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The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-02

William Joseph Cotter, a young man, 25 years Of age was frozen to death CD the trail, Saturday while attemptingtO to cross the mountain from this city to Bonnet. T. company with three com panious, Tom c. Scaulou, Con Earring ton and John Hyde, he left this city ear in the morning in good health and spirits. The four kept we'll together uptu ascending the hill this side the seventeen mile post when Cotser fell hehiod. They had been walking the track two and two, Harrington being JhCotter. Cotcer complained that the others were going too fast for him; and told Harrington to go On and that he would follow, sayiag "YOu have dinner ordered for me at the Summit road house and I will be along by the time 1t is ready"
 The wind was blowing a gale and the temperature was abou, zero, Harriug- ton sudoriu4 from cold needed DO urG- ing to do this as be saw no danger to his friend. As he crossed the steel bridge he looked back and saw Cotter apparently coming along, and he him. sell hurried on. The three friends arrived at the summit road house to- gether and after waiting some time sat down to dinner that had been prepared thinking Cotter would be along any moment. When they had finished and he still did not put iu an appearance they became anxious and Scaulon sad he would go back aud investigate. He walked back some distance when he met a musher hurryiug up the hill who told him that man was freezing to dea h 70 the trail some miles back and 10 hurry to his assistance.
 Scsnlou then rsu back to the road house, told bis friends and, taking some blankets and a sled with them they to- gesher hurried down the bill on the buck track. When they arrived at this cpd of the steel bridge where Harring- ton had last seen him, Co,ter was nO- where to be fouud. Just at the bridge, however, they found his gloves. After searching some time they discovered the imprint of a knee in the snow where ne had evidently climbed out of the trough Of the track made by the rotary. From this point the tracks were follow ed to where they led over the side of the hill.
 The friends of the dead man believe that when he arrived at the steel brid e he was benumbed with the cold and feared to cross it. Re,raclng his s-eps somewhat he became still further overcome aud sat down in the roadway where the traveller found him; that, fearing the approach of train after tue musher passed on to bring assist arce, he climbed up the embankment of snow snd allowed himself to slide down feet first to the foot Of the hill a descent of some two hundred feet. Il
 There they found him rigid, his cl.uched hands white and frozen, full of snow. Re w,s still living. They wrapped him up iu blankets, placed him ca the sled and dragged him with much didicu ty up the hill to the rail- road. At the summit the train. was uolded and s2oyed slowly down in search of the party. Picking Saem up at tue bridge, they were brought to the city Saturday night. Cotter, who 1 was unconscious when found, died be- fore the train reached them. The body was placed in charge of undertak sr Harrison.
 Cotter was a miner, a member
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-02
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER

Having put iu a steam boiler and other machinery we are better pre- pared thun ever to do frst.class work on short notice.
 5-23.tf Skagway Laundry
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-02

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of itchiog, blind. bleed ing or prodruding piles in 6 10 II days
 or money refunded. 5Oc
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-02
WOOD THAT WILL BURN

All kinds of stovcwoOd delivered on short notice. General baggage and e\' press business.
 The Alaska Transfer Co.,, Phone No. 10, z5l-VS
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-02
HOWS THIS

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case ol Catar;h that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co, of Toledo, O,
 We, the undersigned, have known F. I. Cheney for the last l5 years, aud believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially able to carry any obligations made by his firm.
 Bidding, Kinuau & Marvin,
 Wholesale druggists, Toledo, O Halls catarrh Cure is taken internal ly, acting directly upon the blood and muscous surfaces of the system. Testi- monials sent free.. Price, 75c. per bot tie. Sold by all druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills flor consti' Rtion.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-02

The best dining room, the bes, hotel ac c9mmodatious, the most comfort at the Fifth Avenue
The daily Alaskan., 1908-03-02
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 Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinne Tablets, Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. w. GROVES sig nature is on each box. 25c. M
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

tober 3, will consist of two concerts, af-
ternoon and evening, by Thaviu's band OF
Chicago, which will be interspersed with
six vaudeville acts. Music has been one
OF the predominating features Of palace
week and some important organizations
have played engagements at the palace
NOTABLY John Phillip Sousa and his bsud
played a week for two seasons. the Banda
Rosa has appeared twice, Phinney's United
States band twice, the Lynn, Mass, band.
DeBaugh's band and the Kiltics. The seat
ing capacity of the palace in the auditorium
and the great gallery permits 5000 people
To assemble and it has been filled many a
time.
For a project Of this character to be car
ricd on by a city of only 5000 people is
something of an undertaking.. but the COM
mittec I'm charge has the united effort ot
the people behind II, and II has never
failed Of being a success. with the be-
ginning of the work in the fall a fund OF
about $1,000 is raised to pay the Incidental
expenses leading mp to the opening day,
and this is merely "A contribution on the
part Of the business men OF the city, who
do not share in the receipts Of the EXPOSE
tlOn. The committed who has charge OF the
palace this year are William NJ. Smith,
president; L. j. Welch, secretary; ]. IT..
Davis, I. w. Seaman, Robert Burns, John
Michels and j. n. Morrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
BIG PEACH SALE MONDAY

Luscious AIbertas Peaches-ORden, Utah
About 1Os in box, splendid value SSN
order promptly, per box. . . .,.. S~%
Benefits Excelsior Flour, per sack $1.TO
And so Stamps.
Benefits Capitol Coffee, pound ......'2Sc
And 30 stamps.
Teas, assorted, pound ..4Sc
And 40 Stamps.
Benefits Capitol pure Black Pepper, can lOc
And 5 Stamps.
Batavia Gloss Starch, 8 pbgs. for ...r .23c
And 90 Stamps.
Swansdown Goldfish, 3 pkgs ........ Zoe
And 10 Stamps,
Boneless Herring, two jars ......... zoe
And 10 stamps.
. LimbuTger Cheese, pound ........ zoe
New York Cream Cheese, pound. ..... zoe
And 10 Stamps.
Straits Pineapple Cubes, can. ........ zoe
And 10 Stamps.
BENEFITS Capitol Sweet Wrinkled Peas, three
cans ........: .25C
Capitol Pancake Flour, pkg. lie
And 10 Stamps.
25c bottle Grape Juice for D., ......... 15e
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
He Could Not See II.

Sir" began the tramp, as he entered
the lawyers office on the fifth floor; have
you any coal TO carry up?"
mo, sir. This building is steam-heated,
IN the winter"
DO you want to send out after any
gum?'
Il never use IT,"
Want me TO take out a $40 bill and get
changer"
Il haven't had a $40 bill in three months"
"I am willing to scrub the floor"
THE janitOr sees TO that"
Il write a pretty good hand"
II have nothing to write"
See here" said the caller, there must
be something around your house l can do"
Il have sold my home and am boarding"
Cant you use me as a witness in a law
SUITE
II have none on hand"
Want anybody Iicked?"
No, The only man ! wanted licked died
last week"
Cant l take your mail to the post
office"
IT haven't written a letter in a week"
But don't tell me you can't give me 10
cents"
I'm have TO. Ny Laundry just went
back because couldn't pay for IT,"
And right here IN this paper" said ia,
tramp, as he struck his breast, rs an arti-
Gle saying that times have improved 30 per
cent since last fan, and all we've got 10
do 10 get out Of the woods is 70 have faith.
Say, hold me in your arms and let me
starve to death. New Orleans P~icayuAe.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
MITCHELL CORN PALACE SHOW
Annual Event VIII Attract Many PcO-
pie to south Dakota
city.

MITCHELL 5. D., Sept l9.-tSpecialJ-
One Of the strongest advertising features
for placing the resources of South Dakota
before the world is the corn palace that is
held annually in Mitchell. While the idea
is not original with this city, 1t being taken
up in 1892 when dropped by Sioux City, Ia,
which had advertised that city and Iowa
famOusly, 1t has been worked to a splendid
advantage for this state. Previous TO 1892
the crop products OF South Dakota We're
questioned to a considerable extent 10y
eastern people and the yields Of wheat
were looked upon as more or less fictitious
and they could not be convinced unless
they saw something Of the returns from the
fields. This was afforded in the corn
palace when fifteen counties exhibited
their products to hundreds of eastern people
who flooded the state that fail and had
the satisfaction Of absolutely knowing that
the state was not putting up a bluff. The
palace was held again in 1898, and then
came the succession of years when the
crops were short and the times were hard,
and it suspended operation for seven years.
In 1900 the palace was resumed and since
then it has been a big factor in dlssemina-
ting the gospel Of good crops throughout
the country.
ohiN Ah'lN mas llol btFl d lFllNi' %
crops in the state and since that wear tine
day Of diversified farming has taken a
greater hold on the farmers, so that a. the
present time so much dependence Is not
placed In any one cereal.
Fifteen counties in the central. southern
and northern part OF the state have this
year signified their intention OF displaying
their products, and a prize Of $40 to the
first. $50 to the second and $50 to the third
will be awarded in prizes TO the successful
counties, while each county making an
exhibit will be given q premium Of iS5.
These exhibits will contain something Of
every thing grown on the farm and the
attractive manner in which the exhibits
are arranged show off the products with
fine eject.
Tie amusement features Of corn palace
week, which is from September q to Oc-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

Palace. In three tiers OF exhibition rooms
in the balcony more than 100000 ears of
corn will be places to compete for prizes in
all classes. These ears will be accessible
to those who wish to study them as tho
broad sisles TO be arranged between the
rows OF corn will he wide enough to per
init those interested in looking closely
at the types of corn to spend all the time
they desire to devote to any class without
interfering with other visitors.
Gallery for the Women.
Another gallery is to he placed around the
entire building. This will be thirty feet
wide. and in 1t will be the domestic de
partment. the model kitchen and exhibits
Of needle work and other features I'm con-
nection with the women's and chlldren's
departments.
In the basement Of the auditorium the
government exhibits Of denatured alcohol
stills and other machinery in connection
with it's manufacture will be placed. #
is also likely that there will be many ex-
hibits Of machinery and other devices using
alcohol as fuel. from engines to chatting
dishes and from flat irons to heaters.
Plans for the government still have been
received and conform to the space de-
signed for the exhibit to be made under
the direction of the Department of Agrl-
culture.
With contracts let for doing $4,000 worth
of work on the Auditorium building, there
is every indication that the who'll plan
of the National Corn exposition will be
completed long before the big show is ready
to open, December 8.
Applications for space i'm the buildings
by those who desire concessions are coming
In, and every foot OF available space in
the buildings planned will be sold. The
architects have made the plans, estimating
that from 25,cOo TO $4,000 people will pass
through the aisles and use the special
rooms daily.
The publicity work goes on, an immense
amount being done by the manufactures
Of farm machinery and railroads. outside
Of what the exposition management is do
ing.
5. f. Miller, general freight and pas.
senger agent of the Northwestern lines,
called a meeting Of the general agents and
travelling passenger agents in the west.
which was held at the Omaha club Friday
evening. The Northwestern line will join
with the state commissions In assisting
them collect tho exhibits from the ooun-
ties, paying particular attention to the
counties through which the Northwestern
line passes. Arrangements are being made
by the travelling agents Of the company 10
handle those who will viist the exposition
from different towns in parties.
The Northwestern line is publishing So
900 folders, telling Of the corn exposition,
and will also distribute the usual large
number of flyers and posters which the
company puts out for national expositions
and worlds fairs,
The Burlington company is also publish
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

ing $4,000 folders, telling OF the objects and
the things TO be seen and accomplished by
the National Corn exposition,
Manager J. Wilkes Jones has received
word from Indiana hat parties In several
towns and cities have chartered tourist
and standard Pullman cars IN which they
will come to the exposition, and asking
that trackage be provided for parking these
cars that the parties may stay in them
when they arrive in Omaha. Though the
hotels will be able TO accommodate the
crowds, some prefer TO come i'm their own
cars, believing it will be more convenient
and q lot more fun
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
A Timely Air.

During one Of the political tours Of Mr..
Cleveland, in which he was accompanied
by Secretary Olnsy, he arrived during a
severe storm at a town in which he was
to speak, relates HaTpeTs Weekly. As he
entered the carriage with his friends and
was driven from the station the rain
changed to hail, and immense stones bat
tered and ratified against the vehicle. A
brass band, rather demoTaliEed by the
storm, stuck bravely TO its post and
played.
That is the most realistic music / have
ever heard" remarked the president.
What are they plsying?' asked the sec
rotary OF state.
Hail to the Chief-Sith real hail. re.
iJined Mr.. Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

the telegraph office at the railroad sta
ton. Bach division was equipped with Its
own set of workmen, teams and machinery,
Although the land is so level as to re-
quire much less machinery and power TO
operate than the ordinary farm, there were,
as noted, 40 gang plaughs. seventy gang
drills, 100 self-binding harvesters and
twelve extra large threshing outfits. The
twelve threshing outfits each turned out
from 1000 to $500 bushels OF wheat a day,
and when threshing began on the Dalrym-
pie farm the railroad company provided
two special trains a day to haul the grain
away.
1t took from 500 to GO harvest hands to
do the work, and though many wheat far
mers in the Dakotas have trouble i'm get
ting men for the few weeks of hard, fast
work I'm the harvest season, the Dalrymple
farm usually had an adequate supply Of
labor, for ~Dalrymple's way of dealing with
his men was well known among the great
gangs that garner the crops in this sec
ton.
Cutting Down the
The DalrympIes and the Grandin brothers
divided their Joint holdings about seven
years ago and the Dalrymples gradually
AtAANNN NAN Aio VI AANAA oPoA dlAbl
and sold portions of their land. w. F.
Dalrymple died several years ago n since
that time Oliver still further reduced his
holdings until last year he had about 1900
in the Red River valley. Not all OF this
is sown TO wheat now, for Dalrymple had
begun TO rotate his crops TO revitalize the
soil.
The twenty-five years which oliver Dali
rymple spent as a resident of St. Paul
didn't change him from a farmer. lie al
ways insisted that he was such, and those
who called him a capitalist or a captain
of industry offended him. He was a man
OF retiring disposition and modest manner,
and often declared that he was happiest
when he was at Casselton or riding across
his expansive fields and talking with his
men about the thing which had occupied
so large a part of his life and brought him
great r~iches-wheat-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20

out of the soil than anything else and In
1895 took up agriculture inv Washington
county In the same state and seeded $500
acres,
Nine years later he turned his attention
TO Dakota, then a vast unpeoplcd plain.
The Northern Pacific railroad was ex-
tended TO Bismarck in that year, 1875, and
between Bismarck and Fargo there wasn't
a mile Of railroad track or a dwelling.
Dalrymple, with the Instinct OF the true
pioneer, scented a rich future for the
western praicies and induced his friend
IL. b. Grandin, to go and spy out the land
Gradln looked over some sections OF
Dakota carefully and sent back word fol
DRlrymple to come ON.
+. Building "a Great Farm.
In 1915 and 1876 Dalrymple bought from
the Northern Pacific railroad and from the
United States government 1900 acres OF
land IN the Red River valley. Part of this
land he acquired for himself. and of the
rest lie owned half, the remainder being
taken by General G. w. Cass, then presi-
dent of the Northern Pacific road; B. P.
Cheney OF Boston and ]. L. and z. B.
Grandin Of Pennsylvania.
The lands were paid for I'm Indian scrip
and railroad stock at par and In that way
cost from 40 cents to 50 an acre. The same
lands are worth on an average t25 an acre
now But this rise Of price could only be
guessed at IN the day when Dalrymple
made his first big deal.
Few people then believed that the Red
River valley land had any particular agri-
cultural value. Mr.. Dalrymple has said
that In the spring Of 1876 a large portion
OF his farming property was under water
and on a windy day the whitecaps rolled
over tho broad eXpanse with sufficient
force to swamp a small boat.
But the ~Dalrymples and the Grandins
were convinced even then OF the value for
agricultural purposes OF the rich, black
soil of the now famous valley, and Dalrym-
pie said that whether the surrounding
country should remain unsettled or not IL
would ommand a price above $50 an acre
before many years,
Without delay he set out TO demonstrate
hts faith in the future OF the plains and
for five years he broke 5000 acres each
year. Practically all OF the 5000 acres
was put into wheat, or this farm Mr..
Dalrympls owned three-fourths and he was
the general manager.
Work OF Administration.
INC hSNcolnAg VI uANluAhS IA farm INTO
administrative and working sections was
apparent 10 Dslrymple from the outset. He
made each OF his superintendents directly
Responsible for the working OF $500 acres
and each superintendent. finding that the
executive business required all OF his time,
appointed foreman. Who made the rounds
on horseback.
Each headquarters was connected with
-. .a,aHaN FFEa - TN.---HNa. -. H-r
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
FIRST BONANZA FARMER
oliver Dalrymple, Who Had Thirty
Thousand Acres in Wheat.
SIMPLE STORY OF GREAT SUCCESS
FOrcsRw Future of Rich Lands of
npiSotas and Demonstrated Value
81 Scientific Agriculture aud
RuaiaesE Methods.

T'RCO. n. "a, Sept, M.-But one man
,n tue United States ever had 800 men and
GO horses working on his farm, using lt0
gang piows, that turn from three 10
eighteen burrows al a time, seventy gang
drills, l59 self binding harvesters and
twelve steam threshing outfits. and ship
ping two trainlosds of wheat every day
IN the threshinG season, That man died
the other day az Casseitah, twenty miles
west of here. He was Oliver Dalrymple
ard his wonderful farm, which for many
yecrs contained 3a,60d acres, and at the
time Of his death l7,O00, was celebrated in
foreign lands as well as iT this country,
D~alrympie was the original bonanza
farmer and he demonstrated the value in
dollars and cents q the combination of
the science OF agriculture and modern busi-
ness methods. knowing how 20 get the
very best seed, how I, should be planted
under various cor5ittons, how the crop
should be cultivated aud how TO market 1t
to best advantage, he sat in his tate years,
in his central office, and by telephone re-
ceivcd reports daily frsm each OF the six
divisions into which his farm was divided
for administrative purposes, and gave di-
rcctions 10 the division supeTintendents and
trtlr forcmen.
"mNNA hAN1 - 49, #NN NAAHN -
Casselton and went TO his beautiful home
on SUBMITS avenue. 81. Paul, he kept in
close touch with all parts u his wide
domain and more than once gave from
there such directions 10 his superintend-
onts on the farm as the small farmer gives
10 his hired hand at the barn door or be-
meath the windmill. To those who know
hoV wise an agricultuTist oliver Dalrym-
pie was and hCW carefully he watched the
cultivation OF his great farm, il il easy to
understand his success as n bonanza
farmer.
Came from PeRRsyiVshis.
There were tWo psirFmRies OF the same
sort. Oliver and W, +, They were BROTH
ers n came west frsE Pennsylvania in
1876. They were Of Scotch parentAge and
more sammy farmers never were.
Oliver. who was Is When he died. SET
tied In Fsribauit MINI, when no was IS.
and praeticsd law ana engaged IA a loan
and land business. He became convinced
that there Was moie money 10 be made
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
Table DemaSk
Bargai ms

Heavy, durable linen, neat
patterns, 72-inch wide,
all new, full pieces, all
good 65c values, a
Monday, yard "
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
Wash Goods DOmeStiCS

Positively lowest prices on standard
goods. Not remnant, but goods cut from
the piece. Most complete lines Of Fall
goods in. Main floor.
Gslatea Clothk-Best 15c grades, plain or fancy
patterns Monday, yard ...........-.-.-7hC
FIanneIettes-Ncw Fall styles and new bOrdered
effects, worth 10c, al, yard ...-........8c
Aprn GinghamS-Equal to Lancaster or Amos
kesg, valhe I'VE as, yard ---------.4hG
Pillow Cnses-36x45 inches, extra heavy, 3-inch
hem, Monday
Bleached Shects-Sfx9O inches, good quality,
Monday. at, each. .........79 C and 4SG
Ant Ticking-Denims etc, big line of Csc styles,
Monday, yard
All Wool I5iaDkrfs-ran only, fnll ia size,
vpdh $3.50. Monday, a pair $500
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-20
White China ia Off

White China, for painting, of all sorts
have been arriving for weeks. To intro
duce the new lines we offer for Monday
only, a straight reduction of 25 per cent
on the line. Included are jardineres,
stems, . vases, plates and other small
Rrsnsh IN Ra es'% at ''. and $3.50 oft
Handsome Austrian China Salad Bowls,
nicely decorated, 75c values, for. .4Sc
Fancy china footed Sugars and Creams,
in plain white and gold decoration, $500
values, for .S1.9S
Roosevelt Wall Placques-Large size, were soc,
last lot now closing at &c
Cut Glass, Individual Salt Dips-Worth 10 each.
Monday, 3 for ......25H
LOuwelsa JardiniCrcs-6-inch handsomely dec
GRATED, good 75c values for. ......... .39c