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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-03-21
Monday, March 10.

Walter Heisten, real estate broker
Of Washington, has filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy His liabilities
are stated to be s623,00O and assets
s39,50o.
Three big warehouses in the Fins
bury district, London's busiest indus
trial center, were gutted by fire, caus-
ing damage to the amount of about
s1.000.000.
Although she is seventy-seven years
old Mrs Frances Metz OF Newark, N.
j., mother of Comptroller Metz Of New
York city, surprised and put to rout
two husky burglars who were ransack-
ing her home in which she lives alone
1he sixtyfourth annual boat race
between crews representing the Uni
yersities of oxford and Cambridge
was rowed Saturday over the usual
course, from Putney to Mortlake, dis.
tance of about four and one quarter
miles, and was won by Cambridge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17

world More than two hundred thousand acres
Of fertile farm land will spread out below the
lake to replace what is a desolate desert;
thousands OF families viii prosper in the midst
of plenty on soil which hitherto supported
living thing but sagebrush and lizards. and
generations of happy Americans viii bless the
Reclamation act which enabled the engineers To-
work such wonders in the land that God for-
got"
Like Phunix. Ariz.. and like certain place in
the hereafter. which Mark Twain has said are
alike. inasmuch all they need to make them
lovely places of residence water and good
society the great stretches of arid wastes
about the salt River bottom. which are capable
Of supporting an enormous population with just
a little encouragement from the hand of mum
to give them what nature in her hurry seemed
to have overlooked need water. "Geod s'-
ciety" will soon come if the water is brousht -
the desert. and the homesteadsr is unable 20
carry on the gigantic work with his feet'r
means wise and generous governmeE, is doia-,
il for him.
But this is dole from charity The hor'-
steader will. in time, pay back to the eor,r.-
ment every cent that has been expended t..e
him. but the payments will be extended over u
period of years and he will he charged no i-.-
terest. As soon the irrigation works are
completed and the precious water is availn.
for the use of the farmers the land benefited
must begin to make returns. and it is expected
that ten annual instalments from each wat
user will settle the bill
The irrigation funds given into the hands &c
the Reclamation Service by Congress come first
from the sale of public lands in the arid states
but after the various projects become operative
the annual repayment instalments will continue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17

tors and architects there yet are one or two
orators, and here and there an historian. but
even history is becoming matter Of dates
How many men are there to-day who honestly
love To study picture. To listen to a ~ mphory
to read poem. To ponder the teachings of his
tory? l hold it tru. that taking the men
equals in their technical instruction. the aTChi-
tees who reads Shakespeare Will design "A more
beautiful building than ne who knows only Eu-
cid; that the engineer who has been trained to
study the statues Of ancient Greece VIII build
better bridge than the man who cannot de
scribe the ParthenOn fricze; that the lawyer
whose mind blooms with the beauties of liter
allure will he trucr counsellor than he who
crccps in dusty career of case law. that the
banker who is familiar with the great epochs
Of history will attract business against the men
tai processes that have twisted themselves
around interest and discount, that the manu-
facturer ana the business man in every field Will
enhance his usefulness in proportion to the do
main Of his Imagination.
We should not forget that the ono great thing
about the Carnegie Institute is that il is the
rallying ground for the whole culture of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17

the library. studying the masterpieces of paint
ing in the art halls. invest gating the wonders
of science in the museum and listening with
close attention to the organ recitaIs in Music
Hall, BESIDES this, ten thousand boys and girls
have pleaded for admission the technical
schools
All this contact with the treasures of the Car
neEie Institute must have wonderful cumu-
httve force on the public mind. lifting the pe0-
PIE up above the material drudgery of our
dustrial life, here little and there little.
and each year more and more. until the infiu-
enceS which go out from this wonderful insti
tuition Will touch the remotcst corners of cur
social body.
With its five great departments under one
control. there Is other institution Just like
il in any part of the world. and Pittsburg is
fortunate indeed to possess this. the most ia
vOTed of all the bcnchcent creations which have
sprung from MI Carucgic's wise OF wealth
Business Monthly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17

to enjoy what is rightfuy his own For if
reason ever ceases to hold dominion over indi
gent greed the security of property will be tho
first sacrifice to popular fury.
Mental power" says Herbert Spencer. can
not be got from i'll fed brains" And it is only
by the highest reach of mental power that this
nation go forward to its destiny in supreme
felicity.
This is the social problem which in the flight
of time the Carnegie Institute will largely help
to solve. And it comes none too soon in this
material age. The dwindling of the human i'm
agination is turning into race of dried
sticks. The expansive power of the human mind
has been crushed Some few painters and sculp-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
DEDICATED NEXT MONTH.

hail tnaI fss Ths library has about 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
TlSSI
-@s5Kll
A. ~. HOPKINS.
Librarian.

people of Pittsburg. Before Mr.. Carnegie gave
us this splendid gift there was nothing here
but the material life, and it required a vivid
Imagination in any man to pierce the smoke
clouds which rolled overhead and realize that
there any such thing an intellectual life
beyond. But the Carnegie Institute has risen
up to stand like torch Of light in this
muuity.
l have been amazed ut the popularity which
the institute has for itself. | have seen men
from the mills and employees from the street.
car lines whose tosome lives would make
think they had time for the pursuits Of
leisure, pouring through the various halls of tile
institute. demanding high class literature in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
IRRIGATION TRIUMPH.
Millions of Desert Acrcs Soon To BE
Reclaimed.
IFrom The Tribune Eureau-I

Washington. March 16-The great Roosevelt
Dam is nearing completion. Within a few
months this colossal bar of masonry viii choke
the gap between the mountains. and the city
bearing the Presidents name. 2S4 feet below its
crest. will gradually be enguIfed by the thrush
of waters which WILL when the huge reservoir
is filled. form the largest artificial lake in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17
PRECISION.

Burglar II YOU move. you're a dead man
Professor Sapiens Allow me To remark. my
good man, that your statement is absurd III 1
move. il is an excellent proof that l am alive
-nd not dead man. l should advise YOU 70
consider the meaning of words before using
thcm.-PeIe Melc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
shall be constructed the full width of the

shall be constructed the full width of the sidewalk.
 See. ?. Be it further ordained that the cost of constructing the aforesaid im- provements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of said streets and ave nues improved to the extent of the in Aeased value of such property by rea- $ of the special benefits derived from S SAa improvements.
 Provided. however that no charge as sessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the in creased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from the aforesaid improvements
 Sec 8. Be it further ordained that tie estimated cost of said improvements Is sAo and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet on the Fist day of August, 1907. at the council chamber Of the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock D. III. to hear any objections or remon- stranoes that may be made to said i'm movements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that full details, drawings, plans and specifications of said work and estimates be prepared by the city engineer as early as pracucapie and placed by hlm on lie III Ills olltee in the city hall of Birmingham not later than two weeks prior to the date named in Section 8 of this ordinance, where prop erty-owners who may be affected by said improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 5. Be it further ordained that the ordinance shall be published by the city clerk in the newspaper published in the city of Birmingham doing city printing once A week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein al which the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham will meet to hear objec- tions or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of mak- l ing the same or the character of material to be used.
 Adopted July 1T, 1907.
 GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor.
 Attest: J. c. MURRAY, City Clerk:
 Age-Herald, July 20 27, 1907
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
AN ORDNANCE

An ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds of the city of Birming- ham, Ala, to the amount of s2000 to pay the cost of certain improvements made under Improvement ordinance No 324
 Whereas. the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, on the 17th day of July, 1907, adopted an ordinance providing for the paving and otherwise improving Twenty first street from the south line of Ave nue E to the north curb line of Avenue P: and
 Whereas, said improvement was finally ordered by said Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham and the work completed 2 provided by law at a cost of S175s345; and
 Whereas. for the purpose of providing means to pay for the part of the work re- mainlng unpaid 1t Is necessary to issue and sell bonds to an amount equal to 5000;
 Now. therefore. be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, that there shall be issued and sold bonds of the city of Birmingham 10 the amount of s20o0 to pay for said unpaid part of said improvement.
 Said bonds shall be negotiable. payable to bearer and shall have attached thereto coupons for the interest thereon and said bonds and coupons shall be payable in gold coin of the United States of America at the present standard weight and llne- ness.
 Said bonds shall run for ten d0) years. and shall bear interest at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum. payable annually at the Hanover National bank, in the city and state of New York, and shall be in denomination of $500 each. Provided, however, that they shall be re- deemable by the Mayor and Aldermen Of Birmingham at any interest period as provided for in Section 61 of an act of the general assembly of the state of Ala bama, entitled "An act to amend sec tlons 56, 5s, 59, 62 and 78 of an act en- titled. An act to establish a new char ter for the city of Birmingham, Ala, ap- proved February 2s. 1S99.' approved Feb- ruary B. 1901"
 They shall be issued under the corpor- ate seal of the city of Birmingham. and both bonds and coupons shall be signe1 by the Mayor and the City Clerk
 Adopted July 17, 1907.
 GEORGE B. WARD, Mayor.
 Attest: ]. c. MURRAY. City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, July 20, 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
Improvement Ordinance No. s77

NOTICE TO PROPEKl ' A-ON NbtNS-
 All owners of lots or parcels of land abuttins on Nineteenth alley from Thir- teenth avenue, south, to Fourteenth ave nue. south, or abutting on any intersec- ting street. avenue or alley within one half block of the aforesaid portions of said Nineteenth alley, are hereby notified that the aforesaid portions of Nineteenth alley have been paved with yitrihed brick and that the book of assessments for said public improvements has been delivered to me and Is open for inspection in my of- flee. and that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet at It's regular place Of meeting in the council chamber on We'd nesday, the 2lst day of August 1907 at 5 o'clock D. m., to hear and determine any objection or defense that may be nled 1T. my office before the time of said meeting, or which may be then made by the owner of the property proposed to be assessed or his attorney against the assessment or the amount thereof
 !. c. MURRAY, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald July 20, 1907
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
Improvement Ordinance No. 404.
 NENN GE ERIES

To provide for paving and oth erwise
 improving Twenty eighth street
 from the south line of Second ave-
 nue to the south line of Fifth ave-
 nue.
 Section l. Be 1t ordained by the May or and Board of Aldermen of Birming- ham, that six-inch granite curb stone shall be set along both sides of Twenty eighth street from Second avenue to Fifth avenue so as to form a drive way fftq (5o) feet wide along the center line of said avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
GET WISE

Let Goodman, the tailor, make you a pair of trousers. Your choice of any $500 and s1000 trouser for s4.5O s12.50 and s15.O0 trousers for s6.5O. CLEANING AND PRESSING FREE 1726 Third Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20

the same or tn echaracter of material to be used. Adopted July r, 1907
 GEORGE B. WARD. Mayor. Attests
 J. c. MURRAY. City Clerk. Age Herald. July 20-27. 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
Improvement Ordinance No. 401
 (NEW SERIES.)


 To provide for paving and curbing cer- tain sidewalks
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham that the sidewalks on both sides of Twenty eighth street, from Fifth avenue to Tenth ave- nue. except the sidewalk on the west side of Twenty-eighth street from Eighth ave- nue to Ninth avenue, the sidewalk on the east side of Twenty-eighth street from Tenth avenue to Eleventh avenue, the sidewalks on both sides of Eleventh ave- nue from Twenty-eighth street to Thir- tieth street, the sidewalks on both sides of Twenty ninth street from Tenth ave- nue to Eleventh avenue, the sidewalks on bothI sides of Twenty-ninth street from ! the south side of Twelfth alley to Thir- .eenth avenue. the sidewalks on both sides of Thirtieth street from Tenth avenue to Eleventh avenue, the alleys crossingings on both sides of Thirtieth streets at Twelfth alley, the sidewalks on both sides of Thrtieth street from Thirteenth ave- -nue to Fourteenth avenue, except the sidewalk on the west side of Thirtieth street from Thirteenth alley northward l20 feet, and the sidewalk on the south side of Twelfth avenue from the west side of Thirty-f1rst alley to Thirty-second street shall be paved with artificial stone and the alley crossings and driveways paved with vitrified brick.
 Be ie further ordained, that the side walk on the south side of Twelfth ave- nue from Thirty-f1rst alley to Thirty sec ond street shall be curbed with i6-inch granite curbstone.
 Be 1t further ordained that the sidewalk paving shall be constructed six feet wide except at the entrances to lots and at driveways and alley crossings, where it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
LEXINGTON HOTEL

Michigan Boulevard and Twenty
 Second Street, Chicago
 Rooms SI.OO per day and upward European Plan.
 This hotel is particularly attractive to Southern families for the summer It has a delightfully."- cool and quiet location, yet easily accessible to the theatre and shopping district. 500 rooms. all with hot and cold water and large clothes closets. 260 rooms with private bath. Exceilen. service and cuisine. For further information write manager,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20
Improvement Ordinance No. 4os

To provide for grading Twenty-sixth street from Ninth avenue to the north line of Fifteenth avenue and for curbing and paving the sidewalks along the same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-20

GRAND ATLANTIC HOTEL
 Virginia Avenue and Beach, Atlantic City, N. J. Capacity 700 guests. Hot and cold sea water in all baths. Most mod ern. Central in location. The Highest and Coolest Elevation. Largest and finest rooms in the city. The cuisfue and service not surpassed by any. Orchestra. Terms: American plan s12.50 per week up s2.50 per day up. Write for descriptive folder. Coaches at all trains. CHARLES E. COPE.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-06-07
structiOIs.

tion OF the county superintendent
Of hihgways of the construction
and maintenance of al roads and
bridges in the town. He shall
hold office during the pleasure Of
the town board. BE may appoint
one or more competent assistants,
subject to the approval Of the
town board. The compensation
of road Inspector and assistants
shall be fixed by the town board.
Before entering upon his duties, he
shall give bond to the town, ap-
proved by the town hoard, IN the
sum of Que hundred dollars ($1OO),
for the faithful dis
charge Of his duties.
Section 3-Th1s act shall take
effect and be in force from and
after IFS passage.
Approved April 25, 1907.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-06-07
School Meeting

The spe; school meeting to be
beId tomorrow ev nj At 7h" 6ieh
School building to VOC "n hnrds
for another building is one of Ut
most importance to the patrons OF
the public school. Nor. c''f'1n is
needed, and it the voters do not au-
thorize bond issue the hoard .of
education will have to fit up room S
in the basement of the ir''-eIt t
building. It. is solemn duty every
voter owes the coming generation
to turn out 1T this meeting 'u'i vote
for the best interest of he sr',' OILS.
There ar about 1000 v tiers in this
school district and everyone OF
them should turn out ard EXPRESS
themselves Oh the que iou at issue.
WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. |. F. K-l-
ley. 6-6.s "': : p.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-06-07
WORTaINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Running Broad Jump-Stevenson
Albert Lea. 19 feet 9 inches.

Running Broad Jump-Stevenson
Albert Lea. 19 feet 9 inches.
220 Yard Dash-Pettit. Worthing'
ton. Il 3.5 seconds.
Half Mile-Haggard, Worthing.
ton. 2 minutes 10 is seconds.
22O Yard Hurdle-Haggard, Wor-
thington. ~ seconds.
Pole Vault,-E Jones, Mankato.
9 feet 8 inches.
44o Yard Dash-Haggard, Worth
i3eton. 81 rs seconds.
discus Thrown. Williams, Man
kato. 9S feet. ,.>
2. Halt Mile Relay-Worthington
team. minute 45 seconds.
High Jump-Haggard, " Worthing-
ton. S 1-6 feet.
The contesting schools and en-
tries were as follows:
Lake Benton-Skartvedt, Bradley
Simon5en., :, -. l4+,-., l4s,+,-.,,s.....,., = :.
Window - Rogers, Anderson,
Manager Frost, Molck Van Nest,
Pitman Cowan. T.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-06-07

bond was voted down the board
would be driven to the expedient Of
fitting up rooms in the basement, a
practice that is dlsoredited by near
ly every one qualified to judge.
Mr.. Tripp called attention to the
ct that at the last school meeting
there were only 172 votes out,
while at the last city election where
men only voted, $50 votes we're cast.
He rightly considered this q sad
state of affairs when so little inter-
est was manifested in a matter of
the greatest Importance to the well
fare of one OF our most cherished in
stitutions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1907-06-07
NEW ROAD LAW
Provides fo- Appointment Of Co.
Superintendent Of Highways
and Iowa Road IT..
sp1ctcr

W. publish herewith the new law
in w iariou tn township roa'ls. Our
readers will notice that it provides
for arntter county officer to he
<ro1u a. superintendent of high
ways. Aside from this there will
rresl to be a road inspector in each
own. 1t is said the Legislature
would not have passed the bill only
;hey thought when using the word
'may" it would lie left to the dis
.retion Of the c,u.,y commissioner.
but the attorney general has ruled
that 'may" meant the same thing
as ''shall.'
CHAPTER Ash. F. NO. 716.
AN ACT providing for the ap-
pointment of a county superinten-
dent of highways and road lnspec-
tor in towns, and defining their du-
ties and powers,in all counties, this
state, having less than 100000 in
ha' ltants.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State OF Minnesota:
section THE county board may
appoint a competent surveyor and
rad builder, ~ county superinten-
dent of higways, who may be the
present county surveyor and whose
compensation shall he fixed by the
county board. Such superintendent
shall survey, lay out aud superin-
tend the construction and mainte-
nance Of all roads, bridges and
bitches and do the work and have
tie power of the present county
urveyor. He shall hold office for
two years Or until his successor is
appointed and qualified. Before
upon his duties he shall
give bond to the county, approved
by the county board, in the sum
of one thousand dollars ($1,OC0),
for the faithful dis
charge Ut his duties.
Section 2-Tbe of6:e of town
road over>ser is d rewith abolish
ed, and in place: thereof, the town
hoard shall appoint competent
road builder as road inspector, who
shall haze charge under the dlrec-
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