The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 2, 1917, Page 4

THE TRIBUNE (@atered at Pestoffice, Bismarek, N. bus Become Case Matter. * {96UED EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAY CUBSCRIPTION RATES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE Daily, by mail, one year in North Dakota .....0 ssssseoe 4.00! Daily, by mail outside of North Dakota, one year . 8.00 Daily, by mail outside of North Dakota, three months. 1.50 Daily, by mail in North Dakota three months 1.25 ‘Weekly, by mail, pe 1.50 Member Audit Bureau of Circulation — OLDEST NEWSPAPER HE STATES OLDEST, WEATHER REPORT. For 24 hours ending at noon June 2nd: Temperature at 7 a. m... 3 49] ‘Temperature at noon . bay Highest yesterday 68 Lowest yesterday 42 Lowest last night _ 42 Precipitation ...-. - None Highest wind velocity . -1S-SW Forecast. For (North Dakota: Generally fair tonight and Sunday cooler tonight. Lowest mperatures » 36 7 Fargo .. Williston Grand Forks Piel . su Pah? Winnipeg Helena . Chicago . Swift Current . Kansas City .. San Francisco . ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorogolist. RED CROSS WEEK. War brings great demands upon the philanthropy of a generous nation. Campaigns for relict funds are being waged on a huge scale. We are be- coming accustomed to speak in mil- lions and even billions of dollars in reference to the present crisis. Now the Ked Cross society pro- poses to raise $100,000,000 in one week. President Wilson has desig: nated June 18-25 as Red Cross week. This means practically $15,000,000 a day. It will be only through the most efficient organization that this can be done. Bismarck has not waited until Red Cross week, but for some time has been gathering funds and preparing materials. The response so far has been especially gratifying to those in charge, but this section of the state has only made a good start. The main drive will come Red Cross week. Special effort should be made then to secure the co-operation of every organization in this city, so that Bismarck will make a good show- ing. This is the main relief work of the war, in comparison with which all other movements must take a second- ary place. Do your bit tor the Red Cross first. That committee’ representing the farmers of North ‘Dakota which ap- peared before the agriculture com- mittee of the House evidently was hand-picked by Mr. A. C. Townley. THAT “FARMERS’” COMMITTEE: The official organ of the Non-parti- san league is seeking to use the pres- ent crisis to wage its demagogic at- tack upon grain exchanges and boards of trade, regardless of logic or the well known laws of supply and demand. In a recent dispatch from Washington, signed by Herbert Gas- ton, editor of the league's organ, sMr. Hoover is committed to a policy which is so foreign to interviews which he has given to other papers as to arouse a suspicion, at least, that Mr. Townley’s committee has garbled the facts somewhat. Recently the New York Times had this to say in commenting upon an interview from Mr. ‘Hoover: “There was one point emphasized ‘by Mr. Hoover during the interview, and that was that no irretrievable step would be taken at present— that there would be no jump into the dark which might be regretted a lit- tle later. The whole scheme will be to approach the problem on a com- mon sense basis that promises to work for the best interests of the United States as a great capmunity and yet will not permit any individual interest to impose excessive profits.” It was supposed that the “farmers’ committee” went to Washington to get information as to the part the ‘North Dakota farmer was to play in coping with the food problems, not to foist any pel schemes the league may have upon the department of agricul- ture. The solid, substantial North Dakota farmer can take it for granted that; Mr. Hoover or anyone else is not | going to be swayed by the fulmina- | tions of a few socialists who go to! ‘Washington as the alleged represent: | Vestigation, | am firmly convinced of ; atives of the farmers. i It is true that the Equity society was represented on the committee, | board of education at the school elec- | but judging from the press notices | tion Tuesday, June 5, to procure the} coming out of Washington, the league | €Stablishment Propagandists controlled ity. Just what Mr. Hoover intends to do about the graim. exchanges will be known through the proper channels when the time comes. aniline the public- .|gress has the right to impose tax- IT HAS A BAD ODOR, The United States supreme court decided, some time ago, that Con- ation as from a date prior to its leg- islation. The income taxes for 1916 are due June 15 next. It is upon this ground that the retroactive income tax is proposed. Your payment was not due until June 15, so Congress proposes to increase your 1915 rate. regardless of the fact that you have paid your dues or nave not The majority of income taxpiyers have receipts for ‘hor 1916 payments, @ great number of them having paid months ago. ‘Th? treasuvy depart ment urged payinents in alvance aid these taxpayers paid, notwithstanding that their money was as valuable to them up to June 14 as it was to the government. 5 This retroactive proposition might ‘be sustained by the United States su- preme court as good iaw, but it is beastly morals. It is, in a sense, @ breach of faith on the part of the government. ‘Besides “rattling” every taxpayer who has to regulate his, ex- penditures to conform to his tax ob- ligations, it a lesson showing tax- payers the wisdom of hanging on to their money until the last minute, re- gardless of how loudly the treasury department is squealing for it. Bad faith, even though made O. K. by the supreme court, is a mighty poor thing to put out with appeals for popular contributions of money through patri- otic sentiment. With a no-good tax receipts from the government in his hand, a fellow may be a patriot, but he is apt to be a rather sour one. More war tax money, to ‘be sure. Cut none tainted with bad faith! If in doubt register June 5. An [linois professor got up a sound proof room. And we begin to think he’s got Col. Roosevelt trapped in it. A Los Angeles minister, preaching in a Detroit, Mich., church, last Sun- day, said that in this war “we must fight like hell.” ‘He’s mistaken. We'd fight like men, not like demons. In the United States there are thir- ty-three towns named after rankilin, | eighteen after Webster, seventeen af- ter Marshall, twelve after Robinson, but none after Langer. Why this oversight? The suffrage bill passed at the last, session of the legislature is so obvi- ously unconstitutional that the anti- suftrage forces showed good judgment in not filing any petitions. The courts will construe the law when the necessity arises. Good-bye, cactus! Down on the bor- der ,in Texas they've put up a distil. lery for the making of a new Mexican drink from cactus. It's a drink pe- culiarly Mexican, in that five cents worth of it makes a man forget fath- er, mother, home and country for four days. McAdoo's war tax measure is ptov- ing a wet blanket upon the whole fis- cal policy of the administration. That out of the way and the public will show that their purses are patriotic. The average business man merely wants to know what the overhead is going to be—thon, and then only, will we have business as usual. Mrs. KE. A. Johnston, missionary, just arrived in New York, says that in Longa, Africa, a man can live well on five cents a week, without much work, and have any number of wives. It's mean to spring such temptation on New Yorkers just when ‘Billy Sun- day's rubbing their sins into ‘em with- out mercy. NOTICE TO THE VOTERS NEXT TUESDAY. My prior experience in school mat- ters has taught me that the safety conditions for our school children’s lives and fimbs is of vast importance and in view of the fact that these conditions right here in Bismarck can be improved, prompted me to an- nounce myself as a candidate for member of the school board at the election on June 5th. If elected, I will not only stand for educational advancement in all lines, but the safety welfare of our chil- dren will have my most earnest con- sideration first and will pledge my best efforts towards eleminating the dangerous conditions now existing for the little children who live south of the tracks. (Signed) E, H. HOWELL, Candidate for Member of the “Board. FROM WILDROSE— J. P. Jensen, a prosperous Wildrose farmer, was in the city yesterday He reports that Wildrose has had no rain, and that crops ire ba ily in need of a thorough wetting. After a careful and pginstaking in- the need of a school on the south side of the tracks, and I pledge my best efforts, if elected a member of the of a modern grade school on the south side, in order ;that life and limb of little children | may not be jeopardized by compelling them to cross the railway tracks to attend school. (Signed) CECIL L. BURTON, NOTICE 10 ELECTORS When the next legislature meets I purpose to present them several bills, and first and foremost a bill for an act that each and every Judge and state officer must file an affidavit showing his daily ahd monthly ser- vice before receiving a voucher for his monthly pay. In the past our Judges and state officers have been so much in the habit of stealing their time and doing as they please, they do not seem to realize that it is their duty to keep at work just the same as other hired men who get less pay. Recently one Judge has been gone four days and another eight days. Of course they claim to take their knit- ting with them. But when a young Judge goes two hundred miles to en- joy his own fair consort what chance has the knitting? You know hi thoughts are those of Shakespeare's Valentine: Now no discourse, except it be of love; Now can | break my fast, dine, sup and sleep, Upon the very naked name of love. Let her alone. Not for the world; why, man, she is mine own; And | as rich in having such a jewel As twenty seas, if all their sand were pearl Their water nectar and their rocks pure gold. STATE V. SCOTT Robinson, J. (Dissenting.) In a crusade against wrong good people have often done wrongs that would shame the Devil. A long conducted and zealous crusade for a special ob- ject becomes a hobby which narrows the mind and dulls the mental and moral vision of the crusaders until they at length do evil that good may come. Such has been the grave fault for which the over zealous Jesuits have been banished from many coun- tries. Thus in the crusade against liquor, charity and human kindness have been thrown to the wind and re- placed by cruelty. The most drastic and cruel laws have been enacted; jury trials have been denied; per- sonal liberty has been disregarded; witnesses, prosecuting attorneys, and even judges, have been bribed by love or tear or filthy lucre. Detective wit- nesses are employed and given pay in excess of regular witness fees, and are in the business for their dirty fee. In some cases prosecuting attorneys are allowed a bribe of $10., for each count on which a party may be con- victed—and the judges—they have rea- son to fear and tremble for their of- fice if they fail to join the crusade and to manifest their zeal. In this case the complainant is un- der a statute declaring all places to be a common’ nuisance where intoxi- cating liquors are Sold or kept for sale or gitt as a beyerage, and where per- sons resort fon! the purpose of drink- ing intoxicating liquors as a beverage. The punishment of the first offense is a fine of not less than $200, nor more than $1000., and by imprisonment of not less than 90 days nor more than one year; and for the second and ev- ery successive offense, the punishment is imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than two years. This drastic statute is under this section of the constitution: Sec. 217: No person shall manufacture for sale or gift any intoxicating liquors, and no person shall import any of the same for sale or gift'or keep or sell or of- fer the same for sale or gift as a beverage. The prohibition of the statute and the constitution is only against a sale or gift as a beverage. In this case the complaint charges defendant with keeping and maintaining a common Saturday Evening Letter By Justice J. E. Robinson sold and bartered and given away as a beverage. The case was tried before the Coun- ty Judge and he granted a stay of proceedings pending the appeal. In his order granting the stay he certi- fied that in his opinion the substan- tial rights of the defendant as to the merits of the case had been violated. Of course, that being true, it was the duty of the Judge to suspend sentence or to order a new trial. The evidence fails to show that any intoxicating liquors were sold or giv- en away to be drunk as a beverage. The witnesses do not mention the word beverage or any similar word. As the testimony shows, defendant was a widower of 63 years. He was a regular drayman. He lived in a small house with three small children and a housekeeper. ‘he star wit- ness has been rooming in the house of the defendant, and the housekeeper fired him because of his misconduct. Then, instead of paying his room rent and wash bill, he went and made the complaint. He testified that during three months he had roomed in the house of defendant and that about once a week he had bought and drank some beer. His testimony was con- tradicted and the housekeeper was called as a witness to show the hos- tility of the complaining witness and to show how she put him out of the house. Her testimony was not al- lowed; and that was manifest error for which the judgment should be re- versed. The rule is that to impeach and discredit the witness it is legal and right to show that he was hostile to the accused. The testimony does fairly show an occasional drinking of beer in the house of defendant, but there is nothing to show that the house was a resort for beer drinking, or that it was in any way a disorderly house, or a common nuisance. _De- fendant swore to his innocence. Then he was arrested on a charge of per- jury. He again swore to his inno- cence and was again arrested. Thus he was put out of business; his dray outfit was confiscated; his home was broken up; his children made wards of charity and he himself confined and kept in idleness at the expense of the taxpayers. Oh cruelty! Thou are a wickedness. One swallow does not make a summer; one love affair does not make a bawdy house. The house must be kept as a resort for il- legal and immoral purposes; the wrong must be common or it is not a common nuisance, and the Legislat- ure cannot make it otherwise. It is perfectly absurd to say that the keep- ing of a house wherein one, two or three drinks are sold or given away is the keeping of a common nuisance. In Canna of Galilee there was a wed- ding feast andthe mother of Jesus was there, and! ‘both Jesus''and his disciples were called tothe: marriage, and when they wanted wine the moth- er of Jesus Said unto him: They have no wine. Jesus said unto the serv- ants: Fill the water pots with water —and they filled them up to the brim. Then he said unto them: Draw out now and bear unto the Governor of the feast—and they bear it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, the Governor of the feast said to the bridegroom: Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine and when men have well drunk then that which is worse, but thou has kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus of Canna of Galilee and mani- fested forth his glory. It cannot be truly said that any per- son at ‘that feast!was-guilty' of main- taining or keeping a common nuisance or that in North: Dakota the recur- rence of such a marriage feast would constitute the keeping or maintaining of a common nuisance. In scripture nuisance by keeping a certain build-|drunkeness is everywhere denounced, ing in which intoxicating liquors were, but on occasions the drinking of wine and even strong drink is commended. Thus we did read: Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish and wine to those that be heavy of heart. Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more. Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy ana drink thy wine with a merry heart, for God now accepth thy Works. He brought forth food out of the earth and wine that maketh glad the heart of man. And the Apostle Paul writes to the Apostle Timothy: Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and they often in- firmities. It is right to forbid the sale of drinks to Indians, minors, to some per- sons of Celtic blood and to any per- Son who does not knew enough to care for himself and his family, but to for- bid a taste of wine, beer, ale or Dublin stout to an Anglo Saxon or Teuton, why that is cruelty. And cruelty, thou are a wickedness. The majority opinion says it ia vir- tually conceded that if the testimony as stated be true, it is sufficient to establish the crime alleged. That is a grave mistake. There is no such foolish and false concession, and if there were, it would in no way justify the Court in sustaining the conviction. The testimony wholly fails to show that the defendant kept a disorderly house or a common nuisance, or a house in any way given ot the sale or drinking of intoxicating liquors; or that he did an injury to any person. Under the rulings of the Court, were Christ to come to this State and to keep a house and Lo repeat the miracle of the marriage feast, he might be convicted and sentenced to the state's prison. That is neither law nor gos- pel. It is a matter of regret that in some cases judges are too ready to give a narrow-and cold-blooded construction to drastic statutes and to impose oa others’ burdens grievous to be borne, which they themselves touch not with one of their fingers. At the Grand Pacific I have a nice, exclusive bachelor apartment, ($45. a month). Now, if the Governor, the Bishop or one of the Justices call on me and I open a bottle of foamy Dub- lin stout—my elixir of life—and for his stomach’s sake or for good fellow- ship give him a glass and join him in a drink with a thousand earnest wish- that make my nice, exclusive apart- es for his health and happiness, does ment a common nuisance? If I call on the good Bishop and he treat me to a glass or a bottle of wine, does that turn his palace into a common nuisance? If not, then is there one law for the palace and another law for the cottage? In administering the law we should never forget that the primary purpose of law and Gov- ernment is to build up and not to pull down; to assure the right of all; enjoy and defend life and liberty; to acquire, possess and protect property; and to pursue and obtain safety and happi- ness. The judgment ‘should be reversed. ir t+ June 2, 1917. si: J. E, ROBINSON. eaters OLD MILITARY ,_MEN— Among the callers, at the adjutant general's office yesterday were, Capt. Thomas Lonnevik of Devils Lake, who commanded old Co. D, from the Lake, in the Philippines and has seen probably as much active military ser- vice as any other man in North Da- kota, and Capt. Strong of Williston. who served in the Philippines with the medical division and is an ola campaigner. Roth of the old war. horses are in a mood to get into the game again. ‘i PREPARING SPECIFICATIONS— .. Secretary Brewer ofthe state board of regents is engaged in preparing requisitions and specifications for the educational .institutions’ next ., three months’. needs in groceries. and. for their annual supply of fuel, stationery and general supplies. Bids will be asked June 23. The largest item in the list will be fuel, outranked only, in the order named, by charges for salaries and board. THIS 1S ABOUT SOME OF HIS EXTRAVAGANCE Candidate For Member of School Board. . 6-1-3t DOINGS OF THE DUFF. THESE AWFUL HUSBANDS PARDON ME,GERTRUDE UNTIL | SEE WHO ~_| \ Suppose WS Your HUSBAND Nts, IT WAS TOM- | PRESUME Nou THINK | CUT HIM OFF RATHER SWorT BUT WE HAD = A UTTLE TUT THIS MORNING | FRANK AND | HAVE OURS, too ‘TOM HAS BEEN SPENDING T9O MUCH MONEY AT By Allman MY HUSBAND ALWAYS GOES To HOT SPRINGS BISMARCK . 0. T. WILL HAVE PLAGE ON COMMITTEES J. C. Oberg on Resolutions and Robert Orr on Mileage for Grand Council Two Bismarck travelers, J. C. Oberg an dRobert Orr, will have a place on the committees which have been named for the grand council meeting of the United Commer- v3 cial Travelers to a ea be held at Owa- tonna, Minn., next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mr. Qberg has been announced by Grand Counsellor George M. Peterson as a member of the committee on resolution, and Rob- ert Orr as a member of the commit- tee on mileage. The committees are: Auditing—J. E. Lawrnce, Duluth; E. W. French, Minneapolis, and Ad- am Common, Grand Forks. Credentials — Thomas D. Hughes, Fargo; 0. H. Griswold, Winona, and C. L. Skoug, ‘Crookston. Jurisprudence — B. M. Hirschman, St. Paul; S. W. Fassett, Minot, and M. Thoresdah!, Pipestone. State of Order—F. S. Pool, Minne- apolis; A. K. Iverson, Devils Lake, and H. R. Fossum, Albert Lea. Necrology—Thomas Chalmers, Du- luth; W. G. Mortland, Minneapolis, and J. L. Hempftling, Red Wing. Resolutions—B. Lewis, Crookston; J. C. Oberg, Bismarck, and G. W Campbell, Fergus Falls. Press—H. C. Capser, St. Paul; J. M. Dresser, St. Paul, and G. F. Dar- by, Owatonna. ‘Mileage—C.’ .W. Sutton, Duluth; G. J. Anderson, Owatonna, and Robert Orr, Bismarck. W. B. Clarkson of Owatonna will have charge of presentation of Fegan prize pipes, and T. W. McCosker of the Tisdale-Walters loving cup. F. X. Gravel of Duluth will be chaplain. WOULD BUY HOME— The immediate purchase by the grand council, United Commercial Travelers, of a 20-acre tract overlook- ing ‘St. Croix lake, at Stillwater, Minn., will be urged at Owatonna by the travelers’ home committee, composed of A. William Lindberg, James F. Ellis and Edgar C. Walters. A pamphlet déscribing the property and contain- ihg muamerous illustrations of the beautiful’ site has been received by every member of the U. C. T. in Min- nespta and ‘North and South Dakota. TO DRIVE TO lOWA— Henry Keller of the Stacy-Bismarck torce is planning an automobile tour to his wife’s home in Iowa, where he and his family will visit relatives. DELEGATES TO LEAVE— J. ©. Oberg, Robert Orr and John George, delegates from Bismarck council to the grand council meeting at Owatonna, Minn., will leave next Wedwegday for the Minnesota city.’ f ne RECEIME POLICIES Waa TA. MonHagen; Mrs. ‘Nat Prentice‘and Mrs. J. A. Vale, widows of the three Bismarck traveling men who were drowned in the Mandan flood on Easter Sunday morning, have received from ‘Bismarck council, U. C. T., checks for $5,000, representing in- surance carried by each of their hus- bands in the order, and will receive for 13 months ensuing a regular al- lowance of $25 per week in addition. IN FROM CARSON— Waldo Lane of, Carson motored in from the Grant county seat last even- ing with George Bowers of the Mis- souri Valley Motor company. IN FROM AUTO JAUNT— ¥. R. Pollard, field man for the Thompson Lumber Co., is back from a two weeks’ motor tour of the south- ern part of the state, Ashley, Wishek, Polock,. and into Aberdeen, S. D., where he reports everything under a sound Thompson shingle. HARRY IS HERE— Harry Stasek of the Marshall-Wells Co., Duluth, is in for a week-end visit with friends. —_______-___9 i READERS’ COLUMN | Editor's Note—This column is open to Tribune readers for ex- Pression of opinion on matters of interest. Views expressed here are not necessarily the opinion of The Tribune. PAVING AROUND COURT HOUSE Bismarck, D., June 1, 1917. Editor of the Tribune: The contract between the City of Bismarck and Ford Paving Company covering District No. 2 does not pro- vide for paving of the streets around the courthouse. These streets were left out of the contract in order to protect the interests of the tax payers of Bismarck, because in the City At- torney’s opinion, ‘it was very doubt- ful whether the county property could be assessed for its proportionate share of the paving. In a written opinion dated June 1st, 1916, Mr. F. E. McCurdy, then City Attorney and now County Attorney, “ee the City Commission as fol- lows: “Regarding special assessment for paving against the state and county property, the law is in conflict as to whether state and county poperty can be properly assessed or not, and this feature or the law has not been tested out in this state. However, the full weights of authority is to the ef- fect that state and county prop- erty can not be taxed (assessed). It seems to be the usual custom for the state and county to make appropriations covering this prop- osition. It is also true that no assess- mente can be levied against Fed SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1917. MAGE Graduation and Wedding Gitts Appropriate and lasting Gifts should be selected be- cause these events and gifts are long remembered. _ Our Stock of Diamonds BRACELET WATCHES and SILVERWARE is very complete also our other lines and you have the added satisfaction of know- ing our goods are thoroughly dependable and prices right. BONHAM BROTHERS Reliable Jewelers eral property, and it would seem that in order to have the United States do its share of the paving that, it would be pecegsary to leave that .unpaved and depend upon the United States to do it, or take it up with the Treasury Department. In the case of the Armory think there is no question but that we can levy and tax that corporation against its property.” The City Commission has an opin- ion from Mr. C. L. ing, its special counsel, tothe same,,effect. and, in view of the question: involved, and of the considerable; cost that: the: people of Bismarck will have to pay for pav- ing in front of their property, it did not seem fair that an additional bur- den covering one-half of the paving around the courthouse square and amounting to $6,000.00 or $8,0000.00 should be placed on the tax payers. for these same reasons the City Commission did not pave Main Street west of Second. The Weather Bureau property owned by the Federal Gov- ernment could not be assessed for paving and as the amount involved was about $10,000.00 which the tax payers of Bismarck would have to pay, the City Commission did not feel justified in paving in front of said government property. In the case of the postoffice it seemed as though the most used prop- erty in Bismarck should be paved and if necessary, that the tax payers as- sume the burden inasmuch as ,the Federal Government declined to do 60. In the case of the Governor's man- sion it, seemed to the best interests of the City of ‘Bismarck, as a matter of policy, if nothing else, that the City pave around said property and attempt to secure appropriation through the next Legislature to pay for it. As regards school property the School. Board acquiesced in and agreéd to the paving when they sign- ed the:petition. therefor, and in addi- tion thereto, they either have passed or have agreed to pass a resolution authorizing the construction of said paving around school property and the assessment therefor. In the case of the County property, the County Commissioners went on record as refusing to sign the paving petitions. The. vote stood ‘three to two, Mr. Patterson and Mr. Kositzky voting in favor of the paving. Inas- much as the County Commissioners thereby expessed opposition to the paving, it is probable unless their at- titude changed they would also op- pose an assessment covering pay- ment for said paying. Did such an- tagonienk: persist; ¢ Cite” might «col- lect theretor at 1 ahd they might: lot, .; In arriving at these, refetence ta: the ‘paving of Federal, State, County, City and School prop- erty; before they were definitely and finally decided upon, they were sub- mitted to the Citizens’ Paving Com- mittee and approved almost unani- mously. There are none but will agree that the courthouse square should be pav- ed, and it will be indeed unfortunate if it‘ean notibe donei mile ba present job is being completed. The Cty Commission can easily accomplish this by instructing the Ford Paving Company to pave those streets but before doing so, in order to avoid future complications and to protect the tax payers of Bismarck, the City Commission asks that questions re- garding payment of special assess- ments for such paving be settled in advance. Our attorney suggests that the County Commissioners pass a res- olution covering this feature and when that is passed, we believe we are safe in saying that the City Commission will order the paving laid around the courthouse. This statement is not written to start a controversy but merely to ex- plain the exact facts in connection with this question for the information and benefit of everyone concerned and with the hope that action on the part of the County Commissioners may be obtained. ; Respectfully submitted, Paving Committee, amare City Commission. y A. W. Lucas, C. N. Kirk, . R. C. Battey, C. Bertsch, Jr. St. Alexius Notes—Patients to en- ter the St. Alexius hospital recently are: Mrs. Louis H. Carufel, City; Baby ‘Frank Bosch, ‘Linton; Leona Lewis, Kildeer; Helena Meidinger, Ashley; Mrs. Edward Baker and ba- by, Tuttle; Master George Claridge, Chinook, Mont.; (Mrs. C. Stepper, Ot- ter Creek; Mollie Kost, Mott; Doris Chaney, Linton; Mrs. 0. S. Brewster, Underwood. Those to leave the hos- Pital were: Mrs. H. H. Schmidt, Burnstad; Adaline Orth and Sai -- Bernth, Aran Si Revise j ,