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The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-07-21
FAMOUS P0K.
How Jud LaM0ure Won the
TOWnsite of Pembina From
EnOs Stutzman in 1862

An old clipping of the New
York World, date unknown. re-
Gently brought to light. tells the
following interesting story of
pioneer days in Dakota:
Back in the sos, when the
northern part Of the Territory of
Dakota was hardly more than
bleak waste of uncultivated
ground, the town of Pembina
was founded by Enos Stutsman.
Stutsman was man as re-
markable for his eccentricities as
he was for his physical deform-
ity. He emigrated to Dakota
from the huckleberry districts of
Connecticut and located in the
upper Red river valley, where he
filed and proved up on 320 acres
of land. It was the ground on
which Pembina now stands. He
had the head and body of
giant, but his legs were hardly
more than foot long, and he
was unable to travel without the
aid of two short and powerful
crutches. He was a shrewd, cal
culating fellow and soon became
a recognized leader among the
handful Of emigrants who had
taken up their places in his
neighborhood. AS a political
diplomat he never had an equal
in the territory. For four con-
secutive sessions he was chair
man of the council in the upper
branch of the territory legisla-
ture, and he was one of the most
famous draw-poker players in
the territory. He numbered
among his close friends a pioneer
named Jud LaMoure, who owned
a line Of stage coaches running
between Grand Forks and Penn
bina.
It was these two men who
played the best game of poker
that has ever been played in the
territory. The game was played
in the old Levee hotel in Yank-
ton, in 1862, and it lasted from
10 o'clock on Friday morning to
3 o'clock on Sunday morning.
During it's progress the people of
the town assembled in the hotel
and watched the two men as
they fought like bulldogs over
the pile of red, white and blue
checks.
The legislature was in session
at the time, and as Stutsman,
who was chairman of the coun-
Gil refused to leave the game,
that branch of the legislature
adjourned until the following
Monday and the members watch
ed the game to the finish.
Early in the game, Stutsman's
luck was wonderfully good, and
he played with a recklessness
that surprised everyone. Later
on the tide turned against him,
and the chips began to flow in
the direction of, LaMoure, who
with his slouch hat pulled over
his eyes was watching every
move of his opponent. Slowly
and surely the chips went over
to LaMoure's side of the table,
and work what trick or artifice
he would he could not turn them
back.
Matters went on this way un-
til past midnight of Saturday.
when Stutsman threw two $50
bills on the pile Of chips in the
center Of the table, and called q
500 bet made by LaMoure.
Stutsman held a king full on
queens and he felt sure the pot
was his, but when LaMoure
threw down his cards there were.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-07-21

Mrs. Margaret Cushing, state
organizer for the R. N. A..~-Was;;
expected to arrive .last night to
traighten out some entangle-
men ts in the local lodge of that
order. .+..... ... . -. 49,.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-07-21
| R|'E||:::'T| R|'E|::'T||JRNS TO
B0NbE[LS
E. c. Mahoney and Family
Return After Spending 3
Months on Coast

45 ..s . ~ --. aE- e-' st -
their personal effets and moved
out to the coast country returned
to Bowbells Saturday evening,
and Crit says, are better than
ever satisfied with good old Bow
bells. They found nothing to
induce them to stay, and are
willing to acknowledge it and re-
turn to Gods country.
Mr.. Mahoney has always been
considered a pretty honest man,
and The Tribune thought it a
good idea to get an interview
from him for publication, as to
just how things are in that much
doomed country. Crit was more
than willing to tell us everything
we asked. him, and was even
glad to have an opportunity of
telling Bowbells people just what
he thought Of Oregon.
II left Bowbells on April 9Th
last, !" said Mr.. Mahoney. ''and
spent the first three weeks at
Portland where I consulted a
doctor about my rheumatism.
During that time I heard moth
ing but good words about the
surrounding country, and almost
thought l might locate there per-
manently and buy some land. I
then went to Eugene and stayed
there until ! started back to Bow
bells. ! rented 13 acres Of land
near Eugene for the purpose Of
giving it a good. try before in
yesting, and the rotten crops
that I raised soon convinced me
that it takes richer land than
they have there to grow any
thing. ..s.e>.
During the third week in June
there were four hard frosts at
Eugene that killed off most Of
the tender garden truck and
fruit trees, and l noticed a man
thawing out his pither pump
which was frozen solid, on the
18th of April. Of course you
never hear of there frosts
through the papers. The dam
age to growing fruits and garden
truck in June by frosts amounted
to several million dollars, but
not word said about it appear
ed in the papers.
The only thing about that
country that like is the climate
and water. The last time I was
out there l was entirely cured
from my rheumatism in about
six weeks without the aid of a
doctor, and this time I was cured
in 2bout the same length Of time
and now / feel as through I
never did have anything the
matter with me.
The reports Of the big crops
out there are all lies. The grain
crops amount to very little this
year and most Of the wheat will
go from 10 to 12 bushels to the
acre, and not 355 and 40 as has
been advertised. The fruit crop
is. far from being good and there
is.so much work to raising it and
. 30 hard to dispose of it after il
rs raised that I cant tsee how the
people exist. OF course there
are many people who make good
: n .s
. money out there. but they don't
make it in farming. There are
only two big crops harvested
there each year, and they are
eastern uckers. "A big bunch
of these tend rfoots 60 out there
every spring and fall and are
fleeced out Of every cent they
have either in one way or anoth-
sser. If q man comes out there
with money the real estate men
B frame npsands sell him some S land
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
How a Story Grew,

A chimney at the Horticultural
hall, Westminster, was damaged by
lightning recently. Not long after the
storm the Church Army headquarters
were surprised to get a telephone mes
sage that a thunderbolt had fallen in
one Of their city gardens. close to the
Horticultural hall and destroyed a
quantity of produce. This report
proved to be wholly unfounded. 1t
was followed by an offer If SIS from
an enterprising daily paper for the
thunderbolt which killed Prebendary
Garlic. the honorable chief secretary
of the society, while standing in a
garden at Westminster. Within a
short time came a better offer, one of
$50 from a learned society for the
m%eteorite which had wrecked the
Church Army headquarters. burying
~Prebendary Garlic in the ruins. See
ing that the headquarters are intact
and the ~Prebendary in his usual state
of health, the society was unable to
take advantage Of the offcr.-London
Globe.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09

was already disappearing into the for
est on the opposite side of the clear
ing. But o he must see Strang.
lay, and if it SC happened that his
W laundering curiosity kept him on
the island until sundoWn-well, he
smiled as he thought OF what Casey
would do.
Reilling his pipe and leaving a trail
Of smoke behind him he set out boldly
for st. James. When he came to the
three graves he stopped, remember
ing that Obadiah had said they we're
his graves. A sort of grim horror be-
gan to stir at his soul as he gazed on
the grass-grown mounds-proofs that
the old councillor would inherit a place
IN the Mormon heaven, having Obeyed
the injunctions of his prophet on
earth. Nathaniel now understood the
meaning Of his words of the night be-
fore. This was the family burying
ground of the cid councillor.
He walked on, trying in vain to con-
centrate his mind solely upon the
business that was ahead of him. A
few days before he would have count
ed this walk to St. James one of the
events of his life. Now it had lost its
fascination. Despite his efforts to de-
stroy the vision of the beautiful face
that had looked at him through the
kings window it's memory still haunt
ed him. The eyes, soft with appeal:
the red mouth. q~uivering. and with
lips parted as if about to speak to
him: the bowed head with its tum-
bled glory of hair-all had burned
themselves upon his soul in a picture
too deep to be eradicated. II St.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09
MCOURAGE@
CAPTAIN Plum
n JAMES OLIVER CURWO OD
YIUS1RN1ONH @ NA0NW G.KEIINER
; by BoB1S -TfaRRfLE cOrnRAr~

with their scent in his nostrils. When
he awoke they we're gone. He started
up in astonishment when he saw what
had taken their place. Obadiah had
visited him while he slept. The table
was spread with a white cloth and
upon 1t was his breakfast, a pot Of
coffee still steaming, and the whole
Of a cold baked fowl. Near by, upon
a chair, was a basin Of water, soap
and a towel. Nathaniel rolled from
his bed with a healthy laugh Of pleas
ure. The councillor was at least a
courteous host, and his liking for the
curious old man promptly increased.
There was a sheet Of paper on his
plate upon which Obadiah had scrib-
bled the following words:
my Dear Nat: Make yourself at
home. l will be away today but will
see you again tonight. Don't be sur
prised If somebody makes you a visit"
The somebody" was heavily under
scored and Nathaniel's pulse quick
ened and a sudden flush Of excitement
surged into his face as he read the
meaning of it. The somebody" was
Strang's wife. There could be other
Interpretation. He went to the trap
and called down for Obadiah but there
vas no answer. The councillor had al
ready gone Quickly eating his break.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09

n8uro suddenly appear from among
the mass Of lilac bushes that almost
concealed the cabin. An involuntary
him and he drew back deeper among
the trees. 1t was the councillor who
had shown himself. For a few mo-
ments the old man stood gazing in
the direction OF st. James as II watch
ing for the approach of other persons.
Then he lodged cautiously along the
edge Of the bushes. keeping half with
In their cover, and moved swiftly In
the opposite direction toward the cen
ter Of the island. Nathaniers blood
leaped with a desire to follow. The
night before he had guessed that
Obadiah with his gold and his smol-
dering passion was not a man to iso-
late himself in the heart of the forest.
Here-across the open-was evidence
of another side OF his life. In that
great square-built domicile of logs,
screened so perfectly by Towering
lilac, lived Obadiah's wives. Captain
Plum laughed aloud and beat the bowl
Of his pipe on the tree beside him.
And the girl lived Thereon came
from there to the woodland cabin so
frequently that her feet had beaten
a well-worn path. Had the councillor
lied to him? Was the girl he had
seen through the kings window ono
of the seven wives of Stranger was
she the wife of Obadiah Price?
The thought was n that thrilled
him. If the girl vas the councillors
wife what was the motive OF Oba.
diah's falsehood? And il she was
Strang's wife why had her feet--and
, hers alone with the exception Of the
old man's-worn this path from the
lilac smothered house to the cabin in
the woods? The captain OF the Typhoon
regretted now that he had given such
explicit orders to Casey. Otherwise
! he would have followed the figure that
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09
SYNOPSIS.
cop%RICHT 1904

Captain Nathaniel Plum of the sloop
Typhoon, lands secretly on Beaver is
land. Lake Michigan. stronghold Of the
Mormons. Obadiah Price, an eccentric
who has been spying on him. suddenly
confronts him and tells him he 10 expect
ed. Plum insists he has got the wrong
man. Price ignores his protestations and
bargains for the ammunition on board
the sloop. He binds Nat by a solemn oath
president of the United States. He agrees
to show Plum the Mormon town. st.
James. Plum sees the frightened face
Of a young woman in the darkness near
odOr OF lilacs. 1t develops that Plum's
visit to Beaver island is to demand set
Element from the king. Strang. for the
footing Of his ship some time previously
by men whom he suspected Of being Nor
mons. Burke. his mate, has been left in
charge Of the sloop with orders to bonn
bard st. James II the captain does not re-
turn within a certain time. Price takes
Nat secretly in the darkness to the kings
house, and through Il window he sees
Strang and his seven wives. among whom
Is the lady Of the lilacs, who Price says
is the seventh wife. Prices actions lead
Plum to believe that he il jealous of
Strlng.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09

fast the master of the Typhoon
climbed down the ladder into the
room below. The remains of the coun-
cilor's breakfast We're on a table near
the door, and the door was open.
Through it came a glory of sunshine
and the fresh breath of the forest
laden with the perfume of wild 1ow-
ers and balsam. A thousand birds
seemed caroling and twittering in the
sunlit solitude about the cabin. Be-
yOnd this there was no other sound
or sign OF life. For many minutes
Nathaniel stood in the open, his eyes
on the path along which he knew that
Strang's wife would come-if she
came at all. Suddenly he began to
examine the ground where the girl
had stood the previous night. The
dainty imprints Of her feet we're plain.
~ discernible in the soft earth. Then
he went to the path-and with a laugh
SO loud that it startled the birds into
silence he set off with long strides in
the direction Of St. James. From the
footprints in that path it was quite
evident that Strang's wife was a fire.
quent visitor at Obadiah's.
At the edge of the forest. from
where he could see the log house stu
ated across the opening, Nathaniel
paused. He had made up his mind
that the girl whom he had seen
through the kings window was in
OFT way associated with it. Obadiah
had limited as much and she had come
from there on her way to Strang's.
But as tho prophets wives lived in his
castle at st. James this surely could
not be her home. More than ever he
was puzzled. Al he looked he Jaw q
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09
CHEATED FOR YEARS.
Will Cheat Us Often II We
Let It.

You will be astonished to find how
largely you are influenced in every
way by unreasoning prejudice. In
many cases you will also find that the
prejudice has swindled you, or rather.
made you swindle yourself. A case
in illustration:
Il have been q constant user OF
Grape-Nuts for nearly three years."
says a correspondent, land l am hap
py to say hat l am we'll pleased with
the result of the experiment., for such
It has been.
Seeing your advertisement in 81
most all of the periodicals, for a long
time I looked upon it as a hoax. But
after years Of suffering with gaseous
and bitter eructations from my stem
ach, together with more or less hoss
of appetite and flesh, I concluded to
try Grape-Nuts food for a little time
and note the result.
II found it delicious, and it was not
long till I began to experience the
beneficial effects. My stomach TO
sumed it's normal state, the eruct3-
tons and bitterness ceased and I have
gained all my lost weight back.
Il am so well satisfied with tho
result that so long as I may live and
retain my reason Grape-nluts shall
constitute quite a portion of my daily
food"
Read "The Road to Wellville." In
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter3 A Der
one appears from time to time. re
are genuine, truas and full OF human
Interest.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09
Advcrtisina

why do you persist On making
speeches on tho unpopular side Of a
subject?"
Well" replied Senator Sorghum,
the people see SO many arguments
on the right side Of a question that
the only way to get a reputation for
sensational originality Is to contradict
them"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09
Fame and Fate.

Fame came to the man.
Il will have a ive-cent cigar named
for you," she said, sweetly.
Fate followed on her heels.
III make you smoke the cigar!~
Kissed Fate.
Hastily the man turned down tho
byway to obscurity.-Life.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-06-09
Then IL Happened,

What made you think he would
propose to me?"
Why. when I refused him he said
he didn't care what became of nina;
but perhaps ha wasn't serioaA"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22
lust Like the Navy.


At Fort Monroe some time ago.
where one Of the vessels OF the navy.
was temporarily awaiting orders. a
delegation Of army officers stationed
at the fort came aboard. There is a
set naval regulation that nothing can
be so on board ship until tn. com
manding officer orders it. While the
army party were looking over the ship
u o'clock arrived. A junior officer ap
prouched the captain and said with a
salute. 1T is IL o'clock sir" Make If
So" responded the captain. and eight
bells were struck. The army officers
suspected that the navy men wanted
them to ask some questions and get
sold or that this was n bit Of fooiery
got up to joke the land warriors. Some
time after a party Of the army officers
invited the officers OF the warship to
dine with them. The dinner was pro-
crossing when lieutenant entered
and. saluting the senior officer present.
said gravely. Colonel. the majors
blind horse is dead" Make it So" re-
sponded the colonel. with the greatest
gravity. and the dinner proceeded
Nothing was said at the time, but the
navy officers tell the story
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22
THE HANDY MAN.
His Job Of Vanishing the Door Was
Not q howIino Success

His Job Of Vanishing tho Door Was
Not = How'ins Success.
Mr.. Brewster thought his front door
looked as though a coat Of varnish
would do it no harm and resolved to
do it himself to save the expense Of a
painter.
Finding an old golden strip" tin In
the yard. he went of to the shop for
some best oak varnish." He placed
it in the pantry for the night and was
up early next morning and by half
past II had got the door finished
II don't like it now it's DONE" he
said to his wife.
Its bad varnish." replied she.
Hes sold you the wrong sort of
stuff"
He thought so. too. and went back
to the shop. taking what was left with
him.
This IL funny varnish you sold me, -
said he. Its dull, sticky stuff"
After examining it the shopman said:
'"This is not what sold you. This is
sirup.'
1t then dawned on him that he had
got hold Of the wrong tin, and he
went back home to explain to his
wife. who at once said: Good gra-
cious James! And I've made the pud,
ding with the other tinful:' Then,
after a moments pause. You'll dine
today ON roast mutton and varnisf
nudd1nsr'-Pearsoo's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22
Stewsd Apples.

To stew apples so each quarter is
unbroken and so clear one can almost
see through it 10 an art. and yet it is a
simple thing to do II one only knows
how. Peel tart apples very thin. cut
them In quarters and remove the cores
and seeds. As fast as you can peel and
quarter them drop the apples in a
saucepan in which you have already
placed cold water to the depth Of two
inches. When the apples are all in. put
the saucepan over a slow FIRE. cover 1t
till the water reaches the boiling point.
then remove the cover and let the ap.
Piles simmer almost imperceptibly till
you can pierce them easily with a
broom splint: then sprinkle the sugar
over them and let them just simmer
until It is all melted. Remove the
saucepan from the fire and let it stand
where the apples will get cold before
turning them into a dish for the table.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22
News From Surrounding Towns
CAMBRIDGE CITY, IND.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Dec. 22.-
Saturday in which city he will be en-
ployed as foreman in casket factory.
Mrs. f. F. Hahn will spend tomor-
row In indianapolis.
Mrs. I. n. Falls has returned from
New Castle to which place she was
called by the illness of her daughter,
Mrs. Glen Beeson.
Prof f.. f. Oldaker will accompany
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Oldaker, to
Metcalf, ILL.,, to spend Christmas, the
latter demanding for a visit of several
weeks with her son, Oran. Prof. Old
aker will stop in indianapolis on his
return to attend the State Teachers
Association.
The auditorium of the Methodist
church was we'll filled, Wednesday
evening to hear DR.. Charles Dyer. an
Armenian, on the subject Of "Armen-
ia, the Manners and Customs OF her
People"
Miss Alice Mccartney Of Indianapo-
lis, came today to spend the holidays
with her father, f.. II. McCaffrey, and
her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Mccall
frey.
Mrs. Raymond Ferguson and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Ferguson, spent Thurs
day shopping in Indianapolis.
Mrs. f. f. Olda ker will go to Henry
Vile to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. s. Shawhan and fami-
! ly of Richmond and the Misses Will
, son of New Lisbon, will be the guests
of Bent Wilson and family, Sunday.
Mrs. A. A. Lively and son, Winton
| will go to Marissa. ILL.,, to visit rela'
in Lancaster, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bent Wilson and
daughter, Mary Catherine, will spend
Christmas with relatives in New Cas-
tie
Mrs. Manzella Conway and daughter
Mrs. Margaret Doyle have gone to ST
Augustine, Fla, to spend the winter
Mildred, the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Omar Kimever has been
quite sick for the past few days.
Mrs Mary Richie has gone to Day
ton, Ohio to visit her son, Wilbur
Richie and family.
DR.. Robert Mosbaugh, of Hamilton
Ohio, will come Saturday to spend
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Mosbaugh.
Mrs. w. A. Roth and Miss Helen
Garvin have gone to Oxford, Ohio, tC
attend the funeral of Warman Welli
yer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22
MADDENED THE BEAR.
Ingenious Trap That Was Formerly
Used by the Msxicans.

Ingenious Trap That Was Formerly
Used by the Msxieans.
The Me4icans in California had an
Ingenious method Of trapping bears
before the advent Of the Yankees
brought modern firearms into the re-
gion. A piece of meat was nailed to
the stout horizontal limb Of an oak
tree. From a limb FIVE or six feet
above a rope was suspended. to the
end Of which large stone was made
fast so that 1t hung about six inches
above and trine nearer the trunk
than the meat on the lower limb.
When n bear smelled the meat from
afar he would climb up the tree and
make his way to the bait. In doing
so he would push the stone pendulum
to one side. Just as he was about to
fasten his teeth in the meat the stone
would swing back and bang his head.
This would arouse the anger Of the
bear. and he would give the stone a
sweep OF his paw which would send
1t swinging farther out. The conse-
quence was harder bang and more
anger. The more he struck the stone
the harder he would be hit in return.
until from ferocious anger he would
lose his caution and attack the pendu-
lum with all his vigor One powerful
sweep. then bang. and bruin would be
tumbled out Of the tree to the rocks
below. where. disabled by his fall. he
would be at the mercy Of those who
set the trap whenever they chose to
take him.