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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
AN AGED NAN
SOUGHT JAIL

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 12.-That
he sold liquor contrary to the laws OF
the state tina he might land in the
hands of officials and be takeL care
OF, either in Jail or at the county poor
farm, is the story told by Harry
Smith, arrested at Larimore yester-
day, and held In the Grand Forks
county Jail.
Over so years Of age, Smith appears
weakened with illness. and county Of
ffcials who have investigated his case
are firm in the belief that the county
Jail is no place for him.
Smith admits his action in selling
4 seven bottles of liquor at Larimore,
and says he is willing to plead guilty
before the district court. Judge c. M.
Cooley, when he returns from Lakota.
Will pass on the case.
Is a Painter.
According to the prisoners story, he
/ is a painter by trade, having been m
| ployed in this city by K. H. Johnson
land J. H. Lambe, up to recently.
! Before definite disposition is made
! Of his case, a physician probably will
be called to determine the prisoners
| physical condition.
The story that he sold liquor pur-
| posely to get arrested, was told by the
EDrisoner at the county jail.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
JOHNSON May Be
TOOLS OF REAL FORGERS

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 10
Charles Johnson, who ATTEMPTED to
cash a worthless check for $12 at the
clothing store of Thomas Grifiths,
Monday evening, pleaded guilty to a
charge of vagrancy before Justice r.
J. Purcell, and wa sentenced to spend
fifteen days In the county Jail.
The authorities believe that john
0 was being merely used as a tool
by another man, presumably the same
who tried to cash the bogus check at
the Ruettell clothing store Monday
morning.
The two checks were obviously writ
ten by the same man, and both bear
the signature, Oscar Jansen. Both
are drawn on the First State bank Of
East Grand Forks. ....
It is believed that the man who APP
peared at Ruettelrs Monday has been
making an effort to circulate a num-
Der of such worthless checks in the
city and the police hope to be able to
apprehend him.
Johnson claims that he accepted the
check from Jansen" in good faith,
and the police are willing to give him
the benefit of the doubt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12

growth of Binford and Its splendid
tributary sections, may not be a sub
ject of question.
The mercantile men, the hardware
merchants, lumber dealers, drugstore,
meat market, tailor, photo studios,
elevators. restaurant, hotel, livery sta
bles. blacksmith shops-aIl these are
displaying an aggressiveness that is
truly worthy of commendation,
improvements of various kinds are
continually being made. new homes
erected. lawns are being cared for in
an inviting manner, church influences
are wholesome, social influences ele-
waiting and inspiring, home influences
!, a benediction. educational influences
the most helpful.
Man greets his fellows here with d
Good morning, James. how are yor
feeling this morning. while the an.
swer is waited back on the morning
breeze, quite well. / thank YOU nh,
good women, as they ton the greater
part Of the day in looking after this
domestic duties. hum a merry tune tn.
| while because love lightena lahos''
NHEEA
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12

his family here if there were no
churches or church influences, for he
at once recognizes them as the guard
ians of the morals of the community.
Binford has two churches, United
Lutheran. with Rev. T. E. Sweger
Of Cooperstown as pastor, and the
Lutheran Free church, with Rev. H.
NJ. Halling in charge. The German
Lutherans have two churches in this
vicinity.
Binford has it's share Of fraternal
organizations, chief Of which is the
order Of Odd Fellows. This is an
order of worldwide popularity, and
an influence radiates therefrom that
is extremely helpful. AS their right
hand bower stand the c%onquering
IRebekahs, with all their redeeming
qualities. The other orders are the
Yeomen and Woodmen.
The town supports a splendid must
cal organization, consisting of twenty
five members, with o. o. Brodshaug as
director. This organization has
played high grade difficult music and
has at various times filled important
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
News Of the Northwest
PATENT MEDICINES Are
NOT FOR NOBLE REDS

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. ~. -- The
sale Of patent medicines Of such a
character as to produce drunkenness
is going to be stopped by the Indian
department. In what by Indian agents
is considered the most important
prosecution in recent years. DOC"
Underwood of Poplar. Mont, was last
week convicted in the federal court at
Grand Falls. Sixty days in jail and a
fine and costs amounting to over ST.
900 was the sentence of the court.
The head of a big eastern drug
house, with specialists, was on the
ground to. defend his product against
The charge that it was prepared as a
beverage and labeled "bitters' and
various compounds"
Lieut., N. A. Way Of this city
prosecuted the Underwood S as
special agent Of the Indian department.
Former Governor Norris of Montana
represented the defense. The victory
vas complete for the government and
is considered a long step in the house,
an appalling condition has resulted
from the sale of dope" to Indians.
Unable to secure whisky at some
points the reds have taken to extracts
and patent medicine to such an extent
as to make the condition serious. =
Underwood, the defendant in the
Montana case, was formerly located at
Sarles, N, D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
A CHAMPION
WOMAN WALKER

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 12.-Mrs.
H. H. Scarborough of Idaho City,
Idaho, formerly OF Cavalier, this state,
where she was known as Miss
Margaret Williams, the daughter of
H. A. Williams, shares the honor with
Miss Grace L. Brown of being Cali
fornia's champion woman walker.
Mrs. Scarborough was in Grand
Forks today, en- route from Cavalier
to her home, leaving the city at noon.
A walk of 500 miles in twenty-seven
days was INDUCED in by Mrs Scar
borough, in company with Miss Brown,
the two women walking the hike from
Los Angeles to San Francisco, and en-
time. "
Proposing their walk simply for
pleasure, the plan became known to
the newspapers, and two weeks ahead
Of the scheduled time Of departure,
the advertising started.
Throughout the whole tramp of 500
miles, the women, found themselves
lavishly entertained. At the homes
of the mayors of many cities passed
through, the ladies were guests of
honor at social functions especially
arranged for them.
At one point, $50 Boy Scouts march
ed with them for a distance of twelve
miles.
Numerous women's clubs joined in
the walk at various points en- route,
and over the whole trip they found
themselves the center of interest.
The start from Los Angeles was
made with a crowd Of several thou
sand people on hand, and in San
Francisco, they were received by an
other big crowd.
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MARQUIS WHEAT HAS
SCORED Big VICTORY

. Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 12.-Mar-
louis wheat, a comparatively new vari-
Eety of grain in North Dakota, has
| scored a great victory this season. &C
kcording to information received by
Herman Schultz of the Illinois Land
ECo. A sample of grain threshed out
kfrom a 600-acre field farmed by the
| company east of Devils Lake has been
kgraded No. 1 hard by the Benson
ENewhouse -Starbeck CO. of M~inneapo-
Eais, rated as worth 10 to IS cents more
Ethan September options. The grain
twas raised on what is known as the
hold Ensign farm.
| From reports that ave been receiV-
led from many sections where marquis
Pwheat was planted this year, 1t is
sgrading UP and showing to better ad-
Vantage than any other variety. It
Ehas withstood the intensely hot
weather of July when the grain was
put to a test Of the ~severest nature.
| Durum wheat stood UP well but the
marquis carries off the prize.
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SENTENCES IMPOSED ON
DEFENDERS AT JAMESTOWN

jamestown, N. D., Aug. Ed. NC
Mahon, who was arrested JuEe rs on
the charge Of importing Intoxicating
liquors for sale and gift as a beverage,
was before Judge Hemmi on Tuesday
and pleaded guilty to the charge. He
was sentenced to ninety days in the
county Jail and to pay a fine of 5000.
When the prisoner was arrested he
pleaded not guilty and was bound over
for trial,
Vrnson Edwards, arrested eighteen
days ago and held on the charge Of
carrying concealed weapons, was de-
sirous Of entering a plea OF guilty and
this was accepted by Judge Hemmi:
The prisoner was sentenced to serve
three days additional and to q fine Of
SIS and costs.
Thomas Ryan, arrested at the same
time with Edwards at Edmunds, had
also served eighteen days and he was
given a Jail sentence of three days
more and fined S. and costs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
IS GREAT NORTHERN
RIGHT OF way EXEMPT

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. LIS the
Great Northern right-of-way across
an Indian reservation exempt from
the federal laws governing the import
alton of liquor on Indian lands? This
is an important point which will be
settled in Montana this fall when the
case Of the Tilted States against Peter
Iindahl will be tried at Butte in Sep
TENDER. Government Indian agents
have been given no little trouble in
the past by bootleggers who have OPP
Grated from the right-of-way across
the Fort Peck reservation, between
Culbertson and Nashwa, Mont. Vari-
Gus phases of the concession granted
the Great Northern by the government
will be introduced into the case. The
action is looked upon as one of the
most important coming under the jur-
isdiction of the Indian department.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
MYSTERIOUS FIRE BURNED
FARM HONE In SHERIDAN

McClusky, N. D., Aug. 1.-THE farm
home of Henry Schwartz, on the
zweigle farm, half a mile north of this
city, burned to the ground Friday with
all contents. The origin of the fire is
a mystery. The four children were
home alone, the parents having gone
to the field. When the oldest. a boy of
8, discovered the fire, he ran out,
leaving the three smallest sleeping in
the bedroom. Luckily a. woman on the
Wagner farm, forty rods distant, saw
the flames shooting through the roof
and, knowing the children were home
alone, ran to the scene, arriving bare
ly in time to get the little tots to safe
ty. Nothing else was saved from the
building. A dog persisted in the flames.
Harvest has started in this county
in earnest, and one or two have done
a little threshing. Bert Oliver thresh-
ed a. field Of winter rye that averaged
"a little better than seventeen bushels
to the acre, and Fred Prince threshed
some barley that went thirty bushels
to the acre. More help is needed.
Wages $3.50 in harvest and So per day
in t%hreshing.
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engagements and has always given ex-
satisfaction. 1t is an organiza-
ton that any town might be proud
Of having produced, and it speaks vol
unles for the energy of the young men
Of the town which the band repre-
sents.
Annual grain shipments from this
point approximate 100000 bushels.
Binford is amous for it's fine wa
ter. Soft water is t o be found from
fifteen to thirty feet. which lis free
from alkali and is pleasing to the
taste. According to a test made by
Professor sLadd no better water car
be found in the state.
There are numerous lakes scatter
ed over the county, many of them
surrounded by natural timber. THE
prettiesf OF these lis Red Willow, six
miles north of Binford. 1t lis q beau
tifuI spot, and offers to the husband
man and city dweller ideal surround
Iings for pleasure parties and picnics
How natural it Is. and with whal
lgratincation. that the people Of Bin
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
Where Bintord Begins

Out where the hsndclasp's a little stronger,
Out where a smile dwells a little longer,
That's where Binford begins.
Out where the sun is a little brighter,
Where the snow that falls is a little whittier,
Where the bonds of home are a wee. bit tighter.
That's where Btnford begins,
Out where the skies are a trihe bluer,
Out where friendships a little truer.
That's where Binford begins.
Out where the fresher breeze is blowing.
Where there's laughter in every streamlet flowing,
Where there's more of reaping and less of sowing,
That's where Binford begins.
Out where a town is in the making.
Where fewer hearts in despair are aching,
That's where Binford begins.
Where there's more Of sin ging and less Of signing,
And q man makes friends without half trying,
That's where Binford begins.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12

ware stores, pool room. two black
smith shops, an automobile garage,
Heed mill, two livery and feed stables.
ia tailor shop, / v elevators. W lunl-
Eber yards, and other retail establish
snaents. 1T has telephone facilities. both
Elocal and long distance. Binford has
la modern and well equipped school
Abuilding with an efficient corps Of
teachers. 1t IL approached from all
directions over weli-built and sub
gstantial roads which greatly facilitate
the hauling Of produce to market.
Binford is III the front rank among
the towns Of the eastern part Of the
state as d banking and commercial
center. Ably and successfully conduct.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
HERE'S A new
WELL STORY

Lawton, N. D., Aug. 12.--With two
kinds Of water from one well, A. =.
zeman. near here, has what IS perhaps
the greatest curiosity in the state.
He had a dug well which supplied
ample water until a short time ago
when 1t was decided an effort must be
made to secure nor A drill was put
down through the bottom of the old
Well and after going $50 feet deeper
a large supply of artesian water was
found. 1t was not as pleasant to the
taste as the water from the dug well.
1t is being piped but to water the stock
and the water in the dug well is still
used for domestic purposes. The piping
hts tightly in the hole in the bottom of
the original well and the two kinds Of
water from the same well is regarded
as one of the freaks of this section.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12

Btnford is one of the most thriving
points on the Cooperstown
Abranchpof them. P. railway. 1t is sit
guated fourteen miles northwest Of
gCooperstown-the county seat-in one
of the choicest sections Of the country,
and is surrounded by an energetic and
thrifty population. It hos a popula-
htion Of about 900, which is steadily in
rcreasfng. It's business enterprises in
tcludes general stores, drugstore, two
blanks estate and nationally, one hotel,
restaurant, a newspaper, meat market,
1.-TWO photograph galleries. two hard
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12

Our town has little ambition as a
manufacturing center. There IS here
q vast amour Of enterprise. but it
manifests itself not SO much In PROT
noting 'wild-cat' plunges as in de-
veloping the many attractions that
make this a model home town. The
concerns and interests that center in
the home, the circumstances and in
~iuences that constitute q desirable
environment for the honae-these are
the elements that should be most as
siduously cared for by those who have
the future growth Of the city at heart.
The school system or this city Is one
OF It's chief prideE. The building was
Rarscted In tie year 1906, and as q large
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
new DENTAL Law IS
CRITIzED AT CAVALIER

Cavalier, N. D., Aug. 12.-Dr. Ray
Bechtel was forced to close his dental
Office here. He was born in this state
and after graduating from the high
school completed a dental cours in
Chicago. Returning here he opened an
office and recently applied for license
to practice. He was informed that the
new dental laws requires that
dentists must have had one or more
years in a college or university in adj
dition to the dental school. He will
now be forced to either leave the state
in which he was born or stop dental
work a year and go to some college.
J. Barrie News.
Barrie, N. D., Aug. Ito The For
UNI: The rain last week has fiattened
all the grain around here SO that 1t is
almost impossible to get on the binder.
Vol. Stevens returned home last
week after an extended visit to Beach,
N. D.
Mrs. Geo. VanArnam and Mrs.
Frank Herrick spent the latter part of
the week amongst friends and rela-
tives.
Dell Aliens brother-in-law is assist
ing the Mergans in their harvest.
DR.. Durham was called to this vi
sickness amongst hogs, but at present
says there is no cholera amongst the
herds he has visited.
Hazelton Smith is visiting here and
lis looking after his farming interests.
The owners of threshing rigs are
getting ready to get into the field and
soon the whistle of the ~threshing en-
CINE will be heard.
Miss Dora Heidenright has returned
home from her visit to South Dakota.
The Morgan boys bought two horses
last week from c. Norman to assist in
cutting their grain. =
Seven carpenters are rushing to
completion Axel Anderson's new gran
airy. e.. .......u.
The DeLaval Cream Separator Co.
has established an agency in this
town. ~"
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not average but the best school facili-
ties. Whatever else is stinted, the
schools must be well cared fol.
The board of directors are: Jos.
Buchheit, Andrew Norstrum. Otto
Pritz ID. Al. Gopiin. and Or. .. II. Trus-
colt. They have an able secretary,
stephen Rorvig. With these gentle
me- guiding the destiny oil the school,
they will continue to build with their
best wisdom and l~iberality, and the
historian Of the future will look well
latter the records.
There is not q suaaa Ia our town
however Indifferent I the claims 81
christianity, who would want to real
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
WRECK
CAUSED DEATH

Kuhn, N. D., Aug. 12.-W. L. Gray
killed in an auto accident, He
and Carl Johnson had been riding.
Gray was planning to purchase a car
and johnson was instructing him in
the methods of handling 1t. With Gray
at the wheel they started down an
inclined graded road. Gray evidently
intended to put on the brake but by
mistake turned on more speed and the
car turned turtle. Johnson was UNI
conscious for some time and when he
finally crawled out he found his COM
panion dead. His neck had been brok-
en- by the fall.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
FATHER Ran THROUGH
FLAMES TO SAVE Son

Tolley, N. D., Aug. 12.-Parental
love for his child saved the life of
George Davidson, aged Z, when the
Davidson blacksmith shop here was
destroyed by fire.
The little fellow was alone in the
shop when the fire broke out, and had
been penned in one corner by the
flames before his father arrived. In
making the rescue, Mr.. Davidson was
seriously burned about the hands and
face. The boy also was badly scorched.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
RUST PROOF
WHEAT FOUND

spiritwood, N. D., Aug. 12.-Henry
Hanson, who resides near Spiritwooa
lake, is cutting a field of about zoe
acres of what is known as 'srusts
proof" wheat. The kernels are large.
plump and sound, and do not appear
to be affected by rust. In the same
neighborhood, other fields of bluestem
and fife are badly hit and scarcely
worth cutting. The .'rust-proof" is
said to be a special variety, is a beard
ed wheat, resembling macaroni. Mr..
Hanson Is much pleased with the re-
suit of his experiment and will have
financial reasons for being so.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
GIRL KILLED
IN ACCIDENT

Carlson, N. D., Aug. IL. Anna
Grove, 16 years old, was accidentally
shot by her young sister. They were
house cleaning when the younger girl
removed a shot gun to get it out of
the way. While in the act of passing
1t over to Anna the weapon hit a bed
and was discharged, blowing off a part
Of the girls head and causing instant
death.
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ed to take away the Savings Deposit
bank from him.
In this statement the bankers state
that the excessive loans that Mr..
Youtaans referred to as a matter of
fact were fake loans. The bankers
state that they stepped in to saw the
bank in order to protect the depositors,
who were largely workingmen. women
and children, and that Mr.. Youmans
appeared at that time to be extremely
pleased that they mad taken the bank
over.
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Taken literally.

while Mrs. Cobb was at her summer
home in the country she decided to go
up to town and spend the day with 81
friend. Her grocer had not called by
the time she WAS ready to leave, so che
wrote on al card:
AL out. Don't leave anything and
tackled 1t on the door.
~ Upon her return at night she found
the house had been ransacked ana
nearly everything of n value had
been taken. On the card which she
had left on the door these words had
been added.
Thanks. We haven't left uauch.sss
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
SENSATIONAL
CHARGES MADE

Minot, N. D., Aug. 12.-The officers
Of the First international bank this
afternoon issued a signed statement
the attack made upon them
by Grant S. Youmans, former president
of the Savings Deposit bank, who
alleged that these gentlemen conspir-
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LATE GRAIN IS
REPORTED NEAR SHIELDS

Shields, N. d, Aug. 12.-Unlike some
other sections of the state the late
seeded wheat in this locality is a
splendid crop. All early wheat has
been harvested and the later stuff APP
pears to be superior. In all places in
this part of the state the wheat, x
cept where it was hit by hail. is better
this year than for several seasons.
Oats, We, barley and corn are all good
crops in this part of North Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12
STALLION NEARLY KILLED
ITS OWNER BY PLAY

Willow City, N. D., Aug. 12.-While
leading a stallion, John Keffner was
almost killed. The horse, either in
play or viciously, reared and struck
Keffner in the head rendering him un-
conscious. A neighbor saw the animal
running loose and went to investigate
found Keffner unconscious. 1t is
thought he will recover.
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ed along liberal but yet sound lines,
afford ample facilities in credits ex-
tended for present needs. That their
engagements will keep pace with the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-12

And over their teacups at an after
noon function, or around some family
circle, banded together as a club they
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and modern one. Three teachers are
employed and the school population is
seventy-fi -- -..
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Certainly, adequate and varied pro-
vision for education is a price ,requi-
site from the point of view Of the
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+BLNFORD, NORTH DAKOTA

ford face the future, and say: 1T
is well with u.s." Favored Of fortune
and smiled upon Of mother earth,
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discuss topics alone intended to ele-
ate their race.
This is our town-the ideal city of
this country.
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they are eager for what destiny has
so plainly in store for them. Not
wanting it all, for there is enough OF
the feast and to spare, Binford ex-