Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-05-07

discovered by detectives, who for the
past five weeks have been searching
for Paul james, young man who
believes he is penniless orphan but
for whom parents and fortune are
waiting in New York city. The boy,
after the mysterious disappearance
of his father is years ago, was put
out with Farmer Michael Coughlin,
OF Friendsville, Susquehanna county,
but ran away from the farm in Sep
TENDER 1905. The detectives have
learned that he enlisted in the army
and is now probably stationed in
Cuba. The father was shanghaied
and taken on long voyage. During
the voyage all memory of his former
life was destroyed by an injury to
his head. He turned up later in
Colorado and Nevada gold fields, and
made lucky strike which gave him
fortune. A short time his head
was injured by falling beam and
when he recovered he had regained
the memory lost is years before.
He lost no time in hurrying to New
York, found his wife and since then
has been trying to locate his son.
The detectives say they have not
permission to reveal the name of the
parents, The boys name is
assumed.
Under the head Of ELECTION After.
math" the Groton Herald has the
following to say: "In this land of
the free it is the privilege and duty
of the citizens of Groton to hold an
election once year and cast a vote
expressing their opinion of what pol.
icy should be adopted and what off
GERS should administer that policy
for the ensuing year. A simple
duty, apparently, and yet what bit
terness grows therefrom Too often
that tolerance and fairness due the
views of another are entirely absent, |
and citizens plunge into mud fight |
of personal abuse in no way con-
nected with the issue. Too often
the advocate of prohibition regards
the license man, not as a conscienti-
Gus being, but as an arch field, con
spring to destroy the home. Too
often the advocate of license speaks
Of the prohibitionist, not as reas.
enable man, but as crazy fanatic,
conspiring to ruin the business of the
town. From this intolerance on
both sides arises an angry con,ro.
versy which, if continued, can do no
good to the business or moral wei
fare OF our community Now, there
are many reasons, Christian, histori.
cal, commercial and sociological why
this bitterness is all wrong. 1t is
we'll to work and work hard for what
we think is right, but personal i'll
feeling should have no place in the
contest, and whatever the verdict.
the unity of the town should be pre-
served in every respect. The tenn,
perance question was a live issue
some 5000 years before the advent
Of the licensed saloon as we have
today. 1t will continue an issue SO
long as the governments of the world
license the manufacture of intoxi.
cants, a time which all will concede
to be in the very remote future. Can
we afford to live in malice with our
neighbors for 81 long periods
The excessive use of drinks has, no
doubt, an evil influence upon society
and posterity; SO, likewise, has the
excessive development of malice, hate
and intolerance.
y /
Observation teaches this and expert.
snce raises its warning hand. Let's
keep cool and all pull for a Greater !
Groton."
Many years ago farmers in Sully Z