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The Robesonian., 1908-11-12
President RooseveIt's Work as
Editor.

Eew York Dispatch, 4th.
The Outlook in it's issue this
week will contain the announce
ment of the addition of President
Roosevelt to it's staff as special
contributing editor"
It states that ''Mr. Roosevelt
will be more than a mere contrib
utor. His headquarters will be
at the Outlook office, and he will
be in frequent and, we hope, in
constant consultation with it's
staff. His position will thus be
somewhat analogous to that of a
consulting engineer who is called
IN to give the benefit of his ex-
pert cooperation to the staff of
engineers in charge of a great
undertaking like the Panama ca
nal. But the editorial control of
the Outlook will remain un-
changed. Mr.. Roosevelt's con-
tributions, though edito.ia in
their nature, will be signed bv
his name, and will be the abso-
lutely free and unmodiied ex-
preston of his personal convic-
tiOnS
The Robesonian., 1908-11-12

If you are sufferer from piles, Man
Zan Pile Remedy will bring relief with
the first application Guaranteed. Price
bOc. Sold by J. d. Mcmillan & Son.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-21

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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
c. OVERFLOW

The W. c.. T U. will meet at
the home of Mrs. Fuller, Feb. II,
at three o'clock, p. m.
Be sure to see those beautiful
pictures at the M. E.. church
next Wednesday evening and en-
JOY the 10 cent social.
The ladies aid society of the
M. E. church will give a Lincoln
social at the church parlors
Wednesday evening FEB. 18th
to which everyone is invited.
The ladies have secured lOC
beautiful! paintings, every one a
masterpiece, which will be 90
sale, and no home is completely
finished without on or more OF
these beautiful pictures.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

LAWYERS sometimes object to
the introduction of testimony be.
cause they say ''it is not the best
evidence" The "best evidence"
that q lot of looters have been at
work under cover of reform" is
the figures on your tax receipt.
And the high tide has not yet
been reached. The state levy
Tor 1908 already made will be
shout twice that Of 1905. With
the highest taxes ever known it
10 estimated there will be q de-
nciency Of more than 6400, 600 for
the two years, which will later
have 70 30 made up. No wonder
Mr.. Crawford's legislature IS
askinethspeoplsto take of thelid
taxing power Of the state. With
20 constitutional limit it can be
Imagined q what lengths such
ffeebooters would 50.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Tax Levy Lid Hurts

Aberdeen News: While the
subject of deficiencies is being
discussed and the reform ma
chine is making an attempt to
deceive the people by declaring
that the former ad administration
left a deficit of $24O, 900, it Is in.
teresting to note that the total
amount Of appropriations auth
orized by the reform legisla-
ture exceeded that of 1905 by
the sum of 1857, 929.22, included
in which is 5000, 900 for the new
capitol. More interesting still
is the fact that the reform
legislature authorized q 2 mill
deficiency levy for 1908, in add.
ton to the general levy of two
mills. With such record, made
in the remarkably short space OF
time of q few months, the posi-
bilities of future operations, un.
less the people call a halt, are
staggering. That the reform
machine is planning more whole.
sale appropriations is evidenced
by the fact that it asks the PEG.
pie to vote to remove the lid
from the constitutional tax levy
limit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Their Strange Behavior Explained.

A real estate broker was one day
walking down the street with a friend.
After proceeding a short distance the
friend fell back a step and closed in
on the brokers' right. They proceeded
twenty feet. when the broker backed
up, sidestepped and regained his for.
mer position.
Excuse me-" said the friend as they
proceeded a little farther along and he
retreated q step and again slipped
around to the right side Of the real es-
tate agent.
They continued along together a few
more PAGES when the broker, with an
~ beg your pardon" executed the
same and regained the
right hand position.
Say. what's the matter?" demanded
the friend.
cant hear with my right ear ex.
blamed the broker.
same here" said the friend.
Shake"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

THE assassination of King
Carlos of Portugal and the Grown
Prince Louis Philippe last Mon
day is a deplorable crime.
II it was done by or with
the sanction of the liberal or re-
publican leaders it will prove an
injury to the cause. Even if it
should result in the overthrow
of the monarchy and establish
ment of a republic the govern
ment would not be likely to last
long. A republic founded on as.
sassintions is not of a very stable
character. It is possible that
THE crme simply the result OF
the plo'tinRs of anarchists. who
haveseized upon the political agi
tatiOn and unrest to do the
work they are always in wait to
perform.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

Grant County News, Jan. Is: Now
adjust yourself for the unanimous
shout the machine papers will send
up over the cost OF the primary. VI
course it costs something, SO does q
police force. However the voters will
have the satisfaction Of knowing that
they are not handed vi a ''made by a
trust'' set of delegates. The voters
have it in their own hands to dictate
who shall represent them, the political
bosses may have to manipulate things
but they will cut mighty thin ic. If the
people 60 to the polls and vote.
Well, the political bosses did
try to manipulate things, but the
bosses who tried it were George
S. Xix and J. D. Smull, and they
made a failure of it, as there hap
pened to be just enough stalwart
members of the central commit
tee to prevent them from hand.
ing out a "made by a trust set
of delegates. The fellows who
were crying over the cost of the
primary and who were willing to
do almost anything but submit
to a primary vote, even to di-
vlding the delegation with the
stalwarts and ~instructing for
Taft, we're Mr.. Bentley's bench
men and the present bosses OF
the insurgent faction in this
county. They have a well
grounded dread of having to &C
before the people.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

WHEN the time comes for the
stalwarts to present a name for
governor we believe that of Sam
II. Elrod should be that name.
Mr.. Elrod has q host of friends
over in this part of the state who
also think the same way, and
who admire the man for his
sturdy qualities of mind and
heart. Many of these believe
shat he was tricked out of renom
matt on and election after having
given the people a faithful and
efficient administration of state
affairs, and they would like to
see him have the vindication of a
denomination and election. There
isn't g truer or better man for
governor in the state than Sam
ErOd.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Political Announcements.
For COUNTY

TO THE VOTERS OF GRANT COUNTY:
Believing that my record as States
Attorney of Grant County for the one
elective term which | held the office
was satisfactory to the voters, and
agreeable to the suggestions made by
many of my friends from various parts
of the County, l my can.
didacy for a second term. subject to
the result of the vote at the county
primaries.
While holding the office of States
Attorney of this County, l collected
over $4,000. 90 back taxes from the
Railway Company. and the fines and
other collections paid to our County
Treasurer as shown by the records,
far exceeded the total expense of the
Office. Respectfully.
THAD r. FULLER.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
To Subscribers

A recent amendment to the
postal regulations declares that
subscriptions to weekly news
papers unless renewed by pay
ment within one year from the
time for which they we're paid.
win not be considered as eligible
for entry as second-class matter,
but must be mailed at the rate of
one cent for each four ounces or
fraction thereof, prepaid by
stamps affixed. This new law
will necessitate the payment OF
subscriptions to newspapers
practically in advance, and as
this requirement took effect the
first of the year, those OF our
subscribers in arrears for more
than q year will take due notice
and make payment or We shall be
compelled to place the amounts
due in the hands of a collector
and discontinue the paper to
their address. This will be a
disagreeable thing to do, but
under the new ruling OF the
postal officials the publisher
must either do this or pay the
additional postage-an alterna.
tive that is out of the question.
Bills are being sent to all who
ere behind in payment and we
trust that an immediate response
will be made to the notice when
received.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
THE explanation of why Gov

THE explanation of why Gov
ernor Crawford's insurgent
friends in the legislature defeat
ed the bill to give the interest on
the state funds to the state has
now come to light. Immediately
af1er reformer Casslls election
O. state treasurer he was made
. vice president of q bank in
Sioux Falls in which q large
amount Of state funds has been
deposited by the state treasurer
and the latter is drawing a good
sized salary as vice president of
the bank, but be never visits
the institution except to draw
his salary II this is not graft
We would like some Of our insur.
gent friends to give US a name
for it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Obituary

Mrs. Frederick Whilhelmina
Dochow was born Jan. Is, 1843,
in Germany, and died of asthma
at Corona, S. Oak Jan. 80, 1908,
at the age of IS years and Is
days. In 1861 the Dochow fami
ly came to America and made
their bone in Wisconsin. In 1877
they moved to Minnesota and in
1881 they settled in Roberts Co g,
where the deceased died. She
leaves two brothers aud six sons
and two daughters Rev. D. G.
Hauk, from Odessa, MINI con.
dncted the funeral service. The
interment took place at Milbank
cemetery, Feb. 1, 1908.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
The duplicity of the local i

The Implicitly of the local in
surgent paper in the tax matter
is shown when t brings tor
ward A. J. Hiltz who says his
taxes for 1907 are only q couple
of dollars more than for 1905.
The gentleman's taxes might be
more for 1905 than for 1907, and
still not alter the truth that his
STATE taxes are q good deal
higher. The editor knows that
the question at issue is on STATE
taxes, and the only honest way is
to compare the state tax OF the
two years and not the county
and township taxes, with which
the state officers had nothing to
do.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Poisoned With Diamonds,

The jeweier replaced tenderly in its
case the unmounted pear shaped dia-
mond. II could kill you with that
he said. 81 could poison you with 1t.
You would die in a few hours" But
diamonds are not poisonous?" I'm
deed they are, ground up. There have
been a number Of suicides by diamond
dust among gem cutters. Swallow
diamond dust, and death will ensue
very quickly. The symptoms will be
the same as though %strychnine had
been taken"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Where to Find IL,

Two sons of Erin shared the same
bed as we'll as the same bottle Of
whisky. Pat waited till he found
Mike slept, when he quietly arose and
eElptiad the bottle. Soon after Mike.
waking. stole out Of bed and. cropping
about In the dark. was asked by his
companion:
"phWat are yez lookin' fer. Nike"
"Oh. nothin'".' says Mike.
"Nell. Nike" says Pat. "ye'N foind
it over there in the corner in the bot
tle."-LOnlon Answers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Aar XiaM of r

Don't you think" asked Mrs. Old
castle, 'that Miss Witherspoon has a
patrician facef" oh" replied her
hostess, hanging her $4,000 necklace
over the back of a chair. IL don't think
she has. She claims, at least, that her
folks were all English and that there
amt a drop OF Irish blood in her
veins ."-Chicago Record Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

AFTER the insurgent papers
of the state have been making
light of the Taft candidacy and
boosting Lafollet boom as far as
they could, it's a good deal like
eating crow for them to have to
follow the central com mittee aud
declare for Taft. They want to
make a show of getting on the
band wagon even if it is a little
late.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Who Was Lying There.

The Ncracious Verger-In the far cor
ner lies William the Conker; be'ind the
orC.n. where YOU can't see 'em. are
the looms Of Guy Fox. Robin God and
Cardinal Wolscy. Now. does that
guidebook as l sees you ave in your
and tell you who is lynn here, sir?
The Skeptfcal Tourist-No, but l can
guesS.-London Mail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

THE law firm Of which Con-
gressmen Hall is a member is
fighting the primary law for
the state prohibition party. they
having refused to submit to the
primary law.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

THAT was a pretty SLICK trlck
which Messrs. Xix & Smull at.
tempted to work on the people of
the county at the meeting of the
county central committee last
Saturday. Under the pretense
of economy and saving of ex-
pense an attempt was made to do
away with the primary for the
selection of delegates to the state
convention and let the present
county committee name them
This same game is being at
tempted by Mr. Crawford's local
bosses wherever a two.thirds
majority are insurgent. 1t was
done in Mcpherson county with
less than half the delegates in
the county voting for it. and
the some thing was tried in Faux
county, but such indignant pro.
test was raised that the Faux
county insurgent bosses were
forced to order an election. 1t
would look as if the insurgent
machine has sent out word to
capture the delegations through
the county committee process
whenever possible and avoid a
primary vote, as they see the
handwriting on the wall. This
probably also accounts for the
anxiety of our Grant county
bosses to take the matter out of
the hands of the people aud
name the delegates themselves.
They we're so anxious to do this
that they would be willing to take
only half the delegates if they
could avoid a vote, and they
would even instruct for Taft if
they were given the privilege OF
naming four of the eight dele
gates from Grant county.
The insurgents haveheretofore
been posing as the particular
friends of the primary, and now
the very first opportunity the
people of the county have to
make use of it Mr.. Bentley's re.
formers come forward aud plead
that it is a useless expense and
that the members of a county
committee elected eighteen
months before can do just as
we'll as the people and should be
given the power to name the
delegates to the state conveu
ton. That they failed to do this
was only because they did no,
control enough votes. The pur
pose was declared to deprive the
republicans of Grant county of q
vote in the selection of the presi
dental nominee.
In strong contrast is one OF
the resolutions adopted by the
stalwart convention at Mitchell
last week. Here is what it says
"The primary election law is
now a part of the state statutes
We believe in the merits of its
provisions being thoroughly ano
fairly tested. The people of the
state ought not to be deprived Of
the important right given them
to participate in the selection of {
candidate for president of the
United States. We recommened
to the republicans Of each county
in the state that the selection oil
the delegates to the county con
ventions shall be left to the
choice of the people as provided
by the primary
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

THE stalwarts do not have to
carry q whitewash brush around
with them. This is the peculiar
campaign emblem of the Craw-
ford. Gamble crowd, aud no one
wants to rob them of it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
She Was Fed.

MistIeSs-Dil you remember to feed
The cat every day during my absence?
Servant-Evcry day but one. ma'am.
Mlstress-And didn't the poor thing
have anything to eat all day? Servant
oh. yes. ma'am: she ate the canary
Chicago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Difficulties Of the Naturalist,

At one end or the other of every ami
NAL lies a danger which makes the
closest investigation impossible. To
study the mule we must hold him by
the head, but to study the bull we
must have q tail hold as a vantage
point..-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Read Senator Kittridge's
speech in supplement this week.

THAT Mitchell meeting must
have been a hummer, as the
Crawford machine m Immediately
after the meeting had the cen
trail mittee declare for Taft.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
For Sheriff

Milbank, S. D.. Feb. B.. 1908. To
the voters of Grant county, S. D.: |
hereby myself as a candi-
date of the Republican party for the
Office of sheriff of Grant county, s..
D., subject to the decision of the the
primary election to be held in June.
FRED CROSS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

To the voters of Grant county, S. D.:
l hereby myself a republic
a and ate for the Office of county
treasurer of Grant county. for
the term next ensuing, subject to
the decision of the primary election to
he held June 9, 1908.
JOHN O. NELSON.
Strandburg, S. D., January IA, 1908
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
A Good Guess.

Yeast - What would happen if
some people could take money with
them into the next world, do you
suppose?
Crimsonbeak - Why, it would
burn in their pockets. - Yonkers
Statesman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Reciprocity

"Every father thinks he has the
finest baby in the world"
eyes," answered the cynic, "and
once in awhile, but not nearly so
often, a baby grows up o>think it
has one of the finest fathers in the
World."-Houston Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Penalty Of loanino,

"Whats become Of your umbrella"
Il loaned it to Tompkins."
"NNhy doesn't he return it,"
"The owner caught him with 1t and
demanded it.''-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
For County Treasurer

hereby announce myself a candi.
date for the office of County Treasur.
err, subject to the action of the repub.
lican primaries, and if nominated and
elected | promise to serve the people
OF Grant county faithfully and honest
ly.
JULIUS FENNER.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07
Exclaimed.

Il know he does not mean II. He
says In his letter that everything has
seemed dark - niGAt stnoo went
sway"
sHe nay b telltng he trutA. Yen
know low = bind
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

SHERIFF ED. j. MURRAY vas
made vice.president for Grant
county of the state Roosevelt
Taft club at the Mitchell meet.
ing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-02-07

You may stretch a truth into a lie.
Selected.
The Delta independent., 1908-10-30
1904, Auti-Roo.cvelt.

II would rather gfio down to eternal
oblivion than be instrumental in the
election of Roosevelt."-William ].
Bryan. Oct II. 1904. while touring In
diana.
''The surrender of the present Presi-
dent tRoosevelt) TO corporate iniiu-
cnces furnishes an excellent proof Of
the wisdom of Judge Parker In making
the statement he has. But President
Roosevelt stands for militarism.
The present occupant of the White
House tRoosevelD represents In an ag-
gravated form the wsriike spirit as
contrasted With the pacific policy that
has heretofore characterized our ma
tion. William ]. Bryan. In speech
at Springfield. Mo-. Sept 1. 1904. whore
he accused President Roosevelt of sur
rendering to the corporations and hold
Ing bloody. brutal and barbarous' sen
timents.
The Delta independent., 1908-10-30
PARTY OF PERFoRMACE.
Republican Organization Fosters All
Policies Tending to Make the
Country Great and
Prosperous
Prosperous.

The Republican is party Of action
It rests upon what it has done, and
not upon what it possibly may. do in
the future. 1t has fostered everything
that has tended to make the country
great and prosperous. 1t has moved
with the people. 1t has kept abreast
of the times. 1t has ever stood ready
to modify an old policy or to adopt a
new one when the business interests Of
the country have needed the modifica-
ton or the change. 1t has protected
American industries. 1t has protected
American labor by stringent immigra-
ton laws. 1t protected the credit and
business stability Of the country by
prompt declaring in favor of gold
standard. and writing it in the stat
utes. When the time came it prompt
ly seized upon the time and the op-
portunity to begin the speedy construc-
tion of the great isthmian canal. 1t
has never hesitated to assume re-
sponsibility. When the cruelties In
Cuba threatened the interests of Amer
lea the Republican party resolved to
put an end to those cruelties- When
trusts sprang up it enacted law to
curb and control those trusts. When
commerce was at the mercy of the
railroads. it provided for commission
to regulate them. When shippers were
oppressed by transportation companies
it promptly enacted rate law. 1t has
met every emergency in war or peace.
met it in wise. prudent and states
manlike manner. 1t is progressive when
progressiveness means upbuilding. 1t
is conservative when conservatism
means the maintenance of peace, order
and prosperity. 1t has been prompt
without undue haste. Peace and pros
perity at home-honor and respect
abroad has been. is now. and always
will be its motto.-Republican National
Platform.
The Delta independent., 1908-10-30
CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES.

Democratic Party Cannot Claim Un-
sullied Virtue as to Source of Its
Revenues.
(From Gov. Hughes Youngstown
Specify
"Mr. Bryan also has much to say
with regard to corrupt practices and
campaign expenditures. But he omits
to give due credit to the Republican
party for what it has accomplished
with regard to these important reforms.
an accomplishment the more notewor-
thy in the light Of Mr.. Bryan's reiter-
ated criticisms of contributions to Re
publican campaign funds. In the State
of New York Republican Legislature
in 1906 passed a statute prohibiting
corporations from making any political
contributions directly or indirectly, and
providing that officers. directors or
stockholders participating In or con-
senting to the violation of the law
should be guilty Of a criminal onense.
And | know of no more drastic statute
In this country with regard to the pub
licity of campaign contributions and
for the prevention of corrupt practices
than that passed in New York under
Republican auspices. These were nos
promises of an opposition party seek
ing power. but enactments by a party
in power securing genuine reforms
Proper recognition must. of course. ne
given to the patriotic Democrats VINO
supported these reforms. but they were
enacted by a Republican administra-
ton. Congress has also legislated
against political contributions by cor
porations. Purity of elections and free
opportunity for the interrupted express
sion of the popular will lie ut the foun-
dation of every reform and cannot be
too carefully safeguarded. And there
should be federal legislation securing
proper publicity of and accounting for
campaisn contributions in connection
with federal elections. But it must
fairly be recognized that the skirts OF
neither party have been clean. III we
search Mr.. Bryan's following we shall
find not few who have sinned, ana
also those who. II we may judge from
their local activities. are still unrepent-
ant The Democratic party cannot
claim unsullied virtue either with re-
gard to the source OF its revenues OF
its readiness TO receive them" =