Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-20

AL1u uVIluk U1lc OWucT dUSSc1Cc.
A real estate transfer, involving
24O acres Of land adjoining the town.
site Of Kadoka, brought "a, 25O.
A brother of q claimholder near
Hayes was elected lieutenant govern
or Of Nebraska 1t the recent election.
A civil war veteran at Wall, Who
served under Grant, has In his
possession copy of the Vicksburg
Daily Citizen, dated July 4, 1868.
Mrs. ]. A. Jones, of Kadoka, spoiled
$500 pearl. 1t had come in shell
oysters but was rendered valuelsss
by being put through the cooking
process.
War is declared. The Highland
Herald, which favored county division
says 1T will be At least three hun
dred years before any town in or near
the geographical centre Of the pre-
sent great county Of Lyman will have
the county seate."
An unique election bet was paid at
Wall. One man bet another that
Bryan would carry Nebraska. The
loser, dressed In . night gown and
white stockings, with Bryan's picture
pinned TO his back, was to wheel the
winner down Main street in wheel
barrow. When 1t came time to pay
the bet, the band appeared on the
scene, and led the procession In the
presence of an enthusiastic crowd of
onlookers.
A young lady who resided with her
parents In eastern Pennington coun-
ty, rode into Cottonwood . few days
ago with q trim little riding pony
that she offered for sale. A deal was
soon consummated for the animal,
but latter the purchaser became
Suspicious, and did . little invssti-
eating, and found that. he had been
sold, instead of the horse. The girl
had stolen the horse and was running
away from home. The matter was
fixed up and horse and money chang
Cd back.
The Dingman homo, located on the
telephone line, three and half miles
south of town was burned to the
ground yesterday morning and Mrs.
Dingman, who was alone 1t the house
when the fire started, lost her life in
the flames. Mr.. Dingman was work.
ing In Pierre and his daughter, who
had been left to care for her mother
In his absence, was In Fort Pierre
when the FIRE and accident occurred.
Mrs. Dingman suffered parslytic
stroke some time ago and had never
recovered from its effects. Guy
Jacobs brought the news to town and
the matter Is being investigated BY
Coroner Vickerman and Sheriff
Huston.-Fort Pierre Fairplay.
The Miller Gazette, democratic
newspaper, Is seeking the light Of
prosperity that its republican friends
have been telling 1t about. 1t says:
"Now that Taft has been elected and
the cows will continue to give milk,
and the hens 10y eggs, and the sun
will shine and the crops will grow,
and the cinch bugs. potato bugs, and
avery other living parasite will dis
appear from the face Of the earth, we
earnestly ask oil our delinquent sub
Scrihers to stop long enough in these
great and glorious prosperous times
TO pay their subscription. Everyone
seems to be prosperous but the print
Or. Prove to him that the prosperity
and the fat, juicy beefstakes are .
reality, by paying your subscription. "
Did you know that whom STAN
Icy county delegation Of either party
koss to the state convention after
this the entire CO commonwealth will
sit up and take notics1 In 1900 Gov.
q. N. Herreid received 240 votes In
Stanley county. In election last
week Governor Vessey received
2275 votes. In the state convention
1f 1902 We had six delegates, one for
zach nfty votes or major fraction
thereof and one st large. In the
next state convention, basing ouI
representation the same way, We will
have forty-six delegates and there
viii only be 1--WE counties In thestate,
According to 1905 figures, which will
exceed that number, these being
Ainnehahs, Lawrence, Brown, Lin
colin and Turner. We are ahead Of
Brookings and Roberts, these counties
each having forty-four delegates In
the 1905 convention. The total VOTE
on governor In Stanley county thia
year was 3,ssl.-Tort Pierre Tairplsy,