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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Fathers Are Much the Same
the Land Over

The tree stands alone with Just a lit
tie propping. One side of the support
is broken. but father can mend that.
He doesn't mind doing little things like
that while the rest of us are reading and
having good time, especially in the
evenings, when he can't see very we'll to
read. Next year we'll get him better
pair Of glasses. He says the ones he has
are good enough, but he never uses them
except to sign check or to order some
hing.
Then we go to bed, and when we get
Up the next morning we have beauti
ful tree, with presents hanging on it.
and father is so happy and says that
his wristlets were Just the very thing
ne needed.
That is the way we get our Christmas
tree out on the prairies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Last Stage of the lule Log;
4 Gas-Log Christmas

Off come coats and mittens. as bare
lands grasp glass-scraped handles, ana
soon the forest is ringing to an iron
requiem A fire is soon ready to soften
any stiffened knuckle. To the common
sled the evergreen trees are dragged and
piled high. The Christmas trees are
now cut and back they go.
But not out our way. There is not
Christmas tree in a thousand miles of
us. Our Christmas trees come from
Chicago. Our popcorn is strung and
our socks are hung on trees that come
by mail.
It's easy for us to get tree. All we
have to do is to turn to the pink index
pages and look under the C's. CHI
Chr. There it is Christmas
trees, artificial, page 727.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Chicago Is Santa Claus
ior Many a kiddie

But in the smaller towns. not blessed
with teeming mass of 5000 inhabl-
'ants, they knew not the luxury o.
ne down to the track TO watch
Christina trees come .n. On me
prairies, where there are no logs 10
burn and no mantels, then to the backs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
Picking Out the Tree from
the Catalogue

How exciting it is Which tree shall
we get? Which one can we afford?
One is 81 and one is 80 cents. The
81 one has fifty-ive limbs and the
5O-cent one has only thirty-three. Fifty
cents more would buy the one with the
fifty-fve limbs, but 30 cents is great
deal of money out our way. We might
save on something else and have nice
tree. like they have in New York
Father never minds doing without
things.
Six DAYS later the tree comes, the
wonderful tree with ffty-five branches.
There isn't much else in the mail for
father. but he never minds. He never
says anything. He Just looks at us pull
ing and cutting at the strings and
laughs at us having good time. He
never minds doing without.
But there is something else-some-
thing that we did not order 1t is a
palm, a wonderful palm with eleven
branches Father begins to smile more
than ever. He has ordered that extra
and unknown to us. He's done without
Just little more and got that wonderful
palm for us-a real palm like you read
about in story books, where people have
lots of money and don't care how they
spend it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24

log in Boone County will hardly bury an
axe. We don't go in for Yule logs. If
by some chance log worthy of the fire
place is found, father promptly COM
handlers it and drags it out to the far
forty, cuts hole in it and uses it for
the cattle as a salt log
We have read of your beautiful cere-
mony of bringing in the Christmas tree
and we know how it goes:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
"ll hafi Christmas Trees
In a Store? No."

But in many places in this big land OF
ours there is no grocer clad against the
wintrv wind. and many intelligent souls
in our united republic have never been
in department store And, what Is
more. il would come as a surprise to
Middle West millions that you could go
Oa store and buy a Christmas tree, for
in a million homes tomorrow there will
be no Christmas trees. Here. with halt
a hundred Christmas trees to pick from.
il comes as a shock that in many homes
no Christmas tree Will stand and stag
ger with its load, for the reason that no
Christmas tree is to be had.
In the Middle West home Of the au-
thor the coming Of the Christmas trees
was second in importance only to the
circus. Word would fly around that the
trees were coming. and down 10 tiie sud
ton everybody would rush, eager for
this intimate glimpse of the wonderful
far-away world where trees might be
had for the cutting. Water willows ana
scrub oak won't make a Christmas tree
whatever the quantity of cotton. On
the prairies Santa Claus has to hang
his presents on the mantel.
The car would be shunted on the side
track, and the wagon would come and
strong-armed men toss the trees around
Is if everybody in the world could have
them. and rattle away to the store WITT
the load. while we painted after, full
eyed at the possibilities of those wld
branching limbs.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
AGAIN SERVING TIME II
THE PENITENTIARY

Denver and Oscar Woods were re-
Gently sentenced to spend five years
each in the Montana pcnitcntiary.
The Woods boys are old-tirnc Offend
ers and the pen is the proper place for
the outlaws. Denver Woods w;;s SEN
fenced To thirteen years in the pen
in this state for the killing Of an old
man down in Bowman county. He
was a model prisoner and received
a parole from Governor Hanna two
years ago. After bumming around
the country for time he got mixed
up with his brother in a cattle steal
ing deal just over the line in Mon
tana. Oscar Woods is just about the
same kind of criminal and the fact
that the two are to spend FIVE long
years behind the bars will not worry
their neighbors in western North Da-
kota and eastern Montana
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
RecOUers St0Iels1
Bicycle Through
Small Press Ad

A small advertisement inserted in
the Dickinson Press resulted directly
in the return Of a bicycle stolen in
this city several weeks ago. The
wheel, which belonged to Beulah,
daughter of Mrs. Blanche Frye, was
left for short time near the gate in
front of the residence on Third Ave-
nue. West. When Miss Beulah came
out for her bicycle later she discov-
cred it had disappeared.
A small advertisement was inserted
in the Press, and this week letter
was received from c.. H. J. SCHNEIDER
of South Heart, stating that he had
bought y wheel answering the de-
scription of the stolen one, from
Lewis Boehm young farmer residing
about six miles northwest of Dickin-
son, paying the sum of $40 for it..
Chief of Police Corbett was notified
and the young man placed under ar
rest. Boehm admitted that he had sold
the wheel to SCHNEIDER, but main
tanned that he had purchased it from
stranger on the streets of Dickin-
son for Sd the night that it was
stolen.
The young man was sent to the
county Jail, awaiting hearing in the
court Of Police Magistrate Sterland.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
NEW NORMAL
PROPOSITION
14,O00AHEAD
THIRTY COUNTIES OUT OF FOR.
TY-ONE REPORTING FAVOR
NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
State Board of Regents Now at Work
Making Estimate of Initial
Appropriation Required

The proposition Of establishing a
state normal school in Dickinson, put
to a vote of the people at the general
election has evidently carried by a
majority of from $4,000 to $4,000.
Complete returns have been received
up until Thursday evening from 'l5
counties, giving the new normal
school a majority of nearly $4,000.
Of the counties reporting, 29 voted in
favor, and 10 voted against. The peo-
pie of the Slope aye glad to noto THAT
at least thr:ec Of the state educational
institution counties voted in favor OF
another school, namely Cass, Grand
Forks and Bottincau.
The State Board of Regents is pre-
pairing an estimate of the initial ap-
preparation that will be required Of
the next legislature to meet the ex-
pense of erecting buildings and pro-
viding necessary equipment. This es.
innate will appear in the expense bud
get now being prepared by State
Auditor Jorgenson.
Below appears list of the counties
reporting up until Friday morning
and the total vote Of each:
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
LOSES CAR WHILE
ATTENDING MOVIE
SHOW AT THEATRE

A thief got away with an almost
new Overland car belonging to Guy
Hunter, while he was in attendance
at the theatre Sunday evening. He
left the car standing in front of the
Lyric on Willard street upon entering
the play house. After the show he
discovered the car was gone.
The police were notified, but trac-
ing an Overland car is just about as
hard proposition as tracing a Ford.
The gasoline tank was almost full and
the culprit could put many miles be-
tween himself and the Dickinson au-
thorities before being forced to pur-
chase more gasoline.
Mr.. Hunter had owned this car only
a few days, receiving it in trade from
w. R. Everett for his Ford town car.
The stolen car is a 1916 model 83
Overland touring type, carrying
North Dakota license tag No. 13439.
The car number is 6336, and one hind
wheel was equipped with a Firestone
Non-Skid tire and the other Racine
rough tread. A reward of $50 is Of
9fered for information leading to its
recovery. y ,..,.,..sa 81
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
DUNN CENTER MAY
TAKE COUNTY SEAT
FIGHT into COURT

There is rumor current that Dunn
Center will try and move the county
seat of Dunn county in spite of the
election returns showing against
them.
A prominent lawyer of Dunn county
is now supposed to be soliciting
funds in the amount of $700, which
sum will be used to carry his case to
the supreme court. He advances as
his theory that there being three
separate aspirants in the county seat
question, namely: Dunn Center,
Manning and Killdeer, that the vote
Of Killdeer can be set aside and that
it has nothing to do with Dunn
Center's fight for the county seat
and that Dunn Center with the high
est vote, will have enough of a ma
jority over Manning's vote to move
the county capital.
On the face of these arguments his
case seems pretty thin. If, however,
he can win a decision from the su-
preme court in Dunn Center's favor
we believe there will be moving day
in several of the counties Of the
state, which have SIMILAR cases on
record to divide.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
LOCAL MEN ESTABLISH
NEW MEAT AND GROCERY
CONCERN AT KILLDEER

The Killdecr Meat & Grocery COM
pany capitalized at $4,000, is now an
Incorporated institution at Killdeer.
The members of the firm are Geo.
w. Cole, P. F. Berringer and Fred
Huber.
Mr.. Huber moved to Killdeer from
Dickinson, where he has been in the
employ of John Berringer, who con-
ducts meat and grocery store. Mr..
Berringer will continue to reside in
Dickinson and the management of
the Killdeer Meat & Grocery store
will devolve upon Mr.. Cole and Mr..
Huber.
All the members Of this new firm
are wide-awake and progressive
business men. Mr.. Cole enjoyed a
fine business from the start, and
with the additional assistance and in
trade, a prosperous and permanent
organization is certainty.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
Big CALENDAR FOR
NEXT COURT TERM

The calendar for the December
term of district court is one of the
largest for long time past, and it
is expected that several interesting
and long drawn out cases will be
tried. Court will convene on Decem-
ber 5th, and the following jury list
has been called for December 5th:
Salon Nicola, E. NJ. Peterson,
Russell Lawrence, Geo. w. Lyons,
Edgar Kenniston,, David Harnden, Jr.,
Melchior Schwengler, Tom Neidhardt,
A. l.. Owen, Joseph Frenzel, F. A.
Roquette, Jacob Roquettc, Jos Brau-
lick, Chas. Davis, Carl Rieman, Christ
Decker, Chas. Erickson, James Lunn,
Jr., Emil Glass, Joe H. Lcfor, Joe H.
Simonis, Tony Kostelecky, w. E.
Baker, Joe Garecht, Geo. Diers,
Louis Kostelecky, Archie Dingman,
O. B. Jahr, Gottieb Fischer, G. A.
Hutton, R. P. Gress, Joseph Koffler,
J. D. johnson, H. L. Friedt, C. C.
Steier, M. C. Brown.
Application for final citizens pap
ers have been received from the fol-
lowing and will be heard at this
term of court:
Sled Howard, Frank Kiefel, John
Dengel, Josef Theodor Anderson, Carl
Benz, Lars Stenhovden, Frank Kos
telecky, Lee Hoff, Anton Herauf,
Phillip Reiter, Joseph Janzer, Martin
Strch, John Olhaeuser, Josef Jesch,
Adolf Lcngowski.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
MILWAUKEE,
Will EXTEND
TO AMLD0N
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT is
MADE THIS WEEK IN SEATTLE
BY VICE PRESIDENT.
New Feeder Line to Be Extended
From New England to Amidon
to Cost About $75O,OOO.

H. B. Earling, vice resident Of
the Milwaukee railway, on his return
to Seattle from Il trip cast, officially
announced the completion of plans for
the building of a feeder extension line
next year from New England to Ami
don, North Dakota, to cost $750,O00.
This move on the part of the Mil
waukcc road has been anticipated for
some time, but until this week no
definite information had been given
out.
Earring spent several days in tour
ing the farming sections of North Da-
kota and Montana. He says farmers
in these districts, due to the high
prices of wheat, are enjoying the
greatest prosperity of their history.
High wheat prices the past two years
have resulted in the fall plowing of
greater acreage than since the beginn-
ing of the war.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
PLEADS GUILTY TO
CHARGE OF THEFT

George Tormashy, a young farmer
residing about 12 miles northeast OF
Dickinson, was placed under arrest
by Deputy Sheriff Hoist on Monday
on the charge Of stealing fixtures
from the George Magelky threshing
rig. The machine parts were hidden
in a load of hay by the young, man
and later secreted under a building.
When brought before Justice Fol-
som, Tormashy signifed his willing
ness to plead guilty, and as this was
evidently the young mans first Of
fcnse at breaking the law, lenlency
was shown and he was let off by the
payment of fine Of $40 and the
costs of the action.
A gas tank and other accessories
were stolen from a stalled automo--
bile near the Tormashy place also, and
it was the belief Of some that the
young man was also implicated in
this crime, but no evidence was found
connecting him with this theft.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
BOOZE SELLING CHARGE
AGAINST LEHIGH MEN
DISMISSED BY JUSTICE

Carl Reinhardt and son, Joe, who
have been opera ting a boarding house
at the Lehigh coal mines for some
months past, were arrested recently
on the charge Of selling Intoxicating
liquors. At the hearing it developed,
however, that the complaining wit
ness, Bjorkman, had evidently
brought the action more to get the
accused out Of the community than
to push the liquor charge The Rein
hardts maintained that the liquor in
question was for their personal con-
sumption, and that some cf the men
about the place had broken into the
cellar and taken it. Judge Folsom
dismissed the case against the two
accused men after carefully consider
ing the testimony introduced. Rein
hardt and son remained in Dickinson,
where they expect to make their
home, not caring to return to Lehigh.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
"Chases God Then
ChOkes the DeUiL''
Insane On Relation

Julius Hendrickson, a resident of
Dunn County was brought to this
city Saturday last by Sheriff Kaspar
and Deputy John Brown, from where
he was taken to the hospital for the
insane at Jamestown.
Within the last few weeks neigh
bors Of Mr.. Hendrickson noticed that
he had not been in his right mind
and last Thursday two of them ac-
companied him to Manning, where he
appeared before the insanity board
and was adjudgcd insane.
:. Hendrickson's illusions ere all re-
ligious. His imagination has him
preacher and fighting the devil. He
is a large sized man and when in o
VIOLENT stage of insanity he is more
than match for any Two ordinary
sized men. He was persuaded to
make the tri p as far as Dickinson by
telling him that the officers were
bringing him here in order that he
might preach.
Hendrickson was the first insane
patient to be sent up from Dunn
county, about seven years ago. He
lad been released about three years
and was apparently in healthy statc
Of mind until about six months ago
when neighbors and friends began to
notice his one-sided view on religion,
which became gradually worse until
his actions became such that he was
a menace to the neighborhood.
He is not hopelessly insane and at
times has rational spells and it is
hoped that his treatment at the in
sane hospital will enable him to
recover his normal mind.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
ANOTHER INDUSTRY
ESTABLISHED HERE

That Dickinson is rapidly coming
to the front as a commercial center
for the Slope country and, in fact, the
whole state of North Dakota, is evil
denced by the numerous new indus
tries which have been launched here
during the past few months. The
latest concern to establish a business
of statewide Importance here is E. K.
Jenkins & Co., state distributors for
the Ohio Puncture Plugger Sales
Company, with national headquarters
at Columbus, Ohio. Mr.. Jenkins is in
personal charge Of the service station
at this point ard has established an
office and service station on First
Street, opposite the Parker & Sons
meat market. During the winter
months county distributing agencies
will be established in every county
in the state.
The compound put out by this
company will fill long felt want in
the automobile world, as tire trouble
on the road is about the only undesir-
able feature Of automobiling. The
compound is placed inside Of the inner
tube and automatically plugs pune
lures up to the size Of a thirty
penny spike, and is sold under a
positive guarantee that it will not
injure tubes or castings, not affected
by heat or cold, and that it will do
the work satisfactorily.
Mr.. Jenkins recently moved with
his family from Manning, where he
has been engaged in the newspaper
business for the past nine years.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
NOTHING OFFICIAL HEARD
HERE AS TO WIRE CHANGE

Nothing of an official tenor has
reached railroad heads of the North
ern Pacific here as to the current re-
ports that if TO agreement is reached
by the first Of the year with the
Western Union that the Northern
Pacific will install an independent
service with other railroads.
Officials admitted that they had
heard rumors to this effect but were
of the opinion that an agreement
would be effected. The railroads
which would install system of their
own, if negotiations failed, are the
Northern Pacific, the Great Northern,
the Chicago & Northwestern, the Chi
cago-Burlington & Quincy and the
Great Western.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
NEW MISSOURI RIVER FERRY

The Red Trail Ferry Co. has let a
contract for the construction of the
new ferry boat that is to be put into
service between Mandan and Bis
marck early next spring, end it will
be named Red T1ail Ferry.
The construction of this boat will
be along new and up-te-da;te en-
gineering lines, making it possible to
cross the Missouri in I'll kinds of
weather with absolute safety. The
construction will be of a size TO easily
handle eight automobiles at a time,
and it is estimated that the crossing
will be effected in eight minutes. It
is the Intention Of the company to
give day and night service.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
DICKINSON MEN
HAVE HOT time
AT new ENGLAND

New England Herald: Last week
the Herald mentioned the fact that
warrants had been issued for the
arrest of three New England parties
who were charged with grand larceny.
The complaining witness was Orville
kilroy of Dickinson, who claimed that
Jacob Wagner, John Dunn and L. c..
Wiklund had relieved him of his roll
of $4OO while he was asleep IL. .hts
room at the hotel. The preliminar ~
hearing was held before Justice NJ.
H. Elliott at the city hall when the
case against the defendants was dis
missed.
When the hour for the hearing ar
rived the city hall was crowded to it's
capacity and the crowd remained un-
til Justice Elliott dismissed the case.
Harvey J. Miller acted as prosecuting
attorney and Charles Simon was at
torney for the defendants.
From the testimony it seems that
Kilroy and T. L. Speers came down
from Dickinson to spend a little time
and money with the New England
village boys. Kilroy frequented the
pool halls and spent money promiscu-
ously, flashing a good sized roll in
several places about town. He got a
little drowsy in the early part Of the
evening and turned his roll over to
friend Speers while he went to his
room and took nap. Later he took
his money from Speers and circulated
around town, matching coins and put
ting more of it into circulation.
1t was past midnight when Kilroy
and Speers went to the Crystal Cafe
for lunch and it was here that they
met the defendants. All hands had
lunch and some members of the party
matched coins in one of the booths.
Wagner accused Speers of working q
crooked deal and playing with signs
and the game broke up for the time
being.
Kilroy invited the defendants up to
his room in the hotel and told them
he would take them on for any kind
: Of a game they wanted. Wagner
went up and matched coins with Kill
roy, and the other defendants also
went up to the room. All hands did
more or less drinking and it got SO
noisy in the room that the night
clerk ordered the visitors out. Kilroy
whispered to them to get deck Of
cards and return as soon as things
quieted down.
Wagner quit the game and went
home, but the other defendants went
to the cafe and borrowed deck of
cards from the night clerk there.
They were on the way back to Kill
roy's room when the hotel clerk again
ordered them out. They then went
back to the cafe and loafed around
| until morning.
! When Kilroy came to some time
the next forenoon his roll was missing
and he claims his door had been
forced. Other witnesses claimed the
same thing about the door but no evi-
dence was introduced to show whether
the forcing was done by the defend,
ants, friend Speers, or friend Speers'
lady friends at other end of the
corridor. The money was not found
when the defendants were searched
and it seems that friend Speers and
the ladies were neither arrested nor
searched.
Justice Elliott hit it just about
right when he said that to him it
looked like a mighty shady deal all
around, and for all concerned, but
from the evidence brought out at the
hearing he would not be justified in
binding the defendants over to the
district court.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
PLEAD GUILTY OF
ILLEGAL TRAPPING

Clarence Zook and w. D. Cody, two
transient laborers, who have been
staying in the Green river locality for
some time past, were placed under
arrest by Deputy Game Warden Bob
Fisher recently on the charge of
illegal trapping of fur animals on
the Green river. At hearing 6efore
Justice Folsom they plead guilty to
the charge and were given a fine OF
$40 each and costs, or if this was not
paid, a jail sentence Of SO days.
They were unable to raise the money
and as 3. consequence are still
languishing in the county Jail.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
ELKS PLAN ANNUAL
MEMORIAL SERVICE

The annual Elks' memorial service,
which will be given in the Elks' audi
torium on Sunday, December 3rd, is
being looked forward to with antici-
patton by many. Judge J. NJ. Hanlcy
of Mand2n, who recently returned
from active service on The Mexican
border with the North Dakota Ma
tional Guard, will deliver the address.
The memorial exercises which will
begin at o'clock p. m, are open to
the public, and cordial invitation is
extended to everybody to attend.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25

The annual Company X Thanks
giving dance, which is this year given
BY the Patriotic Aid Society, takes
place at the armory next Wednesday,
November 10Th. Tickets $1.00, not
including lunch. -.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25
FARGO PARTIES SEEKING
BUSINESS LOCATION HERE

Fargo parties are contemplating
the opening of a high class fruit and
confectionery store in Dickinson and
are now in touch with local realty
men in effort to lease suitable build
ing in good location. The rapid and
substantial growth of the city is be-
coming known throughout the north
west, and inquiries for new business
openings are made every week.
The Dickinson press., 1916-11-25

The Dorcas Society was entertained
on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. M.
L. Ayers, at her home on Fourth
Avenue West.