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The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

These bitches. these drainage dis.
tric,s are splendid monuments Ia
their creators. and here We will tell
Of the good men do. while the
living man may hear OF 1t. Many
men joined their efforts To accom-.
plish the work, nov ~ well along To.
wards It's completion. At the head ol
the list, We would mention ". H.
Richards. but his Efforts, his inilia.
tive would have been impossible. i'm.
practical, II other men lad not put
their shoulders TO the wheel and
pushed. and KEEP, pushing, The work
Is a monument To such pushcrs Of the
enterprise a. John T.. Slater. John a,
Buck. Thos. pebley, T. u. Cunning.
ham, II. A. bankers. j. r. Bridge.
man, sam Kahn, now deceased: John
Hall, +. X. Allen, Lot Brown. John
S,adler, W. J. Randall, Henry Rcyel
+. ". Walter, Harmon Ohlensahlen
and others.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

The present board of commissioners
is composed of John T.. Slater, presi.
dent: George ". poynter. secretary
and treasurer. Bigelom: Thomas peb.
ley, Craig: Jno. 4. Buck. Corning:
Henry Rable, Craig. with ". II.
Richards as attorney.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

The first ditch proposed was known
as the Corning ditch, petitioned for
by Horace Martin, John Hollenbeck,
Henry Roselius, +. w. Walter, Henry
bankers and Holland Bardwell and
filed with the county court at the
August term, 1872. The court named
VIM. NJ. Morris, ID. Van Wormer and
Geo. Kershner as commissioners, who
reported the scheme as impracticable
and they were discharged. The case
was re-opened, new set of commits
sioners was named and at the Decem.
Der term Of the court the work was
ordered. Joel Hester was the survey.
or at the time and by reason OF mis-.
take Of 10000 yards In his estimate,
much litigation followed. The ditch
tapped the bankers and Walters
lakes, thence southeasterly to the head
Of the Schultz lake. 1t was about IA
miles In length. The county At that
time paid Its share Of the expense,
which was q 900.
The second ditch proposed was
known as the "Sheridan ditch" petit.
toned for by Patrick Fitzmaurice and
Is others, at the September term, 1874,
OF the county court, Joel Hester, Jep-
tina Martin and j. NJ. Ford were
named as commissioners. 1t began
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

Then came the Forbes ditch which
is termed dry land ditch to carry
water to the Missouri river. This is
a small surface ditch and answers the
purpose for which il was made.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

The canal will he spanned 10y tiv,
steel bridges, which will lie construct.
cd by the district AT an estimated to
tai cost of Sl2,Oo0. They viii each b,
100 foot spans with i0.foot approaches.
After completion 1t will devolve ol,
the county tn keep them In repair.
The first will be- located cas, oi
Corning near the Adkins place.
The second where the railroad
crosses the big ditch two miles south.
east Of Corning.
The third viii be two miles below
the railroad at the VIM. ldeker farm.
The fourth, three miles west, and
close TO the foot OF schultz lake.
The fifth, three and a half miles
southwest Of Craig, AT the Wcllmar
farm and about mile above the
mouth Of the ditch.
The board Of supervisors has given
its time and much labor IN behalf OF
this great undertaking. working
faithfully for the future welfare of
all. They with their attorney have
cheerfully met all opposition and
borne criticism, believing that when
the drainage canal Is complete, and
that this almost empire--shall bear
Its abundant crops, that then viii
come reward.
Bonds have been voted TO the
amount OF $:,65, 900 for the construc.
tion Of the various drainage bitches
M f,llnu..
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

While this work on No. was pro-
crossing, the lower land owners from
section 81, 81, 81 south, to the south
line of 10, 50, 81, organized Nodaway
Drainage district No. 2, and the
greater portion of the lands being In
Andrew county, 1t was incorporated
IN Andrew county. $2l 900 In bonds
were voted. 1t too, Is not yet finish
ed. About one.third OF the cost will
be borne by the land owners In Holt
county. This district is about nine
miles In length. 1t Is about 3Ox8 feet
with no laterals.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

ON May ~, 1900. Judge Gallatin
Craig granted a certificate of incorpo-
ration To the Spuaw Creek Drainage
District M |. The distric, includes
the drainage Of some 2O,0OO acres and
the purpose Of the ditch l. to drain
the overflow coming from Spuaw
Creek, Davis Creek. Cannon's branch.
kimsey Creek, Porter Creek, etc,
and the surface water which falls up.
on the lands Of the district. The
work was begun In February, 1905.
IL was completed July 81, 1906. The
cost Of the main ditch and Its lateral
bitches involved the removal Of s0O,-
$50 cubic yards Of earth, TO pay for
which the district ISSUED SsO,WW In
bonds, bearing date July /, 1904.
Little Il Hays, of 81. Louis, took the
bonds al 0sc on the dollar and to bear
q per cent. interest. The main ditch
Is ri feet at the bottom and 20 feet
NJ the top, and required the moving
of S5,0OO cubic Yards of earth. The
bitches have a total distance of some
Is miles. Cpto this time this was
the biggest drainage scheme In this
county and In this part of the coun-
try. IL Is 10 feet wide and ~ feet
deep and Is doing Its work.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

Continued on Page Eighty
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-12-29

In 1901, came the proposition Of Or
ganizing the. Nodaway Drainage Dis.
trict No. |, but was not Incorporated
until the August term, 1905, and VIM.
NJ. Morris was the first secretary and
j. W. Patterson its president. In
July, 1905, the contract was let to
John Gilligan for $40, 900. September,
1905. II issued 500, 900 In bonds. u Is
about miles In length and will drain
1000 acres. II begins in sec, ~, ~, 81,
including lands In Nodaway and An.
drew counties, running along the
river south TO 80, 81, 81. IL is not yet
finished and litigation Is pending on
account Of the failure Of the contrac.
tor to finish the work. John Morris
and John Peret were the engineers.
1t Is Hxl6 feet with laterals, and as
far as completed Is doing It's work.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

R. O. Richards has been send
ing urgent requests to those cir
culating bis petitions for referend-
ing his primary law, to have them
in by the 10Th, and offering ten
cents for each legal signature. His
instructions are to get only the
good willing ones and not stop to
debate on the merits of the bill, as
he says it is merely matter OF
form to get the matter up for con-
sideration. Mr.. Richards ignores
the fact that by complying with
this mere matter of form these
"willing ones" are bringing an ex-
pense upon the state equal to the
expense of an entire Legislative
session. The voter should use the
same deliberation in signing one
of these referending petitions that
he would expect a member of the
legislature to exercise in consider
ing measure before the Legislative
body, for he is exercising his rights
as a legislator when he does it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

The wise ones who are putting
up the arguments pro and con on
the Canadian reciprocity treaty
are getting their wires so badly
crossed that the average reader
doesn't know where he is at. The
consumers of farm products favor
it because they say it would cheap
en- the cost of living. This means
that 1t would cheaper farm pro-
ducts and would therefore be det-
rimental to the producers of those
articles. Then the supporters Of
the treaty tell us that it would not
cheaper farm products. That We
have surplus of farm products so
the price is fixed by the foreign
market and reciprocity with Canada
would have no effect on prices.
If this is true then how is the con
sumer to be benefited? In fact
some speakers try to take both
sides of the argument. Senator
Cummins of Iowa, who has been a
strong supporter of reciprocity in
the abstract, comes out in opposi-
tion to this treaty because it
doesn't go far enough. He favors
reciprocity provided Canada will
grant everything that that viii viii benefit
this country and not insist on any,
thing that will be detrimental. 1t
will probably be a long time before
Canada will consent to treaty
that will meet the approval of Sen.
Cummins. The trnth of the matter
is that the conditions, and the cost
of production in Canada are so
similar to those of the United
States that free trade with that
country would probably make very
little difference with US one way or
the other.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
A Profitable Investment

You will pay just as much for a
bottle of Meritol Cough Remedy as
for any of the other cough medi-
clnes, but you save money in buy
ing it. The saving is in what you
get, not what you pay. The sure
to-cure-you quality is in every
bottle of this remedy, and you get
good results when you take it.
Neglected colds often develop SER
ious conditions, and when you buy
cough medicine you want to be
sure you are getting one that will
cure your cold. Meritol Cough
Remedy always cures. Price 25
and SO cents bottle. For sale
by Bruhn & Stonebraker, druggists
members of American Drug &
Press Association.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
Life saved At Death,s Door.

81 never felt Sc near ny gra grave 81 Z.
writes w. r. Patterson, Of Well
ington, Tex, as when q frightfula
cough and lung trouble pulled me-
down to 100 pounds, II spite a. Of &
doctors treatment for two years.
My father, mother and two sisters
died Of consumption, and that I
am alive today is due solely to Dr.
Kings New Discovery, which com.
pletely cured me.
Il Now I weigh 1877 pounds and
have been well and strong for
years. Quick, safe, sure, it's the
best remedy on earth for coughs,
colds, lagrippe, asthma, Group,
and all troatand lung trouble. soc
and $l.O0. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed BY Bruhn 8 Stone
braker.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

Sen. Curtiss, of Brown county,
who introduced the bill to take the
publication of referended laws
from the newspapers and have
them published in pamphlet form
and mailed to the voters, is cer-
tainly not adding anything to his
own p popularity nor to the strength
of his cause by referring to the
newspaper publishers as .'grafters."
The amount charged for these
publications was the regular legal
rates provided by law and nothing
In the nature of graft can be Justly
charged. That the price was ex-
cessive must be admitted and the
newspaper boys would have done
credit to themselves by agreeing to
take less than the law allowed
them. Had they done this pro-
badly the present trouble would
have been avoided. That they
could have afforded to do so is
shown by the fact that they are
now offering to compromise by ac-
cepting a maximum limit of $500
for each paper. This also is an
unbusinesslike proposition, to
place a maximum limit on the
price with no limit on the space
required. It would be more equit-
able to fix the rate at say one.h half
of the present legal rates. This
would be a reasonable charge, and
the public could pay for what it
got. The plan of distributing the
laws in pamphlet form would be
an economy provided the list was
as large as it was the last time,
but in cases where but few laws
were submitted, and these perhaps
short, the expense would be great
er than by the present method, as
the cost OF mailing would be the
same regardless of the amount of
printing required.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
BON HoMME COUNTY. 5. D. THURSDAY, fEBRu lsl1

the Home and then buries him so
deep with criticisms that one won
ders what was meant by business
management. Z They say that his
discharge Of six old soldiers from
the home was harsh, vindictive
and nnjustifable. His action in
suspending two others for drunk.
enness Is justifable by the rules
but they criticize the rules. The
expenditure Of $5,67O.48 appropri-
ated for repairs to the sewer was
"w holly unauthorized and illegal Z
The local government Of the home
they say is military in its character;
is apt to lead to the strict and arbi-
trary enforcement of discipline and
what was intended as home for
men il their declining years is apt
to partake of the nature of a milit-
ary post. This report not only re-
fleets upon Col. Geddes, but it
strikes the board OF managers who
are responsible for the rules, and
who sustained Mr.. Geddes in all
of his acts. It also indirectly
strikes the Governor who has also
refused to listen to any criticisms
of Mr.. Geddes, and has appointed
as his successor one of the mem.
bers of the board, thus giving his
approval to the old methods of
management. 1t looks as though
the committee is justifedi in it's re-
commendation that an entire new
system Of management should be
adopted.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
Tortured forI5 Years.

By q cure-defying stomach trouble
that bafied doctors, and resisted
all remedies he tried, John W
Modders, Of Modderayille, Mich,
seemed doomed. He had to sell
his farm and give up work. His
neighbors said, "he cant live
much longer Whatever I ate
distressed me- he wrote, 9TH /
tried Electric Bitters, which work
ed such wonders for me that I can
now eat things I could not take
for years. Its surely a grand
remedy for stomach trouble" Just
as good for the liver and kidneys.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only
SOC at Bruhn and Stonebraker's.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
:, u. & ST. p. Railway
TINE TABLE.
ArUAGLL LINE.

MrUHELL LINE.
1raiLs going North West
No. 1, Passenger 1:Os +. M.
Nos, . except Sun. 1000 !"
No.97, Way FrelgL l2:40 8 =
No. 81, Time Freight 2:S0 A. NJ.
Trains doing south-E.st.
40. =, Passenger 1855 P. M
NO. a, I" except Mon. ESQ A. M !.
NJ. .o2, Time Freight 1l:O5 P. M.
1o. 96, Way Freight 1890 !"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
The congressional a

The congressional apportion
ment bill which aimed to maintain
the present membership Of 53i iii
the house, and which was adopted
by the republican caucus, was
voted down in the house and the
original Crumpacker bill. increas-
ing the membership to 433, and
with the addition of one each from
New Mexico and Arizona to 495,
was passed. Under this apport.
ionment no state will lose any rep.
resentation, and South Dakota
will be included in the list of those
that gain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
MARION AND RUNNING WATER

Trains going northeast,
No.40S, Passenger 10:45 A. M
No., 464 Freight 1850 P. M
Trains going Southwest.
No. 4Ol, Passenger 3.25 P. NJ
No. 463, Freight $50 A. M
w. D. GR1FE1THs, Agt
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

The report of the Legislative
committee appointed to investigate
the soldiers home doesn't voice
the compliments bestowed upon
Col. Geddes, the commandant, by
the board of managers in their
resolutions passed when the Col
onel handed in his resignation.
The committee eommends him
for his business management o1
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
Falls Victim of Thieves.

S. W. Bends, Of Coal City, Ala,
had justifable grievance. Two
thieves stole his health for twelve
years. They were a liver and kid
ney trouble. Then DIR. Kings
New Life Pills throttled them.
He's we'll now. Unrivaled TO,
Constipation, Malaria, Headache,
Dyspepsia. 25c at Bruhn and
Stonebraker's.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

The census returns for the city
of Yankton are given at 3,787
This is loss since 1900 of 338
and a gain of only LII since 1890
The Press & Dakotan very phil
osophically remarks that what
residents they have in Yankton
are of more than ordinary quality
It is poor paper that can't find
something to boost in it's home
town if it is so inclined.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
DR.. 7. 7. CHURCH
DENTIST
Office cve~ Dostoffice.
Scotland, South Dakota.

A bill has been introduced ir
the house to prevent any city at
torney from taking the defense in
any criminal case in the county in
which he lives. To make the law
effectiveit should provide a heavy
penalty for any attorney who re-
fuses to accept the Office Of city
attorney. Otherwise no attorney
with common horse sense would
accept the Office.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
N BER
The stock hol ders of the Hutchs


The stock holders of the Hntcl,s!
inson, 90. Fair Assn. mat
nesday. The following directors
were elected for the coming year s,
3. ]. Gross Of Freeman, M n.
Shaw Of Parkston, Henry Brown
Of Scotland J Decker Of Aenno|
b Schmiedt, iTsc'bl, IS
Valentine Lehr and Prank Bradley
Of Tripp- The directors met and
elected E a. Schmiedt Pros, J
g. Hirsch Vice Pres. Dr..
Hohf Treas. Henry Klatt Score
tary. Tripp Ledger.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
MERI OIL
PILE
REMEDY

A new scientific preparation
for both internal and external
use, adopted after exhaustive
investigation and experimenting
by the American Drug and
Press Association. Absolutely
without an equal for the treat
ment Of Piles.
BRUHN & STONEBRAKER
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16

Presbyterian Church
Rev. E. s. Horton: Phi. D., Pastor
abbath, ,ervices-Mornirg worship1o:3o
abbath scho ol at 11:30 a. m.
P. S. G. E. at7:oo pm.
yening service at1:5o
rayer. and Conference meeting Wednesday
evening at $500
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-02-16
CHURCH SERVICES

The Methodist Episcopal chnrch
Rev. Charles Wilcox, Pastor
Preaching on Sabbath morning at,o:3o
Sabbath school at close of morning service
Epwsrth Leagve at $50 p.m:,
Song service 7:3o p. m. followed by gospel
sermon
Prayermeeting on Wedn~su~1 zen .ng at7;3o
The public is cordially invited to all OF these
ervices Seatsarefree. Strangersln the CITY
are always welcome.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30
PresbYtery To Meet

The Presbytery of South Eastern Alaska will meet at the local Pres byterian Church, Monday, April 3rd, 1911, with the following pas tors in attendance; Felconer of Kluckwan: Mclean, of Hains; Jones and Stephens, Juneau; Brom- ley, of Sitka; Good, of Hoonah; Wagner, of Klawock: Marsden of Saxman, and Clark of Wrangell. In addition to these gentleman sev- eral lay-workers will be present from the different points of church activity.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30
Petersburg Notes

The Misses Christine Lemieux and Marie Thomasen of Wrangell were Petersburg visitors last week.
 Town politics are beginning to open up here. Wu1. Stedman, form erly of Wrangell. has been named as candidate for the council.
 Work on the new foundations for the boilers of the P. C. &. N. Pkg. Co. $ sawmill at this place is under way at last. Bert Tucker has charge of it and is doing a good job.
 Word has been received that the Alaska Road Commission has de- cided to build a wagon road be- tween this place and Scow Bay, during the present season. Such highway is badly needed and will prove a great benefit to both places.
 Judge Miller and family left on the Humboldt for the states. There seems to be little liklihood of any one being appointed to succeed him as judge in the near future.
 A PFTERsBURGER.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30

Every home should contain bottle of Nyal's Vegetable Pre-. scription. Perfect health in women results from it's use. The constant strain imposed upon the functional organs will result in complete col lapse unless the system is stregth- ened. d.-Shurick Drug Go.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30
Notice Of Election

A General Municipal Election will be held in the Town of Wran- gell, District of Alaska, on Tues day, April 4th, 1911, for the pur- pose of electing seven Copncilmen to serve for the term of one year, and one Clerk of the School Board, to serve for the term of three years.
 POLLING PLACE
 The polling place will be at the Patenaude building, situated on Front street, Town of Wrangell, District of Alaska,
 OPENING AND CLOSING OF POLLS
 The polls will be open at 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 4th, and will re- main open continuously until 7 p. m. of the same day.
 QUALIFICATIONS OF ELECTORS
 The qualifications of an elector for Councilman shall be as follows: He shall be male, a citizen of the United States, or one who has de- clared his intention to become such, of the age of twenty-one (2D years, and shall have been a bona ffde resident of Alaska for one year, and of the Town of Wrangell for six months next preceding the date of such election, and shall have registered in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. eight, (8) of the ordinances of the Town of Wrangell, District of 1 Alaska.
 The following persons shall be qualified electors for the school board:
 All adults who are citizens of the United States, or who have de- clared their intention to become speh, and are sresidentsss of the lWrangelt School District.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30
Thanks Alaskans

Governor w. E. Clark has sent the following to the Sentinel with the request it be published
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30
A New IndustrY!
Read up on the utilization of farm waste products and wood
 waste by diStillaten.

A general consideration of the NEW IN- DUSTRY, including full description of the distilling apparatus used and the principle in. volved, also methods of chemical control and disposal of the products. first edition illus, trated by seventy-four engravings, 15o pages. This book is cloth bound, it will be sent to any address post paid on receipt of $3.2o
 Write for practical hand book onthe fermen- tation, distillation of denatured alcohol from farm products and wood waste, INCLUDING TAX-FREE ALCOHOL LAWS and TRADE SECRETS, A plain statement of facts for those interested, 28o pages, 60 illustrations, 12 mo-, cloth, price sI,2o, postpaid.
 Having exported German Stills in large amounts for many years and having . number of agencies in the far East, we are now open to establish additional agencies and invite cor, respondence to look after our old customers and prospective buyers of our Modern Simple Tax-Free Industrial Alcohol Distillng Apara- tus, by special successful demonstratye me- thods for making alcohol, Applet Jack, Aguar. diente, Mescal, Tegulia, Peach brandy, Whis- key, Solidifed Alcohol in Cubes, Etc., also Denatured Alcohol. Most modern simple Gal Still and all sizes to 500 Gal. Daily Ca. pacites. Good Commission. Address, The Wood Waste Distllleries Co.,, lne.,
 Wheeling, ". v.. U.S.:A.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30
Seattle, March /, 1911.

Seattle, March /, 1911.
 :: Governor Walter E. Clark, Juneau, Alaska. Sir:
 A number of Alaskans have very generously contributed to the funds and supplies which have been collected in Seattle for the purpose of sending to the relief of my fellow countrymen in northern China, and hence l desire to eX- press to those Alaskans through you the great thanks which my my country men feel for those noble deeds.
 Yours very respectfully,
 Coon Dip,
 Imperial Chinese Consul.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1911-03-30

Governor Walter E. Clark,
 Juneau, Alaska.