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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Reports showed that more than $50
persons lost their lives and 300 were
hurt by cyclones which swept middle
and southern states.
As a result of recent county option
elections in Michigan 1856 saloons were
closed and ten breweries quit bust
ness
Tippecanoe county in Indiana went
wet" in an option election. Jefferson,
Martin and Washington counties went
dry"
DR.. G. K. Boyajian, an Armenian,
killed his nephew in a court room at
Detroit
A report received in London said
Abdul Hamid, deposed sultan of Tur-
key, may be tried by court martial.
Thirty-one Persians were slain in a
battle between the forces of the shah
and nationalists.
Stuart Mcnamara, assistant district
attorney of the District of Columbia,
started proceedings in Indianapolis
for the extradition of Delavan Smith,
who is charged with libel.
Reports received in Chicago said the
head hunters who killed DIR. William
Jones, an anthropologist, had been
arrested.
The fifty-frst annual Minnesota
Sunday school convention was held at
Crookston with large attendance.
The consolidated grand lodge of
Oklahoma Knights of Pythias held its
third annual session at Chickasha.
G. M. Jurgenson, manufacturer of
Brooklyn, n. Y, has started a weekly
publication in crusade against the
police force of that city.
Railroads operating in California
are endeavoring to ascertain the con-
stitutionality of the Wright act, passed
by the recent legislature, which pro-
hibits them from giving free passes to
any person.
The shah of Persia has dismissed
his premier and war minister and ap-
pointed his uncle, Narb es Saltaneh,
to these places.
A prison-reform league has been
formed in Los Angeles, Cal, for the
purpose of endeavoring to obtain the
abolition of capital punishment.
Col. Roosevelt and his son Kermit,
having recovered from their indispo-
sition, returned to the hunt, bagging
much small game.
A B. Rennie, a merchant of Pom
tiac, ILL.,, was killed and four COM
panions hurt when train struck their
automobile at Elmhurst. Ill
Centrahoma, Okla, was swept by a
cyclone and not building in the town
was left unchanged, but no person
was killed.
Isaac S. Morse, a business man of
Nashville, Tenn, was slain by Ger
trude Douglas. who claimed he had
Tilted her.
A special grand jury ordered by
Gov. Haskell to investigate the lynch
ing at Ada, Okla, on April 10 of
James Miller, Jesse West, Joseph AL
len and w. T. Burrell, the cattlemen,
for the murder of A. A. Bobbitt, a
United States deputy marshal, con-
vened.
Adele Boas, daughter of New
York millionaire, who was believed to
have been kidnapped, returned to her
home after working in Boston res
taurant
The international Kindergarten
union began its sixteenth annual con-
yeption in Buffalo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
A Frank Opinion.

Once youth thought it his solemn
duty to learn something, about Henry
James. So, to the great admiration
of his frivolous friends, he picked up
"The Wings of the Dove" and disap-
peared into its pages.
Two weeks later he was thinner, but
still at it, when one of the afore-men-
toned frivolous friends came into the
room, and, for the first time showed
interest.
"Say," he observed, "is The Wings
of the Dove a collection of short
stories or one long story?"
The deliver into James glanced Up
from the pages.
Zone darned long story" he replied,
throwing his whole soul into the
words.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Of Chicago.

Of Chicago.
In Mandel hall, at the University of
Chicago, special session was held for
universities and colleges, feature
of which was an oratorical contest
participated in by students. Louis p.
Lochner of Madison, Wis. spoke on
'@The Cosmopolitan Clubs"
The general session of Tuesday
evening was perhaps the most inter
esting of the congress. Next Steps
in Peacemaking" was the topic. The
audience was aroused to great enthu-
siasm by an eloquent and spirited ad-
dress by Congressman Richard Bar
tholdt of Missouri, president of the
American Group, Interparliamentary
union. Another paper that met with
deserved applause was that Of Edwin
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Coming North.

my friend, do you know anything
about TRANSPORTATION asked the man
with the dreamy expression.
No. replied the stranger, but /
know something about the tramps ni-
grafton. I'm brakeman on the rail-
road"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
In the Nest.

Shorthorn-Isn't it a lot OF trouble
to pick out your own COWS from that
big bunch?
Longhorn - No, stranger. My
troubled come if | tried ter pick out
some other feller's cows.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Star Ball PLAYER Dies.

PhiladeIphia.-Dr. Maurice Powers,
star catcher for the Philadelphia
American league baseball club and
one of the best known and most popu-
lar ball players in the country, died
at hospital in this city Monday of
gangrene poisoning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Kills Rival: Wounds Widow,

Battle Creek, Mich. A. ]. Null.
len Saturday shot and fatally
wounded Floyd Ketchim and tried to
kill Mrs. Mary Fredeburg, proprietor
of the boarding house where the men
lived Both had been paying atten-
lions to the widowed Mrs. Fredeburg.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Earmer,s Neck Is Broken.

Harvard, Ill. - Edward Koch,
farmer, residing near This city
was instantly killed by being thrown
from a load of feed, his neck being
broken in falling to the ground.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Her Cdty.

st see they propose to increase the
duty on stockings"
"They can't do it. / darn mine all
they'll stand now"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
Eairhanks peIIvers AM Address,

Hcnolulu.-Former Vice-President
Charles W. Fairbanks attended Mon
days session Of the Hawaiian legisla-
ture and delivered an address to the
members.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
EASE.

Drather Sitdown-Dat's mighty
short stub yer smokin', Dusty.
Dusty Dodgework-Yep! l knows it;
OATS de way I alters like 'em; you
don't hev ter pull de smoke so fur!
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
RASH ALL OVER BOYS BODY.

Awful, Crusted, Weeping Eczema on
Little Sufferer-A Score of Treat
ments Prove Dismal Failures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06
EX-sULTAN TO DIE?
GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT ABB
Dull HAND WILL SUFFER
PENALTY OF DEATH.
AMERICANS REPORTED SAFE
Messages Received at Washington Say
Conditions Are Improving-New
Turkish Ruler Drives Through
Streets to Church.

London,-A local news agency Fri
day published a dispatch from
Saloniki, European Turkey, saying it
has been officially announced there
that Abdul Hamid, the deposed sui
tan of Turkey, is to be tried before a
constitutional court-martial and that
it is generally believed that sentence
of death will be passed on him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06

D. Mead of Boston on "The Arrest In
Competitive Aiming in Fidelity to The
Hague Movement"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-05-06

followed by an address by DR.. Benja-
min F. Trueblood, secretary of the
American Peace Society, on "The Pres
ent Position of the Peace Movement"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
MCDONALD Fill 9 BOND I !,
Mab,e Peterson Will Serve ~ Ste
LIN n; N. ;@s $ nourapher. NH

At q meeting of the board Of uni
versity and school lands Saturday.
Miss Mabel Peterson was named -
one Of the office stenograpnerss =. NH. Y
L. Harvey OF. Cando, was installed as
clerk in% the office and will do the
field work that has been done by
w. G. Brown. f3E&$&sy @ n. -5 y:
The vacancy created by the selec-
ton Of Mrs. Budlong as secretary of
the library commission, will be filed
by the appointment OF q Mercer coun-
'ty man. -
There are several applicants for
places in the department but no furth-
er changes will be made for the pres
emit. It is understood that Gilbert
Hanger, O. Olson. and Mrs. Ruth
Brown will retain their places In the
Office.
The Bond of Commissioner Macdon-
aid was filed and approved by the
board. %
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
Dangers of Railroad Surveyors.

hangers OF fS8l4rOaG surveyors
Sometimes the work of these par
ties becomes intense and dramatic.
The "chief," lowered into q deep
and rocky river canon, is making
rough notes and sketches, following
tle character of the rock formation
and misunderstanding the great
dreams that all great engineers,
great architects, great creators must
dwream perforce. He is dreaming
of the day when a year or two hence
the railroads paths all have crowded
itself into this fmpasse, and when the
folk who dine luxuriously In the
snowy cars will fret because of the
curve that spills their soup, and
never know Of the man who wasslip-
ped down over a six hundred foot
cliff so that the railroad might fnd
its way. t-. H. 49, ss
It is then that the work of the sur
veying party begins to have Its
thrills. Perhaps to put that line
through the canon the party Will
have TO descend the river in canoes.
Il the river be too rough, then there
Is the alternative Of being lowered
over the cliff sides. Talk OF your
dangers OF Alpine climbing! The
engineers who plan and build rail-
roads through any mountainous
country miss not single on9 u
them. Everywhere the line must
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
Literary NOTES.
NIAGARA FALLS SAVED AGAIN.
Congress Recognizes Wishes Of the
People by Reenaetine Legislation
for the Preservation Of the
Great Cataract.

Niagara Falls has been saved again
for "all the people," Congress has
again exercised it's rights in controll-
ing the water of the falls and recog-
nized the expressed desire of the
American people that the great scenic
wonder beguarded from the diversion
of it's waters for purely commercial
activities.
The story of the latest effort to
secure legislation in behalf of the
people at large by the preservation of
the falls is an unusually interesting
one. Under the provisions of the
Burton law the amount of water that
could be diverted from the river
above the falls for the great power
plants was regulated by governmental
control. The bill was to expire by
limitation June 80 OF this year: 1t
had been originally enacted through
the efforts Of the American Civic as
ISOLATION which has splendid friend
in congress, Hon. Theo. E. Burton,
of Cleveland, chairman of the COM
mittee On rivers and harbors. When
enacted it was thought the term of
three years would be sufficient time
for the completion of the long-pend-
ing treaty between the United States
and Canada, which would include
provisions for the control of the wat
ers of Niagara. ,'. .1,5
Two months ago the terms Of. the
treaty had been presented to theasen-
ate for approval. 1t would have safe
guarded in but partial way the beau.
ty :of the falls, and to that extent
would have afforded temporary sat
isfaction until specific Legislation
could be enacted. But during the
closing weeks of congress it became
apparent that the the treaty might
fail OF ratification by the senate. Then
arose the emergency, and again the
American Civic association. letd by
its president. j. Horace Mcfarland.
demonstrated its power in securing
quick and efficient results. The Wv
ers and harbors bill had been report
ed, with no special provisions for
Niagara Just one week prior to adj
jcurnment, Chairman Burton, who
had been the constant friend of the
people in the saving Of Niagara, pro-
scented a house Joint resolution ex-
tending the terms 6f the Burton bill
for an additional period OF two years.
Then came action, ,is
The aid at every member Of the
American Civic association was en-
listed fl the forwarding Of kilograms
and letters 10 congTessmen asking Tho
passage OF the resolution, yae house
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
@*;;$n

Editor w. Harvey Spears bids fare
we'll to the readers of the Mandan
Pioneer this week in the following
paragraph:
The writer in leaving Mandan to
again take up the pen where ne
spent so many years, does so with
regret because of the severing of the
many pleasant relations that we have
enjoyed, not only socially but IN
Z business way. We will always nave
pleasant memories of our stay In the
Flickerstail tate. While we may
have erred in judgment, yet it was
We assure one and all errors unwit-
tingly and not from desire. We have
faithfully, as far as our ability, ever
tried to keep up the high standard
Of the Pioneer that our predecessors
so ably set su the example and we
are satisfied that our efforts were APP
Dreciated.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
PURE SEED BILL PASSED
PROF, BOLLEY EXPLAINS Ma
TUREs AND USES OF HIS
SEED BILL.
FARMERS AND SEEDMEN WILL
BENEFIT By THE PROVISIONS
OF LAW.

The legislature Of the state has
passed a law entitled, IAN act to regu'
late the selling, offering or exposure
of seeds for sale, and providing penal
ties for the violation thereof" The
bill has been signed by the governor
and goes into effect July l.
MANY persons, both farmers and
seedmen," says H. l.. Bolley, author
of the bill, ''are evidencing interest
in the provisions of the act. The
point of first interest to be noted Is
that it does not apply to seeds being
sold, for the present seasons crop
This is but fair to all concerned as
it is obvious. that seedmen could not
be expected to conform to the special
provisions required on short notice
It is next to be noted that it's pro.
visions should be kept in mind by all
persons preparing to lay n seeds fol
sale in the state for sowing purposes
after the date Of July l., 1909. The
bill, as passed, is in all essentials
identical with the bill as introduced
in the senate and published at the
time by several state papers with the
exception that garden seeds in pack
cts of one pound or less are not sub
ject to the requirem ents vs. to laDel'
ing, and noxiOus weeds.
Summarizing: In it's essentials
the law demands that persons selling
or exposing seeds for sale shall at
tach q label which shall show the
name of the person, firm or corpora
ton responsible for the seed and also
the name of the kind Of seed offered;
prohibits the sale of seeds containing
seeds of quack grass, SOW thistle, Can
ada thistle and dodder, and demands
that varieties shall be reasonably true
to name; establishes a seed testing
laboratory at the agricultural college
and provides for the inspection, test
ing or analysis Of samples to be sent
in by citizens or collected by inspec-
tors.
Z, 1T was reported that. both farm
ers and seedmen were becoming very
lax as to the quality and purity of the
seeds distributed for sowing purpos-
es; the results of which are begin
ming to have a very depressing In
fluence upon cropping interests.
1.-THE law does not contemplate In
reference with seeds in transit On
with cereals being sold Tor 1000, man
ufacture or for cleaning purposes.
Uncleaned seed, If sold for sowing
purposes must be so labeled, IND II
q man asks for seed for sowing pur-
poses he must not be given or shipped
uncleaned seed wheat without his con-
sent. G@ ".s
AThe law is so worded that when
once in proper operation we believe
that the seedmen of the state and
farmers will soon note its educational
value and appreciate the results.
steps are now being taken to prop
erly equip. a seed laboratory, and as
soon as funds are available bulletin
giving the full wording OF the law.
together with regulations governing
seed examinations and inspections,
will be issued and distributed upon
request"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04

An interesting section of the state
at the present time is that great
southwestern territory comprising
Bowman, Adams and Hettinger coun-
ty, into which many new settlers are
going and where there will be as
remarkable development in the next
few years as there has been in the
past. The local newspapers Of that
section are lively and interesting and
contain many accounts Of new settle
ment, sale of land, erection OF new
buildings and the growth and de-
velopment of new towns.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
The March American Magazine.

In the March American Magazine,
Samuel Hopkins Adams relates the
adventures of somnambulist. It is
the true story of a man with whom
Mr.. Adams rcomed while in college.
1t is doubtful whether more extra
ordinary case of this kind was ever
recorded. f., - a. (
In the same number Ida N. Tarbell
writing under the title where Every
Penny Counts shows how tho tariff
operates to increase the cost If liv-
ing. Irving Bachelor presents mass
of new and interesting facts about
Commodore Vanderbilt. Edwin Lee
feyre writes an imaginary converse
ton about Roosevelt, in which a. rail-
road magnate, great nerve special
list, and a famous novelist gsve their
ideas of the man. - s#,
George Fitch, the new humorist,
writes on Taft. William Allen White
continues his series. Ingraham Love
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
Recreation Calendar.

The Tribune is in receipt of an I'M
usually attractive calendar for 1909
from the publishers Of Recreation
New York. The calendar is compos-
ed of two heavy mounts Of art paper,
ON the smaller of which Is tipped an
attractive picture printed in double
tone sepia, showing two children lead
ing a younger one into the ocean;
the youngsters are accompanied by a
dog who seems as interested as the
boys. The picture is entitled His
First Ocean Dip" A silk cord is used
by which to hang the calendar on
the wall. The dainty calendar is of.
fered as a gift to any who sends, %
cents for the March number of Recre-
alton.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
Tae National Geographic Magazin

Tae National Geographic Magazine
devotes the current number to At
RIGA, and has an deliberately Illus
'trated article upon the country
through which former president
Theodore Roosevelt will hunt. The
illustrations are among the most
striking that have appeared In any
magazine and are characteristic o.
the National Geographic Society,
which is one of the most interesting
in this country today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04

Those readers of the Tribune who
a9e, interested in sports will find
some Interesting reading today in
the Tribune's sporting page, which
is an uS-to-date resume Of doings
in the sporting world.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04

Its passage two days after II mao
peen presented. Then the; shower
of kilograms and letters, all directed
from the general headquarters of the
American Civic association, was turn.
ed on the senate, where twas feared
the resolution might be lost in the
rush of other important legislation
days of congress. But the demand
was instant. Not only have the falls
been guarded, but the eficiency OF
the American Civic. association has
agin been demonstrated.
Wonderful Waters Underground.
One night a professor Of matne-
mates was at work in his little study
looking over the lake at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. He was q theorist,
whose main interest in life was the
speculation as to what q particular
sort Of curve will do If It ever en-
counters another particular, sort OF
curve on q dark night somewhere
Just this side of infinity.
And his name, not unknown among
other such theorists, was Charles
Sumner .Slichter.
TO him, thus studying the manners
and customs of irrational curves,
came another professor, from the ag-
ricultural department of the same
university, one, C. I. King He, too,
had his hobby, and 1t was the study
of academic particles Of soil under
the influence Of academic particles
of water. What King wanted to
know from Slicater was the precise
mathematical formula for determin.
ing how much water would reach the
acre of potatoes in the northwest
forty, when one inch Of rain fell on
the five hundred acres just north OF
your farm, and similar problems.
The first thing q bona fide, anti
Barrios theorist does when he If
given a new problem is to find out
what the Germans have done. Slich.
ter looked up what the Germans had
done and he was very much panied
to find that they had done very lit
tie. He7couldn't even agree with
their estimate of the amount Of
water there was under the earth, In
the first place. He corrected that
amount until he brought it around
to a neat 565.O0O, 00O, zoo, 900 cubic
yards-one-third the volume of all
the waters in all the oceans on the
surface of the earth. -
But that was merely spin up q
side lane. TIE real road he was fol.
lowing led to an Introduction and
possible acquaintance with those mil.
lions and millions of cubic yards OF
water, that had been hiding them.
selves in places like California, and
Kansas and Colorado, SO successful
ly from man.
OF course, he did not know it him.
self at that time. He. did not guess
it at all, any more than he guessed
that few years would find him max.
ing the plans for a $35O,OO0 pump.
/ ing station, which would catch and
harness 60,000.000 gallons of these
waters in one day in one place alone
like Garden City, or that he would be
assisting cities with more drinkers
than drink, like Brooklyn. to- over.
take other millions of gallons that
were running away underground tC
the sea.-From 1.-THE Waters Under
the Earth" in Technical World Mag.
azine for April. 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04

An indignant reader of the Trib-
une at McClusky thinks the ed1-
toriaI policy of this newspaper Is
not in the interest of the people
and discontinues his subscription
with the statement that he has sub
scribed for the appeal to Reason. "
And we may observe, with the late
Bill Nye, that, if anybody likes a
paper like the appeal to Reason
:. that is good kind of paper for him to
like.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04

Editor Tostevin, the new proprietor
of the Mandan Pioneer takes hold
like an old hand at the business.
Very naturally, following TWENTY-FIVE
years continuous experience in all
branches of the business at Racine,
wis .@ 81 4 s,S gS$3s VA f a &: ,455f I. HEX
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04

The v. c.. T. r. has it that Com
missioner Hegge was "banquetted"
BY the board of university and school
land. It was a bouquet verbal
bouquet-not a banquet, that was
handed to the retiring commission
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-04
PAUL GILMORE As TONY ALLEN IN 1.-THE


find a foothold. That is the problem
that must be solved. Sometimes the
men who follow the tchief" in the
deep river canons, the men with
heavy instruments to carry and to
operate-transits, levels and the like
must have lines of logs strung to-
gether for their precarious foothold
as; they work. Sometimes that foot
hold, is lost, the rope that lowers the
engineers down over the cloff side
snaps. The folk riding months later
in the cheerful dining cars do not
know of the graves that are dug be-
side the railroads path.
It is all new and wonderful, blaz-
ing this path for civilization, some
times it is even accidental. An en-
gineer, baffled to find crossing over
the Rockies for a transcontinental
route, saw an eagle disappear
through a cleft in the hills that his
eyes had not before detected. He
followed the course of the eagle and
today the rails of the transcontfneht-
al reach through that cleft, and the
time table shows it as Eagle Pass
From Building a Railroad-and Re-
building" by Edward Hungerford, In
The Outing Magazine for April. !