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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02

cent. In some instances men who had
apparently taken every precaution to
save their animals from the rigors OF
winter were the heaviest losers.
Zone man built last fall a big sheep
barn and went to bed one night with a
sense of absolute security. His thous.
and sheep were thought to be safely
housed, but lower board on the shed
had been removed to give the sheep
air. A blizzard came up in the night
and the snow blew in through, the
aperture. The sheep on the wind
ward side of the building edged away
from the snow and crowded the others
into a corner until the entire thousand
sheep persisted from the snow, cold
and lack Of air. This was an isolated
case, however, and losses to the stock
industry last winter in our state were
not at all large"
Capt. Baker is a prominent democrat
and said that the North Dakota demo-
cratic delegate convention will not be
held until June II. It Is so late that
the factions in the party are making
no effort to secure the delegation Of
nine for the st. Louis convention, as it
is generally conceded that the contest
for the presidential nomination will be
practically settled BY that time. He
said North Dakota would send . dele.
cation. that would cart It's vote for the
best interests Of the party at large.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02
JAPS gain FIRST land VICTORY

frost occurred in autumn, September
Is.
Average date on which last Killing
frost occurred in spring, May Is.
The latest date on which last "kill-
ing" frost occurred in spring, June %,
1885. .l
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month, 2.5s inches.
Average number of days with .01-of
an inch or more, II. .l ,.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was STA inches in 1876.
The least monthly precipitation was
.04 inches in 1901.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 1873 inches 81 29-1S76. 2SSS5S' '5ssF
The greatest amount Of snowfall
recorded inand "a cons cutive hours
(record extending to winter OF s1sS4-S5
only wasLs inches on May . and 3,
1900. Ss CHM # 81 T {
6 CLOUDS AND WEATHER. A
s Average number of clear days, 9;
partly cloudy days, 1s; cloudy days, 9.
/ a. 5:S WIND. III & 4
The prevailing winds have been
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02
HOMESTEADER AT NINETY
Mr.. P. S. Morrison. Over 80 Years of Age,
Files on a Homestead In Morton County. ]

B Mr. Preston S. Morrison of Grand
Rapids. Mich, is guest in the city
today and man of particular interest
for the reason that at the age of 81
years he has filed on homestead in
Morton county and will open a ranch
there. Upon the completion of his
filing on a quarter section he will buy
two sections Of land, and go into the
business Of horse raising, having been
interested in raising blooded horses
for number of years. There are few
men, perhaps, at his age, who have
the courage and physical energy to
undertake the work he has mapped
out, but he is not apparently older
than the average man of so years and
his life is splendid tribute to temper
ate methods and good impulses. Mr..
Morrison has an interesting history
in many ways. In'the first place, he
was born on the Atlantic ocean, twen-
ty days out from the coast of Scotland,
whence his father migrated in 1913,
with a family Of eleven children, the
number being increased to twelve
with his arrival. Those were the days
Of sailing vessels, and the trip to this
country took two months and 20 days.
His father was a man Of courage and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02

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determination, as proven by the fact
that he set out when war was in pro-
gross between his own country and
America. They settled in New York
state, where Mr. Morrison lived until
sixteen years Of age, when he moved
to Elyria, o., where he was when the
Mexican war began and where he en-
listed in that war, being one of the
few survivors Of that conflict. He en-.
listed again in the war of the rebellion,
although 4S years of age when it be-
gan, and served through that war, and
has record Of never having taken a
dose of medicine or lost meal
through lack Of appetite, and never
losing days service with his com
mand.
Mr.. Morrison is splendidly preserved
man, and says he believes his good
health and long life are due to TEN
perance in all things and the avoid
ance Of fretting and worry. He has
used tobacco since he was fourteen
years Of age, but ten years ago found
that smoking disagreed with him and
from that day has never smoked.
A nephew will come out later and
assist him with the work of opening
his Morton county ranch.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02
Common Sense for Boys and Girls
Christine Terhune Herrick Gives Some Corn
mon Sense Advice for the Benefit Of Our Boys
and Girls The Wisdom of chaperone and what
is GOOD Conduct for Young Folks.

In the spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of outdoor
sports. So does that Of the young wo-
man. In fact, it is extremely probable
that they have MT waited until now to
bestow consideration upon such mat
ters, but have been planning for them
while still the snow was blowing and
the streams frozen.
Now, as the roads get in good order
and the mud dries from the fields, the
golf clubs are brought out, the wheels
are overhauled and put in condition
and all sorts of plans are laid for Sat
urday half-holidays and vacation
times.
With thex return to the possibility
of this sort Of thing arises the annual
question as to how much liberty is to
be allowed our young men and our
young women in their association with
one another. Are they to go about to-
gether unchaperoned, as they have
done from time immemorial in the
country and small towns, or are the
rules Of smart society in the big cities
to be complied with? There are advo.
Gates of both sides Of the matter and
each has it's pros and cons.
There is somewhat exaggerated
idea of the conventions that exist in
this respect even in la1ge cities and
among fashionable folk. A fierce
light beats upon the throne and those
who are almost as we'll known as roy
atty and have their actions chronicled
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02

in all the papers have to abstain from
many simple joys they doubtless COW
ct. Those who follow hard after them
in their struggle for social eminence
but who have not yet attained to it,
often imagine themselves to be of so
much Importance that they must con-
form to certain rigid requirements.
Thus, for instance, I heard not long
ago of one of these seekers for So
ciety-column fame who severely crit
icised a mother for permitting her
eighteen-year old daughter to go to
the opera, unaccompanied except by
her thirty year old brother. '"Thc
mother should have gone along, or
else sent some elderly woman friend"
pronounced the censor. There is no
knowing to what remarks the young
people laid themselves open by going
unchaperoned."
To which a sensible woman replied,
"The persons who recognized them
would understand the situation and
it would not be worth while to worry
about the judgment of those who did
not know them"
We may afford to lay aside the con-
sideration of such standards as these
and study rather what rule should be
followed in the small town or the
country neighborhood among young
men and women who are in good So
cial standing there. How shall they
deal with the problem OF the chaper-
one? Shall they ignore it altogether
or conform to 1t in certain Instances
and neglect it in others? And how
Is the discrimination to be made?
Here is one Of the matters where
It is almost impossible to make a pos.
tive statement. The personal equa-5
ton counts for q large amount. In
every circle there are to be found
young women who could be protected
by no amount OF chaperonage and
others who would be secure in the
midst Of any, and all temptations. But
putting aside either OF these ex-I
tremes although like to think that
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02

the latter is not an extreme, but just
what one might look for from any nice,
well brought up American girl;
us try to frame a few general plans
In the first place, then, before grant
ing permission to your daughter to
accept invitations to out door junket-
ings from young men, be pretty sure
of your young man. He should not
be picked up at random, so to speak.
1t is bad enough If the man who calls
on a girl in her home is the chance
acquaintance, with no endorsement ex-
cept from those who know only his
name, but it is much worse if he is to
be a girls companion on a row or a
ride or even on the golf links-al-
though the last is probably the least
undesirable locality in which to be
left alone with comparative stranger
Putting aside all other questions, there
Is always the possibility of accidents
of one sort or another on out door
excursions and the girl who accepts
young mans invitations for one Of
these should be sure that he is the
man on whom she would be willing to
depend in case of such an accident.
Also, she should know the man well
enough,-or her mother or father
should know him well enough-to be
sure that his character is such as to
make him desirable companion He
may not be of necessity bad sort and
yet his bringing up, his associates,
may have been such that a girls par
ents may feel it is decidedly inadvis-
able that their daughter should stamp
herself in public with him as his
! friends and companion. But if he is
known to be a clean, honorable, well
bred young fellow and if the girl is the
right sort of self respecting youny wo-
man, there is no reason why the two
may not have certain outings together
without laying themselves open to
criticism. OF course, all these outings
) must be chosen with judgment.
Suppose a girl and man have been
= infected with the returning fondness
for bicycle riding. The new wheels
are enough to win even old boys and
| old girls to a desire to learn what
wheeling really means. Is there any
reason why the young couple should
not go out for short spin or for
long run? None in the world If they
choose to take a. compact lunch with
them and eat it by the roadside and
rest there afterwards and read or
chat, they may do it without fear of
censure-provided, always provided
that they are the sort of young man
and woman have described. l do not
think it is the wise thing to permit
this liberty too freely among needless,
feather Drained boys or girls. There
may be no real harm in it. But the
animal spirits of youth do strange
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02
Heavy Losses On Both Sides.
The Casualties Being 1 700
Japanese and, 500 Russians.

Toxic, May 2.-After four days OF
fighting, largely with artillery, the first
Japanese army under General Kuroh
forced crossing Of the Yalu river and
Sunday, with a gallant infantry. charge,
covered a frontage of four miles, drove
the Russians from Chiu Tfen Cheng
and the nights on the right bank Of
the Aida river, which enters the Yalu
from the north almost opposite, Win.
The Japanese casulties are 700 and
the Russian 800 The Russians also
abandoned Antung after burning the
town. -, 0.r =. .s.,s..5 = .5Ea .ay. 20
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02
BAKER TALKS OF STATE
Captain |. P. Baker Tells St. Paul Papers of
the Opportunities of North Dakota.

St. Paul Globe: The low prices
prevailing for beef cattle have not be-
gun to hurt the, North Dakota stock
immeasurably more than our state.
ing country in Texas and the South
west said Capt. Fl. r. Baker Of Bis
narck, manager of the Cannonball
Creek Cattle Company Of North Da-
kota, who Is business visitor IN St.
Paul. .. .'..
F. Suppose that the average beef ami
NAL has deprecated IS per head.
North Dakota has only about 100000
head of cattle, and the loss by depreci-
alton win amount to 5000, 900. Texas
with 100000 of beef cattle, Is hurt
simmeasureably more than our state.
The low prices are mot, q bad thing
for q man wishing to start in the in
8dustry. He can now buy at q figure
that will let him into the business on
the ground floor, and as the low prices
cannot continue Indefinitely he will
reap q handsome profit In the end.
The state OF North Dakota was
never ii better shape than now. There
has been = big immigration, real es-
tate values have risen Immensely In
the past few years, and the Losses Of
cattle and sheer m the past winter
have not been nearly 80 large as has
been generally supposed. Cattle losses
have been less than 8 per cent and
sheep losses not much more than per
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02
DETAILS OF: REVOLVING CRIME

Vs,S
Emmons cuonty Stirred by Awful
7 State Of Affairs Revealed in Van de
Worste Case.
1. Hazelton Republican,: Last .Satur-
day brought out5sa few Of the facts Of
what will doubtless prove the most re-.
voting crime inaythe history of the
state.
The evidence at hand is to the e.
feet that about two weeks ago the
15-year-old daughter of Aart Van de
Worste Of the Westfield neighborhood,
gave birth to a child. Last Friday
DR.. shockey of Pollock was called, and
recognizing horrible stateof affairs,
at once, notified Coroner Hogue. On
Saturday the coroner, accompanied by
States Attorney Lynn, went Ito the
home Of Van de Worste, and there
found the body of the young girl, she
having died before their arrival. The
coroner also found evidence that a
criminal operation had been perform
ed. Upon being questioned, Van de
Worste at first denied any knowledge
of the affair, but as the web Of evi.
dence gradually closed about him he
admitted having thrown the dead body
Of an undeveloped child into an old
we'll. An examination ct this well
failed to reveal the body. grss4 { z.9
Mrs. Van de Worste, being closely
questioned by the coroner and states
attorney, admitted having heard the
child cry twice. once after having
been carried to the cellar by Van de
Vorste. Later the woman revealed
to a neighbor the fact that the body
of the infant had been hidden In
another old well. On being dug up
the body proved to be that Of an al.
most fully developed child, and
showed unmistakeable signs of having
been strangled.
Van de Vorste is now in Jail at
Linton, charged with the death OF the
infant. ..=..,
A coroner's jury found that the girl
came to her death from the effects Of
a criminal operation performed by a
party OF parties to them unknown, and
that the child came to its death at the
hands Of Aart Van de vorste.
Ugly rumors are afioat connecting
this apparently inhuman father with
the paternity Of his own daughters
child, and also to the effect that q
prosecution OF the case will uncover
disgustingE rotten and inhuman
state Of affairs. sss s 4
The prisoner il man So years q
age, and % far has treated the affair
with considerable Indifference.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02
Four Days OF Desperate Fighting
In Which the japanese Drive the
Russian :!fa' Troops From ''n Their . Po-
SitiOn. -1>,s<y ..r.. -.

ly in growing native grasses for past
ure }or hay, and the, most common
method is that Of flooding. This is
accomplished by placing dams in the
streams and coulees so that consider
able quantities of water during the
early spring freshets are forced to
flow out over the adjacent lands. One
such flooding is ordinarily suf1cient
to produce good crop of hay. - b
The state Is divided into three drain
age basins, namely, Missouri river and
tributaries, Monse river and tributa-
ries and Red river of the North and
tributaries. Almost all of the irriga-
ton is practiced within the drainage
basin of the Missouri, which traverses
the state diagonally from. northwest to
southeast. Mouse river crosses the
northern boundary, and after making
large detour southwark, recrosses in
to British territory. Red river of the
North forms the eastern boundary and
its basin lies entirely within the humid
region. r
Although the rainfall, of 1902 WAS
generally ample for farming purposes,
the total irrigated area in this year
shows remarkagle increase since
1899. This, no doubt, is largely &C
counted for by new settlers opening
up farms In the northwestern part
~ General Statistics. -. -.
In 1902, the farms on which irriga-
ton was reported numbered 1O2, and
.1o,Ss4 acres were irrigated. Sixty
nine systems, supplied with water
from all sources in the state, were
constructed at an initial cost of $45,-
0S7, an average of $4.34 per irrigated
acre. There were sc miles of main
canals and bitches. These figures
represent an increase since 1899 of
ss1131 per cent in number of acres irri-
gated, 8S.9 per cent in number of
farms, and 1865 per cent in total con-
struction cost. ,5a
The Missouri river and tributaries
supplied so systems which irrigated
9,444 acres belonging to 83 farms.
The total construction outlay for the
81 miles Of main canals and bitches
and other irrigation works was $40,375,
an average Of s$4.2S per irrigated acre.
Ten farms with an irrigated area OF
676 acres, were supplied with water
from Mouse river and tributaries. The
10 systems represent q construction
cost of $3,637, an average Of 1888 per
irrigated acre. Two plants in Barnes
county pumped water from Sheyenne
river, a tributary of the Red river OF
the North, and irrigated acres on
two farms. These plants were con.
structed at8an initial cost of $500.
Five systems costing $500 were SUP
piled with water from springs and 25s
acres belonging to ave farms were
irrigated therefrom at an average first
cost OF $2.a4 per irrigated acre. There
were but two acres reported as irrl.
gated from wells, the total cost Of the
well-system being Sits. S
- N. -
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-02

from the east. II
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 10 miles. ,r- ID,
The highest velocity of the wind
was 60 miles from the northwest on
May rs, 1900. 5 II
B. H. BRONSON,
Sec. Director, Weather Bureau.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-11-30

sa4zG inc actual SUI; TyTc;---= --=---
received for saw logs. Even then the
million and a half would only have
been worth between eight and nine
thousand. Deducting this purely theo-
retical loss Railway has occasioned
you from the amount he has gained
for you, you are still some four or five
thousand ahead of the game. For that
you paid him nothing"
That's Railways lookout"
''In justice you should pay him that
amount. He is poor man. He has
sunk all he owned in this venture,
some $4,000, and he has nothing to
live on. Even if you pay him five thou
sand, he has lost considerable, while
you have gained"
How have we gained by this bit Of
philanthropy
Because you originally paid in cash
for all that timber on the stump just
$4,000, and you get from Railway saw
logs to the value of $20,OOO," replied
Thorpe sharply. Besides, you still
own the million and half which, Ii
you do not care to put them in your
self, you can sell for something on the
skids."
Don't you know, young man, that
white pine logs on skids will spoil ut
terly in a summer? Worms get into
'em."
81 do" replied Thorpe, unless you
bark them, which process will cost you
about 81 a thousand. You can find
any amount of small purchasers at re-
duced price. You can sell them easily
at So. That nets you for your million
and a half little over $4,000 more.
Under the circumstances do not think
that my request for five thousand is
at all exorbitant."
DAILY laughed. "You are a shrewd
fgurer, and your remarks are interest
ing" said he.
"Will you give $5OOO?" asked Thorpe.
II will not" replied Daily; then, with
q sudden change of humor: "And now
I'll do a little talking. I've listened to
you just about as long as I'm going
to. / have Railways contract in that
safe. and live up to it I'll thank you
to go plumb to blazesw
That's your last word, is it," asked
Thorpe, rising.
'It is"
'"Then," said he slowly and distinctly,
''I'll tell you what I'll do. l intend to
collect in full the 81 thousand for the
three millions and half Mr.. Railway
has delivered to you. In return Mr..
Railway will purchase of you at the
stumpage rates of 81 thousand the
million and a half he failed to put
in. That makes bill against you,
If my figuring is correct, Of just SILL
900. You will pay that bill, and / will
tell you why. Your contract will be
classed in any court as a gambling con
tract for lack of consideration. You
have no legal standing in the world.
call your bluff. Mr.. DAILY, and I'll fight
you from the drop of the hat through
every court in Christendom."
Slight ahead" advised DAILY sweetly
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-11-30

TINS summer and quit. We want to
get IN every stick of timber we own
so as to be able to clear out of here
for good and all at the close of the
season, and now this condigned jobber
ties US up for million and half"
''It is exceedingly annoying" con-
coded Thorpe, land it is a good deal
of Railways fault, | am willing to adj
NIT, but it's your fault too"
ITO be sure" replied Daily, with the
accent of sarcasm.
you had no business entering into
any such contract 1t gave him no
show"
81 suppose that was mainly his look
out, wasn't it2 And, as / already told
you, we had to protect ourselves"
You should have demanded security
for the completion of the work. Under
your present agreement, If Railway
got in the timber, you were to pay him
a fair price. If he didn't you appro-
priated everything he had already
done. In other words, you made him
a bet"
ST don't care what you call it." an
swered DAILY, who had recovered his
good humor in contemplation of the Sc
curity of his position. The fact stands
all right"
cit does" said Thorpe Unexpectedly,
"and I'm glad of it. Now, let's examine
a few figures. You owned 100000
feet of timber, which at the price of
stumpage" standing trees was worth
$4,000"
"Well?"
"You come out at the end of the sea
son with three million and half Of
saw logs, which with the 81 worth of
logging added are worth $21,00O."
Hold onv' cried Daily. I'VE paid
Railway 81. We could have done it
ourselves for less"
"You could not have done it for one
cent less hanfour-twenty in that coun-
try" replied Thorpe. las an expert will
testify"
"Why did we give 1t to Railway at
four thenY
''You saved the expense of a salaried
overseer and yourselves some bother"
replied Thorpe. Railway could do it
for less because. for some strange rea-
son which you yourself do not under
stand. jobber can always log for less
than company"
1--WE could have done it for four" in
sisted DAILY stubbornly. ''But get on.
What are you driving at? My times
valuable"
"Well, put her at four, them" agreed
Thorpe. THAT makes your saw logs
worth over $4,000. OF this value Rad
way added $4,000. You have appro-
priated that much of his without pay
! ing him one cent"
/ DAILY seemed amused "How about
the million and a half feet of ours he
appropriated?' he asked quietly.
I'm coming to that. Now for your
losses. At the stumpage rate your
million and half which Railway zap.
propriated' would be only three thou
sand. Blu. FOR the sake of argument