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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-18
WOMEN ATTACKED BY A BEAR.
Exciting Experience or a Party CT
moonlight Excursionsts.

Catskill, y. Y.-AIr and Mrs. Hob
son Halliday and their daughter Miss
Edith. of 70 West Ninety-second
street, Wv York, and Mr.. and Mrs.
c. f. f *, also Of New York, had an
exciting moonlight encounter with a
full-grown bear and two cubs the 9th
er night at Beach's Corners, town Of
Jewett, on the mountain top. The
party had been making a carriage
drive through the mountains for a
week or more. That evening, on the
way to Hunter, they stopped at a
farmhouse at Beach's Corners because
of a breakdown
Starting for a moonlight stroll after
supper, they soon found themselves
a mile from the farmhouse, when
Mrs. Fink, who was slightly in adj
vance nearly stepped on a bear and
two cubs lying in the middle of the
road. ParalyZed with fear, she was
unable to utter a sound. Just as the
mother bear arose and gazed about
the rest Of the party appeared around
a bend of the road.
Mr.. Halliday seized a fence rail and
sought to "shOO" the bear and cubs
into the thicket Instead, however,
the mother bear advanced toward
Mrs Fink. She sprang back and
climbed fence. At this stage some
coon hunters came along and the
bears retreated into a thickeJ.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-18
ASSURED OF LIGHT
Gas and Electricity Will
illuminate Fair Pavilion.
No DANGER OF A BREAK DOWN
Decorators Eegn Active Work on IN
terror of BuiIorg-Merchant
Commence on Booths.
No DANGER OF A BREAK DOWN

The fruit fair management is pre-
pairing for a possible break in the
electric light system by Installing a
complete gas lighting system in the
fruit fair pavilion. Workmen yester-
day completed laying the gas mains
and fixtures were installed today
Fifteen hundred incandescent lights
will illuminate the big pavilion this
year as light as day. The work Of
wiring the structure and placing the
rows of lights across the building
was completed today and test Of the
system will be made one Of these
nights by Electrician Bracket, who
has charge Of the lighting again this
year.
I'VE are going to be sure that the
lighting system is perfect this year
before the fair opens" Secretary Van
De Water said this morning. This
thing OF having to close down on ac
OOtL4I VI lI1-pCAItNI AISLlS " III NC q
thing Of the past. If the electric sys-
ten breaks we will have gas and
plenty of it to illuminate the big
building"
The big building presents busy
scene these days with score Of
decorators under charge OF Superin-
tendent Ballou at work. \ huge
wagon load Of grasses and grains was
delivered at the building yesterday at
ternCOn. together with a carload Of
slab wood in the rough, which will be
used extensively this year in rustic
effects. Exhibitors commenced WORK
On their booths this morning, and by
tomorrow the big building will begin
to take On a finished appearance.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-18

All that the Walla Walla County
Fair association now asks for is fair
weather during next month to insure
the complete success of the race meet
and fair. "Generally speaking Octo-
Der in the Walla Walla valley is an
ideal month";" said Weather Observer
Newman Of the local bureau this
morning.
The average rainfall for II year,
past is 1.51 inches, though there have
been instances where not a drop OF
rain fell during the month and other
instances where the month has been
termed exceedingly wet. Last year
the precipitation amounted to SO OF
an inch. The year before was an eX-
ceedingly dry month only .3S of an
inch being recorded.
"On the other hand during the Oc-
tobers OF 1900 and 1899 there was
much rain. 1900 showing 500 inches
and 1899, 3.07 inches. IN 1898 there
was 109 inches, 1897, % Of an inch,
DUL III 1000 ll1CiC was lICt NNSd q
trace. Last October there were 10
clear days and is partly cloudy not
a cloudy day being recorded"
Ii the dates set for Walla Walla's
race meet happen to fall just right
fair bright weather will be encounter
ed. as on an average for the past II
years there have been 20 days of
each month in which no rain fell.
The mean temperature for those years
is 81 degrees.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-18

Why are YOU so sad, my boy?"
asked the kind old man.
Il was jest wishin' it was skatin'
time" replied the fearful youngster.
Why, l saw you in swimming lit
tie while ago. and you seemed to be
enjoying that"
Il know, but pop caught me al II.
and III feel better now if 7 could sit
Oh the ice awhile.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-18

Funniman-He's undergoing spe-
cies OF voice training, believe, to fit
him for his political work. jerks
Voice tra;ning9 Funnim2n-Yes Hes
training his voice Of conscience tc
keep still.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-18

Yes" said Miss Howells. after hel
solo, 4 intend to 60 abroad to finish
my musical education.' Huh" snort
ed Miss GroWells, why not finish il
right now, and save the eXpense?'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-09-18

They had made night Of. it to-
gether, and the following afternoon
they met again. Hello, old chap"
exclaimed Naggs. Got home all right.
eh?' yes" replied Jaggs, gloomily.
"but my wife wouldn't speak to me-
Lucky fellow" said Naggs. Mine
did,
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Catholic Ladies' Entertainment at Opera
House.

Monday evening the ladies' of the Al.
tar society of St, Patrick's church enter
tanned about $50 guests at the opera
house at a card party and dance, and as
these ladies are we'll known by reputa.
ton az the best of entertainers, any COM
ments along that line are unnecessary.
Suffice to say, that a. usual, they left
nothing undone to make everyone pres
ent feel free at ease 10 have a good time
and that the event vas given for their
amusement and pleasure. Added to
to cards and dancing, J. w. Reid and Ed.
Core favored the crowd with a couple of
very nice solos, which were warmly ap-
plauded and highly appreciated.
Tables were furnished for those who
cared to indulge in cards and quite a
number joined in the popular game of
progressive euchre. The prize winners
were: Mrs. Devine, lady's first prize, and
Miss Anna Van der Las, the BOBBY. J.
W. Goodall won %gentleman's first prize
and Roy Berry came all the way from
Glendive to capture the BOBBY.
At midnight a nice lunch was served,
after which dancing was resumed. Da.
Wis orchestra furnished the music and
the evening was greatly enjoyed. The
sum of s87 was added to the treasury
fund of the Altar society.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Pretty Wedding.

The following, taken from the Musca-
tine (Iowa) Journal, will be of interest to
Dickinson people who are acquainted
with Miss Breckon. she having spent a
year here some time ago with her brother.
w. J. Breckon:
A very pretty wedding took place yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Frances Breckon, 500 East Seventh
street, when Miss Sue L. Breckon was
united in marriage to Atwood S. Fore.
man. Rev. w. L. Clapp, pastor Of the
South Muscatine M. E. church, per-
formed the ceremony. Immediately
after the ceremony the guests which
we're all members of the immediate
family were served to a bountitul repast.
The bride is one of Muscatine's highly
respected young women of culture and
refinement, and enjoys the acquaintance
of a large circle of friends. The groom is
an energetic business man OF Chicago,
having a lucrative and responsible posi-
ton with a large tea and coffee firm in
that city. The many friends of the
young people extend to them congratu:
lation and best wishes for a successful
future.
The young married couple left on the
Ell Paso train for Chicago, where they
will make their future home.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Away.

Mrs. NJ. c. Eacker Of this city was
called to Richardton Wednesday morn
ing bv the serious illness of her mother,
and started for that place, but before ar
irving at her destination a message was
received in Dickinson announcing her
death.
Mrs. Peter Wagner passed to tho great
beyond at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn.
ing, after a p%rotracted illness OF Bright's
disease.
Mrs. Wagner was born in Chicago
Feb. 9Th, l84o, and was married to John
Wagner in 1869. She came to Stark
county in 1886, and, with the exception
of three years spent in Chicago where
the children attended school, has since
that time made her home at Richardton,
where she was we'll liked and respected
by everyone who knew her, being a
friendly, %peaceable citizen.
She leaves to mourn the loss of a fond
mother and wife four daughters, two sons
and a husband: Mrs. M. c. Eacker OF
this city, Mrs. A. c. Stone and Mrs. Ed.
Stone; and Miss Julia, Charles and Frank
Wagner.
Her remains were laid to rest Friday
in the Richardton cemetery where a
large concourse of friends followed her
to her last resting place.
The sympathy of all is extended to
the bereaved family and husband in
this their hour ut sorrow.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Miss Grace CrowI's Birthday Celebrated at
Glendivo.

GIendive.
Monday being observed as Washing
tons birthday, and also being Miss Grace
Crowl's, the event was fttingly celebrat-
ed at Hotel Jordan in GIendive, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry entertained a large
party of friends in honor of their guest,
Miss Grace.
Never has the Jordan looked prettier
or more inviting than on this occasion,
with its rich, patriotic decorations Of the
national colors and natural flowers, ar
tistically arranged by the delft fingers of
Mrs. Berry and Miss Grace.
Paper rosettes in red, white and blue
were presented to the ladies as souvenirs,
and small American flags to the gentle
men.
The dining room, where a most sump-
tuous supper was spread, looked beauti-
full with its rich decorations Of flags, etc.
but the most imposing sight, perhaps, of
all, and the one to first attract the eye,
was the large American eagle looming
up in majestic elegance from the side
board, with "Old Glory" floating grace
fully over it. George Washington's por.
trait formed a part of the wall decora-
tons, and naturally amid all these sur
roundings a feeling of patriotism swept
over the guests assembled, and they felt
it was good to be there.
Miss Grace assisted in receiving the
guests, and thus ended one of the most
truly pleasant evenings eve enjoyed,
and perhaps n Of the most elaborate
in all its appointments.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

That smallpox has lost its ter
rors, to a great extent at least, was
illustrated in Bismarck a few DAYS
ago when it was found that men,
Der of the house was afflicted with
the disease. Five years or so ago
there would have been a wild rush
from the building, in all proba
bllity. However, only a few we're
alarmed, and the majority re-
NAMED to transact business as
usual. The modern methods of
treatment and the frequency of
cases of the disease in recent
years has had the effect of chang
ing the views of the public regard
ing it, and now only a mild interest
is displayed when a case is dis
covered.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Everybody Slide.

Speaking of novel forms of amuse.
ments, surely that planned and carried
out by the ladies of the Avenue club on
Wednesday afternoon eclipsed all for
mer efforts of the kind wei thought Of
in Dickinson. 1t all occurred on Crave
yard hill, and was nothing more or less
than an old-fashioned toboggan slide,
which was the means of great mirth and
enjoyment to all, Mrs. John Courtney be-
ing unanimously declared the champion
tobogganist Of the crowd.
About twenty-five guests were present
and after sufficient toboggan sliding they
returned to Mrs. Cota's. home where
card playing served as a pastime for
al hour or more, after which delicious
refreshments we're passed around to rest
and strengthen the weary tobogganists.
1t was indeed an afternoon we'll worth
remembering-and probably the MAORI
ty of those present will always remem-
Der it.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

St. Johns Guild will meet next Thurs
day with Mrs. Tingle.
Richardton items received too late for
publication will appear next week.
DR.. J. c. F. Siegtriedt was a pleasant
visitor from Sentinel Butte this week.
Since his appointment as U. S. COM
missioner Charlie Phelan is doing a land
office business-which speaks we'll for
Charlie.
Another interesting western letter from
Editor and Mrs. Ayers will be found
on the fourth page of this issue of the
PRESS.
A clever artist in the city drew an al
most perfect pen picture of the tobog-
ganists az seen while enjoying their out
ing on Graveyard hill.
DR.. Bankers friends will be glad to
learn that, after a two-weeks' illness with
an abscess on his face, he is able to be
around again, although not fit to resume
Office duties yet.
At a meeting of the Rebekah's We'd
nesday evening Mrs. &c. F. Parker was
elected as a delegate to attend the an.
nual convention of this order that con-
venes at Grand Forks in June.
The weather this week has been mild
and warm. and every appearance of an
early spring is evident. 1t has been
thawing all the week and every vestige
of snow around town has disappeared.
A good story is told on Fred Dickin-
son and Engineer Joe Crosthwaite:
1t seems they had a day off the first Of
the week and decided to enjoy the nice
weather by taking a fast drive behind
one of Fred's spirited horses. This they
did, but it seems that Joe was driving
and as his arm is not as steady on
the reins as on the throttle, he lost
his hold and both were tipped
out in the mud-buggy being up
set-and Joe's fine new Sunday suit badly
bedabbled. Billy Whinn says he has
advised them not to try the same game
again until the mud dries up-and it's
safe to say they will profit by the advise.
Joe is still mourning over the "soiled"
condition of his clothes, and Fred is
in the same predicament, although he is
not saying much.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

The last act in a drama of crime
was enacted in Washburn Friday
OF last week when Jacob Bassa-
nella was hanged. Those who are
religiously inclined will find some
satisfaction in knowing that be-
fore the execution Bassanella was
repentant. Bassanella's mania
seems to have been murder and
knowing that he would only be in
trouble were he to be allowed to
live he welcomed death. Accord.
ing to his own statement his life
had been one of crime and unhap-
piness and his warning to young
men to walk in the straight and
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Women Land Seekers.

The following from the Pioneer Press
will be of interest to the friends and &C.
quaintances of Miss Baker. who was at
n time st%enographer for Attorney l..
A. Simpson of this city, and who is a sis
ter of Sam Baker, we'll and favorably
known here:
Four young from St. Paul
stood at the outer door of the federal
building in Duluth, on Feb. 18th. from
q to E O'clock a. M, with the thermom
eter registering 20 degrees below zero,
and the wind blowing fifty miles an hour,
in order to be the first to file on lands in
a township on the north shore of Lake
Superior, which was opened for settle.
ment at 9 o'clock at the United States
land office.
There we're: Alma c. Hartman, clerk
in tho Office Of the public examiner;
Elizabeth Baker, stenographer of the
statute revision commission; Lucy Hatch,
stenographer of the attorney general,
and Eleanor Hatch, clerk in the North
ern Pacific offices. The men in line gave
the women the first places, and when
they were not s Q warmly clad as they
should be, gave up articles of clothing
that they might be better protected from
the terrible blasts. As it was, two of the
women had their noses and ears frosted,
though not badly. The four women
made the first filings and made stone
and timber applications for 100 acres
each.
The lands are not supposed to be of
remarkable value, but have upon them
some spruce. They may, perhaps, rea-
lie out of them from $1,000 to $500.
c. w. Somerby of Minneapolis was
the first man to file after the four young
ladies had made their applications. He
was enabled to get his position by rea-
son of the fact that he was bundled up
in blankets and was thought to be a
woman, being hustled up in front with
the other four.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
SENTINEL BUTTE NOTES.

On Friday, the 10th, there was a
masquerade ball given at the Butte hotel,
which was we'll attended by guests from
Medora and Wibaux.
Settlers and land seekers are coming
in and hunting up homestead land and
buying Golden Valley land. J.R. Smith,
the courteous and accommodating repre-.
sentative of the company, is doing a good
business in the land selling. H. Gilbert,
clerk of 9th judicial district for Billings
county, entered 10 filings last week,
most OF those parties have bought land.
The boom at Sentinel Butte has got
started. Messrs. Hegman & Patterson
have just received two carloads Of lum-
Der for their new stone, and work will
commence Immediately. They expect
to be down to business by the first of
April with a $4,000 stock of general
merchandise.
R. Barnett has just got in lumber for
a large building, his present premises
being far too small to accommodate. He
intends to make this the most attrac-
tive rendezvous in Sentinel Butte.
Mrs. A. L. Martin has just returned
from St. Paul where she has been under
medical treatment at St. Luke's hospital.
She is greatly improved in health and
hopes to be all right again soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin, parents of A. L.
Martin, are just recovering from a very
severe a tack of grip.
Messrs. Brown & Graham of Wibauux
have the contract for building Hegman
& Patterson's store, and D. McCollom
for the building of the Barnett place of
business.
The energetic Mr.. Lepper of Antelope
was in town doing insurance business
this week.
B. Lawless of Wibaux was in town,
and reports considerable loss Of sheep
west of Beaver creek on the divide OF
the Yellowstone along Bene Pere and
Smoke creek, owing to the snow, which
is very much crusted. Also that cattle
are suffering to some extent, owing to
same conditions, and that the case is
serious unless we get some mildsr wealth.
er to thaw the crust on the snow
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

WITH an appropriation of $780,
600 for the st. Louis exhibition
North Dakota can make a fine
showing with the amount judic-
iously expended. The idea that
if the state is to make an exhibit
at all it should make a good one
is correct. North Dakota can
gain a great deal by having a we'll
selected display of the states pro-
auctions at St. Louis, while a
meagre display would give visit
ors a mistaken idea as to the
boundless possibilities of our state.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

The bill providing for a state
board of control to conist of three
members is likely to become a
law, despite the opposition of
merchants and others residing in
the vicinity of some OF the state
institutions. 1t is believed that
the state will be saved many
thousands of dollars by doing
away with local trustees in charge
of institutions of the state. With
carefully selected men for the
places there is little doubt but
that the state will be benefited.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

SOME people are fond of be-
wailing the fact that every
thing is different now from what
it was when they were boys. A
little incident at Glen Ullin re-
Gently illustrates the fact that
things move along about the same
as in the old days, in some sec
tons at least. At a social there
one infatuated young man put up
S1o.5o for basket for his best
girl, evidencing that he was
prompted by the same old spirit
that caused trouble years and
years ago.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

THE Bismarck Settler is of the
opinion that farmers of the Mis-
souri, Slope are better off than
these of any other section of the
state, and this opinion is shown
by merchants in the many thriv-
ing towns of this section. Stock,
mixed farming and creamery in
terests have made the Slope pros
porous, and it will continue in the
future, a. in the past, to lead when
the wealth of the producing class
es is considered,
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

Dispatches related a few days
ago that Venezuela protested be-
cause Germany, Great Britain and
Italy had failed to keep an agree
ment to return certain vessels.
The Venezuelans should remem-
Der that the three powers named
have always been quick to seize
loot of any description but slowto
return anything until compelled to
by pressure exerted by some
strong power like the United
States,
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

AN exchange says the biggest
trust on earth has been discovered
at last. 1t is the country news
paper trust. 1t trusts everybody,
get cussed for trusting, mistrusted
for cussing, and if it busts for
trusting, gets cussed for busting.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
ESCAPED AN AWFUL FATE.

MIR. H. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla,
writes, "My doctor told me l had Con-
sumption and nothing could be done for
me. l was given up to die. The offer
of a free trial bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, induced me
to try it. Results were startling. l am
TO- on the road to recovery and owe all
to DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t surely
saved my life" This great cure is guar
anteed for all throat and lung diseases
T. ]. Greene & Co., Dickinson, and J.
A. Ferris, Medora, Druggists. Price soc
and 81. Trial bottles free.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
PEARLS BECOMING SCARCE.

1t is reported that a famine of pearls
has set in, due to the large demands for
these lovely gems. 1t is claimed that no
other stone is so becoming to youth and
beauty, but the majority Of people
throughout the country are not able to
purchase these costly gems. However,
as long as they enjoy good health they
are far richer and will always look better
than if they possessed all the pearls in
the world. If you have lost the precious
Observation-Disclosures should try Hos
letters Stomach Bitters because it is
recognized as the nealth maker in ex-
istence. 1t will cure headache, nervous
ness, indigestion, liver and kidney troub-
les and malaria, fever and ague. Our
private stamp is over the neck of the
bottle.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

narrow path is of some value as
he had travelled on the broader
course and knew Of the unsatis6ed
state Of mind resulting from sus!r
a life
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
{ A AGO..

Potatoes were worth s1.75.-There was
scarlet fever in town.-Mike Hanley
commenced his house on the corner of
Oaks and Hannatord streets.-C. o.
Armstrong lost his ranch buildings on
Crooked creek by fire.
Carpenters were busy.-Billy Leask
was getting ready to open a lumber yard.
One hundred and fifty Legislators came
to Dickinson and then journeyed to the
Bad Lands.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
fraternity

The newspaper fraternity
throughout the state will SYM
pathize with Editor 1rysh on the
death of his wife, which occurred
at Santa Cruz, California, a few
days ago. She leaves an infant
child
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the diff
ference? She who is blushing with
health Uses DR.. Kings New Life Pills to
maintain it. BY gently arousing the lazy
organs they compel good digestion and
head off constipation. Try them.
Only 25c, at T. J. Greene & Co.'s,
Dickinson, and J. A Ferris, Medora.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Taken 10

One red and white yearling steer, no
brand, at my place at Antelope. Own.
er prove property, pay charges and take
same.
2-18-3p P. A. HORN.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
Hay for Sale.

Choice upland prairie hay. Also oats,
corn, spelt, ground feed, etc.
BISMARCK ELEVATOR Co.,
Bismarck, N. p.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

Foreman ALT White says they have
about IN feet OF water in the N. p. tank
here-the first for over d weeks,
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28
TAKEN UP.
LOST

Near H T ranch, about July LIST, one brown
mule, branded on leit hip: SO 5eEsrd
sou. " W. r. VEIGEL,
2-28tf Dickinson, N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-28

THE school enrolment of North
Dakota in 1902 was 8o,oo2, num-
Der of teachers employed 4,32o,
and school expenditures amount
ed to SI,o7o,o38.