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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

the shed which shielded was damp spot
he iew friends he made the French public declared
precious secret
The which orvlIe Wright experimental at
fort Myer was duplicate that
There was not single except parts
but to the untuored both exactly the
part for part
Regarding the Wright brothers have said little as
is he wont on most occasions when the asp
into the conversation
has been learned that Germany
brothers of course realize that their srs dtv E with
the United States
efficiency of the air craft hope
to secure the prize which hung
up for successful navgators ether.
The fact that the agents
kaiser puts Germany in tbe front ranks regarding the
study OF aviation 1t will be
literally Zeppelin that he might construct
machine after his first airshp was and the an
thoriies the Teuons believe
cured copy" device they will be in fair way
towards taking lead in affairs aerial
Just what other getting
line with aeoplane the firm of
Wright Wright but that there were number Of agents Of
other European kingdoms in Wilbur
Wright engaged in making his experiments
derive lot of the root all simply the
agents, who careful when visiting drop weIpaced
remark to their identity.
year is the exnerments arc o
be confined to the United States Germany of
course will be next in line and II s considered nrobabe that
england viii take share in the
to go for aerial navigation de-
partment probable that ore Wright will be given the
assignment of demonstrating the
neighborhood of London.
wrighs most successful flights at Fort Mver
near Washington occurred just
He apart the experiments five
times addition to going its fun length Then he landed a.
recy in front of the shelter
the aeropane The total time trip was four
minutes and Is seconds Thougbout the entire trin the %
chine under perfect control the
kick and Wright being able to send it hher
apparent
The blowing rate of three and three mi,es
hour and the estimated at
height attained throughout
experiment with his and
when the time for the tests approached he able to manr
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

arshp one day that he bit of aerial tactics
"ch previously had not routine
ne attempted to swoop down suddenly about
~ eet and the left wing the ground
with much force cppling the machine making
sary Tor him to take several
to repair the injured part.
however the work accomplished
proceeded as usual that Wright
until ne accomplished 1t each Then gave
the title OF the "birdman, which has
In the foreign pictorial magazines and newspapers.
One the beauties of
In France the demonstration superiority his
machine those which natives
france themselves When Wright first aeropane
In France there who were able to
outdo his feas In fact aerial navigator set
WORLDS record before Wrights the
stand for long. =
few days later the American contriyance
ana remained In the air hour accomplishment
which has not been touched probably will
not be equaed in than experts
The wreckng of the orvlle Wright aeropane Fort Myer
near Washington disaster which kink for
time at least in the work of the brothers.
1T is only few since commenced
ieh win the aeroplane and they themselves,
their device to-day is somewhat will develop
into within few Readers newspapers remem.
Der now few the brothers
were destined to make their mark in the
shielded from the possible ON thor
invention So secretly the carried on that IL was
impossible for dsnterested get within
eal miles OF the machine when action For several
months ana even after the aeroplane put
bon. the brothers photographs Ia be taLon
of the machine In this inventors say they were
iecy Justified for they claimed points which
secured by other navgators might deprive
them OF much of the credit great invention
since upon them '
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

of Lieut. selfridge was blow IN tho care
wards the work However brothers hoped to
come the setback by brilliant later.
The aeropanes which recently tried at For Myer
IN the United States and at LIE Mans
variety either of the contr
vances declare that as aerial machines the devices " @ h
the height of presentday inventions that line
The French Wrghts called
for two flights of so kometers carrying
ton the brothers scheduled the
being turned to France
They learned to call Wright the In France
because Of the with which his through
the air and able he started
with his his
er brother Orile started in things Mye select
ed as the airshp experimental the
government.
Wilbur trouble in the course
of making his contract and experimenting airshp
france than he ever wants to experience again.
that Wilbur Wright asked the
his machine for 100000 the officials replying
machine had proved its worth 1t would be bought
brothers understanding arrived
was selected to act as mediator between the Wright brothers
and the government
A Wilbur Wright was handed $4,000 as
guarantee which aided in defrayng
established minister of war and Wilbur
agreed to make flight between two different points
OF ~ meters and speed OF eo komeers an hour The
chine to the point which started case
gaced the efforts of the inventor the
100000 invention arrangement fell through
a short time later, as set forth above
months Wilbur Wright set up his machine
after had been transported from Ohio
weeks after his arrival was
able get his motor into working the in
the Wighs themselves decacy
imgined length of time taken
to arrange correctly taken into consideration
The machine is started from sort of caapult and II has
so leaving which raised
from the ground in order that the delicate
brought the earth
Frenchmen Frenchwomen children Of curl
osities which to their Wright
France but his brother Myer
that had
trouble whatever with curious The
inclined to keep their machine as much of secret possible
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
An Error

His father had found II necessary TO
rather severely punish Robert, aged
five. The little chap came running TO
me with resentment in his heart
"Auntie." he sobbed. "did God make
your"
Eyes, Robert" l answered.
"And did He make ma?"
"Yes."
"And did He make me?"
Certainly, my boy"
"And did He make pa. too?-
"Of course He did"
"Well," sobbed Robert sadly. that's
when He made mistake. The Do.
lineator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
In the chrIatmas Century.

In his discussion OF MY Experiences
With. and Views Upon, the Tariff in
the Christmas Century, Mr.. Carnegie
explains that his views upon the sub
ject-'which | still hold as firmly as
ever and have never changed ed'-were
formed in the early seventies by Adam
Smith, who was not the bigoted free
trader he is generally supposed to
have been. and by John Stuart Miiis
celebrated paragraph which sums up
the matter"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
POPULAR MUSIC

Popular music has melody has rhythm- has simplicity
is easy to remember and quote Schoolgirls can
play 1t without doing serious violence integrity of the
musical score the main intention composer In listen
Ing to popular music little the isten
er required One Is borne along the full OF
mony the flowing stream of melody To the
unresained enjoyment OF music of this quite as leei
mate recreation as to read light comedy
me music that easy to perform remember has
and holds Its place-Philadelraia Ledger
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
Younq America.

NARROW was three years old. One
day his mother said TO him: Now.
Marlow, you may go outdoors to play
for while. but If l see you crossing
the street 10 play with that naughty
little boy, Willie Burr, again. III give
you hard, hard spanking"
Half an hour later the mother looked
out after her boy and saw him playing
with Willie Burr. She raised the win
dow and called. with forced gentle
ness:
MARROW. come here to me"
Marlow came. but as he did SO, he
turned to his companion and said
"You stay wight here. Willie. I'm
doiD' In to det spanked. Ill be wight
back"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
A Scientists opinion.

Mr. Bilkins Cooking up from the pa
per)-"Tbe eminent physician, Doctor
Greathead. says there is no exercise
so conducive to health in woman as
ordinary housework-"
Mrs. Bilkins--"Huh. I'll bet he's
married. New York Weekly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

lRVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT bid fair to become
mllionaires within decade. This Dayton, o.. pair
brothers, who have been working their wonderful
aeropane in both America and France being
trailed by Germany and several other European
countries, which hope to perfect themselves in this
the latest mode of modern warfare.
But until their contracts with both America and
France are fulfilled the Wright brothers will
into further agreements, they say.
The mishap at Fort Meyer in which Oryille
Wright severely injured by falling with his
aeroplane distance of 70 feet however, made
in the plans of the brothers. The machine
the American demonstrations to be started
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

difference in the plans of
paired and soon the Ameri
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
ANYBODY Lost Anv7

Cannot some wise one tell us
Ito ease our wondering mind),
Who Is 1t loses all the fault
That other people find?
&C. X. Shettefly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
No IeIIinu.

Eat. drink and be merry today.
That's sage advice.
For by tomorrow foodstuffs may
Advance in price.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
Not Interested In Baby.

Little Freddie was told by the nurse
one morning that the stork had visited
the house during the night and left
him little baby sister, and asked II
he would like to see her.
Il don't care nothing about the
baby" said Freudie. "but I'D Ike to
see the stork."-Delineator
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

writer in current magazine tells
us all about How to know n mad dog. =
That's Ill right. for people Who care<o
know mad dogs. The average man
doesn't
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
HOWARD E. BURTON, AssAYER q CHEMIST

sPecimsn prices; prices Gold, Gold, silver. lead. a.; gold.
anidc tests Mailing envelopes and fun
ei Umpire work solic,tsd Ienaxi,. son,ral snd
Reference. Carbonate National Bang
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26
JlCCESJZZZ light (1SS

C h In e had
been invent
ed. Then the
flights were
made as Sc
cretly as pos
sible and the
brothers re
fused to al
low pictures
to be taken
of the mech
anism or OF
the airship
as a whole.
AS a result
It was only
natural that
w 1 l b IL r
w r l g h t
at LIE Mans,
f r a n C e
should decide
tA o1ann In
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-11-26

late the aeroplane
with as much ease as
did his older brother
far across the Allan
tic in France.
The account of the
trial trip at Fort Myer
points out the posi-
billtles of the aero
plane. Wilbur Wright
in France made trips
which were much like
those which his bro
ther took at Fort
Myer. He made his
b e s t per formance
when he enclrcled the
Les Hunaudieres race
course over seven
times and maintained
a speed slightly over
80 miles an hour. VIII
bur gained such SUI
perb control of his
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-17
Proposed Amendment.

That section 176 of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 176. Laws shall be passed tax
ing by uniform rule all property ac-
cording to it's true value in money,
and the legislature may pass laws tax
ing incomes, but the property of the
United States and the state, county
and municipal corporations, both real
and personal, shall be exempt from
taxation, and the legislative assembly
shall by a general law exempt from
taxation property used exclusively for
school, religious, fraternal, cemetery
or charitable purposes, public hos
pitfalls under the control of religious
or charitable societies, used wholly or
in part for public charity, and per-
sonal property to any amount not ex-
ceeding in value two hundred dollars
for each individual liable to taxation;
but the legislative assembly may, by
law, provide for the payment of a per
centum of gross earnings of railroad
companies to be paid in lieu of all
state, county, township and school
taxes on property exclusively used in
and about the prosecution of the bust
ness of such companies as common
carriers, but no real estate of said
corporations shall be exempted from
taxation in the same n and on
the same basis as other real estate IS
taxed, except NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
shops and buildings, used exclusively
in the business as common carriers,
and whenever, and so long as such
law providing for the payment of a
per centum on earnings shall be in
article relating to assessment of rail
road property shall to be in
i force.
ALFRED BLAISDELL,
Secretary of State.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-17

election or elections. Any constitu-
tional amendment or other measure
referred to the people shall take effect
when it is approved by a majority OF
the votes cast thereon and not other
wise, and shall be in force from the
date of the official declaration of the
vote. The enacting clause Of all
initiative bills shall be BE it enacted
by the people of the state of North
Dakota" This section shall not be
construed to deprive any member OF
the legislative assembly of the right
to introduce any measure. The whole
number Of votes cast for justice of the
supreme court at the regular election
last preceding the filing Of any Pc
tition for the initiative or for the
referendum shall be the basis on
| which the number of legal voters
necessary to sign such petition shall
be counted. Petitions and orders for
the initiative and for the referendum
shall be filed with the secretary OF
state, and in submitting the same to
the people he and all other officers
shall be guided by the general laws
and the act submitting this amend
ment until legislation shall be es'
pecially provided therefor. This
amendment shall be self-executing
but legislation may be enacted espe
cially to facilitate it's operation.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-17
Proposed Amendment.

That section 1853 of the constitution
Of the state Of North Dakota be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1853. No land shall be sold for
less than the appraised value and III
no case for less than ten dollars per
acre. The purchaser shall pay one
fifth of the price in cash and the re-
naming four-fifths as follows: One
fifth in five years, one-fifth on or be-
fore the expiration of ten years, one
fifth on or before the expiration of fiji
teen years, and one-ifth on or be-
fore the expiration of twenty years,
with interest at the rate Of not less
than five per cent per annum payable
annually in advance; provided, that
when payments are made before due
they shall be made at an interest pay
ing date, and one years interest in
advance shall be paid on all moneys
so paid. All sales shall be held at
the county seat of the county in
which the land to be sold is situated,
and all be at public auction and to
the highest bidder after sixty days
advertisement of the same in a news.
paper in general circulation in the
vicinity Of the land to be sold, and
also published in a newspaper pub.
lished at the county seat and also in
a newspaper published at the seat OF
the government. Such lands as shall
not have been especially subdivided
shall be offered in tracts Of one quar-.
ter section and those subdivided in
the smallest subdivision. All lands
designated for sale and not sold with.
in two years after appraisal shall be
r%eappraised before they are sold. No
grant or patent for such lands shall
issue until payment is made for the
same; provided, that the lands con-
tracted to be sold by the state shall
be subject TO taxation from the date
of such contract. In a S the taxes
assessed against any of said lands for
any year remain unpaid until the first
Monday in October of the following
year, then and t%hereupon the contract
of sale for such lands shall, if the
board Of university and school lands
so determine, become null and void.
Any lands under the provisions OF
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-17
Proposed Amendment.

That section ZIG of the constitution
of the state of North Dakota be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. ZIG. The following named pub
lie institutions are hereby permanent
ly located as hereinafter provided,
each to have so much of the remain
ing grant of one hundred and seventy
thousand acres of land made by the
United States for other educational
and charitable institutions" as is al
loted by law, namely:
First. A soldiers home, when
located, or such other charitable in
stitution as the legislative assembly
may determine, at Lisbon, in the coun-
ty of Ransom, with a grant of forty
thousand acres of land.
Second. A blind asylum, OF such
other institution as the legislative as
sembly may determine, at such place
in the county Of Pembina as the
| qualified electors of said county may
determine at an election to be held
as prescribed by the legislative as
sembly, with a grant of thirty thou
sand acres.
Third. An industrial school and
school for manual training, Or such
other educational or charitable institu'
ton as the legislative assembly may
provide, at the town Of Glendale, in
the county of Dickey, with a grant OF
forty thousand acres.
Fourth. A school of forestry, or
such other institution as the legisla'
tive assembly may determine, at such
place in one Of the counties of Nc
Henry, Ward, B%ottineau or Rolette as
the electors of said counties may
determine by an election for that pur'
pose, to be held as provided by the
legislative assembly.
Fifth. A scientific school, or such
other educational or charitable insti
tuition as the legislative assembly may
prescribe, at the city of Wahpeton
county of Richland, with a grant OF
forty thousand acres.
Sixth. A state normal schol at the
city of Minot, in the county of Ward;
provided, that no other institution OF
character similar to any n of those
located by this article shall be es
tablished or maintained without a re
vision of this constitution.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-17
Proposed Amendments
To The Constitution.

The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the state of
North Dakota, having passed the
Tenth Legislative Assembly, will be
submitted to the Eleventh Legislative
Assembly for approval or rejection.
Proposed Amendment.
That section lao of the constitution
OF the state of North Dakota is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 140. Amendment. Railroad
corporations and common carriers re-
CURED to keep Office in the state and
make reports. Every railroad cor
poration and common carrier organized
in, or doing business in this state,
under the laws or authority thereof,
shall have and maintain a public Office
or place in the state for the ransac-
ton of it's business where a record of
the transfers of it's stock shall be
made and in which shall be kept for
public inspection, books in which shall
be recorded the amount Of capital
stock subscribed and by whom, the
names of the owners Of the stock and
the amount owned by them respec-
lively, the. amount of stock paid in
and by whom and the transfers Of
sdlu SIOCh, lue duOuuI VI us dSSeIS
and liabilities and the names and
place of residence of it's officers. The
directors of every railroad corporation
and. Of every common carrier doing
business in this state shall annually
make a report, under oath, to the
auditor of public accounts, or some
officer or officers to be designated by
law, of all their acts and doings, which
report shall include such matters
relating to railroads and common car
riers as may be prescribed by law.
Similar reports shall be made to such
other officers and at such times and
places as may be required by law and
the legislative assembly shall pass
laws enforcing by suitable penalties
the provisions of this section.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-09-17

section 1853 of the constitution of the
state of North Dakota that have here
tofore been sold may be paid for, en-
cept as to interest, as provided here
in; provided, further, that any school
or institution lands that may be re-
quired for townsite purposes may be
paid for at any time and patent issued
therefor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09

hand store at Stevens Point SO
Henry will become mere liant now.
Matt Hemmis and son John were
Stevens Point visitors one day last
week.
Albert Slater was a visitor at the
Matt HemmiS home on Wednesday OF
last week.
NJ, II. Munger came home last week
from Beuna Vista where he had been
canvassing for some time.
March went out rather quiet, but
April came d roaring. Rather cold al
so for spring. but we don't despair OF
warm weather yet.
John Hemmls was a caller at Grand
Rapids on Saturday.
Isaac Roe, was Stevens Point visi-
tor Friday.
Eugene Clendenuing and John Wo-
loSick were Plover visitors one day
last week.
Frank Winkler and daughter Ella
| were callers at Plover Friday last.
Frank Pascavis went up to SOmmer-
set last week to be treated fer rheum-
{ atism.
Nj. H. Munger called at A, E. Pixies
one day last week.
S. E. Warner worked for Fred Fo1
a few days last week, helping him or
| the house.
The lodge of the of VS. met Sat
urday night at Fred FoX's. Quite
number attended,
Matt Hemmis and wife were caller
at Ployer, one day last week.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
PITTSvILLE.

John Werner was a business visitor
at Marshtield last Tuesday.
Chas. Wagner returned 10 Milwau-
kee last Saturday after few weeks
visit here.
Robert Houston has recently traded
his office building on Second Avenue
70 the Oftelie and Stondall Land Co..
for Ford Touring car. Every one on
The Veedum road, ''clear the track.
Ansel Grover of Bovey, MIMI. is
business visitor in town this week.
The Crown Orchestra has been en-
gagged to furnish music for dance to
be given at Babcock next Saturday
night.
Will Clark of River Falls, vas a
guest at the Junkman home the fore
part of this week. Can it be possible
that Ue are 10 lose another good school
mann.
There is a Eeg form of chicken pox
in town this spring, The victims do
not break out until three weeks after
exposure to it, and the sores are a
whitiSh color instead of red. The d.
seaSe is very contagious and the city
schools are closed this week On account
of it.
w. III. Slime purchased the Land
ford house on the north side. G. A,
Pelow is now thrown out upon the
mercy of the cold world and must
needs do likewise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-04-09
MEEHAN.

George DeCIark of Arnott, was a
business caller at Matt Hemmis on
Wednesday of last week,
S. e. Warner and sons LOnnie and
George hauled wood to PloVer last
week.
Arthur Clendenning hauled a load
of hay TO Plover one day last week.
August Sosong was PlOver visitor
on Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Chas. Slack and two children
are visiting her parents. Charlie has
gone up north TO look for job, says
he is tired of the section.
Mike Hemmis visited his parents
one day last week.
Matt. HemmiS was a Stevens Point
caller one day last week.
Jos. Green visited at home part of
last week.
Henry Krohn of~StevenS Point,
visited his brother Arnold at this
place over Sunday.
e. L. Bailey and wife were visitors
at Stevens Point last week.
Caroline Voight of the County Line
was Meehan visitor one day last
week.
Fred Fox has put an addition onto
his house.
M. III. Munger was Plover visitor
one day last week.
Henry Blood has purchased a second