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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
REORGANIZE STATE
BANK AT BEACH, n. D.
Capital Increased From $4,000 to
a5O.O0O-ThOmRs II. Hayward OF
Beach, Elected President

Beach, N. D., Jan. 11.-ImportaHt
financial news for the slope is con-
tanned in announcement of the reor-
ranization of the Beach State bank,
whose capital has been increased
from $4,000 to $50, 900. and which has
elected Thomas r. Hayward, formerly
of Mandan, but for the last two years
engaged in banking here to be presI-
dent Associated with Mr.. Hayward,
who is one of western North Dakota's
most successful young fnanciers, are
Hugh Egan, J. F. Reeve, Guy Lowell,
8. n. Norris, Claude Moulton, John
Keohane, f. A. Wteting and Martin
Egan, Martin Egan remains as cash.
Ter. President Hayward formerly was
cashier OF the Golden Valley State
bank
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
MANY INJURED
IN EXPLOSION

schafer. n. D.. Jan. 11.-Fifteen to
twenty people were more or less
seriously burned and the building
damaged to a heavy extent by the
explosion of a gasoline lamp at a
held in the Hawkeye
school house, thirty miles from this
city. The windows were all blown
out and the window frames torn
loose. Among those seriously in
jured were Chester and Harold
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
PAssEs EXAMINATION.
Rev. Father HaIOran to BE Chaplain
In the National Army.

Hettinger, N. D., Jan. 11,-Rev.
Father John Halloran, after passing
the physical examination at Smelling,
has returned to Hettinger to close up
matters in connection with his pas
torate preliminary to entering the
national army as chaplain in the Thtr-
ty-fourth division, which includes
North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
select service men. Father HalloraD,
who Is a Bismarck boy, was ordained
at the capital city only "a year ago.
He was given the chaplatney on rec
Wehrle, of the Bismarck diocese.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
TO BUILD
COLLEGE AT JAMESTOWN
Decision Reached at Annual Meeting
of jamestown Camp Association
Order Field agent Into Field.

jamestown. n. D., Jan. 11.-At the
annual meeting of the jamestown
Camp association, the decision was
reached to establish a holiness college
in this city and to place a field agent
at work as soon as possible. The vote
on the resolution for a higher instf-
tuition of learning, was unanimous.
This will give jamestown two colleg-
es. the Presbyterlans already having
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
FAMILY HAS CLOSE CALL.
RicheFs, OF Jud, Escape From burning
Home I'm Night Clothes.

Jud, N. D., JAM 11.-Mrs. Richer
and family barely had time to escape
from their sleeping rooms in their
night clothing when an early morn
ing FIRE totally destroyed the CobIer
pool hall and the Richer restaurant.
The Cobler building was owned by j.
e. Brady, of Jud, and the other stFuc-
ture by NJ. w Miracle, Of Edgeley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
PRATHER 20 REMAIM

Wahpeton, n. d., Jan. lie. o.
Prather, head of the commercial de-
partment Of the Wahpeton Science
school, has declined a similar posi-
ton offered by the city board Of
education Of Duluth. Mimi.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
BANK IS CHARTERED.

Peoples state Bank of Grand Forks
Is Capitalized at $4,000.
Bismarck n. d. jan IL The
Peoples state Bank of Grand Forks
capitalized at SIS. 900, and with G. ..
Swanson Of Northwood, Allen McMan-
as Of Inkster, and Ole Knutson or
Thompson, among its directors, has
been chartered by the secretary OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
In The Open Forum
A Column Devoted to the Task of
Keeping Up With North Da-
kota Editors.

The Schafer Record calls atten'
ton to q newspaper comment thai
demands something more than mere
public condemnation. 1t should re-
ceive the prompt attention of a
federal agent. The Record says:
One Of the most disloyal and
seditiOus statements coming to
our notice since war was declar-
ed, appeared in last weeks is
sue Of The Fairview Tribune. 1t
reads thusly:
The American people are
urged to stint themselves so
that grafteTs like Baker, Daniels,
McAdoo and a few others can
get rich on contracts. It's the
truth"
1t is not the truth and there is
absolutely no excuse for any
man to make such a statement
in these times. The least The
Fairview Tribune can do is to
retract that statement and do it
without delay. Publications have
been suspended for less. Freedom
of speech is a great inheritance.
The wise man will abuse il
neither in public nor private.
The New Rockford Transcript sees
an era Of much greater efficiency
for the railroads. 1t says:
With a stroke Of his pen
President Wilson has done what
the railroads have made vain
endeavors to do ever since last
April-make for greater effici-
ency to handle the increased
transportation burden occasion
ed by the war. Within a very
short time under the efficient
management of Secretary Nc
Adoo and his war board" of
railroad managers, we may ex-
pect to see things in the trans
portation line speed up in a
way to bring joy to our hearts.
Henry Wolfer, who will have
charge Of the binder Irvine industry
for Uncle Sam, will be figure Of
much importance to North Dakota
during the coming year. What The
st. Cloud Journal-Press has to say
Of him should therefore be Of inter
est to this state:
Henry wolfer, former warden
of the Minnesota prison, has
been appointed controller of the
binding Irvine output Of the
United States. This comes I'M
der the province of the food ad-
ministrator, because binding Irvine
is a necessary and important
part of the wheat harvesting. All
the manufacturers of Irvine will
cooperate, and under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Wolfer, the product
viii be sold to the farmers at the ~
lowest reasonable cost. His Sc
lection is an excellent one. Tt
was under his management that
the prison Irvine plant was built
and it is the largest in the
country He made 1t a success
under the hardest kind Of OPP
position, and not only saved the
Minnesota farmers many thou
sands Of dollars, but made IL
profitable to the state and put
the prison on a self-supporting
basis. He understands the
proposition, and no better Sc
lection could have been made.
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Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not
Square With The Forums
Opinions.

Golfers Weekly: Seldom has an
exotic word been so suddenly as
simulated into our daily Americana
speech as has the French camou-l
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11

Flavo flour. creamery white delie-
ious favor. goes further. Phone 50.
--Advk
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KEEPING AHEAD or THE LAWS.
NOW they are talking about en-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-11
The Powerful Kaa Usually Pulls Dad and the Baby Back Up the Hill
When Coasting, But They Lost the Rope OFF the Sled.

Copyright 1915 Wheeler Syndicate
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nd Inc chicago Tribune. the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-15

fever of the patient was subsiding. He
slept good deal, and in the intervals
between had been once or twice quite
rational.
The thoughts of the cousins drew
their steps toward the Jail. Sheba
looked at Diane.
"WiIl they let US pass, do you
think"
perhaps. We can try"
Gopher Jones was not proof against
the brisk confidence with which Mrs.
Paget demanded admittance.
The prisoner was sitting on the bed.
His heart jumped with gladness when
he looked up.
Diane shook hands cheerfully. "How
is the criminal"
Better for hearing your kind voice, /"
he answered.
His eyes strayed to the ebon-hairec
girl in the background. They met a
troubled smile, grave and sweet.
"Awfully good of you to come to
see me-" he told Sheba gratefully.
"How is Macdonald?"
Better, we hope. He knew Diane
this afternoon"
1--WE haven't talked to Mr.. Macdon-
aid yet about the attack on hini," III
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CHAPTER XiII.-Continued.

His companion flashed a look OF
warning at him and explained that
they were going down the river to look
for work outside of the district.
Suddenly Trelawney broke loose
and began to curse Macdonald with a
bitterness that surprised the govern
ment agent. What struck him most,
though, was the obvious anxiety of
Northrup to quiet his partner and to
gloss over what he had said.
Elliot bought an automatic revolver
next morning and box of cartridges.
He was not looking for trouble, but he
Intended to be prepared for 1t when
trouble came looking for him. In the
afternoon he walked out of town and
practiced shooting at tin cans for
half an hour. On his way back he
met Peter Paget.
The engineer came straight to the
subject in his mind.
"Selfridge came to see me last night.
He told me about the trouble between
you and Macdonald, Gordon. You must
leave town till ne coOls down. Mac
donald is bad man with gait"
"Is he? There'll be no trouble of
my making. But If he starts any I'll
be there. Macdonald doesn't own the
earth, you know. I've been sent up
here by Uncle Sam on business, and
you can bet your last dollar I'll stay
on the Job till I'm through"
"Of course you've got to finish your
Job. But 1t doesn't all have to be done
right here. Just for week or two"
"Tell your friend something else
while you're on the subject. If drop
him, l go scot free because he Is inter
fering with me on duty. I'll put Self
ridge on the stand to prove it. But
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A CLEAN of hope showed in the eye
of the engineer "You didn't bring
her? Diane said you threatened"
maybe I did say I would. Anyhow,
| thought better of it. But I'm glad
someone had the sense to tell Miss
O'Neill the truth"
"WhO do you think brought herr"
"Fm not thinking ON that subject
out .oud.'
"But IL you could show Mac"
THAT'S up t. you. I'll not lift a
finger. didn't start this war and I'm
not making any peace overtures."
you're as obstinate as the devil"
smiled Peter, but in his heart he ad-
mired the dOurness of his friend.
The engineer went to Macdonald and
gave deleted version of his talk with
Elliot. The Scotsman listened, a bit
ter incredulous smile on his face
"Says he didn't bring her. does he?
Tell him from me that he lies. Your
wife let out to me by accident that he
threatened to bring her. Meteetse and
he came up on the boat together. He
was with her at your house when she
told her story. He's trying to save his
hide. No chance"
"ElliOt isn't liar. When he says he
didn't bring the woman, that satisfies
me. I know he didn't do it," insisted
Paget stiffiy.
Different here. Who else had any
interest in bringing her except him?
Nobody. Use your brains, Peter. He
takes the first boat down the river. He
comes back on the next one. She
comes back, too. They couldn't figure
I'd he at your house when they
showed up there to tell the story.
That's where Mr.. Elliot slipped up"
Peter was Of different stuff from
Selfridge. He had something to say.
So he said it.
'Times have changed, Mac. You
can't shoot down this fellow without
making all kinds of trouble. First
thing. we'd lose our claims. The nd
mtnistration would drop you like hot
potato IL you did q thing like that
Sheba would never speak to you again.
Your friends would know in their
hearts 1t was murder. You can't do it."
Macdonald's Jaw clamped. "Then
let him get out. That's my last word
to him."
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slLlOT FINDS HIMSELF IN A SERIOUS PREDIcAMENT AS
RESULT OF A REMARKABLE CHAIN
OF CIRCUMSTANCES
OF CIRCUMSTANCES,

SSnopsisAs representative
VH MS way TO Alaska investigate claims
ana becomes interested fellow
ONell also going in Colby Macdonald
grabbing syndicate under investigation
donald become friendly Landing
that old friends his Mr. people
has visit.
reveals Macdonald the object
naturally
Macdonald
facts sends Sefdge his rghhnd Kamatah
that Elliot will be deceived situation
faces death Sedge his arrival Kamaah has his
Gideon Holt Odime who
is
kidnapers
Elliot truth about
back Kusiak Elliott meets Meteetse with
Macdonalds
Mallory, widow determined
child, Sheba her
Macdonald who bames Elliot
Elliot that he will kill
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CHAPTER XIV.
Ambushed.

Colby Macdonald in miners boots
and corduroy working suit. stood be-
side his horse with one arm thrown
careleSsly across its rump. he was
about to start for Seven Mile Creek
camp with $2700 in the saddlebags to
pay the men there
Diane was talking with him. "She's
young and fine and spirited OF course
1t was a great shock to her. She had
been idealizing you. But I think she
is beginning to understand things bet
ter. At any rate. she does not hate
you any more. Give the girl time"
"You think she wiIl-be reasonable 81
ST don't know. But I'm sure of one
thing. She'll not be reasonable. as you
call 1t, unless you are reasonable"
''You mean-Elliot?"
"Yes. She likes him very much. Do
you know that when the Indian woman
came he urged Sheba not to listen to
her Story?"
Sounds likely-after he had spent
his good money bringing her here"
sneered the mine owner.
''He didn't. Gordon is a splendid fell
low. He wouldn't lie," answered Dr.
ane holly. "And one thing is sure-if
you lay finger on him for this. it viii
be fatal with Sheba. She will be
through with you"
Macdonald had thought Of this be-
fore. 1t had been coming to him from
several different angles that he could
not afford TO crafty his desire to wipe
this meddlesome young official from
his path. He made a slow. sulky
promise.
"All right I'll let him alone. Peter
can tell him."
Swinging to the saddle, he spurred
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ures rushed at him. He threw up an
arm to ward off the club aimed at his
head, but succeeded only In breaking
the force of the blow. AS he staggered
back stunned, bullet glanced along
his forehead and ridged a furroW
through the thick hair. A second
stroke Of the club Jared him to the
heels.
Though his mind was not clear, his
body answered automatically the in
Stinct that told him to close with his
assailants. He lurched forward and
gripped one, wrestling with him for
the revolver. Vaguely he knew by the
sharp, jagged shoots Of pain that the
second man was beating his head with
club. The warm blood drlpped
through his hair and blinded his eyes.
Dazed and shaken, he yet managed to
get the revolver from the man who had
1t. But it was his last effort. He was
too far gone to use it. A blow on the
forehead brought him unconscious to
the ground bleeding from a dozen
wounds.
On his way back to Seven Mile Greek
camp Gordon Elliot rode down to the
ford. In the dusk he was almost upon
them before the robbers heard him.
For a moment the two men stood gaZ-
ing at him and he at the tragedy be-
fore him. One of the men moved
toward his horse.
"Stop there Z" ordered Gordon sharp
~, and reached for his revolver.
The man-it was the miner North
rup-jumped for Elliot and the field
agent fired. Another moment and he
was being dragged from the saddle.
What happened next was never clear
to him. He knew that both Of the
bandits closed in on him and that he
was fighting desperately against odds.
The revolver had been knocked from
just as they did.
They quartered over the ground, for
Gordon would not let either of them
get behind him. They were larger
than he, heavy, muscle-bound giants
of great strength, DIt he was far more
aCllNe OH Ills leeJ. ne JoA1'e1 anu
sidestepped and retreated. More than
once their heavy blows crashed on
his face. His eyes dared not wander
from them for an instant, but he was
working toward a definite plan. AS he
moved his feet were searching for the
automatic he had dropped.
One of his feet, dragging over the
ground, came into contact with the
steel. With a swift side kick Gordon
flung the weapon a dozen feet to the
left. Presently. watching his chance,
he made dive for 1t.
Trelawney, followed by Northrup,
turned and ran. One OF them caught
MacdonaId's horse by the Bride He
swung to the saddle and the other man
clambered on behind. There was a
clatter of hoofs and they were gone.
Elliot stopped over the battered body
that lay huddled at the edge of the
water. So badly had the face been
beaten and hammered that ii was not
until he had washed the blood from
the wounds that Gordon recognized
Macdonald.
Opening the coat of the insensible
man. Gordon put his hand against the
heart. He could not be sure whether
he felt it beating or whether the throb-
hing came from the pulses in his finger
tips. As we'll as he could he bound up
the wounds with handkerchiefs and
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Jail without breakfast. He was furi-
Gus. but as he paced up and down the
narrow beat beside the bed his anger
gave way to anxiety. Surely the Pag-
cts could not believe he had done such
a thing. And Sheba-wOuld she ac-
cept as true this weight of circum'
stantial evidence that was piling W
against him?
1t could all be explained so easily.
And yet-the facts fitted like links OF
chain to conderA him. He went
over them one by one. The babbling
tongue Of Selfridge that had made
common gossip Of the impending trag-
edy in which he and Macdonald were
the principals-his purchase Of the
automatic-his public meeting with
two known enemies OF the Scotsman
during which he had been seen to give
them money-hiS target practice with
the new revolver-the unhappy chance
that had taken him out to Seven-Mile
Greek Camp the very day of the rob.
bery-his casual questions of the min
ers-even the finding of the body by
him. All of these dOye-tailed with
the hypothesis that his partners in
crime were to escape and bear the
blame, while he was to bring the body
back to town and assume innocence.
Paget was admitted to his cell later
in the morning by Gopher Jones. He
shook hands with the prisoner. Jones
retired.
Tough luck, Gordon" the engineer
said.
"What does Sheba think?"
1--WE haven't told her you have beer
| arrested. I heard it only little while
ago"
"And Diane?"
"Yes, she knows"
"Well!" demanded Gordon brusQue
ly.
Peter looked at him IN questioning
surprise. "Well, what?" He caught
the meaning OF his friend. 'Try moi
to be an ass, Gordon. OF course she
knows the charge is ridiculous"
The chip dropped from the young
mans shoulder. -"Good old Diane.
might have KNOWN" he said with 6
new cheerfulness.
II think you might have" agreed
Peter dryly. by the way. have yor
had any breakfast"
mo. I'm hungry, come to think OF
It,"
"I'n have something sent in from
the hotel"
"How's Macdonald?"
Hes alive-and while there's life
there is hope"
"Any news of the murderersT
asked Gordon.
posses are combing the hills fol
them. They stole a packhorse FROM
a truck gardener up the valley. j
seems they bought an outfit for 6
month yesterday-said they were go
ing prospecting"
They talked for few minutes long
| er, mainly on the question Of lawyer
and the chances of getting out on bond
Peter left the prisoner in very much
better spirits than he had found him
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his horse and cantered away. His
mind was full of the problem that had
come into his life. He rode abstract
edly, so that he was at the lower ford
of the creek almost before he knew it.
A bilberry thicket struggled down to
the opposite bank of the stream on
both sides of the road.
The horse splashed through the ford
and took the little rise beyond with a
rush. Just before reaching the brow
of the hill, the animal stumbled and
fell. AS it's rider went headlong, he
caught glimpse of cord drawn taut
across the path.
Macdonald. shaken by the fall, began
slowly TO rise. From the shadows of
the bilberry bushes two STOPPING fig
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IF he should kill me, his last chance for
getting the Macdonald claims patented
would be gone The public would raise
such n howl that the administration
would have to throw your friend and
the Guttenchilds overheard to save
itself. I know that-and Macdonald
knows 1t. So he stands to lose either
way"
Paget knew this was true. But he
could not drop the subject without
one more appeal.
Hes not sore at you about the
claims. You know that. It's because
Won brought the sQuaw up the river to
see Sheba."
81 didn't bring her-hadn't thing
to do with that. I don't know who
brought her, though could give good
guess"
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CHAPTER XIV.
"Csod Save You Kindly"

A nurse from the hospital had re-
lieved Diane and Sheba at daybreak.
They slept until the middle of the aft
ernoon, then under orders from the
doctor walked out to take the air. The
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Elliot breaks out Of Jail long
enough to Illustrate a plot enai-
neered by WaIIy SeIfridoe.
Then he gets In Jail again. The
story Of this exciting episode 10
told in the next instal.nent.
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Reduces Golf stick SUNNY.

The invention of golf club with In
Interchangeable heads permits all the
strokes to be made with one stick with
out the necessity for carrying several
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Optimistic Idea.

Nothing Is so uncertain an the minda
OF the rabbla.