Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-08-15

George, behind. And if he had stat
there probably he would not now b
in the North Dakota penitentiary.
told my boy, Pete, when George Gu
loose from the anthracite region an
headed this way that we would hav
trouble, for George is a rover witt
wheels in his head and he just woul'
not settle down. Liquor and poo
rooms were his delight. After W.
had been going along smoothly TO
a time the boys went to Minot to sci
some horses. Keep an eye on George
says to Pete as the boys pulled out
but you might as we'll try to contro
an independent convention. George
come up missing the second day ou
and Pete came home and reported
the news. I always told George
would not help him out OF a scrap<
If he ever stole, and this is the rea
son the boy is now spending the sum
mer at Grove"
"Stole after all, eh?" inquired the
Tribune man.
mot exactly" the old man an
swered. "You see it was like this:
After nearly a year got a letter from
George from Towner, over in Nc
Henry county, and he wanted money
In scrape of course. After them
wheels in his noggi had run him all
over Montana he drifted back to
North Dakota. One day in a pool
hall George picked up a p0cketbook
dropped by doctor. George took the
$40 out and threw the wallet away.
He did not know it was the same as
stealing, poor fool, and when he come
up for trial he told the judge all about
it and he got a year. His time will
be up September 81 and came down
to see If I couldn't have Inn register,
thinking maybe # he got claim he
would settle down. Not bad boy,
but them wheels, allus goin' round"
When asked how he come out the
old man said: Il have seen Warden
Hellstrom, Governor Burke and At
torney General Miller, and it is q
question whether George is citizen
while doin' time. The matter is bein'
looked up. I am powerful anxious to
have George home again, ad maybe
them wheels are run down and the
liquor all out of his system, he will
light somewhere and STICK
Father Jones went home with the
full belief that his prodigal son would
be with him in month and would
not stray away soon again.
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Il heard a good one on the N. p.
company" said Mike Kelly, the tray
cling man, at the Mckenzie last night.
1.-The company had just issued rules
that the conductors were to carry
nobody without the fare charge was
met. Coming out of Fargo about a
month ago the conductor came
through collecting the fares and final.
ly reached a sweet-faced old lady in
brown bonnet. There seemed to be
some trouble about the fare. The
motherly parsonage did not have
ticket nor money to pay. "Pll have
to put you OFF," said the heartless
representative of the soulless corpo-
ration. The old lady seemed to turn
shade paler and her eyes searched
the passengers beseechingly. Several
male passengers who had witnessed
the brutal manner of the conductor
had dangerous CLEAN in their eyes
and school teacher sitting near the
motherly passenger fingered long
hatpin nervously. But the n-hearted
conductor soon reappeared, pulled the
bell cord, and before the indignant
passengers realized what had hap
pened the elected passenger was seen
demurely vending her way across a
field towards a house in the distance.
The very air in that car was charged
and the offending ticket taker came
in like whipped cur. You'll pay
for this outrage yelled little crack
er salesman, shaking his lady-like fist
in the offending face. The brute!
Kissed the school ma'am, he ought to
be cowhided.' Well see what can be
done for your case, my man. re-
marked a quiet, portly old gentleman
with well.supressed excitement. Riot
was in the air and things looked bad
for the ticket-taking sneak. 1t is the
rules of the company whined the
offender. See, they are here, but no
body would look at his book Of rules.
TO b with your rules and all
eyes turned thankfully to a blonde
young man with deep voice and ath-
letic build, but by this time the con:
ductor was out of the car"
"And what came Of it," was asked
Mr.. Kelly.
"Well, sirs, there were such a lot
of protests reached the superintend-
ent that he called the con on the
carpet.
when asked about the affair the
man pulled the company rules, and
there was the law Of the company to