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E 14* r* .* :t'H\ 1 i4C *. »V V«r &. V SrW- fl-v, .» msv' I kT IC Suit v i rif. jbK 'I vt •p. y $ S-+' iP iT- V 4 -3» "S- v r^.' v v- and s r, V W fcV & jf V' 'k ly- '.4*1. t. ©Jje Unity £mi=c». MADISON. SOOTH DAKOTA.' TELEPHONE. NO. 269. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, 1008 ur IDWWHirTlON. I* •*•.» r«M ftou tor mil, month* too Wt Mil, I month* ., i oo i»y ••!!, 1 Booth «6 Hy rsrrtar p«r w*«k io J. nTATIL I'toptMor. H. A. NT A H1.. H«»ibh»» Monirrr. Waterown was the scene of an eu thnsiastic repnb'icati rally Monday evening. The speakers were Gov. 'Crawford, Senator Gamble, R. S. Ves "fcey, E. W. Martin and C. M. Day. y^After the meeting A banquet WHS given to the party lenders which was follow ed by a general reception and smoker. The state treasurer has called #85, 000 of outstanding general fund war tonU. This leaves approximately $:CiO, 000 of general fund warrants outHtand log, with 250,000 of emergency war iranta, which will be due early next sptlng. "President Roosevelt at present has no intention of taking the stump in behalf of Taft," is the way in which the persistent reports to the effect that was to make a speaking tour in fa -Ivor of the candidacy of the republican nominee, are now denied at the white Choose. t.: The appointment of Ezra Issenhnth, ^f)f Huron, as assistant state treasurer |ias beeu filed with tbe secretary of I tale. This is to fill the vacancy caue «d by the resignation of T. E. Caseill. New York Evening Post: Modern Campaigning more and more coming 'to require the physique of a Titao and -the voice of a Stent or, To speak tight and day, indoors and out, in teats and from automobiles and car platforms, in wind and tain and smoke Cad faaiee—and this with scarcely time forsst or sleep-Is an ordeal which lajrs low all but the stoutest. Gov. Hughes is a man of sinewy endurance, Imt b£* voice gave ont yesterday, lodga Taft is a inan of great strength and a glutten for work, yet his tour llig baa almost broken hiui dowu. Even the athletic Roosevelt could not bold the paae in 1900. All the greater Wonder is it, by comparison, that Bryan goes on bin resounding way without a Sign of fatigue or Hoarseness, l.ong practice counts for much in hin case, So donbt, bnt the natural endowment Is extraordinary. If Carlyle could ...•fcave witnwmed hi« feats of stump ora ^Borj he would have withdrawn bis hacking of Webster againat thv aal trerse. There were 84,338 deaths among the Veterans of the civil war ending the fclaat fiscal year. For ten years Sooth Dakota baa an tioally produced a larger per capita «4BCfaaae of new wealth than any other irtate in the unicn. No South Dakot.au fareconaUtontly an cast a ballot that may a tendency to change this pleas ant condition of affairs* *'%&> wall -^noagh alone/' 4 llow8 8 This? sW We offer One Hundred Dollars lv vraTd for any case of Catarrh that cat v»M»t be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. P. J. Cheney &. Co., Toledo, We, the undersigned, have known F. ,3. Cheney for the last 15 sear?, and b» Jieve him pfi*ectly honorable in a' burinesa transactions, and financial^ .Able to carry ont any obligations madt by his brm. Walding Kinnan A Marvn Wholesale Diaggists, Toledo, u Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intei {Dally, acting directly upon the blood «Bd»oeaaaurfaees of the system. Tew •rat free. Price 75c per Bold bjr all druggists. Jbemlk ,',M -V '4i*v Pafcv Ebdl's Family Puis for Consti- •atioa. Fbley'a Orino jjaxattve is a new rom M&3, an improvement on the laxatives o' lainSer }(Ui,u it does not gripe or naus eata acw piaasant to take. Itisguar fi. Aa^eraon. I^CMbJwdWltch Hazel Salvi as the beat thing to use It ia, O# course, good for an y MJtaalve is needed. Beware IttiMbT HoHfdayft Porter Cloak Opening A ..THE BIG STORE October 8 and 9 rom 4:30 o'clock p.m. Thursday, un til 3 o'clock p.m. Friday, Mr. Mont gommery will have on display at our Cloak Rooms, a large assortment of F. Seigel & Bros., latest creations in Cloaks and Suits. Remember the date and be sure to come and look this beautiful line over. JV A.1 JOHNSON. STATEJIEWS. A Collection of News Item* from Various Farts of the State. Pierre-Prairie tires hata Anna a great deal of damage tho past few weeks, not only in the couutry west of the river, but in Hughes and Sully counties on the east side. Last week a tire started north of Harrold, and burned over a strip of country twenty miles long aad several miles wide in eastern Sully county liefore it was gotteu under control. Thuisday of last week a fire started in wentreii Sul ly county and burned over a territory six miles long and two miles wide be fore it was stopped. Last week two Hevere tires burned iu the vicinity of Grindstone Butte, in western Stanley coonty, covering a large scope of conn try between them. Elk Point -While John Gill, living six miles east jt this city, was clean ing wheat off a belt on bis threshing machine, nis left hand was drawn be twaen tbe belt and a pulley, badly damaging the forefinger of his banu and thumb. He at once came to this cily and Dr. Fhillips amputated the linger, bnt it iB thought the thumb can be saved. He put a glove 011 nis hand to smear a pieparation on the belt and believes that the glove became fast to the belt. Armour—Tbe sequel of the great "robbery" of tbe J. C. Cautonwine general mercantile and implement store of this city was enacted Saturday at 8 o'clock, when United States Mar shal Seth Bullock, came over from ^ioox Falls and took charge of the property f^r tbe benefit of the credi tors. Tbe bearing is set for October 10 «t Sioux Falls before Judge Garland. William Moore, of Armour, has been appointed custodian of the property un til the hearing decides whether or not Mr. Cantonwine ia a baukrupt. The robbery" above mentioned created a great stir in the south part of the state, when it was learned tnat Mr.,Canton wine was robbed of the vast sum of $!H!,000 in currency, |2,000 in gold and $800 in siiver, which he claims to have kept in bis store safe. Nesv Voxk-After traveling nearly 2,000 milf8 acriss the country iu search for her daughter, who WBH kidnapped by tbo father, Mrs. Flora Avery atrived in this city and went at once to tbe office of Heinzelman & Walker, No. 346 Broadway, through whose efforts she expects to gain pos session of tbe child. Mrs. Avery le/t Spuarfish, S. D., last Tuesday morn ing. She sat up all the way across the continent, and would not seek rest in a sleeping car because of her excitement. Myrtle, tbe little gitl, is an inmate of tbe New York Cath olic protectory. She was committed then after ber father bad abandoned her in the streets of this city. Canton—Sunday afternoon a peculiar accident resulted in the death of Cor liss Coombs, age 12 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Coombs, livinir on what is known as the Smith farm, south of town. The Coomos family, with tbe exception of Corliss and a younger brother, about uine years of age, were away from hoiue. The boys, to amuee themselves, were riding a disc culti vator along the edge of Beaver creek bank, and thought they would take a spin down the bank. Tbe machine was too heavy for them, consequently got to going faster than tbey deaired. The younger boy jumped off before tho struck the water, but Corliss was caught and could not get off. The cultivator turned over with tbe boy underneath and buried him in about a foot and a belf of water, one of the wheels resting on hia cheat. His brother tried to raise the nnfortnuate lad's head out nf tbe water, but coo Id sot. Be then ran three miles to hia folka. It took three strong men to lift the cultivator enough to release the body. Sionx Falls—Preliminary arrange ments already are being made for the annual meeting of the Dakota confer ence of tne MetbodiBt cbnrcn, which will be held in Sioux Falls on Octo ber 91, Bishop Wilson will preside. VW farit *v -fi XS it Hai~»aw He is national president of the Anti Saloon league, and bis coming to the state this month just prior to the hold ing of the general election, temperance pleople eay, will materially aid them in their fight for the adoption by the voters of what is known as the county oution law. While the meeting com menced on Wednesday, October 21, it will continue the remainder of the week. Each evening tbe conference will tie addressed by a noted speaker from a different part of the country. The local Methodists ate making elab orate preparations 'or tbe entertain uient of those who will attend the con ference. wen SCHOOL Six A4joining School Districts Provide for High School Course Bath, Oct 6.- A new township high school building for Batu township has just been completed at this place at a cost, of 110,500, all of which is provided for without bonding tbe township for a dollar. Tbe question of building an op to date school house for the twonship was submitted at the aunual school election last year and carried by a vote of 60 to 7. The school beard had been raising funds for tbat purpose by direct tax ation for several years, and IKS' spring there was $5,000 in sight for a build ing. The contract was let at that time, and at the annual meeting of the school board in July a levy of $6,000 for the building was made, which will pay the entire cost without the neces sity of bonding. When tnis year's taxes are collected all the bills will be paid and tbe township will be free from debt. The experience of this township in bonding for school houses years ago was tbtit tne interest eventually amounted to as much as the principal. Bath township contains forty-two sections of land, and has six school buildings, two of which are not in use. It is governed under the township svstem. The new buildiug is for the use of Ibe pupils in all the six sub districts. Tbe assessed valuation of the prjperty of the township last year was JttO,5:tt. The tax levy for school purposes last year was lt.( mills 011 the dollar, and this year it will be about 20 mills, on a somewhat nigher assessment. After that it will be very much smaller, as tbe new school house will be paid for and thete will be no interest and sinking funds to raise on account of bonds. Tbe building is 32x56 with 12-foot basement the entire size. The founda tion is of Ortonville granite, and daik red Ortonville pressed brick is used above the water table. Below the water table ate dark red paving brick. Tbe trimmings are light colored stone. Tbe four rooms have a seating capacity of about 200. Ifss 'Millionaire'* Wlf. KIII.4, New York, Oct. 7.—Her skull crushed in a wild leap for safety while her horses dashed madly, along the brink of the Palisades Mrs. Steffen Dieckman, wife of a millionaire fish merchant of New York, is dead at her country home in Hoboken. Dieck man, helpless, saw his wife leap td, death. The Dieckmans own a large estate Juat below the brink of the Pali sades. Montana Mines Resume. I Red Lodge, Mont., Oct. 7.—All Of! tbe coal mines In this district, oxeept1 the Bear Creek mines, resumed opera-1 tione with increased forces, about! three thousand men returning to work. Local dissensions have arisen at Bear Creek. The Bear Creek mines furnish most of the coal for commercial use throughout Montana and the shutdown la working a hardship. This la a Republican campaign of reason, not rant of argument not agitation. Mr. Taft, the candidate,] makes Its effective advocate. The more the country sees of his personal-, Ity tb« atore assured to Republican Tic-! tory. •5k. '$? A v'' i ~J '-'A v. -V y }x^A-a- s --i V POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS Machinery erf Congress Already Started for Postal Savings Law* A Safe and Saa| •enience of Zncourat the Con the "We favor tie postal savings tMU) con venience of the pi cour agement of thrift" This la the d*«l4 Repub lican national plat tal sav ings banks wilt be au thorized by lavf a bed as a part of our final ni by the action of Congre* coming ses sion, which will .ad in Decem ber. Indeed, muJ afteady been accomplished tows the enactment of this lanr. At the last session of Con gress a bill was carefully prepared which met with the approval of the Postmaster General, and wae reported upon favorably by the Senate Commit tee on Post Offices and Post Roads. This bill is now on the Senate ealendar and can be acted upon as soon aa Con gress is convened. The scope of the proposed law Is set forth In the committee report, which Is la part as follows: CoamlttM Report, The purpose of this bill is to place at the disposal of people of small means the machinery of tbe Posiofflcc Department to aid and encourage them to save their earnings. The subject of postal savings banks or depositories is not new in this country and it may be truly said to be quite familiar to the people of Europe and the British colon lea The propriety of eetabllshing postal savings banks became tbe sub ject of discussion in England as early aa 1807. Every objection to such use of the poatofflce facilities orged in this country was vigorously pressed in the long-continued discussion of the subject In England. For over fifty years private savings institutions waged bitter opposition to the growing eentiment in favor of postal aavings banka, but notwithstanding such opposition in 1801 an act of Par liament was passed entitled "An act to grant additional facilities for de positing small savings with the security of tbe government for the due repay ment thereof." That the alarm of pri vate Institutions was 111 founded is amply proven by the recorded fact that the private savings banks Increased their capital by more than ten millions of dollars in the first fifteen years fol lowing the establishment of postal sav ings institution* Tbat the postal aavings institutions proved successful is satisfactorily at tested by the fact that no backward atep has ever been taken in England on this subject and by the further fact that in rapid succession the lead of England was taken by other countries. The primary purpose of these Insti tutions Is to encourage thrift and a saving disposition among the people of small means by placing at their dls poaal In every part of the country ready facilities for the depositing of small sums, with absolute assurance of repayment on demand with a low rtfte of interest oa a limited aggregate amount Postal Saviagi Buki N««cd. In certain parts of our country sav ings institutions are sufficiently numer ous to accommodate the people, but such areas are quite limited, being con fined to New England and New York. It Is alleged that by reason of the nuut ber and location of savings banks there la one savings account to every two of the population of New England, where aa in all the country outside New En gland and New York the average is only one savings account to every 157 of the population. Taking such figures to be approximately correct and recog nising the fact that the people of all sections of this country are pretty much the same la habits, inclinations, and purposes, It must be obvious to the most casual ofeeerver that tbe people of tbe South, the Middle West, and tho West do not save their earnings as do those of New England from the mere want of secure places in which deposits may be made. To those who feel inclined to believe that the establishment of postal sav ings depositories will Involve an cY ment of paternalism It seems quite sm. flclent tp suggest that tbe machinery of the Postoffice Department is now in ex istence and will continue to exist with out diminution of expense whether such depositories are created or not and that the establishment of these depositories for the benefit of the people will not involve one farthing of loes to the Post-Offlce Department but will probably, on the contrary, prove snore than self-austalning. Yery slight computation will clearly demonatrate that the postal savings depositors can hot burden the Post-Offlce Department with any additional deficiency. If I am elected President, I ehall urge upon Congress, with every hope of success, tbat a law be passed requit ing a filing in a Federal office of a statement of the oootrlbntioas received by committees aad caadldatea la elec tions for members of Coagress and in auch other electleaa as an constitu tionally within tks control of Ooagrww —From Hon. Wnu •. Taffe speech av erting Preaideatlal fA it I ,• K* "THE RHINE A PAIN STREAM" German's Caustic Criticism of the River of Romance. Under the headline "The Rhine Stream a Pain Stream" an iconoclast of the name of Willibald Cramer writes about tbe German river of ro tnauce in the Berliner Tageblatt and In the course of his article, which has excited much displeasure in the Rhine region, says: "If there Is anything beyond my com prehension it Is the enthusiasm of the Uerman people for the Rhine A moro tedious, desolated waterway it would be difficult to And. The few ruins maintained by the Society For the Pro tection of the Beautiful Impress me as little as does the dome at Cologne, in the gambling lottery of which my fa ther has invested money for the last ten years without receiving any re turns. And the so called vineyards, these mounds erected as advertise ments by the makers of wines, so that their mixture of high wine, rainwater and sugar may find a market under the name of Liebfrauenmilch, have no charm for me. "There can be no doubt that fifty years ago this whole territory was flat as a tennis court. Everything oa the Rhine Is fraud. The Mouse tow^r Is probably the only place in tho whole region which is not overrun by mice. At all other points one is fairly eaten up by this pest. And the weather! It begins with a harmless fog, so thick that those who play bllndman's buff do not need a bandage over their eyes. At noon the fog riees, and then comes the rain which makes the Rhine, which dried up during the night, a stream again MAY CUT BRYAN IN GRANITE. Amateur 8eulptor Has Carved Fifty four .Faces on 8mall Block. Elmer Burkett of Wayne, Pa., mine owner and amateur sculptor, who ar rived at New York recently on the Cunarder Lusitania with a small piece of granite in his pocket, Is looking for William Jennings Bryan. He met Mr. Taft abroad and managed to get the impression of the Republican candi date's head on the granite rock and is now in pursuit of Mr. Bryan for a sit ting. Mr. Burkett has chiseled some crowned heads on his talisman, and. although the stone Is only 3 by 7 by 7 Inches, he has carved upon it the faces of fifty-four persons of note he has met Mr. Burkett said that many years ago, before he became wealthy, he was walking along the tracks of the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad and found the piece of granite. A few days later fortune smiled upon hl(n, and no amount of money, he said, could tempt him to part with it He has a set of small, sharp steel tools, made especially for him, and they are always wrapped up with the rock and guarded more carefully than his purse. While on his way to Liv erpool a year ago on the Cunarder the sculptor received an offer of $10,000 from an art collector for the rock of many heads, but he refused to sell it I believe our strong party with its great principles is only In its Infancy. Our glory as a nation has but Just be gun. There are mighty problems yet to be solved, grave questions to be ans wered, complex issues to be wrought out, but I believe we can trust the Orand Old Party and its leaders to eare for the entire future of our Na tion and of our people as It has cared for them so well in the past.—Hon. James S. Sherman. BATS WEALTH IS DISTRIBUTED. Chief Statistician of Census Bureau Writes on "The Asaets of the United States." The nation's wealth Is not In the hands of a few, according to L. G. Powers, Chief statistician of tbe census bureau at Washington. Writing on "The Assets of the United States" In the September number the American Journal of Sociology, is sued recently from the University ol Chicago press, Mr. Powers has the fol lowing to say of the concentration of wealth In America: "If we start with the value of farms aad other homes which are known to be owned ty men of small possessions, the savings bank deposits and other known possessions of those of moderate means, and then add the lowest popular estimates of the possessions of our millionaires, we have an aggregate far In excess of the census appraisal of national wealth, and the conclusion under such circumstances Is irresistible either that the census estimates are ridiculously small or the popular esti mates of the wealth of our millionaires are greatly exaggerated. "The writer does not find any evi dence that would Justify either the statement that our national wealth Is grossly understated or that our million aires own so large a share of that wealth as to leave the great majority without property." WHAT TAFT WILL DO. Here Is a positive declaration by William II. Taft which should reassure the friends of President Roosevelt: "If elected I propose to devote all the ability that Is in me to the constructive work of suggesting to Congress tbe means by which the Roosevelt policies shall be clinched." Taft Is making a good impresMon by hia thoughtful speeches. Bryan is clever and as interesting as ever—and aa superficial.—Milrauke Evening Wis- MIMH& v 1/I" 1 'v COAL FALL STYLES 'The RosweUe Hat" $3.00 Grinager Bros. PHONE 195 B. W. KETCH AH will deliver promptly to any put «f the best grade of HARD AND SOFT' COAL PHONE 256 We handle only the best and deliver to all parts of the city JONES BROS. GRAIN CO. Successor to Jones & Metcalf. In Des Moines Mr. Liryan tamea rree trade, In Indianaiolis sailed into oor peratlons, and In Topeka proclaimed the necessity of tbe guarantee of bank Cefpoeits. Mr. Bryan is geographically adjustable at a moment's notice, and never dismayed when one of his para siount Issues blows tap. «8t Louis Olobe- Democrat David B. Hill pleads tbat bis health will not permit him to campaign for Bryan. If Mr. Hill Is still a Democrat, he should know that the time for a Democrat to be sick is tbe day after the election. Mr. Bryan will not discuss tbe ques tion of negro disfranchisement in the south, but he hopes the northern ne groes will vote for him without letting the south know anything about it Mr. Taft Is willing to work for his party In any part of the country. REPUBLICAN TICKET. President— William H. Taft, of Ohio Vice President— James S. Sherman, of New York Presidential Electors— John L. Browne of Brown C. II. Lein of Roberts J. F. Schraeder of Pennington Cottiieb Doering of Hutchinsoa United States Senator— Coa I. Crawford, of Huron Representatives in Congress— Charles H. Burke, of Pierre Eben W. Martin, of Deadwood Governor— R. S. Vessey, of Weesington Springs Lieutenant Governor- H. C. Shoher, of Highmnss Secretary of State— Samuel C. Polley, of Def|§#oMl Attorney General— S. W. Clark, of Redfield Troasurer— (ieorge G. Johnson, of Canton Commissioner of School and Public Lands— O. C. Dokkon, of Clear Lake Superintendent of Public Instruction— 11. .V. Ustrud, of -ioux Falls l!ailroa' Commissioner- F. C. Robinson, of Groton COUNTY TICKET State Senator— J. A. Johnson, of Madisoa Representatives— 0. B. Meyers, of Chestor C. H. Thurow, of Concomf Auditor Milo Drake, of Ramosa Treasurer— P.J. Hoidal'of Summit Register of Deeds- •. 1. A. Baldwin, of WentwsrtB Supt. of Schools— L. C. Kellogg, of Nunda County Judge J. F. Blewitt, of MadisoQ:,.? States Attorney— 5 Hans Urdahl, of Madieott Clerk of Courts— F. R. Van Slyke, of Madisse Sheriff— .y L. S. Martin, of Herman County CommiBMoner— James Olson, of Winifred Coroner— n is {^W. Qojdwio. of Madias* E o i e s COAL Passed Examination Successfully Jatnes Donahue, New Britain, Conn,, writes: "I tried several kidney remeditp, and was treated by our best physicians for diabetes, but did not improve until I took Foley's Kidney Remedy. After the second bottle 1 showed improvement*, and tive bottles cujed me completely. $ have since passed a rigid examination for life insurance. Foley's Kiduigr Remedy cures backache and all forms of kidney and bladder trouble.r-J. H. And erson. Tickling or dry Coughs will quickta* loosen when using Dr. Sboop's Cougn Remedy. And it is so thoroughly harm less, hat Dr. Shoop tells mothers to use nothing else, even for very young babies. The wholesome green leaves and tender stems of a lung healing mountainous shrub give the curative properties to Dr. Sboop's ('ough Reme dy. It calms the cough, and heals the sensitive bronchial membranes. Nfo -Every Republican in every part of tbe opium, no chloroform, nothing har&fe I used to injure or stppret-s. Demand lif Nhoop's. Accept no other. Sold lji| country should emulate his example. Sehutz & Ketcbam. MISS GRINAGER, Fashionable Milliner My New Fall Stock has arrived and is ready for inspection by the ladies of this community. You are cordially invited to call. A. W. SPONHOLZ, -it .Attorney at Law*, Room 5, Garner Blocii It wM pkaie you tokaowbow well ws do «-r sad dyeing—how qulokly—and how little the eoat you trial will prove a delight for ao matter what the artiole may be from flimsiest laoe to cloth ing, draperies or rags, our hr ill ties are unsurpassed, aad satisfkstioa Is guaranteed. Why aot send a trial baadlo todayf V* SSeri Cross Bro