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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11
BAND
HAS DIRECTOR

Through strenuous effort Of men,
bers Of the band and orchestra a
noted musician; Prof. G. F. Laeger,
has been brought to our city. When
but seven years of age he commenced
his musical life, taking lessons of his
father who was band master in the
German army. He attended the
Royal High school and Military
Academy of Berlin and was a pupil
under the world renowned Prof.
Joseph Joachim. After passing ex-
aminations in both the band and
orchestra departments, he then spent
three years in Leipsig Symphony
orchestra. Coming to America he
took up band work in the United
States army as solo cornetist.- In
clarinet. In 1885,. he took up the
clarinet. In 1898, he took up the
duties as leader and instructor of the
160th Indiana Vol. Regiment Band.
This band was officially declared to
be the best in the Brigade Camp,
Hamilton, Lexington, Ky. Those
who were present were Generals
Breckenridge and Bates of the u. S.
A., General Saenger and Anderson,
Director Herman Bellstedt of the
Weber Prize, Band of Cincinnati, also
Col. Geo. Gunder, commanding officer
of the 160th Regiment.
Prof. Lager has spent his entire
life in music and he certainly knows
his business. He wants to build up
an orchestra and band Of which the
city may be proud. A music studio
is to be located where he will give
lessons on stringed, reed and brass
instruments. He takes particular
pains in the instruction of beginners
That Dickinson needs a good band
has been felt for long time. Our
local talent players have done all
they could and have always been will
ling to turn out and spend much time
in practice for any special occasion.
What they want now is permanent
Organization SO that if at any time d
band ia needed the same is ready.
Prof. Lager believes this to be a
good field, and hopes to give Dickin-
son some musical entertainments of
exceedingly high order. If he is will
ling to come here, the citizens should
be willing to render their support.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11

to bring in more from the outside;
therefore, / hope that the immigrant
movement which was started by the
state a year ago, win be made more
effective, and I shall do all in my
power to push the movement for
ward. s. z;a5s :a 4. s.5sS 53
j desire to see the resources of our
state developed, that our young men
may not feel the necessity Of going
to some other state or Canada to
satisfy their ambitions, for they will
soon be called upon to take a part
in state and business affairs. The
Importance of giving our young
people in rural districts an opportun-
ity to acquire a liberal education can
not be overestimated and am in
favor Of the. consolidated rural
schools and in the upbuilding and
betterment Of our school system.
Further. / am in favor Of the farm
credit land bank and made :recommen.
dations~ regarding this to the. estate
legislature year ago.
The work inaugurated in North Da'
kota along the lines outlined is only
partially accomplished, and having
practically retired from business ane
having the. time, to give to public
questions, I ask the people Of NORTH
Dakota for a nomination and election
to q second term as governor. Il
nominated and elected I shall give
my best endeavor to the carrying out
Of these suggestions. That which ap
peals to me most in my candidacy 70,
q second term is that as. governor
will have greater opportunities to d.
much for North Dakota and hel
people "a state and people who hav'
done much for me. 2i.'
ss..sst L. B.. HANNA
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11
GOV ..HANlNA
CANDIDACY
Formal nouncement Made This
Week. Has Given State A Good
s. Business Administration. i !

To the Editor: Through the coll
t,nns Of your paper i wish to an
nounce my candidacy for the republi-
can nomination for governor at the
primaries to. be held June "a, next.
For a little over year Iahave had
the honor Of, being governor Of this
state and during that time have hon
estly endeayor to bring about a bet
ter and more economic system in
administering the affairs Of the
state and state institutions, keeping
in mind at all times that service and
efficiency are equally important with
economy. Itis impossible to carry
out these ideas and fully establish
them in two years; therefore I am
asking the people for a nomination
and election to a second term, that ]
may carry. to a conclusion those bust
ness principles which have been in
auguTated. Il g.:E5.ss4 80 81.
I recommended to the last legisla.
tive assembly the election Of governor
for a term Of four years and that he
should be ineligible to a second con-
: cnc,,%;r,a g%o,.,,, hnl;o1,;noe fhof a fn,,,,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11
.saY u ALLEY CITY NORMAL

The state summer school at the
satate Normal school at Valley City
viii open ON June Goth.
~ One of the esmore than usual features
of The cofaiing summer school win be
the work to he offered in rural leader
shin by an aexpert, ,of national reputa-
ton. While this will be d departure
from what has ben offered heretofore
Ia this state, the management aims
talis work 10 De c29 siname mense value Ia
North Dakota espe ecislly i where conn
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11

Another land measure Of vital i'm
portance to the residents of the west
ern portion of this state, and espec-
tally those located in the "bad lands,"
is found in a recommendation from
the department of the interior to the
committee Of public lands in the
House of Representatives. The
recommendation carries with it a pro-
posed bill which provides for home
steads to be known as "Stock Raising
Homesteads," containing GAO acres Of
land. The object is to utilize and i'm
prove lands that to large extent
are now lying idle. Throughout the
Little Missouri country there are
large tracts of rough and mountain
Gus lands which cannot be farmed,
but which would make good grazing
tracts, and afford chance to raise
feed and fodder. 1t is proposed to
designate and open up these rough
tracts for entry as "Stock-raising
Homesteads."
AS the farming operations will be
limited, there is no requirement Of
cultivation of the land, but improve
ments are required upon the lands,
of not less than $1.25 per acre, one
half thereof to be placed upon the
land within three years of the time Of
entry. Those who have already en-
tered land of this character, or have
acquired by purchase, lands of same
character of less than $40 acres, are
to have the right to make an addi-
tional entry for contiguous land upon
the condition that the entryman or
land owner is the head of the family
or is twenty-one years of age and a
citizen. The person must also re-
side upon or occupy the land entered
or owned. In case there is no vacant
land contiguous, the entryman or
ownermay reconvey his entry back to
the government,providing the land is
not encumbered. For this he receives
the right to make entry for GAO acres.
This will cause an adjustment Of
holdings in such areas and the land in
turn may be entered by entrymen or
or owners af the adjacent tracts. A
provision is made for preference
right of entry within ninety days
after the land has been designated to
the entryman Or owner of adjoining
land. When vacant lands, contiguous
to tracts held or owned by two or
more parties entitled to additional
entry, are not large, enough. to. allow
each to secure the maximum amount,
the Secretary Of the Interior makes
an equitable division of the lands
applied for. The Communication Of the
homestead does not apply to entries
under this proposed bill. Any person
who has lost or forfeited their home
stead shall be entitled to the benefits
of this act providing the entry was
not cancelled for fraud
Register j.. G. Quinlivan and Re-
ceiver w. A. Mcclure of the Dickin-
son land Office are thoroughly in
favor of such a measure and believe
that this proposed bill will pass the
present session of Congress.
! There are some 72O sections of land
in this land Office district that would
come under this classification. A
large percentage of this land would
undoubtedly be settled and would
thus bring large amount Of unpro-
ducing land on the tax list. 1t would
tend to establish small stock ranches,
as under the provisions Of the pro-
[posed act settlers could get land
enough to make it worth while to
build up, permanent places.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11

out for the county's side of the mat
ter. They assured him that they had
the security and would hold it till the
debt was satisfied, unless he was
ready. to; furnish a good bond for the
payment Of same. Attorney Mackoff
saw where Vasser was liable to i'm
prisonment, but he could not figure
out how that would help his client out
of the difficulty.
The county assessors were in
Wednesday to get instructions and
supplies from Auditor Hughes. The
assessment will be made, as nearly as
possible, on the same basis as last
year. Most Of the assessors will COM
ence work the first of the week. The
township assessors are supposed to
have their work completed the first
week in June and county assessors a
month later.
r S. N. Hutchinson from Taylor was
unable to be present on account of
illness.
COUNTY ASSESSORS
First Dissatisfaction Burda.
Second District-Frank Meyer.
Third District-Kurt Schliesser
City of Dickinson-Walter Sterland
Village Of Belfeld-James Eslik.
Village Of Taylor S. N. Hutchin-
son. '~-~1
Village of. Richardton- H. P. Din
JUS. ~, >...-. ..-
RAIDER Township-Petsr Walery.
Green River Twp Henry Fisher.
Heart River TYPO. A. Dietsche.
Simpson Twp.-Louis Ringdahl.
Gaylord Twp Jacob Kloepher.
Grand Meadow Twp.-Harry Snow
bank.
w. r. Veigel, county surveyor and
superintendent of public highways,
held a conference with the commits
sioners on Wednesday, at which time
the following deputies were ap-
pointed for the ensuing year:
Fred Trauman- Twps. 1879, 140,
141, Range 81 and 1892. -s.. .
John Schultz 1877, 1881 and
1892. =
:. Joe Schultz 1882 and 1877 and
1888. 49,. II
VIM. Streu-- 14O, 1872 and 139
140, 141-93. H.. 4
Charles Offet- 1873, 140-94. i!
Il. Shuxtlifff f. 139, 140-95. ]:
Karl Rieman- 1894 and 95. sa.s !.
John Metz 1877, 1873 aud 1895.
c. H. Miller 139, 140-97.
Octave Duval- 1873, 1898.
J. w. Sillman-139, 1909 and 140.
SO. 49,. i
J. H. Towberman- 1877 and 1887
These men are all experienced roae
builders and each one will try and DE-
as much as possible with the money
available.
New rules were adopted as follows
list. That the deputies shall moi
work more than two teams Of thei,
own on the road, giving others 9
chance.
End. That deputies or their mer
must not work outside of their :regu.
lar working hours, and they must moi
change their regular working hours
without notifying the county super
|intendent. If they cannot get in ten
hours work in their regular hours
they must report the exact number
Eof hours worked. Wages $3.50 pei
day for man or team. T.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11
sGLEE CLUB AT DICKINSON
Llewellyn Roaquette Tenor Singer
With the University Boys. Man
Il ming Sends Large Delegation.

The concert given by the Uniyer-
sity Glee Club Tuesday evening at
the opera house, was certainly the
finest musical treat Of the year. That
thesclub IS good il expressing tin
most mod derate terms. All numbers
by the club were exceptionally fine.
The harmony was perfect and the
RECOMMENDATION was distinct. The
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-04-11
NEW PROPOSED HOMESTEAD !.
LAW GIVES WHOLE SECTION

Maine, for tests for paper pulp. AS
son as the government experts can
soon as the government experts can
port given the public.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15
Rural Schools.

The rural schools. which are the founda
tion Of education in Texas. since the great
er proportion Of our population j. rural,
are sadly neglected. We have been compla
cent in the knowledge Of having the largest
permanent school fund of :ny State in the
Union, but here are a few facts calculated
ito jar onr self satisfaction and a~Sump-
tion III excellence. There arc thirty four
States which spend more per capita 81
total population on their public schools
than does Texas. The average for the
United States j. $4.7s; Texas spends only
1896. Forty-two States derive n greater
per cent Of their public school revenues
from local taxation than does Texas. The
average for the United States j. "a per
cent. for Texas 80 per cent. The Encyclo-
pedia Britannica says "Texas has the
largest school fund and the poorest school
system"
Only one ont Of every FIVE Of our rural
school teachers have had 20 much a. p high
school training.
Let n face the facts and acknowledge
that - far a. education l. concerned We
have not vet emerged from the pioneer
stage. For instance. consider this fact that
above two-thirdS of our children have abb
>~olutcly no opportunity 10 attend a high
school. l. il any wonder that the rural
population i dwindling and the unhealthy
symptom not To lay grim spectre Of con-
gested critics and neglected farms j. already
beginning to appear. The establishment OF
rural high schools would seem TO be the
first step toward making rural life more
attractive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15

That the Confer~acc for Education l.
non political goes without saying. ID in
cludes all the school. of the State in IT.
program and declares unequivocally in the
preamble to its dee aration of principles.
for "an impartial and vigorous advocacy
Of the Improvement and development 81 20
entire public school .y>tcm of the State. in
cludlng the common public schools. both
rural and urban. the State Normal schools.
the College IF Indu strial Art~. the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College. the Uni
versity Of Texas, tls State School for the
Blind, the State School for the Deaf and
Dumb and the State School for Juveniles
and also pledges IT, good will and aid IN
promoting the inters t. Of the private. the
UNCONVENTIONAL and the endowed schools
and colleges Of the state
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15

We are not asking You To trust an un
tried organization. The Texas Conference
Tor Education was founded III 1907. A
short summary Of what IT ha~ helped Ia ac-
complish since hat tine will not only in
spire YOU with an i,lta of the possible
ties Of such an Organization. but give YOU
confidence in this particular organization'~
ability with the cooperation Of Others.
"to deliver the good" Much Of it, work
has been inspirationll. bu; it, main ac-
tlvity has been directed toward securing
specific reforms.
Since the confcrerr, began work in be-
half of education IL Texas a month ha~
been added 10 the rural school term inan-
cial support of Texas schools has been
trebled; the number Of single desks IN
creased by four hundred per cent. the av-
erage value Of ~chcs l~liou~cs increased bv
300 per cent five ami one fourth times a.
much money j. put into school buildings
each year; the totai value of all property
owned by rural schooss il now two and one
half what il was il 1907: and the total
value Of all school property has been dou-
blcd. In short. more progress In cduca-
tional matters has beer made IN Texas dur
ing the last sever years than dur
Inc the twenty years preceding 1907.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15
Program.
For the Improvement of the public school
system of Texas the conference recon
mend@.

For the Improvement of the public school
system of Texas the conference recon
mcnds:
/. The enactment Of q law providing
sor the professional and ~ political su-
perviSion 81 the rural schools In every
county IN the State.
,. The establishment Of high schools in
sufficient number 80 that every child in the
state may have opportunity to attend a
high school organized and conducted i'll
harmony with it, environment.
3. The enactment OF compulsory at
tendance law IN conformity with the edu-
c%ational needs and conditions of the State.
!. An amendment Of the Constitution
removing the maximum Hfty-ccnt limit IN
local taxation for school purposes: and
also the removing 81 the two-thirds ma
lority requirement IN the levy Of local
taxes for school purposes in the cities and
towns.
,. \ constitutional provision for Il min
imnm mill tax for The support and main
tenancc Of our higher schools. including
the State Normal schools. the College of
Industrial Arts. the Agricultural and Ne
chanical College and the University ~
Texas.
The Conference for Education in Texa~
recognizes these things n fundamental
and believes they should be enacted into
law or Incorporated in the Constitution
before much needed reform can ~ secured
\ vigorous effort will ~ made ~ hold NV
educational conference or rally IN every.
county or school district in the State in De-
tober of which fuller details will be given
later. 70 awaken and cry~talize public SEN
timent On these subjects and select dele
gates TO the annual gencrus conference u
be held later.
The members Of the governing board and
many Of the teachers OF Texas have civen
Tor YEAR freely Of their zine. labor and
means 70 this great work. The time haS
come for All to take part IN il.
These facts and this program We believe
viii appeal Ia the forward looking citizens
OF Texas. We do not believe that present
education conditions will be tolerated when
they become generally known. We believe
that every child reared IN Thu state Il
entitled ~ NJ least a high school education
adapted Ia it, environment. We bel;eva
that the teachers of our children Shoull
have the benefit Of training m thoronehly
efficient higher Institutions of learning. III
short, We believe IN the program above an
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15
Higher Education.

Texas does not compare with other
States Of her class in what she j. doing
for higher education. Take for instance
such Western States ~ Michigan. Califor-
mia. Wisconsin. Iowa, Minnesota. Illinois.
Ohio. Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska. Missouri
Colorado, Texas and North Dakota and
make a study of the expenditures for the
efficiency Of the higher institutions of
learning and YOU will find that Texas oc-
cnpieS an end poSition-the tail end po-
~ition. II j. a lamentablc f;et that Texas
= not doing for her schools what other
new States of less means an.: fewer people
are doing for theirs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15
WEDNESDAY. July IS, 1914.

burdens adjusted ~ H. capacity.
Long before the kidncys-:ii0Sc spongc-
for absorbing and separating from the
blood current it, waste products-are seri-
onsly impaired, the microscope and The
chemical re-agent can reveal the signs al
over-~train. Heart. blood vessels, and kid
ney~ are closely dependent each upon the
other and the inspectors tests seldom fail
to find a weak spot in this system, il il be-
present.
MANY Of these human machines can ~
adjusted to run perhaps for many years IA
"a lower speed. whereas. d continuance III
high speed would mean early and inevitable
breakdown. In other eases. the machine
i doing the wrong kind of work or II j.
not being operated with the right kind Of
fuel.
Are these mere scientific day dreams a.
Elusive a the philosophers stone or the
elixir Of life. Fortunately for the ready
acceptance Of these truths. they have been
tested IN the practical business world a. a
matter a business economy.
About five wears ago. the ~oficcr~ of u
hAt AA~hlAAft FbthffAUt WtfAUt0 ~ VUtI ~
sheir ~policyholders the privilege of a free
medical examination once zach year for
the purpose outlined IN this article namely.
Inspection If the human machine i'll order
to detect the nccs for repair. Out III $500
people who accepted this service. 10 per
cent were found more or less ont Of order
and IN ned Of repairs, most of the dcranrc-
ment~ being found in the heart. blood-ve~-
-clS and kidneys. ~ the vcrage aye az
fhc group wa high, 4G. OF those found
impaired. ~ per cent were not aware of
impairment. The insurance company did
not. Of course. undertake o. treat these
people. but with their consent reported the
impairment 10 the famil, physician or Ia
such physician a. the policyholdcr dc~ig-
mated, upon whom the task of repairing the
machine devolved. What was the result
At the end Of four years, an actuarial ana
ly~i~ showed that among those found i'm
paired the death rate had been only w
per cent Of hat upon which premiums are
based. or since they were impaired risks.
or about 80 per rent OF that reasonably to
be expected, allowing for the impairmcntS.
In other words. ii these risks had not come
under the system 81 periodic health exam
nations the mortality would have been
double that actually experienced. Making
all possible allowance for the ~mallncss of
the group and the short duration ~ the
experience, m emphatic saving ~ life wa~
demonstrated Even among those reported
u~nimpaired. a very low mortality was cx-
perienced. n many Of these people were on
the border line OF impairment or were not
living hygienically and were guided accord
This system has since been made avail
able 10 all insurance companies and To the
general public a. well by the recent c~iab-
liShment of the Life Extension Institute.
me-, through the efforts ~ Mr.. Harold A.
Ley, a prominent business man 81 Spring
field, Mass, and Prof. Irving Fisher, of
These gentlemen nave enlisted the
Of cx-President Taft as Chairman Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15

The interest Of tie various educational
institutions and systems Of the State are
in~cparahlv linked together. Poor training
in higher institutions Of learning means
poor teacher IN ccmmon public schools.
rural and urban. With poor common pub
lie schools i~n~ntlici, ntly trained students
will bc passed On - 10 the colleges and
higher institutions D. learning and dcpres~
their standards. TIE effect of one weak
part in the school system Is iclt disastrous
~ throughout the waole system. n an in
fection in the blood -preads harmfnlly from
the point Of incubation. The improve
mcnt ~ the entire system. fherefore. j.
necessary to the Improvement Of any par
ticular part Of the vStem.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-15
CONFERENCE Fos EDUCATION IN TEXAS APPEALS TO THOSE CITIZENS or
TEXAS WHO FEEL THE SHAME OF THOSE THOUSANDS OF chill
DREN; TO THOSE ,sT0LERAHT OF The FACT THAT TEXAS STANDS
TENTH FROM POOREST STATE IN SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Woodrow Wilson, has popularizcd the
epithet forward -lool ing. and we should
like 10 include 1t III Ne above Salutation.
We are, m fact. addressing only the for
ward looking citizens nf Texas. We do not
wish to waste words 4 ~Dn those who. "IIaV-
ing ears, hear not nor do We care to lift
an Indicative arm tot ard the splendid Wis
ION OF the educational regeneration ~ Tex
as, n the spectator " one who cannot BE-
thrilled by such a vision.
We are addressing sAo~e who feel kccnlv
the shame of 700 Oe Tc~SaS-born children
denied the opportunity Of even \ high
school education; w hope ~ reach those
who are intolerant 81 he fact that Texas
stands today tenth from the poorest in
school facilities in thu .isterhood of States.
and we know that w shall find supporters
Tor our program, il az M. only among
those who have the courage 10 face the
fact that today Texa. j. q backward State
IN all that concerns popular education. We
want TO get IN touci with men patriotic
enough to demand tor the Texas-born
child equal edncatiolaal opportunities with
with the child born ia New York. Ma~~a-
chusetts, or Illinois. We want lined NJ
with us, in the Texas Conference for Edu-
cation, citizens havn,e that patriotism
which demands the xrnoval Of the handi-
cap IN education placed upon every child
having the mi~fortunr to b. born between
the Red River and tn. Rio Grandc.