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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1910-01-07

Andrew Salberg, merchandise
for poor farm ............... II 80
C. D. Smith, grade in section
and 10, township l62, range 80 20 90
Rogers Lumber Co., Bowbells,
supplies to Des Lac bridge
CenQef rs 80
Davis & Hannaford, merchan-
disc to Mrs. Burke. ........ 83
Jacob Redding, board for Hav-
-erhold, original bill $26.O0... 10 so
Anna J. R. Nash, services in
justice court. rt................. l3 so
Minot Plumbing & Heating Co.,
plumbing at court house and 90 ~
DrinEwater & Heath, livery for
jacob ai'fsi Redding, board for Mrs. ~
D. C. Burke and Mr.. Haver-
hold, original $52.45. ......... AZ as
R. F. Migge, merchandise for
VIM. Bahlings. gs............... a 10
Pure Oil Co., supplies to court
G. W. Greaves, house rent and
coal to Mrs. Winter. ......... Is 90
Geo. w. Kemper. grading Sec
tion % and 33, township 154,
range 80. 1888 20
E.. G. Warren, office expenses 62 18
C.. Hanson, coal tank for poor IA 90
Ed. Sholas, flax sold under seed
grain order No. 81. ............ 33 O5
Mrs. w m. Wendt, boarding
well digger on poor farm. go 90
C. D. Smith, grading section l9
and 20, township l60, range 85
balance payment. .......... ia SO
Mrs. M. Hartigan, boarding
Mrs. Dumpsey. y.............. 81
Mrs. M. Uebleman, board C. c..
GraVes. ............... ~ w
Roosevelt township, G rading,
appropriations. ns................ 200 90
Rogers Lumber Co., balance on
supplies to surveyor and hos
plCal l55 SO
Geo. w. Kemper, grading in
81. s4...........:.!.........:. .":.p .'.' '" ss7 80
Heath & Drinkwater, livery. "a so
Germo Mfg. Co., disinfectants
for court house, original bill
Improvement Bulletin, adver-
tising-balance payment... 90
Eimar Muus, planks for town.
ship l54, range 80. .......... 3 rs
$667. SO. ......... 664 90
hospital :. =. :. -. sl6 os
Palace Drug Store, drug for A. -.
G. Austin. ........... so as
and court house :,..:..:... IT'S II
J. Gorden Steele & Co., expert
accountant, original bill $lOl.-
%. o. ~
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

wish and I'll go into the library and
wish. Buff you don't get ginger
cake just for wishing you mustn't
think there aren't any fairies. Maybe
they'll be out of ginger cake. Maybe
they'll be out of all sorts of cake. You
know people often get out of things to
eat so why shouldn't fairies get out
of cake, too? Ruth had clinched the
argument, and Bob could not reply to
her So he said, "All right. I'll wish
for ginger cake first, and then Ill wish
for ordinary cake; and then I'll wish
for something good to eat. But if
open my eyes and find nothing beside
me-Why, I'll know there aren't any
fairies
Then Ruth ran into the library,
where she eurled herself up in a big
chair beside the warm steam radiator.
There she fell asleep after few min
utes. Bob, remaining in the playroom,
stretched himself out on huge rug,
lying on his face, his arm under
his head and his eyes shut. There he
remained very quiet. wishing and wish
ing in low tone: Good fairy, bring
me some ginger cake. Good fairy,
bring me some ginger cake. Good
fairy bring me some cake, fairy"
And then Bob fell asleep to the
sound of his own voice. And while he
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

lay there he dreamed that fairy came
into the room and placed little box
beside him, and in that box he found
some candy and nuts, but no ginger
cake. And when he asked the fairy
why she did not bring ginger cake she
replied 1.-THE cook has gone on a
strike, young man, and we are out OF
cake. But we have candy-real old
fashioned taffy-which you will find
very toothsome. And some nuts in the
box are freshly gathered from the
trees that grow in California and they
are very delicious"
Thus, while Ruth slept, dreamless,~ ~
in the library, and Bob slept, dream
ing, in the playroom, their mother
came in from shopping in the city. She
carried two large paper bags-one Tor
Bob and one for Ruth. On peeping
into the playroom and seeing Bob fast
asleep on the rug she walked softly in.
so as not to wake him, and placed one
of the bags close beside him on the
floar. Then she went in quest OF
Rufh, whom she found curled up in
the chair. Gently she placed the other
bag in the little Sleeper'S lap. Then
she withdrew to her own room. Hair
an hour later Bob awoke, and the first
thing he saw was the bulging paper
bag beside him. Then he recalled the
circumstances under which he had lain
down on the rug and gone to sleep.
All, the fairies He had been wishing
for proof of their existence when he
shut his eyes. And here, a paper bag
lay beside himl He reached out his
hand and opened the bag. Candy-old-
fashioned taffy-was there! And un-
der the candy was huge popcorn ball,
all sweet with molasses! Now, he had
not dreamed of popcorn, but he hau
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

or cooks. But Bob-the skeptical-
thought a fairy could bring him what
ever he wanted and at any time-if they
really existed.
But little Ruth knew otherwise. She
knew that fairies only come to children
in distress, and she knew that Bob
was not in need of any kind of cake
especially ginger cake so she was bit
worried over what Bob said. She loved
him very dearly and it would make her
so much happier in her own belief in
fairies if Bob believed in them, too. SO
hoping for some sort of miracle-by
which Bob might be made to believe in
fairies-she had urged him to wish, and
to wish very, very hard, with his eyes
shut, for the ginger cake.
'All right, I'll put down the book
and wish very hard for some ginger
cake" said Bob. But you'll have to
keep perfectly quiet, and maybe you'd
better wish too"
'I'H tell you what we'll do,' said
Ruth. You stay in this room and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

discovered that he had only one hand
and that his arm was bandaged up.
He explained that he had been shot
through the hand while trying to help
a follow e0i9i0r. VIII had been shot, to
get in quiet place.
"Oh, you poor boy! But YOU were
braSe, w. o. YOU. asl.eu CiIind
Doll, almost sobbing.
"Yes, l may have been. / suppose
you think so, DEAR answered her
lover.
Just then in came the Jap Doll She
said. "It would be nice if the wedding
was held tomorrow"
The lovers thought that it would be
a good time, too. So it was decided
that the next morning the minister of
the village would come and make the
two one.
Next day the China Doll, dressed in
white China silk and fine lace, was
married. The toys and dolls all were
present. The dolls no longer thought
that the happy, smiling bride had a
cold heart.
S. PEARL CHURCHILL.
Grade AS, Ninth street school. Age
13. Ill Ceres avenue, city.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
Good Fairies Visit
Trusting Children
Boy Who Tries Disturb His Sisters Belief in the Existence of
Fairies Is Given Strange Dream and Awakens Reaiza
ton of His Wish That Is Delightful 1t Is
Unexpected the Real Personality
of the Fairy Is Not Revealed

DUTH and Bob were sitting on the
II, floor reading from one of the pic
ture books which Santa had given
them on Christmas. 81 say there aren't
any fairies," declared Bob, nine years
old. "They are only in books I'm sure
of it."
"Oh-o-o-o!' exclaimed Ruth, looking
really shocked at what her brother had
said. "Oh-o-o-o, aren't you ashamed,
Bob, to say there aren't any real fairies
-'cept in books? Why, I'm sure there
are fairies, I am"
"Well, when you get as old as / am,
you'll know better" declared Bob. you
see, you're but seven, and I'm two years
smarter than you are. One can learn
about lots of things in two years, you
know"
Ruth didn't know, but she tried to
look as though she did. But she resent
ed Bob's saying there weren't any fair
les. In fact, as the two children sat
turning the leaves, Ruth kept wishing
with all her might that something
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might happen to prove to Bob that
fairies really did exist. After a little
while she said:-"S' posen something
should drop beside you all of a sudden
some candy or an apple-or some
thing very, very good to eat. Wouldn't
you then believe in fairies?"
"Oh," replied Bob in very wise way
pursuing up his lips and assuming a
skeptical air, 'if a ginger cake should
drop beside me-here on the floor-l
might believe in fairies. But it'd take
a ginger cake, and nothing else, to
make me believe"
"Well, maybe if you wished hard
enough for a fairy to come and drop
ginger cake beside you, she'd probably
do so. But you have to wish very, very
hard, with your eyes shut and nobody
around" said Ruth.
"Well, I'll try it, consented Bob his
mouth watering for a ginger cake, his
favorite sweetmeat. But if | keep on
wishing for long time and the ginger
cake doesn't come-why, I'll know
there isn't such thing as a fairy. And
I'll tell every kid l know, too" Bob
spoke the last sentence in very threat
ening voice, and if any fairies happened
to be listening at the time they must
have felt 1t a very trying moment, for,
as we all know, fairies are not bakers
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
THE HENS THAT BUILT SCHOOLS

That the fate of Rome once hung on
the cackling of a flock of geese is an
old story. But few, even among the
tens of thousands who annually make
the pilgrimage to Northfeld, know
that the big conferences and the two
schools there, which stand as the tru-
est monument to Dwight L. Moody's
memory, were brought there by so
slender a mischance as the straying of
a perverse flock of Minorca hens.
The hens belonged to Mr. Moody's
mother and, as most stories of this
sort run, the garden belonged to a
neighbor. The incident which served
as the instrument of fate occurred
shortly after the great evangel through
England.
Mr.. Moody was paying his mother
visit at the old home in Northfield,
when a neighbor complained that the
Minorcas were playing havoc with GER
tain bean hills in his garden, and in
sisted that the hens should be kept at
home
Mr.. Moody, in a diplomatic effort to
settle the trouble, offered to buy the
three or four acres which exerted so
powerful an attraction on his mothers
poultry. But the neighbor was not in
clined to sell so small a portion of his
land. He did declare willingness to
dispose of his entire holding, however,
and named modest figure as the con>
Sderation.
Making quick mental comparison of
values Mr.. Moody cried, ''Done!" with
characteristic decision, and promptly
made out check in payment for the
whole farm, still not thinking that it
would ever serve SO large and vital
work as it now serves.
1t was only a fortnight after this
purchase, while driving one day with
his brother to visit a distant pasture,
that they passed a little cottage on the
mountainside, where mother and two
daughters were seated in the door
way, braiding hats. Nearby was the
father, helpless paralytic, and the
little family was entirely supported by
the simple handicraft of the mother
and two daughters.
The sight made a great impression
on Mr.. Moody as he realized that they
represented large number of young
girls in the rural districts of New
England, who were practically de-
prived ofhigh school advantages, and
who had little opportunity for growth
and development. Seeing at the same
instant way to utilize his new
bought lands to the best advantage,
and realizing the great need it might
alleviate, he soon began to make ac-
tive plans for the Northheld seminary.
The first building erected was
small recitation hall, with six recita-
tion rooms and an assembly room
that would accommodate fifty students.
Lacking funds to build a dormitory,
Mr.. Moody fitted up VIM of the old
homestead for that purpose. Two
years later, through the generosity of
a man in New Haven he was enabled
to start similar institution for boys
the College at Mount Hermon.
From such humble beginnings have
grown the numerous beautiful build
ings that now crowd each campus,
with twice as many applicants as can
be admitted to their class rooms, and
the series of summer conferences
which often muster 5000 people in and
about the little village at one time
Youths Companion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27

dreamed of nuts along with the candy.
And, of course, the fairy had brought
the popcorn instead of the nuts. May
be they wer eout of nuts as they were
out of ginger cake.
Bob sat up and smiled and filled his
mouth with popcorn. Then he remem-
bered Ruth and ran to call her. She
was still sleeping in the big chair; but
he reused her by exclaiming: why,
the fairies have brought you bag just
like mine, and, of course it holds candy
and popcorn!'
Then Ruth awoke and looked bit
surprised at what Bob was saying.
During sleep she had forgotten the
conversation between herself and Bob
relative to the existence of fairies.
But it took only a few words from Bob
to bring the whole thing fresh to her
mind again, and then she jumped up
and down with joy. "Oh, the fairies
really and truly came" she cried.
"They didn't bring ginger cake, for
they know ginger cake isn't good for
little children. But they brought us
good old-fashioned taffy and popcorn,
which are better than cake"
"Yes, I'd rather have popcorn like
this-and taffy, too-than all the gin
ger cake ever baked" declared Bob.
But, come let's see IL mamma has
returned yet. We must tell her that
the fairies came to us and brought us
some candy and popcorn, to prove to
me that there are fairies. Aren't they
good fairies to go to so much trouble
for me?'
Eyes, they are always good, fairies
are" declared Ruth, feelingly. But
you mustn't wish too much for them,
for they don't like selfish little chill
dIen, and if you should ever really
need them they wouldn't come if you
had wished them here when you
really did not need them. Fairies are
made to help children in distress, and
not to feed them on cake and candy"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
LOVE AND A SHINING MARK

Percy-I came to ask you for the hand of
your daughter.
Goldrox-Whch one?
why, Elsie"
%Oh she's in school yet. She wouldn't think
of such thing"
well Ethel, then"
''Oh Ethel is too young"
'arhen give Mary in marriage. She's old
enough"
on yes Mary is old enough to know bet
ter!'-Yonkers Statesman.
A%
Bacon-They say he has thirst for knowl-
edge.
Egbert-you betl He wants to try every new
drink that comes along.-Yonkers Statesman.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11
200 AMERICAN ENGINEERS
QUIT JOB IN MEXICO

Within tho last three weeks 200
American locomotive engineers have
quit their jobs with the National Rail-
roads OF Mexico. Many of the men
are passing through this city N route
for their homes in the United states.
They have not resigned IN a body or
by order Of their organization, the cX-
Odus being due to personal initiative
According to II. c.. Blodgett. one of
tho retiring engineers, the men are
leaving becaus they did not wish to
take their lives in their hands b. run
ming trains with inexperienced and
incompetent dispatchcrs ana cunduc-
tors.
Shortly after The merging of tho
lines now forming The National Rail
roads OF Mexico, the Mexican govern
ment. which had become the control
ling ,actor in the combine. set about
TO effect the Mcxicanization Of the
personnel of the roads, and with this
In view dismissed practically The on
tire office force and replaced IT with
Mexicans. Minor American operatives
Of the roads were also discharged and
To train MeNicans for the positions OF
conductor. dispatcher and locomotive
engineer. six railroad schools were
founded. The pupils from these in
stitutions are now graduating and are
being put ON the road ass fast as this
can be done. Most of them are said
To be youngg boys OF "a rather better
type than the average low class MeXi-
can. but still too young and inefficient
to be trusted with the running OF a
train and the lives of those aboard
The %resigning engineers claim that
have been under too great "A
strain az the result of this, and. rather
than be forever under the fear of "a
amash-up. they have decided to quit
Mexican sources. however. ailege
that this move on the part of the D.
gineers is "A tactical having ns it's
objective the bringing 20 terms uf the
National through placing the system
in "a bad predicameut by q shortage OF
engineers. The road In question viii
find Il Impossible 10 fll the places
vacated bv the men and in all proba-
bility traffic viii have 10 suffer for
some time. From uninterested sources
il Is earned that the Mexican makes
"A fairly good railroad man and that
the schools are turning out good ma
teriaf a railroad man who recently
passed through this city from Mexico
on his way home stated that the
American railroad men IN Mexico were
10 blame for being no longer
wanted there. having made Them
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
AND PUBLIC WORKS

While the need for economy in cash
expenditures has been ever present, it
has been possible to use the prison
labor ana products to some good adj
vantage. Mention has been made of
the fine Babcock & Wilcox boiler, in
stalled last January by my predeces-
sor. Captain Green. at a cost of about
$4,000, and of the new guard house
begun by him.
This guard house, with two stories
and tower, is Of pressed brick flnlsh'
has W good vaults and commodious
quarters with bath and toilets, ana
while valued at $1,000, has been CONF
pleted with a very small cash outlay
from convicts earnings fund.
The stable accommodations were
found inadequate. necessitating the
building of a $4,000 addition with stall
room for twelve more horses and lott
to correspond with the original build
ing. all cash OUTLAWS having been met
from convict earnings. As the wooden
cow-sheds did not afford suitable pro-
lection in cold weather il was deemed
advisable to build a brick barn, 42N20
with stalls for six animals and CORES
ponding storage space for feed. II
value OF this structure is about 81 600.
but convict earnings furnished the
needed money.
While the appropriation for com
pleting tho new cell house did not be-
come available until after December
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11
BROWNWOOp LINE
TO Be FINISHED
WITH DISPATCH
Exubefant Over Prospect.
of Being Terminus Of In
poftant North and South
Railway Link,
Especial Correspondents to Morning Journnil

Especial Correspondence to Morning Journail
Clovis, n. M, Jan. CLOVIS is
happy this week over the prospects Of
an early completion of the grade for
the new railroad from Brownwood.
Texas, TO this city. The surveyors
have already made a couple of pre-
llminary surveys into this city, which
Is the terminus of the new santa zee
line, unless they decide to carry the
road on through to the northwest, and
II is now thought that 1t is highly
probable that the road ms finally
established will miss the junction ut
Texico by about six miles, coming in
to the south and joining the CUTOFF
line about two miles east Of Clovis
O. l.. owen, who is a prominent citi-
zen OF this city and a well known eX-
employee Of the Santa Fe. said today
that it was quite probable that the
new road grade would be completed
into Clovis Don
II is rumored that soon the work
on the improvements at the shops and
%roundhouse will be under way. and il
is the general belief here in Clovis
that the proposed line Of the Santa Fe
from this city to the coal fields Of the
northwest VIII be undertaken az soon
as the grading on the line now build
ing in from Texas Is completed. 1t
has been announced that the survey
ing crew which is now locating the
final survey from Lubbock TO this city
will be the same that VIII 20 at once
to the northwest.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11
HOMESEEKERSC CONE
IN NUMBERS TO
LUNA COUNTY
Deming National Bank Sue
ceSSfuI Bidder for Deming
Courthouse Bonds; Baptist
Church Organized,

Especial Correspondence TO Morning J0urnai1
Deming, n. NJ, Jan. THE past
few months many new people ave
come to Luna county to seek new,
cheap lands. Two years ago land
could be had for homesteaders within
two miles of town. Now, however,
seven and eight miles is the nearest to
lands with good soil.
on January 3 the county commits
sioners opened the bids for the court
house bonds. Twenty-Five bids were
made but the Deming National bank
was awarded the bonds by bidding
$%1,501.50, Internationally.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Taylor spent
part of the holidays in Las Cruces,
visiting Mrs. Taylor's mother, Mrs.
Bursc.
The Rev. Mr.. Foulks, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Las Cruces and
formerly pastor of the Methodist
church in Demins, spent last week
visiting his daughter and ~son-in-law,
MIR. and Mrs. Lee O. Lester.
Paul Eittrein, aged II, died at Rim
con on December 80. The remains
were brought to Deming and funeral
services held here. The unfortunate
boys father is conductor on the Santa
Fe between Rincon and Silver City.
The Baptist church was organized
last week with a membership Of
thirty. The Rev. Mr.. Watkins of
Lordsburg is the pastor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11
CRACKERS Of
KANSAS CAUGHT
At CLOVIS
Also Wanted on Charge of
Forgery Street Railroad to
Be Constructed at Once,
Especial Correspondents to Morning Journal

Especial Correspondence 90 Morning Journal
Clovis, n. NJ, Jan 1.-Two men by
the names of Jones ana Davidson We're
arrested here Yesterday by Special Of
Ticer w. E. Stewart of Amarillo, Tex,
ana left on the 6 O'Clock train for
Hutchinson, Kan, where they are
wanted for forgery ana safe cracking
Their operations extend yer a period
of many months. according to the
charges in the possession Of officer
stewart. and several Kansas towns
have been the victims Of their they
cry.
Their identity In Clovis was pretty
well hidden, as they had obtained en-
ployment as fircmcn on the santa re
railroad. A woman back In Kansas
who seemed to be on good terms with
the men allowed Il p%ostoffice Inspector
to catch her %unguarded and the secret
Of their whereabouts became known to
the officers, who Immediately got
busy. Davidson denied his name until
the officer searched him and found a
letter which he acknowledged 10 be
mis-. and then confessed TO the name.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11
RAILROAD THIEF Is
CAUGHT WITH GOODS
IN TOE OF SHOE
CWinslow AIan.)

" NAAEitN 80
When passenger train No. I reach
ed Winslaw Friday evening. a man
giving the name OF G. NJ. Rochester
was taken into custody BY special Of
ficer Shackley Of the Santa Fe. j. J.
smith. as passenger on the train. on
his way to the coast is complainant
against Rochester and was detained
until the case could be called Tor trial.
\ charge OF larceny was preferred
against the prisoner IL being alleged
that while occupying the same seat
lac distracted from Smiths inside coat
pocket the sum Of $40 i'm cash and a
railroad ticket and card.
Immediately after the theft Roches-
ter entered the lavatory and is said to
have concealed the money which was
in grcenbacks In the toe Of his shoe,
throw on the floor the railroad
ticket and business ard. Neglect to
destroy these articles helped TO fastcn
suspicion on him Tor before he reioin-
ed his erstwhile travelling companion
h latter discovered his loss and fol-
lowing Rochester TO the closet. Charg-
ed him with the theft and picked up
the fragments Of paper which he
identified as taken from him. Al
though Rochester protested his in
noccnce. smith felt certain of his
and canvassed all the passengers
in the coach IN his search for o gun
with which TO regain his property.
Several efforts were made by the
much scared thief to leave the train
between Holbrook and Winslow but
restrained by his irate accuser
The conductor OF the train who had
been appealed to wired 10 Winslow 20