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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19

no one had a majority Of the votes
cast. showed the necessity Of centering
the efforts of the newly aligned politi-
cal parties each or a single presiden.
tiai ticket and Of imposing on the
members of the electoral college a
moral obligation to cast their ballots
uniformly for the nominees Of the
party which had elected them.
The f0rerunner of our national nomi-
mating convention was the caucus or
conference of members Of congress Of
the same political faith who got to-
gether on their own initiative and
without any mandate from their con-
stituents assumed to advise as to who.
in their Judgment. was entitled to be
recognized as the party standard bear
er. This caucus must necessarily have
proved to he too crude and unsatisfac-
tory to serve long as the president
choosing machinery. In such an as
semblage only those states and dis
tricts represented in congress by men,
bers Of one and the salne political
party had voice. and all the others
were left without representation. 1t
was t" remedy these defects and to
ena BILE the rank and file Of the parties.
wherever they might be, to exercise at
least nominal control of the presi-
Dental nomination that the national
meeting every four years.
came tn he evolved as we know IT,
Victor Rosewater in American Review
Of Reviews.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
DESIGNATE OCTOBER Il
FOR COMMERCIAL Clubs
FEDERATION OF COMMERCIAL
BODIES WILL HAVE SPECIAL
DAY,
Representatives of State Booster Or.
CARNATIONS Will Hold Bio Meeting
at Exposition Building.

October II will be Commercial club
day at the Industrial Exposition. F.
l.. Sherman of Minot is the secretary
of the State Federation of Commercial
Clubs, and he has selected October IL
as the day in which representatives OF
the various commercial bodies of the
state will gather and hold big meet
ing at the Exposition building. The
federation of Commercial clubs is a
new organization which was perfected
last July The object of the fedora
ton is to promote trade, commerce,
new industries, and by organized et-
fort to promote the general welfare
of those having business and financial
interest in common within the state of
North Dakota; to foster public spirit
and feeling of loyalty to the state; to
encourage better and more economical
diversified agricultural methods; to
assist all legitimate immigration to
the state and to assist all parties who
are advertising the resources of the
state for that purpose.
J. Dexter Pierce of Larimore is
president, George E Wallace Of
Wahpeton is first vice president, A. B.
WEIGH of Bismarck is second vice
president, John Breugger of Williston
is third vice president, w. H. Horton
Of Devils Lake is fourth vice presi.
dent, Otto Saugstad of Northwood is
treasurer, and F. L. Sherman of Minot
is the secretary
1t is confidently expected that al
large number of prominent commercial
club men from all parts of the state
will attend the meeting at Bismarck
on Commercial club day. and October
II should be one of the big days at the
exposition.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
Will Plan TO COLLECT
SEED GRAIN CONTRACTS
SPECIAL Meeting OF BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
IS CALLED
Law Regulating Collections on Seed
Grain Contracts 10 Not Clear, and
Matter will Be Discussed.

Auditor Flaherty has called TIT
board of county commissioners tt
meet Thursday for the purpose of de
termining on some method of collect
ing the outstanding claims for seed
grain furnished Burleigh county farm
ers. The law regulating the collec
ton is not just clear to the county
auditor and he wants the matter OF
procedure settled by the county board
The outstanding claims in Burleigh
county amount to between fifteen and
twenty thousand dollars. The claims
must all be paid by October 20, or
the amount will be placed on the dupli.
cate and stan4 as taxes against the
| real estate, to be collected as other
delinquent taxes.
Some of the farmers procuring seed
from the county did not get much Of
crop and to pay the claim this year
will be hardship.
The law providing for the furnish.
ing of seed by the county provides
that none of the crop can be legally
marketed until after the seed claim Is
paid. In some few instances the
farmer did not get back his seed;
and of course the tax against his real
estate will become rather burden
some.
It is a criminal o1fense to dispose
of crop produced from seed furn-
ished by the county unless the seed
claim is paid.
What the county auditor desires is
for the board of county commission
ers to lay down a plan Of action and
he will follow it. While the collec.
ton of the money from the farmer
will probably be burdensome in some
instances, yet the county needs the
money and under the law can proceed
to arbitrarily collect it. But the OIL
GERS have no desire to do this If any
other plan of settlement can be de-
vised. The whole matter will be
threshed out by the county board at
it's meeting Thursday when legal coun
sci will be received.
All the counties in the state furn'
ish seed grain and the amount flrn'
ished in Burleigh is small compared to
the big agricultural counties. 1t is
highly probable that uniform sys-
tenn will be adopted by all the coun- |
ties in dealing with the matter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
BOY has LEG BROKEN
when DOOR BLOWSSHUT
NINE.YEAR.OLD SON OF WILLIAM
MCDONALD MEETS WITH
ACCIDENT.
Injured Youth Brought to Bismarck,
Where Broken Bone Was set-No
Permanent Injuries Feared.

The 9-year-old son of William Nc
Donald of the Standing Rock reserva-
ton was knocked down and his leg
badly broken when the high wind of
Sunday blew the heavy barn door shut
and struck the little fellow.
Mr.. Mcdonald brought the boy to
town Immediately after the accident
and placed him in care of one of the
doctors here. Though the break is a
bad one there seems to be no danger
of any permanent disability.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
CHOOSING 4 PRESIDENT.
Early Methods That Paved tho Way 70
National Conventions.

Early Methods That Paved the way 70
National Conventions.
History records that George Wash
ington was chosen president Of the
United States without first having
been nominated and even without an
opposing candidate. So was his sue.
cessor in Office, John Adams. In the
language Of the street the presidency
was In the case of each Of these dis.
t1nguished patriots handed to him on
q silver platter" The presidency went.
az it were. by common consent to the
founders of the republic. to whom a
grateful people looked for continued
service and guidance.
In the early days president choosing.
according to the primitive way, was az
simple compared to modern methods
as a kindergarten exercise beside a
course in four dimension mathematics.
Since then the changes. though gradu-
al, have been marked and have led up
to our present complicated convention
nominations that make the electoral
college but a mechanical device for
registering the popular decision as be-
tween rival party organizations. 1t
was the fluke that almost installed
Aaron Burr as president instead of
Thomas Jefferson that forced the in
itial notifications Of the plan of presf-
dent choosing agreed upon BY the
trainers of the constitution.
Originally members Of the electoral
college were to vote for two persons.
the one receiving the highest number
Of votes to be president and the next
highest to be vice president. The
danger of a succession that would pull
the political lever each time from one
side to the other made imperative the
change by which the electors should
vote for only one person for president
and for another for vice president.
Two or three object lessons, too. Of
irresponsible and haphazard action BY
the electoral college. throwing the
choice Of president to the house or Of
vice president to the -scn:te eecn!,se
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
Three THOUSAND BIRDS.
KILLED BY NIMRODS|
OVER SIX HUNDRED HUNTING
PERMITS ARE ISSUED TO
DATE.
Estimate Of Five Birds Per Hunter 10
Stated to Be Very Conservative
Though Fowls Are Wild,

County Auditor Flaherty has issued
up to date 625 hunting licenses. These
permits for the most part have been
taken out by Burleigh county resi-
dents, the number OF nonresident IL
censes issued being small.
1t is safe to presume that all these
625 license holders have already been
in the field from once to five times
since the season opened, September
8. The number of birds killed would
be hard to estimate, but to give each
hunter an average Of five birds ana
the total of the slaughter runs over
3,100. And the average is conserva'
tive.
Now anyone will admit that 800 is
a good many fowls to slaughter and
serve on the festal board in a little
better than two weeks.
Hunters tell varied tales of their ex.
ploits. Judge Frank Fisk says he
made up a party of four over near
Stanley the other day and in less than
eight hours in the field total of A
chickens were bagged. Other nimrods
tell Of killing the limit in few hours.
but one does not hear much of the
fellow who dives all day and comes in
empty handed at night. Judge Fisk
says his party must have scared up
$50 birds.
Some sections of the state seem
alive with chickens and the streams
and water pools are covered with
ducks, but for the most part the hum
ter earns all the game he brings
home.
The Bismarck hunters report the
fowls very wild and unusually scarce.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
A Little One.

Figg-Talk about your green servant
girls. My wife told ours to put lit
tie nutmeg in the custard she was
making this afternoon. Fogg-And
did she do it: Figg-Oh. yes; she put
little nutmeg in. Ill right l came
near choking over the blamed thing
Boston Transcript.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
Mounted DRILLS FOR
PARADE PARTICIPANTS
LATEST FEATURE IS ORGANIZE.
TON OF GIRLS CAVALRY.
MarshaIs, Mounted and Boys Cavalry
Will Meet This Evening for Drill
Purposes.

Grand Marshal w. S. Casselmann,
Who will have charge Of the big in
dustrial parades during the exposition,
has announced that all marshals,
mounted, as we'll as the members of
the boys cavalry, shall assemble this
evening at $3.50 o'clock at Hinckley's
livery barn, from whence they will go
out for drill purposes and instruction
in their various duties. Several of the
young ladies of the city have signified
their desires to participate in the pa
rade and have asked that girls cav
airy troop be organized and it has
been decided to grant their wishes.
All young ladies who wish to enter the
girls troop are requested to notify
Miss Belle Ward
There are already over a score of
boys who have joined the cavalry and
this feature of the parade will un-
doubtedly attract great deal OF at
tention along the line of march.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
On Her Birthday,

On Her Birthday.
congratulate me-" said YOunghus-
band. my daughter is just one year
old today"
This is her birthday. eh? What did
you give her?'
II don't know whether it was sooth-
ing sirup or paregoric. but it was one
Of the two"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
AUToINc TO CHICAGO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Busby Of Chicago
were in the city this morning on their
way home to Chicago from an ex'
tended trip through the coast states.
They were travelling in their auto,
which they have driven the entire dis
lance from the coast thus far and in
which they expect to finish the trip.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
So He Rose.

An Irish NJ. +. once declared with
due solemnIty. mfr. Speaker. can
not sit still here and keep silent with
out rising and saying few words"'-
London Telegraph.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
RETURNED AOME

RETURNED HOME.>
Mrs. James Johnson of this city has
recovered sufficiently from her recent
operation to 'eturn to her home DE-.
Seventh street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
Bracelets and lunatics.

Bracelets have been worn from time
immemorial, but few wearers Of the
golden bands Of the present day know
that they were once used to distin~
guish the insane. Before lunatics were
confined to asylums they wore an
armlet for distinction.-Argonau
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
They Were Picked.

They Were Picked.
do you call this a band Of picked
musicians?' said the hotel manager to
the leader of band.
. Zach! Dot vos so. l bick 'em mine.
sellef," replied the bandmaster.
"Well. then, you picked them before
they were ripe"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
Will VISIT IN EAST.

"Tc1 VISIT IN EAST.
Mrs. F. E. Titus will leave the first
of next week for an extended visit in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey with
Mr.. Titus sister and parents. Mrs.
Titus expects to be gone nearly four
months.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
DULUTH CLOSE.

Wheat.
September, 1.01 3.4.
December, LOEB. -
May, 1.O6B.
l Hard, track, 1.03.
l Northern, track and arrive, 1.02-
Northern, track and arrive
SO to 100.
No. 8 Wheat, IS IL to 81.
Spot, Durum No. and arrive, SO IL
No. 2, 961-2.
September, SO IL.
Oats.
Oats, arrive, 431-2.
Rye.
Rye, arrive, SO to IS.
Barley.
Barley track, Is to lis.
YC, As 10.
Flax, track. Isl.
To arrive September, 2.4S.
Straight, arrive, 2.23.
September 2.45; October. 2.23.
November, 2.33a; December 2.14a.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19

Peck's music house furnishes the
music used at the Grand theater.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19

Come and here the Matchless Pack.
ard piano at Peck's music house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19

addition lots are all so
feet wide or wider and are 142 to
165 feet in depth; the terms are
easy if you want to buy on monthly
payments and we charge no interest.
If you pay cash We give one-tenth
off the price. The view is beauti.
full; there are no sewer assessments:
purchasers are protected in every
way; our prices are only one-half
those asked for lots farther from
downtown in other parts of the city.
We are going to make this the choic-
est part of Bismarck; the highest
priced property is always in the nice
parts of city; why not get in Oh
the ground floor and enjoy the rise
in values. Our best lots are only
5 to blocks from the business cen.
ter. 1t is a pleasure to show our
lots whether you buy or not. Won't
you take walk with F. E. Young,
Agent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19

What should you not wish done to
yourself do not unto others.-Chinese
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19

Some bargains in secondhand
pianos at Peck's music house.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 19.-The
trial Of John J. Mcnamara, secretary
treasurer of the International Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers union,
on the charge of dynamiting the build
ing of the Los Angeles Times, will be-
gin Oct. II at the Los Angeles county
courthouse. Prosecuting Attorney
John D. Frederick has asserted that
his evidence against Mcnamara will
convict the union official. Clarence
S. barrow of Chicago will be chief
counsel for the defense, assisted by
Leo NJ Rappaport of the Los Angeles
bar.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
" = = :: : = = = = + + 80
= ADDITIONAL PERSONALS :
:: = !: : = = !: + + = + = & 4 4 4

Barney O'Neil of Mckenzie was in
the city Monday on business. =
Percy Bertrand of Clark, S. D., is
IN the city for treatment at one of the
local hospitals.
George Laney of Napoleon is spend.
ing few days in the city.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
The Markets
MINNEAPOLIS CLOSE,
Wheat

Wheat.
l Hard, 1.041-2.
l Northern, 1.03 to 1.04.
Arrive, 1.02 IL to LOB IL.
2 Northern, 100 to 100.
Arrive, SO to 1.01 IL.
3 Wheat, IS to 100.
1 Durum, IS IL.
2 Durum, "a.
3Y C, 641-2.
4 Corn, 60 IL to Ga.
3 w O, 43 to 43 IL.
Arrive, II 3-4.
3 Oats, AZ to AZ IL.
Barley.
Barley, Is, la.
Rye.
Rye, 80 IL to 81.
Flax, 2.49; arrive, 2.23.
U, 1.01 3-4 to IS.
z, 1903; K, 1.O7.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

morning, a lady's
pocketbook with letter addressed to
Mrs. G. H. Miller. Finder leave at
Tribune Office and receive reward.
FOR SACE-6 room bungalow style
cottage; furnace and city water;
no bath; so foot lot; west front;
small fruits; good lawn and trees;
incest part of city; house in first
class condition.; price $2,350; $500
cash, balance $50 per month. F. E.
VOTING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

willie. where are those green
apples that were in the pantry?"
''They are now keeping company
with the Jamaica ginger that was in
the medicine chest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

of it. He told me to shoot the fowls
II wanted to, and 1 went ahead and
killed dozen and he sold the rest
But there were hard feelings7"
mot bit. Pretty soon he COM
planned about my children gawping
into his dining-room windows, and I
told him to go ahead and stop it He
put UP fence twenty feet high"
And you didn't get mad?"
why, man, smiled over it. Then
objected to his hired girls red hair
and he fred her. Then he objected to
my dog and traded the animal for
goat"
Anything else7''
"Oh, lots of things. The other week
they objected to my daughter playing
the piano. and sent her to bed. To-
night he gives party and I shall go
over and win about ten dollars at
poker and then kick about the soft
ice-cream. Oh. it's suburban life for
me every day in the week. Something
doing every time you get home from
town, If it's only to find q window
broken
JOE KERR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15
The Days Fable.

a NOE upon a time the Lion, by the
advice Of his cabinet, issued an
order to the effect that no beast
should drink from a certain spring.
Complaint was soon made that the
horses were not obeying the law, and
when called up for explanation they
said:
But we are not beasts. We are ami
mails"
The law was then amended to make
beasts of animals, but word came that
the cows were lodging the edict- When
an investigation was called for the ex-
cuse was:
I'VE have horns and cannot there
fore be cIassed with the tigers. wolves
and hyenas."
The edict was then made to include
both beasts and animals. but COM
plant was made that buzzard and
crow and other birds still resorted to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15
Being Neighborly.

a H.. yes" replied Smith. 1T like
suburban life far more than I
thought I should. You have
real neighbors out there. you know
One of the incest families in the world
on my left"
READY to borrow or Iendl chr"
''Oh, more than that. He was keep
ing two dozen chickens when I moved
out there. The Growing OF the roos-
ters was a nuisance and I complained
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

the spring to Stake their thirst
why. of course we do was the
reply. lou can't make bird either a
beast or animal"
THAT is true" replied the Lion:
and the law was changed to include
everything that drank water. This
seemed to hit the case for awhile, but
it was found that the tigers. wolves.
hyenas, foxes and others had gone
back to the spring in great numbers,
isn't the law plain to you all7"
asked the Lion.
TT is. 0, King" was answered. THE
law says anything that drinks water"
They why defy it?''
I'VE don't. Instead of drinking
water we lap it!'
MORALS:
You'll find it when the Standard
Oil Company and the Tobacco Trust
get ready to talk.
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

1.-THE number of skeeters in my
room could only be estimated.
AT breakfast time my niece cheer
lily said to me across the table:
" Well. Uncle James. did you get a
good sleep last night?'
"Of course lied and said did, and
she continued:
Yes, I think you must have. as it
was the most peaceful night we have
had for a month";"
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15
NOT FOR HIM.

IT guess that's the way of It."
"Of course it is. Graft, graft
graft!''
But how are you going to stop it,"
It can't. I know that well enough"
Then what's the use in letting It
affect you?"
But it's this way, man. Every
other person Of our ninety million
population is grating, and I'm not
getting a blamed cent out Of it, I've
just got to be honest because have
no chance to grafti"
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

p thunderl" exclaimed the man
who had been reading his news
~ paper on the open car. but these
things make me furious!
"Murders?' asked the man on his
right.
Murder? No. It's graft
"Oh, see. Lots OF it around, Ell?
why. it's everywhere. It's in
every department at Washington, and
IN every State and city department in
the country. 1t seems that no man
occupying a public position can be
honest"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

THE number Of milk wagons pass
ing that block was sixty.
THE number of fights was four.
THE number of fire engines was
five.
THE number of toots on auto horns
was about 500.
1.-The number of ash and garbage
carts was eight.
1T was a foggy night. and the num-
Der Of toots from vessels on the rivers
was thousands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15
a PEACEFUL NIGHT.

r HAVE some relatives in New York
city" said the villager, and re-
Gently went into town and spent
a night at their house. In the first
place we did not get to bed until
eleven o'clock at night. and this is
what happened between that and day
light:
II did not sleep a wink. and their
telephone was rung up five different
times.
1.-The number of chugging autos that
passed the house was 23O.
1.-THE number Of roysterers that came
along singing or whistling or shouting
was over 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

The Boarder-Look herel I must
not be disturbed at night. Why, last
night a rooster sat on the window sill
and tapped his wings for hours.
The F7armer-Gosh, neighbor, that
want a rooster. Why, that was just
a plain mosquito that got caught in
the window screen. that's all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15

Swift takes in all of the ball games,
prizefghts, bowling matches and, in
fact, everything in the sporting line"
isn't the old reprobate married ~
Eyes, he is, but he doesn't let 1t in
terfere with his pleasures. It is just
a side line."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15
DISTINGUISHED.

"Reggy is the most prominent mem
bah of our golf club
why. he can't play golf at ALL
mo. but he always pays his dues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-15
HE KNEW.

what's worse than en- end
seat ..og?"
wise-"A middIe-seat hog when
there's rainstorm."