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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09
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FORMER sOREEleH COUNTY MAN
WRITES ENTHUSIASTICALLY e.
az OF HlssNEW HOME. i: a..

E., NJ Anderson, former resident of
this vicinity, now lot Bayate, Cuba.
writes the Tribune as follows:
"When !, left Bismarck about two
months ago q number, 81 my friends
asked ME, to write them i all " about
Cuba. ]. have considered the matter
and concluded it, would be- best to
write few line TO the Tribune 9s&.5
<"Now, friends. what / write is the
truth. I've now been here about four
weeks and have Watched things very
close. x bought my thermometer in
Minneapolis and it is onesof the very
best. have watched 1t very close
ly and so %farathe temperature has
averaged is to IS III the morning and
from s. to Is at noon. a person
could not wish for 9. better climate. /; /
i There. will be All kinds Of fruits
here, big tracts Of sugar cane. cot
feet chocolate, tobacco, pineapples and
garden STUFF Of allskinds. Two acres
Of the incest strawberries, all In
bloom, seen last week, were the finest
/ ever saw. There are. people here
from al over the world and they ali
cal this place paradise" and i think
they are about right. tBayate has five
rivers Of good cold water with plenty
OF 4ish In them. " :1 u = '5:s=a y w..
Our Christmas dinner was served
On the green grass and everything
was decorated with flowers y OF all
kinds and the day was passed in
singing and music. s. It was the best
Christmas I ever had. = ~ e. SF:ra5:5.>
Bayate is nicely located city and
would be a good place 70 q wide
awake man to start q small line, OF
business and make fortune in a
short time. Bayate Is known to have
the best soil on the island and fs To-
Gated right on the railroad running
nom Havana to Santiago. We have
the incest tame hay here you ever
saw, and It stands about six feet high
yand so thick that dog cannot walk
through It. 1 have thousands OF
things i would like to tell you, but
viii wait until the next time. r@5E
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09
/. WILL 90 10 TEXAS.

Underwood Miner: NJ. C. Spicer re-
turned Monday morning to Underwood
for short stay. Mr.. spicer recent,
made . trip to Texas and New Mex
ico, and vas % well pleased with
what he saw that he win probably
locate in that country. Mr.. spicei
stands high II the ranks Of his pro
fess,on, and will undoubtedly make
his mark wherever ne may go. a;
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09
DID NOT GET A SQUARE DEAL.

- OtO nv YET n SQVARE DEAL
Paul Baukol of Minot, one OF the
house clerks, feels aggrieved over al,
Item which appeared in a Minot paper
saying he was working against the bill
to locate q normal school in that town,
IN refutation Of this calumny Mr..
Baukol has secured the signatures OF
most OF the. members of the house to
a statement to the effect that he had
been, rustling for all he was worth for
the bill so ought to feel that he has
put 9 quietus on the Minot slanderer
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

Tie Pennsylvania railroad has adopt-
ssd the third rail system Of electricaf
transmission for its tunnels in the III.
entity Of New York city .2.5
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

The Dollar is still in the custorer's
pocket the article IL still In your
store IL your I'D wasn't convincing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09
WHAT !. THEY; SAY

Elizabeth A. Belk: Tuesday evening,
February 9, at Maennerchor hall the
Yeomen will hold a business meeting
and admit new members. &.I2st gss ii ssaa,s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

Valentines, valentine booklets and
post cards Il Cowan's Drug store, No.
Ala Main st 4st
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

sder u biII presented b. Senator
nuis ~ n senate the governor would
I've poMef 70 offer 4 reward OF 81 900
!. fr he arresf ia return Of { Andy
~ sea 81 <ntsof ti,e q ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

Cowans drug store is serving ic.
cream these warm days.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

~ ~ FIE9.* .Y3is. ~ 80 IL
p0ST ClRnS....For La nc olrs
sVOs OnnuU Birthday, St. Vsls
entine's Day and Washingtcr'e
Birthday at the Bismarck Static y
cry Co.'S, on Fifth street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

USE TRIBUNE WANT COLUMNS
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-09

USE TRIBUNE WANT. COLUMNS,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

ing to the uproar and its strength almost took
away the powers of motion and of speech.
The relief started from the guardhouse No
man through The darkness brought by night
ana the tempest could see the outline OF his
nearest fellow The Wilderness of the snow
would have relieved the blackness had not
the flashing of the elements blinded the vision.
l ordered the men TO unfix bayonets because
OF the danger OF cutting one another and |
gave the order passing from one man to the
other and fairly believing II into their ears
Then the order was given to secure arms and
to clasp hands 1t was only by the handclasp
that one man could tell that he had a com.
panon.
Into the teeth of the tempest we edged our
way. Twice within so yards OF the guard
house the little squad was thrown from its
feet. All sense OF direction was lost and nolh,
ing but collision with one of the low.lying
barracks buildings after ten minutes toiling
progress gave the little command knowledge
of its whereabouts. half frozen sentinel
whose post luckily was under the lee of the
barracks, was relieved and took his place at
the rear OF the hand-clasping column
"The hospital of the garrison stands, or did
stand at that time, at the extreme east end
of the island. Back of 1t along the stretch of
beach runs sentrys post A man walking
there and looking straight eastward finds no
land upon which his eye may rest That night
the ashing' fury of the waves was spent main
ly ON that lonely sentry beach. The first re.
lief managed TO reach the front OF the hospital
which gave some protection ! ordered all the
men except the one who was to relieve the
sentry on the beach 10 huddle under the piazza
while took the relieving recruit to find the
man on post.
I'VE rounded the end Of the hospital The
blast threw MS down. The wind was tearing
down the sound and the salt spray and the
snow commingled dashed into our faces We
dragged our rifles and edged our way through
wall of wind. few feet OF progress and
the blast again threw our feet from under
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

uttered word. Back over the sand We went
through the bowling and the lashing We lost
our bearings and ran into an obstruction. l
traced its outline and knew what II was. 1t
was the hospital morgue, a wooden structure
not more than Is feet square. We crawled
around II until We had reached the west side
where the shelter gave us breath: from the
doorway of the morgue came challenge that
even the noise of the storm could not smoth
er-'Who coInes thereY
The answer Relief, was yelled back by two
voices in unison, and we crawled into the dead
house There, standing guard in the grewsome
place, was colored lad, only four weeks
soldier, and within touch OF his hand, resting
on its zinc bier, was the corpse of man.
Driven by the storm to seek shelter, that
black recruit, rather than leave his post to
get the protection afforded by the hospital
had chosen in the backness of midnight and
with wind and wave raging without, to take
up his watch by the dead, because the place
where the body lay was on his post, which he
was under orders not to desert"
Two army deserters convinced a certain
raw recruit that there was something more
than words in the saying he had once heard
to the effect that republics always are migrate
full II fell on this wise:
The recruit had marched on guard for the
first time. The sergeant in charge turned two
prisoners over to him with instructions to
guard them while they drove mule team and
collected the garbage from the barrels In the
rear of the quarters II was the dead OF
winter and for the first time in years the
channel between David's island and the town
of New Rochelle was frozen over.
The recruit plodded along after his prisoners,
but being green to such work he kept close at
their heels instead Of trailing along at dis.
lance OF five PAGES as he should have done.
Guard and prisoners reached point near the
shore directly in the rear of the commanding
officers quarters. There one of the deserters
seized an empty garbage barrel and oppor,
tunity at the same instant He threw the bar
rel over the sentinels head like a candle
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

many old soldiers are stationed at Fort Myer,
men who have enlisted and re-ensted until
the sleeves of their dress coats are pretty well
covered with the stripes marking their years
OF service. These old soldiers tell many stories
of the old days when the army life was not as
pleasant as 1t is to-day and when the recruits
lot was far from happy one. In those old
days desertions We're many and some of the
stories which the veteran regulars tell to-day
of the time when they were recruits lets one
know readily enough why some men under the
old conditions did not care to follow the flag.
Here is one story of recruit life in the army
20 years ago that Is rewritten with no changes
OF fact and with only little change OF Ian
guage from the way that an old soldier told IL:
In the winter of 1888 | was stationed at
Davids island, New York harbor, recruiting
rendezvous of the army. There were about
500 newly enlisted ones stationed there at that
time The island Is little affair lying fairly
low I'm the water and without any protection
from the storms which blow in from the east
through Long Island sound.
January and February, 1888. were months
of sunshine and flowers were peeping on the
sunny side of things before anyone could guess
whether March was to roar In like the Hon or
TO bleat like the lamb Early in the second
week of that March month New York was over
whemed by tempest OF wind and snow. IL
was in that storm that Roscoe Conkling met
with the exposure which caused the illness
leading to his death In few days. IL was the
worst storm known to the history or the east
ern country The New Workers, however did
not experience its full fury, for their buildings
gave them shelter.
at was left for few recruits OF the United
States army, the men on guard, TO bear the
brunt of the blizzard and to face the elements
that gave them battle. On the night OF March
II the storm broke. AT nine O'Clock the SKY
over the sound was unclouded and there was
not a whisper OF wind over the water. Within
ten minutes the black clouds had banked up,
and In another ten minutes they were shaking
ont their burden of snow, while the wind which
had sprung to its full strength almost without
warning. was roaring down the sound from the
Atlantic. At midnight there We're great drifts
NJ snoy against every obstacle which offered
tho least resistance to the wind Out of doors
sneech was impossible for the blasts tore the
words from ones lips and smothered them
with their howiings
"On that night ! was on guard as corporal
Of the first relief The sergeant OF the guard
a few moments after midnight stepped from
the doorway of the guardhouse and was swept
from his feet by the wind. He saw what ter
rible night was ahead of us, had already come
To MS In fact and he sent man TO the quar-
ters of the officer of the day to ask PERMISSION
10 take In the outlying sentinels or to give or
ders IN them to seek such shelter as they could
find. The officer OF the days quarters were sur
Wounded with heavy evergreen frees ana tne
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

come with them if he chose. and they started
for saloon in the outskirts of the town, a
place known to them, there to wait until 1t
was time to go under cover to the depot to
take train which made no stop for many
miles beyond the place of boarding.
About an hour before the train was due the
recruit told the deserters that he had weak
ened" and that he would go back to the island
to take his medicine" They offered no OBJ
lection and their companion started for the
shore while they took a back road to the de-
pot
The recruit had soldiermaking stun In him.
He had been maturing plan all the time that
he had been in the saloon. The deserters once
out of sight he made for farm house. told
his story hurriedly secured horse and rode at
a cavalry pace for a hamlet a few miles east
of New Rochelle. He was afraid to go to the
depot to which the deserters had gone because
he feared that they would see him and, suspect
ing his motive, would take to the woods
At the little village to which he had gone
headlong on his horse, he secured the services
of a constable readily enough--for there was
reward for the arrest of deserters-and by
telling his story and by threatening the station
master with all the penalties possible of inhc-
ton by the federal government, the recruit In
duced him to flag the train.
The deserters were caught, handcunfed and
sent back TO the island.
The board deliberated long IL not wisely. and
finally reached the conclusion that the coun-
try's treasury could not well bear the burden
of the loss of the money represented by the
price of one rifle, and 1t was decreed that
the cost of the weapon should be taken out OF
the pay of the recruit who had done his duty
by the government and had showed pluck and
understanding even II he had lost a rife.
There was disguised young soldier on Da-
vids island. He was not made OF the stuff
of deserters, but desert he did The channel
was still frozen and the morning after he
learned OF the order stopping his pay there was
one soldier less to answer Here" at reveille
roll call
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

The great showmsn decided that there
was money in baby show In New
York. Accordingly, the press agent
of the Barnum show was sent over
the United States to look for babies
and get them together for an exhibI-
ton. There were babies tall and ba.
bies short II is a strange fact that
one OF the prize-winners at the baby
show secured by Sutton was Bates
afterward called the American giant.
who travelled with Barnum In his older
days.
Mr.. Sutton talked with Prince AZ
bert of England when Edward VII.
was then but lad of eight years.
mixed in the courts OF Napoleon III,
and traversed the continents with the
London Illustrated News and after.
ward with the New York illustrated
News, and the old gentleman IL nj
home discussing the flavor of a HAY.
ana cigar. Artemus Ward once said
of Sutton; There walked down Fifth
avenue one day this week man who.
were he inclined to write book tell-
irg of his experiences, might make a
fortune and be an everlasting bene-
factor to his fellowmen.'
Mr.. Sutton was the courier for the
famous Jenny Lind Yankee genins
is boosted topic In this country, bnt
II was this London man who first sur-
gested the idea of placing advertise
ments on soap and other available ar
ticles. 1t was thus he advertised
Jenny Lind. Pocket mirrors, match
boxes and pocket combs were dis
tributed freely in this way for aayer-
Using the great singer.
When Tom Thumb went on the
stage, coming from the hut of a fisher.
man, II was Sutton who first booked
him and started him on a tour. Tom
went to the court OF Queen Viet>ria.
and Prince Albert. then lad, was
given peep at the dwarf, the nurse
bringing in her little charge while SUIT
ton made Tom Thumb talk TO the
prince. Napoleon H.. was attracted
by the genius of Sutton and the Old
gentleman holds letters and tessi-
monials from the last emperor of
France as a proof of the monarchs
friendship to him.
Mr., Sutton handled the advertisinx
and did the newspaper work for the
first tour of Adelma Patti with such
success that the name OF Patti will
live forever probably. Sutton was the
first man to introduce the electro
light into the show business. This
was in New York In the early seven.
ties, The lights were placed ON the
top Of the main tent pole and at the
front entrance OF the Barnum show.
They proved of much curiosity TO the
public and proved good business
investment. After many years In tbe
show business and Mr., Sutton had ac
quired considerable wealth he retired
and purchased the famous painting
Mana and put 1t on exhibition. Tho
painting attracted great attention and
he made large fortune out OF Il
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10
AvETERAN Snowman
JOHN 2. SUTTON, WHO HELPED
MAKE BARNUm FAMOUS.
Also Contributed Greatly to Success 81
Jenny Lind, Patti, Tom Thumb
and others--Now Living
In Retirement

Baltimore. Md.-Only short dlp
lance from this city lives the pioneer
press agent of America. Mr. Johw
f. Sutton. He is also famous show
man and impresario. Much OF Tire
success of Jenny Lind. Adelina Patti.
Artemus Ward, General Tom Thumb
and the famous Barnum himself wa
due to the fertile imagination, IN
itiative and earnest efforts OF Mr.. Sus
ton. Now, at the ripe old age OF ~.
he is living a retired life in his coua-
try home. Gunston Lodge at Monktos-
The veteran OF the amusement pro
fession, while past the eighties, IL en-
ceedingly active for man Of his age
being a well-preserved and cultured
English gentleman. He is quick IN
conversation, and is still able to dezI
with any situation with the same acute,
ness that attracted the attention of r.
T. Barnum. the great circus man. wben
sutton was but printers lad of IL
Barnum got Sutton to go into the
show business and afterward pro.
NOTED him by degrees until he man
aged the entire circus, and acted as
treasurer and press agent in commune.
ton. Mr.. Sutton tells story thai
once when they were short OF clowns
he and p. T. Barnum dressed mp and
got into the ring and played clowBs
II was long time afterwards he said.
that Barnum let II be known that he
kept an audience in an uproar. whiIs
It thought him s25-a-week clown.
Sutton seemed to be born to exc
cute the plans OF Barnum's gepiur-
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

snuffer and tore his Springfield" from his
hand.
Then the garbage barrel was removed and
the recruit was threatened with death II he
made an cutlery. He was forced to march at
the bayonets point to the shore OF the island
and then to run over the ice toward the main
land with his former prisoners at his heels.
When the deserters and their victim arrived
near the New Rochelle shore hole was
Clipped In the ice by means of the bayonet and
the rifle was dropped through into the waters
of the sound. Then the recruit was told that
If he chose he might return to the garrison.
He told his former charges that he preferred to
throw In his lot with them, for II he went back
he wonld be certain to get heavy dose of the
guardhouse for neglect of duty in suffering his
prisoners to escape and for the loss of govern.
ment property in the shape of the Springfield
rifle which was now at the bottom Of the
sound.
The deserters told the recruit that he could
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

officer, looking out, did not
comprehension terrific the
storm really was, and so
word was passed that the
chain of sentinels should
not be broken.
AT one O'Clock my guard
relief was ordered out to
relieve the men on post. No
man who was on that is
land that night has In his
keeping words strong
enough to describe the aw-
full fury of that eastern
gale. The combined thun.
ders OF 20 mountain storms
could not equal the noise of
the roaring of the waves
as they pounded the shore.
The wind added its below.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-04-10

the sand for the entire length
of the sentry's beat. but no
sentry could We find. !
raised my voice and shouted.
The man within two feet OF
me did not know that | had
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-06-05

The game u base ball played at the
ball park last Sunday afternoon be-
tween Iron River and Crystal Falls
was called of in the fifth inning on
account of rain. The score stood II
to o in favor Of Crystal Falls
Miss Alma Justified and her iriend
Miss Alice Macomber of Iron River.
spent last Saturday at Crystal Falls.
DIR. Sethney. OF Menominee visited
his Crystal Falls friends the first Of
the week.
Messrs. Peter Schol and r T..
Beach returned Monday from their
famous fishing trip.
DIR. McBurney came over from the
west side in his auto last Sunday and
took in the ball game.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Leonard. Miss
Louise Leonard and will jackson Wis
tied friends at Florence last Sunday.
u. Anderson and Son treated their
store to a. coat Of. paint this week
which gives it a neat appearance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Conlin left Mon
day morning for Alpena Mich, where
they spent most of the week,
A party Of Iron Mountain people
made pleasure trip to this city in
their automobiles last Sunday.
Souvenir spoons, engraved with high
school, and bank of Crystal Falls for
sale by Jacob Bros.
Mrs James Corcoran entertained
some OF the teachers on Monday after
noon
Miss Annie Larson Of Iron River
visited friends in the city the latter
part OF last week
Mrs A. d. STYLES Of Iron Mountain
visited friends in Crystal Falls last
Tuesday.
Miss Jennie Larson has returned to
Crystal Falls. and has accepted posi-
ton 40 DIR. Darling's hospital,
Chas. Peterson OF st. lgnace visited
with friends here last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ Ross spent Mon.
day AT their cottage at Chicagon lake.
Mr. W. II. Rein took an Auto
trip to Iron Mountain las Sunday
A travelling German orchestra played
on the streets last Tuesday.
Mrs. Douglas Margison entertained
he N. q t. u on Friday afternoon
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-06-05
personals

Miss Jessie Hyslop. former Kinder
garten teacher. In our schools. Is visit
ing at the home Of Mr., Robert NUNS.
Miss Hyslop has very fine position in
Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Her school
closed early so she Is visiting her many
friends in this city, before going to
her home in An Sable, Michigan,
Miss Elsie Ford has returned from
Grand Rapids where she has been for
the past year attending the Grand
Rapids Training school. Miss Ford
passed an excellent examination and
has received first grade certificate.
Mrs. Lewis Aeschliman came down
from Amasa last Saturday and spent
several days this week visiting rela-
tives and friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Messenger and
two children. OF Iron Mountain visited
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs l. H.
Jackson last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pleck of Stur.
geon Bay visited at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs Irving Jackson this week
Mrs Pleck il a sister Of Mrs, John
Brann.
Mr.. August Erickson who has been
visiting here Tor few weeks left We'd
nesday morning for Pennsylvania. He
was accompanied by his SON, Arthur.
Mr.. J. c. Corcoran expects 70 have
his automobile ready for use very soon
He has an expert from Chicago repair
ing his machine.
Miss Effie Parks returned home from
Grand Rapids where she has been at
tending school for the past year
Mrs. Peter scholI spent last Sunday
at Iron River visiting Miss Alma
Justified.
All. A. Justified made business
trip to Menominee the fore part OF the
week.
DR.. A. NJ. Darling. wife and daugh.
ter spent tins week with Menominee
friends. -
Mrs, II. +. Beach returned from her
Ontonagon visit the FIRST OF the week