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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-12-04

more Of experience on the home mis-
sion field while stationed at Clarks-
vile, Tenn. before taking up the work
in Brooklyn.
Regular meetings are held at the
mission, l40 Dutfie.. street, and also
on Sunday afternoons. An industrial
school is also attached, in which
large number of children are taught
various industrial subjects, such as
shoemaking, chair Gaming. matmaking,
sewing, knitting and embroidery. Pas
tors Of the different churches and
prominent laymen have given liberal
assistance by personally taking charge
of some one of the services during the
week and on Sunday. Among the i'm
mediate workers in the mothers meet
ings are Mrs KeZiah Booker, Mrs II.
l.. Brown, Mrs. A. e. Galloway and
others. These meetings are usually
held on Thursday afternoons. Mrs.
Booker is also superintendent Of the
home department Of one Of the large
Sunday schools in the city and through
many discouraging circumstances has
stuck to the work and has been very
successful.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-12-04
THE WHITE ROSE HOME.
Institution For UpIift Among Working
Girls Overcoming Difficulties,


The work of the White Rose Indus
trial association, at 217 East Eighty
sixth street. New York. is succeeding
notwithstanding the many rawbacks
with which it is confronted from time
to time. 1t is the aim of the associa-
ton to provide a suitable home for
Afro-American working girls who may
be out Of immediate employment and
may or may not be strangers in the
city or who have not the advantages
of home comforts at ordinary lodging
places. In the White Rose home girls
are taught how TO care for private
homes, how to cook, wash. iron, sew
and do general housework in private
families before taking such places,
thus enabling them to render better
service and also receive better wages.
The home does not discriminate as to
racial lines. but receives white girls
who are seeking to better their condi-
tion as well as Afro American. The
board Of directors also includes both
white and Afro-A american members.
The association has under advisement
the starting of similar home at Nor
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-12-04
SUCCESS IN MISSION WORK.
Religious Workers Arouse Nonchurch
qoers to Sense of Duty.

The mission station of the Woman's
ciety which was opened in Brooklyn
about ten months ago, with Miss Re
becca j. Carter, missionary in charge,
has been very successful. Through
its ministrations hundred of non
churchgoing persons have been reach
ed, many of which have been induced
to attend church services, while others
A large number of families have also
been helped, both SPIRIT lily and ma
terially, through represeI Itiyes of the
mission. Miss Carter is a trained
worker, having had eight years or
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-12-04
Concord Sunday School Patriotic.

The Concord Baptist Sunday school
Of Brooklyn is arranging to hold a
large meeting on Thursday evening,
Dec. 2. in memory Of the fiftieth ami
versary of the public murder of John
Brown The Grafton will be delivered
by the Rev. A. Clayton Powell. D. D..
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-12-04
Iron City company,s Annual Supper.

The fourth annual supper and flag
presentation Of Iron City company. No
10, uniform rank. X Of p. is sched
uled to take place at Masonic hall.
Pittsburg. on Thanksgiving night, Nov
25. An elaborate program Of music
and addresses has been prepared by
the committee of arrangements.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-12-04

OF New 1o.K. neN. ruMpIi. ur$Iut> ur-
ing a gifted orator and close student
of history, has made Il special study
of the life and times of the hero of
Harpers Ferry and will no doubt give
many unpublished facts connected
with John Browns famous raid on
Harpers Ferry. Edward L. Faulcon
Is chairman of the program committee
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

lin the committee assignments for
the next congress, our Charlie Burke
has been made the chairman of the
committee on Indian Affairs. This is
one Of the most responsible and lucra
tive positions at the disp sal of con-
gress and has the handling Of something
like elQ, O0O, 900 annually. 1t Is q fine
recOgnition of the ability and effi.
cheney OF Representative Burke, one
for which he is admirably fitted and
one that recognizes South Dakota az
having special claims In this direction,
q Mr.. Burke was not the ranking
member on this committee. South
Dakota has especial reason to be proud
Of NE ability and success Of her two
aptNentatives In the lower house Of
c0u0fess.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
ISAAC GODFREY

Isaac Godfrey died last ev ening
shortly after six o'clock, at his home
two miles west of the city. For sever
al years he has been troubled with
drOpsy, the past year rendering him
able to do little work and leading to
his death. He was about 60 years OF
age.
Isaac Godfrey was born in Dane
county, Wisconsin, in l841. His
father homesteaded the tract of land
upon which the old capitol of the state
was located aud here Isaac was born.
When he was or years OF age his
father was killed and from that time
on his life has been constant strug-
gle. He worked on farm at Albany,
in Green county, and here in 1862 he
enlisted IN the 49th Wisconsin heavy
artillery. He served during the re-
| mainder of the war in this regiment,
| doing valiant service. On his dis
charge he returned to Albany and
| worked on farm for three or four
years. "a 1875 he married Flora Lee,
the wife who now survives him and
moved back to Dane county. In 1881
re came to Union county, buying the
farm west of the city which has been
| his home since.
One son, Verde, was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Godfrey, who, with his moth
er, survives him. Bert Whitney is q
son of Mrs. Godfrey by former mar
riage.
The funeral was held this afternoon
in the M. E. church, the pastor, Rev
J. Clarence Greene, conducting the
services. The remains were borne t,
their final resting place In the Ell
Point cemetery by comrades OF tn,
Grand Army, OF which he was devot
ed and loyal member.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
FREE PREMIUM DEAL.
Get-Rich-Quick Concern Put Out Of
Business by Postal Department.

Verify, fishing is good for the catch
ers of gudgeons and the various other
kinds of suckers. They are caught of
every class and kind, and so numerous
are they that the post office depart
ment of the government pays out
thousands OF dollars monthly to pro-
tect them. But whether it is worth
while to keep the brainless persons
from parting with their change is the
question. Yet it is one of the be-
nign features of our government ma
chinery to protect children. women,
fools and incompetents In general, and
as far as possible punish those who
make any department of government
the means of defrauding them Re-
Gently fraud order was issued
against New York city mail order
concern, claiming to be dealers in
any kind of merchandise" 1t had
been doing an extensive business, and
in the possession of the New York
postmaster when the order went into
effect were 5000 letters, each of
which was supposed to contain SO
JCAtc W pay th&i @Ec va q
premium. q very valuable, beautiful
silver fruit dish, gold lined, and guar
anteed quadruple silver plate" These
articses had cost the concern 80 cents
each. The letters in the post Office
addressed to the company were in
response to circular which In.
formed the lucky person that you
answered premium offer some time
ago, and we have just completed the
list of the fortunate ones who may
receive presents, and are now ready to
ship them. Your name is on the list.
and this notice is sent that you may
claim the present" Then the gen.
tie touch OF IS cents was made to
cover expense Of packing" This Ii
only one OF hundreds of similar con.
Germs which cause the post Office de.
partment great annoyance, and the
unsuspecting heavy losses.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
OBITUARY NOTICES
LARS JOHNSON

Lars Johnson Ruud OF Brule town
ship, one of Union county's earliest pio-
neers, died at $50 o'clock, Sunday
afternoon, Aug. s, at the age Of II
years. For three years he had suffered
from a lingering illness, during which
time he was helpless invalid. Asth-
ma, with other complications, was the
cause OF his death.
Mr.. johnson was born in Gaus6al,
Norway, August s, 1882 and died on
his birthday. In 1854, he immigrated
to America and arrived at Rock River,
Wis, in August, of the same year. He
worked on the farm and In the pineries
for the first three years. Part of this
time was spent in rafting timbers down
the Mississippi river to St. Louis. The
next two years were spent partly In
Wisconsin and partly in Illinois.
In the spring of 1860, he went to Da-
kota territory and spent one year In
looking over the country. During
this time, he explored both Union and
Clay counties, going as far north as
Sioux Falls. In 1861, he finally settled
down on homestead AZ miles north OF
Elk Point,in Brule township, until his
death.
In 1865, he was united in marriage
to M SIS Elizabeth Lassessen Hoven, at
Sioux City, Ia, Rev. Marshall Tingley
performing the ceremony. This wife,
his life companion for "A years, togeth-
err with ten children, are left to mourn
his departure. The children are Ida,
Gina, Tina, Oluf and Edwin, at home
on the old homestead, Nina of Center,
N. d., Mrs. J. Curry of Sioux City, and
Tedem, Gustave and Mrs. T. M. Culp
OF Philip, Stanley county, S. u.
Mr.. Johnson was public spirited
and progressive citizen, being closely
identified with county and local mat
ters and especially in church and
school affairs. In the early days he
was active in organizing the ST. Paul
congregation and in building its first
church, which was made of logs, each
member contributing a certain number
of logs. 1t was greatly through his ef-
forts and activity that the present St.
Paul's church was built, he at that
time being its treasurer. That sum.
mer he spent most of his time in haul
ing material and experimenting the
construction of the church. He was q
true. faithful has band, loving, ten
der father, a good and trustworthy
neighbor and an ideal citizen. He was
laid to rest in ST. Paul's cemetery, on
Wednesday, Aug. llth, the pastor,
Rev. P. j. Reinertson, conducting the
funeral services.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
A DOGS" OLOGY

The editor has received, from one Of
the town muses., whom we might des
ignate as Mr.. Bow Vows, the follow
ing poem which he alleges was inspired
by last weeks editorial entitled "More
or Less PERSONAL
The Printer thought of his classmates
And the record they had made,
Then sadly turned to the kennel,
With hopes almost dismayed.
Long the Printer stood to ponder
On life's uneven way,
When q happy thought just struck
him,
To chase the gloom away.
20, Bonnie, will trust you
The standard to maintain,
And through your noble efforts
I'll climb to certain fame"
20, Printer, you may trust me-"
Old Bonnie did reply,
And the Printer in the morning,
Heard thirteen puppies cry.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
HAS IOWA GONE DRMocRATIcs

II we OF Iowa were represented, as
by Fred White and Jerry Sullivan,
we'll known Democrats, in the Senate,
their votes would have been the same
as the votes that have been cast by
Dolliver and Cummins In the extra
session. The Democrats OF Iowa are
to be congratulated that their prin.
ciples and policies are so ably repre-
scented In the Senate. They also have
majority of the mem bers OF the
House. Pickett, Good, Kendall
Woods and Hubbard are in full accord
with Billy Jameson, the Democratic
member from the Eighth District.
Pickett, Good, Kendall, Woods and
Hubbard have voted faithfully every
time with Jameson and the other
Democrats, while Dawson and Haugen
have voted about half the time with
the Democrats. Kennedy, Hull and
Smith are unfailing Republicans.
With six voting all the time with the
Democrats, two voting half the time
and three voting all the time with
the Republicans, the average is four
Republicans to seven Democrats. This
Is doing pretty well for party that a
few years ago carried only one county
in the state for its candidate for Presi-
dent.--Iowa City Republican.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
HOME NEWSPAPERS.
They Bring Many Benefits to the
Town and to Their Patrons.

II the average merchant would calm
ly study over the matter Of benefits
that can be brought around by the
home paper, the editor would receive
more liberal advertising patronage.
The country-town paper fills a Pc
culiar field. There is no substitute
for it, 1t is the purveyor of local
news, the criterion OF the degree Of
prosperity Of the town. Week after
week the editor talks to a Thousand
or more people of the community. He
Is the molder OF public opinion, and
his paper is not alone his own mouth
piece, but the megaphone Of the
whole surrounding country. People
read daily papers that are published
in the large cities for the large amount
OF current general news; the local
paper Is read for the little doings in
the local field. Rarely does the sub
scription list represent dollars enough
to pay running expenses. The paper
must have advertising to be success.
Let it be announced a single time that
there will be an auction sale Of John
Jones' live stock, agricultural nipple
ments and other wares, and see how
many will be at the auction. This
proves its value as an advertising me-
dunn. Note the most successful
storekeeper in any town, and you will
find he is the most liberal patron OF
the home paper.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

the formation of ice In the water. A
number OF fatal accidents have re-
suited from persons, who were clean
ing the generator preparatory to re-
filing it, striking match to see If
the work were well done.
II the generator is outside there is
little possibility OF an explosion in the
house lighted by it because the holes
Ia the burners are so small thai
the gas cannot leak fast enough to
make the air explosive. So rich Is
acetylene In carbon that it's illumnat-
ing power is ten times that OF city gas.
II taxes of il but half cubic foot an
hour for a burner giving the light Of
% candles.
THE NOSE GIVES NOTICE
Acetylene has another safeguard
against being burned uselessly in an
explosion. 1t has so power al an odor
that one part of 1t in ten Thousand ct
air gives notice OF its presence TO the
l.
odor is like that of garlic. The farm
er boy would say that she acetylene
protects itself against being fired by
that same means that the poecat pro-
tects itself from being fired at
ACETYLENE VS.. GASoLENE PLANTS
The advantage OF acetylene over
gasoline vapor are: A much smaller
quantity Is used TO make the same
| light and its color is white, SO IL does
| not distort color in the eye OF the
seamstress. Its odor bctrays leak
before dangerous amount OF gas has
escaped. Being lighter than air 1t il
carried away while gasoline vapor
oafs around.
| The gasolene carbureter has one adj
vantage over the acetylene generator
AN important one. Water is not
needed Ia it, while the acetylene ma.
chine must have wafer SEAL To
| prevent freezing 1t must be kept Ia
| the dwelling, In brick out house Or
| under ground.
A flame is not necessary TO the IT,
| milton OF acetylene or gasoene vapor
| a soldering iron or any hot metal, 4
pipe or a flowing coal or match-stick
| will explode either OF them. On this
account they are more dangerous lhan
city gas.
In the states in which ice form.
there were sold during last year bu,
one generator for each 1000 persons
In the states on the Gulf OF Mexic,
the number is much lar ger.
| Should gasoline generator b
placed in dwelling? The fire mar
| shall hesitates to advise 1T.
| FRANK A. CRAFT,
State Fire Marsh al
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
Danger In Acetylene

THE GAS FROM CALCIUM CARBIDE
The flame from acetylene produces
the ideal light, brilliant and colorless
like that of the sun. The delay in its
coming into general use is due to two
causes. At first the manufacturers
made the gas in a large generator and
shipped it to homes compressed until
it liquified in tubes five feet long by
five inches in diameter, four hundred
cubic feet OF gas being squeezed into
one foot of space. This method was
abandoned because many OF them, by
Earring, were exploded, with force
much greater than that of dynamite
bomb. Then, poorly made generators
were sold for use In farm houses and
number OF them blew up with fatal
effect.
Now, there are fifty-one makes OF
acetylene generators which are safe
If properly placed and handled with
intelligent care. The value of prop
erty burned by the early accidents
with this gas was not large-indeed IL
prod uced fewer fires than funerals.
A POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE
Air containing three per cent. OF
acetyleue explodes with force sew
cral times greater than gun powder.
More than double that ten per cent.
of any other gas Is required to make
air explosive, but the amount of this
new gas needed to make given light
has but one-sixth the explosive power
Of any other gas.
Calcium carbide, which is the
source of acetylene, 10 seven-twelfths
quick lime and fve-twelfths coke,
ground, mixed and fused together in
an electrical arc furnace at tenn
perature of 5000 degree Fair. The
greatest heat possible in any
solid fuel furnace il 5000 degrees.
After cooling it is crushed into small
Jumps and packed in metal cans hold
ing a hundred pounds, or In one
pound packages for bicycles. Car
bide cannot purn but If it gets damp
will become red hot and fire wood
touching IL, and If water gets to the
line it stakes and the carbon Of the
coke makes the explosive gas.
THE GENERATOR
| Generators of the size used To-
farm houses are zinc tanks which hole
about barrel. In them carbide ant
water are brought in contact producing
lactylene aud slaked lime. The gal
passes into a tank. Cor BILE the Size o
. the generator, which is fashioned LIKE
the big tank for city gas, having a
the bottom q seal OF water to proven
the gas escaping.
i, The danger IL near the generator
E The gas may escape from defectiy
Z lube or from the opening OF seams b
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

EMIL VICTOR, the cold blooded muir
derer of the Christie family In Brown
county, went into court Tuesday and
plead 'oot guilty., after issuing q
sworn statement in which he fully
confessed to the murders. He IL ter.
ribly afraid of death and his attorneys
offered to have him plead guilty If the
prosecution would consent to a life
sentence. They would agree to nc
compromise and court was adjourned
until after harvest, when 1t is hoped II
will be possible to secure d jury. This
l. 10 1t sh build be. II hanging is what
the wretch don't want it is exactly
what he should have. Capital punish
ment was never more fully justified
than Ia this case, when his own father
after looking into the cumslances
would not lift a finger to defend him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
STORES A NECESSITY.
Small Retailers Fixed Permanently as
Factors In Social Life.
State Fire Marsh al

There are pessimists who view with
alarm the revolutionary forces at work
in the business world. These people
of narrow views solemnly announce
that within few years there will be
no place for the small retailers, that
the so-called country merchant will be
driven out of business, and will be sup
planted by large concerns that will
have the trade which is now divided
among q dozen or more small stores.
Some Of them go SO far in their dole
full predictions as to predict that the
business of the country will be trans
acted in the larger cities, and that
the country town shall become a
thing of the past.
These woeful prophets fail to take
into consideration the force Of natural
law in the social and the business
world. They are illogical enough not
to weigh the relationship of economy
to trade conditions Trade, like light
ming or like water, follows the lines
of least resistance. Citizens and towns
exist upon economic foundations. On
the virgin western plains small col
oay of settlers seek homes. The
wants and necessities Of these set
tiers must be supplied. The result is
the establishment Of a store at cen.
trail point in the new colony. This
store becomes the nucleus of town,
city in embryo. AS other settlers
come in, the town grows more impor-
tant, new industries are established,
local government is organized, roads
| radiate from the place, banks and
! other financial institutions are estab-
! lished, and here we have thriving
town created.
This town exists because there is a
| necessity for its existence, and this
/ necessity is the working out OF
| economic laws. Wherever communi-
ties exist, tradesmen will exist. They
are necessary part of the social and
| business life. They are necessary
| agents in the distribution Of com
modities. They are the outgrowth
/ Of thousands Of years of CONNER
/ cialism, and they cannot be sup
planted by any other system. Large
| stores of the department kind
may grow up. They are also a neces
/ sity and are revolutionary in char
act6r, but there will ever remain a
place for the small store, 1t matters
not how large the city or how small
the town.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12
Cooperative Scheme.

One of the latest gratis to gather In
the farmers Is the cooperative store
game. The field for this work is pro-
life; the west has had prosperity that
has filed the pockets OF many farm
ers, and it has made them greedy for
more and easy victims for the man
who has scheme that promises =
field for investment and the saving Of
more dollars The cooperative store
Is plan that takes, and cverywhere
o success has been made of a co-opera-
tive elevator or similar enterprise
that may be In the farmers line the
promoter of the cooperative store gets
busy. III only a little stock IL sub
scribed for, all the same, as 1t gives
the promoter and his hackers better
swing, and the jobbing houses that
are behind the movement will have
things their own way. The big rake
off is in the supplying Of goods at from
ten to fifteen per cent. more than the
legitimate dealer would be required
to pay, and selling at smaller per-
centage of profit. The salary of the
manager and the clerks takes up the
big share of the profits but as long
as a showing of earnings can be made
the scheme succeeds. and the regular
stores find business dull. Dozens Of
stores OF this class have failed with
In the past few years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

SINCE his return home, Senator
Crawford, in an interview at Huron,
said that Senator Daniels of Virginia,
the democratic leader, made q strong
Pies In the senate for q heavy duty on
tanning bark, because Virginia and the
Car0linas make this product In large
Quantities. This is in direct opposi.
tton to the democratic platform and
the democratic policy. The CoURIEF
has always commended that the tariff
question, as handled practically. /,
nelther a political nor moral ques
ti0n. This fact was never more clear
" illustrated than In the making O
tha present tariff law. Pres. Taft's en-
terlng wedge towards a permanent
tN&if commission Is more signlfican
important than even the passlnI
Ce new tariff law.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-08-12

GEO. w. EGAN has announced that II
he Ii admitted to practice before the
supreme court he will not be candi.
date for governor. No doubt this
would be something OF an inducement
10 thesupreme court, but to make such
= proposition as this is very iniudi.
ciOus proceeding for an attorney.
This attempt to influence the action Of
the supreme judicial body OF the state
il likely to have little favorable effect
for MI. Egan.