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The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
Il GRADUATE THIS YEAR
ALIT1LE CLASS HISTORY

Fourteen of Dickinson's boys and girls
will be graduated from the high school at
the 18th annual commencement, held
at the high school auditorium next Fri
day evening. This is the banner class
for numbers in the history of the local
high school and includes Denver Berg,
son of Supt. and Mrs. P. S. Berg ;
Bernadette Brown, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ormanzo Brown: Jennie Freeman,
daughter of Dr.. and Mrs. C. N. Barker :
Watt johnson, son of Mayor and Mrs.
r. H. johnson Tony Kostelecky, son of
Mrs. Fred Kostelecky; Marjorie Stickney,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. v. H. Stick
ney: Hazel Fox, daughter of Mrs.. Ella
Fox; Susie Pendereast, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. R. Pendereast of Hettineer ;
Louis Palmer. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Palmer of Manning; Edna Kono,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kono :
Margaret Mckinley, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Mckinley; Clara Davis.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E.
Davis: Lee Heffron, son of Attorney and
Mrs. F. C.. Heffron and Sadie Nichols.
daughter of Contractor and Mrs. L. H.
Nichols.
Watt Johnson. Tony Kostelecky. Louis
Palmer, Misses Pendergast, Kono.
Fox and Mckinley entered the first
grade and have taken their entire school
course here; Marjorie Stickney took the
sth grade, first and second years high
school work at Oak Hall. St. Paul ;
Misses Freeman and Brown entered the
fifth Grade here; Denver Berg Joined the
class from Larimore in 1906; Sadie
Nichols came from the Creston, Iowa.
schools in 1907; Lee Heffron from the
Minneapolis schools in 1906 and Miss
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
A Mother PASSED AWAY
REMAINS taken EAST

Hemorrhage of the brain was the
cause of the sudden death of Mrs. M. C.
Palmer age II years, on Wednesday, at
the home of her son Dispatcher j. H.
Palmer.
The remains were prepared by L. A.
Davis & Son and on Thursday were taken
to her old home in Montfort, Wis.,, for
burial, accompanied by her sons, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Palmer of Manning, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Palmer of this city.
Edmund Palmer of Edgar. Joined at
jamestown by Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Pal
mer, former residents of Dickinson.
Besides these four sons she leaves 3
fifth. j. c. Palmer. and two married
daughter, of Montfort. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Palmer had lived
in Dunn county for several years, prov.
ing up three years ago on the land nov
occupied by Edmund Palmer. They
later went to Wisconsin where Mr.. Pal
mer passed to the great beyond. About
a year ago Mrs. Palmer came west
again, visiting with her three sons in
this vicinity.
The Palmer brothers are we'll known
in and around Dickinson, j. H. and j.
A. coming here ever a quarter of a
century ago, where j. A. has been
ranching, much of the time in Dunn
county, now holding the Office of register
of deeds there, and j. H. following the
telegraph service at Dickinson, Glendive
and neiehborine towns, also holding the
position of N. P. agent at Dickinson and
Glendive. Grant Palmer raiIroaded oul
Of here for years, before going to James.
town. while Edmund came about -four
years ago from Wisconsin to take charge
OF his Dunn county farm at Edgar.
To all of these and other relatives
much sympathy is extended.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27

for drenching within the next week or
two.
So far as can be learned the rain
Thursday night was general in this part
Of the state. The rainfall in May this
season has come at good time and has
been sufficient to start crops in good
shape, which is about all the average
farmer likes during seeding. More rain
would have made a better grass crop,
but it would not have been as good for
farming operations.
Taken as whole the conditions for
the farmers in Western North Dakota
were never better at this season of the
year than now.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
MAYOR JOHNSON REQUESTS
BUSINESS HOUSES 10 CLOSE

All business houses are requested to
be closed Memorial Day (May 30th)
until twelve o'clock noon.
The day will be observed here in the
decoration of the graves of old soldiers
by Company K in the forenoon. The
flag will remain at half mast from sun
rise till noon at which hour it will be
raised to full mast and SO remain till
sunset.
.#sa r. H. JOHNSON.
Mayor.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
Spend 4th IN
DICKINSON
Will Have Big Celebration This
Year. Committee Will Raise
Upwards of $1,000. Wants
Flying Machine.

The special meeting held at the Com
mercial Club rooms ON Monday night
was attended by forty people and every
thing points to rousine 4th of July
celebration in Dickinson this year.
1t was thought that about $1,000.
judiciously expended, would give the
people a good time on the Glorious
Fourth. There is $2S3 left over from
former celebration in Dickinson which
is pretty good sum to start with.
In the discussion leading up to the cele-
bration matter it was pointed out that
ST, 900 expended for county fair would
be of more lasting good to the people,
but there we're considerable number
who thought that Dickinson should get
up q good lively celebration at least
once in two or three years, and it was
finally unanimously decided not to take
any backward step on the action of last
week. A number of prospective liberal
contributors stated that they would
be glad to donate for the 4th now and
for county fair exhibit little later.
The following general arrangement
committee was appointed:
J. V. Jessen.
H. F. Schroeder.
Robert Meyer.
F. L. Roquette
j. W. Berns
Tho con,r;ttoo hoe f,,ll -o,,.. 4.
| appoint all sub committees and will be
held responsible for Dickinson's ceIe-
bration this year. If every body will
take hold there will be no dull hours in
this city on the 4th Of July.
While every thing is left to the com
mittee q few suggestions were thrown
out. such 40 getting the general sports
in some place, where all the people
can see and get benefit. flying ma
chine exhibition if such be feasible, and
possibly the securing of the St. Elizabeth
Hungarian band and militia company.
From a general report given Monday
night it looks as though the Commercial
Club was getting new life. thanks to the
persistent efforts of President Heaton.
The membership Committee reported
about Is new members.
1t was voted to secure the services of
E. B. Irving. the booster lecturer of
national fame. Mr.. Irving was here
few years ago and those who heard him
then are all enthusiastic over getting
him again. If his services are secured
it is probable that the date of the lec-
ture will be on June 8. The plan will
he to sell buttons at 25c each to defray
expenses and possibly to put little
money into the Commercial Club
treasury
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
BANCROFT IS LOCKED UP
SERIOUS CRIME CHARGED

Dickinson had moderate sized SEN
sation this week in the arrest of Leroy
Fl. Bancroft, which occurred about 10 80
Sunday evening, since which time said
defendant has been in Jail. A statu-
tory charge was made against him by
Miss Maude Paddock. who had been
employed as waitress for about month
at the Grill restaurant. ,.
On some pretext or other Bancroft,
who is supposed to be a married man.
took the girl out riding Sunday after
noon. After finding out the kind of a
fellow she was with, Miss Paddock, it
is alleged, tried to get away from Ban
croft but was chased on the prairie and
overcome by him. AS soon as she could
get back to the city in the evening the
girl told her story to States Attorney
7. F. Murtha. An examination was
made by local physician. resulting in
the prompt arrest of Bancroft at his
rooms in the Matt Reuter- house on upper
Sims street.
The case is set before Police Magis-
trate Nichols. but in the absence of MIR.
Murtha, there had been no hearing up
to the time of closing these forms on
Friday. but it was expected that the
case would be reached by the end of
the week anyway.
For the crime charged against Ban
croft the minimum sentence is five years
in the penitentiary, and if the gi,l
tells the same story at the hearing that
she IS alleged to have given the states
attorney there would seem 10 be little
doubt of the final outcome of the case.
Tuesday night it was reported that an
effort had been made to pay Miss Pad
dock money and have her leave the city,
but the state witness fatty refused to
patch up anything for the alleged crime
committed by Bancroft. As soon as the
authorities learned of this, Miss Pad
dock was taken to Sheriff WEIGHS home
to prevent any further efforts along this
line. 1t is said that the woman known
here as Mrs. Bancroft was one of those
who approached Miss Paddock to see if
the matter could be fixed up.
Leroy Bancroft has been in Dickinson
as barber at the Mitchell shop for over a
year He was formerly of DeSmet,
South Dakota, where his parents still re-
side. and where the only son is alleged
10 have served time in Jail for an offense
similar to the one in question. Rumor
has it that the relations of Bancroft
with a sister of his wife in Dickinson
last season, were not altogether proper
but that the matter was finally patched
up and the lady went away.
Miss Paddock is from Wadena, Mimi.
where her parents are looked upon as
very respectable people and where the
young lady, about "a years of age, has
borne good name as far as can be
learned. Her conduct in Dickinson
appears to have been above reproach.
jerry Paddock, so long resident of
Stark and Billings counties, is a great
uncle of Miss Paddock.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
COURT ENDS SUDDENLY
ATTYS. OTHERWISE ENGAGED

The Stark county term of court was
cut off quickly on Monday when Judge
Crawford found that the attorneys were
engaged in the trying of important cases
in Mandan and Bismarck and he dis
missed the jurors and adjourned court
until Wednesday. II was a big dis
appointment to the Judge as he had
planned on cleaning up the calendar at
this term. 1t seems little unfortunate
thst district court terms should be set
for Mandan and Bismarck at the time of
the regular spring jury term in Dickin-
son. AS it is the jury cases 20 over
until September unless special term is
called.
In the Hostetter trial last week Judge
Crawford took the case away from the
jury on the ground that John E. Hos
letter had no right on the train at Miles
City before the caboose was attached
and that in climbing upon the car as he
did he assumed his own risk.
Naturally the termination of this case
from Miles City was a disappointment
to Geo. e.. Stiles, leading counsel for
plaintiff. and motion for appeal was
Immediately made.
The court fined Ed. Harris, the int0xi-
Gated plumber, $40 or 10 days in Jail
and at last reports the fellow was in the
lookup.
On Wednesday the John Meyer case,
on a charge of maintaining public
nuisance in South Dickinson, was heard.
Prosecutor F.. C. Heffron called defen-
dant to prove ownership of property. and
then called J. P. Lamar, a special
Northwestern Detective Agency man.
who swore that he purchased three
bottles of beer at the Meyer place on a
certain day in July. 1909, two bottles
being bought of John Meyer. On cross
examination Attorney H. C.. Berry
elected the fact that the man came to
Dickinson as a detective and did just
what he was expected to do, but he
could not be shaken on dates places
and the kind of purchases made.
Several witnesses were then called to
show to the court the general reputation
of the place as to intoxicating liquors
being sold. but no one could remember
what the conditions were in this respect
during the year 1909. No one could
remember seeing bar fixtures and such
like in the place. and some of the wit
nesses swore that they believed that the
daughters of John Meyer conducted dry
goods store in the place that year. The
final upshot was that the judge dismis-
sed the case for want of evidence, and
Mr.. Heffron thinks that it will be very
good plan to get some photographs in
future cases of this kind.
The state case against j. B. D0dd et
al Of Richardton, a..charge of maintain
ing public nuisance under the prohibi-
tion law, was tried before the court with
the result that the old Ham Brewing Co.
warehouse near the N. P. depot at Rich.
ardton was ordered closed for one yeal
and costs amounting to about $500 were
assessed against defendants.
The Henry Brandt case of Taylor and
other prohibition cases are set for hear.
ing before the court on June 1st.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
MORE RAIN THURSDAY
PROSPECTS Are GOOD

Half Inch Fall Vets Down in Good Shape. Precipitation
May up Friday Morning Inches This is Half Normal
Fall. Heavy Rains Due in June Had Inches First Week
Last Year. Farmers do Not Want Rain While Seeding
Distribution Ideal Far.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
ST. JOHNS CHURCH

Sunday after Ascension Day, May 2S.
Holy Eucharist 8 q. m. Mattins and
sermon 10 80 q. 10. Sunday school and
Bible class II m. Evensone and sermon
Z 80 p. m.
Wednesday-Litany 7 80 D. m.
j. s. BRAYFIELD. Rector.
The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27

Tor drenching within the next week or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14

Every function OF the marvellous ma
chine was demonstrated. People who
had never dreamed what their livers
and stomachs and lungs look like or
given a thought to the wonderful
mechanism thru which life operates
crowded about the demonstrators
They learned how careless they had
been. how overeating affects the ALI
mentary processes and disturbs the
functions of every bodily organ, how
eye strain destroys vitality, causes
headaches and generally disturbs the
processes Of life. Tipplers and mouth
breathers, gluttons, smokers and all
classes of offenders against hygiene
took away their lesson. And best Of
all the children learned what to avoid
while their elders learned why they
felt bad all the time
People ought not to dwell on their
ailments. Hygiene when 1t becomes
mania is a fierce thing and its adopts
are TO be socially avoided. There is
no occasion to substitute mankins of
the liver and lights for pigs in clover"
The man who insists on telling US how
his stomach doesn't work is worse than
the fond father who relates the mar
velous achievements of his children
But to throw scare" into us now
and then to demonstrate the common
sense Of physical we'll being is good
thing and the German way a striking
one
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14
ROOSEVELT. A coMPR0 MISE.

The injection of a Roosevelt boom
into the presidential situation changes
the problem from square to cube root.
1t is harder to understand, more diff
ficult of demonstration. Roosevelt IN
troduced into any American problem
changes the factoring. 1t makes
new example of it.
There isn't much doubt that Theo-
dore Roosevelt could beat any living
man today in a presidential race. All
this talk of the passing of Roosevelt
is mainly moonshine. No large man
ever passes until another grows large
enough to dispute place and popular
ity with him and the man has not yet
risen who may successfully thus chal-
ienge Mr.. Roosevelt. To the common
voters, who do not readily forget,
Roosevelt is still great man, strong
man and a fighter. They trust him
and would vote for him over any other
man as yet prominent.
Roosevelts nomination is different
r.
the LaFollette forces might readily be
stampeded to Roosevelt. Taft's federal
bunch should hold strong, but there
Is no force so quick of disintegration
as an office holding delegation under
a touch of panic. The bandwagon is
an irresistible appeal to it. And the
Roosevelt bandwagon is an imposing
enc.
Roosevelt can carry all the west and
most Of the east. He can win if he We're
nominated. He can come nearer unit
ing the party than am other present
candidate-if he is candidate. The
popularity of the situation is that
Roosevelt would be a compromise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14
The AMERICAN JEWS CITIZENSHIP.

The house yesterday voted SUI 10 L
to abrogate the treaty Of 1882 with
Russia In all probability the senate
will take similar action and that the
Russian government will be properly
notified that the treaty which Russia
has disregarded has been Cancelled by
this country.
The treaty is one guaranteeing to
citizens of each country rights under
the government and in the country of
the other. It is simply recognition Of
the mutual right Of Americans and
Russians to live and travel unmolested
under the law in both countries. 1t
has been kept in spirit and better by
the United States, but the American
Jew has been made an outlaw and an
cutcast by Russia in utter disregard Of
the treaty obligation.
Abrogation of the treaty will carry
6 popular majority nearly or quite as
great as the unanimity displayed in the
house vote. If American Hebrews are
citizenship in the United States, to at
tain to commercial, industrial. official,
and social prominence here they are
certainly comparable to their own
credit with the population of the gov
eminent which rejects them. So far
as the moral part Of the question is
concerned the Jew is the best of Rus
STA, as he is the thriftiest. But the
main point is that American Jews as
American citizens are entitled to their
legal rights under the flag wherever it
floats and that the nation which re-
pudiates or forgets the rights Of its
greatest or meanesr citizen anywhere
between the poles and the equator
lacks virility and nationalism.
It isn't question Of Jews or Cen
tiles. Of religion or color or previous
condition of servitude or oppression
but a plain declaration that every
American citizen of any creed or color
is part Of the American nation and
his legal rights a national right to be
demanded and enforced
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14
SPEAKING OF ANATOMICAL MUSEUMS"

Most men, probably at some period
of their lives, have been drawn by
curiosity into that chamber Of aggre-
gate horrors an anatomical museum
50 called. among realistic representa-
tioas in wax Of human disjecta and the
horrid debris of vital organs, wasted
or swollen by disease and generally
distributed about the place with view
to creating squeamishness in the living
organism Of the observer. We went
in. most of us. to see how we looked
when our works had been taken apart
and came away convinced that we are
fearfully and wonderfully made and
wondering II we were carrying around
inside US q duplicate of the squirmy
and horrifying collection of nightmares
on exhibition at % cents a throw
Few Of VI gained much valuable know
ledge In the museum" Mainly the
visitor came away confirmed in the
general impression that beauty is only
skin deep and that if he looked looked
Ike that under the surface there wa.
good reason for covering it all up
Nevertheless a few horrors strucl
home. He learned something abou
the effect Of certain diseases. Some
thing made him afraid. He was mucl
more careful about some things thai
ne lad been before simply because h
iAad had glimpse at what these thing
itii3o SC the human body
Germany held sort Of high elias
{ national anatomical museum" lately
|1t was . grand hygienic fair or ex
s.a.-.,1,-sssS: uyS!e.ic exnerts operate
(Moeking models Of the human body
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14
IOWA. A MANS LAND.
Matte Locke-Macomber IN Des
Moines Capital1


why is it that in crossing Iowa from
north to south. from east to west, one
aIways has the impression OF great
wealth. 1t must be from knowledge;
knowledge that in each furrow lies the
potentially of golden harvest
knowledge that, here in Iowa, the reap
er follows the sower with unVaryins
regularity. The resources OF our
state! They are manifold, unmeasured;
yours for the taking.
The climate of Iowa. The summers
with fervid heat and moisture. ripen
the corn and insure an annual mar
vest that fills our barns to bursting,
and makes our purses plethoric. the
winters. with their good strong winds,
freigthed with ozone. revivify our
blood; the winters with the nipptne'
kracins cold that renews our energy
courage and ambition Oh! the won
derful climate Of Iowa! We can raise
flowers too. but we are at our best
in re Using men and women. Iowa -
the place to rear boys and girls. Let
them rough and tumble in our glori-
GUS air and the summers sun Will
TIM their cheeks. and the winters wind
will paint them red; and they shall
grow up. strong Of limb, straight backs,
broad chested. deep breathing. able Il
mind and well developed, ready, when
you have finished, to take up the work
In this the foremost state Of the fore
most nation on the earth.
Iowa Is mans Ian0 anu 10 y ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14
RoosEvELT-TAFT.


This paper is not shouting for
Roosevelt as a presidential candidate
in 1912. but it is not even marking
time in the brigade that is under or
ders to shout against him. The Sioux
City Journal of last Thursday. we are
surprised to note, paragraphs the poll
tically shop worn story that Mr..
Roosevelt was unable to carry New
York state in 1910 What state did the
republicans carry in that politically
ill fated year? And what was the ma
jority by which President Taft carried
Ohio. that year? Lest we forget. as
Kipling said. he did not come within
100000 votes of carrying it by even a
majority Of one. The republican ship
was on the rocks last year and it IL
going there next year unless a captain
is selected around whose banner the
soldiers, the farmers, the railway mail
clerks and the men who believe in pro-
lection to American industries will en-
thusastically and unitedly rally. Name
him and the party will achieve the
greatest victory in its history.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14
LAWYERS POOR LAWMAKERS.
ISioux City, fTribune.1

lSioux City, ITibune.J
There is a general superstition that
only lawyers can be, therefore should
be. our lawmakers. 1t is the age-long
association of lawyer and law that this
illusion is based upon.
4 subtle influence that springs
From words to modify our sense OF
things.
A result is the crowdins into con-
gress and legislatures of lawyers VINO
are expected to make DAVIS upon SUD-
iects wholly unrelated to law save IN
the phrasing of bills. e.
In no country but ours is this fetish
ism to be found. Legislation deals with
economies. The lawyer who has MADE
this study Is a rare person IN iegfsla-
lures. Here and there we find one VINO
has broken from the jealous limits OF
law ard given to state and nationai
policies a study. Such a one Is con-
structive. but such a one gets scant
attention from the lawyer element.
Hence our laws are Inadequate, en-
pirical. often futile. 10 %
The cause is in the training in law
of the lawyer. He faces the past. Ihat
is his hahitual attitude. He worshfps
precedent. What nave judges decided
The rule start deoisis is f1naiity. bus
as lawmakers lawyers are CONFRONTED
with new questions as the old orders
change. The student of economies
faces these questions. The lawyer packs
into them. His eyes are fixed on the
past. He guides his forward steps by
the light of precedent. He bends the
new to the old. He fails to recognize
the old precedents were the answers
then made to new conditions.
We see the effects in all our leg1sia-
ton. Because lawyers in congress were
unable TO recognize that industrial con-
ditions were changing. that railways
could not be measured by law that MT
ted the carriers case: because they
could not comprehend that the comoln-
alton of corporations was a Logical oe-
yelopment of the partnership, we nave
the inadequate legislation affectine
these products of modern evolution
. The conclusion is that voters
should cease their reverence of Lawyers
as lawmakers and choose instead men
of affairs, familiar with conditions ano
their changes and qualified by tnei1
| business experience to deal with them
in a practical manner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-14

here REQUIRES a mans brain and a
mans muscle-remain and be content.
But years hence. when old age comes
on apace, when the currents OF lie
run low. when strength dies down.
then HE away to a softer climate. to
bask in perpetual sunshine; to listen
to the tapping Of blue water on pepoly
beach. undisturbed by the gentiest
zephyr. But even then. as you SIT IN
an easy chair. your mind will be 1iiied
with memories Of trials and struggles
aye Of victories, too. and OF the sue
cess that crowned your life in the OLD
days in Iowa.