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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13
Hagerman, Idaho.

Dear Editor:
| thought would write as have
never written before.
have one sister. Her name is
Blanche. She is 1 year old.
go to school. l am in the fourth
grade. study grammar, arithmetic,
reading, spelling, geography and his
tory.
My papa and mamma live on a farm
one and one-half miles from my school
house. My teachers name is Mamie
Berry. like her very much for a
teacher.
have horse. His name'is Frank.
He is a gray horse. can ride him
all over the farm.
My grandpa takes the Ottumwa
Courier His name is w. M. Schooler.
He gets it three times a,week. He lives
at Hagerman too.
He said he would not do without
it. Well, as my letter is getting long
I will close.
Lydia Ann schooler, age II.
Dear Editor: A'Sse''' iowa.
i am very glad the Juniors have a
page of their own Our school was out
the fifth of January. will not write
a very long letter. this time, so ! will
close. | remain 81
Yours very truly,
Elsie Terril, r. Ed. No. 2.
z, Stockport, Iowa.
Dear Editor
Received NV prize for the Christmas
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

Dear Ed,tor. A,oug A,pia' ! Iowa wa,,,d
written before. My papa takes the
Courier and like to read the letters.
go to school. My teachers name is
Miss McCumber. She is nice teach
er We had one weeks vacation.
like to go to school. have about a
quarter of mile to walk to school.
! have one sister. She goes to. school,
We had a Christmas tree. r got a
jewelry box, some hair ribbon, a
handkerchief box and three handker-
chiefs on the tree, that my little
friends gave me. i have Ave studies,
reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic,
geography and language l like all
my studies but geography. I will
close, as my letters is getting long.
Yours truly,
Isabelle Lee, aged 10. !.
r. r. D. No f.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

mdly SWdl5Oii, d6Su u
r. f. D. No. /, box 50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

Abba, Iowa.
Dear Editor: am a little girl 10
years old. Our school was out Decem-
Der 25. have five kittens. I have
a dog named Ring: have brother
and sister Their names ara Law
miles from Abba, and seven miles
from Blakesburg
Oracle Cotterell.
Dudley, Iowa
Dear Editor: AS have never
written to the Courier Junior before /
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

I Douds- Leando, Ia
Dear Editor: I have seen several of
the letters from my friends In the pa
per. I thought would write letter.
It is showing and like to play with
my sled. Santa Claus brought me
many pretty things. MY little cousin,
Rollie HARDWOOD spent the holidays
with me. am little girl years
old will close before my letter
gets too long. Your friend,
Edna Doud.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

UttumWa, iowa.
Dear Editor: thought I would
write and join your club. I will tell
you about our trip to Seattle. Papa
mamma and my brother and I. We
went out there and we saw lot Of
Indians. We saw the Rocky Noun
tains and Mount Rainier and the Cas-
all over and the top is round. We
saw Lake Washington and we saw
the hotel Washington. They have
cable cars out at Seattle. The car
that went up to the hotel had car
full Of sand bags on car that looked
like coal car. When 1t came down
SO steep that people coould not walk
Il. Your friend,
Dorothy Lewis, aged 9.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

Rich1and, Iowa.
Dear Editor: / am a little girl u
years old. I go to Blue Point school,
and am in the fourth reader. My
teachers name is Miss Hattie Orr.
like her very much. ! have four
brothers and three sisters. I have a
nice time skating now. My brother
has taken the Courier for some time.
AS my letter is getting long / will closa
for this time.
Gertrude Shy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

Dear Editor: am little3B Gsm
years old. go to school at No. 7,M1rs
my teachers name Is Miss Edith PiEi1-e-
soh. My studies are reading, nuns
bers and spelling. This is the first
letter have written. | have four
sisters and one brother.
tt Yours truly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-13

Dear Editor. This is my first letter
to the Courier. am II years old, and
go to school. My teachers name is
Myrtle Sincox. We live on farm
and pa works In a mine, and I take
him to the shaft in the morning and
bring him home at night on horseback.
We have ten cows and seven calves, I
shell corn for the bcalyes st-saAs..a,Kens,
or school will be out hi q
Yours truly,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
GOLFERS GO
TO MOANALUA

Today will see the links at Moana-
lua alive with golfers competing in the
White Rock Golf Cup monthly tour
na,,,,nt. The entry list is an unusually
LARGE one and a splendid days sport
seems &C: tain.
Forty-three players are carded TO go
out On the green's today and the VIM
ner will fairly have earned his victory.
AS the course is unfamiliar to the
PLAYERS as a whole, the only scratch
men are D. w. Anderson, Harold Gift
fard and George Angus. The latter
two players are now in fine form and
Anderson is said to play golf at Mo-
analua by moonlight.
The course is in splendid condition
and good scores should be turned in
Following is the list of entries, to-
gether with the handicaps:
J. d. McInerny. IS; F. H. Arm
strong. s; r. w. Anderson, Is; NJ.
r. Jameson. 3: C. j. Falk. IS: DR., II.
V. Murray. Is: J. Cullen, Jr., 9; j.
cullen. Sr.. u; T Cullen, 10: w.
woon. IS: J. Woods 8: c. B. High, s;
r NJ campbell. Il: H. B. Giffard.
scratch: ]. c. Evans, 9: H II. Wal
ker. -: j. Q. Young. s; G. H. Angus,
scratch; A. Q. Marcellino, 10; O. E.
Wall. 10; F. Halstead. s: H B. Sim
clair. 8; s. A Walker, IS; j. s. Or
me 10: H. Grant, II; II. r. Grant. IS;
st. Clair Bidgood, II: P. Lishman.
12: E. o. White. 4; D. W. Anderson,
scratch; F. w. Klebahn, Is; W.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
ILlMAS WON
BALL GAME:

The baseball season was opened last
Sunday afternoon at Wells Park, the
players being the Ilimas of Lahaina
and the Kahuluis A good crowd was
present to witness the game and the
usual interest shown.
From the start it was plain the Iii
mas We're easy winners as the Kahului
boys although composed of some ex-
cellent players had some members who
We're out of practice and failed to play
with their usual skill
The swift running of Espinda and the
all-round good playing of James Hat
tie of Kahului were the talk of the
town.
The game was won by the Ilimas by
a score of nine to four.-Maui News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
LEAGUE
TO PLAY BALL

The Riverside Baseball League met
recently to discuss prospects for the
coming season.
Six teams have so far entered the
league. They are as follows:
Chinese Aloha Club, Capt. Ho Lin;
Chinese Athletic Club, Capt. Akf: Hoo
nolulu Gas Company, Capt Ruedin;
Honolulu Japanese Athletic Club. Capt.
W. Wakita; Hawaiian Independents.
Manager, John Asing; Twilights, Capt.
Nascimento.
At the meeting Ruedin was elected
temporary president and John Asing,
permanent secretary of the league.
The first two games will be played
at AaIa Park on the 18th inst
There viii be another meeting of the
league tomorrow night.
The favorites for league honors are
the Twilights and the Chinese Athletic
Club, both OF which mines contain many
Winter League players. A cup, called
the Silva Cup, has been offered for
competition by the teams entered.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
COHEN WOULD
BRING FIGHTERS

Fred. Kiley received a letter from
Joe Cohen by the S. s. America Maru,
in which the writer stated that he
would come back by the s. S. Sonoma.
bringing with him Larkins, the boxer.
whom he thinks would make good
match with Dick Sullivan.
Cohen says that Larkfns is good
man with style of fighting somewhat
similar to that of Sullivan. He thinks
that the pair would put up the best
fistic argument that has ever been
presented to Honolulu ring-goers. If
L can get a man to fight McFadden.
l will bring him along" said Joe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
SPORTLETS.

F.E. Steere and Jess Woods will both
play baseball for Punahou, this season.
Steere may play third and Woods first.
Bill Meyer may catch for Punahou.
The St. Louis College and Alumni
field day will take place on June IL.
Jack McFadden has gone to work
with the fire department.
The Koko Heads are the second edi-
ton of the Diamond Heads.
In Hart. Bolster, Rice and McCand-
less. the Diamond Heads have fast
team of skaters.
The transpacific yacht race cup which
was in Shreve & Co.'S establishment,
may have been destroyed in the San
Francisco disaster.
+
The Diamond Head Athletic Club is
getting quite an influx of new mem
bers. The club has started a relief
fund for the earthquake sufferers.
~
There is TO be a queen of the water
carnival, on June II.
There is to be a new skating rink
to be constructed on Kekaulike street,
on the site of the fish market. The
promoters are Wong Leong and c. K.
All shares at five dollars each will be
put on the market soon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
THE ROYAL
HAWAIIAN HOTEL

THE TOURIST HOTEL OF THE
WORLD. Why, because the traveier
says so. Here you have tropical
Hotel eat out of doors the year round.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel is the only
Hotel that can give these advantages
Trees of all descriptions, porches'
verandas, large lanais. Hotel has oeeh
thoroughly renovated, hot and colo
water in every room, new management
Management will spare no expense on
the table. Summer rates commence
May 1st for six months. City people
need not keep house. it is cheaper 10
board.
There will be a monthly dance during
the summer months.
HENRY BEWS,
Manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22

Grace, u; A. S. Mahaulu 8: P.
Schmidt, IS; c.. S. Leithead, -; j,
G. Rothwell, IS: r. Jordan, s. c. S.
Weight, Is; 1. Spalding, 10; r. A.
Jordan, IS; a. E. Jordan, 49,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
CRICKET POSTPONED.

Owing to the calamity at San Fran
cisco the cricketers did not show up
in force at Makiki yesterday. few
turned out for practice, but no serious
play was undertaken. Next Saturday
there will be a game between players
who will be selected during the week.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-22
BASKETBALL.

The basketball games last night at
the I. NJ. c. a. resulted in a win for
the Diamond Heads over the Koko
Heads and victory for the Five
o'Clocks over the Kams.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24

Fine Sea Island Homespun.
36-lnch wide, worth &c yd, our
price only SC the yard.
Good quality fleece back Flan-
nelette in neat patterns, worth
1Oc, our price sc yard.
Galateer Cloth in all the good
washable colors, at 15c yd.
Ladies' all wool ribbed Under
vests and Pants at 75c.
Ladies' heavy ribbed cotton
fleece lined Undershirts and
Pants at 25c.
Children's ribbed cotton fleece
lined Union Suits at 25c, 35c
and so cents.
Black mercerized Sateen Pet
tlcoats Csc, 90c and LOO.
Black Heatherbloom Petit
coats, rustles like silk, Its.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
Lancaster at the hOdist Cons
ference

AS already published in The
News, the Methodist Conference
convenes in Columbia next Wed.
nesday. The ministers of Ian
caster and the county have been
assigned homes as follows:
Rev. Il. E. Turnipseed, of Ian.
cas'er-Rev. b. r. Turnipseed
11O4 Green street.
Rev. L. B Ingrabam East Ian.
caster circuit-John A. Rose
l7l4 Laurel street.
Rev. w. A. Beckham, Lancas
teri. d. Wicker, 2O24 Main
street.
Rev. David Hucks, Heath
Springs-Sanders Hook, North
Columbia.
Rev. o. A. Jeffcoat, Kershaw
Mrs J. s. Campbell, 1901
Richland street.
Rev. w. S. Henry, Elgin-C
IL. Lever, 1921 Richland street.
Rev. r. K. Sharp, Vanwyck-
Prof. w. III. Hand, Shandon.
Maj. j. M. Riddle, Lancaster
lay deleg te-J.D...Nunnamak
Price Ave.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24

Just received 20 dozen Boys
Knee Pants, for this sale SOC.
We picked up so pieces Table
Oilcioth, for this sale II 1.2 yd.
10 pieces 81 inch Broadcloth in
all shades, 1.25 kind, at S5c yd.
D pieces 36 inch wide 1.25 Silk,
at 90c the yard.
5 pieces 56 inch all wool LADIES'
Cloth for only 4Sc the yard.
Big lot Trunks, Suit Gases. Tel
escopes, etc, at your own price.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
FIFTEEN DAYS COST SALE!
Beginning Today, We Offer
Our Entire Stock at Cost

We mention a few items and
prices in order that those posted
may know we mean business:
pieces Schoolboy 15c Jeans
at II 1 2 cents.
Z pcs Our Hummer 2Oc Jeans
at 16 cents.
Z pieces Buckskin 25c Jeans
at 21 cents.
pieces Home made 3Oc Jeans
at % cents.
pieces our best 35 cts Jeans
at 80 cents.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24

DENNIS Cole, a Lancaster
negro, is reported to have been
shot at Great Falls this week.
Mr.. ]. 7. Hollman's horse
IAN away Thursday with wa
gon loaded with furniture, in the
mill village. The turnout land.
ed in a deep ditch, the horse
sustaining injuries of which he
died yesterday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
PERSONAL

Capt Ardrey, of Fort Mill,
was in town yesterday.
Mrs. l. N. Whitesides, of
Lewisville, l. is visiting her sister,
Mrs. L. j. Strait
Mr.. Nelson Montgomery, of
Cheraw, is on a visit to Lancas-
ter, his old home.
Mrs. 81. E. White, of Rock
Hill, is visiting her brother, Mr..
7. @. Green.
MIR. James Stewart, formerly of
Lancaster but now living in Cam
den, was in town this week.
Mr.. j. A. z. Sistare, of the
Peoples Supply Co., paid Wis
it to kershaw this week.
Mrs. j. NJ. Riddle is visiting
her daughter in Yorkville, Mrs.
K j. Mackorell.
Mr.. William McIlwain, of COL
umbia, is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. McIlwain.
Mrs. w. B. Arant, of the An.
tloch section, recently visited
Mrs. j. 1. Bowers.-Kershaw
Era.
Mr.. j. G. Coan, who has been
living in Rock Hill for the past
hve years, has moved back to
Lancaster county.
Mr.. Harry d. Wylie, of the
Southern Power Company, in
charge of the work at Great Falls.
was in town yesterday.
Miss jamie Craig, Winthrop
student, daughter of Mr.. ]. E.
Craig, has gone to Greensboro.
n. c., as a delegate to the Y. w.
G.. A.
Messrs. j. E. Craig and w. P.
Robinson returned Wednesday
night from Camden, Ala, where
they went to attend A. r. T..
Synod.
The Rev. and Mrs. David
Hucks, of Heath Springs, spent
Thursday in Lancaster, as the
guests OF the Rev. and Mrs. r.
+. Turnipseed.
Mrs. John @. Montgomery is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Crawford, at Lancaster, S. c.
She spent yesterday in the city.
returning to South Carolina last
night.-Charlotte Observer.
MIR. and Mrs. A. @. Mems nus,
OF Rock Hill, were in town,Wed
nesday, Ell route to their old home
in the eastern portion of the coun.
ty, to spend a few days. This
office is indebted to Mr.. McMa
nus for a pleasant call while
here.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24

90 dozen Mems best SOC Under.
wear at AZ l , cts garment.
20 dozen Ladies' 25c Vests at
10 cents each.
Job lot LADIES' 100 Wool Y ests
only 80 cents each.
10 dozen Mems Covert Goats
at 75c, soc and 90.
In Clothing we head the list.
All our $15 90 Suits at $1,000
All our 1880 at 900
All our 1000 at 500
All our 500 h" at 500
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
SILKS.

36-inch Black Taffeta Silk,
l.25 value, our price 90c yd.
36-inch Black Taffeta Silk.
LOO value, yours for S5c yd.
36-inch Plaid Silk in all the
beautiful shades and colors, for
dress and waists, 1.25 value, our
price LOO yard.
19-inch Plaid Silk in all the
leading colors at 45c, Csc, 75c
and LOO yard.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
Dress Material.

45-inch all wool shrunk Chew
lots, colors of blue, green, brown,
garnet and black, value 75c, our
price SOC yard.
5O-lnch Broadcloth in all the
popular colors, at S5c yard.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
LocA1oTrs'

Mrs John Wilsof this nIace
Tuesday, Nov. 2,
There will bbasket sunnor
q: ohlon churtext Tuesday
night. The procs for benefi,
of the church.
Mrs Outlaw,ter of Mr..
j. M Hunter, of,ck Hin feIi
at Florence Vnesdav and
broke her hip.
There will bebbatb scboo,
at Shiloh tomor,, and at tho
conclusion of the,rcises a con
gregational meetiwill be held. .
Mr.. J.C. Fadden. who
has been clerk he conrt of
Chester for % ye, has resign
ed on account of health.
Mrs. w. II. reen ;s nor
ing this week lroner old bome
In the Tank seen TO the 7
Wren Tillman pl. in this vici'
nifty.
Inc man recdy killed on
the railroad near ackstock has
been identified as mill onora
tive named Hal of Winns.
boro.
Mr.. w. B. ackmon has
ptesehteu to us found stone,
uT 'he size OF aHange, which
he plowed up in g creek hot
toms this week.
MIR. Adolphustman, form.
erly of this countyIt now Iivino
In Florida, has losis little son' .
Joe, aged about fiji wears. who
died a few days a
Mr.. J. Willieyaskev. who
has been so desrately i'll for
several weeks, ihthens. Ga
is reported some beer and hone
Is now entertainedf his recov.
cry.
-Rev. j. M. lrris, lately
pastor of the Presberian church
at Jefferson, S. { moved to
Matthews last Wlnesdsy. A
name will soon beuilt by the
congregation at Matews.-Mon.
roe Journal.
--Rev. w. A. Ekham will
preach at Zion tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'cik, for the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Tenry, who
Is sick. The Rev. lie. Turnip.
seed will preach f, the Rev.
MIR. Henry at st. Luz tomorrow
at the same hour.
-Ihe commissions and man.
ayers OF state and eunty cleo.
ton can get pay forheir servic-
es by calling at FIT National
Bank. Commissions and man
ayers of the Fedtal election
will find their mcey at the
Bank of Lancaster.
While playing With another
boy Monday Afternoon, the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. lee Mahaf-
fey at the Manchester. was
thrown against box N the mills
cutting bad cash oer his eve
Dr. stevens was summoned and
sewed up the cut.7Rock Hill
Herald.
-lhe Junior Orde of Lancas
.er Will observe ne ORDERS
Thanksgiving Day, tomorrow.
by special services tobe held in
The First Baptist chuch tomor-
row night. The mehbers will
meet at the hall and march 10
ne church In a body The SER
'lces ar the.church W II be at the
Usual hour.
-Lum West and Ollie Pom
Ter, the parties ch irged with
hn VIZ !, n,>irn &c Nl
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24

Dress Goods and Silks that You
Want and Prices You Can't Resist

All wool Chiffon Panama in
grey, blue and black, very soft
and clingly, an ideal goods for
skirts, at 75c, 90c and 100 yd.
Heavy wool Suiting, 56-inch
wide, in good shades of navy
blue, brown, green, grey and
black, at SOC yard.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
Plaid Cotton Suitings.

They are the swellest and
newest in cotton goods-looks
and wears like wool. A 25c
value for 1Sc the yard.
l lot Outings at SC yard.
l lot 1Oc Outings in white
and colors at SC the yard.
Best quality Percales in dark
and light colors, will wash we'll,
at SC the yard.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-11-24
NOTION DEPARTMENT.

No left over moth eaten stock,
Everything brand new. Try a
pair of extra heavy cotton rib
bed hose "Jack and Gill" for
boys and girls, 25c value for
Is cents pair.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16

other point is that the farm lands
stood a raise in valu alton almost
double the boasted raise of corpor-
ate property. Also, on page 234 OF
the state auditors report we find
that the rich mineral ands of Gus.
ter, Lawrence, and Pennington coun-
ties, comprising that boasted, "rich-
est 100 square miles on EARTH" were
assessed at S4,79l ,379, or just S1.5l3,
534 more than the farm lands of
Kingsbury county. Further, that
the mineral and farm lands of the
three counties ombined are assess
ed at only double the farm lands OF
Kingsbury county. Elrod had bit
ter stear clear of the asses Sm III t
question. Ii he wants To boast
about his record as governor let him
confine himself To the board of IL.
gents, or to his part liz the rape oi
the constitution any old thing will
do just so that there is no prin led
record to contradict his statements
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16
The Original.

Foley & Co. originaged Honey
aud Tar as a throat aud lung remedy
and on account of the great merit
and popularity of Foley's Honey and
Tar many limitations are offered for
the genuine. These worthless imita-
tions have similar sounding names.
Beware of them. The genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar is in yellow
package. Ask for it aud refuse any
substitute. 1t is the best remedy
for coughs and colds. L. E.Sasse
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16

convention few days ago il was de-
cided to call strike If the den ands
were not conceded Later ia was de
cided TO hold the conference now
convened as a last resort, At this
time it looks as If there was no pros
pect of peaceful settlement. The
Delaware a. Hudson R'y officials
have addressed communication OF
5000 words 10 the miuers III which
the demands of the Latter are fatty
refused. Some of the demands are
reasonable. but we are not prepared
to say that all are just. On the
other hand, the mine owners, or the
railroads, make handsome profit
from this God given commodity, 10
matter what the wages paid the
miners or the other expense-the
consuming public pays the bill. The
real trouble is that the mine opera.
tors want To kill off the miners union.
To do thIa they threaten to suspend
operation of the coal mines, which
means scarcity of coal. and con-
sequent raise in price TO cover the
usual annual piofits. During the
last strike the sympany OF the peo-
pie was all with the union. But
these c al strikes ard high prices
are 10 frequent, and the miners will
not have su,:h hearty moral sup
port thi time, il the strike should
occur. The present difficulty is far
greater than that of few years ago
! because soft coal mines will be eff
frcted the same az the hard coal.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-16

The assessed valuation OF corpor-
atiou property waS increased IN l9Oo
by over S625,000 and farm lands
we're lowered from assessors returns
on an average. over the entire state,
of 81 cents per acre. Gov. Elrod in
announc ,meut of candidacy for re-
election.
OF course, it is for the governors
interest to make it appear that he
has been doing something for the
farmer, therefore he says, "farm
lands we're lowered from assessors
returns on an average over the en-
tire state of 81 cents per acre" The
report Of State Auditor Halliday,
page 233. for the year 1905, states
that the number of acres assessed
was 20,684,850; that the total valu-
alton as reported 20 the STATE board
was Sl24,7S0,a92, or an average Of
S6 03; that the state board equalized
the value OF farm lands at $500 per
acre, but the variations affected
counties Of sufficient size as TO make
the total value of farm lands SIPS
967,440, or total raise over the as.
SCISSORS returns Of Sl,lS6.45S. The
governor claims reduction from
assessors returns of "a cents per
acre for 1905. which would amount
to 81, ,033, $40. The state auditor says
farm lands We're raised 81 ,lS6, 45Si
add this am Dunt to the governor
claim aud We find that Elrod is just
SS.220,30S from the truth. 1t is a
small matter-the farmers are rich
aud can pay the extra tax, but we
want them to know that we appre
ciate it, instead of trying to make
out that they are paying less. An