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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08
WOMEN HONOR INDIAN
CHIEFS WHITE SPOUSE
MONUMENT NEAR PERU, INDv KEEPS ALIVE MEMORY
rvEs RoMANcE-sToLEN AS cHILD-THE
STRANGE STORY sLocUM TOLD


On the bank Of the Mississinewa riv-
err near Peru, Ind, is a monument,
erected by the women of that county
to the memory of Frances Slocum, a
white woman who spent almost her
entire life as the wife of an Indian
chief, and whose story is fun OF ro-
nance and adventure, saws The Chi
cago Record Herald.
In 1777 Wilkesbarre, was strag-
Cling settlement made up Of the cabins
OF half dozen or more Quaker fam
lilies. Among the families was one
named Slocum, consisting Of father and
mother and four or five children, one
of whom, Frances, was then some or
z years of age. One evening in the
summer of 1877, while Frances and two
or three of her. playmates were anus
ing themselves in front of the cabin,
on the edge of a forest, several In
dams suddenly sprang upon them,
killed one Of the girls and carried
Francis and another girl away into
captivity A sister and brother OF
Frances escaped, and gave the alarm,
but nothing could be heard Of the cap
tives The years rolled away, one after
another, and the father and mother of
Frances went down TO their graves
mourning the unknown fate Of their lit
tie ones. Her brother and sisters
grew up and became aged and gray
haired men and women, and still no
tidings were received until three score
years had slipped into the past. Sixty
years after her capture the first i'm
formation concerning her reached her
aged relatives.
Indian Agents Makes Discovery.
In 1855 George w Ewing. United
States agent among the Mianis, then
claiming nearly all the northern hall
of Indiana, visited the Indian village
on the banks OF the Mississinewa, not
far from where the city Of Peru now
stands. He stopped at the cabin Of
Sha-pah- nah, head OF the tribe
and was received by the aged wife OF
the chief In her movements about the
wigwam she exhibited some parts o.
her body and when Mr. Ewing becam,
satisfied that she was a whitewoman
and not an Indisn he questioned her
She told him she was white, and tina
she had been stolen when she was
little child by some members of the
Delaware tribe. She could not remem
Der her name nor where her home flat
been, but believed her fathers nam
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

One of the best known ringers
throughout the northwest is the horse
George F, 2:12A. He was successfully
"rung' by George Barnard over the
half-mile tracks of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Wisconsin and
Iowa. who succeeded in getting away
with the money. Both horse and owner
were suspended. This fall horse
Silver Ring, 2:15A, was identified as
George f, 2:12A. He was started
and raced successfully UP until the
last two meetings, where lie was pro-
tested.
The board is showing no mercy, as
both men and women are getting the
same penalty.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

was SIocum, and that he had lived
somewhere on the banks OF the Susque.
hanna She had been adopted into the
tribe of the Delawares and moved with
them from place to place until shs
became a grown woman. She married
a Delaware chief, who was killed In
battle, and after few years of Wild
owhood had become the wife OF Sha-
pah an-nah.
Found Through Newspapers.
The Indian agent who naturally waA
much interested In what he considered
a strange and remarkable discovery OF
a captive, conceived the idea OF us
ing the newspapers as medium fol
clearing up the mystery. He did moi
know whom 20 address, but sent the
story to the editor of any newspaper
in Lancaster, Pa. No paper was pub
lished at the time in Lancaster, and the
postmaster, not knowing to whom tc
deliver the letter threw ii upon
shelf in his office, where It remained
for several years, until John w. Forney
started a newspaper there Then the
postmaster finding the letter one day
turned IL over to Mr.. Forney who pub
, lished it,
1t was copied N several newspapers
through Pennsylvania and in 1857 came
under the notice OF Isaac Slocum, z
man nearly fourscore years Of age. He
recalled the incident Of his childhood
and Immediately prepared TO visit In.
diana, taking with him another sis
ter who has escaped the massacre. He
told the Indiana agent upon reaching
the settlement that liz the woman was
his sister she would have upon one OF
the fingers OF her left hand scar
made by him with hammer. Brother
and sisters met, but neither could rec.
Ognize the other. The captive carried
the scar, however, and, when question.
ed, told the agent how 1t was caused
which corresponded with the statement
Mr.. Elocum had made. There was nd
llonger any doubt of her identity, but
having lived with the Indians for sixty
years. she did not wish to leave them
and declined to return to Pennsylvania
with her brother.
She remained at the Indian village
where she died a few years later ShA
had several children, and quite mum
Der Of her descendants still live neal
Peru. One of her daughters married
the son of a boy who had been stolen
H from his home In Kentucky.
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rayed against the interests of his own
vocation.
Jennings reply was forceful and
comprehensive.
Then Spal<e Hughey.
"The able attorney for the defense, .
said jennings, holds that the stand
have taken in this particular case
indicates disloyalty to the great pro-
fession through which / made by live
lihood for many and many a year. Far
be it from such. Eeyah, ug CUB bluk
GOSH ip ip zi'bgo (Standing on one foot
and waving the other at the judged
AS every disciple of Coke, Chitty
Blackstone and Chadwick will agree
the chief end of baseball Is successful
batting. Eeyah, slide, you son of a
bush league shortstop, slide! (Reach-
ing for grass on the courtroom floor
and Strengthening UP with panied
look.)
1.-THE boy who is coiefendant in this
case, according to the evidence adduc-
ed by both sides, endeavored to drive
out the ball for safe hit, of the single,
double, tertiary or quartenary order.
Did he do so? He did not.
No your honor, and gentlemen of
the jury, instead of making such safe
hit, he smote foul Two fouls, gen
tlemen of the jury, for the wallop
killed rooster. Thereby, your honor
and gentlemen of the jury, he was pen
allied by the inf1iction of one called
strike as duly provided in the rules and
statutes of the game. Therefore, he
harmed the chances of his side, less
ened and cheapened the noble and de-
sirabIe accomplishment OF batting, dis
tinctly injured the great national game
and bunged the gizzard out of chick
en-. Eeyah--next inning, sure, get
ready. Ty. you're the boy, and then
old Sam is coming up! (Leaping ur
aud down and whisrling shrilly ON two
firgers.)
Calls for Judgment.
Beyond all doubt, your honor and
gentlemen in the bleachers. this de-
PENDANT has injured, not helped, the ma
tional game and therefore ask dam
ages in the sum of $3.50 for three rea-
sons: That young men must learn to
bat straight and true without the ac-
emulation of called strikes on foul
balls; that the chicken thus murdered
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

was worth the money, and that I've
get to live through the winter. Judg-
ment, Mr.. Umpire-Eeyahl"
The jury awarded Jennings client
damages In full Of claim within seven
minutes after leaving the box.
Jennings legal skill is now in great
demand and he expects TO pass busy
season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08
MANY RINGERS
AMONG RACES
QUESTION, OF IDENTIFYING RACE
HORSES UP BEFORE AMERI-
CAN TRoTTING Asso-
CATION.

The American Trotting associations
are in session at Chicago. One Of the
most important questions coming up
before the assemblage Is that of iden-
tifying the many protest horses.
The past season has been the great
est year for ringers in the history of
horse racing. There are instances
where horses with records as low as
2:O7M have been entered and raced in
the green classes, and have been sue
cessfuI in taking the money. Up to
the last two or three meetings this
has been done and then they have been
protested and the money hung up. In
such cases where the money has been
paid over by the different associations
to the winners, the actual winners
have had to be satisfied with second
money.
A Racing Crime.
In case the parties in question are
proven guilty Of ringing, the horse
and horseman are expelled pending
settlement, but the class of people
who stoop TO this method of daylight
robbery are judgment and collection
proof.
In the light harness racing of today
ringing is the one great evil People
who read and keep posted as to the
doings of certain horses and horse
men, and who attend the different
race meetings, are often very much
surprised to see what they consider a
well matched field made monkeys of
by some old outclassed looking horse
coming from the rear and winning
with ease In the home stretch, or In
other cases dropping a heat or two
and then winning by a nose.
Ringers Manners.
Such horses are as a rule ringers,
as a green horse that has never been
heard OF does not have the race
horses manners that these old soldiers
Of the game. show.
AS q rule d ringer is found far away
from his native haunts. He is taken
to the large sales of the east. where
he is sold to some unknown buyer in
some small country town. He is then
sold and resold or said to be until his
identity Is practically lost. In many
cases. especially through the west and
southwest. these old timers have been
branded, turned out End used as sad
die horses for season, then taken UP
and with thirty days tEaining are fit
for the half mile tracks over which
tracks they confine their operations.
Il =
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

should not be allowed to block the
base. If In the umpire's opinion he
did, then the runner was to be called
safe. Heap more trouble for the ar
bitrator with such rule In effect. in
cidentally quite few more riots.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

Philadelphia Record: He-I want
you to understand that / won't play
second fiddle to any man.
she--AiI right You can play the
drum.
He The drum?
She--In other words. beat 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08
MAKE MORE WORK
FOR The UMPIRES
ARRITRAToRs THINK THEIR JOB
is DIFFICULT AS IT is
RIGHT NOW.

Ever since baseball was inaugurated
there has been continual cry for bet
ter umpiring.
II has always been difficult job to
get star infielders, outfielders, pitchers
and catchers, but Ii has been an even
greater proposition to get competent
umpires.
During the last 10 years the game
has made rapid stridee toward perfec-
ton, and 1t is good to relate that the
umpiring in general has improved con-
siderably. The Inauguration Of the
double umpire system made the work
of the officials much more satisfactory
from every standpoint.
1t has been universally cor ceded that
the duties of the umpire in the present
game are plenty numerouc enough. In
the agitation for reform since the close
of the season, q number of suggestions
have been offered, and while some Of
them may improve the game in various
departments, still every one places
more responsibility on the umpire
Is Suggest Smaller Fiste.
Goat Anderson. the clever OUT
fielder OF the Rochester team OF the
Eastern league, suggests that the home
plate be made smaller. He advocates
cutting the front of the plate from III
inches to 10 or IL. He insists that such
q condition would cause the pitcher 10
cut the plate oftener and keep him
from wasting SO many balls. 1t win
also result in more bases on balls, get
more men on the sacks and naturally
increase base-running, one of the best
features OF the game.
That sounds very nice, possibly it's
Just the change needed. but can you
Imagine what viii happen to The poor
umpire? With the present 17-inch
plate, most players wear all umpires
are blind, but should seven inches be
sliced Off 1t. can you imagine what viii
happen2 Foolish question.
Then, again. 1t has been suggested
that all players should be made to
slide feet first III order to give the
runner an equal chance the baseman
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-08

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GET IN WITH US ON TRE GRO

Buy o Invsty
Frederick Weehner buying except when
1buy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
CANADIAN RECORD
FOR JOHN FLANAGAN
losses 16-Pound Hammer 5
Feet 7 1.2 Inches Better
Than Old Distance.

MONTREAL. Quebec, September "a
John j. Flanagan created a new Canadian
record for the 16-pound hammer throw
at the Canadian amateur athletic cham
pionships here today. Flanagan tossed
the hammer ITO feet 21s inches. 5 feet 71s
| inches better than the previous record.
Competitors from the United States ran
away with the majority of the events on
the program. members Of the Irish Amer
lean Athletic Club of New York being the
most prominent, with the Boston A. A. A.
team making good second. The weather
was cold and all against good perform
ances on the track. Summarizes:
inches:
s29-yard hna!-won by, F. L. Lukeman. Mon
c.. New York. Time, 42s IS.
eron. Central 7. NJ. c. A., Toronto Height, II
Throwing 1e-pound hammer-First, John j.
17s feet 21s inches "a new Canadian record:
44O-yard run-Won by J. NJ Iosenberser Time,
10 yard hurdle-Won by F. L. Lukeman. Mon
treal A. A. Time. Ole
sn Yor ss sep St ashes
End Z: N. G. 4. Time. s:2s :. -
Throwing Sc pound weight-Won by John ].
Faa mas, a ,a A. A. c. New York Distance
Running broad jump-Won by F. L. Lukeman,
Dsfanfe - uaewon by Harry rressid.r Cen
trail Y. NJ c. A., Toronto Time. % % 3-5.
100 yard run-Won by r. CloughsD. l. A. A.
sso. sa run Gnn-won BY A. NJ KnO. Central Y
NJ. c. A., Toronto. Time, 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
lonab Win Uphill Game From Browns Captures nterciy T

tied down. Nelson's showing for the
remainder of the game was fairly good.
Stone opened the third round with a
double over Milan's head. On a dry
field it would probably have Melted
him a home run, but the ball dropped
dead after hitting the heavy ground.
Northen sacrificed Stone to third, but when
Hartzell rolled to Mcbride. George was
run down between third and home. Next
Milan dropped a drive from Wallace's
bat. but the error did no damage, as
Griggs grounded to Elberfeld.
Lelivelt was injected into the contest
as pinch hitter. He swung for Johnson
in the second session and struck out.
Dudley Criss, the Browns big pinch
hitter and pitcher, was in uniform for
the first time in a week. The Louisianian
has been i'll with threatened pneumonia.
Criss batted for Kilhfer in the eighth,
but was only able to send up diff to
Ralston. the latter's only chance of the
afternoon.
Corriden turned pretty play and
robbed Somerlot Of a hit In the third.
With Milan on second Somerlot bounded
one at Corridor. He simply fell on the
ball, recovered and tagged out Milan be-
tween second and third.
The Browns and Nationals clash in a
double-header tomorrow. 1t will mark the
final appearance of the season of Nc
Aleer's aggregation in st. Louis this year.
Walter Johnson may be sent back to the
mound in one of the contests. with Gray
and Walker as the reserve men. OCon-
nor will likely use Mitchell and Malloy,
both right-hand recruits from the Hous-
ton (Texas League) team.
A slim Saturday crowd saw the matinee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
JOHNSON NOT IN FORM.
Big Pitcher May Be Worked in One
of Two Games Today.
Special Dispatch to The sta

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ST. LOUIS. September 24.-When John
, son took the mound for the Nationals II
was expected he would go after George
Edward Waddell's strike-out record of 3O1
for the season. Walter needs only nine
more whiffs to equal the ''Rube's" mark,
made in 1905. when with the Athletics.
Johnson will have to wait until another
Gay. He has been complaining of sore
shoulder recently, but believed that the
ailment had left. Judging from his poor
showing in the opening round, 1t probably
needs little more rest.
Somerlot's play at first was feature
He picks them up nicely. Three throws
from Mcbride were Of the low variety
but the newcomer dug them up and held
on.
BOYD is big right-hander. He seemed
TO have lots OF stuff on his offerings, but
went to pieces in round four.
Nelson was dropped into the pastime at
n ticklish time. The bases were filled and
none WAS out. He walked a batter and
allowed another TO single, but then set
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
RESULT OF YEARS
FIRST FOOT BALL GAMES

Ursinus, s, Pennsylvania, s.
virginia Varsity, 10, William
and Mary, O.
Carlisle, 6; VHlPnOva, Q.
Lafayette, 313 bloomsbury. O.
Western Maryland, 3, Dickin-
SON, o.
Des Moines College, 5, High
School, o.
Ohio state, II, Otterbein, 5.
Western Reserve, " Buchtel, 0.
Minnesota, 343 Lawrence, O.
st. Louis, 70; ShurtleE, o.
Wilmington College, 8, Witten-
berg. o.
Williams, o; Rensselaer,, o.
Massachusetts Aggies, D.; II. 1.
State, o.
Mercer, r., Locust Grove, o.
Kentucky State, los Ohio Var
sity, o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
TWO NEW ATHLETIC
WORLDS RECORDS
Con Walsh Does the Trick in
Tossing the Sixteen
Pound Weight.

NEW YORK. September 4-At Trav-
ers Island today during annual fall
games of the New York Athletic Club
two new worlds records we're made by
Con Walsh of the New York Athletic
Club. In throwing the 16-pound weight
for height he heaved the missile 16 feet
6 3-16 inches, beating his own worlds
figures of 16 feet 27s inches.
Today he preceded this performance
with a record throw of 33 feet 1 inch with
the 56-pound weight from a stand with
out run or follow. The former worlds
record of 81 feet inches was made by
P. Mcdonald last February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
WHITE S0X S|Zz[E
Defeat Athletics in Both
Games of Double Header.
NINE STRAIGHT VICTORIES
Fielding of Mcconnell and Zeider
Featured Both Con-
tests.

CHICAGO, September 4.-The cham
pion Philadelphia club of the American
League dropped both ends Of double
header to Chicago this afternoon, MAX
ing nine straight victories for Duffy's
club. White outpitched Dygert in. the
first, and won to 4. In the second
Mullen's triple with one out scored
Chouinard VITA the deciding count, 8
to 2, in the eleventh. The fielding of
Mcconnell and Zeider featured both
games. Scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
PIRATES WIN.
Defeat Phillies by Timely Hitting
and Good Pitching.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. September "a
Pittsburg hit the ball hard today. and
won from Philadelphia, 6 to l.. Gibson's
batting was the feature. In four times
at bat he made a home run and two
two-baggers. Byrne fell trying to steal
second base and injured his leg. Score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
HONORS WERE EVEN.
Brooklyn and St. Louis Win and
Lose in Double Header.

BROOKLYN, N. Y, September "a
Honors were even in today's double
header with st. Louis. Brooklyn took
the first, to 3, in ten-innfng battle,
while the visitors won the second game,
to 3 Scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25

SYRACUSE, n. Y, September "a
Syracuse University opened its foot ball
season in game in the stadium today
with st. Bonaventure College. Neither
team was able to score. The game was a
very open one, but wet field rendered
fast work almost impossible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
SECOND GAME.


IRAN for Block In ninth.
Chicago O O O O @ q o Ia
Philadelphia. :. 1 y %
Two-base hits-H. Lord, Mcconnell Three
base hit-Mullen Sacrifice hts-B. Lord, Me-
loan. Olmstcad. Stolen bases-Chouinard, Col
Inns CO. B. Lord Double plays-Collins. Barry
and Davis ~; Mcconnell and Mullen. Left on
bases-Chicago, 8; Philadelphia. s. Bases on
balls-On krause. 1: OF Olmstead. g. Base on
error-Chicago Struck out-By Olmstead. 4; by
krause. 1. Passed ball-Block. Umpires-MessIs.
O'Loughlin and Sheridan. Time Of game
hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-25
M'GRAW PICKS CUBS
Giants Manager Thinks Ath-
IeticS Will Win But Two
Games.
EASY SAILING FOR MACK
American League Champions Have
Not Had to Fight as Have
Their Rivals.
EASY SAILING FOR MACK
Special DISPATCH to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September A.-The Ath-
letics may win two games in the coming
worlds championship series, but not any
more than that. Connie Mack has good
ball club, one good enough to make a
runaway race of the American League
title hunt; but do not think it is strong
enough to defeat the Cubs.
Recently the Yankees made it interest
ing for the Athletics, but for the most
part they had no real opposition. They
went out in front months ago and have
been tincanning practically ever since.
They have never been put to any severe
test That is one of the reasons why I
do not think much of their chances.
The Cubs. on the other hand, have had
to fight for their position almost all the
way. They started poorly and for the
month played real bad base ball. And
even after they got fairly started they
had no easy time Of it. When the Giants
invaded Chicago on their second western
trip we had good chance to pass the
CUPS, but failed.
Every time the Cubs have had to play
real good base ball they've played 1t.
They have shown that they can fight and
thrive on fighting. The Athletics so far
outclassed everything in their league that
they have yet to learn what a real fight
is. They may take to that sort of thing
Just as the Cubs have. But they have
yet to show that they can stand up
under such punishment as the Cubs will
give them.
They talk of the big advantage Mack
will have in the pitching department. The
Athletics have some great pitchers, but
the Chicago staff Is far from ordinary.
In Miner Brown the Cubs have man
who will stand comparison with any
Highlander in the game. Jack Pfeister
is a reliable left-hander, who has, more
over, had experience In worlds series.
King Cole, If he Is going good at the time.
will be just about as good as any right
handler Mack can offer In opposition.
Cubs a Brainy Team.
The two teams size up about the same
in mechanical fielding But while the
Athletics may make no more errors, they
have yet to show the wonderful headwork
that is SO big a part of the Chicago de-
Tense.
The records will show more stolen bases
for the Athletics than for the Cubs, but
think that you'll find that record has been
built I'D practically by one or two men.
Eddie Collins is a grand base runner. and
Barry is good. But none of the others
amounts to a great deal. The Athletics
may steal more bases, but more than once
New York fans have seen them pull stuff
on the bases that Chicago players would
he ashamed Of The Athletics, no matter
how much speed they have. have never
been heady base runners. The Cubs are.
1t is a question whether even Mack
stars will be able to run the bases against
the Cubs as they did against American
League clubs When they try to run
wild on Johnny Killing they will be work
ing against one of the greatest catchers
the game has ever known. He outclasses
the Philadelphia catchers so far that
there is no comparison possible.