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Automatic Tunne1er.

TN and around New York city much
use has been made of an automatic
tunneling machine that bores its way
through solid rock. 1t is the latest
deyelopment of the compressed air
drill. being a machine which, using
fifteen enty-five-pound hammers,
bores like an auger. -
Machines of various types have been
invented which have done good work
for a short time, but which cost
great deal to operate because of the
repairs required. Because of the ter
rife strain and vibration to which
they were subjected, they endured but
a short time. The improved machine
allows but one hammer in the set 10
work at a time and, instead of trying
to cut the hard rock, it chips 1t. The
result Is that the machine does not
tear itself to pieces. but works It's
way with comparative ease
The set Of hammers operate OF, a
disk revolving at a speed of from two
revolutions a minute to 1onet every
three or four minutes. depending upon
the hardness of the rock. The muck
drops into a scoop. which then de-
livers it to an endless belt, making
the operation of tunneling a con-
tfnuous one. The drill travels on a
track, but must be reset every three
and half feet. Through that dis
tance the operation is automatic and
the drill requires but one man to ham
die 1t
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moving toward a small bluff. Il see
three antelopes over there" one man
reported. But when they approached
closer they were surprised to discern
the forms of three Indians stripped
for battle.
The captain knew instantly that he
had located his quarry and he ordered
his men to charge.
y X
A LMIGHTY VOICE waited until the
party had advanced to firing
range. Then he opened up. The first
bursts of Indian fire brought down
the two officers commanding the de-
tachment. Capt. Allan and Sergt.
Raven. Capt. Allan's right arm was
smashed with a bullet and Sergt.
Raven sagged in his saddle with his
thigh dangling uselessly over the
side Of his horse. Corp1 Hockin
now assumed command of the detach-
ment.
Almighty Voice had counted his
latest "coo"-one killed and four
wounded-and had taken cover in a
small clump of bush now known as
the Almighty Voice bluff. His people
knew that he would not come out
alive, for he had selected this site on
which to make a final stand against
the mounties.
Corpl. Hockins detachment,
which stood guard awaiting the REIN
forcements which had been sum-
moned, was Joined by the party from
Duck Lake. That afternoon this COM
bined force was reinforced again by
a command consisting of every spare
man from the Prince Albert bar
racks.
At o'clock in the evening Corpl.
Hockin called for volunteers. to
charge the bluff. Nine policemen and
civilians answered the call.
This was the most disastrous
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of Chief Almighty Voice Unequa1ed in Indian Fights

for three days. did not want to eat
while my son was starving"
Presently a deep-toned echo to the
old woman's chant came rumbling out
of the bluff. It was Almighty Voice
answering his mother. That was the
last time his voice was ever heard.
X X * X
A T o'clock the next morning the
big guns began belching forth
their devastating storm of lead and
! iron. 1t was obvious that no living
thing could long endure their steady
beat.
By noon the pelting ceased. At
o'clock volunteers, led by James Nc
Kay, Q. c. (now chief justice of Sas-
katchewan), and William Drain de-
cided to make another raid on the
bluff. The Mounties themselves had
been refused permission to raid
again. On the first rush the volun-
teers were not able to locate the hid
ing place Of the Indians. Remarkably
well indeed had they concealed them
selves beneath their brush covering
A second charge, however, brought
them upon the gun pit.
Here lay the body OF Almighty
Voice.
His young cousin. also lying in the
hole, was still alive.
According to old Henry Smith, a
half-breed, who removed the dead
outlaws body to his mothers tepee,
as he had promised her, one of the
mounted policemen walked up to the
hole and put finishing bullet
through the wounded lads head.
Almighty Voice was shot in seven
places but his death missive was a
piece of shrapnel which split open his
pit were two holes, the depth of a
mans arm, which had been dug by
the outlaw in a vain attempt to reach
water. The bark from the surround
ing trees had been stripped off and
eaten.
The bodies of Constable Kerr and
Ernest Grundy, who had dashed into
the bluff on Friday evening never to
be seen alive again, were lying about
ten feet from the hole-although they
were killed before the pit had been
constructed. The dead body of Going
Up-to-Sky, who had received a fatal
wound in the second attack on Friday.
was lying on the fringe of the bluff
about twenty-five yards from the pit
The startling revelation that AL
mighty Voice had gotten out of the
bluff on Saturday night and succeed
ed in working clear through the
pickets to a point some 100 yards be-
yond, was brought to light by the
finding of one of his blood-soaked
moccasins at this outlying point and
crudely made crutch which he had
abandoned just inside the bluff on his
return.
] This discovery explained the mys-
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He was of regal descent, having been
the eldest grandchild of the noted
Chief One Arrow who led the Duck
Lake Indians in the northwest re-
bellion. Altogether, he was daunt-
less. resourcefu1, physically powerful
and enduring; a man who could well
justify the alarm which he had now
aroused throughout the northern
limits of Saskatchewan.
The news of Almighty Voices sud
den temperance after two years of
battling evasion was received with
grave concern at Prince Albert, forty
miles away. At midnight twelve
mounted policemen under Capt. Allan
set out on horseback for the Mime
chinas hills. At the same time an
other force under Inspector Wilson
was dispatched from Duck Lake.
Capt Aliens party, riding past
Bellevue hill the next morning, no.
ticed in the distance three objects
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and the mounties their winchesters.
E. Grundy, postmaster of Duck Lake.
was the next to fall, with a bullet
through the heart. An instant later
Constable Kerr went down to his
death with a ball in the chest.
or the Indians Topean was killed
on the edge of the bluff. and Almighty
Voice received a bullet which shat
tered his right leg. IS
The tragic consequences brought
about a retreat of the attacking
party. without even time to remove
the dead. That night, however. the
besiegers endeavored to burn the In
dians out of the bush. The attempt
was a. failure.
Not until now did the mounted
police realize the size Of the Job they
had undertaken. A third call for re-
Inducements was sent out. A Gordon
of pickets was thrown completely
around the bluff to prevent the escape
of the outlaws in the darkness.
That night in the Regina Mounted
Police barracks, 200 miles to south,
q bah celebrating the send-off of the
queens jubilee contingent was at Its
height when suddenly the band struck
up God Save the Queen" Men and
women, standing rigidly silent. looked
at each other in bewilderment. When
the music ceased, Col. Herchimer, the
commanding officer, announced that
the sending of the mounted police
contingent to the queens jubilee In
England was temporarily Cancelled; !;
that grave news had just been re-
ceived from the north. He issued
orders that every available man was
to start north at once.
This force consisted of twenty-five
men, a nine-pounder field gun and a
Maxim gun, under Assistant Commits
sioner McIlree and Inspector McDon-
nell. Another detachment of REIN
forcements left Prince Albert the next
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deceased, Annie Caroline and her
children's children and the whole
crowd, bunch or collection. then the
principle sum of the bequest shall go,
pass, move and get to the Royal So
ciety of Canada in appreciation Of its
extraordinary precocity and capacity
and in particular recognition Of the
unalloyed simplicity which it has dis
played in the search after knowl-
edge"
Even at that the thing is not COM
plete. My executor In reconsidering
1t found that it failed to say what
happened If there was a third gen.
Grafton If Annie Caroline married
again or II the Royal Society aban-
doned its search after knowledge.
A further interesting point for any
body who gets the will-making habit
is to learn the danger of sudden
bursts of philanthropy. I don't mean
burst Of philanthropy towards rela-
tives but the much more dangerous
access Of generosity towards public
bodies, charitable institutions and
national enterprises. I have at vari-
Gus periods left money often for a
week at time to Harvard Universi
ty, to the Evil Guides. to the League
Of Nations and the Ornithological So
ciety Of America. There is some
thing fatally attractive about these
public bequests; such things as this,
for example:
ITO the Ornithological Society of
America I leave the sum of thirty
five dollars, such sum to be applied
to the purchase of a stuffed bird,
either a crow (Corbus Carnivo-
| rus) or hen (Formica Ameri-
canal, such crow or hen to be put
in a glass case with my name in
scribed OH it and placed in a museum
to be called after me. such museum
to be kept well aired and open to the
public from seven am. on Mondays
till midnight on Saturdays"
Only those who have lived and
worked in our colleges and public
institutions know how many of these
generous gifts they receive. But an
even greater number are removed
out of the wills in a sudden revolu-
tipn Of remorse. AS far as I am
aware, 1 have nothing on my own
list at present, except perhaps the
gift of a bust to the Authors So
ciety Of America. such bust to be any
kind of bust that they feel like hav-
ing.
But this testamentary philanthropy
is not really in it for interest as COM
pared with the use of a will in
clauses like the following:
ITO my second cousin Alfred
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necessitated the alteration Of the
whole will.
But even at that the continual alter
ing and changing of a viii in pro-
portion as relations rise and fall in
Virtue is interesting in itself. don't
say that John is out for good. He
may get back.
/ A further charm is found in the
beautiful grace and accuracy Of lam
guage In a well drawn will. I hand
over a plain, matter fact statement
to my executor and he converts it into
gem of thought
Take, for example, this simple SEN
timent as first explained to him:
Il want to leave thirty-nine dollars
to my sister Annie, but X she dies
before L do, I don't want to leave it
to her unless, of course, she has chill
dren, in which case 1 would leave 1t
to the children equally, unless any
child were dead, in which case the
rest would get the share of that
child. unless that particular child
has grown up and when he died left
children, who would, Of course. each
get share of the thirty-nine dollars
but if all the children and the chill
dren's children were dead, then the
| whole sum would go to the Royal
Society Of Canada in recognition of
the unalloyed simplicity Of its search
after knowledge"
THAT sounds. a very simple idea.
The main notion is, that IL they
are alive they get it, and If they are
dead they don't. But after my ex-
! ecutor has handled that thought for
one afternoon 1t comes out in this
| fashion:
"And I hereby give, bequeath, de-
wise, pass over and hand out to the
| said Annie Caroline of the said coun-
| ty of Hochelagor, in the said prov
| ince, the sum Of thirty-nine dollars.
more or less and less or more. and I
hereby direct my executors to pay.
hand over and cough up the said
| thirty-n dollars, excepting only
| nevertheless that no such payment
shall be made. done, accomplished or
put over IL the said Annie Caroline
| shall at the time be dead. deceased
! or in any way extinct and unavail-
able for the purpose of the payment,
| In which such case the said sum shall
be- paid to the surviving child or chill
| dren of the predeceased in equal parts
each to each less or more. except and
| unless any child or children shall
have predeceased the deceased, In
| which such case or in all which such
cases the share concerned shall pass
| to the children IL any not deceased, OF
tn deceased child, but if all such are
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movement of the day. The Indians,
perceiving their intention, were on
the edge of the bluff awaiting the
onslaught. Scarcely had the fringe
of the bush been reached when
Corpl. Hockin received his death
wound, bullet in the chest.
The rush continued, both Indians
and raiders firing as fast as their
guns would operate. The Indians were
using their clumsy muzzleloaders,
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ate embrace. Again and again she
had tried to enter the bluff all during
the four days vigil, but each time
she was interrupted by the police.
They told me-" she said, you must
not go in there: 1t would not be nice
for us to have to kill woman" She
continued: II was very weak that
night; had not had anything to eat
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will ever know what was in the
heart and mind OF Almighty Voice
during that gruesome stiffness.
The night wore on, interrupted by
only one mysterious shot which took
the hat off of the head of one of the
pickets. Then. ATTRACTED by the smell
of the bodies on the bluff. a group of
coyotes gathered on the lowland be-
low and set up their dolorous chorus
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Of 'lyip. yip zip. hoo-o." which lasted
far into the night.
Then another sound fioated from
the opposite hill. just behind the bluff
-"Hi-heh, hi-heh, hey-o. hey-o." 1t
was Almighty Voices wrinkled old
mother chanting her sons death song
'T wanted to go in that bluff and
take my son In my arms and protect
him." she told me, sweeping her arms
through the motions of an affection
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realization that tomorrow would spell
the eternal end of the two creatures
below, who had partaken of neither
food, water nor sleep during the past
three days. Right or wrong, they
had displayed a quality which all men
admire.
One of them also confided to me
that he secretly hoped that the In
dians would escape during the night.
never to be heard of again. No one
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This article, recounting one OF
the most gallant stands in the his
tory of the American Indian-or
IN any history, indeed-is scarcely
less remarkable for it's authorship
than for its facts. The facts them
selves have assumed almost tradf-
tional dimensions in the region
where they are best known, the
Canadian northwest; but never be-
fore has the complete story been
told, nor ever at all from the
standpoint Of the Indian.
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance,
who as a qualified journalist has
undertaken. to write a history OF
his race, recently visited the scene
of this tragic exploit. Through
conversations with Sounding Sky.
the aged father of Almighty Voice,
himself a warrior of note (having
fought with distinction under his
own father, Chief One Arrow, in
the northwest rebellion of 1855,
and with Spotted Calf, the outlaws
mother, who exhorted her son
through the long days and nights
of the battle, he gained full re-
cital of the circumstances in the
language of the Indians and here
presents them in English, though
still infused with the Indian spirit.
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day under Inspector Gagnon. This
brought to the field practically the
entire mounted police force of Sas-
katchewan.
Added to this, hundreds Of volun-
teers had been raised and rushed to
the scene.
A transport was recruited at Duck
Lake, equipped with picks and shovels
and sent out to throw up earthworks
to enable the troops to advance on
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STEPHEN LEACOCK AND HIS Will
Initiated Into Charms of Legal Phraseology.

leave the sum of one dollar and one
dollar only in the earnest hope that
the low whelp will learn what
skunk he has been all his life"
The particular charm of this is
that there is no possible comeback
from Alfred.
Copyright. 1924)
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dior
Bgd Many Members North
dGoneTh
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CHIEF BUFFALO CHILD LONG LANCE, THE AUTHOR CERE
HONOR GRADUATE OF CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL.
PROMINENT ATHLETICS ENLISTED THE CANADIAN
PEDITIONARY FORCE AND CAME OUT A CAPTAIN HE WAS
WOUNDED TWICE AND DECORATED FOR HEROISM.
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//~ CPPOSE," said the insurance
agent, looking at me fixedly
across the table, suppose
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ord in the office Of the register of
deeds of the county of Burleigh and
state of North Dakota, on the 10Th
day Of December, 1918, at nine
o'clock A. NJ, and recorded in Book
l5l, on Page 5l9, will be foreclosed
by sale of the premises in snc!;
mortgage and hereinafter described,
at the front door of the courthouse
in the city of Bismarck, in the
county of Burleigh and state of
North Dakota, on the 18th day Of
July, 1924, at the hour of ten o'clock
A. NJ, to satisfy the amount cue on
such mortgage on the date of sale.
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the amount due on the same,
are situate in Burleigh County,
North Dakota, and described as fol
lows. to-wit: All of Section On.
CD, Township One Hundred Thirty
seven (13O North. Range Seventy
eight (78) West of the 9TH p. M.
There will be due on such mort.
gage on the day of sale. the sum of
$6093.OO, which sum includes $684.l5
taxes upon said land paid by the
mortgage, besides the costs Vand
expenses of this sale.
Dated this 9Th day of June, 1924.
w. Fl. STARK,
Mortgage.
G. f. DULLAM AND c. l.. YOUNG,
Attorney for Mortgage,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
G-C-13-2O-27-7-4-1l
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SUMMONS
STATE OF, NORTH DAKOTA,

SUMMONS
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County of Burlsigh.
In District Court, Fourth Judicial
District.
L. R. Baird, as Receiver of the
First Farmers Bank of Minot, a
corporation, Plaintiff, VS.. National
Nonpartisan League, q corporation,
Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to
the above named defendant:
You are hereby summoned and re-
qulred to answer the Complaint in
this action, which is now on file
in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court of Burleigh County
and to serve copy of your said
Answer upon the subscriber, at his
office, mentioned below, within
thirty days after the Service Of this
Summons upon you, exclusive of the
day OF service; and you are hereby
notified that in case of your failure
to appear or answer, the plaintiff
will take judgment against you BY
default for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Dated at Minpt, North Dakota. this
18th day of June, 1924.
DICKINSON & Johnson.
Attorneys for the Plaintiff. %''
Office and Postoffice Address:
Minot, North Dakota.
6-19-26-7-3-lO-17-2s
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
$3.50 ~. CLOSlJRE SALE

NOTICE OF MOkTGAGE FOKE-
,s -, CLOSURE SALE
Notice is hereby given that that
certain Mortgage executed and deliv-
cred by Geo. H. Niles and NJ. f.
Niles, Mortgagors, to Chas. Doffing,
Mortgage, dated January 30th, 1918,
and filed for record in the office of
the Register of Deeds of Burleigh
County, North Dakota on February
4th, 1918, and recorded in said Of
flee in Book $50" of Mortgages at
Page l54, and which Mortgage was
duly assigned to Karl p. Doffing by
Assignment in writing dated March
18th, 1918, and filed for record in
the office of the Register Of Deeds
of Burleigh County. North Dakota
on March 2lst, 1924, and recorded
in said office in Book "l39" of AS
signments at Page $40, will be fore
closed by a sale of the premises, in
such Mortgage and hereinafter des-
cribed, at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Bismarck
in Burleigh County, North Dakota
ut the hour of Two o'clock p. NJ. on
July 18th, 1924 to satisfy the amount
due upon said Mortgage on the day
Va odACs 1uC PICHIiSCo uVSSI1OCu III
said Mortgage and which will be
sold to satisfy the same are those
certain premises situated in the
County of Burleigh and State Of
North Dakota and described as fol-
lows, viz:
East half of the Southeast quar-
ter (Ek of SEA-; Southeast quar-
ter Of Northeast quarter (SEA of
NEA), and Lot one UD, of Section
Six Co.,, Township One Hundred
forty C4O, Range Seventy-five
(75).
There will be due on said Mort
gage on the day of sale the sum of
One Thousand One Hundred and
One dollars and Fifty Cents
($llO1.5O), and the costs of fore
closure and sale.
Dated June 4th. 1924.
KARL p. DOFFING,
Assignee of Mortgage.
JOHN o. HANCHETT,
Attorney for Assignee Of Mortga-
gee,
Valley City, North Dakota.
6-5-12-19-26-7-3-1O
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE
A real bargain in an eight roola
house, strictly modern, nice lawn,
close to schools and churches, one
of the best neighborhoods in city,
seven blocks from business cent
err, could not be, replaced for less
than 100000 Only $495O.OO pay
able, $4,000 cash, balance $4,000
per month or other very reason
able terms.
The prettiest Is foot corner lot in
the city, south and east front, four
blocks from down town, nice shade
trees; perfect location for an
apartment building or nice home.
Price on application.
You can never again buy property
here as cheaply as you can now.
! have some splendid bargains in
houses, lots and farm lands and ]
have never misrepresented any
property in order to make q sale.
F. E. YOUNG
6-3O-1w
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her pupils who finished the eighth
grade. Thosv who received perfect
attendance certificates Of her school
were Title Schoon 100 per GEM,
lenwood Boyer 80 per cent, Arthur
helile SO per cent. Miss Kjorven
closed her last day of school by
taking her pupils in her car to
Braddock for the Round Up which
was held there.
Clifford Nelson departed by car
the first of the week for Fort
Ransom where he will join his wife.
Mrs. Albert Christensen, Miss
Myrtle and Mrs. Frank Shaffer and
Miss Vivian were the guests of MIS-
harold Hargrave on Thursday.
A. o. Ambers returned home on
Sunday after spending a week at his
old home at Pelican Rapids, Mimi.
Grandma Lein seriously injured
her hip last Saturday as the result
of fall over Il door step.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Christensen
and their daughter Myrtle autoed to
Motif on Sunday and were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Coder.
Miss Emma Selland departed on
Monday evening from Steele for an
extended visit at Crystal Lake, Mimi.
Mrs. Martin Clauscn and family
spent Sunday at the George Chris
tianson and Art Bjorhus homes In
Lem township.
John Merringdah spent Monday
and Tuesday consulting his doctor
at Bismarck,
Mrs. Henry Nelson and Miss Haze,
spent Sunday at the Christ Selland
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Nelson have
as their guests their sOn-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Brown and little daughter of Wer-
ner, N. Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Bjorhus had as
their guests on the first of the
week, Mr.. Bjorhus' parents and other
near relatives Of Harvey, N. ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Begeman ant
Mrs. Jcns Stenstavold returned Mon
day evening from jamestown where
they were attending camp meeting.
Mrs. Alfred IIogstad and daughters
spent Monday and Tuesday ut her
parental home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Newland spent
Monday evening at the Jens Hanson
home near Steele. ..
Mrs. G. A. Newcomer and family
spent Tuesday at the j. NJ. Lem
home. Z
Miss Elizabeth Kjorven spent Mon
day and Tuesday at the county seat.
Departing from here on Tuesday
evening for short visit at the &.
r., Crawford home at Brittin and
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Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Koessel en-
joyed a short visit of. Mr.. Koessers
father from Marion who was enroutc
to a church meeting at Hazan.
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The amount of raw silk produced
in China and Italy has never been
estimated.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ambers had
their baby daughter baptized on
Sunday at the Lutheran church at
Lem, Genevieve Laverne was the
name given.
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also for short stay with friends
at Linton before returning to her
home at Northwood.
Mrs. Albert Christensen consulted
DR.. Bodenstab at the capitol city on
Monday and Tuesday.
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Mrs. G. A. Newcomer and family
sleAt Tuesday at the J. NJ. Lem
home. =