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PETITIONS signed

Continued From Pare One.
this was not the desire of the board to
at least wait until after the election in
April before taking further action. The
secretary stated that there were nearly
$500 names signed to the petition
which is more than a majority of all
the voters entitled to exercise their
franchise at the school elections. The
petitions, by motion of Member Holt
were received and referred to he com
mittee on school betterment.
The City Teachers.
When the time came for the report
of the teachers committee, Miss Alice
Halland stated in a letter that she
will not teach next term in the Fargo
schools. 1t was stated that Mrs. Root,
one of the oldest teachers in the city,
had been dropped from the list because
1t was thought she was too old, u
the committee reported that it a Of
fered to place her on the substitute lists SO
that in case teachers pension bill be-
came a law she would be eligible, or
to keep her as a supervisor in tnathe-
mates, bat these honors she declined
and stated to h committee that n
preferred to be either elected or re-
jected.
The board then voted $10Oto the free
kindergarten school to assist it in the
work.
The Superintendent Replies.
Mrs. Hanson as chairman of the vis-
ting committee stated that she had
been through the different schools and
had marked that the condition of the
text books was bad in several. She
said that she had asked concerning this
and had been told that teachers had ap-
piled for books but these were not
Forthcoming. She also stated that she
had visited the manual training de-
partment and found that the tools
were not in good order and that the
department lacked material. She said
that Mr.. Workman had stated that he
had made requests for the betterment
of the tools and the supplies, but they
were not forthcoming. Mrs. Bolley
stated that she had visited the same
department n saw the dullest saw
she ever saw"
When she had concluded Superin-
tendent Hoover arose and stated that
Inc wished to make an emphatic state
ment al this time. The request or re-
| QUESTION for text books must be madeto
the superintendents office as we'll as
the requests for-the sharpening of tools
and the supplies in the manual traln-
ing department. There had been no
such requests made and he asked Sec
| rotary Guthrie if there had been, and
that gentleman said there had not. Mr..
Hoover stated that at the beginning of
the term Mr.. Workman was asked to
make his acquisitions for such material
as the lumber yards here did not carry
it and it was desirable that it all be
sent for at the same time. He had
done so, but had to have new material
since then, this had been sent for and
received and that so far as he could
learn there had been no other requests.
In fact, Mr.. Hoover said that the fault
purely was with the teachers in not
making their wants known, and the
incident closed.
After passing the usual bills for the
| month the board adjourned.
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GOOD ROADS MEET
TO Be Held HERE
SECRETARY HARDY EXPECTS TO
ANNOUNCE THE DATE FOR THE
BIG GATHERING WITHIN NEXT
TWENTY-FoUR HoURs-AWAIT
WORD FROM SPEAKER.

Within the next twenty-four hours
Secretary Hardy of the commercial
club expects to be able to
the exact date for the holding in Far
go of a good roads convention. AL of
the arrangements have been made for
holding The meeting in this city within
the next week Or two at a date yet to
be selected.
The fact that one Of the principal
speakers has not been heard from is
all that prevents the date from being
announced. 1t is the intention, if pos
sible, to have all of the surrounding
counties in the state represented, and
to make this a meeting hat will bring
forth good results. The plans for the
meeting are being taken care of.
Banquet in April.
The committee of the Fargo Manu-
facturer's association held a meeting
at noon today in regard to the pro-
posed Fargo made products banquet.
Different matters were discussed and
it was decided to hold the banquet dur
ing the month of April at a date and
place yet to be named. 1t Is the in
tention to have everything used for
food at the banquet a product of this
city. The committee is feeling very
much pleased with the encouragement
that has so far met its efforts and it
will hold another meeting in the very
near future.
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STATIONS

quiry started. Senator G. H. Sullivan,
in the chair, here called a halt. He
declared that the inquiry could not be
pertinent to the committees investi-
cation. Mr.. Drake said that he want
ed to show that Mr.. Weis had endeav-
ored to Zine up" Mr.. Schwartz to
make a report in favor of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and that he a
been active in pushing the senate res
olution. Senator Weis can make n
statement he likes on the floor of the
senate" said Mr.. Sullivan, but not
before this committee" 81 shall make
a statement to the senate at the prop
er time" said Mr.. Weis. Senator o.
A. Lende concurred in ruling out the
questions and Senator Weis was ex-
cused.
o, A. Trovaten was called to testify
regarding the Grain Terminal, which
he said is a monthly publication by
the promoters of the Independent
Grain exchange. He and W. e. Davis,
he said, constitute the publication
committee. The first number of the
publication was put in evidence, on
tanning several articles regarding the
work of the independent exchange.
Mr.. Trovaten also produced their pro-
posed articles of incorporation.
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GOT $65,OOO
BY SWINDLING

Ferdinand Piper, the Davenport
farmer, who was feeced to the ex-
tent of $4,000 by sharpers at Hot
Springs, Ark, last December and who
recovered $4,000 of the amount is Of
the opinion that he will finally secure
all of his money, although it may take
time to do so.
He has just returned from a trip to
Hot Springs and found that there are
five sharpers in jail there awaiting
trial for similar %swindIes, but he could
not recognize any of them as the
principals who had robbed him. He
ascertained that the sharpers, be-
lieved to belong to the same gang
that f1eeced him, had secured less
than $4,000 in much the same way
from other down there. They general
ly worked the pool room and race
horse method when trapping their
victims. Their cases will come up in
the near future. He has already
brought suit against the bank that
cashed the $4,000 that he gave to the
s~harpers.
Mr.. Piper will leave no stone un-
turned, neither will he spare any
expense in bringing the cuIpritsto
justice.
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SAYS GRAIN
Brings LESS
Than MARKET

Minneapolis Journal: Evidence Civ
en- by G. NJ. Charles, Minneapolis buy
er for the American Mating Co.. to
the senate grain investigation COM
mittee, was to the effect that he
bought six cars of barley last week
from the Equity Cooperative ex-
change at prices from / to 3 cents be-
low the market for that quality of
barley. This was the first evidence
tending to show that shippers to the
Equity Cooperative exchange suffer
by getting lower prices than shippers
to Chamber of Commerce concerns,
who get the benefit Of competitive
buying on the chamber floor. Several
other grain men were on hand to give
similar evidence, but a desperate fight
made against the testimony of Mr..
Charles by Benjamin Drake, attorney
for the Equity concern, occupied
practically the whole session.
Just before Mr.. Charles was called,
the Equity Cooperative exchange re-
fused to bring in the evidence re-
quested the day before by HI. ". Mer-
Ger, consisting of the confirmation of
sales by the Equity of about fifty
cars, including those testified to by
Nh. Charles and others to be brought
in by other witnesses. w. A. Keeble,
the buyer who was asked to produce
the evidence on the stand said he had
placed the list on George S, LOTUS
table, but had been told by J.. M. An
derson, president of the Equity Co.
operative exchange, that they would
not furnish the evidence. MI. Drake
said they would %stipulate to give the
evidence II Chamber of Commerce
representatives would agree to give
evidence of the same kind for the
same time, and charged hat before
the house committee the Chamber of
Commerce concerns had refused to
give such evidence. Judge D. f.
Simpson and H. V. Mercer denied this.
'"This committee can have any evil
dence We nave got bearing on the
marketing of grain," said Judge Simp-
son, and we will furnish the record
of cars to any number as far back as
u records show" Senator G. II. Sui
livan said that the committee would
not discriminate, but would call for
the same kind of evidence from one
side as from the other. MI. Drake
persisted in his refusal to give the
testimony, unless corresponding rec
ords' of Chamber Of Commerce con-
Germs would be offered. 1.-THE records
we are asking for show improper
handling of grain" said Judge Simp-
son. II doubt if We could produce any
corresponding records"
Prices on Six Cars. <
Mr.. Charles testified to buying six
cars of barley on samples brought into
his office by w. A. Keeble, and gave
the committee which he considered
the market for the same quality of
barley each day, as follows:
Driao Dasl NH n rIrnk
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At the Hotels

Mrs. T. P. Hodge of McClusky is in
the city.
DR.. f. H. Sturgeon is in the city from
Chaffee.
c. o. Hagen of Grand Forks was in
the city today.
r. c. Kittel of Casselton spent the
day in the city.
j. F. McNamee of Kelso was in the
city today on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. jackson Of Walum
are visitors in the city.
r. Q. Chaurard of Sharon was a
Fargo business caller today.
Root Fraser OF Flasher spent the
day in the business district.
Il. c. Fales of Grand Forks mingled
in Fargo business circles today.
Miss Lila A. Beeseker of F~essender
is a guest at the Gardner hotel.
f. w. White of Wimbledon was a
business visitor in the city today.
E. o. Nyhous of Ypsilanti arrived
in the city this morning for a stay OF
a few days.
Mrs. NJ. B. Klovstad of the town OF
Hope was registered at the Metropole
hotel yesterday.
Miss Anna elisha of Valley City was
calling on her friends in the city yes
terday and today.
Miss Lydia Rockford of the town OF
Jessie was a visitor to the city today
and was shopping.
p. O. Williams and Jesse NJ. Rem,
ingtOn of Center were business Yist'
tors to the city today.
w. P. Schwab of Cannon Ball was
greeting his friends in the city today
and is a hotel guest.
c. f. Bradley of Washington, D. c..
was greeting Dis friends in the city
yesterday n today.
Bonnie LivdahI of Hickson arrived il
the city last evening for "a stay of {
day or two a t the Webster.
E. A. Greenwood of Valley City ar,
rived in the city last evening to stay
a day or two at the Annex.
Misses Bessie and Carrie Staska o.
the town of Cummings were register
ed at the Prescott Over night.
Fred w. Doolittle of Jamestown was
greeting his riends in the city today
and is at one of the hotels.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. St. Henry of Sar
Francisco, Cal, We're in the city oyel
night, guests at the Waldorf.
James F. Shea. United States mar.
shall, with his wife, was up from Wah'
petOn for visiting and shopping.
John T. Wilson of Fergus Falls
Mimi, was in the city today on bust
ness and was a guest at the Waldorf
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1890 VI y
MIR. Drake tried in every way to i'm
peach the testimony. Mr., Charles
said that he does not buy on state
grades, but on No. 1 and 2 grades of
his WI and that the market is es-
tablished every day by competition
mailing grades. He said that he re-
called the purchases distinctly and
noted at the time that ne was getting
the barley under the market price.
Mr.. Drake insisted that there was too
great a variation in barley to allow
such a definite statement, but the wit
ness insisted that there is an estab-
liShed market every day, varying only
a cent or w on the grades, owing to
differences in the judgment of buyers
and in the circumstances.
Why didn't o buy of the Equity
exchange before?" asked Mr.. Drake.
Denies Framing Testimony.
81 don't know why they didn't come
to me before" the witness replied. He
denied that he had in mind t~estifying
before the committee when he bought
| the barley, and said that though he
spoke of the purchases last week, he
had no idea of t~estifying before the
committee until yesterday. He had
spoken of the purchases after MOTTO
ing in the papers about testimony
| given at the inquiry. He was asked
whether he could not sometimes buy
barley below the market on the cham
Der floor. You can't buy barley on
the floor below the other fellows bid"
was the answers He said hat North
Dakota barley as a rule is inferior for
mailing to Minnesota barley, but said
that he does not care where the bar
ley comes from. He buys the barley
for quality only.
Don't you look on barley from
North Dakota with suspicion? ?" Mr..
Drake pursued.
81 loo on all barley with suspi-
cion," replied the severe judge of bar-
ley samples, j%udicially. Cross exam
ination about barley values and
grades occupied more than two hours.
Another Senator Attacked.
An attempt by Benjamin Drake to-
put Senator Harry F. Weis of LIE
Sueur on the gridiron furnished a di-
version yesterday. Mr.. Drake asked
to have Senator Weis sworn and ask
ed him his relationship to e. L. Welch
of E.. L. WEIGH & Co. Mr.. Weis re-
piled that he is a brother-in-law. Mr..
Drake then asked whether he had in
terviewed Representative Martin j..
Schwartz, a member of the house in
vestigating committee, since the in
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Speculative Gossip.

Chicago, March cit was the Cos
sip of the wheat trade last night that
The local pit crowd covered and went
long at the early bulge and did not
lave a chance to get out owing to the
rapidity of the late break, and mostly
brought downward indemnities after
the close. While a good many of the
trades were bearish at heart they
played for a rally yesterday, believ-
ing that it was due after the recent
freak. Closest observers of pit CON
ditions looked upon the market as
only a trading affair and saw nothing
TO make fluctuations of more than a
cent or two either way from the
present level. Corn specialists said
That the trading bull interest was re-
sponsible for most of the advance | IN
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RE.ELEcT OFFICERS
Of Clay County Potato Growers As
ISOLATION and Discussed Statement.

At a meeting of the directors Of the
Clay County Potato Growers associa-
ton. in the parlor of the First Ma
tional bank, last evening, the officers
were reelected, president, i. A. Hun
toon; secretary and treasurer, Eugene
Grant.
A letter was read from Chairman
Mills of the state railroad and ware
house commission informing the as
ISOLATION that at q meeting of the
Interstate Commerce commission TO
be held in Chicago, April 4, the mini
mum weights on potatoes would be
taken up and Mr.. Mills added that he
would be in Moorhead, Tuesday,
March IL, to talk to the potato men OF
the city and county.
Messrs. Welter and Simmons were
appointed a committee, to prepare q
statement of certain features of the
potato business to the railroad com
missioners. The board adjourned to
meet next Tuesday with Mr.. Mills.
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principal demand from the sea-board
was for March shipment exporters
being afraid to be long to any extent
after next month, and it is claimed
that comparatively little corn is sold
TO go out after the middle of the
month. Good snow protection ex-
tended all over the winter wheat
region before the zero weather of the
latter part of the week says the
Price Current last week Conditions
are. therefore, good and the winter
wheat plant thus far bids fair to
enter the growing season at the high
est condition of some years. The
western states still lack sufficient
moisture for prolonged growth and
good rains will be needed at the be-
ginning of the growing period"
Iter-Ocean.
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sEEsASA NJ
LONDON women {
CLOSELY WATCHED

London, March 6.--The keenest in
terest centers today in the triennial
election of the members of the London
county council, not only because of the
divided opinion on municipal issues,
but also because of the threats of the
militant suffragettes to destroy the
ballot papers. Special precautions
were taken by the police to prevent any
interference with the ballot boxes by
the women, many of whom are entitled
to vote in municipal elections. The
aperature through which the vote pa
pers are dropped is very narrow, and
the policemen are posted to keep a
sharp lookout on every woman enter
ing the polling boxes.
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TWO ELECTION PROPOSITIONS.
License Question and New Voting
Place to be Voted on at DiIworth.

Place to be Voted on at DIlWorth.
In common with the town and
village elections which will he held
over the state next Tuesday, the
voters of the village of Dilworth will
elect new officers to serve one year,
also they will vote on two other
propositions, 'for or against the is
suance of licenses for the sale of
Intoxicating liquors by retail" and
the question of moving the voting
place for the village. AT present the
| voting place is on the first floor of
the Dilworth hotel, but the suggestion
has been made to establish the voting
place at the old school house.
At a caucas, held a few evenings
g the following were suggested as
nominees for the several offices:
President, Rasmus Haugsted; record
err. Chris Haugsted; justice of the
peace, j. M. Manning; assessor, Ole
IAnderson; constable, III. III. Rehfeld;
trustees. ]. r. Kennedy, j. F. Rae
and Albert Chloupek, and L. g. Han
/ son and M. r. F%reeberg were named
to take the place of such two of those
named were not able to serve.
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Welded at 2:3o o,cIoek.

This afternoon at the residence Of
Rev. and Mrs. 0. e. McCracken on
First avenue south took place the
marriage of Miss Anna Egge of Hick-
son, N. D., and Arthur II. Langseth of
this city. Rev. Mr.. McCracken per-
formed the ceremony In the presence
of Miss Emma Egge and Miss Sam
son and O. J. Langseth and Mr.. Egge,
The bride was charmingly dressed and
carried brides roses. Mr.. and Mrs.
Langseth have a pretty home all fur
nished at 100 Fourteenth street south.
where they will go to housekeeping at
once. Mr.. Langseth is a contractor
with the Jardine Co. in this city.
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Big CEREMONIES
in RUSSIA TODAY

st. Petersburg, March 6.-The ter
centenary of the election as emperor
of Russia of Michael Feodoroyitch,
the first of the Romanoffs, was cele-
brated with much pomp through the
empire. The feature of the day was
the imperial procession to the Kazan
cathedral, where the emperor and
empress were greeted by tehe metro
politan bearing a cross n a vessel
of holy water.
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DELAY in

Brown & Shotwell who expected
to move to their new location on
Front street this month are unable to
obtain their new room until April, and
are compelled to open their new
spring stock in their present location.
When they get into the new room they
viii have a beautiful store room.
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IB~roomhaIPs Report.

Liverpool, March 6. - The earlier
American cables and the closing de-
cline in Buenos Ayres yesterday was
offset here by some covering by shorts
and prices at the opening were un-
changed to IA lower. The forecast is
for lighter Argentine shipments this
week and there is an increased con
tinual demand with a private fore
cast here of lighter Worlds shipments
this week. Reports from Germany as
to quality are bullish inc there is an
increased demand from Italy with
cargOes more firmly held. At 1880 p.
m. the market was dull but steady
with prices unchanged to Il lower
than yesterday. Corn opened I'M
changed and later there was an adj
vance of Is to %.
RrOnmhall.
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Weddinn LAST Evenina.

The home of the Rev. John Peter
son., pastor of the Norwegian Luther
an church, was the scene of a wedding
ceremony for Miss Lena Austbo of
Moorhead and John Ness, Appointment
farmer OF Turtle Lake, m. d. The
room al the parsonage was APP
propriately decorated for the nuptials
and at the conclusion of the latter the
wedding guests repaired to the COM
stock hotel where a wedding dinner
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National Cash Register MOVING.

The National Cash Register offices
are moving into their new location at
Front street and Broadway. The room
has been handsomely decorated and
presents an elaborate appearance. The
walls are paneIled and the woodwork
is of mission finish.
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Livestock Receipts.

Chicago, March 6.-Hogs $4,000; left
over 1872; prospects SC higher; light
$S.4O@S.7O; mixed $S.35@8.67k; heavy
$S.20@8.60; rough $8.20@S.35; cattle
$500 strong; sheep $4,000 steady to
I0c higher.
Kansas City, March 6.-Hogs 1000;
cattle $500; sheep 5000.
Omaha, March 6.-Hogs 9,100; cat
tie 1900; sheep $500.
Harris, Winthrop & Co.
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Levi P. MORTON
CRITICALLY ILL

New York, March 6.-The condition
of Levi p. Morton is pronounced un-
changed. He is suffering From
hardening of the arteries and has beer
in a precarious condition for several
days. He was formerly vice president
of the United States during the Har-
rison administration.
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New York Produce.

New York, March 6.-Butter weaker,
RECEIPTS 6.7S5 tubs; creamery extras
cxtras CSC, frsts 33@34c; state dairy
.inest 34035c, process extras 27@27Bc,
irsts 25kc; imitation creamery firsts
-4@25c, factory current make frsts
- 23c.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued this
morning in the county court TO
Matthias Michalski and Marta Faux,
both of Pontiac township; and To
Arthur T. Langseth of Fargo and
Anna Egge of Hickson.
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HARRY THAW
WITHDRAWS WRIT

New York, March 6.-The writ OF
habeas corpus obtained in behalf of
Harry K. Thaw, was suddenly with
drawn at the request of his counse in
the supreme court. No explanation
was offered. Thaw is in court,
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Primary Movement.

Wheat receipts today 594, 900
bushels; last year $4,000 bushels;
shipments 504, 900 bushels: last year
234, 900 bushels: corn receipts $40, 900
bushels: last year $500 bushels;
shipments 1,023,OO0 bushels; last year
III, 600 bushels.
Chas. e. Lewis e. Co.
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Moorhead Department

was served, for which there were
twenty-five plates. The dining table
was p~rettily appointed the floral
scheme being fern and carnations.
After a short wedding trip to the
cities Mr.. and Mrs. Ness will make
their home On the Ness farm ear
Turtle Lake. o
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LivarpooI Report.

Liverpool, March 6.-Wheat opens
unchanged to Is lower; corn unchang-
ed. 49,
Liverpool, March 6.-1:3O p. M:
Wheat unchanged to Is lower; corn
firm u a % higher.
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Local Quotations.
Reef Prices.

st. Paul, Mimi, March 6.-Cattle 500,
killers steady to strong, steers $3.50
SIS; cows, h%eifers,. $4.5O@7 100; calves
steady, $4.25 09.25; feeders steady, $3.50
W7.35. Hogs 1900, 3 to 10c higher.