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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
The Everglades.

The region known us the Everglades
Of Florida is about sixty miles long by
some fifty five miles broad and is one
vast swamp. studded with islands of
from a quarter of an acre to hundreds
of acres in extent. These islands are
generally covered with dense thickets
of shrubbery or vines and occasion
ally with lofty pines and palmettos.
The water is from one to six feet deep,
the bottom. as Il rule. covered with a
growth Of rank grass. During the
rainy season. from July to October, the
district comprised in the Everglades Is
practically impenetrable. The vege-
table deposit of the Everglades is con-
sidered we'll adapted to the growth Of
the banana and other fruits, and when
properly drained the region will un-
doubleday be one Of the most fertile on
earth.-EeW York American.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
tired of living with her husband. and
how good Kell had been to her dur

tired Of living with her husband. and
how good Kell had been to her dur
ing their short acquaintance in Bis
marck, the chief told her she might
have been little more cautious thar
to have chosen an ex-convict for E
companion. and, showed her the clip
pings taken from Kells effects. Here
remorse overcame her and she plead
ed that knife be given her that she
might end her troubles In sudden
death. Her faith in even Kell was
then shaken. Chief Mcdonald was in
doubt as to whether or not It be safe
even for the woman to be given hel
liberty, so with her husband he es
corted her to the county Jail. The
services of Sheriff Barnes. was then
employed in the matter and it was
decided to place Kell in the county
Jail, and he was given an apartment
in the county bastiie where he could
have better accommodations.
Upon the request of Bervan his
wife was permitted to return with
him to the hotel, but she stoutly re-
fused to accept the assistance OF her
husband, though she pleaded to be
permitted to return to the hotel. She,
however assured the officers that If
permitted to go to the hotel she
would remain there till she was
wanted, and during the balance Of the
day her husband kept careful watch
over her to prevent her from COM
hitting suicide.
Eervan, in response to the TRADE
his wife heaped upon him, SAYS that
be has endeavored to give his vile
the best of care and says he has spent
the price Of his farm in giving her
medical treatment.
Kell, the pardoned convict, VINO
figures so conspicuously In the case
accepted conditions rather calmly
yesterday morning and said he would
relate his side of the story when the
proper time came. He has remained
in Bismarck continuously since his
release from the pen, though he has
been advised a time or two by the
police that he had. better depart. This
he refused TO- do till taken in custody
by Mcdonald" yesterday. when he ex-
pressed an eager desire to leave the
city If Mcdonald would grant his I'M
mediate release.
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Editor Tribune:
I desire to call attention to the H.
legal one mill educational tax the
people have been paying for a num-
Der of years. viz. For years:
1907-$213,297.o0.
190S-$22S, 767.00.
1909-$27S,414.00.
1910-$2.8,622.00.
and for the year 1911 it will amount
to. $2S8,574.00. This tax covers the
whole state. The state university
and School of Mines at Grand Forks,
receive % per cent of the above tax.
The A. c. at Fargo, 20 per cent. and
the other six educational institutions
the remainder. Now every dollar of
this tax is Illegal, unconstitutional,
and the collection of the same cannot
be enforced. The tax amounts to one
dollar on every one thousand dollars
valuation, and in some cases amounts
to considerably money to the lndivid-
ual tax payer. I know of number
of our largest property owners In the
city who have stated that they have
paid this illegal tax for the last time,
and that they will positively refuse to
nav the one mill educational tax
when they pay their 1911 taxes. In
addition to this illegal mill tax, these
same institutions receive by direct
appropriation through the last legis.
lature over $500, 900 for the biennial
period the state university receiving
s135,2O0 OF the above amount. Over
fifty per cent of the state tax is for
educational purposes, and while we
admit that if judicially expended the
money could not be used for better
purpose, it is nevertheless time that
the results being obtained are not in
keeping with the money expended.
TO quote a prominent citizen:
"The people are getting tired OF
being continually bled by these state
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
M|NOI Wins FAMOUS
NORMAL SCHOOL CASE
DECISION HANDED DOWN BY SUP DAKOTA
AFTERNOON-WRk CONSTRUCTING NORMAL
SCHOOL PROBABLY BE coMMEN need IN
FUTURE-MINoT Peep

Minot won the normal school case
The supreme court of the state OF
North Dakota handed down it's de-
cision Monday afternoon. As result
it is expected that the Magic City will
secure it's new normal school Within
the immediate future. There is great
rejoicing at Minot over the result OF
the case, especially among the lead
ing business men and Commercial
club of that city. who are vitality inter
ested in it's welfare, and spend every
leisure moment boosting for their
home community. The syllabus as
handed down is as follows:
State of North Dakota, in supreme
court, October term, 1911.
The state of North Dakota, ex rel.
Andrew Miller, attorney general OF
the state of North Dakota, plaintiff,
versus e. j. Taylor, Martin Jacobson,
Frank A. Wilson, III. A. Nelson, r. H
Richworth, Hugh Mcdonald and s
H Taylor, as the State Board Of Nor:
mal School Trustees. and Gunder o.
son, as treasurer of the state of North
Dakota, defendants.
CD When the meaning of words or
terms employed the constitution Is
uncertain or ambiguous, resort may be
had to the debates of the convention
which framed and submitted the con-
stiution, as an aid in determining their
meaning. and for the. same purpose
the Interpretation placed upon such
provisions by several sessions Of the
Legislative assembly and by the peo'
PIE in voting thereon is entitled to
great weight; and the intent, If 1t
can be gathered from such proceed
ings, without doing violence to the
words employed. is controlling.
(2) Article Is of the state constitu'
ton provides the only method named
in the constitution for making changes
therein, to-wit: that any amendment
or amendments thereunto may be pro
posed in either house Of the legisla'
tive assembly, and if agreed to my a
majority of each of the two houses, 1t
or they may be referred to the next
legislative assembly when, If agreed to
in the same manner, it or they shall
he submitted to the people for rat1ti-
cation or rejection.
Article 10 of the constitution locates
the public institutions of the state,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
P0NS WRESILES NEXT
At ST. CLOUD, MINI.
FRENCH MAT ARTIST WAS EXHl.
BlTiON PARTNER OF
DR.. ROLLER.
Guarantees to Thow Two Men in
Handicap Matches or Forfeit $500.

Carl Pole, the French heavyweight
wrestler, who is in route to Chicago,
where 'ae is going to train with Nah
mout, the famous Turk, is spending a
day or so in Bismarck He has agreed
to take on two of the slope wrestlers
at the Orpheum theater after the show
Wednesday night. From here he goes
to St. Cloud, Mimi. where he expects
to secure match for Friday evening,
December %.
Pons particular object of antipathy
for the St. Cloud contest is Joe Miller,
reputed champion of North Dakota.
Pons guarantees to throw Miller
three times in one hour or forfeit $500.
Pons also will put on preliminary
bout with James Burnell, a 30-pound
aspirant. He will wrestle him har-
ness or 'belt'' style. The Frenchman
agrees to throw Burnell in this FASH
ion, and backs up his challenge with
side bet of 5000.
Capital city sportsmen who are in
terested in the match Wednesday, will
be further interested in the results
of the contest at st. Cloud.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
institutions If the heads of some of /

institutions. If the heads Of some of
the institutions would put in less
time in travelling over the country
lecturing, and put in more time at
home giving their individual attention
to the needs Of their institutions,
better results would be obtained
It seems to me considering the
amount of easy money these institu.
lions have received each year through
this illegal one mill tax, that when
they send out man to lecture, that
the institution could afford to pay his
expenses and thus making dona-
ton to cover his expenses.
Respectfully,
w. A. FALCONER.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18

and among theirs. two state normal
schools. Appended to such article is
a proviso to the effect that no other
institution of character similar to
any one OF those located therein shall
be established or maintained without
a revision of such constitution. Held
that the meaning and purpose of such
poviso is to prohibit the legislative as
sembly from locating any similar ad.
ditional institutions, and that, in the
light of the debate of the constitution
al convention, the action Of several
legislative assemblies, and the votes OF
the electors of the state, as we'll as
tae spirit of the constitution and the
fact that the 'ords revise and amend
are popularg, and often in "a legal
sense, employed anonymously, said
Article 10 may be amended so as to
provide for the location of additional
similar institutions by the method pro
vided in Article Is for submitting and
adopting amendments to the constitu
ton.
(3) The appropriation made by
Chapter ~. Laws of 1911, page Is, fol
the erection of normal school build
ings and providing for furnishing and
maintenance thereof, at Minot, is moi
rendered invalid by a proviso therein
contained to the effect that none o1
the sums appropriated shall become
available unless the citizens Of MiHot
shall donate to the state a suitable 10
cation and site for such school.
(Syllabus by the court.)
Original application by the state
on tine relation Of the attorney gen
eral, for an Injunction permanently re-
straining the state board Of normal
school trustees from establishing and
maintaining state normal school at
the city of Minot, and the state treas
urer from paying out the money OF
the state therefor.
Denied, and temporary order
quashed.
Andrew Miller, attorney general
and Alfred Zuger and c. l.. Young, as.
sistants, for the state.
John E. Greene, Francis J. Murphy
Robert H. Bosard, H. l.. Halvorson,
Dorr H. Carroll, V. B. Noble, attorneys
for defendants
Opinion of the court by Spaldimg
c. J.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
Struggle Of the Rivers,

The discovery that there is kind Of
struggle for existence and survival Of
the fittest among rivers is one Of the
most interesting results Of the modern
study Of photography. A notable ex-
ample of this contest is exhibited by
England's two biggest rivers, the
Thames and the Severn. Between their
valleys lie the Cotswold hills, and ex-
pl01ation shows that the Severn by
eating backward among these hills
where softer strata underlie them has
diverted to itself some Of the headwa-
ters which formerly flowed into the
Thames.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18

yesterday morning was taken to the
city Jail where he was locked UP
No sooner had the chief left for the
Jail with Kell than Mrs. Bervan made
a hasty exit. from the hotel to The
street. s2t her husband was fast or
the trail and about the time the CHEZ
had finished searching Kelps clothes
both Bervan and his wife appeared al
the city jail seeking the advice Of
the chief. Bervan told Mcdonald
that his wife wanted divorce. The
two went below with the chief, where
Mrs. Bervan freely discoursed he1
troubles. She had been married to
Bervan about two years. She said she
was broken down in health from
hard work and abuse since she had
been Bervan's wife, and that she was
tired of living with him. She had be-
come enamored with Kell after meet
ing him here, and she wanted nothing
more to do with the man to whom she
had become united in lawful wedlock.
Wilson D. Keh Is an ex.convict.
In 1909 he was sent to the peniten-
tiary from Williams county to serve
ten years on the charge Of rape.
Formerly he was a land agent and
auctioneer at Williston. and in, the
fall of 1908 he induced young school
teacher to accompany him on long
trip through the thinly populated por-
ton of Wi..lams county. Night came
on and Kell refused to drive with the
girl back to Williston. He stopped
the rig at deserted claim shack In
the wilderness. Here he kept the
defenseless girl over night and all the
next day, till his flendish purpose was
His trial and convic'
ton soon followed and he was serv'
ing a ten year sentence at the penf-
Tertiary here till the recent meeting
of the pardon board, when he was
given his release.
In searching, papers and other ef-
fects found on Kell's person at the
city Jail yesterday morning Cher
Mcdonald found several clippings
from the Williston papers giving the
history Of Ken's crime, and which
kell had apparently kept well pre-
served. When Mrs. Bervan yester-
day morning stated that she was
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
Shs Made q Mistake.

Two girls, the story ran, were drink
ing tea and eating scenes at a fashion.
able New York restaurant The first
girl said:
"Maud is so sorry she took Iseggie's
ring back to Dymon's to be valued"
"Why?" asked the other girl as she
opened q fresh scone.
"DymOn kept it. He said Reggie
hadn't been III to settle for it, accord
ing to his PROMISE"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
TEN JURORS SECURED.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-When the
noon adjournment was taken in the
trial Of the ten Chicago packers.
charged with violation of the criminal
provisions of the Sherman antitrust
law, ten of the twelve desired jurors
practically had been accepted by
both sides and indications were that
the other two would be obtained
shortly after the court convened.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
UP FROM FARGO.

George Russell came from Fargo
this morning and today is looking
after the interests of the DeLaval
Cream Separator company's business
In this part of the state.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
ANOTHER JoReINo HOUSE.

Eugene Smith of Valley City, repre-
senting the Paper Supply Co. Of Min
neapolis, spent Saturday and Sunday
in this city visiting old time friends.
Mr.. Smith is also planning ON going
Tito BUSINESS for himself, and if con-
ditions are found to be as good as an
ticipated he will probably locate a
paper supply and jobbing house in
this place.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
IN FROM eELFlELD.'

r. @. Davis of Belfield, who for
mer2y represented the Bismarck Gro
Gerry company, but is now engaged in
mercantile pursuits, mingled with
business men of this place Saturday
and Sunday. He returned to his home
in the western part of the state today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
WENT TO OHIO.

]. p. Jackson left last night for
Delaware. Ohio, to spend the Christ
mas holiday season with his mother.
and will be absent about three weeks.
Mrs. Harvey Harris will also visit
there, having gone east last week,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
Not In Condition.

Professional Beggar lin Hardupp's
oftice)-I've been out o work for over
n year. mister. and amt got the price
O Il nights Iodgin'. Can yer do any
thing to help me out? Hardupp (sar-
donically)-I'd like to. but l sprained
my foot OH a cole%tO yesterday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
IAXES ROLL In.

The amount of 1911 county tax
monev collected up to date by Treas
urer Kositzky amounts to $5,391.97,
while at the same time last year only
$2.492.02 had been collected. Practi
cally all of the money paid this year
GENES from non residents who own
farm lands in Burleigh county. So far
but little in taxes has been paid on
city real estate.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
TRANSACTED BUSINESS.

H. H. Halleniberg, cashier of the
Carson State bank of Carson, N. D..
transacted business here Saturday.
While here he called upon several of
his former Gate City friends.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
EXCELLENT TRAIN SERVICE,

Train No. this afternoon brought
an unusually large number Of people
from across the river who came
here for holiday shopping. The ex-
cellent train service at Bismarck
gives people from surrounding towns
good chance to come here to pur-
chase goods during the day and evil
IDENTIFY good neighbors do not fail to
take advantage Of their opportunity
in that respect.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
O'TOOLE TO ST. PAUL.

ALBANY, Dec. 18.-Pitcher Mike
O'Toole has been sold by Albany to-
the St. Paul club of the American as
scciation. He is brother of Marty
O'TooIe, who was purchased by Pitts
burg from the St. Paul club for $22, 500.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
fX.CONVICI IN THE
Tolls ONCE AGAIN
WILLIAM kELL, PADD0NED LAST
WEEK, ENTERS PLEA OF
GUILTY.,
Charged with Unlawful Cohabitation
Woman Being Prominent Resident
o. Sentinel Butte.

Monday morning William Kell was
before Judge Winchester and pleaded
guilty to a charge of unlawful cohab-
itation. The court herd that Mrs.
Bervan was fully as much to blame
as was Kell and asked the states at
torney to file the same information
against her. Kell will be sentenced
Wednesday morning, but as the wom-
an is in the hospital today for treat
ment. it is not certain whether or not
she will be brought into court on
Wednesday.
1t took Wilson Kell but little more
than a week to get into the tolls of
the law after being pardoned at the
last session Of the board, when he
and Sc others were given their lib
erty.
Wednesday morning >of last week
Mrs. Atlak Bervan, OF, Sentinel Butte.
came to Bismarck for the purpose OF
going to a local hospital for medical
treatment. but for some reason in
stead of going to a hospital she reg
istered at a local hotel. While at
the hotel she cultivated the acquaint-
ance Of Wilson D. Kell, the two be-
coming so intimate that they went to
another hotel and registered as man
and wife.
Saturday night Mrs. :Bervan's hus.
band came to Bismarck in search of
his wife. He had but little trouble
in locating her and discovered she
was still In, the COMPANY Of -Kell..
The injured husband sought the
services Of Chief Mcdonald and Kell
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
SHOT PLAYMATE.

VALLEY CITY. N. D.-While at
play George Webster. Jr.. accident
ally shot Harold Davidson, the son
of Peter Davidson in the thigh with
a 20 calibre rifle. The Davidson boy
was taken to the Platou hospital and
is reported to be getting along nicely.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
Too Sane.

II don't believe this novel OF yours
will hit the popular fancy"
"What's wrong with it?''
"Your heroine acts at times as If she
had sense "-Washington Herald.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
City News
DAY PATROLMAN.

Charles Downey, who has been as
sisting City Weghmaster Wakeman
the past month. back in the police
service, acting as day patrolman.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
RETURNED TO FRANCES.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Rodgers re-
turned today to their home in Fran
ces township, after short visit in
Bismarck. -:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18

G. w. Malmquist of Mckenzie trans
acted business at the court house to-
day. ell will leave for home this att
ernoon on train No. 8.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
After the Secrets.

After the Secrets,
MAS Just crazy to serve on jury"
'That SOP
Eyes: she says she wants to be one
of the first to tell the secrets of the
fury roOm."-Detroit Free Press.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18
An Execution.

An Exception.
"Who was it wrote Distance lends
enchantment to the view?"
II don't know. but I'll bet he never
sat on the gable end Of house and
watched a ball game that was going
on two blocks away."-Chicago Rec.
ord.Herald
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18

J. E. Full & Lavigne Sisters, Or
pehum Tonight.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

Miss Madge Finn was operated on
yesterday at Ochsner hospital. The
young lady had refractory toe nail
that was very painful and interfered
with locomotion.
Miss Lillian Hickman came Up from
Flora Vista last evening with her cous-
In, Miss Elizabeth Pratt OF Shelby
Vile. KY. who has been visiting her
for some weeks. The young ladies'
are guests of the Savoy today while
looking around in this city. Miss
Pratt's mother, who Is also visiting
in Flora vistA. will Join them this
evening, and they will all leave for
Shelbyville. tomorrow.
Edgar Buchanan never loses an op-
pOrtunity to boost for La Plata county.
In fact, he is the one steady genu-
Inc agriculturalist enthusiast. Last
week Mr.. Buchanan received a letter
from professor In the Dupaw (Ind.)
university asking questions regarding
this section. There were SEVENTY
ONE questions and Mr.. Buchanan an
swered every one Of them. and there
is no man with better knowledge to
do 1t. Mr.. Buchanan Is doing this mis-
sionary work every day or two.
%
The Wrights who are playing vaud-
eville season this week at the opera
house are certainly the right people
when 1t comes to clever little comedy
sketches and we do not hesitate to
write so, that Is we are glad to write
to right Wright If anyone thought 9TH
erwise OF the company. While they do
not claim to be a company of artists
OF world wide fame and used to ap-
pearing only before crowned heads
they do claim to put on very en-.
joyable little show and. what is to the
point, they deliver the goods.
The comfortable condition of farm
ers was evidenced at the Firebaugh
sale of farm utensils. horses, cattle,
etc. Purchasers were given an OPP
portunity of giving notes for sums
above ten dollars for six months, but
only one person took advantage Of the
offer, all others paying spot cash. Il.
X. Irwin of the La Plata County, bank,
served as sale clerk and he informs
us that of over $50 sales where he
has acted in the same capacity, he
never knew one where as much cash
was paid in proportion to the amount
sold. This speaks volumes as to the
condition of our farmers, and is an in
dex Of what homeseekess may expect
in this country.