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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-18
HIDES.

Hide Quotations by BolIes & Rogers
Fargo, ~. u.
No. 1 g. s. cured hides. S .08A@ .09
No. 2 G. S. cured bull
hides .. .o7&0 .os
No. / G.. 8. cured calf
hides .... ..... .12h0 Is
No. horse hides ...... 200 % 500
sheep pelts, q. s. $3.50. 100 80
NO. tallow ....... .O5h0 .os
No. hides, lie less;
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EAST SIDE NOTES.

a son ana heir arrived at the horne.
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Devils Lake.
Snow wires from Lakota, N. D.:
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Live Stock Reeeipts.

Chicago, June is. - Hogs: 5000
left over, 2,787; prospects slow at yes.
terday's decline; light, $9.2O69.45:
mixed, 9200945; heavy, So.1Omq AZ.
rough, $910@920. Cattle, 700 steady
Sheep, 5000 weak
Omaha June 1S.-Hogs, $500; cat
tie, 200; sheep none.
Kansas City, June 18,-Hogs, 1900:
cattle, 200; sheep, none.
B. P. Co.
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THE SCREECH OF WHISTLES and ROAR OF GUNS
WELCOME COLONEL ROOSEVELT home TO AMERICA

Continued From page one.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-16
Charles W. Rigdon Of Chicago
Seriously Wounded Mrs.
Emma Deufex.
CAUSE OF TRAGEDY UNKN OWN
Police say 1t l. OutgrOwth of Ro-
nance la Which Love and
Business Were Mixed.

Chicago. July 15.-Charles W. Rig
don. 65 years old. well known for
many years in Chicago real estate
circles and father OF j, A. Rigdon.
assistant cashier OF the Hibernian
Banking association, seriously wound
ed Mrs Emma DeufeX, young
widow. and then shot and killed him
self in the Office OF John c. Fetzer
in downtown Office building here
late today
Police Inspector LAWN says tho
shooting Is the outgrowth Of ro-
nance in which love and business
were tangled. The police say Mrs.
Deufex has been a close friend OF
Rigdon for several years and that
Rigdon had given her money and
stocks and then had quarrelled with
her Mrs. Deufex, say the police.
called upon Rigdon to carry out GER
tain alleged promises and despite his
refusal persisted in going to see him
and in attempting TO erect settle
ment
Mrs. Deufex was accompanied to the
Fetzer offices where Rigdon had a
private room by Miss Mary Wilson.
OF Hinsdale, m, and Mr. Fetzer talk
ed with the two women before the
shooting; but the police have been
unable to discover the exact CONVEX
sation that took place Detween Rig
don and Mrs Deufex
Pending coroners inquest, Mrs
DeufeX is being treated under guard
at 81. Luke's hospital and Miss VII
son Is held prisoner at the Harri-
son street police station.
Inspector LAWN has been able 10
learn little regarding Mrs Deufex or
Miss Wilson, although Mrs. Deufex is
said TO be from ST. Paul and to have
a sister I'm a Wisconsin convent.
Two unsigned letters, found in the
dead mans coat, have been secured
by the police and are being used in
efforts 10 unravel the tragedy. Both
letters were written by a woman. one
severely criticzes Rigdon and the
other addresses him In endearing
terms
The police are attempting 10 secure
information from MIR. Fetzor who
seems disinclined to talk OF tho
tragedy. Fetzer, rated as millionaire.
Is a former member Of the Chicago
hoayd OF education, was receiver for
the local bank wrecked by Paul O.
Stensland, and for number OF
years a real estate manager for the
Mccormick estate
Rigdon recently returned to Chi
cago from an extended western trip
He Is said to have made an extensive
deal In Nevada mining property while
on this trip
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CONDITION OF FEDERAL
FINANCES PlEASES TAFT

Beverly, Mass, July l5.-President
Taft was highly pleased today when he
received a letter from Secy' MacVeagh
stating that the splendid showing OF
federal finances announced on June 30
last had been improved by revised re-
turns. showing additional receipts Of
about $500. 900.
The secretarys letter, dated Dublin,
~ H., July IA. is as follows:
"The daily statement for June 30.
1910. shows an excess in ordinary re
coipts over ordinary disbursements of
So 402, 1926. From additional returns OF
June transactions so far received, the
excess or surplus Of ordinary receipts
has grown to s1i,951, 5i9.67. and the OK
cess Of ali disbursements over all re-
Celpts has therefore been reduced from
SIS. sS4, 6443i. shown on the June 30
statement, TO $50. S3S 556 20
but for payments from the general
fund during the year Of S33.sll 6l3,31 for
the Panama canal, a surplus Of all re
ccipts over all disbursements would
be shown as Sl3.576. 1867, az follows:
Surplus OF ordinary receipts, Sl4,-
95i. 5l961
Deduct from this debt redemptions
Of $3.50. 925 and national bank notes re-
tired in excess 81 lawful money de-
posted therefor. $6l4. AS, "a total of ST.
375 4O3. leaving 1886, 1867
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MRS. DEUFEX HOvERS
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH

Chicago. july 16.-Mrs Emma
DcufeN, who was shot yesterday by
Charles W. Rigdon shortly before he
killed himself in John G.. Fetzer's
office, was lowering between life and
death early today Physicians az the
hospital said her chance OF recovery
was slim. The bullet passed through
the womRn's intestines and after an
operation Yesterday Il wRS thought
she might recover. During tn night,
however, she became worse.
Miss May Wilson, who accompanied
Mrs. DeufeX to Fet2ers office, Is gtill
being held by the police II Is thou yht
she could shed considerable light on
the events leading UP To the tragedy
if she cared TO do so. She has main
tanned a calm attitude and has re-
NAMED composed under the severe
questioning 10y the police. she has
limited, however, that she knows
things about Mrs, DeufeN and R'ydon
that she does not care to tell.
Miss Wilson was questioned again
today by Inspector LAWN but shed no
more light on her identity or what she
knew about the shooting She said
Wilson was her correct name and
that she had accompanied Mrs. Deu.
fox here from St Paul Miss Wilson
refused TO tell where her relatives
lived and said she came 10 Chicago
only TO do some shopping She
added that she did not know Rigdon
but had slight acquaintance with
FetZer.
Mrs. DeufeN was conscious but her
mind was apparently blank. She
has made no statement.
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PROHIBITION PROHIBITS
IF OFFICERS ARE LOYAL
spanish Fork CITY Succeeds In sup
pre- sing Liquor Irnihc by
IcfsIstcnt Euort.

PROV y. July IV.--spanIsn rorn city
mas gained signal SIcpoIS dftei SIX
nlVn,As OF nara ana dlsusi Vea Jie MOrK
to enlOTCt the prUhiUitIOH ordnance
and soy tnv sale o. nsuOr IN me CITY.
InIs Mas mauc eyldeA, IN Ine Il ourtn
uistriCJ court yesterday afternoon Wncn
Inc case o. oPdulsn 4 OK Guy vs.. Anna
e. rates, appealed from Justice
Il DOT cuurJ or spanish FORK was on
trial.
While the Jury was being impaneled
Andrew b. Morgan, city attorney for
spanish FORK CiIy VINO was cofriucJ-
Ing the piOsegtlon in connection with
j. W. y. " nltecutton, moved 10 dis
miss the case, and alsn the case of
spanish Fork vs. e. WIN Houtz and
the case OF Spanish Fork city vs.,
Archie Hales, which was done. OF
three appeal cases tried, in which Span
ish Fork city was the plaintiu, the
city secured "a conviction against Rob
ert Chapple. and he was acquitted i'm
one case. In the first case against
Alma G. Hales, Jr., the prosecution
dropped the case because OF the char
acter OF the testimony Of the chief
prosecuting witness and defendant was
discharged
The dismissal OF the cases was the
result Of an agreement between the
city and the defendants. 10y which de-
PENDANTS pay the city S60O-S30) by the
DRY Drug store proprie tors and $500
by 9. W Houtz-and cease selling
liquor IN the future. Some time ago
such an agreement was made between
the World Drug company and the
city and Boyack & Hughes and the
city, but the other parties against
whom the city had cases We're not
then ready to quit. In the case where
Chapple was convicted and in which
sentence will be imposed today, the
Defendants fine viii be deducted from
the 5000 10 be paid by the DRY Drug"
and Mayor VIM A. Jones Of Spanish
Fork will pardon the defendant from
whatever jail sentence may be imposed
under the ordinance both nne and
imprisonment is the penalty.
This termination will happily tend to
clear the political and social atmos-
phore OF Spanish Fork There has been
great division OF sentiment in the
city on the prohibition question since
the first of the year when the prohibit
ton ordinance went into effect, ana
the violators Of the ordinance have
been given great moral" support Ia
some quarters where II could not or
dinarily be expected, this has 10 n
great extent been responsible for their
attitude
The city authorities were told, indi-
rectly. n NOT directly, that they could
not enforce the ordinance. They, how
ever, realized that their duty was to
enforce the ordinance and the results
show that they were able 10 perform
their duty as sworn officers Of the law.
They wanted the Illicit sale OF liquor
stopped and they have accomplished
that. II will, hereafter. sound very
silly to anyone acquainted with con-
ditions that have existed In Spanish
IT. - tNfN Tn
ance cannot be enforced. II the officers
will do their duty
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IN THE
DISTRICT COURT
y,dro Loses IS, 3i66o Damage
"" sult-City sued for Extra
work on Sewer

ocnES July ia verdict FOR
80, uas rendered In the sec
district court Friday afternoon
o"a osse of Andrew Bingham
-, the san Pedro. Los Angeles
"a salt Lake railroad company The
siI ,, vss brought to resover ss,VoV
eSn interest, Tor damages sustained
WV ,he loss Of two car loads or Nalu-
IN horses being shipped TO Los
.rssles at the time OF the meadow
XX"ssv floods last December. The
so,sss we're practically all drowned
IA hose few which were saved were
hsdly injured as to greatly reduce
S.,r value. The verdict was rendered
=. accordance with the direct IN
.,,nctlon OF the court to render YER
Set In favor Of plaintiff.
a verdict In favor of the plaintift
as returned Friday afternoon In the
ss,rct court in the case or II. q.
yIng against the ogden Rapid
|rsSsit company The amount for
s,sIrb suit was brought. s4S.lO, to-
ether with St.76 interest, was award
"A to King. The action was to recover
rsrtain back wages alleged 20 be due
oisinta while he was in the en-
poy OF the street car company.
RI collect balance OF $2,S02.4S al
sred 10 be due on certain extra work
h sewer district No. 10, for which
contract was let on August 10, 1906,
NE P. O'Neill Construction COM
ANY has started action in the dis
M, court against ogden city. Interest
irom septem Der, 1907, is also asked.
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VALUABLE INVENTIONS.

PROVO. July IG.-The button fasten-
ing sewing machine attachment In
vented by Hall IT Holloway son OF
w. S. Holloway, Of this city. seems
to appeal more and more to capital
lists and promoters as a good thing
The American Button Sewing and
Novelty company was organized TN this
city about a year ago to place the
machine on the market From Provo
II was moved to Salt Lake, with an
Increase Of capital. and from Salt Lake
10 Philadelphia and now New York
is the principal place Of business and
the capital stock Is 81 600. coo, based
on the valuation OF the button fasten-
ing machine II can be artarhcd TO
any sewing wachlne and fastens any
size button rapidly and effectively.
Patents on the machine have been te-
cured in the United states, Canada,
Mexico. Great Britain and some Of
the European countries.
Mr.. Holloway. the inventor. is bare
" Il years of age but II would seem
that his mechanical genius has started
him on the road 10 fortune and fame,
His father IL n sltilful mechanic, and
he has some patents pending that
will prove profitable TO him and ad-
ynntageous to the mechanical world
One Is water power wheel. switch
will develop 90 per cent OF the power
IN any quantity Of water used, and
which has been very highly commend
ed by practical and theoretical mechan-
ics Tho other Is q beet harvester,
which Mr. Holloway claims Will great
L. reduce the work Of harvesting sugar
bcots
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LETTER FROM "ANNIE"
FOUND IN RIBBONS CLOTHES

Chicago, July 16.-The letter
signed Annie" found in the clothing
of Charles W Rigdon, the wealthy
real estate dealer. who yesterday
shot and severely wounded Mrs
Emma Deufex and afterwards killed
himself has added further complica-
tions TO tho case.
Mrs Annie Rigdon who is now at
Legrand. Ia, declared lrst night that
she was the legal wife Of Rigdon. that
they we're married In Chicago on
Jan. 4, 1898. and when she was told
that Rigdon's son said he was una
ware his father had married since
the death OF his nrst VIE. announc-
ed she was coming 10 Chicago TO de-
fend herself and the name Of her
husband
Nrs P'gdon resided in Chicago ~
Sll6 walnut street
Mr. Rigdon and I were legally
married, all right" she said m Lee
grand, but ! want 10 understand this
thing better before I talk much
Il thought he was In Reno left
Chicago Wednesday and so far as I
know he had left for the west abe
night before He had a big deal on
out there 1 usually come out here 10
visit my relatives when Mr.. Rigdon
goes away on a long trip"
Mrs. Rigdon was employed recent
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OGDEN POLICE COURT.

OGDEN. July 16.--Oscar Zinn. John
Morris George Sherwood and Joseph
Wills, all mere boys, were charged with
vagrancy In police court on Friday.
The officers testified that numerous
complaints had been received regard
ing these young fellows who had been
lettering I'm certain ne ighborhop1 for
several days and had been sleeping in
barns at night, The court placed them
all under $40 bond each and turned
them over to the chief OF police with
power to act. He stated that he I'D
not care TO send the boys to Jail
and thought that the chief Of police
might be abe 10 deal with the matter
IN a just manner.
Thomas Romanes. a Greek, was found
guilty OF disturbing the peace and
sentenced to pay a fine of s25 or serve
an equal number Of days in Jail Ro-
names was charged with following
cripple girl. Nellie Thomas and with
frightening her BY his peculiar actions
and mumbllnRs This II tho second
time In ono month that Romanes has
been IN court on the same charge. The
court told the fellow through an in
terpreter that next time IL would be
the lluit--99 days
r W. Freeman and May Alexander.
both colored, We're charged with keep
ing n dog within the corporate limits
OF ogden city without paying the nee
essary license. Freeman denied own
ership or any interest in the animal
hut Miss Alexander told the court that
she was the owner OF the poodle"
In question and then entered into n
lengthy tale Of how c, Stewart, Cog
tax collector. also colored had visited
her home and had pulled a gun on her
and threatened to do her bodily harm
unless she paid her license. She claimed
that Stewart broke the door of her
residence In. forcing an entrance to col
lect the license. The court took the
matter under advisement
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In Toasting Secretary OF War He
Says No Danger of Difficulty
Between America and Japan.
FORCES FOR EVIL At WORK
Any Question That May Arise Between
Two Countries VIII Yield TO
Diplomacy. g.

Toxic. July IS. "Unhappily. forces
for evil. for unknown but sinister pur-
! poses constantly are endeavoring By
| false reports or other methods to
create conditions Of iu-win or distrust
between the two neighboring peo-
pies.
Their relations are too firmly es-
tablishcd and their interests are too
distinct 10 admit Of the possibility
OF any question arising between Japan
and the United States, which viii not
yield readily to the ordinary process
OF diplomacy. The increased ana
mere intimate exchange Of views be-
tween the two governments dispels all
apprehensions on that score"
This utterance was made tonight
by Foreign Minister count Komura in
toasting ]. NJ. Dickinson, the Ameri-
can secretary OF war at a banquet
given by Count Komura in honor OF
the American cabinet officer. Mr..
Dickinson and his party arrived at
Yokohama this afternoon on board
the steamer Siberia and after an In
formal reception at the American CON
sulate, came pn To Toxic for to-
nights function.
The dinner vas brilliant affair
Eighty persons sat down C. the table,
including Marquis Katsura. the Jap
aneCe prime minister. and five mem
bers Of the cabinet; admirals. generals
and officers and their ladies. After
toasts TO President Taft and the en-
peror had been proposed respectively
II -
O'Brien. the American ambassador.
Count Kcmurs. i'm proposing the
health Of Mr.. Dickinson. referred to
previous visits TO Japan Of President
Taft.
Those visits / recall" said the
foreign minister. mot only because
his personality endesred him to all,
but because his insight and calm
judgment enabled him to appreciate
the true value Il the sentiments enter
tanned by Japan FOR America"
Mr.. Dickinson. in responding, after
warm expression Of his gratitude for
the hospitality accorded him. declared
that Count KOmura had analyzed ac-
curately Presdt mt Tart and the peo-
pie OF the United States and said Il
was fortunate that there would be
found az the head of affairs In Ameri-
ca, "A man possessing Keen knoWl-
edge OF the far east,
"There is no reason for a breach of
friendship between the United states
and Japan" continued Mr. Dickinson.
Sound judgment must predominant
False reports or evil suggestions have
not been justified by any action either
by Japan or America, Ny country de-
slres and Is advocating peace and
perhaps more than any
other nation OF the world. There is
reason 20 believe that Japan and
America with the passing years viii
become more closely ccmcntcd IN the
bonds Of abiding friendship"
Mr.. Dickinson and his party, who
are guests Of the America ambassador.
will be given an audience by the em-
peror tomorrow morning aud the
ladies' afterward will bs received by
the empress,
This will be followed by a luncheon
at the palace and "a dinner In the
aveuing
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DRY FARM OPERATIONS.

LOGAN, July l5.-former Speaker +.
w Robinson returned last evening
from the curlew valley where he spent
a couple OF days in getting started a
f0-hoIsepOWer gasoline pluWing OUTFIT
on lsnd owned By him ana Mrs. Hen
erickson On account of the way In
wfich the crops in that section with
Stood the douth this year great many
Cache farmers are preparing to plant
large tracts there next year
state Food and Dairy Commissioner
willard Hansen and State Chemist
Harms, after attending the druggists
convention decided TO go on Il fishing
trip Up Logan canyon for a few days
and accordingly started into the hills
this morning Before leaving Mr.. Han
sen made q trip OF inspection through
all the groceries and food establish
rnents Of the city and announced after
wards that he found them in apple pie
order.
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AFHoArrNG DRUG STORE.

Washington. July IA floating
drug store which has been introduce
ed I'm the Malay peninsula, is an
ordinary houss-boat supplied with
medicines cruising up and down the
pahang river. according TO John ID.
Dubois, American consul at Singapore.
This method will facilitate the effort.
il is believed. for the distributor OF
quinlne TO the natives, which work has
hitherto been accomplished through
police stations.
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ELKS, CLUE HOUSE.

OGDEN. Juiv 16-That an unto
date. modern Elss' home will be built
within a few months nv the members
Of y =, o. F.. ogden lodge looms M
as almost = certainty ~ the last
meeting NJ the local lodge q commit
tee comrosed ~ Exalted Ruler g. A.
BOYD and Trustees 7. 4. Howell. T. w
Jones and r \ Whalen. was appointed
and given power 20 act In the matter
NJ purchasing n suitable site for the
location Of the new home.
The local lodge Is in n fouriShing
condition. and the matter Of financing
the project to erect the new home does
not have 10 he considered with any
concern. ne there ARE ample means by
which the necessary funds can he
raised
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COCAINE CRAzEO NEGRO
COMMITS TWO MURDERS

Yampa. Fla. July 15.--Will Ellison.
a negro crazed with cocaine. tonight
shot and killed his bother-in- law, Celia
Bryant. Roy. Jesse w. Avery OF the
First Africa Methodist church, Henry
Clark, negro organist at the church,
and seriously wounded his wife, Eva
Ellison, and his sister-in-law, Mary
Bryant. He fatally wounded Policeman
Hayman and then committed suicide
Ellison's outbreak began at thu
church He shouted that he was pre-
pairing 10 send all sinners 10 their re-
ward and fired at Rev Avery. a load OF
shot entering his breast and causing
instant death
Clark. sitting at the organ, was then
killed.
Ellison then hurried to the home OF
his wife's mother where he shot his
mother-in- laws head of When his
wife and sister-in-law appeared he
fired at them
Ellison then mounted horse and
started away at a gallop. lie encoun-
tered officers and opened fire. The
FIRST shot took effect in an Officers
breast just above the heart, knocking
him from his horse The officer. Hay
man, returned the fire and the negro
darted down a dark alley The place
where he was supposed IN be in hid
ing was surrounded by officers and the
negro was found just inside a yard un-
conscious,
He was hurried to tho police station
TO escape the rapidly gathering mob
found that he was dead. Ellison had
drunk most OF the contents OF tho
whisky bottle into which he had poured
a quantity Of strychnlne.
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HAVOC FROM HIGH WINDS.

MURRAY. July 16--The high wind OF
Tuesday evening did considerable dam
age throughout The county. Trees were
uprooted, haystacks blown over and in
some instances roofs Of houses were
RACED The greatest loss suffered in
Murray was to the Bonnyview school
house, which is being erecetd on the
west side. The entire west wall was
blown in The damage has not been
estimated. but II will be a considerable
loss, and will cause some delay in com
pleting the building.
The Waterloo choir will furnish the
music at the Sacrament services to-
morrow evening in the Murray First
ward. r. j. Bowman will be the
speaker
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WOMAN FRIGHTENED To DEATH.

sedalia, Mo. july 15.-Several per
sons were injured In tornado that
struck central and western Missouri
carly today, accompanied by a heavy
rain.
Louis Carpenter. a farmer near here,
was struck by lightning and rendered
unconscious.
CLYDE Evans and wife were danger
ously injured near Brunswick, Mo,
when barn IN which they had sought
refuge was wrecked Six members OF
a family living near Dewitt were in
tured when their house was wrecked
Mrs. Jacob Ruch, who lived near
Bey1er. died from fright while the
storm was raging.
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POLICE AFTER FUGITIVE.

OGDEN. July 16.- Extradition papers
for Earl v Mitchell. wanted In Ogden
for robbery and grand larceny, were
prepared on Friday by the county at
torney and officer Jos @. Crompton
will go to Seattle. Wash, after the
fellow as soon as Gov Spry has signed
the papers. II Is not anticipated that
the Washington authorities will OBJ
ject to the release OF Mitchell and n
all goes well officer Crompton VIII
return with his prisoner within about
10 days. Mitchell IL wanted for steal
ing considerable quantity OF tewelry
and wearing apparel from the trunk NJ
David Crockett from Mrs. Goods
rooming house at 622 Twenty sixth
street about June 80