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Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14
A JOKE BUT HE WON.
Peculiar Result of Republican Primary
in State of South Dakota,

Aberdeen, S. D.. June S.-The NOM
nation OF George W. Egan for gov
ernor OF South Dakota, which seems
certain on the face OF the returns at
this hour, will form strange COM
mentary on the surprises OF politics.
Egan had been considered politi-
cal joke, He was viewed as a bad
third III three-cornered race, and
his candidacy was thought. by men
OF political sagacity, to be OF no more
import than what its effect would be
on his opponents. His victory, if he
has won, was a personal one, and
settled no state or national issue, both
OF which were more or less involved
III the primary campaign.
Egan ran as an independent repub-
lican. His opponents were Gov.
Vessey, progressive republican. and
Elrod, the stalwart republican candi-
date. Egan came to South Dakota
from Logan, Ia, about three years
ago. He acted as special prosecutor
at the first trial of Mrs. Emma kauf-
mann, who was charged with being
responsible for the death of young
servant, and secured conviction.
Through his connection with the
SeioS VI MIS-. Julld AIln " ITdQy,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, whose property he was accused
Of transferring to himself, he was dis
barred from practicing law in South
Dakota, the state supreme court af-
frming his disbarment.
Last year he applied for readmis-
sion to the bar after the supreme
court had been increased by two mem
bers, but by unanimous vote the
court refused to reinstate him as a
practicing attorney. His contest for
the nomination, he declared, was
made that he might be vindicated by
| the people, to whom he appealed.
Reports from yesterdays primary
are still far from complete, but the
nomination Of Egan. who lives at
Sioux Falls, is conceded by those in
close touch with the returns His
supporters say he will have majority
over the next highest candidate OF
5000. The latest reports show he
now has lead OF about 5000.
The outcome Of the primaries on
congressman is yet in doubt. The
| progresslv claim their two candi-
dates Tor congress have been nomi-
mated, while the stalwarts are still
hopeful that Congressman Martin and
Burke have pulled through. At stall
wart headquarters in this city it is
claimed Burke and Martin are nom
mated BY big plurality and that the
state 1cket except governor, was
| won.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14

fully, willingly and voluntarily given
by the liberal-minded, progressive
men OF Lewistown, toward making
the town fit place to live in, and at
tractive to those who first visit oc-
casionally, and then make their homes
with us and join in pushing the town
forward.
Mr.. I. w. will say it costs too
much, and besides l have just got a
new pair OF top boots, and the mud
won't bother me, but Mr.. L. w. does
not bring to community the men
who, by their courage and ambition,
build cities i'll waste places. All MIR.
I. w. does is to profit Oh the eX
penditures of others, through the un-
earned increment. So let us pass up
Our 7. w. friends-they are stale and
Improbable.
Paris and Berlin of the Continental
cities are especially beautiful; OF the
American cities none, perhaps. has
given more thought and intelligent
direction to its development than has
Cleveland. Nearer home we have
smaller cities whose efforts are along
the right direction and it is the city
presenting the most attractive fea-
lures that draws to itself large, per-
manent population and lays tribute
upon the vast number of transients
in search OF a desirable place in
which to spend time and money.
1t is not necessary to undertake to
pave all OUR streets, or even all OF one
street at one time. From Fifth
avenue to First is distance of l,5l0
feet, including the crossing Of the five
avenues. Were this much undertaken
it would i'll itself do more to place the
city in an advanced position than
we may easily realize; we would prop
erly take Our place as progressive
town, confident of our own strength
and future, building, not for this day
alone, but with the knowledge and
assurance that our resources warrant
the building of city, to which, may
with confidence, be invited that class
OF men, who, not content with hav-
ing, are looking for inviting fields,
in which to spend their energies and
wealth. A city is like a business or
gan1zation in some respects (unfor-
tunately it is not so in its manage
ment) Mistreat it, abuse it. take
from it constantly without giving to
it, and dissolution occurs, followed
by modification, until even the
mourners can no longer remain with
it; on the other hand, give it liberal
support, encourage it by giving the
Improvements in keeping with its
merits, keep it we'll up toward the
front, let it be known that your posi-
ton is on the firing line and you at
tract fighters, not coffee coolers and
camp followers. We are now upon
the threshold Of advancement and
progress. Opportunity is just outside
knocking : knocking with pile
driver, hope beckons us onward, am
bition points the way, courage lifts us
over, the rough places, and just ahead,
in the clearing, with dawn breaking
on the horizon, may be seen Lewis
town the City Beautiful, and the
Commercial Club, five thousand
strong, marching up the streets,
paved, not with intentions, but with
material, being on the one side, the
imprint Determination" and on the
other side, Accomplishment"
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14
One Way tc Get Ram.

Last summer the Siclians suffered
from drought. The peasants jmnlor.d
heaven for rain, but without effect
Saint Sebastian was besought, but
he seemed Indifferent to the temporal
wants of the people. Some one on the
present occasion has hit upon a novel
idea, and when the statue of the saint
was carried in procession they stuck
IN his mouth a bit OF fish, the hardest
and dryest that they could find. 1t
now remains to be seen whether this
procedure will have the desired eff.
feet.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14
Street PAVING
in LEWISTOWN
Paper Read by Austin w. War; Be
fore Business Men of City On
Topic Timely and Interesting.
time TO START WORK
No Time Should Be Lost in Taking
Steps for Betterment of Lewis
town Thoroughfares.

At the recent "dollar dinner given
under the auspices OF the Lewistown
Commercial Club, the following in
teresting and timely paper was read
by Austin w. War;. cashier of the
Bank of Fergus County:
Mr.. Chairman, Gentlemen and
Friends:
1t is not because I have been called
upon unexpectedly, nor yet is it be-
cause OF not having had time to pre-
pare tor this occasion, that l feel un-
qualified to address you; and it is a
matter OF keen regret that l am un-
able to express myself in manner
that would at once prove not only en-
ttertalnlng but convincing; for the sub
ject upon which l have been request
ed to speak is one in which | am
deeply interested. l sincerely wish
that l might say something so COM
pelling that it would win the united
support of all those present
We have all been regaled by our
storytelling friends, with that vener-
able and time-tried funnyism, about
certain place being paved with in
tentions. A few of those present have
undoubtedly read, or have had read
to them, from the Scriptures, concern
ing the New Jerusalem, the gates to
which city were in number, twelve.
"And the twelve gates were twelve
pearls; every several gate was of one
pearl and the street Of the city was
pure gold, as it were transparent
glass;
Now it is pretty safe to assume that
such a city paved with pure gold
would attract better class Of citi-
zens than would the city paved only
with intentions, and this assumption
is found to be warrantable when we
find by further investigation, that
"The city had no need OF the sun
neither OF the moon to shine in it,
and that "The kings of the earth do
bring their honor and glory into it. "
However, the New Jerusalem is too
remote for practical, material consid-
Grafton by the Lewistown CONNER
cial Club, and l invite your attention
to Lewstown, the fairest gem in the
crown Of the Inland Empire. And it
is paved-paved with mud-mud when
dampness prevails-dust when the
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14
WITH THE SAGES.

The behavior of love is courtesy
Griggs.
To err is human to forgive divine.
Pope.
Adversely is the touchstone of true
virtue.--Delany.
Delay not to do difficult but neces-
sary s.-Euripides.
Life is too short for it's possessors
to wear long faces.-Farrar
Pleasure is, after all, only by
product of effort-Runciman.
We often do more good by our sym.
pathy than our labor.-Farrar.
Contentment is natural wealth; lux
ury artificial overty.-Socrates.
Repentance is hearts sorrow and
clear life ensuing-Shakespea
To see and listen to that which Is
evil is to begin the evil itself.-Con.
fucius.
1t never did yet hurt to lay down
likelihoods and forms Of hope
Shakespeare.
If you would have faithful ser
want and one that you like, serve your.
self.-Euripides.
Good thoughts are no better than
good dreams except they are put in
act.-Sir Francis Bacon.
What is too hard for the head to
do may not be too hard for the heart
if it is given it's way.-Norman.
Sincerity. a deep, great, genuine sin
cerity, is the first characteristic OF
ali men in any way heroic Carlyle.
Conquer your foe by force and you
increase his enmity; conquer by love
md you reap NO after sorrow.-Bud.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14

rain or snow has been followed by
few hours Of our beautiful sunshine,
which is far brighter than the pure
gold above alluded to.
My friends, those Of us who have
been fortunate enough to live here
for some time past, know that we
have been blessed with all that could
be desired from nature in her most
bounteous mood. have been among
those conservatives who did not eN-
pect great things OF Lewistown, not
because Lewistown did not warrant
full confidence, and the support OF
all who had chosen to dwell therein,
but the inadequate transportation
facilities obtaining would not justify
unbridled optimism. Today we are
confronted by different conditions
and the conservative members of the
community are fully justified, in my
estimation, in confidently relying up
on an era of growth, period OF de-
velopment, and a march of progress
in harmony with the rich gifts so
lavishly bestowed upon the territory
surrounding the town OF Lewlstown.
Everything has been showered up
on us, freehanded and prodigally, to
enable us to live, surrounded by all
the comforts and most of the
luxuries OF modern day life in Amer.
ica, and it is up to us. the builders Of
this city, to say, and do, what shall
be done, to make this place attrac-
tive, to make Lewistown a desirable
place in which to live.
This opens question, a field Of
nt1d
limitless that it is we'll that your
chairman said to me: "Now, Mr..
War;, you understand you are to con-
fine yourself to streets and pavements,
and as you are not much of a talker,
perhaps it would be as we'll for you
to conhne yourself to the streets -
Your genial toastmaster might have
had in mind the great difficulty eN-
perienced upon occasion by-I Will
not mention names-sOme of our
friends present, in navigating the mar
row channels of Our thoroughfares
Had I the gift OF eloquence, the pow
er of presenting facts, the impelling
and inspiring pursuasiveness with
which our friend Mathews is en-
dowed, | would undertake right now
to convince you that Lewistown
should be paved with pure gold, in
stead Of the truly superb and produc-
tive garden soil, with which our
streets are now enriched; but being
man Of few words and lain-spoken,
| shall content myself with asking
you gentlemen to consider the advis-
ability Of paving Main street with
plain, unornamented, but durable
brick PAYERS, such as are used in Hell
ena and Seattle; or if better ma
terial may be found, let us get the
best in the beginning, for it is bv far
the greatest economy. to do we'll that
which is worth doing at all And
right here permit me to say that we
have the material at hand, adjoining
Our city limits, from which can be
made, it believed, the bet quality
Of paving bricks obtainab1e
At once may be heard the sigh. the
moan and the agonizing gasp Of Mr.
T. W.-you know him-he is the man
who owns unimproved property; the
man who never gave dollar toward
the tens Of thousands of dollars cheer
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14

Rub together three tablespoons of
-four and one of butter and stir into n
hall pint OF rich milk. Add tea
spoonful OF finely chopped parsley ana
quarter teaspoonful of grated onion.
Boil until it thickens, then stir in
two cupfuls of cold cooked fish and let
the mixture boil up again Season
with salt and pepper and set aside.
When cold roll into croquettes, dip
in beaten egg and breadcrumbs and
fry in hot fat. Serve with peas, cress
or fresh string beans, garnished with
slices Of hard boiled eggs.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14

Sincerity. deep, great, genuine sin
cerity, is the first characteristic OF
ali men in any way heroic Carlyle.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14

Conquer your foe by force and you
increase his enmity: conquer by love
md you reap NO after sorrow.-Bud
iia.
Fergus County Democrat., 1910-06-14

What is too hard for the head to
do may not be too hard for the heart
if it is given it's way-Norman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
THEY KNOW TOO MUCH.
Verdict Of Chicago Business House
About Collegians.

Chicago, Oct. l4-After extensive com
petitive trials with college men and
non college men. a big mail order house
has decided TO give preference hereafter
to the latter
Thirty per cent of the college men
we tried made good, said member Of
the firm. Seventy per cent. of the
dubs' made good, The success of the
latter is due to the fact that he keeps
his mouth shut and listens. The college
man knows too much 1t Anglers him
to tell him to do thing We have had
all kinds Of trouble with university boys
They are so eoeksure that they become
unbearable.
1--WE give the decided preference to the
ordinary, hard working, unedueated chap.
He comedies superior knowledge 90 men
Of experience and is in mood to OBJ.
serve more quickly and more accurately
than the college boy"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
FRAUDS TOTAL
Sl4,000,OO0
Duyeen Bros. Accused by
Government
DUVEEN HELD In $4,000
Their Entire Art and Antique Furniture
Establishment in New York in
Possession of Federal
Officers.
DUVEEN HELD IN $4,000

New York, Oct. 13.-The entire Fifth
avenue establishment of the five Duveen
brothers, known the world over as deal
ers in rare art objects and antiques
was seized by federal officers late yes
terday, and Benjamin J. Duveen, the
only member of the firm now in the city.
wac placed under arrest, charged with
conspiracy to defraud the government
out of custom duties.
Henry A. Wise, United States district
attorney, in asking for extraordinarily
heavy bail when the prisoner was ar
raigned, said the frauds would reach
more than Sl4,000,000 and that all five
brothers were implicated. Bail was fixed
at $4,000 which was promptly given,
and Duveen was released
Special agents of the department OF
Justice, armed with warrants. conducted
the raid on the aristocratic establish
ment. After placing Benjamin J. Duveen
under arrest, a search for UNDERMINED
articles was begun, and more than a
van load OF suspicious goods was found.
II was then decided to place the entire
establishment under seizure and leave
the customs inspectors in charge Of il for
the night.
Duyeen surrendered the keys Of the
safe and desks and was taken to the
federal building. He explained that he
was the only member Of the importing
firm at present in New York. and asked
permission 10 send a wireless message
to his brother, Henry ]. Duveen, aboard
the Cunarder Lusitania. which was due
to dock late last night. The request was
granted.
When the prisoner was taken before
United States Commissioner Shields, Dis
trict Attorney Wise, asking for heavy
bail, said the case was the most inn
portant one the government has thus far
had to deal with in connection with i'm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14

porting frauds. lie suggested that $780,
600 would be the proper amount Of bail
The five brothers and another man are
mentioned in the complaint. The com
missioner decided, however, to set the
bail at $4,000.
The complaint recites in part:-
'The aforesaid defendants (siD in ALL
unlawfully, knowingly and fraudulently
conspired with each other and with di-
vers other persons unknown to defraud
the United States government out OF
customs duties upon merchandise im-
ported and to be imported into the Unit
ed States, by the aforesaid eonspirators
by means of false and fraudulent in
voices, afildayits, entries and other prac.
tees"
Mr.. Wise, explaining the case last
night, said that information was fire.
quently placed in his hands tending TO
show that the Duveens had for years
been defrauding the government out Of
customs duties on works Of art and
antique furniture imported from abroad
by means of false circular invoices. The
records at the custom house were hur-
riedly overhauled and the records seemed
to substantiate the charges.
He said also that while the complaint
was based on the illegal entry of three
vases, the government is in possession of
"a great many importations lie added
that the consular invoices gave the val
ne of the three vases as 81 ,l07, while
their real value was S2s,000
The firm of Duveen Brothers is com
poeed of Henry j., Joel j., Louis j., Benz
jamin j., and Joseph J Duveen They
have establishments not only in New
York, but in London aud Paris.
While waiting for the bail bond to
be made out, Benjamin Duveen said he
knew nothing about the importation of
the vases alleged to have been UNDER
valued. He explained that little business
is done here by the firm during the sum
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
TRIAL OF LYNN YEGGs.
Counsel Appointed To-day for Survivors
Who Killed Two Men.

Salem, Mass, Oct. 3.-Judge Schofield
to day appointed counsel to defend the
Lynn yeggs, who killed Londregan and
policeman Carroll The two who sur!
vive are Andri Ipsen and Wssili Inyau,
kowski w. d. Chapple Of Salem is to
defend Ipsen and j. P. S. Mshoney OF
Lawrence win defend Ivan kowski. No
date has been set for the trial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
SEEKS AN INDIAN HUSBAND.
Connecticut Woman Makes Industrious
Love at Agency.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Oct l4.-Declar-
ing that she will not quite counting until
she has captured a real live Indian nus
band, an apparently refined Connecticut
woman. who gives her name as Miss
Sanford of Derby, CT, is making love
to the Navajos at the Shiprock agency.
These Indians are holding their annual
fair at the agency and with the large
attendance Miss Sanford is confident she
will find some redskin who win marry
her She arrived before the fair opened,
and the agent could not get rid Of her.
lie is now advising the indians not to
have anything to do with her, hoping she
viii 90 when all have rejected her sad-
vaHces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
Boys Can Make Money

picking up bones and sending them "a
MS. We pay 65 cents per hundred for
almost anything in the Bone line, if dry
FOR clean, dry, boiled butchers or house
bones we pay as high as S. cents per
hundred At these prices we pay the
freight from nearly an stations on ship
ments Of 200 pounds or more. Ship in
barrels Or cheap sacks.
Carroll S. Page. Hyde Park, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14

mer months and that he and his broth
ers 90 abroad and attend to matters at
the London and Paris branches
Henry J. Duveen was arrested on the
cunard liner Lusitania, when the vessel
reached quarantine late last night. He
was taken of on a revenue cutter and
hurried to the federal building for ar
raignment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
LEAPS FROM TRAIN TO SAVE.
Baggage Master Nearly Drowned While
Making Rescues.

Central Village. Ct, Oct. l4-As a
train was nearing Jewett City, three
children who were picking coal off the
tracks started to run across the bridge
and dropped into the stream,
The train stopped and Baggage Mas.
ter Farrell jumped in after them, Aided
by the trainmen and passengers, he saved
the children, but was nearly drowned
himself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
VICTIM OF BOY SCOUT IDEA.
One Youth Kills Another While Skylark-
ing with Rifles.

Saratoga, n. Y, Oct. l3-Roger Da-
wilson, i years old, was shot and killed
in the woods by the discharge of rifle
in the hands Of a playmate yesterday.
The Davidson boy and several lads
about his age, armed with rifles, were
scouting in preparation for joining a
company of ''boy scouts, when the aeci-
dent occurred.
The boy was shot through the neck
and died before his playmates could get
assistance and carry him to the village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
BOOKER WASHINGTON AN ISSUE
Progressive" Alabama Republicans Try
ing to End His Influence in Politics.

Admission, Ala, Oct l4.-"Any man
who votes for Joe Thompson for gov
ernor OF Alabama votes indirectly to per-
petuate the political power of Booker
T. Washington in the South's political
affairs said j. c. Manning, one OF the
leaders Of the so-ealled progressive ele-
ment of the Republican party of this
state at the meeting in the interest OF
the candidacy OF c. II. Scott, candidate
for governor on the progressive Repub-
hcan ticket. Manning declared that the
only way to eliminate the well-known
negro educator from participation in
southern political affairs through the
national administration is for the Ala
bama Republicans to repudiate at the
polls the regular Republican organiza-
ton, headed by Thompson, for governor,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
SPAIN AN ARMED cAMp.
King Confident in Army's Strength and
Loyalty.

Madrid, Oct. I3-Ferrcr day found
Spain an armed camp, with every soldier
in the kingdom under arms. King Al.
fonso is confident in the army's loyalty
and is prepared to crush the insurree-
tion with an iron hand Barcelona, where
Ferrer was shot last year, is under mar
tial law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
MUST GET A HUSBAND.
Connecticut Girl Writes Postmaster That
Otherwise She'll Starve.

| Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. IA Connecti-
cut girl is trying to enlist Postmaster
| Harrison as Cupid, for she 'must have
a husband or starve," and the appeal
that reached Mr.. Harrison stirred his
heart. At least, he said it did
The letter was signed Miss Emma
Brock, IA Parallel street, Bridgeport,
Ct, although the heartsick maiden says
that her fun name is Emma Ida August
Brock
She requests Mr. Harrison to insert an
advertisement in the newspapers asking
for husband for her. but she failed to
inelose money for the advertising. As
the government does not furnish the
postmaster with any fund that could
be used for this purpose, he summoned
reporters from all the papers and got it
inserted for nothing. Il hope she gets
some result" said Mr.. Harrison
The letter said in part Il am not
writing this as a joke or a quick way of
getting money, but simply cannot get
along in the East / must either get
married or starye. This is no mere non
sense Of 4 girl, but the earnest appeal
OF young woman"
Bridgeport, Ct, Oct. l4.-"Indeed, I'm
not looking for husband My school
friends are dearer to me than all the
boys in the country" declared pretty
Emma Ida Brock, aged II, when told
by reporter that the postmaster at
Los Angeles had received a letter bear
ing her signature and saying that the
writer must get husband or starve.
''Do look as if I'm starvinl" laughed
Miss Brock, displaying two dimpled
cheeks and a pair of well-rouDded arms.
I'm perfectly happy just where am
and ! couldn't bear the thought of leav-
ing home. | guess I'm the victim OF
joke
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-14
HIGH PRICE FOR COINS.
Sixty-three Cents Bring over Sixteen
Hundred Dollars by Auction Sale.

New York, Oct. 14-One thousand
six hundred and thirty dollars was the
price paid Wednesday for 63 one-cent
pieces The coins were a part Of a col
lection. The prices per coin ranged from
$50 to Sl0l.