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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
BIG SENSATION
SPRUNG AT CAKES

Cakes, N. D, Aug. 3.-The following
exclamation, which has caused some-
thing of a sensation here, is from The
Cakes Journal: ], C. Christofferson,
wish to explain to the public. the u
of my dramatic arrest and falling in
Cakes Sunday, July 26, | am an Am
erican citizen, Norwegian birth, an
importer of Swede and German cutlery
and sell from 106 First avenue north.
Minneapolis, MINI. l have been call
ing on the hardware men and jewel
ers of Cakes for over twenty years
and with Brown & Slocum for fifteen
years. / came to Cakes last Satur-
day evening and remained in Cakes
overnight. About $3.50, l went to =
leading restaurant and ordered break
fast of toast, eggs and coffee, and
ordered that the eggs be boiled in the
shell. When the toast and eggs were
brought to me the egg were fried
and I told the waiter that I could
not eat eggs fried in lard, and that /
had ordered boiled eggs. The waiter
took the eggs n toast back to the
kitchen. the coffee he never brought,
and after a long wait he came to me
and told me If / paid for the fried
eggs he would get me the boiled eggs.
To this / replied, no such thing. Every
thing was carried away so that I had
no chance to eat anything. ! got up
and started out when a. ma sitting
in a chair at the door, said, What Is 1t
uncle? Perhaps ! can s~traighten it
out but i passed on and remarked ~
suppose o know your a i
thought most certainly the waiter
had gotten his orderafrom the owner
to collect from what was neither or
dered nor actually delivered. When
fRo" nYo priofnr go III % Yp9n " On nnTncc ~ n
the Grosshans restaurant he called
me to come back and settle or he
would call the marshal but I went
on In and ordered the same thing
and paid for it. I then sat down and
wrote a letter until church time
when l went to the Presbyterian
church where Mr.. Brown attends
church and thought nothing more
or but little about the affair. After
church l stood on the corner talking
with a Swede boy that ate at Gross
ing to start for our dinner when the
thick heavy set marshal named
Howard came and ordered me to go
over to Bartlett's place and pay my
bill. / told him I had nothing to settla
and asked him to 60 to Brown &
Slocum's with me but the fat city
marshal grabbed me and jerked me
around. When l refused to 20 TIL
I had seen some friend ! knew no
put an iron chain on my wrist and
twisted it till 1t bruised and broke
the skin and nearly broke the bones.
he pulled me toward the re staur4
ant, having no other authority
than his desire to help .ex-
tort % cents out OF me for food that
was standing in the kitchen as a take
hack order. Even when / wanted to
explain that I had gotten nothing to
pay for, he prevented me from talking
by twisting the chain. on my wrist till
there, was such pain I could not do
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
News Of the Northwest

anything. He kept saying, ping up.
Iing up, or go to the lookup. My
manhood refused to allow 25 cents to
be extorted from me for something ]
did Mt get. I. howled to every one as
/ was jerked along and tortured by the
chain to. get Brown and Slocum and
a good lawyer. 1t took three and a
half hours to get Mr.. Brown and they
put me in that dirty, filthy and In
healthy dungeon OF a lookup a shame
to any community. The day police
man, Mr.. Burrows, told me afterward
that he had known me for twenty
years and he advised me to go Atotthe
justice of the peace. We went and i
was asked If l plead guilty to dis
turbing the. peace. ] told them that ]
was busy in business and that any
thing that could be done to settle the
matter without expense to me or loss.
OF time was all right MS I did not care
to take money out of the restaurant
in q damage suit. The charge was
first that I had not paid for a meal,
then when that would not go they
charged me with disturbing the peace,
which was untrue, for I never made
any noise till the policeman almost
broke my wrist by twisting the chain
on them. They fined me 81 but gave It
back this morning, July 81, dropping
all charges against me. 1t is certain
that the city has done a gross lnjus-
tice to a stranger and business man
who has been coming to Cakes for
many years. The police should know
something about the matter for which
he tries to arrest a man, and at least
civil and humane treatment should be
given the worst, The marshal or what
ever he may be, is not a fit man for
any community to have as its repre-
sentative Of law order, ..1
I am a property holder in the state
OF. North Dakota to the extent Of $780,
900 and any time any other man is
abused in this way 1 should like to
know it. that 1 may assist him in any
/ can. j.. u.t
Chr. Christofferson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
CONCERNS
ARE ASSESSED

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. THE North
Dakota tax commission has completed
the assessment of the heat, light and
power companies in North Dakota for
1914. The total assessed valuation of
this class Of property is 1863, $50. 1t
is valued for assessment at 25 per
cent Of its actual value, which would
make four times that amount or ST.
27S,240 as the actual fair cash value
Of the property. 49,
The commission has made a careful
investigation of this class Of property,
employing former State Engineer It.
r.. Atkinson and T., w. Ward as en-
gineers. In connection with the physi-
cal value they have made a careful in
vestigation of earnings of the various
plants and have arrived at the above
valuation. b.. g.
This is an increase of almost $780,
900 over last year, which represents
an added income~t to the various cities
concerned of approximately $4,000.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
CHILD CRUSHED
UNDER TRACTOR

Hebron, N. D., Aug. 3.-While Ed.
Miles was moving his big traction
engine across the country, preparatory
to moving a house at Golden Valley,
he ran over a little boy, killing him in
stantly. The little 3~-year-old boy
had strayed away from the home,
three miles north of Golden Valley
and after getting about a half mile
away had lain down in the grass and
gone to sleep. His father, Philip,
Entzel was working in the hay field
and the boy had not been missed.
When the tractor. came along he was
directly In the path and was not seen,
nor was a sound heard from him, but
the engineer say his face just as the
large. wheel rolled onto II. The
body was frightfully mangled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
RED RIVER VALLEY CROPS

Minneapolis, Aug. 3.-Red river val
ley crops will yield better than for any
year since 1895, according to informa-
ton gained by Charles M. Andrist, for
mer university of Minnesota professor
and now democratic nominee for lieu
tenant governor, in a tour by automo-
bile with w. F. Nelson. He had not
seen that district since 1888, and was
amazed at It's development. O.
THE reports of rust nave been exag-
gerated." said Mr.. Andrist, "as there
are only traces of 1t. Small grains
have a good stand and are ripening
rapidly. The rains of last week did
much good, most especially to late
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
TO
GUST MURRAY

Minot N. D., Aug. 3.-Proceedings
have been brought against County
Judge William Murray by charges fl
ed under the statute passed by the
1918 legislature providing for removal
of county officials for misconduct, mall
f~easance, crime in office, habitual in
temperance or gross incompetency.
The case will be tried before T. C.
Madden as referee appointed by the
governor. The compliments in the
case are Leland Griffith, H. G. Teigen,
p. g: Dorman, Grant Youmans and
Arthur LeSueur. 3r
The complaint to the governor
against the Judge was made on two
affidavits sworn to by Mrs. Anna Cor
ser. Is --. .~....,.: .
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
BAD NEGRO BOUND
OVER FOR TRIAL

Minot, N. D., Aug. 3. William
Butler, colored, ex-prizefghter, charg-
ed with resisting an officer, was bound
over to county court undsr 5000 bonds.
Butler is alleged to have beat up
Oficer John Reed when the latter
placed him under arrest on the charge
Of maintaining a common nuisance
Wednesday afternoon In a house off
West Second street. Reed fired a
couple of shots at the man after he
had taken his. club away from him.
according to the testimony Of the Of
hcer Yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03

sown crops and to the potatoes. 1t Is
generally conceded that the field this
year will be the best since 1885, and
many maintain that it will surpass
that years.
"One of the great future crops Of
the Red river valley will doubtless be
alfalfa, of which immense fields may
now be seen. The oldest of the fields
are only three years old. the first at
tempts at raising this splendid forage
plant dating back to 1911. The farm
ers have sown an immense acreage this
year, because alfalfa Is not only un-
equaled as feed but stands unsurpassed
in yield, averaging about six tons per
acre."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
VIOLATED The
STATE GAME LAWS

Ashley, N. D., Aug. 3. Catching
young wild ducks for the purpose Of
domestication led to the arrest of a
number of small boys in his county.
The boys would wade into the sloughs,
set nets and herd the young ducklings
into them. One had twenty-eight wild
mallards of tender age. Not satisfied
with capturing the birds some Of the
boys had killed large numbers with
clubs. A game warden came here and
arrested a number Of the youngsters
who were fiend.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
MANDAN GETS
LARGE SUN

Mandan, N. D, Aug. 3.-From fig-
ures which have been prepared by
the state tax commission, working
in conjunction with Assistant States
Attorney LANCER, the city of Mandan
will receive approximately $16,502.44
in cash from the Northern Pacific
Railroad Co. as taxes on the leased
sites oil the right-of-way, which have
escaped taxation for the past six years.
The railroad company will doubtless
pass on to the leases. The tax COM
mission will use this as a precedent
all over the state in adding to the tax
able property.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
A BAD MIXUP
OVER HONESTEADS

Garrison. N. d.. Aug. s.-There is
considerable excitement over Soma
walton. which were sold eight years
ago direct to settlers by the govern
ment. Recently, through the Minot
Iandoffice, homesteaders were permitted
to make filings. The original purchase
ersF a their lands In wheat and the
new claim holders have damaged the
grain and begun the erection OF claim
shacks. 1t is asserted 1t is a double
mistake on the part of the Minot land
office people as the land Is In reality In
the Bismarck district, If it is subject TO-
fling. 1T seems the Ian was sold d.
rect and the records showed at still
open for settlement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
YOUNG NAN WAS
DROWNED AT OVERLY

Overly, N. D., Aug. 3.-Ova Jensen, a
young man of this place, was drowned
in the railway dam near here. Some
others who had been swimming were
dressing when they saw young Jensen
ride'up on a wheel and begin to dis
robe. They paid little attention to
him until his dog began to bark. They
could not see Jensen, but found his
clothes. After diving some time the
body was located. |
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
Thieves Were Held.

Minot, n. d., Aug. 81. william
Murray, James Hadley and James
Murray, transients, were bound over
to district court on the charge OF
grand larceny under $1,000 bonds.
Failing to furnish the bonds, the
men were turned over to the county
authorities and will be held in jail to
await trial next fall.
The three men are accused of steal
ing a grip belonging to- g. Fl Van
Sickle. a Minot travelling salesman.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
Breaks Shoulder.

Leeds, N. D., Aug. lin an auto
mobile accident which occurred ON
the road east from this city, Dave
Howery sustained a broken shoulder
bone and is confined to the house for
the present. The car driven by B.
Peterson, struck q rut in the road and
jumped sideways. Something went
wrong with the steering gear and the
car tipped over throwing the occu-
pants out. Mr.. Howery was the only
one injured.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03

Do not fail to see the wash dresses
that are on sale at Blacks this week
during the big dress sale.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-03
TO ALL NORTH DAKOTA BOOSTERS

The Forumc covers. not only the news of Fargo but all Of North
Dakota. 1t is recognized as the state paper. = :. ~.
4s@I t will gladly publish any news that will aid in developing any city
DR. community In North Dakota. E."#3 ~~ -#Na@ #s@EE
Secretaries of 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
ment of your community. &gsE%# # @F@EsI*#
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-19

Federal Judge Lands awarded
$4,000 damages to Mrs. Nellie Bor-
doner, Montpelier, o., whose hus-
band, conductor on the Wabash
railroad, was killed in wreck.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-19

Alvin KoIVig, Berkeley, CAL, Hagi-
clan, arrested for operating con
game. Swindled several men by adj
Yertising for advance agent and GET
ting them to invest.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14
IrIPROVlNG A TOW

DR.. Benjamin NJ Rastall, professor
of business administration of the uni
versitv of Wisconsin and director Of
the municipal service bureau in New
York. delivered a comprehensive ad-
dress on fundamentals in the city de-
valopment. - in an eastern city recent
Iv. He admitted that new develop
ment is not so easy in an old develop
ed citv asrin the new western cities, but
the main problems are the same.
Some of the small western towns are
growing tremendously because of then
intensive agriculture, their development
of the system of county advice, gooc
roads, thorough organization OF agrl
cultural markets and exchanges, the
high-grade development of agriculture
and practical education. DR.. Rastal
emphasized the economic value OF
good system of through traffic street.
and market centers in cities. He sale
that we'll developed park system l.
also extremely important. Lack O.
Fairgrounds, lack of parks and lack o.
social clubs leads to low morals anc
poor economic development. Passing
through a town on railroad sometime
establishes a first impression which il
very detrimental, even if it is erro.
neous. Hotel accommodations also are
decidedly important, as they frequently
give the travelling salesman copper cent
of the impression he gets, and he is
usually emphatic in expressing his Inn
pressions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14

The same may be said Of other pro
parties in the county and state. Of
ficials who have been transacting the
business of the towns, villages, and
cities more fully realize the work of
the commissions than those who do not
come in touch with these branches of
the state government. At the recent
county convention which passed reso-
lutions looking to the overthrow
nearly all of the commissions, Hon.
Franklin Johnson didnot hesitate to say
that he was not'in'favor of doing so. Mr..
johnson has been an excellent town
official for many years and knows thatf
tle commissions will assert rights where
it could not be done under the old re
gime While there may be branches
of the government that need pruning,
like a growing tree, yet as whole this
state should not step backward. Ex-
ercise caution and let Wisconsin go
forward Think it over, think it over.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14
Skin Health Comes
From the Blood
Even Slight Eruptions Such AS
Acne Should Be Treated.

Pimples and other skin troubles do not
alight on the face like flies. They come
bubblirg out from within. They are impur-
tiles. And if let alone or creased with
salves they become chronic, simply because
the cause is still at work within. 1t should
be attacked with s. s. S. and the impurities
in the blood thus rendered harmless.
The skin is but a net work of fine blood
vessels. And 1t is a perfectly natural con-
that is condition of ill health makes its
first appearance in the skin. There are
certain medicinal properties that follow the
course of the blood stream and the influence
of these properties is that of an antidote.
This is why S. S. S., the beSt-known blood
purifier, has such a positive action in the
skin. There is one ingredient in s. S. S.
which peculiarly stimulates cellular or
glandular activity to select from the blood
or from this fine net work of blood vessels
in the skin, those elements which it re-
quireS for regeneration.
Thus pimples, acne, eczema, lupus, or any
other blood condition that attacks the skin
or seeks an outlet through the skin is met
with the antidotal effect of S. S. S.
This is why skin troubles vanish so
readily and why they do not return.
Under the influence of S. S. S. this fine
net work of blood vessels in the skin is
constantly taking from the blood the nutri-
ton required for healthy tissue and the
cause of disease is just as constantly being
removed, scattered and rendered harmless.
book skin troubles sont by The Swift
Specific Co., 531 Swift Bldg, Atlanta Ga.
You will find S. s. S. on sale at all drug
stores. Get a bottle to-day and Danish all
skin affections.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14

There was no civil service law and
the incoming state officers filled all the
places with. political employees who
knew nothing of their duties, and were
in the places to make money.
There was little supervision of the
state banks and they frequently failed
with losses to depositors.
Public utilities were not super
vised; they charged what they wished
and furnished what service they wish
ed.
"There was no supervision of stock
and bonds issues and all sorts of wild
oat stocks were sold to innocent inves-
tors in this state.
Assessments were made by local
men, who assessed some property at
35 per cent of it's value and some at
14O per cent. The poor mans prop
erty was usually assessed at the high
est amount.
''The assessment of railroads, and
corporations was farce and they paid
but fraction of their just taxes.
"There was practically no supervision
over public health.
Insurance companies carried great
sums of money out of the state which
are now returned to the policy hold
ers."
Truly the special interests have come
upon troublousltimes. No wonder they
pine for those good old days" But,
as for the commonplace rest ofus, we
should worry. "-LaCrosse Tribune.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14

hams Vegetable Compound. After TAX
ing the third bottle of the Compound
was able to do my homework and today
/ am strong and healthy again. I will
answer letters if anyone wishes to know
about my case. Mrs. JOSEPH AsELIN,
628 Monroe St, N. E.. Minneapolis, MINI.
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harmful
drugs, and today holds the record of
being the most successful remedy we
know for woman's ills. If you need such
a medicine why don you try it?
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's yegeta.
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia e. Pinkham MedicineCo.
(confid entail Lynn, Mass, for a Il
vice. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14
SOr1E OF THE GOODS"
OF "rHE GOOD OLD DAYS"

OF I" F1E uUOU OLO OAfS'
The Beloit Daily News .refreshes ou1
memory as to the true character of
'good old times" of which so much il
being said, wistfully nowadays. Per
nit US to"quote some of the character
istics which to many of those VINO nov
complain rendered the ''good old times
enviablesdays:
''The railroads charged three cents g
mile for passengers and just what
they wished for freight. They built
what depots they wished, ran what
trains they wanted to, carried freight
Just as they pleased and refused cars to
some shippers and gave rebates to
others.
'"The person with grievance against
railroad had to start law suit. The
railroads controlled the courts in large
part, with the result that the complain
ant usually lost and had to pay the
cost of his action.
'The railroads and the telegraph
companies kept the state officials in
passes and franks so that they didn't
Kick against the corporations.
During the sessions of the legisla-
5ure in some of the hotels of Madison
poker games were run where legisla-
.ors who couldn't be reached with
1ribes might easilywin large sums Of
money from lobbyists.
There were prostitutes installed in
some of the hotels is influence legis-
ators who could be reached in that
way.
There was no primary election law
Ward and precinct bosses controlled
The caucus, elected what representa-
ives they wished to the state con-
1entions, SO that the big bosses alb
solutely controlled the parties and
lamed the state officers that would
serve them.
"Do you want to go back to old days
when Charlie Pfister used to run
things?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14
THE PRESIDENT AND PEACE.


When Rev. E. C. Henke, pastor OF
PRESBYTERIAN church, gave his sermon
on peace he read most interesting ar
ticle from the Christian Work anc
Eyangei on the critical hour be-
tween tn tied States and Mexico.
1t is at oh times that cool action
is neces the article says,
that unda the circumstances the
thing to do is to exercise Christian for
bearance. 1t does not believe in for
cling a president to demand long and
cruel war with an unfortunate nation
because an outlaw refused to fire a
salute as reparation for an insult
to a flag. No one can hurt a nation S
honor but itself. The Evangelist be-
lieves that when such times come,
that all who do not believe IN
war under such conditions should
express their confidence to the presi-
dent and give him support in averting a
needless and cruel conflict all on ac-
count of the actions of man who is
not even recognized as ruler.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14

Good friends pass you by,
Clouds are low and threatening,
Leaden is the sky.
Not bird is chirping,
Natures on the strike,
Every day is gloomy,
Muddy is the pike.
Health is very shaky,
Without any doubt,
All the worlds chestnut
When you're down and out.
Exchange
A yankee tourist spending holiday
in Dublin happened to be riding motor
bicycle on road that leads to the
town of Bray. Seeing an Irishman rid
ing an ass toward the city and thinking
to have joke with him, dismounted,
and approaching Pat, exclaimed:
Hello, Pat; is your motor or mine
the best?'
II think they're just the same, ;" said
Pat
''Do you think this motor of mine is
an ASST"
II do, said Pat.
"How do you make that out?''
Because its going to Bray"
Parson (advisedly) Two rights never
make WRONG Pat YOU must know -
Pat" Indeed, your reverence. you
are wrongp'
Parson-" Now, now, Pat, I'm right.
Pat-"But say you are wrong, your
reverence.
Parson- And how, PATTI"
Pat(triumphantly) -"Your reverence,
two rights make wrong when they're
boots!'
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-14
STEPPING BACKWARD

Who desires to go back to the old
method of assessment as in the days
when there was but little equality in
the system. AS all know the taxes on
the stone company at thelake have been
raised from almost nothing to near the
true value and this largely through the
influence of the state tax commission.