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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30
RY WILLIAM T. ELLIsN

Before our eyes today we are seeing
the map of Europe changed One of the
most historic corners of this old world
is coming under new rule This means
that all the old maps of Europe are
now out of date. Consider the conse-
ouences of this war to the manufac-
turers of aliases, school books, travel
circulars. railroad time tables, etc
There is always more involved in any
notable action than is at first apparent
So in the case of missions The conse-
quences of the conquests of the cross
are far more widely distributed than
at first thought appears. This Balkan
war has been really a Christian crusade
The making over of China and Japan,
not to mention the islands of the Pa
cific has been in good part result of
missionary activity. The attempt TO
put Turkey on a constitutional basis
was in good part of the work of men
trained in mission schools 1t is no idle
figure of speech to say that the mis-
sionarfes of the cross have ever been
the greatest agency in the changing of
the worlds maps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30
ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

Mark tx, 14-29-December 1.
And Jesus said unto him, If thou canst
believe; all things are possible to him
that eIieveth.''-Mark tx, %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

Customer-.'Arf-pound o. butter" Shop
many Yes, mum. The best?'' Customer
Nav, the worst; same we 'ad before"
Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30
The Men Who Change Maps.

Terse Comments for December l.
Missionary Achievements and What I
May Do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

In the present crisis in the Near East
when all the powers are eontending for
their personal advantage, the greatest
assets of the British empire are the
American mission schools scattered
throughout Turkey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30
Religion That viii Not Work

The International Sunday School Les
son for December 1 Is THE Lunauc
Boy Mark 9.14-29.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

They who put new ideas into mems
heads are the ones VINO put q new race
upon the affairs of history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

Religion always affects politics That
is why Russia Germany and France
have promoted missions in Turkey But
the same results are often achieved un-
consciously Thus, it is a matter or
common knowledge that one substantial
reason for the pre-emineuce of the
United States of America in emma at
the present time il the achievements
of the American missionaries 1hey
have sought to serve China IN nsHeSt
spiritual ways: and 10. all unWlttnglS
thew have done more for the prestige
of their own nation than any of the
dfpIornatists. Note Well what LORD
William Cecil. the famous British
churchman. said at the English Church
congress concerning the benehcent Work
of American missionaries;
throughout China they have pulle
MANY educational Adjustments; they
have attracted into these educational
establishments the men of the student
class. and there they have taught them
the great truth which we believe Some
have been converted some haI-con
verted. some have merely ADMIRED
Christianity from the outside. but IL
is bv them that China has been in
ffuenced. With one or two exceptions
such as ST. Stephens college at Hong
Kong, and the London Mission college
of DIR. darlington Hart at Tientsln, We
must allow that the great bulk OF ed
vocational establishments are American,
and that the greatest missionary work
that has been done IN modern times.
the work by which China has been
changed rom being an oppressive and
heather autocracy to an enlightened
modern nation, has been done by
American energy and American mon
ey- The new China has been made
in America; that great massive power
which must influence the whole indus
trial history of the world draws most
of its inspirations from the American
trained students, and it is not without
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

The greatest single factor in the
promotion of world brotherhood Is the
Christian missionary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-30

\ cynical jest reports concerning
certain ma guificent city church that
passer-by said. They have everything
in that church except religion The
modern organizations of Christianity
have worldly wisdom; they buy the
most costly apparatus; they erect great
buildings; there is no stint TO the mon
ey that is given for the cause OF re-
nglon- If dollars could save the world
the Job would be done in a jiffy. 1t
is always possible to get money for
Christian work, to establish a costly
cholr. TO install stereopticons and NOV
ing pictures, and to advertise in the
daily newspa pers-these methods are
common The church never had so
many business-Iike, worldly wise and
clever ministers as today. Mr. F w
Aver the famous advertising man,
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
YOUNG MAN sUccUMBs
TO TYPHOID fever

George Hill passed away on Wednes-
day night of typhoid fever at the local
hospital. He had been suffering from
this dreaded disease for about five
weeks. Mr.. Hill was young man. 22
years of age, and, with bis mother and
two sisters came here from Minnesota
about three years ago. He has been en-
ployed as teamster with the w. Schwartz
dray line. with the Dickinson Steam
laundry and with the Fuller livery
stable and was we'll liked by his COM
panions.
Mr.. Hill was married about ten
months ago to Miss Gertrude Luff Of
Taylor and recently had taken home
stead about nine miles west of the city.
He was also very devoted to his aged
mother and sisters. He is survived by
his wife. his mother, Mrs. Mary Hill,
and two sisters, Mrs. Chas. Ebaugh of
Lehieh and Mrs. Stanley Walker of
Webster. s. D., all Of whom attended
the funeral on Thursday afternoon. held
from the L. "A. Davis & Son morgue.
Rev. John Orchard conducted the ser
vices. Interment was made in the Dick
inson cemetery.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
JOHN I. kNUDs0N BUYS
STORE AT MANNING

&C. A. Ladenberger, president of the
l.adenber9er Mercantile company of
Manning, closed deal last week for
transferring the stock of hardware,
groceries. and harness to John T. Knud-
son of Taylor, possession to be taken as
soon as an invoice can be made.
Mr.. Ladenberger started in the hard
ware business at Manning about three
years ago. and later organized the La
denbereer Mercantile company. OF which
he was president and had controlling
interest. A stock of groceries was add.
ed this season, and the company enjoyed
a liberal share of public patronage. MI.
LadenberRef is also secretary and man.
ager of the Manning Investment com.
pany, and the increased amount of busi-
ness of this company during the past
few months made it necessary for Mr..
Ladenberger to dispose of some of his
interests. He expects to devote all ol
his time hereafter to the land, loan and
insurance business. ...
Mr.. Knudson has been manager fol
the Goodrich-Call Lumber company al
Taylor for the past sixteen years, and
is well known to Stark and Dunn coun-
tians. He is a. thorough business man
and will conduct an up. to-date estab.
lishment.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
VIM. N. CRIST

After lowering in condition be-
tween life and death for over two weeks,
William N. Crist of Mary answered the
final summons at the Mercy hospital in
Chicago at II 80 O'Clock, Monday after
noon. October 21st.
Readers of the PRESS will call to
mind Mr.. Crist's accident in Chicago,
where he had gone to market cattle. He
left Dickinson on October 4th. in COM
pany with his little son Archie, Alfred
Gafner and Alb. Murray, neighboring
ranchmen, who were shipping at the
same time. A few hours after his ar
rival in Chicago on October 9th, he fell
from stock yards fence. a distance of
eight feet, to the pavement below,
crushing in one side of his head and
breaking finger on his right hand. In
an unconscious. condition he was hur-
ried to the nearest hospital, and in "a
few days. or as soon as his condition
permitted removal, he was made a
patient of the Mercy hospital where
every care and treatment was given
him. He was unconscious the greater
part of the time and towards the last
suffered convulsions. The doctors enter
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
Politician Like Sampson

Once. is far off country,
I've heard the old folks say
There lived man named Sampson
Unforg0tten to this day
And Sampson loved maiden
Delilah was the lass;
And Sampson slaughtered thousands
With the jaw bone of an ass.
And Sampson tore up lions,
And lugged off city gates
And Sampson tore down temples,
So history does relate.
And Sampson was the strongest man
That ever tr0d the grass,
That's why he killed the thousands
With the jaw bone of an ass.
But all this happened years ago
And the world moves on apace,
And the big mouthed politician
Has taken Sampson's place.
He is not SO strong as Sampson was
But he is in Sampson's class.
Because he tries to kill US all
With the jaw bone of an ass. Mi
SAM JUEL. :
Halliday. N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
MANY new CANDIDATES
FOR ROYAL NEIeHB0RS

The local lodge of Royal Neiehbors
will be having good time next Mon
day evening and one which will 90
down as an important one in the his
tory of this lively body. The lodge is
not two years old yet but has a large
membership of good. active members and
on Monday night they will add about
fifteen more local candidates and posi-
bly, several from Beach.
The supreme oracle, Mrs. Myra En-
right, of Kansas, City, No., will be
present Monday night, which is quite
an honor for SO young lodge. State
Supervisor Mrs. Margaret Miller will
also be here and these officers will ex-
emplify and instruct the members in
the work. The local order has splen-
did drill team.
An invitation has been extended to
several outside lodges and a.good many
visitors are expected. The lodge exer-
cises will be followed by banquet and
musicale.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
DICKINSON WELL GOVERNED
IS MRS. STuTSMAn'S REPORT

Mrs. w. H. Stutsman, vice presi-
dent from the tenth district. reported to
the state federation at Grand Forks fol
the clubs in her district and the follow
ing is what she said of the Equal
Suffrage club:
The Equal Suffrage club of Dickinson
has a membership Of forty. Their course
of study has been along the lines Of
women and. Economics, Women
and Labor, and ''Civic Improvement. =
Dickinson has the reputation of being
one Of the best governed cities in the
state. largely due to the influence Of
this club.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
SENATOR P. J. McCUMBER
SPOKE IN DlCklHS ON

It was rather a small house that turn
ed out Wednesday night to hear Sena-
tor P. J. McCumber at the armory. The
city had been billed for nearly week
and the German band did its part we'll
as a drawing factor for crowd.
Register J. G. Quinlivan of the Dick
inson U. S. land Office was one of the
committee 10 meet the Wahpeton man
at the train and on the platform with
the speaker was seated Dan Manning
and H. C. Berry.
In his Introductory address of 20 min
utes Mr.. Berry gave those who take ex-
ceptions to the administration good
tongue lashing, saying that when the
republican party died, popular govern
ment would die also.
Senator McCumber spoke for an hour
and three quarters He told how he
had been with the party for quarter
of century. He ridiculed Roosevelt
and the Progressive party and said that
the old republican party was passing
through tempestuous times, being as
sailed from within and without. etc.
He did not see any good in Roosevelt.
past or present, and the Third party
was the greatest humbug he had ever
known. Woodrow Wilson was branded
as an out and out free trader, who, if
elected to the presidency, would bring
disaster to the country.
Senator McCumber gave a lot of sun
shine oratory about the courts of our
land and warned his hearers of the
danger of advocating change. He re-
joiced in the success the administra-
tion had had in breaking the Standard
Oil Co. into its original parts, but he
did not explain the recent advance in
price of the company's products to the
people. The senator is master hand
at handling tariff figures, and when he
came to making his comparisons for the
purchasing value of products he did
not come down later than 1910. The
people know that they are paying g
great deal more today for sugar than
they were in 1910, they also know thai
supply and demand and not the tariff,
makes the present high price of beef
that ..the. grower enjoys. The PRESS
does not mean that fair and reason
able tariff is not desired by the Amer
Ecan 2eople- and progressive'
as well as administration republicans
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26

Theodore Roosevelt Was Speaker
in Dickinson in 1886. Ate
His Lunch on Court
House Square.

Dan Brew was in the city Monday
from his farm near Edgar to attend to
some business matters.
Mr.. Brew is one of the pioneers of
this part Of the country, and was for
many years employed by the Northern
Pacific in the round house at Dickinson.
He was telling the PRESS Monday that
it is nearly thirty years since he came
to Dickinson to make his home. He
has watched with interest the place
grow from few pioneer shacks to what
it is today.
In speaking of Theodore Roosevelt.
Mr.. Brew recalled to mind the fact that
he addressed an audience in Dickinson
at the first Fourth of July celebration
ever held in the place. This was in
1886 and was during MIR. Roosevelt S
range life at Medora.
Mr.. Brew called to mind particularly
these words of Mr.. Roosevelt: - am
myself at heart as much of westerner
as an fastener and am proud indeed,
to be considered one of yourselves.
am proud of you, and your welfare.
moral as we'll as material, is very near
my heart.
Roosevelt gave very patriotic
speech at that time, all of which was
published in the PRESS. After the ex-
ercfses he sat down on the grass and
greatly enjoyed the picnic luncheon ser
we'd by bickinson's pioneer settlers.
Short extracts of his speech. taken
from the PRESS:6les, are as follows:
1T is not what we have that will
make us GREAT nation; it is the way
in which we use it. 1t is of more i'm
portance that we show ourselves honest.
brave, truthful and intelligent than that
we should own all the railways and
grain elevators in the world. We have
fallen heirs to glorious heritage and
each must do his part if we wish to
show that our nation is worthy Of its
good fortune. All American citizens.
whether born here or elsewhere, whether
of one creed or another, stand on the
same footing. We must never exer.
else our rights either .wickedly OF
thoughtlessly but should continue to
preserve them by making the proper use
of them. -" In new portion of the
country. especially here in the far wes'
it is peculiarly important to do right,
because we shape the course Of future
events. 1t is up to us rangers and COW
boys to turn the tide of history in the
right channel.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
VIM. SNOW ANSWERS CALL
A SUFFERER FOR MONTHS

The remains of w. C.. Snow were
brought to the city Monday morning
from Befield for interment in the
Dickinson cemetery. Mr.. Shows death.
caused by cancer of the stomach, oc-
Cured on Saturday. October 18th. He
had not been feeling we'll for some time
and about two months ago was operated
upon at St. Joseph's hospital. Cancer
was discovered and life was considered
a matter of only few months.
Mr.. Snow was one of the early set
tiers and ranchers in this part of the
country, coming to North Dakota from
his native state. Massachusetts,. in 1890.
and settling near Fayette. later running
stock and farming in the country about
IL miles north of Belfeld. He was the
first postmaster of Snow postoffice-
named for him-which was established
about five years ago, and he also con-
Quoted small store at his farm. About
year ago he and his wife moved to
Belfeld, leaving his sons to take care
of the stock and farm. At Belfeld Mr..
Snow had charge of pool hall.
Mr.. Snow is survived by his wife,
three sons. Clarence, Robert and Joe
and his mother and a sister in Cleve-
land. Ohio, also a brother in Connecti-
cut. His relatives in the east were un-
able to attend the funeral on Monday.
About two years ago MIR. Snow lost a
little son who was run over by disc
and ten years ago his first wife was laid
to rest in the Dickinson cemetery.
High mass was said Monday morning
by Rev. John Berger al St. Bernard s
Catholic church at Belfeld of which Mr..
Snow was member, and train No. s
brought the remains and the funeral
party to Dicki nson.
A number of friends followed the re-
mains to their last resting place. The
pail bearers were l. A. Nelson, John
McCabe. W. T. Hendren. Julius Lerfald.
Frank Ruff and j. L. McCutchan.
Mr.. Snow was man who made many
friends. He was upright in his deal.
inas and large number of people will
be grieved to learn of his death and
will wish to extend sympathy to the be.
reaved family.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
CHARLES E. TRASK

The death of Charles E. Trask occur
red on October 10th. at his home in
Ashland, Oregon, where he moved with
his family from this city about two
years ago. Hardening of the arteries is
supposed to have been the cause of
death.
c. E. Trask was about 62 years of age
and was we'll known to the older set
tiers Of this country, coming to Dickin-
son in 1884. He was born in the vicin-
ity of Augusta. Maine, and when 16
years of age started out on his own
hook. He followed buffalo hunting and
freighting on the Musselshell and Yel-
lowstone rivers for some time, coming
| to this territory just after the bison had
BECOME practically extinct. About the
year 1885 or 1886 C. F. Trask and R. f.
Fuller started horse ranch on creek
eight to ten miles west of Kildeer
mountains which was subsequently
named and is still known as Charlie
Bob (for Charlie Trask and Bob Fuller).
Later they started a ranch on Knife
river near the present site of Fayette.
This was in 1888 or 1889 and during the
month of April their sod barn took fire
and carload or more of horses were
burned. Mr.. Trask was at the ranch
and Mr.. Fuller was employed on the
railroad at Dickinson. 1t was in the
early nineties that Mr.. Trask went to
New Mexico and purchased a large band
of sheep for this country. A little later
he purchased a herd Of cattle in New
Mexico and trailed them north to feed
on the grasses of Western North Dakota.
Mr.. Trask was in the stock business q
great deal during his residence of 2t
years here. He took homestead or
Ash coulee and acquired large LAND
holdings in the locality, where he liveC
for good many years, moving 10 Dick.
inson often for the winter months. He
was hard worker and good business
man and acquired property of consid.
cradle size.
In 1895 Mr.. Trask was married to
Miss Lettie Mirrow. a lady he had
known in his boyhood days back ir
Maine. To this union was born foul
children, Avery, Harriett, Alton anG
Blanche, the oldest about 13 years ot
age and the youngest 4.
The parents of deceased died erea,
many years ago. A brother also went
away from home and the family los
track of him. A sister is supposed tc
be still living.
Mr.: Trask was Mason and Knight
Templar having membership in g
Maine lodge. He was man who die
not say much about his business affairs.
He always bore good reputation and
attended strictly to business. During
the past summer the family left the
Ashland home in their auto for a toul
of California.
| Exposure and hardships incident tc
frontier lite no doubt had considerable
to do with the shortening of the life
of G. E. Trask.
Details of the funeral ARRANGEMENTS
were lacking at the time this article
was put into print. Mrs. Trask and
the children have many friends in
Dickinson who sympathize with then
in their bereavement.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
LAST OF the SHEEP
our OF new ENGLAND

Friday afternoon Of last week P. H.
Rumble shipped by special train,. q
trainload of mixed sheep from New
England to the Chicago market. There
were over 2, 600 in the shipment, which
will no doubt be the last large shipment
out of New England. A part of this
bunch of sheep were formerly owned by
G. F. Curry of Regent. Mr.. Rundle still
has 700 ewes at his place near Midway
which he says will make him a living
if crops should fail.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
-FOUR CASES SMALL 'P0x
AL Patients BETTER

So far as known there are no new
cases of small pox in the city this week
and in addition to the three mentioned
in the PRESS last :week-Marie Nc
Cutchan, Grace Haughton and the little
son of MI. .aad Mrs. P. H. Rundle, it
was found that Rev. F.. H. Farrand was
suffering from this disease.
Last Saturday there was a hurrying
of school children and older ones 10 the
different physicians to be vaccinated
for although all school children are sup
posed to be vaccinated, yet it has
never been made compulsory here. All
of the physicians have pronounced the
disease small pox but it seems to be a
mild form and mostly among the chill
dren.
Health Officer Davis thought it not
necessary to close the schools but gave a
lengthy talk to the pupils on; the dis
ease and the precautions that should
be taken to prevent its spreading.
Quarantines have been placed in the
homes having cases of small pox and if
these quarantines are strictly observed
as they should be there ought not to be
much danger of its spreading. People
should take every precaution possible.
The small pox patients have been
broken out for week and more and it
will likely be but few days before
some of the quarantines are raised.
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Sunday. October 9th. Sermon at
10 80 a. m. Sunday school at H.
q. m. Christian Endeavor at 80 p.
m. evening service at !, 80 will be in
recognition of tuberculosis Day." DR..
". III. Stickney will give an address
upon the subject of tuberculosis is q
Menace to Americans. DR.. Stickney
is an authority and will give an in
structive address Good music will be
provided.
W l 60 5s yf.sfA@ r. 4ACKE M;n;sto-
The Dickinson press., 1912-10-26
ElBERT (. MARTIN
SAVED ROOSEVELT

The hero of the attempted assassina-
tion of Col. Roosevelt, who is given
credit for having prevented Schrank
from firing the second shot, for which
his finger was straining at the trigger
when he was overpowered. is Ebert E.
Martin, the colonel's stenographer.
Martin had his chance when Schrank
fred his shot at the colonel, and he was
ready for it. All through the present
tour Martin has been constantly at the
colonel's elbow, pushing intrusive per-
sons away. More than once Colonel
Roosevelt reproved him for being too
rough. In Saginaw, Mich. Martin
threw himself against man who was
pushing himself forward and tumbled
him into gutter. For this he was re-
buked by Colonel Roosevelt. but Martin
says the man at Saginaw and Schrank
were the same. Schrank was within
seven feet of the colonel when he
raised his hand and leveled his rusty
revolver at the Colonel's breast. He
fired. and in an instant Martin leaped
on him and hurled him to the ground
with one of his sturdy arms twisted
around the mans neck. Martin is
twenty nine years old and native of
Manchester. VI. He now lives at 534
West One Hundred and Forty-third
street, New York City. He Joined the
Roosevelt staff on August 10th. by the
simple process of walking into Progress
sive headquarters and asking for job.
He was given it and soon made the
cnlOne1's nrivate stenO6ranher al