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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
HOW OLD Is MAN?

The limitations of the holy scrip
lures Notwithstanding scien-
lists are of the opinion that the race
of man has existed on this planet nigh
On to quarter of a million years.
Time was when religious teachers
placed the advent of man at about
5000 years in totom. Later discover.
les showed that man had lived in the
valley of the Nile forty centuries be-
fore the birth of Christ.
The great archeologist, John, Fiske
who declares that men lived on the
earth many hundreds of thousands of
years ago.
In his Excursions of An Evolution
list he says:
We have every reason to believe at
the great glacial period of the pleisto-
Gene age began 100000 years ago and
came to an end $4,000 years ago. But
at the beginning of this period men
were living in the valley of the
Thames. We are reasonably safe in
concluding that men have lived on this
earth for many hundreds of thousands
of years.
Ordinarily man would have multi
piled to such an extent that at this
time the earth would be overrun with
humans. But one must not forget that
plaques and floods came from time to
time and destroyed them in great
numbers.
Clifford Pinchot says that the United
States will have 25O,Oo0,0o0 population
by the end of this century and that
starvation will be general. Most peo-
pie will rightly call him pessimist.
He does not take into account the i'm
proved farming methods.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
Saved Nv human Chain.

Washington, Sept, 17.-Prompt ac-
ton by three policemen early today
resulted in saving the life of an aged
man, who had fallen into the water
at One Hundred and Fortieth street
and the Harlem river The three
policemen formed a human chain and
succeeded in getting the man just as
he was slipping from b pile to which
he had been clinging.
Henry Schluter was on post near
the dock at o'clock in the morning.
AS he drew near the waters edge, he
heard faint cry for help. Running
to the stringpiece. he peered over and
saw a man clinging to a slippery pile
about ten feet below. Schluter blew
his whistle for aid and w. r. Smith
and Joseph A. Hamilton, fellow police
men, ran UP.
There was no way to reach the man
in the water except over the end of
the dock, and Schluter told the other
policemen to hold him by the ankles
while he went over the end of the
dock. Smith and Hamilton each held
one of Schluter's ankles. and lowered
him until he could grasp the man by
the wrists.
The action Of the policemen was
none too soon, for just as Schulter
gripped the man by the wrists, the
latter lost consciousness.
schluter got a good hold on the
mans wrists and then called for the
other policemen to pull. In a few
moments they had the unconscious
man on the dock. While two of the
a.
other sent in a call for an ambulance.
BY the time the surgeon arrived the
policemen had the man revived
enough to give his name. He said he
was George Ibert laborer.
Ibert said he did not know how he
fell into the water, but thought that
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
Trains Going West
NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS.

Time was when the sewing machine
at the farm home was considered a
luxury. The cottage organ had it's day
1t was succeeded by the piano. Then
the climax-both as an industrial in
dex and as material for the humorous
writer's and the pert paragraphers-
came when the farmers bought auto
mobiles.
It Is even rumored that so many
farmers purchased the gas wagons a
society was organized in New York to
work against auto manufacturers on
the ground they were getting all the
farmers loose change.
But in North Dakota farmers are
now getting in advance of the autos.
Leading bankers announce that during
the past two Or three years of great
prosperity and even now-the farmers
of this state have been the chief DUR
chasers Of banks and bank stocks.
II money is profitable for one man
to handle it must be profitable for 9th.
ers-h they know how to handle 1t.
Small 'banks have been organized in
many of the farming communities of
this state. The farmers are the chief
stockholders. The deposits have been
running into large figures. These banks
pay from to 26 per cent.
Verify, the ancient story, founded
upon the bucolic woes and the heavy
mortgages on the farms, has lived its
day-at least in prosperous North Da-
kota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
ESOLITIcAL7
NEWS AND NOTES

Neville Journal: The Grand Forks
Herald, supposed to be strong and
influential republican daily paper OF
this state, is again showing its weak
ness politically in an outburst of elo-
quence openly supporting the demo
cratic nominee for governor.
Page Record: Some of the narrow
minded politicians are opposing C. A
Johnson for governor because they
fear he will appoint an unsuitable man
for United States senator, should the
opportunity arise. After the first APP
pointment made by Governor Burke
the same objection might be made to
his reelection, for more unwise Sc
lection could hardly have been made
However, when there is no real valid
reason why man should not be elect.
ed, as in the case with regard to Mr.
Johnson, some sort of opposition has
TO be dug up, and even this is not the
most ridiculous we have heard.
Cando Herald: The Grand Forks
Herald has come out for Burke. The
Grand Forks Herald has always claim
ed to be a republican paper. 1t claims
to represent the republican party. The
Grand Forks Herald is the only paper
out of all the papers in the state to
receive money from the insurgent
cause of the state. According to ex-
Governor Devine in a personal inter-
view, with the editor of this paper, on
the train between Minot and Towner
a trife over a month ago, The Grand
Forks Herald received the sum of
$1,000 from the insurgent cause for
work given. This was the only paper
to receive compensation. We support
ed the same ticket without compensa-
ton and are not sorry nor sore.
The Grand Forks Herald would like
to have influence. Any paper would
like to. That is what paper is for.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
North Dakota Kernels
Scranton is after a park

Scranton lis after a park
some hunters returned with nothing
but jack rabbit.
900
N. ~ Herman is the new editor oil
The Marion Sentinel.
600
The farmers elevator at Gascoyne
has resumed business.
900
Two cases of infantile paralysis
were reported at Medora.
900
North Dakota has 71S banks in the
state. That's going some.
The Ashley creamery is payinR 3
premium on sweet cream.
900
Renville county Is but an infant
but 1T wants a county fair.
90
The crop Of chickens was not q
bumper one in some sections.
900
A Grafton grocery firm discontinued
and the proprietors moved west.
900
Two children near Bentley, Hettin-
ger county, had infantile paralysis.
900
Editor Young of The Dunn County
Settler is a candidate for county Judge
900
Flasher is growing rapidly and re-
joicing over the completion of the rail-
way.
Jack Charmley of Kenmare still car
ries the map of the goose neck country
in his hat.
The required number of subscribers
have been secured for a creamery at
Spring Brook.
Billy Irysh of Mott is getting spuds
on subscription. They are just as
good as gold this year.
The people from Beach are so
naughty over the big crop they scarce
ly recognize ordinary people.
If Mayor Gaynor had known he was
to have been shot--he could have
saved the cost Of a steamer ticket.
&@@
Some county commissioners object
to having their acts criticized and re-
taliate by giving the plums to the
other sheets.
The Spanish prison swindle is still
being worked in the northwest. A res
ident of Buffalo recently received one
of the letters.
Editor Wood of The Steele Ozone
never hesitates to tell Of things that
do not suit him. Why don't he tell Of
few things that please him? There
must be some
Some editors commend the newspa-
per consolidation at Towner-but
there seems to be little disposition on
the parts of the editors at Dickinson,
Williston, Grafton, Minot, Jamestown
and many other places in the state to
follow the example.
900
Some half intoxicated fellows at
Devils Lake got too fresh in res
taurant with some ladies who were ac-
companied by a young man He pro-
ceeded to lick the entire outfit and
did such good job he won the COM
mendation of the decent people.
@@~
The newspaper that contains nice
notices of developments and crops in
North Dakota makes a better i'm
preston on the prospective settlers
and investors than the republican pub
locations that are calling the other fac
ton liars and thieves and grafters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
Good FLAX In Ransom.

Lisbon, N. D.. Sept. 1.-THE FAX
crop is being generally threshed
throughout Ransom county this week
and the yield is very satisfactory,
generally, taking into consideration the
drought. There is still some late fiaa
standing and some of this was nipped
slightly since. Nick Smith, near Ell
lott, recently threshed twenty acres
that went fourteen bushels to the
acre. With flax at nearly $3.50 per
bushel, this Is indeed not bad crop.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Devils Lake Inter-Ocean: The fact
that The Grand Forks Herald has
come out openly in support of Cover
nor Burke for reelection has been used
with much display and fireworks on
the part of the democrats. This vas
something that has been looked for all
along by those who have watched the
conduct of The Herald in times past.
This same paper supported Governor
Burke two years ago, and 1t would
seem that they only wear the cloak IF
republicanism when it best. suits THAR
personal interests, and stand ready 10
throw the gauntlet in the face OF the
party the first moment there is a show
of real battle
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Cooperstown Courier: The harmony
existing between the two factions of
the republican party is a source OF
much regret and chargin to the demo-
cratic papers of the state and more
particularly to the Fargo News. The
fact of the matter is everything points
to the. election of Johnson for governor
and the entire republican ticket. The
democrats know this is the reason they
feel SO badly about harmony in the
republican ranks and why they are so
industriously seeking to stir up strife
by continually bowling Mckenzie and
stalwartism. The democrats are TOO
coarse with their work You can't
catch old birds with chaff any more
than you can catch the voters with
chaff.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
VOLUME XxxIII, NO. 26s.

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Influence is the making of the small
est weekly and the weekliest daily. We
are not out knocking any paper, but
one thing is sure. A paper who takes
these tactics has no more bearing with
the general public than a man who
tries to make people believe that an
airship runs through the air on little
rubber tired wheels.
The fiip-fiop was made last week and
while the paper is supposed to be re-
publican 1t has sworn allegiance to the
governor. From hence forth it will
discry the party who has paid IL
money to support it and fight for the
democrats They are not to blame /;
they are to be pitied In all probable
ity they will wish they had not re-
ceived It, The Herald lost it's battle
in the primaries. Does 1t stand to
reason that they will win this fall with
another move on their part to lose in.
fiuence by turning turtle?
The people of this state are not I'M
wise to the political game. There are
many turns but the voter knows them
all. Will The Herald's editorial COL
umn have their influence on the re-
publican voter?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

ne must have fallen asleep on the
stringplece and SO fallen overheard.
he said that he was fast losing
strength when the policemen arrived,
and could have held TN only few
minutes longer. Ibert was taken to
the Harlem hospital, suffering from
shock, but the surgeon said thas
would be out in few hours.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

e8 Married men arc not surprised
that CHAMBERS wife got all his money.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

sS 1t Is said the ladies' headgear is
to be more overshadowing thur ever
despite tn" fact many people believed
the uttermGst limits had already been
reac I'D
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

ar Among Uncle Sans most valu-
able natural resources are the school
children.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Il have world of confidence in
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cor /
have used it with perfect success"
writes Mrs. M. 1. Basford, Poolesviyle
Md. For sale by all dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

EE Congressman Tawney of Mime
sofa certainly handed Pinchot a few
warm things in retaliation for Pin
chot's attack on him. 1t looas like
Pinchot will have to do some sex
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

G8 The way for the republicans in
this state to do is to try and make two
republican votes grow wh1rc one grew
before.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

sT Some people want to put the
chorus girls in hobble skirts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

IT Col. Henri Watterson of The
Louisville Journal thinks Roosevelts
trip was for the purpose of the Ilazi-
fication of the United States.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Ear The democracy appears to have
been resurrected in many states.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

ar The prohibition question certain
ly cut some ice In Maine.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

~ Pork chops are reported to be a
luxury in Kentucky-but bourbon is
still a necessity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

E8' There seems to be no uncertainty
about how the southern states go in
their elections.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Z. ]. Young & sons BUS. & Trans
Ter Co.. will give you claim checks
Tor baggage to and from all depots.
hotels and residences. Phone is.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Langdon Republican: The republican
platform, published elsewhere. did not
turn out to be made up of a lot OF
empty evasions, as many predicted be-
fore the meeting of the state commit
Tee, put On the other hand seems to be
very acceptable taken as e whole
While 1t might be said that In SOM
instances 1t might have been wordeI
Inherently or that 1t touched too ligns
ly on this or that subject, or said 100
much on others, still it must be re :
membered that 1t is the product az
many different minds, representa-,
the two factions in the party. who evl.
IDENTIFY endeavored to reach a common
ground upon which the republicans OF
North Dakota could stand in this cam
paign. We believe that they haye sue-
ceeded in gaining this end.
BY careful reading of the platform
many very important planks win be-
noticed, among them the paragraphs
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

planationing' regarding the u,s Of fed
eral funds for personal exploitation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17

Aseptic charity is more than keep
ing your tainted money to yourself.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
Ayers Cherry Psctoraz.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
CORPS OF TEACHERS

No time has as yet been set for the
elections ~ teachers in the Danville
school district. So far as known, how
ever, there will be no change in the
corps
For couple of years past "A conges
tion has existed in the senior second
airy grade, which may be relieved by
the election of an additional teacher.
Last year in this grade there were
POI pupils, which was considered too
many for the four teachers and the
employment of fifth teacher during
the term was agitated.
The present year in the senior sec
ondary grade there will be 226 pupils,
divided as follows: First ward, A. !;
second ward, 40; in the third and
fourth wards, l30. An equal division
of the latter number gives the senior
secondary teachers of the third and
fourth wards each 60 pupils-too many
for teacher to handle successfully.
The proposition advanced is to en-
ploy an additional teacher to relieve
overcrowding, installing her in dis
used room in the third ward building
There are a couple of reasons for the
steady increase in the number of pu-
pills of the senior secondary grade. One
is the more rigid enforcement of the
school law, which prohibits pupils
from going to work under fourteen
years of age; the other and chief rea-
son probably is that each year more
pupils are being taken through the
grades in one year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
PAVING WILL
GO FORWARD

The contract for paving East Market
street wa awarded to w. II. Lyon of
Sunbury vt a special meeting of coun-
oil Monday night.
The meeting was called to order at
7 80 o'clocA by President Cleaver, who
explained tho object of the meeting,
which was to take action relative to
the paving OF East Market street and
the painting and other repairs in prog
ress at city hall.
A. H. Woolley, representing the
Danville and Sunbury Transit COM
pany, appeared before council to ex-
plain that his company had come to an
understanding with W. Fl. Lyon, the
lowest bidder for the work and had
agreed Co award him a contract for its
share of the paving. He had the con-
tact with Mr.. Lyon with him, and it
was ready for execution.
Mr.. Lyon was present and expressed
his willingness to comply with certain
stipulations relating to full protec-
tion of the borough in the premises in
sisted upon by the borough solicitor.
On motion of Mr.. Curry, seconded
by Mir, EverhaIt, it was ordered that
the contract for the improvement of
East Market street be awarded to w.
H. Lyon at s1.77 per square yard for
paving and 67 cents per lineal foot for
the curbing, the latter to be set in con-
crete. On motion it was also ordered
that the agreement and bond relating
to the work be drawn up and execut-
ed.
Proposals for furnishing paint for
the painting of city hall were receiv'
ed from the Muncy Paint Co., j. II.
Cole, the Welliver Co. and the We'll
liver Hardware Co.
On motion of Mr.. Curry it was ord
cred that the borough purchase the
paint needed for city hall of the We'll
liver company at 30 cents per gallon.
The following members were pres
ent Cleaver, Everhart, lies, Marshall,
Curry, Connolley, Won Blohn and
DietZ
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
MAKES
INVESTMENT

Myrtle Lodge No. S5S, 1. o. o. F.,
of this city, has purchased of Robert
Adams the three-story brick building
on Mill street oImerly known as the
E. W. Conkling building. The bar
gain was closed yesterday.
The property is an especially desir
able one, fronting on Mill street with
an L abutting ON Library avenue. On
the first floor il contained commod-
ious store room until recently occu-
pied by A. III. Grone; on the second
floor is a suite of rooms occupied by
James Scarlet as law offices; ON the
third floor are lodge rooms, which will
be occupied by Myrtle lodge.
The lodge rooms are we'll arranged
For three years prior to 1874 the
rooms on the third story were occu-
pied by Danville Lodge No. 224, F. &
A. NJ. Later Calumet Lodge No. 279,
]. o. o. F., occupied the quarters.
Up to the present Myrtle lodge has
been renting of Montour Lodge No
109, I. o. o. +. 1t obtains immediate
possession of the building and will
proceed at once to fit up and occupy
the lodge rooms. The store room will
be rented out.
Myrtle lodge was organized in 1878.
Frank Lee Miles was the first noble
grand, Miles W. Smith being vice
grand. William H. Byerly was secre-
tary and the late George W. Miles
was treasurer. For the first twelve
years Frank Lee Miles was representa-
tive to the grand lodge.
Myrtle Lodge, has prospered not
only in point of membership but also
financially. 1t has some two hundred
members and possesses sufficient funds
to make all payments. The present
officers are as follows: Noble Grand,
Roy w. Goss; vice grand, George w.
Fry; recording secretary, Miles w.
Smith; financial secretary, H. J.
Ward; treasurer, H. E. Seidel.
The building committee, which act
ed in connection with the purchase,
was as follows: Frank Lee Miles,
chairman; J. T. Fisher, secretary ;
John G. Foust, Joseph H. Snyder, Hur-
ley Baylor, David Reed and ]. II.
Montague.
The advisory committee was as fol-
lows: Lands Goss, Miles W. Smith,
Harry Koons, p. j. Keefer, Ira Ever
hart, William Deutsch, II. f. Seidel
and j. r. Hughes
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
BOARD
IN SESSION

The regular meeting of school board
was held Monday eve. The following
members were present: Sechler, Orth,
Sidler, Swarts, Marks, Burns, Pursel,
Fischer, Cole, Heiss.
Committees were appointed by Presi-
dent Sechler, to serve for the term of
1910-1911, as follows:
Finance-W. H. Orth,J. II. Cole, j.
W. Swarts, J. Newton Pursel.
Building and Repairs-Jacob Fisch-
er, W. J. Burns, J. W. Swarts, Aug
ustus Heiss.
Supplies-W. J. Burns, J. II. Cole,
w. L. Slider, W. II. Orth.
Printing - J. w. Swarts, Jacob
Fischer, Augustus Heiss, S. Marks.
Bills and Accounts-J. H. Cole, S.
Marks, Augustus Heiss, W. L. Slider.
Text Books-C. Shultz, NJ. D., w.
L. Sidler, J. Newton Pursel, Jos. NJ.
Gibson.
Transfers Augustus Heiss, G.
Shultz, Nj. D., j. w. Swarts, W. J.
Burns.
Teachers, Janitors and Rules-J.
Newton Pursel, @. Shultz, NJ. D., w.
L. Slider, W. II. OIth.
High School-W. L. Sidler, Jacob
Fischer, Jos. NJ. Gibson, J. Newton
Pursel.
Grievance-Jos. NJ. Gibson, J. W.
Swarts, J. H. Cole, S. Marks.
The bill of W. V. Oglesby of 50. rs
for services WAS ordered paid.
On motion of Mr.. Pursel it was ord
cred that all applications of teachers
for schools be in the hands of the
board by the time of next meeting.
The attention of the board was call
ed to the action of Mr. Brown, a
book agent, who has been operating in
this city. An educational book is the
vehicle. The agent represents that he
is being backed here by the superin-
tendent of schools and the school board,
the latter to deliver the books.
1t was the wish of the board that a
written denial be made of any aftilia.
tion between the board and Mr.. Brown.
The superintendent report for the
year brought out the following inter
esting figures:
Number of pupils registered during
year, 1891 number not absent during
year, 1GS, of which II were high schoo
students; number of pupils not tardy
7l9; 1852 students were enrolled in higl
school during year; l45 were enrolled
at end of year; the approximate mum
ber of students that will attend higl
school at the opening of the term, 152
The athletic association reported
total receipts during year of SS7 So
total expenditures, SS7.35.
The faculty of the high school award
ed letters 10 ii men 1uIiuU wear