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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
THE CATS GONE.

THE CATS GONE.
Our cat has left home. Well, I'm
glad OF it. let her go. I was sick
OF seeing her round. She was no
good, anyway.
1t all goes to prove, say, that
a cat isn't capable OF affection. Some
say that cats do have affection for
people. Pooh! Nothing in it. Cats
merely love places. :.
Why, just look at that cat OF ours!
There wasn't a thing that wasn't
done for her. She had the best OF
everything. W. fed her things right
off the table. And I've got up nights
to let her in. And what does she
do? Runs awayl No more cas- TOR
ME, thank you!
Gone owe to some Of the neigh
bors, ! suppose. They're welcome
to her. Good radiance, and ! hope
they get enough Of her. If she
thinks size can come back here after
they get sick of her shes mistaken.
l guess they had something to DO
with her going, too. Likely. they've
been feeding her and tolline her
away. Pretty business that is.
Thank the Lord, I've got common
decency enough not to steal my
n~e,ghbors' cats and dogs! I'd sell
and move out CT this place to-mor-
row if l could get my price.
It'll seem kind of funny without
a cat around. A cat certainly does
keep mice away, ever if she doesn't
kill many. And they look comforta-
ble-like, sitting round splitting on
their hands and washing their faces.
l amt saying that Buff wasn't a
good cat either, mind you. She was
al uncommonly good tabby. Clean
as a whistle. Everyone used to re-
mark about her tidiness.
I've had loads Of chances to get
good money for her. I don't think
| ever saw her climb up on the table
not since she was a kitten. And
then she had the funniest look on
her face-a kind of "riddle-me-a-rid-
die" expression that was comical-
wasn't it, though? I've laughed at
j: many d time. 80. Helgho!
Queer, amt it, how attached you
can become to a dumb animal? 81.
The baby will miss her. She was
just getting SO as to grab out at her
and pull her tail. And do you know
that good old Buff never would let
out her claws, no matter what the
baby did. You can't say that of
many cats.
I'd like to know who stole her.
Why, certainly. they must have
stolen her. She never would have
run away. Before I'd steal my neigh
boris cat, Pd-what's that? Why,
she came to US one day. She looked
so lean and peaked that we just had
to take her in. She's been with us
ever since, till now.
Well, she's gone, and what's gone
is gone, and there's no use crying
over split milk. But every time l
think of her
What? What's that? Upstairs?
Locked in a closet? Now, what do
you think of that! Come here, Buff!
Come Buff, come Buff! Poo-oor lit
tie Buffy! Did they lock her up in
the cubby? Did they SO? Lock up
the dolgarncst petsy in a dark clos
Ct
Myrtle! Myrtle Joncsl Here's
Buff Got any milk handy?
Poo-oo-r pussy! Pretty kitty!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
Capitol Notes

Miss Elsie Smith of the state libra
ry department has resumed her du-
ties, after a four weeks vacation,
part of which was spent in Yellow
stone National Park.
I. P. Davis, executor of the estate
of the late Mrs. Emma Lumberg, has
presented the state ~penitentiary with
an immense California sugar pine
cone, for the museum. The one is
a perfect specimen and is about IS
inches long.
Governor l.. B. Hanna returned
Tuesday from Minneapolis, where he
attended a meeting Of the Directors
of the Federal Reserve Regional
bank. Arrangements were made at
the meeting for taking care of the
financial end of moving the immense
crops throughout the country.
The September calendar for the SUI
preme court is being prepared at the
present time. Five criminal cases
will be reviewed at the September
term: Ed. Ramsey, charged with
practicing as a veterinarian without
a license; Frank L.. Gordon, pi@ging;
Jacob. Christman, manslaughter; H.
G. Jensen, assault with a deadly wea-
pom, and John Miller, murder. All
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
State News and Comment

J. w. Warren, Familiarity known to
the people of Mountrail county as
Dad" passed away at his home in
Stanley Saturday. He was 66\years
old and a pioneer of that county.
Barley ran an average Of fifty bu-
shells to the acre when threshed at
the Knudson and Vandersmith farm
at Arvilla. Most of the barley has al
ready been harvested and threshing
is now we'll under way.
3
j. J.. Lee on TUESDAY morning mar
keted the first 1916 grain in Valley
City. He brought in a load of barley
from his farm about seven miles
southwest of the city. The grain is
pretty light, with a considerable per-
centage of wild oats, hut with a good
yield will run into money pretty fast.
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Unable to obtain county aid in the
construction Of a bridge that will give
Dunn Center more direct commun.ca-
ton with a big farming district west
of the city, citizens yesterday and to-
day built the bridge, for which they
donated material and labor. Nearly
100 men deserted their regular duties
for that of bridge-building.
-
Edward, the little 4~-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Zerr, who re-
side north of Harvey, met a tragic
death, when a 50-gallon drum of Cas-
cline overturned and crushed his
head. No one witnessed the acct
dent, but the facts appear to substan-
tiate the belief that while playing
around the drum he accidentally dis
lodged a stay supporting it in place
causing it to fall over on him with
the above fatal result, and where he
was found but a few minutes after
being missed.
Bound for New Orleans in a gas
oline launch Of their own construc-
ton, C. b. Whitehead and Herman
Johnson of Trident, Mont, left Will
liston Tuesday night. They began
their trip at Trident, where the Mis-
souri, river has it's source, and trav-
eled to Great Falls in a canvas canoe.
At Great Falls they constructed the
lduncn LOT tlc REMAINDER OI tue UP.
1t will require about two months to
navigate the distance from here to
New Orleans. All told, the men pro-
pose to travel about $500 miles.
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Mrs. Kenneth B. Williams, wife of
K. B. Williams, publisher of the
Reynolds Enterprise, at Reynolds,
Grand Forks county, died in st. Mi
chael's hospital in Grand Forks, at
7:45 o'clock Monday evening. An OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis and compli-
cations, following upon the birth of a
child, only three weeks ago, caused
her demise, the operation taking
place on August 8. Mrs. Williams
was only % years old, and leaves
her husband and three children to
mourn her demise. Funeral services
will be held this morning, at 10
O'Clock, from the Catholic church at
Reynolds. IT is only a short time ago
that Mr.. Wlliams'another died.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

Those Who Speak Unfeelinsly
About The War

They're not %heartless; they're only
thoughtless. They're the folk who've
never learned to put themselves in
others places. They've never seen
themselves on the neutrality-suspicious.
only half fed-staggering ajanT.
dead, dead tired-so tired that they'd
want to die. And yet, their dying
would hurt those tender ones AZ
home-that gray-haired mother who
lives only for her son-that clinging
girl-w1fe whose heart mustn't break
so young; those romping, rollick.
Ing babies who mustn't be robbed
OF their childhood! So they'd stag.
ger on-their heads Keeling. their
minds too benumbed to think. their
feelings too battered to feel. Then
would come battle. They'd find
themselves b hind the breastworks.
Like a machine, they'd load and fire.
load and fire. Till suddenly q
strange faintness would overtake
them. To their own surprise, they'd
ind themselves sinking to the
ground. They'd look down and see
blood on their coat. Then theysd
know. "Oh, Molly! Molly!" they'd
whisper. Yet today they talk tm.
feelingly about these tht,n
They're lost themselves.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
MOVIES AND THE CHURCH.

Churches have been making use OF
the movies for some time in the va
rious departments. The Methodist
camp meeting that opens at New
Lenox, Ill.,, this week, will conduct a
moving picture school for the visit
ing clergy.
The Sunday evening problem has
been solved by some churches
through the use of moving pictures.
This is especially true in cities where
the movies are allowed to run on
Sunday, thus proving real opposition
to the churches.
In towns, however, where the NOV
ing picture tleaters are closed on
Sunday, their use in the churches
seems unfair discrimination. TO pro-
hibit the legitimate theaters from
showing them on the Sabbath, but al
lowing their production in the
churches is illogical and unfair.
The solution, however, Of the Sun
day evening problem in cities where
all theaters are closed must be han
died much differently than in places
where houses of amusement are open
seven days a week.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
COUNTY ROAD WORK.

! Those who are inclined to be crit
zeal of the Burleigh county roads
should realize that this is the first
season that any comprehensive pol
icy has been launched. Cooperation
between the various township Oil.
Gals and the county commissioners
is going to facilitate the work great
ly.
The board has shown that it is Sc
rious on the question Of good roads,
but it takes time to build any sys-
tenn. When the commissioners pur-
chased gas tractors for each Of the
five districts, they placed Burleigh
county in the front rank. Few, If
any, counties in the state are SO we'll
equipped to do good work. We hard.
" believe that our sister county,
Morton, enterprising as it is, can
show any better progress in road
building than Burleigh county.
But we are glad to receive sug-
gestions such as were contained in
MI. Lanterman's letter to Mr.. Conk-
lin. In the meantime, 1t should he
known that the commissioners are
not so much concerned now with
building scenic auto roads as they
are with opening good, serviceable
roads for the farmers, so that they
can have easy access to the markets.
1t means much to Burleigh county
and Bismarck to facilitate marketing
through an orderly development of
roads. Automobile trails are excel
lent improvements, but the interior
system of a county's roads must be
developed first.
Good roads mean nor and better
c%ontented farmers. The board of
county commissioners realize this
and is doing everything possible to
link the various towns together by
an excellent system of t~horoughfares.
All power to them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

The Northern Pacific is figuring on
handling over two hundred cars Of
cattle out of kiideer in the next two
months and will put on'a special ser.
vice to handle the business.
The Dunn Center Commercial club
are going to join with the farmers Of
that vicinity and will improve the
roads and make other improvements
for the betterment Of that locality.
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North Dakota's first flower festival
will be held in the Presbyterian
c.lurch at Sheldon, Wednesday after
noon and evening. Efforts will be
made to make the event an annual
affair. The entries to date have sur
passed expectations Of the commit
tee in charge of the festival.
His feet in the water in a ditch
into which his car was hurled when
the machine turned over on a newly
graded road near Ray, c. f. Moe of
MinOt was pinned for two hours un-
der the a before being rescued. Had
he been thrown a few feet further, his
head probably would have been pin
ned in the water and he would have
been drowned. He was badly bruised,
but otherwise uninjured.
s.
Emma Van Orrum, who has been
visiting friends and relatives at En-
derlin, was the victim of a painful
occurrence the Other day, being quite
seriously injured by being attacked
by a SOW which had a litter of young
pigs. The victim had her shoulder
fractured and quite a number of Sc
we're decorations en- the body. She
was brought home to Edgeley and
at the present time is doing nicely.
-
Interesting and timely papers were
the features of the fifth annual meet
ing of the North Dakota Homeopath-
ic Medical association held at James,
town Monday. Several physicians
from various parts of the state attend
ed and the convention closed with a
banquet for twenty at the residence
Of Dr.. Francis Peake, former presi-
dent. The new officers were elected
as follows: President, DR.. A. A. Just,
CrOOkston; Vice-president, Dr.. ). T..
Dillon, Fargo; secretary, DR.. f. Mar
garet Peake, Grand Forks.
s.
Surveyors of the 500 railroad were
in Mckenzie county last week going
over the right of way that the 500
has from a point in the county oppo-
site Sanish around the big bend in
the Missouri and southW est across
The county. The building of the 500
TO Sanish has stirred confidence in
the people Of the county that the line
will soon be built in here. Chief En-
Sineer Huss of the 500 line while in
Watford recently said ii might have
been done this year if it had not been
for the European The farmers
from the eastern part Of Mckenzie
county are preparing to haul their
grain this fail to Goodall. opposite
Sanish anG ferry over from there.
This will bring a market from twenty
to twenty-five miles nearer than it
has been heretofore. 4
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
JOHN BURKE.

Chicago papers recently related a
humorous situation in which our for
mer governor, John Burke, now Unit
ed States treasurer, figured.
This incident took place at an Irish
picnic outside of Chicago. Former
Congressman Henry Vollmer was one
of the speakers. While Vollmer was
making a red-hot pro-German speech,
Mr.. Burke was arguing for neutral
ity. He cautioned ais Celtic breth-
rem not to take sides in the struggle.
An Irishman out of Office and in
office are two distinctly different per-
sonages. OF course, the same is true
Of other races, too.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

OF innocent, neutral-owned goods in
a neutral ship trading between NEIL
trail ports, if the goods be Of enemy
origin" DR.. Bate declares: This is
an almost unheard of claim
Announcement has been made that
this nation probably would arbitrate
all trade differences with the bel!ig.
erents. This probably is as satisfac'
tory a way for the administration to
do as can be found. No one wants
us to go to war unless a crushing
sacrifice Of national honor is thrust
upon us.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
SCORES a RULE.

Not all the English writer's are
unanimous that the British Order-in-
Council is just to the trade of neu-
trails. John P. Bate, a distinguished
English student OF international law,
takes issue with the principles set
forth by Lord Grey.
Apropos Of the claim Of right to
seize goods consigned to a neutral
port, on the ground that their ute
rior destination may be Germany, he
says:
This Is not permissible In the
case OF non-contraband goods"
or the declared right to Seizure
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
Divorce

Divorce
Q. Is non-supp0t a1Uuys a ground
for divorce?
A. No. It is a ground for divorce
In some states, but not in others.
An Executors Bond
Q. What is the amount OF the
bond required of an executor in II!
1inois?
A. The bond must be for a sum
which is double the value Of the per-
sonal estate.
H. Is The Physician Liable?
Q. Where a physician performs
services free for a patient, is there
Gny liability IN case the treatment
should cause harm TO the patient,
sinstead of benefting him.?
A. The physician would be liable
in such ase only for gross negli-
gence.
. Business Name
Q. Moy a business man adopt and
use q name, for, business purposes,
different from his 0aon name? 2. If
he does so, WW contracts so made
By him be binding upon him per.
sona1ly?
"A. Yes, to both questions.
Sewing Machine Not Paid For
Q. Please tell me whether a COM
'pany has the right to take possession
OF a seauing machine and renaoUe it
from the purchasers house, claiming
that it has not been entirely paid
for? r.
A. This depends upon the nature
Of the contract.
Employers Liability
@. Ifnd it necessary, in my bust
ness, to employ scverd1 agents in the
york of cdnVGSsing. Please tell me to
t0hat ertent I am bound By their
acts.
A. You will be bound as to all
acts done within the real or apparent
scope of the authority Of each agent.
Not in iowa
Q. Please tell me 1ohether q deed,
made in 10DG, mast haze the sigma
lures of witnesses.
A. NO witnesses are required.
Entitled To Reasonable Wages
Q. / did some aoork for a neigh
Dor, at his request, the understand
ing being that he 'Would pay me.
Nothing Was said ash to how much he
Gas to pay. PleasetteH me 1Chdt my
rights are?
A: You will be entitled to COM
pensation measured by the reason
able value of the services you per-
formed.
Written Contract Mutually
Cancelled Orally
O. Two men of ing acquaintance
made q contract Dith each other In
4oriting. Later, In "a conversation be-
taoeen them. it WaS agreed that then
could not 90 on 1Uith the contract.
Haze they the rfght to let It droo?
A. II the verbal agreement was
based on what the law regards as q
proper consideration. the written
contract will no longer be binding.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

There were once two boys, James
and John. James was impetuous.
Il will refrain from taking what
doesn't belong to me, first, last, and
all the time! he declared, and so
lived and died in obscurity.
But John was vastly more crafty.
II will take whatever isn't nailed
down. and then, in the fullness Of
my years, l will give it back!" quoth
he, and became a philanthropist
whose name filled the earth.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

A Sacramento bank announces a
stocking. room" for the exclusive use
Of woman depositors. But won't that
encourage them to draw out their
money!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
Written Contract Mutually
Cancelled Orally
E@aap9hp}g
UsYE House, A

=. 49, g4r
Whales are reported plentiful.
This will be good news for the farm
ers, very few Of whom ha6 LAID il
their winters supply Of whales.
Some people talk so much they
won't have enough conversation
coming to them when they die To
properly express their appreciation
Of the beauties Of Heaven.
It probably is true that marriage
is 3 failure. nut 90, for that mat
ter, IS remaining unmarried q
failure.
The man Who preserves his -
pendix In alcohol will also keep Il
in q tsr on tho Hv.nEFoora msnt,L
Eph Wiley nys when he was
younger he used . megsphuno. New
he wears gun sho0. i
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

Now, It is said, the German govern.
ment has forbidden the baking Of
pies. This ought to bring home to
every American heart the real horrors
Of war.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

A New York magistrate has held
that the "mashing" hour is after mid
night, Violations before that hour
are to be treated lightly.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

The more we read about prize fight
Ing, the more convinced we become
that being an editor is the better way
to get a large sum Of easy money.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

A fashion authority says the last
word in male attire is the "curlicue"
feather on the eide Of the hat. Is 1t
to take the place Of the wrist watch?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

After all, a discussion as to whethi
er the electric chair is more mercifu(
than the gallows is an effort to draw
an exceedingly fine distinction. !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

Columns Of mean things are being
said about the fly, but Mr.. Fly doesn't
mind. What he despises is sticky
paper and the swatter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

1t would be as hard to pick out a
score of great poets in this country
as it would be to pick out 20 great
statesmen in congress.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

1t is not absolutely necessary that
hands always be warm, but hearts
that are cold should go upon
the market, .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

A Justice named Coward married
q man named Bold to a woman named
Fearing. Now who was the bravest
of the bunch?
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

The American horse will be glat
when the war Is over.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

Some Of the ladies with their new
clothes seem to have ignored the
safety first injunction.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

There never was a mule so tame
that a wife who sets store by her hus.
band would urge him to tickle its
heels.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

The Slave has just been granted a
months vacation from the Office; his
wife is on a visit to her mother; the
canary is dead; and now he doesn't
know what to do with his freedom.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

However small a girls vanity, she
never believes she could wear male
garb long without being found out. :
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

London is having trouble with booze
and Paris with the tango. War is
frightfully hard on the stay-at-homes!
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

A woman complains that men do not
know how to make love. 1t Is not
necessary with some girls.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

It's a wise proverb that never has
its wisdom questioned.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

An eye winker is harmless, but q
winker Of an eye may not be.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

The fashion is for hair plastering
over the left eye. Is that the naughty
eye? '.'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
LOCAL WEATHER BULLETIN.
Forecast.

For North Dakota: Partly cloudy
tonight and Thursday; not much
change in temperature.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS,,
Section Director.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19
FITTING.

did your nephew make a suitable
marriage?"
Yes" replied the man who habit
tally thinks along cratic lines. HE
has curly blond hair, and has never
done anything more herculean than
to pick flaws on a guitar, and-well,
he married a female baseball player"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

A raised biscuit loses some OF It's
attraction when chot at n with a
harsh and raised voice.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-19

Know thyself," and you probably
add one more to your list Of undeslr'
able acquaintance.