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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-13

JAG. Stackerl Of Sioux City was
in town Tuesday looking after bus
mess affairs.
Henry BiIligmeier returned to
Harvey, N. D., today after visiting
here for two weeks. He says crops
around Harvey are very good this
season, although in some sections
of that state, particularly in the
southern part, they are quite
, short.
Miss Margaret McAthie came
over from Centerville Monday and
spent a few days visiting with her
Scotland friends. She says her
father expects to leave in a few
days for his old home in Dalkeith,
Scotland, to visit his mother whom
he has not seen for about twenty
years.
Nh. W. R. Campbell and daugh-
ter, Miss Lola, returned Sunday
from their trip to Spokane, Wash.
Their visit was cut short because
of the ill health of Mr.. Campbell,
his heart being affected by the
change of altitude. Since reach
ing home his health has been much
better.
A young fellow named F. Bies-
sain was arrested last Saturday
night for attempting to cash a
forged check. He had been around
here for several weeks, working for
different farmers, among whom
was j. N. Alter. Saturday be
went into the Racket Store and
tried to get a check for $3.50
bearing Mr.. Alters name cashed.
line name was not properly spelled
and this, with some peculiar re-
marks made by the fellow, aroused
the SUSPICION of Mr.. Wilson and
he notified Marshal Cobb and had
him arrested. States Atty. Still.
will was notified and came up
Monday. The fellow was arraign.
ed before Judge Chamberlain who
bound him over to the circuit
court, and he was taken to Tyn.
dali Monday afternoon. In per.
sonal appearance the fellow seems
to be simple, but some of his &C.
tons indicate that he is a genuine
crook who is no stranger to the
criminal bench.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-13

Malcolm Mum spent Sunday in
Scotland.
Miss Addie Stark is visiting
with friends in Bridgewater.
Miss Ada Krieger, who has been
visiting in Memo, returned We'd
nesday.
Mrs. F. D. Wicks and children
are visiting in Springfield with her
mother, Mrs. Wood.
Lorne Cass came down from
Mitchell last week to visit his
mother for a few days.
MI. and Mrs. Robt. Dollard
spent a couple of days in Lester
vile the first of the week.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'sa q &WNEZw
JAG. Hoffman is bearing the
proud title Of papa since the arriv-
al of that little son at his home
Monday.
Mayor Parmenter and Alderman
Serr went to Armour Monday to
inspect the lighting plant at that
place.
Mrs. j. w. Jungers end son,
Glen, went to Mitchell Saturday
and are visiting with Mr.. Jungers'
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Jelly return
ed Monday from Lakeville, Mimi,
to which place they accompanied
the body of his father who died at
Aberdeen last week.
Capt. Jos. Leach was in town
Monday on his way to Seattle,
WASH, to look after some business
matters. He expects to be gone
about a month.
Commissioner Dunmire went to
the farm of Frank hostel south Of
town Monday to meet with other
members of the board in an effort
to purchase a right Of way for a
highway running around a lake
bed.
DR.. Amer, veterinarian of Scot.
land, has just received some fresh
vaccine for anthrax and is ready
to vaccinate any amount of stock
at a reasonable rate. Also a vac,
cine for swine fever, which is sure
) It is dangerous to delay.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-13

2 Spools of Coats Thread
2Spools silk thread
Clothes brush
Hair brush
Stove brush
Scrubblng brush
Shaving brush
Can stove polish
Breadtoaster
Dozen asbestos baking sheets
Chopping knife
Wire clothes line
Ratchet
Carpenters hammer
Bread knife
Set garden tools
Rolling pin
Vegetable slicer
Whisk broom
Spring balance
2 varnish brushes
Barn ball
Hat rack
g alvanized wash pan
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-13
two weeks Of Goodsyou need now 81

I dozen Horn Hair Pins
Back Comb
4 pr Side Combs
| coarse comb
4 fine comb
2 punches Kid curriers'
a boxes hair pins
Japanese silk fan
Sdozen safety pins
hand mirror
pr ladies' hose supporters
pair children's 3 supporters
hair rat s8t8
writing tablet
y bnnches envelopes
tooth brush
can good tooth powder
writing tablet
2 punches envelopes
tooth brush
II yards torchion lace
2 bottles perfume
ladies' Is ct vest
4 I'd 10 to Is ct lace
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-13

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tea caniafer AsSSSss SSSSs
vegetable grater.
2 bnnches shelf paper
8 dozen clothes pins
AZ boxes parlor matches sss @ss
coffee pot s sssBss
la-qt tin pail sss
dish pan
bread pan
granite pie pan
colander
sash rod Sezs
mop sticks
leather watch chain
No. 2 lamp chimney
2 No. 4 lamp chimneys
set good tea spoons
boys pocket knife
a tin ours
pair shelf brackets
wooden butter bowls
mouth harp n
Q bottles mucilage
wall mirror
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
WHEN TAFT WAS A POET.
What Favorite Aunt Thought of the
Presidential Nominees Verses.

Very few persons know that William
II. Taft has ever written poetry Most
people have an idea That n poet is a
lean, long haired creature who looks
as If he had lost his best friend The
genial Republican nominee for presi-
dent appears too well fed to be n rider
of the steed Pegasus. But
Once, before the world had heard
about Mr.. Taft, he made a visit to the
home of Il favorite aunt in Iowa, who
knew not of his courtship of the muse,
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
When he had told his beloved relative
how all the folks were and answered
her 101 questions and dined with espe-
cial attention to the fatted calf, he
proudly took fom his pocket couple
of clippings from the newspaper which
had printed his ''soul songs" He adj
mits the verses were clever.
The aunt of the future great states
man read them diligently.
"Will," she asked simply, "do they
print those things for nothing if you
send them in?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Reforming the Head Hunters.

A curious development is in steady
progress in the Solomon islands. the
group in the south Pacific which lies
TO the west of New Guinea, whose peo-
pie have earned such unenviable no
toriety as head hunters. The young
men of the tribes in these fertile and
beautiful islands are abandoning the
historic pursuit which has made them
dreaded for centuries i'll the south seas
and are taking to the copra industry.
Copra, which is the dried interior of
the cocoanut, is valued commercially
for the oil which can be pressed from
\ it. and some of the young solomon
islanders are accommodating consider
able wealth by extracting it, though
the older generation, to whom head
hunting is still the only profession for
gentleman, are said to look down
upon them as being lin trade"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

there is ruff1anism IN every war. The
present writer is not holding a brief in
defense of outlawry. He is simply
stating facts. They are deplorable
facts. But let the truth be told and
recognized.
The banded farmers began the war
in O somewhat timid and shrinking
way, as became men who had been
good citizens all their lives. When
they discovered that certain neigh
Dor was taking advantage of the gen.
eral misfortune to line his own peck
cts by selling at the fancy figure offer
ed him and not offered the others they
argued with him. He came back at
them with a personal liberty claim.
He was his own boss and could do
what he pleased with the tobacco he
raised. If somebody offered him a
good price, whose business was It?
He did not propose to let his neighbors
run him. He was out to make all the
r1nnaxy ho coIlI6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

is produced nowhere else in the world
1t is in high demand in the United
States and in European countries. Eng
land and Italy are particularly good
customers.
Now, since the people of this tobacco
belt can grow and do grow large crops
of tobacco that is in great demand, a
tobacco grown nowhere else, they
ought to be prosperous and happy; they
ought to be peaceable and pastoral
and pleasant folks. And they used to
be so.
But now they are poor and on the
warpath. Why? Because few years
ago the agents for big tobacco con-
sumers banded together to put down
the price paid to the producers. They
agreed upon a certain starvation fig
ure, and none of them would pay any
more. Then the American Tobacco
company, which is worldwide mo-
nopoIy, came into being. This is the
so called tobacco trust. 1t controls
practically the entire tobacco world.
1t put the screws down tighter on the
Kentucky producers. 1t paid from 31a
to 4 cents a pound for leaf tobacco
which cost about 5 cents to produce
and which sold when manufactured
into market goods in England and Italy
at $1.J0 pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Enjoyed a Natural Monopoly.

Kentucky tobacco growers got ex-
ceedingly weary of growing tobacco
and selling it below the cost of produc-
ton. Such an arrangement was not
good business. 1t did not feed and
clothe and shelter the family. 1t did
not buy n new dress for the house,
wife. who in many instances worked
in the fields to help produce the staple.
1t did not renew the wardrobe of the
farmer, who grew more and more rag
ged and more and more resentful. He
resented the monopoly, to him unholy
and unlawful, which was making him
a slave for less than his board and
clothes and place to sleep. In grow
ing tobacco there he had enjoyed a
natural monopoly, which hurt nobody.
An unnatural monopoly was created
to deprive him of his natural rights to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Vanish After Raidinu.

The tobacco belt where the raids take
place Is a considerable section of terri
tory. The raiders themselves, for the
most part, are the hitherto reputable
citizens of the communities wherein
they dwell. But nobody is supposed to
know just who they are First find
your snake, then scotch 1t. Night Rid
ers are not in the habit of notifying the
governor when they are to make a raid,
SO that the troops may be sent. After
the raid is made and the damage done
there are no Night Riders In sight.
There are only lot of peaceable farm
on their fences hoping that the war
will soon be ended in their favor, so
that they can grow tobacco again and
sell it at fair profit.
Spain fought the guerrillas in Cuba
for fifty years and the Filipino bush
whackers for three centuries without
quelling them. And the guerrillas and
bushwhackers were in the saddle most
of the time. They didn't wear masks.
Their organizations did not melt away
into mist the moment they had made
a demonstration and accomplished the
deed in hand.
The Kentucky Night Rider takes good
care that no man shall inform upon
him. In some of the societies there is
an oath which all members are re-
quired TO take. binding themselves not
TO reveal the secrets of the society on
pain Of death.
Years ago the south had to deal with
the Kuklux Klan, which operated on
lines similar to the Night Rider frater-
nifty. Many of the Kukluxes were
leading citizens of their communities
The same situation obtains in the case
Of the Night Riders. There is a con-
siderable chasm of difference, however,
between the moral aspects of the XII
kluX movement and the Kentucky to.
bacco raiders. The former had for its
chief object the intimidation of ne
groes, while the latter is based upon a
| matter Of economics which have to do
with the material welfare of the home.
However one may condemn and de-
plore the methods employed by these
Night Riders, 1t cannot be denied that
their contention that the original out
lawry came from the corporations
themselves has some reason. 1t is
| charged that they have held them
selves above the law and sought TO de-
prive the Kentucky tobacco planters of
their right to q fair reward for their
hard labor.
| How will it all end? Who can tell?
The whole affair In Kentucky and
Tennessee is merely an incident,
though a startling one, in the general
war against the lawbreaking corpora
ton which has been waged with in
ereasing fury throughout the United
States for the past few years. Here
and there the fight is waged in the
courts. Here and there it is waged In
the highways and hyways, on horse
| back and with torch and pistol But
| it is all the same old war wherever
and however waged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Barns Burned, Men Shot.

1t was in vain that the organization
men told the outsiders that they were
making money only at the expense of
their neighbors, whose move for self
protection of all had enabled these few
to profit. The outsiders continued to
accept the bait offered by the trust.
Then they were notified that they
must not plant any tobacco. They con-
tinued planting. The society sent to
the outsiders letters of protest, inclos-
ing a few matches and few car
tridges. These signified that unless
they came into the pool their tobacco
barns would be burned and they might
be shot. Finally barn burning and
shooting actually resulted. The war
grew into outlawry. there being no en-
forced law to protect the growers, Ell
Their Independent or pooled.
So 1t was that the Night Riders came
into being Bodies of armed men rode
about the country at night, their faces
concealed With masks. They took an
outsider to the woods here and there
and whipped him. They went to his
tobacco plant bed and scraped 1t or de-
stroyed the plants with chemicals. If he
had crop in barn the barn was burn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
To Save Historic Old stems.

Efforts are being made to preserve
for the United States government the
old stone steps at the north entrance
of the ancient Sixth street railroad sta
ton in Washington. which is now be-
ing demolished. The steps have been
trod by every president of the United
States, and before being placed at the
entrance to the station they We're in
service at the Indian Queen tavern. a
favorite haunt of Washington and
statesmen of his time. They We're the
last steps climbed by President Car
field before he was shot. and they have
felt the tread of thousands of the great
of the world. There are no funds
available for their purchase. but it is
believed the relic will be preserved to
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Oriuin of the War.

Well, you see it was this way: The
trust determined to undermine the
equity societies which had organized
to pool their products and hold them
for a fair price. declining TO sell at the
miserable figure offered. Agents Of
the octupus went about among the
farmers, offering one here and there a
big price for his tobacco, twice as big
as the fair price demanded by the pro-
ducers in the pools. What happened?
War-a war for self preservation,
nothing elSe-that is what the Night
Rider war means. 1t is bad war. a
cruel war. Il relentless war, but 1t
grows out OF the first law of nature
nevertheless. There is more or less of
what is termed ruffianism in it, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Methods of the Raiders.

The Night Riders had a particular dis
like for the great stores of tobacco IN
the trusts warehouses, gathered for
shipment TO the factories. They burn
ed these big warehouses at Hopkins
vile, Russellyille and elsewhere, sur
rounding the buildings at night and
keeping the police or town marshal or
fire department away. A band OF
riders would appear in a town, visit
the telephone central office, politely
coerce the hello girls to keep away
from the switchboards and stand
guard there until the match had been
applied and the warehouse was beyond
saving. Then the raiders would ride
away and dissolve into the darkness.
They were quite gallant to the tele-
phone girls.
In fact. these raiders never made
war on women and children except by
killing a husband and father now and
then. They did not carry away any
thing. They simply destroyed, and de-
stroyed only that which they looked
upon as standing in the way of their
triumph over the enemy they were
fighting. 1t was estimated a year ago
that the Night Riders had destroyed
more than half million dollars worth
of property in Kentucky. They have
added to this wreck heap since, though
for the present there appears to be a
| letup in their activities.
In Tennessee Governor Malcolm r.
Patterson seems to have put an end to
night riding Governor Augustus e.
Wilson, in Kentucky, promised in his
inaugural address to stop the war in
his state. He did not make the prom
Use rashly, for he stated that he would
do the good work in his four years of
service. The governor has been Sc
verely criticised in some quarters be-
cause he did not stop night riding at
once. The adverse criticism comes
from persons who know very little
more about Kentucky conditions, and
this situation in particular, than they
know about the reputed canals on
| Mars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Iono RELAY Race,

Secretary J. A. Goodcil of the y. NJ.
c., A. at MarShalltown, Ia, is planning
4 hong distance relay race for boys for
the. early fall. Prospective routes which
are being considered are from Water
loo to Marshalltown, Ottumwa to Mar
shagltown via OskalooSa and Keolluk
to Marshalltown via Burlington and
Cedar Rapids. 1t is planned to put
enough boys into the race SO that each
one will not have to run more than
half Il mile 1t is believed that record
breaking time for amateur relay races
will be made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE


White, Pope & Guyer to John C.
AEderberg, lot 23, block 1914. city of
East Moline. $500.
The Moline, East Moline and Water
town Railway company to Walter E
Tolles, lots 81. So, 50, also outlots 1,
:. Campbell park $1,S75.
Oliver n. Stambauah to Joseph Yea
ger and Elizabeth Yeager. west one
calf lot 9, block GS, Lower addition,
Rock Island. $2.075.
/. F. Croby and Lottie Crosby to H
H. Crosby. northwest northwest quar-
ter section 11-20-2e. $500.
Mary /. Stoltenberg TO Henry w
Stelk, lot s, block 4, Pitts. Gilbert &
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
Excellent Health Advice.

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Dawson of No. 379 Gift
ford avenue, San Jose, Cal, says: "The
worth of Electric Bitters as a general
family remedy for headache, bilious
ness and torpor of the liver and bow
els is so pronounced that | am prompt
ed TO say word in its favor for the
benefit of those seeking relief from
such affections. There is more health
for the digestive organs in a bottle of
Electric Bitters than in any other rem
edy | know of" Sold under guaran-
tee at all druggists. so cents.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
War Of the Night Riders
How Kentucky Raiders Are Fighting the Tobacco Trust.
Origin of a Deadly Conflict In Which Barns and
Warehouses Are Burned and
Men Killed.
Men Killed.

life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness. That was the situation.
A few years ago some representative
tobacco growers got together and talk
ed the matter over They organized a
society-several societies, in fact-to
fight the tobacco octopus. which was
squeezing the lifeblood out of them
and their wives and children. If all
Me tobacco farmers had gone into
these societies there would have been
no Night Rider war. \ fair price would
have been paid to the producers, the
black hurley belt would have been a
pastoral paradise, the people would
have been contented and happy and
prosperous. But some farmersN held
out.
WhV2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

n I lNE-IENTHS of the outside
vi newspaper men who invade
4 kentucky and write" up the
Night Riders In the tobacco
war do not know enough about the
real merits of the matter to pass them
across the state line without peril of
being taken up and posted, SO to speak.
at insane asylums. The popular pas
time of the metropolitan newspaper Ii
to stigmatiZe Kentucky as a land of
blood and Kentuckians as bloodthirsty
ruffians. This pastime is particularly
rellshed by some of the big eastern
trusts.
The Night Riders uprising. which
has been going on for two or three
years, is war against trust 1t il
confined to Il comparatively small sec.
ton OF Kentucky and Il still smaller
section of Tennessee, though about
thirty counties are involved. Condi-
itions in these counties are unlike those
In any other section of the country
Tobacco is the staple crop 1t is the
crop that makes the living for the
farmer. 1t is the crop that feeds his
wife and children, clothes them, keeps
roof over their heads, sends them to
school. gives them Il chance in the
world Tobacco does all this for the
black hurley belt of Kentucky. There
is nothing else that can do these things
for these Kentuckians. Tobacco grows
there to perfection. Practically moth
ing else can be grown at a profit. The
peculiar black leaf tobacco grown tho
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

experiments in aid Of the pure food
crusade. a sample of celery seed con-
tanned 40 per cent of powdered rock.
A large percentage of ground olive
stones was found in pure" pepper. a
chocolate coating preparation was com
posed chiefly of cocoa shells, corn
starch. beef tallow and mineral matter.
Some manufacturers used gum traga
canth to assist in '.iellying'' preserves.
These are Il few of many instances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
For an Impaired Appetite.

To improve the appetite and
strengthen the digestion try few
doses of Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. ]. II. SeitZ of Detroit,
Mich, says: 'They restored my APP
petite when impaired, relieved me OF
a bloated feeling and caused pleasant
els Price, 25 cents. Samples free
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
School For Parrots.

Grand Montrouge district of Paris for
the teaching of parrots. 1t specializes
in making the birds of commercial
value. The manager of the school is
teaching number of them by phono-
graph to cry aloud the excellence of
various products. These birds will
later on be hung in cages in prominent
positions on the bouleyards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
She Likes Good THINGS.

Mrs. Charles E. Smith of West
Franklin, Maine, says: 81 like good
things and have adopted DIR. Kings
New Life Pills as our family laxative
medicine, because they are good and
do their work without making fuss
|abeut'it." These painless purifiers sold
at all druggists. 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

ed. In some instances the man him.
self was shot. murdered, while his
weeping wife and children looked on.
1t was terrible, it was diabolical, but
1t was var.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14

Fits First addition. Moline. 81.
Edgar Humphrey to Jacob H. Mar
snail, south half block >. Marshalrs
aGdition. Cordova SIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
THINGS WE EAT.l

Olive Stones In Pepper and All Sorts
of Things For Chocolate Coating.
Dangerous authorizations We're discov-
cred under the microscope in the in
vestigations of the department of ag-
riculture. which has conducted many
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-14
By RoBERTus LOVE.

N Y1NE-TENTHS of the outside
III newspaper men who invade
4 Kentucky and write" up the