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The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19

Miss Nesbit was an Old Trail
visitor here Saturday.
Ladies suitines and fancy dress
goods at II. NJ. Williams.
Or. Nerley, Of Old Trail, was a
visitor here last Saturday.
Mr.. Moody is building on his
claim in South Hay Draw.
Mems. womcn's and children S
heavy underwear Just received at
4. NJ. Williams.
Tucker Smith, the Old Trail
merchant was here Saturday after
a load of freight.
Mike Niacchiaroli, of Hardin
grove. was a business visitor here
Tuesday and Wednesday.
See the nice ready made shirts
at Il. NJ. Williams.
Misses Nelva Wcdeeman and
Anna Haley returned from Fort
Pierre Saturday where they had
been taking teachers cxamina-
tions. They returned to their +
homes at Marietta Sunday.
A surprisingly large number of
snake stories are coming out of the
newly settled country west Of the
Missouri river. but rs they are
told by the fair school ma'ams of
that section there is no reason to
suspect that they have an alcoholic
origin. Sioux Falls Argus Leader
An ordinance was passed by the
city council last week which makes
spooning and cooling on the streets
and in public places at Highmore
a criminal otfense. and parties vio-
lating this provision will he sub
ject to arrest. The young people
of Highmore will probably have
to do their counting over the telc-
phone hereafter.
All kinds of gloves and mittens.
T.. NJ. Williams.
Geo. ID. Mathieson returned a
couple Of days ago from Sioux
City where he went last week with
nine cars of beef cattle. He got
S4.6O for his steers and So 25 for
his COWS. despite the fact that there
were 300 cars of cattle on the
market that day. He says the
packers kept their promise to take
care Of big runs of beef at even
prices. Stock Growers News.
The best bargains and elegant
assortment Of outing flanncls at
K. NJ. Williams.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19

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Williams
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MIS- ". Il. -Iurley IS visiting
Nr. ana Nrs' y. =. tee at their
nome on Nofth hofH.
Lo Drown iToin tne cheyenne
River country is visiting his
brother Bob at this place.
Bert 'FRONT.' from nes l1o;noe
came "Wednesday 10 visit wife and
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19
North Fork Happenings.

Russel Phillips spent Sunday ut
home.
Gus hammers came up from
Harrington, Neb., the latter part
of last week for visit with his
family on the homestead.
Mrs. VIM. Dehnert and son,
Kenneth, of Lone Rock, Iowa,
who have been visiting with Mrs.
Hannah Peck and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Peck, returned home last
Thursday.
Berns Perison spent Sunday at
home.
Mrs. G.. G. Wheeler and Mrs.
Hannah Peck took in the excur-
sion to. Rapid City Friday.
Miss Matilda Gotslebin went to
Huron Thupsday for 2 visit with
ler p&renCo:
Molyneux. rhorson and Carste-
son sold their cattle last week, de-
ivering them at Kadpka.
North Fork was quite we'll rep.
resented at the Harvest Festival
and all report the time Of their
lives.
Sam Teeters and Gus Lemmers
were doing business at Philip
Monday.
Walter Peck went to Pierre
Thursday, Eeturniag Friday noon.
Margaret Cullen, who has been
working = Philip, retnrned home
Friday.
Mr.. Mesker, Of Svuth Fork.
was calling in these parts Nondy:,
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19

+. X. Lewis, of Endheld, Conn.
is here visiting j. II. Searls and
family.
DR.. Shiltz and b. f. Trout, OF
Des Moines, arrived at Wokama
Wednesday.
This has been week of proof
days at United States Commission
er CLOVIS office. Thirty-6ve OF
forty claimants have come in dur
ing the week and offered evidence
in support of their previously adj
vertised intention to make com
mutation or final five year proof.
Proof day has lost something of its
previous Importance. At one time
certain days were set by the land
Offices and proof taking in a large
measure restricted to those parti.
cular days in each month. The
large amount of work before Mr..
CLOVIS Office made necessary q
change in this arrangement. As q
result the Pierre Land Office now
allows proofs to be taken at any
time, in many cases permitting the
claimant to select his own date
and restricting his choice only as
may be necessary on account OF
the prescribed rules relating to ad.
vertising and offering proof. The
Chamberlain Office, though not Sc
likeral in the latitude it has grant
cd, now arranQes the dates SO, that
proofs may be taken with greater
convenience both to claimants and
officials.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19
Sioux Fails Merchants
Coining.

The Sioux Falls Commercial!
Club will visit Philip next month.
Seventy five or more OF the repre-
sentative merchants of the city are
coming. They have made ar
engagements for a special train and
propose to make tri j to the Black
Hills and return, visiting tn G
towns along the way at their leis-
ure, spending an hour or more in
each getting acquainted and boom
ing the Greater Sioux Falls.
Philip will share with other new
towns west of the Missouri in en-
teTtaining the guests.
Sioux Falls merchants who late
Iy visited the Railway Carnival at
Rapid City have seen a great
light. In the slang of the street,
they're getting wise.' Th ey
recognize the very evident fact that
a new empire is opening up in the
western half of our state. These
men know thai there is going to
be wealth made ont here on these
prairies and they see that there is
going TO be good business in our
towns. So shrewd- headed Sioux
Falls merchants are coming to give
the new merchants of the new
towns a welcome and assure them
that Sioux Falls men are ready to
do business with them.
The club will leave home on
October 14th and will be in our
town a few days later. No def
mite program has yet been ar
ranged. Later we will learn eX-
actly when our visitors expect to
arrive and how long they will be
able 10 stay. Then it Will be up
to US to make arrangements to give
them the glad hand.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19
West Side Items.

Mrs. Gladman was a Philip
! visitor Saturday.
Mons Guam attended church at
at Philip Sunday.
Mr.. Verson was at home on his
claim over Sunday.
George Sizemore left for the
Black Hills one day last week.
G. L. Farmer went to Kadoka
Monday, returning Tuesday morn
ing.
Frank and Richard Pashek had
some hay put up on their places
last week.
T. j. Tullis and G. l.. Farmer
put up some hay for John Hoesing
last week.
Messrs. Quom and Burg arc
building a barn for Misses Walker
and Potter this week.
Miss Lottie Walker was thrown
from horse last Tuesday evening
and quite badly hurt. At present
she is improving.
Miss Potter, who has been tax.
ing care of Miss Walker the past
few days, spent Saturday and
part of Sunday on her claim.
Thomas G.. Gunderson arrived
here last week to take possession
of his claim in section s. He has
his shack built and is otherwise
improving his claim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sammon and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Gee, Mrs. Bar
clay, Messrs. John Nelson. Henry
Nelson, Frank and Richard Pash
elk calledxt Mrs. Farmers Sunday
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19

Sheep lined coats at Williams.
Misses Lindsay and Orr return
ed last Thursday from a trip
through the Black Hills. They
visited Wind Cave, Hot Springs
and other points of interest.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19

The average rainfall for August
during the past 27 years amounted
to 2.63 inches. Last month the
precipitation was but .16 of an
inch, the lowest amount of rainfall
in August since the weather bureau
was established at Huron, although
there was but 81 Of an inch in
1894 and SO Of an inch in 1889.
In 1887 the rainfall for August
amounted to 6.l3 inches, which
was only exceeded by the precipi-
tation in 1881 of 6.31 inches.
While it has been too dry this year
for comfort yet the weather has
been ideal for harvesting an d
threshing.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1907-09-19
The World at Large.

The new Chicago charter pro
posed by the last session of the
Illinois legislature was defeated ir
the municipal election in that city
Tuesday.
Oklahoma went demo era I'll (
Tuesday, the nominee carrying
the state by $4,000 votes. The
new constitution was adopted,
Prohibition carried. The legisla.
ture will be democratic insurinl
the election of democrats to the
senate.
Grover Cleveland ha S beer
stricken by a fatal malady and is
reported to be dying. He Ia:
been rapidly failing for some time
and can not recover.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20

DEPREcIATED CASH AssETs.-Dr.
Charles ]. Bushnell Of this city says
that America spends six billions year
on crime and pauperism.
And what do we get for that tre-
mendous expenditure?" said DR.. Bush
nell recently. What have we to show
for It? Alas, we have nothing admir-
able to show, and yet the governing
men who spend this money for us look
at the result complacently. They think
1t is a good result. They remind me
of the old miser of Mount Vernon.
"A Mount Vernon miser, though a
millionaire, insisted on wearing the
shabbiest clothes. Hts clothes. in fact
were just about as wretched as are the
results that our government gets by
the expenditure Of those six billions
yearly.
"An old family friend endeavored
one day to persuade the miser to dress
better.
ct am surprised he said, that you
should let yourself become so shabby.
But l am not shabby said the mi
ser.
"'Oh, you are said the family
friend. Remember your father He
was always neatly. even elegantly
dressed. His clothes were very hand
some
why he shouted triumphantly
these clothes I've got on were faith
er's!" Washington Star
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20

WHERE THEY DIE ONLY ONCE.-A
numbering old stage was winding in
and out over a remote road in the
Adirondacks. There was only one pas
senger, and he had chosen to sit out
side beside the driver Several times
he had tried conversation, but had met
with so little encouragement that he
had given up and was silently watch
ing the landscape.
Presently they came to tiny noun
tain burying ground, containing a few
gravestones and a few unmarked
graves. The passenger looked at It
struck by its air of loneliness. which
seemed to stir in him afresh the de-
sire for human intercourse. He turn
ed again to the driver. pointed toward
the graveyard. and observed:
People around here don't seem to
die very often, do they?"
And without turning his head:
Jest once" said the driver.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20
They Had to Hurry.

In the Businesses Of the Adirondacks
social functions in which the natives
figure are few and far between. These
events are chronicled far and wide
planned for weeks in advance, ano
form the topic Of conversation FOL
weeks afterward.
Recently the wife Of one Of the lead
ing citizens of a small town in Frank
lin county issued invitations for re-
ception to be held at her home. These
invitations were sent out about two
weeks In advance, and the whole coun-
tryside discussed the probabilities oi
the entertainment with great interest.
Among the invited guests were two
sisters, daughters Of an. aged farmer
In the vicinity. This farmer, sad tc
relate, died two days before the day
set for the reception. The hostess OF
the reception heard of the death, and
also learned that the funeral had beer
fixed for 8 o'clock of the same after
noon on which she was to receive hei
guests. The hour Of the reception had
been fixed for 5 o'clock.
In the country there is little of the
fashionable delay so prevalent in more
thickly settled communities, when II
comes to attending social gatherings
and at s o'clock, the hostess was busy
shaking hands with her guests. She
was amazed in the midst OF this duty
to see the two fatherless sisters ad-
vancing upon her. For a moment hel
surprise rendered her speechless. Their
she gasped out, as she shook hands
with the girls:
II hardly expected to see you here
this afternoon"
WELL" said the elder sister, eve
did have to hurry."-New York Times
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20
Aatt.uruus department.
The Pumper Boys Song.

Young Mr.. Prentice undertook, with
Characteristic enthusiasm, the task as
signed him by the rector of forming
and training the new choir; but at the
end Of a trying afternoon, spent In ex-
amining the voices Of all sorts OF boys
poor Mr.. Prentice's patience was at
low ebb; he was convinced that there
were no singers in the vicinity OF st
Luke's!
After q long line of hopeless mate
rial had been gone over and rejected
the young choirmaster ran his hands
distractedly through his long locks as
another applicant appeared at the
door. This one, more unpromising In
appearance than his predecessors-if
that were possible-was Johnny, the
scrawny, bashful son Of Widow Bings,
who lived down by the tracks" and
washed for everybody.
"Wem leave out remarks and pre-
liminary questions" said young MT
Prentice tartly, "and plunge immedi-
ately into business"
.'Yes, sir, please said Johnny, not
comprehending, but anxious to please
"Sing me something, anything what
soever that you're familiar with" said
the choirmaster resignedly. Sing
sing, / tell you!" he ordered peremp-
torily, as the youthful applicant hesi-
tated. Johnny's freckles almost dis
appeared in bushes, but he struggled
bravely, and finally managed, with
melancholy effect. to grind out rev
lines of a street song-in voice quite
impossible"
"See here"-Mr. Prentice was ordi-
narily a mild young man, but now ne
was almost savage-"do you actually
come here to ask me for place.?
Ma said I should"-began poor
Johnny, In feeble self-defence.
."Oh, undoubtedly your family con-
stitutes the proper tribunal for pass
ing on your musical ability" said the
young choirmaster, with biting sar-
casm, but the plain truth is that you
can't sing at all, boy!"
81 didn't say 1 could, mister" blub-
bered Johnny, driven to bay. AN l
don't want to sing. Mother said
should come and try for the job o
pumping the new organ, but you said
fer me to sing, sir, an just did 1t to
please you. I'm real stiddy, sir. an
Johnny got the job.-Youth's Com
panien.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20

over his leg, infiicting the, injury. He
was removed to his home here and
was given prompt attention. At first
| II was feared that the wound was OF
such a nature that 1t would require
Iamputation but 1t is believed that this
will be found unnecessary. Mr.. Jen-
kins Is suffering considerably and Will
be confined to his home for some
weeks. 80. Last Thursday night un-
known parties, presumed to have been
citizens Of Hickory. tore up $50 feet
| or more of the tracks of the Z. q
NV. roailroad on the south side OF
the depot at Hickory, and when the
railroad sent men next day to relay
the track they were stopped by the
citizens. The difficulty dated back to q
decision of the corporation commission
requiring the Southern and G. & NV
to use the same depot at Hickory and
the c. & NV. to remove its tracks
from the south side of the depot. The
depot has at last been completed, but
the railroad company had never obey
ey the order for the removal Of the
track, and when they started, on
Thursday evening, to repair the track
as il it were to remain there perma-
nently, certain citizens. presumably
decided to take the matter in their
own hands and during the night tore
up the track which the commission
had ordered removed. 1t was feared
for a while that there would be seri-
Gus trouble, as what came very near
being a riot followed the attempt to
relay the track, but quiet was finally
restored and the matter will be left to
the CORPORATION commission for final
settlement. Commissioner Rogers OF
Raleigh, went to Hickory Friday
where a meeting of the city and rail-
road officials was held and 1t was
agreed that the railroad would carry
out the orders of the commission. 80.
The strike of operatives at the Loray
mill, which has been on for several
days, Is at an end and the majority oil
those who walked out returned to their
places this morning. Manager A. f.
Moore met the strikers and the en-
ployees Of the mill in Bradley hall last
night and made a short talk In the
course Of which he told them that the
mill had decided some months ago to
reduce the hours on or about Novem-
ber l to 63 and on the first OF January
to 60 hours per week. BY way OF a
concession he told them that the man.
agement would make the number OF
hours 62 instead of 63 on November l.
In an interview with a gentleman
closely identified with the management
of the mill in an official capacity. this
morning, the Gazette learns that the
real issue of the strike was not for
shorter hours, as the management
had never denied that 1t was their in
tention to make the hours shorter. The
real cause and object Of the strike
which, by the way, the walkout did not
remedy, was to secure the reinstate-
ment of Messrs. Belk, Puckett and
Hare, three employees of the mill who
had been discharged. 1t is understood
that there were at no time during the
strike more than 200 active strikers,
though there were probably as many
as 700 operatives out, many Of them
because Of excitement. All Is again
serene and the majority Of the opera
tives are working at their old places
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20
EBEN BREW Err.
Field Postmaster in the War With
Spain,

Field Postmaster in the War With
Spain.
1t is not often in these workaday
hurrying times that thousands of men,
scattered over a great continent, gath
err at least in spirit, to do honor to
one Of their number who Is PRACTICAL
ly unknown to the world at large, yet
who did his duty quietly, with no hope
of reward, and who died uncomplain-
ingly while doing it, Therefore unus-
ual significance may attach to the re-
cent dedication in the city Of Erie, Pa.
of a life sized bronze statue Of Eben
Brewer, which was presented to that
municipality by employees Of Uncle
Sans postoffice in order to commem-
crate deeds of heroism and patriotism
by one Of their number during the wal
with Spain.
The army advanced inland, on July G
the postoffice was moved forward to
Siboney and in two days 400 sacks OF
mail matter were distributed and de-
livered there Then 1t became urgent
ly necessary to take special pouch OF
important matter to the front. Nc
means of transportation could be fur
nished, so Mr.. Brewer purchased q
horse at war prices and himself start
ed on a journey of thirty-six hours
through the tropical region, and upon
his return at once got under way with
second consignment for the front
which was so heavy that he had tc
hire a Cuban and a pack mule to helI
him. During the second trip the rea
fighting was in progress.
AS soon as the mail was delivered
Mr.. Brewer threw himself into the
work of rescuing the wounded, OF
whom there were 600, with only few
surgeons and q handful of nurses tC
care for them and the hospitals fal
back through the jungle. 1t was al
this time that his training and physi-
cal development among the football
giants of Dartmouth, many years pre-
vious, stood him in good stead. Fol
IOuT udyS anu llSul5 ue HelliiSl iCotS,
nor slept, and what food he ate was
snatched up in scraps here and there
Hour after hour, day after day, night
after night. he plunged through the
country bearing wounded soldiers or
his back, carrying them from battle
field to hospital, then aiding surgeons
H. their operations, and inspiring the
Exhausted nurses with his indomitable
perseverance. At last, one night, in 6
terrific tropical downpour, while try.
ing to fight his way back to render as.
s;stance to other Of the wounded, he
.taggered. almost exhausted, into the
slack of one Of the New York wal
correspondents, and after being resus.
citated, was himself taken to the hos
pital, where he died on July 14.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20
ENGLAND'S SMALLEST CHURCH.
The Whole Building Is Scarcely Sixty
Feet Long.


Much of the new Lady WentwOrth's S
childhood was spent at the Lovelace
country seat at Ashley Combe, near
Porlock, Somersetshire. Ashley Combe
theoretically is rated as a village, but
Lovelace castle and the houses of the
tenantry who minister to its needs are
the only buildings around, says the
New York Press. The castle stands
on the side of hill, looking out over
the British channel, and the estate
stretches for miles along the steep
cliffed shore and back over the downs
into the country Richard Blackmore
made the setting for his Lorna
Doone"-the Doone valley, Dunkerry
beacon and Baagworthy water. With
in the borders of the estate Is Ashley
Combe church, the smallest church
in England. 1t is complete in every
detail, with q rudely carved altar cut
from a single block of granite: tiny
chancel separated from the body OF
the church by an oak chancel screen
so old that it is tied together in places
to prevent its falling apart; the Love-
lace family pew, high-sided, box-like
arrangement, all of black oak and
cushionless, behind this a half dozen
pews, each seating three persons. on
the front beside the entrance. The
whole building is barely 60 feet long.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20

ia In a Connecticut village there is
a clergyman noted not more for his
erudition than for the length of his
native of the village. happening to be
there over Sunday. started to church
to hear the noted divine. Being. as he
feared, little late. he paused outside
and asked Of the old SEXTON II the SER
vices had been holding long.
Indeed. yes, mOre'n an hour the
doctor has been preaching. The con-
gregation are praying now to be let
out"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20

- NoW-ToDAY--is a good time
to place your orders for Commercial
Printing. Send your orders to The
Enquirer Office for best service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20
BOILlNGSPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
SHELBY. N. G.

oAs =" S'
Has Determined to Be One Of the
First Glass High Schools Of the State.
The building and equipment will be
first-class in I every respect. The
Course of Study will be exceptionally
good, leading to the Junior class OF
the colleges. Young men and young
ladies will be well trained for the or
binary vocations Of life. Separate DOR
mitories. Board at cost. Fall term
opens October 1st, 1907. Prospective
students should write at once for par
ticulars to
j. d. HUGGINs, Principal,
Shelby. n. O.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-20
YORKVILLE HARDWARE GO,
YORK FURNITURE CO.
FURNITURE, STOVES,
Undertaking Supplies
PAINTS, OILS, Etc.

MOSQUITO NETS-We have them
for both iron and wooden beds, and
from the complaints we hear Of the
| mosquitoes, you may need one. Let
us put one on for you.
RUGS, MATTINGS, LINOLEUMS-
We have q great big stock Of these
goods and can give you some extra
good values at the prices asked.
SEWING MACHINES you want
new Sewing Machine, come and see
our line. We have Seven different
kinds, and can suit you in Quality,
Style and Price.
The Will G. Free Machine Is our
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Sewing Machine ever sold In this Vi
cinity. Come and see 1t and 1t will
convince you Of our claim.
COOKING STOVES-If you are in
need Of a Cooking Stove, 1t will be just
as we'll to buy the best. We have that
kind. They are guaranteed to cook
we'll and last we'll.
COAL GRATES-It is little warm
for Crates just now, but you Will need
one a little later, and II you will put In
one NOW YOU i ldNS IL "hCh yOa hSSN
1t, and be grateful to us for telling you
about It, We have them in Bronze,
Nickel and Black finishes.
BED ROOM SUITS-Well, 1t will
take too much of your time to tell
you about all the good things we have
in this line. Just come and see them.
IRON BEDS-A carload just re-
ceived.
SEE US FOR-Springs, Mattresses,
Cots, Lounges and COuches, Pianos
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SEE US FOR-Paints, Oils, Var.
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TERMS-Cash or Credit, to Suit
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