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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

The Bismarck Tribune evidently does
not think much Of the interesting press
dope that has been emanating from Mi
not about the tallest, the oldest, the
youngest, the heaviest, the most ag-
gressive and the biggest liar that have
registered for Indian lands. In re.
cent issue the Tribune has the follow
ing:
"It will be pleasing to learn that a
man registered for the Berthold land
drawing last night He was normal
and sane and of average weight and
height. His eyes were blue, like thous-
ands of other eyes, and there was some
thing in his countenance which is COM
mon and familiar. The gentleman came
here to register because it is the near
est point to his home. There is nothing
here to provoke wonder and delight.
but just the things he expected to find
and just the things that are for every
body. And this man was not PLAYING
bunch nor dream book suggestion.
he was here to register as others reg
lister and take his chance. Strange to
relate he was never scalped by the In
dians in '73, and he does not bear the
strawberry mark of the long lost Char
ley Ross nor Willy Tascott. 1t is pleas.
ing to find SO distinguished a gentle
man in the city. From newspaper ac-
counts of the registration freaks it is
really relief to discover that one real
man is here and has registered.''
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
AUTOMOBILES AND PuLLNASs,

Ihat the growing Use of automobiles
should be felt nv tll' rlllr"t Is in their
passenger traitir is not Il strange prop
osition, though we has, hear.l no com
paint on that score. However, the Pull.
man Ga: company says that they are
losing cors'tl 'ra',la business On tina! ac.
count. The Hartford ,courant saws j;
comment on !ueir complain5 that sit is
given. out that tn. PuiI:aln company
officials estimate travel in their ears
as 10 per cent lower than last year. and
lower still thln cxpoctai:rn ii is like
lv that people horeaboa.s who have
Travelled in rarlor ears nave nc:ird
that it is easier to secure STATS than
they had eype..'l. Tllcr. is 10, ,h,
rush that :ha:: un.." WAS
Docs alt his mean tina, til" tra,tl-
ing public is not moving hi: season as
muc!, as f.rmnr, VIZ -u-ss not. The
public is moving all right, but the ele-
ment that cannot travel except IN par
lor ears goes this year by automobile.
President Mellen once, discussing rail
road matters, was heard by Courant
man to say that the autoombile would
hurt railroad business more than the
trollies would, and it is manifestly the
fact. The trolleys indeed. in the opin-
ion Of the Courant, are helps. not in
juries, to steam roads.
"The reports from the fashionable
resorts in the White Mountains are cha;
at those hotels more than half of the
rnopie tome and go in a","m. | lies
All thes,, unit ra,lio2l travel, hut, it
may be adm Eel, they dc not 10 this
for the saving there is in it. You d
have to hunt for that. They do it
from preference; TO. dri"ins across
country, having no horse to tire or get
sick, going FIVE times as far as 4 horse
could 60 and going the next day just
as far, being Independent 81 time-ta.
bles, and all that, beats tra'". out Of
sight. At the same time it dag affect
railroad receipts.''
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
PREMIUM LIST OUT.

The premium catalogue for the North
Dakota Industrial Exposition is pub
l1shed and ready for distribution. It is
a neat booklet of sixty-four pages, con-
tanning. general information, rules and
regulations, as well as all of the class
es and lots wherein premiums are
awarded. Many of the premiums are,
illustrated with halftone cuts The
cover, which bears an Original design
py >. NJ. Baer, of Beach, N. D., is
work of art and adds greatly to, the,
'attractiveness of the booklet. The COW
e e., design has been adopted as the Of
hcial emblem of the Exposition. Any
one expecting to exhibit at the big Ex-
position should have one of these pre-
MUM lists; if you have not already re-
ce,yed one, request by postal card
addressed to Commissioner w. G. Gil
breath will insure your getting one.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
SEVERAL SMALL CHILDREN MAR.
SONLY ESCAPED WITH THEIR
INVESTIGATING NEARBY.
WE'RE NOTIFIED OF DANGER BUT
SLOW IN APPEARING ON
THE SCENE.
Bystander Volunteered to Climb the,
:; Pole and Cut the Wire to Avert the
Danger-Spark Was Such as to-
Cause Considerable Excitement -
Great Crowd Gathered.

Several children narrowly escaped!
death yesterday afternoon when wire
in the alley near the Ness drug store,
blew down and snaked its way back
and forth in the mud of the street. AS
it would touch an iron it would hiss,
the water was charged with the cur
rent and it is wonder that there
were not many killed Two small boys:
picked up the wire and amused them
selves for moment placing the expos
ed end against the iron railing and
watching the spark.
Chief of Police Barnes was called
and took charge of the situation keep
ing the people back. 1t seemed impos-
sible to get anyone from the light.
plant to remedy the situation and the
police engaged bystander to climb.
the pole and cut the wire. -
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
The Hannah Moon has lust had 81

The Hannah Moon has lust had J,
birthday, its fifteenth-and in com.
menting on the manner in which time
wends its rapid way, the editor says:
"With this issue the Moon completes
its fifteenth year, the last decade of
which has been under the present man.
agement. Since the Moon first appear.
ed above the horizon the maps of North
Dakota and Cavalier county have I'M
dergone considerable change. TIC from
tier has moved westward into Mona az
Many of the old familiar faces have
disappeared from this part of the coun.
7ty--ssome to other fields an1-ssome he.
meath the sod Of the prairie. Fam
homes have taken on an air of pcrman-
ency which makes for prosperity. The
homestead shack, in most instances,
base been replaced by comfortable
homes. Large and well,flled stock
barns have supplemented the sod shed.
Taken altogether the period measured
by the Moons existence has been a his
tory making epoch.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
TAFT'S VETO

In speaking of President Taft's We
to of the Arizona statehood bill, which
is probably classed by Attorney Tray
nor, secretary of the Progressives, as
one Of "Taft' S mistakes,H the Minnea
polls Journal, absolutely independent
III thought, said recently:
The Presidents veto of the state
mood resolution is one of the strong
documents of his administration. He is
treading on familiar ground and speak
ing OF the subject that is close to his
heart. The independence of the iudic-
larv as one side of the triangle of Am
erlcan government, whereof the legisla-
tive and the executive are the other
two sides, is in the view of Mr.. Taft a
most vital and necessary thing. His
own experience on the bench confirms
him in the belief that judges must be
removed as far as possible from popu-
lar Glamour as well as from the influ-
ence of privilege. The Arizona plan
for the recall of judges is admire blv
adapted, as the President points out, to
subject them to monetary gusts of pop
u]ar passion.
The strongest argument made for
the APPROVAL Of the Arizona constitution
is that it is, after all, Arizona's own
affair, and that even if the recall pro.
vision is eliminated now as to Judges,
there is nothing to prevent the people
from putting it back as soon as they
like, once the state is admitted.
This argument does not appeal to
the President. He feels his own per
sonal responsibility too deeply. Not
only under the original enabling act
Of congress, but as, y9ne of his func-
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
PLoUGH1NSa, WITH DYNAMITE.

A great deal has been said and writ
ten within the past year about the ad.
vantages of blowing land with dyna-
mite. The experiments have been most
ly made in the eastern states on old
and worn out land from which the
chemical constituents necessary for
plant growth had been exhausted by
long, repeated cropping. The result on
such land of dynamite blowing are said
to have been most extraordinary. The
theory is that by the action of the
dynamite downward the sub-soil is
broken and pulverized to new depths.
This permits the rains to go much deep
er into the earth, penetrating the soil
that was formerly close packed and
hard, and distributing itself in soil that
was formerly close packed and hard,
and distributing itself in soil that is
new and not leached Of plant food by
previous cropping. When the moisture
is pumped up from these new depths of
soil by the influence of heat rays from
the sun, causing corporations, the mois-
ure, bringing with it in its journey up
ward new stores of plant food. aston
ishing crops such as come from virgin
soil, result.
In the farming country Of this state
it strikes us that this method of plow-
ing the land might prove very desir-
able, not because the land at the sur
face is lacking in plant food as in the
east, but because it is necessary to
gain the greatest depth possible of
loose soil as a bed to conserve the mois.
ture. Deep, blowing is the only way to
do this, and it takes some years to at
tain that owing to the mechanical diff
culties in the way. If the dynamite
blowing is not too expensive there
might be a vast field for its use in this
section of the country.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

Congressman l.. p. Hanna is beng
mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor. In fact several papers have
announced that he is candidate. This,
however, is not authentic. as Mr.. Han
and refused to say anything regarding
the governorship. It goes without say
ing that Congressman Hanna is Jar thn
ablest man the republicans could put
in the field next year and should he be
induced to accept the nomination, which
seems to be the popular demand of all
with the exception of few insur-
gents and the democrats-his election
would be easy.-Willow City Eagle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
CITY COUNCIL MET AND TRANS
ACTED MINOR BUSINESS
SOME POSTPONED.

Several minor matters were taken. up,
and postponed or disposed of at the
meeting Of the council last evening.
The petition Of the Board of Educa-
ton to vacate a portion Of the street
around the school house was brought
up but no action taken.
The special sidewalk assessment of
1909, that in some way ha dbeen over.
looked by previous councils and had
never been entered on the book was.
brought up and on motion was ordered
placed on the books OIL the city against
the property designated.
The objection Of S. L. Wineman to
the special assessment tax on his lots
IN his First Addition, was denied and
the work Of the committee approved en-
toto.
A petition from residents of Walnut
street for grade was referred to the.
city engineer.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

tons as Chief Executive it is his duty
to give approval to the legislation for
the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico, if they are to come into the
union. Believing the recall Of judges
to be wrong in principle and certain
to produce bad results. he cannot in
justice to himself. approve an instru-
mcnt containing such provision. Ari-
iona must come into the union right,
so far as Mr.. Taft S share in che action
ton is concerned. If she goes wrong
later on it will be no fault of his. II
she wants to experiment with ,iudici-
AIRY attent to the slightest whisper of
shifting public sentiment, let her do
so. but she must start out on the path
of statehood right.
Mr.. Taft vigorous. almost passion
ate argument against the recall of the
Judges is one of the best convincing
vet made on the subject. By it his
veto stands fulfilled.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

One of Sheldon's motorists is frac.
turing the auto law l.: r"f,,il! ., rail
on the front and rear of his ear the I'M.
calmly sheet iron tags furnished by the
secretary of state.
AS substitute he has painted the
numbers on and put he tags in the
tool box. In addition to IL d:si,ke to
deface his car the driver claims IL at
the pebbles on the roa, play 'unes on
the tin tags and make him nervous
and he takes his chances Of being fined
rather than stand Tor il. 1t does lock
as if the legislature rlei make the
automobile owner as ridi ,Ilously con
spicuous as possible. Sheldon Progress.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
COMMITTEE WILL INTERVIEW
COMMISSIONERS AND TRY TO
SECURE A REBATE.

That the council is making every pos
sible endeavor to fulfill its promises
was demonstrated last evening when
Mayor McClory brought up the matter
of taxes on the Grand opera house. At
the meeting of the Board of Equaliza-
ton last year the opera house was as
sessed at nothing as in the belief of
the board it was public improvement
that should be assisted. The board of
county commissioners raised it to So
900 At the meeting last night the
Mayor was instructed to appoint COM
mlttee to appear before the county com
mlssloners and endeavor to get an e"-
tire rebate Of these taxes.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

Congressman L. B. Hanna is being
strongly urged to make the race for
governor next year, 1t is to be expect
ed that the Insurgent wing Of the party
will be against him, while the regular
republicans or stalwarts will undoubt-
edly be strongly for him. The Courier
does not see that it makes much differ
ence whether he is an insurgent or a
stalwart if he is satisfactory to the
larger number Of voters Of his party or
the people at large. Mr.. Hanna has
had many years experience as legis-
lator in our state senate, knows what
the people ned, and if nominated and
elected governor would give the state
good business administration. He has
made success Of his own business, and
that counts.-Cooperstown Courier.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
THE WIFE DESERTER.

Thinking people all over the country
are awakening to the realization that
there is too lenient punishment for
wife desertion and the American Bar
association has declared in favor of
enacting uniform laws relating to the
punishment Of husbands who desert
their wives and children. It would
have all the states adopt the law now
in force in Wisconsin and few other
states imposing Imprisonment at hard
labor on all who are convicted of de-
sorting wife and children. And the
association also would probably not in.
sist on the Interpretation in Colorado
that man must have a wife and more
than one child before being guilty of
deserving a wife and children.''
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

The Courier-News, at the time Pres
ident Taft was invited to speak in
North Dakota by Senator AIcCumber
and Congressman Hanna, threw a
thousand fits and ripped our represen-
tatives up one way and down the other
This called for the usual round of slaps
on the wrist from the brothers around
the state and the Courier-News Gained
down for time. Now they are jump
ing on the same men because President
Taft decided not to come. It seems to
be case with the Fargo paper Of con-
sistently knocking, no matter what the
cause.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
Gotch Retains Title OF Champion
Wrestler Defeating Hackenschmidt

Gotch and Hackrnschmidt camps that
principalsthe big fellows were fit and
eager for the fray. The big crowd at
the American league park this after
noon settled back to await the grapp-.
ling of the principals on the world Is
wrestling championship. Better wea.
ther could not have been desired. Ref
cree Smith was early on the scene and
made thorough examination Of the
aHack" had recovered 5!Medd his natural
good humor when he left his camp for
the arena.
Gotch was picture of vigor and
confidence as he left his training quar-
tiers for the fray.
At I 80 Curley announced mat every
seat in the stand, $4,000, was sold.
Gotch won the second fall with q
toe lock hold in S minutes, 80 Is Sec
onds.
At ten minutes past two the prelim.
mary bout between Charles Postl and
Young Sampson, 1853 Founders, was an
nounced, and the men grappled. AIT
the seats were filed excepe the right
field bleachers. Fostl won first fall.
Joe Rogers and Fred 1s.lsr. heavy
weights, were the second pair on the
curtain raising program. Rogers won
the fall and match with a hea.ly scis-
sors and half Nelson in eight minutes.
thirteen seconds.
After Erler fell, postl and Young
Sampson came back for the second
bout. Postl won first bout with ham
merlock and scissors in twelve minutes
and twenty-six seconds.
Postl won the second fall and the
match with crotch and half Nelson
in fifteen minutes and fifteen seconds.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

around the ring several seconds and
Hack made fake dive at Gotch g legs
but he could not connect.
During tho first five minutes neither
man secured an effective hold.
After eight and one-half minutes of
pulling and Juggling Gotch suddenly
got knee hold on the Russian and
both went to the mat on their knees.
Gotch grasped the Russian IS left foot
although he was in no condition for a
toe hold. The crowd Internationally.
Hack fought hard both with his hands
and legs to break the hold and finally
succeeded in getting out Of it and ~
ing flat on the mar.
1t took Gotch just IA minutes. i3 IL
seconds to get reverse body hold on
Hackenschmidt and che crowd eplit the
air with their yells and cheers.
The Russian fell to h, MAJ with
Gotch holding his legs IN the air and
pinning the Russians big sho lllers to
the cushion.
lack crawled through the ropes palcr
than ever and sabn ri,l immediately
to the administrations OF his seconds.
Gotch turned around AMI grinrel.
Although the r. f..rec snnmn"c'l tho
winning hold IL reverse body lock, and
this was later eoaiirn;el, mary persons
in the stand thought the fal was accom-
plished with Il lalf %al>"n ard crotch
hold. In the interval, challenges t" the
winner were issasl IN !" half "f Zetv-
sxco, Karlo ana Malmc,t.
At 3:45 p. m. Gotch re-entered the
arena followed Immediately ny Hackcn-
schmidt for the second fall
When the police hail taken their sta
lions the brass bands had played a
waltz and word had come from the
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

1t is reported that at the roc cnt
meeting Of the republicans held al Far
go last week Andrew Miller ammo need
his candidacy for the Office of governor
of this state. In the light of his sup
port of the democratic candidate last
election it would be pertinent to ask
on what ticket does the turn .c,at at
torney- general intend to -ar. Does he
want to be the democratic candidate a.
Cooperstown Courier,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

Chicago, Sept. Drank Gotch re.
tains the worlds championship as a
heavyweight wrestler by defeating
George Hackenschmidt, the "Russiau
Lion,' in two straight falls. The first
was secured in IA minutes, Is Is sec.
onds, with crotch and half Nelson and
the second in 5 minutes, SO rs src-
onds with toe hold.
Thirty.fiye thousand. SPA. e.sss wit.
messed the. contest, v ~.
Gotch was the first to enter The arena
and was loudly ehner, /. DIR. !. j. Da-
Wis, who examined both contestants,
pronounced Gotch n perfc.o condition
but was less optimistic, about Hacken-
schmidt. Hack, he said. was pale and
evidently in a nervous state following
his sleepless night. lie examined one
of his legs which was reported to be a
bit out of condition from & training az.
cident but could tia,l 4o apparent de.
feet.
The Russian, his tights covered for
the time being, with bathrobe Of
brown, came on the field at 3.O7 o. M,
seven minutes behind Gotch. Burns,
Westergard, Rogers and Hasau, the
Turk, We're announced as Gotch = rec
onds. Hacks seconds we're Or. Roller,
Americas and Koch.
The announcer megaphoned that the
match would be for the hest two out
OF three falls, pin falls only to count.
The favoritism T. the crowd was
plainly evident in the words of the 4r-
nouncer when he said: "George Hack
enschmidt of Russia and our own Frank
Gotch. -
They grappled at s:15, each securing
neck and arm hold. They bullied
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

0. r. Fisher has retired from the
helm of the Bantry Advocate. passing
the reigns to Chas. T. Varty. an rxper.
fenced newspaper man. Mr. Fisher,
while in control of the Advocate for
the past six years, has built up a newsy,
enterprising paper, whose editorials
have always stood for something and
whose news columns We're usually filed
with bright paragraphs of local inter-
est. Mr.. Fisher will devote himself to
other interests.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
: Especial Correspondence.
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An auto party Consisting of A. P.
Blonde, J. Miller and II. Hinck passed
through our neighborhood Wednesday.
Prof. West Of Webster was a visit
or in our midst last Friday.
Mrs. Foster, who has been visiting
at the Klingel home, has gone to Ore
gon to visit.
Miss Ruth l<:;asel will teach school
near Webster this fall.
A weekend party at the Eich home
was made up of Mr.. and Mrs. R. v.
Bice and little daughters, Ruth and
Lenore, of Devils Lake; Mr.. G, G..
Stoddard and Mr.. and Mrs. R. wv.
Eastland, Of Seattle, Wash. Mr.. stod.
dard is nephew and Mrs. Eastland
is sister Of Mr.. Bice and Mrs. Eich.
The Eastlands were also looking after
their farming interests in Cato. !.
Miss Dorothy Klingel goes to Dew.
ills Lake Monday to enter the High
School.
The frequent rains have interrupt.
ed harvesting operations considerably
and helped increase the black rust al
though it has not seriously affected the
grain.
There was light frost in the low
places Sunday night.
Dorothy Eich accompanied her aunt,
Mrs. Eastland, to Seattle, WASH, for
an extended visit.
E. J. Chamberlain of Devils Lake is
erecting. mammoth barn and commo-
dious farm house on his farm in Cato.
Potatoes are attaining an immense
growth since the rains set in. II. c..
Klingel has many Weighing four
pounds.
The first thresaing done in our
town was on the Dan Kavanaugh farm
with y. p. Welleman S machine.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

An impression has gone abroad that
anyone registering for lands in the Ber-
thold reservation and failing to make
fling when his number is called will
lose his or her homestead right. This is
AN error. All the right he loses is pre-
cedence in the choice, he having, in
case of non-appearance when his num-
Der is called, to wait until all the num-
bers set for that day have been called,
when he can come in as the last number
on that day. If he does not appear at
all, after having registered, he loses
none of his homestead ights.-Fargo
Courier News:
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08
DIDN'T HAVE EVIDENCE.

Bottineau, N. D., Sept. Estates At.
torney Weeks went to Willow City to
represent the state in the preliminary
hearing Of Frank and Sherman Al
bright, charged with violation of the
prohibition law. The complaint against
them was sworn to by a transient la
borer who was taken up a few DAYS
ago on a drunk and disorderly charge
after a 6stic encounter with the Al.
brights. He alleges that they sold him
liquor and took his money away from
him while he was drunk.
At the hearing before Justice David
Armstrong the case was dismissed for
lack of corroborative evidence.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

H. P. Knappen, formerly editor of
the Bismarck Palladium and we'll
known throughout the state has pur.
chased the sisseton Is, d. Standard,
paper that he has been managing for
the past three months. The best wishes
of the newspaper fraternity Of the
state go with Mr.. Knarpen, who is
splendid newspaper writer.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-09-08

Flirting is lost art in Chicago and
St. Louis, where attractive young ladies
who have been employed by the police
department practiced their wiles for
three hours without a single "masher'
responding. If anyone wants to strike
locality where the cart" is still
practiced with avidity we recommend
Minot.