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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

julia Skunk q 4 - AJBak.
ar and Reuben r McEkrland =
nv sec 7,04.64 o2l3
julia Skunk d q - BAk
or and Reuben r McFarlmd .
ne aud - = ~ SEC ~, ~ ol0o6
W a Gilrsath and ui1s -
johnson Bros Land CO ~ ~
sec 80. o. GO and lot ! and = -
&C s and lot 3 and - NJ 80
50. 65 $4,000
William r Willismsoo -
wife to + Lsslon ~ 3 hlk 81
Platte 5000
johnson Bro&- Land CO =
John A Schroeder lot I 81 8
and q ~ sec 30.od.67 os097 q
Pleasant. Lawn lh0otsry n
corporation 70 Henry 9chaGbr
lot 2 blk ~ In Pkasaat Lawn
cemetery oI3
Collin 4 Hobsrtson - John 4
Campbell 4ots o75 and 90 - I
sc l.0oJ 62 ol6s1 %
Ann1f Lyman Arrow and hDb
to La r ] Morris " - and .
nv : s 10,97,6 "a $500
~ Ehael Carroll % TApheild
Bra beau n2 nv and ~ NJ -
NJ &C 84,07,65 o2loo
car r ErickDon - 0ar1hn
r (ris lots 1, 2 and ! blk = T.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

David Huapapi OF Il TO Leo I
|Chesley W ne sec 1915 3l952
David Chayomani 70 Joseph v
.Janda lot 1 sec II and lot 8 &C
10 and % ne sec 10 and lot 8 sec
90, 06. 81 e25O7
Louisa Morgan and husband
to Joseph Y Janda % ~ &C 8,
81, SO e8O6
Nancy Fyinghawk q 4 70 w
h Fowler ~ ne sec 27,o7,65
314Ol 20
Martha Rec ct 4 70 Fritz
Strohbehn n q and = - SEQ
16.96.65 es42 %
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28
State OF South Da kota

State OF South Da kota
County Of Charles Nix
In the matter OF the estate Of william II
Siafght. deceased.
To the creditors OF said ~defcndent, and all
persons having claims against said estate
You are hereby notified and required Ia
exhibit your claims against said deceased 10
his estate, with necessary v oucsiers. to the
undersigned. who has been duly appointed
ADMINISTRATIVE VI said estate. Al her resid-
ence, In the town Of Presho. south Dakota.
his ONCE in the town OF Wagner. in said
county. on or before the LIST day OF July
lYOe.
Witness my hand this 18th day Of February
1905.
Ellen 6faight.
Administrative Tor said estate.
Adam Grimes.
Attorney for AdminiAtrxtrix
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

On behalf Of the former stock
holders Of the Wagner Drug Co.
| express sincere thanks for the
liberal patronage extended To
US and we earnestly hope that
our customers will extend the
same liberal patronage to the
new stock holders as they are
well worthy TO receive the same.
Abraham Boynton.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

IOTe the meetlng VIII be the
election Of town officers and
such other business as may
come before the board. Theo.
l.. Nelson, Secretary.
Last Thursday evening Revs.
James OF Geddes aud Jones OF
Platte were in Wagner and at .
meeting in the Methodist church
organized q number OF Wagner
citizens into q law and order
league, the primary object OF
which, this year. is to work for
the passage Of the county op.
ton law. l. F. Phillips Was
appointed chairman, A. J..
Swark, treasurer, and Mrs.
Minnie Grimes, secretary.
The Ben Katz Co. is no more
". j. Pesicxa having assn med
control the first OF the week.
jim Is too well known to the
people OF Wagner and vicinity
to need any Introduction from
as, and we know that he will
treat the clothing patrons OF
this community right. The
New Era extends to him the
right hand OF welcome and
wishes him undoubted success.
II any Of our farmer readers
are in any doubt rs to the raise
in taxes in the last year. we can
cite them TO q number OF farm
ers who have taken the New
Era's advice and compared re-.
ce'pts, not only for 1867, but
for the last four or fiye years.
And these gentlemen are now
convinced that We are falling
the whole truth about the tax
matter. Just compare your re-
ceipts aud then you viii be con-
WINGED that your state tar, ex
elusive OF the II mill twine tax
is higher than ever before.
Don't take anyone's word for ID,
compare receipts.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

A convent ion Of the county
option organization for this
county Was held at Geddes yes.
terday. Some Of the citizens ol
Wa guer attended.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

There will be a examination
for teachers certificates Ct
Platte, South Dakota, on Febr n
airy 20 and 2lst. Al grades.
OLIVIA HEBRON,
County Huparintends Mt
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28
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MISS Rose Kaberna returned
morning from Wheeler.

S0DSs S0D0VO8 *
A big stock OF all articles us
ally found in a racket store al
ways on hand. Mrs. Bessie r.
Bullock. %
J. Preszier was down from
Watonka ever Sunday. He
says everything is prosperous
in that county.
Misses Rose and Mamie
kaney and Ora Swenson we're
at Platte last Friday to take the
teachers examination.
Miss Pearl Marvin left Tues.
day morning for Lennon this
state, where she will file on a
quarter sec ton OF land.
S. J. Saddler is moving from
his farm north OF town 10 Lake
Andes where he expects to cast
his lot, for a while at least.
am looking for a party to
take half of an emigrant car, to
go to Gregory county soon. En-
quire at New Era office. 2262
Miss Dora Brady left this
week for Scotland. She has
be en- staying at the home of d.
M. Woods, northwest of town
Ben Katz has been up from
Yankton this week invoicing
their stock here preparatory to
turning it over to the new owner
V. j. Pesicka.
Jas. Minahan of the Geddes
Record was in Wagner this
week. 1t begins to look like
political fences were being
erected by him.
The son OF Henry w. Evers
who has been i'll with append
citis, has recovered aud the
doctors think now that an oper-
alton will not be necessary.
Miss Ruth Mccormick was up
FROM Yank ton over Sunday
visiting at the home Of her par
ents. She was accompanied by
a friend, Miss Muriel Swanson.
Fred Ritter was down from
Mitchell last week attending to
some business matters and be-
coming once more acquainted
with his old friends who are all
hoping to SCI him back here
some day.
Mrs. Charles Mcfarland re-
turned home Monday evening
from Springfield aud Sioux
City where she has been with
her slster-in law, Mrs. Camp
bell, who vas in the hospital at
the latter place.
Ihos. Bowler and son, w. L.
Bouvier, came up from their
home at White Cloud, Kansas,
Tuesday evening. The SOL will
remain here and intends to
build a house on their farm west
of town and go to farming this
year.
Thos. Pattison and family left
Tuesday for their old home in
illinois. Mrs. Fred Engelhaupt
accompanied them. We are
glad to see Mr.. Pattison go,
because he will be sure to send
others out to this state and then
come back himself.
j. Fl. Colgan is making prep
arations to leave his farm ad
joining town on the south, aud
will soon be a resident Of Tyn
dali, his old home. We are
sorry to see Mr.. Colgan leave US
but hope he and his family will
enjoy the utmost prosperity
wherever they may be.
w. T. Dunsmore took his
child down to Yankton to the
hospital Tuesday. The little
one has been very i'll for some
time, and treatment at the hos.
pital was the only way to save
her life. We hope Mr.. Duns-
more will bring his child buck
with him entirely cured Of her
trouble.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28
THE TOWN
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k.s;:..;:.. -. -, :..;:.,::. i
r. F. Frink was at Yankton
Tuesday.
Thorval Amundson was down
from Lake Andes Friday.
Mrs. G. w. Absher returned
10 her home at st. Charles Fri.
day.
Sheriff Skillings was down
from Geddes Monday on bust.
ness.
Rev. Kelley was at Lake An
les last week atten ding the
Catholic fair.
Frank Anderson was down
rom Lake Andes over Sunday
Rs per usual.
Earl Holman was in town over
Sunday visiting old friends and
acquaintances.
Thos. j. Cole was oyer from
Blu rke last week, visiting friends
lone especially.
c. w. Ruble left Monday
morn ing for a visit at his old
home, Akron, Iowa.
Mrs. Olivia Heron was down
from Platte Saturday attending
the teachers meeting.
Thos. Anderson left for Butte
county W here he expects to file
on 100 acres of real estate.
We are selling goods so cheap
now that you cannot afford to
buy elsewhere. Hinzman Bros.
Loans made on farms low rate. OPP
! tlonal payments money on hand, IN
Icy. First State Bank.
Imam Bros. sale should in
all who are looking for
0ds cheap.
cks and geese haye
north-and sporting
are polishing up their
Alton returned to his
(odale, Iowa, Tuesday
hter q Short visit with his
brother Vern.
A. n. Pease returned fro m
Sioux City Monday where he
had been with stock from the
Andrus ranch.
For Sale:-1OO tons of first
class up land hay in stack. c. G.
Byers, 4 miles east, | south of
w agner. LIFT
Bargain prices on everything
during our sale. You cannot
afford to miss it. Hinzman
Bros.
State Suaerintendent Ustrud
will give a lecture in Wagner on
the 31st of March. N. B.-This
is not political.
Came to my place 9 miles
north of town, one hog. Owner
can have same by paying all
charges. l. A. Hickethier. 2 z
Don't forget that we make the
best terms on farm loans. No
waiting for the money. Com.
mercial State Bank. If
Frank Trumbo and H. D.
James and wife went to Sioux
Falls last Friday. The gentle.
men we're attending a meeting
of the Shriners.
Albert Bcynton was down
from his home at Plankinton the
first of the week, visiting with
his parents and attending to
some business matters.
G. W. Drips aud wife have
left. Mrs. Drips went to a hos
pital at Omaha for treatment
and Mr.. Drips is in Sioux City
attending to some business mat.
tiers.
Special prices on monuments,
tombstones. iron fences, ETC.,
for the next thirty days for
spring settlng.-Mitche Marble
and Granite Co., S. w. Ballard,
Proprietor.
Claude Marvin Charlas and
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: Wagner ssl)Jk=

The teachers Injecting last
Saturday vas a%uccess. Six
teen teacher1 being present
which II nea Fly all in this dis
urict. W. regretted to have 70
omit from the program the I'D.
dress Of q. p. Joynes who Was
not abley TO be here. ASIDE
from this EVERY number OF the
program xas given. Five pa
pers were read aud each sho wed
careful pI separation and brought
forth mud b discussion.
The m steal numbers wMe
also well enderrd. The county
superinte ndent was present m d
gave muc b assistance.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

State 81 upt OF Public I~nstruc-
ton Ustr nd has been engag ed
TO delivcl + his illustrated lecture
in Wagud r March 3lst. This
wilkbe o interest TO school OF.
ticers, te ashers. parents. child
rem and who are interested
in the Sd hools OF our state. In
order to pay the expenses oil
hall rent etc, we have been
permitt9 d to charge Z small Cd
mission { Pc ten cents.)
The hi ! h school Is now locat-
ed N the new room on the sec
ond floor. We are not quite
settled al ter the moving ~ the
furnitur ! and books have NO,
all been placed.
Miss z Amer arrived Saturday
evening 9 I'D is now in charge oi
the fourt b aud fifth grades in
the room just vacated by the
high SCH DOL and is doing well 10
takingl hp the work OF the grades
wherd it was lie It OF.
Tho algebra class are now
solv ing two unknown quantities
10y Cochran started to schoo
Md nday.
The school now has q total en-
rQ llment of 1877.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-28

The annual meeting OF Bryan
township will be held Tuesday,
March Bird, st the Bradley
bchool house. The business be.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
POLICE MAKE BIG HAUL
Sleize Counterfeiting Apparatus
Hold alleged Leader of Gang.

Since the arrest Of three cracksmen IN tne ac'
of dynamitng a safe in Newark yesterday mornins
by seven detectives from this city. sffer NUM-
lasting several weeks. the police say tney hass
learned that the men were in possession OF one Oh
the most perfect counterfeitng outfits ever founo'
and that a woman was probably one Of the r1ns-
leaders of what they believe to be skilled gang
of counterfeiters.
In the outfit found nouids for silver COINS
big camera equipped with fine French Iens' an
elaborate set of copying plates, hundreds OF oot,es
of chemicals a quantity OF fine Taper and some
new so bills. The paper soaking In sensauA.
ing solution Money needed to work the piahl
properly and the police expressed the theory 'nae
the burglaries were decided upon as the means
for its requirement
The headquarters of the alleged cracksrneh ""s
at No 2s Fourth avenue, Brooklyn, q mousse hcPe
by Lizzie Jacobson who is said TO be the Wie ot
George Williams one Of the gang, and Wno' ti7
police say is a noted criminal when the oe
tectives searched the house they found no one
there but the Jacobson woman She denieo al
knowledge of the booty, worth $500. which was
found I'm the house, and seemed surprised Hheh
asked about the counterfeiting apparatus
The detectives however arrested her on sus-
picion. She was held by Magistrate Butts in the
Essex Market police court In 1900 bail for eA-
animation on Monday. The Jacobson woman -
also charged with being implicated In the burglary
of the Ingersou Watch Company, Nos % ana o.
CortIandt street, last February When sne was
searched the police found in her pockets So-oili
one side of which was blank and the other printed
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
TO ExHUME BonIEs IN OHIO TRAGEDY
Widow and Mother-in-Law Of Morris Stein
Will Be Taken from Des Moines.

Loudenville Ohio. Aug. 22.-An effort 10 provs
that two guns used to kill Morris Stein. OF
Des Moines. Iowa, and Miss Hester Porter, who
were found dead the Porter home August "a. has
resulted in the determination 10 exhume the body
of Miss Porter for further examination Of tbs
wounds.
II is believed that the bullets. which were not
removed from her body, will show that the sans
gun that killed Stein was also used to Kill Miss
Porter. The removal of the bullets before burial
neglected
Officers from this city have gons 70 Des Motnes
Iowa. bring back to Loudenville Mrs. Mae Stsin-
widow, and Mrs Mary Bayard. nother-in-law OF
the dead man, who suspected OF the crime
The authorities have found papers IN secres
drawer In the Porter home which indicate that
Miss Porter had lent considerable money to rela-
tives in Iowa II has also developed that Andrew
Humphry was mysteriously shot and killed n ths-
Porter house here twenty years ago
Des Moines. iowa, Aug. 22-Cpon petition OF ex-
Judge E L Morris. representing Mrs Bsyard and
her daughter. Mrs. Stein. Judge Hugh Brennan IS
sued order to-day for post-mortem exanina-
ton of the body Of Morris Stein. who was found
dead at Loudenville, Ohio
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
NEW PROCESS MAKES OILS POWDER
German Transforms Repulsive Medicinal Ex-
tracts Into Tasteless Matter.

The reduction of all kinds of Objectionable me-
dicinal oils into an odoress, tasteless white pow
der is the latest discovery of chemists. The for
muia for this benehcent metamorphosis has been
brought to New York by Ludwig W. Cans, Ger
man chemist who with the Endorsement of
Professor Carl Noorden, formerly of Frank
fort-on the Main and later of Vienna
According to the medical journals of London the
new form of administering oils is the greatest
work in that line since Peter Canvane discovered
castor OIL in 17e4 Not only castor OIL but cod
liver oil and creosote, be so changed to pow
ders with no Objectionable tastes or odors. The
nrocess at the same concentrates the strength
of the oil so that four-ounce bottle in the liquid
form becomes a comparatively small vial in powder.
Men have been looking for the discovery of this
formula for years." said Mr. Cans. 1T will
revoutionize the medicinal treatment of children.
In the powdered form the oils may be taken with
any cereal and not noticed
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
STAIRS ASK STARS TO cHRIsTEHrM.
President Roosevelt Invited to Join Broad.
= way Twinklers and Jay Gould.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh L. Starr. Of No 20 wsshtne-
ton street. Jamaica, have sent invitations for IN.
christening tonight IN St -Monica's Church. Of
their daughter to President Roosevelt. William n
Taft William S. Devery. Chauncey VI. Depsv
William J. Bryan. Mrs Leslie Carter. Mis-. Julia
MarIowe Lillian Russell. William Waldorf Astor
Tim Sullivan John d. CrimInins. Charles T. Mur-
ply, May Irwin. Mary Mannerfng. James Hogan.
Battery DAN Finn and others, including jar
Could about whose death they evidently had not
heard
The STAIRS had double wedding a year ago Isse
January IN ST. Johns Church. Brooklyn After-
ward they married by Alderman Sullivan n
the Manhattan Casino 10 cakswant acconpans-
ment- Starr says he once conducted a hotel a
Broadway and 44rh street
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
DUNNING TAKES CUP
CHIEF WINNER. At DEAL.
Beats q. T. BrokaT in Good Match
Douglass Second Cup.

r7,~o-a running. one of the most promising
products Of the Nassau Country Club won ms spurs
yesterday by winning the chief cup In the annual
invitation tournament of the Deal Golf and Coun-
.-,r rl,,h He defeated George T Brokaw. Of the
home club by up and TO play In the final round
The triumph of this young player was complete as
he also gained the low score medal In the quaAiH-
frg round last Thursday
The first beaten eight cup went 70 Findlay 8
Douglas OF Nassau who defeated Bert Alien' one
oe the shining lights OF the Fox Hills Golf Club. in
the anai F. r Upton. jr. OF Baltusrol, accounted
for the second sixteen trophy In the eighteen-hoie
handicap H V. Keep. Englewood standby, won
with a card Of Ss-9-74, while Brokaw had the
satisfaction Of capturing the gross prize with al
So
When T,T.uuins and Brokaw teed up for their
meeting in the final a gallery of several hundred
persons including many women, defled the threat
euing elements and trudged along Beng neinper
of the Deal club. Brokaw was naturally strong
fay.or5te but the excellent showing made py
Dunning in the recent Shnnecock tournament
caused not few TO fancy his chances In the
shnnecock final the Nassau boy, after being all
square at the turn lost the next five holes ana the
match 10 W. Il. Lyon
There was no trace Of any sach collapse yester-
day. however. Dunning began by winning the hrst
hole in par I, and Brokaw dropped stroke on
each of the next two holes, these also went to the
Long Island representative
Now up Dunning always held the match well
in hand, and, reaching the turn in AZ stood ) up
When he won the twelfth hole Dunning had in
creased his lead 10 the comfortable margin of . up
Although hopelessly beaten "a that stage. Brokaw
made plucl1y fight, winning the thirteenth. four
teenth and sixteenth holes thereby reducing the
others lead 10 ..
In winning the sixteenth Brokaw brought off
good put for g. a stroke under par but Dunning
was dorre then and a halve in at the seventeenth
gave him the match. The home hole not
played. The cards were as follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
STATE ENGINEER BUSY.
More WOrk ON Hand N0z0 than EUer
Refore an DEPARTMENTS History.

,,, c,ana state Engineer and Surveyor,
said Yesterday that never before IN the his'oi'
bis department had there been so much sla'e Gu
ginaarine work going on as at present wv n.y. iaS'
month he told a Tribune reporter the WORE u0ii
49,, 1, enartment necessitated the expenditure Oh
81 5oo noo The State of New York is carrying on
more engineering work now than IL mas even ~ ~
before and there is an almost appdllils 0
still to be done ,, ,sr
The engineering work being done in Panama mr-
c,are said was less than that carried on by the
State of New York THE first year Oh my
term of office" he said my department alo loui
times as much work aS was done oy II curing 'iio
preceding year and this year we VIII 40 t"i'e 90
much as we did last year
In exclamation of this Mr.. Skene said that the
work done by the State Engineer and surveyor
office the year before he was elected was NANNY
planning and mapping out the work WHICH he ha'
been carrying out. Despite the vast amount ol ei-
gineerins work is being done by the state MI
Skene said the affairs of his office were IN gooa
shape and the work itself was being done Win sat
isfactory dispatch and effectiveness
RecentIv MI Skene sumn1arily dismissed George
W. Miller and James e. Kelley, engineers in his
department Reports have been printed that these
men were protected by the state Civil Service laws
a,d that Mr. Skene exceeded his authority In dis
charging them. When asked about this he said:
."rbe report is ridiculous. 1 had full authority to
dismiss those men. and there can be no question or
conflict between the State Civil Service Commission
and myself because of my action. My relations
with the State Civil Service Commission have peen
and are of a friendly character. There is no fr1c-
ton between the commission and myself
Mr. Skene said he had discharged the two en-
gineers on the recommendations of their superfors
what do you think of the political situation
here?" he asked Mr.. Skene replied that he
did not care to discuss politics for publication but
said that he thought the fight in this state would
he an exciting one Governor Hughes" said he,
lis man whom personally like very much" He
would make no predictions to the personnel of
the Democratic state ticket
While Mr. SkeIe declined 10 say whether or not
he would be candidate for denomination for State
Engineer and Surveyor, it IS generally understood
thar be will ba
New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
MYSTERY IN SUICIDE.
Tzcine Nan Had Caller, Then Ends
Life an OHce-No Quarrel.

Francis E HILL of No 1876 Ashland street,
Bloomfield N j., shot himself through the temple
with a revolver yesterday morning In his New fofh
Office and died shortly afterward at the Hudson
Street Hospital without regaining consciousness
He was a member of firm of Henry e Kelley
& Co., twine and paper dealers, at NOS "a ana %
Franklin street where the shooting occurred
L. c. Pierce a member of the firm. who was near
when Mr. Hill shot himself. and narrowly escaped
being struck by the spent bullet, said Mr. Hill had
seemed to be In perfect health and without any
domestic or business worries letter addressed 10
his wife was found his desk. but 1t cast no
light on his motive for taking his life 1t said:
My Precious Darling: I have thought the matter
came away from home this morning for that rea,
son. Try and think kindly of me sometimes ana
loved with all heart and did try faithtny July
my inevitable lot. May God bless and keep you
always FRANZ
Mr. Hill had been IN his Office hour. when he
and>returncd with man whom ne took
into his prfvsNe office. The remained together
for half an hour and then walked together TO the
door. Both returned to the private office again
ard were closeted for five minutes. when the vis-
itor shook hands with Mr.. Hill and left the build
ing.
Shortly afterward a pistol shot heard and a
bullet crashed through the glass partition over
Pierce's head. The bullet had gone through the
back of Mr. Hills head and then through the glass.
Policeman McAvoy, Of the traffic squad. sent for
Dr Helebrand. of the Hudson Street Hospital, to
which Mr.. Hill taken. He died an hour later
Mrs. Hill informed of her husbands suicide
and called at the COroner's office early IN the
afternoon She said that she and her husband
had not any unpleasantness of any sort and
that the cause of his suicide mystery 10 her.
An untasted champagne cocktail was found in the
desk In addition TO the letter left by her husband
was check for 1924 IS, made out to her order
the Bloomfield Ma tional Bank and another TO
Bloomfield lumber firm.