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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-05
Rev. Hicks Almanac For 1913

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Miss Margaret M. Newton, supervisor
of music and drawing is on the sick list
this week.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
Posing as Heir, Bogus "Jess RAN
kin's" Career Stopped BY Ar
rest After Wedding.
SENTENCED TO PRISON
wife viii Seek AnnuIment Of Mar
rIase and Friends Count Loana az
Lost-pIsputsd identity With Son
Of MIssouri's Biggest Farmer.

Council Bluffs, lat IL g far cry
from q feted bridegroom at a wedding
breakfast with unlimited credit and
tradesmen begging his favors TO a
numbered convict in the Missouri PEN
itentIary, with his hair cropped, but
James MilIiken made the change with
In five days. In the first role he was
known as Jess Rankin, son Of the
late David Rankin Of TarlIio. Mo-, the
largest farmer In the world, and IN his
latter role he was known as James
Afililken Of Tarkic. indicted at Kansas
City for horse stealing before he In
trodueed himself as heir 70 the largest
far min Missouri and Iowa.
The arrest was made in the presence
o. his bride OF an hour, who was Miss
Edna Blumenstein, and his wedding
guests His wife will ask annulment
Of the marriage.
So stoutly did Milliken maintain he
WIS the real Tess Rankin" that he
contended IN the courtroom with the
true Rankin as to which was the mas.
querader. It was not until several old
schoolmates OF Rankin were produced
and positively identified their friend
that MillilSen acknowledged his decep.
ton. But by that time his bride had
returned to her mother.
According to the real Rankin. who
came to Council Bluffs to defend his
name, this Is not the first time Mill
ken has passed himself OF as the Tar
kio man. Instead there are numerous
instances In which Milliken succeeded
IN "fiying high" at the expense Of the
Missouri farmer. But never before
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14

half at ell, but mere decimal
point, being pygmian in size. It has
been her custom to take Freddie
across her knee and apply her hand
or hair brush when hubby was
naughty, or came home with too much
hard cider. When the missus saw tit
to do these same stunts and hubby
expostulated 1t was the same thing,
varied frequently by an enforced in
carceration in the hencoop for day
or two. The other evening Mrs. Fred
erickson varied the monotony OF the
proceedings by first bouncing milk
bottle OF Freddie's head and then lay
ing a poker on it with incisional re
suits.
This was the frost that made the
worm turn, for, egged on by his
friends and braced by some medicinal
cider, he sought out the local justice
and lodged complaint. His bigger half
was accordingly hailed into court and
put under bonds to keep the peace.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14

fear they couldn't keep the secret
they were sent out to play. Bertha
came in about five o'clock and was
curious to know why the dining room
door was closed. Instead OF telling,
Mrs. Wollendorf dressed Bertha in
her best frock and gave her doll
and carriage. her birthday present
The mother then FASTENED to the
kitchen to watch the cake that was
baking. Bertha was so excited over
her gift she had to follow her mother
to the kitchen, wheeling the carriage,
in which was the doll. Near the
range the carriage was overturned,
and while STOPPING to right 1t Bertha's
pretty dress caught IRE.
IN second the fIimsy garment was
ablaze. With a cry of terror the
mother drew Bertha close to her In
an effort to smother the flames. The
woman's clothes were ignited. but de-
spite this she beat out the IRE in her
child's dress before she considered
herself. Bertha, shockingly burned.
was taken to the hospital, where the
doctors said she would likely die.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
DUTY OF PICKET DURING WAR
Young Recruits Were Troubled Great
y With Bothersoms cOunteralgF--
One Gives Up Rifle.

In "A Little p'tfer's War Diary 9.
w. Bardeen relates many an incident
that has not before seen light Among
these are some relating to picket duty
and the rendering Of the bothersome
countersign which are truly remark
able. For instead Of possessing at
least some faint particle Of the sol
dierly instinct. many Of the younger
recruits. It would seem. were Of a
striklngly civilian frame Of mind. and
this can be no more said OF one army
than Of the other.
This IL characteristic account:
One recruit challenged. Who goes
there?" .-The Grand Rounds. In
stead OF saying. Halt, Grand Rounds.
Advance. sergeant. and give the coun-
tersign," the recruit exclaimed in dis
gust. 20, -. thought It was the
reliefI'
general testing the sentries came
upon a young recruit who halted him
with:
'.stoDI Have you the countersignf' r
mo. " replied the general.
what. another one without tit" ex.
claimed the sentry in disgust. ''Well.
I'll tell you; It's Victory"
The general gasped for breath.
''What do you mean By giving anyone
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14

did the pretender carry his deception
10 the point OF marrying an innocent
girl. as he did IN the Council Bluffs
case.
Six weeks previous Milliken az
pearOd in Council Bluffs and registered
az the best hotel under the name Of
'.Jess Rankin
Rankin ia one Of the best-known
names in southwestern Iowa, whore
the Rankina Of Tarkio own thousands
OF acres OF the best land in the state.
But, fortunately for the masQuerader,
young Rankin himself was known here
only by reputation not by sight. And
Cor SIX weeks Miiliken lived In clover.
AZ young Rankin" Of Tarkio he could
have anything he wanted.
he lived at the most expensive
cafes. He continued his residence at
the hotel He gave dinners 70 new
friends. Cigars, By the box. were sent
to his room and charged" His cred
IL at the bank would have been good
Tor $4,000 or more, on . check. but not
q scratch Of the pen did the fellow
make IN that direction. He cashed
no checks.
He borrowed from every one With
whom he came In contact Complete.
II busted" be would laugh, spent
my last cent. Hand It back frst time
/ 70 near the bank" It was q good
Joke, this catching young Rankin. heir
to $4,000 acres, without 3 red cent to
his name.
Rankin met Miss Edna Blumen-
stein. whose father q an employee Of
the Northwestern railroad. He made
love violently. Just as ne ala evsry-
thing else.
As a wedding present, Rankin de-
tarmined to give TO his bride the
very best auto that money could
buy" So. for q week. they sailed
around Omaha and Council Bluffs -
different automobiles which they were
trying. while the bridegroom made
up his mind &c TO the ono he wanted.
eGolng 70 give the little girl any
thing abe wants" he told the dealers.
rhats young Rankin Of Tsrkio.
Got money enough to buy every car
Ia the house and not miss il" the
salesman whispered 70 the managers.
Their came the marriage With Miss
Biumenstsin, followed By the wedding
breakfast e one Of the prominent
cafes. IA the midst thereof, Chief OF
Police Prone walked IN, laid his
hands on 'Rankin'ss shoulder and
said: Il want you. Alillken." He was
turned over to the Missouri authort
tsen. taken to Kansas City, pleaded
guilty and was sent to the penitenti
Az for two vears.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
az % Az "a 80

Forty-six years after he had put in
3 claim against the government for
S9.31, James B Earl Of Denver. Colo,
q veteran Of the civil war. received
his money. As the government pays
no interest. Earl's check. which he re-
ceiTed recently. was for the exact
amount be claimed on Aug. Is. 1865,
when he was mustered out Of the
Union army. At that time his pay
cheek was short $3.50. and his cloth
ing allowance Il cents-
Earl served with the 9Th Iowa In
fantry and later with ths 6kh Iowa
cavalry.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
Farmer Boys Of Kansas Have
Added Duties Under States
Recent Experiment.
ENCOURAGE THE PONDS
Grinding Grain for FInny Charges Add
cd to the Morning and Evening Du-
tles-Fun, Food and Profit Is Triple
Idea Being Urged.

Topeka, Kan. Kansas farmers
small boys are having new chores add
ed to their before and after school
work. In the morning they have to
bring up the cows and horses, help
feed the pigs and milk the cows and
curry the horses and in evening they
have to bring In the wood for mother
and gather eggs and milk the cows and
feed the pigs and put down hay for the
horses. Their new stunt will be to
feed the fish. It win not be very long
until nearly every Kansas farmer will
call out to his son or the hired man:
Henry, as soon as you finish milk
Ing go over and grind some feed for
the fish" That sounds like a pretty
strange direction for farmer to make,
but there will be several thousand
more next year and in the years to
come. When Prof L. L. Dyche Of the
State university was made fish and
game warden he was told that his
chief job was to make the fish indus
try worth while in Kansas.
The state has just let the contract
Tor SO new ponds. covering 80 acres
Of ground as an addition to its fish
hatchery at Pratt, and when the ponds
are completed Kansas will have the
largest fish hatchery in the country.
One million minnows a year is the cal
pacity of the new hatchery, and ALL
of these will be furnished free of
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14

the countersign3" he at last roared
out. I'm the general and I'll have
you hanged"
The sentry was amazed why, my
orders we're not to let anyone pass
without the eountersign," he ex-
claimed. sLet me tell you, I'm tired
OF giving It Such q lot don't seem
TO know 1t"
Words Of this sort might be occar
sionally heard:
who comes there7''
"A friend.
Advance. friend. ana give the coun-
tersign."
Hang Il. man. have forgotten it. !"
"sBegorra. 80 have ].
One Of1cer, approaching a sentry,
was surprised to be greeted with "Hi-
tiddlA-d e-hi-t"
what do you mean BY challenging
like that?" be inquired "The last
time was on duty" was the reply.
Il was told to challenge In q more mu-
steal voice. and that's the only tune
] know"
On the troopshiD ST. Lawrence In
1866 an officer who had just got up
from Z cornwall party proceeded to
visit the sentriea. and this dialogue
was overheard:
~sentFy."
~Yea. sir"
you're asleep. sentry"
"Oh. no. am not, sir."
-But ] sag you are asleep, sentry"
VERY well. then, air: am"
Then Why On earth didnt yeu say
you wers asleep, sontFy3"
because didn't know that was,
sir. until you told me 50. "
%All right sentry; don't let It oc-
cur again.
But that was q British story, and
the following has more Of the ring Of
our war.
To test 3 sentry an Oaacer after the
salute said:
''L.et me see your ride" The recruit
handed Il over. whereuDon the officer
said in disgust. yours hns soldieri
You've given up your ride and now
what are you going 70 dot" The
young fellow drew out = dangerous
knife and exclaimed. Give me that
rife or III cut your heart outI"
The officer was more than con-
vinced that he would. and hastily
handed the weapon back
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14

We charged It repeatedly. AZ last we
were successful and the glns were
ours. ] went to the caissons and in
one OF them found a big piece Of
corn pone and divided It. That was
the sweetest bread / ever tasted. It
made the best meal had had In two
months. Il was the frst food had
had IN four days
FINALLY the enemy retired They
had not sent their full strength
against rs. anyway. Everybody got
across the bridge. and then the pom
toons were destroyed. We had refn.
gees With US, and / remember that
some women in a house near the river
waded through the water to cross
over with the army. There were
many wagons wa could not take along
and 90 the spokes we're knocked out
Of the wheel
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
RETREATING TO LITTLE ROCK
Details 81 Battle Of Saline River De-
serIbsd BY Old Veteran, Who
Was Participant.

To be gunsmith and the proprie-
tor OF a shooting gallery seems to be
natural for a veteran OF the civil war
In tinkering with the mechanism Of
rifles and reyolyers and in smelling
the smoke Of cartridges John D. Gre
dlebaugh keeps familiarity with his
youth. In the war he was soldier
Of the 4Oth Iowa infantry regiment
Afterward he became q sharpshooteI
with Buffalo Bill. Wild Bill and other
persons OF similar profession. He re
tains the appearance Of the frontiers
man. He cOnfesses to the age Of So
though casual guesser would not ap
proach that figure BY twenty years
One Of the stories that he tells In his
home and place Of business in Chi.
cago is Of the battle Of Saline river.
Arkansas. April 30. 1864, and Is as
follows:
Gen. Steele's expedition was re-
treating before the advance Of the
confederate army that had whipped
Gen. Banks. We had done our part
in occupying the Arkansas country
down to Camden, but the Red river
expedition In northern Louisiana was
broken up by Price and Kirby Smith
before we could join Gen. Banks ct
Shreveport. The confederate army
drove US ont Of our position and back
toward Little Rock
I'VE had been on the march several
days from Camden when the enemy
caught up with us near the Saline
river, which we had to cross. The
crossing was going to be difficult be
cause It was in the spring and the
river was flooded. Our crossing, the
only one near the place we had come
to, was In d sharp bend OF the river,
which we were approaching from the
concave side. We came down the road
that led to the ferry. and at a cross
road a rebel battery opened fire on us
Beyond, between as and the river,
there was a rise OF ground and most
Of the army kept on and passed this
rise, leaving the rear guard 70 hold
back the attack The 10th Iowa regi-
ment was in the rear guard and we
helped prevent the advance Of the
enemy We fought until nightfall.
when the days lighting was over
we withdrew behind the rise Of
ground. The slope went down to the
bottom land Of the river and 1t was
all wet. went to sleep sitting
against a tree trunk and in the morn
ing | awoke In cold water up to my
breast. It was still early In the year
the morning Of April 80. All the bot
tom had been flooded in the night and
the army had to 90 through the water
to the pontoon bridge that was laid
across the channel Of the river.
while the crossing was going on
the rear guard had more fighting to
do. We went back to the rise Of
ground and took our position there.
not going down to the crossroads
The river bent behind us and came
around to the left and right In big
bow, so that our line could extend
from water TO water and prevent the
rebels from getting to the ferry. We
fought from daylight until noon. BY
that time the rebels were lying five
and six deep IN three lines on the
slope OF the hill.
There was one battery that we
couldn't take for q long time, though
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
WOMAN IN COURT FOR
SPANKING A HUSBAND
Pyumian Head Of the House
Knocked Out BY His Juno
Wife.

Georgetown. Conn.-Mrs. Gustave
Frederickson OF this place is under
$500 bonds to keep the peace and not
rnaitreat her husband. This sounds
funny, but 80 are the circumstances.
Mrs. Frederickson, who is a regu-
lar Juno in build, is known as the
female Samson Of the place, and she
does not belle her title, weighing ESQ
pounds and with biceps like knotted
boa constructor. Her other half is not
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
shln stooped ~ -.

Halifax, N. Son the arrival here
Of the FurneSs liner Durango. from
London. Captain Chambers reported q
remarkable occurrence which took
place when the liner was In mid ocean.
The steamship was proceeding It
high rate Of speed. when suddenly The
engines refused to work and the yes
sci stopped. After some time It was
found that the intake" Of the circu-
lation feed pipe was tightly filed With
q number Of Hsh, which had been
drawn into the passage By the suction
Of the pumps.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
Bed clothes All Ablasa.

liams turned IN al alarm to the 1ira de-
partment ssrgt a. o. James q the
Walnut street police station found
the man suffering with cold, burns and
inhalation OF smoke. He Was taken
to the General hospital By the motor
ambulance from police headquarters.
He Is suffering more from having
breathed smoke than from burns. The
ire did little damage to the house
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
SHOOTS DEER ON THE STREET
Third one This Season Which Lucky
Hunters Have Brought Down
In Duluth.

Duluth, Minn.-The deer season
opened in this city with 20O-pound
buck running wild on Commonwealth
avenue In New Duluth with a crowd of
hunters In close pursuit Two boys,
Harry Olson and Enith Collins. were
the lucky hunters, and brought down
the deer.
This is the third deer shot this sea.
SON within the city limits and the sight
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
BABY IS BURNED in
PLAY WITH HER DOLL
Dress Catches Fire as Her
Mother Is Cooking Cake
for Birthday.

New York.-The parents Of little
Bertha Wollendorf OF 1863 Brook ave-
nue., the Bronx, had been planning
for week to give her q surprise par
ty on her third birthday. Secrecy had
been imposed on Bertha's two broth
ers and three sisters and they had
promised not to tell.
The children became excited as the
hour for the party drew near, and for
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14

charge for breeding purposes to
Kansas farmers and sportsmen.
new hatchery win cost $4,000,
ing the land, nearly 100 acres
purchased. There are now
ponds at the hatchery and abou
fish are distributed each yes
IF every farmer in Kansa,
one mess Of fish week
family, it will mean $1,26
to the revenues Of Kansas
said Prof. Dyche. IF th 4
full and sell a sew fish ea
revenues Of the state vii
from 100000 to $500
Fish are the easiest 81
productive crop that ca
on farm. A half acre D.
turn more to the farmer, eae -.
than any i've acres he owns and II
the least work. .i'''o'' ~.
Kansas has two reasons for increas-
Ing the fish production In Kansas. One
Is to increase the revenues and pleas
ures Of the farmers themselves and
the other is to increase the water area
OF the state. As is well known, the
heaviest rainfall follows the. water.
courses Of any state. and By increasing
the area Of water away from the
streams, It is believed that the rain
fan throughout the state win be In.
creased.
The state refunds one-haR the
taxes on all farm property made into
ponds Of certain size and Of certain
materials. The ponds are to be filed
either by pumping or by storing the
winter rains and snow.
Every farmer who VIII build a pond
VIII be supplied with fish and taught
how to take care Of them. Correspond
ence courses In building ponds and In
caring for fish have been Installed at
the state university and the state az
ricultursl college.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
MAN FINDS HIS BED ON FIRE
Kansas City salesman 10 Awakened 20
Discover Hlmself Completely
Wrapped IN Flames.

Kansas City, Mos. P. Puliem, a
salesman, awakened In the morning to
lind himself wrapped in flames. The
bedclothing had caught ire from an
overheated stove at the foot Of the bed.
Pullem managed to roll out into the
yard with his night clothes affame.
His cries awakened Mrs. Sadie VIII
liams, who lives next door. Mrs. Will
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
Dancer Breaks His Noss.

Wichita, Kan. = Herbert Porter,
salesman for q Wichita drug com
pany, win be very careful what sort
Of floors be dances on in the fu-
ture. He has put slippery floors on
the taboo list. A broken nose, q badly
bruised face and a sprained wrist are
his arguments against highly polish
ed dancing floors
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
Flfth twins for Family.

Shawnee, oka-The hfth set Of
twins has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellis Brown. The new arrivals are
boys. The Browns were married sew
en- years ago. and all ten Of their chill
dren are living.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14

Of . deer hunt in the streets Of . city
Is losing It's novelty here. The AMI
mails frequently are driven in the direc-
ton Of the city, and. IN fact, into the
streets by dogs and hunters who may
have started the animals several miles
away.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
.FaIla WIth pmamlta 90.

seattle. Wash.-Heury Thompson,
aged 46, g rancher living at Pacific
City, stumbled and fen IN his yard
while carrying bomb ct is sticks
dynamite With cap and fuse atte-6hed
and was blown to pieces
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-03-14
prInl.a ouarl Whlaly; De.

Pittsburg, Pa-Drinking q quart Of
whisky on q bet. "Con" Lucas won.
but died an hour later. Lucas had
placed the bet with John Brunas A
few minutes after be finished the
quart he reeled and fell.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-19

A geyser Is an intermittent hot-water
fountain run by nature.
Nature does this Just TO show man how
insignificant he Is. Man tolls and strug-
giles and spends his money and In the
end gets a quart of hot water out Of a
faucet In half an hour Nature produces
an extensive and deep-seated hole in the
ground, connects 1t with the internal re-
gions, and once an hour shoots enough
boiling water into the air 10 launder all
the clothes in the nation
Geysers are not very numerous and all
those In this country are confined In the
Yellowstone Park, the greatest natural
menagerie in the world, and the only sec
ton Of the country which Is permanently
fitted with hot and cold water. There are
many geyers In the Yellowstone Park and
they are greatly admired by those tour
lists who are cautious enough to keep out
Of range when they geyse. One Of the
greatest diversions in America Is to travel
to Yellowstone Park and sit around a
prehistoric hole waiting for 1t TO emit a
few billions of gallons OF superheated
moisture. Most geysers are as tempera-
mental as opera singers and perform
when they get good and ready. but some
have a regular schedule and spout "a
frequently and accurately as a Presi-
Dental candidate on the back platform
OF a special train.
The most famous geyser is old Faith
full" which works every little while
throwing a huge and beautiful stream OF
water high enough to make city fireman
expire from envy. The largest geyser in
the world Is the Excelsior, which gets
busy and accomplishes something about
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-19

From Vie ChicAEu Tribune
A mans organs and those Of his bones
which are not subjected to pressure grow
continuously until he Is forty years old;
that is to say, the heart should become
stronger, the capacity OF the lungs in
crease and the brain should develop
steadily until the fourth decade OF life
Also one should wear a larger hat at
the age of forty than at thirty. man
ceases to grow tall. however. at the be-
ginTtng of the third decade, because
after that time the downward pressure
exerted by the weight of tho body while
in the erect position congresses the vet
ebrae or small bones in the spine, the
disks of cartilage between them, the
pelvis and the thigh bones, and this
pressure overcomes the natural elasticity
Of the disks and the growth Of these
bones. However. British scientist con-
tends that were man quadTuped and
therefore freed from the downward pres
sure produced by his weight upon his
spinal column he would continue to grow
in height for ten years longer than he
does at present since il has been found
that bones not subjected to compression
increase up to the fourth decade.