service that these lands were
10 longer needed for reclamation pur-
POSES.
Acted Under BaIlinger's Orders.
Mr.. Davis declared that all of
the recommendations made by the
reclamation service were in response
to direct orders issued by Mr.. Balm
ger. These orders were repeated, he
said, many times, but were never put
in writing.
Director Newell of the reclamation
service protested vigorously against
b secretary's action. Mr.. Davis said
Secretary Ballinger had written a let
ter to DR.. Thomas E.. Will of this city
repeating the statements that lands
had been restored upon recommends.
of the acting direcor of the reclama.
ton service that they were no longer
needed. The witness said he was the
acting director referred to-; that he
had never made any such recommen
dation.
MI. Davis declared that early in the
present administration he had found
Mr.. Ballinger deeply ~prejudiced
against the reclamation service. He
asserted that Mr.. Ballinger had told
him to prepare the list of lands for
restoration slowly so as not to attract
attention. The witness said he had
made no attempt to influence Mr.. Bal
linger as to these RESERVATIONS because
he was always met with the statement
that Mr.. Garfield's Withdrawals of the
lands had been illegal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
CAUSES LOSS OF $500, 900
Series Of Destructive Fires at James.
town, N. Y.

Jamestown, N. Y, March 15.-Begin.
ming Saturday night and ending Mon
day morning jamestown was visited
by a series of fires. resulting in a to-
tai loss Of $4,000 900, the death of one
man and the serious injury of three
others. The buildings destroyed in.
clude the Gokey factory building, the
Gokey business block, the new Sher.
man House, the Erie hall block and
the j. F. Briggs block.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
TO CONSERVE PUBLIC LANDS
Representative Gronna of North Da-
kota Introduces Two Bills.

Representative Gronna, who is a
member of the committee on pub
lie lands, introduced in the house two
bills relating to conservation that were
recently offered in the senate by Sen
ator Nelson.
One of them authorized the presi-
dent, at his discretion, to withdraw
from settlement, location, sale or en-
try any public lands of the United
States and reserve them for forestry,
water power, irrigation and other pur-
poses. The second bill provides for a
classification of the public lands &C.
cording to their principal value or use.
Mr.. Gronna will ask the public lands
committee to make these bills the
subject of early hearing and he will
make an effort to have them reported
to the house before adjournment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
News Of the Week From vdri-
Gus Parts Of the State.
GOES TO PRISON FOR LIFE
Frank Mkt Guilty Of Murder
Ing His Child.

Pleading guilty to a charge CT MUIR
der at Grafton, Frank Mikl was imme-
diately sentenced to life imprisonment
in the state penitentiary at Bismarck.
The crime that Mikl pleaded guilty to
was that of killing his two-year-old
son, whom he strangled to death after
having killed his wife in the same
manner Mikl had already been o n
victed of numbering his wife when he
made a complete confession. This re-
suited in the second charge being filed
against him. Under his previous o n
viction a sentence of thirty years was
given.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
GREETED BY A GREAT CROWD
Former President Roosevelt Arrives
at khartum.

Khartum, March 15.-Looking the
picture of health and physical fitness,
Theodore Roosevelt came back from
the long trail over which he had spent
nearly a year in the pursuit Of game.
Thousands of persons had gathered
here to see him, and they deserted
from afar the familiar form and more
familiar smile-made so even to those
who had never before set eyes on the
former president of the United States
by the countless pictures of him which
have recently been published.
Later in the day there was a joyous
reunion of Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
and their children, Kermit and Miss
Ethel, in the north station of Khartum
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
WOOED FOR TWENTY YEARS
Former Fargo Couple, Long Separated,
Wed in CHICAGO.

Cupid, baked for twenty years, kept
flashing heart wave all the way from
Miami, Fla, to Tacoma, Wash, and
finally brought about the marriage in
Chicago of Charles H. Cooper, wealthy
Miami real estate man, and Miss Mel
lie Halverson of Tacoma.
The bridegroom is sixty-five years
old and the bride thirty-six. Their ro-
nance began in North Dakota twenty
years ago when Miss Halverson's IA
Their and Cooper owned adjoining
properties neal Fargo. Miss Halver-
sons parents AFFECTED to her mar
riage at that time on the ground that
she was too young. Cooper then said
that he would wait. And now his pa
tience has been rewarded.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
PATTEN SAILS FOR HOME
English Press Has No Sympathy for
CHICAGO ~SpecuIator.

London, March 13.-James A. Pat
ten, the Chicago SPECTATOR, who was
jostled and driven out of the Man.
chester Cotton Exchange, sailed from
Liverpool for New York on board the
steamer Mauritania.
The English press, generally strong
for law and order, extends no sym.
pathy for Mr.. Patten in his Manches.
ter experience. The Westminster Ga.
zette says:
1--WE are glad that the American
cotton king got out of the Manchester
exchange with nothing worse than
some hustling and hooting, but cannot
profess any sympathy for his wounded
feelings"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
AMERICAN LAKE PREFERRED
G%uardsmen Are Opposed to Going to
Sparta in September.

North Dakota will make a poor
showing at the military maneuvers if
compelled to go to Sparta, Wis, in
September, as ordered. September is
the busiest month of the year in this
state and if the annual encampment
is held then it will necessitate the
withdrawal of many of the members
from the regiment. For some time
there has been doubt whether the
North Dakotans would be sent to the
Wisconsin camp, American Lake or
Leavenworth. Either Of the others
would be more convenient than Spar
ia, as they are earlier, but American
Lake is preferred.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Waive Libel HEARING,

Manager H. G. Plumley and Editor
Charles Brewer of the Fargo Forum
were arraigned at Cando before the
justice of the peace on three charges
of criminal libel sworn out by H. H.
Thompson, son of ex-senator Fountain
L. Thompson. They waived examina-
ton and were bound over to the May
term of the district court. They were
placed under $500 bail.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Fell to His Death.

The coroner's jury at Reynolds re-
turned a verdict that Ole Larson, the
agent of the Minneapolis and North
ern Elevator company, whose dead
body al found at the bottom of a
grain bin, came to his death by a fall.
1t is generally believed the death was
accidental, Larson having gone to the
top of the bin to examine it's condi-
ton. 1t is thought that he lost his
balance and fell to his death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Agricultural Team Wins.

In a hard fought and interesting
basket ball game at Grand Forks the
university team was defeated by the
Fargo Agricultural college, 10 to II.
The defeat Of the university was due
to superior team work Of the agricul-
tural college boys and a decided lack
of playing spirit on the part of several
of their own players. The victory of
the agricultural college gives them I'M
disputed claim to the state champion
ship.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
LILLlS RECOVERING RAPIDLY
John P. cudahy Likely to Escape
Prosecution,

Kansas City, March 13.-All the in.
formation regarding the Cudahy-Lillis
affair obtained by the police depart
ment has been turned over to Prose.
cutor Virgil Conkling. There were
several affidavits from officers and
others, but no statements from John
+. Cudahy, Mrs. Cudahy or Jere F.
Lillis.
Unless request is made by Lillis to
proceed against Cudahy there will be
no prosecution in the case. Lillis has
already stated he will not prosecute.
Prosecutor Conkling has stated posi-.
lively he will not initiate an investi.
cation OF the affair. Lillis is recover
ing rapidly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, March 14.-Cattle-Beeves,
$5.25@S.40; Texas steers, $4.75@5.90;
Western steers, $4.80@6.60; stockers
and feeders. $3.60@6.25; COWS and
heifers, $2.65@6.60; calves $7.5O@10..
90. Hogs-Light, $10.45@10.S5 mixed.
$10.50@10.95; heavy, s10.55@10.95;
rough, $10.55@10.70; good to choice
heavy, $1O.70@10.95; pigs. $9.60@10,
As. Sheep-Native, $5.00@8.10; year.
lings, $7.s508.75; lambs, s8.00@9.60.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
WANT PAYMENTS DEFERRED
Farmers to Ask Government to Grant
More Time.

More Time.
The farmers of the Buford-Trenton
irrigation project, comprising the Blu.
ford-Trenton Water Users association,
will hold a meeting for the purpose of
taking some united action in an effort
to have the reclamation service extend
the time of payments.
Owing to various causes the settlers
were able to ecure but little bene-
fit from the water supplied last sea-
son, and but few Of them are in a po.
sition to bear the expense of the serv.
ice charge. The farmers say the cost
of the project "a nearly double the
estimates of the government en-
gineers, and they urged that some al
lowances should be made on this &C.
count.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
FIVE CRUSHED TO DEATH
Fifteen Others Injured by a Falling
Wall at Pittsburu.

Pittsburg, March 11.-Five men
were killed and seven more were
probably fatally injured by the col
lapse Of a brick wall left standing in
the ruins of the fire which Tuesday
morning partly destroyed the manu-
featuring plant of M. LAM & Sons.
Twenty workmen, mostly foreigners,
who were at work razing the ruins,
were buried under the wall. Not one
of the score of workmen escaped in
jury.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat,

Minneapolis, March l4.-Wheat-
May. $1.l4B; July, S1.14h; Sept, ST..
O4R. On track-No. l hard. S1.14R
@1.15%; No l Northern, S1.14B@ OIL.
1873; No. 2 Northern, Slips @1.13%;
No. 8 Northern, S1.O7% @1.11%.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Many Acres in New Hands.

Deeds representing land transfers
involving SLIT $50 we're filed in Grand
Forks county one day last week, the
sales being made to Iowa and Illinois
men. The land sold lies largely in
Larimore, Americas, Falconer, Ches-
ter, Grand Forks and Elm Grove town
ships, a total of twenty-three quarter
sections, Or 1920 acres, being trans
ferred.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Morgan to Be Operated On.

Rome, March ID. Pierpont Nor.
gan is soon to submit to an operation,
it is learned, for the removal of a
nasal %polypus. The operation will be
performed by Professor Rampoldi, n
of the foremost surgeons in Europe
and a specialist on nasal surgery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Railroad Buys Land.

The Great Northern has purchased
and secured options on $4,000 worth
of property between the Great North
ern and 500 right of way in the main
part of Minot. 1t is believed the COM
pany will move it's passenger depot
so as to compete with the new down
town depot of the 500.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March l4-Wheat-To ar,
rive and on track-No. / hard, SLIGO
1.16h; No. ! Northern, $1.15k @1.16;
No. 2 Northern, $1.13k OLA; May
and July, $1.15. Flax-On track, in
store, to arrive and May, 1922; July,
1920; Sept, S1.77h; Oct, $1.69h.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
WEEDS After Twenty Years.

Wedding the young woman, who dis.
appeared some score Of years ago, Mr..
Lewis Shroll of Ryder, left Indiana for
his home in North Dakota with a wife.
Miss Ella May Troxel of Whitley coun.
ty, Indiana, was the bride, and 1t was
twenty years ago that Mr.. Shroll first
courted her.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
St. Pau! Live Stock.

st. Paul, March 14.-Cattle-Good
to choice steers, s6.7507.5O; fair to
good. $5.OO06.75; good to choice COWS
and heifers, S4.50@5.50; veals. $500
$50. Hogs-S10.35@10.55. Sheep
Wethers, s7.00@7.75; %yearlings, $500
@S.25; spring lambs, $9.O0W9.90.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Speakers of National Fame.

Features of the progressive Repub-
lican campaign, which is to be insti-
.tuted soon, with Grand Forks as head
quarters, will be addresses in the state
by men Of national fame, including
Senator La Toilette, Senator Cum
Minis, Senator Dolliver, former Vice
President Fairbanks and Senator
Knute Nelson.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 14.-Wheat-May,
$1.14A; July, $1.08; Sept, $1.05A@
1854. Corn-May, 65Ac; July, 66c;
Sept, 67A @67%c. Oats-May, 45%c;
July, 43% @43Mc; Sept, 40M @40%c
Pork-May, $26.15; July, $26.O5. But.
ter-Creameries, 26@31c; diaries, 81
@25c. Eggs-19@22c. Poultry-Tur.
keys, 16hc; chickens and springs, 15c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
SEES NO DANGER OF WAR
Japanese Foreign Minister Sends Mes
sage to New York Paper.

New York, March ia cable mes
sage dated Toxic from Count Komura,
minister of foreign affairs for Japan,
to a New York paper denies that
there is any danger of war between
Japan and the United States. The
message reads:
81 am convinced that there is moth.
ing in Acknowledgements relations to
cause uneasiness. The real Far East,
ern interests of the two powers are
not inconsistent or ~antagonistic. War
is in~conceivable. 1t would be a crime
without excuse or palliation. My con.
viction finds ample support in the I'm.
Outstanding of 1905"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
Brakeman Fatally Injured.

John Cahoon Of Harvey was hurt
fatally by a train on the 500. One
leg and one arm were cut off. He was
a brakeman on a fast freight. He is
not expected to live.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-03-17
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS
Physicians Say Senator Daniel of vir.
ginia Will Recover.

Daytona, Fla, March 10.-United
States Senator John w. Daniel of Vir.
ginia was stricken with paralysis here.
He is at a local hospital and his ply.
sicians say he will recover.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30

1t is surely a pleasure to see Mrs.
Will Kraus in town driving their big
auto. Now she can leave the old man
at home attending to the farm work
and come into town with the children
most any time and enjoy life. -. s@>-
;, The State Board of Healtd are carry
ing cut the law and notifying cities
that they must order all hogs kept out
side the city limits from the first Of
May TO the frstof October. OF course
it is going to cause lots of kicking as
the city limits run from Reeders to the
old fair grounds, q mile wide, and from
the creek to the cemetery, mile and
half. and if figidlS enforced it means
no hogs around here to eat up the sum-
mer vegetables and Stops.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30

Under the new Government ruling
which went into effect April 18th, boot
Logging and iointists are doubly in
trouble and danger. For now a dealer
MUST have a regular place of business
and must have a Government license
and publicly display it in his place of
business. There will be no compromise
with anyone found violating the law.
but they must stand trial before the
U. S. Court and pay the penalty. In
Kansas the revenue officers have been
given special orders that the law must
be enforced rigidly and let the PEOPLE
nave a year Of real prohibition IS far
az the u. S. Authorities are concerned
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30

Judge RupDenthal has this in one Of
his articles that settles q much dis
cussed matter. When this road was
built there was no settlement Of any
account west Of Topeka until they
reached Denver, % the road was built
where there would be the least work in
building and grading regardless of
curves. but now that it is a trunk line
they find where it would have been
better to built in q nearly air line: ga
recent item herein was erroneous in
stating that the bends in the railroad
by adding to its length increased it's
land grant. The commissioner Of the
Of the general land Office at Washing
ton writes me: 1.-The railroad grant
was not a grant of quantity. that is, 80
many acres for each mile of road, but
was what is known as q grant in place
being the Odd-numbered sections with
in the limit Of twenty miles on each
side Of the road"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30

Farmers should stop in at the Henry
Reemsnyder Cream station on South
Chestnut street and see the Beatrice
Cream Separator. It is simple, effec-
tive and durable and will save you $25
to $40 in first cost and its quality and
capacity is guaranteed by the Cont
mental Creamery Company. This sep
arator is beyond the slightest doubt the
best constructed as to material, and
the most scientific in operation of any
separator on the market It will save
cream that goes to waste in other sep
arators, in addition to this it is $25 to
$40 cheaper in money purchase price.
In test in this county between this
and the best claimed machine made this
one far Outstripped the other. Con-
slider these facts little while and then
come to the H. Reemsnyder place in
Hays and we feel confident you will be
more convinced of the truth of all we
have said. And with the above facts
before YOU want you to know that
have on hand for sale five and eight
gallon cans of best make and best quail
ity of material to be found anywhere.
H. REEMSNYDER.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30
Free Press
Supplement, April 80. 1910

Our stallion owners should not fail to
register their animals soon as many
have registered, paid their four dollars
and propose that all shall pay or stay
out Of business. 1t means a fine of
$40 and SIS costs to violate the law.
DIR Pruitt has been appointed to do the
examining and you had better see him
before trouble comes.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30

The Luray Herald has this good arti
Gle that shows the trend OF action in,
rural communities which proves mu-
tually beneficial: "a new type of cor
poration is found in our banks, mills,
and now the new telephone company,
organized last week. Instead of being
organized by q few men locally, or
worse still by outsiders these corpora
tons each consist of a very large mum
Der of small stockholders This re-
suits in a general feeling that such
local corporations are not sOulless
leeches, but that they are of interest
and concern to a wide range Of citi
zens."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30

Up at Grinneli bunch Of fellows
tried to run out peaceable colored
man who was working there for the
railroad, by serving a notice on him
to leave The railroad company heard
Of it and instead Of removing him they
sent three more TO keep him company,
and the fellows who signed the petition
got hold of and destroyed it before
more trouble came. As long as man
behaves himself, the question OF color
or nationality cats no figure in America.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-04-30

supreme court opens,
Day in that month.