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CITY I Hess & Rau get Coutract for Sewer. for Catch Basins .were Opened The meeting of the council last Monday evening was not marked by any great excitement, and outside of the acceptance of Hess *& Rau'S bid for sewer contracts and the passing of sidewalk resolutions, little of importance was done. There were present His Honor, Mayor Martin, in the chair, Alder men Luck, Rainey, Hawley, Nel son, Sheldon, Ryalls, Kreger and Pritchard. The minutes of the last regular and special meetings were read and approved. PETITIONS. A petition from the residents on the north side of 2nd ave. south, was read asking for cement side ways to be built. Same was re ferred to streets and alleys com mittee. Petitions were read from N. J. Tregathon, Christ Kjos and Chas. Martin asking for licenses to sell, intoxicating liquors at retail., RESOLUTIONS PASSED. The streets and alleys committee having reported favorably, on the sidewalks petitions referred to them at the last meeting of the council resolutions 3, 4, and 5. were intro duced and passed secend and final reading. CATCH BASINS. were three bids handed in. each ac companied by certified check, bids being as follows: Stover Construction Co. offered to do the work for cost plus 10 per oent, based on cement construction, provided the city would pay the cost of the forms used in this mode of construction. Hess & Rau offered to, construct 20 or more or less catch basins at a cost of $43.75 per catch basin. Twenty catch basins based on this bid would cost $875. This bid was also figured on the basis of cement construction. Davis & Munt offered to con struct twenty such catch basins for $1052. This bid was figured on the basis of pressed brick construction. The question of the comparative cost of brick and cement construc tion was discussed by the council, th& city engineer stating that in his opinion cement construction was just as good as brick construc tion, quite as durable and much cheaper, and he thot that it would pay the city to put-in cement catch basins. The forms referred to. in the Stover .bid he figured would cost about $50 each. This council felt that If this matter of catch basins was put thru it ought to be done as soon as possible, owing to the fact that labor would be scarcer later than it is now. The matter was referred to the sewer commit tee. 3fi 'tEMENT TESTER. The matter of the purchase of "a cement tester was left in the hands of the streets and alleys committee with power to purchase if they were satisfied with the machine. BIDS FOR SEWERS. Only one bid was received for the sewers advertised to be con structed. Hess made bids as follows: Sewer on Ontario street.. .$3920"00 Sewer on Boxelder street. .. 799 96 Sewer on Cedar and Kemp.. 884 00 L, ,G. HILL, M. D. OCULIST AURIST :l NOSE. ^iffeoAT GLASSES F8TTEP Firet Natiortal Bank B'ld'jr 4 Bids •. §gj Sewer on Hopper street?H. 723 00 There was some discussion as to the contractor leveling off the street properly/after the laying of sewers, and this led to the nearest approach to a warm discussion there was during the session. The warmth arose, strange to say, over the question of flooding with water in order to cause the dirt to settle aft§r the sewer had been put in. Mr. Hess was present and spoke of the disadvantages of the flooding method. There was a good deal of talk, but finally the matter was satisfactorily settled and the con tract was let to Hess & Rau and the city attorney instructed to draw the contract. APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES. The matter of judges for the special election to be held this week and next came up for consideration, and the mayoiij£named judges for the various wardsto act in that capacity. DECORATION DAY. Alderman Rainey invited the mayor and the council to take, part in the proceedings on Memorial day, and the mayor urged, upon every' alderman present that* he should try and be -present on that day. sx i. There was a question as to the ad visability of opening the bids for the construction of 20 catch basins as advertised,but the council finally decided that the sooner the matter was settled the better, and. motion was made to ppen thi bids i&iL. Lamrri SUNDRY. A s, A proposal was made to allow the chief of theKire department $50 extra year tb look after tne fire alarm, or hire ^ome responsible party to attend to it. The matter was referred to the. fire and water for .perm ssion to use the alley back of the Grand hotel during the building of the addition it is pro posed to put on the rear of the present structure. The permission asked for was granted. BILLS. The following bills were read and allowed: N. W. School Sup. Co., crayon... 11 25 Hammond & Stevens, diplomas:. 12 50 (Jinn & Go.,commencement music ,5 50 G. W, Carpenter, surveying 5 00 Louis LaDou, dirt 10 00 E. A. Wilson, planting trees on school grounds................ 382 50 Kampeska Mlg. Co., wood 1 iO Ainsworth Mus. Co.,on now piano 65 00 Mrs. A. Weaver, sub. teacher 7 50 Mrs. Ed. Taylor, sub. teacher 7 50 Munger & Bennett, fgt. and dray 8 92 Ii. B. Parsons, salary 166 !7 Elizabeth Mayor, teacher's salary 80 00 Florence Stanton, teach, salary,. *^75 00 Amy Shively, teacher's salary.?? 75 00 Myrtle Shane, teacher's salary.. 75 00 Berdine Harris, teacher's salary. 75 00 John Shirlock, teacher's salary-, "i- -. 85 00 Isabella Wood, teacher'ssBlaryJ'.S,'55 00 Evelyn Branvold, teacher's sal.. 60 00 Minette Miller, teacher's salary" 55 00 Maud Hastings, teacher's salary. .50 00 Emma LaDahl, teacher's salary. 55 00 Ada Minard, teacher's salary.. '55 00 Letha Rodolf, teacher's salary .. 50 00 Sadie Garroutte. teacher's salary 55 00 Lois Ballou, teachers salary 55 00 Anna Clement, teacher's salary, 40 00 Mae Hanna, teicher's salary.... 56 50 Birch Wood, teacher's salary. 55 00 Grace Findley, teacher's Alary,/S. 50 00 M^riAtirin Crt Af\ Sadie McGowin. teacher's salary Margaret Cogley, teacher's sal... Wionifred Keegan, teacher's sal. Miss Weills, teacher's jlary.... Miss Weaver, teacher's salary... Mabel Pearson, teacher's salary Miss Burns, teacher's salary.. Bernice Bailey, teacher's salary^ Maud Link, teacher's salary..... tKiesow, Cambern, do do W. W. Braman, do Z'A A- Middleton, do 50 00 57 50 50 00 50 00 50 00 57 50 .49 00 55 00 50 00 90 00 40 00 40 00 ,35 00 15 00 10 00 ,10 00 -25 50 75 57 ,42 93 P2 50 mz.m 45 33 2 10 35 50 38 50 18 40 T. R. Cunningham, janitor's sal am Donnelly, janitor and team. Otto Richter, janitor... Orson Craig, janitor Addison Atwater, janitor..... Roy Watkins, janitor Rex Adams, janitor Election expenses E. M. Barker, printing John Keegan, salary to June 1st Frank Elkins do Wm. Olson, do B. S. Crajg. do F. W. Lyon,supplies. .. Mlartm Belatti, work on fire alr'm li Vetter. work on streets....... C.H. Halstead, do/........ Erank Moran, do fe-, .... hf. James Lavique, ddK .... (v, Geo. Crozier, do *^453 Ed. McLear, do Bruce Knight, do Jake Feltman, do Ed. Harkins, do ....h-. 51 00 .....v. „21 00 21 00 2 9 7 5 ..... ii 7 00 ....& 13 15 9 65 !'.!!"Sl3 15 1 75 737 •.5 25 C. W. Stutenroth, witness feea., 2 20 On motion of Alderman Kaincy the council then adjourned. HOPKINS' REPLY TO SCHULL. I am not a candidate fdr office. It is true that I supported Mr. Schull for office two years ago and I wish publicly to apologize for having done so. The woods are full of men who supported Mr. Schull tfro years ago w&q are not doing so now. The reason is that he has not made good. The rea sons are to be found in abundance in the Times of May 21. Mr. Schull published a two column article of slush and personal abuse in a recent issue of Public Opinion and did not write a word about his gambling record. I do not believe the voters of the county will accept personal abuse, deliberate misrepresentation and vituperation against men who are not candidates for answers to the serious charges which have been made against Mr. Schu.ll. and which can be substantiated to the letter. ,As to his «ttem^%), muff the statements as to his trying to avoid meeting the ministers of the city I will simply say that the best answer to his weak attempt to dodge is thr, fact that every one of the ministers in -question is op posing him with all their strength and as proof of this I append a signed statement of Rev. J. P. Clyde, pastor of the Congregational church of this city. Signed. H. L. HOPKINS*. REV. J. P.CLYDE'S STATEMENT. "In my desird -to be more fair to those with whom I. cannot agree in important matters, I fcave my in dorsement to the statement prepar ed by Mr. Schull and appearing over my signature in Public Opinion While it is true it is put in the most favorable terms possible for Mr. Schull, I would have let it go at that had he not abused my gen erosity by his comments on the statement. Instead of saying that I did not make a second attempt to see him, because of an opinion that he. was not in sympathy with lis in matters of law enforcement, I should have said that we did not try again BECAUSE OF POSITIVE KNOWLEDGE BASED ON DEFI NITE FApTSi ON DEEDS AND SI'ATESIENTS OF- MR. SCHULL, WHILE IN HIS PRESENT OFFICE, THAT HE WAS MORE EAGER TO PROTECT THAN TO PROSECUTE THE MEN WHO WERE CARRY ING ON THE WHOLESALE ROB BERY IN THE GAMBLING HOUSES OF THIS CITY. "If Mr.( Schull would like to know the ground for. this knowl edge the evidence will be forth coming. My conclusion that Mr. Schull locked himself in his office after we had made an appointment by telephoning to see him is based on circumstaneial evidence and is therefore not absolute,but men have, been hung on much slighter*evi dence. However Mr. Schull virtu ally admits in his article that he was locked in his office at the time of our call. Signed J. P. CLYDE. .. '1 Notice of Application for Permit to Sell Intoxicating Liquors NOTICE IS HEREBY" GIVEN, that ChriBtopherson & Eck have this day filed in my office an application for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at re tail at Florence, lots 11- and 12, blk 14, of the town of Florence, County of Cod ington, and State of South Dakota, and that said application will be heard by the Town Board of said Florence on the 16th day of June, 1908, at 8 O'clock a. m., at the Imperial Lumber Co.'s office, at which time any person or persons may appear before said corporate authorities, and {give any reason why such license should not be received or permit granted to sell intoxicating liquors at retail, Dated at Florence, S. D., May 28,1908. W. C. Walsh. •, Town Clerk. First pub. May 29, last June 5.. •^lEAL ESTATE BARGAIN8 10 room house, modern Newly ro* modeled 8 room house, wl&barn City water. 9 room house, with barn Close in. 9 room house, with. barn. 3. fine lots, central location. 7 room cottage, new, well located. 7 room cottage, close in. Modern and fine. Good hotel at Willow Lakes. A fine corner, 100x165 Cement side walk, sewer and water. Some .other choice lots and acre property. „•, Lots Jja J-aJuj ,Kam peskal Cottage at "SUlcresl" fop rent by the week during the Summer months, targe screened porch. Can make terms to suit purchaser. •—George W. Case, ^Granite Block, PRIHJRT UW PUIZlt Lyman County Up Against a Pe cnliar Proposition. lVll'1 I ,'vSV DIVISION OCCURS IN JULY Candidates for CommiMloners Must B« Nominated at Primaries in Jgnt. tho t-Ti •n i. As the provisions vt the.-primary election law are being applied fea tures which were not thought of at the time the law was passed are .mak ing their appearance. Lyman and Un ion,'Counties have dug up two of themj In Lyman, under the primary law,': it. 1% necessary to nominate their can didates for connty commissioners at une primaries -Another law re the county .commliisioners &t July meeting of -this year to the county into commissioner districts, based upon population. en the former division ot the county into commissioner districts was.made most- of the population was in east end of th^county and the western end was sparsely settled. No^i the settlement is as heavy in the western end as it is in the eastern ettd^and a new division into districts on population will mean larger dis tricts in tlr« eastern part of the Coun ty a&d 'smaller in the western'part. The question before the people'is how to delect candidates in June when• they will not know until July where the district lines will he, The proposition which- had: to be met in Union county was in the filing of the petitioh for the nomination for the legislature by the Prohibitionists, The primary law provides that sitch petitions must contain not less than 3 per cent, nor more than 5 per cent of the party votes at the last preceding election. The Prohibitionists of Un ion cast thirty-four votes at the last «lection. On that basis one name on a petition was a-fraetion below the •required 8 per cent and two names would'jfearry it a fraction above the 5 per 5c^t limitation and make the petl tiojMfger flian is allowed by th.® la??. •Tbe lietitlon was finally accepted with two names, the county auditor holding that tho traction oyer could not hurt any one: under the circumstances. TO SELL CROUCH LINE of Judge Signs Decree for Disposal Property on June 22. The long expected receiver's sale of the Missouri River and Northwestern railroad, known as the Crouch line, operating between Rapid City and Mystic, has been ordered, Judge Mc Gee having signed a decree setting the date of the sale for June 22. The sale is granted upon the re quest of the Cleveland Trust company of Cleveland, O. It IS based on the foreclosure of a mortgage on the road securing a hond issue of $1,000,000. Verne Crouch, one of the receivers, resigned and C. O. Bailey was ap pointed in his 'stead. He has placed J. L. Soulb In chargo of the operating of the road, which has.had a partic ularly disastrous time since its open ing two years ago. The court has placed the upset price Of the road at $350,000 and as there are to be several bidders it Is thought that the line will bring upward of $500,000. It is forty miles in length through a- cfopked byt( j^ituresuvo canyon. 4#- CHARGES LUMBER TRUST. .Attorney General Wou& Oust Three Companies. After a detailed investigation of an alleged combination of lumber com panies at Webster Attorney General S. W. Clark has commenced ouster proceedings. He proposes to demand the forfeiture of thslr charters. The concerns Involved are the Lam pfort Lumber company, the Williams Bros. Lumber company and the John W. Tuthill Lumber company. It is contended that they have Joined in an illegal combination to stifle- competi tion and elevate prices. Mr*. W. B. Sherrard Dead. Mrs. Sherrard, wife of W. B. Sher rard, superintendent of the South Da kota Children's home in Slo.nx Falls, is dead of ailments resulting from old age. Herself and .husband originated the idea of the children's home 1' early days and she hail ,heen closel. associated with her hi»band in the work of the home since that time. Store and Bank Burned, puring a fortymlle gale Are broke out the A. L. Vaix C^dei store, at Mission -Hill and the store aod cqp tents, together with the bank adjoin ing, were completely deftroyed. The Yankton firs "department waa'callei' out and the balance of the town saved after a determined light.. SHARPS ^AND It is better to be rousted than forgotten. Sis evideiitlythinka the least she vvould like to-jsee*)^ hav^ one jgomiag 3rav?ford is a smooth talker—so-aye all "confidenqevinen." "1"' jpottompfe: W: S, Glass will carry\Codington Crawford thru on his shoulders. '-ft 1 l|The Daily Public Opinion says it is no? a right—it's mote like a tin whistle. 1_ The insurgents are looking pretty {h}ue around th*5 gills feathers have commenced to stftnG up on-the fclick o^-their/tte V? In the language of the stereotyped typewrlter setit^twfei the time for all great men to come to the aid of .ttielr'parte|" S&Brother Kneedy is tyyip^ta butt in W drRW^some, t^^Sis|^fii!fe is 690 lat»j-we haVe her engaged for several months ahead. first thing Brother Kneedy ItnoWs Sis wi,|l kno^fe, the "soclii"bf^is or him and then there will be, two "Sockl^we^" on the 'WmeS, -f WWWWWW When Adam got his apple-ihM®''ra# state it wwn't baff, after But when Ev?e started in to #xperimentkwiijh apple gie there was t^| in paradise., ,*t c--1 r~P 'Mb Sis, if you woniH&e good—be carefuf.^ iti 'ie^ndt felltiw^for spending his o^n jnoriey even personal taxes to the covtnty.T If you want to cheat your grocer, rob your neighbor.' jand "b your friend's wife get an Tartistief temperament.will «j|£u8e 'M you from all your #jns. 1 If Crawford should happen*mbe XJnited*State§f "Sen* X. Way, the promoter, worn be the boy" with the' brass feollar jn Sottth- Dakota, By the way, Way lifts beei\ in th§ state about one yeat andrwants to run the politics of ^8B '^fc|te. The Crawford band wagon bto^ down ttifr other &&$$$ sptoli» in W^itertown utlt will breaktitomi again is a false prophet and the pteople of' the SSttttef -'sTe, *ft pitfehmg ,. Schull and Loucks aire'having a hard flgM^fdr'the stags' af^nfe nomination on the, republican ticket. They b^m want to keep their ey^ fp peeled or young Mark Sheafe, the democratic 'S»ndidatepi3^jtU sH® up find grab the bone while they are fighting. Herman Michaels and E. I. Lampy are Sit^ing:"a%Jcfi, little race for the nomination of county aluditor on the jrepublican ticket. They are both'good capable men and it is up to the voters to take their-choice between a couple of good men, WKensis is at Sioux Palls sometime in fiie near future inspecting^ the penitentiary and incidentally taking medical treatment she might pick us out a nice airy cell. We hope she will use good judgment and not locate us too close to her own cellar we may be making faces at each other. There is one good thing about Sister Hairoil roasting a fellow and that is that it Is a sign ha amounts to something in a community. She •neVer takes a shot at anyone unless she is jealous of him or he has re fused to be bled by her. A roast by her is a mark of respectability to J. any man in the community riri Crawford has come and ^one. The little handful of" insurgents hf*' Watertown tried every available scheme to get out a crowd to hear him shoot off his gas bag. By the aid of two of the best bands in the state and a loud blare of trumpets thruout the residence part of the city, enough stalwarts turnedfout to make him a fairly respectable audience! His speech.was thg same old story, fighting imaginary rings, etc. As a matter of fact, however, Crawford is now and always has been,'the main tool of one of Jthe largest corporations in the state—the North western railway. He is a goodj joily wind-jammer and puts us in mind of those fellows who stand in a buggy on the streets and sell electric liver pads for $5.00 apiece. After the fellow gets thru selling his electric liver pads and catches all the suckers he can, he suddenly grabs the'tfnes, whips up his horse and gets away with -the dough. {o accuses e„fif,y^ifc t: 4' v~ GOAtS7??!yc:7yaASACi!x, SIDEWALK, CURR JUTTEft, GOC^ERTw BOILDINC *BLOCKS^ KIND 1 flNTOkcMS ESTIMATES .* which he livesi So far as her vicious a^l tacks injuring anyone is concerned it isijpraetically out of the question, Her paper has only a little handful of takers and those who do take it do not read it and those whof- do read it pay no attention to her wild hallucinatios. tA'"- M'mS^hiffre'W!e#pf,^^ tough on tlfe ^[6raldJ force to have to sit up half the night and erase a couple of letters on the heading of the roast they gave us laBt week. It probably took them several hours tt» do this job. It shows how great the circulation of that'paper actually is when they could erase and substitute other letters by hand on eadi. papfer in the hope of kiSe^ing them from running into a direct criminal 1 libel suit. If the Saturday News .had to do that kind of erasing On our paper we would be about three days late. But of course, it is an easy matter when a paper -has only a couple or three hundred circulation like the Herald. 'J