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The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1910-10-20

If / was obliged to 60 to Fort
Pierre to get to a railroad or to
buy my supplies would surely be
against dividing the county till I
knew where | was going to get
railroad. And while l do not claim
that all of our brethren from the
north must come to Philip, / do
claim that all the supplies which
must come in by rail must come to
some station on the p. r. G. & N.
w. Ry. and they must or will come
to some point on the N. w. until
they get railroad closer home,
and it would be an injustice to
those who live within 20, 25 or 80
miles of Philip and prefer to come
here now to send them further
north to some inland town to their
county seat. Most of our friends
IN Cne north part OF the county Ad-
NIT this but they put up one reply
to all our statements and that is
this. You fellows in Philip want
us in the north to help build
court house in Philip now and then
when we want to divide and want
a court house ourself we will have
to do it alone. Now that sounds
true and is about the only argu-
ment we have to answer. IF what
l have said about the cost Of diyi-
sion is true viz that it is cheaper
to handle two decent sized counties
than one twice too large it is also
true that it is just as expensive to
run one that is too small Is it is
ono that IS just large enough, in
other words it will take 4 full set
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1910-10-20

Continued on page 4
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-03
ts~fEs ~ ss49f y
NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA
Principal Events. That Have Trans-
PRED in the Old Countries
Within . Week or So.
J - 81 q 50
DEN MARK.

Christiansahd.--The Danish steam.
er Cambodia was wrecked today near
Grimstad. Thirteen of the crew were
saved, but it is feared that small
boat containing sixteen others was
lost.
A letter purporting to come from
DR.. Frederick A.. Cook has been re.
ceived by the University of Copenhag-
en-, which seems to be intended for a
confession that he didn't reach the
north pole. This letter is typewriter
In the third person, seemingly dictated,
bears the postmark Of town in Min
nesota and is not signed The mem
>bers Of the university consistory have
been summoned to meet and consider
the document.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-03
NORWAY.

The opponents of the new cabinet
have dug up something unpleasant.
One of it's new members, Arctand-
er, said at the opening of the Berg
en- railway last fall that If said railway
had been completed before 1905 Nor
way would not have been compelled to
dismantle her forts along the Swedish
frontier. The Swedish ambassador
was present on that occasion, and he
resented the remark in the name of
his country. But he was finally in
duced to let the matter pass by on
condition that the newspapers make
no references to the remark. The
scheme worked nicely, and the Swed-
ish people did not find out anything
about. it. But the Norwegian oppon-
ents Of the new cabinet did not hes
itate to bring the matter before the
public in order to create bad feeling
in Sweden against the Konow cabinet.
Wollert Konow,. the new premier,
IS IS years old, and since 1870 he
has been a very prominent man in
many respects. He began his public
career as peoples high school teach
err, and since 1885 his influence has al
ways been felt in Norwegian politics.
Perhaps the most dramatic moment in
his life was May 5, 1884, when he rose
in the storting to ask the minister of
war whether it was true Or not that
a large part of the rifles OF the army
had been tempered with at the time of
the impeachment of the Selmer cab.
met. 1t was found that parts Of the
locks of thousands of rifles had been
removed, and it is easyeto imagine the
rage of the "adherents Of the falling
cabinet on the one hand, and of the
is really a: poet who has turned his
attention to practical affairs. His
father wrote a bunch OF tragedies, and
his mother, who is still living in Cop
enhagen, is daughter of Oelen-
schlaeger, the Danish poet laureate.
Decades ago his Imagination enabled
him to foresee the utilization of the
the electric dynamo, and he bought
waterfalls at price which at that
time seemed ridiculously high, but
which now seem ridiculously low
For years past he has been busily en-
gagged in farming on large scale In,
this branch he has. also been success,
full, and Stend, his ancestral home
stead, is now looked upon as one Of,
the best managed farms in the king
dom of Norway. The vast and varied
experience of this man makes 1t OBJ
vtous that the nation expects a great
deal from him in his present position
His weakest point Is said to be, that
he cannot stand criticism with equa-;
nimfty, and his opponents will be sure
to take. advantage Of this weakness
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-03
Official Proceedings of the
County Board of Marshall
County, Minnesota.

Special meeting of the County Board
held Feb. 10Th, 1910, pursuant to notice
of County Auditor, said notice with
proof Of service being on file.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man at 10 o'clock a. m. All members
of the County Board present.
Commissioner Green offered the fol-
lowing resolution in writing and moved
it's adoption:
Whereas, on the Goth day of June
1909, the County of Marshall, through
its County Auditor, entered into con-
tract with the Northwestern Drainage
Company, a corporation, for the con-
struction of County Ditch Number
Twenty (20), in the County of Marshall
in accordance with the plans and speci-
dcations in the report of the engineer
in charge Of said ditch; and, Whereas,
the said Northwestern Drainage Com
pany has entered upon the construction
of said ditch and it has now been de-
termined by the said County Board that
it will be necessary.in order to properly
construct said ditch, to modify the
plans and specifications upon which
said contract is based, so as to provide
for a larger ditch, which will require
the removal of additional earth there
from; and, whereas, the engineer in
charge of the said ditch has prepared
plans and specifications for such change
and made and filed in the Office of the
County Auditor his estimates in rela-
tion thereto as changed, and a profile of
such ditch as changed, the said addi-
tional plans. specifications and profile
being filed in the Office of the County
Auditor on February 18th, 1910. -
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the said additional report of the said
engineer, together with such changes
therein recommended, and the. said
plans, specifications and profiles, be
and the same hereby is adopted, and
the County Auditor Of the said County
of Marshall be and he hereby is author
lied and directed to enter into supple
mental contract with the said North
western Drainage Company for the con:
strnction Of said enlarged ditch upon
the basis of the said final report, plans,
profles and specifications so filed with
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-03
. = : r. - g = H.
SWEDEN

Peary has not accepted the invita-
lions to lecture in the Scandinavian
capitals @G i &c., ,!l#s@.- - /
Prominent Swedish business men
say that the hard times will soon be
past history. >,s,z,. H.. ..s.. - .:-5tl~.
Stockholm has a population Of 341,-
900. The increase for the year 1909
was about 1900. -, ss'55z@5 / go
Erik Lindkvist Of Stockholm, an
amateur iaeronaut, has invented oars
for use on airships. ri ossst.t4,y
FL A course of, lectures. on peat dry.
ing will be given at Jonkoping in the
latter part Of June. $500 y - : +
The sugar trust Is said to intend
to pay the present rate OF wages for
the next five years. sE.sf
"A voluntary canvass proved that
LOIS heads Of families and 1875 single
men are out Of work in Malmo
The safety valve Of tug boat in
the harbor of Stockholm was blown
of, and a man named Lind was so
badly. scalded that his life was In
danger. ii 4, eszr45 Is ssrs.s
LII own 5I1CuAA AoO OH 1uOAOANV VI
half an. hour with the pope few days
ago. The explorer was accompanied
~ the secretary Of the geographical
tssociety ofaRome. c $3.50
The government has proposed the
appointment Ola committee ytosreport
Qnxthe suggestion that. practice in the
use Of firearms be lntrodnced as an
elective study in the public schools.
The railway department Of Sweden
has requested the railway department
OF Prussia to reduce 5sthe rates q
skim milk con the line from Sassnit,
to- the interior af Germany. II such
reduction Is made. southern Swedel
will soon export at least ten tons Q
skim mink day to Germany.
"a general canvass has been mad,
j tolfndi out how many persons are gu
of work III the cities Of Sweden. N,
4 complete report has been seen at thi
j writing. One fact has been firmly es
/ tablished, however. namely. that ther
d Is ono idle woman for every thirty t
d forty idle men.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-03

Go to Larson's Store for good flour.
and good kerosene.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-03-03

Send 1oc.. name of paper and this ad. for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch Book.
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl St.. New York
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

An inquest was recently held n
wigan. England, upon four men who
bad died under very extraordinary cir
cumstancea. It appears that the land
lord OF q hotel had engaged eight men
to remove q number Of cases Of spirit
from one cellar to another. For gome
reason or other he left the men alone,
and they helped themselves to some
overproof brandy.
It is believed that the men drank
about four gills each. The result was
that four Of them died Of acute alca-
holic poisoning, while the others ~.
covered. A postmoFtem examination
showed signs Of an irritant poison ln
the stomach.
The medical evidence was to the q.
feet that those who escaped had prob.
ably been better sed than the others.
who died, inasmuch as the effect OF a.
cohol on the stomach is lesssned By
the presence Of food. Taking into con.
alteration the nature and potency OF
the spirit. Ii IL a wonder that any hn-
man being could have survived tire cgN
deal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

profitable development has proven
the practicability Of Hendricks plan.
One student Of this school was grad
uated al the end OF five and a half
months and was placed in a response
bic position on the main line at $50
per month at the start He was only
% years Of age This could never
have been accomplished by the old.
irregular method OF allowing the op-
orator to educate himself.
Telegraph operators are. as mat
ter Of fact. selfeducated Some spend
years in students jobs along the rail
road before they can earn as high as
$50 a month.
The student at the Santa Fe teleg-
raphers' school pays no entrance fee,
but is required to pay a tuition fee
Of S. month. Every graduate Is
guaranteed a position at better sal
ary at the start than he could possibly
obtain without the thorough training
received at the school At the end Of
six months service, after graduation.
the student Is refunded the money
paid ia as tuition. Thus the student
has received an education IN railroad
telegraphy, which be could acquire
only by struggling existence OF sew
eral years. and II has cost him alb
soIutely nothing He has the advan-
tage Of a good education. which viii
equip him for 4 successful career in
railroading
The school instructions consist Of
straight telegraphiug. preparing each
student for regular line work at once.
and equipping him with the knowledge
necessary to get in line to become
train dispatcher and on up
When student has qualified on the
wire work and rules he is then sent
each day to some near station. where
he works with the operator and ata-
ton agent. gaining practical knowl-
edge of handling trains. selling tick
cts. and fhe freight business. Here
he Is under the direct supervision Of
experienced Santa Fe employees, who
are under orders 70 train the student
in the right way.
There are a few other schools for
the teaching Of telegraphy scattered
here and there throughout the coun-
try. but there is no other school opsr-
ated By a railroad az this one is.
All work is carried on under expe-
rfenced instructors. who are mission
aries IN the Santa re promotion work
among the employees.
Constant vigilance Is the price OF
the switchman's life Occasionally
even ~constant vlgllancs" Is fruitless
Death leers at seemingly the safest
moment.
Three switchmen were standing on
the front footboard Of an engine puf.
flng along about six miles an hour In
one Of the Northwestern yards. It was
g bright. sunshiny day IN early spring
There we're no other engines within
the radius Of a block. and the track
seemed 9erfecflv safe. for a heavy
zebra had just passed over Sud.
denly one Of the ties at rail joint
sank into a slight washout, The engine
ieGt tho track and the foothoard. car
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

Superstition was Knocked and noRb
"a and invited 10 do its worst BY aii
manner of taunts levelled against the
fearsome number 1s at banquet CIV.
en- in New York recently by the mem
bers Of the Thirteen club. The club
contains many more than thirteen
members, but the diners sat at tables
thirteen to each. Before each plate q
red candle burned in a deaths head
holder. and the member whose candle
went out first was supposed to r.
ceive It as a sign. As soon as the
company was seated new mirror was
broken. The ices were served IN the
form Of skull reposlng in a comm.
The toastmaster used forearm bone
TO rap 10 order. At intervals the
diners counted up to thirteen as q
chant, the number thirteen being
hailed with cheers. At the close Of
the banquet the walters filed into the
room to the music Of a funeral march.
each walter bearing aloft chocolate
cake with thirteen candles burning on
It and a white skull and crossbonss -
the center.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

Charles Franconi has Just died IN
Paris, the last Of long line OF "a
nous circus riders. His father, vic
tor Franconi, was the grandson OF
Antonio Franconi. who having killed
q Venetian pAtFician in duel at Ven
Ice BY a clever fencing stroke was ex-
fled and came to France, under Louis
XIV. When in Paris IN 1893 be
bought AstIey's English circus, then
n the Faubourg du Temple. and
made the place a rendezvous Of fash
ion during the Revolution and the
FIRST empire.
The Franconis after that. from
father to son. ran circuses in the
Champs Elysees and other parts Of
Paris, and for several generations thes
were the circus kings Of Paris The
last F'ranconi circus disappeared only
o few years ago when Il was turned
iato q cinematosraph theater. Charles.
the father cf Victor Franconi, was 80
welI-known and brilliant a rider that
he was commissioned BY Napoleon
III to break in bis saddle horses for
him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06
IMMENSE STAKE At HAZARD
Great Fortune That was Won and
Lost IN Single Minute Of
Chance.

No more fateful consequence ever
depended upon the spin Of the wheel
nt Monte Carlo than that By which
fhe late Grand Duke Michael Of Rus
sia was winner BY s720 900.
The grand duke, who died at Cannes
the other day. wss q familiar figure
On the Riviera. where be had a beau
fiful villa. but for the last ten years
Of bis life be never entered the
gaming rooms One night be happened
70 find himself beside an English
peer. q friend OF bis. who was stalking
heavily. The grand duke gave a. his
reason for not playing that roulette
was a children's game. at which the
limit IN stakes was fixed at 81 200.
How much" akked his friend,
would you like to put on, thenz"
Twenty thousand dollars each
time" replied Michael
Good Then suppose we leave the
bank aiene and play against one an
other. hazarded the peer. Choose .
number. and II It turns up ] will pay
you IS times your stake. II Il doesn't
your money IL mine"
This course was agreed upon and
the grand duke chose number IT," It
won and Lord 49, was the poorer by
t7z0. 600"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

fyfng Mulligan, one of the switchmen.
crumpled up under the front Of the
engine. which, after humping along
the ties for about ten feet came TO
q stop. The other two switchmen
had been thrown to one side. Except
for the loss Of a few square inches
Of skip they were unlnsured-
Alullgan. dazed. With both legs use
less. stiiI had enough sense to crawl
toward the ligat. GraspIng the rail
and dragging both legs, snake fashion,
be appeared 10 his astonished compan-
ions. who hastened TO pun him out
from behind the front trucks Then.
sitting propped against his compan-
ion'a knees, he watched the engine
sink into the soft earth and speculated
On the probable length Of time Il
would hare taken him to die had any
part Of his clothing been caught while
be was under the engine.
After he had fnSsy recovered Mul
Ilgan figured out Just how long be had
worked during the year. He had been
injured twice, and Il had been just
four days from the time he went to
work after recovering from the first
injury when be was hurt the second
time. IN both cases the margin be-
tween life and death had been mar
row, and he had worked Just one
month.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06
REASON FOR The SLOW TIME


The trains on the branch road never
vent very fast There were various
reasons Tor this. All good ones. Nev-
erfheless. travellers from more popu-
lous districts sometimes expressed
forcible opinions on the subject. silas
Wefmore. Who rode back and forth
to and from the junction almost every
day. took II upon himself 70 paclfy
such as were unduly disturbed Ly the
waits and stops Of the little sawed-off
string Of cars.
One Day particularly Irritable pas
Eenger eat next 10 him. He not only
complained that the train was slow
bat wished 70 know why II was slow.
What are we stopping for now2v
be asked
GiIas looked out Of the window.
This Is q station be said mildly.
Don't rec any said the other.
"Oh. there isn't any building" said
siIas: but it's stopping place.
BY and By the train went on. Pres
entity It stopped. apparently IN the
middle Of field. This time the stran-
ger did not inquire into the reason for
halting. But after another 20 min
utes the same thing occurred. Final
" be broke out again:
What are we stopping here forz
Isn't any station here. is thcyzv
mo station" said EiIaR We're
stopping for water"
"Waterly exclaimed the other. WA
teri why, We just took IN water not
Eve minutes ago. What do you mean2"
Boiler Leaks" said SiIas, patiently;
and the other relapsed into silence
Youths Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06
UsE MACHINES FOR JUDGING


Npk registering fhe results 81 am
lesls epnt&nte fne human ere and
Toice somsllne sesm painfully made
qgate Ciose contests 81 this kind are
rew 1udss9 fl some parts d the
world sy Judging machines
One such degice. the invention u an
Austrian. Is designed 10 be placed a.
tie 6nlah line ia a running race, and
consists of light metal frame par
tikIoned lnto two or more diyisl0na,
each about four feet vide. On TOP q
khs frame stands small cabinet con-
eainlng numbered divisions corre-
spending % the numbers cf THE
tracks.
The inatant she nrst man passes
through his division shutter falls,
digcIoeing hls track number. The
other numbers are Immediately
lccke1. exceDt when the machine Is
set for fnal heats. In this case
sEaall eylindez Il attached 70 the ma
chine. ard a hammerhead strikes
mark On the revolving cylinder a. the
men finish Thus the exact positions
o. al competitors can be told 70
nicely.
The same Inventor has originated
~ autonatIc Judging machine for BIZ
cycle races. II consists of fine light
metal strips placed In small trench
about tMo inches Wide. which ID sunk
acrcse the track AT the finish
During the last Zap these strips.
which are coated with enamel, are
placed in position BY means Of a
lever and The nrat wheel to cross re-
cesyes AYe narss. In crossing. how
ever 4 diagIaces one Of The strips.
and the next wheel. thei ciore, re-
celyee only four marks. and 80 on
The Sunday Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

Tallow Is the Eskimo's candy It Is
put up in bright red packages made
out Of the feet Of water fowl The
women cut of the red feet Of this
bird, which is called the dovekie. draw
out the bones and blow up the skin 30
as to make pouches which they oil
with the reindeer tallow for their little
folk, according to writer in Fur
News
None of the food that the Eskimos
sat seems very inviting to us. but they
are extremely fond Of II and are very
apt to oyereat. It Is said by explorers
who have gone into Greenland that it
Is no uncommon sight to see an Es-
klmo man who has eaten an enormous
meal Of the raw, frozen flesh OF the
reindeer, seal or waIrua lying on his
back and eating blubber until he can.
not move.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

John r. Wallace. the frst chief en-
gineer Of the Panama canal construc-
ton under the American regime. tells
the following. says the New York
Press.
There was deacon in Georgia
who had been slighted by the cam
paign committee during vigorous
campaign for prohibition One night
he was called rpon 10 speak He still
smarfed from the committees prevt
ous neglect. and when he rose to
speak be said
Brethren. have searched the Holy
Writ carefully and ! have found but
one reference TO water as beverage.
ION that occasion the one who re-
ferred to It was IN hell, where he de-
served to be. And he. Dives It was
only asked for drop OF re-"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06
Recommendation for Invalid.

Invalid railroad travellers in switzer-
land VIII soon be able to enjoy all the
comforts Of well-equipped sickrooni.
The Swiss federal railroads have just
ordered four Pullman coaches special
" fitted for the transport Of invalIds.
Each car. costing $4,000. win be di-
vided into seven compartments. the
center compartment being for the pa
flents There IS 70 be An operating
room for urgent cases requiring i'm
mediate surgical treatment and an
other compartment viii be equipped
as pharmacy. Electric bed warm
ers and bath heaters viii be provided.
The other compartments viii be set
apart for doctors. nurses and friends
Of the patients
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

BREAK an hours promise 10 Lowell
~ that Will divide a minute into a
thousand parts and break but part
of taousandth part Of minute IN
me affairs IA loye. II may be said Of
hign ahat Cupid hath clapped him o'
fhe shoulder, but Ili warrant him
heart whole HcSaIlnd.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

4 am afraid Mrs. Flimmins IS ver1
short-sighted." said Miss Cayenne
Tn what respect7
ashe insists on living so extraya-
gantly that her husband won't be able
20 pay decent Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

with headquarters
a. Chicago, de-
cided that there
was a way By
which the Santa
Fe could be sup
Piled with more
competent teleg-
rapners with less
costly expert +
menting with
new men.
He followed up
this idea by estab-
fishing one Of the
70 ost unfQu e
schools IN the
country at Los
Angeles. Cal. It's
rand growth and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-06

fou VIII find as yon look back upon
pour life ihst the moments that stand
on. The mowents when you have
really lived. are ne moments when
you have done things Ia q spirit Of
love Henry Dfnmmond