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The Dickinson press., 1913-10-11
LooNNe FORWARD.
(From the Committee on Commission Form OF
G~overnment).

From the Committee on Commission Form of
Government).
Our Last Communication :-BeIlamy's
Looking Backward, " seems to fit many
of our politicians. rather than looking
forward. A writer of the days gone
by uttered these words where there is
no vision the people PERISH" This
drastic statement seems far} fetched,
indeed it looks as though it were abso-
lutely false. yet history as we'll as
current events bear evidence that this
statement is true to the letter.
Cities. towns..and villages are today
paying heavily for want of forethought,
others are laborine under such q series
of disadvantages that they might better
never have had an existence, others
still are staenated without a possible
chance of getting out of the ruts, and
bye the bye what is a nut, we answer
want Of progression"
There are signs, however, that the
people are catching a glimpse Of for
ward movements and plans. Pennsyl-
.vania, for instance, last December
passed a law that ali third class cities
should come under the commission
plan. This measure will give to %
cities of ten thousand and under, the
new government, whilst those of less
than third class are seeking city privi-
leges and when this is theirs, Pennsyl-
yania will have IS cities under the
commission plan. The law will pro-
vide for a manager with four COM
missioners, each elected for four years,
and three elected for shorter terms.
The Minneapolis Journal of Septem-
Der 10Th has a series of items and let
tiers culled from the opponents of this
system, setting forth sundry evils of
this plan, yet it must not be forgotten
that this paper is owned by the two
tplutocrats, Jas. J. Hill and John D.
Rockefeller.
Since the defeat of the measure in
Minneapolis the old gang that boasted
Of the extra expense under the com
mission form. have. for the ensuing
Eyear, raised the tax levy to 81. so or 2
mills over that of 1918. To our way OF
thinking this opposition by the Mime
apolis Journal is n Of the very best
arguments for the commission form,
because it is we'll known that all cor
porations are dead against the system,
because it will lessen their influence
and power.
Fargo evidently accepted a%:vision.. OF
The Dickinson press., 1913-10-11

better city life in the commission plan.
Their recent savings on bonds amounts
already to thousands of dollars, whilst
their latest enactment, gives the people
equal rights in water charges, making
an all round rate of 15c for 1, 900 GAL
Ions of water. the big consumer paying
as much as the every day householder.
This reduction too in the face of a
large bonded Indebtedness for the new
water works system. These commits
sioners say that this rate will pay all
interest and expenses of the water
plant; why we ask are other cities pay
ing Csc, 35c and Soc for 1000 gallons
when a big expensive plant can sell
direct to the consumer for 15c?
Citizens; why not get a vision of
Dickinson as it should be rs years from
now? Had our earliest citizens caught
the vision of a ten thousand population
many things would have been different
today. Fargo's experiences with the
enforcement of her ordinances has not
made that city, a eoody goody, puri-
~tanical city as her opponents would
have led. others to believe, rather. she
is attracting more attention and being
exploited today more than any other
city of the state.
We do not decry the ability, honesty
and disinterestedness of those in Office
in Dickinson. nevertheless, we must
admit that the scattering responsibility
makes the city officials and their acts
of non-effect.
That old adage, '.Jack Of all trades
and master of none is just as appli-
cable to the old system of government
as of tie individual Tor what is every
body's business, is nobody's business,
Saturday cast your votes for the Com
mission form OF Government.
From the Committee.
The Dickinson press., 1913-10-11
Notice TO Creditors
In the Matter OF the Estate of
George DIenkel Deceased,

Notice is hereby given by the under.
signed, Thomas G. Conroy. administra-
tor of the estate of George Drenkel, late
Of the city of Dickinson, in the county
of Stark and state Of North Dakota.
deceased, 10 the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against, said
deceased. tt exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this notice,
to said administrator at the Drenkel
grocery store or at the office Of w. f.
Burnett, attorney at law, in the city of
Dickinson. in said Stark county:
THOMAS G. CONROY.
l0-11-4t Administrator.
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LOCAL NEWS

George {. Nelson, iormer owner Of
the Medora Herald. is editor of THE
Co-operators' Herald" q new publica-
ton issued at Fargo the past week for
the first time.
Lost-A red Navajo blanket between
Dickinson and the r. F. Suits farm. at
Dais Bnttes. Reward for return to Bert
Waddell, Dickinson, ND. adv. 10-11-2p
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Local nv.

For screened ehightL Ignite Bitumir
ous Coal and kindlinR, order from the
Consolidated Coal 3CU: Prompt service
and two thousand pouhdsss to the tor
gusranteed. I2-o-tfs
Ms, Annie Steele Vas guest al the
C. H. Wiley home q few days this
week. 60 route home to sGGlensdiiv,,e from
"a extended visit with. relatives and
friends u Ontario psintgg The Steele
family Formerly resided ID Dickinson.
II does not look as though there would
b. i large vote cart Saturday On the
commissionff form 81 government propo.
sition. Some how tho people IN GEN
eral DO not seem TO b1eessyery.. much inter-
ested in the matter. IN, q, ss
There was q party at the home Of
Mrs. Edith Burdich Friday, afternoon
given by the friends and neiahbors Of
Mrs. Olson, who expects to leave US
soon to join her husband As a token
Of their regard they presented her with
9 set Of silver spoons?S #
The members Of the. W, CT. U. met
- .,sunesuay Wy MIS-
1cnarl. AZ ING mee1lns. mrs. :. q.
M!les was elec.eo g s$ q 80 si I! las
Der in each society. They are plan
n.us - uavlns WITS. onepafa mere @
.olaS - 'l1 WIN = - Jug & n ~ tutuf =
Inc medal So1ered by pr. 9. N: Bar
ker ior the highest. score in q novice
match participated in BY all the militia
companies IN the state, was won by
m. scor. NJ. ,ne rs. -. :s...
= atch ba,,,asn ams..,.. .ha.. :. 49,
who navsr nua,;aad ~ $500. 80
= "a atimnlate iote-.st Is III. nha.a =
militia VOL rhs madaI =. = s;1.s. : :
2 har and aanS.n. e.s..s.as 80,
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vards !. s. s.;n = 81, =. n ANU yUo
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The second convention Of the North
Dakota Votes for Women League will
pc held in Fargo. at the Civic Center.
October 18th. This meeting has been
called Observation-Disclosures the State
Federation of Womens' Clubs in order
to accommodate the Club women. many
OF whom are planning to remain over
and> attend and every North Dakota
woman is cordially urged to attend and
may consiaer nessei1 2 MISS
eanet' NanA M VIZ = VII o "a among the
The Dickinson press., 1913-10-11
Gas Tractor School

WANTED 200 Gas Tractor
men to become experts through
the Y. M. C. A. Gas Tractor and
Auto School, Fargo, N. D. ) and
6 months course. School opens
Oct. Is. Address Ralph R. Wolf,
General Secretary. 9-2o-4p
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For Sale

The North u of Sec. %, Township 40.
Range 90: Two miles north Of Dick
inson, N. ID. Nice rolling land at $500
dollars per- acre down and balance time
at go. E. J.. SIEH, $40 Security Bank
Bldg, Minneapolis, Mimi. 1o.4-4t
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Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
SUPPLANT HORSE WITH
 AUTO ON MAIL RUN
(From Sundays Daily.)

"The passing of the horse" was never more aptly illustrated than by the statement made yesterday that henceforth the auto will hold sway between Dewey and Camp Verde, the Davis Brothers of Kingman, in troducing these vehicles on the mail run and also for passenger service.
 They are expected to arrive in Prescott tomorrw with their two cars, and to start up the service i'm They have been awarded the mail contract between those two places and intervening postoffices, and in addition to carrying the mail will engaged in the express business. One car is to be used exclusively for passenger traffic and round trips will be made daily connecting with all trains at Dewey. This will be the first public auto service to be in in this section.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
ENGINES HAVE
 GLITTERING LIGHTS

In accordance with the referen- dunn adopted at the recent election requiring railroads throughout the state to equip their locomotives with electric headlights, that duty is be- ing performed at present by the s F. P. & P. in this city. Under the law each engine must generate 1,5O0 light. The last batch of these utilities arrived yesterday in the city, consisting of twelve dy- namos, and. in about two weeks all of the twenty-six engines used on this road will be legally equipped. Each headlight will have reflector capable of generating S. 900 candlepower The expense in cured in complying with the new law will reach to over S3OOO on this line alone.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
FREE
 COPIES OF ALL NEW LAWS
(Fron Sundays Daily.)

Secretary of State Sidney P. Os-
 born has rendered his annual report of the transactions of his office to Governor Hunt One feature of it Is that there are certain recommen- dations in the report that will if put into practice cut down the revenue of the state
 The first legislature passed certain laws regarding the sale of certified copies of the acts of the legislature. Last year this section of the work of the office alone yielded several thousands of dollars to the state treasury. For a certified copy the secretary of state is authorized to charge twenty cents per folio. The session laws of the state are not published until at least sixty days following the adjournment of the legislature. In the meantime there is a demand for accurate copies of certain laws, which must be paid for at the twenty cent per folio rate.
 In one case last year one firm had to pay S60 and over for a copy of certain law. It is the opinion of the secretary that the state should print many of the laws as soon as they are passed in the shape of pamphlets and let them be gotten by interested parties for the asking This would decrease the revenue in the ofsce on the same basis as that of last year, 5000, while the increase in expend- iture would come from the printing of the bills.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
WOMAN IS CALLED BY
 DEATH
Mrs. Edith Engle Has Answered the Final
 Summons
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Another beloved pioneer woman resident, Mrs. Edith Engle, has been claimed by the Grim Reaper, her death occurring yesterday after an illness of four months. She had been a resident of this comm nity for over a quarter of century. and during that time had won the admir- ation and affection of a host of ac- quaintances.
 Devoted as a mother, kind in her sympathies and withall woman of many virtues her loss will be mourn ed by large number of friends and many relatives residing here and elsewhere Her husband, Joseph Engle, preceded her hence few years ago. Neuphritis was the fatal affliction
 The deceased leaves two sons, residing in this city, Eugene and Joseph Engle. Three daughters sur vive, Mrs. Tony Peters. of this city, Mrs. E. F. Thorner, of San Antonio, Texas. and Mrs. Mabel Asche, of Globe, the latter being summoned a few days ago and was here when the sad summons q me. The body is at Ruffner's. The fun eral will be announced later.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
JIMMY CURTAINS
 PROBABLE FATE
From Thursdays Daily)

Three years ago Jimmy Curran, a miner who had been about Prescott for several years, mysteriously dis. appeared and 1t was not until three months later that an inquiry con- cerning him was made. It would probably not have been made at all but for the fact that he had left a sum of money on deposit in a Pres colt bank. It was suspected that he had met with foul play or that he had died in the mountains. But notwithstanding a diligent search no trace of him was ever found.
 Curran was last seen at Mayer. The last person with whom he talk ed was freighter with whom he arranged to do some hauling. He said that he was going into the Black Canyon country where he had some mining claims which he was going to develop. He said that he would return to Mayer in about ten days
 The claims of Curran were locat- ed across the canyon. After he had made his location, William Faltin who was convicted last week of the murder of Carl Peterson located placer claims in the Canyon across from the claims of Curran.
 So far as known, no suspicion of any connection with the disappear ance of Curran ever attached to Faltin, nor was he ever thought of in connection when a man who was in that part of the country at that time remembered that Faltin was there. That recollection was given a stimulus when the Yavapai man heard the story of the murder of Peterson.
 There are hundreds of prospect holes of varying depths in that vii cinity and it is now suspected that the bones of Curran lie in the bot tom of one of them.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
NO EXCITEMENT IS CAUSED BY
 SESSION
Legislature Getting To Be an Old Story
 At Phoenix

PHOENIX, Feb. 3.-There was not the usual crowd and excitement at the capitol this morning when the third session of the first state legislature was convened although the galleries were fairly we'll filled. It was all too apparently a cut-and- dried affair and Phoenix and her citizens are getting used to legisla- lures.
 Then too there was lacking the usual influx of outside Phoenix men of prominence who in previous years have found it convenient to be on hand when legislatures met. The members made calls at nearly all of the state offices. which to the every day visitor it could be seen, were all fixed up evidently for the purpose Of making a good impression on the lawmakers. About ten o'clock the first steps in the program of begin ming the session were under way.
 Tonight about the only specially interested ones in the comings and goings of the solons are the numer- ous attaches who seek enlightenment from all imaginable quarters as to just what part if any they will be called to play in the game of law making for the commonwealth of Arizona
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
ON LARGE SCALE
 ID BEGIN
Result of Good Showing At the Yavapai
 Consolidated

So satisfactory has been recent de velopment on a small scale at the holdings of the Yavapai Consolidat- ed camp near McCabe, that opera tions on large scale are to begin immediately, was the statement made yesterday by Benjamin Rybon, manager, who has received instruc- tions to this effect from Dr. C. F. Bowen, of Los Angeles.
 The latter will arrive next week, and states that ample finances are available to carry out exploration for the next year at least.
 Sinking and drifting will be the plan to be followed, and regular are to be made to Fl Paso smelters. One car shipped re- gently netted $130 to the ton, while another car of second-class ore Is ready for shipment The property carries attractive values in silver and is rated as one of the best galena in the country. Dr. Bowen has devoted his private funds toward development, in the past, md in the new undertaking has en- listed the financial support of few only. Mir. Rybon is in he city laying in a large line of nine supplies, and will ship in Ore yon pine for timbering old and new
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
MINING DEALS.
(From Sundays Daily.)

According to a deed filed for re- cord yesterday. Amas F. Swigert has sold to William Linden a group of four mines in Hassayampa district for the sum of S5,00O. O. A. En- sign has sold the Smithline claims in Humbug district to Herbert A. Strickland for the sum of $500, the deed being filed for record on Sat urday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
CONCESSIONS TO
 COST MILLIONS
Grand Canyon Panorama at Panama Pacific Exposition, One of The
 Features of Big Show.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. B. More than two thousand applicat- ions for concessions, filed by amuse- ment purveyors in all parts of the world, have been received by Direc- tor of Concessions Burt of the Pan ama-Pacifc International Exposition. Many of the concessions will be extremely original and striking. Eight of them will, in the opllion of Mir. Burt, involve an expenditure of more than two million dollars. The concessions will be notable not only for their great size and their splendor but also for the fact that they are selected with a view to their educational value. The art of presenting cycloramas and panoram- as upon an elaborate scale has made tremendous strides in the past few years.
 Among the more important con sessions already accepted are: "The Grand Canyon of the Colorado" a splendid spectacle to be displayed by the Santa Fe railway; "The Panama Canal" a working model and pano- rama of the great work at Pana- ma (two thousands visitors will be able to make the trip "along the canal' every twenty-five minutes) i; The Grand Trianon at Versailles" reproducing the famous battles of Napoleon. The canvasses for this concession will be painted in France. Another concession to be known as "The Creation," is based on the first chapter of the Book of Genesis. An elaborate series of scenic devices will be used to visualize the Bible story of the creation of the world. "The Evolution of the American Navy" will, upon an elaborate scale, depict all phases in the development of the navy from the era of the wooden frigate to the present dread naught An ice palace in which in ternational skating and hockey mat ches will be held; a Forty-niner's camp depicting upon an elaborate scale the discovery of gold, "The Battle of Gettysburg" "The Aero scope" are among other notable con sessions.
 The Grand Canyon of the. Colo rado, in all of its grandeur and color, as seen from the platform of an observation car, will be among the most unique of all the conces- ! sions Walter Burridge the widely known American scenic artist. will execute the paintings which will de pict the scenes of the canyon. The will occupy 300x700 feet of ground space. The Santa Fe plans to render the concession one of high educational value rather than one to amuse only and to this end the company will engage the foremost talent of the country. A motor electric train will take the visitor through the Canyon; guides
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
RYAN GIVES BOND.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA $7O,OOO bond for Frank NJ Ryan, president of the Iron Workers, was approved today by Federal Judge Baker. Ryan was recently sentenced to seven years in the dynamite cases.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05

Prescott and its attractive winter climate
 Returns Home.
 Mrs. s. A. Davis and children re- turned to Yucapai, California, on Saturday, joining MT. Davis. They had been visiting with Mrs. Davis parents in this city, Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Seidel for the past two months.
 To the Capital.
 Miss Harriet J. Oliver was an out going passenger Sunday for Phoe- nix, where she resumes her duties as journal clerk of the lower house. during the special session that con- vened yesterday.
 Coast Visitor.
 Miss Betty Livingstone, sister of Mrs. w. D Gum, has arrived from Los Angeles to remain indefinitely. She was a visitor last summer and was greeted by many friends and ac- quaintances on her return. On Mining Business.
 Alvin and Oscar Groff, promi- nently identified with the Great Re public Mining Company, arrived Sunday from New Philadelphia, O., and will perform the annual assess ment work on their large holdings. They are en route to the camp near Turkey station on the Bradshaw Mountain railway, and it is probable that active development may be au- thorized in the near future Both are frequent visitors to the country. Prom the Line.
 John Berggren, contracting on the new railroad building in Verde Val ley to Clarkdale, was a visitor with his wife and son Sunday, the latter being i'll. Mrs. Berggren is pre- pairing to return to her home at Denver
 Making the Rounds.
 J. Hubert Fleming, manager of the general service department of the Harvey system, on the Santa Fe was a business visitor to the city on Sunday, coming from Fl Tovar, at the Grand Canyon He is mak- ing the rounds on an inspection trip. Capital City Visitor
 Mrs. J. H. Van DeWater arrived from Phoenix yesterday to remain during the month, and Is at the home of Mir and Mrs. J. Ralph Tascher, the latter her sister. MT. Van DeWater is the Arizona repre- sentative of Bradstreet, with head quarters in Phoenix. Valley Visitor.
 Levi Jones, the we'll known Thompson valley farmer and stock man, was a visitor to the city Sum day, and gives a good report of those industries, stating that larg- er acreage is to be planed this sea- son than ever before known. The projected county wagon road through that section is receiving a great deal of favorable comment.
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
Returns Home.
(From Fridays DaiIy.) From the North.

From the North.
 Among the Ash Fork visitors to the city yesterday were Judge w. B. Sheivley, H. Hall and John FL liott, on court and other business. Verde Visitor.
 Charles Hollingshead, the mer- chant of lower Verde Valley, was a business visitor to the city yester- day, and reports that section as en- toying prosperity.
 Visiting Mine.
 Frank Clawson, identified with the La Gracia mines in the Black Hills, was an arrival Sunday from Long Beach. Cal, en route to the camp on an inspection trip. Visitors From North.
 Mir and Mrs. J. w. Dial, of Selig- man, are in the city for a few days, the former on business and the lat ter to visit with friends. They are at the St. Michael. Cn the Map.
 Clarkdale is now a full fledged city of the future, having within its boundaries a new public school that was established recently and opened its doors to twenty pupils yester- day.
 Pleased Visitors.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Marshall, after a months visit with relatives in this city, returned to Denver, yesterday. They are very much pleased with |
Weekly journal-miner., 1913-02-05
RETURN TROPHIES.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA minia- lure Viking ship and a bust of the King of Sweden, Thorpe trophies won at the Olympic games. were sent back to Stockholm today by James E. Sullivan. secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union.