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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
KILLED BY BLOW
. FROM A BASEBALL.

Washington, Aug. 12-Struck be-
hind the ear by ball in a game
at Corfleld, Md, Howard Layer,
12-year-old member of a camping
party of choir boys of this city,
died almost instantly. The acct
dent occurred Wednesday and the
body reached Washington today for
interment. .. .a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
Seeks Safer Jobi Is Killed.

Mason City, Ia. Aug. 12.-John Pow
ers, a teamster, aged 80 years, in a
runaway here last evening, was drag
ged to death when his foot caught in
the axle of his wagon. Powers was
Milwaukee train man, aged 20 years.
He quite the railway a week ago be-
cause OF the danger of railroading
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
KILLED BY AUTO
IN MINNEAPOLIS
YOUNG WOMAN Is RUN DOWN
BY MACHINE AND DIES AN
HOUR AFTER THE ACCT.
DENT OCCURS.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Aug. 12.-Rose
segal. % years old, was killed by an
automobile at noon today. She was hit
by the machine and carried ten feet
on the axle. and SO badly cut and
bruised that she died an hour after
she had been removed to the hospital.
The machine was occupied by Chas.
Wilbur, an auto repair man. Wilbur
was arrested after the police and the
auto patrol had chased his machine
nearly a mile.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
N. D. FARMER
HANGS SELF
Ole MOen Near WaIcOtt Found
Hanging in Barn {.

Walcott, N. D., Aug. 12.-Ole A.
Moen, one of the most prosperous
farmers in this section of North Da-
kota, was found hanging in his stable
at an early hour this morning. He had
tied a rope around his neck after at
taching 1t to a rafter and jumped 70
his death.
The Moen farm is about midway
between here and Christine. No cause
can be. ascribed. He is the father of
a large and weII-to-do family.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
FIRE AT cARPIo.
Postmaster Kiontvedt Loses $4,000
Auto and Garage by Fire.

Carpio, N. D., Aug. 12.--During bad
blaze at this place Postmaster Filing
Kjontvedt lost his automobile, valued
at $4,000, and his garage, valued at
about $500. Mr.. Kjontvedt had return
ed from a trip to wisconsin Friday.
How the fire started is mystery. The
citizens were called upon to do heroic
work in order to save adjoining build
ings. The loss is partially insured.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
May Be counterfeiter.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Aug. 12.--In the ar
rest Of John G. Wells, a photographer
OF Middletown. Ohio, yesterday, secret
service officials believe they have the
start In rounding up gang of coun-
terfeiters who have been passing spuri-
GUS bills in Ohio, Kentucky and Penn
sylvania.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
MERCHANT KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH
CAR HITS STONE PILE AND
PLuNoEC THROUGH INTO
cuLvERT.

WATERFOWL, ~. T.. Aug. 12--James
r. Smith, prominent furniture man
OF this city. was killed and William II.
Zimmerman OF Peoria, ILL.,, was prob
ably fatally injured In an autonobile
accident last night. The car. In turn
ing out to pass a team. struck d pile
Of stones and plunged through q cul-
vert. Five occupants were hurled out.
but all save Smith ard Zimmerman e.
capped injury. zirnmcrman'a back ID be-
lieved to be broken.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
Big TANNERY
PLANT BURNS

Saginaw. Mich, Aug. IL. - The
Koenitzer tannery plant recently built
and In operation about three months
was totally destroyed by fire last
night, entailing loss OF from $4,000
to $4,000 on the building and con-
tents, partly covered by insurance.
Robert Koenitzer formerly OF ST.
Louis. Mo-, II the principal stockhold-
OIL.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
Witness Says McMuray Was
After Big Sum
$4,5OOO,OOO Altogether
MAN WHO CLAIMS HE ACTED
FOR McMuRRAY AS AGENT IN
INDIAN CONTRACTS STATES
THAT BESIDES $4,000, 900 FEE
McMURRAY WAS TO GET $500,
900. s..f

Sulphur Okla, Aug. 12.-That ]. A..
McMurray had contracts with the In
dams by which in the sale of their
lands he would receive not only $3,-
100000 as attorneys fees, but also
agreements calling for $L5OO,000 In
other fees was trustified to by Geo.
w. Scott, before the special congress
sional committee today. Scott acted
as an agent for McMurray.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
ilaaton Bank Annliaa

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE Farmers
State bank Of Heaton. N. d., today
made application TO be designated as a
depository for postal saving banks
funds
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
WIFE-BEATING
IS The Charge
BRUTAL ASSAULT IS ALLEGED BY
WIFE TWENTY CHILDREN
IN THE FAMILY.

Grand Forks. n. D.. Aug. IL. - Chris
Alisburg, who lives three miles west OF
Reynolds, was summoned before Judge
Purcell to answer TO a complaint sworn
out by his wife. Minnie Alisburg who
therein alleged that Chris beat and
struck her without mercy and appar-
emily without being at all particular
what part of her anatomy received the
blows. She bears about her person tell
tale black, blue and Vari-coIored
bruises in support of her story. but
Chris said he did not strike her, that
he may have given her a little push
and that she had received her bruises
by falling over a milk can. He also
said he was not ready for hearing
on the matter as he wished to secure
an attorney. On this plea the case
was continued until Saturday morning
at o'clock.
A Numerous Family.
This is not the first session of
trouble in the Alisburg family. In the
thirteen years of their married life
they have had a few other rounds
and the male member OF the family,
according to the reports, has not hest
tated to use his fists, he has not been
seriously hampered by any fine-spun
notions Of chivalry. Also in the thir-
teen years Of their married life they
have brought forth eleven children
which added to those that call Chris
papa" by a former marriage makes
hhis score an even twenty. A resident
Of the city who drove by the A1isburg
farm the other day said the man was
taking care OF his numerous children
unaided and at that time was driving
a binder with the youngest child on
HIS Ian
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
Devastation Wrought
in Japan by Floods

Toxic Aug 2Whole villages many have
peen lost in foods
600 houses
Railroad throughout
There is
ened with starvation The monetary millions
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
FEARFUL Death
TOLL IN RUSSIA
FROM CHOLERA

st. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-From
July 81 until Aug. 2, 2066s cases
Of cholera were reported through
! out Russia with 1878 deaths.
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Mrs. John Hagestrom,
rec wxYeff cA eSa -.

Mrs. Logan is now at Bismarck, and
has been notified by the police that
her mother, Mrs. John Hagerstrom of
Sioux City. Ia, IL anxious to hear from
her on account OF the serious Illness
Of her brother.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-12
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and Saturday
with continued high temperature. Bar
oraeter. 1887; maximum temperature,
81; minimum temperature, Sc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

Notwithstanding the disadvantages
under which Nebbins labored, he grad
ually made friends. / don't mean that
he was in any way a popular man.
even with those with whom he became
most intimate. After it became known
that he had been q workman this
fancy of his for putting on mean
clothes seemed to be explained. In
other words, he was an instance of
workingman trying to be gentleman
and only half succeeding. or, rather.
now and then suffering a relapse.
We young men found Nebbins much
more endurable-not to say attractive
than the girls. There were a few
girls who. like Miss Price, made no
scruple of turning the cold shoulder to
him; there were those who neither
avoided nor sought him and few who
in a spirit of kindliness treated hin
cordially. Miss Laraway alone posi-
lively favored him. But Miss Laraway
had laid out for herself life of work
and had accepted q position as teacher
to enter upon her duties the following
autumn. On this account probably she
had less influence with US in a social
point OF view than any Of the girls.
Indeed, Dora's social position was not
fixed among US. Some Of the girls.
though they worked with her IN
church duties and were familiar with
her at such times, forbore to invite her
to their homes. She was as refined as
they and more intelligent than most Of
them. Indeed, there was no difference
between her and them. at least none
that was not to her advantage, except
that when her parents had first come
to l.. they had neither been inclined to
enter society" nor had they the means
to enable them TO do so. Indeed, Dora
had been taken up by few of those
'in the swim for herself alone. and
she did not seem to care whether the
others accepted her or not.
Miss Price was the girl whom all
her associates looked up to as one
bound to achieve prominence. She was
really marked for a star career.
Affable to all, she knew how to draw a
distinction between those of her set
and others. just as a gentleman knows
how to be on easy terms with his
eoachman without permitting that
coachman to become familiar with
him. She recognized a certain kind of
merit in Dora Laraway and undertook
to patronize her. but Dora showed no
appreciation of her kindness. and II
was withdrawn. Some of us thought
that one reason for Miss Prices snub-
bling Bob Nebbins was the fact that
Miss Laraway was disposed to be his
friend
Such was the situation when La.
Dor day was coming round. BOB
Neboins sent out invitations to US q :
for a supper he proposed to give that
daZ-- the eve of his departure. What
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Educating the Red Man.

Attention is called to the super
Intendent of the Carlisle Indian
school 20 the fact that 80 years have
elapsed the job of educating the
original Americans in the way of the
Invading whites
In that time 1877 day schools, So
reservation boarding schools and 26
non-reservation schools have been es-
tablished for the Indians culture
Today there are nearly $4,000 In
dian youth and maids who are tu-
tored by Uncle Sam. The students
in contract and mission schools car
ry the total above 10000. In spite
of sporadic attacks made upon it in
congress, the Carlisle school is still
the largest, with more than 1000
pupils.
1t may be we'll charged that the
white man has robbed the Indian of
his lands, and driven him from his
home. Yet it cannot be denied that
of latter years the government has
striven to give the rising generation
chance to attain civilization.
In view of this the apparent at
tempt of specializing lobbyists to con-
tinue the old game OF robbing the
red men in Oklahoma assumes an
especially ugly phase
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Health as a Public Asset.

The Pennsylvania state board OF
health reports that the expenditure OF
100000 in four years in the interest
Of the public health has resulted in
saving $23,000,00o to the common
wealth
This is conservation Of a most de-
sirable quality. 1t goes toward main
tanning those greatest resources of a
state which lie in a people rich in
physical and mental well being.
The Pennsylvania board has fought
diphtheria effectively with antitoxin. It
has reduced the death rate from con-
sumption, ''the white plague" from 1874
to 120 per thousand, and is about to do
better by adding two new tuberculosis
colonies to the one now in operation. It
has cut the typhoid rate in half by
shutting off fever-breeding nuisances
in streams, open drains and unsanitary
premises.
When Df Wiley was reminded in
Washington last week of commercial
interests involved under the vigor Of
the pure food rulings he said: It dom
give a hang for the business world
What l care for is the health of the
people" There is no greater truth
than that public health is an invaluable
public asset.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Insurgency SweIIs.

There is a man in Holden, Mo-,
who can sympathize with the presi-
dent in the embarrassment Of swap
ping horses while crossing a
stream. He was selected by the con-
gressional committee of the district
rs a candidate for congress, but as
he was a progressive, or insurgent,
and the committee was regular, he
dropped his insurgency and became
thoroughly regular in order to pla-
cate the committee. But the people
of the district are very largely in
surgent, and the suddenness with
which the candidate became regular
gave such offense to them that he
has found it necessary to withdraw
from the race. He has found chang
ing from an insurgent to a regular
about as difficult as the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Tolerance" In Coins.

The mint allows certain degree Of
tolerance" in coins. For example, the
gold double eagles standard weight is
$40 grains. and the tolerance" allowed
is half a grain. A coin OF this demon
ination may weigh as little as 51515
grains or as much as 5161h grains, but
never less than the first nor more
than the second figure. The standard
weight Of the silver half dollar is 1929
grains, and the tolerance allowed is 1.5
grains. This coin may weigh as little
as 1914 grains and as much as 1914
grains. but never less than the first
nor more than the second figure. The
standard fneness of all gold and silver
coins is 900. In the gold coins a devia
ton OF only one one-thousandth from
this is allowed and in the silver coins
of only three one-thouSandth. The so
called FIVE cent nickel coin is really
only % per cent nickel, the rest being
copper. One cent pieces are 80 per
cent copper and per cent tin and
Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
The Argus Daily Short Story
A Labor Day Feast-By F. A. Mitchell.
Copyrighted 1910. by Associated Literary Press

When Bob Nebbins came to L. and
set himself up to join the social cir
Gle composed of young people it was
a grave question whether he was
to be admitted. / have never known
so many diverse views about any one.
Some complained that he dressed like
tinker instead of gentleman; others
complained that when he did put on
fine clothes they were foppish. Some
of the young men thought him clever.
Most of the girls considered him a
fool.
Notwithstanding that he was gen
orally disapproved by the girls, no one
Of them would take the responsibility
Of sighting him. Miss Arietta Price. it
is true, was very cool to him, but Miss
Price had said openly among her girl
friends that she proposed to "be some
body in the social world and to do
that she must marry a rich man. Miss
Dora Laraway, who was perhaps the
most independent among the girls.
took up Mr.. Nebbins, but it was said
that she did so because she liked to
be contrary. / mention these two girls
because they represent the two ex-
tremes.
Just as Nebbins was acquiring a so
cial foothold along comes Tom Kir-
shaw, who the year before had left
I. to go into business in the city,
and says that he had seen Mr.. Neb-
bins working in oyeralls in a large
manufacturing concern. A halt was at
once called, and many were Of the
opinion that no more invitations
should be extended to the workman
until more was learned about him.
Miss Price the next time she met him
cut him. Miss Laraway, with her usual
contrartness, was more gracious to him
than ever. The rest of US were d.
vided. The situation was rather an
noying, because Nebbins had been re-
ceived within our circle. and, once ad-
mitted, It was not easy to GUST him
Ed Clifford, one of our number, who
prided himself on going straight at
things, asked Bob If it was true that
he had been a workingman. Nebbins
admitted that it was. Clifford attempt
ed to follow the matter up with other
questions, but Nebbins admonfshed
him to mind his own business.
Common sense prevailed Those who
declined to turn a cold shoulder to
Nebbins because he had been greasy
mechanic carried the day. and, al
though he was not especially welcome
among US after this. he was at least
tolerated. We wondered what he lived
on. He had come among Us at the be-
ginning of the summer, and 1t was
expected that he would leave early in
the autumn. Probably the fact that
his stay among US was temporary con-
tributed to our willingness to treat
him considerably while he remained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

, especially for these different lines
Mrs. Huddleston makes her own berry
and fruit boxes, using SIS worth of
material year.
Five hundred chickens were raised
this year; many were sold before July,
the first at so cents each. An average
of ten dozen eggs a week were sold
during the spring, none at less than
20 cents.
Vegetables Have Done Well.
Less than one.sixth of an acre of
asparagus yielded S57 This is kept in
fine condition by cutting all the old
stalks off late in the season and put
ting on plenty of yard and stable
manure. Early in the spring the
ground is plowed shallow with break
ing pillow and narrowed thoroughly.
Less than one-tenth of an acre of wet
ground returned more than 500 yorth
of cucumbers last year. Fruit varieties
of special value are bought or devel-
oped, and bees are to be added
With the help of a hired man, the
hazel brush was grubbed from 10
acres of rough waste land, and it is
now fine blue grass pasture. Twelve
acres are in corn, small field in oats,
some clover and timothy meadow. and
field of potatoes. Glover is always
sown with the oats and every bit of
manure is saved and used on the land.
Mrs. Huddleston says: you must put
back into the soil as much as you take
away, or it will run down. All the
corn is cut and shocked and fed. A
silo and q new barn are soon to be
built. The tools, implements and other
equipment are all housed in an order
ly manner.
Mrs. Huddlestons daughter does the
homework. With much labor and with
thorough business-like plans, the for
mer is making a good success of her
farming, and enjoys talking about the
methods and reasons, and they are
good intelligent methods, too. She
says the road to success is to work for
yourself and not for somebody else
Reported by Arthur j. Bill for the Hi.
nois Farmers Institute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

Mrs. Leona Huddleston, living with
in four miles of Springfield, Ill, has
given a fine example of how a clever,
progressive, business-like. womaply
woman can do real farming herself,
make it pay, and find satisfaction in
it. Forty acres of rough billy land was
bought four years ago for $1,000, with
only s2.25O to pay down. She has since
sold the coal right for $1,000 and re-
fused $10,500 for the place.
Without experience and without
help, Mrs. Huddleston began work in
the fields, and developed a dairy, fruit,
vegetable and poultry business and
drove the delivery wagon herself to
private customers in Springfield. This
she has kept up to the present time,
but hired man is kept during the
rush of the season and extra help in
berry picking and harvest times.
Two hundred apple trees, many
peaches and cherries, five acres of
blackberries and much other small
fruit, including strawberries, were set
out. Out of $50 apple and peach trees
set out two years ago, only three died
the first year
Dairy and Delivery Business.
Eight cows were in milk this sum-
mer. but most of the herd are to
freshen early this fall and give milk
when it commands the highest price
One cow has made as high as II
pounds of butter a week and she has
raised twin calves three years in sue
cession, and $165 has been refused for
her.
The mornings milk is sold in town,
about eight gallons in June, most OF
it bottled, at ~ cents a quart. The
nights milk is separated and made
into butter; about so pounds per week
are sold for So cents the year around.
Cream and buttermilk are also sold.
The separator milk is fed to hogs
which are another source of profit.
The fruit vegetable, egg and chicken
business combine well with the milk
delivery Orders are taken one morn
ing and, deliveries made the next day.
A new wagon Is conveniently planned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Edward the AmicabIe.

OF late critics and historians have
been delving into the late King Ed
wards character and have been ad-
dressing themselves to a careful
weighing of his life work. His great
est influence, they say, consisted in
his every action making for peaceful
relations among the nations of the
earth. Like a true Englishman, he
worked for the welfare of England,
and therein wrought we'll and might
lily. But he labored also with the
powers against each other with his
responsiveness and his charm and
through his vast influence upon
mems loyalty and love he promoted
the peace of the world.
He will be missed in the councils
of the nations, where the masters
meet to plan for human welfare, to
lead the people in the path of prog
ress, not of passion, and thus Sc
cure for all alike prosperity and
peace.
AS his mother, the loved and la
mented Victoria, was borne to her
rest ,on an English battleship be-
tween endless floating fortresses of
steel, so Edward was. carried in a
gun carriage of iron. These en-
blems well become the pride and
power of England, but filter en-
blem to truly bespeak the grieVous
loss of the king would be rather the
open hand, the gracious eye, the gen.
ial tongue, the milk of human kind
ness in his breast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Aug. ~ in American
History

ISOS-hauu4b... IAl-4.4.I. statesman.
vice president 1865. born; died
1891.
1S47-Silas Wright. statesman and
governor of New York, died; born
l795.
19O5-President Roosevelt made final
appeal to the mikado to modify
Japan's peace terms.
19OS-William T. Villas. former United
States senator from Wisconsin and
cabinet officer under President
Cleveland. died; born 1910.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

when I want anything for Michi-
gan" Senator Burrows is said to have
declared, 81 know where to go and get
it and he (Senator Aldrich) has never
failed me yet" Rhode Island has an
area of 1,053 square miles, while Mich
igan has 57,430 square miles. In view
of the comparison it is not remarkable
that even some of Senator Burrows
good political friends are sore at his
statement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

has found it to change a regular
into an insurgent administration.
This Missouri case illustrates an
other fact: The committee is regu-
lar while the voters are insurgent-
Generally the party machinery is in
the hands of the regulars, while the
rank and file of the party are grow
ing increasingly insurgent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
nerter Dream On.

Isn't that perfect dream OF
natT' she demanded OF the man by
her side
Il sai% she repeated after some
seconGS,vf silence. isn't that a dream
or a/>At?'
%Li silence from the man. Then
L@% ventured reproachfuily:
why don't you say something's?
''siy dear. you seemed TO enjoy your
dream so that was afraid of w king
you up" the man then replied
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

Mayor Sanderson Of Galesburg has
asked Roosevelt to try to settle the
coal strike in Illinois, which serves to
get Mr.. Sanderson's name before the
public. 1t is likely, however, that Mr..
Roosevelt will find himself too busy
lamming the political CRATER to risk
his reputation as a peace maker in the
Illinois mine troubles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Sir Waltsr SCOTS Debts.

The Ballantyne failure threw upon
Sir Walter Scott the responsibility for
E13O. 600, or $3.50. 900. and the grand old
man Immediately set about the mighty
task of paying it; but, Notwithstanding
the most heroic efforts on his part, he
never succeeded in paying it all. He