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The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-08-23
We Must Have a Good Roads AS
ISOLATION.

In its issue week before last, The
Journal proposed plan for organ
izing a good roads association for the
county and asked the other local
papers to discuss the matter. Editor
Higgins Of Our Home replies as fol
lows:
In another column we are print
ing an article from The Monroe Jour,
nal advocating good roads associ-
alton for Union county, and We en-
dorse every word Of it. No step OF
advancement has ever been taken
until somebody has gotten behind ii
and brought about a movement. We
think The Journals plan is a good
one and we are ready and willing to
render any reasonable service that
may be needed to aid in this under
taking. We appoint the editor OF
The Journal as chairman pro tenn. OF
the association and suggest that he
set a time and place for a meeting to
be held to effect an organization and
formulate plans for the work.
The suggestion was that three gen.
tlemen be suggested by the several
papers from different sections Of the
county, who would be asked to take
the initial step in organizing the as
ISOLATION. DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt,
the State geologist and secretary Of
the State Good Roads Association, is
very anxious to get local organiza-
tions formed in each county, the OBJ
ject being to discuss ways and means,
distribute literature and arouse in
terest. At the last meeting Of the
North Carolina Legislature the State
geologist was authorized to employ
a highway engineer to make surveys
and give engineering assistance to
the counties throughout the State.
The same act appropriated five thou
sand dollars, which sum is in the
hands Of the State geologist, to be
expended as he thinks best in accom-
plishing the purposes Of the act.
DR.. Pratt and his engineer will be
ready to cooperate with US, and their
services can be secured at the proper
time. Let's have the organization.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-08-23
An Honorable Record.

Maj. H. A. London Of the Chatham
Record has lately recovered from a
severe attack of illness, and with the
accumulation of a little more strength
will be able TO 60 on with his steady,
vigorous work. In its last issue the
Record says:
with this issue the Record be-
gins its thirty-third volume and the
thirty-third year Of its existence. For
the past thirty-two years it has paid
its weekly visits to its readers and
hopes to continue them for many
more years. During all those years
it has been published and edited by
the same person, record in North
Carolina journalism that has no equal.
While there are several newspapers
in this State older than the Record,
yet none Of them have been publish
ed and edited thirty-two years con-
tinuouSly by the same person with
out any change"
Such papers as the Record have
been voices in the wilderness in
North Carolina crying out for prog
ress in all things, and the incalcu.
ably better day that is dawning in
the State is due largely to them
Long life yet
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-08-23
Taft Sees Old Home and Many
kinsf0Ik.
Beverly, Mass. Dispatch, 10th

Beverly. Mass. Dispatch, 10th.
Forgetting for the moment the
troubles and worries Of politics and
politicians, President Taft spent the
greater part of the day in the homes
and haunts Of his ancestors. The
President rummaged into his own
family history and met scores of rel
atives. Some were so remote as hard
ly to be counted, but they we're all
Tafts or Torreys and the most dis
tinguished member Of the family
seemed glad to be able to shake the
hand of all. There we're long Tafts
and short Tafts, big Tafts and little
Tafts, blondes, brunettes and red
haired. I'VE had all sorts in the
family" laughed the President.
1t was over at Mendon and Bridge
and that vicinity that the Tafts set
tied way back in 1850. Robert Taft
was the first Of the Tafts to come
over from England. Then in direct
line Of descent the generations lead
down to the President as follows
Joseph Taft, Peter Taft, Aaron Taft
Peter Rawson Taft, Alphonso Taft
and William Howard Taft. The Pres.
ident's son, Robert, is the eighth
generation.
The genealogical analysis that tht
day brought forth, it was discovered
that through an ancient strain thu
| President is related to Senator Viii
marth Aldrich Of Rhode Island; tina
Secretary Charles D. Norton is alsC
related to the Senator from Rhod,
Island, and that the President is re
lated to Governor Draper Of Massa
chusetts.
1t was as the guest Of Governo
Draper that the President made hi
pilgrimage today. He spent las
night at the Governors home il
Hopedale, and started in a drizzlinI
rain on the ancestral trip this morn
ing. En- route to Mendon Mr.. Tad
stopped for an hour to inspect th
big cotton machinery plant at Hope
dale and the model tenements tina
surround it, The men in the factor
gave him three cheers.
1t was while the President stoo
: inspecting the tablet erected at -Four
ders' Park, in Mendon, that the mo:
interesting episode Of the day Occur
$ red. No one in the town seemed
e know Mr.. Taft was coming, but hi
n presence soon was noiSed about an
Tafts came from all directions. Mr.
Clarence Taft was one Of the first
arrive, and when she met the Pres
1 was accomplished about twenty mil
2 uies past eleven o'clock. He wa
hurried to the hospital, but the shoe
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-08-23
The Fine Greed Of the Boy Scouts,

In this paper is published an
article about the fine organization
known as 1.-THE Boy Scouts" The
creed is so fine that it will bear
publishing twice in the same paper.
Here it is:
"a Scouts honor is TO be trusted.
"a Scout is loyal.
"a Scouts duty is to be useful and
to help others.
"a Scout is a friend to all, and a
brother to every other Scout, no mat
ter to what social class the other be-
longs.
"A Scout is courteous.
"A Scout is a friend to animals.
"A Scout obeys orders.
"a Scout smiles and looks pleas.
ant.
"a Scout is thrifty"
We hear a great deal these time:
about what should and should no
be taught in the schools. If this
creed we're thoroughly taught in The
schools, there need be little concern
about the coming generation. The
fact is that here is the weakest point
in our schools. The crowding in O
this, that, and the other, is leaving
little room for these really funda
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-08-23

mentals. Yet every school can teach
them. and no school that fails in this
can be a genuine success. What is
true Of the schools is also true Of the
homes.
Three cheers for the Boy Scouts
and their creed
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-08-23
The Robbery of the indians.

sulphur, Okla. Dispatch, 10Th.
1t was brought out today in the
testimony of J. F. McMurray before
the congressional committee investi-
eating Indian land affairs that he
held as many as half dozen con-
tracts with the Indians for legal SER
vices, all covering the same period
OF time.
Mr.. McMurray testified that for
general services he had two contracts
with the Chickasaws at $1,000 a
year each, two with the Choctaws at
5000 year each, and another con-
tract for special services at a fee Of
$4,000, only $4,000 of which was
paid; a yearly expense allowance
amounting to $4,000. All of this
money was in addition to the $780,
600 allowed his law firm as a contin-
gent fee in the citizenship cases, and
in addition also to the contracts by
which he now seeks to obtain 10 per
cent, or 100000, as contingent
fee on the sale Of S30,000,0O0 worth
Of asphalt and coal lands.
How is it that, while having so
many contracts to represent the In
dams generally on regular salaries,
you got a special contract on a con-
tingent fee basis every time any spe.
cial case bobbed up?" asked Repre-
sentative E. W. Saunders Of Vir-
ginia, a member Of the committee.
This investigation was started by
the statement Of Senator Gore, Okla.
homa's blind Senator, that McMurray
had tried to bride him not to oppose
his attempt to get the government
to sanction his deal. This man seems
to have been one who robbed the In.
dian on big scale for years.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-08-23
Charles PIyler Loses His Nerve.
Sanford Express, 18th.

Sanford Express, 10th.
Chas. B. Plyler, who was tried at
the recent term Of the Union county
court upon the charge Of numbering
a man in that county last June, SEN
fenced TO be electrocuted in Raleigh
on September 18th, and brought to
Lee county jail for safe keeping, kept
his nerve pretty well until last Sat
urday when he broke down CON-
pletely, lamented his fate and with
tears in his eyes proclaimed his in
nocence. The negro, George May
hew, who is in Jail charged with
being an accessory to the murder,
seems TO be very much attached to
Plyler and tried in every way posi-.
BILE TO comfort him. Rev. T. D. King
of Jonesboro, who was sent for, Wis.
tied the jail twice during the day as
Plyler's spiritual comforter. Plyler's
case has been appealed to the Su.
preme court, but it is said that the
evidence against him is so strong
that there is little hope that the de
cision OF the lower court will b.
reversed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
fine PROGRAM FOR
annual Banquet
CLUB WILL HAVE A
SPLENDID TIME THURS
DAY.
Officers Will Be Elected For the En-.
suing Year-SociaI Evening Is
Planned.

The committee on arrangements for
the annual business meeting and ban
quet of the Commercial club, which
will be held at the club Thursday ev'
ening, December 8, will have about fin
ished their arrangements and look for
ward to the most successful meeting
Of it's kind ever held by the club.
The members of the club are tax.
ing a great deal of interest in the
event, and a large attendance is an
i ticipated. The officers will submit their
annual reports as follows:
President, F. l.. COmklin.
Secretary. A. B. WEIGH.
Finance committee, G.. H Russ, Jr.
House committee. w. E. Butler.
Statistics, J. L. Bell.
Market day committee, Burt Finney
At the close of the banquet there
will be a series of ten minute talks
as follows:
What the Commercial Club has done
for the Business Man, R. D. Hoskins.
What the Commercial Club has done
for the city at large, J. P. Jackson.
How the Commercial Club can Help
the City Government, Gen. E. A. Will
liams.
The Future of the city, P. G. Reming-
ton.
What Should the Commercial Do
the Coming Year, George A WEIGH.
There will be several forms of en-
tertainment provided for the guests,
among the being the vaudeville attrac-
lions Of the Grand theater. which
have been engaged for the occasion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04

used where it is impossible to use
teams and men.
The report contains an interesting
article on Fort Berthold reservation,
which is soon to be opened for settle
ment, and which contains large
amount of fine agricultural land. The
Shell Greek irrigation project, on
which preliminary surveys were made
in 1908 by the state engineers Of
flee, is considered the finest irriga'
ton project along the Missouri river
in North Dakota is located in this res
ervation about twenty miles southwest
Of Plaza. This project covers approx
mately 10000 acres along Shell Creek
and the adjacent Missouri river bot
toms. Altogether about $4,000 acres of
the reservation is irrigable
The state engineer being eX-OfficiO
state coal mine Inspector his report
includes a report on the operation of
the coal mines in the state during the
past two seasons. This report shows
that there are one hundred and three
mines operating in the state. which
during the winter months employ near.
ly one thousand men. The total tons
mined in 1909 was 372,57O.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04

Kenzie, Logan, Morton, Sterling White
Moffit N.ong Lake,. Christiana, Clear
Lake. Driscoll. Thelma and Wild Rose.
District No. 3 shall consist of the
following townships: Painted Woods,
Glenview, Crofte. Ecklund, Cromwell,
Ghylin, Baskerville. Grass Lake, Hawk
eye and Pleasant View.
District No. shall consist of the
following townships: Schrunk. An
drcws. Florence Lake. Hazel Grove,
Richmond. Phoenix. Harriet, Wing.
Highland. Trygg, Lyman and I.ein.
District No. 5 shall consist Of that
mart of the City of Bismarck which
lies north of the township line, and
Of the following townships: Riverview,
Burnt Creek. Hav Creek, Naught on.
Gihhs. Frances. Menoken.
The balance Of the morning was
spent in attending to routine business
ard in the afternoon the commissions
c"s were ont viewing the county roads.
The hoard will meet again Monday
morning.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
JURY DID NOT Agree
IN FINLAYS0N CASE
CRIMINAL CALENDAR is PRETTY
WELL CLEANED UP
SATURDAY..
LARGE Number of Cases Were Dis.
missed on Account Of a Lack OF
Evidence to Convict.

The jury which was out all night
and the greater part Of the day in
the Finlayson case reported to the
district court Saturday afternoon that
it had agreed to disagree. 1t is under
stood that the ballot in the Jury room
was six for conviction and six for
acuuittal, and that this ratio never
changed. The state Immediately gave
n,ice that it would move retrial OF
the case coming into court Tuesday
afternoon or as soon thereafter as
the court could hear the case.
The court made record time Satur-
day in handling the cases on the Grim
inal docket. and practically completed
it's work with the exception Of the re-
trial of Frank Finlayson. who is
charged with keeping and maintain
ing a common nuisance.
The case of the State versus G.. {.
Jorgensburg. who was charged with Sc
curing money under false pretenses
was dismissed on account of insufflcl'
ent evidence.
Upon motion of the defense and ap'
prevail by the state the case against
Gerald f. Neel was continued over un'
til the next term. The cases against
James Mcdonald and against Joseph
Higgins, who are charged with keep.
ing and maintaining common nuisances
were continued over until the next
term. The cases against Jack Riggs
and against F. W. Shearer were also
continued until next term.
The case against O. NJ. Onsrud was
dismissed upon motion Of the states
attorney. Upon motion Of the same Of
ficial the cases against the following
persons were also dismissed on ac-
count Of insufficient evidence: Conrad
Johnson. Nellie Thompson. Charles
White George Robideau. H. Tatley.
Walter Patten. James Headmark. o.
TO Riemer. James Meyers and Leo Ber-
ger.
q. w. Kessel. who was charged with
emheZzlemont AND who had entered q
plea of not guilty, changed his plea
to that of guilty Of petit larceny and
will no sentenced Monday
Arthur HARRINGTON. John Fisher. and
Ha~rv Chin who have heon awaiting
s"rtenoe will receive their sentences
Monday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
L. w. Mclean
Successor to Cayou & Mclean

PURE VERMONT MAPLE sYRUP-1-2 GALLON. IT,
Regular Price $780, this sale only lCC
HOME BRAND
pkgs, regular price 10c for this only ~
HOME BRAND PANCAKE FLOUR n
2Ib. pkg. regular price &c., for this sale only ~
CAYoN & MCLEAN MNCE MEAT F.
pkg, regular price &c; for this sale only ~
JUMBO BRAND STANDARD BLUEBERRIEs IN
2Ib. regular price 5c; for this sale only lUL
MONARCH BRAND GIANT PEAS Ill.,
2Ib. regular price 5c; for this sale only llk!
NEWELL EXTRA BRAND TOMATOES 1e
cans, regular price zoe; for this only lOLi
HOME BRAND FANCY QUEEN OLIVES ~
16oz bottle, regular price 55c for this sale only fU|
HOME FANCY QUEEN OLIVES o.
bottle, regular price soc; for this sale Nv
oRIoLE FANCY QUEEN OLIVES o.
bottle, regular price Soc; for this sale only OOl
oRIoLE BRAND FANCY QUEEN OLIVES On
bottle, regular price doc: for this OUI
HOME BRAND STUFFED OLIVES a.
bottle, regular price soc; for this only wv
MONARCH BRAND SWEET GHERKINs ~
bottle, regular price zoe; for this sale only lOI
GOLDEN ELK BRAND PEACHES H.
2 regular price Csc; for this sale only lCI
RED ROCK BRAND APRIcoTs H.
1-2Ib can regular price zoe; for this sale only lO(
STANDARD PEAS CORN AND TOMATOES NJ
Per only
MONARCH BRAND OLIVE SALAD a.
1907 bottle, regular price for this sale only wv
sUNNYsDE sATsUP ~
4oz bottle, regular price 15c; for this sale only lUN
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
The board of county commissioners

The board Of county commissioners
redistricted Durleigh county Saturday
morning into the five commissioner
districts which were authorized by the
voters at the recent general election.
The division was made from the stand
point of population and the vote cast
at the last election and under this
plan an absolutely fair and just di.
vision was made.
Rurleigh county will have only thre'
county commissioners however until
the next general election two years
hence as the two new members OF
the board can not be chosen before
that time according to the statutes.
Following are the new districts:
District No. I shall consist of that
portion of the City of Bismarck which
lies south of the township line and
Of the following townships: Lincoln,
Fort Rice. Ample Creek. Manning,
Dovd and Teller.
District No. shall consist of H."
following townships: Sibley Butte. M"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
REPORT Of ENGINEER IS
INTERESTING Document
Lion AND HALF ACRES GOING
TO wAsrE-PARTs VALLEY NEEDS IRRIGA-
TON AND OTHER PARTS Observation-Disclosures REPORT
ON

The fourth biennial report Of the
state engineer, recently placed in the
printers hands, contains some very
interesting information concerning IT.
rigation and drainage work in the
state. The report shows that those
who have been irrigating in this state
in the past few years have found it
very profitable.
There is in the western pa: of the
state sufficient flood wafer going to
waste from streams and coulees to ir'
rigate 100000 acres if properly con-
trolled. 1t is an interesting fact that
the upper part of the Mouse river val
ley in North Dakota has fifty thou
sand acres of land on which the an
nual crop returns could be easily
doubled at a small expense by the use
of irrigating water from the river
while the lower part has nearly as
much more that could be greatly i'm
proved by drainage. This need of
drainage on the lower part is not due
to any great variation in the rainfall
but to the fact that the lower part
of the river has a less fall per mile
than the upper and the swifter cur.
rent has carried down the silt into
the slower current and it has there
been deposited until the channel of
the stream has become filled and the
water has spread out, covering the
entire valley bottom.
During the past season several farm
ers along the upper part Of the river
have been irrigating and the success
they have met has encouraged others,
and it is expected that five thousand
acres will be under irrigation next SEQ
son. Henry Stammen, who has farm
in this valley. northeast of Carnio.
raised irrigated oats which yielded
eighty bushels.
The success of irrigators on the
Williston and Lower Yellowstone pro-
iects during the season of 1910 has
been very encouraging. Alfalfa has
proved to be very successful. giving
yields of five tons at three cuttings.
Mr.. Brownell of Williston raised a
seed crop of alfalfa which returned a
yield of 567 bushels per acre, making
the gross TcLuIuS 9Oo.OU pei dClC. MA .
Bartholomew raised one acre of cab
bage which yielded $500 heads, which
valued at ten cents per head makes
a gross return of $3.50. A small patch
of onions yielded at a rate of eight
hundred and twenty bushels per acre
and sold at $3.50 per bushel.
The drainage work of the state en-.
gineer's office during the past two
years has consisted of the drainage
of several lakes in E.eele, and Cavalier
counties, the construction of a dam in
Pembina county and work in connec-
ton with the celebrated Mouse river
improvement in Bottineau and McHen-
ry counties.
The drainage of the lakes in Cava-
lier and Steele counties has made val
liable thousands of acres Of fine ag-
ricultural land which heretofore has
been forse than useless. Some of the
best crops produced this season were
raised on those drained lake bottoms.
The excavation work on these drains
has been accomplished by the use of
steam dredges which is much more
economical than any other method,
and furthermore the dredge can be
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
LAUGHABLE Situations
|. IN LOCAL PRODUCTION
THE PROFESSORS PREDIcAMEN7
WILL APPEAR HERE DECEM-
Der g.
Local Thespians Who Compose The
Cast Have Had Considerable Expert
ence Holding Down the Boards.

The cast Of charact Of the long
looked for production to be given by
| the Rostand Dramatic club is COM
posed entirely Of local amateurs, who
have had considerable previous expert
ence in amateur theatricals.
The players are we'll adpated to
the various parts, which thew portray.
and an intelligent Interpretation of the
play is assured.
The Misses Kelly. Straw and Will
liams as the seminary girls and Messrs
Webb and Orr as college chaps add
to the play breath of breezy school
life. which offers very proper set
ting for the professor.
Miss Mae Hanlon as Ella Hum
phreys. the professional summer girl,
affords an agreeable contrast to the
seminary girls. Miss Nylen. as Mrs.
Fanny Winthrop. the aunt of the pro-
fessor. helps to take care of the more
serious side of the play The part OF
Pansy, the waif. abducted by the ruff
fan Staples, is carried by Miss Airline
White.
MeSSrS moore, Harris, beTSeSOH anu
Reeves furnish the comedy of the
men. while Mr.. Choquette as Staples,
the abductor of Pansy. plays the vii
lain part. Messrs Wattam and Oseth
take more serious parts. thus balanc-
ing the play by offsetting the comedy
of the other characters.
Don't fail to read our advertisement
nj IN, fhic v,o0rrir,o sc &c.
sue.
The play will be put on next Fri
day evening at the Bijou theater un.
der the management of the Civic
league. !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04

Area Of Canada and the United States.
The gross area of the United States,
that is to say the land and water area.
including Alaska, Is 3.6l6,484 square
miles. The area of Canada is 3,744 ,695
square miles, including land and
water. Canada from east to west
measures about $500 miles.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
Plenty Of Room.

Surprising the whole population Of
Great Britain stood at equal distances
from one another all over the land
surface of Great Britain, each would
10 IS yards from his next neighbora.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04

Don't forget the dance at the Ar
nory, given by Company A, Monday
evening. Music by Lochner's orches'
ira.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
easeness In Deceit.

aaseness In Deceit.
II Is base to speak one thing ana
think another; how much baser to
write one thing and think anotner'-
Seneca.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04

For clean hacks and careful drivers
Phone los. Day or night.
WHITES LIVERY.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-12-04
FIVE COMMISSIONER
DISTRICTS FOR COUNTY
Board fCounty CONFERENCE.-The
A Fair and Just Division

BURLEGH COUNTY WAS DONE PURSUANT
RECENT GENERAL Observation-Disclosures CITY
IN DISTRICTS 5-NEw COMMISSIONERS
NOT CHOSEN TWO YEA AIRS HOWEVER,