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FOUND IT ALL RIGHT.

Senator James X. Nardamau is one of
the best story tcllers in WASHINGTON.
Here is one of his: "A darkey preach
or down in Mississippi married two ne
Srocs, After the ceremony was perform
ed the bridegroom asked;
''iiow much do yo charge fo dis sah?''
''WelL responded the preacher, II usu-
ally leave that to the bridegroom. Some
times they pay me five dollars, sometimes
ten dollars and sometimes less"
give dollahs is a heap o. money, par
SON." said the bridegroom. "Ahn Civ
yo' two dolahs now, and den, If All
finds All amt got one of dem cantanker-
Gus women Ann gov yo' mo- in a mont
when the month rolled around the
bridegroom put in appearance, looking
rather detected and melancholy.
"Parson," he said slowly. dis here
'rangements n kind err spcc'lashun. and
All reckon youse got the worst of 1t. De
way ! figgers it out yo' owes me sl75."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
CATCH AUTO THIEVES.
Men Who Broke into Midllebury Gar
ngc in Jail in Boston.

Middlebury. Sept. 17-State's Attorney
Allen X. Sturtevant has received word
from the Boston police department that
the men wanted in Middlebury for break
Ing into the w. II. Stokes & Co. garage
here six weeks ago are now all con-
fined In jail in that city, with the ex-
ceptlon Of one man by the name Of
Brown. 1t Is understood that there we're
six in the gang which has been operat-
Ing at different places in Massachusetts.
New Hampshire and Vermont. They are
reported as having stolen something like
$4,000 worth Of automobiles and supplies
In the State of Massachusetts alone.
The members of the gang arc said to be
residents of tho town of Jaffery, N. II.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
J. /. HUST|s PRESIDENT
Again Hends Montpelier & Wells River
and Bnrrc 4 Chelsea Railroad
Officials Go to Fair.

Montpelier. Sept. 16.-At the annual
meeting of the Montpelier & Wells River
and Barre & Chelsea Railroad companies
this morning the following officers were
elected: President, j. H. Hustis, Boston:
vice-president, II. e. Folsom. Lyndon
Vile; clerk and treasurer. J. G. Farwell.
Montpelier; assistant treasurer. II. E.
Fisher. Boston; comptroller, w. j. Hobbs.
Boston.
After the meeting the officials left in
the presidents private car attached to
President T.. c. Smiths special on the
Central Vermont for a visit at the State
fair and then to Boston.
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Her 95th Birthday.

Bennington, Sept. 16.-Mrs. Melissa
Bates. Bennington's oldest resident, OBJ
served the 95th anniversary of her birth
to-day by giving a dinner and reception
at the nome Of her son, Judge Edward
l.. Bates. to number of her women
acquantances. Mrs Bates is remark
ably well preserved woman. She Is a
familiar figure on the business streets
of Bennington, visits the stores fire.
quently and makes her own purchases.
She was born at Andover, y. H.. Septem-
Der il, 1870
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Dad BOOKS AND WHY.

The first nickel novel is not harmful.
But there always follows a second
third. a fourth, and on and on until tho
bright little mind can grasp only that
kind OF bare-plotted. exaggerated, ster-
eotyped yarn, can talk only In the sordid
and coarsened conversation of the cheap
author, can thrill only TO the vivid por-
travail of brute instinct His powers or
| selfexpresson are deadened until there
Is only his nickel-novel self to eNpress.-
Caroline E. Aldr!ch In Library Bulletin a
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FAILS TO REVIVE.
william Dimmick of st. JOhnsbury,
Motorcycle Victim, sim Unconscious.

st. Johnsbury, Sept. 17.-William
Dimick, 20. is in an unconscious state
at the home of his father. O. a. Dim
lex, here. the result of n motorcycle
accident Wednesday night. He was
riding in the side car of his brother
Icons machine. when they were ditch
ed on the hill near the electric station.
When help arrived neither seemed to
be injured. but William afterward re.
lapsed into unconsciousness and has
failed to revive. Conclusion of the
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Races at Manchester.

Manchester, Sept. 16.-Manchester fair
ended to-day with interest centering in
the three horse races. The 2i5 trot or
pace for purse Of sl25 limited to the
county was won by Kocian owned by
Frank Benedict of East Dorset in
straight heats. The 2:27 pace for purse
Of $40 required four heats and went to
Joe Andrews owned by Andy Brennan
OF Granville, y. Y. Wy Brady, owned by
Joseph Brown of Fort Edward, captured
the free for-al in straight heats.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
PROGRESSIVE TICKET SURE.

st. Louis, Sept 17.-Victor Murdoch.
chairman of the progressive national
committee. in an address before tho
City club here to-day, said the Pro-
gressive party would have n national
ticket in the field next year and that
the presidential candidate might be
Major General Goethals, Governor
Johnson of California, or Colonel
Roosevelt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
HEAT DRIES SPRINGS.
MiddIebury Farmers Have to Draw
Water for Domestic Purposes.

Middlebury. Sept l6,-The hot weather
Of the past few weeks has dried up the
springs SC that quite a number of farm
crs and others around this section are
compelled to draw water for domestic
purposes. Many are obliged to drive their
cattle some distance to water The pas
lures and fields have commenced to turn
brown and farmers who have early fall
plowing to do arc unable to start work
rs the ground is almost baked.
Thermometers to-day registered 90 de-
grees In the shade for the third day In
| succession.
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HELD IN $500 BAIL.

ST. Adams, Sept. l7.-At a hearing held
before United States Commissioner War
rem r. Austin for the purpose OF fixing
temporary bail, Fred Stonge, proprietor OF
the line house between Richford and
Sutton, Que, was held under bonds OF
500 which he has not furnished yet, pend
ing further hearing before Commissioners
Austin. The charge against Stonge Is
smuggling liquor into this country.
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Hearing in Bankruptcy Case.

Montpelier. Sept. IA hearing was
held before Judge II. d. Howe in United
states district court this afternoon on n
petition of the two creditors In the bank
rupt estate Of Cutler, Storrer g. Fay OF
Barre, In which the Consolidated Quar-
ries company and ]. X. Prize ask that
the Barre Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany join them in a receipt for some
S2,l~ received from n firm for granite
sold before the concern went into bank
ruptcy, Briefs will be submitted, In ad-
dltlon TO the arguments made by r. A..
N0ar, a. O. Fay and s. II. Jackson.
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Burlington Woman Bankrupt.

Rutland. Sept 1G-Minne Il. Putnam
Of Burlington to-day filed a petition in
bankruptcy In the office here Of Clerk
f. S. Plat OF the United States court
Her liabilities are s5G964 and she has
assets of $3.50, OF which $50 is claimed
exempt. The largest creditors include
Corset III company, Worcester. Mass.
s274; Hops Bros. New York. 500 Sc; T.. f.
Clarkson G. Co., Burlington. $o5sS Harry
Zandinton, Burlington, $25.
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Franklin County Court.

St. Adams, Sept. ia verdict for the
plaintif was returned this afternoon in
the case Of Villas r. Chaplin VS.. Levi
Fleury. apt, which went on trial in
Franklin county court yesterday after
noon. The jury has been excused until
Monday afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23
TRAIN HITS AUTO.
Motorists. Escaping Injury Miracu-
IouxIy, Continue on to Fair.

Wells River, Sept. l6.-While motoring
to the state fair, Wilson Beattie OF Rye
rate and Newton Fields of Wells River
hnd a miraculous escape from death at
five o'clock this morning when their ma
chino was struck by northbound train
IN the Passumpsic division of the Boston
G Main railroad The machine was whirl-
I'd around and Invested of Its Windshield
and top, but the two occupants were not
injured. After lopldng over their vehicle
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NEWSPAPER MAN RECOMMENDS 1T.

H. H. Wentworth Of the st. James
'Mo) news writes: "A severe cold set
tled IN my lungs. l feared pneumonia
foieys Honey and Tar straightened me
up Immediately. l recommend this gem
"ihe cough and lung medicine" Right
now thousands of hay fever and asthma
sunerers are thankful for this wonder
iul healing and soothing remedy. J. w.
OSullivan. (adv)
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Ills REST WAS BROKEN,

O. D. Wright, Roscmont. Neb.. writes
Il was bothered with pains In the region
OF my kidneys. My rest was broken by
frequent action Of my kidneys. I was
advised by my doctor to try Foley Kid
ney Pills and one 5-ccnt bottle made
n well man OF me-" They relieve rheuma-
tism and backacho. J. w. O'Sullivan
Adv
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-23

If the present tenant is to move on
October first, why not advertise for the
new one now, and extract most Of the
worry from the incident
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Time, 2:16H, 215A, 2:15&. 216%.
2I5 PACE, 2:1S TROT. PURSE $500.
Magnlto, b, e., by Allie
Wood, (Sunderlin ....4 l
Vandyke, b. e., (Bolduc) /
Madge Bradley. b. m,
(Holbrookl " % 8 3
Boden, b. e.. (Harding)
Time, 22OA. 2:17A, ALTA. 2:l7h'
2:20A.
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2:c5 TROT. STAKE $500.
Sir Nico, br s., by Sir Nico sec
Ond Utton) ......,,.............'4
Last Edition, b. g. Uourdain)...1
Princess Custer. CHI m. Plerce).. 3
Famous Nutwood, b. S. (Brusie) 2 dr.
'Drawn by request of owner because
OF lameness.
Time. 2:ooA, o4%, 2:24N, 2:24A.
2:1o PACE, PURSE $500
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
INDIANS COMING TO
BISMARCK FOR EXPO,
Little Crow, Member Of the Famous
Dynasty, Arranges for Extensive
Exhibit at the Big Fair.

Little Grow, government interpre-
ter for the Fort Yates reservation,
was in Bismarck yesterday to arrange
for the coming gathering of the In
dians at Bismarck during the expo
sition October 4-16.
Little Crow is close friend of the
white man. He is one of the most
progressive Indians in North Dakota,
although he comes of the Little Crow
line of chiefs and his father was a
leader of the Minnesota uprising of
1862. He was too young to fight and
his mother walked hundreds of miles
with him strapped to her back and
finally reached Canada and safety.
But those days are past, and Little
Crow is a leader of the new order.
He declares that the Indians are in
tensely interested in Bismarck and
that they are going to make exhibits
which will be as fine as any in the
building. And Captain A. B. Welch,
who accompanied Little Crow to the
Exposition building, fully upheld the
Indian advance agent. Captain Welch
declared that at Indians fairs this
fall he had seen farm products the
equal of any grown and that the In
dians were planning on bringing only
the prize-winning exhibits to Bis
marck.
eve are coming to Bismarck" said
Little Crow, in perfect English (he is
considered one Of the best interpreters
in the government service) "from all
parts of North Dakota and even
from South Dakota. There will be
more than $500 of us, $50 to 400
lodges with 7 to a lodge.
"We are going to show that we are
real farmers, growing just as good
crops as anybody. And our garden
stuff will surprise you. Of course, we
will have besides much quill and
bead work and other things that the
Indian women make.
"The Indians are all talking about
their coming trip to Bismarck. They
expect to have a great time. And
from what I have heard today l am
sure we will"
"You bet they WILL" added Captain
Welch. bismarck is interested in
the Indians"
Little Crow is a graduate of the
Chilocco Indian school, Oklahoma.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
LOCAL NEWS

=. 1t is understood that D. S. Little
hales of Jamestown is to be operated
on for gall stones the last of the
week. Mrs. Lietlehales lis with ahims
C. w. Herstein said Thursday that
the wheat in the Black Butte country
was yielding better than had been
expected. Several fields threshed
have shown yields of 20 to 80 bushels.
Then there are other fields which
have only yielded 10 and IL bushels
to the acre.
The dedication of the St. Anthony
Catholic church, about seven or
eight miles north of New Hradec,
took place last Sunday. The resi-
dent priest, Rev. FIR. Theison, was as
sisted by Bishop Wehrle of Bismarck
in the dedication ceremony and the
blessing of the two BELLS. A fine
dinner was served at the Hart farm
about a mile and a half from the
church. There was large attend
ance present, several. cars having gone
out from Dickinson for the occasion,
among them being the John P. Ber-
ringer and George Brown cars.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
DEATH TAKES mrs, WH|NN
FOLLOWING OPERATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sterland, who
had just recently returned from a
week spent in the east, including a
visit at the VIM. G. Whinn home at
Excelsior, Mimi, received quite a
shock Of surprise when a message
telling of Mrs. Whinn's death, reached
them Sunday morning.
Mrs. Whinn, Mrs. Sterland's sister,
passed away Saturday at the North
western hospital in Minneapolis, as
the result of an operation two days
earlier. She had undergone several
operations before and had not been
very we'll all summer, but this sudden
end was quite unexpected.
Old timers in Dickinson remember
Mrs. Whinn, pleasant and energetic
woman, who resided in this part of
the county from about 1887, coming
here from Onawa, Iowa, where she
was born about 1870.
Besides Mrs. Sterland Of this city,
deceased has sister in Chicago and
also one in California.
The Whinn family removed from
Dickinson to Excelsior eight or ten
years ago, having visited in the city
several times since.
Mrs. Whinn leaves besides her hus-
band and sisters, four children; name
ly: Lloyd, Louise, Ethel and Mary.
The little girl, Mary, is only six or
seven years of age. The two older
daughters have been at home in Ex-
celsior much of the time when not
employed in the city, while Lloyd has
lbeen in the vicinity Of Dickinson a
great deal Of the time lately.
+ The funeral was held in Excelsior
on Tuesday from the Episcopal
church. Kind friends sent in great
quantities of flowers and did every
thing they could for the bereaved
members of the family.
/ Judge and Mrs. Walter Sterland and
Lloyd went down from Dickinson on
Sunday, the men both returning later
in the week, while Mrs. Sterland re-
mained for few days to comfort
Mr.: Whinn and the daughters. Mrs.
lJ. Crosthwaite of Mandan, an old
time, friend of the family, went down
for the. funeral, leaving her home the
same day that the Dickinson people
went down but on an earlier train.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
DURUM WHEAT YIELDS 45 BU,
AT DICKINSON EXPERIMENT STATION

At the Dickinson experiment sta
ton this week interest centered in
the threshing of the wheat from the
various experimental plots. John C..
Thysell was in charge of this work
in Supt. Waldron's absence.
The first threshing was from
twenty-five one-tenth acre plots,
where rotation experiments have been
tried out. Durum was the wheat Sc
lected for these tests. The wheat
was sown following summer fallow,
green manure fallow, corn, oats and
wheat, these five representing the
rotations usually practiced by farm
ers. In the green manure expert
ment-the, plowing under Of green
crops-tests were" made with rye,
peas and sweet clover.
The threshing records showed As
bushels to the acre as the best
yield. This was from a plot on a
green manure fallow, formed by plow-
ing peas under.
The poorest yield was Is bushels
to the acre on ground where wheat
had been grown for eight sue
cessive years. The wheat on corn
land did not make SO good a showing
this year as in dryer years.
The average for all these plots
was SO bushels per acre. The straw
was very heavy and somewhat de-
ceiving, promising heavier yield
than the thteshing revealed. While
there was a little rust, perhaps two
or three per cent, it did not ma
terially injure the durum wheat which
was plump and hard and grades No.
1 Hard. "
R. w. Smith in testing wheat varie-
ties has this year used test that the
government has put in practice only
the last two years. This test takes
into consideration possible varieties
in: soil. The method is to sow side
by side ten varieties in one-tenth acre
plots. In several other places on the
farm, the same varieties in the same
order are sown. In this way differ
ences in soil are equalized in the re-
port on variety Of wheat and the
test is much fairer one than if
only one soil condition was consid-
cred.
The station has sometimes been
criticized for reporting big yields
from a single small plot, the farmers
claiming that this did not represent
large field conditions. The new test,
by averaging plots in different parts
Of the farm, covers this point. ;;sg.ss
4 4 y A a y
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
MAN STOLE MANY COATS
/ AND THEN. . GOT AWAY

Il Night Policeman T. 3. McDonough
had quite an experience Wednesday
night. He arrested stranger on
Willard street near the electric light
plant for carrying concealed weapons.
b It seems that the fellow had dis
bplayed revolver at Taylor, which
Conductor Conroy and brakeman
promptly took away from him. In
some way he got as far as Dickin-
ison on the same train and after 60
ling to a restaurant and leaving his
ggrips, he went back to the train
Aa.hGd' demanded shat the revolver be
turned back. About this time Police-
man McDonough was called. He
started to take his man to Jail and
when they reached the alley north
Of the Leonberger block the prisoner
made dash for liberty and got it,
leaving his overcoat, which was too
large for him, in Mr.. McDonough's
grasp. Search failed to discover the
man but it developed later that he
had plenty of cause to fear the law,
having broken into freight car and
stolen two new suit cases and sever
al new overcoats which he had left in
the restaurant while he sauntered
around town. After his alley sprint
he did not see fit to call for his
suit cases, so Mr.. McDonough did bet
ter than he knew, though he hated
himself all next day for not walking
his man at the point of his gun.
1t is not likely that the fellow will
be found, although a close search is
being made.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25

large locker, boiler and fuel rooms,
and a large gymnasium. This part
of the building has 12 foot ceilings.
The first floor will contain four grade
rooms with ample hall space and
cloak rooms, toilet rooms, and an Of
fee or teachers room. This floor is
so arranged that two Of the grade
rooms can 'be thrown together with
sliding doors, giving a large audi
torium for assembly purposes. The
building is a model school through
out and will be a credit to the en-
terprising citizens of Werner and
vicinity, who have in mind the future
growth in population and develop
ment of the country and who planned
accordingly. Too often boards of
education plan for the present only
and find in few years they have to
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
BO[TE'S FARM HOUSE

Fred Bolte from eleven miles south
of Richardton was in Dickinson en-
the 17th for dental work and to set
tie with J. W. Molloy for his heat
ing and plumbing account. This
thrifty Stark county farmer is just
finishing a $4,000 home at his
place. The house is two stories, fit
ted with heat and plumbing, and, is
one of the best dwellings in the
Heart river country.
Mr.. Bolte has 300 acres of marquis
wheat which will yield rs bushels to
the acre and possibly a little better.
The grain was too far advanced to
be injured to any extent by rust. He
has another 100 acres of oats and
speltz which will also show large
yield. The speltz will be used for
hog feed, etc.
This farmer does the most of his
plowing with gasoline engine, and
he tells us that he likes spring plow-
ing, providing one has equipment
enough to do both plowing and seed
ing before it gets late.
Mr.. Bolte has a herd of Jersey
cows which he brought out from Mis-
souri, few years ago and is selling
his cream in Richardton. However,
he plans on getting Short-Horn sires
and will breed more for the dual pur-
pose cow, that is for both beef and
milk. .+r ~ '''.'
The farm has trees for shelter and
a large quantity of fruit trees. Last
year the apples from the place took
prizes at the fairs, but this year the
late spring frost spoiled the fruit.
It will be recalled that Mr.. Bolte
was one of the pioneer settlers in
Stark county and seven or eight years
ago he rented the land and went down
to Missouri to try his luck. He soon
discovered that Missouri did not conf
pare with North Dakota for the
farmer who. is willing to work and
who: is looking for a chance to
make the most Of his opportunities.
Since returning to Stark county, Mr..
sBolte has been contented and it is
not at all likely that he will make
another move. The family is pleas
antly situated and have health and
all the comforts Of life that are need
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
LINCOLN LANG'S POEM
4 CALLS TO MIND ANOTHER
Editor Dickinson Press:

Editor Dickinson Press:
Reminiscent of the We olden time,
the letter of Lincoln Alexander Lang
in last weeks PRESS, was very
timely and interesting to our family
and doubtless was to many more of
his wife's acquaintances throughout
the county.
fS5E Mrs. Lang was the oldest daughter
fof Mr.. and Mrs. Layton S. Baldwin,
who formerly lived north of Richard
ton but later occupied the Griisey
farm near Gladstone.
e$ When the Baldwins (father and
mother, two sons and three daughters)
moved west they took up their abode
at Boise, Idaho, and while there the
oldest daughter married Mr.. Lang
and we received an invitation to their
wedding. The announcement read as
follows:
" "Mr. and Mrs. Layton S. Baldwin
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Helen lone, to Mr.. Lincoln Alex
lander Lang on Tuesday, September,
nineteen hundred four, at Boise,
idaho"
81 The poem of Mr.. Lang's that was
published in the same issue was true
to the life of the lonely cowboy and
8 Continued on page 81.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25

add to or rebuild at great expense.
This can never be done properly un-
less the plans are properly formulated
at the beginning and provide for in
crease as has been done in the case
Of the Werner citizens: When COM
$4,000, but the board has arranged
to leave a portion of the structure
unfinished, thereby expecting to spend
at this time about SIS, 900.
The exterior of the structure will
be faced with Dickinson brick furn-
ished by the North Dakota Brick Co.
The plumbing and heating work will
be done by Grambs & Peet of Bis
marck. Haxby & Gillespie of Fargo
are the architects. The board Of edll-
cation of Werner is to be congratu
lated upon the step taken.
The Dickinson press., 1915-09-25
1886 LYCEUMHCOURSE

The Seniors this year, instead Of
having carnivals, plays or college
matches, as in former years, to raise
their necessary funds, have succeeded
in arranging for a University Exten-
sion Entertainment course to be CIV
en- in the city during the coming year.
There are four splendid numbers in
this course, the first one being a
lecture about October goth. The
other features are an impersonator
and two concert companies. Three
years have passed since anything
similar to this has appeared in Dick
inson and the Seniors feel very bouy-
ant and enthusiastic over their enter
prise and feel sure of success. Seas
on tickets will soon be on sale.