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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-05

passed the time until nearly IL with
cigarettes and a magazine.
The car was very close. 1t was a
warm night. and before turning in |
stood a short time in the vestibula.
The train had been stopping at fire,
quent intervals. and. finding the brake,
man there, I asked the trouble.
1t seemed that there was a hot-boX
on the next car, and that not only
we're we late. but we were delaying
the second section, just behind. was
beginning to feel pleasantly drowsy,
and the air was growing cooler as we
got into the mountains. said good
night to the brakeman and went back
to my berth. To my surprise, lower
ten was already Occupied-a suit case
projected from beneath, a pair Of shoes
stood on the floor, and from behind
the curtains came the heavy, unmis,
taxable breathing Of deep sleep.
hunted out the porter and together
WI investigated.
Are you asleep, sir?" asked the
pOi ICAp 4CdhluS ONCA 49,
answer forthcoming, he opened the
curtains and looked in. Yes, the in
truder was asleep-Very much asleep
and an overwhelming OdOr of
whisky proclaimed that he would
probably remain asleep until morning.
| was irritated. The car was full,
and l was not disposed to take an
upper In order to allow this drunken
interloper to sleep comfortably in my
berth
You'll have to get out of this" l
said, shaking him angrily. But he
merely grunted and turned over. AS
he did so, l saw his features for the
first time. 1t was the quarrelsome
man of the restaurant.
l was less disposed than ever to re-
linQuish my claim, but the porter,
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a line of some eight or ten people.
When. step by step, / had almost
reached the window. a tall woman
whom | had not noticed before spoke
to me from my elbow. She had a
ticket and money in her hand.
"Wn you try to get me a lower
wnen you buy yoursg' she asked. 4
have travelled for three nights In up
pers."
I consented, of cou. Sc; beyond that
/ hardly noticed the woman. | had
a vague impression of height and a
certain amount of s~tateliness. but the
crowd was pushing behind me. and
some one was standing on my foot.
/ got two lowers easily, and. turning
with the change and berths. held out
the tickets.
(which will you haye?" l asked.
Lower IL or lower 10?"
ut makes no difference" she said,
Thank you very much indeed"
AT random / gave her lower IL. and
called a porter to help her with her
luggage. followed them ~leisurely tc
the train shed. and ten minutes more
saw us under way.
Z locked into my car, but il present.
| ed the peculiarly unattractive appear
ance common to sIeepers. The berths
were made up; the center aisle was a
path between walls Of dingy. breeze,
rcpalling curtains. while the two seats
at each end of the al were piled high
with suit cases aud umbrellas. The
perspiring porter was trying to be In
six places at once: somebody has said
that Pullman YorteEs-are tlaek 30
hey went show the dirt. but tkey
certainly show the heat
Ninehfteen was IA outrageous hour
10 go TO bed. especially since I sleep
little or not at all on the train. 90 /
sNAHNMNE9NRxNxgge ~
,ssfs9c sSsss aAt4ssy ~ 4sssaxsssse&ss&l3sa9 ~
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after a little quiet investigation, Of
fered a solution of the difficulty.
There's no one in lower nine" he
suggested, pulling open the curtains
just across. Its likely mines his
berth. and he's made a mistake, owing
to his condition. You'd better take
nine. sir"
| did, with a firm resolution that If
mines rightful owner turned up later
| should be Just as Unavailable as the
la opposite. / undressed ~leisurely,
making sure of the safety of the forged
notes. and placing my grip as before
between myself and the window.
Being a man of systematic habits,
! arranged my clothes carefully. put.
ing my shoes out for the porter to
polish, and slowing my collar and
scarf in the little hammock swung for
the purpose.
AT last. with my pillows so arranged
that ! could see out comfortably, and
with the unhygienic-looking blanket
turned back have always a distrust
Of those much-used affairs-I prepared
TO wait gradually for sleep.
But sleep did o visit me. The
Train came to frequent, grating stops,
and surmised the hot box again. |
am III a nervous man. but there was
something chilling in the thought of
the second section pounding along be-
hind us. Once, as ! was doing. our
locomotive whistled a shriIl warning
You keep back where You belong
i screamed to my drcwsy ears, and
from somewhere behind came d chas.
tened "AllrightJswins
| grew more and more wi6e-awake
At Cresscn ! got up IN my elbov and
blinkeG out at the station lights. Aome
passengers boarded the train there
end ] heard Z Maman.s Low tonaas
wrsssSs%A 2s~SsSSsNKgsS kE6 faH~~-kxssx
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WOMAN FOR RECoRDERSHIP
Republicans In Wright County, Iowa,
Nominate Mrs. C. v. Anderson
for important Post.

Clarion, Ia. Mrs. Carrie Waugh
Anderson was nominated by the Re-
%publicans of Wright county, Iowa, at
the primary election held recently to
the office of county recorder by a large
plurality. Upon being interviewed as
to her opinion of in politics,
she had the following to say: 81 don't
think every woman ought to vote any
more than every man-intelligence
should be the qualification and not
sex. The world will never be made
any better if the ignorant, immoral
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-05
GETS BACK HIS OLD TURTLE
That Wandered Away Several
Years Ago.

Upper Montville, N. J.--A swapping
turtle that Hilliard Throckmorton had
lost % years ago returned TO him
when, he was bathing in Green pond,
He long had mourned his loss. but he
mourned it's return still more.
Throckmorton was having his daily
swim when suddenly a toe OF his left
foot was caught and neld. He tried to
shake of his new attachment. but 1t
refused to let go. He swan to the
shore, almost fainting from psin and
exertion.
A cold chisel and d poker wer nec
essary to make the snapper let go.
Then the following inscription was
found carved on the shell: III. T..
1888"
Why" gasped Throcknorton. II
made that On z pet turtle when 7 waz
fifteen years old"
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The Dentists k

At a recent dinner of the Authors
club in London to Mr.. Owen Seaman,
the editor of Punch, Mr.. Walter
Emanuel, another member of the staff
of Punch, referred to the fact that the
man with the largest sense of humor
be had ever struck was an Englishman
"a dentist. He went to him after suf-
fering long with a toothache. He re-
fused to have gas, and the dentist
pulled out a tooth, leaving him writh-
Ing in pain, and took the tooth to the
window, where he laughed quite heart
lily. He groaned: whats the joker"
Wrong TOOTH" said the dentist.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-05

Berlin.--A school OF courtesy IL the
latest thing In German shopkeeping.
The Association OF S~hopkeepers Is re
sponsible for II. They aim at making
shopping q Joy as we'll as a business
for their customers. Not only are
counter clerks to be taught the tricks
OF the trede and the details OF the
goods they handle. but fhay are also
to learn agreeable r1an1crg, pleasant
small talk ard cou-tly graces with
which to charm their fair clients. Ger,
man shopkeepers viii pay for this
ssSSAk2itrDg sesso1 ss~shssnxsesyns. azNd
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sss.asas~~1S~tsssS
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Squilbob-That fellow over there
would make a splendid magazine poet
Squilligan-A genius, Ell?
Squillbob-No, but he has dyspepsia
81 bad that he would't get SO hungry
living.
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SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley. lawyer, goes to
P%ittsburg with the forged notes In the
Bronson case to take the deposition. or
John Gilmore, a millionaire. In the lat
ter's house the lawyer Is attracted by
the picture OF a girl. whom Gilmore, ex-
plains is his granddaughter, Alison West.
He saws her father is a rascal and a
friend of the furgcr.
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farmer RoY Presidents.

Proc. w. ]. Spillman declares that
the farms have furnished this country
with go per cent OF Its presidents. 81
per cent. OF its governors. SO per
cent. OF its csssset ~officers. 70 per
cent Of its. senators, GA per cent. OF
It's congressman and ks per Gsa&Gf IT'S
railroad presidents.
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A Simple Matter,

Charley, DEAR" said Young Mrs.
Torkins, "the paper says that the Pro
h%ibitionists have trouble with boot
leggers."
II believe So"
Men are so stupid! Why don't
they put a stop to 1t by compelling
everybody to year lo,I shoes?"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-08-05

BY a patient loving endurance OF
annoyance are we preparing our
selves gradually for the discipline OF
trials.-E. M. Goulburn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
ne FIREWORKS FOR -sz
THE QUAKER cHINks
rrn1on .ssoe,-.-., rre.s /,

a !
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. e.-staid an.
other PhiIadeIphians who visit Rae.
street, between Ninth and Tenth, ia
day must not assume that the tink
ling menosyIlahles "+kung Hee Ser
MIL" tc be heard banded abou,
among the pig tailed residents CT
every side, is anything to eat; for tn.
hiII-of-fares are all inside the quaint
scented buildings as usual.
"kung Hee Sen MIN is The way .
cnfnaman says Happy New Year, ant
today is the day he says II.
Lanterns and fIaus. yellow dragons
and the other gayeties that 90 t,
make up this bizarre holiday are ir
evidence. The fireworks. of yore arr
likely to be absent this year, for sp.
craI Policeman Kelley and Ernest, ..
the station house that guards tF1it.
bit of ,transpIanted China, have heart
rurnors lately that the eminenHy r.
spectacle though occasionally lmpetu
GUS On -enngs and Hip Sing Tongt
are not dwelling together in that In.
press.ve peace and annlty that shouIt
80 with the Observation-Disclosures Chi
nose.
The annual Chinese fair of the mis-
sion, at No. e1s Race street. will gbf
held during New Years week. last
irg from to-day to the 18th. The call
CT the "kuny Hee Sen MINI" or "Hap
ply New Year." will resound through
out the mission rooms,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
BIC FARM INSTITUTE.
rrFnr A.socinted Press,

rhTNhnn fNhoc"IFd fTe-S-i
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. e-All
roads from the farming distr:-ts of the
state lead to Providence to-day and to-
morrow. when State farmers insti-
tute is to be held In this city under the
direction of the State BOARD of Agri-
culture.
This institute is designed to be a
"round-un" of the Fl Institutes VIII In
have been held throughout the State
during the year. Never before. haye
such elaborate plans been made for a
fsrmers' institute in this State, and it
is expected that the EIysium, at 1873
Weyboaset street, where the meetings
are to be teid, will BIZ packed at every
session.
The first State institute was hell
last year. and, in spite of the fact that
a terrific northeastcr ragged throughout
the meetings. about 700 persons at.
tended the three sessions. The plans
this year are 50 much more complete
that a much larger attendance Is Tex
peeted.
On the programme are found tn,
names Of many of the foremost speak
ers on agricultural subjects in the
country. Tile dairy Interests. will be
we'll looked cut for, poultry will have
la prominent place, and corn growing.
which is of especial interest at the
present time on. account ct the Ne..
England Corn Exposition. tc be held
next fall, will be talked of In, all It's
different phases. Farm economies
will be, carefully considered and fruit
grnwing wiIi,receive special attention.
Tire. first session was held this after
neon. William Williams of tho State
Board of Agriculture presided. Prcsi-
dent Howard Edwards of the Rhode
Island State College delivered an ad-
dress on "IndustriaI Education" Com.
missioner of Education Walter e.
Ranger will speak on "AgricuIturaI
Education In the Public Schools" and
Prof. A. E. stene will deliver an ad
dress on "Orcnards."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
4 cR II

The Central Republican At Beling.
ton, Barbour county, prints the follow
ing somewhat peculiar but nererthe-
less interesting editorial: =
"A complaint has come to us from a
certain well to do neIEaborhood that
the teacher in that particular section.
does not care for the local history. or
even the state history. and sin:N:y con
fines himself to the teaching OF 4 little
history in. general. We are not in po-
sition to speak autloritatively on this
matter. but would think ttiat any teach
er in West Virginia who would over
look either OF these two points would
be throwing away an opportunity for
enlisting OF the cooperation of The PEG.
making q school intere.tinE and the
Pile Of his community. In this connect.
ion we quote another phase , of this
matter that was printed in one OF our
contemporaries. The waole paragraph
reads thus: ss.;
The following might be the, case in
lots of counties In this, State: "A
county superintendent asked every
teacher at a county institute who tool,
their county paper to hold up their
hand and only six responded, The SUI
perlntendent expressed great surprise
and said: "You don't spend dollar d
year with those papers. yet you expect
them to print free of charge notices OF
Institutes. Insert long programs. expect
them to advertise you. thus assisting
You TO climb the ladder to betler posi-.
lions and better salaries without cent
in RETURN as7s2i'F
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
Personals.

gsa3' 80 ~
: Mr.. Ernest q. Harden. Of Water
street, has returned from several
da5 ~ stay at cIarkaburg: N
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles sattefNtfu
Rave moved frem Market street 10
State street.
fdr. F. H. Robinson. of Market
street, is suffering from injuries re.
eeiyed from falling twice On thesfey
walks.
Lawrence, son Of Mr.. and MIRA. John
jackson. Of Merchant street. II quite
riek. .!..;
Mr. Grover Radcliffe has gone {,
Murray to spend few days at hi1
home.
Iirs. Joseph Dewitt Is able to be out
after d short illness.
Miss E:heI CAN'T Is quite srl~ O
her home on Merchant street.
Mr.. John s. Scott, who has Keen
very sick for. several weeks. ir, able
to be cut.
MIR. and Mrs. FlageI, who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Glenn, have returned to their home
at Terra Alta.
MRS. Edward abbott, of connella
willie, Is the guest OF Mrs. T. 8. Hen
derson, Of Gl:ttry street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
BROTHERHOOD BIBLE CLASS.

=
An organization to be known as the
Brotherhood Bible Class has been
formed by the men of the conareaa
t. onof the First M. e. Church with tn,
following officers and committees
ramed:
President-Prcf. G. L. HiveIy.
Vice Presidert-T. w. Arnett.
:5ecretary-WnL A. Stevens.
Trcasurer--J. r. Hite.
Lookout ron,mittec-F. M. Wilson
chairman; w. A. Fisher. Marshall
Hawkins, members.
Visiting co'nmittee-Rev. c.. II
Meredith, chairman; q. o. RlllinfsIea
Eshby Arnett, members.
Membership committee - H. w.
sr1ouse, chairman; Geo. p. Huffman.
JOS. q. crowI, Jno. .BiIllnsshurst, mem,
hers.
Entertainment committee - w. S
Riilingslea. chairman: LII. Wilcox, q.
F. Hite. 7. w. Garner, members.
Advisory committee = The pastor,
Sunday SchccI superintendent, assist
ant Sunday School superintendent.
The secretary was instructed to or
der Bible class button. and certiti
cate OF membership.
The age inns adopted was Is years
and over. 49,. ia
Let n little "Wanta6" work for you
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
: eoNsPIEL AT WINhiPEG.'

WINNIPEG. Man.. Feb. 9.-curlers
from all over Canada and from many
parts of the United States are In Win.
nipeg to-day fer the great annual bon.
spiel, which will be held during tho
next ten days. The field OF entries
is about the largest In the tWenty-one
yeara that the event has been q fea.
ture of wFnter life h the West: a
dozen st'ar chief prizes and numerous less
Scr prizes arc CHG reu -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09

III. 10 ] l....I h. 4 N
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
FARMERS GRAIN DEALERS.

SIOUX FAILS, s., o., Feb. e.-Del..
gates representing more than 5000
Northwestern HMf1eat Kings" are In
Sioux Falls to-day In attendance at the
third annual convention of the Farm.
era' Grain 8 Dealers Association Of
South Dakota. ..rs.''sF' ~ ~ r'F
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
Bro,uqht Here.

S. Brought Here.
4 Mrs. Vlrifnfa REGARD returned Mon.
day from Rowlesburs where she was
called by the illness Of her nephew.
Charles Rho daheaver. The child was
Suffering from pneumonia, and was
BROUGHT here by Mrs. REGARD. He was
resting very we'll yesterday and al.
though his condition was alarming 1t
10 thought he will recover.
.'s.'a' q Aid Society. 50
Tho Aid Society of the First M. ?.
Church Will meet tomorrow afternoon
at two O'clock at the church.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09

Miss Meredith win Entertain.

Miss Meredith VIII Entertain.
Niles JOSIE Meredith will entertain a
number of her friends this evening at
her heme near this city. An enjoya-
BILE evening is. being looked forward to
BY the young people.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-02-09
-DUckPIN NOTES.

In the City League the Butchers de.
fcated Rubin Bros. G. Lipsen, two out
of three by the following scores:
RUBIN BROS. & LIpSEN-T
La Junta tribune., 1910-05-28
Death Of Mrs. Dunbar.

Mrs.O Olive Grace Hague Dunbar NJ
born in Rinxxold county, Iowa. Sep
tember Z. 1879. and fell asleep II
Jesus UstAag. May 20, 1910. n, s:li
pm. At her be0e In La Justa. cs,D:
aged 30 years. I months and 10 days
Al the age OF ten she identified
herself with the Christian church q,
kellerton. Iowa. and remained faith
ful unto Him to whom she commit
ted her keeping.
In October. 1897, she was married
to Walter Dunbar. To this union
three children were born-Garnette
aged II; Andrey, aged .; Xorctta
aged I.
In February OF this year she was
seized with a severe case OF grippe
which was the beginning Of her Ill
ness. For the benefit OF her health
the family. then residing at Cres'on
Iowa. moved to La Junta, arriving on
March 2sth. The change. however
did not prove beneficial. While hei
case was regarded AS serious no one
expected the end SO soon.
She leaves, 10 grieve her depar
ture, her husband and three children
her mother. Mrs l.. +. Hague. Of Ii
Jun,a: two brothers. a. u. Hague. o
Leon. Iowa, S. NJ. Hague. OF Van
meter. Iowa. and one sister, Mrs
Sadie Barrett. OF La Junta. and man,
relatives and friends.
The peace of God be with her de
parted spirit and the presence o
God comfort and sustain the heart
Of the bcreaved.
Tho funeral service WAS conducte'
by r. l.. Young. minister OF th'
Christian church. at the Stark under
taking parlors. Sunday afternoon. a
O'Clock. where \ large crowd gath
cred to pay q last tribute Of rcspec
TO the deceased and to extend sym
pathy to the bercaved family.
Al the close Of the service tn
body. accompanied by the husband
three children and sister. Mrs. Bar
rett. was shipped to Kciierton. Iowa
for interment.
La Junta tribune., 1910-05-28

In the civil war were native-born
Americans. The Others were the best
and bravest blood Of fellow nations.
There were more than 1000 battles
fought on land and sea.
There were 1884 officers and no..
701 enlisted men killed or died OF
wounds: 2.7l2 officers and zoos en-
listed men died Of disease. making a
total of 359.52s deaths. The confed.
crate losses were not as heavy as
those of the Union army. who were
the assailants. The cost OF the war
was $3.50 .92S,s ,sOs. There are 2+l..
63s boys in blue sleeping In the Ma.
tional cemeteries In the southland.
Over one-haK OF these graves are
marked Unknown" At Andersonville
Ga, there sleeps $4,000 who died OF
starvation and disease rather than de-
sert the flag and the union. This Is
. great record and shows how devot
ed the Union soldier was to his flag
and country Colonel E. 7. Lee, Min
neapolis. MINI. From the official re
ports.
La Junta tribune., 1910-05-28
Ages Of the SOLDIER.

The following are the ages of the
Union boys who fought the battles
Of the civil war from 1861 to 1885.
There were 6s2,ll7 who were over
y years Of age; l,i5s.7ss were u
,esrs and under; S44.sSl were II
years old and under; 23l, ,05l were 10
years old and under; l04.9S7 were Is
years old and under; 1893 were II
years old and under; 200 were II
years old and under: 27S were II
years and under. There were 5.8ll..
906 men and boys sworn into the d.
fense Of their country during tAe
civil war In the United States. TAs
extreme youth Of these patriots h
one OF the most remarkable records
in the annals Of the worlds warfare
The men who re-inlisted are counted
twice. az there is no practical way
to estimate the Inmber Of indtvidaal
persons. Nearly three-fourths Of the
men who stood in the Union ranhl
La Junta tribune., 1910-05-28
Rocky Ford soestsrs In Town.

twenty-five automobiles loaded
with IL? boosters Of Rocky Ford
swooped down upon Ia Junta yester.
day afternoon At 3:t5 O'Clock. accom-.
panied by u band Of sixteen pieces
aud took the town by storm. They
were on the final lap Of 4 tour Of
the county. and II they did not sue.
cumb to the temptations Of Swtnk
probsbly arrived back home again At
$50 O'Clock. according 10 schedule.
The bunch left Rocky Ford At 1880
an. and made 4 complete circle trip
Of the county. Visiting Manzanola.
Fowler. Olney. Ordwsy. Sugar City.
Cheraw. La Junta and Swtnk. They
were on . boosting trip for the great
Fourth Of July celebration that Rocky
Ford proposes 10 have on our nations
birthday. They are promising the
biggest time In that burg that ever
happened. the event being pasterned
sfser watermelon day with horse rae.
ing Tor the big feature.
La Junta tribune., 1910-05-28
La Junta Gun Club Tournament.

Quite bit of Improvement has
been made at the grounds of the La
Junta Gun Club. in preparation for
the big shoot scheduled for June lst
The pit has been enlarged until 1t
A cinder walk has been put in at the
A cinder walk has been put at the
firing points and some repairs made
to the trap which Is now throwing
a perfect target.
The programs have been sent out
to all parts of the country. one each
going to every ammunition and gun
company that inserted an advertise.
ment. This program will be the
means OF advertising La Junta from
New York to Tucumcari, N. NJ.
An effort is being made to get Mr..
Adolph Topperwein and his wife for
the shoot and, II the boys succeed,
they will have an exhibition OF shoot.
Ing never eQualled in La Junta. Mr..
Topperwein has record of $4,000
hits, without a miss, shooting with
twenty-five rifle at two and one.
half inch blocks thrown fifteen feet
high and twenty feet distant. Mrs.
Topperwein is Just as expert as her
husband with rifle and revolver, and
in addition is probably the greatest
lady target shot In the world. These
two alone will be worth closing up
your business and going out to see.
There will be crack shooters from
all parts Of the state. The boys
have worked hard to make their first
tournament success. SO come out
everybody and boost for the La Junta
squad. Bring your smokestick and
buy a few. Remember you get a
dime--l0 cents-for every clay pig.
con you break. and when you miss
you will have shot Just as big hole
In the air as anybody.
Johnny git yer gun and be a
"spoat."