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NEWS FROM ETHAN

Ethan. S. D.-Mrs. O'Rourke's lit
tie daughter is reported quite SIGN
with cholera-infantum.
The Chapel priest of ST. Joseph's
hospital visited Father Feldmeyer
here on Tuesday.
On Tuesday occurred the funeral
OF Edwin Paul Van Ningen, elGest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Van Ningen who
moved here in March from Illinois.
lie was ten years and w months
old and dido following an operation
for appendicitis. The ~pallbearers
were Frank Clement. Albert Green,
Fred Wecpie and Joe Meepie. Rev.
Minty preached a very comforting
sermon and the remains We're laid at
rest in the cemetery ovcr on the east
side. The sympathy of the commu-
nifty goes out to this grief stricken
family.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas vickers and
children spent Sunday at the home
of MI. and Mrs. l.. A. Ooathout.
Andrew Thompson has started
threshing already this season.
a number of relatives of Mr.. and
Msr. Van Ningen came from other
states to attend the funeral of their
son.
Mrs. George Bauer's father and
mother. OF Wisconsin, arrived to see
their daughter and comfort her in
her suffering. RMS. Bauer has been
very low for a number of days.
Mrs. BYRON SwartZ and daughter,
Evelyn, of parkston arrived We'd
nesday and will spend a few days
here visiting relatives.
Fred Tobey made a trip to Stick
ney Tuesday afternoon. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Eliphus Tobey
ana son who have been visiting rela-
tives here for d week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G Oathout of Ner-
million are expected to arrive this
week. for a visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L.. A. Oathout.
The many friends of Mrs. Fred To-
hey will be pleased to know that she
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PROHIBITION VOTE
WILL Be CONTESTED
MAJORITY OF 5000 ONLY INDI-
GATED IN FAVOR OF THE
AMENDMENT IN ELECTION.

Austin. Texas.-A legal fight in
the courts will be necessary to de-
termine the result of the statewide
prohibition Saturday. That this is
the case seems assured today by the
gains in tire vote against the pro-
pose prohibitory amendment, in the
latest returns. The judges are com-
piling the vote. According to re-
ports early today, a majority Of less
than 5000 was shown in favor of
prohibition, although the early fig
ures indicated a dry victory by Ave
times that number. Complete re-
turns will probably not be known I'M
til tomorrow or "Wednesday. s
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Berlin, Germany.-The third week

Berlin, Germany.-The third week
OF negotiations between France and
Germany over the Moroccan situation
began today. Tie very silence of the
German foreign office is considered
here as being ominous, and indica-
tive Of the strained relations between
the two nations. Germany is APP
parently sitting tight" upon whatev-
er demand has been made on France.
Newspaper articles in France which
are considered inspired. say that
France will not even consider Ger
many's proposition.
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.REDF|ELD MAN IS
OUT FOR CONGRESS
y. y. BROMLEY OF THAT PLACE
ADMITS HE ASKED NO ONES
PERMISSION TO ENTER
TIE RACE.
berdeen, S. D.-That the repubIi-

Aberdeen, S. D.-rhat the republi-
can party primaries in 1912 in South
Dakota will n. a free for ali, with am
abandonment OF factional alignments
and every candidate running on his
merits. is daily becoming more
evident. Already there are a half
cozen open or tentative candidates
ter governor in the field. There are
at least that many candidates for the
three congressional places. and near
~ as many for the senatorship now
Tiled, by Robert j. Gamble. and the
entries have only started to come in.
During the past week two new con-
gresslonal candidates announced
themselves. in the persons of Dir. IA.
II. Rate of Rapid City and n. p.
Bromley of Redfield. Bromley's an
nouncement. published in a Redfield
paper this week, states that 81 am a
candidate for congress. My candida
q does not depend upon the amhi-
tons of any other gentleman. No
n has requested me to be a candi-
date. am therefore free from boss
ISM. He goes on to say that he has
been a resident OF the state since
1882, is in favor of reform measures,
but not in favor of any court reading
words into reform legislation. His
announcement is along progressive
lines.
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NEWS FROM LISBON

III bon S. D. Harvesting is about
over in these parts. Many farmers
are stocking and others waiting for
thres hing machines.
Geo. Miller expects to thresh for
Chas. Rereson this week,
Mrs. Walter Lawrence spent "a few
DAYS with Mrs. Wheeler this week.
y goodly number from these parts
in the show Monday.
Mis-. Nicholson and daughter Ella,
visited with Mrs. John Miller Sat
Erday till Monday.
Nlbert Stevens and children call
at Allen stevens Monday.
frank Green anli Mabel and Myrtle
Green and Hazel and Florence Mill
II visited at John Millers' Sunday
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MYR|CK INDICTED
CONSPIRACY CHARGED CHARGED
ALLEGED PUBLISHER or WE'LL
KNOWN FARM PAPER DECEly.
ED pOSTOFFICE TO Sls.
CURE RATES.

Boston, Mass.-laail i'm HE snm of
s"'ooo was given yesterday by James
w. Cunningham of Springfield i'm th,
united States circuit court, accused
on Il charge Of conspiracy. with Her.
bert Myrick, also of Springfield. to
secure the admission of the publjca-
tlon known as the Orange JUDI
.North@est farmstead to the priv
leges OF second-class postage by the
presentation of false evidence.
Myrick, who is now abroad is pres
ident OF the Orange Judd company.
and is wealthy. Cunningham and
Myrick were indicted by the grand
jury, which convened especially to
consider this case.
Witnesses weEe in attendance
from the northwest, end much my
stery surrounded the proceedings.
Minneapolis, Minn.-Clifford Will
lis OF Minneapolis, editor of the
Northwest Farmstead, said with re-
gard to the reported indictment i'm
Boston of James w. Cunningham
and Herbert Myrick of Springfield,
Mass, on a charge of having con-
spired TO secure a low postal rate
for the Orange Judd North Farm
stead publication, that he knows
nothing Of the matter other than the
reports.
ut is a matter thai concerns the
eastern Offices Mr.. Willis said.
There has been Il controversy on
for some time between the postmas-
ter generals Office and our officials
as to what rates the publications
are properly entitled to-"
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N!lh TAkE 100000 ALTOGETHER
TO TAKE CARE OF WELD uN
PRAIRIE PROVINCES.

10000 farm HANDS viii he re
lnifed this year TO harvest the grain
crops of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta. OF this number ths
0cal help will provide about 1l2.
eco. which will leave about 5o.0oG
Mira farm hands. There is. there
fore q great demand for this class OF
abor in all parts of Western Can
laa. In order to meet the require.
rents it has been arranged to grant
cry low railway rates from al
Boundary points reached by Cana
liam railways.
This will give to intending harvest
!aborers a splendid opportunity to
look over the magnificent whea'
fields OF Western Canada and thu
best evidence that can be secured Q
The splendid character of that coun
Try from the farmers standpoint
There will be at least 100000, 600
bushels of wheat harvested This year
and it is expected that the yiel6 will
run from 10 to % bushels per acre.
Many farmers, will net, as a result
of their labors. as much as $500 to
$1,000 per acre and many will depcs-
ii profits as much as $4,000 to Sf0,-
GEO.
The wide publicity given to the
excellent crop that is being raised in
entral Alberta and Southern Alber-
"a, central Saskatchewan and south
I'm saskatchewan. and also i'll Mani
toba. will increase the price OF land
in these three pr%ivinces from S., 90
to $500 per acre and the man who
d fortunate enough to secure
lands at from $1,000 TO $4,000 per
acre will have reason for gratitica-
ton that he exercised sufficient fore
was fortunate enough 10 secure a
homestead of 100 acres free Will al
" a SIN'lNi t.p w i'Nt
pleased,
notwithstanding the great addi-
tion to the acreage this year over
last and the large crop that will be
reaiy for harvest. there is no rea-
son 10 become alarmed that the har-
vest will not be reaped successfully.
There will be a great demand for
these low rates during the next cou-
pie of months; be sure to make your
application to any Canadian Govern
ment Agent at as early a date as pos
siblc. Harvesting will commence
about the 25th of July and continue
for five or six weeks when t%hreshing
will begin and there will be plenty of
work until November.
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PEOPLE
IN PANIC OF FEAR
IMAGINE WAR HAS ALREADY BE-
Gun WITH CIRCUMFERENCE
WON'T HEAR TO GFRMANY'S
PROPOSAL.

London. England.~-The public
here is again hysterical over the Mo-
roccan situation. The widest ru-
mors are being circulated. Some in
sist that Germany has actually de-
clared war and others say that a Ger
MAJ warship feet is on ths east coast
of England. 1t is announced on the
highest authority, however, that the
government is not apprehensive Of
the outcome.
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HARVESTER TRUST
FOUND MONOPOLY
HOWEVER, SAYS DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSMAN NO PROSECU-
TlON MAS BEGUN AGAINST

Washington. ID. CA report by
an official OF the department of jus
t.ice declaring the International Har-
vester Company a combination in re
straint OF trade. was produced by
Congressman Stanley, the democrat
ic chairman OF the steel investigating
committee, today. This report, it
was shown, was made to Attorney
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Vote on Measure
is So to
27
UNCHANGED
Probably Will be Signed by
President Before Close
of Day

Washington, ID. c.--rhc lcciproc-
e. bill passed the Senate this after
noon. by Il o I of % to .. All
~nlendI its were voted down and
he bill WAS passed IN Tie form in
rhich ii went through the house.
Now it goes to the president for his
signature.
ThIcc democrats and - republic
cans voted against the bill. Both
south Dakota Senator's. both North
Dakota Senators. both Minnesota sem
ators and both Iowa Senators voted
against the bili. The president is en-
pected to sign the measUrc neNt We'd
nesGay.
Washington, ID. C.--M'!ih ell tie
time for debate exhausted, the final
passage OF the Canadian reciprocity
bill was assured before the adiourn-
nhent OF the senate today. Only the
peliunctoIy folmai;!y of registering
the vote remains. 1T is not expected
the final vote on the passage of the
measure will he taken before late this
afternoon. t;ans roll calls will be
made on the various amendments.
several SCORES of which are pending.
senator ren"ose, in charge of the
bill, will. however. probably be able
to present the bill to the president
for his signature before he leaves for
Beverly this afternoon.
LaiFoIlette Attacks Press.
Assailing the pres sof the United
;tates for its support of the Canadian
ociprocity bill, Senator Lar Toilette,
VI Wisconsin. made his closing speech
4gainst the bill. He expressed the
belief that newspapers would suffer
N loss in influence for the support
hey have given to legislation in
which, he said, they had a direct
money interest ..g -
The press has failed in its duty
o the public in regard to this legisla-
ion he said.
senator La Toilette referred to
estimony given before the finance
'ommlttee OF the senate, that a news
'aper organization had semi out a
communication to many papers urg-
ng them TO ~favorably treat the reel
>rotity agreement. He deptorcd this
attitude OF the newspapers.
I'VE have senators on this floor
Who q rn In N 10 ~ - rn;,JA Co.,,.-. 10,
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Is NeYy much Improved in health.
GA Wednesday George iiaucr NOV
ed his honee hold goods itno the Hen
- STOPPER residence on Main Street,
mokiag il more convenient for MIR.
Haner as it is 50 much nearer his
pace OF business
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General Ronaparte in 1905 by b.. G.
Townsend. a special Investigator
Stanley says that prosecution under
the sherman law would have been
successful if begun at thai time, but
that no effort was made to bring such
action.
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W|CKERSHAM DENIES
THE ALASKA STORY
rNQuALlFlEDLY THAT
THERE Is. NO TRUTH IN THE
DELEGATES CHARGES.

Washington, ID. C.-Attorney Gem
cIal Wickersham today appeared be-
fore the House committee on judi
ciary and denied in toto the charges
by Delegate Wickersham of Alaska
that he refused to investigate the al
legged Controller Bay Grab"
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500, 600 FIRE IN
PIERRE ICE PLANT

Pierre, S: D.-The plant OF the
Crystal Ice Company burned this
morning. with a loss of $4,000. The
insurance amounted to only $4,000.
The aus of the fire is.Sunknown.
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orpheum Theatre.

Tonight at $3.50 the last chance to
see Bellclaire Bros, Kuma Japs, Jar
Wis & Harrison, Lewis Irving Co., Ad-
onis and John Birch. After next week
the Orpheum win close its regular sea-
son and for the summer months an
other attraction will be offered.
The Orpheum attractions cannot be
had during the summer because of the
theatres in the twin cities, Duluth and
Winnipeg closing. Beginning Mon
day afternoon and all next week, Man
ager Muckenfess announces Fred Ham
i'll and his musical kids in A Morn
ing Rehearsal, especially written by
Mr.. Hannill for his present town and
a great entertaining act. Stanfield,
Hall and Lorraine will offer their
tabloid farce, Madam Dippy, a laugh
ing act from the start to the finish
with plenty of action throughout and
Miss Hall wears some very beautiful
gowns during the twenty minutes of
the peace.
Hugh Mccormack and Grace Wal
lace will present their ventriloquil
novelty, Fun at the Seaside. A clever
piece whose work is highly recon-
mended by all who have seen them.
AL. Carleton, the Original Skinny
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THE eRAND-vAUpEvILLE.

A very attractive bill has been pre-
pared by the management of the Grand
for the week commencing with the
matinee on Monday, May Is.
Nelson, a comedy juggler, who is
both comedian and juggler, will
have stunt that is all new and his
work is of an amusing variety. His
act is one Of the best Of the kind known
to vaudeville.
Jennie De Weese will offer a dane
ing and instrumental turn that is both
pleasing and original.
Another big act is the Three
Brownies who will delight with sing
ing, dancing and roller skating. a
combination that affords a refined
novelty act well worth taking in.
The playlet Of the week will be At
the Threshold, that wonderful bit of
dramaturgy which has held SPELL
bound audiences all over the country.
1t will be presented in all of its orig
inal strength by Walter Low and a
capable company.
One Of the latest illustrated songs
will be rendered by Miss Graham and
the photo plays will be a feature in
themselves.
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The New EIgar SYMPHONY.

Save at Covet garden, English mu-
sic will take considerable part in the
summers events, and there Is no need
OF excuse for observing with satisfac-
ton unmingled with Chauvinism that
Sir Edward Elgar with his new sym
phony will be one of the chief figures
of the festivities. In no other country
save the United States has nationalism
in music counted for so little as with
us, and 1t is to the credit of English
common sense, writes Richard Capel.
The English musician starts at
scratch in running his race with the
great men Of all lands and periods, and
this, though he may on occasion com
plain, is best for him and for the art
The mass Of English husic to be heard
at the London festival next month, al
the international Musical society's
| congress, at the coronation ceremon-
les, and at the festival of empire al
the Crystal palace was nurtured in no
artificial atmosphere. and has not been
and will not be judged by nationalist
cally biased listeners.
Sir Edward Elgar, who has on the
one hand the authority and position of
the elder men and on the other the fire
and ardent sympathies of a younger
school, stands as our foremost musi-
clan. With all the points on which he
is open to criticism, he yet writes live
music. One has only to toll through
an enumeration of the ponderous works
Of 100 worthy English composers heard
at the provincial festivals of the last
fifty years to realize how rare among
us is his glowing vitality. His passion
for gorgeous color and the emotioned
abandonment of his music are usually
not considered representatively Eng
fish, according to tradition. But what
Of our poets-Shelley's ecstasy and the
lyric rapture of Swinburn's song
Sir E. Cigars music is the counterpart
Of these-the new symphony has, in
deed, an epigraph from Shelley at its
head. The symphony is first to be
heard at the London festival, and then
"a few days later at the international
society's congress. Sir e. Elgar will be
represented in the coronation service.
and more Of his music will be heard at
the festival Of Empire.
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VIII sina the Redemption.

The Fargo Moornead Oratorio So
ciety will give it's second performance
Of the season on the evening of Me-
mortal day, May 80. and will sing The
Redemption, by Gounod. The society
has secured as soloists for the oc-
casion, David Duggan, the well-known
Chicago tenor, who was Heard in Far
go two years ago, with the Minne-
apolis Symphony orchestra and who
recently appeared with the Chicago
Apollo club with great success; and
Herbert Miller, baritone, who is also
from Chicago, and who is well known
throughout the west as an exception
ally good oratorio singer.
The soprano and alto parts will be
sung by local singers. members of the
society, and the Accomplishments will
be played on piano and the pipe or
gan. The performance will take place
at the First Baptist church and the
public is assured of an excellent rendi-
ton of this great work.
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been inserted, which had nothing to do
with the melody, and which was an
nounced by loud bang on the kettle
drum on the second beat. AS this
drum beat stood out alone the drum
mer, who continually thought he was
making mistake, got confused and did
not give the right sharpness to the
accent as prescribed by the score.
Listening from my hidden corner
and frightened at my original inten-
ton, this accidentally different rend-
ering did not displease me. To my
genuine annoyance, however, Dorm
called the drummer to the front and in
sisted on his playing the accents with
the prescribed sharpness When, after
the rehearsal. told the musical d.
rector Of my misgivings about this i'm
portant fact he stuck to it that the
thing would sound very well as Il
was.
In spite of this assurance my rest
lessness grew, and / had not the cour-
age to introduce myself to my friends
In advance as the author of the New
Overture. l had forgotten to buy a
ticket and was refused admission by
the man at the door. Suddenly the
tuning up Of the orchestra grew louder
and louder, and thought 1 should have
to miss the beginning of my work. In
my anxiety / revealed myself to the
man at the door as the composer of the
New Overture, and in this way sue
ceeded in passing without a ticket
The overture began; after the theme
OF the black brass instruments had
made iself heard with great emphasis,
the red allegro theme started, in
which, as | have already mentioned
every fifth bar was interrupted by the
drum-beat from the black world. The
fatal drum beat. brutality hammered
out, entirely deprived me of my senses.
l heard my neighbors calculating the
return Of this effect; knowing the alb
solute correctness Of their calcula-
ton, I suffered 10000 torments and be-
came almost unconscious. At last I
awoke from my nightmare when the
overture, to which I had disdained to
give what / considered a trite ending.
came to a standstill most unexpectedly
No phantoms like those in Hoff-
mann's Tales could have succeeded in
producing the extraordinary state in
which came to my senses on noticing
the establishment of the audience at
the end Of the performance. I heard
no exclamations of disapproval, no his
sing, no remarks, not even laughter;
all I saw was intense astonishment at
such a strange occurrence, which i'm
pressed them, as it did me, like a hor-
rible nightmare. Nothing, however
equalled the pain of coming face to face
with the man at the door; the strange
look he gave me haunted me ever after
wards, and for a considerable time I
avoided the pit of the Leipzig theatre"
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

sue Of the overseas edition of The Lon
don Mail:
1t was the Christmas OF the fateful
year 1880; as usual. there would be no
performances at the theatre on Christ
mas eye but instead concert for the
poor had been organized, which receiv-
ed but scant support The first item
on the programme was called bv the
exciting title New pverture--nothing
morel had surreptitiousIy listened
to the rehearsal with some rnisgiving
was very much impressed BY the
GOODNESS with which Dorm fenced with
the apparent confusion which the
members Of the orchestra showed with
regard to this mysterious composition.
The principal theme Of the allegro was
contained IN four bars; after every
fourth bar, however, q fifth bar had
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youthful and has the very big charm
or personality and physical beauty,
and her voice is positively glorious
She is restfully free from manner
isms She sits, walks, talks and
dances expressively, and her every lit
tie movement is a dramatic monologue
in itself She has four or five solos.
Lottie Kendall, favorite locally, evil
dences acrobatic tendencies as a Span
ish solo dancer. Her work is Animal
ed by spirit and character. A third
clever dancer is Mary Quive, who leads
the aesthic chorus dances and sings in
big melodious voice.
Cheridah Simpson, as the house.
keeper, Madame Sherry, moves and
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ingly and appreciatively, as If 1t had
not heard it in every eating place that
boasts an orchestra. Even this has
not assassinated the beautiful melody
and though the composer has been
liberal with the movement, still the
audience likes it immensely.
The comedy of the lines and the sit
uations, fortunately, does not have to
stand on its own feet resting instead
on steadier and more shapely ones,
the twinkling toes Of lovely Ann Task
er, whose superb voice is the finest
heard here since Kopetzsky's in The
Chocolate Soldier. Miss Tasker is
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FARGO oPERAHousE.
May 2s-Dockstader Minstrels.
May 24--Madame Sherry.
May 26.-High school play

The attraction at the Fargo opera
house May 20 will be Lew Dockstader
and his Goth century minstrels as the
comedian is pleased to term the or
ganizatlon now touring under his own
personal management. In offering his
minstrel show this season, Dockstader
mas departed widely from the long
accepted ideas Of entertainments Of
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those interested are cordially invited to
attend. The following programme will
be given:
Prelude and Fugue In b fiat Bach
Fantasia in G minor. .... Mozart
Reading, Sandy's First Dancing
rarity ....s.................s Rlce
Impromptu OPP. 90 No. 2 -. Schubert
Duetto from Songs without Words
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Mendelssohn
Whims, Op. ~ ........ Schumann
Rondo Brilliant. op. Sc. $500. Hummel