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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28
we're valued at more than $1,000.

were valued at more than $1,000.
The heavy rain of Friday night is a
great blessing to this community. Pas
turage is helped greatly and we will
now have speltz, corn, flax, potatoes
and some wheat.
Lightning struck at several places
east of town during the severe cleo
trical storm Friday, but no damage
was done in that section of the coun.
try.
Several automobile pleasure parties
were hauled into town last Sunday as
usual.
H. W. Gray is spending this week
in Richardton looking after his drug
store.
| Owing to the shortness of the straw
most of the grain in these parts will
be headed this year and strange as it
may seem quite number Of headers
have already been sold by our local
dealers.
Rev. G. w. Stewart returned Mon
day to his home in New Salem, after
brief visit at the w. P. Macomber
home.
Master George Woodwork is con.
fined in one Of the Bismarck hospitals,
having been taken seriously i'll the
latter part of last week with bowel
trouble.
Ralph Nelson recently arrived in
Wilton from the Canadian northwest
for a visit with his brother, A. p. Mel
son, northeast of town.
George Campbell, who recently dis
posed of his farm northwest of town,
departed Tuesday for Kansas with a
view to locating in that state il he
finds things satisfactory.
The family of Peter Urdshl is quar-
antined at present for diphtheria, their
little daughter Verda being affected
with that malady.
No one seems to be in hurry to
fix the sidewalk in front of the post
office block. No rush. What's the
use?
County Auditor Healy and County
Superintendent Vigness spent yester.
day east Of Wilton appraising lands.
Ralph w. Anderson took them out in
his auto. Mr.. Vigness stated that the
state now has 100000 on hand to
loan on land at per cent interest.
William White was a northern Bur-
leigh county farmer to take in the
sights at the capital city this week.
Attorney B. E. Luton returned yes.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28

freight a projection from car struck
and broke Off the carrier arm of the
mail coach, hurting heavy piece of
iron through the door. The missile
struck Talbot squarely on top of the
head, knocking him insensible for a
moment and laying open the scalp.
He was brought to jamestown for
treatment and is recovering rapidly
from the effects of the sudden blow,
which would have been fatal had it
struck a little lower.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28
terday to his home in Mandan after
spending week here looking after
legal mattera

terday to his home in Mandan after
spending week here looking after
legal matters.
Word was brought to town yester-
day of the sudden death of w. J. Lit
tie, an old.time settler in Burleigh
county, southeast of Wilton. No par
ticulars are obtainable. He leaves
several children and numerous other
relatives in this vicinity to mourn
their loss.
Why should people in Wilton and
vicinity kick? This year we have the
most favored locality in the entire
state. With as good crop as the
average over the state we have a
new railroad building into town, which
is employing labor fully and will con-
tinue to do so until fall. Then the
large coal mine will be running at
full blast and this year will employ
more help than ever before owing to
the fact that the company will have a
greater outlet for the coal over the
new road. Fully 300 men will be en-
ployed.
P. c. Remington of Bismarck spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Graham.
Three of our elevators are already
opened for the season, viz: Farmers,
with H. c. Edgerton as manager;
Dodge, with James Bartron, Jr, as
manager, and Wilton Mercantile COM
pany, with Fred Tibbetts as manager.
Walter Williams of the corner store
force is enjoying his vacation out of
town at present.
A new barber shop was opened yes
terday in the Parker building in VIII
ton.
Word is brought to Wilton from a
reliable source that thousands of peo-
pie are f1ocki1g from Canada back to
the United States. There are few
people in these parts who are talking
Canada quite loudly that would do
we'll to think twice before they move.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28
CLASSIFICATION OF
MONTANA LANDS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., July 26.-The
classification of the mineral lands in
Montana and Idaho, which are within
the grant to the Northern Pacific rail-
road company, will be begun by the
interior department within few days.
Acting Secretary Pierce today ap-
proved a cooperative agreement be-
tween the general land office and the
geological survey by which the latter
will take charge of the field work.
The examination will embrace about
100000 acres of land. Congress ap-
propriated $4,000 for the work at the
last session.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28
News of the State

The state fair at Fargo is bowling
success.
Fargo has Dan Patch, where Grand
Forks had the flying machine.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion will suspend the proposed in
crease in grain rates from the north
western states unless the roads VOlu:-
tarily withdraw them.
Auto drivers at Fargo are arrested
for getting on the wrong side of the
street.
Corn is doing finely in the vicinity
of Devils Lake.
The rifle shooters of the state guard
have been shooting at Hillsboro.
Ex-Mayor Brady of Antler was found
guilty of doctoring scales and fined
$50.
-|@
Public health in Fargo is good.
~
Mott will have an underground
crossing of the Northern Pacific to
cost some $4,000.
E. B. Page has been elected presi-
dent of the Devils Lake state bank.
The registers of deeds of the state
will perfect a state organization.
~
A case of infantile paralysis is re.
ported from Jamestown.
Sneak thieves are visiting dental
offices in the state and stealing gold.
Ernest Kennedy of New Rockford
is suing the Northern Pacific for $4,000
for damages for personal injuries. He
was offered 500 in settlement.
The Grand Herald refers to Sheriff
George" McKillis. Dune" Davies,
Dune"
Grand Forks has passed an ordi-
nance forbidding the prize fight pic
lures.
Grand Forks estimates a rs per cent
crop.
The Grand Forks Street Railway
is pleased with the receipts
for fair week.
Burdick & Maloney is a new law
firm at Williston-the republican nom.
[nee for lieutenant governor being one
Of the partners.
Kenmare has the briquetting plant
fever-a 100000 plant with capacity
Of $50 tons.
Governor Folk of Missouri spent a
lay in Valley City, where he lectured
before the summer school. He refused
% talk politics.
The Valley City Times-Record says
t would like to stir up little civic
,ride and enterprise in Valley City.
Passenger train service on the Mis-
ouri river south branch and the d.
Zota western branch of the Northern
Pacific will be started October 1, an.
to that effect having been
made through the local railroad off,
ials. The work on both lines is being
ushed to completion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28
EX.MAY0R IS FINED
FOR fixing SCALE

Bottineau, N. D., July 26.-ExMayor
James Bready OF Antler, was found
guilty in the district court of Bottin.
eau county on the charge of doctor
ing" the scales in his elevator. The
trial was before Judge Burr and ex.
cited great interest, as it was claimed
that the complaint was lodged On
spite work. Bready was given a fine
of $50 and was granted stay Of ten
days in which he may take an appeal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28
IRoNERs WANTED.

Hand ironers wanted. Permanent
position and good wages. Also posi-
lions for several extra hand ironers
wanting work for three or four days
q week. Apply ct once. The Bis.
marck Steam Laundry Co.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-28
WILTON HAS NO
KICK To MAKE
ON CONDITIONS
CROPS ARE NOT IN so BAD A
CONDITION AS WAS RE.
PORTED At FIRST
PLENTY OF WORK FOR ALL
PRAIRIE FIRE NEAR WILTON Is
PUT OUT BEFORE MUCH
DAMAGE is DONE.

Coal Mine Will Soon be Running Full
Time-Many Sub-Contractors Work.
ing on the Pingree-Wilton Road
First Car of Hogs Shipped from
WiIton-Lar9e Acreage Planned
for Next eYar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
Both Wood.

Somebody had thrown a stone at
the village constable as he patrolled
his beat at night, hitting him on the
helmet.
The perpetrator of the outrage
was not recognized, but on search
ing for the missile the constable
found a peculiarly shaped stone,
which, he averred, he had seen Or
namenting the window sill of man
whom he charged with the assault.
81 experimental with the stone,
your worship" said the constable.
"T threw it at an old 'elmet of mine,
and it made exactly the same mark
as that made by the stone which
struck me-"
'But what good was that when
your 'ead wasn't inside the 'elmet 2''
asked the suspect.
'T thought of that" triumphant
ly retorted the officer, $50 / put a
block Of wood inside the 'elmet, and
it was just the same as if my 'ead
was in itP-London Fun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
A Vermonter's Invention

After fight of IL years, Willard
E Isham, formerly of Burlington,
and graduate of the University of
Vermont, hopes to prove by prac
tical test of an outside explosive shell
of his own invention that he can
blow in the side of heavy armored
ship and that the ships being con-
structed in the navy along the lines
now employed are inefficient
Mr.. Isham has been successful in
getting a favorable report on the
bill authorizing the test by the com
mittees of both branches of congress
and he believes he will be able to
secure the passage of the bill. If
his test results as he anticipates it
will and his contention is sustained
by the practical test the methods OF
naval warfare will be revolutionized.
and instead of the heavily armored
warships which are being built at
the expenditure of millions, faster
ships will be constructed and equip
ped for firing outside explosive
shells.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
Science tho Mother of Cities.

Attention may be invited to the
interesting fact that at the begin
ming of the last century not sim
gle city in Christendom had so
many as a million inhabitants. In
1900 Paris had 54s, 900, and in 1901
London had $4,000. Great cities
could not exist then as the advance
of science has enabled them to exist
today. Science has helped the cities
not only by conquering pestilence
and teaching the laws of health, but
by enabling them to draw their sup
plies from the remotest quarters Of
the earth instead of being depend
ent for food, as was the case at the
opening of the nineteenth century,
upon the region of country imme-
diately surrounding them.-Detroit
Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
Windsor County Politics

1t would seem from all reports e
A. Davis, of Bethel, and e FL. Edger-
ton, of Rochester, are to be nomin-
ated for senators from the north end
of the county without opposition,
while from the south end Henry
Brown, Of Ludlow and John G
Coolidge, of Plymouth are probable
candidates; although the name Of
Allen M Fletcher is frequently heard
in connection with the nomination
For sheriff there does not seem to
be any opposition to the present in
cumbent, E A Thomas. This is as
it should be. Sheriff Thomas is an
efficient officer and there is no rea-
son why he should not be renomin-
ated. The most interesting scrap
promises to occur over the states
attorneyship. Homer L. Skeels, OF
Ludlow, Raymond Trainor Of Hart
ford, and John Wilson of Bethel,
are seeking the honor They are
all good men and to which one the
honor will finally go is conundruin.
Springfield Reporter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21

were arraigned before federal COM
missioner and released in $4,000
bail.
The Rollinses were first class pas
sengers on the Lusitania, which ar
rived Friday from Liverpool. They
brought nine trunks, on which Mr..
Rollins declared only woman's fur
jacket, valued at $500.
Customs officers afterwards swore
that on the person of the former
governor were found several articles
of jewelry, on Mrs. Rollins a pearl
mounted watch and stud, and on
Douglas Rollins more jewelry includ-
ing match boxes. 1t is charged that
none of the jewelry had been declared
but the estimated value was not
given.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
SOUTH POMFRET.
ABBOTT LIBRARY NOTES.

Rev. III. L. Garfield will conduct
service in Grange hall Sunday
afternoon, May 22nd, at 3 o'clock.
Bible study classes for adults and
children will meet at 4 o'clock. All
our friends are cordially invited to
be present.
The library has received from
Mrs John Cotton Dana some
mounted pictures of Indian heads,
which our patrons are appreciating;
and from John Cotton Dana some
samples of blotters, which the Board
of Education of Newark, N. j.,
printed and distributed among the
school children of that city. The
text of these blotters was furnished
by the Newark library.
Among the headings we find:
Glow to Plant a Tree"
''How to Plant Trees"
What Trees to Plant"
"Why Plant Trees?"
Where to Plant Trees"
"Some of the Reasons why Trees
Die After Transplanting."
Each heading is followed by time
ly instruction given in an entertain
ing way. Why do not we Vermont
'ers awake and do something along
this line?
ABBA DoToN CHAMBERLIN,
LIBRARIAN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
Republican State Convention

After a two hour session in Bur-
lington Friday, May Is, the repub-
lican state committee decided that
the state convention should be held
at Montpelier on Thursday, June
80, opening at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing. Joseph A. DeBoer of Mont
pelier was selected as presiding
officer.
1t was decided that after the eau
causes are held on Tuesday, June
Ia, the chairman of the committee
on resolutions, Col. F. L. Greene of
st. Albans, shall call a meeting of
that committee for the purpose of
adopting platform to be submitted
for the consideration of the conven-
ton, and published at least week
in advance in the papers of the state
Charles Downer of Sharon was
elected a member of the state COM
mittee from Windsor county to sue
ceed John L. Bacon of White River
Junction, deceased.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
Safe and Sane Fourth

If our state officials would come
within a mile of enforcing the laws,
the celebration of Independence day
would be a comparatively quiet
affair. The Springfield Reporter,
which doesn't want to infringe on
the rights of the small boys or larger
boys in the, least, quotes passages
from the statutes which are com
prehensive enough to bring about
much stiffness, if enforced.
Section 1866 of the Public
Statutes of Vermont reads as follows:
"a person who has in his possession
a cracker, qnib, serpent or rocket
with intent to sell or set fire to the
same, or sells or offers to sell or give
away the same, or sets fire to, or
throws lighted cracker, squib, ser
pent or rocket. shall be fined not
more than $40"
The part of Section 1913 applica-
BILE to this subject reads as follows:
"A person who between sunset and
sunrise, disturbs and breaks the
peace by firing guns. blowing horns
or other unnecessary and offensive
noise shall be fined not more than
$50"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
The Obvious.

"How much do you love me?"
The beautiful creature at his side
looked at him appealingly.
'Do you really want to know P"
he asked doubtfully.
81 must know"
every well, then. love you a
little more than playing poker and
little less than my regular bust
ness. 1 love you more after 1 have
had a good dinner and a good cigar
than I do before. I love you about
half as much as the first girl / ever
loved, who was ten years older
than I was. I love your extrava-
gancies more than your economies,
because they cause me more trou-
BILE. I love what 1 cannot verify in
you more than what know"
"And why" she persisted, edo
you dare to tell me all this, which
I know to be true ?"-Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
WOODSTOCK NOTES

Wallace N. Batchelder of Bethel,
formerly first lieutenant, United
States army, and we'll known here as
a member of the Windsor county bar,
has received a message requesting
him to meet his former colonel, ex-
President Theodore Roosevelt, in
New York, June 10th.
The changeable weather of the
past few weeks, with low tempera-
ture prevailing, has been half seri-
ously attributed to Halley's comet
but weather sharps hoot at the idea
of it's affecting this planet in that
way. We have had cold and
changeable conditions in the month
of May before A local agriculturist
says that on the 10Th of May six
years ago he wore an overcoat while
planting his garden. The same
year another man recalls there was a
cold spell later and Billings farm
haymakers wore coats while at work
This beats the first mans story.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
WOODSTOCK NEWS
About Fire Escapes

The larger buildings in town will
soon be equipped with proper fire
escapes in compliance with the in
structions of the state board of
health. F. o Sinclair Of Burling-
ton, who erected the fire escape on
the town hall building, was in town
Tuesday, the matter of connecting
the balcony of Music hall with
fire escape being still unsettled.
The proposition now is to run the
stairways straight from the balcony
to the ante.rooms on either side of
the entrance to the auditorium,
ticket-holders entering the balcony
that way. The present stairs from
the hallway to remain there, space
enough for the landing at the foot
to be enclosed and passageway cut
through the wall to the auditorium.
There will be no doors at the foot of
these passageways to the auditorium.
which lands the balcony people
making their exit that way near the
present fire escape.
Under this plan ticket holders
will enter the balcony through the
ante-rooms, and as an additional
means of exit will have the open
stairways to the auditorium
The Woodstock Inn has contracted
with the Vermont Construction COM
pany of Burlington for the erection
of fire escape and it is understood
that the same company will equip
the Phoenix block and other busi-
ness buildings.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
OILED THE RAILS.
Tho Way a Runaway Locomotive Was
Conquered.

Sou4boEous
One dark night when a conductor
was taking three passenger cars
through to town called Sunbury
he noticed the headlight of loco
motive in his rear. He instantly
informed the engineer of the fact,
and both began to speculate what it
meant. The train was running at a
high speed, but the headlight in the
rear was steadily gaining on them.
AS no lights were displayed in the
rear of the headlight, they oonclud-
ed that it must be an empty engine.
The road twists in and out among
the mountains and skirts the banks
of the Susquehanna river in such a
way as to permit any one looking
back to observe what is going ON in
the rear for considerable distance.
The conductor ordered the engi-
neer to put on more steam, 80 the
latter pulled the throttle wide open.
Then followed a wild chase. Pur-
sued and pursuer tore along at the
highest speed. Everybody on the
cars believed that the engineer of
the pursuing engine was either
drunk or crazy.
Finally bright idea occurred to
the passenger engineer. He recall
ed the fact that a locomotive can
make but little progress on greasy
rails. Accordingly the contents of
two large cans of lard oil were pour
ed on the track from the rear of
the last passenger coach. The idea
proved good one. Soon the head
light of the pursuing engine grew
dim in the distance, and when it
was safe to do so the train stopped
and backed up to solve the mystery.
An odd sight was revealed.
One of the finest engines on the
road had broken away from the
train shed at Williamsport and
started down the track on voyage
of destruction. The oil poured on
the track had baffled all the de-
structive ability that the locomotive
possessed. There it stood, putting
and snorting and paving like wild
steer, the driving wheels buzzing
around on the creased track like
fywheel in a machine shop, but
moving hardly an inch.
Not sign of engineer was found,
and the fireman Of the pursued
train mounted the engine and shut
her off. She was towed into Sun
bury, and there a dispatch was
found ordering the crew to a side
track out of the way of the run
away.-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
SYMMEs' HOLE.
A Monument That Was Reared to a
Remarkable Theory.


A queer looking monument
stands in the city park at Hamil-
ton, o. A globe, followed at each
pole and marked with the lines Of
geographical measurements, is
mounted upon a marble plinth. 1t
was erected by Americus Symmes
in memory Of his father, John
Cleves Symmes, a short time before
the, civil war. The elder Symmes
was the author of the remarkable
"Theory of Concentric Spheres,
Demonstrating That the Earth Is
Hollow, Habitable Within and
Widely Open at the Poles" He
was a nephew of the first landlord
of the country that runs along the
Ohio river.
Symmes first announced his "dis-
covery" at st. Louis in 1878. In a
well written brochure he asked for
900 brave companions, well equip
ped, to start from Siberia in the
fall with reindeer and sleighs on
the ice of the frozen sea. l engage
we find a warm and new land
stocked with thrifty vegetables and
animals if not men on reaching one
degree north of the latitude of 80
degrees. We will return the fol-
lowing spring" In 1922, after
delivering a series of lectures,
Symmes requested congress for a
subvention in order to equip an ex-
pedition. The senate unanimously
rejected his appeal, as did the gen.
eral assembly Of Ohio two years
later. One of his converts, Jere-
miah N. Reynolds, with the coop
Grafton of Rush and Southland, both
members of President John Quincy
Adams cabinet, and DR.. Watson, a
rich resident Of New York city, fit
ted out the ship Annawan in 1928
and set sail in October for the
warm and fertile cavity they believ-
ed to exist at the south pole. When
they arrived at a latitude of 80 de-
grees south the incorrectness of
Symmes' theory was impressed
upon them. But before they re-
turned the author had died in the
spring Of 1899, fully believing that
his calculations were correct.
John Cleves Symmes was never
nearer to the north pole than
southern Canada, where he fought
as soldier in the war of 1912. His
geography of the polar regions ex-
listed only in his Imagination. His
arguments were SO plausible and his
pleas so ingenious that thousands
Of men firmly believed in "Symmes'
hole. ."-Leslie's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21

Make your entries on or before the
Thursday preceding the fair. Don't
kick if you don't win, but go in with
the deliberate intention of cleaning
out all in your classes. This makes
a poultry show, and good poultry
show is one of the leading features
of good fair.
Remember the fair dates are the
13-14-15 of September and the day
for closing entries is the 9Th Now
don't get left.
John S. Eaton,
Supt. Poultry Windsor Co. Fair
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-05-21
100000 Seedlings Set Out

State Forester A. F. Hawes states
that 100000 trees have been set out
in Vermont this season, some of the
seedlings being spruce and most of
them white pine. OF these, $4,000
were sold to land owners, and the
balance were set out on state land.
Nearly quarter of the total num-
ber, or $4,000, were transplanted in
Washington county, where $4,000
were sold to private land owners,
and $4,000 were set out on land
owned by the state in the town of
Plaintield.
The forest department received
orders this year for 10000 more
seedlings than it could supply.