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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
BIG RYE ACREAGE
r. n. ThistIewaite Also Declares There
Is Large Quantity Barley Sown.

Bismarck, N. D., May 17-"While it
is too early to promise any great in
there is no question that the acreage
of rye will exceed that Of any former
year." said r. H. Thistlewaite,
statistician with the, state commission
er of agriculture and labor.
There is also an unusual quantity
of barley going in," continued Mr..
Thistlewaite Both rye and barley
are highly valuable and digestible food
products, and they have been success
fully mixed in the manufacture Of
bread flour for centuries in the old
country. The late spring is resulting
in breaking vast areas of new land
which will be sowed to fax"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
SHERIFF. TAXES ACTION.

Taylor. N. D., May 17.-Persistent
reports circulated with a view to
alarming German American citizens
have led to Sheriff 7. y. Hartung's
issuing a formal proclamation in
which he guarantees safety of person
and property to all foreign born citi-
zens who abide by the laws of the
country. and, he suggests, keep their
mouths shut"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
Youth Immune
From Everything
But Real Bullets

Plaza, N. D., May 17.-cIifford
Bergstrom. years old, no longer
suffers from tapeworms. The lad
picked up a bottle Of formaldehyde
and drained the contents. Then he
told his parents about 1t, and they
deluged him with milk and he
feels all right now, and the worms
are gone.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
Proper Food For WeaI< stomaehs.

The proper food for one man may be
all wrong for another Every one
should adopt a diet. suited to his age
and occupation. Those who have weak
stomachs need to be especially careful
and should eat slowly and masticate
their food thoroughly. 1t is also inn
portant that they keep their bowels
regular. When they become constipat-
ed or when they feel dull and stupid
after eating, they should take Cham
berlain's Tablets to strengthen the
stomach and move the bowels. They
are easy to take and pleasant in eff
fact-AdYt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
Mumps Take
All Romance
Out Of Life

New England, N. D., May IT,
Murnps have taken all the ro-
nance out OF life for bevy OF
pretty New England misses. pu-
pills of the local high school. An
epidemic has been raging for a
week. Misses Irene Strang and
Margaret Mckenzie are among the
recent victims.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
WINE CASE HEARING
Philip Bender of Hebron on Trial for
Taking Orders for Shipments of
Intoxicating Liquors.

Mandan, N. D., May II. - The first
hearing in North Dakota under the
new law making an agent of q liquor
company equally liable with a pigger
or bootlegger, is under way this aft
ernoon in Judge Henke's court, where
Philip Bender OF Hebron is on trial
charged with accepting orders for in
toxicating liquors. Bender was ar
rested in connection with the recent
seizure of forty-two barrels Of wine
at Hebron, and there are three charges
against him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
KILLING WOLVES
During April Wolf Bounty Warrants
for 81 ,872.5O Were Registered.

Bismarck, N. D., May 17-During
the month of April wolf bounties war
rants calling for $1,672.50 were regis
tered with the state auditor. Each
$50 wolves were slaughtered during the
month. The auditor anticipates that
at least double that number will be
killed this month and as many more in
June. All of these warrants must be
placed in cold storage until the next
legislative session, when it is hoped
that the lawmakers will make an APP
preparation for the payment of the
wolf hunters. No appropriation was
made at the recent session, and the
fund is now exhausted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
MOTORCYCLE CORPS
c. w. Wharton of WoIford Gets
Authority to Organize Association.

Wolford. N. D., May 17.-C. w
Wharton of Juniata township, has re-
ceived authority from the Allied
Motorcycle association, acting in con-
junction with the war department, to
organize a MOTORCYCLE corps in this
section of the country.
The company will consist OF thirty
seven men, including commissioned
and nom commissioned officers, and
Mr.. Wharton is OF the opinion that
the desired number may easily be re-
cruited in Pierce, Bottineau and Rol-
cite counties.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
ORGANIZE IMPLEMENT
DEALERS ASSOCIATION
Dealers of Stutsman, Diekey and La
Moure Counties Meet Hand TO
Hand For Common Good.

Edgeley. N. D., May 17.-An assoc
citation to be known as the Tri-county
Implement Dealers. was launched here
last week with the following officers:
A. Fl. Haul, president; NJ. w. Gackle,
vice president, and II. p. Murphy,
secretary and treasurer. The associa-
ton comprises three counties, namely,
Stutsman, Dickey and LaMoure. The
aim OF the organization is to learn
from each others experience the best
methods OF buying and selling so that
goods can be handled by the dealers
from the manufacturer to the con-
sumner at the best possible cost of the
locality.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.
UNKEPT HIGHWAYS COST
FARMERS Big AMOUNT


Williston, N. D., May 17.-Failure on
the part of farmers to abide by their
agreement in keeping roads built last
year in condition, has resulted in Will
liams county spending thousands of
dollars for roads which are wasted be-
cause the highways so established are
not maintained, in the opinion of Co.
Surveyor j. c. Field. He states that
dragging is all that is necessary to
keep many of the county roads in ex-
cellent condition. During the summer
of 1916 Williams county expended some
$4,000 in the construction of good,
serviceable roads which the farmers
promised to assist in keeping in condi-
ton.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
RED cross Has 600.
Campaign at WiIIiston Hits Close 70
Marx Ained Az

Mark Aimed At.
Williston, N. d., May 17.-Nearly
500 members have been secured for
the Williston chapter of the American
Red Cross association, according to
an announcement from the local OFF,
GERS. The campaign which extended
over two days was productive Of ex-
cellent results. The object was to get
], 1000 members.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
RUN OVER BY TRACTOR PLows.

Beach, N. D., May 17.-Gone over by
a two-ton battery of tractor plows, A.
W. HASTEN Of the Lame Steer district
Is still very much alive, although both
his collar-bones are broken and most
OF the skin lacking from the spots it
ought to cover. Kastien fell between
the plows when his tractor kicked, and
eight Of them passed over and through
him
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
10000 TAGS ISSUED
Report That Spoilers Were Abroad
Caused Heavy Run for Licenses.

Bismarck, NJ D., May 17.-Forty
been issued to date, yieiding the state
100000, of which all except a small
proportion deducted for the cost of
tags and ONCE expense, will go into
the state and county highway funds. A
very ardent desire for tags developed
locally this week when it became
known that the secretary OF state had
spoilers abroad. May 1, 3S,800 tags
had been issued. In the working days
which have since elapsed the average
output of tags daily has been 620.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
GRAND FORKS
HOLDING Big
CELEBRATION
Observance of Norwegian
Fourth of July Brings
Crowds Into City

Grand Forks, N. D., May 1.-THE
greatest Seventeenth OF May celebra.
ton in the history Of the Red river
valley. so thickly populated by the
Scandinavians, opened here this morn
ing. featuring exclusively local talent
on the program.
A Friendly Nation.
Atty. John A. Alphason, chairman o.
the committee on arrangements anC
acting as master of ceremonies stated
in his address at the auditorium today
that Norway is friendly nation and
at any time she may be expected tt
join with the United States in this
terrible struggle against modern mill.
tarism."
Why should not we as Americans
of. Morse birth celebrate the day that
gave one of the nations Of Europe the
most democratic constitution in thu
world?" asked the speaker. I'VE tall
about loyalty to our adopted country
OF course, we are loyal. But wha
would you say about a man who all Of
sudden forgot about the home tha'
he left? The foreign-born citizen who
denied his motherland is a man who's,
loyalty to the United States scarcely
would stand the test"
Many Attend Festivities.
Great interest in the celebration wa.
shown this morning by the large mum
Der of people from the surrounding
rural villages that have gathered t.
participate in the festivities. Every
train entering the city during the
morning hour brought in its cele.
brants. Crookston sent large dele,
cation by train and automobile.
Proceeds 70 Red Cross.
Today's celebration is held under the
auspices of the Norwegian society OF
Grand Forks, joint delegation from
each organization being in charge
Both the mayors Of Grand Forks and
East Grand Forks took an active par
in the exercises at the auditorium
The celebration proceeds will be
donated to the Grand Forks chapter
of the Red Cross society.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
PLAN INVESTIGATION
Grand Forks City Council Asks Probe
Of Telephone Companies.

Grand Forks, N D.. May Hinder
the provisions of a resolution adopted
by the city council at q recent session,
q committee has been named to make
thorough probe into the affairs of the
telephone companies operating in the
city
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
Best Remedy For WhoOpinq Couch.

Last winter when my little boy had
the whooping cough / gave him
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy" writes
Mrs. ]. B. Roberts, East st. Louis, Ill.
ct keeps his cough loose and relieved
him of those dreadful coughing spells.
1t is the only cough medicine keep
in the house because have the most
confidence in it." This remedy is also
good for colds and croup.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17

Get wise and order F'lavo Flour from
the manufacturers. Phone S9.-adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17
GREAT RACE WILL NOT
LAG BEHIND, SAYS SIOUX
Charles Eastman, Sioux Educator and
Lecturer, Spreading Gospel of
Patriotism to Tribesmen.

Sisseton. S. D.. May 1.-THE race
that gave Pontiac to the French; Te-
cumseh to the English and Hendrix to
the colonists will not lag behind in
sending its young men to the colors in
this war" said DR.. Charles A. East
man, great Sioux educator and lee
turer, prior to his departure with his
brother, Rev. John Eastman, general
missionary to the Sioux, to spread the
gospel of patriotism to the Great
White Father among his tribesmen.
Get Rid of Your Rheumatism.
Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. You will find Chamber
lain's Liniment a great help. The re-
lief which 1t affords is alone worth
many times its cost-adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-17

TO ENTERTAIN CLUB WOMEN.
Mandan, N. D.. May 17.-Mandan will
entertain women's federated clubs of
the Missouri slope May % and %.
Womans Work in War will be the
principal subject for discussion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14

you couldn't 90 5a whipping Claim
jumpers all the rest of your life, Mr..
Smith. Don't you think so? Good
night. Wen meet again at breakfast.
Daddy isn't going to let you get away
short Of a nights lodging, know"
Two cigars for Smith and four pipes
for the colonel further along, the tall
Missourian rose out Of the split-bot-
toned chair which he had drawn up to
face the guests and raped the ashes
from the bowl Of the corncob into the
palm Of his hand.
ST think you've got 1t all now.
Smith, every last crook and turn OF
at, and I reckon you're tired enough
to run away to bed"
Smith took a turn up and down the
stone-fagged floor OF the port1co with
his hands behind him Truly. the case
OF Timanyoni ditch was desperate:
even more desperate than he had sup
posed Figuring as the level-headed
bank cashier of the former days, he
told himself soberly that no man In
his senses would touch 1t with q ten
foot pole. Then the laughing glbes or
the hundredth woman-gibes which
had cut far deeper than she had imag-
ined-came back to send the blood
surgtng through his veins, It would
be worth something to be able to work
the miracle the colonel had spoken OF !;
and afterward
Colonel Dexter Baldwin was still
tapping his palm absently with the
pipe when Smith came back and said
abruptly:
"I have decided, colonel. TIL start in
with you tomorrow morning, and Wen
pull this mtred scheme OF yours out
Of the mud, or I'll break leg trying
to. But you mustn't forget what I
told you out at the camp. Right In the
middle Of things I may go rotten on
you and drop out"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14
sour. Theirs were cut gfass and Silver

sour. There were cut glass and Silver
and snowy napery. Out Of the past a
thousand tentacles were reaching up
to drag Smith back into the net Of the
Conventional. When the table-talk be-
came general, he found himself Joining
IN, and always upon the Lighter side
He found himself drawn more and
more to the calm-eyed, well-bred ma
trOn who had given a piquant Corona
to an otherwise commonplace world.
Mrs. Baldwin saw nothing of the
rRde fighter of battles her daughter
had drawn for her, and wondered
little. She knew Corona's leanings,
and was not without an amused i'm
preston that Corona would not find
this later Smithsonian phase altogether
to her liking.
Smith got what he had earned, good
measure, pressed down, shaken to-
gether and running over, a few min
utes after Mrs. Baldwin had left him
to finish his cigar under the pillared
portico with Corona to keep him COM
pa1y. He never knew just what start
ed it, unless it was his careful plac-
ing Of a chair for the young woman
and his deferential-and perfectly
natural-pause, standing, until she
was seated.
'Do, for PHYS sake, sit down." she
broke out, half petulantly. And when
he had obeyed: "Well, you've spoiled
1t all, good and hard"
Smith was unable to imagine where
in he had offended.
"Really?" he said. "What have I
done?"
"Tt isn't what you've done; It's what
you are" she retorted. "You have
committed the objectionable sin by
turning out to be just one of the
ninety-nine, after all. If you knew
women the least little bit in the world,
you would know that we are always
looking for the hundredth man."
Under his smile, Smith was begin
ming to understand what this aston
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14

onds for a swift eye.measuring OF the
square-shouldered. stockily built man
with a gray face and stubbly mustache
sitting in the chair Of authority at the
Brewster City National before he chose
his line Of attack.
ave are not going to cut very deeply
into your time this morning. Mr.. Kin
zie," he began when the eye-appraisal
had given him his cue. "You know the
history Of Timanycni Ditch up to the
present. and-well, TO cut out the de-
tails, there Is to be q complete reor-
ganization of the company on a new
basis, and we are here to offer to take
your personal allotment Of the stock
off your hands at par for cash. Colonel
Baldwin has stipulated that his friends
in the original deal must be protected.
and"
Here, here-hold on" interrupted
the bank president; you're hitting ii
up a little bit too fast for me, Mr.
Smith. Who are you, and whereabouts
do you hold forth when you are at
home"
Smith laughed easily. eff we were
trying to borrow money of you, We
might have to go into praiminar1es
and particulars, Mr.. Kinzie. We are
not alone in the fight for the water
rights on the other side OF the river,
as you know, and until we are safely
fortified we shall have to be prudently
cautious. What we want to know now
is this: VIII you let US protect you by
taking your Timanyoni Ditch stock at
par?'
Kinzie met the issue fairly. 81 don't
know you yet, Mr.. Smith; but I do
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Copyright by Chas. Scribner's Sons

"You forget that I am a working
man." he smiled. "My gang in the
quarry will think I've found a bottle
somewhere" And then: did you ever
lose a glove, Miss Baldwin, white
kid with a little hole in one fnger?"
Dozens of Them" she admitted;
land most of them had holes, I'm
afraid. But what has that to do with
your coming in and meeting mamma
and letting her thank you for saving
my life?"
Nothing at all, of course" he
FASTENED to say; and with that he
babe her good-by rather abruptly, and
turned his back upon the transplanted
Missouri mansion, muttering to him
self as he closed the portal gates be-
hind him: Baldwin, of course What
an ass I was not to remember the
namel And now I've got the other
half of 1t, too; it's Corona"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14
sThatis better This oo1aaaI aax,

''That's better, The colonel came
back yesterday, didn't he?"
Yesterday afternoon. His wife and
daughter met him, and told him some
thing or other that made him drive up
TO the dam"
You followed?" queried Stanton
eyes, and when I got there the
colonel was shut up in Williams Of
fee with fellow named Smith. When
| got place to listen in they were
getting ready to quit, and the colonel
was saying: That settles it, Smith !:
you've got to come over into'-I didn't
catch the name Of the place-'and help
as"
Again the gentleman with the sharp
jaw took time for narrow-eyed reflec-
ton
You'll have to switch over from the
colonel to this fellow Smith for the
present, Shaw" he decided, at length.
you look him up and do it quick"
The young man glanced up with a
faint warming Of avarice In his sleepy
eyes. It'll most likely run into money
for expenses" he suggested.
"For graft, you mean" snapped
Stanton. Then he had 1t out with this
second subordinate In crisp English.
I'm onto you with both feet, Shaw !;
every crook and turn Of you. More
than that, know why you were fired
out Of Maxwell's office; you've got
sticky fingers. That's all right with
me up to a certain point. but beyond
that point you get Off. Understand
Shaw made no answer in direct
terms, but If his employer had been
watching the heavy-lidded eyes, he
might have seen in them the shadow
Of a thing much more dangerous than
plain dishonesty: passing shadow of
the fear that makes for treachery
when the sharp need for self-protec-
ton arises.
"I'll try to find out about the hobo, I"
he said. with fair enough lip-loyalty,
and after he had rolled q fresh c1ga-
rette he went away TO begin the min
ing operations which might promise
to unearth Smiths record.
It was ten o'clock when Shaw left
the real-estate office in the Hophra
House block. Half an hour earlier
Smith had come to town with the
colonel In the roadster. and the two
had shut themselves up in the
colonefs private room In the Timan'
roM Ditch company's town Office ia
the Barker building, which was two
squares down the street from the Ho-
phra house. Summoned promptly,
Martin, the bookkeeper, had brought
In his statements and balance sheetS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14
CHAPTER VII.
Timanyoni Ditch.


Smith had his vote of thanks from
Colonel Dexter Baldwin in Williams
sheet-iron office at the dam, the
colonel having driven out to the camp
for the express purpose; and the chief
of construction himself was not pres
ent.
you've loaded US up with a toler-
ably heavy obligation, Smith-COrry's
mother and me-" was the way the
colonel summed up. eff you hadn't
been on deck and strictly on the job
at that railroad crossing yesterday
morning"
Don't mention it, colonel" Smith
broke in. Il did nothing more than
any man would have done for any
woman. You know it, and I know it,
Let's leave it that way and forget it."
The tall Missourian's laugh was en-
tirely approbative.
Il like that" he said. ITS a good
man-fashioned way of looking at it,
You know how I feel about it-how
any father would feel; and that's
enough"
PLENTY" was the brief rejoinder.
But there's another chapter to 1t
that neither Of us can cross out; you'll
have to come out to the ranch and let
COrry's mother have q hack at you"
Baldwin went on. 81 couldn't figure
you out of that if I should try. And
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14

now about those claim jumpers: I sup.
pose you didn't know any of them by
name?"
'No."
'COrry says you gave them the time
of their lives. By George wish I'd
been there to See" and the colonel
slapped his leg and laughed. Did
they look like the real thing sure,
enough prospectors?"
''They looked like a bunch of hired
assasSins," said Smith, with a grin.
'It's some more Of the interference.
isn't it,"
The coloneI's square jaw settled into
the fighting angle.
How much do you know about this
business mix-up of ours, Smith," he
asked.
''All that Williams could tell me in
little heart-to-heart talk we had the
other day"
you agreed with him that there
was tolerably big niger in the wood
pile, didn't your"
II had already gathered that much
from the camp gossip"
We'll, it's so. We're just about as
helpless as bunch of cattle in q sink
hole" was the ranchman presidents
confirmation of the camp guesses.
''What in the name of the great horn
spoon can we do-more than we have
done?
There are q number of things that
might be DONE" said Smith, falling
back refectively upon the presumably
dead and buried bank-cashier part of
him. "And if you can manage to stay
in the game and play it out, there is
big money in it for all of you; enough
to make 1t well worth while for you to
put up the fight of your lives"
big money?-you mean in saving
our investments"
ooh, no; not at all: in cinching the
other fellows" Smith put in genially
Colonel Dexter Baldwin lifted his
soft hat and ran his fingers through
his grizzled hair.
"Say, Smith; you mustn't forget
that I'm from Missouri" he said halt
quizzically.
"But / shouldn't think you'd need
to be shown in this particular in,
stance" was the smiling rejoinder,
1.-THE chance TO sell you people water