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Arizona republican., 1908-01-19

ped the shore. The general lent talk 10 the unCadng-he was fat man full O whiskey an ex- ctement When the boxes was all ashore he grabbed an aX an mounted Of 'em. Downir tyrauts was his subject, that an givin' liberty fair field Also he mentioned that he had waited long fer them rifles. fuzzy atmosphere crawln' into our lungs an chokin us, we told him to cut it short. Then he opened box, an next he swore-in Spanish.
 Well, Peter, there ain't no use maxim a mystery of it. Inside that box neat little sewin ma chine Inside the next ten, twenty, thirty up to one thousand boxes the general began opening they was sewin'machnes. Don't asksme how they got there I don't know. The general set down box an cried, an between sobs he asked us what thought he runnin-a sewn' circle or a war. Our cap- tain tried to tell him they new kind O ma chine gun, but the old boy wouldn't be cheered.
 This aint no womens war" he says
 Well, says Murry the captain, it was pretty dark that night on the wharf. An these look lot like the boxes told to take on. They was few more than expected, but we thought you couldn't have any too many-er-rfes'
 At mention O that word the general stood up an drew his vocabulary fer some O the choicest words I hear used. Then he set down an cried some more.
 You fight too much in these blame picture book countries anyhow. says Murry, mad about the Sometime when I afford it I'm goin' to take day of an spank this seat O war. It's muddy here he on, an don't like the cries O the birds an beasts nor the wild wet breeze comin' up from the swamp I believe I'm catchn' cold. I'm goin back on board
 "The general grabs him. The rifles" he says. "Tm sorry says Murry, who'd got most Of his pay for the job before startn' in; I'm very sorry, but someone else probably haS em now An it wouldn't be safe to inquire Keep the machines he says, they'll in handy round the camp. Some rainy day when it's too wet to fight let the men stay at home an do little dressmakin' They need new clothes, he says.
 Two minutes thinkin' convinced the general that revolutions was too expensive just then an that he'd better wait till they was cheaper. He tells his army to go home an ferget it. in there ll-be warto- night speech We took him an the machines to the capital city, where he got back his job of Secretary O War with questions asked He's there now quietly waitin fer a chance to shoot the president under the table at a cabinet meeting"
 That sir, is the story George had to tell, and as he stopped to fill my glass I says to him: George" says l. George, what has all tts to do with you an your trouble?"
 My trouble" says George, lis that I'm too gen.
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19

go somewhere an sell them machines to some joi" George looks disappointed. "Id got that far my self he says
 Yes I says but you aint been usin common in carryin' out the plan You've been tryin' to sell what suppose cruel justice calls stolen goods in the land O arclights an cafes, where crime is wrote large in the headlines an there's suspicion in the eye of your brother If you ask him the time It's the simple life fer yours. It's little village alone an forgotten by the sea. where hearts is suspecting, an manners an customs-especially toms-ain't too exactn'."
 You're right, Peter" says George you're right" "Of course I am," says, "an I know the place, too. Up the Maine coast they's little town called Grimport that the Lord thinks has top pied of into the sea. What as you, Georse?"
 I've heard of it," says George, choking his drink.
 That's queer" says l. q didn't suppose any man earth had heard of it."
 "A-friend-of mine onct lived there" says George "No friend O mine has lived there or ever could, an still be friend" says. but here's my plan. Why not up there fer one day, pass round bills in the mornin' invitin all ladies to come board in the afternoon an view the machines we're almost gvin' away sell all can deliver 'em an collect the money, an then Ait away before suspicion wakes? I'll go with you, George I'm out of berth. an always did like to be near you, anyhow"
 
 touchin' to see an he hunts up the crew, orderin' them to start at once. We steamed away north, an all that night George set up in the cabin, deef to the swearin O the mate, writn' advertisements fer in machines that artistic triumphs. He said the machines bought by missionary society fer the heather in Africa, but when they delivered the heather wouldn't have 'em, because they didn't like to sew, an didn't clothes, anyhow.
 One O the crew that onct sgn-painter in San Francisco printed Georges ads ten big boards an the mornin' we got to Grimport took 'em ashore an put em up where they couldn't help bein' tried to get George to tie up to tho docks but he set anchorin' out in the harbor. We could get under way quicker if anything happened he sad an he afraid O trouble that he went ashore an hired waterman to carry the ladies to an from the yacht not wantin' to boat fer the purpose
 At one o'clock that afternoon VIC set down to wait fer customers. George little about tho outcome O the plan so cheers him I'D bit
 Think O. it," I says, "in this deserted village there's thousand women, heart-sck an hun gerin' fer bargain sale. Few. if any have come into their lives. An we bring em their hearts
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19
A TRANSACTION IN SEWING MACHINES

ested he fergot the liquid refreshments. Well, we set down, an George took up his sad, sad story
 "Six months ago" he says. q was a happy man first mate of a tramp steamer carryin' bananas be- tween lot O little South American republics an New York Then one day a rich general down there in the tropc clmes got the dee that he ought to be president O the pink spot on the map called his country. He an captain met; money talked. as is it's habit. an when next left New York it was with ten thousand rifles slowed away below. in the O liberty represented by the general Every thing had been arranged by his agents; all we did to take the boxes from a shady wharf on dark night an hide em away from anxious eyes So we steamed South, to aid an abet Humpty-Dumpty president at havin great fall
 But he didn't. Oh, it's sad tale. We anchored two miles up forsaken, smelly river one moonlight night an the ragged army O tyrant stranglers
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19

Be calm, ladies' be calm. says George, in his soft est tones; this is accident an we're all sorry. I'm su-e.'
 The old lady with curls stopped cryin' to scream.
 Pirates, Pirates, I knew it frcra the very first. It ceomcd all along something wrong. I suppose we're bcin carried of to be piratesses. But won't be ono. I'll die first"
 Yes guess you will" says George tryin to cheer things up bit.
 Listen to that shrieked the old lady, Ines goin to kill us. I knew it. Take us back you monster"
 George tried to explain, but exqlanin' to angry is like expostuatin' with storm at The they called him far better an strong than I'd heard from sea-captains wzod had pro- fani:y their side from birth.
 When we'd gone about three miles down the coast I took George aside
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19

mover wasted no money on books IL was a real pleasure to sit near him in cafe, with good spry waiter close at hand. Yes sir, you remind me O George in good many ways. He didn't have very intelligent face, but he knew enough not to have heart failure whenever the waiter brought the checks
 He drank.
 "It's long since seen poor George" he went on, feelingly three long years since the time him an me tried to get rid O thousand sewin'-machnes that had come into our lives accidental like Un- usual machines they was too, always causn trouble, an before we got 'em of hands we'd kidnapped half the female population O little New England town Mebbe you'n like to hear about it?'
 consulted my pocket and again nodded to the waiter With this slight encouragement Mr. Pow CTS began:
 On one of the big North River docks in New York struck old George Barber, always so jolly an gay; an the look in his eyes was sad an his smile O -oetins was the kind that does service at funerals
 oI,r in trouble. Peter he says to me, low an fearful
 I'm sorry George" says I. with the true ring in my voice; for thought he was broke, an to meet the most generous you know an find he has no money is the most mutual sorrow there is.
 See that fancy yacht?" he says, pointing to the harbor An there, right in among the dirty tugs an tramp steamers 2n' the like, was the prettiest little boat afoat Her brasses an awnins flashed in
  mn her nose at the craft around her fer all the world like Mrs Van Dusen visitin' the poorhouse.
 "Aint she the beauty?" remarks.
 George sighed. I'm in command" he says.
 I started to congratulate him, but he got behind the,post he'd been leann' against and held up his hand.
 Don't" says he. That would be the last straw. On board that there yacht is the cause O all my worry Peter Powers, if you'd told me when last we met that my generosity an kind nature was gon' to get me in all this trouble, I'd "a turned different on the spot"
 I'm glad I didn't then" says heartily.
 Yes" he answers q suppose it was better to let me live Tn ignorance But it was awful blow when it fell" He leans toward Come on board,' he whispers like the villain in the show. i've might be heard here Come an I'll tell you the story O my life"
 We was rowed out to the yacht, an once in the cabin was pleased to see that George was himself again, fer I had only just set down when he put some bottles an glasses the table. That was George-that was the secret O his generosity. The trouble he was in, the story he had 10 tell-or the one someone else tellin-never got him so inter-
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19

erous Them sewin -ms schines-a thousand of 'em- board this yacht. In a evil minute urged on by my kindness O heart an offer of third what get fer 'em agreed to up here in the generals yacht an sell em of fer him"
 Well why don't you?" says
 "Why don't F" says George. with tears in his eyes. That's it. why don't I? A thousand white elephants board this yacht would be easier dis posed of. A thousand diamond tiaras disappearin' from the New York wharf wouldn't have caused more stir among the police The government has taken charge O the rifles, an they're lookin fer the machines. They want everything. As sure as steal into city an get ready for bargain day on the yacht the newspapers come out with big headlines about new clues in the ease. Why don't they ferget it? Aint there other news but lost sewin n-ma- chines?"
 'The thing to\do" says, slow an careful. "is to
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19

leave you"
 An so." finished MT. Peter Powers me an George Barber parted fer the last tme It's been three long years since l seen him, an him the mos generous man know. No. you haven't beat him out I'd like to you had, but loyalty to poor old George won't let me-"
 said good-by to poor old Georges faithful friend old started out Near the door I met waiter I knew.
 Who is this Peter Powers?' asked.
 Tho waiter smiled. Hes carpenter" he said and he lives over in Brooklyn"
 'Dlt he's been the water great deal." pro tested
 Ferry boats.' returned the man. twice day morning and night. And maybe the swan boats in Central Park"
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19

church-g -goin, all marchin' hand in hand. It ain't right say an make it a rule to mix nothin. That's why Eve said beer every one O the five times you've asked me to have drink an that's why I'd go on sayin beer if you to ask me five hun dred more times
 nodded to the waiter and Mir Powers smiled genally.
 Generosity he continued, "is your strong point, an that's how you come to remind me O George Barber. George was the mos generous man ever see though you're close second, an who knows but you'll beat him out in the end? Every payday George acted more an more like Carnegie, only he
Arizona republican., 1908-01-19
Copyright, 1907. By Thomas H. Mckee.

70, sir," said Mir. Peter Powers firmly, "I don't believe in mixin' things. Every A. thing in the worlds mixed now. You V see joy an sorrow, happiness an mar
 S riage. or some other trouble, graftin an
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06

Climber Famine becomes Peril"
This is the heading TO a long article
on the timber and fuel supply In this
country, In the Minneapolis Journal
of recent date. The forests of the
country are disappearing too fast,
and In twenty years the man who
owns a Eve or ten acre grove on his
farm will be independent. The
LEADER therefore urges every farmer
In Lincoln county and in Lyon coun-
|ty, Iowa, to arrange to plant from 5
to 10 acres Of trees this year and next.
Do it this year If you can get the
kind Of young rec you want. Plant
hard and soft woods. In ten or fifteen
years from this time the farmers of
Lincoln county ought to be able to
supply every cord Of wood needed for
home consumption, and it seems they
will have to do 1t or cordwood will
command fancy figures II shipped
from other states. just figure out
what 10 acres of good timber would
be worth In fifteen years and figure
out the value Of crops you could raise
In Is years on ten acres, and you will
find the timber would almost buy a
farm.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Northwest Dayton.
March 4 1908.

March 4 1908.
Last Saturday was the day for
Prairie SchOonerS and moving wagons.
These ships of the prairieS were right
in vogue. Oh, it was the first of
March! See?
Last Saturday evening, a number of
young people gathered at the Thorn
ton home for the purpose of surpris-
ly for a brief visit.
The aerial navigators are making
northward for the sloughS. Signs Of
spring!
The concert given at Harrisburg by
the Indseth Orchestra and Harris
burg band, was largely attended AID
was a grand success. The band is de-
Hveioping rapidly under the able in
.structiQnS Of Prof. IndSeth, the mas
ter Of most any instrument. The
platform entertainment by the Ind
seth orchestra kept the audience spell
bound with their unusual musical Ia
lent. Among the numbers to be COM
plimented was a trombone solo, THE
Holy City" The vocal selections,
uRed Wing and My Irish Roses and
last but not least the Darkey Mascot
which was a masterpiece. They
raised the neat sum Of S25.
Willie and Joe Schilz arrived lately
from their home at Belliville, Ia, and
will probably spend the summer in
the Coyote State.
Miss Grace Khuns, Principle of the
Harrisburg. schools visited Miss Aus
and pupils Of Dist. %, last Friday. A
very delightful time Is reported.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
East Lincoln.

Mar. q, 1908.
Several in this neighborhood are
Smelling corn.
Milton Leffert was a visitor at the
Manning home Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
A large crowd attended the dance
at Torkelson's last Saturday. A most
enjoyable time is reported.
Misses Jessie Flory and Anna Pen
niston visited Mrs. Otto johnson
Tuesday afternoons
The entertainment at the Lantaf
school was a decided success. A splen-
did program was rendered after which
the baskets were sold. The proceeds
we're 1885. Miss Durkee and pupils
deserve much credit for their efforts.
Miss Marie Wilkinson spent Satur.
day and Sunday with Canton relatives.
Grandma Sheldon, Of Canton is
visiting her daughter Mrs. J. d.
Hicks.
Don't forget to come to the oyster
supper at the home OF Clay Johnston,
March 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. s.. S. Manning and
two children spent Sunday at the
home of Ardee Millage.
Little Gladys Colby was on the sick
list last week.
As spring is nearing, many families
are moving in and out of this neigh.
borhood.
Miss Hazel Hicks spent Saturday
and Sunday at the parental home.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06

Newspapers In towns with public
institutions clamored for big appror
priations and even the recomenda.
tions Of retiring governor Elrod were
In harmony with the demands of in.
stitution boomers, and when the
Crawford administration made appro.
priations to continue and improve
the work neglected by the old ma.
chine administration, the fellows who
we're shouting for liberal a%ppropria.
tions we're the first to abuse and con
denim Crawford for doing what they
wanted. Such base ingratitude de
serves a fitting reward, and that re
ward. will arrive.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Died Alone.

Miss Betsy Peterson, a sister OF An
drew Peterson Of LaValley township,
was found dead In her cottage in this
city Monday afternoon by Miss Alpha
Peterson, daughter Of Andrew, who
called to visit her aunt. She got no
response to repeated knocks at the
door and neighbors summoned
who forced an entrance and found the
aged lady lying on the door cold in
death. Aid was Immediately sum
moned but she was beyond the help
OF mortal, having been dead at least
4S hours when discovered. Neighbors
say it was about 48 hours since they
noticed any evidence Of her being
around.
Miss Peterson had been a resident
Of Canton for three years and lived
alone In her cottage in the southwest
part Of the city. She was y years
old. Her brother Andrew was i'm
mediately summoned who came to
town and ~telegraphed to his brother
Peter in Sioux City.
Il was q terrible shock to Miss Pet
erson and the neighbors when they
entered the home and round the aged
lady dead. Heart disease is assigned
as the cause as she had evidently been
sitting In q chair when the summons
came and fell over on the floor.
The funeral service was held in the
undertaking rooms OF O. T.. Campbell
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Dayton.

March 4, 1908.
Roy Letrert vas a Hawarden visitor
Friday and Saturday; since the ''sock
social" at Dayton hall, we no longer
wonder why.
Harry Ellis moved the house in
which Mr.. Bratlie lives, to the south
has rented MI. Ellis farm for this
year.
Dick Husman marketed hogs Fri
day.
Mr.. Wheatley moved from our
neighborhood Tuesday to a place
about four miles south of Canton.
Yes, we miss them.
Mr.. Hamilton is loading his a te
go to Sphinx county.
Edward Scion is putting down a
well for Mr.. German.
A large party of young people gath
cred at he Thornton home y
evening to help Scott celebrate his
22nd birthday. An excellent supper
was served, after which Mr.. Benz.
| Olsen presented him with a beautiful
watch fob as a token of esteem Of his
many friends.
Irving Kennison visited with his
brother Will, Monday and Tuesday.
Martin Knutson, who has been very
sick with pneumonia for about four
weeks, passed away Monday forenoon.
DR.. Zetlitz, of Sioux Falls, was called
to assist DR.. Wendt in operating on
him, but he was Toe weak to stand it.
All that medical skill could do was
done for him, having had a trained
nurse from the first. The Knutsor
family have the sincere sympathy OF
the entire neighborhood.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06

zone Of the purest and truest char
acters In South Dakota political life
Is that of Hon. j. L. Browne" is the
way a machine paper pictures the
machine candidate for governor.
When Brown was speaker of the legis-
lature at Pierre he lost his purity
and the corporations got the rest. II
any nan can be pure and true who
did the bidding Of the bosses at Pierre
then the torrid zone should have no
terrors for the wicked. No man can
be pure and true who takes oath to
obey the constitution Of the state and
then serves the corporation bosses
and dirty lobbyists.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06
Governor Crawford was in town We'd

Governor Crawford was in town Wed
nesday on his way to Elk Point where
he was to speak In the evening. He
is looking well and the campaign
seems to agree with him. He is
cheerful and confident of success and
predicts a sweeping victory in the
June primaries. He has been in most
Of the counties already and gives it
as his opinion from a careful study OF
the situation and from expressions OF
the people everywhere that the reform
movement is growing and that the
people want more reform instead OF
corporation bosses. He said that the
campaign of SANDER and falsehood be-
gun by the corporation supporters has
proved to the people that the corpor-
ations are doing everything in their
power to regain control Of the state.
The Governor called on Attorney A.
r. Brown and ether friends while in
the city. He left for Elk Point at !:
o'clock.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06

when such men as La Toilette, Craw-
ford, Cummins and others began to
expose the unholy combine that has
disgraced Senatorial privilege and
fostered d monopoly that has denied
the people their rights for over thirty
years.
III the people Of South Dakota want
their rights as citizens safe-guarded
they must send a man to the senate
who will not be afraid to do his duty
openly and fearlessly.
Kittredge's public record In the SEN
ate is not worthy Of note beyond the
fact that.all there Is Of 1t shows con-
clusiyely that he has not In a single
case represented the people, while on
the other hand his every act shows
friendship and aid for the enemies of
the commo people, and his selection
by the great corporation boss, Mark
Hanna, as a member OF the Panama
Canal committee, proves more conclu-
sively than anything else, that he
was regarded is a corporation man.
Mark Hanna knew the corporation
senator's better than any other man
In that body.
Progressive republican principles
are rooted in justice and groweth I'M
der the broad sunlight OF equal rights,
and these principles represent the
foundation of popular government
and can never die while human liber-
ty stands as a heritage Of a people
that hate tyranny and oppression.
II the people of South Dakota want
these principles to succeed in state
and national affairs they must send a
man to the senate who stands for
them, and the LEADER believes that
Governor Crawford is that man.
1t is sickening to contemplate a re-
turn to corporation rule In this state
and 1t would be a national calamity II
the policies of President Roosevelt
were overturned and a standard oil
representative placed in the White
House, and we warn every man Vino
opposes the progressive republican
policy that he is laboring to place
Wall street and the Standard Oil COM
bine in charge OF the government.
Don't do this II you love your state
and your country.
Don't do it ii you desire a square
deal and equal opportunity.
Don't do it If you desire prosperity
and commercial progress.
Don't betray your country into the
hands Of men whose God is mammon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-03-06

: Correspondence
Grant Township.
Grant Township.
March, Il

March 4.
Last Tuesday Mrs. Fodnes had her
house moved. The boys hitched to it
about ! O'Clock p. M, and by SHUTDOWN
had 1t located, and it was well done
as the distance Travelled was five
miles. 1t required 81 horses to move
the building. Mr.. Murphy, of Sioux
Falls had the contract.
Mr.. Murphy moved a barn for
Henry Skie last Thursday and has
several other buildings to o in
this part of the county.
The grip season is in evidence all
over this township, and at times 1t
blossoms put in red rosey cheeks.
March came in lion like and we
hope it will go out like a lamb.
Gust Aulwes had his sale last We'd
nesday, but owing to a stormy day
and bad roads, buyers did not come
and the sale was not as good as 1T
should have been. Mr.. AulweS only
let a few Of his registered cattle go
through the ring.
@. o. Fodnes was at Canton Satur-
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Aulwes have been
entertaining SeVerai OF UnelT lrieiluS
and relatives from Iowa who returned
home Friday.
Lewis Larson and Melvin Sundvold
were at the county seat Saturday.
We are informed that the young
folks at Noethlich's had a party Sat-
urday evening.
Monday was the second day Of
March and several were busy chang
ing places. Andrew Lier was moving
onto Iron Tronson's farm.
Iron Thomson had a large number
Of teams to help him north of
Worthing Monday, where he expects
to reside in the future. We hope his
new location may prove agreeable to
him.
Sigward Ness has moved to the old
James Kennedy place, and found the
flowing we'll spouting harder than
ever. N. O. Nelson went over Tues
day to help Sigward investigate the
well trouble.
II anybody has seen the ground hog
running around, please report to the
Leader headquarters in Grant.