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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

The following advertisement appears
in q D~evonshire newspaper: widow
er. no family, renting q small farm near
kingsbridge. wants a fousakeeper- "a
chapel-going person, and one tsaat 7as
ferred, with views OF marriage Il yhs
Lord proaDerS MS ways end she be
willing Apply" sic.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15
TOOK FIRMS HONEY
Commission Man in Bridgewater a
EmbezzIer.

~Bridgewater, S. D.. Feb. 14--G. c..
Allen, representing the F. r. Day Grain
and Commission of this CITY.
has left for parts unknown, taking with
him a snug sum OF money, and leaving
numerous creditors behind. Chief OF
Police Thos. Ryan. with the assistance
of the Farmers National bank. arg
making every possible effort to appre.
mend the embezzler.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

An English druggist gives the fol-
lowing list of blunders made Nv his
poorer customers: Catch an eel. for
cochineaas prosperous paste" 70,
phosphorus paste; grease IT" for
~ sspts .fshS water, for Vichy wa.
ter. guitar for catarrh; "eyeriast-
ing for e~ffsrvescing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

George Romney is an artist whose
popularity, although the MAJ himself
has long been dead, seems TO increase
every ear. Eight OF his ~canvasses
went for -four figures during the sea-
son just closed, and one of these, which
brought $4,000, was quite accidentally
Observation-Disclosures up much creased
and soiled with dirt-in a house in the
north of England. Ronncy is believed
to have painted nearly 1000 works,
chiefly portraits, and several that have
appeared in the sale room of recent
years have been brought to light in the
most improbable places.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

policeman, going his rounds in the
q clock standing on the donrsfan oS !
htsslse He rang the bell and found
tslsst the occupant had taken the milk
I,sts;her Up to his bedroom, leaving the
clock where he had intended rs MT
tps pitcher p
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15

me Strand theater. London has
s,sen nnuaht by the Great Northern
2lascanaa, Rrompton Railroad com;
aetaabe' station. IN London tiae nnSs -
eaouno rallroads have TO buy their eta
sS& soaz&san entrance and exit sites.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15
NO TRACE OF SVEN.
Missing farmers Whereabouts Is Still
Unknown.

Sioux Falls, s. D., Feb. -
sven Of Sioux City, son of ChristoDher
sven, a prominent farmer, whose home
vas near Sioux Falls and who myster-
lousy disappeared in this city over a
week ago, has arrived on the ground
and is aiding the police in their eff
forts to unravel the mystery surround
Ing the fate and present Whereabouts
Of the missing man.
Although not the slightest trace or
sven can be found, the police have
practically abandoned the theory that
ne was murdered and the BODY hidden.
The missing mar had anly about $40
with him when he came to Sioux Fails
and the most Of this had been expend-
ed before he disappeared, so it is diff
hcult to believe that he was murdered
Tor his money.
The police are now working upon
two theories as to the cause Of his alb
sence. One is that he wandered away
from the city while temporarily insane,
and n other hat he was enticed
away by some one for pos known
only to themselves. Those who have
nown the missing man for many wears
say he was Of a very peculiar disposi-
tlon n was easily influenced by those
VINO gained his confidence.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-02-15
KILLED BY HIS WEE

Madison, s. D., Feb. PA sensation
nj tragedy occurred at a resort two
miles west of Madison, conducted bw
Joe Lapihe n his wife. AS the res
suit of a quarrel Joe Lapine was shot
and Instantly killed by his wife wyhn
Is under arrest. According to the
stories told by the inmates Of the MA e
Lapine beat his wife. and hat when
he desisted the woman ~immediately sa-
cured z revolver and sent a bullet into
ms btody, causing instant death. All
me lnnates OF the place were placed
under arrest. Lapine and his ur;ra nsara
wealthy, their property being vai,IeS =,
$50. 0f0 to 100000. =
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
A FISH STORY SURE ENOUGH

Josiah c. Stryker of Morristown, N.
j., has complained to the authorities
that his twenty trained cells, which
he kept in spring near Lebanon, have
been stolen. These cells, which were
the wonder of the countryside, made
their home in a small stream running
from the spring. 1t was their habit
to enter the spring each day to be fed
out of Strykers hand.
Strykcr noticed the cells in the spring
one day and has since spent many
hours in patiently coaxing them to
eat worms out of his hand. Gradually
the els became so tame that they
permitted Stryker to take them out
of the water and caress them. When
Stryker raped on a stone wall, which
surrounded the spring, the cells would
glide rapidly from the stream and
gather about him.
The leader of the school, which was
more than three feet long, had been
trained by Stryker to grab a worm
of the water. More than a thousand
persons have visited the spring to see
Stryker give an exhibition with the
cells, and he had been offered big prices
for them by museum men, but had
always refused to SELL
1t is believed that some one familiar
with Strykers method of rapping for
the eels has called them out during
the night. But two of them remain,
and the saddened owner has Offered
a liberal reward to any one who will
bring the stolen ones back to their
old home,-New York Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
MAY BE A RUFF SCHEME

Secretary Metcalf's report on the
japanese school agitation comedies
with The Herald's view of the subject.
The report shows that the basis of the
agitation is of trivial consequence and
that 1t has been inflated with sinister
designs.
When the segregation order became
effective, October Is, there. were only
ninety-three Japanese pupils in the San
Francisco public schools of all grades.
OF that number twenty-five were born
in the United States, and the older pu-
pills were all in the higher classes. Only
one school was provided for the segre-
gated pupils, and the report says "It
was impossible for the Japanese chill
dren scattered all over the city to all
come to that school, so they were cut
off from instruction"
The animus of the agitation, as re-
vealed by Secretary Metcalf, is clearly
shown. The action of the school board
in ordering the segregation, says the
secretary, was undoubtedly largely in
fluenced by the activity of the Japanese
and Korean Exclusion league" That
league claims a membership of 7S,5OO,
of which, the report says, three
fourths are said to be in the city of
san Francisco" Furthermore, 1.-THE
membership is composed almost en-
tirely of members of labor organiza-
tons"
Anotbar diecloSura inst Ynade i'm San
Francisco indicates that the notorious
Abe Ruef, the political boss now in the
shadow of states prison. is the power
behind the throne" of trades union in
fuence in that city. That fact was
brought out in testimony of Rudolph
spreekels, who is a leader of citizens
who are backing the prosecution
against Ruef, Schmitz, certain super
visors and other official grafters,
Spreckels testified that Ruef came to
him at a period when a municipal bond
issue was pending with proposition
to form a syndicate to take all the
bonds. When Spreckels asked what
guarantee there was that the syndicate
thus formed would be able to purchase
the bonds, as they must be sold at
public auction" Ruef replied, "Oh,
win have all the car lines of the city
tied up by a general strike and no
eastern or outside capital win bid for
the bonds while San Francisco is in
that condition"
Is the present agitation Of the Japa-
nese school question one of Ruefs
adroit tricks 70 divert public attention
from the infamies Of himself and his
gang of looters, using the Japanese and
Korean Exclusion league as a tool in
working out his purpose?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
A QUESTION OF FLESH

"Oh, that this too, too solid flesh
would melt" cried Hamlet
And so cried a Los Angeles theatrical
manager, whose geniality and good
nature have aided this delightful eli
mate in giving him flesh in abundance.
Straightway he hied himself to a
popular physical culturist, who con-
sented for a stipend to give the theatre
cal manager relief. Thereupon the
exercises began, and thereafter the
manager worked like a heavy prize
fighter getting into condition for a
battle
But there was miscalculation some
where, for the too, too solid flesh" of
the manager refused to melt, in spite
of all the culturist's rules and specifica-
lions. Then the manager refused to
pay, and the culturist sued for his
money and lost
Probably it wasn't a fair tryout.
The culturist may contend that the
manager didn't stay long enough with
the game. But on the other hand the
manager was able to satisfy a court
of law that he hadn't lost any flesh,
and consequently that the culturist
hadn't kept his side of the agreement.
And there rests the issue. The mana
ger is still fat, and the physical Gull
turist has proved the success of his
rule by the law of a single exception
to it.
In the minds of most people the Incl
dent only goes to show that the old
fashioned method of digging in the
dirt, laboring out of doors until the
perspiration rolls down ones face, is
still about as good method yet in
vented to put on and take off flesh.
And if the theatrical manager will
start chicken ranch and do his own
work and determine to come out even
on the investment he won't have occa-
sion ever again to quarrel with himself
I and his superabundance of fat. He
will be cured without the intervention
of a physical culturist.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
INsoLnNcF OF BOOZE

A writ of injunction temporarily re-
straining the mayor and city clerk
from signing the booze ordinances"
which were rushed through by the ex-
plring city council should be a notlfca-
ton to the liquor interests Of Los
Angeles that this city is not wide
open town and in all human probability
will not be.
The three ordinances in question so
amended existing ordinances as to en-
able saloonists to procure a license on
majority petition, instead of two
thirds to enable retail liquor stores to
be opened on Broadway, between Sec
ond and Third, and to give whole
salers the privilege OF, selling liquor in
small packages.
1t was claimed by the city council, in
its emergency clause. that all these
ordinances are urgently required for
the Immediate preservation Of the pub
lie peace. health and safety of the city"
The absurdity of such a statement is
not pardonable, even when It is rec
ognized that emergency clauses are
mere formalities at times.
The trouble with the booze" interest
Is that It has acted with indecent haste
In jamming through the old and pliable
council a set of ordinances which it re-
allies it could not secure from the new
council. 1t has not hesitated to abuse
a tolerant and conservative public SEN
timent. 1t has overreached itself by
gobbling up privileges calculated to
arouse the people to the point of wiping
out the saloons entirely and turning the
city over to prohibition.
The liquor interests are behaving in
a manner indicating that they think
they carried the last election and that
hereafter this will be q wide-open
town. They were never more mistaken
in their lives. They ought to realize
that their business is tolerated and not
encouraged; that they are allowed to
open saloons only because this is
metropolitan city, but that at the first
infraction of the public's sense of
decency and fairness every saloon in
this city can and may be closed The
people will not submit to any trifing
on this question.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
WARSHIPS TO MAKE VISIT
Japanese Consul Denies Statement
That Another Maine Disaster
Is Feared
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2O.-Japanese
Warships will visit San Francisco within
the next few months. despite reports to
the contrary. This is the statement of
Consul Uyeno, who says that he ex-
poets the training crew squadron under
Vice. Admiral Kataoka, one of the
mikado's flag officers, who distinguished
himself in the operations against the
Russian Vladivostok fleet, to come as
previously planned, for the purpose of
paying friendly visit and showing the
flag of the rising sun in the waters of
San Francisco bay.
Consul Uyeno discredits the cabled
report from Honolulu to the effect that
Japanese Consul Aokim at that port
announced that the fleet would not call
at San Francisco because it was feared
the presence of the fleet in this port
might cause an overt act on the part of
some "fanatical American" which
might result as did the visit of the
battleship Maine to Havana before the
outbreak of the Spanish-American war,
81 am sure,"' declared Consul Uyeno,
that if the sailing orders given to Vice
Admiral Kataoki had been changed L
would pe advised of the fact, and as no
official intimation has been given to me
of any change 1 expect the fleet viii
visit San Francisco"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
CRUISER WILL
MAKE TRIAL RUN
STANDARDIZATION TEST FOR
SOUTH DAKOTA
Expected to Make Speed of Twenty
two Knots an Hour over Course
in Santa Barbara
Channel
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 2O.-Wind
and weather permitting, the cruiser
South Dakota, the latest product Of the
Union Iron works, will make her stan
dardization runs over n measured mile
in the Santa Barbara channel tomor-
row morning.
The standardization runs are made
to determine the number of revolutions
of the engines necessary to produce a
speed of twenty-five knots, the contract
requirement, and after these figures
have been determined the ship is run
for four hours with the engines run
ming at proper speed.
If the endurance run is successful the
South Dakota will have passed the
government tests and will be completed
and put into commission as soon rs
possible.
Between fifteen and twenty runs ut
varying speeds will be made over the
mile course that was surveyed i'm the
channel for the trial trip of the Mil
waukee, and after proper corrections
for wind and tide have been made it
will be known exactly how many revo-
buttons are required to send the cruiser
through the water at the speed required
by the government.
AS the south Dakota is q sister ship
to the California, the builders asked
the navy department to accept the
standardization figures of the latter
ship and dispense. with the run over the
mile course, but this was refused, as
the department believed that similar
specifications did not necessarily mean
similar results where ships are con.
cerned.
On former trial trips it has been the
custom to take a day between the
standardization and endurance runs TO
tune up the machinery and rest the
men who run it, but as the Union Iron
works people are extremely anxious to
return to San Francisco before Christ
mas it is the present plan to hold the
trials on consecutive days.
If all goes well at tomorrow's trial
the endurance run, anchor tests and
maneuvers will take place Saturday.
Inspection of the ship was to have
taken place this morning, but owing
to delayed train three members of
the trial board Capt. Harbor, Com
mander Dodd and Commander Geering.
failed to put in an appearance until
afternoon, and although the South Da-
kota dropped anchor abreast of the
flagship Charleston shortly before 10
o'clock, it was not until afternoon that
the government officials went aboard
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
WEED AND WASTE

About their gardens to and fro
/ see the busy people go,
Or in each private orchard plot
Seeking a fruit that cometh not
In sunny light of hopeful morns
They seek to gather grapes of thorns,
And say a nurture for their needs
From ragged unproductiYe weeds.
The weeds are fair in flower and shoot,
But bear only a spurious fruit;
And that which on the trees they find
Is tart of taste and harsh of rind.
There in the gardens they complain
IL is too late to SOW again
The grief OF laborings misplaced
OF barren hours and seedtlme's waste.
o blind i'm age and rash in youth,
Who have not learnt this common
truth:
In earth or spirit, that alone
Is harvested which hath been sOwn.
Pail Mall Gaz cite.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

the declaration that "an you want us
for is for the harbor," got the senator
IN wrong with the audience What the
senator has said is that the city of
Los Angeles has never done anything
for San Pedro. Is that so?" and Haas
appealed to his audience. mo, no.
no shouted fifty voices.
IF after the disaster at San Fran
cisco, the markets of the world had
been able to recognize this place as a
suitable harbor, the business of the
northern city would not have gone to
Seattle, Tacoma and the northern
ports"
These remarks Of Haas were greeted
by prolonged cheers. Before the meet
ing came to an end II was decided that
a committee of nine be chosen to con-
fer with the consolidation committee.
The audience seemed thoroughly I'm
sympathy with the Los Angeles speak
ers, applauding vigorously when one
of the opposition received a Jolt.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

IT Is now declared that the federal
government cannot aid the people Of
Imperial valley until the government
Of Mexico makes certain concessions as
10 the Colorado river That is precisely
what The Herald said TO begin with
The cooperation of these two govern
nents is absolutely essential and the
hope is expressed that President Diaz
Will be heard from at an early date.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

THE break in the Colorado river is
on Mexican soil and congress cannot
act until the consent of the Mexican
government is obtained" telegraphs the
president to the Los Angeles chamber
of commerce. So The Herald stated at
the outset.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
Woman Commits Suicide
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 20.-Mrs. George
Kuchel, whose husband has small
ranch near Escondido, committed sui =
eide today by taking strychnine. She
left a note stating that she was frantic
and had decided to die. She was so
years old and leaves two sons.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Any ordinance which proposes to in
crease the number of saloons in this
city or to extend the saloon zone win
receive the severest condemnation
from citizens generally, regardless of
party. The liquor interests and the
city council should govern themselves
accordingly.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
PRESIDENT APPOINTS PEACE
PRIZE ADMINISTRATORS
By Associated Press.

I1N fN17VNItIVNN T VF717
WASHINGTON Dec. 2O.-The presi-
dent announced the acceptance OF John
Mitchell, president of the United Mine
Workers Of America, as a representa-
ident of the Chicago e. Northwestern
Railroad company, as a representative
OF capital Of the positions rendered them
by the president as members of the
board OF trustees to whom he will con-
vey the amount of the Nobel peace
prize.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

1t is hardly proper to commend the
Buena Vista street grocer who stopped
a car with a loaf Of bread, but most
of Los Angeles will sympathize with
him
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

If the new postoffice only showed
activity commensurate with that Of the
rest of the city it would be half done
now, instead OF being merely a hole
in the ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

More activity at the new postofice.
A team drove through the new gates
at noon yesterday. The unusual sight
almost blockaded Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

It's strange city where the men all
have such good jobs that they won't
resign to be policemen Yet that's the
case here.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Evidently the increase in the number
of saloons isn't as favorably thought
of by the present dispensers of liquor
who don't wish their monopoly broken.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Commissioner Prouty predicts a uni
versal two-cent railroad fare "eventu-
ally" Does that mean that present
travellers will live to see it?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

The erection of a Buddhist temple in
Los Angeles once more calls attention
to the cosmopolitan character of the
citys population.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Today is the shortest day of the
year. but the shortest pocketbook is due
just after the Christmas bills come in.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

One advantage of buying Christmas
want will still be in stock.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Food famine is added to fuel famine
in the northwest. That ought to make
US smile; even if the gas is short, we
can eat fruit.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Poulterer-W Was that a good chicken
sold you last Saturday?
Customer-l don't know. We couldn't
flavor -Tudoe
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

F! Let the people be on guard against
the expiring city council and the liquor
interests. They plot mischief.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Los Angeles never knew how much
it appreciated the Broadway street
lights till they failed to burn.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Wanted: Men to be policemen. Good
pay and little work. Apply chief of
police.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

! Evidently thirteen is not an unlucky
number for Hicks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

I Christmas shopping weather is still
doing business at the old stand.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

5 1t will probably rain today; the Sym.
phony orchestra plays this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Venice gets the circus for the winter
and thus has several elephants on its
hands.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Watch the council These last few
days are dangerous.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Liquidation in Wall street. Must be
squeezing the water out of the stocks.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

The Express speaks of "Mayor-elect
"A. c. Parker" Who's he?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

This city is the warmest in the
United States. comparatively speaking.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

| 1t will be a merry Christmas for
Hicks, after all.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

The tunnel ordinances will probably
be Los Angeles Christmas present.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

Get ready to swear off; only ten
days more, and two of them Sundays.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21

1t is still in order to buy early and
often.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
Population Of Los Angeles, I,463

Can you beat this weather?
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-21
Terminal Rates Discussed

John G. Mott spoke of the advantages
in terminal rates. He said: "If the
railroads won't give you terminal rates,
we have thought out plan for a NUM-
cipal railroad" (Applause). He also
dwelt on the advantage of an urban
police system and of a metropolitan fire
system, as it affected insurance rates
and property values.
The meeting was then opened to any
one who desired to ask the committee
questions, Senator Savage was one of
the first to avail himself of the privi-
lege, and the way he went at it bore
tribute to his name. "Why don't you
let us vote ON the borough system when
we vote for inneXation?" he asked.
tits because you don't want us to have
such a system"
Mr.. Haas asked him to prove the as
sertions, and the senator came 10 the
platform, fairly seething with knowl-
edge. But unfortunately, some lonely
individual Kissed him, and in an in-
slant his well of knowledge ran dry
and he devoted his opening remarks to
def OF the hooter. His fiery speech
caused him to make several charges
among them one that the statement
made of the relative taxes of the two
cities was incorrect, through ignorance
Of the facts, In am instant Oscar Muel-
Ter was ON his feet, and to the enthusi-
astic applause of the audience declared
that he would reiterate the statements
he had made, and asked that IL he mis-
represented anything the city assessor
who was present, should correct him.
There were no corrections made. A
general TRADE against Los Angeles and