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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01
U. 5. GOVERNMENT
 LAND FREE
Agricultural Land in U. S. Forest Reserves of Arkansas Now Free To HOmesteaders Under Spe-
 cial Homestead Act

Mild, climate, very healthy, no crop failures No overflow lands. Sur rounding country we'll settled with all white people. Good schools and churches Soldiers and sailors with two years army service entitled to pa tent after one years residence. Their widows have the same rights. Other citizens after three years residence. We have now over 200 separate tracts located, every one of which has been examined and approved by Govern ment as agricultural lands. Located land within to Is miles of railroad. We have separate descriptions of 190 of these tracts. We make applica- tion to the land, aid in making selec- tion and making out Government pa- pers. Send 25 cents for State map showing Forest Reserves, -Opy If Spe- cial Forest Homestead Act a.4d par ticulars to
 A. V. ALEXANDER & SON, Locating Engineers, Little Rock, Ark.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01
Cheer Up!
4 hat Tired GrOuChy Y ceiling Means a
 Lazy Liver

Liv-Ver-Lax will clear you out, and make you feel fine and dan dy again. It is just as effective as calomel but has none of it's we'll known disagreeable after effects.
 Liv-Ver-LaX eliminates poi sons, cleanses the system, and relieves constipation in a thor ough but pleasant manner. A little taken regularly, means con- sistent health and no doctor bills,
 Guarantee. Every bottle bear ing the likeness of L. K. Grigsby is guaranteed to give satisfac- tlon or your money will be re- turned. For sale here in soc and $1 size bottles at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01

things on the fire they'n burn. This business won't wait" He smiled mag nificently. And you just leave this to me I've been here since the mine started. and l guess l can attend to it from cook shanty to Wilkerson. The main thing is to find Ruth. l know she's safe, for nobody would hurt that little girl But you've got to go to Frisco and help her Likely she's found herself pretty much a stranger got lost in New Orleans once, and ] reckon Frisco is bigger"
 I'll go," said Dorr promptly. 'TH leave my papers and my new plans in your charge Tom'
 The old man laid his warm hand on John's arm. New plans?" he whis- pered Have you found the mother lode? Don't say anything to Wliker- son"
 But he is the superintendent
 Not of this shanty. l never trust an egg until I've broken it."
 
 In Harry Wilkerson's dark heart there was what he might in his twist ed vocabulary have termed happiness. His plans were working out to perfec- tion. Jean Darnell had wired again
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01
CHAPTER K.
Master of the "Master Key" Mine.

'" upon him and he found him. kSF.- self unable to locate her kEag4gI Charles Everett was at loss what to dS. He had wired Dorr of his anxiety about her and had received word in reply that the young engineer had received conflicting messages.
 Unhappily for the girl, Everett was called out of town. And so when he found himself forced to make a hur- ried trip to San Francisco her pvedica- ment became the more pronounced
 The false Everett. George Drake, took 1t upon himself to call at the Ritz for her mail, and, returning with word that there was none for her. Ruth felt a strange premontion that matters were not progressing as they should
 Mrs. Darnell found bsr gazing out of the drawing room window, huddled in a pathetic little heap dejectiOn stamp ed on features and form.
 "Dearie," puyred tue hostess, you look as if you had lost your last friend on earth. Do cheer up What is the trOuble?'
 Ruth turned her head, but remained in the same queer little attitude, reply ing in a pIaintiye voice:
 q do not understand why Mr. Dorr has not written or wired me Really, Mrs. DarnelI. l am beginning 10 fear that something has happened to him."
 Mrs Darnell looked at her searching ly, but recovered quickly under the questioning return gaze,
 Do not worry, Ruth. Everything will come out all right. Supposing we take a drive The air and sunshine will do you q world of good"
 Every minute was one of delight to the unsophisticated girl, and each new sight and vista opened a new world to her inexperienced mind. After q stop at Grants tomb they speeded downtown, reaching Columbus circle after a run through Central park. A blowout of one of the tires caused q delay. Ruth tired of sitting in the car, and, jumping out, she spied a flor ists window. Before Mrs. Darnel could think of the possibility of a mis- carriage of her well laid plans the girl was inside She purchased violets for both and was on her way out when she saw telephone. Intuitively, rath- CT than from any other motve she hastily called up Mir. Everett's office To her amaZement she learned that he had gone west.
 Her news was even more startling to Mrs. DarnelI than it had been to Ruth Quick action was needed and, leaving Ruth in the ear with q pre- varicated excuse, the older women was soon phouing to Drake, telling him to go west at once and instructing him to meet them in San Francisco, where he was to pose as Everett and continue carrying out the plot 10 secure posses sion of Ruins mining property.
 And thus it came about that five days later found them in the mcUop ols of the Pacific coast. where they were met by Drake, still posing as Ev. erett
 The greatest difficulty lay in reconcil- ing Ruth's mind to the mystery Of Everett's sudden departure after she had seen him at Mrs Darnel's the night before. But the clevcrness of
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01
\ Good Household Salve.

Ordinary ailments and injuries are not ot themselves serious, but infec- ton or low vitality may make them dangerous. Don't neglect a cut, sore, brulse CT hurt because it's small. Blood Poison has resulted from a pin prick or scratch. For all such ail- ments Bucken's Arnica Salve is ex- cellent. It protects and heals the hurt; Is antiseptic, kills infection and prevents dangerous complications. Good for all Skin Blemishcs, Pimples, Salt Rheum, Eczema. Get an origi- nal 2-ounce 25c box from your Drug gist.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01
TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE

This is a list of my dates and places for the purpose of assessing the property of Nevada County.
 This is the year to assess land, bring your last tax receipt. If there is any error in the description of your land, or where there is any di- vision of land bring your deed also. Prescott, Missouri, June 2Sth to uly 10.
 Fred Wallis, Assessor. Get the salty habit, learn to swim at the Natatorium. advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01

Ruth Spied Florists Window. the schemer counterbalanced all doubts. and the girl was therefore persuaded to hasten to San Francisco to carry out her plans.
 Accordingly she wired Dorr, but again "the wires crossed" for, al. thaugh he learned that she was go-
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01

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The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01
YOUR BEST BUY

Your home paper to you as your ears If spent your time in public place could not gath CT the of your friends and neghbors in this To- cay with the accuracy and thoroughness that you get by spending few hours with The Nevada News. Every and woman of this community to themselves to sub scribe for and read The Nevada News
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-01
By John Fleming Wilson

COPYRIGHT 1914, BY JOHN FLEMING WILSON
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
MRS. JOSEPH DARLING DIRECTING THE PACKING OF IDEAL
FOOD BOXES,

PT\H1s is going to be a pretty hard winter in America. The war in Europe
has disturbed business in every direction. We have a few hungry
people ourselves. And yet Belgium, a brave little, thrifty little nation
of 100000 people, is going ito starve % death this winter unless Amer
ia feeds the Belgans. How are we going to take care both of our own and
of the stricken little sister # the wond?"
A woman solved the problem. Mrs. Joseph Darling # Washington had
been knitting stockings and scars for European var sufferers until it occurred
to her that she might be using her brains as well as her fingers. She sat down
forthwith and thought out the idea Of food boxes for Belgium" Mrs. Darling
saw r. Harvey Wiley, who laid Out the ideal food boxes for Belgian relief,
n their plan as now been taken up by the woman's section O. the commits
Hon for relief In Belgium, O. which Mrs. ndon Bates is chairman
Dr. Wney's box for Belgian adults, as slightly revised to get its weight
inside the parcel post regulations, is IS follows: Three Nc. 8 tins of beans,
three N / tins # pink Alaska salmon, n fvepound sack of rolled oats, one
dvepound sack of yellow cornmeal, N fvepound sack Of yellow split peas,
twopound sack IT graduated sugar, ne threepound sack Of California
prunes' one seven-pound sack Of wheat -four, one onepound sack Of salt, one
can opener, n box.
That however, is only a guide II The kind of food which the Belgians need
It is intended mainly for such Americans as car afford to g o and order boxes
from the grocer. Belgium wants any kind Of food which will stand ocean
transportation, which excludes fresh fruit and vegetables.
The commission for relief III Belgium has arranged with the postohice de-
partment ito transmit all Belgian relief foodstufs free Of cost to the donor. If
you put your name and address O. the package and add the letter "R" the
money expended for stamps will be refunded by the commission. The package
hould weigh nc lesst than twenty pounds and not more than fifty.
Packages mailed from NORTH DAKOTA should be addressed to UNION
aANsFER COMPANY, FARGO; j. B. REED STORAGE AND TRANSFER
9MPANY, MINOT: who are collecting agents TO- this district.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
NOTICE OF LEASING OF SCHOOL
AND STATE LANDS.

The school and state lands in Stark
County, North Dakota, not already
leased. will be offered for rent at a pub
lie leasing to be held at the court house
in the city of Dickinson, in said county.
terms of leasing will be as follows:
All lands will be offered for a term of
five years beginning with the season of
1915, and only for grazing and hay pur-
70 dollars for each quarter section.
All lands will be struck off to the
highest bidder, who will be required to
pay at the time Of leasing the rent for
the season of 1915; also an additional
fee of $500 for issuing lease, which fee
ton or fraction thereof included in such
lease.
Subsequent years rent will become
due January LIST of each year and in de-
fault of payment within thirty, days
thereafter, leases will be cancelled with
out notice to lessee. .
Any cultivated tracts will be offered
at the minimum annual rental of five
per cent of the appraised value. thereof.
A list of the lands to be offered for
Of said county for public inspection for
at least two weeks before the date OF
leasing.
Coal rights are reserved to the state
in all leases and the Board Of University
aea sG aSS ana hdn all f BIAS! 'ne r'sn' 70
ALL LEASES ARE SUBJECT TO
CANCELLATION IN CASE OF SALE.
The only way to secure the use OF
any school or state ands is by leasing
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota,
FRANK S. HENRY,
3-6-4t COMMISSIONS
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
TAYLOR

The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gabe, who was under the doctors
care for a few days, is reported bet
ter.
Mrs. Kempshall, who was very
sick for a few days, is convalescing.
DR.. Furman of R%ichardton was called
on consultation the fore part of the
week.
Miss Bertha Skauge arrived last
week from Minnesota and is visiting
at the home of her brother, Cashier
Skauge.
MRS. C.. C. Williams and children
visited at Dickinson for a few days
with relatives. Mrs. Williams also
had some dental work done. They re-
turned on Wednesday morning.
c. C. Williams is making an extend
ed business trip to the northern
towns this week.
Mrs. Filing Helmer is on the sick
list this week.
Rollin, little son of DR.. and Mrs,
Weyrens, was sick with a bad cold
this week.
Mrs. Harry Hutchinson was a visi-
tor to Hebron last week, where she
had dental work done.
Rev. Larsen returned last Wednes-
day from Bismarck and vicinity,
where he had been for a few days.
Maple Torgerson was a Richardton
visitor last Thursday. She was on a
collecting tour for the Peoples Tele-
phone company.
Mrs. K. Knudson went to Bismarck
last Thursday. Her mother was oper-
ated on at that place a few days
later and is in a critical condition.
Mrs. A. M. Knight from Fargo, so,
licitor for the Germania Life Insur-
ance Co., was in town last week, 60
ing from here to Richardton last
Thursday.
H. H. Hafstrom attended to bust
ness matters at the county seat for a
few days this week.
Mrs. J. P. Anderson is very sick
Our local doctor was called out to see
her on Monday evening.
Harry Christen and Henry Smith
drove out to Werner last Tuesday.
The new store of Christen & Miller
at Werner is almost ready for occu-
pancy.
A daughter arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hutchinson on Sun
day evening. Mother and child are
doing nicely.
Fred Schroeder autoed out to Emcr.
sol on Tuesday, returning in the even
ing.
Ernest Robinson from near Eme9'
son was a visitor in town on Monday
returning on Tuesday morning.
DR.. Weyrens made professional
trip down to st. Mary's Abbey OF
Sunday evening.
A. son of Peter Bratberg, who lives
eight miles south of town, received {
sprained foot this week, being kicked
by a horse.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13

F
politics but he has always been more
or less in the public eye, having been
president and being now vice presi-
dent of the North Dakota Bankers
Association, a member of the State
Board of Education, etc. At home he
has been cashier of the Interstate
bank since that institution a opened
some eleven years ago, during which
time he has also been a member of
the Sentinel Butte school board and
he is now and has been for some
years n of the board of directors of
the Sentinel Butte Commercial Club"
L. F. Crawford is a brother of AL
derman B. H. Crawford and Judge
w. C. Crawford of Dickinson, and was
formerly superintendent of our city
schools.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
RANCH AND FARM

For Sale-Pure bred licensed Shire
stallion; weight about 1000 lbs. MAIDS
%Jesperson, Taylor.-adv. 3-6-3p
W. H. Kruger of Holmen, Wis, is
offering for sale the Ell of sec.
2-139-94.
Sheriff Barth returned Saturday
from St. Paul, bringing with him two
cars of feeders" one of them going
to the Barth ranch near Gladstone:
Emanlel also purchased q a OF
young steers for Elmer Trousdale'
These arrived Saturday night and are
now at the Trousdale ranch north OF
town.-Mott Spotlight.
Last Saturday w. H. Hanson sold
his fine English Shire stallion to some
of the best farmers in this part of the
state. They all reside in RAIDER town.
ship and will use the horse in improv-
ing their own stock and will also help
their neighbors raise the standard of
their horses. The parties purchasing
the horse were: John and George
Luhman, w. ]. Motley, Chas. Col
grove and Robert Blair. The horse
will be kept at the Motley farm,
Another of the Hanson stations was
sold to Anton Amburst, who has a
fine farm north of the city in Dunn
county. MI. Amburst also has some
good horses and secured a fine stall
lion to head his bunch. Simon Sibley
is another who took one Of the Eng
lish Shire stations Of Mr.. Hanson
Mr.. Sibley lives ear Eland and knows
the value of good sires. The horse he
bought is three years past and
weighs about 1,5O0. The stallion TAX
en- to the Motley farm is valued at
$1,000.
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Before Hon.
Fred Maser,
County of Stark, Judge.
J. Pelton, Deceased.
Fem w. PeltOn,
Petitioner.
Austin A.. Pelton Walter
c.. Pelton, Bessie w. Grus-
chus, Samuel A. Pelton
and Robert D. Pelton.
Respondents.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Fem W. Pelton, executor of the
Last Will and Estate of Wallace j. Pei
ton, late of the city of Dickinson, in
the County of Stark and State of North
Dakota, deceased, to the creditors. of.
aid decedent, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication Of this notice,
to sal executor at the office of Thos. H.
Pugh, attorney, or the office of the County
Court, in the City of Dickinson, in said
Stark County, North akota.
Dated March 9TH, 1916.
Executor.
Thos. H. Pugh,
Attorney for Petitioner,
Dickinson, N. D. 3-13-4t
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13

"The Story of an Alfalfa Seed"
This is the title of a most important
and interesting article on page IS of
our new catalog which is free to you.
Every alfalfa grower and every
farmer shonld have a copy of this
great catalog for its wealth of infor-
nation on hundreds of agricultural
topics.
HANSEN'S HYBRID PLUMS, the
most wonderful fruit production of
the last century. Photographs of
three-year-old trees bearing One-half
bushel of fruit, shown in the catalog.
Hardy in any part of North Dakota.
GURNEY SEED & NURSERY
COMPANY
YanlitOn, South Dakota
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
FORMER SUPT.

Regarding the appointment Of
Lewis F. Crawford as a member OF
the state board of regents, the Senti-
mel Butte Republican has the follow
ing to say: ,
@My Crawford is one Of the best
posted men on educational matters in
the state; he is a graduate of Harv-
ard, and it is generally conceded that
the governor could not have made a
better choice than to place him at the
head of this board. Sentinel Butte
people feel that this is not only an
honor for Mr.. Crawford. but for Sen
tinel Butte as well.
"Mr. Crawford has never been in
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13

H. B. Gilk, Jul roaring auctioneer,
has had four auctions since March 1,
at the Carl Hoff farm southeast of
Antelope and also on Friday and Sat-
urday of last week at Schefield, south
of Dickinson.
VIM. Heckel returned last Saturday
visiting since the holidays.
VIM. Kreutz, representing Park
Grant & Morris of Fargo, was calling
on trade here Friday.
Mrs. Clara D. Knight, with the
Germania Life Insurance Co. of Far
go, was writing insurance here Thurs
day.
Miss johnson, with the Peoples
Telephone Co. at Taylor, was collect
ing and ~transacting business here
Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Lauterbach of Taylor
visited her parents here Thursday.
Our athletic club, which is in the
old pool hall of John Pales, is a sue
| cess. They have 20 members and
have, ordered about $50 worth of
athletic goods which should be here
Saturday, then look out for the blue
| eyes and broken noses.
Joseph Spies, representing the EN-
pire Cream Separator Co., spent Sat-
urday and Sunday here.
Our little city was certainly on the
baseball map last year and we are
making strong plans for as good if
not a better team than we had last
year.
The Misses Heath and Keller and
| Messrs. Keller and Schultz attended
! the Minstrel and dance in Taylor
Friday night. They report a very
| good time. -.
Joe Killer transacted business in
| Halliday a few days last week.
The Western Supply Co. has just
received heavy shipments of spring
goods, including shoes, dry goods
Joe and Ed. Dirkes and Berte]
O'Day expected to leave about the
| 18th for Cardova, Mont, where they
are going to start farming. They
| will have altogether about four cars
| of stock and household goods. These
boys are hard workers and will nc
| doubt make a success of farming.
Alva Hutton expects to arrive here
| the first of the week from points In
| Minnesota, where he has bought 9
carload Of registered cattle. Mr.
Hutton plans to go in to the dairy
business right. He has ordered &
milking machine and other fixtures
used in the dairy business. The mar
that is willing to take a chance gen
orally makes a success OF thes'
things.
R. R. Fleck, who lives north 0;
town, has just bought n of tn
celebrated Streator power washer
from the Western Supply Co. H
says he is going to clean up tn
whole country out there.
Mrs. Bert Moore and son of Taylo
visited relatives here Saturday.
Harry Sitzenberg, with the Sim
mons Hardware Co., was calling o.
customers here Monday.
The wrestling match held at tn
athletic club Saturday night betwee,
Frank Fisher of Antelope and VIM
Schroeder from here was won b.
Fisher, the first fall taking sixtee
minutes and the second in five an
one half minutes. Fast clean bout
like this are what the fans like and ar
what will make our athletic club
success.
E. E. Ingold drove down from Tay
lor Monday and caught No. 2 for
business trip in the eastern and north
ern parts Of the state.
J. F. Christen, C. Williams, W. {
Kirkpatrick and Editor Fhompso
were Taylorites who visited here Sun
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

of The Dickinson PRESS, published week.
ly at Dickinson, North Dakota, for
April 1, 1915; ,o., n,o,,,,so, =, =
Managing Editor-M. l.. Ayers. Dickin-
son, N. D.
Business Manager-M. L. Ayers. Dickin-
son, n. D.
Publisher-M. L. Ayers, Dickinson, N. D.
Owner-M. L.. Ayers, Dickinson, N. D.
Known bondholders., mortgages, and
other security holders. holding 1 per
mortgages, or other securities None.
M. L. AYERS
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of March, 1915.
(SeaD JOHN ORCHARD,
Notary Public, Stark Co., N. D
My commission expires March LIST, 1917,
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
Auction Sale

1 will hold an auction sale at my
place AZ miles southwest of Dickin-
son on Tuesday, March %, commence
ing at $3.50 a. m. In addition to the
usual farm machinery, Reeves steam
engine separator and some household
goods, there will be Is head of horses
offered, 4 cows, etc. Frank Splichal.
adv. 3-13-1p
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13

STRAYED-Gray mare, black spot
on left shoulder, weight 1915; Bay
horse, star on forehead, wire cut scar
on right hind leg, left eye resembl-
ing glass eye, weight 1850. $25 re-
ward for return of same. Ignatz
Paveicki, Gascoyne, N.D.-adv. 2-27-4p
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
FARM FOR SALE

My 320-acre farm with good build
ings, for sale with or without cattle,
horses and machinery. Place Z miles
north of Zenith, 10 miles northeast of
Belfield. Vaclav Taraba, Belfeld.
adv. 3-6-2t
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
REWARD

We, the undersigned, will give $500
reward for the arrest and detention
of Clay Hill until he can be turned
over to the sheriff of Dunn or STAR,
counties, N. D.
ED. R. PARTRIDGE,
ROBERT WILCOX.
adv. 3-13-4p
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
PIANO TUNING

First-class piano tuning by compe-
tent tuner; work guaranteed; repair
ing a speciality. Estimates given.
Tuning $500. Write to John Hajek,
Dickinson, N. D.-adv. 2-20-8p
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13

THREE TEAMS FOR SALE
Two teams black, weighing $500
and 5000 lbs; 1 bay team 2,4O0 lbs;
all young and sound. A. A. Dinsdale.
adv. 3-13-3t
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
One SIX room cottage and 1O-room
house, both on list Ave. East, modern
and In best Of condition. Terms.
sdy.-1-3-tf L. A. DAVIS
The Dickinson press., 1915-03-13
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
House and lot. See Oscar Farr, the
Furniture Man.-adv. 2-27-tf