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The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
FIREMEN were BUSY
DR.. DAVIS PLEASED

r -Four tines inside of fifteen hours, on
Tuesday evening and Wednesday morn
ing, the fire whistle blew its signal for
help. 1t seemed as if the city was
hodooed on the fire question or the fire
god had gotten possession of it. The
firemen responded quickly each time
and worked like Trojans, displaying all
the courage of good heroes. The city
is to be complimented on having such
capable men in this department.
About O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
an alarm called them ou. when a house
in South Dickinson was supposed to be
on fire. After much difficulty in haul
ing the hose cart to the place they
found the fire had been extinguished
with pail of water and their services
unnecessary.
About 7 O'Clock the same evening
John Carroll's barn on the corner south
of st. Patrick's church was burned. At
4 O'Clock Wednesday morning SUNNI ons
came from the Stein hospital and on this
occasion the 6remen were strenuously
taxed and worked with untiring energy
and succeeded in controlling the flames
before the entire building was con-
sumed. although the fire had a good
start. 1t was one of the coldest morn
ings of the month and the water froze
as soon as it reached their clothes AID
made it difficult for easy movement.
Three hours later they received a second
call to the Stein.
DR.. Davis and Miss Stein are much
pleased with the way the firemen re-
sponded, particularly under such trying
weather conditions.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
DICKINSON LIBRARY IS
VERY WELL. PATR0NlzED

The library board held a meeting
Wednesday. and after this it is planned
to hold monthly meetings on the 18th.
DR.. C. N. Barker is president of the
board and Mrs. G. A. Perkins, secre-
tary.
At this meeting FIR. T. L. Rabsteinek
rendered his resignation as a member
of the board, owing to the amount of
work he has, making it hard for him
to attend the meetings. The resignation
will be acted upon by the school board
at later date.
The report of the librarian. Miss
Harerave. showed 434 borrowers of
books and 1862 loans made to chill dren
in January. There are 573 new books
for circulation and the fines and rentals
collected from January to February %
amounted to S.. 68.
These reports indicate that the new
Dickinson libarry is being we'll patron
lied.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
SEWING MACHINE FREE

The Unique was crowded to its utmost
capacity, the audience continuing out
into the lobby, on Tuesday evening,
and all present held one or more
chances on the sewing machine which
was given away that night, with the
hope that theirs was the lucky number
They could scarcely wait until the
drawing took place. The program was
good, having some features for the oc-
casi0n, Washington's birthday ami
versary. The vaudevilles were also Rood.
After the first performance the draw
ing took place on the stage. which re-
suited in the awarding of the beautiful
Singer sewing machine to M. j. Glea-
son. The sewing machine is one of the
best, and is the second sewing machine
given away by the Unique MANAGEMENT
inside of year and people are pre-
suming that third will be necessary.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
THE YEAkEL FAMILY
NOW IN PHILADELPHIA

A letter from the VIM. Yeakel family,
now residing at "a So. Ruby street,
Philadelphia, brings to mind many
incidents of pioneer days in Stark
county. The family left the county a
good many years ago and for a time
were engaged in business at Newberry,
Pa. They like the Quaker city. but long
for horseback ride on the prairies of
North Dakota, so writes Miss Bertha NJ.
Yeakel, althouh she would not care to
leave the big city permanently. Mr..
Yeakel is the same good natured gentle
man that he used to be; happy all the
day long. and he says that he could
make some of those campaien stump
speeches that he used to deliver in Stark
county if occasion required it.
Mrs. Yeakel, the girls and the entire
family enjoy good health. They read
the PRESS. and thus keep track of the
people out this way.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
NE WILL SET TREES AND
IMPROVE kIT1Eu farm

Alfred Skinner was up from Gladstone
on Monday. He is now residing on the
E. w. Kittell farm. half section of
beautiful land Within fifteen minutes
drive of town, which he purchased last
season. Mr.. and Mrs. Kittell are stop
ping on the place for the present. They
have their fine crop of wheat and oats,
a little less than 2,OC0 bushels, still to
market.
Mr.. Skinner has many improvements
in mind for the Kittell homestead. He
will keep two four-horse teams busy
next season. In addition to the crops.
be plans to fence another pasture and
to set 400 or 500 trees. The farm
buildings will also come in for i'm
pr0yements as soon as Mr.. Skinner can
get to it.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
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= state Historical Society
LONGEST WILL u

No particularly new developments
have been given out in the Russell will
case recently. By the first Of the week
there were almost ten thousand pages
of testimony; 800 words to page: 1913
witnesses has testified and 315 exhibits
had been ordered. It has been the
greatest will fiaht and attracted more
space in newspapers than any ever
known. The case has been bitterly
contested on every conceivable legal
point and has many romantic features.
The Boston papers say that the claim
ant seems to be man of determine
tion with good financial backing and
the best of legal talent. but they pre-
dict that by the time the case is settled
there will be very little of the Russell
fortune left to either claimant.
Mrs. Kate Muloch and Ferdinand Almy
were recent witnesses in the case and
refuted much of the claimants testi-
m0ny.
In his cross-examination of Ferdinand
B. Almy. and in statements made in
open court. Mr.. Simpson alleged mis-
management of the funds. use of the
estate by the executors in defiance of
the injunction issued by the Massachu-
setts court last summer, and under valua-
tion in the inventory filed with the
probate court.
Mr.. Simpson also alleged that two
years ago. before the claimant had been
heard of here. detectives were sent out
to his ranch in the Bad Lands to spy
upon him.
Every allegation of wrong doing was
emphat;cally denied by Mr.. Almy.
judge Lawton excluded many of the
questions asked by Attorney Simpson
in the course of his probing and ordered
stricken from the records several of his
assertions regarding the conduct OF the
counsel and the respondents.
Simpson drew from Almy this morn
ing the admission that he had no money
when he came to Melrose in 1894. and
that Lawyer Eugene Upton. owns go per
cent of AImy's present business. The
witness. when prodded as to his atti-
tude toward the claimant, declared with
force:
''As long as William C. Russell and
l are executors of the Russell estate
none but the right man will ever be
recognized. @-
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26

A terrible fire broke out in the Stein
hospital about O'Clock Wednesday
morning. ..As result the greater part
of the interior of the building is practi-
cally ruined. By heroic efforts on the
part of the nurses, Dr.. Davis and his
son, Homer, every one of the patients
were safely gotten out and conveyed to-
comfortable quarters. ..
The fire started in the furnace and
fuel room. but just how is not known.
1t was discovered by one of the nurses,
Miss Hankey. who. waking up, dis
covered her room was full of smoke and
upon investigation she found smoke in
every part of the building. An alarm
was Immediately turned in and not a
minute was lost in getting the patients
out of the burning hospital. They were
carried. wrapped in bed clothing. to the
Fisher hospital just across the street or
to Dr.. Davis house in the same lot.
To make matters the very worst, the
lights in a part of the building could
not be turned on. and it was necessary
for the rescuers to gr0pe their way
through the darkness and smoke to each
bedside. Chris Peterson of Medora,
whose little daughter was a patient in
the hospital and who fortunately re-
mained there that night, was an invalu-
able factor in the work of assisting
with the sick. =
One patient. Gus Belzer of New Eng
land. who had been in the hospital for
about four week in a cast on account of
broken limbs. was dragged through a
window. in an almost suffocated con-
dition. He was critically ill as result
of the fire but at last reports was i'm
proving and will probably fully recover
in time.
The fire department was at the place
promptly, as was also large crowd of
willing helpers, but not in time to help
with the work of carrying out the sick
By this time there was quite con-
flagration in the north part of the house
right over the furnace room. and smoke
was issuing from every window. Water
was quickly conveyed from nearby
hydrant; the cellar door broken in and
the basement flooded. The firemen
did splendid work and were not long in
getting the flames under control.
About 7 80 the fire broke out again,
and second time the fire alarm was
sounded. Again the firemen made
quick response. The flames were
spreading quickly and had almost filled
that portion Of the building between the
two main parts. BY cutting openings
in the roof and flooding the entire
place with water. the fire was finally
subdued.
The nurses saved some of their
personal effects. but aside from this
very little was saved. The most of the
furnishings of the hospital were badly
damaged if not burned. The operating
room came in for it's share of the smoke
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
DR.. 1REAcY TALKS on
RESERVATION OPENING

Throwing open to settlement the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock Indian
reservations, according to Dr.. r. H.
Treacy. who is in charge of the United
States bureau of animal industry at
Bismarck. N. D., will result eventually
in pushing nearly 225, 600 head of cattle
onto the market. 1t will drive out
approximately $4,000 head owned by
the Indians on the Standing Rock land
and as many more owned by holders of
leases there. 1t will drive out 40, 600
cattle owned by Indians on the Cheyenne
reservation and between 80. 600 and
100. 600 owned by holders of leases. A
delegation of Indians from both reserva-
tions together with Maj. James Nc
Lauehlin. the special Indian agent, Maj.
A. L. Belden. Indian agent at Fort
Yates and Dr.. Michaels, of the Chey-
enne agency, are in Washington now,
making arrangements for the big land
lottery.
The Standing Rock reservation is ap-
proximately go to 12O miles square.
The Cheyenne reservation is about 100
miles square. These are the lands of
the Sioux Indians, their last strong hold
in the United States. According to
the treaty with the government. the
head of each Indian family receives
$40 acres of land. Each child over 18
years of age gets 800 acres. and those
under the age of IL gets 100 acres. 80
per cent of it is tillable. According
to Mr.. Treacy. the ''airship' land in
that part of the country sold on open
bids, brings from So to $40 an acre.
'Airship lands is land belonging to
dead Indians who had no direct heirs.
The Indians do not object to the
land being opened TO settlement, ''Mr.
Treacy said. In fact, they are in
favor of it. The income of each Sioux
family at the present time is between
$500 and $500 year. This in from
the rentals. sale of cattle and other
sources of income. From the produc-
ton of beef last year, they realized
approximately $3.50, 900 and from horses
between $50. 600 and $50. They
know that when their land is converted
from grazing land into farms. its
value will increase and they are willing
to take the money Necessarily, as soon
as the country is cut up into agricul-
tural districts, the great herds will
have to 60. as there will not be sufficient
grazing ground to sustain them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Treacy have just re-
turned from trip to Florida, where
Mr.. Treacy examined some grazing
ground. II is probable he will 90 there
to establish herd and will eventually
make that state his future home st.
Paul Dispatch. 80. .-.., ....-.-...-
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
co. K. WINS
THE GAME
Co. A. of Bismarck Loses--Dick-
inson Basket Ball Team Now
Champions of Western N.
D. Score 40 to 80.

AS result of the basketball game
on Tuesday night at the armory. the
Co. X team of Dickinson, covered them
selves with glory and won the basket
ball championship for Western North
Dakota.
This was the fifth game played with
Co. A Of Bismarck and the third victory
for Co. X. All the games were closely
contested and Tuesdays final score of
40 to 38 indicates how closely matched
are the teams. Therefore. the Dickin-
son boys are proud of this victory and
will place it as bright star in their
crown of honors.
Although the night was cold one
the game was witnessed by eood-sized
audience of local fans who were as
anxious over the outcome of the game
as if the honor of their country was at
stake. and all went home satisfied with
themselves for going and more than
satisfied with the result of the game
and the work of the home team.
From start to finish the game was
clean. swift and interesting. The
height OF enthusiasm reached by the
crowd was great. and they gave vent
to their feelings in mighty outbreaks of
applause. Each of the ten men on the
floor did particularly fine work and
showed that he was an expert in his
particular position.
The game was especially closely con-
tested in the last half. when alternat-
ing baskets tied the score or placed
either team the two points ahead. Al
these moments the enthusiastic fans
tingled all over with excitement and
cheered wildly. almost madly, whenever
an opportunity was presented. Both
teams were in splendid shape. probably
the best they have been this season.
and many complimentary things could
be said of the individual work of each
member. but as whole each team ex-
celled in floor work. and good basket
shooting. KS boys. however won by
their superior passing, although their
oppunents worked several we'll practised
plays.
Nelson did good work. as did also his
opponent. kunze made some spectacu-
lar plays and Baird. as always, held
down his big end of the game Fleury
and Birch were able factors on the team
Choquette, of the visiting team. was
easily their star player
The final score: Bismarck 38, Dick
inson 40.
Goals from floor. Nelson 10. Birch 4,
Kunze 3. Baird /. Fleury /: Mclean
9. Choquette 4. Vandivie 4.
| Goals from foul, Baird /, Nelson 1.
Mclean 4.
| Umpire
Referee. Dodd.
A social hop was enjoyed after the
game.
On Friday evening, the Blacks and
Blues, teams from the Dickinson High
School, were to have played an interest
ing game of basketball at the armory,
followed by social dance.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
EXTENSION OF TIME
FOR H0MESTEADERS

Referring to the act of Congress ap-
proved January %. 1910. affecting
homesteaders in North and South Dakota.
Montana and other states, the commits
sioner of the general land office sends
out the following instructions:
The first section of the act applies to
all homestead entries in the states
named made after June 1, 1909. and
in such cases the entrymen are given
until May IS, 1910. to establish resi-
dence on their claims. It also applies
to soldiers declaratory statements filed
in the states named after June l.. 1909,
and such declarants are given until May
IS. 1910. to make their homestead
entries and establish their residence on
the land.
The FIRST proviso to section 1 of the
act provides that the period of commu-
tation or of actual residence under the
homestead law shall not be shortened.
Entrymen who have taken advantage Of
this extension can not submit commu-
tation proof until they have maintained
substantially continuous residence for
fourteen months from the date same
was established: and in fve-year proof
can not claim credit for constructive
residence for more than six months
prior to the date actual residence was
established
The second section of the act grants
leave of absence for three months
from january %, 1910. to all homestead
entrymen or settlers in the states named
in the first section Of the act. Entry
men who avail themselves of this leave
Of absence can not claim credit for resi-
dence during the time they are absent
under such leave such period of absence
being simply eliminated from consid-
Grafton in case Of either final or commu-
tation proofs.
For fuller information ask the nearest
U. S. land Office for the full text Of IAN
act extending the time for certain
h0mesteaders to establish residence
upon their lands. = =
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
THIS Is GOOD ADVICE
FOR DICKINSON LADIES

The Madisonian, published at Vir-
gina City. Mont, where MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Lyon resided from 1864 until
coming to Dickinson in 1892. gives
an interview with an old timer that is
worthy of serious consideration. The
Judge johnson spoken of in the follow
ing paragraph. is we'll known to Mr..
and Mrs. Lyon:
Judge N. D. johnson. one of the
pioneers of this country, has been very
much interested in the campaign waeed
by the local papers against the tobacco
habit among the school boys of this
city. He being an old scout, is per-
fect]y familiar with life in the west in
all of its phases. From his observations
he has evolved philosophy in regard
10 civic questions that is we'll worth
considering. In speaking about break
ing up the use of tobacco among the
school boys, Judge johnson. better known
as Chunky, says: ''You news
paper men are doing good work. But
in order to make it success you must
enlist the girls in the work. He then
delivered the following sermon to the
girls:
Glrls, dld you ever stop 10 think
that boys have more self respect than
the members of your sex? There is not
young man of any respectability that
would be seen with lady that was in
toxicated. You might search the. street
with 6ne-tooth comb and not find a
man who would lock arms and 60
promenadine with lady who is putting
a cigar or cigarette, or squirting tobacco
juice on the sidewalk. Some girls
have no hesitancy in accepting the
company of such characters and too
many Of them are anxious for the COM
panionship, heat and hand. of every
thing that wears pants. Society will
never be refined until the sirls demand
of the boys the same purity that the
boys demand of the girls. Over the
heads of the young ladies hang the pos
sibility of the greatest moral reform
and civic improvement that ever swept
over the country.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26

and water and the loss on instruments
will be considerable amount.
Much credit is due to the nurses and
those who assisted in carrying the
patients ont. Without even thought
for themselves or clothing. these ladies
worked bravely, until every one of their
sick charges had been carefully conveyed
to comfortable quarters. When the last
patient was!taken out and it was i'm.
possible to enter the building again,
the nurse II found themselves clad in
little more than their sleeping apparel
and veryslittle' on their feet. 1t was a
pathetic sight to see all the sick. help
temperature of about 20 degrees be-
low zero, and each one looking the
thanks he or she could not speak to
those who were making the rescue.
Those who were patients in the
hospital at this time and who were
victims of the terrible excitement were {:
Hilda Peterson, operated on about
four days previous for appendicitis.
She is now at the home of her grand
father. Geo. Schriber, in the city.
Mrs. Austin Doran and infant baby,
now being cared for at the St. Charles
by Miss Rose Appel.
Mrs. Christ Jaeger. whose home is IL
miles northwest of the city and who
had been operated on recently.
Mrs. Lathrop Lundy of Horswill, who
was recently operated on for appendi-
citis.
Will Follis of Medora, operated on
recently for gall stones. and was to
leave for his home that day.
Alfred Boyer, city, operated for dis
eased bone in foot; also August Bloom
berg of Lehigh, operated on foot.
j. L. linda. city, operation.
Mrs. Herbert Haughton, to have under
went operation for appendicitis that
day, and was taken to her home. She
will undergo an operation later.
Gus Belzer of New England, already
mentioned.
Most of the foregoing are at the Fisher
hospital now and all are doing nicely.
with no bad effects from the excitement
and exposure incident to the fire.
The nurses in the hospital at the time
and to whom so much credit is due for
the strenuous efforts they put forth are
Miss A. B. Stein, proprietress of the
hospital, Misses Lillian Hankey. Rose
Appel and Charlotte Names. Miss
Maines had one foot frozen and all
suffered more or less from the effects
of smoke. DR.. H. A. Davis had his
right hand cut quite badly in getting a
patient out by way of window and
Homer Davis has sprained leg as his
share of the misfortunes.
The building was owned by DR.. Davis
and he does not think now of making
repairs on it. as he considers it two
thirds destroyed. The entire building
was insured for So. 500. The furnishing
were owned by Miss Stein. who. carried
ST. 500 insurance. Dr.. Davis had $500
on his surgical instruments, and it is
quite possible that the loss will be
considerably more than the Insurance.
The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26
4 FARMERS
ELEvAToR co.
Org anized at Dickinson, Capital
lied at Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
Plan to Erect Seventy-Five
Thousand Bushel Elevator.

Dickinson had an enthusiastic meet
ing of farmers at the court house last
Saturday afternoon. Between IS to
100 people were present
The meeting was called to order by
F. D. Hevener. who briefly stated that
the purpose Of the gathering was 10
organize farmers elevator company,
as had been done at Gladstone. Taylor
and other nearby places in the last year
or two.
L. RAIDER was appointed secretary and
the chair asked that different ones pres
ent give their views of the matter. H.
Froelich spoke in both English and Ger
man. It was his idea that the old line
companies were in a combination and
were making too much profit. He stated
that he had already taken steps to in
corporate the Farmers Elevator Co. of
Dickinson. capitalizing at $50, 600,
shares to be $100 each. He stated that
he was willing to turn the name over
to the farmers for just what he had paid
out.
Anton Burda addressed the meeting
in Bohemian. Wenzel Jergers, Vincent
Koyash. Dominick Vranna and others
spoke briefly.
G. A. McFarlane questioned the
motive for capitalizing at $50, 600 and
making shares 500. each. He thought
it was all wrong and q scheme to keep
the controlling interest in the hands of q
few. This line of thought was followed
by general discussion in which Geo.
Senour, j. C. Keys, l. RAIDER, Frank
Lish and others took part. The general
feeling seemed to be that the shares
should be made small, say $40, $25 and
not to exceed $50 each, and we'll dis
tributed among the farmers. Not less
than 20 farmers should be interested and
more would be better. 1t was also
thought that $40. 600 to SIS, 600 would be
sufficient to erect a large elevator and
that it would be mistake to capitalize
for greater amount.
A vote of those present showed that
they were strongly in favor Of organic
ing. Another vote was taken which in
dicated that majority favored the
placing of shares at $50 each and for an
incorporation capitalized at SIS, 600.
This was followed by a vote to erect q
$4,000 bushel elevator al an early date
at Dickinson. and to this end the follow
ing committee was appointed. whose
duty it is to incorporate. look up avail
able sites, solicit subscriptions and re-
port at the court house on March IA at
O'Clock p. m: louis Petrika. chair
man; Dominick Vranna, Wenzel Jerees,
Anton Burda. Frank Hecker, j. C. Keys,
Joe Oukrop, Anton Sadowsky and Jim
KOvash.
The committee started in at once TAX
ing subscriptions and at last reports
had about half the amount pledged The
farmers are mostly taking two and
three shares, the $3.50 subscriptions
being the limit allowed any one farmer.
Those not engaged in farming are not
permitted to take STOCK
The farmers elevator will give Dick
inson five elevators in addition to its
two Touring mills and will make the
city by far the best wheat market in
this part of the state .'