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IlmmisO I- & ii Wi~ jjyv &<- "W aJns^li &"V W^?' FCSSPA: ..-. .•"•'• .I.'.VX^--Y.I!.«,FT v|fe- "K POUR ABERDEEN DEMOCRAT CUEO. IF* #V B. DALY, Editor Published Every Friday by THE ABERDEEN.' PUBLISHING CO 114 1st Avenue East Entered In the Postofflce at Aberdeen, 8. D. a* second class matter. Subscription Price—One Year, $1.00 DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET For Congress, :. W. S. Elder, Deadwood. S. A. Ramsey, Woonsocket. For Governor, J. A. Stran&ky, Pukwana. For Lieutenant Governor, James Coffey, Walworth Co. For Secretary of State, F. L. Latta, Hyde Co. For Treasurer, C. W. Martins, Grant Co. For Auditor. John Hayes, Stanley Co. For Superintendent of Public In struction, Thomas Lyons, Clay Co. For Commissioner of St.^ol and Pub lic Lands, C. G, Laughlin, Lake Co. For Attorney General, 3. J. B. Harris, Yankton. For Railroad Commissioner, KS M- B. Ii. Lien, Miinnehaha Co. CALL FOR CONVENTION To the 'Democratic electors of the cour of Brown state of South Dakota: rii The Democratic central committee of Brown "vnty, South Dakota, in «ompliance vflth the statutary re quirement, has called a delegate con vention of the Democratic electors of the county of Brown, state ofSouth Dakota to meet at the Farmer's Room in the court house. In the city of Aberdeen, Brown county, South Da kota on Tuesday the 18th day of September A. D„ 1906 at 11 o'clock a. m. of said day for the purpose of placin nomination candidates for the following offices: County treasur er, county auditor, sheriff, register of deeds, clerk of courts, states attor ney, county judge, superintendent of schools, coroner, surveyor, two sen ators, four members of the house of representatives. The various precincts will be en titled to the following representa tion: One delegate at large and one delegate for each ten votes or frac tion thereof cast ifor Hon. Louis N. Crili, the Democratic candidate for governor at the election of 1904. The caucuses for the election of delegates to said convention will be held on the 11th day of September, A. D. 1906, the polls opening at 3:00 o'clock p. m. and closing at 8:30 o'clock p. m. of that day. The repre sentation to which the several primaries will be entitled under this call anid the -place of holding the cau cus in each of said precincts, Is as follows: Aberdeen—First ward, 11 dele gates, Askew House Second ward, 7 delegates, city hall Third ward, 10 delegates, City Hack barn Fourth •ward, 12 delegates, Sherman House sample room Aberdeen Township, 5 delegates, town hall. -4 AlllBon, 2 delegates, School house No. 2. Bath, 3 delegates, town hall. Brainard, 3 delegates, School house $ I 5 Cambria, 3 delegates. School house No. 2. Carlisle, 3 ^delegates. School, house on Sec. 8. $ :T Claremont, 4"" delegates, Abraham's Lumber office. Columbia, 5 delegates, township •Shall.:. Detroit, 3 delegates, town hall. Frankly n, 2 delegates. School ouse on Sec. 22. Garden prairie, 4 delegates. scnobl houaediatrict No. 26»3i Gem, 4 delegates, school bouse No. p,' ^"V, .GrotoB^fSrst ^ta, 5 delegates, 54« ^j^^TOjOeppt. Second Wart, 3 ,:i«legate|i engine house, Third jsw- school WlutmaMmto* W. 0 Irwin's Township, adelegates, DtMger'a wsw Oneota, 2 delegates, town hall. Ordway, 4 delegates, Hall's store. Oscoola, 3 delegates, school lioiure No. 4. Palmyra, 2 delegates, school house Xo. 2. Portage, 3 delegates, banquet room, Union Temple. Ravlnia, 2 delegates, lieigler school house. Richland, 2 delegates, school house N. :i. Riverside, 6 delegates,school house No. 2. Rondell, 3 delegates, Humphrey's store. Savo, 2 delegates, school house No. 3. Shelby, 3 delegates, school house No. 0. Verdon Village, 2 delegates, A. O. V. W. hull. Wlarner, (i delegates, railroad depot. Westport, 4 delegates, town hall. Immediately 'following adjourn ment of the county convention the delegates of the First, Third and Fourth commission districts will assemble in separate conventions and place ifn nominatoiu candidates for county commissioner from their sev eral districts. —Chas. X. Harris, F. M. Morse, Chairman. Secretary. Dated at Aberdeen, S. D., August 22, 1906. HARPER'S WEEKLY ON BRYAN The silver Issue is dead, and need no longer scare away from Bryan any one who Mkes his leadership in other particulars. The sentiment that a man who went wrong on sil ver has not sound enough judgment to be fit to be president is much modified by the thought that Bryan is ten years older than he was in 1896, and has spent that interval in labors and experiences that could hardly fail to broaden and improve his understanding. There is a sound basis for the belief 'that Bryan Is a wiser man than he was ten years ago. Next, President Roosevelt has demonstrated that, Bryan or no Bry an, what is due is bound to come, 'and the fear of Bryan as a radical has been obliterated by the spectacle of a republican administration com pelling a republican congress to un dertake and accomplish measures of regulation and discipline such as in a general way Bryan has been under stood to stand for. Much that used to be Bryanlsm has become Roose veltlsm, prospering under the new name. "In a supreme sense," says the Springfield Republican, "Bryan ism stood for the shackling of preda tory wealth—'the man before the dollar'—and it is that principle which the American people seem n«w to have accepted." There la much in that. The lightning that would not run down Bry„. _'s rod has run down Roosevelt's, and people feel that it was bound to come, and give Bryan some credit for discerning it. Finally, for better or worse, Bryan is known, and has far more backers and adherents than any other democrat. Those who have always supported him support him still those who have distrusted him distrust him far less than they once did. Events have moved and moved Bryan's way, and It is remarkable how he has been able to keep step with them. SPELLING REFORM BOOH The latest boom is in the line of spelling reform. Years ago a move in this direction was made by the National Educational association which gave out a list of about a dozen words. This list was quite generally adopted by teachers but the press with a 'few exceptions ignored it. Then sometime during this year dt was announced that Andrew Car negie was financing a new imove In the dlrcetion of spelling reform. A committee of college men and writ ers, headed by Brander Mathews of Columbia university, financed by Carnegie, prepared a list of 300 words with reasons for the new spelling, and sent the list broad cast through the country, not. only to educators but to editors. Still the movement failed to attract attention and support. Something else seemed wanting. Now out- impulsive president has sprung into the breach, and th# movement promises to move. And why shouldn't it? The ten dency of the movement is toward brevity, the elimination of the silent letters. Every dick of the type-: writer and the linotype coats money* and the use of unnecessary charac ters delaya the ruBh of modern busi ness, The president has struck a total hlowy. .to orthographical sta^dr, pattern. The most remarkable innovation la the,, changed spelling of the pa* tens* *od perfect 'participle of map? A: i*r »**.. Cas tottowy tapt, trapt, wrapt, cni»ht, hu«ht, waaht. *h»cJH SENATORIAL TIMBER Some pretty good men in this county are being groomed by their friends for the race for senatorial nomination in the republican conven tion next month. It is whispered that, although Mr Lincoln voted for Coe I. Crawford at the state conven tion, the machine representatives in this county have become reconciled to his nomination. It is also hinted that if Mr. Witte goes into the field his candidacy will have an anti-ma chine flavor. Over on the east side of the .lim are three would-be candidates for the senate, while it is said the machine has selected a man whose name has not been made public. A. \V. Kruger, the most uncompromising insurgent, as veil as the pioneer anti pass man of the county, is in the field, as well as X. O. P. Synoground. The latter Is an organizer and hust ler of an unusual order. He is president of the Groton-Ferney Tele phone company and the Ferney Farmers' Blevator company, two re markably successful enterprises. J. F. f^afky, an unusually successful and up-to-date Farmer of Riverside town ship, is also in the race. It is anticipated that the little boss of the county, who is arranging the republican ticket, will have to do a little very smooth and rapid work when the part of the ticket calling for senatorial nominations is reached, to avoid a little display of discord that even the best regulated of machines is sometimes subject to. A remarkable situation exists in to the price of feed grains in this county. Last fall oats sold as low as 15 cents per bushel and this spring for 32 cents. Now people are begging buyers to take speltz for 35 cents per hundred, almost as low as a third of a cent per pound. These feed grains offered are usually the share of the land renter who has no granary now in which to store them. Buyers with storage room can make 50 per cent on money for a six months invest ment. A chance for capital. Many republican papers, the kind that uphold the evil boss system, are pointing out that LaFollette is a boss, ty a sense he may be, in the ne sense that Roosevelt is-also "boss." The boss who is a popular leader and exercises his powers as leade- for the common benefit of the wholt. people is vastly different from the boss who is a boss for boodle, as are the k'nd these same papers find it to thv.r material 'advantage to keep in power. Bryan's welcoming back to the shore of his native land which took place yesterday in New York was the m"t remarkable ever accorded a private individual. It is also a try ing position to place a man In, but he is big enough for the occasion. HOUGHTON 1 here is a crew of men at work preparing the Atlas elevator for the coming crop of grain. They are put ting lin a stone foundation and a gasoline engine. The Sleepy Bye elevator has sent up George Downer to get everything in readiness for the opening of the season. 'Mr. Patterson, who has represent ed the Northwestern railroad here for the path three years, has just re turned from a visit to his family. This tls the first vacation since he came here. L. W. Smith, who re lieved him. has folded his tent and go-3. "We have just heard of the death Of Ole P. Hanson's mother. She was quite an old woman. Arrangements for the funeral made'pubii6 A oostofflce Inspector has been up om yay recently and inaugurated some needed changes. There will be preaching in Hough ton next Sunday by a gentleman from Huron. Some of our neighbors are not waiting for September 1st for their chicK^n dinners even if the birds are small. An Iowa cattle buyer is around buying up fat cows for which he is willing to pay from |2.25 to $2.50 per hundred. 5 Out hotel man that was to be has been seen again, this time at Sand Late seeing how many young ducks .were therfe. We understand he has moved his tent to the Big Slough. He ought to be looked after. Americus !Dakln, the land man all the war FROM M'taoarl, is J- 1 UD here tookiag,.'^ftar. his share. Mr. Zhrana, our hotter maker, has a little^ daughter that arrived'the other morning to be taken care of. j, To be fully prepared for the "Just like •gtf' crop,Bert Fessenden has bought largest threshing machine out$t, ln &!• vicinity. We hope he hi*"1 fcatii wpriw ABERDEEN DEM0CE4T, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1906 here- professionally several times recently. The telephone has been repaired and Is open (in the postofflce) for business. Dr. Elliott of Aberdeen was called up here the other evening to see a sick horse belonging to Fred Over acker. Owing to an encounter with a skunk that visited our chicken house last evening, my wife says that I ought to go out and air myself, so I will quit for this time. COLUMBIA Miss Wilson, who has been re-en gaged for the primary school, has re signed her position, concluding to to teach near home. Mrs. King will again teach the Heman school. There has been no application yet made for the Daly school. Charles Van Drew, a prominent citizen of Sterling. III., accompanied by his son and daughter, has been visitiing at the Besse home south of town. He is an old-time friend of Mr. Besse, whom he has not seen in over twenty years. Freed Clark is doing his own •threshing, as a wisi man should, be fore starting on ihe waiting fields of his neighbors. Oats and barley are the only grain yet being marketed here. The for mer sells from 19 to 21 cents and barley, which is pretty badly off color, at 26 and 29 cents. BERN Mr. and Mrs. James Neer of Oregon visited last week with their daugh ter, Mrs. E. B. Friel. Mrs. Winnie Murray spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. S. Barns, near Ipswich. Mrs. J. A. Walker and sister. Miss Ethel Rhoberti, (were shopping in Westport Saturday. George Stone ds suffering from an abcess on one finger. The recent rains have put har vesting back in this part of the county and many seemed to forget about Sunday, as several cut grain all that day. Arthur Broadbent spent Sunday with his parents in Leola. He found his brother George so greatly im proved from his recent relapse as to be able to walk down town. Mrs. Roy Merritt and children who have been visiting for several weeks in Iowa, have returned home. Mrs. William Holmes, Sr., and Mrs. Lew Holmes drove oAberdeen Thursday. Miss Lizzie Bake, who has been visiting with relatives in Minnesota for several months, came home today. Mrs. Art Young of Aberdeen spent several days at Bern, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Friel. O. D. Harmon was calling on friends Sunday. Misses Eunice and Mertie Harmon were pleasant guest? at the Stone home recently. .4%**:.. GAIN FOR THE PAST YEAR IS OVER $2,000,000 4 Total Valuation is $222,426,629— Host of the Counties Show Dis tinct 'Increase in Valuation but Lawrence Shows a Slump of Over a Million—Corporate Property is Raised. I/ Pierre, S. D., Aug. 30.—(Special to the American.)—The total assess ment figures of the state as left by the state board of equalization on all classes of property is 1222,426,469, an Increase of 785 over the figures aa left by the board a year ago. Of this increase $482,532 is on corporate property and the balance on lands, tots and personal property. The Increase on corporate property was 1236,481 on xallroads, $235,073 on telephones, $6,t«5 on telegraphs, and :$4,293 on express companies. The total v^jjatio^ sta^te by cou^U^I» ®^v AufJHA ., ,1? *,?£&•'.' $ Beadle, r-V*.. Bon Homme ... ,, Brookings .,., Charles S(li 2,665,343 5,566,7S4 6,263,948 7,385,684 9,934,84$ 2,440,378 498,104 *,660,339 1,611,641 4,8*8,232 Clark 4,277,362 Clay 4,855,319 Codington 5,384,813 Custer 1,361,312 Davison 4,069,813 Day 5,181,569 Deuel 4,360,398 Douglas 2,833,330 Edmunds 2,854,510 Fall River 4,684,358 Faulk 2,681,660 Grant 4,977,210 Gregory 1,945,292 Hamlin 3,9 2 3.0 9 8 Hand 4,244,249 Hanson 3,099,473 Hughes 2,SI 4,394 Hutchinson 7,905,485 Hyde 2,147,021. Jerauld 2,597,028 Kingsbury 5,402,394 Lake 5,391,638 Lawrence 9,018,531 Lincoln ",,109,666 Lyman 2,0S3,SS1 McCook 4,722,752 McPherson 2,207,238 Marshall 2,887,233 Meade 2,063,091 Miner 2,965,105 Minnehaha 12,191,634 Moody 4,872,630 Pennington 3,215,084 Potter 1,754,627 Roberts 4,637,309 Sanborn 3,261,231 Spink 7,313,707 Stanley 1,821,129 Sully 1,806,919 Turner 7,318,681 Union 5,126,298 Walworth 1,940,224 Yankton 6,246,538 Unorganized 314,098 Unorganized 185,391 Most of the counties have an in crease in valuation over last year, the greatest shrinkage in the few which show a decrease being in Law rence, which was reduced over a million dollars from the returns of last yeair. The increase in real and personal property is practically all new property, as the general valua tions are practically the same as for last year. COMMITTED SUICIDE AT HOME LAST FRIDAY HIS News of the Tragic End of the Presi dent Was Withheld to Prevent Run on the Institution—Undoubtedly Did the Act to Escape Failure of Company. Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 31.—The suspicion entertained that Frank K. Hippie, president of th eembarrased Reai Estate Trust company, who was found dead at 'his home in Bryn Mawr last Friday, committed suicide, was confirmed yesterday by Joseph N. King, coroner of Montgomery county. When he made the announcement, Dr. Albert H. Read, the coroner's physician .was standing near and he added: "You can say that Hippie blew out his brains." Since the death of Mr. Hippie the family physlcla nand the coroner have maintained that he died of cere bral hemorrhage while taking a bath. The coroner yesterday said, "When I went to Bryn Mawr Friday morning to investigate the sudden death of Hippie I found that he was the presi dent of a trust company and when I discovered he had committed suicide, I decided to suppress the fact for a few days in order to prevent a run on the trust company. I thought that if there was anything wrong in Hippie's transactions, the directors would have -a chance to make up whatever defects there were." SIX ENTER SILVER MEDAL CONTEST The contest for the silver medal offered by the W. C. T. U. will be be held at the Methodist church at 8 o'clock this evening. Six young ladies have entered the contest The program 4s,aa follows: Music .,. ,,^4,. Orchestra Inivocation The Orphan's Prayer....*. iiMlss Lum Music .^ Orchestra The Bridal wne Cup ..lliss Hopkins Music •j,. .y -vAv-Orchestra Saved Ji U» Mimic Orchestra Mfc Pittkerfcough on Benefits Ituslc -of tin Saloon* ."Miss Ooleman Orchestra The Maniac's Wife Miss Sliter Music Orchestra The Bugle Call to the Church es .Miss Welch Decision of Judges Presentation of Medal. .Rev. Pierce FIRE DAMAGES KLINE STREET BARN About 9:15 last evening fire was discovered at the barn o£ F. J. Mc Arthur on Kline street. The de partment reached th escene and had a stream playing on the flames in short order and it was extinguished without much trouble. The barn was empty save for an automobile which was saved by early comers. Mr. McArthur is at a loss to ac count for the fire as 110 light was about the place and he was in the barn about, supper time and every thing was all right at that time. It is thought the lire was of incendiary origin. The loss will not exceed $200 or $300 and probably will he fully covered by insurance. A marriage license was issued John Smith and Luecea Stager Mansfield. LATEST MARKET REPORTS Minneapolis Cash Close No. 1 hard 76% New 75% No. 1 northern 75% New 74% ..To arrive 72% No. 2 northern 73% .73 .70 .72 .71 .67 .64 .65 New To arrive No. 3 northern Now No. 1 durum To arrive No. 2 durum To arrive 6 0 No. 3 yellow corn 47% No. 3 corn 47% No. 3 white oats 28% No. 3 oats 26% Barley 33@ .46 Rye 52% Flax 1.09% Northwest Cars Today. Last year. Minneapolis 54 138 Duluth 16 4 Winnipeg 41 11 Chicago Car Lots. Received Received Graded Last Year Today Wheat 47 25 Corn 223 119 Oats 187 3J2 45 440 230 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Aug. 29.—Hog receipts, 17,000 light, $5.85@6.35 mixed, $5.75 6.30 heavy, $5.25@6.25 Yorkers, $6.25@6.35 cattle, 10,000 market steady sheep, 18,000 mar ket steady closed strong. Sioux City Live Stock. Sioux City, Aug. 29.—-Hog receipts 2,500 market weak light, $5.75 5.95 heavy, $5.55@5.80 mixed, $5.60@5.75 cattle, 400 market steady closed 5c lower. St. Paul Produce Exchange The following official quotations were made on open change August SOtli, and repr-'.on'.s prices obtained for the various commodities, usual commission to be deducted from ac count sales: BUTTER—Extra creamery, 22*c first creamery, 20@20%c dairy, 18 @18%c renovated, 19%@20c fresh sweet packing stock, 16@16*c grease, 4c. EGGS—Fresh at market, per case, $4.65 seconds and dirties, per doz., 12%c. POULTRY Hens, lie* spring chickens, 14c cocks, 6@6%c tur keys, 16c geese, 8@8%c- ducks, 6 7c. 'POTATOES—New, per bushel, 50c. Minneapolis Wool Wool, unwashed, medium.. Wool, unwashed, coarse... Wool, unwashed, fine..... Wool, unwashed, burry, seedy each ..... 18 0 J'* Wool, unwashed, medium and a 1 8 1 9 confined to changing September to the more deferred months and fur ther loss in values has resulted. Very little encouragement has been re ceived from foreign advices and northwestern news too contradictory to inspire confidence. The only wavering feature has been the large clearances. Foreign demand is the key to the whole future of values and it will have to be exceedingly good to encuorage investment buying un lesss further declines are registered. CORN—Large sales of old corn from Nebraska continued slight swings of the nearby months. OATS—Oats have shown a firm undertone, hedging sales were quicy ly absorbed for scattering Investment account and cash Interests were good buyers of the September. PROVISIONS—Better demand for cash offerings, and yet the near futures lost a small fraction. Good demand for lard and ribs. —S. C. Love & Co. Cummings Commission Company's Daily Letter WHEAT—Brilliant weather over the northwest and the lower cables was the cause of the lower tendency of the market today. Liquidation started some selling on the curb and as the buying demand was limited prices declined fractionally and the opening was easy with September off nearly %c, December and May show ing firmness. Selling continued for some time but prices did not show much further decline, offerings being quite well taken, prices gradually firming up and working above the opening price followed by another little set back. Trade very light and featureless. We look for activity after the holiday next week. Thresh ing returns are turning out very dis appointing as we predicted and it looks as though purchases could be made with safety. Minneapolis stocks decreased 1,175,000 bushels for five days. We shipped 47,250 bushels of wheat and 51,800 barrels of flour. Minneapolis receipts 54 against 308, Duluth 16 against, 4, Winnipeg 41 against 11 and Chicago 4 7 against 45. TIME TABLE CHICAGO. M1LMAUKEE & ST. PAUL H. & D. DIVISION 6.t5 a. m. I Aberrant! 6.45 a. 10.00 p. m. ••AMraeen 18.35 p. 7.02 a. '18.51 6.00 a. m. j. 9.40 p. m. •BatH 8.50 p. SSt 5: {9:02 p. S lufp: SU-Gfoton (J.35 a. KAST WEST RUN WEST 7.80 p. Aberdeen 7.30 a. 7.00 Mlna 8.00 8.30 ... .Ipswich jj.80 6.00 Ro8coe 9,10 3.30 Evarcs 11.30 SOUTH NORTH RUN NORTH. 7.50 p. Aberdeen 7.00 a. m. 7.25 Westport 7.25 7.00 Frederick 750 6.35 Elleudale alie NORTH SOUTH RUN SOUTH SOUTH 5.51 a. m. 6.20 6.10 8.45 6.35 7.15 6.48 7.35 7.10 8.15 7.30 8.40 7,47 9.05 .24 @25 .23 @24 .21022 .Aberdeen Grain No. 1 northern No. 2 northern No. 3 northern No. 2 durum No. 3 durum .V No. 1 flax ........ No. 2 flax No. 3 irhlte oats .... ."r..- "22 Ko- 3 oats is Bye Barley ....'/..hi 58 W 't-49 46 .. #8 letter to Cumaiacs.Com? wifim Omw WHEAT4-Trade has ib«en largrty Aberdeen M0 a. 7.52 Warner «GO 7.27 Mellette .'.7.12 NORTH-WESTERN ,_ NORTH j-.. HouKhton.. fr^ht::.v -s,^p S: ..Columbia... 1 frelgbt .2.60 p. m. Ordway....\ m., Aberdeen., Budolpb....^ ^P ".. GREAT NORTHERN WKST 8.15 p. m. ..St. Paul 6.50 a m. 6.20 708 6.85 7.16. 7.00 7.30 7.16 7.40 7.35 p. m. 8.0# 8.00 p. m. EAST Pass.. ...7.45 a. m. ..ClaremoBt.. Pass 9.04 Mixed 85C M?xsed::::S ..Putney Pass 8.41 Mixed 5,55 Pass 8.27 Mixed 5.34, Pass 8.20 Mixed 5.25 Pass 8.00 Mixed 5.00 Tacoma Park. ..Plana ..Aberdeen... FARM LANDS Steamship Tickets Houses and Lots -FOR SALE— JS? Room 11, Wells Block Jisl BO YEARS* EXPERIENCE ATENTS TRADE MARKS DtlKINI teesCwlthoManoUet, ^-^-J