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Cub Dance-The first club dance /
of the season was held last lrridag
evening. Although the attendance
was .uot So large AS it should have
been, those present report very
enjoyable time. The Milballk or
chestra was in attendance and inr-
nlshed excellent music. Supper was
served at Towers restaurant.
Wheels i'm His Hair-A bunch of
Cavour Kids paying with All alarm
CLOCK few days ago created little
commotion out of the ordinary, says
the Clarion They bad taken the
clock partly to pieces and wound up
the alarm when 1T was placed on the
head OF one OF the small bows and
lurned loose. The cog wheels gath
eIed up all the available hair on the
head of the Kid and his howls, min
gled with the jingle Of thu alarm,
startled the community To sepa rate
the clock and The kid it was neces-
>ary TO cut off the boys hair.
Libel Suit Settled-The libel
suits which have Teen pending for a
year against F.. j. Cory and A. w.
Ransom, of the WATERFOWL Public
Opinion, wherein Fred G. Schlffman
and Clara III. Schiffman are The plain
tffs the damages demanded being
$45. )O0 have been settled out of
court. Mr. Schiffman obtained the
expenses he has incurred, the petrac
t'on of the offending article, and the
discharge of the reporter who was
The author of the alleged hoel.
Indian Payment-The Indian pay
mant at the Agency is progressing ia
!: 'od shape, about $4,000 day being
o. I'd out. Collectors are being Kept
outside the half mile limit, the mon
ey due minors under lS wears of age
rs being withheld from direct pay
ment. and instead will he placed to
their credit IN local banks and
Checked out under directlOn of the
aseut al the rate of $40 per month.
And Indians who are known to be
hahtua! drunkardS are treated as ,r.
responsible persons, and their mou ~
is withheld tn same as that of
minors AL however, are paid their
share If be interest money.
VIII They Walk p Frank Nc
Nults returned Saturday from Huron
where nuulber o: politicians, inciud.
Ing state officers elect, held d consul
tattoo with Governor-elect Crawford
D." situation was cauvaSsed and
plans for carving out the principles
OF The platform were considered. Mr..
Nj Nulty Informed ii reporter that j,
was understood that no courteses In
the line Of free transportation will bC
\ accepted from the railways or other
corporations and the opinion OF
those present was that members elect
OF the legislature would act almost
as unit in this particular. He say:
that uothlng was done relative to thu
organization of either branch of tho
legislature or who would be nance
to tlll appointive offices, though ref
er9nce to these matters was made.
Taking Dispositions The $500
libel suit Of f. S. Randolph ex
county super ntendent of schools o
Roberts Co. against Editor Croal o
!, the Courant, comes Cp at Aberdeen
next week. The five attorneys il
the case have been busy nearly al
the week taking dispositions Of varl
ons citizens as to the character of th
3 plalutitf in the case. 1t will be re
membered that Mr.. Randolph suet
Editor Croal for $500, claiming
that his character had been damages
that much by reason Of a certain al
ticle ip the Courant. Editor Croa
Z will attempt TO prove by wltnesse
and dispositions that he has no
, harmed t. e fai: name of Mr.. RaL
: doph, in fact he will attempt t
prove that. unlike Caesars wife, NJ
: Randolph's character was not abov
suspicion. Jacks not going to pa
; that $500 without struggle. {
course the amount is mere bag;
: telle to an eaitor, but it's the pri1
? ciple or the thing that Jack looks a
i 1t may be that ''a fellow feeliu
5 makes US wondrous kind" but here
hoping Jack will put it all over tt
2 plain, unfinished slob who didn
3 know any more than to sue an editt
& for $500 plunks.