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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-15

Oyster Bay? Oh. they don't call
it that any more. It's Bluepoint
now" declared the congressman
elect.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-15

Judge K. j. Bugg is again TOO III
TO hold his regular court at Mayfeld
Nov. q
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-15

The population Of New Hampshire
Is 430, 752. a meAsIc. increase of
As pei cent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-15

Senator Dick. Of Ohio, cannot say
"Richari is himself a4ain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-15
The Weather.

FOR KENTUCKY Fair and cold.
err Tuesday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-15
Buys Home.

J. F. Ellis has sold to Mrs, A. B
Grubbs. of South Christian. a nice
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
fine BOUQUET TO
engineer CRABBE
LATE FELLOW OF JOHNS HOP
KINs UNIVERSITY, SPENDING
VACATION IN NORTHWEST,
ADDRESSES CITY COUNCIL ON
THE WATER QUESTION.

I'm simply q missionary. / don't
represent any manufacturing house or
anybody else. I'm spending my va
cation in the northwest incidentally
studying the water question.
Il thought that had a mission, but
I've found out that your city en-
glneer has it all worked out for you.
Let me state that he is the first city
that water should be softened before
II is filtered"
This was part of the statement
of c, Herschel Koyl, late fellow
Johns Hopkins university, physicist
and consulting engineer of New York
city, made before the city council
last evening.
Mr.. Koyl appeared before the coun-
Gil on invitation of Alderman Cole
1t appears that the New Yorker is
spending his vacation in the north
west, having just returned from Sas-
katchewan and Manitoba. During
the past couple of weeks he has
started experiments at the state uni
versity at Grand Forks and the N. D.
A c. here, testing the water Of the
Red river. These tests are to prove
his assertion that by softening water
over 95 per cent of the bacteria Is
disposed Of, leaving a comparatively
small per Cer' for the filter to handle
He is a 81. st on the softCling of
water, claiming to know more on this
subject than any other person.
In a very clear statement before the
council he declared that the Red river
water after being filtered, was almost
perfect.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
NJ. HECTOR BUYS
PART OF PAPER
FARGO MANS BID FOR $1,000
WORTH OF WARRANTS THE
sEsT-WELLs & DlcKEY CO.
LAND $4,000 WHICH WILL BEAR
INTEREST AT 6 PER CENT.

The successful bidders for he $50
600 special improvement fund war
rants advertised by the city, wer,
Martin Hector of Fargo and the
Wells g. Dickey Co. Of Minneapolis
The Fargo financier's bid for the
paper was an even s per cent inte--
est for $1,000 worth. The Minnen-
polls firm take $500 bearing inter
s.. at 61k per cent with a SO bonus
as premium,
The greatest satisfaction was ex-
pressed with the fact that some of the
paper could be sold here.
BY the sale of these warrants The
city saves one half of one per cent OF
most and one per cent on some of the
paper The proposition was father RG
Ivy Alderman Stern, a member of the
finance committee who last evening
was well pleased with the outcome
For the first time during my resi-
dence in Fargo, city warrants nave
been disposed Of for less than pei
cent" said Mr.. Stern to the council
on advice of City Atty. w. c. Res
81 the council in allowing the first
estimate for the big trunk sewer un-
der contract with James Kennedy
81 tcified that the warrant draw Z Per
cent interest until March /, 1910
when the money from the warra Al
sale will be on hand and the Fargo
contractor can be paid in cash.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08

The three reels of motion pictures
presented at each vaudeville perFor-
nance at the Fargo operahouse are
supplied by the Leonard Film service
the largest and most reliable concern
in this line.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
DENTISTS PLAN
Big STATE MEET
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT CON-
VENTIoN--scHEDULED FOR TO-
pAY-PosTPoNED AND ENER-
elEs WILL BE FOCUSED ON
STATE MEET HERE IN MAY.

The executive committee of the
North Dakota Dental society is busy
planning the programme for the annu-
al convention Of the state dentists
which will be held in Fargo. May 10
and II.
1t is planned to have speakers Of
national prominence here, the com
mittee already having been assured
of men from Chicago and other large
eastern cities who viii give addresses
on the latest methods and factors in
dentistry.
Beside these addresses there will be
clinics and discussions and local dem
lists state that they are looking for
the, best attended and most important
meeting OF the state dentists ever
held
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Third Judicial District Dental So
ciety was to have been held in Fargo
today but this was postponed and the
dentists of this district will put all
their energies into the endeavor to
make the state meeting big affair.
All of the big dental supply houses
of the country will have displays of
the latest dentist supplies at the state
convention, decidedly interesting
feature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
EDITORS WILL
VISIT The GRAND
STATE PENCIL PusHERs WILL
SEE THE VAUDEVILLE PER-
TORRANCE AT THE GRAND IN
STEAD AT THE FARGO OPERA
HoUsE-REAsoN FOR CHANGE.

When Manager Brubaker of the
Fargo operahouse heard the state edi-
tors were to meet here Friday, he
rendered an invitation for the editors
to be the guests of the house at one
OF the vaudeville performances that
evening.
Unexpectedly tie Jeffries show was
booked for Fargo for that night and
the vaudeville performances called of.
Ae the Jeffries' show is coming under
"a high guarantee for which the sale
of every seat was a necessity to make
good Manager Burbank was forced
to recall his invitation.
Manager Smith of the Grand theatre
didn't lose minute when he heard
of the enforced change in the plans
at the other house and notified the
committee arranging for the enter
tainment of the editors that he would
be delighted to have the pencil push
ers for his guests that evening. So
the original plans will be slightly
changed
After the banquet to the editors
early in the evening they will all at
tend the vaudeville show at tn Grand
at the second performance. There is
an interesting bill this week and the
visitors are sure to have pleasant
session.
Messrs. Smith & Fowler of the
Grand have once more won the ap-
probation of the Fargo press gang
by their kind offer and the visiting
writers will also appreciate their
courtesy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
9 YEARS ALDERMAN
FROM THIRD WARD
PIONEER MEMBER or CITY Law
MAKING BODY TENDERS REslo-
NATION IN MIDDLE or TERM
LOSS WILL BE KEENLY FELT
BY COUNCIL AS WHOLE.

After nine years. faithful service i'm
the city council as representative OF
the Third ward, Henry Arrerland, the
pioneer member of that body. last
evening rendered his resignation.
While it has been runored that Mr..
Amerland was determined on such ag-
ton, voters of the Third ward have
used their influence to have him com
plete the term for which he was
elected. In order that his successor
might be elected at the April election.
Mr.. Amerland took the decisive stem
last evening.
During his term, Mr.. Amerlamd has
served on the fire and water commit
tee as chairman and is credited with
having devoted more time to the water
question than any other councilman.
In an endeavor to furnish pure
water supply to the city, he has work
ed increasingly. AS a parliamentian
he has brought matters before the
council in a clear and businesslike
manner. During all His time in the
council, Mr.. Amerlands name has
headed the roll call and in years gone
by 1t is claimed that more than one to
follow, took bearing from the way the
first member voted.
That his loss Is keenly felt by the
council as whole was shown last
evening. Alderman Lewis, Mr.. Amer
lands colleague from the Third ward
moved that the resignation be lac-
cepted and that the thanks of the
council be extended for the untirins
efforts Of the retiring member. Alder
man Ttbert went one better. moving
that a committee draw suitable reso-
lutions to be introduced in the council
President Mills named on this com
mittee Aldermen Tibert, Lewis and
Clapp.
Forum want al VIII Sell IT For Yna,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
COUNTY dads"
OF TO G. FORKS
HOTELS or CITY WERE CROWDED
LAST NIGHT WITH COMMITS
sloNERs FROM THE SOUTHERN
PART or STATE WHO WERE EN-
ROUTE TO STATE CONVENTION.

Fargo hotels were crowded last night
with county commissioners who were
Grand Forks today. They came In off
the branch trains yesterday afternoon
and evening and spent the night in
Fargo, leaving for Grand Forks this
morning
LaMoure, Ransom, Stutsman, Barnes
Sargent and several other counties In
the southern part of the state were
represented
Judging from the large number who
have passed through Fargo to attend
the meeting IL viii be one of the larg-
est ever held.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
BIDS WERE OPENED

Three bids to furnish and install the
new police phone system, were opened
at the meeting of the city council last
evening, ranging in price from $3.50
to $3.50. The bids were referred to
the police committee and the fire and
water committe to report back to the
council at the next meeting.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
srENoeRAPHER FOR CONGRESS,

Miss Ethel Natrass cf the Dakota
Business College has accepted the
stenographership for the Dry Farm
ing Congress at Spokane. The care
full training received by d. B. c. pupils
results in their securing ard holding
many o. the best positions in the
northwest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
RAISE IN SALARIES
Mova started 10 Raise Chief and AZ
sistant Fire Fighters Pay
TO $500 and 5000

At the meeting of the city counci1
last evening, an amendment to the
salary ordinance was passed on lls
first reading and referred 70 the
airy committee, raising the salary q
the chief OF the IRE department g
$500. and the salary Of the assist
ant to $1,000. There was apparently
no opposition to the change which is
considered well deserved by Chief
Sutherland and Assistant Manning
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
HUNTING FoR NAME PLATE.
Mysterious Disappearance Of Name q
Former Mayor From Steamer.

Who stole the plate bearing the name
of "Wm. ID. Sweet, Mayor" from the
engine of the Fargo fire department?
That question has been asked several
times at the city hall, since the whole
sale harness dealer announced his
candidacy for mayor.
1t will be remembered that the
steamer was purchased under Mayor
Sweets administration. During the
flood the engine was pressed into SER
vice in relieving the situation in GER
tain sections of the city. The steamer
was working near Seventh and First
avenue south when some miscreant
stole the plate bearing the name OF
the executive. 1t was rumored that q
determined search will be ordered for
il,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08
BOWERS BROS.

The contractors, have removed their
offices to the basement of the new
Bowers building on Roberts street.
next to the Gardner. Same phone, 6S1.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-08

Puck: Good breeding is the art of
making people you don't like particu-
larry uncomfortable.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-16
"Lane Duck Alley"
is Latest Addition
To The White House

merely a corridor screened on from
the Yesubule. nicely decorated with
chairs and green palms This new
room has come to be known definitely
as Lame Duck Alley"
senator Thomas Garter Of Montana
was the first Of the clan Of the soon
to-bejobless 10 occupy the corridor.
Senator Depow of New York, who will
be succeeded by a democrat, was an
other Tame duck amop4 the first to
warm the leather on a chair in the all
ley.
Representative Kennedy OF Ohio,
who was swirled out Of place by that
tidal wave Of November s, has been al
most daily caller Representative
Cocks. who succumbed with Stimson
in New York, has been on the job.
Many other injured members have
been much IN evidence.
But the saddest blow Of all came
when Representative Arthur \. Bates
of the Twenty-ffth Pennsylvania dis
strict ebreezed7 into the executive Of
fees che other day. stiil limiting CRATE
fully Of the loo majority with which
fhe constituents Of his district had eS-
pressed their preference FOR him over
a democrat.
Sorry you weren't elected, Bates, +
was The greeting he received from q
brother member.
Yes, it was too bad" Joined in an
other
q sympathize with you, added a
third
'But I was reelected" L" replied tho
astonished Pennsylvania.
Wen. all the news we've read was
that you went down" they replied
Bates was bit put out that his
1IOo majority hadn't attracted atten'
ton. but he went in to see President
Taft.
"Bates. / certainly shall miss you
next year condoled the chief execu-
tive. cit seems too bad TO lose YOU
But. | am reelected by l,i00. ma
iority." shouted Bates. Everywhere
go somebody sympathizes with me IN
my loss. don't want any sympathy
] want congratulations"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-16

Special by United Presg.
Washington, d. G.. Dec. i6.-They
hage changed me interior appoint-
ments OF the white lIouse-the inter
nal architecture 80 70 speak--so as to
provide a nice, comfortable substitute
for the time-honored navigation Of
salt river BY politicians who didn't
come back" on November s. One of
the spacious corridors OF the exeeu4
tive offices has been converted into an
additional waiting room. 10 accommo-
date an astonishingly increased num-
ber OF callers since the presidents rel
turn from Panama.
Some astute individual discovered
that about 80 per cent OF this daily
crowd who sought the presidential
presence were lame ducks seeking
some nice, soft berth to occupy after
March 4. Although this IS the open
season for Jobs, so many are the
huntsmen and SO Keen the fervor Of
the chase, that the poor hunted berths
are nearly all run to cover
Naturally. the White House is the
preserve where the game is thiokest
Energetic huntsmen frequent the exc
cutlve offices faithfully. They do not
intend 10 be far away when the prest
d.rt tnte d, fhh looca
And so it happens that the list Of
waiting callers has been extraordi-
narily augmented during these last
few weeks. A hundred or SO job-hunt-
ers make brave showing but they
have overcrowded the spacious recep-
ton rooms at the executive Offices SO
that the patriots who have other busi-
ness al the White House than chasing
down vacancies on the government pay
roll get lost in the shuttle The "Jos-
bed" ones didn't like 70 rub elbows
with the tentatively iobless.
So Secretary Charles ID. Norton de
cided In the architectural arrangement
above described. in order to separate
the sheep from the goats. Those who
call to point out TO President Taft
their fitness for such-and-sueh job
and to recall to his mind theif varied
services for the party. are herded into
the new reception room which IS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-16
q am Not a Faker''
Declares DR.. Cook
CONTINUED from Page one.)

with hunger, thirst and cold. These
figures did not convince me Of my
achievement They only corroborated
my inner conviction OF progress.
WAS my inner conviction that l at
tanned the pole insane2 Perhaps.
Which raises the whole problem of the
border-line Of sanity. | was, feel no
more insane than any man who fran
tically pursues an ideal-an IDEAL
which may seem hair-brained to the
practical man-and who finally to him
self, il to no other, is satisfied that he
has accomplished his desire. MY con.
viction may be beyond the bounds OF
reason. Sometimes now feel that It
is. Again do not l do not know.
Moreover, and especially since have
viewed men from a peculiarly suspic-
ious, though inevitable angle, Of late
have been impressed with the instabil-
ity the illogicality ot all human rea-
SON
As an illustration OF the peculiar eff
feet the Far North has on one, Dr
Cook says that after leaving Heiberg
Land. the fantastic unrealisies Of the
north began to manifest themselves
most. Peaks Of snow were transform
ed into volcanoes. belching smoke; out
Of lhe pearly mist rose marvellous
cities, with fairy castles; huge crea
lures, misshapen and grotesque. writh
ca along the horizon. These spectral
denizens Of the north accompanied u:
during the entire journey and wheI
tagged OF brain and snapped OF bodi,
strength, felt my mind swimming il
sea OF half-consciousness, they fnet
me almost with horror, impressing IA,
as The monsters one sees in a night
mare"
Cook explains his mental condition
partially by.his inability to sleep. IAN.
one who has suffered from insomnia,
he says, 'may be able In small dc
gree to gauge my condition when slee
became impossible. To reach the en-,
OF MY Journey became the haunting
ever present, goadinG Thought Of m
wakerul existence"
Il never expected that my accom-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-16

Kansas Clay Dec. l6.-Preacher be-
came penitent yesterday afternoon and
the sermon was delivered from the
bench instead OF thepulDit when Judge
Latshaw Of the criminal court called
before him the Rev. Henry B. Smith,
until yea ago a clergyman in Okla
homa. Mv Smith escaped peniten-
tiary sentence in the criminal court,
but had to face merciless and sting
ing arraignment by Judge Latshaw,
The lecture lasted twenty minutes.
Mr.. Smith, who has Cherokee Indian
blood in his veins, became addicted to
the use of whisky and morphine about
year ago He came to Kansas City
two months ago on a business trip, got
on what he called "a terrific spree, "
failed to pay his bills at the Baltimore
and Kupper hotels, and spread worth
less checks about the city, all to the
amount Of s224 Smith was arf,sted on
complaint OF the persons he had vic
timized, and for the last seven weeks
has been in the county Jail
Il ought 10 send you to the peniten-
tiary, Judge Latshaw said to the min.
lister when Smith was brought before
him. "You are a high class criminal
man of high education and low
morality That you did rhese things
while under the influence Of liquor
and drugs Is the poorest excuse you
could offer. You have dissraced' the
ministry, society, your family and your
self. | feel that am making a mis-
take in permitting you to 60 free
While the judge talked Smith trem-
bled violently and became pale. Pres
entity Ne TOOK from his pocket letter
from his wife. and asked Judge Lat
shaw to read it,
The Part That Woman Plays.
"Yes. there is always an innocent
and injured woman to plead for man
like you,' the judge exclaimed, rIf q
woman had seven lives and six We're
taken from her, with the !ast gasp q
her seventh life she would plead fol
mercy for some worthless man who
had wronged her a splendid person
you are to wear the cloth-to instruct
other men how to live Alright how &c
draw strength from religion to with
stand temptation
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-16
MerciIess Scoring
for Fallen Minister


Il plead with you not to send me to
the penitentiary,' Smith faltered. For
the sake Of my wife and little children,
for the sake Of my mother, who is SIS
years old, give me this one chance to
redeem myself and ] promise as God
is my witness never to let another drop
of liquor or particle Of morphine pass
my lips was a useful man until
year ago. stood high and lived a
clean, upright life, till those accursed
habits overlook me. | promise
Enough OF promises! They are too
easily made Judge Latshaw said
"f.et your actions speak, instead Of
your lips, from now on. This case
against you is dismissed. You are
free now to 60"
A ticket was bought for Smith and
he left last night for Park Hill, okla,
where his wife and four children await
him. Robert owen, United States SEN
ator, for many years a friend Of
Smith, is trying to get him position
teaching school in oklahoma
Among the persons who interested
themselves in Smiths case and inter-
ceded for him with Judge Latshaw were
Father J Stewart Smith rector Of st.
Aary's Episcopal church. 1907 Holmes
street and Philip J Mccarthy, a real
estate dealer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-16
AL cHICKAs sHA VENUE


plishment of the pole, if did it, would
be regarded as a thing OF great import
ance to science, which il is not.
want to be honest in this and right
here ! say that any observations 1
took were taken first Of all for my own
satisfaction, to check sur line Of
march. They corroborated my grow
ing consciousness of success. The con-
slant travelling over miles Of ice and
the enduring Of pain engendered in my
mind conviction which no figures
could have evoked AIT the time, how
ever, did not doubt my figures. The
thought of inaccuracy never occurred
to me. True, was mentally disposed
TO credit a favorable reckoning. We're
my observations incorrect2 1t is quite
possible. Analyzing them and the
conditions, physical and mental, under
which they were taken, do not know,
4 can never tell ultimately"
The thing that convinced Dr. Cook
and his Eskimos that he reached the
pole was the fact that they attained
a point where their shadows at noon
and midnight were of equal length.
AT noon, he says. tie shadow repre-
sented IN its length the altitude Ct the
sun, about 12 degreesf AT 6 o'clock it
was the same At midnight ii was
the same At O'Clock in the morning
it was the same Let us. fol The sake
ef .reanent, grant Iaat all our IN
suumental observations are wrong.
lIere is a condition Of things in which
still believe the eye without instru-
mental assistance places the sun at
about the same height for every hour
Of The day ana night
DR.. Cook described how his Eski-
mos played with the shadow circles
Here then, the doctor concludes, y
left what was an important observation
placing me with fair accuracy at the
pole, and unlike all other observa-
tions, it was not based on that impos
sible dream Of absolutely accurate
lime. My mind, starved BY impover
ished blood and shaken with faint
ness, reeled The thought that | was
here, on the very apex Of the world
circling an unknown mystery, where
mo man had ever stood, was intoxi
cation"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-16
Railroad Building
viii be Resumed

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 1s.-By the
first Of the year railroad building win
have commenced again in many por
tions Of Oklahoma, There has been a
lull for several months, but the rail
roads are beginning to get busy again
and much construction is expected ID
1911
1t is expected that the Fort Smith
Western viii build from Piedmont
to Oklahoma City, thus giving the road
direct entrance into Oklahoma City
over it's own lines. The chances are
that they win also build from El Reno
TO a connecting point with the Orient
The Denver, Enid & Gulf, which
stopped construction work last summer
will begin building again and viii
push from Texhoma southward toward
Dallas and northward toward Lamar,
Col, which city has given a bonus Of
100000 to secure the line
The NJ. o. & G. has made its permas
net survey from Coalition to Okmulgee
any the city Of Okmulgee IS preparing
to vote $25,00o Of bonds towards inn
lprovements that viii make the build.
ing much easier.
The Wichita Fails & Northwestern
is building from Alius 70 Hollis and
may also build into Oklahoma City
Take It all in an quite Bit Of
building win be done by Oklahoma
roads in the next few months