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The Nome nugget., 1903-11-14
From the Aurora Borealis. Jan. l, lS9S.)


 Thursday, Dec. 3O will be remembered by the exiles on St. Michael island as the red letter day of the winter of 1S97-S.
 If someone had dropped in and an nOunced himself visitor from the clouds we would probably have accepted the statement as a matter of course, told him to register, fixed up a cot for him upstairs at the ''Tn House. and let it go at that. The wits of people who be in duced to spend winter on St. Michael island are not of high order, and their credulity is easily imposed upon But when two fur-clad figures on dog sleds pulled up at the N. A. T. & T. Co., s wharf Thursday and announced that they were from the United States revenue cutter Bear, di- rect from Seattle, Agnew gave them the laugh, and only after close inspection of their tanned and weather beaten features did we realize that we were in the living presence of Lieut.. Jarvis and Dr. Call, of the Bear
 To say that they warmly welcomed but feeby expresses it. These two gentlemen are too well known and popular here to render that matter of doubt for an instant, exclusive of the unusual circumstance of their arrival here in mid winter and the fact that they brought mail from home for nearly everyone-a jolly Christmas gift, indeed.
 Lieut.. Jarvis and Dr. Call are the vanguard of the overland relief exbedition from the revenue CuUuef Dedr the ODJeCt or WHICH IS the reIe1 or eight whaling vessels, with aggregating 294 men, which were imprisoned in the mercess ice of the Arctic ocean off Point Barrow last Sep tember The facts concerning the nipping of the whalers in the ice and the sending out of relief expedition by the government are briefly as fol- lows:
 The steam schooner Karluk, Capt. McGregor, arrived in San Francisco in the latter part of Oc- tober from the Arctic, and reported that the steam schooners Orca Belvidere, Jesse H. Free man, ROsars and Jeanie, steamers Newport and Fearless and bark Wanderer had been caught in the ice in the Arctic ocean. The first four yes sels were in the vicinity of Point Barrow and the others somewhere between Harrison bay and Herschel island When last seen they were about 250 miles east of Point Barrow
 AS the authorities at Washington were advised of the facts they began to take steps for the relief of the unfortunate whalers At cab- net meeting it was decided to send the Bear to Port Clarence or some point Norton sound if not blocked by ice, there to land party to pro- ceed overland to the reindeer station at Cape Prince of Wales, where they would take all the reindeer (some 800 in number) and drive them up the coast to Point Barrow. It is thought that the reindeer meat, supplemented by quantity of flour at Point Barrow and such provisions the ships have, will be sufficient until the arrival of the Bear next summer
 The Bear left Seattle Nov. 29 on her mission
The Nome nugget., 1903-11-14
THE HUNTER

Phone Mai" 4s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-17

How should l knoNsi2svs Laura. 4, atsked
demurely. Il told yoa, XSh kRdM th;it
I should probably receive blRe, 7
hope. with a little glance that made
Dicks happy pulse thrill, that you
have not forgotten me, sir. l warn you
shall prove very eXacting."
Il don't believe I've ever forgotten
you for one entire minute since / can
remember. You shall drive with me
into Garfield tomorrow and we will
Duy 1T together. l never could guess at
the right size for this little finger if
you left me to do it by myself"
What nonsense! AS if l would"
Laura said. There, to punish you, |
Will net send you valentine at all.-
and l had intended sending you some-
thing very sweet"
YOU have sent it to me already, my
darling-that blessed little note. Laura,
| wonder if ever there was a valentine
SO full of hope and joy for poor bro
fellow before. l think l
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-17


lost my head little when 7 frs+ 49,,
hope for ihis ~
, is meaning was very plain indeed -
laura SAID laughingly. and with q
.o.eiy olush; but You left me no alter
l'asiYe-l could not let you 60 away
,. ,.no ye,-oh, Dick-you had not actual
~ tod me, and It was so hard to writo
that little motel" ' y - write
"a, an angel must have guided Won
aearest. Yes, l am really going. von
@ 80 unklndly anxious to get rid ~
le But remember. 1 shall he over
reai eiiy IN the morning to claim NV
- 60 vaiehtine-the little girl who Is ~
ue NY very own throughout the bann,,
: .ha ,s 70 come. MARY Foster Snider in
'he Country Gentleman. AZ
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-17
The The SUBJUdATIoN OF SUSAN.
Lues&sat If

Time had been when Susan McMullen
tasted, nay, drank, to fullness, of power.
No drop OF royal blood contaminated her
veins, yet the prerogatiyes of something
akin to queenhood contributed regal at
tributes to her days OF empire.
She was a cook.
What awe and circumstance attended
the front door, entertain them in the front
parlor, regale them on the larder's choic-
est delicacies served on the households s
daintiest, hand decorated china?
Verify.
And, upon being demonstrated with, did
she not assert the inviolability Of her
rights by lying abed until nine the next
morning sending the outraged alleged
master of the Gump family down town
breakfastless?
Verify.
And, when guests were invited without
her previous consent, did she not with
draw for day into the country. leaving
the weeping Mrs. Gump to astonish the
stomachs of her visitors with extempora-
neous. unprecedented concoctions of ANA
1eur cookery?
Verify.
But "a change came DER the spirit" OF
Susans dreams. One day Signor Gump
brought home box of Ready Bits, the
new. whole wheat, maltosed, ready to-
serve cereal. He had paid Is cents for it
at a neighboring grocery store. Revolu-
g1ion had set in.
That night Susan was peremptorily in
vited to confine her nocturnal callers to a
lunchless interview in the kitchen. Her
habitual admirers left early, filled with
nothing but ndignation.
Next morning. Susan's customary re-
taliation fell fiat. Although she diligently
remained in bed, the family breakfasted
early and happily on Ready Bits and
cream, ignoring her. They treated her
like lost art. Mr.. Gump walked leisure
ly to his train. reached his Office on time
and worked effectively all day, because
the customary Susanaceous oatmeal and
pancakes were not distressing him He
and ordered a case {of them sent to his
home. The family applauded.
When Susan appeared at ten A. NJ, her
dream Of empire vanished. She was told
that moving day had come. Dethroned
and disconsolate. she Jared forth into the
street, muttering unutterable things about
them Ready Bits" for having. in the
words of Gray. disturbed her ancient
solitary reign
Thus Ready Bits has come as second
emancipation proclamation, and the feudal
days of government Of the cook, by the
cook. for the cook, have perished forever
from the earth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-02-17

mands md Ipvernor , Of South Carolina raoon,
nesos nass mat the Legislature of that SON som
ton of tneasure me- sure for the fitting obseraaee
April IL. u wade Hampton,
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
ESKIMO cOURTShIP.
dow h Native Selects a Bride-Th,
Marriage Ceremony.

low the Native Selects a Bride-Tho
Marriage Ceremony.
The Eskimo gentleman never selects
4 wife in his own village. AS soon as
he is able to make a living for a family
he goes into a neighboring village and
falls In a fit Of love before some likely
girl. She is then penned up for some
time In a house-a sort of dugout or
burrow in the ground-and when the
bride day comes he goes there and
crawls in. 1t is in the play that the
bride to be shall so strenuously object
that she fights him OF. He then goes
out and gets his dogs and sled, and
when they are harnessed up he goes
In again, overcomes her, ties her hands
and feet, places her on the sled and
hauls her to his own village. That
completes the ceremony of marriage.
The whole village gives them a wed
ding feast. Next day, or later on, IL
they don't forget it, they go before a
minister Of the gospel and are married
in due form. This feature of the union,
however, is not important and does
not bother them very much.
The dressing Of the brides hair is
a revelation. 1t Is done up in a series
Of knots about a foot high on top Of
her head and pulled so tightly from the
scalp that very often big patches Of it
are fairly pulled out by the roots, leav-
ing bald and barren places around the
ears and the temples.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
That N. p. Cutoff,

The Twin City papers say that Foley
Bros, the railroad contractors, have tax.
en- a contract to straighten the N. P.
line between Dickinson and Miles City.
They say that the work covers about l26
miles of road, but it may be the work
meant is the line surveyed last fall
from Belfsld to a point near Beech.
There are persistent rumors that the N.
P. would like very much to make a cut
off by running a new line south of Glen.
dive which would mean a saving of 90
miles, but in view of the fact that the
company has expended large sums of
money in permanent improvements at
Glsndive it is not at all certain that the
change will be made now. Gen. Rosser
who was then in the employ of the N. P.
drove through the country several times
about 1878 and was strongly of the opin.
ion that the road should not follow the
Yellowstone valley but strike direct to
Helena. Willard chung to the Yellow.
stone idea, thinking it would aid the for
eign sale of bonds and, 90 the road took
its present devious course. Gen. Rosser
believed it poor engineering and resigned
in the early eighties. 1t is not unlikely
that sometime-but nobody knows when
the N. P. will become an air line in
eastern Montana. thereby saving a hun,
drsd miles.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
An Intelligent Dor,

A gentleman once had a very hand
some and intelligent collie in his pos
session. One day he lost the dog when
taking it through the city. The crea-
ture in vain searched everywhere for
bis master and at last, seeing a hanson
cab creeping leisurely along, jumped
Into it and settled himself determined
~ on the seat. The driver tried to en-
tice it out, but without success, and q
little crowd collected. None dared to
tackle the dog, but at last a facetious
spectator shouted out, II say, Bill,
darn me If he don't want to be druv
home" "That's it; that's what he
wants." they all agreed amid shouts Of
laughter. Then one examined his COL
lar and found an address clearly en-
graved upon it. Without further ado
cabby jumped up and drove up to this
same address,, which proved to be the
correct n Needless to say, the cab
man was substantially rewarded. The
dog had been in the habit of driving
home every evening with his master in
a hanson and, with doggie reasoning,
had decided to follow his usual custom
when he had given up hope of finding
bis master.-London Opinion.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
At Bismarck

In the senate La Moure introduces a
bill for repeal of law providing for re.
ward for horse thieves; also abolishing
Office of state agent for prevention of
cruelty to animals.
The bill introduced tor the encourage.
ment of the breeding and providing for
the registration of blooded stock and to
improve class of stock in state, ought to
be a good measure.
Simpson has introduced a bill to pay
P. McGinlev s2I3.6o for meals furnished
to jurors in cases arising in u~norganized
county of Alfred in the year 1897.
Senate bill No. no provides for the
appropriation of 5000 for work in crim-
inal prosecution done by states attorney
of Stark for the past two years.
The Senate adjourned last Friday out
of respect to the memory of President
Mckinley.
There were some fire works in the
House last Friday when a member Of
fered a resolution that the chief clerk be
instructed to prepare and read from the
desk a complete list of the employees of
the House, giving name and residence
of, and position held by each, etc. The
motion was voted down quickly, indicat-
ing that a majority of the members we're
in some way interested in the clerk hire
question.
A bill is introduced to repeal the con
tract engrossment and enrolment act.
The contract law does not appear to be
a good thing. The state pays a lump
sum for certain work under the law and
the number OF clerks and %janitors is not
| diminished.
House bill No. a., relating to county
boundaries, was not drawn advisedly.
Rep. Shells has introduced a bill. limit
ing the quantity of liquor a druggist may
sell under his permit to one gallon per
month.
Senator Voss has introduced a bill
prohibiting the practice of Christian
science, faith cure and mind healing.
There WILDE a lively fight over the state
fair. Mandan wishes to keep it and
Fargo and Grand Forks each hopes to
get it.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07

An experimental station, for
the western part of the state, To-
Gated at Dickinson, as provided
by the Lewis bill, is legislation
that, if enacted, will be of great
value to North Dakota. The in
terests and conditions of the west
ern part of the state are SO differ
ent from those of the eastern part,
that it becomes necessary for the
agricultural department to make
4 study of natural conditions here
which can be done in no other
way than through the establish
ment of a sub-station. 1t is graft
flying to note that the press of
the state are SO favorably inclined
toward the measure. Much credit
is due our delegation at Bismarck
for their efforts in behalf of the
measure.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
Butchers Who Swan Meats.

A h~ousekeeper who went to live on
the far east side of New York asked
a butcher why she couldn't get from
him the best cuts of meat. His shop
was in Second avenue, above Thirty
fourth street. The h~ousekeeper, al
though she was economical, occasion
ally wanted a fine steak or a choice
piece Of other meat for a special occa-
sion. She learned that while the
butcher bought a whole OK he did not
keep the best parts Of 1t.
every day." he, said, II send the
best meats I buy to the shops farther
west. The butchers over there buy it
from me, and I get from them the
cheaper cuts, for which they have no
use. We have a regular system Of ex-
change."-New York Times.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
GREEN RIVER NOTES..

Snow is about ten inches deep-al.
most too deep for grazing.
The ice.harvest has begun. Ice is
twenty-five inches thick and Of a very
fine quality.
VIM. Elwell bought ffty-one head of
two-years.old heifers of A: Koesel and
has taken them to his ranch in Dunn
county.
Mrs. Walter Sterland is in Dickinson
caring for a sick friend.
Fred Weiderman has returned from
the north where he has been buying
horses. =
David Bros. have taken their cattle tc
n. ". David's ranch for the balance Of
The winter.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07

AN addition of 1000 brands to
the registered list for North Da-
kota the past year means a great
deal to the state. 1t shows that
early conditions are passing and
that new and more permanent con-
ditions exist-which means in
creased prosperity to the state.
The "little fellows" are here to
stay. The big cattlemen no long,
er turn their tens of thousands of
cattle out to shift for themselves
but are putting them out in small
punches where they receive care.
The small ranchers build perma
nent homes, largely breed their
OWE cattle-high grade-put up
hay, improve their lands and pat
ronize home merchants. Each
new brand means added wealth to
the country.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
PEARLS BECOMING A X

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
hoft1o
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
DR.. Jowett and Bible History

The following story of DR.. Jowett
was current among the undergraduates
ut Oxford In my day. It had reached
the masters ears that Ballot men were
not SO successful in the examination in
"Rudiments of Religion" as in the clas-
steal schools, * that he determined to
call up the next batch Of candidates
and catechise them himself in Bible
history. "Mr. Smith," he is reported
to have said, "what prophet went up to
heaven in a chariot Of fret" elijah,
Sir" ut is disgraceful that a scholar
Of this college should be so ignorant!
Mr.. Jones7" elijah, SIR" "Mr.
Brown" "Elijah, sir" At this point
the library boy entered, and to strike
the undergraduates with shame he was
appealed to. "Tell these gentlemen
what prophet went up to heaven in a
chariot Of fire." "Elijah, sir" Then
ensued a pause and then, "Well, gentle
men, perhaps it was Elijah"-Cornhill
MAGAZINE.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
TayIOr, n. D

TO THE PUBLIC:-Plesse to take notice that
Christ H. Engen, of the firm Of Engen, Christen
d Brademeyer, has sold and assigned all his in
terests In the business of said firm to Christen
and Brademeyer. who will continue the business
at the OLD STAND under the firm name of
Christen & Brademeyer.
All parties having accounts with the firm Of
Engen, Christsn & Brademeyer are requested to
make immediate settlement Of the same with
Christen b Brademeyer, as all unsettled &C.
hands Of q collector within a reasonable time il
not settled for. CHRIsTEN & B~RABBxsYER,
Successor to Engen, Christen & Brademeyes.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
B1oGnApH1CAL sKErCuEs

The Bismarck Tribune of Satur.
day last contains the following bio
graphical sketches Of The me Who
represent the 3lst Legislative dis
trict at this-the eighth-sesslon Of
the legislature:
LESLIE A. SIMPSON. Dickinson,
Thirty-first district, Stark county,
was born in Deer Isle, Hancock
county, Name, and is "a years old.
He is married and came to North
Dakota from Minneapolis in 1889,
locating u. Dickinson. Is a lawyer
and was a member of the North Da-
kota house in sessions of 1892 and
1894; elected states attorney Of
Stark county in 1896 and again in
1898; served with Col. Grigsby IN
the Third regiment United States
Volunteer Cavalry during the war
with Spain. Was elected to the SEN
ate in 1900 as a republican.
FRANK L1sH is the representative
from the Thirty-frst district, Stark
county, and his postottice is Dickin-
son. Mr.. Lish was born in Luxem-
burg, Germany. Is 81 years Of age,
married and has five children. He
came to North Dakota from Nevada
in 1879 and engaged in building
railroads, and is now in the hard
ware business. He was sheriff of
Stark county in 1895 and 1896.
Two years later he was elected to
the house Of representatives and now
retarns to again represent the peo-
pie of the Thirty first district. Mr..
Lish is affiliated with the democratic
party and is we'll and favorably
known throughout the state.
WILLIAM A. MCCLURE is from the
thirty. first district, Stark county
His postofice is Taylor. Mr.. Nc,
Clure was born in Wingate, Mont.
gomery county, Indiana, A year:
ago. He is married and has two
children. He came to North DAko
ia in 1884 and is a merchant. Mr..
Mcclure was a county commissioner
Of Stark county six years, 1894 t.
1900, and was elected to the legis-
lature from the TAirty-first distric,
in 1900 and reelected to the same
office in 1902. He is a republican.
GEORGE A. SENoUR, Thirty-frst
district, Stark county,, was born il
Indiana "A years ago; he is single
and came to the state from Mime
sofa in 1886; he is a hardware deal
er in Dickinson. MI. SenOur, dur
ing the early days was engaged ir
railroad building and bridge con
struction, and since coming to StarI
county has engaged in the cattle
business to considerable extent; wal
elected to the lower branch of the
Legislature as a republican.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
Taylor, N. D.

NOTICE-To all parties interested, that 1
have withdrawn from tho nrm of Engen, Christen
q Brademeyer. and all accounts due the said
firm, and all accounts owing by said firm are to
never, successors o the firm Of Engen, Christen
q Brademeyer. And all parties owing accounts
to me individually are hereby requested to make
1903, as all unsettled accounts on that date will
he placed into the hands of 9 collector.
1-31-3t CHRIsr q. ENGEN.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
ESCAPED AN AWFUL FATE.

Mr.. 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
now on the road to recovery and owe all
to DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t surely
saved my life" This great cure il guar.
anteed for all throat and lung diseases
T. J. Greene & Co., Dickinson, and ]
A. Ferris, Medora, Druggists. Price SOC
and 81. Trial bottles free.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
Petition for Appointment Of Administered

Petition for Appointment Of Administrator
State Of North Dakota,
County of Stark.
In County Court Before Hon.
Chas. Kono, Judge.
In tho matter of the Estate of Josef Sshoepf, de-
ceased:
The State Of North Dakota, to the Heirs at
Law and next of Kin and all persons Interested
in the Estate Of Josef sehospf, deceased:
Yon and each Of you are hereby notified t4st
IN hi, court his petition preyine that letters ct
late of tho county Of Stark and state OF North
. Dsdf3 9Sst d iss ed % as siaoSed lii IL > be- Seh heard eaci% and
duly considered by thi. "ourt on Mondsy: the
tie afternoon Of that day, Ct The court rooms o. o. o.
Stark and state of North Dakota; and
You and each Of you arc hereby cited to be
and appsar before this court at said. time and
place and answer said petition and show cause,
II any there be, why the prayer OF said petition
should not be granted.
By the Court,
CHAs. KoNo..
Judge of the County Court.
De Dsted the aad day i!y OF February A. D. 1907
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
A Little Too Much,

"A wife has a right to expect much
Of her husband" remarked the philo-
sophically inclined person musingly.
"Yes, I suppose she has," replied the
meek appearing man with wilted look
Ing whiskers; II suppose she has, but
when she expects him to live up, stead
lily and without swerving, to the motto
On her first husbands tombstone I
somehow think she is expecting more
than she really ought to expect from a
common, everyday, earthly man."
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07

THE thermometer registered IS
below Monday morning, 26 below
Tuesday, and 18 below Wednes-
day. Thursday was much war
mer. Some seven or eight inches
of snow fell last week and Sunday
but it was very light and has Set
tied considerably: AS there is no
under crust a few warm days
will dispose of it.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07
Notice.

This is to warn all persons not to dig
OF take away any rock from the EH s.w.
\ and the W. u Sc. X Sec. 2o;, T. I3o,
R. 96, known as Taylor Butte, south of
Dickinson, under penalty of prosecution.
If you want rock come and see the un-
dersigned.
I-3I.tf c. S. Langdon.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07

The Glendive correspon dent of
the Minneapolis Journal has been
seeing visions and dreaming
dreams. In the visit of 4satpe
North Dakota Legislators to- cfeE:
dive, he sees a scheme to4sE
a new state from eastern Montana
and western North Dakota with
his own little city as the capital.
No doubt Glendive would be will
ling-but the Missouri Slope pre-
fers to remain in North Dako-
ia and let Glendive get what gain
she may from such hot. air adver-
Using as the Journal dispatch.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07

VERMONT has abandoned prohi-
bition, local option having carried
Tuesday by a majority of about
1000. This leaves Maine. New
Hampshire, Kansas and North
Dakota the only remaining prohi-
bition states in the union.
The Dickinson press., 1903-02-07

BUSINESS was paralyzed in Chi
cago Wednesday by the worst
blizzard in years. A foot of snow
fell, followed by sleet and wind.
The storm was severe throughout
most of the middle western states
but no touch of it was felt in west
ern North Dakota-the best place
on earth after all.