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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

From London comes the announce
ment OF the death of the woman who
claimed TO be the original of Little
Dorrit," that famous character of
Dickens. The lady was entitled to the
benefit OF the doubt, but it is a fact
that similar claims have been made by
others. 1t Is also asserted that a
brother Of the woman who has Just
died was the original Tiny Tim" and
that he served in part as the model for
Paul Dombey." II all those asser-
tions can be proved 1t would seem
that the family formed a sort of trust
for Dickens characters.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
WANTS HER.
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills
Minneapolis, Mimi was a great
sufferer from female troubles which

caused q weakness
and broken down
condition Of the
system. [ read so
much whatLydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women /
felt sure 1t would
help me, and must
say it did help me
wonderfully. Ny
pains all left me, /
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
Kills Self, OWinC TO Debt

Hastings. Neb.-Will NJ. Reed, for
Hearly II years stock dealer COM
nitted suicide Tuesday by shooting.
\ few years ago he, was worth $780,
90, but recently suffered heavy
osses. A letter to his brother re-
ounted that he was in debt
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
MURDER DENIED BY CRiPPEN.
Letter Declares His lnnccense VIII
Be Proved BY Time.

London. - three-column letter
written by DR.. Hawley Crippen to
Miss LIE Neve was published in
Loyd's News The letter says the
writer ". 1.-The victim Of horrible
judicial error and that facts are yet
to come out which will prove Doctor
Crippen's innocence Of The murder of
his wife.
In regard to Miss LIE Neve the let
ter says:
She has loved me as few women
have loved men My last prayer will
be that God may protect her and al
low her to Join me in eternity"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
ann Lives Lost In Storm.

Astrakhan, Russia.-Three hundred
Persian dock workers lost their lives
Tuesday when a landing stage on
which they were working was swept
out to sea by sudden tempest in the
Caspian sea.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

craze for ragtime is the great obstacle
TO creative work in American music
Ragtime? Sounds like a faint echo
from our past Our friend must have
got his idea from old newspaper files
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
University President Dies.

Wooster, Or. Sylvester F. SEQ
vel, president of the American branch
of the International Peace society.
died here Tuesday Of pneumonia.
For 20 years he was president OF
Wooster university.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
Carkeek Goes to Omaha.

San Francisco.-Jack Carkeek, al
legged to be a member, Of the May
bray gang of race-track and prize
fight sharps, was Monday ordered SEM
to Omaha for trial by Judge Van
Fleet of the United States circuit court
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
Dies From "Over-Induloencc

Terre Haute. Ind-When ]. Dialcatia-
non, a Hungarian coal miner, was
found dead in bed Monday at Sullivan
after drinking two quarts Of whisky
on a wager, the coroner returned a
verdict of "over-indulgence"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

Among airmen excessive avoirdupoist
is at a discount, most Of the success
full atmosphere navigators being phys
zeal lightweights. In this as In SOM
other matters good goods often com.
<n ANAL packages
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
HIPS Estate ONLY a5o. nnn

New York.-It was learned here Tuec-
ay that the estate of the late David
:. Hill, state Democratic leader for
many years. does not amount to over
10000.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
Funeral Stops All Wheels.

Cleveland, O-Every street car in
the city stood still for five minutes
while the funeral services were being
held for Robert w. Taylor, late judge
of the United States circuit and dis
trict court and ex-congressman.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
Nebraska Count Is 1,1e2,214.

Washington.-The population Of
Nebraska is 1,1s2,214, according to
statistics of the thirteenth census,
made public Tuesday. This is an In
crease Of 1884, or 11.8 per cent
over 1,066,3O0 in 1900.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
MINE EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE.
Nine Others Entonbed in Mine Near
AntierS. Okla

Durant, Okla. - Five men were
blown to atoms and nine others
were entombed beyond hope of res
cue by gas explosion in the mine of
the Choctow Asphalt company at jun
DO, near Antlers, Okla All efforts to
reach the entombed miners have been
futile, as the shaft was wrecked
1t is believed gas accumulated in
he pocket in the mine and was ig-
lifted by the torch of a miner.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

A mother makes a fatal mistake
when she leads her children to be-
lieve that they are wingless angels.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

It's awful hard for a little woman
to impress people with her dignity.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02

DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti.
patton. Constipation is the cause Of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure
the disease. Easy to take.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-12-02
important to Mothers
The Simple Life.

Mrs. Knicker-You will have to get
up to light the fire.
Knicker-Unnecessa my dear;
never smoke before breakfast.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
A Philosophical View

1t doesn't pay to waste ones energies
in getting rantankerous over the results
of license vote. We recall that year
ago an attempt tie have a good time
during the early days of July was frus-
trated by the report getting abroad
that it was to celebrate the reopening
of saloons, while the saloon sympathiz-
ers had nothing to do with it. Let us
comprehend that this is not altogether
local problem. Events of recent years
indicate that it is becoming more big
national issue than ever before. By
phone we are informed of party plan
ming to establish home in Andover,
but countermanded the arrangement
until the town goes dry again. On the
other hand, some may leave Groton
because the town went dry. Be calm!
When this great question is finally set
tied, it will be in accord with the best
that enlightened public sentiment can
offer. In the meantime the old world
will continue to revolve-possibly faster
than ever if the comet hits us.-Groton
Independent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

The "reformers" are up to their
old tricks again. One day last week a
prominent Day county "reformer" was
caught in the act of informing a farmer
that the building of the new capitol was
responsible for the high taxes, and
when the untruthfulness of his state
ments was shown up he tried to
''hedge," then backed up and quietly
faded from view. Mr.. Voter, the ''re-
formers" are hard pressed for an ex-
cuse for their existence as a political
body, and it is not strange that as a
last resort they turn to falsehood and
subterfuge, hoping thereby to prevent
the dissolution of the faction. 1t
would be good plan for you to look up
the records for verifcation before
accepting all their statements.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

The reform" papers put out regu-
lar hallelujsh edition last week announc-
ing that Another Prominent Demo
crat Has Joined the Pfegressives!'
If they would also announce what office
or position the reform" machine had
promised the democrat referred to in
return for his perfdy to his party it
would appease the curiosity of the vot-
ers. There has been quite rush on
the part of democratic office seekers
for the reform" wagon ever since F.
C. Robinson, of GIoton, renounced the
principles of democracy, lined up with
the Crawford Richards machine, and
was elected on the republican ticket to
the office of railroad commissioner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

The insurgent press states that the
increased population is largely respon-
sible for the increased cost of running
the state. If Is percent increase in
population makes a 81 percent increase
in the cost of running the state it would
be to the benefit of the taxpayers to
establish an emigration bureau inste ad
OF CT immigration bureau. According
to this theory in few years it will be-
come necessary 70 exclude all outsiders
from the state in order to prevent the
taxes from becoming confscatory.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

$1,o9560s40

ing in either of these qualifications. For
his personal edifcation We would like
to inform him that the voters have lost
faith in the f'reformer' anti-railroad
pledges. They know that certain promin-
ent Performers" have been and are at
present the willing tools of the railroad
corporations. They know that the So
called progressive legislation" direct
ed towards the railroads has been so
cons tructed that it could not stand the
test of the courts, and there is a grow
ing suspicion to the effect that it was
the premeditated design of the re
form" leaders TO so construct these
'progressive" measures that in effect
they would be harmless to the railroad
corporations. In support Of this theory
it might be well to call attention 10 the
fact that s. X. Way, Harry Hunter
and Alec johnson, representatives of
the NJ. & st. L., Milwaukee and North
western railroads, are using their infu-
ence in behalf of the Performers" and
the whole power of the railroad ma
chine is now directed towards perpet-
gatlng VesseY and HIS gangof "reform-
ers" in office. Alec Johnson, who Mr.
Bronson depicts as the dominating spir-
it of the Legislature during the stalwart
regime, has openly declared his ale
glance to the Crawford Wesley Rich
ards..maehine, and takes no pains to cons
ce2l the satisfaction he feels over the
treatment accorded the Northwestern
railroad bytour alleged "reformers"
We trust Editor Bronson will consider
these facts carefully, and if he has the
time we would like to have him explain
why he attempted to deceive the voters
by making the statement that the in
crease in expenditures under Vessey
were in proportion to the increase
under Elrod, when the records show
that Elrod conducted the affairs of the
state at lower cost than his predeces-
sor or either of his successors. And
while Mr.. Bronson is explaining, he
might also let his readers know why
our freight, passenger and express rates
have not been lowered as the reform
ers" promised; why was that PRO
gressive legislation" so constructed
that the courts annulled it and the rail
roads escaped unscathed, and why are
the railroad Representatives attending
the star chamber meetings ofsthe ''re-
form" leaders and exerting the entire
power of the railroad machine toward
perpetuating the Performers" in pow
er? These are few things we would
like to have Editor Bronson explain-if
he can.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
Charge Was False

Pierre Capital-Journal--The insurg-
ent papers started lie about State
Treasurer Johnson pocketing the inter
est on state funds, and now MIR. John
son has affidavits from the banks where
the money was on deposit before the
deposit law went into effect stating that
they paid no interest to Mr.. Johnson.
Even Mr.. Ewert, who is running ar
advertising campaign against Mr.. John
son as a candidate for the same place,
furnished certificate to Mr.. johnson
from his bank.
Mr.. Johnson is the first and only
state treasurer who has turned over t.
the state the interest on state funds,
The voters will give him big majority
in June and November for doing it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
To Keep Boys in School

The Frederick Free Press in its school
notes says: 'The grammar room has
lost five pupils from the roll during the
past two weeks. The boys are leaving
school for work on the farms" We
are not altogether sure that this is bad
for the BOYS if taken in the right spirit:
The right-minded boy will find the farm
work a valuable part of his curriculum,
and will do all the better work when he
again enters school. Something added
to the course of study which would
bring home to the average boy keer
appreciation of his personal responsible.
ity might counterfeit some of the pam
pering effects OF modern ideals in edu
cation. Groton Independent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

the railroad bill. This question had
practically mon0polized the attention
of the senate for the past week and
was regarded as one Of the most i'm
portant subdivisions of the pending
bill. The vote is generally accepted
as a test of the strength of the con-
tending sides respectively and it is
believed that ii presages the passage
of the bill by a safe majority.
Immediately after the result was an
nounced, Senator Cummins, whose
provision had been voted down, gave
notice of another amendment intend
ed to accomplish the same purpose
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

At the meeting of the city council last
Monday night Mayor Harris appointed
the Webster World official paper of the
City Of Webster, and on the following
day Editor Bronson was circulating the
nominating petition of Donald Mclean.
son-in-law of Mayor Harris, who Is a
candidate for state senator.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

To judge from the way the insurgent
papers are going after State Treasurer
Johnson's scalp the bottom of Dick
Richards "barrel" must be in sight
If they could elect state treasurer
who would dump some $40, 900 or SIS, 900
of the states interest money into the
reform slush fund, as Treasurer
CassilI did, It would help materially in
defraying their campaign expenses.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

Editor Bronson should make it point
to carefully examine the figures he
receives from the reform" press
bureau. Such palpable falsehoods as
his statement that the Elrod admins
tration cost the state more than the
Herried administration will only serve
to still further weaken the confidence
of his readers in the political integrity
of the World.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

1t would be good plan for Governor
Wesley to take that $1,000 90 rug, those
$500 bloodhounds, that reading circle
fund automobile and those eighteen new
office-holders around with him, and
exhibit them to the voters as proof OF
his statement that there has been nc
mismanagement or extravaganza in his
administration of the states affairs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

No, Mr.. Taxpayer, the supreme
court decisions in the Flagstad and
Burns cases will not throw the costs
upon the county. The decisions merely
go to show that our highly efficient
states attorney was either playing one
of his deep games of peanut politics or
the wheels of justice in his Uranium got
to revolving in the wrong direction.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

On January l, 1910 the states deb
was 1872, GOA. SO, and it is still increas.
ing despite the fact that our reform
ers" have almost doubled the tax levy
for state purposes. Mr.. Taxpayer
how much longer will you allow thes,
fake reformers to mismanage the state.
affairs and expend your money in pro
viding fat jobs for their political heel
ers?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

Mr.. Farmer, if you employed man
at $50 per month to do farm work, and
then had him assist you in building a
house while you hired some one else to
do his farm work, would you pay him
his salary and regular carpenters
wages in addition? You certainly would
not; but Governor Wesley would. He
says that it is perfectly proper for our
state engineer to draw salary Of
ZOO per year as state engineer and
500 per day as superintendent lof con.
struction Of the new capitol, while 3
deputy is hired at salary of 81 800 pc,
year to discharge the regular duties d
the state engineers Office. This ma,
appear perfectly proper 70 yessey AM
the rest Of the reform" leaders, bu
70 the average voter it has the appear
.ncs Of . we'll developed case Of graft
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

The state taxes will be higher this
year than they were last year, and yet
the insurgent press claims that it is not
fair to compare tax levies except for
years when the legislature is in session.
We will admit that the comparison is
unfair to the stalwarts when the ere
formers" are in the saddle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
II. +. DENTON, Editor.

We are anxiously awaiting Boss
Richards comments on the Crawford
Elkins amendment to the railroad bill.
We suppose he will again re-affirm his
confidence in South Dakota's senators.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

Dick Richards now states that in his
opinion Gov. Vessey has conducted the
affairs of the state as econmically as
possible. We notice, however, that
there isguite a disparity between Dicks
latest opinion and the average tax
receipt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05

was disbanded by affirmanCe OF the
decree of the supreme court of Mis-.
sissippi: the Standard Oil company of
Kentucky was ousted from Tennessee
by the approval of the decree of the
supreme court of Tennessee. Both
the state courts had held these COM
binations violated the antitrust act Of
the respective states.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
AMENDMENT is VOTED DOWN
Senate Regulars Defeat Progressives
In Test Vote on Railroad Bill.

Washington. April 30.-By the de-
cisive vote of S5 to 20. and in the
midst Of intense excitement, the ad-
ministration Republicans defeated the
Cummins substitute for the Crawford
Elkins traffic agreement provision OF
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
"CroOkcd Statistics"

!
The Webster World came out with a
two-column defense of the Vessey adj
ministration, which contains so many
false statements that it has the appear
ance of one of those canned editor
ials furnished by the Richard S machine
The object of the editorial is to show
that the expenditures under Vessey
are the result of natural progression,
and to prove its contention the World
makes the following statement:
"Tf they (the stalwarts) were on
the square they would acknowledge
that their argument is worthless
because of the fact that Elrod's
expenses were greater than the
expenses Of the Herried admins
tration which preceded it, and Her
reid spent more money than his pre-
decessors.
We would like to ask Editor Bronson
where he got his authority for such a
wild.and untruthful statement. Is it a
creation of his own imagination, or was
it furnished by the reform" press
bureau over which Boss Richards pre-
sides? Where he obtained it we DO H9r
know, but the fact is certain that it is
absolutely false. The facts of the mat
ter are that the states expenditures
were not increased under Elrod, and
that.the progression in expenditures
theory advanced by Editor Bronson is
absolutely without foundation. To
prove our contention we desire to call
the World editors attention to the APP
preparations made by the last four leg
islatures, which are as follows:
1903 erreid. r,...,.....S 81 1862, 709. "a
1905-Elrod ,...,.......... 1,796, 736. 26
~, ,oo, a"ioi" 49, 800 600 90
l909-Vessey ......,...... 2,65Z, 993. ~
tt.w;ll tbus ba seen that the annropri-
atoms under Elrod were $l65, 973. So less
than under Herried, 1896, 639.05 less
than under Crawford. and S756, PSF. O4
less than nnder Vessey.
To further prove our contention and
show M the falsityof the Worlds state
ment,we wish to call attention to the
following table showing the amount of
state tax levied under the last four
administrations.
1eo3-o4-Herreid 81, 589, 867. "a
19O5-O6-E lrod ..... 1921 1888
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l,9oo' zSo.zo
one year uiiuer Wesley $500 i'~'''oio'- -
NOW MI DionSoi' 'ie'e isuie'
eNpioue your 'iieory anu prove '''a' WI
r-iroo administration 'oS' 'ne '>-
payers less 'nap any administrator ~
the recent history u 'he s'a'e ineS
proVeipeyonu the snaoow VI uouo'
that -our. alleged REFORM auiliiiiiS'ra-
tionslare guilty. Oh extravaganza anu
Encouragement ana are not 10 De COM
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
Job Incomplete.

"Have you and that girl ever made
up"
Not !? But she looked made up,
the last time | saw her."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
Blew Him Up.

He kidded her to beat the band
To anger she was goaded.
He told her she used powder, and
The girl almost exploded.
Cleveland Leader.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
Times Change.

The man who paddles his own canoe
He may go far,
But he'll have TO have a chauffeur or two
For his motorcar.
Kansas City Times,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
STATE LAWS DECLARED VALID

Federal Supreme Court Rules Against
Trusts.
Washington, May 3.-The hands of
the states in their fight against
trusts" were upheld by the supreme
court of the United States with tell
ing effect.
The Association Of Retail Lumber
Dealers in Mississippi and Louisiana
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-05-05
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-23
Fruit Shower.

Several friends of Mrs. Mark Kirk
patrick entered into a conspiracy
yesterday to surprise her with a fruit
shower in the afternoon. In order that
she would be sure to be at home one
of the members went over right after
dinner with her embroidery and an
nounced her intention of staying all
afternoon. Each guest brought a jar
of her choicest fruit.
Forty-Two was played and very
delightful hour or more enjoyed.
Mrs. kirkpatrick was very much
surprised and had not the least suspi-
cion of their plans. Believing that
such generosity merited some reward
the hostess telephoned to town for re-
freshments.
Those present were Mesdames Nor
gan, Arnold, Beecher, Krueger, DingF,
Mccoy. vonWeise and Foster.