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"rhe Offence Was Rank and Smelled
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during her stay of night and a day at the home of we'll known people.
 The morning after her departure there was delivered at the house for her belated parcel, small and compact, tucked away easily, that contained a Limburger. It so chanced that the gentleman and his spouse went to Guaymas the follow ing night. Just before leaving the house for the depot the eagle eye of the man discerned the ad- dressed parcel on top of the re. frigerator on the back porch, and he slipped it into his overcoat pocket without saying anything. Reaching the train just before starting time the couple entered the sleeping car, and within a very few minutes their berth was laid down and the lady retired, the man spreading his overcoat across the foot of the bed to get it out of the way, but remaining up some half hour longer. When he did go to bed his better half informed him that she believed that man in the upper berth had not washed his feet since his mother had com pelled him to do so when he was a boy"
 Releasing the man in the upper berth from the stigma cast upon him by the inference drawn by the lady, the gentleman raised the window and let inside some of the storm that had commenced raging outside, which served to correct the fetidness of the atmosphere in the bertha process which had to be repeated many times through the night.
 The train passed Hermosillo at an hour in the morning too early to arise and send up to the house of the owner the evil smelling package, so there was nothing to do but carry it along to Guaymas and return it to its destination. Luckily it was sneaked through the office of the Hotel Albin and up to the room to which the couple were assigned, although Manager F. M Crocker elevated his nose at sus. picious angle while the hero was inscribing his sign manual in the big autograph album kept by the hotel people. Once safely in tht room the double glass doors leading out upon the balcony were opened, the precious package wal laid out in the open air and tn, door closed. Out in the open spac' on that side of the house was a cir GUS tent. The next morning tha tent was collapsed.
 The stay of the Nogales people il the Sonora metropolis was bu twenty-four hours at the end 0 which time the offending parce was withdrawn from the balcony taken to the depot and sneake into the Pullman on the mort bound train. Approaching Em palme the Pullman conductor aC costed the man with the inquir Have you can of gasoline ou there among your baggage?" Assul ing him that the baggage containe nothing of the kind, the word { the party was taken by the COT ductor, but the expression his cour tenance bore, betokened that it w3 at a heavy discount.
 When the train reached Herm,
 sillO inc ownar of fha praciouS na
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No. 1S65-Mayme Lee, Bismarck
No. 1867. NJ Pezalla, Cayuga.
No. 1S77-Philip schunk, Bismarck.
No. 1SS0--Carl Soberg, Fargo.
No. 190S-Elmar w. Schur, Arthur.
No. 1s09-Owen J. Leonard, Bismarck.
No. 1910-F. A. Russell, Underwood
No. 1s2s-Theodore Eifealdt, Devils
Lake.
No. 1924. r. Moore, Cakes.
No. 1931--Clifton Mcvey, Elliott.
No. 1sSS-R. L. Morgan. Alta.
No. I943--Alfred Lebns Davenport.
No. 1944--John Iverson, Englevale.
No. 1866. Stole, Glendale.
No. 1852. j. Erickson, Edgeley.
No. 1962--Frank Gelmeske, Cayuga.
No. 196s-Emma Schroeder. Erie.
No. I9S1--Mike Kanter, Bismarck,
No. 1as5--Halvor q. Halverson, Hoople.
No. 199e--Harry ID. Meachem, Ellen
dale.
NO. 2002---John Fl. wisenos, Sudden.
No. 20O7--Robert B. Wilson. CharIow.
No. 2014--J. O. Elder, Marion.
No. 2025--Arthur Yanken, Washburn.
No. 2OS5-Ale Krlstianson. Maddox.
No. z0s2--Berner Lanes, Grafton.
No. 205s--H. M. George, cayuga.
No. 20ss--Cecil Proctor, Milton.
No. 2Os3--C. y. Sanders, Cakes.
No. 20s2-Dan McGrettigan, Bismarck.
No. 2114--N. White, Bismarck.
No. 21l5--J. Wishes, Strubville.
No. 2117-Waldiner Nelson, Cheyenne.
No. 2132--M. L. Carbury, jamestown.
No. 2143-E. MccormicaS, Fargo.
No. 2156--August l.. Peterson, Sawyer.
No. 2161---IA p. Loberg, Pingree.
No. 2163--Frank Gloner, Reeder.
No. 2164--C. ID. Powell, Aneta.
No. 2lS2--M M. Larson, Kathryn.
No. 22O6--W A. Palmer, Minot.
No. 2210--L #. Drake. Larimore.
No. 221s--Alfred Pendergast James,
town.
No. 2223---Jens Christianson, Baldwin.
No. 222s--Truman Dorsey, Fargo.
No. 2337--Martin Grae, Wilton.
NO. 1850. ID. Nelson, Belfield
No. 2247---Albert M. Anderson, Nc
Henry.
No. 225O--John Thysell. Dickinson.
No. 2257--J. Conner. r., Fargo.
No. 2267--O. ID. Moller, Valley City.
No. 227O-H. M. Hicks, dickinson.
No. 2274-B. Cook, Hankinson.
No. 2275-4C. c. Jorgensborg, Bis
mark.
No. 1882 Rhoda A. Wood, Menoaxen.
No. Charles Anderson. James
town.
No. William Kirby Mandan.
No. 230s--Otto Bailey. Berlin.
No. 2808--Otto Bailey, Berlin.
No. 2311-Ralph d. Fleming, Mo-
mango.
No. 2s32--Jonn Fetterer, Mandan.
No. 2344---John M. Larson. Grafton.
No. 234e--A. Bolte. Bismarck
No. 2s4s-~NeIlie Tully Bismarck
No. 2s5a--J. 7. Dinckal, jamestown.
No. 235S--John McKinnon. Verona.
No. 2S69--Cuy Saxton, Dogden
No. 2sTb--0eo M. Rriegbaum Barlow.
Mo. 2ss1- Elizabeth Snyder, bismarck.
No. 2A01--Guy Copeland, Fort Yates.
No. 2413--Adam Buerlgle. Fredonia.
NO. z4ST--Thcmas Hurley. Str0wviIie.
NO. a452--James n. Kelly, Marmarth.
no. 2464---Melvin Nestad. Maddox.
no. 24s7--Frank Hughes Hankinaon.
Nc. 2Ae2--charies w. Lydon. Mandan.
NO. 24eT--L. C Courtney. Ellendaae.
No. 24es--Ncla Olson, Mandan.
no. 2A7B--Adan Jochin. vt. Anthony.
no. s47e---Joe Freeburgee. Azax
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to rely as wholly on the word of a
merchant as that Of judge.
II do not mean 70 say that this
feature Is not Characteristic Of Amer
lean merchants. but It is virtually uni
versal In London.
But we Americans can teach the
British merchant many things 10 hts
advantage. One thing have learned
since ! have been abroad Is that hui
man nature is the same everywhere.
Local conditions are different in Lon
don from what they are In Chicago
but the human animal is just the same
in both cities. What appeals TO an
American-will as surely appeal to a
Briton IL 1t is skillfuliy brought to his
attention.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-28

Chicago, ILL.,, oct. 2S.-The first great
American merchant to invade England
is Henry @. Selfridge He has just
completed and gotten nicely under way
the largest store In London. He is
spending few rays in Chicago. In
an interview he said today:
American merchants have much to
learn from their British rivals, not
withdrawing the general impression
that British methods are antiuuated.
In spite of many customs which OBJ
viously deserve that adjective, there is
one thing in which Britons surpass
representation with fact. London mer-
chants as a rule are scrupulous In
never disappearing the quality of
their goods, and the public has come
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No. 2490--Anna Pearson, Bismarck.
No. 2544-N. p. Christensen, Havana.
No. 2545-W. f. Rathman, jamestown.
No. 2563-Maria Chapo, Mandan.
No. 2567-Earl c. Beck, Beerthold.
No. 25s7--W. III. Kelley, HeEton.
No. 25ss-Wm. g. Thomas, Mandan.
No. 2sl4--W. p. Lomas Bismarck.
No. 2617--Eugene Larin, Mayville.
No. 26Is-FHchard r. MoylAn, Bismarck
No. 262s--D. B. Beckkee. Velva.
No. 2630--James ". Davis MandRn.
No 2633-Edward Popl, Ezlendale.
No. 264s--Jasper Walstad, Rutland.
No. 265s-Mora Birdsail, jamestown.
No. s665--J. A. Walker, Bowden.
No. 2670---B. f. Aames Mandan.
No. 26S3--C. G. Roby, Mandan.
No. 26S5--Edward Ebert. LidBerwocd.
No. 2sss--J. l. EiderR, New Rockford.
No. 2721--Alex. Hersch. Harveye.
No. 272s--C. r.. Manuel, wRshburn.
No. 2745--Gust Wucherpfannig, Lid
gerwood.
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NAV EAT ALL CHE pLEAsEs.
Court Orders Husband 70 Admit Wife
TO Their Pantry.

Chicago, Oct. 2s.-when August
Hermes was asked in the Sheffield ave.
nue. police court yesterday why he lock-
ed the pantry door at his house when
he went 70 work, he replied.
MY wife eats too much; she eats
all day
Mrs. Hermes, who weighs one hum
dred pounds, while her husband weighs
twice as much said she was unable TO
get anything 70 eat until he returned
at night. nermes. who was accused Of
cruelty, was discharged after being told
to leave the pantry key behind him.
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]. e. Johnson, agent OF the N. Pc
has been notified that a Great North
thern car containing agricultural ex~
hibits of the states OF Washington and
Montana will arrive in Fargo Satur-
day morning at s:s and will be on
exhibition all day Saturday in the NJ.
p. yards. The public is invited TO In
spect the exhibit.
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DYING WISH oRATlFiED.
italian Has Big Funeral Headed BY q
Band.

BMFTUo
Kenosha, Wis, Oct. 2s.--The dying
wish of Francisco Andreola was grati-
fed yesterday when he had the oigEest
funeral ever seen here.
He had $1,000 which he had saved
from years OF labor, and when he ftund
that he was going TO die he made .
signed statement, In Which he asked
that all Of II be spent for a funeral. A
brass band Of forty pieces preceded
the twenty-six carriages.
The church win receive several hum
bred dollars for mass. He had no fam
lily. his wife having deserted him soma
time ago.
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FoR aALe--REAl ESTATE

F0R SALE-scl1e northwest corner "
First avenue and Ninth street north
Property frante 100 feet cn Ninth
stroa4. o. woufa sell site alone and
move buiidings on. !. y. vowels. 1Os
Ninth street north
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OLD ESTABLISHED implement bust
ness for sale In southeastern North
Dakota. Yearly sales $4,000. Have
to sell at once, have other interests to
look after. Stock all new. invoice
about $500. No trades and no agents
Do not answer unless you mean bust
ness. Address 613, care Fargo Forum
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clnnhlna anha.

Kansas city star. Publisher Ginn's
sgo.oo0 i ysar 10 promoss international
peace may hep. although better way
would be 10 place Kaiser william TN
der bead
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BEST MONEY. MAKING restaurant
proposition in live North Dakota
town for sale or trade. cheap, on ac-
count OF Ill health. Lock Box 1lS, Am
brose, N. d.
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WANTED 70 Ssnr--nousE.

WANTED TO RENT--A e-rooFn mod
ern house before Nov. 20: cottage
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It's a good sign II It's made BY the
Fargo Decorating Co. sign paintera
New location. ais Broadway.
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car HALLIDAY SESSIONS.
10000 chicaso School Children suffss
for Laek Of Room.

Chicago. Oct. 2s.--0ver 10000 school
children OF Chicago are forced by rea-
son Of inadequate seating accommodate
tions to cut their aktandanee to = hale
day session.
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FOR SALE-Stock generai merchan-
disc In North Dakota town; invoice
about $4,000; net PROFITS $4,000 year.
No trade considered Address SIS,
care Forum.
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FOR RENTING finest horseshoeing
shop In North Dakota; city Of Fargo;
all equipped: in connection with Car
ter's veterinary hospital: only sober
man need apply.
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FOR SALE--Between now and Nov.
well established restaurant In Fargo.
with rooms In connection. Address
S14, care Forum.
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GENERAL STOCK of merchandise for
sale In county seat OF Bowman goun-
ty, North Dakota. Invoice about S5,-
304. Bowman, N ID.
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FOR SALE-The best located ice cream
and soda water fountain business ir
this city. Best Of reasons for selling
484. care Forum.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

ron RENT-The only hotel at Lisbon
N. ID. Possession given Nov. /. Wa
III. White LUMBER Co.
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FOR SALE-Unopposed medical prae-
tice for 5000. Price OF ONCE furni-
ture, before Nov. Is; going into army
]. Mold. Martin, N. ID.
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IN ANsW ERlNG eli waAt ads. giving
q certain number care Of The Forum,
be sure to address your answer to that
number, in care Of Forum. This In
sures prompt attention.
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LAW--Czood Jaw practice in live North
Dakota town for sale for the price cf
iibrarv and furniture. A hustllng
young fellow can step into live prac-
tice and make good quick. Address
SIS care Forum.
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OUR MEAT MARKET and Grocery
Established 1886; sales $4,000; terms
reasonable. For particulars address
Badger g. Grell, Mandan, ~. d.
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HARNESS SHOP for sale on accoun,
Of ill health. For particulars write
w. G. Murphy. Havana, N. y.
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FOR SALE--Leading candy and ice
cream business. swell location. am
pie room and fine opening for restaur-
ant or cafe. Five years lease; $4,000
will swing deal. Address G. w. Lor-
ance, Fargo, N. d,
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ADDITIONAL WINNERS
FROM N.D.AT ABERDEEN

CONTINUED from page u.
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FOR SALE - General merchandise
stock and fixtures. About $1,000
sales per annum. Will discount cash
deal only. Good reason for selling,
Rent S35. Fine railroad town. One
other store. Address 609, care Forum.
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HELP wANTED--mALE.

HAVE knight printing : !. prlnt r
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WANTE Dwight clerk Apply at
once. Merchants Hotel, Wahpeton.
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WANT 4 p-Painters and paper hang
ers at ]. G. Durkee & Co. Fargo.
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FARM LANpe.

FOR sALE-The NJ. e. n OF s4-142-4g,
about Ave miles northeast OF Argus
vile. Price $50 per acre. Terms. E,
ii. Wright. South Bend. Wash.
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WANT E-Exp cylinder press
feeder. $40, care Forum.
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ON ACCOUNT or HEALTH viii sell
my meat market at bargain. The
best equipped and best located In the
state. Investigate and you win buy.
Henry. NJ D.
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MACHINERY ron SALE.

FOR 6ALE~-<1omplet GsaAr4 Scott
threshing RIG. rs horae engine. se..
inch separator. now running, In good
condition. Steel tank. truck. tender
and pump. fully equipped. Reason for
selling, must buy larger RIG. Box 2S2.
Fargo.
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WANT D-A young man to learn
photography. Call at once GLE
Front street. Nicollet studio.
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WANTED--A young man printer at
once. state experience. salary exA
pected in first letter Z. A. O'Brien,
Wlliiston. ". ID.
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WANT so MORE YOUNG MEN to
learn biography, at once, positions
guaranteed Fargo School of Telegra-
ply, Fargo N. d.
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HOUSES FOR RENT.

FOR RENT--5 room house. Enquire
1912 First avenue north.
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MONEY 70 LOAN.

We LOAN MONEY on watches, dia-
monds. jewelry and All articles OF
value. Crescent Loan Offaca. 2a0
Front street, Fargo. ~. n
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PRINTER .WANTE D---steady posi-
ton for good ad and Job man. Send
references. Times, Cakes, AZ. p.
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= Forum Want Ad VIII sen It Fsor You
a Forum Want Ad Wall Sell ri rHor Yon
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WANTE D-Two first-caas BARRIERS,
guarantee sic per week and so per
cent Kelly, the Barber. Fessenden,
M -.
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PANTS AND VEST MAKER--Good
job for capable man; pay Fargo union
bill; steady work year round. Minot
Tailoring Co. Minot, N. ID.
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sALARY ANp FuaNITuRE LoANe.

MONEY LOANED to honest employees.
holding permaneng positions, strictly
confidential. LOans On furniture, pi-
amos, etc. ON thn inatailmeat plan. w.
G. Mahon. Loo Broadway. suite 6.
Huntington block.
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AgLP MANrsp-EsmALs.

WANT ED--Laundry girls. Apply DIX
on Laundry CO.
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sPlRELLA coRsErs GUARANTEES

The NEW models, ATTY dineerent
shapes. for all forms: call and give
perfect fittinga; scores OF recommends
from Fargo ladies' Mra. A. Anderson,
nnom Is. stern block. Phone 1seg-L
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MEN WANTED NOW--To learn the
barber trade Students admitted In
october get special advantages. Write
for free illustrated catalogue at once
Moler Barber College, 27-H Nicollet
avenue, Minneapolis. MINI.
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FOR RENT--Ecuses and cottages and
stores. w. J. Lane. Phone s0T.
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FOR RENT--Modern 5@room furnished
house. Apply 1431 Third avenue
south.
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HOUSE AND sArE MOVING.

MAKE q speciality Of unusual and
heavy moving; houses, sales. raising
buildings; furnish everything. J. W..
Hodges. Phone eos.
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wANrED-RooM AND BOARD.


WANT D-First class room and board
for one person. state terms and ful
particulars. References given. 47s
care Forum.
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WANT 4 DAN experienced chamber
maid and dlshMasher PRESCOTT 1o.sl
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FIRST CALSS TABLE ROARp. lei
Ninth street north. 1881
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soAAo AND ROOM OFFERED.
soARo OFFERED.

TABLE BOARD 1lS Ninth street south
TABLE soARp at iOOs first asenue
south.
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WANT e D--Girl for house work; fam-
ily of two; eli Tenth street south.
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MEAL TICKETS For "a al The chr.
ton. 11S Eighth street nor@h
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WANT Z D--Nurae GIRL 1906 fifth ave-
nue. south. Phone sS0-L4.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-04

Hutchinson Herald: The Relia-
bic Land and Investment Company
traded their store and stock OF gen
eral merchandise, amounting to
$40, 400, to VIM, Ulmer for two
quarters OF land near Wittenberg.
Mr.. Ulmer took possession of the
business Immediately and invites
the community to give the new
business a trial. Emil Seydel and
Miss Nusz viii stay for some time
with MIR. Ulmer and besides his
daughter, Christina, and John
Schmittgall, son-in-law, have com
menced working for the new mer-
chant. The Reliable Land and In
vestment Go. has also purchased
16o acres of land north of Olivet OF
Peter Seydel for a consideration OF
$6, 400.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-04
The engineers who visited the
Panama canal recently have re-
ported that the work is progressing

Panama canal recently have re-
ported that the work is progressing
satisfactorily and that the lock
type of canal is practicable. No
one has ever seriously doubted this
fact. The question is, whether the
lock type, time, cost of construc-
tion and cost Of operating consid.
ed, is preferable to the sea level
type. We suppose that the igno-
rant public should not question the
wisdom of the engineers, but the
constant changes in their estimates
Of cost, and in the style of con-
struction, justifies us in maintain
ing some doubts as to their wis
dom. The first estimates of the
engineers who favored the lock
type placed the total cost of con-
struction at $139, ,705, 200. Expe-
rience has shown that their plans
were faulty and they have had to
be constantly changed. Now they
place their estimates at 1926, ,0OO,-
600 and other changes are under
consideration which if adopted will
bring the cost up to 100000, 900,
and an amendment to the original
bill has been presented to congress,
to authorize the secretary of the
treasury to issne bonds in the
amount of $hOO,OO0,O0O for the
purpose Of meeting expenditures
of construction. The date of COM
pletion is now placed at 1915. The
present estimates of the engineers
favoring the lock type are there
fore more than 100000, 900 in ex-
cess of the conceded maximum
cost of the sea level canal and the
time required for construction is
greater. 1t was not to be expected
that the engineers who first favor
ed the lock canal would now con-
cede that they were wrong. There
is nothing to do but proceed with
the work and pay the bills, but
with the work not yet half com
pleted, experience has already
shown that there is no laugh com
ing on those who originally favor
ed the sea level canal.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-04

President Taft will be inaugural
cd today, congress- will adjourn,
and tomorrow We shall be under Il
new administration. Many un-
solved problems will be Inherited,
5n: with the tact that Pres. Taft
has heretofore shown we trust that
he will be able to solve them wise
ly. Tt has been the mission of
Pres. Roosevelt to agitate many re
forms and to set in motion many
great projects, but it can hardly be
said that any of them have been
perfected.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-04

The Dacotah Magazine that was
started some time ago at Water
town, and which was supposed to
have passed to the great beyond
January 1st, has been revived and
moved to Aberdeen. The January
and February numbers We're con
solidated into one issue. 1t is a
high grade magazine and We hope
that its new leaae of life will be
perpetual.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-03-04

Five car loads of sisal and raw
material for the twine plant at the
penitentiary has arrived, but the
plumbing for the plant has not
been completed Warden Parm-
ley thinks that it will be SIX months
before any twine will be turned ont
from the plant, so the product will
be of no benefit for the harvest Of
this season.