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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN,
after BRAVE FIGHT. DIES
AT HOME; NATION M0URNS
The Weather

Forecast Till p. m. Tomorrow for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Rain turning to snow and colder to
night. Friday unsettled and contin-
ued cold.
Temperature at a. II, SO. Highest
yesterday. so, lowest last night, 80.
Velocity of wind at a. M, miles
per hour.
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m., 63, at
7 a. m, 81.
Stage of water, SO, a fall of 2 in
last "a hours.
]. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
SISTERS KILLED IN FIRE
BURIED AT SAN ANTONIO

San Antonio. Texas, Oct. 31.-The
funerals Of the five sisters OF char.
ity who sacrificed their lives yester-
day in the rescue OF nearly one hun
dred children in the burning OF St.
Johns orphanage, took place here to-
day.
Sister Farrell, whose back is broken,
still lives, but cannot recover.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

Columbus, Ohio-Primary reasons
for a winter coal shortage with the
consequent increase in prices in this
stale are TO be investigated by the
state public utilities commission. An
effort will be made to effsct an ar
rangement by which the railroads hay-
ing excess cars this fall will loan them
TO roads which are unable to I'LL Or
ders because Of car shortage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

actually passed away. but were for
a time withheld from the family.
People OF this city have seen com
paratively little of Sherman in the
past year He left here for Washing
ton early in Dec. 1911, and was so
constantly occupied with his duties as
presiding officer of the senate to be
unable to visit the city on more than
one or two occasions. previous to his
return here at the beginning of his
final illness last June.
CLOSE CALL AT BIG MOOSE.
Not until it became evident a crisis
was approaching did his physician
make known that after he left Utica
and went 10 Big Moose he had come
near dying at that place. DR.. Peck
said today that Sherman had not been
there more than "a hours when he be-
| came so i'll that for a time his life
/ was despaired of. When he returned
/ TO Utica the lower altitude and agree
able surroundings had the effect Of
| rapidly reviving him. People of Utica
met him frequently on the streets for
a time after he reached the city Grad
ually his trips down town were less
frequent, and he scarcely had been
seen outside of his own residence
since his appearance at the public
park here In August TO make re-
sponse 70 the official notification of
I his renomInarfon to the wee presi-
dency. II was not, however. until last
Sunday that intimations began to be
received of his extremely critical con-
dition.
FOR CLEAN SPORT.
Now that Sherman is gone, the fact
is recalled that he was almost as much
concerned IN the promotion Of clean
sport as ne vas in the devel"Jmeut
OF business interests. Especially not
ed as a baseball fan" he would sus
pend business any time 10 see good
game. III as he WAS at the time the
recent worlds series was played. he
displayed especial interest in chat
event He had bulletins tel-pncned
him indicating the progress Of each
game. He was loyaly pardal TO New
, York, and he eNpresssi deep regret
when McGTaw's team fell.
WILSON EXPRESSES SYMPATHY.
> Princeton. Oct Ex-Governor VII
. son sent the following TO Mrs. Sher
I man: In common with the Who'll,
=. country, Mrs. Wilson and were deep
4 ly shocked at the death of Mr.. Sher
man. We wish to extend our heart
felt sympathy"
s MARSHALL STOPS TOUR.
g Chicago, Oct. Ex-Governor MAI
c shall cancelled further campaigl
S speeches because of the death o
S Mr.. Sherman.
J. Sherman is deserving the homo
e and respect Of every man who respect
g the nation" said Marshall.
SHOCK KILLS HOTEL MAN.
i New York, Oct. 31-Walter MOI
Il ris. manager of the Hotel San Reno
. died today Of heart failure, brough
on by the shock on learning OF III
death OF Vice President Sherman.
END COMES AT NIGHT.
;. Utica, n. Y, Oct Slater a Ion
"a Illness, Vice President James Schoo
, craft sherman, vice president OF III
,, United States, died at his residenc
A in this city at s:42 o'clock last nigh
OF uremic poison caused by Bright
disease.
He had been sinking since earl
: morning and Il was realized ell da
. long that death was g question OF
few hours.
There was slight relief shortly aft'
y, o'clock. caused by an apparent in
- provement IN the condition OF the ki
neys, but II did not prove real I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From noon today to noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 4:57, rises Gal Evening
stars: Mercury. Venus. Mars. Jupiter.
Morning star: Saturn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
Flags at Half Mast in
Washington and
Elsewhere.
SORROW WIDESPREAD
Messages of Coincidence Pour
in on FamiIy-FuneraI to
Be Held Saturday.

WHILE IN OFFICE.
Nov %. 1s14-EIbridge Gerry.
April 10, 1e53-William r. King.
Nov. %, 1s75-Henry Wilson.
Nov. 25, 1es5-Thonas A. Hendricks.
Nov. 2, 1eee-osrret A. Hobart.
Oct. 30, 1e12-James S. Sherman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
DEATH PROCLAMATION.

At noon President Taft signed a
formal proclamation announcing the
death and providing for observances
paying tribute 10 Sherman's life.
The proclamation states that in the
death of Sherman the nation lost one
OF its most illustrous citizens, one OF
its most efficient and faithful ser
wants. and a private life noble and
good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
MARSHALL STOPS TOUR.

Chicago, Oct. Ex-Governor Mar
shall cancelled further campaign
speeches because of the death of
Mr.. Sherman.
Sherman is deserving the honor
and respect Of every man who respects
the nation" said Marshall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31

Many messages OF confidence were
received from all parts OF the oOun.
try. These include teiegrams from
Taft and Roosevelt and many others
IN public life.
These messages of sympathy begsH
10 err!yo eve. basors Sherman had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-31
FOR CLEAN SPORT.

Princeton, Oct Ex-Governor VIII
son sent the following 10 Mrs. Sher-
man: In common with the whole
country, Mrs. Wilson and were deep
ly shocked at the death of Mr.. Sher-
man. We wish to extend our heart.
felt sympathy"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION,
SEED CORN WEEK
State of Minnesota, Executive Depart
ment

The year OF 1912 is proving a pros
perous one to the farming and bust
ness interests of Minnesota. An
abundant crop has resulted from the
combination OF enterprise and favor
able conditions. In the spring of 1912
there was grave danger of a seed
corn shortage. Careful testing and
grading of seed corn enabled the state
to plant reasonable acreage which
is giving fair promise of a successful
crop.
1t behooves us, however, to profit
by the situation in which we found
ourselves last spring, and use every
reasonable effort to avoid it's repeti-
ton All who observed Seed Corn
! Week last season, and selected seed
corn. early and stored it carefully, had
seed Of strong terminating quality;
while those who did not heed these
suggestions were obliged to pay very
high prices for seed corn of inferior
Iquality Thus many have been handi-
capped throughout the season by hav-
ling a poor stand of corn, and others
by having corn that is not adapted to
their conditions Early selection from
the field from varieties that have
proved successful in the community
lis, the only safe source Of seed corn
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12
ALL THE PEOPLE
ARE INVITED
THE FAIR, SEPT 23, BRING THE
AND Observation-Disclosures FOR SPACE FOR TOWNSHIP
HBlTs MUST MADE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1e

the premium List. The gold watch
and chain for best loaf of bread baked
by a girl under sixteen, will interest
the girls. Then we have the town
ship exhibit contest, in which three
prizes of $50, $50 and $40 are offered
respectively for best exhibits. Booths
for these exhibits are furnished free,
but applications for space should be
made before Sept. 16.
Let every citizen in Marshall and
northern Polk and Pennington coun-
ties cooperate and make this years
fair a record breaker You can do
it, Bring your best products to the
fair Bring curiosities and anything
else in your possession that is worth
being seen and may be instructive, to
the fair, even though it may not be
mentioned in the premium list. But
first and last do not forget to bring
yourself and your wife and children.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12

Remember that the great education
al Marshall County Fair will be held
at Warren on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. 29, "a and 25.
Farm work will by that time be so
far advanced that everybody can af-
ford to take a day or two off to attend
the fair. After the strenuous work
of the summer, a little rest is needed.
Give the whole family holiday. The
wife and also the boys and girls on
the farm have worked faithfully and
are entitled to the privilege of seeing
the fair that they may learn more
about their work and be stimulated
and encouraged to do still better.
The fair management this year has
made special efforts to make the fair
interesting and helpful Many special
prizes are offered. Those interested
in horses should look up Glass in
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12
MARSHALL COUNTY
SCORES AT THE
STATE FAIR
SECURES SEVENTH PLACE IN
NORTHERN SECTION AND WINS
$176.1o IN PRIZE MONEY

Il We have heard many favorable
comments on Marshall county's eXhi-
bit at the state fair this year. On the
whole the exhibit was much better
than last year, climbing from 1855
points to 955 points and the premium
money that fell to our county amount
ed to $176.10. Our county received
the seventh place in the northern sec
ton in competition with sixteen coun-
ties. One particular thing which we
fell down on, was the 1911 corn in
ear, as the scarcity of seed corn last
spring made the planting Of all avail
able necessary. We would have re
ceived higher scoring on our thresh.
ed grains, had threshing been little
more advanced, the grains shown be-
ing mostly threshed by hand. Yet the
score was 80 out of 100 on grain. The
county was highly complimented OF
it's tame grasses, clover and alfalfa
and also on it's wild grasses. It's flour
and brick also attracted attention.
Marshall county's exhibit was a
good advertising proposition for the
county, and thousands of people vlsl
ted the booth every day during tne
week. If the people generally thru
out the county had interested them
selves in getting up the exhibit, we
could have done much better. 1t i:
hard for Que or two men to do it all
One serious mistake was the failure
to provide any kind Of advertising
matter for distribution to visitors. !
small pamphlet setting forth our re
sources would not have cost mucl
and would have helped advertise tn,
county.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12
THREsHlNG HELP is SCARCE

J.. P. Brandstrom, who is threshing
uear Angus, was in town today for
supplies. He told the Sheaf that it is
no easy thing to keep full crew this
year, Notwithstanding the high wages.
He pays $500 per day for common la
Dor and 1925 when also taking care
of a team The other day when it was
too wet to- thresh in the morning, ten
men wanted to quit and asked for
their time. He then went to Grand
Forks to hire some more men and af-
ter having bargained with about two
dozen, only nine accompanied him
when he left town: Next day live OF
them refused to work Mr.. Brand
strom then returned to Grand Forks
to hire more men, Finally he round
ed up thirteen who accompanied him,
but next morning two of them did not
show up for work. One man that he
spoke to in Grand Forks, after inquir-
ing how far out the farm was and
learning that it was 15 miles, replied
sneeringly that if Brandstrom would
bring in the farm he might consider
hiring out to him. 1t seems that a
poorer class of farm laborers has
struck this country this year, than we
have had in former years. Many Of
them are very Indifferent and careless
about the work, yet demand big
wages and do not want to work but a
few days at time and then loaf
around and spend their money All
are not that way, but good many are
of that class.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12

spring and fall without injuring the
plants. I will make the remark that
now it is almost impossible to see
which variety thrives the best. The
map shows that Montana Grim and
Turkestan suffer most from the Win
ter, but now the above are taller and
have a thicker straw; after that the
Sand Lucern from Germany has the
greatest length of straw. Montana
Hardy and Sand Lucern from France
are somewhat shorter but have il
closer and finer straw in 1910 l took
two crops of alfalfa, about two ton
each time. In 1911 I cut 1-2 acre the
9Th of July, leaving the other half for
seed. Got two loads of hay at each
cutting from the l-2 acre and cut tn.
second half with the binder, shocked
it and threshed it with a Minneapolis
special separator. I got $50 lbs. clean
Seed Sample of which l sent Prof.
G. E. Sjostrand) selling the seed for
25 cents pound, or $3.50 for the IL
acre.
This year I shall grow seed from
each kind. My neighbors have com
menced to grow alfalfa. Oscar Abra-
hanson sowed an acre without a
nurse crop. Will see how it with
stands the winter.
My writing gets too long anil must
close, but before doing SO, I propose
a three-fold @.Hurrah'' for Hon Halvol
Steen erson, for Marshall County, and
for Northern Minnesota.
"A. D. Nordstrom,
Farmer in Town of Moose River
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12
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$ NORTH STAR COLLEGE NOTES


Time is drawing nearer when the
college will open for the fall term. An
unusually large number Of inquiries
about college work have come during
the last few weeks. The indications
are that there will be very large en-
rollment.
Those of our people who have rooms
and can take college students will con-
fer a favor by letting President Abra-
hanson know Of the fact. A number
of students want to work for room and
board. Anyone desiring help of this
kind Will also help the college.
We should like to start a students
Boarding Club. Where can we get Il
good manager and cook? Who should
like to apply? For information speak
to or write to President Abrahams ON.
A new Dalton Adding machine is
the latest addition to the college
equipment
Prof. c. o. Bergquist, who during
the summer has had charge Of the
Swedish congregations in Crookston
and Fertile, came up to Warren last
Monday to say farewell before he
starts out for the seminary in Rock
Island. He will take up a course ait
the Seminary this winter.
Edward Lundgren, 10. from Thief
River Falls, was visitor last Mon.
day.
If you have not yet had copy OF
the college catalog, be sure to get
one. Tt is a splendid example of the
good work done at the sheaf Book
bindery.
President Abrahannson is. to speak
at the meeting of the Young Peoples
society at Nyskoga next Sunday after
noon.
At the last meeting of the Luther
League at Warren, it was decided thai
the Young Peoples societies of the
Red River district be invited to a dis.
trict convention to be held at Warren
November 16 and IL. All members
are invited to attend.
The new college building is rapidly
nearing completion and we hope to be
able to open the fall term, October
the first, in our new quarters.
The new illustrated college cata
LOG is a beauty; send for a copy. 4
1 is free.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12

The Sheaf big Popularity Prize
Election, which by it's generous offer
has attracted the attention of all ter
ritory tributary to Warren, will come
to close on Saturday, Oct. 10. So
little work has been done in the con-
test thus far that any girl could get
started now and easily win one of
the pianos. Candidates.! If you want
to win one of the Pianos-Work every
day-drive through the rural routes
make the other towns in the county
and write to the subscribers who live
in other sections of the country. Col
lect all the. money .yes possibly can
1rom the list ana Try to get everybody
who is not taking the Sheaf to sub
scribe at once. Any girl, no matter
what her present standing, could win
the first Prize Piano in her district
by following the plan outlined above.
In order to get the candidates work
mig hard at once, The Sheaf is going
to give premium Of $4,000 extra
votes for every $50 turned in up to
and including Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
This is in addition to the regular
schedule and will help out wonderful
ly in the race for the grand prizes.
Remember, you get $1,000 extra votes
for every $25. Under this offer it is
possible for candidate to get 5O,0OO
votes for every $25. For example,
say you should get two ten year sub
scription and one five year one. The
two ten year ones would count you
10000 votes The five year one 5000
votes which sum is $4,000 votes. Add
to this the $4,000 extra votes and you
have grand total of $4,000 votes for
S25.
This offer makes it possible for a
candidate, no matter what her pres
ent standing, to forge far ahead of ali
ether conte stt-2nts, BY working hard
every day during this offer
A hustler ought to be able to col
i lect from ooU " Plpo DSlOl 2 o0pI
25th
It is not too late for you to enter
Realize what is at stake and start
today. There is plenty of time to win
a, piano-fve weeks-don't you think
hiah grade piano will repay you for
. five weeks work? Yes, of course you
do. Well, that is the way you can win
one Of the fine pianos by working
hard every day, because there is nc
other girl doing this. If you are
going to try for one of the pianos, OF
if YOU want to win the piano in youl
district. start an active campaign fo'
subscriptions today. Start in to glve
the county a thorough canvassing ano
keep it up every day until the contest
is ended. Then you can have the sat
isfaction of praeticing on one OF the
fine pianos when the final count is
made.
Votes Given For Subscriptions-NeW
or Old.
one year, s1oo-6oo votes.
Two years, $2O0-1300 votes.
Three wears, SO 3.OO-2300 votes.
Four years, s400-3500 votes.
Five years, $500 5000 votes.
Ten years, s1O.OO-15,O00 votes.
Canadian subscriptions, $1.5O, ] VI
The following is a list Of the candii li
dates and their respective standing
up to and including Wednesday, Sept
81 1912. The Sheaf has kept in this
list only the names Of the candidates
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12

Grand opening sale of fall and win
ter millinery at the Millinery Empori-
um, Mrs. O. n. Nelson, Manager, on
Thursday Friday and Saturday, Sept.
IL, 13 and H.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12
Five More Weeks to Work
for Piano. Get Busy!

who have received some votes. Any
girl whose name has been taken out,
that wishes to take up the work, can
have her name among the candidates
next week by notifying us of her de.
sire at once.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12

The corn crop is now worth about
$50, 100000 annually to Minnesota. It
is rapidly increasing in Importance,
and is too important a factor in our
agricultural development to be neg
lected The corn crop is important
not only as a crop which produces a
product of immense value, but the
fact that corn is grown successfully
in Minnesota, even often leading the
so-called corn states in yield per acre,
is Of immense Importance to the state
al possibilities.
1t is extremely important that Min
nesota retain the enviable position
she has gained during the last decade
as a corn state This is important
! to every citizen in the state, and 1
| heartily join the College of Agricul-
ture in it's campaign for careful seed
selection, because only by the careful
selection of seed corn adapted to the
, lOCdl COuulClO1o Ol VlI sui duu Gil
mate in our various counties can we
hope to continue successful in corn
growing.
| Therefore, I hereby appoint the
! week of September 18th to 21st, 1912,
to be set aside as Seed Corn Week
/ for Minnesota, and / recommend that
i each farmer in the state appoint a,
day, or days, during this week to go
! through his corn fields and select
from the crop he has grown seed for
his needs during the following year.
| instruction as to methods of seed
corn selection will be found in cur
ent farm journals and in circulars,
!sent free on application to the Mime
sofa College of Agriculture, Universe
ty Farm, ST. Paul.
! Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state, this 30th day of Al1-
gust, 1912.
A. o. EBERHART,
! Attest: Governor
JULIUS SCHMA1L,
Secretary of State.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-09-12
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WEST OF STEPHEN :

y WEST OF STEPHEN s
. 4 = = y
H. o. Heulin autoed to Stephen on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hendrix were
visitors at the George German home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Smiley were west
of Stephen callers Monday.
Mr.. Meyers was Stephen caller on
Friday.
School commenced at Danley school
house Monday with Miss Irma Sinnott
as teacher.
Jewel Pagnac was a Warren caller
Tuesday night.
Miss Nettie Ware was a caller at
the Holton home Sunday.
Mrs. Maremille was shopping in
Stephen Friday.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-11
MADE THE CLERKS WORK.
A Senator Wanted Information and
Found Way to Get It.

Congress makes lots of unnecessary
trouble for the government clerks"
said a veteran employee, "but the
worst case 1 know of occurred some
years ago. A certain senator asked
the comptroller of the currency to tell
him how much stock a certain man
had in a national bank. He was in
formed that such information was re-
garded as confidential and could not be
given out.
"'We'll see about that said the SEN
ator, who was plainly disappointed and
displeased.
Several days later he secured the
passage of a resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury to fur
nish the senate with the names and
holdings of the stockholders in all the
national banks in the country. He
really wanted to know only the inter
est of one man in a bank, but he knew
that he couldn't get resolution Of that
kind through the senate, so he includ-
ed the stockholders in all national
banks.
sit took the entire force of the comp
troller's office several weeks to pre-
pare the information, and when 1t
reached the senate nobody paid any at
tention to 1t except the author Of the
resolution, and he merely looked at the
mass Of papers only long enough to
see about the man he was after and
then tossed the papers aside. 1t was
an immense lot of work for nothing"
Washington Star.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-11
MARRIAGE BY PROXY.
This Curious Ceremony Is a Purely
Dutch Institution.

This Curious Ceremony Is a Purely
Dutch Institution.
Some time ago q Boer in Pretoria
was married to girl in Amsterdam, in
Holland, the ceremony constituting
what the Dutch call handschoen, or
glove marriage.
In spite of the fact that distance Of
5000 miles lay between the bride in
the Netherlands and the bridegroom
in the Transvaal they were just as eff
fectually married under the Dutch law
as if both had been present in the
same church.
The bridegroom sent to his friend, or
best man, in Amsterdam a power of
attorney to represent him as his proxy
at the ceremony and at the same time
forwarded his glove, which at the
proper moment, when the two were
made one, was held by both the bride
and the proxy.
The wedding was duly registered at
Amsterdam and at Pretoria, where the
bridegroom filed an affidavit with the
landdrost, or magistrate.
This curious form of marriage Is
purely Dutch institution, the custom
having originated, it is said, in the old
times of Dutch-Batavian rule. 1t is,
however, a dead letter in the Trans
vaal since the English took over that
colony.-New York Press.