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The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
What Constitutes Resi-
dence,

Grand Forks Times: In charging a
jury during the recent term of the United
States district court in this city, Judge
Amidon laid down some law relative to
the residence required by the homestead
laws which, if needed by the homestead
ers, would prevent much of the trouble
some of them are experiencing as the
a(termaths of final proofs.
Judge Amidon distinguished between
the shadow and the substance of resi-
dence; ;between technical and actual resi-
dence. 1t is supposed by many that acts
unaccompanied by intent will establish
and maintain residence. Nothing is far
ther from the idea Of the law. Acts are
merely evidences of the intention. 1t
has been supposed that if homesteader
built shack upon claim, put in stove
and bed, and slept few nights there, he
was maintaining residence. Such is
not correct, however. He may do these
things and, still not have a residence.
That is measured by his intent.
If when he did the act which was to
constitute his establishment of residence
he relinquished all claims to a place oi
residence elsewhere and during the time
of such residence held it out to the world
as his domicile and exercised in connec.
ton Herewith all the rights and privileges
which such domicile affords, he has main.
tanned residence upon the land within
the meaning of the homestead law.
On the other hand fictitious living
upon the claim-even sleeping every
night there-would not constitute actua
residence if at the same time the right.
and duties of the domicile were exercised
elsewhere.
Absence from the claim in the legiti
mate pursuits of business-if such a.
would occur in the same manner as il
would if the residence were decided prop
erty-would not vitiate the residence. i
is the intent OF the party to make the plac.
his home at least for fixed time, which
actually constitutes his residence.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
North Dakota Fuel.

Editor Frank Wilson of the Bathgate
Pink Paper discusses North Dakota lig-
mite as follows:
Keep in mind that Ignite coal is a
North Dakota fuel which nature has, in
her great kindness, given us in abun-
dance. Wood is becoming scarcer and
so high priced that it cannot, with econ
omy, be longer used as general fuel.
Hard coal is becoming scarcer and
dearer, and will reach that price where
the average householder cannot afford to
use it. Soft coal costs about twice as
much as Ignite, does not give as much
heat and is much dirtier. In the natural
course of events Ignite must become the
fuel of general use in this state. 1t
would be used much more largely at the
present time but for two things. First:
The railway companies find ii, more
profitable to carry coal from the lakes
rather than from our mines and discour-
age shipment by failing to furnish cars.
Second: The people generally have
been taught to think that it is an inferior
fuel and do not give it fair trial through
that prejudice, if they happen to get a
small amount of it. We have no inter
est in the industry more than the general
interest which every good citizen should
have in the development of one of the
great resources of the state. We will
have to use it in the future and the
sooner we become acquainted with its
use and know its value the better.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
or a Square Deal.

The PRESS: During the dark nights
of the past few weeks it has been truly
dangerous for any person to promenade
the streets unless sticking closely to the
sidewalks. Any person having occasion
to cross the track in going to the south
side did so almost at the peril of his life,
especially on nights when the moon
was not shining.
These conditions have been the cause
of some kicks from the residents of the
south side.
The people of the south side pay their
taxes promptly and are entitled to the
same privileges as we on the north side.
Have they received the same? This is
the question. l say, no, they have not.
They eannot send one Of their children
to the butcher shop on this side to get
1oc. worth of meat or to the postoffice to
see if there is letter for the family from
the Father Land without taking great
chances on the life of that child. They
take chances on the life of the child by
the moving cars in the railroad yard
and if the child is not run over by the
cars, then there is another trap, or has
been, in the shape of great, cement
cinder pit built across their usual path.
way, left wholly unprotected. A child
or person returning from the north side
at night could unthinkingly drop into
this pit. There are no lights or anything
to warn the poor victims of the danger
Is this right? Is it as it should be-?
The south-side people have kicl
coming and they are going to kick good
and hard very soon.
/ am told, too, that some lights in the
streets of South Dickinson have no
shone since last spring. This should bt
reported to the city council.
Something is. wrong. Are the city
fathers paying the attention to matter!
that they should7 1t looks as though
lot of responsibility was being shifted.
Now, Mr.. Editor, l, for one, am yer,
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
IMPORTANT LAND DECISIONS
One Relative to Leaves Of Absence and Another on
Residence Required in Communication Proof.
Question Of Residence Same Always Held by
Present Officials Of Dickinson Y. s. Land Office.

The secretary of the interior has just
rendered couple of decisions of inter-
est to all homesteaders. In the case of
James A. Hagerty, who made commuta-
tion in the Pierre South Dakota) land
district, and which proof was turned
down by the commissioner of the gen.
eral land Office, the secretary sustains the
decision of the commissioner and says:
"To entitle committing homestead
entryman to credit for constructive resi-
dence from the date of entry it must be
shown, not only that he established a
bona fide residence upon the land within
six months from the date of the entry,
but that his actual presence on the land
was thereafter substantially continuous
to the date of submitting final proof"
From the proof submitted in this case
it appears that during the period Of
nearly sixteen months that intervened
between the time the entrynan estab-
lished his residence on the land and the
date upon which he submitted final
proof, he was absent for two periods Of
respectively, two months and ten days
and four months and fourteen days. The
claimant contended that he was entitled
to six months constructive residence and
that he had lived on the land more than
eight besides, which amounted to four
teen months residence. The. rule is
again laid down tkat'the residence must
be Continuous for period of fourteen
months"-six months constructive, fol-
lowed immediately by eight months
actual. IF for any reason the entryman
does not make final proof at the end of
fourteen months from date of filing,
thereafter he loses the period of con-
structive residence, unless his residence
is continuous. There must be fourteen
months of continuous residence and in
the first fourteen months period from
date of filing six months may be con-
structive but not otherwise. It is also
held in this case that Notwithstanding
the advice given by local land officers
''the laches or default of an entryman
cannot be excused because of erroneous
advice given him by local officers"
LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
In another decision the commissioner
lays down the rule that
"The affidavits to support an applica-
ton for leave of absence may be exc
cuted before notary public having
jurisdiction to administer oaths within the
land district in which the claim is situ-
ated."
In other words applications for leaves
of absence must be executed before the
register and receiver or some officer in
the land district, and not outside thereof.
In this case it was held that Ito attend a
term of normal school" does not set forth
sufficient ground, under section 3, of the
act of March z, 1880, to warrant the
allowance of the application:
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
OUR COAL LANDS
No Longer Withheld From
:s.,Ej :,.,s ;hEntry.

A telegram from Washington to the
Dickinson U. S: land office, dated Dec.
II, states that the order of July 26, 1906,
Withdrawing lands believed to contain
workable coal in the district is so modi-
fed as to permit of filings of all kinds
except coal entries.
This will be good news to many peo-
pie in Stark, Dunn, Mckenzie, Hettin-
ger, Bowman and Billings counties, and
for the benefit of interested parties the
list of lands restored to entry are given
below. The list was FIRST published in
the PRESS on Aug.4.
The list is:
Twp. 147, r. 95, o6 and 1903; twp. 146,
r. 81. 90, "a, lo1, 1o2 and 1903; twp. I45,
r. 90, 100, 1oI and 1902; twp. I44, r. 1o2
Io3 and Io4; twp. I43, r. yo2; twp. 49,
r. Io1 and 1o7; twp. I41, +. 1o1; twp. I4o
r. 96, 90, 10! and Io2; twp. 13o, r. $500
100, 1o2 and lo4; twp 1877, r. 1902; twp
1856, +. 81, 1oI, 1o2 and 1o4; twp. 1856, r.
90, 1o1, 1914 and los; twp. 1874, r. Io4; twp
1888, r. Io4 and lo5.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
NEW COMPANY
Dickinson Men Orqanize

The Northwestern Building Co. Inc
;has been organized under the state
laws Of North Dakota by w. L. Rich.
ards, K. A. Kalmen and Adolph Swan.
ston, capitalized at $4,000.
w. l.. Richards is president of the
new company and K. A. Kalmen, secre.
tary and treasurer.
The Northwestern Building Co. Inc
will do general contracting bust
ness, buy and sell building material oi
all kinds, construct sidewalks, ETC..
The companys Dickinson site is jus,
west of the Deiters' residence, opposite
the Geo. Heaton Lumber Co., where
excavation was commenced on Tues
day for fine brick building, to be used
as an office and the rear for the manu-
facture of special mill work.
The company does not lack for Fl.
nancial backing and Mr.. Kalmen's
thorough knowledge OF contracting and
building places the firm in position tc
reach ou: for business that has hither
tofore gone to the cities. The develop
ment of such an enterprise means much
for Dickinson.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
First Meeting in Pern1an Home in Merchants Ma
tionaI Bank Building. Richards, Brodie and
Walton Committee to Take up Live Stock Car
Shortage With Interstate Commerce Commission

The Dickinson Commercial club exec
utive committee met Monday evening
for the first time in their new quarters
over the Merchants National bank.
The tables for their rooms and the
handsome square rugs are in place. The
fine mission chairs, to correspond with
the tables, are expected the first of the
year, and o. B. Frankenberg feels sure
that he can supply everything ordered
during the first weeks of 1907. The desk
and other furniture for the secretary's
room at the head of the stairs, are to be
of golden oak finish.
At the Monday night meeting ]. G.
Quinlivan was appointed assistant secre-
tary.
II was deemed best to take some ac-
ton in reference to the stock and coal
car shortage, and w. L. Richards, ]. F.
Brodie and w. H. Walton were ap-
pointed by the chair as committee to
gather information and report at once to
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
Contests Instituted,

Following is the weeks record of con.
tests instituted in the United States
land office at Dickinson:
Leonard +. Brink VS.. Lacy L. May for
ne 4 80 1852.
w. A. Mcdonald VS. Geo. A. Robert
son for eH neA swA neA sex nwA-
2o-134 %.
Mable M. Flasher VS.. Frederick
Thereof for sex 20 1858.
E. P. Brown VS.. William Rowan for
sw4 -28-13r "a.
David Schroyham VS.. Albert w.
Kruger for sex -3o-133.92.
Jas. S. Endslow VS.. Lawrence r.
Browmer for eH swH VIZ sex 4.34-134-
Edwrrd Welk VS.. John Curtis Spicer
for nwA-26 I33-o4.
Frank A. Allen VS. Louis Conroy for
swA-,8-138-o2.
Chas. A. Ruedinger vs.. James Haigh
for Sc 4 4-24.137-1o6.
Ira Schroghorm vs.. Isla E. Crawford
for seA-4-133 "a.
John B. Siossom vs.. John Fischer for
swA -2o.134 a..
+ Henry Shobinger vs.. Susie De Lee
for ne 4.1o-I35>o7. ~ "
Jas. l.. McCutchan vs. William Meeh1
for ne4-12-I38-Ioo.
Jay r. Reese VS.. Geo. Bachk for swX
: c6ss. M. Kay vs.. Thos. B. Slayer fo,
sw4 .22.I45-o2.
Nels Nelson vs.. Arnt Olei Olson for
May c'awson vs.. Ruel E. Yates for
sw 4 -26. I32-Io3.
James L. McCutchan vs.. James E
Kay for eH swH lots s, 7-6-138.oo.
Albert Stevenson vs.. Clarence H.
Harrington for ne A-35-12o-o4.
Peter A.. Pehrsson vs. Delbert M
Straight for seA 6-138.oo.
Gust Eklund vs.: Orville Hart for sH
swA Of II and sH sex of % of 1904.
A. H. Procese vs.. Joseph H. Carte,
for sex -2-133-o5, held pending sr. con-
test.
John Mailer VS.. John ]. Bye for neA
4-13o-o7.
Chas. A. Kelly vs.. William thinner
man for neH-22.134-oI. Notices issued
returnable before this office Feb. Io, Of
L. N. Stark VS.. Henry !. Schumacher
for sH neA lots and 2-6-I33-o3.
Golden H. Beauliean vs. John Johnson
for Sc go I31 96.
Peter A. ]. Pehrsson VS.. Ingewald iol
sH-neA lots and 2-6-138-oo.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22

the Interstate Commerce commission.
There has, perhaps, been no serious
complaints on the shortage of coal cars,
but in the matter of live stock shipments
the people of this locality have suffered
great loss and inconvenience, both from
lack of cars, or the utter lack of informa-
ton as to time when the same could be
supplied, and from the poor runs given
stock in transit.
Another very important committee is
that on roads.
The advertising committee is Frank
Kihm, J. G. Quinlivan and NJ. L. Ayers.
The secretary was instructed to notify
James c. Young that the club now had
suitable room for the 500 volumes of
books which he had donated.
Four dozen duplicate keys have been
ordered and as soon as they are received
the members can secure individual keys
by making deposit of s1.oo each with
the secretary.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22

Farm insurance in old line companies
M. LAYERS.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22

anxious to see this thing pushed and
the apparent mistakes corrected have
no financial interest more than any busi-
ness man in Dickinson, but want to see
all get square deal. The people on
the south side are entitled to this.
Respectfully,
!. c. F. PARKER.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
HOW DIPHTHERIA IS CON-
TRACTED.

One often hears the expression, "My
child caught severe cold which de-
veloped into diphtheria," when the truth
was that the cold had simply left the
little one particularly susceptible to the
wandering diphtheria germ. When
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is given
it quickly cures the cold and lessons the
danger of diphtheria or any other germ
disease being contracted. For sale by
all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1906-12-22
ForSaIe.

One Owatonna tread power for run.
ming cream separator.
Io-27-tf THE BROWN DAIRY.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-24
BREAKING A LOG JAM.

Not many years ago a center jam formed just above the falls where the Tahquamenon river leaps forty feet to the whirlpool below. It was only few yards back from the verge, says a wri- ter in the outlook, and to break it the men were abliged to get down into the water below it, stand there with the falls behind them and the current swirling about their knees, and pry the bottom logs out with their peaveys,
 The water was not deep and the jam itself sheltered them from the rush of the river, but if a man lost his footing he was gone. Carefully and cautiously they worked the first log loose. and as it started toward them they leaped upon it. and before it could get away with them jumped from it to the jam
 Loosening one stick was not enough to start the rest, and they soon found that the whole pile would have to he torn apart little by little.
 More than that other logs kept con,- ing down the rapids and adding them selves to it, so that it grew at one end as rapidly as they could tear it away at the other but they kept at it. and in the course of time they worked baol, ten or twelve rods from the brink.
 Then, of a sudden, one of them saw a long piece of puipwood coming for him There was no time for him to dodqa and it was too small to hold him if he
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-24
ALCOHOL FROM coRNcoBs.
Valuable Industry Likely to Follow Ex
 neriroents in Illinois.

Valuable Industry Likely to Follow Ex-
 periments in Illinois.
 h the manufacture of alcohol from corncobs and cornstalks, at small cost, the Department of Agriculture is de- veloping d new industry that the De- partment says is likely to be of large commercial value. investigations which the Department is making at Hoopeston. H., have proved that the the large quantities of corncobs which every year heretofore have gone to waste can be converted into alcohol in sufficient quantities to justify the erec- ton of distilling plant in connection with a corn cannery.
 The Department of Agriculture sent two chemists to Hoopeston to make experiments at large cannery there They have succeeded by simple meth ods of fermentation In getting a yield of eleven gallons of alcohol from d ton of green cobs, and, by similar methods in getting six gallons of alcohol from a ron of green cornstalSs. A statement concerning the experiments by one of the scientists of the Department reads:
 At different times during the past twenty-five yearsp the Department has conducted compartments along the same line but with common field cornstalks. These tests show thuat there are 240 pounds of fermentable substance in a ton of green field cornstalks, which will yield about half of their weight in ab- solute alcohol In round numbers, a ton of stalks will produce 100 pounds of alcohol, or 200 pounds of proof spirits. As a gallon of alcohol weigh nearly seven pounds, there should be fifteen gallons of alcohol in a ton of stalks.
 Not only are the cobs a waste prod uct, but the irregular and spoiled ears of corn as we'll Hand-labor is as yet employed in the husking, and all ears are put in, as the wage Is based upon measure full As the measures of cans are emptied upon the conveyors, the ears unfit for use are culled as they go by. These culled ears are waste. The expense of bringing them to the point where they are cast aside is quite as much as the perfect ears. The addition of the corn on the cob adds further to the possibilities of alcohol obtainable from ton of cobs, and will have it's influence in bringing the quantity to greater figure
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-24
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
Action of Principals in Chicago Toward
 Discouraging the Sport.

Action of Principals in Chicago Toward
 Discouraging the Sport
 The physicians and educators who in vestigated the game of football last year were nearly unanimous it as a sport for secondary schools. While there is something to be said on both sides of the question of college foot all the opinion is general that it is too dangerous a sport for boy under the college age The friends of college football themselves brought forward statistics to prove that most of the accidents reported by the daily papers were among the younger boys who were not able to stand the strain. Weakened hearts, broken ribs, legs and arms and other injured members were to be found especially among the high school boys. Moreover instances of brutality due to excitement were more common among the boys too young to have learned self-control or to feel their responsibility.
 For these reasons alone the action of the high school principals in doing all they can to discourage football in their schools is to be commenced. When the injury to the studies of the school year is added, when one considers the demo- ralization of public school on account of the excitement of the series of games there is more than ample justification for the view of the principals.
 The refusal to offer a pennant is in itself .triiing matter, but this refusal is taken by the students, the public and undoubtedly by the principals them selves, to be an indication that foot ball will no longer have the special privileges which have formerly made it the chief thing during the first three months of the school year
 The refusal of the principals to offer a championship pennant should be fol- lowed by rule of the Board of Educa- ton forbidding teams to assume the name of a school. The board cannot control all the acts of public school pupilss when away from the school premises, but this much it can do.
 If parents are ready to run the risk. or, rather to face the probability that their sons will be maimed or strained in football games, the board can insist that it be done in the name of the pub lie schools. There may be no way to stop a boy from playing football if his parents are wiling, but he must not be allowed to pose as representative of a school
 The cheerful optimism of parent who believes that his own son is an ex- ception to the general law of chance is the greatest obstacle with which princi- pals have to deal. Statistics cannot penetrate it.
 The principals and the school board who see year after year the appalline total of accidentss must do all they can to reduce this total, even if 1t re- quires drastic measures.-Chicago Tribune,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-24
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER

166,60O, while the losses of the London and Lancaster company reckoned on , the same basis amounted to $5,S71,934. Vice President Charles F. Chase of the Hartford Fire Insurance company said that his company had issued statement made up to September l, showing that the company had paid in cash gross losses amounting to $7,1S5 IT, involving a net payment, after de- ducting reinsurance, of $5,466,062, It is also announced that practically all the individual losses of the company were settled and paid by September 1. Edward Milligan of the Phoenix said that the company had settled all but eight of it's San Francisco claims, the gross amount being $2,25O, and the amount after reinsurance is deducted being $L750,O0O
 President William B. Clark of the Aetna Insurance company, who has the exact figures for his corporation, was out of town, but Secretary w. H. King said that the settlements so far aggre- gated about $3,5OO,OO0.
 The list of losses paid by the various companies is as follows:
 Hartford Fire Insurance Co s, ACC, ,O62. .OO Aetna .,...... ............... 3,5OO, 100000 National ........... ......... 2,07O .37 Connecticut ...... .......,... 2,OOO OOOO OO Phoenix ........,.. ,....... 1.75O 100000 Orient ....... .."........... 1,466 O62 %
 Total .,......... ......... $15, ,952, ,749. .37
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-24
HARTFORD PAYS LOCO, ,oOO.

The insurance companies of Hartford are nearing the end of the adjustment of their losses by the San Francisco fire and the amount paid so far is in the neighborhood of $16,000,000 At the offices of the Connecticut Fire Insur- ance company yesterday it was said that the exact figures are possession of President John D. Browne, who is out of town. Secretary Charles R. Burt, however, said that the sum to date is in the neghborhood of $2OO0,0OO,
 Judge James Nichols of the National Fire Insurance company said that a let ter from the San Francisco agents re- celved Thursday gave the net pay ments to the date of writing as $2,07O,- 0S7S7, the gross figures being, he said, about per cent. larger.
 President McIlwaine of the orient h. suranee company said that the latest advices from San Francisco showed lia- billties extinguished amounting to $1,-