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I I A VOL XXV BOUGHTMVHISKY Evidence That Quincy Brown Sold Whisky to Certain Persons Recently. Brown is Bound Over to District A Court and Bail Fixed at $400. Enoch Russell, Questioned as to Knowledge of Whisky, Says Ne is Not an Expert. Quincy Brown was bound over to the district court by Justice Pearson today for illegally selling whisky, and bail was fixed at $400. Brown says he expects to secure the amount from tfriends in the east. Until he secures bail he will be kept in the county jail. Wednesday afternoon Sheriff Eddy concluded his testimony in the case and Policeman Enoch Russell took the stand. He corroborated the testimo ny of Sheriff Eddy in regard to the laid. By request of States Attorney Rose, Mr. Russell tasted some of the liquid left in one of the Green Moun tain Bourbon bottles and said the stuff was whisky. In answer to ques Jtlons put by Attorney Thorp, Mr. Tltussell said lie did not know the dif ference between the different grades v0f whisky, or between fermented and distilled liquors—was not an expert, but had a general knowledge cf liquor obtained through drinking the same and noting the effect. Chief L'Moore took the stand and testified in regard to the raid and the finding of certain papers and the bot tles. He had seen a number of thresh ers frequent the building occupied by Brown at different times, and had noticed some men partially intoxicat ed loitering in the vicinity. He said the liquor in the bottles was whisky. H.Johnson testified that he had Vbought whisky from the defendant in ./Dig place of business. B. Hoffman had drunk a liquid in Brown's place but could inot tell what it was. W. Gainsforth did not know the defend ant and had not bought anything from him. Another witness testified to having bought whisky from Broton. MISS EAKIN AWARDED OFFICE. ^.Foster County Election Contest Caw Decide* by the Supreme (•art. Bismarck, Oct. 18—Supreme court bas handed down an opinion in the case of Eakin vs. Campbell from Fos ter county. This is an election con test case, in which Zerlina S. Eakin, a woman, contested the election of I. C. Campbell and on the trial of the case in Judge Glaspell's court she was awarded the office. The supreme court holds that she was entitled to the position and the following sylla bus is filed: 1 "To secure a trial de novo in this court in actions tried to the court without a jury under section 5630, Revised Codes, it is necessary that the statement of case settled shall in fact contain all of the evidence offered and proceedings had at the trial as well as the specifications required by said section. It is accordingly Held, that the failure of appellant to incor porate in the statement certain ex hibits which were offered in evidence in the trial court precludes this court from trying the case anew. "This is an election contest. The trial court found that the plaintiti and contestant had a majority of the votes cast upon the official precinct return further, that she also had a majority upon a count of the ballots of the only precinct in dispute. It is held that these findings support the judgment appealed from, which de clares the plaintiff to have been elect ed and awards to her the office in dis pute." •/c^c Hay Losses. A prairie tire burned over quite a Htrip 0f country south of Spintwood and a number of people lost hay. Among those who lost were: Wm. Farley 100 tons, R. Marshall 25 tons. George Bronson fifty Urns. There were a number of other losses. May Locate Settlers. Rev. J. H. Cieszynski of Wells Minn., who bought a tract of land in the western part of this county last summer, is making a personal examin 1 ation of the same in company with two land men from the above place. The object is to send settlers to farm the lands.if the outlook is as good af ter examination as the owners are now confident it wfll be. Father Cieszynski has had long ex perience in settling parties on fron tier lands in Minnesota, and his ad vice is taken for a great deal by those who are acquainted with him. If it is decided to recommend the lands in the western part of Stutsman county for settlement by friends of the Min nesota men who have the matter in charge, it' will no doubt result in get ting quite a settlement of new comers in to that part of the county in the near future, and also lead to the sales of other tracts. CHEAPEST RAISED STEER J. A. Atkinson Gives Some Figures on the Cost of Stock Raising in N. Dak. After asserting that no state or ter ritory in the United States is freer from 'disease for stock than North Dakota, and that a yearling steer can be raised here cheaper than in any other state in the union, J. A. Atkin son of Sykeston gives the following in teresting figures, in the Fargo Record, as to the cost of raising stock in the James River valley. He says: Now, as to the cost of production: I will figure that on the basis of 100 head, taking the cost of 100 cows at $35 per head, making $3,500 cost of shed ample to shelter 100 head, $100. Interest on$3,500at 8 per cent.. $280 Interest and depreciation on building, at 20 per cent...— 20 Cost of herding from April 1st to Dec. 1st.. 60 Cost of hay in stack at 40 cts per ton (3 tons of hay per head, or 44 tons for cow and calf, or 450 tons hay at 40c per ton 180 Co6t of man and board for four winter months to care for the above amount of stock, at $25 per month 100 Total cost of 100 head of year lings $640 To raise a steer the second year, you leave off the item of interest on cost of cow, $2.80, and one and a half tons of hay at 40 cents per ton, making in all $3.40 dcduct this amount from $6.40 leaving $3, the cost of caring for a steer the second year, and making a two-year old steer cost $9.40. I would say in explanation |of the cost of hay, that for several years I have kept an intemized account of cutting and stacking the same, allow three dollars per day for each man or boy and team, and that forty cents per ton has been rather over than un der the cost. As the items of cost of all else, except hay and shelter, is about the same here as upon the open range, I will allow the reader to form his own conclusions which place to risk. I am satisfied to take my chances here. While I put the amount of hay per head at three tons, I have seldom found it necessary to feed that amount but with all that amount of hay on hand in the fall, a stockman can feel safe that his stock are not go ing to suffer under any circumstances. This winter I do not think stock are going to consume an average of two tons per head. I do not pretend to say that stock can be raised as cheaply in the agri cultural portions of North Dakota as I have here figured, but lying between the James river and the Missouri river is an extensive tract of hilly, rough, rugged country, termed the Coteaux de Missouri, extending through the state from north to south, which is entirely unfit for agricultural pur poses, but where stock can be raised in innumerable quantities. What I have said of cattle is equal ly applicable to sheep, except that ten tons of hay is ample for 100 head of sheep. As to the assertion that our winters in North Dakota are too long to feed stock, I will say that I have raised stock both in Ohio and Iowa, and find that our feeding season does not aver age as long here as in those states. Any further information that I can give anyone looking for a location for a stock ranch will be cheerfully fur nished. Shot is the Eye. Dr. Love of Thompson was shot near Devils Lake Monday while hunting duck. TwoBB shot are said to have struck him in the eye and it is thought will cause the loss of sight. A hunting party some distance from him took him for a jack rabit. fm ^VsW'P^l^Jwfjf STATE GETS CASH Large Sum of Money Realized From Sale of School Lands Re- The Highest Average Price for Land Was Received in Cass County. The Average Price of All the Land Sold Was $14.70 Per Acre. The sales of school lands in eight counties of the state which have taken Dlace this fall under the direction of Land Commissioner Laxdal and Dep uty C. L. Merrick, have brought a large amount of cash into the state common school fund. A summary of the sales that have been made show thatlthe total amount of land sold has been 29,288.13 acres, of which 120 acres was institution land, the remainder being common school land. The total amount received for the land is $429,371.23, of which the first payment, $85,874.91 was paid in cash. The balance will be paid in install ments, one-fifth of the purchase price each five years. The highest average price for land was received in Cass county, where the purchase price averaged $17.43 an acre. The average for all the land sold was $14.70. The immensity of the endownment of the common schools of the state is seen in the figures of this sale of only a small amount of the lands. GETS DAMAGES FOR INJURIES. Jury Gives Michael Corrigan Verdict for $7,600 Against Northern Pacific- In the United States court at Fargo Michael Corrigan was given a verdict of $7,600 in his damage suit against the Northern Paci flc for $20,000. The jury was out several hours. It is said that the question which caused the jury's absence" for the length of time was on amount—the votes ranging from $15,000 down to $5,000 as the question of liability was determined in a short space of time. The defend ant's attorneys gave notice of an ap peal to the supreme court. Corrigan was injured while in the employ of the company. A car under which he was working was moved and one of his legs was crushed. CADIEUX GETS A VERDICT. Jnry Brings in Verdict for Plaintiff for $6,750 in Sait Against N. P. Fargo, N. D., Oct. 17—In the casa of Louis N. Cadieux vs. Northern Pa cific Railway, a jury in the United States court brought in a verdict for $6,750 and interest for two years. Mr. Cadieux was injured in the Jamestown yards two years ago end as a result his foot was amputated. He alleged negligence on the part of the company and brought suit for $15,000. Lots of Evidence. Plaindealer: Attorney Tracy R. Bangs, who was one of the attorneys for the defense in the trial of Barry at Langdon for the killing of Mellen, yesterday received the typewritten transcription of the evidence taken during the trial. It is extremely lengthy, containing about, 1,600 pages and makes a bulky package. All the salient points in the evidence will have to be printed and presented to the supreme court when arguments are made for the new trial. Not Far Apart. Bismarck Tribune: William J. Bryan, when in Minneapolis the other day, called on former Senator William D. Washburn and had a pleasant lit tle chat, mainly in regard to politics. Mr. Bryan had read Mr. Washburn's latest and most emphatic declaration in regard to trusts and other econo mic methods, and he called on the purpose of commending these utter ances. The two men differ very wide ly in regard to the tariff and the cur rency, but a comparison of notes shows they are very far apart on the subject of trusts. Without wanting to give any offense to his distinguished T.. JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 1901 NO 14 visitor, the Minneapolis man main tained that the republican party is the one to whicjh the people must look for all great reforms. 1 cently. Heavy Losses. A prairie fire started Saturday near JMinot and spread over a distance of forty miles or more to the north. A great amount of damage has been done in the way of burning hay and unthreshed grain. It is estimated that from 8,000 to 10,000 tons of hay have been destroyed. Up to this time twenty or more claim shanties are re ported to have been burned and some of the new settlers have lost not only their claim shacks but all their crops and stock as well. CISARETTE SSTUB CAUSED FIRE Al. Weideman Loses Separator In Fire Caused By Cigarette Stub. Al. Weideman lost his separator Tuesday at noon, by fire. The crew had gone to dinner a mile from the machine. When noticed the separa tor was pretty generally ablaze. One man rode over and with a single horse drew a wagon half loaded with liax away from the separator. There were between 40 and 50 bushels of flax in the wagon and both flax and wagon were injured to quite an extent. The separator was nearly new. The origin of the fire is supposed to have been the stub of a cigarette thrown carelessly in the straw by one of the men. Had some one been near the machine when the blaze started it could undoubtedly have been put out. There was no insurance on the outfit. Mi. Weideman will buy anew sepa rator and resume threshing as soon as possible. THRESHERS WORKING LATE Working Long Honrs and Charging Increased Prices Per Bushel. Threshers are working late at night and the machines are kept running long after dark to make up for the de lay in getting flax threshed in the early morning when the fiber is damp. The prices have advanced in nearly every case, and from 20 to 25 cents a bushel is being charged for flax. At this rate, with the good weather that has prevailed of late, the machine owners will make some money, to com pensate them for the losses in the last few weeks of wet weather. Williams and Joos have not advanced prices for the services of their big machine, which has been at work in the eastern part of the county. Beat the Machines. A man arrested in Grand Forks for having in his possession some lead pieces resembling nickels, and held as a counterfeiter, was discharged from custody. At the hearing it developed that he bad made the slugs for the purpose of beating the numerous slot machines about town. He wanted to know if it was illegal to beat slot ma chines and if so, why the] machines, also illegal, were permitted to run. He was discharged from custody, it oeingheld officially, that it was no crime to beat a slot machine. Busy at Medina. Medina is a busy town these days with three grain buyers and plenty of wheat and flax coming in to the mar ket there. A good deal of money be ing spent in town and the farmers are buying supplies and paying off their debty in good shape. The seed wheat debts are among the first that are be being paid, it is said. Flax is going from 8 to|15 bushels to the acre iand wheat is a fair crop. Railroad Surveys. A party of Northern Pacific survey ors are at work laying out a line from McKenzie, southwest, in the direction of Fort Yates. The Northern Pacific has had its eye on the southern terri tory for some time, and is prospecting several routes to the vicinity of the Missouri river down south. The sur veyors were in Bismarck Saturday and ordered supplies. They are moving toward Glencoe. "All Hail." In a case at Fargo against Belle Mc Cune, accused of selling intoxicating liquors, two spotters swore they had drank beer in her place. At a raid made a number of bottles of "All Hail" werecaptured. Analysis showed that the liquor contained 1.8 per cent of alcohol, which it is not unlawful to sell. TOWNE'S SPEECH Prosperity is Due to Discovery of Goid and New Process of Reduction- Can a Tree People Preserve its Liberties and Deny Liberty to Another People? W. J. Bryan Speaks on Subject of "Moral Courage" and Cites Towne's Case. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 18.—The fare well banquet to Chas. A. Towne was one of the notable events of the year in this city and was attended by a great gathering of the friends and admirers distinguished Minnesotan, speaking at the banquet. Mr. Towne reviewed his cordial relations with the Dpople of the city, sketched the his tory of the last few eventful years, and referring to his own position and to the political principles he has be come so well known a champion of said: "I have said that so long as existing conditions continue the silver question can not be made a live issue. Our present business activity would have been impossible had it not been for an increase! supply of money. Vast deposits of gold were discovered and by the cyanide and chloride pro cess refractory ores were reduced. The annual output now is four times what it was in 1896. It doesn't make any difference what kind of money it is that increases. I did not object to gold because it was yellow, but be cause there was not enough of it. Now we have enough and so long as the gold supply keeps up at its present rate, you cannot make a vital issue of the other metal. "Whenever this supply becomes too small to maintain the level of prices, myself and my friends will be found again in the forum of the people de manding the free coinage of silver or any other practical money that will relieve the situation. "1 do not claim that the country is going to the dogs, but that our pros perity is not due to any of the acts of the republican party." EXPANSION. Touching on the expansion question, he said: "Can a great free people preserve its liberties and deny liberty to another people? We cannot solve the problems of a free government by going back to the barbarism of two centuries ago. Commercially speaking, trade will go with the best goods, the best ships and the best prices. You cannot shoot trade into the carcasses of mur dered men. "It has been argued that other nations govern people against their will, and for us to continue our former policy would put us at a disadvantage. Our fathers never intended us to be like other nations. It has been our glory that we were not oppressors of men like England and Russia. "I entertain, as I always have, the profoundest conviction that deep down in the American heart exists a rever ene for human liberty for itsownsake, and for the great truths of our consti tution. DARK, BUT NOT HOPELESS. "It may seem an unpromising tight, but our duty is still to assail the con science of the people. To this I be lieve we may yet appeal. It looks somewhat dark, but I have not yet given up hope. I cannot believe that we are to be pushed by into the dark ness and chaos from which we have emerged." W. J. Bryan was there to grace the occasion and express his admiration and friendship for Mr. Towne. His speech was short and it was on the subject of "Moral Courage:" "The nation is but a collection of individuals and reflects the intentions of people. As the moral element is essential to a nation, so it is to an indi vidual. There is no danger of our be coming indifferent to physical excel lence, nor is it likely that we shall place a low estimate upon the develop ment of the mind, but in our rush for wealth and material advantage there is danger that we shall ignore the most important part of man—the heart. "Of all the qualities of the heart, moral courage is the most essental it is the shield that protects the other virtues it is the fortress that creates integrity. The image of the creator is never seen more clearly stamped upon the brow of man then when VnV.'-v,' VV'-' .-• I 'o'.'fu ". *1,,J JVfMB God's creature stands erect proclaim ing the convictions of an honest heart, and ready either to live for them or to die for them. There is strength and inspiration in the presence of such a one. TRIBUTE TO TOWNE. "It is sometimes difficult to select a. subject for an after-dinner speech, but when I received an invitation to par ticipate in the farewell banquet ten dered by the people of Duluth to their distinguished townsman, and to my friend, the sentiment, moral courage, at once occurred to me, for he has given signal evidence of the possession of that manly quality which makes him welcome defeatrather than sur render that which to him seems right. "We need this moral courage for the protection and preservation of our government today. We need it among public officials, that they may prize above pecuniary rewards and above the flattering whispers of ambition, the honor that comes from faithful service and a clean record. "Moral courage is needed among our private citizens, that they may be as bold to punish unfaithful officials as they are ready to commend the faith ful. In times of war the individual is ready to give his life, if needed, in the service of his country the demands Of peace are equally imperative. The nation is entitled to the brain and heart as well as to the body it claims the best thought and the best con science of its citizens. "Some may be disposed to stamp the word 'failure' upon the political career of our distinguished guest I hope that the future may have in store for him a reward that will be worthy of his high merit, but, even if he were to die tonight, he would not have lived in vain. He has set an ex. ample that must weigh heavily on the side of civic virtue. He has faced without flinching a tire as hot and hellish as ever came from cannon's mouth, and he has won a victory greater and more glorious than ever crowned the life of one who fawned at the feet of power or bartered away his manhood to secure an office." In opening the meeting Toast Mas ter Joseph Beynolds said in part: "We are here to say to the world that in all the crises of life, political as well as others, right is better than wrong, that devotion to duty in jublic affairs is worthy of the praise and em ulation of all men, and that he who sees his duty to his fellow men and performs it at whatever personal sac rifice is the true hero. "Lulled by the false cry of his fata list that it is our 'manifest destiny,' we drift supinely under the curse of imperialism and militarism, and the nation dare not shake it off. We suf fer under an unjust tariff which in vites and protects the extortion of trusts and similar combinations of capital and levies unequal burdens on the masses, and we dare not abolish it. We shudder at the evil power of com bined capital which holds the nation by the throat and threatens its very existence, and we dare not oppose it. We contemplate an industrial system which piles up useless millions at the feet of the capitalists, while the laborer for his hire receives scarcely the bare necessaries of life, and we dare not condemn it. I believe that all is need to sweep away from the land the evils of imperialism, militar ism, trusts, unequal distribution of property, is an aroused public demand for freedom and independence of thought, the freedom and indepen dence which defies the coercion of power, despires the influence of wealth, and acknowledges only the true and divine principle of equal and and impartial justice to all—the free dom and independence which has been so signally exemplified in the career of our distinguished and honored guest and friend, Charles A. Towne. "It is a political aphorism that "He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, all else are slaves besides." "The need of the times defies our duty as citizens. The lesson of the hour is obvisious. It devolves upon us to inculcate in the nation the spirit of untramrceled thought and uncon trolled action in political affairs, and the hope and promise of happy results may be fittingly stated in the words of the stanzas: The world is well lost when the world is wrong, No matter how men deride you. For, if you are patient and firm and strong, You will find in time (though the time be long) That the world wheels around be side you. If you dare to sail first o'er a new thought track, For a while it will scourge and score you: Then coming abreast with a skilful tack It will clasp your hand and slap your back And vow it was there before you. The world means well, though it wan der and stray From the straight, short cut to duty So go ahead in that path, I say, For after a while it will come your way, Bringing its pleasures and beauty.'* VsUwAlfoi %!$$&•* fW&vt |p§|| lxMU mm isiti