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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
The Negaard Primary

Representative Negaard's primary
bill Oh. b.. No. 237) is in many re-
spects similar to the Richards propo-
sition. But it also contains some
features that were doubtless never
conceived in the mind of mortal man
before.
One is that the newspapers of a
county shall compete at the June pri-
mary for the position of official paper
of the county. The paper winning out
by vote of the people will have all
the county printing. but regardless OF
location, the favored paper must come
out of and bear the name of the coun-
ty seat. Provision is also made that
no newspaper shall expend a sun to
exceed 5000 for campaign expenses.
This latter notation was hardly neces-
sary.
Another feature is that any party
getting a five per cent vote is entitled
to n delegate in either branch of the
legislature. He is to receive the same
salary as a member and to be selected
by the committee of his party. HIS
authority would be limited to the In
PRODUCTION of not more than two bills
and the privilege of speech in the
chamber but he could not vote.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
BoER WAR HERO DEAD.
General Piet cronja, Picturesque Fla.
ure in Transvaal Stricken,

klerksdorp, South America.-Piet
Cronje. the distinguished general of
the Boer army in the South African
war, died here. He was % a old
and had lived in retirement since his
surrender to the British at Paarde.
berg in 1900.
Cronje was n of the most pictur.
esque figures In the war the ended
in England's assimilation of the Trans
vaal. He conducted a brilliant cam.
paign at the head of 10000 men. until
driven to bay by the British in owe
wheiming numbers under Kitchener
and Roberts.
In a fierce engagement with Cronie
at Paardeberg, on Feb. Is, 1900, the
British casualties amounted to LOO.
Two days later. Lord Roberts demand.
ed Cronje's surrender, but the latter
refused. Cronje also decliaed Roberts
offer of safe conduct for the women
and medical aid. On the 18th, however
his supplies having been cut off and
his army being reduced to 1000 men,
Cronje was finally compelled to make
an unconditional surrender
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

And now the London police have
discovered that the prisoner convict
ed by finger prints. and who. it was re-
ported. had established his innocence
by indisputable evidence that, being in
the army at the time, he could not
have been guilty, was. after all a
fakir. He stole the army records OF
another man to bolster up his defense
and came very nearly getting away
with It The police r doubly pleased
at the discovery. since It prevents a
guilty man from escaping and re-estab-
1ishes the finger-print theory as infal-
aible at least SO far as experience has
gone. But for q time the fakir had
both the London police and the finger.
print theory 'groggy."
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
THE oLD-TiME PARLoR.

There used to be IN almost every TN.
Pal home in the country a sacred room
the "parlor." Every, reader is prob.
ahdy familiar with It, for it still exists,
though not SO universally as 1t did
years ago, when no home In the land.
Hn village. hamlet. or on farm, was
c~onsidered complete or well-equipped
without this dismal apartment-care.
fully shattered in against air and sum
light a jar OF waxwork on the center
table; a collection of curious odds and
ends on the what-not In the corner;
mcttos and chromos on the wall; a WV
ID ingram or Brussels carpet OF
the foor. The sound of festivity sell
dom penetrated the gloom of this par
nor. says the Philadelphia Press. At
rare intervals distinguished visitors
were received in it-witnesses Of wed.
ding or funeral. It was never a
pleasant room; 1t smelled damp and
dusty: the children stood in awe of it.;
and yet II was their mothers pride.
Happily The day of the pentup, un-
savory parlor is fast passing away.
The children, going out into the big
ger world with observant eyes. have
to the homestead and insisted
upon Ringing open the doors and win
dows and admitting a burst of sunlight
and q rush OF pure air. They have
made a living room of a tomb. In
their childhood the kitchen was the
most comfortable place In the house; 1t
was scrubbed every day, ventilated al
made light and airy and clean
and hospitable while the CHASTITY for
hidden precincts OF the parlor were
exposed to sanitary search not oftener
than twice a year-during the inev-
table spring and fall housekeeping.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
In the Dakota te. rit r a. a

In the Dakota te. rlt ra a
municipalities were & anted spe |
charters under which they ar an
their local government. Taese char
tiers covered every phase OF local 8 !
government applicable to the times
Since the admission of the territor
to he union rs a state, the cities and
towns have gradually cast aside Their
old territorial charters until today but
two cities in South Dakota remain
which still use the instruments OF
over a score of years ago.. These two
cities are Watertown and Yankto7.
Among the privileges granted under
the special charters which are used
today by these two cities, is that OF
local option on the liquor question.
The question has been raised by at
torneys as to whether or not the day
light saloon bill, passed by the senate
yesterday, can be made applicable to
these cities. The constitution of she
state makes it plainly understood tnat
no municipal corporation shall be
granted any powers not applicable to
any other corporation. Many lawyers
hold that this provision would in
validate that section Of a special char
ter relating to the privilege of local
option, but it is admitted there is a
question about it. In any event It IS
not beyond the range of possibility
that the courts will be called upon to
settle this problem In the neal future
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
MISSOURI CAPITOL BURNS
LIGHTNING CAUSES DISASTROUS
FIRE AT JEFFERSON CITY.
Many of Records Of Governors and
Other State Offices Are Complete
Loss.

Jefferson, City, Feb. THE Mis-
sori capitol building was entirely de
stroyed by fire. The total loss in
Guiding the structure and many rec
ords and state papers in the offices Of
the governor, secretary Of state and
treasurer is estimated at 81, 1000, 900
with no insurance.
Lightning, which struck the cupola
Of the dome shortly after Z O'Clock in
the morning, spread the flames to the
roof of the house of representatives on
the north side of tho structure, and in
less than a half hour it was apparent
that the entire building was doomed.
Because of the inadequacy of the
water pressure, the fire could not be
reached, and no aid could be rendered
for some time by the local fire com
panies.
Governor Hadley personally directed
the fight against the flames, which, be-
OF the age of the building, rapid
ly gained Roadway. The penitentiary
fire department was Immediately call
ed to the scene and the convicts work
ed h~eroically, scaling walls and TAX
ing dangerous chances for their lives.
The local military company was
called out and formed a Gordon around
the building, driving spectators from
dangerous positions and removing rec
ords from the different state depart
rlents. The fire soon spread to the
roof OF the senate chamber on the east
side, where the efforts of the firemen
proved unavailing to check it.
The records of the house of repre-
sentatives were destroyed while those
OF the senate were saved. In the state
t~reasurer's office more than $40, 900 is
IN INK time vault, supposedly fire proof,
and may be saved when the debris is
cleared away. There was no insurance.
The historic capitol was erected in
1888 at a cost of $4,000 and in 1887
remodeied at a cos of $4,000.
The loss of the house records prac-
tically necessitates the work Of the
present session being done over. 1t
midnight a part of the Sedalia, Mo-,
fire department which arrived after a
OF "a miles on a special Missouri
Pacific train, Joined the local forces in
an effort to save the records in the
of the building. the cement
1oors over which are believed to be
Gov. Hadley announced that he
would grant pardons to several con-
victs who risked their lives to save
state papers.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

1t Is only recently that they have dis.
covered a way Of canning decayed
eggs. and there are bakers in the large
cities who are so devoid OF honesty
that they would as soon use rotten
eggs as fresh ones. Thus a market Is
created, and but for the fact that the
state under its pure food laws can
step In and condemn this product as
unit for consumption. the problem ere.
ated BY cold storage would have been
rendered more complex as the year 60
~. says the Rochester Herald. It is
mot beyond the bonds of possibility
tAat meat which has been cold-stored
70 the point OF decay is treated In the
same manner. No one ever hears Of
it being thrown away.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

Secretary Dickinson has just ISSUED
p report on the militia Of this country
that shows how little the minds OF
Americans are turned away from
peace and toward war. He announces
that n 1910 the strength of the organ
lied militia forces OF the nation is only
jlI9.66O men. an increase OF but 3,113
IN seven years. says the Boston Globe.
He does not add that there are almost
to a thousand as many clergymen,
printers. manufacturers, grocers, butch
cra. stenographers or masons in the
nation as there are citizen soldiers. But
the fact is true.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

Robert S. Wesley, at $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon signed the daylight saloon
bill passed by the lower house a few
days and by the senate yesterday, and
tue measure is now a law.
Pierre-The daylight saloon bill,
setting the closing hour of all saloons
in the state at 8 o'clock each evening,
passed the senate today by the de-
cisive vote of 80 to IL. 1t carries the
emergency clause, and will become a
law as soon as Governor r. S. Vessey
attaches his signature.
An effort was made by Wyman to
strike out the emergency clause, he
~contending that a license with a man
who is at present engaged in the sa-
loon business is a contract, and al
not be violated. Collins and Lockhart
spoke in favor of the emergency clause
Those who opposed the bill did not
put up a very strong fight because
they could plainly see that the large
majority of the upper house was in
favor of the bill.
That the governor will sign the bill
within a short time is almost a GER
tainty.
By a vote of 80 to IA the senate yes
terday adopted the majority report OF
the temperance committee on the
Daylight saloon bill. The report of
the minority favoring a ten o'clock
closing and what is now known as
the Glassner amendment, providing
for the closing time to be determined
by local option were voted down.
Senators Collins and Fleeger were
the defenders of the majority report
on the floor. The latter made a strong
address but the former spoiled the eff
feet of his w talk by getting mixeu
on county and local option, and thus
argued inadvertently against his own
proposition. Senator Candy made a
brilliant address in favor of the op-
tional closing feature, but the final
vote showed an easy victory for the
measure as it stands.
Early in the session petitions
against the Daylight saloon bill from
st. Onge, Sturgis, Lead, Whitewood,
Spearfish and Belle Fourche were read.
Following is the vote in the senat,
on the daylight saloon bill:
Ayes-Amsden, Andersen of Aurora,
Anderson of Clay, Arneson, Part'ne,
Boylan, Brennan, Brooks, Carroll,
Collins, Cone, Cooley. Dahl, d mean,
Fleeger, Gemmill, Hedrick, Hit he ok,
Hoese, Johnson, Lockhart, Nettler,
Miller, Morrissey, McKenney. Norbe *,
Nyquist. Pearson, Perley, Ryan, VIII
liams, Wright.-32.
Nays-Curtiss, Dalton, Candy. Hin
ault, May, Maytum, Morgan. McPher-
son, Perkins, Weaver, Wiersbeck, wy
man.-12.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

Pierre-The state land denartmept
has fixed as the dates of sale OF
state lands this year: Dawson,
April 3: Hanson, April 4; Hutchinson,
April 5; C%odington, April Z; Deuel.,
April 8; Hamlin, April 10: Day. April
IL; Marshall, April II; Brown. April
Is: MCPHERSON, April IA; Edmunds,
April 10; Potter. April IS. The OF
ferings will be of common school
land5 exrept those in the counties
of Marshall, Mcpherson, Edmunds
md Potter, where no school lands
viii be offered, but some of the en-
iawment lands n those counties are
= he Usaocd upon the market.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

Al San Francisco man says he win
rot before he pays alimony to his d.
vorced wife, but II Is believed he will
change his mind before decomposition
gets q Arm hold on him.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

Ching years, is apt to partake largely
of the nature of a military post.
Fifth-The fact that subordinate DO
sitions in the Home are largely fIea
by men selected from the membership
is in the opinion Of EOur committee
conducive to a feeling Of rivalry, ieat-
ousy and discomfort among the mem
be,s.
In conclusion, your committee would
respectfully suggest the enactment or
legislation which will in so for as il
is possible to do SO, correct exist
ing conditions.
Respectfully submitted,
Senate Members:
A. L. Wyman, chairman; J.. A.
Johnson, John Morrissey.
House Members:
r. F. Cranston. Secretary; J.. L.
Browne, A. C. Roberts; ]. E. Zie-
zach.
The report Of the legislative investi-
eating committee on the affairs of the
soldiers home, is generally looked up
on with favor inaSmuch as it let's all
the parties concerned down as easily
as possible. DIR. Bentley, mayor of Hot
Springs is satisfied with the report in
a general way. He says "the people OF
Hot Springs are indicated for their
action in bringing charges against the
management of the institution"
But there is one point mentioned in
the report which will have to be
threshed out on the floor when the re-
port m up for adoption this morn
ing. 1t is the section stating that
the expenditure Of the sum of $4,67O.48
Of the money appropriated for the Ie-
pairs to the sewerage was wholly IN
authorized and illegal"
Previous to the construction of the
present system the city of Hot Springs
notified the board of the home, that
their W system was a nuisance and
a to the general health of the
place, and something would have to
be done or it would be condemned. To
construct a new system for the neces-
sary distance of about a mile and a
quarter would have cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. But the city made
the proposition that for a c%onsidera-
ton of $1,000 the sewer Of the home
would be connected with that of the
49, ohu hSPt LII hCpoLt 10 iohS oo INC
institution was maintained.
Attorney General Clark was con
suited and he approved of the plan
offered by Hot Springs and at his sug-
gestiOn the board accepted the city's
offer, and the deal was carried
through. Now the investigating COM
mittee says this action was "unauthor-
lied and Illegal"
Those directly interested in the mat
ter cannot figure out why the commit
tee thought it necessary to deal with
this problem al all. The board and
those about the home are satisfied and
the city is willing to live up to its
agreement. The former attorney gen
eral is in the capital and he will very
likely be called upon to explain to the
legislature exactly how the deal came
about.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

It may be theoretically possible to
transport 10000 men across the Alps
II a~eroplanes. but with the example
~ Moissant and Hockey in their minds
the chances are that 5000 of them will
refuse to be transported in that way
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

A Butte mai who is being sued for
breach of promise Is charged by the
Epiaintif with having called her my
Dear Tobacco" No wonder she wants
$4,000. since Mas not explicit
enough to say SsssNsssler she was of fne
cut, or q mere pia4.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

China viii sacrifice o 900
1ueus for the artificial hair market this
and Al VIII be sent to America.
~ 4oke on the Chinese is that they
1ons krow tt4t putfs have gonc ont o
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

Returns from the New York public
library indicate that fiction fell on in
demand as compared with books Of a
historical or scientific nature. This
should spur the Indiana school Of now
elists to renewed efforts or some
thing.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Ordnance Stolen From Arsenal

Davenport, Iowa. = Charged with
stealing United States ordnance
stores from the Rock Island arsenal
and selling them to local junk deal
ers, Louis and Edward Roehm, living
In Davenport, are under arrest.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Jay could Heirs SEN Coal Land.

Knoxville. Iowa. The jaw
Gould heirs disposed of their Iowa
holdings, consisting Of 5000 acres Of
coal lands in Marion country. John
w. Legrand. ST., and his two sons &C.
Quifed the property.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

McLaughlin-Tbe postofice dept
ment has established railway mai
service on the "CanncnhalT'N brann'
Of the Milwaukee read, running from
Mclaughlin, S. D., to New Eng'anH
N. D., and three men will be assiene
to each run. which viii be stare
simultaneously from the New Eng,ar'
and the Mclaughlin ends Of tre he
The towns which VII enjoy tie bene
It's of the new service are McLsug
in. Shields, Freda, Raleigh, Brisban
9th, Kaiser, New Ie'psig, Bentle-
Watrous. Mott, Havelock, Rect, an
New Eneland.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

Aberdeen-The benefits OF system
attic saving is strikingly illustrat-
ed in the case of the school chill
dren of Big Stone, s. d.. a town OF
500 or 600 people. Five or six years
ago Gold & Co., the Big Stone bank
ers, presented the school children OF
the town with small iron saving banks
and encouraged them to start a saw
ing account at the bank. Now the
savings accounts of the children of the
town aggregate owe $1,000, and the
youthful depositors have acquired the
habits of saving which will prove
very profitable to them in the years
to come.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
Another Offer

You know what Dahlias are, II
you don't your wife does. We will
send you the s. D.. Farmer M
year and the above set Of maps
and four Of the Dahlia bulbs all
for 40 cents.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17
DAYLIGHT Is law
MEASURE KNOWN AS DAYLIGHT
BILL is SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR
CLOSE AT Nine
Under Emergency Clause Law viii
Become Immediately Operative
But May Not Apply to
License in Force

Pierre, Feb. Especial: Governor
Robert S. Wesley, at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon signed the daylight saloon
bill passed by the lower house a few
days and by the senate yesterday, and
the measur is now a law.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-17

IsySv Genus per D
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-04
Trustees Sale.

Whereas Sadie E. Hume and David
r. Hume her husband, by their GER
tain deed of trust dated March 2l,iglO.
duly acknowledged and record in the
deeds of trust records within and
for the County OF Audrain and State of
Missouri, in Book SO, at page 244, con-
veyed to the undersigned trustee the
following described real estate, situat-
ed, lying and being in the County and
State aforesaid, to-wit:
The south half of the south half Of
the following described piece of ground
to-wit: Beginning at station 80 Of
County survey and run thence west 100
feet, more or less, to the last line of
Missouri avenue formerly Depot ST.
thence south 2i0 feet, thence east l2O
feet, more or less, to station II in said
survey, thence north to the place Of
beginning, being also known as lot ~
City survey As in said City of Mexico,
Missouri.
Which said convcyar ce was made in
trust to secure the payment Of certain
promissory note in said deed of trust
fully described. And, whereas, default
has been made p tyment of said note,
now, therefore |, A. d. Jackson, the
trustee named in said deed OF trust, at
the request OF the legal holder of said
note will on Friday, the Goth day of
May, 1911, proceed to sell the real es-
tate above described at public vendue
to the highest bidder, at the east front
door of the Court House in the City
of Mexico, Audrain County. Missouri,
for cash, to pay said debt and the costs
and expenses of executing this trust.
A. ID. JACKSON, Trustee
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-04
SOME CASH: SOME NEWS.

Rudolph Miller renews for this
paper
Grover Weber has our thanks
for a renewal favor.
That splendid citizen out Skin
ner way, 0. F. Ellis, is ahead for
this paper another year.
+. r. Hagan and W. r. Surber
two mighty fine fellows-renew-
ed for tina Message last Friday.
That good fellow Frank Green
down at Buffalo, Wyo.,-he' s re-
lated to the Greens around Mex
ico-forwards us a dollar on re.
newal.
Miss Alma Keiser, formerly of
Mexico, now one Of St. Charles
county's prominent school teach
er,,-and she was a teacher here,
too.-sends US a dollar on renew
al.
The following good people have
subscribed for the Message this
week: G. \. Mudd, DR.. W. F
Bolts. !. f. Adair and J. s
Harper.
c. \. Candy held US up on the
street last Saturday to drop a dol.
lar in our hand for the Message
Mr.. Candy said he had % acres Of
corn planted and has the grounc
broken for planting 100 acres Of
corn in all. He's getting there
with his spring work all right.
Nat P. Morris. of Modesto, Cali.
late of this city. writes US as fol
lows: We are on my brother
100 acre ranch and working hard
Have 20 acres peach trees, Il
acres grapes and l6 acres alfalfa
The latter we have just haryeste,
first crop and have irrigated 70
next. My wife has 400 chicks an,
100 turkey eggs setting. | an
milking seven heifers that brin
in $50 per month for butter ia
only. So my friends need no
worry about us as we are bus.
and haven I time to get into mean
ness. We are enjoying goo
health and sunny weather. 70
will find enclosed subscription 70
one year.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-04
HoLLENsVILLE NEW s.

Miss Matte Slonakcr has been
to teach the next term
Of school at Bryan. Bryan did
we'll to secure Miss Slonaker.
Miss Dora Cawthorn has new
ITamlin piano.
Mr.. j. G. Crawford was kicked
by horse one day last week and
received severe cut on his face
The lecture at Olivet Church
Sunday a. m, by Rev. Coffman
was well attended. 1t was con
sidered very fine address, and
more should have heard it.
Cecil Mallory and wife visited
G. c. McGee s Sunday.
Hugh RudaSill and wife visited
Mr.. Rudasill's father Sunday.
f. l.. McGec's young shepherd
dog, which he received some
time ago from Milt Householder,
died Monday of broken blood
vessel. This is the fourth dog F.
l.. has had with him in a year.
He is now wanting another.
Geo. Campbell has a new barn,
most completed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1911-05-04
An Enjoyable Gathering.

Mr.. John |. Brown of Thompson
gave IA party to the young folks Of
that community last Saturday
night. All had most royal time.
Among those present were the fol
lowing:
Misses Ola Stuart, Ina Mat
thews, Ruby Spotswood, Mary
Adkins, Leona Matthews, Viola
Whiteside Mesdames Nellie Pulls.
Dorothy Whiteside, Ruby Stuart.
Allene Roach, Pearl VIM. Mary
Barnes, Rose Scott, Lucy Brown,
Florence Brown, Alice Wilson ;
Messrs. Roth Day, Henry Brown,
:|dd. Sims, Roy Sims, Roy John
son, Earnest Stewart Everett Viii
son, Arnold Stewart, Hugh
Dempsey, Edd. Berry, Jesse Pulls,
Chas, McCarty, Lemuel Spots
wood, Winnie Stuart, Willie
Spotswood, Ralph Wilmouth, and
George Adkins.