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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08
MAKES RAPID HEADWAY.
Many an Elk Point Reader Knows It
Well.

There is a way open to convince the
greatest skeptic. Scores of Elk Point
people have made it possible. The
public statement of their experience
is proof the like of which has never
been produced before in Elk Point.
Read this case of it given by a citi-
zen:
Perry M. Carter of Elk Point, S. D.,
says: For fifteen years l suffered off
and on from kidney complaint. The
least cold caught settled on my kid
neys and made these organs weaker.
Finally / was taken with distressing
pain across the small of my back, par
|ticularly severe when / attempted to
lift. / realized that something must
be done, and having heard about
Doan's Kidney Pills, | procured box
from the Pioneer Drug Co. / am
happy to say that they gave me
prompt relief and improved my condi-
ton in every way Statement given
August II, 1902
Remember the -Doan s-and
take no other.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-M ilburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole. agents for the United
States.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08
FUNGUS DISEASES or PEACH
Brown Rot Among Most Destructive
OF Fungi on Trees-PreVails
During Warm Weather.
CBy r. G. wEATHERsTONED

CBy r. G. WEATHERSTONE)
The brown rot fungus is among the
most destructive of the fungi on the
peach, yielding place only at times to
leaf-curl Unlike leaf-curl the brown
rot prevails during warm, showery
weather, and with such a weather
period is likely to occur at any time
of the year In April, If the mummy
peaches are permitted to remain on
the trees from the preceding year,
the fungus may affect the twigs
through the blossoms and thus cause
serious twig blight. 1t Is a matter Of
common remark that the branches
upon which rotted peaches are found
often perish from effect Of the rot
fungus. The survival of the fungus in
these mummy" fruits and the pro
duction of ascospores from them are
well proven. No one variety seems
more susceptible to rot than others.
although some sorts are more liable
to ripen during rainy weather and
then rot worse. The control of rot
demands: First, careful removal and
destruction of all mummy rotted
peaches in which the fungus survives;
second, thorough spraying of the
trees before blossOming as for leaf
curl; third, subsequent spray treat
ment with selfboiled limesulfur may
be profitable under certain conditions,
The leaf-curl fungus is at times one
of the serious pests of the peach
grower. However destructive leaf
curl does not occur every year. The
curl fungus survives in the buds from
year to year. It is therefore present
each season, though possibly in vary
ing amount. Leaf-curl usually comes
when cool weather. with frequent
rains, prevails during March, April,
May and June 1t is to the April
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08
Cummins Seeks Rigid Merit System

time and to do as much work on it
as possible in committee during the
summer
Hearings may be held and as an In
dication of Senator Cummins' inten-
ton to keep his committee busy, the
first thing he did after reaching Wash
ington the other day was to move his
quarters in the senate office building
from the northwest corner to the
southeast corner, Immediately adjoin-
ing the room allotted to the commit
tee on civil service and retrenchment.
For years, until Mr.. Cummins be-
came chairman, this committee had
been one of the "do-nothing" commit
tees of the senate. In the last con-
gress it held hearings on the propo-
ton to provide for the retirement
and pensioning of superannuated en-
plOyees of the various government de-
partments.
1t now is proposed to embrace the
civil service classification and the
promotion and retirement features in
one comprehensive measure.
There is no intention, 1T is under
stood, of assailing the executive
branch of the government through the
proposition to designate by law the
positions that shall be filed under
the civil service rules. 1t is designed,
however, to make the rules more
rigid and to prevent in the future the
excepting of certain places from the
application of the rules by executive
order.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08
German Grating Wax

have read of a great many rauctpes
for making grating wax. bat noos Hike
the following: Take In proportion 1
pound resin, II pound 5eeewax, 1
ounce tallow, " ounce venetian tur-
pentine (the last to prevent running
in hot weather.. Place all In vessel
and boil, says a writer in an exchange
Stir we'll, and when thoroughly melted
pour the whole mass into cold water.
When cooled Off somewhat, work well
and form into stickS This lie an old
German recipe and one Of the best
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08

and attach the frame to the tree with
wire. This should be attached at
just the right point to correct the
crookedness in the tree The tree
should be protected from the wire by
a cloth The constant bearing down
of the weights will in very short
time bring the tree to its proper posi-
ton without injury.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08
GRAPE ARBoR or CONCRETE
Alton, Ill.,, May Be of Use to
Others Desiring Same.

few details of the construction
OF this concrete grape arbor, located
at Alton, ILL.,, may prove helpful to
those who contemplate work of the
same nature The posts, all 10 #.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08
TO STRAIGHTEN YOUNG TREES
Simple Device Which All Farmers
viii Find Most UsefuI-WiIl
Correct Crookedness.

This device can be easily attached
to tree which is inclined to grow
crooked. Make a framework of mar
row boards sharpened at the end
where the frame pieces come together
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08
Varieties Of Erulta.

Be careful about the varieties OF
fruits that you plant. It is imperative
that they be Of high quality. The Ben
pasas sra u rapidly passing.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-06-08

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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
Unreliable PhysIoanomy.

am a profound disbeliever in phys
iognomy. Features are false wit
nesses Stupidity frequently wears a
mask of intelligence. / know bust
ness men who look like poets and
poets who look like business men.
Men of genius invariably look like
idiots. and If you pick out the man
who looks most eminent In q party
you are sure to find he is q nobody.
! always distrust men who look mag.
niicent- Nature Is a stingy creature.
She seldom gives a man the double
gift of being great and looking great.
She took care to lame Byron and de-
form Pope and disigure Johnson. But
the GROWING example Of her Jealous
parsimony is Shakespeare. / have al
ways been disappointed with Shakes
peareis face. 1t does not live up to
his poetry. II is dull. heavy and com.
wonplace.-Adyentures In London.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
FIVE THOUSAND HOUSES BURN.
Ep-6,ooo PERSONS
HOMELESS.
MOSTOFTHEM ARE WOMEN
-WoId Wide Known Yoshi-
wari Reduced to Heap
of Ashes.

Toxic, Japan.-The notorious Yo-
shiwari, the principal quarter of Toxic
inhabited by the licensed hetairae, was
Destroyed by fire. Many Of these hous-
es were almost palatial in appearance,
and a thousand of them were burned
in a little more than three hours. Six
thousand female inmates were rem
dered homeless.
The Yoshiwari is conducted under
government licenses, which provide
for the establishment of hospitals, and
several Of these institutions also were
burned. The fire spread over a vast
area. 1t was famed by a strong
southern wind, and the flames were
swept to he surrounding structures to
the north. Altogether it is estimated
that 5000 houses are in ruins, cover
ing an area approximately four square
miles.
A large number of women were Sc
verify injured, but so far as is known
no deaths have occurred. Five hun
dred troops are guarding the territory.
When the wind died down on the clear
night, the entire northern skies of
Toxic were ablaze from the glowing
embers. 1t is impossible at present to
estimate the total loss.
The world-famed Yoshiwari lies
about one mile to the north Of Asakusa
park. The district presented a spec
tacle probably unparalleled in any 9TH
er country, but reproduced on a small
er scale in the propincial Japanese
cities, with its gorgeous structures,
guarded by iron bars, directly on the
street line, and its thousands of gaily
bedecked residents.
This whole quarter is under special
municipal surveillance, with the result
that at all times perfect order pre-
vailed, enabling strangers to observe,
while walking through the streets, the
manner in which the Japanese have
solved, in their own manner, n OF
the vexed questions of all ages.
During recent years several serious
fires have occurred in Japan. In Au-
gust, 1907, a conflagration at Hako-
date destroyed 1900 houses, with an
estimated loss of about SIS, 100000. In
March of the following year fire at
Noda Soy. near Toxic, destroyed 400
houses, the damage being $4,000, 900,
and a few days later 1000 houses were
burned at Nygata.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
WILL SOON RAISE MAINE
GREAT WALL ENCLOSING HULK Is
FINISHED.
v. S. Warship to Stand by and Re.
ceips Remains Of Dead
Sailors.

Havana, Cuba.--In the driving of
the last few ~interlocking steel piles
Of the last Of the 20 caissons forming
the enclosing wall of the huge basin
or cofferdam surrounding the wreck of
the Maine, the first stage in the great
work of exposing and ultimately re-
moving the shattered remains of the
h~attleship sunk in the harbor of Ha-
vana on the night Of Feb. Is, 1898, has
Just been brought to a successful con-
clusion.
The work was accomplished with a
rapidity fully up to the most san
guine expectations of the army engi-
neers in charge, and it's progress was
unmarked by a single mishap or hitch
until the introduction of the final pile,
which failed to interlock properly
with those on either side. This gave
rise to a rumor that the stability of
the caisson was endangered, but the
replacing of three piles served to re-
pair the damage.
The second stage of the work, that
of filling the caissons with cud, clay
and rock dredged from the harbor
bottom, has been going on for some
time, and, now that the ring Of the
caissons is completed, is being pushed
forward with the utmost rapidity. The
steam dredge Norman Davis, loaned
to the government by the Huston
Trumbo Dredging company, and the
United States army dredge Barnard"
are dumping hundreds of tons of ma
terial into the caissons, the work 60
ing on as it has from the beginning,
night and day.
1t is expected that the filling of the
caissons will be completed by the end
of April, and after that the second and
most interesting stage of the work
that of pumping out the great basin
and leaving exposed the hull of the
b~attleship in precisely the condition
she was on the morning after her de-
struction 10 years ago-will be pro-
ceeded with.
AS soon as the wreck is fully ex-
posed, the work of exploration in
search of human remains will take
precedence of every other considera-
ton. 1t is practically certain that
when this stage of the work is reached
a United States man-of-war will be or
dered to Havana and will lie close to
the wreck to receive the bodies.
After that will come an exhaustive
scrutiny of the shattered wreck by ex-
perts who, in the opinion of engineer
officers, will be able to determine be-
yond all future question precisely the
character of the agency whereby the
destruction of the Maine was effected.
Probably many months will lapse
before the final stage of the work
the extraction and disposition of the
wreck-will be begun. So far, the
plans are merely tentative, everything
depending on what the condition Of
the wreck proves to be.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
GAMBLE WOULD OPEN TRACTS.
Settlement of 100000 Acres of Indian
Lands Object of Bills.

Washington, d. C. - Indian lands
In North and South Dakota ~aggregat-
Ing 400, 900 acres will be thrown open
to settlement If four bills introduced
by Senator Gamble are enacted into
law. The bills affect all the remaining
surplus and unallotted lands in the
Standing Rock Indian reservation in
the states of North and South Dakota,
aggregating 100000 acres; all the re-
naming surplus and u%nallotted lands
in the Cheyenne Indian reservation in
South Dakota, aggregating 100000
acres; all remaining surplus and unal-
lotted lands in the Rosebud Indian
reservation embraced within the linn
it's of Todd and Bennett counties,
South Dakota, a~ggregating 100000
acres (; and all the remaining surplus
and unallotted lands in Washabaugh
county in the Pine Ridge Indian reser
walton, amounting to 700, 900 acres.
Senator Gamble passed the bills re-
lating to the Standing Rock and Chey-
enne reservations through the senate
In the last congress, but they failed Of
passage in the house. The bills carry
the following appropriations: To be
paid the Indians for school lands do
mated to the states from the reserva-
ton from the Standing Rock reserva-
ton. $1S0,000; from the Cheyenne res
ervation, 100000; from the Rosebud
reservation, $125,0 and from the
Pine Ridge reservation, sI25,0
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
I2S DIE IN ALABAMA MINE
AFTERpANP FLOORS TEN GOV.
EaNMENT REsCuRERs.
Oxygen Helmets Are of No Use When
Air Is Shut or in Alabama
Shaft.

Littleton, Alabama. With the
precision Of rlo,kwork, a trained corps
Of rescuers is bringing n steady stream
OF bodies from the Banner mine Of the
Pratt Consolidated Coal COMPANY, in
which such a disastrous explosion oc-
Cured. II Is believed that las is the
number Of the victims. There is no
longer any hope OF finding men alive
under ground. or the 12S dead, only
ii were whites.
The first party OF 10 government
resCuers, headed by Dr.. j. ]. Rutledge,
escape from death. An accident Oc-
Cured to the boiler used for the fans
and the air was stopped for a few
minutes.
The entire party was overcome by
the afterdamp and when brought to
the surface physicians worked over
them for nearly an hour before they
were able TO be moved to the rescue
car.
Mourners were strangely missing
from the opening of the mine near
here following the explosion. The
entombed men were practically all
negro %ConviCts whose relatives are
scattered throughout the countries Of
Alabama The cause of the explosion
is still a mystery.
Large Fund For Relief Of Miners.
Scranton, Pa, April Livery nook
and Granny of the workings of the
PanCoast colliery, where the 70 miners
and United States Rescue Foreman
Joseph NJ. Evans lost their lives have
been gone over by squads of search
ers to discover if possible IL there
were other bodies to be found, but
none was discovered. The laying out
and burying of the bodies is now go
ing on.
The 1900 surviving miners of
Throop marched from n house to the
other to pay respect to the dead and
then to the cemetery to attend the
burials.
Mayor Won Bergen called a meeting
of a dozen citizens to take charge of
a relief fund. The fund has reached
nearly $4,000, including Scranton's
Red Cross contribution of $1,000. 1t
is intended by the local relief commit.
tee to raise 5000, 600.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
2 EXPLOSIONS JAR NANAIMo.
Powder Magazine On Protection Island
Blows Up.

Victoria, British Col.-The powder
magazine on Protection Island, Ma
naimo, exploded. Two distinct shocks
shook Nanaimo, shattering plate glass
windows and causing the citizens to
fear that the Protection mine had blown
up. The flames lit up the harbor and
city. The first explosion was of dyna-
mite and the second of a store of gaso-
line.
John Jones, night engineer, discov-
cred fire at the magazine and went to
the telephone to notify the chief engi-
neer. He was returning when the ex-
plosion occurred and he was thrown
40 feet. sustaining injuries that will
probably result fatally.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

Washington, D..C.-Asserting that
the military force of the United States
has been used to assist President Diaz
of Mexico in an attempt to retain his
despotic control of that republic. Rep
resentative Victor L. Berger, the So
cialist member from Wisconsin. intro
duced a joint resolution demanding
that the president transmit to con-
gress all information available show
ing why he ordered the Texas army
maneuyers.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

Little Mrs Bride had almost every
thing to learn about housekeeping. but
h was SO enthusiastic In her interest
that every one was glad to help hex.
4 have some particularly fine as
paragus." the marietman told heroine
day, and he displayed q bunch for her
admiration. picked not three hours
ago." he added.
Mrs. Bride looked at It with unaf.
fected amazement.
Does IL grow like that" she asked.
\ always supposed the cook braided
the ends Of it"--Touthss Companion.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
DAILY MARKET REPORTS.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis. Apr. 11.-wheat. Nay.
94hc; July. 95%c; No. / northern,
97%c; No. 2 northern. 95|; No. l
durum. Sac; No. 3 corn. 47hc; No.
8 white oats. Sic; barley, mailing.
S1.05; No. 2 rye, SIC; No. | fax, $3.50.
Duluth. April 11,-Wheat. May, CSC;
July. 96Ac; No. | northern, s5Mc.
South st. Paul. April 11s-Csttle-
Steers, s4.25@4.75; cows, s3.00@4.00;
calves, $4.00@6.00: hogs. ss.lo@6.20:
sheep. yearlings. $2.00@5.o0.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

erican republic and will accept. Mr..
Davidson will probably be sent to Bo-
gotta, Columbia. The salary is $4,000
a year.
There have been rumors in Wash
ington that former Governor David
son would receive a diplomatic APP
pointment since Frank l.. Gilbert was
made collector of internal revenue at
Madison, a place for which Davidson
was a candidate.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
CLERKS IN FIRE DRILL.
Census Employees Make Speed In Leav-
ing Building.

Washington. d. G. - Administra-
ton officials have decided there shall
be no repetition Of the New Yorx IRE
horror IN a government building IL
precautions can prevent. A FIRE gong
was sounded al noon in the bureau OF
census. where 1900 clerks are cm-
ployed-a great majority OF them wom-
en-and in three minutes the build
Ing was empty.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
CANTON IN STATE OF SIEGE.
Tartar General Victim of Assaslns;
Troops Hurried o the City.

London, Eng. A special dis
patch to the Daily Express from its
H%ongkong correspondent says that a
serious rising Is reported to have TAX
en- place at Canton. 1t Is stated that
the Tartar general commanding the
government troops has been murdered
and that other troops have been hur-
ried to the city, which is practically in
a state of siege.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
c is
In the Case Of the Death of craIge
Lippincott

Philadelphia, Penn. "A coroner's
jury, empaneled to inquire into the
death on Thursday of CTaige Lippin-
colt, president of the J.. B. Lippincott
Company, publishers, rendered a YER
dict of suicide. The inquest was
brief. Members of the family were
not called as witnesses, instead their
sworn dispositions were read and &c
cepted by the coroner.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED.
SPANS King Has Another lncipent
Revolution.

Madrid. Spain. A republic has
been proclaimed at Canillas de Acei-
tune. In tho province of Malaga. The
populace OF the town rebeiled against
the royal authority and attacked the
barracks OF the civil guard.
Several persons were wounded In
the fifhting that followed. Reinforce
ments OF troops are being hurried to
the scene.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

A woman who was described by her
artist husband as a modern Venus"
has just been awarded s25 a month
alimony. Well, all venuses are sup
posed to be more or less broke.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
FIFTY GIRLS ARE GUARANTEED.
One Case Of Scarlet Fever Discovered
at Barnard College.

New York, N. Y. Ffrty girls,
students at Barnard college, are quar-
antined in Brooks Hall, one of the dor
mitoTies. because Of a ease of scarlet
fever which has been discovered
there. Miss May Bernstein Of Pater-
son. N. y. the scarlet fever patient,
has been removed to q hospital. The
so girls will I've to remain In the
premises untr after Easter Sunday. it
Is said.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

A Chicago matron AYERS that a
breach Of promise suit against her
husband merely amuses her. How
ever. that form Of amusement Is not
likely to become generally popular
among the matrons.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

II the day of the harem skirt has
arrived 1t will come In regardless OF
jeers and friendly or unfriendly legis-
lation. II 1t has not come then all the
advanced In the world cannot
force it
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

A Massachusetts, chief of police
wants the ducking-stool revived for
feminine scolds. He will want 1t still
more when the tongues he would thus
restrain have finished their assaults
upon him.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14
TWO Bow summed - D..th.

Fort william, Ontario.-While Mrs.
Joseph Frost was temporarily abb
sent from home four young boys
set FIRE to the house while play
ing with matches. and two OF the boys
were burned to death.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

= A New Jersey dog catcher proposes
TO get 'em with an aeroplane. Then
to the other triumphs of a~eronautics
will be added that of a bark sailing
through the air.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

The Chicago girl who got into print
on the assumption that she wanted to
marry an Indian has gone on the
vaudeville stage. Might have known 1t
from the start.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

A New Jersey woman In an aliena-
neutrality-suspicious. suit recently recov-
cred s2,000 for the loss OF her hus-
bands love. And many Of her sisters
win probably consider her a lucky
woman. more to DO enyied than pitied
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

American heiresses are waiting for
an advance list of King Georges ap-
pointments of 500 new radical peers.
Some Of them will be laborites, no
doubt
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

The coronation Of King George will
introduce special styles In hats, says
an exchange. which Is tough luck for
the man who was planning to wear
last years straw again.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

An eastern savant tells US fat men
rarely are criminals. Julius Caesar
had the same idea-at least according
to Shakespeare, or Bacon. or whoever
Y was.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

A skeleton found in England is said
TO be 100, 900 years old. This may be
remarkable, but is there any limit to
the g that a skeleton may eventu-
ally attain?
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-14

Twenty-one professors at the Uni
versity Of Moscow have been forced to
resign by striking students. Russia
must be a gladstone place for a stu
dent