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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Firms Insuring Autos
May Withdraw From
Northern Counties

4 Minot,; Sept. 9.-Insurance com
panies writing automobile insurance
in the three northern tiers Of counties
in North Dakota may withdraw from
that territory as, we'll as other sec
.sttuns on the+bordsr line from coast to
coast If a resolution to be introduced
at the national conference OF firms
writing automobile insurance in Chi
scago the latter part3of this month is
saiopted. The insurance firms, ac-
5cording to Minot insurance agents,
have found That writing theft and
fire automobile insurance in: the three
tiers of counties along the Canadian
border in North Dakota and certain
counties in other states which lie
along the border is not profitable.
Thefts, and fires believed to be Of an
incendiary origin, are so numerous
that profits made in handling similar
insurance in other fields are'%absorb-
edit is stated, and many firms are
known to favor withdrawing from
this section.
According to advices received in
Minot, the insurance companies con-
tend that only draEtic action such as
having insurance firms withdraw can
bring the people of this and other
sections to a realization hat autos
mobile stealing must be curbed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Fort Rice Man Wins
Morton Corn Contest

Mandan. n. p, Sept s.-Making i
total cor OF % points 81 q possible
100, Charles RAINBOW OF Fort Rice ID
the winner Of the 40 acre corn con-
test which has been staged this
summer by County Agent g. II. Use
as an incentive 70 the farmers to raise
more feed in Morton county. "A total
of 10 entries were made and there
were six farmers scoring above 90.
according to the judges. g. H. Use and
John Thyseil.
Second place in the contest was
taken by q. Z. Love of Mandan with
a score Of 90; third. Frank McGiihe,
Mandan, sf.5. a@3
zone OF the big problems Of the
whole Slope country is that OF feed"
says County Agent Ilse, in comment
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
HITS BARN.

Winona, Mimi, Sept. "a severe
downpour Of rain accompanied by a
violent electrical storm resulted in
the destruction OF a large barn, in
Guiding live stock, and the washing
out of 200 feet Of railroad track near
Caledonia early today.
Eight horses and six head of cat
tie persisted and thirty tons Of hay
were burned when lightning struck
the barn on the farm Of E.. A.
Sprague.
branch Of the Milwaukee road four
miles west of Caledonia. Damage is
also reported in the vicinity of Free
burg. "a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Whiskey Halted AT
Portal Not Retained

la.a-~ GEPEELGasrt FU.aI rT4A.%E EHFrE-
Minot, N. D., Sept. s.-!The carload
Of whiskey which F: i. Watkins and
+. q. Upton, state law enforcement
officers, attempted to seize at Portal,
N. D.. was permitted to proceed to Its
destination In British Columbia by
American customs officials yesterday
when proper papers signed by the
The state officers endeavored to Sc
cure possession Of the 500. cases In
the a on the grounds that It was
being shipped illegally across North
Dakota
gThe-papers arrived for this car but
we learn there are car going through
to Canada for the purpose OF being
hgh-jacked near the American line
North Dakota by wtiskey runners, !,
Mr.. Watkins said today, '.and we are
keeping close check on thern.sn,s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Dates Are Set For
{ Grant County Fair

Leith, N. D., Sept. e.-The Grant
County Fair will be held here Sep
tember IA, is and 16. Chief among
the attractions will be a band of In
dams who will do war dances and put
on other native entertainments.
In spite of the fact that the county
has been hard hit by hail and
drought this year the entries, especi-
ally in the. hog department already
made are encouraging.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Bridge |.
Completed AT Mott

Mott, N. D, Sept. s.-The Rain
bow bridge over the Cannon BAH
river at this point, erected at 8. cost
of $4,000. the first bridge Of the type
- be built in the state, has been ac-
cepted by the county commissioners
and thrown open to the public. APP
propriate ceremonies celebrating the
opening will be> held later.
The old wooden bridge which has
been doing service here for some
years will be moved by the contrac-
tors to a point on the river six miles
away and be re-erected.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Believed Lost
When Yacht Burned

Detroit, Sept. s.--The harbor mas
ters department continued the
search today for wreckage or other
means Of Identifying a small yacht
destroyed by fire late last night on
being picked up by passing ves-
sells had been received and authori-
ties inclined to the belief the occu-
pants Of the yacht had peraahed.
Only one vessel, the steamer st.
Claire, was able Il get near the scene.
Of the fire before It burned out and
several passengers on the steamer
declared they heard woman's call
for help.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Northern Indians
Are Fast Dying Out

Edmonton, Alta, Sept. 9.-Indians
In the near north are in danger Of be-
measures are taken by the province
to safeguard them against contagious
diseases, DR.. w. w. Bell, health nj
spector. declares in q report made
public today following a trip through
the Wabaskawa district.
Dr.. Bell urged regulations prohibit
ing CORRESPONDING in one room tepees,
In which two or more families fire.
quently are found, and urged that a
detachment of mounted police be sta
toned In h district to enforce this
and other health regulations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
NoT TIE RIGHT MAN.

Minot, n. D., Sept. 9.-Harry n,
Hanson, Great Northern railway spe-
cial agent at Minot, went to Wash
burn yesterday to see the two men
held there in, connection with the
shooting at Max. 1t had been sus-
pected that the men were the same
pair who overpowered Hanson and
put him off a moving freight near
Stanley several weeks ago. He de-
clared the men at Washburn were not
the gunner who attacked him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Quarter Section
To Ward Poor Farm

.Minot. N. D., Sept. 9.-The county
board yesterday purchased 100 acres
of land, the northwest quarter of sec
ton II in Alton township, from Mrs.
Emma Knudson Ford for $4,000. The
land Will be added to the county poor
farm, which is now conducted as a
demonstration farm. The purchase
of the LAND was approved by the cleo
tors of Ward county last November.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
HAS 4,O22
KIDS IN SCHOOL

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 9.-The Fargo
city school enrolment is 4,O22 this
year. this representing an increase OF
more than 800 over the same time a
year ago. The increased enrolment
Is particularly heavy in the high;
school, where more than 800 students
are enrolled with the likelihood that
the total number of students will ex-
coed ], 900 very soon, ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Cooperstown Water Hard
And Il. Getting Harder

cooperstown, NJ d. Sept. s.---With
the water In the city water system
very hard and apparently getting
harder the city faces q problem diff
ncult to solve. Water softeners have
been only partially successful.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
Acquits Manuel
Cartwright of Murder
Charge; Out SO Minutes

Poteau,. Okla. Sept. s.-The jury
hearing the case of Manuel Court
wright. charged with shooting and
killing Jess Yates at Nav Creek last
February, tonight returned a verdict
Of not guilty. The jury was out only
SO minutes after hearing evidence and
arguments lasting two days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09

Aiken. s. c., Sept. 8.-Two negroes,
Mansfield Butler. Inc Charles Thomp-
son, were lynched in a corn field near
here tonight. They had been charged
with an attack on a white woman.
The men were found tied to a stake
aboue 200 yards from the scene of the
alleged attack with their bodies rid
died with bullets.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-09
EQUITY HEADS
ARE RESTRAINED
BY INJUNCTION
Judge Coles Order Denies
Officials Right Of
Management.

Fargo, ~. d., Sept. 0.--Judge
a. z. Cole of the Cass county
district court on Thursday issued
q temporary Injunction restrain
Ing the officers and directors q
the Equity Cooperative Packing
company Of Fargo from manag.
ing the affairs Sof the concern.
He also ordered that these of
cers and directors should show Z
acause at a hearing to be held
september 20 why the injunction
should not be made permanent
n a receiver appointed.
Charles e. Drown OF Page, N.
p, a stockhOlder, brought an
action against the company al
.loetng acknowledgement which
cost the stockholders $1,000, 900. 5
He claimed to have the backing
are scattered through North Da-
kota, Minnesota and many 9TH
q states of tho north and middle
west.
Judge Cole issued an injunc-
ton restraining Ray Craig, attor-
ney for the company. from me-
gotiating a loan of &c., 600 fol.
the company and restraining a
Fargo law firm from collecting
any more on accounts t0talnng
about $75O,000 which had been
placed with the law firm for col
lection. 1t Is alleged that the
stockholders stand to lose $500, 900 !,
more through an arrangement
by which the law firm was to re-
.ceive rs per cent for collecting
the $75O,OOO.
Some Of the Allegations.
Among allegations on which The
charge Of mismanagemens is baseG
the following:
That the annual report of the com.
pany last January showed a defci
$1,000 900, that this repor
showed a $4,000 fshrinkage in plan
and equipment for which no legiti
mate explanation was made; that as
sets had been paded and all. liabilitiei
not fully stated in this report.
The court action Is to conserv'
the assets OF the company and no
brought because the company wa!
considered bankrupt, Harry Lash
kowitz, Mr. browns attorney, said.
= Stockholders Of the company stoot
ready ITO continue backing 1t unde
different management, he said.
Has Many Stockholders.
The company, organized in TIL
spring of 1919, has between 1900
and 100000 stockholde rs, for tn
most part residents of the Dakotas
Minnesota, and Montana.
A report of Its officers made at
meeting of stockholders here las
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES operattng ~de1ei
Of s771,216; %$s,0oO,000 worth 9th
apital stock Of $40, 900, 900 had bee
I'D and twosthirds of that had bee
id for, according to the report.
The present legal action is appar
atty a continuation, Of the attack O.
e officers Of the Equity Co-opera
e Packing Co. which was launch
att the annual meeting of tn
t~Sckholders held at Fargo last Jan
airy.
At that time charges Of misman
..sement were made by a group o
he stockholders headed by C.. W
Reichert Of Darlington, who is nov
the receiver of the bankrupt Con
sumers' Stores Co.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-06-03
BY chsdes S.ighrce
. w,sr.- ae~yspss unr"

Mrs. Ralph Markt and children, Of
Haxtum, Colo, are here on visit with
her parents, W. A. s. Derr and wife.
Rev. A. d. Seelig and wife, Of Sa-
vannah, are visiting here, the guests
Of Mrs. Seelig's mother and brother,
Mrs. G. w. and Guy L. Cummins.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-06-03
Primrose Gasoline at
EOSTER-LOGAN'S GARAGE.

Mrs. Paul Miller and children, of
st. Joseph, spent Memorial Day here
with her parents, Jas. r. Brown and
wife, and sister, Mrs. Quick, and niece,
Miss Fayla.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-06-03

Have few New Departure Culti-
vators. Let me know what you are
going to need. D. M. MARTIN.
Will L. Moore, who has been con-
fined TO his home for the past three
weeks, from Q severe case Of blood
poisoning, Is now able to b out again.
The Holt County sentinel., 1921-06-03
Primrose Gasoline at
FOSTER-LOGAN'S GARAGE.

Miss Madge Dodt, who has been
employed In Mrs. e. A. Netherlands q
millinery shop the past season, return
ed to her home in Bucyras, Kansas,
this week.
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
BUILDING NEW SCHOOL
Location OF School at Fisherz Sattle-
ment Changed and n N$10,0O0)
Building Is Being Erected

The board OF education OF Crystal
Falls township has let the contract TO
August Larson OF Stambaugh 10 con-
strnct the new school building that
is being erected in the Fisher settle
lment. Mr. Larson commenced work
on the building during the week
Bids were asked on this building
three weeks ago and Larson was the
lowest bidder He was under the local
contractors who say that they bid
down as low as possible for them TO
do. All OF the material will be pur-
chased on the west side also. SO We
are informed at the local dealers
places.
The building will be erected on the
main highway Route SO. Just north
OF Wirriko's house on the west side
of the road. The building will be 3Sx60
With basement and is designed for a
two room schol.
The. contract price ia close TO
$4,000 for the building without heat
The heating contract will be let next
week. The total cost of the building
including heat and architects fees
will be close &c $40 600.
--r,Read The -kdz
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
IRON RIVER HOOTCH SEIZED
Two Moonshlners Caught Running
Shine Into Ishpeming Last Saturday

State police officers under Captain
Archie Downing. Saturday might cap
tured two men and a woman who
said TO be running a consignment OF
10 gallons OF moonshine from Iron
River TO Ishpeming. for disposal. The
trio were in large 1920 model Stude-
baker car when overhauled near
Clarksburg.
The persons held Ia court are:
Oscar Demonen and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Rinnie. OF Iron River The
capture was made shortly before, s
o'clock by the constabulary men who
were laying alongside the road wait
ing for the car to appear
Captain Downing. while In Iron
River Saturday afternoon, enroute 10
Negaunee from few days business
visit at Ironwood learned of the plan
to run the liquor through in the high
powered car. Upon his arrival at Ne
gaunee he sent a detachment OF men
TO Clarksburg TO wait for the coming
OF the big Studebaker.
When the car was taken, fifteen
gallons OF rasin moonshine packed
in suit cases and boxes were found.
Mrs. Rennie had a quart bottle or
liquor in hand bag. The moon-shine
was transferred TO the state police
truck and the runners" were brought
10 Ishpeming in the constabnlary'
Dodge touring car. The Studebaker
was confiscated and was taken to Ne
gaunee, where 1t will be held until
disposal of the case.
The trio arrested Saturday night
were implicated in the running in OF
large consignment OF moonshine
into Ishpeming the week before last,
according to Captain Dowing.
They will be arraingned this morn
ing before Judge 81. John and II. Is
probable that they will all be bound
over TO circuit court. Mining Journal
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
---Read Tho Ads
DEER HUNTING COSTS MORE
Increase In the Charges For Both
Resident and N0n-ResIdent
Licenses The Coming Season

License fees for deer hunting 10
be paid In Michigan this year are
higher than year ago and may have
a tendency to keep some OF the outside
hunters from the woods OF the upper
Peninsula Information concerning
the increase in license fees has been
received by County Clerk John Wall.
The fee for license for a deer this
year will be $3.50 as compared with
S1.50 last year. The nonresident fee
has been increased from $25 to $50.
However a party OF four may obtain a
license for So this year TO kill one
camp deer. Last year Il was necessary
to have six In the party before a lie
ense for camp deer could be granted
The nonresident license TO kill small
game and carry gun costs $40.
The season Will extend from No
vember 10 TO November 80 and each
hunter will be allowed TO kill ono
buck Much interest Is being exhibit
cd In the new law passed by the legis-
lature regarding the carrying or po-
secession OF guns by other than citizens
OF this country who have taken out
their full citizenship papers,
The bill enacted by the last leg
islatire to repeal the law providing
for bounties on many noxious and
mails and birds became effective
Thursday The law provided for the
payment OF bounties for crows. hawke.
owls, sparrows. woodchucks. weasels,
rats wolves, fox. wildcats and lynx.
Since Thursday the bounty is only
paid for woodchucks and crows and
the bounty on these has been re-
duced from 80 cents 10 20 cents.
-Read the Ads---
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
Read The Ads
OSBORN FIGHTS BEAR
Thrilling Hand TO Hand Contest Be-
tween Bruin and Former
Governor

The many friends OF Chase s.
Osborn in this city will be interest
ed in reading an account Of the. kill
ing OF bear by Chase s. Osborn at
Duck Island recently for It forms
an exciting story. Mr.. Osborn and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl f. Mallory. the
latter OF whom are from Evanston,
Ill, saw the bear swimming toward
Duck Island from the Canadian Shore.
The party was not equipped with guns.
Mr. Osborn having only 80 calibre
revolver and a woodsman's axe. IL
reaching shore. would get away. In
stantly Mr.. Osborn decided TO go out
TO meet H. Mrs Mallroy volunteered
to go with him in the little skin but
as she could not swim excellently. the
offer was declined Mr. Osborn pad
died swiftly to meet Bruin who proved
TO be In a battling mood, snarling and
wicked, as the boat approached
The pistol proved futile. only one
cartridge firing. the rest refusing TO
react to the hammer, A hand to
hand" fight began. The little row
boat tossed widely as the bear three
distinct times got his fore paws over
the edge in am effort to reach its at
tacker.. The effect OF the one bullet
was not discernable. Smashing time
and time again at the animal with his
axe the former governor. who is near
ly 6l years OF age by the way, infiict-
ed bloody damage but for time was
certain that the bear would succeed
In turning the boat over. SO, while
he used the short axe with one hand
he grabbed the snarling animal by the
throat with the other and the thrill
ing death match went on, while the
spectators on the Shore shouted and
screamed in the agony and excitement
OF Il. Finally the combined blows OF
the sharp axe and the iron grip on the
throat. were victorious and Bruin tum-
bled over half In the water and half
In the boat, dead.
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
Local shipment Light

The local shipments are confined 20
that going forward from the Carpen-
ter mine where loading has heen
pushed at a rapid rate. II is estimated
that about three weeks more will be
necessary 10 complete loading out the
Carpenter pile.
II Is expected that the shovel will
then be transferred to the Mononga-
hela and the $4,000 tons IN pile there
sent forward but as 20 that being
certainty there as no authentic infor-
nation.
The ore In the Judson pile % being
shipped out rapidly and two we"k's
time ought 70 see all OF that pile gone
20 the docks when II Is claimed the
shovel will be transferred to tho Bal
kan mine.
AZ the Amasa-Porctr the shovel
stopped worl-after one cut was taken
along the big pile. No Information az
TO future intentions are given out but
the pocketcore is going forward daily.
the Porter being the only operating
mine on the east side OF the county
A small lot OF Bristol ore was sent
forward last week but there Is no
information as 10 any further ship
ments being contemplated.
-Reed Tho Ado
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27

The community was shocked last
Monday by the announcement that
Dallas Johnson. the IA year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Johnson had died
suddenly that morning. He was taken
IN on Thursday but his condition was
not considered TO be az all serious
and even on Sunday he didn't com
plain OF any undue pain.
As nearly as can be ascertained
death came from an intestinal poison~
ing Of a sirulent nature which ac-
counts for the suddenness OF his death.
The deceased was quiet, lovable
boy and his untimely taking away II
a source a great sorrow 70 his par
ents and relatives.
The funeral took place on wednes-
day afternoon
Head The Ads
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
Passed by Legislature and Signed by
Governor 80 Days Ago.

Two hundred and sixty-one new
state laws became effective They
were passed by the 1921 legislature
and signed by the governor 80 days
ago. They represent that portion OF
the total OF 440 measures. enacted this
year which were not given immediate
effect
Among the act which will be en-
forceable are:
Forbidding the ownership OF fire.
arms by unnaturalized foreign-born
residents; raising the salary OF the
superintendent OF public instruction
TO S4.500 amendments 20 the motor
vehicle law. requiring trucks TO be e.
quipped with mirrors on country
roads and increasing the speed limit
from 25 TO 35 miles per hour, prohib-
iting the letting OF state or municipal
contracts on cost plus" basis: auth
orizing the regulation OF pool rooms
outside or Incorporated cities or VII
lagos amending the workmen's com
pensation act TO define what constit
utes compensate injury; the crea-
ton OF fund and tho authorization
OF a tax for the advertising OF the ag-
ricultural advantages OF the state: au-
thorizing school districts TO build or
purchase homes for teachers; amend
ments to the acts for fixing the stand
ard for apples packed In the state pro-
viding for smooth crossing az rail-
way and highway functions; requiring
locomotive to be equipped with vesti
bules OF protecting curtains; amend
ing workmen's compensation act. in
regard To liability of municipalities; I;
declaring waterways upon overnowed
lands TO be public highways; proyid-
ing for the state supervision OF pri-
vate denominational and parochial
schools: authorizing for the free dis.
tribution by the state OF diphtheria
anti-toxin; authorizing the establish
mcnt and maintenance OF systems OF
abstracts by counties; and a number
OF acts amending or relating 20 the
general highway laws, the state build
ing codes, general insurance and bank
ing laws.
-Reud Tns Ans
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
VOTE on BONDING
Mansfield Township Seeks Money
With Which 20 Build More Roads

An election will be held I'm Mans
field township on the 3ist OF this mon
IN on the question OF bonning the
township IN the sum OF $4,000 for the
purpose OF extending several of the
township roads
The township has no money and
farmers are locating in the valley east
OF Mansfield quite rapidly. more rap
idly. than roads are being built 10
serve them.
The promoters OF the bonding pro-
position seek 10 extend the road rum
ing north from near No. school
house. Thss road is In tht heart OF
some Of the finest land in the town
ship and Il Is hoped to open up more
of Il 20 settlers.
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
CAMPING GROUNDS
Rotary Club Active I'm Getting Accom-.
mediation For Tourists

The question or providing camping
grounds for tourists in Crystal Falls
was taken up by the Rotary Club
which appointed committee TO look
up sites and report TO the club.
The committee reported two sites
last week, one at the Wye curve at
the junction of the Amasa and Iron
River roads and the other that part
of the school park west OF the base
ball grounds.
After great deal of discussion the
majority vote favored the school park
and the committee. consisting OF Jas.
S. Sanders, Il. j. Oswald, Wilson
Gambril and John II. Stolberg, was
instructed 20 take the matter OF pre-
pairing the grounds and properly
pIacarding the roads up with the city
and the township
The committee attended the last
meeting of the commission and were
given authority 20 go ahead with that
part the city Is expected 10 stand for.
The township authorities also agreed
to do their share and under the dir
ection OF the committee, camping
ground is being fixed up which WIN
be ready for the accommodation OF
travellers next year. II is too late now
TO do anything this year.
The plans are 20 have good grounds.
TO have water piped from the city
pipes for use in washing and filling
radiators and path to the fine spring
water. Later on there will be lavatory
conveniences provided and other
attractions that will induce tourists
70 stop with US over night.
Placards will be placed along the
highway directing the tourists to this
grounds.