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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03
RETROSPECTIVE
A short History Of The Growth o'
Wagner Duriag the Year 1907

The New Era reporter has
been compiling statistics for .
week or two relative 10 the i'm.
provements which have been
added to the town during the
past year. and the result was
something entirely unlocked
for by US. Judging from what
has been done during that per-
iod, one can hardly help thinking
that there is not another town in
South Dakota (of its size) that
can make as good = showing.
Among the most notable i'm
provements are the school house
erected at q cost Of $50, COD; the
Boynton- Bullock brick block,
costing &13 600, which has ali
modern improvements. But we
give below . list of the i'm.
provementa which will tell the
story much better than we
can:
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

Miss Pearl kuhnes and sister
are visiting relatives at Lake
Andes.
We had quite a heavy snow
Saturday night and Sunday, AID
the people are out with theil
cutters and bobsleds.
Mr.. Shores finished husking
corn last Saturday just in time
10 get out Of the way OF the
snow.
Mrs. Dunsmoi Q is still on the
sick list.
Mr.. A. Kuhnes bought l5t
hogs to feed this winter.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

Miss Polly Peshek was up
from Tyndall during the holi-
days visiting at the homes OF
Jas. Peshek aud Mrs. Christine
Peshek.
Our home institution of the
Farm and Home Telephone Co.
has added a good stakeholder
that will be "a credit 10 the COM
pany. The gentleman is Frank
Patton.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

Miss Mable Incaugh is spend.
ing her vacation with her par
ents at Trip.
Miss Marie Upedahl, who Is
teaching the Otto school, was
spending her vacation ct her
home at Platte.
B. NJ. Cole spent the holidays
with his sister. Mrs. Ed. Hoey,
Dennis Lyons is home from
Sioux Fails, where he has be en-
attending Toland's business
college.
The Christmas tree at u g
German Baptist church Christ.
mas eve was we'll attended and q
fine hEe was reported.
G. II. Patrick returned home
from Springfield Friday. Ow-
ing to the illness Of relatives,
Mrs. Patrick aud daughter Le'
oti remained.
Miss Rose Cole OF Tyndall
spent the holidays with her for.
mer school friend, Miss Anna
Lyons.
Three Of Ed. Hoey's children
are iii.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

Lo4as na1e - ea10s ~ eaes. -
t1oaal pay0eaes 0oosy - has1, -
1elay. First 9ea1e 49,.
An early sitting q the Gate
City studio viii avoid disap.
pointment
B. G. Goodrich, or cap" a.
he is fami,iarly called by hia
friends. left Monday morning
for Vancouver. Washington,
where he goes 10 take care OF Z
brother who is very III with
Bright disease. He says he
II never coming back. but well
be. : nickle. : penny and . tish
hook that he'll be back inside oil
two years.
Mrs. w. II. Story's school in
Wahahe District No. /, consist,
ing of tifty-one scholars, and I'll
their parents, joined together
and had . dne Christmas tree
on Monday night, Decemb Der %.
The tree WAS very neatly dec.
oratsd in red, white and blue
and . 6ne and instructive pro
gram was rendered by the
children after which eli were
treated to . sack OF fine candy,
nuts, apples and oranges, and
oil went home feeling doubly
repaid for their visit after see.
ing what great progress the
children had made under such
. fine teacher ~ Mrs. Story
A Visitor.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

vari made the remark that be
was going 70 Sioux City in two
weeks and get married. This
boys have been waiting patiently
to see II accomplished, thinting
they would get : barrel Of beer
But now Il looks - though w
will have 70 wait for John anoti,
or year.
NEwsY jim.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

In making the aboye estimate
We have endesvored to keep
the estimate conservative. WI
have tai en- estimates from the
lumber companies and contrac.
tors, 90 in most cases they are
below actual cost.
In the case Of the Boynton-
Bullock block the estimate was
on the amount Of work already
done, and Messrs. Boynton aud
Bullock informed ~ that the
work Of putting in heating plant,
toilet rooms, upper story finish.
ing, etc, would easily add $500
more 70 the cost.
Besides this, the business Of
the town has been increased By
Ne addltion Of lumber yard by
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

ths Farmers Co Operative Assn
The Wagner Grain Co.. City
Drug Store. the Katx Clothing
Co. James Blacksmith Shop,
CAts City Laundry, etc. which
will easily bring Wagner's I'm
provements for 1907 up to, or
rather over the hundred thou.
sand dollar mark.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03
THETOWN'


On you write 1903 yst.
Miss Hasel Trumbo w. : Viz.
itor q Tyndall Thursday.
Rose Kabsrna rcturnsd this
week from . visit with her sister
in Pennington comfy.
Miss Ada Loken has gone to
Academy where she win attend
school.
A. q. Pease and wife and Mrs.
H. Thompson, are at Aberdeen
this. week.
Mrs. Ralph Carper is just re-
covering from : very severe
illness.
Miss Mary Peshek was mp
from Tyndall spending the holi.
days with her parents.
o. D. Cofer and family were
at his parents near Armour
over Christmas.
An early sitting ct the Gate
City studio will avoid dissp-
pointment.
SEQ the new line OF racket
goods Bessie r. Bullock has on
display ct the furniture store.
Largo Or small Real Esta1s Leans.
. o. write tho Commercial Seats
Nank, Waenee 5. D. Loae tl0o aal
easy pay0oots. Lowest terms.
WI. Poaso, CaGAlos.
Shorthand and bookkeepi ug
by mail. Improve your spare
hours.-Yankton Blu siness In
stitute. lis tt
Mr.. and Mrs. q. G. Hemeyer
are the parents OF . boy, who
arrived just . day late to have .
birthday Jan. let.
F. M. Shortreed of Ceddes
was in Wagner the first OF the
week visiting at the Lager home
and with v. ]. Bark
Miss Maye Brady, deputy
postmistress at Wagner at one
time, was over from Lyman Co.
visiting friends here last week.
Don't forget that We make the
best terms on farm loans. No
waiting for the money. Com.
mercial State Bank. II
Ernest Sadler has retu Dned TO
his studies At Chicago. after .
holiday visit with his parents
south OF town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. v. Janda are
the parents Of . girl, who came
to their place the day before the
firstof the year.
January is ushered in this
year with . nice political scrap
in South Dakota, and = county
seat fight in Charles Mix.
MCMvIII. Now girls, he,e
is your chance. Get in line for
q fellow if you want one. This
is leap year.
For sale on easy terms or
trade, one brand new first class
high grade piano, also one par.
lor organ and one second hand
cook stove.-Adam Grimes. 1.3tf
Claude Faulkner went down to
Yankton Tuesday to meet his
4 wife, who returned from q
lengthy visit with her parents
In Illinois.
Our snow storm OF Saturday
night and Sunday brought GU,
cutters and sleighs galore. AL.
most every night since there has
been sleighing parties.
We received . communication
fr om 8. W:chmer Of Carroll, Ia,
in reference to the county seat
matter, which is very interest.
ing. Il was too late for publica
ton this week.
Mrs. Scott Of Logan, L., and
Mrs. Price Of Carson, Iowa. have
been visiting ct the homes OF
their brothers, @. D. and s. J.
Sadler, and their sister, Mrs.
Thos. Hawkey.
A Rebekah lodge was organ.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

Desetss0s o. Reol Hsea1e oeoas .
~ cs0osseias Se1Gs Daak. Wagsss
:. D. W.. n psass. casssss
II tbs primary election law Is
. good thing. why not apply il
70 the county seat affairs . well
- 70 the selection Of county Of
'6csrsf What 10 sauce for the
goose - sauce for the gander.
Quite . number Of ladies' took
advantage Of our calendar day,
and out OF Ave hundred san pies
we have only about seventy.fi five
remaining. We will be pleased,
Il there are any ladies' who have
not received any, ii they will
come in and take their pick.
The W. o. ". lodge OF Wagner
will give = public installation in
the hall on the evening Of Janu
AIRY 9. n. N. Curtis, deputy
state organizer Of Iowa and
South Dakota, will be here to
assist In the work, and viii also
give = short lecture.
Strayed, from my place north
OF Wagner, about one month
ago, 10 steers branded X on right
hip: ear clipped. Also one COW
branded circle NJ on left hip.
A reward Of $15 per head will be
paid for recovery. s.. E McFar-
land. 1878.
Avon Clarion: G. c. He'll and
family were visiting with the
formers brother in Wag ner
Wednesday evening -. Miss
Nettie Baker came down from
Wagner Friday and on Saturday
morning depa rted for Fort
Pierre where she will establish
q residence upon her fine claim.
A child of DR.. Murtaugh OF
Greenwood has been quite i'll
with scarlet fever. Pneumonia
set in last week, and the child's
condition became so critical
that an operation was necessary
to drain an abcess which had
formed in one lung. The child
is now resting easy.
Wagner has her petition and
Withdrawals out and they are
being freely signed by all those
who are in favor OF having the
matter settled once for all-and
the equity seat moved to the
most accessible town 10 the
county for q large majority Of
the people-W Wagner.
We now have our market open
and ready for business. We
will endeavor al al times to keep
on hand the choicest OF fresh
meats aud also smoked and salt
meats. We make a specially OF
extra fine sausage. Your pat.
ronage solicited. J B.. Smith &
Son. 3
Platte stands pat and refused
to consider any proposition 10
give the voters . chance; they
would not 60 to Andes yester-
day. Geddes also stayed ut
home, and Is these two towns
refused to have anything to do
with the Andes proposition, the
citizens Of Wagner also stayed
at home as they could not see
any Ase Of being the only town
represented.
On New Years day the Baptist
church of Wagner gave u dinner,
invited all their friends and
babe them eat and be SLED. OF
course the editor OF tn Is paper
was there, aud enjoyed to the
utmost the good things that
were set before US. In this con.
nection we feel that We can also
soy "there were others" The
ladies have our hearty thanks
for a. good . spread ~ it has
been our pleasure to see for
some time.
The home talent play, "A
Nsherman's Luck" which vas
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

CROSS COUNTRY DEBATING cl.uB
Following - the program for
January 4.
Defamation, Laura Martin
Frank Sey mour
Roy Scott
Harry Hellar
Song, Mary McKenna
Defamation, F1osaie Hellner
Song, Mrs Carpenter
Defamation. Mauds Hoey
Katie Hoey
Lena Wimka
Mary Mckonna
Louisa Heller
Debate: Resolved, That : par.
cells pOst system would be
beneficial 10 the people OF the
United StAtos.
Affirmative: Jay Whitney,
Mr.. Alexander, G. II. Patrick.
Negative: Mr.. White, Ed.
Hoey, Fred Seymour.
The owner OF an unimproved
quarter section OF land ia Sully
county RENTED the county
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

tardy ..........-.......... :
IHoti Patrick, Ray Willta0sb
Lester Williams. Ray Taylor.
Ralph Taylor, Mary TAylor.
Bert Williams.
Pupils absent Or tardy bst
once: : Josephine Delansy. ~
die Weber. Fred Wsbss. Jerry
Lyons. Frankie 6symosr. f0s-
ter Williams.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03

treasurer 1or taxss Tor Ioo7. ~
he had : practical demoasera.
ton Of the advantage Of lising
under ! reform" adnmlonar
tion, = The amount Of hie ta1GD
Tor this year, u about III T. ~
|cess Of any Of The pfovtouo
Eve years and for ths parpo1o
Of comparison Tho fgsfss 40
given below showing ~ 1n1eD
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-01-03
SCHOOL RupoaT

SCHOOL REPORT
or Choteau Creek Distrtct Ma
2, for month of Decembsr.
Enrolment ..................21
Az. attendance ...............l4
Pupils neither Aboout nor
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

Admitting that Samson was the
strongest man in the world, Solomon
the wisest man, and Demosthenes the
greatest orator, all three Of them would
have had hard time getting a cur
rency bill through the sixtieth con-
gress.-C Chicago Tribune.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

Texas is the only state in which a
tornado can do a large wholesale busi
ness without crossing boundary
line and humping into trouble with
the interstate commerce commission.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03
THERE SHOULD BENO TWILIGHT ZONE
BETWEEN NATION AND STATE.

am rictconstructionist if that
means to believe that federal govern
ment is one of delegated powers and
that constitutional limitations should
be carefully observed. I am Jealous
OF any encroachment upon the rights
of the state, believing that the states
are as indestrnctible as the union is
indissoluble. It is, however, entirely
consistent with this theory to believe,
as | do believe. that it is Just as i'm
perative that the general government
sLall discharge the duties delegated to
it, as it is that the states shall exer-
else the powers reserved to them.
There is no twilight zone between the
nation and the state, in which exploit
ing interests can take refuge from
both, and my observation is that
most-not all, but most-of the con
tentions over the line between nation
and state are traceable to predatory
corporations which are trying to
shield themselves from deserved pun
ishment, or endeavoring to prevent
needed restraining legislation. WIN.
j. Bryan.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03
McCLEARY TO LOOK THINGS OVER
Expects to Confer With Leaders i'm
Every County Before He An
nounces His Candidacy.

Hon. ] ames T. McCleary arrived in
Mankato from Washington Saturday
afternoon. When approached as to
whether he would be candidate for
the republican nomination for con-
gress at the primaries next fall he
made the following statement:
81 have had hundreds of letters
from different parts Of the district,
which came without suggestion or
solicitation as far as I know, urging
me to become candidate again. It
is my purpose to confer with as many
as possible of the people of the district
to ascertain their wishes in the matter.
I have been very much pleased indeed
with the reception I have had, and
the large number of people I have
met since my return, also, the kindly
assurance I have received from many
who opposed me two years ago, hav-
ing voluntarily offered me their sup
port should be candidate again"
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

s'Just word of what has been allied
the twilight land between the powers
of the federal and state governme nts.
My primary aim in the legislation that
I have advocated for the regulate of
the great corporations has been to
provide some effective popular sover
eign for each corporation. I do not
wish to keep this twilight land one of
large and vague boundaries, by judi
cial decision that in a given case the
state cannot act, and then a few years
later by other decisions that in practi-
cally similar cases the nation cannot
act either. I am trying to find out
where one or the other can act, SO
there shall always be some sovereign
power that on behalf of the people can
hold every big corporation, every big
individual, to an accountability so
that its Or his acts shall be benef cial
to the people as whole. President
Roosevelt.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03
STORM SWEEPS OVER BERNADOTTE
Ravases Wrought by Tornado in
NicoIIet County Town Are
Unusually Severe.

Belated reports OF a storm tina t
swept over Bernadotte township in
Nicollet county few days ago have
been received by way of st. Peter.
The storm started on Andrew Sven
sons farm and for distance of
mile was almost in the nature of
cyclone, playing havoc with trees,
grain, telephone poles and everything
in its path.
The barn of George Quist on the
Swenson farm was blown down and is
a total wreck. His horses and COWS
were more or less injured, and some
had to be killed. A windmill was
also blown down.
The big new modern school house in
the G. P. Hall district, recently built,
is likewise a total wreck, nothing be-
ing left but the foundation.
The barn of Oscar Gustafson was
torn from it's foundation and Gustaf-
sons son, who was in the barn at the
time, was quite badly hurt.
| Alvin Hed's barn was completely
demolished, as were also the small
farm buildings of Frank Olsen and
the windmills of Chas. Samuelson and
| C. Swenson.
The chimney Of the Bernado tte
church was blown through the roof.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

The only way to have harmony with
a mule is not to give in to the mule.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03
This Congress and the Next.

'Not in more than thirty years."
observes the Kansas City Star, shave
the majority members of the house Of
representatives gone before the coun
try for re. election with such bad bill
of claims as the present majority will
have to present to the people. The
coming campaign will be one of expla-
nations, and it will be mighty hard ex-
planning. No good excuse can be Of.
fered to the country for the complete
failure to enact constructive legisla-
ton. No line of reasoning that will
appeal to the voters can be followed for
the disregard of those measures that
have been shown by the president and
others to be necessary at this time.
Even the dissenting wing Of the Re-
publican membership is not in a for
tunate position, for it consented to
failure rather than unite with the
Democratic side to secure the enact
ment of urgent measures recommended
by the president.
Continuing the Star takes the posi-
I tion that the voters who are in sym
pathy with the Roosevelt policy will
naturally seek, and should seek, ''to
send to congress men who will support
those policies, whether they be Re
publicans or Democrats. And in the
close districts, at least, there will be
many changes of representation as a
result of the coming election.
"The next president, whether he be
Republican or a Democrat, should
, have a progressive congress, and a
progressive congress means one sub
stantially in harmony with the Roose-
welt administration. The minority in
the house, taken as whole has been
much more closely in accord with Mr..
Roosevelt than the majority has been.
This fact cannot be belittled.' y
Admitting that Samson was the
strongest man in the world, Solomon
the wisest man, and Demosthenes the
greatest orator, all three Of them would
/ have had hard time getting cur.
rency bill through the siStieth con.
gress.-Chicago Tribune.
Texas is the only state in which a
tornado can do a large wholesale bust
ness without crossing a boundary
Eline and humping into trouble with
the interstate commerce commission.
1 The old home of Chief Sitting Bul
on Cannon Ball river is to be con
verted into park. 'Twould hardly dt
to call the park after the old chief
last name.
| We would like to have some on
point out to US the legitimate relation
ship between a lodge picnic and th
ossiied man, carnival show.
/ Washington is city of magnifcen
distances between the president ant
congress.
/ The only way to have harmony will
a mule is not to give in to the mule.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03
DISTRICT COURT DOINGs
Record OF Reversals for Plaintiffs
Sustained Almost to the End.
Attorney Frederickson Wins Only
Case Which Proves Excep-
ton to the Rule.
Briggs and Sweet, the Two Men
Charged with Larceny, go
Scot Free.

The May term of the district court
adjourned Thursday afternoon after
being in session exactly ten days.
During that time just one verdict
was rendered in behalf of a plaintiff
this being in the case of Gottfried
Schenck against H. Bloemke. Attor.
ney Adolph Frederickson was the man
to break the hoodoo and S595.75 was
the amount of the Judgment.
County Attorney Erickson in his
criminal prosecution Jared no better
than did the majority of the instiga-
tors of civil actions. The case of the
State vs.. John Briggs went against
him and SO did that of the State
against George Sweet.
Briggs was the man who was sup
posed to have taken money from a
number of rooms in the Springfield
hotel and Sweet the fellow whom Max
Reinhart accused of purloining an
overcoat. Jos. A. Eckstein defended
both of them
The Berkner poultry case will be
tried by judge to be appointed by
Gov. Johnson during vacation.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

Barring the carnival eYesores, New
Ulm certainly has her best bib and
tucker on today in honor of her
guests, and in spite of the eyes ores,
she certainly clocks good to u.s."
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

We would like to have some one
point out to US the legitimate relation
ship between a lodge picnic and the
ossifed man, a carnival show.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

Mankato gets two big circuses in
July-Hagenbeck's and Ringlings'.
New Ulm gets-well maybe New q I'm
will get another street carnival.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

Washington is a city of magnificent
distances between the president and
congress.
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

the establishment of commission for
future adjustments of said schedules:
government control of corporations
doing Interstate business; the election
OF United States senators by a popu-
lar vote; the guarantee of national
bank deposits and the loaning of a
limited amount by said banks, on real
estate security; and favor men in
public life who stand for the Roose-
velttYpe of progressive republicanism,
but am opposed to any man or set OF
men who by words or deeds lend their
influence to retard progress or block
legislation beneficial to the common
people and in the interest of our great
country
The long session of the sixtieth con-
gress has been a disappointment to
those who looked forward to produc-
tive legislation. In spite of spirited
messages from the president and cla-
NOR of constituents, congress has done
minimum amount of work.
OF the presidents program it has
adopted only a modified employers
liability act applicable only to rail
roads.
It has passed a currency measure
which is an amalgamation of the Al
drich bond BILL rejected by the house,
and the Vreeland asset curreEcy
bill rejected by the senate the COM
promise creature an abomimatlOn
against which Senator La Toilette was
amply justified in bringing his now
famous flibuster.
1t has toyed with the tariff in a far
cical investigation of the print paper
trust and arrived at the conclusion
that it does not exist and that if it did
exist the tariff had nothing to do with
it, both palpably untenable positions.
The ways and means committee has
been instructed to inquire as to tariff
revision during vacation Of congress,
which is taken as promise of action
on the tariff at the next session.
It has spent over a billion dollars
in appropriations, including S23, ,000,-
600 for public buildings.
Here in nutshell we have the re-
suits of a long and tedious session.
The question now naturally bothering
the public is this: Was it worth the
powder?
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

Hon. Gilbert Gutterson of Lake
Crystal, who came so close to taking
McCleary's scalp two years ago, is
out with letter to the republicans OF
the district in which he again an
nounces his candidacy for congress
On questions agitating the public
mind he briefly states his position as
follows:
II believe in the fundamental prin.
ciples Of the republican party. ]
favor: Protection to American labor
and to our interests not controlled by
trusts; reciprocal trade regulations
with other countries; the placing i'm.
mediately on the ''free list'' of lum
ber, coal, wood pulp, print paper
crude petroleum and its products
general revision of tariff schedules
New Ulm review., 1908-06-03

The old home of Chief Sitting Bull
on Cannon Ball river is to be con-
verted into park. 'Twould hardly do
to call the park after the old chiefs
last name.