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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-01

eH1nry Buchols - len ont
- - BelIe Fourchs country
booking Up land prospsc>D. Like
everywhere elss, ths lind out
thefei = bsing ssttisd - rapid
~, md ths fellow Who wants
|lasd hsd better gst tl,srs pretty
quick.
Latest reports are 70 the
effect that the financial string
ency In the east il being relieved
By large shipments Of gold.
Banks whose doors have been
closed are now opened and
everything points - The speedy
return Of nor NAL conditions.
Despite the assertion III the
New Era two weeks ago TO the
cootrary. the Priscilla club did
not meet st the home Of Mrs. A.
r. Heligas until Thursday AZ
ternoon Oct. ~. There was .
large number Of ladies' present
at this time and they were
entertained by Mrs. Hellixss
with : unique guessing contest
Of > pictorial nature. the pic
lures being on cards cut ia
represent pumpkins. Mrs. B.
W. TAlcott took the prize in the
contest A very sumptuous
lunch Was served by the hos
tess. Now in our own behalf,
We want TO say . word to these
ladies'. We are not q lady,
therefore not = member OF the
Priscilla club. But we are great
when Il comes to these lunches;
never known to refuse one; and
the ladies. of the club always
have mighty nice ones. and
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Just I'LL in the
balance, We are too modest.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John Boun 81
|Tyndall were visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and n 70. Frank
|Trumb0. Sunday.
Don't forget thst W make the
best terms on farm loans. NJ
waiting for the money. Com.
merciAl State Bank. Il
Mrs. F. D. Moran and Mrs.
LAyelle Of Norfolk, Neb., was
hero last week visiting their
sister, Mrs. r. ). Harvey.
Thos. Boothby and scu Bart Of
Washta, II, hrs beeu hare Cd Il
week Visiting W. G. Kirkpst-
rick and looking oyer the coun-
tfy with : view 10 purchasing
land.
W. G. Kirkpatrick has been
busy showing land buyers over
The country this week, and they
~ seem well pleaeed with the
country. He has sod two or
three pseces.
P1t Murray came home from
Sioux City Saturday night and
viii undoubtedly remain for the
winter. Pat got mixed up il !
wreck just lately and has evi.
dsntiy concluded that there are
other occupations beside break
Ing on : freight train, that are
more conducive 70 longevity.
Frank Kaberna and family
have returned % Wagner from
their Stanley county claim, on
which Frank has Just recently
proved up. His many friends
will b sorry 70 leern that the
trouble b has been having for
shout two years past. resulting
from IN attack Of sciatica rheu-
matism Il still with him. and
that be = improving very slow
" Y at AL
All day Thursday The Ladies'
~ Tho Aaccaboee were busy
decorating tho hall and prepar.
ing lunch for : Hallow 'een social.
About 10 ths people began r.
gather until yearly two hundred
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-01

1l1G UU00Ge91 1lJUAT1ON.
The hnanctal situation has
bssn To All-Absorbtng topic Of
coLversstSon ~ present week,
and We dean Il our duty b give
our resdsrs tho exact situation
- We zee II. In the first place
the present time Of the year Il
always the time Of crop moving
and general settlement Of obi
gatious due banks and merch,
suts for credit obtained during
the spring and summer months.
The size Of the crop and the
price received mark the success
with which these obligations are
met. Az every one knows, the
crop has been very satisfactory
70 the western farmer and the
prices prevailing the present
year have been above the ordi.
nary, in fact prices have ranged
higher this year for farm pro.
ducts OF oil kinds than il usual,
even once IN ten years. The ex.
cellent weather prevailing has
given every one an opportunity
to get produce to the market
and people have been working
overtime TO get grain and stock
to market that they might re-
ceive the very high prices these
products have been command
ing. The result is that the
banks Of the large business
centers have been unable to get
currency from the east with
which to handle the immense
volume Of business that the
country has been doing.
The present situation is not
caused by lack OF produce, or
the demand for it; but simply
that the country was requiring
more cash to handle its goods
than the big money centers
were able to supply. Hence
these money centers, like Ne "
York and Chicago, decided they
would have to stop shipping
currency TO the smaller towns
for the time being and until
they could get caught up with
the demand. OF course other
banks in the west, having q large
part Of their reserve on deposit
in the eastern banks, were IN
able TO get currency with which
70 pay their depositors. Seeing
that many people who have mon
ey in banks on deposit might
become frightened and with.
draw their deposit in cash, the
banks thought best to simply
do a. the big banks had done
and refuse to pay out cash ex-
cept in limited amounts.
The country banks, in many
places. have done the same
thing and this action has been
commended by the state bank
examiner. The situation slmp.
Iy being that they were not
short On funds or credit, but
were unable to get the actual
cash with which to carry on
business, Knowing this and
also knowing the general tend.
4ncy Of people TO become fright.
ened 1t the least provocation n,
many banks have svailed them
selves Of the right to hold
this money and not let people
take It home and hide it where
II would do themselves or no
one else any good.
The action Of the banks in do
ing this il universal, but, We be.
lieve. 10 the very best thing that
could be done. Oar farmers
are prosperous, 30 are our mer.
chants and banks. Loans held
by the banks are the best and
there never was . time when
securities were better than now.
There ID no necessity for alarm.
Matters win adjust themselves
in Z short time and business
BE- resumed - usual and people
will have gotten their breath
again and the whole country will
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-01

New Era takes on its hat TO the
Charles Mix County Banks and
hopes the people Of the county
will stand by the banks in this
their hour OF trial as they have
stood BY You. when you have
needed : few dollars, or . few
hundred - the case may have
been.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-01
The Wagner Schools

Miss Campbell visited Yank.
ton Saturday.
Frank Base 10 : new pupil in
the fourth grade.
Pupils reports for the second
month will be ont next week.
The bookkeeping class has
made : good start.
The high school room has .
new dictionary and teacher
dosk.
The new library books have
come, and many Of the pupils
are busy reading them.
The list Of pupils neither tar
dy nor absent during the month
= growing, which il . great i'm.
pr0vement.
Al the present time theroom ms
are sufficiently seated but we
are patiently waiting for the
blackbOards.
Joe Brodsky has been absent
from achool Antine Ah;. -oot~
hsyin~ srr.,rsd -. Iii. 49,
irv Nj - P'"S
-
sehees Resort.
Pupils neither tlrdy nor alb
sent during month ending
Oct 18th, In the primary room
are, Edna 6trohbehn, Helen
Maynard. Maynard Swartz
Eullah House, Edidh 10 Pease,
LAunah House, Dawn Pease,
Daisy Mcfarland. Jennie Pease,
Frank Wampol, Walter Iverson,
Willie PerciYal, Raymond Jsnda,
H1.5 nnIPel, Lesser 'ia,e'
-. 49, cA; nenry "a
81 81 1.IO1oenn, EarI MAY.
u.- De'' OoOker, 100 "smPoL
In the intermediate, Harry
Thompson, Cecilia Base, Elmer
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-01

1r. Chas. Nelds and Miss
Vtvian Robertson were married
II Sioux Falls this week. We
aro not informed . to their
future intentions.
Last night Was v On,
ont owing % the fact that The
Now Err = Z Friday morning
paper, - viii MT be ahlo q
~ much-jnst hold your noses
~ > 1ew daya.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-01

~ good weather for corn shuck.
ing.
Mr.. W. Walking Il hauling
corn out Of the field these days.
i tried to rain Tuesday and
It looked like II might snow be.
fore II got through. Made 10
farmers think We ought 70 sse
that our fur coats are eli right
and orr sleighs are ready.
The school house wss painted
and kalsomined last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

lunbidn- stamps in 1898. comprising
sixteen denominations from ! cent to
So, generally regarded as among the
most beautiful stamps ever printed.
The Omaha. or TransmissiSsippi. fol-
lowed in 1898. with nine denomina-
lions from / cent to 81. Next appear
ed the Buffalo. or Pan-American Sc
ries. famous because of their two col
orS and errors with the central pic
ture upside down. of which copy of
the four cent stamp sells for about
$500. This series was issued in 1901
and consisted only of the one. two,
four, five. eight and ten cent dcnomi-
nations. In 1904 the department issued
the Louisiana Purchase. or ST. Louis,
stamps, still further reducing the num-
Der of denominations to fve-1, >, 3, j
and 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01

came 10 America and TO New York and
later to Philadelphia, and then moved
TO Davenport with her brother HugA
and sister Elizabeth. this being in the
year 1851. Her marriage to Richard
Enright occurred four years later.
They then went to the farm in Big
Rock and resided there ever since
Saturday at the family residence
32S East Ninth street, occurred the d.
mise of Martin s. Downs, a well known
and respected citizen of Davenport. NJ
Downs was born in Ireland Nov. II
1927. and came here about "A yea :
ago. He was married Aug. 1. 1856. by
Rev. a. Trevis. The survivors are his
wife Bridget, and daughter. Julia \
Nellie G. at home Mrs \. A. ArnOl5
of Davenport. and Mrs Herman EichoN
of Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
CABLE.
OF Chicago

Thomas Jackson left on a business
trip to Springfield H., Monday.
Alex Bell was in Rock Island Tues
day.
Clara Grear went to Reynolds Mon
day.
Miss Anna Haddock went to Cam
bridge Monday.
Emil Meurling acted as chauffeur for
Gust Olson and family of Reynolds,
who left for a trip to Champaign. III.
in their new automobile Thursday.
Mrs. John Kousli was a passenger
to Rock Island Monday.
Attorney CarlsrrOm of AIedo, was 4
business caller here Wednesday.
Miss Ivy Ellis of Rock Island. visit
ed at the home of NJ. y. Beers Sun
day. returning to the city Monday.
Charles Beers. who has held the pc
sition as station agent here. has beer
promoted to position of the same
kind at Toulon. the county seat 4
Stark county. The new position car
ries with it a considerable increase il
salary. Mr.. Beers left to,take up hi:
new duties Monday.
\ hearing viii be held in Aledo Fri
day on the subject of putting a con
/ ervator in charge of the affairs o
Alex Bell. Several from here have
been summoned to attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
MOLINE

Quarantine Raised.-Quarantine re-
strictiOns recently placed upon South
Moline township by the city board OF
health because of the prevalence OF
smallpox in that district have been
raised All places which have been eX-
posed to contamination were fumigated
week ago, and since then no new
cases have appeared. Health Commits
siOner Meyer, in consultation with DR..
p. II. Vessel of the state board of
health, decided that in view OF these
circumstances continuance Of the ban
on the sale Of milk and produce from
South Moline would be an unnecessary
hardship. The only cases Of smallpox
now existing are in the family OF Eli
oft Parks, which has been so thorough
ly isolated that no danger of the spread
of cOntagion from that source is posi-
BILE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
"Animai Hat" Party INGENIOUS.

The animal hat" luncheon party is
the latest freak entertainment that the
agile mind of hostess has invented
in order To give her guests something
new to talk about. and whether it be
taken merely as bizarre fancy or as a
satirical parody on existing fashions it
commanded a complete success. Every
guest was requested to wear head
dress representing an animal. and,
though the task was comparatively
easy for the women of the party to full
fill without going to ridiculous eX-
tremes, the men found themselves in
much harder plight. says the New York
Press. The hat worn by Miss Beatrice
Mills was voted the queen of the show.
1t consisted of an enormous green par
rot that was poised on her head in q
most becoming way and swept down
over her shoulders. Miss Gladys Mills
also wore Il pretty and original ar
rangement, composed of several tiny
fluffy ducks set in the form of a soft
turban.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01

The Maine legislature was doping law
Afixing bounty on mink.
Alnog with a rider declaring hard ciddr
Should be classed as temperance
drink.
When the member from N1oosowallow
rose in his seat
And Numbered dramatically: stay,
Naouw haouw dew we know thet this bill!
oughter so?
Let's see what the White HaouseH
say
And that very night came a message:
"You are
Endaneering peace with that mink bill
=. r"
The Florida soIons We're enactinG an act
Providing Il tax on The sW.Ns
Who prance through cotillons and hustle
through millions
In the Ornond and Palm Beach hotels.
When the senator hailing from Eversi2Gc-
burg
Exclaimed: Let US not so as.ray,
Such measures IS these seem L. Us juss
But '' What s.tSy viii the president say"
That night came a wire: you are going
That bin .nlerferes with my peace plans.
T. r."
The Oroson lawmakers b"ri.y toilad.
For the state was i'm terrible need
Of laws 10 restrain the amount of the
rain
And limit the jackrabNit's speed.
But just as the iacl-rabhir hill was about
To proceed on its leEaIizcd way
y member cried, Gents. this yere law is
immense.
But what will the president say"
This message that night gave the mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
JAMESTOWN STAMP ISSUE.
Pocahone-s and john Smith on the
New Postage.

4 new series of postage stamps is in
preparation To commemorate the three
huudredth anniversary of the settle
ment of jamestown 10 he issued con
tcmporaneously with the opening of
the exposition at Norfolk April 26.
PhilateliStS have heard with some con
Germ that the new stamps would not
portray either Captain John Smith or
Pocahoutas. They felt that this Omis-
sion would be like the play of Hamlet
without the Dane or 4 present day rail
road lootng without a Hartman. says
the New York Evening Post. They
have also heard that the series will
consist of but two stamps of the de
nominations of one and two cents.
Neither OF these assertions has any
basis in fact
The series will he of the denOmina-
tons of |, and = cents The one cent
stamp. the design for which has been
approved. win show 4 portrait of Cap
tain John Smith. The two cent stamp
design. which has also been approved.
will contain 4 birdscye view of the ex-
position grounds as they will appear
when completed. Tie five cent stamp
will carry likeness of PocahOntas.
| The jamestown stamps will be about
| the size of the Pan-AmPrican series
| slightly larger than the current stamps.
| longer horizontally than vertically
and will he printed in one color only,
| green for the one cent. red for the two
cent and blue for the five cent. These
stamps will he on sale during the life
Of the exposition only, but will be good
| for all time, as are all the commence
| rative stamps. They will he supplied
to ali postmasterS making requisition
for them. but 1t is understood the reg
ular Issue will he supplied unless the
| special stamps are asked for.
The jamestown stamps will be the
fifth commemorative series issued by
this government. First came the CO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
HE SLEPT FOR TWO YEARS.
Boy Wakes Up With Normal Mind, but
Forgets How to Walk.

Leslie Chewing. aged fourteen
years, of Spottsylvania Courthouse,
Va, lay asleep practically two years.
All efforts TO arouse him failed.
After having slept continuously for
two days his family became alarmed
and summoned Il physician, but the
boy failed to respond to the most dras-
tic treatment, says Il dispatch to the
New York World. Days passed into
weeks and weeks into months, and he
could not be aroused.
Finally he was sent to Il hospital,
where he remained in bed, never show
ing any desire to get up even when
not entirely unconscious. At times he
could he sufficiently aroused to eat.
At other times he would have TO he
nourshed artiticially
Recently he woke up. Although Il
stranger when taken there. he knew
by name on recovery all the nurses in
his ward. His mind is apparently nor
nal, but he has forgotten how to walk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
FORTUNES TO BE MADE.
Mexico Fine Field For Young
Americans to Work.

Americans to Work.
More fortunes will he made in Old
Mexico in the next twenty years than
in any other country on the globe"
said f. c. MacLean of Paral. Mexico,
in an interview with a Washington
Post writer. The people of the United
States have no conception of the Won
derful wealth of Mexico. That coun-
try is just emerging from sleep of
centuries. One has only to cross the
line into Mexico to see pictures of Il
life many centuries OLD The poems are
using plowS of the style of 800 years
ago. The customs and methods of that
country in many states are the most
primitive. l dare say. in this world to-
day. But there are 10 happier persons
on earth than the poems of Mexico.
| Give them Il serape. shirt. covering
| for their legs and Il few beans and they
| ask for nothing more.
The country. however. is developing
| rapidly under the administration of
! President Diaz. who. | believe, is one
| of the greatest men Of the century
| Masonry, too, has aided wonderfully in
the development. 1t has furnished in
| SEPARATION TO the people that has led
them into industry and improvements
| that would have been thought impoSsi
BILE less than a quarter of a century
ago.
The great natural resources Of Mexi
co will become better known in very
few years. Not only is the country one
Of the richest on earth in Il mincra
way, but agriculturally ana in every
other way it offers opportunities Il
make fortunes for young men who q
| there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
Rheumatism Cured in "a Hours.

T. J. Blackmore, of Halter e Black
more, Pittsburg, Pa, says: "A short
time since | procured a bottle of Mys-
tic Cure. 1t got me out of the house in
"a hours. l took to my bed with rheu-
matism nine months ago and the Mystic
Cure is the only medicine that did me
any good. | had five of the best physi-
clans in the city, but l received very
little help from them. | know the Mys-
tic Cure to be what it is represented
and take pleasure in recommending it
to other poor sufferers" Sold by Otto
Grotjan, 1901 Second avenue, Rock Is
land; Gust Schlegel & Son, 220 West
Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
The Price of Health,

THE price of health in malarious
district is just % cents. the cost of a
box OF DR. Kings New Life Pills -
writes Ella Slayton of holland. Ark.
New Life Pills cleanse gently and i'm
part new life and yigOr to the system.
- cents. Satisfaction guaranteed at
w. r. Hartz's. druggist. 3O1 Twentieth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01

The Independent caucus was held
Saturday evening at Milan. and the fol.
lowing candidates were nominated:
President F. W. Bolton.
Clerk-William Brown.
Police Magistrate-Frank Harris.
Trustees-William Kale, Joseph
MOrehead and John Hamburger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
Obituary Observation-Disclosures Swan.

Obituary Record.-Wilhelmina Swan
third street, succumbed Friday after
noon to typhoid fever and pneumonia
at the age of Il. She was born in
Sweden June 50, 1862. and was in that
country married 10 Mr.. Swanson. With
him she came 10 the United States in
where she had made her home ever
since. She leaves her husband and six
children. all living at home They are
Ebba, Ellen. Minnie. Mildred. Emil. and
Russell. She is also survived by Il
brother in Moline and a brother and
sister in Sweden.
Mrs. Magnolia Meditation died at
her home. 250G Fifth avenue. Friday
evening after long suffering. Her death
came as a result of an operation for
tumor of the stomach. Magnolia Har-
ris was born in Lincoln, Ill. April ~.
1863. and was married to Mr.. Noel
hatton Feb. 2S. 1900. She has since
been resident of this city.
Word has been received Of the death
| of Mrs. Henry w. Sloat. wife of Henry
| w. SlOat, foreman of the air-brake de,
| partment at Silvis. which occurred
Thursday night at Fort Wayne, Ind.
whittier she went three weeks ago
hoping for improved health. She leaves
her husband. who was with her at the
time of her death. and one sister in
! Fort Wayne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01

Break Open Store.-Burglars entered
the store of Dan Grady, formerly own
ed by Perry Fisk. at Warmers corner
during the hours of Friday night and
secured groceries to the value of about
$50 Entrance was effected by cutting
the panels out of the back door.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. f. Nelson
and Mary Anderson We're quietly mar
ried Saturday noon at the home OF the
groom's father, Albert Nelson, at sos
Fourth avenue. by Harvey Williams,
justice Of the peace. The attendants
We're AXel Nelson and Mrs. Selma Lund-
quist. brother and sister of the CON
ITacting parties. For the present they
parents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
Great Sachem

Great Sachem 4ere.-C. +. Chamber
lin Of Lebanon. H., great sachem Of
the Red Men, has been in the city
looking over the camping grounds for
The grand council 70 be held here in
May. He assured local Red Men that
at least 400 visitors would be in the
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01
Husband Asks Alimony.-That VII

Husband Asks AImony.-That VII
liam f. Little, Il deputy sheriff down !
Oklahoma. is not going TO sit still ami
allow his wife. Blanche f. Little Of
this city. to obtain divorce by default.
was made clear Saturday. when one NJ
the most voluminous answers 20 a Iii
vOrce petition ever made in the local
court. was filed in the clerks office by
Attorney J. a. HanIey. representing
Mr.. Little. The answer includes 4
cross petition in which Mr.. Little asis
that the decree of divorce be given him
and that his wife be compelled by the
court to give him back property which
he alleges she has taken from him. or
that he be given alimOny in the sum
of 10000. This is one of the rare cas-
es in which the husband asks alimOuy
The answer of the husband statos
that they mer at an Indian agency II
Oklahoma in 1880. and after they were
married he took a claim and endeaT-
Ored to provide a good home for his
wife and family. He says she was dis
satisfied with life in the new cOun-
try. and in 1891 she made a prcteX,
of visiting her father in Rock Island
and left him. taking both of their chill
dren with her From Rock Island she
went east and heightened her alleged
visit to six years. He says that three
times he sent Ter money TO pay the
railroad fare of herself and children
back home. but she would not come.
o.
Administrator of Drake Estate
Charles S. Pond has been named as
the administrator of the Drake estate
having been named for the position in
the petition filed in the district court
by his sister. Mrs. Grace L. Drake Hig
bond has been fixed by the court as
$4,000. Louis Roddewlg is attorney
for the estate
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Ann Enright
a well known and respected resident OF
Big Rock. Iowa, and former reside It
of this city. died at her home in Big
Rock Friday noon at the age of 5.
years. Mrs Ann Collins Enright ".
born in County Glare, Ireland, am
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-01

Especially recommended for piles
that is DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Ha
eel Salve. Sold by all druggists.