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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
DID NOT PASS
BILL TO GIVE SETTLERS FOUR
MONTHS LEAVE OF ABSENCE
IN WINTER is LAID OUT,

Washington, May 22.-The house
committee on public lands has made
an adverse report on Senator Hans
brough's bill granting homesteaders in
northwestern states four months
leave of absence in winter. The bill
passed the senate early in the SEES.
sion and has been pending before the
house committee for some time. This
committee took the ground that the
proposed legislation is unnecessary.
inasmuch as it would take away from
bona fide homesteaders the rights
they already have under the general
law. The latter gives an entryman
six months without danger of success.
full contest, and the report says the
proposed law might be construed to
limit such absence to four months.
Representatives Gronna of North
Dakota and Hall of South Dakota
filed minority report, contend.
ing that the bill is just and should be
passed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
HARD WHEAT LEAGUE
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO FOSTER
GROWTH OF THIS CEREAL IN
THE. NORTHWEST,

Millers of North Dakota and north
ern Minnesota met in Grand Forks
and perfected the organization of the
Hard Spring Wheat league, for the
purpose of keeping the variety of
wheat termed hard northern wheat
up to it's present standard OF value
and reputation in the worlds mar
kets. 1t was asserted at the meeting
that while hard wheat is held to be
worth from Z to cents a bushel
more than other varieties and it's
product in proportion, there has re-
Gently been continued heavy ship.
ments of soft wheat flours and mix.
lures of different kinds shipped into
this country by mills using soft wheat
varieties, and this has been detrimen-
tai to the raisers of the hard wheat
product and the mills manufacturing
it into flour. This is likely to injure
the standing Of the product of the
farmers in this section if the people
are not educated to appreciate the
value of the hard northern wheat and
use it here. There is great danger
it was contended, that the premium
now paid for the hard northern va.
riety may be taken off if the people
remain Indifferent.
= > ~ . 4
The league purposes to carry on a
systematic campaign of education
among the farmers to influence them
to raise the hard northern varieties
and to encourage the use of its prod
uct by the population in this particu
lar section.
The following officers were elect
ed:
President. A. Dunn, Park River
Vice President-B. w. Stevenson Of
Mandan.
Secretary and Treasurar-E. Var
Houten, Moorhead.
With the above officers F. H. Chap
man of the Russell-Miller MILNE
Co. of Grand Forks and ]. J. Paddeu
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
NORTH DAKOTA notes

Bowman county seems to be boom
ing in good shape.
Wahpeton has prospects of having
cracking good ball team this sum-
mer.
The Farmers Grain and Lumber
Co., has Incorporated at Reeder with
a capital of $25, 200.
The Hotel Horton burned the other
day at Lisbon was one of the old
land marks Of the town.
Some of the Insurgents seem to
be ashamed of the company they
have been keeping lately.
Somebody broke into the depot at
Hunter last week but nothing was
missed the next morning.
There are a lot of boosters at
Mott that would have you believe
that Motifs the spot-that's right.
49,
A woman is being held in durance
vile at the Wahpeton county Jail on
charge of blind pigging at Lidger-
wood
A circus at Wahpeton fell prey to
storm this week and had it's tent
blown down, and several people were
injured.
Billings county will undoubtedly
pull off as spectacular a campaign
as any of the counties before the
9th Of June.
Inc Commercial club of Wahpeton
during its three years of existence.
has secured a lot of big propositions
for that town
The Fargo bunch is whooping
things up in good shape for the big
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
Mr.. BRYAN AND THE PEOPLE.

Mr.. Bryan has long been an advo-
cate of the oppressed and the down
trodden His heart has beat in SYM
patty with the poor. He has consol-
ed the ppressed-mostly with words,
which are at best an unsatisfying
means of consolation.
But some of the newspapers have
been looking into Mr.. Bryan's affairs
and they find that the people have not
done so badly by Mr.. Bryan, so there
is every reason that he should admire
them and console them, even if only
with words. The Commoner, Mr..
Bryan's newspaper, is now earning
him a profit of some $4,000 a year
which is more than the salary of the
president of the United States. He
adds to this several thousand dollars
year more from his lectures, so that
his words of consolation to the people
are not exactly profitless to him.
however much they may profit the
people. If Mr.. Bryan gets the nomi-
nation for the presidency, it is est.
mated that the circulation of the
Commoner will increase to million
copies, and Mr.. Bryan's profit from
his business will be considerably over
a quarter of a million dollars year.
1t is evident, therefore, that it is
extremely profitable to Mr.. Bryan to
be continuing candidate for the
presidency, and that there may be
method in which some of the leaders
of the party consider his madness in
forcing himself again as a presiden.
tial candidate.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
SCRANTON
If PLANS FOR ELEcTRIFYlNG
THE MILWAUKEE ROAD ARE
CARRIED OUT, THE POWER
PLANT WILL BE AT SCRANTON.

Scranton will be the principal
town between Aberdeen, S. D., and
Miles City, Mont said one of the
officers of the Milwaukee railway, a
few days ago, "as it will be a power
supply station for the railroad when
they electrify the system, as they
plan now to do. We will electrify
1873 miles of our mountain lines in the
near future, and the next jump will
probably be from the Big Missouri
river at Miles City, and the fuel to
generate this power will be mined at
Scranton, where the largest veins of
coal in the northwest are found.
THE wonderfully successful utili-
cation of the Ignite with the gas pro.
Queer and gas engine, owing to its
great economy, in my opinion, will
revolutionize power development in
this territory. The officers of the
fuel testing plant of the United States
geological survey conducted tests
along these lines, the results of
which were astonishing. The follow
ing figures taken on the advance
sheet of the report, show what was
found:
with the best operation of steam
engines it requires $3.50 pounds of dry
coal to produce one electrical horse
power while by the use of the gas
producer and gas engine operated
with Scranton Ignite, figured on -,
basis of dry coal, 1.76 pounds were
required, and 2.91 pounds of dry coal
as fired. Analysed, this means, with
eastern coal at Sc per ton, as this coal
will naturally cost that in this terri
tory, one horse power developed
through a steam engine would cost
Ito of cent. With plant develop.
ing 1000 horse power per hour, this
would mean a saving of about $500
per day, and when We take into con.
sideration that power plant of this
kind would probably develop 10000
horse power, the immense saving in
fuel is apparent The tests conduct
ed by our company verify these fig
ures.
"The mines at Scranton will prob
ably work 1000 men in the. near flu.
ture, and this alone should make it
one of the important cities in this
part of the country. I will accompany
the special train which leaves Aber
deem on the 25th, and be present at
Scranton when the lots are sold on
the 26th. l expect to make some in.
vestments in property there. A rail
road man is not supposed to talk too
much, and presume have already
said more than I should"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
where EARLY
WATERMELONS
Come FROM
so PLENTIFUL IN TEXAS SHIP.
MENTS MENTIONED BY
1000 CARLOADS.

San Antonio, Texas, May 22.-Wa.
termelons and canteloupes are on the
local markets and are moving out of
southwest Texas in heavy express
shipments. The first carload, it is
expected, will be shipped in a day or
SO from F'alfurrias. The crop of mel.
ons this year will be the largest in
the history of this section. The gulf
coast country expects to ship out a
thousand carloads, Falfurrias section
about 400, and the other sections
along the San Antonio & Arkansas
Pass and the International & Great
Northern railroads expect to move an
other thousand carloads. The ship
ment of canteloupes will not be so
heavy by nearly half, but that, too.
is a big industry. The shipments of
onions are now going rapidly forward
and at the present rate it appears
that last years record of 1000 cars
will be raised to 1900 cars this year.
Other vegetables are being raised in
proportionate quantities, and the
trucking industry promises to be the
biggest thing in the country when 1t
Is further developed. The 10000, 900
acres of tillable land south of this
city, only about 100000 are under
cultivation, and as this great area
comes into farms and gardens, south
west Texas will furnish vegetables to
the rest of the nation.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

The state fair to be held at Fargo,
July 20 to 25, promises to exceed all
former affairs, the premium list Just
issued offers inducements to exhibit
ors that cannot fail to secure a large
line Of exhibits. The stock show
will undoubtedly be the best ever
held in North Dakota. The total
premiums offered for all classes far
exceeds anything ever before Offer
ed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

The H. c. Prick Coke company, a
subsidiary Of the United States Steel
corporation, has issued a new set of
rules. One of the new rules pro.
hibits the miners from drinking
whether on duty or off. This is
the practical road to temperance.
This sort of prohibition will prohibit.
If mans job depends on his So
briefly, the demand for intoxicating
liquors will rapidly diminish, and
the standard of citizenship Will be be
greatly elevated.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

mittee to take on the bank books
and the check books and the trunk
keys. In this hour of deep sorrow
and disgrace we extend to Charley"
our sincere sympathy and consola-
ton.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

The Leeds News, after reading the
spasmodic Grand Forks Times edi-
torials on the Harvester trust calls
attention to the fact that since SEN
aor Hansbrough asked the senate
in January last to stop the investiga-
tion, by the department. of commerce
and labor, of the Harvester trust,
nothing has been done in that direc-
tion
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

The st. Thomas Tines flies at its
masthead what it terms Progress
sive Republican Anti-McKenzie tick
ct" The first name is William H.
Taft. That is as far as one needs
to read. In what state of bliss
full ignorance those poor deluded In
surgents are.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

of Red Lake, Falls will constitute the
executive committee.
The league voted to work in con-
junction with the experiment stations
of North Dakota and northern Mime
sofa in exploiting the hard wheat
principle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
state fair to be held there this year

state fair to be held there this year
July 20 to 25
Capt. G. F. Mudgett has been ap-
pointed county commissioner of
Barnes county to succeed VIM. Coop,
who died recently.
The travelling men over the state
seem to be doing their share in
boosting the candidacy of G. A. John
son, Republican candidate for gov
ernor.
F. E. Smith of Wahpeton, candi-
date for state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, has been appointed
Grand Marshal of the Odd Fellows of
North Dakota.
Some of the Democratic papers are
fearful that the required number of
votes won't be cast by their party to
get their candidates on the regu,a:
ticket this fall.
Just to remind old timers in the
political contest that he is still with
us is why it is given out that Walter
Muir is down for memorial ad-
dress at Hunter this year
Ed. A. Smith, formerly with the
Bottineau Courant, but later with the
Press at Grand Forks, has returned
to Cakes where he will engage in
the real estate business.
There is lot of grocery box ora
tors over the state that could put in
their time more advantageously by
boosting for their home towns than
by trying to find something to. kick
about.
"Bucko" Frasier, foreman of the
Fargo Forums composing room, has
been elected delegate to the nation
al convention of the Typographical
union which will be held at Boston
in August.
The Cakes Journal gives out the
statement that Thos. Marshall is
home from Washington to spend the
entire time between now and the prl-
maries in the interests of his candi-
dacy for the United States senate.
Now that the Grand Forks Times
has given it out that it is in the
trust busting business some of the
citizens of Grand Forks would Ike
to have it try it's hand busting the
brick trust of that city.
According to the Reeder Call J. r.
Paul Gross. editor of the State Line
Herald, is versatile young dutch
man, born leader, leads anything
from political convention or an or.
chestra, to an attack on the pie
counter, and besides he is an all
around good fellow. ss
The Wahpeton Globe-Gazette
thinks that Hansbrough has no kick
coming if there wara ~ iol+e ,;uo,
the harvester trust in the resolutions
adopted at the Minot convention.
Hansbrough was there through the
whole convention and could have had
that fixed-if he wanted to.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

By comparison the Leeds News
concludes that Alex Mckenzie is not
so bad after all.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

See the Mems Suits at the Fair
store-if you want one at just about
one-haIf price for Saturday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
Cement Work.

Anything in the way of cement
blocks, foundations made inside of
forms; cisterns, sidewalks, street
crossings. All work guaranteed.
J. O. Yarney,
Room IA, Dakota Blk, Bismarck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

Plants and Flowers OF all kinds at
Faunce's, Fourth street. Call and see
me for prices and quality.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

Refrigerators that beat all others
IN any and all points. Cost you less
The "Herrick" sold only by the VOL
bert Hardware Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

For Sale.
Seed Corn. home grown, at Logar's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
You'll Enjoy It

as you've never done before IL you,u
install an upto-date steam or hot wa.
ter heating system. The cost Is not
nearly as much as you may think 1T
Will be. Your saving in fuel alone
should induce you to make the
change. All the dirt and drudgery OF
the old method is done away with.
Like to talk 1t over with us?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23
Zero Weather

. WIN It's Keen. cutting winds, or the In
tense silence that exists when there's
nard freeze" tests the heating ia
chlties OF your home as nothing else
can DO. The heat from your crate in
such weather is about equal to a box
OF matches; stoves warm only in
spots" your old hot air" furnace
Workes spasmodically. But your home
can be made as warm as a June day
in every part and "a =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

The Wahpeton Globe-Gazette
thinks that Hansbrough has no kick
coming If there were no jolts given
the harvester trust in the resolutions
adopted at the Minot convention.
Hansbrough was there through the
whole convention and could have had
that fixed-if he wanted to.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-23

All papers are continued until an explicit
bder to discontinue is received, and until all
srearages are paid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28
nRUGGING THE PATIENT.

Washington correspondents report
that the United States government is
taking a hand in the movement to
stimulate a sernblance of prosperity
by extraordinary means. and the plan
is attributed to the president, who is
something of a politician himself in an
emergency.
In its appropriation of over a bill
lion dollars Cor the coming year, con-
gress at its last session provided $780,
100000 for supplies and new buildings.
The usual course in such matters is
TO disburse the appropriation over the
year; and in building matters the gov
eminent is proverbiaily slow to move.
Now IL appears that the president has
directed precipitate haste in the ex-
penditure of this three-quarters of
billion in order that the effect of
prosperity may be felt in time for Taft
to get the benefit of it.
Following orders the departments are
rushing contracts. calling for quick ac-
ton on bids. pushing purchases of sup
plies and otherwise preparing TO break
all records in the disbursement OF the
funds. Where II ordinarily takes
year or more to get a start on a new
public building, the government de-
partments this year hope to get all of
the new buildings arranged for and
work begun before the November cleo
ton. After election day the old rou
tine may be restored, but until then
things will have TO hum.
That may or may not be good tao
tics. The heavy Withdrawals of gov
eminent funds from reserve centers
when money is most needed to move
crops may produce a reaction that will
kick back in the campaign. The heavy
deficits of the last two years in gov
eminent finances have not laid a very
good foundation for such operations
and extraordinary speed in disburse-
ments is not apt TO improve the situ-
alton greatly.
In any event, the artificial stimula-
ton of business by such means is no
better for the commercial world than
is the stimulation of drugs for the in
dividual. And the use of the United
States treasury for political purposes
on such an enormous scale ought TO
call for the removal of the men and
the party guilty of the practice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28
POPULARITY OF JOHNSON.

1t must be a source of qualification
to Governor Johnson of Minnesota to
be drafted by Mr.. Bryan so early in
the fight. There seems to be a wide
spread demand for Governor Johnson,
the desire to hear him being general
from New York TO San Francisco. His
appearance on the stump will be worth
tens of thousands of votes to the DEM
ocratic ticket and we know of no man
in the west, save Mr.. Bryan himself.
who will be able to convince so many
citizens of the justice of the position
taken by the Democratic party at the
Denver convention. We feel assured
that. in addition to making the Repub-
Leans hustle to save Minnesota, Gov
ernor Johnson will be largely instru-
mental in bringing North and South
Dakota into the Democratic column.
He will be a power for good in Iowa,
Kansas and Nebraska. and when the
campaign has drawn to a close and
the Democratic leaders are being ac
claimed for their services We expect
"a mighty roar of appreciation when the
governor of Minnesota appears bring
ing in his sheaves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28
THE USUAL WAY.

Senator Shoots newspaper of Sun
day reproduced a Herald cartoon on
the bond question saying: ION June
sOth The Herald printed on its first
page this cartoon and headline: Vote
"No'' on the Bonds" 1t suited the
purpose of Senator Shoots newspaper.
as usual. to lie about the headline and
at the same time to reflect on the pub
lie spirit and political honesty of The
Herald's owner.
The headline as printed in The Her
aid was Loading Him Down; there
was no other title. AS TO Senator
Clarks relations with Salt Lake City.
what the Smoot newspaper may or
may not say is immaterial. The SEN
a;or has invested number of millions
of dollars in Utah and a large sum
in Salt Lake realty. He has shown
his regard for the city and state in
a way that needs no comment to prove
his concern for the welfare of both
CITY and state He discussed the bond
issue briefly when he was here and
left the attitude of The Herald entire
" TO the judgment of its manage
ment. His only stipulation was that
the city administration should make
a complete. detailed statement OF its
finances. as The Herald had demand
ed. before this paper would either sup
port or oppose the bonds.
In the absence of such statement
the bonds would have been opposed:
but since the facts showed that the
taxpayer had 10 choice except to vote
for the bonds. o. xand for confisca-
tory tax-levy. The Herald preferred to
advocate the bond issue rather than
see the city's property owners bur-
deaed with the higher tax rate.
Abuse and falsehood. such as Sena-
tor. Shoots publication has chosen to
publish for its own ends. cannot change
the issue. The defeat of the bonds
will mean the premature suspension of
needed public Improvements. the as
sessment OF burdensome taxes on all
classes of property. the injury which
always follows excessively high taxa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28
PITTsBURe sLANDERED.

Not only is China endeavoring to
curtail the use of opium among her
people, but the whole civilized world
is taking an active interest in the
question. Several important reports
are said to have been received by the
United States members OF the Joint
International commission TO inquire
into the matter.
A statement regarding the use of
the drug in Pittsburg. to the effect
that IL was confined almost entirely to
thieves, gamblers. immoral women,
physicians and ministers, called forth
loud protest from the Smoky city,
and the report was amended and the
physicians and ministers eliminated
So many off-color things have hap
pened in the vicinity of Pittsburg the
past few years and so many of her
distinguished citizens have been in
volved i'm the courts, divorce prin.
cipally, that statement that her
physicians and ministers were hop
heads should not have excited the
Pittsburgers.
However, ii wasn't so, and Pittsburg
can stick out her chest and march
along with the procession, until the
next nasty case develops.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28

Mrs. Heber NJ. Wells at the w. Mont
Ferry cottage.
X X X
Mrs. b. o. Carl who has been visit
ing her parents, Professor and Mrs.
Anton Peterson, left for Portland, Ore,
yesterday.
Mrs. Goodwin of Boston, who has
spent some time with her sister. Mrs.
Woolcott, left last evening for her home.
X
Miss Eliza Dey will entertain at
cards this afternoon.
Mrs. w. ID. Donoher entertains her
card club this afternoon.
X X X
Miss Lydia Swain of Gunnison, Utah,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ted
Smith at her home in this city for a
stay of a few weeks.
* X
Mrs. ]. Bergerman, Miss Rosie and
Sadie Bergerman returned from Colo
RADIO, visiting friends and relatives in
Denver and Pueblo.
X X
Miss Bessie Schefski and Miss Katie
Edelman are back from a weeks stay
at Brighton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28

An International dance congress has
just been held in Berlin, the object
being to save the dreamy waltz from
falling into disuse. A meeting for such
purpose was probably unnecessary.
if we may take Salt Lake as an ex-
ample of the world at large. There are
more devotees of the waltz now than
when Byron wrote his celebrated poem.
beginning Muse of the many twink
ling feet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-28

Bryan's trip through Iowa ought to
open the eyes of Mr.. Hitchcock and his
committee TO the fact that while an
invasion of the Democratic strong
holds of the south is being planned Cor
is it a bluff?) the granger states of
the west are slipping away from the
Republicans