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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-09

has been both headliner and tail
ender beneficiary of the faction built
up by Richards and others, it is not
surprising that Mr.. Richards feels it
necessary and incumbent on him to
appear in this city to get square deal
for his bill.
j. A. Hawkins, of Stanley county,
formerly of Pierpont, was in Pierre
last week to meet members of the
legislature to ask for relief from a
situation in which he finds himself. He
wants radical amendments to the live
stock laws in some manner. 1t appears
that Hawkins short time ago pur-
chased three thousand dollars worth of
horses from Montana man, who had
shipped them into this state, only to
find that after he had made the pur-
chase that the whole bunch was
glandered. He brought suit for dam
ages, alleging that the railway company
brought the horses into the state with
out inspection, and is in the position
that he must hold the animals until the
suit has some outcome, and at the same
if he kills them as diseased animals the
loss to him will be total, as there is no
provision in the state laws by which he
can recover anything for horses on
account of disease. OF course there is
law making such provision, but it
has never been backed by an approp-
ration, and there can be no recovery.
Several attempts to appropriate money
in past sessions, to take up such claims
have always met with defeat, and an
amendment to the law is proposed in
bill which provides that payment for
diseased horses killed by order of
public official, shall be made by the
county commissioners out of the county
funds.
The Pierre Dakotan, in speaking of
the state off GERS who have an extensive
acquaintance throughout this part of
the state, says: "Mr. Pinckney is the
present deputy state treasurer and
harmonizes with the m ahogany furni-
ture of his Office. Pinckney is the Topsy
of the capitol; where he was born or
when deponent sayeth not, but solemnly
aver that like Topsy he 'jes grewed up
He wandered around on the face of the
globe for long time, but eventually
took root in Grant county and flourished
like green bay tree. He finally took
notion to enter politics and in open
ing the political door he was caught by
job in the Grant county court house.
The place seemed to suit him, and he
suited the place, so he simply rotated
around in the different county offices
until he couldn' rotate any more, then
he struck the road and sold more blank
books and county supplies than his
house could supply. During his peram-
bulations around the state in this capa-
city he formed the acquaintance of the
present state treasurer and the acquaint-
ance grew into warm friendship, and
when Johnson came to Pierre to pay
the interest on the public funds to the
state he brought Pink along to COM
pute it, and Pink liked the work and
has been doing this ever since. There
are those who see in Mr.. Pinckney a
successor to Mr.. Johnson, and barring
accidents he IS liable, quite liable, to
take the suffix from his signature and
write it Geo. H. Pinckney, state treas
urer, after January /, 1912. -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-09
Got His Recaint-

He had run up small bill at the
village store and went 10 pay it. first
asking for a receipt The proprietor
grumbled and complained il was too
small 10 give receipt for. IL would
do just as well. be said, TO cross the
account off and so drew diagonal
pencil line across the book
Does that settle it?" asked the Gus
toner.
Sure
An yell niver be askin' for IT
ag'in?'
Certainly not"
Faith. thin" said the other coolie,
an I'll kape me money in me pocket /"
But ! can rub that out" said the
storekeeper.
II thought So" said the customer
dryly. Maybe yen be givin' me re-
ceipt now. Here's yer money"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-09
Labouohere,s sarcas n

or Gladstone Henry .ibouchere
once remarked. Il do not object to Mr.
Gladstone occasionally Saving an ace
up his sleeve, but do wish he would
not always say thar Providence put It
there"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-09
One of the Natives.

A gentleman was once showing a
country man round a zoo. when they
came to cage containing a kanga.
roo.
What Is that?" inquired the coun-
tryman.
oh" replied the gentleman. that is
native of Australia
Immediately the countryman threw
up his arms in horror. exclaiming,
Goodness gracious. my sister married
one OF them"-London Telegraph.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-09
Training For q Crash.

That man is always anxious to get
into the spot light" said the observant
citizen.
Yes replied Senator Sorghum. but
be doesn't discriminate. One of these
days he's going TO stand In front of a
locomotive headlight and not realize
his mistake till he is run over. Wash
ington Star
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-09
Father Knows.

She-Did you say anything to papa
about your being too young? He--Yes.
But be said when | once began to pay
your bills should age rapidly enough
New York Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
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c0MMI TTEE

Visit Dickinson. N. P. B. A.
Wants Location in This Terri
tory. Probably Some Time
Before Matter is Settled.
Last Saturday the Northern Pacific
Beneficiary Association committee, in
the general superintendent private
car, was in Dickinson for short time.
Supt. B. o. johnson was also here and
accompanied the party to Mandan, in
his private car, where they were to meet
General Manager Goodell. also of the
N. P.
y The committee from the board of
general MANAGERS Of the N. p. 8. A.
was composed Of. the following parties !:
c; E. Blanchard. general superintendent
Of the eastern division and chairman of
the committee; 7. H. Dickinson, agent
at St. Paul: Il. v. Smith. general chair
smnan Of the Brotherhood Of Ensinemen
and Firemen: J. T.. Hughes. general
chairman. of. the Order Of Railroad Con-
d1ctots, and C. c. Kyle. chief clerk to
the mechanical superintendent at St.
Paul, representing the mechanical
department. NS.s -
The hospital matter was gone over
very carefully with local physicians.
including v. H. Stickney and r. H.
Beach. the railroad company authorized
physicians at Dickinson, and G. A..
Perkins, who acts in their absence. The
fact that Dr.. Stickney ID one of the
oldest physicians in the service of the
company gives added weight TO his
opinion on the matter Of locating rail
road hospital here. The committed
visited the & c. Smith hospital which
it is understood is for sale, and they
also went carefully over the plans Of the
new SIS, OOO Sisters hospital now under
course of construction.
The N. P. B. A., under the skillful
management Of d.. Courtney at Brainerd
during the past twenty years, has ac-
cumulated a large surplus and it is the
desire of the railroad men that perma-
nent. railroad hospital to cost some
500, 1000 to $3.50. 900, be located some
where between Missoula and Brainerd,
in order that more speedy care may be
given patients in emergency cases. The
distance between the two railroad
hospitals is 1.142 miles, and it is ap-
parent that lives are sometimes lost by
taking patients hundreds IF miles tC
either Brainerd or Missoula. It is pretty
we'll understood that the location will
be made either at Mandan, Dickinson,
Glendive or Miles City. The center of
the distance between the two extremes,
Brainerd and Missoula, is between Dick
inson and Glendive. One point which
the committee has been asked to con-
slider is the branch lines In this re-
spect both Mandan and Glendive have
advantage over Dickinson at the present
time. !
Dispatches this week from Mandan sa,
that the hospital is located there, bu
the PRESS has it on good authority thai
this Is not correct. and that no decision
~,slI 4: :koOx, ho aSvnn kor onnno f;noo r.
fact, it is quite possible that it viii
be two years before the railroad hos
pital is erected, and in the meantim.
g arrangements may be made for wardl
,nhospitals at several important points
out this way. and before anything
definite is decided the branch line situa'
tion may be entirely different from
what it is now.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
IT IS JUDGE NICHOLS
AMAnDAn ATTORNEY

S. L. Nuchols Of Mandan, was ap-
pointed judge Of the newly created
twelfth judicial district by Governor
Burke Tuesday afternoon. The district
was created By the legislative assembly
just adjourned.
Judge Nuchols was born at Maryville,
Tenn, March /, 1874. and graduated
from the law department. Of the Unver.
sity Of Tennessee il 1896. and came to
North Dakota, locating at Mandan III
1901. He has practiced law, there since
that time and Has held the od.ce' Of city
Attorney for ssveral teams. de . was
recently raised to the rank Of advocate
general in the North Dakota National
Guard q 's}-, G-sE.7 ~ ~
j Under the requirement. Of the bill
which created tie new district. the
first term was to have opened at Man
dan March u but wassadjourned for one
day, when tie new Judge decl ared the
term opened and then adjourned 1t to
March ~.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
MRS. THOMAS I BAILEY : !! [

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Last week we chronicled the death of
Hrs. Thomas Bailey 81 Emerson,sb no
facts Of her life were known then 50
this week our readers will appreciate
the following. ,=e...ss II
katherine Callahan Bailey who died
on February oath Of congestion of the
lungs. was born N Galena. ILL.,, on May
20.d 1860. she moved TO Nebraska with
an uncle and aunt in 1876 where she
was ied'seven4years later TO- Thomas
Bailey. Mi. and Mrs. Bailey were the
parents Of eight children. Mrs. Frank
Dierks, Susie, Gertrude. n James. Blanche.
Ethel Beatrice and Maude, theyvo1neest
beine nine years old. Besides her hus-
band and eight children: Mrs Baileyeis
ssdrviyed by two brothers, Thomas
Callahan Of St. Paul, who. attended the
fdldf4f services and Hugh caIlshanfo d
Galena, III. also sister. Mrs. Henry
Flannery of Omaha, Nebraska.
Mrs. Bailey was devoted and loving
Z wife and mother. never sparing herself
for their comfort and happiness. She
was devout member Of the Congreea-
tional church. Much sympathy is ex-
tended to her bereaved family.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
:AEMl : 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
/ REGRETS. q j! LEAVING |: !! !! cR|A 4 AlvFoRD

The Mandan Pioneer has the follow
Ing 70. say editorfally Of the creation Of
the new Twelfth judicial district conn
pEising Morton. Mercer, Oliver and the
new county Of Sioux and regrets the
separation from Judge W. G. Crawford
of the Tenth district:
Insthe creation Of the new Judicial
district comprised of Morton. Oliver,
Mercer and Sioux counties the people Of
Mandan are duly pleased as they fully
realize that the chambers viii be located
in this city and also that with q COM
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11

urer of Cass county, were made to
various persons and corporations. most
of who are financially responsible.
Our attorneys advise US that they
are of the opinion. that the money so
paid can be recovered from these parties.
and, while we stand ready to pay the
full amount of our leaal liability. and
in order to place ourselves in position to
do so. it is advisable to have our legal
liability determined by the court. and
we would, therefore, suggest that a
friendly suit be commenced by you on
the bonds. so THAR. our liability on the
same may be determined and we may
be placed in the ,ptoper position legally
to recover from tKe9 parties ha wing re-
ceived such county funds.
when 'sGeh suit is brought we will
instruct our attorneys 10 answer in the
same without delay and stipulate that
it may be tried imnSediately.'
Yours truly.
THE NORTHERN TRUST co.
In compliance with the above request
the commissioners have ordered the suit
brought as reQaested and it is quite
likely there viii be some interesting
developments in this connection.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
CREATES new n. P. Dept.
COAL, WOOD AND CInDERS

The past two years the Northern
Pacific has been trying out the plan of
contract work for handling coal, wood
and cinders in portions of Montana,
and the plan meets with such favor as
to induce the company to include the
Yellowstone division.
Joseph Calanni &. Bros have the con-
tract for the territory included in the
Yellowstone, Montana and Rocky Noun
tain divisions, with headquarters in
GIendive. An office will also be main
tained further west.
This new department puts the work
above referred to on a tonnage and cord
age bases, and while it may not cost
any less in dollars and cents to carry on
the work, it will relieve the Northern
Pacific of great deal of responsibility
and will likely have the effect of giving
the railroad better service than it has
been able 10 get in the past.
/ J. E. Mcmahon, who came to Dickin-
son from Livingston last year to look
after the local coal dock work. will act
as general ASSISTANT to the contractors
with Office in Glendive where he goes
the last of this week. He will have
territory between Mandan and Custer,
and the promotion is a deserved one
Mr.. Mcmahon viii have general super
vision of the coal, wood and cinder
WORK at the various railroad points with
in the assigned territory.
If the plan continues to work we'll it
is possible that, it will be extended to
the Minnesota and other divisions in
time.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
BELFlELD &
RIcnARDT0N
Get Dry Farming Meetings Next
Friday and Saturday. Prof.
Thomas Shaw Included in
List of Five Speakers.

The meetings of the farmers arranged
for next Friday and Saturday at Bel6eld
and Richardton promise to be among
the most profitable of those held in
Stark county this spring.
Prof. Thomas Shaw. the famous
Minnesota institute speaker and soil ex-
pert for the Great Northern Railroad Co.,
will be at tDelaald on March II and at
Richardton het'iollowine day.
John Christensen of New Salem will
speak on ''Dairying from the Farm
ers Standpoint" Supt. L. r. Waldron
of the Dickinson experiment station
will talk ,'.Aiialfa and Methods of Dry
Farming. ""sslps W. R. Porter Of the
state Agricultural College will discuss
winter Wheat and Crop Rotation.
This weeh Supt. L. R. Waldron at
tended the big Morton county Dry Farm
ing meetings. and it is through his in
fluence that Prof. Thomas Shaw was in
duced to come out for the Stark county
meetings next Friday and Saturday.
The sessions will open promptly at
10 O'Clock a. m. and / 80 p. m. of
each day.
Vim. Gobius. vice president al Bel
field. is confident that there will be a
very large attendance at his town on
Friday. He has been talking the matter
up and Retting the people interested for
several weeks.
Henry Klein, vice president at Rich
ardton, has also been working faithfully
to the end Of getting a large attendance
for Saturday. If the weather is favor
able there is no question but the farmers
will turn out in large numbers for both
meetings.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
PECULIAR LAND CONTEST
INVOLVING BRAnlCk CLAIM

L. D. Keller, special u. S. land agent,
has been conducting an unusual land
contest at the Dickinson office this week,
involving the O. p. Branick homestead
near South Heart.
Mr.. Branick resided on the land the
required five years, so it is claimed,
and offered proof some three years ago.
About that time the land was included
in the coal reserve selections and the
homesteader, in order to be on the safe
side, as he supposed. relinquished 40
acres and paid for same at the regular
government coal land price of Sis per
acre. and made homestead proof on the
12O acres in the usual way.
Now comes the government setting up
the complaint that Mr.. Branick did not
make good residence because he lived
on the 40-acre coal tract and that he
took the land because he knew it was
valuable for coal, etc.
The 120 acre tract passed out of o. P.
Branick's hands some years ago and C.
Fl. Wiley appears to be the interested
defendant now. although he contends
that P. H. Rumble is defendant in 80
acres. as he originally received war
ranty deed Of Mr. Branick for half
interest in the 12o acres. Subsequently
Mr.. Wiley acquired the remaining
Branick interest in the 120 acres. later
taking over the Rundle interest. At the
time of the last transaction, a contract
was made and signed by both parties
setting forth certain agreements. Still
later Mr.. Rumble gave Wiley warranty
deed. The unusual thing about the
whole transaction is that MIR. Branick
had never received a patent from the
United States and therefore was not in a
position to give anything but quit
claim deed. Mr.. Rumble says that he
never intended to warrant the title and
believes that he has right to stand on
the contract.
Owing to the large volume of business
brought to the Dickinson Office from the
Lennon Office The first Of the year it is
not likely that the register and receiver
will get around to review the testimony
for some time.
Charles H. Starke appeared for defen.
dant in this action.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
Law TO Benefit SETTLERS
benefited ONLY MINERS

In 1908 the legislature passed law
allowing the lease of public lands for
coal purposes. Tie plea for this measure
was that it would help some of the
struggling settlers and the state would
get some revenue from these lands.
Since this time 1913 leases have been
made by the board of school lands, and
the state has received S6, 1853. is from the
same. At the present time there are
forty-nine of these leases outstanding,
and the rest have been cancelled be-
cause the payments have not been kept
up, only the first payments being made.
On those cancelled, 81, 325. 40 has been
paid leaving $4, ,S427.5 which has been
paid in on the leases now alive and
under which some mining has been
done.
Soon after the passage of the law it
developed that it was not helping the
settlers and that quite q number of the
contracts had been assigned to coal
companies. which were mining the land
under said assignments.
Bills introduced to repeal this law
have been nlled by the legislature but
Attorney General Miller has rendered an
opinion showing plainly that this law
is a violation Of a section Of the consti-
tuition of the state and that school
boards have sufficient authority to can
eel these leases and secure returns from
the trespassers to reimburse the state
treasury for coal already mined. ~
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11

paratively small district the new judge
will be able to perhaps facilitate busi-
ness to certain extent. but with all
due respect to the lawyer who shall re-
ceive the appointment of judge, the
Pioneer believes it is voicing the opinion
of the citizens Of Morton county when it
says that there is deep regret that judge
W. c. Crawford. of Dickinson. has held
his last term of court in Mandan unless
he should happen to be called in at
some future time by the judge of this
district. '
Judge Crawford was elected to his
position two years ago and by his emf
nent fairness 10 attorneys and litieants
he has won the respect of people in all
walks of life throughout his entire dis
trict and was prominently mentioned
for the supreme bench before the pri-
maries last June. There is no district
in the state where the lawyers as a
whole have been SO friendly towards the
judge as the lawyers OF this district have
been toward Judge Crawford.
And so, although we have high hopes
! for the new judge of this newly created
district, no difference on whose shoulders
the mantle shall fall. still we cannot
refrain from saying these few words al
losing Judge Crawford for ''he has made
GOOD, and the citizens of this section,
if the opportunity ever presents itself,
will vote to give him even higher honor.
The New Salem Journal also said:
Judge Crawford Of this judicial dis.
] trict would apply the horse whip fol
violations Of the prohibition law. They
say it is good thing to get Crawford
! out Of our district for when violators of
this law come up for the second offense
he is apt to send them clear to Missouri.
The Dickinson press., 1911-03-11
DEFAULTlNe TREAS. OF CAsS
CASE INTERESTS STARK

1t will be remembered that q former
Cass county treasurer was recently sent
to the penitentiary for defalcations
and now comes the Northern Trust Co.
asking tina, the courts say whether or
not the company has any liability in
the matter as surity for the embezzline
treasurer.
As Stark county had a former auditor
who defrauded the county out of over
$40. 900 discovery of which was made
over year ago, and not one cent of the
same having been recovered from surity
companies up to this date, the following
will prove interesting reading to many
of the PRESS subscribers:
1.-THE past week the law firm of
Pierce. Tenneson & Cupler, acting for
the Northern Trust company. filed with
the county commissioners q. commune
cation in regard to the case of H. A.
McConville. the defaulting county
treasurer, which explains itself, and is
as follows:
Honorable Board of County Commits
sioners, Fargo Cass County, North Da-
kota, Gentlemen: Your communication
of February 3, 1911. to the Northern
Trust company. giving notice of the de-
fault of H. A. McConville as county
treasurer Of Cass comfy, North Dakota,
was duly received.
Since receipt Of the above our attor-
neys. Pierce, Tenneson & Cupler. have
made through Investigation of this
matter. but from the nature of the num-
erous legal questions that have neces-
sarily presented themselves, they have
advised us that we might not be legally
projected in payment Of the claims under
present conditions.
= From their report it apears that dur
ing the term of Office Of H. A. McCon-
vile. as county treasurer. all or nearly
all Of his personal bills were paid by
checks given BY him upon the funds ol
Cass county on deposit in banks in
Fargo. designated by you as county de-
positories; that the funds were deposited
in the name Of Cass county as required
by law. and from January 1. 1907, until
about March I, 1910, these checks pay.
ing Mr. McConville's personal debt.
were nearly all signed by N. S. Mayo i.
deputy treasurer: since March /, 1910,
the checks were all signed by H. A.
MeConviile. as treasurer. Our investi.
cation further indicates that many Of
the checks went to pay prior defalca-
tion Of MI. McConviile with the county,
which at the time must have beer
known to other county omcials
The checks 81. given to pay the per.
sonal obligations Of said H. "A. Nc
Conville, and given while he was treas