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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-30
COMPLETE ADDRESS Of
JAMES J. HILL At THE
INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
Better Farming methods are Productive o
Best Results
North Dakota May Feel Proud of Progress
She Has Made

not only has been an empire build
err, but he has been great studen,
of economic questions and has been
one OF the first to solve the great
economic problem that concerns the
people of the northwest. Ladies and
gentlemen, have the pleasure OF In
PRODUCING to you President James j.
HILL l just want to say, my friends,
that Mr.. Hill is up here away from
his own state and I don't want him
to take cold while he is here, and
know you will excuse him II he leaves
his hat on while he is talking.
Mr.. Hill:
Ladies and Conference.-The gov
ernor is entirely too complimentary.
It is true, and / never will turn my
back on it, that Dakota will always
occupy a warm place in my heart. l
have seen it grow from the unoccu-
pied prairie to what you have today.
Now you are here, and am going to
get down to business. Let us take
an account or stock of what we have
got, what We have got to deal with.
You have in North Dakota an excel
lent soil and a good climate. You
have forests; you have coal, if they
will get briquetting machine that
will put it in shape where it can be
transported and where it can be held
in form rather than that it should
slack and resolve itself back to it's
original component parts. Your lig-
mite will make excellent fuel, and
you will use it and it will be great
source of wealth to you. But differ
ent from the coal of other states, your
mineral resources are limited, and
bear in mind that everything of
value comes from the forests, the
mines, the farm or the sea. Now
the sea contributes so little-about 2
or per cent-it Is not really worth
counting. but you have the main
source of wealth here in the fertil
ity of your soil. How can. you make
good use of it?
You have 35,ooo,ooo acres of farm
land, according to the last census. I
mean by that 100000 acres of
farms. If you could add $1,000 an
acre it would be $3.50. 100000. If you
could add $40 it would be $70O, 000, 900.
Now want to say to you that you
can add $50 an acre today. saw
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-30
We might think that you had your

oAo1Ss
But we realize that you must pros
per or you can't live. A railroad can't
move away. You can sell out If you
can get anybody to buy. We have
got to stay with the country. Once
i. is in we have got to stay there
and take our chances for good or
for failure with that land and we are
directly in partnership with it and
that partnership can't be broken or
segregated. Let US be fair to each
other in every way. Nobody any
where on the face of the earth re.
joices any more in that prosperity
than I do because l know that when
you are prosperous 40 are we, and
when your prosperity leaves you 1t
has left US too.
Now I have taken more Of your
time-and have got to 60 to Hell.
ena, Montana, to scold them out
there. l know Montana was a miner
al country in the first instance. PEG.
pie chased out there after mines:
took their lives in their hands, and
went among the Indians. The first
party l remember went out short
distance beyond the river. here and
had to turn back, and the next year
they started and went up to Fort
Stevenson and Buford, or Union, l
believe it was then. They were chas-
ing gold. They dug the holes on
every mountain side from that day to
this. But you have here gold in your
soil. When you take the gold out of
the mine there is hole there. A
mine must always reach a f1nality
when it is mined out, but you have
got an eternal mine here in your fer
tile soil, in a good climate. Follow
it up and it will reproduce itself and
all of that wealth-nine billion dol
lars, taken out of the soil, can be TAX
en- out every year.
And with proper cultivation the land
should be better. In England 100
years ago wheat yielded but IA or Is
bushels to the acre and the people
we're leaving the land. The country
was largely owned by large holders,
people who owned half a county, and
it was making them land poor. They
took it up-the question of how to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-30
Governor John Burke:

Governor John Burke:
NV fellow citizens, am sure that
the management of the exposition
and our distinguished visitors from
our neighboring state highly appre
ciate the way that you have turned
out today to visit the exposition to
meet our distinguished visitors from
St. Paul and Minneapolis.
am told that the mayor of the
city has already welcomed our Wis
itors to the state, and has practically
told them that If they saw anything
loose around that they wanted that
they should take it along with them.
would simply say that this Is all
quite unnecessary. There Is no ne
cessity for them mountaineering
themselves with anything more than
their luggage, but to 60 on their way
rejoicing and that We will send 1t
to them, as We have always done in
the past.
l am sure, too, that this has been
somewhat Of surprise to the visitors
from the neighboring state. 1t is q
surprise to me and I am sure 1t will
be to you when you visit this exposi-
ton. / am only sorry that we didn't
have a good crop in this state this
year so that We could show them
what the soil of this state really can
produce. 1t is generally understood
that there is a failure of the crop
in this state this year, outside of the
valley, and as the valley is not rep
resented in this exposition, what
ever you see here today is the prod
uct of the soil west of the md River
valley And if we can produce an ex-
hibit of such products in year
when there has been failure you
can only imagine what we will do
under proper conditions and in an
average year.
But l know why 70, have come
here in such numbers this afternoon.
I know that you have come principal.
ly to hear the president OF the Great
Northern railway talk to the farmers.
A man who has done more for the de-
velopment of the great northwest
than any other. And while he lives
in a neighboring state, We feel that
on account of his activity in this state
that he belongs to North Dakota as
much as he does to Minnesota. He
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-30
keep the people on the land, and they
sent the best trained men they coule|

keep the people on the land, and they
sent the best trained men they coule|
find to examine the land, survey It'll
see what It was best adapted to raise|
and then asked the farmers to culti1
vate that crop and as they were aske !
to do it, and they would guarantee
as good or better yields than the
had before. Well now, in q short
time they turned the tide, and they
continued to improve. From 1890 uni
til 1910, fifty years, it continued to im1
prove until they had raised it FROM
II or Is bushels to rs. It is now 81
and here we are on virgin soil. There
soil has been cultivated we know
since before the Conquest thous
and years ago. People would say tt
you, why the soil wears out. That
is worn out land" II the soil wore
out what would become Of the racei
The race would have gone with it'll
But the soil won't wear out any mord
than the race will wear out. II thu
race is not properly cared for it will
wear out and vanish FROM the face,
of the earth, but II properly nourishedi
the race won't wear out but Wilt
strengthen and increase, and so with
the land.
You must keep the fertility of the|
soil, and the best way to do that Isl
to fertilize it. Every dollars worth
of forage you feed your catue and
hogs will bring you 80 and one-third.
cents back, if you put the manurs
on the land. Don't leave it to pill
up.
Iowa is a successful state. I rel
member when the whole of northern
Iowa was raising wheat, and TIL
name of that wheat was Amber Iowa
1t was light colored club whea
mostly sold in Milwaukee. Now u
a man would talk about Amber Iowa.
you would not think it was kind Of
wheat. You might think it was som
kind of sorghum molasses. But tina
was what they raised. They foun
out early that they were exhaustin
their soil and they took up cattl
and hogs, and they took up corn an
Iowa certainly occupies fine positio
in the list of agricultural states.
But you go down in Iowa to buy
(Continued on page g.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-30

nation to the man who Is out on the
soil, who has his feet in the ground
as deep as the roots Of the trees. He
Is the man we want to reach, the man
we want to help and it can be done.
Don't be afraid. Some OF you-well
it's an old story with me. When I
distributed, and l couldn't afford to
do then what might have done later
on, but when scattered of my own
money $4,000 In cattle and hogs
they turned their backs and said
was going to ruin the country, and
said, "You ought to be driven out Of
the country" They would not feel
that way now, but never mind. I
want to help that man-not on &C.
count of any special benevolence, but
the whole country is better for 1t.
Your one resource here-and it will
always be your one resource-and
the resource of this nation, is the
farms. Whenever this nation has
had trouble, foreign war or anything
else, the farmers boy has left the
furrow half way across the field and
has followed the flag. He has as
much intelligence and more patriot
1oIAy tA1A LAV ASotS oAU "OAAA AAAV
to mention, my brothers, that l am
on his side. want him to prosper
because If he doesn't prosper all of
all the rest of the business of the en-
tire country will fail. What does the
agricultural crop of the United States
amount to for the last year? It
amounted to nine billion dollars. It
is big mouthful but 1t isn't hard to
comprehend. All the production of
the other branches sink into insig-
nificaqce when compared with it, and
it is the foundation of all our indus
tries. Suppose that we should lose
our crop for six months in the entire
world. What would become of the
human race? They would die of star.
walton. But we are not going to lose
it. Take everybody don't care whe.
Their he is a lawyer or a doctor, or a
or a banker, or whatever he
may be. What sort of living could
he make If it were not for the farms
here. In three weeks there would
be very few of them left. We would
all fly away. The farm and the cult.
walton of the land is the hope of ev-
and it is the foundation of
eterybody's wealth and everybody's
prosperity.
And you have to get the money be-
for you can pay it to us. We are glad !
to take little. Sometimes you think !
we get more than our share, but you
will be surprised If tell you-and l
happen to know, that when I took and
reorganized crippled road there was
no line in North Dakota, but there
was up to St. Vincent, on the bound.
ary. Now taking the average rate
hat was in force when l took the pro-
oerty and apply it to business that we /,
nave carried over the lines from that !
lay to this-thirty years-then take
he figures representing what we COL
ected, and the difference between
hat and the actual money value of
he reduction in rates would amount
o over twelve hundred and sixty mil
ion dollars, or just eight times as
much ais the entire capitalization of
he railroads from Lake Superior to
Puget Sound, including all of it's
Now if you get eight times
IS much as the entire cost of the pro-
'erty at least you have something.
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CONTINUED on page 6.)
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
CURED TO STAY CURED.
How Butler Citizens Can Find Com
plete Freedom From Kidney
Troubles.

If you suffer from backache-
From urinary disorders
From any disease of the kidneys,
Be cured to stay cured.
Doan's Kidney Pills make lasting
cures.
Grateful people testify.
Here's one case of it:
Robert A. Criqg, Maple Street, Rich
Hill, NO., says: Il am glad to say a
good word for Doan's Kidney Pills,
as they benefited me greatly. l had
sharp, knife-like pains across the
small of my back which were more
severe when l stopped. also suf-
fered from sharp twinges in my limbs
and shoulders and kidney weakness
annoyed me. After trying several
remedies without getting relief,
Deans Kidney Pills were brought to
my attention and I soon found relief
through their use. Almost before l
was aware of it, my troubles had dis
Statement given in Feb
ruary, 1869
A PERMANENT CURE.
On November 30th, 1908, Mr.. A.
KriQg said: 'The cure effected in
my case over two years has been
permanent. l always keep Deans
Kidney Pills in the house and l take
q few doses now and then, finding
that they act as q tonic to my system.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's-and
take no other. q q
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
Warren Weeks Breaks Arm.

Warren, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Weeks fell from porch
railing Thursday afternoon breaking
both bones in his right arm below the
elbow. Although the fracture was a
very painful one, the little fellow
went through the ordeal of having
his arm set without flinching and he
is now rapidly recovering.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
Negro Takes Government Job.

Washington, D. c., March a.
William H. Lewis, the Boston negro
recently named by President Taft for
the position Of Assistant Attorney
General of the United States, was
formally sworn il today. Mr.. Lewis
nomination failed of confirmation by
the Senate and Mr. Taft gave him a
recess appointment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
A New Partnership.

To my friends Of Butler and Bates
county:
Having bought the interest of j.
M. Roster in the Roster &: Cole Gro
Gerry stock on north side of square,
Butler, NO., we solicit share of
your patronage. The firm is now
Cole Bros.
We will use every effort to treat
you right.
22-2t w. T. COLE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

Queen Quality Shoes ..
for comfort
T. w. Fisk.
Mrs. Rudolph Jackson and son
have returned to Kansas City after a
visit at the home Of her mother in
this city.
T. S. Paschall of near Amsterdam
who recently suffered a stroke OF
paralysis is undergoing treatment al
La Harpe, Kansas.
E. C. Alexander of Montrose and
Miss Lula Strobe of Spruce were
married by Probate Judge Henry
Thursday afternoon.
A proposition to issue bonds to the
amount of $50, 600 for the purpose of
erecting a new High School building
was carried at Clinton last week by a
big majority.
Mrs. L. r. Heinlein, accompanied
by her son, Edward, came down from
Kansas City the last of the week for
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Stewart, south of this city.
Queen Quality Shoes
are corkers
T. w. Fisk.
Mrs. c. V. Huffman and baby, of
Erie, Kans., are visiting at the home
of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. S.
Gwinn of this city. ...-... ...
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Norman went
to Jacksonville Saturday for a visit
at the home of Mr.. Norman S brother,
j. J. Norman.
Mrs. j. D. Stanfield, of Mountain
Home, Idaho, is visiting at the home
of her uncle, j. E. Shut.
Thomas P. Crawford, the we'll
known stockman, of near Passaic,
was business visitor to the county
seat Monday and made us most pleas
ant call.
John Rock returned the last Of the
week from a business trip to Ell
Dorado Springs where he has real
estate interests.
Charley Cameron came down from
Kansas City the first of the week for
a short visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Cameron.
Dewitt Mcdaniel, of Route l, was
a business visitor to the county seat
and made us most pleasant
call. He ordered The Times sent to
o. O. Mcdaniel at Stockholm, Kans.
80 Queen Quality Shoes
for style
T. w. Fisk.
LOST-Somewhere on the streets
Of Butler, Saturday, March Is, a dia-
mond brooch in filigree work, about
the size of Csc piece. Leave at this
office and get liberal reward. 33-lt-:-
A building which will be occupied
by a blacksmith shop is being erected
IN the A. A. Seese lot just east of the
Richardson restaurant on east Dakota
street.
M. G. Brewster was notified by
telegram Wednesday of last week Of
he death Of his mother at Center
view, Mo. He left for that place
Thursday morning to attend the
funeral. /
The Ladies' Cemetery Association
will hold their annual meeting Stature
lay, April LIST, at the Ohio Street M.
:. Church. Business and election Of
,fficers. Everybody interested urged
o attend.
Porter NJ. Allison, county Superin-
endent Of schools held the regular
March examination for teachers at the
Washington school building in this
lily Friday and Saturday. Between
3 and 100 took the examinations.
Queen Quality Shoes
for style
T. w. Fisk. i
Fire broke out Monday afternoon
h0rtly before 4 o'clock on the root
4 Ed Austin D residence at 20 East I
)unkln street The central depart.
neut nhna0 . quick run to the scen4
M WxekA3 hard N nrAv1nt fine burn. |,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

rs Wilson to Eliza Wilson IS a
sec Howard $4,000.
Massey A Bum to B F Griggs 40 a
sec "a Hudson $500.
Annie Bailey to B F Griggs so a sec
"a Hudson $217.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.

Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
Mrs. Sam Walls, of Adrian, visited
in this city Monday.
Mrs. F. H. Crowell on Monday en-
tertained the Monday Bridge Club.
Get your spring suit now and be
the first. Black-Arnold.
Miss Sarah Baker is visiting rela-
tives at Grand Junction, Colorado.
Big lot of those ''Heavy O'Alls"
75c and $1.OO. Black-Arnold.
Mrs. Lewis Keele and baby have
returned from visit at Adrian.
See the new Board brim hats,
just the thing. Black-Arnold.
j. M. Wheatly of Rich Hill visited
in Butler the last of the week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE
DONE ON DRAINAGE DITCH
County Court Decides in Favor of Pc
titioners-Ditch to be Cut Deeper.

County Court Decides in Favor of Pc
titioners-Ditch to be Cut Deeper.
Bates County Court on Friday
rendered a decision in favor of the
petitioners in the matter of deepening
and cleaning out the big drainage
ditch in Drainage District No. /, which
has been pending for several months.
The petition in this case was pre-
sented late in the fall of 1910 by j. F.
Kern, ct al, representing about q, 600
acresof land. "Reminiscences, repre-
sentingabout 8. 600 acres of land, were
also filed.
On account ofirregularities in the Pc
titions the case was continued from
time to time until after the first of the
year, whenit fell to the present court.
The decision of the court was made
under the provisions of a bill, passed
by the 18th General Assembly, which
allows the court no alternative but to
grant a petition for aditch or improve
mentthereon when petitioned for by a
majority of the acreage of the district.
This bill which bears an emergency
clause, has been signed by the Gov
ernor and is now effective.
The petition granted prays for an
average increase of depth in the pres
ent ditch Of 10 feet, and also asks that
three large bends be cut out of the
main channel.
The cost of the improvements
asked for is estimated at ap-
proximately $4,000 or an average
of $3.O 90 per acre.
Judge John Coleman, John Stone
and Joe Graves were appointed view
ers to make estimate of the probable
cost, and view and assess damages
and benefits.
The viewers will meet at Rich Hill
Monday, whence in company with en-
gineer Geo. Bird, engineer in charge,
they will start upon a tour of inspec-
ton. A report of their findings will
be made at the May term Of the Coun-
ty Court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
Butler Christian Church.

Sunday, April 2, Bible school 0:3O.
Beginning of Bible School Revival.
Perfect Attendance Day. Prersen-
tation of Teacher Training Diplomas
to graduates of the course. Com
munion and preaching, 1O:45. Ser
mon, "Jesus, the Son of God"
Christian Endeavor $50. Evening
sermon 8 o'clock, conducted by the
men of the church. Discourse topic,
Behold the Man." All are cordially
invited to these meetings.
VIM. M. Mayfield, Minister.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

| We appreciate the way you have
been buying our shoes. Black-Arnold.
Clyde Mcfarland made business
trip to Kansas City Friday.
County Clerk C. G. Weeks visited
in Rich Hill the last of the week.
Mrs. H. P. Callahan is visiting rel
ativeS at Columbus, Kansas.
T. B. Eager made business trip
to Joplin and Nevady the first of the
week.
Queen Quality Shoes
are best
T. w. Fisk.
A. O. Welton has returned to Kit
Carson, Colorado, after a short visit
in this city. ~,
A barn belonging to VIM. Henry
was destroyed by fire Monday even
ing.
Mrs. Ed. McReynolds, of Harrison
vile, is visiting her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. M. S. Clay.
DR.. c. A. Lusk came down from
Kansas City Friday on business with
the county court.
Mrs. o. E. Groves, of Burdette,
visited relatives and friends here the
last of the week.
We will surprise you with the
values we are Offering in spring suits
fans, grays. Black-Arnold.
If its only small purchase get it at
Black-Arnold where it will be ap-
preciated.
You will always be pleased if. you
buy your work clothes of us. Get
the best. Black-Arnold.
Bring in the boys and let US figure
with you on the entire outfit for
clothes. Black-Arnold.
Mrs. R. B. Campbell of Pleasant
Gap visited in Passaic the last of the
week.
Queen Quality Shoes
are best
T. w. Fisk.
Miss Matte Boulware left Friday
for Joplin for visit with relatives in
that city.
Mrs. H. P. James and children, of
Rich Hill, visited at the home of Mr..
Mrs. H. G. Cook the last of the week.
Mrs. E. C. Mudd has returned to
Adrian after a visit here with rela-
tives and friends.
John Jenkins, of Route A, visited
in Butler Monday and made The
Times most enjoyable call.
Mrs. R. R: Deacon went to Kansas
City Saturday for a several days. visit |
at the home Of Mrs. Ed. Npp.
= c. r. Moulton, the well known
Adrian real estate man made bust
ness visit to the county seat Friday.
j. r. Ford has returned from a
visit with his brother, George w.
Ford, at Elklick, Mo.
Since the last shower the streets Of /
the city have been well dragged and
are now in fine shape.
j. D. Allen came down from JET
fers0n City Thursday for a short visit
with home folks.
Queen Quality Shoes
are corkers
T. w. Fisk.
Mrs Rolla Brooks left Tuesday to
Join her husband who is proving up q
:laim near Isabel South Dakota.
Edgar Thompson of Appleton City
made 4 business visit TO this city the
asst Of the week.
Mira w. G. Shafer, accompanied
" her daughter, Miss Irene, visited
q Kansas City Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Bunyard, Of
Amsterdam. win take charge Of the
Commercial Hotel, at home April 1st
G. C. Duke has been selected BY
b Democratic city commi(fee sean-
lidate fqr ~ aseeef q tl,e psm-
'crstlc dckef To encceed y: r Boa 4
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
M. E. Church, South.

Sunday school $50 a. m. Preach
ing service II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Epworth League $50 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday, 7:3O p. m.
All are invited to attend these
services. j. A. Jared,
Factor
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

S. c. Buff Orpington eggs from
choice mating $1.0O for Is.
Mrs. w. M. Arnold,
Is Ct Butler, Missouri.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

A picture show Saturday afternoon
at Electric Theater, Opera House
block. 5 cents to everyone.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

Barred Rock Eggs for Matching
from very choice matings, 500 for
fifteen or $3.50 per hundred. l7-tf.
Mrs. A. S. Millhorn, Butler, Mo.