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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
REFERENDUM ON
LEGISLATION
MILL TAX FOR ELEVATORS

l. Thomas Hall. Secretary Of State OF
the State Of North Dakota. acting under
authority of the Amendment to Section
Is of Article 2 Of the Constitution of the
State of North Dakota, proposed and
passed by the Twelfth and Thirteenth
Legislative Assemblies, adopted by the
people at the General Election held on
November 3rd, 1914, and reported by me
to the Fourteenth Legislative Assembly.
do hereby certify that. pursuant 10 tne
filing in the office Of the Secretary OF
State Of petitions containing the sigma
lures Of ten per cent of the legal ve te1s
Of q majority Of the counties OF the St sas
Of North Dakota. there will be submitted
tion. at the General Election to be held
on November eth, 1916, Chapter 258 OF the
Session Laws Of 1915, which repeats the
Mill Tax for Terminal Elevators and IN
lieu thereof makes an appropriation OF
100000 therefor;
And further certify that the follow.
ing is true and correct copy OF the
form of petition filed in the office OF the
Secretary of State. together with true
and correct copy of said Chapter 2oS OF
the 1915 Session Laws: and that IN &C.
cordance with the power vested IN me oy
the Amendment to Section Is Of ATtic an1 =
of the Constitution. as proposed ana
passed by the Legislature and o approves sa
1915 Session Laws will be referred to the
people and placed upon the ballot at the
General Election to be held November 10
GREAT sEAL> THOMAS aoS4 !. rs II Ita;;..
Done at the Capitol at Bismarck this
9th day Of July. A. d. 1916.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20

Nothing Doing.
Miss Pfippe-A penny for your
thoughts!
Professor Hardfax-Youll find them
all collected in four volumes. but the
price is dollar and a quarter vol
ume.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20

people sicken and die. If you must
live in that house, at least see that
Madam GOttfried moves out. She may
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
1he Case of elakeloek.

Inc Nd8S OF 0I0NS10SNs
1t is to be wished that the case OF
the artist Blakelock. and his pathetic
delight when returned recently through
the Blakelock fund to rural studio
and sanitarium, might be the neans OF
awakening new interest In the urgent
subject of the after-care of the In
sane. There are thousands Of men In
this section alone who are like Blake
lock in being sane in most directions.
and not dangerously abnormal In any.
who have been confined and irksomety
guarded for years. and whose treat
ment not only adds to their suffering,
but robs them of hope Of recovery.
In all too many states every insane pa
ticnt is kept to an indoor life, closely
housed with the violent, the DEPRIVED.
or the diseased, and stigmatized as
pnuper. Only the genius Of Blakelock
saved him, after seventeen years. from
being looked upon to the last as so
cial refuse. He will now be under
close, but not irritating. supervision
for six months. The out-treatment Of
nearly all the curnbly and mildly in
sane. under scientific supervision.
might be arranged for upon similar
plan. New York, her hospitals intol-
erably overcrowded, is already taking
steps towards such an arrangement;
the release of patients on parole Is
permitted, and the state has four or
five after-care agents. But New York
leads, and 1t is depressing to think Of
conditions in states where progress is
so slow that the counties are still chief
guardians of the insane.-New York
Evening Post.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
s,Ion;k; and rh.r.,ho,,..

Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch: salonilsi.
the history of which dates back sew
eral hundred years before Christ AMI
which was early seat Of the Christian
church, is one Of the hellholes of tia
war. 1t Is the base Of the allied army
that is threatening Bulgaria and is un-
der military rule. Beautiful from this
sea, 1t has been Of miserable asTs set
from within. To its normal populs.
ticn. there is now tremendous con-
gestion of refugees from Asia Minor.
Thrace and Bulgaria. Advices from
those who are administering the re,i.f
fund of the publication Christian
Work, say that the spectacle there ami
on the road to Constantfnople beEg@fs
description. On one road leading into
the latter city, an observer says Tiers
were $4,000 people, many Of them
women snd children who had been torn
from their homes and driven out lilo
cattle. waiting in the fields for trans
portation and without food or shelter.
'The officials Of the German railway"
saws the correspondent, "were co-opcr+
ating with the corrupt officials Of the
Turkish government to extort all tho
money they could from this doleful
throng. The $1,000 whom saw repre-
scented by brief section Of the pro-
cessicn which has been passing that
wav for months. A very conservative
estimate Of the number Of peorle who
have persisted in this wav places the
figures at 100000. and still they got
on"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
WHISKY IN FENCE POSTS
eeorola Moonshiners Find New and
Novel Way Of concealino "eloek.
ade Corn"

The versatility Of the dispenser Of
moonshine whisky in Atlanta. Ca, is
shown by a recent exposure when Is
pints of BLOCKADE corn" were dis
covered in hollow fence posts in the
rear Of a barber shop. The posts were
standing about II feet above the
ground. They were 80 big and square
that they aroused the suspicion Of
the detectives. One Of them tapped
a post with his leather billy. It gave
forth hollow sound and the investi.
cations were pushed further.
Ten holes, each large enough to hide
and each hiding two pint bottles Of
liquor, were found In the posts. The
originator Of the ingenious storing
place had taken an auger and after
boring the holes large enough to hold
two pints, had covered the posts with
fence planks in regular high board
fence manner.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
DEATH AND MADAM eorrFR.ED
n NE fine day in 1925, Herr Rumf,

n NE fine day in 1925, Herr Rumf, O
" respectable and prosperous wheel
wright of Bremen, felt much like dane
ing and singing. He had become the
owner of large handsome house In
the Pelzerstrasse at an absurdly low
price. The owner and occupant Of the
house, Madam Gottfried, had fallen
into financial difficulties some time pre-.
viously, and had mortgaged the prop
erty. The mortgage fell due, and she
had no money for the occasion, so the
man who held the instrument fore.
closed and offered the place for sale
Herr Rumf made ridiculously low
bid and it was accepted at once.
So this merry wheelwright felt that
the occasion needed celebration, and
he went to his favorite gasthaus and
invited everybody to have something.
He told the good news, and was sur
prised and grieved because nobody con-
graduated him. His cronies shook
their heads and seemed to pity him.
Herr Kaufman, the attorney, finally
INDUCED in plain speech.
"You have been so busy these many
years." said he, shat you don't know
what's been happening around you.
The house you have bought is house
of death. The undertaken is the most
frequent guest. Madam Gottfried has
the evil eye, and wherever she goes
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
PUT QUESTION BACK TO PAPA
Small Bay Rather Had the Best OF
Joke Initiated by the Head Of
the Family.

Theodore Chaplin, the young son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chaplin Of 2440
North Talbot, has wisdom far beyond
his actual six years of existence.
Theodore is just recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever, and, natural
ly has been placed on limited diet,
which, by the way, he observes with
remarkable fortitude. One evening
recently he was invited out for dim
ner by a young friend, and on his re-
turn home, Mrs. Chaplin asked him
what he had to eat. He began slowly
to enumerate those things which the
family doctor had given him permits
sion to eat, but, with true mother in
stinct, Mrs. Chaplin knew that he had
omitted one thing. She knew that
there was one thing that her son was
passionately fond of, and that was
fried potatoes, which the doctor had
said should not be eaten.
"Now, Theodore. you had some fried
potatoes also, didn't you?" asked the
mother.
"Well, yes, believe we did," he
reluctantly confessed. and after few
minutes, he looked up and said: "1'll
tell you, it takes Teller with lots of
brains to get ahead of my mother"
Mrs. Chaplin told her husband of the
conversation, and next morning, at
the breakfast table, the father looked
at Theodore and said: "I'll tell you,
it takes a Teller with lots of brains to
get ahead of mother"
The young son looked up quickly,
and, with knowing twinkle in his
eye, asked: "Now, pop, what have
you been trying to put over on her?''
Indianapolis News.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20

Very Accomplished.
Billy-That man is horrible liar!
Silly-Oh, I don't know; think he's
very good ut 1t.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
cabinet Timber"

With a single exception, every men,
Der of President Wilson's cabinet be-
gan life as boy in some small coun-
try town. Making the best use of early
opportunities, they developed their tall
ents by study, steadily working their
way through school, and in most cases
through college toward the broader
experience in the affairs Of life which
ultimately fitted them to become "cabi-
net timber" Their example should be
an inspiration to those who, being born
and raised in the small country town,
are likely to consider their surround
ings as unfavorable. If youth has
ambition and energy, he will surely
find the gate of opportunity open. In
no part of the world have there been
finer illustrations of the development
of self-reliance, prudence, concentra-
ton, and those other traits of charac-
ter than in the country town or viii
lage.-Christian Herald.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Terrible Mistake.

"Hello, Brown" said Jones. II saw
your wife this morning. BY Jove, that
new coat of hers must have cost pot
of money. You're doing specially well
at present."
"No. not exactly" replied Brown,
modify. "Fact is she got it by acct
dent"
by accident!" exclaimed Jones.
"HOw was that?"
"Well, old fellow, it was this way.
got home rather late the other night.
The hall was very dark, but l could
just distinguish figure standing by
the chair. slipped up to her, put my
arm around her waist and whispered,
Mary, give your little boy kiss"
"But-but," stammered Jones, II
thought your wife's name was Kate?'
1T u.s." murmured Brown; that's
how she got the coat."-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
rERM1NAL ELEVATORS.

IO0-xJ1C
III. 3. No. 492-Lathrop Committee)
min TAX For Terminal Elevators.
An Act Amending and Re-enaet!ng Chap:
ter go Of the Laws Of 1918 known 40
the mill tax for terminal elevators.
Be It Enacted by the d hegtsia bnKot assem-
l.. There shall be levied upon all the
taxable property within this state re-, reel
end personal. for the years 1915 and 1915.
and to be paid during each OF SAID Years
the sum OF 100000. and all the revenue ean
verified into a special fund to be known az
the State Terminal Elevator Fund. which
shall he used for the following ana no
other purposes. viz: for the erection. pur-
chase. equipment, maintenance and opera
ton and for aea as 90 on
tors in the State of North Dakota. M1nne-
sofa O.. Wisconsin.
e. It is hereby made the duty OF the
board Of railroad commissioners; In addi.
ton to ali other duties imposed upon It
location Of such elevator or elevators, tire
cost Of building and obtaining sites. ana
to submit general plan for the BUILDING
and equipment of such elevator or eleva.
Of the same to the legislative assembly Of
this state in case it shall deem the pro-
iect feasible and practicable, and It is
hereby made the duty of said board 81
railroad commissioners to so report their
conclusions upon such ieasabinty anu
rracticability at the meeting Oh the next
legislative assembly.
And there is hereby appropriated out
of said sum the sum OF two THOUSAND doll
lars or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the expenses OF such investi-
3. All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved March 8, 1916.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20

Mr.. ]. M. Sinclair. ed for four years
and was in a nervous state and very
much depressed. The doctors medi.
cine didn't help me, so l decided to
try Dodds Kidney Pills, and cannot
say enough to express my relief and
thankfulness, as they cured me. Dia-
mond Dinner Pills cured me Of Con-
stipation."
podds Kidney Pills. SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
soc. per box.-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Valuable Wolfram peposit..

Wolfram deposits Of a promising
character, both in quantity and quail
ity, are now being worked experiment.
ally near the banks of the Miramichi
river in New Brunswick. The Ameri-
can consulate has been informed by
the owner of the property that pre-
liminary operations have resulted in
the discovery of three veins, and that
one of these, 26 inches thick, is now
undergoing active development.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
REFERENDUM
ON LEGISLATION
Defining Crime Of Bootleg.
ging.

I, Thomas Hail. secretary of state OF
the state of North Dakota, acting un.
der the authority of the amendment
to section Is of article 2 of the constl-
tuition of the state of North dakota,
proposed and passed by the Tweltth
and Thirteenth Legislative assemo. lies;
adopted by the people at the genefai
election held on Nov. 3rd. 1914, ana
reported by me to the Fourteenth Leg
islative assembly, do hereby certlIy
that, pursuant to the fling in the Of
fice OF the secretary of state of petit
lions containing the signatures of ten
per cent of the legal voters of ma.
jority of the counties of the state 0,
North Dakota, there will be submitted
to the people for their approval or
rejection, at the general election 70
be held on Nov. 18th, 1916: chapter ia
of the Session Laws of 1915, when de-
fines the crime of Bookkeeping ana pre-
scribes the penalty therefor:
And l further certify that the fol!ow.
ing is a true and correct copy of the
form of petition filed in the office o., Of
the secretary of state. together with
q true and correct copy of said CHAP,
ter 1914 of the 1915 Session Laws; ana
that in accordance with the power vest
ed in me by the amendment to section
Is of article 2 of the constitution, as
proposed and passed by the Legislature
and approved by the people, the said
chapter 1874 of the 1915 Session Laws
will be referred to the people ana
placed upon the ballot at the general
election to be held Nov. Z, 1916.
THOMAS HALL
Secretary of State.
GREAT SEAL)
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Herr Rumf Laughed at Such Story.

people sicken and die. If you must
live in that house, at least see that
Madam Gottfried moves out. She may
be good woman in her intentions and
in her life, but she is accused"
Herr Rumf laughed at such story
He was hard-headed, practical man
and didn't believe in the evil eye, or In
accursed houses. So he took posses
sion of the house, he and his family oc
cupying the two lower floors, and Mad
am Gottfried moving upstairs. She
made pathetic plea to be allowed to
remain. She was sad. lone woman
the victim Of unparalleled misfor.
tunes. In brief time she had lost hel
father and mother, her brother, three
children, and had been twice widowed
The story of her troubles made such an
impression upon Herr Rumf that he lei
her remain, and made his terms re
markably liberal.
She was fine buxom woman, OF
gracious manners, and possessing 9
sad, sweet smile that melted the hearts
of men. Her hair was brown, and
her complexion marvellous. Her teeth
were snowy, set rather far apart and
pointed. Had modern criminOlogist
noted her teeth, he might have been
impervious to the appeal Of her eyes
Her upstair rooms were handsomely
furnished, and she had fine library
chiefly of religious books, which she
spent much time reading. Her piety,
while not Obstrusive, always attracted
attention.
In q few weeks Madam Gottfried
was practically member of the Ruhlf
family. She spent most of her time
in their part of the house, and husband
and wife agreed that she was god
send to them, she was so helpful, so
sympathetic. She was great comfort
to Madam Rumf, and when the latter
fell dangerously sick, the widow sell
dom left her bedside. The invalid's
illness was mysterious, and seemed
to battle the doctors. She suffered
excruciating pain. Now and then she
showed signs of improvement, only to
experience a relapse, and at last she
died. The grief Of the husband was
equaled by the affection of Madam
Gottfried, who seemed inconsolable
When Rumf went back to his work after
the funeral, he met Herr Kaufman, who
said to him: you'll be the next vic.
tim if you let that woman stay in your
house," This angered Rumf. Madam
Gottfried had been an angel to his fam
lily. The dead woman's last smile had
been for that patient watcher at her
bedside.
Then the hired nurse who had been
in attendance, and who hadn't yet left
the house, fell sick, and also servant
maid; three apprentices who had their
meals at the Rumf home began to suf-
fer from the same mysterious malady.
The nurse and servant girl left the
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20

you must have been walking very
carelessly. l am very careful driver.
I have been driving car for seven
years."
you've got nothing on me. ma'am."
said Jones politely. i've been walk
ing for thirty-four years !"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Probe Alleged Election Frauds.

Washington, Oct. IA. - The depart
ment Of Justice, supplemented by spe-
cial agents, is investigating charges Of
election frauds in violation of the fed
eral law in Detroit, Denver and in
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, West Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania. United States
Attorney Kinnane at Detroit has ad-
vised Attorney General Gregory that
election frauds have frequently &C.
Cured there, that charges have been
made as to fraudulent registration and
that he Is disposed to believe there is
ground for them.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Carleton College Celebrates.

Mortified, Mimi, Oct. IA. - The
growth Of Carleton college from ita
establishment by the state Congrega-
tional church at Faribault in 1866, AMI
its formal opening in the fall of 1867.
with % students and one teacher, to
a faculty of 43 members, a student
body of sol, an annual endowment
passing the million mark and build
ings valued at $750,0OO, was sketched
in a historical address here by Profess
sor L. A. Weigle, Yale university. for
merly dean at Carleton.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
STOP ITCHING INSTANTLY
With cutieura Soap and Ointment.
Nothing Better. Trial Free.

Battle the affected part with Cuticura
Soap and apply the Ointment. For &c.
zemas, rashes, irritations, pimples, dan.
druff and sore hands Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are supreme. Nothing
better. cleaner or purer than these
super-creamy emollients at any price.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Grandeur in Electric Tempest.

Grandeur III 6IectrtC SeSHpeSS.
There is a grandeur in the electric
tempest which far exceeds any other
experience of the place-bound human.
The mightiness of the Alpine glacier.
the Sierran precipice, the Arabian ST.
moon, the West Indian hurricane, the
Vesuvian eruption, the Andean ava
lanche, the Niagara cataract, the Lotto
den maelstrom-these are beyond the
ken of the average earth dweller. But
to him who abides in safe and comfort
able temperate climes there is the COM
pensating mightiness of the thunder
storm. Only because it is q common
experience is it rated as a negligible
natural phenomenon.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Led Astray.

ibid you take your son into your
office for the summer, as you planned
to dO?"
eyes," replied Mr.. Grabcoin, "but I
found his presence there highly demon
alizing, so sent him off to sum-
mer resort"
"Indeed?"
Eyes, I fell into the habit Of going
out with him every afternoon to see q
baseball game and neglected my busi-
ness"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
cARvso MAY Join coLoRs
Tenor Likely to Give Up Singing lf
War Lasts Another.
Year.

Florence, Italy.-Should the war en-.
dure another year. Enrico Caruso prob
ably will be called to the italian col
ors. The singer is back recreating at
his summer villa in the Florentine sub
urbs.
Caruso belongs to the class of '79.
The men Of 'S3 are under arms. The
tenor had touch Of war on his re.
cent voyage from America. He sailed
on a French liner, which during the
last day Of its journey to Bordeaux
was busy avoiding German subma-
rines,
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
REFERENDUM PETITION

To the Honorable Secretary Of state.
State Of North Dakota, Bismarck.
NJ. o.
voters Of the State Of North Dakota, do
respectfully petition you that at the next
general election there be referred to the
people Of the State for approval or re- re-.
polls, an Act Of the Legislative Assembly
Of the State Of North Dakota, approved
March 9Th. 1915, being an Act emitted
An Act amending and re-enacting Chap.
ter 279 Of the Laws of 1913, known as the
mill tax for terminal elevators.
We object to said Act because ITS p9 9To
Of the Laws Of 1918, levying a mill tax for
the construction Of grain terminal eleva.
tors. And its further purpose Is to nui!iIy
the constitutional amendment provlGi,mF
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20

After the saloons were driven out
of Kansas City, Kan. the states larg-
est city, for the first time in twenty
years that municipality made no debt
for current expenses. and this with
out saloon revenue. as its mayor at
that time, U. S. Guyer. has recorded
in a signed statement.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
She Had Nothing on Him.

He says that friend Of his called
Jones had the misfortune to get In
the way of an automobile driven by a
lady on Euclid avenue. The friend was
taken to hospital, but his injuries
we're not serious, so he was imnedi-
ately removed to the police station.
where his assailant was being held.
And as soon as Jones got there the
lady started in to impress him with the
fact that the blame for the accident
was all his.
"You know. Mr.. JONES'" she said.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
IT IS FREE.

If you are interested in a Business
course, or a Shorthand or Gas Tractor
and Auto Engineering course. write to
Aaker's Business College, Grand Forks,
N. D., or Fargo, N. D., for their new
illustrated catalog. It is free.-Adv.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-10-20
Missouri Fights for Rail- Refund.

Washington. Oct. disappointment
Of commission to take testimony in
the case of Missouri against the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroads
involving refunds by Missouri rail-
roads Of excess passenger fare col
lected while the legality Of the two.
cent state law was being contested,
was asked in the supreme court by
Attorney General Barker. Between
two and three million dollars are in.
volved, and the state began proceed
!ngs for refund after the supreme court
held the law constitutional.