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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-16
RITlcAL
SITUATION
Northern Pacific Forced to Take
Drastic Measures to Solve the
Water Question-River Here
Frozen Solid.

Last week the Northern Pacific rail
road found itself facing a critical situ-
alton with regard to its water supply in
this city. This is an important poin,
on the line. containing as it does the
round house and shops and it is here
that the trains change engines. This
requires great amount of water daily.
Hitherto the road has been able to GET
sufficient supply from the Heart river,
but the intense cold and the low waite,
have caused the supply to give out. In
many places the river is frozen solid
and where there is water, it is so muddy
that it 10 impossible to use it.
This week the company started to
pump water into the tank from the old
well just west of the tank and has in
stalled steam pump and erected q
pump house. 1t is hoped that this we'll.
with the one west of the city, will keep
the water tank sufficiently filled. How.
ever. as the latter we'll already shows
signs of failing. plans have been made
for conveying water here by the carload
from Mandan or points west.
A total of from 80. 600, 600 to IS, 600.
600 gallons Of water is used here eact
month, or over 1000, 600 gallons a day.
1t takes about $4,000 gallons just Il
wash one locomotive in the rount
house. As the situation now is. there
is plenty of water available here but il
is not known how long the supply will
last.
The N. P. is now considering th,
feasibility of increasing its water supply
at this point by tapping Green river
Supt B. o. johnson and other officials
were in the city this week on this mat
ter. Last fall the ground was CAREFUL!
looked over and engineers are expectet
within a short time to make surveys. A
pumping station could be erected a
some point on Green river, in whicl
event Hughes & Deiters would probabl!
be asked to furnish the necessary power
This would give never-failing suppl.
of tie finest kind of water. The dis
tance Is only six miles.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-16
GET GOOD PLACES
Stark County Legislators We'll
Cared for in Committee Ap-
pointments-Cattle Indem-
inty Bill Introduced.

The legislature reconvened at Bismarck
Wednesday morning. There was not q
full attendance Of members. Several
important measures were introduced, the
senate and house committees announced,
and adjournment taken until Thursday
out Of respect to the memory of Arne p.
Haueen, formerly of Tfaill county and q
member of the Tenth Legislature.
Tho senators and representatives from
Stark and Billings counties Jared well
in making up the committees and Sc
cured important places.
For Stark county. in the senate.
Senator Simpson is the third ranking
member of both the judiciary and appro-
priations committees, the two most i'm
portant ones. He is chairman of the
committee on insurance and member OF
the committees on ways and means,
mines and minerals, irrigation and
drainage, military affairs and the join,
committee on public buildings.
In the house, Stark county members
receive no chairmanships but the repre-
sentatives are ON important commit
tees, as follows: judiciary. Baker
highways and bridges, Senour
appropriations Senour; engrossment,
Evans; enrolment. Evans; muni-
cipal corporations. Baker; irrigation,
Senour. and Evans; public health,
Sehour; military afiairs Baker; coun.
ties and county boundaries. Senuor: coal
lands and mining, Baker and Evans
joint committee on library. Baker.
Senator A. 1. Martin Of Billings count.
ty secures place as chairman Of the
public lands committee and membe,
of the committees on ways and means,
warehousinG grain and grain grading.
bank and banking. public health, mines
and mineral, immigration, live stock,
animal husbandry and revision anl
correction Of the Journal. #ss.
Senator Ferdinand Leutz of Mortor
county is chairman u the public healtl
committee and q member .of the com;
mittees on appropriations and stat
affairs. 8 81
One Of the measures which this sec
tion Of the state is particularly desirioul
Of becoming q law was introducet
fconrsn.,o13 =. 800. "a . N a. \
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-16
UNUSUAL
CONTEST
This Week Sees the Close of a
Land Case Out of the Ordinary
Commissioner To Preserve
the Papers.

The last chapter of an interesting
land case which has been full of unusual
features. was enacted at the land office
Thursday. Several months ago James
N. Steele filed a contest against the
claims Of James Michelstarter for the
latter's land. The date of hearing was
set for November 19.
At that time the register of the land
Office received an order from j. o. Lytle
of Bowman, who was Steele's attorney,
stating that the case was to be called
off and that Steele would not appear to
testify. Great was the surprise of the
land Office officials when they were
confronted by Steele. who made state
ment that he had not ordered the case
to 60 by default and that he and Lytle
had had trouble over the attorneys fees,
the lawyer demanding $3.50 for pushing
the case through, which Steele was un-
willing to pay.
w. F. Burnett then became Steele 8
attorney and asked that the case be re-
instated, submitting his clients afi-
davit as a reason. The register set
January 14th, 1909, as the date of the
hearing.
Lytle protested to the u. S. land COM
missioner against the reinstatement OF
the contest. The commissioner refused
to grant the protest and upheld the
action of the local officials.
The hearing was held Thursday, with
only Steele's side of the case presented.
He offered testimony that the land was
abandoned when he took it up and the
register decided the case in his favor.
The commissioner has asked that all
papers in the case be forwarded to bis
Office and the register will send the
original contest notice, Lytle's order.
defaulting the case. Steele's affidavit,
that he bad not taken such action, the
ruling Of the register. re-instating thu
case, Lytle's appeal, Burnett's answer,
and the final decision to the commits.
siOner. =.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-16
MORE GYM TALK
Young Men Anxious to Form
Classes for Physical Development
Much Interest Already
Created in Needed Diversion.

During the last few days the talk of
starting gymnasium class of men and
boys in this city has been revived. Ever
since Dickinson has had an armory. it
has been the general opinion that such
a movement would be good thing and
every once in so often the matter is
taken up and attempts made to accom-
plish some end.
There is no question but what there
is need of such an organization in the
city. With as convenient and roomy a
place as the armory available for train
ing and so many youna men in the city
who have absolutely no opportunities
for any such exercise and instruction,
it seems as though something might be
done. 90.
The past week Homer Davis and few
Others have taken up the matter with
renewed energy and are trying to push
it through to finish. They have talked
with large number and all seem in
favor of making beginning, no matter
how small, with the hope that greater
things might result therefrom. Quite a
little apparatus is needed to start a
gymnasium and number of men in
the city who have dumb bells, Indian
clubs, boxing gloves. etc.. of their own,
have stated that they would donate this
much as starter.
The only logical place for drilling is
the armory and no doubt arrangements
can be made satisfactory to all.
The plan is to have the benefits to be
derived from the gymnasium open to
all who care to take advantage of them.
The members would be divided into
classes, as business men, young men
and boys, and have drilling and training
in physical development under the
direction of local people for the present.
There are a number Of men in the city
who understand gymnasium work and
who could be persuaded to do all they
could to make the thing success. OF
course there would have to be dues to
pay for the rental of the hall. apparatus,
ETC., but these would not be large.
When the work was well established
it might be possible to induce some
physical trainer to locate in Dickinson.
The association would not be in q
position to hire mans exclusive time
for this purpose, but by other employment
in the daytime and what the ofsani-
zation could afford to pay for instruction
three evenings q week, it might be made
worth while for q physical instructor to
come here. sJ
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-16
ESTATE SETTLED
Stark County Receives the Bal
ance Of the Late hilbert
Bryan Estate Amounting
to About 1886.

On Wednesday. R, S. Brookings of
Richardton was in the city for the pur-
pose Of closing his account in the hilbert
Bryan estate, and in doing 80 he turned
over to the county treasurer the sum of
s333.19.
hilbert Bryan was one of the early
settlers of Stark county, taking as his
homestead the southeast quarter of sec
24-139-92, not far from Antelope and
Richardton. About the year 1890 this
young settler was adjudged insane. and
committed to the asylum at jamestown.
and subsequently to the state institution
for feeble minded at Grafton. A year or
so after this, unfortunate occurrence, a
contest was instituted against the claim
by Carl Colson. Judge j. G. Campbell
was probate judge at the time and in
order to protect hilbert Bryan's inter-
ests r. S. Brookings was appointed
guardian.
Three years ago Mr.. Brookings re-
ceived an order from the county court to
sell the land at auction. Mike Palm
was the successful bidder. getting the
farm for s745. MI. Brookings paid taxes
for is years, court and all other ex-
penses, including $50 legal service re-
quired in defending the estate against
a claim of 81. 200 filed by the state Of
North Dakota. This claim was for care
of Bryan at the asylum, but it was de-
cided that the county was responsible
for the cost of his care.
As there are no legal heirs Of Milber,
Bryan the residue of his estate goes to
the county. which accounts for the
1888. 1o turned over by Mr.. Brookings.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-16
GALA OCCASION
Knights Ternplar Are Hosts at
Brilliant Social Gathering. J. B.
Dehlinger, P. E. c., Presented
With Handsome Jewel.

An event always looked forward to
with much anticipation by Masons and
their wives is the annual installation
Of the officers Of Temple Commandery
No. 12, Knights Templar. The occasion
10 made one of the leading social events
Of the winter and the Sir Knights and
their ladies spend merry evening in
banauetins, after dinner speaking and
dancing: -, B..
This year the installation occurred
on Tuesday evening and the Masonic
hall was well filled with guests. Abou,
IS Sir KNIGHTS were present in full dress
uniform and there were about an equal
number Of ladies, making gathering
Of 10 or more. Many Of the ladies wore
exquisite evening gowns and the affai,
was made an important social event.
During the early part of the evening
the newly elected officers were installed
by Past Eminent. Commander j. B.
Dehlinger. the retiring head Of the com.
mande1y.
The new officers are Eminent Comman-
der. D.. v. H. Stickney; seneralissimo
R H. johnson; captain general. w. L
Richards; prelate. John F. Davis: senior
warden. d: c. N. Barker junior warden.
Fred W. Turner; standard bearer, Joh1
van der Las: sword bearer, George
Senour; warder. w. H. Lenneville
sentinel. w. S. Russell.
One Of the most pleasing features wal
the presentation of q very handsom.
Past Eminent Commanders jewel t.
Sir knight J. B. Dehlinser. The presen.
tatioa was made by d. v. H. Stickney
in very apt speech In which he spoke
most complimentary words Of Mr..
Dehlinser's long and faithful service
as the head Of the order. MI. Dehlineel
was overcome with surprise and greatly
affected by the action Of his fellow
membefs but was able to express hia
thanks in few well chosen words. H,
had bean Eminent Commander &of th,
lodge for the past three years.
The jewel is handsome one, mad,
from . special design and consisting %
q cross Of solid gold. from which radi
ates 9 sunburst Of gold. The cross i,
deliberately enameled in black. making
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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-01-16
RECORD COLD
Thermometer Fails to Get Above
Zero For Nearly ID Days-Low-
est This Week is 20 Below
Cold Weather.of Other Years.

There is no let up in the present spell
of cold weather. For nearly IA days
now, the thermometer has remained
below zero and the records for the month
stand unequalled for 80 years. The one
good feature is that this part Of the
country has had no snowstorms to add
to the suffering. a
In the northeastern part of the state
the thermometer has registered quite a
little lower than it has here. West Of
us there have been severe billiards,
very cold weather and much suffering.
There have been many freaks In the
weather. One day last week at Gardner.
Mont, the entrance to Yellowstone park,
1000 fest above the sea level. it was
so degrees above zero. At Livingston.
so miles distant and 500 feet lower. it
was 20 below zero. with a severe snow
storm. At Butte it was 80 above and
at Helena, As miles away, it was 80
below. At Deadwood. S. D.. it was 10
below zero; and at Lead City, three
miles up the gulch. it was 40 above.
Here in Stark county there is very
little snow and the range animals, while
suffering to some extent from the cold.
have been able to Craze. In Montana
there is 2 or feet of snow and in the
Rockies 8 or 9 feet. At Portland.
OREGON. which is called the ''land of
flowers'' there is a foot of snow and
cold weather. Missoula, less than 700
miles away. has feet of snow. =.
Taking it all into consideration, it has
not been as bad in this locality as it
might have been. even though the
temperature has been low. From Sun
day. January to Thursday. January
"A, the mercury at the experiment station
never went above zero and RANGED from
S to 81 degrees below. Last Saturday it
was II below, on Monday 28 below,
Tuesday 20 below. Wednesday IS below.
Thursday 9 below. These, with last
weeks figures, represent some pretty
cold weather. Yesterday morning it was
only II below. 7s.s t5531
Thus far. this month has been the
coolest January since 1875. The average
for January Of that year was nine de-
grees below zero. For the is days Of
this month already passed. the average
temperature has been about seven below.
The present cold spell does not hold the
record for the coolest day. The lowest
official mark this month was 81 below
while In 1898 the mercury dropped a.
low as 47sdesrees below zero. /.
Il The rea defs Of the PRESS may be
Interested II q lttle ancient weather.
The earliest recorded winter tempera-
lures Of the state were taken at Fl
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
Postal May Open Office Here.

A man representing the Postal
Telegraph Co. was in Lumberton
the first of the week Investigate
ing conditions with a view to as
certaining the advisability of his
company's opening an office here.
It is not known what will be
done. The Western Union gives
excellent service here and it is
not likely that there has been any
complaint. Mr.. S. H. Hamilton
is uniformly obliging and courte-
Gus, he keeps his office open eve
nings an hour later than the COM
pany requires, and one is always
sure of quick and accurate SER
vice. He did some exceptionally
quick work the other day, by the
way, when he got a reply to a
message to New York three min
utes after the message was filed.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Damon and Pythias Tomorrow
Eu4,~.-

Evening.
The beautiful drama Damon
and Pythias will be given at the
Graded School Auditorium to-
morrow evening under the aus
plces of Unity Lodge No. POP,
knights of Pythias, and under
the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edouard D'Oize, of Baltimore,
who will appear as Damon and
Calanthe. Mrs. Fred J. Thomas,
whose talent is too we'll known
to Lumberton people to need COM
ment, viii take the part of Her.
mionc, and her little daughter,
Elizabeth, will take the part of Da-
mons little son. The other men,
bers Of the cast include Messrs.
VIII. Kinlaw, Gerald Pitman, E.
NJ. Britt, Grover Page, S. F. Cald.
well and Percy Mckenzie, besides
ten others who will appear as
soldiers and Senators.
This is one of the most beauti-
full stories of friendship ever
told. 1t will be produced with
historically correct costume and
will doubtless be enjoyed by a
large audience. Tickets are now
on sale at Pope's Drug Store
reserved seats, SO cents, general
admission, IS cents, gallery, Is
cents.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
Graded School Superintendent
and Teachers Reelected
School Closes 21st.

Lumberton's Graded Schools
will close Friday of next week
with exercises which will be
participated in by all the grades.
On account Ct the fact that the
present senior class lacks six
months Of completing the work
required for graduation there will
be no graduating class. Those
in that class will be given GER
tifcates showing the work they
have completed, in case they do
not complete the course here
next year.
At meeting of the board of
Graded School trustees held yes
terday afternoon Prof. R. E.Sen-
telle was reelected superinten-
dent at the the same salary as
heretofore, 81, 200 per year. The
enrolment this year has been
larger than heretofore, but the
attendance has been somewhat
smaller. All the teachers were
reelected at salaries of S45 per
month for 8 months, or for such
part of that time as there
are funds to run the school.
A bill of K. M. Biggs for $3.50
for supplies was allowed. N. A.
Mclean, A. E. White and w. W.
Carlyle were appointed a com.
mittee to secure a site and see
about moving the old public
school building with a view tx
using it for a colored school. The
secretary was instructed to mott
fly S. L. Smith & Co. that the
board will have some necessar.
carpenter work done on tn
school building if they will com
ply with contract so that tn
work will meet with the approx
al of the architect employed b,
the board.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
The Mascot at Opera House
Tuesday Evening.

The Mascot will be the offer
ing of the Ethel Morton Opera
Company at the Lumberton OPP
era House Tuesday night, the
18th. This opera is one of the
merriest and most tuneful of the
so-called classic comic operas.
1t has served as a model for
nearly all our later day com
posers. and it is of record that
many of them adapted as their
own many of the humorous sit
uatiOns and considerable of the
music. The opera, like all the
better class of dramatic compo-
sitiOns, requires a competent
company to properly render the
music and the comedy. In the
case of the Mascot the singers
must be of an unusually high
order and the comedians should
be Of the best. These require
ments, it is said, the Ethel Nor
ton company possesses in abund-
ance.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
PERSONAL.

Mr.. c. N Blue, of Aberdeen, was in
Lumberton yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Biggs, of Saddle
Tree, are in town today.
Prof. H. L. Edens, of Pembroke. was
IN Lumberton yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Humphrey, of Saddle
Tree, was in town this morning.
Mr.. Tom Fisher, of St. Panls, was a
business visitor in town yesterday.
Messrs. Ed. M'White and Ira Town
send, of Ten Mile, were in town Tues
day.
Mr.. Joe Aller, who lives near St.
Pauls, is among the visitors in town to-
day.
Mr.. T. B. Jenkins, of rural route No.
3 from Fairmont, was in town this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Whaley and son.
Mr.. w. w. Whaley, spent Tuesday in
Wilmington.
Ex-Sheriff Geo. B. Mcleod returned
Tuesday from business trip to Wash
ington and Baltimore.
Mr.. Everett Mitchell and mother.
Mrs. Kittie Mitchell, of Farmont, were
in Lumberton yesterday.
Messrs. A. R. McEachern and Lock
McInnis, of St. Pauls, We're among the
visitors in Lumberton Tuesday.
Mrs. Charley Thompson and Misses
Mamie Kyle and Mary Ashley, of Fair
mont, were in town yesterday shopping
Mr.. David Humphrey arrived this
morning from Charlotte, where he had
just completed course in medicine at
the Davidson Medical College.
Rev. E. M. Hoyle, pastor of the
Methodist church, who is assisting in a
meeting at LAGRANGE this week, is eX-
pected home tomorrow or Saturday.
Mr.. Isaiah Mcintyre, of Union coun-
ty, arrived Monday evening and will
spend Some time here on visit at the
home of his son, Mr.. Stephen Mcintyre
DIR. T. C. johnson went Saturday to
Whitevi,le, where Mrs. johnson is Wis
iting, in his new Cadillac touring car
and returned Tuesday by rail, leaving
his car in Whiteville with Mrs. John
son.
Mrs. R. C. Birmingham and two chill
dren left this morning for Wilmington
where they will spend a few days with
Mr.. Birmingham, who holds a position
with the Atlantic Coast Line at that
place
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
DEATHS.
Sudden Death of MIR. Stephen
Hammonds Death of an In

Sudden Death of Mr.. Stephen
Hammonds Death of an In
FAINT.
Mr.. Stephen Hammonds, 81
years old, who formerly lived at
Attention, died suddenly Tuesday
morning between Maxton and
Pates on the eastbound Seaboard
passenger train which is due in
Lumberton at 1910 O'Clock a. m.
The deceased got on at Hamlet
to go to Attention to visit rela-
tiveS.
Mr.. Hammonds was a Confed-
crate veteran and was twice mar
rled. He had no children. His
second wife died some IL years
ago and shortly after her death
he broke up housekeeping at AL
lenton and had since lived with
relatives. He is survived by a
slster-Mrs. Rozella Pitman, who
lives in Lumberton with Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Prevatt-and one
brother, Mr.. Stratford Ham,
monds, of Huntsville, S. c.
The remains were taken off
the train here and were taken
Tuesday afternoon to Attention,
where they were inferred yester-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
funeral was conducted by Rev.
J. M. Fleming, of East Lumber
ton.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
Town Commissioners Elect Of
ficers.

A meeting of the town board
of commissioners was held Tues
day afternoon for the election of
town officers. Mr.. C. B. Skipper
was reelected town clerk and
treasurer at the same salary of
$500 and it was ordered that the
tax list for the town be taken in
the same manner in which State
and county tax lists are made, in
stead of copying from the county
scroll, as heretofore.
Mr.. E. M. Britt was elected
town attorney to succeed Mr.. R.
G. Lawrence and the retainer
was fixed at $50 instead of $500,
the amount heretofore paid. Mr..
F. ]. Floyd was reelected chief
of police at a salary of $50 per
month. At an adjourned meet
ing held yesterday afternoon Mr..
A. R. Currie, formerly employed
at the oil mill, was elected night
policeman at a salary of $37. sc
per month, to succeed Mr.. A. c.
Bridgers.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-05-13
Virginia & Carolina Southern
Completed to Hope Mills.

The Virginia & Carolina South
ern Railroad is now completed
from Lumberton to Hope Mills,
except about one hundred feet of
trestleWork across Rockfsh,
which will be completed by Sat-
urday. The managers of the
road say that they will be able to
handle freight all the way
through any time after Saturday
and expect to be in shape to take
care of passengers after the 25th.
An order was placed some time
ago for an engine and passenger
cars to be shipped from Chicago
and this additional equipment is
expected to arrive some time be-
tween the 10th and 25th.