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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

There are few more successful meth
DDS of dipping people, in their desire for
wealth, than for some impecunious
trickster to tell them he has a 'sure
thing" by means of which they can
speedily get rich. They never stop to
ask why he does not make himself
rich, although the precept, physician,
heal thyselfp' is so old and hackneyed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

A California minister has denounced
kissing games at church socials. This.
however, is not given as the reason for
the removal of the author of THE Man
with the Hoe from California to
Rrooklyn
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

One New York railroad wants to
abolish sleeping and dining car tips,
but so far as the result is in the hands
of the walters and porters they may he
expected to hold out to the end.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

Evil wins now and then, not because
st is stronger than good, but because
good does not realize it's own strength,
and does not use it to the best advan-
fage
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
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9 TIMELY TOPICS.S
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

T There was a dress before there was
n loom or a fashion-plate.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

When it comes to modifying election
results at times the back counties are
anything but back numbers.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

The trouble with that Chicago man
who accumulated forty-two wives was
his failure to interlard his marriages
literally with Chicago divorces.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
Europe's Princes and Prin cesses.

A statistician has recorded the pain
ful fact that there are II manageable
princesses Of the royal blood In Europe,
the bonds of matrimony. The conclu-
and only AZ princes Of age to enter into
sion is that there are "a princesses who
must either contract morganatic mar
riages or become St GATHERINGS.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

~The editor of an Eastern paper has
discovered that Dewey turned around
ns ''Ye Wed" We fancy we see the
editor turning Dewey around.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

Do not jump at conclusions. When
a man fiatteringly says that you look
hike ready money he may mean 30
cents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

An epigram is a lot of words fitted
together in such peculiar manner that
their lack of meaning is concealed by
the brilliant effect produced
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14
Easily Mended.
same.

An old maid suggests that when men
break their hearts it is all the same as
when lobster breaks one of his claws
another sprouts Immediately and
grows In its place
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

How the flags flashed the magical
words to all the feet-Westminste
Budget
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-14

A non-openable door is wanted for
closets In which family skeletons are
stored
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
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he says he did not do much travelling
in street cars for that reason. Walking
was slower but a good deal safer.
In some localities bogus census TAX
ers are going III They present
themselves and after asking a lot of
questions put the answer on blank
paper. They then request the person
to sign the paper at the bottom which
they afterwards tear off and retain,
and which afterwards proves to be a
promissory note.
Governor Fancher has completed ar
rangements with the blind asylum
trustees of the state of South Dakota
for the reception and care of North
Dakota blind children at the South
Dakota institution. Persons who
have blind charges they desire to put
in the care Of the state should COM
municate with the executive depart
ment regarding the matter.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
IIleSdUu,

H. G. Flint came in on the noon
train from jamestown.
General E. A. Williams returned on
the noon train from a trip east.
George R. Merritt, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Northern Pacific,
came in on the noon train.
Chief Engineer Dixon is now super
intending the cross section work above
Wilton and will soon have the entire
distance from Wilton to Washburn
ready for lne graders.
Reports from up the river indicate
that a heavy rain fell in the region
tributary to Wilton and Washburn
last night. At Wilton the fall was
sufficient to saturate the ground to a
depth of eleven inches.
There was a light shower in the city
this morning, the rainfall being only a
trace. Outside the city, north and
east, there were heavy rains reported.
The air was also much cooler today
as a result of, the showers through the
surrounding country.
A carload of scrapers and other
grading machinery is being unloaded
today for Contractor Dolan, who takes
a piece of work aLove Wilton. Over
twenty teams are now at work above
Wilton and satisfactory progress is
Deing made all along the line.
George A. WEIGH came in on the
moon train, returning from a trip to
st. Louis. He says the street car
strike there furnished him plenty of
excitement. The fatalities have av-
eraged n or more a day, principally
Of innocent spectators who get in
range of bullets. One car in which
he attempted to ride was stoned, and
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01

programme has been issued and is
now being sent out.
Fargo Argus: Frank Irish, q
brother of Fred Irish, who has been on
the Winnipeg run as express messen-
ger on the Northern Pacific, has been
transferred to the position formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. Kenyon, who died sud-
denly two weeks ago, and will have
the day run between St. Paul and this
city, making his home here. Mr.. Irish
arrived yesterday.
Fargo Forum: One Of the N. P.
boys said today that Wednesday, the
day the Limited was late from the
west, that between Livingston and Bill
lings, Mont.-116 miles the run was
made with two short stops and a five
minute delay for coal4ng, in us min
utes, or less than a mile a minute. A
mile a minute was made into Fargo on
the double track from Haggart by the
same train.
Forum: Hon. John P. Bray, United
States consul at Melbourne, is in this
country on his first visit in three
years. He was in St. Paul yesterday
and went out to visit his mother. He
will be in Grand Forks the first of next
week, and promises to spend a day
with friends at Fargo and Bismarck.
He will sail from San Francisco June
10 for his post. General Bray is look
ing very we'll, and likes his post well,
though the weather is very hot there.
Trees about the city are alive with
worms, that are in many cases almost
denuding the trees of foliage and mar
ring their beauty greatly, besides do
ing them damage in the a Of
growth. The worms are about ar.
inch in length, and in some places
there is a network of them, almost
covering the trees. A number of
methods are employed to rid the trees
OF the pests, n being to knock the
worms off with a stream of water and
then wrap the trunk of the tree with
fly paper to prevent their crawling up
again.
The eclipse of the sun was visible in
the city this morning. At about s
o'clock the shadow of the moon could
be plainly discerned through a smoked
glass, but the light of the sun was not
perceptibly diminished. The eclipse of
the u was not total in this region,
the region of nearly total observation
being in the southern states. The
eclipse ended at about 8 o'clock when
the shadow of the moon gradually left
the surface of the sun. The eclipse
was one of great interest to astron-
omers, although the period of total OBJ
%scuration was brief.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
in the Simpson disbarment case.

in the Simpson disbarment case.
Frank Beals is in the city from
jamestown.
P. J. Lyons came IN on the noon
train from Steele.
Austin Logan was seen on the street
today showing a fine bay English
| shire stallion.
The funeral of Simon WEIGH, who
was murdered at his farm house, took
| place this afternoon.
Inspector Allen went to Medora on
the noon train to investigate reservoir
filings in that section.
Chief Engineer Dixon of the Wash
burn road, who accompanied the gen.
eral on his recent trip to Wilton, has
made some changes in the route north
of Wilton. The route as originally
surveyed took a wide curve north of
Wilton, and Mr.. Dixon has discovered
another route which is two miles
shorter and avoids this curve.
Ben York, who lives in the northern
part of the county, has a remarkable
turtle shell. He caught a turtle in
Painted Woods creek last Sunday that
bore upon it's shell the date "1SO7" and
the letters 81" and &c" Indicating
that the brand was placed there by
Lewis and Clark on their expedition
through the country. The date seems
aged and It is believed to be a genuine
specimen.
The old Black Hills stage barn will
soon be a thing Of the past. In it's
place will eventually be erected a COM
modious passenger station for the
Washburn road. This is an old land
mark. Old timers will remember the
long trains that started every few days
from this point for the Black Hills
twenty-three years ago. The Bis
marck route was the most popular
route to the hills in the early days and
nearly all the heavy machinery used
in opening up the Black Hills mines
IN those days went via Bismarck
wagon teams. 1t was not %infrequent
that a train reached from the stage
barn down Main street and far out on
the bottoms towards the point oppo-
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01

site old Fort Lincoln where the old
ferry boat crossed. And by the way,
Capt. Horn, who was captain of the
ferry back in Clusters time, is now
in Bismarck visiting his old friends.
r. NJ. futile: l notice by today's
kilograms that Mr.. R. H. Smith has
been recommended for postmaster at
Mandan. There has been some little
contest over this matter during the
late political unpleasantness, but it is
enough to say that the republican or
ganization at Mandan has endorsed
Mr.. Smith for the position. He is a
popular eX-railroad man, and will
make a good postmaster.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01

a large number of Mr.. Robidou's
friends. He desires to express his
thanks to the sisters and the priest,
Father Clemens, for their kindness
and assistance.
Harvey Advertiser: w. E. Cooke
had a notice served on Miss Kate
Kern to vacate the 500 Pacific as les
see. The case was set before Justice
Hunt at Fessenden yesterday. The
defendant appeared and took a change
of to Justice Jackson, where
upon the plaintiff took another change
Of emu to Justice :Rognlie Of Man
fred and there you are.
The enumerators have been ap-
pointed and their/work will commence
June 1. There are many questions
they have to obtain the answers to,
and their duties are not easy. The
work has to be done expeditiously, and
all should have their wits about them
to help out the enumerators when they
appear at your door With their blank
scedules TO obtain the information de-
sired by the government.
The grand lodge of the I. O.. o. F.
for the jurisdiction of North Dakota
convenes this year at jamestown dur
ing the first week in June. One i'm
portant question to come up early in
the session is the one of doing away
with the semi-annual election of Off
GERS and change the constitution so
that the term for officers of subordin-
ate lodges will be for one year. It is
expected that the secretary's report
will show a large increase in member
ship during the year about to close.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
Suburban..

Sheriff McKechnie of Darlington is
in the city today.
Attorney Simpson of Dickinson was
in the city this morning and returned
on the noon train.
Deputy State Examiner R. E. Wal
lace came in from the west last night
and left this afternoon for jamestown.
The Northern Pacific has a large
force of men at work on the track be-
tween Mandan and Bismarck. 1t is
being raised a good deal of the way
the Says are being taken out and it is
being ballasted with gravel.
Jack McHugh, who suffered a
bruised and broken hand at Mandan
in coupling cars, passed through from
Brainerd on the noon train. His
hand is by no means we'll, but has
much improved and it is hoped will
be healed completely in time.
Amos Robidou has had the remains
OF his daughter, who died eighteen
years ago, and his wife, who died three
months since, disinterred from their
temporary resting place and laid to
rest side by side in a substantial vault
in the Catholic cemetery recently con-
structed at the direction Of MI. Robi-
dou. The metallic casket in which
the remains of his daughter were bur-
led so many years ago was opened and
the remains found to be natural as the
day they were placed therein. The
funeral ceremonies were attended by
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
CITY AND COUNTY,.
Thursday

Ascension services in St. Georges
church mis- evening at s o'clock.
The condition of Willie Burtts, the
boy who was shot through the head, is
still favorable, and he is resting we'll.
Train No. 2 from the west, last
nights limited, was fifteen hours late
rot arriving until this afternoon.
Police Justice w. w. Smith of Val
ley City has ordered a ball and chain
and it will be used on all DRINKS and
hobos.
The sundry civil bill as reported to
the senate increases that a%ppropria-
ton for the military post here $4,000,
making the total appropriation $780,
600.
The old ice house on the corner OF
Fifth and Main is being moved to the
right of way at Fourth street to serve
temporarily as a depot.
NJ. E. Jerdee Of Hope, N. D., who
served with Company A in the Phil
ippines, is a candidate for sheriff of
Steele county. He has many friends
who wish him success.
Elder and Hanson, the two burglars
who were sentenced to five years, are
in the pen. They robbed a store Sun
day night, were arrested Monday
morning, tried Tuesday and in the pen
Tuesday afternoon learning to make
Irvine.
Reports from the country districts
say the rain of Tuesday night i'm
proved grain wonderfully. Late sown
grain was started and early sown
given fresh life. The grass on the
prairies is still light and feed is not
too plentiful.
Tuesday nights rain extended from
Mandan to Buffalo on the main line
OF the Northern Pacific and north as
far as Lee Is. At Leeds and Mime
wauken a light rain fell for about four
hours. Nc rain fell at Edgeley. The
rainfall in Stutsman county was very
light and of little value to growing
crops.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
Monday.

Oil Inspector Wickham was in the
city from Mandan this morning.
L. c. Pettibone of Dawson was
among the guests in the city today.
R. w. Heaton came-in on the noon
train with a number of Iowa landseek-
ers.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer speaks
of w. A. Dillon as deputy public exam
liner and champion chess player of the
Capital city. Mr.. Dillon has been
up in the northern part of the state
assisting in the leasing of school lands.
Williston Graphic: Kimball W.
Adams of Painted Woods, Burleigh
county, N. d., arrived in this county
last week, and will spend the balance
OF his days with his son, William Adj
ans of Nosson. By the removal of
Uncle Adams from Painted Woods,
Burleigh county, loses one of it's oldest
landmarks.
Washington papers-flled with news
about the Shriners-thanks to Charley
Gurley-arrive on every mail. Some
of 'em marked for Shriner Perkins,
which reminds us that Perk is still
in Seattle but likely to return to Bis
marck soon and join Mrs. Perkins
who is now visiting with the Ken
bricks in st. Paul.
The sixth annual meeting and tour
nament of the North Dakota State
Sportsmen's association will be held
at Grand Forks, June 18th and 18th.
Good prices will be offered, the total
amounting to something like 81, 900.
G. A. Hale is president Of the associa-
ton and Editor Carruth is secretary.
A little booklet of thirty-fve pages
containing the rules, list Of prizes and
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
e

Col. John D. Benton and c. W. Dsrc.
ling came in from Fargo last night.
Col. Pond came in on the noon
train from st. Paul en- route to Fort
Yates.
Brakeman Bixby was caught between
two cars at Dawson and badly bruised.
RE was taken to Brainerd.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs. Denham
Thursday, May 81, at 2:3O p. IN.
Secretary of State Falley is in the.
city from Wahpeton. He says the.
weather is dry there as here, there
has been only one good rain since
spring.
Inc United States p%ostofice depart.
ment has established a. money
order office in Paris, France, for
the accommodation of those who at
tend the exposition. Several domestic
order offices have been established in
Hawaii also. The rates at these offices
Will pe the same as that between any
two points in the United States. A
long list Of cities in Hawaii are in
cluded.
An old resident of jamestown writes
the Alert to state that this spring re-
sembles neither that of 81 or '95 as
has been claimed. He cites a diarv
Tor each of the years mentioned, and
says: have kept.a record eyery dav
lor sixteen years in North Dakota and
during that time there has never been
a spring before this, but what stock
could get plenty of water in the sloughs
TIL July and some years all summer.
Thls year the low grounds and mead
wv have been dry since March.
A copy of the Eureka (Cal.) Cali
fornlan has the following: Observer
A. H. Bell is disappointed at not re-
celVlng a visit from his friend Mr.. NJ.
II. Jewell, editor of the Bismarck. N.
~ tribune. -4r. Jewell has. how
$500 ~
ever promised on his next visit to
~Caltornia to spend a portion of b;s
t1me IN Eureka. The gentleman is an
enthusiastic disciple of Izaak Walton
n Mr.. Bell himself enjoys tho dis
tlnction of having hooked the largest
salmon ever caught in Humboldt hav
with a rod.
-#"EH e.
jamestown Alert: At the En;soo
pal church SIS was taken I'M as an
onering to be given to Chaplain Pierce
VINO DAD SO much for the North Dakota
regiment in the Philippines. Owing
TO the requests of some peonle tho
oner1ng will be kept open for ono
week SO that anyone who SO desires
nay contribute. Chaplain Pierce will
use the money for the uplifting Of tho
f1lipfnos to establish a school in Mon
ia and for other worthy purposes. +
ls1expected that $50 at least can no
raised in jamestown. chan,oin
Pierce was a great favordte with %
H. 80 viii 70
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01
Friday.

Friday.
Mrs. r. N. Stevens returned from
Dickinson yesterday where she has
been for several days taking testimony
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01

to know the effect OF alum upon the tender Innings of the
stomach, touch a piece to your tongue. You can raise bis
cult with alum baking powder, but at what cost to health !
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-01

Ascension services in St. Georges
church tlis evening at S o'clock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-12
Saloons close and this time
Permanently,

Saloons close and this time
Permanently.
The indecision manifested by that
Corstcsn who calamity marched his
cohorts up hill and then strsightwsy
marched them down again, 10 bsgstelle
when compared with the evolutions
nov being performed BY tho attorneys,
having In charge the legal interests of
the saloon keepers Of Harrison County,
during their fight with the advocates
Of temperance.
Late last night the saloon keepers
OF this city RECEIVED word from their
ct 1rney in Logan, advising them to
close their establishments and keep
them closed until the present agitation
was definitely settled either by de-
cision of the higher court or by the
permission of . majority of the voters
Of the county granted in . petition.
Accordingly every saloon In the city
and In fact Harrison County was again
closed this morning after running for
period of only few days, and this
time tho appearances are tbs elosina
will be permanent at least until the
petitions are circulated.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-12
Only One Road Can Use II

Final action has been taken in tht
house at Washington toward creating
acommtssion to make settlement of
the Sioux City 3 Pacific in,iebte iness
70 the government 1t passed the
mouse Tuesday, and with am sndm ants
provides that the commission NAV
dispose of the government lien In one
chunk to any corporation that will
pay satisfactory price. The action
OK the commission must be ratified by
the president.
For long years. the Sioux City &
Pacific, line of lO7 miles between
Sioux City and Omaha, with the Blair
bridge as an important item. has been
under government control in the AZ.
ercise of ths government len
because Of bond aid given in the con
ssraction OF the line in the early COS.
But the Northwestern, Will its finsn-
c'sl interests 10 the road, has been per-
United to take charge of the line. and
in that way it has been operative
management of the Elkhorn, q part Of
the Northwestern system. It has re-
Gently been brought up into inc shane
physically, with heavy rails and we'll
bsllasted roadbed.
During several years past, the North
western has had two western terminals
at Sioux City q Pacific points-name.
y Missouri Valley and Onawa-and
last year 1t made an extension to =
third termina, point on that line Mon
DAMN. All of these years, . fourth
terminal point has existed at Moyile
just at the threshold Of Siobx CITY
and the business men OF that town
have been half crazy In their sttemns
TO have the Northwestern built on
from Neville into that city.
So It Is looked upon all along the
line as the logical conclusion that tho
Northwestern can we'll afford to be-
the heaviest bi oder of any railroad for
the Sioux City 4 Pacific, and In Sioux
City 1t Is hoped and prayed for that
the transfer Of the property to tho
Northwestern will result in the extern.
sion Of the Neville lluei to that CITY
World Herald,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-04-12
A Jolly Time

A very merry party was that given
by Mrs H Cox Wednesday evening AT
her cosy home, corner of Fifth and
Michigan streets to the members of
the Astronomy class and few inIl-
mate frlenas. Star-gazlng had beeu
the plan marked out for the evenings
entertainment but through some
tlunder q the parto the weather bu-
resu this arrangement was interferred
W IN. Miss DeGroff read very fine
psprr upon "Aprll Skies" and Miss
Livingstone told about the "Earth's
Nearest Neighbors," after which Mrs
Cox distributed cards on which the
description of heavenly bodies we're
given, by these, partners to the supper
table were found Through the en-
ployment of these cards, the tallest
man in the crowd was compelled to
pronounce himself "Besutiful Venus"
to admit in spite of her loneliness, she
"never had an attendant" The music
Of the Spheres" was then rendered by
Miss Emma Bradley and Mr. Frank
Bell IN manner which called forth
rounds of applause, and was repeated
several times. B0untiful refreshments
we're then served by Mrs Cox, assisted
by her sister, Miss Dollie Reel The
gsstrono1lcal capacity of the guests
seemed to resemble that of tho sstron.
omicsl party described by Mr. KEENAN,
in his lecture the previous evening.
After couple of games bearing upon
the line Of study pursued by the class.
the company dispersed and about
twenty happy laughing guests thanked
Mr. and Mrs Cox for most delightful
evening.