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close runners up 70 MCAuiINe for INC
title.
Davigne had all that he could do TO
hold his title against the assaults made
on It by Jack Everhardt. the New Or
leans lightweight. Everhardt was with
in a pound or so OF being tho right
weight. and had he possessed more
science would have had an even better
chance OF winning the title from Kid
Lavigne. lie gave the Kid two very
hard fghts. One went twenty rounds
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WolgaSf of German Descent.

Adolph WVlgast, the present holder "'
tho title. was born OF c man parent
age, but in this country. / understand
that the Germans are taking ~ boxing
ON the other side, and that they are
Haking a splendid showing at the
game.
Talk about good fighters Why, when
NcAuline was champion there were a
6ozen great mcl waO came within an
ace OF CHASING WIKI Jack, Those two
EnglIshnen. Jimmy Carney and Jimmy
Carro,l-both had what / call class
and they were possessed o! lots OF u.
Carney showed by his i3h,s under
Londoh prize ring rules ,hat he was a
good man. lie won the lightweight
title OF England under that style OF
lighting. and ia his battles with Car
roll and MoAuline he showed that ne
was a near Wor,i'H champion. There
was only ono thlnr In Whicn ne lacked
the necessary cltss'-aGSrcsslNenes7.
Bill Meyers gave y \u..fn a cpup'"
Of splendid fights, and there's no DOUBT
out that he would nave been an al
most chaMp.o.' If he'd had more
science. Another good man at that time
va Patsy Kerrigan. They were al
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LOTS OF BOXING THIS WEEK
FOR PHILADELPHIA FANS.

PHILADELPHIA. April 2t.-The reg
ulation number OF bouts are carded for
this week AZ the local clubs. Starting
tonight. there will DO something doing
every night excepting Wednesday. To-
night. at the American. Johnny Glover
OF Boston will meet Young Erne. whose
cleverness viii stand him In good stead
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Thomson Too Touch for Bat.

When Battling Nelson was holder Of
the lightweight title there was one man
that / consider was his equal. but the
fellow was never given a chance at the
honors Nelson held. The man was
Cyclone Johnny Thompson. who Is
now one OF the likeliest looking middle
weights In the world. Thompson could
make the weight at that time. n as
ne was a strong, rough slugger-the
equal Of Nelson IN that respect-I doubt
that Nelson would nave been able 70 beat
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agains, the Bostonian. on Tuesday
night at the Douglas two local boys.
Tommy Carey and Joe Hirst. will clash
In the windup. At the Broadway oil
Thursday night Johnny Krauss and
Jimmy onn Of Summit Hill will be
the attr actlon. The cards OF tho Nom
parell and National nave not been an
nounced.
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MATH-
u EWSON TELLS

Tell your newsletter TO deliver
Iearson's TO your home,
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dose runners up 70 MeAulre ,or the
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Manual Meets Harvard.

MANUAL TRAININGS CRACK LACROSSE
team viii sotuney 70 C.mhnds.. Mae, on RI.
day TO tackle the HAWAII freshmen twelve. They
night.
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AL hoE
RuNneES UP

est ratlons OF fighters the world has
ever Known. Nelson probably Inherited
from them his fierce. bulldoG-!4ke az
gr&sivenoss and his rough ways o; hat-
Ting with an opponent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
HELD COURT WHILE DRUNK
Damaging Evidence Given in Cowan
Impeachment Case.

Twice in court at Rugby, where he
was acting upon request of Judge A.
G. Burr, Judge John Cowan was de.
clared by witnesses to have gone
asleep while cases were in progress
and in one of these instances wit.
nesses were placed Upon the stand to
testify that the impeached jurist was
under the influence of liquor at the
time.
The first Of these occasions, it was
claimed, took place about Jan. rs,
when the Slavens case was in prog
ress, the jurist dropping asleep, while
witnesses were being examined, and
waking up just at the conclusion of a
brief argument.
The other incident occurred at the
June term of court, when it was
claimed by Paul Campbell and w. J.
Holbrook of Rugby that Cowan went
asleep during the progress of the case
and both expressed the opinion that he
was intoxicated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Scores Of Lives Lost in Mine
Fire al TIrO0p, Pa.
ESCAPE Gut OFF BY FLAMES
All Employees Escape Except Those
Who Were Working in a
"BIind Tunnel"

Scranton, Pa, April 8.-One of the
most serious mine disasters which has
ever visited this section of the mining
country occurred at the little village of
Throop, a short distance from this
city, when the lives of about seventy
five men and boys were snuffed out.
Among those known to have per-
ished are Joseph Evans, who was in
charge of the United States mine res
cue car; Isaac Dave, a fire boss, and
Walter knight, a foreman. Evans
death was the result of a defective
oxygen charged armor. Charles En-
zian, the noted expert in general
charge of mine rescue work for the
federal government, also was over
come and is said to be in a critical
condition.
AS rescuers entered the mine they
stumbled over three bodies. One of
these was Joseph Evans. He was seen
to wrench his helmet from his head.
1t evidently had failed to work. Evans
was carried to the open air as quickly
as possible, but he had inhaled so
much smoke and gas that he died
within a few hours. Enzian's expert
ence was similar to that Of Evans.
Bodies Are Not Mutilated.
None of the bodies recovered was
mutilated, death doubtless havinS
been caused by inbaling flames and
gases.
The fire started in an engine house
at the opening of a slope leading from
the diamond vein $50 feet from the
surface. There were 400 men in the
mine when the fire started. Escape
was completely blocked by fire, smoke
and the generated gases, possibly be-
fore the men and boys in the "blind
tunnel realized their danger. The
other men, scattered in different work
ings, got Cut by various exits.
The United States mine rescue car
stationed in WilKesbarre was sum-
mcned and later the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroads hospital
car and the Lehigh Valley company's
mine rescue force from Wilkesbarre
came to the scene.
The colliery is owned and operated
by the Price-Pancoast Coal company,
at the head Of which is John R. Bry-
den, general manager of the Ontario
and Western collieries in this region.
It is n of the largest and most up to
date collieries in the region.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Socialists Get Aldermen.

At the Devils Lake city election
three Socialists were elected as alder
men from various wards of the city.
Charles Harris and Patrick Callaghan
were elected by a large majority in
the Fourth ward, while P. G. Miller
won on a narrow margin in the Third
ward. The aldermen elected are H.
J. Halgren, G. j.. B. Turner, First
ward; G. w. Green, S. l. Wineman,
Second ward; P. c. Miller, o. II. Ohu-
stad, Third ward; Charles Harris, Pat
Callaghan, Fourth ward; J. H. Maxson
was elected city Justice of the peace
and c. M. Fisher park commissioner.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Fr-.GO ARCHITECT ON STAND
Says Judge Cowan Appeared "Drib-
bling Drunk" on Bench.

George Hancock, a Fargo architect,
testifying in the Judge John Cowar
trial, said that he had seer Cowan on
the bench in Devils Lake about Au-
gust, 1908, when he appeared to be
"dribbling drunk" the witness char
acterizing the condition in this man
ner.
W. F. Crouley proved a rather I'M
usual witness. declaring that Cowan
had purchased liquor often at the
Ness store in Devils Lake, admitting
that he himself knew that he was
breaking the law in making sales of
liquor, declaring that the liquor was
charged up to the judge as "merchan-
disc that these sales were made on
an average OF three times a week and
that the judge often would come in
day after day.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
NO dad EXPERT FOR CAss
County Commissioners Find Law Does
Not Demand Supervisor.

County Commissioners Find Law Does
Not Demand Supervisor.
There is disappointment for the auto
mobilists and other advocates of good
roads OH the county road supervisor
proposition. The Cass county COM
missioners have decided not to name
such an official. In the good roads
law enacted at the recent session of
the legislature there was a provision
that county commissioners may" ap-
point county supervisors to get uni
form methods. The law did not say
shall" or must" and the commits
sioners in many counties, this one in
Guided, are constituting the matter as
optional.
Some years ago in the case Of a
change Of venue the supreme court
held that may meant must. 1t is pos
sible the same construction may be
put on tho word in the road law.
The new measu is regarded as ar
opening wedge for some intelligent
methods of road construction in North
Dakota.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
News Of The Week From vari-
Gus Parts Of The State,
M'CONyILLE'S SHORTAGE PAID
Bonding Company Reimburses cass
County for D%efaIcation of the
Former Treasurer.

Another chapter in the shortage of
former Cass County Treasurer Nc
Conville took place in the city of Fargo
when the bonding company paid the
amount of the shortage. The company
refused to do this until a friendly suit
was commenced by the county as a
matter of record. The surety people
learned that the county treasurer had
paid many personal bills by issuing
county checks direct to his creditors.
The bonding company believes it
can ecoye on many of these, as the
county checks were not issued for
official business, and it will contend
those who received payment for pri-
vate bills in this manner must have
known there was fraud of some form.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
DETECTIVE WATCHED JUDGE
Defense Brings Out Point in cowan
impeachment Case.

That Judge Cowan was under the oh.
s%ervation of a detective employed by
a number of Devils Lake men during
a period of several weeks the latter
part of last year was the statement
gained by the defense in the cross
examination Of Dan V. Brennan, Bren-
nan having testified to two occasions
upon which he declared the impeached
jurist vas intoxicated.
Brennan is a sol of M. H. Brennan
of Devils Lake, the candidate against
Cowan in the election two years ago,
and was n of the signers of the
house petition against Cowan. He
had an active hand in the fight against
the judge before the house and is
said to have been responsible for a
number of the news stories sent out
of Bismarck at that time, designed to
stir public opinion against Cowan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
ONLY IN SPECIFIC CASES
Court Rules on Admitting Evidence in
CoWan Trial.

Court Rules on Admitting Evidence in
Cowan Trial.
Evidence only on cases specified in
articles of impeachment and charged
to have been delayed by Judge JohE
Cowan will be taken up by the court
OF Impeachment, decision to that eff
feet being made following a long fight
Ill which leading counsel for the OPP
posing sides made lengthy addresses
to the body. The vote was 81 to 16
to exclude such evidence.
The question arose on the PROPOSE
ton of whether or not the prosecu-
ton should be allowed to introduce
evidence tending to prove that Cowan
has been responsible for i%nexcusably
holding up decisions in a large num-
Der of cases for the purpose of show
ing that in the filing of certificates
with the state auditor for his salary
he swore to false certificates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
La Toilette Introduces hasO!U-
ton in the Senate.
INVESTIGATORS Are NAMED
Wisconsin Scion Names Members He
Would Have Look Into the Case
the Second Time.

Washington, April 7~.-Senator La
Toilette announced a resolution pro-
viding for another investigation of the
Senator Lorimer case. 1t names as
the committee of Investigation Sen
ators Works of California, Townsend
OF Michigan, Mclean of Connecticut,
Kern Of Indiana and Pomerene Of
Ohio. No action was taken, as Sen
ator La Toilette intends to speak upon
the resolution another day. The reso-
luton recites:
'1t appears from the published pro-
ceedings of the said Illinois state SEN
ate committee, that witnesses who
were not called and sworn by the
committee of this senate appointed to
Investigate said charges, have APP
peared before the said committee of
the Illinois state senate and upon be-
ing Intercepted have given important
material testimony tending to prove
that 100000 "a %corruptly expended
to secure the election of William Lori
mer to the United States senate"
Authorized to Call Witnesses.
After naming the special committee,
which it is proposed to have appoint
ed to conduct a new inquiry, the reso-
luton provides for meetings of the
committee during sessions of the SER
ate, and gives to it full authority to
subpoena persons and send for papers
and to administer oaths.
1t is expected that the adoption of
the resolution will be opposed by SEN
ators who voted for Lorimer last SEES
sion, and that an effort will be made
to have he resolution referred to the
committee on privileges and elections,
OF which Senator Dillingham; of Yer
mont will be the new chairman. The
Vermont senator, as a member of the
committee, voted last session against
the resolution to unseat Mr.. Lorimer.
Never before in the history of the
senate has an individual member
sought to name a committee of investi-
cation touching upon the right of a
senator to retain his seat, or for n
other matter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
OPPOSE CANADIAN TREATY
North Dakota Farmers and Business
Men Take Action.

Coincident with opening of congress
called to consider the ratification of
the proposed United States Canadian
reciprocity pact over 500 farmers and
business men of North Dakota met il
Grand Forks to enter a protest
against enactment of the agreement.
After a number of %forceful address,
es, all against reciprocity, resolutions
protesting against the enactment Of
the pact by congress, and commune
cations to President Taft, asking that
he reconsider the matter, were drawn
up and approved.
1t was decided that a small army
from North Dakota should descend on
congress at Washington and make it
known that the farmers of this state
do not want a reciprocity agreement
with Canada.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Steamers on Upper Missouri.

A packet company with h%eadquar-
tiers at Bismarck announced that this
season it will start regular steamboat
service on the upper Missouri between
Fort Benton and Bismarck. Before
the day of railroads there was much
traffic up the Missouri to Fort Benton
from St. Louis and other down river
points, but for the last twenty years
there has been none of it. Settlement
along the river has made a resump-
ton of the service practicable.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
TAMPERINC
FOR COWAN CHARGED
Affidavit Referred to Committee
Of Three Senators.

Charges that there have been wit
ness tampering have been filed will
the court Of Impeachment at Bismarck
President Burdick announcing thai
Chairman George Homes of the
house board of Impeachment manag;
made by n of the witnesses in which
this witness claims that effort was
made to influence his evidence or tC
intimidate him. Names were not
made public.
The affidavit was referred to a com.
mittee consisting of Senators Kretch'
mar, Mclean and Cashel.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
CONVICTS
DIE IN COLL|ERY
More Than One Hundred Vic.
tins Of Explosion.

Littleton, Ala, April 9.-More than
one hundred state and county cor.
victs, a majority of them negroes.
were killed by an explosion in the
Banner coal mines near here.
One hundred and ninety miners
were sent into the underground work
tngs and only about seventy escaped
alive.
The Banner mines are in the west
ern part of Jefferson county. They
are owned by the Pratt Consolidated
Coal company, with offices at Birming
ham. Convicts, hired from the vari
Gus counties throughout the state, arc
employed in the mines.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Counties Formed Illegally.

Judge Temp1eton of Grand Forks
sitting for Judge Crawford, has decid.
ed in favor of the contestants in a ia.
mou county division case. This
means that Golden Valley and Slope
counties were not legally segregated
from Billings. At last falls election
there was a movement to divide old
Billings into three and by the cooper
ating of residents of the proposed two
plan carried. Medora and other citi.
zens of old Billings successfully con.
tested. Attorneys for the two new
counties will undoubtedly appeal the
case to the supreme court.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Valley City May Get College.

1t present prospects work out as ex-
pected Valley City will have a new
S1OO,O 900 school located there before
next fall. A mass meeting of the bust.
ness men of the city has been called
to listen to a proposition from the
state conference of the Adventist
church regarding the removal of their
college from Harvey, this state, to
Valley City. The plans of the confer
ence call for three first class build.
ings, in connection with which will be
a department for training their stu.
dents in scientific farming,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Bound Over for Arson.

The preliminary hearing in the case
of the state against Peter Dufault and
Edward Dufault, jewelers. at West
hope, who were charged with arson,
was held before Justice Smithson Of
Bottineau and Peter Dufault was
bound over to the district court under
bonds of $4,000. There was not sufh-
cient evidence to connect Edward Du-
fault with the crime and the case
against him was dismissed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Buy California Banks.

North Dakota capitalists are inter
ested in a big deal at Modesto, Cal.
purchasing the controlling interest in
the First National and the Union Saw
ings banks in that city. A. B. Cults
Of Minneapolis, together with Cover
nor John Burke of North Dakota and
w. N. Steele of Rolla, president of the
First National bank in that city, are
among those who are in the deal.
They have associated themselves with
several prominent Modesto men in
making the purchase. w. N. Steele
will be president of the First National
bank at Modesto.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
EXISTENCE OF SLUSH FUND
Chicago Publisher Testifies in Lori.
mer Investigation.

Springfield, ILL.,, April GIL. H. Kohl
saat, the Chicago publisher, testified
before the legislative investigation
that Clarence S. Funk, general man
company, had told him of the exist
ence of a 100000 "slush" fund for the
election of Senator Lorimer.
Mr.. Funk corroborated Mr.. Kohl
saat and testified he was told of it by
Edward c. Hines, the lumberman, who
told him that he had been instru,
mental in raising the fund and was
looking for reimbursement from those
interested in having the fright kind
of a man in the senate"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Escaped Convict is R%ecaptured.

Warden IIellstrom of the state pen
itentiary received a message telling Of
the arrest at Chicago of Thomas
Burke by Barney Mousse, guard at
the penitentiary, who left for Chicago
Monday night. Burke escaped from
the Bismarck prison June 2, 1909, and
had only eve months to serve when
he became a fugitive. He was sent
up from Ward county for burglary in
the third degree.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
SET TRAP SHOOTING DATE

Devils Lake Gun Club Makes Plans
for July Event.
The date of the big shooting tourna-
ment at Devils Lake has been set for
July 6 and Z. This big event in trap
shooting circles will have events for
both amateurs and professionals.
The local gun club has the promise
of almost every shot of note in the
Northwest to attend and the biggest
kind of a time is assured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Favor City Abattoir.

The Grand Forks city council.
stamped its approval of the establish
ment of a municipal abattoir at the
regular meeting and appointed a spe-
cial committee to confer with the
Commercial club and Civic league and
make a thorough investigation be-
fore final action is taken.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Amateurs Tackle Bismarck Safe

Thieves broke into the store OF
Slattery, Gum & Co., at Bismarck,
smashing in the two back doors. They
took the money from the till and tried
to break open the safe. They left
their tools behind them which showed
they were probably amateurs. They
used an ak, pick, monkey wrench, cold
chisel and a box opener to try to force
the safe doors, but unsuccessful.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
MARTIN MINORITY LEADER
Virginian Chosen at Democratic Sena,
toriai Caucus.

Washington, April S.-Senator Mar
tin of Virginia at the Democratic SEN
caucus chairman and minority leader
during the present congress-. He re-
ceived Fl out of the 81 votes cast, 16
going to Senator Benjamin f. Shively
of Indiana, who was then elected vice
chairman. Senator w. E. Chiffon of
West Virginia was elected secretary
of the caucus, the two last named
places having been filled by acclama-
lion. Senator Owen declined a re.
election as secretary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
DELEGATION to FARGO.

st. Paul will have a representative
delegation present when the new Com
mercial club building at Fargo is open
ed April 81. e. w. Randall, chairman
public affairs committee st. Paul Com
mercial club, designated Louis Betz,
C. l.. Kluckholm and Grant Van SAINT
as the delegation. The three have
signified q Willingness to attend.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Prominent Publisher Ends Life.

Philadelphia, April 7.-Craige Lip
pincott, head of the publishing firm of
J. B. Lfppincott & Co., shot and killed
himself in his bedroom at his palatial
home at 218 Rittenhouse Square. The
body was found by Mr.. Lippincott's
valet as he entered the bedroom to
shave his employer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Fargo Man Killed by Train.

John Turck of Fargo. about sixty
years Of age. was struck by a
freight train and instantly killed,
his body being terribly mutilated.
The body vas found an hour after the
accident by car cleaners. Turck has
worked about town for the past twelve
years and was single.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Fargo Guards Inspected.

The annual inspection of Company
B of the North Dakota national guard
was made at Fargo. Colonel Frame,
commanding officer of the regiment,
was aided by Lieutenant Herbst OF the
regular army of Fort Lincoln and Ma
jor Steadman, secretary to the adju-
tant general at Bismarck, also Of the
regular army.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Elect Political Rivals.

Henry Tatley and Edward G. Pat
terson were elected to the city COM
mission at Bismarck after the quietest
election day in the history of the city.
Tatley and Patterson are owners of
two of the biggest hotels in the city
and have always been opposed in a
political and business way. Cassel-
man was elected police magistrate.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Orators Will Contest.

The first meeting of the Valley In
terscholastic and Oratorical associa-
ton will be held in Valley City next
month, under the auspices of the state
normal school there. The meeting
will be participated in by the high
schools of Jamestown, Darlington,
Courtenay. Enderlin, Wimbledon and
New Rockford.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
Pioneer Goes insane.

Henry McCabe. n Of the earliest
settlers in Grand Forks county, was
lodged In the county jail again on an
insanity charge, after having been dis.
charged q few days ago.