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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
MERCHANTS Plan
TO ORGANIZE N. D.
OFFICERS OF RETAIL MERcH-
ANTS ASSOCIATION or STATE
NET YESTERDAY AT WALDORF
date or ANNUAL MEETING 10
SET FOR JULY IL, IS AND IA.

The executive board OF the NORTH
Dakota Retail Merchants association
met yesterday at the Waldorf and de.
cided on plans for the immediate work
OF organizing the state in local and
county associations. w. w. King OF
Tower City. the secretary OF the as
sociation was authorized to secure the
services of a stenographer and he ID
to send out not less than two circular
letters a month to every merchant in
the state. telling of the purposes of the
organization and urging their coop
Grafton.
The board also decided on the date
of the annual meeting of the associa-
ton which is to be held this year at
Velva. 1t will be held July IL, 1s and
a. 1t is believed that this meeting
will be the best in point of attendance
that has ever been held by the associa-
tion.
There will be some of the best speak
ers In the northwest, conversant with
conditions in the retail mercantile
field, at this meeting. Those in attend
ance at the meeting yesterday were:
Pres. j. II. Nelson of Glen Uilin:
George H. Wilder, Grand Forks; B, T.
Kraable Hope; L. C. Wright, Warwick:
t. Welow, Velva; Sec, w. w. King.
Tower City.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27

Don't forget; another of those fine
dances in Stones hall Saturday eve
ming.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27

ject misery. the mere delapitated image
of a human being. He finally died
some few years later, having never
opened his lips as Kent most fondly
hoped to free the latter from his part
In tine crime.
Yes, Kent had narrow escape in
deed. j recall meeting Barnes, who
was then sheriff of Cass county; ne
laughingly remarked to the writer,
We'll, professor, you've knocked me
out of very delicate and disagreeable
job The death scaffold and hemp
neck tie were all in readiness for the
execution of Kent. Some of the usual
invitations to the neck tie party were
already issued
If my memory is correct, there were
over $4,000 signatures sent into the
then acting governor, Roger Allen, to
commute Kent's death sentence to life
Imprisonment. Thank God it was eff
fectual Yet all these years / have
borne the feeling that perhaps once and
again there had been a miscarriage of
justice and that Kent was suffering for
a crime in which he had taken no part
whatever. No man could give another
a fair and impartial trial under the
then surrounding conditions.
The trial of Kent cost Morton county
some $4,000 and besides that the
Lairds, his brother in laws and perse-
Cutors, confessed that they had spent
$4,000 to secure the conviction of NV
ron r. Kent. OF the last jury which
tried and set the death sentence upon
Kent, there are two or three now re-
siding in the city of Fargo. Mr.. Judd,
ex-postmaster and an insurance man.
is in the twin cities. A few are gone
across the great divide to meet the
judge whose DEGREES are final and ever
just.
l can only speak for myself and /
would that / had a thousand names 20
sign to Kent's petition for an uncon-
ditional pardon.
Both the trial judges signed his Pc
tition for Communication. / know per-
sonally that at least one of those
judges had grave doubts of Kent's
guilt. Kent was an old bald-headed.
aging man when here on trial; in the
natural course of life's events, he can
not have long to live. Surely the law
has been indicated and should now be
fully satisfied and justified. 1t is not
well that we should season our judg-
ment with pity and gIorify it with
mercy. Give him his liberty and if
necessary the right hand of forgiving
brotherhood and helpfulness.
DR.. A. G. Newman.
702 18th Street north.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
EASIER TO PREVENT.

Most physicians are agreed that the best
way to combat with most ills Is by the
indirect method OF stimulating the BODY
natural powers Ia hghting and destroying
the germs of disease Consumption, for
example Is much easier to prevent than
IL Is TO cure, and throughout the land a
determined warfare is being waged 70
lessen the danger OF Infection by this in
sidious disease. Coughs and colds are q
prolific source and should not be neglected:
At the first sign Of a cold, steps should
best be done with a simple mixture Of
two ounces of Glycerfne. a half-ounce OF
Virgin OIL Of Pine compound pure and
be mixed together in a large bottle. Shake
well and take a teaspoonful every four
hours. 1t Is claimed by the Leach Chemi-
cal CO., of Cincinnati, who prepare the
pensing through druggists. that this mix
ture will break up cold In twenty-four
hours and cure any cough that is durable.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
Prediction of large Crowd at James,
town, Feb. 24-25.

Jamestown, N. D., Jan. 27.-"The
state dairyman's. convention, which
will be held at Jamestown Feb. 24-25,
is going to be the greatest dairy meet
ing ever held in theh state" said M.
]. Corte, one of the biggest boosters
for the dairy in the northwest.
''It will. be the first independent
dairy meeting ever held in the state
in the first place, and Dairy Commits
sioner Flint is carrying on q boosting
campaign that is bound to make it a
winner. There will be some of the
best known dairymen of the nation at
the meeting. Minnesota will send
over a big delegation including her
dairy commissioner and there will be
a good representation of the creamery
and dairy men from ever. part of
North Dakota.
81 look to see the dairy industry in
North Dakota get a greater impetus
from this meeting. The farmers of
the state, especially in the Red river
valley are just beginning to realize
what results can be obtained from the
COW and the records which will be
shown at this coming meeting will
be a further eye-opener."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27

, Be it remembered that Kent, having
! opened up an insurance and real estate
office in Mandan, had in the course of
| his business made not a few enemies,
men whose vengeance he had good
cause to fear if once they secured The
| hip-loCk on him. About that time
those hard years of 1928 came along
when no man could borrow a $40 gold
piece with two others, money could not
be had at any price or on any security,
Kent seemingly had used some funds
that were not properly his. He could
not replace them. According to theevi-
dence, it was right here where he made
his terribly mistaken move. His little
boy of IS years said on the witness
stand, Papa wanted mamma to sell
the farm and mamma cried" This was
the only evidence in all where anything
| like lack of domestic harmony was
shown. II was however, all natural
Kent, the husband and father, was with
tens of thousands of others in financial
troubles-he wished to sell their home
stead as the only possible means to
stem the financial tide. The wife nat
urally was opposed to dispose of the
home, SO Kent, knowing the storm
that was bound to break over his de-
fenseless head, he left home, was away
down in Trenton, Neb., when finally
apprenended on the charge of wife muir
der He had left his wife and little
boy Earl at home on the farm with a.
hired man named Swedensky, a Bo-
hemian by birth, who had long worked
for them and was no doubt fully trust
ed by both husband and wife.
The writer is a professional judge of
human nature, of character and from
the first time / rested my eyes upon
the self-confessed human fiend incar-
nate, then and ever since notwith-
standing generally accepted evidence
sworn to by him, yet / am convinced
that his brutal lusts and animal pas
sions so overcome him that he outrag-
ed the deserted and defenseless wife
and mother and then to cover his later
admitted crime, he blew the entire TOP
of her head off, killing her instantly
to cover his, if anything still greater,
horrorfying crime.
The position i'm which the body Law.
the arrangement of it's clothing, skirts
and underwear, the inhuman fiend's
first false confession at the coroner's
jury. his later story involving Kent and
which deprived him of his precious lib
erty and all but took his life. all this
and much more seems at least to me
to be the real motive of or for that
awful murder that stirred and held the
attention of the entire northwest for
months.
Swedenskia received with Kent life
sentence in the pen at Bismarck. The
writer saw them both in 1898. Swed-
enskina then looked the picture OF alb
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
THE man OF The HOUR"
Popular Play Makes Great Hit on Its
Second Trip Over Walker
Circuit.

The Winnipeg Telegram had the
following notice of The Man of the
Hour, which will be in Fargo Friday
evening.
The Man of the Hour with The
reputation of being the clearest and
most polished mirror ever held I'm 70
the face OF conditions in modern
municipal politics. opened at the
Walker theatre last night before a
good-sized audience and will stay un
til Wednesday night Those who saw
this powerful drama when 1t was here
last season will remember that the
appeal of its theme-honesty triumph
ing over graft-wa5 imbedded in the
fact that the characters might have
walked in from the street, that re-
pleas of it's scenes have echoed be-
hind the walls of municipal offices ali
over the United States.
The passionate climax of act two
where the honest young mayor and
"Horrigan." the political boss, come to
a show down" was last night carried
off with vim that aroused the audi
ence; in fact, the work of Arthur
Moore, as the boss, was uniformly
good. The honors of the piece fell to
the male members of the company,
notably to the two gentlemen Just
named and to Felix Hanley as Alder
man Phelan, whose appearance in
every act was a signal for a quicken
ing interest; as piece Of characteri-
zation his Interpretation of this BLAIR
neying, loudvoiced, ed-faced, wing
ing individual, at loggerheads with
the Boss" to the game, could scarce
ly have been improved upon and much
of the enjoyment is due to his finished
portrayal
The Man Of the Hour Is tense in
situation and penned with the best
strokes OF student of human nature
with keen insight into the ethics
of up-to-date politics. as played in
sundry and numerous places. George
Broadhurst wrote IL and 1t il worth
seeing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
GOOD RECORDS BY
~" GYM CLASSES
SPLENDID ATTENDANCE AT n.
M. c. A. DESPITE INCREASED
IMPROVEMENTS IN OUTSIDE
NOTWITHSTANDING CLASSES
VERY POPULAR.

In spite Of the improvements in
facilities for gymnasium work and bas-
ketball in Fargo outside of the z. M.
G. A. gymnasium, and this improve
ment has been marked. the student
class at the Y. M. G. A. has maintained
an attendance this year equal to that
Of last year. This is a source of much
qualification to the officials and direc-
tors Of the "Y."
During October, November and De-
cember, 1908, thirty -one sessions Of the
student class were held with a total
attendance of 40S or an average at
tendance of thirteen and thirds.
During the same period of 1909 the
class has had thirty eight sessions
with a. total attendance of 445 or an
average attendance OF thirteen and
one third
In addition to the student enrolment
In the regular Students class by spec
tal arrangement there are a larger
number attending the evening class
than ever before. Some are taking
boxing and wrestling. Since Dec.
the student class has been under the
direct charge of Secretary Wolf. He
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
FARGO MAN PLEADS THAT
KENT BE LIBERATED FROM PEN
DR. A. C, NEWMAN BELIEVES PRISONER FROM MORTON
COUNTY IS A PROSECUTED MAN SHOULD BE
GIVEN UNCONDITIONAL PAR0oN-NTEREsTING RESUME OF
TERRIBLE DAKOTA TRAGEDY.

Fargo, n. D., Jan. 27.-To The For
um In a late issue Of The Fargo
Forum there was an article, copied
from The Mandan News, headed "A
Pardon For Kent" In substance the
article said that a petition for Kents
freedom will be circulated in Fargo and
throughout the state of North Dakota
generally during the next two weeks
asking that Kent be given a full and
free pardon"
Truly the mills of the gods grind
slowly but they are still grinding. AS
member of the second jury to- try Ny
ron r. Kent, whose proper name is
William Wiley PencOst. / wish to say
something Of this case. Had il not
been for the strenuous work and the
firm stand that the writer took i'm be-
half of Kent, who for the second time
had been convicted and sentenced to
hang, for being an accessory i'm the
murder Of his wife. Julia, there is but
slender doubt that the extreme sem
tence of the court would have been ex-
ecuted upon him, and instead of being
alive today and with good prospects OF
obtaining his long lost freedom, he
would now be but a dim memory
amongst the tens of thousands who
were at the time of his most noted
trial, so deeply fascinated and interest
ed in its outcome.
Kent had been tried. convicted and
sentenced to hang at Mandan. Morton
county, when granted a new trial on
the grounds of prejudice of the trial
judge and the population of his home
district generally. A change of venue
was taken from Morton county to
Cass.
The writer was the thirty third ven
fireman examined and the first accept
ed. There | sat for nearly eight 'oug
days while empaneling the remaining
jurors. Over 400 were examined before
twelve men satisfactory to both the
prosecution and the defense were fin
ally sworn in to do their duty.
Although | agreed with my fellow
jurors in a verdict of guilty yet left
that jury room anything but satisfied
with my part in the conviction of the
defendant. The evidence was entirely
of circumstantial nature Not the
slightest motive or reason was shown
that would prompt Kent to destroy his
wife or to seek her life through the
medium of a third person. In the vol
ume of evidence that kept piling UP for
the long weeks of the trial everything
tended to show that i'm all the thirteen
long years OF their married life to-
gether, in all that period there had
never been one little quarrel. disagree
ment or seeming discord. on the con-
trary 1t was shown that they We're an
exceptionally congenial couple, good
friends in all things and lovers that
never grew old.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
COUNCIL CALLS
ELECTION OFF
FAILURE TO ISSUE OFFICIAL NO.
TIcE or ELECTION HELD TO Be
FATAL ACTION ON REsoLu.
TONS CALLING ANOTHER ELEc.
TON, WITHHELD.

Holding that the notice OF election
was insufficient and that the resolution
calling such an election illegal, the CITY
council, In special session last evening
handed the whole affair a death hIou,
and Fargo voters will have no chance
Friday TO express their choice in the
matter of issuing bonds for municipal
inter and electric lighting plant
Late yesterday afternoon Mavor
Peter Elliott issued a call for special
council meeting to Consider the suf-
hclency Of the notice" and to take such
action thereon as the council saw fit.
At S:15, when Mayor Elliott called
Tor order, every member of the counciI
was in his seat with the exception Of
T. F. Powers of the Seventh ward. who
arrived very shortly.
Ihe call for the meeting was read
Following which Alderman Tiberr read
resolution citing the Hlegality of the
original resolution and resembling the
action OF the council in calling the
special bond election. His motion IN
adopt the resolution was carried with
out a dissenting vote.
Alderman Lewis then called the at
tention to the fact that the matter has
been before the council twice before
thls spring, he held that it would be fol
~ Tor the council to call another cleo
tlon' In line with this argument he
moved to adjourn
Mayor Voted No.
The vivi voce vote on this motion
was so close that roll was called show
ing the councilnen to stand seven to
seven, Aldermen Amerland, CLAIM
Early Hall, Hodges, Lewis and Tibert
voting aye while Aldermen Bolene
Bowers, Cole, Mills, Powers, Stern and
stewart voted nay. Mayor Elliott voted
no and the adjournment was lost.
In short address before the council
In which he had held the former pro-
ceedings insufficient. City Atty. w. C.I
Resser referred to certain resolutions
which he had prepared calling an cleo
ton Feb. Is. Alderman Stern now
called for the reading of these resolu-
lions which covered both water and
light bond issues. Stern moved to
adopt, which on roll call was lost the
vote being the same as registered
ABOVE with the exception that Alder
man Powers voted nay.
Alderman Lewis held the opinion
that more time was needed by the
members to look into the resolution
asking that action be postponed until
the first meeting in February when IL
will be made the special order of busi
ness
After being in session only Is min
utes, the shortest session in the history
of the council, adjournment was taken
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
PRIVATE HORSE SALE
WiIIiston Firm Will Have Large
Bunch Of Horses for Sale
in the Spring.

Hildreth & Wigley of Williston will
have about 1000 choice western horses
for sale in the spring, which will be
sold at private sale to anyone interest
ed. For full particulars address the
firm at Williston, N. D.
A BIG DAIRY MEETING.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27

Have you a weak throat? IF So Won
cannot be too careful You cannot be-
gin treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is, always the harder to cure
II you Will take Chamberlain's Cough
Kemedy at the outset you will be
saved much trouble. Sold by all
dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27
COAL OPERATORS ORGANIZE.

Proposal Is to Form National Asso-
citation.
Chicago, Jan. Representative Of
coal operators associations throughout
the country met here today to effect
plans for national organization.
James Elliott OF Kansas City, Mo-, was
elected temporary president. One Of
the purposes is to cooperate In mine
management. Another meeting is to
be held at the call Of Mr.. Elliott.
A Forum Want AID VIII Sell 1t For You
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-27

has a faculty for making things inter-
esting in the gym and plans are under
way to make this class act as a great
drawing card for students to the
schools of Fargo
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-06-02
ORCHESTRA Again PLEASES.

The great Minneapolis orchestra APP
.peared in B%rookings for the fourth
time last Friday, giving an afternoon
and evening concert, at the opera
house, and their host of admirers
here were perhaps better pleased
with this years festival than eve be-
fore. The festival was a success in
all that the word implies and much
credit is due to the opera house man
agement for the efforts to give Brook
ings people an opportunity Of hearing
this great orchestra again this sea
son.
The two concerts were a success
financially as well as artistically.
Crowded houses were present at both
concerts and the receipts were over
eleven hundred dollars. This equals
the figures Of last year when the fes-
tival consisted of four programC. A
large number Of out Of town people
were In the city to attend the con-
certs and they were as delighted with
the feast of good music as our own
people.
The afternoon concert consisted OF
a long and varied program, highly en-
joyable and every number received
an encore, which the orchestra and
s~oloists g%raciously responded to. The
s~oloists on the afternoon program
were Marietta Bagby, contralto; David
Duggan, tenor; Carlo Fischer, cello
Mr.. Fischer is an old Brookings fav'
orite and he received an enthusiastic
welcome and encore. Miss Bagby and
Mr.. Duggan made their first appear
ance here and won much favor. Ar
thur Middleton, who won so many ad'
mirers on his appearance here last
year, sang at the afternoon concert by
special request.
The evening concert was better, il
that were possible, than the matinee
The soloists for this program were
Lucille Tewksbury, soprano; Richard
Czerwonky, violinist, and Mr. Middle
ton and Mr.. Duggan. MI. Czerwonky's
solo pleased the audience better per
haps than any other number, although
the work of the other s~oloists was
highly pleasing.
1t is undecided whether or moi
Brookings will be able to- secure this
great orchestra for next year. 1t has
been the understanding that their toul
in 1911 would only include the larger
cities, but II they appear in this sec
ton Brookings will be visited.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-06-02
Line
TO BE SOLD
UNDERSTOOD THAT A SALE HAS
BEEN MADE.
TRUNK LINE 10 THE GULF
FROM WINNIPEG REPORTED TO
BE AIM OF THE NEW OWNERS

We are given to understand on
reliable authority that a deal will
be without doubt be c'osed the coming
week for the sale of the right-of-way
of the Bookings and Sioux Falls rail-
way. The purchasers are a big firm
of financiers who are engineering a
deal for a trunk line from Winnipeg
to the Gulf of Mexico, and this line
will form a part of the new road.
A couple of engineers representing
the prospective purchasers were here
Friday and went over the line to
Sioux Falls in company with President
Stewart. 1t is understood that their
inspection was satisfactory and that
a representative of the new owners
will be here the latter part of this
week or the first Of next to close the
deal.
To be located on a north and south
trunk line would be a great boost
for Brookings and it is to be hoped
that the deal will be closed. The
survey for the proposed road is prac.
tically completed between Sioux City
and Fargo, N. D., the route running
through Webster, WATERFOWL, Brook
ings and Egan. The road will &c
south from there to Sioux Falls, Sioux
City and Kansas City. The name Of
the new road will be the Winnipeg
Sioux Falls & Southern. With the
opening of the Panama Canal the
road expects to cur most Of the
grain export trade that Is now be
ing shipped by the way of the Pacific
coast to China, Japan, Australia ant
other parts of the east.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-06-02

Sogen, Vermillion, third. Height No
feet IL inches. Breaking the Nate
record of 10 feet s l-2 inches made
by Norgren of Vermillion in zoos.
Shot Put-Johnson, Brookings, won;
Carlstrom, Yankton, second; Downing,
Vermillion, third. Distance, 81 feet
2 inches.
Discus-Norgren, Vermillion, won;
Roberts, Vermillion, second; Chase.
Vermillion, third. Distance, 104 feet
3 inches.
Hammer Throw-Goddard, Vermil-
lion, won; Sogen, Vermillion. second;
Johnson, Bookings, third. Distance,
1856 feet IL inch. Breaking the state
record of 1872 feet 5 inches made by
McCordic of Brookings in 1905.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-06-02
NEW AGRONOMISTS.

Prof. c. Willis, agrOnomist at the
college, tells us that he has secured
the following new assistants for the
coming year, taking the places OF
those who have resigned: w. F.
Burlison, graduate of the Oklahoma
State college and post graduate OF
the University of Illinois, plant breed
ing: C. M. Wood. graduate of the Ok
lahoma State college. class OF 1910.
farm crops; Howard Biggar. graduate
Of South Dakota State college 1910.
soils; Howard LOOMS, graduate OF AL,
bion college class Of 1909, physical
and chemical analysis. p. H. Moore,
who recently resigned from the de.
partment has accepted a position with
the agricultural extension work IN
British Columbia, with headquarters
at Vancouver.