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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-15
piles Cured In 9 to "a DAYS

Your druggist will refund money n
PAzO OINTMENT fails TO cure any
case OF Itching, Blind, Bleeding or
Protrudlng Piles In to IA days. 500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-15
SIX DEER KILLED
Reports From the Hunters are Com
ing In Slowly

Reports from the deer hunters are
coming in slowly. Arthur Peckham
killed one at North Pownal and AL
len Daily one at Heartwellville. Four
have been reported killed in Reads
boro, one each by Ear Bowen, Frank
Davis, Charles H. Faulkner and Mr..
White. Mr. Whites buck is said to
have weighed nearly 800
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-15
WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next ~ Hours.

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont fair on the coast Snow
ilurries in the interior tonight thurs.
day fair and colder.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Church ia New Territory

The extension of church work in the
new country west of the Missouri is
being carried on by the Methodists and
a novel dedication took place in Trip
county under the direction of the dis
trict superintendent Rev. w. S. Shep-
herd, of Mitchell.
Al the town of Dog Ear Lake the
settlers gathered to erect church,
but did not have means sufficient to
build one of modern character. They
thereupon resorted to the method OF
the early settlers and built church OF
sod. The men, with their plows,
turned over enough virgin soil to build
the walls of the church, and the build
ing was completed at cost of $500.
Rev. Mr.. Shepherd dedicated the
church and the people drove twenty
five ond thirty miles, bringing their
dinners. The song books were secured
in a peculiar manner. The Sunday
school superintendent, learning of
woman at Colone who wanted pet
rattlesnake, found reptile and after
pulling its fangs out sold it to her foi
81, and then bought the books fol
dedication day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
A Golden Wedding

A golden wedding of considerable
interest was celebrated at Huron Fri
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Van Les
bout. They were married in Appleton,
Wis. Mr.. Van Leshout was born in
Holland n years ago and emigrated to
Wisconsin at the age of 10. Mrs. Van
Leshout, who is also native of Hol-
land, came to this country two years
later. They have five children, Fred
Van Leshout, of Minneapolis, Mrs. w.
w. Aspinwall. Mitchell, S. d., Mrs.
Fred Hagen, Lane aster, Wis, A. j..
Van Leshout, of st. Paul and Mrs. A..
F. Miller, of Huron. Mr.. Van Les
bout came to Huron five years ago to
engage in the general merchandise
business, and has wide acquaintance
in that part of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Not to Canada This Year

William Rockefeller, the Standard
Oil magnate, and A. j. Earling, presi-
dent of the Milwaukee railroad, passed
through Aberdeen from trip to the
west, on special train. There had
been newspaper rumors to the effect
that the journey, which included a
portion of Canada as well as the Mil
waukee line to the coast, was taken
for the purpose of investigating the
feasibility of extending the railroad tc
Canada. When Mr.. Earring was asked
if such an important step was contem-
plated he replied: There is positively
nothing whatever in the rumor. Nc
extension of the sort is contemplated
at this time"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Hans Wants More Money

The state board of charities and cor
rections has tenderd to Hans Ustrui,
one time state superintendent OF
instruction, the position of head of the
state blind school at Gary, but ap to
the present he has not accepted the
appointment, and there are few mat
tiers to be looked after before he will
take that place, if the reports which
fits this way are correct, and they
appear to be so. Back of this is a
story of the way the political game is
played behind the scenes. There is
more or less conflicting material in the
wash of the tide, but in the shifting it
appears that w. C. Cook, chairman of
the state committee, and also federal
appointee by the grace of Senator
Gamble, is anxious to garner votes for
the senator, and thought that Hans
Ustrud would be good man to help
along with the Scandinavian voters.
Then place to locate Hans was looked
into. The auditors office showed that
out of the appropriation for salaries at
the blind asylum for the year ending
July /, 1910, there was nearly $1,000
returned to the state treasury, after
the payment of thousand a year to
the present superintendent, Leila Curl.
That made an opening, and Hans $50 it
is alleged) was to have the place at
1880 a year. The selection was made
without formally fixing the salary, and
then Governor Vessey learned of the
move, and put up vigorous protest
against using any of the state institu-
tons for paying political debts, demand
ing that such selection be made on
merit, and with knowledge of the
needs of the institution affected. This
delayed matters and pressure began to
be placed which is said to have brought
a majority of the board to a position
that while they were ready to support
the selection of Ustrud, he must, if he
accepts, take the position on the salary
now paid, $85 month. But that
phase of the matter is OPEN u:til after
the meeting of the board at Gary the
first of September, when it will be
finally disposed or. While nothing def
nate as to just what the action of the
board will be at that meeting, can be
learned in advance, members say that
there will be no 81. 500 salary with the
position If it is accepted by the former
superintendent, the general idea being
that he will not accept unless it is
increased. That appears to be the
situation up to the present, with the
future to develop just what the board
of charities and Hans Ustrud will do
with the situation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Learn to be Short

Learn to be short. Long visits, long
stories, long sermons and long prayers
seldom profit those who have to do
with them. Life is short. Time is
short. Minutes are precious. Learn
to condense, abridge, and intensity.
We can endure many an ache and i'll if
it is soon over, while pleasures grow
insipid and man intolerant, if they are
protracted beyond the limits of reason
and convince. Learn to be short.
Lopp off branches; stick to the main
Fact in your case. If you pray, ask
what you would receive and get through;
if you speak, tell your message and
then hold your peace. Boil down two
words into one, and three into two.
Learn to be short.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS

eight years of his life were spent in
Galway, where he attended DR.. Smith
private school. At the age of eight he
was sent to boarding school for boys
in England for three years, of the
order that Dickens afterward lampooned
in "Dotheboys' Hall" in Nicholas
Nickleby.
In October, 1881, Mr.. Burke joined
his father in New York and attended
the public schools for two years, when
the family moved to farm near Troy,
Rensselaer, county, and resided six
years. Disposing of his farm, the fam
lily went to Canada and lived on farm
near Chippewa until September 16,
1916, when the deceased, with his
brother, the late Joseph Burke, the
violinist, purchased Sommerville Farm,
and had resided there continuously
ever since.
Mr.. Burke was married on June 26,
1856, to Sarah T. Beckwith, who died
May %, 1907. There were born to the
union seven children, two dying in
infancy and five surviving-Mrs. G. j..
Harris, of West Bethany, Charles H.
Burke, Pierre, S. D., representative
in congress; Mrs. j. G. Torrance, of
Batavia; Joseph w. Burke and Grace
Burke who lives on the homestead.
Mr.. Burke retained his faculties to the
last, engaging in business as late as on
Wednesday. Batavia, N. Y. News,
August 20.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31

The state railway commission was in
regular monthly session at Pierre last
week, and one Of their officials actions
was the adoption Of resolution return
ing to the state treasury $9,722 unused
funds out Of the appropriation Of
SIS, 900 provided for the purpose Of
making physical valuations Of the rail-
ways Of the state. The work Of valua-
ton is completed. and the above sum
was left unexpended, and as the appro
lpriation was for specific purpose
which has been carried out, the mones
remaining goes back to the genera
fund.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Had a Close Call

Five persons narrowly escaped death
in collision between an automobile
and buggy at Brookings Thursday.
The auto belonged to former Congress
man Philo Hall, and was driven by his
son. The other occupants were Forrest
Simmons and Charmion and Thelma
Brictson. The buggy was driven by
Mrs. A. A. Poole. Young Hall lost
control of the machine, which crashed
into the horse, carrying it two rods.
Hall broke his collarbone, and both he
and Thelma Brcitson were badly cut
about the face and arms. The other;
ESCAPED with cuts and bruises.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31

The attendance at the annual con-
vention of the South Dakota Pharma-
ceutical association which convened at
Huron Wednesday was largely
increased Thursday. A goodly num-
Der of visitors was present, including
Lieut.. Gov. Frank Byrne and United
States Senator Coe. l. Crawford. The
sessions of the women's auxiliary also
were largely attended and interesting.
Hot Springs was named as the place
for the next annual convention.
Plans were outlined for tristate
gatherings Of the associations of North
Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota
at Big Stone lake in the autumn Of
1913. For the purpose of completing
arrangements for this gathering q
committee was named to report at the
next state gathering.
The officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: President, j. F. Wag-
ner. Rapid City; first vice president,
H. C. McClain, Trip; second vice
president. Geo. Sherman, Canton
treasurer, A. A. Woodward. Aberdeen
secretary, E. G. Bent. Dell Rapids
local secretary, L. E. Highley, Ho
Springs. g. F Swartz, Redfeld; G
B. Baldwin. Rapid City and F. D
Kreibs. Beresford, were named from
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
A. Narrow Escape

Thrown from hayrake by runaway
horses, Miss Rose Sykora, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sykora, who
reside on farm in Bonhomme county,
had most of her hair torn out by the
roots and sustained terrible injuries
about the body and limbs, but none, It
is believed, of fatal nature. She was
aiding her father rake hay when the
horses attached to the hayrake became
freigh tened and ran away. The CIR
was thrown in front of the rake and
was rolled under the prongs for quite
distance before the animals could b
stopped and she could be released
When rescued It was thought she wa
dead.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Lived Out Her Time

Mrs. Christiana Morris, one of tie
oldest women of the state, died at
Highmore last week. She was nearly
80, but had retained her mental facul-
ties to marked degree. She was born
in Pennsylvania and was married four
times. She was married in 1895 to Job
Humparry, when she was SO yeare old.
He died two years later and in 1899 she
made her fourth matrimonial venture,
when she was married to DR.. j. r.
Morris, who died in 1900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Went by Gasoline

Mrs. Matt McGovern, young
married woman of Bowdle, met death
under peculiarly sad circumstances.
She was engaged in cleaning a carpet
with gasoline, when she accidentally
stepped on match which ignited.
Instantly the gasoline soaked carpet
became a mass of flames. She
attempted to stamp out the fire, but
her skirt, too, was soaked with gaso-
line and she was covered with flames.
Her screams for help brought assist
ance, but she was burned so badly thai
death ensued in few hours after the
accident.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Exhibit at State Fair

The business men of Big Stone and
Milbank held joint meeting for the
purpose of adopting plans for having
Grant county exhibit at the state far
at Huron next month. The meeting
resulted in the organization of what is
known as the Grant County Boosters
club, which will cover the entire county
and cooperate with the local CONNER.
cial clubs in the matter of the county
exhibit at the state fair and such other
things as will result to the benefit OF
Grant county as whole and the resi-.
dents thereof.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Robbed in Daylight

Sheriff Kelley, of Sioux Falls, last
Thursday, on instructions from Sheriff
Martin, of Lake county, arrested liver
Hunt, charged winh having robbed a
store at Rutland, few days ago. 1t
is charged that in broad daylight and
while the attention of the clerks in the
store was occupied with customers,
Hunt secured from the cash drawer a
sack containing practically all the day IS
cash receipts, together with several
checks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
soIdLiouor to Indians

Official advices have been received by
the federal authorities of the arrest in
Trip county of Charles Knight, Fred
Hines, Moses Holt, Daniel Sidner and
Ernest Coleman, all residents of Trip
county. on the charge of selling liquor
to Indians on the Rosebud reservation.
The cases will come before a United
States grand jury which will convene
at Deadwood next month. In the event
that indictments are returned against
the five defendants it is probable they
will be tried during the Deadwood term.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31

Public Examiner John L. Jones, made
no selection of an assistant after the
resignation of Joe Wingfeld, but now,
has named j. F. McEwen, one of the
clerks of his department as assistant,
this action probably being taken In
anticipation of Jones possibly being
called from the state to his new posi-
ton before a successor is ready to take
up the work.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Missouri Water For Irrigation

Before his death, ''Scotty" Philip
had ordered a pumping plant for taking
water from the Missouri river for the
irrigation Of large tract of land on
his ranch seven miles north of Fort
Pierre. 1t was supposed that the death
of Mr.. Philip might mean delay in this
work, but his son, Stanley, is going
ahead with the project, and the plant
has been accepted and is being installed.
Contracts have been let to a steam
breaking outfit to tear up FIVE hundred
acres of the sod on the ranch this fall
yet, and next year there will be one of
the large irrigated ranches of the coun-
try in operation in Stanley county. The
use of water from the Missouri river
once started in this direction will grow
rapidly, and the supply of water is such
that all the pumping which can be done
along the banks Of the mighty stream
cannot have any appreciable effect
upon its flow.
BY next year another extensive plant
Of the same kind win be in operation at
the Lumley ranch on this side of the
river, three miles east Of Pierre. The
ranch II owned by stock company,
which comprises several Pittsburgh
millionaires, and while at Pierre q
short time ago they announced their
intention of getting their plant installed
in time to set service from it for next
year. They also own several hundred
acres Of land on the Missouri bottoms
which can be irrigated, and meet Of
that viii be planted to alfalfa. While
large part Of the Philip ranch in
Stanley will also be put in alfalfa,
many acres OF it viii also be used foz
gardening.
Then the opportunities Of Cheyenne
river are not to be Overlooked Car
Brothers, near Leslie, have their pl>F
on the ground being Installed with
pump capacity IS furnishing then
watsr sufficient - (xxiGafe shout tire
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
dedicated New Church

With impressive ceremonies, con-
Quoted by Rev. S. E. Brown, the pas
tor, the corner stone of the new S2O.-
600 Presbyterian church at Groton was
laid last week. The structure is one of
the handsomest edifces of the sort in
any town of the state outside two or
three of the largest cities.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31

Gov. Vessey Friday granted an extra
dition warrent for the custody of Leslie
G. Bruner on the requisition Of the
governor of Missouri. Bruner, who is
under arrest at Hot Springs, is wanted
in Bates county, Mo-, on charge Of
horse stealing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Makes a Liberal Offer

Col. +. 3. Ainsworth, of Minnekahta,
and a. prominent Mason, offers to donate
$25, 600 to the Ancient Order of the
Mystic Shrine if the order will estab-
lish their national reserve in Fall River
county.
At the meeting of the shrine held at
Buffalo in June it was proposed and
practically decided to purchase 5000
acres of land at a suitable location,
where the annual pilgrimage could be
made and where proper accommodations
and surroundings could always be at
hand for the festivities.
Colonel Ainsworth believes that the
Black Hills offers the only place in the
United States which combines the var
ious necessary features. In the Hills
there is fishing and game, large and
small, rivers, mountains and plains, a
perfect climate. 1t is accessible from
all parts of the country, and the neces-
sary land can be secured.
Colonel Ainsworth is known as the
land king in that section. He is the
only man there who possesses 5000
acres of land, and the railroad station
is located in the middle of the tract.
1t combines mountain and valley, pine
trees, alfalfa and grain, and has an
abundance of pure water and is but a
few miles from health resort. The
colonel is a member of the Murat
shrine at Indianapolis, and has wide
acquaintance with members of the
order in Ohio as well as in the west.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31

The business men of Redfield, who
recently assumed the laudable task of
raising an endowment fund Of $50, 900
for Redfield college, already have
raised more than half of the amount,
and there is every prospect that their
task will be successfully completed
within the next week or ten days.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31
Arrested for Horse stealing

Arrested Tor HOrSe SteaIIHK
On advice from the sheriff at Butler,
Mo-, Leslie G. Bruner was arrested at
the home of his uncle, ]. S. Bruner, on
Hat Creek, ten miles from Edgemont;
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-31


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Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-19
wHEwI RIGHT ON THE WRIST.
(From Milan Independent.l

The Rock Island daily newspapers
came out in their Tuesday issues with
a con story that the farmers of Black
Hawk township are going to donate a
days work each. hauling crushed rock
by the city of Rock Island between
the Rock river bridges. The Black
Hawk township farmers are not all
suckers, If they do look green. The
city of Rock Island has robbed the
farmers of toll on the Rock river
bridges for years and squandered the
money not on the bridges, but on i'm
provements in the city of Rock Island
Rock Island merchants don't want the
trade in Milan or south of here, they
say it isn't worth going after Mayor
Schriver or any of that bunch can't soft
soap the farmers to work for nothing
on a road that the city of Rock Island
claims ownership to. That city, after
it has reaped the harvest of toll re
ceipts for years, has the gall, pure,
undulterated gall to scheme to get the
honest hard working farmer to donate
his labor and haul rock Well, we
guess not. The idea worked up by
trio of Rock Island smooth guys is
being laughed at. We have interview
ed many Of the farmers as TO what
they thought of the scheme, the re-
sponse was: None of 1t for mine"
Who ever heard of city looking for
trade that wants its patrons to repair
the city's roads leading to it, so as
to be able to spend their money"
The idea is the scheme Of some one
to get a good road for nothing" I'VE
pay taxes, have paid toll for years ana
are now being worked to repair road, |
SO we can get into city to spend our
money, well 1t looks crusty" They |
might think that we can be worked, |
and are easy, but they have another |
guess coming" Tell 'em thru the !
Independent to sell their gold bricks |
at home"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-19
NO MORE GRAY HAIR

yt b easier TO preserve the color Of jEhe
hair than to restore h, although u il
possible 20 do both Our grandmotheFs
hnderstood the secret They made and
sssd Q sage tea" and their dark, glossy
hair hong after middle life was due 20 this
lact Our mothers have gray hairs be-
fore they are fifty. but they are begin
bing 10 Appreciate the Eisdam Of our
randmotbsrs In using Sage tea" for
their hair, and are fast following suit.
Ths press1t generation has the adyan-
tase Of the past in that Il can get q
ready TO Use preparation called Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur. As scalp tonic and
solor .rsstsrsr. tits preparation Is vastly
T1Deffor to the ordinary ~sags ten" made
" cur grandm0thers, and tt can Be
,ought for 50 cents and 81 q bottle at
almost any frst-cl2ss drug store, or win
De sent direct By fhe Wyeth Chemical
Company, "a COrtiandt St, NeN York
C4rz. uDon recstDe Of DrieA n
For sale anc recommended by the
Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-19
RAIN AND FROST.
(From National Mon

(From National Monthly
The crowd in the little country
store was watching the rain, when Dea-
con Witherspoon remarked that he'd
seen 1t rain about as hard as anybody
ever had seen it rain. Somebody said:
Deacon, how hard did you ever see
it rain? We'll, sir" said the deacon,
once upon a time, when I was at
home, we had an old barrel lying out
in the yard with both ends out and the
bunghole up. and. would you believe
II, It rained so hard into that bunghole
that the water couldn't run out of both
ends fast enough, and 1t swelled up
and busted" Then Reuben Henry
spoke up. He said he'd never seen
IL rain very hard. but he'd seen some
mighty cold weather. Somebody said:
"Rube, how cold did you ever zee It
get?" He said: We'll, sir, one time
when was living down in Pickaway
county, in hog killing time, We had a
kettle OF boiling water setting on the
stove, and we took it out in the yard,
and it froze so doggone quick the ice
was hot"
Rock Island Argus., 1911-08-19
SOME MOVING.
(From HiIlsdale Post.)

(From HiIlsdale Post.)
Clarence Eggleston has purchased
the Pomroy house and Ed Muesse has
moved In the house vacated by Eggles-
ton, and Charles Muesse will move in
the house Ed vacated and Roy Cock
ing viii move into the house vacated
by Lemon who will move his family to
Sandrich.
The social given by the Ladies Aid
society consisting of ice cream and
cake was well attended and the pro-
gram was we'll rendered and all pres
ent report a good time The girls,
some Of them of advanced ages rem
dered their part very nicely.
Rev. A. Jaggers Of Sunbeam, H.,
spent Friday and Saturday in Port
Byron.
Rev. ]. L Kerr are entertaining
company from Lexington, III.
Mrs. Ben Echelbergar spent a few
days last week in Lyndon, careing for
her son Chas., who has the Pheimo-
mia