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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Big Law Suit On at Dayton

The $4,000 law suit between Miller
& Lux and number of ranchers of
Mason valley, is now being tried at
Dayton and II jury is under the con.
stant care of tho sheriff and has been
for over II week. The spacious court
room In the building is turned into n
bedroom nightly and barber chair
has been installed and II barber appears
every morning to trim the whiskcrs Of
tho twelve good men ana true. Two
deputy shcriffs share the exile of the
men aud accompany them on their daily
walks and their parade to tho dinning
RON Of the hotel The case will take II
couple Of weeks more to settle. Carson
News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Changes Made in School Law

By enactment of the. last legislature
all school districts in the state are
required to procure L suitable tiag of
the United States and to hoist the same
on all occasion demanding.
Any school district may issue negoti-
able coupon bonds to borrow money for
the purpose of giving instructions in
manual training domestic science and
agriculture. This is the first step in
the way of industrial training for the
children.
The date for the election of school
trustees is changed. Under the new
law school directors shall be elected on
the first Saturday in April and every
two years thereafter. The newly
elected trustees take Office Oh the fl; st
Monday of the following May. The
purpose Of changing the date of election
was that newly elected trustees might
be able to get n line on the applicants
for teachers positions and select tho
best
BY vote of the qualified electors of
any school district, the district may
furnish free text books to the children.
Equipment for manual and industrial
training may be provided in the same
manner.
Any county, other than one in which
there is II state normal school, or state
university, may establish county
normal training school, if there are five
students who wish to take a normal
course. 1t is the duty of the county to
provide Il room and equipment for the
work. The state will furnish and pay
the teacher. Graduates of the county
normal school course will be given
grammar grade certificates valid for
three years.
The high school law of this state has
been so amended as to bring all county
high schools under tine same general
rules and regulations as the other
schools of the state. County boards Of
education are authorized TO provide for
the erection and maintenance of suit.
able dormitories and dining halls for
high school students.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Living Gold OF Wheat Field

Take look ut the wheat field that
has been brought up to perfection, as
1t stands. Yellow as gold, with the
sheen of the sea, billowing from sky
line to skyline like an ocean of gold,
where the wind touches the ripping
wave'crests with the tread of invisible
feet. In California, in Oregon, in
Washington, in Dakota, in the Cana
dian northwest, you may ride all day
on horseback through the wheat fields
without break in the flow of yellow
hcavyheaded grain. No shade trees.
No knobs and knobs and hills and
hollows of grass or black earth through.
From dawn till dark, from sunrise in a
burst of fiery splcndor over the prairie
horizon to sundown when the crimson
thing hangs like Il huge shield of blood
i'll the haze of Il heat twilight-you
may ride with naught to break the
view between you and the horizon but
whcat-whcat. 1t is like the gold fields.
1t goes to your head. You grow dizzy
looking at it, You rub your eyes. Is
it a mirage: The billowing yellow
waves seem to be breasting the very sky
fou look up. The sky is there all right
with the black mote Of II meadow lark
sailing the azure sea. He drops liqui d
notes of sheer music down on your head,
does that meadow lark; and that gives
you back your perspective. your sense
Of amazing reality. You are literally,
absolutely really, in the midst of sea
of living gold. 1t is you and not the
lark that is the mote. You begin to
feel us if your special mote might he "A
beam that would get lost in infinity if
You stayed there long; and rs you ride
on-and on-and some more on--and by
and by come out of the leaguelong.
fenccless fields with an odor i'm your
nostrils that isn't exactly like incense
it's too fugitive too fine, too sublimal of
earth. 1t is aromatic, Il sort of altar of
roses. the imprisoned fragrance of the
billions upon billions of wheat flowers
shut up i'll the glumes Of the heavy
headed grain here. And that's the odor
of the wheat.-Minneapolis Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Lived l52 Years

VIM. pnrr-Englnnd's oldest man
married the third time nt 12O,
worked IN the fields TIL I32 and lived
20 ycnrs longer. People should he
youthful nt so. james Wright. Of
Spurlock, KY, shows how to- re-.
main young. ~ fell just like 1G-
yrnr-Old boy" he writes, after taking
six bottles Of Electric Blttcrs. For
30 years kidney trouble made life n
huriiEn, but the first bottle Oi this
wonderful mrdicInc convinced me |
had found the greatest cure on
earth" They're gOdsrnd to wcnk,
sickly rundown or old people. Try
them. h0c ut lGlko Drug Go.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Kills TO Ston the Fionh

The worst foe for ~ years Of John
Dcyc, Of Glndwin, Mich. was run
Mug ulcer. lic paid doctors over
$4,000 without benefit. Then Buch.
Inns Arnlcn Salvc killed the ulcer nud
cured him. Cures Fcvcr.Sorcs, Boils,
Fclons. Eczema, salt Rhcum. IN.
hlliblc FOR Piles, Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Corns. 26c ut Elko Drug 60.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Proof 1bs, Dream. Come True.

"Yes'm, I'm goln' to move to.mor.
row." said Bertha, tho colorcd wash.
crwoman. "Ycs'm. knowcd II las
week. drcamt Il. Whoncvah be.
gins TO dream of pnckin' my trunk
and gcttin' ready to so somcwhcah.
the lanlawd. he comes tho vc'y mex
week TO- the rent. Ycs'm, I'm goin'
to move tomorrow"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-05-07
Paint Indicates Dancer.

a paint is soon to bo placed on the
market 10 Indicate excessive heat I'm
machine parts. Red when cool, II be.
comes black when heated. Mercuric
lodide and cuplc oxide are two OF tho
lnpredipntG
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
near MISTRIAL.
IN HAMS CASE
One Of Jurymen Injured But
Ne Hangs on to His Job
With Aid Of Physician Re-
tanned by the Court

Flushing, N. Y. Jan. 13.-Events
crowded fast today in the trial Of
Thornton jenkins Hams. When the
court adjourned tonight, Juror Thos
Walsh, injured in street car at New
York last night, was placed in the
care of physician by Justice Crane
that his injuries might not cause q
mistrial of the case.
Counsel for the defense concluded
their summing up this afternoon and
Prosecutor Darrin began his address
to the jury. Mr.. Darrin will conclude
his speech some time tomorrow and
Justice Crane, after his charge, will
give the case over to the jury.
Only the pluck of Juror Walsh saw
ed the Hams case from mistrial to-
day. Battered badly by fall from
a street car, Walsh came from the
hospital to the court and sat through
the days trial, though at times he ap-
peared to suffer greatly; and Justice
Crane took frequent recesses that the
injured juror might recover his
strength. The juror informed Justice
Crane that he felt that he could con-
tinue, but only when physician gave
his assent, would the justice permit
the case to go on. Juror Walsh is
cared for by g physician in Flushing.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
-. - NJ" Z y. ..lH IN y Z, b
Would He Like tt

In defense Of dress reform Mrs. J.
Gardiner Merritt, the sculptress, said
1T a recent luncheon In Washington: {.
+ 'eIsn't dress reform needed--at least
for all Of us except the very slender?
l heard young man, rather lazy
young man, tell q pretty girl the other
day that he envied woman her idle
ness; that he would Ike 70 have been
born woman. - =. ) &ss.s 7 %s..G:
1.-THE girl, tossing her head and
snorting, answered: n l5%, = :. h,
"'You'd like to be q woman! oh,
yes! Just try It for a day. Fasten q
blanket And q counterpane around
your legs, buckle a strap around your
waist so tight you can't draw q full
breath or eat a hearty meal, have your
hair all loose and fluffy, 90 that It
keeps tickling your ears and getting
into your eyes; wear high heeled shoes
and gloves 4 size too small Tor You,
cover your face with ven full Of
spots that make you squint, dx q
huge hat on with pins, 80 that every
time the wind blows It pulls your hair
out By the roots, and then, without
any pockets and with a three inch
square ofsace to blow your nose With,
60 for walk and enjoy yourself. Yous
would like it!'" \ EsS& 1zsE ~: IVA
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
| nov
ADJ. GENERAL :; \ | |: /. 4. |.
Commissioned and Sworn In
.....Governor Secures Writ
Prohibiting District Court
From Interfering With His
Military Appointments

Col. Peake was Wednesday, appointed
adjutant general, his commission issued
and he was sworn in. This will, pro-
mote Lieutenant COL. Treumann to the
command of the regiment and will adj
vance the officers all along the line.
! Application was made to the supreme
court by Attorney General Miller for
awrit of prohibition to restrain Judge
Winchester of the district court, from
interfering with Col. Peake in the dis
charge of his duties as adjutant gen
eral. 80. -. .yl;.5>%. (.
The application was made at the d.
rection of Governor Burke, who claims
his right to exercise his functions as
commanding officer Of the guard with
out interference from the district court
and the writ was made returnable mex.
Tuesday. o., .@.&.
Under we'll established law troops
under orders cannot be subjected tc
civil procedure, nor can the acts of the
executive be constrained when acting as
connnanderin-chief of the troops, and
it was upon these premises that the gov
ernor asked for the writ restraining
the district court from issuing civil pro-
cesses which would hamper him or his
subordinates in the militia. The writ
issued BY the supreme court directed to
Judge Winchester acts as stay on his
part until the hearing, and should the
higher court, as it probably will, make
the order permanent, there will be moth
ing to prevent Adjutant General Peake
from performing the duties of his new
Office, and his predecessor will be COM
PEELED to take some other method Of ge+
ting his case before the supreme court
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Martial
FOR GEN, POOLE !. ]:
Retired Adjutant General to
Be Tried on Very Serious
Charges by Court Sum.
moned to Convene Jan.
uafy Is

General I. H. Poole will be tried by
a court martial January 25 for refusal
to obey the orders of the commander
n,-chief and INSTRUMENTATION in refusing
to turn over his office. The detail of the
court was announcde Wednesday by
Governor Burke and is as follows.
Col. S. L. Nuchols, Mandan ,presi-
dent of the court; Col. w. C. Treu-
mann, Grafton ;Major J. H. Frame,
Grafton; Captain w. R. Purdon, Wah-
peton; Captain c. F. Mudgett, Valley
City captain B. c. Boyd, Hillsboro !;
Lieutenant P. w Eddy, jamestown.
General NJ A. Hildreth, Fargo, re-
tired, will be judge advocate and prose-
cutting officer. The court will meet at
the capitol building and will sit at
pleasure
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
The Russian Joke Teller.


Story telling and, TESTING have al
ways been counted the ;favorite amuse.
ments Of semibarbaric people. To the
first we owe the ARABIAN Nights
and to- the second the clowns, who
were formerly the appendage of all
great houses. In Russia the paid
Joker still nourishes, and the people
pay SO much an hour to listen to his
Jokes and witticisms. He provides
himself with two or three hundred
tickets, and, mounting sort OF ros-
trum, he announces that he Is going
to regale his audience with choice It'd
bits OF mirth provoking lore. He be-
gins selling tickets at penny each,
and when he has sold enough to war
rant his beginning he turns himself
loose, and the audience. remains spell
bound by his humorous stories for an
hour or two. "A recent traveller wto
saw a number Of these jokers in st.
Petersburg says, II listened to Their,
several times, and, although could
not understand zone word the joker
said, I was sure from the way the au-
dfence greeted his stories with roara
of laughter that the Jokes were above
the average" H.. :, ~, - TAX -,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
!; Wind GAUGE For: Trains,

w. Wind Gauge For Trains.
A singular device for the protection
Of railway trains crossing . viaduct
exposed to heavy winds has recently
been employed ut INVERSION, England,
says Professor r. Dec. Ward In Sci
ence. It consists Of 1 wind gauge liked
1t the west end Of the Lsvsns viadnct.
When the wind pressure reaches thir-
lty-two pounds to the square foot An:
electric contact q made automatically
and bells ring In the signal cabins on
each side Of the viaduct. Upon this:
Al trains are detained until the force
Of the wind abates. The interruption
- telegraphsd along the line. In Feb.
ruary, 1907, i wind velocity OF sixty
I'VE miles an hour was recorded. The.
danger Of very high winds to trains
on an exposed bridge or viaduct was
tragically illustrated many years ago
~ the lamentable Tay bridge disaster
In Scotland. r. z5a3,$
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
"a I-I.I" p z =. =. p Ffa--fEI llT ~
Marrias, Customs In savage Africa. !.

Marriage Customs In savage Africa. (
The charge which, Ii sometimes
brought against white men Of marry
ing for money cannot be used against
their sex in Africa, for there, it is the
other way about, husbands having to
purchase their wives. When 4 man
has wife bestowed upon him as an
act Of charity he feels that she II not
properly his own, and she, II she win,
can treat him with contempt. This
custom Of wife purchase, although it
Is to be decried as tending to lower
marriage to the level Of a commercial
contract is an incentive to young men
to work. Lazy youths cannot com
pete with energetic ones IN the nat1f-
monial market, ~? they. are despised "
the young women and rejected ~ their
parents as being unworthy Of their
daughters.--Wide World Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Our Futurs POI ulatl lon.

\ sss Our Futurs Population. #
Many estimates have been made Of
what the population Of the United
States VIII be In 1850. They vary ali.
the way from 4 q, 900, 900 to 100000
600. TIE latest person 70 make M es.3
Innate. however, hkes quite q differ
ent view. IN the Atlantic Monthly
VS.. Rossiter. 4 census expert, shows
that the rate of increase IN population
10 steadily declining. From 1870 to-
1880 the increase was 81 per cent, from
1880 to 1890. 20 per cent, and from that
date to 1900, Fl per cent In view 81
this stead decrease 81 the rate MI.
Rossiter estimates that the population
IN 1850 VIII not be over 130, OOO, COO
and after that date win tend to be-
come stat Ionary. l1s y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Tia usss Of AdxsrsItx.

VI no O0OV ~ ,SNVvNS ~ ~
"GroRan," said the head Of the de'
p,artment store, eying~ him sharply,
you've quit drinking, haven't your
Eyes, sor," answered the RED headeo
Hibernian who worked In, the pack
Ing department. II haven't taken q
drink Az anything stronger TIM
iced tay RI three months"
II am glad to hear it, Grogan. Nv
make it an object to you to stay quit
But how did you break yourself OF the
habit?" g.
BE hittih' me thumb main wild a
hammer whin I was packin' 4 box o
goods" s..,.
II don't see how that could cure
you" .4...
"Well, Misther Barker, it was this
way. If I'd been sober, dye moind, I'd
niver have done it, but wasn't. Whin
l whacked me thumb instead av the
nail was thryin' to dhrive It made a
black spot at the root az me thumb
nail. l says to mesilf: 'Grogan. I'll
punish ye r. that. Ye shanf have a
drink av ayther beer r whusky until
that black spot has gone
"Well, sor, 1t was two months befure
it had growed out to the end O. me
thumb an I cud cut it OF, an be that
time I'd lost all me appetite f'r beer
an whusky..
"Thin says to meself: 'Grogan, I'll
reward We f'r that. Ye're q sober man
now, an yen stay sober That's the
whole story. sor."-Youth's Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Not 4 Shining Mark

u
Polk Miller Of Richmond blew into
the editorial Office Of the Almanack
like 4 fresl. breeze from the south q
few days ago, and was promptly asked,
OF course, for the latest darky story IN
Virginia. He said It was about sub"
shutting a wild turkey for tame tur-
Key. One Of his friends bought tur-
key from old Uncle Ephraim ana asked
him. in making the purchase. II 1t was
a tame turkey.
ooh, yais, sir; it's a tame turkey Oh
right"
tame turkey?"
"Oh, yais, sir; dere's no so't o doubt
bout dat. It's a tame turkey Of right.
He consequently bought the turkey.
and q day or two later when eating 1t
he came across several shot. Later on
when no met old Ephraim on the street
Re said:
"Well, Ephraim, you told me that
was q tame turkey, butI found some
shot In 1t when I was eating It,"
"Oh, dat war tame tu key oil right"
was Uncle "Dphraifn's reiterated rstofn-
der; "but de fac il, boss, Use gwine to
tell yer In confidence dat derp ere shot
was intended for ne."-Advertissrs
Almanack.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
sp1RlFTED MONTHS J. AT n I. s. SEA- 4.
Caroline islandsrs Show Howl the Pa
!: :, c;f3c isles Were Psoplsd. ss N. \. ri

Caroline islandsr Show how2 the 81
eif7o isles Wsrs. Psoplsd. IN. NJ 4 III, I
#S 4 few natives OF the Caroline islands
have again answered the old. conunl 70.
drum how the widespread ISLANDS q
the Pacific came by the people Who
we're found on them. The Caroline 2t WI
londers are born seamen,s and no mari
ner who knows their skill and daring
will be surprised to hear that I'D
March last year six OF them confident
" put to sea to visit Japan, over l, :''ul
miles away. e. e 2.ss;:..3 ~ ,s
They were ont less than q week
when the terrible typhoon that In four
days brought, complete destruction TO-
some Of the islands wrecked the little
vessel. She still noated. but had no
rudder. mast, sails or oars. The men
aboard her were helplessly adrifts Ss
For two months they saw nothing
but the heavens, and the sea tin one
night a light shone out. But the cast
aways feared unfriendly natives and
did not try to reach the light, though
that very day their last bit Of food
had been eaten. T. ~ vi X !, !: y ttss
y They caught fish and turned their
provision boxes into firewood toacook
Them. They partly assuaged thirst BY
spreading their garments to catch the
rain. So on they drifted, half dead,
and no one knows exactly how long,
for the time was not recorded, when
they were pulled ont Of their boat on
the shore Of north Formosa. All but
one were senseless Two died in Z
few hours, and the others recovered.
The distance between their starting
and landing points is 100 miles. AL
Some years ago all the records OF
drifts or long sea Journeys Of Pacific
islanders were collected, and this mass
Of evidence left. practically NO doubt
that the myriad islands were populat-y
ed by such voluntary or involuntary
wanderings.-New York Sun. Ii 2fr%s 5t$as I
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Near. A . ! ! 4 n ]
Fear +. Of Japanese Invasion
III Feunded.:.As Many
Leave as Come =

Washington, D. c. Jan. 13.-Some
remarkable figures were made public
today at the department Of CONNER
&c and labor relating to Japanese I'm
migration and emigration. They In
dictate that during the twelve months
ended November i, last, the total
number of Japanese admitted to the
United States were SOFT and the total
number which left the United States
was 5,832, an increase in the Japan
csc population of 1856.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Rot tsd II onssy y Il storsd.,

Mrs. A p. Brown for twenty 1--we
years a expert = the United States
treasury recently finished q task that
called Tor exceeding patienc md deft-
ness a roll of bank notes which had
been hidden IN q tin can and buried 81
the earth tor two years war given to
Mr.. Brown to examine. The money
had rotted and was little better than
green tinted pulp. She was % success.
mi In separating the decayed papsf.5
.piecing the bits and deciphsrinx tho
letters and figures that practically the
entire amount was redeemed ana made
good q the dlstrsssed owner.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Dx Ahs dad Sea Waves.

The thin, pale man In tho large
bathing suit, standing krse deep ID
the water. ;1ighsd.
why" asked his friend, ARE you
20 sad7"
'"Alas!" he answered, '1he sea -
the grave Of my hrst wife"
The friends lips curled supercilious-
ly.
But you are married again." he
murmured. ..''
Yes" he said land my second wife
won't 20 hear the r."-Tit- Bits.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Adam, Eve and Some Apples.
How many apples did Adam and Eve

s-h -
How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat? %3t'>'. ~ >$.r$s w.. =
Some say Eve s and Adam 2, a total
OF 10. Others say Eve 8 and Adam
also; total, I s. But II Eve and Adam
50, the total win be 90. Now, II Eve
8 I and Adam 2 the total would be
500. Then II Eve 8 i 1st and Adam 81
the total would be / ,623. Or, again,
Eve s ~ Adam. Adam 91242 oblige
Eve, total 80 ,O56. Though we ad-
NIT Eve s "A Adam, Adam, II be. 8 1871
242 keep Eve company; total, 8, 50,
056. All wrong. Eve, when she 1912
many and probably felt sorry for It,
and Adam, in order to relieve her
grief, 8 ~; therefore Adam II he 8 IS
14240-fy Ewes T. depressed spirit:
hence both ate 81 500, s64 apples.
kansas City Independent. liz.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
e.als Re,pal...

The sea rose 4 . leathery looking
creature which attaches itself ia u
stone 1t the bottom OF the SEQ II It's
infancy and ultimately stains 4 size
about three inches IN length and an
Inch and q half IL breadth When
quiet and feeding under water ,its top
opens and blossoms into the semblance
OF q large pink rose, with petals fully
an inch long, really handsome OBJ
ject. As soon 40 sit IS disturbed, how
ever. It shuts itself resolutely into its
leather pod. s, s}:3s ~! .5ys
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
0eop 9eresehlnl.

Sweet Singer 4 asked you to show
me- whore I could ct something to
improve my voice.
Low Comedian-Well, there Is the
place across the street
Sweet Sinnger-That's not a pharn-
acy. Why, that's carriage shop.
Low Comedian-Sure! That's where
they sell axle grease.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
last 70 kaau II Quia.

Best to Keep II Quiet.
OauGhter-This piano Is really my
very own, isn't It. pa?
Pa-Fes, my dear.
Darghter-And when I marry I can
take 1t with me, can I?
Pa-Certainly, my child. But don't
tell any one; it might spoil your
ehances.-Penny Pictorial.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-14
Wanted q Coed Time.

.}}2 Wanted q Coed Time.
Recently the orphans Of Manhattan
were taken IN automobiles to Couey
island. A stylish mother. accompanied
by her well dressed daughter, stood
watching the procession. The mother
eaid that the little girls and boys hid
10 homes and that they were orphans.
Finally she discovered her little ones
eyes filled with tears. ="
whats the matter, darling?" the
asked.
Il want to be an orphan" was the
sobbing reply.