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Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
SYNOPSIS.

fascinated with the bold. artful wife Of .
s drunken prospsctor In wests ;s m hMnd
Ing blizzard but are confronted BY TIE
maudlin husband; He IL shot By the
Mite but the ,ohr ssnx boy pins CRIME
upon himself: ' Il their aisht to ths
railroad station the woman. hc re
-, Il: y0Snsn put !. ne
nent. the woman thiusts her sscort into
+. stSs d n iDd sd ssrosA s.ston just
twenty Ave years later. this man, oecrss
S Trnly II. u m.ets rl.anor Haldans
and 0s eo1ope era "', wisS her IL her wcrS:
ne aSd osn naa himself fr g. p
dssmen. backed 81 the GOTHAM Erection
sss S:ia.n:: t. IL ssast57 s ss% %.S Ssf s.
New PORK and 'r redeem the city from cor:
ESRsn Nj NTH aoss make! long s
proposition to compromise the nght which
the latter has been waginE IN The news
p pany and Which fni Hsidans is inspected Of
his plan Of campaign to Haidane. oormly
II ds <. to at. Ms sssn p.ss s. asr{
ne refers to the ride Of the night before
ns mild compared to one he expsr1enceo
In his boyhood days. Tho papers an
nouncs his candidacy for mayor. Tho po-
htical declaration Of the merchant prince
produced q tremendous sensation. The
minority party. seeing in him possible
Moses. make overtures looking to the IN,
dorsement Of his candidacy by the "outs. .
Gormiy. however, rejects al proposed
alliance. "A meeting Of the sachem go
dane Home Many political dignitaries
and henchmen are present and Ways ana
means are advanced to dampen Gormly.s
mayoralty aspirations and sidetrack his
candidacy. Tho younger Haldane 10
proposed as an opposition candidate; the
whole machinery OF the city's detective
force T. to be used to d,s up som1ethins
fuses the nomination and announces that
be will support Gormly. The reisninT
Fan ticket for the purpose Of dividing the
Gormly forces; and at the same same time rush
franchise without which the sachsm So
tfety would be helpless.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20

have sold bonds to pay for the build
ing OF the road; not one cent Of their
own money has gone into 1t. They
have issued stock to themselves to
double or QuAdruple the value Of the
investment, and they are determined
to make you pay interest. large inter-
est, on that stock as well as on the
bonds. But, In order that they can
carry out this nefarious and thieving
proposition. they must secure this
franchise which expired today, other
wise their traction lines will be incom-
plete. will end IN the air, there will
for the territory covered by this fran.
chise Il 30 situated that II the lineA
are to be connected 1t must be
through this territory. Consequently
this franchise Is the most valuable Of
tho few remaining properties Of tho
people. You own it; it belongs 70
you. It's your last chance to get your
rights. II you hold 1t. they are It
your mercy.
This franchise. the possession a
which means 20 much to you. is about
to be given away. The council has
Overwhelmingly passed IN ordinance
granting It, without restrictions, to
the Gotham Freight Traction company
for the space OF one hundred years.
WIN you sanction that!"
Tho square was now seething with
excitement 0ormly's clear. powerful
voice carried to the extremes Of the
crowd His plain. practical pressnta-
tion was simple enough for all to I'M
derstand- He paused at this tuncture
and surveyed the crowd A voice
sudAsnly cried Q shrin negative. and
Instantly the word was caught up and
Q gyeaA th11AR1ae ehasus = scsA noi
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20

Never" rolled through the PART WITH
ever increasing volume and veho-
menco.
If Gormly had looked back. ne could
nave seen the windows Of the city
hall crowd with aldermen, white faced
and anxious, listening to that Nv
mendous and even furious negative.
Lets get the aldermen out here!"
cried q voice IN . pause in the COM
motion. land show EN- what we
thinki"
There was IN instant response to
tho suggestion. The people made .
wild surge toward the entrance Of
the city hall. The multitude could
easily have degenerated into . mob
But Gormly checked It. His control
was admirable.
mo. gentlemen" be cried. mo. men
and citizens Of New York. We must
do things lawfully. The grant has
not been signed by the mayor. b.
lievs me. they win not b insensibls
to this protest. Let 1t be repeated in
every local organization: let every
member Of the board Of aldermen b
warned by his constituents not 70
press this bill. to reconsider his &C.
ton at once.
Gentlemen" he held up 3 piece
Of paper One Of the tall lights In the
square illuminated his face and figure.
His every action was distinctly visible
to the multitude-"I have here in my
hand q check, certified by the City Of
Gotham National bank. for two and
ons-half millions Of dollars. Before
thu ordinance was passed this eve
ming. not ten minutes ago. offered
this sum Of money ~ forfeiture.
binding me to pay ten millions for the
franchise in question. offered to
subscribe to an agreement which
would limit my own returns to six
per cent upon my Investment; and
promised that the people should have
every cent Of profit over and above
that legitimate amount Tho offer
was refused; that check was declined.
but 1t still holds good. make the
offer not merely to tho cringing, sub
servient. whipped-into-line aldermen.
but to you. the people"
''What're you going to get out Of
IT." asked a voice.
II am going to be elected mayor Of
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20

New York by you men" answered
Gormly. Il am going to get the con-
seriousness that l have an opportunity
to give New York a clean. decent,
law abiding administration, without
graft. l am going to put the people
in the enjoyment Of their rights.
made my money here. Every dollar
OF 1t you gave to me. ! am giving it
back to you. We worked together to
make it: l by selling you good goods
and telling the truth about it, and you
by paying q fair price for 1t and COM
ing back If you were not satisfied.
We will work together In the same
way now. II you give me the oppor-
tunity to administer the affairs Of the
city, l pledge my business honor. at
which no man can point finger. that
1 will do It honestly and honorably to
the satisfaction of honest and honor
able men. or you can throw me over.
Now, remember" the speaker con-
tinued ~ wild cheers greeted this an
nouncement. that clamor and giamor
don't win elections; that shouting and
cheering are all very well in their
way, but It IL votes that count. You
must SEQ that your votes are de-
posted. and then you must see that
they are fairly counted I beg that
you WIN disperse now. 30 home, and
make 1t your business to see your Al
dermen about this franchise. Do It
quickly and do 1t hard"
Well see them now!" yelled ons
voice after another in quick succss-
sian.
Let 'em come out here!"
Wed nke to talk 10 'em!"
give u Q chance At themi"
"Wheyeas the mAyarf"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20

GoFmly had not intended to speak;
but the opportunity was too good to be
lost. A he descended the steps. the
cheering changed into demand for q
speech iron him. No musings had
been prepared, but by the curbstone
stood . big. high-powered automobile.
It was nlled with people. Livingstone
Haldane sat In the chaufeur's seat
The place beside him was vacant
up here, Mr.. Gormly!" he cried.
pointing. Without observing who was
IN the tonneau. 0ormly clambered up
70 The seat and stood on 1t. He was
thus lifted sufficiently high above the
crowd.
''Esllow citixens," he began as the
cheering subsidized and the multitude
gave him opportunity to speak. "you
know that In order to complete the
ring ok oppression which holds the
city IN its iron grasp under the name
Of the Gotham Freight Traction COM
pany. Il was necessary that the old
franchise Of the New York Street Car
company expiring today should be-
come tho property Of that company.
Through the franchises they already
enjoy, they have created an institution
that VIII enable them to continue
their predatory practises-.
Talk English" shouted a voice
from the crowd.
THANK you. my friend" answered
which will enable them to
steal from you your money, your earn
ings. your Investments, your profits.
your capital. whatever you have for
the next one hundred years. They
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
CHAPTER X.-Continued.

II offer $10,0oo,00o for this fran
'chise. II it be granted me. ! shall
guarantee to operate the road IN the
Interests of the people, and turn over
all the profits above six per cent. on
my investment, to the people them
selves. Lest there should b any
doubt of my ability to make good"
continued the merchant, II beg to say
that l have in my hand forfeiture
check for one-fourth of the amount IN
question, which is certified to by the
City Of Gotham National bank"
1.-The gentleman Is out Of order"
remarked the presiding officer as soon
as he could recover his eQuipoise.
I'VE are not auctioning OF public
franchises to the highest bidder. We
are granting this one in the interests
Of the public to the company which
has already served the people SO well
and has assumed the burden OF the
great system of which this is the nee
essary connecting link"
''Sir!" cried Gormly, amid chorus
tof groans, Kisses and cheers. Il pro-
ttCSI dSAiAoL
ANY other Interruptions from the
speaker" came quickly from the chair,
'"and any further expressions Of ap-
irroval or disapproval from the spec
'tators, will result in the clearing Of
the room by the sergeant at arms"
Il CALL" said one Of the aldermen.
"for vote on the resolution"
Those in favor Of the granting Of
the franchise will say aye" immediate
~ said the chairman.
There was a furious chorus Of
Shame! shame!" from a great num-
Der of spectators in which the feeble
"ayes" were scarcely heard.
Those opposed" went on the voice
Of the chairman. trembling with ex-
citement, will signify it by saying
no."
A laundering shout Of Noes" rang
through the hall, the few in opposi-
ton making up by their vociferation
for their small numbers.
"The ayes have It," said the chair
man, hammering on the desk with his
gavel!
Division! Division!" clamored the
opposition.
Those in favor" continued the
chairman, disguised at being COM
PEELED to put the administration thus
on record. but powerless to prevent
1T will stand a."
Amid shouts and cries and disorder
never before equaled. the members OF
the administration got - their feet
The whip that had been cracked over
their heads had been used to effect.
Some of them we're mere ignorant
tools; others were able to understand
what they were doing They all voted
ankle 4 score Of alert reporters from
sarefully prepared lists were checking
Oh the votes.
THE ayes have It; the ordinance II
passed." cried the chairman trtum-
phantly. after the noes had been called
10 their feet and counted.
Il move" said Alderman Hellman,
shat we do now adjourn"
The motion WAS carried with q rush,
and instantly the spectators began q
wild scramble from the hall Among
che FIRST to leave was Gormly. The
corridor and stairs were packed with
people who had been unable to gain
a1mittance to the chamber, bat bad
Searned what was toward.
When 0ormly's wslLknown figure
Nes seen In the doorway. great
bout Of acolaiM Rose from tina uaulH
-
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
Great Care Of Children.

great devotion to kiddies. They were
carried about wrapped in larUs SOFA
cloths, big sheets IKE cheese cloth.
easily washed and dried. After wean-
ing nothing except cows milk was
good enough until they could chew
good and we'll. Infants lived In open
air and naked up to tho NTH year;
barefoot till ten. Very lively games.
hoops, balls and dolls ore found often
In graves. After the tenth year they
were taught reading. writing ana
arithmetic, three to four hours q day
in their schools, long-7.ooo Year,
sEo. and yet We modsrns think We ~
tho whole busineas-
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
Uncle Sam and His Divorces.

Almost every twelfth marriage In
this country ends in a divorce. About
two-thirds of the divorces are granted
to the wife. Thirty-nine per cent Of
divorces are due to desertion. Tho
marriage rate in southern states IL
larger than in the north. America
with the single exception OF Japan)
leads the world in the number of d.
vorces. The divorce rate Is three times
as large as 1t was In 1870. OF the d.
vorce cases that come up only Is per
cent are contested, and rs per cent. Of
the divorce applications are granted.
Uncle Sam not only has a high divorce
rate. but has the highest marriage rate
on earth. his only rivals in the latter
line being Hungary, west Australia
and Saxony. ireland has The lowest
marriage rate and Sweden the next
lowest.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20

opprobrium, when the SOL
diers were stoned and imprisoned, ana
when the drums were smashed to
matchwood or cut open and filled with
tar.
Mr.. Booth Tucker in his Life OF
Mrs. Booth" says: "One of the most
cruel and prolonged prosecutions took
place in 1881 at the little town OF
Basingstoke, the mayor of which was
brewer.
Alarmed e. the rapid decline OF
heir trade, the publicans hired the
'oughs with unlimited supplies OF
liquor to attack the Salvation Army,
the mayor protesting to be unable to
afford them the protection of the
| law.
thine after time the brave little
band, headed by their two girl officers.
| faced the drink-maddened mob, from
whom they received the most cruel
mands of the home secretary, Sir Will
liam Harcourt, produced their effect,
and quiet was restored"
TIE change that has come over pub
lie opinion is not less creditable than
remarkable, and its genesis was due
to the fact that, true to his character
istics, the man in the street" had
misunderstood the purpose of the
army.
Founder Of Army.
AS a mere boy William Booth was
converted" and created great dis
turbance in the Methodist chapel he
attended by bringing some of the riff
raft of the town to the services. He
became a local preacher. then an
evangelist. and finally, with his able
and devoted wife, cut loose from all
church organizations, founded his own
East London Revival mission, which
ultimately developed into the Saliva
ton Army.
The crisis OF William Booths life
cam, in the late SOS and the manner
in which he grappled with it shows
the genius of the man-rather he
would call 1t the inspiration of the
no Spirit. Indeed. there was a mo-
mer when the drum beating had Gone
it's work. when the crude phrases and
hysterical shriekings had found their
level, when, in short, the Salvation
Armys work seemed done. Without
William Booth at that moment the
army would have faded away into the
dim procession Of religious ripples on
the surface of life. But here came In
the genius of the general.
Undoubtedly, General Booth has sue
ceeded in making deep impression
upon men of his own generation. Be.
ing a man always on the alert for
ideas, he saw that the man who is
saved" in a hysterical moment is not
safe; that whatever may be the driv-
ing power of the Gospel there is the
stomach and even the surroundings to
consider; that il you set mans foot
on the lowest step of the ladder to
God" he wants a shove to aid him up
the next step. We can easily imagine
the searchings Of heart of that willy
tactician when he saw that the drums
and the shrieking led only to the first
step.
An English Institution.
Moreover. the general earned his
title by the splendid flank movement
upon humanity when he determined
that the sinner with his foot on the
bottom rung zaust be helped up the
ladder to God. and to have seen at the
crucial moment the danger, to have
written and published In Darkest
England and the Way Out" was the
real triumph of the general. for he
saved the army and, incidentally, he
has saved many other people. As a
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20

kasynoosous 0oastino.
sMrs. Homely keeps her house .
pint
n"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20

THIN the recollection OF
thousands there was a time
when the Salvation Army
was held up to ridicule and
opprobrium. when the SOL
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-20
WITH sow ZNLzN[lyz4L

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
wichita aeema about ready for az

Wichita seems about ready for ali-
other recall. The Beacon says that
under the new administration things
are wide open. The state officers
made a raid" Monday night but
found nothing. The Beac n adds:
Several of the biggest places In
town were not raided. At these
places day before yesterday beer and
whiskey were served openly to pat
rons with their meals. There never
were as many places where liquor
can be- bought in Wichita as there
are today. There are over 200 of
them--or rather there were last Sum
day. Those who know the real sit
uation are reading of last nights
grand stand raid with genuine mirth,
mixed somewhat with disgust that
state officials should lend themsel-
YES to SO palpable fake"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

Speaking Of buying Of mail order
houses the Emporia Gazette says:
When a man begins buying things
out OF his home town he Is poisoning
the wells Of business in the town
Trading away from home is a form
of malicious greed that brings moth.
ing but trouble to men who indulge
in It. Merchants are the least suf-
ferers. The poison in the business
well strikes down innocent people
clerks who suffer from lost trade,
property owners who lose rent, lab.
orers who lose work. The storm
of greed makes waves all over the
pond. 1t never stops. Aside from
the sensible commercial reasons why
people should buy at home, are the
moral reasons. For the man who
buys out OF town is merely shipping
in trouble to his neighbors. When
man sees his friends and business
associates buying his own line of
goods from out Of town-it doesn't
make IN a goou citizen. In
a town a good citizen is rather to
be chosen than great riches.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
what Il Your Family WorthP

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
KANSAS FREAK LAWS.

A man wrote to Governor Stubs
the other day protesting against the
orders of the state board of health
abolishing the roller towel, the pup
lie drinking cup and requiring school
houses to be fumigated. He said
it was "hurting the party" The
guess of the Lawrence Gazette Ia
that he meant the anarchist party
this being the only one which Is
constitutionally opposed to cleanli-
ness.
Which reminds US that recently
we heard a travelling salesman prais-
ing the 9-foot bed sheet law. In
Kansas hotAls now the sheet iS
turned down over the rest of the bed
clothing for a foot and half" he
said, land It is always clean, even
II the blankets are not. When only
the sheets ouch you, 1t doesn't make
much difference about the condition
of the blankets" He said, also: A
good deal of fun is made OF the LdW
requiring every sleeping room in a
hotel to be provided with a rope
for the escape of the occupant N
case of fire. They say 1t is an invi-
tation to suicide. I've noticed that
the fellows on the road after they
leave Kansas and find no ropes In
their rooms go to their windows and
pick out some place to alight. !
feel lot safer in Kansas hotel
room than in the room CT Missouri
or an Iowa hotel"
Every one of what are termed
Kansas freak laws and state rules
will find its defenders, and plenty
Of them -Leavenworth Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

AN speed records for travelling t
a fire in Chicago and for getting
started were broken in tests made
for Fire Marshal seyferlich Of sew
en- automobile combination hose wa
CONS and chemical engines. TIT
motors ran over car tracks and dodg
ed in and out behind wagons, aver
aging forty-three miles an hour By
the speedometer. Seyferlich sayi
horse-drawn engines on a short hsu
will average about ten miles an houl
and less on hauls as long as the one
the modern engines made. This oil
course applies to cities where streets
are congested. Abilene's team makes
about rs miles an hour.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19
acr AND AUroMOBTLEs.

The years have not been 90 many
since man Of sixty was an old
old man. His teeth were gone, q
well as most Of his hair, and ne
wagged a little white bead after the
manner Of the prophets and he was
full Of aches and pains and his chill
dren quarreled over his property
before he was buried. He walked
in the dead, dead past and talked
in mournful tone and passed over
undecided whether he would Dc
buried by the side Of his first OF
fourth wife.
But all this is changed. Most
men who have passed sixty and are
we'll around the seventy mark are
very much alive and have 40 much
fun as men Of half their years. NO
longer does the retired farmer or
busin essman doze by the chimney
log. He collects his outstanding &C
counts, loans his money, buys an
automobile, and proceeds to demon
strate that his latter days may DO
better than his first. He goes honk-
ing along the street and out into
the country lanes. He goes TO other
counties to visit old friends and rela-
tives. He is lengthening his lie
ten years and he has more fun In
each of them than In any ten OF
his previous life.
And he goes smooth shaven and
wears an auto cap fitted rakishly
over one eye, and chuckles to him
self when he scares the mule team
of some younger man in passing,
and takes the cussing he gets as II
II were the finest OF compliments
to his youthful dash and deviltry.
If you feel yourself growing old,
try a course of automobile treat
ment. There is no reason why
man who breathes Kansas ozone ana
drives an automobile should not live
to a hundred years.-Toronto Re-
publican.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-10-19

# According to the Wichita Beacon
the new reform administration which
came into power two weeks ago
through the grace Of the recall has
restored to the police force one man
who had been fired for accepting
money from a jointist, and had con-
fessed it, another man who had been
fired for being repeatedly drunk on
his beat, another who had, on a for
mer occasion stolen value city pro-
perty from the city hall, another
who had exacted money contrary to
law from jointists and bawds and
another who had been accused Of
murder by the morning paper" On
with the dance, says G. F. Scott,
let Joy be unconfined.