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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
NOTORIOUS NEGRO
CHARACTER DEAD
GEO. n. WALTON, WELL KNOWN
CHARACTER IN LOCAL POLICE
CIRCLES, DIED LAST NIGHT AT
THE VINCENT HOTEL, BUFFALO
] --HEMoRRHAcE THE CAUSE.

One OF the most notorious and also
one Of the smoothest colored men that
ever called this city home, died last
night at the Vincent hotel ait Buffalo
N. d., Of a hemorrhage Of the arteries
Walton has for many years been in
and out Of this city and is known all
over this part Of the country as one
Of the worst and most desperate negro
characters in these parts.
Walton put up last night at the Vim
cent hotel In Buffalo with one of his
colored friends. Along in the night
some time he awakened his coIored
bedfellow and informed him that he
was in serious condition and should
summon help at once. Walton was
bleeding badly from the arteries and
this frightened the colored man who
dressed hurriedly. rushed out of the
room, locked 1t and got out of town
as quickly as possible, leaving Walton
to die alone in his room.
The hotel people in some way found
out about Walton's condition, and call
ed DR.. S. @. Clark at once. He found
that Walton had had fatal hemor-
rhage Of the arteries and was uncon-
scious when he arrived. He died
shortly after from the loss of blood.
Walton claimed to be a lawyer, a
physician, a sailor and among other
things, said he was a Mason. No mat
ter what the line of experience, Wal
ton always claimed to know more
about it than anyone else.
He has been incourt often, but he
was always so smooth that very sell
dom did he serve time for his wrong
doing.
The body was shipped this morning
from Bufralo to the Wasem undertake
ing parlors where 1t will be held for
short time awaiting advice from
Walton's brothers in Denver, Col. The
deceased has several brothers, two,
Walter and Luther, in the plaster con-
tracing business in Denver. James is
in some mining town in Colorado, Ar
thur is inWashington, and Philip is in
Kansas. The body will be given proper
burial as soon as word is received from
Walton's brothers in Denver.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
Moorhead Department

i crop. This win mean about six or
seven bushels to the acre from that
state. This partial failure lis due to
dry weather. of course" he said.
A new face behind the counter al
! the Howard Moody store Is Miss
OReilIy who comes to Moorhead from
South Dakota.
MRS. Charles Loring read paper be-
fore the summer school students, at
Crookston, yesterday. on Some impress
sions Of Teachers
A good many OF the farmers at
Clitherall are starting to cut their
wheat though not ripe, on account Of
the black rust.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. perley
reached home this afternoon from
Spokane where they have been visit
ing since Mr.. Perley'a arrival there
from San francisco where he attend
ed the meeting OF the aNtional Edu-
cation association.
The choir Of st. Johns Episcopal
church win meet for practice. at the
church, Friday evening at 1880 o'clock
and all members are urged to be
present.
The fair and cooler signals were
hoisted today at the weather sta
ton.
The ladies of the Moorhead Metho-
dist church announce a lawn social
which will be held on the church
lawn tomorrow evening. The one an
nounced last week was not held and
this Is to take it's place. All attend
ing are promised a good time.
Miss Olive Logan has returned home
from visit at the McCubrey cottage
at Rose lake.
Clerk of Court McCubrey returned
last evening from a short visit with
his family at his summer cottage very
pleasantly situated on the north side
of Rose lake. near Frazee, near to the
one occupied by Attorney Adams and
family. Visiting Miss McCubrey are
Miss Agnes Loudon and Miss Ruth
Ingersol. Mr.. McCubrey says that the
crops in Becker and Otter Tail
counties, tributary to his place are
as fine as could be wished for and he
heard Of no rust reports.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27

Shows Report.

Z Chicago, July BIB. w. Snow sends
the following: Instead Of ample
rains Saturday and Sunday relieving
the drought all over the corn belt, the
detailed report of the weather bureau
for the week ending last Monday
shows that rainfall was below normal
at a majority of stations in Iowa, Mis-
souri and Nebraska. In Iowa there
was less than normal rainfall for the
week at Ave official stations and excess
at only one. In Missouri three stations
show less than normal and two in ex-
cess. In Nebraska three stations show
below normal and one above. There
were few stations wher the rainfall
of the week was ample to break the
drought, but at large majority of re-
porting points 1t was light and not
enough to carry the crop any distance
toward maturity" Rycroft.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
A new BUSINESS
COLLEGE IN FARGO
REPRESENTATIVES OF AN EAST
ERIN CONCERN LOOKING OVER
THE FIELD AND INVESTIGATING
LOCAL CONDITIONS, WITH VIEW
TO A NEW ESTABLISHMENT.

A third business college is a near
possibility in Fargo. j. w. Kennedy.
general agent for the Remington Type
writer Co., is here on other business
and incidentally INVESTIGATING the
field for a new college. Friends Of his
asked him to look over the situation
and secure an option on a location.
The new college, IL established, will
use the Remington typewriters as Lead
ers, but will also use other makes SO
they can supply the demands Of any
patrons.
The situation will be more fully cam
vassed and q complete report win be
forwarded to the men behind the move
ment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
TO HAVE NEW ELEVATOR.
Nsw Passenger Elevator at the Gard
ner Hotel,

The Gardner hotel is getting a new
passenger elevator. The old one is
to be discarded and brand new one
is being installed. Work began on the
installation OF the new hotel passen-
ger carrier yesterday and the new con-
veyance win probably be in running
order by Sunday.
The old elevator had not been CIV
ing the best of service, as 1t was found
there was something wrong with its
cables. Recently there was hitch in
its movement one night after midnight,
and 1t was thought by the manage
ment that the best thing that could be
done would be to do away with the
car altogether and get one entirely
new, which was done.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
SHOWERS over
STATE TODAY
LIGHT SHOWERS REPORTED AT
GRAND FORKS AND coURTENAY
ToDAY-RAIN AND HAIL AT
VALLEY CITY LAST NIGHT
WERE LOCAL IN CHARACTER.

There was quite q heavy shower in
the. vicinity Of Fargo this morning
and Weatherman Grasse reports a
precipitation of 20 OF an inch. No
rain Is reported at any of the towns
west except at Valley City which re-
ceived light shower last night ac-
companied by some hail.
Grand Forks and Courtenay received
showers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
To Be = Hot Game.

What promises to be the most bitter
ly fought baseball game this season
will be the one between the Athletics
of Moorhead and the Merediths of
Fargo, practically the two star teams
of the two cities against each other.
There has been much said about the
merits of the two teams betweeW the
fans on each side Of the river, and this
game is to settle the championship of
this crossing of the Red. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be big crowd
out next Sunday afternoon to witness
the prowess of the two teams. Cap
tain Murray Of the Moorhead team,will
announce his lineup on Saturday
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
What's the Matter7

Some people are asking what is the
matter with Clay county that it Is not
represented at the Minnesota State
fair? In an official statement, just
issued by Secretary Simpson, twenty
four counties of the state were repre-
scented with exhibits, larger or smaller,
last year. This year, Mr.. Simpson an
nounces that six weeks before the
opening Of the fair thirty counties have
engaged space and have sent In the
names of the men who will be In
charge. Among the thirty counties
listed are Beltrami, Wilkin and Otter
Tail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
Dollar Wheat Again.

Chicago, July 27.-On July Is when
Inglis came out with estimate Of 140, =
100000 spring wheat for the three
states wired you at once / did not
like these figures that they took the
meat out Of the bear side and would
81 confirmed take me off the bear sid9.
Since then some of the good people
made these figures smaller, but if they
were even 150,000,000 that would only
man crop of about 200, 900 spring
wheat, this with the governments fig
ures Of ABS, 100000 means a crop of
around 65O,000,000 bushels and any
thing near this means dollar wheat
again in Chicago this crop year. 1t
shows no sign of being fast or i'm
mediate, but to a buyer with patience
think these figures will be realized.
l. 80. Dennis,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
speeiaI Term In Auaust.

Today Judge Nye said he had dug
himself out of a great deal of work
and that his files were in pretty easy
shape now, so that he could take a
day off occasionally without worrying
about unfinished business. Next month
he says he will be more or less busy
with business which win come before
him at a special court term which
will open In Moorhead Tuesday, Aug
8, that term to be followed by one in
Otter Tail county to open Aug. %.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
Threshina Operations.

Joseph M. Herrick, teller at the
Moorhead National bank. who was out
driving last evening, says he saw
three big threshing outfits at work,
two on this side of Sabin and one
south of Sabin. p. H. Lamb today
said that but for the rain this morn
ing the threshing of his winter wheat
would have been under way.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27

Prof. Horace White Of the chemistry
department at the agricultural college,
with his family, has returned home
from delightful visit with President
White OF the Northern National bank
a Bemidji.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
ARE MOVING OFFICES.
shure & Hendrickson Moving Into the
Morton Block.

W. H Shure, city attorney of Fargo,
and ]. e. Hendrickson, who occupy
off1ces together in the Kaufman build
ing, are preparing to move into the
Offices recently vacated by w. A.
Scott g. Son in the Morton building on
Broadway, next to the First National
bank.
MIR. Shure has been in the Kaufman
building for some time, and Mr.. Hen
erickson came in with him to share
his offices last December. They will
both occupy the same suite in the
new quarters.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
MARKET COMMENT OF THE DAY
CROP BEYOND
BLACK RUST.

Chicago, July 27.-Le Count
wires from Larimore. N. ID:
From Devils Lake here wheat
! mostly in fine condition. Saw no
ablack rust today. Wheat filling
fine and weather is ideal. Ten
days more will put crop beyond
danger Of black rust" III. w. co.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
Live Stock Prices.

/ st. Paul, July 27.--cattle, cows and
Iheafers 2,25@5. 90; steers, stockers'
K SO .oo04 90, feeders $S.Oo@4.50.
/ Hogs 1900, market loo higher;
range So BOOSTS; bulk 6.45@6.6o;
cattle ZOO; steady; sheep 900, weak.
Rogers g. Rogers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27

For summer diarrhoea In children
always give Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy and cas-
tor o., and q speedy cure Ia certain.
For sale by all dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27

Chester d. Mills of this city left to-
day for an extended trip west to San
Francisco and Vancouver, returning
by the great lakes. He goes first to
ST. Paul, thence to Omaha, Denver,
Salt Lake City. Los Angeles, and then
to San Francisco. Fom San Francisco
he expects to take the boat to Seattle
and then to Vancouver. He win re-
turn by way of the great lakes, and
expects to be gone about six weeks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27

A million dollar house with q s25.-
OoO. 900 suite of rooms to play in has
been built for little New York boy.
Poor kiddiel
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
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Chicago Gossip.

Chicago, July 27.-The wheat market
appears to be well filed with resting
/ orders, so that every decline the past
few days has developed good busi-
ness. Foreign buying of futures con-
ltinues on a fair scale, but the general
public are not specializing. There is
over 100000 bushels Of wheat in
| Chicago and the warehouses are
crowded. The Peavy house, which had
over 100000 bushels of room a week
Iago. has been filled up, and the Wa
sbash has also more wheat than 1t can
take care of. All the Armour, Bart
lett, Frazier and Rosenbaum inter-
ests are loading wheat out and char
tiers were made yesterday for zoo, 900
bushels. Notwithstanding the large
sales is coming in faster than it Is
going out Inter-Ocean.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27

Forum Want Ads are business getters,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-27
GRAIN RECEIPTS.

Chas. c. Lewis e. Co., Grain and Stock
Brokers, Morton Block, Fargo.
II July Wheat.
Chi. MINI. Dull.
Open ,..s.. .s5B .s6% 49,.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07

his dripping face When able to see
again be discovered the young women
leaning against one of the showcases
weak with laughter. but at safe re
move.
"Our soda's so strong. you know" h'
apoogized But If you'll stay where
you are III try again"
Warned by experience. he worked al
the machine gingery, finally produc.
ing thin. spluttering trickle. Beam
ing with triumph. he looked up. ~
think it's safe now" he suggested. ~
seem to have 1t under control"
Angie and Josie returned, torn by
distrust. but unable to resist the fas
cination of the stranger In our village
And there's no denying the boy was
good looking and Il gentleman by birth
and education.
He had filed one glass and was tine
turing it with strip when he caught
again that confiding smile of .Iosie's
full upon him as the beams of q noon
day sun.
Haven't we seen you at church. Mr.
a'iiiNtH Sbt Stiu II tttlif
Il think perhaps You may have" he
conceded II have seen you both"
The second glass for he was deter
mined that Angie should not escape,
took up all his attention for an in
slant DO you have to go. too?" he
inquired out of this deep preoccupa-
ton
"What?"
81 mean do you attend regularity"
he amended hastily.
"Oh, yes. of course" Josie simpered.
accepting the glass he offered her.
"You make 1t rule to go every Sun
day, don't you, Mr.. Duncan"
He permitted himself an indiscre
ton. secure in the belief 1t would pass
unchallenged: ITS one of the rules.
but | didn't make it,
did you know there was vacancy
in the choir?" Angie asked, taking up
her glass.
"Choir?"
"Yes." Josie chimed in; 1--WE were
hoping you'd join. | want you to aw-
fully"
Were both in the choir" Angle ex
planned.
And all the girls want you to join
Don't they, Angie"
"Oh. yes. indeed; they're all just
dying to meet you"
"Pll have to write and ask" he said
abstractedly.
"Why. what do you mean by that?"
Josie's question struck him dumb
with CONSERVATION. He made curious
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07
IF THE Il
FORTUNE
HUNTER
=, -
Novelized by
LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
From the Play of the
Same Name by
WINCHELL SMITH
= =
Copyright. 1910. by Winchell Smith and
Louis Joseph Vance
Copyright. 1910. by Winchell Smith and
Louis Joseph Vance
yynOpsis

Nat Duncan. discharged for incompe-
tency by his employer. goes to the homo
Of his friend Kellogg. who has helped him
in the past.
Kellogg sympathizes with Duncan. who
meets some of his old time acquaintance
At the home of his friend
Kellogg wants to help Duncan. who Is
discouraged, and outlines novel scheme
whereby Duncan can repair his shattered
fortunes.
The scheme is that Duncan should go to
q country town. dress well, go to churcn,
work steadily and thus attract and marry
the weathest girl in the town.
DrncIr de77C~y T. ToI,1T ISclogg's sug-
gestion and with an array of newly made
city clothes departs for and arrives at
RadYille.
Old Sam Graham runs dilapdated
out of date little drug store in Radville
He has for years wasted his time on vari-
Gus inventions.
Betty Graham, the old mans pretty but
careworn daughter, works in the store.
Mr. Littlejohn, the Radville editor, be-
comes acquainted with Duncan.
"Blinky" Lockwood is the richest man
in the village, and Duncan is interested
to learn that the old miser has daugh-
ter, Josie.
Duncan obtains a position in old Ora
hams drug store without pay, for he
learns that the village girls, including
wealthy Josie Lockwood. are very fond OF
soda water.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07

there was nothing but vanilla. and.
Selling it, he removed the metal cap
and placed it before the girls. With
less ease he discovered whisky glass
and put 1t beside the bottle. with
cordial wave of the hand.
A pause ensued. Duncan was smil-
ing fatuously. serene in the belief that
he had solved the problem-the way to
serve soda was to make them help
themselves. 1t was very simple, only
they didn't With start he became
sensible that they were eying him
strangely.
"You-ah-wanted vanilla. did you
not?"
"Yes, thanks. VANILLA" Josie agreed.
"Well. that's It," he said firmly. in
dicating the jar and the glass.
Josie giggled But don't want to
drink it clear. You put the sirup In
the glass. you know. and then the So
da."
"Oh. | see You want to make a
highba aha long drink of it. All.
yes!' He procured a glass of the reg
ulation size. Now understand" A
pause. If you'll be good enough to
hep yourself to the sirup"
mo. you do it." Josie pleaded
"Certainly' He lifted the whisky
glass and the jar and began to pour.
Elf you'll just say when"
what; Oh. that's enough. thank
YOU
"lf ever get out of this fix III blow
the whole shooting match" he prom
ised himself, holding the glass beneath
the faucet and tiddling nervously with
the valves For moment he fancied
the tank must be empty. for nothing
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07

81 was wondering Suppose you were
to tell your people that there's young
fellow here who'd like to give this
store n boom. Say he wants a little
credit bccause-because Mr. Graham
won't let him put in any cash.
"Not bit Of use" Sperry negatived
II would myself, but the house-no,"
But suppose | pay this BILL
PAY it? You really mean thatT'
"Certainly | mean it." Duncan pro
duced the wad Of bills which Kellogg
had furnished him the night before
his departure from New York. Thus
far he had broken only one of the $500
gold certificates. and of that one lie
had the greater part left. Living Is
anything but expensive in Radvil!e.
I'm beginning to understand that
was cut out for an actor" he told him.
self as he ttumbed the roll with
serious air and an assumed indiffer-
ence. which permitted Sperry to esti-
mate its size pretty accurately.
That's quite Il stack of chips you're
carrying" Sperry observed
Duncans hand airily waited the re-
mark into the limbo of the negligible.
"A tribe a mere trine,' he said casu-
ally. II don't generally carry much
cash about me. Haven't for five
years" he added irrepressibly. He en-
tracted a fifty dollar certificate from
the sheaf and handed it over. III
take a receipt. but you needn't mention
this to Mr.. Graham just now"
mo, certainly not" Sperry scrawled
his signature to the bill.
"And about that line of credit?'
"Well. with this paid | guess you
could have what you needed in tnoder-
alton or course
"My name Is Duncan-Nathaniel
Duncan"
Sperry made memorandum Of 1T on
the back of an envelope. ANY for
mer business connections"
None that l care to speak about"
Duncan confessed glumly.
Sperrys face heightened. mo ref
erences"
1t took thought and after thought
courage, but Duncan hit upon the So
luton at length. "Do you know L. j.
Bartlett & Co, the brokers?"
do | know J. Pierpont Morgan?"
Then that's all right. Tell your
people to inquire of Harry Kellogg,
the junior partner. He knows all
about me-"
Noting the name, Sperry put away
the envelope. That's enough. II he
says you're all right you can have
anything you want" He consulted
his watch. Hmm! Train to catch
But let's see What do you need
here?"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07

Duncan reviewed the empty shelves,
his face glowing. pills" he said,
with a laugh-"al kinds Of pills and
everything for regular. sure enough
drug store. Mr.. Sperry. everything
Sothern & Lee carry and lot of at
tractive things they don't-small lots.
you know. until see what we can
SELL"
II see You leave it to me. l proba-
bly, know what you need better than
you do. III make out a list this after
noon and mail it tonight with instruc-
lions to ship it at the earliest possible
moment"
"Splendid" Duncan told him. "You
do that and don't worry about our
making good. I'm going to put all my
time and energy into this proposition
and
Then you'll make good all right"
Sperry assured him. "All anybody's
got to do is look at you to see you're a
good business man." He returned
Duncan's pressure and picked up his
sample case. "S'long." said he and
left briskly. leaving Duncan speech
less
AS II to assure himself Of his sanity
he put hand to his brow and stroked
1t cautiously. Heavens" he said and
sought the support of the counter.
''that's twice today I've been told that
in the same place"
ITS funny" he said. half dazed. 81
never could have pulled that off for
myself"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-12-07

oh, DON'T SAY THAT" HE PLEADED.
soda you shall have, my dears. if you
die of it," He put himself behind
the counter with an air of great deter
mination and leaned upon it with
both hands outspread until lie realized
that this was the pose of Il grocery
man. "What'l you have?" he de
manded genially "Er-that isl
mean. would you prefer vanE!r. ~
ah-soda? q
A chant antiphonal answered hin:.
81 hate vanilla"
"And so do l."
ooh, don't say that" he pleaded. "Of
course you know there's-ah-vanilla
and vanilla. All some vanilla I know
is detestable. but when you get real
ly fine vintage-ah imported vanilla.
It's quite another interchangeable
ularly at this season of the year.
His confusion was becoming painful
"Oh. is IL" asked Josie helpfully Her
eyes dwell upon his with confidin9
expression which he later character
lied as "A baby stare. and he was
promptly reduced TO babbling idiocy
Indeed 1t Is; no doubt whatever,
Miss Lockwood Especially just now.
you know--ah--after the book seasun-
all mean. when the weather isis
In way-you might put it, vanilla
weather"
But I like chocolate BEST" Angie
pouted And he hated her consumed
~ for the moment
Every WELL" Josie told him sweetly
"I'll have the vanilla"
He thanked her with unnecessary
effusion and turned to inspect the
glassware. There could be no mis-
take about the right jar. however;