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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-28

forty cows and now has one hundred
head from the original bunch, has
plenty of horses for his farm and
now owns three quarter sections of
land and firmly believes that instead
of the opportunities for a poor man
to do we'll having passed that they
are now better than ever before.
P. M. Brausch lives on section
fourteen, same township, and likes
the country but thinks that the fact
that SO many people of limited
means have lately come into the
country makes it a little hard for
the present but thinks that it will be
very different after another crop or
two.
A Beautiful Young Grove.
In 1908 H. C. Peterson settled on
quarter section in 24-13S-75 and
has something to show for his four
years labor. He has a nice house
and other buildings, large part Of
his land in cultivation and also has
| planted 1000 arees for shelter and
other purposes. These trees are do
ing well but the recent prairie fire
passed through the edge of the grove
and injured about 400.
Mr.. Peterson was using large
log roller to smooth down his fresh
breaking of sod. His pillow had done
unusually good work in laying the
sod fiat and smooth when turned
and upon this he was running the
roller and said that the disc could
readily scratch the surface and make
a good seed bed for the fax and that
by being smooth the reaper would
/ get all the crop. Mr.. Peterson
milks nine cows and says it pays to
milk.
Township School and Conveying the
| Children.
AS the country is rather sparcely
settled the school houses are far
apart SO this district sends out two
teams and takes the children to and
from school.
r. M. Metcalf came from Iowa five
years ago and settled on section IL
He had but little property upon his
arrival and has had to go slowly
along with his work but he has made
good Roadway and now has a good
farm of 800 acres. He will make
final proof on his homestead next
month. He has plenty of livestock
and machinery to work it. He is
also mail contractor on one Of the
| Star routes and is doing well.
The next neighbor, on the same
section is Thomas Taylor, a substan
tial citizen who has lived on his
claim for the past three years and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-28
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The following officers were elect
ed in the Epworth league for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. I. R.
Matthews; secretary, Maude Aldrich;
treasurer, c. FL. Carman; first vice
president, J. w. Scott; second vice
president, P. B. Fritch; third vice
president, Mrs. Carman: fourth vice
president, Dr. Harriet Woodbury..
And still it rains and the people
of this vicinity are wearing smile
that won't come off,
During the electric storm of last
Saturday evening considerable dam
age was done by lightning. J. j..
Jensen lost his barn, a COW and two
calves, also a quantity Of grain. In
Clear Lake township n. A. Wiertz
and B. F.. Paisley each had two head
of cattle killed, and lightning also
struck several buildings and did
much damage in neighboring towns.
The Royal Neighbors gave a de-
lightful entertainment in the Nc
Cready hall last Friday evening.
The grand stand at the baseball
park was blown down during the
heavy wind last Tuesday night.
"a very interesting ball game was
played between Steele and DriscoIl
last Sunday. A large crowd came
oyer from Steele to witness their
1 defeat the score being IA to 2 in
favor Of Driscoll.
Several teams are breaking on the
1 southeast quarter of section 16, re-
Gently purchased by o. B. Olson
Nels Tually has about 100 acres
broken and seeded to fax on the
northeast quarter Of the same sec
ton.
Trees are being planted by many
y of our townspeopIe, also severa
/ farmers are putting out groves ani
wind breaks This is a move In The
right direction. Nothing will adj
more to the appearance Of this coun
Try than trees lots OF them.
Driscoll is in need Of civic Inn
provement league, II we would keel
pace with our sister cities. Let u
at least keep the cattle and horse
of the streets.
Mr.. DeGoff Is building cottag
i on the northwest corner Of the farm
recently purchased Of Jay Willcoz
Rev. Kahl is building a residenc
on his claim near Long Lake an'
will soon occupy the same.
Al. II. DeGroR and son are con
templating putting in cement work
\ at DriscoIl in the near future.
,, r. Tanberg has returned fror
Minneapolis. accompanied by his son
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-28

Four years ago G. j. Keenan, built
the first store building in Driscoll,
that was to hold the simple and few
goods and wares that must sffice .
supply the thinly settled community
until there was an increase in pop.
ulation
At that time about the only things
visible in the neighborhood were first
of all a vast stretch of slightly rolling
or level land, thickly covered with
short grass, the railroad track, sta
tion house, and very few other
buildings with here and there the
scattering homes of the settlers.
But all this is now changed and
instead is a growing, healthy town
and rich farming country.
In the town are over score of
business places, consisting of two
good general stores, two lumber
yards, two elevators, three hotels,
three land companies, one bank and
the second to be opened very soon,
one newspaper and numerous other
kinds of businesses.
A Rich Farming Country.
The town is surrounded by rich,
reasonably level, farming country.
North from the railroad for a dis
lance Of from five to six miles the
country is smooth and sloping gent
ly towards the north to a narrow
slough, then the land gradually rises
for a mile until 1t reaches a line of
low hills intermingled with sloughs
and hay meadows. Beyond this is
a rich well settled farming country.
To the south OF the town the coun-
try is more rolling but the soil is
good, with no sand or gravel Of any
consequence, for six or eight miles
to the shores Of Long lake.
Among the Farmers.
A short distance south of Driscoll
]. w. Scott lives on what is known
as the Swanson farm. Mr.. Scott
lived formerly a few miles further
northwest but has sold out and is
now renting the farm just mention,
ed.
Mr.. Scott is from Iowa, likes NORTH
Dakota and thinks it will be great
country. He advocates the planting
of groves and wind breaks and says
to pillow all possible in the fall and
seed early in the spring.
The next place is the country home
Of b. A. Hull, the owner of the
News Of Driscoll, also the paper O
the same name at Wilton, and an
other newspaper at Underwood, Nc
Lean county. Mr.. Hull has valu
able piece of land here and one ne
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-28

this week and expects to break
something over hundred acres and
crop 1t yet this year. That's the
way we are farming in this part Of
the world.
The Stark news monger failed to
materialize last week. Too much
rain gave him, she or it cold feet.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-28

something to show for his labor In
the way Of good farm. He has
about 90 acres in cultivation and
plenty Of good horses to work the
land and a large amount of young
stock about ready for the market.
Mr.. Bennett has carefully settled
the question in his own mind that
was bothering Mr.. Harleman. Mr..
Bennett says to break the sod and
then after smoothing down to disc
thoroughly, but shallow. so as not to
tear up the sod, as the loose earth
will then fill up all the openings in
the surface and exclude the wind and
prevent drying out and that the sod
being pressed down close to the
earth below, capillary attraction is
set up and the highest possible re-
suits obtained. Mr.. Bennett has
planted out a large number of trees
but says he thinks this an uncertain
! proposition until after the land is in
good condition from tillage and the
planter has time enough to properly
cultivate.
Another farmer on this section is
Paul Lang, a steady young German
who filed on hundred and twenty
acres as that was all that was left
| in body when he arrived two years
ago.
Paul and his brother, Emil, while
living on different farms, work to-
gether much of the time and have
bought horses enough to enable the
two to go ahead and plow and har-
vest on both farms until such time
as they can have plenty Of stock for
each farm. which will not be long
from the appearance of the young:
stock around them and the prosper
GUS conditions apparent.
/ It is the honor of Burleigh county
and to the state Of North Dakota.
that SO many people under such var
led circumstances can come upon the
open prairies and do so well in SO
short time.
/ Note When the writer went in
person to the farms to secure the
material for this article he was un-
1 able to see number of people,
i among them being Cotton Bros, A..
4 P. Rosewood and others, hence the
COMMISSIONS Of the names, etc, Of
!! these people has not been Intentional
but from the fact that they were not
at home, and it is unfortunate that
such will be the case with many 9TH
ers, as it is hardly possible to find
all persons at home even by several
q calls.
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Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11

certain there would be no change in
the result. The Democratic managers
were confident of victory all along,
except during the first hour Tuesday
night, when a few Republican pre-
cincts gave them a scare, and for
time some of them thought Johnson
was defeated.
The campaign was the hardest
fought in a number of years, with the
exception of the Dunn-Johnson fight
in 1904. The campaign this year,
however, was conducted on a higher
moral plane, and although there were
misrepresentation and abuse, it was
generally free from mudslinging.
The returns received yesterday on
Taft and Bryan bear out the first es-
Inmates of 100000 or more for Taft.
Nearly all the counties outside of
Hennepin and Ramsey have been do
ing better than two to one for Taft.
st. Louis county has been a disap-
pointment to the Republicans. The
Republican leaders had confidently
expected that they would carry the
city of Duluth, but returns last night
showed that Johnson had carried it
by about 500, although Republican
leaders there claimed that jacobson
would probably carry the county.
The vote from different counties is
as follows:
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11

81, the hold-over members number 81
(43 Republicans and 1S Democrats).
The election of Is Republicans and
Is Democrats, as seems probable
from the returns giving the makeup
of the various legislatures which
elect senator's, would show the
strength of the two leading parties in
the senate to he: Republicans, So;
Democrats, SO; doubtful, 1.
Chairman Hitchcock's Statement.
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of
the Republican national committee
made the following statement:
'The returns speak for themselves.
There seem to be no longer any doubt.
full states. The electoral vote will
show that my estimate was correct
It looks now, I think, as if l must
have underestimated it. The returns
have exceeded my expectations.
"The plurality in Indiana will be
less than I expected. That in Illi-
nois is far more than anticipated.
And so it goes: where one state has
not quite come up to the figures had
expected some other state has gone
far beyond. The latest returns from
Maryland indicate that we have car.
ried that state by about 5000 to TO-.
900 and that is more than 1 believed
it would give.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Illinois by a plurality Of from 10000 to
$4,000 while Judge Taft carried the

Illinois by plurality Of from 10000 to
$4,000 while Judge Taft carried the
state by more than 100000.
Incomplete returns indicate that
Taft has carried Iowa by a plurality
now placed at $1,000. This is tremen-
douse falling of from the Roosevelt
plurality of $4,000 Of four years ago,
but 1t represents only a slight falling
on from the normal plurality. The en-
tire Republican state ticket is elected,
probably by about the same plurality.
Though Taft carried Ohio by about
$4,000, Harris, Republican candidate
for governor, was defeated by Har-
mon (Dem.), by probably $4,000 plu-
rality.
Harris Beaten In Ohio.
The Republican national and state
tickets were victorious in Wisconsin
by a plurality estimated at $4,000. The
congressional delegation probably will
remain about the same as two years
ago, nine Republicans and two Dem.
ocrats. The legislature, which will
elect United States senator to sue
ceed Isaac Stephenson, will be over
whelmingly Republican, the returns in.
dicating the election of 73 Republi.
cans, q Democrats and six Social
Democrats in the assembly, and 27
Republicans, four Democrats and two
Social Democrats in the senate.
Incomplete returns indicate Gov.
Johnson's reelection as governor OF
Minnesota by a majority of 10000 to
$4,000. Returns so far received indi.
cate that Taft's plurality will be be-
tween $4,000 and 100000.
Chairman Dickey of the Republican
state committee claimed Hadley's
election as governor of Missouri, but
declined to give figures. State Chair.
man Rubey of the Democratic com
mitttee, asserted that Cowherds plu
rality was safe. He estimated it al
$4,000 to 10000 and asserted that Sen
ator Stone won the senatorial fight by
"a large plurality"
For the first time since Thomas A,
Hendricks was elected governor on the
Democratic state ticket and U. s.
Grant received the electoral vote OF
the state for the Republican national
ticket, Indiana has given plurality
to the Republican candidate for pres
ident and elected the Democratic can
didate for governor, Thomas B. Mar
shall being the winner.
According to the latest esti.
mate Mr.. Taft received a plurality
of about $4,000 and Mr.. Marshall was
victorious over James E. Watson, Re
publican candidate, by about 5000.
The latest returns indicate that
Taft carried Maryland by about
1000 plurality.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
PRESIDENT HIGHLY ELATEp.
News Of Taft's Victory Received at
the White House.

Washington. Nov. 4.-The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt reached the White
house on their return from Oyster
Bay shortly before $3.50 o'clock Tues
day evening. The first thing the pres
ident did when he reached home was
to scan the latest election returns
which, by the time he arrived at the
White House, were coming in at q
rapid rate. He was particularly
pleased when he read the report Of
his home district in Oyster Bay, which
gave both Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Hughes q
substantial majority. When it became
certain that Taft was elected, Mr..
Roosevelt was highly elated.
At the White House executive Of.
fees were installed direct wires Of the
different telegraph companies and Of
the Associated Press and over these
the president had the news at the
earliest possible moment. One wire
working between the executive Offices
and the White House proper carried
the most important bulletins while the
president was at dinner
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
COY. JOHNSON
AGAIN ELECTED
HIS MAJORITY WILL NOT az AS
LARGE AS TWO YEARS
AGO,
Late Returns Place His Majority at
About 5000. The Country as
Well as Cities Helped Materially to
Swell His Figures.

Minneapolis, Minn., November s.
The returns from Minnesota in the
governorship contest continue to be
more or less incomplete. It can be
asserted, however, that Taft has car
ried the state by $4,000 and that in
the face of this, johnson has swept
the state by $4,000.
The city of Duluth, which the Re.
publicans had expected to carry for
Jacobson, has given johnson ma.
jority of 939, while reports from all
sections of the country, including the
city of Duluth, and with 20 precincts
to hear from, give Johnson the coun-
ty by us. The tonnage tax fight in
St. Louis county and other issues
lead the Republicans to expect better
results than this.
The Republican managers and lead
ers, OF course, were disappointed at
the result but were not discouraged.
They had known all the time that
they were fighting against odds, but
in spite of this they had been hope
full throughout the long fight. They
knew that Jacobson had to 60 against
the prestige which Johnson's $4,000
majority in 1906 gave him, together
with the prestige he received in his
presidential candidacy. The Repub-
lcans also had to go against the tire.
mendous organization which the Dem
ocrats have been building up.
Already there is talk among Repub-
icans that Jacobson is the proper man
to nominate for governor in 1910. He
is stronger man than ever, they say,
and the acquaintance he has won in
this campaign is a great asset. He
had to 60 against great odds this year,
and cutting Johnson's majority down
to about 10000 is no small feat. Jacob.
son had the united support of the
party, and there was real fight made
in his behalf, but the time was too
short to overcome the handicap with
which he started out.
Ramsey county, although it gave
over 5000 for Johnson, did as we'll
as the Republicans expected. St. Paul
has been the governors home for four
years, and is the seat of the state
capitol. Many of the appointees live
here and the governor has been con-
stantly mingling with the people here.
Jacobson was comparative stranger
to the city, and the prejudice that has
existed against him in the city took
some time to overcome. That this was
overcome among a great number of
people is certain, but apparently not
enough of them had met him and seen
him enough to know him. However,
the local Republicans had been told
that if they held JOhnson's majority
down to what it was in 1906 in this
city, Jacobson would get enough votes
outside to elect him. Johnson's ma
jority was cut in Ramsey as in Hen
nepin, but the country increased John
sons lead over Jacobson.
Chairman A. D. Brown of the Re-
publican state central committee did
not give up hope until yesterday noon,
when so many returns were in it was
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
Taft AND SHERMAN v|CTORS
Republican National Ticket Given Handsome Maiority
in Electoral College.

William Jennings Bryan of Ne.
braska, the Democratic candidate, went
down in the third defeat of his life's
ambition to occupy the White House.
Among the more significant results
were the reelection to congress of
Speaker Cannon and Chairman Serene
E. Payne of the house committee on
ways and means; the election of Rep
resentatiye w. S. Cowherd as gov
ernor of Missouri, which Herewith re-
turns to the "solid SOUTH" and the
reelection for third term of Gov.
John Johnson, democrat, in Min
nesota.
One of the results surprising the
most sanguine hopes of most Repub-
licans was Mr.. Taft's carrying the
greater city of New York by plural
ity which approached 10000. Further
more, his plurality in New York state
will be approximately 1S9,334, exceed
ing by nearly $4,000 Roosevelt's big
plurality of 1904.
Only second in point of general in
terest was the victory of Gov. Charles
E. Hughes, who was reelected by a
plurality estimated as we'll above
$4,000 over the vote cast for his
Democratic opponent, Lieut.. Gov.
Chanler. While Greater New York
gave plurality for Taft, it gave Chan
Ter margin of 56,843.
With 81 United States senators to be
elected by legislatures chosen now
or earlier in the fall. The Repub.
1icans will retain their control of both
houses of congress.
Mr.. Taft carried practically every
so'called doubtful state except Me-
braska, where Mr.. Bryan was victor
ious. Mr.. Bryan carried Nevada in
addition to the solid south, which in.
cludes Missouri.
Republican PIuralities Reduced.
Some of the figures relating to the
Republican slump in certain states
regarded as certainly Republican, are
little short of amazing. Pennsyl.
vania's immense plurality of over 50O,-
900 four years ago mas been cut in
two. Illinois, which gave Roosevelt
3O5,O0O in 1904, has gone for Taft by
about 100000. The highest claim of
the Republicans for Indiana is $4,000
as against a plurality of $4,000 for
Roosevelt.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
TAFT conaratulates Hitchcock.

Cincinnati, Nov. 4.-Judge Taft at
9:10 p. m. sent the following telegram
to Frank H. Hitchcock: II am de.
lighted to hear the favorable returns
from all parts of the country, especial
ly New York, and I wish to express
my gratitude to you for the work
which you have done and felicitate
you on the accuracy with which you
foretold the result indicating a clear
grasp and wonderful political knowl-
edge of the situation.-William H..
Taft"
Gov Hughes wired Judge Taft at
$3.50 o'clock: "Heartiest congratula-
tions on your splendid victory
Chairman Hitchcock was heard from
as early as 6:30 o'clock. He said:
Hearty congratulations on magnifl-
cent VOTE"
Daniel J. Keefe sent this message:
Congratulations on your splendid vic
tory. Labor voters appreciate and
recognize their real friends"
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
johnson 1912.

st. Paul.-With William ]. Bryan
probably forever removed as a presi-
dental factor by his third defeat for
Office, Gov. John A. Johnson of Min
nesota, reelected for third term in
q strong Republican state. now is the
logical candidate of the Democrats
for the presidency in 1912,
The victory of Gov. Johnson in Min
nesota this time, after his refusal to
accept nomination, and his acceptance
following the unanimous Endorsement
of the Democratic state convention,
will attract attention y. the country.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
HAPPENINGS
Of A WEEK
Latest News Told
in Briefcst and
Best Form.
PERSONAL.

President Charles w. Eliot, for
more than 40 years the head of
Harvard university, rendered his res
ignation to take effect May 19, 1909.
The seventy-fourth anniversary of
the birth Of the dowager empress of
China was celebrated at Annoy, and
the event was made the greatest day
OF the festivities in honor of the visit
OF the American fleet.
Mrs. Alice Cheney Brown of New
York swindled Chicago brokerage
hrm out Of $4,000 in bonds, was ar
rested as she was leaving for Denver,
gave up her plunder, confessed and
was allowed to go.
b. c. Whitney of Detroit, proprietor
or several theaters, sustained a frac-
lure OF the skull In An automobile ac-
cident at Brownstown, Ind.
Thomas F. Lewis, postmaster at
Grant Works, ILL.,, was arrested on
the charges Of embezzling 5000 and
making false reports.
President Roosevelt issued the an
nual proclamation setting apart Thurs
day, November 26, as Thanksgiving
day.
Orville Wright. the aeroplanist, left
the hospital at the Fort Myer wv. Va.)
army post to which he had been con-
fined for six weeks.
After being out two hours, the Jer-
sey City IN. J.) jury in the case of
Theodore Whitmore, on trial for the
murder of his wife, returned verdict
of not guilty.
William H. Flictner, a New York
lawyer with Offices In Wall street, was
sentenced to one years Imprisonment
In the penitentiary for grand larceny.
Willmar tribune., 1908-11-11
CONTROL HOUSE AND SENATE.
Republicans Have a Good Majority in
Both Houses.

Republicans Have a Good Majority in
Both Houses.
Latest election returns indicate that
the house of representatives is still
heavily Republican, with a majority on
division of 49. The Republican men,
bership in the Sixty-first congress is
218 while the Democrats show only 173.
The membership of the house is 391,
and the majority necessary for control
is 1876.
Speaker Cannon was reelected by
majority of from 5000 to 10000. Con.
gressmen Hull, Dalzell, Payne and
other leaders of national importance
who had hard fights were all sue
cessful.
The districts on which the Demo.
Gratis relied to increase their present
strength have, in most instances, re-
turned Republicans.
Practically No Change in Senate.
The senate will show practically no
change in political complexion, the
Republicans retaining large major
ity. The membership of the senate is