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s w -..rL .w.. •W 1 PPNCEOF :ji IM.:' ill Ail Old Hag's Ctfrsie Wreck** the Life \M-* P*»v« Young Amtrkm# :4r' Soldier, ?'•.''' ft* Decided for Doty When Love Called—Tales Tojd in the ''.r Pbllce Court. $l' 7-A- Tq the police court this morning he cattle as plain John Blaess, aged 26, no home, a physical and mental wreck. Once he was Private John Baess, of Co. M, Fourth Infantry, U. S. A., he says, with1 two years service in the Philippines and an honorable discharge. Back of his downfall lies a story of romance in the Philippines and a curse that has haunted him four years like a shadow, robbed him of all ambition, and made him a vagrant. Still treasured in what is left of his shattered mind is the memory of a na tive girl in Novelta, in the southern part of the Philippine group. He had fallen in love with her near the end of the service. The temptation came to desert and cast his lot with the natives, as others had done, but the honor of his regiment meant too much to him. One night he' bade the girl farewell, and tried to explain. She could not un derstand, and when he slipped back through the lines he carried with him the vision of her standing, with tearful, imploring eyes, and with arms out stretched towards him. Oue night, months later, he was back at the native village. They told him the girl had died. A hag, the dead girl's mother, drove him from the door. "May the mark of the beast be on you," she screamed. "You scorned the love of a native girl. Now may your lot be with the brutes that grovel in the earth." Try as he could young Blaess could not shake off the memory of the old woman's cruse. He became morose. Then his health failed, and later he was discharged. He reached America broken in spirit and without hope. The thought of the old hag's curse was always with him. He took to the road with tramps then, shunning companions, wandering alone. He was sinking lower and lower in the social scale. The curse was com ing true. He has tramped along the railroads living on raw potatoes, which he grubbed from the earth with his hands and on uncooked corn from the fields. He slept in the woods without shelter. Some times the section hands on the railroad gave him food and learned his story from him bit by bit. Blaess came to Fargo, sleeping in box cars in the N. P. yards and living 011 011 whatever he could pick up. He was ar rested a charge of vagrancy. The prisoner's limbs were twiching as he stood in court this morning. His} eyes shone dully from beneath his matted hair. He was weak from disease and exposure. His face, unshaven, showed pitiful emaciation. His eyes were fixed on the floor. He made no defense and apparently he only half comprehended where he was. "I will give you a suspended sentence Of $5.': said the court. "You may go rtow/' and poor John Blaess, once Pri vate Blaess, the victim of an old hag's, qurse. left the court room and the routine of the court went on. "I had the 'sneezes' and I couldn't get nd' of them," said Thos. Bennett, wno was arraigned 011 110 a paliti drunk charge. "I put brown paper under my upper lip, held my breath for five minutes, bathed my wrists in ice water, but all to avail," continued the prisoner. "A friend then suggested that I take whis ky" "And I guess you took it," pat iip jhe court. .-'1 "Yes, a few," said the prisoned "Have you been troubled with. the 'sneezes' since confined in the city jail?" asked the court. "No, but a man down there said I would get something worse if I stayed jp that jlace very long." "What did he mean?" *1 don't know exactly, but he intimated something in my clothes that wouldn't be very agreeable." "Seam squirrels, eh?" suggested the court. "That's it." "Well, 1 don't tfrinkyoif wQyld tpy brown paper under your lip, or even whisky to get rid of them. I see you have no money and I will send ycJu dovrp 40 serve four days." "Mike Mullen, you Wtf 'dlW^iid1 nth having been drunk and disorderly what have you to say?" "I guess I was drunk, but I don't 1 i m:. I I LIMIT The famous Jordon Cutlery has reached the highest limit 'of the art of manufacture of Pen Knives, Pocket Knives, Scis sors, Steel Erasers, Filers Filtger &ail Cli^rClipp«rs,t}aUuy Manicure articles, etc. We have arranged a display of these goods in tifie show windows which you should not fail to see. For Rent and Fmt PAi^ remember of having been disorderly." "Your memory isrf't very good." "Well, judge, to be honest, I was so drunk that 1 don't remember much thpt happened yesterday." "Well, you can go down for four days and- I think by the time you serve your sentence you will vividly recall your conduct and shrink from a repetition. Your sentence is $5 or four days. WILL DISBAND. Hanfcinson News: Wahpeton K. P.'s have decided to disband, and will prob ably wind up their affairs between now and the first of the year. Lack of in terest and consequent non-attendance of members is given as the cause of the action. At the present time the Han kinson K. P.'s are paying $100 2:30,..,. The synod heartily commended the movement, already undertaken by Mouse River Presbytery to establish an acad emy in the northwestern part of the state. Rev. A. C. Brown, D. D., and J. B. Clapp were chosen by a unanimous vote to the positions they have held so effic iency for some years—superintendent of home missions and superintendent of Sabbath school work. The place of the next meeting was left to the selection of the officers of the synod, with prospect at present that Bottineau may be chosen. With a few necessary changes and ad ditions the college committee was con tinued, with Rev. Chas. M. Taylor of Jamestown, chairman and Rev. Frank H. Hays, D. D., of Grand Forks, secre tary. Education matters commanded considerable of the time and thought of the synod. The synod took an advance step in' the work of foreign missions by request ing the foreign mission board to name two missionaries who shall be support ed by the Presbyterian Church and people of the synod of North Dakota. The Children's Home Society of North Dakota Was earnestly commend ed, and the churches were urged to wit ness themselves substantially in its wel fare. Sftk—Atoott pi r'AN#^ I hall rent for two or three meetings a year, and seem to have as good reasons for dis banding as the Wahpeton knights. DANCING ACADEMY. Stone's Music H&t Opens Oct. I3: Tuesday evening class, 7:30 sharp $7 00 Saturday afternoon classes. $3.50 Oct. 17. Private dancing lessons, $1.25 Private physical culture .... $3.00 Saturday "Inform*!*" Oct. 17. (Opening party.) Cards requested at door Mrs. Youmans, The Waldorf Directress. INSANE MAN. Pesserrden News: A crazy man was picked up on the streets last Friday by Sher iff St. Jacque and confined to jail where he still remains awaiting the arrival of his relatives. The unfortunate man is ET"Frank, who came here from near Velva this fall and was employed by James Thomas, of this county living in Bremen -township. The crew of threshers discovered Frank's weakness and teased the poor fellow almost to death playing tricks 011 him and laying it to ghosts. He finally fled from Thom as' place and Fred Hanelt reports him as being there, but he finally ran away from Fred's place claiming that the meat stunk. The next day he appeared at the old Sheard place east of town now occupied by Henry Beiseker, sr. Here he became scared at the cows because they made so much noise. He came to town where the sheriff picked him up. He claims to be a Jew and refuses to eat pork. He is now much better and friends from Velva are expected to come and take him in charge. *v i CENTURY CLUB MEETIltft' The adjourned annual meeting of the Century Club for the election of offi cers and the transaction of other busi ness will be held Tuesday evening, Oct. 13, at 8 o'clock at the parlors of the Commercial Club in Loyal Knights Hall.- Mrs. H. L. Bolley, secretary. SPECIAL INTEREST. Some special items of interests from the Presberian Synod were: On the question of comity the synod, by a unani mous vote adopted an overture, request ing the "General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church in the U. S. A. to abolish and annul said comity compact in order that all our relations to and intercourse with the Congregational Church may be upon the same basis as in the case of the Methodist, Baptist and other denominations." our mny 1 1 1 16 Aim 18 BROADWAY, The prices always have bieen low est here, but when this entire stock is offered to the public at discounts ranging from 10 to 33 per cent off on the dollar, how much greater is the inducement to buy your goods here? Although Mr. Herbst will retire from business, there* will be no effort spared to please every customer, either bjr^rtbe ,^lropfi^koi or salespeople. blankets, Comforts, tied Spreads, Sheets and Pillow Cases, at.. Wash Goods, Sheetings, Tab^ Linens, Towels and Toweling^ .. a* Sheriff Olson of Hillsboro, accom panied by a deputy, arrived in the city Saturday night, having in charge a crazy man, whom they were conducting to Jamestown. The officers put up at the Elliott Hotel for the night, keep ing their charge with them, intending to go out on the train yesterday morn ing. The fellow, who is not a danger ous lunatic, made several attempts to escape from the hotel, but was frustrat ed in each endeavor and was at last safely conducted to the N. P. depot Sunday morning betw^n 6 •*'S»V-: ...p.... Axminster, Wilton and Ingrain Carpets and Mattings, t,, Yarns, Ribbons, Stamped Liofefea and Drawn Work, at .... Hardware, Tinware, Cutlery, Ife .if China and Silverware, 1 L&dieS' Men's, Misses', Soys* an^ Children's Sweaters, at.. 4.. .. 4.. A 11 Rugs, Draperies, Lace Curtaiifc'ii Oil Cioths and LlnolehHis, at A CRAZV MAN IS AT LARGE. Escaped Fro« the Sheriff of TraW C*tnty and 7 o'clock. While Sheriff Olson was at the ticket window purchasing tickets the lunatic made a break for liberty and succeeded in outrunning the deputy. The city police departmenTwas notified and the insane was was traced about three miles down the river, where all track of him was lost. The officers learned that he visited the home of Joseph Ames on First Avenue South a few minutes after he gained his liberty. He told Mr. Ames that he was being chased by men who wanted to shoot and rob him. He had no coat and hat on and in explanation stated that he had been driven from home by his pur suers. Mr. Ames gave the fellow his breakfast and provided him with a coat and hat. He appeared to be perfectly rational and his mental condition was not suspected by Mr Ames. The Hills boro officers state that the fellow is a a e s s u n a i Sheriff Olson and deputy returned to Hillsboro this morning after a Vain search for their charge all day yes terday. They are of the opinion that he will eventually drift back to Traill, County, as he is perfectly 4amili»r,with the country. TROUBLES GALORE. Fessenden News:, Louis Schwarz had a great experience recently ,'to get "peaceable posse^ipn" of a horse on which he had a chattel morgage. A Russian h^d the animal a few miles westv£f town and.M^..-Schwarz and'oafe oi-Jfce Ttye |^:|te#reidf! t|" horse:w$Mj» a^uncl'.^f Kgtappigjs ed down- upon/ EbniS -tipol& hi«^:rir peril, and the sheriff hurried to ene, arriviite there ahpot midni ere he Mr« ip the^ SWt6undk| By the bttft& frtfb luf the barn swearing that tljey would halig^B^ not be doiie anymore- carefully or u:-_ TL. ....h.i -J ^cir ... ... him. The son rushed to'town arid nftb~ fied Sheriff St. Jacque of his father*) the in eriticMimlg mtm by ar case ttfltit ife. arfi 'dwJ CW8W- 'tr', a ',k. sifioA wltn Sehvliri flow ere does the justice carte h»? WmrZ -i-.r':. '-V~r? \/g" ,". "BigPtrBLICAW, tfO^TDAY EVE^TTO, OCTOBEK \K J, 'i. 110 Per Cent Off 10 Per Cent Off 15 Per Cent Off ... 10 Per Cent Off 110 Per Cent Off 10 Per Cent Off 110 Per Cent Off fai Parco Yesterday Morninr. MAY SPRING A SENSATION. BeUeveif That Mike Brisben Chuved With Rob* -jr bery win Prove an .... ,v,' COMPLETE STOCKS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. Alibi. ,"''1 1 1 •The ease St the state vs. Mii^ ben, charged with larceny from the person, is on in Justice Ryan's court today. Brisben, with another party named Smith, was arrested about eight days ago at Grandin charged with hold ing up and robbing Antin Blanken witch.. .. On the -witness stand this piorning Blankenwitch toid the story of the hold-up. He said that fie was walking in the suburbs of Grandin one week ago Saturday night when he was approached by two men. The tallest man grabbed him around the waist and the short man went through his pockets and took a pocket book containing $4.50. They then told him that he was "a good fel low" and left him. He returned to the city and reported the matter to the offi cers and i the arrest of $risben and Smith followed the next day. He pos itively identified Brisben as the smaU man who had gone through his pockets. Brisben is undertaking to prove an ali bi and is making a strong case. Offi cers are looking for a sensation in the proceedings. Smith' has been sum moned by the defendant as a witness and it is believed that he will go Upon the stand and swear that he commit ted the robbery and that Brisben. had nothing to do with it. About fifteen witnesses are on hand'ready to testify for Brisben. TE COULD make a .whole lot ot extravagant daunts, but,,aftei* alt, satisfactorily to doctor and patleot than our work is tycMdOne. Prices: are always reasoriabie. tfi m**. Wm rnmmm ^&Kk '$hiTt 12, 1963. Ua 10 PER CENT TO 33 PERCENT DFF .'.PATTERNS. The crowds of customers in the afternoons! make early shopping advisable—when Dress Goods at discounts ranging from Dress Trimmings, Laces and Embroideries, all at. Shoes, Overshoes, Gloves, Mittens and Hosiery, Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods, Ladies' Suits, CTbatcs, Fur Garments, Furs ai0 Shawls, at i Ladies' Underwear and Men's Underwear, at BOSTON IN THE LEAD. Pittsburg, Oct. 12.—The second larg est crowd that ever attended a baseball game at Exhibition Park greeted the American and National Leagues' cham pions when they appeared on the field Saturday to play the last home game of the series. Boston' won easily An'dover, Mass., Oct. i o n a s icans 5. the question would come back, "Do we make gtipd?** cosper -to tha? poljat we are wHiing ^to iitand on (tor «tord V We tt- -.~^ Heve that jprescription #prk ca?h W 7 MSST to Uv/tiK fFXteCf.Z. ^AHUAIIkAIIT VVWWVAAAAWVVWNAAA^|, i 3. This makes three straight victories for the visitors. The magnificent record made by Phillipi in winning the three games pitched against the Boston pen nant winners, led the crowd to think he could do so again, but in this they were disappointed. As he walked to the center of the diamond to begin the game, he was given the greatest re ception ever tendered a player-on the local grounds and presented with a dia mond pin. The attendance was li'-' $U^DAY SCORES. Cleveland Americans 6, Cincinnati Cleveland Americans 7. 3, Cincinnati Nac i i "St. Louis NatiianaU 9, wc I^IE^ ^ippEto Page Record:' Softie time last Fri day Chris and Charley Olson, two Mlfothers who- have been renting the W. Whisnand fajrnt nor,tl| of town, dts Te tm eaving numerous The boys havfei y for a number -if j,' .*^\ FAROO, NORTH DAKOTA BUSINESS. mmm—m—mm- ——_ DISCOUNT ONFALL GOODS 10 to 33 Per Cent Off Considering our usual low prices, this will mean a saving of at least BASEBALL. HAIR GOODS. Mrs. Aldrich, representing a krg$ eastern manufacturer, wHI be at de Lendrecie's store for a ffcw days. This will afford the ladies of Fargo the op portunity to purchase a fine hair switch at manufacturers' prices: a for $1.25 a for $3 12.—After'fell ing hts nurse with^ a. terrific ,bk)w over the head with a stove poker, Edward Doheny, the Pittsburg National League base ball pitcher, for more than one hour armed with the same weapon held a score of neighbors and several policemen at bay. Finally, he was overpowered ant) after an examination by two physi cians was .adjudged insane and commit ter to the asylum at Dan vers. The nurse, Ojberlin Howarth, is seri ously hurt but it is believed he will re- vj'-vSiT 1. fi*'} St. Ilotiis Amer An^ricgps 2, Chicago Nation- V: j,- MONEY TO LOAN. J: •^•.^r. J- •&& S" ,\«* A,*', 1 *94 a#®#®*!!!*®*!**®#®*®#®*®*®*®*®*®*®*®*®1*®*®* E A E N STORE Ui- 20 Per Cent Off 10 Per Cent Off 10 Per Cent Off cent from clothing store prices. 33 10 to 20 Per Cent Off per 10 Per Cent Off departure. They left their stock, ttitt1 chinery and some grain on the farm and are supposed to have taken very little money with them, as they had already paid some on their debts. Sey eral creditors have taken possession oil their chattels under attachment and considerable litigation may follow. The team they drove when they went away was left in Casselton and is now in the possession of creditors. The young mien have probably gone to Ipw£, where. they have relatives. ei.iV $2 $3 and so on up to 17,638 10 3 Boston .7 n 4 Batteries Pittsburgh Phillfpi and Phelps Boston, Yourtg and Criger. W DbHENt INSANE. & n A ar W fe- switch switch for $2 a $4 switch $15, responding reductions. each at cor iVhen it comes to rairiy'days The Valley beats 'em this When it comes to Chocolates Everhart's beats 'em—that's all. Queen's Favorites It 64 •0* SI UXLL DEALeRl '££££££££#-y. *:y. «_ -1^. i i €»A, hwe( tbeir obliga tht cause of their rZ J* 1 'a*** i v, r" i f* & s A 9