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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05
FAILURES or 1908.
Business Gains Accelerated as the Panic
Recedes.

Business Gains Accelerated as the Panic
Reoedes.
r. g Dun & Co.'S report Of failures
ID 1909 says
Commefeial failures III The United
States fuFing the year 1909 were 1921
ii number with defaulted Liabilities
amounting to 1854 sos ,4s5. This Is a
much more satisfactory exhibit than
was provided by either Of the two pre-
eeediug years, comparing with 1860
failures last year with an Indebtedness
ct S222 3l5.6s8. and while The ll,T25 ii
solyencies ID 1907 were smaller III mum
Der che effect IS more than Offset By the
slq7 1855 POS 10 amount Of liabilities
The improvement last year was creator
iii tho last half than IN the
first Six months, liabilities Ia the last
half of the year amounting TO only 42
per cent of the yearly total These
figures are very clear indication Of the
extent Of tie return to normal business
conditions chat has been made Ex.
cepting 1908, failures were heavier II
than In any year back to 1897
and during that time in only two years,
1907 and 1908, was there a greater
amount Of defaulted indebtedness,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05
.SWEARS 1T WAS ONLY
A TRIAL ENGAGEMENT
poughkeepsie Man Sued for $4,000 for
Breach Of Promise Makes Unique
Defense.

Poughkeepsie, y. X Jan. 5.-Henrg
WeBendorfer who has business aiilia.
lions in Nev York, has been sued for
$4,000 for breach q promise BY Miss
Mary Horner Of Nuns Lake Miss
Homer claims WebendoTfer promised
last fall to make her his wife, but finally
refused q wed her.
An unusual point IN the suit Is the
defense 81 Webendorfer, who admits THAI
there was talk Of an engagement, but
it was sort Of suspended affair He
says That last September he and Miss
Homer talked of marriage, and She
agreed to accept his proposal IF he
made it by the first Of November In
other words she would marry him If
10 saw at7 to marry her, and he did
not see fit 4 month ago. Webendorfer
married Mrs, Hattie Farbre, his house
keeper
Miss Horner's lawyer Charles Mors.
ehauser says that Ne has letters that
will disproye Webendorfer's claim and
that he viii show that the defendant
offered to settle $4,000 on the plaintiff
when he expected to marry her
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05

54 In 1909 the corresponding prices
rose further, to SA6lI S4583, and
$i383.
Imports and Exports
Figures showing the imports IL 1000
are not yet available, but they were
probably insignificant as they have been
for several years past. The exports,
however as shown BIZ exact figures 6b.
tanned from the burea Of statistics for
the first eleven months, and by an e.
innate for December. materially III.
creased in 1909 The exports in 1903
were 6,900 TASKS, valued at s26S.9T2.
The corresponding figures for zoos were
1896 TASKS. valued at si28,960; those
for 1907 were 5,ls2 TASKS, valued at
$4,000
Production BY States
The production by states shows de-
crease In California from 1884 TASKS
ii 1908 to 1900 TASKS II 1909; al I'M
crease ia Texas from 2,S32 TASKS In 1905
to 1925 TASKS in 1909; and an increase
in combined output from Nevada and
Oregon from 848 TASKS n 1908 TO 500
TASKS ia 1909 In i000. for the first
time IA many years, there was a small
production IN Nevada, but no production
was reported from either Arizona or
Utah.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05
PRODUCTION OF QUICKSILVER.
Preliminary Statement By the GeooIog-
zeal Survey.

zeal Survey.
Statistics collected BY H D. Meas
key, Of the United States Geological
Survey, from the producers show that
the total production Of quicksilver III
the United States in 1909 was 20,425
TASKS Of IS pounds each, valued at the
average New York price in 1909 S46l7
per flask at so43022 These figures
represent exactly the production 81 the
first eleven months IF 1909 plus the as
timated production for December A
comparison Of these figures with those
given BY the survey for 1908 9,752
TASKS, valued at sS24 l46 shows an in
crease for 1909 Of only 673 TASKS, but
an increase ii value Of slls,S76 The
surveys value for 1908 was based on
prices given by producers. however, and
not on the average New York price SO
that better idea Of refatiye values
would be obtained by comparing tile
values for both years as determined hv
the average New York price Since This
price per flask in 1908 was S4484. the
value for 1908, thus computed, would be
SSS56S0, and the increase in value Of
The quicksilver production Of 1909 over
that Of 1908 would be So ,342.
Prices.
Prices have steadily risen during the
last three years, and unless production
should greatly increase viii probably
remain fairly attractive to producers
that are operating at reasonably low
costs. In 1907 the average prices per
flask for quicksilver were, for New
York, s4l50; for San Francisco export,
S3s.l7. In 1908 these prices rose, re-
speetfully, to s44s4 S44.l7 and s42.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05
PRICES RISE GENERALLY.
Stocks Take Upward Turn Toward Close
of Dav.

New York, Jan s. Excellent earn.
ings BY The yauderbuilt linss. with more
favorable reports "a the labor situation.
and the belief that high money rates
win soon end caused a general rise in
the stock market in the lest hour. As
the result the close was strong, with
gain ranging from "A il Denver to 2 s-t
iii Southern Pacific
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16
WRESTLING MATCH

Henry Ordeman, Champion
Heavy Weight Wrestler of
America, will meet George Turner,
Champion Of South Dakota, We'd
nesday evening, December, 81.
This will undoubtedly be the best
match ever pulled off in the State.
These men are evenly matched and
the public is assured their moneys
worth.
These men have met before
neither one securing a fall. The
best man viii throw. Several
good preliminaries. This is no
frame-up to fool the public.
Seats on sals at the First National
bank, selby, s. D. Your order
BY mail OF wire will receive prompt
attention.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16
BASKET SOCIAL

AT Dykman hall, Thursday
Dec. %, a basket social and sale
will be given by the Helpful Circle
Coffee will be served and a short
program will be given Every
body is Invited to come and have
a good time. The ladies will please
bring baskets. Program at s
o'clock sharp.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16
AN ORDINANCE SETTING
FORTH ACTS PROHIBITED
ON SUNDAY

1t is hereby ordained by the
City Council of the City of Mo
bridge, South Dakota, that.
All mercantile houses in the City
of MoDridge, except drug stores,
restaurants aad bakeries, shall be
kept closed all day on Sundays.
Ali pool or billiard halls shall be
closed ana remain closed from IL
p. IN. to 6 a.. m. on week days, and
between the hours Of I o'clock p.
m. on Sundays aud 6 a. N. on
Mondays.
All nine or ten pin or bowling
allies shall be closed and kept
closed from IL o'clock p. m. on
Saturdays until 6 o'clock a. m. on
Mondays.
All theatricals and other public
exhibitions and shows are prohibit
ed within the City of Mobridge
on the first day of the week COM
monty called sunday, and it shall
be unlawful for any person to par
tieipate IN the same on that day,
either as manager. actor, or in any
manner whatsoever.
AIRY person who shall violate
any OF the provisions of this or
dinance shall, upon conviction
thereof, be nul ished by a fine of
not less than Twenty-Five dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars.
Dated November rs, 1910.
r. r. Sto'tzman, Mayor.
Attest; +. Il. Empey,
City Auditor.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF WATER
MAINS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
lids will be received by the under
signed City Auditor of the City of
Mobridge, at his office in said
City, until December 10, 1910 at 4
O'Clock pm. of that day for the con-
struction of any and all watermains
ordered by the city council.
Michigan avenue, Second street
to the corner of block AZ.
Wisconsin avenue, Grand Cross
ing avenae to the southeast corne.
of block 81.
Ohio avenue, Second street to
the southeast corner Of block 48.
The above described mains sub
ject to extentions or other modif-
cations as the City council may
order at the time of entering into
contract.
Plans and specifcat ons of the
proposed mains will be on file with
the City Auditor or the same will
be mailed upon application to the
City Auditor of said City until, the
date aforesaid.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check in the sum of three
hundred dollors to guarantee that
the bidder will enter into contract
in ase his bid is accepted.
The City council reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
By order of the City Council.
Dated December 9Th, 1910.
z. P. Stoltzman, Mayor.
Attest: E. e. Empey,
City Auditor.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16
Children are on their good be

Children are on their good be.
ha ior-just before Christmas.
Mohridge's rapid growth in the
last three years attracts a great
deal of attention.
Go to Comstoek's fCr Mayer
shoes. They can't be beat.
If You want IT, get a boys over
coat cheap, go to Howe's store,
Did you see the fine leather
goods, the post cayds, albums
and table scarf line az the Star
bakery?
If you want toys for children,
look over Wat w. V. Ramsburg
has provided at The Mobridge
Drug store.
Forty residence lots for sale at
reasonable prices and easy terms.
ESQ to $75 down ard $40 per
month. Call at the citizens State
Get yonr gentleman friends a
box a If cigars, q safety razoa Or
some Of the 9th + suitable things
we have at The Mobridge Drug
store for Xmas.
For sale cheap if taken within
two weeks, choice relinqui; hment
within two miles Of Isabel. Must
be sold, Inquire of the Reliable
Locating agency.
If you go to Hot Springs Ark,
this winter, South Dakota's head
quarters is at the Maurice Bath
House. That where they all stop
Everything mo ,srn ond up-to-
date.
We owe it to the community in
which we live to do everything we
can in every way possible hat will
be % its advantage. Our neigh
boris prosperity means a great
deal more to us than someone's
who lives elsewhere. We should
bear this in mind III buying our
goods. We can afford to pay our
home man a far price for his wares
rather than send our money away,
knowing as we do that every dollar
our own citizens make will help in
sustaining our schools, churches
and public institutions. 1t pays
richly to patronize home industry.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16

Morning service ii a. m. preach.
irg by Rev. N. F. Cole. Evening
service 7:3o-A talk on values
Eternal and Incidental.
Go to The Surprise store for
china and dinner ware.
We deliver to any part OF the
city. Your orders solicited, j. F..
Comstock & Co.
The most up-to-date line of toys
and dolls in town to he found at
The Surprise store.
Another shipment Of granite
ware just in, at The Surprise store.
Buy the home brand groceries
al Comstock's.
New post cards just arrived.
Christmas and New Years designs,
3 for Sets, at The Surprise store.
Engraving free on all articles
bought at Gallett's
Some boys ~oversoats for sale
cheap at Howes store.
See those Christmas toys at
Comstock's?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16
LATE LOCAL NEWS
Subscribe for The News.

ANS"p ~ "h'5 i
j. F.Comstock & Co. for gents
furnishings.
Souvenir spoons engraved as you
desire at Gallctt's.
G. w. Boldt has been here this
week from Eagle Butte.
Attorney VIM. M. Potts was at
4 Aberdeen Monday on business.
Anten Runbeck returned Tues
day from ii trip to Fort Yates n. d.
Mrs Agnes Olson and daughter
Emma returned recently from a
visit at their old home in Austin,
MINI.
One dollar down and $1.OO a
month pays for a photograph at
Gallett's Jewelry store.
Remember your friends and send
them a Christmas postcard the
Star bakery has the best assor-:-
meat in tie city.
Niels jacobson has bougat the
Bickert property, lots / and 2, Of
block 2l, for So, 400. Woods &
Rosenberger handled the deal.
A post card is the incest way
you can remind your friends you
are thinking of them. The Star
Bakery has the best assortment.
1.-The Mobridge postofice will he
closed Monday December &c, 1910
and Monday January 2, 1911.
Except from y to l p. m, same
as Sundays.
Ole L-Jordith enjoyed a visit
recently from his brother Thorvald
of Lebanon, Mimi, who was ac-
companied by Crone c.. Shartvelt
of Lake Benton, Mimi.
1t will be interesting to her many
old friends here to know that Miss
Anna Wrigley was married recent
ly in Seattle to a Mr.. Fisher, organ
ist In the st. Paui's church in that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs, G.. w. Hamilton
and children were down from
Mcintosh several days, visiting
their sisters, Mrs j. w. Harris
and Miss Hattie Fox. They re-
turned home Tuesday.
A man in western South Dakota
firing of life, laid down on the
track with his neck over the rail.
But the train was so late that he
finally went up to the hotel at Tim
Der Lake, and wrote a letter to the
general freight agent, complaining
bitterly of the poor service on his
road.
Eagle B 1tte News. The Citi-
zens State bank, G. w. Boldt
cashier, expects to soon open for
business. Mr. Boldt is here now
to superintend building operations.
He is a fine appearing young man.
and will prove a desirable addition
to the business circles of Eagle
Butte.
j. w. bingham, Asst. D. D..
Head Council of the NJ. w. A
lodge is here this week writing ap-
plications for the local camp and
quite 4 few new members were en-
rolled on Wednesday night. Mr..
Dingman has succeeded in arousing
new interes st in the camp here aud
it ought to experience a healthy
growth this winter. -McIntosh
Globe.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16

in MObridge makes one thinl
Santa Claus has already come tc
town. !.
Some boys o%vercoats are being
closed out below cost at Howe's
store.
Did yoL try the fruit cake the
Star bakery makes; it is fine 30 c's
per pound.
W. have houses and lots as well
as vacant lots for sale at the Office
of Woods & Rosen erger.
Don't wait until its more con
venient. Open IN account today
at the Citizens State bank.
There will be services at st.
Joseph's Catholic church in Mo-
bridge December IS, at 10 o'clock
q. m.
Herbert Foster, formerly time
keeper at Points, was here yester-
day, leaving OF No. 3 for Maiden,
Wash.
Buy a lot and get a home.
Forty lots, good location, close in,
fer sale on easy payments. In
quire at the Citizens State bank.
Tom Banner, a bro-in-law of
Gene Truax is here this week visit
ing and also keeping az eye out
for a business opening in our city
MIR. and Mrs. Geiser of Wilmet
were here this week visiting the
lstter's sister, Mrs. Orrock, at The
store. Mr.. Geiser is
station agent at Wilmot.
The hot drinks you get at the
Star bakery fountain are just what
You need these cold days-just try
hot chocolate or a boxil.on and
then you can tell others.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. c. Linden have
moved to town and are occupying
one of the white cottages in the
j. w. Harris row. They have
rented their house south of town
to III. P. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Miles of
were here yesterday looking
at the new building now nearing
completion, which will be used by
them as a furniture store with
undertaking parlor IN the rear.
"A st. Louis girl married a
man whom she had xnown but one
says the Oklahoma State
Capital, land after ward discovered
hat he was a luantic. Well, what's
she kicking aboutg She is probably
no worse off than he is.
DR.. G. S. Stevens and his bride
arrived yesterday and hope soon to
be domiciled in their handsome
new residence on south Wisconsin
avenue. The doctor has been
busy shaking hands and re-
ceiving congratulations since his
arrival.
Geo. Danser has been here
this week experimenting the plac-
ing of the Standard Oil tanks
moved from Glenham. There are
two tanks with a capacity of
5000 gallons apiece. A tank
wagon will be stationed here in a
few DAYS.
If YOU want to get IN or out OF
business or buy or sell property
give us a call. We are glad to
work diligently FOR our clients for
TIE legitimate commission paid Cor
services rendered without endevor-
ing to speculate on their capital.
Office in Flick building.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-12-16

A glance into the store windows
in Mobridge makes one think
Santa Claus has already come to
town.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-09
Newport News Page
Important Happenings and Local
Notes from the County Seat.
LIB. WELLMAN, Local. Editor
L. B. WELLMAN, Local Editor

paying business proposition is about
to be realized. AS a promoter of
social intercourse and personal
amusement the ideals Of the organi-
cation have been realized during its
entire existence and all doubts as to
the wisdom of the project have been
displaced.
The attendance at the meeting
called Wednesday evening to consider
the advisabiity of night school was
fairly large and much interest is man.
ltested. The need of such course of
instruction in town is very apparent,
and no doubt many will avail them
to get an education or polish up the
old one. The courses and teachers
are yet to be decided upon, but the
project is a good one and will prob
ably be put in operation soon.
A car of hay from Canada. upon
which duties had been assessed at
Richford, was detained here by the
railroad company for repairs one day
last week, and upon being unloaded
was found to contain about 100 pounds
of butter and quantity of iron ket-
ties and other household effects
cunningly concealed under the hay in
such a manner as render discovery
impossible unless the car was all I'M
loaded. The contents were seized
here by Deputy Collector of Customs
G. M. Bailey.
Most of the furnishings for the new
rooms of the Young Mems Improve
ment club in the Hall block have
arrived and will be put in as soon as
the rooms are in shape for their in
stallation. The committee in charge
hope to be able to open the club in it's
new quarters in about ten days. The
rooms on the third floor which the club
is furnishing for rental to club men,
bers are among the best in town and
offered at very reasonable rates.
Several rooms are already taken and
there are some yet available. With
the advantages offered the trustees
are looking for an increase in men,
bership and re-awakening of inter-
est on the part of present members.
Go and look up matters for yourselves.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-09
Modern Domestic Magic.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE EIGHT.

the astonishing rate of 10000 miles
second. Electricity is too costly to
be wasted, so the heating units of the
cooking devices are applied where
they will do the most good, so that no
heat will be lost by radiation. The
electric kitchen is the ideal kitchen,
for it is never hot, never filled with
evil gases, never Uttered with coal
and ashes and the wooden stove" is
easy to keep clean.
A good coal stove costs about $50,
gas stove about $25 and an electric
kitchen outfit costs $75. This seems
high for the latter, but it must be re-
membered that the cost included all
the kitchen devices necessary for
cooking the meals, such as cereal cook
err, frying pan, oven broiler, percOla-
tor, grid, toaster, etc. An electric
device is made to heat water to the
boiling point as fast as it is drawn,
the turning on and off of the water
performs like service for the electric
current.
We are already waking up to the
Importance of Harvesting our water
powers for cheap ele" tricity. By and
by, predicts not less a person than
Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the cleo
trical wizard, there will be little, if
any, coal and then we will have to
depend upon every available waite I
power to give us an abundance OF
cheap electricity for our heating pur.
poses, to cook our food and to keep
our buildings warm. AS certain as
night follows day and some new anC
better source of heat is not discovered
our future meals will be cooked over
the invisible fires of electricity, which
has already demonstrated that it is just
as cheap as coal or gas and vastly
more sanitary and handy.
THE IRON SERVANT.
There is a new servant in the house
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-09

who is willing to work at all times
and at all hours of the day. never
finding fault with the children, COM
planning about illness or demanding !
half holidays and evenings. This new |
servant eats nothing but oil, and her
maintenance is almost nothing. Fur
thermore, this servant can be trusted, |
will not carry away groceries, cloth |
ing or valuables.
Not until recent years did mechani-
cal ingenuity direct it's attention tow
ard the labor problems IN the home
and the result has been a host of
household appliances to co the drudg-
cry about the house. But all of these
machines demand power, some light,
safe, cheap and portable power, and
nothing could supply this power bet
ter than the copper muscleds wire ter
doned, iron boned servant of man
called the electric motor.
The small motor has solved the serv-
ant problem. Of course there are
many things small motor cannot do,
but it will do all the hard work about
the house, and at a very small cost.
This new household servant will
sweep the floor, clean the rugs and
furniture, dust the walls, ceilings,
bedding, etc.. by aid of the vacuum
cleaner. The vacuum cleaner cleans
right. 1t sucks up every particle of
the dust and dirt so it can be carried
out of the house. In the kitchen the
small motor will do all the rough
work, such as washing the dishes,
peeling the potatoes, polishing the
silver, sharpening the knives, chopping
and grinding the food, grinding the
coffee and freezing the ice cream.
The motor will also pump the water.
sift the ashes, polish the hardwood
floors, drive the sewing machine. run
the washing machine and wringer and
dry the clothes. A servants wages
and expenses for five weeks, or about
$50 will buy one of these iron aids to
do the drudgery of the home. Such
an electric motor, of about half a
horse power will do all the work about
machine to carrying the coal if one is
ingenious enough to attach it to the
| different devices. For those without
an engineering turn of mind all the
new household machines are made to
be driven by tiny electric motors at
tached directly to the device itself
and easily connected with the electric
| light socket.
By far the greatest drudgery about
the house is the weekly washing and
ironing. In the olden days, when
washing and ironing were done entire
ly by hand, this was a long tedious
process. Today in the electric home
the small motor turns the washing
machine and wrings out the clothing
while the housewife reads the latest
novel. Centrifugal dryers, run by
motor power. are made in sizes small
enough for the larger homes so that
the clothing can be dried as fast as
washed, regardless of the weather,
and doing away with all the old both
err of hanging up and taking down
the wash. When the clothing is dry
the electric iron is ready in an instant
to do the ironing. With electricity
the ironing can be done on the back
porch during the hot weather, with
no running back and forth between
the board and the hot stove after hot
! irons.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-11-09
TEARS STOP MARRIAGE
Girl Saved From Becoming a Bride
Against Her Will

Worcester, Mass. Nov. 7.-Mary
Olejnik has escaped marriage with a
man whom she did not love because
she wept continuously for five days.
She was to have become the bride
of Edward Jazwieck Of Milwaukee
Jazwieck had, come On from Milwau-
kee and persuaded Mary's parents that
the marriage would be a coed thing
They purchased a bridal gown for
their daughter, who demonstrated in
vain.
From Tuesday morning until Satur-
day night the girl wept without stop
ping, except when she went to sleep.
Then the marriage was Indefinitely
postponed.