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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

The Dickinson Commercial club can
also point to the new Northern Pacific
deDot. the armory, the new hospital,
and miles of cement sidewalks as re-
suits of their efforts. The officers Of
the club are A. D. Heaton. president:
G. A. Perkins, vice PRESIDENT: F. w.
. Turner. second vice PRESIDENT; NJ. NJ.
burnett, secretary: George SenouH
treasurer. The trustees are w. r. Ev-
erett. DR.. V. f. Stickney, T.. II. Craw-
tord. G. w. Turner, George Senour, DR..
&. A. Perkins, G. NJ. Frye. Roy Baird
j. w. Reed. VI. L. Ayers. DR.. R. Fl.
, Beach. S N. Harris. A. D. Heaton, w.
Y l'urnett and NJ. NJ. Burnett.
AS with the other commercial clubs
1.-The secretary has most of the bust
ness to look after, and Dickinson's
commercial club is fortunate in having
a secretary who doesn't merely "place
IT on file" and let it go at that, but Sec
rotary Burnett gets out and hustles
when there is something to do for the
town. although he has business of his
own which suffers by neglect because
OF such attention to the clubs bust
ness. Mr.. Burnett is manager of
the Dickinson Abstract and Real Es-
tate company, which does a big bust
ness.
Dickinson has good hotels, good
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

Northern Pacific ri 70; 4 and the IHy-
roll amounts between &22:'.h'" and $50 =
900 every month. Nearly !;''' r&i'r3ad
men make their E>rrs'in DickinsOn
At times during tie busy season there
have been twenty-' light men employed
at the depot alone. George Ki!mer,
present county treasurer. who was fer
ten years the Northern Pacific agent
at Dickinson. has lad that many rien
under him. Train crews working both
ways out of Dickinson make their
headquarters at Dc crimson.
The immens freight and pass anger
business done by the Northern Pacific
necessitGtes numerous trains and the
yards at Dickinson :,r e always !,
scene of activity.
Another benefit that comes to the
town as a result Of its being a division
point is that the thousands of transcon-
tinental tourists who PASS through
North Dakota every year are afforded
an opportunity t. see soTething OF
DickinSOn'S handsome business houses
and beautiful residences as all trains
stop at Dickinson for ut least ten min
utes. The depot being situated right
in the center of the business district
of the town makes an opportunity for
the traveller to see large portion of
the town during the few minutes wait
and IS result Dickinson is one of the
western towns we'll known in the
East.
The moment one arrives in Dick
inson he feels that he is in good
town. The evidences are on all sides
The many new and imrcsirc business
houses. and such BUILDINGS as the Ma
sonic Temple, the Arnory. the Mer-
chants National Bank building, the
Dickinson Press building the magni-
fcent church editices and the miles Of
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

J. l.itr'ehotes.
Chief of police, p B. Corbett.
Street commissioner, Pat Walsh.
Aldermen. First ward, F. L. Rou-
uuctte, Ray Butler.
Second ward. w. l.. Richards. AL
fred White.
Third ward cH's Patricia, William
G. Ray.
/ Fourth ward George F.Waggoner,
! Robert Fisher
Fifth ward, Fred Maser, p. H. Craw-
ford
Sixth ward. Max I'eres, Raphael
! Kuntz.
! Assessor. Thomas f. Valancey
! Not the least valuable of Dickin-
CONS assets are hor two excellent news
napers-the Dickinson Press by NJ. L.
! Ayers, and the Recorder-Post by Oliver
| Wha1ey. Roth are veil edited and
we'll printed and prosperous looking
; Sheets bnt thew are entitled to the
! prosperity that is theirs for week aft
| or week the columns Of the Dickinson
papers are Sled with "boom stuff
concerning the town and vicinity,
which are so written that conviction
is carried out with the expires sion.
Editor Whaley Of the Recorder-Post
is a specialist in this line and the
files Of his rarer show his untiring
efforts in behalf of the town, and the
towns industrial institutions.
An attest to the popularity of the
press in Dickinson and the consequent
prcsnerity Of the paper is the hand
some it occu pies-one OF the finest
newspaper office buildings in the en-
tire state.
The Recorder-Post is in possession
of the original copy of the first local
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

nor dared to hope for any such build
in2s as may be seen on every street
today. Among these are postmaster
N. c. Lawrence. H. l.. Dickinson, f. F..
Messersmith. and DR.. V. H. Stickney.
The town of Dickinson was plated in
the fall of 1882. by the Northern Pa
cific railroad and w. S. Dickinson. a
former senator from New York. ard
for whom the town was named Mr.
Dickinson was at that time the Nor
thern Pacific watch dog at the state
CAPITOL Of New York and between SEES
sions lated out the townsite of Dick
insonn. N. d.. without much to inspire
him in tie work.
The country was at that tive the
grazing ground of buffaloeS. and the
hunting ground of Indians. The only
excuse the promoters had for starting
a town on the site of Dickinson was
it's admirable location for a division
point on the Northern Pacific. Farm.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

lrg was not thought CT thu immense
brick shale deposits and Ignite coal
beds were unknown and no search fer
such resources was ever contemplated
A flock Of sheep turned oft en- the
r;''irie to fatten CT the snc"n'ont grass
would have been 2rrr.pri;te. by the
rcd SKINS between two d?vS.
But the town Was started ard m2do
a rapid growth in the s:'r;no Of 1SE"
IN fact it socn attaired a population Of
about four hrnGreu. This Included
the COW pUncEcrs who came in every
few mcntbS to rerf~r:te with bullets
any new buildings that might have
been erected since their last visit It
also included the trans:ents who stop
we'd Off to run n0ker game on manip-
ulate the roulette wheel or deal faro
90 long as climatic conditioHs and the
general atmosphere of the town seem
cd conducive to their good health. 1t
also included the numerou hangers
on Of a wide open western frontier
town.
The town remained stationary for
about FIVE years 50 far as increase in
population was concerned and thcr 30.
gan a steady growth that has cCntin-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

newspaper launched in Dickinson,
THE Sum- So far as known the
existence. in fact it is doubtful if
more than one copy of The Sun
was ever issued. 1t bears an artis-
ticaAly drawn heading, including a
nicture of an antelope running. with
date line reading "Vol. I. Dickinson,
February 1883. No. l." And the en-
tire PAPER is written with a pencil
on ordinary white paper (now yellow
by age). 11x16, when folded to make
four pages.
Five columns are filed the first
item in column one reading: Pub:
lished and edited by D. c. Sparrowk
every month at Dickinson, Dakota.
Devoted to the interest of the country
as well IS the incoming population"
Mr.. Sparrowk was an adopted son of
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28
WHERE A LIVE COMMERCIAL
CLUB REACHES OUT AND
GETS TIL N GS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Il public meeting place, and public
social hall, that many cities in the
state are following Dickinson's ex-
ample.
The city officials Of Dickinson are:
Mayer, r. n. Johnson.
Treasurer, T. A. Tallepon.
Auditor. r. c. Hill.
City Engineer; w. R. Virgel.
Superintendent CT Water Works, w.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

co,rmodations are being provided for
one hundred patients. and it is the
belief of the Rev Father Dignam that
the facilities OF the hospital will be
taxed to tie utmost from the start.
The citizens OF Dickinson "nd Vi
entity mad" this institution fer Dick
irsCn possible by raising the maEnl-
Grrnt donation Of $23,lnD Wi"lin q
very short time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

stores carrying large and diversified
stocks, good police and fire protection
Good telephone service and a splendid
waterworks system.
Numerous church edi.:cc., attest to
the moral atmosphere of the town.
Nearly every fraternal order having
organization in the STAT" is represent
ed by a branch lodge at Dick ns7n. The
Elks are especially strong there ard
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28
(BY ED. HILL.)

Although situated in the center of
a rich agricultural section, farming is
not the only business activity at Dick
inson, and that town is one Of the few
North Dakota towns that can count
upon some big regular pay rolls every
month whether the farmer gets all the
rain he wants or r0t.
Dickinson is Il division + int on tie
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

Tie building iii DC three stories
high and will lrEe three wings. The
main building i: to be l:.3XSO.
New business houses and new resi-
dcnceS are i'st benz coH'nleted and
leases had been s.GnrI by futurt, ten
ants before the construction OF the
bui 'd;ngs Ind progressed to any very
great extent
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

will soon have a hard>o'r4 h: rae ccn!-
pleted.
The city has s!r"nc, ccmi>nny
(Co. X. OF the North H;'kcta national
guard and Company K has one CT tire
finest armories OF the state The
upper floor of the arnGry is utilized
by the Commercial club as headuuar.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-28

Of home made brick, and no bette
building brick can be found.
Another asset to Dickinson is hCl
county seat. being the CAPITAL If :';uj'>
county. i .siress requirements bring
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
PennsyIvanIa Justice.

Mrs. Sophie Schia OF Philadelphia
stole pint of milk and loaf OF
bread from doorstep to feed her
starving son. Her husband died re-
Gently, and she could not get work.
The magistrate sent her to the house
Of correction for three months. Some
of the thieves who stole $6,000,00
In building the Pennsylvania state cap.
itol are still free. All but one of tho
Pittsburg oounctlmen guilty Of fllchlng
hundreds of thousands of dollars
through bribery and graft escaped
jail sentences. The last gubernatorial
election in Pennsylvania was stolen In
the Philadelphia tenderloin, And no.
body has paid the penalty. A group Of
Philadelphia's leading citizens recent.
ly banqueted and eulogized the mayor,
at the very moment when courageous
Philadelphia newspapers were expos.
ing unspeakably rotten conditions In
the city government. Well--the help
less mother Of the starving boy goes
to the workhouse just the same.--Bos'
ton Traveller,
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
recovering in sections.

recovering in sections.
"If ever anything like this happens
to me again give you full permission
to rake up this horrible past" he
said with another groan.
But we both knew that last nights
trip to Foolishville would be his last.
Let me tell you something, boys"
he went on. Say! what did | do to
my voice last night? 1t feels as
though l had scraped it with can.
opener"
We refrained from telling him that
his poor voice had been up in tree
all night, but the temptation was
great
John" he continued, "after Peach
es won that big race some time ago
| became quite interested in horses. "
looked at Bunch, but he gave me
the CLASSY stand-back.
Interested for purpose" Uncle
Peter went on. "Not the purpose,
however, that the good souls down
stairs have been led to believe. Oh!
my head! have been very fortunate
at the track, John!"
Again l looked at Bunch, but
couldn't flag him.
Very fortunate, indeed" continued
the old fellow. "a man named Sulli-
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
MINERS TRYING EXPERIENCE

To have been almost buried alive
and forced to keep in one position for
20 hours on end was the trying
experience Of George Hill, a miner,
at Peak Hill, n s, w. Hill with two
others, had to put in a shot, which
caused a slide. He was carried along
with the earth into an old working.
His mates got down and succeeded In
removing seven feet Of earth from
his head, but they found 1t dangerous
to continue, as the earth was liable
to come In and smother them. They
decided to put In drive at the back
of the lS0 foot level After II hours
of hard work they opened the
wall at his head 1t then took three
hours to remove the debris away to
get him out, the greatest care having
to be exercised TO prevent the loose
stun smothering him. A rope was
attached to Hill, and at last he was
pulled out amidst the hearty cheers Of
his fellow-miners.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13

the track ever after So determined
for my own amusement to try my
luck. If unlucky intended to say
nothing about 1t, IL fortunate intend
ed to hand the winnings over to you
as a token of my esteem"
Uncle Peterl why, that is, what
-" / was away over IL the dis.
tance.
Yesterday" he went on calmly, 81
met with an accident. First | met
Mr.. Lawrence and then / met with
the accident Thanks to you two
young men that accident did not
prove fatal. Therefore, | shall divide
my winnings between you"
What nonsense. Uncle Peter!"
spluttered.
Impossible, sir!" Bunch put in.
1T Is not nonsense and 1t Is not i'm
possible Uncle Peter answered. I'm
rich and don't need the money You
are both young and can use It. If you
don't take 1t I shall probably fritter
1t all away at the track, and, no
doubt, meet my friend, Mr.. Lawrence
again" he added sadly.
"In that case We'll take It," spoke
up quickly.
Then I'm through forever with
race tracks, and Mr. Lawrencel" the
old gentleman said. In all, including
the $4,000 / won yesterday, | am
ahead about $4,000 You shall both
have check for $4,000 as soon as |
get up, which will be right away"
Then he shook hands with both oil
us and said we were the real goods.
Say we were couple of dazed
boys when we backed out of that
room.
rs it anything serious?" Clara J.
asked as l came down the stairs.
mo, Peaches" said, Uncle Peter
had an attack Of good-heartedness and
he's all right"
HE certainly is all right" Bunch
added.
He always was all right" Clara j.
chirped, and every man present
yelled, who's all right?"
Echo answered Uncle Peters all
right, all right"
Copyright by G. W Dillingham; Coz
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
Questionable Praise.

Mrs. Hamilton Paine-Duchess de
Observation-Disclosures, by her misad'
venture with the bogus Count d'Aulby
another proof of the inability Of Amer.
leans to grapple with European life"
The speaker, Count Jacques de "A
Tour Blanche, while In New York,
was praising the honesty of Ameri.
cans.
you are, for all the tales about
your political and corporate corrup-
tion," he said, "the most honest and
the most honorable people in the
world. It is to your credit, not to
your discredit, that adventurers so
often dupe you In Europe. It isn't
because your minds are stupid that
you are duped. 1t is because your
minds are noble-too noble to believe
such mean, small creatures as Euro
pean adventures can exist.
That was typical adventurer,"
Count Jacques de la Tour Blanche
concluded, who, meeting an Ameri-
can millionairess In Paris, congratu.
lated her on her good fortune In max.
ing his acquaintance.
"'You know, he said, I always pick
my friends
"But this lady, who was up to snuff.
retorted:
GAS you would chicken, eh, mar.
Quis?'"
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
An Army of Cooks.

Compulsory military service for
men, urges German female advo.
cate Of womens rights, should be off.
set by compulsory domestic service
for women. On the theory that life
in barracks and drill in the manual
Of arms have benefited German man
hood, she asks, why will not life in
the kitchen and exercise in the use
Of pots and pans similarly raise Ger
man womanhood?
II Germany ever organizes a stand.
ing army Of cooks it may force all
Europe to follow its lead. Culinary
conscription is a severe measure, but
when enforced In Germany other ma.
tions might be expected to adopt it.
There would be more reason in doing
so than in following Germany's lead in
militarism. There is more real need
of cooks the world over than of sol.
diers. 1t is possible to get along
without fighting but not without eat.
ing.
The only question is whether the
imperial army Of cooks could be re.
duced to the same machine-like dis.
cipline and precision Of habits as the
Kaiser's army. Would they submit to
orders with the same blind obedi.
ence? Would they tolerate being uni.
formed all alike, and in matters Of
personal adornment submit to author
ity with the same meekness as the re-
cruits reports for duty when the time
arrives for military services?
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
MARKS ANGER OF EMPEROR

There stands In Pekin, China, a
handsome arch Of native style Of archi-
lecture which marks the spot on
which Baron Won Kettler was assas-
sinated on June 20, 1900. The inscrip-
tion (translated) reads This monu-
ment has been erected by order OF the
Emperor OF China to the memory Of
the Imperial German minister, Che
waller Clemens Won Kettler, who, on
this spot was done to death by the
villalnous hand Of murderer. on June
20, 1900. In everlasting memory OF
his name. In continual acknowledge
ment Of the anger OF the German EN-
peror for this atrocity AS warning
to all"
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
FISH CAPER WHEN DRUNK

"As drunk as fish" is common
expression but not many people ever
saw a fish drunk. However, those who
attended a temperance demonstration
by e. F. Sutherland Of Columbus
Ind, were permitted to see intoxicat'
ed fish Sutherland placed Ash in a
tank of water and added alcohol to
the water In little while the fish
began cutting capers that would have
surprised any self-respecting mem
Der of the finny tribe, BY and by the
alcohol became too strong for the
fish, and they started to turn on their
backs. Sutherland saved their lives
by transferring them to fresh water
They were soon sober, and apparent
ly were unhurt.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13

van whom | met some time ago tried
to bunco me out Of a small amount,
but by treating him kindly he after.
wards repaid me by giving me some
valuable tips, notably one yesterday,
when | won nine thousand dollarsl"
Bunch began to choke and got up
rapidly to look out the window and
see II anybody had moved the railroad
in the last ten minutes.
John, come here" cried Uncle
Peter, "and listen to me. I've been
doing all this for you'll"
For mel" gasped in amazement,
while Bunch almost fell of his chair.
Yes said the ex-jag carpenter
for you. admired your pluck In
not betting on your own horse on that
particular occasion, and admired
yeur will power In staying away frsu
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13


roll of $4,000 in our endeavor to keep
Uncle Peter of the rocks at the race
track. He was bound to bet, and we
had staked Ikey Schwartz to play
bookmaker, and Bunch and l in dis
guise had led Uncle Peter up to him,
given the old boy what we had
thought was bum tip-and the horse
had won, netting Uncle Peter all our
ready cash!
Uncle Peter had celebrated with
Dixie Lawrence, and we had braced
them up and tried to keep it from the
family.
Bunch had further complicated mat
ters by sending messages to explain
Uncle Peters supposed absence from
home, not knowing that had him un-
der my wing, but l had squared mat
ters.
Next morning bright and early l
was on wing, and long before the
others were stirring l had Dixie bro
mided into an imitation of intelli-
gence, and he was on his way back
to the boulevards.
Uncle Peter didn't answer roll call
at breakfast. Aunt Martha said he
wasn't feeling we'll. He had neural
gia, she thought, for the pain was all
In his head but, she added, "he is so
hoarse he cannot give his symptoms
in detail"
Poor Uncle Peter Life felt like a
hard boiled egg for him on the morn
ing after.
It's no easy job for an old-timer to
get off the bench, fill his system with
gasoline and play an automobile all
the evening, and then rush down to
his mullins In the morning.
Shortly after breakfast Bunch put
in an appearance, exceedingly dis
tressed because his telegraphic and
telephone enthusiasm had put Uncle
Peter on the bimbambum the night
before
rs it all off? and are they on?"
he whispered.
"No, Bunch" I said; hes safe, but
by a small majority" Then I told
him how | squared it, and Bunch haw-
hawed all over the shop.
81 take off my happy hat to you,
John!" he chortled; you are surely
the swift lad with the think thing"
1T was lucky whirl for us last
night that we didn't have wireless
station In the house." l added. What
you would have done to Uncle Peter
with the Marconi gag would be scan-
dalous."
But never word about the fatal
wedding Of the money and the skate
not word.
We were both trying to play the
dead game sport, so the voice of the
clam for ours.
We both realized that 1t was too
late now to make three-sheet squeal,
anyway.
The only thing to do was to wear
the high collars and mask-in the
bruises on the neck.
Just then Clara ]. came to the door
and called me. John" said sne, "Un-
Gle Peter would like to see you and
Mr. Jefferson In his room"
"He wants us to take the oath Of
allegiance" whispered to Bunch and
a moment later we we're alone with
the amateur bun-pilot.
Uncle Peter was propped up In bed
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13

and his face was set to represent the
battle of Shiloh,
He had bandages all over his upper
floor, and two ice-bags held down his
wrists.
He was glad to see us and he said
so with some Of his voice. He had
spent the rest Of 1t singing, Has Any.
body Here Seen Kelly?"
Boys" whispered the old chap on
the side track, they don't know any.
thing, do they?" and with this he
pointed down stairs with one Of the
ice-bags.
know anything" echoed well,
l should answer nay. You can bet
they don't know anything and never
will"
Both wrists got well At once and
the ice.bags fell to the floor.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
TALLEST BRITISH SOLDIER

Private II. Barter, who has Just
Joined the First Battalion Grenadler
Guards. is only eighteen years OF age,
but stands feet SA inches In his
stockings and Is still growing. He is
said to be the tallest soldier in the
British army. MY father, who is a
Devonshire farmer is," he says, "6
feet inches, and my mother is s
feet 10 inches, so think It must be
hereditary. | have lived nearly all
my life In the country am doing
two hours day in gymnasium and
about three hours drill, so that In
month or two ought to reach feet
9h inches. have smoked since
was fourteen, or do not know how
tall should have been"
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
NEW MOUNT FOR CZAR'S ARMY

The Russian war Office has recently
approved the mongopzeb for mount
ing certain Of the czar's cavalry regi-
ments that are stationed in Asia. This
animal is cross between the Mon.
golian pony and the zebra, and Is be-
Ing bred In large numbers at the Rus
sian government stud farm in the
Crimea. He is a sturdy beast, parti.
-cularly well fitted to the work in 81.
IBERIA The name "mongopzeb" is fan
ciful and not yet officially adopted
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
CAT THAT GOES TO FIRES

The pet cat belonging to the fire
men Of an English village has the
curious habit Of riding to fires on the
hook and ladder. II wears broad
collar studded with firemen's buttons
They have a similarly intelligent cat
at the general post Office Paris He
gets into the mail cart and accompa-
MES the bags to the station and
takes frequent long Journeys in the
mail van. Recently, however, he was
sealed up in mail bag and got as
far as Marseilles.
The Harrison times., 1911-05-13
CALF BORN WITHOUT A TAIL

Frank Jackson, a farmer, living
eight miles south Of Greensburg, Ind,
owns calf which was born without a
tail. There Is no scar or mark OF
any kind where the caudal appendage
should bo, Another peculiar feature
about this calf is It's walk, or jump,
Il uses It's hind legs much as n rab.
bit does In propelling itself. Other
vIso the calf is the same as any or.
iinary calf. and shows signs OF be-
ming strong and healthy,