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The Dickinson press., 1909-04-10

by D. w. Mckenzie. all fees paid to
the county by candidates for nomination
at the primary election of 1908. in Stark
county, were ordered refunded to said
parties on the grounds and for the
reason that said primary election law
is unconstitutional, in so far as the
collection of fees from candidates are
concerned. Motion prevailed.
The following road petition. signed
by Fred Traumann ct al was received
asking for a change and to lay out a
highway, to-wit:
Change road running on section line
from east to west between sections
30-31-29- and 81, township 1873, range
81 to avoid a certain hill in that
vicinity, passing through the north half
of section 31-138-92 for about a quarter
of a mile. to be established by survey.
The board OF motion named April
30th, 1909 as the date for viewing said
proposed change in said highway.
Road petition signed by P. J. McGraw
ct al, asking for the opening of all Sec
ton lines running east and west and
north and south in township 139, range
SO. The board on motion set April 10Th,
1909 as the date for deciding said appli-
cation at a meeting to be held at the
Office of the county auditor, Dickinson.
N. D., by said board of county commits
SiOnerS.
The commissioners will also decide on
the following applications at their meet.
ing in the Office of the county auditor,
Dickinson, N. D., on the 10Th inst.
to-wit:
Petition signed by Peter Hubert, e1
al, for the opening of all section lines
running east and west and north anG
south, township 1873, range SO.
Petition signed by Herman Leutz
ct al, for the opening of all section
lines in township 40 and the south two
miles in township 14l. all in range SO.
Petition signed by Jos. Schultz ct al.
for the opening of all section lines in
township 1877, range SO.
Petition signed by Fred Traumanr
ct al, asking for the opening of al
section lines running west and east ant
north and south in township 1873 rang
90.
Petition signed by Chas. H. Wayne
ct al, for the opening of all section
lines running east and west and nortl
and south in township 139, range go.
Petition signed by Jacob Neidhardt,
ct al, for the opening of all section
lines running east and west north ant
south in township 40 and the south tw'
miles in township 141. all in range 81
] Petition signed by Andrew From ask
The Dickinson press., 1909-04-10
Tn former Years
In resi- Hannenings in Dick
ms IF cen md Twenty-Five
Y. ars Ago his Week. : F:

From the PRESS of April IL. 1884.
The Northern Pacific has over five
miles of side tracks.
S. M. Ferris has bargained for 800
Minnesota cattle.
w. F. Cunningham is holding the
throttle on engine No. 564.
Jerry Broodbent expects to leave
Monday for Boone, Iowa.
1. c. Hay, one of the enterprisine
proprietors of the Belfeld town site, was
in the city Wednesday.
The Misses Crowley and Spears and
Mrs. Hills are retained in the schools
for the coming year.
Master Mechanic Phelan came in from
Fargo Monday. He Is interested in H.
200 sheep al the Carnation ranch.
From the PRESS of April IA, 1894.
Sutherland & Son brought in one car
of mixed cattle from Cooperstown Mon
day.
Duncan Mckenzie. one of the old time
Missouri division brid9emen. returned
this week from a four months visit in
Nova Scotia.
F. w. Lash was up from the Cannon
Ball this week. He has charge of 5000
of the Dayton sheep. and reported the
loss of forty during the storms of March.
The county treasurer has received
81. 621. AZ from the territorial treasurer
on account of the semi-annual payment
OF the proportion of taxes due to this
county upon the gross earnings of the
N. p.
Stark county has been organized near
ly a year and has built a substantial
jail, purchased a large safe and ex-
pended money for other necessaries. yet
she has enough money in the treasury
to pay off ever dollar of her indebted
ness.
A feature of the North Dakota Stock
Growers convention here April 10 will
be the banquet and ball. The general
committee includes John Currie, A. N.
Jefferies, A. H. Arnett, D. S. Little
hales. William Best. H. L Dickinson
and ". H. Walton. Those on the recep-
tion committee are D. Manning. A. C.
McGillivray, G. w. Lee, VIM. Ray. W.
l. Richards, v. H. Stickney. L. A.
Simpson. A. S. Robson. A. ]. Streeter
and N. c. Lawrence. The floor commit
tee is J. P. Tingle. Jerry Hayes, j. A.
McGresor. A. T. Crowl and E. Deffe-
bach.
The Dickinson press., 1909-04-10

running north and south and east and
west in township 1873. range 81.
Petition asking for the opening of all
section lines running east and west and
north and south for public highways in
township 139, range 81.
Bill of Jacob Forster for Sill. 10 case
of Helena Berger, was disallowed on
the grounds that said case is a Dunn
county charge.
Bill of j. A. Eslick for $40 was dis
allowed. account not sworn to.
In the matter of estray cow taken up
by Thos. Ridl. Thomas Oukrop was on
melton appointed appraiser of said
estray.
The board have arranged to view
roads in the vicinity of South Heart
tomorrow. April 9th, and this meeting
stands adjourned until their return to-
morrow afternoon.
T J. s. WHITE. County Auditor.
April 9th, 1909.
The board returned from South Heart
at $50 o. m. and resumed their
deliberations at the court house.
Owing to natural obstacles in the
direct line of road recently opened
through New South Heart, from north to
south across the county q variation from
section line was necessary between
sections IS and IA, 1898. and the
board allowed Mr.. Kennedy, the owner
of section IS, through which it was
made necessary for the road to run, the
sum of $225, in full for material and
labor for building fence. the riRht-of-
way through said section being donated,
gratis. to the county for road purposes.
The county surveyor, MI. Veigel, accom-
panied the board and will file a plat of
change of roadway at said point in this
Office later.
On motion the board adjourned to g
a. m. April 9TH.
Dickinson, N. D.. April 7th, 1902 q. N.
The board convened pursuant to ad-
journment all members present.
The board decided not to furnish any
seed grain this season because it would
be too late before the grain could be
secured for seeding purposes and on. the
further ground that it requires 100 petit
TONERS, free holders in the county, re-
questing the commissioners to furnish
seed grain before they can take action
in the matter and only about 40 had
signed up.
The board on motion allowed Messrs.
Le0nberger and Dickinson SIS each for
moving fence between sections 1 and 2
1896, where road was recently opened
for public travel.
The auditor was directed by the
board to notify all justices of the peace
of Stark county, that in future unless
section 9699, revised codes, has been
fully complied with. relative to the
issuance of warrants. CHARGING the COM
mission of a crime or public offense. the
complaint must first be submitted to the
states attorney for his approval before
the warrant a be issued. unless as
prescribed in said section, no Justice of
the peace shall receive any fees or
allowances, whatever. for any act done
or services rendered in a criminal action
OF proceeding commenced or prosecuted
in disregard of the provisions of this
section.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid by warrant,
viz:
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OFFICIAL
Proceedings of the Board of Com
missioners of Stark County,
North Dakota.

Dickinson, N. D.. April 5th. 1909.
The commissioners met on the above
date in regular session present, D. w.
Mckenzie, Herman Leutz and Chair
man A. Jopp.
The minutes for the last quarter were
read and on motion approved al read.
The following bills were on motion
allowed and ordered paid by warrant,
viz:
Boulger & Hughes. II IDS. limo
leum at IS c. per yd... ...... SIC IS
7. Cuskelly, milk for pest house. 7 80
Walton & Davis. lumber. etc.,
for court house repairs. ....... 90 81
F. W. Turner, work on Jail 49,. SO As
A. Jopp. per diem and mileage,
list quarter. 1909. . ........ II 50
D. w. Mckenzie. per diem and
mileage. 900. ....... ....... 10 90
Herman Leutz. per diem and
mileage. so 90
John Riessbeck. postage, etc., for
JAM. February and March,. 40 "a
J. G. Saunders, clerk hire IA 90
G. A. Perkins. mileage state vs.
Perkins & Weyrens. county physi: ~
clans salary, list quarter. $50. 81 90
W. R. Veisel. survey Cuskelly
c. A. Bloom, work on Columbia
hotel. 49,. 1 96
J.. P. Jingle, supplies. IS 90
w. A. Carter, printing ....... 9 90
M. L. Ayers, printing ......... 4 IS
Walker Bros. & Hardy, supplies IS IS
Walker Bros. & Hardy, supplies 181 81
Reed Bros. supplies for pest house IS 10
Cfo11o pO,,1dnv o1n~L vodsakou ~
deeds Office. so 90
Benzie Drug Co., paints. medi-
cines and supplies. 103 IS
D. W. Mckenzie, transportation
for pauper... .............. s so
D. W. Mckenzie, road tools. . . "a 90
Peter Reuter-. papering. calcimin-
ing and paper hanging court
house observation-disclosures 40 90
John Riessbeck, commissions COL
lectiOns u~nOrganiZed ......... 10 OF
Peter Decker, road work for 1908 81 90
Andreas From. road work for 1908 20 90
Us. White. express and drayage IL go
A. B. Stein, hospital fees for
county paupers. ........... 143 10
j. A: Wiech, boarding prisoners,
jailOr' ssalary, service and mile
age for quarter ending April
ISL, 19U9 ....... ........... 587 Us
A. |. Baker, prohibition cases. 6 90
5. L. Price, prohibition case. s 90
John Gross, prohibition CASE. 9 90
Ralph Darling. prohibition case 4 20
Joseph Bleth, prohibition case.. 4 20
D. W. Mckenzie, transportation
for pauper. 1s so
Mike Hogan, prohibition cases.. 2 40
X. N. Buckley. prohibition cases 2 50
Geo. Purtilar, prohibition cases 4 so
John O'Day, prohibition cases.. 4 so
Harry tombstone. prohibition cases 4 so
VIM: Heckel. prohibition Eases 4 so
r. y. Colburn, prohibition cases 4 so
=. ). DeFrance, prohibition cases 4 50
j. A. Wiech. case North Dakota
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warrant, except in two cases in Justice
FOlsOm's court, and one in Justice van
der Lass court where it was necessary
to employ Interpreter service. the fees
in each case were cut from SIS per day
to 81 per day and ordered paid by war
rant.
N. Mcclellan, representing the Austin
Western Company Limited, appeared
before the board and requested that his
company be given a trial to show what
could be done with their road machine.
called New Era Elevatine Grader and
Wagon Loader" The price of which
laid down at Dickinson is about ST. 200.
Mr.. Keller offered to ship in the mach
inc free of charge to the county and
furnish an expert to build one mile of
road also free of charge and at the expi-
ration of which time if the commits
sioners decided that the machine has
not been found capable of doing the
work specified in the contract the mach
inc will be removed at the expense of
said company.
Mr.. Crawford of the Mandan Me,can-
tile Co., and another gentleman repre-
senting the North Dakota Metal Culvert
Company, of Fargo appeared before the
board in the interest of two culvert
companies but as they were not pre-
pared to order any culvert material at
present, hot knowing Just what was
needed in each district for the coming
season, nothing was done. The matter
will probably come up later. just as
soon as the board aScertains what they
need in this line.
The commissioners entered into con-
tract with Mr.. Mcclellan to give his
machine a trial and one will be shipped
to this point in the neal future.
Affidavit of publication of estray calf
by Geo. Kohn vas received and request
made to have appraisers appointed but
as the publication was made in Morton
county instead of Stark the commissioners
refused to appoint appraisers until said
KOhn had complied with the law.
Bond of the Belfeld State bank, county
depositary. Sc, 600, was approved and
ordered filed.
Bond of Cornelius Williams, justice
approved and ordered filed.
The auditor was on motion instructed
to issue notice to Rudolph Finger, to
remove fences now O~bstructing roadway
in the vicinity of New South Heart. near
the new bridge recently constructed over
the Heart river, and unless the same
has been complied with within twenty
days from service of this notice the
board shall cause such fences to be
removed.
There being no further business the
board on motion adjourned to April 10Th.
1909.
j. S. WHITE, County Auditor.
The Dickinson press., 1909-04-10

70 GlAAcSI Od1lluS. ........... Il w
Valentine Koch of the firm of Ehli &
Koch. Dickinson. made affidavit to the
effect that he was assessed on his print
ing outfit, a semi-weekly newspaper in
the city of Dickinson for the year 1908,
when as a matter of fact the material,
press. ETC., belonging to said company
had not been received here until about
May 1st of said year and was therefore
not assessable for the year 1908. The
board on motion instructed the auditor
to abate the taxes on said assessment
for said year.
On motion the following warrants
were destroyed in accordance with Sec
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29

gone eAce..- D.lInS and Cornelius Rubner. After awhile even Brahms suggested home, and his young com panion eagerly agreed to adjourn the session On the way home Brahms asked his companion. whose name he had not heard. By the way. do you know this young director Rubner?"
 Are you interested in him?" he ask ed by way of answer.
 Certainly. Adolf Jensen thinks he is not only great. but genial. Don't you know himT''
 T know him very well. He is an ar rogant. conceited fellow. who can do nothing and knows nothing"
 The pleasure of the evening was spoiled by this harsh opinion as to a man whom Brahms had made up his mind to like. The next morning he at tended, with some others, a breakfast at Jensen's. where he told the story. He had hardly finished when the door opened and Rubner walked in.
 That's the man who slandered your friend" said Brahms. and when ev- erybody laughed he suspected what was told to him as soon as the first man recovered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
Using the Fire Buckets.

In many business offices fire buckets are placed, filled with water. in readi- ness for an emergency. It is seldom, says the Scientific American. that in- structions for use are pinned near the supply. The wrong way to tackle an incipient fire is (usually) to hurl the whole co7tents of bucket on the spot. Most of the water Is wasted by this means. A heavy sprinkling is more effective The water may be splashed on the blaze by hand. but a more use full sprinkler Is long haired white wash brush. One of these should hang beside every nest of fire buckets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
THE MONEY QUESTION.
An Inquisitive Younester and an In-
 aeuious Father.

An Inquisitive Youngster and an In-
 oenious Father.
 Papa" began Gunston junior, "when the government of the United States began to coin gold and silver money 1t was necessary to buy the gold and silver, wasn't itT'
 "Yes. my son." replied Gunston sen- for rather cautiously.
 "Of course, papa" resumed the youngster, you'll be able to tell me where the government got the money to buy the gold and silver."
 "Why-er-of course" stammered Gunston senior as he put down the pa per and gazed thoughtfully at the boy. "Now, let me understand you. The government wanted to coin money, and in order to do so it was necessary to purchase gold and silver. You want to know where the government got the money to buy the gold and silver p That's right" chuckled Gunston junior gleefully. and a great joy filled his being as he thought of his all i'm portant sire struggling with the simple question.
 "Why, sonny, the government simply issued dollar bills and bought gold and silver with them. Anything else?''
 'Yes," said Gunston junior. "where did the government get money to buy paper for the dollar bills f'-Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
A STRENUOUS RULER.
Daring, Goodness and Bravery of
 James w. of Scotland.

Daring, Goodness and Bravery of
 James w. of Scotland.
 One of the interesting characters of history is James ", king of Scotland from 1473 to 1513. He was athletic, courageous and fond of adventure. In putting down insurrectiors and i'm proving the criminal administration of the country he was foremost in the ranks and did not shun a hand to hand contest. He married a daughter of Henry VII of England and made a treaty which secured peace between the two countries. He labored to build up a navy and develop commerce and showed skilIful diplomacy in dealing with other nations. He was killed in battle at I1odden. where his army was disastrously defeated by Henry VIII
 Those were strenuous times, when it was necessary for king to be a fight CT and to inspire hi% obstreperous sub 5ects with some degree of terror. King James used often to go about the coun- ry fin different disguises. not only be- cause he loved adventure. but because he could thus secure information on the state of the nation at first hand.
 It is related of the vigorous Scottish king that once when wandering through the hills during the night be was over taken by a violent storm and was obliged to take shelter in a cavern near Wemys, which Is one of the most re- markable antiquities of Scotland. Hav- Ing advanced some way in, the king discovered a number of men and wo- men ready to begin to roast a sheep for supper From their appearance he sus- pected that he had fallen into evil con- pany. but as 1t was then too late he asked hospitality from them till the tempest was over. They granted it and invited the king, who was un- known to them, to sit down and join | them at supper. They were a notori- |ous band of robbers and cutthroats, kand this fact soon dawned upon James
 As soon as they had finished their Supper one of them presented a plate lon which two daggers were laid in the form of St Andrews cross. telling the king that this was the dessert they always served to strangers; that he must choose one of the daggers and fight him whom the company selected as his antagonist. The king. realizing that he was to be murdered, instantly seized both daggers. one in each hand, and plunged them into the hearts of the two robbers nearest to him He then dashed out of the cave and made his escape. returning as soon as pos sible with body of soldiers. by whom the whole band was arrested and pub licly anged.-Punxsutawn Spirit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
They Don. Like Funerals.

eff you want to know just how sensitive some Washington folks are listen to the reasons some of our ten ants give for canceling their leases said a renting agent. Here are the complaints from five families who want to move because they live on flu neral streets A lot of people, it ieems, are sensitive about that There ire certain streets in town-those near churches where many funerals are held and those leading to the various ceme- .eries-which are usually travelled by funeral parties. Houses in those streets are becoming poor investment. There Is more moving from those houses than from any others we have anything to do with, and generally the movers give as the reason for their dis satisfaction the fact that the sight of SO many hearses gets on their nerves" |" Washington Star.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
THE HORSE WON.
Beat the First Locomotive on the B.
 and O. Road.

Beat the First Locomotive on the B
 and O. Road.
 The first locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio had sails attached. So di6 the cars. These sails were hoistec when the wind was in the right direc ton so as to help the locomotive.
 The rivalry between the railroads using locomotives and. those using horses was very bitter. In August 1880. an actual trial of speed was held between a horse and one of the pioneer locomotives, which did not result in favor of the locomotive. The race was on the Baltimore and Ohio. the locomo tive being one built by Peter Cooper who also acted as engineer.
 The horse, a gallant gray. was in the habit of pulling a car on a track par allel to that used by the locomotive. At first the gray had the better of the race. but when he was a quarter of a mile ahead MT. Cooper succeeded in getting up enough steam to pass the horse amid terrific applause.
 At that moment a band slipped from a pulley. and. though MT. Cooper lacer- ated his hands trying to replace it. the engine stopped and the horse passed 1t and came in the winner."-Van Nor den Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
The Saragossans.

It is said that the queer. composite race of people that dwell upon the waterlogged hulks of the Saragossa sen. In the mld-Atlantic. have a pretty theory about death. They believe that those to whom the messenger comes when the sun Is shining brightly are transported straight away to a heaven of warm fresh water only four feet in depth. in which they may wade and disport themselves to all eternity. On the other hand. those who receive the call of death in hours of darkness must needs endure a probationary pc riod before they can enter into the future life The Saragossans are in addition firm believers in premoni- tions. omens and foreordinations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
-,tso ,Iks kad I5s ass Always B1r z.zFp ~ ,LZW-tE
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE.

Nearly 4,O00 German factory owners have formed an association to study the problem of smoke prevention with the dual idea of suppressing a nuis- ance and to obtain higher boiler eff ciency.
 Meteorological records seem to lend support to the belief of Delaware fruit growers that the spring advances of 13 miles per day.
 A bird cage holder that may be stood on a table. and yet which will sus- pend a cage so that 1t swings freely has been patented. a Bird fanciers claim that pet birds thrive better in swinging cages.
 That the Romans made their ink from soot and tannate ot iron is the lyzed the contents of a bronze ink vase dating from II B. C., recently un- earthed in westphalia.
 The germ that causes gastric trou- bles in children has been discovered by a Russian scientist, who says 1t flourishes on the skin of fruit and vegetables. In butter and in the rind of most cheeses.
 By introducing air into water at the bottom of a ships pump forming an able to elevate the water more than the theoretical 8 1-3 feet of which a suction pump is capable.
 The Chinese government has adopt ed an elaborate scheme of educetion, modelled on Japan's. but with a Western curriculum. which. when car ried out in It's entirety. will compare faovrably with that of any other na- ton.
 The new electric locomotives which haul the Great Northern Railways trains through the Cascade Mountain tunnel. weigh 230.OOO pounds each. de- velop more than 20O0 horsepower and can exert a drawbar pull of SO.0OO pounes.
 Studies of sweet corn by the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture have shown that it makes little difference whether the corn be grown in Northern or Southern lat itude so far as the sugar content is concerned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-29
A ROCKING STONE.
New Yorl<'s Souvenir of the Remots
 Glacial Period.


 Glacial Period.
 Though tens of thousands of persons yearly see the great rocking stone of Bronx park in New York city, few realize that it is the city's most con- spicuous souvenir of the glacial period. when all of this section was covered with an ocean of ice some 1.5O0 feet thick that was moving slowly toward the south
 That pinkish bit of granite, weighing thirty tons, standing seven and one half feet above It's rocky base. being ten feet broad and eight feet thick. came from the far north. carried in the reslstless icy arms of the glacier that swept over the continent down to this latitude. marking it's path by de- posting great powders as 1t moved and leaving scratches on the firm rocks beneath, from the sliding. grinding bits and masses of granite that set tied to its base and were pushed along as 1t moved.
 This same bowlder left it's mark on the bare face of the rocky hill to the north of 1t. in which lies the crocodile pool. There the scratches are visible today. pointing to where the powder stands and telling the story of part of its travels.
 When the melting ice departed from the great block of granite. it left 1t standing through the ages a rocking stone so delicately poised that a pres sure of fifty pounds exerted on it's most northern angle causes its apex to sway north and south about two inch es.-New York Herald.