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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
LOSS is ABOUT $500. 900
PalatiaI Lake Steamer North West
Destroyed by Fire.

Buffalo, N. Y, June 4.-The nam
moth lake passenger steamer North
West, owned by the Northern Steam
ship company, was damaged to the
extent of nearly $6OO,O 900 by fire. Moth
ing but her steel hull remains. Her
sister ship, North Land, was badly
scorched. No one was injured.
Both steamers were at their dock in
this city being overhauled for the sea-
son opening June Fl.
The fire was caused by an explosion
of oil. Four watchmen narrowly es-
capped serious injury and were able to
get ashore and turn in an alarm.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Crazed Broncho Attacks Rescuer.

CraZed by long captivity in a small
hole on the prairie into which it had
in some manner fallen, a broncho
owned by Schuyler Lebo, a ranchman
living in the Bad Lands, almost killed
it's owner when liberated. Mr.. Lebo
came across the animal and was sue
c%essful, after several hours of work,
in releasing it. The moment the
broncho reached the firm ground he
seemingly became crazed and in kick
ing struck his owner. Mr.. Lebo re-
ceived a terrific blow in the breast,
several ribs being broken. He will re-
cover.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Motorist Seriously Injured.

When the steering apparatus of his
automobile gave away while the ma
chine was moving at a high rate of
speed or a high embarked road near
New Rockford, l.. A. Arbogast vas Sc
riously injured, one side Of his face
being slit open from the ear clear
down under the jaw bone. Serious in
juries to his back and extensive bruis-
es were also sustained. The machine
pitched yer the embankment, through
a fence and over a pile of rocks and
was shattered to pieces.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Water Flows in New Ditch.

Water has been turned into the
main bitches of the Lower Yellow
stone government project, a few miles
west of Williston, over 70 per cent Of
the water users having signed up. This
insures a bountiful crop in a large
part of the valley. Landholders under
the project are optimistic regarding
the future of the irrigated land and
expect it to rapidly increase in value.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
ANOTHER L0RIMER PROBE
Senate Passes Resolution for Commit.
tee of Eiqht.

Washington, June Ex-senator Lori
mer Of Illinois faces another investi.
cation at the hands of his colleagues.
The inquiry will be conducted by a
subcommittee of the committee on
privileges and elections, composed of
four Republicans and four Democrats,
four of whom voted for the conviction
and four for the acquittal Of the sena-
tor last session. The method selected
is regarded as the latest thing in jury
trials.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
LUMBER TRUST PROBE OPENS
speciai Federal Grand Jury convenes
at CHICAGO.

Chicago, June GA United States
Investigation of conditions in the lum-
Der industry looking toward the prose
cution of the SO called lumber trust"
began before a special grand jury in
the United States district court. Three
Chicagoans, Henry A. Sellen. vice
president OF a sash and door COM
pany; Harry b. Munger. president of
a door company. and George J. Pope,
vice president OF a local lumber con.
Germ, were examined.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Runaway Results in Death.

j. A. Hazel of Saline is dead from
injuries that he received in a runaway
accident while he was driving home
from a prayer meeting that had been
held near his home; his horse became
frightened, the buggy was overturned
a few rods from his residence. Mr..
Hazel was not found until the follow
ing morning, after he had lain in an
unconscious condition nearly eight
hours. The shock resulted in his
death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Gas Well Near Maxbass.

A gas well with a pressure of sixty
pounds, which threw sand and gravel
twenty feet when it was struck, las
been bored on Charles Bourcher's farm
near Maxbass. The gas is Of good
quantity and when a match was touch
ed to it the flames rose to a height of
about twenty-five feet. This new well
is only five miles from Maxbass.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
INFORMATION is REFUSED
Secretary Knox Acts on Direction of
President.

Washington, June Al President
Taft sent a letter to Secretary of State
Knox directing the latter not to an
swe the summons of the house COM
mittee that demands information of
the questionable $2,450 state depart
ment voucher.
Knox is told to complete the inves-
tigation he had under way and sub
nit the result to Taft and if anything
fraudulent is found the latter will or
der the house committee to be in
formed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, June 5.-Cattle-Beeves,
SIS .15@6.4O; Texas steers, $4.5O@5.5O;
Western steers, $4.75@5.5O; stockers
and feeders, $3.s5@5.65; cows and
heifers, $2.40@5.80; calves, $5.25@7.-
75. Hogs--Light, $5.8O@6.15; mixed,
$5.75@6.l0; heavy, $5.80@6.05; rough,
$5.60@6.S0; good to choice heavy. S.
80@6.05; pigs, $5,6b@6.05. Sheep
Native, $3.00@4.50; y~earlings, $4.35W
6.35; lambs. s4.2506.95.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
BLAZE IN CINCINNATI HOTEL
Hundred Guests Escape in Their
Night Clothes.

Cincinnati, June 4.-Crossed wires
are supposed to have caused a fire
which partially destroyed the Hotel
Walton and for a time threatened a
half dozen other hotels, theaters and
department stores.
The 100 guests of the Hotel Walton
escaped in their night clothes. Ru-
mors of fatalities have not been estab.
lished, but several guests have not
been located.
The property loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Accused Doctor Ill From Worry.

DR.. E. H. Belyea of Williston, re-
Gently bound over to the district court
on a statutory charge, was found ~
ing on the ground in the real of his
Office in an unconscious condition
by DR.. Windell. Belyea's condition
was serious and was due to the worry
over the criminal action. Ernest
Linn, held under heavy bond as the
states witness against Belyea, has
been given a lighter bond.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
FROsTS IN WESTERN DAKOTA
Garden Truck Damaged, but Grain Is
All Right.

A heavy frost occurred generally
throughout Western North Dakota,
but the damage to grain will be slight.
Wheat was not damaged by the frost
and there is very little flax up yet.
Some damage was caused to garden
truck. The thermometer at Minot reg
istered 80, which is considered by
Weather Observer Bates a killing
frost, but not enough to do serious
damage to grain.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
GRAFT INDlCTM ENTS NOLLED
Men Involved in Pittsburg's Council
manic Graft Go Free.

Pittsburg, June 3.-The further
prosecution of the councilmanic graft
cases was abandoned formally when
Judges r. S. Frazer, John D. Shafer
and John c. Haymaker, in quarter
sessions court, granted a nolle PROSE-
of all the remaining indictments, six
ty-two in number, excepting those
against County Delinquent Tax Collec-
tor Max G. Leslie and former Presi-
dent of Common Council William
Brand. The latter is serving a term
in the Western penitentiary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Methodist Missionary Meet.

The tenth annual meeting of the
North Dakota Women's Home Mis-
sionary society of the Methodist
Church will be held in Larimore June
: and s. The membership roll in
cludes every women's home missionary
society and Queen Esther circle in all
of the Methodist churches of the state.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Corn Crop Is Promised.

Corn that promises to reach full ma
turity before frost can reach it in the
fall is growing in many fields this
year. According to reports the outlook
is for a production of feedstuff far in
xce of the average. North Dakota,
which has never figured as important
in corn production, promises this year
to produce three times as much as
ever before.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Freak GeranIum at FARGO.

Florists and botanists are puzzled
over a curiosity in a plant growth,
which Mrs. II. M. Talbot of Fargo ia
exhibiting. The curiosity Is a gerani.
um upon which there are dark red
blossoms and a light pink one. both
on the same stalk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
EXPLOSION KILLS GARRISON
Hundred and Fifty Nicaraguan Sol.
diers Lose Lives.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, June
2.-The' fortress Las Lomas, on Tisca-
pa hill, Managua, was blown up. One
hundred and fifty soldiers persisted in
the explosion. All the ammunition in
the fortress was destroyed. The cause
of the explosion is as yet unknown.
Strict cable censorship has been es-
tablished from Managua.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Young Peoples League to Meet.

The third annual convention of the
Young Peoples League of the Grand
Forks and Park River districts of the
United Lutheran church will be held
June 8, 8 10 and II in the Norwegian
Lutheran church in Northwood. Prep
arations are being made to entertain
between 200 and 800 delegates.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Doran Tosses Mccurren.

Ed Doran Of Crystal defeated p. Fl.
McGurren of Devils Lake in two
straight falls at Grand Forks for the
middieweight wrestling championship
OF North Dakota. The first fall was
made In 8 minutes, the second In Q
minutes 20 seconds.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
DRILLTEAM GOES TO BUFFALO
Fargo Woodmen Will Contend for
Prize at National Convention,

The drill team from the Fargo lodge
OF Woodmen, which holds the state
banner, will leave June II, in compa-
ny with enough Woodmen from over
the state to fill a special train, for
buffalo, N. Y, where they expect to
compete for prizes in the national con
vention contests. North Dakota will
send 300 delegates to the convention.
The special train will be decorated
with two huge banners, one the Fargo
Drill Team" and the other North Da-
kota's Delegation to Buffalo"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June 5.-Wheat - July,
93Ac; Sept, 90% @91c; Dec, $3.50.
Corn-July, 54%c; Sept, 55k @55%c;
Dec, 54bc. Oats-July, 37hc; Sept,
Btu @37Mc; Dec, 3S%c. Pork-July,
STATS; Sept, $14.40. Butter-Cream.
cries, 17@21c; diaries, 15@19c. Eggs
-11@14c. Poultry-Turkeys, 12c;
chickens, 12R; springs, 24@26c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat,

Minneapolis, June 5.-Wheat-July,
9SBc; Sept, S3Bc. On track-No. 1
hard, $1.O1B; No. 1 Northern, 9S%c@
$1.0O%; No. 2 Northern, 95% @99Bc;
No. 3 Northern, 93% @96Bc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, June 5.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.O0%; No.
1 Northern, 99%c; No. 2 Northern,
96B @97Bc; July, 99%c; Sept, S5hc.
Flax-On track and to arrive, $2.34;
July, $2.35
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
St. Paul Live Stock.

st. Paul, June 5.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, S 5.5O@6.0O; fair to good,
$s.O0@5.50; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.50@5.25; veals, $5.50@6.75.
Hogs-$5.75@5.90. Sheep-Wethers,
S3.50@4.00; yearlings, $3.75@5.00;
spring lambs, $4.50@5.75.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
OPPONENTS BUNCO FARMERS
President Speaks Plainly on Reel
sw- procity at Chicago.

- pIoClty al SniCd9C.
r Chicago, June 5.-President Taft, in
q speech before the Western Economic
society here, declared that the prin-
cipal opposition to the Canadian reci-
procity agreement came not from the
farmer but from the lumber trust"
and from American manufacturers of
print paper.
In one of the most comprehensive
addresses that he has ever made on
the subject the president outlined
some of the methods employed by the
opponents of reciprocity; principally
old the farmers that they are being
~"buncoed" by special interests and
said that the fate of the agreement
rested not SO much with the United
States senate as with the people of
the country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
TO ATTACK COTTON TARIFF
Representative Rainey Says Revision
Bill Will Soon Be Drafted.

Washington, June 6.-Revision of
the cotton tariff will be undertaken at
this session of congress, according to
Representative Rainey Of Illinois.
chairman of the subcommittee Of the
ways and means committee investi.
eating the cotton schedules. Experts
already are at work and a bill will sbe
drafted In the near future.
Asypg
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
Child browns in Watering Tank.

Failing into a tank in which there
was two feet Of water the two-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gottfried
Reich of Gackle vas drowned. The
child was alone at the time of the &C.
cident and the body was not discov.
cred only after a search of FIVE hours.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-06-08
NINE DEAD IN SEVERE GALE
Storm of Sort Duration Sweeps
Southern .lore of Lake Erie.

Southern lore Of Lake Erie.
Cleveland, June mime persons
are known to be dead, between thirty
and forty injured, six are still missing
and a property loss of 81, 900, 900 was
inflicted as the result of the five-min-
ute gale which swept the southern
shore of Lake Erie.
Practically all of the dead were
caught out on the lake in rowboats
and drowned, three losing their lives
at Lorain and the remainder at Cleve-
land.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
New Town Board Organizes

Monday night the newly elected
Trustees took their oath of office and
entered upon their duties. The Board
proceeded to organize and at once com.
menced balloting to fill appointive Of
fees. After several ballots had been
cast the matter of ofappointing Clerk
was passed. The Board thereupon had
very little trouble in appointing F. N.
Bickel as Town Marshal, from among
the many applicants. Roy T. johnson,
the only applicant for Office of Town
Attorney, was elected upon the second
ballot. H. C. McNew was appointed
Mayor, pro tenn, and r. E. Barrett
was made Clerk, pro tenn.
Again the matter of Clerk was taken
up but it was soon seen that dead
lock, as hard to break as the Demo
cratic dead lock at the state house,
existed in our Town Board, and an ad
journment was taken. The vote or
the Clerk on the first ballot was E. H.
Rood 8, Chas. Rook 2, D. c. Durkee
and remained the same upon every
ballot.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
IL Year Old Boy Commits Murder

chance to play even with John Urich rs
he was in the house and would come out
soon. got . neck yoke and laid in wait
for him by the door. When John Urich
stepped through the door Amer struck
him over the head with the neck yoke
rendering him unconscious for an hour
or 10. 1t was necessary to take him
home in wagon. After they arrived
at his home he regained consciousness
and it was found, however that his in
juries would not prove serious.
Coroner Dobell and Sheriff Spillman
were called about midnight. They
found young Urich in bed at the Parker
ranch, where he was working. He
was placed under arrest and lodged in
the county jail early Monday morning.
The Coroners inquest was held Tues.
day in Sedgwick. The greater part OF
the day was spent In taking eveidence.
The verdict of the jury found that
Jacob Beiber came to his death by 9
knife wound in his abdomen and that
Jake Urich inflicted the wound.
A number of arrests have been made.
Among the ones taken into custody was
Jake Hoke. who, it is alleged, furn-
ished the liquor for the imbibers dur.
ing the day at the Crum home.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
The Cost of Drink in Wet Towns

The great bard spoke of sermons in
stones. Kansas has found sermons in
grocery bills. Wichita, few years
ago was the Gibraltar of the saloon in
Kansas. Its saloons were running
years after the Kansas saloon law went
int effect. Deals were made at State
conventions and nominations secured
through promises of open saloons for
Wichita. The protest was long coming,
but it arrived with momentum-and,
like any other reform movements of
the day arrived with momentum. A
dry" mayor was elected. Heavy pen
alties for violation of the law were en-
acted. The saloons died hard, but the
last vestige finally passed. Note the
result. Before the saloons closed, the
bank clearings of Wichita were 81, 200, :
600. weekly. In three years they had
increased to something over three mil
lion dollars. The city, instead of going
backward, as freely predicted, has
steadily grown. A few years ago there
were barely ten per cent of the popula-
tion of Wichita opposed to the saloon.
Probably there are not now a very large
minority who would favor it. One
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
Democrats Still Fail to Keep Pledges

guarantee equal to the capital stock Of
the bank. The guarantee to be raised
by securities placed with the bank COM
missioner at the rate of ten per cent
per year. That not deposited to be
covered by bonds.
The house has passed the famous
Mine Inspectors Bill. This is the
measure which was intended to protect
against disasters in coal mines. As
drawn by the Commission appointed by
the Governor, it appeared to carry a
sufficient amount of legal restrictions
to protect the miners. As amended
by the coal operators ard sent to the
house, Representative iroske pronounc-
ed it the worse uade-shift that was
ever perpetarted cn the public. The
following are " Of its provisions:
1st. 1t piemits the working of
children twelve years of age in the
mines if they can read and write the
English language, and sixteen years of
age if they cannot read and write.
End. 1t provides for an extra air
shaft to be installed - minds yet to be
opened. Present y, rating mines do
not have to install them.
3rd. 1t provides that the maps and
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
No Kickers Wanted in Heaven

st. Peter sits by the heavenly gate,
his hands On the strings of Tyre, and
he sings low song as. he patiently
waits for the souls of those who expire
He hears in the distance the chorus of
song, that swells from the foot of the
throne, and he smiles as the music is
waited along, and warbles lay of his
own: There is room in this region
for millions of souls, who by sorrow
and woe are bereft, it's for those who
have suffered the melody rolls, but the
kicker must turn to the left. There is
room here for people who when they
were young persisted in sowing wild
oats, yet who doomed up their cities
with sinew and tongue, but the kickers
must go with the goats. There is room
for the people who pointed with pride
to the BIZ auty and growth of their town,
who kept singing its praises aloud till
they died, but the kicker will please
amble down. They'd say that the
music was all out of tune, and the
anglic robs 'hand-me-down,' and they'd
send for jeweler off to the moon, to
sample the gold for their crowns.
Now, while there is room for millions
of souls who by sorrow and woe are
bereft, we want no complaint of the
music that rolls, so the kicker must
turn to the left" Thus sang true
poet in words that should burn, like a
hot iron deep in the soul of the kicker
who kicks, and who kicks, and who
kicks, and who kicks, from the equator
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
Men Who Advertise

In every hamlet, every land
Where men are born and born COM
nand
The workings of their brain and hand
Are men who advertise.
The men who watch their business
While they are letting people know
What kind of goods they have to show
Are men who advertise.
You pass them on the crowded street
With forms we'll groomed and clothing
neat
Their cheerful smile is hard to beat
The men who advartise.
If they be merchants, farmers, kings
OF railroad shops or other things
Business comes on myriad wings
Because they advertise.
Or authors struggling in the clay
Where they can hardly find their way
Have often seen the light of day
When they first advertise.
If you chance on something nice
Be man and pay the price
Shake the cup and watch the dice
Roll out little prize.
%, you're feeling rather blue
And don't know what yon're coming
to
Just grit your teeth and stick 'er
throuh
And bravely advertise.
You'll find that people come and buy
Because they like to see men try
And not give up. thought bout to die
But calmly advertise.
o. N. Netherton.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20

charts of the mines that are on file IN
the Capitol Building can only BE- in
spected upon written consent of the
owner. An attorney for the relatives
Of the person killed in the mine could
not see the map of the mine unless be
first secured written consent from the
owner.
4th. 1t provides that safety appli-
ance and rescue crews shall be install.
ed in mines "when convenient"
5th. 1t provides that the law rhal
be enforced through the mining inspec'
ton department. This department
shall keep an account of its expenses
and at the end of the year it shall ap
portion to each mine. its proportion Of
the expenses - its coal tonnage com
pares with the coal tonnage mined i,
the state. The state advances the ex
penses and trusts to the department t.
collect them afterwards. GovernoI
Shafroth says this part of the bill il
clearly unconstitutional. He wants I,
levy an asse ssment against every tos
of coal mined. payable at the end O
the month. Any amount not used Il
go into the general revenue fund
The senate will probably make SOM
radical changes in the bill.
The friends of Governor Shafrotl
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20

newspaper changed in single day
from prosaloon to anti-saloon In six
weeks its ejaculation had increased six
thousand copies. In another Kansas
his collections increased forty per cer-
shortly after prohibition went into eff
feet. Workmen were paying weekly
for insurance. Before the saloons
closed forty per cent of these men
were in arrears. Within short time
after the enforcement Of the law these
arrearages had disappeared. and many
were paying in advance Golfers
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20

The re-assembling of the various
county conventions seems to be the
order of the day. This for the purpose
of instructing the Democratic members
of the assembly how to get out Of
their present dilemma. In requesting
their conventions to re-assemble they
thus admit their own inability to per-
form that for which they were elected.
The people found it out months ago.
Governor Shafroth is being beseiged
with letters, kilograms and delegations,
asking him to veto the racing and pool
selling bill that is now before him. and
to veto the prize fight bill, which is in
the senate and which will reach him
shortly.
The bank guarantee measure that
went through the senate does not carry
the Mutual Guarantee as promised by
the Democratic orators; neither does it
carry the Dual Guarntee as promised by
Governor Shafroth, but in does carry
the Cove Guarantee. This is the fea-
ture which Governor Thomas and other
Democratic orators criticized SO Sc
verely during the campaign, and for
which Senator Cove was given $500 to
6raft. 1t provided an individual bank