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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1909-08-27

The old Maryland Journal, now called
the Baltimore American, in getting out
an anniversary edition commemorating
its 136th anniversary, which fell on
Friday last, the goth Of the present
month, prints an exact facsimile of
the Maryland Journal as it appeared on
that day, one hundred and thirty-six
years ago, and among other articles Of
interest in same we find the following
advertisement over tn e signature Of
George Washington, which The Tribune
thinks it we'll worth reproducing, as
showing that the Father of His Coun-
try" had an eye and mind for other
matters as we'll as for those of armies
and statecraft. Following is the ad-
vertjsement verbatim as it appeared in
the Maryland Journal Of l773:
Mount Vernon in Virginia,
July Is, 1773. :
The Subfcriber having obtained Pat
ents for upwards of twenty thousand
acres of land on the Ohio and Great
EpQhawa (ten thousand acres which
are sfituated on the banks of the firft-
mentioned river, between the mouths
of the two Kanhawas, and the remainder
on the Great Kanhawa, or New River,
from the mouth, or near it, upwards,
in one continued furvey) propofes to
divide the same into any fzed ,tene-
ments, and leafe them upon moderate
terms, allowing a reasonable number
Of years rent free, provided, within the
space of two years from next October,
three acres for every fifty contained in
each lot, and proportionably for a lefer
quantity, fhall be clearsd, fenced and
titled; and that, by or before the time
limited for the commencement of. the
firft rent, five acres for every hundred,
and proportionably, as above, fhallf be
enclosed and laid down in good grafs
for medow; and moreover, that at leaft
fifty, good fruit trees for every like
quantity of land fhall be planted on the
premifes. Any perfons inclinable to
settle on these lands may be more fully
informed of the terms by applying to
the fubscriber, near Alexandria, or in
his absence, to Mr.. ,LuND WASHING
TON; and would do we'll in communicat-
ing their intentions before the 1ft of
October next, lin order that fuficient
number of lots may be laid off to an
fwer the demand.
AS thefe lands are among the the
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1909-08-27
ANDY JONES is
BEHIND THE BARS.
Government Sieuths, After Long Search,
Run to Earth Ascending Cashier Of
the Rugby National Bsak and
Head Of Barton State
Bank.
(Fargo Forum, Aug. 21.)

VAEkO EOIOius <Au8s SA/
Andy Jones, North Dakota's frenzied
financier, is under arrest. The Rugby
banker who is credited with promoting
the most astounding deals in the his
tory of the state, has been grappled by
the strong arm of the federal author
tiles.
After being traced for six months by
secret service men and detectives, Andy
Jones. ex-cashier of the National bank
of Rugby, N. d., president of the First
State bank Of Barton, N. D.. and pro-
moter of the "Jones sheep ,industry,"
was yesterday placed under arrest and
is now held in Jail in Texas, awaiting
an order for removal to North Dakota,
where he will be forced to answer for
what is considered one of the most COL
losal frauds ever disclosed.
While Jones will be prosecuted for
deals in connection with t h e First
National bank at Rugby, being the only
matter in which the federal officials
have jurisdiction. his bond floating in
connection with the "sheep ranch" is
said to have cost eastern and middle
state capitalists thousands of dollars.
The last heard of Jones was in Min
neapolis the first week in January when
he drew a check of $1,000 on the First
National bank of Rugby. At that time
he dropped out of sight. The doors of
the bank closed and on Jan. 4, George
w. Swords of Grinnell, Ia., who was in
North Dakota closing up the affairs of
the Minot National bank, was appointed
receiver. One dividend of Is per cent
was recently paid on deposits.
Very shortly after the failure of the
Rugby bank, the First State bank of
Barton, N. D., of which Jones was
president, failed and Walter Dohney
was appointed receiver.
Federal indictments were returned
against Jones by the last u. S. grand
jury and bench warrants issued for his
arrest.
JONES BEING HELD AT DALLAS.
Jones is now being held at Dallas,
Texas, awaiting removal to North
Dakota, A copy of the indictment has
been forwarded to Texas and Jones
will be arraigned in United States court
on the matter of issuing an order of re-
moval. North Dakota officials have
nothing whatever to do until the pris-
oner is turned over to the marshall of
Texas, who will have Jones in custody
until Fargo is reached.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1909-08-27
JAMES J. HILL
WILL BE THERE.
And Address the People on the Opening
Day Of the Ward County Fair; to be
Held at Minot on tuesday, Wed n
nesday md thursday,
Sept. rs, 70 and 80.
(Ward Co. Reporter.}

b ~ r.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
September .29 and 80, will be the dates
on which the Ward County Fair associ-
tion will hold its first annual exhibit at
the fair grounds south Of the city. The
above dates have been agreed to by the
committee having the matter in hand.
James J. Hill, president Of the exec
utive board of the Great Northern rail-
way, will be present on the FIRST day
and will open the fair. At that time
he will make an address to the farmers
of Ward county and this in itself will
be worth going miles to hear.
Mr.. Hill was invited to be present by
Hon. Joseph Roach, one Of the commit
tee having the work in charge. The
following letter being self-explanatory:
St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. IA, 1899.
Hon. Joseph Roach, Minot.
My Dear Mr.. Roach have your IA
vor of the 10th instant and replying
beg to say that am arranging my en-
gagements so as to be with you on Sept.
%, the opening day of your county fair.
l will advise you later as to the hour of
my arrival in Minot. I am to be in
Helena, Mont, on Sept. 27, if possible,
and will go from there to Minot.
Yours truly, J. j. HILL. .,s
AS soon as the incorporation papers
arrive from Bismarck committees will
be sent out to make a thorough canvas
of the farmers of Ward county for pur-
pose of inducing all to subscribe for a
small share Of stock, as in this manner
all Of the farmers will have an interest
in the association and all will work hard
for the success of the organization.
The committee W ill gather large
quantities of the different grains raised
in the county during the present season
for exhibition purposes and will also
make all of the necessary arrangements
for The showing Of fancy stock. &
A large number Of first-class attrac-
tions are also under contemplation, and
the events that will be offered on the
above dates will be of such nature as
to attract thousands to the city. I ;s
It's also the intention Of the fair
association to greatly improve the race
track at the fair grounds. The racing
events that win be- offered viii betof
such nature that several of4the4f fast
horses Of the country viii compete for
the prizes.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1909-08-27
Death Of w. f. Hofius.

We clip the following account Of the
death Of w. F. Hofus, father Of our
well-known townsman C. B. Hofius,
from the Algona, To-, Courier Of the
18th inst:
After long illness the vitality Of w.
F. Hofius became exhausted last Mon
day morning, and his spirit passed away
to the reward of a we'll spent life. His
last days were painful but all his pains
were borne with a true christian spirit
of resignation and the hope Of happy
future. Even when he was scarcely
able to speak he would hum church
hymns, showing that he was happy in
the hope Of eternal bliss.
Mr.. Hofius was native of Pennsyl-
vania, having been born at Sharon,
Mercer county, in the year 1880. He
grew to manhood there and in 1854 was
married to Miss Mary Thompson, sister
of the late Joseph Thompson, long a
neighbor of the Hofius family in Union
township. Soon after their marriage
It h e young couple moved to illinois,
where they lived four years and then
moved to Kossuth county in the spring
of 1858, and settled on the land where
they have since made tn cir home.5
Seven children were born to them, three
of whom are living. Of the four who
have passed away, one is buried in Illi-
nois and three in the Algona cemetery.
The living are James, who resides at
Burt, George, on the old homestead,
and Charles, in North Dakota. The
deceased has two sister living, Mrs. J..
M. Brown Of Algona, and Mrs. Morford,
of Topeka, Kansas. He also has two
cousins in this county, Mrs. j. B. Ho-
fius and Mr.. A. L. Belton.
Mr.. Hofius was a consistent member
of the Baptist church Of Algona. He
was one of its founders and its constant
supporter. The church at present be-
ing without a pastor, it's former pastor,
Rev. Porterfeld, was sent for to con-
duct the funeral services. The services
were held in the grove near the house,
and an eloquent sermon was preached
by Rev. Porterfield, in which just praise
was given to the character of the dead.
A large procession followed the remains
to the cemetery.
August time, tells on the nerves. But
that spiritless, no ambition feeling can
be easily aud quickly altered by taking
what is known to druggists everywhere
as DR.. Scoops Restorative. Within 48
hours after beginning to use the Re-
storative, improvement will be noticed.
OF course full health will not immedi-
ately return. The gain, however, will
surely follow. And best of all, you will
realize and feel your strength and am
bition as it is returning. Outside infiu-
,ences depress first the inside nerves.
then the stomaehS Heart and Kidneys
will usually fail. Strengthen these fail
nerves with DR.. Shoop's Restorative
and see how quickly health will be yours
again. Sold by all dealers.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1909-08-27
.Homesteader Suicides.

Crosby Eagle: Sometime during last
Saturday neighbors of Paul Dahl, a
homesteader residing about twenty
miles southwest of Crosby, entered his
home and found him dead. A shot gun
was held between hi legs and his
thumb was still on the trigger, so evi-
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
ILLEGAL AFTER JANUARY |, 1910.
No More Writing of Checks for
Less than 81. .O0, Then. :

Secretary McVeagh of the trea-
sury department and Attorney
General Wichersham are being
appealed to by congressman from
various sections of the countryfor
Interpretation of the law making
it an offense to circulate checks
ofsumso of less than 81. The word
ing of section 178 of the penal
laws approved March 4, 1905, is
generally interpreted to mean
that after January 1, 1910, it
will be unlawful to write check
for a sum less than 81 to be cir
culated as money or intended to
be received or used in lieu of
money.
The protest comes largely from
the big mail order houses, al
though merchants all over the
country have joined in the de-
mand that congress at the next
session amend the section so as
to eliminate its application -
checks. "
Representative Pair 49,, 1fr
York for one has b., ,,e, = 49,. = ! ~" :,
ln'eS'isaUe what the section
mean; and ifit will prevent the
making of a check for less than
81 he has been asked to introduce
a bill asking for the repeal Of the
law. He has requested the trea-
ury department and the depart
ment of justice to give him an
explanation of the law, and he
will await the opinion of the At.
torney general and the treasury
officials before he decides what
action ne will take. The Illinois
delegation, particularly those
representing Chicago, where a
large mail order business is done.
have been investigating the eff.
feet OF the the law should it 60
into force. Merchants of Penn
sylvania are also greatly inter-
ested in the repeal of the law,
filing their protests. with the
lawmakers from their states. -Ex.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
CARRIED OFF SECOND PRIZE AT FAIR
otero County Won Second Money at the Fair
at Albuquerque. Exhibit was Fine.
Mr.. Dunn Well Pleased.

Otero county carried off second
honors, at Albuquerque, last
week, at the territorial agricul-
tural fair. The fine display of
fruits and vegetables, collected
from all over the county made u
fine showing, in the capable
hands of Mr.. j. Q. Dunn, that
came near making the county
first prize winner.
By the rules of the association
and in order to compete for the
smaller awards, Mr.. Dunn found
it necessary to bunch many of
the individual displays to make
the quantities sufficient to enter
competition, but of course this
was only where necessity arose,
these entries then being made
in his own name. Mr.. Dunn
wishes to have it understood
that he does not claim any of the
exhibits, as he had none Of his
own there, but the measure was
taken only SO as to enter eompeti-
tion the stronger.
The second prize, for county,
was 800 and the smaller awards
were: $3.50 second prize in the
individual Exhibits. of grain {;
$3.50 for the best exhibits of
forage plants; $1.O0 for the best
sweet potatoes; $1.0O for the
best display of apples on plate !;
for the best plate of ounces
SLIGO. The largest pumpkin on
display weighed 85 pounds and
was q product from this county.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
A Cruel Joke.

Miss Daisy Dimple found q
love letter that her father had
written to her mother in the
halcvon 1ays of their courtship.
Daisy read the letter to her
mother, says Judge, substitut-
ing her own name and that other
sweetheart.
Daisy's mother raved with an
ger and stamped her foot in dis
gust, and forbade her daughter
to have anything to do with a
man who would write ''such nom
sensial stuff to a girl"
Daisy then gave the letter to
her mother to read.
The house became SO suddenly
quiet that you could hear the
flies walking across the ceiling.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
Open Season for Game in New
= ,.,s.S.. Mexico. 1908

The open seasons include the
first date, but not the last. X
find the closed seasons, all that
is necessary is to reverse the
dates. Future dates indicate
that the season does.nOt open un
til that time.
Deer with horns) Oct. 15-Nov
is.
Deer without horns), elk,
sheep. No open season.
Antelope, 5 years Mar. IS,
1914.
Quail (native, crested, Mes
sina, California, or helmet)
grouse, Oct. 1-Jan. 1.
Bobwhite quail, pheasant. wild
pigeon, 5 years, Mar. IS, 1914.
Prairie chicken Sept. /, 1915.
Ptarmigan (white grouse) No
open season.
Wild turkey Nov.1-Jan. 1.
Turtle dove ug.1-Nov. 1.
Plover, curlew, snipe Sept. To-
Mar. 2.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
GLOUDCROFT HAS BAD FIRE.
Snowfall, the Previous Evening,
Saves Nearby Buildings.

Cloudcroft suffereda severe
loss by fire at one o. clock, Mon
day morning, when an entire
business block was swept out by
the flames. The fire was first
discovered in the rear of Perry
Kearney's dry goods and grocery
store and this spread so rapidly
that the entire block was soon
consumed.
The burned buildings are the
Belmont hotel, the Blacker
building, formerly the postoffice
which was not occupied now, the
Silver Lining printing office, Per-
ry Kearney's store, the Home
croft hotel, owned by the j. P.
Dieter estate; Kotosky & Men
delsnn's. the saloon huildin" own
ed by the E. P. & S. W. and oc-
cup,ed by W. H GLEASON O.
Alamogordo.
The snowfall of the previous
evening proved a god-send in
asmuch as it protected the roof;
of adjoining buildings from the
sparks which few thick and fast
from the burning structures. The
water pressure was excellent an
the variation in the wind wa
certainly all that saned the re
mainder of the town from de
struction.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
AfeS Wright Brothers Going to
~ Control Ayiation9

Havingdemonstated their abil
ity to fly, the Wright brother
are now said to contemplate the
formation of a gigantic trust tc
keep everybody else from fiyina
who will not pay tribute to them.
In other words. they claim the
basic patents ON about every.
thing that pertains to heavier
than air machines and it is said
they propose to enforce their
claims along those lines. And
yet about every essential feature
and principle for which they
claim priority of invention, is
largely the fruit Cf the researches
of Lillienthall and Langley, the
former of whom lost his life
while experimenting, and the
latter, though financed by the
government, was discouraged by
popular ridicule and left the
field in disgust, but not until he
had paved the way for the
Wright brothers to take up the
work where he laid it down, and
successfully exploit his discover
les with honor and profit to them
selves. The Wrights are entitl-
ed to a large measure of the
worlds gratitude and an abund-
ant financial return for their
achievements in aviation, but it
is to be hoped that they have
not got the business so thorough
ly under control as to be able to
monopolize this vast field of en-
deavor while the science of avia-
tion is still in its infancy.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
County Contest.

The county contest for award
ing gold medals to the pupils O.
Otero county schools who shall
deliver the best recitation or de.
clamation or draw the best mar
of New Mex, will be held atIAla
mogordo, Dec. Ii, 1909.
Those desiring further infor.
nation concerning rules Of con-
test etc. may obtain same by
writing the secretary of the as
sociation, Miss Carrie Covington,
Alamogordo, N. Mex.
R. s. Upton
Committee J. n. Helm
L. p. Farris
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
Electric Flashes

Norway boasts of the first cleo
trio smelling plant in the world
to produce pig iron.
The Sterling Electric Compa,,v
OF Sterling, Colorado, produces
both ice and electricity.
In a short time all the branch
line railroads of Japan will be
electrified.
1t takes more than fifteen mil
lion miles of single wire for the
the people of this country to
communicate with one another
over the telephone and telegraph,
Thirteen million miles of this
wire are used for telephoning and
the total length of all the wire
would circle the earth at the
equator six hundred times.
The new sixty-inch universal
plate mill at the Gary plant will
soon be in operation, contracts
having been let to the General.
Electric Company for the driving
motors for this and the twenty
six-inch axle mill. The plate
mill motor will be the largest
ever built, being capable Of pro-
duoing $500 horsepower.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21

This received honorable mention.
There was also a good display
of tobacco from this county which
received honorable mention, as
did a very large cucumber which
was on display.
The total amount of prizes won
amount to $109 and this amount
will be used to meet the expenses
while at the Albuquerque fair
and towards the expenses at El
lPaso, to whice place the exhibits
have been moved.
Senders of the Best Displays.
|, Those who carried off the
honors for the best apples from
Otero county, at the fair, were
the following persons: j. +. Cad
wallader, of Mountain Park, had
nine varieties on display which
was the largest exhibit by one
man; G. 7. Waldrip, Eli Moser,
i. q. Bays and w. H. Mauldip
sent smaller amounts from Noun
tain Park; j. Fl. Castledine,
Leslie Ellis and j. E. Orr were
the La Luz senders and Guy
Wadsworth, of Alamo, had a
good showing. The many more
sending all had good displays for
which they deserve special men.
tiaH and only from lack of space
do we refrain from enumerating
them. The senders of the best
beets and sweet potatoes were
al Alamo men, namely, B. B.
Kennedy, R. B. Kennedy, A.
Martin and T, M. Boatright.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
VALUE OF SHEEP AND GOATS.
Their Use in Clearing Brush
Land for Cultivation.

Much has been said, written
and done of late years regarding
the value of goats for clearing
brush land for cultivation or for
the growth of permanent grass.
1t is true that goats are great
browsers on brushy land and
that they will soon clear such
land of undesirable growth. How
ever, they are to be recommend
ed for this use only when all the
brush and trees on the land are
to be removed. If some Of the
trees are to remain for shade or
timber purposes, the goats will
bark many of them, causing them
either to die or to become de-
formed and almost unit for use.
The writer has just visited a
large estate in the hill land of
Missouri, where the estate is be-
ing partially cleared for perman-
ent blue grass pasture. Undesir-
able trees are cut out and the
best trees of best timber value
are left standing. Among the
good trees on this land which are
preserved for growth and future
utility are the black locusts,
which are widely known as an
excellent timber for fence posts
telephone poles and railroad ties.
The goats are not content to
browse on the tender sprouts
alone, but they persist in chew
ing the bark from the black To-
Gust trees and a numb Der of other
valuable trees so as to permanent
ly injure them.
Sheep will keep down sprouts
and weeds On cleared land almost
as effectively as will goats, and
they de not have the dernicious
habit Of trying to eat the large
trees which may be left in the
field. If the trees and other un-
desirable growth are cut out, the
sheep will eat off the young
sprouts and the foliage, causing
toe spOuts and the roots of the
original stumps to die, allowing
intervening spaces among trees
to catch in blue grass or other
pasture grass. They will not eat
the bark from standing trees of
any considerable SLEEK.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
OlOudCrOft School Notes

Melvis and Walter Smith spent
Saturday and Sunday at the
Smith ranch, in James Canon.
Misses Mirta Long, Grace
Painter, Lizzie Smith, and. Mr..
Ed. Faulkner, were callers ;,t
our school last week.
Mrs. d. P. Rock and Mrs. Me-
Mlckin, from eastern Texas, who
came up on the excursion last
Friday, spent part of their time
with us.
We gave a short literary pro-
gram last Friday afternoon. Mrs.
W. E. Carter, Mrs. w. K. Cluck.
Mrs. j. FL. Lucas, Mrs. W. E.
Matthews, and Miss Elmore
welcome visitors.-CoMM1rTEE.
The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1909-10-21
Domestic Science

Domestic science is now
taught in many of the schools Of
the country, and here is report
OF an interesting examination
that was held recently in a
Massachusetts high sehssl.
Twenty-six girls, members of
of the same class, were given a
list of thirty questions. These
questions bore reference to the
girls knowledge Of household
duties, and the answers proved
decidedly d entertaining. Twelve
OF the twenty six said they could
make bread, eighteen could
make cake and all could make
candy. Twenty-Five girls had
built a kitchen fire, twenty had
cooked beefsteak and twenty as
serted that they had prepared a
full meal. tis disappointing 10
learn that not one girl in the en-
tire twenty-six knew why new
bread is not healthful article
OF food, nor could twenty-four of
them tell what a trap to sink
is. The making of starch was
understood by twenty of the class
and sixteen said they could iron
their collars and cuffs. Twenty
girls could mend their clothes
at least that's what they claim
ed, and seventeen had made
shirt waists. Seven of the seven
teen had made but one shirt,
waist, but there was one girl in
the class who had made fifty.
When it came to trimming hats
there were thirteen girls who
knew how and thirteen who !
didn't know and hadn't tried tol
learn.
The principal of the school
framed this list of questions and
considers the answers a fair ex-
position of the domestic know
ledge of the average high school
girl. He asked the questions
with a definite object in view.
He wanted to be certain that do
nestle science was an advisable
addition to the school studies.
After the answers to his thirty
questions were thoroughly con-
idered ne admitted that there
would be no delay in establish
ng the new course, Perhaps it
vas diplomatic on the part of j
ne principal to avoid all men Ii
ion Of the true cause of the ignor-
nee of the class as a whole-
Ack Of home training and home
Encouragement. -Albuquer q u e ,
ournal.