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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-28

condition then that had TO submit to
their coercion" replied Collins.
Mr.. Collins then related several in
stances of what he termed persecution
by the Cando gang" Among other
things he cited the fact that he was
compelled to put up practically fifteen
sections Of land to secure $500 indebt-
edness and was drawn into the power
of the dominating element.
Not on Trial.
Attorney Rex endeavored to cross
examine Collins and began by asking
some questions regarding his past life.
II refuse to answer" said Collins, 'I
am not on trial. If I was in court /
would reply"
Burke Hit the Table.
Then the great and powerful Govern
or Burke demonstrated where he was
at.
Presiding as the chairman of the
state board of university and public
school lands, he appeared to believe it
was his duty to protect his friends, in
stead of the interests Of the state. 1t
also seemed that Collins had greatly
incurred his displeasure by presuming
to bring charges Of school land frauds,
and endeavoring to project the rights
of the children of the state.
With the color growing almost apop-
leptic in his face and his eyes glaring
in indignation, the great and good gov
ernor smashed the table with his
strong right hand and in stentorian
tones, fairly shrieked to Collins:
you will soon be on trial.
His bluff failed to work, however,
and he was unable to intimidate the
Fargo man.
Collins Defied Them.
There was a strenuous session for
awhile and after a lot of cross-f fire talk
between the different officials, Collins
defed the governor or any of the rest
of them to bring him to trial. He an
nounced he was ready for the entire
bunch.
An adjournment was taken till 1880.
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SENATOR'S SON
ALSO PURCHASED

In his Investigations concerning the
alleged illegal sale of the section OF
school land in Towner county, now
held by Lord q Thompson. the latter
recently being u, S. senator from this
state, d. B. Collins ran across some
other things that looked peculiar.
Among other things he found that on
day OF sale. Fl. H. Thompson, a son
of the senator-and the man who
signed the affidavits against PlumIey
and Brewer of The Forum-contracte
to purchase the southeast quarter sec
ton 2S, township 15S, range 6S, Town
er county. The price at which 1t was
hidden in was $12.75 per acre. calling
for the initial payment of $40S. The
treasurer's books showed that Thomp-
son paid the s40s for which a receipt
was issued to him. the receipt bearing
the date Of Oct. 81, 1901 and bearing
the number "57."
There seemed to have come a change
in, the dreams Of Mr.. Thompson-the
man who is the son of the senator
and the person who charged The Fo-
rum people with criminal libel.
This first receipt was marked void.
But on Jan. %, 1902-three months
after the school land sale-the records
of the county treasurers ONCE at
Cando show that another receipt was
issued to Thompson for the same
identical quarter OF a section--but this
time at $40 per acre instead of $1275.
The receipt number was III"
The amount paid the treasurer was
$s2O-instead OF S4O8, which was the
first principal payment on. the original
purchase
Collins was an inquisitive sort Of a
cuss and he couldn't understand how
Thompson secured a reduction of $3.50
per acre. The original price. Collins
thought. was paid in competitive bid
ding. Later this was knocked out ana
Thompson got the land at the mimi
mum price--just like the famous seq
ton sixteen went.
Collins had certified copies of the
void" receipt and the other made to
show to the members or the board
Of public school lands. He not only
had them certified to by the proper
officials, but also sworn to by a notary
Now the difference in the actual
cash price to the state for this Thomn-
son quarter was $40 This with tha
interest for the five ten, fifteen and
twenty year periods would make the
total difference to the state of nearly
$1,000. In other words by having the
first purchase OF the land cancelled
then bidding the land In three months
later. at $40 per acre-lost nearly ST.
900.
The children Of the state are "done"3
for that much In their education. That
sum would almost pay for two little
red schoolhouses.
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HERE IS WHAT
COLLINS CHARGES

The full text of the charges made
by ID. B. Collins of Fargo regarding
the sale are as follows:
and school lands for the state of North
Dakota: In compliance with your
notice that on Thursday, March 81,
1910, at 10 o'clock a M, a meeting of
the board of university and school
lands would be held in the office OF
the commissioner Of university and
school lands for the purpose of hear
ing any persons who can give evil
dence as to fraud In connection with
the sale of any school or institutional
lands, comes. now your petitioner, d
citizen of the city Of Fargo. Cass coun-
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he did not know of the sale until Lord
& Thompson's teams were breaking it
up in the spring of 1903. Mr.. McPike
owned land adjoining this section and
still owns land within a mile of the
above described land. I am very well
acquainted with the value of the above
described section 16-15s-65 and will
say that 1t Is a fine section of land and
should have sold for at least SIC to SIS
per acre If 1t had been sold at public
auction. If I am called upon to do
so / will make affidavit to what 1 have
above stated.
Amos w. Blanchard.
Witness, w. r. Bacon.
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1,64o OF Root G. Pierce.
Dated, April 21, A. d. 1910.
]. Nelson Kelly.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
April 81. A. d. 1910.
Alfred Cooley.
Notary public, Grand Forks county,
North Dakota.
(Seal)
MY commission expires March 8.
1915.
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The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
AMATEUR BASEBALL

A meeting of the newly organized Amateur
baseoall league will be held at Spalding's to-
nlght TO consider the bylaws and constitution
that were drafted by the committee annointed
at the last meeting. Since the last meeting 90
more clubs have signed the register and there is
now total of over SO clubs that will form the
new organization. All the managers of these
clubs and others who wish to sign tonight have
been notified TO attend the meeting at o'clock
The games played by the independent clubs on
Sunday resulted follows:
At Centerville-Wes Western club 70 Centervi1,e 2
At Crockett-yallejo 4. Crockett 3. -
At Lincoln Park-ModeIs s. Barney Frankels O.
Al 1ountvlile-Carron Tiltons S, Yount-
At Benicia-Benicia 6. BraIey Grotes O.
At kentheld-Mission Merchants 3, Kent
At Asbland-Shreve 5, Ashland f.
At Alameda Il, Cranes 4.
At San Anselmo-Hunds 8. Acmes o.
At San Rafael-Olympics z. San Rafael K
At Mil Valley-Goodyears 12 Mill Valley z
At st. Mary's college-Devisadero Merchants
At Newman-Newman 6. Modesto 8.
At Larkspur-Utopias 10, Benedicts 3.
At Petaluma-Petaluma 4, All Stars 2.
At San Anselmo-San Anselmo Z, Bay Shore
Greens g.
At Corbin-Raspilers 8. Company A, League
Cross Cadets, 6.
At Lincoln Park-LincoIn Park g. Comets O.
Al Golden Gate park-Bremers Z, South San
Francisc 6.
At Antioch-Antioch IA. Black Diamond O
AT Fruitysle-Booth Crescents L, st. Joseph 8
Sodality o.
AT Preslolo athletlc grounds-Turkey Reds 16,
Company A, n. G. c., o.
At Lobos square-General Lawtons TO- IiIiys g.
AT Davis street grounds -Redwoods 8, Enquir-
ers o.
At Presidio-Morse Beach Z. HanIey Ryes g.
At oakland-owl Drug Company o, Oakland
Royals o.
At Oakland-Ideals 5. Rincon Hill o.
At Hayward-Hayward IL, Claremont Parlor
N S. g. w. 1.
At Alameda-Se -Seminoles s, Alameda Owls s.
At ST. Josephs academy-Butchers Exchange
g. S Ds ..
At Alameda-Comets II. Taylor Lumber Com
pany ,.
Gas /.
At South San Francisco-Bungalow S. Bay
View 0.
At Fort McDowell-Fort Mcdowell 5. Mishes 2.
At Fort McDowell-Mishes 6. Fort Mcdowell f.
At Potrero-Re Reinharts Is, Kruse 3.
At Fort Miley-Juveniles 6, Pacifcs 8.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
MCLOUGHLIN Wins
NEWPORT MATCH
Tennis Expert From California
DiSpOSeS of SOufherner i'm
Championship Play

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 15.-The thir-
tieth annual all comers' tournament in
the national lawn tennis championship
was begun on the Casino courts today.
The only match played in the second
round, that between M. E. Mclaughlin,
the youthful Californian. and D. NJ.
Grant of Washington, formerly one of
the southern doubles champions, was
the feature of the day. Mclaughlin
won in straight sets.
Rain began to fall shortly after the
first matches had been started this
morning. After continuing intermit-
tently up to noon, a steady drizzle set
IN, which soon soaked the courts and
1T was necessary to put over 10 matches
in the round until tomorrow.
The card tomorrow will be the match
for the national doubles champion ship
between t. L. Bundy and j. T. Hen
bricks of California, the challengers
and f. B. Alexander and H. H. Hackett
of New York, the holders. Summary:
First round-Beals G. Wright defeated VIII
liam Rosenbaum. 6-3, 6-1, 6-2: Pauldng
Fosdick defeated Vincent Astor. "a 6-
2-6, 6--3; Ezra Gould defeated G. W. Lippett
Jr., 60. 6.2, 6--1; @. l.. Cole defeated Rich
defeated Thomas jay, Go, 60 6-1.
Second round-M E. Mclaughlin defeated d.
NJ Grant, go. 6-1, Go; Il. W. Sliness de-
feated NJ. R. kernochen by default
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
SEALS ARRIVE TO
TAKE ON VERNON
Oaks 90 North to Mix Ii With
Beavers and Senators HE
SOufHWard

The Seals arrived from Los Angeles
yesterday morning, all looking fine and
dandy with the exception of Tommy
Tenant. Tommy's foot is still a bit
sore, but the chances are that he will
be in the game against the Villagers
this afternoon. He got back during
the latter part of the series against
the Angels last week, and he delivered
very nicely.
Now it's up 70 the Eeals to take that
lead away from the Beavers and if
they have their share of baseball luck,
there is no reason in the world why
they cannot make good and turn this
trick. They are playing good steady.
consistent ball, tough the shock of
losing five games out of seven to the
Los Angeles tossers last week was
quite severe one to all the local
fans
Strange to say, Vernon has not won
a single series from San Francisco
since 1T crushed into the league a year
and a half ago. The Villagers have
managed to beat all the other fellows
handily enough, but when it comes to
the Seals, then there has been another
and a different story to relate. The
Seals have the goat of the southerners
tied right up in their back yard
Danny Long announced last night
that Eastley probably would do the
twirling for the Seals today. South
pay Hit likely will oppose him. Both
of these pitchers have been doing re-
markable work of late, though both of
them dropped the last game in which
tey worked.
While the Seals and the Villagers are
doing battle here, Oakland will be mix
ing it with Portland on the northern
diamond. This really will be the most
important series of the week, for Oak
land can jump into first place by get
ting way with pair of games. With
the way the Commuters are going now
there is every reason in the world to
believe they will succeed
Oakland left on Sunday nights train
in good shape and high spirits. The
team is practically intact and all the
pitchers are keyed up and ready for
a strenuous campaign. Christian and
Lively probably will do the bulk of the
work for Oakland, while Portland will
depend largely upon Southpaw Gregg
to keep the Commuters out of first
place.
Poor old Sacramento is up against
another tough one. 1t has to travel
south and open up a series with the
Angels. IHe SeHalOTS arrived from the
north last night too late to catch the
train for the south. However, they will
be on their way south today. The first
game of the Angel series will be played
tomorrow afternoon and the final game
next Monday afternoon.
The last time these teams met in
Sacramento the Senators took six
games / ma row. But Los Angeles has
braced up a whole lot since that time
The southerners are now flushed with
victory after their success in taking
five out of seven from San Francisco
last week, and there is no question but
that they will start with an ace in the
hole against the trailing Senators.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
GOLFERS SUFFER
FROM REVERSAL
Harry Legg Is Only Player 10
Turn i'm Score Below so
at Denver

DENVER. Colo. Aug 15-Seldom
has a tournament where golfers Of
national reputation gathered shown
such a reversal of form as was shown
in the first days medal play for the
trans Mississippi title today. Those
who turned in cards below 90 for the
Is holes are practically certain to quail
ify for the first round of match play
unless another series of foozles anu
misplays attack the field tomorrow.
Colonel Bogey was reIegated TO the
background and stage fright took
his place as the mythical opponent
against which the big field struggled
in vain.
Harry L. Legg of Minnekhda, the
present title holder. was the oniy
starter who turned in a card below
80, his score of n leading the field.
There was never a moments let down
In his play, which improved from the
first hole, where formidable array
or pertls greet the nervous golfer. 10
the eighteenth
1t was left for a 10 year old school
boy, Lawrence BrOmfield of the Den
yer club, to contest with the title
holder the hOnOTs for the first round
Bromfeld finished with a steady so and
is regarded by many who followed his
play as a serious contender for the
title.
The pop" hole, the fourteenth. was
responsible for many of the high
scores. MCGEE, the hope of the Omah,I
delegation. took nine strokes for the
hole, which is regarded as a sure three.
and for three hours not starter was
on the green of this hole, measuring
less than $50 yards. in one
j. B. Lindsay of the Omaha field
= nj ~
a surprise when he turned in an 81.
which was played out when it was so
dark, as 10 make it difficult to follow
the flight OF the balls.
j. A Roberts of Kansas City, who
was paired with Walter Fairbanks, the
Denver veteran, was playing at the
top of his game and turned in a sterl-
ing 81
The last is holes of the qualifying
round will be played tomorrow
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
CARDINAL SQUAD
READY FOR START
Coach Presley viii Call Out
Rugby Men for Practice
September 5
BY WILLIAM UNMACK

Coach George Presley of the Stanford
university football squad left the city
yesterday to take up his residence on
the Stanford campus in order to start
preparations for the coming football
season. Presley proposes to call the
football men out on September 3.
The first game is scheduled for the
freshmen at Palo Alto on the Saturday
of the week they start practice. This
will not give the cardinal coach much
time to get the freshmen in proper con-
dition. but as there are a number of
men going to Stanford this year with
considerable Rugby experience, Pres
ley hopes to have a fairly strong baby
team in the field.
There will be no paid assistant coach
at Stanford this year, but Captain
Dole will assist Presley in rounding the
team into shape. Dole will arrive from
Australia with the All America team
a week from next Sunday and the ex-
perience he has gained on the tour of
the antipodes will be of material ben
eft to the different squads at Stanford.
Dole will no doubt pay particular at
tention to the working of the forwards
and Presley, as in past seasons. will
make a speciality of the back division.
The students already arriving at
Stanford and number of those who
intend to try for the Rugby team are
indulging in individual practice. The
turfed field at Stanford. which is in
first class condition, presents busy
appearance every morning and there
are about Is men in training.
The Berkeley high school will hold
the first Rugby football rally in the
history of the school today Berkeley
is the last of the local schools to start
practice.
Lowell high school intends to organ
ize series of interclass Rugby con-
tests in order to stimulate interest in
the game The series will not be
started till the end of September or
nerhapS later
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
YOUNG BRITISHER
TO MAKE DEBUT
Bantam Weight Sammy Keller
to TangIe Up With Willie
CanOIe Friday Night

The card offered by the Golden Gate
clup Tor Friday evening at DreamlAnd
pavilion is very classy looking one
The main event will serve to introduce
to the local fight fans Sammy Keller,
the bantam weight champion of Eng
land.
This is the lad that Charlie Harvey
brought from England to train with
owen Moran, in the hope of being able
to get a match with one of the top
notchers in America. However, shortly
after Keller's arrival the boxing game
became rather quiet in the east. due to
the hot weather, while the local pro-
moters weren't very active when Har-
vey struck California with the Brit
isher. Consequently, although the
amateur champion of King Georges
country has been here since last May,
his four round bout with Willie Canole
will signalize his initial appearance
Keller is now at Boyes Springs. work
ing out with Moran. Those who have
seen the Briton spar with Moran say
that he is very fast, shifty boxer and
that he Will live up to the recommended
tion of his manager in actual battle
Canole is one of the best bantams in
this vicinity and should give the for
eigner a hard scrap.
The two special events will be fought
by Charlie Miller. the ponderous mo-
torman, and Victor MacLaglen. the
heavy weight who disposed of Tad
Riordan at the Western club last week,
and Lawrence Granfield and Eddie Mar
ron. two of the fastest lightweights on
the coast.
The remainder of the card is rs fol-
lows:
Frank Neary VS.. Paul Rubo, feather weights
Happy Savage VS.. Tug Condor. middle weights
Charlie Rodgers Eddie Schroeder feather
weights; Art Nelson VS.. AL Kreiger. heavy
weights, and Pete Mcguire VS.. Lew Galatoire,
feather weights
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
SpO1rLlGHl1rS
ON SlpOR rs

CHICAGO Aug. 15.-Jack johnson, the cham
pion heavy weight pugilist. declared last night
before leaving for Cleveland that he would not
fight again for year. Although the champion
was scheduled to appear in court today on ac-
count of his arrest Saturday for speeding he
said he had left a bond for his appearance and
would be represented by attorney.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The end OF racing for
the season in this state August 81 at Saratoga
Springs will not bring about any lessening OF the
activity of the Jockey clubs recently organized
bureau for improving the breed of horses The
motives in organization not merely COM
mercial and the work will go on as thoroughly
as if the turf in this part of the country was
in the height of its prosperity
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
American League

CHICAGO. Aug 15.-Scott held New York to
two hits here today, and Chicago evened up on
the nonSsd res w1ng hits hree triples
two of which figured in the scoring. Scott drove
in two tallies with sacrifice fly and single
and counted the winning run on MeCOnnell.s
New York .-.-..-....--..-----
onasase BatserissEwar6op and Sweeney; Scott and
Sullivan.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 15.-St. Louis. with Lake
pitching, defeated Boston, 2 to l. in the fourth
game Of the series today. Cicotte was hit hard
In the early innings and Karger succeeded him
In the eighth Score; H. 4
Isst Batteries.Iake and Kiilifer; cicotte. Karger
and Carrigan.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15--Wslter Johnson was
ington defeated Detroit. 10 4. Works was
taken from the box in the nfth, after passing
three batsmen. Score; X H. r.
Washington ......-.... ...-.-......6 D
Bsttsries-Johnson and BeckendOrf; Works,
CLEVELAND. Aug. 15.-Phlladelphia took
both games from Cleveland today, 8 to and
to g.. Cleveland had the first game game won until until
throw allowed a tie Both Bemis and Turner
retired because of injuries. Scores:
First game X H. r.
Cleveland 3
nFiaasRes Batteres4Young and Bemis; Eastery. Nor.
gan and Livingston.
Second game X IL. r.
Cleveland ........... ...........-3 i
Battefies4Demott. Mitchell and Easterly;
Bender and Thomas.
NEW YORK Aug. 15-It is announced that
Martin Sheridan, the Irish h-American athletic
clubs all around champion, has under considera-
ton very good business offer from western
concern and is seriously considering accepting il.
This would mean his retirement from New York
afhIeffcs after the present season.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16

such an important series as we
propose.
1t would be a big expense and a
difficult matter for the club to hold
the players together that long
after the close of the season.
If it were only couple of weeks
to wait, it would be d very easy
matter TO arrange series. This
league would be delighted to have
its pennant winning team play a
series of seven or nine games with
the leading team of your league,
providing you would arrange to
have your leading team engage in
such a series Immediately after the
close of our season.
VIII be pleased to hear further
from you regarding this ma tier of
an interleague series
Yours very truly
w. II. LUCAS
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16

Secretary Percy ". Treat Of the New Cali
fornia jockey club notified yesterday that
". c. Weant and bis table had been indefinitely
suspended by Judge Frank Skinner at Cheyenne
The action OF the official was due 10 the sudden
improvement Of Kopek on August s. ON that
occasion kopek was played from s TO 10 3 10
j. Jockey Wordsworth rode ROv Shumwav In
the same race and his handling OF the horse
was so unsatisfactory that skinner also DIsced
him on the suspended list. MOleswOrth was the
star at Cheyenne, as he was at Oklahoma and
Tulsa.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
SIS. 'p pgPEIY naas' vE5z4asIH H5 n1ala1l'

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awhile trouble al
delicate
added blood
only remedy that be used with perfect safety the
medicine
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the disease IN any but by removing from the
Home treatment Book, medical all
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. ATLANTA, Ga
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-New York and Pitts
burg split up today's double header. the score
which was won by the visitors, went II in
nings and was pitching duel between Leiheld
and Mathewson. Wiltse and Camnitz also had
pitching duel in the second game. The umpiring
of. Rigler and Emsie displeased the fans, and
after the first game few bottles and glasses
were thrown at them Score:
First game r. Fl. E.
Pittsburg ..-...... .......-...-...2 2
I Batteres.1eiaeld gie and Gibson: Matbeuson
Emslie.
Pittsbgrg Pitt. Ygu,. ..--.. ........d 8
R Batteres-camnt1 and Gibson: wiltse and
Schiel. umpires-Rigler and Emslie.
BROOKLYN. Aug. 15.--Brooklyn and Chicago
split two esided games today. The visitors
shut out the locals, IA to 0. in the first. bat
ting both he Barger tas and an Miller hard BROOKLYN
nnr to Richie tne nas snachd on Of wm b
box and Pfeiffer was pounded for six hits in
the eighth Ball allowed only three hits Scores:
Shieago ..........- -...........-..14 IA o
Batteries Brown and King; Barger. Miller
and Erwin. Umpires-Johnstone and Eason
Second game r. H. E.
Chicago .....---. ..----.........-. 3 s
Batteries.Richie. pfeiner and Archer; r. Bell
and Bergen Umpires-Eason and tombstone.
batting hard, Boston won two games from st
Louis today, the first to and the second
to l.. The locals overcame i've run lead
In the first game Scores:
First game R. H. f.
St. Louis ....-...................- IL A
Batteries-Hanson Corridor and Bresnahan;
Ferguson, Brown and Raridan. Umpires-Klem
and Kane.
Second game r. H.. E.
st. Louis ....... .......1 y
f'ostoi- ; Ii u
Batteries-Semich and Phelps; Burke and
Smith. Umpires-Klem and Kane
DEAUvILI,E. France Aug. 15.-The Grand
Prix at Trouville Deauyiile, worth 81 500 run to-
day, was by w. X. Vanderbilt's Gibelin.
Yyette, owned by Mason Carues, was second.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16

DEAUyILLE, France, Aug 15.-The Grand
Prix at Trouville- -Deauvle, worth $4500 run to-
day, was won by w. X. vanderblt's Gibelin.
1Yette, owned by Mason Carnes, was second.
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-16
American Association

AT Minneapolis Paul 8, Minneapolis A.
At polis-Louisville s, Indianapolis
Fourteen innings.
At Mlw aukee-Kansas City 8, Milwaukee 2.
At Coiumbus-Toledo s, Columbus g.