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YOUNG HUNTER SPENDS
NIGHT IN WILLOW TREE
Memphis Youth Is Lost in Mississippi
Cane Bottoms and Has Terrify-
ing Time.

Memphis, Tenn.-Lost for twenty
four hours in q bleak Mississippi
canebreak, and for over twelve hours
In a tree seeking safety from numer-
GUS wild beasts which besieged him,
Bert Lancaster, of Memphis, had an
experience which he is not likely to
forget
Lancaster, together with a compan-
ion, Billy Shea. recently returned
from what is commonly termed
pleasure outing trip" However, they
do not refer to their escapade in the
same happy phrasing, particularly
Lancaster, who was made victim
because of his ignorance of wood
craft. He is exhibiting to friends
myriads of mosquito bites, and en-
phatically discouraging hunting in
the land made famous by President
Roosevelt a few years ago.
Lancaster and Shea sought the
Mississippi caneblake for several
days pleasure in hunting and fishing,
and incidentally to recuperate from the
stern realities of business. They went
with all the necessary paraphernalia,
and because of the Witness and
wooliness of the region. carried along
in addition guide. Camp was pitched
they were fairly successful hunting
and fishing, and everything went
along smooth until the fourth cay
rolled around and completely altered
all their plans,
1t was late in the afternoon of that
day when Bert Lancaster decided to
go squirrel hunting. Accompanied by
his guide, Lancaster walked about
three miles from the camp, when the
guide left him, after admonishing him
to keep close to large lake in the
vicinity, which had been fixed upon
by all as a good landmark.
For some time the ambitious MIN
rom obeyed instructions, but being
beckoned on by good luck. and bag
| ging many squirrels, he went further
| from the lake than he intended. When
| he started to return the shades OF
night we beginning to thicken, and
| he was not entirely sure OF his way
| The imD OF the peTYerse changed his
course, and he began walking in a
circle. This maneuyer he continued
until he came to a complete realiza
| ton of the situation.
To be list in a Mississippi bottom
after nighlfall is enough TO give the
most stouthearted rigors, Bears
there are and plenty of catamounts
in this territory and everyone ac
qualnted with lie latter knows hin
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Met His Old Captors.

David Hilderly, substantial citizen
OF Tampa, Fla, made his first visit
to the south 40 years ago in the del
egation from Indiana sent down on
United States business, says the Ma
tional Tribune. While he and seven
comrades were guarding a supply
train over the Cumberland mountains.
Joe Wheeler swooped down upon
them, captured their train, piled the
wagons up, set fire to them, took the
soldiers into the woods, changed
clothes with them, and told theN to
get for home as fast the the Lord
would let them. Within "a hours
Comrade Hilderly and his companr
ions were in blue clothes again, with
muskets in their hands. While on .
visit to Brandytown, Fla, Comrads
Hilderly met the identical raider who
took his hat and boots and drove
away the best pair OF mules. Tha
two old.time enemies had pleasant
time together.
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pear incongruous as feminine apparel.
So such costumes have disappeared
and the transplanted daughters of
Iowa are now dressing in the plain
and sensible garments of the region.
Would Make Good Wives.
Soon after these young women set
tiers made their homes on the Dakota
plains United States Commissioner j.
ID. Kellar of Bonesteel visited Sioux
City, Ia, and was reported in an in
terview as having remarked:
''The young man who wants a wife
young, intelligent, clever and the
owner of first-class farm-should
start for Bonesteel and the Rosebud
without delay.
"There are about 231 young women
homesteaders in the reservation
They are just getting started on their
spring work and the hired help prob
lem is practically hopeless.
Beyond doubt they are the best
girls in the world, these capable.
brave aAd energetic young women
who are founding homes for them
selves upon the prairie. Among them
are women of social position and
wealthy families, as well as former
school teachers, stenographers, book
keepers and other business girls.
"a third of them or more are col
lege graduates; all have more or less
money; every one is perfectly capable
of making a good living for herself;
every one has good farm. In fact,
they represent the finest 231 matri-
monial opportunities l know of"
Perhaps Mr.. Kellar's enthusiastic
praise was widely read. In any event
the homestead girls on the Rosebud
have not been neglected in the way OF
proffered matrimony, and most OF
those In the Iowana colony can count
their proposals by scores.
Among their neighbors--neighbors
In this sense, meaning other settlers
within half hundred miles-are q
number of single men who also seized
the opportunity to acquire good farms
at the hands of generous govern
ment.
Many a Romance.
Romance finds ready hospitality
on the fertile plains of South Dakota
despite the unenviable divorce records
of the state
Several matches have been made
through the agency OF the CLAIM
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Eoraetfulness Spoiled Life.

A tragic history has just come tc
light in Paris by the discovery OF a
letter which was never mailed. II il
had been, bachelor would have been
saved from lonely life. Twenty
years ago, at a ball, young man met
young woman and fell straightway
in love with her. Though the young
woman's looks signified that the pas
sion was mutual, the young man had
not the courage to declare himself.
but went home and wrote a letter
instead. Days passed. no answer
came. The young man despaired,
grew disguised with life, and thence
forth lived a sad, solitary life. Lately
ne died, a bachelor still. His heirs
went through his papers, and there
among them was the famous love
letter. He had forgotten to mail 1t
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shanty, and more than one Iowa youth
has learned, when too late, that "ab-
sence makes the heart grow fonder''
but not always the absentee.
Among the girls who have taken up
claims In the new country, one Of the
most popular is Miss Lottie Rogers,
formerly of Ames, la.
She is the only daughter of a veal
thy retired farmer, so that from the
standpoint of financial necessity II
was not incumbent upon her to un-
dergo the hardships of the pioneer.
Happening to draw homestead ir
a community almost entirely composed
of bachelors, Miss Rogers had not
been in her new home month before
she had received several proposals OF
marriage Now. 1t is said, her victims
number more than 100.
Her first proposal came from an
Arkansas colonist who saw her soon
after her arrival and who at once sue
cumbed to her charms. Unlike most
wooers from the ardent south, how
ever, he conducted his campaign oil
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OF farms on the Rosebud.
Back home" more than one society
set Is mourning the loss of a vivacious
and popular member, and fashionable
functions seem duller than before the
exodus to South Dakota.
1t Is remarkable how those plucky
young women have adapted them
selves to the rather rough life of the
prairie pioneers. Girls who in days
gone by were shocked If the sudden
departure of servant made it neces-
sary to wash the dishes or clean their
rooms are filling the soil or herding
cattle with the nonchalence of an old
Elmer
Those who left handsome and we'll
appointed homes seem perfectly hap
py in the little 10x12 "shacks" that up
On the majority of farms constitute
he dwelling of the owners.
By rare good fortune in most in
stances and by clever trading in 9th
erS nearly all these girls are in the
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This Dog is a
Cigar Salesman.

Then Goodwin went into business
at his home town. starting cigar
jobblng house under the firm Of Good
win & Ollie. Goodwin longed to be
on the road again for his own house, and
one day he had an inspiration as he
observed the intelligence displayed
by his dog Rex. then a pup. The ex-
pertinent was tried and 1t proved sue
cessful. but Rex was quick to learn,
and It was not long before he under
stood that II was to be his work to
guide his master from place to place.
Since he started he has never failed
for a single day to do his duty. When
he first made his trips with the dog
Goodwin had to inquire his way to
the places he wished to visit, but
when once there he introduced Rex,
and Rex never forgot.
He now knows :"all the trade" in
the various towns the pair make"
and the customers always have cor
dial welcome for the interesting sales
man.
Rex never makes any mistakes, He
takes his master directly to where he
wishes to go and loses no time in do
ing so. When they are through with
| town he leads the way to the proper
railway station.
Mr.. Goodwin holds him by strap
that Is fastened to the dogs collar, and
a code of signals has come to be un-
| derstood by them, so that each knows
the meaning of every movement of the
other. Goodwin can tell when he Is at
a street crossing by the manner IN
which Rex ducks his head, giving the
strap slight Jerk.
Rex guides his master across the
street safely, no matter how crowded
It may be, and steers him clear of
street cars, automobiles and buggies.
Master and dog have never yet met
with an accident.
In violation of all rules Rex rides in
the coaches of all trains and inter
urban cars in Indiana, for he is known
to all the railroad folk, and all con
ductors have strict orders to carry the
dog.
Rex Is Gordon setter and Is 9
handsome animal. Even though he has
! the Intelligence of a man and devotes
, the most of his time to doing mans
: worl; he is still dog, and when tn,
J occasion offers delights in doing som,
) of the things that 1t is peculiarly ant
particularly proper for a dog to do
r such as running a rabbit
5 One day recently Mr.. Goodwin wa
, waiting to change cars at little coun
r try station. He took advantage of thu
S opportunity to give Rex a short out
r ing, and, releasing the dog from hi
e strap, Rex was soon having the time @
! his life in field some distance away
o AS time for the train to arrive az
e preached Rex was still busy. an
e finally Goodwin had to send some me
y after him. and the travelling salesdo
t barely returned to his master in tim
to catch the train.
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Customers.

he knows the customers and they
likewise know him.
Rex really does the principal part
of the travelling. and his master, Miles
M. Goodwin, sells the goods. The
master is blind, but with the travelling
ability of Rex he is able to cover his
territory as he did before he lost his
sight. Rex is his masters eyes.
Goodwin lives at New Castle. near
here, and the story of his affliction is
a pathetic one. He was a handsome,
well-built young man and popular
everywhere he went He made friends
and was a successful salesman. For
eleven years he sold clothing on the
road for an eastern firm. Then blind.
ness came upon him. A few years ago
he was stricken with atrophy of the
optic nerve and he lost his sight. He
spent years and large sums of money
in trying to regain his vision. but II
had gone.
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.OWA GIRLS GIN
GIbg WESTERN
E9 PLAINS GO
H HONfESIEADERIC

! sou, City, Ia.-Think of 1875 human
y. Incoming upon the prairies of
ruth Dakota!
i With their pretty hands Redeemed
a roughened by toll and their fair
amnlexions exposed daily to the tan
r.s winds. that number of real socie-
| Girls from Des Moines and other
.ra cities are leading the strenuous
III If the pioneer upon what was for
.,lv the Rosebud Indian reservation.
4 uomebuilders in reality, every one
!, these enterprising girls secured
fnrter section when that territory
fs,s opened to settlers two years ago.
law they have turned their backs
nan the ballroom and the theater
] nd are herding cattle. filling the soil
"A living the actual life of the prairie
fioneer
While the majority are farming or
Lasting cattle, others devote them
Celyes to various enterprises. One is
making money and winning reputa-
Lcu through the practice of law; an
hher has become a preacher; still
[thers act as guides through the in
hears ago hostile redskins vert busy
|ieresting country where only a few
|,hedding the blood of whites.
Yet these girls, many of whom rep
resent families of wealth, seem great
IN pleased with their experiences.
Moreover, they are besieged with
PROPOSALS of marriage from the men
cn the reservation.
Perhaps it was a sudden freak of
fancy that caused all these Iowa girls
10 apply for homesteads when the
Rosebud reservation was thrown open
10 settlers.
They had read of the success of wo-
men who had staked claims in other
sections. More than one poor girl Sc
cured an excellent farm or grazing
acres when the government lands in
Oklahoma and the Indian territory
we're thrown open.
Daughters of Wealthy Homes.
1t is true that many of the Iowa
girls already had comfortable-in
Iome cases observation-disclosures, with
Iathers possessing bank accounts am
ply sufficient to meet all their needs.
What girl in this progressive age,
however, is content to be entirely de-
,pndent unon otharS2
True, the laws governing the taking
Up Of public lands provide that the
laimant must actually reside upon,
n hold down." as it is termed, for a
ertain length of time the land thus
and this provision doubtless
aused many pretty brow to quicker
q perplexity and the pursuing of many
pair of ruby lips.
Secure those homesteads, however
hey would. When some of the bold
r spirits announced that they pro
osed to become actual settlers in the
ew country-to be real farmers and
thrill of approval rar
trough other breasts.
And that is why 1875 of Iowa's mos
harming specimens of femininity are
ow wearing short skirts, stout boot:
nd freckled faces as they "holt
own" the claims they were fortunate
nough to secure in the distribution
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readily understood, the passengers en-
ter the car of the lift from the lift
station, and are at once taken up per
pendicularly to the height of the emf
nence to be gained. Along light
bridge the car then travels to the
higher parts Of the town, where the
hill assembled without, as it were, any
climbing, the passengers alight
Stockholm, the principal streets OF
which are built on rising ground, has
pne of these giant lifts in operation
Casselrs Saturday Journal.
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USE GIANT ELECTRIC LIFT.
Science Does Away with Necessity for
Climbing Steep Hills.

Facility of locomotlon Is a watch
word of the times, and what with
electric trains and tramways and other
motor vehicles, engineers are seeing
to it that we get about as easily as
possible. Hills. of course, are a chief
obstacle in the way of mechanical
traction of all kinds.
For cities and towns that are wholly
or in part built upon high hills the
giant electric lift, which we depict is
now being made use of. AS viii be
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to be most formidable feline, par
ticularly after dark.
The lost man took to tree. He
confesses that he heard some blood,
curdling scream that Immediately
brought his decision to climb to a
head. Into an old willow tree he
quickly climbed, and there spent the
night in considerable trepidation To
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REX ACTS AS GUIDE FOR HIS
BLIND MASTER.
KNOWS "ALL THE TRADE
Bet Of Signals Enables Canine and
Master to Understand One An
other - Animal Rides on
Trains Like Passengers.

Indianapolis, lnd.--Dogs have been
taught to perform many kinds of labor.
but so far as is known there is only
one dog that acts in the capacity of
q travelling salesman
Yet this Is exactly what Rex does
nearly every working day of his life.
and he does 1t we'll He knows every
town where there are customers. and
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CHERRY TREE ON CHIMNEY.
Remarkable Freak Of Nature In Mae.
saehusetts Town.

One OF the freaks OF nature in To-
dian Orchard, Mass, is cherry tree
growing on top OF an S0-foot chimney.
l: is thriving tree, standing ten feet
above the cap of the chimney. and IT
has grown rapidly despite fierce winds
which have bent 1t almost double CA
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add to his terrors, a terrific thunder
storm came up during the night, and
the wayfarer was exposed to its full
force.
Lancaster was found the next day
by negro on mule, who was one
of party OF thirty engaged in the
search for the missing hunter. The
finder of the lost man was literally
rewarded.
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~iI'
ming d,Ily|
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BUSINESS CHANGE.
The ]. G. Stiel Land Company
Branching Out.

i Arrangements have been completed
Charles H. Hubbell will be-
come member of the j. C. Stiel Land
Company. Mr.. Hubbell will hereafter
conduct the correspondence and take
charge of the office work, thus enabling
Mr.. Stiel to devote his entire attention
to outside work.
The land company will move to the
Klein & Sutmar block and occupy the
corner suite of rooms in connection with
the law offices of Mr.. Hubbell. This
combination will enable the company to
handle it's business to the satisfaction
of it's patrons, and with increased sales
to it's credit. They report considerable
inquiry already from the outside and
'}Jols for banner year.
The reputation of the individual mem
bers of this firm, in this and other 10.
calities, for promptness and reliability
should result in the placing with them
of much property for sale or exchange.
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now for drivers. His son is interested
with Mr.. Prentice in the hardware and
furniture business, occupying fifty
foot front that was built last year of
concrete blocks.
Cogswell has improved in many ways
lately. The fire of a year ago, while a
bad thing for some business men, was
a good thing for the town. Besides the
Prentice & White block, there has been
erected fine brick block for the Cogs-
we'll State Bank, 25 feet for Soule Bros.
and fifty feet for Albert Peterson,
making in all solid front of $50 feet.
Fred Lee of Britton also put in branch
store of two stories, and Thomas King
put in a new block. Many good resi-
dences have also been built, and DR..
Saylor put up a hospital of concrete
blocks which cost him $4,50O.
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Has No Home.

.
The Lidgerwood Monitor has the fol-
lowing to say regarding Amos Tuscany,
the man who has brought suit against
Ed. Towne of Spring Valley township,
for damages:
Tuscany was in this city last fall few
days shortly after he was discharged
from the hospital at Aberdeen seeking
county aid as he was out of funds. The
county authorities were kept busy buy
ing him railway tickets.
It appears that he was employed as a
farm hand in this county two seasons
and in 1905 was working on a farm near
Glendale and while working there was
shot as stated. His leg was amputated
at Aberdeen and the authorities then
furnished him ticket to Glendale,
they sending him here. The commits
sioners bought him a ticket to Michigan
and the authorities there sent him to
Wahpeton and he was sent from there
to Fargo and then to Minneapolis where
apparently he will remain for time.
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Teachers Examination.

Teachers examination will be held at
the court house in Glendale and at the
high school in Oakes, Friday and Satur-
day, March 9th and 10th.
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Our High School Boy Team Puts It All Over
the N. T.S., and Our School Girls Make
Better Showing Than Anchor
BOYS.
Cakes 29-
GIRLS.
Glendale g.
Oakes z

LIE DdSkeC Dall games between the
teams of the S.M.T.S. of Glendale and
the local high school teams on Saturday
evening were fast and furious through
out, and they .abounded in excellent
plays which furnished great amusement
for large and noisy audience.
Both games lacked very much Of
being an exhibition of the first-class
article. The unnecessary roughness'
must be eliminated by the officials or
the game will lose it's usefulness, es-
pecially for ladies. Head gear, nose
guards, and other body protection, will
soon follow as necessary and natural
consequence; and judging from the
number of black eyes and bruises on
Sunday morning it is somewhat doubt
full if they are not already needed.
It would be impossible to mention
even small part of the excellent play
ing. However, we must not overlook
the splendid work of Nichols in guard
ing our old war horse, Lee, who by the
way, is the best material Glendale has.
He made four of Ellendale's six bas-
kets. The basket-throwing of Kroman
was feature; no less than eight field
baskets being to his credit. The work
of Miss Risk as guard should be COM
mended.
The best feature of all was the good
will which prevailed between the teams
both before and after, the games,
This is the ultimate purpose of school
athletics anyway, and there was abun-
dant evidence that any ill-feeling that
may have previously existed has been
banished, we hope forever.
The teams were sumptuously ban
quoted at the City Restaurant after
the games. Caterer Dyer showed that
he was connoisseur in his line.
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Lecture Course.

The next number of the high school
lecture is given by Marion Gordon
Kerby. in miscellaneous program of
monologue, music and mirth.
In twelve appearances recorded in
the Lyceumite, her standings are as
follows: Six 1OO'', five 100, one 9O*-
a record unsurpassed by any company
on the road. Watch for her ads, and
do not fail to hear her.
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Scandinavian Church.

Service in the Scandinavian church
the 23rd day of February at o, clock
by S. Peterson. All the Scandinavians
are invited to come and attend the
meeting.
The Scandinavian Ladies' Aid will
meet the 9Th of March at one O'Clock
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lindseth.
X. L. Kleveland, Pastor.
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Spalding Is Coming.

Ex-Congressman Spalding, under the
auspices of the Republican Good Gov
ernment League of North Dakota, will
address the citizens of .Oakes, Ludden
and Glover on the following dates:
Ludden: Tuesday, Feb. 9th, at 8
p.. m.
oakes: Wednesday, Feb. 2sth at 8
p. m.
Glover: Thursday, March 1st, at
11:3O a. m.
All ladies and gentlemen are invited
to be present.
Watch for handbills.
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Basket Social.

There will be basket social at the
school house, usually called the Cole
man school house), in district No. 2,
Werner township, on Friday evening,
February 23rd. First, second and third
prizes will be given for the prettiest
basket. Mr.. Kessler, auctioneer.
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Take Notice.

l am agent for the Northern Trust
Co. of Fargo, N. D., which company
issues bonds for administrators, attach
ments, contractors, bank officers, lodge
officers, employees of all kind, school
officers, township officers, treasurers of
all kinds. Any person wishing a bond
please write Thos. Seton, Glendale,
N. D,