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The Laclede blade., 1910-06-11
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Wonder washer, the best washing
machine yet invented, to one OF
our subscribers at Elk City, Okla.
A little advertisement in the BLADE
did the business. We may be
able to help you buy or sell some
thing. Try it once. l
G. B. Hutchinson of the Missouri
experiment station will be at the
Linn county field one mile north
of Laclede on Saturday afternoon,
June 18. All farmersinterested in
the action of various Fertilizers on
Linn county soil should attend this
meeting. Karl Jones, Manager.
The memorial services of the
Modern Woodmen of America and
Royal Neighbors Of America held
in Laclede last Sunday afternoon
were we'll attended. About fifty
Woodmen and twenty Royal Neigh
bors were in the line and the ad-
dress by Rev. Tobey was exception
ally good. After the services at
the Methodist church the members
of the two orders marched to the
cemetery and decorated the graves
of deceased Neighbors.
In renewing for the BLADE, Mrs.
E. M. Logsdon says that they are
now living in st. Joseph, where the
children have good positions.
"Mr. Logsdon is manager of a
general store at Purcell, Kansas,
and spends Sundays at home, but
doesn't like the city; Pearl is
stenographer at First National
bank; Eugene is Office clerk for
tWyeth Hardware Co.; Eddie, when
mot in school, works in a grocery
store; Earl is with the Jones firm
in Kansas City. We certainly
would enjoy seeing all the old
friends once more and extend an
invitation for all to come and see
us at 1117 Corby street, for pm
sure all take the BLADE"
The township board had a con-
crete culvert put in last week near
Grant Welsh's on route one and
another this week at Huss hill west
of town. A number of wooden
bridges and culverts have been
repaired and the roads near town
have all been put in good shape.
Considerable work has been done
recently on the streets in Laclede
and they are in unusually good
condition. Some streets have been
worked that had not had anything
done to them in years and it is the
intention of Street Commissioner
Kent and the city council to get all
streets in the best condition pos
sible. The unusually wet spring
has delayed this work, but it is being
done as rapidly as possible,
At it's regular meeting last Mon
day night the city council passed
an important and much needed Or
dinance declaring that splitting
upon the sidewalks of the city Of
Laclede or upon the floors, walls,
doors or windows of any public
building, church, opera house,
school building or hall' is a
nuisance and the same is pro-
hibited." Section 2 of the same
ordinance provides that ANY person
violating the provisions of section
one of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction shall be fined not
less than one nor more than fifty
dollars for each offense." It was
also provided that the ordinance
should take effect Immediately, so
if any of our readers have been
| nniItr nf nffnnnas of thiS Kind thnu
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Commission Files Complaint

Dell R~apids-The South Dakota
railroad commission has filed a COM
plant with the Interstate Commerce
commission alleging that the freight
rates from South Dakota points
to the primary markets of Mime
apolis, Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago
and Omaha for the shipment OF fax,
millet, wheat, corn, rye, oats and bar
ley as compared with the rates on the
same commodities from North Da-
kota points of equal distance to SAID
markets are unreasonable and excess
siye. and that the proposed a
of rates amounts to an increase Oh
from one-half cent to two cents per
hundreds. They further ask that att
er due hearing on the said compla MT
an order be issued commanding the
defendants to refrain from putting IN
to effect or maintaining the proposed
increase in rates, and also that after
a full hearing and Investigation an
order be issued fixing and establishing
such rates on the commodities specl-
fed from South Dakota points TO the
primary markets named as the com
mission may deem reasonable and just.
All the railroads in South Dakota are
named as defendants in the petition.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Food Commissions Busy

vermillion-Pure Food Commission
er Cook and Deputy Commissioners
Bitterness have just returned from
a tour of inspection in the various
parts of the state. A local deal
er in one of the cities of the state was
fined $1,000 and costs in justice court
for offering Uncle Sans Condition
Powders for sale, which were not Ia
beled according to the stockfood law.
Another party was recommended for
prosecution for a similar offense. The
trial will be held in a few days.
Mr.. +. G. Cole, a farmer near Villas,
S. d., was fined $1,000 and costs in
justice court for selling rotten eggs to
one OF the local dealers. There has
been q misconception with regard to
the pure food law throughout the
state on account of the fact that the
word mo" was, by come accident,
substituted for the word ANY" in a
certain place in the pure food law
when it's was enacted two years ago.
But this error only affects the ship
ping of a~dulterated food and in no
way affects the sale thereof. The err
ror will not materially affect the en-
forcement Of the pure food laws. Ev-
eryone found selling rotten eeggs, or
Offering the same for sale In the stores
or merchants selling the same TO pro-
duce houses, will be recommended for
prosecution.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Einad For Aiding Prisoners

Mitchell-At a special sess on OF
court here yesterday by Judge Frank
B. Smith, a plea of not guilty was
entered by Robert Conrad, who
was arrested last July for carrying a
saw into the Jail to aid in the esfape
OF prisoners. Judge Smith gave him
a sentence Of one and a half years In
the ~penitentiary. John Upton, arrested
last Saturday for giving or buying
liquor for blacklisted men, was bound
over to the November term OF court
in the sum Of 5000. Officers are wat n
ing others who are suspected and
more arrests are likely to follow.
Pierre-Rib Bruner, an auto driver
of Fort Pierre while out In the
country a few days ago develop
ed a case Of nerve" which few men
would show under the circumstances.
He, with a companion. was going
down a4long slope at a pretty good
clip when the machine went wrong
throwing both out. Bruner suffered
a broken leg, but the other man came
out with a few bruises, and. after max
Ing Bruner as comfortable as pos
sible, started after help. After ne LETT
BruFser crawled to the machine and
found he could make il work and
"cranked up and drove about txen'
,kty miles Tor medical attention.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
II WEATHER MEN
Have Finished Sounding With Very
Gratifying Results

Huron-Government experts from
the weather bureau at Washington
have completed their work of sending
up sounding balloons here, the total
number used being twenty-six. Ono
Of the experts, B. J. Sherry, has gone
to points OIL the Pacific coast. The
work OF these gentlemen here was
highly satisfactory. Out OF the TWEEN
ty-six balloons used during the
months Of August and September,
baskets and instruments from is have
been returned. The records, however.
of these have not all been completed,
but have been sent to Mt. Weather,
Va, a station established by the
United States government, upon the
crest of the mountains. for the trans
lation. One Of the balloons reached
an altitude Of a little more than eight
miles and registered a temperature OF
62 degrees below zero. The records
made by the balloons used at Huron
will be of vital Importance to the
weather bureau of the United States
and other countries. These records
will be published by the government
as soon as translation has been COM
pleted. Mr.. Sherry's errand to Bis
marck Is by direction of the authori-
ties at Washington and is for the pur-
pose of making Investigations rela-
tive to the establishment of a perma-
nent test station, either in that city
or Huron. This station will be under
the direction Of the United States
weather bureau and will mean much
to the city in which 1t is located.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Agent For Good Roads

Pierre-State Engineer s. H.. Lea
has been designated special agent
of the United States department OF
agriculture, department of public
roads. 1t is desired that as much In
formation as possible be obtained con-
corning the public roads and highways
III South Dakota and Information Is
desired covering the following points:
Road laws enacted or projected; ROAD
experiments contemplated, begun or
proposed; experiments contemplated,
begun or completed; state and county
road conventions, announced or held;
educational work in road improve
ments; county or township bond Is
sues proposed or authorized for roads;
statements as to and ex-
penditures on roads and highways;
construction projects contemplated,
begun or finished, either roads or
bridges; any miscellaneous items In
regard to roads not included in either
of the foregoing. Any information on
any of these matters will be appre-
ciated and used for the benefit of the
public, and should be addressed 10
State Engineer, Pierre, 5. d.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Day Spent in Circus Beats School

see pictures of them, but they don't
really know what a lion Is until they
see one. Merely seeing the anir8als
in the open cages of a circus parade
Ia of great value to children. They
see many animals with which they
are not familiar and get a real knowl-
edge OF animals of which they have
read but which they have little op-
portunity to see. In the menagerie
there are animals from all parts Of
the world and the child who goes to
the circus learns more about animals
in one day than he can learn from
the teacher of a nature study class ia
q year.
Then schoolroom work Is done In
the most perfunctory way when there
is a circus In town. The minds Of
the children-not nearly all of the
children are there-are not upon the
work, and the teacher can put no life
In his or her tasks. The teacher
knows all the work will have to be
gone over the following day"
Professor Fairbanks Is almost eighty
years old. and he has been elected SUI
perintendent of the public schools
here almost without opposition SO
times.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
D oRTLAND. ore.-sojourning here

% ORTLAND. Ore.-Sojourning here
the last several weeks has been a
man who has attracted widespread at
tention In medical circles. He is
Thomas p. Dunn. a native OF Mon
tana, who, as a member of the First
Montana volunteers in the Spanish
American war. was shot through the
head at Caloocan in the Philippines
more than twelve years ago and is
alive to tell of 1t today.
When Dunn fell wounded on the
battlefield of Caloocan he was car
ried to the ward where the fatally
injured were placed and no one paid
any attention to him for two days, as
there were too many other wounded
whom the physicians and surgeons in
charge believed had better chances
for recovery. At the end of two days,
during which the Montana boy lay
practically without attention, the sur,
geon in charge remarked upon his
vitality and decided to try to save his
life.
a MaGscr bullet had entered the
left side Of his head just above the
temple and emerged from the right
side just below the temple, a wound
that had previously proved fatal as
far as any of the medical men who
have examined Dunn ever heard.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
Woman Laughs Her Jaw Out of Joint

Mrs. Goldberg was chosen as the first
to be the blind one.
She was b%lindfolded and led into
any man she could catch, and she
supposed that Jim, her husband, would
be on the job and see that he was
caught. But a young man named Har-
ry was caught by Mrs. Goldberg and
was kissed. Jim was just a second
too late. Then they pulled the blind
fold of and Mrs. Goldberg saw whom
she had kissed.
The crowd combined In a roar of
glee and Mrs. Goldberg graciously
joined in the laughter. But she over
exerted herself. In the midst of an
unusually loud "Ha-ha!' she grabbed
her jaws and began to dance about
the room. She gasped and groaned,
and Policeman Mott, rushing upstairs,
found the company in confusion and
hysteria. Mrs. Goldberg seemed u
able to close her mouth, and nobody
could hold her long enough to close it
for her. A policeman gave all the
first aid he could muster without re-
suit, so he called a doctor from the
Harlem hospital. The doctor made a
hasty examination and diagnosed the
trouble as a dislocated jaw. He final
ly succeeded in getting 1t back In
place, and advised the patient not to
laugh again for a day or so. She
won't for q week at least.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
No Missionary Cash for the Indians

speaking congregation OF Indians to
some white charge. This is for the
purpose Of getting the Indians under
a white pastor in order that educa-
tional as well as religious work may
be carried on. The old Idea of teach
ing a white missionary to speak the
Indian tongue and sending him among
the Indians to preach In their own
language is to be abandoned.
1t was pointed out that. under the
state government. the Indian and the
white man are the same socially and
politically, that the state schools are
being extended into every Indian set
Element. and that the Indian children
everywhere are being taught English.
1t Is expected that other religious
organizations will take the same step.
It being practically forced upon them
by the new conditions arising from
the adoption Of state soveInment and
state schools.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
REPORT ON HOME.
COMMANDMENT GEDDiS OF THE
SOLDIERS HOME REPORTS
TO THE GOVERNOR
MONEY BACK TO THE STATE
Surplus of Appropriation Amounting
to Several Thousand Dollars
Not Needed Has Been
Returned

Huron-Col. j. B. Geddis, Com
maEdant Of the State Soldiers Home
was in the city a day or two
since. He has completed his report
to Gov. Vessey and in it are found
some very interesting facts con-
corning the State Soldiers Home at
Hot Springs. Col. Geddis assumed
charge of the Home Feb. /, 1909, his
report therefore covering part of the
term of the former commandant. The
legislature of 1907 appropriated for
salaries of officers and employees at
the Home, $50, O00.0 and for main
tenance $50, 000. 90, which became
available on the LIST of July, 1908.
When Col. Geddis assumed charge Of
the Home, the appropriation had been
expended and there was a deficiency
of $15,4 3 z .38, which was made good
with an appropriation by the legis-
lature of 1909, and at the close Of the
year, all outstanding bills had been
paid, amounting to $14,623.27, leaving
a balance %reverting to the state treas
ury of $794.l1, which would not have
been, except for the holding back OF
a number of bills, until too late to
include in the deficiency contract,
these were therefore paid from the
new appropriation. The appropriation
for the year June 80, 1909, for officers
and employees, was $17,500, and the
amoun expended was $f7,456.5S, ieav-
ing a balance to the state treasury of
$43.40. There was an appropriation
for maintenance for the same year Of
$55, 0000. 90, of which $50, 229.99 was ex-
pended, leaving a balance of "a. 1901.
For improvements there was an ap-
preparation of SIS, 900 90, of which
$14, 060.8S was used, leaving a balance
of $939.12 The total amount turned
into the state treasury for the year
ending June 80, 1910, was $ ,546.9 SO.
This is the first time In the history
of the institution that a surplus Of the
appropriations made, has reverted 40
the state treasury and indicates to
some degree, the careful manaeement
by Col. Geddis, of the institution.
There was an appropriation of s. ,000.-
90 for repairs upon sewers, all of
which was expended except S 1892
which reverted to the state treasury.
OF the 261 members of the Home on
June 80, 1909, 1873 were present and rs
absent. N~inety-one were adm tied
during the year, making the total
number cared for 352. There was lost
during the year SO, total enrolment,
June 80, 1910, was 256, being a de rease
of five during the year; the average
number present during the two yeas
was 403. The total number maintain
ed but for which nc appropriation was
made, was "a. These were women,
wives of members and employees.
The report shows that thesmembers
are in except onally good health, well
cared for and fed and as contented as
could be expected. The buildings and
grounds are in the best possible con-
dition, and the place was never more
'home-like."
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
AAAAHBE@HHHEHR
H| Odd News From Big Cities
WNI Stories Of Strange Happenings in the INN
mil Metropolitan Towns I'M
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Soldier Victim of Rare Affliction

His remarkable recovery and the
fact that he retains his reason are
the most remarkable features Of this
case. While he is alive, In good
health and able to walk around the
streets and converse with his friends
and acqiaintances, Dunn is handi-
capped by the loss Of all sense OF
smell or taste and has lost the sight
of his right eye. Despite these af-
fictions he bears his lot with forti-
tude. He cannot enjoy a meal, for no
matter what choice viands he may or
der, he canno relish them any more
than he would bareback and salt pork.
The loss of the sense Of taste he
looks upon as his worst affiction.
Tommy Dunn, as he Is known among
his friends, is a ward of the govern
ment, though not of his own choosing,
for he has relatives and influential
friends who take care of him and look
after his comfort at all times. His
impaired eyesight has proved al OBJ
stacle toward his securing employ
ment, and idleness is something he
breads because of his Affections. His
only amusement Is to join several con-
genial companions and tell Stories OF
past experiences, or to take street car
| rides or journeys through the country
In automobiles. He cannot go to the
theater, being handicapped by partial
blindness and fearful lest the glare of
the lights shall impair the sight OF
his remaining eve
AS a ward of the government Dunn
must report at Washington or some
other military headquarters at certain
periods and to undergo the periodical
examination required by the surgeon
! generals Office.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
NEW YORK.-Tee-hee-heei Hay
~ haw! Cra-a-a-ack!u

MEW YORk.-Tee-hee-hee! HaW-
~ hawl Cra-a-a-ack!u
Mrs. Cecilia Goldberg's birthday par
ty was an enjoyable occasion UP to
this point, or, to be exact, until she
~dislocated her jaw laughing at her
mistake in kissing the wrong man.
The occasion was the eighteenth an
niversary of Mrs. Goldberg's arrival in
Harlem. where she has since become
duly popular in her set. She is a
pretty young woman, and her parents
invited all their friends and relatives
to come around and celebrate.
They came by the dozens, and 1t
was Of those ''a-gorgeous-time was.
had-by-all' affairs. The tables groaned
with good things to eat, and there
was a decorous but all sufficient damp
ness out in the vicinity of the ice box.
Along about midnight, when the young
folks began thinking of going home,
some on suggested that blind mans
buff" was a good game to taper off
with. The music vas stopped and
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
EXCHANGED N
State Officials VIII Determine Value
OF Land Offered by Government

- MH|H .t
State Officials VIII Determine Value
of Land offered by Government
Pierre. E. Truran, deputy com
missioner Of school and pablo lands,
has gene to Deadwood to direct
the appraisal of timber on $1,000
acres OF land In the government
forest reserve OF the Black Hills. I'm
til q short time ago, the title to this
land claimed by the state of South
Dakota was disputed by the national
government on the ground that at the
time the state signifed its intention
to reserve the land the survey was
no complete. An agreement was
reached between Commissioner Dok-
ken OF the land department of the
state, and the department of the In
terror whereby the state was to be CIV
en- title to the lands which Ii claimed
with the provision that ar exchange
should be made of these lands, which
are scattered here and there through
out the millions of acres composing
the government reserve for a tract OF
equal acreage and value.
BY this agreement both national
and state lands are distinct and separ-
ate, and thus more convenient for ad-
m~inistration. During the past few
months the field agents of the state
office have been at work placing q
value on the standing timber on the
original land belonging to the state,
and the present occupation Of Deputy
Truran and a force Of clerks is that
of ascertaining the wealth of the
lands offered by the national govern
meat in exchange.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30
YIELDS ARE GOOD
Reports From DAWSON County Show
Better Than Estimate

Mitchell-Returns from t~hreshing
mcahines are coming in with good re-
ports on yields. In this county wheat Is
making a better yield than was antici-
pated before the harvest commenced.
No report received as yet has been be-
fairly large acreage has been 26a bush
els per acre. The wheat on hundreds
of farms is turning out % bushels per
acre. j.. r. Bonham, living in the
northwest part of the county, has
made the biggest return as yet. He
threshed $50 acres of wheat, which av-
eraged 26 bushels per acre. He haul
ed it direct from the machine to the
elevator and sold it for 1880. Mr..
Bonham also sold his fax crop for
S1.70O at the same time. James Pan
aluna, living In the same vicinity
tried, tried a big experiment on fax
this year. He broke 200 acres of new
ground and sowed it to fax. He has
sold his crop of $500 bushels for the
sum Of 5000. The expense of break
ing the ground, buying the seed, SOW
ing the fax, cutting and threshing
amounted to about $1,000, leaving him
$4,000 for his summers work, and this
was but one portion of his crop. g. @.
Case had eighty~three acres of wheat
which yielded 26a bushels per acre.
Corn In this county is well out OF
the way of frost at this time, and a
good yield is anticipated. The light
frost of a week ago did not do any
damage in this section, the mercury
only going to 33, and frost was hardly
in evidence.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-09-30

CPRINGFIELD. Mo.--"No session of
- the public schools of Springfield
after ten o'clock a.. m. on circus day"
This edict from the office of Prof.
Jonathan Fairbanks, lifelong educator
and for 36 years superintendent of the
public schools of Springfield, brought
Joy to the hearts of 5000 school chill
dren, for it meant that at ten o'clock
on the morning of circus days the
city schools closed for the day.
"A circus is something every child
ought to see," superintendent Fair
banks said, in explaining his orders,
for it is a yeritable education In It.
self. You can see for a small sum
attractions that have been grouped to-
gether at a cost of hundreds s,f thou
sands of dollars, and which would
cost large sums to see outside a cir
Gus.
School c ldren read of lions and