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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
FAMILIES IN SCHOOL.
Community idea at Olathe Grows Be-
yOnd Expectations.

Olathe. KAN, Dec. 12.-The growth
Of the community idea has reached
Olathe. Some time ago, Miss Ruth
Larsen. German instructor in the high
school here. was asked to teach q class
in the Presbyterian Sunday school.
Rather than do this she said she
would be willing to teach q night class
In the high school.
Superintendent s. d. Dice OF the city
schools then arranged to have Swedes
taught English as a sort Of growth of
the community idea. The Olathe
school board consented to the use of
the building and agreed to furnish the
room, heat, light and all books neces-
sary.
In q factory here are employed
nifty or sixty shoemakers, mostly Ger
mans or Swedes. They were invited to
attend night school and learn English
~ only q few were able to speak or
write it.
The first night there were twenty
hve men and women present. Miss
Larsen taught them their A B Cs-
that il, those that had not attained
that proficiency. The class lasted for
one haur and a half and it was an
nounced that it would be continued on
the following Tuesday night. Each
person was asked to bring any OF his
fellow 'countrymen. Tuesday night
there were forty-five present and in
struction was again given. This time.
however. whole families came. 1t Is
expected that next Tuesday night
there will be seventy-five or one hum
dred present to learn English.
The Rev. Mr.. Reipma, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church. Is teaching
the Germans. The classes are about
evenly divided between Swedes and
Germans Along with the reading the
pupils are taught patriotism to their
new country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
COLLINS WORTH $1,000 900.


Philadelphia, Dec. 22.-Connie
Mack believes that II Joe Tinker is
Collins Of the Athletics Is worth Just
four times as much-or 100000. But,
also, Connie is very careful to avoid
placing a monetary value upon the
services of any ball player. That isn't
his way.
To prove his contention as to the
respective values Of Tinker and Col
Inns, Connie has dug into private rec
ords These show that Tinker. for
whom Ebbetts Of Brooklyn has given
$25, 900. during his twelve years in the
major league has a fielding average Of
.s37 and batting average Of .2s4.
Collins, who broke into the big
league six years ago, has a fielding
average Of .953 and a batting average
Of 1913. In other words, on the aver
age Collins has fielded 81 points bet
ter than Tinker and has batted 50
points better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
COOMBS WILL BE "GOOD."
Goes Home and VIII Join Athletics
About Next June.

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 22.-John W.
Coombs. the Philadelphia American
to play with the team last season be-
cause Of illness left here last night for
his home at West Kennebec. Me. He
plans to spend the winter on his farm
and expects to Join the Athletics in
Philadelphia about June. Coombs'
physician stated that there was no rea-
son why Coombs should not be as good
a pitcher next year as he ever was.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
KINGS ANNUAL BULLETIN.

Says He WIN Play In Kansas City or
Not At All.
Kansas City. Dec. 22.-John q.
King will play ball next summer; that
Is, John g. is fairly certain he will
play himself some baseball next
City. Get that Kansas City. John
says he means 1t.
King has said as much. He re-
peated the assertion several times and
chung desperately to the same line of
testimony when attacked from differ
emit angles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
FOR DIVISION HEADQUARTERS.
Missouri Pacific Officers Inspect Tfib-
une Water Conditions.

Tribune, Dec. 22.-Omcials of the
Missouri Pacific railroad were here
last week with a view Of making 1t q
permanent division station on account
Of the abundance of water and its
quality. A blue print Of the yards ana
the round hause has been made by
the eastern Offices.
tribune is the county seat Of Gree
lev county and with the Division Of the
III. p. railroad at Tribune 1t will leave
the Ave western counties, beginning
with Cheyenne county to Syracuse in
Hamilton county, with q division sta
ton and each division station and
county seat in q direct line north and
south through the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
TURKEYS INSTEAD OF GRAIN.
Rawlins County Farmers Collect Pal
Checks for Poultry.

Herndon, Dec. 22.-Rawlins county
didn't harvest big grain crops this
year, but the farmers did well in rails
ing turkeys. Two OF the local buyers
in Herndon made 1. big harvest In buy
ing the crop for three days Of the far
mers in this section. Joseph Couch
and b. e. Stires figured up the totals
and fond that they bought $4,000
pounds of poultry for which they paid
$500. The product was shipped to
San Francisco. One Of the biggest
checks paid out was to Joseph Brown.
which aggregated $149. He says the
turkeys he sold was only one-half of
his crop raised this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
Another Veteran Dead.

Wichita, Kan, Dec 22.-Captain
John McAdams, 68, civil war veteran,
Is dead.
Captain McAdams planned and led
an escape Of fourteen officers and one
private from a confederate prison at
Columbia, 8. c.. which gained for him
q letter Of praise from General Sher-
man. He was a captain in the Tenth
West Virginia infantry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
KENNEDY SIGNS CONTRACT.
VIII Coach All Competitive Sports fol
Three Years.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 22.-Dr. A.
r. Kennedy Saturday afternoon sign
ed a contract for three years as ath-
letic director at Haskell institute. The
salary IL not made public. Doctor
Kennedy will coach football and all
other competitive sports. A. M. Venue
will continue as physical director and
faculty manager at the school. The
signing Of this contract eliminates the
suggestion Of Doctor Kennedy as q
probable successor to Coach Mosse as
head football mentor at Kansas uni
versity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
ON THE BENCH.

Word comes from st. Joseph that Jack
Holland Is playing the part OF the good
Samaritan to the newly organized West
ern association. If Jack Holland is doing
anything In the interest of the reorganiz-
ed circuit, he will get value received as
he is not in the habit OF passing out free
lunches.
The amount of money involved or tho
disposition Of Joe Tinker Is a minor con-
sideration. The feature Of the affair at
present Is a contest between the Ma
t1onal League magnates for the greatest
amount OF publicity.
Jack Haskell has a loyal press agent
In Sandy Griswold of the Omaha World
Herald. A few short weeks ago, Sandy
was crying because Haskell expected to
sign a contract with the American As
ISOLATION and now he is crying because
Plat Jack has been offered contract
and bonus by the Federal League. In
addition to that, Sandy believes the Fed
eral League will put clubs in Omaha and
Lincoln. VIII some one do something for
the youngster. Might put his name on
the list Of beneficiaries of the Raggedy
Stocking club.
Pa Rourke announced some time ago
that his club would train at home during
the coming spring but now is negotiat-
ing for accommodations at Beatrice or
Fairbury. The Antelopes also will train
at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22

The st. Joseph club will probably pla
exhibition games with Pittsburg, Mime
apolis, st. Paul and the Chicago Whit
sox. They have asked for four game
with the latter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22
BAKER TEAM ON TRIP.

field. Marty has q chance to break In Is
q regular with Tinker on another team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-22

Charley Mullen. manager of the Ante
lopes last season is reported to be ne
gotiating for an interest in the Vancouver
club of the Northwestern League. II he
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
LACK TRAINING,
GO TO PERDITION
MISTAKEN MEN FIND "DASH OF
SCOTCH HITS RIGHT SPOT"
TAFT SAYS.

New York, Dec. 23.-Former Pres.
William H. Taft stood on a window
ledge in the Bedford branch Of the
Young Mems Christian association in
Brooklyn yesterday and told g. crowd
Of persons that he had seen many
good men go down to hell in the
Philippines" because they lacked home
training, and when they got a tired
feeling they found a dash Of Scotch
reached the right spot"
While the former president carefully
balanced himself just outside the win
dow and talked, persons within held
to his coat tails, for the ledge was
only. twelve inches wide and the flag
stones were fifteen feet below. MT.
Taft, however, showed no fear and
~gesticulated. as freely as If he were
standing on a stanchly built ,rostrum.
When Mr.. Taft got to the building
he intended to do his speaking inside,
but after $500 had found seats or
standing room, there were nearly 1000
still outside and they expressed so
much disappointment that he suggest
ed a talk from the window. After
wards he spoke to those within.
After he had referred to the liquor
danger the speaker said to his mind
one great value of the Y. M. C. A.
lies in the fact that 1t gives men a,
substitute for liquor and reaches the
right spot in men"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
MAKING CHANGES
FOR DIRECTOR

Changes preparatory to the CONSOLE
dalton of the North Dakota Expert
ment station and the North Dakota
Better Farming association ON New
Years day, are being made in the ad-
ministratlon building at the big farm
school this week.
A suite Of offices is being fitted out
for the new director of the station in
the west wing Of the building. This
will be for the personal use of Sec.
Thomas Cooper Of the Better Farming
association, who will succeed Presi-
dent Worst Is director OF the expert
ment station.
Rooms below on the basement floor
for the continuation of the extension
work of the North Dakota Better
Farming association are now being
properly fitted for the occupancy of
the association so that the offices may
be moved there from the present
quarters in the "A. o. u. w. building
north of the federal building ON Rob
erts street after the first OF the year.
Other offices for the experiment
station are being prepared. In con-
nection with these the Offices of Prof.
G. w. Randlett, who has had charge
Of the extension work of the college !
for q number Of years. are being al
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
TO VISIT NEWSPAPERS

Mrs. Julia D. Hazelton, dean Of the
school Of journalism of Fargo college,
leaves the city this evening for her
Christmas vacation and her trip of
study Of newspapers Of the central
west.
After New Years Mrs. Hazelton
will visit leading dailies in Chicago,
st. Louis, Milwaukee,, Cincinnati and
other points. The papers h will Wis
it include The Chicago Tribune. The
Chicago Record Herald, The Chicago
Daily News, The Chicago Inter-Ocean,.
The St, Louis Globe-Democrat, The
ST. Louis Times, The st. Louis Repub-
lie, The Milwaukee Sentinel, The v
ming Wisconsin,, The Cincinnati In
ouirer, The Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Ohio State Journal, The Column
bus Dispatch, The Indianapolis News.
The Duluth News-Tribune, and The
Duluth Herald.
During her years leave Of absence
from the college last year, Mrs. Haz-
elton visited many of the leading east
ern papers, including the Journals of
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Boston and other cities. Her trip at
this time is which viii enable her
to present the editorial n Journals
tic standards in the central west to
the Fargo college school of journalism.
Mrs. Hazelton will return the latter
part of January.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
EAST SIDE NOTES

Miss Maude Thompson, teacher in
the schools at EVeleth, Mimi, is spend
ing the Christmas vacation with friends
In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mum and son,
have gone to Crookston where they
will be the Christmas guests Of Mrs.
Munn's father.
the way OF making a date for an ap-
pearance Of the Minnesota University
Glee club.
John Nichols, 10 years of age, en-
tered a plea Of guilty before Judge
Parsons at Fergus Falls, Saturday eft
store Of Robert johnson at Squire, a
week or so ago, taking therefrom the
sum of $50, while the proprietor of
the store was absent for Na few NOM
matory at ST. Cloud for an tndetermt-
nate term.
A marriage license was issued at
Fergus Falls, yesterday, to Andrew
Rahm and Carrie Carrom, both Of Sar-
gen county, N. D.
Following the early Christmas at the
Swedish Lutheran church, Christmas
morning at $50 o'clock the Rev. T. M.
Eckman, the pastor, will proceed to
WolYerton where he will hold a morn
ing service in the mission there and
then he will go On to Comstock where
a festival service will be held in the
afternoon. In the evening, at the same
church, the youn people and Sunday
schoo will join in a festival service
and Christmas tree for which an at
tractive programme Of Christmas read
ings. carols, etc, has been arranged.
Obsequies for Edward German, who
passed away Sunday afternoon, will be
held at st. Joseph's church tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock and the inter-
ment will be mad In st. Joseph's GEM
etery, under the direction Of Under
taker Dougherty of Fargo.
The entertainment at the Comstock
grill, this week Is being furnished by
Wick Smith and George De Lytelle,
vaudeville houses in Chicago. The ar
lists were we'll received by the patrons
last night and it was generally con
coded that the attraction is a strong
and very pleasing one. i
1t Is said hat the author Of the
forthcoming report, on city affairs, by
the Investigating committee OF the
charter commission has left nothing to
read between the lines-what the COM
mittee has to say is emblazoned in bold
committee has found out instances
where economy can be more generally
practiced by the administration than 1t
Is, and room for better business meth
DDS.
Among the arrivals at the Comstock
were, f. M. Christian, Aberdeen, S. D.;
B. Johnson, Valley City; J. j. Dea,
Sanborn, N. D.; Thos. Anderson, Har-
vey. N. D; NJ. Ferguson. Watertown,
s. D.; Mr.. and Mrs. B. Crowley, Haw-
ley, MINI; N. F. Larson, Lynd, Mimi;
e. H. Holte, Gardner, N. D.; Gilbert
Erickson, Emil Erickson, Oscar Ohl-
gren, Wolverton; A. B. White, Ply
mouth, Mich; John McGrath, Barnes
willie: Mrs. Lille D. Dow, FELTON,; w.
B. Waterman, Duluth; s. x. Way and
family OF Watertown, 8. D.; and Ralph
Denning. Fergus Falls.
The Dwight Baldwin FIGURING mills
will close down tomorrow night for
the holiday season. They will be re-
opened shortly after New Years, aft
er certain repairs and overhauling
have been completed. Manager Gross
SO far the mills have been kept
exceedingly busy and the year will
measure up to past records.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
DEEDS OF INDIAN LANDS
TO WHITES SET ASIDE

It is stated that the United States
government has taken default Judg-
ment in at least thirty-seven cases Of
a a i large number Which were fled
at Fergus Falls. These are he cases
In which 1t was alleged that the par
ties selling the lands were full blood
Indians and as such had no rate to
parently felt that 1t was futile to try
and prove otherwise and 80 let the
land revert to the government.
Since the conviction at Fergus Falls
Perrault, before Judge Amidon of Far
go, a week or two ago., on conspiracy
charges and the recovery OF $3.50
worth Of property which they had pur-
ment seems to be more confident in
pressing the hundreds of civil cases
which are pending here to set aside
deeds given by Indians to white men.
Der Of these cases during the past
week, the defendants failing to appear
and the deeds being set aside without
contests, n has filed amended COM
plants in some of the others.
One complaint that has Just been
amended Is in the case of the United
States vs.. Harry Names and the Farm
ers' and Merchants State bank of She
boygah, Wis, and sets forth some al
legations Of a sensational nature in
unusually picturesque language. 1t Is
alleged that the father Of Isabelle
Warren. a 13-year-old Indian girl, was
induced to have her estate probated as
though she was dead, although in
reality she was living, and that 1t was
to her father and mother, who
thereupon executed a deed of 1t to
Achsah Mooers.
The complaint goes on to relate tina
lin the meantime, like beasts of prey,
bent upon d~evouring their helpless VIC
Tins either dead or alive" certain
white men Induced the girl herself
sign a deed transferring her prop
erty to n Frank s. Graham, the child
being still in her thirteenth year, ANA
a. child of the children OF the forest
and totally uneQuipped to defend her
self and her property against the wiles
and avariciousness Of her more civiliz-
but less humane white ~neiRhbors."
1t is related further that she was
to receive $500 for the land, but only
received 800, that Graham Immediate
~ transferred his interest to -Achsah
MoOers, to whom the parents had as
their interest after the probat-
ing Of the estate, and that 1t was later
sold to Harry Names and mortgaged
to the ~Sheboygan bank for $1,000.
The complaint closes by asking that
all Of these transactions be set aside.
It alleges that the Indian girl Is a
ward of the government, and that 1t Hs
the duty of the government to protect
her, as such ward, from "the greed,
rapacity, cunning and per1dy of mem
bers Of the white race"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
GUILTY OF UTTERING
A WORTHLESS CHECK

In the case Of the State VS.. G. G.
Green, tried yesterday in the district
court before Judge Nye, the jury last
evening returned a verdict Of guilty
and at 2 o'clock his afternoon the de-
PENDANT was sentenced to serve an in
determinate term in the state prison at
saltwater for uttering a. forged check.
The sentence in this case means that
practices INDUCED in by the defendant,
are frowned upon under the laws of
Minnesota and the courts are determin-
ed that punishment to At the crime
against the business interests of the
state will be melted out to offenders.
Today the court had on trial James
williams, a hard looking character, in
dicted On the charge OF burglarizing
the store of Remley & Olson, dealers
in hardware. Two men with the de-
PENDANT on the job entered pleas OF
guilty and are doing time. Another
associate in the job Fred Garwin has
yet to stand trial unless he decides to
plead guilty.
This morning, Judge Nye excused all
members of the jury disengaged until
Jan. S, and they were instructed to go
to the office OF the clerk and receive
vouchers for services rendered to date,
the our expressing the compliments
Of the season.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Comstock Bowling Alleys.

Architect O'Shea who has been
supervising the changes necessary to
be made in the basement Of the Hotel
Comstock to admit of the installation
Of the st of three bowling alleys in
Connection with the billiard rooms which
are under the management of Lester
Hagerstad, lessee, said today that the
work was nearing completion and Mr..
Hagerstad expects to announce the
opening Of the alleys on Christmas
day. 1t has been necessary to remove
the strongest Of concrete walls and
floors and replace them with others to
supply the required length and width
for the. alleys. A big force Of experts
from the factory Of the Blake Bruins
wick-C Calendar Co., is rapidly COM
pleting the laying Of the floors and by
tomorrow night things will be about
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
SOLUTION FOR
GIFT HUNTERS
d. r+N""=- HHEH n" n n n H. u .EA suM

If any spot in the northwest de-
serves the title, headquarters for
Santa Claus" it is in the deLendrecie
bargain basement. This interesting
department. Of the big deLendrecie
establishment has been Of the
busiest spots In the northwest during
the entire holiday season.
Packed from foor to ceiling with
toys. books, dishes, pictures, baskets,
l n short, almost every conceivable
thing, and some things that are hard
locomotive, its bounteous stores have
furnished the happy solution to humid
reds of worried gift hunters. A visit
to the store today showed that while
throngs had been supplied, the bar
gain basement Is still on the job with
a very complete line, and before the
last fina grand rush tomorrow even
ing. it will have supplied hundreds
more.
Harold c.. Hall, manager Of this de-
partment, is a genius in selecting
"just the very thing" It Is probable
that that phrase has reen uttered
than in any other spot Of it's size in
North Dakota during the past week.
The popularity Of the bargain base
men has been proved by the crowds
which throng 1t continuously. At al
most any hour hat the store Is open
the basement is crowded; in fact, it
becomes something of a problem to
get the buyers out when 1t comes
time to lock up for the evening and
let the tired clerks get a chance to
recuperate for the next days rush.
It is specially interesting to the
young folks because of the great line
of toys carried, and in fact some of
the folks who are not so young, find
a certain fascination in the wonder
full electric, and other mechanical toys
that are to be found in %profusion.
TO the belated shopper, worried and
anxious because Of a number of I'M
selected gifts here's a gentle hint:
TRY the deLendrecie basement"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
JURY PICKED FOR
JANUARY TERM

= The case Of the Northern Savings
bank vs.. Jos NJ. Kelly and the Fo-
rum-Courier Publishing Co, Is the
last case to come before the present
term Of district court. The jury who
have served during this term will be
dismissed when their verdict on this
case is returned.
The jury for the January term Of
court has been chosen, and the follow
ing men have been summoned to ap-
pear For duty on tho morning Of Jan.
IS:
c.. G. Baernstine, Fargo.
Alex Duncan, Fargo.
K. Emerson, Fargo.
J.. B. Frenette, Fargo.
VIM. Gray, Fargo.
John Hannaher, Fargo.
M. Holcomb, Fargo.
A Levin, Fargo.
Jacob Lowell, jr., Fargo,
Christ Losness, Fargo.
Harry Medburry, Fargo.
Fred Meyers, Fargo.
Fl. J. RuSch, Fargo.
Lou Stevens, sr, Fargo.
G. Wilton, Fargo.
Chas. Wilton, Fargo,
A. z. Wells, Fargo.
John P. Yerxa, Fargo.
VIM. G. Bandy, Leonard.
e. c.. Baumgardner, Page.
liver B~rudevold, Page.
John DINNER, Casselton.
Amos Hagemeister, Ayr.
Albert ]. Hill, Empire.
VIM. McCosh, Ayr.
Mike C'Hearn, Barnes township.
J. M. O'Neil1, Page.
r. M, Pannebaker, Mapleton.
John Peterson, Buffalo.
Math Runck, Casselton.
VIM. F, Stremel, Page.
Jurgen Suhr, Page.
J. F. Wellentine, Alice.
r. M. Carl, Page.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
Still BuiIdino Houses,

More new houses in course of erec-
ton. Carpenters are at work on the
frame Of a new modern residence for
A. M. Freeman near the corner of
First venue and Seventh street south,
Immediately at the rear Of the public
library and considerable progress has
been made on the erection Of a new
home for David Carlson, Ninth street
and Second avenue south.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-23
a Fair Proposition,

The manufacturers Of Meritol Rheu-
matism Powders have so much conf
dence in this preparation that they
authorize us to sell them to you on a
positive guarantee to give you relief
in all cases of Rheumatism or refund
your money. This Is certainly a fair
proposition. Let us show them to you
Central Drug Store, 66 Broadway,
Fargo, N. D., exclusive agency.-Advt.