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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01
WAS KILLED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT

{ E11endaae. N. D., Aug. 1-wIIliam
lPomplum, living northwest of Ellen
| dale. was struck by lightning during
Ia storm and instantly killed
/ Late In the afternoon MI. Pomplum
made ready t. go after hay but the
rain coming up just then prevented
him going until about Z O'Clock. when
he left the house intending to be gone
only a. few minutes. He had loaded
ION a small amount Of hay and was on
his way home when the lightning
lstruck him. The horses took him
home. his body apparently hanging
from the wagon and in passing a hog
fence the team struck his head. cut
ting his face up badly and also break
ing a board in the rae which let him
to the ground.
Mrs. Pomplum, on hearing a noise,
went to the door, but not seeing him
returned, lay down with the inten-
ton Of putting the children to SLEEP,
and fell asleep herself. not Weakening
until 8 o'clock the Hext mCTning. On
going out she found the team with
their brides off, and, being unable to
fnd Mr.. Pomplum, she hitched anoth-
,er team and went to the bayfield, and
then aroused neighbors. He was
found by searching parties early that
morning.
Mr.. Pomplum was about so years of
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body and it wrecks the mind. 1t is
one of the worst drug habits known
in the United States.
DR.. Ladd made some of his most
powerful enemies in that fight.
There was q peculiar circumstance
connected with this, anti-snuff fight.
The man who first got DIR. Ladd inter
ested in his investigation of the evils
Of snuff using, was a North Dakota
wholesaler. This man called DR.. Ladd's
attention to the fast. spread Of the
use. OF snuff. and told the doctor that
he disliked to sell the stuff as he was
sur that it was one Of the greatest
curses of the northwest. He said he
was compelled to sell it, however, to
hold his tobacco trade.
AS a result Of his conversation with
this man, DR.. Ladd began an inYes-
tigatiou which showed that the snuff
evil was even worse than the whole
saler had said, SO DIR. Ladd put
through his famous anti-snuff bill.
At the las moment a Joker" was
slipped into the bill which absolutely
nullifed it's effect. During the fight
over the new snuff bill introduced last
session, DR.. Ladd made the statement
that it cost the snuff manufacturers
$4,000 to get hat joker inserted. Last
session another snuff bill was passed
which was iron-clad and binding, and
now the sale of snuff is prohibited in
North Dakota.
The REGULAR circumstance referred
to is that after DR.. Ladd was well into
his anti-snuff campaign, the, wholesaI-
er who really originated the fight,
wrote to DR.. Ladd and told him to
keep ''hands off" snuff. or words to
that effect. OF course the doctor paid
no attention to this demand, but he
was curious to know why the man had
suddenly changed his mind. A great
white light burst upon him when he
discovered that this man had become
one Of the directors Of one of the
great snuff making concerns.
DR.. Laid has this mans letter on
fine In his office at the present time.
But the most bitter of all DR., Ladd's
enemies is a great baking powder
concern. This company made great
claims based on the egg albumen in
their baking powder. DR.. Ladd ruled
that the amount of egg albumen in
the baking powder was negligible, and
what little there was in the powder
was placed there for the purpose OF
deception and fraud. AS the North
Dakota law prohibits the sale Of any
thing fixed up for deception and fraud
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lators are trying to put and keep prices
Of farm products down till they can
buy at a low figure. Don't sell to
them. Wait. '
coast about Aug. 8, cross Pacific slope
by close of Aug. 10, great central val
leys Aug. II to 13, eastern sectlons
Aug. Ia. Warm wave will cross Pacific
leys Aug. II, eastern sections Aug; Ii,
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope about
Aug. -, great central valleys Aug. IA,
eastern sections Aug. 16:
This disturbance Will continue the
hot, dry weather along and south OF
latitude 40 but it will be followed by
unusually cool weather with rains In
northern and thunder showers in outh:
be only partially relieved. Dangerous
storms are expected to accompany this
disturbance,
The next most important crop wealth
er feature has Tsterenee to SOWING
usual rain along and south OF latitude
40 for August. Some farmers begin tt
sow wheat about middle of August. Il
It best to SOW In a dry sol or Wait al
an abundance of rain, particularly cas-
of the Mississippi river. West OF thu
Mississippi the rains will not be %
the moisture needed and it will be wei
distributed over all the winter wheat
1 ountr of this. continent.
We are inclined to believe that, witt
dry weather through August, goot
rains east of Mississippi in September
and plenty of moisture over all ths
winter wheat sections in October, Il
will be best to SOW wheat late. Blu
great problem. Can't discus 1t now blu
we always reply to queries from al
subscribers of the newspapers publish.
! ing our work. Always address US al
: washington, D.
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POWERFUL
ENEMIES OF LADD
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
that they will get him removed from
office.
One of the bitterest and most motor,
ious fights which DR.. I.add made was.
against bleached -four, One OF the
doctors primary objects in this fight
was to protect the growers of North
Dakota hard wheat. The doctor found
that the -four manufacturers were n
abled to use the bleaching process on
-four made partly from hard spring
wheat and partly from the cheaper
and poorer soft winter wheats. They
mixed these two fiours, bleached the
mixture and put it on h market in
competition with the finest patent
; -four made entirely from hard spring
wheat. This was a fraud on both the
consumer and on the man who raised
wheat. DIR. Ladd proved that bleach
| ed -four was injurious to health and
| after a sensational battle in the courts
his contentious were sustained at ev-
cry point and bleached -four was WHIP
ed out.
The doctor made some powerful en-
emies during that fight.
Another great battle was over the
containers of lard. The great pack
ing trusts refused to sell lard in one,
| three, five and ten pound, net weight
containers, as provided by he North
Dakota law, put on the statute books
by DR.. Laid. They claimed the right
to sell short weight lard. provided they
marked the weight on the container.
DIR. Ladd insisted that they should
sell in full weight containers, and the
court sustained that contention. The
result is that no lard is sold in con-
tainers at all in North Dakota.
Some of the trusts have beer whin-
ing that the people are unfair, and
yet, finding they cannot short change
the people, they will not sell them an
honest package at all. They are pun
ishing North Dakota, or think they
are. What they are really doing is
generating In the people a spirit that
is going to rise up some day and wipe
the trusts out of existence.
DR.. Ladd made powerful enemies
during that ight4-men who have OPP
emily boosted that they would get
Ladd for enforcing that law.
Still another bitter fight was Waged
over the prohibition Of snuff In North
Dakota.
or all the darnnable connections to
blight the bodies and minds of men,
some of the snuff that is sold and
used in the northwest, but not legally
in North Dakota, is the foulest and
most dangerous.
Some brands OF snuff are made from
sweepings, trimmings, etc, or tobacco,
ground UP and doTed with powerful
nicotine extracts. Saltpeter Is added
to some of 1t to loosen the flow Of sal
iva, and this saltpeter opens the
pores OF the mouth and the powerful
nicotine is absorbed directly into the
system, causing what Is known as d
nicotine drunk. This kind Of snufi
has q fearful effect on the hurnan
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YOUNG FARMERS ARE
ACCUSED OF BURGLARY

Hankinson, N. D.. Aug. might
Patrolman Theo. Neumann surprised
two men in the act of robbing the
Cash Supply store at 2 a. m. and al
though worsted in a personal en-
| counter with one of them, says he
identified the robbers as Henry Brucr
and Ernest Bruer, well known young
farmers residing southeast Of the
city, .
Henry Bruer, the eldest Of the two
and q married man, was arrested at
his home in Greendale, but so far the
younger brother has not been appre-
hended. Friends state that he is IN
South Dakota and will be on hand for
preliminary hearing on Wednesday OF
next week.
Officer Neumann was making his
regular rounds and saw two men busy
In the store room at the rear Of the
store. They saw him at the same
time and rushed to a side door, en-
deavoring to make their escape. Neu-
mann flashed his light on them and
says he is positive the men were the
two named above-in fact, statNs he
conversed with them in the German
language when he overlook them in
ZIG dllCy DSI"SVA IIS AASioLu 91AN
LAWYER buildings. He endeayored to
take the younger man into custody
but was attacked and struck over the
head with a board, receiving a deep
scalp wound. He lost his billy in
the scuffle but broke his searchlight
over the head Of his assailant. The
latter finally broke away and ran, es-
Gaping in the darkness. The older Of
the robbers had meantime disappear
ed.
A search of the premises disclosed
a lot of plumber that had been packed
in large baskets and carried outside,
presumably to be taken away when
the robbers had completed their work
inside the store room. The plumber
consisted Of ~overcoats. clothing, wom-
ans dresses, groceries and provisions.
The lot recovered, all found within a
few feet of the building, invoices at
$471.17.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01
LEONARD MINISTER
IS AN INVENTOR

Sheldon. N. D., Aug. 1. Andrew
Nelson. a local blacksmith. and Rev.
J. N. Engerholm, pastor of the
Norwegian Lutheran church of Leon
ard have invented a device to attach
to the front axle of the Ford auto
mobile. This device consists of a
rod which runs from the conjunction
of the present two stay rods near
the crank shaft to the center of the
front axle forming a third rod. No
holes are bored, the back end being
held in place by q fork in the rod,
and the front end is held in place by
a brace which fits into the .'U". Of the
front axle, the same being made taut
with a bolt, nut, which insures the adj
ded rightly of the axle and makes
the steering Of a a so equipped 100
per cent easier, as the axle braces.
cannot bend Or spring when running
through ruts and uneaven parts Of
the road. The gentlemen have already
applied for a patent after getting ex-
pert advice, and VIII no doubt make
a good thing of it financially, as the
few who have already placed this at
tachment on their machines declare
themselves highly pleased with their
new invention. 500
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01
AUTO TURNED OVER
into THE DITCH

New Rockford, N. D., Aug, LA joy
riding party consisting of the Misses
Leola Longnecker, Nellie Moe and Eth
ell Anderson and Messrs. Elmer Moe
and Ivan Foster had a serious acct
dent.
Mr.. Foster, who was driving the
car, was requested by Mr.. Moe to let
him drive the car, Moe stating that he
had driven one before, so Mr. Foster
slowed the car down and they changed
seats while the car was going. After
they had got seated Mr.. Moe put on
more speed as they were going up q
hill, at the same time losing control of
it. Mr.. Foster, seeing that the former
could not handle the car, grabbed the
wheel and attempted to steady it, but
Moe, being excited, held tight to
the wheel SO Mr.. Foster couldn't turn
1t, the auto going In the ditch, turning
two complete s~ummersaults.
The Misses Leola Longnecker and
Nellie Moe each sustained a broken
arm, the other members escaped with
only a few minor bruises, while the
car was badly wrecked.
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this was a body blow to the concern,
their goods were barred in North Da-
kota. and they Joined the number who
were going to get the doctors scalp.
It is stated that this company is
about to send twenty-five men into
North Dakota ostensibly for the pur-
pose Of putting up a fight. to get their
goods back into the state under a
new label. 1t is rumored. however,
that the real purpose of the coming Of
this big company of men to the state
Is to undermine DIR. Ladd. The con1-
pany has heretofore never had more
than four or five statesmen in this
state, and the coming of such a large
company has aroused suspicion.
These are but, a few of the many
fights that DR.. Ladd has made and
won for the people of this state.
He has exposed thousands of nos
trums, fought endless battles for
cleaner stores, shops, bakeries. etc. In
short, wherever fraud or5danger to the
public has appeared. there he has TAX
en- a stand,
And the powerful enemies that he
has made while protecting the people
against cheats, against disease,
against the man who would sacrifice
everything for the gain of a few mis-
cradle dollars, are said to be getting
ready to make a concentrated fight to
nave TINS man from ONCE, or
to make it so unpleasant or disagree
! able that he will resign.
Will the people of North Dakota
stand by and see this man martyred
for them. The Forum Toes not believe
1t, not for an instant.
In the first place, DIR. Ladd himself
is of the best fighters In the couri-
try. He's a ~Scotchman, and "a canny
one, and when they "put anything
over on him" it will only be after one
of the fiercest battles that was ever
waged in this commonwealth.
And The Forum believes 1t would
prove too costly a fight for the men
who are his enemies. They may be
backed by millions, but Ladd is back
ed by right and the right is going to
prevail.
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.CUPIT WON OUT AFTER
THRILLING ELOPNENT

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. IA thrill
ing elopement through two states with
a victory for Cupid over an trate IA
ther-in-law to be, a hurried wedding
at Medicine Lake, Mont, a grand we'd
ding celebration and dance, an early
morning arrest before he festivities
Shad concluded or the guests departed
these are incidents which served to
make the past week decidedly eventful
for W. j. Champani.
In the custody of Special Agent N.
A. Way of the indian service, Cham
PAM arrived in Devils lake yesterday
and is now being held in the Ramsey
county Jail on the charge of supplying
: Indians in the Turtle mountains with
whisky. Last week Champanl was IN
the Turtle mountains, where, 1T is
charged, he is at the head OF a ring
, which has made trouble in Indian
quarters. Just about the time Officer
Way decided his arrest would better
conditions among the Indians, Cham
PAM concluded it was time he got
married. With Mallory Boneau the
eIopement was started at Bannerman,
Canada, which is just across the in
ternational line. Rolla, Dunseith,
.Towner, this state, and the Jump was
made to Medicine Lake, Mont.
All the time Way was hot on their
trail. Every sheriff and police official
en- route was wired to hold the couple
.if unprecedented and as a result one in
!nocent couple was taken into custody
in Montana.
Way arrived at Medicine Lake six
hours after the vows for better or
for worse had been pronounced. 1t
Hooked for a time as if it was mostly
worse. The dancers were in the midst
Iof a hesitation waltz when Way broke
in upon the festive scene. Champani
was taken into custody. The girl wife,
but 10 years old, remained in Montana
with friends until her husband Is re-
)leased.
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scratching them and would walk the floor
they annoyed me SO. ~ could not Sleep
lost many nights Of rest OF account OF the
eczema. My hands were not fit to be seen
and I kept them wrapped up and wore
mittens that 7 made out Of old linen.
n IT was about d year using remediessl
then I saw an advertisement In the paper
saying that Cuticura Soap and Ointment
were good. I wrote at once for q sample
Then I bought one cake OF Cutictra Soap
and one box OF Cuticura Ointment and boz
fore they were half gone I could see my
hands were better. Before thesecond box OF
Cuticura Ointment was gone my hands were,
well and have remained well ever ~since.,.ss|
(signed) Mrs. O.. w. Sharp. Oct. 81 1913sMS
Samples Free by Mail
Although Cutictra Soap (25c.3 and Cuti-
cura Ointment l50c.D are sold throughout
the world. d sanpll OF each with 32-p. Skin
Book win be sent free upon request. Ad-
dress POSTCARD m.Cuticura. Dept q. Boston,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01
SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN
HORSES RUN AWAY

Chaffee ND, Aug. 1-Freddie Lu-
Their, son Of August Luther. was about
to go out into the field with a binder
and having forgotten something, call
ed to his sister to hold the horses un-
til he returned. While she was hold
ing them they became frightened and
started to jump. Not being able to
hold them she let go. Freddie started
after them and was kicked in the hip
10y one of the horses and thrown
against the binder, and knocked down.
He suffered a deep cut on his head
and was otherwise badly scratched up.
He was taken to a doctor at Cassel-
ton, but later returned home. At the
present writing he is getting along
nicely.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01
BUYS BUNCH OF HORSES.
But Disappears Suddenly After His
Verbal Purchases.

Casselton Reporter: Last Saturday,
if we hear correctly, a mar of good
appearance and old enough to have
had quite a bit Of experience, pulled
into this community looking up horses.
We are not sure just how he com
menced operations, but seemed to be
able to locate the men who had stock
thew. were willing to dispose of. He
went out to James Farrelps home and
in a brief time had bargained for
$4,000 worth of horses. He proceeded
to w. F. Nesemeier's and took into his
list the fine stallion there. He went
On about the country agreeing to take
the stations particularly but offering
good stiff prices for teams-such that
owners w ere willing to accept al
though they had not been expecting
to sell.
After completing quite a circuit, and
entering into verbal arrangements
with a number of farmers, the man
suddenly disappeared and has not
been heard Of again. It would seem
that the stranger had a crazy streak
and, coming out of his vagary, had
quietly taken the best method to close
up his fanciful purchases by leaving
the community.
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Costly Treatment,

Il was troubled with constipation
and Indigestion and spent hundreds of
dollars for medicine and treatment
writes c. H. Hines, of Whitlow, Ark.
IT went to a st. Louis hospital, also
to a hospital in New Orleans, but no
cure was effected. On returning home
I began taking Chanberlain's Tablets,
and worked right along: I used them
for some time and am now all right
Sold by All Dealers.-AdYt,
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Minneapolis, after a weeks visit with

Minneapolis, after a weeks visit with
his mother, Mrs. e. r, Waldo.
The bowery dance, which was given
by the Crystal baseball team in Crys-
tai park was a huge success. 1t was
well attended and thoroughly enjoyed
by all. The dancing began about $3.50
p. m. and ended at 6 a. m,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Dewar returned
On Friday last from Winnipeg, where
they spent about a week.
Miss Gertrude Widme returned to
the telephone Office Saturday to take
UP her duties as day operator. But
illness forced her to return home and
Miss Gull is taking her place for the
present. !
Miss Ruth Soper visited friends in
Grafton this week. ~
Harvesting began in this vicinity
this week. Quite a quantity of oats
and barley and some early wheat has
been out. . >s'. Cor. Q.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01
TO ALL NORTH DAKOTA BOOSTERS

The Forum covers not only the news of Fargo but all Of North
Dakota. 1t is recognized S the state paper.
1t will gladly publish ny new hat Will aid in developing any city
Dr. community in North Dakota.
Secretarie IF commercial clubs and others interested in developing
their community, are urged to use the columns OF The Forum. Send in
operation with The Forum may mean a lot for the growth and develop
7ment If your community.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01
SPREADS Y
ALL OVER HANDS.
Would Dry, Crack and Swell. Could
Not Put Hands in Water Nor Do
Work. Itching and Burning Ter
ribIe. v Used tCuticura Soap and.
Ointment. I Hands Well. ID
Gio1 s. Boots ST., Marion, Ind.-"Firso
the eczema started on my fingers, then
spread all over my hands. 1T broke out in

tiny blisters, then would get
dry and crack and swell so I
could not have my hands in
warm water they hurt me
so badly. I could not do all
my work, The itching and
burning were terrible. The
more I scratched my hands
the worse IL made them. They
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pIeade Gufl+y.

L.aMoure, ~. ID, Aug. 1.-Charles
.yolkfnan, who had been hound over to
district court on the charge of Grimm
al assault. a accompanied to-
Jamestown by Sheriff Crist. States
Attorney Murfin and Clerk OF Court
Stone. yolknnan plead guilty to the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-01

charge Of adultery before Judge
Coffey and, was sentenced to. one
Year in the state penitentiary, the
minimum penitentiary sentence. He
was taken to- Bismarck Tuesday ave.
ming by Sheriff Crist to commence
serving sentence.
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NEAR VICTIM LIGHTNING BOLT.
Finn SehoII, a HelendaIe Township
Farmer, Rendered Unconscious.

Farmer Rendered Unconso'ous.
Finn Scholl, a Helendale township
farmer, was a near victim Of a bolt of
lightning during the thunder storm of
last week Tuesday. He had just re-
turned from a trip to Leonard and put
his team in the barn before the storm
broke. and while going from the barn
to the house he was struck by a bolt
of lightning, knocking him down and
rendering him unconscious. He was
seen to fall and vas carried to the
house where remedies were applied
ad he regained consciousness. His
legs and arms are badly swollen.
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News Of the Northwest

age and is survived by his widow and
three children, Herman, william and
Seneca; an aged mother: three broth
ers, Theodore, Rudolph and Otto, and
sister, Bertha
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Crystal News.

Crystal, N. D., July SOTO The
Forum: Quite a number of Crystal
people attended Ringing Bros circus
at Grafton Tuesday.
Arthur Waldo left last Friday for