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Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08
COUNCIL 5 REGULAR MEET

Monthly Meeting Of the City Council
Held Last Night Disposes Of the
Regular Business Before tnat Boa
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council last night was shorter
than usual, and the council completed
its session at a comparatively early
hour
A report of the chief of police and
street commissioner showed $34950
in poll tax collected during the year
and $3435O expended, leaving a
balance of Sc.
City Attorney Allen filed a long
opinion in respect to the buildings
and fences at the west end of Main
street. The city attorney stated that
in cases where the property had not
been there twenty years there was no
question but the city could have it
removed from it's present location OH
the street. AS to the statute OF limi-
tations affecting a city corporation, he
said that it was held differently IN
different states. He advised, how
ever that the city take steps to have
the bildings removed. leaving the
courts to determine the equities of the
matter.
The board of health reported nine
births and three deaths during the
month of November One case OF
diphtheria. which was promptly quar-
antined. and no other infections.
The committee on claims reported
on a number of bills, referring the
bill of John Harold for sos to the
capitol commission for work done
in the building of the street car line
Several board of health bills were ap-
proved and ordered allowed. The fol
lowing bills were presented:
]. C. Ritchey. impounding stock 5 800
Hughes Electric Co. light. l2'so
p,,r. rana;rS 7.50
Capital Book store. supplies. 'so
Mcdonald repairs 1926
Bismarck Tribune Co, printing $500
j. F. Fort, fees .... ...... o.5o
c,onbs {, wolbert $50
J F.. Fort. fees .......... 2.oo
/ O. l.. Johnson. street and alley
crossings .. 1945C
There was another long discussion
of the bill of John Pollock for $22 FOL
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08
TREATY REACHES COLON.
Canal Document Turned over 10
Steamers Purser.

Colon. Dec. 8.-The canal treaty
reached Colon at about ll.30 a. m. IN
care of Consul General Gudger. who
handed il to the purser of the CITY OF
Washington to be returned TO the
United States
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08
FLAG HAULED DOWN

American Consul Leaves AIexandret
ia for Beirut, in Consequence Of
Diplomatic Incidents.
Constantinople, Dec. S.-The United
States flag over the consulate at
AleXandretta, Asiatic Turkey. was
hauled down and Consul Davis left
for Beirut In consequence of ser
ious diplomatic Incident during which
the consul was assaulted by the local
police.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08
Gives LIE to Save Horses.

Wheaton. Mimi. Dec. SO. II. Oh
son. well-tc-do farmer living west OF
mere, drove off the road into Lake
iraverse and, in trying to eXtricate
MS horses. was drowned
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08
THE MARKETS.

Opening, Range and Close Of Grain
Prices at Minneapolis, Chicago and
Duluth.
First National Bank building, who
have direcS wires to Minneapolis, Du-
luth and Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Bismarck, Dec. |. 1903.

Bismarck, Dec. ], 1903.
Present CONS Grambs, SWEET and
Ecklund
On motion he offer of c. Lyons to
pay $S1.77 for the tax on lots and TO-
block ST. original plat city of Bis
erroneous assessment
On motion the assessment of per
sonal property of M. Laist-s600. 100
credits was cancelled on account of
erroneous assessment.
On molten the following bills were
allowed:
Peter Frieburg. work on road. S 1926
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08

Mrs. ShatZ 80. ............. 2.lO
c. A. Burton, coal court house. 45.14
On motion the board adjourned un-
til 10 o'clock a. m, Dec. 2, 1903.
December 2, 1903
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present CONS. Grambs, SWEET and
Ecklund
On motion the minutes of Nov. 3, 5
and 9th were approved.
On motion the offer of Robt. Steb-
birs to pay 90 per cent for the taxes
on lots 10 and II, block 2, Sturgis
addition to the city of Bismarck, was
accepted.
On motion the following bills were
allowed
Geo A. Welch. summon jury $lS5.5O
Geo A. Welch, board and guard
prisoners .. 4l.l5
Geo. A. Welch. jallor & janitor 1900
O. H. Beal, repairing court
l.. ID. McGahan, printing. ... 121.5O
Andrew Allen, work on road. 24OO
J. c. SWEET, Mdse. poor:
Mrs. Bullock ............... 1900
John Rumblad ...... 600
Mrs. Nelson .............. $40
Mrs Hartley .... ........ lis
Ralph Sanders, climbing flag
pole ............ ....... 300
j. w. Foley, taking testimony in
coroners inquest ............ 500
Geo. A. Welch, sheriff fees cor
onerS inquest .............. GAO
f. p. Quain, coroners fees. 80. 9.35
Burt Finney, jurors fees. ... 270
VIM. O'Hara, juror fees. .. 27O
J. G. Quinlivan, jurors fees. 2.7O
Thos. Fortune, witness, cor
oner's jury ................ 1.30
j. s. White, witness cor
oner's jury ............... 1.3O
Jas. Durkin. witness cor
/
John Walerus, witness cor
oner's jury -. 80. ........ 1.3O
Iohn Clark, witness coroner's
jury ............. 1.3O
VIM. Schnelle witness coroner's
jury ......-........... 1.3O
The roll being called on the bills Of
! lnh
$500, E, p, Qpain, 1885, and approval
of coroner's report.
Commissioners Grambs and SWEET
voted yes; Ecklund voted no
On motion the follwoing bills were
allowed
I w. c. Morris, work on road. $264OO
w c. Morris, work on road . 1900
Fred Stone. work on road. 1900
/ The roll being called on the bills Of
W. c. Morris s264.00. w. c. Morris,
$1,000, and Fred Stone, $1,000
Commissioners Grambs and SWEET
voted yes; Ecklund voted no.
LII HlOtiOil we iOiio lHS DlIIS WeIe
allowed:
F. G. Grambs, Sal. Co. Com :. $50
}. Z. SWEET, do. ............... 1900
J E. Ecklund do ...... ...... 202O
On motion the offer of o. II. Beal
and J. c. SWEET to pay $1,000 for the
county's interest in lots 3, A. 5. 6, and
Z, and 13. IA ard 20, block 81, Origi-
nal plot of the city of Bismarck. was
accepted and the auditor was instruct
ed to issue a deed for the same with
the understanding that they are not to
look to The county or state for REIN
bursement for any money paid for
! taxes on such real estate.
0 On motion the board adjourned un
0 til 10 O'Clock a m, Dec. 80, 1909
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-12-08

Medina is tC have newspaper as
soon as a printer can be secured, says
Wm J. Dwyer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
WORDS OF WISDOM,

Worry Is forcthought gone to seed.
1t is not how long, but how we'll we
live.
TO know temptation docs not dis
honor
A clear conscience can bear any
trouble.
Never sacrifice comfort for the sake
Of appearances.
Industry is fortunes right hand, and
frugallty her left.
1t isn't conscience that makes COW.
ards of us all, perhaps, but cowardice
that gives us conscience.
Nothing undermines the health Of tho
soul so much as selhshness, which, in
fact, is the root of all evil.
To q normal heart pleasures WHICH
in some way cannot be shared 9lelike
gritty bread-nccessary, perhaps, but
diStasteful.
More likely is it that small love will
bring great love down to its OWL level
than that the. large love will make the
small increase.
The greatest wisdom is a knowledge
of our ignorance. The more we learn
the/more We realize how much knowl'
edge is beyond US.
If the men who do nothing but think
would work little more, and the men
who do nothing but work would think
little more, there would be much
more happiness for both.
Failure does not necessarily imply
personal weakness. The strongest me-!
of to-day, in business end financial re
sources, were many of them weaklinsS
who failed few years ago and have
since recouped by the exhibition Of per
sonal strength. If you fail once Keel
up your courage and try again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
A Good Omen.

Perhaps it is a good omen that the
first bill introduced IN the House OF
Repl ,sentatives was one to appropriate
money for the establishment in the De-
partment Of Agriculture of bureau OF
good roads. Good roads would do good
to all men. The United States, instead
Of having the worst roads within the
limits of civilization, should have the
best. 1t is curious contradiction that
Americans insist on fastrailroad trains.
fast ships, fast mails, fast horses and
fast autos, but also apparently insist
On slow roads. AS city should have
good streets, so should tie country
have good roads. Roads heavy with
mud or dust or rough with ruts and
hills are not only an evidence of un-
thrift, bat q bar to progress. Ruts and
hills are almost as much Of q check cn
intercourse as tollgates.
But the good roads movement has
struck deep in mems minds, and will
grow till bad roads shall have been
made good. Good roads are a paying
investment. They promote neishbor-
hood intercourse, bring the school,
church and farm house nearer to each
other, reduce the distance between the
market and the farm, increase the lon
gevity Of wagons and economlzc horse
Dowor
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
Distrust OF Left Handed BarDcrs.

al have struck all kinds Of BARRIERS II
my trips about the country" said the
man who travels, "but the one kinc
that always makes me feel as If was
balanced on the very brink Of eternity
is the 1eft-handed barber. have been
shaved by several of their class IN the
past year. They have been good BAR
bers, too, every one Of them, but no
matter how we'll they knew their busi-
ness they always gave me n bad turn,
and every time they drew the razor
across my face I felt as If life and
were about ready to part company
or course it is foolish, but nowadays
when find myself assigned to left
handed barber I leave the shop OH
some pretext or other and go else
where to be beautifled. Other men
whom I have sounded on the subject
have confessed to the same weakness,
and women have told me that they
have like unexplainable dread of left.
handed hairdressers. In the dressmak.
ing business, too, I am told, q left.
handed cutter and filter is pretty sure
to give the customer crop Of goose
flesh, while even harmless occupa
ton like manicurlng can always be re.
lied on to produce real shivcrs if pur
sued by 4 person whose cleverness lies
in her left hand."-New York Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
AssyourDruggistfor aires Pe-ru-naAIman
Found Dead and Fined.

f, From an American traveller lately
returned from Mexico comes the fol-,
lowing wonderful and veracious story
of Mexican justice:
81 went to the land Of the Monte
zumas few years ago for my health"
said the returned traveller, "and was
staying in a little town not very far
from the Texas border. One morning
the corpse of q cowboy was found in
the bushes in the outskirts of the vii
lage. 1t seems he had come over from
the other side of the Rio Grande to
attend fandango. He INDUCED lit
tie too freely in julque while at the
dance, and doubtless excited the jeal-
ousy of some hot headed Mexican be-
cause of too much attention paid to a
dark eyed senorita. At least, that
was the theory of the killing, because
a bag of money amounting to $500.
all in gold, was found on the body,
proving that the murder had not been
done for robbery. Besides the coin
q costly, very costly, sixshooter, sill
yer mounted and ivory handled, was
strapped around the deceased. The
finding of the gun was the occasion
of a trial before the local alcalde. or
Justice of the peace. It was against
1.-THE law to carry weapons. and the
5dead man was fined $500, just the
Asum they found on him. for violating
3the Mexican statute.-New York Tri'
Sbune.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
Tears Up the Street.

A track-breaking machine is used
for tearing up old street railway
tracks. says the Engineering News.
The machine resembles box car.
with two heavy iron arms projecting
In front and extending toward the
ground. A heavy chain along each
arm passes over sheaye at the end,
aad has strong hooks by which the
chain Is attached to the rail. When
the chains are hauled in by the wind
ing engine on the car the track Is torn
UP bodily, ties and paving being SO
looscned that they are easily removed.
The machine has greatly facilitated
the work of tearing up old cable rail-
way tracks, embedded in concrete, as
without 1t the breaking up of concrete
by picks and sledges would have been
very tedious. Where these tracks
have been torn up cross trenches are
roughly made for wooden ties. leaving
tbe1arge mass of old urdlsturbed con-
crete between. Heavy girder rails are
spiked to the tics, lined up by means
of a transit, and concrete is then ram
med in around the ties and old con-
crete to form an even and solid bed
for new paving.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
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To RniId Good Roads.


~ ENATOR SPROUL, Of Della
ware County. has been putting
to good use the interval OF
- legislative inactivity in Penn
sylvania by preparing good ROADS
bill for later consideration. He pro-
poses to put public road building in the
State under the control of State
Highway Commission, to consist OF
three men, who shall appoint State
Highway Engineer with supervisory
powers. The State'is to appropriate
81 100000 annually; the Highway De
partment is to contribute anu require
scientific methods Of construction, ana
whatever amount may he expended III
any township is to be borne in equal
proportions by the township, the colln'
" and the State. This would ncceSsi-
tate yearly expenditure Of $3,oo0'ooo
for road betterment. The bill contains
other suitable provisions for adjusting
The old system of road supervision 10
the new method proposed.
The object of this bill is altogethrr
meritorious. 1t would be bettcred,
however, by welding out of it the op-
portunity for political engineering 1t
would be an Improvement, for exam
pie, if the three State Highway Com
missioners should all be competent
engineers, and If the counties Of the
State should be so divided rs to give
them all a field Of Jurisdiction ana
employment. This would make 1t un-
necessary to appoint another man to GO
the work while the three Commissioners
should look OH, and would secure cumu-
lative official service.
Three million dollars could hardly be
spent to better advantage in Pcnnsyl'
vania than in building good roads.
Money so used would bring instant ad.
vantage to the tax-payins contributor.
1t would so cheaper transportation as
to add to the profit of production, and
so contribute to the comfort of move
ment as to add length Of life and hap
piness to living.
Senator Sproul is on the right track
If he can only so shape his bill that
the money contributed shall go straight
and whole into scientific road-makinS
without diversion to the machine grab
hop.-PhiladelDhia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
,okEs in BRICKS AND BRASS.
History as It Has Sometimes Been Mad
by Wits-Russlan Generals Grim jest.

History as It Has Sometimes Been Mad
by Wits-Russlan Generals Grim jest.
In the year 1910 the Danes made
descent on Hamburg. then, as now,
the great seaport of the German con-
federacy. But the good people OIL
Hamburg had had warning of the con-
templated attack. They were ready,
and the Danish soldiers met with SO
hot a reception that they were only
too clad to take a hurried departure.
leaving many Of their number dead
and dying behind them as q result OF
the conflict.
The Hamburcers struck 4 coin to
commemorate the event, and one OF
these coins has lately been sold among
n collection which belonged to 4 de-
ceased collector in Berlin. On one
side are these words: ".rhe King Of
Denmark has been to Hamburg. IT
:hou wouldst know what lie achieved.
look on the other side" You tn:''' the
coin over, and the other side is-a
blank.
There are more than one OF these
historic jokes to be seen in various
rarts of the world. A notable one is
\ monument in the market place at
CoblentZ.
When Napoleon's conQucrinS army
marched through this city on It's way
to crush Russia. a French general
erected this monument to celebrate
his victorious progress, and on it
carved an inscription, setting forth
the fact that Coblentz had been added
to the French Empire, and signed
with his own name.
A few months later, and Russian
general entered the town, but i'll pur-
suit of broken regiments Of starving
Trenchn1en. He saw the monument
md read the grand inscription. He
did not blot it out, but with grim
irony he carved beneath them, "Scen
and approved by me-" and lie added
his name. So the words remain to
this day,
There Is a curious old almshousc In
the Herefordshirc town OF Lcomins-
ter. On the outside wall is q rude
carving of man armed with 4 heavy
Ratchet. Underneath are these words:
"He who gives away all before he Is
dead, let him take up this hatchet and
chop off his head" A former inhabl.
taat Of the town was the builder Of
these almshouses, and so charitable
was lie that at the age of about sixty
ended his days in the very almshouse
he himself had built, and before he
died he requested that this amusing
warning might be inscribed for The
benefit of posterity.-Answers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
Good Roads in Politics.

The good roads movement has made
such progress in New York State and
has won the approval Of the people so
thoroughly that there is constant
rivalry between the Republican and
Democratic parties in that State rs to
which shall present the most salts
factory good roads plank in its plat
form. This zeal for good roads docs
not die with the election. New York
State has very good roads law,
though doubtless, as the Democrats
claim. it is open to improvement SO as
to give more good roads.
The criticism Is made that the i'm
proved roads in New York State arc
too much in unconnnected sections.
They are not continuous, so that in
travelling considerable distances the
enjoyment of the hard bottomed im-
proved roads is marred by the neces-
sity of traversing occasional sections
of the cid stye road of dust or mud.
1t is a happy condition when there is
no longer the need of demand for the
construction of good roads generally,
but merely the complaint that there
are gaps remaining Of the old dlscred-
tied dirt roads.
Good roads halt in Pennsylvania, the
demand being net by lawful of
promises, which, being, unsupported
by approprlations,~lIave never been
realizel performance. New York,
New Jersey and Massachusetts are
each making progress in road recon-
struction, while Pennsylvania stands
still. Perhaps when good roads are
made q party issue, as in New York,
something will be done. We have had
road commissions and legislation on
the subject. The opposition to road
improvement on account Of its sup
posed cost has about died out. Bit tie
actual building of improved roads In
Pennsylvania on large scale has not
yet commenced.
Philadelphia in its suburbs and two
Of its adjoining townships have some
improved roads Of the first quality.
They show what good roads are and
what they can do for ncighborhood.
1t is possible, however, that for this
State good roads must wait until the
politicians see that there arc votes
to be had here for good roads rs well
MS in New York State.-PlilaGelph;;l
Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
MARRIAGE AND INSURANCE.
"WIfe" Includes Second Wife
In Life Policies.

Probably few persons will dispute
the proposition that in common par
lance IL married man speaks of his
wife he intends to refer to her who
is his wife at that time. and does not
contemplate her death and a second
wife, whom he may subsequently
marry. But suppose married man
effects a policy % insurance on his
own life under the Married Women's
Property Act, 1882, "for the beneft
of his wife and children" and after
his then wife's death the assured mai.
ries again and has a second family.
VIII the second wife and her children
be entitled upon the death OF the hus-
band to share in the policy moneys?
This was the question before Mr.. JUS
tice Kekewich in case at the. end OF
last week, and he held that the sec
ond wife and her children are en-
titled to share. The decision appears
to be In accordance with good sense
as well as law. AS the learned judge
observed In giving Judgment, the pre-
sumption that when married man
speaks OF his wife he intends his wife
at the time loses weight when an In.
strument like a policy Of insurance.
which Is intended to make provision
for a wife and children after the .hus-
bands death, has to be construed. The
husband in all probability intends to
provide for those who survive him,
and for that reason stand in need of
the provision; and this conclusion Is
strengthened by the reflection that as
he cannot reasonably be supposed
to have intended to benefit only the
children living at the date of the policy
to the exclusion Of after-born children
of the then existing wife, there ap-
pears to he no good rason why the
children by the second wife and the
second wife herself should not also
share. There Is no reason why the
trust in favor of the wife and children
which the act of 1882, mentioned above
creates, should not include objects as
yet unascertained. Upon these grounds
It was held that by wife and child
rem" the husband intended his survip-
Ing wife (if any) and his surviving
children, whether by his then living
or any after.taken wifc.-London TeIe.
graph.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25

. ELGIN, ILL.-In very recent commu-
nication from this place comes the. news
that Mr.. Arthur Ernest Kidd, we'll
known architect of that city, has made
complete recovery from catarrh of tho
head, from which he had suffered for
NEARLY a quarter Of q century. He writes
from Is Hamilton ave.:
81 am 42 years OF age, and have had CO.
tarrh of the head for over half of my life,
as result of scarlet fever. followed by
typhoid fever. got so bad that l was al
most constantly coughing and clearing my
throat. The catarrh greatly impaired my
eyesight, and the hearing in one car, and
reduced my weight to 10 pounds.
81 tried nearly every catarrh remedy ad-
vertised, besides great many different
physicians treatments, all of which failed
'T had heard and read of Peruna, and
finally decided to try it two months ago.
I have now taken seven bottles, and
weigh l72 pounds. Never felt happier or
merrier. Feel tip top."-A. e. KIDD.
If you c not derive prompt and satls-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-02-25
Tnlnrranhinr from Trims.

Recently wireless telegraphic signals
were received OIL special railroad
train running at the rate of sixty miles
an hour between Toronto and Mon
trcal. The messages were sent from
a station ut st. Dominique, and the
train remained in communication with
the station over q distance of eight OF
ten miles. The electric waves were
transmitted by means Of two vibrators,
ten by twelve feet, connected with al
induction coil giving an eiSht-inch
spark, and were received on the train
by an ordinary coherer. The connect
ing wires were run through the signal
cord guides inside the train, extending
about one car length on each side OF
the coherer. The signals were rend'
cred audible by relay ringing bells in
three cars.-Youths Companion.