The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 19, 1928, Page 4

PAGE FOUR N THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE The Bismarck Tribune An Independent Newspaper |... THE STATE’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ‘i (Established 1873) Published by tho Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bis- as second class mai] matter. George D. Mann . -President and Publisher epee tpg Rates Payable in Advance Daily b; ier, per year .. saee $7.20 Daily by uth ee coke (in Bismarck) 7.20 y m: per year, {in state outside Bismarck) ... + 6.00 Daily by mail, outside of North Dakota .. + 6.00 Weekly by mail, in state, per year ...... Weekly by mail, in state, three years for Weekly by mail, outside of North Dakota, per Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the ase for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper, and also the local news of spontaneous origin published herein. All rights of republication of all cther mat- ter herein are also reserved. Foreign Representatives G. LOGAN PAYNE COMPANY NEW YORK --- Fifth Ave. Bung CHICAGO ETROIT Tower Bldg. Kresge Bldg. (Official City, State and County Newspaper) HAVE A HEART There are not so many shopping days before Christ- was as there were when first you were asked to do your Christmas buying early, and there is no hope ‘hat the number going to increase between now and midnight of December 24th. Nor will prices be reduced; nor will the quality of the goods now on the thelves increase. So why linger and delay? Perhaps there are those who believe that “Do your Thristmas shopping early” is a slogan devised by nerchants who thought they would sell more goods f people bought early, and then took thought, and liscovered that there was more buying they ought to lo. But while that doubtless occurred to the mer- it was not by any means the controlling mo- inspired the shop-early propaganda which yreets us annually. The fact is, the request for early Christmas shopping ‘ame, first, chiefly from the postoffices, the express companies, the railroads und the sales and delivery reople, all of whom found themselves swamped by a tidal wave that hit them suddenly and left them devastated. Some way had to be found for controlling this tide, for distributing its volume. So an attempt was made to educate the public into buying early and shopping early. The fear of the merchant is not so much that his tales will ‘not reach the hoped-for peak as that his future will be jeopardized. There is nothing that so lisrupts a carefully-built organization as the overstrain of the two or three days—and nights—of hurried and aarried labor before Christmas. Clerks break down; some of them leave; others are not fit again for some time, and meanwhile system goes to the dogs and the sales-machine has to be rebuilt. Customers, too, offended by some frazzled employe, get sore and vow rever to trade there again. So the merchant desiring to serve his patrons well, asks the public to help him to do so by distributing Christmas buying over as long \ period as possible. So it behooves the public, since it wants good service, to remember that the chief element in that service is other gifts of inventive industrial genius to man were depreciated and retarded by these four-wheel brakes of progress. Obstructionists and reactionaries play havoc with community progress. Given the opportunity, they tear down faster than others can build. They resist every forward step, often just for the sake of going on record as being an objector. Though they are ignored by the knowing, the harm they do is gonsider- able and too often underestimated. That man is not a good citizen who opposes a neces- sary public improvement because it dpes not directly increase the value of his property. That man is not a good citizen who locks the doors of his community to new industries because they compel him to meet a higher wage level that aids the entire community. That man is not an asset to his home town who is blind to all but its blemishes, There is no room in Bismarck for the obstructionist. DEFECTIVE HEARING A bulletin from the Children’s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor announces that a survey shows that 10 per cent of the school children of the United States have measurable defects of hearing. To relieve the situation, there is recommended a uniformdaw in all states and cities requiring an annual examination of the hearing of all school children, with eventually the opening of clinics in all schools. Probably it will be a good many years before such ws can be passed. In the meantime, each parent ean do his part. The expense of having a doctor examine a child’s hearing is neglible; and doing so may save the child an untold amount of unhappiness in future years. Editorial! Comment AN ECCENTRIC PRESIDENT (Philadelphia Public-Ledger) President Irigoyen of Argentina continues to uphold his reputation for political eccentricity. During the whole of his presidential campaign he did not make a single speech or public announcement. On election day, after having cast his vote—for an Argentine citizen risks a day in jail if he stays away from the polls—he remained at home and read the classics. On occasion of his inauguration, which took place last Friday, he motored swiftly from the capitol to the government house, allowing hardly a passing glimpse of him to the thousands who lined the streets. He did appear for a moment on a balcony at the government house, confirming the fact that he is actually a man of flesh and blood. Despite his cloak of invisibility— perhaps, even, because of it—President Irigoyen is a popular idol in Argentina, and his eccentricities serve only to endear him the more. THE TELEPHONE VOICE (New York Times) Science enters into so many matters which used to get themselves done by rule of thumb that it is not sur- prising to find that special exercises have been devised for the voices of telephone operators. If it is not bl: phemous to say so, the improvement of the scientific method over older ones is not always perceptible, But in this case the precise directions are amusing, whether |) instructive or not. z A lady from Chicago advised a recent convention of Indiana “hello girls” how to improve their voices. To correct harshness and a monotone they must practice lower jaw. This last exercise consists of making a face like a ventriloquist’s dummy. It must be repeated many times in rapid succession, at the same time say- ing “yah, yah, yah.” Perhaps some of the girls complained that their faces were not built for lip-flapping. At any rate, a substi- t tute exercise was suggested. They were told to close the teeth and then rapidly alternate the shape of the lips from a movie actress kiss to a wide grin. By or alway for the imagination which frequent- | ly have been garnished and served up by writers of fiction. spy appears to have little or nothing | curling the tongues, flapping the lips and dropping the | There are ordinarily imagined, and they are correspondingly busy. ‘) nations maintain tems to keep them informed con- ci By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) Washington, Nov. 19.—In_ peace , the spies of the world have offered fascinating feasts | a As a matter of fact, the fictional his actual, living prototype. more of the latter than is All large espionage sys- erning what are supposed to be he secrets of cther nations; it is only in time of war that the news- paper reader begins to get an.idea WASHINGTON 4, LETTER... | Wanted: A Nice Out-of-the-Way Place to Spend a Honeymoon! OE ES (meme Y 4 SOUTH , AMERICA, ‘}) -- “SAMES! “@ mn ‘i ———a “Nations of only potential antag- onism, who are happily far off from state of war, and who may even have been devoted allies in a recent- ly concluded struggle, will spy up- on each other with all the vigor of inveterate foes. the secret service are sometimes re- duced, but never demobilized. treaty of peace has ever sent them home rejoicing. The regiments of No “The treaty of Versailles had yet to be drafted and the Teutonic bail bond fixed when all the triumphant allies spying upon one another as if that were the only known way to safe- guard a victor’s share of the spoils. set straightway to work, oe 8 “Espionage is not only a pastime a railroad lines, all the facts, the very substances of conqueror’s dream, about har- bors and principal cities, and the hills from which artillery could command them; about bridges and roads and valleys and ditches and canals; all facili- ties, all obstructions, and, to sure, reports on fortifications, naval bases, <«-rdocks and ar- senals.” + 2 8 In addition to telling all about how spies work and the kind of people they really are, Rowan re- views their world war activities and gives case histories of some of the most famous. He estimates that about 45,000 spies were in the jfield during the »:ar, all liable to death penalty. But ke says that not more than a thousand were killed, either before a i :ing squad or less formally, and he compares the death rate among war spies, 2.22 per cent, with that of 18.88 among the 45,000,000 troops on all fronts available for combat. o : yo On HEALTH Sone Te Me FRACTURES AND BROKEN BONES Fractures of broken bones should always be treated by a doctor or sur- geon but, as usually neither is at hand at the time of the accident, it is important that the layman know how to recognize a broken bone and how to set it that the injured person may be transported safely. A broken bone may be recognized by the presence of severe pain and deformity of the part from its nor- mal shape, being sometimes bent where no bend should be. The muscles about a broken bone usually contract, making it hard or impos- sible for the injured person to move the part. In addition there may be a grating, crepitous sound as the result of the two ends of the broken bone rubbing together, or a broken piece of bone may actually appear through the skin. nless the doctor has the neces- sary X-ray equipment, he has to trust to his sense of touch for re- storing the bones to the proper posi- tioz, but because the shape of some of the bones is not always easily distinguished and because some pa- tients have so much flesh the latter is not always an accurate method. Whenever it is possible doctors em- ploy the X-ray. With this method the exact position and shape of the break can be easily as- certained. It is even possible to ob- serve cracks or splits in the bone that could not possibly be determined with the fingers. With the use of the X-ray, too, the doctor can see if he has succeeded in restoring the bone to its proper place. There are five general types of fractures: The incomplete or “green- stick” fracture, where some of the bone fibres have been broken but most of them merely bent; the com- plete fracture, where the bone is broken in two; the compound frac- ture where the bone is not only broken but a part sticks out through the skin; the impacted fracture where the two ends of the bone are be| driven into each other; and the com- minuted fracture where the bone is shattered into small pieces. The first handling of the injured Person is most important because if one is not careful a simple fracture may become a very serious compound fracture which is much more danger- ous and hard to heal. The broken ends of bones are sharp and the muscles, being con- tracted, tend to pull them past each other so that arteries, veing or nerves may be cut by any movement. A splint should be applied as soon as possible to the sides of the frac- ture lengthwise of the injured bone. This will prevent a movement of the break during the transportation of the injured person to a place where he can be cared for. Splints may consist of any stiff material such as strips of wood, umbrellas, rolled ap cardboard, etc, The splint should extend for some distance above and below the broken bone to make ood support. The Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions on health and diet, uddressed to him, care of the Tribune. Enclose a stamped addressed |] envelope for reply. type of splint varies according to t! position of the fracture and one has to exercise one’s ingenuity in most cases. For instance, in the rib frac- tures the best splint consists of long strips of adhesive applied to the skin running parallel to the ribs, and in a fracture of the foot, the best splint is to place the foot on a pillow and tie the pillow around the foot with rope or heavy cord. (To be continued in tomorrow’s are ticle.) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Sweating Feet Question; Vexed Reader asks: “What causes sweating of the feet at the least exertion and dryness of the mouth immediately after lunch and dinner?” Answer: Excessive sweating df the feet may be caused from tight fitting shoes or from not washing the feet often enough. Those who are toxic are liable to sweat excess- ively at times. The shoes should be changed frequently and allowed to dry out thoroughly before being used again. Dryness of the mouth must come from some inflammatory con- dition present in your alimentary canal, Whiskey and Diabetes Question: Mrs. W. E. B. writes: “We have a friend who is suffering from diabetes. He has been told to drink whiskey as it destroys the sugar. I have no faith in whiskey so would like your opinion on this subject.” Answer: I consider the whiskey treatment for diabetes to be funda- mentally unsound in principle gi- though it is used by a great many diabetic specialists. Liquor un- doubtedly stimulates the flow of di- gestive juice with some people and this may have an effect upon th secretion of pancreatic fluid whic the body uses in the digestion of starchy foods, but as I have demon- strated conclusively that starches and sugars are unnecessary for the human body, it is the height of folly for any diabetic to use any drug or remedy to promote the digestion of the carbohydrates when the best and the simplest plan is to live mostly on protein, nonstarchy vegetables and fruits. Of course, all vegetables contain some starch, and all fruits contain sugar, but the diabetic can usually convert this small amount of starch and sugar with the need of eer eer seers a IN NEW YORK | _b ic } . Hl bi i i ‘he human element and that the human machine breaks | scientific investigation it has been discovered that any |NOW | extensive these peacetime |of consuls, attaches and minor di-j| small branches or bundles of twigs, | drugs or stimulants. a é . -g faithfully followi h directi ‘ill devel skeleton organizations really have)plomatists; it is also in its subtly Ce under undue strain just like any piece of machinery. | one faith eng aaa id esc ils TOG Sy organized performance an unlawful! New York, Nov. 19.—Perhaps this | hair and ivory complexion, has been | hides off the senators, Curtis prob. d And because there is a human element involved, and] Voice with a smile. Y 3 Military and naval attaches with diplomatic missions are the spear- heads ‘of the espionage systems ‘act of invasion. Yet governments devoted to maintaining peace and order indulge in almost incessant making something like $100,000 could happen in some other place could HOE 4 worth of preparations for a grand ably will only scalp ’em. than Manhattan. But I doubt it! ‘* ® because Christmas is a time for special charity to all RAIL ELECTRIFICATION ALANA mS humans, it is only reasonable that shoppers and ship- pers be considerate of the store clerk, the postal em- ploye and the servants of the express companies and railways. They want to enjoy Christmas, too. Why make the Yuletide hateful to them? Have a heart. Do your Christmas shopping early. YOUTH’S FOOLISHNESS A girl and a boy, students at Oberlin College, were sauntering along a railroad track on the edge of their college town the other evening. A train appeared in the distance. The boy suggested that they sit on the track in front of the approaching train and see who dared stay there the longest before jumping out of the way. The girl agreed. It ended just as you would suppose. The girl, eager to prove her daring, stayed too long—and got hit. She is now in a hospital with a broken collar bone, several broken ribs and some severe bruises. And she and the young man, possibly, feel that they have learned some- thing. A college freshman is more or less expected to be somewhat silly. As a general thing, the freshman lives up to this expectation admirably. But a stunt like this one at Oberlin, where a boy and a girl out of sheer bravado undertook a nonsensical prank that nearly cost the girl her life, seems a bit more than we have any right to ask. However, nothing in particular is to be gained by meditating that young people are foolish. They are, always have been and always will be. This foolish- ness does not arise from any mental incapacit; simply the inevitable result of high spirits and excess energy confronting a world that is unknown, testing it and trying to see how far fortune can be pushed. Very often this experimentation takes ludicrous, even tragic, forms. But the spirit back of it, for all that, is never ludicrous. A girl who sits on a railroad track to see how long she dare wait before jumping out of the way of a train may be risking her life and behaving like a simpleton; nevertheless, that same girl, actuated by the same sort of restless curiosity and love of excite- ment, is one of the reasons why we older ones look on (Philadelphia Public-Ledger) While the investors in Pennsylvania railroad stock and the business men of Philadelphia and all the great industrial centers served by the Pennsylvania system properly look upon the company’s plans for the electri- fication of its lines between New York and Wilmington as a substantial evidence of its enterprise and sound Position, they have a far wider significance. As pointed out in the weekly financial review in the busi- ness pages of the Public Ledger yesterday, the Penn- sylvania’s announcement is but the forerunner of what is about to be undertaken by other great transporta- tion systems of the United States and forecasts an industrial development the importance of which it is impossible to overestimate. The substitution of electric for steam power will do much more than decrease the cost of traffic and in- crease the length of trains and the speed of transit. It will open a new and ever-growing market for elec- tric power, and the very magnitude of the work of electrifying the railroad lines will require a length of time that will make possible the economical and pru- dent development of new power sources in pace with the demand. For these reasons alone the Pennsyl- vania announcement is rightly described as a financial event of great importance. AFTER MUSSOLINI THE— (Christian Science Monitor) % Benito Mussolini has now taken action to meet the hitherto unanswerable criticism of the system of government he has given to Italy. This criticism is that a dictatorship cannot last forever, and that chaos is liable to arise whenever in the course of nature it comes to an end. This applies whether the dictator- ship be good or evil. It is admitted alike by those whe, with George Bernard Shaw, hail the duce as a great ruler who “does get things done diligently for the public benefit,” and by those who, with Signor Nitti, denounce him as the author of “a ‘vast prison where there is no more laughter and no more life.” The action Signor Mussolini has taken is to constitute a grand council as “Supreme Organ” of the state, which is to form and keep in readiness a list of suitable suc- cessors to himself for appointment by the king when occasion requires. It cannot now be foretold whether the arrangement will work when the need for it arises, or whether, with such a prize as the absolute overlordship of 42,000,000 people in sight, there will then occur a state of disorder comparable to that of the Wars of the Roses in fif- teenth-century England. The fact nevertheless re- mains that a system has been set up which, if not self- the world’s future with hope. Suppose that you set out to recruit a host of daring souls to join you in some dangerous enterprise—a “lost hope” revolution, a desperate attack on entrenched in- justies and wrong. Would you seek your recruits from the sensible, mature people? Never in the world! You would go to the youngsters—to the foolish, crack- brained kids who get into trouble because they don’t know how to dodge the world’s pitfalls, And they would follow you! The saine eagerness and lack of balance that drive them to do laughable, silly things would make them follow to any kind of death you directed, if only you gave them a flag and a slogan. The battlefields of the world have been lit- tered with their bodies since wars began. Youngsters do foolish things, as in this case at Ober- lin, But the tragedy of the whole thing is that they eventually get sensible, mature—and very, very ‘eautious, - THE OBSTRUCTIONISTS continuing like an elected chamber, at least provides some guarantee that Italy will not be without a recog- nized duce when Mussolini is no longer there. THE FUNCTION OF A UNIVERSITY (Asheville Times) ,_ When Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler discusses political issues, he must perforce arouse sharp dissent, and that even within his own party. Speaking on the nature of a university, as the home for freedom of thought, as a place for the preservation, advancement and dissem- ination of knowledge, President Butler is at his best and wins the assent of all thoughtful minds. Such a discourse was Dr. Butler’s address on “The University Habit,” last Wednesday, on the occasion of the opening exercises of Columbia’s 175th year. “The university,” he said, “is the natural home of those highly trained and eager minds who aim to ad- vance knowledge. the base of all intellectual progress is the university's driving force.” But what of the sometimes strange, the occasionally fantastic, theories or the unconventional utterances that come forth from universities? Persons not compre- hending the true character of a university frequently ask if a university “stands for” the unorthodox ideas expressed by university folk. The answer, as Dr. Butler gives it, is that what the university “stands for” is full freedom to discuss diffi- cult and disputed problems, asl only that the dis- cussion be free from , intolerance and persecu- tion and by courtesy and good manners. “So set is the majority of mankind in conventional ways of thinking and in the support of conventional beliefs that any departure from these seems to sound an alarm.” A university of such ideals is a beacon light set upon a high hill to cast its rays into what too often seems to be the impenetrable enci » The divine curiosity which lies at and are so commonly recognized. Some of them in Washington ad- mit it, for instance, and those rep- resenting smaller nations with whom we are certain never to have serious trouble often joke about their jobs as boss spies. se 8 Richard Wilmer Rowan, an Amer- ican who studied the spy network in Europe over a period of many years, has written a book about it: which gives as complete a picture as a subject with so much secrecy at- tached to it could provide. This work, “Spy and Counter-Spy,” is virtually a textbook on spies, As indicating the extent of their peace- time activities, Rowan points out that 17 persons were convicted of espionage in five European coun- tries during the four months ending with last February. Most spies are so cheap to em- ploy, Rowan says, that they al always numerous. Even bankrupt governments are not too poor to engage a few. In peacetime, with less danger, more persons are will- ing to work at espionage. tie ee a it “It is a curious note that espion- age does not subside simply because hostilities are past,” Rowan writes. navy Rowan says, “there were gathered OUR BOARDING HOUSE. adventures with spies. “If, then, there is no truth on the sinister front but only a_hid- |den continuity in internation! es- pionage it means that most of us live and work, endeavoring to pros- per and keep to certain standards of private integrity, while unofficially but at public expense there is being fought skirmish of resource and intrigue, underground a_ constant duel of spy and counter-spy, gen- erally recognized as both natural and illegal.” Rowan tells of the offer of a naval invention offered to a Euro- pean power recently for 1,000,000 pounds, statesman’s cynical assurance that which was met by a would be better to let another government buy it, whereafter his own agents could 8 on steal it. * The theory is, of course, fhat it is the job of State Department, Army and Navy to know all about the other country’s foreign office, Army and Navy. the war, had encyclopaedic knowl- edge of every other country on earth. Germany before “Chiefly under direction of the and military attaches,” A few days after the murder of Arnold Rothstein, king of the New York gamblers, a newspaper printed a large photograph showing a deck of marked playing cards. It was with such cards, so the paper claimed, that Rothstein was “gypped” in a big poker game. Believing he had been party to a “fixed” game, it was said that the gambler had hesi- tated about paying up. At any rate, while walking down Broadway the day after this pho- tograph appeared, I noticed a num- ber of copies of the newspaper page pasted on the window of a “magic and trick” store in the early Fifties. And just above them was a huge sign, reading: “Cards just like these can be bought here for $1.75.” The nerve of thus candidly boast- ing over the trade in crooked and shady devices is a constant challenge to the credulousness of the average visitor. Yet I watched thousands of pedes- trians as they looked at the sign, smiled cynically, shrugged shoulders, and moved on, I am told that the world’s costliest rehearsals for an individual have been taking place of late in Mecca auditorium. Hope Hampton, she of the roseate a IS SWARMING WITd TIMMS SAY Nou! Do You KNow “THAT-THIS Hodse FROM “THAT OLD CoYoTE ~ FUR COAT OF YOURS 2. mDUST LET ME GET MY HANDS of tT, AND TLL GIVE \T A “TREATMENT WITH GASOLINE, ~ AND VAI MoTHS ARE IN HAT f+ You WoULD BE A ADAL AND DESTROY MY MAGNIFICENT CoAT oF SIBERIAN BEAR BY BURNING tT 2? ~< wEGAD: WOMAN, “THAT IS A HARSH “THREAT! + HM: M~ ae UTI Will GET RID oF “THE Few mots “THAT |: CHEMICAL FORMULA OF MY owil COMPOUNDING ! j By Ahern AY SUMTSTA NNN tt, wrth A opera debut in Philadelphia, so they tell me. Miss Hampton, in case it is not generally known, is in private life the wife of Jules Brulator, who, thanks to an invention, gets a few dimes every time a moving picture film unwinds for a few inches. With hundreds of thousands of feet un- reeling everywhere, his income is enormous, At any rate, Miss Hampton has been rehearsing before a group of experts and operatic notables. These have been “standing by” to give ad- vice on voice technique and acting. A “personal” orchestra of 35 mu- sicians has been on hand to give her the atmosphere and exact musical accompaniment which will eventually be found in the theatre wherein she makes her |ppearance. Speaking of music—there are four or five white-haired women who regularly attend the symphony con- certs and who have been nicknamed “the sobbies.” They sit patiently back until the orchestra strikes upon some moving or emotionally tense strains, where- upon they all break into tears and have the nicest cry. An old-timer tells me they have been on hand for the last several seasons, and to date no one has discovered the secret of their sadness, nor just why they continue this funereal role. The same “old-timer” pointed out to me the other night a ticket scalper who: has operated in front of Car- negie hall for 16 years. He buys up subscription tickets and sells them for double their gbox office value. Also there is a blind man who has not missed a Friday afternoon per- formance at the Metropolitan opera house in four seasons. He reserves the same seat for each performance. Until recently it was not known that he was blind, since he wears a spe- cial type of eye-glasses. So familiar has he become with his seat location that he goes to it without any effort, though generally he is accompanied by a woman ae ILBERT SWAN, e. | BARBS | ° “The Ladder,” a lesson play, has closed up shop in New York with losses of $1,500,000. It certainly did prove to be a lesson, for somebody. Maybe Hoover is riding on a war- ship on the South American trip to defend himself against the aspirants for postmaster. King Goarge mispronounced a couple of words the airs day. The ‘way prominent people are falling down on their grammar, it wouldn’t surprise us now if Gene Tunney were to split an infinitive. Maybe one of the reasons Al Smith lost was that the Scotch balked at his liberal Program. Strange thi: are ha| this presidential year. i. esterda: e saw the hencling, “EGGS RALLY we | AFTER BREAK. . . icture of Charley Dawes and Charley Curtis standing on the cap- | itol steps the other day reminds us that where Dawes used to tear the ning in; y A scientist finds cattle thrive on food wastes of the forests. Proba- bly what started him on his re- search was the fact that part of the human race has been break- fasting for years on sawdust. November 19 1778—New Jersey ratified the e ticles of confederation, 1831—Birthday of James A. Gar- field, 20th president, 1863—Gettysburg battlefield con- secrated as a national cemy tery. Our Yesterdays TEN YEARS AGO _ The Independent Voters associa- tion was incorporated. Mrs. C. W. McGray and Mrs. E O. Thorberg were hostesses to the Minishoshe chapter of D. A. R. when nine new members were admitted. Mrs. E. A, Hughes received H regulation Red Cross service pin, an honor accorded to those who were accepted for overseas service. Mrs. Hughes was preparing to leave for France when the Armistice was signed and the sailing date was can. celed by the French government. Mr. and Mrs, Stanley H. Abbott announced the birth of a daughter at the Bismarck hospital. Mr. Ab- bott was deputy state dairy commis- sioner. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Members of the Fortninghtly club¢ and their husabnds were invited to a musical by Mmes. Tuttle and Voss of Mandan. J. G. Taylor and W. F. Cochrane? formed a partnership as land agents and solicitors of land office business, Clarence McLean succeeded Fred Peterson as clerk in the post office, Mr. Peterson resigned to attend school. Mrs. H. L. Michelson left for Min: Ineapolis to spend a few days with friends, ‘ FORTY YEARS AGO The mass convention held here te boom the admission of North Da. kota to the union was well attended. Speeches were given by the follow. ae per. Cc. R. caren Farrer Har. ti joseph Hare, Judge Franci eS F. Wallace, and E. A. Williams. Col. C. B. Little was 5 some time in Washington, D. C. Baker announced that thi rck bank would be move. from its location in the Mellon building to the Bismarck National Bak building on Main and Third street, z Major Mitchell of Mandan left f. Duluth, Minn., to make his home