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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
NANDAN AFTER
FLAX PLUP Mill

Mandan, N. D., Jan. 13.-Several To-
cal men are at the present time inter-
ested in a project which may result in
another industry being started in this
city, the manufacture of paper pulp
from fax straw. The branch lines out
of this city would be able to furnish
a wealth of material that can hardly.
be gathered in such abundance any
place else In the state. Conditions
are ideal here for the establishment of
a fax traw pulp mill, and 1T is be-
lieved that by next fall 1t Will be a
reality.
That North Dakota may furnish the
much sought after substitute for wood
pulp in the manufacture of high grade
paper is strongly indicated by the sue
cessful operation of q fax pulp mill at
McCanna, Grand Forks county. Thirty
three per cent of the raw stray is be-
ing turned into marketable pulp that
finds a ready market. The McCanna
mill is attracting considerable atten-
ton from the fact that the United
States government is at present time
engaged in tests to determine whether
or not North Dakota flax straw ian be
utilized in his manner. During the fall
an expert was sent from Washlngton
and secured a. carload of straw at Dick
linson, Stark county, for tests at the
mills Of Cumberland. Me. No report,
however, has been made as to the uc-
| cessor failure Of this test, AT that
| time the expert declared his belief that
fax straw would become a staple In
the manufacture of high grade paper ii
35 per cent or nearly that proportion
Of the raw straw could be turned into
pulp. Atty. ST McCanna, formerly OF
E7rand Forks. who is one Of those in
teregted in the MeCanna mill, is au-
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thority for the statement that al aver
age of 80 per cent of the straw Is be-
ing converted into pape pulp and this
is not specially grown, but the ordin-
airy fax straw.
Fifteen men are now employed in
the mill and the maintained pro-
duce is being shipped by the carload
for good returns. The demand for
paper pulp is unlimited and wood
pulp is commanding unusually high
prices because of its scarcity. While
the company is not making extrav-
agant claims regarding the success
of the project, they are already plan
ming on increasing their capacity.
1t is estimated that between 100000
and 5000, 900 tons or fax straw are
wasted every year in North Dakota.
The addition Of this vast quantity OF
raw material to the paper pulp sup
ply win materially affect the papel
markets Of the country and III addi-
ton will furnish for the North Dakots
farmer a market for what has been VI
TO this time considered a waste prod
uct.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
nanial n,cnnnalrs aknI.

London Law Magazine: In a trial
in which O'connell was engaged. the
question at issue was the validity Of a
win which the plaintiff alleged to be
forged. The witnesses for the defense
swore that the testator signed the will
while fife was in him. THE evidence
was going strongly in favor Of the de-
PENDANT, when OsConnelI undertook to
c-ross-examline one of the witnesses,
He observed that this witness, like the
others. repeatedly Bwnre that life was
in, the testator when the win was
signed, an dthat he saw the testator
append his signature TO the document
"By virtue OF your oath, was he
aliver asked O'ConnelI. @By virtue
Of my OATH" said the witness, .life
--sa ir f1ri - Me- 49, continued
OConnelI. with great s~olen1nity, II cal
~
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
Man
SUPERINTENDENT
Of new STATION

Mandan, ". 81. Jan. 1s.'T have at
last secured a superintendent for the
Mandan station These words Of DR..
Chilcot's, contained in a. recent letter
to the station committee. were GER
tainly welcome words not only to the
committee but to all of Mandan, and
were the magic phrase at which a load
OF worry rolled from the minds or all
interested in the new enterprise. Sup
pose q man can't pe found to take
charge of the station ? Suppose opera
tions can not be commenced In the
spring because of the absence OF a di-
rector? Suppose a thousand and one
other things come UP just because mo-
body wants a $4,000 q year job, with
winter residence in the capital Of the
United Statesg
These were the thoughts which were
worrying those who had spent freely of
their time and money to get the gov
eminent to start this much needed en-
terprise here, and these were the
gloomy forebodings which were dispell-
ed by DIR. Chilcot's welcome letter re-
ceived the latter part of last week,
which brought the information that A.
w. Peterson OF Yuma, Ariz., has ac-
cepted the position of superintendent
Ol lIAS SONGIIlIIAEIiI BIdIiOu mere
pr. ChiIcot's Letter.
The letter was. IN part, as follows:
] have at last secured a s~uperintend-
ent for the Mandan station. The man
selected is Al. w, Peterson. q ormer
resident of Minnesota and a graduate
Of the state university. He has up to
the present time, been superintendent
Of a government field station near
Yuma. Ariz. but will come into Wash
ington about the middle OF January
and as Don as possible thereafter he
will visit Mandan and Will take up his
permanent residence there In the
spring. I was very much disappotnt-
ed in not being able to secure Professor
Shepperd as superintendent. / then
rendered the position to Professor At
kinson of the Montana State Agricul-
turaI college. who declined, and then |
offered it to Professor Boss of the Uni
yersity of Minnesota, who also decIln ;
ed. I then offered it to Mr.. Peterson.
While Mr.. Peterson is not as old a mar
as the other men TO whom the propo-
sition was offered and consequently
has not had as wide an experience, his
acquaintance with Minnesota condi-
tons as a boy and young man, his
graduation from the University of Min
nesota (having specialized along horti-
cultural lines), and his subsequent ex-
perience as superintendent OF the held
station at Yuma, and his opportunity
to visit many other points in the west
ern United States, have, / believe, fit
ted him to fill the position c~reditablyi
He is a MAJ who / believe will be well
liked by the people of Mandan and by
all with whom he will come in contact
He is married, and when he takes uI
his residence in Mandan, which he will
undoubtedly do early in the spring, ]
think that you will find an addition tC
the society of the place. From my own
experience with the people of MandaI
| feel confident that Mr.. Peterson viii
receive the same hearty support and
assistance that has been given me anC
I trust that he will fully meet the ex.
pectattons as a competent superintend-
ent of the Mandan field station.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
DRUNKEN Man
ATTEMPTED CRIME

Rolette, n. ID, Jan. Is.Frank Mar
tel waived examination here Tuesday
afternoon on q charge Of attempted
assault upon the person Of Mary Mar
celle alleged to have peen coininitLeu
last Saturday at the girls home nortn
Of here and east of Throne-
The girI's story Is to the effect tnat
she was at horae alone and short
after she had retired for the night she
haard someone enter the house but
thought it was her parents who had
returned. In the struggle which 1ol.
lowed she marglged TO escape 1n0
made her way 10 the barn where she
remained III hiding until the folks
came.
Martei claims to rave been drlnklnG
during the day and remembers noti-
ing which happened in the evening4
! He gave the James Of the parties from
whoFa he obtained the LIQUOR and "a
Ihe is d ward Of the government ths
end ii not vet. Bonds were liked by
Justice Fisher ut $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR CRACK TRAIN

Mckenzie, N, D., Jan. 13.-Not asleep
at the switch, but very much awake
was Chas. Cell. the helper at the depot.
last Sunday evening, when he glanced
into the darkness towards the east and
saw to his horror No. 1, the North
Coast Limited, roaring down full tilt
on an open switch. In just three of
the longest jumps he ever took, Charles
reached the open switch, which was
luckily the one near the depot, and
closed 1t with a bang just a few Sec
onds before the pride Of the N. P. line
went flying past.
The ground trembled with the ter
rife speed and so did Cells knees al
the thought of what might have hap
pened IL he had not taken that look
up the track before retiring. The en-
gineer may have seen the warning
red light in time, but the chances are
against It and Mckenzie would nc
doubt have had another TO add to the
long line of railroad accidents here. No
explanation has as yet been given as
to how the switch came to be open.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
CUT THE HIGH COST or LIVING

w. II. Chapman, Winnebago. Neh.,.
tells how he did 1t. my two children
had a very bad cough and the doctors
medicine did them no good. I got a
bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound, and before it was all used the
children were free and cured of their
cough. / saved a DOCTORS bill for one
25c bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound No opiates. Economy
Drug Co, Fargo Drug Co.-Adyt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13

williston, N. d., Jan. ia lively
connection took place on South Main
street Saturday morning when Peter
Slingsby's wagon struck a torpedo that
had been dropped Inadvertently or 9TH
erwise on the street opposite the Model
stunned Mr.. Slingsby. who was walk
ing beside the wheel that struck the
explosive and the horse nearest the
conclusion was thrown TO his knees.
The report shook the windows near by
and people rushed out thinking some
one had been shot. Mr.. SlingSby.
however, was not seriously hurt and
soon went on his way none the worse
for his experience except for a persist
ent ringing in the ears for the rest Of
the day. On examination it was found
that the cause OF the explosion was a
railroad torpedo being set of when
struck by the heavy wagon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
A Word to Fargo
H~ousekeepers

Next time you do not know just
what to serve for dinner try Mime
sofa" Spaghetti. You will be mighty
pleased to see how the family enjoys
the delicious appetizing flavor and. If
you it often, you win make a
big saving in household expenses.
Minnesota" Spaghetti Is the most
nourishing and most easily digested
food known. 1t can be served in so
many ways that no one ever tires Of
IL.
It Is very easy to prepare and it
can be made to take the place of
meat very largely-its cost is only
about one G m a dish.
Insist on getting the genuine Min
hesotav Spaghetti, made from the
VERY BEST DURUM wheat with
ALL the wonderfully nourishing Glut-
en- left m-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
ENFORCERS
70 MEET IN
BISMARCK

W-
Bismarck. N. d. Jan. 1s.-The fol-
lowing announcement has been made
public BY Enforcement oficer Wat
kins:
After conference OF ofieials and
Interested workers of the North Da-
kota Enforcement league with those
of the w. G. Il, u. and scandinavian
Total Abstinence society it has been
decided to hold the State Convention
OF the North Dakota Enforcement
league al Bismarck, N. d., Feb. is,
10 and 20. 1913. The programme will
open the evening OF Feb. 1S with a
platform meeting. Feb. 10 there will
be a full programme closing the CON
vention with a a meeting in the
evening, the address TO be given by
some noted speaker from outside the
state and the delegates will see Bis
narck n visit the legislature Feb.
20.
Tne selection Of Bismarck Is signt-
ticant. The west end OF the state
having been notoriousIy lawless, so
far as the prohibition law is con-
cerned, until last three or four years,
the state conventions have been held
in the east end of the state, but since
the slope county Is setting the pace in
law enforcement now, it was deemed
wise to go west with the convention.
There is a movement on foot to
have the w. C.. II. u, and the Total
Abstinence society and other temper
anee organizations hold their mid
year executive committee meetings at
Bismarck near the convention date.
All temperance organizations are ask
led to attend In force and every church
lin every locality is'urged to send one
or more delegates. This will be a
chance to see the capital city, to at
tend the state convention of the North
Dakota Enforcement league, to look
in on the legislature and boost for the
bills that will. II made laws, provide
for a better enforcement Of those laws
relating to the moral welfare of the
people.
The North Dakota Enforcement
league is your organization. Every
body who wants the law enforced be-
longs to it simply by cooperating
with it. The temperance forces know
just what they want, are united and
will loon be thoroughly organized. A
little time and money spent in getting
better laws win mean more than the
closing of a few blind pigs. The
iowa law providing for the easy re-
smoEal OF delinquent officials and the
s'inspection bill' providing publicity
sof the Illegal liquor traffic will go far
Ito remedy blind pig lawlessness.
Four hundred delegates from thirty
five states was a tremendous argu-
ment for the Kenyon bill at washing
ton, d. G. Five hundred delegates
from fifty counties of North Dakota
will greatly encourage tho passage OF
sour bills. Will every pastor OF a
fchurch announce and re-announee this
~sconvention and see that his church
selects one or more delegates early
and start a fund TO pay their ex.
penses.
yours respectfully,
F. L. Watkins, Supt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13

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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
DRUNKARD SLABS
his RELATIVES

Dickinson. II. ID. Jan. 1s.A local
physician was called to the horne Of
John Davorax. nineteen miles north
east 81 the city, where ne dressed the
wounds OF Mr.. DayoYalx and his son,
Mr.. pavoraks hr0ther-in~iaw. Steve
NaSdFowaty.
T4le affair took place when Mas
drowaty assaulted his sister Mas
drowaky had been Drinking and WAS
infuriafed By the interference Of Mr..
Davofak and his boys and began
stabbing the father and son with his
knife. Davorak received deep cat
On the wrist and q FEW minor ones
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
Yours respectfully,
r. L. Watkins, Supt.
Found Dead h His Bed,

Bottineau. N. d., Jan. 1s.-Ed Coe,
an old settler near Newburg, aged
about so years was found dead in bed,
by some of his neighbors. A blood
clot was found to be the cause. He
had visited some of the neighbors
that day and seemed in good health
but when found was cold. He was an
Did English sailor, a bachelor and
rather a recluse. No relatives in this
country SO far as known.
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his hand was placed on the wiIl2''
The witness instantly fell on his
knees and Acknowledged that it was
so. Al fy had been placed in the
mouth of the deceased SO that it might
be sworn that fife was in him."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13

on you, in presence of your maker,
before whom you must one day be
Judged for the evidence you give here
today, I Solemnly ashland answer me
at your peril-was it not a live fly
that was In the dead man mouth when
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
NEWS OF The NORTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA EARMERS'
INSTITUTES FOR JANUARY,

Fargo (Grain growers0 Jan. 14-17.
BowbelIs-Jan. 20
FaLrmount-Jan. gl-22.
Nome-Jan. %.
Brocket-Jan. 25.
Clyde-Jan. 27-2a.
Devils Lake~-Jan. 20-2L
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
WAS UNIQUE
DOUBLE WEDDING

wolford Mirror: A unique double
wedding, in which a father and
daughter were married to a sister and
brother, took place al Leeds yesterday
afternoon, when O. T. Knutsen and
Miss Clara Guss, and Miss Mabel
Knutsen and Charles g. Guss were
united in the holy bonds OF wedlock
by Rev. II. N. Norman, of the Synod
Lutheran church.
Mr.. Knutsen and his bride We're
supported by John Steen, OF Rugby,
and Miss Sara Guss, the brides
sister, while the groom's brother,
CIoy, and Miss Lily Bruggen perform
ed similar duties for Mr.. Guss and his
bride.
Following a special wedding supper
at Leeds principal hotel MIR. and Mrs.
Knutsen and Mr.. and Mrs. Guss took
train No. 2 for the twin cities, where
they VIII remain for a week or ten
days, to be followed by a short visit
to Mr.. Knutsen's old Tome near
Lanesboro, MINI, before returning to
Wolford.
The principals in this interesting
double event are all so we'll and favor
ably known in this vicinity h a but
little comment is necessary.
Mr.. Knutsen, the groom, who now
is the brother-in-law of his son-in-
law and also of his daughter, is head
of the Wolford Implement Co. an
original resident of Wolford, and one
of our most progressive citizens.
His bride, who now becomes sister
in-law to her daughter and mother-in-
law TO her brother, is the second
Iln,EDhFrp re Az anI NErc ~ w G1VrE
fof Juniata township, and up to a short
time before her marriage occupied the
responsible position Of Dookkeeper OF
Solberg & Studness store at York.
Mr.. Guss, the groom of the second
wedding. lis eldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guss, as fine a young nan as you
could wish to meet. and a farmer of
the hustling variety. He is now his
sisters son-in-law and brother-in-
law to his father-in-law.
Mr.. Guss's bride is the eldest
daughter Of Mr.. Knutsen. and one Of
WoIford's most popular young ladies.
She is now the sister-in-law of her
mother and also sister in-law to her
father.
There win probably be further COM
plications later on.
The double wedding, although
everyone was expecting 1t, was some
what in the nature of a surprise, as
only a few intimate friends Of the
contracting parties knew it was TO
come off yesterday.
The Mirror joins with the whole
community in Wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Knutsen and Mr.. and Mrs. Guss, long
and happy married lives.
CUT THE HIGH COST or LIVING
w. II. Chapman, Winnebago. Neh.
tells how he did It. my two children
had a very bad cough and the doctors
medicine did them no good. / got a
bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound, and before 1t was all used the
children were free and cured of their
il nnrnHh- I nrunl EAnAn-ln. III anA-nnn
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torpedo Caused C-ommotion.

on the face, his son also received some
minor cuts.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-21
Published Every Friday.
LOCAL NEWS.
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John Alstrom Of the Chalk
F}uttes country was a visitor in
town Wednesday.
The midnight supper for the
dance Monday evening was SER
we'd at the Ramme house.
John Oliver made 4 business
trip to Baker Saturday where he
attended the auction sale.
J. W. Grant and r. Y. F'uQua
attended the sales at Baker Sa-
turday. taking over with them
about 20 head Of horses that
were nearly all desposed Of. Jess
says that they had a good sale
ana that he is expecting q num-
nor Of the Bakeries and nearby
settlers over here to attend his
big sale On the Doth.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-03-21
BAKER GRAIN MARKET.

f. q. s. Baker, Montana, Mch.
Il, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18
Recent Educational Progress in Alabama
by PROF JAMES DOSTER,
of School of EducatiOn, University of Alabama

something over six years ago we'll
known southern educator, who had stud
led closely educational affairs in the
SOUTH remarked that public school con-
ditions in Alabama were the worst in
the union. Our school laws were poor.
The common schools were practically un-
organized. There was no supervision of
school work outside the cities and towns.
Numerous low grade colleges stood in the
way of the development of high schools
the missing links in our educational
system-and the real purpose of the nor
NAL and the agricultural schools was OBJ
scured because of lack of high schools.
There was no cooperation among the
parts of what normally should constitute
public school system. Northern univer-
stiles discounted literally the degrees of
even the best of the Alabama colleges
because of low entrance and low gradua-
ton requirements. Since there was no
local taxation by districts, school reve-
nues We're grossly inadequate. And fin
ally the most discouraging feature of the
entire situation was that the University
of Alabama had practically no organic
connection with the other tax supported
schools. His only suggestion was, DE
velop your high schools.
This sweeping indictment, while pos
sibly valid at the time it was made, is
not altogether true now. Six years have
wrought changes. While some long
standing educational needs have not yet
been met, still great progress has been
made.
Today, barring a few defects, some of
them serious, but all remediable, Alabama
has fairly well organized school sys-
TEN. A splendid system of high schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-18

conference met in Montgomery in APRIL
1908, and discussed in detail from every
point of view the educational situation.
Here was made with a pleasing degree
of success the first great effort to break
down the atomistic conception of educa-
tion which had so long prevailed in Ala
bama and to substitute in it's stead the
conception that all parts of an educa-
tional system should be organieally re-
lated, one to another, and that needless
duplication and waste should be avoided
OF the things planned in this conference
many have been realized, while others
are yet to come to pass. The most i'm
portant results of the conference were:
l. The organization of the Association
of Alabama Colleges, composed of the
University of Alabama, Southern uni
versity, Howard college, Birmingham col
lege, Athens college. Woman's college, and
Judson college. Through it's wise and
wholesome regulations this association
has exerted a powerful influence in de-
veloping high schools and elevating edu-
cational standards throughout the state
Led by the University of Alabama, the
raised their entrance requirements In or
der to make a place for tho high schools
thereby greatly reducing their enrolment
and subjecting themselves to harsh criti-
cisms from certain quarters. Time, how
ever, has justified the wisdom of their
action. The association is still In good
working condition.
g The cOnfarence anpoipfad n cop,,,,if
tee to prepare a four year course of
study of full secondary grade for the
county high schools. The adoption of this
course prepared by the committee was
the most far-reaching single educational
act that has over occurred in Alabama
1t fixed definitely the boundary of the
college on the one hand and that of the
elementary school on the other. An arti-
culated system Of schools from the pri-
mary grade to the university was now