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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Short Time Loans.
Has f.. w. Martin Quit?

Congressman Martin who was billed
to stump this part of the state begin
ming on the 3rd, had all his dates
cancelled owning to sickness OF his
wife, so stated, but we are OF the
opinion Col. Parker, the peoples new
champion in Deadwood was the real
cause of Martins cancelling his dates.
After all this fuss about Martin and
his dates he quietly deserts the Black
Hills and comes over to the east side
arriving on Monday.
Col. Parker has Martin beaten at
every turn and is certain to carry five
out of six counties including Law
renee.
- 1t looks as if Martin had given up
the Hills and retreated to the political
solitude of the machine on the east
side, and it is just as we expected.
knowing the conditions in the Black
Hills as well as we do, we felt certain
that Col. Parker would sweep every
thing before him, once the campaign
got warmed up, as this is the first
time in fifteen years that the people
have had chance to get even with
the bosses. The old machine dubbed
into silence every aspirant for politl-
cal honors over in the Hills, and as
Martin was the boss backed by the
corrupt machine on this side OF
the state, no man could afford to
make a campaign against Martin with
even certainty of winning, because
the machine on the east side was too
powerful for united Black Hills in
opposition to it's charmed cir
Gle. Thus the machine boss Martin
has lorded it over more competent
and deserving men.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Up TO You Mr.. Voter

On next Tuesday May Is, 1906, from
to $50 p. NJ, the republican voters
of this state will decide by their bal
lots whether the corporation agents
or the Roosevelt supporters are to be
put in charge Of the state government
for the coming two years. The issue
is plain and no man should be de-
ceived by the machine.
The real issue is: Shall representa-
tives of the people rule or shall agents
of the corporations perform that duty
as heretofore. 1t is a plain we'll de-
fined condition that cOnfrontS the
voter, and no man can remain in lg-
norance of his responsibility as a Cit
izen and a taxpayer, who desires to
do his duty as a supporter OF the
President in his great struggle with
trusts and corporate wealth.
The agents of the corporations
men selected by them through the
aid of the machine and railroad at
torneys-have been in control of this
state almost entirely since statehood
and by this Infamous combination
the people have been plundered and
robbed by unjust taxation and their
interests as citizens and taxpayers
totally ignored or neglected. This
unamerican and unrepublican condi-
tion is known to all men and the peo-
pie are asked to right this great
wrong and protect their own inter-
ests, and we are firm In the faith
that they will.
In contest of this kind one would
naturally suppose that every taxpay-
er in the state would be anxious for
a change from the corporation ma
chine to a government selected by
the people themselves, and the result
of the caucuses next Tuesday will
demonstrate that a very large major
ity of the people will elect delegates
favorable to the nomination of Mr..
Crawford and thus wipe out a politi-
cal organization that has disgraced
the state and plundered the taxpayers
for years.
No man questions the result who is
familiar with the temper OF the vot-
ers, and this determination has been
actually forced upon them through
the scandalous conditions at Pierre
under the maligne influence OF the
railroad and machine lobby.
The right of petition under the
constitution was treated with con-
tempt when the submission of pri-
mary law was demanded.
Joint resolutions endorsing Presi-
dent Roosevelt were turned down in
committees controlled by the machine
and the men who were responsible
for this took their orders from men
who now claim they are supporters OF
the President, and the chief conspir-
ator was Senator Kitredge himself,
TO whom hundreds of kilograms were
sent to help defeat the rate bill, and
these kilograms were solicited by
railroad agents and forwarded at rail-
road expense, and now they tell us
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

The Governors Grab.

Nearly every state in the union
pays the governor "a certain sum
monthly as contingent fund, be-
cause there frequently occur times OF
pressing need when the legislature Is
not in session, when the governor is
called upon to eXpend money on be-
half of the state.
The foregoing is a sample OF the
Aberdeen News estimate of the truth.
1t is an open and deliberate attempt
to deceive. The "times of pressing
need" during the fiscal year l904-5
came regularly at the close of each
month and the state was nearly al
ways in ''pressing need" of exactly
$1l6.67. This is the story of the aud
itor's report for 1905 1t can be found
on page 40.
The history of the contingent
fund" of South Dakota is that it has
been drawn out each year to an exact
cent, in monthly instalments OF one
twelfth of 400, by the governor.
Every year since the passage OF the
contingent fund.- act the state has
been in "pressing need'' of exactly
81, 400 in regular monthly allowances.
There has never been ally portion
of that 81, 400 covered back into the
treasury There has never been any
deficiency bill to authorize the treas
urer to make good an overdraft on
the fund. These things occur under
we'll regulated governments, but not
in South Dakota. ...~ .
1t has been conceded ever since the
enactment of the contingent fund"
law that the fund was pocketed by
the governor as an addition to his
salary, although the constitution says
he shall take no greater salary than
$4,000. r
The auditor has no vouchers to
show that the 81 400 per annum has
been expended "on behalf OF the
state" His own explanation is:
'V ouchers against this account have
uniformly called for contingent ex-
pense, office of governor and have
been paid in equal monthly INSTALL
ments, both during Governor Her
ried's incumbency and Governor Ell
rods.
During the last legislative session
certain insurgent senators endeavored
to ascertain the use to which this
money was put, but could obtain no
satisfaction from the machine con-
trolled appropriations committee.
Senator Shober, after failing to secure
information on the subject, pre-
sented motion to strike from the
appropriation bill the contingent
fund" item. The chairman OF the
appropriations committee moved the
previous question, which was adopted
and the troublesome Mr.. Shober shut
out.
This unconstitutional use of state
money will be continued as long as
the machine is in possession OF the
state government. 1t is a part of the
graft of the machine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

these men have changed. Nonsense.
| The taxpayers have been robbed
and plundered,, out of vast sums of
money by the infamous tax system
under the direction of the machine
| bosses. BY unfair valuation Of rail-
road property in this state for 1905,
| the people were compelled to put up
over half million dollars that should
have been paid by the corporations,
and in the face of this robbery the
machine has the unblushing cheek to
ask these plundered taxpayers to en-
dorse their methods for two years
more, but instead, will repudiate the
entire gang and wipe out the disgrace
that has given to South Dakota the
name of "boss ridden state"
Next Tuesday, May Is, every man
entitled to vote should make it a
point to attend his precinct caucus
and do his uty. See that your tick
ct contains the names of men whom
you know are reliable and desire the
nomination of Mr.. Crawford for gov
ernor, and see that the machine heel
er is prevented from committing
fraud and deceiving the voter.
The machine heeler will stop at
nothing to serve his master. The re-
form voter may expect to meet Doodle
influence and trickery in every form.
Wherever you run up against ma
chine Doodle take it and expose the
corrupting scoundrel. Spare them
not, they deserve the punishment
the law provides. Watch them, Spot
them, expose them.
The voter has it in his power to
secure a decent state government for
the coming term beginning January
1907. He has it in his power to secure
an honest system of property valua-
tion and taxation. If the machine
corporation combine robs him longer
he must bear his share of the blame.
The people are all powerful, nothing
can stand in their way when they de-
mand justice at the ballot box. They
! have wiped out machines and boodl-
ars in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, H.
linois, and can easily do the same in
South Dakota by a quiet and earnest
application of the ballot, next Tues
day.
This is the last appeal for a, square
deal that the Leader will issue before
the caucuses, and the editor has never
doubted for moment what the re-
suit would be since the campaign
opened. He knows the people Of
South Dakota to be sincere and earn
est for justice and good government
and ready a all times to right a wrong
when the facts were presented.
Shall representatives of the people
rule this fair young state in the fu-
ture, or shall corporation machine
and railroad attorneys be permitted
to continue their plundering of the
people?
The voter must decide. 1t is up
to him.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

Mr.. Martin played bold hand when
he jumped onto Charlie Buell., but it
was the greatest political blunder he
ever committed. People all over the
Hills recognized the hand of a domi-
neering political boss, a character our
people have no use for.
Col. Parker has been at Rapid City,
and he authorizes me to state that
Pennington county will send an insur-
gent delegation to the state conven-
tion in the interest of DR.. Emrick.
Col. Parker said: "You may say for
me that Lawrence and Pennington
counties will send Crawford-Gamble
delegates TO the state convention, and
from what 1 know at present Meade
and Butte will do the same"
This is the conviction of man who
knows nearly every voter in Lawrence
county, and those who know Col. Par
boast. a....t .. aEa
The revolt against the Martin end
of the Kittredge machine grows in
force from day to day because the
people see a chance to punish man
who has deserted their cause and
joined hands with the corporations
and trusts to further rob and plunder
them.
Lawrence sends greetings to Mime
haha. We will join the big county of
the Sioux Valley and help you carry
a Crawford banner around the hall and
rejoice with you over the grave of the
rottenest political machine in the
west.
When Mr.. Martin came home from
his Brookings rally he informed his
friends that he was going back to
stump the east side of the state, but
after consulting his democratic post
master he found that he was up
against the hardest proposition he ever
encountered. He found ali the old
time republican leaders arrayed
against him and the county full Of in
surgents. He was forced to cancel all
dates east of the river and now he is
up against a condition that means de.
feat in the end. His money can't
save him this time. Hurrah for the
people.
M. G. j
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

The Brookings Individual has this
to say of the editor of the Brookings
Press, the fellow Attorney Gen. Hall
licked, the dirty mouthpiece of the
machine in Brookings as well as post
master, who was appointed by the
gang whom he serves like a slave.
This is the fellow who got so rotten
that decent men could not tolerate
his company. The Individual says:
In 1895 G. f. Allen was black listed
by every railway company in the
northwest and was expelled from the
South Dakota Press association for
selling mileage which he received
from the N. W., railway. Oh yes, he
stand high in the estimation of the
editorial fraternity of the state, just
as he does here at home.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Respectfully Careful and
....,.- Attention Every Detail

Two years ago under the inspiration
of Crawford's leadership, the Black
Hills counties sent Crawford dele
gates to the state convention but
Martin sold them out for an empty
promise. This year the Black Hills
delegates will come over under the
leadership of Col. Parker and Martin
will be lonesome spectator if he
feels like it.
The big Minnehaha delegation
headed by Hans UStrud will join
hands with the Black Hills rangers
and carry the Gamble-Crawford ban
ner around the convention hall while
the band plays Hail to the Chief
after which a message of congratula-
tion will be sent to President Roose-
volt, r....
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

It is reported that machine Doodle
has found its way into Lincoln town
ship. If the report be true the man
who got the Doodle can be easily
spotted on the day of the caucus.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11
Farm For Rent.

A we'll improved farm with build
ings, orchard aud pasture In Highland
township, by @. b. Kennedy. 37tf.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

pays the amount stated, now just
note the difference on the same
amount of property. Is it any wonder
the corporations are supporting Mar
tin and Kit and Burke and Elrod.
The corporations can put up $4,000
for campaign Doodle and make half a
million dollars on the deal if they
win out. Here are few samples Of
the robber system over in Lead City
published in the Lead Daily Call:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-05-11

If you have not bought your Spring
and Summer Suit come in and look
over our line. We have the sWellest
patterns and latest style you ever
saw. If you are in need Of light
underwear "The Uptodate" Is the
place to buy same. Garments from
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-15
RACE SUICIDE IN FRANCE.
Statistics Show That the Birth Rate
Is Decreasing Every Year.

Serious public opinion In France IS
much moved by the publication of fig
ures showing that the increase in
population for last year is lower than
ever before, says the Pail Mall Gaz-
cite. The term "depopulation" is very
commonly used, but it is hardly cor
rect, since the population is not ad-
solutely decreasing, but remaining
stationary. Eight hundred thousand
children were burn in 1904. Each year
since the war there has been a reg
ular retrogression. The figures were
higher in 1903 than in 1904 and higher
again in 1902 than in 1903.
Immediately after the war the births
averaged 100000; today the figures
are $4,000. or $4,000 less. There is
no reason to suppose that the family
spirit is awakening in France. there
fore. in another 80 years the 100000
will have shrunk by another 100000.
Ine uealh rate has Slightly increased,
but is not in any sense abnormal. It
represents 100000 in place of $4,000
last year. Consequently the insignifi-
cant margin of $1,000 separates the
coming France from the departing
France, the births from the deaths.
The Importance of such figures is
always relative. What are the vital
statistics of the neighbors of France?
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herd, and Quarantined or otherwise
disposed of as required by the inspec-
tor, and such inspector shall at all
times have the power to cause any
animals, in any dairy herd from which
milk Is sold or offered for sale, in
this city, to be so inspected and tested.
The duties obligatory upon the IL
censee are included In the following
provision of the same ordinance:
Any person selling milk or cream
under this ordinance shall keep the
COWS from which such milk is drawn,
and the premises, barns and stables,
and yards in connection Herewith,
where such COWS are kept or MIXED,
and all places where such milk .,r
cream is kept, clean, we'll ventilated.
and in good sanitary condition, and
shall not allow any 'offal, manure or
other refuse to accumulate, or remain
in or adjacent to such barns or stables,
or in the yards in connection there
with, where such cows usually con-
gregate, and shall keep all vehicles
and recepticles, vessels and utensils
used in transporting or delivering such
milk or cream, or in connection there
with, clean and in good sanitary con-
dition, and shall effectually screen the
portion of such vehicles in which such
milk or cream is transported, while
in use for such transportation, from
dust, dirt and insects, by proper cloth
screens, and shall at all times permit
the inspection of such premises, and
such vehicles, receptacles, vessels and
utensils, and the inspection and test
ing of such COWS and dairy herd by the
milk inspector or under his authority
and shall obey and carry out all in
structions and requirements of the
milk inspector with reference to the
care of such premises, cows, dairy
herds. milk. vehicles, receptacles, YES
sells and utensils, and with reference
to the disposition of any animals found
to be diseased, and shall render such
friendly assistance as may be required
to said inspector in the testing of such
COWS or dairy herds, and shall for
the purpose of such tests, congregate
such herds together as required by the
inspector, and shall, at all times, when
requested, allow such inspector or his
assistant to take from any of said
receptacles samples of such milk or
cream for analysis and inspection.
For any violation of the, provisions
of the ordinance covering the sale of
pure milk, fine not exceeding $40
Or imprisonment not exceeding ten
0aVS or hOth iS nr0vidod
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PEMBINA COUNTY.
Will Unite With ]. j. Hill and Govern.
ment for Drainage Survey.

Minot Optic: State Engineer Eel
lows has returned from visit to st.
Paul and Pembina, where he had been
in the furtherance of the proposed
drainage plans for the Red river val
ley. Mr.. John 7. Stewart, engineer
of the drainage division of the Office Of
experiment stations, U. S. department
of agriculture, in cooperation with
the state engineers Office and four of
the counties affected, was engaged
during the past season in making
topographic drainage survey in Cass,
Trail, Grand Forks and Walsh coun-
ties. Two counties, however, re-
manned unsurveyed, Richland and
Pembina, and in order that the survey
should cover the entire region af-
fected in North Dakota, it was ex-
tremely desirable that these counties
be covered also. Pembina county did,
it is true, make an appropriation of
$500 last year, but as it was desired
that much greater area be sur
veyed in this county than it had been
necessary to cover in any of the others,
the amount was found to be INSULT
Gent under the conditions as they
then existed. At the Grand Forks
drainage convention held in January,
however. Mr.. James ]. Hill, not know
ing of the surveys that had already
been completed, made his generous Of
fer of the payment from his own pock-
ct of one-third of the cost of the neces-
NV Fo11n11,cS nj, ;,
visiting st. Paul was to lay the matter
before the representatives of Mr.. Hill
and that he make his offer specifically
applicable to the proposed surveys Of
the two counties particularly, at this
time. Mr.. James J. Hill promptly
stated that If the survey was to he
sufficient one in the opinion of the
certainly hold good.
The county commissioners of Penn
bina county, in session this week,
were then interviewed and the follow
i7g proposition was presented to
them: On the basis of an estimated
cost of $1,000 for the entire survey in
Pembina county, Mr.. Hill paying one
third, or 5000, the U. S. drainage divis-
ion and Pembina county paying sums
of $500 each, and the state engi 1eer's
office on the part of the state paying
the balance, from the funds of the
Office. The commissioners at once
accepted the offer and the matter will
now be presented in definite form
through Mr.. Stewart to the U. S.
drainage division for final action. Mr..
Fellows is very hopeful that action
will be favorable and the much-needed
survey be completed. There will then
remain only Richland county and it is
thought that this county, too, will see
the advantages that would be gained
by accepting a similar offer when its
commissioners meet in April.
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Fair Play.

A group of drummers were trading
yarns on the subject of hospitality,
says "Lippincott's Magazine" when
one of them took up his parable thus:
II was down in Louisiana last
month travelin' cross country when we
kinder got lost in a lonesome sort of
road just about dark, and when we
saw a light ahead l tell you it looked
first rate. We drove up to the light,
findin' twas house, and when 1
hollered the man came out and we
asked him to take us in for the night.
He looked at us mighty hard, then
said, Wal, l reckon kin stand it If
you kim
$50 we unhitched, went in, and
found twas only a two-room shanty
and just swarmin' with children. He
had six from four to 'leven years old,
and as there didn't seem to be put one
bed, me an Stony was wonderin' what
in thunder would become of us.
They gave us supper, and then the
old woman put the two youngest kids
to bed. They went straight to sleep.
Then she took those out, laid them
over in the corner, put the next two
to bed, and so on. After all the chill
dren were alseep on the floor the old
folks went in the other room and told
us we could go to bed if we wanted
to, and, bein' powerful tired out, we
did.
We'll, sir, the next morning when
we woke up we was lying in the cor
ner with the kids and the old man
and the old woman had the bed!"
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garment cases match the walls in
coloring and adds very much in bring
ing out and showing the various
shades and colorings. All garments
will be hung on forms in dust-proof
cases. Our representative in CONVEX
sation with Mr.. Marquis Lee in charge
of the new store, was informed that It
required over six weeks to select this
large stock and nearly all suits were
made to his order from Paris models.
He stated 1t would be his aim to offer
such advantages that i. will no longer
be necessary for any woman to under
60 the trying ordeal of having her
clothes made and thereby avoid the
delays of many fittings and the uncer-
tainty as to the effect of the completed
garment, and the guess work as to
the final cost He said: "With us you
can be absolutely sure of what you
are getting before you pay. The store
is centrally located and with the hand
some styles shown the outlook is
bright for a large patronage.
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ing room, and everybody is everybody

ing room, and everybody is everybody
else's friend.
"The meal is especially served, the
walters show especial difference and
everything bears a tone of home life.
AS each man leaves the table he is
seen to drop halfpenny in a little
box. This is an unwritten law of the
land, and the money thus collected
goes to pay for schools and orphanges
for the children of travelling statesmen
who die without leaving sufficient
means for their support Several Of
these schools and orphanages are
maintained throughout England.
English travelling statesmen take
life easier than do the men following
a similar occupation in America. They
never think of entering a mans store
with lighted cigar, and they would
as soon forget to wear collar or coat
as to expect to do business with a man
without having their shoes carefully
polished. All hotels look to this and
a bots get your shoes each night,
marks them with chalk, polishes them
and returns them before you are
awake the next day."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-15
Much Snow In South.

Steve Collins, who returned from
visit to the Hot Springs at Arkansas
yesterday, says that there is snow
all the way from Grand Forks to
long distance south of st. Louis. The
snow fall in the south is unusually
heavy this winter and there is much
hardship on account of it. Mr.. Collins
expected to find spring in North Da-
kota, but he was unfortunate AMI ar
rived on the flag end of the cold snap.