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Rock Island Argus., 1911-07-08
OUR WEEKLY STORY.
BY NORRIS o. HEAGY.

BY NORRIS .. HEAGY.
The aucdoneer with a wagon load
Of books had stopped on q corner In
the village and quickly collected a
crowd around him, but he held up
book after book and failed to get a
bid He finally selected a bible, and
fastening mis- gaze on an old man
who was vigorously chewing tobacco.
he said:
MY friend, are you Christian
man?"
''I ar" was the reply.
'1Do you believe in this book?"
"I dew"
Have you got one like Ii homer"
mo, 1 hain't
Then why don't you give me q
bid on this. What's the matter with
this crowd that 1 can't sell a bible
for q tenth Of its worth? Don't your
religion In this town include a BIZ
ble?"
"She does, stranger. she does" re-
Piled the old man, but femme ex-
plain things q little. On Monday
we had q hoss race. On Tuesday
there was a dog fight. On Wednes-
day feller came along with a guess-
ing hog, and yesterday there was a
scrap between hghtweights for the
gate receipts. We dote on the bible
here, but we are also a sporty town
and If porous plaster was selling for
2 cents apiece there hain't one of
US could raise the dough to invest.
You'll Jest have to wait till we re-
cuperate and get a new holt"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-07-08

tense heat during the last ten days.
Mr.. Myers has a nest full of chickens,
Rock Island Argus., 1911-07-08

of July, in fact, today is in the law,
and the youngster is thankful for
the opportunity to celebrate more
than one day.
July 6-One os our county officials
| is quietly receiving the congratula-
tions OF his friends on his approach
ing marriage to a young woman Of
Davenport.
July 7-Ninety-nine to 1o3 in the
shade yesterday.
July S-A daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Warnecke yes
terday.
When the stomach fails to perform
its functions. the bowels become ie-
ranged. the liver and the kidneys con-
gested causing numerous diseases.
The stomach and liver must be re.
stored TO a healthy condition ard
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets can be depended upon to do It.
Easy TO take and most effective. Sold
by all druggists.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
TWO FIRES
PAST WEEK
r. A. Hummel land True Par
sons Lose Property.
PARSONS LOSES HOME
Neither Property Insured--F First
Fire Saturday, Second
Monday Afternoon.

Last Saturday afternoon q fire alarm
was turned in when the barn and gar
age of r. A. Hummel. in lower town,
was discovered to be on fire. Before
the fire boys appeared on the scene it
was beyond all hope of saving as the
fire had reached the hay and was max.
ing good headwsy when first seen.
Fortunately Mr.. Hummel's auto was
not in the barn at the time or it would
surely have been consumed by the
flames. Four or five tons of hay and q
supply Of grain was burned.
1t was rather small frame structure
and was not insured. Mr.. Hummel's
loss will be about $3.50. The fire was
started by Richard, jr., little tot five
years old, who,when his mother was not
looking, found some matches and was
playing with them near the barn. The
little fellow WAS very manly ahut the
matter and confessed to his father even
when he knew q whipping was in store
for him.
The second fire of the week was
started Monday afternoon in the home
Of True Parsons, living just south of
the Trimmer orchard. when the kitchen
range started fire to the woodwork and
before anything could be saved had
burned the home together with all it's
contents to the ground. An alarm was
sent in but as no hydrant was near it
was impossible to get any water on the
blaze. 1t is hardly probable that it
could have been saved even then. A
bucket brigade was formed and other
buildings in the immediate vicinity
we're kept wet thus preventing any
further damage. The loss will be about
$1,000 as neither the building nor the
furniture were insured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
LOCATED AT ARDMoRE.
National Experiment Farm to he Es.
tablished Two Miles North of Ardmore.

National Experiment Farm to be Es.
tablished Two Miles North of Ardmore.
National Agriculturist E. @. Chtloott
accompanied by John 8. Cole, general
deld man. were here last week looking
over the proposed sites for the natl.
onal experiment farm and finally de.
cided on the one located about two
miles north Of Ardmore ON what 10
known as the Fitzpatrick land.
This location was picked as contain.
Ing the best representative soil of the
states to be benefited by the station.
Also on scconnt Of the sightliness and
minimum Of waste land and from the
fact that the railroad facilities are the
very best.
This station is to be one Of the prin.
Opal one In the United States and will
have as superintendent one of the best
men In the service. The work OF pre.
pairing the ground for next year will be
started at once altho on account of
some oversight when the appropriation
was made the building operations will
not be started until later.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
CORN PALACE EATMIrCHELL.
The Ellery Band at the Corn Palace .t
Mitchell,

The most prominent feature in the
entertainment of the crowds of people,
who will come to see the Mitchell
Corn Palace of 1911, will be the Ellery
Band. Mitchell has each year presen.
ted at her Corn Palace one of the best
bands that could be obtained anywhere.
Among these have been Sousa's Band,
the Marine Band, Pat Conway's Band
and many others of prominence. This
year the Ellery Band, which has for its
headquarters at the present time,
London, England, will be in Mitchell
for Corn Palace week.
The Ellery Band has been proclaimed
throughout the United States as the
foremost of its class and the press
everywere from the Atlantic to the
Pacific has lsvished upon its work such
praise as even New York's great opera
companies might we'll envy. Mr.. .Ellery's
band has spent greater part of four
summer seasons in Chicago and it has
been recently adopted by some Of that
city's leading citizens who have formed
a stock company to support it on the
very highest level Of musical art.
The Ellery Band played at Glasgow
on Coronation Day and the newspapers
in Glasgow in writing of Ellery's Band
declare that 1t has taught local organi-
cations even to play their own national
air and that never has "God Save the
King" been rendered in such reversnt
and expressive manner. Opie BEAD
ssys:-"The Ellery Band has no rival.
1t stands magnidcently alone"
The band program for the week in
cludes ninety-six numbers without q
single duplicate. No such treat was
ever offered to the music-loyers Of
South Dakota. Besides the Ellery
Band the program In the Corn Palace
each afternoon and evening will include
several vaudeville acts Of the highest
class. These, with the band program.
form an entertainment Of the highest
character.
The free street attractions will In
clude three good acts besides the fam
ous "Gregg's Automobiles that pass In
the air." This is one Of the most spec
tacular and sensational street perform.
ances that is shown today.
Altogether the program is one OF the
best ever offered at the Corn Palace or
elsewhere and the fact that the rail.
roads have granted . one fare rate for
the round trip and will run specisl
trains on sll lines, makes It possible for
for everyone to attend at the minimum
Of time and expense.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
MORE HOTELS.
Midwest People to Add More Hotels
to Their String.

to Their String.
At meeting of the directors of the
Mid-West Hotel Company held at the
Harney hotel Wednesday, the business
of the past six months was reviewed
and found to have exceeded all expect.
atfons. The directors we're happily
surprised at the results, when 1t is
taken into consideration that the sum.
mer has been very dry and there was
little to induce tourists to travel IN
South Dakota
Itis planned to increase the SCOPE
Of the activities of the company by ad-
ding three more hotels to the four it
already maintains. General Manager
w. F. Pascoe has Investigated several
propositions and in few days will an.
nounce the completion of deals, which
will put this company in the front
rank Of hotel enterprises in the
country.-Gate City Guide.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
CORNER STONE LAID.

Elks at Rapid City Have Impressive
Ceremonies at Corner Stone Laying.
]. F. Parks, who as member Of the
Evans Quarries Company donated to
the Elks Lodge at Rapid City the COR
ner stone for the new $4,000 building
which is now in the course OF oon-
struction, in company with his wife
went up to Rapid last week and attend.
the ceremonies incident to the laying
Of the gift.
Hon O. II. Dillon, Of Yankton, was
tho principal speaker at the ceremonies
Thursday. The following relative to
the services is taken from the Rapid
City Journal:
"With impressive ceremonies and q
large attendance to witness them, the
Elks, members Of Rapid City Lodge
No. 1857, laid the corner stone of their
new building, at Main and Sixth streets
yesterday afternoon.
While the attendance Of visiting
Elks was not Is large as had been ex-
pected there Was good crowd down
from Deadwood and Lead, and towns
along the railroads to the west and
south we're fairly we'll represented.
The exercises started shortly after
one O'Clock with the sssemblsge of the
Eiks Library hall, where . procession
was formed, which marched from the
hall TO 81. joe street, 20 eighth street,
to main street and to the site of the
building. The Elks band led the par
sde and were followed by the colors Of
the order aud American flag The
officers OF the lodge came in order Of
tho rank, % following: Tyler, W. b.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08

County general fund. ......... 3 mills
Sinking fund. .1115 mills
Insane fund. ........... .........l mill
Poor fund ............ L mill
Judgement fund d................5 S mills
Special salary fund .2H mills
Bridge fund(organizedj, 9 mills
Bridge fnndlunorgsnized) ..... mills
Road fund (organized). ..........8 g mills
Total consolidated organized, 1915mills
Total consolid'd unorganized, 211snills
The total assessed valuation of the
unorganized portion Of the county is
S1,669, $50, and organized 1892. 40.
The assessed valuation of telephone
lines in the county is given as follows:
Peoples Tel. Co. .s3545 90
Point of Rocks Co. ........... $500
Shops Canyon Co. $4,000
Oelrichs Tel. Co. .............. $4,000
w. g. Flat. 2OsS 90
Fall River Rural Co. ........... 10000
Edgemont Tel. Co. l,43O 90
Cheyenne. 700
Chadron Tel. Co............. 168 90
Cascade Tel. Co.. 252OO
Ardmore Tel. Co............... 10000
Total valuation. ........ 90. 933 90
The assessed valuation of the rail-
roads in the county is as follows:
O. & N. w. R'y. s32O,688
G. B. & @. R'y.................6l6 6l6,73s
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING
Youth Takes a Shot at Passing Bur
lington Passenger Sunday Night.

Youth Takes Shot at Passing Bur.
lington Passenger Sunday Night.
A youth who gave his name as John
Burke and his age as sixteen years was
arrested Monday by Sheriff Jensen and
arraigned in justice court before F. G.
Osmotherly charged with discharging
a firearm at passing Burlington train
between Hot Springs and Minnekahta
Sunday evening.
The young fellow admitted his guilt
saying that he shot at the stovepipe
running thru the roof Of the coach but
shot too low, the bullet passing thru
the glass and embedding itself in the
window frame about four inches from
where Miss Delahoyd, daughter Of op.
orator Delahoyd was sitting.
At the close of the hearing the de.
fendant wan bound over for trial at the
next term Of the circuit court.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
INCREASES
$221,900.
County Property Shows Big
Increase in Taxable Value.
COUNTY LBYIBS MADE
Agricultural Land Shows Heavy
Gain--75,OOO Acres Proved
Up On Last Year.

The county commissioners met in
special session at the court house
Tuesday for the purpose of making the
tax levies for the ensuing year and to
receive the report Of the state equaliz.
alton board. There are no changes in
land or lot values as returned by the
state board, the only changes being on
automobiles which were raised fifty
per cent aud on goods and merchandise
which was raised five per cent.
The assessed valuation of Fall River
county for 1911 is s3O62,070 as COM
pared with s2.s4O,170 the assessed
valuation of 1910 making gain of
1921 800. This is largely due to the
fact that about $4,000 acres of agricult.
ural lands in this county have become
decided lands within the past year.
The county levies as made by the
commissioners on each dollar of the
assessed valuation to cover the run.
ming expenses of the county for the
ensuing fiscal year are as follows:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
GOOD ROADS HIS ISSUE.
Judge Gull Speaks to Old Settlers in
Sully County Last Friday.

A large crowd of old settlers of Sully
county met at Okobojo last Friday, In
their annual picnic. The gathering
showed that the younger element. with
the newer settlers are crowding the
original pioneers in the prairies of the
county, the old ones who assisted in
the organization of the association
twenty, seven years ago, being in the
minority. The principal speaker of
the day was Loomis 9. Gull, Of Rapid
City, candidate for governor. He did
not take up politics to any extent in
his talk, but in the matter Of good
roads he took the position that it is
time that there should be provisions
in the constitution Of the state which
will allow the state and counties to
take up the matter Of internal i'm.
provements that such work can be sue
cessfully carried out. He further dis
cussed the matter of the present day
court procedure, and took the position
that unless there is change in this
which will give the people easier and
more rapid adjudication of cases
taken into the courts of the people
themselves will take up the matter
and force upon the courts q plan
which will be for more radical than
they either desire or want. That the
legal fraternity must themselves assist
in this change II they do not want the
laymen to go to extremes in the mat.
ter. The people of Sully county we're
very much interested in the proposed
plan of developing power at little
Bend and pumping water from the
Missouri to spread over the prairies Of
Sully and Hughes counties.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08

Wilson as drst man in the class, makes
the following complimentary reference
to his standing and makes q comoari.
son between him aud the Harvard man
as follows: 80 - = '--'"
"The University of Colorado gradual
ing law class covered itself with glory
in the late Bar examination held at
Denver, taking four out of the tlrst ak
places. Clifford A. Wilson. Of Hot
Springs, South Dakota, received the
second highest mark, s7.4 coming only
3 below the high man, Donald Mo-
Creery, Of Greeley, Colorado, son Of
Senator James McCreery. Out Of
twenty seven students graduated by
the Law College at the University Of
Colorado, twenty thres stood before the
Supreme Court and passed. Not a
graduate of the University missed
Out of the six highest the University Of
Colorado got four. McCreery. Of
Greeley, son of Senator James Nc.
Creery, is graduate of Harvard, but
his distinguished and able father has
been coaching him hard and Senator
McCreery is Professor of Irrigation
Law in the University Of Colorado.
Harvard, yes! but coached by one OF
Colorado Untversity's best professors
with all q fathers zeal and enthusiasm.
and then. Wilson, q bright boy Of Hot
Springs, South Dakota, came within
one'half of one per cent Of equalinR
the Harvard plus MoCreery student"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08

Keller; esquire, DR.. T. E. johnson; In
ner guard, j. w. Beranek; secretary
O. H. Phillips; treasurer, G. D. Matte.
son; chaplain H. l.. Hutchins: organist
r. q. Huribut; lecturing knight, J.
George Lampert; Loyal Knight, Geo.
2. Benn"tt; Leading knight, E. F. Rob-
erts; Excited Ruler, F. N. Emrick, who
walked with Hon. O. Il. Dillon, of
Yankton, past deputy grand exalted
ruler OF South Dakota.
Esch of the 22O men in line carried a
sunshade, the covering of which was
in the colors of the order purple and
white, and the whole effect was inspir.
ing to high degree"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
THE BUFFALO GAP FAIR.
A Good Exhibit and q Big Time
Promised at the Buffalo Gap Fair.

Promised at the Buffalo Gap Fair.
Notwithstanding the dry season this
year and the reports that in this sec.
tion crops are failure, the Custer and
Fall River County Fair promises to be
Q hummer. A large percentage Of
those crop failure reports have been
untrue altho it will have to be admit
ted that the crops we're not nearly so
good as come previous years.
The late rains have improved the
conditions wonderfully and it is the
general opinion that the exhibits Of
fruits, vegetables and grains will be
even better than last year. Already
farmers over the two counties are pick
ing out samples of their best crop this
year and some exceptionally good ones
have been found.
Regarding the sports and race pro-
gram at the fair this year it is to be be-
yond question the best yet. The purs-
es are liberal insuring many
contestants in each race. The free
attractions are the best that could be
secured.
Special rates have been secured on
both roads for the the three days event
and the attendance will with favorable
weather be larger than on any Of the
previous occasions.
It is expected that special train
will be run from Hot Springs each day
of the fair. It will be we'll worth at
tending and all who can should plan
to he there. Remember the dates
September 10th, Doth and 21st.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
JAP Is FINE ELECTRICIAN.
Medical Block to Install New Electrical
Apparatus.

Drs Walker, Geyerman and Naftzer
recently made request Of a large cleo.
tricsl house at Chicago for an expert
to be sent here to confer with them re-.
gsrding the en,srging of their electri.
cal labratory, which is under the super.
vision Of DR.. A. e. Bellows. Develop.
ment in X-ray and other electrical ap.
paratus devoted to therapeutic work
has been so rapid that the best appara-
tus that could be purchased two or three
years ago needs replacement to keep
up with the times. They will enlarge
and modernize their electric depart.
ment BY the installation of the newest
and most expensive equipment, and
their order Is of sufficient size to justi-
fy the company in sending special
man here.
He arrived this week and to the sur
prise Of these surgeons he is q Japan
ese, though one would not suspicion it
from his name. which is Carl Young.
Mr. Young speaks English perfectly
and has doubtless spent most all, II
not all tis life in the United States.
His education is of the very best and
DIR Bellows says he has more intri.
cate knowledge of electrical matters
than any other men he has ever met
Mr. Young expressed himself highly
pleased Nth Hot Springs and is enjoy.
ing rest here after trip to San Fran.
cisco, where he was called in consulta.
tion. Mr.. Young says that ono Of the
machines ordered for the Medical
Block is so recently perfected that IL is
not yet on the market and cannot be
delivered for . few months.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-09-08
PRAISE FOR WILSON.

Boulder, Colorado. Paper Pays Clifford
Wilson High Compliment.
The Boulder, Colorado, Daily Camera
OF last week In its account Of the
Colombo Bar Examination, after pri ut.
ing Q f1ne photograph Of Clifford A.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-31
WOMAN SCOLLEGE
ENDS LONG TERM
Class Day Exercises This Morn
ing, With Delivery Of Di-
plomas Tomorrow

Most attractive of the several fea-
lures attending the Womans College
commencement. was the one act com
edy Breezy Point" and the pantomine
"Reverics of a Bachelor" presented
last night by the class OF expression
under the direction OF Miss Ruth IIud-
son. The young women rendered both
familiarity with the lines. The audi.
encc was one Of the largest that ever
attended commencement of thu
school. and was generous in It's APP
plause. i
Glass day exercises will take pla &C
this morning. The following is the
program: Salutatory. Miss Pearl
koontz. Luray; grafton, Miss Estelle
Scott Nottingham. Accomac county
class history. Miss Annie Peasants
Page. Albermarle county; poem, Miss
Elsie Elizabeth Garnett. Rapidan: class
prophecy. Miss Dorothy Claire Fitz-
patrick. Nelson county: prophecy for
prophet. Miss NJ. Frieda Koontz. Luray;
Will and testament Miss Ruby Eliza
beth Goode. North Carolina: valedic-
tory, Miss Jannette Bryce Richmond
tree Grafton. Miss Corinc Crawford Con
don. Goshen bonfire ration. Miss Eliza
Wager Smith. Madison county.
The list of graduates:
Masters of Arts-MisE Aura Rather
Inc Blanton, Caroline county: Miss
Ruby Elizabeth Goode. North Carolina
Miss NJ. Frieda Koontz. Luray.
Bachelors of Arts-Aiiss Jeanette
Bryce. Richmond: Miss Elizabeth Gar
nett. Madison county; Miss Mary leila
Herring. Louisa county; Miss Virginia
Pearl Koonts Luray; Miss Estelle Scott
Nottingham. Accomac county.
Bachelors of Science Miss Minnie
Constance Anderson. Saluda Miss Dor
athy Claire Fitzpatrick. Nelson counsy;
quier county; Miss Annie Pleasants
Page, Albemarle county. Miss Marjorie
Beatrice Yates. North Carolina
Bachelors OF Letters-MIss Cor4ne
Crawford Condor. Goshen: Miss Sarlie
<. Fuller. Tatum. S. c.. Miss Mary
Margaret Kent. Fluvanna county: Miss
Mildred Zines Lipscomb. Virginia Miss
Louise Harrison McCraw. Buckin CHAM:
Miss Massey Osborne Moore Loudoun
county; Miss Mary Henley Murray.
keysvilie: Misc Margaret Kennard MOI
tingham. Accomac county; Miss Susan
Madeline Pryor, Chester. s c.: Miss
Eloise Gray Robinson. Powhatan coun-
"; Miss Madeline Sue Reynolds. Rich
mond: Miss Ruby Marie Stoitz, Rich
m rrei Miss Mae Wood Stringfellow.
Culpeper county. - IT, 4
Bachelors of Music-Misy Juliet Nav
ANDERSON. Richmond Miss Eva Estellc
saroee North Carolina; Miss Jessie
Lee Ham. Richmond: Miss Nina Cole
man Leedy. Luray: Miss Ellie Rvland
"oolfork. Cumberland county. Miss
Lucy Herndon Willis, Culpeper.
MISS Frieda koohtz, of Luray Is
president Of the class. Miss Rufy
Marie stoltz. Of this city. vice-presi-
cent and Miss Mary celia Herring. OF
louisa ,., county. secre tary- treasurer.
me hnal exercises. with the dejv-
efy 9l diplomas Will take place atthe
e my OF Music to morrow night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-31
KILLS -FOUR THEN
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE

Pawnee City. Neb.. May 3o-James
Fielder. farm hand employed by j.
NJ. McNittie. angcred because McYittie
objected 10 F'ielder's attentions 10 his
daughter. yesterday killed AicVittie and
hiss wife and two children. wounded a
third child. fatally shot Sheriff Fuller.
who attempted to arrest him. and then
killed himself. After killing. four mem
bers of the McVittie family Fielder,
at the point OF revolver forced Mise
McVittie to accompany him in "a buggy
He fired two shots at her when she
drove away. while he stepped from tho
vehicle FOR 2 moment. She was not
wounded
Fir some time Fielder had paid un :
welcome attention to Mcvittie's daugh-
ter. According TO the daughter. tho
only member Of the family left alive.
her father this morning told Fielder TO
leave the place. Fielder im,n ediateiy
got a revolver and began shooting.
After Miss McNittic escaped 10 a neigh
bor's home. and sounded the alarm.
Fieldew sa found in an empety school !.
house. He barricaded himself Sheriff
Fuller soon arrived with deputy, ana
attempted 10 capture Fielder Tho
maddened man fire three bullets in 10
the sheriff's body. Seeing the sheriff
fail. Fielder fired IA bullet into his
heart. and was found dead when farm
ers arrived to aid the sheriff