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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
COUNTY Will NOT
1AR[ ACTION
BOARD DECLINES 70 HAND OVER
$17,700 TO ABERDEEN SCHOOLS
AND CASE WILL GO TO COURT

Aberdeen school authorities made
a formal demand upon the commits
sioners Of Brown county at the ses-
sion Of the board this week, for the
s17,702, which they claim is due
from the county to the schools.
They didn't have much idea that
the bill would be paid but they took
a chance on it and thought that per-
haps they might give up something
OF 1t. The board declined to take
action upon the matter and this
means that 1t will have to go to the
courts for adjustment.
The situation is one Of unusual
circumstances. Over period Of
years the division Of the tax funds
was upon a basis that It has now
been discovered deprived the schools
of s17.702 the board asserts.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
SAYS THIS rs BEST TOWN
he HAS SEEN ON TRIP

q. e. Slime Of Northwood, Iowa,
has been in the state 6or the past
ten days looking over the country.
and Is very much impressed with
South Dakota. and with Aberdeen in
particular. He says that Aberdeen
IL way ahead OF towns Of It's size in
Iowa, in many ways. That few
towns OF Its size in Iowa have paved
streets. or as large wholesale dis
trio as has Aberdeen. He also states
that the country between here and
Huron is Tar superior to anything
they have in Iowa. He is a young
lawyer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
TURN DOWN Az
DEMANDS Of MINERS
ANTHRACITE OPERATORS RE-
FUSE WAGE TERMS OF MEN
AND INSIST ON RIGHTS

Philadelphia. Pa, April 9.-At a
meeting between committees repre-
senting the coal operators and the
officials Of the United Mine Work
.ers, representing the anthracite
workers Of Pennsylvania, to consider
demands made by the miners, the op-
orators refused all the demands and
submitted instead a proposition to
extend the waget agreement brought
about in 1906 by the anthracite
strike commission for another term.
of three years.
In order that the proposition be
laid before the officers Of the Mine.
Workers organization Of three an
thracite districts who are now In this
city, the conference adjourned to
meet again.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
HIGH-PRICED LAWYER FOR THE
STANDARD CAN'T APPEAR AND
ANOTHER TAKES PLACE
NORTHERN SECURITIES PROS.
ECUTOR APPEARS INSTEAD
Asserted Cases Are Not Identical as
Rockefeller Had Right to Com
hine- Says Ancient History
Of Trust Not Material,
Only Actions on Day

st. Louis, Mo-, April S.-The tenn
porary indisposition of the Standards
81, ,000-a-day lawyer, Moritz Rosen-
thai Of Chicago, interfered slightly
with the program Of the defense this
afternoon, in the presentation of it's
reply to the governments suit to
dissolve the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey for the alleged Sherman
act violations, when the case was
resumed before the -four judges of
the United States circuit court Of
this district.
John J. Milburn Of New York,
the Standards chief counsel, COM
pleted his opening argument, COM
menced Tuesday afternoon, at noon
today, and Mr. Rosenthal was to have
followed with discussion of the
facts, as claimed by the defense,
leaving John J. johnson Of Phila-
delphia, and David 7. Watson Of
Pittsburg to argue the law points
and interpret the Sherman act from
the viewpoint of the defendants.
Mr. Rosenthal's indisposition, al
though only slight attack of neu-
sralgia, was of sufficient severity,
however, to keep him. from the court
room today. He was around his hot
el this evening and will make his
argument tomorrow at the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Watsen's address.
Lawyer Watson represented the
government in the Northern Securit-
les case and is credited with having
won the. suit.
In his Interpretation of the deci-
sion in that oft-quoted authority.
Mr.. Watson insisted that in the
present case and that of the suit two
separate and distinct principles OF
law were involved and that under nc
stretch of imagination could they be
Identical.
The crux of his argument was that
the defendants could not be held fo1
their conduct of years past, and that
the only point the court could con-
slider was wether it was acting in
restraint of commerce, engaged in
unfair competition, or doing any Of
the many other diverse things alleg-
ed on November Is, 1906, the day
the petition in the present case was
filed.
Touching upon the history of the
Standards past, Mr. Watson claim.
ed MIR. Rockefeller and his associates
had the legal right as citizens tc
combine as they did under the 1882
agreement, right denied the two
competing roads, not citizens, in the
Northern Securities case.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
A BUD so FAIR THAT n
WAS WANTED IN HEAVEN
Death Claims Little Girl From Low
ing Home and Circle Of Fond
Friends

Peeping over the threshold OF life
for a few short years, the little
daughter of,Mr. and Mrs. A. D.. Wool
sey, 21s North Lincoln street, has
slipped away into the unknown and
Little Nina May is dead.
In all the winsome beauty of her
5 sweet years, she was stricken i'll
Saturday with spinal meningitis and
died Thursday morning, having been
unconsciousness since Sunday. The
house has been quarantined and the
heartbroken parents are alone in
their grief but on every hand the
sympathy Of neighbors and friends
is all about them. A profuston Of
flowers expresses what words can
not and beautiful blossoms have gone
from the neighbors, the Sunshine
Society and the Baptist Sunday
school.
The funeral today at 8 o'clock
will be private, Rev. ]. w. Taylor
officiating, but carriages will b epro-
vided for friends to go to the ceme-
terry.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
[! |. | ! | | MN ! |
N||1H(l|0)Q ! |. | !
DEP0sED SOUTH AMERICl
IDENT HAS NO WHERE
BUT AWAY
NATIONS OF FWEsTERN VI
REFUSE TO HAVE 81
Powers Acquiesce in Reques|
ed States That he Be Gil
Haven Where He Can I
Revolutionary Plots I
ward Venezuela

Washington, b. G., April
Efforts Of the American goJ
to keep Former President CT
OF Venezuela and away I'll
nearby mainland and islam
every indication OF being
with success. 4
Most OF the powers haYinj
sions In that part OF the wd
indicated to the state der
that Castro's presence is moi
within their boundaries al
they are willing to acquiesc
desire Of the United States
be far removed from the
his former prestige.
Notwithstanding Castro's
tion as president, he has ST
warm adherents In his native
and It is realized here that hi
might be made the occasion
monstration resulting In ii
tablishment Of unsettled con
This government feels tha
ought not to be allowed to i
Venezuela or to be permitted
his headquarters at any Of
rounding ports. M.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
SUGAR Trust
PAYS SHORT TAX
LAST PAYMENT ON VERDICT OBJ
TANNED BY GOVERNMENT AND
NOW CASE MAY BE APPEALED

New York, April 8. Collector
Loeb announced today that the Ame-
rican Sugar Refining company Of
New York had completed payment
of the duty due the government on
the reliquidation of its sugar entries
in consequence Of the recent findings
in the United States circuit court.
It was alleged in that case thatthe
sugar was underweighed.
The payment today amounted to
$S42,960, making a total Of s1,239,-
o8S, that has been paid to the gov
ernment.
Now that the cooperation has paid
it is in a position to appeal the case
to the higher courts.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
FATHER HAS RIGHT 1O Spank
YOUNG LADY DAUGHTER
SAYS POLICE JUDGE

Detroit, Mich, April Sin the
police court here today Justice Jeff-
ries upheld the right Of father to
administer the old-fashioned spank
Ink to his seventeen-year-old daugh-
ter. even II her dignity suffered.
Margaret Granzin. aged seventeen,
had her father arrested for disturb
ing the peace after spanking. Gran
zin told the Judge that the punish
ment was part Of an effort to keep
his daughter away from cheap thea
tres, and the justive decided that
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
FINAL V|)I
TARIFF d
HOUSE HOLDS
ORDER no u
N I / ! !
REPUBLICANS ScO|I!
PAYNE ron n
While Party Friend 10 N5
Puts Up Iron nv
loses Session one
Good win PrevJIIi \
Business M j !! ~ I | -
REPUBLICANS ScOI
PAYNE ron n


Washington. p.
cause Of the numeto1p
amendments to the Payl
the house Of repra1 siiS
compelled to sit unit
evening to insure action
GUS paragraphs coming
scope Of the special rule
Monday before the dn&l
en- tomorrow afternoon. d
st one time tho repu1
caught mapping and AM
by Mr.. CLARK Of MiDsouri|
ed fixing the rate 81 q
ore, seel wire Of the No
at Y Of a cent per poun
was thrown out later. 81!
Tearing that he Nigh
with such success again
Payne took his republican
to task for absenting
from the chamber and 4
them to remain In
This was done with the
In all the committee anne
was sustained.
While occasionally thel
breaks Of bad temper, of
the session assumed d no.
and business proceeded i
enable degree Of facility.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
AND BOSSES
Still FAR APART
CONFERENCE BETWEEN MEN
AND OPERATORS FRUITLEss
PLAN SUGGESTED

philadelphia. Pa. April s.At the
conclusion Of two-hours conference
betN N the operators and a com
mittee representing the anthracite
coal miners, which terminated late
this afternoon. both sides seem as
far from an ultimate solution OF the
working conditions governing the
hard coal fields as ever.
The miners representatives pres
ented modified proposition In which
the miners agree to the renewal Of
the recently expired wage agreement
With few changes.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
Rail CHIEFS ON
VISIT 70 CITY
GENERAL MANAGERS CAR ON M.
& ST. I. IN CITY BUT OFFI-
GALS WON'T TALK

Thursday evening a 1880 the pri-
yate car Of General Manager M. b.
Cutter arrived In town with several
OF the officials OF the M. & st. L.
road aboard, but as the reporter was
unable to get an interview at that
time. 1t is impossible to state to
Just what cause to attribute this CON
tab Of the mighty.
The road is contemplating open
ing an uptown office.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
MOTHER OF TWO ABERDEEN
BROTHERS PASSES AWAY
Dies in North Dakota and Will Be
Brought Here For
Burial

Word was received Thursday that
Mrs. George e. Barker, mother of H.
w. and George e. Barker of this
city, passed away at Wilton, N. D..
where she has been residing with
her daughter.
The remains will be brought to
this city and the funeral will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock at the
residence Of H. w. Barker, 312 North
State street. Rev. Hyslop will Off
ciate and interment is to be made
at Riverside.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09

spanking young ladies OF seventeen
was permissible In moderation.
This precedent is one which young
women throughout the country viii
not welcome. for It opens up wide
page OF possible conjecture as to.
lust where the line Of moderation
may be drawn.
The ideas Of the spanker and the
spankee will probably not entirely
coincide in this matter and just how
far the father may go remains In a
cloud Of haze that does not satisfy
theatre-loving daughters. s
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSIT,

r. H. Lehman to Thomas
craft, ". " Of the s. ..
.123-62, $500.
p. H. Lehman to Nels HolI
v Of the s. B. Y Of Sec: 11
$4,000. III
Mrs. Elizabeth to D. n: Mi
4. 2. 3 Of block 4 Thomas q
1000.
Chas I. Hyde Of Paerre d
Bachman, lots 4 and 5 Of l
and to Chas JadreII los 3 l
block 8, all being in Thomi
tion.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
|. D. D. |. AAYGO
IOV|SN COLUMBIA
GUESTS OF LODGE AND ABER-
DEEM MAY JOIN IN

Local Odd Fellows are talking of
going to Columbia Saturday evening
to attend the inspection OF the lodge
of the order in that town BY Grand
Master r. 2. Dana of Armour and
a call from Editor Patten Of the Odd
Fellow World of Sioux Falls.
These gentlemen were in Aberdeen
Thursday on their way to Westport,
where they inspected the lodge last
Thursday evening and tonight 60 to
Frederick for the same purpose.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09
N RITES Of ORDER
DAY IS H0N0R[D
MASONIC OBSERvANCES MARX
PASSING OF MAUNDY
THURSDAY
SCOTTISH RITE HOLDS BANQUET
EASTERN STAR HEAD SPEAKS
Ritualistic Work Preparatory to
Easter Followed By Feast at
/ Which Members and Fam
lilies Enjoy Variety Of
Entertainment
SCOTTISH RITE HOLDS BANQUET
EASTERN STAR HEAD SPEAKS

eAuelueeu CudpLor Oh tCOSe CrOlX,
Of the Scottish Rite bodies of the
valley Of Aberdeen, Thursday even
Ing, at the Masonic temple, observed
one of the chief festivals Of the rite
and enjoyed the obligatory banquet
Of Maundy Thursday.
The observation of the Thursday
before Easter is worldwide among
Masons of this rite and is most strict
ly observed. Thursday evening a
large number of the members of the
order, together with their wives and
other women relatives, were present,
and the evening was much enjoyed.
The first part of the affair took
place at few minutes after o'clock
when the solemn ceremony of extin-
gushing the lights took place.
Rev. ]. w. Taylor, wise master of
the chapter of Rose Croix, presided,
and was assisted by w. G. Bickel-
haupt, c. G. Burnette, J. L. Browne,
Roy Rasmussen, A. c. Wittee and
Rev. J. w. Hyslop. This ceremony
is in memory of and emblematic of
the crucifixation of Jesus, the most
wise and perfect master. On Easter
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock the
ceremony of relighting the lights,
commeorating His resurrection, will
commemorating His resurrection, will
be observed in the lodge room.
Following the extinguishing OF
the lights Thursday evening, the
Maundy Thursday banquet was held
and three long table were filled with
guests. First came the eating of the
pascal lamb in commemorating the
feast Of the Passover. The women
Of the Eastern Star served the meal,
which was an excellent one, the
menu being unusually varied.
Rev. ]. w. Taylor, the wise mast
er, who acted as toastmaster, intro
duced the speakers after the ban
quet, but before doing 80 read tele.
gram from e. T. Taubman, grand
inspector general of the Scottish Rite
bodies Of the state.
OR. Taubman was compelled
through business, to be absent IL
Minneapolis, SO he sent message o.
brotherly love by wire.
The speeches were all Of high or
der and the. audience was most ex
cellently entertained. The speaker
were ]. L. Browne, G. j. Hute, Rev
G. u. Hopkins, ]. C. Simmons o
Frederick, and Mrs. Bell Of vermil
.l.lion. worthy grand matron of tn
1 Eastern Star of South Dakota.
The program Of speeches was in
terspersed with vocal selections b
2 quartet consisting Of Mrs. Curtiss
Miss Zoe Lovejoy. Harold Wilson an
N. Howard Wendell. MRS. Harol
Wilson was accompanist. The nun
bers by this organization were ap
propriate and. as always, superb
rendered.
Next week will be busy one fo
the Scottish Riters, for they. will be
gin the comforting Of the degrees o
Monday evening and will continu
until the latter part OF the week.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09

a. e. Smith again greets his
fniends at the Unique restaurant.
Smith went away to Sioux city but
later made his way back and says
that little old Aberdeen looks pretty
good to him.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09

The South Dakota state band will
give dts first annual ball next Mon
day evening and Is expecting big
crowd. The boys will make this an
annual affair.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09

There will be 4 scial :iss
the Minerva Chant ~ 81 ths
this evening at oscloca
Matron Mrs. Ben
Of the chapter.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-04-09

Mrs. ]. n. Kyle delightfully."- enter
tanned the ladies Of Division s OF the
Methodist Ladies Add Thursay.
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
The Common Strain.

The stress of life may touch some
lightly, may appear to pass others
by, but most men whom we meet,
with whom we deal, who work for
us or for whom we work. know we'll
the common stress Of humanity. IL
In all our human relations this
thought could be kept before US 1t
would revolutOnize life. We would
be maniZed-ennobled. We would
care for men as men. We could
not escape the transforming realiza-
ton of an actual brotherhood il We
recalled and thought upon the un-
deniable fact of our own part in the
universal brotherhood CT the COM
mon strain.-Schuyle c. Woodruff, in
The Bellman
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
CURES COLDS QUICKLY

A never failing home remedy for
coughs and colds is made from the fol-
lowing formula to be mixed at home.
Two ounces of glycerine, one-half
ounce of Concentrated pine compound,
one-half pint Of good whiskey; mix and
shake thoroughly; use in doses of a
teaspoonful to a tablespoonful every
four hours"
Thus will cure any cough that is cur
able, or break up an acute cold in
twenty-four hours. The ingredients all
can be gotten at any drug store.
The Concentrated pine is pine prod.
uct refined for medical use and comes
only in half ounce bottles, each en-
closed in a round case, which is air.
tight, but be sure that it is labeled
concentrated"
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
DEATH REVEALS
SECRET Of SEX
MYSTERY OF "SAMMY" WILLIAMS
OF MONTANA DISCLOSED
ON DEMISE.
,lLTED IN HER YOUNGER DAYS
Adopted Masculine Attire and Amassed
Great Wealth Without Her
Real Sex Ever Being
Suspected.

Eau Claire, Wis.-The mystery of
Sammy Williams, resident of Man
haitian, Mont, for IS years, wko
dropped dead there from apopleXy
was disclosed by her death. Sammy
was found to be-a woman, who was
Miss lngeborge Wekan.
Miss " ekan was born in Norway
some so years ago, it is claimed; some
say later. Before she came to Amer
lea with her parents she was courted
by young Norwegian, Sven Norem,
and the two became engaged. Then
the Wekan family came to America
and settled in Allamakee county, Iowa,
where some members of the family
still reside, and Ingeborge came With
them.
And Sven Norem came also. Not
long after the arrival in America Sven
Norem became cold and distant to In
geborge and finally Tilted her for some
reason not known, and she was broken
hearted. In fact, she was so heart
broken that she could not endure it to
stay with her folks and among her &C.
quaintances, and she suddenly disap-
peared, and although she was sought
high and low she was not found.
About this same time, somewhere
around 1856 or 1860, there appeared In
Eau Claire short, rather thick set
young man with coal black hair and
smooth face, which he never shaved.
His voice was rather soft and piping,
but he was strong as an OK and mixed
freely with the wOOdmen here, and 1t
was not long before he went to the
woods as cook. He was such good
cook that as long as he was here he
could get 800 and more per month,
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
"BiIly" Spent Money LavishIy for
Liquor.

and he amassed considerable money
which he invested in real estate and
in other ways.
He made Eau Claire his home till
the late '70's or the early SOS. and in
the later years there were rumors
floating about that BILLY" Williams,
which was the name he gave, or "Bil.
ly" Cooks, as he was generally called,
was not what he represented himself
to be; in fact, that he was woman
in disguise, but they were only ru-
mors. Nobody knew, but somehow or
other the report was started. but "Bil-
ly" still continued cooking in the
woods, going out with the ls)ys, spend
ing money lavishly for liquor, but
never drinking more than he could
comfortably carry, going out with the
girls and having great old time. AL
though retiring, he was always good
natured and never begrudged spending
money.
But there moved to this city some
years after a family from Allamakee
county, Iowa, neighbors of the Wekan
family, and they were acquainted with
the facts leading up to the disappear
ance of Ingeborge Wekan, and after
seeing and hearing of Billy" Will
liams, they became convinced that
BILLY" and Ingeborge were one and
the same person, and the Wekan fam
| lily was soon notified, and brother of
| Ingeborge was soon here to persuade
Billy" to return home.
| After selling his property holdings
here to a friend for the sum of one
dollar, the latter converting the prop
erty into money, which was turned
over to Billy" who did not want to
risk transacting business under an as
sumed name, he left for st. Pail,
For several years he cooked on the
Dalrymple farms in North Dakota, still
masquerading successfully as a man
and Is years ago went to Manhattan
Mont, where he lived till his suddef
death, when few hours before hi
was going to sign a deed to his prop
erty holdings there, which he was &C
ing to sell, he dropped dead. AnC
then came the revelation that VIII
liams was woman.
And such is the sad life story o
Ingeborge Wskan, for Billy" William
and Sammy Williams and Ingeborg
Wekan are one and the same person
1t is stated here that her sweetheart
who Tilted her. Sven Norem, is stil
living in Allamakee county. Iowa.
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
TOLD TO USE CUTICURA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In
tense Itching Eczema-Had Been
Tortured and Dsfisured But
Was Soon Cured of Dread Humor.

T contracted eczema and suffered
intensely for about ten months. At
times I thought l would scratch my
self to pieces. My face and arms were
covered with large red patches, so
that l was ashamed to go out. was
advised to go to doctor who was
a specialist in skin diseases, but /
received very little relief. tried
every known remedy, with the same
results. thought would never get bet
ter until a friend of mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. So tried them,
and after four or five applications Of
Cuticura Ointment l was relieved of
my unbearable itching. I used two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies, and
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral Highlandtown, Nd, Jan. 9, 'OS."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22

There Catarrh In this section OF the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be ncurabe. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment pronounced II ncurable
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
Co., Toledo, Ohio is the only Constitutional cure on
the market 1t Is taken internally In doses from 10
drops to teaspOonfu. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials
Address: F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold bv Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
Advice to Mothers.

Be positive with the children. Lay
down the law. 1t is remarkable how
soon they discover when you are IN
earnest. Do not go to the breakfast
table in furry, but stop long enough
to count 100 Slowly. and then enter
with calm manner determining that
there will be no squabbling. IT IS
natural for the young animal TO
scrap, and while not criminal. still u
must be checked TO selt-control.
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
Warner Fooled the Critics.

Here is a story of Wagner's visit
to London in 1855: After the first Phil
harmonic concert the critics re-
preached him for conducting Bee
thoven symphony without the score
At the second concert, to satisfy his
audience, Wagner had partition
on his desk, which he frequently con-
suited The critics declared the i'm
provement was marked. The score,
however, was Rossini's Barber de
Seville"
The Rice belt journal., 1909-01-22
Friendly Advice,

"If ever marry said the bachelor
who was beginning to be old, Il shall
be careful to pick out lady whom |
can treat as my equal.
"Oh, say, old chap" answered the
married man. Il wouldn't do that if
| were you. ] can tell you from ex'
perience that a woman who would
submit to such treatment wouldn't be
worth having around the house"