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The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-11-12
Herd Law Carries BY Big Majority

CHAPTER 244 Of the session laws
of 1907, commonl v called the herd
law. seems to have been adopted
by thcpeople of this county by
large majority. At this writing
it is not possible to give the exact
total vote, but report from more
than half of the precincts OF the
county~lndcates that the law has
carried by vote of almost three
10 one. The vote will not pe as
large on this proposition AS Oh
presidential electors. Many voters,
,s WAS the case with all the pro-
n,sed laws submitted, did not
clearly understand the question,
and either did not vote ut all or
else voted a blank ballot.
Numerous questions are already
arising in regard to the validity
and effect of the law. The ques-
,ion most frequently asked IS,
when does the law 90 into effect!
I'm this connection there is a wide
spread. but erroneous bellef that
that the law must he referred back
to the legislature for its formal
ratification before it becomes et-
fectiye. This is not the case.
Like amy other local option law
,usscd by the legislature 1t be-
comes effective Immediately up
o, adoption by vote OF the peo-
pie. Wien the Officials count IS
announced. granting that the count
shows a vote favorable TO the law,
fin. herd law viii become effective.
Questions have been asked also
regarding certain alleged lrregu-
)arities in the election. but, II
these exist. so far as we have been
informed none are OF Suhclent
importance TO affect the validity
of the election.
The question of most difficulty
is the question regarding the con.
,titutionality Of the local option
feature Of the law. The belief has
always been common among law
yer> and general among the home
steaders that the law is unconstltu-
tional. Ii the local option feature
is unconstitutional the defect is
probably important enough to af-
feet the validity of the entire law.
If this assumption is true, and we
are by no means ready to assert
that it is not, then a grave ques-
tion arises as to whether we have
really accomplished anything by
voting to adopt an unconstltutlon-
al law. Certainly, it the act was
unconstitutional before the election
it is unconstitutional now.
Though we hope the law will
stand. there is no Disgusting the
\ fact that the matter may yet have
to be thrcshed out in the courts
before there is any permanent
settlement of the vexatious pro-
blem.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-11-12

nothing but a party of protest-if
indeed it does not continue its
folly up to the point Of becoming
the third party in national poll
tics. The present indications are
that Taft has an electoral vote of
3l9, with 164 for Bryan. Parties
are born and die, and the masses
of the people will not long stay by
a party which always gets off on
the wrong foot, and always es-
pouses those things which the peo-
pie repudiate.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-11-12
Was A Wet October

The report Of the government
weather bureau at Pierre shows
that the past October was the
wettest since the station was es-
tablished at Pierre in 1891, with
a rainfall of 3.l2 inches. On a.
count of this precipitation there
has been greater amount of fall
plowing done in this part of the
state than any former year.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-11-12
Local Option Lost

Although it is not possible tc
give the exact vote as shown bv
the official count, it seems pretty
certain that the proposed local op.
ton law submitted to the people
of this state at the last election wa
lost. Much to the surprise OF
everyone the vote of the country
precincts was solidIy against the
law. In the cities, the vote wa
much closer, but in most instances
unfavorable to the proposition.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-11-12
Did Your Lot Sell For TaxeS7

Did Your Lot Sell For Taxes?
This week George S. Poste, the
treasurer of this county. has been
busy cleaning up the delinquent
tax list by public sales of property
on which the taxes for 1907 have
not been paid. Many people, who
through oversight allowed their
property to become delinquent lid
their property in, and so escape
with slight addition to the
amount originally levied for taxes.
Others have allowed their property
to sell, and will for u time pay
twelve per cent on the money ad-
yanced in purchasing the lands.
Judging from the delinquent tax
list we have published recently,
the opinion seems prevalent that
one may own real property in this
county without paying attention
to such informal triHes as taxes.
Most OF the business property Of
Midland was advertised and sold.
Here in Philip, the situation is
about the same. Eighty-three out
Of the l37 business and residence
lots in the original town Of Philip
were sold. Pretty good record
for a town as progressive and up
to date as we claim to be.
| A lot of people are under the
impression that all property both
real and personal shows on the
treasurer's books in the individual
ow ner's name, but this is not the
case. Personal property taxes are
listed against the owners, but real
property taxes are listed against
|
the specific real property irrespec-
tive of who happens to own it.
This leads to the following error,
John Doe writes in and asks the
treasurer for statement of his
taxes. Naturally, the treasurer
sends the inquirer a statement of
his personal property taxes, as
these alone show in John Does
name. Doe assumes that the state
ment includes all his taxes and SO
pays them. Later he is surprised
and hurls soathing blast of pro-
family in the direction of the coun-
ty treasurer, when he discovers
that the northwest quarter of q
certain section, the same being his
property, has been advertised and
sold for taxes. Doe should have
described his real property in
making inquiry regarding his
taxes. Men of more than average
intelligence not only do not under
stand this, but cannot have it ex-
planned to them. As one fellow
put it, "Why 'em; didn't
they see my deed on record!"
| And then came near thrashing the
writer. because he mildly suggested
that the deed was not recorded in
the treasurer's Office,
In our own town, the average
property owner holds firmly to the
belief that since he did not buy his
lot until after May |, 1907, he
ought to pay no taxes before
December /, 1908. Unfortunately.
for the tax payer again, this is not
the case. Take our word for it
without the long explanation that
| would be necessary to make the
matter clear,
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-11-12
The Largest County Ia the State

A party OF three Lennon citi-
zens passed through here Monday
afternoon with the ballot boxes
from the recent elections held in
that part of Butte county. They
were on their way to Belle
Fourche, the county seat. and
travel a little over six hundred
miles in the performance Of their
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1908-11-12

You are invited to make the
News office your headquarters
when in town. Stationery free il
you wish to write q letter.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
rh. Minders and Turner.

Editor National Tribune: Will you
give me a brief biographical account of
Gen. J. n. Winder, Capt. w. S. Winder
and w. w. Turner, of Andersonville
fame? Why were they not brOt to
trial, when did they die. etc. ?-J. W.
McIntire, New Martinsvillc, w. Va
John Henry Winder was born in
Maryland and appointed to West Point
from that State. He served in the artil-
lery and was breveted Major and Lieu
tenant-Colonel for gallantry in Mexico.
He resigned to enter the Confederate
service and was for the first two years
Provost Marshal General OF the South
ern Confederacy, in which capacity he
made himself exceedingly, odious to the
people. He was then appointed Com
missary-G General of Prisons. and died at
Florence, S. c.. Feb. Z. 1865.
We understand that Capt. W. S. VIM
der was a nephew of his. He subse
quently lived in Baltimore. and a year
or two ago compittcd suicide.
Turner was allowed TO escape. no eff
forts were made to apprehend him. and
he lived until his death somewhere in
the nighborhood of Norfolk, Va
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
Coiored Cavalry Regiments.

Editor National Tribune: Will You
kindly publish list of the colored cay
airy regiments during the war of the
rebellion.-Reuben B. Cole. 1st n. J.
Cav, 50 Cooper street, Camden, N J.
There were in all six colored cavalry
regiments raised during the war 900 =.
the list U. S. Colored Cav. was united
with the I'd U. S. Colored Cav. in the
Cavalry Brigade of the Twenty-fifth
Corps.
The I'd U S. Colored Cav. was in
Paine's Division of the Eighteenth
Corps, Army of the James, and lost
during its service two officers and 1t
men killed and 161 died from disease.
The 4th U. S. Colored Cav. was in the
Department of the Gulf. s.fs -,.
The 5th U. S. Colored Cav. was in
Burbridge's Division of the Army of
the Ohio. and lost 80 killed in battle
and 1877 died from disease.
The 9Th U. S. Colored Cav. was also
in the Army of the OhiO.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune. -
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
4 I.KS,zZAGHnu1aAMyNM |
4 ~ audG6g7WburY|
Ty JCEN keLLROY.

York. Ruford's three brigades, under
Brighten. Wesley Merritt, was not with
the division. having. as before stated,
been detached to make daring scou;
across South Mountain to ascertain the
numbers and positions Of the eneEy il
the valley around Hagerstown. Mer-
rift did not get back to the army until
July 9. when he reached Emmitsburg.
Buford was not deceived for a
moment as to the gravity of the situa-
ton he was bringing on. knowing
the strength of the enemy before him,
and knowing the wishes of his COM
ma ndcrs. he decided to make a des-
pcratc effort to hold the enemy back
until Reynolds could come up from
Marsh Creek with the First Corps to
his assistance. He said to Gen. Devin
the evening before: Rest assured that
the enemy will attack us in the morn
ing. Their skirmishers will come
laundering along three lines deep, and
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
CORONA MFG. co.
ASHLAND, OHIO.

he, Banks. was Commander as long
as We were in Louisiana. In the Sum-
mer of 1854 the corps came North and
formed part of the Army of the Shen-
andoah under Sheridan. Emory was
our Commander until the corps was
broken up In the Spring of 1855. L.
think it is an error; that the Seven
teenth Corps was meant.-Robert
WEIGH, 165th N. Y. 203 Tompkins Ave,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Gen. Joseph ]. Reynolds was In COM
mand of the defenses of New Orleans
from Jan. 6 to June 16, 1867 When
he was assigned to the command of
the Nineteenth Corps to prepare Il for
an expedition against Mobile. Just
as he was ready to start came an im-,
perative demand for troops to be sent
North and two divisions OF the corps
were sent to the Shenandoah Valley
under the command of Gen. Emory
The remainder of the corps were kept
in the Department of the Gulf. and
subsequently took part in the expedi-
ton against Mobile.-Editor National
Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
JULY FOURTH HEREABoUTs.
The District of Columbia Gets Patriotic
and Burns Red Fire-CoIors Presented
TO Department of Potomac. G.. A. II.
A Great Time at BnIly McElroy


Great Time at Bnlly NcElroy.
The glorious Fourth of July in the
District of Columbia meant something
to the eXertiOn avoiding, noise hating
deniZens of this neck of the woods this
year. If there is one thing more than
another that the citizens of the District
of Columbia dislike it is noise A
rooster growing exasperates: a dog
barking infuriates; a cat yowling makes
mad; and firecrackers, W-o-wo-oi
But this year the dignified Commits
sioners of the District concluded to
have a ''municipal'' Fourth of July.
They solicited funds to the sum of
$1,000 for fireworks and that sort of
thing. and concluded TO open the new
Municipal Building with red. white and
blue music, and rockets red glare.
bombs bursting in air. and oratory.
They did. 1t was a grand success.
The new white marble District build
ing is magnificent structure, and it
was needed. Just at present 1t is
tucked in among a lot of tumble-down
old structures, but that will all be
changed after awhile, and then the
building Will show for the money and
the work that has been put iato it. The
program of the day included about two
hours of oratory. with Marine Band ac-
compartments. Everybody who had
not engagements elsewhere gathered
tiit ana nefpeu on the
fun. The Speaker of the day was acct
dentally there and his name was not
upon the program-your Uncle Joseph,
Hon. j. G. Cannon. Speaker of the Ma
tional House of Representatives When
he loafed upon the platform, clad in
cool summer garments, and intended
to be spectator only. the crowds
caught sight of him, and would not let
him say nay. He simply had to speak,
50 the procession could move" He
made spiendidlt patriotic speech, as
We're all the others. At night the Ave-
nue. was afiame with splendid fireworks
II was really day to remember. and
the question comes, why not celebrate
every year?
The answer seems to be that nobody
wants to take the burden of preparing
for celebration which. naturally, be-
longs to the National Capital, and
should always be commensurate with
the dignity of the country.
One of the largest celebrations, just
out of the city, was that given by Col
John McElroy. Past Senior Vice Com
mander-in-Ch Chief ut his beautiful home
on the OccoGaan near its confluence
with the Potomac, % miles away, In
Fairfax County. Col McElroy sent on,
aboilt 4e0 invitations. AMI the most of
them We're accepted. A company of
200 went on his special car to Rally
McElroy, and Mrs. MeE.roy and the
people of the surrounding country
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

swallow; you will find almost immediafe re-
lief from the hawking and splitting or stopped
up feeling. and you will not have that ca
tarrhai headache after the frst day III your
throat and nose are sore 1t will reduce the
Inflammation at once
The niekal.plated instrument we mail you
together with the WOOL FAT and liarIid
preparation. but you need not paw one cent
If the treatment is not entirely satisfactory
after the five days trial.
U'lease read to the end,
We do not ask that you take our word for
II: and pay for something before you see lust
what you are buying. but we want you To
simply try our treatment for FIVE DAYS at
our expense and note the quick results for
yourself We believe that .Seefng is brlipy-
ing" Nearly quarter million satisfied pa
irons
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
The Nlncteenth Corps.

Editor National Tribune: In your
issue of June II, in the editorial. "a
Relic of Grant" you say that j. j.
Reynolds was Commander of the Nine
teens Corps. My regiment went out
with Banks in December, 1862, and
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
WOOL FAT

MOOb FAT
Is n new and
wonderful medi-
cal discovery for
all forms Of ca
tarrh. W oil
Fat Is the So
cretions extract
ed from tho
wool OF the
sheep. II is ex-
ceediuxly pene-
frating and acts
as the vehicle to
carry the other
properties to
{ he afflicted
parts. and IL
does its work
well and TO the
entire satisfac-
tion OF an who
use IL.
Our new treat
pint is applied
d ircct. No
lIun1A APnNl an
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
~An Affair of the outpost..-

The Midsummer sun on the evening
of June 80 set upon vast bodies OF
armed forces bivouacking amid the
shocks and sheaves and swaths of hay
of the mown fields. in utter ignorance
.of7the close proximity of one another
AT O'Clock the next morning the sun
rose TO find the landscape still ia the
beautiful peace of harvest's rich con-
tent, with these foemen rising re-
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
CHAPTER XIX.
THE BATTLE JOINS.

Heth's Division In Quest of Shoes, Runs
Against Buford's CnyaIry-The First
q Corps Rushes Up-Gcn. Reynolds
KILLED.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
Information Wanted.

James L. Pettis, goth Mass, Provi-
dence, r. l., wants information of
George II. Partridge, his chum, who
was discharged to become Hospital
Steward of the 9Th Ky. (colored).
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
Special Free Trial offer.

IF you will write US. mentioning The Va.
tional Tribune. we will mail you our treat
ment for Catarrh, Hay Fever. As.hma. etc,
on hyc days trial free. IL our COAIBINA-
IlON TREATMENT gives perfect satisfac-
ton send us SI.00. II you are not salts
fed, simply return the instrument TO us and
you still have your money.
Write to-day aud address,
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
Hay Fever and =
Catarrh Sufferers.

II you have HAY FEVER try Wool eore
rat ''..-.--r u66
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II You have a Cough Headache or rnrr
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The National tribune., 1908-07-16
,he Infantsy Engnged.

Gen. Reynolds disposed of his troops
as they arrived, with the skill of a vet
cram accustomed to the great chess
hoard of5Avafs He put Hairs I'd Me.
Battery 4n the Cashtpwn Road. and
Threw fof&ar5s the 14th Brooklyn and
the e5th:H. ~ a short distance lin adj
vance onftffes Mt. ordering Gem Wads-
worth to- plac3 Cutierss' three remain-
ing regiHertssi 1.-THE 18th and 147th N.
" and 18th IA. on the right of the
road. SHsregimentss moved into
line witlSfhe sffftness and precision of
and the hard-pressed cavalry-
men, having dNne their full share of the
work. ran bach TO their horses. mount
ed, and went Mes line on the left of the
ment by the way of the Fairfield Road
that is. Candles men who had been
lighting did this.
Deyin's Brigade still maintained its
position fsOrthu of the Railroad Cut in
observation ota thes Carlisle and Mum
masburg Roads.
Cen Wadsworth formed the three
regiments, last named. at right angles
to the road. being unaware at the time
that .Davis's brigade of Heth's Division
was hidden behind a ridge in his front
Davis almost Immediately appeared on
the right. flank of Wadsworth's line.
whoroupon Wadsworth ordered the
three regiments to fall back to piece
of WOODS on Seminary Ridge The
10Th n. V and 18th Pa. withdrew in
good order, but the Colonel of the
147th n. Y. WIS shot down before he
could deliver the order. So hair trig-
ger-like were the operations that day
that thesaninutes of hesitation follow
ing his fall were sufficient to give the
Confederates time to surround the regl-
ment and cut 1t UP badly before 1t could
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-13
PROBATE NOTICE.

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, for Thurston County.
In Probate-No. llil.
In the matter of the estate of Martin
W. Holmes, deceased.
Notice of hearing final account and
pctitiOn for distribution.
Notice is hereby given that Martha f..
Holmes, EXecutriX of the estate of Mar
tin ". Holmes, deceased, has rendered
and presented for settlement to, and filed
i'm the Superior Court of Thurston County,
State of Washington, her final account
a. such execuiriX and a petition for the
distribution of said estate. and Monday,
the 23d day OF March, 1908, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, at the Court room of our said Superior
Court. in the city of Olympia, County
and State aforesaid. has been duly ap-
pointed by said Court, for the settlement
of said final account. and hearing the
petition for distribution OF said estate, at
which time and place any person inter-
ested in said estate may appear and file
exceptions in writing to said final ac-
count. contest the same and the petition
for distribution.
Witness the Hon. q. V. Linn,
Judge of said Superior Court,
tsEALl and the seal of said Court af-
fixed this 18th day of February,
1908. w. NJ. MUM,
County Clerk and Clerk OF the Superior
Court.
First publication. Feb. q, 1908.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-13
QUESTIONS FOR SOCIALISTS.

lists it not 4 fact that Socialism
seeks to make government the sole
agent of production and distribution?
dds this anything less than 4
proposal to re-establish the institu-
ton of tyranny and industrial slavery
which persisted before the advance of
scientific civilization?
3d-lS it not the very essence of
deSpotism to vest in the State abso-
lutte control of all industry and
therefore ownership of all its pro-
duets?
4th-ls it not the essence of DemOc-
racy to confirm in every man the
right to dispose of his own property
OF labor and possess everything in
peace produced by it?
5th-ls it not fact that the prin-
ciples involved in the government of
the u. 5. are the best ever devised
by man?
6th-lS if not the fault of our legis-
latiOn, rather than that of our form
OF government, that is the cause OF
81 much complaint from both Social
lists and Democrats?
7th-Why do you rate the Demo-
cratic party with the d. o.p.?
Sth-Will Socialism eliminate the
selfish prOpensities in man? If not,
wont everybody want porterhouse
steak and all the soft snaps the same
as now?
9th--ilOw many thousand officers
will it take to keep the machine run
ming and won't the officers be lust
as arrogant and tyrannical as now?
l0th-What objection have you to
W. j. Bryan?
The above are questions | put to q
Socialist speaker at Yelm, last week,
but his answers were not satisfactory
to all present. you see proper you
might insert them in the STANDARD
and perhaps some Socialist might
condesccnd to enlighten us.
J. C.. Cos.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-03-13

This is more than the average in
come Of invested funds, So that re-
tired people, widows, It A., with
modest property safely invested
would have to pay in taxes more
than their entire income for the in
estimable privilege of inhabiting
your town, Needless to say none
such can live there. And every man
of means in your community is now
obliged to hide his personal wealth
IN order to keep from being rnhhad
under the guisc OF taxation. For
nearly twenty years the municipal
authorities have been waging war on
property with great success, con-
iiScating great part of it and i'm
poverishing the community, and APP
parently are still at it,
Why do not your property owners
and business men pluck up Il little
civic courage and common sense and
put an end to this state of things
that would disgrace Turkey or Moroc-
co, and is paralyzing the prosperity
and growth of your city?
HAZARD STEVENS.