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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

had everything professional circles and they
everything had didn't mind it myself but felt sorr!
Tor poor bo"erman He had to keep living there and
didn't
Inc real test OF pitchers ability arrives when the
ing team gets men on bases His responsibility is increased
while his freedom pitching motion is restricted He mus
watch the base runner same time
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

reach an estimate of value we will say
that offensive play is half the game
nnn~ think that conservative That would
leave but so per cent. and the pitcher
could not be all Of that. l would say
that about 80 per cent. Of the strength of ball
club lies in the pitchers box. No matter how ef-
fectlVe pitcher may be in the box he cannot win
unless the team bats In runs behind him. 1t is
true, however, that the work of pitcher can have
very strong influence upon the work of the
rest of the team. Dsgruntled fans frequently
make the assertion that infielders and outfelders
will not support certain pitchers That idea is er-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-06-09

Win 10 TO game It s matter Of record that In the
of 1909, Leon Ames Of the Giants finishing II
inning and participating in two extra inning ties
pitched 80 consecutive innings without allowing
yet did not win one of the games.
From this it be that the winning power of
team must depend largely it's getting ability To
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

work., hut he carried the case to ous2rt
and had the copy of the proceedings
published and circulated all ov1 ths
township. This stimulated great
deal of interest In dragged roafa
DR.. McCaskey became cnIldidntD
Tor supervisor and was elected WITH
tho cooperation of farmers In hls 10
cality he began n Systematic use Of thS
road drag on the roads under hts t,1x1s-
hiction. Fnrners were employed tD
drag the roads contiguous to their own
land. payment being made at tho vaks
pf 80 cents per hour.
The result of this effort Is that Hant
I.nnpeter township has some H ths
best dirt roads In the country RaaI.
dents described roads which INV. az
pear to be In fine condition rs forrsAse-
" practically impassnble part o4 the
year. Corrugated iron culverts aYv
used for Drainage. stones have f~en
removed from the roads and tho g,1t-
ters nre kept clear OF obstr.lctfona. Al
the roads are apparently In cosd con.
diton. well crowned and consequently
we'll drained
The surface ia hard and reattiy
sheds water where tho road has ts.en
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
BRICK FOR WEIGHT.
Makes Good Road Materia, ror Heavy
Trof;o

Erie county is the most important
IN the state In the matter OF road
maintenance. according TO IL. *. Bish.
op, FIRST deputy highway commissioners
Westchestcr county, with It's roads
leading into New York. Is the next,
but 1t does not concern the commits
sion 40 much because the city takes
care of the main roads. Erie county
has nearly 200 miles OF state roads, a
considerable portion OF which have
been paved with brick. Mr.. Bishop
considers that brick paving Is pecu-
liarly adapted to the roads about Eue.
fnlo because Of the heavy traffic
While the init!nl cost Is greater than
macadam or asphalt macadau. AIR
Bishop believes it will be economical,
In the long run. Mncndam roads, Il"
explains. will stand up well undsy
light usage. but 1t is another pronosi.
t!nn WHARF heavy wagon and antosap.
bile traffic is concerned The autom,o
hileS alone would no, wear macadn,f
greatly. In fact. by applying an q
coating they tend to pack the roaa
bEt when the wheels Of wagons ana
the celss of horses shoes loosen ~
scnss !;,- the auto traffic tends to WI
81 the surface.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
A GOOD ROADS "csanK."
Highway Bill Passed Through Efforts
Of MiDnosota Enthusjsst

Highway Bill Pasosd Through Efforts
Of Minnesota Enthu siaet.
| Th. legislature Of Minnesota has
passed road law that places that
eOclly. icebound state far in tho van
of the progressive states OF the union,
aud this great forward step Is the d.
rect result OF the iabor OF Robert c.
Dunn, 81 fighting Irlshman, famillarly
known throughout the state as Bald
headed Bob" He Is a character of
the unique and unusual sort, and be-
cause OF his undying devotion to the
good roads idea the following appre-
citation of him. which appeared recent
" In Il Minnesota paper, is here given:
Robert G. Dunn's good roads bin
has passed without opposition. II this
bill becomes u law. and there is every
prospect that 1t WILL "Baldheaded
Bob will have accomplished more to
establish himself as public bene-
factor for all time to come than he
would have had he been fortunate
enough to have been elected governor
for life and served out his full term.
II this measure is enacted Minneso-
ta will have put herself on record az
the first state to adopt sensible, feas-
ibie system OF establishing permanent
and uniform highways within her bor
ders
The bill had many other able, earnest
advocates and supporters, but to
Bob must be accorded the lions share
Of credit for this achievement.
Bob began talking good roads be
fore he left the 'old sod" and he has
been talking them ever since. in season
and out of season. III three different
languages. Irish. lunberiack and pro
family. He talked good roads when
be had to talk to himself. for he could
get nobody to listen to him. yIe has
worked for good roads in the day
time and dreamed about them through
all the night long, and now that he
has achieved the desire OF his heart
surely no one will begrudee tho griz-
ly, grauchy old warrior his hour of tri-
umph.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
NKDINANCE no. ae

BE 1t ordained by thu city council OF the city of
Hurley. Turner County. South Dakota
81 No person shall operate a motor vehicle
on public highway street or alley at a higher
rate OF speed than ole % mile in six (6) MN.
uies in the closely built portions of the city. or
more than one a. mile in four (l) minutes ia
any other portion of the city. And upon ap-
preaching crossing or intersection of a public
highway. street or alley or sharp curve a per-
sou operating motor vehicle, shall have it un-
der co troll and shall operate it at a lower rate
OF speed than herein before specified. and in no
ease greater than the safety OF the public de.
mands.
81 The violation of any OF the provisions of
this ordinance shall be deemed misdemeanor
punishable by fire not exceeding twenty five
f2S) dollars for the first offensc and not less than
twenty-five (25) dollars nor more than fifty (5p)
dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
500 days in the county jail for second or sub
s-quent oienSe.
Passed and approved October Q. 1911
Conntersgnad: H. k SANBoRS.
j. II kELLAR Mayor
Auditor
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
MAKING A CITY.
What Orc University Is Doing 20 Bet
ter Civic Improvement.

What Ore University Is Doing TO Bet
ter Civic improvement.
Town planning is comparatively
new branch of learning There are In
djcations that In America 1t will be re-
ceived with special enthusiasm, due In
part perhaps to our native prediction
Tor tearing things to pieces and doing
them over again. To regard the beau
tiful art OF making cities in anything
but serious spirit would be, however,
childish to an inconcelvable degree, and
now that the interest of the public is
aroused it behooves us to consider care
fully the paths III which 1t Is to be di-
rected
That 1t is aroused may he taken for
granted. About hundred cities re-
Gently have employed experts on dia-
grams for civic improvement 1t is an
appropriate moment fer calling atten-
tlon to the thorough methods of tie
School OF Civic Design established a
year or more ago in connection with
the University of Liverpool and de-
scrlbed In recent number of Land
scape Architecture. the Official organ
OF the American Society OF Landscape
Architects.
The director of the school realized
from the start that properly to under
stand The architectural aspect of town
planning 1t is necessary first to under
stand the underlying principles of city
organization. He placed social civics
therefore. at the beginning Of the sub
jects treated IN the series OF lecture
courses. and the twenty lectures de
voted to this aspect OF the general
problem deal with the Intellectual ad
minsstrative. residential and recrea-
tive needs Of the town. The other
subjects are landscape design in refer
ence to parks and gardens. the public
health acts. engineering and aesthetics.
New York Times.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05


The numerous instances that
have so far come to notice OF the
use Of the recall have failed to
indicate that the people are er-
ratio and incapable of self gov
ernment. Indeed they seem to
indicate quite the contrary, The
idea that the people were very
tickle and were not to be trusted
was strongly in the minds of the.
fathers when the consti tuition
was adopted and it is still very
far from being an extinct be-
lief.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
DEs MONIES IS TRYING
MUNICIPAL MARKET PLAN.
Mayor Makes interesting Fight on
High Cost OF Living.

Des Moines, Ia, the champion of the
city government by commission. has
also scored triumph with the mu-
niclpal market Mayor Hanna gave
permission to farmers TO line up with
wagon loads of produce around the
City Hall park and then for several
days suffered the jeers of friends,
who said: what woman is going to
take market basket on her arm. 80
downtown and lug home her purchases
when all she has to do is phone her
grocer and have goods delivereds
What little saving she may make
won't counterbalance the trouble
But Mayor Hanna stuck and was re-
warded by the fact that women from
the mansions as well us from the ten
ements locked to the opening sale
And tney got the freshest and incest
Of vegetables at about the prices pre-
vailing in the groceries.
And now there will be fine big
market built for a permanent daily
face to face trade between producer
and consumer.
And. best Of all, everybody Is happy,
except perhaps the disturbed middle
rnnn
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
COMMEMORATE WORK.
Long Island Neishberhood Guild Has
Erected Fosts to Guido Travellers.

Long Island Neighbcrhood Guild Has
Erected Fosts to Guido Travellers.
The work OF the Neighborhcod guild
ut Locust Valley. n. y. commends it.
self to other communities. especially
In its signposts. which. at the head
OF several old lanes. not only guide the
way to the new estates on the sites OF
old farms. but give the interesting in
formation Of the date OF their opening.
Recently an Investigating auto party
sought for road leading from Locust
Valley village to the Underhill monu-
ment. Neither signpost nor intelllgible
direction guided the party. which went
miles out of the way. at last only, after
dogged persistence. to discover the
road was badly torn up and nseless for
ordinary travel
What comfort it would have been
to have had needed Information on a
signpost on the main road.
Town and village authorities would
make good use of their official autbor
ity II they would see to it that the
travelling public was kept Informed Of
changes in the roads which put them
temporarily out OF commission.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Brool1ings county won first
at the state fair and also at the
corn palace which latter victory
will serve to clear away the
suspicion of unfair winning at
Huron. The accusation from
the other counties probably
arose from the fact that the ex-
hibit was prepared by j. H. Sar-
Wis, assistant in botany at the
Brookings college, and that two
Of the three Huron judges We're
professors from the same insti-
tuition.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Courtesy Of c,erk..

a salesman must study human M
ture He should watch to anticipate
the customers wants as much as nos
sibie and If he tries he can become
quite expert in doing this.
he should be affable at all times
&c should he taetful and should be
Keen to take advantage Of every op-
portunity to please. II ne cannot be-
come proficient in these respects we
shonld advise him TO get into some
other business.
Remember that ms long as you are
IN the retail merchants business or
employ you are serving the people.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

shall not change under different adj
ministrattons.
"Another feature that should be
adopted" said Governor Bass sis the
system Of patrols. Dy this mean
that all tho roads should be divided
into sections OF five miles and each
section placed In charge OF q compe-
tent man, who will see thet 1t Is kept
| in good condition"
II not only lndorse national legisla
ton for good roads," says Governor
Austin L. Crothers OF Maryland. but
I believe that before the present Dem
ocratIc congress- adjourns 1T should
enact laws giving most liberal fnan-
ctal and moral support that will result
In the building Of four great national
highways from ocean to ocean and
from the Canadian line to the gulf of
Mexico uud the Mexican borders
"Eyery rural route should be made
post road or branch to the national
| highways and thus not only save the
federal government millions Of money
tn the quick and safe delivery OF the
mails. hut tho immediate and cheap
transportation OF our farm products to
the railroad stations. To accomplish
ths the unemployed labor In America
could Dr. utilized and clean, rnspceta BILE
employment given millions Of men
Government MD In public high
ways improvement today oversha dows
any and al! ether measures hef,re
congress. TIE city man and the citi-
sen of the county should and will de
Il az
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Doctor Showed People Benefits
Of Dragging
FARMERS -OpERATEDIA PLAN
Mecaakey's Work So Surprising IN ses
Effectiveness That Road Dragging
Haa Become Steady Fixture ln
Lancaster County, Pa culvert1
Used For Drainage.

In East Lampeter township, Lanca1
Ter county, Pa the use OF the road
drag has been moro general perhaps
than In any other township Ia Penn
sylvania, says the National Stockman
and Farmer. Several years ago Dr.
Donald McCaskey heard Hon Ralph
Gibson Of Williamsport, Pa. tetl aboot
the merits of the drag. Ir Gibson
having heard ID. Ward King, tin drug
enthusiast, lecture on this subject and
having followed MIR Kings advice
DR. McCaslScy hegan to drag road In
his ncigllborhood which wAs practical
ly impassable
Although he had the consent of a
minority Of the supervising board h.s
was later forbidden to continue dls
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
NOTICE PROVING WILL
state of South Dakota,
County of Turner
n nutta of

~ fEtit u SnuiH DIkata,
County of Turner
In the matter of the Estate of
Wellington Barnard, Deceased
To Jennet Barnard. Alberta Miller Fred
Barnard, Carl Barnard, and all other persons
interested in the estate of Wellington Barnard.
.ieceased:- Notice THAT Carl Barnard
has presented and flee herein his petition
praying that the last will and testament OF
said Wellington Barnrrd be proved and ao-
i:fitted to probate in this Court. and that said
Carl Barnard be appointed the Executor of
said will, and that all said matters will be
iseard before this Court ut the Court Room
thereof in the city Of Parker, Turner Comfy
South Dakota upon Saturday. the 18th day OF
October. 1911, al the hour of ten O'Clock in the
to'envon; at which tim" and pl 'ce any person
Interested may appear file objections and be
heard.
Done in open court this 25th day of Septrmber
1871.
BY the Court,
Attest: D. W. EpMuSps.
Dan +. Hanson. County Judge
lsEALi Clerk S2S-3
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

There ism money enough
deposited V tn the postal
savings bank in Sioux Falls
to pay for the supply of
blanks which have been
sent OUT [Argus-Leader.
Which is just about what the
Herald has predicted from the
start. Our people are too JIM
telligent to turn much money
over to the postal banks in re-
turn for two per cent interest.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Pigs A BAD INVESTMENT.
New Aaven's Living Garbage o;spe..,

Works Cost Too Much.
The system OF municipal collection
of garbage as tried out in New Haven.
Conn. for the past six months has
proved rather costly venture. The
total expense has been at the rate Of
$4,000 year the greater portion OF
which represents investments In pigs.
The pigs were purchased at the sue-
gcstion Of the city fathers. with the
thought tina. they could be fed on the
garbage collected and after being fat
tened disposed of at n profit. hut the
pig idea has been decided failure.
and there seems little indication of the
expected profits
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

dragged for any length Of time A few
OF Tic reads lack a solid surface. thl.;
having hoen their FIRST year under the
drag. 4 road scrnper is used at tho
Y beginning Of operations to shape ".
the road. brit: IS never used to work :.
All tile dirt .h:t Is moved toward TIE
midsi.,..of .e road is put there litils
b. llttis he use Of the KiaE drag
Afser FEARS Of road drns.Sl::
East LaSll lltaisa spwnship finds that I;
has il.sstis inti,.i.ssly superior to tn,
4 best ~ rs,,,id lsrssil; " under the 81:
eysse,s,. W ssa estiile,:, cost OF Si2 i
,,i;s. ys:s:sir for drag. y. rhp ss
cost .ss mai fassla i:
andpstor :sstlpty sis about 80 q niile.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
Editorial.

The editor of the Herald is
pretty we'll satisfied to live on
the sunny plains of Dakota
rather than in some narrow val
ley With a big dam a few miles
above.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Dr. H. I'll. Stoner has been APP
pointed superintendent of insti-
tutes to succeed Supt. Chamber
lain. He is the best posted man
available for the place and has
had considerable experience in
the work.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Dispatches in the daily papers
state that County Auditor Muir
ply will be a candidate for the
office of secretary of state. The
Herald has no direct knowledge
of his candidacy but can assure
the public that he is competant
and worthy and would make an
efficient state Official.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Dixon, the young aviator, who
thrilled thousands with his. air
ship flights at the state ia ir, is
dead, the result of an ac. :idene
to his ship while performi1 lg one
hundred feet in the air at e. fair
in Washington. There ha s been
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
SPRING VALLEY

~ OuT Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Peterson went
to the corn palace one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs julie Faustrup visited
at the Rueb Woodward home Sun
day.
Mary and Laura Lakings came
home Friday and stayed until Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Thompson
visited MIR. Thompsons parents in
Hurley last Sunday.
Edgar Lakings and Ted Andrews
attended the Woodmen lodge in
Hurley Tuesday evening.
a surprise party was given for
Annie Bucsstead by anumber Of her
friends, last Sunday evening. A
large crowd was present and good
time is reported. Annie expects to
leave for Sioux Falls soon where she
VIII attend School TINS winter.
One day last week Peter Erickson
who is working for P. L. Peterson
had the misfortune to fall from the
high seat of the big road grader
while working the road the front
wheel of the grader passed over his
arm and shoulder badly bruising the
flesh but breaking no bones.
Mrs. Chris Reeder visited with
Mrs. o. P. Anderson last Monday
afternoon.
Walter Kane is working for John
Lakings.
Ester Melegaard visited at the
Tosten Williamson home few days
last week.
Oliver Ray made trip to Hurley
Monday.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Reactionary one who favors
reaction. Esp; one who seeks
to undo political progress. Web
ster's dictionary.
The above definition should give
She ArgusLeader the informa-
ton it has been seeking so ear
nestly the past two weeks.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

The contest between Richards
and Crawford as to who shall
lead the LaFollette forces in the
state may seem important to
them but it is of interest to La
Toilette to the extent that it di-
minishes his chances of carrying
the state.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
GOOD ROADS ESSENTIAL,
SAY TWO GOVERNORS.
Patrol system and National Legisla.
ion Favored by BAGS and crothers.
Governor Bass OF New Hampshire Is
taking verbal interest In road i'm
provement throughout that state and

In a recent inter
v ! e W expressed
himself a. being
strongly In favor
OF the improve
nent and exten
sion Of the New
Hampshire high
ways. This Is the
first tim 9 that
Governor b Il 5; $
has come out so
forcibly In favor
Of better roads.
In addition. the
& o Y ernor also
said that be fa
yored .. ronti COM
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Congressman Burke has bro
ken his silence and announced
his candidacy for another term
in congress. With a hostile
field divided between four cam
didates his nomination ought to
be easy although he is a reaction
airy of the most pronounced
type.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

There are WaterWOrIis bonds Outstandlng IN
the sum of $500 90 with interest at per cent.
from July |, 1911 and unpaid warrants in the
s'iln of S.21.l9. There is II balance due Turner
County i'll the sum of $4,000 on the Hurley Tile
Ditch with interest at per cent.
Sept. 5. l9l Respectfully submitted.
j. H. kKLtAR,
Auditor
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

Admiral Schley, one of the
popular heroes of the Spanish
war, is dead. The bitterness OF
the Sampson.Schley controversy
has long been forgotten and the
public will remember only the
willing service he gave his
country and his great accom-
plishments.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

The best plaster. A piece of flan-
nal dampened with Chamberlain s
Liniment and bound on over the
affected parts is superior to plast er
and costs only one tenth as much.
For sale by H. j. Pier.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05

The Sioux Falls Press is au-
thority for the statement that
more than one half of the farms
in South Carolina are owned by
negroes. And this has come
about in fifty years in spite OF
the strenuous efforts of the
white man to keep the black
man under.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
NOTICE OFF TIME APPOINTED FOR
APPROVING WILL

APPROVING WILL
county of Turner iss In county court
In the matter OF the estate OF Jesse 8. French
deceased
Pursuant to an order OF said Court. made on
the fourth day OF October A. ID. 1911, notice is
hereby given that Saturday, the 1lst day OF Oc-
tober, A. ID. 19l at II O'Clock A. NJ. of SAID lay
stthe.court room OF said court, at Parker in the
county Of Turner, have been appointed as the
time and place tor proving the will of said Jesse
S. French, deceased and for hearing the said
petition for probate thereof and the issuance of
letters testamentary therein, when and where
any person Interested may appear .and contest
the same.
Dated at Parker, South Dakota, this 4th day
of October, A. ID, 1911.
,by the court.
j. W. EpMuSps
Attest: County Judge
DAN K. HANSON
O5-3t Clerk OF the County Court.
Lame back is one of the most com.
mon forms of muscular rheumatism.
A few applications of Chamberlain
Linament will give relief. For sale
by H j Pier
a tremendous fatality attending
those who have tried to perform
spectacular feats and sensible
people may we'll ask whether it
is worth while. But those who
have been killed have been al
most entirely public performers
and not the experimenters who
are studying and developing the
art of flying.