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, 1923-03-13
Running the Lines

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W of the
survey fer the North and South rail.
road from Casper to Miles City. via
Sheridan and Tongue River, by the
addition of n more locating party
has been announced by George NJ.
hiuss. engineer in charge OF the sur-
veys. This new party. which has al.
ready been organized with a full e
sonnet. viii be in charge of w. b.
FELTON, formerly connected with the
Milwaukee railroad in Montana. who
IN on his way here from Sioux City.
The party too the field today at
the Wyoming state line. and will
run the survey north toward Miles
City.
With the addition OF this party,
there Will be five surveying parties
in all activity engaged in operations.
One party is working south from
Miles city. another Is working north
near Salt Creek, n third is running
the survey over the divide two and
n half miles east of Massacre Hill
and a fourth is still engaged In MAX
ing surveys inside of Sheridan.
Three tentative surveys have been
made in Sheridan. Approval OF a final
survey in Sheridan Is expected to
receive official endorsement from c..
s. Lake. transportation manager of
the Haskell interests who Is now in
New York, after which the survey.
ing party in Sheridan will proceed
with the surveys OF other iinksl
, 1923-03-13
Realty Looking Up

SHERIDAN-An early indication
Of business revival due to the build
ing Of the North and South railroad
Is shown In real estate activity. The
sale OF the CAPITOL Drug store prop
erty on North Main street by the
J'had S. Cole estate TO George II.
Brown for $4,000 or $3.50 per front
foot makes the largest transaction In
business property in some time.
This property. with a frontage OF
AZ feet and two inches Is considered
one OF the best business locations in
the city. It is occupied by tho Capt..
toll Drug company and the Bon Ton
cafe. Mr.. Brown contempiates ex.
tenslve improvements to his pur-
ohase. The present tenants viii con-
tlnue to occupy the building.
As a result Of the stimulated
business activity by the announce
mont Of tho new railroad. n num-
Der OF other real estate transfers
OF considerable magnitude are pend.
Ing.
one Of these includes the purchase
of nearly a BALI block OF the bust
ness section Of thd city and the
erection of a new modern building.
Plans nra also being made for tho
erection OF two new apartment
houses tn relieve the threatened
house shortage.
, 1923-03-13
LIVE NEWS from WYO
Get Additional Dollar

LovELL-Payment of another dol.
lar per ton on tho 1929 sugar heat
crop in this district was announced
by the Great Western Sugar
Saturday. Tho checks will be sent
to the beet growers on April ?.
This payment will bring the farm.
ers returns per ton to a basis OF
$3.50. The initial on the
1922 crop was $3.50 per ton in this
district. and an additional dollar was
paid by the Great Western Sugar
company on December %. 1t is be-
lieved that the company is tho first
In the United States to announce two
additional payments If 81 each on
the 1922 beet crop.
This is not intenced as n final set.
tlement for the 1929 crop. as the com.
pany is hoDefol II the sugar market
continues at or near present levels.
that other additional payments may
be made.
The distribution on April 2 for the
company will aggregate approx
mately 81. 1000, 900.
, 1923-03-13
Sheridan's First Case
-ByFox

SHERIDAN - Sheridan. rr..
abatement proceedings under the Az.
mold act OF 1921 was launched vrben
a petition was filed in the distrtc,
court by John conser. county attor.
ny. asking Tor an injunction pro-
niDiung gambling in tho Mission pool
hall 122 North Main street.
CHARLES NJ Bayless and George w.
Downer, proprietors. were cited TO
appear and answer charges alleged
IN tho petition. before the district
court.
The petition for the injunction
puts tho pool hail under the jurisdic-
ton OF the court Under the abate-
ment act It makes mandatory the
closing of the place II gambling is
found there again. with the clos
Ing of a place the court must order
h sale OF fixtures and stocks and
declare the place closed for n year.
o. III. Pointer. chief of police, is
tho complainant In the affidavit on
which Mr.. Songer related tho gam
bling charges to the district court.
The complaint was made after Bay
leas had declined to admit that he
was guilty OF a gambling charge
made by the police.
When arraigned in the police court
Bayless declared that he was un-
aware that gambling had been going
on in his place OF business. and when
he was fined SIS and costs served no.
uce, through his counsel, that he
would appeal the case TO the district
court. He CAV bond OF $500 guar
anteeing the fine during the appeal
process.
Subsequent To this action. the
chief OF police conducted a raid on an
inner room in the pool a and al
leges that no found behind two
locked doors, the inner q which was
equipped with a peep hole, a group
OF men gambling. These men were
Heinie Kerr, who pleaded guilty and
was fined On a gambling charge. and
#. L. Miller. Tug Morrow. Ed Scott
and Joe Munroe. who forfeited bonds
when they failed to appear in court.
, 1923-03-13
Keenan's Coal Mine

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of 4 new 90
foot vein in the Hotchkiss mine neal
Dietz was announced today by r. a.
keenan,, president OF the Hotchkiss
Coal company This coal. which will
be placed on the market within a
few days. has been tested M found
to be of very high grace.
A new tipple has been constructed
and n steel and concrete bridge
erected to span Big Goose ard con-
meet the new mine with t%ransporta-
ton facilities.
One hundred men will be employed
in the mine when it Is developed on
a large scale next fall by r. F.
Hotchkiss, mine manager. Active de
velopment of the mine IN n smaller
scale is to begin at once, however
and will be continued without inter
ruption.
Tho new mine is to be known as
Hot kiss No. 2.
The 50.foot veinS OF coal Is an en-
tirely new discovery. It is said.
, 1923-03-13
To Improve Highway

THERMoPoLIs-That portion Of
the highway between Thermopolis
and Kirby, not already surfaced will
be given the top Crossing this spring.
Tho projected Improvement has been
surveyed and in the near future bids
Will DO asked. Tho road has been
nearly impossible this past month
elk miles viii have 20 be surfaced
before the road can be much used in
tho spring months. Tho traffic
over this route from tho mines to
Thermopoiis Is cry heavy and only
a well surfaced highway, such rs tho
state builds viii stand up. That
Thernopolis loses a great deal of
mino trade owing 10 the condition Of
the road Is a known fact and tho
completing of this highway is badly
needed. The commercial club is do
ing all that can be done to Influence
tho highway department to complete
his road.
, 1923-03-13
The wildwood Dam

POWELL-With a large force Of
workmen going ahead rapidly in this
moderate weather. reports come from
the wildwood dam site that the south
section OF the structure. comprising
nearly one-half OF the mason work.
has been completed to the crest
leaving only the fifteen-foot piers to
DO constructed leading up to and
supporting the bridge over head. This
section completed arises 52i5 feet
from the base. but the bridge across
tho dam VIII run at n height Of 90
feet. Excavation ID ust going ou
for the north half of the structure.
This will run the entire height OF the
6s feet to the bridge floor. Work
will be pushed rapidly on this north
portion OF the dam to avoid interior
encs with the flood waters that Will
some with warm summer weather.
, 1923-03-13
From John Adams Diary

TUE DIARY of John Adams for November Is,
- 17s2 contains the following entry:
"You arc afraid says Mr.. Oswald today, of
being made the tools Of the powers of Europe
All of tllcm,' said 1. 1t is obvious that all the
powers of Europe will be continually vancouver.
ing with us to work us into their rule or manda-
tory plans of power"
In tho collection of letters written by John
dams, the following written in 1900 is found:
sour form of government, inestimable as it is,
exposes us more than any other TO the insidious in.
trigues and pestilential influence of foreign ma
tions. othing but oUn inflexihlc neutrality can
preserve us. The public negotiations and secret
ntrigues OF the English and French have been
employed for centuries in every court and coun.
~ OF Europe. Look back to the history of Spain,
Holland, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Denmark.
PRUSSIA, Italy and Turkey for tho last hundred
yenrs. How many revolutions have been caused!
How many enperors and kings have fallen victims
= tho alternate trimphs Of parties, excited bv
2nSltahmsn OF Frenchmcni And can we expect to
, 1923-03-13
THE souAREsT CITY
Encourage, Not Hamper

TT WOULD BE difficult to imagine one Of our
L great western states without industries or to
imagine what the people would do 20 encourage
the establishment of them.
This does not always enter the minds of legisla-
lures and taxing bodies, when inventing new forms
of taxation or regulation of our existing indus.
tries,
What would be the prosperity of our western
states If it were made less difficult to invest money
in payroll enterprises or less difficult to carry
them on after they arc established.
Take the great western basic -wageemploying
industries like numbering, mining. smelling, oil
production. With what do state and federal law
makers not undertake to hamper them?
Why not reverse the attitude and allow the
industries TO flourish with as few obstacles and
impediments thrown in their way as possible.
, 1923-03-13
Suggests Inscription

coDH-Generai Nelson A. Miles a
close friend OF the late William F.
Cody in the scouts lifetime has sug.
gested the inscription Westward
tire Course Of Empire Takes It's
way" he chaseied upon tho pedestal
OF the memorial TO be erected in this
city to tho fanioua piainsman AMI
pioneer. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
OF New York the sculptress has com.
pleted a working model In plaster
which was recently exhibited in New
York and has boon pronounced by
competent Judges and old friends to
DO perfect In likeness ard form Of
Buffalo BIZ. Wyoming knew 20 IN.
timately and SO long.
, 1923-03-13

shall be punished by Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for not less than
ten nor more than twenty years. A
third section declares that any one
who. while masked or disguised. as.
saults another with a deadly weapon
shall be deemed guilty Of assault
with intent 10 commit murder in tho
first degree and on conviction SHAH
suffer death by hanging. provided
that the jury may substitute i'm.
prisonment for not less than ten nor
more than twenty-one years
This is drastic law and It is said.
to have kept Tennessee free from
night riding and similar ofenses. II
seems TO US j%ustihable and. while tho
evil has not been rampant in Illinois
as in some other states, we SEQ no
reason why a seyere law should not
be enacted ito prevent the practice.
Nothing could be more intolerabla
than the inhiction OF private punish.
ment. under cover OF secrecy. Tho
mask is inexcusable and cowardly.
It encourages irresponsible private
action. II. as In the case of the early
vigilants OF frontier days, the law is
not enforced. citizens should act in
the open. assuming responsibility 10
the community for their action. The
mask merely protects private law
essness and should be made unlaw.
full.
Might riding IS u~nciviiized and no
seif-respecting community will toler-
ate the assumption by self-appointed
private individuals OF the right TO
discipline others without authority or
form Of law. Secret societies are
numerous In this country and most
OF them have some form Of uniform
or regalia for their own ceremonies.
That is legitimate. But masks and
DISCUSSES. which conceal the person
and invite irresponsible action. should
not DO permitted in public"
, 1923-03-13
The Casper Tribune's Program

Irrigation project west Of Casper to be author
lied and completed at once
a complete and scientific coming system for tho
city OF Casper.
A comprehensive municipal ana school recreation
park system, including swimming pools for the
children OF Casper.
Completion of the established Scenic Route bou!e-
ward as planned by the county commissioners to
Garden Creek Falls and return.
Better roads for Natrone county and more high.
ways for wyoming.
More equitable freightrates for shippers OF tho
Rocky Mountain region. and more frequent train
service for Casper.
, 1923-03-13
South's Manufacturing Increase

DURING the six years between 1914 and 1920
~ manufactures in the south increased in value
Of output from So, 200, 100000 to $9,sO0,OOO,000 Max.
ing due allowance for difference in market prices,
1t Is still eveident that the south has more than
doubled the quantity Of its manufactured products.
No wonder the business men OF the south are rap
point
, 1923-03-13
Beaver Lights Up

DEAVER-Eiectrlc lights made
their debut IN Beaver Friday night.
when the electricity was turned on
in the homes and offices on Govern
ment Row, on Monday night tho
street lights were turned on which
Illuminated everything within n block
and the town assumed a citifled mir.
Row the remainder OF the population
are anxiousy awaiting favorable ac'
ton by the town board so they may
be supplied with the bright lights.
, 1923-03-13

The sperm whale has a very long
span OF life. A great bull sperm
killed off tho coast OF New Zealand
had. deep in It's flesh. tho remains Of
a hArpoon from a whaler which had
been broken up seventy years before
the whales capture.
, 1923-03-13

Jeweiry and watch repairing by ex.
pert Waterman; all work guaranteed.
Casper Jewellery Manufacturing Co.
O-S Buidg.
, 1923-03-13

courtesy OF "yOHIHg oCaIe ArcnIVes ana
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03

thing until one o'clock ] reminded
her. 'Why should drink in the
middle of tlle morning?'
fanced that caught through
her veil Q CLEAN of that almost wor-
Shipping fidelity whicn had led me to
trust this woman as had trusted
no other in my life.
What a nerve!" she murmured.
81 have no nerves. rejoined;
neither have l any fear. BY this
time YOU ought to realize it,"
"All went smoothly" she asked.
ABS olutely according to pro-
gram. A chance customer would
nave been the only possible disturb
ance, and the position of the bank
rendered that unlikely"
What happened?"
~ shot the manager through the
shoulder-blade," l told her. THE
heart would probably have been
safer, but the blinds of the bank
were all drawn. to, keep out the, sun,
and my Panama was as good as Il
mask His clerk was almost dead
from fear before ] touched him. I
didn't have to waste a bullet there"
"And how much ?" she inquired"
'"Only just over. seven thousand
pounds" admitted. 1T seems a
pitiful amount for SO much planning
and risk. Still, something had to be
done"
We were up on stretch of moor
land now, we'll away from curious
eyes. Janet land l were busy for
some ten minutes, making three par.
cells of my stock notes. Then she
locked at the map.
darlington should be the next
village" she remarked.
| nodded. We descended steep
hill. Halfway up the next we came
upon small motorcar drawn up by
the side Of the road the bonnet
thrown open, its owner seated in the
dust. The latter rose to his feet as
We approached. handed him the
black bag which / had been carry
ing, in which were my Panama hat
and one of the packets of notes. He
raised his cap nonchalantly.
according to plan?" he asked.
according to plan," ], replied.
We sped on for another twenty
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
POISONS

Z DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE in a recent issue car
red an article by r. Wheeler about the widespread
poisonS by French criminals $50 years ago
The arch-demon of these prisoners Madame de Brin
Vllers. The article tells how, posing administering
angel she experimental upon the patients Hotel De
the city hospital of Paris She fed the sick poisoned
found the best posons to her friends brothers and
rich relatives whose money she coveted.
Says the article $50 universal the fear of being
poisoned in France during the reign the glorious Louis
XIV that was customary for ladies and gentlemen high
degree to carry about with them antdote for eergen-
cles AN andote IN great favor called Theriac 1t
compounded of about SO different drugs Many men of rank
and wealth took their Therac in the morning as regularly
as they had breakfast"
AN able writer of that period, Madame de Sevgne re-
corded this story about Madame de Brnviers
CT, Sainte-Cro
Madame de Brinviiers wanted to marry Sainte- Crox
WITH that Intention she often her husband poison.
SanteCroix, not desiring wicked for his wife,
cave antdotes to the husband with the result that
shttlecocked about in this five or six times now
POISONED, now unpoisoned-he still remained alive"
This wicked woman finally arrested her guilt proved
and beheaded in public after long torture in Which
used TO beray her accOmpceS who only poisoned on
their own account but also conducted big traffic selling
deadly drugs to thousands who wanted get rid of enemies
or rich relatives
VERY little known about posons $50 years ago. ey
ceptng few of the simpler drugs Criminals their labor
atores discovered much of what known today about pol
sons Ana DOCTORS forced to find antdote uncovered chem
zeal truths that are of much value today.
or instance our national government that
recent campaign in Arizona it poisoned and killed five mil
hon prairie dogs. "The increased forage possible will
dogs and farmers growing alfalfa and grain on
ground winch formerly heavily infested with prairie
dogs that it was impossible to raise anything"
Wicked Madame de Brinvilers, and others like her.
rlbuted to the knowledge that made possible such
poison getting rid of the prairie dogs Time eventually
guides all evil into righteous paths.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
THE TEST
BertOn Braley

He's lawfully good to his mother"
And good to his family,
But somehow or someway or other,
That doesn't mean much to me.
The record that I'd be seeing
Conveniently compiled,
ls-Just how good is he being,
To somebody else's mother.
And somebody clse's brother,
And somebody clse's sister
And somebody else's child I?
The wolf in his cave will cherish
His cubs and his savage mate,
But leave all the rest to perish,
Oblivious Of their fate;
But Maxwell, a mans designed to
Be more than beast that's wild;
And you ask--"ls he fair and kind to,
Say, somebody else's mother,
And somebody else's brother,
And somebody else's sister,
And somebody else's child?
Copyright, 1928, NEA Service
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03
ADVENTUROUS
THE TWINS
BY Olive Barton Roberts

A most amazing thing happened.
Nancy and Nick crossed the wide,
wide river safely and thought that
all they had to do was to walk right
up to King Jack Straw's palace (who
wasn't king at alD, push open the
door (made of double five domino
and put him out.
Then Mix-Up Land would turn
back into Apple-Pie Land as it used
to be, and King Even-Steven, the
real king, wouldn't have to go round
with rags over his velvet clothes.
like a beggar.
That's what the Twins thought.
Byt it wasn't what happened.
Here's what happened.
The domino house made a big
jump and landed on top Of steeple
and stuck there and no one could
get at it.
"Now look!" cried Nancy, pointing
at the strange sight. "All our trou-
BILE for nothing!"
~ should say So" declared Nick,
stamping his feet. "That rogue
Jack Straw, must have turned the
magic ring on his left thumb again"
That's just what happened!" said
vol ce. II saw him do it. And he
gave it an extra turn for good luck"
Nancy looked and Nick looked and
they both looked. 1t was rabbit
who was TALKING rabbit with one
ear up and one ear down. He went
calmly on with his nibbling when
the Twins looked at him. He was
nibbling green roses off a pink rose
! bush.
"Who are you, sir?" asked Nick.
land how do you know so much?"
el'm called OnrtU and, Gone
Down." said the rabbit, land l know
what know. It's dead secret ana
Pm not allowed to tell, but I'll tell
you. That's what secrets are sor.
Just to tell. know so much because
I'm not a. rabbit at all. I'm a per-
son. really magnificent person, or
! was. was King Even Stevens
cook. was changed to rabbit
when Apple-Pie Land was changed
to Mix-Up Land. l used to bake the
apple pies"
''Oh, we'd like to help YOU" SAID
kind Nancy.
Ito Be Continued)
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-03

You can't beat Henry Ford He
; makes flivvers and then buys rail
roads so he can build more cross
ings.
Eight congressman are threaten
ing to tour the United States.
This Easter you will not see any
women sitting at home in their new
hats Listening to radio sermons
Seven tax collectors were shot in
Siberia, showing that even the worst
of countries has its pleasures.
Some people will even stand on:
in the snow in bathing suits to get
their pictures in the paper.
European countries are paying
men big wages just to sit around
and think up excuses for wars.
Financial writer says lower taxes
are not in sight, agreeing with Us
that all taxes ire out of sight.
Roar of Niagara Falls has been
broadcast by radio, hut broadcasting
chicken frying would be better.
A man who ran away from the
nice, warm, steam heated Wisconsin
insane asylum was crazy.
The Seattle wife asking divorce
h,,h hSy hnp hnir
bly, alleges barberous treatment.
A rich man in Alabama who may
think it is hereditary has adopted
the family of late moonshiner.
German artist says his people are
shaving their whiskerS, but it may
be they were worn off facing so
many crises.
st. Petersburg, Fla, held n horse
shoe pitching tournament. which no
doubt boosted chewing tobacco sales.
Washington man has invented an
auto with four legs like a horse.
Isn't it shame the way booze is
sold in our capital?
Pickle association says pickles 4
make people beautiful. Just the same
getting into one doesn't.
Astronomers are puZzlinG over
meteor seen from San Bernadino,
Cal. so we suggest it was merely Il
movie star all lit up.
A young lady tells us after her
husband has worn u suit twice 1t
looks as old as King Tut's suit.
No home is complete without
few highbrow books around to MAKE
people think you read them.
After trying to paint TIE town red
n man is usually blue.
Bet the man who invented kissing
was surprised ut the results.
Another couple that should be
given a divorce is liver and onions