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The Wahpeton times., 1913-07-31
Explanatory,

Old lsaacs (entering unannounced)
Vat you mean py holting mine
daughter In your lap-hey?
Young Rosenbaum-Vell, her NUT
tar said she vas worth her weight II
goldt, undt vas shust doing leedle
calculating-dot's all.-Puck.
The Wahpeton times., 1913-07-31
Ambiauoua.

n Nm010UoUos
Wife (shaking her husband)-John.
wake up! That's three times I've
reused you. Now 20 and attend to
the doors and windows: you don't ex-
poct ne to shut up. do you?
Hub (grouchily)-I wish you would.
The Wahpeton times., 1913-07-31
cornered..

Crawford Congratulations, old
man! I'm going to be married again.
Crabshaw-Why, thought you once
told me you always proiited by your
mistakes.-Judge.
The Wahpeton times., 1913-07-31
Proving Il.

Proving Il.
Grammar 10 . temperamental soEs
o8 science, isn't IT."
Il don't 80 how"
sOh. It hes its moods."
The Wahpeton times., 1913-07-31
rhoee Parls stv,es

Those ParIs Styles.
II see that hand-painted dresses aFo
the latest style from Paris"
Yes; and now the futurists and
cubists will make their fortunes."-
Judge.
The Wahpeton times., 1913-07-31

HE Name.
why do you call that cat PlutsrcAfs
~OA account Of his numerous hvsa.s
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

even during the early days of the ter ritorys most turbulent. iawiess and less squeamish period.
 Now that he has reached the gov- crnorship of territory which is on the eve of great awakening and as he has the ability and backbone to keep step with her advancement there ir no reason why he should not reach more elevated places. Only the weak or the faithless fall when they have once reached the lime light of public life and Governor Strong Is neither faithless nor weak.
 It is to be hoped that in the great time which 10 beginning for this territory he will continue to oc- cupy a place in the forefront. for he has the confidence. without question. of all classes and all kinds of the peo- pie who have cast their lots with Al. aska.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

Nome seems to be rapidly developing into a sort of ancient Rome. Every steamer brings fin a bunch of scientists who evidently have no other desire on enrth but to discover the jawbone of a mastodon. Indeel 50 many of that persuasion have arrived this year that the people here have come to look on them as something akin t1 book agents on the great outside and the scientist that would be used to
 i'll half a column of newspaper here in the old days is turned down now like a white chip because, like al things that are too blamed plentiful Il ey have lost their news value.
 50 many scientists have come to tie Nugget office this summer to ask about that cussed mastodon whose hair was fund in the tundra on Coffee c'e,k that one is driven to a bitter feeling of regret that the beast didn't die bald. It has been suggested recently that the skeleton of a mastodon ought to be dug up and stood" upright In Barrack square in place of that lovely bit of wooden architecture that was packed up the coast instead of being used for frewood. The skeleton would be really something worth looking at and would bring home to us the huge size of the animals that once strode over these tundras while 1t would also give us peace from the ubiquitous gen tiemen who are sent out from the New York institute to make us wish that mastOdons had never been born.
 But a very remarkable fact has re- gently been discovered by a man who
 would be called O scientist If no one
 knew that he made a living with q pick and shovel or by some other fairly honest calling. This man says that
 mastodons had to be as high as they
 were to keep from smothering in the
 mud while mushing the tundra. This theory is respectfully submitted to fu- ture scientific explorers 90 that they might seceure further means of separ-
 ating some institute from the price of
 meal tickets.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30
JfGeiai Paper
NOME, ALASKA, AUGUST 90. 1918.

Governor Strong goes away from Nome with even more friends than he had when he arrived q coupe of weeks ago. There are two reasons for this: he met people for the first tune and they became his friends and the old friends he met have renal lined his friends to a greater extent than ever because they found him as . governor just the same as they knew him as plain resident of this city.
 He said himself yesterday that hs has met many old friends here whom he was glad to meet and he made others. He says this in the manner of a man who prizes friendship. and the man who prizes friendship is the man who will have friends as the man who prizes money win have money.
 Governor Strong win probably be gone from Nome at the time this ap- pears in print. and it can be said that his success Is a striking proof of the material as we'll as the spiritual value Of straight dealing. During all his career in Alaska he has never had ono thing said about him that 1t would be necessary for him to contradict because his methods and character were such that even most bitte- enemy would realize the futility of attempting calumny against his name.
 "The Major" in addition to all this has had many other advantages. First and foremost he is gifted with what most men affect to despise-gooI lOoks He has a fine intelligence. is free from petty conceits and what is poeticalIy described as "dog." and h.. gives every man he talks to the feel ing that he Is close personal friend This last characteristic Is the reason why you hear SO many people say that they were pretty close to the major in the old days in Nome and that Is the great reason why his reception has partaken of so much personal warmth.
 His appointment as governor is fne lesson to youths growing up in those degenerate days when It has come to be accepted as O gospel that only dishonesty and trickery can in- sure success. He has remained with one party through dark and evil days and he has steered a straight course
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30
FIRE ALARM SIGNALS

Engine heuse. Phone Main s7 2 whistles water. Three fire out
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

Itax a . means of raising revenue Ii q matter that has been discussed for many years, and with the discussion
 the system has been growing into disfavor. The general accepted theory now ls that the expenses of government
 should be borne by property. and with the acceptance of that theory the poll tax has all but disappeared in the older communities. Not only that, but the tendency to exempt from taxation a considerable portion. of the personal property of househoiders Is gaining
 ground. In their stead has been sub
 stituted the inheritance, corporation.
 income and kindred taxes.
 The Empire has not attempted to de-
 fend the poll tax--though 1t must be
 admitted that 1t has been a serviceabie
 tax in the sparsely settled communi-
 ties where there has been neither time nor opportunity to accumulate sum- cient property to bear all the burdens of government. and where the oppor- tunities of individuals and the bene- fits accruing to the government are greater than they are in those places where the lands and other natural resources have all become the property of private persons and corporations. The position of this paper is that the of the people in t.e adopted that tax among others as . means of raising the mon- ey necessary to conduct self-govern ment in this territory. They made their appropriations to carry out anl a administer the various laws of tho territory with the revenues that would be derived from that source In mind. If it should develope that the poll tax feature of the revenue law is illegal the territory will be compelled to so through he nrst two years Of tts semi independent condition crippled to such ain extent that it will not do itseh the credit that those who have % earnest ly and % sincerely fought for the reo- osnition of their right to govern tfem- selves would like 1t to do. Either that, or there will have to be an extri session of the legislature. and tr.nt would mean an extra burden on the taxpayers of this territory. for tue territory would have to meet the ex- penses of a special session.
 The Empire realizes that the aues- ton as to the legality of this taS Is a matter for the courts to determine. It is, not a matter to be settled in the or in street corner argu. ments, and 1t will not be settled that way. The courts of Alaska are in hands. just and honest. They will adjudicate the points that have been raised in this matter as in all others according to the rules of law that obtain in the land. The Elm pire can have no influence in that ad- and 1t desires none.
 However. this much is true: It would cost this territory and the peo- pie concerned . lot more to meet the conditions that would follow the fall ure of the law than 1t will cost them to pay the poll taxes for the next two years. If the people do not believe in the poll tax as a system of raising public revenue they can select legis- lators two years from now that will provide a different system.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

THAT POLL TAX LAW. The merits and demlrits of the poll
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

TO GIT THG MEW2 lnat interests AiaSAans you .upscr,bs for ,he Daily Nisgsl "" per month delivered.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

Nome Daily Nugget. l month ... .e1.e> Nome Daily Nugget. months ..e1o.o( Nome Daily Nuggst. year .t2o.oo
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30
TWO WAYS TO THE NEW STRIKE

The new strike in the White river country is on the Chisana river. which. with the Nabesna. forms the Tanana. Henry Bratnober. several years ago. took a boat up the Tanana to the con- fiuence of these two streams. He spent thousands of dollars prospect ing in this district for both gold and silver. but could find no placer that would pay for working.
 The new discovery is in the White river recording precinct. and the recor- ders office is at Wiley. near the mouth of Solo river at the confluence with the White. The recording precinct was established on the 7th day of May last, and Horatio F. Morgan is the commissioner and ex-officio recorder.
 From this side of Skolai pass to Wiley, at the mouth of Solo creek. Is 25 miles. To reach the Chisana you go up the Solo. across low divide. and then down the Gehoenda, a branch of the Chisana, to Butcher mountain near the head of the Chisana 1t Is about 2 miles, The discoverer of the new strike is Billy James. who was one of the early discoverers of the Fairbanks strike.
 Another way to the new strike is up the Copper river and across the coun- try over an old Indian trail. Carie Whitman. an oldtime prospector in that country. comes out that way to Buck Hoyte's after his supplies. He was at Hoytes this last week.-Ex.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

The poll tax law Is a subject Of which much will be heard from this time forward. From time to time there may be seen in the newspapers from other parts of the territory some indications that people hold different opinions concerning 1t and the follow ing editorial from Governor Strongs paper. the Juneau Empire. will be use full in showing what the point of view of the Southeast is on this question.
 This is the editorial:
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30
PHONE MAIN NO. le

Entered as second class mattel. Feb e. 1907. at the Postoincs at Nome. Alaska. under the Act of Congrss Of March !. lS7&
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-08-30

Copy for regular advertisements must be in by 10 o'clock on the day of publication.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
At the Hotels

FREDER1cK-c. J. Potten. Fargo;
A. r. WaMbeaux. s.. Ppengler. Ink.
ster: W. J. RedEer. Langdon; W. A
Day. Fargo: Herbert Melaas. North.
wood: S. r Webster. Inkster; A. Hen.
messy. Minot; Oscar kittson, Mayville:
Charles Myers, Mayville.
DAcoTAH-w. 8. Awes, Farko:
Duncan Spence. Cavalier; j. A. Van
Lien. Devils Lake: James johnson
Michigan: F. E. Callahan, Cavalier;
C. r. Curtis, Portland; G.. 8. Peterson,
Park River; r. c. jacobson. Grafton;
Frank Harris. Bismarck: w. ]. Knee
shaw. Pembina: J. Bereton, Brocket;
j. NJ. Burnett, Fargo.
CoLUMBIA-s.. Scott. walhalla: F.,
Henning. Walhalla; Robert J. Carris,
Orr: N. O. Nelson, Grafton: Percy
A. Little, Olga; Mrs. III. Krollman,
Lankin.
IMPERIAL-J. f. Magee. Lang
don: Charles Doln,an. Langdon: Ada
and Hilda Johnson. Petersburg; C. n,
Ramsey. Reynolds: r. A. Millen, st.
Thomas; w. j. Shechy. Fargo.
NORTHERN--Mabcl Frank, Iako-
IA: Floyd French. Reynolds; @. F.
Rsrvik. Omemce; Gilbert Gunderson,
Reynolds. =. -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
ADDRESS MAIL
MORE PLAINLY
This is Plea of Postof6ce De-
Growing Care
lessness Found.

In the hurry and hustle. of the pres
ent day.. q great many people do not
take the time to have their mail fully
addressed, thinking that if they put
the city as we'll as the state, it will
be promptly handled. Wherever pos
sible the street and number should
be written. or the postoffice box added
to the address.
a letter may be addressed to a firm
or individual which has been in o
city for fifteen or twenty years, and
1t may he handled by some clerk who
has been in the service only. a few
months.
A great many times. too. there are
two and even a half a dozen people
o fthe same name at the same post
ONCE. There are also firms and cor
porations with am so very similar
that In the hurry Of distributing mail
it is very easy to throw the same to
the wrong carrier or the wrong box.
In consequence of all this. the post
office department has issued an order
calling attention to the increasing
carelessness on the part Of the pub.
out by their patrons bears the street
lie in addressing mail and has asked
postinasters to see that the mail sent
and number or number. in case
Of an office building. in addition to
the name Of the city and state. Pa
tFonS Gun also ASSIST IN getting their
mail properly addressed and in edu-
eating the public. by having all sta
tooncry intended for transmission in
the mails, printed with their complete
street or office address.
No matter how we'll the individual
or firm may be known, most of the
mail which Toes not have number
and street thereon. has to be thrown
e. one side and handled by the d.
rectory force of a p~ostonice. and is
consequently many times consider
ably delayed, and the order has been
issued that all such mail shall be
stamped, delivery delayed on ac-
count Of incomplete address,"
The p%ostof1ce department desires
all mail, but the business people as
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
EXHIBIT WILL
Be HELD HERE
$1,000
Pupils of County Schools to
Show Corn and Needle
Work.

An exhibition Of corn. fancy work.
etc, produced by the boys and girls
Of the Grand Forks county schools
will be held at the Central school in
this city Friday, November e..
The exhibit will be along the same
lines as the one recently held in
Grafton for the schools Of Walsh
county. The boys will exhibit corn.
and the girls, needle work.
Prizes will be, given to the pupils
showing the best exhibits along each
line.
a quantity Of corn for the exhibit
has already been sent in and it is ex-
pected that a large number Of the
pupils will take part. The judges will
be announced during the next week
or 30.
Great interest is being shown by the
pupils Of the rural schools In the
work In agriculture. in which they arc
being encouraged, By the school au-
thorities.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07

as he started after the Merry
Little Breezes for the place deep in
the Green Forest where they said
that Paddy the Beaver was Mt work.
fTe didn't believe a word of it, hut he
would, sec, for himself.
ni Ss.t sto's-s'Y"y Jay Speak" His
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
PRICES FOR BASEBALL
BENEFIT Is and 50
Cents; every BODY CO

Judging from present indica.
lions. the benefit performance for
the baseball club Sunday after
noon will be q big success. Tick
cts, which sell at so and IS cents,
already aro on sale, and the adj
vance demand has been unusually
large. Grand Forks and East
Grand Forks amateur performers
arc to take part. and there prob
ably will he several professional
acts. Tickets for the lower floor
sell It so cents and for the bal
cony IS cents.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
HORSE
THIEF IS HELD
Olaf Buoen Bound Over to
Grand Jury at Grafton
Today.

Following his preliminary hearing
at Grafton this morning. Olaf Buoen.
who is charged with stealing a horse
and buggy. was bound over to the dis
trict court Bail was fixed at $500,
which he expects to furnish. The
morning by Sheriff Nelson and will
be returned to the county Jail here
tonight. +.
Duncan Ferguson. the complaining
witness. was present at the prelimin-
airy hearing, and told Of the alleged
assault on him by Ruoen and the theft
of. the horse and buggy.
While still weak, Buoen is able to
move around considerably. During
the past few days he has been given
special treatment at the county jail
here, to which place he was removed
from a local hospital.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
Northern Circuit Plans For
1914 Will be Considered
Here Sunday.
BURMEISTER PUTS
SESSION WEEK E
Gathering Of National Asso,
citation Of Minor Leagues
is Responsible.

The meeting Of the Northern base
Dali league. originally scheduled for
November 16 in Grand Forks, has
been advanced a week. and will be
held here Sunday. November Q, in
stead.
At that time the draft Of schedules
proposed for the 1918 playing season
Will be considered. n other i'm
portant business also will come up.
Barmeister Advance Meeting.
president Rurnleister advanced the
league meeting a week because Of the
tact that the annual meeting Of the
National Association Of Minor Leagues
VIII be held o nTuesday. November
hold its session prior TO that date.
Port Arthur Situation.
That there Is some agitation under
way for the transfer Of the Winona
franchise to Port Arthur is indicated
in dispatches from the Ontario city.
The dispatch follows:
The proposition of the Northern
league to place q ball team in Port
Arthur is being put up to the local
st. Paul. There are difficulties in tho
way. MIR. Kelly say that even If the
money Is put up here it cannot be
guaranteed that the WinOna franchise
will be delivered. The league gives
only 10 days to look into the PROPOSE
ton. complete organization and fur
nish the $1,000 deposit which,
he says. will be demanded by the lea
que at a. meeting November IS. Kelly
says he and Conrad Of st. Paul put up
$500 for stock to control the Fort
William club, but does not suggest
anyone who would interest themselves
to that extent here. Local people
object to paying for a franchise when
others get them free, and need time
to procure grounds before buying a
franchise. At the sanle time there is
no doubt the money would be forth
coming on a satisfactory proposition"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
DRUNKEN MONKEYS.

N1lus01lS.
According to a recent letter from
the Congo region on the west coast
Of Africa, the monkeys there are in
ordinately fond Of the kind Of beer
made by the natives. who use the bev-
erage to capture their poor relations.
Having placed quantities of beer where
the monkeys al get at it. the natives
wait until their victims are in various
degrees Of inebriation, and when they
mingle with them the poor creatures
are too much fuddled to recognize the
difference. between negro and ape.
When a negro takes the hand of one
Of them to lead him off some other
fond creature clings To the hand Of
the latter one and another to his hand,
thus a single negro may sometimes
be e carrying off a string Of stag
gering monkeys. When secured. the
beer is administered in decreasing
quantities. SO that they may only grad
ually awaken to the results Of their
spree.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07

we'll as their correspondents must as.
sist In promoting this end by making
the address on each piece of mail Just
as full and distinct US possible. This
to also one OF the reasons why such
drastic orders have been issued
against the use Of the transparent
envelopes. as the mail placed in many
Of these receptacles has to be con.
s~'derably delayed because of the Diff
ficulty OF quickly reading the address.
1t is hoped hat the public will CO.
operate with the department 80 that
as little Of the mail is delayed as pos.
sjhle.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
N0RTHW00D MAN
DIES IN TROUGH
Well Known Farmer Sue.
curnbs this Morning-cor-
oner Called to Scene.

John n. Hagen. aged 81, a prom
inent farmer residing thirteen miles
southwest Of Northwood, was found
dead at z o'clock this morning in a
watering trough on his farm.
Coroner Murphy was summoned to
the farm this afternoon to investigate
the case, but all circumstances point
to accidental death.
Hagen. shortly before z o'clock,
told his hired man he was going over
to turn off the wind mill. When he
failed to n in for dinner, the mar
went to h we'll. and found Hagen's
body.
The victims head was in the trough,
and it is believed that he either faint
ed, or fell and was stunned.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07
CHARITY BALL
NOVEMBER ID
Grand Forks Society Will
Dance for Sweet charity's
Sake" Next Week.

The charity ball will take place
November IA, in the Grand Forks
auditorium.
Plans for the big dance we're laid
today. with Mrs. G. NJ. Williams
chairman of the general committee
In charge. and with Mr.. and Mrs. ].
w. OEren In charge of the press
work.
Tonight the complete list of COM
mittees in charge Of the various fea-
pointed.
Tho proceeds Of the big ball will
be turned. over to the Grand Forks
Associated Charities.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07

Ladies' all wool skirts, made
from voiles. panamas. serges,
etc, in white, black, etc. VAL
ues up to SIS. 20 40
To close out 80. 96sOO
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-07

New Rockford Woman Buried.
The funeral of Mrs. !. n. .Johnson
Of New Rockford, who died after an
illness Of several weeks. was held ut
New Rockford this afternoon. Mrs.
Johnson was a daughter Of Martin
Nelson. who is contesting the Lakota
mayoralty election.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-06-07

points arrived early yesterday and
practically all of the teams from far
away states had been quartered at the
Midway before midnight last night
The Maroon fraternities and student
organizations stretched themselves all
day to care for the invaders, and the
entertainment will proceed apace to-
day
The fields in every event are classier
than in any previous Stage meet
With close to 100 athletes entered in
each dash and proportionately large
fields in the other track races the Of
ficials will have a busy time keeping
the event in running order Coach
Page will act as chief OF the day in
the absence of Coach Stage.
The field events will be particularly
high class this year Among the stars
are Cook of Roswell, Ind; Blackburn
OF Montrose, Cal; Foss of University
High, Sears OF Lewis Institute, and
Howell of Minneapolis in the pole
vault and Lane of Greenfield, Iowa:
Petcka of Green Bay, wis; Sutherd Of
Virginia; E. Caughey of Ukiah. Cal.
and Wagner of Belby, 8. D., in the
hammer throw.
Nelson of Ardmore, Okla; Dutton Of
Animosa, Iowa; Cory of University
High and Donoho of Lewis In the
broad jump; Monnett of Bunker Hill.
Ind; Foran of Bement. Ill, and Dut-
ton OF Animosa, Iowa, in the discus are
the field stars
Among the many notables in the
other events are Hoyt of Greenfield.
Iowa: Parker OF Stockton, Cal; Allen
by Of Ukiah, Cal; Irish of Oak Park.
Nelson of Ardmore. Okla, and Gallo
way Of Hobart, Okla, in the dashes:
Cory of University High and Grunsky
of Stockton. Cal, in the-hurdles. ana
Allenby and Nelson in the quarter
mile.