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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
URGES PROSECUTION
OF COTTON pool
BLACKMAN OF ALABAMA INTRO.
DUCES THREE RESOLUTIONS.
Combination Of Bears and Bulls Alleged.
Patten, Brown, Scales and Hayne
Case Included.

Washington.-To direct the attention
Of the department of justice to an al.
legged combination between the cotton
"bears" and the wheat bulls" and to
obtain information concerning the indict-
ments against Frank B. Hayne, of New
Orleans, William P. Brown, Eugene
Scales Of Texas and James A. Patten of
Chicago, in New York charging that a
pool was formed to advance and main
tain the price of cotton, Representative
Blackman of Alabama has introduced
three resolutions in the house.
The first one calls for information
from the Encouragement to determine
the proceedings of the department
against Hayne and others.
The second resolution directs the de-
partment to institute proceedings against
the persons alleged to have combined in
restraint of trade by forming a pool to
corner cotton.
The third directs the department to
institute against persons alleged to have
conspired to advance the price of wheat
by a corner.
Mr.. Blackman's third resolution is
notable by reason of the fact that Pat
ten, indicted with the cotton men with
whom he was alleged to have operated,
was reported a year previously to have
been the leader in a bull campaign that
sent wheat so high as to cause an in.
crease in the price of -four and bread,
though there were no proceedings against
him or anyone else for that alleged com.
bination.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
ANTI-OPTION BILL PENDING
Attacks New York and New Orleans
Cotton Exchanges.

Washington.-The %anti-options bill at
lacking the methods of the New York
and New Orleans Cotton Exchanges,
which was left in the air at the adjourn
ment last season, is again pending and
the adversaries of dealing in cotton
futures declare they will renew the
fight as soon as the tariff programme
is out of the way.
So far as the house is concerned,
Scott of Kansas, who fathered the bill
in the last congress, is out, but his
Democratic sympathizer, Burleson of
Texas, will jump into the breach and
lead the crusade in the house with as
surance of ample assistance in the sen.
ate, mainly urged by Senators Clarke of
Arkansas and Smith of South Carolina.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
PROBE NEW BRlBE SCANDAL
Prosecution May Result From Stephen
sons Election.

Madison, VISA resolution asking
the senate of the United States to inves-
tigate the election of Isaac Stephenson,
senator from Wisconsin, was presented
to the legislature after months Of delay.
The report containing the resolution rec.
ommends that district attorneys insti.
tute prosecution against all persons
shown by testimony to the investigating
committee to have committed bribery.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
Imnnrtant to Mothara
Bears the
Signature Of q


II was cleanin' TO a new lady las
week an de dirt in her kitchen was a
sight, po' thing" said Rose, Mrs. Fra
zer's dark-skinned charwoman.
But why did she let it get like
that?" asked the lady.
Il dunno, ma'am. Guess she never
seen it. Some cooks, you know, is
mighty parti'lar bout 'lowin' de
madam in de kitchen, Dey jes' take
dere orders from her upstairs an she
don't have no call to go into de kitch
en- at all"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
ATTACK AMERICAN WOMAN
Mexican Students Are Forcing People to
Leave Country.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Following an at.
tack on an American woman by Mexican
students, the wives and families Of
Americans are being hurried out of Mex.
leo City and adjacent places in the re-
public according to a statement by Mrs,
w. II. Southgate, who reached here Wed.
nesday.
Mrs. SouthgOte said the attack was
against Mrs. Tillman, society editor OF
the Mexico City Record, an American
paper. Mrs. Tillman, Mrs. Southgate
says, is o~utspoken in her feelings in re.
gard to the Mexican situation.
The American woman was struck by
several of the students whom she en-.
countered OH the street" said Mrs. South,
gate. "The students then ran off, max,
ing their escape"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
Il Was MuffinQ.

Bugs Raymond, the handsome and
brilliant pitcher of the New York Gil
ants, is a great wit on the field" said
a sporting editor at the Pen and Pen
ell club in Philadelphia.
Raymond was disguised n day at
his teams wretched outfielding. Bat
ter after batter sent up high flies, and
these easy balls were muffed alter
nately by left and center.
Bugs at the sixth muff threw down
his glove and stamped on it.
"'There's an epidemic in the out
field he said, but, by lingo. 1t isn't
catching"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
TEXAS COAST is DRENCHED
Heaviest Rainfall in Years Reported at
Many Places.

Houston, Textile heaviest rainfall
in more than two years visited the coast
country Wednesday night and morning,
the fall here being BIS inches, and at
Galveston 4.S2 inches, with a wind there
of tifty-two miles an hour.
The rain was general, ranging from two
to five inches. Streams in many places
were reported out Of their banks. Po-
tato harvesting is stopped and grave
fears are entertained OF serious damage.
In many sections farmers are worried
over the inability to get at the grass
and weeds in the fields.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
JOHNSON LEFT NO WILL
Widow of Tom johnson Asks to Be
Made Administrative.

New York.-That the late Mayor Tom
L. johnson of Cleveland left no will is
established by an application of his
widow for appointment as administers
trix of the estate Mrs. johnson says
she has concluded that her husband left
no will, because she has failed to find
one. She estimates that the value of
the estate in New York city amounts to
$4,000. The estate is all personal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

A London scientist claims to have
discovered how to control the growth
of human beings. He says it will be
possible in future to make people
grow tall or leave them short, and
even the shape of the nose a be
regulated according to the desires of
its proprietor. Hope on. The time
may come when there will be no
fat people to crowd you in an ele-
waited car seat,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
ONE LIFE LOST in FIRE
Lost Way in Smoke and Perished
Under Bed.

Memphis.-One life lost, half a dozen
people painfully injured, more than half
a hundred human lives endangered, and
u loss of property of $4,000 was the
toll extracted by a fire which occurred
Friday, The building is the relic of
wartime days, and not equipped with
fire escapes, and that the loss of life
and property was not greater is due to
the efficient work of the fire depart
ment.
The body of Mrs. Anna Hughes, So
years old, who lost her life, was found
on the second floor under a bed. Her
room was in the rear of the fourth floor.
She had CROPPED her way through the
smoke-tilled corridors upon her hands
and knees down two flights of steps.
until she was finally overcome.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

Association Probably Urge Cotton Bill
of Lading Legislation.

Washington.-The American Bankers
Association probably will take some in
terest at this session of congress in fa-
for of legislation to settle the cotton bill
of lading question. A joint committee
of foreign and American bankers has not
disposed of the question. A bill satiS
factory to the bankers passed The house
at the last session, but failed to pass the
sauafA
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

A P%ittsburg man has Just been found
innocent after having served nineteen
years for murder. We are not in
clined to blame him If he harbors a
crouch against the world.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
STEEL EARNINGS DECREASE
Reduced to $31,155 Against S11, 1884, 31
Last Year.

New York.-The quarterly report Of
the United States Steel Corporation
shows earnings of $23,510,2O3 and net
earnings OIL S2O,Oo1,s17. The gross fig
ures are considerably below popular esti-
mates and compare with $25, 99O,07S in
the previous quarter and $37 ,61e,87O in
the corresponding quarter of 1910. They
are the lowest in fact since those of the
anne quarter in 1909, which were $22,.
321,268.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
THREE CORPSES TIED TO RAFT
Skulls Crushed-Evident Kentucky Muir.
der Deep Mystery.

Lexington, Ky.-With their skulls
crushed to a pulp and a note pinned to
their lapels bearing the grim remark,
Dead mel tell no tales" the bodies of
three unknown raftsmen have been
found in the Kentucky river at Camp
ton, Wolfe county, one of the worst dis
tricts in the Kentucky mountains. The
bodies were tied to a log raft and have
apparently been in the water several
days.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
Earthquake is Recorded.

Cleveland, O,-The seismograph at st.
lgnatius' College observation recorded
an earthquake early Friday. The main
shock occurred at 4:07 am, and the
tracings on the record sheet, showing
short vibrations, lead Rev. Father Oden-
bach to believe that the center of the
disturbance was not far distant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

Before a young man proposes to a
young woman 1t might be a good idea
for him to suggest casually some day
that he would like to see her in her
kitchen gown.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

Don't wait for appendicitis before
having the appendix removed" says a
Chicago surgeon. Now a dentist ought
to come forward and advocate the ex-
traction of healthy teeth, because they
might ache some day.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

A f~ar-sighted St. Louis minister has
established a big club counting par
lor. Marriage fees come in mighty
handy when the salary payments are
slow or small.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04
Not Just What He Meant.

She lat the masquerade)-Do You
think my costume becoming?
He with enthusiasm)-Yes, indeed;
but you would be lovely in any dis
guise.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

The application Of the recall plan
to umpires is proposed, but the
bleachers should not be permitted to
carry it out on the spot
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-04

Hewitt am a ruined man.
Jewett-Does your wife know It?
Hewitt-No, she doesn't yet realize
what she has done.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1911.
THE PIONEERS PASSING.


There is a kind of fraternity among
the early pioneers Of Fargo. The old
timers who came here in the late '7O's
and the early SOS underwent expert
ences peculiar to the new country and
formed stronger friendships than the
later arrivals. As the years pass these
early ties seem to have become strong
er.
The ranks Of the pioneers-like those
of the veterans of the Civil WARFARE
becoming depleted and there is a touch
of sadness strongly felt by the sur
vivors-when one OF the pioneers is laid
away.
whitening hair, unsteady and slower
footsteps, sometimes the bent forms
show the ravages Of time. The hardy
pioneers who wrestler this section from
the frontier a third of q century ago
performed great work, Their efforts
are somewhat appreciated but will be
more truly so as the years go by and
posterity realizes their real worth.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16
NOISY AUTOS.

The rapidly increasing number of
autos in use in Fargo has caused the
citizens to pay considerable attention
to crusades in other cities against
needless noises.
There are many autoists who attach
noise producing contrivances to their
machines which emit screeches and
yells. that would put panther to
shame. Some use sirens that give forth
a sound that is like the wall of lost
soul.
There is really no necessity for such
annoyances. A less ear-piercing shrek
will serve the purpose Of warning
pedestrians.
The abuse Of public privilege by the
autoists will eventually result in the
creation Of antagoinistic sentiment and
the restriction Of some of the present
nuisances.
There is one phase of the loud horns
to which Fargo autoists pay too much
attention. Many Of them depend en-
tirely on the horns as warning and
never slacken speed at street crossing.
1t isn't altogether the duty of the pedes
trians to run madly to get out of the
way of an auto. The man on foot has
some rights-even if they are some
what opposed to those Of the joy riders.
Fargo has large percentage OF care
full and considerable auto drivers. Many
of them extend every courtesy to
pedestrians and exercise especial care
when aged people and children are
( crossing the streets. To these the pub
+ lie feels grateful
This class of autoists owe 1t to them
selves to discourage the use of freak
horns by their fellow drivers. They
also would advance their own interests
IL they would exercise their influence
with the reckless ones for more con-
sideration of the rights of pedestrians
There are more people afoot than In
autos-although some nights on Broad.
way it scarcely seems so. The lone
suffering ones may some time turn the
tables and impose curb on the reck.
less ones that will make innocent
drivers suffer inconvenience.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16
TREAT GUEST OF
FIRST SHRINER
NEXT IMPERIAL PoTENTATE OF
THE MOBILES OF THE MYSTIC
SHRINE WAS ENTERTAINED IN
FINE STYLE AT SEA SHORE
CLUB, NEW YORK.

Frank J. Treat, deputy imperial po-
tentate of the Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, and in all probability the next
imperial potentate of that most Sc
cret of secret orders, who has been
so extensively and deliberately enter
tanned in all parts of the United States
prior to the converting Of the Roches-
ter convention of the order next
month.
Mr.. Treat has just been handsomely
entertained at the Sea Shore club near
New York city where the other guests
of honor was DIR. Fleming, who re-
sides near the great metropolis.
DR.. Fleming is one of the charter
members and founders, of the order of
the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine,
which was conceived in 1875, who has
entertained Mr.. Treat in delightful
style. The many friends of Mr. Treat
in this city take these attentions
shown him as great compliment. and
appreciate all that has been done for the
next imperial potentate.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16

But now do not have any of these
troubles. I have fine strong baby
daughter now, which / did not have
before taking Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. - MRS. A, A.
GILES, Route A, Dewittville, N. Y.
The above Is only one of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond a doubt that
Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases of women, and that every such
suffering woman owes it to herself to
at least give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound a trial before submit
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice is free.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16
PROPOSALS FOR SEWER

the City Auditor OF the CITY of Far.
go, North Dakota, will receive rat,,
the hour Of five o'clock. p. M the 2sth
day Of June. 1911, Sealed pronoes1s
upon the basis of cash payment Far
the furnishing of all materials FOR ana
the construction of, 12-inch I.aterai
Sewer in Alley Blk. 3, ROBBERS Aaa
sWest, North and South alley1 axtanS
ing from First Avenue North II ~.
and West alley. Blk 2. Robert.s Aaa
70 sewer District No. 2 of said Civ
according to the plans and snac,aa.
tons therefor on file in the asr,a .-'N' !.
the City Auditor. o'A4ee q
The successful bidder VIII, =
CURED to begin the constrnc, i ~ :.
said Sewer within 10 days afta s.s st.. y
ing contract, and to complete tba So So
WITHIN thirty t3Ol days thereaf g same
a. 1.aen Did must be accompanied ~ !.
certified check as required ~ ,s,,. y 2 :
10 accordance with the spec,f ~ an y
each bid shall be securelv ss .,es1siolls !.
shaH nave endorsed upon tha $3.50 a',u
, a,es,, statement Of the work s,,os
The City Councll reaerra.
y ss1sct any and ali bids y
lated. Fargo. N. ID. .T,,na o.,
fses,, z, =. ORCHARD 81 :.
Dune s-1sA City Auditor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16
RESOLUTION.

Be 1t Resolved BY the City Council
of the City of Fargo, That it is neces-
sary and the City Council of the City
of Fargo hereby declares that 1t is
necessary to pave and curb that por-
ton of First Avenue North in said
City between Roberts Street and Fifth
Street North; also to pave the alleys
situated in Blocks one "a and two %
in Roberts Addition to the City of
Fargo; also to pave the alley situated
in Block one % in Keeney and De-
Wits Addition to the City of Fargo.
all in Paving District No. two ca of
said City, with either Creosoted blocks.
Wes;rumite. Vitrified bricks or Com
crete, upon a concrete foundation. ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
and estimate therefore, which plans,
specifications and estimates were pre-
pared by and submitted by the CITY
Engineer and approved by the CITY
Council and ordered filed in the office
of the City Auditor this 5th day Of
June, 1911.
That the City Auditor cause this
resolution to be published as provided
by law.
ADOPTED June 5th, 1911.
State of North Dakota, County Of Cass
City of Fargo.--ss.
], the undersigned, City Auditor If
said City Of Fargo, do hereby certify
that the above is a correct COPY and
the whole thereof. of resolution which
was adopted by theCity Council of said
City Of Fargo, at meeting of that
body held on the 5th day of June. 1911
as the same remains on file and Of rec
ord in my office.
l further certify that the plans and
specifications and estimates Of cost -
submitted by the City Engineer ana
approved by the City Council are now
on file in my office.
In witness whereof, have herenn+o
set my hand and the seal Of the CIV
of Fargo, this Sth day of June. 1a11,
e. r. ORCHARD
]9eap City Auditor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
Luger Furniture Co., Will Add $3.50
Feet of Floor Space and Make
Extensive improvements at
Broadway Emporium.


Extensive improvements are to be
made In the already spacious building
now occupied by the Luger Furniture
Co., on Broadway and $3.50 feet of
floor space viii be added in the near
future. The rear wall will be taken
out and the building extended IS feet
to the west.
The leading spirit in this movement
is Peter Luger, the manager of the
company, who has for long time felt
the need of more room in which to
carry on the rapidly growing business
or the concern and he has persuaded
to build four-story addition to the
building the Luger Co., now occupies.
This will give Fargo one of the finest
stores OF its kind in the northwest.
There will be vaults for the storage
of books and other valuables are I'd
be provided, also large new electric
elevator and a passenger elevator for
carrying customers to the various
floors. The steam heating plant win
be re-arranged SO that the entire
premises can be heated from the pub
lice service plant.
On the first floor win be arranged
new shipping rooms and loading
platform, with a complete suite OF
business offices and a reception room,
Also on this floor the toilets will be
located The entire store win be re-
arranged for the better display OF good
to facilitate the handling Of the ex.
tensive stock which this enterprisiue
concern carries.
This Improvement said Mr.. Lu.
ger to The Forum yesterday. would
have been made last year but for the
damage to the crops, which this yeal
are sufficiently promising to warran
the company going ahead with thu
work. And then, Fargo Is moving al.
ong at such a rate, that it require.
US TO keep abreast of the times ans
push things along with this progress
sive spirit up here"
Hancock brothers, architects. hav,
made the plans for the new buildinr
and have been instructed to secur,
bids for the work which are called fo
In this issue or The Forum.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16
North Dakota Kernels

Get ready for a lot more new laws
July !.
900
The gun club at Crosby was reor-
ganized.
The Palermo Herald is now legal
publication.
Reeder is to have farmers insti-
tute June 26,
Some Of the sf SsS at Eseland are
closing early.
The quality of the coal around
Haynes is said to be high.
The telephone exchange at Martin
recently changed ownership.
900
The Turtle Lake band wants a
stand erected by the citizens
@&@
An explosion of gasoline nearly
blinded b. zinck of Ambrose.
@p@1
The Regent Times reported Editor
Irysh Of Mott had the smallpox
Travelling traders and tinkers in
vaded the Missouri slope country.
A raid was made on pool hal at
Ross, but everything was found o. X.
Dog tax collectors have been work.
ing overtime in some sections OF the
state.
The marriage crop In McHenry
county is reported to have been rath-
er light.
There is a row at Ashley over the
selection Of the building to be used
for a .. o.
The Ambrose Tribune finds the
kernels man got Ambrose and Ana
moose mixed up.
90
There is a building boom over the
understanding to the lumber deal
ers and contractors.
900
At Hannaford there are evidences
of resuming construction work on the
Fargo Minot CUTOFF.
go
Two intoxicated men--one black
and the other whitehead a row and a
shooting match at Penn.
90
A quintette of very brunette fell
lows fell into the hands OF the Minot
police on a gambling charge.
600
A new breed OF hens has been start
ed at Shields. They lay eggs-with
small eggs inside the regular kind.
900
The fellow who is looking for gos-
sip can always find something to
talk about-but he will not stand in
great favor.
There was an exciting runaway
and upset at Grano, in which a farm
er and his wife luckily escaped SER
ious injury.
Firecrackers longer than three
inches in length are illegal in North
Dakota--after July /. That should
help to make the Fourth trifie sanel
than in the past.
Bankers and loan agents are adj
vertising money to loan. Some one
evidently has great gobs of conf.
dence in the country.
@99
Some bodies were removed from al
old cemetery to the new one at Mil
nor. Among them was the remain!
Of a boy who was drowned there
who helped recover his body and
helped to bury him, also assisted il
the refinement last week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-16

Secretary Baernstein was reading a
funny book, full of the latest jests to
stock himself UP with jokes to spring
on the members of the commercial
club as they pay their daily visits to
his sanctum sanctorum.
He was sitting in his easy chair be-
hind his desk by the window and had
his face buriedmin the pages of the
periodical and noticing no one VINO
entered. as he was so absorbed in the
amusing anecdotes of the would-be
wits who contributed to the magazine.
Former Lieutenant Governor Lewis
came in quickly and spoke, but the sec
rotary was too diligently in quest Of
mirth to hear the former executives
voice
At length Mr.. Lewis walked over to
Mr.. Baernstein's desk and asked"
Bernie, why do you bury your face
in that joke book?"
The secretary, much surprised to
know anyone was in the room, looked
up and answered: Its the best thing
that's been in it for weeks"