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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-02
THE LOWER RED RIVER COUNTRY
BY Hon. J. L. Cashel.

III = 49,
ssS Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citi-
zens: The subject of my considera-
ton this evening is the lower Red
River valley in North Dakota. re-
greet exceedingly the limited time I
had to devote to this important dis
trict of the state, the modern para
disc comprising the counties of Grand
Forks, Walsh and Pembina. The soil
is deep, rich loan with clay sub.
soil that has proven for over twenty
five years of continuous cultivation
to be inexhaustible under good
system of cultivation. 1t exceeds the
valley of the Nile in that it does not
receive, nor require alluvial de-
posts to retain it's fertility to pro-
duce good crops annually under a
proper system of rotation.
All grasses congenial to the cent
raj and northern ATTITUDES thrive in
the soil and climate. Corn is be-
coming a favorite crop, especially
for fodder and renovating the soil
which produces two or three good
crops of wheat following The sur
face is almost level yet undulating
and sloping gradually toward the
Red river. Small streams cross the
valley at intervals varying in dis.
lance apart from ten to twenty
miles, their banks lined with good
growth of hard and soft timber, thus
adding wealth to the district and
beauty to the landscape.
Early settlements were made at
Grand Forks and in Pembina county,
at st, Joseph and Walhalla by the Hud-
son Bay company's Jealous mission
aries and adventurous fur traders Time
forbids any retrospect prior to 1881,
when became settler in the valley
at Grafton, Walsh county. Grand
Forks was then a village, the termi-
nus of the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad, now the Great
slSOTSuGTu.9 NO IctlIEOdQt GuSus tEdSSISc0
these counties, while at present
there are 1875 miles in Grand Forks
county, 186 in Walsh county and liz.
miles in Pembina county, total 1913
miles intersecting and penetrating
in all directions, placing every farm
or accessible to good markets.
& y q
The population was then composed
of a heterogeneous class, few citi-
zens holding down claims. living
mostly in sod shanties, possessing
little means and struggling to get a
foothold. The population, products
and assessed valuation were small.
Let us see what the growth and
development have since been. The
population was in 1905:
Grand Forks county !. d. 26,495
Walsh county 20,265
Pembina county 8. Il. 400
What were the products in wheat.
fax. barley and oats in 1902
Wheat, Flax,
Bushels. Bushels.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-02
s29.7ss.Oo

" s4EE Z 4
& Total ( $29,76S, 900
Assuming that all property, rail-
roads, realty and personal, were as
sessed at IS per cent of their actual
value, they would give to- these coun-
ties a wealth of over $4,000 600,
making nearly S 800 per capita.
This district is entering actively
and extensively into diversified farm
ing. One farmer in Walsh county,
John DonneIly received one Of
James : Hills first prizes for the
best herd of bIooded stock and the
best kept farm. The creamery is
becoming a prominent industry and
Is Increasing yearly
s in I906these counties contained
the following numbers of two classes
OF live stock, as assessed viz.
Horses. Cattle.
Grand Forks county 14,s07 1s,245
Walsh county &. 1884 1868
Pembina county I9,115 1910
Total 1926 41,113
The counties have no bonded In
debtedness but they have d good
surplus, thereby reducing their last
tax levy They have complete county
buildings In good condition
Ne
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-02

Following are more of the addresses
made at the evening session of the
real estate convention held at the
Atheneum Thursday night:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-02
1O,345,555 1,452,71O
Barley, Oats,
Bushels. Bushels.
& $40, 800 4, 963,7S0
S35 $50 I, 500, CTS
|, 174,77o 1880, ABB
2, ss1,sso 5,os7 $50

B Total 2.s8s1,s30 500, $50
Their assessed valuation, real and
personal, including railroads. for
1906
Grand Forks county s13,286,O0a.
Walsh county $3.50, 900
Pembina county 6, 632, 900
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
A Famous Cross Examination Up-to.
Date.

Grandfather of His Country: well,
we'll. my son. what does this mean?'
# don't remember"
what have you got in your hand
there. George? Answer me this instant. -"
II don't remember
George, did you or did you not chop
down that cherry tree?"
II cannot tell
Whats that! You can't. Ell: Well.
we'll soon SeeH'
Hold on. father. I hadn't finished the
sentence. L cannot tell lie, father. L
did it with my little hntchet, but 1 was
temporarily insane at the time"
You were. eh?'
Eyes. sir. I was suffering from per-
sccutory deluSiOn'
Whats that got to do with the cherry
tree"
The cherry tree was constant men,
ace to my happiness. | thought that the
tree would grow up and produce branch
as that might be productive of great phys
ical discomfort TO me-. So | decided to
do away with it,
DO YOU know what I've decided to
do. George"
NO. father. but hope YOU won't have
brain. storm: father. Think OF my
youth. father
do Won know what you deserve. son.
81 don't remcmbe-. but I hope YOU
wort TAX" any drastic action. 1t won't
do the tree aEy good. and 1T will spoil a
good story. Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
Be NV Sweetheart,

Sweetheart. be my sweetheart
When the birds are or the wing.
When Does and bud and b3bb.inS Hood
Eespeak the birth of spring;
Come, sweetheart, be my sweetheart
And wear this posy ring.
Sweetheart. be my sweetheart
in the golden summer glow
OF the earth afiush with the gracious
blush
Which the ripening fields foreshow;
Dear sweetheart, be my sweetheart
AS into the noon we go.
Sweetheart, be my sweetheart
When falls the bounteous year.
When the fruit and wine of tree and vine
Give Us their harvest cheer
o, sweetheart, be my sweetheart,
For winter it draiweth near.
Sweetheart, be my sweetheart
When the year is white and old.
When The lire of youth is spent, forsOoth,
And the hand of age is cold;
Yet. sweetheart. be my sweetheart
Till the year of our love be told.
Eugene Field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
Personal NJ oteS.

Sir Percy Sanderson, who has been the
British Consul General in New York city
for thirteen years, has resigned. He has
been in the British Civil Service over
thirty years and has reached the age
limit Of So years. He will retire on
pension.
Frederick c. Stevens, the newlyap-
noinred Superintendent of Public Works
in New York State. is president of
bank in Washington. owns a street car
line there. and runs big stock farm
near Attica, New York. He has many
millions.
John Hurley. the Litchfeld Gaelic stu
dent, who recently announced that Virgil
and Shakespeare were of Irish descent
now declares that President Roosevelt
and Jonathan Trumbull, the Revolution
airy War Governor of Connecticut. had
a common ancestry, and that ancestry
was IRISH
II is reported that DR.. Osler has been
offered the appointment a dean of Nc
RodGick, whose retirement was recently
announced. II Or. OS'er accepts this re-
portcd appointment he will relinquiSh his
position as regiuS professor of oxford, to
which he was appointed IT. 1904
DIR. Judson, the newly elected rreSi-
dent Of the University of Chicago. is the
author of many books. among the mos
important being: Europe in the Nine
tenth Century, The Growth of tn.
American Natior The Higher Educ l.
tior as a Training for Business Tho
Mississippi Valley The Young Ameri
can ami Caesars Armies. He is 4
creditor af the American Historical
Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
A TILE OF
EVERYTHING

This story is related of a wealthy con
gresham, who had been enjoying inc
summer at his new country home, when
possessed every modern convenience am
of which he was extremely proud ne re
friends about the house and pointing out
to them the stately portico, the piazza
chairs of improved design, the HILL
mocks, the push buttons that DrouGht
anything you wanted to your side with
out further effort on your part, the au,
tomato lights fer the gas, the hot ana
cold water i'll every room-ln snort, every
comfort and convenience that money
of all others in which he took most de-
light, and here he conducted a certain
friend of his to rest IN one OF me ueep-
seated easy chairs with TOBACCO, cigars
and pipes within easy reach, and holders
matches and everything else at mana JuSl
when needed.
What more could the heart of man de-
sire?' exclaimed the admrng TREND.
"Ah, but the best is vet to come, re-
piled the proud owner. You see can
Sit right here in my chair, when l come
il frCm my bedroom in the morning. anu
il | do not feel Inclined to leave the
ruori, my bath CONES III 10 me. filled with
salt water, just as | like 1t;
AS this was said, the friend looked UP
and smiled, quizZically. inquiring whether
this arrangement, worked only IN the
oh. no" said the host. 1T comes in
any time I push this button.
Push it now said the. visitor.
swung silently back, and the white,
handsome bath swept n1njestlcally into
the room. Put in 1t sat the HORNED lauy
OF the house. Needless to say. the re-
mov:,l button was hastily pushed. and
since that time the congressman has had
little t. say about the modern conVcn,
ienc.-s'' OF his new house.-Joe Mitchell
Chapel, in National Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01

A Worthy Measure.

One of the most important measures
pending before the present Legislature
is the bill introduced by Representative
Scates Of Westbrook establishing the
Office Of State comptroller. There can
be little doubt in the mind Of any
practical business man who takes the
pains to study the situation. but what
such an official, If he were an expert
enced and competent man, could easily
save to the State each year many
times the amount Of his salary. There
does not appear to be any good reason
why the State in the transaction of it's
business should not employ the same
business safeguards-the same thor
oughness and uniformity of method
that would obtain in any big private
enterprise handling even approximate
ly as much money. The measure in
troduced by Mr.. Scates is one in the
line Of business advancement and
economy.
It will insure a uniform system of
bookkeeping; complete and intelli
gent publicity in all State affairs; a
careful scrutiny Of all claims. bills and
charges, thus minimizing the chances
for duplication or overcharging. and.
most important, perhaps, of all. it will
provide the Legislature at the start
with careful estimates of the sums
necessary to carry on the various de-
partments. insuring an well-consid
cred and intelligent appropriation of
the public funds. BY this method each
legitimate interest Of the State will be
reasonably sure Of receiving full and
fair consideration, while it will be
vastly more difficult for any interest
to draw from the public treasury
larger sum than is justified by the
public needs. This very feature alone
should result in a saving to the State
many times in excess of the cost of the
comptroller's Office. There are many
other features of this bill that will
commend it to the people of our State
who have long recognized the fact
that the business Of Maine has far out
grown the primitive methods of con-
Quoting it that sutficed in the days of
the fathers. Let this business be
conducted and safeguarded with the
same care and by the same uniform
and un-to-date methods that have been
found to secure practical results and
effect practical economies in the sue
cessful management of large private
enterprises. BY all means. in the in
terests Of efficiency and economy, let
us have State comptroller
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE. OF MAINE.
Knox, SIS. Supreme Judicial Court.
In Equity.
Federal Trust Co. vs. Rockland, So
Thomas Mccartney VS.. Rockland, Soulh
Thomaston & Owls Head Railway.
above entitled causes made on the second
day of February. 1907, and filed in the
csi'ce. of the Clerk of Courts. Knox
! County, Maine, the undersigned, Receiv-
crs, being thereunto duly authorized and
directed. will sell at public auction TO the
| highest bidder. in accordance with the
terms and conditions of said decree, at
| Friday, the Sth day of March. 1907. at u
| o'clock, noon. the following property. viz:
All and singular, the real estate. build
lngs, road bed. bridges, tracks. poles,
lines. wires. machinery, equipment, tools
| implements materials. supplies, property.
rights Gncludng land outside the right
| franchises. in the hands of said Receiv-
ers. and assets of the Rockland, South
| Thomaston & Owls Head Railway.
| franchises will be sold without valuation
or appraisement, as an entirety. as one
lot or parcel. free from all liens and
claims of every character and of every
name and nature whatsoever. excepting
| only any claim. duty. obligation or liza
hi1ity to any municipality. the State or
| No bid will be received by said Receiv-
| ers from any person who shall not first
deposit with them the sum Of one thous
and Q,0OO) dollars, as pledge. and as a
| part payment on account in case his bid
| is accepted: deposits so received from
unsuccessful bidders will be returned
when the property shall be struck off;
| that received from the successful bidder
| retained to be applied to the purchase
price. or forfeited ir case the bid shall
| not be made good or the purchaser shall
| fail to comply with any order of Court
| relating to the payment for said property
when and after said sale shall be con-
| frmed, if sale not confirmed deposit re-
turned to bidder: sale to be made sub
| ject to confirmation by the Court. Court
reserves the right to resell the property
| in case the purchaser shall fail to make
| sale: condition of sale more fully set
| forth in said decree. and title to be given
| in accordance herewith.
| BY said decree all claims to said prom
| erty and Hens thereon are transferred TO
the funds derived from said sale and the
| rights of all parties making such claims.
proceedings and protected in the distri-
| button of the funds All claims to said
property ard liens thereon must be pre-
| scented within three months from the
confirmation Of sale. or are forever bar
red against said property and its pro-
ceeds.
| Dated at Rockland. Maine, February 4,
1907.
A. S. LITTLEFIELD,
s. T. KIMEhLL,
j. f. MOORE.
| Receivers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
To the Point.

The most larccnic man I know Of is a
deaf and dumb man in our town.. one of
tile PARTY remarked; ''he never writes on
his little pad more. than enough to con
vcy his meaning
ut happened lie was good poker
player. end one night won : watch and
chain from a young man of the town.
The young mans father. a very pomp-
ous indiviiua'. heard of it. and. meeting
the successful! gaHiester On the street
rrXt day. stopped him. The deaf and
dumb man produced his little pad On
il the irate and pompons father wrote:
L understand YOU waE Rob's gold watch
the other night He handed il to tn.
oraf and dumb man expecting to see him
change countcnance and offer to give up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
Electric Motor to Suppiant Steam.

Will the electric motor supplant the To-
connective is the question now being asked
among railroad experts, and from the
many successful demonstrations of the
former il seems that electricity is going
to be the motive power of the future.
During the past So years there have been
so rlany successful demonstrations Of the
power of Hostetters Stomach Bitters in
cases CT stomach, liver and bowel troubles
that ii is now universally acknowledged
to be the best of its class. Is your appe-
tite poor. sleep restless, nerves unstrung
or bowels constipated. then the best
thing that YOU can do is to commence
taking the Bitters at once. In will cor
rect these ailments. ALSO cure dyspepsia.
indigestion. cOstiveness, sour risings.
heartburn. colds, grippe. female ills and
malaria. Your druggist Will sUroly you
With the genuine. which we arantee
absolutely pure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01

The Cubans are coming along. They
have had revolutions down that way
before now on slighter pretext than
the suppression of cock fighting, but
now the lopulace simply turns out
en- masse, sings patriotic songs in front
Of the governors palace and presents a
petition that the order abolishing cool;
fighting be revoked. There is a lot i'll
the point Of view. Those races which
enjoy prize fights and bull fights would
never tolerate prize fights or the
rongher branches Of athletics which
northern races enjoy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01

Ty a vote of 10 to IL in the Texas
senate and 20 to 40 in the House, oena-
tor Bailey is 'exonerated. HIS
friends jammed the vote of 'vindica-
ton through before the report of the
investigating committee had been pre-
scented. a circumstance too significant
to need comment. This was not par
tisan matter. be it remembered, as
practically all the votes against Senator
Bailey were cast by Democrats. He
will return to Washington. but his use
fulness and influence there or else
where in public life are at an end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01

In connection with the Longfellow
centenary somebody has revived the
story Of Emerson at the funeral Of the
great poet. Emerson was then an old
mar himself and broken down mental
ly. During the drive home from
Longfellow's grave he broke a lors
silence by saying: II do not remember
tha name of the gentleman whose
funeral we attended this afternoon, but
he had a beautiful SOUL. Those who
did not know LongfeIlow in the flesh
have no difficulty in feeling the force OF
EmersOn'S tribute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
Missouri and Others.

Here is the text of that mucn us
cussed joint resolution by which the
Missouff-to be pronounced Miss Ouri-
legislature has decreed how men shall
speak the name Of that state. No
more is it to be called 'Mizzoori." or
"Mizzoorah" or "Mizzori' or Misery"
but. the following rule is to be OBJ
served:
1.-THE only true pronunciation of the
name of the state in the opinion of this
body, is that received from the native
Indians, and that it should be pro-
nounced in three syllables. accent on
the second syllable. The vowel in the
first syllable is short Il; in the sec
ond syllable long double 20 or 90; in
the third short Il; s. in the two
syllables in which it occurs has the
sound Of s. and not q
This e1ict. of course, has binding ef-
feet only in Missourians at home, for
the lawmakers at Jefferson City hard
ly presume to lay down laws for Maine
or California. Outside of Missouri
people will continue to call the state
what they please-subject, of course.
to local regulations regarding profan-
ity. 1t does not Of necessity follow
that all people pronounce the name of
state as the citizens Of that state
pronounce it, There is Alabama, for
instance. The sons and daughters Of
70 u-ift a cnft
and seductive information which can
not be initiated and which no spelling
can do Justice to. 1t is much the same
with Virginia, Carolina and other
Southern states.
But there are not few states in
which the people differ widely among
themselves on this matter. The Iowa
legislature might take a tip from the
Arkansas and Missouri legislatures
of the name of the state. At present.
it is pure case of personal choice
between Io-way. with the accent on
the second syllable; Iowa, with the
accent on the middle syllable; the 80
long; Iowa, with the accent on the
first syllable; or a half dozen other
ways. A Washington correspondent
recently declared that virtually no two
members of the states delegate pro-
nounced the name of the state alike.
A few years ago the Arkansas leg
islature got together and officially de-
terinined that "sas" spells saw" so
that "Ar-kan-sas." with the accent on
the second syllable, became ''Ark-an-
saw" with the accent on the first
syllable. According to this reasoning
Kansas would be pronounced as
though it were spelled kansaw. but
states rights prevail in pronunciation,
if nothing else.
The example of the Missouri legisla-
ture might we'll be followed in Illinois,
Colorado, Wyoming and other states.
And when the matter of state names
is settled let the lawmakers take up
the names of cities, especially st. Louis.
New Orleans, Los Angeles and
Chicago. Maine being the only state
with a one syllable name, is in no need
of an official edict of this nature. No.
body has an excuse for mispronouncing
its name
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fehSeod10t
Notice Of First Meeting of Creditors.

Notice of First Meeting of Creditors.
In th" District Court of the United
States for the District of Maine.
In the matter of
JAMES SOUCIER, FIN Bankruptcy
Bankrupt.
To the creditors OF JAMES SOUCIEF.
of Waterville it the County of kenne-
bee ard District aforesaid a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 10Th
day Of February A. D. 1907. the said
James Soucier was duly adjudicated
bankrupt; ard that the first meeting of
his creditors will be held at the Office Of
the Referee. 1870 Water Street, in Augrs-
IA. Maine, and District aforesaid, on the
Sin day of March A. D.. 1907. at ten
O'clock in the forenoon. at which tfme
the said creditors may attend, provo
their. claims, apI oint 4 trustee, examine
the bankrupt. and transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting
FREMONT J.. c. LITTLE.
Referee iE Bankruptcy.
Augusta, Maine, Feb. y. 1907.
mcEldltA
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Along with attending TO his other
duties this year Secretary Taft will
make little trips to Panama. Porto
Rico Cuba and the Philippines. and
will deliver the Commencement ad-
Minnesota. Even the Strenuosity Of
his strenuous superior is not greater
than that of the secretary of war.
And he is as successful and popular as
he Is energetic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01

Labor men and settlement workers of
Chicago are preparing to wage a visor-
Gus and relentless war on the Sweat
shop system i'll that city this fall and
winter. An exhibition following similar
ones given in Berlin and London will
contain booths modelled il exact repro
with men, women and children at work
in them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01

II is proposed by German engineer t.
use balloons for railway purposes. a
stationary balloon is fixed to a slide run
ming along single steel rail. This rail
is carried up the side of steep mountain
The balloon is ,noored. by a stec! cable
t. the rail, at a hight of about thirty
five feet above the ground. Tie conduc-
tor can cause the balloon TO ascend or
descend at will. The lifting power is
furnished by hydrogen gas. ard the de
scent is caused by water pressure pour
ed into large tank at the upper end OF
the road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-01
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
A Needed Service.

IHUTIIdfIU F1TtSS.J
a bill has been introduced to eS-
tablish the Office Of state Comptroller"
Why not call it State Auditor? To h"
sure. the bill adds to the number Of
but it is based on the sound
business proposition that it will tend
to save the State more money than the
office will cost. The need of more etti-
cient auditing has long been evident.
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What Others May Not See.

Ii each mans secret. unguessed care
Were written on his brow.
How many would our pity share
Who have our envy now
And If the promptings of each heart
No artifice concealed
How many trusting friends would part
At what they saw revealed,
-An0nymOII: