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The Dickinson press., 1912-05-11

Miss Mary Pelissier was visiting
friends and relatives at Medora this
week.
In Morton county the highest bid at
the recent land leasing. and the highest
ever made was. $50 per quarter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rigdon are moving
from rooms over the Dickinson Hard
waee store to one of the C. D. Litch
cottages On West Willard.
Mrs. Kate Ryan entertained the Birth
day club last Friday afternoon. She
served an elegant luncheon to the
ladies. who enjoyed the remainder of
the afternoon at cards.
Valdemar Hanson was in the city a
few days the latter part of last week
visiting his cousins. J. v. and Valde-
mar Jessen. Mr.. Hanson has been con-
nected with a clothing store at Wibaux
for the past six years and left here
Saturday morning for a several
months visit at his old home in Dem
mark.
Mrs. Mary Manser of Mott has started
suit against the N. P. for SIS, 900 for
injuries received while the passenger
train was being switched at Flasher on
the Mandan-Mot branch. She was
thrown to the floor and severely injured.
The railway company paid all expenses
and offered to settle. The case will be
tried in the federal court at Bismarck.
c. E. Sayre of Beloit, Wis. was re-
turning home Monday after a trip into
Dunn county. Mr.. Sayre purchased a
half section of land near Fayette about
two years ago and had not seen it until
this trip. He will have 12O acres
broken and seeded to flax, and will.
in all probability. become a resident of
Dunn county u Dickinson. as he is
much impressed with this place.
Attorney Geo. H. Stone of Mott was
in Dickinson on Wednesday night e.
turning from Stanton, where he ha d
been attending to legal business in
Judge Nichols court. From Dickinson
Mr.. Stone wen to New England. where
he expected to see Mrs. Stone and their
little daughter at the Stribling hospital
before taking the Milwaukee train for
Mott. Mr.. Stone is. always a welcome
visitor in Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. johnson were in
Tuesday from eleven and one half miles
south Of South Heart TO make ive-year
proof on their homestead at the Dick
inson U. S. land Office. Nelson Busey
and Pete Fellingworth acted as witness
ses. mir. johnson has found il too wet
this spring to get in a large crop so far.
Prospects are good this season and he
will SOW more grain during the next
few days. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson came
to North Dakota from Indiana and re-
sided at Oberon. near Devils Lake. for
five years before coming to Stark county.
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-11

H. B. Powers left on Wednesday for
Billings. Mon tana, from which place he
goes to Calgary, Canada, where his PAT
ents have resided for six or seven years.
Mr.. Powers has investments in British
Columbia and he has asked his son to
come home and help look after business
matters. Herb had a good visit while
in Dickinson and said it seemed almost
like leaving home when he took the
train west.
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-11
Charles..E. Dern arrived in Dickinson
Monday from Indiana.

Charles..E. Dern arrived in Dickinson
Monday from Indiana.
Mrs. S. D. Camp underwent a minor
operation at St. Joseph's hospital the
first of the week.
DR.. E. A. Spear of Belield is one Il
those who recently purchased a 30 b. p.
Buick of the Dickinson Motor Car Co.
r. L. Best. a former store clerk in
Dickinson. a leading Bismarck mer-
chant now, has a funnel invention
that is in great demand.
Mrs. Mary Turner and daughter,
Mrs. O. A. Dietsche. returned to Glad
stone on Saturday following a pleasant
visit of two weeks in Bismarck where
they were guests of Banker and Mrs.
P. c. Remington and other friends.
The Times at Belield has good words
for C. E. Ward, candidate for the nomi.
nation of superintendent of schoo Is.
and H. A. Burgeson. candidate fol-
states attorney. Mr.. Ward is principal
of the Roosevelt school in Bel6eld,
while Mr.. Bureeson is city attorney in
Dickinson.
The proprietor of the Columbia hotel in
Morrehead gets $22, 500 from the Great
Northern because an engine ran ovel
and severed a line of hose, causing ser.
ious delay, resulting in the destruction
of his hotel by fire. The supreme court
affirmed the decision of the county
court.
The Dickinson press., 1912-05-11

Miss Eva Alcott will continue her
vocal instructions at the Oliver Whaley
residence on Wednesdays and Saturdays
of each week. See her there and make
arrangements. 5-11-3t
fl. S. Russell was up from Glen Ullin
over Sunday. Mr.. Russell has charge
of the Office work in the Hess Creamery
Co. and expects to take his wife and
children to Glen Ullin within a few
weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
Great SINGERS Generosity

Among the stories told by Arthur
Pougin Of Malibran, the great singer,
is one of her stay in Venice. She was
to give six performances at one thea.
ter there, when Gallo, the director OF
the Teatro Emeronito, being on the
eve of bankruptcy, begged her to give
two at his theater, promising her
R120 for each. She consented, but
when Gallo went to take her the sec
ond payment he entered saying:
Here Is the sum we agreed on"
what sum-" she replied with an air
of surprise. ooh, the G120 for yester-
days performance" 81 don't want
your money. Take 1t all away and
spend 1t on your children You shall
kiss me and we'll be quits" Did the
good fellow believe his ears? His two
performances had brought him In
E4O0 in round figures. had saved him
from bankruptcy, and to crown his
joy, he kissed Nine. Malibran. This
nnagnaninlity to poor Venetian was
received publicly by frantic ovation,
and crystahzed in verse, while the
theater was renamed Malibran.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
Harvesting the Rivers.

The Newland's River Regulation
bill, which proposes that the fed.
eral government shall control the
flow of the Ohio river by draining
its tributaries and source streams In
such manner that the food level al
Cairo will have been lowered, has en-
gagged considerable attention at the
National Drainage Congress, now
now holding in New Orleans. The
last of the three days session of
the congress will be held today.
Should the Newland bill become a
law, the government will begin the
work Of Harvesting the Ohio river
tributaries and using the freshets
thus conserved for the generation of
electric power
Other proposals made in the bill
include the building of great food
water canals and reservoirs that
would take the freshets of the Mis-
souri, river and turn them over into
the dry prairies and bench lands
in the shape of food irrigation, and
also to prevent the overlooking in
the Mississippi countries, between
Cairo and the gulf by revetments
which will protect the entire leyec
system and maintain navigable
stream in all sections.
Cairo is vitality concerned in any
proposed legislation that contem-
plates the controlling of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. The rivers
have been one of Cairo's greatest
worries and any measure proposing
relief is bound to win our support.
1t is to be hoped that our represent
tatiyes in the house and senate will
not neglect to investigate the merits
of the Newland measure.
The government spends millions
of dollars annually maintaining the
army and navy for the sole purpose
OF protecting the nation against at
tack, and virtually nothing to pro-
tect its citizens from their greatest
enemiesA--the rivers. The losses suf-
fered from the most recent floods
doubtless would pay for the work
proposed in the Newland bill. I'm
mediate measures should be taken
by the government to safeguard the
people of the valley against a recur-
renee OF the disaster, regardless of
the cost. ~ ,r.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

Thomas jefferson. the th,rd p.es.-
dent Of lh, United States, AID the
most famous rel-headed man since
Julius Caesars time, was born en-
! April 18th, l7i3, in q state of att'u-
encc, and also III Virginia, both Of
which states were regard a, that
time Ivy future presidents as The
NEST favorable in which to be born.
Jenerson's father was a planter
which is a de luxe edition Of a
farmer, and the young Thomas grew
Up with all the luxuries Of the time,
/ including books, white satin pants
and college education. He was a
talented writer and had he lived to
day would have successfully Con-
cealcd himself from p2stcrity by
publishing valuable articles il tie
hish brow masazi, 5.
rs it was, however, he was con,-
PEELED 10 20 into the law When the
colonies net Ia convention in Phila-
delphia in t77G, Jefferson, tS'a a
young man, wrote The Declaration
Of Independence, which speedily he
came trst seller and has promotes
the sale of sun-powder on the
Fourth Of July ever since. S-me
people assert that this act was fata
to jefferson, because ;he de lsrat'or
was signed on the Fourth CT July,
, and its author expired on the same
date Howeye-, there was a margin
of fifty years between cause and eff
feet and Jefferson's sad fate at the
age OF SO should not deter other
young patriots with declarations to
write,
After the colonies revolted, Jeffer-
son began holding office and contin-
ued to do so with great tenacity and
continuity. finally becoming vice
president in John Adams admins
tratlon. jefferson was deeply oppos-
ed to Adams and Massachusetts, and
ostentatiou and other things and be-
came an insurgent on 1875 counts
He defeated Adams in 1900. and be-
came president, ruling the country
With great firmness and diplomacy
for eight years. On his inaugura-
ton day. he rode his horse into
Washington, tied him to a post and
took the oath of office without frills
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
The Greedy FeTryman

The greedy fel rymaH has been
reaping golden harvest with his
leaky skiff since the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers made navigation pos
sihl. or even necessary between
Mounds and Mound City and the
Subway. When conditions are nor
NAL the average ferryman will row
yoa through the raging torrents o.
the Ohio fer a nominal sum OF ~
cents and viii almost break his back
+. iii his efforts TO land YOU on the
other shore at point opposite the
starting place. But times haga
changed The tarryman. realizing
the many opportunities presented by
the lack OF railroad transportation
To Mounds. has transferred his bust
ness operations to the Drainage Dis
tTict Judging f7om the extoTtiun-
ate rates charged for transp ertatiu9,
the ferryman hopes 10 obtain enough
money IRON the travelling public 10
stock his shack with bacon and
eggs for the remainder of his life.
One must admit that 50 or ~
cents is not such high rate for q
five mile ride in skiff, even though
the water be still water but when il
comes to paying IS o. SIS for SUCH a
ride, 1t Is almost time to rise and
protest. One ferryman demanded
IS for 2 rouud-trip between Mound
City and Mounds Thursday and got
it from a half dozen men who found
it necessary to make the trip, An.
other Cairo business man com
planned that he spent almost as
much to travel to Mounds and re-
turn as it would have cost him to
ride one way by rail to Chicago. but
he mad no alternative--it was either
pay or swim. 20 he paid.
II would seem that the railroad
company would take some measures
to protect their patrons against over
charges of this sort, even if it be-
came necessary to establish launch
service to Mounds. Without the
patronage of the travelling public
the farrymen would have to hustle
with the result that prices would
soon be winthin reason
The business men of Cairo have
not advanced the prices of neces-
stiles, although it cost them more. to
bring their product to the city, be-
cause of excessive ferry rates. The
fcrryman 5 only product is his labor,
which costs him no more to produce
now than it ever did There IS no
reason why he should be permitted
to rob the public II the price OF
coffee was advanced in Cairo CORE
spondingly as high as ferry rates, a
single cup would cost you not less
than a dollar.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

them all, 1t has the greatest popu-
lar force behind It, It grows in
strength because it depends more
than that of any other aspirant upon
the wholly voluntary and spon-
taneous support of people who have
no interest to serve but the public
welfare.
No other man seriously proposed
for the presidency in recent years
has had so little of money. of power,
of what is called Influence" behind
him. Yet this apparent lack of po-
tential friends has served only to at
tract to him the thousands of I'M
known admirers on whose approval
the claims of the greatest and best
must finally depend.
The Illinois verdict takes Champ
Clark out of the favorite son class
and places him at once in the lead
as a character fully approved as
worthy Of the presidency and pos
sibly destined to the presidency. He
will met increased opposition here
after, no doubt, but that he Is to be
seriously reckoned with at Baltimore
is no longer to be questioned
In this view of the matter 1t Ia
important that Missouri should push
the contest with redoubled vigor. It
has the man and the opportunity It
can nominate him and elect him If
1T will. If for any reason he should
fail now to secure the prize it must
not be said that the defeat was due
to indifference at home.
Missouri has Endorsed Champ
Clark once, when some of it's people
were half-hearted, perhaps. 1t can
afford to indorse him again and
again, to give him liberal supplies
Of men and money for necessary eX-
penses and to see him through the
last ballot at Baltimore without
wavering. A president from west
of the Mississippi Is worth fighting
for. Champ Clark will be that
President If the people of this State
will make his cause their own. We
believe him to be deserving of the
effort, st, Louis Republic. ,,a al,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
Watch the Levees!

Mayor Parsons may find it neces-
sary to issue another proclamation
suspending business in the city. The
Executive Committee has expert
enced considerable difficulty in OBJ
tanning a sufficient number of pa
trOimen to guard the levees and un-
less the business men respond more
readily to the call. Mr.. Parsons has
animated that he will order bust
ness suspended again. While the
greatest danger has been passed
there are still reasons why vigilance
should not be relaxed The levees
may develop weak spots at the last
moment and collapse, releasing mil.
lions OF gallons of water into the
city. This would be an emergency
that the business men are not sc
well prepared to meet as they were
week ago, as many of the firms
have renewed back to the ground
floor So long as there Is danger
the Executive Committee will re-.
quire capable patrolmen, and 1t /,
TO be hoped that the mayor will moi
find 1t necessary to resort to strict
methods in order to obtain the ser.
vices Of the business men. A pro.
fessional man Dragged to friends Q
few nights ago that he had "tht
finest sleeping place on the levees,
and It was only night before last
that member of the Executive
Committee made the rounds Of his
district and found all but one patrol.
man asleep: The patience and en-.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

DURANGO of nearly every able-bodied
man in Cairo has been taxed by work
on the lcvees and not enough good
can be said for them However
serYe of the men who worked the
hardest, have been laying down
just at the most critical time, and
this Is, indeed, an unfortunate state
of affairs. Cairo must not desert
its lcvees for an instant, because
the danger is far greater now than
it was when the water was Inches
higher
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
Knew Ono Of Than.

Gadabout was Boosting of his extern
sive acquaintance. No celebrity could
be- mentioned unknown to him. He
was intimately acquainted with all of
them. Finally Dobson inquired:
"Did you ever happen to meet the
Siamese twinsT'
Gadabout reflected moment and
then said, n tta
well, I am not quite sure that I
met both Of them. but knew one of
them very we'll" g.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
Lost.

well, Tommie," said the joyous
Siithers, "you must congratulate me.
am going to marry your sister"
''Oh, thunder" growled Tommie.
"Why, Tommio!" protested Slithers.
Don't you like me?'
oh, yes, like you we'll enough"
said Tomme, but | bet Mabel a
pound of candy you wouldn't be fool
enough to ask her. and she bet you
would. ''-Harper's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
HUMOROUS OURS
Muffled knocks.

why must you 80, Mr.. Slocum? I
Was just beginning to enjoy your
call"
How much younger you look. Mr..
Winchester, since you've begun to dye
your hair!"
And you're positively handsome to.
night, Miss Tootie; | really didn't
know you at FIRST"
"How clevcrly You can disguise your
etyle at times, Borus. That last story
of yours quite interested me-"
mr.. Smythe, like your independ'
euce. even II the other boarders do
laugh at the way you handle your
fork
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
The pebusante.

"what could you do to support your.
self If your father lost his fortune?
You society butterflies know nothing
about earning money"
There's where you do us an injus.
tice. Didn't | earn $40 selling Red
Cross stampa Christmas week."
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
RANDOM CLIPPINGS
The Illinois Primaries.

The result Of the presidential prl-
maries in Illinois must convince the
last skeptic who has doubted Champ
Clark's availability or questioned tho
possibility of his nomination.
From this day forward every per-
son of intelligence canot fail to rec
ognize the fact that the Speaker
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
Benefits punched,

so you were trying to sell the tur.
key sent your
Captain, | didn't mean no HARM
This is your gratitude, hey?"
Boss, lemme explain. always get
six or seven turkeys on Christmas, and
nuthin' during the rest OF the year."
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

selection OF RS aldermen 1t has
been demonstrated on more than one
occasion that Cairo and every ether
city, regardless of size, are al the
mercy of their lawmakers. Wi-Anu'
a majority OF clean, honest. business
memn in tho city council. it would
not be hard to predict the city'a
future 1t would mean return Ia
the old system Of ring politics, "
graft and dishonesty in all it, rHs
form, with the taxpayer the victim
in every instance.
II you are a resident OF Cairo,
it will be to your own interest 10 80
to the polls next Tuesday and ba!-
lot in favor Of the man in your ward
whose record you know to be clean,
In voting for man whose record
you know to he unclean, you will
net do any greater injury to y9m
neighbor than to Yourself Cairo :
very existence depends upon the ef-
forts OF the voters to keep clean men
in office, and you know this is true,
too, Mr.. Voter,
Negro candidates are seeking Of
flee in the Third and Fourth wards,
and it should not even be necessary
10 mention the names Of their op-
poncnts to impress the necessity Of
defeating them 1t would be worse
than callmity 10 elect such men
to office.
lnterest viii center on the race Ia
the Fifth werd between Or. John /.
Walsh and Fred u Nellis There
can hardly he any doubt as to. the
outcome Dr. Walsh is seeking re-
election and his record, alone,
should be sufficient to win him A
ma jority OF votes. AS member Of
the Board OF Health. the sedvices Of
DR.. Walsh have proven Invaluable,
and that coupled with his keen bus
mess judgment and determination
to serve the best interests of the tax
payers should remove all doubt as 10
whether or not there shall be q vast
majority in his favor next Tuesday.
Nellis. it will be remembered was
defeated for election as sheriff at
the last regular election, by vast
majority.
William P. Greaney, who is seek
ing reelection in the Seventh ward,
is opposed by James Curry, WHO is
seeking election on the Socialist
ticket. Greaney's friends express
little fear as to the outcome of the
contest. but they will not relax Wig
lance until after the polls are
cuosed. on the theory that an FAC
I'D ,nt might happen" Greaney
has served several terms in the
council and his record for honesty
aud progressiveness is too familiar
to the voters to require repetition
II will be TO the advantage Of the
taxpayers in the Seventh ward to
retain the services of Mr. Greaney.
so long as he is willing to give als
time and attention to the city-s "a
tairs.
Capt Thomas L. Faudree, anoth E
member Of the progressive clemon
is aIso seeking reelection lis
friends are confident that a large
majority of votes will be cast 4 rt-
favor.
In the Sixth ward DR., Nick w.
Howlew, Independents, and Harvey
R. Fields, Socialist, are conte ting
It would be hard to forecast the re-
suit of the race between DR. Cox
and Howley. Neither has held Of
flee before and thus far nothing has
developed that would reflect upon
the character of either the young
dentist or the real estate man It
doubtless will be a question that the
friends of the young men will have
to lecide.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

Mrs. Willis--There seems to be a
big. crowd over at Mrs Wayupp's wed.
ding Strange, too! She has been
married nine times already
Mrs. Gillis--That's III This Ia go
ing to be grand souvenir perform
ance.--Puck.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

position party became dizzy and re-
tined to private life and he contin-
aed to be a firm friend Of tho people
throughout his administration. In
1902 he introduced the cugtcm Of
beaueathing the presidency to a
personal friend and elected James
Madison. He then returned 10 hts
home at Monticello and spent his
latter years founding the University
of Virginia and entertaining wish
tors, which he did 50 lavishly and
persistenly that he died a ruined
man in everything but fame, honor
and affection. He was the only
president who did not belong to a
church, but conducted guerilla war
fare for uprightness with great sue
cess and left an untarnished name
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

A Paducah negro drank nickle's
worth of beer from can worth ten
cents and then hit another negro
over the head with the empty
bucket, Now the negro is serving
500 worth of time making little
ones out Of big ones.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
. pnn,estio Trim

First Omaha Man Gin surprise)--1
What! Back already? Why, L
thought you were going to see
Europe! "f'@hF MI EssltitSet
Second Omaha Man. (cheerfuliyy--
SO did J. but " seems that New YcrkI
saw me nrstz.PuGk. s.sx,sxsHnsI
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

Even the freighting trade on the
Ohio has It's submarines The tow
boat Sprague got under the Illinois
Central bridge by submerging her
lower works.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

The Mexican rebels are taking a
poor means of getting the friendship
Of the American nation, by Killing
American citizens.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies OF The
Cairo Bulletin, printed daily
and Sunday during the year
OF 1911 ........ 1917
Average number OF complete
and perfect copies of The
Cairo Bulletin, printed dur
Ing the month OF January
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

The big fight Is still on. Illinois
showed where she stands but other
states. as usual, are behind tbs
Sucker state.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

We are authorized to announce
John ". c. Fry as a candidate for
Alderman from the Third ward at
the city election or April 16.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

"Fiddling Bob Taylor did a great
deal for the state Of Tennessee. We
wonder il Newell Sanders will do as
much. rr
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

The sugar trust is paying for fret
sugar. We wonder who is paying fol
the political campaigns.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

It is no crime to steal booze in
oklahoma, prohibition state. How
would you like to live in Oklahoma ?
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
Both.

"Are these colors fast?" asked the
purchaser.
Eyes and no." ans wered the truth
full clerk.
"And what might you mean by
tbat?'
They're fast enough one way.
THEY'LL run the first time they get
chance"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13
WAR,
War begun; bell let loose.
Italian Proverb.

In the world-strife now waging
the victory cannot be by vio-
ience. and every conquest under
the prince of war retards the
standards Of the prince Of peace.
--Ruskin.
War ought neither to be dread.
ed nor provoked. -Pliny the
Younger.
Under the sky is 10 uglier
spectacle than two men with
clinched teeth and hell Ere eyes
hacking one another's flesh. con.
verting precious living bodies
and priceless living souls into
nameless masses of corruption.
useful only for turnip manure
Carlyle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-13

Down at the bottom of the we'll
Lies truth-~an adage old.
Yet truth, forpooth, is like bell
That's very seldom tolled.
Judge.