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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-09-08


H. p. Beckwith spent Sunday 10
Mitchell with his parents
Mrs. r. S. Champlain left Tuesday
for Wausau, Wis, her old home, for
three or four weeks visit.
Misses Leila and June Boveo return
ed from their visit to Huron Tuesday.
Mrs. Lee expects 70 return to her home
In Huron tomorrow.
The Ladies Aid Societies Of the Elk
Point Baptist church and the Rlchland
M. E. church will! meet together next
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. r.
Weber.
Ray Ellis, who has been at work sew
eral weeks In the Cudahy packing
house In Sioux City, Is at home again
and will re-enter Yankton College at
the opening, Sept. 20.
Blood's Paints are the cheapest when
you consider the time they last. Two
thirds the expense Of painting Is in APP
plying. M. A. Moore has the paint
that goes the farthest and lasts the
longest.
The fourth quarterly meeting Of the
Richland NJ e. church will be con-
Quoted by Presiding Elder j. P. Jen-
kins, next Sunday evening. Sabbath
afternoon there will be baptismal
service at the river,
The presiding elder will hold quar-
terly meeting services at the usual
hours next Sunday, at the Elk Point
"a. e. church In the incoming and at
RichIand In the evening. Business
meeting for Elk Point charge on Sat-
urday evening at 7:S0.
Mrs. Ira 4. Nichols and Miss Nellie
returned yesterday morning from .
visit OF six or seven weeks In Ohio. IL
had been eighteen years since Mrss
Nichols visited there In her old home
and numerous and great were the
changes. Both are very much rested
and strengthened by The outing.
Senator Gamble ras pleasant call
or at this Office Monday afternoon be-
tween trains. He was on bis way
home with Mrs. Gamble from Lake
OkobojI, where they have been spend
| ing The summer Mrs. Gamble, who has
been In delicate health, Ii very much
| improved, while she senator Ia feeling
well and vigorous.
The Teacher 81 Tomorrow" IL the
subject Of an up-sC- date lecture, which
will be delivered In the M. Z. church
at Elk Point next Thursday evening, at
$50. BY Rev. A. r. George, D. u. who
represents The Sunday School Union or
1.-The M. E. church. No charge for ad-
mission. Old and young Will be Intel
Ee tied and are invited.
| AT thu council meeting Monday
night the council voted Id transfer 70
! G svrge Sleekman lhe lot east of his
lots, on ahieh the s,ld caiaboose used
to stand for consideration III s5u The
petition ot properly owners praying
| thae n0 hitehing posts ha allowed 90
! b. nurth side u the opera house block
/ was laid OF lhs table Routine bills
were approved and cuuHch n iaarns 9
| Il !, special mes ing for Friday night
S<
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-09-08

An abundance oi school supplies at
sharp's.
DE-. NJ. H. Hendrix, dentist, over the
post Office.
Mrs. w. ). Harter Ii very III with
brain lever.
A safe Investment one Of those ola
monds 81 Sharp's.
Fresh milk and cream for sale, deliv-
cred at any time Phone l5l.
Joe Reynick.
nochlng valley sssf af rsdnes6 pricss
fer thrnshima pasposes % ths Y. y. saaais
4 CO ImmbeF ynr6.
| Get your engraved calling cards 81
I the COURIER ONCE. We have the lat
est and the correct forms.
! g. ]. Fox went 10 Deadw0od Tuesday
| where be serves as . petit juror 81 the
term cf United States court now ID ses-
sion there.
| Attend Kearney's Short Horn POI
Hand China sale, Jackson. Neb,s Sept.
lAth. 800 head Free pasturage I'M
tllNoy. lst.. Prizes $4,000.
| Ward Hickey returned Thursday
| from HIghmore, where he hes been
employed III drug store the past two
months He went 10 yermilliOn Sat-
urday
Of course you are going 10 she State
| Fair III Yankton next wesk. Call Iii Ut
| the COURIER once, see the premium
list, get SIN entry blank and take along
your bic pumpkin.
Elk Point y being well represented
AZ the Sioux City Interstate Live
Stock Fair this week. Many ere TAX
Ing II the whole week The lalr, from
lall reports, II success
Dr. Jordon. president Of the sioux
Falls Baptist College, will occupy the
PUPIL - eno Dsps'ss ehu1sn Dosh
morning ana evening ne1s Sunoay'
lone ana ilssen u we &oou sermons
Clyde Hupp and Ward Fackey Of Elk
Point are the guests 81 Clarence Eager.
They were I'll students ~ Vermiilion
together and are enjoying q visit before
ssa''s's $500 IS 1880 81 q ',''
$500
Mr. ana MRS. henry henk'n aels sas
nraay evening !or chicago Wnere snsy
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-09-08
RoR SALE.

Twemty-six residence lots situated Just
three blocks directly south Of mails busi-
mess block OF Blk Poimt. Size OF lots, so
by ITO feet Will be sold on easy terfnss
to-wit: One.third cash and balance In
six and twelve months. There Is NO more
desirable residence property In Our city
For information cail ON.
EN- MILLER,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-07
To TRY IT Over.
State Fair Association VIII Ask
for Appropriation.
Other States Receive Liberal
Allowances in Cash.
ONLY WAY TO SUCCE SIS
Show Could Be Made Large and
Effective.
What Missouri and Iowa Do for
State Fairs.
ONLY WAY TO SUCCE SIS

The State Fair association will re-
new the effort to have the legislature
establish a state fair at Topeka.
The Kansas Exposition company, the
company having in charge the state
fair at Topeka, has been holding the
annual fairs only for the purpose of
keeping the fairs alive and in hopes
that ultimately the legislature would
establish a fair.
Secretary Charles H. Samson, of the
Topeka fair, in speaking of the revival
of interest in the state fair project
said: IAN effort will be made to in
terest the next legislature in a state
fair. Just what will be done 1 cannot
say but am making ready by secur-
ing all the information l can about
state fairs which receive assistance
from the state. Our object in giving
fairs each year has been solely for the
purpose of keeping the annual event
before the people We hope to see
state fair held under the auspices of
the board of agriculture and I am Sc
curing information to lay before the
legislature at the next session. 1 have
received letters from the secretaries of
several different state fairs and these
with other information we will have
for the benefit of the senators and
representatives.
Two of the letters received by Secre-
tary Samson are from the secretaries
of the state fairs of Iowa and Missouri.
They explain in part the manner in
which the states of Iowa and Missouri
provide for their state fairs.
]. c. Simpson, secretary of the Iowa
State fair, in his letter says:
I'm the year 1886 the Iowa legislature
appropriated $50 900 for the purchase of
permanent grounds for the holding of
an annual Iowa State fair. At the
same time the citizens of Des MoineS
subscribed $4,000 towards improve
ment thereon.
THE state makes no annual appro-
priation for the maintenance of the
fair, but from time to time special ap-
preparations have been made for the
erection of permanent buildings, the
last general assembly appropriating
$4,000 for new agricultural, horticdI-
tural and dairy building and the Twen-
ty-ninth general assembly $37 900 for
a stock pavilion.
"Our fair this year was very sue
ceSsful, the receipts being about 81, 900
in excess of expenses and premiums
Premiums paid this year were about
$4,000 and expenses about S27, 900. This
does not include money spent for per
manent improvements on the grounds"
What Missouri Has Done
j. r. Rippey secretary of the Mis-
souri, state fair, says in a letter to
Samson of the Topeka fair:
1.-The legislature of Missouri estab-
lished the Missouri state fair in 1889,
without any appropriation for equip
ment or maintenance. Several cities
offered $50 acres of land close to the
city limits and being the largest of the
competing cities, and having the best
facilities was selected for the |
location. The legislature of 1897 had
enacted what is known as the Breed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-07
EXIT BUCKF00T GANG
Sheriff's Sale Will Wind Up Notorious
Outfits Affairs.

Fort Scott Kas., Oct. 1.-THE no
torious Buckfoot gang which has op-
Grated in this part of Kansas and
southwest Missouri for the past few
years and which has made an unen-
Viable reputation wherever their work
was put into action, will soon be
matter of simple history.
The old Boatrighte clug house, which
is located on North Tom street in
Webb City will soon be a thing of the
past The furniture and fixtures of
this place will be sold on Monday, Oc-
tober 10th, at sherin'S sale to sat
isfy a judgment E. L. Forlow obtained
against Roatright in the circuit court.
Long and Becker of st. Louis some
time ago brought suit through their
attorney, E. l.. Forlowss of Webb City,
against Boatright for fleeing one of
their travelling men, whose name was
Randall, out of large sum of money
which the firm had provided him to
buy apples with. The firm was de-
feated in the first trial, but Mr.. For
low secured judgment against them
in the circuit court for the amount
asked for.
Among the things to be sold is the
old Boatright safe. At the back of the
safe is a projection which extended
through the wall of the club house
into an adjoining room. This gave
the person in the other room means
of unlocking the safe and making
away with the money. Mr.. Forlow
says that at the time they were try
ing to collect the Judgment against
Boatright, that he had a man watch
ing them and that he sat in the room
with the Boatright gang and saw them
put as much as $4,000 in the safe.
When the sheriff, who is the pres
ent candidate for sheriff, Alb Reib, and
one of his deputies in company with
Mr.. Forlow arrived and the safe was
opened they were completely puzzled
as they had positive proof that the
'Buckfoot' gang had in their posses
sion the amount above named, but
were inclined to suspect their guard
for neglect of duty. Two guards were
left stationed there and they saw no |
money leave the room but they af-
forwards found out that while their |
guard was watching the safe, never |
taking his eye from it, the gang had
gone to the other room, unlocked the |
door of the safe from the other side |
and took all the money out.
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ers' law, intended to close up the
forty or fifty pool rooms then operat-
| ing in st. Louis and confine them to
race tracks and to the summer season,
and to betting on events that were
| then transporting on the tracks, and
charging each pool seller a license fee
of 81 which was appropriated to the
state board of agriculture for conduct
ing a horse show. When the bill was
passed establishing the state fair the
board asked that the fund be known
in the future as the state fair fund,
and appropriated biennially for the
maintenance of that institution. The
license fee was raised from So to So.
Previous to this there had accumu-
lated in this fund, to the best of my
recollection, about $14s0o0ss and with
on a naked piece of ground to build
a great state fair.
1.-The next legislature appropriated
$50, 700 from the general revenue fund
for equipment and 100000, or what
might accrue from the breeders fund
for maintenance or to be used in any
way the judgment of the board might
direct. The last legislature appropr1-
ated $4,000 from the revenue fund
and $4,000 or what might accrue
from the breeders fund. This makes
a total of $125.000 taken from the
revenue fund for the equipment of the
breeders fund. All of the $125.00O
and perhaps 80 per cent of that de-
rived from the breeders fund has been
expended in equipment and improve
ment of the grounds and In the pur-
chase of additional ground, insurance
on buildings, etc. We will ask the leg
islature this winter for another appro-
priation for buildings, probably $lOO.-
900, to come from the general fund,
and suppose we will have no trouble
in having the receipts from the breed
ers' fund appropriated to the state
fair as long as that remains on the
statutes. We need an agricultural i'm
plement building, a dairy building,
mineral building, exposition building
and a live stock amphitheater, all OF
which would cost probably $150,0OO,
but we are not likely to get all OF TINS
at one time.
little of the purpose or results to be
gained from a state fair, and nothing
whatever of the magnitude of an in
stitution of this kind. 1 remember
unon one occasion when four legis-
lators, particular friends of mine, took
me to dinner with them at a time
when I was urging an appropriation
of $4,000. They insisted that an ap-
propriation of $25, 900 was ample with
which to thoroughly equip the insti-
tuition, and as evidence OF this referred
me to a number of county fairs that
had been equipped for $4,000 or &c.
900 and they could not imagine what
a state fair could do with more than
$4,000. They were anxious for me TO
a gree to that sum, promising TO give
a. unanimous vote in the house for an
appropriation to that extent. l men
ton this to show that legislators in
states where there has been no state
fair have to be educated up to what
a state fair means and its magnitude.
The members of our legislature as
rapidly as they got to understand the
situation have been favorable to the
fair. and have very cheerfully voted
for such an appropriation as they be-
lieved the revenue fund would war
rant
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GOO DUCKED
Annual Rush at Wisconsin University
Takes Place in a Lake.

Chicago, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Chronicle from Madison, Wis. says:
Six hundred students of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin have been ducked in
the waters of Lake Mendoza in the an
nual university Neutrality-suspicious.
rush. No one was drowned and the
most serious injuries were numerous
wrenched joints and a four inch cash
in the head of a freshman received
from a boat hook in the hands of a
sophomore while defending the sec
ond year class flag raft 400 feet out in
the lake. For three hours the battle
ragged, and ended with the sophomores
dividing among themselves the shreds
of their great red flag which had been
the subject of the most strenuous class
fight ever held here.
The authorities regret the dangerous
feature of the raft and the fighting in
the open water, and this, perhaps, will
not be allowed to occur as part of
annual rush.
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HEssIN SAYS 1T is QUIET.
Never Saw a Campaign With So Little
Enthusiasm.

John E. HeSSin of Manhattan, for
mer state senator from the Geary-
Riley-Wabaunsee senatorial district, is
in Topeka today arguing some cases
before the supreme court.
'I never saw a political campaign
so quiet in my life as this one is" said
Senator Hessin. You don't hear any
body talking politics at all. And if
people are not interested enough to
talk politics, do you suppose they are
going to be interested enough to turn
out and vote? 1 think we will prob
ably get out the vote in the towns all
right, but L am doubtful about the
country voters. OF course everything
is for Roosevelt and 1 think the Re-
publican state ticket will go through
all right, and you have to have oppo-
Sition to arouse enthusiasm. There
wasn't much enthusiasm in the Chi
cago convention, either, although we
made a lot of noise one day.
"I don't believe there can be much
doubt about the election of Roosevelt
The Democrats will have to carry too
many doubtful states. They will prob
ably carry Maryland and they may
carry New York. and there is chance
for them in West Virginia, but 1 don't
believe they can possibly carry Indi-
ana and even all of those states would
not elect Parker. 1 have been in
West Virginia a number of times my
self and my friends there tell me that
Parker cannot possibly carry that
state, but still 1 believe the Democrats
have chance there.
LAS to our state ticket. 1 confess
there is one or two men on it that I
hate to vote for, but 1 expect to do it.
don't like to vote for Tom Kelly. I
supported him in the Republican state
convention for the nomination. and
then he raised the assessment of my
county over a million dollars. When
get in the booth, though, I suppose I
will put a cross in the circle and let
it CO."
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STILL IN FORCE.
Low Prices on Hard and Soft Coal
Remain Unchanged.

We have in stock anthracite and
semi-anthracite.
Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania anthra-
cite Gall sizes), the very best that
money can buy.
Ouita and Eureka (aH sizes).
nthracite--Denning and Jenny
Lind selected lump.
Our arrangements this season are
most satisfactory and the coal is COM
ing in daily in the best possible shape.
We invite inspection and will guaran-
tee the best results. Now is the time
to arrange for a supply of these Goals.
We have issued for use of our pa
irons circular letter, giving some
valuable hints or suggestions on the
use of semi-anthracite coal, which if
followed closely will produce splendid
results. These will be given out with
each order placed with us.
THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL CO.,
734 Kansas avenue.
Telephones 1913 aad LA.
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KEEP The PLANT.
Agitation About TOpeka's
Lighting System.
City Now Has $50, ZOO Invested
in 1t.
ALWAYS A SUCCESS.
Lights Furnished Cheaper Than
Other Cities.
Average Cost Per Light, Per
ALWAYS A SUCCESS
Average Cost Per Light, Per
Year Is Only S4I.31.

s. A. Swendson, chairman of the
streets and walks committee of the
city council and the man who intro
uced the Edison electric light fran
ffhise last Monday night, is opposed to
he plan of abandoning the system of
municipal street lighting which has
been in successful operation in Topeka
for the past sixteen years. He says:
1T hardly seems to me that it would
be good business to abandon our plant
down there, which cost $S5, 900. With
a small additional investment we can
make the plant answer the needs of
Topeka for many years to come"
Topeka's splendid system of electric
street lighting is one of the things of
which the city ought to be proud. 1t
has had fights with the gas company,
infinite trouble with the water COM
pany and excessive charges from the
Edison company, but the city owner
ship of the electric light plant has
always been a credit to the town.
There are 342 electric street lamps of
1000 candle power each in Topeka.
which is probably more light per
capita than in any other similarly sit
uated city in the country. Why To-
peka should even think of exchanging
its present effective and economical
municipal system for the corporation
control of this important public utility
is a puzzle.
In the first place. it would. as has
been suggested, involve the abandon
ment of the present lighting plant
The city could get but u song for the
equipment there. and the $4,000
would be practically lost.
The city clerks reports, compiled
from the reports of the various super
intendents of the city electric light
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-07
BATTLE OF LAO YANG.
1t VIII Be Re-enacted Tonight at
Washburn College.

The annual observation-disclosures cane
rush will take place at Washburn col
lege tonight. The first year men out
number the sopns considerably, but
that does not mean by a good deal that
they will carry their canes into the
chapel.
A good deal of the danger of the fight
has been eliminated. In days gone by
it was the custom to carry the canes up
the steps into the chapel and back down
again after the programme, which is
given in the hall by one of the literary
societies Many of the steps are still
dented where they came into contact
with the heads of the combatants-
But President Plass induced the par
Elephants this year to do all their fight
ing outside of the chapel on the road
from the gate to the walk in front of
the chapel. Consequently the scrap
pers have only rough ground to fall
upon and are saved from collisions with
stone steps and plaStered walls.
To govern tonight,s mix-up the fol-
lowing set of rules was agreed upon by
the two classes:
1. The canes must be taken in be-
tween s and u D. m.
2. The canes must be brought in be-
tween two posts in the same position
as last year.
8. Coming in fighting shall stop at the
bottom of the stone steps and coming
reached
f. Canes must be taken in and
brought out the front door of the
chapel.
5. Canes must leave chapel within
one half hour of end of programme and
carried out between posts at entrance.
g. Chapel doors shall be kept open
all evening and no obstruction shall be
placed in the doorway.
4 No ropes snail be tied or other OBJ
structions placed in the gate way be-
tween the posts
s. Members of one class shall not in
terfere with the personal liberty of any
members of the other classes before 6
p. m. Friday. October Z.
9. The president of the senior class
shall appoint a committee of two mem
bers from the senior and two members
from the Junior class to act with him
for the purpose of refereeing said rush.
(Signed),
For the class of '07-Howard E. Car
ruth. Walter Carkhuff.
For the class of '0S-Thos. E. Bow
man, Grover Taylor.
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TOTAL, nine years. -. SIZE, 4OS.2

.
Out of this sum. about $4,000 has
been spent for extensions of the plant
In 1900, new COrliSS engine was
bought at a cost of $7,045- In 1901,
an extension of the system cost S.
S4S.4O.
All expenses included, however, the
average cost per lamp for the average
of the nine years is $41-31, and this in
cludes the cost of extensions and I'M
provementS. The average cost Tor OPP
Grating expenses alone has been less
than $35 per lamp per year.
Superintendent Goodrich has estimat-
ed that including an allowance for in
tereSt and depreciation, the average
cost per lamp per year is $53.93
Even if the Edison company should
make a charge on the city of only $50
year for lights, which it probably will
not do, the city would have to pay out
over $4,000 a year for the same service
it gets now, and sacrifice it's $4,000
plant. The chances are that the Edi-
son company would not reduce the rates
below $50. and the city can beat that
price, besides keeping it's investment of
$S5. 900 intact
What would be a good deal more to
the point would be to require the Ed
son company to pay the city a. cash sum
worth money, and the city needs the
money.
If the city council would only stop to
think about it, they must come to the
conclusion that there is some reason
for the sudden rush on the part OF To-
peka corporations to get new fran
chises A new franchise has been
granted to the street railway company,
the gas company and now there is talk
of a new franchise for the Edison COM
pany and the water company. Either
the corporations must think that the
present state laws are unusually favor
able to corporations, OF else that the
present city council is unusually sus-
oentihIe To cOrDOratiOn Influence
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HERRTCK MEETS PARKER.
The Judge Will Return to His Home at
Esopus Tonight.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE first con-
ference between Judge Herrick, Dem
day at the apartments of the latter.
Daniel S. Lamont and National Chair
man Taggart arrived shortly after
Judge Herrick. The four conferred
at length concerning the state issues
in New York and the relations they
bear to the national campaign. At
the conclusion of the discussion Judge
Parker'S callers departed, declining to
talk of the conference. Judge Parker
will leave this afternoon for Esopus.
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Reduced Rate on Sugar.

Inc santa re railroad mas announced
The rate, from New Orleans to Missouri
river points, which has been 80 cents on
the hundred, IS now 20 cents. Rates to
o&Aer points ere cot proportionateiy. The
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rate from the Atlantic seaboard will be 81
cents to Missouri river points and 81 cents
to Kansas jobbing points, such as Wich-