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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
North Dakota Kernels

April wept-sOme.
Gee
Hove you set out those trees2
velva will be lighted by electricity.
Mayor Laxdal was re-elected at
Cavalier.
The Christian Endeavorers had q
tag day at Marmarth.
Water from a new well at LanlSin
showed good analysis.
900
Retiring Mayor Murphy of Bottineau
was presented with pipe.
900
The Grafton Republican is numbered
among the things that are not
@@~
Telephone construction viii be. ex-
tensive in Divide county this year.
900
A prairie fire destroyed Farmer Shir-
ley's barn near Ronda, Mercer county.
900
Some families at Streeter who had
been under quarantine have been re-
leased.
The boy scout organizations are
becoming more numerous and more
popular.
The Homestead doesn't admire the
italian Iaborers sent to Napoleon for
section work.
900
Many towns along the N. p. from
Mandan to Mott are putting in gas
lighting plants.
Esmond business men are endeavor-
ing to promote better farming methods
in that section.
The Mercer Telegram emerged VIC
toriously from a clash with the cruel
Iainions of the law
90
Thieves stole $50 bushels Of fax
from Otto Bauman of Mercer county
and fax is worth money.
Reeder got great deal of adver-
tising out Of the sacred concert given
in that enterprising little city,
900
The Transcript sees a boost for
New Rockford in the construction of
the G. n cut-off from Fargo to Minot.
The wool growers Of the Dakotas
and Montana have strong associa-
ton. The last meeting was held at
Bowman.
Haskell is making The Bottineau
Courant shine, since his return to
the old stand. He didn't have to write
any salutary.
:. ~ pseSS0
The Anamoose Progress dated its
last issue April 81. Editor Gilbert
believes in keeping just little ahead
of the procession.
There was runaway near Lakota
in which two women and a man were
thrown from a rig into nice. mushy,
soft spot along the roadside.
900
The Napoleon Homestead thinks
there are not a sufficient number of
editors and printers in the pen to
run the prison paper started by Ward
en- Hellstrom.
A car of MANILA hemp, being shipped
to the state pen direct from Manila,
caught fire at Glen Ullin. The fire
department was out and managed to
save the trucks of the car.
The Napoleon Homestead notes that
paper roasted The Forum for saying
kindly things about Judge Cowan--and
in the same issue had scare heads
roasting him-and there you are.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
ANAEMIA AND WEAKNESS.
Constantly Being Cured BY vinol
An interesting Case Reported.

III NttVESsetH8 Vase nePoFNSd.
Greensboro, N. CT would not take
q thousand dollars for the good vinol
has done me.
Il was told that cod liver oil was
the medicine needed for poor blood
and my weakened condition. / could
not take the greasy mixture, but when
my druggist explained TO me that
Vinol contained all the medicinal cura-
tive elements of cod liver oil. with
out the grease, and tonic iron added,
I made UP my mind that Vinol was
the medicine for me.
II tried It. and today am strong and
well.--Mrs. ]. II. Snider" eve guar
rantee this testimonial TO be genuine. J
Vinol is a specific for impure, Inn
|poverished blood and 1t Is the greatest
tonic we know or
We sell vinol always with the IN
derstanding that If the purchaser is
not satisfied with the result it gives
we win cheerfulIy refund hts money
That seems fair. Fout a. Porterffeld
druggists 81 Broadway, Fargo, N. D
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
Tales Of the Street

Jud Jordan, the veteran editor of
Fargo and now publisher of The Far
go Blade, knows the newspaper bust
ness from A to z. Colonel Jordan
began in the field when rather young
and used to work the advertising end
of a small office. One day the boss,
who was a single man in the bachelor
years, came to Jordan and handed him
a little want ad which he told Jordan
to get in the next issue.
Colonel Jordan looked at it and 1t
read as follows: Wanted Girl-Young
lady to learn to set type Easy start
ing and rapid advance. Must be good
looking and have excellent disposi-
ton. Young lady must have Wrigley
eyes but cannot chew Spearmint. No
dreamy eyed lassies need apply. Ex-
cellent chance for right girl to be-
come manager of paper. Apply at
once in person at managers private
Office. N. Bold maids tabooed.
Joe runs the elevator at the Gard
ner and always has a pleasant smile
for the guests. Besides the smile he
is gifted with a peculiar sense Of
humor which he displays only on rare
occasions. Yesterday Joe reached the
lobby and there stood an old lady
who was evidently from the country.
Joe swung open the door to admit
the rural grandmother, but she did
not enter.
Does this elevator go up or down p
asked the lady when she had man
aged to get her mouth open.
mo madam" replied Joe. this is
a crosstown car"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

az A Texas woman believes she
should shoot as well as pray For two
years she sent up daily supplications
for certain woman to quit exercising
a bad influence on her husband. The
prayers failed-and few fancy and
fatal shots were taken at the offender
The shots were more effective than the
prayers-but there is the annoyance of
a murder trial.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
wAHPEToN SITE BOUGHT.
w. n. Barnett Filed Government


Wahpeton, N. d.. April 1s.-The
United States government, through
its attorney, w. H. Barnett of Fargo,
filed the deed Tuesday for the property
located at the corner Of Sixth street
and Dakota avenue. that was recently
purchased for the site for the federal
building that will be built shortly.
The site is one of the best in the
city, being on the principal thorough
fare of the city and in close proximity
to the depots, making the handling OF
mail much easier than at present.
An appropriation of $4,000 is now
available and IL Is probable that the
government will construct a $4,000
building.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13


opmst
everybody
o hide himself
Now little girl when going school particularly
she little OF
laughed II
medicine she smacked her lips don't
her fe andnow this
girl her newly pencil"
a 1
daddy
like
time tail squeezed bit fur d And each
would bandagd nud petted and fed until
able looking and a red
which old had turned
bent that he always looked he ready jump his hair all
left a dirty yellow.
a horse
why himT
"oh could that little Evelyn. +
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

trading in Churchs Ferry last Wednes-
day.
Joseph Ryan was a business visitor
in our village Monday.
Mrs. Rugtive, Anna Soberg and
Charley johnson were guests at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Elgaen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Frolich.
Charley Degnan made a trip to Penn
Sunday returning to the farm in De-
groat the same day. Cor. "a
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

A man in Massachusetts, town was
arrested for kneeling on the sidewalk
and offering prayers The magistrate
before whom he was brought decided
1t Is no crime to pray in the streets
The executors Of the law certainly
have some queer ideas OF wrongdoing
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

A New England sea captain died as
the result OF being jabbed with hat.
pin worn by o Boston woman. What
an irony of fate 1t was that after fac
ing death onf the waters for many
years he should be impaled on the
point Of effeminate fashion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

&S'A Minnesota convict demonstrate
ed he was a successful CRATER by
growing grape fruit on lemon tree
The result was lemons of prodigious
size and excellent flavor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
ME- posroFFlcEs IN n. 0.

Two New Postoffiees Established IN
North Dakota.
Two new postofIices have just been
established in the state by the fed
eral authorities, which again indicates
the rapid increase of distributing CEN
tiers in North Dakota.
Lefor in Stark county is one of the
new offices and it will have Gladstone
for its point of supply. The other new
postoffice is Viking in Wells county
and this town will receive its mail
through Fessenden.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

"Our baby cries for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs. I. B.
Kendrick, Basaca, Ga. 1T is the best
cough remedy on the market for
coughs colds and Group" For sale by
all dealers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

Es' When Bryan promised the New
Jersey democrats there were brighter
days for the party, perhaps he meant
he would drop out Of the presidential
race.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
We Buy sernn IRON.

Carload lots "a speczafvy. Correspond.
ence given prompt attention. Fargo
Iron Metal Co.. Fargo. N D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

G1' Some of the members of congress
want to make a short term so they can
go fishing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
Daddy Bedtime
S40.exx CIsra's Optimism
A)lO1 Took In the Horse
Only . Little Gtri Ap-
Dreriated Him

seer y optimism
AAAE know makes specaces"
w "No Stree" TITS awful fish with hundr
r9axraw
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
VOLUME xxxIv. NO. 127.

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

AZ Tacoma had a recall election
that failed to recall-and another must
be held.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

fTTalk about your million dollar
rains!"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
ROOSEVELT TOMORROW.

Colonel Roosevelt will pass through
Fargo tomorrow morning on N. p.
train No. 6. He found 1t impossible
to remain over in Fargo or to accept
the invitation Of the commercial club
but there will be number Of people
at the depot who will probably induce
him to make rear platform speech.
Some of his Fargo friends will prob
ably accompany him eastward till they
meet a west bound train.
It is to be regretted that the Roose-
welt train is passing through the great
er part of North Dakota in the night
time. This prevents his thousands of
admirers in his adopted state from,
seeing him.
fx'Aerial fleets win be the next
thing.
fwTalk about your ..million dollar
rains!'
a. Tacoma had a recall election
that failed to recall-and another must
be held.
&1' Some of the members of congress
want to make short term so they can
so fishing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

az Aerial fleets win be the next
thing.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13

Editor Oleson Of The Mercer Tele-
gram has been charged. with libel bv
Fred Sorrenson. He blamed Sorren-
son for being instrumental In having
mis- paper shut down-and came back
with an article that Sorrenson didn't
like.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE
WATER POWER Development
Continued from Page So

81. ~ nier form as whole is connect
{ S i the one preceding by struts at
no TOP SO there is no need Tor any
'sstrnment work to insure the proper
snacing of the piers lengthwise of the
IN, side forms of the piers are longi-
,ndinal Orders 5 it. high, bolted to the
I AIDES OF the end frames and through
sholted from side to side at various in
{ ,orvals to Withstand the full pressure
8aue TO the wet concrete. The through
4 ho,ts are IN in. diameter and run
through 1h-in. pipe separators
The methods of erecting the forms
.re as follows: The upstream end post
3 set first, guy ropes from the top run
ming to the deadman ahead along the
line Of the dam and two downstream to
I.bolts wedged into drill holes in the
rock foundation The downstream end
/. INST is then erected In a similar man
tner until a top strut can be thrown
across to the upstream post and to the
last pier form The downstream and
/ upstream trusses or cheek plates,
tacing the ends of the arch, are then
Inserted, the forward posts being
mcked back and forth to permit these
uusses to enter. The erecting derrick
i then moved forward over blocking
m top of the pier form. Later on
when the cantileyer end of the dam
uaveler is far enough advanced, the
two arch forms are placed, but not un
III concrete has been poured in ada
cent piers. The pier side forms are
bolted to the end posts about #
from the rock footing, and the whole
area OF the floor filled up to this eleva
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

ROADS over whose tracks trafflc ar
rangements are made.
Sand for all of the work is obtained
from bar at the mouth of the Des
MONIES river. About 100000 Gu. yd.
will be required 1t is raised by
suction dredge and pumped to a Pile
on the shore, whence it is loaded on
to dump cars as needed by derrick
and clamshell bucket.
In all of this work concrete is mix
ed uniformly in the proportions OF l
part Atlas cement, 3 parts sand and b
parts broken stone. Tests OF actual
material going into the dam are made
four times day. Twice in the morn
ing and twice in the afternoon about
4 20 samples OF the mortar are taken
directly from the buckets as they pass
I to the forms. Briquettes from this
mortar are broken after 2, 4, Z, % and
| 80 days Some are being kept for
\ five year test Special retrogression
tests are being carried out, and many
! special tests on various models of
structures.
Cofferdam for Main Dam.-Methods
of constructing all parts of the work
are carefully laid out in the office and
schedule of progress mapped out in
advance. While the work on the dam
!, has not yet reached the river section
method of procedure has been laid
down. which indicates that it is ex-
: pected to complete six piers each
, week.
; Small cribs 6x16 TT. in plan, built
: up OF 6xl0-in. timbers into three com
: partments, are set TT. apart. Open
? ings between the cribs are spanned at
r the water face with SX10-in. stop logs
J set back even with the crib face.
n single row of 3x10in. plank covers the
e front face. and loose earth is to be
g dumped over the front side to form {
seal To weight the cribs small con
S crete blocks are to be used, and it il
# the intention to move the cribs for
l. ward as whole after removing TIN
a concrete blocks.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

The forms tor Tie crest have nol vet
been detailed.
SO far the work has been prosecuted
on the low land adjacent to the river.
When the river is reached the spill
way sections will be left open for the
passage of water until all of the con
struction work is completed. 1t is
planned now to build extensions on
the permanent steel stoplogs and use
these for cofferdams, behind which to
place the spillway sections. water
tight joint will be obtained by placing
a rubber hose between the stop log
and concrete face and initiating it with
air. Seepage will be pocketed and
pumped out. 1t is intended to bring
up the spillway sections about it. at
time all the way across the river.
Construction Plant for the Main
Damon account of the ample sup
ply of excellent rock at the east end OF
the dam and also because single
base of operations will tend to lessen
interference with river and railroad
traffic, the entire length of the dam
is being built from the Illinois shore
Probably the ice fender will also be
built by this organization A circle O
600-ft, radius, having its center at the
end of the dam, will enclose practical
| ly the whole plant, which includes tn,
quarry, stone crusher, mixing plan
with superimposed bins, railway sys
tenn, central power plant, field office
water supply and laborer's camp.
About 8 #. of earth stripping had t
be removed from the T-acre quarry, il
which a 35-ft face has been opene
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

gravity supply of these materials. Con-
nection between the bins and 1h-yd.
Smith mixers, which are placed tt.
off of the center line of the arches, is
made by steel chutes, which automati-
cally convey and measure the stone
and sand. Vertical chutes convey the
stone, and chute going down at an
angle of As degrees carries the sand
Steel slide gates cut off the material !
when the chutes are full back OF the
batch gate, which is located at the dis
charge end of the chutes. The plant
here described has four mixers, but !
five-mixed plant has been completed
on the Iowa side. Only few minor
changes have been made in the latter
plant. The sand and stone chutes have
been reversed; that is, the sand drips
through a vertical chute in the last IN
stallation. All of the gate valves are
operated by air cylinders controlled
at one point. Cement in both plants is
stored in shed back of the mixer
arches, with it's floor at the same ele-
walton as the charging floor Cement is
wheeled on to the charging floor by
hand and dumped into an opening in
the measuring chutes, where the stone
and sand chutes come together.
Tests made on the accuracy of the
measuring devices in run of over
10000 Gu yd of concrete shows that
the calculated discharge of l ~ Gu. yd.
of concrete per batch was actually 1.54
Gu. yd, and the calculated amount OF
IL barrels of cement per yard was ac-
tually 1.13 barrels.
i Special standard-gauge flat cars are
provided, carrying two concrete buck
cts. They are of such length and so
coupled up as to bring bucket under
each mixer. The latter were placed as
close together as possible, and the
car equipment built to fit All cars and
locomotives are standard gauge and
equipped with M. G. B. couplers so as
| to be Interchangeable with the steam
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

the material. A breakwater at the up
per end, one at the middle and third
at the lower end throw the current
away from the foot of the earth en-
bankment.
In building the cribs railroad track
was laid on top of the previously plac-
ed cribs, thus permitting the transpor-
tation of lumber and other materials
to the point of use with minimum
amount of handling. Holes for the
square gin drift holes were bored
with compressed air power augers.
Shaping the bottom of the
cribs to the exact rock surface
to give them a maximum re-
sistance against sliding and al
so to make them stand upright was
accomplished by mooring raft OF
the same size over the final position
of each crib and measuring the depth
to rock with a sounding pole. After
the bottom timbers of the cribs were
trimmed to fit the rock, the frame
was floated into position and held
there by guy ropes while adding the
remaining timbers. Loose stone was
then dumped in over the floor of the
crib and all pockets filled full te
the top.
On account of the urgency of the
early completion of the cribwork, two
| gangs of cribbers, 5 men in each
were employed, and rivalry be
tween them was encouraged by OF
fering a bonus of an increased wag'
as soon as they had placed an aver
age of one crib a day for period o
J. % working days The desired ei
t fciency was reached, and before al
3 of the crib-work was completed thes
S gangs became so expert that each @
!. them was completing two cribs in
/ ten-hour day. Each crib contains p
}. 600 TT. B. M. of lumber The tots
n length of the cofferdam, 3S48 it,, wa
S placed in 70 working days.
n Stone for filling the cribs and cart
d for filling outside of the sheetin
o was hauled in 12iyard Western dun
It cars drawn by 90 and Acton sta
p dard-gauge locomotives over the tor
If of the cribs. To bring in these m
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

IN. In auarrying the rock two air-drlv-
en- well drills sink 5ls inch holes 80
It deep. l5 it, apart and 20 TT. back
from the face. Shots are made after
drilling row the length OF the lace.
The holes are loaded with 60 per cent
gelatin dynamite, each one containing
an electric fuse at the bottom ana
another at the top All the holes are
connected to each other as Knots IN
rope and the ends of the wires con-
nected to live wires in the power
house. About 10000 Gu. yards of ma
terial is shattered at each blast. A w.
ton Atlantic steam shovel loads the
loose stone on to 12-yd Western dump
cars, which are then hauled by Dav-
enport and Vulcan locomotives to the
crusher, into which the stone is dump
cd Fifteen men in the quarry have
turned out 900 yd day.
In the erusher plant the stone hrst
masses to a Chalmers & Williams NO.
10 gyratory crusher The dlscharge
passes through a rotary screen, which
/ takes out first clay and crusher dust
i M to .. in, then 312 in. openings per
4 NIT about two-thirds Of the material
TO pass through to 24-in. belt convey
or. The oversize goes to NO. IN
crusher. the discharge from Wnlcf
feeds into the 3la-in. product from the
larger crusner. and the whole is deliv
cred by the same conyeyor TO an eie
waited 500-yd. stone bin. From the DOT
tom of the stone bin and from I'M
sand bin alongside the material II
!, carried up an incline by 5-yd auto
matically dumped cars to 7oo-yd. stoi
age bins over the mixers. There ar
three tracks on the incline, TWO 10
stone and one for SAND. 1t was foun
desirable to place the mixer pant d
, inc axis of the dam to facilitate TN
TRANSFORMATION of the mixed concret
]. to the forms
Mixer Plant concrete arche
, If 20.ft. span form the substructure
3 the mixer plant. They support woo'
en- stone and sand bins, thus giving
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

terials required for the permanent
construction work, about miles OF
standard-guage track has been laid
and a steel drawbridge erected over
the Des Moines Rapids canal
Unwatering the first section OF the
coffer-dam was accomplished in 60
hours by an 1S-inch Goulds centrifu-
gal pump discharging at the rate OF
10000 gallons per minute. The Sec
ond section was unwatered in SOL
hours by the same pump. Both sec
lions were found practically water
tight.
Near the upstream end OF the cof- i
fer-dam there has recently BEEN
completed a construction plant COM
prising rock crushers, storage binst
for cement, sand and stone. with
their accompanying conveyor systems.
1250yard mixer plant and various
construction shops. In a general way
| this plant is similar to the one used
by the Illinois division in building
the dam A No. 10 Austin gyratory
! crusher receives the shattered stone
from the wheel pit excavation, which
! is about 90 feet deep and will prob.
ably furnish ample stone for all OF
the concrete work. The oversize ma
terial above A inch passes to No. 6
gyratory crusher. The 4-inch size
! from the first crusher and all Of the
product of the smaller crusher feed
to the same bucket conveyor, which
elevates the material to the top OF
the storage bins and discharges onto
a Stevens-Adamson belt conveyor run
ming over the bins. Directly over
the mixers and in front of the stone
bins are the sand bins into which the
sand is delivered by similar con-
veying arrangement. Automatic trip
pers enable the sand and stone to be
j, dumped at any point along the length
of the bins The five 11s-yard Smith
mixers are set under concrete arch
j, es under the materials bins, A ce-
ment shed back of the mixer house
= rests on trestles at the elevation OF
!. the charging floor. An elevated tres.