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Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

According to the Forums twenty
years ago column the capital commits
sion met June in the Keeney Block
to determine where the seat of gov
ernment should be located. An effort
was made on behalf of the citizens of
Fargo to have bid received from that
city and allow it to go into the race,
and there was some lively sparring be-
tween Hon. d. H. Twomey and Colonel
w. S. Steele as to whether this should
be allowed or not, but Captain Hughes
settled the matter by refusing to allow
another proposition to be made and An
adjournment was taken to the Head
quarters Hotel, where two additional
propositions were received, one from
I.aMoure, and the other from Valley
City. but a. they had been presented
ore returned with the
seals unbroken. On the first ballot the
result was as follows:
DR.. Scott, Odessa.
Mr. Meyers and Captain Spalding
Redfield.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
CAPITAL HERE TWENTY YEARS
Capitol Commission Located the Institution
at Bismarck Twenty Years Ago This
Month h-Lively Times in the Territory
Then.

Mr.. Belding, Pierre.
Mr.. DeLong, Canton.
Captain Hughes and Mr.. Thompson,
Mitchell.
Mr. Matthews, Huron.
Mr. Mckenzie, Bismarck
On the second ballot. the only
changes were:
DR.. Scott, from Odessa to Ordway
Mr.. DeLong, from Canton to Pierre.
Mr.. Mckenzie from Bismarck to
Steele.
An effort was made to have a recess,
but this did not prevail and the third
ballot was taken, and the only changes
on same were as follows:
DR. Scott, from Ordway to Huron.
Mr.. Mckenzie. from Steele to Bis
marck
The fourth ballot resulted the same,
and the commissioners adjourned un-
the the following day to meet in the
Keeney Block.
On the following day the offer of the
city of Bismarck was accepted by the
commission.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
PEOPLE VINO APPEAR OLD.
How They May Preserve the Buoy
ancy and freshness Of Youth.

ancy and freshness Of Youth.
People who appear old must expect
to he considered so. and. II they apply
for positions with every appearance
that senility has struck them and that
they have gone to seed. they cannot
expect favorable consideration. II gray
haired applicants for positions would
only appreciate the value Of appear
ances and would "brace up" when they
seek situations-gO well grOOmed'
and well dressed. with elastic steps,
showing that they still possess fire,
force and enthusiasm-they would
eliminate an obstacle greater than
their gray hairs.
We think ourselves into incapacity
by looking for signs of age and dwell
ing on them. and the body follows the
thought. we should, therefore. avoid
the appearance of age in every possi-
bic way-by dress, carriage, conversa-
ton and especially by our attitude to-
ward people and things. 1t is not diff
cult to preserve the buoyancy and
| freshness of youth. but it must be done
| by constant effort and practice. A mu-
Siclan who expects 10 make only one Vi
two important appearances year
must keep up his practice. Youthful
ness cannot be put on for day If old
age has had grip on you for months
1t is important to preserve the fire or
youth as long as possible. to carry
freshness and vigor into old age by
keeping up hearty interest in every
thing that interests youth. Many or
/ us seem to think that youthful sports
and pastimes are foolish. and before
f we know it we get entirely out OF sym
pathy with all young life. and conse'
quently really old. whatever our years
We must think youthful thoughts, as
sociate with young people and Interest
them When a person ceases to inter
est the young he may be sure that le
is showing signs of old age.-Success'
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

bismarck defeated Wilton in dopey
came of base ball yesterday afternoon.
The score at the close of the game
was IA to IL in favor of the home team.
The most of the runs were made on
errors. Both pitchers did good work,
pleyrud for Wilton and Smittle for
Bismarck. Although Smittle's finger,
which he dislocated on Memorial day,
had not healed yet, he staid in the box
for nine innings and held the opposing
batters down to a small number OF
hits.
The error making started in the first
inning, when with the first two men
out, Grounitz fumbled grounder,
Woodmansee threw wild to third in an
effort to head of a base runner and
before the local boys concluded to get
into the game the opposing side had
scored three runs. In Bismarck's half
ne game Grounitz drew pass
stole base and scored on Kale's bunt
hit. Kale also scored before the side
was rel, making the score two to
three in favor Of Wilton. In the first
half of the second Wilton went out
one, two, three. Bismarck added two
more runs to its score on hit by
Fisher and Newcomer, and high fly
by Woodmansee that was dropped by
the Wilton fielder.
In the third inning Wilton got its
batting clothes on and aided by errors
in fielding by the locals ran in three
runs before man was out. Bismarck
then walked up and retired the sid'
on neat double play Ryan to Kali
TO Fisher. and the third man went on
on an assist from Smittle to Fischer
Smittle corked out a two bagger TO
Bismarck in the second half and score'
on Bartron's single. With two OF
bases Newcomer landed liner in tn
short stops NIT, and Bismarck ha
added one run to its tally sheet.
The fourth and fifth innings wer
uneventful. In the second half of tn
sixth Mccormack cracked out tw
base hit. Woodmansee brought hir
home with hit that he stretched int
three sacker Grounitz followe
with two base hit, and when tn
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
PARALYSIS OF N. e. NELSON.
Collector of Customs at Pennbina Had
Narrow Escape From Drowning
When Stricken With Paralysis.

Pembna Pioneer Express: On
Monday evening while fishing in the
Pembna river in the rear of his resi-
dence, Collector n. E. Nelson of the
customs suffered a stroke of paralysis
Fortunately few minutes after Albert
Cavileer and q lady went by in a
canoe and saw Mr.. Nelson apparently
asleep on the bank Thinking it
strange, they turned back and then
saw him struggling to rise but unsuc-
cessfully. Mr. c. at once landed, took
the lady hurried up the bank to the
drug store for assistance and in few
minutes several men went out to the
river and Mr.. Nelson was conveyed to
his residence and medical assistance
summoned Mr.. Nelson has been
| gradually improving since, but has not
fully regained the use of his faculties
though he is able to recognize the
members of his family and friends.
| HIS muscular dCtlOu mas, however, iii
proved to nearly normal conditions
and he can speak plainly. The fac'
of Mrs. Nelson being seriously i'll fol
some time past makes the CASE
all the more serious as it woult
be dangerous to let her know. of Mr.
Nelson's illness in her weak state. ant
as he was very attentive to her i
will be difficult to keep his condition
from her. The family have the deep
est sympathy Of ali our citizens il
} their trouble. Mr.. Nelson had YER
narrow escape from drowning at tn
. time he was taken, as he was onl
about foot or two from the water O
the river bank when found, which ha
steep slope at that point and tn
water Immediately under the brin
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
DRIscoLL DoINcs.

l. H. Johnson's house is about ready
to move into.
Every one is rejoicing over the fine
prospects for crops.
. | II. Johnson and son were capital
city visitors on Tuesday
DR.. Bentley of Bismarck was over
last Sunday looking over his land in
terests.
p Wilcox of Bismarck transacted
business in Driscoll the fore part of
the week
A number from this point attended
the Memorial services at Steele last
Saturday.
Our school gave a Memorial program
the Friday fternoon preceding Me
mortal day.
Several new buildings are being
erected A lumber yard here would
be well patronized.
There were thirty-three at the Sun
day School last Sunday with prom
ise of an increase.
p d. Wood of Geneva twp. has beer
in Driscoll a number of times the pas'
week. He is breaking couple o
bronchos which will make some one
a fine team when broken.
A Union Sunday school was organ
lied here last Sunday afternoon
There was good turn out, abIut thir
ty persons being present The Sun
day School will meet at 3 o'clocl
every Sunday afternoon
Steele's base ball aggregation bore
down on the Driscoll team last Sun
day afternoon intending to wipe oul
boys off the earth. Result: Steele
II, Driscoll a. The game was 6
friendly one and all had a good time
A return game will be played at Steele
next Sunday.
Four new settlers from Hope, \. ID.
came in the past few days. Taey are
j, Mr.. Forman and Mrs. Johnson who
have claims southwest of Driscoll ant
Messrs. Palfrey and Peterson who's
claims ar in section four of this town
! ship. All four parties are busy build
ing Palfrey and Peterson have a cai
! load of lumber on track here and will
, erect a twelve-horse barn.
Quite q wedding occurred at Genev;
: last Wednesday evening. Mr.. Wn
: Enrick and Miss Ada Monterrey wer
!. united in marriage at the home of tn
e brides parents. Rev. Farren of tn
NJ. E. church. Steele, officiating.
j large number of guests were in a
/, tendance and the happy couple r.
ceived a large number of valuabl
k presents. A bountiful supper wa
l. spread These young people al
among our best and and they take Y
n the duties of married life followed
the best wishes of all.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
FIREMEN's TOURNAMENT.
Annual Firemen's Tournament Begins
at Wahpeton Tuesday - Bismarck
Delegation Left for Wahpeton This
Affarn0nn

The annual firemen'S tournament be-
gins at Wahpeton tomorrow. The Bis
marck delegation left this afternoon
and expects an interesting program at
Wahpeton. Those who attended the
meeting from Bismarck are: Secre-
tary H. L. Reade, John Homan, A. F.
Marquette. NJ l.. Marsh. Terry White,
H. l.. Reade, Tom Flanagan, Matt
Clooten, Eric Sundquist, William Laist,
George White, William Fischer, Will
liam Mccormack and Peter Pierce.
The following is the official program: :
Wednesday. June 10th.
Delegate convention in opera house.
Address of welcome by Mayor Bade.
Response by president of the associa-
ton, f. E. Davis.
Gollmar Bros circus afternoon and
evening.
Banquet to delegates and visiting
firemen at Turner Hall in the evening
"Wednesday, June 10t0h.
10 a. m.-Parade by fire companies
company and bands.
Purse $3.50 to first, s. to second
best appearing fire company in line
| Association companies only eligible II
line with apparatus.
2 D. m.-The association hook ant
| ladder race Purse Sl00-$50 to first
$50 to second and 500 to third
Association hose race. Purse 800
$50 to first. $50 to second, $50 to third
Hook and ladder hub and hub race
For all hook and ladder teams. Purs'
$50 -S2O to first and $40 to second.
Hose hub and hub 'race. For al
hose teams Purse s35-$l5 to first
Sl2 to second, $S to third
$3.50 p. m.-Base ball at Island Par
between Lidgerwood and Toozie's Mil
neapolis teams.
Il Minstrels at opera house in the ever
, ing
, Thursday, June 11th.
| ga. m.-Hose companies. Wet tes
l Purse s5O-s25 to first, SIS to secon
e $40 to third.
k Hook and ladder service test. Pur
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

bunch are to give way to the new.
The immense mine boilers have been
cleaned and several tons of baked
mineral substance removed. Below
new mule stables are being provided
for those intelligent little workers. and
the stables above ground must go
Down 65 feet below the ground, all is
life and activity, but at first it don't
look good to the stranger. The heavy
rumbling of the cars and the Pickering
lights in the distance make him Won
der if he is at the bottom, or if they
have really got him for the first de-
gree. You stoop in places and hug
the wall to let mule procession pass
It's bad. Then you learn that your
lamp is not properly fitted to your cap
and that the lid is open and the lamp
out. The oil is divided between your
whiskers and your coat pocket But
you don't need light to see that i'm
provements are being made down
there. New entries are being opened
to the south field and extensive i'm.
provements are everywhere in evi.
dence. There are twenty miles of iron
track in the mine and the track and en-.
entries are being extensively improve
1t is estimated that $500 viii he ex-
n DIV et,,rr T., r
present year.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
NEW RULES UNDER BLOCK
SYSTEM.
Railroad Men viii Have to Study
New Rules.

New Rules.
Trainmen on the Dakota division of
the Northern Pacific will be obliged
to do great deal of studying on the
new rules which will go into effect on
the east division when the block sys-
TEN is installed The rules are very
lengthy and the system is rather COM
plicated.
The work of installing the block
system will be comenced just as soon
as the material is secured. Telegraph
stations will be built at Bloom, Berea
Alta and Magnolia. Undder the block
system it will be necessary to have day
and night operators at all stations
along the line, including the sidings
just named.
1t is probable that during the busy
season the traffic will be so heavy
that 1t will be necessary to run more
than one train in a block This Is
what is known as the partial BLOCK
system.
The advantages of the block system
are that there will be no danger Of
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
Was Tired of Life.

Grand Forks, N. D., June S-J. w.
Skinner, chemist at the Babcock ce-
ment mine, west of Hensel, committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver. He has been in
poor health for some time and has
been despondent. On Thursday he
left his room and took his revolver
with him, stating that he was going to
shoot gophers. He failed to return,
and the body was found today, half a
in his head. His home was in Mime
apolis.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
A SbreMd Client.

An amusing story is told among law
yers of Walloon peasant who had
gone to law with neighbor. In con-
versation with his lawyer he suggested
sending the ma gistrate couple OF fine
ducks.
Not for your life" said his adviser
wf you do you'll lose the case"
The judgment was given in his favor.
when he turned to his lawyer and said'
81 sent the ducks" Astonishment on
the latter's part turned to admiration
when his client continued. But sent
them in my neighbor's name. .-Londoh
Express.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

Stolen bases, Grounitz 3, Cayon,
Malone. Lovely, BleXrud 2. Two-base
hits. Grounitz, Smittle, Mccormick,
Hutchinson. Three base hits, Wood
mansee .. Double play, Ryan to Cay
on to Fischer. Struck out, by Smittle
13. by Blexrud u. Bases on balls, off
Smittle 3. off Blexrud 3 Passed balls,
Woodmansee 2, Christian 5. Time OF
game, 2:25. Umpire, Hutchinson
Scorer. Long. Attendance 4S1
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

Have you got the plans for your
new house completed yet! some one
asked him.
Not quite" he replied. There is a
difference Of opinion between my wire
and me as to the interior arrangements.
She says the pantry is too large ana
that there are too many closets"
Without another word the medal Tor
the biggest lie Of the evening was
awarded to him.-ChicagO Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
His idea Capacity.

81 read somewhere the other day,
said Mr.. Henpeck. that one OF the Dig
mercantile corporations pays certain
man 81 600 for each idea he furnishes
George I'd like to have chance OF
that kind"'
"Wretch, exclaimed Mrs. Henpeck.
"Do you want your innocent wire ana
child to starve"-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
People cannot arrest the fight OF
time. yet they are often asked to stoI
q minute.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

S50-$25 to first, SIS to second, SO to
third
p. m-AssociatiOn ladder climbing
contest Purse $15-$6 to first, s. to
second, 81 to third.
$3.50 p. m.-Base ball at Island Park
Dance in the opera house in the
evening to visiting firemen.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

was about four feet deep and a very
little struggling would have precipitat-
ed him into the water and in his semi
unconscious state he would undoubt-
ed have been drowned.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
ONE HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Collision of Two Steamers Near Marseilles
Sinks One Vessel and One Hundred
Lives are Lost.

Marseilles, June S.-A shipping dis
aster occurred a little distance from
this port at noon Sunday. Two pas.
senger steamers, the Insulaire and the
Liban, both belonging to the Fraissen
net Steamship Co. of Marseilles came
into collision. The Liban sank ant
over one hundred of her passengers
and crew perished
The force of the collision cut a grea
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

collisions and the trainmen will feel
secure in running trains at high rate
of speed. 1t is believed that the time
will he made so much faster that 1t
will more than make up for some OF
the disadvantages.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08

hole in the Liban's side and she was
taking water rapidly. Her captain
saw the only chance was to run the
steamer aground and the Liban was
headed full spead for the shore, but
within seventeen minutes of the COLI
water the forepart of the steamer
plunged beneath the waves and few
minutes later she had entirely disap
peared.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-06-08
Little Lunaey in Egypt.

Egypt, with nearly ten million peo.
ple, has only one lunatic asylum. and
that with only 500 beds.
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Tonight they would sleep on the
wooden sidewalk in front OF the house.
So would ali the people in the neigh
borhood. They could not stand another
night In the sitting rooms.
Teresa's. little body was red where
the heat had brought a sore, irritating
rash 10 the surface. She had tossed I'M
easily through the night and had kicked
sister Mary vigorously II was early
morning now and she vas more COM
Portable. eating bacon and potatoes.
Her one thin garment did not add heat
TO her body Although the sun already
baked the house it Yves nothing TO what
was coming after while.
Yet there was hope At any moment
the east wind might come. If it did
they would not sleep on the board pIanks
OF the sidewalk but in their beds. and
they would be glad that they were
three TO bed because the east wind
might be cool.
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IT We = iAR-OLD Teresa Annun-
10 sat munching a greasy
b zakfast of bacon. fried crisp.
and potatoes. fried hard. Mary,
her elder sister. who was ten and grown
up. had cut the bacon and potatoes for
her AS she ate she rubbed a Fat.
brown. greasy hand across her mouth
and then across her forehead.
Il had been hot in the squaId little
room where she and sister Mary and
the other sister. who was between
Teresa and Mary. haG sept on one hot
bed The brothers-tnere were three OF
them-had slept on another bed
II had been hot in this narrow room.
One window opened out towards a frame
building No air ever came In through
that window when the wind came from
the west on south on north. II 6idn I
matter whsa the wind meant cool and
comfort. For three days there had been
no east Wild and il had been getting
hotter and hotter
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BY the tinHe she had reached the
house again the men We're coming
home from work. some OF them from
the intercepting sewer in Stoney Island
avenue The sun had gone down. but
the wooden blanket stu hung over the
houses. Teresa stiIl lay on the board
As the hot night came on the neigh
boring women gathered with Teresa
mother at the gate and gossiped. talk
ing Of the heat. The street was filed
with children who were strong and
cared nothing for the almost lifeless
little brown mass against her mother
She no longer fought against being held.
Men and women sat along the curb
and talked listlessly. Three-fourths Of
OF them faced the east looking almost
without hope in the direction from
which relief might come. On the roofs
of houses they lay outstretched and
darkness grew.
The wooden blanket became heavier as
the hours grew later. The people on the
curb stretched themselves out where
they had been sitting and fell into un-
easy sleep. The sidewalks looked like
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ksectiOns Of a stricken feidi where the
dead lay in heaps.
Teresa did not sleep. She lay in the
circle Of her mothers arm, passive but
with wide open eyes. The mother had
yielded to WEAKNESS and had fallen
asleep on the sidewalk
The night wore out its weary hours
Even Teresa closed her eyes. but one
could not have told whether she was
sleeping or dead. or. being asleep.
whether she ever would awaken The
street was quiet ana dead with its mass
of heat stricken humanity
Suddenly there was a shout. A few
sleepers raised themselves 10 their ell
bows. The blanket had been ripped and
torn. The heat was being driven away.
The sleepers were aroused with shouts
Of JOY. The street was alive again The
east wind lad come Chill and cold it
struck the fevered bodies
With sobs of thanksgiving Teresa ;
mother carried the baby into the house.
The wind that saves was killing the
heat.-Chicago Tribune.
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Mother and Mary went out. after the
bacon and the potatoes had been eaten.
They had tidied up by placing the dirty
could soak. once in while they swept.
but not often. They would be back pres
emily with bundles Of half finished gar
ments on their heads. Then. as Teresa
knew. they would sit during the day in
the sitting room. close to the one win
dow. and sew and sew and sew while
the light lasted and while the sun beat
down on the house.
Outside was Teresa's world. 1t was
from the street car tracks TO the viaduct
and back again. There was not green
thing in II; not a rec. not blade OF
grass-nothiEg but brick walls that ra-
dated heat in the sunlight: nothing but
dust in the street, which burned the bare
feet; nothing but planks in the sidewalk,
which Were warped and dry.
Yes, there was the water trough at the
corner. where a thin stream came out OF
a faucet and where the water was warm
in the wooden trough. II was cooling
though. 70 sOuse the arms and legs and
head in the trough. Afterward Teresa
would be parboiled by the sun and
would get a degree redder every time
her wet body was dried by the heat.
Then there was the saloon. two sa-
looms smelling or beer-not a pleasant
smell on hot day when the beer ha:
been poured on the floor and allowed tC
dry into sugary dus.
AS the son came higher overhead Te
resa lost even the energy required e
paddle in the water trough. She curleC
up by the ash barrel in the shade of I
building and dozed. There she was founc
by sister Angela and dragged complain
ing into the house-not because sister
had any thought that Teresa should no
curl uD around the ash barrel, but be
cause sister was peevish with the hea
and wanted something to do.
Mother gave the complaining baby anc
sister Angela a penny and they went on
to hunt up the watermelon man. Fl,
kept tempting, dirty slices of water
| melon under a dirty glass jar. penny