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Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
plans
FOR sioux COUNTY
Commissioners Have AL
ready Been Elected and
New Officers Chosen.

Fort Yates, NJ D., Sept. 15.-At a
meeting being held here the organiza-
tion of commissioners and plans for
the organization of Sioux county,
North Dakota, were perfected.
The new county was established on
Sept. by proclamation of Governor
L. b. Hanna, who designated as it's
territory all of that land formerly a
part of the Standing Rock reservation,
located in North Dakota. 1t embraces
~ townships and population of
approximately $500. of which IS per
cent are full-blooded Sioux Indians.
With the establishment of the new
county, Fort Yates. designated by Gov
ernor Hanna as county seat, today is
experiencing boom. A newspaper
several new buildings for stores and
mercantile companies have been start
ed. and abstract companies have been
formed. The place which for years
has been the government Indian
agency. and merely trading point,
noted chiefly for its immense Catholic
Indian mission, is awakening from it's
lethargy.
John A. Stikes. Fort Yates; J. C.
Leach, Salem. and w. w. Britolph.
Morristown, S. d., are the new com
nissioners. a. McColville. banker at
Fort Yates. is county auditor: Rev.
Aaron Mccartney Beede. author of
Sitting Bull and Custer, an Episcopal
missionary who has spent 25 years
among the Standing Rock Indians, is
county judge. and Edward F. Johnson
or Hope, N. D.. is states attorney.
The other officers will be named bv
Governor Hanna within the next thirty
DAYS
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15

convert sinners, we should be very
near the millennium.
Stripped of verbiage and words
which darken rather than enlighten,
the scheme is essentially as follows
Such company offers to lend you
money on good security at, say per
cent interest, and to allow you to re-
pay the loan in easy monthly INSTALL
ments on the amortization plan. This
sounds alluring, and, IL you are not
too persistent in asking what you are
to get and when you are to get it, you
sign an application for loan on these
favorable terms. In few days you
receive from such a company a con-
tract for the loan for which you ap-
piled. The contract which you re-
ceive is duly signed by the officers of
the company. Then you realize that
the application signed by you and the
contract signed by the officers of the
company together constitute a valid
contract, and that you are now in for
it,
Under the terms of the contract you
are to begin at once paying off the
debt of. say. $1,000 at the rate of $40
a. month, but you have not got your
$1,000 yet. Moreover. you do not
know just when you will get 1t. The
only thing you know is that you have
got to go right on paying $40 a
month You have. however, the prom
tse that whenever the company has
the money to spare, YOU will get your
loan. Another way of saying the
same things is that when your turn
comes, YOU will get 1t. This means
that such a company has not got the
money now, and that there are several
other gnetlemen whose turns come be-
fore yours. AS fast as the company
gets money it lends it out to these
men each in his turn. When your
turn comes, If the company lasts that
long, You will get your money
Now, where does this kind of COM
pany get the money which it is going
to lend to you and the other gentle
Why. it gets it from you and those
same gentlemen. and from no one else.
Speaking to all Of you collectively, 1t
says, in effect, Gentlemen. this COM
pany has no money of its own, but il
you will pay your money into its
treasury, We will then be glad to lend
it back to you, if you will give good
security, on very favorable terms in
deed"
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
LIQUOR SUPPLY
BEING. SHUT OFF
North Dakota Towns on
Aneta Cutoff Will be
Absolutely Dry.

Devils Lake, N. D., Sept 15.-
While all North Dakota enjoys con-
stitutional and statutory prohibition,
there are four towns in this section
Of the state that are doomed to be
honest and truely' dry. Hamar,
Warwick, Toxic and Narrows, located
on the Great Northern Aneta t-off
across the Devils Lake reservation,
are billed to suffer a drought from
this time on.
Uncle Sam, through Lieut.. N. A.
Way of the Indian department. has
served notice that no more liquor can
be introduced at these points. Great
Northern railway agents have re-
turned all liquor on hand and it is
understood that the general offices of
the railway have issued orders that
no more shipments of liquor be ac-
cepted for these towns. The gov
ernment rules that they are located on
the reservation and that the Shipment
to the Indians.
In doing detective work at Warwick
this week Way probed the death of u
stranger named J. w. Brady of New
haven, Conn. to find that he was
killed from drinking a liquor extract
which was shipped out by Cincin-
natl firm who sold it for the purpose
OF mixing II with alcohol In the manu-
facture of liquor The firm gave di-
rections for mixing. declaring that the
product would be just as good as that
which is shipped out by mail order
houses. Brady secured some of this
and lived but few hours after drink
ing it. Earl Harris is held in Jail at
Minnewaukan in connection with the
case while a full investigation is be-
ing made. 1t is confidently believed
that the Cincinnati firm is guilty of
aiding in the illegal manufacture of
liquor, if the product turned out
could be termed that.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
ROAD IMPROVEMENT,

Whatever may be the final destin-
alton of the farm products their first
movement must be over the country
road and if the farmer is to receive
the largest measure of benefit from
good roads the policy should be adopt
ed of improving those highways which
radiate from market towns and ship
ping stations and over which the
farmers must haul their products. The
profit which will be earned by the
farmer may depend largely upon the
condition Of the road from his farm
to shipping station. Statistics COM
piled by the United States department
OF agriculture show that the cost Of
hauling farm products to shipping
points over bad roads is dispropor-
tfonate1y large part of the total ex-
pense of their transportation to mar
ket. This is not always rul1y realized
by the farmer. but If he will take into
account the time of himself and his
team, and the wear and tear on his
vehicle and harness made necessary
by a larger number of trips will,
smaller loads, he will find that the
cost amounts up very fast and corre-
spending]y reduces his net profits.
Another item of the cost of bad roads
to the farmer. which Is often over
looked, is that he must haul his prod
ucts to markets when the roads are
not in their best condition with little
regard rs to whether prices are fav-
orable or whether hauling at that time
interferes with work on the farm.
With good roads he can not only haul
heavier loads in shorter time but. ex-
cept as to perishable commodities, he
can market his products when prices
are most favorable and can do his
hauling when 1t is most convenient
and even when the ground is too wet
for work in the fields.
'The manifold advantages Of an i'm
proved highway in reducing the cost
of drayage, facilitating social inter
course, promoting school and church
attendance, expediting rural mail de-
livery, increasing the value Of farm
lands, and promoting agricultural de-
velopment back from the railroads
are so great that they need but to be
enumerated to present convincing
argument in favor Of road improve
ment."
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
CHEAP LOAN SCHEME.

Some one recently remarked that 1t
was astonishing how hard some men
were willing to work in order to make
a dishonest living. The field Of rural
credit is already producing number
of examples. Certain companies are
actively at work promising farmers
cheaper money than anybody else Is
able to get on equally good security.
The eagerness with which some are
accepting the bait is one indication Of
the need there is for sound system
of rural credit. 1t is not wholly the
fault OF the farmer who is taken in.
"a great deal Of mental energy, COM
bined with marvellous skill, is expend-
.ed in preparing soul-compelling cir-
cuIars which seem to promise the
farmer everything, but really promise
him nothing, n as much thought
ana skill were exercised In trying to
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
A CASE FOR GOING SLOW.

Golfers Weekly: Golfers has held
Its peace thus far on one grave side
issue Of the European conflict: the
proposed purchase of foreign ships by
our federal government It has seem-
ed to us that congress and the ad-
ministratiou should move slowly in
this matter involving as it does a va
riety of economic and International re-
lations: but it has seemed to us that
a not unlike discretion should be ex-
ercised by the American press in com
menting upon the governments pro-
1ect of boosting our merchant marine.
A New York newspap per, conspicuous
~ friendly to Mr.. Wilson and his par
ty, the Evening Post" states the case
now with dispsssionate fairness:
Congress has no right to authorize
such procedure by the government q.
e., the purchase and operation of
ships III the trans oceanic trade until
1t has satisfied itself and the country
on three points. One is. whether such
new supply of ships is peremptorily
needed. The second is. whether the
ships available for purchase would be
suited for the very purposes which
are contemplated. The third is wheth-
er our government would or would not
create a delicate and dangerous situa-
ton if it should buy and operate
even as majority shareholders in an
operating corporation-ships now
owned by beuigerent interests"
With the Evening Post" we re-
1uctantly agree that none of these
questions has vet been properly can
vassed,' We say reluctantly, for the
governments project has been devised
with the best motives, which every
good American must applaud; and
support Of the government at this time
of international discord is one of the
most grateful of good citizenship. 1t
has been humiliation for Americans
to realize, as brutally as they have
had to do this last summer, the in
adequacy of our merchant marine
that was, up to the time Of our own
civil war, one of our country's great
est sources of pride. BY all means
let us put our heads together to mend
this lnadequacy. But let us scrupu-
louslT avoid, not economic hlunders
only. but such steps as might con-
ce:vably involve us, with startling alb
ruptness, in the worlds worst war.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FoRECLos-
URE SALE.

IL.
Notice is hereby given that that GER
tain mortgage, executed and delivered
6y fGv, Mary MI Wilson, single woman, Of
T,i to H; l. Martin. Of Grand Forks. North
Dakota, mortgages, dated the 3rd day of
oseio October, 1911. and filed for record in the
oHlce OF the register of deeds of the
SG9unty Gor1t noi,otd Of Grand Forks and State of
her, ber, lsll, and recorded in book 1os of
eoor3 nd by y, a sale ale Of the premises in such
The tbs FoTrth G,gira Street front door Of the
TIE Hnrts Court ndrn. House in the City of Grand
o'o,on3I OF North Dakota at the hour of 10
oclock A. MI on the 30th day of Sep-
tember, ,,nn FL, 1914, to satisfy the amount due
uP0n such mortgage on the day of sale.
o.. The p premises DESCRIBED in such mort
gage and which will be sold to satisfy
5ae 5ee same; ar are @ @descrihed as follows: Lots
Io1, ios ana l69 of Block "E' of WiInar
Adaiti Addttion to the City of Grand Forks,
.+ There ,,,a soI viii be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum of Eleven
hundred Hundred and and forty (s1.14o.oo) Dollars
OF sale as provided by law. @'''' eos.s
III. I. MARTIN,
p u1Nr,,.>, Mortgage.
Attorney for Morteaeee
Grand Forks, N. D.
(Aug. 1925 Sept. 1-S-15-22, 1o14)
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
DENMARK READY FOR
A STRUGGLE
Continued from Page 2,)

CONTINUED from Page %
So skilled an expert as siguard Ib
sen declares there is reason to regard
the position of the Scandinavian
countries with equanimity There is
nothing to show that any of the COM
batants desire to break our neutrality.
One naturally expects that a Norwegi-
an port may become temporary
refuge for foreign battleships during
the war. But that will not be similar
to a breach OF neutrality. It can hap
pen in full agreement with the Hague
convention rules. 1t might be critical
for Sweden. If the British fleet pur-
sued the German feet to the Baltic.
But since Russia and Great Britain
are allies in this war. it Is most natur-
al that Britain will seek her points Of
support on the Russian coast.
Suffer Economic Losses.
The northern countries, however.
suffer economic loss from the war.
Mobilization takes enormous sums
and takes away numerous providers
of families from their homes and
work. The distress which can be
caused thereby is not easy to over
come, even il everything is done by
the public. Large industrial plants
have suspended operations and there
Is 2 great want of work. Efforts are
being made to remove the stagnatton
In several lines. Boats and products
of neutral states are welcome in the
ports of all the fighting powers and
all traffic should be able TO be main
tained both to Britain and to Ger
many.
The postal connection has also be-
gun to be taken up again. It is point
ed out that the opportunity for the
neutral states to extend their busi-
ness relations is unusual and should
be seized. However, such uncertain
ty prevails at present that it will be
difficult to obtain capital for enter
prises that might be taken in hand.
In order to facilitate this effort Swe-
suring the war risk for food. Grad
ually it Is hoped to animate business
life.
Uneasiness Has Subsided.
The uneasiness with which the news
OF the war was received in the first
few days has somewhat subsided. The
new mobilization orders were re-
ceiyed quietly. Daily life outwardly
has assumed it's normal aspect and
one has not the same feeling Of the
war as before. The stream of Rus
sian fugitives from Germany has be-
come smaller but is expected to COM
mence again as soon as traffic is start
ed. 1t Is stated that 10000 more
Russians are waiting an opportunity
to go home.
The endeavors made in Sweden to
alleviate the suffering among the RUS
clans has called forth much praise
even from the czar i1imself--and
changed the opinion which the Rus
SLAMS held concerning the supposed
hatred Of Sweden toward Russi
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
RED CROSS funds
IN north DAKOTA
German Settlements in This
State Will Send Aid
Abroad.

Wishek. N. D.. Sept. 15.-German
citizens throughout North Dakota are
organizing for the extension of relief
to the warriors of the fatherland. Red
Cross societies have been organized in
Wishek, Ashley, Anamoose and sew
eEal other German centers of popula-
ton, and heavy donations Of funds for
the Red Cross work of Germany have
been made. Danzig, Napoleon, Beaver
Greek. Burnstad. iceland. Centuria,
Lehr and Goodrich are among the
North Dakota towns where the Red
Cross movement is being given i'm
petus BY the Germans. and it is ex-
pected that their total contributions
will be nearly $4,000
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
NAN ARRESTED AS
SOON AS RELEASED
Convict Must Face Another
Term in Prison-New
Evidence Secured.

Clayton, arrested at the gates of the
North Dakota penitentiary as he fin
ished one term for horse stealing in
this county, was bound over to the
circuit court of Harding county, at a
hearing at Buffalo.
Clayton is accused of being impli-
Gated in the theft of horses from the
Ruona ranching properties in Hard
ing county.
That the South Dakota officials have
new evidence bearing on Clayton's
record is the understanding Of local
authorities.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
HAS ENLISTED
Former Hannah Man Gone to Front
With Canadians.

Hannah, N. d., Sept. 15.-word
comes from Scott. Sask.. that Walter
frederickson, who's some years ago
was foreman Of the Moon. has enlisted
with the Canadian volunteers and is
now on the way to the front. II the
orders to draft all able bodied men
are issued a godly number Of young
h1en who We're formerly Cavalier
county residents will be taken.
ing in Canada, the majority Of whom
have seen service. continue to be re-
,ceived by the militia department. For
the present 1t is not likely that the
Americans will be taken as the depart-
ment considers that Canadians who
are anxious to go to- the front, should
pc given the first opportunity.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
YOUNG WOMAN DEAD
Graduated From Grafton High School
Also Acted as Leader

Also fActcu us Leader.
Grafton, \. D.. Sept. 15.-Miss
Laura. Amelia Oihus. aged 23 years,
daughter of Mrs. Arne Oihus. died at
the farm home near Nash. She was
born on the farm where she grew UP
and always made her home. She at
tended the public schools of that COM
munity and four years ago she gradu-
ated from the Grafton high school.
After graduating she followed the vo-
cation OF teaching for nearly three
years when her health began failing,
tuberculosis having developed, and
she was obliged to give up work.
While teaching she endeared herself
to both pupils and parents-her aim
always being to develop the best, the
higher and noble capabilities.
There are left to mourn her a
mother. two sisters and three brothers,
who have the sympathy Of the entire
community in their bereavement.
The funeral was held at the home
and at the United Lutheran church
in this city, Rev. HI. J. Glenn officiat-
ing.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
CITY INVOLVED
New Salem Authorities Trying +,
Make Citizens Remove BuilS1inps


Make Citizens Remove Buildings.
Mandan, N. D., Sept. 15.-The prin
clpal new case to come before the dis
trict court when it sets here Seprem.
city Of New Salem and Barney Coster
of that place. New Salem authorities
wish sidewalk in a certain portion of
town and the street is blockaded by
buildings belonging to Coster and he
refuses to move them, hence this ac-
ton.
Three other new cases will lbe neard.
all minor matters. The conr1nved
cases number seven and it is not an
tlcipated that the term will be q very
lengthy one, probably not more than
a few days.
Clerk OF Court Morck reports that
A applications for citizenship papers
Will be heard ON September is and
there Is no public interest in any 9TH
er phase of the coming term which
will sit without jury.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
ARRESTED TWO
Southerners Out Hunting Without
License,

Bottineau, N. D., Sept. 15.-C. F.
Adrikes and George r. Ostrum were
arrested an Arneda the first day Of the
hunting season for not having a IL
cense. Both parties ar esoutherners
and not even residents Of the state.
During their hunting expedition they
mlstook horse belonging to Henry
Lawrence, the deputy game warden.
for chicken and fired at it, Game
Warden J. N. Blades was called from
Bottineau and the two We're brought
here and had their hearing in justice
court. They claimed their homes as
Devils Lake and were each fined
$3.50 and costs. 1t was later found
out that they We're not residents of
the state
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
CAUGHT THIEVES
Two Young Men Nabbcd--Are Ser
tCnred to State pen

N1inot. N. D., Sept. 15.-The two
young men who stole DIR. r. l.. House.
not. They pleaded guilty.
Schafer, who is % years DID, drew
q years sentence in the penitentiary.
Sinclaire, California lad, is years
old, was sentenced to the state re-
formatory to remain until he is of
age.
Sinclaire had been working at the
Fred Willman farm. The night they
stole the auto. they had been playing
pool at the Temple Court hall. At
II o'clock they left and strolled down
into Eastwood park. Walking up the
alley, they found the door of DR..
Fouseholder's garage open and ran
the car out
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
EXCITING RIDE
Judge Burke Had Narrow Escap,
When Auto Crashed Through

Bridge.
Minot, N. D., Sept. 15.-Judge John
Burke's life hung in the balance for
several exciting moments when his
Velie car crashed through the side of
the bridge leading into Eastwood park
on East Fifth street. Mr.. Burke lost
control of his machine, which tore
down the street at no less than forty
miles an hour. He tried to make the
sharp turn at the bridge but failed
The car all but tore through the
railing and hung on the edge of the
bridge. Mr.. Burke calmly crawled
out of the machine and sent for some
one to remove the car The front
axle was sprung, but the car was not
badly damaged.
The bank of the river at this point
extends 25 feet below and had the car
gone over, Mr.. Burke undoubtedly
would have lost his life.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
ROBBED STORE
Tolley Building Entercd-Secured$ $2s
in Cash and Other Goods.

Tolley. N. D., Sept 15.-Sauer Bros.
store was robbed here. The robbers
secured SIS in cash. two sweaters,
two leather vests and one pair of No.
s shoes and perhaps a number of
other articles.
They made their entrance to the
store through a window at the west
end OF the building over the ware
house. first by taking the storm win
dow off and then breaking the inside
window. Sheriff Wilcox was notified
but no trace Of the robbers or goods
taken from the store have been Iocat-
ed thus far
Nearly every town along the line
has had store robbed this fall and
something should be done to catch
such men and prosecute them to the
full extent of the law.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15

cities. The committee was also in
structed to make recommendation
as to maximum rates the telephone
company should be permitted to
charge patrons Of this city, and di-
rected to report at the next council
meeting
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
CONSIDER RATES
Methods OF Telephone Company Be
ing Investigated at Dickinson.

Dickinson. N. D.. Sept. 15.--Consid-
GRAFTON OF complaint by the city
council that the telephone company
was recurring execution Of contracts,
compelling Subscribers to take their
service for one year. before installa-
ton OF telephones would be made, re-
suited in the passage Of motion and
appointment Of committee, Alder
men Beidler, Schiller and Pugh, with
instructions to investigate the meth
DDS OF telephone companies as to aul,-
scribers' contracts and the rates
charged telephone users in other
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
LEGAL NOTICES

TREASURERS REPORT
For School District No. %, County Of
Grand Forks, State of North Dakota,
for the year 1913-1914.
RECEIPTS.
Cash on hand at beginning of
school year, July l, 1913.... $255.1S
Total amount received during
the year from the apportion-
ment Of the state. tuition fund 1866
Total amount received during
the year from the apportion-
ment of the county tuition
Amount received during the year ''''
from taxes levied by the dis
trict school board, including
outstanding warrants redeem
ed Or endorsed in the collec-
tion of taxes ................ 410.0O
Total receipts for the year. in
cluding cash on hand July
1. 1913 ssss2s
Amount paid during the year
for school houses, sites and
furniture ...:........ s277s7
for teachers wages .......... $4,000
for services and expenses of
school officers .............. $500
Amount paid during the year for
interest on bonds and war
Amount paid during the year
for incidental expenses 46o5
Amount paid during the year
for purposes not before men,
toned ........ 35OQ
Total expenditures for the
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
LOST SEPARATOR
Sparks From Engine Set Fire to the
Machine

Tower City, N o.. Sept. Isl. H.
Schuette had the misfortune to have
his new Reeves separator destroyed
by fire which was caused by sparks
flying from the engine, the guard on
the smokestack having been left open
The fire when first discovered, was in
front of the separator and from there
centered into the machine before Il
could be. controlled and when it was
finally extinguished only the iron parts
We're left, the wood all being burned
OFT. The wreck was hauled to the
house
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
FINGERS CUT BAD

Farm Hand Caught Hand in Separa-
tor Going Full Blast.
Russell, N. D.. Sept. 15.--While Ted
knuth was at work running a separa-
tor OH John Zurcher's threshing out
mt and which was going full blast at
Al Herschslip's place. he got his right
hand caught in the auger, with the
result that two of his fingers were
almost cut off. But for his presence
of mind in catching hold of the belt
with his left hand. he undoubtedly
would have suffered more serious in
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