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Railroad News
STILL ANOTHER
&. n. line FOR MOTT

Darlington Independent: That the
Great Northern is to tap its new line
now nearly completed through the east
side Of Foster county, build a new line
Q n of the new towns. probably
Glenneld, to Darlington then taxi over
the Turtle Lake branch of the North
ern Pacific and continue IL on tn the
present main line in Montana. is q ru-
MOI p a continues to be talked in
railroad circles. 1t was given added
impetus Saturday when a telegram
stating that the Great Northern had
just purchased the Turtle Lake branch
Went over the wires, unoficiaIly.
When The Independent gave cur
rency two months ago to the report
THAT this programme was b out,
many did not seriously believe the ru-
NOR. But Immediately after an Inde-
pendent reporter was informed by a
ma who is heavily interested in town.
sites along the new line, and who is
close to the Great Northern officials at
st. Paul, that there were good grounds
upon which to believe that the COM
pany would do just as was published.
saturday, over the wires. went the lat
est confirmation Of the rumor.
II the sale of the branch line out
OF here has been made, it would not
be taken over for operation by the
Great Northern until the two lines
were joined by a new road bed be-
tween Darlington and Glenheld.
The a for the supposed pur-
chase is to enable the Great Northern
to stfl further shorten their line be-
tween Minneapolis and the Pacific
coast. It now has the longest mileage
and In order to successfully compete
Tor mail and passenger trafic 1t must
have a shorter line. Also in hauling
freight it is found exceedingly ex-
pensive to pull it the unnecessary
miles now covered. BY getting hold of
the Turtle Lake branch the Great
Northern would have already con-
structed nearly 100 miles of trackage,
or nearly one-fourth Of the entire dis
lance to be covered by the new line.
IL the road is built as planned. it
cannot be stated now just what the
effect will be on the line now building
north to Surrey, after the main trafic
Is diverted at Glenield over the Car
rington division. New Rockford has
been banking heavily on being made
a division point and having million dol
lar shops erected there. Under the new
plan the New Rockford investments
would necessarily be abandoned.
With the Great Northern main line
established into Darlington this city
would at once leap into the foremost
position Of any city in the state. with
three great railroad systems here, Car
rington would enjoy facilities for ship
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POSSIBILITIES OF GOAT RAISING
TN THE UNITED STATES

United states consul at Vera Cruz,
Mex, from which country large u
beers OF these skins are imported. in
which he says that the meat OF the
goat, which is used as food and found
very similar to that of the sheep, is
OF even greater value than that Of the
hides, and that the goats are grown
In large numbers upon lands not
available for AGRICULTURAL purposes.
eThe dry plains of Nuevo Leon he
adds. with scarlt growth Of brush.
are able to support large docks of
goats, though these Same plains win
not produce corn. cane, or grass, UNI
less water ID supplied for irrigation.
: 7 sMountain lands and rough,
broken sections Of fcothill lands nay
be secured for about ST per acre, and
each acre wills In the moist regiona.
support ave or elk goats. = = THE
steep mountain sides, the deep gorgea.
the narrow valleys covered every
where with exuberant vegetation az
ford ~c0ugenial feeding grounds 4
The vaIue of the goat depends upon
three things Meat, tallow, and the
ska. The matter OK fresh meat la
the farming districts of the hot conn-
try Iii greatly ainnplihed by the breed
ing or g0aka, and the flesh alone
would make it d profitable industry.
The above statement indicating that.
large additions to the meat supply d
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rive hundred million goat skins
have been imported into the United
states during the last decade, and
the money sent out Of the country
in payment therefor amounts 70 $780,
000. 900. The figures OF the bureau of
atatistics, department OF commences ard
labor. show that the goat skins inn
ported into the United states have
ranged in value from $20,000.000 TO
s30.000,0 900 per mum during the last
decade, making b total for the period
in question of slightly more than $3.50.
100000. The number OF goats whose
skins are represented by this $780,
100000 is approximately 5O0,0O0,0OO.
since the average value Of the goat
skins now being imported iss accord
Ing ia the figures of the bureau Of
statistics, about 80 cents each. the VAL
nations being those in the country
from which exported to the Unitsd
States.
This statement of the large value
1880, o00.00Ql Of goat skins imported
during the last decade, togeklsar with
Ii 4 Indicating that tile number 0f
goats which this s2~g0,00n,0o0 repre-
sents ID approximately 60o,0eQ. GOO. ls
extremely suggestive in conjunction
with d statement recently supplied To
the bureau o9 manufactures, depart
- commerce and labor. by the
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brief days the Elks win be here and
Col. Morton Page OF Fargo, president
Of the state association, will preside
over it all.
Great Lutheran Conference.
Hardly will the Elks have boarded
the trains for their homes when the
city win be thronged by 5000 visitors
and delegates who win come June s to
attend the sessions of the annual con-
ference OF the Norwegian Lutheran
church of America. The deliberations
Of this body r perhaps among the
most important on this continent and
the fact that its conference is being
held here will bring Fargo into the ma
tional Iimelight.
Rev. T. H. Dahl Of Minneapolis is
president Of the conferences and will
open it's sessions at the tabernacle
Thursday, June 6. The noted divines
who will be here to attend the gather
ing will be Bishop Beckman and Rev.
Hans Nilsen Hauge. both representa-
tives from Norway.
They will be the guests OF honor at
the unwilling Of the Hans Nilsen Hau-
ge monument at Concordia college at
Moorhead, the ceremonies of which will
be participated in by the entire Scan
dinayian population Of both cities and
all the representative citizens Of Fargo
and Moorhead who are interested in
the welfare OF the municipalities.
The jewellers Coming.
Following the greatest religious
gathering ever assembled in the north
west win be the first commercial con-
vention Of the month. The North Da-
kota State jewelers. and Opticians as
sociations win both v here at
the same time.
These two conventions will begin
Wednesday, June IL and continue IN
til the evening Of June IA.
Postmasters Next.
The p~ostnasters ana rural mail car
rieTs win be the next to come. The
North Dakota state Postmasters eon-
vention win be held In the city June
10 and the state convention OF the ru-
raj mail carriers will also be here at
the same time.
There are about 900 postmssters In
the state and about $50 rural carriers
and 1t is believed that quite d proper
ton OF each class viii be represented
at both conventions.
The Tri-State Postmasters' conven-
tion begins June 20 and lasts two days.
Already there have been received by
Secretary Rasmussen OF Red Wing,
$50 acceptances and 1t is expected that
Postmaster General Hitchcock will be
here. provided congress does not hold
too long.
Among the other noted visitors WHO
win be here at that time viii be 4. wv.
Weed, director OF the postal savings
system ]. II Suter, publicity agent of
the p~ostofaca department r ID.
Simons. the ST. Paul inspector and
Alex Grant, superintendent OF railway
mails for this division.
Methodist Camp Nesting.
Beginning June I'd and lasting until
June 80 the annual camp meeting Of
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MANNED by adhesions for life.
There are many methods of cur
Ing diseases such as appendicitis. gall
stones. bladder stones. etc, that are
quicker and better in results than op-
Grating for them. Or. Clarence Wv
Cox, who u n q sanitarium at 1926
Third avenue south. Fargo, has what
is considered the most up-to-date and
scientific method of curing such
chronic cases. He has been criticised
by some Of the medical profession.
This. Or. Cox says, must be expected
for a profession as remunerative as
the operating graft Is win surely die
hard. However, DR.. Cox is an In
dependent and foremost thinker and
Is demonstrating his claim in curing
hundreds OF cases that have been
given up by the medical profession
as incurable, either by medicine or
surgery. He claims two to four weeks
cures the worst cases of appendicitis
and gall stones. and judging from
what patients say thas hava been
cured by DR.. Cox there is no doubt Of
the results he obtains and all speak
OF the permanency Of the cure. Any.
person suffering from such troubles
would save much time and danger OF
going through an operation By eee.-
ing DIR. Cox.
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the United States may be grown upon
lands not available for general agri-
cultural purposes, together with the
statement of the bureau of statistics
that the skins Of 5o.Oe0,O0o goats are
imported annually into the United
States, coupled with the further we'll
known fact that the meat of goats
is now being sold for food in the
markets of many cities of the United
States, offers an interesting sugges
ton as to the possibilities OF large
additions to the meat supply of the
United States and the retention at
home OF the $3.50. 100000 per annum
now being sent out Of the country for
the purchase Of goat skins.
British India supplies about one
third the entire importations Of goat
skins into the United States. that
country having been accredited with
lS,OO0,OO0 skins u Of a total import
alton Of 43,000,000 in the fiscal year
1911. The next largest importation
OF that year were 6,666,00O from
China, 10000 600 from Mexico. 2.750.-
600 from Alden, Arabia: 2,125, 900 from
England, 100000 from British East
Africa, 100000 from Brazil, 1896
0 Argentine. 1000. 900 from yene-
zuela, about 100000 each from
France and Russia, and 100000 from
Turkey in Asia. Considerable amounts
are also imported from Turkey. AUS
ria-Hungary, Germany. Italy. Peru.
the Dutch East Indies, and French
Africa.
The following statement. furnished
by the American consul quoted above
and printed in The Daily Consular and
Trade Report by the bureau Of manu-
~facturers Of the department OF com
merce and labor, will serve as on IL
~lustration of how the business Of
goat raising is conducted in Mexico.
1.-THE money values are assumed to
represent Mexican pesos, one of which
equals 4s.S cents in American cur
rency):
In 1904 the manager Of the farm
received $4,000 goats, including large
and small, at a valuation of $1.5O each.
equal to $4,000. From the produce
Of these he sold, during eight months
OF 1894 and the years 1905 and 1905.
$4,000 head at IS each, equal to $780,
GOO, and had, at the close of 1906.
$4,000 head on the farm. being $4,000
more than he started with. The re-
suit was, counting the value Of the
$4,000 increase at $1.50 each with the
t~oregoing sales, the investment of $Sg.
600 produced in less than three years
$28S,0 600 besides the original stock Of
$4,000 goats was intact.
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Continued From Page One
baritone Of the Metropolitan Grand
Opera CO., Emil Oberhoffer, conductor
Of the Minneapolis Symphony orch
estra, Christine Miller and others OF
musical fame.
Some of the noted divines ~celebrat-
ed in the religious sphere will be
Ri. Rev. Samuel G. EdsaIl of Minnea-
polls, bishop Of Minnesota; Rev. 7. II,
Dahl of Minneapolis, president Of the
Norwegian Lutheran church confer
ence of America: Bish p. w. X. Beck
man Of Trondhjem, Norway, head OF
the Lutheran church of Norway, and
Rev. Hans. Nllsen Hauge Of Skein,
Norway. The last two will be the
Norwegian representatives to the
Lutheran conference.
Episcopal convocation.
The first gathering Of any import
ance viii be the annual convoca-
ton of the Episcopal church of North
Dakota to be held at Gethsemane
cathedral on Sunday, June 2.
1t is expected there will be a large
attendance of the Episcopal clergy Of
North Dakota together with visitors
from the Minnesota diocese. The
church dignitaries Of the occasion viii
be Bishop Cameran Mann of Fargo,
Bishop Samuel C. EdsalI of Minnea-
polls, Dean Dewitt Bowling OF the
cathedral parish.
Spring Musical Festival.
The next event win be the great
spring musical festival, given under
the auspices OF Fargo College Com
servatory Of Music. which begins at
the tabernacle on Monday afternoon,
June 8, with q song recital by Chris
tine Miller.
The great soloists Of this musical
treat, which will continue until the
evening OF June 4, will be Miss Miller,
Giuseppe Campanari, Joseph Schenke.
Lucille stevenson, Genevieve Wheat
Horation Conneil,, Richard Czerwonky,
willy Lamping and Henry ]. Williams.
The other great attractions on the
programme during this first great mu-
steal festival ever held in Fargo, will
be the Minneapolis Symphony orches-
ira and the Fargo-Moorhead Philhar-
monte club Of 100 voices.
The EIks Convention
The last day of the musical festival
the Elks OF North Dakota and visiting
brothers from some of the neighbour
ing Minnesota lodges will take conn-
pIete possession Of the city and Mayor
sweet will give the reins OF the naunic-
ipality over for a while to the antlered
herd.
There will be professions galore and
d great automobile parade. The fair
grounds will be especially opened and
there Lucky Bob st. Henry. himself a
jolly ELK, will make 8 flight in his new
Curtis aeroplane. to be followed by
George z. WEBSTER another popular
member OF the Fargo lodge, who will
ascend up above the crowd and tree
fops la his balloon and then drop
down in his parachute.
Receptions and social events of aII
kinds will be crowded into the two
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GREAT NORTHERN
SELECTS ROUTE
CREWS NOW AT WORK ON PRO-
JEcTED LINE THROUGH NJ
KENzIE COUNTY, N. o.

Shafer, N. D., May 25.-The Great
Northern railroad has decided on its
route through Mckenzie county. The
Little Missouri river survey has been
abandoned and crews are rushing to
completion the line surveyed along the
Cherry. Lonesome and Charbonneau
creeks. The route chosen will necessi-
tate a large outlay Of money, but it
opens a better country. That some
other road will build On the line Of
the Little Missouri survey is probable.
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requested to be present, as there Ia
but one week before the production OF
the opera is given in concert form.
Four Of this years public school
music class have secured positions 10
teach music and drawing during the
coming year. Miss Lancetto Steele
goes to Lisbon, NJ. D.; Miss Margaret
Newton to Langdon, N. D.; Miss Mar
guerite McConviIle to Rugby, N. d.:
Miss Edith FIeweII to Finley, NJ. ID. A
number OF others In the class have
positions in view, but have not yet
signed contracts.
Miss Margaret Newton appeared in
q graduate recital Friday evening at
Stones hall. An account of her re-
cital is given in another column. The
next graduate will be Miss Imogene
Nichols, who gives her recital May %.
She win be assisted by d. z. Sonqulst,
baritone.
Miss Imogene Nichols, pianiste, will
give her graduate recital next Tues
day evening at s:15 o'clock. She will
be assisted by II. e. Sonquist, baritone.
The programme follows:
English Suite, prelude. Sarabande,
Gayotte) Bach
Sonata OPP. %, No. 2, (Three move
naents) .......... Beethoven
Rolling Down tt Rio ...... German
Two G~renadiers ........ Schumann
d. e. Sonquist.
Theme and Variations ...... Schubert
Song to the Evening Star (Tann-
hauser) ........... Wagner-Liszt
Impromptu, Op. 20 .....s....s. Chopin
I'm Wearing Ava .............. Foots
Courier OF Moscow .......... Rodney
Concerto in D minor (Ffrst move
ments) ...... Meadow ell
(Orchestra parts played on second
piano by Mr.. Kurtzl
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The EIks Tonight.

Fargo lodge Of Elks will hold its
regular meeting this evening at the
club rooms and Exalted Ruler Morrow
desires to see a full attendance. A
large class Of candidates will be pre-
scented in addition to the balIoting on
applications. A number Of new APP
plications for membership will be
read.
The various committees on the con-
vention will make reports and many
other matters Of importance win be
brought up.
Secretary Orchard has issued cards
for the lodge of sorrows for this even-
ing also in memorium to the late
brothers Aaron Mcdonald, M. r.
Oa'NeilI, Ed A. Arnold. c. r. Wager.
M. K. Bradford and Thomas Murphy.
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Notice to Creditors.

In the matter Of the estate OF Peter
Pastoret. deceased:
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed, WilheImina Pastoret, admin
istratrix of the estate Of peter Pas
toret. late OF the city Of Fargo in to
county of Cass and state of NortE
Dakota deceased, to the creditors Of
and all persons having claims against
said deceased. to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within fous
months after the first publication 81
this notice, to said administrators ii
s20 First avenue south. in the city
Of Fargo. In said county, or with her
attorney Emerson II. Smith. over
Commercial bank Fargo, N. D.
Dated May Goth. "A. ID. 1912.
WILHELMINA PASTORET.
Administrative.
First publication on the 25th day
May, "A. ID. 1912.
(May rs: june /. {, 15).
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Fargo on Eve of Greatest Series of Conventions
in the History Of the Gateway City

/ Fargo district OF the Free Methodist
church, under the excellent direction
Of Rev. A. T.. McCracken, win begin.
And while the third religious gath
ering of the month is in session, the
state primary election will take the
attention Of the politicians and the
voters, for on June 2s, the republicans
and democrats will both decide by pop
ular vote who they want to be their
candidate for governor. Hanna, John
son. Buchanan, Jones. Hellstrom or
Knudson, and also signify their prefer
ence for the other places on the Lead
ing tickets.
The RoIIo COMMITTEES.
Already the Rollo Statue association
is making its preparations for the
great unwilling OF the Rollo statue that
is to be the gift to the Ndrwegians Of
America from Rouen, France. On that
occasion it is expected that the dis
tinguished guests will be Ambassador
Bryn, the Norwegian minister to the
United States, J. J. Jessurand. the
French ambassador, Sir Wilfred Lau-
rier, former premier of Canada, and
the mayor of Rouen and his four dep-
uties.
Addresses will be made by II. Bryn.
NJ. Jessurand, Sir Wilfred and the
mayor of Rouen. To plan for this
great event, Or. j. G. r. Charest has
appointed the following committees:
List Of Committees.
DR.. J.. c. r. Charest OF the execue
tive committee appointed to have
charge Of the ceremonies which wiz
attend the reception and unveiling OF
the statue has selected his committees
with great care. He announced the
following list Of assistants. Although
all of these have not been formally
notified OF their appointment, DIR.
Charest says that he hopes the public
spirit and desire to work for the COM
munity viii prompt all to accept the
appointments.
Men Who viii Do Work.
Executive Committee-O. !. deLehs
drecie, president; DR.. r. w. Vidal vice
president: Or. ]. C. r. Charest, sec
rotary: Oliver Denis. treasurer; II, u
Hagen. assistant secretary.
Finance Committee-George Carn.
Eel. chairman: n. j.. Hagen, treasurer,
Will tfAAG ~ OAAANt0 ~ 00 @NAN~SNu ~
Mr. CarufeI subject to the approval aE
the executive committee.
Committee on Sfte-J. RI Hardy
chairman; o. j. deLendreeie.
Committee on Decorations-Dr. j.
w. vidal, chairman; hrs. w. e. HunB
Geo. Carufel.
Committee on Arrangements. TN
yelling and Benquet-~W. III Stock
well chairman A. II. Wright j. q rs
Charest, Supt. w. II. Hoover. Fr6
DoIt, Or. Gottfrted HUT Pres. T. IA.
Weld. prof. G. b. Waldron. Dr. Kn0w
ton. r. Al. Rudd, Miss Jennie Cham
pine, MRS. ii. B. Blakeuaor@. MFS
Frank Thompson. AIRS. u. y Busch
Committee on Pubiici I
Wright. chairman; Professor polk.
Committee on FaradeA Il Wright
chairman; Prof. q. +. wslarnns QlISsr
Denis.
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Hanna 10 Bs Speaker.

From present indications Prizes hall
will be filled to its utmost capacity
next Tuesday evening when Cong. L
B. Hanna addresses the Modern
Woodmen Of America ana the annual
banquet OF that lodge. It is expected
that nearly 500 will be present. Aside
from CONGRESSMAN Hanna the other
leading speaker of the evening will be
Thomas Duffy of Dubuque, Ia the
national lecturer of the order. Mr..
Duty win present the state banner TO
the Fargo camp. A third speaker viii
be Mayor sweet,
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In Glass Houses
Exhibits to Interest the Passer-
by In the MaTts Of Trade

The west show window at A. l..
Moody's is given over to q magnificent
display of white goods.
The variety and alluring ways at
tract every passerby's attention, and
no doubt many girls are making dis
coveries as to where the choicest ma
terials may be had from which their
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sHARps AND FLATS.

Germany, says that Miss Nellie Bryant,
who several years ago was prominent
in musical circles in this city has been
selected for a leading part in a grand
| opera company at Ulm, a city in the
| southern part Of Germany. She has
been studying for the past Ave years
In Berlin, where she has been living
with her mother.
The Cadet band of the state agri-
cultural college of this city visited
Grand Forks q few days ago, accom-
panying the college baseball team and
Of course gave programmes down town
as well as on the fields. The Grand
Forks papers referred In very COM
plimentary terms to the ensemble Of
thirty musicians under the director
ship of the bands instructor, DR.. G.
s. Putnam. The Grand Forks Times
had the following:
"One Of the best advertisements the
North Dakota Agricultural college
ever put before the public is the SPLEEN
did band that has been in Grand Forks
today.
"This organization OF young mus
| sicians has kept things lively in the
business section all day and is this
| afternoon making the crowd merry at
the baseball game at Athletic field be-
tween the university nine and the
aggies."
Bertrand Alan Orr Of the Fargo con-
servatory returned yesterday from
Fergus rails where Thursday evening
he sang at the exercises marking the
graduation OF nurses at the state hos
pital. MI. Orr was enthusiastically
received BY the large audience pres-
emit and a double encore was demanded
after the singing OF the second group
Of songs contributed. His programme
was as follows:
Mother o. Mine......s..........T Tours
Rose in Bud Forester
Prelude from the Cycle Of Life.
Ronald
L Hear You Calling Me -. Marshall
Al year ago Mrs. w. 8. StamDaugh
was d contributor to d contest under
| the auspices of the Madrigal club OF
Chicago, submitting the score to a
May song. Mrs. S~tambaugh has again
been invited BY the club to compose
the score for q submitted verse By
LongfaIcw.
The Fargo college orchestra played
last evening ia the operahouse 1T
Buxton, IN. ID. Miss ELLA Beckinan waa
the e0lofst. The orchestra has baen
Wnr.nr%na ~ r1a.. ~ xnA xan9nawM~.M
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commencement dresses are to be cree
ated.
The windows of the Herbst depart
ment store are certainly given special
attention these days, as many neat
and attractive windows are arranged.
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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Fargo, Mr.. Zimmerman Of Moorhead
and Mr.. Murphy Of Sanborn will be
the three representatives who will go
to washington June 8 to attend the un-
yelling of the statue of Christopher
Columbus.