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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-01

Joe Milo the confessed murderer of J. NJ Karst, in
tempted Lansford Octorer TO- who
die the gaows Friday August 49, 1915 He
in solitary confinement in the state penitentiary
Bismarck. Milo has placed in deserted
has been placed before the cell exclude
The death watch kept the condemned
night and dav.
spends his time reading magazines
papers, Twice day he allowed for half
exercise He eats good big meals and sleeps we'll He
affected He has said several times that he
was Worrying Whats the use?' He eerul
always willing talk his past Milo
rather attractive person. He said
have of teeth in the penitentiary.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
INFORMATION EASY TO GIVE
Daddy Happily in Possession OF
Knowledge as to Where One vac
yum Was Located.

The good man had just been M
formed by the only person who conId
Dossibly possess the information tnal
he hadn't an ounce of sense, that ne
had never had an ounce Of sense, ana
that there was not the remotes'
chance that he ever would have an
ounce of sense.
Having been assured on these
points, the good man turned to MS
paper, only to be interrupted by MS
Young son and heir:
Father" said the boy, what IS
vacuum and where can find one
My boy, replied the good man. II
we are to assume that your mother IS
qualified to speak on the SUBJECT l
possess the only real vacuum IN the
neighborhood, and, for your further IN
formation, it is situated just between
my collar and the glossy open space
where used to grow hair.
You mean your DOME
yes, my son, that is the family vac
uum."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
AN EASY WAY TO GET
RID OF UGLY PlMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water, then
apply a little resinol ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
and wash off with resinol soap and
more hot water, finishing with a dash
Of cold water to close the pores. DO
this once or twice a day, and you Will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing resinol medication sootneS
and cleanses the pores, removes pm
pies and blackheads, and leaves the
complexion clear and velvety.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap
stop itching instantly and speedily heal
skin humors, sores, burns, wounds and
sunburn. Sold by all druggists.-AdV
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
TEXAS IN 1914 PRODUCED
4,592,n2 BALES or COTTON
More Than One-Fourth of the Entire
Yield of the United States
of America.

Washington.-TeX in 1914, pro
duced 4,592112 bales Of cotton, OF
more than one-fourth Of the entlFe
Weld of the United States, according
to final figures compiled by the de-
partment of commerce. The 1914 crop
amounted to 16,134,93O bales OF 0oO
pounds each, the largest number pro-
duced in the history Of the industry
Although cotton is grown in eighteen
States, the States Of Texas, Georgia.
/ Alabama, South Carolina, Oklahoma
and Mississippi produced more than
/ 100000 bales each, and combined
they produced four-fifths Of the crop
Oklahoma produced 1,262,176 bales, OF
rs per cent of the crop.
The banner cotton county in the
United States is Ellis county, Texas
in which the ginnings Of the 1914 crol
amounted to 143,714 bales, approx
mately Is per cent more than the en-
tire crop of Missouri or Florida, abou
} three times that Of California an
nearly six times that of Virginia. In
area of Ellis county is 975 sQuar
miles and its population is about 90
i. GOO
Z The sea island cotton amounted
5 1854 bales, and was produced entlr
/. " in Georgia, Florida and South Car
lima. California, which recently nj
r taken up cotton growing, produce
1895 bales, which includes cott(
t produced in the Mexican portion
e the Imperial Valley and taken TO "a
l. fornia to be ginned. Arizona gre
n 7,142 bales in 1914, as against z'z
D. in 1913.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

felt that if he had such doubts, they
might be eased by this certainty OF
Scoville's murderous tendencies and
unQuestionable greed
And they were; but as SCoville was
already doomed, we decided that it
was unnecessary to make public his
past offenses, However, with an eye
upon future contingencies, my fatheJ
eXacted from me in writing this full
account of my adventure, which viii
all the soIemnity of an oath here de
clare to be the true story OF what De
fell me in the house called Spencer
Folly, on the night of awful storm
September II, 1895.
OLIVER OSTRANDER.
Witnesses to above signature,
ARCHIBALD OSTRANDER,
Bella JEFFERSON.
Shelby, November 7, 1898.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
HARRY THAW, SLAYER OF
White, FREE At LAST
He Is Declared Sane by Jury After
Being Deprived Of Freedom
for Many Years.

New York.-Harry X. ThaW was
declared sane by a jury Wednesday
which for nearly three weeks listen
ed to testimony given in the supreme
conrt before Justice Peter Hendricks
Forty-eight minutea were consumed
and two ballots taken in reaching
verdict
Despite the warning several per
sons stood up in front OF their seats
and the court hummed like a dynamo
when the clerk read the jurys YER
dict of sane"
Thaw began his fight for freedom
following the Staying Of Stanford
White, an architect, on the roof OF
Madison Square Garden on the night
of June rs, 1906 After two sensa'
tional trials, the first Of which re-
suited in a disagreement, ThaW was
acquitted on the ground of insanity
hut was ordered committed to Mattea
wan. All court efforts to obtain hi!
D freedom invariably failed.
t Thaw made dash for liberty Aug
I II, 1913, escaping in an automobil
T to Coaticook, Quebec, where ne wa
t arrested He was later sent Dac
; across the border, being arrested 1
e New Hampshire. There a commits
f. sion declared him mentally soun'
Then followed many legal battles
IS Dreyent Thaw's return to New 4or
lg He lost and was brought back an
k with those who aided in his escap
is was tried on a charge Of conspirac
ct All were acquitted.
e His counsel then started procee
H. ings to have his sanity established
the state which still was fighting
be return him to Matteawan. A mott
re for a trial by jury was granted
no Judge Hendrick on April g. I
Nv trial was begun June p.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
He Found Deborah Standing Guard
over an I'll Conditioned Fellow

hearing to all present. Nor can you
make it worth my while, gents II
not take money, Pm an honest, hard
workin man who can earn his own
Twin, and you can't pay me to keep
still or to 20 away from Shelby day
sooner than | want to. was golh
away. but gave it up when they tola
mo that things were bCginnin' to look
black against Oh Ostrander-that
woman had come into town who was
a-stirrin up things generally ABOUT
that old murder for which Teller mad
already been 'lectrocuted, and known
somethin' myself about that murder
and Oh Ostrander, well, | stayed.
TIE quiet threat, the suggested pos,
sibiIity, the attack which wraps itsel'
in vague uncertainty, are ever the
most effective. AS his raucous voice
dry with sinister purpose which ne
man could shake, died out in an ofren
sive drawl, Mr.. Black edged a stel
nearer the judge, before he sprang ant
caught the .oung fellow by the coat
! collar and gave him a very vigorou
shake.
"see here!" he threatened. BE
have yourself and treat the judge lik
a gentleman Or
But the Judge was not ready IL
this. The judge had gained a ne
lease of life in the last haf-hour an
he felt no fear of this sullen bill-poste
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
SYNOPSIS.

loud of neighbors invade
curious Clo home Of Judge OstrahGei'
"a nlyster,lIou' and eccentric recluse, 'Vl-
slnty judsS9o woman who proves 10 oe
.lgiBg 'ei,IS man tried before the jau5e
n widow Oh nt q for murder years neiorG.
IA elect OUT G.or is engaged 70 the JuasG
IN daughtei a., he IS estrdnged, but lhe
al from Wu t,raan the lovers. She plans
Trder IS Wristbands memory ana ASKS
4 eear nef Hd' deborah Scoville reads
n Judge az clippings telling the s'oLS
Gs neWsPaPpeerr nj Algeruon EtherlaSe ny
Il the mui,TIIe' in Dark Hollow, twelVe
Tim sc9Yim0 The Judge and Mrs, $50
yars beloioii Snencer's Folly. ana she
tle meet a. how on the day Of the mut-
COWS hilii The the shadow of man. WIT WIT
III, she s saw end wearing a long peak Ken
ing sun h,dop engages her anu h9l
10 Tue Ju i,Eesr to live with him IN MS
bsgAier nI home, Deborah and ner law
msterlous nc an IN the police station anu
g b!ac M - used to murder EtneTluSc,
Sc me sn SIG broken knife-biade po!n'
SIZE dlsC9',I e. II Deborah and Reuther ~
en@ddeu -, The Judge. Deborah sees
Il liYe WI w oliver. the judges son. Win Vim.
0rlTas1, "a nainted across The eyes ma
black panu f PJ in divers room, cal
pgh sile nat like the Swallowed one, am
Sita p L.itI . broken blade-polnt. Ai!Oti
Elils ,ntters and talk WIN MIo
ymols III, ca her suspicious and Tears
Neeas snN +Ist oliver was in the FdNiIl
She bhuS s,nrJer night. Black warns ne
o. lhe ,nS her other anonymous IelleL
and sn'" divers guilt. In the Coui
hnuh5 ~ - i,dge is handed an anohyhnou
room TIE Ts9 lup note is picked up and rea
a9ie, I se mob rIS follows the Judge to l.; n h
home I'D peD aroused against Oliver. TT
has oe esny a. Deborah a statement write
sy 9 sI!,ho5 Si'i murder Spencer at Spel
ng liF Foiy on the night the house We
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

are found. The large black ant IS tue
builder Of that sort Of home. such
anthills are not unknown in this eoun'
trv although they are rarely SO large,
Int the black ant rarely inVaoes
houses. He is scavenger and IS pro
tected BY most farmers. At the north
ern end of Greenwood lake remem'
Der to have seen two sncn AM s e
mupitieg, with hills six feet nlsn'
When asked the manager Of Q near
Nv hotel why he didn't destroy the IN.
se Sc he replied that they were o. o.
yalue in destroying reaches sno II
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Exceptional Luck.

A vehement argument IN "hlch
swo racehorse players were defendlhS
their Judgment, was overheard last
night.
Why, nobody but a sucker would
have played that horse" said the
nrst.
We'll, he won, didn't he? You cant
get away from that. How about TINS
bank rolf"
Well" said No. i, as he looked
rather longingly at the money; we'll
all I've got to say is this; Most any
old blind hog will dig up an acorn
eome dav,"-Louisville Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

come menace to the city Of New
yorF The ruins of splendid CITY
On the north coast of Jamaica remala
o ~ t evidence Of the devastation tha'
90 rsd ants are capable of causing Al Al
army of the insects invaded 'n9 ,,n I
., one 90 day and drove away every hv VIM.
o orest un animal and human that al
o onn1g escape. Prisoners in the tail'
and and bedridden patients in the nosp ~.
t taIa wore deyoured, Not even q rat
~ ~, chinchbug remained alive.
In Liberia and other parts OF w YES
Africa anthills as large as natYe nu''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
IN a fash Deborah was out OF the

Ia a fash Deborah was out of the |
room
When the Judge at last cane forth,
1t was at ReuthCr's bidding a gentle
man wished TO see him in the parIor
With a dark glance, not directed
against her, however, the Judge babe
her run away to the Kitchen and as far |
from all these troubles as she could, |
then, locking his door behind him, as
he always did, be strobe towards the
| front
He found Deborah standing guard
over an ill-cOndtioned fellow, whose
slouchng figure slouched still more
under his eye, but gave no other ac-
Acknowledgement of his presence, Pass.
ing him without second look, Judge
Ostrander found Mr.. Black awaiting
? him
There was no bad blood between
these two whatever their past rela-
tons or present suspicious, and they
| were SOOll Slldhlh5 LcllNo NlNii -"
6 appearance Of mutual cordially
o The Judge was especially courteous
> II am glad" said he, "ot any occa
II sion which brings you again under my
+ roof, though from the appearance o.
=, your companion judge the present
, one to be of no very agreeable charac
s ter"
=, Judge, I'm your FRIEND" thus MI
Black began. Thinking you must WIS.,
to know who started the riotous pEl
cedure which disgraced our town t'
day. | have brought the rinGieaue
here to answer for himself-that IS,
you wish to question him
Judge Ostrander wheeled apou
gave the man a searching look an
failing to recognize him as any vi
he had ever seen before, beckoned III
.se in.
~ 81 suppose" said he, when the ioun
I'D ing and insolent figure was fairly
Of fore their eyes, that this is not L
ion first time you have been asked to
,do plain your enmity to my long-aose
HE SON."
Nav; I've had my talk |here'
IN, and whenever took the notion. DIV
ra1 Ostrander hit me once. was Jest
ara little chap then and meanin' no ha
.bis to any one. kept a-pesterin OF
"a and he hit me He'd better have
Teller who hadn't my memory
Hon never forgiven that hit, and ne
~ will. That's why I'm hittin' him IL
If It's just my turn; that's all"
for Your turn! Your turn! And "
,ocn do you think has given you an Cpl
40 tunity to turn on him.?
20 I'm not n the talkin' mood
,rac. now" the fellow drawled, frankly il
for lent, not only in his tone but IN
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
CITY CONQUERED BY ANTS
AIl Living Things In a jamaican
Town Were Driven Out
or Eaten.

The photographers throughout the
country are having fun with the little
red ants that Mrs. Morse brought
over in box from the other side
and the careless customs officers al,
lowed to escape. 1t is obvious that
the lokesmiths knew very little about
red ants. That box Of ants may be
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
plans Observation-Disclosures Road,

Trinity, Textile Trinity Chamber
If Commerce has called meeting TO
he held at Crockett, July 20, to per-
feet an organization to build a high
way from Palestine to Galveston
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Easily Pleased.

Guess I'd better order few going
away gowns" said she brightly
Nix on the going-away gowns my
dear" said her husband gloomlly, l
can't afford to take you anywhere
this summer"
AN right" was the cheerful re-
snonse "Then III just order a 1e"
staying at home gowns.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Mexia Votes Out Pool Halls.

Mexia. Tex.-A ligst vote was poll
ed Saturday in the pool and billiard
hall election, the result being ~ 10
Al in favor of abolishing pool and Dill
lizard halls in the corporate limits OF
Meyia.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Revenue.

did you speak to Mr.. Nex'ooo j,
about how his dog kept US awake ~ al
last night by bowling at the moon?
you bet l did. told him II ne
didn't nut stop to it, I'd buy piano
and let the girls take lessons
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
CHAPTER XIll-Continued.

rl.ymore tavern did change own
:: When heard that man by the
ssme Of seoville had bought it, went
a 10 see scoville. He was the man.
Thoo | began to ask myself what |
oaoht TO do with my knowledge ana
tse more | asked myself this question
and the more ! brooded over the mat
Tor the less did feel like taking not
tbe public, but my father, into my con-
fdenCe
Ttad never doubted his love for me-
INIT i mad always stood in great awe OF
his reproof, and did not know where
gvas to find courage to tell him all the
details of this adventure.
There is one thing | did do, however.
made certain inquiries here ana
there and soon satisfied myself as 10
bow scoyilIe had been able to come
INTO town. commit this horrid deed and
qscape without any one but myself De
ing the wiser. Spencer and he haa
come from the West en- route to New
York without any intention of stop,
ming off In Shelby. But once involved
in play they had got so interested
that when within a few miles of the
town spencer proposed that they
should leave the train and finish thu
game in his own house. Whether CIR
sumstances aided them, or Spence
took some extraordinary precaution
against being recognized, will neVe
be known. But certain it is that h
escaped all observation at the static
and even upon the road. When Sex
vile returned alone, the storm ha
reached such a height that the roao
we're deserted, and he, being an entlI
stranger here at that time, NATURAL
attracted no attention, and so was alb
to slip away on the next train vii
Just the drawback of buying a ne
ticket |, boy of fifteen, trespasslr
where did not belong, was the on
living witness Of what had happen'
on this night of dreadful storm, in t
house which was now a ruin.
realized the unpleasantness of t
position in which this put me, b
not its responsibility. If l were goi
to do anything | should have done it
irst--so l reasoned, and let the m
Ter slide. became interested
school and study, and the years pass
and had almost forgotten the
tr-renee. when suddenly the full
membrance came back upon me will
rush A iaan-my fathers frient
was found murdered in sight of t
spot Of old.time horror, and ScoV
was accused of the act.
was older now and saw my ia
IN all its enormity. was guilty
that crime-or so l felt in the f
beat Of my sorrow and despair. I
even have said so-in dreams or
some Of my self-absorbed broodil
Though | certainly had not lifted
stick against Mr.. Etheridge, | had
the hand free which did, and this
. sufficient occasion for remorse-
50 truly felt.
| was so affected by the thought
even my father, with his own we
o. troubles, noticed my carev
lace and asked me for an expIanat
But held him off until the ver
vas reached, and then | told hin
mad not liked his looks for some Il
taey seemed to convey some douf
me Justice Of this mans sentence,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

81 found four-leaf clover on my
avn TODAY" said Mr. Crosslots.
81 suppose you think that's lucky
81 do. I'm lucky to find anything
IN that lawn except dandelions ana
ragweed."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
s+orino of Cotton Is Endorsed.

Waco, Tex.-Two hundred McLen-
nan county farmers met in mass meet
inq Saturday and Endorsed the plan
for storing cotton and holding 1t until
a good price is obtained.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
Limitations.

1ack-I hear that you have quit the
literary game.
Ul-Yes; l despaired Of ever writ
ing up to my publishers printed eSu'
mate of my work,-Life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
CARGO Of Hay for Europe.

Texas City, Tex.-Loaded with near
" 10000 bales of hay for war horses
of France and England, the Pohtweh'
q French steamer, left Texas CITY
Wednesday for France.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
prohihitlonists Win at league.

league, Textile local option cleo
tiop held Tuesday for league inde-
nendent school district, which IN
cludes the city of league, resulted IN
a victory for the prohibitionlsts'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
BROADER General Passes Away.

Oakland, Cal.-Brigadier General
William Dougherty, retired, died wed
nesday, aged IA.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
r.4A sh,,dder Blocks Canal.

Panama. movement of earth on
+ho cast bank of the Gallaird cut
Tnesday has again closed the canal
to ships of more than twenty-five tee'
draft.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

keeptpg away many pests--except rat.
t,era which are foes of the black ant
and feed upon them.-Julius Cham-
hors in the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
No.. rx,erluent a Little First.

WUbV EsNPV' ''''V -
We were all meant to love one an
other. But not the same way. II we
and wa can't love a man and be where
ha "a, we should keep away from him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23

A mans "for ever" is just about as
long az a woman's five minutes
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-07-23
e..s Your Faults.

Love is blind, but q wife isn't
Kansas City Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-20
FABRE WINS B. A. A. MARATHON RACE. Fifth Attempt to Capture Honors-
 Time, Hours, 31 Minutes and Al Is
 Seconds.

Boston, Mass, April 19.-Edouard Fabre of the Richmond Athletic club, Montreal, achieved success today in his fifth attempt to win the annual Marathon run of the Boston Athletic association. His time, which was slow because of the excessive heat, was 2 hours, 31 minutes, Al 1-6 seconds. The fastest time over the Marathon course was 2 hours, 21 minutes, IS Is sec onds, made by M. J. Ryan of New York in 1912, when Fabre finished in eighth place. Last year F'abre lost the race to James Duffy, another Canadian runner, by 60 yards. In 1913 he was fifth man when Fritz Carlson of Min neapolis won the race, and in 1911 he finished second, Clarence DeMar of Dorchester winning.
 Fabre lost the race last year at Coolidge Corner, within sight of the finish, and won it at the same place this year through the collapse of Hugh Honohan of New York. For 22 1-2 miles, Honohan practically set the pace, eliminating first Zuna of New York, then Merchant of Everett and at last Pores of New York, which gave him a lead of nearly 10 minutes with five easy miles still to go.
 But Fabre and c. J. Horne of Dor chester, another veteran, were running strong behind, and when stomach trou- ble overlook Honohan at Coolidge Cor ner they were soon in the lead and fighting it out for supreme honors Horne was the first to dash by the ex- hausted Honohan, but Fabre was right at his heels, and the two raced down the long incline of Beacon street with the clubhouse in sight. AS they mount ed the slight rise in the last mile Fa- bre's better condition enabled him to push by Horne, and from there to the finish he reaped the honors which Duffy had snatched from him the year before.
 Honohan struggled to his feet as Horne and Fabre passed him, but he was not strong enough to stop Hatch of Chicago from taking third place and