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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
RETURN OF 1.-THE
MISSOURI GIRL

MISSOURI GIRL"
In the last dozen years "The mis-.
souri, Girl" has been seen in this city
several times, and the visit. again this
season which is announced for Au-
gust 16, will be hailed with delight by
the numerous theatergoers who have
SO long contended that this attraction
is the greatest of all comedies and
that "Zeke" and DAISY" are the fun.
NEST of all stage characters.
The company this season is said to
be even stronger than when the play
was last seen here, and the unusual
demand for seats so far in advance
augurs well for capacity business.
The prices are in accordance with the
times and so reasonable that every.
one can afford a brief holiday with
"Zeke" and DAISY"
The play is an American comedy
Of the better sort, with music, singing
and dancing hterspersed, and the
whole production is in keeping with
the high standard of excellence that
has always characterized Fred Ray.
mond's attractions.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
HUNTING LICENSES
NOW Being USED

County Auditor Flaherty has issued
but few hunting licenses during the
past week. Licenses can be secured
any time after August l, and the inter
est shown this year has been below
the average.
Hunters should make applications
at once in order to facilitate the issu-
ance. Application blanks have been
issued. Mr.. Flaherty to nearly all
the towns and postoffices in the coun.
ty so that one may be secured very
easily.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
REV. DANFORD

The Camp Meeting Bulletin for Mt
Lookout camp meeting in Ohio las
this to say of DR.. Danford now down
there preaching in their camp meet
ing.
Few men bring to a camp such a
benediction as Bro. Danford.
"He is not here on trial. He proved
his worth last year. He is not only
strong preacher but is also very
tactful.
"He has the reputation of taking
new districts and making them the
best in the conference. This ne did
with Fargo District and now the
same is being done in Bismarck dis
trict. He is one of the star district
superintendent of the west. The
blessing of such a man to a camp
meeting is inestimable. It has beer
the effort of the camp meeting board
to secure men who are actively en-
gagged in the building up of the church
We find this in the person of Rev
S. A. Danford."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07

MINOT, N. D., Aug. Robert Cor
man, register of the land Office at
Minot is in receipt of information
from the land office in Washington to
the effect that James w. Witten, sup
erintendent of the land opening of
the Fort Berthold reservation, will or
rive in Minot August II to prepare
for the registration, which begins Aug.
IA. The postmaster at Minot is be-
ing swamped with inquiries from pros
pective homeseekers. The commerce
ial club here is disseminating inform.
alton bearing on the land opening.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
CHARGES IN A
LETTER START ROW
NV Associated PreSS)

WASHINGTON, aug. IA stormy
scene was provoked before the house
committee of the department of CON-
merce and labor expenditures today
by the reading of letter from Com
missioner of the Fisheries Bowers as
sailing Representative Townsend of
New Jersey as tool Of dangerous
besmirches of character" in connec-
ton with the charges of the official
sanction of unlawful seal slaughter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
HAS, HEARING.

A man named Miller, accused OF
stealing bicycle belonging to Clerk
Jacobson of the state penitentiary,
was given hearing before Judge Of
son this afternoon. The evidence
contradictory in some respects and
the case was continued for day or
so until more evidence could be col
lected,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
STORk IS BUSY.

Three mothers left hospital in the
Capital city over the week end with
little, children born there within the
past week or so. Mrs. A. Arneson of
Bismarck, Mrs. John Blanchard of Bis.
marck, and Mrs. F. A. Teachout of
Glencoe.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07

Black and blue from beating ad-
mjnistered by her husband and hav-
ing drawn a razor and threatening her
life. Mrs. Mary Ross, of Mandan, N.
D.. was brought to this city yesterday
and is now being cared for by the
associated charities of, this city un-
der direction of Supt. McCraken. Mr..
Ross. taking the only child with him,
has disappeared and no trace can be
found of him.
The loss family formerly resided
at Mandan, and they were respected
highly and the citizens of that town
are shocked to learn Of the occurance.
Dan Ross, who goes under the name
of Don Mckenzie, returned to his
home in Mandan early Thursday morn
ing drunk. He Immediately proceeded
to beat his wife into insensibility,
and Mrs. Ross AYERS that she saw
him draw a razor and heard him threat
en- her life. He then took the only
child, six years old and left the house.
When Mrs. Ross returned to conscious
ness no trace of either the father or
the daughter could be found and
search since then has been equally
una railing. Mrs. Ross is but Is years
old and a beautiful woman. She is
now being kept at one of the local
hotels by one of the associated chari-
ties and will be sent to Sidney, Mani
toba, as soon as her condition will
warrant it. Fargo Daily News.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
CORNWALL IS FLOATED,

HALIFAX, Aug. 7.-The cruiser
Cornwall, which ran on the lodges off
Cape Sable, two miles from where the
Canadian flagship Noble struck, was
floated at high tide early today tnd
proceeded to Clarke's harbor, appar.
emily uninjured. When the Cornwall
reached Clarke's Harbor she took the
damaged Noble in tow and started for
this port.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
JOHN v. GATES
IS IMPROVING

PARIS, Aug. 7.-Those attending
John w. Gates reported today that the
inancier had good night and that
his general condition was unchanged.
Yesterday physicians were more hope
full of recovery as Gates continued to
be able to take nourishment.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
eulLpMcs GOING UP FAST.

Work on the new city hall is being
pushed as fast as possible and gives
promise of being a very good looking
structure. The brick work on the
Masonic temple is above the second
story and at the present rate will be
completed in few weeks
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
LENGThEN VISIT.

A pseudo leave taking was wit
messed at the 500 depot his morning.
Two young ladies of Minot were in the
act of departing on the train for their
homes but were finally persuaded by
a large assembly of admirers to
lengthen their stay for few days.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
INTERRUPTS
A FUNERAL
10y associated Press)

WESTBEND, Wis, Aug. 7.-Mourn'
ing for Phillip Brissell, whose body
lay in coffin before the taltar of St.
Johns Evangelical church at Kohl
vile, Mrs. Henry Conrad was struck
dead and four other women rendered
unconscious when a bolt of lightning
pierced the house of worship yester
day.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
TWO Killed and ten
INJURED in Wreck
NV Associated Press9

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 1.-Two
men were scalded to death and ten
were seriously injured when passen'
ger train on the Seaboard Air Line
plunged through an open switch and
struck freight on siding near here
today.
The dead men were fireman and en-
gineer of freight.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07

ABERDEEN, S. D-Adolph Wa g.
ner, employed on the new high sol o
building here, fell thirty feet and Il Is
tanned hurts which may result fas y "
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07

&c See Busch has taken another
trip east his object being to pick up
some bargains for his customers in his
new store.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
x. p. Meeting

There will be a meeting of the K. P
lodge on Wednesday evening and il
is requested that every member be
present as there is business of import
ance which requires the attention OF
the lodge.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
RETURN HOME.

Mrs. Otto Olson of Underwood left
for her home on the 500 this morning
after being at hospital here for some
time.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
HERE FOR TREATMENT.

J. r. Snyder Of Linton came up on
the south train this morning and went
to one of the hospitals in the city for
treatment. Miss Pearl Allen of Bis
marck also entered today.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Rooms for rent in mod
erni houe, 423 4th street. 8
WANTE0-Nrl to work for room
and board, phone 292R.
L0sT-Bay horse, 5 years old, weighs
100. Finder will please notify J.
r. Callahan, Bismarck, N. ID. Phone
100.
LOsT-On Saturday afternoon be
tween the Klawitter residence and
Main street, a lady's brown coat.
Finder please return to Mrs. William
Morris, Hay Creek. e
FOR RENT-Barn suitable for auto.
mobile, near center of city. Run.
= ming water. Henry Nicholson, 416
Thayer Street.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
NOTICE

NOTICE.
K. of P. meeting Wednesday even
ing. There will be special busines IS
to transact that requires attention.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
SUP1. WI1TEN
COMING. SOON
WILL SUPERjNTEND OPENING OF
THE BERTHOLD RESER-
WALTON

Postmasters Of Various Registration
Points being Swamped with lnqu'r'
les Regarding the Land-commere"
ial Clubs Assisting in Disseminating
lnforma alton concerning the tract.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
MAND||,AN |! !. Man +. :. :. !.
WHIPS WIFE,
CASE OF BRUTALITY REPORTED
BY WIEE-TREATMENT -
MOST CRUEL j.

Woman is Taken In hand by Associ-.
ated charities-Husband has skipp-
ed Country Taking Child with him,
According to story-Authorities now
on Lookout for Him.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-07
River Stages

Bismarck, N. D., August Z, 1911.
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sYNoPsIs.

PhH c:ylsy ss sssp:ed q sr.%s srn% .ss e
his frtend, Lieut.. Perry Hunter. turns to
hatred. Cayley seelrs solitude. where no
perfects flying machine. While SOARING
over the Arctic regions. he picks up
ouriously shaped stick he had seen In the
assassin's hand. Mounting again. ne Gis-
covers q yacht anchored in the bay. De
scending near the steamer. he meote .
girl on an Ice noe. He learns that tns
girls name II Jeanne Fielding and thet
the yacht has come north to seek sign1s sig1.
Of her father. Captain Fielding. an aIc..c aa
sSplorsr party from the yacht zach dsnart. ls t,
Jeanne nnds that he had dropped Gu.
Iiously-shaped stick. Captain Planck end
tho surviving crew Of his wrecked whaler
are in hiding on the coast. A giant rai-
man namedRoscoe. had murdered Ftelolne
and his two companions. after the ex-
plorer had rsvealsd the location OF sn
took command Of the party. It develops
that the rufnan had committed the mur-
der witnessed by Cayley: Roscoe Hians
e t. capture the yacht and ,s,fs s;SspFs Msa
oEner Of the yseht about the yisit 81, q tss ss
Cayley. Fanshaw declares that It !. an
Eskimo throwing stick. used to shoot
darts. Tom Fanshaw returns from the
searching party wtth sprained ankle
Perry Hunter 70 found murdered and
Cayley is accused Of the crime but Jeanne
believes him Innocent. A relief party goes
to dnd the searcherB. Tom confesses his
love for Jeanne. She rows ashore and
sntors an abandoned hut
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CHAPTER VIII.
Apparitions.

Apparitions.
Roscoe did not pause to Investigate
the effect of his blow. nor to waste n
second one. II the man who had con-
fronted him there In the companion
way was dead. so much the better. II
he were only half-dead, the job could
be finished at any time. He was out
of the way for the present at least.
Roscoe hurried on, searching state
rooms and passageways and finally
the crews quarters. forward.
When he had satified himself that
he and his men were in undisputed
possession Of the yacht. he emerged
on deck again by the forward hatch
way. and found Captain Planck al.
ready there. He directed him to go
below with Schwartz. who had been
engineer aboard the whaler. and get
steam up as promptly as possible. He
himself remained on deck. directing
the unloading and stowage OF those
precious golden slabs that the rest
Of the party were bring out in boats
from the shore.
We've got It all. Roscoe. unless you
want them barrels Of whale OIL" a
man in the last boat sang out as they
came alongside.
Well leave them to pay for this
nickel-plated ship" Roscoe answered.
Come! Look alive and get aboard.
Wen be ready to start as soon as we
can get a little daylight"
He looked them over. numbered
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throw 1t OF, he clustered. stormed ut
and abused them for q pack OF iars-
But in the end he sprang down into
one OF the boats. and said he would
fetch the box himself. Whether hs
believed their story. or not. 1t was
the only thing for him to do.
AS he pulled shoreward he tried
hard to convince himself that he did
not believe It: that Rose and Carlson
had probably forgotten all about the
box. and had trumped up the story to
avoid the necessity of going back for
It.
He beached his boat, scrambled
ashore and set out walking doggedly
along in the direction of the hut. The
fog was still all but impenetrable. even
to his practised vision. but he knew
the shore like the palm Of his hand.
and he trudged on without a pause.
until he was within ten PAGES. per
haps. Of his destination.
But there he faltered and stopped.
turned about. under an irresistible I'M
pulse OF fear. and would have fed
had not sheer necessity compelled
him to stop again. There was light,
a diifused yellow glow. faint but un-
mistakale, shining out Of the windows
of the hut.
He knew he could not go back to
the Aurora without that box: It was
necessary both to his future safety and
his present command Of the situation.
His one hold upon those sullen follow
ers Of his depended upon his being i'm
pervious alike to terror and to defeat
II he were to 60 back now without
accomplishing his purpose. 1t would
only be question Of days before they
murdered him. They all hated him.
enough for that. he knew.
Yet. even under that necessity. II
was three or four minutes before. at
the command OF his burly will. he be-
gan creeping forward on hands and
knees toward the lighted window Of
the hut.
And when ho reached a point where
he could command Its Interior. his
knees slipped out from under him and
he lay prone upon the icy beach. his
face buried in his outstretched arms
For those two sailors had told the
truth.
Presently he drew himself up and
BQuAtted Dack on MS HhuHCnes. bt<A~
ing. Human or not. the figure there
in the hut seemed unaware Of his
presence. 1t was staring nt the ex-
piring flame OF the candle In profound
abstraction. When 1t stirred. as pres
| entity II did. It was with natural.
human motion. And then the candle
went out.
In the few seconds Of silence which
followed. his terror returned upon
, him with full force. But It went
away as suddenly as It had come. and
with its recession there surged up In
him a wave Of british anger. 1t was
no ghost that had sat In contempla-
tion over the contents Of that box.
for 1t was moving now. with human
footsteps-faltering. uncertain foot.
steps, at that. And when It appeared.
just visible and no more. outside tho
doorway. It called aloud In a human
,vjce-a woman's voice.
CTo BE CoNTINuEDJ
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do, though her mind never. never
hesitated over the slightest detail Of
the necessary formula Of procedure.
She knew in Just what order to press
in those innocsnt-looking little orna-
mental tacks in the brass binding; re-
membered the right moment to turn
the box up on its end and let the
Just released steel ball roll down its
channel to the pocket. where 1t must
lie before the last pressure upon the
last spring would prove effective. She
no more faltered over It than she
would have faltered over her alphabet
And at last, when her numbed IN
gers had completed their task. the
counter-weighted lid rose slowly by
itself, Just as It had used to. and re-
vealed to her swimming eyes the con-
tents Of the interior.
Up to the moment she had not real
lied what the finding Of the dispatch
box meant It had not occurred to
her that full account of her fathers
expedition, Q narrative which would
reach. perhaps, to the morning Of the
last day Of all. was lying here. right
under her eyes.
But now when the cover opened and
she saw beneath 1t . thick volume.
bound in red morocco. she realized
that here. under her hand, was the
very object, In search Of which tho
Aurora had set out upon her perilous
voyage.
The first sight Of her fathers clear.
erect. precise handwriting warmed
her with q sudden courage. But even
this new inspiration Of courage did
not make her strong enough to turn
back and read the last entry In that
tragic Journal first She tried to do
It, but the will failed her. 80 she be-
gan at the beginning. Once she had
plunged into the fascinating narra-
tive, the whole Of the outside world
faded away from her. She was oblivious
to the fact that the darkness outside
was NO longer the mere darkness Of
tho fog: oblivious to the rising wind
that poured its icy stream through tho
leaky walls OF the hut and made the
candle flicker: oblivious. even to the
very sound which she had meant to
wait for-the sound Of Toms voice
calling out to her from the yacht. and
the sound OF other. more alarming.
nearer voices.
They all fell on deaf ears as she
turned page after page Of that pre-
cious record OF her fathers life. II
was written. In tho main. In the scien-
tific. observant, unimpassioned temper
which she knew so well. He chron.
icled those days OF peril. when their
ship. crushed in the ice. and only kept
from sinking by that very ice. which
had Just destroyed her. was drifting
along In the pack to what seemed
certain destruction. a. quietly and as
explicitly as he did the uneventful
voyage through Behring strait. The
mans courage was 80 deeply element
al In him that he could not be self
conscious about Il
He told of the land, the strange. un-
charted shore. whose discovery offer.
ed them q respite. at least, from that
destruction: told how he got his re-
maining stores ashore and built the
hut, where. in all human probability.
he md his companions were to spend
the rest Of their lives.
Finally she reached the record Of
the day when he had consigned to the
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CHAPTER vII.-centInued.

The sight Of It might well have
caused astonishment or alarm in the
Girls mind. But It was neither alarm
nor establishment that her next act
expressed. She dropped down on her
knees beside the rude wooden bunk.
drew the chest up close in the tight
embrace Of her young arms. laid hex
cheek against the cold polished sur
face Of its blackened wood. and cried.
Every question that might have
asked itself-how the thing could
have come there. and what its coming
might pretend to herself or to the
other Of the Aurora's people-was
swept away in . sudden rush Of filial
affection and regret which the sight
Of It instantly awoke. 1t had reached
her with that sudden poignant stab
Of memory which inAnimate objects.
familiar BY long association. seem to
be more potent to call up than the
very persons Of the friends with whom
they are associated. The sight Of her
eathef himself could hardly have had
90 instantaneous and overwhelming
IN effect upon her a. the sight Of this
old chest, which was one Of the earli.
est Of her associations with him.
It had always stood. until he had
taken It with him on that last voyage
Of his. upon o certain farther corner
Of his desk in the old library. It was
one OF those objects Of . class that
children always love-smooth. pol
ished. beautiful: beautiful and. At the
same time. defyin9 curiosity.
II was quite q masterpiece Of cabi'
oct work. No hinges were visible,
and the cover fitted SO closely upon
the box inself that the line which
separated them was hard to discover;
And there was no trace Of keyhole or
lock. To those uninitiated into its
secret, II defied any attempt to
open It
Presently she seated herself on the
bunk. took the little chest on her
knees and set about opening It. Be
tween the cold and her excitement she
found this rather a difficult thing to
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the very morning when. Roscoe had
murdered him. Its discovery would
go a long way toward bridging the
gap which Roscoe meant to leave in
their departing trail. In short, II that
rosewood box were left behind. Ros-
coe would always feel that he was in
more or less danger OF detection. And
he didn't mean to have a thing like
that hanging over him.
Consequently. when he discovered
that the box was not on board, and
that his particular injunctions con-
cerning It had been either neglected
or disobeyed, he came raging up on
deck again, a most formidable figure.
which caused his companions, harden
ed ruffians though they we're. to cover
| and shrink away from him.
In a torrent Of furious blasphemy.
he demanded to know why that box
had not been brought aboard: and the
| concentrated lees of his rage he
emptied. at last upon the two men
whom he had ordered to do It.
Now" he concluded. when the tor
rent had spent itself. you go ashore.
you two. Yes. you. Carlson-I mean
you-and you. Rose: go ashore now
| and get it,
Then, after momentary silence.
he ragged out the command again.
amid a foul flood OF abuse.
But still they made no move to
obey. and tho big Swede. in evident
terror. answered him. II won't get
It, Roscoe. II you want that box, you
| can get 1t yourself"
What In hell do you mean?" the
leader stormed. But his voice. even
as he spoke. lost its confident tang Of
authority.
You tell him." said Carlson. nod.
ding to his companion. Rose. Evident.
ly It was Rose who had told the story
to the other members Of the party. He
was a squatly built man with stub.
born Jaw. and Planck. In the days Of
his command, Ind always disliked him
MS that most undesirable pest that can
be found In forecastle-a sea law.
| yer.
What did you leave the box in the
hut for?" he demanded. He might
not have come back II you had left
It in the cave"
Come back!" echoed Roscoe. with
n Growl.
That's what I said. We went to
the hut to get II, and there was a
light inside. h there he sat, Just like
he used to. And he had the boz
open"
He! Who do you meanT There
was no trace OF turbulence In Roscoe'f
voice now. He spoke rs though his
throat was dry.
1T was Captain Fielding; him tc
the life. And. yet. It was different
from the way he used to be. We
couldn't see II very well. Its face was
sideways and the light wns behind IT,
and II looked smaller and thinner
more-more like a woman. Uf Rose
had had the word spiritual in his vo
cabulary. he would have used It. In
default Of 1t. he gave up trying. to
express Just what he meant) Any
way. there he sat with the box open
beside him. and that red book Of his
open on his knees. Go back for IL!
Well. ! guess not"
There WAS a momentary silence aft
CT he had finished. and Roscoe could
feel It, as II stretched itself out to the
length of half minute or so. the chill
of their terror enveloping him. To
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CircumstantIai Evidence.

He says that he thought all day
yesterday that It was Saturday.
DO you think he really did?"
Il guess so. he took a bath"