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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-13
TOWNS WIPED OFF MAP.
Death List is Appalling and Will
Probably Reach 800.


War Road, Mimi, Oct. 9.-Beau-
dette, Spooner, Hit and Graceton,
Minn., were wiped off the map by
forest fire. The bodies of Is settlers
have been located and it is thought
the death list among the settlers will
total upwards of 800.
Wagon loads of human bodies are
being brought into the railway sta
ton at Beaudette.
It is reported that many settlers,
crazed with grief and the loss of fam
lilies and property, are roaming the
woods, and searching parties are con-
sstantly looking for the injured, the
dead and the demented. One family
Of nine, one of seven and one Of five
were destroyed on Friday night.
Tornado and Fire.
At $3.50 p. m. Saturday evening
tornado of fire struck Beaudette and
Spooner, and within three minutes
after the first alarm, all the buildings
were ablaze and within an hour were
heaps of ashes. The people of these
two towns had just sufficient time to
escape from their homes. They were
loaded onto passenger train that
was standing at the depot and taken
to ,Rainey River, Ontario.
The whole country east of here is
on fire.
Roosevelt, Swift, Williams and Ce-
dar Spur are in great danger. All
the women and children are being
rapidly removed to places of safety.
The Canadian Northern has stationed
trains at every station at the service
of the people and is doing everything
in it's power to relieve the situation.
Lose Their All.
The people Of Beaudette and
Spooner and the settlers all through
the north central part Of the State
have lost everything. Five thousand
are homeless and the greater part OF
them absolutely destitute. Substan-
tial help must reach them within the
next day or two. The greater part
of them are but half clad.
1t will be impossible to get details
and the names of the dead and in
iured before tomorrow and some of
the dead will not be found until next
spring.
The wind later shifted and, car
rying the flames away from Roose-
welt. Unless the wind changes again
the town will be saved.
Trains Stalled.
Canadian Northern Railway trains
have been stalled here since last night
when a freight train went through
bridge near Pitt The crew was
saved and Conductor Monahan walk
ed into Beaudette, which town he re-
ported as destroyed, only the water
tank, the school house walls and the
depot standing. Monahan says ne
walked over human bodies on the
way but could not say how many.
Many settlers took to the woods and
have not been heard from since. A
mother and five children are known
to have been burned.
The fires are still raging and the
smoke is dense. Men from War
Road helped to save Roosevelt. Calls
are coming in to help settlers IL
miles south. Wires are down and
news is obtainable only as refugees
come in.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
Surrey Band
a Hummer
Visitors Surprise the People OF Minot
BY Their Efforts Monday-Boys
!. Deserve Much Credit.

Did you know that Surrey has 1
brass band? Well We guess yes.
They furnished the music for Minot's
Memorial day celebration. and did
not charge cent for their services,
but that did not make their excellent
music appreciated one whit the less.
The band consists Of thirty must
clans, tho there were but eighteen
here Monday. but the way they play.
ed showed that they had been doing
some hard work at practicing. The
organization played not only for the
Memorial day ceremonies, but rem
dered an enjoyable program at the
base ball park in the afternoon as
well. The band consisted Of the fol.
lowing members: Levi Perry, lead
er; Carl Billings, Chas. Cover, Grant
Perry. Walter Perry, Ralph Perry,
Chas. Eaton, Ray Dearborn, Arthor
Perry, Chas. Withers, D. j. shorb,
Herschel Pearson, Lloyd Fox. Harvey
Fox, Chester Perry, Raymond Brey,
Fred Brey. and Walter Champlia.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
DO YOU KNOW.

G5s34t6 s5NfiS
That circus time is approaching?
That the politicians are out with
the glad hand
That 100000 worth Of good build
ings are being constructed IN Mtnot
this year1
That Minot's population A ahov.
By the census. is nearly 10000? J.
That Minot IL the st. Paul Of North
Dakota and stands ! good chance 81
being az large . the Minnesota cry
some day
That Jim" Johnson g ! sure Win
ner for Congress, even tho Blaisde,l
has secured quarters At Washinsto1
already!
That the small boy Is wearing out
the calendar trying to find out when
school closes?
That Ward county crops are in
Al condition and the acreage about
Is per cent greater than last year?
That the Minot man who doesn't
support c.. A. Johnson for Governor
is losing golden opportunity to help
his city and a fellow citizen?
That little fault OF our own usu-
ally looks like a big fault in others?
That Dave Dinnie is landing some
good contracts this year?
That Ward county ought to have a
new court house?
That the county commissioners
would rather patronize foreign print
cries than home concerns?
That Blaisdell has no more show
to be elected to Congress than 4
man with tallow legs has Of winning
. race in Hades?
That public Office to someone 10
like hammock on . summer day
. nice place to rest!
That another street car boom for
Minot ID about due!
y. That q full stomach makes . ane
working capital?
That Samuelson haG tho
most beautiful blocks in the city?
That you can usually bank on the
man who has q good hearty laugh?
That some men still wonder
whether their wife is the better half
or the whole thing.
That 1t is easier for some girls to
tie bow than to tie to q beaux? .
That the Independent has the best
equipped Job plant in this part Of
the state?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
SETTLED ON LlsRARY SITE.

The Public Library Board has a.
nally settled upon the Tompkins site
at the corner Of Third and Ramstad
streets for the new Carnegie library.
Some objections to that site were
made by members Of the school
board. but after due consideration, it
was determined that this was the
most feasible location for the library,
in the city, everything concerned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
Candidates For Governor and Con.
gross on Republican Ticket, Visit
In Mlnot Over sunday-cam.
psisnins Western PART u
~ State.

James Buchanan Of Buchanan, N.
D.. candidate for governor on the
Republican ticket, and II. T. Hedge
son OF Milton, Progressive Candidate
for Congress, were Minot visitors
liver Sunday with x-Gov. J. M. De-
vine. They are spending the week
in the western part Of the state max
ing political speeches. appearing Mon
day night at Stanley, Tuesday night
at 'Walliston, and Wednesday night
at Palermo.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
NEsTos AN lNsuReENT.

It is said that R. A. Nestos, one of
the candidates for the legislature, has
turned insurgent, and will make his
campaign under the wing of that fac
ton Of the Republican party. Two
years ago, M. Nestos was an out
and out stalwart stumping the state
Tor his former partner, C. A. John
son. and other well known stalwarts.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
RUNAWAY soy.

The local police received telegram
from the Minneapolis authorities that
. young lad, Kenneth Hawkins, six
teen years old, had run away from
home and was on his way west. The
police visited the 500 trains. but the
young fellow evidently was not on any
Of them.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
Mccoy Recommends and Guarantees
Rexall Remedies

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02
AN ERROR.

Mr.. Gregorson, one of the princi-
pals of the Gregorson-McHattie con-
test case at Burlington, informs the
Independent that this paper made an
error in last weeks account Of the
contest. He says that he has lived
on the claim constantly for more than
a year and that it was not abandoned.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-06-02

BUCHANAN AND
HELeEsoN HERE
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
FARMERS MEET IN LINCOLN
TO DISCUSS BIG PROBLEMS
ThIrflefh Annual Session 81 AgrIeuI'
&srIsts' National Congress
trRsts crsWssa

Lincoln. Eeb. Delegates, rep
resenting governors or other high
or authority from every state In the
union. were present when the Farm.
ers' National congress was called TO
order ia the Auditorium here Thurs
day.
President Joshua Strange Of Marion.
Ind. in opening tho congress stated
briefly tho purposes and aims Of the
organization. Ho Eaid:
''The Farmers National congress
stands for better conserving the nat
urai resources Of the country. espe-
ciRlly the soil; for the prohibition Of
the Manufacture and sale Of intoxf-
eating liquors as q beverage; for river
and harbor improvements; for aD-
prevail Of national and state forestry
bureaus: for the work Of the national
bureau of animal industry; for the ma
tional reclamation service; for good
roads: for teaching agriculture and do
nestle science In the public schools;
and consolidating the third and fcdrth
classes Of mail; for the development
OF inland waterways; for the United
States department OF agriculture; for
restriction OF immigration; for federal
aid for extension work; for an i'm
provement OF tenant conditions; for
federal aid to secondary agricultural
schools. The congress is opposed to
the existing free seed distribution. to
gambling In farm products. to ship
subsidies. to weakening the oleomar
garine laws"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
BRODER|CK MUST
GIVE TESTIMONY
Senators Rule He Must Testify
Without Reserve.
SoLoN's WIDOW ON STAND
sage Husband Had Unexplained $3.50
In iia Possession After Lsgisia.
turs AdIourned-New Lori
mer Bribery etory.

Chicago. John Frederick, state
senator, and Lee O'Neil Browne win
have to testify before the Lorimer In
Vestigating body without reserve.
The senate committee, after consid-
ering the plea OF Frederick that he be
allowed to testify generally without be-
ing compelied to give specific ans
wers to questions involving dates and
circumstances. decided unanimously to
reject It. This senators held that
Frederick must testify without re-
serve, as he had not pleaded that his
constitutional rights were jeopardized.
Broderick's plea that specific test-
mony would be unfair to him in view
Of the fact that he was to be tried In
Sangamon county on bribery charge
was held to be an inadequate reason
for his request.
The ruling also will apply to Lee
O'Neil Browne and Robert e. Wilson,
from whom Legislators Charles A.
White, II. j. c. Beckemeyer and Mi
chael Link declare they received
money after their votes for Lorimer.
Aside from the Broderick decision
chief interest at the hearing centered
in the testimony Of Mrs. Charles H.
Luke. widow Of a legislator who Is
said to ha; e informed her of bribery
attempts in the legislature shortly be-
fore his death. Mrs. Luke was so Ill
that the services of a doctor were re-
quired while she was at the hearing.
Mrs. Luke admitted that she had
seen her husband in possession
OF an unexplained $3.50 shortly after
the adjournment of the assembly
which elected Lorimer. Luke is al
legged to have confessed before his
death to II. V. Murray. now states at
torney of Chester county. that he was
bribed to vote for LOrimer.
Representative Henry Terrell Of Col
chester. testified that Representative
John Griffin of Chicago offered hir. d.
rect 81 900 to vote for Lorimer Ter
rell did not so vote.
! Daniel ID. Donahue, Democratic rep
resentatlve from Bloomington, testi-
fled that he had heard talk about
money In connection with Senator
Lorimers election and had been ap-
preached with requests to vote for
Lorimer, but he denied that he had
been offered any money to vote for
Lorimer or that he had been tempted
With brides of any sort.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
vAnognslLT RAGE kILLs Fesa
Many spectators Are RHn Dsun In
Aats Confess.

New York. Death and disaster
In an appalling degree marked the
automobile race for the Vanderbilt
cup. -Four persons were killed and
more than score were Injured. The
contest was attended by casualties 50
numerous as to amaze the ystsFals Of
many hard-won course.
Mismansgemsnt and poor policing
of the course were declared RESPONSE
bic for the slaughter Many Of the
Sie>ims were spectators. run down
when the racing autos crashed Into
the crowds lining the parkway.
TIE race was won ia eleetrifyins
fashion by Harry Grant. driving 120
horsepower Alec. He defeated Joe
Dawson. driving a Marmon. BY the
narrow margin Of twenty-five seconds
John Aitken. IN National, was only
minute and six seconds behind Daw'
son.
Grant. by covering the 27s.05 miles
OF the course In Z hours Is minutes So
seconds-eq equivalent to an average OF
IS 1.5 miles an hour-established q
AoH AMERICAN RECORD,
The race was the most closely con
tested of any OF the Vanderbilt cup
races and with the two small car
events run as unit with 1.-THE
Wheatley Hills sweepstakes and the
MassapeQua trophy-brought out rec
ord number of starters. The time OF
the three first cars to finish IN the
main event exceeded the best time
ever made in an American road race.
But as brilliant as was the per
Torrance of the three winners and as
thrilling as was the race itself, the
horror caused by the wholesale main
Ing and killing which attended It cast
a deep shadow OF sorrow over spec
tators. participants and management
The accidents that caused two OF
the four deaths recorded were sensa'
uonal in the extreme. The first was
when the Columbia car, driven by
Harold Stone, suddenly burst a tire
at the approach of the cement bridge
crossing the Westbury road, and, be-
coming unmanageable. plunged over
the parapet The great machine went
over twice in midair and landed on
its side. crushing out the life OF Mat
thew r. Bacon, Stones mechanician,
who was caught under 1t. Stone him
self had both legs broken and received
internal injuries from which II 10
doubtful IL he will recover.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
ROOSEVELT KEEPS SEAT
AS HORSE TAKES PLUNGE
cesensI Proves skill In eaddle when
Auto Frightsne HiC
etsea.

rev York. : n automobile that
came around sharp curve en-
the road near Sycamore I'm narrow
~ missed hitting Col, Theodore Roose-
Selt and probably deins h!D ss:ioGe
bodily harm.
Colonel Roosevelt was astride =
spirited black horse, and his rough
rider experience stood him In good
stead, for he managed to spur his
mount out Of danger just as the big
touring car swept around the curve,
TIE automobile -~@s occupied BY
MIRA Frederick Southack. widow Of
millionaire real estate dealer OF
New York. AZ the machine swuna
around the curve Il looked for an in
slant as II the colonel would be
knocked OF his horse and thrown
onto the hard macadamized read.
but by a quick dig OF the spurs and
by ufuag his mount he got out OF the
way Of the car. which graxed his
horses flank as It sped by,
First stories of the affair were TO
the effect that the automobile had
struck The colonel's horse and thrown
the animal on It's launches into the
ditch at the side OF the road. The
colonel. however, kept his seat Sfter
being tossed forward to his horses
neck. This story was denied at
Sycamore Hill when inquiries were
made concerning the matter. Ed
IDENTIFY Colonel Roosevelt did not con-
slider his experience worth talking
about.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
MOB BURNS NEGRO.
Aist ANA Convict Lynehed for A.
tack on Woman,


tack on Woman.
Montgomery, Ala. SIX hours
after he had attacked Mrs, Hiram
StucSey, a prominent young wom-
an of Coyington county, Bush With
ers, a negro "trusty" at the Hem
derson convict camp, was taken from
the warden while en- route to prison
IT Andalusia. tied to a stake by an
Infatuated mob of 400 men. and
burned.
The lynching was conducted quietly
and the members of the mob, formed
from adjoining towns, dispersed to
their homes, leaving no traces OF their
fury save the ashes OF the negro.
The crime for which the negro was
fynched was committed Monday, whei
he went to the farm of Mr. Stuckey
for the purpose of getting drinking
water for fellow conVicts who were
employed at the camp near by.
Entering the house, 1t is declared,
the negro attacked Mrs. Stuckey, who
was alone. after which he dubbed
her into insensibility In an effort to
stifie her cries. II Is reported the
woman is in a precarious condition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
OIL FUEL IN STEEL PLANTS.

Biologists and other experts diner
IS % the period that must elapse be-
Tore the coal fields now actively min
ing will show signs Of exhaustion.
Vast areas OF coal deposits exist In
Alaska. China and elsewhere which
remain untouched, but approximately
400 years is the lowest calculation of
the time required to consume the coal
deposits of America anu England at
the present rate OF consumption. In
the meantime vast changes In the
production OF power for manufactur-
ing purposes are certain to take place
Streams in all parts of the world VIII
be utilized for generating electricity
says Philadelphia Press. Problems
relating to the transmission Of the
current over long distances with
minimum leakage are engaging the at
tentiOn Of electrical engineers A solu-
lion will surely be forthcoming. cen
fury hence the smoke nuisance In
mag H'b oO ufiuN' SN~' "
simple reason that all power used In
factories and heat for domestic pur-
poses are likely to be supplied by wa
fergenerated electricity. The produc-
tion OF coal has already become so ex-
pensive that experiments in the use
sof oil as fuel in steamships and war
vessels have made considerable prog
Tess Relative success appears to have
ATTENDED these trials.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
OIETz A PRISONER.
"outlaw OF Cameron Dam" Surround
ed by sherlfrs Posse.

"Outlaw OF Cameron Dam" Surround
ed by Sheriffs Posse.
Winter. Wis. John +. Dietz.
the outlaw of Cameron Dam. in the
wilderness of northern Wisconsin, is
practically prisoner in his log house,
In the center OF his clearing His
daughter is in a hospital at Ashland,
desperately wounded; one son. is in
jail with bullet through his arm. and
another son is with the father. and Is
also wounded.
While Dietz is surrounded in his
forest clearing. the town of Winter
is excited. because Dietz has threat
ened to invade the place and shoot
every person involved in the shooting
OF his two sons and his daughter.
The town is under martial rule, the
sheriff having deputized about thirty
five men. most all of them friends OF
Horel. the man shot on election day
The officers do not fear the arrival
OF Dietz for they believe they have
him surrounded Dietz. I'm his woods
cabin. Is now unable to leave the
house. for the woods about the clear
ing are surrounded with officers.
picked shots, who win try to pick
Dietz of with a rifle shot IL he moves
out of doors. Dietz has his cabin
stocked with enough food to last until
spring, and he is hoping to hold out
for six weeks until snow prevents the
officers from keeping up their vigil
in the woods surrounding the house.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12

The battleship orion, which Great
britain launched the other day. is
1000 tons smaller than the cruiser
Lion launched few days before. and
Us slower; but she will throw a weight
of shot and will carry an array OF tor
pedoes that will render her more dan.
gerous in standup fight. The Orion
hs declared to be the most powerful
battleship afioat But how long will
she be? Only oae sure thing can be
predicted of the Orion; and that is. IN
a few years she will be on the scrap
heap and stlll more powerful fighters
win be- carrying the flag in her place
There is no end to the race in building
batueships
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
OIL PRICES ARE CUT.
Reductions Are Made TO Increase Use
In FOREIGN Lands.

Reductions Are Made TO Increase Use
In Foreign Lands.
New York;. /. c. Clarke, through
whom the Standard OIL company
makes its official announcements to
the public, has issued statement to
the effect that the company has en-
tered on a thoroughly mapped out
campaign to increase the consumption
OF kerosene in European countries and
the lands of the Orient The first
move in this campaign is the reduc-
ton OF the prices OF oil in those coun-
tries. Mr. Clarke's announcement says
In part:
The Standard OH company has in
augurated a campaign to increase the
worlds consumption of refined oil.
TIE level of prices for refined oil to-
day in the United States is lower than
at any time during recent years. and
as direct result OF these prices the
consumption OF refined oil in this
country is increasing The same pol
icy is now being actively pursued
abroad"
AS indicated by this statement, the
Standard company began trying out
the policy OF lower prices in the
United States. though without an
nouncing that it had in view cam
paign that would cover the world. In
August the price of refined oil in
tanks was reduced from 6ls to 5A
cents a gallon. and the price of re-
fined oil in barrels at the refinery was
cut cent. from ga TO 50 cents a
gallon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
POLICE ON wREcKERs' TRAIL.
Los Angeles sIeuths Assert Trace o.
Fiends Is Found

Los Angeles Sieuths Assert Trace o.
Fiends Is Found.
Los Angeles, Cal.-The police Wed
nesday confirmed report that the
trail Of the supposed dynamite con.
spirators who are believed to have
wrecked the Times plant had been
struck in this city.
Il regard a second clue which we
have quite as important as that which
is engaging the attention of the de.
tectives in San Francisco" said Chief
OF Police Galloway. He refused to
tell what the clue was.
An incident of the day was the ar.
rest of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, pro
prietor of the Times. on the charge
of having criminally libeled Andrew
Gallagher, San Francisco labor lead.
er, in the columns of the Times. Cen
eral Otis was taken into custody
while preparing to attend the funeral
of Wesley Reaves, the young stenog-
rapher to whom he dictated the ar.
ticle on which the libel was based.
The arresting officer accompanied
the general to the funeral and then
into a justice court where bail was
arranged.
Six bodies were recovered from the
ruins, bringing the total taken so far
from the ruins up to Is. Eight are
believed to be still buried in the
ruins.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12

The diamond Is pure carbon and
fhe hardest substance IN nature. It
burns in a temperature Of 800 cent?
grade. producing carbonic acid. All
diamonds are not equally hard, and
there is sometimes a varying degree
of hardness in different parts OF a
barge diamond. Some diamonds glow
In dark room: some are forescent.
appearing milky in sunlight Dia-
nonds are of many colors--pure white.
yellow. Jet black, dark brown, light
cinnamon, green. blue, pink. and
orange. the diamonds OF each mine
having distinctive character. An sx-
pert can usually tell the mine by ex-
lamining the stone. Most OF the dia-
Imonds of today come from the famous
Kimberley and DE Beers mines. In
South Africa.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-10-12
Makes New wireless Marx.

New York A new long distance
record for wireless transmission is
claimed by the Marooni Wireless Tele-
graph company. which announces that
the officials were informed in a dis
match from London Monday that Mr.
Marconi. who is now in the Argentine
Republic. has successfully received
signals directly from Glaee Bay y
H.. and from Clifden. Ireland. at the
high power station now almost COM
pleted in the Argentine Republic The
distance covered is estimated at
$500 miles