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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-08-05
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From The Times

From The Times
John Boulger accompanied by Mas.
er John Dougherty left this week for
a visit to Northfield, Minnesota
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Gaa are reoic.
Ing over the arrival of a fine girl at
their home on last Tuesday.
Miss Beatrice Morgan visited at Dew.
lis Lake with the Adams family sew.
eral days during the past week.
Mrs. James Brown is visiting with
relatives near Carpio. She writes that
crops are looking good in that vtcini.
tn. Z s3.. .3. >. .,.:
Carl Berg has made application for
gAs
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-08-05

From The Republican
Gordie Davidson commenced harves-
ting oats Wednesday,
Geo. Best and J. Bannerman of Med
ford, were in town Tuesday
Miss Marie Lunde visited Mr. and
Mrs. Engesather of Brocket, Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Christian celebrated her
sixth birthday by giving party to her
little playmates Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Leta Gibbons attended the
teachers institute this week at the uni
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A news item says VIM. Waldorf
Astor, Jr., will stand" for parliament
Politics over there must lack some Of
he animation of the American brand.
Don't blame a teacher for not SEEM
ing TO take all unusual interest in
your children if you yourself do not
lake enough interest to visit school
once in a WHILE
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From The Hustler
Mr.. Muehlen made a business trip to
Devils Lake Tuesday. =
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Benson,
on July 21st, a daughter. F: III
Miss Rose KIucas left for Kramer, N.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
DAY OF PORK BARREL OVER
President Taft at Cincinnati Declares
for New Policy In River I'M
provements.

Cincinnati-Doom for the pork
barrel" and a new policy of waterway
improvement, under which congress
would authorize prompt completion of
a project when once undertaken, to
the end that river transportation may
prove a strong factor in reducing
rail rates, were advocated here at the
Ohio Valley exposition by President
Taft.
The president said that the country
is reused against corrupt control of
legislative agencies, but that selfish
combinations of the representatives of
the majority are equally dangerous.
We have reached new epoch in
the matter Of improvement Of our wa
terways. The public is greatly
aroused by the confident and just be-
lief that by more symmetrical, rea-
sOnable and prompt expenditure Of
money upon approved projects, rates
for transportation may be lowered.
and the business of the country en-
tirely benefited.
AS country, we are all in favor of
the most effective and economical eX-
penditure for the development of our
waterways, but as members of dis
trict, and as representatives of dis
tricts, we are selfishly insistent upon
our shares of public appropriations
each year, however much that division
Of the spoil impedes the adoption of
the effective and economical improve
ment of our water TRANSPORTATION.
The evil in the corrupt control Of
congress or legislature by private in
terests Is manifest and always called
for condemnation. But there Is an
other kind of legislative abuse as dan
gerous to public veal in certain of it's
aspects as corruption, and that is the
selfish combination of the constitu-
ences to expend the money Of the gov
ernment for the temporary benefit of
part or with little benefit to the whole
It is the duty of the majority and
the minority to legislate always for
the benefit of the whole people, and
any enactments that look to the selfish
explorations of less than the whole
at the expense of the whole, and with
out benefit to the whole, is a species
Of legislative abuse that comes very
near corruption in its effects. and is
perhaps more dangerous than corrup-
ton, because those who support such
combination are generally bold in
it's defense.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

the southern soldiers and that the
Union veterans now realize that no
men ever made greater sacrifices for
what they believed to be right than
their former foes, the commander was
applauded.
While the roll of the Grand Army
is steadily shortening, the commander
in-chief urged that every effort be
made to keep the organization up to
its fullest possible strength. He
quoted the figures showing that G. A.
R. at the beginning of the present
year had still 213,901 members in
good standing, as against 220,6OO at
the beginning of 1909. The loss dur
ing the year was 6,7S1, of which 5,323
was by death.
Commander-in-Cnief Van SAINT ha6
commentator for the work of all the
auxiliaries, praising the excellent
work being done by the Woman's Re
lief corps, Ladies of the G. A. R., Sons
Of Veterans and Daughters of Veter'
ans.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
THUGS ROB MEN OF $4,000
TWO PITTsBURG BROTHERS ARE
HELD UP AT CHICAGO.
Merchants Were on Way to Wisconsin
to Buy Tobacco When Robbed
$500 Diamond Gone.

Chicago. Harry W. and Max
G. ChOtiner of the Pittsburg to-
bacco distributing firm of H. w. Choti-
ner & Brother, incorporated, were held
up and robbed of $4,000 in money
and two-carat diamond shirt stud
valued at $500 at Quincy and Jefferson
street last night The hold-up men
are still at large.
The brothers were on their way
from Twelfth and Halsted streets to
the Brevoort hotel, where they are
stopping. Being strangers in the city.
they lost their way. While walking in
Quincy street 100 feet east Of Jeffer-
son they were seized from behind by
two men. Max, who carried the money
in his inside coat pocket, was hurled
into a vacant lot and pinned down by
his assailant, while his brother en-
gagged In struggle with the other
highwayman on the sidewalk.
In the struggle Harry was robbed Of
his diamond. Gaining his freedom by
wriggling out Of his coat, he declares
he ran down the street shouting MUIR
der, Police, Help" continuing to
the Union depot, several blocks away.
where he met a policeman. When the
policeman reached the scene of the
robbery he found Max lying in the lot
in semi-conscious condition.
When Max revived he said that after
he had been knocked down by one rob-
Der another. attacked him, knocking
the breath out of him. The money
was then wrested from his pocket, and
the highwaymen ran.
The Chotiner brothers tried to de-
posit the money in the First National
bank, but decided to carry it, as it
would be impossible to get the money
out of the bank until today. They had
intended to leave Chicago last night
for GAINESVILLE, Wis, to complete deal
for $4,000 worth of tobacco.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
MANY DIE IN WRECK
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN GOES
THROUGH OPEN BRIDGE
INTO RAGING WATERS.
SIXTEEN KNOWN TO BE DEAD
Feared Others Been Washed Away
Heavy Rainfall Causes Small
Creek to Become Seething Torrent
Disaster Near Clayton, Kan.

Clayton, KAMA terrible disaster
took place on the Rock Island rail-
road two miles east of here Friday,
when a fast train plunged through an
open bridge and into 20 feet Of water.
Sixteen persons were killed and IL
injured. Most Of the victims were oc-
cupants of the smoking car, which
was telescoped by the car following
it.
The stream which wrought the de-
struction is at ordinary times simply
dry arroyo, with no water, but with
it's banks 80 feet below the level of
the railroad bridge. A tremendous
rain had fallen during the night and
the ordinarily dry bed was soon filled
to the brim with wild torrent. The
bridge itself was quickly broken up
and carried away.
Shortly after one o'clock in the
morning, while the storm yet ragged.
the fast Rock Island passenger train
from Kansas City to Denver, travel
ing at forty mile per hour speed,
rushed headlong into the gap and the
forward end of the train took the
plunge into the water filed ravine.
The locomotive, tender and baggage
car disappeared entirely under the wa
ter, and the engineer, fireman, bag
gageman and conductor were all in
stantly killed.
The smoker, which stopped on the
brink of the stream, was telescoped
by a chair car and many of the pas
sengers killed outright. Others were
thrown into the stream and drowned
With the exception of the last Pull
man the entire train left the track
and the cars and coaches were piled
in one big heap or rolled into the
ditch alongside the rails.
The uninjured passengers made
their way to the brink of the stream
and rendered what assistance they
could, working by the light of the few
lanterns which could be found.
Other passengers as well as train
men walked to Clayton in the search
for help From this place the. news
was telegraphed to headquarters and
relief trains we're started from Belle
vile and Phillipsburg. Citizens of
Clayton in wagons drove hastily to
the scene of the wreck and, aided by
bonf1res which they lighted, worked
in the storm amid the debris in the
search for the dead and injured.
The little stream lost its water as
rapidly as it had found it, and soon
the ravine was practically dry. Down
stream for half mile the dead and
injured were found and removed to
the improvised hospitals. Nine of
these dead were identified by letters
and otherwise. Seven are without
Identification marks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
SIX DEAD IN CRASH
TRACTION COACH COLI,lDES
WITH CAR NEAR TIP
TON, IND.
TWELVE PERSONS ARE HURT
Second Smashup on indiana Roads
Within Week-Motorman Who
Jumped and Saved Himself Says,
81 Guess We Overran Instructions"

Upton, Ind.-In a collision on the
Indiana Union Traction road two
miles north of this city Saturday six
persons were killed and IL others
more or less seriously injured.
This was the second disaster on In
diana traction lines within a week, the
first having occurred on the Wabash
Valley line at Kingsland on Wednes-
day.
In both cases there was mistake
in orders-one of the trains overran
the station at which 1t was to stop
and met the other on a sharp curve
In a head-on collision.
The dead:
Baker, Joseph. motorman, Logans-
port.
Broo, Lewis, Kokomo, Ind.
Holthouser, DR.. w. c., Brooklyn.
Holthouser, w. H., Brooklyn.
Railsback, Verdel, Hymenia, Ind.
Walsh, D. F., Marshall, Mich.
DR.. w. G. Holthouser, who was killed
in the wreck, was on his way to Ko-
komo, Ind, where he was to have been
lldII1Su Ills UIOIuSI, WIZ d1oO We1o
killed, was to have been the best man
at the wedding. The bride to have
been is Miss Nellie Coxon, daughter of
the secretary of the Great Western
Pottery company of Kokomo.
The collision was between a north
bound limited passenger train and a
south-bound freight. The south-bound
motorman had orders to wait at the
first stop north of the crossing, it is
said, but overran that point, thinking
he could make another switch.
A clump of trees hid the approach
ing cars and they came together at a
curve. The freight train plowed
through the front of the limited, de-
molishing the smoker. The motor
man and all the passengers in the
smoking compartment of the limited
were killed. The motorman and con-
ductor on the freight car jumped and
were not injured.
II guess we overran the orders,
said Motorman Dan Lacy, when he
had fully recovered from the shock
caused by jumping from his car. Con-
ductOr Sebree was equally dazed at
the occurrence and could not explain
why it was they had passed the switch.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
DO INCHES MAKE THE MAN?

Until the time of the war between
Russia and Japan the short man was
Obliged to defend the prowess of his
kind by citing Napoleon as an exam
pie of what short persons could do.
Balzac, the great French novelist,
whose height was trife more than
five feet, often half whimsically, often
seriously, endeavored to show a con-
nectiOn between short stature and ex-
cellence. 1t was also a source of con-
ISOLATION to him and to other men who
were not in the tall class, to read in
history that the Roman conquerers
were short. But after the Russo-Japa-
nese war 1t became evident to all that
stature had nothing to do with the
case, unless. perhaps, the victory OF
the little Jap proved that the short
man was the superior of the tall. But
now come the municipal authorities
In our cities, who say that tall po-
liceman is better than a short and
that tall fireman is the superior OF
short fireman, says Boston Globe.
Five feet 7K inches is the limit OF
shortEess to be tolerated say some.
while others lower the standard a
quarter of an inch. Others would low
er it half an inch more. Supersti-
lions die hard. We are still children,
and, although far from the age of
giants, we cling to the notion that
inches make the man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
GILMAN IS MADE THE Chief
BOSTON MAN ELECTED TO HEAD
THE GRAND ARMY.
Retiring Commander Pays High Trib-
ute to confederates-5,32 Vet
Grams Die In 1909.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE national
encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic Thursday elected John
e. Gilman of Boston commander-in-
chief for the ensuing year, John Nc
Elroy, the onlY other aspirant for the
office, withdrawing his name prior to
the election.
In opening the business session of
the national encampment the retiring
commander-in-chief, Samuel R. Van
SAINT, of Minnesota. gave a compre-
hensive review of the work of the or
ganization for the past year and out
lined what might be accomplished for
the good of the order in the future.
The commander spoke earnestly as
he expressed his qualification at the
increasing determination of the blue"
and the gray"
When he said that no drawer troops
were ever marshaled for conflict than
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

It will be a good day in this city
when every boy who goes to the high
school can multiply and divide with
unfailing accuracy, when he knows
the rule of three and is up on frac-
tions, says Philadelphia Inquirer. If
in addition to that he can write legi-
bly,, read distinctly and spell correctly
he will have better equipment than
has been common of late. In trying
to teach children too much we have
not trained them to definite ways of
thinking Yet to think clearly about
anything is the great prerequisite of
life and ought to be the chief aim of
education.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Ask Pardon for Walsh.

Washington.-A petition for the i'm
mediate pardon of John r. Walsh, the
Chicago banker now serving term In
Fort Leavenworth prison for irregu-
larities in connection with the failure
of the three Walsh banks, was filed
Saturday in the department of justice
by George T. Buckingham, represent
ing the wife and sons of the prisoner.
Accompanying the petition are large
number of letters from business men
all over Illinois, the IL jurors who con-
victed Walsh. stockholders of the
wrecked bank, and many others.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
FIND NEW BRIDE EVIDENCE
Charles Luke, Now Dead, is Said te
Have Confessed to Getting
$1,000 for Vote.

Springfield Ill.-State's Attorney
Burke of Sangamon county has OBJ
tanned information that another mem
Der Of the Illinois legislature received
81 900 for voting for William LorimeI
for senator.
The man who made this admission
of receiving cash for his vote was
Charles S. Luke of Nashville, who
represented the Forty-fourth district
in the house, and who has since died.
Mr.. Burke obtained the knowledge OF
Luke's admission some time ago, but
it could not be used as evidence In
any pending criminal case.
It is pertinent, however, to the
broader matter Of Lorimer's election
now under investigation by the sena
torial committee in Chicago, and may
be used in that inquiry.
The admission was made by Luke,
according to one of Mr.. Burke's staff
familiar with the matter, to Hugh v.
Murray of Carlyle, now states attor
ney Of Clinton county.
The date Of the conversation in
which Luke made the confession was
August 18, 1909, months prior to the
publication of the White confession
and the corroborative confessions OF
Beckemeyer, Link and Holstlaw Luke
is said to have told Murray:
"I got 81 900 for my vote for Lori
mer. and Beckemeyer was a fool If he
didn't get the same"
Lake was one of those present in
the Southern hotel bathroom in st
Louis. and his widow gave testimony
before the Cook county grand jury
that seemed to indicate that he had
not been overlooked in the Jackpot"
distribution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

Great Britain has just launched one
of the biggest of the dreadnought bat.
tleships which the government is
steadily adding to the navy. And that
American ideas are good for some
thing in this connection is shown by
the information which has leaked out,
Notwithstanding the careful way in
which naval secrets are guarded, that
the guns on the new vessel will be
arranged much like those on United
States battleships of the latest design,
SO that they can be fired one above an.
other and concentrate tremendous
striking power at a given point Build
ers Of our warships are giving valua-
bic points to all the world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Cabinet Party in Full swinu.

Washington, Sept. 27.-The cabinet
house party at the White House is in
full swing. Eight of the nine mem
bers of the presidents official family
have moved in. They held a formal
session in the cabinet room of the exc.
cutive Offices during the forenoon and
continued their informal discussion OF
affairs of state. During the late after.
noon the various cabinet officers re
turned to their respective departments
but gathered again at the White House
for dinner and a long evening talk on
the south yerandS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
N. n. PRoeREssIvEs WIN AGAIN.
Carry All Before Them in Night Be-
fore Caucus.

Concord, N. H., Sept. 27.-The pro-
gressive element followed up it's vic
tory in the recent primaries, and ap-
parently carried all before it at the
might before" caucus preceding the
Republican state convention. DR.. John
M. Giles, of Hanover, will be permanent
chairman.
The resolutions committee, as re-
ported, is practically unanimously pro-
gressive. The only address at the eau
Gus was by Congressman Frank D. Cur
rier, who praised the direct primary
law and declared it would be a great
factor in keeping New Hampshire in
the Republican column in the coming
election.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Sept. 27.-Wheat, Dec,
$1.10ss; May, $114a; No. 1 northern,
$1.115s; No. northern, $1O9B; No. ]
Durum, 90c; No. corn, Sc; No. g.
white oats, 3S1ac; barley, 691ac; No
2 rye, 7015c; No. flax, $2.70.
Duluth, Sept. 27.-Wheat, Dec.
$113; May, S1.163s; No. l northern
$1.14.
South ST. Paul, Sept. 27.-Cattle-
Steers, s5.5O@6.OO; cows, fair, $4,000
$50; calves, $5.00&6.0O; hogs, sS.7e
5000; sheep, yearlings, $4.25@475.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept. 7.-Cattle-Markei
1O@15c lower; beeves, $4.75@S.20;
western steers, $4.20@6.S5; stockers
and feeders, S4.15@5.S5; cows anc
heifers, s2.25@6.40; calves, $7.00@9.50
Hogs-Market steady; light, $925G
9.65; mixed, $S.55@9.60; heavy, $S.4(
@9.45; rough, $S.40@S6O; good te
choice heavy. sS.6O@9.45; pigs, ss.st
@950.
Sheep-Market 10c lower; native
S2.600440; western, S3.00@430; year
lings, $4.5O05.6O; lambs, native, $500
@7.25.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

Reports of accidents to women wear.
ing hobble skirts begin to come in.
OF course such accidents are inevita-
BILE. A woman who deliberately binds
her limbs before submitting herself to
the dangers of the highway is doubly
handicapped, for even unhampered
physically, she likely would lack the
intelligence to dodge street car.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
CHAVEZ FLIES OVER ALPS
Peruvian Aviator Hurt When Aero
plane Is Wrecked-American
Makes Attempt But Fails.

Milan, Italy.-Georges Chavez, the
Peruvian aviator, Friday flew from
Brig, Switzerland, over the Simplon
pass and arrived at Domodossola, on
the Italian side of the Alps.
In alighting Chavez fell beneath his
machine. He was injured and his
monoplane was destroyed.
Henry Weymann, the American
aviator, assembled at Brig in an at
tempt to follow Chavez, but descend
ed after having been in the air four
minutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Thirty BUILDINGS are Burned.

Chestertown, Maryland. : Fire in
Charles Satterield's blacksmith shop,
burned thirty buildings situated on
both sides of Main street, between
High and Shannon, including the ex-
press Office, the telephone building
ana mercantile establishments A
rough estimate places the loss at
$4,000. A circus performance which
was to have been given having been
prevented by the fire, the managers
sent all their men to help fight the
flames.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

A man in New York was sent to
prison for four years for stealing
five-cent looking glass. 1t served him
right. A man who makes SO little of
his opportunities in the face of such
shining examples ought to be shut off
from the rest of society.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

A bank in Spokane is issuing anti
septic money. Still, while sanitary
banknotes may fit in better than the
others with the progressive ideas of
the age, as far as the others are con-
cerned. with all their germs, we love
them still
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Chicken Thief Gets Ten Years.

Mason City, Ia.-One of the most
severe penalties for a minor crime
ever melted out in Iowa was imposed
on Leroy Billings, twenty-eight years
old. Saturday, when Judge Fellows
sentenced him to ten years In the
Iowa penitentiary upon his conviction
OF the charge of stealing chickens.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29

Some genius has invented a ma
chine for testing operate voices 1t
will not help much unless 1t makes 1t
possible for the operator to go away
and leave It after he sets 1t going.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
ro. with Arc Lamp; Killed.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Stephen Stuper,
aged nineteen, employed at the Home
stoad steel works, was instantly
killed Friday while fooling with an
arc lamp. His hand came in contact
with a live wire and 4,80O volts OF
electricity passed through him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Incubator Rahv Man Fined.

Louisville, Ky.-Fines and costs ag-
gregating $242 were assessed Saturday
by Magistrate Dacher against DR.. H.
K. Snyder and his wife of Pittsburg,
Pa, who conduced an incubator show
at the state fair in which three babies
died.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
Newspaper Man Honored.

Washington.-George H. Gall, for
merly a Washington newspaper man.
was Friday appointed secretary of
the bureau which the Dominion of
Canada is to establish in Washing
ton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-29
General RraYton Is Dead.

Providence, R. I.-Gen. Charles r.
Brayton, the blind leader Of the
Rhode Island Republicans and the
Rhode Island member of the nation
al Republican committee, died here
Friday.