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Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

ticable, to the end that ultimately. and
in any event, within each ten-year
period after the passage of this act. the
expenditures for the benefit of said
states and territories shall be equal
lied according to the proportions and
subject to the conditions as to prac
ticability and feasibility aforesaid.
Thus it will be observed that no
money belonging to any particular
state or territory is to be taken away
permanently North Dakota has the
largest sum to its credit of any state or
territory named in the law. have no
doubt that every dollar of it will be
spent within the state if sufficient
water and enough available land can
be found.
Necessarily the national irrigation
law is slow of execution. The import
ance of the work requires the greatess
care, and the people of the states and
territories interested must not become
impatient if delays are apparent. En-
pert photographers and engineers
must first examine the vast regions to
determine where irrigation is feasible.
Upon their report the secretary of the
interior decides which of the various
enterprises shall be undertaken. He
then proclaims the withdrawal from
entry, except under the irrigation law
of the available irrigable lands under
each project which he has concluded
to develop. His next step is to let
contracts for the construction of the
necessary works. In the case of North
Dakota there will be a number of pro
jects, but none of them extensive Sew
eral surveyors have been in the field
in the western portion of the state 81
summer. Their reports will reach the
1 secretary during the winter and hi
proclamations may be expected mex
spring. The work of construction vii
follow as soon as contracts can b
made"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

of the accident, and he held an unoffi
cial inquiry into the manner of KrUd-
sons death this afternoon. The de
ceased had been a resident of the city
for some time, having served occasion
ly as a special policeman. He appears
to have experienced a number of n is
haps in the past few months. Several
weeks ago the house in which he vas
living was partially destroyed by fire,
and he had narrow escape from suf-
location His family has been absent
from the city the greater part of the
summer and they returned only a few
days ago He leaves a wife and three
children.
John Walerius, another workman
who was on the same scaffolding, fell
with Knudson, but he fell only about
seven feet until he struck the next
scaffolding.
After investigating the matter this
afternoon the officials decided to hole
an inquest and it will be held this
evening.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
APHORISMS.
In all things it is better to hope than

In all things it is better to hope than
espair.-Goethe.
Adversely borrows lis sharpest sting
from our impatience.-B Bishop Horne.
He alone is an acute observer who
can observe minuteiy without being
Observation-Disclosures.
If the ancients left us ideas. to Ou''
credit be it spoken. we moderns are
building houses for them.-A. b. Al
colt.
Money dishonesty acquired is never
worth its cost. while good conscience
never costs as much as it is worth.-J
Z. Sem.
The one who will be found in trial
capable OF great acts of love is ever the
one who is always doing considerate
small ones.-F. w. Robertson
To be humble to superiors is duty; TO
equals is courtesy, to interiors is no.
bleness. and to all safety, it being a
virtue that. for all its lowliness, com
mandeth those it stoops to.-Sir I,
More
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
EARLY DAY INDIAN FIGHTING
Former Soldier Who Fought Indians
on the Slope Gets Farm Near Viii

Former Soldier Who Fought Indians
on the Slope Gets a Farm Near Viii
ton.
Wilton News: James Price of Lake
Mills, Iowa, was an arrival in Wilton
Wednesday, Mr.. Price has land III
township 144, range II. He will look
after it for a few weeks before return
ing to Iowa, and will return again IN
the spring. and make this country his
home.
Mr.. Price is an interesting man TO
meet. and is full of "reminiscences OF
North Dakota. He was with Gems. Sui
ly and Sibley in their expedition in the
early sixties in this region, ana
marched from Fort Buford to Bismarck
along the Missouri river, passing just
west of what is now Wilton. He tells
an entertaining story of the frontier
fighting with the Indians, one instance
OF which being the narrow escape OF
the expedition from an Indian ambush
similar to that which afterward befell
General Custer and his command. In
that day Governor Moody was the chief
executive of the two Dakotas, and w.
A. Burleigh, after whom Burloigh coun-
ty was named, was Indian agent OF the
Yankton tribe at the Yankton agency
Both these men Mr. Price knew well.
Mr. Price was also with the eXpedl-
ton that chased the Indian chief Ink
apadota down the Jim river valley III
midwinter, and the hardships they en-
dured were many The country was
then very wild Buffalo abounded eV-
erywhere, and during one meat hun'-
ing expedition Mr. Price helped to stay
600 of these noble animals This nap
pened south of Devils Lake. Another
time while in camp on the site OF wha'
is now Bismarck, one night member
of the command strayed too far from
camp and was killed from ambush ps
the Indians and now lies buried there
The hardest fight Mr. Price parucipat-
ed in was in the Bad Lands. in which
number Of the troops were killed
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
IRRIGATION IN NORTH DAKOTA
Senator Hansbrough Says North Dakota
Will Be Looked After In the Work
OF Irrigation.

Washington. Oct 12.-Senator Hans
hrough. as the originator of national
legislation on the subject. has kept in
touch with the national irrigation stu
alton during the recess of congress,
and has noted especially the efforts
that are to be made to have a portion
of the irrigation fund expended in
western North Dakota Since he came
to Washington he has made personal
investigation of the law relating to the
expenditure of the funds set aside for
irrigation and reclamation of arid
lands. and he declares that the state
will not suffer in any way in the carry
ing out of the plans of the government.
In discussing the subject today, Sen
ator Hansbrough said:
In regard to the expenditure of
funds in the state and territories from
whose land sales the funds have been
derived, some misleading statements
secretary is obliged, if he can do so,
TO expend the money in the states and
territories from whence the money
came"
The exact wording of the law on this
point is as follows:
That it is hereby declared to be the
duty Of the secretary of the interior
in carrying out the provisions of this
act, so far as the same may be prac-
ticable and subject to the existence Of
feasible irrigation projects, to expend
the major portion of the funds arising
from the sale of public lands within
each state and territory hereinbefore
named for the benefit of arid and semi
arid lands within the limits of such
state or territory; provided that the
secretary may temporarily use such
norton of said funds for the benefit CT
arid or semiarid lands as he
may deem advisable, but wher
so used the excess shall be
restored to the fund as soon as prao-
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
The headquarters of the troops were
at Sioux City, and General Pope was
the chief in command.


81 saw the whole thing said the
passenger with the nose glasses. Il was
standing on the front platform when
the car hit the wagon. 1t was all the
fault of the blamed driver. He started
to cross the track when the car wasn't
ten feet away. The motorman shut off
the power and put on the brakes. but
he couldn't stop in time. Some of these
fool drivers are always doing that sort
of thing. 1t would serve EN- right if
Here policeman with a notebook
came along.
did you see how this Eappened? he
asked.
"Me? said the man with the nose
glasses Gosh, no. | don't know Il
thing about it."-Chicago Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
4 DOubtinE E1atlicr.

Mr. George Manville Fem was in
the Reform club one afternoon. says a
London journal, when he noticed that
an old gentleman, a friend of his. was
looking rather perturbed, so he in
qured if there was anything the mat
ter. Well" said the old gentleman,
"the fact is my son has got play
coming out tonight, and | fear it will
be a ghastly failure. He can write
pretty little plays when he likes. but
this one he has written is nonsensical
sort of a thing, and Im sure 1t won't
do at all. However, | suppose must
90 and see it," The sons name was
William S. Gilbert. and the play was
Trial by Jury"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
PRESENTATION TO WILSON,.
Employees of Dakota Division Remer
Der the Retiring Superintendent.

Alert: A little surprise was sprung
on Supt c. j Wilson today when he
was invited into the trainmaster's S
room in the Northern Pacific head
quarters building and presented with
several elegant and handsome souve-
Mrs from the railroad men on this di-
vision. 1t was the occasion OF Mr..
Wilson's leaving for another field and
the boys all along the road. from Far
go to Mandan, had "chipped in to eX-
press to Mr. Wilson their good will at
parting and to give him something
which would always pleasantly remind
him of his ten years work on this di-
vision at jamestown.
The gifts were large. elegant black
leather chair trimmed in leather, and
a splendid article of furniture; a costly
recording barometer; magnincent
pair of field glasses, of the latest pat
tern. and handsome cut glass water
set of pitcher and goblets, on mirror
reflector. The water set. as well as
the other gifts. was the finest that
could be had So many of the rail
road boys were lin on the deaT that
the committee had more money than
they could spend and presented Mr..
Wilson with the balance left over in
the shape of thirty five gold dollars to
pay freight on the chair"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
TROOPS GO TO FORT RILEY

Lincoln were NJ company, commanded
by Captain PRESCOTT company com
manded by Captain Rose. and Lieu
tenants Fairfax and Doster They will
be absent from the fort about two
weeks. In their absence the fort will
be garrisoned by a detachment OF
colored soldiers from Fort Harrison
who arrived Saturday afternoon.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
Sick IIerrinEs.

"Why." said a youngster to his elder
Brother. "do herrings have so many
more illnesses than other fish,"
"Who says they do?" asked the
youth addressed.
"Why. this book says that thousands
upon thousands OF them are cured ev-
cry year"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
FARGO IS INTERESTED
Mayor Sweet Sees Great Possibilities
From the irrigation Meeting.

Forum: Mayor Sweet is taking a
deep interest in the state irrigation
meeting which will be in session at
Bismarck on Oct 20 and 21. He thinks
II one OF the most important matters
now before the state, and believes that
II the proper interest is taken that
nearly $3,000,000 can be saved to North
Dakota and hundreds of acres of arid
lands can be reclaimed making homes
for many new settlers and greatly en-
hancing the volume and values of the
state products.
In his announcement of the list of
delegates to represent the city made
several days ago he embodied the
names OF three gentlemen who were
entitled to seats in the convention with
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

This is the classic apology of cele-
brated statesman of the last genera.
ton: Mr.. Speaker, in the heat of debate
l stated that the right honorable gen
tleman opposite was dishonest and
unprincipled adventurer. | have now.
in calmer moment. to state that
am sorry for it."
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

Companies ! and NJ of the Twenty
first regiment left last night on a spe-
cial train for Fort Riley, where they
will participate in the army maneuv-
ers Four cars were picked up at the
local station of the Northern Pacific
by a special train that came down from
Keogh In the detachment from Fort
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

"Well, the statements they make
against you aren't true" said the poll
hcian's wife. "Why don't you deny
them
"Fm afraid il will incite them to dig
up sornc other libelous statements that
are true Philadelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
4 Mathematician. q. -.

"Fath.r," said the little boy. what
is mathematician"
"a mathematician. my son. is man
who can calculate the d1stance be-
tween the most remote stars and who
Is lia5n to be fimfammed in changing
two dollar bill. ."-Washington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

Maud-What makes you SO awfully
nervous, dear?
Clara-Why. Fred is to have an inter-
view Will papa this afternoon
"Oh, And you are afraid your father
will not give his consent?"
mo; i''n afraid Fred won't show up"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
The Gallant Judge.

Matistrate-NeXt case. Who've we
got now:
Constable = Joseph Biggins. alias
"Sk. tes.''
Observation-Disclosures first. Well have
Alice Skates take the stand.-Philadel-
chis Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
y. shor, &n,wer. From Her.

"What was that Sphinx said-that
his wife lad never given him short
answer"
"Well, 1t amounted to that. She de-
clines to use postal cards in writing to
him."-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

Menoken, n. d., Oct. I've found
VIM. Fletcher industriously restocking
his rye crop, after having spread it in
the sun to dry out from recent wet
ting. Evidently the rye crop has suf-
fered from several sources the past
season However, Mr.. Fletcher does
not depend on the result of the rye or
any other crop for living. He has
an extensive corn field, which will un-
doubtedly produce enough to make up
the loss in rye Mr. Fletcher recently
had an adventure with badger which
got into the chicken coop and made
away with seventy-five fowls From
the appearance of the chicken coop
there was quite row during the CAP
ture of the animal II set a wolf trap
for it." said Fletcher. 'and the badger
got into it the first night, but dragged
il and the log attached to his den
could not get him out, but pulled his
foot off in the attempt. The next night
! caught him again. This time the
trap was fastened to the coop. I
thought he would tear down the build
ing in his efforts to get away This
time shot him. The creature weighed
seventy five pounds"
Mr.. Fletcher has been in Dakota but
two vaorc coming here from Fall Riy
er, Mass, partly for his health and
partly to better himself financially. Il
find out whether | have bettered my
self or not" said he, but | like the
west permanently"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
Good ns His Word.

"Have you any five cent stamps?
Inquired tue lady.
NO. ma'am." replied the drug clerk
absent mindedly but we have some
thing here just as good"
"Ha. ho, Force of habit. That's
where caught your
Not at all. maam. can give you
two twos and one. e."-Philadelphia
Press
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

out appointment The revised list Of
delegates as completed by the mayor
last night is as follows: George H.
Phelps. President JH. Worst, E. S.
Tyler. Harry O'Neill, Edward Engerud
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
SEVEN INDIANS ARE KILLED
Sever indians are Killed in Drunken
Row on the Blackf0Ot Indian Reserva=
ton in Montana.

Browning. Mont, Oct 12.-Sever
persons were killed and two wounded
during a drunken row on the Black
foot Indian reservation, near here. The
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
Nick Spain.

Nick Spain is a character we'll known
throughout the county and in Bis
marck. He is the possessor of a quar-
ter section in Boyd township. where
he and his wife and daughter reside
Coming here in the early days he ha;
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12
T he Welches.

In Oliver Wech we find man who
is product of North Dakota. having
come here when but boy Although
he has Travelled extensively east and
west, here is where he decided to set
tie permanently
After living here a few years he
wrote home such glowing accounts of
the country his parents and brothers
soon followed and all are now located
in the vicinity and doing we'll.
Fred Welch, one of the brothers, is
postmaster of Menoken. a thriving lit
tie village on the Northern Pacific
situated in the heart of rich farm
ing and stock raising district Fred
is an interesting talker and popular
man, also a thorough believer in North
Dakota From the office he holds he is
in position to know all the settlers
for miles around. and in converse
tion held with him remarked: "All
the men | know who have come here
with little to start with are now owners
of good farms and ranches, well stock
ed. and for the most part owe little or
nothing.
Mr.. Welch is well read and conver
SAINT with all topics of interest of the
times. being the possessor of a well
stocked library He is man with a
college education. but his health pre-
vented him taking up a career, neces-
stating confinement and indoor work.
AT various times he has held good
positions. but invariably has been com
PEELED to give the work up. Al last
he struck the happy medium of
country store, as permitting enough
outdoor work for exercise without taA-
ing his energies Mr.. Welch says he
is too heavy for light work and too
light for heavy work.
It is at the store the farmers con
gregate on bad day. Here | met Mr..
w H. Eberling, True Waldorf, VIM.
Nelson and others, prosperous farm
ers living in the vicinity The talk
ranged mostly on the subject of stock.
The depressed market caused consid-
cradle comment Many who expected
to ship have decided at the last nom
ent not TO do so, preferring to run the
risk of wintering to that of a poor mar
ket
Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-10-12

dead are: Wakes-u -up-last. wife and
three children: Mrs. Susan Bigroad
and Mrs. Little Plume. Four Indians
are under arrest charged with murder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
TREE OF KNOWLEDGE.
Novel Entertainment Given by Pupils
Of Van Buren, School.

A novel and unique entertainment was
given by the pupils of the Van Buren,
School. Miss 8. A. Langley, principal, We'd
nesday afternoon, as they gathered around
what was aptly called tree of knowl-
edge" From ceiling to floor its wide
spreading branches were hung with speci-
mems of school work, contributed by chill
dren from each room. Compositions, some
swinging free, others neatly rolled, d.
ploma fashion; large gray cardboard
stockings, on which business letters. notes
of invitation, &C., were written; shop draw
ings, raff1a frames, circular cardboard
frames decorated with pine twigs, pen
drawings of holly, sets of sketches artis-
tically grouped and tied with scarlet rib
bons. triangular-shaped drawings, beauti-
full crayon pictures made by the little tots.
cut paper work and many other varieties,
made up the abundant harvest of this fruit
full tree.
Over all, winding in and out, long
chain of red cards and white, on which
examples in algebra were daintily worked,
added a finishing touch of color and orig1-
nality.
The pupils of the seventeen schools mass
ed in the hall, in the adjoining rooms and
on the stairs, took part in an attractive
program of Rotations, readings, special
musical selections, capital rendering Of
THE Ruggles Family Going Out to Din
ner" by members Of the seventh and eighth
grades and several Christmas choruses.
Later the little ones of the first and second
grades formed a ring around the tree and
sang some appropriate songs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
Christmas at Friends School.

Christmas exercises were held by the
Friends Select School yesterday in the gym
nasium of the institution. The room had
been tastefully decorated with Christmas
greens for the occasion, while a blazing log
in the large open fireplace added a pleasing
touch to the Christmas cheer. The exercises
served the function a reunion OF the
present pupils and friends of the school, and
the graduates of the past few years, who
are now enrolled in the student bodies at the
different large institutions of learning.
Among the graduates We're: Gerry Town
send, Paul Oberndorf and James Phelan
from Princeton; Henry M. Hoyt, IT.. Yale;
Barbara Kaufman. Smith; Archie King,
Harvard; Fanny Manning Vassar; Thomas
Havenden and Walter Foster, Pennsylvania
The exercises. which included recitations
by the pupils. songs finely rendered by Mrs
l.. o. Howard, and short address by Mr.
Sidwen were as follows: 1.-The Glad Evan
GEL" Kate Douglas Wiggin. Beatrice BuIla;
THE Gracious Time from Hamlet. Lori
mer Graham; "Johnny's Letter" Dean c.
Paul: Christmas Carol" Old English,
Christine Fox: six songs selections from
HandeFs Messiah" Mrs. l.. o. Howard;
Christmas in England" from Marmion,
Corabell Bien: '"rhe Puritan DOLL" Mary
e. Wilkins. Marion E. King; old Christ
mas" Mary. Haivett. Perciyal Waters: "A
Change Of Route" James Petit; address,
1.-THE Naming OF Christmas" Mr.. SidweIl;
songs, THE Captain" James Rogers; THE
Shadow Song" Liza Lehman and Good
Night Good Morning" Liza Lehman, Mrs.
Dance. Virginia Cloud. Winifred Hyde;
Christmas charity. editorial from The Star,
Francis sHamlin; IA Goodbye Box OF
Christmas Cheer" Judith Norment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-24
"Xmas" an Authorization.
Of The Evening Star:


Xmas is pronounced as If written ''Krist-
mas as Eye" when used as an abbrevia-
ton for the definite article is pronounced
the by persons of education. The form
Xmas should add rather than detract from
the sweetness of E. A. Keeler's thoughts,
as x is the initial letter of Christ in the
original Greek text of the New Testament,
while our clumsy CHI is an unwieldy digraph.
The early Xtians not only used x as an
Authorization for Christ, but went so far as
to use the image of fish for Jesus Christ,
the only begotton son of God, because the
Greek word for fish is composed of the
initial letters of that sentence in Greek.
The Greek x is used very frequently for
the word Christ, as may be seen in all
churches. Indeed. the written use of Xmas
is eminently appropriate, it preserves
the use of the initial letter of Christ, ac-
cording to the tongue in which it first
written. 1t Is futile and thankleSs task
to attempt to correct popular mistakes and
faliacies, but it is time, fitting time, too,
to correct the flippancies of unlearned per-
sons concerning the very ancient and good
form Xmas.
w. j. HERBERT HOGAN