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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
He Hadn't Heard of Socrates.

A big policeman who walks beat
near the Greek settlement in the north
side always gets angry when he hears
this told at his expense, but there are
those who will vouch for its truth:
About month ago n young man.
very much excited rushed up to this
policeman and exclaimed:
Say, Jim, did you hear about
Greek by the name of Socrates taking
poison?"
II did not Jim replied innocently.
Then he added, thoughtfully stroking
his chin: Sure, that's the first time
ever heard Of Greek going up against
anything stronger than what he sells
in his own coffee houses. I guess I'd
better look this up and bulletin all the
details to the department. It's an un-
usual case" kansas City Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
RUBBER AND RUMOR.
A Closely clinsins Garment and q
Laughable REQUEST,

Lau0HapIe Request.
In 1890 Professor Emmet of the Uni.
versity of Virginia visited In New York
with his family and while there re-
ceived from abroad a pair Of india rub
Der cloth boots. His son. DR.. Thomas
Adds Ennet. In his book. Incidents
of My Life" says that his distin.
g,iislied father WAS happier In his new
possessions than child with a new
toy and spent most Of his time stand
Ing like heron iu the water to test
them.
Their shape wns not such as would
have fascinated lackelan. the famous
bootmaker. They were made like a
long stocking Of coarse canvas. with a
lenther sole. and over all wus smeared
paste OF rubber which might have
answered In cold weather. but which
was sticky and Ill smelling under q
moderately hot sun. In very few ar
ticles has there been more improve.
ncnt than In rubber goods since they
trst came into use.
My father took back with him n
"raincoat" rs n present to our old me-
gro coachman. but he could never be
induced to wear II in the rain, and
when cxpostulated with his answer
was. Does you t'ink Is gwine wear
dis new cont In de raini" He never
wore it except in the bright sunshine
and on n warm day, so that when he
got off the box at the stable II was
necessary to take with him the cush.
ion and remove his trousers before he
could get his cont Off.
recollect as child the first .gum
shoes" In use. which were hdeous to
look M aud most uncomfortable over a
shoe. but which 10 the bare feet of the
Old negroes were n JOY and comfort.
The lirSt rubber shoe was shaped like
large sausage. and from one end
along the side piece was removed to
permit the introduction Of the foot.
After the foot was inserted the elastic
substance s'aped itself about Il.
They were always called gum
shoes" While medical student was
present at the opening of the Girard
House In Philadelphia. and l remember
that there were printed notices Mt each
entrance with the request. PLEASE
wipe your gums Oh the mat"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
NOTICE OF FIlJAI. CT II nMEN -.

Notice Is hereby giyen that the
underlined, administrator of the
estate Of BItIer tairchi!d, deceased,
ras filed ia the County Court of
the state Of Oregon, for Lincoln
county, his tiral account for settle
ment Of said es ate and that Mon
dav, the 7th day Of October, 1912,
at the hour Of 10 o'clccl; a. N. has
been fixed by the Court as the time,
and the cffice Of said Court at the
Courthouse in ssid county, rs the
place, for hearing of said report and
70: the settlement thereof. All
persons interested are notified tc
present any objections in writing
that may exist as to any matters in
said account prior to said date.
G, B. McCluskey,
Administrator Of the estate of But
Ter Fairchi!d, deceased.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
A Funny siamess Custom.

They have very funny fashion In
Siam When an inferior comes into
the presence Of superior he throws
himself upon the ground. Then the
superior sends one Of his attendants
forward to see whether the PROSTATE
man has been eating anything or has
any offensive odor about him. If he
be blameless in this respect the attend
ant raises him from the ground, but II
he be guilty the attendant straightway
kicks him out.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13

bier growth;
But a new vision to the Seer ap-
pearing,
Leads him to warn us that the
promised land
Lies farther on, in Single Takers
clearing.
Meath the old code, by U'Ren sup
plemented,
We wandered on, we'll guided in the
light time
By bright cloud castles, and also
conducted
By pillars Of hot air within the
night time.
Now he would cast those tables down
and bust them,
Whereon Is graved our present tax
ing system,
And carve anew his Fels-insnired
commandment
The latest revelation of his wisdom.
Oh, Moses" we have followed you
some seasons,
And were beginning to learn how
to take them
The laws hy which yen strove to
lead from Egypt, ~,
But now, alack, you're planning to
remake them.
Some of the dope you carried to
adoption
Might, after all, be quite the part
Of wisdom,
But the thin soup of Single Tax doth
drive ne
To hug the fleshpots Of our pres
cut system.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
Mistaken LEA,

at may be laid down as broad
proposition,' said the professor of po-
litical economy that you cannot get
something for nothing"
81 once got the measles for nothing.
professor" interrupted the young man
with the wicked eye.--Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
The new
REVALA-
TON
By
DEAN COLLINS

U'Ren, the Moses of the modern day,
Hath lifted to High Fels, his mystic
eye,
And heralds forth the latest message
CLEANED y
From solemn Oregon Citys Sinai;
Letting us wandering, baffled tribes
men know
That which should fill us with
sublime elation-
That U'Ren, who hath led us on SO
long,
Hath doped us out a new tax
revelation. Ia.
Far had we wandered, meath tn
Egyptian code
OF private ownership Of land, which
founded
The base of all our states prosperity
And led to growth, with certainty
surrounded.
Fondly we dreamed Of greater. Sta
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13

Singleton (reading)-It is said that
the last word in an argument is often
the most dangerous.
Wcdderly-Would you mind letting
me have that paper?
Singleton-What do you want It for?
Wedderly-I want to show that para
graph to my wife.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
WHAT WE NEVER FORGET

according to science, are the things
associated with our carly hou e liz.
such as Blcklen's Arnica Saw,
that mother or grandmother use
to cure our burns, boils, staldj,
sores, szia erupticrs, cuts, spr, ms
or bruises. F0.t.- years - cures
prov :; merit, Unriyaled for
piles. cJrn; or cold-5ores. Only 25
cents at Toledo Drug Co.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-09-13
Safer.

"Of course / don't want to criticise,
but don't think 1t was altogether
right for David to say all men are
liars"
well. al any rate, it was safer than
to pick out one man and say it to him."
philadelphia Ledger.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30

frmed in their single blessedness, and
the news of their intention to enter
the state of matrimony CONS as some
of a surprise to most Of their
acquaintance.
The romance of Miss Gould and Mr..
Shepard came on a tour of inspection
of the Railroad Young Mems Christian
e Grs%de Tgfiros Of the The Renye r q R1o
thropy which is mostly Miss Gould's
own.
Last March Miss Gould, with officials
of the Gould railroads and their wives,
left st. Louis to see the associations
branches. Mr.. Shepard, who is assist
ant to the president of the Missouri
Pacific, Iron Mountain and the Dem
yer & Rio Grande railroads., was in the
party.
The two had met before in st. Louis,
but now they were constantly seen in
each others company. Mr.. Shepard has
always taken a keen interest in phil
found that their tastes harmonized In
many regards.
At the end of this pleasant trip
through the southwest, their minds
were pretty we'll made UP. But the
engagement was not made definite for
some months.
Mr.. Shepard is the son of a Con-
necticut Episcopal clergyman, the Rev;
P. J.. Shepard. He entered the general
offices of the Northern Pacific in st.
paul in 1899.
He became assistant general mana
ger Of the Northern Pacific, and then,
in 1901, he went to the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe, at Chicago. He later
held a position for three years in Los
Angeles, n then engaged in private
business for a time. Since January,
1911, he has been assistant to b. F.
Bush, president of the Missouri Pa.
cifc-Iron Mountain and the Denver &
Rio Grande railroads..
Besides being regarded as a capable
| railroad official, Mr.. Shepard is inter-
ested in books and music. He has been
a good football player, a baseball
pitcher, an oarsman and a Splinter.
The announcement of the engagement
was made by Mr.. and Mrs. George j.
Gould, brother and sister-in-laW Of
Miss Gould, at a dinner at Georgian
court, Mr.. Gould's place in Lakewood
N. j.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
Social Notes

Miss Myrtle Warner of Mapleton is
le guest of Miss Anna Mclaughlin OF
first avenue south.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Dahms of Moor
head left Saturday for a weeks visit
with friends in st. Paul.
Miss Pearl Bunce. registrar of the
! Fargo College Conservatory of music,
is visiting friends in Minneapolis for
d week.
John Fitzgerald of Minneapolis is
spending the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fitzgerald, OF Third
avenue north.
cal Y. w. c. A. has returned from De-
catur, ILL.,, where she spent Christmas
with her people.
Mrs. e. l.. Gamble returned to her
home in Wahpeton Saturday morning,
after spending part of the holiday sea
son with Mrs. Probert ana MRS. SHAW
of the north side.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Shaw of Eighth
street north will leave Wednesday
morning for Lisbon n. D., where they
will spend New Years day with their
neics, Mrs. Frank Palmetier.
The Washington ~Neighborhood club
will not meet this week on account of
Wednesday being g. holiday. The next
meeting will be held Jan. 8 at the
schoolhouse.
CroiI Hunter, who has been spending
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. c. Hunter of Eighth street
south, will leave Friday to resume his
studies at Yale.
Mrs. w. E.. McDougal, formerly OF
this city and now of Winnipeg, is the
guest for a short time of Mrs. w. w.
McDougal is expected in Fargo in a
short m
Mrs. III. e. Nesne of Third avenue
north is spending the holidays with
friends in Winnipeg. Mr.. Nesne left
last evening and will join her there
for New Years Ghy and they VIII re-
turn the last of the week.
Miss Della Levitz left this morning
for st. Paul, where she will visit
friends for a few weeks. Miss LEVITT
will be a. guest at several social af-
fairs while in the cities and among
the number will be the annual ball al
the st. Paul hotel.
Mrs. Bert Brown of Minneapolis is
the holiday guest of her parents, Mr.
who was here for a few days, was
obliged to return home on account OF
business and Mrs. Brown will remain
over the New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Peabody But.
Ter arrived last evening and will, be
the guests of Mrs. Buffers parents
MI. and Mrs. j.. G. Hunter of Eighth
street south, for a week, Mrs. Butler
was formerly Miss Deborah Hunter AND
s her nuptials were an event of August
The Epworth league of the First NJ
e. church will give a New Years
Of the Y. M. C. A. The event was
announced to b. given in the parlors
of the church, but is was decided, OF
account of the unfinished condition Of
81 %ha 1l,rHrob +" that If would he hast ff
give the party at the Y. All young
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30

even the Roman Catholics. wear the
harem skirt, n the national fiesta
dress is exceedingly picturesque. A
feature of one of the striking mOdifi-
cations of his costume is a purple
velvt head dress, from which depends
a gauzy scarf, richly colored in ORR
entail style. There is a white chemisette
with bishop sleeves, a full white di-
vided skirt, a velvet corselet, a bolero
of Turkish embroidery in gold and sill
er, n a finely embroidered white
apron that ome to the feet.
Whoever has been in Mostar, the
capital of Herzegovina, must have
been impressed by the street suits of
the women, that heavy overcoat of
somber black which they wear even
in the hottest summer The ugliest fea-
ture of the garment is the hood, made
out Of the elongated collar, and
brought close up over the head to
overshadow the face. The Yasmak
is also in evidence, sometimes with the
slit for the eyes, sometimes without it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
At the Hotels

city. "'
c. S. Anderson of Crosby was in the
city today.
Mrs. C. j. Jackson Of Minot shopped
In the city today.
James j. Farley of Valley City spent
the day in h city.
j. C. Towner of Minot was a Fargo
business caller today.
Judge L. ]. Palda of Minot is a guest
at the Gardner hotel.
H. F. Easton of Tioga was In the
city today on business.
A. w. Thompson of Minot was a
business visitor in the city today.
Thee. Thoreson of Swift Water was
in the city this morning attending to
business matters.
Christine ELMER of Fergus Falls,
Minno was in the city today shopping
anu visiting friends.
A. ]. McInnins of the town of Dazey
has arrived in the city n is a guest
at one of the hotels.
Mrs. Jacob Knudson of jamestown,
this state, was in the city this morn
ing visiting friends.
Otto Richter of jamestown was a
business visitor to the city this morn
ing n met many friends.
J. D. Faiconer of Bismarck was in
the city this morning t~ransacting bust
ness and calling on friends.
E. A. Webster of Mcintosh was a
business visitor to the city today and
was a guest at the Waldorf.
o. p. Anderson of Starkweather was
tr~ansacting business in the city today
and was meeting his friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Morris of Detroit,
Mimi, arrived in the city yesterday and
are stopping at the Prescott.
Alfred Davis of the city of Bemidii,
Minno arrived in the city yesterday
and Is stopping at the Webster.
r. e. Jones of Lisbon, his state, was
In the city greeting his friends and
looking after business matters.
2. X. Turner of Valley City was
greeting his friends in the city this
morning and is at the Metropole.
Frank Drake and f. T.. Donahue OF
Minneapolis arrived in the city this
morning and are Waldorf guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. x. .Kirsch of War
wick, this state. were in the city shop
! n and calling on their friends.
A. J.. Nathan of the state capital
city was calling on his friends I'M the
city today and will return home this
afternoon.
All of the hotels report a scarcity
OF guests at the present time on ac-
count of the fact that travellers are
mostly at home. .
Sen. John G. Gunderson Of the Aneta
State bank n former mayor of that
place, was in the city yesterday to
spend Sunday. He was a guest at the
Gardner hotel where last evening he
held several conferences with a num-
Der of political and financial leaders OF
the state.
Sen. Judson LaMoure of Pembina, the
oldest of North Dakota's statesmen.
spent a few hours in the city at the
Waldorf hotel yesterday on his way
from his old home in this state to his
Minnesota residence, where he is
spending the evening Of his days with
relatives. senator IaMoure spent the
holiday season with his son at the
~latter's family residence at Pembina.
! The approaching session Of the legls-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
HOW NEW WORDS ARE COINED.
Word Building as Much a Piece Of
Carpentry as Is House Building.

Word buIluln9 as MUCH q F'oSS "
Carpentry as Is House Building.
Chicago Journal: Word building is
as much a piece of carpentry as is
house building. Only it takes longer.
Sometimes a century or more. And by
that time the words first meaning is
usually changed.
For example, the old word for
"neighbor' was "sib." Ones good
neighbor was known as ones good
sib." This became shortened to god
sib' and later to gossip" Then the
words meaning changed and gossip no
longer meant good neighbor, but ap-
piled to the sort of talk exchanged be-
tween good neighbors.
Take the word farmer" too. The
old word for farmer was "boor."
(And "boor' later was used for de-
scribing farmerlike or rough persons).
The farmer living nearest to n was
known as the "nighboor," and this
phrase in course of time, was twisted
to "neighbor."
You've heard the proverb: Little
pitchers have big ears" Well, 1t does
not refer to the utensil that holds wa
ter or goes to the corner side door.
Pitcher was a slang term with some
such meaning as III word CHAP" or
fellow" Thus, Little fellows have
big ears Is a more sensible rendering
of the proverb.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
Helen GOuId.s enlargement.

Friends of Miss Helen Miller Gould,
daughter of the late Jay Gould, and
probably as widely known as any
American woman on account of her
charitable work., had not suspected,
The New York Telegram reports, that
she is to become the wife of Finley J.
Shepard of st. Louis, an official of one
of the railroads once dominated by
her famous father. The wedding will
probably take place late in January,
although the NAL arrangements are
yet to be made.
Miss Gould is A years old and her
future husband is about one year her
senior. Both were considered con-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
Exceptionally HOnored.

Miss Isabella Hagner will act as So
cial secretary for the wife of President
Wilson. She belongs to one Of the
oldest resident families in Washington.
She Is the daughter Of DR.. Charles e.
Hagner. Her uncle is Justice Alexan-
der B. Hagner of the district supreme
court, retired. Her brothers are DR.,
Francis r. Hagner, Paymaster I. Thorn
as Hagner and Randall Hagner.
Miss Hagner served through both of
the Roosevelt terms as social secretary
to Mrs. Roosevelt, having been a per-
sonal friend of the latter during her
earlier residence at the capital. The
position was created for her by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, whose order transfer
red her from the war department,
where she was a clerk during the war
with Spain. After the Roosevelt Id
will be detailed for service with Mrs.
Wilson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30

has been postmistress in the city. Mr..
and Mrs. Ward will make their home
in the future at Stan1eld, although Mr..
recently at Portland.
Friends will be very sorry to learn
that Miss Fanny Pickton, who has been
i'll in a local hospital for the past three
months, is in a very serious condition.
Tomorrow evening will take place
the annua1 New Years ball of the
Bachelors and Benedlcts which will be
given at the Knights of Columbus hall.
This function is one of the leading
events OF the holiday season and the
hostesses will be Mrs. A. B. Smell and
Mrs. Frederick H. Bailey. A number
of guests will be present from away
and plans are being perfected to make
this one of the most beautiful of the
holiday balls.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
STATE WEDDINGS

The wedding of Miss Cora Giese,
to James Boyle, son of Mr.. and Mrs,
John Boyle of jamestown, was solem-
nized at st. James Catholic church in
that city.
The wedding of Miss Maude Carlotta
Sprague, daughter of Mr.. n Mrs. Ar
thu Dewitt Sprague, to. John New
ton Nelson of Los Angeles, Cal, was
solemnized at the residence of the
brides sister, Mrs. Thomas Turner, at
Devils Lake.
There occurred a pretty wedding at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Henning, in Lakota,
Wednesday at high noon, when their
eldest daughter, Miss Carrie, was given
in marriage to Edward F. Sloan.
Wednesday of last week, at the resi-
dence Of Rev. Mr.. Wang, occurred the
marriage of william J. McCombs of
Milroy, Mcintosh county, and Miss
Thory Solberg of Barton.
The marriage of Miss Hilda Fadness
of Church Ferry and Harvey Bell OF
Columbus, Wis, occurred Wednesday
at the home of the brides parents on
the Weimer farm, near Churchs Ferry,
Rev. II. Q. Helseth performing the GER
emory,
On Wednesday. Dec. IS, George A
Bedford and Miss Sarah Julia Norem
stood before the altar of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Rugby, while
the Rev. w. A. Dunett read the serv-
ice which united them in holy matri-
mony,
A very quiet home wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. P
J. Cavanaugh, who live about fifteen
miles, northwest of MOhall. The con-
tracing parties were. their son, Dan
W., and Miss Anna Stromstad.
A very nice reception was given
Wednesday evening, Dec. II. at the
home of John Tom, seven miles south
of Heaton, in honor of the marriage OF
their daughter, Lydia, to Edmond Jas
sa.
A very pretty wedding occurred al
the home of the brides parents, PHILIP
Reiling, neal Heaton, when his daugh'
ter, Frederick, was united in marriage
to Peter Ramig of Shawnee, Okla.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
BOSNIAN WOMEN,
Harern Skirt and Velvet Head Dress
a Feature of Their Costume

New York Evening Post: OF all the
Balkan states Bosnia = Herzegovina
which raj put on the map for most
Americans when Austria gobbled it
five years ago, is in the most dramatic
position, Bosnia Herzegovina has long
had her dream of freedom, it seems,
both under Turkish mis-rule and under
the later Austrian domination, and the
question has arisen how will she en-
dure to see all her sister states free
while she remains in the thrall to
Austria. The interest that has center
ed on the little territory because of her
interesting position has brought forth
some recent testimony as to the women
of the region. In Serajevo, the capital
of Bosnia, the women are divided in
their religious allegiance, the Greek
church, the Roman Catholicism of
Austria and Mohammedanism being in
conflict. In the dress of the women,
Turkish influence fingers. Nearly all,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
Her Present.

Judge: Smith is a hard hearted
man. The spirit never touches him.
His wife, however, is different. She
entered the dining room with a troubl-
ed toOk on Christmas eve. ~.
"Oh, JOHN she said, Mary has just
swallowed a dime! What shall we do?"
Mary, be it said. is the maid in the
Smith household.
"Do?" repeated the master of the
house. We'll, l suppose we'd better
let her keep it. Shed have expected
a Christmas box anyhow" ~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
Marriad Christmas Day.

Prof. A. F. Ullrich returned this
morning from a short wedding trip.
He was married Dec. 25 to Miss lnger
Eidsness whose parents live near
Ambrose, N. D. Prof. Ullrish has been
with Aaker's Business college for the
past -four years and Miss Eidsness
graduated from the commercial course
at the A. B. C. last spring. Professor
and Mrs. Ullrich will reside at 513
Sixth avenue north. New Years day
they expect to spend at Evansville
with Professor Ullrich's father.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-30
FIRST CLEARING SALE
Black & Co. Have a Rule That They
Will Not Carry Over Any Stock
Prices Very Low.

On another page of this paper is the
announcement of the first clearing
sale of J. p. Black & Co, and the
bargains they are offering are the
greatest eve offered in this section.
They have an entirely new stock and
have cut the prices on every article
in the stock
Since coming here six months ago
they have enjoyed an enormous trade
and they expect to clear out their
stock in this sale If low prices will do
it. One policy of this firm is to never
carry over goods from one season to
another and in their clearing sale they
make prices that will move out all the
goods. The sale starts tomorrow and
Fargo. and Moorhead people can save
money by reading their announce
ments from day to day and by at
tending this great merchandising
event. -Advt.