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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
Wilh6lmina'S
"COnYOluSiOnS.''
By NANCY HIT.


"You may let the young ladies come
right upstairs when they arrive, Brldg-
et." 1t was a little girl not more than
ten years old who spoke.
Eyes, MISS" said the new girl. us
it them children as was here yesterday
ye do be speakin's OFF,
Eleanor nodded, and tucking her
best big doll under her arm she ran
upstairs to the fiat"
Eleanor Sidney and Gertrude and
Lorraine Ashton were bosom friends,
and every afternoon the three little
girls were together, sometimes out OF
doors romping like tomboys, and
sometimes at play in their flat
They lived in the country, and one big
room on the top floor of the Sidney
house had been given to them as a
playroom. This they called their
"flat," having divided it off in their
minds into parlor, dining-room, bed
rooms and kitchen, like a real apart
ment. None of them had ever lived
in a flat, but Eleanor had once spent
the night in her aunt's little fiat in
the city, and it seemed SO coy and
like a dollhouse that she would al
ways remember it.
The three little girls were married
sisters when they lived in the fiat,
whose husbands were travelling on
business. Eleanor was Mrs. Win
throp, Gertrude was Mrs. Malcolm and
Lorraine Mrs. Williams, and there
were a number of little Malcolms and
Williamses and Winthrops, who kept
the young mothers quite busy. Each
took care of her own children and part
of the fiat, and Mrs. Williams taught
school, while her sisters planned the
meals.
On this particular afternoon Lor-
raine and Gertrude were quite early,
and a splendid game of "house" was
soon in full swing. Mrs. Malcolm and
the rooms busted, as they expected
to lunch, while Mrs. Will
Jams was hard at work teaching a
large family of dolls the three Rs,
Harold, Eleanor's sailor doll-eXcuse
me, l mean Mrs. Winthrop's eldest
son-was unusually trying, and she
was just wondering whether his
mother would be MORALLY offended if
she should make him stand on the
Ounce stool, when a noise in the cor
ner attracted her attention. Wilhelm
ina Malcolm had fallen from her bench
and was living stiff and rigid on the
floor. Will.c!G:ina was delicate, any
how, and school was too much for her
nerves.
Sister! Sistcr!" screamed Mrs. |
Williams. "Comc quick, Wilhelmina
has commissions
Mrs. Winthrop and Mrs. Malcolm |
were there in an instant, and there
was great excitement. School was
quickly dismissed. Wilhelmina's |
mother Immediately had Mysteries,
Mrs. Williams had an attack of nerves
and Mrs. Winthrop was walking up
and down wildly wringing her hands
and hopping her eyes. when Bridget
opened the door
whats all the matter?" she asked, |
seeing all the little girls so upset.
OH" gaspcd Mrs. Winthrop. oh!
oh! oh. Poor >, ihelmina has convul-
sions! Send fer the doctor quick
and she buried her face in one of the
,hildren's dresses she had hurriedly !
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22

ohe knows Just what is right to DO,
VI that there is no doubt;
ou. sun there IS no certainty
: About its turning out.
IL may not rise, or it NAV fall.
:, Inc oven may not bake:
so many things can turn out wrong
When Nellie bakes a cake.
At zee to know so much, and vet
r 10 know so little, too:
10 Know you know it and to find
lou don't when you get through.
~ DO Just what is right and find.
-, twas Just big mistake;
ms ms, Is the fate that Nellie meets
Whene'er she bakes a cake.
Detroit Free Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22

ZION. The men are all out Of the IN.
per levels, and the whole mine will
purn out unless the blaze is checked
Kirk wants two men to go down with
him."
The stations on fire, Charlie,"
the boy urged loudly. Come quick,''
He pulled and tugged at the tall
mans arm.
| Then the daze of the liquor passed
from him and the big miner under
stood. What's that" he cried.
Fire in the pump station! And
I'm late! It's my fault" Hecharged
out OF the saloon and up the trail
, with Jimmy close at his heels.
me men of the night shift were
standing in huddled groups about the
moist, their candles Pickering from
their cap-peaks. Smoke was pouring
from the shaft in great black rolls
Kirk was running to and fro like
mad lion, angered to frenzy because
none of the men would go down with
him.
Its sure DEATH" they declared.
and none of them would bulge.
You're a lot of cowards," he
| yelled. as he seized the hose coil and
threw it on the cage deck
No, we're not" Charlie answered,
Keeling aboard the cage. Jimmy
stepped on beside him.
Don't let that man go down." the
crowd protested, hes drunk
But Kirk did not hear. He pulled
the bell wire and the cage cut a hole
through the black smoke as it shot
downward. At the pump station the
cage stopped suddenly, bringing the
three alongside the burning station.
The fire was roaring Ike a smelter
furnace. The heat stung like vitriol.
All three would have been suffocated
instantly had they not dropped
quickly to their hands and knees and
pressed their faces to the floor.
Kirk attached the hose to the
pump hydrant and the water dashed
through the nozzle into the flames
The whole station was oil-soaked and
the fire ate the wood greedily The
draft started up the shaft, sucking
up fire and smoke in thick coils and
twists.
IN spite OF their heroic work the
flames gained Roadway.
There's just one way to put it
out" said Charlie, land that's to
crawl through and release the pump
on the other side"
Crawl through! Who would dare?
It was to wade through fire. Even
the fearless superintendent protested.
But Charlie dropped to the floor and
squirmed under the flames to the
pump. Jimmy also fell fiat, and
dragged through after him. 1t was
the only chance of saving the mine.
Kirk remained on the cage deck and
played the stream over them.
The floor was of steel and burned !
their hands like an oven. Overhead /
roared the flames. Burning cinders /
and Goals dropped on them as the two /
crawled through, and they reached !
the opposite side with their hats and |
jumpers aflame.
Both leaped into the stump tank to
extinguish their burning clothing,
then released the water Kissing
wildly an avalanche rushed down the !
sides and through the ceiling to the
station.
For q moment the flames sput-
tered like monster frying pan. With
long shrieks the fire left the timbers
and burned out wood fell in chunks
from the roof. By the time the tank
was half emptied the fire was
Quenched.
At last Charlie whisky dazed brain
was no longer comfortable. When
he attempted to step across the sta
ton floor he reeled backward, and
would have fallen headlong into the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
UNCERTAINTY.

a. all uncertain tasks of life.
Round which, are clouds Of doubt,
And keep one worrying to know
The way they will turn out,
The most uncertain of them all.
ri risk dollar stake.
Il lust the. task she sets herself.
When Nellie bakes a cake.
The simple recipe is there.
The books before her ewes:
And vet her constant worry is
A fear the cake won't rise.
II may be sad She never knows
Whene'er she starts to bake:
rnr all uncertain is I'm sure
When Nellie bakes a cake.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
The Original of "Tom Sawyer"

Was there ever a real "Tom Saw
YER? He is so real in Mark Twain's
pages that every one is tempted tc
say that there must have been a
tom Sawyer" in reality. And now
comes the news. from San Francisco
that tom Sawyer, pioneer, veteran
volunteer fireman and vigilante, who
in early days was the friend of Mark
Twain, and is supposed to have been
the original of his famous character"
has just died, at the age of 70.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22

Jimmy donned his rubber coat
lighted his candle and stuck it in hi.
Ap peak. Then he sat down in thu
hoist room and waited for his work
Ing partner, Charlie Fields. 1t wa:
time to go down and take the might
shift on the pump station, but Char
ue-was not in sight.
The hoist cage came up with load.
"a ore on both decks. The cars were
rolled of and replaced with empty
ones The cage hesitated a moment
waiting for the head pumpman, but
. he did not appear dropped down
the long dark shaft into the bowels
% the mountain.
Presently Kirk, the big superin-
htendent, appeared. "Where's Char
ns!" he asked of the boy.
Don't know" Jimmy answered.
Kirk opened his watch. Hes five
minutes late and the pump station is
unnamed. Do you have any idea
Hhere he is?"
Yes" Jimmy answered, hesita-
Mgly. 'This is pay day, and you
lnow where many of the men are"
"Oh. yes, at the Gray Goose, Of
purse, drinking up their hard earned
money" the superintendent replied
quickly.
Kirk started to walk away, then
mfned on his heel and said: Jimmy,
mn down and get Charlie. Bring
him up if he isn't too drunk. The
pump station must be manned at
NICE
Jimmy darted down the trail to
hey. But when he drew near the
eeor he hesitated. The Gray Goose
~ the one place in Gold Bug that
- boy had never entered. The bois-
Mous drinking place possessed no
tftractions for him. His firm refu-
~ to drink had made him all the
nore admired by the men.
FOR q moment the boy stood on
y trail and considered whether it
- best for him to disobey the SUI
paintendent's command. "No, I'm
- duty now" said the boy to HIM
~ Kirk said I must get Charlie,
80 ! will get him."
Inc boy pushed open the swinging
seor and entered the saloon. On
- night the place was unusually
NJ It swarmed with crowd of
- shifted, heavy booted men.
- he had expected Jimmy found
ssflie drinking heavily, and treat
me miners, who were in constant
at the bar. Though a strong
- physically, tall and straight as
syoung pine, Charlie was possessed
one great weakness, and that was
- thirst for drink.
The boy walked up quietly and
ened the drinking man on the
Charlie" said he, lit is time
y down. Kirk sent me after"
vet out OF this, you little rat!"
drunken man yelled angrily,
ing suddenly on the boy. why
1 you ring the doorbell instead
eeaking in like a coyote?"
tniS Iacet1Ous remark the crowd
aed boisterously.
Airk wants you, Charlie" the
repeated. paying no heed to the
ana taunts, and taking q hrmer
o. the mans arm.
nat does he want with me?
got aosstrings on"
EE& 1QU-f9 IQfn nrr chifk'o
Jimmy interrupted. There's
- on the pump station"
WAT do l care?" the drunken
foared. He turned again to the
then lnucker rushed into
Icon, all out of breath, and
Where's Charlie and Jim
asht here; what's the trouble?"
10y replied.
fes broke out in the pump sta !
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
Staggering Newspaper Statistics.

The new census statistics of the
newspaper business are staggering,
even to those who make, or help
make, newspapers. In 1900 there
were 19,624,757 copies printed daily
in the United States, and there are
doubtless many more printed to-day.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22
The Rug and the Son of Rest.

Weary Willie-What would you do
if woman showed you a rug?
Dusty Rhodes-Beat it.-New York
Sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-22

The consumption of prunes in the
United States exceeds 100000, OV0
pounds a year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

Editor Lindstrom of Cavalier coun-
W calls upon his fellow insurgents to
fght it out at the next primary if they
stln feel like fighting but for the pres
snt TO accept the result Of the recent
primary election as good republicans
and stand ready to work for the sue
cess of the party. One of the leading
insurgents in Cass county tells the
Forum that, theStalk of a bolt from the
state convention is without founda-
fIon, and that as the insurgents in the
state were defeated at the primaries
1t is their duty as republicans to &C.
cept the result as the verdict of the
people and stand loyalty by the re-
publican nominees. All of which is
good advice and shows the proper
spirit. The delegates to the state con-
Vention were elected directly by all
the people Of the state at a direct
primary election. and it is the duty of
all republicans to stand by the
nominees selected by them in con.
vention. Any other course would be
inimical to the welfare of any party
and unworthy of men who profess any
party allegiance whatever. s=. \. .#s =. u
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03
First publication. June q, 1861
II -. Summons. -.

State Of North Dakota. County of Burleigh,
in District Court. Sixth Judicial District.
{ G, B. Little. T. p. Jumper, F. W. Parsons,
Trustees for Nicholson Mercantile Company, a.
corporation, Plaintiffs, VS.. the unknown heirs
of Robert Arndt. deceased, and all other per
sons unknown claiming any interest in, or lien
or incumbrance upon the property described III
the complaint and their unknown heirs. de-
PENDANTS. F@%T.z9 ~ a,<.&," a i" e
B The State OF North Dakota to tie above
named defendants ~ Nc HI
You and each of you are hereby summoned to
answer the complaint in this action and to
serve copy of Your answer upon the subscri-
beers att their offices in the City of Bismarck.
County and State aforesaid within thirty days
after the service of this Summons upon you.
exclusive of the day of service; and in case OF
your failure to appear or answer Judgment will
be taken against you by default for the relief
demanded in the complaint H. - .a~ h,
Dated at Bismarck, N. D.. June Is, 1905.
81, COCHRANE s. TAYLOR, IL
4 %1 Attorneys for plaintiffs.
To the above named Defendants: 7 .@~s IA
Please take notice that the summons and
complaint in the above entitled action was
fled in the office OF the Clerk Of the District
Court in and for Burleigh County, N. Oak. on
the 9th day Of june 1905, and relates to the de:
termination Of adverse claims to the S. ". 4 OF
Section 4, in Twp. 1888 n, Range 79. West 5th P.
ID. sitauated In said County and State.
Dated at Bismarck, ~ D. June q. 1906 7
ii .E:5 $685. COCHRANE & TAYLOR. =
- Attorneys for plaintiffs.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

At the closing of the session of the
senate Senator McCumber asked leave
70 withdraw from the committee on
manufactures. The senator has been
on that committee for four years,
serVing there largely for the purpose
of promoting pure food legislation in
con agrees. Now that the pure food
bill has passed, Senator McCumber,
whose other duties on the committee
on pensions and other committees are
Onerous, feels that his work on the
Gummittee Of manufactures has earned
him an honorable retirement from
that committee. Senator cCumber's
work for the pure food bill was un-
firing and large credit is due to him
Tor the passage of this important
legislation, which is classed as among
the most beneficial to the country at
large Of any that has been eracted.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03
canvassers Wanted.

!. We want in every county at least
one good live man with horse or a
team to travel among the farmers and
show the Marshke Tank Loader and
take, orders for the same. s,.,' .-
4 This loader is a machine for loading
and unloading wagon boxes, grain
tanks or hayracks, for lifting or load
ing heavy weights; is portable easily
adjusted and operated and has re-
ceived the approval of the farmers
wherever it has been shown.
1t can be set up ready for use,
loaded on spring or farm wagon for
transportation and can be readily IN
loaded by the canvasser, when he
wants to give a demonstration.
We can make you a very attractive
proposition to take this work up from
now till harvest and you will not need
to go far from your home Address,
M. R. Ling, secretary,
Fargo, N. D. 20
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03
Proposals Wanted.

Sealed proposals for doing all the public
printing and binding for the State of North Da-
koGa and institutions and officers thereof, in
accordance with law, for the years 1907 and
1903 will be received by the Commissioners of
Public Printing until Tuesday, August Z 1905 at
2 o clock pm. Each proposal shall state the
class of work being bid FOR and the rate per
cent below the maximum rates severally pre-
seribed BY Section Il Of the Revised Codes Of
1909, at which the bidder will perform the work
and furnish the stock and supplies required.
Each proposal shalibe addressed to the Secre-
tary5 OF State, Bismarck, N. D., and marked
Proposal for Public Printing, and shall be
accompanied by a bond executed in due form
by the bidder or bidders with at least two good
and. sufficient sureties. satisfactory to the Com
missioners, in the penal sum of four Thousand
dollars, conditional upon the faithful perform
ance, in accordance with law, OF such class OF
printing as may be adjudged to said bidder.
No bid unaccompanied by such bond will be
considered, and the Commissioners will reject
any and all bids made by other than regularly
established printing, binding and publishing
firms in this state which shall have been
equipped and qualified for doing the work bid
for, for period of one year or over next pre-
ceeding the date of this notice; and the Com:
missioners also reserve the right TO reject any
and all bids if deemed for the hest interests ct
the State so to do.ii 2.s ii $ss Z. S3a535
Dated at Bismarck, N. d. June, 80. 1905. s. sS ~
f. h..|s ri, &as,f' .a. EFF. PORTER. I'd .&2 /:
5,c - II. L.HOLMES, % 5{ Rs "
=. ALBERT PETERSON. &
e.. - 49, Commissioners OF Printing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03
sMR
<UNiS)NI SgLA6CLs

Notwithstanding the national agita-
ton for sane Fourth of July, the an
nual death roll is large. The injuries re-
ported are largely those of boys,
whose patriotism overcomes their
canton in dealing with fire works of
a dangerous character. The careless
handling of powerful explosives is
something always accompanied with
great danger, and the giant cannon
crackers of this latter day are as
dangerous as dynamite. No sane
person would sell dynamite to boy
OF less than mature years and yet
giant crackers are frequently sold
promiscuously to all comers. The
ordinary cap pistol is a source of con-
xinnal danger, explosions and powder
burns resulting frequently in tetanus
and death. It is difficult to put an
entire damper upon that. spirit in
small boys that finds vent in exploding
crackers, torpedoes and like noise
producing devices, but a sensible OBJ
servance of ordinary caution on the
part of dealers and parents will serve
10 lessen the Fourth of July dangers.
In case Of wounds from explosions, it
is well to remember that they should
be Immediately cleaned, treated with
a diluted carbolic acid as handy an
sIseptic and kept open until a doctor
can be. obtained. This will in many
cases prevent danger from tetanus
which results from closed wounds in
fected with dirt carried into the flesh
by an explosion 81 At H. -: IA
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

\ The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Railway announces the opening OF Its
through sleeping car service to all
eastern Canada and New England
points, put into effect June A on their
famous electric. lighted North sCoun-
try Mails which leaves Duluth every
night at 500. p. 4. e Szs. N
5 This is the way the popular South
Shore" always shows its appreciation
of its numerous friends who take adj
vantage of its Short Line east.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

@ss The new town, that promises to be-
come g an important railway point,
where the Milwaukee coast line
crosses the Missouri river, is called
Durcc. It is situated on the east
bank OF the river on the site of the
Did Grand River military reservation.
The Milwaukee Hne will run through
The southern edge OF North Dakota for
Usany miles and several good towns
"A the Cannoball region may be ex-
peeted to spring up. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03
First publication June 5, 1so6l
Summons.

State of North Dakota. County of Burleigh.
In District Court, Sixth Judicial District.
Thaddeus w. Emmons, plaintiff, vs.. Belle
eEmmons, defendant.
SUMMONS
The State of North Dakota to the above named
defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in the above entitled action, of which
a copy is hereto annexed and herewith served
upon you, and to serve copy of your answer to
the said complaint on the subscriber at his
office in the, city, of Bismarck, Burleigh
County, North Dakota, within thirty days
after the service of this summons upon you, ex-
elusive of the day of service; and in case of
your failure to appear or answer, judgment will
be taken against you by default for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated April II. 1905.
r." A. T. PATTERSON,
Plaintiff s Attorney, Bismarck, N. D.
To the above named defendant. You will
please take notice that the complaint in the
above entitled action was fled in the Office of
the clerk of said district court, at Bismarck,
Burleigh County. North Dakota, on the 2stk
day of April, A. q. 1866. .-.'..
. Plaintiffs Attorney Bismarck, d.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

Fred Falley's Wahpeton Globe is i'm
partial. 1t usually averages up with
as many good things as mean ones
in the way of editorial mention
which is versatile to say the least.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03
Tile 8is,uarek Urihmi,e.
BY M. II. JEWELL.
THE DAILY TRIBUNE.


Published every afternoon, except Sunday,
as Bismarck, North Dakota, is delivered by
carrier to all parts of the city at SO cents per
uannth, or So per year. The daily sent to any
address in the United States or Canada, post.
age prepaid, S. per year; S2.50 for six
EaoIsths; S1.s5 for three months.
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Published every Friday; eight pages, con-
~tacal and foreign-particular attention being
paid to state news. Sent to any address, post
age paid, for 81 for one year; so cents for six
months; 25 cents for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune is the oldest news
yaper in the state-Weekly established June
Al, 1873; Daily established In 1881. 1t has
a wide circulation and S a desirable advertis-
ing medium. Being published at the capital
of the state it makes feature of state news,
of a semioficial character. and is therefore
Keep the run of state af:airs-political, social
md business.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

ance and Editor Nye announces that
a new. Merganthaler machine will be
installed soon, which indicates that a
close alliance with unbounded con-.
fldence has been made with his
banker-a very necessary proceed
ing for every print shop manager.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

A Judge in Toledo sentenced several
ice men to jail for conspiracy in re-
straint of trade and then sentenced
their attorneys to Jail for fling mo-
language Objectionable to the court.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

According to the TimesIRecord no
precincts were thrown out in Barnes
county for Irregularities after all. A
late report indicates that Governor
Sarles has many friends on the state
delegation. &..E.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

If you want to have a good time
attend the social hops to be given by
Company "A every night OF the
Carnival, at Atheneunn. Good music
and pleasant time assured all. y ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03

readwels TwieheH of Cass county,
win W. A member Of the county can
assing board refused to sign the re
port III the board, bllt as the other
rnenabers Of the board signed the re-
port 'WlcheII's refusal did not affect
IE particle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-07-03
Robbed at Richardton,

Robbed at Richardton.
Dickinson Post: Last Saturday
night the safe in Killer Brothers
store at Richardton was blown open
and 5000 in cash carried away.