OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICItBS.
O.S Representative. B. F. Snaulditie.
Senators, H. C. Hsnsbrongh, W. N.Konch.
Governor, B. F. Fanchier.
Lieat. Governor, J. M. Devine.
Secretary of State, Fred Ealley.
State Treasurer, D. W. Driscoll.
State Auditor, A. N. Carlblom.
Attorney General, John Cowan.
Judges Supreme Court, N. C. Young, Al
fred Wallin, J. M. Bartholomew.
Riiilrottd Commieeionere, John Simons,
Henry Erickeon, I,. L. Walton.
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Pub"°Instruction,
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Commissioner of Insurance. W. Harri
son.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor,
H. U. Thomas.
SENATORS.
First District, Judcon LaMoure, Pembina.
Second District, James Fuller, St.Thomas
HEFRBSKNTATIVBS.
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Hj'do Park,
J. D. Wallace, Drayton.
Second District, J5. H. Restemayer, Cava
lier, Sohn Tiiordarson, Ilensel.
J'idae of the District Conrt, Seventh Ju
dicial District, O. E. auter. Grafton.
Clerk of District Court, A. L. Airth.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
States Attorney, W. J. Burke.
Sheriff. F. J. Farrow.
Auditor, Donald Thomson.
Treasurer, Robert McBride.
Register of Deeds, J, M. Chisholm.
County Judge, V. Quackcnbiish
hujicriineudent of schools, C. E. Jackson.
Surveyor S. O. Mcuuin.
Joroner, Dr. u. F. Erskine.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
First District, F. C. Myrick, Pembina.
Second District, S. Sfgfusson, Mountain
Third District, Geo. Taylor Bathgate.
Fourth District, J. P. Hicks, Neche.
Fifth District, H. P. Ottem, St. Thomas.
COUNTY JUSTICES.
C. Murphy Neclie.
J. 11. Joy. Glass'on.
E. H. liurgmnii. Gardar.
E. L. Buck, Crystul.
COUNTY CONRTABLBS.
Thos. McFadden. Neche.
C. E. Flora. Walhalla.
Marshall Jackeou, Neche.
A. B. Follins, Crystal.
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tion. However, while every established
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the local newspaper the property of its
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general factotum of the people it repre
sents. As such general representative
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on the principle that the patron gets
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And in looking for returns there are
several ways to look. That is a very
poor article of a local paper that don't
pay direct value lor its small subscription
price in some sort of speoial valuable
information during the year, besides a
large amount of general news. Every
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helped by judicious advertising in the
local paper. Anyone that has experi
mented and failed to get returns may
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But besides the direct benefit, there is
the general benefit. A newspaper in all
western towns is recognized to be of
equal necessity and importance and con
venience as schools, churches, or other
public institution. Everybody in town
wants a good, lively, newsy, local paper.
And we can guarantee, that any town
of any size can have such a]
paper il they
will pay for it.
But don't think that a dollar or two
subscription or a few more dollars for
advertising, or job work, is charity. If
having a local paper is no object, if you
get no news of interest or value from its
columns, if the advertising don't pay,
why don't spend your money. A chari
ty paper is no good any way, and the
sooner its supply ot pap is shut off the
better for the communitv and publisher.
EMBALMED BEEF.
We have been wondering since the
"embalmed beef" controversy has been
rife whether or no it was anything like
the substance that Uncle Sam fed his
sailors on during the war of the rebellion
and at least three years afterward. It
was then issued once a week on board
of each man-of-war when at sea and
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disgust.
And yet there was nothing positively
bad about it. It did not seem to be de
cayed in substance or particularly offen
sive in smell. It wasjust hunks of slimy
looking meat, surrounded with a sort of
mucus, greasy fluid, sealed in large tin
cans, with a mawkish, sickly, disgusting
taste. But in those days nobody kicked
about it except the sailors and the sai'ors
fust groivLd and went hungiy. But if
an investigation had been ordered, the
contractors could have come forward
and sworn, with truth, that they had put
up these canned goods just according to
the orders of the government officers,
who had divised the regular ration rou
tine for the navy, and who doubtless
thought that such a ration of "fresh roast
beef" was a luxury to the jack-tars
Though at the same time every officer in
the navy knew nine-tenths of it was
thrown overboard as regularly as issued.
OLD SOLDIERS.
Comrade Michels ol Benson introduc
ed a bill in the legislature to repeal the
law which was enacted years ago to the
effect that old soldiers should have pre
ference in appointments. Mr. Michels
said—the provisions of the bill had nev
er been carried out—"I have been in
the territory and state thirty years—the
law has no force—repeal it—or make it
operative. We old soldiers stood shoul
der to should a through a four years
war a
sometimes in port. It was issued as, and the last election. The increase over
was supposed to be canned, fresh roast last year's census is only 41, which looks
beef. Undoubtedly it was the most ex-!as though last year was either too large
pensive ration served out, and probably or lis year too small. Anyway, as we
for that reason it was religiously drawn remarked a few weeks ago, this is a
by the mess cooks and as regularly great place for wheat and children,
thrown overboard to the fishes. Not
one man in ten would eat it at all in its
natural state, though sometimes mixed
with potatoes in a sort of hash, hunger
made it partially palatable, but we don't !^e! ov-'r
remember of seeing any man who seem- tSoif thai" Dank is'tn'eplace to go'for^a
ed to like it anyway. The sailors called clean shave. It is merely an illustration
"slung cat" and various other names ol the truth of the Plaindealer's state
of a similar nature expressive of their Vlll "Mistakes will Happen."
grateful country should make its
word good. This bill caused quite a
discussion and among other speeches
we find this of Mr. Wallace of Pembina:
I do not feel able to make {hQ^rcenaefer
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.. 4. sountry, tho plesiS*
ure it was to me to meet an old soldier
and my heart beat with joy at the privil
ege of shaking hands with him. For
years past I have been in the habit of
meeting old soldiers and it was my pri
vilege last summer to be in Washington
during the reunion and I watched those
who had our honor and respect from all
the people. My youngest
brother was with the rough riders and
Roosevelt, went through the war in Cuba,
came home, succumbed to fever, and
now fills a soldier's grave. I have two
boys in Manila, one of whom now lies
in the hospital being wounded by alSpan
ish bullet. This is my feeling to the old
soldier, and I rather take exceptions to
the remarks of some of the speakers.
I shall be strongly in favor of
this motion being indefinitely postpon
ed and I think the unanimous vote of
this house with the exception of a few
old soldiers, all will vote in that direc
tion.—Fargo Forum.
SENATORIAL.
So far as ballots have shown, no par
ticular change has been made during the
week in the senatorial fight at Bismarck,
except that Johnson has lost three or
four votes with one or two gains and on
the ballot Wednesday of both houses
had 28. Mr. LaMoure had 8 and the
balance scattered, running from four to
twelve for other republican candidates.
Under the surface, however, much
work has been done and Thursday
morning papers concede Johnson's de
feat. The "field candidates" in opposi
tion to Johnson have signatures of 49 re
publicans agreeing to vote for the choice
of the "field caucus." In this Marshall
and Little are the strongest candidates
but are likely to be strong enough to
kill each other off and the choice come
between Hanna, McCumber and La
Moure. It seems to be conceded that if
not elected himself, LaMoure can name
the man.
SOHbOL CENSUS.
The total returns of the census of
children of school age between six and
twenty years as returned to Superintend
ent Jackson aggregate 6,026, of whom
3,173 are males and 2,853 are females.
In many states the total population is
sometimes figured as four and a half
times the school population. At that
rate the county has over 27,000 popula
tion. This of course is not correct, as
good judges figure our population
about 18,000, or three times the school
population
There are just about the same num
ber of hoys between six and twenty
years of age as there were votes cast at
tonret
MISTAKES WILL. HAPPEN.
The remarkable performance of the
Plaindealer yesterday, in putting a bar-
a
national
bank ar-
G. F. Herald.
And a little below in the same column
of the Herald we find this further illus
ration ol the fact that "Mistakes will
happen" even to the best of lis.
"All persons indebted to the Co.
unless settled beiore January 15, will be
placed in the hands of a lawyer for vig
orous prosecution."'
Bishop Eel a all.
N Ji'tli DakoL soon ii iv a bishop
of its own. Next Wednesday, Jan. 2,
the Feast of the conversion of St. Paul,
St. Peter's church, at 1737 Iielmont Ave.
Chicago, which he founded, and of
which he has been the only Rector, will
be the scene of the consecration of the
Rev. S. C. Edsaii, D. L).
bishop of North Dakota.
Dr. Ldsa.l was chosen as a mission
ary bishop by the recent biennial gen
eral convention of the church held in
Washington, and both the house of
bishops and the house of clerical and
lay deputies concurred unanimously in
the election.
For the solemn event of Jan. 25, which
will be for the people of St. Peter's
church and for Dr. Edsall, an occasion
of mingled sadness and rejoicing, the ar
rangements are nearly complete. The
church will contain, when taxed to its
fullest capacity, not more than a thous
and people and for this reason it has
been decided that admission to the
church shall be by tickets.
On the day of Dr. Edsall's consecra
tion, the clergy of Chicago and any vi
siting clergy who may be present from
other dioceses, will assemble at 10
o'clock a til in v.
with their usual vestments for rtuch oc
casions, cassocks, surplices and white
stoles, and will be assigned to their
places in the procession by the master
of ceremonies, the Rev. F. W. Keator,
and his assistants, the Reverends H. C.
Granger and John C. Sage.
It is the wish of Dr. Edsall that on St.
Pauls's day the whole of the clergy in
North Dakota arrange for a service in
their respective parish churches at the
very hours of that in Chicago and so help
to connect in a spiritual bond, the priests
and faithful laity who may attend: In
accordance herewith there will be a ser
vice in Grace church, Pembina, Wed
nesday, commencing at 10:30 a. m.,
which will be followed in spirit, the con
secration.
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you breathe may be full of its fatal
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you will open the door to pneumonia
and consumption and invite death. Its
sure signs are chills with fever, head
ache, dull heavy pains, muceus (-ischarj.
es from the nose, sore throat and never
let-go cough. Don't waste precious
time treating this cough with troches,
tablets, or poor, cheap syrups. Cure it
at once with Dr. King's New Discovery,
the infallible remedy for bronchial
troubles. It kills the disease germs,
heals the lungs and prevents the dread
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a picture in the National
inburgh, is tnld r.n English l::c:y in
her bo'.k, "Potpourri From a Surrey
Garden." Shu writes:
Several pictures stand out with pecul
iar interest, especially the life sized
Gainsborough of tho youug Mrs. Gra
haitte. She sat for the picture as a
wars.
When be came back, be never had the
courage to open the case which con
tuiucd his young wife's portrait. On his
death, many long years after it was
puiniud, it was opened by his heirs,
and iuside the case was the little white
slipper sho had left witu the pavter to
help him to finish his picture.
The portrait, was given to the Edin
burgh gallery, and the slipper was kept
by the family
Iniilde Information.
Yeast—This discussion about the size
of a whale's throat, I notice, is still
going on.
Crinisonbeak—Yes. It's too bad Jo
nah didn't leave some report on the sub
ject. He must have had some inside in
formation. —Yonkers Statesman.
AH the Honeymoon Dwindles.
A trial bottle free at T. R. Shaw's patient if the latter made any outcry,
a Store. 28 "Put your finger down there," indicat
table, "and keep
Headache Cured Quickly.
Take Dr. Davis' Anti-Headache,
druggists
All
Stories of Currnn.
Curran could say mordant and cut
ting things, but perhaps no man was
ever insulted with such dialectical neat
ness and ingeniousness as Curran was
by the famous maker of "bulls," Sir
Boyle Roche, in the Irish house of com
mons. "The honorable gentleman says
he is the guardian of his own honor,"
said Roche in reply to a speech of Cui
ran, "but on the other occasions I have
heard him boaet that be was an enemy
of sinecures."
Curran was defeated in a conversa
tional contest with Lady Morgan, the
Irish novelist, one evening in that lady's
drawing room, when, exaggerating the
prevailing fashion in short sleeves, she
wore merely straps over her shoulders.
Curran was walking away from the lit
tle party who witnessed the conflict of
the two wits when Lady Morgan called
out, "Ah, come baok, Mr. Curran, and
acknowledge that yon are fairly beaten."
"At any rate," said he, taming round,
"I have this consolation, Lady Morgan,
that you oan't laugh at me in your
•tam."
She—I really ought to have a new
hat.
He—How would it do to stick a few
feathers in the top crust of one of those
pies yon baked last week? You would
have something that would last then.
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
The London Standard says the Scot
tish race is the most clannish, the most
ubiquitous, the most pertinacious and
the most instinctively coherent in the
world.
I.nnc'liirc Felon.
Ds Stivers of New York had a large
dispe-csav.v clinic, and rarely a day
passed that one or more cases of felon
did not appear. "It won't hurt," was
always bis comforting assurance to the
ing the edge of the
still!" he commanded, and patients, as
a rule, made little fuss. Dr. Stivers once
had a felon on his left forefinger. He
poulticed it for about a week, and
walked the floor with pain at night. At
last be went to his assistant surgeon,
who said gravely, "That ought to have
been lanced before."
"Possibly—but"— said Dr. Stivers,
and then, with a long breath—"per
haps yon'd better lance it now."
"Certainly," said the assistant sur
geon. "Put your finger on the table."
Dr. Stivers complied, and with- a face
as white as paper watohed the knife.
"Be gentle," he cautioned. "That's an
awful sore finger!"
"It won't hurt." remarked the as
sistant surgeon, and the sharp steel de
scended. There was a howl of agony
from Dr. Stivers, and with his finger
in his other hand he danced about the
room crying, "Ob, oh, oh I"
"Why," remarked the assistant sur
geon, "I have beard you tell patients
hundreds of times that it didn't hurt to
lanoe a felon."
"No donbt, no doubt yon have,"
groaned Dr. Stivers, "but that depends
on which end of the knife a man is at"
—Exchange.
Address
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