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Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
ELLIE TEORGUs COMES TO HIS
DEATH, BREAKING HIS NECK
IN ACCIDENT.
FELLOW HAD BEEN AT HOTEL,
FOR TWO DAYS AND CAME IN
INTOXICATED.

Crookston, Mimi, Aug. with his:
neck broken as a result of a fall down
STAIRS, Ellie Thorgus, of Geary, near
this place, lived three hours after the
accident.
The fellow had been at the Geary
Hotel for two days and came in last
night intoxicated, going directly to his,
room.
Some hours after, Thorgus came out
III the hallway and started to go down
stairs. He tripped and fell from the
top of the stairway to the bottom,
breaking bis neck in the fall, which
resulted fatally.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The journal, evidently fearing that
the morals of it's force will be corrupt
ed by the new picture show, goes into
spasms because license has been
granted after it had suggested that
such course would not be wise. Last
night it attempted to throw discredit
upon two of the aldermen who had
the courage to change their votes and
alleged that they had no reason for the
change. The Journal will perhaps re-
member that the main objection to the
new show was the damage it might do
to the opera house and the possible
closing Of that popular place. Such
objection has been removed bv the
managers OF the new picture show Of
ferine to assume the lease in case it is
not wanted by the present manage
ment
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

will not be dropped now The young
man accused of the crime still bears
the blot upon his name. his having
been charged with serious crime and
never acquitted, while to those inter
ested in the victim is due more
thorough Investigation and verdict.
The trial, however. is not without its
| lessons. 1t stands as horrible exam
pie to the careless young man who is
a lover of practical jokes and esca-
pades. 1t shows what might happen
with what seemed at the time a harm
less sport, if carried too far, and it is
to be hoped that it will bear results.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
FELLOW WHO TRIED TO DISPOSE
OF WARES HERE WAS CAUGHT
AT LEEDS,

Sheriff Joe Benson of Grand Forks
was in the city this morning and to-
gether with Sheriff Mclean, the two
traced the fellow who took the pen
nants from the College Cafe at the
fair grounds in Grand Forks last Sat
urday. The fellows name is Jack
Brooks and is held by Sheriff Benson,
who left here this morning from Leeds.
The pcnnants are valued at T175 ard
We're taken from two university stu
dents who operated the cafe. Brooks
endeavored to dispose of his wares in
Devils Lake last Monday.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
WHO is RELIABLE?

There has been considerable dis
cussion in the columns of our ''esteem-
ed contemporary durin "the last few
DAYS OH the subject of reliability. The
World, in common with the Fargo For
um. the Grand Forks Times, the Bis
marck Tribune and the Twin City pa
pers published telegraph item T.
garding the capture OF the four men
supposed to be the n. P. train robbers
at Ruso. Later it developed. after an
investigation, that the men were mere
ly travellers. hut the Journal fell all
over itself in an attempt to diScrelit
our news service. But there is a Sc
quel.
Last evening in a scarehead or ''ta'l'
pole" story the Journal announces
that ''crooks enter two homes in Dew
lis Lake. comments on the ''prowlnS
thieves and ventures the guess that
"althou"h no losses to amount to
anythin. are reported, it is probably
because the invaders failed to find
what they wanted.'' 1t goes on to
scare the citizens by advising them to
lock up their homes when away. And
now the facts.
Yesterday morning one housewife on
Sth street discovered the loss of a
quart of milk from her ice-box which
was on the back porch, while her
neighbor discovered that the cellar
screen was a trifle askew. Neither
made any report to the police depart.
ment nor did they say but little about
it. AS one OF the women said over the
telephone last evening: 81 knew moth.
ing about it until friend of mine
telephoned to me, rs we 10 not lake
the Journal. There was no attempt to
enter either house and while it may
have been hungry tramp we have nc
proof
The story is but one of series that
is lcing run by the Journal in an AT
tenrt to liscredit the polir" depart
ment. As matter of fact. while there
are few unemployed workincmen in
The city, and perhaps few profession
al Does. Devils Lake is renal ikabiy free
from minor crimes of any kind. All
examination of the papers i'll other
railroad towns show robberies OF a ser
ious nature and some holdups while
there has been nothing of the kim
harL ening here.
The Journal has no claim to relia
bility so far as it's local news is con
cernel and if its telegraphic service
sticks to the truth it is 10 fault of til.
editorial force who have time ant
again colored the headlines but did no
dare change the body matter because
of their lack of knowledge re"ardin:
current events.
Who's reliable,
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

Now that the Devils Lake drug store
cases We're transferred to Nelson coun-
ty and their trial at Lakota last week
resulted in practically an acquittal Of
all OF them, instead of charging it up
to Judge Cowan this time, we presume
that the Devils Lake Journal will
charge it up to Senator Gronna as he
lives i'll Nelson county. Had these
cases come up before Judge Cowan and
an acquittal secured the Journal would
never have gotten over "hollering''
about it.-Edmore Eerall-News.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

In Chicago it is a well known fact
that on the train everyone reads Chi
rago American, throwing it aside when
their destination is reached and then
pe1uslng one of the dependable papers.
Ihls is true in every town and the
paper that is hurridly read in transit
is the one that leans toward nvellow
Journalism The fact that the ,Jour-
nal man discovered twelve people on
the Chautauqua train reading his paper
simply strengthens the Chicago theory.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

If Otto Gross, of the AIinot Reporter,
doesn t look out someone is going to
steal his city editor-A[ss Mansfield.
Chautauqua news for the Devils Lake
World, for about two weeks, AMI the
other day the automobile caravan.
headed for Helena, carried her off west
for two weeks tour. Meanwhile
Otto divides his time between the trials
of collection and the perfume of society
notes-and does the best he can.-Ken-
mare journal.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The Journal Went into ecstacies over
the fact that they had received an ad-
vertisement for wife to be inserted
in their paper. Last night it devel-
oped that the all was a fake and the
Journal was properly called down 10y
the man whose name was used The
World received the same ad the same
morning by mail but unaccompanied
by the necessary "mazuma and as
we are always suspicious of such fun
ny business it was not published.
When We saw it in such "reliahle -
paper as the Journal, however, We be-
gan to think that we had lost the
price of a shave.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY TO
ARRANGE FOR STATE Fedora
TION GATHERING.
WILL BE HERE FRIDAY TO AR.
RANGE FURTHER DETAILS OF
GREAT CONVENTION.
Committees Were Appointed to Have
Charge Of the Various Affairs Of the
Meeting-Much Room Will Be Need
ed to Accommodate the Numerous
Guests,

| The federation of local clubs heldSa
meeting yesterday at the home Of Mrs
! A. NJ. Powell at Chautauqua and ar.
ranged for the state federation meet.
ing, which will be held in Devils Lake
the date Of which is now drawing near
DR.. Anna B. Shortridge was chairman
was made secretary. Next Friday the
members of the various clubs Of the
city will meet at the home of Mrs.
Silver Serumgard at O'Clock to ar.
range further details and meet Mrs.
Young Of Fargo, president of the state
federation.
The following committees for the en-
tertainment of the State Federation
were appointed.
Reception Committee--Mrs. John Nc
Lean, Miss Ruth Dodge, Mrs. Silver Ser.
umgard, Mrs. A. M. Powell.
Entertainment Committee-AIrs. Geo.
Juergens, Mrs. Henry Hale, Mrs. VIII
liam Falger, Mrs. Avery Johnson.
Musical Committee-Musical club,
Mrs. Horton in charge.
Decorative Committee--Mrs. G. j. 3.
Turner; Mrs. R. V. Bice; Mrs. B. E.
Baldwin.
It was decided to appoint two COM
mittees, one to determine the number
OF places to be secured in homes and
the other to see the management at the
hotels as to rates.
Committee on Homes.-AIrs. N. L.
Thorson, Mrs. J. B. Smell, Mrs. T.
Stevens, Miss Mary Cairns.
Committee on Hotels-NTrs NJ +.
Baldwin, Mrs. George Ruhberg.
Committee on Arts and Crafts-N[rs.
Falger will take charge of the Arts
and Crafts and appoint her own com.
mittee.
Committee on Badges Mrs. E. b.
Page in charge. Keys to be purchased
by Badge committee to be used as
souvenirs.
Finance Committee-Mrs. Silver Ser
umgard, Mrs. J. F. Cowan, Mrs. Harry
kneeshaw, Miss Lillian Hale.
Bureau of Information-Nlrs. w. j.
Reid, Mrs. Eugene Fenelon, Miss Mary
Cairns.
Program Committee-Mrs. g. E..
Dodge, Mrs. Bruce Nelson, Mrs. A. NJ.
Powell
Aside form the business pa', of the
afternoon the ladies of the Twentieth
Century club proved themselves most
royal entertainers. A most delicious
and sumptuous picnic luncheon was
served which was enjoyed by all as
well as the social hour which followed.
All members of the visiting clubs voted
the Twentieth Century ladies most hos
pitable hostesses.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
KAISER SENDS WARNING THAT
GERMANY WILL MARCH ARMY
ON SHORT NOTICE.

Berlin, Germany, Aug. 2.-The Ger
man, French and English crisis has
now passed according to official an
nouncement. France will not act as
eats paw to England and Germany
will probably win a great diplomatic
victory in Morocco.
The Kaiser has advised the Russian
Emperor to attend to his own affairs
march her troops across the frontier
within twentyfour hours.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
FURNITURE WILL BE INSTALLED
FRIDAY-READY FOR MEETING
MONDAY EVENING.

The city hall is being thoroughly
renovated and the walls have just been
re-deeorated A railing is, now being
installed to keep the Spectators away
from the council proper and Friday the
new furniture, consisting of individual
desks OF English oak, will be put in by
the Golebrg concern.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

Andy Miller has been getting plenty
OF advertising since the Press Associa.
ton meeting at Devils Lake. where
Andy tried to "butt in.'' It did not
quite suit the newspaper boys and he
has been getting it right and left. The
boys don It seem to favor the attorney
general for the governors chair next
year. Well, why should they? Andy
might have stood chance had he play.
cd on the square last campaign, but he
has had his turn.-McVille journal.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
AN AUTO TRIP.

In its news columns tonight The
World gives a plan that is proposed by
the local autoists combining an endur
ance run to Fish Lake and "Get Ac
quainted" trip through that portion OF
our territory. We believe it to be a
move in the right direction and trust
that the plans will be successfully ear
ried out.
Such trip, in addition to arousine
interest in automobiling, will stimulate
the good roads agitation which has
already been we'll started by the
awarding of the prize to the Ramsey
county roads. - "i '"''H"'&@
We trust that such trip may be
arranged and feel sure that it will be
beneficial to everybody concerned.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
HAVE BEEN OUT ON MURDER
CASE SINCE 1880 O'CLOCK
SATURDAY NIGHT.

Lakota, N. D., Aug. 1.-The jury in
the celebrated Sperry case in which
Clyde Sperry is accused of the murder
OF the Mckenzie boy returned at $3.50
this morning and reported disagree
ment. The jury was sent back and
reported at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon,
no agreement being possible. The jury
was discharged by Judge Burr. It is
understood that the vote was to 4
for conviction.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

"Pewee' Packard of the Valley
City Times-Record kicks like steer
because the officials failed, to run a
show troupe out of town. The r. R.
however, was one of the papers in the
state that ran the United Doctors adj
vertisement and let their citizens get
grated without a whimper. Mighty
is the power of the ad.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

Grant Hager, in the Walsh County
Record, is feminist the ambition Of At
torney General Miller to be nominated
as governor on the republican ticket
for the reason he did not assist the pro-
gressives in the primary and refused
to support the ticket nominated at such
primary. There are others, also, who
Will oppose his selfish desire to become
governor regardless Of cquities.-Lis
bon Free Press.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT
SHEEP COULD BE RAISED FOR
DOLLAR AND HALF,

Washington, D. G., Aug. 2.-The tar
1T board is somewhat peeved because
one of their special representatives
said that sheep could be raised profit
ably in the United States at one dollar
and half per head. The board has
officially denied the statement.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

1t seems to us that in view of the
uncompromising attitude of North Da-
kotans as against reciprocity that it
would have been entirely proper-and
popular-for the North Dakota branch
Of the Progressive League to have
adopted resolutions commencing Gron-
ma, McCumber, Hanna and Hclgesen
for their undying opposition to the
pact. There was chance to pull off a
harmony stunt that apparently vas
Observation-Disclosures County Record.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
FRED TAYLOR, FORMER RESI-.
DENT OF DEVILS LAKE, KILL
ED IN ACCIDENT.
WHETHER HE FELL OFF ENGINE
AND WAS KILLED OR RUN
OVER IS NOT KNOWN.
Accident Happened at Warwick---ay-
lors Formerly Operated Farm Near
Chautauqua Grounds-Eimer Taylor,
a Brother, Employed at Haley s. Hy.
lands.

,s FEED Taylor, prominent young
farmer of Warwick, n, D., broke his
back yesterday afternoon in an acci-
dent which he met with while blowing.
The young man was a resident of Dew.
lis Lake for a number Of years and is
well known here.
Whether the young fellow fell of the
engine he was driving and was killed,
or the plow run over him is not
known, only meager details being re-
ceived i'll telegram last evening to his
brother, Elmer Taylor, who is employ,
ed at Haley 4 Hyland's S in this city.
Fred lived only an hour after the acci'
dent.
Elmer, the brother, who left last
night for Warwick u arrange for fu-
neral details, had not returned at the
time of going to press and further de-
tails OF the accident were not obtain
able. The funeral arrangements will
be announced tomorrow and it is prob
able that the body will be brought to
Devils Lake for burial.
The Taylors are ve!l and favorably
known in this city, having operated a
farm for number Of years near Cnau-
tauqua. Mrs. Theodore Thompson, a
sister, is still living here, besides the
brother Elmer. George Drown, who is
proprietor of the pool hall below White
& Henderson IS, is his stepfather. Mrs.
Taylor, the mother died couple of
years ago. The family formerly lived
in the vicinity of Cando.
E. w. Gilbertson returned this morn
ing from Warwick, having the remains
Of Fred Taylor shipped to this city.
Mr.. Gilbertson states that the plows
run over the man, crushing out his life.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 2 O'Clock from the Epis-
copal church in Devils Lake, Rev.
Clatenburg officiating.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

ES-supt. Godward of this city failed
to receive a vote from the Normal
School board for the presidency Of the
Minot Normal, despite the fact that
Gov. Burke appointed the Board--all
Of which would indicate that it was
one time when the Governor failed to
see "the joke.''
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
MOTHER KILLS SELF WITH GUN.

Dickinson, N. D., Aug. 1.-Despon-
dent and mother of only six weeks,
Mrs. Frank Kralicek, residing on a
homestead eighteen miles northeast Of
this city, suicided by shooting herself.
The woman has been despondent ever
since the birth of her child, and in or.
der to commit suicide had sent her SIS
ter, who had been staying with her,
out to the garden to do some hoeing
The sister, however, had hardly reach
ed the garden before she heard the re-
port Of the gun and returned to the
house to find her sister dead.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
THE SPERRY CASE.

Through the negligence of the State
in failing to challenge two jurors, who
through personal differences apparently
hung the juries in the drug store cases,
the Sperry case at Lakota is still un-
settled, the jury having reported dis
agreement after three days struggle
and being discharged.
It is to be hoped that the matter
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
sroTLAR INVESTMENT COMPANY

Five new corporations have been
granted charters by the secretary of
state, one Of these being to the Stot-
lar Investment company of this city,
with a capital of 100000.
The incorporators are w. A. Stotlar
and Bert Stotlar of Mount Vernon, Ill.,,
and G. A. stotlar of Devils Lake, N.
D.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
THE BROTHER rs RIGHT.

Bro. Falkenstein of the Bottineau
County News is fully convinced that
Gov Burke is a "cheap politician -
and weak sister. He thinks the gov
ernor at one time gave promise of be-
coming one of the states strongest
men, but says that by listening to the
politicians in both the Democratic and
Republican parties he has lost his op-
portunity.-Ward County Independent.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The Devils Lake World issued a
special automobile edition during the
stay of the visiting autoists, filled with
interesting reading from "kiver to
kiver." The World is certainly
''there' when it comes to enterprise,
and the city Of Devils Lake is to be
congratulated upon having at least
one wide-awake, readable, dependable
newspaper.-Rugby Optimist.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The editor of this paper has been
threatened with all kinds Of dire cal
amity if he continues his publicity
campaign against the Consolidated
Press. We have been training diligent-
~ at the shooting gallery until we be-
lleve that we can shoot nearly as well
as either of our "esteemed contem-
pOraries.'
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

It is peculiar that when there is
real robbery pulled off our "reliableN
contemporary fails to be able to get
the news. The fact that the officers
recovered most of the goods probably
stopped them from telling the people
Tor fear the police might get some
credit,
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The manner in which the Socialist
lecturers are getting roasted through
out the state would show that their
anarchistic addresses are not meeting
with approval. We wonder how strong
the one at AIinot was. who was ropud-
lated by the local there because he was
90 too radical.''
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The notice that the civic league is
to be "rejuvenated" leads us to
wonder what will be started now. Ap-
parently there is to be no rest in Dev-
lis Lake. One would imagine that the
solar plexus of that organization would
need refreshing after the recent jolts
received
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
NORTHWEST WILL GET AVERAGE
CROP IS REPORT--WHEAT IS
EXCEPTIONAL.

st. Paul, Minn., Aug. 1.-R. G. Dunn
and company's Northwestern Office fig
ure that the crop in the northwest will
be a good average crop. Corn is in
good condition. The hay crop is short.
Potatoes are generally good and wheat
shows up exceptionally we'll.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
PUT ON THE BOARD IN THE RED
RIVER VALLEY AND IS
SELLING HIGHER,

Crookston, Minn., Aug. 2.-The first
winter rye is being marketed here in
the Red River valley and is selling at
three cents above the 1910 crop arriv-
ing at the same time last year. Other
Red River valley crops, especially corn,
are in splendid shape.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The Twin City press mikes us up
dreadfully on news. It tells us that an
Indian woman, Lucky-Takes-the-
Blanket, has been granted divorce
from her husband, Henry-take- the
Blanket. Who got the blanket, any
way? That's where the chief fight
will be.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FOOD OR
DRUG AS TO ITS CONTENTS
BOARD is BUSY.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2.-Dr. Wi
ley's board of pure food experts are
still carrying on their work with ref
erence to beer, but thus far they have
been unable to determine what beer is.
Undoubtedly all beer will hereafter have
to be labeled as to it's exact contents,
just like any other food or drug.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The Rugby Tribune, one of Bren-
nan S side lines, states that Devils
Lake needs 500 harvest hands, while
the other member Of the Triumvirate,
the journal, condemns the police be-
cause there are SO many unlaborns mcn
hanging around the city. What s the
use.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

There seems to be no fake about the
way Alice Nelson Page of the Inter
Ocean is grooming the city editor Of
the Journal for the matrimonial ring.
Hardly an issue of the I. 0. but what
mentions some of the qualifications of
that gentleman as a handy man about
the house. We're getting decidedly
Jealous.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

Speaking of prospective candidates,
so far as we know there are but tive
who have announced their intentions
at this time OF placing themselves in
tho hands Of the frien::s-L. j. Wehe
FOR States Attorney ara Silver Serum
gard f'r something or ,'her, he hasn It
decided .:iat.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
NORTHWESTERN CREAM SHIP:
PERS FORM ORGANIZATION
WITH THIS IN VIEW.

St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 2.-The North
western Cream Shippers organization
has been formed in the Twin Cities
and it is expected will help the farmers
OF the northwest in getting on the mar
ket.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

"Pewee" Packard of Valley CITY
mas again turned prognosticatoc and
IS trying to make few forecasts. Past
experience has taught the people of
valley City that as political progros-
tlcator "Pewee' is far below par and
still falling.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

Apparently failing in their efforts to
md anything in our past to attack,
the Consolidated Press have now turn
ed their efforts to our employees and
are threatening dire and awful calam-
tiles. Hop to it, boys.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

One Andy Miller, it is said, attended
the press meeting at Devils Lake last
June and sought to have the boys en-
dorse him for the governorship or
some equally high Office, but was turn
ed down with a dull, sickening thud.-
Lakota Observer.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The hint we conveyed to the Jour
nal regarding candidates must have
had its effect as last night it got back
INTO its own ring and doomed Kelly
and Kerlin for office. Tonight it will
probably tell US what Serumgard is
running for.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

Speaking of "forcing paper upon
the people, how about the subscrip-
lions that are peddled around during
contest for which persons who re
ceise the paper pays either one.thir,l
or absolutely nothing?
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

The way in which the newspaper
boys are hammering Andy Miller
should convey the idea to that gentle
mans Uranium that he was Gin the
right town but at the wrong time -
when he attempted to pull political
strings at the editorial convention.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

When reading the Wolford Mirror
we always carefully peruse everything
even the county commissioners pro.
ceedings, for fear we are going to miss
some Of Brother Breen g savings.
Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04

1t begins to look as though certain
individuals who refused to recognize
The World at its institution were start
ing to sit up and take notice. Ap-
Earently our tread is beginning to
reach their toes.