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For Girls
We have dolls and doll's
buggies and cradles and
beds, tables, cupboards
and dressers, dishes, both
tin and china.
SQUANDERING COUNTY FUNDS
Stock Growers News Upholds
Misappropriation of County
Money by Officers
Bro. Norby, of the Stock Grow
ere News, in a lengthy article con
sisting mostly of re-printed matter
from the Bad River News, accuses i
us of having a bad attack of tiie
"grouch," and while he admits
that practically everything we
said was true, be believes the offi
cers of the county and the commis
sioners have been unjustly crit
icised and are performing their
various duties with the same care
ful judgment and business sagaci
ty they would use in conducting
their private affairs. We don't
believe that any private parties
would have spent #1,700.00 on the
Little Bend Project, nor would
they have spent $8,000.00 for an
expert accountant to go over their
books to locate $50,000.00 misap
propriated funds, without making
a strenuous effort to recover at
least a part of it nor would they
spend $2,000.00 for election print
ing, supplies, etc., when they
could get the same work done at
one-half the price. You will find,
Bro. Norby, that the grouch of
which you speak, is felt by resi
dents all over the county, and is
growing in volume till a mighty
howl will be heard down at Fort
Pierre demanding a decent and
honest administration of county
affairs. Of course, it is easy to
figure why Bro. Norby does not
want the county officers exposed,
for from them comes the bread
and butter which he eats, and the
owners of the Stock Growers News
wax fat while eating from the
county feed trough. In all pro
bability, the News has already se
cured the order for printing the
election supplies for 1912 no bid
ding, no fuss or feathers, no
chunce for lunest competition to
enter the field and yet the News
will try to tell us that the county
officials ire on the "square."
Papers Served on Justice May
Papers have been served on
Justice N. VV. May notifying him
to appear before Judge Hughes at
the county seat on Wednesday,
December 20th, to show cause why
he should not be prohibited from
holding justice's court in the city
of Philip. The action is the result
of proceedings brought about by
our City Justice of the Peace,
William Brandon, who holds that
Justice May is trespassing on his
rights as city justice and has no
right to hold his office within the
city limits of Philip and outside
of the township in which he was
elected. The fact that Mr. Bran
don gives bonds for $500, while
Mr. May is only required to give
a #200 bond, is indicative that the
intent of the law is as Mr. Bran
don contends and that Justice May
has no right to hold court outside
of the jurisdiction of his own
township.
Is Patriotism Waning?
Is patriotism on the wane? Are
we losing our respect for the
"stars and stripes," under which
thousands of our forefathers have
fought, bled and died? Does that
grand old rag mean as much to
you and I as it did to those who
planted it on Bunker Hill and gave
their lives to free our country
from British rule or those who
perished on the battle field that
our Union might not be cut in
twain? We believe it does, and
we believe the spirit of patriotism
surges through the veins of the
present generation with as great a
force as it did with the first attack
of the British at Lexington or after
the first gun was fired on Fort
Sumter. But the common people
of the United States are not going
to fight the wars of the rich. If
they want wars, let them fight
themselves. The time is coming
when the working class will not
be pitted against each other that
the rich gluttons may protect their
ill-gotten gains. When the labor
ing m«n casts aside the overalls
and dons an uniform of blue, to go
forth into battle,
IMI
will know
the bad river news
VOL. VI. NO 41 PHILIP, STANLEY COUNTY, S. D., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1911 ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Headquarters for Holiday Goods!
Here you will find everything in the Holiday Line, presents for
both young and old. It will be a pleasure to show our goods whether
you buy or not. Just come and see and be convinced that this is the
place to supply your wants.
We have ladies' handkercheifs ranging in price from 5
to 75c initial handkercheifs for both men and women
We have an elegant line of men's neckties and holders, mufflers, hdkfs.
For Ladies we have collars and pins, gloves, linens, fancy work, satch
els, fancy collars and hand painted china.
Denton C. Crowl Coming
We are pleased to announce that
Denton C. Crowl, the second num
ber of the lecture course, will be
in Philip on Wednesday, Decem
ber 20th, to fulfill his engagement.
Mr. Crowl was unable to be here
on the 8th, but fortunately we are
able to secure him for the 20th,
and judging from the favorable
press reports from all parts of the
country he has visited, the people
of Philip and vicinity will be given
an opportunity to hear one of the
best men that have ever visited
this part of the state.
Kadoka Press: We understand
that two more irrigation projects
are to be numbered among those
along White river. Fred Sears is
now installing a plant on his ranch
south of Belvidere and Chas. W.
Sears is soon to begin the work of
installing a plant on his ranch
south of Kadoka.
Stock Growers News: Miss
Rosa Scott has purchased the
lease of the Majestic Theater in
I this city from Dan Brown and the
show will be under her manage
ment in the future. The Majestic
has a reputation of furnishing
good moral entertainments for the
people of Fort Pierre and those
who are acquainted with Miss
We are Still Making: a Reduction on Our Ladies' Misses' and Children's Coats and Furs
We have a fine Line of Candies and Nuts, all new goods. The best way
is to come and see for yourself. We guarantee that you will go away
satisfied.
R. WILLIAMS
whether it is his country he is
fighting for, or the protection of
the treasures of the bloated mil
lionaires, who incite war that their
pockets may bulge still further
with the spoils of the fight. Let
the monkey kings and their sons,
shoulder a musket and take their
place on the tiring line, where!
bayonets Hash, swords gleam and
cannons roar, where blood is spill-j
ed and men give up their life, and
let no money consideration save'
their precious necks then will
there be no more war.
Scott know that the reputation
will, at least be maintained. She
contemplates a number of im
provements such as a vocal quar
tett, orchestra music and special
features from time to time. At
tend the Majestic once and you
will go again.
BIG PROJECT TOO EXPENSIVE
It Would Cost over Sixteen Mil
lions of Dollars to Develop
Power at Little
Bend
The preliminary observational
report of Westinghouse, Church,
Kerr &Co., the engineers employ
ed bv Hugh, Stanley and Sulley
Counties to examine the Little
Bend power and irrigation pro
ject with view to its practicability,
is at hand, the gist of which is
that the proposition is practical
from a physical engineering stand
point, but that it will cost too
much to construct to be profitable.
The report in detail showed that
the lands to be irrigated were
located at an altitude of about 400
feet above the river, and in extent
were limited only by the amount
of water available. Special men
tion was made of the Fort Bennett
flat near the mouth of the Chey
enne with 12,000 and, the
fiat above Fort Pierre with
to 10,000 acres available.
lie low along the stream.
large
8,000
Both
The report showed that the dis
charge of the Missouri at Pierre
was about 10,000 cubic feet per
second. At "Little Bend" it is
possible to create a fall of water of
14 feet. It has been previously
supposed that a greater fall could
be secured but the report shows
that while the difference in the
surface of the water at either end
is fifteen and one-half feet that
one and one-half feet would be
lost by the slope of the water
i through the cut. The head of 10,
1000 cubic feet per second falling
114 feet would create approximate
ly 12,000 horsepower, or sufficient
power to pump 200 cubic feet per
second to a heighth of 400 feet.
This would amount to 144,800
acre feet annually, but allowing
for evaporation and loss it would
furnish power enough for irri
gating 64,000 acres.
To make a channel sufficient tQ
divert 10,000 cubic feet per second
across the neck at Little Bend
woultl require a cut with a bottom
width of about 300 feet, a depth
of water of about 10 feet, with
side slopes made on a ratio of one
and one half to one. The channel
would have a length of approxim
ately two and one-half miles arid
at the best location in the divide
the maximum depth would be
about 2.50 feet. The construction
of the channel would require the
excavation of about 30,000,000
cubic yards of material at a cost
of *10,000,000. The report con
cludes:
It is physically practicable to
utilize this power in the irrigation
of approximately *4,000 acres on
the highlands of Hughes and Sul
ly counties, situated about 400
feet above the river level. The
first cost involved in this propos
ed development is so great as to
make the project financially im
possible. The Fairplay.
Patronize Home Industry
There has been a good deal said
about patronizing home industry
and we farmers are brought over
the coals if we send an order to
the catalogue houses when our
home merchants or manufacturers
will sell us as good merchandise
and cheaper than outsiders (freight
considered.) We are told that the
money sent out of a town never
returns but goes into the coffers
of trusts and big corporations and
the home merchants and manu
facturers are left to hold the sack.
This is true and the merchant is
justified in making a kick if we
farmers send away for goods that
can be duplicated by our business
men in prices and quality, and our
motto in the future should be "Pa
tronize Home Industries." We
should help our merchants and
manufacturers in their respective
callings. This will build up our
town the farmer will have a good
market for his produce and every
thing will be much better for both.
Now Mr. Merchant, we farmers
are not the only transgressors.
The good Book says "Pluck the
beam out of thine own eye so that
For Boys
We have toy
ai n s, wagons,
blocks, tops, guns
and games.
you
Can
see more clearly to pluck
the mote out of thy brother's eye.
When I came to Philip last week
and visited most of the merchants
and feed stores, to my surprise
all
of these dealers had in a large
stock of flour from Minneapolis,
Canby, Huron and Watertown,
which they seemed to be pushing.
Is this patronizing home industry?
A few enterprising business men
of Philip put their hands into their
pockets and helped to build this
mill and elevator, as fine as any in
the state, and a good miller has
been making this flour and it is
selling at ten cents per sack cheap
er than other brands that have to
be shipped in. The women are
not objecting to "Stand Pat'1 flour
but the merchants are not pushing
it enough.
In discussing this question, «n
the corner, one corporation lover
remarked "what are you oldsoddies
kicking about?". We are selling
the best flour on the market and
at a fair price." I said, "My
dear sir we are not kicking at the
quality or price but we object to
your trying to put out of commis
sion an industry that we farmers
are depending on for a market.
The prospects are fine for a
good crop of fall wheat hence we
should all pull together and keep
our industries going, so as to hav*
a good market here next fell.
A Farmer.
Stock Growers News: Hugh
Jeffries has purchased the Kllete
Billiard Parlor, at present located
under the Cavanaugh saloon, and
will move it to the building form
erly occupied by the Klondike and
Eat restaurant. Hugh says ht
will couduct a good orderly plaqt.
and one in which any one magr
spend a few hours of recreation
and those acquainted with Hugh
know that he will do just what he
says he will.
There will be a dance at the
Grand opera house tomorroll
evening and music will be furnish
ed by the Jud Pepper orchestra.
You all know what kind of a time
to expect when Jud furnishes th®
stimulator.