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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-10
Selected IN Contest BY STATE
Semi-C Centennial Celebra
ton Committee.
fRy % u. Heernans.

Behold the epic, inspired BY the
muse OF the tinshop. where handles
are made, moulded upon 4 rag-time
base OF a mixture Of tango and nur7'
sery-rhyme. dedicated to historic
west Virginia and sent out to the
world as convincing proof that all
81 the evil things said about the state
and it's people must be true-a trav-
esty upon helpless people. You
can guess the rest z II only the au-
thor Of the $500 poem had permitted
us 10 guess It all each native son OF
us might have made his own happy
guess and kept it himself: The writer,
in offering a criticism OF the new
official state song desires 70 let e
early be known that he was not q
competitor in this contest. Modesty
prevented a great many OF the news
paper men from entering q contest
which we presumed would call forth
great efforts, genuine and rare abiI-
ity and good results. The personnel
.of the committee to award and the,
known ability OF the men composing
that committee, was reassuring and
We ali genuinely hoped for a poem
that wonld stamp West Virginia with
authorship Of merit, one that would
be an inspiration to- old and young,
There are but two cancellations from
which to choose, One Is that we are
not capable of understanding higher
art, and this IS a rare poem for the
committee has not only declared it
to be, but has decided to pay for it.
or, upon the other hand, that the "
ric (gJ is a bit of doggerel; tommprot
Ia jingle, and a disgrace to the state
and It's forefathers.
"The girls. Not our fair women
but smacking OF the win room he dubs
our noble women-.the girls. who
claim all the grace, and will perhaps
hide their faces-in shame. Can any
one imagine Industrial West Virginia.
with her smoke stacks and coke ovens,
her farms and her factories, q place
where the whole year is a pIaytime q
one can see everybody In West .yir5
ginia. gambo1ing upon the green. in
summer time and playing in the snow
during the winter. The business men
are playing tag and screaming this
beautiful refrain, like a bunch oe
schooiboys, old men and young, leap
froggfng over the commons while the
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world Is guessing the rest
There Is real cause for severe
criticism and serious objection to the
result The occasion Is momentous
the semtscentennial OF state rich IN.
historical lore and great Industrial
achievements. We have history of
wonderful interest made by statesmen
VINO met the critical issues Of early
DAYS with wisdom and bravery that
stamped West Virginia as having
power.
We all appIauded the movement 20
celebrate this fiftieth anniversary-
golden jubilee indeed Now Il smaeks
OF something ta@dry and cheap and
yeneered. Those in authority have
gfSen their sanction and approval OF
this factory 4made song and 4 has
detraeted from the Interest Of the
whole people in the celebration of
June next. It would seem as il the
music mad been ordered first, and firid-
ing II To- be highly favored with the
rytfm 81 the turkey trot and umptyz
tunztnin of the dance hall TOUGHER
here and there with the weird means
OF the oriental nude dancers. the poet
had then taken up his pepper box Of
nouns. verbs and adiectives by the
.thandlen and sprinlxled the contents
over the music sheet at a time.
can you imagine the dignihed and
talented sage, the Hon. Waitinan 4.
whey, Joining with enthusiasm in q
rae time Jingle about the state he
heIped to form? or Governor Bore
man. cheering choir which screarns
about holding a candle and guessing
the rest? eor the venerable Pierpont
or any one OF score OF those great
men of the early period, when Kiser.
was in swaddlfng clothes plauding
the sIap-iack whoop-la State Song &?
Can you think of great coal produc-
er. or banker or fruit grower-tile
kind of men who have made modern
west Virginia the glorious common n
wealth she iszhop skipping over the
platform at Wheeling in June. singing
the glad refrain about the state with
a handle. the lucky West virginian
and placing laurel wreath upon the
brow OF the concert hall producer
whose brain-child has immortalized
himself and all. West yirginians
If the committee wanted to donate
$500 to Mr.. Kiser, Tor good reasons,
we have no objections If they chose
the best song poem or whatever 1t
may be Of all submitted, then we wish
they might have discarded all. adopt
cd one of the several much better ones
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NENBRO'S HERHGIDE
SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT
--------77 -7------as
And Delightful Scalp Dressing
And ! Delightful Scalp Dressing

.Tbe discovery and turning In an
alarm of aFefnakes possible the hero+
ic work or the flremen in putting i
out.
Iyndtse lowered q fire spreads with
qInazing. gapldit destroying every-
thing within reach. y
The discovery of the dandruT germ
S1as of 2tlnab Ie value to rnankind,
but only because It paved the way for
khe, greater service the discovery of
~ esVbro's Herpfcids.
4 Ef1aha nfftf 81 81 cbntA gions. and its
apfead is;ehe elsed by the snse of Her
pEcIda. rphtk heiishtfpi scalp dressin
removes all traces Of dandruff. checks
the accumulation 9f scarf skin and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-10

Insures You for Months
against Headache, Bilious
ness, Constipation, Bad
Stomach.


Put aside 5ust once tlae salts
cathartle Pills Castor OTIS Or purEa
ltise waters waich merely force 2
passa geway through the bowels, but
do nor thorouxhIy cleanse fresfsen
and purify fse draipage q aiimen-
tary organs. ana have no effect what
ever hpsh the liver and stomach.
Keep your inside organs pure and
fresh With scasess which thor
ougiflS ristose the stomach. remove
ina undiss tea. sour and ferrnentirs
fcoa and fusfl gases. take the excess
bic nom the ifver aid ga Try out
Of t.,e ssieni Al the censtipated
= .lste n1atter and poisons in the IN
testines ana l,owefs.
4 cascaret fought VIII make yon
feel great ~ orning. They work
white you sleep never grippe, sickep
and cost only 10 cents q box from
ycrr dsusgist Millions Of men and
women take d Cas- aret no ~ and then
ana never have Iteadache. Bilious
ness. coated tongue. Indfgest son. Sour
stomach or Constf pated bowels. Cas-
carrots befong In every j ouse llold.
children just love to take them. IA q Z
vertisemert
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,ssaessL eonaEsrsnsrNesl

SAEEM. May 10 movement II
on foot here FOR the organization Of
Parents club. or Social Patrons
Association. That matter had fts
inception az public meeting some
weeks ago. and now a meeting has
been called for Thursday, May 3,
At s B. N. at the Central school
building The object Of the organ
ization Is 10 provide a means Of tie
exchange Of ideas. and iInparting i'm
FORMATION and ID awake interest II
hui bic education. The Rev E
wooftgr Is the president OF the new
movement
The public schools here viii close
N az IS. on May % an operetta
iwiIl Sc rendered by the pupils under
/ the ia dership Of Mrs Vi. wardner
| i5ayis superintendent OF music Of
fine schools. The sermon to the
duating class viii be delivered
.snday morning. May rs. by the Rey.
Gregory Biakely Of the Methodist
SEpiscopai church.
sruesday evening will be ella =
n;eht. when the 1913 class viii req
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prevents the hair from falling Il
stops that itching alrnost instantly.
Herpecide Is the only standard and
original dandrrff germ destroyer. Any
other preparation making this claim
Is. an Imitation. =. ~
Recommended and applied by first
class bal bers.
Send IDc In postage or silver for,
sample and booklet to The Herpieidc
Co. Dept. r.. Detroit, Mich.
2 Newbro's Herpicide in soc and 81
sizes is sold ny. an dealers who guar
antse il 10 do all that is claimed
you are not satisfied Your money win
be refunded. Parsons -Souders Co..
Special Agents Advertisement
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

All persons knowing themselves TO
be Indebted to the estate OF Daniel a..
RibIett, deceased. Viii please present
the same TO the undersigned admin
fstrator; and all persons having claims
against said estate. VIII please pre-
sent same duly autfenti eated 70 the
undersigned admins rator for settle
ment. s...,,,,
MARCUS J.. R1BLETT
Isumberports w Va. ss
of the estate OF paniei
RfbIeft; Deceased. Is e Igl.sZ Z y.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-05-10

A sand boz for automobiles, like the
familiar device ON locomotives. to dis
tribute sand under their tires to pre-
vent skiddtng. has been patented by a
Massachusetts inventor.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
JOINED u. S. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE..

Field Secretary Trefz, represent
ing the chamber of commerce of the
United States, spoke at the city hall
Tuesday before gathering OF
members of the jamestown CONNER
cial club. He referred to the devel-
opment of the United States associa-
tion and urged the organization of
all business men in a general asso-
citation for their own interests. La
Dor has a widespread organization
and special representative in the
national government. The farmer
also has a secretary of agriculture.
but there is no special department
of the government in which business
men are represented.
The address of the speaker was
filed with information and interest
to those present.
The local Commercial club voted
to become a member of the U. s.
chamber of commerce, which acts
for united business interests as rep
resented in commercial clubs
throughout the country.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
LET CONTRACTS FOR
new COLLEGE BUILDING
Work Under Way for the Construc-:
tiOn of Gordon Science Hall at
jamestown College.

Contracts for the erection of the
latest addition to the buildings on
College hill, have been let, and the
work of excavating, hauling of ma
terial and other preparations are
we'll under way. The contract for
excavation was let to the Richards
Draying Co.; the concrete work to
Henry Larson, the laying of the brick
above the concrete to John Shredder
and the carpenter work for the en-
tire building to o. F. Bergquist, who
will enclose the superstructure. The
college trustees will furnish all ma
terial. Work of excavating is now
going on.
The new building will be located
west Of the Sanford hall, and the
sidewalk leading past the latter
building will come. directly to the
middle or front of the new Science
hall. The new building will be III
feet long and ga feet wide, three
stories complete. The outside walls
will be constructed Of Menominee
red sandstone pressed brick.
1t will be noticed that the work is
all secured by local contractors.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
CASE WILL
BE TRIED IN june
Alleged Murderer of F. f. Funk
Held for Trial in District
Court.

Washburn, April 1S.-W. T. An
derson was arraigned in Justice
Klein's court today charged with
murder in the first degree, in con-
nection with the death of Cashier
Funk of the First National bank.
The prisoner waived examination
and will probably be tried at the
term of court beginning June 8.
Anderson will have to remain in jail
until the court convenes, as those
charged with murder in the first de-
gree are not admitted to bail unless
on appeal to the supreme court. The
funeral services for the deceased
cashier were held today, and
conducted by Rev. Mitchell. They
were attended by hundreds Of people
from all parts of the county. The
final funeral and burial will be had
at Los Angeles.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
JAMESTOWN NORTH DAKOTA, THUll9hsr sPRIL a. 49,
.BOB ~ ENCAMPMENT
At CHAUTAUQUA
LIST AOF BOYS SELECTED TO At
TENN BETTER FARMING
~ MEETING

TIE following list of Stutsman
county hoys has been chosen by a
committee, consisting of the coun-
ty superintendent of schools, chair
man Of the county board, and A. F.
Borchert, better farming expert.
The boys are entitled to the privi-
leges of q ten days session at Valley
City Chautauqua. The object of
this Is to, give farmers boys an op-
portunity of attending the special
meetings of the Better Farming as
sociation during ten days from June
80 to July 10, 1913. The total
charges for meals and sleeping will
be IS for each boy for the ten days.
Arrangements have been made for
tents for sleeping rooms, also for
kitchen and dining room service.
The mornings will be devoted to
school work and lectures, and mat
ters connected with the Better Farm
ing movement. The afternoons to
be given over to recreatiOns, games,
amusements, etc. The following is
the list:
Bert Kneeland, Medina, 1O-13S-
60.
Erwin Dahlstrom, Pettibone, 49,
143-69.
Louis Bartosh, Kensal, 3143-64'
Martin Craft, Spiritwood, IL.
1902.
Dale Meeker, Eldridge, 14-13S.
65.
Arthur Mckenzie, Pingree, IL.
1896.
Harry Zimmerman, Cleveland, 4
14O-67.
Leo McCleery, Edmunds, 12-
1896.
The last three names were select
ed from the county at large, James.
town not being included.
Substitutes.
Don Williams, Woodwork, 80.
1885
= :A1bes,l Mc1llonie, Edmunds, 34'
144-66. .....
Peter Wanzek, Windsor. 8-139-66
Manuel Graft, Medina, 17-13S-6S
August Yeager, jamestown, IA.
1903.
It is understood the selections
were made on account of excellence
in general school work of the lads
of the rural schools of the county
This will be a fine opportunity fol
the boys to get away from home fol
a little vacation, and to combine
practical farm instruction with
healthy recreation.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
M0RCAN'S LAST WILL
AND TESTAMENT.
IMMENSE SUMS BEQUEATHED
TO RELATIVES AND
EMPLOYEES.

New York, April 19.-The will Of
J. Pierpont Morgan will be offered
for probate Monday by his executors
J. P. Morgan, Jr., William Pierson
Hamilton, Herbert L. Satterlee and
Lewis Cass Ledyard. 1t was drawn
on January 4, less than three months
before Mr.. Morgan's death. Its first
article is this remarkable paragraph:
II commit my soul into the hands
of my Saviour in full confidence that
having redeemed it and washed it in
His most precious blood, He will pre-
sent it faultless before the throne
of my Heavenly Father; and I en-
treat my children to maintain and
defend, at all hazards and at any
cost of personal sacrifice, the bless
ed doctrine of the complete atone
ment for sins, through the blood of
Jesus Christ, once offered, and
through that alone.'
AS to the amount of the estate,
CucI0 10 uOIulu6 III Iu0 WILL " 6Av0
any accurate idea, and the executors
say no announcement will be made
on this point until the appraisal has
been made for determining the state
inheritance tax.
There are twenty specific bequests
amounting to $16,565,0O0 of money,
given outright or in trust. Besides
there are bequests to employees Of
the firm of J. P. Morgan of New
York and J. S. Morgan of London,
servants and others.
Mr.. Morgan's great art collections
60 to his only son, J. P. Morgan, Jr.,
with the expressed wish that he car
ry out the fathers intention which
the father had not the time to put
into effect, Ito make some suitable
disposition of them, of such portions
of them as might determine,
which would render them perma-
nently available for the instruction
and pleasure Of the American peo-
pie '-','' .-'-''s t.',4
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
A COSTLY STOCK SHIPMENT.

One of the most expensive ship
ments of high grade cattle to the
Pacific coast country ever sent by ex-
press was on No. 8 N. P. train Mon
day. There were four express cars
filled with thorough bred and high
grade Holstein cows. They were
billed to b. s. Fryer & Co., Sumner.
Wash. The cattle we're from Wis
consin, and it is said that the cost
of shipping each COW would amount
to at least $50. The animals were
beautiful specimens Of high grade
mixers, and were looked after by
attendants in the most careful man
ner.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
Is ENTRIES
IN THE ALFALFA
GROWING CONTEST
STUTSAIAN COUNTY BOYS GET IN
LINE FOR ALFALFA
GROWING.

Boys Of Stutsman county have en-
tered into the Grimm alfalfa contest
with a will, and there is promise of
a good showing of alfalfa plants
flourishing in Stutsman county soil
by another year. The contest is held
by the county superintendent. Each
of the contestants will, under the
rules, plant one-half acre of ground
to alfalfa, In rows 80 or Sc inches
apart, and cultivate it the same az
corn.
Seed is retailing at 81 pound at
the present writing. The boys en-
tering into this contest and taking
good care of their fields may expect
to have seed to sell another year,
providing this county with some of
the best alfalfa seed to be obtained
anywhere.
List of Contestants.
The following is the list of boys
who have entered into the alfalfa
growing contest:
Watkins Seldage, Edmunds, 2
1896.
Floyd Crawford, Edmunds, G.
1855.
Harry Kohlseheen, Buchanan, %
1896.
Walter Kohlseheen, Buchanan, 22-
1896.
Charles Chadduck, Buchanan, 2
141-66.
George Hall, Buchanan, 1-141-66.
Ralph Bouch, Fried, 3 and f.
141-63.
Arthur Mckenzie, Pingree, 12-
1896.
Martin verlinden, Pingree, 1-142-
65.
Mathew Verlinden, Pingree, l.
1926.
Glenn Buckwalter, Cleveland, 20
1896.
X. K. Remboldt, Gackle, 21-
1s7-67
Joseph Telkin, jamestown, %
141-64..
Edwin Toay, jamestown, 12-13S-
Ga.
John Toay, jamestown, 12-13S-64-
Peter Kupperschmidt, jamestown,
1S-138-63.
Paul Kupperschmidt, jamestown,
1S-13S-63.
Henry Kupperschmidt, jamestown,
1S-13S-63.
]. Angle, Windsor, 22-139-66.
Jos. Wilmart, Montpelier, ~
137-63.
Simon Jensen, New Home, a.
1860.
Eddie Wetzke, New Home, 1S-
144-68.
Gustav Guenther, Kensal, -143-64.
Gilbert Johnson, Medina, 14-141-
50.
Bennie johnson, Medina, 14-139-
60.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
BERT CLEMENS 4.
TOOK HIS own LIFE
RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY CON-
MITTED SUICIDE BY
HANGING.
Body Was Found Suspended From
Beam i'm Barn at Farm
Home Sunday.

Between 3 and 4 o'clock Sunday
afternoon the body of Albert Glenn
ems was found hanging in the barn
at his home about Is miles south Of
Jamestown. 1t was discovered by
Geo. Seckerson and Walter Tompkins
the former being a brother-in-law of
Mr.. Clemens. His wife had gone to
the Roy Seckerson place to spend the
day, and Mr.. Clemens was left at
home where he had some little work
to attend to. He had lost horse
the day before, and having suffered
previously from two attacks of in
sanity, it is thought that this slight
trouble may have disturbed his men
tai condition sufficiently to suggest
the suicide. He had placed couple
of boxes on the floor of the barn,
had fastened a rope around his neck
and to one of the rafters or beams in
the barn. The boxes had then been
kicked from beneath him and he had
strangled. The body had been hang
ing for several hours before it was
cut down. DR.. Guest was sent for,
as county coroner and physician.
He reached the farm about p. m.
and cut down the body, which had
been left hanging until the coroner
arrived. The deceased had been at
the insane asylum at two different
intervals, but exhibited no special
symptoms of any recurring attack at
this time. The body was brought
were held in jamestown.
will be held in jamestown.
He was married in October last
to Miss Ella Seckerson Of this coun-
ty. Mr.. Clemens was we'll fixed
financially, having half section of
land rented to Alex Clemens, for
merly in. the dray business. and also
a quarter section which he was work.
ing himself, known as the Tompkins
quarter, which he bought last fall.
The deceased was 35 years of age,
and born in Wisconsin.
His father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Clemens, reside in this
city on Fifth avenue south. About
three years ago another brother took
his own life in practically the same
manner.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
ARRANGING TO START
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Board of Control Spend a Couple of
Days at State Hospital.

Messrs. Lewis and Jackson of the
new state board of control spent a
couple of days at the state hospital
this week looking over the grounds
and making arrangements to get
building operations started. Mr..
Brewster, third member of the board
was not able to be present on &C
count of sickness. Engineer Stores
of Chicago, a consulting engineer
and Architect Crabbe of Fargo, were
also present. This was the first
meeting of the board at the asylum,
and nothing but preliminary ar
rangements were acted upon. The
work of constructing the new receiv-
ing ward and the new boiler house
will begin at once, or as soon as the
plans can be prepared and the con-
tracts let. The barn southeast of
the boiler house will be used at pres
ent as a machine shed and warehouse
for contractors supplies. 1t is in
tended that the railroad spur track
will be extended to the new boiler
house plant SO that heavy boilers
and other equipment can be unload
ed directly in the new boiler house.
1t is intended also that the spur
track will eventually be placed on
either side Of the new building for
the more expeditions unloading of
coal.
The new receiving ward will be To-
Gated on the west side Of the asylum
grounds, between the woman's ward
building last erected and the hospi-
tai building. The other building site
has not been located. @
Among the recent Improvements
made on the asylum grounds are two
rows of trees along the road leading
from the city to the institution.
Good sized trees have been planted
and it is hoped in a few years to
have a much more attractive ap-
proach to the asylum than there is
at present.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
ENFORCING SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE Law.

Sheriff Wright left today for Me-
dina to serve papers on farmer
named J.. r. Rau, who lives south Of
that town, in q complaint fled by
the county superintendent, on ac-
count of the refusal of Mr.. Rau,eto
send his son Of IL years Of age to
school. The action Is begun under
the state law requiring compulsory
attendance of school children under
certain conditions, and the penalty
for q refusal to do 10. after notifica-
tion, is fine up to $50 for the first
offense. i. ~ .q .o to ~ys.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this means of publicly
thanking those who sent flowers.
and the friends and neighbors who
were so kind and considerate upon
the occasion of the death Of our son
and husband, Albert e.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Clemems-
Mrs. Albert e. Clemens.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24

The New Council.
The business of the old council
having been completed, the new
members-elect, Aldermen Movius and
O'Brien, took their seats, succeeding
Aldermen Murphy and Latta. Al
dermen Henderson and Hall sue
ceeded themselves.
The new council Immediately Or
ganized, with the election of Alder
man Hall as president and Alderman
Noel vice president.
Mayor Blewett announced the ap-
pointment of the following commit
tees: ....
Finance-Henderson, Movius and
Koehn.
Judiciary O'Brien, Henderson
and Hall.
Fire-Koehn, Ringuette and Hall
Printing, Movius, Noel and Good.
man.
Assessment and Taxes-Movius
Hall and Goodman.
Public Grounds Hall Henderson
and O'Brien.
Paupers-Noel, Hall and O'Brien
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-04-24
g5s 5,,t ..Lf
apund 70 Misery.

II am telling you the truth when l
cay that was much happier when
was poor than am now"
'.Then why don't you let your mil.
lions 60 and be poor again r
j !''Why. because I should be e'miserable
thinking Of the people who got the
money Detroit Free Press.
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