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The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Moody and the Questionable Boo

Moody and the Questionable Book.
Some one asked the late Dwight L.
Moody If he had read certain book.
He replied: "No; believe there Is
poison in 1t. At least have heard SO
on good authority" The friend said,
"But wouldn't it be well for you to
read it for yourself?" mo-" said Mr..
Moody. "If take poison in my stom-
ach, the doctor has to come with a
stomach pump to take it out. Why
should l take poison in my mind? I
might never be able to get it OUT
Margaret Bottome in Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Reported Killed by Wolves.

Edgar Patterson, formerly resi-.
dent OF Pembina county. is reported
to have been killed by wolves in the
Canadian Northwest. Mr.. Patterson
was well known, having resided in the
county for some time. Lately he
moved to Canada and nothing had
been heard of him until the news of
his tragic death.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15

Drying preparations simply devels
op dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-5
pose, causing far more serious trouble than
the ordinary form Of catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and ymufs
and uss that which csoanses soothss snd3
heals. Ey's Crsam Balm is sqchia remedy
and will cufS catarrh or cold IN tho head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
SOC. sixa Ely Brothers, 66 Warren st., N.Y.,
The Balm cures without pain, does not
lirritate6r cause sneeing. tspreadsit itseR
over an irritated dsnd angry surface sreliey-
ing immsdi diatsly tho painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you arc armed
against Nasal Casauh and HaS' Eoyass
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Haoo.rt APPOINTS penut,.s.

United States Marshal Haggart has
qualified for his second term in office
and appointed his deputies. D. B.
Shotwell was reappointed office dep.
uty and Fred SCHNEIDER was selected
for local field deputy, instead of N.
Davis, who has removed from Fargo
to Minot to practice law. Nearly all
the outside deputies have been reap
pointed.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
CHICAGO Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb: 11.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers, $6.5O@7. 90; poor to me.
dunn, $4.O0@6.OO; stockers and feed.
ers, $2.5O@4.5O; cows and heifers,
$1.25@5.25; Texas steers, $4.O0@6.00.
Hogs-Mixed' and butchers, $3.50
6.35; good to choice heavy, $1,000
6.421a; rough heavy, $6.00@6.25; /;
light, $5.75@6.U0; bulk of sales, $5.95
@6.3O. Sheep-Good to choice, $500
@5.75; lambs, $3.50@6.50.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Land Sharks Cause Trouble.

There are many land contests in the
Minot land district. Some of them
Will undoubtedly be successful, but
the view taken by a travelling man,
who Is familiar with the situation in
Ward. McHenry and other counties in
the district, is that great many of
the contests have been stirred up by
sharks who are after all that can be
squeezed out of the poor homestead.
ers.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Monday. Feb. 10.

House-General debate on the oleo-
margarine bill closed. A large mum.
Der of speeches were made for and
against the measure
Senate-Philippine bill under dis.
cussion the ! entire day The
speakers were Messrs. Turner
(Wash.) and Teller .(Colo.), both of
whom opposed the administrations
policy in the islands.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Saturday, Feb. 8.

The death of Vice Admiral Jose Mon
tejo Is announced at Madrid.
Duke Boynton and Jim Heath, ne
groes. quarreled over woman, fought
with pistols and killed each other on
q plantation near Shreveport, La.
It is reported from Paris that Prince
Galatzin, who was recently wounded
in a pistol duel with his brother.in-
law, Count Tschernadoff, at Basle, is
dead.
The statement Of the London board
of trade for the month of January
shows an increase of G4,143,8OO in i'm
ports and decrease of s499, 900 In
exports.
The Northwestern line has an
nounced a reduction in freight rates
between st. Paul and Huron, s. D.,
following the recent action of the
coast lines.
The Spanish chamber of deputies
has adopted the bill requiring the pay
ment of customs duties in gold on i'm.
ports of grain, coal oils, petroleum and
its products and other specified mate
rails.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
May Adopt Free Book svst.r.

An effort is being made to have the
free text book system adopted in the
Fargo schools. Some time ago ]. P.
Dahlquist, the Populist member of the
board, introduced a resolution provid.
Ing for the adoption of the system.
His plan was referred to committee
and buried. He dug it up again at
the February meeting and the commit.
tee was instructed to report at the
next session of the board.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15

Mrs. Thomas Neil, wife of Engineer
Neil, died of heart trouble at Dickin.
son. She was taken Ill at. tAe ball
room, where she was attendir:, as a
spectator, the third anniversary dance
OF Company K in commemoration Of
the Philippine outbreak, and on. re.
turning home expired quickly. The
husband was away on his regular run
at the time.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Ct. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 11.-Cattle- Fancy
butcher steers, $5.50@6.10; fancy
butcher cows and heifers, $4.25@4.75:.
good to choice veals, $5.25@6.25;
good to choice feeders, $3.40@4.25;
good to choice stockers, $3.00@3.60
Hogs-$5.65@6.20. Sheep-Good to
choice, $4.25@4.60; lambs, $5.00@5.60.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Bank Robbers Make . .eIg Haul.

Ackworth; Ga. Feb. 1O.-safe blow
sers forced the vaults Of the Lemon
Banking company here. securing So
600 In gold, 9 1000 Georgia state
bond and q large amount Of stock
certificates. Between $1,000 and $780,
900 in notes. stock certificates and
bonds were hopelessly mutilated by
the explosion. 'rsa:s'.<c
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Z cREMATED in A HOTEL.
.Eieyen lhmafSs Of i Lodging House Al
- Es9t af. Louis Burn to Death.

\ 5s q. Louis Burn to Death.
st. Louis, Feb. 10. An early morn
ing fire, which destroyed the Empire
hotel, large 3-story lodging house
lat 90. and 2702 Olive street, occupied
by men exclusively caused the death
of Al persons. 10 men and woman,
and dangerously injured others.
Ten or more who had narrow escapes
from death In the fire were more or
less injured by. being frost bitten. It
Is estimated that there wera between
i 35 and 40 persons in the building, and
IT isbeHeyed all have been accounted
for. The financial loss is nominal. It
is thought that $40. 900 will cover the
damage TO building and contents;
which was totally destroyed. The
dead are: Morris Yall. Tobe Davis.
John G. Lueders. George Thompson.
Sarah Harris, B. F. Woodley. .. "a.
McMullen, S.. T. Corey, Vance Mahlin.
A.. j. Allen and an unknown man.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Heavenly.

"Say," the girls father called from
above stairs, ''this is an unearthly hour
for that young man to be here, Maryv'
you're right" responded the young
man, who had just been accepted; the
hour is unearthly, sure enough; it's
simply Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord -
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
ASKS FOR AN lNJuhcTion.
Frank James objects to Being Por
trayed on the STAGE.

trayed on the Stage.
Kansas City, Feb. 11.-Frank James
has made application for an injunction
against the management of a play
called ''The James Boys in Missouri, 2
in which the members of the Frank
James family are represented as be.
ing train robbers, bank looters and
outlaws of the worst character. The
suit was brought, Mr.. James says, be.
cause the play glorifes outlawry,
makes heroes of outlaws and is injuri.
;ons to the youth Of the country, and,
besides, he says. It revives a reputa.
ton that came to him in early life,
which he has been trying to live down
for 20 years. The suit raises the
question of whether or not a private
citizen can be portrayed on the stage
without his consent, whether 1t be to
his credit or discredit.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
sAMPsoN's PROTEST.
HE Attorneys File Brief Against the
sEa Claims Of .SchIey. s

Washington, Feb. 8.-Admiral Samp.
sons attorneys have filed brief with
President Roosevelt protesting against
the claim set up in Admiral Schley's
appeal that he was in supreme com:
mand at the battle OF Santiago. They
assert that the question Of command
was not before the court of inquiry.
They repeatedly applied for opportu.
nifty to present evidence on that point,
and their request was as often refused.
They were ready then and stand
ready now to produce much evidence
on that question. They claim that
Admiral Sampson had given instruc.
tions to have ready stringea the signal
directing Commodore Schley to as.
sumo command, that this signal was
to be hoisted when under the regula.
tions the appropriate moment arrived,
that that moment had not arrived and
that such signal had not been hoisted
when the enemy endeavored to escape
from the harbor.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Wheat--Feb.,
..75asc; May, 7sMc; July. 7SAc; Sept,
77Esc: Corn-Feb., 595ac; May, 61sz
@61Bc; July. 615sc; Sept, 607sc.
Oats Feb, 42Ac; May, 43c; July,
1880; Sept. 31A@31%c. Pork
Feb, $15.7O; May, $15.95; July,
$16.82h. Butter -Creameries, ITO
27kc; dairies. 16@23c. Eggs--26c.
Poultry-Turkeys. 10@14hc; chick.
ems, 10Gl0hc.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
THREATS OF MoUNrAihEERs.
Faculty and Students of Southern Uni.
yersity errorjzed.

Nashville. Tenn, Feb. 1O.-The 600
students and the faculty of the Uni.
versity of the South are terrorized by
threats of mountaineers to wreck the
institution. Vice Chancellor D. L.
Virgins and Stewart r. Z. Golmore
to whom special warnings were sent,
have fed. The trouble is due to the
establishing of laundry at the uni.
versity and the consequent loss by
the mountaineers of the work Of wash
ing for the stud tents, which was their
main support. The first laundry built
was burned and the decision to rebuild
It was followed by a series Of threat
ening letters.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Tuesday, Feb. II.

Senate-Philippine tariff bill again
under consideration. During the
course of the debate stirring set-to
occurred between Messrs. Platt OF
Connecticut and Hoar of Massachu.
setts. The latter ridiculed the at.
tempts of the United States to control
the Filipinos.
.House-Several important amend.
ments to the oleomargarine bill
adopted. Measure under discussion
the entire day.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Williams Looking for a Boom.

There promises to be lively boom
in Williams county with the opening
of spring, as many filings are recorded
from that part of the state. The vast
amount of free government land to be
had in Williams county is now appeal.
ing to the settlers.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Friday, Feb. I.

senate-The Philippine tariff bill
was taken up early in the day. The
session was notably quiet Mr.. Turn.
Eer (Wash.) delivered carefully pre-.
pared speech on the general Philippine
question and had not concluded when
the bill was laid aside for the day.
House-Executive, legislative and
Judicial bill, the second of the regular
supply bills, passed. AS passed it car
ries $25.171,9 ,969, which is $5O3,721 in
excess of the current law.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Sioux City Live Stock.

:, Sioux City, Ia. Feb. 11.-Cattle-
Beeves, $4.o0@5.s5; cows. bulls and
mixed, $1.50@5.00; stockers and feed.
ers. $250@4.35; calves and yearlings,
.$2.50@4.00. Hogs-$5.80@6.20.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Miss Eddy Joins a companv

Miss Hattie Eddy, native Fargo
girl, has joined the Ladies' Philhar-
monic Quartet and will make her de-
but at Winnipeg. Miss Eddy has a
mezzo-soprano voice of rare power and
sweetness and has devoted several
years to its cultivation,
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Bill Providing for an income Tax 10
Offered.

st. Paul, Feb. 12.-In the senate Mr..
Baldwin offered q. bill providing for
a constitutional amendment permit.
ting an income tax and the taxation of
charters and franchises, leaving with
the legislature the power to exempt
any incomes on any class of property.
Senator Knatvold introduced a bill
appropriating $25,000 to aid the attor-
ney general in fighting the Northern
Securities company.
The house of representatives under
suspension of the rules, passed the
bill relieving the bondsmen of For.
mer State Treasurer Joseph Bobleter
from further. liability for state money
lost in defunct banks during Mr.. Bob.
letters term of office.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Duluth Grain.

Duluth Feb. Wheat Cash, No.
1 hard, 77Ac; No. Northern, 74Ac;
No. 2 Northern, 71Ac; No. 3 spring,
69Ac. To Arrive-No. hard, 77Ac;
No. Northern, 74Ac; May, 76c;
July, THO. Flax-Cash, $1.70.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Mlnn!eapoIis Wheat:.

Minneapolis. Feb. 11.-Wheat-
Cash. 73%@74Ac; May. 745sc; July,
75A@75hc. On Track-No. 1 hard,
76hc; No. 1 Northern, 1875 B@74asc;
No. 2 Northern, 72H @73ac.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Machinery Company Loses,

Judge Pollock at Fargo gave de.
cision in the tax case of the Gaar.
Scott Threshing Machine company,
which is fighting the assessment of
property for taxation shipped into
North Dakota after April 1. the date
on which the statute says property
must be assessed The courts deci.
sion holds that property can be as.
sessed when there is no evidence that
the taxes have been raid for the cur.
rent year in other states. The casa
VIII he aprealed to the supreme court,
as several machinery houses are back.
ing the suit.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
THOUSANDS ARE IDLE.
Suffering Among Workingmen in swe
den and NORWAY.

suffering Among Workingmen In SWe'
den and Norway.
Stockholm, Feb. S.-There is great
suffering among the unemployed in
the chief cities of Sweden and Nor.
way. A union of idle workmen has
been formed in Gothenburg and the
names of 5000 persons have been en-
rolled. These figures are unparalleled
in the history of that city. The situa-
tfon in other labor centers is scarcely
more favorable.
The town councils have been petit
toned to organize relief works to tide
over this period Of depression. They
are blamed for want of foresight in
failing to provide means for carrying
the poor through the seventies of the
present winter.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15

NoTE.-You cannot, Il you
value good health, afford to
use cheap, low-grade, alum
baking powders. They are
apt to spoil the food ; theydo
endanger tho health. All
physicians will tell you that
alum in food Is deleterious.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Saturday, Feb. 8.

House-Number of unimportant
bills passed. Balance of the session
devoted to eulogies on the life of the
late Representative Robert e. Burke
Of Texas.
Senate-Not in session.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Blind Pigsers Get Stiff Sentence

Judge Lauder at La Moure sentenced
Lewis Finch. Gottlieb Miller and Jacob
Byer for running "blind pigs" the rem
tence in each case being 80 days in the
county Jail and fine of 5000.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15

writes Mrs. Ida M De Ford, Of Latona, Hubbard
Co., MINI. y Have doctored with q great many
n Hospital for trsptmens. NV case las Seen en
regarded as hopeless one. aud they knew not
what the trouble was. Heart was bad :; stomach
parts Of the body; sinking. spells. and nearly
every ailment q woman could have. took
many bottle of patent medicines without
effect. began taking DR.. PieIces Favorite Pre-.
scription, and ten months afterward gave
birth to ten-pound boy. Al bhysicia.s had
skaked as a fact dat I nesyy eoxld bear . ehi2d.
got along splendidly thanks to your medicine.'
The Common Sense Medical Adviser.
1908 large pages, in paper covers, is sent
jIee on receipt Of u. one-cent stamps to
pay expense Of mailing only. Address
bs. h, v. Pierce, Buffalo, n, y,
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL DOINGS.
Wednesday, Feb. s.

senats--Urgent deficiency bill pass.
ed substantially as it came from the
house. During the early part Of the
session Mr.. McCumber OF North Da-
kota delivered an elaborate speech In
defense Of Judge 9Noyes and Alexander
Mckenzie.
House Oleomargarine bill under
discussion the entire session. Agree.
Ment reached to vote on the bill after
three days more of debate.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Wednesday, Feb. IL.

Count Leo Tolstol has suffered re-
lapse and is dying.
The Rt. Rev. Henry Brougham
Bonfield, bishop of Pretoria, is dead.
He was born In 1882.
A brother of Malvar, the Filipino
insurgent leader, has been captured.
He was chief surgeon of the Batangas
insurgents.
The members of the American col
ony at Rome have decided to present
statues of Longfellow and Hawthorne
to the city.
Clarence e. Dawson, chairman of
the civil service board of the rural
free delivery service, has resigned to
enter private business.
William Green, familiarly known as
Uncle Billy" is dead at Chattanooga,
Tenn, aged los. He was born in
County Limerick, ireland.
Fifteen men were injured by dust
explosion in the main entry of mine
No. Is at Bonair, Tenn. All were res.
cued and will probably recover.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Friday, Feb. 7.

General Frederick Funston, who
was operated upon Monday, Is improv-
ing rapidly.
The Warren line steamer Kansas,
which left Boston Jan. 81, has arrived
at Liverpool and landed IA cases of
smallpox.
Adam Worth. alias Henry ]. Ray
mond, who stole the famous Gains
borough painting 26 years ago, is
dead in London.
The state department has been ad-
vised that, owing to change in plans,
the king of Siam will not visit this
country this year.
Adam Worth, alias Harry Ray
mond," we'll known in America in con-
nection with the Manhattan bank and
other big robberies, is deal in London
A crusade has been OF led in New
York city by member of the board
of health with a view to bringing
about strict observation of sanitary
rules in barber shops.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Monday, Feb. 10.

It is reported that Joseph Letter is
seriously i'll at his residence in New
York city.
The Chinese government has dis
missed all the European professors
from the imperial university.
Thomas Manning the we'll known
yachtsman and yacht broker. is dead
In New York city from heart disease.
Two children of Harvey May of
Howard City, Mich, were poisoned
by eating canned tomatoes. There is
no hope for their recovery.
Bartholomew F.. Clune, New York
city policeman, committed suicide by
shooting rather than answer charges
which had been preferred against him.
Fire entirely destroyed the offices
and warehouses Of the Neenah (Wis.)
Cold Storage company. The entire
structure and contents are total loss.
BY the collapse of coal chute, at
Merritt, Mich, three cars and an en-.
gine were precipitated Is feet to the
ground below. One man was probably
fatally injured and two badly hurt.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
FREIGHT BADLY coNoEsTED.
Trainmen Aid swItehmen In the Strike
at MissouIa, Mon.

at MissouIa, Mon.
Bntte, Mon, Feb. IA special t.
The Miner from Missoula says: The
striking Northern Pacific swftchmen
have posted pickets along the line and
succeeded in turning back two crews
from Helena sent by the railroad ccm-
pany to take the places Of the strik.
ers. Freight is badly congested in
the yards as the result of the trouble.
Braksmen and conductors still refuse
to make up. trains unless the regular
yard crew do the switching,
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thursday, Feb, 6.

IL
The German training ship Moltke
will sail from, Annapolis for England
next Monday.
The conference of coal operators
and miners continues deadlocked on
the scale question.
Lafayette A. Garner, general West
ern superintendent of the American
Express company, Is dead at Omaha.
John Murphy, a rough rider in the
Spanish-American war, has been con.
victed of murder,in the first degree at
Pinto, Md. .
A. kiackey Smith. rector of st. Johns
Episcopal church, Washington, has
been elected coadjutor to Bishop Whit.
aker Of the Pennsylvania diocese.
The plant of the wireton Heating
company at Wireton, 30 miles from
Chicago, has been completely de-
stroyed by fire. causing a loss Of
100000.
The gift of $4,000 from John D.
Rockefeller for the erection of social
and religious building has been for
mally accepted by the Brown univer-
sity corporation.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
True
Economy

The difference in
cost between an alum
baking powder and
the high est-class
cream of tartar bak-
ing powder would not
amount for a family's
supply to one dollar
a year. ...5
DR.. Prices is the
standard cream of tar
tar baking powder. 1t
makes the food de-
licious and healthfl.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
Tuesday, Feb. II.

Mrs. Odell, mother of Governor
"Odell of New York, is dead.
The new navy has cost the United
States $99,803,928 for construction and
$9,343,235 for repairs on completed
vessels.
The German Farmers alliance has
passed resolution condemning the
tariff bill and demanding its rejection
by the reichstag.
Benny Yanger, the Chicago feather
weight, gained q decision over Joe
Bernstein of New York at Chicago
after six rounds Of the fastest kind of
fighting.
It is rumored among Yale students
and graduates that Yale is considering
a proposition to send an SCARED crew
to compete in the Henley races in
England.
With view of relieving the budget
King Victor Emmanuel at the reopen
ing Of the Italian parliament will vol
unfairly ask for reduction in his
civil list.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15

the debate was decidedly heated, the
/ opponents of the administration pol.
Icy in tho islands strongly condemning
the sedition and other laws in force
there. 3. 4 & " :.
House--Day spent on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. Very rapid progress was made,
IA of the 130 pages Of the bill being
disposed Of before adjournment.
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15

Thursday, Feb. 8.
esnsts- Philippine tsrin bill under
Atsspgsien Tor 1euy- ha1yk ~ upss
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
8 ~, 49,

This signsture Is on every bog Of ;the; senpips
Z Laxative BrOmO.Q QiIinine Tablets
the rcpasdy that cares ossa - 90 day
The Dickinson press., 1902-02-15
'.IMpOSSIRIF. for for you to enjoy

motherhood" says the doctor. Some
times he qualities the statement, and
says: vImpossible without an opera
tion." Yet both these vimpossibles"
have been made possibles by the use
of DR.. Pierce,s FaYorite Pre-