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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

A paper may say many nice
things about a man and his bust
ness, and nine out of ten will not
thank you for it. They take it
as matter of course, that you
should do. But, say something
in the paper that they think is
harsh or detrimental to them or
their business and they jump on
YOU like a thousand bricks.
Human nature is a queer
thing. -EX.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

A school boys composition on
"The Editor" ran as follows;
The editor is one of the happiest
beggars in the world. He can
go to the circus in the afternoon
and evening without paying a
farthing, also inquest and hang
ings. He has free tickets to the
therters, gets wedding cake p
sent to him and sometimes gets
licked. but not often, as he can
take it back in the next issue
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

The editor of the Van Buren,
County Democrat is an enthusi-
astic friend of the hen, as is
shown by the folio wing from
that paper: IF the legislature
wants to do something really
beneficial for the State and es-
tablish record for itself that
will be handed down through
generations yet to come, let it get
busy and do something for the
old hen. The horse, cow, hog,
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

Britain. And among other
things we were told that sixteen
American peeresses" would be,
present and then followed a des-
cription of their robes and coro-
nets. :"
Gee, but there are some things
that weary us-and this "Ameri-
can peeress' rot is one Of them.
| want it distinctly understood
that the real, genuine, all-wool-
and-yard- wide, hemstiched, rein
forced American peeresses will
not be there when King George
and Queen Mary are crowned.
Not by steen thousand miles.
The greatest American peeress
of the whole bunch will be five
thousand miles from the Court Of
St. James on coronation day. She
wont wear a dress with a train so
long a couple of fiunkeys will
have to carry it, for her robe will
consist of clean calico wrapper,
and her coronet will be tie love of
a bunch of healthy, happy, frolic-
some kiddies who know to a
certainty that they have the best
little mother in the whole wide
world.
She won't be kow. towing and
bowling to alotof frazzledoutdudes
who have desended-a long ways
too-from lot of buccaneers,
but she'll spend the day making
a mighty happy home happier.
and instead of dancing before
the king she will fix up anappetiz-
ing supper for tired but wholly
satisfied husband and have it
smoking hot on the table when
he arrives from the office after a
hard days work. "SixteenAmeri-
can peeresses" at the coronation
of George and Mary Fudge.
Also heck, There'll be sixteen
American girls there who have
traded off their daddie's gold
dollars for the privilege of wear
ing a furnished title conferred on
them by the process of barter
and sale by sixteen scions of a
washed-out nobility. AS women
and as wives they arn't worthy to
unlace the shoes of any one of a
million American wives and
mothers who have made happy
homes for outstanding, self-res-
pecting, industrious American
mechanics.
Sixteen American peeresses"
in their robes and coronetsi"
Wouldh t that jar your grandma's
preserves? Sixteen silly ambi-
tious, Anticipated American girls
who have sold themselves, and
for what? For worse than slave
ry.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

never was a tinker Or tailor,
soldier or sailor who could suit us
all. Show us doctor or lawyer,
a merchant or sawyer who please
the whole multitude. The Lord
himself and all the angels in
Heaven have never half succeed
ed in comforting the human race.
We have heard people CRITICS.
ing the preacher who is here
now, we presume that happens
ev, rywhere. There is not a
thing on earth or anywhere else
that meets the approval Of all
mankind. Elk.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

1t is said that dancing makes
girls feet large. 1t is also said
that ice cream makes freckles.
Doctors are of the opinion that
hanging on the front gate pro-
duces rheumatism. A few more
opinions like these and the girls
won't have any fun left them.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21
$3.50 Grand Piano
THE NEVADA COUNTY PlCAYUNE PRIZE
To Be Given Away
Wednesday, May 3lst, 1911
Elegant Banner Upright Grand Piano

Following the list of that will handle the Pcayune
Piano Contest Certificates which they will deliver cash
chaser be voted for of the contestants:
Douglas Brooks Confectioner and Restaurant; H. ker
shaw General Merchant Baker Drug Store W. b. Waller Cen
Merchant City Grocery Exclusive Grocers Hesery Drug
Store W. r. Barham and Sons General Merchants New Supply
Co. General Merchants W. H. Hendrix General Merchant Mon
Grief Drug Store Fred Murah Confectoner j. W. McKeVy
Barber Shop Mcdaniel Hardware Co.. Hardware and Furniture
Capee and Company Picture Frames and News Stand Prescott
Hardware Company Hardware and Furniture Wyle and Duke
Adamson Jeweer Bakely Mercantile Co., General Merchants
H. - Wilson Co. General Merchants T. Nichols, Grocer
Farmers Warehouses Wat W. White Merchant; Department
Store: j. X. Hamilton 4 CO. General Merchants;
H. ~ Hamilton and Co General merch ants ". D. Robinson
Barber; Jacob Sucke Gents furnishings New York Store
Clothing Gents Furnishing Duke Bros General Merchants
MRS. T. c. Moody Millinery; d. g. Brown. Fertilizer r. p.
Arnold Confectionery and Lunch; P. Norman Feed;
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21
o FUDGE

The society pages" of the big
dailies of a Sunday or two ago
gave US lot of fol-de-rol about
the coming coronation of King
George and Queen Mary of Great
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

which he generally does. While
other folks have to go to bed
early, the editor can sit up every
night and see all that is going on.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-04-21

There never was a preacher or
president poet or politician who
could please every body. There
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22

the session thereof commencing on the
10th day of July, A. D. 1911, at o'clock
P. NJ, at the Office of the County Au-
ditor in the City of Willmar. in said
County.
And it is further ordered that notice
Of time and place of such hearing be
Hnd nosne noce Of ec
hearing in three public places in each
Of the School Districts to be affected
by said petition, and by serving upon
tricts personally copy of said notice
Of hearing, at least ten days before the
time appointed for such hearing:
>9 Vice Chairman Of County Board
Kandiyohi County, MINI.
JOHN FE1G,
County Auditor, and Ex-Oh1cio
Clerk of Board.
Petition of Dick Larson asking to
be set off from School District No.
104 to District No. Is was presen-
ted, read and considered and on
motion the same was accepted and
set for hearing to be had there
on at a meeting of this Board to be
held July 10. 1911, at 8 o'clock p.
M. and the following order was
issued and adopted:
ORDER OF, HEARING OF PETITION
OF FREEHOLDER TO BE SET OFF.
Whereas. A petition signed by Dick
Larson freebooter Of School District
| No. 1o4 in this County. with the ,ap.-
! endorsed thereon. representing that he
| is the owner of the following described
lands situate in said District. to-wit:
[Continued on Page S, 2nd column
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22

ted. read and considered and on
motion the said petition was accep-
ted and set for a hearing to be had
thereon at meeting of this Board
on July, 10. 1911, at o'clock D. m.
and the following order was issued
ard adopted:
ORDER OF HEARING OF PETITION
OF FRl1EHOLDER TO BE SET OFF.
Whereas. \ petition signed by e: @:
No. 104 in this County, with the APP
prevail Of the County Superintendent
endorsed thereon: representing. that he
is the owner Of the following described
South half of the Southeast quarter
!sA of SEA- of Section Nineteen G9)
in Township One Hundred and Twenty
all of said lands adjoining School Dis
trict No 20, and asking that his said
lands may be set OF from said District
following reasons:
LIST. He has one and one-quarter
miles of good road to the school house
one and one-quarter miles of poor road
to the proposed school house site in
District No. 1O4. End. That it will be
Impossible to maintain first class
school can be maintained in District
No. 25 and for several other reasons:
educational and economical, which |
shall be willing to present at a hearing
scented to the County Board of Kandi-
yohi County, Minnesota, at session
Of said Board held on the 14th day OF
said Board thereon.
petition viii be heard by this Board at
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22

one HundreS amd IN 2 Of
Range Thirty~Six (36) which said lands
from said District No 104 to said Dis
trict No. SIS for the following reasons;
1t the b dstane &C by read
on. said land to the school house in
said District No. Sc is two and one
fourth miles (2A). while the nearest
residence to the proposed site for school
house in District No. 104 is four miles.
Also for other reasons. both educa-
tional and economical, was presented
to the County Board of KandiyohiCOun-
ty. Minnesota, at session of said Board
held on the 14th day of February "A. D.
1911. for the action of said Board there
Now. therefore. it is ordered that said
petition will be heard by this Board at
thee session thereof commencing on, the
NJ. at the ONCE Of the County Auditor
in the City Of Willmar. in said County.
And it is further ordered that notice
Of time and place Of such hearing be
| notice; thereof. and posting. a notice OF
each of the School Districts to be af-
| fected by said petition: and by serving
upon the clerk of each of said School
| Districts personally copy of said not
ice of hearing. at least ten. days before
the time appointed for such hearing.
N B. JOHNSON,
Vice-Chairman of County Board.
KandiyOhi County, MINI.
JOHN EE1G, County Auditor, and
Ex-Otticio Clerk of Board.
Petition of C. o. Linerud, ask
ing to be set off from School Dist.
No. 1C4 to Dist. No Is was presen-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22

LEGISLATURE
OF 1911
Senator Frosheug Seated by
Vote of 81 to 30-Some
Phases Of tho Contest.
BY LYNN HAINES

of twenty two votes. The changes
occurred in five precincts as fol-
lows:
GRACEVILLE-The original
count gave Farrinpton 149, Fros-
hauug 9 and McElligott ID. The
recount gave Farringto ton $50, Fros-
haug 8 and McEIligot al. a net
gain Of four for harrington.
CLlNTON-The original count
gave harrington 80, Frushaug 20,
and McElligot II. The recount
gave harrington "A. Froshaug 81.
and McElligot 10. net gain of IL
for harrington.
ODESSA-The original count
gave harrington 81, Froshaug az
and McElligott Is The recount
gave harrington 6S, Froshaug 36 and
| McElligott l6, a net gain of l2
for harrington.
ORTONVILLE-The origin
count gave Harrington 238. Eros.
haug 81. and McEIligott 81. The
recount gave harrington 236. Eros.
haug 70, and McElligott 81. a net
gain of 6 for harrington.
EDISON-Ihe original count
gave Farrinqton 4. Froshaug - anc
McElligot 81. The recount gave
harrington 4, Froshaug and Nc
Elligott rs. net gain Of 5 for Far
rington.
The Senate elections Committee
consisting of J. E. Haycraft. J. M
Hackney, Jas. P. Boyle, Carl l.
Wallace, C. J. Gunderson. F. E
Peterson. 0. G. Dale, Thos. E
eastman and C. F. Cook. consider
ed the contest for weeks. The ma
jority report recommending tha
Froshaug be seated was signed b!
the seven first named. c. F. Cool
signed a minority report favorinf
harrington. Senator eastman wa
busy with his distance tariff bill
and did not hear much of the testi
mony. He did not sign either re
| port for that reason.
! l wish that every man, woman
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-02-22

Deliberately, deslgnedly. defiant
ly did the friends Of harrington
tamper with ballot boxes and re-
verse the verdict of the voters in
the senatorial election in the 56th
legislative district. This is my
opinion. But no statement Of
mine could in candor or conclusive
ness approach the emphatic charges
of fraud made by members of the
Senate in discussing this contest
last Friday.
First consider how the senate
voted and then | shall suggest of
the significant phases Of the case:
FOR FROSHAU G-Bedford,
Benson, Boyle, eastman. Clague,
Dale, Duea. Duxbury. Dwinnell.
Elwell. Fosseen. Gunderson, Han
son, Haycraft, V. l.. Johnson. Klein,
Lende. Marden, Nelson, Odell. Pet
erson. Putnam. Rockne, Rustad,
Sageng. Saugstad, Sundberg, Swan
son. Thoe. Wallace and Wilson-3l.
FOR HARRINGTON -Ahmann,
Anderson. Carpenter. Cheadle, Col
Ter, c. f. Cook, L. y. Cooke, Dene-
gre. Donaldson, Dunn. Glotzbach.
Gum. Handlan. C. D. Johnson,
Johnston, L'Herau|t, McGrath,
Moonan, Murray. Olson. Pauty
Poehler. Pugh, Schaller. Stebbins,
G. H. Sullivan. j. D. Sullivan,
Van Hoven, Weis, and Works-30.
1t will be remembered that there
was a three -cornered contest for
state senator in the district COM
prising Swift and Big Stone Coun-
ties. The candidates were T. j.
McElligott, republican: Ray G. Far.
rington, democrat; and S. }. Eros.
haug, prohibitionist. The canvass.
ing board declared the latter elect.
ed by plurality of twenty-one
votes over Harrington, who in turn
led McElligott by a few votes
HARRINGTON instituted contest and
the recount gave him plurality
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
MILWAUKEE MAN
 IS HONORED
Nugget Special serv e..

Nuqget Special SerN e..
 SAN FRANCISCO. July ll=At the regular session of fHe National Edu,a- tion Association now In session in this city. Carroll G. pearcc. of Milwaukee. Wisconsin was elected president of the association m place ot Nicholas Mur- ray Butler of New York. who sent m his resignation few days ago
 The new president of the National Association holds the posi- ton of Superintendent of Public Schools in the city Of Milwaukee. a position he has held for the past seven years having been called ta take charge Of the Cream city shcools from the Middle West in Nebraska. where he had established reputation as a great educator in modern methods.
 The election of Pcarce. means that there win b" radical changes in the methods of teaching school also there will be re-arrangemeut of the cur rieulum in certain grades of publia schools to bring them up ta the stand ard of modern methods of teaching.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
THREE TOWNS AND
 $ TOWNSHIPS BURNED

Tn" townships burned over L" date are Longmicr. EIdcrado. ShaWdcIoro. ogden. McArthur and Cripple Creek. These have been swept clean and all standing timber total loss.
 The homeless people are being brought to this city where relief can Toe granted and tn" majority have onl> the clothes on their ba k Every cent invested in crops cor land grants they have taken up and trying to improve. lt will be quit" a serious problem to provide for the larg" army of home less people for any length of time and the government will have to step in and arrange for food and shelter as this city is not in position to handle that number
 The total loss of the fire now nuns into the millions and the fires are stiu raging to the North but have passed beyond the thicklN settled districts only miners and trapp"rs are believed (" toe in the fire zone now burning and there k no way of getting word tu them
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
Nugget Special Service.

WASHINGTON. July lI.-CaugreSs- man Julius Kahn, a republican from the state of California, who has been d member of the bower house for scy- eral terms today introduced a bill pro viding for the imposing of heavy tax on doweries of American brides who form international marriages.
 According to Congressman kahp congress is anxious ta law personal tax on all Americans who remain at home. while they allow millions to be taken out of the country m the form nf dnMnrIos hN AmcricAn brides who
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
ALASKA PRESS AGENT
 ON FRISCO QUAKE

right away was rake" report of a severe earthquake. We had plenty of time 10 wait for particulars and the associated press reports stated the quake was one of the ordinary daily affairs that happens in Frisco. also the extent of the damage was the falling of some plaster in newly plastered house.
 There being nothing to the quake. We did not even mention the affair in our service until you wired for infor- nation. We did this out of respect to the san Francisco people in your city.
 We believe the people of Alaska should receive facts pertaining to accidents and large catastrnphies in- yolving great loss of life and destruc- ton of property and the aim of the Alaska Press Association k tn give reliable news to the papers it serves.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
Nugget Special Service.

TORONTO, July I4-As the rcsrat of the forest fires which have been raging for the past three days twenty thousand people ar" now homeless. m the fire zone which covers a radius ur three hundred miles from North Bay
 The loss in this fire zone alone is now four hundred that are known tu have perished in the flames and several hundred ar" missing but may be lp- catcd later Families are separated and people are frantic iu their desire to hear from father. husband sister or brother who were separated one from the other in order tp escape from the burning timber.
 Al the present time there has ben a complete wiping out of the folloN ing towns in this vicinity. Pottsvillc. C"chranc. and south porcupiur. there being nothing but heap uf ashes tu mark the sites where thos" fiourishing lumber towns were located few days aEo.
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
Special Correspondence)

SEATTLE. July 3.-Referring to your telegram of even date asking d tracer be sent to Frisco to ascertain the extent of the earthquake at san Francisco on July 2nd. informing us there was a printed report in Nome stating the whole town had been wiped out and no Exposition would be held
 will state there is nothing to add to the telegram We are sending you today
 There was a report, mostly faked and greatly exaggerated about a quake. in Frisco, and a few papers played it up
 but denied the same within an hour Realizing the people of the North are from the Pacific Coast and large percentage of the Nome people hail from California and many from san Francisco, we did not believe it proper to frighten them with what We learned
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
Nugget Special Service.

COBALT, Ont, July 14.-Returns which keep arriving from the forest fires in the Porcupine district to the North of here state that the number of people buned to death are even greater than at first reported
 It is now given out as authentic that two hundred foreigners have pershCd in the flames, and this does not include the several hundred Canadians Who are known to have perished
 The foreigners are people here from across the border in the United S'd es who have come into Canada ipaking for lands to settle on. and others fr5n across the Atlantic. or European countries
 The latest reports state that nearly one thousand people are burned 10 death and two hundred families are missing at the present time The fires
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
Nugget Special Service.

SEATTLE. WasN. JulN Il V I.s- per,do. Last evening held up one of tho clerks in the jrWrlry stnre of E |. Gates on Second avenue. Al shr point of a revolver hr demanded that tho clerk hand uvcr tray of diamonds valued al twenty thousand dollars
 Tn" clerk handed them over u 50 hurry being n th" front nf th" ~tor,. alone at the time the other members of tho firm being away at dinner Az soon as the robher passed ihraugh tho dpur of the store the clerk gave chase. "stop thIrt' and in a few
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WOULD OPPOSE TAX
 ON AMERICAN BRIDES

ar" eycr an the lookout tp purchase titles and forming international mar ridges.
 In the Introduction "f his bin the representative from california proved hy actual figures that the United States loses millions every year through in t"ruatinual marriages We give pro- lection to certain industries that the owners may wax rich. and after they have piled up their millions their daughters purchase tides with the money. take il out of the country, which in the end proves Nr arc passing laws for the protection uf broken down mnhiIitN nhrnad :"
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
Nugget Special Service.


 LONDON. July h. Word has boon received by the officials from Gadajnz in Spain nn tn" river which separates that country from Portugal that King Manuel and buu Migu,l. thu prctcudrr have joined forces tu try and win back th" crown which Wa~ forced from Portugal when The present republic form "f government went into power
 Tn" two great men. Manuel and Dpu Miguel have issued a joint call to arms of all mnHarchySiS who want tn enlist under their iuiuf banner to fight and regain th" country for their king
 lt k also stated m the dispatch that q fund amounting tn -iN millions has been raised hE rich P"rtug.~" m Grazl and pledged tp the King toward b.lp- ing tp regain his crown.
 X large army will be enllectrd and it Is cNpec,rd that under the prutrrtinn
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
DIAMOND ROBBERY
 IN SPIRIT CITY

moments ,rnnd Va~ after fns d,~- u"uula aHI h, dndgsH down cherrt turned .in tu alley and Was ia~t m rho darkness and tha rubbish af .i large hsIIdIne now being constructed
 Thr trN of diamonds Wrrr fnund at thr entrance uf thr aIIrs tg,. thirI realizing that "a. could usf make hl- s-stpy with fhr jewels.
 \ gand description uf tH. fahhrr i- n"w iu tho hands af th, police for th- rl,rk Was able Co got t al..a book af hum a- he 1.i not hay. hi~ face. c.,- rIrd Thr officers expect 'n land th. man n a short tm,
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
Nugget Special Service.

Nu99ct opeClsl OeFNtCe.
 WASHINGTON July II Senator Bob L.aFplIette took several falls ouf oi President Taft m the senate today while speaking on an amendment tu the reciprocity bill which he is trying to have passed (" tho hiIl now under discussion
 "Tho people have elected us to cun- gross tp protect their rights and in ter"stS and if we allow the reciprocity bill to pass this body in its present condition it will mean that the trusts have won out and the people hsN, lost Tn" term reciprocity is a fine sound ing term to the people. but we are now about tu pass a bill that is so restricted in its scope nf reciprocity that it places the people in the position of tho little fellow who was allowed Co book af the pretty appl" but could not eat it The fruit was reserved for his big brother
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
MICHIGAN FIRES
 ARE NEARLY OUT
Nugget Special Service.

DETROIT. July H.-R-tums from the Michigan fires to date report seven burned to death. several hundred miss ing. damage estimated at ten million dollars.
 The area burned over hy the forest fires is estimated at one thousand square miles.
 The fires are now reported as hav- ing burned tO the lake front and are about over All the damage that can be done is passed for between the other standing timber and the fires Is a wide swath of burned country on the one side with the lake on the other
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
10000 NOW HOME ESS
MANY DEATHS AND
 FAMILIES MISSING

are still raging to the north but have passed beyond the thicltly populated district by this time
 Relief is being forwarded and aid is tclegraphcd here from the states to the stricken families who have lost their homes, crops and cattle in the forest fires
The Nome daily nugget., 1911-07-14
DUx8uRY FOR THE NORTH.

The schooner Ouxbury will sail Mon day afternoon at 1 o'clock for Teller Tin City, Cape York, kewalik, Oeering, kotzebue and northern points carrying freight. passengers and U. s. mail. For rates and information inquire of U. s. Mercantile Go.
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from the attorney of lhe man found guilty, but subsequent developments proved the document sold to the daily paper was bogus and the trial judge after having sufficient proof of the same being a fraud suspended Newton from practicing before any British court for a term of one year.