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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16
MET HIS DEATH
ALONE IN SHACK

Williston Graphic: Meeting death
in squalid shack without a minister
ing hand to ease his last hours was
the fate of Allan Robson, 10, son Of
Seward Robson of twelve miles north
of Squires, who died last Saturday
night from acute indigestion.
The older Robson came from New
York state about five years ago and
later sent for his son and they have
been living on claim near the Mon
tana line in this county, the older
Robson being employed as carpen-
ter by Jack Dwyer Of Dwyer, Mont, a
number of miles away. The father
has been coming home every week or
so and looking after the boy and was
expected by the latter on the evening
of his death but did not arrive until
Sunday might following. When the
father entered the darkened shack he
found his son cold in the embraces OF
death. From the indications found by
Coroner Thomas, who went to the
scene Tuesday and viewed the remains
young Robson had worked about the
house all day and in the evening hat
cooked meal of beans, salt fat porl
and coffee.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16
J Kill THE WEEDS

EfFt
The soil {isl to the plant what blood
is to the animal II the animals blood
is sucked out by swarms Of parasites,
it suffers and Declines, The weeds
are; olthe crop what lice are to cattle
and the farmer that tolerates lousy
stock or weed-infested fields, the
former sucking the life blood from his
livestock or the latter sapping the fer.
tflity and the moisture from the soil
can neither. hope for5profit nor to stand
IN the ranks Of those who work for the
good Of the state or live to better
mankind. For any man, having at
best only a life-lease on piece Of
ground, but who leaves It worse than
ne found IL ~ d detFifnent to tiie state.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16
FARGO FORUM MAY 4
I. CHANGE HANDS SOON
LETTERS RECEIVED in MINoT
p STATE cou RlER-NEWs HAS n.
-. AN OPTION

Minot Optic. That ID the Courier
News of Fargo has an Option on the;
Fargo Forum and that the progressives
Of the state have started campaign:
to raise sufficient capital to swing a
consolidation of the two papers is the
statement of Minot progressive, who
today received full details of the trans4
action, with financial statements Of the
Forum and the News: the amount Of
capital that is necessary to raise, and
subscription blanks on which to enter
subscriptions in the new company.
The letters received from Fargo
state that Systematic cavass will be
made throughout the state to raise
the necessary funds and If the cap
ital needed can be raised the CONSOLE
dalton of the two papers will result.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16
WlLT0N-PINGRtt LINE
MAY BE EXTENDED

Darlington Record:-Fred eraser
came up from Pingree Monday, Fred
sees a very bright future for that little
town. The actions of the N. P. en-
gineers stationed there indicate that
the N. P. will at once commence on
the work o fextending the Wilton Pin.
gree line to connect with the high line
at Valley City, and then the line will
be extended west across the Missouri
somewhere in the vicinity Of Wilton
and the new line to be the main line
west, leaving Jamestown with train
or two day, and the shops and
division located at Pingree. ..
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AFTER GLlDDEN TOUR
North Dakotans Hope to Have Fargo
Included on Route.

Fargo, N. D., FEB. 16.-President W..
j. Price of the North Dakota State
Automobile association, has returned
from Chicago, where he has been in
conference with the executive COM
mittee of the American Automobile as
sociation in an effort to influence the
committee in mapping out the Glidden
tour, to include the route through the
Northwest. Mr.. Price is enthusiastic
over the prospects and he will imme.
diately start an active campaign in
North Dakota, Western Minnesota and
Montana, with commercial clubs, mo-
florists and hotel men behind it, to
bring the tour over the Northwest
route.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16
STATE COMMERCIAL CLUBS
n HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

Grand Forks, Feb. 16.-J. Dexter
Pierce of Larimore, President OF the
North Dakota Federation of CONNER.
cial Clubs. has issued the following
call for the First Annual meeting OF
that organization:
THE annual meeting of the North
Dakota State Federation of CONNER
cialS Clubs will take place at Grand
Forks Wednesday and Thursday
February 2Sth and 18th, 1912. The
Meeting will be called to order prompt
" Wednesday. 2sth, at o'clock p. Nj
at the assembly room Of the CONNER
ciai club. -: ,, szt = -. i, 4
The object Of the meeting is tx
elect officers for the ensuing year
hear reports, and transact such othe,
business as may, properly come before
it. h = Fl $50 t'5}S Z %G - 1
!. There will be discussions as to thu
best methods for bringing Immigrants
and capital into the state, N how ste
promote good farming, how best to en-
courage North Dakota people to pat
ronize home trade and home industry
and other subjects Of interest to every
business man in the state. SS@, : : !.
Every Commercial club in the STATE
is invited to be represented whether
AFFILIATED or not. Eacl club is sentitl
ed TO one delegate for each one thou
sand of population or fraction there
Of the city which it represents"
Il. An excellent program is being ar
RANGED and a very large and enthusi
astH meeting is e1paeted. sssessy j
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News from All Parts Of North Dakota
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A GAMBLERS CHANCE

o Wells Co. Free Press: In
o one of the many discussions Of
8 the better farming movements :
o which has now taken hold
o strongly. of Wells county, we (,
o heard a novel illustration of
o how really improvioent the av-
8 erage North Dakota farmer is.
. Said the speakers: "A profess
q sional gambler, who is consid-
. cred real sport will BETA
o few dollars that he can outwit
. his opponent, but farmer will
o stake everything he has in the
o world upon the chance Of a fav-
o orables rain, and against the
o numerous chances of destruc-
o ton during crop year, and do
o it year after year, without. con-
o sidering himself-or others con-
8 sidering him-nervy at ALL"
o The better farming idea is
o prompted by the desire to get
o the farmers out of the gambl-
8 ing profession.
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NORTH. ,DAkOTAN
LOST I'm CANADA

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 16.--Mack Flagg,
son Of prominent citizen Of Maple
ton, N. D., is believed to- have per-
ished I'M Canada. = He was alone on
a claim sixty miles from Gull Lake,
Alta, and when Henry Lang, a neigh
Dor, returned from the trip, he found
his stock, which Flagg was to have
cared for starving and Flagg missing.
It is feared he wandered from the
trail and was lost in a gulch near the
two claims. -..
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FARMERS DROP =
ORIGINAL. NAME
WELLS COUNTY, N. D., FARMERS
FOUND TITLE TOO mis-.
-,
H.. IEAOINGs

Harvey, N. D., Feb. 16.-Because
the name, "The 500 an Acre Club"
has proved to be misleading as to the
real object of the organization. the
Wells county farmers who are mem
.bers of the association have changed
the name TO- the Wells County Better
Farming club, thereby patterning after
the state association. which also used
the 500 an acre idea in the title when
originally launched, =.
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SUMMONS.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF RAMSEY.
IN DISTRICT COURT,
t Second Judicial District.
The First National Bank of Park
River, North Dakota, a corporation,
Plaintiff,
Charles A. Smith, Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE NAMED
DEFENDANT:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to answer the complaint
in the above entitled action, which is
on file in the Office of the Clerk of the
District Court of Ramsey County,
North Dakota, at Devils Lake, North
Dakota, and to serve a copy Of your
answer upon the subscriber at his
Office in the City of Park River, Walsh
County, North Dakota, within thirty
(30) days after the service hereof up
on you, exclusive of the day of service
You are further notified that in case
of your failure to appear or answer
as aforesaid, the Plaintiff will take
Judgment against you, by default, fol
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated November "a, 1911.
H. A. Libby,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Residence and Post Office address,
Park River, North Dakota
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16

Fargo, N. DAT the meeting of the
city council Monday evening the bid
of the Wells-Dickey company of Min
neapolis was accepted for the $4,000
issue of bonds by the city of Fargo for
the municipal electric light plant.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16

Fargo, N. D.-Former Senator Frank
J. Cannon of Salt Lake City, Utah, will
lecture at the Agricultural college ar
mory next' Monday night as q regular
number on the Citizens lecture course,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16

Fargo, N. D.-The annual report Of
St. Johns hospital for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1911, shows that in.
stitution handled 1925 cases during
the. fiscal year. OF these cases sixty
nine were free or charity cases. ,-,s-,,.,--
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ST IE BITS

Minot, N. Do. G. Mourning, who
found pocketbook containing three
$40 bills which belonged to e. P. Koch
Ter and was charged with keeping two
of the bills, pleaded guilty to larceny,
before Judge Murray and was bound
over to the county court. :, > ~ >. 9" ;:,
Agricultural College, N. D.-Bishop
Robert Mcintyre Of St. Paul has been
secured to give the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class of the
Agricultural college June 2. - 81;
Bismarck, N. @D.-Casting the light
est vote known here in years, Bis
'marck voters Monday decided for the
erection of a $4,000 municipal audi
forum. There were 405 votes for the
improvement and 100 against it.
Grand Forks, N. D-Charles Mont
gan, employed by the Rumley Thrash
ing Machine company; narrowly es-
capped being severely burned late Mon.
day afternoon, when ran Of gasoline
exploded few feet from where he was
working in the old Advance building
on South Third street.
Neche, N. D.-Neche and Pembina
people are engaged in a hot war over
the route Of the Meridian road through
Pembina county, and this fight took on
the new proportions last week when a
Neche delegation waited on Premier
Robin at Winnipeg in an effort to have
the Neche to Winnipeg road endorsed
through Manitoba. Pembina people
are making their fight for the use of
the old Pembina trail.
Bismarck, N. D.-The case of the
Northern Shoe company against J. w.
Cecks, coming from Nelson county,
Thursday ended the arguments for the
time being in the supreme court. G. J.
Murphy, Of Grand Forks, argued for
the shoe company, and c. D. Kelly of
Lakota, opposed. Chief Justice Spald.
ing has been unable to occupy the
bench during the arguments held this
week and he Is taking medical treat,
naent in Fargo hospital. 4 .-.,r
| ..-5'.
Fargo, N. D.-John Wiebusch, q
tenant on one of the Wheelock &
Wheelock Cass' County farms in the
vicinity of HARDWOOD, had a splendid
potato crop this year. He put twenty
acres into potatoes Of the Rural New
Workers variety. There was tota
yield of 1874 bushels after deductinf
all losses, or an average of ZIG bushels
to the acre.
i Langdon, N. D-The elevator O.
MoWbray Is again experiencing con
siderable difficulty in getting cars, ant
the house has been full most of thu
time for several days, with the result
that many farmers have, found it nee
essary to leave their loads unloadet
and wait until cars could be secured
p, t3.r ~ r. ,'..%'.
: Fargo. N. D-The annual report o
} st. Johns hospital for the fiscal yea;
ending June 80, 1911, shows that in
stitution handled 1925 cases during
the fiscal year. OF these cases sixty
, nine were free or charity cases. ~,.--,~-
! Big EXPLOSION 90
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q AMERICA WOOD M EN- q
o WILL L"ARN SOMETHING
o TO THEIR ADVANTAGE BY q
: ADDRESSING II. STEVENS, 4
. LOCK DRAWER ees, FARGO, 4
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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16

Langdon, N. D.-The elevator at
Mowbray is again experiencing con-
siderable difficulty in getting cars, and
the house has been full most Of the
time for several days, with the result
that many farmers have, found it nee
essary to leave their loads unloaded
and wait until cars could be secured.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-02-16

Grand Forks, N. D.-Charles Mont
gan, employed by the Rumley Thrash.
ing Machine company, narrowly es.
capped being severely burned late Mon.
day afternoon, when a ran Of gasoline
exploded few feet from where he was
working in the old Advance building
on South Third street. -.
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Society Personals. )
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Miss Helen Regain of Devils Lake,
who is the pleasant guest of her cous-
in. Mrs. NJ. Dillon. will return to her
home the latter part of this week.
Miss Margarc, Williams of the a.
F. Clifford offices went to Bemidji this
morning to spend TIVE weeks with her
folks.
Mrs. q. j. Sargent Of Crookston
was the guest uf Mrs. a. ]. AnDyke
and Mrs. II. X .Geist for the day yes
terday.
Miss Marguerite Mcdonald of Min
nea polls is ~enjoNing a few days Wis
II with her cousins. Misses Ethel and
Edna Nestor Of North Third street.
Miss MyIa Eccles of Emerado vis-
tied with friends in the city yester-
day.
Mrs A. L. Woods has gone to Maple
Lake to enjoy a several days outing.
Miss Grace kolars has gone to
Maple Lake for a weeks outing as
the guest of Mrs. r. C. Burkhardt.
Miss Alice McCabe accompanied her.
Mrs. Fl. H. Burton and daughters,
Temple and Mrs. r. A. Wolfe. have
returned to the city for the season aft
er a pleasant outing at Maple Lake.
Miss Grace Bennington of Park
River is the guest Of her aunt. Mrs.
F j.. Thody for A few DAYS.
Ensign Walter Webster of the bat
tleship. North Dakota" is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Webster in
Fargo.
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s1DNA ALLEN IN FAR WEST.

Tacoma. Wash. Aug. S.-Sidna AL
len and Wesley Edwards. members of
the gang who shot up the Hillsville,
Va, court, have been traced to Puget
Sound Via Dallas. Tex. and Salt Lake.
Federal Marshal Jacoby is search
ing western Washington for them. He
was notified of their coming by Fed
eral Marshal Anderson of Salt Lake.
two weeks after they passed through
Utah. They We're believed to he head
ed for the home of one Hatfield, near
Everett. No Hatfield has been found
there. The entire region is under
surveillance.
Sidna Allen was seer at Ballard. a
Seattle suburb, two weeks ago. His
wounded hand was b~andaged. Eight
years ago he lived several months in
Seattle. Unless they succeed in reach
ing Alaska or Mexico it is believed AL
len and Edwards will make their last
stand among old friends in the fast
ness of the foothills forming the up
per Cowlitz valley.
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VS.. HAIL.

I.
A new type Of hail destroyer is be-
ing tested in France on a large scale.
writes Consular Assistant Lucien
Memminger at Paris. The device is
essentially a very large lightning rod
Of pure copper grounded by means of
a copper conductor. According to the
theory of the inventors. these instru-
ments, by heir effect upon currents
of atmospheric electricity. are capable
of preventing the formation and fall
of hail stones.
The French government. through a
special commission of senators and
deputies. is studying the process and
has encouraged experiments to be I'M
dertaken. A chain of hail destroyers
of the new type will be established in
which heretofore have suffered heavily
from hailstorms, notably in the de-
partments Of the Gironde. the Beau
jolais, the Loire Inferieure. and the
Charente. In Paris an electric Nj.
agara" will be installed in the Eiffel
tower and supplementary posts will
very likely be established on the. dome
OF the Pantheon and on an edihce in
the northern part of the city.
The great damage wrought by hail
and lightning in France each year,
with losses estimated at approximately
$50, 900. 900 to $40, 200. 900. will cause
the experiments now under way to be
followed with close attention. Many Of
the posts nave been completed and the
results obtained will be carefully noted
and studied. In order to determine
the efficacy Of the new device with any
degree Of accuracy it is realized that
systematic tests during a period of
years will be necessary. and to super
wise the work a committee Of defense
has been formed, some Of whose men,
bers are representatives Of the French
government.
The belief that electricity is largely
responsible for the formation of and
precipitation to the earth Of hail
stones. has long been held by some
French %savants. and efforts to utilize
lightning rods for purposes of protec-
ton have been previously made. but
it is now believed that the instruments
heretofore employed We're of an i'm
perfect type. 1t is claimed that the
new "parag"ele." with It's multiple
points and perfected apparatus. is cap
quantities of electricity from the
clouds as to render them inocuous as
to hail and lightning. Although this
may not be a generally accepted
theory as to hail. it can at least be said
that experiments along the lines indi-
Gated will be Of interest for scientific
purposes.
The new device il apparently mex.
peneive to construct. In a general
way it may be described as a rod Of
copper at least 1870 feet high. termin-
ating in a crown, or aigrette OF cop
per blades. The base terminates in a
large pool Of water. preferably flowing
water. Church steeples. factory chin.
neys Or structures specially built may
be utilized for obtaining sufficient ele.
vation, but care is necessary in full
filling all the requirements as to con.
ductivity. According to the plan now
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WOMEN'S CLUBS
the State.

The reception given for Mrs. Gull
din of FIT. Wayne, Ind. yesterday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. S. A.
Zimmerman of Valley City by the wo-
mems clubs of that city, proved most
delightful. The guests were received
by a reception committee composed
of Mesdames Olaf Guldin. George
Fridd, Motifs Mason, Charles Peteron,
e. X. Myhre. Olaf Simonsen. j.
Wright. Morris Johnson. O.. letter.
berg. +. White and S.. a. Zimmerman.
During the afternoon Mrs Frank
White gave Il of the meetings
of the general federation at San
Francisco. which was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Olaf Guldin gave a very interest
ing as we'll as instructive address on
Home Economics" Mrs. A. Ander-
son of New York also gave a short
talk. The Misses Lillian Healey and
Katherine Fjelde favored the guests
with a number of excellently render
ed piano selections. The rooms were
summary with bowls Of garden flow
ers. and frappe and waters was serv-
ed during the afternoon. About for
ty guests were present.
The Grafton Public Playground as.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-08

ISOLATION will hold its tennis contests
betwee nthe teams Of that city and
Mimic and Drayton on August 16 and
II instead of August 9 as previously
planned. The tag day contest will
open August s and close at $3.50
o'clock on the evening OF August II.
The money raised by the sale Of tags
will be used for the benefit Of the
association and prizes will be given
the children who sell the largest num-
Der.
The new officers OF the woman's
Auxiliary to the North Dakota Phar-
maceutal association elected at the
closing session in Fargo yesterday aft
ernoon are as follows:
President-Mrs. Welton Mcdonald
of Dickinson.
First Vice President-Mrs. Gus
Lieber of jamestown.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Har-
ry Iverson of Egeland.
Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Peter
Mergens of Paramount.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-08
Foot Care Important
as Your Complexion"
Puffy. Tired. Aching Feet Change tile
Facial Expression and Arc Often
Responsible for Wrinkles.
Send for Free Trial TIZ Package
Today.

A we'll rounded neck and shoulders
are not enhanced in beauty when the
feet make you look and
wrinkled.
Tired, aching feet get on your
nerves.: corns. c%allouses and bunions
take all the sunshine out of life. And
if YOU put your zee in a TIZ foot bath
all foot troubles vanish, the feet take
on a sensation Of freshness and glow;
your nerves and tired muscles at once
relax and your mind thus becomes
amiable and your face reflects this in
the smile of business. Try the TIZ
foot bath plan. 1t draws u the
acids and poisons. reduces all puff
ness. makes your feet look trim. neat
and well-cared for. Do not use somc-
thing else for you will surely be dis
appointed.
For a free trial package write to
Walter Luther Dodge & Co.. 1923 S.
Wabash Ave. or go to any drug store,
department or general store and get
a regular size box of TIZ-25 cents.
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WORLDS WOMEN
Items of Interest from all c
lions of the Earth.

Sibley house. the old historic land
mark and museum of Minnesota. has
again come into its own in acquiring
valuable works of art for its collec-
Paul. who is state corresponding sec
rotary for the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution. has just succeeded i'll
obtaining for the Daughters of the
American Revolution the original
sketches made by Edwin Rowland
Blashtield of New York for the works
in the state capitol. The sketches of
Fifth Minnesota regiment at the bat
tie of Corinth. Miss. on Oct. 4, 1862.
made by Mr.. Blashlield. will be in the
hands OF the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution by the anniversary of
the battle. which will he October 4.
and will be placed in Sibley house at
Minadota. In n of the sketches
ed States uniform. is in evidence, AS
he was chaplain of the regiment. The
D. A. r. has especial appreciation for
this feature of the sketches. because
it was through the efforts of Arch
bishop Ireland that they succeeded in
obtaining SibleN house. Mrs. McCourt
wrote to Mr.. Blashtield asking for the
sketches, and she has received an
answer from him complying with her
request. The sketches will be proba-
bly, better appreciated in this state
than in any other part of the country.
as they emhody so much that pertains
to the state and tbs history.
Mrs. Taft's presence in Washington
in the heart of the summer gives All
unprecedented impetus to social af-
fairs. Several important functions
marked for brief stay. notably the
luncheon given Thursday TO the dis
tinguishad company gathered to lis
ten to the official announcement of
the presidents denomination. After
the luncheon she too a long drive
with General and Mrs. Clarence Ed
wards. and in the evening another
the roof garden of the hite house.
where an ideal midsummer dinner
was served. Mrs. Taft's long resi-
dence in the tropics has made her all
adept at planning banquets for the
torrid weather. She has a number
of wonderful recipes for iced soups
made of vegetables and fruit or of
nmbe of methods which she has
confded to the white house chef for
thos exquisite frozen dainties Of
Japan. partially cream. fruit essence
and cake.
The president and Mrs. Taft en-
joNed an intimate acquaintance with
the late ruler of Japan. and they were
profoundly sorry to hear of his de-
mise. During the last trip which the
president. then secretary of war. made
to the Philippines. he and his family
occupied the mikado's summer homo
near Toxic. Mrs. Taft considers this
experience one of the most delightful
in her many Years of foreign travel.
The palace is more than a thousand
Years old as to environment. though
parts of the main building are entire
lN modern and up to date. But the
trees, shrubs and flowers are very
ancient. and the rockery goes back
into the twilight of landscape garden