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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Strike Settled Without Riots.

The way Governor johnson settled
strike last summer shows his power
as conservative official. The miners
in the Mesaba range went out, and
there was imminent peril of violence.
Instead Of sending his state militia to
the scene Governor johnson himself
went, alone. He talked with the strike
leaders and with the employers. He
visited the strikers and heard their
grievances. He gave them good adj
vice. IL they remained orderly, he
said, no troops would be sent, tbut II
they became violent he would be
forced to quell their violence with SOL
diers. The strike was settled without
riots. ss
Some persons take pleasure in COM
pairing John johnson with Abraham
Lincoln. This is due to the fact that
both men had immediate ancestors OF
the kind that as rule, do not pro-
duce society swells. johnson seems
to have much of the homely honesty
OF Lincoln and more dignity than
Honest Abe" Whatever he NAV turn
out to be In the future, we must 20
back to the original thesis and assert
that II Johnson had been candidate
for head sheik Of Fifth avenues -Four
Hundred or for chief chimpanzee of
the Newport set that lunatic's circular
would have defeated him. But he was
running merely for the goyernorship
Of the plain, common, sensible, intelli-
gent people of an American common
wealth.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
State Boards and officers

shuJutduI 0CuCt6t- AuVu10S x&s xUOACp DIE
State Oil Inspector-Frank A. Wilson, Bath.
supt. of Public HEALTH. Grassick, Grand
Forks.
Vice President Board of Health Chas. E.
Bennett, Aneta.
Official Estray Paper-Sentinel, Cooperstown
sapsEintendent IS, State capitol.p: NJ slatte1y
Smith, Grafton. Second district, Olaf
Bjorke, Abercrombie.
State Board Of Pardons-Gov. john Burke,
ex-of6eio; Hon: D. E. Morgan, ex-oa6cio;
Darlington; w. A. Fulkerson, Devils Lake.
Board of Trustees Of Public Property-John
Burke, governor; Alfred Blaisdeil. Secretary
Of State; H. L; Holmes, State Auditor.
State Auditing Boardlyohn Burke. Cover.
McCue. Attorney General
Alfred Blaisdell, Secretary of State; T. F.
McCue Attorney General
State Board Of Pharmacy-H. L. Haussamen,
Wisep FARGO s WaseE Mastsa boH o n
Fl. II; Bateman. Cooperstown.
State Board Of Medical Examiners-H M.
Wheeler Wheeler Grand Forks; T: ]. Campbell.
smyss Bismarck a. ajpeP.el Ayl sa.s Sheldon
G. .Woutat. Grand Forks: w. F. Hobart
Pickev: Lee coombs. Valley City: Il. !.
Rowe, Casselton.
State Irritation and Drainage. R. Akin.
son, Engineer. Bismarck, N. y.
State Board of Eoualization- Governor. Audi.
tor, Treasurer. Attorney General. Commits.
sioner of Agriculture. Sessions at Capitol
first Tuesday in Augugt each year.
Bar Associatien-H. A. Libby, Park River,
President; John Carmody, .Hillsboro, Vice
President; w. H. Thomas, Leeds, Secre.
tary and Treasurer.
State Board of Bar Observation-Disclosures A.
Bruce. Grand Forks: Emerson H. Smith.
Fargo; NJ. H. Brennan. Devils Lake: r. D.
Hoskins, clerk of supreme court, ex-oficio
and fraac DArr
rions at Grand Forks the first Tuesday in
June and in Fargo first Tuesday in Decem-
Der.
State Board of Dental Examiners-H. L.
Startling, Fargo; w. J. Brownlee, Devils
Lake: George T. Mcdonald, Jamestown; F.
e: Sweet, Minot; F. w. Chandler, Valley
City. -
State Board of Embalmers-E. +. Gilbert, Cas-.
sel t, + e; Flint, Jamestown; J. w. Max.
optometry ,Board-E. P. sundberg, Fargo;
" r. Blakely, Grafton; E. A. Nelson,
MaXbass; ]: M. Ness, Wahpeton; A. o.
Void, Langdon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
LYDIA DARRAcH.
Loxley House, Philadelphia, Where
She Played Eavesdropper.

Loxley House, Philadelphia, Where
She Played Eavesdropper.
One of the fayorite stories connected
with the Revolution is the tale Of
Lydia barracks patriotism. which
story, like others of similar import. has
been discredited by the discriminating
historian. Notwithstanding the cold
douche thrown upon the tradition it re-
mains popular with all who know it.
The house where the famous caves
dropping on the part of the Quakeress
took place is not so well known.
Those who have heard or read the
story Of Mrs. Darrach hardly need to
be informed that she and her husband
lived in what was called the Loxley
house, once ut the southeast corner Of
Little Dock and Second streets. Little
Dock was the thoroughfare which runs
in southwestern direction from Dock
street to Second street. The ground
upon which the Loxley house stood
was acquired by Benjamin Loxley, a
we'll to do carpenter, who owned prac-
ESASt.AAJ - ~ noAS SQuoAC ~ hSAAS ~ ASAAAIyy
[ from George Clymer in April. 1859, and
the queer little house was erected i'm
mediately. III It was speculation, for
there is nothing to show that the own
er ever lived there. 4 s.sti il8 AeasQs
The, house gained Its, fame. from it's
peculiar facade, which was unlike any
thing in the city. and from the anec-
dote which connects Mrs. Darrach
with the place. The great preacher
Whitefeld is said to have addressed
Ethe multitudes from Il the balcony y on
either his sixth or seventh visit to this
country -1763 tors a769.rg ,,ou as.,oa
The Revolution had, long since, been
over and most of the patriots In their
graves before the tale OF Mrs. Oar
rach's bold adv Venture which is believ-
ed to have saved Washington and his
army from capture ibys the British, be-
cames known. ID In the first number Of
the first volume of the American Quar-
terly Review, issued in March, 1897,
the tale was told for the first time.
There it Is credited to Gardens Anec-
dotes of the American Revolution .
The author Of the storyain the Amer
lean Quarterly Review; however, must
have had access ltofy Major Gardens
manuscript, for the story. was, not
published in his book until the second
series was issued in the latter part Of
tho year 1S28.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
John johnson Of Minnesota
One of the Common People, Forcet In Character Wis ivos
Up In the Presidential LimeIight-How He "Made
Good" Despite the Adverse Circumstances
of His Early Life
4 FTER all, the American people de,

A FTER all, the American people de.
"a spise snobbery. There is but a
N very small class among us that
apes aristocracy and puts an.
cestry upon pedestal to kiss the dirt
at its feet. For proof Of this we have
only to look to Minnesota, wherein
dwells man who In these antecam
paign days is being exploited for q
presidential nomination by thousands
of men who never saw him and never
heard Of him until three years ago.
Why this mans presidential boom;
Just because he has t'made good" de
spite the fact that his father died ii
the poorhousea and his mother took II
washing. Nobody disputes the popu
lar assumption that Governor Johr
A. johnson IS an able man and Of pres
fdential dimensions. But, for all that
he never would have been mentioned
for the presidency lsave for this poor.
house and washerWoman story. Upon
this foundation we base the proof that
America, heart, head and hand, Is still
essentially antisnob.
In 1904 the Democrats Of Minnesota
nominated for governor. q country edi.
tor, the st. Peter Herald man. John
johnson was pretty good country ed.
itor. too, but there were some TOO 9th.
ers In Minnesota st. Peter is a
small town, and the Herald is a small
paper. But It Is not necessarily true
that a small paper In q small town has
small man at the head OF It. Plenty
OF instances to the contrary might be
cited. but Johnson's Is enough. For
fifteen years Editor johnson had run
the editorial end Of the Herald, while
his partner, Henry Essler, had run
the mechanical end. Both took a hand
at the business end. Johnson became
secretary and then president Of the
state editorial association. So the other
editors knew him, and they liked him,
johnson had served one term as q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
STORIES OF rENNYsoN.
Showing Some of the Odd Ways Of the
Famous Poet,

Famous Poet.
In the memoirs of the late William
Allingham. the English poet, appear
some interesting "reminiscences, of Ten
nyson. Allingham's first sight Of him
was at Twickenham, where Tennyson
was then living. He says: .'Soon came
in tall. broad shouldered, swarthy
man. slightly STOPPING, with loose dark
hair and beard. He wore spectacles
and was obviously very nearsighted.
Hollow cheeks and the dark pallor of
his skin gave him an unhealthy appear
ance. He was strange and almost
spectral figure. The great man peered
close at me and then shook hands cor
daily, yet WITH profound quietude
OF manner. He was then about forty
one, but looked much older"
3 In 1886 Allingham visited Tennyson
at the latter's home, Farringford, in
Freshwater, Isle, of Wight. One morn
Ing they We're talking on the downs to-
gether. and Allingham said that he felt
happy. Tennyson said gloomily, "I'm
not at all happy-very unhappy" The
reason, as Tennyson afterward explain
ed, for his particular unhappiness was
his uncertainty regarding the condition
and destiny of man. Allingham was
very anxious to photograph him on
this visit, but Tennyson positively re-
fused. you make bags under my
eyes," he said.
At another time during this visit, as
Allingham writes, they talked Of
dreams. ''Tennyson said: In my boy
hood | had intuitions Of immortality
inexpressible! have never been able
to express them. shall try some day.
said that l, too, had felt something
Of that kind, whereat Tennyson, being
In one Of his less amiable moods,
growled: I don't believe you have.
You say it out of rivalry"
Allingham describes Tennyson's fond
ness for strange antics, such as jump
ing round and round like pigeon, and
adds, He is the only person ever saw
who can do the most ludicrous things
without any loss Of dignity"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Feet of the Ancient Creeks

A walk through the British museum
and close examination of the pedal
extremities Of ancient art there show
they are all bad about the feet. ''The
Disk Thrower." celebrated specimen,
has particularly bad examples Of In
cipient bunion joints. If the foot Of
the Farnese Apollo. used as model
in most art schools. represents the foot
of the average Greek corns and bun
ions must have been common in that
classical country British Shoemaker.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

Ten days before election some boom.
erang thrower in Minnesota printed
and distributed, a circular setting
forth that Candidate Johnson's father
had been drunkard and had died in
the poorhouse and that his mother
had taken In washing. You cannot
find in Minnesota today the thrower
Of this political boomerang. Most like.
" he is and was then an inmate of the
asylum for the insane.
Some supporters Of johnson, toe
/ much excited to know q golden oppor
tunity when they met it face to face
were perturbed SbyI this bcircular and
urged the candidate to make strons
denial of the statements. .,e,r.,s;a
Il s cart" was paI Johnson,ls quiet reply
Story, Went the Rounds.
Sd The reason he couldn't was that
what the circular said about his par
ents was true. A st. Paul newspaper
which supported him sent stan cor
respondent posthaste to the little town
sof st Peter. The staff man .inyestigat
ed the immediate antecedents OF John
Johnson. The feportorialg assignment
would have delighted any good news
paper man. It is, notaoften ,thatra re
porter strikes such human. interest
color. The story Of John johnson OF
st. Peter, as published in the St Pau
paper. quickly went the rounds Of the
Minnesota press; i1aiso cit owent the
rounds of the corner groceries and the
drug stores and the country; hotel of
fees, where governors are made and
presidents are prepared from the raw
material.
The st. Paul reporter discovered that
Gustaf Johnson, blacksmith, had
emigrated from Sweden about fifty
years ago, settling in st. Peter. He
had been heavy drinker In his native
land and came to America In the hope
that he might reform. He did reform
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
The Earnest Word.

"You never can tell" observed Uncle
Allen Sparks. what lasting results
may be accomplished by an earnest
word spoken at the right time. Many
q man has had the shape Of his nose
changed for life by calling another
man lar Chicago Tribune.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Black Eves.

Minkins-lt is said that aggressive,
impuisive people usually have black
eyes. BiRkins-That's right. II they
haven't got them at first they get them
later.-Exchange.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Clever Retort.

Eyes. ! am going to marry Mr.. Bull
Hon."
! why, he is old enough to be your
fathern
i know he is, but unfortunately he
doesn't seem to care for mother
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Champion Political Joke.

Minnesota's normal Republican ma
jority is between 10000 and 10000.
The Democrats had little or no expec-
tation of electing Johnson. One reason
they picked him for the candidacy was
that he was a Swede and would get
the Scandinavian vote, which in Min
nesota is considerable factor. They
hoped he, at any rate, would make a
decent showing, and most of them
would have been satisfied with that.
But Johnson. having accepted the
nomination, made systematic cam
paign. His opponent, State Auditor
Dunn, was not altogether popular In
his own party. Dunn's unpopularity
helped Johnson, against whose record
nobody had anything to say. John
sons popularity increased as Dunn's
decreased Something had to be done
for Dunn. Then somebody dome it,"
The manner OF doing 1t, the madness
OF its method, must stand forever as
the champion political joke of the
ages Did you ever see boomerang?
A boomerang is curved club. When
thrown by one who knows how, it
makes a turn around in the afr and
comes back to the thrower. II the
thrower doesn't look out, the boomer
ang VIII smash his face.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
COUNTY AND DISTRICT
legislative


State Senator 9th District-c. B. Little, Bis.
Representatives, 27th District-R. N. Stevens,
+. R. Mockler, Bismarck.
Judicial
marck; Court, stenographer. George schnep-
l County
Shs5if..D: ]: NJ MeG sas.rv
Auditor-I., w. = Healy. -.
Register: Of Deeds L, Peterson.
S s.stes 2. AttorneyAAs a. i s'f Patterson.
co ass Field. fl..--.sa.' 49, 49,
County Juddgge s,,.s DIM J: Mckenzie
County COMMISSIONER First district, e: g.
5i T6ila dst5is, JOIN ,i1 E IA ind
ond district, F. NJ. Leathers; Third district.
Justieegsi ths Ps g si5.s p Pis sp s.s
superintendent; w. F. Cochrane, states at
Insanity .aaasy e BoardoDr. E. n. ouain, F. H.
RsstfPP snd states astorGsy sxs0
Official Neasspapers-Week!y Tribune, Palla6-
Jun. Driscoll News.
public Officials and OFFICERS
State officials ............ Offices at Capito,
County Ohicials-Ofices at court house. ex
cept as herein otherwise indicated.
CITY Council-regular meetings first Monday
l. ct each month ct council chambers in sTay-
r. 1Sr block, 30 Main street g q
Chambers Of Hon. W. H. Winchester, district
Judge, Dahl block, Ala Main street:
Civ Treasurer .iio Fourth stree.
City Auditor ......... First Nat Bank BLOCH
Go y Saj Justice Odd Fellows ss B ioe
u. S. Land Office $3.50. First Nat Blk. Biz
Y s Surveyor General WEB WEBB B BlosE
U. S. Commissioner. Murdoch Mckenzie, First
National Bank Block.
u. s. Weather Bureau q(and state weathe,
and crop service), o. w. Roberts, director
government reservation, Main and First
Post ofice-Agatha G. Patterson, postmistress
313 Main street. : i;Q5 @gyt9r Vi Y. ffY-sts3
St. Alexius Hospital, Main and Sixth streets
II. S. Pension Examining Board-Dr. w H
Rordenstad, president; w. G. Matchan, sec
rotary; DR.. F. R. Smyth, treasurer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
Terms Of u. s. and Supreme Courts

United States Court-At Bismarck, first Tues
day in March; Devils Lake, first Tuesday
Grand Forks, second Tuesday ip Novem-
y Der; Minot second Tuesday in October.
Supreme Court--March term, fourth Tuesday
in March at Fargo and fourth Tuesday In
April at Bismarck. September term, third
Tuesday in September at Grand Forks, and
third Tuesday in October at Bismarck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
coNcREss,oNAL AND STATE

United States Senators-H. c. Hansbrough.
Devils Lake; P. ]. Mccumber, Wahpeton.
Renresentatiyes at large-Thomas F. Mar
shall, Cakes; A. J. Gronna, Lakota.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
State

Lieutenant Governor-R. S. Lewis.
Secretary of Statc-Alfred Blaisdell.
Auditor-H. L. Holmes.
Treasurer-Albert Peterson.
Attorney General-T. F. McCue.
Commissioner Of insurance.. G. Cooper,
Supt Public Instruction-W. Z. Stoskwell.
Commissioners Of Agriculture-W; c: GilbEeath.
Commissioners Of RailroadsLC. ,. lessen
Board Of University and School Lands-Supt.
Of Public Instruction, Governor, Attorney
General, Secretary OF State STATE AuoAof'
o. /. Hegge, Commissioners.
Public Examiner-Oliver Knudson.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

was in debt to the undertaken. The
boy studied hard while working in the
drug store The little public library
was in the same block. He read many
books from the library, being chiefly
interested in history. Meanwhile he
studied pharmacy, too. and eventually
he became registered pharmacist.
Real Journalist With a Real Job.
After nine years in the drug store
John Johnson became journalist. In
the cities journalist is sometimes de-
scribed as a newspaper man out of a
job. In st. Peter John Johnson was a
real journalist with a real Job, pay
ing for a half interest in the Herald,
for which friends who believed in
him had put up the money. johnson
had paid off the undertaken. He had
bought in the two room family home
stead, which was about to be sold for
taxes, and he had added other rooms
and improvements.
So this was the story discovered by
the st. Paul reporter. 1t was SO mag
AAASCAlAJ SAuC gIAuS k1ASAAS1u N11uuC-
sofa arose gloriously to the occasion.
President Roosevelt carried the al
ways Republican state Of Minnesota
| by a majority of l61 1852 hun
dred thousand above the normal ma
jority. But, hold!s John Albert John
son, Democrat, was elected governor
by a majority of 1880. Not very
large majority that, and yet he turned
S4,4O0 votes to get 1t. s
The country editor closed down his
desk at st. Peter, probably saying to
Henry Essler: "I'lla'be back in two
years. IL Try to lkeeps the subscribers in
line. and don't let the ads. get away
from you. Keep the jobWork going"
Ii Then he went to work at his new
job In st. Paul, his Office being in Min
nesota's fine new state capitol build
Ing. Did Johnson as governor Of a
/ great Estate pose las ia, sickly sentiment
tai friend of e'g'the common peepul?' r.
Not a bit Of it-not he. Johnson made
no pretense Of being ultra democratic.
He wore good clothes, the prevailing
style. and cut just as dignified figure
at gubernatorial reception as he had
cut In the editorial sanctum at ST Pc
ter. He had sense enough to adapt
himself to his environment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
BISMARCK CITY OFFICIALS.

Mayor. K. Smyth.
Treasurer, sWni Fortune. 80 sSsfsss5s
Police. Magistrate-I. +. Fort
CITY Tustice-E; L; Gilbert.
Ensineer-T. R. Atkinson Atkinson
Health Oficer-Dr. N. o. Ramstad.
Chief of Police-Frank Carr.
Road Overseer-Wm. McCrory.
T. Patterson; Second Ward. Henry Reade, M.
7. Mckenzie; Third Ward. A. F. Marquette.
2. A. Peterson; Fourth Ward, c. Fisher, E
G. Patterson; Fifth Ward; P. F. Wilcox; Ed
Taylor; Sixth Ward, J. Horner, H. w. Rich.
holt.
Terms Of District court-sth District
County Judge ~. First National Bank Block
First Subdivision-At Bismarck, third Tues
day in May and fourth Tuesday in Novew
Second Subdivision-At Medora, Billings
county, third Tuesday in April and first
- Tuesday in October
county, first Tuesday in May and first
Tuesday in October.
Fourth Subdivision-At Steele, Kiddei
county, third Tuesday in June and second
Fifth Subdivision - AT the county seat Of
Mercer county. two terms at such times AZ
the judge. shall direct.
Sixth Subdivision = At Washburn. Mclean
county, second Monday in June and secony
Monday of December
Seventh Subdivision--At Mandan, Mortor
county, third Tuesday in April and first
Wednesday after first Monday in November
Eighth Subdivison--At the county seat OF
Oliver county two terms at such times as
the judge shall direct
Ninth Subdivision-At Dickinson, Stark cour-
ty. first Tuesday in April and second Tues
day ir September.
Tenth Subdvision-At county seat of McKen.
gle couity. two terms at such times as the
judge shall direct. :.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
STATE

Supreme court-D. E. Morgan, Devils Lake:
Fargo; Cierk-R. d. HosEins, Bismarck;
q Reporter-F. w. Ames. Mayville. 81,
District Judges-First district, c. F. Temple
ton, Grand Forks: Second district, John F.
p. Alien, Lisbon; Fifth district, Edward
"A. Pollock, Fargo; Fourth district, Edward
T. Burke, Valley City; Sixth district. w.
H. Winchester, Bismarck; Seventh district,
w. J. Kneeshaw, Pembina; Eighth dis.
trict, E. B. Goss. Minot.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12
He Made Good.

johnson also had the moral and mem
tai backbone to make him JOhnny-on-
the-spot with his new Job. He had
had no experience as an editor when
he took hold Of the st. Peter Herald
But he made good. He made good
also as governor Of Minnesota. Do
you want proof? Then read the cleo
ton returns of 1903. Normally the
Republican candidate should have won
by about 10000 majority. As mat
I ter of fact Johnson won by 72,0O0 ma
jority. Somebody asked him how he
did it. .
81 only tried to make good" replied
Johnson.
No boomerang was thrown in the
second campaign. If johnson had not
made good in his two years. term as
governor he would have been sent
back to the st. Peter Herald Office.
AS it is. he now stands in the glare Of
the presidential limelight. The wash
erwoman circular promulgated by the
unidentified asylum inmate made him
governor, but as governor he made
good himself. Those years of struggle,
of self effacement, Of mother love and
brotherly devotion in ST. Peter gave
him the stamina to make good. When
some one asked him what he consid-
cred the most important result Of his
administration as governor he replied:
LAW enforcement. We have brought
about conditions by which the state
officers obey the law themselves and
enforce it." is
But Governor johnson did not stop
at enforcement Of the laws on the
statute books. BY his influence he
brought about the enactment Of new
laws to meet conditions One thing he
did was to have the legislature give
him board Of tax equalizers. John
son appointed three of the best men
in the state. Under the law this board
had only advisory powers. The gov
ernor used his discretion. The steel
trust has immense mines in northern
Minnesota. These mines were taxed
on valuation Of $38,O0O,OOO when
Johnson took Office. Now they are tax
ed on valuation of $194,OOO,OOO, and
the poor taxpayer feels better. The
electric railways uniting st. Paul and
Minneapolis are paying twice as much
taxes as they paid before the advent
Of Johnson. Tax dodgers have been
wincing since Johnson became gov
ernor. h