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The Dolores star., 1911-01-20

OuSoD - Wo0t0SuUS WOUGUs
Two hundssd and ninty.nlns ysas
go thh mooth on the eold, hleak
shows a Csps Cod Bay, Mass., ~ 10
trspId little hand Of passenger whe
ssvently dissmhasked thsrs from ne
Mas flower two mouths bssors wsss
battling against the panW u huness
snd tosmsntsd BY the menace Of ulti-
mate starvation.
Out Of that same barbos for tbs last
thfes months half . hundssd huos
ships. weighed down with grain, have
gons forth 70 fsed and nourish the
world.
There are now s9, 600, 600 Of 10 whore
there were but l0S In 1890. Out Of the
virgin soil Of the wilderness that once
stretched westward from Caps God 10
tbs Pacific seaboard have sprung thls
year agricultural products worth y,
600, 000, 000a record never before attain.
ed by any single nation In the world
10 any one year.
Our national wealth hes grown from
S760, 0O0. 600 In 1871 To the prodigous
sum Of el26. O0O, 600 600 on January Let
last--twice that Of the United King
dom Of Great Britain, Scotland and
Ireland and three times that Of either
France or Germany, our thrss CLOSEST
competitors. Despite our enormous
growth In population We now have .
per capita capital ~ ~, $50 where W
had but els3 In 1871. We ars the
worlds greatest manufacturer - we'll
- Ito most extensive and richest agri.
culturallsts. We mine more coal and
extract more gold, silver, copper, and
iron out Of the ground than any two
countries In the universe. Unsbls to
probably employ oil our own capital
ct home. We use our surplus millions 70
6nance tobacco plantations in Porto
Rico and the PHILIPPINES, sugar planta.
lions In Cuba, coffee plantations In
Brasil and rubber plantations In
British Guiana and thus add 10 our
rapidly accommodating revenues.
Favored BY nature, blessed BY provl-
dence. admired by the world, every.
body's friend and nobody's avowed
enemy, endowed with marvellous ply.
sical vigor, animated BY such enter.
prise - no other nation has ever
shown, nattered aud toasted the earth
over, We should Be supremely happy,
but We ain,t.
We fret and fums because . dyspep-
tic, nilroad prssident talks pessimis-
tically Of the future. - u he was In
spired or had any better opportunity
Of forseeing things In advance Of their
advent than the rest Of the community
who make no prsssuOs to being pre-
scient.
Psssimism never declared . dividend
Of built two houses whsss thess was
one bssoss. Like the fSsa on the dog
the ressimist b Inevitable. While bis
persistent propensity Of reminding ~
u his psessncs may Internationally %.
noy and hssras, when oil b said and
done, he cuts little ios. How literally
true this b wss never more forcibly or
interestingly emphssissd than In the
figures Of our national material pre-
emineucs now available. He indeed
must be queer American who In the
contemplation Of the stupsn,ious devel-
opusent Of his country aud It, epochai
achievements does not feel sense Of
patriotic sxaltation - he reads and
studies the Significance Of the record Of
Its growth and transcending sccomp-
lishn,ents since that intrepid little band
Of pilgrims braved tbs tsrrors Of the 80
to plant their standard on our then To-
hospital shores.
The Dolores star., 1911-01-20
McKee,,

II you are not . subscriber to The
Star but receive . sample copy or two
do not be afraid Of receiving . I'LL for
same. This 10 one Of our ways Of I'd.
vertisins. Take the paper and read Il
and u you like Il subscribe for II, II not
hand Il to your nsishbor, may Be be
will like u.
The Dolores star., 1911-01-20
NOTICE.

Once Of the Dolores State Bank:
Dolores, Colorado
Notes 10 hereby given that tho annual meet
Ing o. the Stakeholder Of Tbs Dolores State
b.nt viii g held q the ss, once Of the hank on
n. for the purpose Of elsctinw 4 hoard o.
directors for the ensuing year and trsnssctins
such 0thef bueiness - may properly come BE-
''' RAxDoLra WILLIAMSON,
Secretary.
The Dolores star., 1911-01-20

possible, With any soasss material q
haod.-B. Q. Loogysas, 9. A. G., Put
Collins.
The Dolores star., 1911-01-20
NOTICE

NOTICE
To San Juan Dolores Telephone Stoc kholders:
Notice 10 hereby given that there will BE- a
special meeting Of the Stockholders Of tho San
offce In Lebanon, nonteHuma county, Colo
RADIO, February Goth. 1911 at 10 O'Clock q, NJ, TO
consider ways and means to adjust the indebt-
edness Of the said company, sithcr by the trans.
Ter Of property thereof or mortxaginS the same.
and TO elect directors thereof for tho ensuing
term and to transact such other business a.
may b proposed at such special NESTING;
r. L. JONES, President.
g. W. BRyANT, Secretary.
The Dolores star., 1911-01-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

Prompt work BY nremsn and the 1t.
tendants Of the 6usquehanna home 10
thought to have saved the lives Of the
l55 children inmates, when nre broke
out In . room below the dormitory
about ave O'Clock this morning. The
DIRE had good start when discovered
and before the arrival d the iirrmen,
the nearest station Of which n nearly
two miles away the dormitory build.
Ing vas fiilied with smoke. Dosens Of
children were carried o0t unconscious
by firemen and were attended by ply.
sicians summoned from the city.
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. l4.-Much in
terest 10 manifested 10 the national
convention Of women voters, which
has been called to meet In this city
tomorrow. Though the attendance
will not be numerically large the gath
ering Il expected to attract much
attention by reason Of the 6st Of its
kind ever held. All Of the i've equal
suffrage states-Utah, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO. Idaho aud Washington-will Be
represented. Plans will BE- discussed
Tor the formation Of . national organi.
satIon Of women voten, entirely dis
tinct from the equal suffrage organisa.
tions already existing, and for the
publication Of an oflicial organ.
Klel, Germany, Jan. II. - Penned
like rats In . trap, the crew Of the
German submarine torpedo boat U. 8,
are prisoner at the bottom Of the bay
here. Divers from the "parent ship"
are aranticaliy working today to get
chains about the disabled boat % II
can be drawn u the surface. All the
crew sre unhurt aud have cir enough
In tanks to keep them alive for several
hous. They arc In constant commu.
nlcation With the surface and afe do
Ing what they can to direct their
rescue. The accident hes demonstrated
the value II the newly Invented sub
marine telephone attachment With
which al German boats ars now
equipped. This telephone arrange
nent b attached 10 the outside Of the
boat just forward Of the tower. A.
soon - the u . sank II was detached
by IN oflicer inside Of the disabled
craft aud when the bouy reached the
shrfscs Il vas picked up BY one Of the
other vessels that had been partlcipat.
Ing In the maneuven sud connection
was made. The oflicer In command Of
the disabled craft, now lying on the
bottom Of the hay, reported his ma.
chinery disabled 20 II could not b ~
paired or the engine started. The
parent ship was hurriedly sent to the
scene aud diven were put 10 work.
The initial attempt 10 attach the
chains 10 haul the boat up, however,
failed aud . big derrick was sent from
the ship yard with other workers this
nftopooos
The Dolores star., 1911-01-20

I, Randolph Williamson,
cashier Of the above named hank, do solemnly
swsar that the above statement 10 true 10 tho
best Of ny knowledge and belief.
9AHpOLPn WILLIAMSON, Cashier.
Attest Majority u DireetQni
n. J. PonTER,
RANDOLPH WILLIAMSON.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
day Of January, 1911.
fssALl E6wIn L. wnsEa, Notary Public.
NJ commission expires March 10, 1917
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Droppers' New Job

Word has just been received from
the east that Prof. Garrett Droppers,
formerly president of the University of
South Dakota, has been appointed a
member of the railroad commission
board of Massachusetts by Gov. Foss.
The salary is $1,000 a year. 1t is
reported that the executive council, a
majority of whose members are repub-
lican, may refuse to confirm this
appointment together with others in
the list of appointments. Mr.. Drop
pers is a democrat, but is not regarded
as an active partisan. As head of the
department of political economy at
Williams college, Mass, which position
he has held since leaving Vermillion,
he has been regarded as one of the
best posted men on economics in Massa-
chusetts. He was secretary to the
Massachusetts commission on com
merce and industry appointed in 1907
by Gov. Guild, Of Massachusetts, to
study the proposed consolidation of the
railroad corporations in that state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
South Dakota's New Boat

A native bull boat, such as have been
used by the Dakota Indians
has been received by the department Of
history and is now on exhibition in the
state museum. The boat was con-
structed last summer by Miss Knows
How of the Cheyenne River agency,
who was temporarily residing at Fort
Buford, N. D.. where she was met and
won by Talking Feather. After the
ceremony the happy young couple did
the unconventional and eluded their
friends by the water route, and foated
down to their future come on the
Cheyenne River reservation. The boat
is about eigh- feet in diameter, being
circular in shape. The framework is
made of willow saplings, one being
bent in a circle, and four others being
bent around it from a bowl. A COW
hide, hair out, is stretched over the
whole. Like the Esquiman kyak none
but an Indian can navigate the craft.
1t is propelled by a paddle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Richards on His Bill

Asked on his arrival home at Huron
Saturday concernin Senator Crawfords'
speech at Miller in opposition to the
proposed primary law, r. o. Richards
said.
81 listened to Senator Crawford's
remarks at Miller upon the proposed
primary bill, and it pains me to state
that the same were almost entirely a
harangue of misrepresentation of the
provisions Of the act. | am informed
hat his speech is to be printed and
circulated by certain interests all over
the state as an effors TO confuse the
public mind upon this direct legislation.
The sensible, thinking people of the
state, when they get around to study
this proposed primary law, will no
doubt do so for themselves and use
their own judgment as to whether or
not they approve the same, regardless
of ~anyone's attempt at this time TO
appeal to prejudice by absolute mis-
representation.
81 purposely started the campaign
for this direct legislation early to
guard against just such contingency,
in order to give an opportunity TO the
people throughout the state to acquaint
themselves with the proposed law
before voting upon it. This question
cannot be put aside by ridicule. 1t is
not a question as to whether Senator
Crawford or myself personally favor or
oppose this legislation, but whether or
not it is wholesome and will give US a
cheaper and more efficient party gov
eminent. -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26

The section of the state around
Mitchell has been favored with except
fine rains during the past two
weeks, and the total amount of that
period was $40 inches. The moisture
in two of the rains came SO slowly that
it permeated the ground TO a great
depth. One rain gave forth 2.98 inches
and lasted twenty-four hours, and the
other, which occurred, lasted twenty
hours and the precipitation was Lib
inches. Farmers have dug into the
soil and give forth the statement that
the ground is wet down at least four
feet. The local weather observer
makes the statement that October has
made two records this fall. one for the
heaviest precipitation and the other fol
the absence of frost, the lowest the
mercury having gone was 35 degrees.
A frost at this time would be really
beneficial to corn. which is already t.
be husked, and would make the WORK
much easier.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Held Patent No. 1

The death of Frank Verzani at his
farm home, six miles southeast of
Vermillion, removes one of the Oldest
settlers of Clay county. Mr.. Verzani
came to South Dakota in the fall of
1861 and located on a piece of land
nea Burbank. At that time the land
was not for sale, neither was it open
to homestead entry. In 1868 under an
act Of congress of 1863, a large tract
of land in Dakota territory was opened
for homestead entry, all of it being in
the southeastern part Of the state. Mr..
Vervani had been keeping track of the
day of the opening, but believing that
New Years day would be considered a
legal holiday, did not arrive in Yer
million to file on the first day. He
waited until midnight and then aroused
the register from his slumbers anc
made his entry on a quarter in section
s township 81, range 81. Although six
men had filed on New Years day none
of them stayed through the time
required to secure a patent from Uncle
Sam, and Mr.. Verzani held patent No
/, signed by President U. S. Grant. i
was dated July %, 1872. Mr.. Verzan
was SO years of age.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Irragation Permits Issued

The state engineers Office has
granted a permit to Geo. Sanders,
chairman of the Rapid Valley Irriga-
ton company, of Caputa, for the right
to appropriate sixty-fve second feet OF
the waters of Rapid and Dry creeks.
This project contemplates the irriga-
ton of 4, 500 acres of land.
The department has issued a permit
to William Hicox, of Kadoka, for the
right to appropriate 2.45 second feet of
waters of White river for the irriga-
ton of It's acres of land. This project
is one of the first in that part of the
state and has been established by the
pumping of water from White river.
1t is being watched by the residents of
southwestern Stanley county, and if it
can be shown to be a success, it will be
followed by numerous other such plants
along White river.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
over 100 Cars of stock Shipped

Over 100 carloads of stock have been
shipped by indians of the Standing
Rock reservation to Chicago this year.
The amount to be distributed is about
$12O, 900, or $35 for every man, woman
and child on the reservation. In
addition the Indians furnish the gov
eminent schools, and also the winter
beef rations for the old and INDECENT.
This is the last winter for the big
cattle outfits in the west Missouri
country. ALI the leases expire in June
and the cattlemen will not carry many
cattle over. Cattle have brought
extraordinary prices and owners have
had the most prosperous season evel
known. All the old cattlemen will
retire with handsome fortunes.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Railroad Earnings

According to reports filed with the
railway commission in this state the
Great Northern road claims to have
operated in South Dakota for the last
year at a loss of $40, 5l4, their operat-
ing receipts for the state being given
at 1851, 532.2 q, and their operating
expences being placed az 1862, 046, %.
The Minneapolis and st. Louis road
shows a good return on The profit side
of the ledger. with operating expenses
placed at $496, 306. CT, and operating
receipts at $3.50, 953. 90 or more than
$3.50, 900 to the good.
The $500 Line" shows a deficit of
nearly $14, 900 on the few miles in the
state, with receipts Of SIG, 732 and
expenses Of $50. 673.
The Rapid City, Black Hills and
Western, better known as the Crouch
line, shows operating receipts of $780,
953. 80, and operating expenses of $780,
500. Sc, or excess revenues of a little
over $40, 900 for the year.
An application has been made fora
connecting track between the North
western and Great Northern lines at
Mission Hill.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Election

The demands for pamphlets for dis
tribution before the next election under
the provision of the new election laws.
calls for l40, 900 pamphlets, and these
will be got out by the Nipple Print.
ing company of Pierre.
This number will be a few more than
two for each Of the voters of the state
as shown at the last general election,
and the number is fixed on a basis that
about half of the circulars will be
thrown away and of supplying the
demand. of voters for such information
as the time of election approaches, and
they make demands for information
they refused to examine the first time
il was sent so them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
A Surprise For Crawford

The Crawford meeting at Miller Fri,
day night produced a real sensation,
Senator Crawford and "Dick" Rich.
ards, rival insurgent leaders in South
Dakota, engaging in a battle of words
on the same platform at a Crawford
meeting.
1t was not supposed that Dick
Richards was in Miller, but after Sen
ator Crawford had got under way in
his attack on the proposed Richards
primary law Richards spoke out from
the rear of the hall, saying thathe was
on hand to explain.
Crawford answered that he certainly
ought to explain such a mixed law.
Someone in the audience then called
for Richards, and he went upon the
platform and engaged in a short ora
torical duel with Crawford. Much
bitterness was shown by both men. In
Closing Richards said he would visit
Miller again and speak.
Crawford had openly in his speech
charged Richards with having sent out
a primary bill to the voters that was not
like the one to be voted on at the next
election. This part of the speech is
what is supposed to have called forth
Richards wrath. .
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
GOOD NEWS
Many Webster Readers Have
Heard 1t and PrOfited Thereby

Good news travels fast" and the
thousands of bad back sufferers in
Webster are glad to learn that prompt
relief is within their reach. Many a
lame, weak and aching back is bad no
more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills.
Our citizens are telling the good news
of their experience with the Old
Quaker remedy.
Mrs. Fred Hips, of Webster, S. D.,
says: II had terrible pains in my back,
caused by disordered kidneys and some
mornings my condition was so poor
that | could not straighten. About six
weeks ago | was persuaded to try
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from the
Irwin Pharmacy and they proved to be
just what / needed. My kidneys were
strengthened and / was rid of the pains
in my back so that | was able to get
around with ease. / consider Doan's
Kidney Pills worthy of my most hearty
endorsement.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Dog Owner Must Pay

In a decision handed down by the
state supreme court last week in the
case of William Fl. Wood, ct. al. VS.. A.
j. Campbell, Gregory, the judgment of
the lower court was affirmed. In this
case n of the points at issue was
whether or not Campbell had given
away a dog. The dog had killed sew
eral hogs and a damage suit resulted
in which the claim was made that the
possessor of the dog had given him tc
a third party before the damage was
done, but the third party denied such
ownership, and judgment was rendered
against the alleged owner of the hog
killing animal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Flowing with Dynamite

The Dupont Powder company has a
mar at work at the state experiment
farm at Cottonwood, blowing with
dynamite" the company is supplying
the explosive, and the mar to operate
the work, their intent being to find
what can be done in the way of break
ing up the ground with powder in that
part of the state, and whether it can
be done practically at a cost which will
make such a method of deep blowing
one which is likely to become the one
in general use.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
A Hundred Dollar Calf

In order to settle a lawsuit over a
calf between Fred Ross and James
Mcneil, st. Ong farmers, Justice
Alderman ~subpeonaed the calf into
court to determine the brand. The
suit was tried far into the night when
the justice decided that the calf's
presence was necessary to end tie
trouble. As soon as he had issued the
subpoenae the litigants settled by giving
the calf to Mcneil. The $40 calf cost
over 500 before it's ownership was
settled.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Struck by Lightning

Death by lightning came to Edward
Hronish, who lives near Scotland.
Starting from a neighbours house to
the place where he was staying Mr..
Hronish made the trip on horseback.
He crossed a cornfield and when in the
middle of it a bolt of lightning struck
him, killing him and his horse. His
clothes were torn to shreds, some OF
them being cast fifty feet distant, and
what remained on his body were nearly
burned off. Mr.. Hronish had been
living on a claim out rear Piedmont
had returned to BonHomme county tt
thrash and husk his corn. He leaves g
wife and son.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
Accepted The BeadIe Statue

At a meeting of the Beadle Statue
commission at Pierre last week the
work of A. Daniel Webster was
accepted and paid for. The principal
matter of discussion on the part of the
commission was tae disposal of the
surplus funds, amounting to nearly
81, 5 Claims have been made up on
this fund for the placing of Sherrard
and MeIlette tablets in the state build
ing; for a replica on the Beadle statue
at Madison Normal; and for the erec-
ton of a memorial building or the state
fair grounds. After discussion and
consideration of all these plans, no
action was taken. the whole matter
being handed back to the state associ-
alton for any action that body might
desire, without any recommendation on
the part of the commission.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26

the department of the interior, super
]erintendent of the Rosebud and Pine
Ridge land lottery; gave the signal that
the registration was over and the
notaries laid down their pens and the
opportunity of securing a homestead on
the Rosebud reservation had gone for
ever from those who had failed to
register.
According to figures supplied by
Judge Witten, the total registration at
all points was divided as follows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26
|, Richards win Not Run

In complimentary vein Saturday eve
ming julius H. johnson, of Fort Pierre,
introduced Mr.. Richards to a Fort
Pierre audience as the coming senator
from South Dakota. Immediately upon
taking the floor Mr.. Richards took
exceptions to this statement saying. he
never had been and would not be q
candidate for senator" Friends Of
Dean Sterling and Senator Gamble
feel that this announcement clears the
senatorial situation and will make more
distinct the line Of cleavage between
their supporters.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-10-26

A box car robbery took place at
Bristol on Saturday night. The cul-
prits broke open a box a that was
standing on a sidetrack in the Bristol
yard of the Milwaukee road. They
secured a number of ladies furs, ladies
suits, shoes, etc. The loss is estimated
will reach 81, 900.
The Milwaukee detective along with
the local police and sheriff's staff are
working on the case. The detectives
Of the road believe the robbers made
their escape to Aberdeen believing
they would not be apprehended on
account Of the large crowd that was
there for the presidents visit.