The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume], July 11, 1914, Image 2

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Kenmare, N. D., July 11.—The worst
*tDrm and the fiercest fire in the his
tory of the city visited Kenmare yes
terday.
Struck by a bolt of lightning, the
plant of the Frontier Milling Co., the
second largest mill in Ward county
and the chief industry in Kenmare,
burned to the gTound with a loss of
over $50,000.
"The fire was a total loss. No one
was injured or killed, but many of the
fire fighters narrowly escaped death
from falling timbers. A great crowd
witnessed the fire, which was very
spectacular.
Eight thousand bushels of grain and
two carloads of flour were wiped out
by the flames.
The local fire department, assisted
by many willing citizens, fought th'
fire all night, but to no avail.
A terrific wind was blowing, accom
panied by the most remarkable elec
trical disturbance ever known in these
parts, and the flames were fanned into
a fury.
The elements and the great start of
the fire made it practically impossible
for the fire fighters to get the blaze
under control. Most of their efforts
were spent in trying to prevent the
ipread of the flames.
For hours they combatted the flames
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and now the great plant is a mass of
smoldering ruins.
The fact that the mill was one of
the chief industries of Kenmare, em
ploying many men, is being keenly
felt in the city. Many are out of work
and the traffic in flour and grain here
is at a standstill.
The terrific storm wind and electric
al storm lasted for about an hour and
a half. Very little rain fell, but light
ning and thunder raged as never be
fore.
All the electric lights in the eastern
section of the city were knocked out
of commission, telephone and tele
graph lines were impeded and railroad
traffic greatly hampered.
FURNISH COAL FOR
STATE INSTITUTIONS
Wilton, N. D., July 11.—The Wash
burn Lignite Coal Co. has been award
ed the contract for furnishing the
following state institutions with coal
for the coming year: The state peni
tentiary. Bismarck insane asylum,
Jamestown reform school, Man dan
school for deaf, Devils Lake normal
schools at Valley City and Mayville
sanitarium, Dunseith.
The local mine is preparing to han
dle a large tonnage this year and dur
ing the summer months when busi
ness is slack, the mine is being over
hauled and the entire equipment put
in first class shape for the rush sea
son. Within a month orders will be
coming in for more fuel all over the
state, and by Sept. 1 the big plant will
be running full time.
GOLDEN WEDDING OF
FULLERTON COUPLE
Fullerton, N. D., July 11.—One of the
pleasant gatherings of the season was
spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Beaver, northwest of Fuller
ton, Monday, when about 100 of their
neighbors gathered to help celebrate
their golden wedding day. Fifty years
of happy useful married life stretched
out before them and they reviewed in
mind the events of those years. The
happy couple entered into the spirit of
the occasion with Joy and zest. They
were made more happy by the presence
of a number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren who love them and wish
them more years of happy life. The
heavy burdens of life they have borne
were passed aside with scarcely a
thought now, and the Joys and pleas
ures rolled upon them in such measure
that they felt that it was a joy to live
and would gladly say that life is worth
living. They have been so kind and
helpful to others, that their neighbors
and friends are numbered by the hun
dreds. -They were made still more
happy on this glad day by the many
beautiful, rich and useful presents giv
en them by the assembled guests.
There was much merriment and fun
as the guests wished the couple the ac
customed much Joy, with a long and
happy life, at the close of the gather
ing. Oakes was represented by the
W. H. Bush family, the. S. Berganthal
family, W. R. Bishop famliy and Mrs.
Botts and daughter, Edna.
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COMING BACK
CANADA
"VVTaahington, July 10.—Secretary
Wilson of the department of labor is
pleased by reports that fewer Ameri
can citizens are immigrating to Cana
da.
Two years ago 91,971 Americans
went to Canada, while the number re
turning from that country to the
United States was only 38,317.
For the eleven months ending May
31, 1914, it is said at the department,
68,369 citizens of this country went
into the dominion, while 44,127 Amer
icans returned to the United States.
A gratifying feature of the return
movement to Secretary Wilson is that
large numbers of those coming back
are seeking information from the de
partment as to the location of land on
which they may settle.
M'HENRY BUILDINGS
DESTROYED BY FRIt
McHenry, N. D., July 11.—McHenTy
experienced another fire when the S.
J. Patterson building containing bar
ber shop, leased by John Knox, and
the K. Bakstad tailor shop were com
pletely destroyed. The Herman Runge
restaurant is also badly burned, the
Toof of the front portion and nearly
all of the south side being destroyed.
The contents of the building, which
was used as a restaurant and lunch
room, also cigar stand, soda water
fountain, was «badly damaged by
smoke and wate*and the loss to Mr.
Runge will amoimt to several hundred
dollars.
To the south of the barber shop is a
vacant building, formerly used as a
meat market, and owned by E. R.
Shotwell. This structure was saved
by hard work although badly
scorched.
To the north of the Runge building
is locted The McHenry Tribune office,
and the fact that it is a concrete block
building, it was not thought to be in
any great danger at any time.
INJURED IN RUNAWAY,
MINOT MAN MAY DIE
Minot, N. D., July 11.—Jack McDon
ald, a transient, was seriously injured
when dragged more than a block by
runaway team from A. P. Scofield's
barn, 216 South Ramstad street, to the
corner of Ramstad and Second streets.
He is at St, Joseph's hospital, hover
ing between life and death.
The doctor in charge of the case,
holds out some hope for McDonald's
life, but admits his injuries are very
serious.
The accident occurred when Mc
Donald was driving a load of hay out
of the yard next to the livery barn.
On reaching the curb, th&'load of hay
and McDonald were dumped onto the
horses. McDonald became tangled in
the traces and was dragged for half a
block before he broke loose. He was
unconscious for half an hour after.
The man is suffering internal in
juries, a broken collar bone and
bruises.
TURK WAS DROWNED
IN THE JAMES RIVER
LaMoure, N. D., July 11.—Ahmad
Osman, a Turk, was drowned in the
James river, a few rods below the
railroad bridge.
A springboard has been fastened on
the east bank, and men and boys have
been in the habit of leaping therefrom
into the river. At this particular time,
none was bathing except Osman, al
though a number of boys were near.
He took a plunge, and it seemed to
the boys that he was unable to swim
a stroke. He began struggling and
calilng for help, but no good swim
mers were preseit, and nothing could
be done. It was over an hour before
the body was recovered.
Osman came to LaMoure early in
the spring, and for two months or
more has been working on the section
for Carl Remmick. He had been liv
ing in an old box car. A month's
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wages were due him from the com
pany.
it was learned that he had a cousin
at Montpelier. and through the cousi
it was learned that the unfortunat
man had a wife and two children In
Turkey. He had been in this countr
seven years.
SHIPPING IN TIES FOR
NEW S00 BRANCI
Ryder, Jf. D., July 11.—The first con
signment of ties for the new Soo ex
tension passed through here thi£
week and will doubtlessly be followed
up by others regularly. There has
bee nothing to warrant the fear that
the steel will not be laid this fall. Had
there been a crop failure there would
have been that possibility, but under
the circumstances Ryder people have
faith in Mr. Pennington's—president
of the Soo—assurance the reservation
would have the railroad in time to take
out this year's crop. The first ten miles
of new road will not be finished till
Sept. 1, when the contract calls for,
and the remainder in stretches up till
t)ct. 1. In the meantime it will be
well to discount calamity rumors till
the time approaches when the road
can lay steel, for approaching that
times there will be plenty of evidence
in the way of preparedness to show
whether or not it is planning to do so.
WITH THE TRAVELERS
'TWAS NO PLACE
FOR RUBBER MAN
HIS FIRM THOUGHT HE SHOULD
HAVE PROCURED MORE BUSI
NESS. BUT HE EXPLAINED JUST
WHAT WAS WRONG AND WHY
HE DIDN'T.
Not all sections of North Dakot
are accustomed to the rrequqent rain
which have visited the state this sea
son, and a salesman for a St. Pau
rubber goods house has discovered
locality where standing pools are i
real novelty.
Because of the unusually wet seaso
many of the Arm's Northwestern rep
resentatives have been sending in ex
ceptionally heavy orders, and the com
pany was a trifle peeved because a
salesman in the far western part ot
the state procured so little business.
They wrote him a curt letter, calling
attention to the fact that their men in
other sections of the Northwest had
been handling a thriving trade, and
suggesting that he had better try and
sell something.
A few days later the firm received
this reply:
"How do you figure that a man is
going to sell these ducks rain coats
and boots when there are thousands
of frogs In this locality from four to
six years old that are drowning be
cause they never learned how to
swim?"
His territory has since been changed.
COMMERCIAL MEN
ARE
NOT
STATEMENT THAT THEY PREFER
A "WET" TOWN IS QUICKLY RE-
FUTED BY ONE INDIGNANT
MEMBER® OF U. C. T.—NEARLY
80 PER CENT PREFER DRY.
During a recent local option cam
paign, a "wet" speaker attempted to
convince his audience by declaring
that traveling salesmen prefer a "wet"
town, and the statement carried con
siderable weight in the town which
boasted of a large population of com
mercial travelers until one of their
number published this statement:
"I stand as a representative of an
order of traveling men comprising 71,
000 members. When you get a travel
ing man 'mad' he is awful mad, and
after the address of Friday evening
our order called an indignation meet
ing, and I was selected to refute the
statements made in that address con
cerning us and to the effect that tra
veling men like a wet town. We are
the largest and only secret organiza-.
tion of traveling men in the United
States, and 75 per cent to 80 per cent
of our members are dry. To show how
dry we are, I will say that the use
of malt or spirituous liquors is abso
lutely prohibited at the meetings of
our councils, at our banquets, and at
all of our social affairs. If you go to
any of our picnics you will find
nothing to drink but grape juice and
orangeade. You will never And a
traveling man wearing this little but
ton I have on my coat, drunk, or dis
turbing the peace of any city. In
proof of this I refer you to the records
of the police magistrate of this city.
1 challenge any one to cite an in
stance of a traveling man here being
arrested for violation of the law in
any manenr. He quoted sections from
the rules governing the order which
show conclusively that the organiza
tion is emphatically opposed to the use
liquor, and that its members are not,
as was so unjustly stated, In favor of a
wet town."
All traveling men are not eligible to
the U. C. T. of
A. Most traveling:
salesmen are.
Everybody is enthusiastic over the
trade outlook throughout North Da
kota and the Northwest this summer.
Bumper crops and big business is the,
prediction of all the road men in their
reports.
Eight men are on the road for the
Fargo branch of the Avery company at
the present time, and the office reports
that encouraging results are being en
countered everywhere.
C. W Steele' of the Ford Automo
bile company returned to Fargo yes
terday after a three weeks' trip in the
southern part of this state and South
Dakota.
S. J. Stevenson, manager of the Far
go branch of the Emerson-Branting
ham Implement company, has return
ed from a "feelef" trip through the
state, and declares that prospects are
far beyond his earlier expectations.
An extensive two weeks' trip
through the northern part of the state
has encouraged Joe Kossick, of the
Ford Motor company, who declares
that the outlook for big business is
great. Joe returned to F%rgo last
night*
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now while he incidentally mentions
the merits of Emerson-Brantingham
goods. He returned from a two weeks'
outing at the lake yesterday and will
resume work tomorrow.
The local office of the Independent
Harvester company has wired the
Kansas City office for more help. Too
much business in North Dakota for
the force now available, the company
declares, and more men will be put on
as rapidly as they are available.
"W". J. Gibbs is a new man with the
Independent Harvester company In
Fargo.
W. M. Laux of the Avery company's
head office at Peoria, 111., is spending a
few days in Fargo for the purpose of
becoming more familiar with the situ
ation in North Dakota. He is well
pleased with the outlook and will carry
an optimistic report back to Illinois.
The Wagner-Langemo company,
looking after the interests of the Buf
falo Pitts company in Fargo, declares
that an unusual effort is required to
keep up with the trend of business
this season. The demand for machin
ery is enormous.
Wanamaker and Rookefeller,
St. Louis Republic: John Wana
maker of Philadelphia and John D.
Rockefeller Jr., of New York are both
capitalists, both employers of labor
and both inclined to "look backward,"
but they do not agree upon the ques
tion of the recognition of labor unions.
Rockefeller is by far the younger
man, but he has the older viewpoint.
Within the last few years the Phila
delphia capitalist has caught the new
er viewpoint, advocating a day of
eight hours or less, two holidays a
week, a modified minimum wage and
other industrial reforms.
"It is an insane thing not to recog
nize union labor," the Philadelphiari
testified before the United States com
mission on industrial relations.
Mr. Wanamaker does not find the
labor unions altogether righteous and
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perfect. He believes that labor has
suffered terribly from poor leader
ship, a belief with which many labor
ing men will be glad to agree. He ob
jects to the limitation of the number
of those who are permitted to take up
trades, and with this labor will not
agree.
He infers that organized labor must
be given recognization by all employ
ers in the future. Regulation of labor
even as capital is regulated as hinted
iu his testimony. The department of
commerce and labor is suggested as
the final court for the disposition of
all labor disputes. He would have arbi
tration take the place of wasteful
and even bloody industrial war.
John Wanamaker is an old man,
but he has been thinking new thoughts
John D. Rockefeller Is a young man,
but he thinks the thoughts of the past.
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strategist was afforded in the second
taking of Juarez. Villa, who was with
his main command, south of the city Of
Chihuahua and attacking that place,
leaving part of his force there, by a
wide detour Interrupted the railroad
line north of Chihuahua and captured a
federal troop train on it9 way south
from Juarez. Seizing the telegraph
station, he had his own operator tele
graph back the news of an accident
and asked for instructions. The fed
eral commander at once ordered the
train to return to Juarez for repairs,
and Villa, "obeying" these orders, filled
the train full of his own men and,
rolling unopposed into the station thai
night, took the city by surprise.
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