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The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
ODD FELLOWS HEAR
MEMORIAL SERMON

The nintieth anniversary of the found
ing of Odd Fellowship was observed by
Frontier Lodge l. o. o. F. Sunday
evening when the members marched
to the Congregational church in body
and heard an able sermon. appropriate
to the day, preached by Rev. w. j.
Brown. The church was crowded and
the SPECIAL musical features added to
the enjoyment of the service.
Mr.. Brown brought out many ex-
cellent thoughts from his subject.
Friendship. Love and Truth The
following are some of the many good
points:
Il believe that Odd Fellows are of
that broad-minded, rieht-thinking class
who do not claim that the lodge is
religion or that it can tate the place of
the church. The great underlying
principles Of our order are the Father
hoed of God and the Brotherhood of Man.
Odd Fellowship teaches lessons and puts
these lessons into practice. The aim of
the order is to do rather than to know.
The fruitaee of the practice of the vir-
tues for which those three words, friend
ship, love and truth, stand, gives to
our order its right of being. They are
the three links of Odd Fellowship, in
separable as the hues Of the rainbow.
.t0dd Eol1oyvahin ia a faithful allv If
Christianity and the handmade of
practical Godliness. To be good Odd
Fellows we must be grateful to God,
loyal to our country and fraternal to our
fellowmen. 1t is deeds that Odd
Fellowship insists upon and what a
long list our fraternity has to its credit.
l believe that honor and respect for our
beloved order is to be gained by hold
ing it in its right relation to the higher
and sacred needs of the soul.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
MEDAL IS
AWARDED
Dr.. c. N. Barker Shoots Highest
Score at Competitive Match of
Rifle Club for National
Association Medal. f.

The first competitive shoot Of the
Dickinson gun club for one of the
National Rife association medals was
held on the range Sunday and while the
weather conditions were not good for
high scores, the shooting was not bad.
Dr.. C N. Barker was tho winner of the
medal, making "a points out Of pos
sible IS. About is members of the
club competed in the contest. The
medal was the one which should have
been contested for in 1908 but was never
put up as the club was organized late
in the season. The 1909 medal will be
competed..for the latter part of the sum
mer.
The conditions of the contest were
that-th medal should 60 to the highest
score in five shots each al 200. 800 and
500 yards The totals of some COM
petitors do not show the good scores
made. A total score of Is is possible
at each range and A. J. Osborn and
Dr.. Barker each made Fl at 800 yards,
while W.. j. Zimmerman made "a at
SOC yards and Drs. Anderson and Barker
each %. The club is especially weak
in its shooting at 200 yards. 20 being
the highest total made by anyone.
The following are the totals of some
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
DICKINSON MEN GET
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT
Will Furnish Large Number Of Horses Standing Rock Reservation
Indians THIS Contract Let Washington this Week
to Three Well Known Enthusiastically the Same i
Last Years Big Deal in Horses.

:. Western North Dakota parties have
again been awarded the government
contract for furnishing horses to the
Indians on the Standing Rock reserva-
tion for this year.. the same contract
which Eve Dickinson and Mandan men
received last season. The contract was
let at Washington this week but Just tie
mere details#of the deal have been
received here as yet. There are only
three in. the deal this year. including
w. S. Parkin and two Dickinson ranch
ers. The contract is similar to last year
and involves $3.50. 600 or more. The
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
! LOOKING Up GAME
LAW ENFORCEMENT

1t is up. to the gun clubs and the
sportsmen of every city and town in
every county to see that the new game
laws are strictly enforced and Robert
Burt of Valley City. who is one of the
three district deputies for southern
North Dakota. was in the city Wednes-
day, talking with prominent members
of the Dickinson club and urging upon
them the importance of living up to the
laws themselves and seeing that others
do. He was also looking over the
ground for the selection of the best
candidates for the appointment Of one
or more wardens in this county.
Mr.. Burt, in speaking Of the new law,
said that the sentiment about the state
generally showed willingness to abide
by the laws He said that their enforce
ment depended largely on the gun clubs
and the citizens and If they violated
the reeulat ions. the law would be
difficult to enforce. The fact that duck
and goose hunting is no longer allowed
in the spring is perhaps the most I'M
popular part Of the law but those who
have studied the situation believe that
as soon as the change is in working
order. the sport will be better even
though it is shorter. u,
Here in Dickinson Mr.. Burt found
those with whom he talked willing to
abide by the law and to see that the
other fellow did. Some of the most
important features in the game law
were published in the PRESS few
weeks ago. One fact was perhaps not
clearly brought out. If q man is caught
out in the fields with gun and a hunt
ing dog out Of the season. it IS prima
facie evidence against him and he may
be fined not less than SO and costs or
more than $50.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01

more complete details will not be known
for day OF two. ~
Last year this contract was success
fully handled by A. H. Arnett, W. L
Richards, G. M Frye, W. s. Parkin and
W. C.Badser. It was one Of the biggest
deals Of it's kind ever pulled of IN this
part of the state as the contract had
usually been let to eastern parties and
it was considered big thing for west
ern North Dakota that that part Of the
country should furnish the horses to the
government. The contract called for H.
252 head and the amount received was
over $500. 900. =
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
BUILDINGS TO Be MOVED
.;ia4 FROM RlanT OF WAY

The Northern Pacific is making the
arrangements to complete it's plans in
the approach to the depot from the west
and it will not be long now before all
the buildings which are in the way
will have to be moved. Last week the
PRESS told Of the CHANGES which must
be made by the Hughes & Deiters Elec-
tric company, on which work will soon
be commenced.
The Mandan Mercantile Co. has al
resdy started its changes and some oi
the smaller buildings which are in the
way of the proposed tack are being
moved now. The stables were moved
some time ago to point outside the fire
limits in the Frye addition. This weel
wolkmen are moving the machine shor
and storehouse around at right angles sc
that the long side will face Willard
street. The cement and plaster store
house will then be moved from the
present location beside the track tt
the open space between the machine
shop and lumber warehouse. The drive
ways will probably be changed from
their present location but it will depend
on the final arrangements just where
they will Sc located. Y Nothing definite
is settled about the elevator. It must
be moved but it's location depends on
the wishes ofsthe n. P. and they have
not given the Mandan people an official
notice yet. The elevator will probably
be moved within month or six weeks.
The firm expects that when all the
changes are, mace it will have more
room and be more conveniently arranged
than at present.
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
Anays NEIL BUYS the
MITCHELL BARBER SHOP

u e The Mitchell barber shop changed
hands again this week when it waa
purchased from Ihomas Nottingham
iby Angus Neil. Nj. Neil takes possess
sion next Monday. no has been en-
ployed IN different barber shops in Dick
ainson and other points Tor some time
and isswell experienced In the buai.-
'nsss, knowing how y frst-class shop
.shonld 81 eonduc Iottinsham
md John Foster viii remain with the
5sstabl blishnient - N aansiantly
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
THREE MATRoHs Of CITY
ENTERTAIN LARGE PARTY

The most pretentious. and largest at
tended social affair undertaken BY, Dick
inson hostesses this season was the card
party and luncheon given by Mrs. Dan
Manning. MrG Js5sK. Porter and Mrs.
SIN. Ferris in the rooms of the Com
mercial Club Thursday afternoon.
There were about 100 invitations issued
and lis or more attended the affair
which was, pronounced q particularly
jolly and pleasant occasion.
The spring idea was carried out in the
decorations and luncheon, the coloi
,scheme being violet and white. The
rooms looked like a blossoming flower
garden. In all the windows and in the
corners were plants in blossom. with
dainty colored paper butterflies perched
about the curtains and flowers. Each
table had floral decorations of carna-
tions, sweet peal, OF violets. The
long table in the center had a center
piece of violets dropping from basket
while overhead were festoons of purple
and white crepe paper, caught at inter-
walls with clusters of violets. The
chandeliers also had punches Of violets
and floating butterflies.
The early part Of the afternoon was
spent in card playing. There were 22
tables. For those who did not play
cards, there were several guessing con-
tests at the lona table.
Luncheon was served al S clock from
the individual tables and the large
table which seated about 20. The
place cards were hand painted with
violet sprays and the favors were small
violet baskets with violet candies and
salted nuts. The menu was very elabo-
rate and the violet and white idea was
carried out as much as possible even TO
the ice cream which was tinted violet
color. Il.
The three hostesses, Mrs. Ferris. Mrs.
Manning and Mrs. Porter were assisted
/ in serving by Mrs. Y. H. Stickney and
the mattresses were Misses Grace and
Mabel Curie. Della Spears. Grace Crowl.
Kate Coleman, Mary Nolan, Cora Walton,
Flossie Jennings and Margaret Mckinley.
Dorothy Stickney and Cecil Porter met
the guests at the door and showed
them to the cloak rooms. .:l. #
The Dickinson press., 1909-05-01
DolWle And pvckHoRns !: /
" BUY GLADSTONE STORE

The Lefor Brothers of Gladstone have
sold out their general store in that town
this week to John Dolwie of. Dickinson
and Anton and Carl Duckhorn of Glad
stone and will soon be free to 90 where
they feel that the greatest advantages
are offered. The sale this week in
cludes their general store with the en-
tire stock of goods and large line OF
farm implements and machinery, also
the hall and the residence of Frank
Lefor. y. ~, .y-.-a-
The purchasers expect to take posses
sion about June first and will do bust
ness under the firm name of Dolwig 6.
Duckhorn Co.. Mr.. Dolwig, who is to be
the manager, has acted as deputy in the
Office of County Treasurer Riessbeck fol
the past two years and has proved to be
an expert accountant and very capable
business man. He came to this country
not many years ago with ambition fol
his capital stock and now his name
appears in the list with the heavy tas
payers of the county. The Duckhorn,
have been in the country quite q few
years and have been prosperous in theil
ranching and farming operations and
there is no reason why the new firm
should not be successful.
Mr.. Dolwis will make his home in
the Frank Lefor residence.
/, The Lefor Brothers still hold consider
able property in Gladstone and vicinity
and as yet they have not fully decided
on the future location. Some of the
boys recently moved to Oregon, where
they are now permanently located. The
deal this week was made by Mess.
Frank and Adam Lefor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
"Another Nickel Saved"

A year or two ago a barrel OF Ice
water was placed outside OF Berkeley
Temple for the benefit Of passers-by,
but 1t was found to be somewhat Of
an undertaking to keep 1t filled with
water, and 1t was necessary to be on
the watch somewhat, lest pitchers for
home use should be filled from the
barrel. At length the plan was en-.
larged, and a large tank placed where
the barrel stood formerly. This tank
contains $500 feet of coiled pipe,
through which flows the aqueduct wa
ter, drawn by means of faucets. The
upper part of the tank is filed with
$500 pounds OF ice, which keeps the
water cool for drinking purposes. The
labor OF drawing water and filling the
barrel 10 obviated, and II some per-
son cares enough now for a pitcher
of cool water to go after 1T, double
benefit is derived and twofold mis-
sion accomplished.
When passing by there one warm
noon, SIX or eight workmen were
waiting their turns to refresh them
selves with the cool water. "Ah!"
said one man after he had taken q
good. long draught, that's better than
beer" YES" said another, wiping
his lips, "and another nickel saved
for tn ould CONAN" The scene was
an object-lesson on the drink Ques-
on.-Springfeld Union.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
aslss ..l.|
THE CLASSIC HORRIBLE
EXAMPLE.
By DR.. Frederick Peterson.

It is true that whenever a child ID
born the forces Of nature bear down
upon 1t with. all the hereditary i'm
petus of a hundred million years to
make and keep 1t a normal average.
But 1t is also true that there are
powerful factors which may defect
and pervert this hereditary tendency
to a normal average, and these fac
tors are such as affect the nervous
system: diseases and poisons. In
sanity and epilepsy are among the
diseases that faint our progeny. Al
cohol is the chief poison that has
this baneful power. AS an example OF
what one individual may do / might
cite the oft-quoted Jukes family in
the State of New York. One hard
drinker was the originator Of this
family which over a generation ago,
when Dugdale wrote his book, had be-
come already 1900 in number. In
his summary Of the study Of the Jukes
family of degenerates the author
says:
"Over a million and a quarter dol
lars Of loss in seventy-f1ve years,
caused by a single family 1900 strong,
without reckoning the cash paid for
whiskey, or taking into account the
entailment of pauperism and crime on
the survivors in succeeding genera
tons, and the incurable disease. lido
cy and insanity growing out of this
debauchery and reaching further than
we can calculate"
This is one family.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
se6,9s1.92
No Right to Offer Premiums.

The following communication re-
ceived by Attorney-General Stirling,
from R. /. Suber clerk of the board
of supervisors, explains itself: e
"At the July meeting of the board OF
supervisors of Winston county, the
board, in connection with a COMMITTEES
of the Winston County Fair Associa-
ton, in joint convention, offered pre-
miums for the best worked roads in each
beat in the county, the board agreeing
to pay 500 from each beat. The cont
mittee from the fair association agreed
to give to the man having the best
worked roads one road machine to cost
not less than 500. Now what the
board wants to know is, whether they
had the right or the law on which to
offer these premiums, inasmuch as the
roads were already worked by contract I
The board has since rescinded the above
act, but for their own satisfaction they
want your opinion on the matter"
Answering this query, the attorney
general intimates very briefly and d.
rectlv that the board had no right to
offer the premiums, in his opinion, and
the action of the body in resembling the
order appears to have been wisely
taken.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
weevil Taking More Territory.

The movement of tile boil weeyil has
covered more Mississippi area during the
past thirty days than during all the
year up to a month ago, according to
map prepared by Mr.. w. Dwight Pierce,
first assistant to Mr.. w. d. Hunter, in
charge of the Southern field crop insect
Investigation work OF the bureau OF en-
tomology, United States department of
agriculture.
So great is the Importance of the re-
cent discoveries made by Mr.. Pierce, who
has been assisted by Mr.. Tucker, of his
own department. and Prof. r. w. Esrnei.
entomologist at the A. & NJ. college at
Starkville, that Mr.. Pierce deviated from
his usual rule of reticence and consented
to an interview upon these results, tell
ing the places where the weevil has been
found during the past month.
The investigation of 1908 showed that
the weevl had not then crossed Pearl
river on its eastward flight, and that il
had barely got over the Illinois Central
railroad at one or two points. Since then
eastward, and during the past month has
spread from it's former eastern extremity
in Pearl River and Hancock counties I'M
til it has reached almost into the heart
IF Harrison and in the southwest corner
of Perry, with only one county to cross
to reach the Alabama line. There has
been little spread north of Jackson, and
the present extreme line of infestation
runs from q point few miles south OF
Greenville in Washington county, almost
on q straight southeastern line through
Jackson. leaving Hattiesburg ten miles to
the east. Virgins, in Harrison county,
With an imaginary line to Beauvoir, near
Biloxi, the insect has been found at nu-
uerors places along the Gulf & Ship Is
and railroad.
Among the points where he has been
recently found are Glen Allen. Washing
ION county; Rolling Fork, Sharkey coun-
ty; Holly Bluff, Yazoo county; Satartia.
iazoo county; Jackson, three miles north
and three miles SOUTH but not east of
Pearl river; one mile south of Cato, Ran
Kin county; Braxton, D'Lo and Menden-
hall, Simpson county; all through Jeffer-
son Davis county; Mt. Olive, Covington
county; three miles east of Mt. Olive;
around Clyde, in Lamar and Forrest
counties; four miles east of Purvis, La
mar county; four miles west of Brook
yn, two miles west of Make, at Helena
and north and south of Bond, Harrison
county.
The insect is also believed to be in
| the southwest corner of Smith, and in
the southwest corner of Perry, although
no investigation has been made in either
place. Both are perilously near the line
Of infestation already determined.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
JACKSON
Money From Railroads.

Z. R. Maxwell, secretary of the rail-
road commission, is gradually complet-.
ing the compilation of his data for the
makeup of the commissions biennial
report, which will include all the or
ders, actions and statistical matter.
which has been the outcome of the work
Of that body during the past two years.
In the last mentioned class is included
he mileage and valuation statistics of
the several railway lines, with the State
ad valorem and privilege taxes, the r..
suit and summaries of which have been
recently published. AS the tables show,
he total valuation of all railroad prop
.rty for the year 1909, was $40, 069, SOS,
while that for 1905 was $46,351 ,O16, an
Increase during the two years, accord
ing to the final equalization by the com
mission, of $2,71s,652. From this val
uation for the current year, or to the
first Of October, 1909, State tax OF
1894 will be Forthcoming, compared
with $27s, 106.09, an increase of &c.,
311.91 for the twelve months.
The privilege taxes also showed =
slight increase, which was felt to great
er or less extent by all the systems, the
privilege assessment for 1908 having
been s6o,521.76, and for 1909, $685.
9s1.92. As indicating the rating of the
roads for privilege tax, the following
table will demonstrate:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
10 EMS VS.. In
GuBATORS.


Uncle Sam has indicated the hen
In o bulletin just issued by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, as a result OF q
careful investigation OF the problem
az hens vesus incubators," the hen
somes on with flying colors. Not only
does the hen hatch more eggs out of a
given setting, but the resulting chicks
are worth more.
Among the details and figures which
the department issued as a result OF
the experiment station test are the
following:
From s79 eggs. incubators Matched
SIS chicks. or 60.6 per cent.
From 27s eggs set hens Matched
as chicks, or 1873 per cent.
Chicks Matched under hens weigh
Cd heavier than chicks Matched in In
eubators.
THE mortality of hen-hatched
chicks brooded under hens was % per
cant and of incubator chicks, 49.2 per
cent
"Hen-hatched chicks made greater
gain in weight than incubator chicks. !"
The bulletin also INDUCES in the
following conclusion:
TT may be true in practice that the
incubator will hatch as many chicks
on the average as the sitting hen, be-
cause the hen sometimes breaks eggs
in the nest and sometimes quits her
job. two things the incubator is not
guilty of, though occasionally the
lamp will go out, the temperature will
60 wrong and all the eggs will be
spoiled"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
"remperance Street."

One of the most striking and ut the
same time most practical monuments
ever erected to the cause Of. Temp
erance may be seen in Temperance
Street, Worcester, England. A GER
tain man who had spent much money
on intoxicants suddenly awoke to his
folly, and determined to save the
sums he would have otherwise fritter-
ed away in this direction. With the
money thus saved he erected a fine
row Of cottages, giving instructions to
the builders for certain bricks to be
SO arranged as to form the words.
The; blessing Of God on total absti-
nence from all intoxicating drinks. s.
Culver.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
Geologist Finds Mines.

Prof. A. L. Lowe, state geologist Of
Mississippi, has been conducting some e1-
tended Investigations of the stone and
mineral and silica deposits in Northeast
Mississippi through Tishomingo and Lee
counties, and reported these researches
have resulted in the location of valuable
deposits of red and yellow ochre, pot
ters' clay, building stone and silica. Prof.
Lowe has been attracted to the field upon
reports of former Investigations, as well
ns his own general knowledge Of the
typographical and geological conditions
there generally.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
Total Abstinence and Industry.

Industry is becoming alive to the ef-
fects of the liquor traffic upon its en-
ployees. "Off duty as well as on
duty is now largely its dictum. In
a word, pledge of total abstinence is
in many instances becoming the sine
qua non of employment The friends
Of Temperance Reform are delighted
with this new addition to their pro-
gram. AS they go forward in their
efforts to make the nation sober, they
cannot fail to feel with augmenting
experience the helpfulness Of this atti-
tude on the part Of employers.
The railroads have done good SER
vice in this field, for to them we trace
the genesis Of the movement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
PUNISH FOR FOREST
FIRES.


The law ought to provide very
strenuous punishment for every man
responsible for q forest fire. In Eu-
rope q penitentiary sentence would
not be regarded as too severe for
such an offense. The timber Is now
becoming one of the most valuable
crops on the farm, and a farmer
ought to have no more patience with a
Ore In his woods than he would have
with fire in his fodder stacks or corn
shocks. Forest fires not only de-
stroy the young growth and stunt
the larger growth. but are one Of
the most effective means ever de-
Yised for impoverishing land. They
burn up the humus, and vegetable
matter by which alone the land Is
made rich. You wouldn't let a man
andanger any other crop or your land
by IRE; why then should you let him
ondanger your timber crop?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-05
Talk Good Roads.

Good roads was one subject that took
up the attention of the Mississippi SUI
pervisors' association, which held Q two
days session at Jackson. The first thing
on the program was an address, by Agri-
cultural Commissioner Blakeslee, the
burden of which was good roads. The
second feature was an address by At
torney-General Stirling, who spoke. chief
~ on the road laws. He emphasized
what he has long preached in opinions,
that in dealing with the road law, as
well as other statutes, supervisors must
not transcend the powers specifically
given them in the code.