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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25
in MEmoRiUM.

The sun shone from an azure sky Z:
l.: On that eventful day, rs?
When Clusters band Of troopers bold
l. Rode forth in proud array; .,s
With their loved Chieftian in COM
l2,l..ty. Inand e.e,-. ,as. ,sv IL, -. ~
No: trooper on that field -. "a, ,
But what would face. the cannon's
1y%s~t mouth - <..,.>: :;
4 L And lies red current yield. (. !
The soul a. chtvalry was he, /
| Vii He was their boast and pride; !;
Oft times they'd heard the clarion
|. voice ~ I.,.: 49,"
When rolled the crimson tide, !:
Off times they'd made the brave adi
Where. gallant. Custer led, !
On many q blood stained battle ground
The legion brave had bled. 49,. /
Shrill sounds the reveille once more
49, That balmy summers morn, -.
|i;ftst echoes wake Ter hill AID dale
Ftse Oh gentle zephyras ibornesk :::
Each heart beats in responsive note.
/ r Each heart beats high with glee,;
For. fame, and ;..coqatry.,. home and
:: And 'custer's Cavalry. . "Ss*'' /;
K ;'.<.,,ts..'j"., T. t,.r:' ,.E, .:.r
E,'.Forward!" brave hearts, . the chief
+ ,,:s,.% /, tain cried, ..,.r.,::51.., ; ~,
b.; That balmy morn in June, =. ~,
Fresh alaurels gain or cypress weave,
"a wreath for warriors tomb,
Our duty calls. and life, how dear. \
-: VIII not be spent In vain,
If lain down on the battle field
!. Among the noble slain. s.<,ases.. IT,.
And slain they were, hisgallant band
:. Before the setting sun: .,,s$. ,..
Their spirits winged their mystic
s., flight .>tA = a 2s9 yt5: Z; zs&s
!. Their sands Of lite had .rnn. . = !: y; n
Not one was left to tell the tale -
&; That legion bold and bfaye,
Their life blood laved the distant
81. wilds.. .:,s.s n, So -,
=. They found warriors grave.
In number vast the savage horde r.
/. Bore down in flemish rage, :.
And ten to one. with leaden hail.
Did Clusters boys engage. MI.
No. earthly force could stand such
+ "a 3 odds; 4 3$ssi..S i'll s$ ;SS3; -.
No power stem thestide, :~s =; 49,
They ,nobly fought 20 heroes do. -
They fought, and bled,; and died,
The ); : ohiett,an'. voice i :hu,heq in
II 4 death, -. ,elss =. = &C: CO..
The troopers battle cry =. -, ~ -.
No more shall make the welkln ring.
I Or enemy defy. ,,, j.; = .s,.:..y,...
They nobly lived and bravely died
y n honor, glory, fame, -. ~. =:
All hail! the Seventh Cavalry,
And Clusters hon0red name.
Bismarck, d. T., July 8, 1876.
2 MN sE& = - u. s., :CARVELL.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25

Z = Miss Hansen II home for the;
summer, having finished her work at,
LaMoure for the present school terM
~ Mrs! ;Bud1ong and children have
have returned home from Seattle,
where Mrs. Budlong attended the
meeting. Of the Western Librarian as
sociation. s. ii! i: + Ss.
/. 5 Albert Marcellus was down from.
Wilton last night, !: returning to that
town this morning. III III s.S, IS. y
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25

thought that II it " vas drawn out fos
q couple Of more they could retrieve
their fortunes, but this proved 2 nil lli I.
take as the last two innings were
merely merry g5o.rounds for the Bis
marck boys. 800 s !53$f
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25
BIDS FOR new BANK
!. !. ). BUILDING OPENED
CONTRACT HAS NOT BEEN LET
As YET-THREE BIDS ARE f
i 49, -, = :. RECEIVED ~ :: - ID !
Four Bidders Made Offers for Heat.
ing, Lighting and Plumbtng-Exca-
'vatinq 10 Nearly Completed. 7 r ~ y

The bids for the construction o,
the new Merchants State bank build
ing were opened Thursday as per the
advertisement that has been appear
ing in the Tribune. {. -. ....;.,
There, were three bidders for the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25

general construction work ana touFs
for the heating. lighting and plumb
t18sN0Fk VI To q late hour last ntSht
the contracm had not been let. y i.ss q
u The excavation, for the basement;
has been puzzled rapidly for the past
couple Of weeks and 10 nearly com
Spleted. The building, when finished.
will be a credit to the city and will
put out of existence group Of build
ings that have, long been an eyesoree
to the general public. $s. AZ
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25

XII, Read Webb Brothers ad elsewhere
In. this ISSUE They are offering bar
gains for Saturday that cannot be-
duplicated. See their display window.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25

Msny 34a oxforasx !. Cd: zee
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-25

TryT's T-'buns Want Columns.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Good Thunder

4
The snow drifts are fast growing
less and the world looks more spring
like than it did few weeks ago. The
Maple river still continues full to its
banks and running over in fiat places
Miss Selma just was a Window
visitor several days last week
Ida Latan was taken to the I'm
manuel hospital last week, where she
is reported as doing finely
Emil Just and Mr.. Guederian are
loading their cars for Canada this
week
Martha DEWITT accidently sewed her
finger in a sewing machine and broke
the needle in the finger. The acct
dent was quite painful.
Mrs. Fl. Lehman is visiting at the
William Eberhart home this week.
The Catholic Ladies' society met at
Mrs. Patrick Gainors last Thursday
Both Lutheran schools are prepar.
ing for big Easter confirmation ex.
ercises.
Blanche Hayes is nursing her sister
who continues quite ILL.,
Mrs. l.. A. Faulkner, of Mankate
was caller in town last Thurs.
day.
A. Wingen and James Bryson are
selling lots of seed wheat this spring.
Mrs. II. Benedict is quite improved
and able to be around again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

employment as shipping clerk at Don
aldson's glass block.
The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs
Jake Chase Wednesday afternoon
Everybody is invited and for dime
good time is promised all who at.
tend
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid met at
Mrs. Frantz's last Thursday afternoon
A part of the Hokemeyer house has
been rented to the section man from
Waldorf whose name we have not
learned
Sybil Dotson came home from her
school Friday evening.
Mrs. Brown of Mapleton visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Rasdall
from Tuesday until Saturday.
The Commercial club has inaugurated
series of sales days and the first
one will occur next Saturday, April
3. The club has numerous articles listed
consisting of horses, cattle, machinery
etc. The stores also will have special
prices for that day. Don't forget to
come to the sale.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Kerns and Hebron

Pastor Bacon preached strong ser
mon last Sunday morning on "PrOfan
ity and Intemperanee." He will deliver
sermon later on SABBATH Desecra-
ton
The roads in this vicinity where the
snow went off early are quite dry
The road drag would now do the high
ways good.
Mrs. F. f. Jefferson is on the sick
t list this week.
The Ladies' Aid of Kerns will meet
next Friday at p. m. with Mrs
Adolph Heiser. All are cordially in
vited TO be there.
w. G. Clark sold to Mr.. Williams in
'Judson fine young horse last week
Harry ,Parson sawed wood for T
Hodson, Glenn Drake and w. f. Hend
ley last week in Hebron.
There have been thousands of apple
trees destroyed by rabbits in this Wei
nifty this winter. The animals have
.irdled the trees above the shields
They are most all young trees.
! Miss Amanda Drake returned from
her visit with friends in Minneapolis
last Friday.
There was very pleasant surprise
for Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McCargel
last Saturday night at their home in
Hebron, it being the thirteenth an
niversary of their wedding. The com
pany were from Judson and Hebron
and they presented Mr.. and Mrs. Me
Carger with beautiful rug. The even
ing was spent with games and Other
amusements. The company brought
ample refreshments and all had goo(
time.
The river at this writing is very
/; high. 1t is over two feet above The
road leading into Judson, south of thu
bridge.
| There will be box social at The
home of c. w. Johnson in Judson next
/ Saturday night for the benefit o
Rev. Tuleen of Mankato. AS Mr.
, Tueen goes to Sweden this spring
handsome donation for his past ser
vices to them.
7. Hodson sold his fine flock of sheer
! to Glenn Drake and George McCar
ger last week.
| c. S. Thurston shipped carload o
horses to Chicago last Saturday night
This makes three cars this spring from
,Judson.
! Miss Una +. Hodson, teacher a
Blue Earth will be home next weel
!, for spring vacation; also Herbert Hod
, son, Willis Randall and Pearly Kneen
of the high school at Mankato am
Miss Winnie Rist
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Cambria Items

49, ~~~>~->~-~~~
Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, who have
been the guests of their daughter, Mrs
John d. Jones, nave returned to their
home in Dodgevile
Mr.. and Mrs. b. ID. Hughes and
family spent 4 few days last week in
Lake Crystal
The Cambria band gave a concert
at the Woodmen hall March II. The
proceeds were $33.
The Woodmen held a meeting last
Thursday night in honor of Ernest
Hughes, who leaves soon for Dakota.
Mr.. Hughes was presented with sew
eral gifts.
Mrs. Richard Roberts spent last
Wednesday in Mankato.
Evan Price is expected home from
California Saturday.
The Horeb church will hold lit
crary meeting at the church next We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Minnie l.. Green, "Y" secre-
tary and state organizer for the Min
nesota w. G.. T. c., will lecture at the
HOreb church March 90.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. G. Price went to
Lake Crystal Wednesday to visit Mrs.
ID. l.. Davis.
Mrs. Richard Roberts, Mrs. William
Evans and Enoch Roberts and son
Richard spent Thursday in Lake Crys-
tai
The Horeb church gave farewell
party for Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hughes
last Monday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
DEMANDED HIS WOODEN LEG
st. Louis Man Receives Queer Letter
From Black Hand Society.


ST. Louis, March 30.-Edward Tucker
BIB North Twelfth street, employed in
the stables of Peter Walsh at Twelfth
and Branch streets. Sunday turned
over to the police of the Fifth District
a Black Hand letter which had been
thrust under the door of his home, de-
handing that he surrender to the writ
ers his wooden leg, and threatening
him with death if he failed to do so.
The letter, which was inclosed in an
envelope with his address written upon
it in red ink, is as follows:
with love for yonr blood we write
you these few lines letting you know
that you are at the point of death.
If you only knew that the Black Hand
is on your trail you would give up
everything you have. But all we want
you to do is to leave your wooden LEG
at the northwest corner of Twelfth
and Palm streets on Saturday night
between eight and nine O'Clock. Ii
you fail to do this you will die before
Sunday morning. Beware"
A black hand spotted with red ink,
with the word Society" on the palm
appears at the bottom of the note.
Tucker did not give up his wooden
leg Saturday night, and he was still
alive yesterday morning, but he fears
that perhaps the society meant next
Saturday night, and will yet carry out
/, its threat.
| The police have endeavored to calm
fuckers fears by telling him it is all
: a Joke
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
WOOD PULP FROM SAW DUST

ING them on a steel incline over a
furnace and subiectng them to a
chemical process of distillation.
Carbon disulphide or gasoline is
poured over the sawdust, dissolving
the turpentine and resin which pass
off as gases into coil of pipes lead
ing to tank. The process is similar
to the distillation of sugar. The wood
pulp remains. free from pitch, and
eminently suitable for the manufac-
ture of paper. The existing method OF
distillation left the pulp in the form
of charcoal.
As concrete example of the value OF
the new process, DR.. Frankforter ex-
traeted from one cord of Norway pine
worth $3.50, turpentine worth $4l.60
of $50 from $3.50 worth of raw mate
rial. This morning on his table ir
the chemistry building at the univer-
sity lay specimens of the wood pulp
walls of turpentine, as well as by.
products hitherto unknown to science
One in powdered form is an acid
which he has named resinic acid; an.
other is compound which bears the
odor of camphor, and which is sus.
pected of campnor, and which is sus
pected of distinct medical uses. The
substance is u chloride of terpn, but
it has not been named.
DIR. Frankforter's discovery means
he is positive, the upsetting of the
entire paper and turpentine producing
world.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
Pleasant Mounds


Miss Mildred Grove spent last week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
Day, of Pleasant Grove.
George Buckmister went to Man
kato last week to see his wife who
is sick at the Emmanuel hospital. She
is greatly improved since her opera
ton, and her many friends hope for
her speedy recovery.
Miss Eva Briggs, Miss Genevieve
Swan and Mr.. Lewis Miller, were the
guests of Miss Bessie Leonard Sunday,
at the home of Burton Tyler.
Burton Tyler made the county seat
a business call last week.
Mrs. James Abels of North Mankato
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs
Louis Shouts.
/ Wood saving and cleaning seed grain
is the popular work among the farmers
these days.
, Herman Wilde died at his home in
Pleasant Mound last week, aged sixty
six years. The deceased was born in
Prussia, November 30, 1912. He came
to this country fOrty-tWO years ago
first settling in Wisconsin, where he
resided five years, after which he pur.
chased farm in Pleasant Mound and
lived there until his death. Mr.. Wilde
was twice married and leaves fourteen
children, and his wife to mourn his
loss. The funeral was held Sunday
from the Lutheran church at Pleasant
Mound Rev. A. Losner of Amboy of
| floating.
Floyd Day and wife returned t.
their home at Mankato last Monday
after two weeks visit with Mr.
Days parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. r
Day of Pleasant Grove.
TT. r. Case OF Mankato spent thu
past week visiting friends and rela
tives in this neighborhood.
The band has been organized but
year. but includes seven or eight oil,
time players, and together with few
new beginners, under the leadership o
C. ID. OFT, good organization is as
sured
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

George i. Frankforter. dean of the
college of chemistry at the state uni
versity, today made public the details
of discovery made by him, by which
he declares. through the utilization of
waste wood and sawdust, the United
States will produce one hundred times
as much pulp wood as now believed
possible. q e
at means,'' he says. "that every
cord of fir humber will YIELD $40 profit
on by-products alone, and that the
greater part of the GO per cent of a
tree now wasted will be turned into
predicts, huge plants and new indus
tries that the practical millionaire
lumberman now interested. will be far
richer yet, and incidentally that DIR.
Frankforter will be independently
wealthy.
C. A. Smith, of the c. A. Smith
Timber company, is at present almost
the sole sharer with DIR. Frankfortel
Of the process. So convinced is he OF
the enormous commercial value of the
discovery that an experimental plant
viii be constructed this summer in the
west. To be followed Immediately by
the building of mammoth plant.
There is no question that it will
work ont" said c. /. Trabert, secre-
tary of the C. A. Smith Timber COM
panv, today. "Mr. Smith is convinced
beyond a doubt. 1T means profits that
are enormous. There are today 100
times as much fir as spruce, which
means now that the supply of paper
producing material is 100 times great
er. In by-products it means $40 profit
on every cord of wood.'
The processes are already patented,
two final patents having just been
granted. After the experimental plant
is in operation, it is probable that a
large company will be formed, but
there is no stock for sale.
DIR. Frankforter has experimental on
these processes for IL years. He mas
spent of his own and other peoples
money--thonsands of dollars. The per-
fected process consists of taking small
pieces of waste wood or sawdust, lay
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02
NOSE COUNT IN 1870
FIRST CENSUS THAT WAS TAKEN
IN THE UNITED STAES.
Smith Took the Lead and Browns Were
Second, While Davis, Jones and
Others of Welsh Extraction Fol-
low in Order; Interesting Stats
tics of Those Early Days; Great
Growth Since JamestOwn's Day. j.,

Washington, D. c., March 30.-That
the Smiths were the most numerous
of American families in the earliest
days is maintained in Forthcoming
| volume under census bureau auspices.
Facts and figures of the volume &C
back almost to the days of Captain
John Smith, the first Smith of them
all, but the New England Smiths have
their innings along with the rest OF
the connection.
BY the year 1890, when the first
federal census was taken, more than
5000 Smith families reioiced in that
ancestral patronymic, and the sum to-
tai of individual Smiths under the
stars and stripes was more than $4,000
despite the then comparative sparse
ness of American population in the ag,
gregate.
The Browns were a good second in
numerousness of these original Ameri'
cans dealt with i'm the book announced
under the title of "The First Census of
the United States; 1890" Davis, Jones
and Johnson come next in order.
The forthcoming publication is sup
elemental TO the series of pamphlets
containing the names of the heads of
families at the frat census. 1t con-
tans a discussion of the conditions of
the republic at the period of the first
federal census; presents the history
of census taking in the United States
in colonial days; discusses the debates
in the first congress over the law an
thorizing the census; and presents for
the first time the complete results of
the census. with much material from
the original schedules, which, under
the application of modern methods of
research and tabulation, reveal many
facts not before available.
Smiths and Browns Tabulated,
The Importance of the Smiths,
Browns, Davises, Joneses, JOhnsons, ct
al causes their tabnlatiOn as follows:
No of Total
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

In the states for which schedules of
the first census remain there were in
1870 27,340 surnames. OF this num-
Der almost half-ll, 1874 names-appear-
ed but once, thus each represented but
one family
The analysis by nationality as
shown by names indicates that the
English stock composed 1875 per cent
of all the white population at the
period of the first census. and if the
Scotch and Irish be added the British
stock represented little more than
80 per cent, while the Germans con-
trbuted slightly less than per cent
and the Dutch 2 per cent.
In fact, so great was the British
preponderance in practically all of the
New England states that the other
nationaltes were negligible. In no
other section of the union was the
British element so strong as in New
England fact strikingly in contrast
with the conditions which prevail in
that section at the present time.
of the population of the southern
states i'm 1900 similar to that made
from the schedules of the first census,
in order to obtain percentages compar-
able with it, it is probable that little
change would be noted from the pro-
portions shown in 1900 There has
been noteworthy preservation in that
section of the purity of the stock
enumerated in 1870, contrasted with
the extraordinary change in the com
position of the population taking place
in the remainder of the nation during
the century and more which elapsed
from 1870 to 1900.
Few Foreign Born in the South.
The southern states which form u
part of the original are, embraced in
the scope of the first census, have been
practically silent partners so far as the
subject of foreign born population is
concerned. Persons of foreign birth con-
tinue to be practically negligible
element in the southern states, bnt
their numbers had increased in 1900 to
nearly 100000 in New England and
the middle states. The foreign born
and native born of foreign parents in
New England and the middle states
together formed more than half of the
entire white population in 1900. that is
to say, SIS in every 1000 of white
persons, but in the southern states
formed but 70 in every 1000.
According to the volume embodying
the foregoing data, the first Ameri-
can population in Il decennial year,
which may be regarded as continuous
was that of Virginia in 1910. consist
ing of 200 persons. After the lapse
of approximately two centuries there
was an aggregate population of $780,
600, occupying more than 100000 square
miles OF territory. In 1850 more than
half of the inhabitants were in the
New England colonies and most of the
remainder in Virginia; but from that
date the proportion in New England
steadily declined, and the proportion
in the southern colonies increased.
Three cities of the Atlantic seaboard
have continued from earlier times to
the present as leaders in that region
not only in the number of their in
habitants but also in prosperity and
influence. From its foundation in 1880
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-02

Mrs. Chauncey Wilson, who has been
visiting friends and relatives at Eagle
Lake and GAINESVILLE for week, re-
turned home Monday.
Miss Sadie Eaton gave a party Thurs
day evening to few of her friends.
NJ. c. Dalton went to st. Paul Sat
urday and returned Monday.
Mrs. Jane Rasdall returned Saturday
from months visit with relatives in
St. Paul.
Freddie Schultz came home from
Minneapolis Saturday evening and re-
turned again Sunday. He has found