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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
NORTH DAKOTA'S
Blue SKY .LEN
Is Proving One Of the Bes En-
aetments Of Legislation
States History. 81

: One of the best acts passed by the
last legislature was the blue sky law.
This has been a wholesome effect
wherever it has been called into op-
Grafton.
Prohibits Fraudulent Concerns.
For the information of those who
may not understand the object of the
law, it might be said that it is for
the purpose Of prohibiting the opera
tion in this state by corporations,
companies and individuals who are
not square dealers. In other words,
1t protects the people of this state
against the wiles of the shark who
has nothing to sell but blue sky-the
fellow who wants to get your money
and to give no return.
In Hands of Examiner.
The administration of this law is
in the hands of the public examiner,
and that official, Mr.. Severtson, is
making it effective. It falls to him
quite frequently to shut out some in
stitution which has nothing to offer
bnt skin game. For years the peo-
PIE Of this state have been subject
to swindlers under various. gpises.
aAu sppsarSin the yey OF f3ieiie4lg
and loan sdssociatio4s,s stock con-
Germs. ana all kinds Sof promoters.
There was limit to their resources
oe .allnremeat s7,s. vs.
WIFI Uss. .sfatls.
Only this waeAes VancoxYercorncern
which is aftef ths money regardless
Of what they promise In ,Feturn, de-
cided they could not get under the
blue sky law, and in q very defiant
manner advised the examiner that
+hey would do business anyhow. and, !,
instead Of having agents in this
state, they would use the mails. It
might be we'll for all parties in re-
,ceiying propositions for investment
through the mails to go slowly, for
the chances are the proposition is not
h 64l0 OASs Ia 6uSAA No0OoS ~ Wv HS~A
ty receiving the propositions of such
concerns has any idea Of investing,
will write the public examiner for
information as to their standing they
can easily learn whether it is safe or
not.
This is what the office of examin-
er is for, and every person in the
state is entitled to the information
which he has on such institutions.
SThe North Dakota law is a repro
duction of the Kansas law, and COM
PARSONS of records show that con-
Germs that are turned down in one
state do not try to operate In the
other. The law is q good one, and
stands as barrier between the peo-
pie Of this state and the shark.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25

1avor1to. More complete returns Will
bs necessary before his nomination Is
assured.
Lees Majority About 1900.
Lees vote from the precincts heard
from outside the cities was 14,260, to
2o.s7S for Eberhart. At this rate he
would have Q net majority Of 16,600
outside the cities. Adding to this
Less margin Of $500 in Hennepin
and subtracting Eberhart's majority
Of 1000 in Ramsey gives Lee q net
majority Of $4,000.
hines for state auditor is slightly
ahead In the precincts outside the.
Twin Cities, having 10,6sO to 1920
FOR Prsus and 5.s6s for Block. Preus,
however. had 2.70o over Rinss in Hen.
aspin and 1900 over Rinss In Ram.
ssy counties, and it will be dimcult
Tor Rines to overcome this lead. In
either case it will be necessary to
count Blocks second choice votes
before the result is known.
For the state supreme court 1t 10
probable that Judge Albert johnson
Of Red Wing will be nominated to-
run against George l.. Bum. Bunn's
nomination is assured, with his large
vote in the two big cities. Johnson
ID running ahead Of Bum in the coun.
try precincts heard from.
Lyndon A. Smith continues to run
nearly two to one ahead Of James
Nanahan, who tried to defeat him for
attorney general. In the precincts
outside the Twin Cities Smith has
1890 and Manahan 6,907. The pro.
portion In the cities is about the
ssme.
Jacobson continues to run ahead Of
the field for railroad commissioners.
having 1925 votes in the precincts
outside the Twin Cities heard from
Nosenwaid in the same precincts has
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
TO RElNsTATE OLD MEMBERS
Possible Result Of Action Of Modern
Woodmen Convention.

Toledo, o., June 23.-Immediate re-
instatement of 100000 Modern Wood
men of America, who withdrew with
the repeal of the Indianapolis rates,
was predicted by leaders before they
left for their homes after the close
of the triennial convention. The Chi
cago rates were repealed and the old
rates restored.
Insurgents" who fought q losing
Rattle for rigid economy, before leav-
ing asserted that quo warranto pro-
ceedings would be brought In the va.
vious local and state camps.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
GOVERNOR HANNA
ARRIVES IN NORWAY
Reception by Delegations For
North Dakota Visitors.

Fargo, June 22-(special).-A
cablegram from Bergen, Norway.
this morning announces that Cover
nor Hanna and the rest of the North
Dakotans enroute to Christiania to
present the Lincoln memorial from
this state to the government of Nor
way, arrived at Bergen last night
after a pleasant voyage. They were
given great reception by delega-
tions from Bergen and Christiania.
There were several hundred Nor
wegian residents Of this state on the
same steamer with Governor Hanna.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25

6,ts7, j. G. White 4;o35. and j.; 8.
saaa,sson $685. ssss,ortasn IN the
cities was about the same, except
that Arnesons was third instead of
fourth. Jacobson's vote. however. is
not a majority, and computation OF
the second choice votes will be nee
essary.
Eberhart Slips Out Of Town.
Governor Eberhart, defeated for
denomination on the Republican tick
ct ON the face of the returns so far
received, has left for a ten-day trip
In the East and slipped out of town
without making any statement.
william d. Lee, successful candt
date for the gubernatorial nomination,
issued a statement in Minneapolis ex.
pressing thanks for the support which
enabled him to retire Governor Eber.
hart to private life.
"The victory" he said, ''is under.
laid by principles that assured it
Ny candidacy represented those prin.
ciples. wish to assure the people
Of Minnesota that If elected shall
stand loyalty by my promise to as.
sist them to secure better govern
ment..
II feel confident that the state tick
ct will have behind it the united party
and that q decisive victory will result
In November"
The Manahan people admitted de.
feat early and the poor run made by
the congressman at large was bitter
disappointment to them.
Makeup Of the Tickets.
Az near as can be Judged 1T the
present time the tickets of the lead.
ing parties will be made up as fol.
lows:
Republican.
Goyernor-william E. Lee. Long
Prairie. .....,.s
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. A. A. Burn.
Quist, st. Paul. or Elias steenerson,
Minneapolis.
Secretary of state-JuNus schmahl,
Redwood Falls.
State AUDITOR. A. o. Preus, Min
neapolis.
State Treasurer-Walter ]. Smith,
Eyeleth.
Attorney General-Lyndon A. Smith,
Montevideo.
Clerk Of the Supreme Court-L A.
Caswell, Anoka.
: Railroad and Warehouse Commits.
sioner-O. p. B. Jacobson, Fergus
Falls.
Democrat.
Governor-W s. Hammond, st.
James, ord. w. Lawler, st. Paul.
Lieutenant Governor-C. NJ. Andrist
Minneapolis. ~
Secretary Of Staten. N. Berkheim,
Little Falls.
State Auditor Andrew Busch, Man.
kato. - =
State Treasurer-E. N. Engelbert
Benson. -ys ~
Attorney General Neil NJ. Cronin,
Minneapolis.
Railroad Commissions Loren A.
Smith. Truman. -
Il : .E 2 y
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
oc1oeENARIAN ENDS LIFE
Recent Troubles Unbaisnce Mind Of
Wealthy Farmer.

Vernon Center, Mimi, June "a
Peter Mertesdorf, wealthy pioneer,
eighty-seven years old, left his home
Aoon after a. M, went to the river,
cut his throat with butcher knife
and toppled into the water.
His wife recently suffered a paralyt-
ic stroke and 1t is thought that this
anffction, with worry over damage
done by recent hail storm, unbal-
anced the mans mind.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
County Election.

County Election.
In the contests with less than half
the precincts reported, Hemmi ap-
pears to lead Conklin for county
Judge and Koth is ahead for county
treasurer.
In the state election, Gronna and
Tuttle, for congress, and Hanna for
governor carry the county; Wishek
was second man.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
HANNA LEADING
FOR GOVERNOR

Early estimates Thursday morn
ing of the vote in the eastern part of
the state on the governor, as re-
ceived at Fargo, are that very
light vote was cast in all the country
precincts. In many cases it was less
than half the usual vote. Governor
Hanna is leading by good majority
for the nomination on the Republic
can ticket. Advices received at Far
go early this morning are that Gov
nomination over Burdick in the
eastern and northern part of the
state. The Red River Valley coun-
ties give Hanna good majorities.
The city Of Fargo, 500; Cass county,
from 1900 to 1900; Walsh county,
from 400 to 500; Grand Forks, city
and county, $50; Richland county,
800; Nelson county, 200. Both Penn
bina and Ransom county will give
Hanna maiorities, the latter report
ed 4 to 1.
Burdick carries most of the north
ern tier of counties along the Great
Northern line. He will carry Cava-
lier from $50 to 200,s and reports are
that he will carry Benson county
heavily, also Ramsey county, with
light majorities in Towner, Rolette
and Ward. Hanna carried the city
of Minot.
Reports from the Missouri slope
on the governor were that Hanna
would carry Morton county. Wish
oh ia ronortod fo havo corriod Pur
leigh county; Hanna, Stark county.
A large German vote In the western
part of the state will support Wish
elk. Friends of Governor Hanna are
confident that he will be nominated
by from 5000 to 1000. Wishek is
making surprising run, being the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
BLAMES
TAXES FOR DEFEAT
Declares He Was Forced to Take
Blame for High Rate.

Port Huron, Mich, June 20.-When
the steamer City Of Detroit III. reach.
ed this port she slowed down and =
ferryboat came alongside to take OF
Governor Eberhart of Minnesota, who
was the guest Of the local business
mems association for . short time.
The Minnesota executive, discussing
lkis. defeat ct the primary for nomfna-
tion az governor, said:
II attribute my defeat in the pri-
naries to the abuormally large tax in
Minnesota this year. Tho people
found their taxes unusually high as .
result OF road work and educational
work and naturally had to shoulder
I&h6 burden. However, have served
my state for long time, having had
several terms.
my opponent on the Republican
ticket did not support the last Repub-
lican administration," added the gov
ssInor. 81 =
Clerk Brown, / should like
to ask for q raise In my wages. I've
Just been married.
s. EmployerVery sorry, my, dear
man. hut ! can't help you. For &C.
scidents which happen to our en-
!ployes outside Of the factory we are
not responsible.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
BLACK HAND SLAYER PAYS
DEATH PENALTY.

Ossining, N. Y, June 23.-
Peter Rebacci, nineteen years
old, a tool of a Black Hand
murder syndicate" in West
chester county, vas put to
death in the eleeacic chair at
Sing Sing prison for the
murder of Tony Nero of
White Plains. Rebacci had
figured in other crimes
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-06-25
GREAT WESTERN STOCK UP
Said Grand Trunk May Take Over
Smaller Company.

Smaller Company.
New York, June 24.-Preferree
stock Of the Great Western road was
quoted above 40 on the New York
Stock Exchange, the first time the
stock has reached this point in sew
eral years. The sharp demand for
the stock has given rise to reports
connected with the possible disposi-
ton of the road.
Many rumors connect the road with
the Grand Trunk. That the Grand
Trunk will purchase the Great West
ern outright is not believed by many,
but the assertion that the Canadian
road will take over the operation Of
the smaller company under an oper-
ating agreement finds ready accept
anCo.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
Uniforms They Wore.

In Angus Hamilton's "Afghanistan"
Is mentioned the following interesting
episode:
THE staff of the frontier regiment
on guard along the Afghan side of the
border had accepted an invitation to
the mess at the Russian post. They
arrived in due course, appearing in all
the full dress grandeur Of second hand
railway uniforms. The officer com
handing the detachment exhibited on
the collar of his tunc the mystic
words Ticket Collector. His subor-
dinate. Il Subaltern. was content with
the less exalted label of Guard Out
of courtesy to their guests the Rus.
slams suppressed their merriment. re
ceiving nevertheless the impression
that portion of the subsidy granted BY
the government of India to the ameer
of AfghaniStan was taken out in tht
CASTOR uniforms of British public com
panies. The fact WAS that the ameer.
through his agent in India had acQuir.
ed large parcel Of discarded clothing
at one of the annual sales Of con
demned stores in northern India"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
Miuhtv NickeIs.


81 know ought to begin saving
money against rainy day" said a sal
aried man with wife and two chill
dren. but it's mighty hard. The best
can seem to do is to squeeze out a
nickel here and there. and that hardly
seems worth while"
How many more are there like that
And what do they expect the years
will bring them? What of old age and
what of the misfortunes that may come
before age chills their blood. slows
their hands and makes their steps lag
gard: Their trouble is that they I'M
derestmate the value of the nirkelS
and the importance of making Il begin
ming A nickel is little thing, sure
enough. but twenty of them make II
dollar The commOnest mistake. and
the worst. is to forget that despised
nickels and dimes are what make dol
lars. Duluth Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
CASTOR OIL is
Different NOW
THAT is. THE TASTE AND DOOR
HAVE BEEN REMOVED
KelIo96's Tasteless Castor Oil
Is The Best Laxative
in 5000 Years

Spencer Kellogg & Sons of Buffalo, oil
refners, have succeeded in taking the
offensive taste and smell out of castor oil.
The Kelloggs have done what chemists
have tried to do and failed for 5000
years.
Doctors recommend castor oil as the
simplest safest and best laxative. Every
household will use it oftener, now that
it is tasteless.
KelIogg's Tasteless Castor Oil is pure,
clear, refined castor oil, and so entirely
without taste that children take it easily.
This perfect laxative is now on sale in
all drug stores Order Kellogg's Taste
less Castor Oil by name, to distinguish it
from various mixed and favored castor
oils. which are not tasteless. The trade
mark is on every labe-a green castor
leaf bearing the ignature-Kellogg's 25c
and SOC sizes.
Made only by Spencer Kellogg & Sons,
Inc, Buffalo, n. Y, refiners of vegetable
oils. adv
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
A Trifler CAUGHT.

81 don't believe everything young
men tell me-" she said
but you believe tell you the truth
when | say that you are the most
beautiful girl have ever seen, don't
you?"
"Why should /? You have probably
said the, same thing to many another
girl
no; have never said that to any
other girl"
Really?
81 swear it,
But will you think that in year
from now?"
at will depend on you"
"Why should it depend on me?"
IF you refuse me | shall continue
to think YOU are beautiful. | always
admire the things | can't have"
"Oh. well shouldn't wish to have
You admiring me if were not yours.
anyhow. "-Chicago Record II erald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
Golfer and Caster,

A quaint match took place on q
Shropshire England golf course be-
tween golfer using the usual clubs
and ball and an angler with his rod
and two and half ounce fishing
weight. A large crowd watched, while
the angler endeavored to get round the
course in fewer casts than the golfer
made strokes. The angler started ia
vorite. and. Of course. bunkers had no
terrors for him. But he lost heavily
on the longer holes. though some of
Lis best casts were more than a hun
dred yards, and was well beaten on
the round. taking 102 casts against
his opponents 81 strokes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28

IT favors conservation generally OF all
the natural resources. the public lands,
water power, Coal iupds and mineral
deposits, by the federal government not
alone for the interGstof this generation,
but for the generations to come
1 The ever living subject Of represen-
tation in the national grange. accord
/ ing to state membership was discuss
ed and voted down again. The reso-
Tuition that was defeated was to the
effect that the basis Of representation
in the NATIONAL grange shall be amend
I'd TO provide that every state master
md wife or husband shall each have
one vote OH all qaestionse' On roll call
every state master and wife or hus-
band shall have one vote each and
for each and every 10000 members or
major fraction thereof above the first
10000 shall have one vote each ad-
ditional
Personal property has equal protec-
ton under the law and for that rea-
son should contribute toward the sup
port Of government. Assessing all tax
upon land would work still greater
hardship upon the farmer than the
present unjust method of taxation.
There is no remedy under existing
statutes. but a solution of the prob
lem may be found in uniform tax laws
in all states of the Union. so there
shall be no tax lodging possible by
mnEinD from state n Dnnthpr A
tax on incomes properly levied the
grange believes to be the most just
and equitable plan yet devised. If
the national government can uncover
the vast millions that lave heretofore
escaped taxation it would seem to be
an opportune time for the states to
take up this matter and assess these
millions to the end that the farmer and
other real estate owners may be re-
Iieved. in measure. from these I'M
just and inquitous burdens.
Various Resolutions Adopted.
t'irSt.-Full equal suffrage was in
dorsed by the grange.
Second. The protection Of migratory
birds was favored and the secretary
authorized to convey this information
to President Wilson.
Third.-The monopoly Of the water
powers of thpwOuntry was looked upon
with apprehension, and congress and
the several state legislatures were
urged to enact laws to prevent such
monopoies.
Fourth. The grange favored the en-
actmpnt of Il law to amend the consti-
tuition Of the United States so as to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
liquors and to submit the
same to the several states for ratifica-
ton.
Fifth.-The loan Of money deposited
in postal savings banks directly to
farmers and home builders at Il low
rate of interest was favored by the
grange.
Sixth.-Relative to the rural credit
sent to Europe last sum-
mer. the grange signitied it's regret
that the membership of the commits
sion was not representative of the
farmers of the country or calculated
to inspire confidence in any report that
they may make.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
The Greek Version.

A young Greek merchant of Wash
ingtOn. who has been taking lessons in
English from a private tutor. has So
far advanced that his teacher recently
introduced him to the beauties-and
perplcXities-of Shakespeare. He was
instructed to read passage several
times until he had the ideas firmly
fixed in his mind and then, closing the
book to put these ideas into his own
English. following AS closely as his
memory permitted the authors text
He had read over Il soiloquy of 9th
.ello's several times and was reproduc-
ing the Moors Somber thoughts with
pretty fair approximation to the poets
words. but when he reached the last
line. Farewell. Othello's occupations
gone" he stopped short, utterly at a
loss. The original phrasng had quite
escaped him. However. he had grasp
ed the idea. for after a few seconds of
frowning perpleXity his brow cleared.
"Ah. hat Get" he exclaimed "Eet
ees this: so long. Othello's lost bees
jop" New York Post.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
No Such Simplicity,

And yet there was never such o
thing as "Jeffersonian simplicity" Mr..
Jefferson was not man of simple life,
but of a full and expensive life. He
was an aristocrat in all his personal
tastes and INDUCED himself. lie had
travelled in Europe and observed how
he trick was turned there. And both
rs secretary of state and as president
he lived at the top of his time.-Wasb-
hgton Star.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28

The richest country in the world is
this one of ours-the United States of
America. There is no other country
that can hold Il candle to this France
is rich, Great Britain is rich, but the
United States is richer than France
and Great Britain combined. with
many billions TO spare. York
American.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
Out of His Sphere of Influence

Father Farrell was addressing lit
tie group of boys at the mission one
night, and it wasn't long before all
but one of them had been moved to
tears. The good priest watched this
boy closely, but he remained perfect
ly possessed. Finally, pointing a fin
ger at the lad, he called out. why
aren't you crying?' oh" says the
boy Il don't belong to this parish. -
Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
Ancient and Honorable,

The word Gumboil, when used as a
surname, has nothing at all to do
with any part of the anatomy. 1t
denotes that its first bearer was a
man of considerable importance and
great power in the state. 1t is de-
rived from the Morse word gum
bald" which itself has nothing to do
with any aff1iction, but means bold
In war;"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
Individual RESPONSIBILITY,

In the great scheme of things, all
interests are so interviewer that no
one can live his life without having II
affect countless others, for endless
time; so that it becomes a great re-
sponsibility upon each one to build his
little part, wisely and well.