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The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
ELFsTR0M AND GEORGE
NOW EQUAL PARTNERS

Arrangements were completed this week
whereby A. G. Elfstrom and L. E.
George became equal partners in their
ranchine business ten miles northw est
of Oakdale. For about seven years these
gentlemen have been equal owners in
their 2. 600 acres of farming and grazing
lands, cattle, etc. so it only remained for
Mr.. Elfstrom to take over half interest
in the original ranch building. machi-
merry equipment and 587 tons of hay.
The Elfstrom & George ranch has nearly
so pure bred Hereford cattle. The bull
which stands at the head of their herd
cost 5000 when calf ii months old. A
painting of this splendid animal can
be seen at the Dakota National bank in
this city.
1t will be remembered that on October
10 last. 81 head of 3-year-oJd Hereford
steers from the Elfstrom & George ranch
sold in chicago at S.. rs per cwt. live
weight, the average weight per steer
being 1, ,281 lbs. This was considered
q record sale and was given GREAT prom
inence in the Chicago papers. IL
L. E. George came in from the ranch
this week and will remain until after
he thew Year.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01

S. p. Gotta received on Christmas day
the patents for an air brake improve
ment upon which he has been working
for nearly a year. This invention has
been pronounced by competent judges a
valuable addition to the air brake
system already in use by the varibus
railroads.
Mr.. Gotta is a practical railroad man,
having been for twenty years conduc-
tor on this division of the Northern
Pacific. No one can understand better
than himself the value Of this device
that he has worked out. He is in COM
munication with the head officials of the
Northern Pacific. and with the Westing-
house people in regard to his invention.
but will not be in hurry to dispose of
it except at his own figures.
The cuts and descriptions of this de-
vice will make it plain to anyone who
has any knowledge of the workings of
air brakes.
The PRESS congratulates Mr.. Gotta
upon his invention and sincerely hopes
that this clever product of his brain
will bring him both fame and fortune.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
ARE FIXING THINGS
DOWN IN ST. PAUL

The Fargo Forum of December 10Th
the following:
North Dakotans were heavily in evidece
in 81. Paul yesterday, the occasion
being the gathering of the clans for the
purpose of discussing next years slate.
Several federal Office holders, ANXIOUS
regarding their jobs. were also present.
One of the several said to be threatened
with decapitation is John Satterland of
Bismarck, receiver of the land office at
that place and in the good old days
prominently known as 1.-The King of
the Slope Country Satterland, from
all reports. has a number of rivals and
they are making life miserable for him.
Yesterday he held number of confer
ences.
His term of Office expired two years
ago and no one has been appointed in
his place.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
ELECTRIC LINE FOR
DUNN COUNTY PEOPLE

A dispatch from Schafer says The
Hudson Center and New Salem electric
line is the name of the latest railroad
enterprise in North Dakota. The pro-
posed line is to parallel at some distance
the extension the Northern Pacific is
building north from Mandan.
Representatives of the company are
laying out route, after which surveyors
will be put to work and the rght-of-way
secured this winter 1t is planned to
build large powerhouse at Center, in
Oliver county, and to make that place
division point.
Another prospective line which is at
tracing much comment is planned to ex-
tend from Mandan to Manning in Dunn
county. The inland towns of Hagen,
Center and Manning have given up hope
of getting an outlet for their products
from the Northern Pacific extension
which is being built and are turning to
the new project.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
PRE-IvTENT0RY SALE
STARTS Next MONDAY

In order to make room for new stock,
the South Side Cash Bazaar will start a
pre-inventory sale next Monday. January
3rd. which will he continued for two
weeks. 1t will be genuine bargain
sale and should attract the attention of
people living at considerable distance
from the city.
Schwartz & Singer. proprietors of the
South Side cash bazaar, are not given to
making special sales very often but just
before taking inventory it becomes ne
cessary to reduce the large stock they
have on hand. This will be the time to
make your large winter purchases. They
carry groceries as we'll as dry goods and
all kinds of clothing, crockery, tinware.
etc.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
DEATH OF D. J. CUMMINGS
PNEUMONIA THE CAUSE

...e news Of the death of D. j. Cum
mings early Sunday morning, December
26, came as a shock to the people of the
city. as Mr.. Cummings had been i'll only
a short time and it was not generally
known that his condition was serious.
Mr.. Cummings complained of not
feeling well on Monday of last week and
a physician was called in on Tuesday
who pronounced his disease pneumonia.
The disease seemed to be progressing
favorably until Friday evening when he
grew worse and his son, Earl. who has
contract work on the new railway line
near Glendive. was summoned and
arrived home Saturday night in time to
see his father before he passed away.
Sunday morni ns at 80 o'clock.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon
from the home of Mr.. Cummings son.
Stewart Cummings. and was largely
attended by friends and neighbors of the
family. Rev. W. j. Brown preached the
funeral sermon and quartette from the
choir of the CONGREGATIONAL church sang
several appropriate selections
A beautiful floral pillow was sent by
the ladies of the Maccabee lodge of which
Mr.. Cummings daughter, Miss Mabel.
is member there were other nice floral
offerings.
The pail bearers were James Soules,
Roy Butler. c. H. Wiley. Jerry Hayes,
John Leask and D. w. Mckenzie.
Interment was made in the Dickinson
cemetery.
Duncan J. Cummings was born in Nova
Scotia and was sixty-four years old. He
was married in Ontaria twenty-eieht
years ago the nth of January to Miss
Jane Stewart. sister of James Stewart of
this city,
In June of 1883 Mr.. and Mrs. Cum
mings came to Dickinson where he worked
at his trade of plasterer and brick-layer
for about year and a half. Stewart
Cummings, the oldest son, was born
while they were residents Of this city.
They returned to Nova Scotia in 1885 and
later removed to Boston, where Mr.. Cum
minss worked at his trade. Three years
ago last May the family returned to this
city. Mr.. Cummings leaves wife and
five children. Stewart, Earl, Mabel, Elsie
and Ethel, to mourn the loss of good
and faithful husband. a kind and tender
hearted father. Mr.: Cummings was a
loyal, upright citizen. esteemed by all
who knew him. and large circle of
friends sincerely sympathize with his
widow and children in their irreparable
loss. ~
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01

can be handled without having to stop
trains.
A train wired to act simultaneously
and the air signal working singly. all
defects that may occur at night can be
easily located, as the electric signals
would be displayed from the rear cal
to the engine.
1t will be readily understood that the
improved device indicates within the
car both the air pressure and the fact
that the application has been made,
and also indicates on the outside the ap-
plication. When train application is
being made the engineer. by looking
back over his train. can readily ascer-
tain if all brakes are working properly.
Should signal not be displayed the
car can be readily cut out, and similarly
the condition of the brake system is
indicated inside the cars.
With this invention a ''dynamiter' can
be quickly located and attended to b.
fore the same has had chance to cause
trouble.
This cut shows a car flooring which is
broken. away to expose the train line,
branch pipe, cut out cock, the triple
valve, auxiliary reservoir, brake cylin-
der and cut out device, which is operated
by rod that extends through the floor
OF the car and has squared end so that
the same may be rotated by a turning
tool. such as wrench, to open or close
the check valve. The operating rod is
provided with crank arm that has a
pivotal connection with one end of a
link. the other end of said link being
pivotally connected 10 the relief valve
of the auxiliary reservoir. AS you can
see, this device is attached to the cut
out cock.
1t will be seen that when necessary.
the squared end of the operating rod
may be rotated from within the car to
rlgse the check valve and simultaneously
OPEN the relief valve of the auxiliary
reservoir, thereby Immediately releasing
the brakes Of the car without the me-
cessity of the operator leaving the car OF
even stopping the train.
BY the use of this simple device. a
"dynamiter'' may be readily cut out
without stopping train. thereby moi
only saving the time, wear and tear,
etc.. incidental to stoppases of trains
to cut out brake systems, but also
materially prolongs the life of running
gear of cars for reason that the brakes
may be cut out at the first indication OF
effectiveness thereof, which prevents
the shoes being jammed against the
wheels with the usual read-hattenine
results and also the resultant damage tc
rails by the sliding of the wheels thereon.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
EXAMINERS
WORKING
City's Experts Will Follow State Ex-
aminers in County Work. No
New Developments. City Re-
port to be Out Next Week.

| AS far as the public knows there have
been no new Developments in court
house or city hall records the past week.
S. H. Wilson. of the state examiners
office. has been busy all the week in the
county auditors Office. A Mr.. Hoffman
arrived on Monday to help in the work of
examining and checking all records of
the county.
Mr.. Wilson has charge of the 43
counties of the state, building and loan
and trust companies and state institu-
tions and is supposed to check once in
six months. The examiner s department
is limited BY law to five men and has
the care of approximately 500 state
banks. SO it will be seen that great
deal is required of this department for
the help allowed. In the present Stark
county examination the minutes are
being examined to see if the warrants
authorized and warrants issued cores
pond. it has not been the practice of
the department 10 make this kind of
examination and with limited help it
would be physical impossibility to do
so in all cases. However. Mr.. Wilson
states that he plans to inaugurate a
system that will give check on warrants
authorized by the county boards.
Stark is the only county in the state
where warrant forgeries have been
brought to light. In this connection it
is only fair to the examiners department
to say that the expert accountants sent
out are not in position to be judges of
forgeries
The county commissioners have made
arrangements with the two experts work.
ing at the city hall to start in checking
the county records as soon as they have
finished the city work.
1t looks now asthough il would be
some days before the experts are through
at the city hail.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
no appointment YET
MANY Letters WRITTEN

For the last week or ten days there has
been a steady stream of letters to Sena-
tor p. J. McCumber at Washineton. D.
C.. urging him to be mindful of the fact
that the great majority of voters in
southwestern North Dakota want S. M.
Ferris in the Dickinson U. S. land Office.
It is evident that Senator McCumber is
learning, perhaps to his surprise, that
the people out here do not want any
change.
The people should not cease to write
and express their desire. This will be the
best possible evidence the sen, tor can
have VI the true feeling in the matter
% II there is anyone who has not already
written. do 20 without delay. The poll
ticians who are working to get j. &c.
Quinlivan appointed, have told Senator
McOumber that the people did not care
anything about Ferris.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
REV. ORCHARD WILL
RETURN TO DICKINSON

Rev. John Orchard, who for the past
ten years has been field secretary for the
North Dakota State Sunday School
association rendered his resignation at a
meeting Of the executive committee held
in Fargo this week.
Rev. Orchards resignation will take
effect January /. 1910. at which time he
will move to this city and engage in the
real estate business.
For many years Rev. Orchard has been
very active in the Sunday school work
of the state and for ten years or more
he has been field secretary for the North
Dakota association. In this work he
has visited all parts Of the state and
has host of friends who will be sorry
to see him leave active Sunday school
work. It is not known who will succeed
Mr.. Orchard. and as his resignation
does not take effect until March there
will be plenty Of time for securing
successor.
The many friends Of Rev. and Mrs.
Orchard in this city will be very glad
to welcome them back. Dickinson was
their home for number of years before
they moved to Fargo. Their daughter,
Mrs. Welton Mcdonald, lives here and
their son. Welland. is permanently
located here. being interested in busi-
ness with his brother-in-law in the
Mcdonald drug store; so their friends
here hope that it will seem like coming
back home to Mr.. and Mrs. Orchard to
be among them once more.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
BUTTE STRIKERS ARE
REPORTED BACK AGAIN

The strike situation on Thursday was
reported ss follows from St. Paul:
The only interesting topic discussed
In relation to the switchmen's strike
today was story published here from
Butte. Mont that q full force Of switch
men who are members of the Frother-
hood of Railway Trainmen had scided
to return to work in the Butte ilroad
yards today. Officials at g rike head
quarters here stated that their .dvices
were that the men would not return.
From Third Vice Presiden, Slade of the
Northern Pacific railway it was learned
that t0day's advices were that the men
had returned to the yards and were
working. Otherwise there was no change
I'm the strike today.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01

and exterior of the cars. 1t will be seen
that on application of the air the pressure
from the lower cylinder will be registered
by the Rake and the piston of the upper
cylinder will be actuated and cause its
end to close the circuit.
This invention is OF great value. as
it will be readily appreciated. and its
extreme simplicity permits the same to
be installed at low cost.
It will register all reductions Of air
pressure either from the engineers valve
or from leaks that will cause brake to
stick at any time and with the cut out
and release. all defects Of this nature
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01

jected to the introduction of the will
on the grounds that it was a conf
DENTAL communication between counsel
and client. judge Lawton allowed the
will to be read subject to subsequent
ruling.
Mr. Simpson declared:
No want that to 20 in. insist on
its going in as evidence. furthermore
vii! show this whole thing up from now
on.''
The will was dated May 10, 1909.
It bestowed $1OO each on two daughters,
Mrs. Lizzie Vice and Mary Anne Blake.
Russell declared that he did not read
nor ever give permission to have The
will drawn: He said he did not know
who Mrs. Vice was but that Marion
Blake not Mary Anne was his daughter.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
BISMARCK D
FIR State Historical Society
Basketball Season Opees Next Tues
day With One or More Game a
Week All This Month. Boys
Expect to Land Opening Game.

MANAGER Fleury has booked Company
A team of Bismarck for the opening
game Tuesday evening January 4th.
Out of the two games played
with A company last year each team
took one. Capt. Baird claims much
stronger team this year and some fas,
basketball is promised.
BILLINGS "THREE-e" JAN. II
The fast Billings team has ARRANGED
for games all along the line from Miles
City to the Twin cities. They stop of
here Tuesday, January II. This will
be one of the best games of the season.
FARGO BUSINESS COLLEGE
ABOUT JAN. 10
The Fargo Business College crack
team stops off here en- route for western
points and claim to have one of the
strongest ageregations going.
Other games with Valley City, James
town, Mandan. Glen Ullin and Miles
City. the dates for which have not yet
been made and will be announced later.
The plan of preliminary games has
practically been done away with, it
being thought best 10 play the star teams
with short wait between halves, thus
giving the crowd what they came to see
in about an hours time. Each game
will be followed by social dance with
good music furnished by the local
orchestra.
A good attendance at the games will
give the boys the desired reward for the
hard practice they have been putting in
these winter nights and also encourage
the manager in his financial response
bility which is no small sum when teams
come any distance.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all the kind friends
who. were so helpful to us in our late
trouble and bereavement: also the
Maccabee ladies for the beautiful floral
pillow sent in honor of our loved one.
Mrs. D. J. Cummings
and children.
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
HAusER's TEAM FINALLY
LANDS A WINNING STRIKE

The only bowling match this week
was played Thursday night between two
trio teams captained by Dr.. Hauser and
Louis Kostelecky. Hauser's team won by
124 points.
The score:
Freeman 134 176 100 16O 169-S29
Hauser 155 1874 13e 146 166-790
Hunter 1873 1913 147 156 1s5-764
Total 2. 1888
Kostelecky i62 1872 135 1865 165-s1o
Sumers 17s 1877 1856 III 151-719
Riessbeck 142 i6e 1856 172 111-73o
Total 2, 259
The Dickinson press., 1910-01-01
SAM COTA'S INVENTION.
ROADS ARE INTERESTED

Combined Air and Electric Signals for Air System Will be
Great Thing for the Railroads and Should Inventor
Handsome Sum of Money Patented in Canada December
Patented in the United States December g. 1909
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Copper at Reef

H. Welte, who has been operating
in the old Silver Reef country for the
Reef Mining company of this city, was
up comforting with local officials
Thursday, and he brought with him
samples of the product being mined at
the Reef claims. Recently in the
workings below the incline shaft on
the No. | claim a foot of ore showing
values of from $50 to 200 ounces in sill
yer, was uncovered, and the manage
ment felt so encouraged with the
showing made that il has been decided
TO carry on future operations on a
much larger scale, and negotiations
are now pending on arrangements
which will make such work possible.
Mr. Welte has also recently opened
up big copper ledge on the COM
pany'S ground, ledge which he states
has been long sought for, but which
until he finally located it, has proven
elusive. Basing his prospecting on
the Outcroppings of copper ore which
are exposed in several places, Mr.
Welte, made a series of open cuts and
by this means he finally succeeded in
his search for the big ledge. Mr..
Welte states that this ledge is about
two and one half feet thick and that it
can be traced for a distance of a mile
and half. He has made four open
cuts on it and at depth of fifteen feet
on the No. and No. claims the ore
shows from 25 to IS per cent copper.
On claims and 3 a product running
ID per cent copper and from 60 to 20
ounces silver has been opened up, and
Mr.. Welte feels that with the inaugur-
alton of the campaign of work now be-
ing planned the Reef will be able to
develop big producer.-Tribune.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Probate of Will.

in the Probate Court of the County of Mohave,
Territory OF Arizona.
In the N tier OF the estate Of
MRS. N. A. BROOKS. deceased.
Notice OF hearing petition for probate OF will
and for letters testamentary.
Notice is hereby given that W. D. MGCright
has fled in the above entitled Court document
purporting to be the last will and testament OF
Mrs. n. A Brooks, deceased, together with a
petition praying for the probate Of said Gocu-
ment. and for the issuance to him Of letters tes-
tamentary thereon;
That on Monday the 3lst day Of January.
1910, at the hour Of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon OF
said day, at the Courtroom Of said Court. in the
County Courthouse, in the town OF Kingman.
Mohave County. Territory of Arizona. has been
appointed as the time and place for hearing
said petition.
witness my hand and the seal Of said Court.
this 18th day of January. 1910.
CSeaD L. NJ. TEALE.
Clerk.
First insertion January l5-2e
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Withdrawal of Lands.

: Secretary Ballinger has issued an
order Withdrawing an immense tract
of land along the Bill Williams Fork,
the Big Sandy and the Santa Maria
from entry. The tract embraces one
mile on each side of the three streams,
beginning twenty miles from the con-
fluence of the Santa Maria with Bill
Williams Fork and from Signal, on
the Big Sandy, TO the confluence of
Bill Williams Fork and the entire
length of Bill Williams Fork, covering
the recently located dam sites of the
Pittsburg company. 1t has long been
the intention of the government to put
a dam on the Bill Williams Fork, at
Striped Canyon, from which point
water could be carried by hume and
tunnel onto the valleys of Yuma
county. the most fertile part of the
great southwest. These lands are
adopted to the culture of oranges, ban
ana, lemons, pineapples and other
tropical and semi tropical fruits. In
carrying out the conservation theory
of the government affecting water and
power sites Bill Williams Fork has
been put down as the ultimate site of
a great water and power project. The
report of the engineers on this project
has always been favorable, even the
engineers of the Santa Fe favoring a
damsite on this stream. The building
of the dam at Striped Canyon would
back the water up the Santa Maria
and Sandy many miles, which accounts
for the withdrawal of the lands along
these streams. As the lands one mile
or more from the streams rise into the
bluffs and hills it was unnecessary to
cover them by withdrawal, which
leaves them open to the prospector
and stockman.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22

The following letters remain IN
called for in the Kingman postoffice:
Dan Boyle, Bert Bianchette, G. Co
mez ,, Guiles Vangolie, Viate Gudely,
Mrs. VIM. Whitney, Chas. S. Watson,
J. c. Wilson, Elijah Wells, E. Vice,
Richard Tom, Chas. Townsend, Seleta
Toney, Frank w. Toney 2, Mrs. Loney
Toney, Bart Tyson, Alive Toney,
Frank Shultz, Mrs. John L. Scott, J.
c. Roberts, J. P. Ryan 2, Daniel Rob
erts, F. L. Robinson, Chester Nooner
=, Edward Nugent, Geo. Noogan, w.
R. McCrary, w. J. Murray, Frank
McKenney ?, Alex McKennon, Miss
Myrtle Lane, VIM. Z. Logan.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22
Special Meeting Of the Stockholders Of
The Dixie Queen Mining &
Development Co.

There will be Special Meeting of
the Stockholders of The Dixie Queen
Mining & Development Company, to
be held in the Office of the Sheriff of
Mohave County, Klngman, Arizona,
February 5, 1910, at 100 p. m, for the
purpose of voting upon a proposed
amendment TO the Articles of Incor-
poration and the Bylaws of said COM
pany, increasing the Board of Direct
ors from six to eleven directors.
WALTER BROWN,
President.
OSCAR B. CoNANT,
Secretary.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22

have been received in this Office and
will be officially fled on February L.,
1910.
On and after said date this Office will
receive and act upon applications to
make entry in the said townships.
FRANK H. PARKER, Register,
CHAS. E. ARNOLD, Receiver.
Mohave County miner., 1910-01-22

Have you a weak throat? If so, you
cannot be too careful. You cannot be-
gin treatment too early. Each cold
makes you more liable to another and
the last is always the harder to cure.
If you will take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy at the outset you will be saved
much trouble. Sold by all dealers.