Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-11
Stories Of CurbStOne and
Corridor

What is fame" asks the cynic.
"Crystalized notoriety," answers the
josher. Now there is George Wash
ngton Wilkinson, a man who licked
republicans and postage stamps in
an Ohio hamlet, rose to the dignity
of politician and came to North
Dakota to peddle his talents, and he
has real talent, too. Just about the
time George Washington Wilkinson
| was getting into the national game
| some incompetent unknown on the
| Tribune referred to him as Editor
| Hankinson of the North Dakota
| Democrat This great family journal
! owes Editor Wilkinson an apology.
1t is not the policy of this paper to
permit anyone to suffer by the mis-
| takes of it's reporter and If Editor
Wilkinson will call around the c. & c..
man will shake him for the cigars.
The Hurleys do an automobile leap
in the air as street attraction for
the exposition management. Mrs.
Hurley shoots down an incline in a
miniature auto, scoots up into the air
and is caught by her husband who
hangs from a trapezze by his legs.
The feat is daring and exciting. The
outfit was moved and Monday night
occurred the first performance at the
new location. By a miscalculation
the trapeze was hung about two feet
too low, and instead of reaching his
outstretched arms, Mrs. Hurley was
hurled plump into her husbands face.
He caught her all right but received
a black eye and a bruised face in
doing it. Mrs. Hurley is practical
little body. She merely remarked
that a hospital stands near by
Mickey O'Connor admits that in all
his hunting he never saw the hoodoo
bird they call the jabberwock. This
bird Of evil omen appears only be-
fore death in the neighborhood, the
election of democratic president or
some other equally as dire calamity.
Much has been written of the jabber-
wock which may be erroneous and
imaginative but the best authorities
agree that it is indescructible. The
best marksmen have shot pounds OF
lead at the strange bird without re-
suit, and some hold that missiles pass
right through its body without dam
age. Sam Clark, who is some nim-
rod, says the jabberwock is specie
of the gildersnitch and that it never
dies. The same number of birds are
here today that greeted Adam when
he was poor apple boy hanging
around the Eden orchard, and wink
ing across the back fence at Eve.
Sam says the fowl was called the
peace bird and is described by David
as he hauled grain from the farmers
elevator in Egypt and was named the
dove. The following line by Jim
Shea are ill advised and misleading
in the light of the above facts:
"The dove of peace her pinions loosed
And softly sang this sad refrain,
NO matter, now, how high l roost,
They'll get rue with an acceptance"
Prof. William Moore reads all the
news He gets the Tribune and the
New York Evening Post, and the War
Cry. Professor William is also an
advocate of the water wagon and de.
clares that as an educational factor
and a moral promoter it has the auto
backed up in corner. The gentle
man views with alarm the election
results in Maine and points with
pride to the Gibraltar of Prohibition,
North Dakota. The consumption Of
liquor in North Dakota has fallen off
.46 per cent in the six months last
past and good deal less drunken
ness is seen in Valley City and other
seats of learning. Even Minot raided
the blind pigs with the suggestion of
a state normal school. Prof Moore
is not poet although he is said to
be distantly related to Tom and
comes from the same section in Ire
land. An eastern poet with we'll T
developed western accent has dedi
Gated these lines to Sir William and
other temperance advocates:
"There's a rumble
And humble
Through the states both far and near;
sensation