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Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
RATS CAUSE PLAGUE

question may arise whether the local
authorities may not have to compel
the assistance of individual owners
and occupiers in destroying rats on
their premises and rendering their
premises and food stores fairly safe
against invasion by rats"
In December. 1910, a systematic ex
animation Of rats from a belt Of coun-
try round the infected districts was
carried out. Altogether 6.071 rats
were examined and none showed
traces Of plague. Rat neas from the
infected area were also examined. and
1t was found that the number per rat
is small. From 56s rats only 5s4 feas
were obtained. and Of these about half
were Of a kind that does not bite
man. The other kind readily bites
man and was found in many cases to
be infected. The test was made in
November. and It IL not certain wheth-
er the comparative freedom Of the
English rat from neas holds good in
the summer.
The probable channel BY which
plague was introduced was infected
rats. imported with foreign grain. But
It is pointed out that no other in
stance. with the possible exception Of
Glasgow. has been known in this
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31

country of the spread Of plague from
ship rats beyond the limits Of a port.
This is reassuring, the more 80 as II
there had been any such spread 1t
would have been indicated by exces-
sive mortality in rats.
THE evidence appears to indicate
that rat plague has been present for
several years in East Suffolk. Never
theless. during that time only three
very limited outbreaks Of probable hu-
man plague have occurred. showing
that under the conditions there exis-
tent human infection is an excep-
tional and, as 1t were. an accidental
phenomenon As is well known, the
possibilities of spread Of plague from
rats to man are much smaller in this
country than in India"
Bubonic plague is spread by rat
fieas. Pneumonia plague. however.
can spread from human being to hu-
man being. especially where the do
nestle conditions are uncleanly. The
precaution Of regarding all cases Of
pneumonia In a suspected district as
plague, obtaining ARCHAEOLOGICAL an
alysis and securing isolation is recon-
mended.
"A considerable outbreak Of human
plague might be anticipated" DR..
Newsholme concludes, 'if such fall
ure to recognize early cases occurred
in q district in which the conditions
favored spread by direct infection
by means Of neas."
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
LONELY WILD PIGEON

vinced that the wild pigeon. ectopistes
migratorius they call 1t. has gone
never to return. The other day. how
ever. Charles E. Hayden. an old-time
sportsman and bird student, told Ruth.
ven Deane. president Of the Illinois
Audubon society. that he had seen a
wild pigeon in jackson Park and that
there was no mistake about It."
About three weeks ago high school
teacher. a man who has made orni-
thology a study. reported that he had
seen a wild pigeon In Jackson Park.
The discovery was recorded in the pa.
down hundreds Of reports of this
kind. only to find mistake had been
made. we're skepucal to the point OF
disbelief.
Now comes Mr.. Hayden. who knew
the pigeon when its tribe numbered
millions. to make positive statement
that fine male bird Of supposedly
extinct race was under close observa.
ton by him in Jackson Park for an
hour.
II was 4:a0 o'clock in the morning
when Mr.. Hayden went bird study.
ing" in jackson Park He was as.
founded when he saw the pigeon. He
knew the tribe was supposed to be
extinct. and that reward OF $500 had
been offered for authentic knowledge
OF the existence Of a single nesting
pair. He made allowance for decep-
tive lights and shadows. conditions
which might exaggerate the common
mourning dove to the size and sem.
blance Of its bigger relative. and then
was convinced that the stranger was
the wild pigeon which he had known
in youth.
There was another early morning
stroller in jackson Park. Attorney F
A. Pennington. and Mr.. Hayden called
him over to see the bird. Mr.. Pen
nington pronounced the bird q wild
pigeon. He IL familiar with the bird
only from description and picture
but he knows the mourning dove. the
only species with which the pigeon Is
likely to be confused. and he knows
II we'll. Mr.. Pennington said tha,
barring what appeared to be mot
ling OF the feathers on the back ol
the neck Of the bird was wild pigeor
to a dot
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Emerson's Story of Gratitude.

There is beautiful little story in
Emersons recently published Jour
nails" of which his son, the editor,
DR.. Edward w. Emerson, said the poet
was very proud.
A certain widow was so poor that
she eked out the one thin bed cover
Ing by laying an old door over herself
and her children
Mamma" one of the children said
one bitter night, what do those poor
little children do who haven't got a
door to cover them youths Com
panion.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Nevada.

Another big shipment from the Gold.
field Consolidated has been sent to the
Selby smelter at San Francisco. II
consisted OF twelve bars weighing l..
146 pounds. and was valued at $2S2.
500.
A new and convenient coal supply
for Goldfield. Touopah and southern
Nevada is being opened near Coaldale,
about seventy miles north of Goldfield,
on the Tonopah & Goldfield railroad,
and It promises to greatly reduce the
cost Of fuel In that section.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Wyoming.

A small dredging machine. quite
complete and much more easily ham
died than the cumbersome machine
erected some years ago. is in operation
in the placer fields Of Douglas creek.
Centennial district, with considerable
success.
Another very promising gold strike
for the Encampment district is report
ed from D.. Bodewin's property. Just
above the Cascades, on the South
fork. The report is that Mr.. Bodewin
has opened an ore shoot in which the
rock Is specked all over with free gold.
making some OF the richest showings
OF the kind ever found in the district
The latest from the Cliff property.
in Centennial district, Is the returns
from several assays recently sent to
Denver OF samples Of ore taken from
the shaft on the rich streak. Of which
frequent mention has been made here
tofore. An average lot taken from the
upper end Of the shaft showed it to
contain gold at the rate Of 5000 per
ton, while another sample lot taken
just below this gave a return OF $40
Later q piece Of rock alongside OF the
four-inch streak was sent to another
assayer who gave returns OF $147.S0
per ton. At the time 1t was taken out
1t was not supposed to contain any
unusual value but 1t Is now evident
that there is even more high grade
ore In their find than was at first sup
posed and the owners are consequent.
ly very jubilant over the outlook.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Was He a Rostonian2

John shrieked a woman. don't
go under. that ladder"
But under it John went with a
swoop to the pavement.
MY dear" he said. coming up with
dollar bill in his hand, "if hadn't
gone under the ladder that boy would
have beaten me to the currency
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
FEAT OF A MODERN COWBOY

throws the throttle wide open. goes
down among them and deftly plants
his moose over the best one In the
herd. To prove that this isn't 4 fish
story. Bob has plenty Of trophies and
witnesses.
In q recent letter to his brother.
telling of . trip he made in the early
part Of the month. when he took his
father out to Soash. he says: my
tires are giving wonderful satisfac-
ton. got two more antelope last
week. This makes six we have caught
without even a puncture. and you can
imagine what hardship that turf
work IL on tires at the speed ante.
lope generally force you to use."
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Only Survivor Of Species Be-
lieved to Be in Chicago.
Reward Of $500 Offered for Any Pair.
and Public 10 Warned: "Oont
XIII This One II You
Find II.

Chicago.-Is there wild pigeon in
Jackson Park? Is an individual bird
OF a species once numbered by the
millions. but now supposed to be ex-
tinct. making Chicago its summer
home and thereby revivtng hope that
somewhere there are others and that
the pigeons one day may come back
to their own?
The story Of the reappearance Of
the bird has much to give It the color
of truth. Most scientists are con-
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Colorado.

Operators Of the Barstow mine,
ouray, have opened fine new body
OF valuable ore.
The Mary Cashen mine in Victor,
near the Midland Terminal station,
has been started by the Cashen COM
pany.
Ross Brothers are promoting the
building of custom mill for general
ore treatment, to be located near Sill
verton..
Whitney G McMullen, working the
Glorietta shaft of the Vindicator es-
tate. Cripple Creek. are making good
production from an old stope on the
400 level.
The Kavanagh mill at the. 10 Dandy
mine, Cripple Creek, built by Kava-
nagh & Co., has started and with a
capacity of 200 tons per day will treat
the dumps of the Jo Dandy mine.
Shipments from the Pharmacist
mine on Bull hill, Cripple Creek, have
been resumed by lessees working on
different levels and it is expected that
the output will run close to ten care
month.
The London mine, at Twelve Mile,
in the northern portion of Gilpin coun-
ty is showing much good ore. Ship
ments from points above the bottom
of the shaft carried several hundred
dollars per ton, and the solid mineral
now showing will yield better.
On the 140-foot level of the Coaiey
mine, below Black Hawk, operated by
the Coaley Gold Mining Company, a
good strike was made recently, one
piece of mineral, weighing 473 pounds,
days this mine was one of the richest
silver properties in the state.
A remarkably rich strike of black
copper has been made about ten feet
above the winze in the Indiana, near
Ironton. Supt. NJ. c. Garfield reports
two feet of solid black copper tina,
ought to run $50 ounces silver, IS to
20 per cent copper and some gold, max
ing the ore worth $3.50 ton.
James Bacon, representative 10 the
Eighteenth Assembly from Teller coun
ty, and Joe Darnell have leased the
Pride of Cripple Creek dump on Iron
clad hill, and expect to begin opera
tions soon. The entire dump will be
moved away and put through the mill
Samples indicate this dump will pay
well
Summers G Co.. working the Dead
wood mine on Bull hill, Cripple Greek
under lease from the United Golt
Mines Company, are making regular
production Of five cars a week Of {
good grade of ore. 1t comes from the
extension Of an old shoot worked
years ago. Sub-lessees have opened
good ore and are producing.
A carload of ore from the Wa
Dance. Gilpin county. shipped to the
smelter at Golden, returned $1,000. II
the car was a small quantity Of higf
grade which ran $500 per ton. Nearly
1000 tons of dump rock has beer
shipped from this property. running
close to $50 per ton. and it is estimat
ed that there is another / 900 tons tina
will return as much. The ore from
this dump will pay for the propert,
which was bought last April by tn,
smelter company at Golden.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
THE Truth ABOUT BLUING.
Talk No. 2.

Avoid liquid blufng. Don't buy
water for bluing. All the water
contained is so much adulteration.
Glass bottles make an expensive pack
age; add nothing to value to con.
sumer.
Always ask for RED CROSS BAG
BLUE. the blue that's all blue. Makes
the laIndress smile out loud. Large
package 5 cents AT ALL GOOD
GROCERS.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
eIeyeI. saIks VIVA Cats.

Tacoma, Misunderstanding on q b.
cycle from summoning q physician to
attend HIS father Jesse Chadwick was
attacked In the outskirts Of Tacoma by
three wild cats. Chadwick interposed
the machine between the beasts and
himself and escaped. The bicycle was
found with the tires chewed off
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Board for Goose.

youngstown. O.-Judge Brandmiller
will decide whether M. J. Strawiarski
can collect board for a goose which
wandered onto his premises and
which he fattened In expectation OF a
feed, but which was later claimed by
It's owner. M. Susman.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
Strained.

What are strained relations ma %
We'll, your pa is an awful strain
on the pocketbooks of my relations" !"
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
"Ratp Save. Girl.

Frankfort. Ky.-Miss Mamie Dun
can. school teacher. was kicked in
the head by horse the other day
but her life was saved by her rat
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31

Mrs. Winslow'e Soothing syrup for Children
teethinr sof1ens the Rums. reduces inhamma-
tion. allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31

Calling people down is not very
uplifting process.
Gilpin observer., 1911-08-31
w E STE r N
MINING NEWS
The Trend of Metal Prices.
I N q r I E +

'estern Newspaper Union News Service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-12
LONG DELAY FOR
MINOT NORMAL
ATTORNEY GENERAL TOO BUSY
TO TAKE MATTER UP FOR
THIRTY DAYS.

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 1.-THE COM
plant in the Minot Normal school in
junction suit reached the Office of At
torney General Miller this morning.
The case finds the attorney generals
Office swamped with business, and 1t
will be impossible to take the matter
up next Saturday, when the cause is
set down for hearing before Judge
Leighton in the Minot district court.
Arrangements are being made to have
the hearing postponed thirty days TO
give the state normal board time TO
prepare its showing. The temporary
order enjoining the normal board will
hold until the hearing on the main
question is heard.
C. A. Grow and r. w. Youngman are
the petitioners and the state normal
board is the defendant A permanent
Injunction is asked for restraining the
board from accepting the compromise
site decided on by the citizens at
special election and ratified by the state
board.
1t will be remembered and Is so set
out in the petition for an Injunction
that the late legislature appropriated
$500, 900 for a normal school at Minot,
providing the people Of that city would
donate q site for the institution con-
tanning not less than ten acres and
satisfactory to the state normal board.
1t is alleged that a suitable tract known
as the South Hill site was provided
and accepted by the board. That
clear title to the ground was furnish
ed the state accepted by the state nor
NAL board and placed on record. In
securing the site, procuring the neces-
sary abstracts of title, the petition al
Ieges, involved a big expense to the pc
titioners, and any change in the loca-
ton OF the school will mean a heavy
financial loss. The history of the ac-
ton in the school matter is fully set
out, the complaints of citizens, the
rivalry of other site owners and the
action Of the state board in it's de-
termination to abandon the South Hill
site and locate the school on the Ram
stad site.
The attorneys for the petitioners are
SlnkleT g. Heder, and Greenleaf, Brad
ford g. Nash, eminent lawyers Of Mi
not.
It Is the general opinion now that the
litigation will tie up the school matter
in the courts for perhaps year, and
may cause the legislature to revoke the
appropriation at its meeting in 1912.
The Minot normal school WIN not be
built in 1911.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-12
PICNICKERS HAD
NARROW ESCAPE
PARTY is RESCUED FROM SAN 70
BAR BY ALEXANDER
SAGE.

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 12.-Ma-
rooned on d sand bar in the river d
short distance below the Indian school.
party of picnickers from the Indian
school and Engineer and Mrs. Howe,
were saved from drowning by Alex
ander Sage. one of the Indians at the
Institution who went off In skifH
and rescued them.
The party consisting of Misses
Scholtz, johnson, Jeanette, Laderotte,
Catherine O'Conner, Messrss Nichols,
Daley, Ray Davis and Engineer and
Abraham Lincoln In a large gasoline
launch to spend the day and started
back In order to reach the landing
before dark. the boat grounded on a
sand bar and all efforts made to dis
lodge 1t were fruitless. The river ID
very high at the present time and ID
full Of large trees and tinbers that
have been washed from the bank
making boating dangerous.
The main channel of the stream ID
changing near the scene Of the ac-
cident and washing away the bar
upon which the party was caught. II
was evident that In an hour ait most
one side OF the bar would be washed
away and the boat would keep over
in d fifteen foot current. The MEM
bers OF the party became frightened
and their cries for assistance were
heard EFT the school BY Mrs. Davis,
VINO teiephbned To town for help. Mr.
Eaas started tor the river. accompan-
led By d mr.. johnson, whom he found,
and attempted to row out to the party
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-12
AUTO RACES RABIES
and wins OUT
DAKOTA BANKER HELPS WOMAN
CATCH TRAIN TO STATE
al" HOSPITAL.

Dickinson. N. D., Sept. 12.-Banker
]. j. Murphy made a record in an auto
run through mud and over rough roads
to catch an east bound morning train
for Grand Forks. Mrs. Charles Waneh
was hurrying to that city with all
possible speed. with her 9-year-o ld
daughter and 7-year-oId son, who had
been bitten by a dog AFFLICTED with
rabies.
The children were bitten on Septem-
Der s. The dogs head was expressed
Immediately to the state university at
Grand Forks. A telegram came back
that the dog had rabies and to send
the children at once for the Pasteur
treatment.
The parents live forty five miles
south of Dickinson, and the mother
came to New England by team. se-
curing there the services Of Banker
Murphy, who made the twenty seven
miles to Williston in fifty minutes
and caught the train just az 1t was
leaving.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-12
Buffalo Notea

Buffalo, N. d.. Sept. Ito The
Forum: There has been no threshing
around here for some time on account
OF the heavy rains. Some are starting
today, though the grain lis very spongy
yet, but the farmers are getting rather
anxious as the season is advancing and
a lot of shocks are still out.
The opening OF the hunting season
was celebrated with great pomp and
much noise. The first day was not ais
prolific of results as many had thought
A. w. Mohr and Hans West got the
limit. but many others got from two
to six birds.
A hunting party consisting OF Or.
Mclean Of GiIby, Hans West and n.
Johnson Of this place bagged twenty
nine nice big fat prairie chickens on
the second day.
f. Quirk, an old and respected resi-
dent Of this place but now OF Fargo,
was out for three days last week
helping in the chicken festivities. He
got his ideal number, five, in an hour
or two each daysand then returned to
the village. Mr.. Quirk thinks that
there should be legislation iii the near
future limiting each license to only
I'VE birds each day.
Ed. BirdshilI. the clerk at the drug
store, and Miss Hanson, boolxkeeper at
the More 81 O'Neill store, were married
last Thursday at Moorhead. Their
many friends unite in wishing them a
long and happy union.
DIR. Mclean OF Gilby. who has been
the guest of rev. and Mrs. Johnston
for several days. left for his home Last
evening vowing that Buffal0 Is the
prettiest and best little town Iii the
state. and that its people are par
excellence.
The Misses Edna and Mabel Mann
leave for Manchester college and Miss
Edith More for Stanley hall this even.
Ing. We are pleased that the young
people are so ambitious for higher
education. but we are sorry to lose ID
many from our society, al they are tfls
life Of the community and will bs
greatly missed
Miss May Wilcox had 4 shower fos
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-12
FAIR DATES in
NoRTH DAKOTA.

Sept ID ID IL. is Missouri Stop,
fair, Mandan.
Sept 10. 10. ao.--wara county fair
Mtnct.
sept. 90. 81. 22.-wuiiarns county
fair. Williston.
Sept. 70, ~. 2s. 2s.---Richland county
fair. Wahpeton.
Sept. Is. ~. rs. ss.-Fair at Beach.
Sept 2s to oct. 1s.--Indsutriai Elk
position. Bismarck.
Sept. %. %, sO.-McHenry county
fair, Granville.
Oct. 8. 4. 5.--TraiIl county fair.
Hillsboro.
Oct. 8. 4. B.--McLeau county fair.
Underwood.
Oct 4. 5-corn festival and EXPOSE
ton Lisbon.
Oct. .. s.--Burke county fair. BOW
bells.
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WORST TO SPEAK
AT WAHPETON FAIR
FARMERS INSTITUTE WILL BE a
FEATURE OF HIGHLAND
COUNTY FAIR.

Wahpeton, N. D. Sept. 12,--superin-
tendent Hoverstad of the North Da-
kota farmers institute board has pre-
pared q splendid programme for the
farmers institute which will be held
during the Richland county fair, the
mornings Of Sept 81 and rs. The in
stltute will be held on the fair grounds
In large tent which has been pro-
vided for that purpose.
Among the speakers at the insti-
tute will be Pres. ]. III. Worst of the
agricultural college at Fargo. who
needs no Introduction to North pa
kota farmers; Professor Bolley. also
OF the agricultural college, who will
speak on the subject OF The Relation
OF Crop Rotation to Fungus Diseases;
Professor Martin, of the dairy de-
partment OF the agricultural college:
Prof. w. G. Palmer and Superintend-
ent Hoverstad Of the institute depart
ment. Perhaps one or more additional
speakers will be provided.
The institute sessions will be held
mornings and evenings on Wednes-
day and Thursday, Sept. 81 and 2S.
Music will be provided and no pains
to make the meetings interesting and
instructive viii be spared.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-12
SERVIAN HUBBY
HAD A DIVORCE

jamestown, N. D., Sept. 12.--The
streets of Jamestown today had the
vigorous, vivid aspect Of carnival day
in the Balkan states. Half a hundred
Servians, with their gloriously clad
wives and babies made holiday in the
city, in connection with the domestic
irregularities Of Mentji Choupesisek,
and the legal souffle attendant upon
the arrival of her husband in the
CITY, with the woman with whom he
eloped.
The trip Of MentjI from Oklahoma
to interview her spouse, was a brave
venture, but vain. When the husband
whose name is even more on the
sneeze order than his wife's, was con-
fronted with his flaming, furious frau
he split seething sensation when
ne produced duly certified copy Of
a divorce decree, showing that Mentje
was Eek" as far as his domestic ar
rangements were concerned, and that
he had been duly 'renoed."
The wife says that no papers were
ever served on her, that her husband
never secured residence in Nevada,
and that the divorce is dinky little
one ring farce. She also said small
swear that she would trek to Nevada.
and get the divorce annulled, and tip
over a few bombs In the vicinity of
the tranquility of her faithless hus-
band. The local colony Of Servians
are with Mentji and have given her
the bravo, braviissima for her atti-
tude in agitating the complacent do
mestically Of her former lord and mas
ter
The slogan now is ION to Nevada"
and it is easy to predict that no pia-
cid time is in the offing.
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Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 12.--After re-
naming out all night the jury in the
Walter Mcdonald sodomy case returnl
ed verdict, finding the defendant
guilty. Sentence will be pronounced
later.
Eva Wilson and Ray Shelley,
charged with illegal liquor selling,
were to be tried this morning. When
the case was called neither appeared
and the sheriff was sent after them.
The woman was brought into court,
but Shelley could not be found. ii
was announced that he Id over the
river working with a threshing OUT
fit, and that he would be on hand for
trial In few days. A jury was then
selected to try the case OF Eve
Wilson.
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Aberdeen. S. D., Sept. 13.-some
time Sunday night thief entered the
spaulding garage in this city and stole
q seven passenger Mitchell automo-
bile owned by G. o. Bachelor, an in
surance man and d cousin Of Irving
Bachelor, the author. The garage il
closed between the hours OF and
o'clock in the morning emily, and the
theft was perpetrated some time dur
ing the three hours.