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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-11-07
South Dakota
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Il SNA>>NrSNeuApsp.AeN
The man who was killed by thu
night passenger train near Clark hal
been identified - r. G. Hammond O
Estelline.
| Charles Kersten. . pioneer resident
Of the southern part Of Miner county
was perhaps fatally injured as the re-
suit OF a runaway accident.
| A. B. Henry OF Henry, former rep
resentative in the state legislature and
one Of the builders OF the west end
Of Codington county. is dead.
/ Earl Stapleton and Floyd Burrill
were drowned In Bull lake, near Mil
bank. They started in boat to go to
the island early in the morning A
storm upset the boat.
| A prairie IRE burned over tract Of
country I'VE miles long and two miles
Wide northeast Of Pierre. While nc
buildings were burned. large amount
of hay Ia stack was destroyed.
| Katharine Maria, aged sixty-two,
wife Of j. H. Kettleson, died at the
family residence In Huron. She had
D been resident OF Beadle county for
many years and leaves husband and
seven children.
James Phillips is dead at his ranch
on Hay creek. near Rapid City He
was pioneer Of 1875, who In quiet
way helped to father the ranching
business in South Dakota. He was
seventy-nine years old. 9
Prairie fires along the line Of the
Chicago q North Western and Great
Northern railways between Huron and
Cavour recently have been highly de-
structive. Immense quantities Of hay
| and feed have been destroyed and
some valuable tree claims were seri-
ously damaged.
The state historical department has
received from I. r. Grow Of Lead q
tree limb which Is pierced by an In
dian arrow. The limb was secured by
Crow on the Sturgis townsite In 1889.
and has been kept BY him until the
present, when he Is leaving the state,
and sends It to the department.
John Flick, while engaged ct q
threshing machine 1t Mission Hill,
caught his arm while adjusting belt
and the limb was badly crushed before
the machinery could be stopped. He
u Ii the hospital &C Yankton, and It
n feared the arm Will have to be am
putated Flick lives In Fullerville.
Rev. +. b. Clark, better known n
rather Endeavor Clark" because he
originated the Christian Endeavor or
| sanixation, Will be at Huron on Nov.
| IA and 16. accompanied BY National
Secretary shaw. Arrangements are
being perfected for q grand rally Of
Christian Endeavorers Of Huron and
| vicinity at that time.
Gov. Crawford has declined to ex-
tend executive clemency to Israel
calhins. who was sentenced from Fall
River county for two years on q
charge Of cattle rustling. The applica-
ton was denied for the reason that
Il failed to show that the presiding
Judge, or any Of the jurors were on
the list recommending clemency.
Miss Anna Barstow Of Hetland may
lore hand as 4 result OF trying to
arrest the fall Of house plant in the
parlor Of her home. The plant was q
ractus. and tho spikes were thrust
through her hand. number OF them
being drawn out from the opposite
8
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
MAYOR PARSONS
GIVES INVITATION
no REVIEWING BOARD or uNiND
STATES ENGINEERS TO
COME TO CAIRO
OCTOBER 8.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Made BY ST. Louis Globe Democrat On
Speech OF Mayor Parsons at
Pittsbure Meeting.

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat COM
ments editorially as follows on the
speech OF Mayor Parsons made before
the Reviewing Board of United States
Engineers at Pittsburg
Eat Pittsburg last Monday the Re.
viewing Board Of United States Engi'
rrers gave a hearing TO representa-
tiyes oil the interests OF the Ohio river
WHO are urging the construction Of q
nernanent a.foot channel along the
rivers entire length of thousand
miles from Pittsburg TO Cairo. Among
those who took part in the gathering
Mere congressman. manufacturers,
merchants and delegates from boards
81 trade. municipal councils and pub
ic Improvement associations, coming
from seven states and at least nifty
cities. The Improvement Of the Ohio
is TO be the subject OF a report by
government commission that has been
over the route, and the commissions
conclusions viii be approved or dis
approved BY the reviewing board ne
fore the rsults of the investigations
50 TO congress.
"One Of the speakers at Pittsburg
was Mayor Parsons of Cairo, who said
that ii the Mississippi is to be im-
proved. for the Panama canal and
other advantages, the Ohio river
should receive similar treatment, for
ii drains into the Mississippi and It
has been demonstrated that river inn
by increasing the tonnage,
far more than compensates for thes
money expended. Mayor Parsons re-
minded the convention that President
Roosevelt will 90 down the Missis-
sipni IN October. You are all invited
he said. Come In boats, With each
boat aying the flag of a city, and let
the president see how enthusiastic
YOU are in the interest of river inn
The way TO secure the
betterment OF all the navigable
streams Of the Mississippi valley is To-
pull Together A deep channel In the
Mississippi will inevitably lead to cor
work on every tributary
that can aid in carrying on the coun
trys commerce"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
A Gre al Swimmer.

A remarkable swim by an eight
year-old horse. says Kildysart tele-
gram, is occupying the attention Of
the local inhabitants. II appears that
a farmer named Morgan Macmahon.
who lives on a small island in the
estuary Of the Shannon. took the horse
by boat 10 the mainland. and after
working II all day turned 1t loose in
the evening with a number of other
horses. When the owner awoke next
morning what was his astonishment
to find the faithful animal peacefslly
grazing near its stable. 1t was wet as
from a swim. and there is not the
slightest doubt that the horse had
gwum all the way from the mainland
to the island. distance of little less
than three miles-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
ST. LOUIS SUNDAY LID
Proves Observation-Disclosures Of Cases
Of intoSicstion Nearly Doubled
According 10 Police Report

St Louis. Aug. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the Board Of Police Commits
sioners will be ready for distribution
in a few days. advance copies hav-
ing been delivered to Police Chief
Greece.
Tie report Shows anything but inn
Frofement on account Of the Iid- n
1906. 9si5 intoxicated persons were
taken into custody. and the report
shows G.3G3 for 1897
According 70 the figures IN the r.
port there ls little need to expect
three million dollar police fore
AS has been anticipated ln Some quar-
tars u shows that in 1905. the tuta'
expenses were sl.s2532f and Cos
1909. s1leGssfs-ce. For tie fiscal
year ending April 1905. the beard ex
pected 70 use sIS5sSfi.3l.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
LAND IN COUNTY
CHANGES HANDS
DEEDS FILED FOR RECORD IN
PROPERTY DEALS FOR FARM
LANDS IN ALEXANDER
COUNTY.

Adolph H. UphoH ct ux to Eliza =.
Winters. qcd-, southeast quarter ~
northeast quarter and west half OF
northeast quarter OF section 6. town
ship II. range I. $500.
Eliza f. Winters to Fleming H.
Robertson, wd. southeast quarter n
northeast quarter and west half d
northeast quarter. sl100.
o. ". Rash et ux. 10 John J. Bias
kett deed fractional northwest qua
ter. fractional southwest quarter If
northeast quarter and fractional
northwest quarter Of southeast quar-
ter OF section Sc. township lG. range
2 south half OF southeast quarter =
secson 35 township 10. range q.
south half Of section 90. township Is.
range ?. fractional northeast quarter
.of section l. township Il. range 2,
fractional northwest quarter Of sec
ton s. township Il. range =.
s3,343.70.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
General and Local Notes.

The river marked 1873 feet on the
gauge at Cairo last evening, showing
fan OF 0.3 of a foot in "A hours.
The u. S. snagboat H. G. Wright
left yesterday morning for st. Louis,
The Ferd Herold was in port from
1 u. III. till p. m. out from st. Louis
bound for Memphis. She added about
200 tons here for the lower river
points
The City Of Saltillo was in port last
evening from St Louis. bound for The
Tennessee river.
The Wash Honshell brought lnm
Der from the lower river.
The John S. Summers came up
with barge of logs for Cairo.
The Peters Lee will be in port to
day out from Cincinnati bound for
Memphis. She will be the last
through Cincinnati boat for some
time 10 come. perhaps till next
spring. Low water shuts off the
through packets.
The ineficiency OF the telegraph
service is making it difficult for
steam boat men to keep track of Their
boats.
The Cherokee, on which the II. s.
engineers are coming down the Ohio
is commanded by Capt J. II. McCul-
lock with Pilots Lewis Bradford and
William R. Reno at the wheel
Andrew McRoberts. one of the old
est engineers, in point of service. on
the Ohio river is critically III at his
home in Allegheny. Pa. McRoberts
was on the steamer VI w. O'Neill for
twenty-seven years.
Fogs are troubling the small boats
in the upper Ohio.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
EXPERTS AUDIT
YEARS. RECORD
or JACKSON cOUNTY-RUMOR
THAT MANY ERRORS WE'RE
FouND-WoRK WILL
CONTINUE.

The work Of the four expert ac
countants on the county records has
been completed at cost Of about
$500 to Jackson county. but IL is
umOred that enough errors have
been found to pay this entire expense
and perhaps more. The results are
not officially known and will not be
known until the tabulated statements
are returned from Chicago.
The four experts viii probably go
back eight more years. but this ii not
official The work just completed vas
for the past four years. When the
official returns are handed in they
viii be published IN the Republican
Era ia order that all may know what
has been done. -Murphysboro Repub.
hcan-Era
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
SPLENDID RACE or MEN.
Natives OF the Friendly Islands Of
Magnificent Physique.

1.-THE natives of the Tonga. or
Friendly islands. Off the east coast of
New Zealand. are the finest In phX-
sique Of any on earth" said Il. A.,
Powell. OF Cleveland Mr. Powell is
returning from a business trip to
Australia, where he visited several
groups OF the Pacific islands. THE
average height of the males Is five
feet ten inches Many OF them are
over six feet They weigh from 100
to 300 pounds and are very straight
being built In proportion. The women
average a greater height than the
women of America They have fine,
strong figures and average from 1870
to 100 pounds in weight. They are of
a copper color, straight haired and
with features which made the Greeks
famous. | firmly believe they are the
original Maoris, while the natives OF
New Zealand are a smaller race--ap-
parently a mixture with the Monaghan
race. The islands are crescent shaped
and mostly coral There is Leither
wealth nor poverty on the islands.
Peace and contentment are in evidence
and the tribe Is exceeding virtuous.
The main article OF food is the cocoa
nut, and the only drink used Is the
milk Of this nut"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
ADJUSTMENTS

The Airdome-An entire change to
morrow OF both vaudeville. moving
pictures. and illustrated song at the
new Aird0me the most delightful
place to spend the summer evenings.
Every act introduced of the highest
order direct from the largest cities,
being booked from the Keith. Proctor
and Orphenm circuit. The bill for
this week includes The Wells Bros.
IN a high class musical act highly
entertaining. Miss Dollie Wells. the
lightning caftoonist. Bobbie Rankin.
comedy singing and musical come
dian: Leipnann and Lewis novelty
singing and talking comedians: Mr.
Edward Allen in pictured melody
The Kinodrome. Introducing new
moving pictures. Two performances
are given a night. at and s:15
Those coming late for the first mas
remain for the second performance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
Ho, or Cold Water.

II is a dehatable question whether
ii Is wise practice to drink cupful
OF hot water Immediately upon rising
every morning The hot-water fiends
fancy that they cannot live without
their morning drink, but there are re-
liable physicians who claim that this
practice Is facilitating to the stomach
and that II cannot fail TO do injury.
The habitual use Of cold water is an
excellent habit TO form. 1t IL natural
to drink cold water Cold water is a
tonic to the stomach, as it is to the
skin. II gives toniclty to the mucous
walls of the stomach. The practice of
taking five or six glasses of cold water
a day is a good one. 1t viii help to
clear the complexfn n, brighten the
eyes, and is said tSbe almost a GER
tain remedy for puffness under the
eyes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
4some Other Man Might Come Along

comfort out of going to see her and
taking her to the theater and bringing
her things And il he proposed and
she said No, why, of course, that
would be the end And he's afraid OF
losing what he already has"
"tle might lose that lots of other
ways. said the girl. Some other
man might come along and marry her
you know" She smiled archly, but
the young man did not notice.
He's thought Of that" he said.
"But there's nobody he's afraid of just
now
Altogether he's miserable" he
went on. "Iic can't sleep and he can't
work. He keeps th;nsing about it all
the time. II he didn't care so much IL
wouldn't bother him so. She's never
given any indication she cared for
him
"As if o girl would tin be had said
something She mnrmured. She
she might care let's"
DO yea really think so?" asked the
7ouag man, anxioasly
She nodded slowly
"Tm afraid to hear you say that
he won't on because It viii give my
friend some hone ! never saw anyone
so discouraged and blue He said
there wasn't anything about him to
make a girl care fer him"
1.-THE idea.r cried the Young WON
an. Why. you--he shows how nice
he is by being so modest. lie is fool.
ish to hang back. A girl likes TO have
a man act with confidence in himself
Then You advise him to risk il and
ask herr" qaosied the Young man.
anxionaly.
The young woman looked appropri.
ately shy -Yyycs.' She m1fnured.
I'm glad. he sad I'D trust your
id ement any time I'll inst run
around ana tel George what you said
before it. gels a-y later aad cheer him
an. Coed night
Tie YOUNG woman "a; sin. staring
at the deer through uhich lie had
male his exit Eve minutes before and
shen sac ose-
~Weil'' saa ma-aa7cd. ;irlrly. that
5eriaaly pas = 5oiL"--Clioaso Daily
NCes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
NEWS OF RIVERS
AND STEAMBOATS,
UNITED STATES GuNBoAT PADu.
CAN EXPECTED TO COME UP
OHIO RIVER.
If VI alter Will Pernait-Fog and MUD
Troublesome IN Upper Ohio
Boats Due Today.

81. Louis Waterways Journal: The
gunDoat Paducah. before being com
inissioned to the port of Puerto Cor
tez. 1t IA said. will be taken to Padn,
cab. XIV, to receive the silver service
which the council OF that city has
donated 10 the boat If the boat is
sent to Paducah to receive the hand
some present. and the present is not
forwarded to the Crescent City for
presentation. an effort viii be made
to have ii at the port Of Paducah
when the river feet bearing the Pres
ident and Governors passes by II
the decision is reached, the Paduca1
will come down with the fotilla to
Memphis. and then go on to New
Orleans
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
Great Quantities of Mud.

Courier Journal: Thousands Of
yards OF mud on the water front will
soon be removed The work is pro.
crossing rapidly at the orders of the
whrafmaster. J. Henry Hoertz. and
scores of wagons are employed in re-
moving the stuff TO dumping places
around Clay and Shelby streets. The
mud being removed is that left by
the river when the stage was hig.l
Wagons are scarcely able to haul a
full cubic yard Of the dirt. owing to
its great weight, and II will be some
time before it is all removed.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18


Twenty.six different monetary units
are used by the As principal countries
of the world Thus, Great Britain
uses the sovereign or pound sterllng,
France and six other countries OF Ell-
rope use unit equal TO the franc;
ana Canada ana the United States use
the dollar In value these different
units range from "A To 1888 cents or
money of the United States. They
are represented In their turn By coins
the values OF which are either multi
ples or are fractional parts OF the
value Of their own chief units, and
there are no doubt at least 200 such
different coins, net one OF which
seems TO have value equal to that or
any commonly known unit OF weight
as the gram. for example, or the
ounce OF gold. although 43 Of these
AS countries have accepted gold as
their standard measure Of values. In
the coinage of the world there seems,
indeed. to be little that Is logical or
reasonable Adoption OF single
monetary unit or base. II not OF an
universal system of coinage to be
used In all commerce between the ma
lions. suggests II W Perry in Moody's
Magazine, would be a long step La
that evolution through the centuries,
because there has been no concerted.
well planned and persistent effort to
remove the evils OF the existing dis
order
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18

In a legal sense an "innuendo' was
originally an ayerment made by the
plaintiff in libel action. putting into
plain words the injurious sense he de-
tected in an insinuation published by
the defendant 1t is the ablatve case
of a Latin gerund that has become q
common English noun substantive
Another Latin ablatiye with a similar
modern history is folio. which lit
orally means ION page so-and.so The
English language absorbs all cases in
this fashion at its pleasure There
IS quorum" (genitive plural aud
omnibus" (datiye plural, with ig
noramus" as an English noun that
was once a Latin verb in the first
person plural.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18

what about?' inquired the ! 1ng
woman with elaborate carelessaes#
The Young man then clasped Ills
hands ana leaned forward He see IA
To ba hunting for words. "Yog
you've got awfuily good judgment" he
began II thought YOU could adv
me You see, there's fellow--h
he's friend of mine who Is terribly
in love with a girl and he's afraid to
tell her 50 and he asked me what to
10 don't know why he thought Id
know"
Does the girl like him?' she asked
Why, suppose so, admitted the
young man. but it's so hard to tell
about a girl Generally she doesn't
do what every indication says she Will
and them besides, she might like him
and not love him.
"lt seems To me-, said the young
woman that II | were a man | could
ten whether or not a girl cared for
me
Gould you28 asked the young man,
doubtfully Now ! couldn't. I'm like
my friend that way
Wen said the young woman, the
easiest way % find out would be to
ash her
That's the trouble, he said. my
friend is afraid to.
The young woman laughed. What
on earth is he afraid OFF, she In
quired.
Wen said The young man, you
see. he does care lot about her and
ii she won't marry him he gets little
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
Onions as Irridstors.

A farmer has made a discovery that
will be OF vast importance to farmers
during a dry season lie has found
that by planting onions and potatoes
in the same field in alternate rows the
onions. being so strong. bring tears
10 the eyes Of the potatoes in such
volumes that the roots Of the vines
are Kept moist and big crop is
raised in spite Ct ihe drought t is
time 10 commence putting ont your
onion sets uow.-Ileel City (Minn.j
Clarion
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18

omitted, ana thereupun the masters
returned to her room)
Mrs Eddy felt that did moi
ANSWER you fully that dropped m,
subject beGorc.I concluded II with re
gard to the footsteps to Christian
Science Now allow me TO finish
them | got TO where told you
\ found II was the mind instead Of the
drug that healed,
! Judge Aldrlch--Lct me make one
remark There were too reasons why
we suggested we would not pursue
that branch of qucry any further One
was that we We're little afraid we
might weary you, and the other was,
that in certain quarters II Is sus-
gested that this investigation ~ an
attack on your doctrines, and we did
not want to have it appear that we
were requiring you to make any state
ments about IT,
Forces Masters to Heary Story.
Mrs, Eddy--Not at all ! shall re.
gard it as great favor ii You will
condeseerd to hear that
Iugde Aldrich-lf sou desire It, we
are bound to listen to you'll YOU de-
sire to express yourself about 1t.
Mrs Eddy-When | came TO the
point that II was mind that did the
healing, then wanted TO know what
mind that was Was il the mind
which was IN Christ Jesus, or was II
the human mind and human will?i
Then went to investigating spiritual-
ism and mesmerism, and hypnotsm
TO see if / could find ont, and did not
find God, therefore turned to God In
and said; Just guide me,guide
me to that mind which is in Christ,
and | took the Bible and opened it TO
the words. Now go write ii In a
book" can show you whore it is in
the Bible.
| then commenced writing my con. |
seriousness of what had seen. and !
found that human will was the cause
of disease instead OF its cure, that
hypnotism and mesmerism or human |
did not heal. they We're the
origin of disease instead of its cure; |
that the divine mend was the healer. |
aud thenI found it through the scrip |
lures through the scriptures: He
healed all our diseases. Go into the
field. preach the gospel, heal the |
sick"
Her Healing Done Through God
felt there Was my line of labor and I
thar God did the healing and could |
no more heal a person through mortal |
mind or will power than | could heal |
them by cutting off their heads and |
could not heal them by it. for | don't |
know how to use will power to hurt
he sick; | don't know how to do it, |
When. they began to ak mesmerism
first | began TO doubt il. and | said to |
4 facetious studnet, Hanover Smith. |
rou 20 into the other room and, see if |
/ can sit down and tell lies enough to |
make YOU suffer" He Went into the |
other room and 7 commenced what |
hey said to make folks sick and | did |
ny best talking to It and he came in
and [ said, Hanover. do YOU feel
neano" He said; Il never felt bet
er in my life than do now; feel
better than when | went in; feel
A Christian Scientist can no more |
make a person feel sick than they can
le sinner and be Christian |
Scientist They can no more make
hem suffer or injure them in any
way: they have not the power to do
{. All the power that they have
zones from on high. We have no
lther power and no faith in any
)ther power Now | have finished | |
hank you for your kindness and at
ention.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
THE WEATHER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

TAc sky was fair and cloudy by
turns ana rain fell after the noon
houi. measuring 10 OF an lnch NO
local government bulletin was ISSUED
yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
ELKS GET BUSY
WITH BALLOTS
IN PIANO coNTEsT-7. p. o. (
JUMP FROM FOURTH TO
SECOND PLACE IN THE
RACE.

The Elks have taken second place
in the piano voting contest advertised
in The Bulletin, having jumped from
fourth in the last. st. Patrick
church is still in the lead by ma
jority Of 36,216 votes.
The ballots were counted last night
and the result is as follows
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18

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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18

III young man
who lal bqaA
calling on the girl
pre- tA sleadiIy
Tor a year seemed
abstractei IN Il
the youas woman
for the handredth
4 ne falt expec-
la \. Wliea ha
&, he'd and be-
gar lingering a
boo IN the table
wltll( ut looking
at het ? he saoke
she Nsa almost
sure.
wan \ 70
ask you aome.
thing he y gan,
abruptly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18

Friends % the Bulletin are reauesl
II 10 send or telephone items TO tai
stfis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18

ANY Item that is OF Interest 70 vou
Is Of interest to your fTieDJA Tele-
phone your nexs To tbs Bunsua-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-08-18
- . 81 d - -.

latter listening 10 the graphaphone
\ message was brought Judge Ailrich
that Mrs. Eddy wanted To see the
beard OF masters again because she
thought there vas something she had