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The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
EVERETT. .HAS $4,000 Bu.
GRAIN At HIS FARM

This year is splendid crop season
at the w. r.. Everett farm on the
Cannon Ball river. The rye from 14O
acres was threshed last week and
gave an average yield Of 20 bushels,
which is particularly good for this
season, considering that many fields
were frosted and made worthless.
Fifty acres Of dnrum wheat on the
George GericR field was also threshed
last week and gave yield of 20 bush
els.
w. R, Everett. went to the Cannon
Ball the first Of the week to look
after threshing for a few days. rIrv-
ing and, George Gerlich are there and
have crew o. si1 regular men with
them and will be engaged with
threshing for a week or two. They
are using The Everett machine, and
expect 70 have ,tAe grain all in the
bins before II stSnms again. ,sT15
This model Farm at the old C. C..
Mead ranch is eesnipped with new
elevator and gBanary,, having storage
capacity OF goo Bushels. Fairbanks
Morse scales 19ssl mel JlineFy for elevating
and cleaning grain nave been in
stalled. Z The farm also has other
storage haltSes that will cnahle the
owner to store around 1000 hushels
Of grain, abo9 the amount expected
this season. |
Nh Everett was very sensible in
getting help tAas fall. He engaged
his men by tAe nsonth some time
ago, and WAen net employed with
harvest Ea, M&s them o7ragcd will,
diffprnnt s1ySt&p an tho fa,no No Laa
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
WERNER D|ST'S new
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL

There is now under construction at
Werner, the hustling village east of
Halliday, new consolidated school
building that will not only be credit
to the town of Werner, but is one that
any town or city could be proud of.
The new building is 5Ox9O feet and
will have a full basement and one
story that will be complete through
out. In the basement will be located
the manual training, domestic science,
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
K|LLDEER MTS,
FOR RESERVE
MOVE ON FOOT TO CONVERT
THIS GREATEST OF ALL IN
DIAN BATTLE FIELDS IN
TO NATIONAL PARK,
North Dakota and Minnesota Work.
ing on the Plan. Move Started by
Civil War Veterans.

At the reunion Of Civil War veter-
ans of Brackets Battalion and the
5th Iowa Cavalry in St. Paul a few
days since at which A. 7. Crowl of
this city was present, a movement
was inaugurated to convert the
battle field, of Ta-ha-kouty, or Kill
deer Mountain, into a national park.
The Minnesota aid North Dakota
congressman have been enlisted to Sc
cure the purchase. by the United
States of this hlzaDris and picturesque
tract, forty-tiVe miles north of Dick
inson. The battle of Killdeer Noun
tain, July %. 1854, is conceded by
historians to have been the greatest
conflict that ever occurred between
the Indians and white men. Some
$4,000 Redskins camping upon wooded
slopes of Killdeer Mountain were de-
feated by 1900 men under General
Sully.
The site on the edge of the Bad
Lands is picturesque one, and the
railroad now makes it easily acces-
sible. The great spring, which sup
piled the 1000 teepee village in 1864,
still gushes from the rock at
the now famous Diamond C ranch;
the mysterious cavern reverenced by
the Indians stih breathes forth the
current of cool air on the mountains
top, 800 feet above the prairie. Dead
Mans Ouch still holds the secrets and
shelters the bones of the Indians who
fell in the famous battle; the old
trails over the mountain passes by
which the Indians retreated as their
homes were burning are still plainly
visible. The government has already
marked the graves of Geo. Northrop,
a reporter, and Heratio Austin, the
two white men who fell in the Kill
deer battle.
The fiftieth anniversary of the bat
tie was fttingly observed in the
summer Of 1914, many veterans of
Sully's command making a pilgrim
age to the battle field. Among them
were w. H. Houlton, president of
the First National Bank of Elk
River, Minnesota; L. C.. Ives of
Tracey, Mimi; c. A. Bennett of Gran
ite Falls, Mimi; C. J. Luce of Groton,
South Dakota; J. D. Harker of Daw-
son, N. Dak.; Thos. Welch of Bis
marck, N. Oak; S. S. Garfield of
Sentinel Butte, N. D.; and A. T.
Crowl Of this city. Mr.. Houlton is
the author of an interesting booklet
"The Narrative of The 9th Regiment"
a copy Of whiehehe presented to the
North Dakota Historical Society at
the time of the Ta-ha-kouty reunion.
1t was largely through Mr.. Houlton's
efforts that the Minnesota legislature
appropriated $4,000 for a painting
Of the Killdeer Mountain battle which
now occupies prominent place on
the walls of Ninnesota's executive
chamber. Carl L. Boeckman, the
painter of this picture,' was with the
party of veterans in Dickinson in
1914 for the fiftieth anniversary Of
the battle.
It will be fitting recognition Of
the Importance Of Sully's victory and
of the picturesque beauty of the spot
to make it a national reserve and the
movement has already found great
favor.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
CRACK RIFLE SHOTS
TO ATTEND NAT, SHOOT

Ed. Layman, Frank Flynn and AL.
Palmer are the riflemen of Co. K who
are privileged on account of their
high rank in the recent Co. K rifle
contest, to take part in the national
shoot down in Jacksonville, Florida.
It is expected that delegations of
rifemen will attend this tournament
from all over the country, including
Canada and Cuba. The matches, in
Guiding preliminary practice, are to
last three weeks. Our local men ex-
pected to leave the last of the week.
Mr.. Layman also expects to visit his
folks in Kentucky.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
:eEepy) -
A. ..A.BDTTOl]lR'S. l[il]lRfI''S OFFICE
Coytntylt Of Billings, :

z'.:,5 Medora, N. D., Sept. 18th, 1915.
James A. Beery, County Auditor,
State Of North Dakota, County Of
Billings, IS: -
This is to certify that the Board
of County Commissioners of Billings
County, North Dakota, has this day
let the contract to the Illinois Steel
Bridge Company for the construc-
tion of a three span steel highway
bridge across the Little; Missouri
river at Medora, North Dakota, there
having been a sufficient amount Of
funds available and subject to. our
order. This covers the bridge prop
er. .@,- Es&f- >.'5
E. D., PECK, Chairman of
Board Of CO. Commissioners
Of Billings Co., N. d.
c.. E. GEESAMAN,
Com. from First District.
W,sM. NEUENS, -...5z:s /,
Corn. from Second District.
9seaD ). A. BEERY, Co. Auditor
State of North Dakota, County of
/, j. A.. Beery, auditor of Billings
County, North. Dakota, do hereby GER
tify that the following is true and
correct copy Of the minutes of the
Board of County Commissioners rela-
tive to the letting of the contract for
the construction Of a three span steel
highway bridge across the Little Mis-
souri, river at Medora, North Dakota,
and the whole thereof.
(SeaD J. A. BERRY,
County Auditor for Billings
County, North Dakota.
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, that the auditor for Bill
ings County, North. Dakota, is: hereby
authorized and directed to notify, the
Illinois Steel Bridge Company that
the said contract is in full force and
effect. .~
It will be seen by the foregoing
COPY of the official records of Bill
lings county that all requirements
have been met. The bridge company
is now rushing material to the Little
Missouri river as rapidly as possible.
Engineers have been at work this
week On the site of the new struc-
ture, which is. surely good news
10 everybody in this part of North
Dakota.
The cities, villages and individuals
who have contributed and made it
possible To- erect a. steel road bridge
al Medofa are as follows: Fargo,
ssss ssIs, gli Gien 5hhaa4 uIiin, Hebron, S
BsehaIdtpA, 9ay1oc,s Dickinson, Zenith.
Stse! Bsdse.qi AaSgba Wibaus, s9siesl Gleae
go .,;SE STyfA,5 5Ssn1 fxovassy, n. T. sRs
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
FAMILY REUNION

Fred Mccarthy returned Saturday
from Aberdeen, S.. D., where he was
present at a family reunion. His
BROTHER, j. ,. Mccarthy, formerly Of
this city, joined him at Fargo on his
way down. Other members of the
family assembled from California,
Montana and Minnesota.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
M|EDORA BRIDGE
WORK STARTED
ILLINOIS STEEL BRIDGE co. GET
TING MATERIAL ON GROUND.
SURVEYORS BUSY THIS
WEEK AT SIGHT OF
BRIDG E.
Officers of National Parks Transcon-
tinental Highway Asso. Have
Great Reason to Feel Good
Over Result Of Their Ef-
forts of Past Season.

The following general letter which
was sent out from Dickinson on Mon
day. shows that everything is legally
settled for the construction OF the
Red Trail road bridge at Medora;
III - September 20, 1915.
Dear Sir:-It will. be of interest to
read the following ATTEST from the
Billings County Commissioners, and
to know that the bridge company is
now assembling its material for the
imnnediate construction of this bridge
ever the Little Missouri river:
The required sum OF $l2,5oO Tor
the bridge proper" is now on depos-
it and will be checked out only upon
the O. K. of the supervising COM
mittee, consisting Of State Engineer
Bliss, County Engineer Hurdle OF
Glendive, County Engineer Veigel OF
Dickinson, with Grant Call of Bis
marck and E: D. Peck, chairman of
the Billings County Commissioners:
Provisions have been made for the
rinlfapping and the approaches later,
soS that within ninety days, the High
way Association will hope to dedicate
this bridge for highway traffic.
The officers beg to tender their
heaftiest thanks for the generosity Of
friends along the line, that has made
this splendid enterprise possible, and
that will make the Red Trail and the
National Parks Transcontinental
Highway the popular route for ever
land travel:
VI Yours very truly. 49,
e FRED TURNER, President.
J. p. HARDY, 1st Vice-Pres.
FL, CONKLIN, Treasurer.
JOHN ORCHARD, Secretary.
EE -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30
WILL SOON BE FREE OF ICE
ArchangeI Will Give Russia a West.
ern Outlet.

ArehanseI Will Give Russia a West.
ern Outlet.
The National Geographic society ir
a statement concerning the geography
Of the European war, says:
"Archangel, the oldest port Of the
Russian empire, in a few weeks more
will awaken to vital war Importance;
for, when the Arctic ice clears from
the White sea, Russia will be able
to communicate with her allies
through a free western port and to
receive much needed war supplies
and other manufactures over a route
thousands Of miles shorter than that
via Valdivostock. Archangel Is sit
uated at the head of the Dvina delta,
as far north as the nOrthermost
shores of Hudson bay. 1t is the larg
est and most important city in the
..orld placed so near the Arctic Cir
Gle.
1.-The harbor Of Archangel Is optim-
istically said to be open from May to
free from ice during the months of
July and August, although, in the
average year, it Is free for navigat-
ing purposes for a period some weeks
longer. The city lies on the Dvina
river, 26 miles from the White sea.
1t Is TAO miles northeast Of st. Peters
burg, and is connected with the dis
tributing of the interior by railway
and canal.
mot only is Archangel interesting
as a city in the extreme far north,
but it is still more interesting as one
of the most ancient cities built upon
the fringe Of eternal Arctic whiteness
Before the year 900, the Norsemen
came here and traded. They laid the
foundations of the present city, a
city that has grown slowly but al
most without halt, preserved in peace
by It's isolated position in the north.
The city has achieved its present
day Importance as an outlet for the
products Of the far northern and
western parts Of the Russian empire
During its short season for naviga-
ton, Archangel is the busiest point In
all the north. Between 500 and 1000
vessels call there through the brief
season. The total value Of imports
and exports of Archangel amouts to
about $4,000, 900, and, this year under
war conditions, should amount to
much more. The chief articles of
traffic in peace times are fish, skins,
furs, timber, wax, iron, tallow, bristles
and caviar"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30

20 upon his errand. And the third
said, I will tell the people to do their
hest and to leave the rest to God. He
is always merciful,' but satan said.
How useless, for every man will know
that his best does not satisfy his own
best judgment, and all to whom you
speak will know that their best could
never stand in the presence Of a just
God and, he, too, was set aside.
Finally, one said, I shall go and tell
the people that the Bible is true, that
Christ Is divine, that the one way tn
be saved Is by means Of the accept
ance Of the crucified and the risen
Lord as their Saviour, but / will tell
them to wait and to think the matter
over and look forward to a more con-
venient season. and it Is said that
satan sent him upon the mission he
has been fulfilling ever since. This
is but legend, but am quite sure
that every man to whom 1 speak will
say it is a perfect picture of his
dealings with men, and the trouble is
that we are waiting until tomorrow to
make our decision, and all the time we
are growing weaker"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30

Again, to the southwark, then tc
the eastward, and finally back to Me-
mel the route led, with the picture
always the same, the devastation vary
ing only in degree. Yet not one
house and not one village showed the
effect Of gunfire or fighting. Each
had been Systematically plundered
and then fired.
AS the correspondent left Memel
bound for more southerly scenes OF
the same or worse character, Rus
sian prisoners were just completing
the burial Of their III comrades who
had had a part in the destruction OF
the district. Every hundred yards
there were teams hauling fugitives
fleeing from possible future invasion
or because there was nothing left fol
them to stay for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30
Humorous department
A Statement of Faets.-1n the April

A Statement Of Faets.-In the April
American Magazine, David Grayson,
writing his story, "Hempfield," goes
on with his account Of the Hempfield
Star and it's editors. Hempfield is a
small town and the Star Is a country
weekly. One Of the editors is Norton
Carr, a youth from the city, who con-
ceived the idea Of printing the naked
truth about things in the paper. Fol-
lowing Is a paragraph he wrote about
the village church service. 1t was the
truth but it did not get into the pa
per:
THE usual forenoon service was
held in the Congregational church on
Sunday. Being a hot day, the Rev.
Mr.. Sargent wore his black alpaca
coat, and preached earnestly for 30
minutes, his text being John X. 3. Miss
Daisy Miller played a selection from
Mozart, though the piano was un-
fortunately out of tune. There were
in attendance fifteen women, mostly
old, seven men and four children, be-
sides the choir. During the sermon
Mr. Johnson went to sleep and Mrs.
Johnson ate four peppermints. Dea-
con Mitchell took up a collection Of
56 cents, besides what was in the en-
velopeS."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30

An Easy Problem.-At a socia
function the other afternoon, refer
ence was made to mental arithmetic
and Miss Jean Webster, authoress
and dramatist, recalled little story
along that line. says the Kansas City
Star.
Some time ago party named
Jones was rambling along the boule-
ward when he met a friend. Immedi'
ately he clutched the friends hand ir
a cordial grasp and patted him on the
back.
"Just the man I wanted to see!
he effusively exclaimed. 81 am a little
short and want to PROFOUND to you
sum in mental arithmetic"
"All right, old fellow" good-na-
turedly smiled the friend. Let he
slide"
well, then," responded the other
suggestively, suppose you had SO ir
your pocket and I asked you for five
how much would you have left?"
That's an easy one," was the quick
rejoinder Of the friend. Il would have
So"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30

Foreman Seeks Lisht.-John W.
Wells, foreman Of the grand jury Of
Laurens county, has made a move of
his own towards the better enforce
ment Of law in his county, says a
Columbia special Of Tuesday to the
Greenville News.
In a letter to Governor Manning, he
says that he has asked the sheriff,
rural police and the solicitor to meet
with him May 3rd. to discuss this
matter. He has prepared a set of
questions which he has sent to the
solicitor and asked him to prepare
answers for them and to instruct the
officers on these points at the coming
meeting The questions are as fol-
lows:
l. Can a man get a gallon Of whis-
ky month and his wife get a GAL
lon in the same month?
2. Can a person get a gallon of
whisky April 3Oth and another May
1st, or shall deliveries be thirty days
apart.
3. Is it in violation Of the present
law for a merchant to have In his
store or possession several bottles or
cases Of extract Of ginger containing
more than one per cent Of alcohol?
4. Has the sheriff or rural police
the right to enter incorporated towns
and enforce the laws without the
mayors permission or instruction
from the governor?
5. Please read the statute against
the selling Of merchandise on Sum-
day; what constitutes a sale under
this act?
6. If the owner Of a certain store
enters it with a friend on Sunday
and while in there they should drink
or smoke and the friend to the owner
pays for one or both of the articles,
would both parties be liable to prose-
cution?
I. Would a cold drink stand run
in a blacksmith shop come under the
same law as a store run where other
merchandise is sold?
8. What can be done with a mer-
chant who is handling extracts that
are branded pure and does not give
analysis on bottle or wrapper?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30

Keeping Things Risht.-Miss Bright
man kept a very attractive little tea
room, and when away on a business
trip recently she left 1t in charge of
a young woman clerk. The morning
she returned she did not think things
looked quite as neat and attractive as
usual.
You know, Miss Bristol" remarked
the proprietress. as she looked around,
there is a great deal in having your
sandwiches look attractive"
Yes, Miss Brightman, I know 1t"
was the reply. 81 have done every
thing l could while you were away.
/ have busted those sandwiches ev-
cry morning for the last ten days.
Harper's Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30
PAINTS

IF YOU, Mr.. House Owner, expect
to paint your home, Inside or out) this
Spring, it will be worth your while to
see US for the PAINTS, OILS. VAR
NISH, PUTTY. GLASS, Etc, that you
will need. We can supply PAINTS
that are Best in Quality-that will go
farther per gallon and cost less for
the surface covered and Last Longest
after it is on. This Is not merely talk
it has been proven time and again
right here in Yorkville, and it'll prove
true with YOU If YOU will buy YOUR
Paints Of US. Let us figure with You
before you buy.
LUMBEIt-
When you need LUMBER, remem-
Der that we are in the Lumber Busi-
ness for keeps-we study Lumber all
the time-We Know Lumber-Where
and How to buy to the best advantage
and we will make it to your interest
to see US before buying LUMBER.
7. !. KELLER & COMPANY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30

holding the shell in the Mauser rifle
Is 5000 pounds. With the high pres
sure, brass has not always proven en-
tirely sufficient to stand the strain.
The cartridge case Is the weak point
Of the modern rifle The first sign
that the chamber pressure Is too high
is the flowing" Of the head Of the
cartridges out into the unsupported
space around the extractor cut, and
over the head Of the bolt. In very
high pressure the case Is literally
"smeared" all over the head Of the
bolt, flowing back like butter. The
steel cases is not open to the objec-
tions pertaining to brass cases, but
steel refuses to be jammed at high
speed through a series Of draw press
esh.
Military bullets are made In much
the same fashion as the cartridge.
Disks of the jacket metal are stamp
ed out Of sheets and then run
through presses to make the jacket.
In American and British arsenals this
metal is a copper-nickel alloy, about
IS per cent copper and 25 per cent
nickel, making. roughly, German sill
yer. In the German service the jack
ct is sheet steel plated to guard
against rust. The presses finally turn
out the complete jacket, just the shape
of the finished bullet, but Of course
hollow. Then lead or lead alloy in
the form Of wire on great reels, the
wire about the diameter of the fin
ished bullets, Is fed into a machine
that cuts it off to the right length
and pushes the slug down into the
jacket.
The German sheet steel jacket is
supposed to wear out the rifle bar
rel faster than copper-nickel, but it
Is easier to obtain in uniform quality
and sufficient quantity, and does not
metal FOUL the rifle barrel. Copper
nickel, on the other hand, when
pushed up a barrel by the very hot
cordite Of the British service, or at
the high speed Of the American rifle,
melts from the heat and friction, and
leaves copper in the rifle grooves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30

al property and other property; levies
of ad valorem taxes for school purpos-
es; per capita assessed valuation of
all property; and per capita levies Of
ad valorem taxes.
In many cities separate property
tax levies are made for municipal
purposes, and often for other specified
objects. In six Of the large cities.
however, a single levy Is made for the
purpose Of defraying municipal school,
and all other ordinary and current
expenses. In these cities the per
capita taxes in 1912, were as follows
Boston, $30.47; New York, $2S.95:
San Francisco, s23.73; Washington,
s15.41; Baltimore, $15.39; New Or
leans, $14.56.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-30
COMMITTEE ON RURAL CREDITS
No Rural Credits Legislation Passed
as Yet by Congress.

No Rural Credits Legislation Passed
as Yet by Congress.
Many letters received at the depart
ment's offices in Washington indicate
widespread belief that the last con-
gress passed legislation establishing
system Of rural credits under
which the Federal government ad-
vances money directly to farmers
No such legislation and no such sys-
tenn Is in operation. What the con-
gress did do was to constitute joint
committee Of the senate and the house
of representatives to draw up "a bill
or bills providing for the establish
ment of system Of rural credits
adapted to American needs and con-
ditions." The committee is to report
by January 1, 1916.
This committee will have at its dis
posal the information collected In the
course of two years study by the de-
partment Of the problems Of rural
organization. In 1913, commission
was sent abroad to investigate Eu-
ropean methods Of advancing money
for agricultural Improvement; at the
same time it was realized that, to
make this investigation fruitful, con-
ditions at home should be studied,
and the department undertook this
work in June, 1913, in cooperation
with certain educational associations.
The department began by collecting
information on the prevailing rates of
interest on farm loans in different sec
tions Of the country, the reason for
the variations, and the sources from
which the loans were obtained, such
as banks, insurance companies, build
ing and loan associations mortgage
companies, etc. Not only mortgages
but short-time loans as well were
considered and the effects Of state
legislation gone into.
In December, 1918, the information
already collected was laid before COM
mittees of congress in a series Of
hearings, but no rural credits legisla-
tion was enacted, either then or in the
session which closed on March 4,
1915. In the meantime, however, the
department took up the question Of
cooperative credit associations and
other forms Of organization for credit
improvement ard has given active
field assistants along these lines. The
department has also rendered assist
ance to a number Of states in the
matter Of rural credits legislation. At
the present time, therefore, its work
consists Of both investigation and de-
Observation-Disclosures Of existing
conditions and the difficulties to be
faced, and demonstrations Of the
ways in which these difficulties may
be surmounted.-Weekly News Letter,
U. S. Department Of Agriculture.