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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-05

than by means OF those specially de-
signed boxes, cartons and dry meas
ures. Often the retailer advertises
certain articles, such as sugar, at less
than the wholesale price. An investf-
cation in such. a case showed that
two pound packages of sugar, adj
vertised in such a sale, were about
three ounces short on each package.
The packages were wrapped in very
heavy paper, and in many instances
the paper, sugar and all failed to
weigh two pounds. The retailer will
put up packages of potatoes ready
for sale, representing each package
to contain peck. Such packages
have been found to weigh about ten
pounds, when a full peck will weigh
fifteen pounds-fve pounds of pota-
toes stolen on every package. Many
grocerymen can measure potatoes
and apples in sight of the customer
and in so doing steal several pounds
from the purchaser by the ingenious
method he has of placing them in
the measure. 35 y
+ Peck and bushel measures stamped
by the city sealer to evidence that
they were correct, afterwards have
had a part sawed from the circum-
ference of the bottom, the sides
brought to correspond, and the bot
tom raised so as to make the meas
ure shallower. Thus peck measure
bearing the official city guarantee of
its accuracy would hold from one
and one half to two and one half
pints less than a peck. Among ped
dlers instances were discovered
where a row of potatoes or apples
were glued to the bottom Of the
peck, half-bushel or bushel measure,
and the peddler would rapidly fill
and empty the measure without the
cheat ever being detected by the pur-
chaser. Iron nuts were found at
tached to the back of scales In retail
stores and butcher shops to cause
the scales to indicate a greater
weight than the purchaser was re-
ceiving. In butcher shops slices Of
bacon were found pasted to the I'M
der side Of the scale pan, thus per,
forming the same cheat.
1t will be well for the housewife
to watch out for short measure
frauds during the preserving season,
for then It Is that the commission
men and retail fruit dealers reap d
harvest through short measure
thefts. Half-bushel baskets have
been found to be from two to SIX
quarts short of the represented meas.
ure. Sacks have been found hem.
med Id at the corners to make them
hold about twenty pounds less than
the one and one-half bushels which
thew were S,1nnosad IN contain
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Short Measure Theits Takes From the People
S24O,OOO,0OO Annually
National Food Magazine.

candy. Thus the consumer Is often
made to pay eighty cents per pound
for bsx and paper when he thinks
he is buying candy. Fifteen candy
lealers were arrested for these SWIM
dies during one raid in Chicago.
No exception is made to babies by
the short weight thief. Millions of
dollars are stolen from them by
means Of short measure milk bot
ties.
But probably the greatest of all
short measure frauds are performed
by the ice men and the coal delivery.
by the ice man and the coal dealers.
In purchasing from them the con-
sumers are robbed right and left,
and complaints are generally of lit
tie avail, because these two dealers
have got the thefts down to a fine
system The poor people are their
principal victims. 1t is practice
among some coal men to sell three
quarters Of bushel of fuel for a
full bushel, and three-eights for a
half a bushel. Loads of coal are
often found to be thousands of
pounds short. One instance came to
my notice of load supposed to
weigh $4,000 pounds which was 81
465 pounds short. In two other
loads one was found to be 1,s75
pounds short and the other 900
pounds short Some Of the biggest
coal companies are engaged in this
kind of thefts.
u 1t is a favorite practice of the ice
thief to blame the weather for his
frauds, and thus he goes on selling
short weights with nearly every de-
livery. A detective who followed one
of these thieves and weighed the
ice directly after delivery. discover
ed that the ice man was selling six
ty pounds Of ice for a hundred and
thirty-five pounds for fifty.
Official Investigations have shown
that scales used by certain retailers
are set for the very purpose of Civ
ing short weights; that pint, peck,
half-bushel, bushel and other dry
measures are altered with the very
object Of stealing from the consum
er. The grocers in the poorer dis
tricts Of some of our towns and cit
les will use cartons and thin wood
boxes with the bottom and sides con-
structed especially for the purpose
of giving short measure in lard, but
ter and other materials. He will
generally refuse to buy cartons and
other such containers which make II
dificult for him to perpetrate such
swindIes.
But more is stolen by means Of
weighing heavy paper sacks and
wrappers with the food purchased
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-05
Johnson, johnson and johnson.

JonnSon, johnson ana johnson.
q Minot Reporter: Friends Of John
A. johnson of Minnesota, are hopeful
that he may land the Democratic
nomination at the national Dsmoc.
frratic convention at Denver next
week. It is understood that Bryan
has not enough votes to nominate
him and there is a chance that a
stampede can be started toward the
Minnesota statesman, who is believed
to be a better vote-getter than thhe
Nebraskan.
M. N. Johnson of Lakota is one of
the nominees OF the Republican party
of Northh Dakota for United States
senator, and all indications are that
he will be the straight Republican
candidate at the fall election, being
more acceptable to the powers that
be than Tom Marshall, who is the
other nominee.
G.. A. Johnson of Minot has been
nominated for the governorship of
North Dakota, and the magnificent
vote given him by the people of
North Dakota would indicate that he
is one of the big men of the state,
and will have large following in the
coming campaign.
Thus we have three great John
sons, two of which will come before
the people this fall, and there is a
chance that the third will head the
list. With a Johnson to head the ma.
tional ticket, a Johnson at the head
of the national congressional ticket,
and Johnson to head the state tick.
ct, it is evident that the decendents
of Scandinavia are coming to the
front in the western states of the ma.
ton. y
There was a time when the DEM
ocracy was composed Of the Sasey's,
the O'Hoolihans and the Flannigans,
with a few Kentucky colonels and
Henry Wattersons thrown in. The Re-
publican party was composed Of what
was left, and they are generally In
the majority But we have come to
that turn of the road where political
parties are. fast becoming Johnson.
lied, and doubtless within few years
it wilt be the JOhnsons against the
world in every political tug-of-war. It
was suggested i'll Minnesota that the
Democratic party be changed to the
Johnson party. as there are more
Johnsons than Democrats in Mime.
sofa anyway, and North Dakota is
fast falling into line.
This fall the campaign cry viii be
AHurrah for johnson, Johnson and
Johnson" s.s
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People of the United States are be-
ing defrauded of $24O, 100000 every
year through short measure thefts,
according to an article by Victor Aver
entitled ttShort Weight Frauds" in
the current issue of the National
Food Magazine, published at Chi
cago. The article says in part:
sit is estimated that two hundred
and forty millions of dollars were
stolen from the people of the United
States last year through the system
of short weight measure larceny.
This is based on an estimate that the
people of Chicago had $6,000,000 stol-
en- from them in this way in that one
year. It is but fair to suppose that
the thefts are no more extensive in
Chicago than they are in other parts
of the United States. Hence, as Chi
cago has 100000 Inhabitants it is
shown that an average of three dol
lars were purloined from every per-
son during the twelve months. There
are S0,000.D00 people in the United
States, and if the same amount was
stolen from each of them, the grand
total of $40, 100000 in thefts Is OBJ
tanned. This is probably a conserva-
tive estimate. BY this estimate,
every person who lives the allotted
life of three score and ten years is
robbed of 1910 through short weights
and measures This $210 STOLEN
from every person goes to enrich the
Golfers of the food men, coal deal
ers and packers and shippers of fruit
and other products.
a. jobbing house engaged in short
weight thieYery may send out as
many as 1900, 900 short weight pound
packages in a year, in which the
shortage may amount to 90, 750 lbs.
Even if the packages are of very
cheap materials which sell for not
more than ten cents pound, the
thefts on this one class Of goods by
this one iobber would amount to
$9,375 a year. Then it can be i'm
agined what a total the thefts would
reach If this firm dealt in many diff
ferent kinds Of materials and If many
of them sold at more than ten cents
pound. 6
Extensive frauds often may be
found in products sold in cans and
bottles. Five quart bottles often will
not hold more than d gallon. Firk
ms and pals in which many products
are sold, such as fish, lard, butter
etc, are often the rankest of cheats
It is rare that pound box Of first.
class candy can be found to contain
a pound OF candy. The cheats are
effected by having the box contain
a confusion Of partisions and wrap
ping paper which is weighed with the
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English as sung.

I live opposite to a school where mu-
sic is carefully and constantly taught
The children have acquired the din
cult art OF dropping semitone a min
ute. But the accent employed Is even
more interesting than the tone system.
Here Ia q favcrite school song:
Flahrs. luvly fairs. IN garden yeh my
see, Il Nh a3ss3.
The rowsea there with their rssby iip,
Penks the .unny by loves tsh nip,
Teuiips, teulips. Ry az buttsrdys wing.
Merrygolds rich as the crahn oe q king,
Rich as the crahn Of king,
But none sch fair ten me,
None sch fair teh me,
As these wildwood fiahrs.
Sweet wild fahra.
London Academy.
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rank In his position by way Of i'm
portant committee assignments and
other recognitions which have been
bestowed upon him. He also realizes
more fully than ever, the futility OF
"ptting of till tomorrow what can
be done today" We refer to his sud.
den activity in behalf of the people
with respect to the harvester trust
and a few other things. We did not
say much about the matter during
the campaign, for the reason that we
thought Hansbrough as good as either
Marshall or Little, but now that he
has fallen, apparently at least, from
the race, we feel that it will be the
general disposition of the people of
the state to sympathize with him in
his defeat-even If they couldn't vote
For him IT Hansbrough had started
his anti-corporation work years ago
he would probably have been reflect
ed by the people at the primaries, il
he had been allowed to exist officially
that long. He would have been re-
tired long ago by the Hhand that
rules" had he manifested any dispo-
sition to do as he has been doing In
the past year or SO. n
Sawyer Clipper: M. N. Johnson,
the Petersburg statesman, who came
OFF second best in the q. s. senator
ship scrap last week, and whose name
will be on the general election ballot
this fall alone with Tom Marshall, has
complained of that senatorial buzzing
Of the head for many years. But
he has always been considered an
eimpo ssibiiity.' If one half the PEG.
pie who have said in the last six
months, Il favor johnson, but believe
him an impossible candidate, SO / will
vote for my second choice If one
half those people had voted for him
], he would have the necessary forty
per cent. The Clipper man acknowl
edges being one OF them We ex
pected Johnson to be the low man Of
the felr, and SO low In the race thai
he would never be heard of after tht
primaries But behold, we have hin
a good strong second, getting votes
unsolicited in sections whore Little
and Hansbrough were supposed to b
u strong Our real opinion as to Til
Il outcome of the primaries was tina
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-05
Uncertainties Of the Ballot.

Rugby optimist: Senator Hans
brough probably realizes now what
he never realized before, the uncer
tafnties Of the ballot. For eighteen
years he has represented this state
inWashington and has risen to high
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-05
Press Comments
Political and Otherwise

[ New Rockford Transcript: It seems
that in the senatorial race Hon. Thos.
F. Marshall and Hon. M. N. Johnson
are in the lead, but neither received
forty per cerr OF the total Republican
vote, which places both on the ballot
at the November election This will
mean the nomination of Mr.. Marshall.
Glendale Record: II the Demo
Gratis will just stand back and watch
the fun they will see the "derndest"
fight on record between M. N. John
son and Tom Marshall for the United
States senatorship. Mr.; Marshall
would have been much better pleased
with the result had either Little or
Hansbrough been second high man. 4
Lakota American: Congressman
Gronna, through the columns of the
American. desires to testify to the
people Of his home town, Nelson
county and the state generally, of his
deep and sincere appreciation Of the
splendid endorsement given him at
the primary election. He fully and
keenly appreciates the large vote
cast for him, and extends to each in
dividual his earnest thanks for the
support given him at the polls on
June "a. Mr.. Gronna declares that in
the future as in the past he will en-
deavor to retain the high esteem OF
the people by working wholly In the
Interests Of all.
Hon. il. B. Hanna OF Fargo will be
Mr.. Gronna's running mate at the fall
election, and there is not the slightest
possibility but that both gentlemen
will be elected to congress One OF
the surprises Of the primary was the
comparatively small vote received BIZ
He1geson. the insurgsnt leader candi.
date for congress II was felt that
he wosa. draw 80 heavily from Gron.
ma ais to cause that gentleman's de,
feat, but the returns show that Hell
gegon was a comparatively weak man
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-05

s. The floral exhibit at the Merchants
building at the Fargo State fair
grounds during the week OF July 2O-25,
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LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
Complete List of Districts Of Cam
didates for the Legislature.

]! NOTE-A few corrections may be necessary
when the ficiai canvass is made, az some
democratic candidates failed to receive the
required 80 per cent necessary to get on the
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The .Tin Tarror.,

The Tip Terror.
Give me penny, Sir. for something
10 cal"
But you've got stxpence IA youri
hand now. What's that for?'s
'Oh, that's to tip the waiter, sir.a-
London Globe. s585
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-05

Marshall and Little would be on the.
November ballot, and that Marshall
would win out. We are positive now
that Marshall cannot win from John.
son. s,&
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w. j. Price !.
E. 7. Moore
*R. b. Blakemore .
u. W. McHose +.
10 Angus A. Plath
~. B. Akesson
James Mcdonald
4 "A. o. Tuskind
II "A. L. Peart
]. F. Collins
*W.5 c. Muir ).
"A. L. Porter ....
l2 l.. L. Brusletten /.
w. T. Ward !.
Henry T Connolly
Il. Parkill
10 P. j Narum
A. E. Saunders =.
tAlrick Johnson
IA John A. Aasheim. ).
A. 7. Olson
&c. c, Cha1nberlin. .
III. B. Hendricks.
10 Geo. H. Law X. !.
Frank E. Ployhar
10 Niels Hemmingson
S. H. Nelson
Ole Paulson !.
wv. I. Met ulloch.
Vt. A. Thompson !.
1 *R. A. Pope
II Fred Lindvig -.
Frank Go1dammer
tChas. Dunlap !. .
"A. K. Reiten
Is U. /. Burdick /.
Robt. Meiklejohn.
ohm FISCHER -. +.
10 ]. NJ. Johnson
Frank S. Graham
20 James Duncan
Paul Moen .
III. r. Shellenberger
Il. John 0. Schultz !.
81 ]. A. Honey
Bernt Anderson :.
Fred ]. Traynor I.
*W. A. Fulkerson i.
SEdw. Richardson.
*Fred R. Stevens !.
IS. D. Caldwell I.
90 A.. S, Gibbins
]. w. Pound
John V. Fielder /.
sc. P. Peterson
% F. G. Kneeland :.
VIM. Sinclair
Richard Pendray !.
*B. Gibson Dunlop
y. Otto Gasal -.
*Paul Joos /.
h Geo. S. Williams.
"a A w Cunningham
nc. H. Shells
Il. A. LELAND -.
e5 c. E. Knox
Geo. G. Caldwell.
s6 G. A. Herolz
John Storey
James ]. Hayes !.
~ T. d. Hughes
G. w. Wolbert /.
rs. M. Ferris r.
III. A. Hallum
PS E. L. Garden /.
Matt johnson
y. Atkinson
j. L. Garder 80.
30 H. J. Schulz
M. M. Chat6eld
e. o. Skinner ~. !.
4 "A. D.. Hagenstein
"A. c. Dayton :.
*Thorwald Mostad
80 ]. M. Hanley
w. E. Martin Isl.
John c. Burns
Geo. w. Markham
*Carl Jahnke Z. !,
81 Frank M. Baker. !.
Geo. A. Senour
80 S. N. Putnam
H. P. Halverson !.
-Axel johnson
rs. ]. Doyle
SO Julius Sgutt
Geo. Brynjulson !.
*R. T. Atkinson
81 J.. R. Nelson
E. F. Barnes -.
IF. F. Fritz
*B. J. Monahgan
IS F. ]. Thompson /.
+Axel johnson
SO John J. Doyle !.
George Elhard
John ]. Geidt u.
81 E. T.. Kinney ~.
O. T. Grant {. !. /.
II *Wm. Schuett -.
IN. c. Jensen
8S Martin Thoreson I.
30 John Mclean
John Young
John Kelley :.
40 Robert Griffith
sc. 7. Moen -.
Al E. N. Disney -.
Frank Poe Z. !.
&C. A. Mansfield
&C p. Kenyon 81,
AZ Ole Nyhus 1,
John Steen ......
r. n. Hawkins 4.
IN. PCrudcn -.
40 III. F. Butt ....s
f. F. Davidson
S. Hendricksoii ].
Wv. E. Knrsch
NJ. II. Billiard e.,
IA Fl. 7. Linde
Sc T. Carey
As Geo. Krener
46 John A. Johnson
A. McCutcheon
AZ James Hill q.
~. M. Vannice ;.
sDemoc rats; all 9th,
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-28
Chancerx Notice.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-Ss:
In the Circuit Court, to the Septem-
Der Term, A. D. 190S-Bill to Foreclose
Mortgage.
The Black Hawk Homestead Building,
Loan & Saving Association, complain
ant, VS.. William II. Mockabee and
Catherine +. Mockabee, defendants.
To the above named nonresident de-
PENDANTS, William II. Mockabee and
Catherine F. Mockabee:
Affidavit of your non-reSidence and OF
the nOn-residence of each of you, hav-
ing been filed in the office of the under
signed clerk of said court, in the above
entitled cause, notice is hereby given
to you that the above named complain
ant has filed in said court its bill of
complaint against you, on the chancery
side of said court; that summons in
chancery has been issued in said cause
against you, returnable to the next
September term of said court, to be be-
gun and holden in the court house in
the city of Rock Island, in the county
of Rock Island and state of Illinois, on
the third Monday of September. A. D.
1908, at which time and place you will
appear and plead. answer or demur to
the said bill of complaint, as you may
see fit.
Dated at Rock Island, ILL.,, this 18th
day of July, a. ID. 1908.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE.
Clerk of Said Circuit Court.
Sweeney q Walker, solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-28
Masters Sale,

State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
In the Circuit Court. In .Chancery.
Foreclosure. General No. 1896.
Della Spencer VS.. David a. Hammer,
Della May Hammer, William PAIL, w.
J. Moeller. j. G. Scheuerman, and e. 7.
MatausCh.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of decree of said court, entered in the
above entitled cause, on the 18th day
of July. a. ID. 1908, / shall, on Tuesday,
at the hour of 10 O'clock in the fore
noon. at the east door of the court
house in the city of Rock Island, in
said county of Rock Island, to satisfy
the highest and best bidder for cash in
hand, that certain parcel of land sit
uate in the county of Rock Island and
state of Illinois, known and described
as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner
of that tract of land conveyed by one
and G. Elmer Blakesiey, by deed of
conveyance dated Dec. s, a. d. 1901,
and recorded in the Office of the re-
corder of deeds I'm and for the county
of Rock Island and state of Illinois. on
Dec. 6. 1901. in book 121 of deeds, at
page 49S thereof, and thence running
southwardly along the west line of the
ing point or place of beginning: thence
from said starting point running east
wardly parallel with the north line OF
SStlu tract 50 coHNeyeu " Tic cast ilue
thereof: thence running southwardly
along the east line of said tract so con-
veyed 40 feet; thence running west
wardly parallel with the north line OF
said tract SO conveyed to the west line
thereof: thence running northwardly
along the west line of said tract so
conveyed 40 feet to said starting point,
or place of beginning.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 2Sth
day of July, a. d. 1908.
JOSEPH L. HAAS,
Master in Chancery. Rock Island Coun-
ty, Illinois.
Ludolph & Reynolds. complainant
solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-28

Executors NOficc

Estate of Isaac NJ. Roseberry. de-
ceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed cXecutriX OF the last will and
testament of Isaac NJ. Roseberry, late
of the county of Rock Island. state of
Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that she Will appear before the county
court of Rock Island county. at the
county court room, in the city of Rock
Island, at the November term, on the
first Monday in November next, at
which time all persons having vlaims
against said estate are notified and re-
quested to attend. for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make Immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated this Goth day of August. A. ID.
1908. EMMA NJ. ROSEBERRY.
L Iii
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-28
Central TRUST and
Savings Bank
incorporated Under State Law)
ROCK ISLAND. ILL.
Ii. E Casteel, President.
NJ. S. HEAGY, Vice President. 4,
H. L. SUMMON, Cashier.
Capital Stock 100000. Four Per Cent
Interest Paid ON Deposits.

DIRECTORS-C. ]. Larkin, III. L. Cur
tbs, ii. L. Casteel, II. ID. Mack, NJ. S.
HeaGy, II. q. Simmon, Ii. IL Cleaveland,
Mary Z. Robinson. w. ]. Sweeney. III.
w. Trcmann. c. w. Halves, w. S. Parks.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
Estates and property of all kinds are
managed by this department.. which is
kept entirely separate from the bank
ing business of the company. We act
as executor of and trustees under Wills.
Administrator, Guardian and Conserva-
tor of Estates.
Receiver and Assignee of Insolvent
Estates. General Financial Agent for
Nom Residents, Women, Invalids and
others
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STEAMBOATS,.

FOR ST. PAUL and way points.
steamers leave at 1880 a, m. June 10,
rs, July 3, z, II, 16, 81, %, 80, Aug. 3,
8. IL. II, 81, &c, 80, and Sept. 4, 8, Ia.
On the above dates a special rate of 81
to Clinton, Iowa, and return will be
made; going on steamers and returning
on the l. & /. railway.
FOR ST. LOUIS and way points.
steamers leave at 9:15 a. m, June %,
July 2, Z, IL, 16, 90, 25, 20, Aug. 3, Z,
IL. t6. 81. 25. 80, and Sept. 3. 8. IL. IT.
For St Louis and way points, Steam
| er Dubuque will leave every Thursday
afternoon at 3:15.
| GEORGE LAMONT. Agent
Rock Island, Ill.
Once, lis Seventeenth street. Both
phones.
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THE BANKS.
Rock island
Savings Bank
Incorporated Under the St.te Law
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
Capital $1OO,OO0.O0

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.