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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-22

does not cost me anything except a lit
tie extra labor during the winter on my
part to care for the cattle, and in
stead of burning my straw, in the fu-
ture will feed it to cattle with hay.
My horses I let run on the prairie
all winter, do not feed or stable them
except the team I keep for driving
purposes. l have a family consisting
CT wife and five children. and they
enjoy good health. am satisfied
with the country, l assure you. I
have over 800 acres of land ready for
crop this spring and look forward to
q prosperous year. My place is three
and one-half miles northwest of
Steele, N. D. (Kidder county,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-02-22

The illustrations in this issue are
numerous and made especially for
this occasion. The photos were taken
in most instances by Photographers
Boyce and DeGraff OF this city-unex-
celled in their line and worthy of lib
eral patronage. The half tone cuts
are executed by the Minneapolis En-
craving company and-show for them
selves. Some views are reduced in
to a smaller space than they should
be but this has been done in order
that as many subjects as possible
might be included in this issue which
is intended particularly for land-seek-
ers and to give reliable information
about the city and it's surroundings.
The Northern Pacific directory now
has before it a proposition to buy all
the remaining unsold railroad land
west of the Missouri in North Dakota
east of Stark county, in all about L.
100000 acres. The syndicate nego-
tiating for this purchase is composed
mostly Of Mandan citizens, the Hon.
Ferdinand Leutz of Hebron, state
commissioner of insurance, is one of
the leading lights in the syndicate.
They believe there's millions in it.
Williams news., 1902-06-28
THE BIG STORE

To those who drink whiskey for pleasure; Harper whiskey adds zest to existence. To those who drink whiskey for health's sake, Harper whiskey makes life worth living. Sold at the Cabinet.
 Sheriff Johnson was looking up business in town Tuesday. There is not much doing in his depart ment at present. Jim is a hustler and has evidently run a bluff on wrong-doers to his own financial detriment.
 MT. and Mrs. D. J. Creighton and little daughter left on Monday last for San Francisco, where they will make their future home. They say they will always have kindly feel ing toward Williams, though cir cumstances compelled them to go elsewhere.
 Engineer Chas. Ireland left for the north last Monday night At Portland, Oregon, he will meet Mrs. Ireland (and the baby) and ac- company them to Los Angeles, where they will remain during the summer. Charlie will then return to the desert.-NeedlesE Eye.
 G. W. Mathews on Tuesday pur- chased what is known as the Erskine property on South Third street of ID. NJ. Cuthbert. A small ad. was placed in last Saturdays NEWS offering the property for sale. By Tuesday evening several parties had made inquiry regarding it, re- sulting as above. If you have any thing to sell, advertise it.
Williams news., 1902-06-28
-coc1i Wews

Henry Ross, of Prescott, was in town the first of the week
 Mrs. M- A. Friend left last week for a sojourn in Los Angeles.
 Deputy Sheriff R. J. Walker spent last Monday in the city.
 Cap. P. Smith has been dipping sheep at BelIemont the past week
 Miss Elizabeth Erlewine left on Monday evening for Illinois, where she will visit for a time
 Henry Laub stopped over in the city Tuesday on his way to Los Angeles from Albuquerque
 Hon. Henry F. Ashurst returned last Sunday morning from a ten days trip to different California points.
 Jack Burrows, one of the old timers around Williams, arrived in the city last Sunday evening from the south, being now located at Phoenix
 Mrs James Kennedy returned from Los Angeles last Sunday evening, where she has been for some time Jim went down to Needles to meet her, SO he could square himself before he got home.
Williams news., 1902-06-28

Pat Crowe, formerly of the firm of Grove & Mccoy, came in Sunday evening from McCabe, where he has been located.
 MT. and Mrs. Alb. Lamb, after having spent few days with rela- tives in town, returned to their home at Prescott last Monday.
 c. NJ. Wolf received a severe shaking up and several cuts and bruises the other day by having his horse fall while chasing a steer.
 James Perkins, who has been en- gagged in painting the steel dam at Ash Fork, returned home the first of the week, the work having been completed.
 James Crowley, who has had charge of the work of repainting the large steel dam out from Ash Fork, having finished, returned to Williams Monday evening.
 MT. A. B. Bruner last week was compelled to resign his position as engineer at the electric light plant owing to the severe nervous strain connected with the night shift.
 Judge Ranney returned Monday from an overland trip to the Grand Canyon. He was gone about six days, and from his general appear ance the sun shone on him for five.
 D. NJ. Cuthbert, having sold the Erskine house and completed some other business for his company, the State Mutual Building and Loan association, left on No. Tuesday for Flagstaff.
Williams news., 1902-06-28
.....M. SALZMAN

O. k. Hutton, who has been em-
 ployed by the Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Co. for some time past, left last Friday for his old home in Kansas, where, in connection with his brother, he has about 1S0 acres of fine wheat ready to har- vest. Dutton, old boy, all your numerous friends here wish it will turn out a thousand to the acre.
 J. H. O'Rielly, general manager for the Washington Life Insurance Co. for New Mexico and Arizona, and who is also president of the Albuquerque Fair association, spent several days in town the first of the week. Monday evening he went out to take a look at the Grand Canyon to see if the scheme ad- vanced by his home papers of nov ing the Canyon to Albuquerque during the fair was feasible. J. H. is all right, however, and has de- cided to look up another drawing card.
 Miss Bertha Beecher and Miss Alice Campbell spent Monday in Williams, but they didn't intend doing so. They expected to spend the day at Maine with the family of J. M. Dennis, but the conductor forgot to let them off at Maine and carried them to Williams, spelling their days enjoyment.-C Coconino Sun. Well, it's the first time we ever heard of anyone not enjoying themselves in Williams We have always noticed that when most of the Flagstaffites want to have good time they come here.
Williams news., 1902-06-28

ITEMS OF
 GENERAL
 INTEREST
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
ITO PROTECT RAPIST
Ordered Out to Guard
Negro ASsailant Of Mrs.
Williams.

Admission. Ala. November T.-orders
have been issued ordering the second
battalion Of the Third Infantry. Ala
lbama National Guard to protect Jason
lBacon. a negro who was brought here
land placed In Jail las, night on the
charge OF a~ssaultsng Mrs. John VIII
Iiams neal here 4 mob Of Go people -
gathered at the Williams home. MrA
civilians Is In q semI-conscious com
ldsion and failed to identify the negro.
when turned over TO h sheriff the un-
lderstanding was ~ that the negro
should not be removed from the coun-
Ity until a chance was given for identI
lfcation.
A mob OF 800 men gathered at the Jail
lat noon- A speech was made by the
sheriff and the crowd dispersed. When
the negro was brought TO the city he
was strongly guarded. A negro named
ILanfora also answering to the descrIp-
Ition Of Mrs. Williams assailant. Is now
being sought by a large crowd a
alexandria The local military com
Ipany Is being mobiiized and will pe
tready To march in a short time.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
I'll was just fixing the BELLS"

IL was just fixing the BELLS"
stammered Mr.. BOwSer.
And do you upset the whole block
and brighten a dozen children into fits
fixing your bells? Old man. you go
slow. Its ag'in the law TO raise riots.
and you quiet down or you'll so to the
coolerr,"
Bring out the guilty mani" yelled
half the crowd.
1--WE want justice done" yelled the
other half.
1t was ten minutes before the officer
could persuade them that it was
'nothin" but Il lunatic fixing his door
bell" When the people had grudging-
ly dispersed. Mrs. Bowser passed down
the hall to where Mr.. Bowser sat on
the front stairs. He realized that some
thing had happened. but he couldn't
tell what it was.
well. did the volts and the am
peres and the alternating currents get
mixed up?" she kindly asked.
Mr.. Bowser looked up and glared
and breathed as if he had been climb
ing up a haystack. but he had moth
ing to say. There was no need of
words. She was to blame. OF course,
and in the morning his lawyer and her
lawyer would have an interview and
arrange for the divorce and settle the
amount of alimony. III. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
Vanderlip I'm Wilmington.

The chief subject OF m III
Wall street yesterday was the speech
delivered at a dinner OF the chamber
OF in Wilmington, n. c., last
might by Mr.. Vanderbilt. the vice pres
lident of the National City Bank. of this
city. The speech attracted attention
not so much by reason OF the gloomy
land dubious outlook Of the financial Sit
Iuation that seemed to be impressed
upon Mr.. Vanderlip as by the position
held by him in the largest financial In
lstitution in the country, controlled. as
il is, by a group OF capitalists Of ma
Itional and international fame. The
presumption is. naturally. that Mr..
Vanderlip expressed the views OF the
very able and very rich men who direct
the affairs of his bank and whose oper-
ations at times as powerfully affect the
security market as they do banking
concerns. The core of Mr.. tanderlip's
proposition was that in the last four
years there has been an increase OF
credit liabilities in this country of about
-four billion dollars-reckoning from the
known increase of the liabilities on
national banks and conservatively est
mating the credits of state banks, trust
companies. private banks, &c.-and that
during this period these banks have NOT
Increased at all their specie and legal
tender holdings. In other words. there
has been going on In this country alto
lgether too great an expansion OF credit.
The figures as stated by Mr.. Wander
lip cannot be gainsaid. They have In
substance been time and again stated
in The Sun. The LANCER is. however, IN
drawing conclusions from These figures.
that are altogether too pessimistic. II
is probably beyond dispute that the cash
reserves held by banking institutions
as a whole in this country are today
down to somewhere W IL and 10
per cent. of loans and deposits. The
first question naturally occurring Ii.
whether such an expansion OF credits
is greater than that witnessed in other
countries of the world. notably, Tor IN
stance, in England. Here, the inquirer
lis met at once by the fact that In Eng
land the cash reserves held by the banks
against outstanding loans runs all h
while as low as 10 or Is per cent.
Surely our banks, have distinguished
,precedents In their efforts to accommo-
date the growing business Of the coun-
try. Much the same condition. and
even in more intensified form. prevails
in France. 1t is true. Of course that in
France and in England the concentrate
ed control exercised over the national
i~financies by great national banks allows
credit liabilities to expand with a great
.er degree OF safety than in a country
lwhere the various financial institutions
making loans are OF all sorts and class
es. are greatly scattered. and rally
around no common centre. All discus
sion OF the financial situation in this
country. ' st. present and future. inevi-
tably recurs TO the wisdom and neces-
sity OF the establishment In our own
Ilard Of a great bank similar to those IN
all the other civilized countries OF the
world. II Is a pity that Mr.. Vanderiip
did not specifically make this the moral
OF IFS speech at the Wilmington dinner.
New York Sun November 2
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11

Hike to know it's location | come
home after a hard days work. and
what do l findY'
"You find the doorbell out of ORDER
quietly replied Mrs. Bowser. but |
can pay for the repairs out of my pin
money. You get excited owe a very
small thing"
Mrs Bowser, I'm not excited. but
simply put out over your carelPssnesS.
You bust the doorbell. you break a
pane of glass, you smash Il mirror.
you kick n leg off the sofa. you
when did l do these things?"
"Never you mindl No wife should
talk back to her husband. While your
careleSSnesS cost me over S3.0uO the
last year. ] shall say nothing more ut
this time. The bell will not only be
fixed. but | will fix it myself. In fact.
1 was just wishing there was some
thing I could tinker at for al hour"
IF you will let it so till tomorrow.
4 will get a man to do it"
1.-THE bell will be duly repaired with
in half an hour. Mrs. Bowser. is my
toolhox down cellar?"
NHIteNt 81. uul Il WISH SOu "ouio
not NEEDLE with it. If anything hap
pens. you-you'-
Nothing will happen, and no one
will blame you. If | can ave $1,000
a year by keeping that doOrbell in re-
pair. we shall be so much ahead OF the
game. It's all owing to the fact that
I'm q handy man and make my W
repairs that We pull through the year,
i presume the batteries have become
exhausted, and I "a fix them in about
five minutes"
he disappeared down cellar and was
absent for half an hour. When be re-
appeared. be was covered with white
wash and cobwebs. but there was a
LOOK of satisfaction on his face as he
said:
1.-The repairs are finished. Mrs. Bow
ser. and | have saved $50 in cash. In
other words. we'd had to have an cleo
trician around here for FIVE days at an
expense of $40 a day"
what! Just to fx a doorbell!' she
exclaimed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
DECIDE AGAINST A RoIsE.
Arbitrator In Frame Announce
Against nm Increase I'm Wages.

Paris, November THE government
arbitrator today announced their de-
cision against increasing the wages OF
the striking miners in the department
Du Nord. The Grounds OF the decision
are similar to those In the Pas de Calais
arbitration, namely that the rates are
lproportionate to the selling price OF coal
The large companies in the Nord have
Iagreed to establish pensions for q term
of five years. A lively melee between
cavalry and strikers occurred in the
neighboring town OF Anzin. Lieutenant
IDuval VAS struck in the breast with a
brick. two other officers were hit. a
cavalryman received a severe cut on
the face and a cavalry horse had an eye
knocked out. Only the arrival OF rein
lforcements OF gendarmes dispersed the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11

"Just to fix a doorbell. You don't
seem to understand the gravity Of the
situation"
what was the matter?
GAS you know nothing about volts
and amperes and alternating currents
and open circuits you could not under
stand il l tried to explain. Twill now
go out and press the button. and cleo
tricity will do the rest"
There were three bells on the circuit.
When Mr.. Bowser pressed the button,
they began ringing, and when he let
up they still continued. 1t wasn't a
soft. melodious ring, as the bells gave
out when a lady caller pressed the but
ton, nor yet a quick, decisive ring, as
when the Turkish rug man mounted
the steps to offer his wares on the
weekly installment plan. 1t was a con-
tinuous %clatter, with a buZZsaw edge
to it, and it hadn't continued over thir-
ty seconds before the cat began flying
around the room and the cook came
upstairs to ask if there was time to
save her trunk.
II told you we ought to send for a
regular man." said Mrs. Bowser as she
went out to where Mr.. Bowser was
pushing and pulling and jabbing at
the button.
81 don't care a continental if you
did," he shouted. 81 have set out to
fix this doorbell, and I'll fix it or die!
Go back and tell the cook to shut
up"
The ringing not only continued, but
grew louder, and there was a buzZing
from down cellar that sent the cook
into the back yard and Mrs. Bowser
upstairs. Mr.. Bowser was game. how
ever. He couldn't tell how many volts
had been let loose to hunt him down
nor how many amperes were lurking
in ambush to strike him dead, but he
galloped to and fro and made use Of
the hammer, the pinchers, the cork
screw and the screwdriver by turns.
While he was working a crowd was
gathering in front of the house. and he
had just found the spot where the
wires were crossed and cut them all
when a policeman pushed his way up
to the door and demanded:
Now, where's the murder or fire or
whatever it is. and has the villain got
out by the back wayW
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
YER MA AM Me GOT
TIED.

Their van no fuss an feathers. an
Their want no great parade
Ner Their van no weddin' breakfast ner
no veddin' marches played
It van 10 high NON weddin'; twas
dark as Sambo's nfGe.
Cause yer gran'dad want invited when
yer ma an me got tied
Their ram no string of kerridges med
UP in front tn door.
But jes' my old red suixy. with tn gray
mare hitched afcEe,
An yer ma slid down a BEDFORD while I
held my arms out wide
Sos to ketch her ef she tumbled wien
yer ma an me got tied
We didn't 1--WE no invites. an Their want
no kinfolk there.
But we couldn't jes' lave called It a quiet
like affair.
Fer her dad want far behind US, an tn
gray mare like 10 died
A-scootin' fer tn parsons when yer ma
an me got tied.
parson didn't wear no robe ner none
too many clo'es,
Jes' pants an coat an nightcap an tn
specs upon his nose,
An some folks of his was present. SOS IL
couldn't be denied
That tn thing was did all hunky when
yer ma an me got tied.
Their want nobody weepin' ner a-shakin'
hands around,
But jes' about tn fnish Their come a
smashin' sound.
An yer gran'dad struck tn weddin' jes'
in time to kiss tn bride,
An his langwidge-it was awful, when
yer ma an me got tied.
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
News

Comes from DR.. D.. B. Cargile. ar
Washita, /. t. He writes: -Four bot
tbs of Electric BitteIs has cured Mrs.
Brewer Of scrofula, which had caus~d
her great suffering for years. Terrible
sores would break out on her head and
face. and the best doctors could gle
no nalp: hu her cure is complete an J
her health is excellent" This shu vs.
what thousands lave proved.-ths:
Electric Bitters is the best blood puri :
fer known. It's the supreme remedy
for eczema, letter, salt rheum ulcers.
ooils and running sores. L stimulate;
liver. kidneys and bowels, expels poIs
ons, helps digestion, builds up tire
strength. Only so cents. Sold by r. X
Bellamy. druggist. Guaranteed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11

N INNER was over, ana AIR. Bow
ser had sat down to his news
~ paper and cigar when Mrs.
Bowser carelessly observed:
81 won't be sure about 1t, but / think
Dur doorbell is out Of order. 4 lady
called this afternoon, and it failed to
ring"
"Its out Of order, of course" replied
Mr.. Bowser as he looked up. "As ev-
erything else in this house is out Of or
der why wouldn't the doorbell be? /
suppose you stood there and rang it till
there was nothing leftT'
isn't any doorbell liable to get out
Of order now and then?
"No, ma'am, it isn't. Ours is the only
doorbell in this town which ever gets
put of order. Do you know what it has
cost me to nave doorbell men running
mp here every five minutes for the last
ten years."
at hasn't been out Of order for a
year before"
Hasn't it? That shows how little
you heed what is going on in this
house. To my certain knowledge that
doorbell has had to be repaired twenty
eight times in the last twelve months.
That is over twice a month, once in ev-
cry thirteen days! Is it any wonder
is it any wonder, Mrs. Bowser, that 1
can't bank q dollar to save my neck?
Is 1t any wonder that l have nightmare
every night and kick and toss and
groan and have dreams of the poor
houseP'
She didn't answer, and he rose up
and stood before her. spectacles in one
hand and newspaper in the other, and
continued:
"The dOorbell busted again-busted
for the twenty-ninth time in a year! 4
thousand dollars paid out in twelve
months to repair busted doorbells! We
might as well quit right here and go
to the pOOrhouse."
{ "You can't blame me. Mr.. Bowser."
she protested.
eff you are not to blame, then who
Isl" he shouted. IF you didn't stand
on the steps and jab and jam on the
button until the wire melted or broke,
who did? Don't try to lay it on some
caller or agent. If there is a worse
run house than this in all America, I'd
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
JustiGable.

The Judge-Why did you-you who
are big and burly enough to attack an
ox-assault this poor, weak looking lit.
tie man? Haven't you any shame
q brutal
The Prisoner-Beg your pardon
Judge, but he asked me if 1 had my
coal in.
The Judge-Forgive me. You're dis
charged.-Chicago Record-Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
Happy

Subbubs (desperately)-Great Scott,
Mary, that cook is the worst yet! Why,
I'll bet a thousand dollars l can cook
better myself, without half trying
either!
His Wife-Oh, Henry! l wonder if
she could do your work at the office
and let you stay at home!-Puck.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
Cured of piles After 90 Years.

Mr.. c.. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio. had
the piles for forty years. Doctors and
dollars could do him no lasting COOL
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured him
permanently. Invaluable for cuts.
burns. bruises, sprains. decorations. &C.
zema, letter. salt rheum. and all other
skin diseases. Look for the name De-
Witt on the p~ackage-an others are
cheap, worthless counterfeits-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
Good Risk.

yes. we would be glad to insure
your life, but it is rumored that you
are engaged in an extra hazardous &c
cupation."
Nothing of the sort. Some enemy
Of mine must have told you sc. The
fact is. l am a Nebraska traiI robber."
"Oh. that's all right Shall l make
1t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Plain Dealer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
Puzzled the Expert.

"There is a strange body in your
esophagus," said the expert manipula-
tor of the X rays.
EYES," said the subject. 81 have felt
1t there for a week or two"
81 cannot tell. however," proceeded
the scientist, whether it is your miss
ing false teeth or one of your wife's
biscuits. "-Baltimore American.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
L.aura Birrar Give. hail.

New Yor. November s.-BaiI vas
furnished Laura Biggar. charged with
conspiracy In connection witt the Ben
nett will case. She surrendered voIun-
itarily three days ago.. No ta.i has yet
.hoor found for DIR. Hendricks or former
Justice Stanton who are held on b
same charge.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
How the shrew Was Tanned.

Petruchio had tried all devices for
the tanning of the shrew when an in
%spiration struck him.
"The cook is going to leave, Kate!'
he exclaimed.
Instantly the proud beauty wilted;
but Shakespeare, not feeling in the
mood for real tragedy, wrote up a diff
ferent version.-New York Tribune.
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One Way of Cure.

"Phatt seems to be losing flesh. What
sort Of flesh reducer is be taking?'
II understand that he has joined an
multiplying league."-New York Times.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-11
Quite Likely.

The Maid-Do you regard love as a
disease?
The Bachelor-Oh. no. Merely as a
mild form Of insanity.-Chicago News.
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O

"Got a talking machine at homer"
yep"
"What d you pay for it,"
Nothing. Married it."-Chicago Tri
une.
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An Up to Date MIser.

Bobby-Pa, what is Il miser?
PA miser, son is Il man who
counts his Jumps Of anthracite every
night before he goes to bed.-Detroit
Free Press"