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The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
.DIC,IK.I|N|SO|N-MANN|NG. STAGE !
Alex Fowler's 1O-P Passenger Auto
Truck. Rain Delayed Big y EEx--
sss cursion to Manning Last 0
;sss8S z#s5 .s q. Sn a d ay.

~ A The 48-horset power White auto
truck for the Dickinson Manning
daily stage line was received by the
Dickinson Motor Car Co. on the 1 9th
and was ready to turn over to Alex
Fowler the first Of the week. a big
excursion had been arranged for Sum
day but owing to the heavy rain the
car could not go out for its trial
trip as had been planned 81
The White auto truck IS q; high
grade car and is very powerful and lt
is expected will easily make the 26-
mile trip to Manning in two hours.
III lis covered, with side curtains for
stormy weather, and has four seats.
covered trailer is attached behind
for carrying the IS. mail. IT ls
strong enough to- carry 300 ITO ZOO
pounds With the trailer a attachment,
Mr. Fowl lers will be- able to take from IS q
ten Twelve passeng gers a his truck, !lc
which is 30 colstruc cted as TO ride Jag
easily as 9 regular automoh bile.
The regular auto truck sched edule Sis
5asS folloWs: Leave 9tDic Hffnsofl at 9
O'clock iI the mo ofyiing;s feaching Man
ming sst d 0sC10ck, and returning at Y
EO,c clock Id. ID. 4, due Id Dic iclsinson at a
Iosclocl This Will give paSseiigers
four hours ase the county seat ot
Dunn. he fare Ml M S$s 81. each way,
the same price sss ged gforsz the z
horse coach.
AIT stAte above, sa ionS was
planned I0rSu saIeslnah Ross
ioo ot tie Dicl lnsoI cfo 81 Il s
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
FINDS PLEASURE IN OREGON
Editor Of The PRESS: e...


We left the ranch February LIST in
quest Of health and recreation. We
went to South Dakota and staid a
month and found the people in the
corn belt very prosperous with land
selling at $3.50 per acre. With no
change for the better in my wife's
health, we then went to Calgary,
Alberta, Canada. We found the
country suffering from collapsed
boom, and the curse Of one crop
system. Good farm land could be
bought cheaper now than it could
seven years ago. But I think that
there are better things in store for
the country, as the farmers are turn
ing to dairy cattle and hogs, which
the North Dakota farmers will have
to do. The farmers told me that the
day the duty was removed hogs ad-
vanced 80 per cent and that the
Seattle and Portland buyers were on
the market for all they could get. I
saw them sell for eight cents per
pound. The banks at Calgary are
not loaning on chattles, so the farm
ers are hard pressed. We staid at
Calgary two months. The altitude
was wv A1EA 1OI NY WAC1 oO We S<%AAAS
down to the Walla Walla valley to
Milton which is IL miles south of the
city of Walla Walla.
Milton is on a spur, a beauty spot
of creation. The hills are covered
with fall wheat six inches high. The
valley is covered with alfalfa, knee
high. Fruit trees, such as apple,
cherry, peaches, plum and prune, are
full Of blossoms. Strawberry vines
are well laden with berries. Gardens
are full of vegetables ready for the
table. The valley is irrigated, but
the hills produce small grain under
dry conditions. The banker tells me
the farmers are very prosperous and
that money is easy. Alfalfa and
orchard land, with water, but without
other improvements, is worth $3.50
per acre.
The altitude is 1000 feet. The
population consists mainly of old
timers and their descendants and a
royal set they are. They extend the
glad hand to the stranger within
their gates and make one feel at
home. /, .-.
My wife is feeling better all ready
and for me I ask nothing better.
/ &~ ~ H. VAN VLEET,
| Freewater, Oregon.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
/. MISS sTIcKNEY IN RECITAL

& MISS STICkNEY IN RECITAL
Miss Marjorie Sticlney made her
most important public appearance to.
date on the evenings Of May 5th and
9Th: when She had parts in two plays
given complimentary to the Boston
Y. M. G. a. by the New; England
conservatory dramatic department 81
which she is a member. This was
something unusual for the associa-
ton to have and the announcement
that it would be given in Bates hall
Of the new building which adjoins the,
New England conservatory on Hunt
3ington Avenue. brought out great
crowd. D. (, .s.s$ s.ss
e Miss Sticney was cast for the part
Of Celeste, the pretty girl in
Op-o-M Thumb, !" q pathetic little
drama Of life in a London laundry by5
Frederick Fem and Richard Pryce.
The piece centers around a very tiny
girl from the work house, who, seeing
that, all the other girls in the laundry
have sfellers'' invents one of her own
who gives her naginary Jewels and
other presents and about whom she
brags to her half believing, half
:sceptical comp anions. Celeste is the
most unbelieYing Of them all and her!
taunting Of the orphan several times
brings down on her the wrath Of the
proprietress, Madam Didier.
Miss Stickney also was, the Country
Woman lin The i Poor house, Lady
Gregory's sscreaming farce which has
been made irternat ti0nally famous by.
the Irish players. The audience was:
thor0ugh app reciatiye of her work
.in both these pieces
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
0PIE READ
Will Be in Dickinson for the
Chautauqua July 9th and 10th.
4 He VIII Please You. ~.

One Of the most interesting attrac-
tions at the Chautauquas this year
will be Opie Read, the famous novel;
list, known from coast to coast for
his books: "The .Starbuck," "The
Junklins," IAN Arkansas Planter 2
etc. Mr.. Read is one Of the few men
who write and speak with equal abil-
ity. He has done platform work for
a dozen or fifteen years and is known
as one of the most delightful enter
tainers now before the public. a.. NJ
He is a picturesque figure, standing
six feet with broad shoulders, a great
shock of hair and a face in which
there is written a whole volume Of
life history. Mr.. Read was born in
Tennessee mountains among the big
hearted, impettous people he has ira-
mortaliZed in his writings. He has
made the Kentucky Colonel" a
national type in literature, and has
portrayed the southern feud with a
vividness no one else has ever ap-
preached. -
His lectures are full of choice
humor. He is an inimitable word
painter and the master Of a most
unique phraseology. He writes all
the anecdotes he intersperses through
his lectures. distinction that belongs
to but few speakers. His point Of
view is different and his style un-
usual. He. still retains his southern
drawl. q. ... 1"
All who know Mr.. Read personally
take pleasure in emphasizing his big
|heartedness. AS man he is exceed
ingly modest. His friends love to
tell the following story which leaked
out in spite of Mr.. Reads attempt
to conceal it: ii
He had lectured at Richmond, Mo-,
chautauqua at night. A man came up
to him and said, stMr. Read, my boy
could not be here tonight. He is at
home, sick, disappointed because he
had to miss your lecture. He reads
your books and had his heart set on
hearing you tonight"
"Where do you ive?" asked the
lecturer. 25a1 d, '.&ss
stFour miles in the country"
my train leaves here at two o'clock
in the morning; could you get me out
there and back 2" 80. r,
why, I suppose - = g.,.1.
stIll go."' Es. ...
He did 60 out, putting himself to all
the personal inconvenience just to
give pleasure to q boy who wanted
to hear him. And what an event it
must have been to the boy to have q
great man, one Of his literary heroes,
come all that distance just to give a
lecture for his special benefit.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16

wanted to demonstrate the new White
truck and he and Mr.. Fowler had IN
vlted a company of people to be
ready for the trial trip at 8 O'clock
in the morning. The plan was TO
run to Manning and take dinner and
return at an early hour in the after-
noon. When people woke SUNDAY
morning they found that it was rain
ing hard and that there was no
chance for making the trip. 1sEf+ 1stEs:+
The day before. six auto loads of
Manning people left for Dickinson
and on the way had cleared the road
Of all stones and were a tired lot of
men when they reached the city. The
most yof the. company attended tha
special Elk meeting III the eVeniIis
and had their plans laid to follow
Alex, Fowler's new auto stage to
Manning the next morning. it had
rained so hard that not bne Of them
attempted to leave the city ali day.
Monday morning 2 livery team was
Manning, the rest remaining in Dick
inson until Tuesday and Wednesday.
Here IS a list Of the men who were
working the Dickinson-M tanning road
on Saturday and who ,whiled away
many hours in p dickinson hotels on
account Of the rain: \
Alex Fowler, G. e. Christensen, e.
K. Jenkins, j. G.. Simpson, E. Fl.
Piatt, I. Z. Doherty, Perry Marker,
D. J. Price, "A. r. Edwards, Harry
Lohman, Elvin Boyd, Joe Remsing,
Il. a.: Kaspar, r. w. Sweetman, O.
y: Wick, +. y. Partridge, Frank
Dawes IA J. Il a Tl.,,& vi s$ Y
Mr.. Fowler expected to make his
trial trip on Friday. l.. I. .ll.s.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
TWO FT. OF SNOW AT KILDEER
MTs. sEEDINN NG L DELAYED.
STORM GOOD THINGS FOR
FARMERS. I HARD ON \.
4 II d d i55Ss STOCK. Il al, . ... :.:s. !. Y.

The rain storm in this part Of the
state on Sunday was a good thing
for the country in general. It fol-
lowed closely upon the rain Of the
4th, making a total precipitation Of
q little over 2 inches and falling
partly. in the form Of snow was as
good as three inches Of rain falling
all at one time. + The fall Saturday
night, Sunday and Monday was 1.20
inches and the fall on the 4th
amounted. to .85 inches. Y $st5$
People did not seem to be looking
for rain Saturday night and a great
many were caught away from home.
For instance, six auto loads OF men
were in Dickinson from Manning and
it. was not until Tuesday afternoon
that three Of the autos were started
homeWard. a u 5FI4 ssss3g' Il
The storm wound up with two or
three inches of heavy snow Monday
morning, and north there was a
greater fall. 5a,
So far as known the snow did no
harm to crops, other than to a little
garden stuff. It froze a little Tues
day night but this did not injure the
wheat In the least. & I ,4.,.
It is generally estimated that 70
per cent Of the crop was sown before
the rain. A few farmers had fin
ished seeding everything except corn
and fodder crops. The rain will
make some farmers late with their
work, and it is likely that the wheat
acreage will be cut down some what
on account of the delay, resulting in
their putting in more corn and fod-
der. crops. .S3l
No one can complain for lack Of
moisture, and SO o.5 far everything
seems favorable for a good season
for the farmer. -
Some Of the live stock growers had
small losses on account of the rain
and snow. AT the Diamond G the
loss of four calves lis reported. The
herd was out and was not gotten TO
the enclosures ID time to- save the
little fellows. y #
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16

COntinlleti on page s.)
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
GRAIN INSPECTION !
BILL III: is DEFEATED
SENATOR NELSON GAINS A VIC
TORY IN THE SENATE
VOTE IS 20 TO 81. ~

The unexpected happened in the
Senate on May LIST, when the McCum-
Der BILL providing for Federal inspec-
tion and grading Of grain was de-
feated, 20 to 81. Both Minnesota
senators voted against; the measures.
Senator Gronna of North Dakota was
absent, but the other senator's from
the Dakotas voted for the bill. An
effort to pass substitute offered by
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma, chairman
Of the committee on agriculture, was
beaten. y + l4rs.s =
/, The defeat Of the McCumber bill is
q victory for Senator Nelson, who has
fought the measure bitterly because
it virtually wiped from the statute
books the Minnesota grain inspection
law, which he helped to enact and in
which he took great pride. In and
out Of the senate, he has insisted that
the Minnesota grain inspection SER
vice which Senator McC Cumber so
fiercely arraigned, was as nearly per-
feet as any inspection, federal or
state, could be made. .i5:Fis-+,@
Vi The defeat Of this measure in the
senate is a severe blow to the hopes
of Senator McC Cumber and others in,
the senate and house who had hoped
for q federal grading and inspection
law at this session. Hearings on
federal inspection bills are in pro-
gress before the house committee on
agriculture and it is practically GER
tain that a majority Of the house
committee favors their passage.
The defeat of the measure marks
the fourth failure to enact a federal
grain inspection law. "A l.,3 J.
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
s'|LO At DIAMOND | RANCH B N J,


That silage is the feed for this
country has again been. proven. This
time the scene Of the expeTiimen was
at the famous Diamond @ ranch.
This ranch lis owned by, W.. Il. Rich
ards of this city and iS located at
the Kildeer mountains, forty miles
north Of here. The ranch has six
sections and OF this about 100 acres
are broken up and put into crop. The
past winter 22O head Of mixed cattle
were wintered at the place, nothing
but silage and hay being fed. sss3 a}3SAT
was put up by the Heaton Lumber
diameter and is 80 feet high. There
Is q concrete pit at the bottom which
is 6 feet deep. The upper portion is
of wood. IT has "a capacity Of 240
tons. There was only sa little over
200 tons put IN it last year, owing
to the fact that the crop was not up
to the average. About 10 acres was
put into corn but il did not turn out
as well as was expected.
a The '220 head Of cattle were mixed,
including cows, calves and yearlings.
The feeding Of silage was started
about the middle of January and ran
out about the middle Of April, q
period Of at least 80 days. Every
morning the silage was loaded into a
wagon box and hauled to the troughs.
Id the afternoon a load Of hay was
given the stock. This cOnst iituted the
ration. During this time the stock
was il the best Of cond dition and the
loss was very small This is a little
unusual, taking into nsideration
that it was a mixed bunch. n. There
was no accurate account 3 Of the
amount Of feed given each animal.
3As stated, the cattle were fed from
HOughs and the older ones probably
had more than the younger animals.
About 200 tons of silage was fed to
the 22O head FOL. d period of 90 days,
Or about 20 pounds per day per head.
About 100 tons Of hay was fed during
the time. s3ss
This is probably the best expert
ment for stock men that has been
worked out around here. shows
ON a rather large scale lust what can
be done in the way Of stock raising
if the grower is prepared TO- care Tor
the stock. In addition to the above
22O head az there were 100
head of horses that were taken care
&c q greater part of The syear on this
ranch, ,of six sectio ons. previous
wears Mr.. Richards has always had t0
sbuy hay. ia order to carry his stock
through, hut the past winter lle
changed the plan and now lias s0ine ,s'
hay left over.
Richards has q small field of
ialfalfa 30 20 acres Id add ddition tD The
no acres SOf corn at his Diamond G
Tanch. It III an ideal ranch st1 care
Il for such stock, having an abund dance
so water flo the year around
s. TsS,lIl d great sDTi1sg The ranch is
ven pSotscted oal trees d n laieh 4 4
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
I AID } ]. ;Ne, LIG GENsE'

s argo Forum aIIace Strickland
or who has a barber shop on
3A. venue, was arrested on May
l1lth for running the shop without a
license. He was fined and Ia the
absence Of InSney To pay his fne was
sentence to i've days In iail sHe
was arrested by TTla0n1as TottingEam
Eof Diclsinso son, seere etsry De the
3Barbers State Board
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
GOOD WORD FOR MCCLURE II
.s5ai2.< 5 AND RECEIVER HUGHES

On the first day of this month W..
A.McC Clure handed over the authority,
,prerogative and emoluments OF the
office of Receiver Of the u. s. land
Office to his duly appointed success
sor, Edward J. Hughes. Es1:.,
The retiring officer, Mr.. Mcclure,
was first appointed receiver OF the
land office by President Roosevelt on
February 3rd, 1905, and entered upon
his duties on the 10th Of March fol-
lowing. After four years he was re-
appointed and commissioned by
Roosevelt on March 3rd, 1909, and
although his last term ended on
March 3rd, 1913, he has held the Of
fee until the first Of this month
awaiting the appointment OF sue
cessor. 4 5 .Ga}r n *
During all these years Of incum-
bency Of that Office, Mr.. cClure has
filled the position to the letter and
fullness Of the law. He has been q
credit to the administration which
appointed him, an honor to the dis.
trict which he represented. His IA
miliarity with surrounding conditions
has made him an adept at his work
and his mental acumen and inmate
honesty have made his efforts In the
Zee I ~ y ahove s.t criticism - orr correction.
T;s, M f,,ts,,.e @ .,endeavors in a business
wav ma, 4 viii vii ia W;fhin the confines Of
the best county ia the state Of North
where ,e Ia a. w;Il he enoaped IN the
hank;np business That he viii make
. : o,ratifv;np success Of this venture
l. 'fhe sincere" ~ !" Wish of ;nnumerable
friends and thron phont % the e. entire district.
And the Satfiar ;s. nIeased to quote
NJ NV Mc1s, NJ nrssssl on - psa wa,ds mon his
ret;renoent ri fron, .nublic Office as fol-
iows.1 @ aIs will IN stem down and out,
ifaalinp fhamIrfui, M fhat & have held it
"a lano s.s, "a. il have. 81 and holding no i'll
wilf aoainst anv n,aI,.D - I. & .5 II
IN a Mr. m ol,as has been ! resident Of
n;cL;nson For III the mast i ten wears
wnara here he, u Known ma az a., upriph and
cnn - sc;antionsl III n uenfleman and a thor
The Dickinson press., 1914-05-16
STORMS YIELD MUCH MOISTURE, Over
IN 0F. RAINFALL. IN Weeks time

another big advantage. Enough land
is p1owed for corn SO that an average
crop will more than fill the silo. Now
that all the equipment is at the ranch
with which to handle the silage, Mr..
Richards feels that he can con-
veniently care for bunch Of 800
head under ordinary circumstances.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-18

About 400 members of the warship's
crew persisted; 200 were saved.
Berlin, via The Hague, Dec. 49,
Kaiser Wilhelm is planning to return
to the front within a few days.
Whether he will go to the eastern
battlefront has not yet been deter
mined.
Buenos Ayres.-AdditionaI uncon-
frmed reports reached here today
that the German cruiser Dresden
has been sunk. One rumor declares
the Dresden was run down and sunk
by the British cruiser Bristol An
other says the Glasgow accounted
for the Dresden, which was the only
vessel of Admiral Won Specs fleet to
escape after the engagement with
the British off the Falkland islands.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-18

condition of the principal bituminous !,
coal carriers is in marked contrast
with that of many other of the car :
riers.
REUDER HAD AN AWFUL PLAN
BUT THAT'S ABOUT ALL
Sheboygan, Wis.,, Dec. 10. = Ed,
ward Reuder is not. beating tattoo
with his heavy fist on the pearly5
gates today. His intentions were
good and he knew the password by
heart. It's sad story, mates.
Reuder; carpenter, has been out !!
of work for weeks. He had large
family to support. Discouraged, he
decided to commit suicide. Going !.
to the family medicine chest he
found a wicked-loo boxing eight-ounce
bottle labeled "carbolic acid" -
1t looked pretty good to Edward
He drained it's contents and waited
around for the call to come. Ed
ward, however, didn't want to make
a muss around the house, so he went
over to his mothers home and told
her what he had done. !
She called the police. Reuder was
determined to die peacefully if he
had to fight for the privilege. He got
a shotgun, took his stand in the door
way and announced he would take
doing any one who interfered with,
his plans. Nobody accepted the in
vitation, though a crowd had gath:
cred.
Yielding to the pleas of his family
and becoming inpatient at the failure
of the poison to act, Reuder finally
,contented to let them make his final
moments pleasant. A physician was
sent for. Reuder continued to look
healthy.
The physician arrived, looked Reu-'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-18


CENT INCREASE f.
Washington, Dec. 16.-The inter-
state commerce commission today
granted the application of eastern
railroads for fiat increase of 5 per
cent in freight rates, except upon
coal, coke, iron ore and lake and
rail" joint shipments.
Increased revenue of about $780,
100000 to the railroads, numbering
about 125 affected, are expected.
Increases in rates on cement,
starch, brick, tile clay and plaster, de-
MED in the former application, were
granted today under certain limita-
lions.
Generally the commission held:
Joint rates between official CLASH
fication territory (the east) on the
one hand and southeastern territory,
the southwest and points on east of
Missouri river on the other may be in
creased not to exceed 5 per cent of
the division of the rate accruing to
carriers in official classification ter
ritory. If these increases involve a
change in the relationship under the
long and short haul rule between in
termediate points and more distant
points outside of official classification
territory relief from the fourth sec
ton of the act must first be secured
On regular application. -.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-18

The prevailing rates on bituninous
coal and coke the commission said
are remunerative and the financial
condition of the principal bituminous
coal carriers is in marked contrast =
with that of many other of the car
riers.
Evening star., 1914-10-08
AFTER OYSTER DREDGERS.
Gov. Goldsborough Sends Police to
Stop Illegal Practices.

Gov. Goldsborough of Maryland has
sent Commander Howard of the Mary
land oyster police to the lower Poto-
mac river to investigate complaints re-
garding illegal dredging of oysters. the
season for which does not open. under
the laws of Maryland and Virginia.
until November /. Should Commander
Howard find the complaints well found
ed. he is ordered to use all the force
the state of Maryland has at it's dis
posal to put a stop to the operations
of the motor-propelled dredging boats
and to bring the offenders to justice.
Additional reports received regarding
the illegal taking of oysters states
that in Somerset county many boats
are unlawfully taking oysters, and
that the county officials have not, as
Evening star., 1914-10-08
WILL Be ARRAIGNED IN
POLICE COURT TOMORROW
Oscar r. Slack, Charged With Five
Cases of Robbery, Tells Po-
lice of His Methods.

Oscar r. Slack. who was arrested yes
terday and charged with having COM
mitted robberies in a number of apart
ment houses. will be arraigned in the
Police Court tomorrow morning. Five
charges OF HOUSEKEEPING have been
preferred against him, and, it is stated
most of the stolen property has been
recovered.
Complainants in the Ave cases are
Bertram E. Birgfeld, Pill 18th street
northwest; Susan p keech, 2121 2
street northwest; John F. Byrne, 1897
Irving street northwest: Rosa l.. Tay-
lor, 1922 12th street northwest, and
Katherine Harrison, 1918 18th street
northwest.
Slack told the police, it is stated,
that he visited apartment houses and
entered apartments where he found
the doors unfastened. He Is said to
Evening star., 1914-10-08
Antwerp. Telegraphing under date
of Tuesday night, he says:

antwerp. IeIe8raphing under date
or tuesday night, he says:
AT 4 o'clock this morning the Ger
mans succeeded in making good their
FOOTING on the north side of the River
Nethe. Thrice during the night small
detachments had got across and were
driven back or wiped out.
Two thousand Germans were on this
side of the river, 1 believe, by o'clock
this morning. and since then they have.
by all accounts. been coming in num-
bers.
presumably. Antwerp will now have
to submit to a bombardment or per-
haps to a siege.
1.-TWO boats leave in the early morn :
ing with the last OF the English and
French colonies. and with both of the
consuls general on board. The con-
suls are going because their useful
ness is absolutely at an end. The
burgomaster has issued notice that no
restriction will be placed on the de-
parture of the civilian population, ana
great numbers Of people will probab
go tonight or tomorrow. while the
roads to Ghent and Holland are still
open.
presumably the, boats mentioned will
be the last to leave. SO Antwerp is
putting its house in order. We still
cling to the hope that the enemy may
vet be driven back across the river to-
night or tomorrow