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BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE AN OPEN LETTER. To Governor Frazier and all Elected and Appointed Officials and Employees at the State Capitol: A special invitation is hereby cordially extended to you to attend the evening meet- ing of the I. V. A. Fighting Squad, to be held in the Auditorium in your city, on Thursday, December 18th. The meeting will begin at 8:00 o'clock. We invite you to be present from the be- ginning to the end of the meeting and assure you that no personalities of any kind will be indulged in, and that you will be given the most courteous treatment while the dis- cussion of the political issues proceeds. Yours truly, I. V. A. FIGHTING SQUAD. ILLIAMS HERE WITH | yesterday that he would be here today ue ett OF penrrions| "i petitions containing the signa- 21 PASSENGERS tures of 12,000 electors who desire that HURT WHEN TRAIN sebtetary Jack Williams of | the repeal of the Sunday Jaws be sub- JUMPS THE TRACK North Dabkta chapter of the American! mitted to the people at a referendum — Legion wired the. secretary.of state election. | None Killed or Seriously Injured Shhh hhh bh hhh ehhh bbb bbb bbb | in C. & N. W. Smash in | Minnesota r fF vening | Sanborn, Minn., Dec. 17—An east- | bound Northw rn passenger train ie jumped the track here this forenoon. leave the tracks. It dragged the re- SIIGCESI LI IGS mainder of the trdin with the ex- &| ception of the last sleeper, from the J ° rails. The baggage car, three day Rosen Ss Clothin Shop {coaches and one sleeper rolled down ‘ ;4 20-foot ermbankment. The train Was going around a curve when the Oe th bb erie er hel Pied Tht ooh rerio, © accident occurred. The injured were taken on a spe- cial train to Tracy, ‘Minn. Conduc: PEEP ee ole he bP be PIPE PoP bbe Meer hes: | ior C. A. Richardson was badly in- jured. W. Van Horn, baggageman. In? =} ? Paar . was buried under a pile of debris ana United States Railroad Administration was rescued with difficulty. Director General of Railroads ‘NEW ERA MEETINGS Twenty-one persons, were injured, 8 ntil hristmas several seriously, No one was killed.|‘ ~The baggage car was the first to ae The new era group meetings of the { Presbyterian church will be held at ithe homes of various members Thurs- day night and>they are expected to make a retord in the matter of at- tendance. The last series of meetings held two weeks ago were a great success and men and women members of the congregation are urged to at- ténd the meeting held nearest to taeir home tomorrow night. Everybody is z urged to bring their neighbor with tiem. g The groups will meet as follows: Smith-Stegner group with Mrs. H, L. Stegner, 811 Thayer street; Brooks- % Olson group with Mrs. F, E. MeCurdy, Passenger Train Service Restored on December 1 8th 412 Ninth — stre Richmond-Mowry group with Mrs. ‘Charles Leissman, FFECTIVE December 18th, the usual Northern Pacific Pea EER pate et : . : . Mrs, A. ~ a ay, Railroad Passenger Train, Service will be restored and Fifth street; Padtioiiwaltemetace trains taken off December 8th account of the coal shortage seep SRM GEaaNVaO seeded : -D sSle’ group wil will again.be placed in operation. ; Mrs. E, ‘B. Woodward, 1014 Fourth street; Wallace-Gussner group with The first North Coast Limited Train westbound will leave ae 1 oni FOR ER vero twit St. Paul and Minneapolis December 18th and the first North Mrs. M. Wolfe, 314° Second street, Coast Limited eastbound will leave Portland, Tacoma and The oe Bor ee tine: Bee Seattle December 18th. son group with Mrs. R. M. Bergeson. 501 6th street, Jones-Stott group fi auiigsntes ie ‘with Mrs, J. F. Watkins, 510 Fifth Call at or phone local agent for detailed information. street; Butier-Scothorn Pain with ‘Mrs. W. P. Lomas, 316 Main street. W. A. McDonald A.M. Clelana | EHODE ISLAND NOT Agent .. General Passenger Agent SUBJECT OF BOOZE ! : i : FY : z z Washington. Dee. 17.—Rhode Island thru its attorney general Herbert A. Rice asked the supreme court todas for permission to institute original proceedings to question the validity of the national: prohibition amendments and toe enjoin federal officials from en- foreing it-in that state. We Wish You:a Very Merry ~ JOHNSON'S for Phoenix Pure lhe hristmas! = | Silk Hose. 2 We take pleasure in d NOTICE OF SCHOOL extending to every- MEETING one, sincere ‘wishes J ets for a very Merry My | School Piste spec Meeting of Christmas and a (ear VOTERS most happy and Notice is Heréby Given, That on prosperous W4§] Tuesday the Qa day of Dec, A. D. ’ New Year. Wi, | 1919, a meeting of the voters of Bis- WA | marck Spécial School District No, 1 It is our aim artd’en- will be held “at “Will School, in the deavor always’ to County of Burleigh, State.\of. North make our store a Dakota, for the purpose of determin- bigger’ and ‘better @ | ing upon the question of issuing bonds | 4 shopping place each Ay | of. said school district in the sum of succeeding year and séventy-five thousand doltars ($75,- you'll find us ever 0.00), said bonds to be made pay- striving to give our A | able in 20 years from date of issue, customers utmost ‘ find to hear interest at the’ rate’ of service and satisfac- - Q3)| fowr (i) porcent’ ver annum, payable tion. semi-aunu: Which proposed bonds x ate to be! issted for the purpose of cuoseD ALL DAY CHRISTMAS eon bape te 5 ee My | taisitg movey to build an eight room virtues eer aoe briek school bulldidg to be construct- tronage’ for 1 6d on BIK. No, 23 in the Flannery and ‘ ‘Weatherby Addition to, the City of Bistiarck, 'N. D, This meeting will begin at 9 o'clock || Ai M. and closé at 4 o'clock P. M., of HELD HERE TONIGHT}: FIVE TAXPAYERS SUIT ARGUED IN SUPREME COURT Friendly Action Brought By the League to Quict Title to State Bond Issues The five taxpayers’ action again the league's industri ers’ action now pending supreme ‘court of the Umited except for the fact that the five tax- payers are undetstood to be friendly, while ihe 42 were presumed to be unfriendly to the league, came, up for argument ‘in the J!North Dakota su- premie court today. The five tax- payers, who are well-known league farmers from various parts “cf the state, are represented by Attorney Har-y Letkowitz of largo; Frederick . bike of St: Paul, special counsel y che industrial commission, is rep- ning the league, in behalf of Attorney Gen- La appearing for himselt,’ individual as a member of the in- dustrial commissipn, and for — the state in general, Charges made insthe five taxpayers are said to be identical with brought in the former action. The cwnstitutionality of the acts and the ‘bond issues under which the “program” ig to be carried out is questioned; the constiucionality of vote iby which the league amend- to the constitution were de- ed carried is attacked, and other charges of confiscation of private property through exorbitant taxation. taxation without representation and purpose of this friendly suit is}. the ‘league’s bond issues of igma attaching to litigation now pending in the United States courts. To this litigation Director General Cathro of the Bank of North Dakota, for the purchase of $2.060.000 worth of bank bonds and $ 000 worth of the real estate series. League lead- ers practically admit that these issues cannot be floated in North Dakota. An mpt to dispose of part of the bank ulied in the sale of only vorth, and these were re- rn capitalists at a time w ne it seen ned they werg pre-| pared to invest. “Aside from direct! appropriations from the general funds of the state, the league has been able to command little =m for the financing of its prog Drake agreed to’ buy $36,000 woi h of mill and elevator bonds to finance the purchase of a $20,000 elevator alread establish€d there, and Grand ‘orl has undertaken io pledge the sale of $1,000,000 worth of bonds to secure the location there of a terminal ele- vator and flour mij] whose estimated $1,500,000. So far as known,! an issue of only $100,000 of the mill and elevator bonds has been authorized to date, dnd nu mure tua that amount sold. Let’s go to JOHNSON’S for | Hosiery. GRIP, INFLUENZA Hamiin’s Wizard O!] a Rellablo, Antiseptic Preventive During influenza epidemics spray the nose and throat several times a day with one part Wizard Oil and two parts water, using an atomizer. If you haven’t an atomizer, gargle the throat and snuff the mixture up the nose. This treatment sets up an an eptic wall of defense against “Yiu” gerins. Chest colds and sore throat lead to grip. Stop them at once with Wizard Oil before they can develop into dangerous influenza. Get it from druggists for 30c. If not satisfied, return the bottle and get your money back. Ever constipated or have sick head> ache? Just try Wizard Liver Whips, pleasant little pink pills, 30c at druge gists, Guaranteed. ’ SSS New Currency For-Christmas Gifts New Currency for Christmas presents-can be secured at First National Bank SS NOTICE COAL Wilton Lignite Coal mined in the«State of North Dakota Phone 270 said day, (Dated at Blemarok, N. D.,, this sth day of Ded, A. D,, 1919 By order ot Board of Education, RICHARD PENWARDEN, x Consumers Co. 216 North Eighth St. Baled Hay Ice Stove Wood nono le ie neg: the federal constitution REDS CLAIM TO B with | a view to @ posing of} eve. _. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17,1919 Helping You Do Your Christmas Shopping 1s STORE is at your disposal. That’s telling you in the fewest - words possible what we’re doing to simplify your Christmas shopping. It’s.often hard to decide just what he would like. You’ll find Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothes for men and_young men; they make about she best presents going. There are furnishings, too: HOSIERY, 25c to $1.50 NECKWEAR, 65c to $5.00 MUFFLERS, $1.00 to $10.00 HANDKERCHIEFS, 10c to $1.00 LOUNGING ROBES, $5.00 to $40.00 GLOVES, $1.25 to $10.00 . CUFF LINKS, 50c to $3.00 SHIRTS, $2.00 to $15.00 and you can be certain that every gift you buy is guaranteed to satisfy. Send us your list. One- day mail order service. ‘ Copysight 1919, Hart Schafiner&Mt OPEN EVENINGS ACT TINHUAUAU ACUTE HAVE CAPTURED vows OF KEY | OPEN EVENINGS London, Dec, 17.—The capture o credits the recent refusal of eastern] Kiev and the occupation of Kupiansk, | U; 1 Ch bond houses to take up their option| southeast of Kahrkov are claimed in nti ristmas a bolshevik statement received from Moscow by wireless today. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE FRENCH WELCH (Tablets). It stops the Cough and x Headache and works off the Cold. E. s’S signature on each boa | REMEMBER! _ WASHBURN Thursday, December 18th, at 2 p. m. : BISMARCK Thursday, December 18th, at 8 p. m. STEELE _ Friday, December 19th, at 2 p. m. JAMESTOWN Friday, December 19th, at 8 p. m. VALLEY CITY Saturday, December 20th, at 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. FARGO Tuesday, December 23d, 2 and 8 pa m. Go and Meet the Bunch. Get into’ the _ 1920 Contest with ‘TOWNLEYISM Before the Beginning. of the Year. Bring the Ladies and a Neighbor. i Don’t Forget the Question Box! Timm i nm mmm mn te TNS HATATAATEREEATRAUETNE EOE EEOUATLEEA AA ral TN MM OO Oo AUACDEVESTECSUPEAURERTSEOUUHD EH TOPE ETT ATURE