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THE? CITIZEN-REPUBLICAN
P. A. BLISS, Editor and Proprietor.
SCOTLAND.
SOUTH DAKOTA
•wvw first horses of the western plains
S*JJ were probably brought ther* by the
Spaniards. In 1545, almost 50 yoxs be-
fore Jamestown was settled, Coronado,
khe Spanish captain, was roaming about
the plains of New Mexico and he tells
of the dogs used by the Indians to haul
their plunder on lodge poles. Indicating
that they had no horses at that date.
Kn 1716 the Spanish again worked their
"way eastward across tho plains, and
their letters tell of the astonishment of
the Indians at seeing the horses they
had with them. The expedition was
constantly losing horses, and there is
little doubt that the first droves of
-western horses originated from these
was
tropical islands, where cane sugar is lurial
tho principal product. In 1907 the Unit- markv^hp
cane sugar. Five years later, in 1902,
flu electrodes of flaming arcs are
carbons containing fluorides of alkaline
•earths or other mineral substances in
the vapor of which the arch is greatly
lengthened. Increasing the light. Al
iped Wohlaur, a German, finds that the
t«pmmoin arc owes
SS
The mineral production of the Unit
i|*d States has more than doubled In
the last 10 years. During
same period the value of our farm
jprodnots has Increased only 06 per cent.
IXb* principal mineral products of tho
tooumrr
during the year of 1907 repre
jeented a total valuation of over $2,000,
P00,W0k
Seooad la importance to the exporta
mmof china from the Limoges district
to Piftues Is that of "English" walnuts.
^2^. are exported either un
Slhelled
for
«d States produced about 84,000,000 .,n^r'bo1 "l^rst Pio
.founds of beet and 644.000.000 pounds of
29,000.000
P™SL°°
pound, or =»„, Wf in «.'& bVot!
migar production was 967,000,000 pounds,
against 544,000,000 pounds of cane sugar,
the beet sugfir production of 1907 being
greater thart that ot cane sugar in
mny year In the hiBtory of this country.
George Ade says that when a cer
tain college president In Indiana, a
I lolergyman, was addressing the students
In the chapel at tho beginning of the
/, college year he observed that It was
r'a matter of congratulation to all the
jfrlends of the college that the year had
opened with the largest freshman class
In Its history." Then without any
•pause the good man turned to the les
ion for the day, the third Psalni and
began to read in a voice of thunder:
'Lord, how are tlicy Increased that
troubles me!"
An Interesting discovery has been
(nade near La Batie Montsalien, the
ancient Mons Selencus. It is a Roman
oil Jar measuring Just 15 feet in cir
cutnference, and hooped with iron.
Nearby were found some stelae, and
the Abbe Oulltaume, the departmental
•archivist, is engaged In deciphering
the Latin inscriptions). The Jar has
keen placed in the museum at Gap to
i«nrlch the fine collection of Boinan
antiquities housed there.
An unusually powerful dredge Is be
ting built for the docks and harbor
PL depthof 30 feet Vlnches, wsd its hop-
use as dessert nuts, or in
1ftut kenxels—generally in halves. The
^oportion ia about one-third sent un
•helied and two-thirds shelled.
.^ Bfotalae, useful In medicines, pho- teams. h«
Wp ih* Stmplon tunnel was made
g* Switzerland the old road over the
amm «ras nolonger kept free of anow
winter. This, however, ^suited In
venJenc® that it has been
^•cided to keep the road open all the
®r?*r to prevent: older ehUdran
In* topt al hpiiie \?toi look after
the London county council ia
n« tha experiment of appointing
.b7 "tonerswho will take care
the babies ln the school buildinM
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FIRST PIONEER IS
BURIED AT YANKTON
Ashes of Judge Brookings Rest
Where He Was Active in
Commonwealth's Beginning.
Yankton. S. D., Jan. 27,—-Tiie °.shi\«
of a provisional governor of Dakota
territory were laid at rest during the
past week in Yankton cemetery, so
quietly as to be known to few.
The remains were those of W. W.
Brookings, once very prominent in the
history of Dakota, for whom Brook
ings, town and county are named, and
lhe
ays- the Queen Bee mill and Senev's island.
Beet sugar is a rapid growing Indus- f'"u* remains were ere
try in this country in spite of the fact £o Vof S hL ',^ fl r"
that we have acquired a number of
wh,ch iniee1 he
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c. ,, jam «anaw, united states commis
has _an ail-o\er tioner at Aberdeen, .yho has been ap
lm a f?'' v*
!"w.: puiii'diiy co»„™v,„i
ir.K public event
RIDES MILL
WITH
with her husband while cxr^ption of house, which, instead of
fee was in command of the Island of St. heing of a claimed value of more hai»
Helena.
ntus.
per cent of Its
light to the Incandescent crater of the
"tipper carbon, bat 25 toSS per oent of
the Hamlng arch is due to the luminous
Wr-
The estimated total wealth of the ~t
"United States Is nearly twice that of
England. According to the latest esti
mates obtainable the rating la as fol
lowaj United States, IllC.OOO.OOO.OOO
•f
Great Britain and Ireland 9?24M,O00,00P
France, MS.800,000,000 Germany, $42.
000,000,0®« Russia. 135.000,000,000
Xustrla-Hungary, $20,060,000,000.
it
4-
w,d
orations. Is
commercially in
of thls country: Michigan, Ohio,
lyiranla and West Virginia. Laat
output was 1,378.498 pounds.
Th» name -"blu^ laws" waa given to
..•»* collection of laws framed for
government of the New Haven col
T. were published In collective
in Iw®, the volume being in
*hl«a» save rise to (the nama
ffnet has dung to the laws ever since.
Hfi nAii/ii. A wuiu pjow as rapidly with oxen as
wltii horsea and the statement having
UrOQUvWl COfltitMffCliuiY ill Ofltv fAtl* ftAAH l1fnt«4A^I Iia •*. _i-
only tour
about 80 per Cent
oi
preceding year, ai-
the output of ponaee will prob-
•Mjr too less, owlna to the small slse
poor quality of the cocoona
ot ^^Wl'y'^'wted members of
arejron lerislature announces his
ota canvas^baJ.^ iUwdtl
"5 Ntlt, clovee. dllanum, put«
f, indalwood duet, garoo, laka,
*nwrtt,-Orai»«« peel, B«ianvcs
ftasia 'Mid camphor enter jaS
'ftofttion of Chinese Ingens^
tttiv^lnf In B*a^|iays
by^theCnatives,huw
really r.ot worth $25.
GOVERNMENT LOSES
"GOOD RIGHT ARM"
ft
hamberlaitu S. D., Jan. 27.—
Deputy United States Marshal
John R. Petrie writes from Cali
fomia that he has sent in his
resignation. The name of Petrie
has become a terror to evil doers
all over the western part of the
state wherever crime has been
committed against the govern
ment. To John R_ Petrie is ac
credited the deed of ridding the
country of the ravages of the
notorious "Jack Sully," cattle
rustler and desperado. Many
expeditions had been undertaken
by the state authorities to cap
ture Sully, but when he broke a
federal statute Marshal Petrie
was sent after him and Sully
was brought in dead. He re
fused to stop at the command
of the doughty little marshal
and a bullet ended his career.
CAN OXEN PLOW AS
FAST AS HORSES?
Wagner, S. D., Jan. 27.—To settle a
dispute with his neighbor, Silas Jones,
of this place next spring will "break"
200 acres of sod land with plows drawn
by oxen.
Mr. Jones is one of the pioneer farm
ers of South Dakota and a quarter of a
eeatury ago he .iitaa.an adent with ox
teams. He having claimed that he
««|.d P'ow rapidly with oxen as
With horses anil tho uta
been disputed he proposes to show that
he is right. Consequently he is looking
about for three yoke of docile steers
to begin training to the tune of "gee"
and, "haw."
He will use an up to date plow on
wheels, this being the only difference
between his outfit and that with which
he Invaded the virgin soli In his young
er days.
MISSOURI GIRL IS
A PRIZE STUDENT
BiDOkfield, Mo., Jan. 27.—A Missouri
girl, born and reared on the farm, and
educated by her own efforts, has been
awarded tho Braun prize as the prize
Btudent of the universities of America
and Europe, and will start the com
ing summer on a tour of the world with
money her victory has given her.
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Is,
14®bel
who pre-empted the very first land in Jeet from a dittorent viewpoint. Many
.. more will follow when the members
return to duty. Out of the whole mass
a few will become laws, but the larger
portion will have their brief "half hour
in court" anil be forgotten.
territory, now the property of
a*h~
U^n
was- T»
was most proni-
the deceased
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inenWy before the ciiixons of the ter-
L7TJ.ZI-
VANE
BROKEN ARM.
"Watertown. S. 13., Jan. 27.—Will
Court, of South Shon», had a thrill
ing experience yesieniay. While
standing on the little platforni^i!ins
his windmill 40 feet above the
Kround the wind whirled the van# of
the mill against him. breaking thf
bone of his left arm in three places
and sweeping him off into space.
With his good arm he supported
himself til! the wind brouRht him
back over the platform when he
made his way to the ground after
the longest 10 seconds he ever lived.
The arm was so badly crushed that
amputation may necessary.
HOMESTEADER DENIES
FRAUDULENT CLAIM
MADE BY GOVERNMENT
S'..«us Falls. S. D.. Jan. 27.—John F.
Ryan, of Sioux City, will defend his
title to his homestead near Chamber
lain. -.vbieh the government claims he
secured by fraud in 1903, before Will
iam Wallace, United States coramls-
pointtld
Ti
Jers will carry 10,000 tons of sand. Th« court
(two auction pipes aro 42 Inches In diam- The plea ri toe govern mens, which
*ter and 90 feet long, and each is con- has been in tht courts for five years
nected to a pair of centrifugal pumps,
«ach driven by a triple expansion en
ine. Tiie suction pipes can dredge
down to 70 feet below the water sur
face.
Through the death of her father the
counters of Bathurat has become the
cole owner of the Morning Poet of Lon
don. She was the only daughter of
Iiord Glenesk and since the death of
mer mother she did the honors of her tonwys further state
Vathei's house, both In London and in sigiis of cultivation, not even grazing,
•ootlahd. During the war In South lands, and no naproTements. with the
lAfrica she
special examiner to take tcsti-
:ony by Judge Cariand in federal
past, is that Ryan never established an
actual bona flfit resilience on his 160
aws. They refute the alleged resi
dence which was filed December 7.1903,
and ss..-: to have extended to that time
from I'«_iruar- 10 of I&03.
The government further alleges that
Rya« visited t^e homestead, but three
times in the r.tire time, each of which
visits extended over a period of not
more than four days. The federal at
there were no
E. Sturtevant, of
Brookfleld. Miss Sturtevant, who is
80 years old, is a graduate of the Uni
.verslty of Missouri and .secretary of
the National Teachers' and Students'
association. She has been admitted to
the Missouri bar, and has won scholar
ship awards and other distinctions In
practically every year of her schooling.,
BURIED AT WIVES' F^ET.
Pittsburg, Jan. 27.—The will of William
Sprague, former superintendent of the
water bureau, directs that his body be
interred in his lo^ in the Allegheny ceme
tery, at the feet of his former wives,
3taBgfe: and .Venis.
WITH WOMAN AT THE
THROTTLE, TRAIN BEA1
MILE A MINUTE PACK
Gainesville* Ga., Jan. 37.—Mrs E.
Douglass, wife of the general manager
Midland, last night han
dled ibe throttle of a,locomotive that
dre«r th^ UiLin from Athens to this
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pliMJ*. 'She ipade the eg. miles in «®XJ?
Unusual Grist of Bills Seek to
Regulate or Restrict Com-,
mon Carriers.
Pierre, S. D.. Jan. i'0.—i"p to the hour
of adjournment for recess 10$ bills had
been introduced in the senate, and 15S
in the house. Many of them are du
plioatos, or bills treating- the same sub-,1
First in importance among the nu
merous bills requiring railroad com
panies to do things, are the two-cent
passenger fare bills. Of these there
are three, to-wit: Senate bill No. 9
by Byrne: house bill No. T. by Roan ins,
and Xo. n, bv McDonnell. They are
identical in fixing a flat, two-cent
maximum rate for adults.
S. B. Xo. 9 passed the senate last
week, and H. B. Xo. 11 passed' the
house Wednesday, January 20
H- B. 3 ,—Trumbo—Requires the is-,
sue of 500-n-ile mileage books at the
lowest price made on any mileage book.
S. B. To—Thoreson—Vives railroad
commissioners Jurisdiction over all
track scales for weighing cars or car
load?.
S. B. 50—Thoreson^Rcquires report
of wnv.ks and accidents resulting ini
loss of human life to be made to rail-'
luad commissioners.
S. B. 51—Thoreson—Allows railroad
commissioners to appear in any case
before interstate commerce comrais
sions for any violation of interstate
conimoree art.
S. B- 52—Thorcson—Requites report
to railroad commissioners of all ele
vators on line of road, by whom op
eral&d. and rental j-aid.
S. B. S3—ThoresVsi—^Requires toilets
rooMS in all rallrc.-.d stations where
tiure are water and sewer systems.
and sanitary closets provided for alt
other stations.
S- B. &4—Thoreson—Requires rail
.roads to install interlocking switches,
block system, or other safety appli
aJices on order of railroad commis
sioncrs.
S. 1- 24—Dan forth—Requires railroad
companies to fence track when ownei
of adjoining land fences three sides.
S. B. 49—Thoreson—Regelates pro
cec-ding for recovery of damages from
common carriers.
S. B. 35—Ewert—Requires railroad
companies to "^quip all engines with
electric or other powerful headlights
of Kot less than 1,500 candle power.
S. B. 75—Byrne—Prohibits running
passenger trains with less than full
crew «f less than one engineer, one
fir-eroam, one conductor and one brake
man if more than three coaches, two
brakeroea. (The last two bills, Xos. 35
and 75, were prepared and presented
by the legislative agents of the Broth
erhood of Engineers and the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen.)
S. B- 77—Hare—Prohibits discrimi
nation and requires uniform freigSPt
rates for all parts of the state.
H. B. 123—Abbott—Requires railroad
companies to maintain feed racks and
water troughs in connection with all
stock yards.
S. B- S2—Lockhart—Requires rail
road companies to put in and maintain
track scales for weighing cars at every
station where an agent is kept. Max
imum for weighing cars to be 25 cents.
H. B. 114—Ribstein—Requires wait
ing rooms to be kept o.pen at all sta
tions for comfort and convenience ol
passengers.
H. B. 120—Smith—Requires railroad
companies to maintain stock scales at
all stock yards on their lines.
H. B. RS—Cable (by request)—Re
quires railroad companies to build side
tracks between stations more than 12
miles apart by the public highway.
H. B. 44—Whiting—Requires eleva
tors, mills, warehouses and manufacto
ries adjacent to railroad tracks to be
located at a safe Are distance from
station.
H. B. 47—Arnold—Fixes minimum
weight of car of sheep at 10,000 pounds
and makes that the basis for comput
ing rate on excess weight.
H. B. 37—Simonson—Prohibits drink
ing intoxicants on passenger trains
penalty $50 confers police powers on
conductors and all employes on trains.
H. B. 18—Clark—Prohibits gambling
on passenger trains $50 penalty for
permitting it to be done.
CONDUCTOR GETS RICH
DEVELOPING FRUIT FARM
Yankton, S. D., Jan. 2fi.—"Jim"
•Whereat, a former conductor of the
Great Northern Sioux Falls-Yankton
rnn. writes that he struck it rich Ave
miles from Spokane, where he went 12
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RAILROADS ARE
THE LEGISLATIVE
BURDEN BEARERS
7 7 7
His land, a fruit farm, has gone up
by leaps and bounds until his 130 acres
are worth $40,000.
HOLLANDER SENDS PIE
ON LONG MAIL TRIP
Yankton, S. D.. Jan. 26.—A Hollander
presented himself before the parcels
post window here this week and.regis
tered two fat pies to Holland relatives.
He had them made in Platte and
brought them to Tank ton to send. This
wap the flrst the Yankton post
ofllce ever got luscious pies en
trusted to it tci &^.aJ on such a Journey.
The pies will be nearly three weeks
on the trip and will travel about 6,OCO
miles. The Hollander was sending the
'Yankee pies" to relatives as a littlo
proof of the sumptuous way in'which
he was living in the land of the free.
THIS PROFESSOR WILL1
WIT AND HUMOR
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Minneapolis. Minn., Jan. 26.—Begin
ning February 1, Joseph Warren Beach,
Instructor in the department of Eng
lish at the University of Minnesota,
will hold a course in refined humor,
according to an announcement made
at the ..university. Professor Beach
says that the plan is being made in all
seriousness, and has the backing of
the board of regents.
Professor Beach is known atfaong
those who have taken work in any of
.his classes for his wit. The variety of
humor to be dispersed in the new
course, according to Professor Beach,
is not to be of the common spit, hut
delicate, refined and subtle.
J. J. HILL AN OPTIMIST NOW.
New York, Jan. 26.—James j. Hill
revealed himself as an optimist in an
Interview on his return from an exten
sive tour of inspection of the Great
Northern system. Mr. Hill, who not
long ago expressed fear as to the im
mediate commercial future, said that
the situation is good,
"Best of all," he sald, 'thei-er|s plen
ty of money in the country. There has
not beei» so rapid a recovery as some
peopl~
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CAPITOL BILL
ASKS FOR BIG
APPROPRIATION
Want $300,000 for Comple
tion of Structure and Mak
ing Artificial Lake.
Pierre, t?. li., Jan. -5.— A bill was in
troduced in the house yesterday by the
committee on capitol building and
grounds, providing for the completion
of the capitol building. It provides
that warrants may be issued for the
completion of the building, for an
amount not exceeding $300,000. to be
paid out of the proceeds of the sale of
state lands: and further provides that
if sufficient, sales of such lands have
not been made to pay such warrants
within one year from the date of issue,
they shall be paid from the general
fund, for which purpose it appropriates
a sum not exceeding $300,000. and it
further provides that in case the capi
tol building fund warrants are paid out
of the general fund, or that there are
not sufficient funds in the general fund
to redeem such capitol warrants, after
they shall have been outstanding one
year, the state treasurer, with the ad
vice and consent of the governor and
auditor, is empowered to sell 10 year
per cent state bonds, not exceeding
5100,000 in amount, to redeem the war
rants The bill also makes provision
for the change of specifications recom
mended by the capitol commission, sub
stituting real marble for imitation mar
ble, and for grading and landscaping
the grounds.
The bill has been threshed out bv
the committee after a week of arduous
labor, and after full consultation with
the capitol commission, as the most
feasible plan for finishing the building
without sacrificing lands in Butte and
other counties too remote from rail
roads to be saleable at a price ap
proaching their intrinsic value. It will
have the approval and support of the
capitol commission.
The senate held a one hour \session.
from 10 to 11 a. m. To the surprise of
many who expected serious opposition,
.senate joint resolution No. 3, proposing
ja suffrage amendment for women who
are taxpayers in their own right,
passed with but three dissenting votes.
The ladies present in the lobby broke
out in spontaneous applause when the
roll call was finished. A house bill re
lating to the board of dental examiners
and regulating the practice of dentistry
was also passed.
Also. Senator Hare's bill to prevent
desecration of the flag.
The state board of pharmacy held an
examination yesterday of a class of 30
candidates for registry.
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
BUT FOUND THE MONEY
Dallas. S. D., Jan. 25.—A case of a
somewhat unusual character will be
tried at the next term of state circuit
court in this (Gregory) county. It is
that of the state vs. Mrs. Fickle, a well
known resident of Dallas. The action
involves the sum of S30, and will be as
hotly contested a^ though the stakes
were $100,0*10. Mrs. Fickle is charged
with grand larceny as the result of her
alleged refusal to surrender to a man
named AIcMasters the sum of $30
which Mrs. Fickle is said to have found
on the streets of Dallas during a cele
bration on July 3 of last year. McMas
ters claims the money is his, and al
leges that Mrs. Fickle refuses to sur
render it to him, hence the action was
instituted against her on the charge of
grand larceny, which is a penitentiary
offense. Mrs. Fickle has engaged at
torneys to fight the case.
BUSINESS BLOCK BURNS
IN NEW RANGE TOWN
Wall, S. D., Jan. 25.—The principal
business block in this town burned to
the ground Wednesday night. There
is no fire protection and the fire was.
checked by the bucket brigade after it
had consumed all the buildings in the
block.
MADISON PREPARES FOR
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION
Madison, S. D., Jan. 25.—The mayor
has ordered a special election for Feb
ruary 2 to vote on bonding the city for
$15,000 additional for erecting a fifth
new school building. The present1
buildings are badly congested, and 10
jyears sooner than expected.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN
..MANAGER REMOVED
&
Hot Springs, S. D., Jan. 25.—With the:
.public ignorant as to any charges being!
'preferred against him, General E. T.'
West, of the Battle Mountain sanl-|
tarlum at this nl«r-o h»j b«u%n r«mov«ijJ.
and Dr. J. E. Miller, of Des Moines,
Ia., appointed in his place. Dr. Haas.i
head surgeon of the Institution, has:
also been transferred to the Milwaukee'
sanitarium.
Since General West's advent into the'
institution there has been complaint'
from the inmates that he was lacking!
in sympathy for their condition, but it
was not known that formal charges
had been made, and the action of the
board of managers came as a surprise
to all connected with the sanitarium,
Dr. Miller is a relative of Congress
man Hull and was formerly in the min
ing business, where he is said to have
lost a fortune. He has had wide ex
periance a'nd his qualifications have'
commended him to the board of man
agers. He is at present practicing
medicine at pes Moines.
[NEW YORK SUBWAY
CONSTRUCTION MAY
STOP FUNDS SHY
New York, Jan. 25.—Unless the legis
lature increases the borrowing capacity
of New York, subway construction and
other public improvement work will
have to he halted for at least two years,
according to a statement made today
by Mayor McClellan before the legisla
tive committee which Is Investigating!
the municipality's finances. The mayor!
declared that he felt bound by the re-'
port of William M. Ivins to the gov
ernor that the present margin of bor
rowing capacity was only $8,000,000. He
believed private capital would not bei
interested in extensive subway build-'
ling at the present time,
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MRS GOULD'S RELATIONS
WITH ACTOR PROPER
New York, Jan. 25.—The testimony off
May Robinson, an actress, taken by
deposition In the suit brought by Kath
erlne Clemmons Gould for separation!
from Howard Gould, was filed in tha'
county clerk's office today. As far a si
witness observed, the relations between
.Mrs. Gould and Dustin Farnum, an
actor, always jhad been perfectly prop
!«r.vMiss Hoblnson's testimony was
taken before J. M. Hampden Dougherty
'as referee.
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RETAIL MERCHANTS
PROGRAM COMPLETE
The Coining Meeting at Yank
ton Promises to Develop
Unusual Interest.
Yankton, 8. D., Jan. 23.—The work,
of preparing the program for the 12th
annual convention of the South Dakota
Hetail Merchants' & Hardware Deal
ers' association, which will be held at
Yankton on February 2, 3 and 4, has
been completed by Nat S. Tyler, of
Sioux Falls, secretary of the associa
tion.
The opening session, which will be
devoted largely to insurance matters,
will be called to order on Tuesday
evening, February 2, by P. F. Wiokheni,
of Alexandria, president of the Retail
Merchants' Fire Insurance company, of
South Dakota.
The session at 9 o'clock Wednesday
morninf will be called to order by A.
F. Grimm, of Parkston, president of
the association. After the appointment
of committees an address of welcome
and a response will be made, after
which the various annual reports and
the annual address of the president
will be presented. Addresses also will
be made by Chas. L. Thurber, of Chat
liold, Minn., and D. E. A. Lundquist, of
Irene, S. D.
At the afternoon session on Wednes-1
day, February 3, addresses will be
made by W. J. Pilkington^ of Des
Moines, la. J. J. Ryan, secretary of
tho Retail Grocers' and General Mer
chants' association, of Minnesota A.
George Pederson, Chicago J. H. Clap
perton, Minneapolis, and C. J. Moore,
Sioux City.
At the session on Thursday forenoon.
•February 4, addresses will be made by
A. J. Alwin. of New Ulm, Minn., secre
tary of the Minnesota Commercial
Men's Health association: Oscar L.
Schutz, Minneapolis, and Professor A.
H. Wheaton, state food and dairy com
missioner of South Dakota. The ques
tion, "What Can the Merchant,
Through This Association, Do for Him
self?" will be discussed by the conven
tion.
The closing session of the conven
tion will be held Thursday afternoon,
at which the various committees will
make their reports and officers for the
ensuing year will elected.
MAYOR INTERFERES
WITH LIQUOR RAID
Geddes, S. D., Jan. 23.—Mayor Swee
ny, of Geddes, has caused surprise by
interfering in the raid of a "blind pig"
here conducted by J. W. Carrigan,
south of the Gee hotel.
Carrigan was arrested on complaint
of T. M. Thompson and Rev. Mr.
James, by Chief of Police M. Crow,ley.
He waived examination and was bound
over to the circuit court. The chief of
police levied upon the $80 worth of
liquor in Carrigan's possession and was
about to remove it when the mayor
appeared and forbade him to touch it,
declaring he was running the town.
Crowley. suggested that City Attorney
Ward be consulted, and Ward declared
it the duty of the city authorities to
remove the liquor to a place of safety.
Officer J. W. Shuck was left in charge,
of the liquor and Mayor Sweeny, re-'
turning, ordered him to leave the place.
This Shuck refused to do and the may
or swore out a warrant for his arrest
for refusing to obey his orders. The
marshal wouia not serve iiie WfiiTaDt
and In the meanwhile the liquor was
taken to the power house.
SOUTH DAKOTA GRAIN
DEALERS AT WATERTOWN
Letcher, S. D., Jan. 23.—The second
annual convention of the Farmers'
Grain Dealers' association of South
Dakota will be held at Watertown, S.
D.. on February 17 and 18.
A very elaborate program is being
arranged, and among the prominent
speakers will be Hon. E. G. Dunn, of
Mason City, la. C. G. Messerole, sec
retary of the Farmers' Grain Dealers'
association, of Iowa J. L. Johnson, sec
retary of the Farmers' Grain Dealers'
association, of Minnesota Professor
W. A. Wheeler, manager of the Dakota
Improved Seed company, of Mitchell,
S. D. Hon. H. L. Loucks, of Water
town, S. D. ex-Governor Elrod, of
Clark. S. D.. and many others promi
nent in the farmer elevator movement.
A reduced rate has been secured on
all railr,oads entering Watertown, fare
and one-third oh the certificate plan.
RAPID CITY SECURES
FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT
Rapid. City,' S. D.. Jan. 23.—The board
of control of the Firemen's association
met in Rapid City yesterday. All mem
bers present were given a banquet at
the Auditorium last night.
Lead gives the board a banquet to
night.
Lead bid $1,818, Rapid City, $2,000,
and the date for the tournament was
fixed for June 20 to 25, Inclusive, at
Rapid City.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
AMENDMENT PASSES
WITHOUT PEBATE
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 23.—-The equal suf
frage amendment passed the senate to
day without debate and with but two
dissenting votes
,':
Mrs. Ramsey, of Woonsocket, Mrs
Johnson, of Highmore and Mrs. Crau
mu of Faulkton, are here advocating
t])^ measure.
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Pierre, S. D., Jan. 23.—The senate
passed three bills, one by Senator
Bates, legalizing informal and defec
tive acknowledgements: house bill, by
Mr. Van Ruschen, relating to the pro
bating of wills, and another relating to
answer in pleadings, both being correc
tions of typographical errors in tho
compiled laws.
New bills introduced in the house
were: By L,arson, to change name of
Deaf Mute school to "School for the
Deaf." By Erickson, for state bank
deposit insurance through the insur
ance department. By Morris, providing
for care of dependant children through
juvenile courts. By Morris, defining
contributory delinquency of children
and fixing penalties. By Mendel, open
ing school buildings to other meetings,
than schools. The house passed Sen
ator Stokes bill to settle accounts ot
Butte, Harding and Perkins counties
O'Donnell's 2-cent railroad fare bill,
after spirited debate on postponement
for 10 days Heffernen's bill appropriat
ing $1,500 expenses for meeting of coun
ty auditors Johnson's to require coun
ty treasurers to account for interest
of funds Simonson's adulterated lin
seed oil bill.
WHAT A BLIND MAN IS
TRYING TO DO.
Wo have h^ard of blind'people taking-"
up many different ways of earning tlielr
living, but it remained for Mr. Ward, of
Karmingdnlo. South Dakota, to study ujv
s--omethtng new.
Mr. Ward has been blind for over
twelve year.-? and during that time lias
visited nearly every state in the union.
Mr. Ward has supported himself iji thft
past by canvassing, but no matter lion
hard he might work it was an up-hill
proposition to ever get anything ahead
seemed as though had weather, car
fares, hotel 'expenses, etc.. would lieep.
liirn from ever gietting a start. ,)nft
day Jlr. Ward made up his mind to take
a homestead from the United States and
see if he could not at least obtain
home for himself in that way.
After canvassing all over tho west
v.-he re homesteads could he obtained, Mr.
•\\ard found a very nice location close
to l-'armingdale, in South Dakota. Farm
nigdale is located on (he main lino of tlie
'"liicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rill
road, 200 miles west of tho
Missoi-ri
river. 1.000 miles west of Chicago ami
1!i mile-! cast of Hapid City. The lard
there is somewhat rolling, hut well wa
tered, there being plenty of creeks and'
springs there. The soil is unusually rich
and all kinds ul" small grain does- splcn-
d! i.
Th wa ". formerly a cattle country
until a very recent time ago, but with
two new railroads just put through in
this country, has brought, in over fifty
thousand homesteaders who' have set
tled tho western half of South Da
kota. The Chicago and Northwestern
railroad also runs right through tho
heart of this new and prosperous Potin
try.
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There are rpiitc a number of good, de
sirable homesteads that can still be oh- -1
lained in this country, as any one can f
!ind out for themselves by looking at
tlye township plats in the 1'ifited State* *1
land office at either Pierre or Uapid
City. South Dakota.
The west is the most prosperous pur-1|
tiou of the United States today, and la nil
is rapidly increasing in value. Kin- ex
ample, right around I'pham. North Da
kota. there are quarter sections of lam!
that were homcsteaded In 1002 and
1903, and in 1008 these same 100-acie
farms were changing hands at five and
six thousand dollars each. This is onlv
a sample of how fast farming land i« in
creasing in value in the west. If everv
man and woman in the eastern stales
could realize what a great and rapidlv
growing prosperous country there is in
the west, they would not stay in the.
eastern states at all,
Mr. Ward is going to tell the people in
his magazine, the "Great Western Mas i
zine," all about the great western coun
try. rdr. Ward's magazine is published
every other Saturday, and we aslc everv
reader of this paper to examine one
copy of the "Great Western Magasdne."
which is delivered at your house or pluee
of business every other Saturday for
only five cents a copy.
This magazine shows what can
done by a man who is totally blind. The
subscription price of tho magazine is
only $1.30 year, and wo doubt If $10.art
invested in subscribing for other maga
zines will bring you as much for your
money as you will get. in the twenty-six
numbers of the "Great Western Maga­
zine."
Mr. Waril has secured an agent i-i the
different towns and cities in this local
ity, and our readers can have a. copy
of the magazine delivered to them every
other Saturday by leaving word with
ine agent of the "Great Western Maga
zine" at this place.
Mr. Ward is' going to tell the eastern
people all about the western country
and get them interested in it, and wo
hope all our readers will give this mat
ter their prompt attention, and become
regular readers of the "Great Western
Magazine."
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Very few people ever saw a blind
man's magazine before Mr. Ward start
ed his magazine going, and we assure •1
you that its contents are going to be a
great big surprise to you.
In order to put this magazine out. for
only five cents a copy it was found'
necessary to use large pages, as It
could not be published in small pages
without going to an enormous expense,
so the magazine is published in news pa
per form—eight long columns to the
page, containing over 1,600 inches of th®
best and most expensive, as well as tbe
most interesting matter that could be
secured. Articles from the best known
men and women of the day appear in
every issue, while its 'half-tone illustra
tions are far ahead of the average mag
azine, and still you get it all for only
flve cents a copy. It has been called the
greatest magazine on earth for thu
money, and we believe it.
Remember when you buy a copy of the i,
magazine that you are helping a poor .'i
man who is totally blind, and that vou
are not helping to make some milltm
aire still richer. j*j
—Exchange
When New York city's Catskill aqu
duct is completed the city will have-'
water enough for a population of 7.000,
M$0. without any cause for anxiety.
In Southwest bay. in the New Hc
orides group, there is a small wooded,
island of considerable height above tho-
:ea, although only a few hundred yards,."
circumference. The story of its ac
quisition is a cqrious one. Southwest
bay used to be considered a good place
for target practice by the British men
of war on patrol duty there, and this
small Islet was used as a target
frequently that it seemed in danger of",
being gradually shot away. The chief
who owned it protested and wantccf
compensation. The captain of a man
of war, who understood the natives,
knew that these claims would be a
ceaseless source of blackmail unless
they were settled once for all so he
bought the island for the British
crown, paying 10 sticks of tobacco for
It, and everyone was satisfied. The
place since then has been known as
"Ten Stick Island."
The cushion dance was originally ait'
old country dance in triple time, which
was introducted into court at the time
of Elizabeth. The dance was very sim
ple. A. performer took a cushion and
after dancing for a few minutes stop
ped and sang, "This dance it win no
further go" the musician th£n sang.
I pray you, good sir, why say vou
po*" The dancer answered, "Because
Joan Sanderson will not come, too,"
^nd. upon the musician's replying
"She tatftt come, too, whether she wilt
dancer threw the cushion
before one of the spectators. The qne
so sr?o*ed had to kneel on the cushion' ..
an a allow thci- dancer to kiss h?r. Alter
.which he repeated the danc$,
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