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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14

The inquest touching the death Of c.
II. Quinn, whose dead body was found
on Crockett's hill, Fourth street and
Fourth avenue south, yesterday morn
ing, was held in the council chamber
this morning. Coroner Vincent and a
jury consisting of T. j. Berrigan, How
ard Moody, John Lamb, jr.; Leslie
Welter. George wilhelm and M. O.
Vented conducted the investigation
George Walker acted as stenographer
County Attorney Johnson questioned
the witnesses. The jury returned the
above verdict.
One of the first witnesses was DR.
Humphrey who made the post mortem
examination Of the body Of the de-
ceased. All the vital organs Of the
body were found by the witness ia
be normal, except the lungs and brain.
The doctor described fully the ma
ture of the fracture found on the left
side of the head of the deceased, just
above the ear. Actually there were
two fractures, the greater one about
an inch above the other. He found
there had been a hemorrhage of the
brain, caused by the large fracture,
and was known as a slow hemmorr-
hage, causing the formation of a blood
clot on the brain and the latter was
the cause of the death.
DR.. Humphrey, in response to 6
question by a juror, said that in al
probability Quinn lived about two
hours in a conscious state and then
gradually relapsed into a state of I'M
consciousness and never recovered
Quinn probably went to sleep immed-
lately after he laid down and never
awoke.
The county attorney called several
witnesses who saw the assault in the
saloon named. 1t appears that the de-
ceased was in the saloon, sitting down,
when Mckinley, the assailant, entered
Mckinley began at once to distribute
his begging cards which contained a
verse OF poetry A card was handed to
Quinn who was sitting down near the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14

An old clipping of The New York
World, date unknown, recently brought
to light tells the following interesting
story Of pioneer days in Dakota.
Back in the Sos. when the northern
portion Of the Territory Of Dakota was
hardly more than bleak waste Of I'M
cultivated ground. the town of Penn
bina was founded by Enos Stutsman
Stutsman was man as remarkable
for his eccentricities as he was for his
physical deformity He emigrated to
Dakota from the huckleberry districts
OF Connecticut and located in the up
per Ted river valley, where he filed and
proved up on $50 acres of land. 1t was
the ground on which Pembina now
stands. He had the head and body Of
giant, but his legs were hardly more
than foot long, and he was unable
to travel without the aid Of two short
and powerful crutches. He was a
shrewd calculating fellow and soon
became recognized leader among the
handful of emigrants who had taken
up their places in his neighborhood
As a political diplomat he never had
an equal in the territory For four
consecutive sessions he was chairman
Of the council in the upper branch of
the territory legislature, and he was
one Of the most famous draw poker
players in the territory. He numbered
among his close friends pioneer nam
ed Jud LaMoure, who owned a line OF
stage coaches running between Grand
Forks and Pembina
1t was these two men who played
the best game of poker that was ever
played in the territory The game was
played in the old Levee hotel in Yank-
ton, in 1852, and it lasted from 10
o'clock on Friday morning to 8 o'clock
on Sunday morning. During it's pro-
gress the people of the town assembled
in the hotel and watched the two men
as they fought like bulldogs over the
pile of red. white and blue checks.
The legislature was in session at the
time, and as Stutsman. who was chair
man Of the council, refused to leave
the game, that branch OF the legislat-
ure adjourned until the following Mon
day and the members watched the
game to the finish
Early in the game Stutsman's luck
was wonderfully good, and he played
everyone. Later on the tide turned
against him, and the chips began to
flow in the direction of LaMoure, who
with his SLOUGH hat pulled over his
eyes, was watching every move of his
opponent. Slowly and surely the chips
went over to LaMoure's side of the
table, and work what trick or artifice
he would he could not turn them back.
Matters went on this way until past
midnight Of Saturday, when Stutsman
threw two $50 bills on the pile of chips
in the center Of the table and called q
800 bet made by LaMoure. Stutsman
held a king full on queens and he felt
sure the pot was his. but when La
Moure threw down his cards there
were four deuces. and Stutsman, grit
ting his teeth, exclaimed: "Jud, tell
you what I'll do. You've won $4,000 Of
my money. If your put $500 with it
TIL stake the townsite Of Pembina
against you. and will play for 1t in a
lump to win or lose In one deal"
The men shook hands.
According to the agreement the hand
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14
Moorhead Department
Coroner's Jury Says That
Cripple Dealt Death BLOW
Formal Warrant For Arrest Of Mckinley on Charge Murder
ing c. H. Quinn Made Following CorOncrs In
qucSt-Two Vicious Blows Were Struck

, side Of the room. Quinn pulled out
his glasses and began to read and he
was reading when MCKINLEY approach
ed him for the return Of the card
Quinn was determined to finish the
reading and in keeping firm hold
OF 1t while Mckinley was moving tc
take 1t from the deceased the card
was torn and Quinn completed 1t by
tearing the part left in his hand to
pieces.
This angered Mckinley, who struck
Quinn heavy blow on the side Of the
face with the crook end of heavy
cane he was carrying and followed that
with a more vicious blow on the top OF
the head. This version was corrobor-
ated by at least three witnesses, in
GLIDING Charles West the bartender
who stated that he saw the second
blow very plainly.
mckinley was heard to say to the
crowd in the saloon, ''the man does
not live that tears up my cards"
Immediately after the assault Quinn
left the place and despite a search OF
the town could not be found. Since
the finding OF the body several persons
remember seeing Quinn walking south
on Fourth street, between and s
O'Clock, Wednesday night, but no par
ticular notice was taken OF him as
there was nothing to attract any es-
pecial notice.
Chief O'Laughlin was called by the
county attorney and he testified tc
taking the cane away from the pris-
oner, Mckinley, also that he heard the
defendant say that it was the cane
with which he hit Quinn. The cane
was put into evidence and was marked
exhibit l.
Witnesses were called to formally
establish the finding of the dead body
of Quinn and where.
After the jury had completed its
verdict Coroner Vincent issued a war
rant for the formal arrest of Mckinley
alleging that he was the cause OF
Quinn's death. The warrant was made
returnable before Justice Torson and
the preliminary hearing will probably
be set for tomorrow morning.
The defendant has been informed
of the serious charge there is against
him and for him to make whatever ar
rangements he wants to make. It is
expected that at the proper time Nc
Ginley, who more than once has ad-
mitted the assault upon Quinn with
his cane, will ask permission to plead
guilty. Two of the eye witnesses to
the assault are being held in custody
on the orders Of the county attorney.
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Good cron Prosnacta.

The Hawley Herald: The crop out.
look in this locality at the present
time is very promising and with the
right kind OF weather from this time
on until harvest, there is no question
but that this country, as a whole, will
get a much better crop, than it has
had in several years. However, there
is some complaint in certain places
from damage by the grasshoppers and
the recent hot winds.
Haying Is now well under way and
some barley, rye and winter wheat has
been harvested. Potatoes are looking
fine but they need one more good rain
which would insure bumper crop
Harvest in general will be earlier than
usual. The writer has been travel
ing considerably through the county
and finds the people to be feeling jub-
liant over the prospects.
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EAST SIDE NOTES.

Hawley Herald: Cashier III. p. Gun
derson of the First State bank, and
Hans Rushfeldt made a trip Tuesday
in the formers auto through parts Of
the townships OF Riverton, Spring
Prairie, Flowing and Cromwell. Mr..
Rushfeldt informs us that in passing
through the first three townships he
noticed considerable difference In the
appearance Of the various fields, but
in Cromwell everything looked splen-
did for a good crop.
Miss Eleanor RushfeIdt. county SUI
perintendent Of schools, is enjoying life
at Cormorant lake.
The district court at Crookston has
murder trial on its hands and there
is difficulty in securing a Jury. The
defendant is Sivert Simpson who is
accused of numbering Theodore Nell
son last February. The defense may
be the unwritten law.
John Hagen of Fargo, N. D., filed
on a homestead claim in the landofiice
at Crookston, yesterday.
The two retiring members of the
school board at Hawley are Atty. w.
G. Hammett and r. M. Higgins and
they will probably be reelected at
the annual meeting tomorrow night.
The Red Wing seminary quartette
will sing at lions church in Skree
township on Monday, July IL. at 10
o'clock in the morning.
The deposed saloon keepers seem
determined that under no circum-
stances shall there be less than forty
saloons in Moorhead.
1t is stated that no one had any au-
thority to make the announcement that
DR.. Hagen was not candidate for re-
election as a members OF the school
board. Friends of Frank L. Kilbury,
the mail carrier, are doing some boost
ing with the idea Of securing more di-
rect representation for the working
classes on the board. The election
viii be held tomorrow night and the
two retiring members OF the board
OF education, DIR. o. j. Hagen and
lP. III. Lamb are willing to serve the
city for another term.
Q. @. Beck, A. j Wright OF Moorhead
and Lars Christianson Of Fargo. rep
resenting the Norona Singing society.
and Messrs. Bowman, Orbom and
Hanson, representing the Orpheus
Singing society, win leave tonight for
Duluth where they will attend con-
vention OF representatives OF Norwe-
gian singing societies.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14

Doris Sidis, NJ. A., Phi, D.. M. D., has
a treatise, fresh off the press, says the
New York World, in which he bonn
bards with epigrams the modern sys-
tenn of education. 1t is entitled Phil
istine and Genius, and has already
caused a lot of criticism, not unmixed
with anger, among many leading edu-
Gators.
Mr. SIdis is the father of the Har-
ward wonder child. William j. Sidis.
who at the age of ii years, addressed
the student body on The Fourth Dr.
mension, and now in his sophomore
year at IL, is known as the original
Johnny Boston Beans" of Boston.
In a book Of los pages the eminent
nsvchologist demonstrates that, in the
parlance Of the prize ring, he is a
swift in-fighter. What will happen
when the pedagogues Of the country
have had time to digest his work re-
mains to be seen.
Already the rumbles of dissent from
his conclusions are heard in the criti-
cisms of William III. Maxwell, superin-
tendent Of schools of the city of New
York. and Miss Grace c. Strathan Of
leading educator in the public schools
of the city
MaxwelPs Criticisms.
seThe professor has been so closely
au;ed 10 the mental workings of his
wonder child the boy phenomenon
that he has drawn general conclusions
which may not be tenable," was the
sentiment expressed by Superintend-
an4 MAXWELL when seen by a World
reporter at the office Of the board OF
education.
Mics Stfachan went a bit further.
After examining several statements In
the book carefully, she said:
"These are the painful platitudes 81
crouch. He has evidently been so
carried away with his association with
his bow prodigy that he cannot see
anything else. The treatise IS PROB
ably the result Of a condition about
like this: He and his mentally stuffed
bow have not met with the attention
at Harvard which the fond parent
thinks ought to be given them 20 the
professor is now knocking all the
heads OF all the people who have made
the education Of the young life
study :.
when seen superintendent Maxwell
at first said that he did not care to be
interviewed, but when the reporter
showed him the following paragraph
n the book: I'VE have average
mediocre students. because we have
mediocre teachers. departments
superintendents clerlxly principals and
deans with bookkeepers' souls, because
our schools and colleges deliberately
aim 1t rnediocrity," Mr.. Maxwell said
with some fire: THAT Is not worthy
Of an answer
United States Behind Europe.
In discussing Professor Sidiss state
ment that the beginning Of education
liz between the second and third years,
Mr.. Maxwell said:
after all these years have not yet
made up my mind as to the proper
L year to begin the education Of child.
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Euaninn Grain Letter.

Chicago, July 14.-Wheat: Market
opened easier and has ruled weak al
day, the selling being very general
ana good many loss limits Were
reached. Support was lacking and
the general impression prevailed that
there was heavy liquidation by lead
ing longs. Crop reports We're all good
and winter wheat yields continue TO
show earlier expectations. Demand
was poor and the movement again
excessive. Our market was weaker
relatively than outside markets. While
we can see nothing permanently to
advance prices it is quite possible that
the market may rally after such a
sharp decline namely cents per BUSH
ell since last Saturday, and we would
advise caution In making short sales
waiting for hard spots on which to
make such transactions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14
WRONG Side OF STREET

This morning a young man named
Eugene Askergaard OF Comstock,
Mimi, drove his automobile up in
front of the Prize cafe and headed to
the north. Officer Boiler was talking
with the mayor at the time and at
the suggestion of the city's chief ex-
ecutive Boiler arrested Askergaard
and took him to the station
Askergaard stated to Judge Miller
that he did not think that he was
doing wrong but simply stopping his
machine TO allow passengers to aIight
Considering the fact that he was new
in the city and did not fully under-
stand the ways Of the law regulating
motor vehicles Judge Miller discharged
the prisoner after giving him q good
| lecture.
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SUMNER SCHOOL
CLOSED TODAY
FIRST HALF OF NORMAL SUMMER
TERM ENDED ToDAY-TWENTY-
FIVE GRADUATES GIVEN DIPLo-
MAs-ENRoLLMENT OF 100 IN
MODEL SCHOOL.

The first half of the summer school
term at the Moorhead normal closed
this afternoon. Twenty-Five students
have completed courses of study and
have been given their diplomas. They
were as follows:
Alice Ebbighausen, Beatrice Emard,
Esther c. Erickson, Hannah M. Erick-
son, Clara A. Fischer. loren o. Heg-
land, Ruth p. Horton, Cora A. john
stad, Hazel H. Jump, Emma Kuhfeld,
Henrietta A. Larson, Marie F'aulders,
Oscar Holland, Sophie Matheson, Mary
d. Murray, Manda E. Nelson, Hazel
Perry, Henrietta S. Peterson, Helga
d, Peterson, Anna M. Ring, Ruth G.
Roberts, Hannah Solberg, Julie Marie
Solien, Anna A. Termath and Mary
Margaret Walsh.
During the chapel hour this morn
ing President Weld made appropriate
remarks to the twenty-five students
who had been given diplomas and
what he said was forceful, inspiring
and encouraging.
President Weld also introduced the
venerable DIR. T. d. Bancroft, who
spoke on his personal experiences in
the civil war, his close Intimacy with
the revered Lincoln whom he saw as
sassinated by ]. Wilkes Booth. The
speaker also told of incidents in con-
nection with the first inauguration Of
Lincoln.
The enrolment at the summer
school has been about 400 who have
been instructed by corps OF twenty
teachers, three of whom have had
charge of the work in the model school
where there was an enrolment OF 100
pupils.
The second half of the summer
school term will begin next Tuesday
morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14
Chicago Gossip.

Chicago, July 14.-Gossip on wheat
last night was bearish and the trade
was short more wheat than they have
been for several weeks past. The
heavy movement of winter wheat is
attracting more attention and the out
side buying power is not increasing.
Bull interests are able to control the
market at times but the general inn
preston is that they are not strong
enough to continue to make water
run up hill as traders put It,
Corn: At the close a majority Of
the professionals were short or had
no corn. The bull interest said the
decline put the market in a healthy
condition and favored buying on
breaks.
Oats: 1t is the gossip of the oat
pit that part of the advance this week
was due to buying in Of Peavey oats.
1t is estimated that there was over
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ing over the crossing, but Mr.. Poehle
alleges differently and claims he never
heard the car bell. Miss Elizabeth
Mukkelbush, young lady who was
riding with Mr. Poehle, was injured
by the broken glass Of the shield in
front and one of her legs is said to
have been badly wrenched but not
broken. Manager Brown of the street
railway company is examining closely
into all of the circumstances Of the
unfortunate occurrence with a view OF
fixing the blame for the accident II
there is any blame.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14
RroomhaII,s Estimata.

Liverpool, July 14.-Broomhal1 esti-
mates wheat and -four shipments for
this week, exclusive of North America
at 100000 against S,624,000 last week.
Of the total Europe will take about
100000 bushels. Total shipments last
week amounted to 1,41600o, and last
year 6,464,Oo0. Australian wheat ship
ments this week $4,000 against $685.
600 last week and 216,000, last year.
Indian shipments wheat this week l.
$4,000, last week 1,s56.000, last year
$4,000. Broomhall predicts that this
shipments next week will amount to
2,044,OO0 bushels. Broomhall.
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pr. Haaen ! candidate.

The friends of DR.. Hagen know
well what they are doing in their sup
port of him for election as a member
OF the board of education. The doctor
was asked about the matter just as
he was leaving the city for his hon
eymoon trip, and his reply was in sub
stance that he would be pleased to
serve the people again in that capacity
If elected. 1t has been generally con-
sidered that DR.. Hagen was a can
didate and his many friends will see
to it that in his absence his interests
win be properly conserved He has
never stated, or remotely intimated,
that he did not care for the work on
the board, for as matter Of fact the
work is most congenial to him for It
is his ambition to do his part in plac-
ing the Moorhead schools among the
top notchers Of the state. The cleo
ton is tomorrow evening at O'CLOCK
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HOWARD MAY SPEAK

An effort is being made by the peopla
OF this city who are endeavorinr "a
organize g negro church in Fargo "a
secure Rev. G. H. Howard, pastor ~
the colored church OF Grand FORKS
to speak at the meeting Sunday niyht
Rev. Mr. Howard has a fine conera-
cation In his church at Grand Fer,1.
and 1t is hoped that he can he ~
duced to come to this city smndav
evening and speak at the maat,ns
which Is to be held at 11s Fonrth
street north at o'clock. -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14
MAKE FARGO A BRANCH

Fargo Is to be made the North Dakota
headquarters for the LaSalle Exten-
sion University law department Of
Chicago. :. 2. Herrin. representing
the institution was in the city TO-DAY
making the final arrangements for the
school.
The school will not only operate
It's North Dakota business from here
but win hold its moot court for tha
state IN Fargo. Atty. Seth b. Richard
son has consented to take the Judge.
ship Of the moot courts that viii -
held and will act as the presiding iurist
IN all the matters that will come ba-
fore the moot court for this state.
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Auto and car coIIided.

An automobile owned and driven by
Ernest Poehle OF Sabin, accidentally
coIlided with street car at the corner
OF First avenue and Fourth street
north yesterday afternoon at about
$50. The auto was being driven
eastwards on the avenue and bumped
into the car at the intersection OF the
two streets. The auto was struck
broadsides and is alleged to be
wreck. A number Of people say the
motorman on the car was sounding
his signals vigorously as he was pass
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14
Want JOHN |. SANKEY
Brother Mason Asks Local Lodge to
Look up John /. Sankey-Wife
Dangerously III.

DR.. HILL secretary Of Shiloh lodge
No. 1, A. F. 6 A. NJ. has received a
letter from Sumner lodge No. 2O3 at
Caldwell, Kan. asking the Masons of
this state to cooperate in finding John
l.. Sankey.
Sankey is thought to be somewhere
in North Dakota, having come here to
work in the harvest. His wife is dam
gerously i'll and 1t is hoped that he
will be reached before she becomes
much worse.
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st. Louis, July 14.-Winter wheat
farmers continue free deliveries of new
crop wheat and movement to market
is the heaviest on record for the month
of July. An increase on sales of win
ter wheat -four is reported principally
in the soft winter grade both for do
nestle and foreign account.
Modern Miller.
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VERDICT OF CORNERS JURY.

That said C. M. Quinn came to
his death about Z p. M, July II,
1911, by being struck over the left
temple with heavy cane in the
hands Of John M Mckinley, while
in the Mint saloon, situated on
First avenue south, Moorhead,
MINI.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14

Or. e. o. Harold Of Kansas. City is
in Fargo for a few days on business.
He went to Grand Forks this afternoon
and will return to Fargo tonight. DIR.
Harold is an expert on commercial ad-
vancements and formerly held $4,000
position as secretary of the Marion,
Ind, Chamber of Commerce
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14

Chicago, July 14.-Hogs, $4,000; left
over, 10,S69, prospects lower than
yesterdays average; light Sc. 1905. 80;
mixed $6.S5@6 so; heavy s6.1596. 80;
rough $6.15@6.s0. Cattle 1900, slow
and weak. Sheep 10000, steady.
Omaha, July 14.-Hogs $500; cat
tie 500; sheep 5000.
Kansas City, July 14.-Hogs 5000;
cattle 1000; sheep 1000.
Fl w Co.
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Livestock Prices.

st. Paul, July 14.--Cattle: Cows and
heifers, $2.2565.00. Steers: Stockers
1904; feeders, $3@4.50.
Hogs 1000. 10 to Is cents lower;
range $6.O5@6.45; bulk $6.2O@6.3o; cat
tie 100 steady; sheep 500 steady.
Rogers.
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A woman having herself photo
graphed with black eye wins her
suit for divorce with the exhibit The
possibilities Of the hidden monograph
multiply
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MARKET COMMENT OF THE DAY


100000 Of them. part Of them being
hedges. Inter Ocean.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-14

Boston babies are wearing cards
which read: Please do not kiss me-
Move to amend BY adding: Wait till
/ grow up"
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Live Stock Reeelnta-

Minneapolis stocks decrease 415,O0O
for the week. Lewis & CO.