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•W V{( A: 4 VOL. 8,/NO. 30 J&SL A Largt Number of Stalwarts Meet at Yatertown and Plan for WI|L NAME COMPLETE TICKET. Another Meeting Will Soon be iield to Perfect Plans—En thusiastic Gathering & ,5 At WaterfoWn, despite tW cold Iweather and blockaded railroads, about 100 stalwarts gathered here Sast Friday night in a conference and it was unanimously voted and lit was declared to be the sense of the meeting that a complete state and congressional ticket be •endorsed for the June primaries, and a meeting was called for .Huron on February 1st, 1910, to 'take spch action. Col.»Lee Stov er of Watertown,was made chair man of the meeting and Geo. R. .Douthit of Sioux Falls was ap pointed secretary. A committee ^composed of .A. G. Berneski of Salem, J. F. Halliday of Iroquois, John Longstaff of Huron, H.F. Atwater of Sturgis and C.M. Day of Sioux Falls was appointed to 4raft a call for the Huron confer ence and reported the fololwing: We, your committee, appointed %o draft a call to the republicans \o{ South Dapkot for the conference iat Huron, February 1st report the iol lowing: "All republicans in South Da kota who are opposed to the extra vagant mismanagement of the .•presant state administration are ^hereby invited to attend* a confer ence at Huron at 11:00'a. m,, Feb "ruary 1st, 1910, •Ji- for the purpose of ^ndoraing^.^at§apdJonKre88 Signed, Lee Stover, Geo. R. Douthit. Among those who addresse the conference were Senator A. B. Kittredge,Former Governor Elrqd and Ex-Senator E.L. Abel. These men were heartily cheer ed during their addresses and many telegams of encouragement were read .from those who could not come on account of the lack of train service and on account of 1 the blockade. Preliminary steps were taken and it may be taken rs V' final that the stalwarts of the tate are confident of. success in June. There wad no discussion of in dividual conditions Jphn Long staff! of Huron was made chairman of general arrangements. It was two last Friday morning beiore the conference adjourned. A vote of thanks was given to the Watertown Business Men's un ion for the use of their rooms for •the coherence. ®r :fr Card of Thanks We -tfesire thru this medium to thank the many kind friends who so kindly lent their assistance dur ing the illness, and death of our beloved father, Michael Kirsch. Mrs. John Nevenheim. Mrs Albert Hanten. Mrs. John Fox. Mrs. Adam Sutton. Matt KirscKjJf ^icK-Kirseh^'^^ A'dandy ll4 afttonaobi le robes, both fuf and piush atC, A. NelH'o- J*"? xertown ou al ticket for the consideration of the republican voters at the prim aries to be held in June 1910. We urge all republicans who believe the time has come to demand a sudden stop in the present waste ful management of state affairs which is now costing the taxpayers of South Dakota $2,000 per day, which iB more than better manage ment cost the taxpayers during the •two ears of the Elrod administra tion. We also ask that all repub licans join in this conference who 'deplore the needless accumulation of state debt, $1,000,000 in the last three years the highest taxa tion for three consecutive years '•ever known in the state who re' sent the unnecessary accumulation of offices to pay political debts and desire the restoration of the sane, safe, and economical and businesslike administration of state affairs. The Hagnft Lumber Company, who ha a line of yards in North and South Dakota, have secured a location in Watertown anil will make this city their headquarters. This company has a paid up cap ital of $100,000 and is operated by good live business men. This company will be distinctly a home institution. The importance of this fact will be readily un derstood when" it is considered that only one of the several lum ber companies doing business in this city is a hoiqe institution,and that company is the Melham Bros. Lumber Co. The other companies represented here aire only-agencies and the bulk of their business is transacted in other cities where thev have theirfheadquarters. The new lumber ompany will be a good thing for Watertown?" 4§ jg-yi yk Mr^ Kate McDowell Weds 6ould.' Samuel ome of the Ijrfde'a par ents, Geri. and Mrs. G. W. Carpen ter at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. J. P. Jenkins united in mar riage Samuel Gould and Mrs. Kate McDowell, both of this city. Mrs. McDowell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Carpeiter and has resided in Watertown most all of her life. Mr. Gould is engaged in the milk business in this city. The wedding was a quiet one, t-he immediate family and a few friends being present. The ring service was used. A bountiful lunch®was served. Mr. and Mrs. Gould will keep house at 717 Oak street sou th.v TRANSPORTATION. -"-MP* No More C. 0. D. Liquor Business in the United States. On the 1st of January there went into effect" what is known as the Humphrey amendment, to the Fed eral Papal Code, under-which it is necessary to plainly mark the con1 tents of all packages entering in terstate commerce, when such pack ages contain spirituous, malt or vinous liquors. The amendment contains three sections, known as 238,239 and 240, and the penalty for the violation of the first sec tion, which forbids the delivery of goods by a common carrier to any but a bona fide consignee, is a fine not to exceed $5,000 or imprison ment not to exceed two years, or both, for offiicials or agents of the offending carrier. For viola tion of Section 239. which forbids C/O D. shipments of liquor in interstate commerce,the penalty is fixed at not more than $6,000 and the shipment shall be seized arid condemned OFFERINGS FOR A QUEEN could be fouijd in our mas?nt ficent arr iv of. fine jewels. Society Queens Utvow where to buy their exqusite jewels tet in the .latest most unique desings. and Ayhetber lor per sonal adornment or as wedding", anniversary tw'. birthday gifts they kn.iw the}' can always rely upon the honor reputation JEWEtEft OPTlCIAJj^ WAT£tfrOWN7s,pA& raa 'It:.'H.. TH# t,IVE WEBK^tJo^Til IifvB V, AUCTION SYSTEM OF LANDS Measure to be Introduced in Con gress in the Near Fntnre. Thot to he Way Ahead of theQld Lottery System. !K,v Seeking to eliminate the. siwcu* lator in lndian lands and give' the settler an opportunity to purchase a farm without going thru a- vast amount of red tape, at bill is to be introduced' in congress in the near future, if £$Saed,will largely change the methods of handling the5 sale of the red man's proper ty. The measure is expected to. prove of inestimable value in' at tracting substantial farmers to those states in which Indian lands are still to be thrown open to settlement. The proposed bill will providu that' all the Indian lands in the United States shall bp sold on th$ deferred payment plan and a, smaller deposit than 20 per cent will be required. It will provide also for the sale of the. lands -•ither under the sealed,'1)itl sys*' tem as now, or at public auction, as the secretary of the interior may deem the most advantageous to the Indian and the prospective purchaser. All lands will be sold tinder the® public appraisement system, which: was inaugurated a few months ago in eastern Oklahoma, and which has been found to be working, Modern Brotherhood Installation. The Modern Brotherhood of America held an open session Frida" night at the Odd ,Fellows hall and installed the following officers. President,J. P. Foyjvice president, Mabel Brickell secre tary, Arthur L. Sherin treasurer, Wi 11 iam Luck chaplain.Mrs.Lusk conductor, Mrs. Mary Smith-.physi cians, Dr., Burlingame, Dr. Magee and Dr. Freeburg watchman, as. Kennedy: sentinel, Geo. Dixon. After the installation a few hours were spent in games and dancing by the younger people. There were about one hundred present and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed. NEBRASKAN WEDS WATERTOWN GIRL SI •'*—. a? WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA,^FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 1910. BO well that Indian Agent Kelsey of the Union Agency at Muskogee has reported to the Indian office that the teles have increased 50 per., cent and Jthat the price paid per acre has averaged an increase of 22 per cent Over sales under thg ol(ji system of secret appraisement* \t has not a8^yet_t^pn^dcftnitel purchaser will be given before he must pay up the tutal amount bid for'the land, but it will be made as easy as possible for the profjpgc tive settler. Vliss Amy Elizabeth Rice, Pop* ular Young Woman, Becomes the Bride of Wm. Asbory—Home Wedding. .mm The marriage Of Miss Amy Eliz abeth Rice, daughter of MrS.Belle Rice and William Andrew As bury.was quietly celebrated at the home of the bride's brother, H.D. Rice, January 1, 1910, in the pres ence of about forty guests. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. L." Palmerton. At 8 o'clock Mrs. Bertha Cosgroye played the' bridal chorus from Lohengrin and the {Jbride and groom preceded to the parlor where the ceremony was preformed. Only relatives and a few intimate rfriends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Asbury will make their home in Newcastle, Neb... where the groom is in the real es tate business. The bride is one 4 Jtf the beat known and mftst popular youiig, women in the city and her4 hosts friends in this city extend their best wisiKsa^tQj |l^feap] eftiple. MEETING HELD. Ductus New Commission Government for Majority Present in Favor of the Plan of Gty Watertown. Seemed to he Ounce. -3SB Amass meeting of ^citizens was hlldat GOBS hall Wednesday even ing to discuss the advisability of Hanging our form of city govern- tent from the present, special tarter, which was a special act of the'- territorial legislature thirty years ago. When the old spe cial. charter ,was granted for Wa %rtown it was when Watertown as a small village and the ifien ho drew up the old charter did pt anticipate that Watertown ould ever get out of her swaadfc ing clothes. A number of prominent citizens dicsuBsed the subject among them $va8 Alderman C.H. Lester. Mr. Center has been a member of the City council of this city for the ast ten or twelve years and .knows [Very weak spot in the old city arter. He explained ttfe matter oroly and said that while he was t' particularly in favor of the |ommission plan of city govern ment, he was in favor of a change either the commission plan or ^hanging over to the general laws the state governing municipali |es. Judge Irvin H. Myers spoke on 0ie matter from a legal standpoint: fand went into details explaining 'the old special charter Which the city iB now working under and the good features of the proposed Commission plan. Hi« talk was ery Interesting and 'instructive irid while he said he would try ivet tfaejapfeiect thesamecare ful consideration that her wot^d in charging a jury in his court, he could not help but admit that he was heartily in favor of the com mission plan in preference to the old charter. "H. Li Loucks spoke at some length on the initiative and refer endum features of the commission plan. He explained that under the commission plan any elective officer could be re-called by a peti tion signed by 5 per cent of the lectors,and that all ordinances and franchises could be passed by a direct vote of the people.. Col. Lee Stover was the last speaker and his talk was very in teresting lind instructive and shows that he is thoroly familiar with the subject. The colonel explained how the city was1 hampered with the present old charter and how the small propertj owner was com. pel led to pay double the tax that he should in order that the city might raise money to keep the mu nicipality moving. He explained how under the old charter, people Owning acreage land worth $200 per acre were allowed to go with out paying one cent of city tax/ Some of Col. Stover's remarks brot Gen. Sheafe to his feet, and he proceeded to eulogize Water town on the wonderful progress she had made under the much de spised old city charter. Col. Sto ver answered this later by saying that Gen. Sheafe was the owner of some choice acreage property with in the city limits which wasescap ing city taxation under the old »ity charter. W. H. Stokes also spoke against the, proposed change. Mr Stokes also has some valuable acreage property within the city limits Now that the electors of Water town will soon cast their votes for or against the proposed change in our city government, it might be Well to look Jnto the matter a little. Some one has written quite a comprehensive explanation of the proposed commission pi an which we print below: The commission plan of munici| pal government provides' for a mayor and four councilmen, who. compose the ''commission,'* ill to be elected at the Bane ^™6* every two years. -r A non-partisan primafy if-neld two "Weeks before the election. Anyone can become a candidate itji the primary for either mayj| oj| epuftci!man by filing a petition i#ira the signature of 25 voteril. The Jtwo. getting the highest VQfe for in the primary become A candidates for mayor in the elec tion the eight getting the high' est votes for councilmen inA th#. primaries becom candidates /|or councilmen in-the election. Pluralty. vqte rules in The ^ity government ia divided into five departments:. Public affairs, accounts and finances, pub lic safety, streets and .public im provements, parka and public property. The mayor is at the' head of the department of public affairs and a jcouncilman ^t the head ol' the other four. Regular meetings of the, com' mission-must be held at least once a month and the mayor or any two councilmen can call1 a special meeting at any time. Ail meet* ings at which any person hot a city offcial is admitted are open to the public. Three members of the coramis* 8ion constitute a quorum for the transaction of businessv Jt takes a majority vote of (he entire com mission to pais any measure,. The vote of each councilman on every proposition is recorded in writing. The mayor is the presiding officer: at meetings the head of the de partment of account, andjiinances, vice president. Every ordinance. fr^B'chite and contract must be open 'to public: inspection for seven days before passage, and no measureigoes into effect until ten days after paasage. unless it be for xthe immediate: preservation of publicpd|ce,neat^i or asfety.and such a measure, must/ have a two thirds vote of'the com mission. /et/'' Each month the commission must publish in pamphlet form a detail ed, itemized statement of receipts' and expenditures and a' sdmmary of the proceedings of the month. Each newspaper in the: city is to be provided with this report wd pamphlets are to be available for all citizens. At the end of each year the years businep is to be given .to the public lif the same, '.All' :citf -offiee&^ifi&ite commission itself—are filled by. appointment by the commission! This includes the solicitor, asses sor, treasurer, clerk, auditor,civil engineer, physician marshal, fire chief, market master and police judge- No city official can be interested in any contract or job in which the city is interested, nor can he be interested in any contract or job in which public service cor poration iB interested nor can a city official accept any pass. lree service or favor from any public service corporation. Upon petition of 25 per cent of the voters any ordinance must be submitted at a special election.and upon its approval by a majority vote it becomes a law, Protest may be filed against any measute adopted by the commis sion and upon petition of 25 per cent of the voters, within 10 days the measure must be held up ana submitted at a special election, and upon a majority vote in oppo si tion thereto it becomes null and void. Upon petition of 25 per cent of the voters a special election must be held at which any commissioner may be ousted from office upon a plurality vote for another man. The petition must give grounds for removal. 3 7^ t&r A Qoiet Wedding? Last Saturday evening at the Methodist parsonage,- Rev. J. P. Jenkins performing the ceremony, occurred the marriage of William J. Quick and Mrs. Florence Phil Hps. The groom is a prosperous farmer residing in Fuller town shlp and the bride is a widow lady residing on south Oak street. The happy couple took a short wedding trip to the twin cities. Mr. Quick has rented his farm and will make Watertown his future home Come in and nay your subscrip tion to the Saturday News and you will sleep more peacefully. Any man who does not pay his sub scription to his local paper will always have bad dreams- Union evangelistic services "at the Methodist church Sunday even ing with sermon by .Rev. 4-JB Keeler. Morning theme at Meth odist church t"The Mark of Cainf.' Morning thetfte at-Baptist church "Girding for a Sfew Race. "Every body cordially veloomejd Harry Thorn son,s Real Estate Exchange 1 OFFICE AX SA.TUKDAY Office—,Phone 80S 688 Now is the Atce^ I have some exceptional snaps in eity property this month The time to buy is when people want to Beu. If yoti arein the market for Watertown city property I can show you some'&fMdsJj that rwill^suyely surprise^ you. ^his4s |be season? o^ the year v^en iome people are forced, to sell. Marl? these words ?„OitypfOpert^ will advance 25 per the next year. A 8PLENDID UTTLE TRAC^3?l*i LAND CrtEAP5 -I can give you an (n acre tract* of lait4 In the A h"ve trac\!V*f^WBvi^ from 8"o 40 aor«c. there- trmeta Is boun^^^jejiM* ']|i value Tn tifi# next two or kftree year*, Get In on- tlje flrwmjl. and make some mSney. oertali^, pay you to buy some of this. have also about two 55^—A good |tou*e offi rootfts elass repair, large Jot, oholce I oca- 43.~A 2-story house of %, .9 hundred v»- y, cant lota at prices that will surpi y^ai. Coma and see m« about of them. Let me help yo#ta %ome money. 1 tion 91800 54.—A fine new two-story house of 8 splendid rooms and bath room, baq§. v: ment, furnace, light and gas. Best neighborhood In the. city. 942S0 33.—A fine new cottage,. 6'rooms ai^dl bath room, full basement, furnace, cistern, electric light and gas, pa*. .. ment walk, full .size lot, close In, ?31od #7: rooma -4plf first-clasa' condition, good bai^f buggy shed and chicken house, tfjl^ 60-ft. Jo^#. A splendid bargain, 'U 92500 25.—A 12-room 'house as'good as nMv, suitable for rooming or boarding house, close to depots, corner lot 50x115, stone foundation, large o*l iar stoned up- and cemented. You could not build the house for the price we ask for the entire prop erty $2360 24.—A new 2-story house of 8 rooms, bath room, basement, furnace and electric light. Large lot. In one of thp.^eft ,neighborhoods In the city 60^—A fine new house of 6 rooms and bath room, pantry, basement, ftirv nace, electric light and gas, .and two fine lots. The house is newly fln- Ished In hard wood. Every, room Is beautifully papered. THe Jocatlon is the test In the city $4000 46.—A splendid two-story house of 7 roome^ east ftwritj^jce. trees, largo lot *82250.- '. v/ 15.—Five-room acre will .^1 1 rooms, sewu. er and' water. in .house, cement-: side walk -fine trees, good lot -close r"-?28oo^ 18.—A good cottage of 6 robmS(! al most fn the heart of the city, $1500 o»«h w|M 'bu* 16.—A house of 5 rooms and kMwA:. bam, lot 90x200. $@50 takes cottage and barn,. one~ al ground. Ror quick tiuyer '../ js take .f.i.»A.& -.1.81500 i| 2-»tory :house of 8 -ooms, iol| lot good location,. ..$1150' j, -1' 4.—A 6-rooni cottage In good oondb tion, barn a«d iplendld lot, Price ^torv^jio^se rooms* ,»good neighborhood it M,