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first brought up in Congress it was
deemed a ques-
Offered Patent Rights ton hardly
For 100000. worthy OF SER

"
deemed a ques-
Offered Patent Rights ton hardly
For 100000. worthy o,a soo os SER
ton. When the proposed appropriation of
$4,000 for the. building of the line between
Baltimore and Washington was pending
some one offered an amendment that one
half the sum asked for should be devoted
to experiments in mesmerism. This amend
ment was declared by the presiding
officer to be wholly germane to the SUBJ
ject. Some years later Prof. Morse
and his associates agreed to sell the
patent rights of the telegraph to the
government for 100000. Congress re-
fused to entertain such proposition, al
though twenty-five years later it granted
a subsidy of 100000 to one telegraph
company.
One of the principal arguments adj
vanced in favor of the government own
ership Of the telegraph is the fact that
at present only a. very small percentage
of the people of the country avail them
selves of the means of communication 1t
affords. In 1892 Postmaster General Wan
amaker came out aggressively In favor
Of some method of government control
of the telegraph business. He caused an
of the results of which was the some
what surprising information that only
one-sixtienth of the people at that time
used the telegraph as a means of COM
municatiop. Mr.. Wanamaker did not
favor the out-and-out ownership of tele-
graph lines. What he did favor was a
modification of the proposal of Gardiner
Green Hubbard in the seventies. He
wanted the government to transmit tele-
grams for the people and to make annual
contracts with the existing telegraph
companies, or any other companies that
thereafter might be organized, for the
transmission Of business. He felt that
under such condition Of affairs mes
sages could be transmitted at consider
able saving to the people, and that such
reduction of rates would vastly extend
the usefulness of the telegraph lines OF
the country.
X *
70 ;V,r into he
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DEMOCRATS WIN LIVELY
RULES FIGHT IN HOUSE
Gag Placed on Minority
Leader Mann Despite United
Republican Action,

There was a two-hour fight over an
to the House rules yesterday
which in very mild degree was reminis-
cent Of the closing days Of the Cannon
regime. The republican regulars and in
surgents united in opposition to
amendment offered to the
rules. the latter. arguing that it mark
ed a step backward toward the House
under the Cannon rule
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first brought to the attention of Con-
gress in 1887, when
Did Not Believe the House of Rep
It Would Pay. resolution in.
structing the Secretary of the Treasury
to report on the propriety of estab-
fishing a system of telegraphs. In 1843
Congress passed an appropriation
measure, making available 100000 for
the construction Of line from Wash
ington to Baltimore. and $4,000 for
it's maintenance during the first year
of it's operation. By, a clause in the
post office appropriation bill in 1845
the telegraph was placed under the
control of the Postmaster General.
where it remained until March IA,
1S47. In 1876 Cave Johnson. then
Postmaster General. announced to Con-
gress that he was convinced that the
telegraph was a financial failure. He
said that while 1t was highly desirable
that it should be kept under govern
ment control he did not believe any
rates Of tolls could he fixed which
would serve to make tho revenues of
operating the telegraph equal the ex-
penditures. He reported that during a
year and a half of operation the reve-
nues amounted to $2,312.38. while the
expenditures amounted to $9,906.66. or
more than four times the income. A
portion Of this consisted of the annual
salary of $4,000 paid :, Prof. S. F. B.
Morse, the inventor O; the telegraph,
which was not fairly chargeable to or
binary operating expenses.
In the latter part of 1916 Postmaster
General Johnson decided that it would
be the part of wisdom for the Post
Office Department to get rid of the
burden of carrying the postal tele-
graph. Therefore, he made a deal with
Alfred Vail and Henry /. Rogers. pro-
viding that If they would assume the
expense of operation he would give
them the entire income of the line
until the following March. They ac-
copied the proposition, and thereafter
Congress would make no further APP
propriations for the operation of the
line. Some time later Prof. Morse and
his associates were able to raise $15.-
600, with which they built line from
Philadelphia to New York. 1t viii be
seen from this that the line between
the latter cities cost $166 mile. while
the line between Washington and Bal
timore cost $3.50 a mile.
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When the matter of the. telegraph was
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| Street Sc.

| Street S.E.
William F.. Shelton, 1905 I st. Sc,
Washington, D. c.. says: You may con-
tinue to publish the statement I have
previously given in praise of Doan's
Kidney Pills. have more faith In this
remedy than in any other medicine on
the market. 1 suffered from lumbago,
and was often unable to attend to my
work. My back was so stiff and lame
when / arose in the morning that had
great difficulty In dressing. Doans Kid
ney Pills removed every symptom OF my
complaint, and during the past three
years 1 have not had the least recur-
renee of the trouble"
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Mrs. John Jordan. twenty-five years
old, died suddenly at Shaw, w. Va, from
an overdose os opium.
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No. Telegraph Census
Since That of. 1907.

commercial systems had approximately
a quarter Of million miles of pole lines
and cables. This represented a total OF
1,077, 600 miles Of single wire. The aver
age number of employees Of the CONNER
cial telegraph system was S,OCO, ana
their annual salaries and wages amounted
to nearly $1S.OOO.OOO. The growing use
of the long-distance telephone has per-
haps prevented the telegraph lines from
increasing as rapidly as they otherwise
would have done between 1907 and 1912.
The telephone lines had more than seven
timeS as many miles of single wire at the
time of. the last census inquiry as the
commercial telegraph systems. Their
total income was nearly four times as
great as the total income of the telegraph
companies. From 1907 to the present
the proportions in favor of the telephone
systems have increased still more largely.
Many objections have been urged
to the government ownership of the
the telegraph, or even to the
governments control Of the message
business of the country. One OF these
is the contention that the government
cannot conduct a telegraph business as
cheaply or as efficiently as private enter
prises. 1t is asserted that all kinds of
business costs more when conducted by
the government than when conducted by
individuals One of the reasons for op-
posing the government ownership OF the
telegraph in 1872 was the alleged fact
that in point of efficiency. trustworthiness
and attention to the interests of the
public the post Office system in the
United States was far inferior to the
postal systems of Great Britain. Belgium
or Holland. 1t is evident that such an
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assertion could not be made against the
postal service Of the United States today.
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Law May prevent Test.
Members of the committee admitted
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The subject of the telegraph was
first brought to the attention of Con.
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Another argument against the govern
ment ownership, as advanced by Dav1t
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No census inquiry into the extent of
the telegraph business of the United
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SHERBROOKE

Its an evil wind that bloweth no
good.
VIM. Barclay spent Sunday in Hope
at the M. B. Cassell home.
Harry vadnie visited friends "a,
Finley Sunday.
Oscar Carlson of Finley was a bust.
ness caller in town Saturday after.
noon.
Miss Emma Williams spent Sunday
in Finley with friends.
Alvin Doe and Miss Emma Will.
lams attended commencement exercises
at the Bru1at Academy in Portland
Wednesday.
Treasurer Erickson is having err.
ected a garage for his new automobile
Andrew Gilbertson of Primrose il
spending a few days at the home O
E. A. Erickson of Sherbrooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vadnie were business
callers in Finley Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Newton and Miss
Ely we're guests of Mrs. Vadnie Sat.
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Moore an6
daughters drove over to Finley Satur
day to consult the doctor in regard
to Mrs. Moores poor health.
Lenord Verwest and wife of pickle
were callers in town Friday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Cooper I'M
family of East Sherbrooke attended
the ball game Saturday in Sherbrooke
Miss Addie Oxton and little sisters
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NOTES
Ida X. Nelson, Editress.

eff you are too busy to come in
and take out your hail insurance,
call The Pioneer State Bank, we will
do the rest.
j. ID. Foley, Agent"
The hall game with Colgate was put
off for a time because some of the
Pillsbury players were laid up.
The Red and Blue Button captains
chose sides in Sunday School last
Sunday. The contestants are work
ing for the best attendance and other
things which count as scores for their
side. In about three weeks the defeat
ed side will give a picnic. or banquet
for the others.
Misses s1artha Erickson and Anna
Tracy called on Mrs. A. f. Algeo last
Wednesday afternoon.
Town meeting was held at A. K,
Algeo's Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Geo. Rasmussen of Darcy tran
sacted business in this vicinity last
week.
Mrs. Noting and the Misses Lydia
Noting and Ella Larsen visited with
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Correspondence

bank building to be erected by tn.
Pillsbury State Bank. Mr.. NJ. b.
Cassell and the contractor was here
Monday making arrangements for
the work. 4
Don't you think it would be a good
idea if you would break your dog Of
the habit of chasing passing vehicles.
Some say you may lose your dog or
have a damage suit on your hands.
Mrs, M. A. Dorothy has been at the
H. A. Dorothy home assisting in the
care of Mrs. II. A. Dorothy who has
been quite sick.
DR.. Abbott Of Hope u called to
the G. NJ. Seal home Sunday evening
to care for n of the boys who was
taken quite sick.
j. w. Smith was seized with an at
ack of Lumbago last Friday morn
aing and was compelled to lay up for
several days.
The town board met Saturday,
going over the roads and Monday re-
| solved themselves into a board OF
equalization. If you didn't have any
kick to make then about your taxes,
hold your peace until next year.
G. o. Smith went to Valley City
| Monday on business. He will also
transact business in Fargo before re-
turning.
The Pillsbury baseball team de-
feated the Viner team at the picnic
near Ashtabula last Friday. There
was a disagreement between the
scorers but the correct result stood IL
to Is in favor of Pillsbury
Ever notice that the man who was
born lucky doesn't hear the whistle
blow and is always too busy to look
at the CLOCK.
We understood that there was a
baseball game at Luverne Sunday OF
last week between Luverne and the
team north of here and naturally eX.
pected an account of it in the Luevrne
news but-on looking couldn't find it
We are still wondering how it came
out.
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The farmers are coming to town.

The farmers are coming to town.
Miss Martha Erickson and Miss
Anna Tracy spent Wednesday after
noon of last week at the Alfred Aigeo
home.
j. A. Harstad and bride arrived
last Thursday evening. 1t is needless
to say hat they were welcomed to our
midst.
Carl Hetland and Eric Stone rode
their bicycles to Luverne Sunday of
last week. They had the misfortune
to get caught in the rain and had to
walk home.
A Missouri girl is now figuring in
the courts. She wants 500, 900 90 for
three kisses. Butter and eggs are not
the only things that come high.
MIR. and Mrs. Erickson and family
were guests at the Hetland home Sun
day of last week.
The carpenters have the foundation
for the elevator completed and are
pushing the framework as fast as
possible.
Mrs. d. w. Cole, Matte Cole and
Mrs. Nelson called at the Hetlant
home on Monday of last week.
Tie c Dntrict has been let for a new
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LUvERNE

Mr.. Fladeland's drug store is now
we'll under way to completion.
The State Lumber Company is now
erecting a large lumber shed here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shellman are rejoic-
ing over the birth of their son, Paul
Luverne Shellman.
Mrs. Minnie Noting, John and
Lydia were guests at the John Smith
home Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Law visited Mrs. Lewis
Law, Wednesday.
A town meeting was held at the
Chris Jensen home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Paulson, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Jorgenson and Mrs
w. Cheshire visited at the Chris Jen.
son home Saturday evening.
Miss Lillian Jenson spent Friday
afternoon with Miss Ella Larsen.
Robert Saunders was a recent pur-
chaser of a new Maxwell automobile
The Mesdames Fred Law and Henry
Wulf we're Tuesday visitors with Mrs.
Oscar Hedberg.
Mr.. Foley and wife of Missouri are
here visiting with their relatives MIR.
and Mrs. J. D. Foley.
Mr.. Bonhus and sister of Valley
City visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. SEVERED Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Noting, Lydia Noting
and Ella Larson we're guests at the w.
J.. Smith home Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Holt recently moved his family
here, into their new home which was
just, completed.
The Lambda Sigma Koppa sorority
met Saturday with the Misses Ella
Larsen and Lydia Noting. A pro.
gram was rendered consisting of read
ings, music and a debate, Resolved
that the indian has the greater righ'
to America than the white man. AT
irmative, Lillian Jensen and Anna
Nelson, negative, Ida Nelson and Ellie
Larsen. The judges decided unani
mously in favor of the negative.
Mrs. Bothne and the children wer'
recent visitors in the city.
A large number from this communi
ty were present at the school picnic a
Astabula Friday.
Miss Ida Nelson, her brothers Car
and Peter of Baldwin, also Louis
Nybo of Sharon we're Sunday visitors
at the Chris Jensen home.
A crew. of men are now busy con
STRUGGLING the railroad water tank al
this place.
A ball game was played between
Luverne and Page at Page Sunda.
afternoon in which the latter we're the
winners with a o of 3 to l. ,
Mrs. r. j. jacobson visited with
her sister Mrs. Jens Visby Monday.
At the school election Tuesday
Chris Jenson and A. p. Peterson
we're reelected for directors.
''It takes only a few minutes for
hail storm to destroy your crops
and it takes about the sam
length of time to insure them
storm comes. Call me on the phone j
you can't come in today"
J.. D. Foley. Agent
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No. l2
Notice.

The. Annual Meeting of the
Hope Cemetery Association will
be held at the City Hall at Hope
N. D. at 3 o'clock in the after
noon on Wednesday, June 10Th,
1912 for the purpose of Electing
Trustees and transacting any
other business that may proper
ly come before this meeting. If
you can not, be present send
your proxy.
JOHN j. WAMBERG,
l1-2t Secretary.
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DR.. Frank W. Chandler, Den
fist, will be in Hope, June q and
%, two days only, at Hotel Major.
Full set of teeth up from $500.
Teeth extracted without pain.
Grown and bridge work. Eli
lings that stay" All work fully
guaranteed.
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1t is now we'll known that not more
than one case of rheumatism in ten
requires any internal treatment what
eve All that is needed is a free APP
plication of Chamberlain's Liniment
and massaging the parts at each ap.
%plication. Try it and see how quick
ly it will relieve the pain and soreness.
Sold by all dealers.
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Carl Hagrenes,
Hope, N. Oak.

John Deere AMI Emerson corn
planters and cu~ltivators are sold
by Hope Implement Co. Buy
standard goods that will always
be represented here. You know
what it means when your ma.
chine is broken and you have t.
send a thousand miles away for
extras, and then maybe cant get
them.
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Master Frank and brother we're in the
amusement portion Of town Saturday.

amusement portion of. town Saturday.
Mrs. John Slime drove in town
Saturday evening to do some shop
ping.
Gust Gilbertson of Primrose was
among the many callers in town Sat,
urday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore and children
and Mrs. Collins we're east Sher-
brooke callers Thursday and were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay
Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Allen we're among
the rooters from East Sherbrooke at
the ball game Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. A. L.. Stewart and
family and John Cyrus and wife ac-
companied the ball team from Blabon
Saturday.
Judge Moote autoed to the W. j.
Rugg farm Sunday to get Mr.. and
Mrs. Rugg and family who spent the
day in Sherbrooke returning home in
the evening. VIM. Barclay &C
oompanied Judge to Hope where he
spent the day.
T. G. Anderson returned from
Williston Saturday where he had
been in attendance of the I. O. Q. F.
Grand Lodge. On his way home he
visited his son William at Bismarck.
DR.. L. p. Larson Of Finley autoed
over to witness the ball game.
Miss LENA Steinke and father were
among the base ball enthusiasts Sat-
uraay.
Leonard VerweSt is having a new
kitchen built to his house, the masons
have the foundation and cistern about
complete. The addition is to. be
equipped with all modern improve.
ments which will add convenience as
we'll as beauty to the farm house.
Misses Laura and Esther nevlir
were seer at the ball ground Saturday
evidently roofing for Sherbrooke.
Robert Baily of East. Sherbrooke
was in the sporting circle Saturday.
Attorney P. o. Satire of Finley
transacted business in Sherbrookt
Friday morning.
Judge and Mrs. Moote and Edna
accompanied by Mrs. Vadnie autoec
to Hope and back Thursday morning
to do some shopping.
O. H. Olson attended the wedding o
Mr. Andrew Haere and Miss Olea
Haugen at Portland Saturday return
ing home Sunday evening.
A very interesting ball game was
played between Sherbrooke and Blab'
on Saturday and a large crowd Of
spectators from the neighboring towns
witnessed the game. The score being
2 to 3 in favor of Sherebrooke
Batteries Anderson and Peterson
Steinke and Steinks. Struck out by
Anderson 8. Struck out by Steinke 9
Hits off Anderson S, off Steinke
S~herbrooke, 0 l 0 0 I 0
Blabon 2 0. 0 0 0 Q
Marriage license we're issued tc
Alfred Thompson and Luella Eide o.
Newberg Twp. Tuesday.
James Parks Of Riverside Twp. wa:
one of the many assessors which re
turned their books to Sherbrook'
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Z. Hetland o
Carpenter Twp. was among the man!
callers in town Tuesday.
S. L. Ingison Of CoIgata came VI
Tuesday with the assessors books ane
while in town called on friends
A marriage licnse was issued to
Charles f. Thomas of Grand junction
|Colo. and Miss Elsie M. Luce o
Hope, on Wednesday.
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EIl.ISBURY
To late for last week


The Misses Erickson and Tracy OF
Hope ale spending tlli, week with the
formers sister Mrs. A. X. Algeo. Miss
Erickson will also v,,it her mother in
Valley City before returning to her
positinn Ut TIE G;jou.
Ross Thornton and wife. spent Tues
day evening at the A. K Algeo home
A. K. Algeo and Ross Thornton lost
their bearings while returning from
the Tom Walters farm Tuesday night.
1t took them some time to get started
ION the straight track home" No
more serious consequences resulted
than that they missed a nice luncheon
that had been prepared by Mrs
Algeo.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-13

Each age of our lives has it's joys.
Old people should be pappy, and they
will be if Chamberlain's Tablets are
taken to strengthen the digestion and
keep the bowels regular. These tab
lets are mild and gentle in their action
and especially suitable for people of
middle age and older, For sale by
all dealers,
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Dr.. Frank w. Chandler, Den
fist, will be in Hope, June % and
%, two days only, at Hotel Major
Full set OF teeth up from $500
Teeth extracted without pain.
Grown and bridge work. Fill
lings that stay" All work fully
guaranteed.
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Lund Congregation

The announcement last week of the
social to be given by the Ladies' Aid
at the AL. Sowden place should have
read Tuesday, June 25th. Please note
the change and tell your friends.
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Notice

Notice is hereby given that the re-
gular June 1912 term of the District
Court, Third Judicial District, for
Steele County North Dakota, has been
adjourned to June 9th, 1912 at ten
o'clock A. NJ.
D. ". VADNIE,
Clerk of the District Court in
l1-2t and for Steele Co.. N. D..
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Taken Up.

About May LIST, one dark grey
mare, white streak in forehead,
weight, about 1000 lbs, age about
3yrs., halter, came to my place
6 miles south and one mile west
of Hope known as the Seth Curry
farm. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying
charges.
Carl Hagrenes,
1876 Hope, N. Oak.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-06-13

When your child has whooping
cough be careful to keep the cough
loose and expectoration easy by Civ
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as
may be required. This remedy will
also liquify the tough mucu and
make it easier to expectorate. 1t has
been used successfully in many
epidemics and is safe and sure. For
sale by all dealers.
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CHURCH NOTES.
Congregational.

S. Hitchcock, Pastor.
Morning worship, Ii a. m.
Sunday school, IL m.
Evening service, 500 p. IN.
G. E., Tuesday evenings.
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Mrs. w. j. Smith Monday.

Mrs. w. j. Smith Monday.
Last Sunday the following persons
We're visitors at the Will Bowden
home: MIR. and Mrs. j.. b. Benson OF
Page, MIR. and Mrs. A, e. Algeo,. MIR
and Mrs. Neil Mckay and children.
Mr.. John Peterson went to Hope
Saturday evening to attend the Texas
Ranger.
Mrs. Will Smith, Roy and Miss
Harriet attended the Sunday School
Convention at Valley City last week.
Misses Anna and Ida Nelson and
Katy Mckay attended the young
Ladies' Club at the Noting home Sat-
urday afternoon.
The School Picnic at A shtabula
Grove last Friday proved a great
success. A large crowd Joined in the
fun. The ball game in the afternoon
a quite exciting. Pillsbury won
the game altho the River Round
Heads did good work.
Mrs. Talbot's mother from Rock
Island. Ill.,, arrived here Tuesday.
She expects to spend most of the
summer with Rev. and Mrs. Talbot.
Messrs w. G. Sowden and G, A.
Mckay were in Luverne Tuesday.
Misses Belle and Anna Livingston
and Alex Algeo transacted business
at Luverne Saturday evening.
Mrs. Will Sowden visited with Mrs.
Alfred Algeo Saturday Pm.
The Misses Mildred and Irene Nc
Michael are home for vacation. The
former from teaching and the latter
from High School at Valley City.
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Secretary.