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The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
militia INSPECTION
BOYS IN GOOD SHAPE

The annual inspection of Co. X will
take place at the armory on Tuesday of
next week. The members of the COM
pany have been subjected to drill every
evening of this week under the direc-
tion of Sergeant Chauncy Wade and no
doubt will stand a good inspection.
Sergt, Wade is U. S. officer de-
tailed from the regular army of North
Dakota and it has been his duty this
season to spend week with each COM
pany in the state in preparation for
their annual inspection.
The inspection will be done by an
officer of the regular army assisted by
Major Steadman, military secretary to
Governor Burke and VIM. Truemann Of
the 1st. Infantry, N. D. N. G.
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26

Committee of the Council. According
to the records the city should have
received during the period named above.
ST. 351.85 more than was paid over to
its Treasurer and we so report. The
Finance Committee did not consider
that examination of the docket prior
to February 1904. would lead to result
commensurate with the expense of it,
and under it's instructions we did not
60 back of that month. For the same
reason no examinati tion Of the docket of
the City Justice was made.
3. Treasurer 8 cash balance at Novem-
ber 80, 1909. This, according to the
cash book, was $685. 96. Upon
investigation it appeared that a por-
tion of the funds in the hands of the
Treasurer was deposited after December
1. 1t became necessary to verify his
accounts at December II. 1909, the date
on which that question was taken up.
Full particulars of the account are
given in Exhibit "a. F" Upon the basis
of the amounts to the credit of the
Treasurer in bank a shortage appeared
of $203. O4. 1t developed. however, that
two county warrants for $672.OO each
had been deposited by the Treasurer
and these. upon examination. were
pronounced forgeries by county officials.
In settlement of the shortage, and to
cover the two warrants, the Treasurer
paid over to the Finance Committee
ST, $40. 81. A small balance. so cents,
remains, owing to Misunderstanding
at the time as to the exact figures.
In going over the deposits of the City
Continued on page AZ
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
200 yds. 800 yds. 500 yds. total
BELFIELD BAD MEN
ON THE war Path

Beach Chronicle: Last Friday even
ing at Belfeld, two of the leading citi-
zens. under the influence of red liquor,
reverted to type and shot up the town.
The gentlemen took shots at all the
lights on trains. made sundry and
divers other citizens dance to the
music of six shooters, and finally drove
Editor Dace to the woods. These antics
and antickers, relics of ante-civiliza-
tion days, should be squelched, and
there is a way to do it. ~ The Belfield
Times gives the names of the disturb
ers as Fred Wyman and Sam Fletcher,
the latter we'll known in this city.
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
MUST CLEAN Up CITY
MAY 10TH IS the LIMIT

The council has set May 10th as the
last day for people to see that the
streets and alleys are cleared of ashes
and manure and all other stuff belong
ing at the dump grounds.
This matter was discussed at the city
hall Monday night. Alderman Crawford
brought the matter up and the others
present agreed with him that something
should be done at once. Ordinance No.
2 makes 1t an offense for any person
to throw ashes and manure on the streets
and alleys, but they do it. notwith-
standing the fact that the ordinance
specifies a fine Of not less than $40 nos
more than $50 for each offense.
Mayor Frye thought it would not be
necessary to make more than two OF
three examples. The law is on the
books and only needs enforcing. 1t has
been there for years for that matter.
This time the aldermen seem in earnest
Some of them said that they might be
SAAO AAOS W AVS AAlON ol1U ~ ~ kl1Cy
would pay without whimper.
Aldermen Richards. Turner and john
son were appointed committee at the
council meeting to make arrangements
for opening and continuing Sims street
nof'h to the city dump grounds. 1t was
supposed that this matter was settled
last year but it seems not. A. P. Folsom
owns the acreage through which the
street must pass If continued north and
one of his propositions was to accept
$500 for the right of way and he to
fence both sides of the street. The
committee was empowered to act in
the matter at once.
In the matter of bridge across Sims
street at the pump station, the com.
mittee was instructed to investigate
and report to the council. and the same
duties were requested of the committee
for the bad crossing in the eastern par,
of the city.
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
Has' s'1@'':es'ca'soe;c:;; =" X
THIS WINDS JP SEASON

The last and best attended game of
basketball of the season was played
last Friday evening, when Co. X played
the Red Men of Aberdeen.
We were given an opportunity of see
ing the possibilities Of the game.
Swift light playing. good jumping,
splendid interference and avoiding
contact with their opponents were in
evidence, while a captain whose
Cover or PLENTY of Time Boys. -
kept each player absorbed in his part
Of The game. 1s:-11ss Ss1s.s. .,.
It was evident from the first that the
Red Men had had superior training.
They won the toss up and chose the
west basket. Both teams played good
ball. hence few fouls were called.
The two right forwards, Kunz for
Dickinson, and Wilmarth for the Red
Men, did the best work for their respec-
tive teams. Co. X played aaains,
heavy odds. and are to be commended
for their persistent efforts The final
score was 81 to II in favor Of the Red
Men. s.
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
CAUGHT |! HI IN
PRAIRIE FIRE
Mrs. F. NJ. Hanson Perished in
Praire Fire North of Taylor
Remains Taken to
Dale, Wis.

A tragic death occurred last Friday,
March ls. fourteen miles. north of
Taylor. when Ms. r. ii. Hanson, "a
YOUNG woman about % years of age.
was burned to death in prairie fire.
The woman, with her mother and
younger brother, was alone at their
homestead house when they saw the
prairie fire coming toward them. They
fed for safety to creek or water hole
not far distant The elder lady became
exhausted before they reached their
objective place of safety and i, is
probable that with a desire to stay by
her mother and the thought of running
from the approaching flames, the young
woman became hysterical and tainted.
Hex husband returned from his work
several miles distant and discovered
hef in a pitiable condition with all her
clothes burned from her except one
shoe. She lived only seven hours suffer-
ing the most excruciatins pain. The
mother was picked up by man on
horseback before the FIRE reached her
and was uniniured beyond the terrible
shock.
Nh. and Mrs. F. M. Hanson came out
here from Wisconsin some time last
fall and took up residence on their
homestead north of Taylor. Her father
and mother. Mr.. and Mrs: c. X. Girls
void. came only about three weeks ago
from the same state. Her demise by
fire is sad one and much sympathy is
felt for relatives and friends. The re-
main were taken to Dale. Wisconsin,
where funeral services were held and
interment made.
How the fire started and the amount
Of damage done is mot yet known by
the PRESS.
Comparatively few lives are lost by
prairie fires in this country nowadays,
and the victims seem to be new corners
or people who do not understand the
means of safety that can be resorted 10
on such occasions.
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
ISOLATED TRACTS
FIND READY BUYERS

The following public land sales took
place at the U. S. land office or
Wednesday of this week:
Arthur w. Rosenthal, Bowman, seN
seN sec. 26-133-102. at $40. so per acre.
Peter Weber, New England. nwH
seN see. 30-136-97. at $9.25 per acre.
George R. Wannemacher, Bexley
Station. Columbus, Ohio. lot 4, sec.
301-36-97. at $500 per acre.
Caroline Merz, Rhame, nwA swA sec.
10-133-103. at 81. 50 per acre.
John Kitzon, Hebron, nwN swA sec.
14-138-91, at So. 55 per acre.
Martin Zinsli, Sentinel Butte, lott
1884 of see. 2-140-104, at $3.50 PEI
ARE
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
The line up was as follows

OMplEcs OOUU.
This game marks the = end of the
basketball season in Dickinson. The
Co. X team has played six games,
losing three and winning three. Al
though they have no extra, victories to
their credit they have gained much
from the seasons work, and each men,
Der is more efficient basketball player
than he was at the beginning of the
season as a result of practice and effort.
A summary of the seasons games are
as follows: January 4. Co. A of Bis.
marck vs. Co. K, So to 9 in favor of K;
January II, Triple BIS. VS. Co. X. 55
to 10 in favor Of Triple BIS. February
2. Glen Ullin vs. Co. X, so to 26 in
favor of Co. X; February 8, Co. A vs.
Co. X at Bismarck, so to 33 in favor
Of Co A; February 22. rubber game with
Co. A. 40 to SO in favor Of Co. X; final
game on March 18 with Aberdeen Red
Men, 81 to ii in favor of visitors
This makes total of 2lO points
from the six games for the home team
against total of 229 points in oppo.
sition. This is a good showing con.
sidering the fact that the Triple BIS.
was professional team, and the Red
Mems team not far behind for practise
and training.
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
Mp. OBSERVES EASIER
DINING CAR DECORATED

On Easter Sunday. March 9th, the
Northern Pacific announces that all Of
he dining cars on the system will be
/ specially decorated with Easter slillies
end table pieces consisting Of miniature
chickens. ducks and rabbits. Each
patron will also be presented with an
ornamented Easter eag from the Northern
l Pacific poultry farm.
This is an innovation in railway
dining car service. and will be q pleas
ing little incident Of the trip Of which
Northern Pacific Quests will be very ap-
preciative.
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
cREGER
LOADER
Loads Bundles Onto Wagon as
Fast Team Walks. Tested Here
This Week. 1t is a Great Sue
cess and Labor Saver.

One of the inventions which promises
fair to be of great practical benefit to
farmers of North and South Dakota and
Canada, in particular, is bundle
loader which E. o. Creger of Oakdale
will be prepared to put on the market
in short time.
Mr.. Creger spent some months in Des
Moines the past winter perfecting his
machine and his success seems assured.
The bundle loader which Mr. Creeer
has invented is simple and practical.
1t weighs but 1,l0o pounds and is
easily operated by pair of horses. 1t
is hauled alongside a graf rack and
will load flax, oats, wheat or almost
any kind Of grain crop, taking it out
of the windrow or taking bundles in
the shock and loading onto the grain
wagon as fast as the teams can walk
II picks the Grain up from q windrow as
cleanly as a horse rake could bunch it
and elevates it up a spout into the rack
Bundles are picked up with equal ease
and loaded. the only difference being
that the machine is geared a little
higher when gathering bundles
The Creger bundle loader has been on
exhibition at the Soules g. Butler ma
chine yards the past week or two and
on Monday and Tuesday it was in
actual operation at the Dingman farm
west of the city. The test was made
on flax in windows and on oats in
shock and it was perfect success.
The rack was loaded as fast as the
teams could be driven over the ground
and nothing was wasted. 1t required
one team and driver for the grain
wagon, one team and driver for the
bundle loader, and no more.
1t is estimated that the Creger ma
chine will easily load The shocks of
heavy oats or wheat from field Of 100
to l2O acres in a day. thereby saving
$50 to $40 over the old way of hand
loading. For shock threshing the ma
chine will enable the farmer to do away
with half dozen teams and as many
men which, in harvest time. is a matter
of great expense.
The inventor will 90 east in short
time to see about the manufacture of
his machine. The expense will not be
great and the probabilities are that the
bundle loader can be retaiIed at from
$3.50 10 $500.
Mr. Cre9er has had a good offer for
his patent. but he figures that 10000
can easily be sold the present year and
that his profits would be a great deal
more if he put the machine on the
market himself. He may possibly
let some good machine company put
them Out on royalty.
There is one bundle loader already
on the market. 1t weighs 4, 500 pounds
and it requires six horses to operate it.
These machines sell for $500 and few
we're in use in the Red River valley
last year.
E. 0. Creger is an Iowa man. He
settled with his family on homestead
near Oakdale four years ago. This is
IS miles north of Dickinson. Notwith-
standing this great distance from the
railroad. last year Mr.. Creger raised
enough wheat and flax to necessitate 38
trips with four horses to Dickinson to
market grain. The loads averaged about
go bushels. The yields of grain at
| the Grader homestead 1ast voar waro
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26

The explanation of an excess of dis
bursements over receipts is that we have
included as disbursements all the
warrants issued to November 80, 1909.
The amount shown represents outstand-
ing warrants, less cash in hand as
follows:
General warrants outstanding
November 30. 1909 ......$ IS, 1888 OF
Special sewer warrants out
standing November 80, 1909 $4,000 90
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
RIFLE CLUB SHOOTS
MANY HIGH SCORES

The members of the Dickinson Rife
club were at the range north of the city
last Sunday for practically their first
shoot of the season. The day was favor
able and good scores were made as fol-
lows:
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26

of the period under audit-and that of
the manner in which the business of
the city had been conducted, 80 far as
that is evidenced BY sits books Of accoun,
and records.
+, RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
A summarized statement is as follows
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
$226, O94 81

$226. O94 81
DISBURSEMENTS
Administrative and general
expenses ,...........,...$ S 80, 964 SO
water works expense -. -, 5.8O1 ii
Streets and alleys .......... Sc. 317 Al
Permanent improvements =. 93,066 rs
Equipment ............... 4.O18 50
Expenditure covered by
special assessment ...... "a, 534 03
Interest ..,............... e,OSO 36
Payment of loans ...,..... 5000 90
Printing and stationery ... 1916 90
Miscellaneous ........... 1894 81
The Dickinson press., 1910-03-26
S 48. 1888 OF
S "a, sol e6

) 81, 5O7 60
In verifying the receipts during the
period we found differences in the taxes
and assessments received from the
County Treasurer, and in fines received
from the Police Magistrate. Differences
appeared also in the cash balances on
hand at November 80, 1909. Taking
these items up in the order named the
facts disclosed were as follows:
1. Receipts of Taxes and Assessments
from the County Treasurer. According
to the cash book of the City Treasurer
and as shown therefrom in Exhibit
"A. +" the receipts from this source from
August 1, 1900, to November 30, 1909,
were as follows:
Taxes .................$ 46. e15 40
Special assessments =. 80. 2,O32 80
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Total S 4S, ,947 70
According to the records of
the County Treasurer the
amount paid to the Treas
urer of Dickinson was -. 51,276 81
a difference of ....... 2.329 O9
The payments claimed by the County
Treasurer were verified by examina-
tion Of his books. of those of the County
Auditor, and of Cancelled checks pay
able to the order of the City Treasurer.
We have included the amount 81. 329. O9
in the balance sheet as claim against
the City Treasurer.
2. Fines received from the Police
Magistrate The total amount of these,
as shown in Exhibit "a" was $67,-
1884. SO. An examination of the docket
from February 1904. to November 1909,
gave the following result a.
Fines collected and belong
ing to the city ......... S 80, 554 IS
Paid over to the city treasurer 20, 2o2 80
Difference S 1851 IS
The examination of the records of the
Police Magistrate was conducted in the
presence Of the Magistrate. the City
Attorney and a member Of the Finance
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24
Why does Great Britain buy
Its oatmeal of us?

Certainly it seems like carrying
Goals to Newcastle to speak of export
ing oatmeal to Scotland and yet, every
year the Quaker Oats Company sends
hundreds of thousands of cases of
Quaker Scotch Oats to Great Britain
and Europe.
The reason is simple; while the
English and Scotch have for centuries
eaten oatmeal in quantities and with a
regularity that has made them the
most rugged physically, and active
mentally of all people, the American
has been eating oatmeal and trying all
the time to improve the methods of
manufacture SO that he might get that
desirable foreign trade.
How we'll he has succeeded would
be seen at glance at the export re-
ports on Quaker Scotch Oats. This
brand is without rival; is packed in
regular packages, and in Theoretically
sealed tins for hot climates. s.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24
Stray Topics from Little Old New York

that name in the McGonigle lot The
life insurance of Mrs. McGonigle was
collected and the METROPOLITAN street
railway company paid the funeral eX-
penses and allowance for damages.
The other day, however, Mrs. McGon.
lyle, the woman supposed to be dead
and buried returned to her home and
proved her IDENTITY beyond a doubt.
The question now is, who was the
woman who called herself Mrs. Nc
Gonigle and was Identified as such by
the whole McGOnigle family after her
death at the hospital.
Some woman left her boy of two
weeks upon the sidewalk while she
went bargain hunting in a department
store on Fifty-ninth street the other
dav. In her excitement over the
great bargains she forgot all about her
baby and returned home without ever
giving a thought to the child. After
several hours one of the saleswOmen
notified the police and the baby and
oO-cart were taken to the station. The
mother of the child never called for II
and it was taken to the Belleview hos
pital.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24

Numerous commuters who have the
misfortune of being compelled to use
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad daily to 90 from their homes
to the city and back again, were great
" astonished when they awoke the
other morning to find that their vii
lagos or towns had been moved sew
eral miles away from New York city.
They could not believe their eyes, al
though the new time tables of the rail
road showed clearly that the distance
between their villages and the cltY
had increased over night. Some cynlcs
expressed the belief that the stretch
inc of distances was merely trl"., OF
the railroad@ company for the purpose
of extorting higher rates from tn"
commuters, and they promptly enter d
a vigorous protest through their law
yer, When the railroad company
fonnd that the commuters refused to
be convinced that the distance between
their towns and the city had actually
stretched, they promptly backed down
and the president of the company ex-
planned that it was all a stupid blum
der. No doubt it was, but there was
method in that madness and had it
not been for the watchfulness and en-
ergetic action of the commuters, the
railroad company would have man
tanned the deception which would have
enabled them to extort a handsome
sum from the poor commuters.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24
ADMINISTER RUGS.

Compare these prices with others:
3x #. regular $50, now. $40
27x60 in. regular S $50, now. -. $2.20
axl2 #. regular $500, now. .20.50
#. G. N Keith's, 227 Main st.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24
A GENTLE HINT.

Mr. Borem Gude-Sometimes I just
think-my brains won't work What
10 you think would aid me?
Miss Caust; que-Why don't you try
walking.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24

The authorities are greatly puzzled
by a somewhat unusual ease just now.
On April 14th of this year a woman
was seriously injured in a street rail
way accident at Sixth avenue and
Twenty-fourth street A woman who
gave her name as Mrs. Mary McGon-
igle, and her address as 81 Tenth
avenue, was taken to the Belleview
hospital where she died six days later.
Her body was identified by the brother
sisters, the son and other relatives of
Mrs. McGonigle, and was buried under
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24

Dignity of the profession SCUM Is
decidedly impressive and is often used
in connection with some professions
considered particularly honorable, like
those of ministers, judges, doctors,
members of the cabinet, ste. There
was a time when the term was so ap-
piled to members of the political pro
fcssion, but in that sense It has be
come obsolete. a rather new applica-
tion of the expression was made the
other day, however, when the dog
catcher of the Hackensack society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
sent his resignation to the society. In
this remarkable document the writer
explained that the profession of dog
catcher was an honorable profession,
arl that he would rather resign than
suIy the dignity of his profession by
washing the automobile of the com
panv which IS used by the dog catcher
on his rounds.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24
TIME STEAMER SPEED

Leaves Greenville at 10 a. m. daily
for Luna, Ark.
Leaves Luna, Ark, at l p. m, daily,
for Greenville.
Leaves Greenville, daily, except Sun
day, for Sunnyside, at 2:3O p m.
Leaves Sunnyside, daily except Sun
day for Greenville at 800 p. M.
Connects with the M. R. III. & w.
Railway at Luna, Ark.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24

The other day three burglars were
detected while they were trying to
break into a machine shop. A man
pursued them and when he caught up
with them in a saloon, he made them
surrender and throw up their han Is
by pointing his old pipe at them which
they mistook for a gun. He held them
until policemen arrived and arrested
the scared trio. When the wife of
the man who had captured the bur
glars, heard of his clever trick. she
expressed no surprise "Why,' said
she, "thesc burglars knew what they
were dong when they threw up their
hands, just smell Of that old nasty
pipe is enough to cause instant death.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24

New York is to have another big
hotel. It is to be erected on the
east side of Broadway, extending from
Twenty-third to Th.rty-fourth street,
by a syndicate headed by Charles P.
Taft of Cincinnati, a brother of Pres
ident Taft. The hotel will be built
upon leased ground, for which a yearly
rental of 5000 900 has to be paid. 1t
will be modelled somewhat after the
plan of the Hotel Belmont and will
cost more than $5,OOO,OOO. According
to the present plans the hotel will be
twenty-five stories high. The synd--
cate viii be incorporated at the Gree
ley Square Hotel Co.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-06-24

Children as Il rule are not fond of
going to school, but rarely do they
manifest their Discrimination other
wise than by playing truant A boy
of nine years in Newark, rather than
90 to school went to the exereme of
hanging himself in the cellar of his
fathers house. Whether the boy re-
ally intended to take his life, or whcth
Cr he merely wished to scare his par
ents into taking him out of school, viii
never he known. When the boy was
found after a long search he was deal