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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-07
No Fun at All on
10000 Marks

SAN FRANCISCO, March More
difficulies today confronted the crew
OF the German steamer Hans Hem
soth, which yesterday was reported
Dy the captain to have mutlnied. The
crew was paid off today--at the rate
OF 10000 marks month-and tho
hardy sailors, anxious for tasfe az
dry land after their long trip from
Germany came ashore.
They found that 10000 German
marks were worth 9S cents at san
Francisco banks today. Most OF Tho
men went back TO their ships inne-
diately. chiefly because they wore
unable to do anything else.
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MARKS END or
sO,NEAR FIGHT

Decision % the commissioners 10
build the bridge marks tho end Of
a so-year rght by ISLANDERS 20 Oh.
tain bridge over the lake that win
enable heavy trucks and traffic 20
set 20 the Island without rcsortinE
10 the ferry service maintained by
Captain J, l.. Anderson, which now
touches at various points on the
Island.
Tho bridge viii he 1900 feet IN
length and have a sO.foot roadway.
The draw span viii BE- 200 feet IN
length. but e win have a water
clearance o. 80 feet. which viii
enable almost any boat on the Lake
10 pass underneath. Engineer Bee
man Is negotiating with the war de-
partment for permission 90 build
the bridge. but Il Il Informally un.
dsrstood that the consent viii b.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-07

Keenan, Is working upon plans and
specifications for the road and
bridge. which viii connect the island
With the EAST mainland az narnabee
Point and Enatic. a point half way
between Medina and Rcnlon.
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ny JOHN w. NELSON

Mercer Island. known as ono OF
tho Ideal spots Of tho entire state
for summer homes and country
estates. will finally be connected
with the mainland. when a bridge
ana roadway authorized by the
county commissioner Is completed.
County Engineer Thomas X.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-07
Chocolate

Free! Half-pound can
of Guittard's Groun d
Sweet Chocolate given
to each customer maxi
ing a 1-pound purchase.
Regularly priced at doc
a pound.
Genuine Orange Pekoe
Tea (Black), 1Oc Id;
2 lbs. for 75c.
Bulk Cocoa. 1Oc Id; 2,
lbs. for 100.
French Prunes, new
crop, 14c ID; 2 lbs.
for 25c.
Capitol Blend Coffee,
roasted fresh daily,
SOC Id; 2 lbs. SOC.
Special Green Tea, 25c
ID; 2 lbs. 45c.
: Black Pepper, 100 "
ID: 1Sc ID.
Coffee Scciion--uppcr Main
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Mercer Island Bridge Highly Important
Provides Outlet for Thriving District

Upper pieip SkocS the Lake Washington district aud the
boepard cheh surrounds the lake. cih pointing 10
the channel beteeeR the island and the mainland the op-
prormato location OF the bridge aud Us relation 10 Seattle
Loicer map shoes proposed bridge aud the proposed road
connecting loih the Hartford road chch Joins the Lake
Washington bird
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Paul's
Strawberries
23c Can.

Paul's Puyallup Brand Choice
Strawberries, In heavy syrup.
Paul's Prunes or Valley plums.
No. 2h can. zoe.
Paul's Jams. five kinds, 200
jar,
Del Monte Apricots. in rich
syrup, zoe can.
Del Monte Grated Pineapple.
1Sc can; cans for $50.
Norwegian Sardines. Unmarried
1Oc can.
campbell's Pork and Beans
with tomato sauce. 12e can
Franco American Spaghetti
with tomato sauce, I2c can
California Home catsup' two
sizes, 1oc and 25e each,
Beechnut Pork and Reons Or
Spaghetti, 15c each.
Beeohnut Chill Sauce, 35e
bottle.
Avalon Spiced Sardlncs only
a few left Toe cach.
Curtis Filet Sardines, boncd
and cleaned at zoe.
canned Goods--upper Main
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EMBROIDERY EDGES 15c YARD

yere.
EMBROIDERY EDGES 15c YARD
Surely you will want few yards of these Edges
dainty, fine patterns or heavy openwork designs
on Swiss or long cloth, finished with firm scaloped
edges. Widths IL to inches.
EMBROIDERY FLOUNCINGS 35c
II Splendid quality at most acceptable price
Flouncings, to II inches wide, openwork or
blind patterns on Swiss or long cloth material.
The Bon Marche
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Daily Trip to The Bon Marche Food Shops-lt Pays

Armour's Star Ham
31c LIB.
Fancy corn-fed stock. Sweet
and delicious. Whole or half ham.
Boneless sugar.curod Cottage
Butts. trimmed OF surplus fats,
zoe ID.
Fancy Eastern Cheese. zoe 10.
Bon Marche Mayonnaise, fresh
and delicious, 31c ID.
Kippered Salmon, choice pieces,
Use 10.
Freshly Churned
Creamery Butter
SIC LIB.
Dclicatcssen--upper Main Floor
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EDGES AND LANDINGS 15c YARD
filet and Cluny in fine mesh or heavy openwork
effect-suitable for trimming lingerie to 6
inches wide.
NOVELTY WASH LACES 25c YARD
n Fine Normandy Val Laces-fine thread filet,
Normandy and shaded effects, some with bead
ing edges for camisoles-3 to 9-inch widths
Upper Main F1oc
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Upper Main F1oor-Thc Bon Marche
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Unbleached Sheeting

Make your sheets NJ home-you1l
find Il pays you-20OO yards. 40 1E.
inches wide-heavisr than Indian LaVV
Head Not moro than 10 yards 20 each
Fabric F1oor-IiIrd-The Bon Marche
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-11

the expansion of the city makes
them necessary.
In the plans for providing the
city with an adequate supply of
pure water, the most important
construction work is of new fill
traticn plant. The raw Missouri
river water, declared by water ex-
perts to be an excellent raw water
supply, will be passed through the
filtration plant into reservoirs to
emerge filtered and free from
germs as result of minimum
amount of chemical treatment.
The filtration plant is being
built now by the Woodrich Co..
struction Company near the river,
about halfway between the Nor
thern Pacific bridge and the new
North Dakota Liberty Memorial
Bridge, and east of the Northern
Pacific spur track. 1t will be, en-
gineers say, safe from high wa
tiers, and will include the pumping
equipment and engine.
The capacity of the filter plant
will be such that the output Of the
water works can be increased from
about 1,25O,OOO gallons to norm
ally 2,250,O00 gallons a day, and
this latter figure can be increased
Is per cent, according to the con-
tractor who will install the filter
beds.
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a complete new system was $685.
1881. being below the estimate of
City Engineer T. II. Atkinson,
which was $66O,00O.
After bids were received the
commissioners decided to make
one more attempt to purchase the
property of the Bismarck Water
Supply Company, so as to avoid
any complications that might arise
and in Il general spirit of fairness.
At meeting the commissioners
decided on an offer of $25O,OOO,
and dispatched the offer to Judge
George p. Flannery of st. Paul,
executor of the Alexander Mc.ken-
zic estate and president of the wa
ter company. Mr.. Flanncry, with
Pierce Butler Jr., attorney, came
to Bismarck to meet the commits
sioners.
City Buys Plant
After series of conferences,
the city commissioners and Judge
Flannery agreed upon a price of
$265,000 for the Bismarck Water
Company, the money to be paid in
cash when the plant was taken
over in 90 days and the sale to
end all litigation. Judge Elan
merry, himself a pioneer in Bis
marck and well known lawyer of
the early days, exhibited spirit
during the negotiations which
brought praise from the commits
sioners. This agreement was
reached on the afternoon of Satur-
day, June 8, and lifted a great load
from the shoulders of the commits
sioners.
Immediately the city engineer
began to alter plans SO that the
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modern high school building and
four grade schools with fifth un-
der construction to house the chill
dren and keep pace with the in
crease in population. In addition
is one parochial school which Of
fers a full grade and high school
course. A business college serves
a wide territory and has estab
lished a reputation in this western
section of the state.
Bismarck has often been re-
ferred to as the Rochester" Of
North Dakota. The Bismarck and
st. Alexius hospitals are models of
their kind with high ranking by
the American College of Surgery.
There is capacity for 800 patients
and in 1920 more than 5000 pa
tients were cared for. In build
ings and equipment, the hospital
investment will exceed million
dollars.
Twelve churches with 1000 act
i've members have been established
in less than fifty years. Only the
pioneers of Bismarck who travelled
in lumber wagon, by horseback OF
trekked the prairies fifty years
ago can realize fully the wonder
full changes that have been
wrought here.
Pioneers Appreciate Progress
Those who fought the Indians
almost on the site of the city of
Bismarck; shot buffalo on Burnt
Creek and killed deer in the streets
of the city can appreciate what
modern transportation has done
for this section. Railroads radiate
from Bismarck in all directions.
Located on the main line of the
Northern Pacific service is un-
equaled. A branch of the 500 road
serves a prosperous section and is
a fine feeder for the Capital City.
There are some to whom prog
ress seems slow, but not to those
who less than fifty years ago saw
the territorial capital moved here
through the efforts of Alexander
Mckenzie, f. A. Williams, M. H.
Jewell and other pioneers who be-
lieved Bismarck the logical center
for governmental activities.
They dreamed of a vehicular
bridge over the Missouri river.
That has been accomplished at a
cost together with roads and ap-
proaches of nearly $2,000,00O. This
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Links Capital City Great Territory Western Missouri Slope

and the bearings should be pro-
tected against grit. The maximum
speed of the pumps was limited to
900 revolutions per minute.
High lift pumps included two
800 gallons per minute horizon
tai centrifugal pumps, and one q
600 gallon per minute horizontal
centrifugal pump.
The high lift pumps, it was pro-
vidcd. should be designed to oper-
ate with maximum suction lift
of 90 feet, including friction. and
against a discharge head of 1870
feet, including friction. The speed
was specified as 1880 revolutions
per minute on the 1900 gallon
pumps and 1850 revolutions per
minute on the 1000 gallon pump.
June the Big Month e.
The month Of June, 1923, stands
out as the big period in the nego-
tiations leading up to Bismarck
acquiring her own water plant
Frequent sessions of the commits
sioncrs and the citizens commit
tee, selected by Mayor Lenhart
and composed Of DR.. N. O. Ram
stad, H. J. Duemeland, A. w. Lu-
cas-, P. c. Remington and j. p,
Sell, were held, many Of them last
ing well into the night.
The city commissioners, after an
election in which voters approved
the issuance of $225,OO0 bonds for
the purpose of building or pur-
chasing a water works, decided to
60 forward with plans for building
a water works system. The first
step was to receive bids on build.
ing a plant. They were received
on June %, with 16 contractors
bidding on the various contracts
The total of the bids for building
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Course Altered

The course through which water
passes before it reaches the con-
sumer will be altered considerably
when the additions are made. The
water will be drawn from the Mis-
souri, river into a mixing cham
Der for mixing with lime and
alum. Then it will go into a sedi-
mentation basin. It will move
very slowly through this basin
so slowly that it will take about
eight hours for water to move
through the mixing chamber,
which will hold 100000 gallons
of water. In this process, it is
expected, much of the sediment
found in raw river water will be
deposited in the bottom of the
mixing chamber and from there
removed.
The water then will move into
the filter beds. A filter bed is
about six feet thick, designed Sc
that water will pass through it
slowly. Rocks an inch and a half
to to two inches thick are on the
bottom of the filter bed, and small
Ter rocks placed on top and the
whole is covered with a bed of
sand. The water moving through
this bed of sand is stripped Of re-
naming sediment and as rule
practically all impurities.
There will be three filter beds,
each with a capacity of 100000 gal
Ions of water every "a hours, or a
total capacity of 2,250,O0O gallons
of water a day.
May BE Treated
The water passe3 from the filter
beds into "clear well' from
which it is pumped into the rescr-
voirs on top of the hill. The "cear
wcll' will hold about 100000 gal
Ions Of water.
The water will be tested after it
leaves the "clear WE'LL" If the
chemical tests show need of add
tional publication chlorine gas
will be uccd. Engineers believe
that most Of the time this addition
will be unnecessary.
The present reservoirs of the
water company will be used by the
city.
Good Fire Protection
Next in Importance to obtaining
pure water is providing sufficient
fire protection for the city. One
Of the main steps in this, as we'll
as to furnish sufficient pressure
in homes far distant from the res
ervoirs, is the installation of a 16-
inch main from the reservoirs to
the downtown district, as a supple
ment to the present 12-inch main.
The plans called for this main to
come into the city on Broadway
but because it would hecessitate
the tearing up of much pavement
it was decided to bring it down
Avenue C, to connect the dead
ends" of the present water system
providing ample leads into the
downtown district and thus assur-
ing heavy pressure at the source
Ultimately the city may purchase
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A Strenuous Main Street
In those early days Bismarck
was no better nor no worse than
other frontier towns. This city
had its strenuous main Street"
where faro, roulette and the other
games of chance broke the tedium,
and frequently cowboys from the
plains came in to "shoot, up the
town. and ride away to their
ranges along the Big Muddy where
the buffalo still roamed and the
presence of the Indian tepee was
a constant challenge to the white
mans boasted supremacy.
Progressive City
That "Main Street" has gone
now. Bismarck no longer is one
street town. Beautiful buildings
and progressive business houses
line wide business area which is
bounded on the west by First
street; on the east by Tenth and
extends up lateral streets to Ros-
ser i section that has been built
up largely within the last few
years and is still expanding. South
of the tracks are locating the var
ious industries which call for
trackage and there is room there
for the many new ventures which
will come as population in this
area grows and demands great
er production.
Great Jobbing Center
After Fargo, Bismarck is prob
ably the greatest jobbing center in
the state. The last decade has
seen it jump into almost first rank
in some lines of endeavor. West
from the James river and into
eastern Montana, south to the state
border and north almost to the in
ternational line stretches the trade
territory of Bismarck, great en-
pire in itself. Bismarck's growth
has been keeping pace and ahead
of the needs of this territory as
does every progressive city which
serves so vast district teeming
with such potential growth.
What impresses visitor most
are the miles of paved street -
which have earned for Bismarck
the title Of the best paved little
city in the United States. What
city under 10000 population car
boast eighteen miles of pavet
streets?
Schools Rank High
Its schools rank with those OF
cities twice its size. There is one
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FIFTY YEARSSPANS GROWTH
FROM FRONTIER TOWN TO
PROGRESSIVE CITY0F 5000

Fifty years have transformed Bismarck from small
frontier trading post city of nearly 10000 population
Those who left among Of that hardy band that saw
this cits founding May d. 1872 know and appreciate
the vast strides this Peerless City of the Missouri Slope
region has taken in the span of half century.
In 1873 when the first Tribune came off the press Bis
arck was village of $50 cottonwood shacks and tents
housing probably less than 1900 people Today it is most
modern city with beautiful dwellings, miles of paved Streets
modern schools and other public institutions that make up
the progressive American city.
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BY the first of january, 1924
Bismarck will have as fine water
system as may be found in the
Northwest, and one that will sup
ply the needs of a growing city for
hany years. All of the action by
the city has been taken by the city
commission composed of A. p. Len
hart, president; John p. French,
: Chris Henzler, John A. Larson and
Harry A. Thompson, assisted by a
citizens committee named by the
mayor and composed of p. G..
\ Remington, DR.. N. o. Ramstad, II.
j. Duemeland, A. w. Lucas and j.
p. Sell. The legal questions were
handled by C. l.. Young, city at
torney; the engineering by T. r.
Atkinson, city engineer, and l.. p,
Wolff of St. Paul, consulting en-
gincer, and other matters by M. H
Atkinson, city auditor.
Cost Over 100000
The cost of the complete system
cannot be definitely ascertained at
this time. It is estimated to be
between 100000 and $65O,0OO.
Objects of Plant
There are three main objects ir
,the new water plant; (1) as.
surfing the citizens of an adequate
supply of pure water; (2) increas.
ing the fire protection afforded
the city; 60 to make it possible
to provide extensions as rapidly a:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-11

pumper for use by the fire de-
partmcnt, to increase the pressure
in times of fine.
The storage capacity in the
three reservoirs of the plant which
the city bought is 100000 gal
Ions, a supply sufficient to meet
the needs of city larger than
Bismarck.
With the large main leading in
to the city, increased pumping ca
pacity at the plant through new
pumps and larger system of
mains, it is felt that Bismarck
will be amply protected in fighting
fires.
There is provided 100 pounds of
pressure in the mains in time of
fire, by use of emergency pumps,
as against 65 to 20 pounds pro-
vided by the old system.
Seven Miles New Mains
Seven miles of mains are added
in the new system by the city.
There are IL ITO miles in the sys-
tenn which the city bought, and
with over 20 miles of mains when
the entire city-owned system is
completed, Bismarck will be well
served with water in every part of
the city. Allowance is made for
growth in every part of the city.
The specifications for pumps
purchased for the new system pro-
vided for both low lift pumps and
high lift pumps. The low lift
pumps called for were of 1900
gallons per minute capacity and
2,1O0 gallons per minute capacity
1t was specified that the low lift
pumps should be designed for the
special purpose of handling Mis-
souri, River water, containing &
large amount of suspended matter
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CONTRACTORS ALREADY AT WORK ON THE SYSTEM

One of the greatest steps taken by the city of Bismarck
during 1923 the purchase of the property Of the Bis
marck Water Supply Company the letting of contracts for
building complete filtration plant and letting of contracts
for remodeng and of the water works system Of
the city.
In doing the city commission decided upon "al-
city owned" water plant whereby the city furnishes the
power for pumping the Missouri river water into the ra
ton plant and for pumping it into the mains.
In settling this problem which has vexed the city for
several of the most important steps in
taken to the city of adequate water supply at
reasonable rates. and to wipe off the slate controversy that
had affected the citys political and business life.
The negotiations find July II, 1928 the major part Of
this program completed The city has purchased the plant
of the Bismarck Water Supply Company it has sold bonds
and pay for the improvement, it has let
tracts for improving the SYSTEM and contractors at work
the filtration plant system Legal questions yet to be
settled but the city probably will take the plant Au
rIlst or Sentemher / 1929
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-11
CITY OF BISMARCK ACQUIRES ITS OWN WATER
SUPPLY SYSTEM AS ONE OF CIR EATEST STEPS
F0RWARDIN 1923; T0EQUALANY IN WEST

Ends Long Period of Litigation Strife and Dispute and
Removes from City Life Vexing Question Permits
City to Obtain Best Water Possible Gain Adequate Fire
Protection and Expand System Needs of Growing
City Demand.
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Your Prescription

Possibly you do not appreciate what the purity
and reliability of the ingredients used in COM
pounding prescriptions means to you. We can
hardly expect you to, since those who are not d.
rectly connected with the practice of pharmacy or
medicine have but little occasion to give this mat
ter thought
Ask your Doctor what kind of medicines
Cowan's Drug Store dispense on their prescrlp-
tons and he will tell you that we use chemicals.
Pharmaceuticas and Biologicals of the highest
purity. Like us, he is interested in you and will
telLyou that the results to be obtained from any
medicine, be it internal external, depend wholly
upon the knowledge of the Doctor in prescribing.
the purity of the ingredients used, the skill and
accuracy with which they have been dispensed
Cowan's Drug Store guarantees the purity OF IN
gradients and assures you the greatest skill and
accuracy in compromising.
There is a vast difference in the quality of
drugs and chemicals This we know from our ex-
perience and price is not the factor which inf1u-
ences our purchases, though we buy as cheaply as
possible where quality is not sacrificed, and we
have the satisfaction of knowing that we are Civ
ing you and your physician the very best that
can be produced. a<
When medicine fails to produce the expected
results, you are apt to blame your doctor and TO
believe that he is not giving you the proper treat
ment. It probably does not occur to you that the
fault may lie with the character Of the chemicals
and drugs used in compromising your prescription
Had these been what they should the results
might have been entirely satisfactory.
You will appreciate, then, the pride we feel in
knowing that the medicines leaving our store are
pharmaceutically and Unexpectedly correct, and
that if your medicine bears our label it is right
way to insure victory in your fight with disease
May we share this confidence with you and feel
that if your medicine bears our label, it's right
in every respect. -.
We hope to be favored with your continued
patronage.
Cowan:s Drug Store.