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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
GREAT INCREASE OF TELEPHONES

would find ten times as many tele-
phone users among the latter as
among the former &i
Anoth sr phase of the subject of con-
siderable interest is the number of.
persons to whom the growth of the
telephone habit has given employment.
There are no complete returns cover
ing this point for the current year,
but If the number of persons engaged
in the telephone business has increas-
ed only half as rapidly as the, number
OF telephones, the industry at the
present time in all its various branch
es must give employment to upward
of 200, 900 workers, with the livelihood
of practically a million persons de-
pandent upon it. Going back to the
statistics of manufacture, the West
ern Electric Co., reported $4,000 EN-
ployees for last year. As this con-
cern makes considerably more than
half the telephones used by the coun-
try as a whole, the number of persons
engaged in the manufacturing branch
of the business may be roughly esti-
mated at $4,000 The report of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Co., shows over 10000 operators and
!, other workers employed. This would
leave $4,000 employees to be account.
ed for by the various independent coz
Germs, which is conservative esti-
mate. In addition several thousand
men are occupied in subsidiary indus
tries, including the turning out of raw
and manufactured materials used in
telephone making.
These raw materials them selves
constitute an impressive showing The
statistics of the Western. Electric
show that it used in manufactures
during 1906, 31,00o,0O0 pounds of cop
per wire, 12,000,000 pounds of brass
and German silver, $4,000, 900 pounds
of lead, $4,000 pounds of silk and
otheT materials in proportion. AS the
total value of this one country oooaofi
total value of this; one company's bust
ness during the year was $69, 1000, 900,
it may be seen that the total yearly
revenue Of the telephone industry in
the United States amounts to an enor-
nous figure. So strongly fixed has
the telephone habit become upon
Am orleans, including the construction
of private lines by which a man con-
meets his home and stable or various
poins about his farm or factory, that
the Bell interests have recently an
nounced their decision to sell their in
struments for private or individual
use, which they never before have
done. If the present rate of increase
is maintained for the next tsn years,
practically every second family
throughout the country as a whole
will have telephone.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
Fine! Bank

III As new tile floor of handsome design
is being laid In the Merchants States
Bank. This, with the handsome grain
ed door and other gmbel Hshments
gives the whole interior a decidedly
fine appearance, The beautiful front
of polished granite columns recently
put in lis now consonant with the new
interior and altogether Bismarck can
be we'll pleased with this substantial
banking institution.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
New Electric sign.

Mr.. Chas. Rogers, who represents
the Hooker Cigar Company, OF Min
neapolis, ii this territory, placed a
very fine electric sign yesterday at
Jorgenson's Candy Shop on Fourth
street. The sign is q BEAUTY and is
attracting a lot Of attention. The
candy shop cannot be beat and the
"'Hoosier Bard cigar, advertised by
the sign and sold at Jorgenson's Can
dy Shop, is one Of the best Zoe cigars
ever sold. III
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
Likes Bisnarck

Editor w. M. Smart of the Minot
Optic, is in the city and is being pi-
loted around by Secretary Of State
Blaisdell. Mr.. Smart says he had no
idea Bismarck was such a substantial
ybuilt city and is greatly pleased
at the beauty and apparent prosper.
ity Of the Capital City He win re.
main here until Monday morning
when he will return home. He has
made the Optic one Of the bright
papers of the state and fitting ex
ponent Of the great region it SO ably
covers in the news field. .S
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03

The use and manufacture ftele-
phones has increased with tremendous
rapidity in this country during the
past ten years, according to figures
collected by the census bureau and the
reports of the leading companies. AL
though the telephone is now thirty
years old, it's real growth in popular
use began about ten or twelve years
ago. In 1880 there were in use in the
whole country only a little over SO 900
telephones. BY 1890 this number had
increased to, $4,000, and by 1902 it
had multiplied to 2,315,297, or almost
exactly ten times the number in 1890
The report of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co., shows that on Jan.
1, 1907, there We're ON. the lists of it's
various companies nearly 100000
subscribers, or one for every twenty
eight persons in the whole country.
This was an increase of nearly $780,
900 during the year 1906 for the Bell
interests alone, or an increase of near
W three-fold since 1902. Taking the
decade beginning with 1898 for pur-
poses, of comparison, this would in
ldicate that more than seven times
as many persons are using telephones
at the present time as ten years ago
Assuming the rate Of gain by the
other companies to be equal to that
of the overshadowing Bell interests,
and adopting the ratio of messages
to subscribers reported by the census
bureau. it would appear that more
than fifteen billion telephone messages
will be transmitted in this country
during the present year, or about $50
messages for every man, woman and
child in the whole, country.
If each telephone subscriber is able
to save two hours day by its use,
conservative estimate, according to
statisticians who have studied this
subject, the invention and develop
ment5 of the telephone would repre-
sent a. saving equal to half a billion
working days of eight hours each.
Estimating the time OF each telephone
user as worth two dollars a day
which, of course, is far below it's real
value-the telephone represents a
saving in time, or an increase in bust
NESS efficiency, to be valued at more
than a billion dollars year. .S5
Such figures are chiefly useful as
showing to what an extent the United
States has become nation of tele-
phone users. No other country ap-
proaches America in this respect. The
leading countries of Europe with a
combined population of about five
times that of America use less than
half as many telephones. In other
words, taking an equal number of per-
sons from Europe and America, one
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
PARDONED ..
Governor H0Ch of Kansas
Frees Wounded Bank
Robbef

Topeka, kan. Nov. Emmett Dali
ton, the noted ex4bandit was tonight
.pardoned by Governor Hoch, Ths gov
ernor had requested Dalton 10 come to
Topeka and the prisoner made the
trip from Lansing alone After con
ference with Dalton. Governor Hoch
handed him the parchment that made
him q free man, then he shook hands
with Dalton and declared his belief
that he would become d asefai citizen.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
Halloween party

One of the social events Of the sea
son was a HalloWe'e en- party Friday
evening given by Miss Lois Barnes
to the Beethoven club. The decora
tions were in harmony with the spirit
of the evening and the amusements
were such as usually prevail on this
occasion. Halloween refreshments
were served. The members thought il
to be ong Of the best meetings they
have had since their organization
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
IRE star,t'.is Prosper,o N

Bismarck Chapter, No. IL, o. 3. s.,
had a very largely attended meeting
Friday evening Several ladies were
initiated as members and banquet
was furnished and served by Brother
Anger. There were several applica.
5tions for membership filed. The chap
ter is very prosperous and growing in
membe rship rapidly. 81. s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
Is a silver Tongue

Senator J. P. Dolliver Is one Of the
finest orators Of the United States
senate. though one Of the Youngest
members. He has had a long expert
ence on the platform and Bismarckers
are in luck In having an opportunity
to hear one who bears a national rep
utation. The Iowa contingent Of Bur
leigh county will be out in force to
hear their popular senator.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
/ May Lose His Eve

Richard Davis Of Napoleon was In
the city yesterday for treatment By
DR.. MacLachlan for a bad eye. 1T
appears he was clipping off the edge
of a rock when piece Of the stone
struck the eyeball with such force
as to bury itself. The wound is a
very severe one and 1t may result In
the loss of the eye. n 5lss 5 ..5s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03

effective. The commission of many
brutal assaults in the city of Chica-
go, he declared, demonstrated that
the superstition that the existence of
red light districts is protection to
womanhood elsewhere was false.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
Gospel Service

This evening there will be a gospel
service at the Methodist Episcopal
church. The choir will render spe-
scial music and Mrs. Larson will sing
the solo, ~ Was Wand ering shep.'"'
The service will open at q. 80. Rev.
Magin win speak on Christ the shep-
ard. Everyone is welcome.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
County Dads

The board of county commis sioners
met Friday and we're In session the
most Of the day. Those present were
Commits ioners Ecklund and Webb.
One road petition. was granted and
1t was voted to make the Palladium
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
turned Out To Be 4 Forqer.

al bout q week ago mention was
made in the Tribune, that q Mr.. Peters
son Of the Spokane Washington Real
Estate association was in the city ov-
ser night on his way home to Chicago.
Mr.. Peterson has turned out to he a
smooth forger Of checks and now
languishes in the Fargo Jail. III.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03

which he was accompanied by Elliott
p. Barnes, formerly Of Bismarck. All
the Illustrations in the article are
made from photograph taken by Mr..
Barnes while on the trip. b
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
MRS Mockler,s Mother ! Z pe -,

Mrs. Mockler's Mother Dead
Word has been received from Mrs
81. 3. Mockler that her mother whose
illness called her to Harlan, Iowa,
was dead. She was a woman Of adj
yanced age and her Hines was not
prolonged. Mrs. Mockler expects to
return shortly to the city. .:.4 n
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
Reserve Your seats

Reservations for seats for Senator
Delivers lecture at the Atheneum,
Friday, Nov Sth, may be made We'd
nesday. Plan will be opened prompt
ssaay at 10 o'clock a. m. The indications
lspoint to a big crowd Single admis-
sion ticket good for reserved seat
81 90. s.s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
illustrated az Elliott Rarneas

ss In the last issue Of the Saturday
Evening Post the leading article is
by Enlmerson Hough on Bear Hunt
ing In Alaska His article in descrip-
tive Of a trip in Alaska last spring on
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
The Dancing Club

The Capital City Dancing Club will
give its first dance on Thursday ev-
seIing, Nov, 7th. Members and those
desiring to become members should
not the fact. y III I'll " y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
yiE,, Il
New Walk

A cement walk has been put In on
Rosser street past the Hubert prop
;erty and makes q great improvement.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
sto,.rr, sash.

81 If you have no storm sash on your
house, call up phone II, and we viii
measure your windows and iii your
order for sash at first cost. We manu-.
facfure them and save one mans
profit
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
TIN T. CITY

\. OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT. ].
For TWenty-four Hours Ending =,
p. M, November 2, 1907 4. =.
/ Tenn erature Maximum 81 8.
minimum %. I.
Precipit None. 4.
Wind ximum velocity 10 :,
miles per hour fro the south :
il east. s. s5sS 5#s s55s =
Prediction for Sunday Gener- !.
~. ally fair. I'll n. !. u !.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03
Our INTELLECTUALLY

No order too small for personal az
tention. a,, -.. &C., .,
Drink Home Brand Coffee :. 40
Primrose Japan Tea, per lb. g.. AS
Fresh Bulk Soda Crackers, per
~ - '..,....s.. -. -5.-...... ~
Standard Early June Peas. per 5v-s
can .......:. ...........,.. 10
/ 1907. Bottle Home Brand Blus-
ing, per bottle j. ...,a. I. 10
g packages Uneeda Biscuit .a5,
lib Box Selected Soda Crack
ers .=.. ~. ~ 80
Sab Can Success Brand Mocha
and Java Coffee, regular s5c
q grade, per can so 1
2-lb Can Heinz Apps Butter,
regular zoe can, per can, 81. Is
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-03

d. G. RHUD LIEMBER co.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-08

by local applications, az thew cannot
reach The diseased portion az the
ear. There is only one way 10 70 cure
deafness. aud that IL by constitution
al remedies Deafness is caused oy
an inflamed condition of The mucous
lining OF the Eus,arhian laoe-
when this tube Is inflamed you nave
"A rnmhline sound or impsrfeet near
ing. and when Il r. entirely closta'
deafness Is the result. aud unless ne
inflammation can be taken Gus ihi~
tube restored 20 ifs normal CONDITION.
hearing will BE- DESTROYED forever ,
nine eases ont 81 Ten are caused bF
s-atarrh. which b. nothing hnt asa ih-
famed condition IT ~" mucous f@i-
faces
w will giVe ono HCndred ecilais
for ANY case 81 Deafness teaaN"a tf
rafarrhi that cannot b" cured of
ualls Catarrh cure send for c're %
lars IRE.
r CHESY a GO Toledo q
Sold by Druggists. T5c.
Take Halls Family Ptis fcr con
ssIpafion
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-08
VIEWER ROAD Exrk>snN.
R.ssds-~s Raa. rhroush Sold lid
uf Anl{


Ia IRE construction 81 ths NO.
s'aeiflr eessss extension 81 IN. Den
srf ard Eic oranar railFnaa srTs
satisfactory prog rr~@ haa tees made
stsssts- sssa ee#x .eas
The work anasr say ~ as sfsansse
proportinaa and particularly Is this
tru. Of the California end Of she line
The mos, difficult part Is 'Aas pof-
ton oss aesn oFoyilse, Cal and The
Nevada stat. line Between Miles
and Altamount three .unnsls are be
Ing cut, aegr.sating ssaa fect in
length Between Oyuvllle aud the
s'ate Tine thirty~six tunnels are be-
ing bored. a total ~ Su,TTt fsst In
length. Dne ~ the tunnels is over
1000 feet 'ong There Is one seven
ty-flve mile stretch % road that vii
cost stoe 900 mile 70 buiid.
Track il already laid from salt
Lake CITY nearly 10 the Nevada state
line, distance of about nineiy
miles Ia California. track has been
laid in Oakland aud I'm stockton. but
contractors have been directed 20
preparing p rnadbed Early IN the
spring track laying sill be started
and IL will be pushed forward with
great rapiditv
Altogether little early to forecast
the completion Of the line, # is the
belief OF the builders that trains
will he in operation over the entire
route by the first OF January. 1903
And If the fun complement of men
can be secured completion earlier
by six months is among the POSSIBLE
tiles.
Al present there are approximate
" 5000 men at work. and double
that number would be given employ
ment could they be procured The
food and housing at camps are SUI
perior 10 those usually furnished
men engaged in railroad construc-
ton. The bunk houses near the
tunnels contain baths and are cleo
trio lighted and steam heated. and
these are great luxuries for men en-
gagged IN manual labor. The food is
good and abundant. the camps are
well located and climate conditions
are all they could possibly desire.
Among the curious things encoun-
tered in the construction work is an
enormous deposit of pure salt, found
on the west side of the Utah desert,
not far from the Nevada state line.
This singular deposit is fifteen miles
long and eight miles wide. Excava-
tons to the depth of more than six
feet are still in solid salt. The salt
as found is suitable for commercial
purposes, stock, etc, and can be re
| fined for table use. UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
| this section was. once the bed OF tn
Great Salt Lake, and even now ma
have subterranean connecuo
with that mysterious body of wate1
more than a hundred miles distan
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-08
Resolutions of Respect.
To the Commander and Comrades
of Winnie Davis Camp, I. {. v.


To the Commander and Comrades
of Winnie Davis Camp, L. c. V.
No los:
The undersigned memorial COM
mittee appointed at our last meeting
on the death of Comrade }. II, MOI
felt. submit the following report;
Comrade Moffett was BORN III
1924 in Chester District, ). G., ne
ing the fourth of ten children ooTh
to John and Letitia NJ. Moffett. III
1S25 his father removed to Monroe
county Indiana. He was OF Irish de-
scent He came TO Texas in 1884 ana
settled on a farm on Grove creek III
Ellis county, which he owned at the
time of his death. December /, LS"o-
In 1862 he enlisted in Co. h, l5th
Texas Cavalry on July 9TH and ser
we'd as lieutenant until discharged
in NAV, 1865, being always on duts
with his company and bearing ihe
hardships and sufferings WIN MS
comrades without murmuT. III
1853 he married Mary F. Lancaster
a daughter of Dabney and Nancy
Lancaster. and they had seven chii-
dren. only two of whom are IlNlhs'
Er.nl, l. who resides in Hardeman
county aud Ella F. simpson. VIE OF
our townsman DR.. c. w Simpson, As
a husband and father he was klna
and indulsent as nelshpoI anu
friend, true and trustworthy ana az
a citizen unexecelled. Another com
rade's name has been added 10 the
immortals who have passed over 'he
river TO rest in the shade OF the
,raee Peace To his ashes All OF
which is respectfully submitted.
n VI. RHODES.
!. Il. WILSON
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-08
LEAPS FROM MOVING TRAIN.
Negro Convict Escapes From Guard
i'm Daring Manner.

While me Observation-Disclosures
passenger train was chipping OH
about thirty miles an hour yester-
day afternoon Sam Marks, a negro
convict who was being taken to the
road camp near Ensign, maze MS
escape from the guard by Ieaplns
through a window. That the negro
was not killed or seriously manned
by the fall is considered ntlie
short of miraculous, but as ne was
soon on his feet and making tracks
across a cotton field it is supposed
he did not sustain an injury OF any
consequence Marks and another ne
gro were in charge of c. ID. Woods'
foreman of one of the road camps
The gang had recently been WORK
ing below Ennis. but moved re"
DAYS ago to the Ensign country. MI
Woods left here with the prisoners
on the 3 O'Clock train. The tram was
few minutes late getting out Oh
The CITY and after the heavy grace
east of town had been made the en-
gineer opened the throttle NIUE
wider than usual in order to make
mn lost time. He declares that the
train was running at the rate Oh
thirty miles an hour when the negro
made his daring leap for liberty.
The action of the negro TOOK oiiioe,
Woods completely by surprise ana
| it was several minutes before ne re-
covered from his bewilderment. The
ESCAPE occurred when the conductor
| went through the coach "a take uP
tickets. As Mir Woods turned ms
hazel, 40 his prisoners to give their
tickets IN the conductor MARKS
sprane through the window when
a.. tr,ip reached Garrett the sher-
lars office was notified Of Marks es-
cane. but he has not yet been appre-
lbended Hc was being taken TO the
roaI TO work cut a fine imp"s"u
against him on a plea OF guilty. I"
l. charso of samins.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-08
ELLIS COUNTY COTTON
t~rtNbsaltai f,4sfes fttk ssr 1895
u IsS.oee tSlrS.

NeCormieS. Writing from
Eanis 10 the Dallas Ness under
dafe OF January ,. says
IN S~pgembsr last The News pub
lished communication from ms
self. 80 ~hieh The opinion sees ex-
pressed that the cotton crop of III
lie county for the YEAR 1905 would
amount to about lao goo baies The
late tabulated report 81 the Census
Bureau Of the department OF iab er.
and commerce, nne before me.
showing The amount Of cotton GIN
~,nd in each of the 500 cotton grow
ing counties Of the South. enables
me TO compare the setoality with the
prophecy
The report mentioned shows that
mp 10 Dec. IL. 1896. there were gin
ned az tha gins located IN Ellis couu-
ty t4o.0a1 bales Of cotton Of the.
growth Of 1906. This amount Of cot
ton. though large. does not repre-
sent the total crop of the county
for the year Just ended On Dec, IL
there were in the county many
thousands of bales siiil To be picked
and sinned Well-informed cotton
men estimate this unginnea cotton
at 1900 bales After Dec IL. 1905
there were $4,000 bales ginned of
the growth OF that year. The infer
ence is fair aud seemingly certain
. hat 81. INtItx commit, Gins will from
and after Dec. Is. 1906, gin more
than $500 bales of cotton, the
amount necessary to make an output
of 10000 bales from Ellis county
gins.
But this output of 100000 or
more bales from the gins of the
county does not represent all of the
cotton grown in the county. To this
$50 600 bales or more should be ad-
ded about 10 600 other bales grown
in adjoining counties and credited
by the census to those counties.
There are many ginneries located
at market towns just outside the
boundaries of Ellis county, at such
places at Blooming Grove, Frost,
Kelm, Grandview, Venus, Britton,
Cedar Hill and Lancaster The gin
neries at these places attract and
gin q great deal of Ellis county cot
ton. and the cotton thus drawn from
the county is not compensated by
cotton drawn into the county from
adjoining counties. The county CEN
sus-taker estimates the amount OF
uncompensated cotton drawn from
Ellis county and credited to other
counties at not less than 1900
bales. His estimate is concurred In
by well-informed cotton men VINO
are acquainted with the situation.
From the real facts of the case u
is hardly possible to doubt, nrst
when the final census shall be taken
a few weeks hence it will appear
that there was ginned in Ellis coun-
tv not less than 10000 bales OF
cotton of the growth of 1906 sec
ond. that the actual growth OF the
wear was not less than 10000 bales
No other county in the state can
match this showing. Let the census
taker speak on the question. | mere
present a list of the thirteen countles
which, according to the census GIN
nod the largest amounts of cotton
M to Dec. 10. opposite the name Oh
each county ! place the amount Oh
cotton ginned by it,
Cotton ginned TO Dec. Is, l9oo'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-08
..,..l announcement Regarding
the National rur" Feed a"d
Drug LAM.

". are pleased Ia announo" tha'
Folcvs Honey snd Tar for coughs
e,lds and lung troubles is not affect
"A h, he National Pure Food anu
Drug law az IL contains no opiat"s
os other harmful drugs. and We r..
.ntnsnd its as a safe remedy Tor 'h''-
dr.n and adults II W Fears.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-01-08

Another fact may be mentloileu'
The government, in estimating the
cotton crop of 1906, estimated II III
gross weight bales of 500 POUNDS
each. and not in commercial baies'
paonla connected with the Ennis
Cotton compress, which has com
messed 40 600 or $4,000 bales TINS
season. inform me that the average
weight of the Ellis county bale II
about 535 pounds. II the actual cot
ton crop of the county ,o""
commercial bales be reduced To
statistical bales Of 500 pounds each
the eonn,y's crop is brought mp To
1850 bales.