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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04
Frost Dates i'm Iowa.

In the list below are printed the
dates of the first frosts and of the
first killing frosts beginning in 1879
1910-First frost September 81
killing frost October %.
1909-September %; October IL.
190S-September IS; October IL.
1907-September %; September %
1906-August 81; October 10.
1905-October 10; October r.
1904-September IL; October %.
1903-September "a; Oceober IS.
1902-September IS; October IA.
1901-September II; October 4.
1900-September II; October s.
1S99-September 20; September 20
1S9S-October IA; October IA.
1S97-October 8; October 20.
1S96-September IS; September %
1S95-September %; September 80
1S94-Septembe IS; October IA.
1893-September 49, September %
1S92-September IA; October 9.
1S91-September 8; October 5.
1S90-September 10; September 10
1SS9-September 16; Sept. q.
1S88-September 49, September 20
1SS7-September "a; October %.
18S6-September II; October 1.
1885--October 4 October 4.
1SS4-October 8; October %.
1SS3-September 8; October 20.
1SS2-September 8; October 20.
18S1-October IS; November 8.
1SS0-September 8; November z.
1S79-September 8; September "a
Take notice of the fact that the
month of August figures only once in
this list of dates and that was in
1906, when so much of our late corn
was greatly damaged, although the
real killing frost that year did not
fall until early in October.-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04
Ii Paws to be Honest

but you have got to keep working
just the same.
Although we are proud of the rep
utation we enjoy among good dress
ers, We still continue to put forth
every effort to maintain it. It's an
easy thing to do, because the clothes
we sell are the best money can pro-
cure, and sold at most reasonable
prices. BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04

After exposure, and when you feel
cold coming on. take Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound. 1t checks and
relieves. Use no substitutes. The
genuine in yellow package always.
r. A. Engbertson. Oct
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04

Lame back is one of the most COM
mon forms of muscular rheumatism.
A few applications of Chamberlain
Liniment will give relief. For sale
by all medicine dealers. Oct
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04
Killed by Colts Kick.

A terrible accident occurred Tues
day afternoon at the Thomas Roch-
ford home south of town, which cast
a gloom over the entire community
Their little son, aged about two
years, was playing about the yard
when the horses came up accompan-
led by several colts. The little fell
low, childlike, was playing with one
of the colts, when he was kicked by
one of the animals, the blow striking
him in the back of the head, crush
ing the skull and killing him almost
instantly.
The grief stricken parents have
the sympathy of all in their bereave-
ment. The funeral will be held at
the Catholic church in this city this
Echo.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04

There would be some reason in
putting off work if you could get out
of it by delay; but the work has to
be done, and delay makes more of it..
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04

An exchange says that sympathy
and blond hair are a great deal alike
"a lot of it is not the real thing.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-04

Get the habit-advertise.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
Maanitude Of q Million.

lr some public schools where large
halls are available an effort has been
made to realize the meaning Of mil.
lion. They secure TOO large sheets Of
paper. each about four feet SIX inches
square. ruled in quarter inch squares
In each alternate square round
black wafer or circle is placed. a little
overlapping the square, thus leaving
al equal amount of white space be-
tween the black spots. At each tenth
spot a double width is left so as to
separate each hundred SPOTS, ten by
ten. Each sheet then holds 10000
spots. each horizontal or vertical row
containing 1000. One hundred such
sheets contain. Of course. million
spots, and they would occupy space
$50 feet long in one row or ninety
feet long in five rows, so that they
would entirely cover the walls Of o
room about thirty feet square and
twenty-five feet high from floor to
celling. allowing space for doors. but
not for windows. The Bible from
Genesis to Revelation is supposed to
contain 3.5OOOO0 letters. If every let
ter in the Bible were dollar it would
about half build battleship.-Louis
vile COurier-JOurnal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
Queered Himself.

Observation-Disclosures Is a dreadful
ORA wback to success" said q promi.
nent official. Il know a very absent.
minded lawyer. The other day It was
raining and blowing. and he engaged
a taxicab. On the way to court he
overlook the Judge Flooding along on
foot through rain and wind and mud.
and he halted the taxicab and invited
his honor to ride with him. The Judge
accepted the invitation. the taxicab
duly halted ut the courthouse. and the
absentminded lawyer hoped out and
ran upstairs to get ready the papers
for a petition be was to present. But
when the court opened and the peti.
ton was presented the Judge. who had
been so courteous in the cab a few
minutes before, now repulsed the law.
yer coldly and CONTEMPORARY. As
the poor fellow stood stupefied criel
whispered to him:
"'Do you know what you did? You
ran in and left his honor to pay for
the taxicab' Nv ashington Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
men HIGH Up
MAY BE landed

BEMiDJ1, Min. June 19-Detectives
in the employ of state fire marshalls
department are today engaged in
compiling their evidence against DR..
D. l.. Dumas, mayor of Cass Lake
who was arrested Saturday on a
charge of malicious destruction of
property.
AS soon as this evidence is properly
arranged detectives say business men
at different places in the northwest
will be placed under arrest. 1t is
expected that before the is over at
least ten men high in business circles
will have been dragged into case.
1t was to them detectives say Dumas
dealt out nearly quarter of million
dollars during the past six mont his
as their share of the spoil.
Detectives are now on the way
to the Minnesota state prison to get
sworn statement of Fred Hunter SEN
fenced to seven years on conviction
of a charge of bank robbery. When
arrested at Grand Rapids, Hunter sent
for Dumas, who employed an attorney
for Hunter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
overwhelmingly WORKERS
REMOVING MUD AND DEBRIS
FROM BATILESA|P' WRECK
First Human Remains Found
on Bdtt|eship MAINE"
Further Exploration Of Hull
Expected to Bring Forth
More Finds
lRy Associated Pressl

HAVANA, June 19-The first human
parts to be recovered from the wreck
of the battleship Maine were discov'
cred today when workmen, removing
mud and debris from the spar deck
just forward of the after super.struc
lures, uncovered blackened and chOra
encrusted bones of left forearm AMI
right foot
The bones were taken in charge by
an undertaken and placed in a re-
septacle aboard the collier Leonidas.
OF course there is nothing to sug-
gest Identification, but this etaoineta
gest Identification. but it is hoped that
this may be established by the sub
sequent discovery of other objects
in the immediate vicinity.
The water in the cofferdam enclos-
ing the wreck has been lowered tnir-
teen fet below normal this afternoon
revealing considerably more OF the
craft. 1t is expected that the w1ter
will be lowered to q total of fifteen
feet by night, and it is planned to
hold it at that mark and proceed WITH
an exploration of the interior of the
hull. J
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
londen Club Etiquette.

The American duchess. followed by
her motor. led Miss Cochon Of Chicago
out St. James street
Lob, there's the duke!' cried Miss
Cochon Of Chicago as they passed
Brooks club, but the duchess said hur.
riedly:
Don't look at him. my dear. or he
will cut you. Don't you understand
club etiQuetteT'
mo; not If it differs from other Ell.
quette."
"Well," said the duchess, 1T differs
altogether. The club. you see. origi-
mated in London. The club has been
defined as the weapon wherewith the
savage keeps the white woman at a
distance. In club etiquette women arc
ignored. AS you pass Whites or the
Carlton, the Junior Carlton or Brooks
you will see your best friends. top hat
pushed back and hands folded on stick
glaring solemnly at you from this win.
dow or from that. but your best
friends won't speak to you. 1t isn't
club etiquette. And If you spoke to
them 1t would be worse faux pas
than II you appeared at court under
the influence Of liquor" -Cincinnat
Enquirer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
An lronclad Of 1885,

1t is generally supposed that the
first use of armor for battleships was
during the Crimean war. As a matter
of fact. the Dutch claim to have been
the pioneers of ironclad building more
than 800 years ago. During the ia
nous siege Of Antwerp by the Span
iards in 1855. says J. II. Hale in "Fa-
nous Sea Fights" the people Of the
city built a huge fat bottomed war
ship, armed with heavy iron plates.
which they named the Finis Bell. a
boastful expression of the hope that
she would end the war. An old print
Of the Finis Belli shows 1. -four u1e0G
ship with a high poop. Dae IL -
Gel steered badly and eveot6q1H yaH
aground under the SpanipA 1otf9g1sB
and fell into the hands Of tAo1R Co.,
mander. the Duke of Parma. 0A6ope
the Finis Belli as curiosity IN IT,
end Of the siege.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
new ENGLAND PARTY TO
Pass THRU CITY we'd.
SPECIAL CAR WILL BE AT
TAcHED TO NO. 6 AND WILL
BE BOARDED At DICKINSON.
Party Consists Of New England Ball
Team, Ten Contest Winners and
New England Busiess Men.

Wednesday morning on No. 6 a
party of New England residents will
pass through the capital city on a
special car attached to Train 6. The
car will be boarded by the party at
Dickinson.
The party comprises the ten young
ladies who were the successful prize
winners in the circulation contest re-
Gently held by Editor Crockard of
the New England Post, as we'll as the
New England baseball team and a
number of the representative bust
ness men of the city. They will start
from Dickinson Tuesday. They will
play a game of baseball with the
Dickinson team, and after seeing the
city will cave on their tour around
the state. Wednesday, June 81, they
will be at Fargo where a game of ball
will be played. The rest of their
itinerary includes stops at Grand
Forks, Devils Lake, Minot, Garrison
and Bismarck. At Bismarck. which
place they will reach Wednesday,
June %, the New England team will
cross bats with the Bismarck White
Sox and the party will be the guests
of the Bismarck Commercial club,
will be given an auto trip to various
points of interest about the city, and
will be royalty entertained during
their sojourn in the capital city. The
tour is under the personal manage
ment of Editor Crockard of the New
England Post and he assures all Of
his guests splendid time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
BICkfORD CASE TO Be

Continued from page ~
on the 500 from Bismarck but it was
thought that not much Roadway would
be made today. probably no more than
the arraignment.
The charge against G. L. Bickford
is the embezzlement of 100000 of
state funds while serving as treasurer
Of the state. The case comes to Wash
burn by a change of venue granted
the defendant, an affidavit of preju-
dice having been filed against Judge
Winchester of the Sixth district.
Judge w. C. Crawford of Dickinson,
called in by Judge Winchester, will
sit in the case.
In the event of his conviction at
this trial, Bickford will face a peni-
Tertiary sentence.
The influx of attorneys, witnesses,
and others interested in the trial, is
taxing the hotel facilities of the town
to the utmost, and it was with diff
Guilty that some secured rooms.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
Delicate Generosity.


One Of the many stories Of Grant
which grip the hearts and minds OF
the people was once told by General
Simon B. Buckua- at a meeting Of
Confederate veter ns.
Grant and l were chums at West
Point" began General Buckner. Il
had befriended him at one time; and 1t
can Justly be said Of him that he never
forgot a kindness. After the Union
victories at Henry and Donelson I met
Grant on the boat at the surrender,
and he followed me when I went to
headquarters. He left the officers of
his own army and followed me with
that modest manner peculiar to him
into the shadow and there rendered me
his purse-pressed It into my hand
without a word.
1T seemed to me-" concluded Gen.
eral Buckner, that In the marvellous
modesty of his nature he was afraid
the light would witness that act Of
generosity and sought to hide It from
the world, almost from his own SOUL"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
Musie Of "rhs Lost cherd.w

Music Of 1.-THE Lost Chord"
The music Of THE Lost Chord" was
composed under most touching condi-
lions. Arthur Sullivan was watching
by the bed of his dying brother. Fred
erick. One night shortly before death
the invalid sank into peaceful slum-
Der: Arthur. who attended his broth
er day and night, took the oppor-
tunity to read. and it happened that
his eyes fell on Adelaide Anne Proc.
ter's poem, 1.-The Lost Chord" The
verses impressed him greatly. and mu'
sic appropriate to them suggested It.
self to his mind. Taking a sheet Of
music paper. he began to write, and so
absorbed was he in his task that he
sat hour after hour working at It until
the song was completed. Probably
the acute emotional conditions under
which the music was composed &C.
count largely for the power to touch
the emotions which undoubtedly 1.-THE
Lost Chord" possesses.-George Leon
varney in National Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
CUTLERY Was
CUTTING DUTY
nv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June 1s-Frauds
amounting to several millions of dol
lars in duties on importations Of cut.
lery during the last few days have
been discovered by secret agents of
the customs service, who, under the
direction of Chief Wilkie, have been
working quietly in this country and
in the Solingen district of Germany,
whence most of the imports come to
the United States.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Secre-
tAry of the Treasury MacVeogh be-
gan the investigation several months
ago. It is not sufficiently completed
TO say what action may be taken to
recover duties of which it is alleged
government has been defrauded.
Neither is It known If there would
be criminal prosecutions.
Customs authorities say peculiar
construction of cutlery schedule OF
tariff hod given opportunity for i'm
mense frauds on comparatively small
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
sudden ACQUISITION OF
RICHES Shown Up IN AN
EXPOSE OF SUGAR Trust

pardoned by the president.
Post told how H. G. Havemeyer
had been rewarded for forming the
National Sugar Refining company OF
New Jersey. by stock in the refinery
worth $1O.OOO.000. stock which since
had earned dividends OF $2,50O,OoO
more.
Post insisted that $4,000 900 did
not represent only the promoters
profits Pressed for some explona-
ton of what it did represent, he
finally answered.: We'll, there were
three fneries put together
Asked how Havemeyer got posses
sion OF the stock, the witness lacon-
ically replied: II sent it to him few
days after ] received it,"
Splitter told the committee on ex-
penditures in the treasury department
the entire history of sugar weighing
frauds, describing dishonest weigh
ing schemes employed on sugar docks
as far back as 1885.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19

r old
suddenly decided that would be well to bunch lot OF bis
quick! March,
They
they
exchange comforts life in
but
the Atlantic
by
special They carried
cartridges do
called them While they taking
pang the Mexican
frontier
supplies
U. Philadelphia.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
DUMAS IS OUT
ON $4,000 BAIL
MAYOR OF cAss LAKE is FORM
ALLY ARRAiGNED ON A
CHARGE OF ARSON.
YEGG WHO ESCAPED HAS DIS"
TRICT TERRoRIzED AND A
SEARCH FOR HIM is
DESULTORY.
SOME THINK HE Is ENTRENcHEO
WHILE OTHERS BELIEVE HIM
DEAD-MoRE ARRESTS
PROBABLE.

DR.. d. r. Dumas, mayor OF Cass
Lake, arrested at Hibbing after inc
battle with yeggs at Puposkv, MILL,
arraigned on a charge OF arson anu
is released on $1,000 bail. Davis, the
yegg, who escaped from Puposky, mas
not been captured. He has the dls-
trict terrorized, and only desultory
search has been made for MIN. Some
think he is dead in the woods.
Behan, the other yegg, is only
slightly wounded.
Mayor Dumas believes Cass Lake
is with him and his relatives assert
that he Is a victim of political plot
because of his activities in the In
dian lid matter.
State officials and detectives prom
ise further arrests.
Officers seized Mayor Dumas safe
and will break It open in a search
for evidence.
BEMIDJI, Mimi, June 19.-Dr. D.
T. Dumas, arrested this morning at
Hibbing and brought here this even
ing as the result of a trap laid for
two of his alleged confederates, who
were shot and seriously wounded at
1870 this morning as they were about
to blow the postoffice safe at Pu.
posky, is tonight free to continue his
duties as mayor of Cass Lake.
Davis, the yegg who escaped after
the battle with detectives at Puposky,
has not been captured.
Hearing on June %.
DR.. Dumas was arraigned here this
evening at o'clock before Court
Commissioner Simons, and after a.
brief examination was held on bonds
of $4,000, which were furnished by
two Cass Lake em1-chants and sa-
loonkeeper of that place.
He has employed former District
Judge Marshall A. Spooner and A. A.
Andrews of this city as his attorneys.
Judge Spooner is the lawyer who sue
ceeded in having the Indian treaty
lid removed from this part of the
state, under which Pussyfcot John.
son had closed all saloons.
Dumas hearing was set for June
% before Commissioner Simons here.
The Charge.
The warrant on which DR.. Dumas
was arraigned tosight was sworn out
by Assistant State fire Marshal Full
lerton and charges:
"1n Puposky, in said state, and in
the night time on June IL, the accused
did willfully, wrongfully, unlawfully.
feloniously and maliciously attempt
to set on fire and burn that certain
frame building located in said village,
said building being then and there
owned by one r. E. Smith and occu-
pied by the Puposky Mercantile COM
pany and the United States postof-
flee.
Behan, the captured bandit, was ar
rested on the same charge and will
be arraigned some time next week.
The three Cass Lake men who
signed the Dumas bond were c. NJ.
johnson, merchant: Albert Marshak,
saloonkeeper. and Henry Mullen.
merchant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
A challsnas frolIops Declined.

A Challenge frolIops Declined.
The late George Smith, the English
publisher. tells in his "reminiscences
how Anthony TrolIope when offered
$1,000 for a serial stood out for an
OF her $1,000 and finally suggested a
toss for the amount in dispute. II
asked him If he wished to ruin me and
said that II my banker heard Of my
tossing authors for their copyright be
would certainly close my account. We
ultimately came tn an agreement on
my terms. which were sufficiently lib
eral Bot felt uncomfortable: I felt
mean; had refused challenge. To
relieve my mind ! said: Now. that
Il settled. II you will come over the
way to my club. where We can have
q little room to ourselves for i've min.
utes. I will toss You for $1,000 with
pleasure Mr. Trollope did not accept
the offer"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
A Go % You Please Railway.

The Quest Etat railway Is q stand
ing Joke in Paris Oh account Of it,
slipshod ways. They tell there this
story Of an incident which happened
when NJ. BRAND was premier:
A Russian prince was In Brittany
and wanted to come up to Paris. He
telegraphed TO his Secretary: Shall
arrive InvalideS tomorrow q. m.
Don't want accident 10 train. See
BRAND about It," The secretary call.
ed on the prime minister. who was
most af1able. 1T II not the general
custom on the Quest Etat to avoid &C.
c1dents." he said. but will ask the
director To zee what can be done"
The express arrived safely without
the smallest mishap. but six hours and
4 half late. during all which time the
Russian princes secretary had been
waiting on the platform.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19

Joea Hays hammond once paid s.
~ shave. and he did it at a time
wA0 - was not worth much money.
II WIS married in a small town in
|. Maryland and arrived there the morn
ing before the ceremony after dash
across the continent. One Of the things
be carried with him into the town was
q thick but monumental growth Of
whiskers. and one thing he did not
have was a razor.
His search for a barber resulted in
the discovery Of the only one in town.
an old negro who had been imbibing
too freely for several days. As re-
suit Of intemperance the tonsorial art
list was shaking like an aspen leaf in a
gale
LOOK here!" said Hammond. you
are going to shave me. II you so
much as make nick in my face I'll
cut your throat! If you don't cut me
I'll give you S."
The barber. after much effort. agony
and trpmor. finished the shave success.
fully. But the strain was too great
for him Just rs his hand closed on
the Eve dollar note be tainted away
New York Tribune
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19

WASHINGTON, June l9.-With
separate committees of the House
delving into history and operations
of the American Sugar Refining COM
pany. and other sugar corporations,
there were brought out today surpris-
ing tales OF riches made over night
and sordid stories OF alleged frauds
against the government.
The special sugar trust investi-
eating committee continued its in
curry into the formation and work.
ings of big sugar corporations hav-
ing before it as witness James II.
Post. president OF the National Sugar
Refining company of New Jersey.
The committee on expenditures in
the treasury department began work
on another angle of the sugor trust
investigation, that of the recent
weighing frads at the port Of New
York. questioning Oliver Splitter, one
Of the American dock superintend-
ents, who was convicted, and later
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-19
A Competent Sehoo! Official.

There was quarrel among the
school board men once in au Essex
town. and an official from London was
sent down to settle it. The official
gathered the board about him. He
said he would hear the chairman first.
what. Mr.. Chairman" he began.
twas the cause Of this quarrel?'
'Well. ye see. sir" said the chair.
man. I'VE had IN argument over spell.
ln', and I wrote-to"-
"You're a liar"' broke in another
board man. You can't write!"