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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-04
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES

Candidates for county offices are
being groomed in trail county.
A Grafton blindpigger made a get
away just before his trial started.
The Scranton Register down in
Bowman county has received its job
printing outfit.
The Dickinson Recorder wants to
know what day of the week Feb
3Oth comes on.
The Steele Herald wants the band
there reorganized with good in
structor in charge.
The Devils Lake Journal wants the
rendezvous of booze-guzzlers at Dew
ills Lake cleaned out.
A defendant in a district court case
at Fargo lost his voice during the
progress of the trial.
The Casselton Reporter is not sur
prised that the insurgent campaign
will be worked from Fargo.
q. .. 4.
| The Grand Forks County Agricul.
tural association will increase it's
| capital stock to $4,000.
Several sensations seem to be
among the features of the Rindlaub
divorce case now on at Fargo.
A girl fourteen years old tried to
commit suicide at Towner and has
been sent to the reform school.
Attorney Hildreth of Fargo is a
candidate for delegate to the demo-
cratic national convention at Denver.
/ = : =
The ST. Thomas Times favors the
candidacy Of G. r. Meredith for del
egate to the national republican con
vention.
Minot merchants have formed an
Organization to protect themselves
against the fellows who don't pay
their bills.
| A Darlington man is kicking be-
cause his wife sold the baby carriage
to raise money to attend the Dode
Fisk ball.
That item about the Bismarck
Tribune force eating oranges raised
in North Dakota is going the rounds
of the press.
/ The Minot Independent published
a picture of the automobile party
that arrived the other day from Bot.
tineau in four-hour rum
A patent footWarmer used by a
mail carrier out of Sanborn got to
working overtime and set fire to the
rig. The mail carrier decided to get
along with cold feet.
There seems to be a great effort in
towns over the state to organize
brass bands for the coming season
/ Probably to help whoop things ur
during the campaign.
The similarity in the names of the
towns of Minot and Mimic seems
to cause about the same kind of mix
up in mail matters as the names OF
the towns of Wilton and Milton.
The Grand Forks Herald denies the
statement that Editor Geo. Winshir
is candidate for delegate to the
national conventioncmffrme
national republican convention.
1t is said that a banker at Townel
refused to allow a woman deposition
draw enough money to buy a pair O.
corsets because he didn't want tt
contribute ito the tightness O.
things"
The grand jury at Williston hal
: returned number of Indictment
and bench warrants have been is
sued. Attorney General McCue i
: there in person conducting the case
for the state.
n A Grand Forks printer is wanted
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. 1t is alleged that he sent
! telegram to w. H. Brown and Co.
OF Mandan, signing the name of C
w. Brown, and received $50, payabl,
to brown and had it cashed afte
forging the endorsement.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-04

A Grand Forks printer is wanted
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. It is alleged that he sent a
telegram to w. H. Brown and Co.,
OF Mandan, signing the name of C..
w. Brown, and received $50, payable
to brown and had it cashed after
forging the endorsement.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-04

The grand jury at Williston has
returned number of indictments
and bench warrants have been is
sued. Attorney General McCue is
there in person conducting the cases
for the state.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
HELD ANNUAL MEETING.

The Manitowoc County Hunting and
Fishing Association held its annual
meeting Wednesday evening at Frazier s
hall and elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: President E L. Kelley
vice pres. Fred Carus; secretary, II G.
Berndt; treasurer, Ed. Oberland; execu-
tive committee, Geo. Mclaughlin, Emil
Vollendorf, Arthur Crocker, John n.
Hoyer and Ed Miller. Over one hun
dred members were present at the meet
ing. The association was organized a
year ago and has now me membership of
3l5. a number of farmers belong to the
association Through this organization
a large quantity of fry was planted in
the lakes and rivers of the county the
past year and considerable attention was
given to the enforcement of the game
laws. 1t was agreed upon at the meet
ing that the association take up the
matter of protecting birds the coming
year Those who damage fences or
otherwise trespass on farmers while
hunting or fishing will be dealt with
by the association according to the
law.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
RAIL WAY POST OFFICE ORDERED.

Orders have been issued by the post,
Office department at Washington for the
installation OF ii railway postoffice on the
Green Bay extension of the c. a. n. w
between this city and Gillett and the
service will be established in the inme.
diate future. Mr. E. Gray of Milwau
kee has been appointed rs clerk in charge
of the Office and will be given an assist
ant and Manitowoc will be the head.
quarters for the Office and the employees
attached to the local office. The addi
tlon of raj way postotfice on the line
to Gillet will afford added facilities to
local people aud improved service for
north and west mails.
With the addition Of two employees TO
the Manitowoc office, Il total of twenty.
eight employees will be attached TO the
local Office and the salary pay ments of
the Office will aggregate between S27, 600
and SOS, 600 annually At present the
salary list of the Manitowoc office is y
bout S24, 500 and from So 800 to 81 200
will be added when the railway office Is
included
1t is expected that the new railway Of.
flee will be established December /.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
new PLAY HOUSE OPENED.

The remodeled North Side Opera house
opened Monday night with presenta-
ton of the musical comedy "A Stubborn
Cinderella" The building as far as in.
terror is concerned is practically new
theatre building, the auditorium occupy
ing all the space of the old building.
The appointments are modern and Man
itowoc has now two up'to date show
houses. The striking features are the
raised floor, large stage, new exits, and
the boxes.
The house was filled to its capac'y,
the prices ranging Gom Sl.0O to 500
not lettering the people, who recogriz'
ing the semi public character of the en-
terprise outlooked taxation to which
they were not accustomed at home
and responded to the call rs an enconr'
agement to the spirit shown by the own
ers. The play itself was the typical
musical comedy, oyer-fowlng with
catchy melody, effervescent wit and the
may evolutions of a troupe of shapely
show girls.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
THE MEMORY OF A BUSY MAN.
How Husband Forgot Dinner Engage.
ment and Gave a False Excuse.

Dinner had been ready and waiting
20 minutes. The wife of the tardy
guest was very much embarrassed.
Just to think that her husband was so
rude as to be late at a dinner engage.
ment and keep all the guests wait
Ing! After a while the belated one
arrived, redfaced and pcrspiring
so sorry to keep you waiting" he
said, But ! was detained at the OF.
flee with an out-oftown customer. Just
couldn't get away"
The excuse sounded all right and
was accepted by the hostess, but it
was a myth.
The truth was: Preoccupied he had
gone home from the Office at the
usual time and found the house locked.
much to his surprise Where in the
mischief were his wife and children?
he wondered Why didn't they tell
him they were going away?
He went all around the house and
tried the doors, but they We're locked.
Then he found piece Of iron IN the
backyard and broke open a window
and crowded in.
He crowded out through the win.
dow for the evening paper and crowd
ed back. He read the paper, and still
the wife and children didn't return.
At G:03 o'clock he remembered the
dinner engagement. While he dressed
and rode 20 blocks the guests waited
But others have made the same
blunder.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
The Business of Farminu.

We are just awakening to the fact
that the value of farm land Is rap.
Idly increasing in America Ever since
the discovery of the continent there
have been vast tracts of unoccupied
land subject to free settlement until
now We have at last filed up the
continent and all the land worth till.
ing is under ownership We are doing
much by irrigation 10 reclaim the arid
lands, but these are rapidly filled up
as soon as they are made tillable.
Relieved Of the pressure OF vacant
lands, there can he no doubt that tho
value Of farms will continue to rise
aud the value of farm products will
rise with them. The present dcpres-
sion in the commercial and industrial
world has caused no drop In the price
Of farm products. no particular de
crease in the cost Of living indeed, It
has increased, If measured by wages.
Indianapolis Star.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
VETERAN CRAFT LEAVES.

The fast vanishing fleet Of the once fam
GUS local sailing vessels was further de
pleted by the sale Of the lsolda Book las
week to Racine people. The Book has
been for many years familiar sight IL
the Manitowoc harbor and is one of the
last of the fleet of which Manitowoc II
the early days was justly proud.
The schooner was struck by steam
er in mid lake last summer being badly
disabled and put out of commission tol
the season.
The development of the steel yard
may soon again put Manitowoc on the
ship. building map where years ago il
had the mark Of honor rs producer OF
clipper ships.
Another of the few surviving craft,
the Oscar Newhouse, almost met her
fate last week, arriving in the Wauke
gan harbor just in time to sink to rest
gracefully in shallow water. The crew
were compelled to leave in small boats
to save their lives.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
HIGGINS TAXES HIGHER.

Al u result of the operation of the
new law changing the method of taxing
public service utilities from the license
fee system to the ad valorem basis and
amount of taxes paid by the local street
railway company is increased from the
1886. so paid last year to 1928 10, an in,
crease of nearly one. half.
Heretofore these corporations, in lieu
Of tax based upon the value of the
properties, have paid fixed fraction of
their gross income. Under the new law,
which is the extending of principle a
few years ago applied to the steam rail
ways, the tax is arrived at in the same
manner as the tax of private individuals,
that is, by assessing the value OF its
property.
S5 per cent of this tax is distributed
by the state back to the localities in
which the line is operated Under this
rule the city of Manitowoc receives 1858
as against 1856 last year. The city OF
Two Rivers however shows loss OF
$S co. due to the basis of distributing
the local portion of the funds according
to earnings in each locality instead of on
mileage basis as formerly.
Results clearly indicate that the new
method OF taxation corrects gross in
Justice to the Taxpayers.
The Higgins line is valued at sl25, 900
by the state engineers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
FOR SALE.

Two farms and hardware store for
sale. One farm contains 100 acres, the
other 200 acres. good large brick
house on each farm and all other farm
buildings, wind mill on each place
good water, everything in best of order.
Both together for sale, only 3 miles
west of the new Rail Road Station Mar.
libel, Wis. A good opportunity for some
one who desires to buy,
The hardware store is 40xGO TT, 9 stor-
les high. store below aud dwelling house
on second floor, a good barn and I
acre of land, | mile west Of Maribel,
Wis, in the village of Rosecrans. A
good chance tor any one to start any
kind of business
Come and see or write tothe owner.
WIN. f. LUEBKE.
Maribel 4 +. d. No /.
Box Wis. IF
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
COSTLY DREDGING MENACEO.

Owners Of the high bank along the
river near the water tower will meet
with the city council harbor committee
tonight to go over with them the ques-
ton of docking along the river brink at
the bottom of the bluff The propellors
of the big coal steamers going to their
moorings al the upper Reiss docks churm
the water into currents which eat away
the bank which caves into the channel
replacing the ground removed by the
city at a great expense. Docking is i'm
peratively demanded to prevent this and
the matter under discussion is whether
the ownsrs or the city shall pay for it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
The Whistlino Boy

But woe betida the hand that bids
the whistIing boy be still' He is the
sole survivor from an age OF innocence
into one Of illstarred knowledge he
binds the disparitIcs OF the present
and the past The same in country
lane and on the city pave-cosmo
polite, blithc bohemian, a little pagan
Pan,-is he. Amphiban OF truant idle
ness and endless preoccupations is he;
wAhout rest without haste. he shut.
ties back and forth between things as
they are and things as they are
dreamed. n. IN these transmigra
tions. from The inner to the outer
world and back. he impinges on the
edges of things a little sharply he
cannot arouse our ire--for there IS a
whistlng boy within every man who
keeps his courage up as Ae passes
through the graveyard of his hopes
Washington Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
JUSTIfIABLE H0LD-UPS.

Last Saturday was tag day in Mani
towoc. If you were upon the streets
that day you were ''it." From every
point of vantage ladies, attacking in
pairs to prevent escapes, fell upon the
unsuspecting wayfarer and relieved him
of what legal tender he happened to
have upon his person, giving him in ex
change a voucher therefor in the form
of All aluminium or pasteboard tag All
day and far into the night they piled
their traffic. Many citizens, unable to
Withstand feminine wies and importu-
nifty went about virtually covered with
the various colored ornaments. A splen
did sum total was realized, all of which
goes to maintain the Holy Family hos
pital, which fact being known to every
one resulted in the eXtortions being met
with good humor. The receipts will total
about $500.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
INDECENCY REBUKED,


criminal prosecution that net With
general approval took place last week in
municipal court when the District At
torney upon complaint of George Ken
nedv brought to book a north 10Th street
saloon keeper, upon charge of having
in his possession and distributing inde
cent printing, 1t is asserted that the
cards in question were vile and obscene
in the extreme and the matter was
brought to the attention of the complain
ant through learning that children had
picked mp the filthy things upon the
street The defendant pleaded guilty
before Judge Schmidt He was assessed
SIS, costs and a judicial reprimand.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
REuIHER MAY MAKE CONTEST.

Register of Deeds Reuther, who on
the face of the official canvass was de
fea;ed for re election by So votes, is con,
sidering the advisability Of demanding
a recount of the ballots cast in several
precincts with view to establishing the
existence of enough errors in the returns
of inspectors to reverse the situation.
The returns of the first ward OF Manlto-
voc in particular he views with suspi-
cion, the election board there, in order
to expedite the count, dividing itself in
to three independent sets, each counting
a portion of the ballots, thus neglectlng
the usual checks against the inevitable
errors.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk during
the past week:
Carl Free of Mauitowoc Rapids and
Bertha Hecker of Newton; Jos Rez-
nichek and Rosie Haas, both of Frank
liz; Ulrich Noe Of Calumet county
and Annie Vogel of Whitelaw; Henry
kohls of Chippewa county and Julia
Schaefer of Two Rivers; Christ Maertz
of Liberty and Sarah Becker of KieI;
August Schaefer of Rautoul and Ida
Thuron of Maple Grove; Joseph Ze.
man Of Cooperstown and Mary Junk of
Franklin; Otis Eveason of Liberty and
Clara Nicholson of Two Creeks; Andrew
Wachtel and Emela Jacket, both Of
Two Rivers
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
EDUCATIONAL,
BY w. E. LARSON.

THE SCHOOL BOARD CONVENTION.
The Annual School Board Convention
for Manitowoc County will be held a
the Turner Opera House, Maritowoc,
| Friday, Nov. 20. Mr. l.. w. Wood
of Neilsville, state rural school inspect
or, will be present and discuss The
Teacher Problem" The forenoon ses
sion will begin ut 1890 and the after.
noon session at 1:15.
The county superintendent will speak
of several matters of immediate interest
such as
School attendance the method of
keeping record of it,
A few suggestions on school equip
ment.
Care of the outbuildings
School visitation; what to look for.
What we have accomplished the past
year
Organization of clubs.
This talk will be along very practical
lines and will contain suggestions based
on observations made this fall.
The y. NJ. G. A male quartette will
give two selections at the opening of the
afternoon session.
question box will be a feature of
the program. Those who have questions
of general interest should write them
out and hand them to the suprerintend,
ent at the morning session.
Let us make this meeting rs valuable
as we possibly can.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
Much Gas Lost by Leakage.

One hundred and ten million cubic
feet Of gas were lost by leakage in
London last year-and that in one
company alone, 1t did not escape in
a rush, and there was no explosion
II just filtered away, a little at time
Every time heavy van crossed the
road under which a main lay a breath
Of coal gas forced its way through an
'ufnitesimal crevice into space and
freedom. until enough TO fill 300 bal.
looms such as that OF Count Zeppelin 5
late airship had been lost.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12

Have pan of water on the stove
Ii you have a furnace, don't let the
can get empty.
The room should be supplied with n
reliable thermometer. The temperature
should be from IS to 20 degrees.
Put up the Course of Study chart and
train the pupils to consult it frequently
The teacher should inspect the out
buildings daily.
The school equipment is to be used.
1t should not serve merely for decora.
tion.
Don't forget to shut the cold air damp
er at night
Keep the ventilation register tor
damper) open.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
ALMOST SOLVED THE MYSTERY.

Charles +. Schuetze escaped death
Wednesday by narrow margin. Try
ing ont a new gas engine in small
engine shed adjoining his seating factory
on Washington street he was unaware
Of the danger of having the engine ex
haust into the closed room which he oc-
cupied and in uncolsciously inhaling
the deadly fumes was overcome, and q
short time later discovered by one of his
workmen apparently lifeless. The time.
ly discovery Of his condition followed by
prompt medical attention permitted #
resnscitation and he is now out of
danger.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
Pronued.

81 have good reason" said the head
Of the establishment, addressing the
cashier, according to the Chicago
Record Herald. for believing tha,
you are living beyond your means
You are mistaken sir. am will
Ing to have thorough inspection OF
my accounts at any time"
How does It happen. then. that
you are able to have big automo
bile?'
"Oh, Ia. ha, la That comes Of
having a wife who can write poetry"
Poetry! Bah, Who ever heard of
anybody earning enough writing
poetry to haze an automobile?"
That's all right. She won 1t In q
Limerick contest"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
BOUND 0VER--ARS0N.

After occupying all day in the preli
minary examination the municipal court
last week held Theo Ries of Valders to
the circuit court for trial at the January
term on a charge of setting fire to II
threshing outfit owned by Oliver Ryan
The complaint was made by state 1e.
putty fire commissioner Kiland and the
testimony was entirely circumstantial,
consisting mainly of evidence of threats
aud being in the vicinity prior to the
fire.
The defendant was released on 5000
bail to await trial.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12

Michael Reinert of Manitowoc and
Miss Anna Funk of the town of Two
Rivers We're united in marriage at St.
Luke's church in this city last Thurs
day morning. The wedding was cele
brated at the Wisconsin House. Many
friends of the young people from differ.
ent parts of the county attended the
wedding. The united couple are taking
wedding trip and on their return
will take up their residence in Manito,
voc Two Rivers Chronicle
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
INDOOR GAME AGAIN.

The decorous and gentle game of bas-
ket ball will be started for the season at
Turner hall tomorrow evening, when
two teams representing the local bust.
hess college will clash with the Two
Rivers High School team and the Jung
team OF Sheboygan, respectively. The
local school has had splendid five for
several seasons and the lineup this year
promises that few teams in this part of
the state can take their scalps As is
customary, dancing will follow the
games
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
Mind Your Business!

If you don't nobody will 1t is you
business TO keep ont of all the trouble
you can and you can and will keep ont
of liver and bowel trouble if you take
DR.. Kings Nav Life Pills. They keep
bilousness, malaria and iaundice out of
your system. 25c. at Henry Hinrichs
drug store.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
VIRGINIA ALWAYS GREAT STAT
Her History interviewer with That o'
tho Country.

BY the census Of 1890 Virginia con
tanned A population approximatine
100000, or more than one-ffth of all
the people then in the United States.
about One-third of this number being
negroes, of whom 10000 were free.
Comparing the returns with the pres
ent population of the commonwealth
t2,l00O0O), the hasty conclusion is
drawn that the increase has been ex
coptionally slow; but this view loses
sight of the fact that in 1890 the hg
ures embraced all the persons living
in the territory now covered by West
Virginia and Kentucky; and it should
be taken into account that the Old
Dominion contributed largely to the
settlement of Illinois and Missouri
and Alabama, tennessee and Foridl
as well. Even among the pioneers Of
Iowa, California and Minnesota many
names can be found whose bearers
were first Americanized in the settle
ments on the banks of the James and
Potomac rivers. Had Virginia retained
her original geographical proportions
she would rank easily as first in the
family of states. Generously prolific
of offshoots from the parent stem,
there still remains a gOodly crop of
sons and daughters under the ancient
roof tree, amid the diminished acres
of her original domain In 1860 large
ly more than onehalf of the senators
and representatives, in congress were
of Virginia birth or were the sons or
srandSons Of men 10 her manor born.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-11-12
COUNTY BOARD SESSION.

The county board convened Tuesday
Importance occurring Tuesday was the
reading of the report of the training
school.
The school asks for an appropriation
of $500 from the county. Last year the
state aid amounted to S2963 and this
year it will be abont the same. The
school has had IS students in attendance
the past year, % being young men.