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Giving Liquor to Indians Serious Offense

The following from the Statesman
Index. of Colville, might be a note of
warning to some:
Connolly R. Potter, of Springdale,
gave an Indian drink of liquor. The
marshal of that town was witness to
to the incident. Potter was arrested
and brought to Colville. At the trial
Judge Carey asked Potter if he did not
know it was violation of the law to
give liquor to Indians. Potter. who is
about "a years of age, replied that he
had heard that it was. but he had not
given the matter much thought. He
said he had asked the Indian to take him
to certain place. The Indian had con-
sented to do so. But when he and the
Indian were in the wagon, ready to
start, the Indian said:
''I'll not take you unless you give me
a drink
Potter said that under the circum-
stances he thought it advisable to give
the fellow drink.
Then you are guilty as chsrged?" in
quired the judge.
Yes; gave him drink, all right"
said Potter.
The judge kindly reminded Potter of
the seriousness of the offense he had
committed. and added that the giving of
liquor to Indians must cease.
At length Judge Carey sentenced Pot
ter to an indefinite term in the state
penitentiary, with a maximum time to
serve of two years.
When Potter heard the sentence he
was stunned. When he realized that he
was convicted felon dazed sensation
overwhelmed him, and when he was led
away to jail he had startled look that
indicated his intense mental unrest.
On Thursday the Judge reconsidered
sentence, and ordered the prisoner COM
mltted to the state reformatory at Mon
roe for period of one year, the sentence
being changed upon the request of At
torney John B. Slater, the defendants
counsel.
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By DANIEL WINSTON

Perry Atkinson. Immediately dressed
and with pearl stickpin In his cravat,
was waiting on the platform of sea-
side station at the height of the sum-
mer season. A number Of persons were
there. some to receive friends. some to
see friends off. all waiting for a train.
When 1t rolled up to the station At
kinson .craned his neck with the rest,
like turkey gobbler hunting for some
favorable point to fly over q fence.
While thus looking up he suddenly
felt two arms thrown around his neck
and pair of lips pressed to his.
Now. at this especial resort, situated
not far from large city. were many
different classes Of persons, from the
highest to the lowest. When Atkinson
felt himself in the embrace of q wo-
man who was stranger to him the
first explanation of the situation that
entered his head was that it was a
game to relieve him of his money.
Disengaging himself as quickly as pos
sible. he clapped his hand to his hip,
where he kept his pocketbook. He
was relieved to find the wallet there.
Then he instinctively felt for his pearl
scarfpin. and it was gone!
By this time the woman who had
embraced nina girl of twenty-was
standing looking at him with a puz-
zled expression which. as she gazed,
developed into one Of horror.
II greatly fear" she stammered.
that have made a mistake"
"You certainly have made mistake
II you take me for fat You hand
out my stickpin mighty quick or I'll
call the police"
At this the girl put on an expression
to describe which language is made
quate. Her face was scarlet; her eyes
flashed alternate Indignation and fear
Then suddenly Atkinson made dive
for her skirt. where he saw his scarf.
pin hanging, and caught it as It was
about to fall to the ground. Putting It
in its proper place. he gave the girl a
fnai glance and was about to turn
away when she said:
do you mean to tell me that you
are not Ben Willard"
i don't know the gentleman"
You are the image Of him." the girl
aoded. ready to burst into tears.
atkinson gave her another look as af
undecided whether to apologize or say
something harsh. then walked away
very much disgruntled. While he had
oeeh thus engaged a friend he had
eohe 70 the station to receive had en-
capeo MIN. AS he walked to the sum-
mel residence where he was staying
NC oegan to see the episode In Its true
PROPORTIONS and to become conscious
" having made guy Of himself. Be
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fore the day was over he regretted not
having apologized to the girl and long
ed for an opportunity to undo what he
had done
The next time Mr.. Atkinson met the
young lady whom he had mistaken for
thief he was dancing the cotillion
at one Of the cottages" A line of
ladies was advancing toward a line
of gentlemen. and as the lines met the
first gentleman whirled away with the
first lady. In the coming line of ladies
Atkinson suddenly espied the heroine
of the stickpin. This in itself was en-
barrassing, but when he counted the
men ahead of him and the ladies
ahead Of the girl in question and dis
covered that she would fan to him for
partner his heart sank down into the
heels of his patent leather boots.
When the couples ahead of them
were reduced to three Atkinson saw
the girls eyes fixed upon him and
shuddered. He saw by her expression
that she was about to take her re-
coded them had sailed away in the
dance and they stood face to face the
girl turned on her heel. presenting her
back to Atkinson in sight of all pres
ent. and marched out Of the room.
Atkinson made way for the man
next behind him. wishing that some Of
those standing about would shoot him
He made his exit through door oppo-
site the one by which the young lady
had passed out and left the house.
The rest Of the evening was given
up by those who were not dancing to
discussion of what Atkinson. who was
known to be a gentleman and a favor
lite socially. had done to draw forth an
expression of such contempt.
The next fortnight was one of pro-
found suffering to Atkinson. He sent
friend after friend to the young lady,
Miss Langdon. with explanations and
apologies. No reply came from any Of
them. When he met her on the beach
she did not notice him. Had she shown
again signs of her contempt he would
have liked it better, He declined all
invitations. fearing that he would meet
her. But when an intimate friend
gave cotillion party at which he was
obliged to be present he was horror
stricken to see Miss Langdon among
the guests. He tried to shirk dancing
the cotillion. but failed. Sitting in mis-
chair. the picture of misery. waiting
while the ladies were offering favors,
what was his establishment to see the
girl he had taken for a thief advance
toward him. smiling, and hand him 8
favor.
1t seemed as II the tortures of Tar
tarus were replaced by a heavenly
balm. Placing his arm around her
waist, he sailed away with her. neither
speaking. yet both attracting. from the
nature Of the case. much attention.
When they had finished their whirl At
kinson said to her:
only an angel would have forgiven
me my stupid blunder."
"Oniy a fiend would have denied you
forgiveness
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Sydney Smiths Wit.

AS Lord Rrougham one day rode by
in his carriage. on the panel of which
was a large B. Sydney Smith is said to
Have remarked. There goes a carriage
with B outside and wasp within"
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Good AdxicA

Ascum-What in your opinion is the
best business to which young man
can give his attention? Teliit- His
own.-Boston Transcript.
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Advertised Letters

List OF letters remaining uncaned for
In the Newport, Wash. P. O. to date, are
as follows:
Anderson, AdoIph Davis. CE
Burns Carl Black All
Bosely, Levi Gaa Josenh p
Martin, Mrs Lucille, 2 Mitchell, C G
Robinson, Mast Harold Dill. R A
When calling for the above please say
advertised
Carl, M. JoHANsoN. p M
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CARL M. JoHANsoN. P. M.

When the bowels feel uncomfortable
aid you miss the exhilarating feeling
that always follows copious morning
operation, dose of HERBINE will set
you right in a couple of hours. If taken
at bedtime you get its beneficial effect
after breakfast next day. Price SOC.
Sold by G. w. Harris.
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Vice Versa.

Teacher-I would like some one In
the class to define the meaning of vice
versa. Bright Boy-It's sleeping with
your feet toward the head Of the bed.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-07-13

For summer diarrhoea in children al
ways give Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Disrrhoea Remedy and castor oil.
and speedy cure is certain. For sale
by all druggists.
Never leave home on a journey with
out a bottle of Chamb erlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It is
almost certain to be needed and cannot
be obtained when on board the cars or
steamships. For sale by all druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-03-02

expenses of circuit judges, Sc, 600, 5000;
public examiner, $500, $500; food
and drug department, $500, SO, 800;
maintenance statehouse So, 900, 500, 600;
mine inspector, ST. $50, 1850; National
guard maintenance, $40, 600, $50, 600;
commissioner of insurance, $500,
S., go; board of charities and correc-
tons. $40 500, SIC, 500: regents of edu-
cation, SO, 200, IS. 200; board of health,
$1,000, $2,0o0; board of pharmacy $500,
$500; board of agriculture. 81, 500, 81, 500;
board Of medical examiners, 81, 700,
81, 200, railway commissioners, $13, 800,
$40, 800; historical society, 81, 1850, Sc, 800;
u. s. land Office fees, $l,100, S1,100;
soldiers burial, $1,000, 81, 800; convey
ance of convicts, Sc. 500, $500; school
for blind, $13, 900, $l3, 600; South Dakota
training school, $28, 900, SOS, 900; sccool
for deaf, SIS, 900, $25, 600, Northern hos
pital for the insane, $4,000, $51, 600;
hospital for insane, $182, 600, 1894, 600;
penitentiary, $50, 900, $50, 900: soldiers
home, 75, 600, SIS, 800; state university,
500, 500, 500, 500; college of agriculture,
S62, 900, SCI, 500; school of mines, $31 $50
S35, $50; Madison normal, $37, 500,
S39, 500; Springfield normal, $50, 900,
$40, 600; Spearfish normal $43,5O0,
$43, 800; Northern normal, SAT, 800,
SAG, 500; state engineer, $1,000, $1,000;
woman's committee of investigation,
$3.50, $3.50; geological survey, $1,000,
81, 500; Custer sanatarium 81, 600, 81, 600;
state meteorological laboratory, $500.
$500; farmers Institutes, $4,000,
sl3, 600; corn shows, 81, 500, 81 500; poul-
try show, $500, $500; railway fare of
railroad commission, $1,000, $1,000;
totals, 81, O66, AIT, 81, 0S3, 1862.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-03-02
Mortgage Sale.
SAk, &c IT,,

Default having been made in the condi-
tions OF a certain mortgage made, exc
ison and Knut Lewiston, her husband,
mortgagors, tot G. freeman, mortgage,
dated October 9th, 1903, and duly recorded
in the Office Of the register Of decide IN and
Dakota, ON October 18th, A. D., 1903. at two
o'clock y. M, i'm book IS of mortgages, on
page Sis, conveying and n,ortgaging the
following described land lying and being
I'm the county of Day and state of South
Dakota, to-wit: Lot five (5) in block nine
90 in Leetch's Addition TO the City of
Webster.
Which said mortgage was ON the 2oth
day of October, A. d., 1908, duly assigned
and transferred by the said J. q. Freeman
pany by an instrument in writing, duly
recorded I'm the office of the register of
deeds i'm and for the county of Day and
October, A. D.. 1908. at nine O'clock "a. M, in
book u of mortgages ON page 40.
And whereas, there is claimed to he due
at the date of this notice the sum OF one
Dollars (Sl1565Ol, and no action has been
instituted to collect the said debt, or any
portion thereof.
the said mortgagors failing to pay the sum
secured by said mortgage when the same
oe Scans due, , Or any Of 1t. ,. :.
given according to the statute in such
case made and provided said mortgage
will be foreclosed and the above described
property sold by public auction at the
front door of the court house I'm the City
of Webster, Day county, South Dakota, ON
the first day of April, A. d., 1911, at two
O'clock i'm the afternoon of said day To pay
said mortgage debt and interest and taxes
il any, with ten dollars $1,000 az statutory
attorneys fees and disbursements allowed
by law.
Dated at Webster, Day county, South
Dakota. this 18th day OF February, A. d.,
1911.
David Williams and A. T. Cooper,
Trustees of Williams Brothers Lum-
Der Company. "a corporation, now dis
solved.
Sears & Potter
Attorneys for Trustees.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-03-02

The Pierre. Capitol in com
menting on the failure of the legisla-
ture TO take action on the Soldiers
Homse matter, says: 1.-THE investigat-
ing committee which looked into the
Soldiers home matter, reported to the
legislature that several members that
had been dismissed were unjustly
deprived of Accommodations in the home.
Four Of these men are still kept out,
one living in tar papered shack,
another has been in the poor house and
one veteran has died. The Legislature
adopted the report Of the committee
which denounced this action on the part
of the home management, and yet days
and weeks have gone by with no redress
given the poor fellows without pull.
If any man can Justify voting for SEN
timent in such contingency, we fail
to understand his reasoning. This Sol
diers' home matter is one that has been
republican administration sore which
democratic campaign speakers exploited
without being refuted, and now
republican legislature endorses these
democratic charges, but like the pro-
verbal grounding, the lawmakers take
to their hole when the sunshine of pub
licity casts shadow of opposition on
their coming out in the open. The
remarks of Senator Fleeger, of tn rne
county, that he was not ''afraid of the
cars" should make for that gentleman
a reputation that would land him in any
official position in the state of South
Dakota to which he might aspire. This
is cold blooded business proposition
which the Legislature seems destined to
pass by without taking any official
action. This paper is republican in
politics, but it don't propose to stand
by the action of party that is wrong
in principle and precept. If the pres
ent legislature does not take action in
regard to this home matter some fell
low who will run for governor on the
democratic ticket, or some egotistical
individual like Egan will receive the
votes of the people tor nomination two
years hence as simple means of regis
tering their disproval of sentimentalism
controlling business.
The recommendations of the. appro-
priations committee for the mainten-
ance of the state departments for the
years of 1911 and 1912, are as follows,
the first figure in each instance being
for the year 1911. and the second for
1912: Salaries of executive and.judicial
officers 5000, $4,000; expenses of
governors Office. $500, $500; secre
tary of state, $s.2s2, So, 4s2; state audi
tor. $3.50. $3.50; state treasurer,
S, 800, s., 800; commissioner of school
and public lands. $22, $50, $50, $40; sup
erintendent Of instruction, 81, 025,
SIC, $50; attorney general, SIS. 900,
us. coo: svprsme court, Sl2s2o. 81, SEQ:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-03-02

and Mark Scott, of Sioux Falls, who
are at the head of the legislative COM
mittee of the press association. He
introduces senate joint resolution "A, in
which it is recited that anumber of the
newspapers of the state claim they
have been advertising the state without
any return to themselves for many
years. and he provides that commit
tee to be appointed by his resolution
shall determine what the state owes
such papers for such service and draw
an account to submit to the people at
the next general election, and if the
same is approved, to be paid by the
state. The committee named is j. F.
Halliday, Mark Scott and M. A. Shus-
ter, of Hand county. Shuster. it will
be remembered, is the man who wanted
a bill to be enacted to appoint him as
state immigration commissioner with
out salary, and expenses, If the state
saw fit to allow him hundred or so for
that item, but that was to be optional.
The appropriations committe in the
house heard Governor Vessey, Senator
Dalton, State Engineer Lea and others
Thursday night in regard to senate bill
1O4. which provides for improving the
state house grounds. This matter is
one which the legislature should make
no mistake in providing for. AS the
governor has stated, the question is a
business one and should be started in a
manner that would cause no waste
when the work was finally completed.
The railroad company willimprove their
grounds whenever the state outlines its
plan, and the matter is one which does
not mean any ultimate expense to the
taxpayers, as the remaining land held
for state building purposes will repay
several times the amount it will be
necessary to have to carry out sys-
tematic plan of landscape and general
improvement of the ground and walks
about the state house.
Representative Whiting, of Sanborn,
is getting something of reputation as
wit. When the game bill was up for
final passage, some well intentioned
farmer-member moved to amend the
bill by cutting out the words, seventy
five dollars month";" the pay provided
for deputy game wardens and insert in
lieu thereof the words 1.-TWO dollars and
fifty cents per day when so employed. "
Mr.. Whiting opposed the amendment
on the grounds that the game warden
would never be able to build political
machine if only allowed to employ mer
during a certain period Of the year ant
at salary of only $3.50 day. Whit
ing's wit made such hit that it movec
Mr.. Otto to offer motion TO add aftel
the word boar" in House bill l0l, thu
words ram bulldog" and ton
cat" This motion nearly put the hous,
cut oe commission and sent the ban h
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the live stock committee for further
consideration. The house is showing
evidence of much latent talent in it's
final struggle against adjournment sine
die.
The defeat of the immigration bill in
the house was disappointment to all
who believe that the development of
the state should continue. 1t was a
disappointment to all who know that
the wonderful possibilities of this state
are scarcely realized even by our own
people. 1t was disappointment to the
residents of that empire west OF the
Missouri river, and it was defeated by
the members from the older portions of
the state who excuse themselves for
voting against the bin on the theory
that their part of the state needs no
further development. In this they err.
When Minnesota and Nebraska and
older and more populous states feel the
necessity for advertising, when the
census returns indicate that the older
portions of this state is losing in agri-
cultural population, there is need of
continued and persistent advertising on
behalf of the state. 1t is to be hoped
that the effort to reconsider the vote
by which the bill was lost will succeed,
and that the better judgment and the
more intelligent action of the house will
prevail and the bill pass.
An Iowa newspaper quotes with
approval what Governor Wesley said
to the newspaper men at Pierre when
they met him during their last annual
meeting at Pierre: ''You have been
expected to advertise the state. You
have not been paid for it. You have
borne the expense of all the advertising
and you have been liberal with it, and
the state owes you a great DEAL" Fine
words, these, but idle and empty, as
the facts show. This same Governor
Wesley will promptly attach his name
to bill taking away from the newspa-
pers the right to publish and receive
payment for the legal notices growing
out of the referendum elections. This
was some patronage to which the news
papers of the state were justly entitled.
1t has averaged SllS once in two years
to the official newspapers of the vari-
Gus counties. This was considered to
be too much, and so the newspapers to
which the state ''owes a great deal''
were put on the shelf, and the only
man in the senate who defended the
newspapers against Senator Curtiss'
charge Of being ''grafters" was Sena-
tor Candy himself newspaper man.
Governor vessey's position with res.
pect to the Newspaper men recalls the
generous act Of a man who heard pit
iful story Of destitution. and got up to
move q resolution Of sympathy Bou-
quets are all right sometimes, but sub.
stantial recognition Of worthy servics
counts more.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-03-02
SUMMONS

mar 26w
State of South Dakota,
County OF Day.
In Circuit Court. Fifth Judicial Circuit
Louis Kopf,
Plaintiff.
VS.. SUMMONS.
Didrick Anton Ditman-
son, Defendant.
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TO
THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff I'm the above entitled action
which will be filed i'm the Office of the
clerk of the circuit court at Webster, Day
county, South Dakota, and to serve "a copy
OF your answer To the said com plant upon
the subscriber, G. A. Wells, at his Office i'm
the city of Webster, Day county, South
Dakota. with thirty days after the service
of this summons upon you, and IL you fail
Ito answer said complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will
take judgment against you by default for
the sum of two hundred and sixteen and
93-l00 dollars (S2i6.93), with interest thereon
at the rate of per cent from February "a,
1910, together with plaintiffs costs and dis
bursements.
Dated at Webster, South Dakota, this
Goth day of February, 1911.
{. A. Wells,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Webster, Day county, s.. ID,
Complaint filed In the Office of the clerk
of the above named court on the INST day
of February. 1911.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-03-02

We can recommend
the above formula,
after having sold
same for the last
eighteen years.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

his feet again and fed, like a man
hag-ridden. down the shore.
AS he did so, he heard ragged vol
ley of shots from the direction OF the
Aurora This sound of plain human
fighting, which he understood and dld
not fear. helped restore to equilibrium
his mind. which moment before had
been tottering to absolute destruction.
Once he could get back to his boat
and feel the oars under his hands
again-once he found himself pulling
out toward the yacht, no matter now
desperate the odds awaiting him there
might be against him, he would ne
felt, be himself once more.
He ran on and on down the beach,
He had rot cassed his boot. he know
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

Last wears fire losses in the United
States and Canada were only S234,-
40, $50. And then we wonder why SO
much of our natural wealth goes to
waste!
Doctor Abt wants everybody to give
the baby square deal That would
include giving it milk that harmful
microbes did not use as swimming
pool.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

but he finally realised caai he had
passed the place where he had brought
the boat ashore.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

when lighting turn on the gas for
lew seconds, then hold the match one
men above the chimney 1t is through
applying the match too quickly that
many NANTES are destroyed.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-21

Continued on last page J
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-19
In the Guinca PIG pens.

IN another part OF this same house is
what l might call the guinea pig stock
'arCs This IS composed Of many It'll,
pens occupied by guinea pigs. A male
ana four females are allotted TO each
pen. They breed rapidly, and there are