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» N ' . A t i v THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1912. '•.*<' ^ t 'Mi'j 1 ^Vi k- ft\ v f

THE PROSPEROUS TOWN OF NOME, NORTH DAKOTA NOME

Nome, one of the substantial busi­ness centers of IBarnes county, is locat­

ed on the Casselton bra"nch of the N. P., twenty-five miles southeast of Val­ley City. The town was founded in 1900 and, like hundreds of other new towns in Xorth Dakota, in a few years has grown from a tent or two to a modern 'business community with the advantages of town life. The adjacent territory of Nome does not differ from that of other sections of Barnes coun­ty, the farms are large and the staple crop is wheat. There are many weal­thy farmers who came there at an early date and acquired cheap lands and, through its enhancement in value and careful attention to their business they have acquired comfortable for­tunes.

The village reached the point in 1907 where incorporation seemed to be one of the necessities and the com­missioners, on petition gave the de­sired permission; an election was or­dered for the purpose of voting on incorporation. M. Furgeson, P. M-Hanson and Theodore Torbenson were named as inspectors of election.

The election was held Nov. 7, 1907, in the opera house building. There were 44 votes cast in favor of incor­poration and none against. The first election was held for the purpose of naming the village officialsDec. 27, 1907 and Albert Johnson, Ole Paulson and M. Furgeson were elected trus­tees- Theodore Torbenson -was chos­en treasurer on the organization of the board and John J. Johnson clerk; W. YV. Cooke justice of the [Peace; i*. M. Hanson assessor, and A. Elofson marshall. At the first meeting of the board M. Furgeson was elected president.

A Mean Insinuation. It was at one of the famous "frol­

ics" given by the Lambs. Mr. Charles Frohmnn had made an extremely neat and appropriate speech. There was loud applause at its finish, and then. "Author, author!" cried Mr. Augustus Thomas, standing up on his chair.

Money. Bacon—Money wii! do almost any­

thing. Egbert—It won't take a blot from

your oscutcheon. '"Perhaps not. but it veil! hr.v a lot

more escutcheons." — Yonkers States man.

Not For Fashion's 8ak«. The criminal law of England was for­

merly marked by indlscriminating se­verity. Theft of an article valued above 10 shillings was punished with death. In writing about "Sweet Hampstead and Its Associations" Mrs. White re­cords a pleasant thing of Lord Mans­field. who as a rule leaned to the side of mercy. It was Lord Mansfield who directed a jury to find a stolen trinket less in value than 10 shillings in ordet that the thief might escape capital pun­ishment To this the Jeweler who pros­ecuted demurred, asserting that the fashion of the thing had cost him twice that money.

"Gentlemen." replied the judge, with grave solemnity, "we ourselves stand In need of mercy. Let us not bang a man for the fashion's sake!"

Ono Was Enough. Hub—You say I've only one fault.

Well, If that's all, I can't be such a bad husband. Wife—William, a quar­ter with a hole In it has only one fault, tout what use Is it?—Boston Transcript.

Repression and Suppression. Maud—Jack Hawkins sang up at om

bouse last night. Alice—Did he let himself out? Maud—No: father show­ed him the door quick.—Boston Tran­script

FARMERS STATE BANK OF NOME

The Farmers9 State Bank Nome, North Dakota

CAPITAL, 520,000.00 SURPLUS, $2,500.00 DEPOSITS, $120,000.00

MARTIN MILLER, President L. HOG ST AD, Cashier

We pay interest on time deposits.

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A strong Bank can accord liberal treatment to its patrons Our past policy and ample resources are our guarantee for the future.

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Some Saobora Men Thirteen miles to the west of Val­

ley City on the main line of the Nor­thern Pacific railway" is the hustling little town of Sanborn, and with its twenty-nine years of existence has had more ups and downs than any other town of its. size in the state/within the last twenty years it has had four very destructive fires—practically

wiping out the whole town as origin­ally built—but with characteristic en­ergy of western towns was rapidly re­

built-The Cooperstown branch of the X.

P. connects with the main line at

this point, and would 'have added ma­terially to the trade of Sanborn if the

road had been completed to the Turtle Mountains as first contemplated.

Sanborn was platted in , 1879 by Messrs. Lenham and Gallinger, the original area consisting of forty acres which has since been increased 'by numerous additions. Among the earl­iest settlers of the section of Barnes county were Lewis (L. Lenham, Rev. \Prindle, <*. E. iBauder, A. M. iPease, Benjamin Smith, John Gray, S. E. Thompson, "Leo Noecker, J. R. 'Meloy, Albert Zing, O. E. Moe, J. H. Ryan, Charles Booth, J- S. Adams, and D. <M. Shannon.

tSarfborn incorporated as a town in the spring of 1884 and the first elec­tion was held 'May 13, resulting in the

election of the following: Trustees, A. D. Maris, 'D. 'F. Siegfried and H. O. iSterl; clerk and treasurer, iWilliam Mc'Kean; justice of the peace, 'William Halliday; assessor, Alex 'Moffet: mar-shall, X. J. Olsen. Number of votes cast , 94.

A volunteer fire company was or­ganized in 1'896. They have a hand engine, a large supply of hose and a system of cisterns distributed over the town; recently arrangements • were made with the Northern Pacific to connect with the pumping station lo­cated here, which now* gives them ample protection.

The Presbyterian church was organ­ized January 23, 1887, by Rev. iF. M. Wood, the missionary organizer, with a membership of fifteen, the first resi­dent minister was Rev. Samuel An­drews- A handsorf.e church 'building was erected while he was in charge.

The Catholics' and Episcopalians also have church buildings.

The James A. Garfield Post No. 43, <5. A. R., is an offspring of the Valley City post, and was organized in 1895.

High Priced:.Poe«is. Whiff is the hi^lie.st price ever paid

by ti publisher for a poemY It would be Interi'sting to know \vlii>th»>r any ad-

. vain Hits ever Im'imi made on the £3.tHX» i$l "».<)()0» that Scott m-t'lved for "I\okt>-by." Stephen <J wyiin. in his "Life" of Moore." toils us Unit Murray offered 2,(XK> guineas* for the copyright of "La I la' Itnokli." "hut Moore's friends thought he should have more and. go­ing to I .ongtnan. fhe.v claimed that Mr Moore should re< five no less than the highest price ever paid for u poem. 'That.' said Longiuau. 'was £3.0<)0. paid for "Hokeby." On this basis they treated, antl Longman was Inclined to stipulate for a preliminary (terusal. Moore, however, refused, aud the agreement was finally worded. That upon 3'our giving into our hands a poem of the length pf "Rokeby" you shall re­ceive from us the sum or £3.000.' London Chronicle.

The Alps Will Be Washed Away. The Alps, from a geological point of

yifw. _gre very recent. The Welsh

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tsr»sn.*r"uijwmuTvely siiealsiug, lnslgnific "lit. .«»•«' f»r more ancient They had l»eeii mountains for ages and ages before the materials which pow compose the Rigi or the Pilatus wer® deposited. Indeed, we may say that It is because they are so old that they have beeu so uiuoh worn.down. ;-The Alps themselves are crumbling ;and being washed away, and If no fresh elevation fakes place the time will come when they will be no loftier than Snowdon or Helvellyn. They hare al­ready undergone enormous deBUdatlon. and it has been shown that from the summit of'Mont Blanc some 10.000 of 12,000 feet of strata have been already removed. Denudation began as soon as t!\e land rose above the sea and the main river valleys were excavated.— Pearson's Weekly.

A Grewsome Wedding Present. Among the Brass river tribes of west ]

Africa when a young couple get mar­ried it is the custom for the oldest I member of the bride's family to pre­sent the bride with a plot of ground six feet long. This is for the grave of j her family and herself when they die. The first member of the new family who dies is burled about twenty feet below the ground and the next one al­most sixteen feet, and this goes on un­til all the family die and are busied. The grave holds them all. and this, they think, prevents them from being separated. This grewsome wedding present is the one most valued by the bride, the favorite native saying being. "When all other things are gone this] remains."

The Wasted Witticism. "I always thought." said the hostess. I

"that Scotchmen were humorous. One night I showed a departing Scotch guest a great pile of overcoats in the | dressing room.

• -Here.' I said, with a wave of my hand, -you are the first to leave. Take | your <-hol«*e.'

• 'Thank you.' said he as he fuui-1 bled searchingly among them; 'I'll 'avej me own.' " - Exchange.

His Own Words. Hubby-You eould oiake me very

happy if you would only exert yourself | I a little.

Wife--But you told me when I ac­cepted you rhiit I'd made you the bap-j piest luan on earth. How can I im-

I prove on that': Boston Transerlpt

The Little Pitcher. Said Krtiili t<» Iter doll: "There, don't I

answer iih* l<a<*k. Y«»u musn't l>e saucy' tin matter hnw hateful I am. You mustj remember I am your mother!"

Luck. H nit us — I wmider Imw it was that

| old Methusaieh lived so lougV Pokus-| Probably some woman bad married 'him tor tiis money.-Judge. .

Marriage. "Don't sneer at the Chinese literati

and the ancient Chinese literature.' The speaker was the Chinese consul

general In San Francisco. He contin­ued:

"Our ancient Chinese literature Is wise. Take, for example, one of its epigrams on marriage. Could anything be wiser than this: " 'Marriage Is like a besieged city—

those without all want to get in, and those within all want to get out''

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Supersoisnee. Modern science is that practical

knowledge of truth that urgea us to feel an oyster's pulse and look at Its tongue before we ent it.—Galveston News.

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