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Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
The Knocker Got His Dues

Do you know what we think is
the best story in the Bible? 1t
may surprise you, but It's the one
about Noah and the flood. We
say this even in the face of educat-
ed folks who turn up their noses
and declare the flood story is a
fake. You remember Noah had
to work a long time on the ark.
1t was uphill business too, at the
best, to 60 on sweating and toiling
day after day under hot sun, out
there on dry land, while the
hammer and anvil club sat around
splitting tobacco juice on his boards,
whiting up his soft pine with
their old jack-knives, and telling
him what a fool he was to expect
big rain in country that was
too dry to grow alfalfa. But he
kept at it; finally the food came
and every mothers son of the
croakers were drowned. This is
the only instance we know of either
in sacred or prOfane history where
the knocker got exactly what was
coming to hlm.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
WeII-Diggers Unearth Buffalo Bone

The workmen engaged in digging
the we'll for the waterworks system
Monday unearthed a bone from the
fore leg of a buffalo. The bone
was found at y depth of seventeen
feet, in gravel similar to that which
is found along Bad river in this
vicinity and what was at one time,
apparently, the main river channel.
The find may be taken as proof
that the fiat on which our business
district is now located was made
by the action of Bad river not
many centuries ago.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Gratitude

To the good people of Philip
who so kindly looked after our
property in the fire of January
23rd, 1911: We desire to express
our sincere thanks for your heroic
efforts during the conhagation and
your kind consideration of our
interests after the fire was over.
May Gods richest blessings ever
be yours and may you ever be as
fortunate in any threatened calam-
ity as we were in this.
As a result of your prompt
efforts our loss is very light.
Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow. ]. M. Linn and Family.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Old Man Wanders Away

Pierre, April ia small boy
herding on the prairie near Capa
the past week found an old man by
the name of Welch wandering,
evidently lost on the prairie, clad
only in night robe and slippers.
The day was damp and cold, and
the old man almost exhausted, and
completely bewildered as to where
he was, and where he wanted to &C
to get home. He was led to the
home of the boy and cared fol
until relatives could be reached.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
MAVERICKS
Happenings In County and State
Some items are rehashed,
some given credit where cred
it is due, and some are swiped
bodily,

w. A. Schwichtenburg has been
named as postmaster at Kadoka.
Rapid City officers raided an
opium joint and made two arrests.
A farmers mutual insurance
company is in progress of organIza-
tion at Wall.
w. o. Morris, who has been
one of the very enterprising
farmers i'm the Ottumwa district,
died Saturday morning at the Fort
Pierre hospital from tuberculosis.
Draper claims the distinction of
handling it's municipal affairs since
incorporation eighteen months ago
without having imposed any tax
levy on its inhabitants. The
money derived from licenses easily
paid the bills.
The new county of Ziebach held
it's organization election last week
Tuesday. Dupree was chosen as
the county seat and a full set of
officials were chosen. A number
of men who are former Stanley
county residents were candidates
for county offices, but did not win
out.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Some Difference--YeS

ne h'en'oerS OF ''ie NeoFaska
ieslsia'uie are d reh'a'hao'e Io''
Inc constitution OF 'he sta'e ilh'l's
.''e n.''i'oei o' oaSs WHICH ll'eui-
per s'lall u'a" pay lor slA'H Gays.
Inc '''i'lV 'Ap'reo March 20 anu
Tue iiiehA"eis are 10" III sesSioh
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
OF Course He's Lonely

Editor Sem, of the Deadwood
Telegram, is accused of having
attempted an osculatory assault
upon his stenographer by those
papers of the upper Hills cities
which have opposed his cleanup
campaign. The accusation asserts
that he confessed to being lonely"
A perusal of the TeIegram's editor
lal columns gives the impression
that that condition is a nat ural out
come of Senn's efforts as a reform
er. Reformers are nearly always
lonely.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
The South In The Saddle

A list of thirty-iour important
chairmanships in the next house is
published. and it is noticed that
twenty eight 90 to the southern
states and only six to democrats
elected outside of former slave
territory. Perhaps this may accord
with the place held by the south
in the democratic party, but it is a
mistit taking the country and its
Legislative needs as "A whole. Pro
badly northern democrats will
object to such a one-Sided distribu-
tion of the leading committees,
though they should remember that
but for the southern one-party
spirit the democratic organization
would long ago have gone into
bankruptcy. Southern democrats,
having furnished the most of the
votes for SO long a period, now
claim the leading chairmanships in
the proportion of 20 to 6, and nc
doubt intend to assert themselves
in like degree in all the business
of the house that has passed into
democratic control.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13

it seemed so novel that some
questions were asked. YES" the
gentleman said, this man and wife
are full blood Sioux. The man
has worked for me for some time
and is faithful hand, doing more
work than the average white
man would do in the same
kind of employment. His wife is
a graduate of Carlisle, bright and
intelligent and always collects his
wages with his full and free
consent. Rapid City Journal.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Recall Petition at Fort Pierre

Pierre. April II. Recall peti
tions for Mayor Mallery and
Commissioners Newell and Green
ough are being circulated. Some
time ago the mayor and the
members of the commission whose
terms did not expire, filed their
designations, which we're accepted,
to 90 into effect on the election of
their Successors. A new ticket
was nominated by petition, when
the mayor and two commissioners
withdrew their designations, and
this has been fol'~~od by the
recall petition. ,--
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13

among the fire companies of the
state July lst. The money comes
from the insurance companies and
is two and one-half per cent of the
amount of premiums collected in
the different towns. Philip and
Fort Pierre are the only Stanley
county towns who are included in
the list. The former gets $l77.3l,
the latter S129.OS.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Indian Advancement

That Sioux Indian will work
is pretty we'll known here where
so many Indians are seen. But
that he will work steadily and allow
his wife to draw his wages is not
as we'll known. A reporter yester-
day saw a gentleman who employs
Indians paying the wages of one
of the men to TIE latter's wife, and
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13

thousand persons, without crowd
ing the Indians. who are to be
amply provided for.
1t will add largely to the wealth
producing capacity of the state
and reclaim land that has lain idle
since the dawn of creation.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Three More In Penitantiary

Stanley county is now credited
with three more men at the state
penitentiary, they having been
taken there the latter part of las:
week. The three are Luther
Matthews, who got fourteen
months at the late term of court
for burglary, Frank Ray, whose
reform school sentence was changed
to nine months in the Sioux Falls
institution, and William F. HIM,
who thus commences his life
sentence for the murder of r. E.
Miles.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Buys Dupree Place

+. J.. Cooley has bought what
is known as the Dupree place, west
of the city, from X. NJ. Williams.
Sixty acres of land go in the pur-
chase. A fine set of buildings are
on the land. Mr.. Cooley will
move his family there this week,
and will put in his spare time in
farming operations.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
To Open Indian Land

Bills introduced in the senate by
Senator Gamble assert that it is
the intention of the senator to open
to public entry all the remaining
Indian reservation land in South
Dakota.
The bills that lie has introduced
affect four reservations, contem-
plating the release of 100000
acres of the Standing Rock reser-
watson, 100000 acres of tn.
Cheyenne River reservation. 90O,-
900 acres of the Rosebud reserva-
tion and 100000 acres of the Pine
Ridge reservation.
These provisions cover all of
the lnreleased Indian land in the
several reservations named and all
but one of the reservations are
wholly within the boundaries of
South Dakota. The Standing Rock
reservation is nearly equally divid-
ed in area between North Dakota
and South Dakota.
Mr.. Candles bills, if enacted,
will release to white ownership
and cultivation about 100000
acres of land. This will give
homes, a living and future ccm
petence to nearly $4,000 families,
representing, perhaps, a hundred
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13

The harmony that prevails
among the democratic representa-
tives i'm congress at Washington is
such that Bryan has determined to
make an investigation in person.
1t passeth all understanding, yes.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13

1t does not take much Of .
prophet to foresee that one year
from today there will be a fine
'itica| SCRIP ~ in sSauli, pBkptjl
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-13
Fire Fighters Get Money

The state insurance commission
Ier has given out the amount Of
fire tax which vii be llsi,lb.tn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
FOOT BALL CLOSES
TODAY IN THE WEST
Only Two Big Games on
Schedule for Thanks
giving Day.

CHICAGO, November 30-Thanksgiv-
ing day games brought to an end the
college foot ball season of the year with
only two contests of great Importance
scheduled for the west. An intersectional
game at s.. Louis between Syracuse
and the ST. Louis University and a match
at Milwaukee between Notre Dame and
Marquette universities furnish the prin-
cipal attractions.
The Syracuse team is fayorite over
st. Louis on account of its tie with
Michigan and defeat of the Carlisle In
dams. st. Louis, however, is credited
with having stronger line.
Notre Dame ruled a slight favorite
over Marquette. Other games attracting
attention in the west are:
Wabash VS.. Michigan Agricultural, at
Lansing.
Case VS.. Western Reserve, at Cleve-
land. ------1
Cincinnati VS.. Ohio State. at cincin-
natl.
Butler VS.. Rose roly. at indianapolis.
De Paul VS.. ST. Viateur. at Chicago
Loyola University VS.. Detroit. ut Chi
cage.
shurtleff VS.. James Millikin, .at De-
catur.
Arkansas VS.. Louisiana, at Little Rock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Clark Grifiitil's first official action as
manager of the Nationals came this
morning, .wlen he wired President Ban
Johnson requesting waivers ON Players
Wild Conroy and Norman Eiberfeld, the
two old in1ielders on the Washington
clubs list
Griffith decided as soon as he took
hold OF the team that he would not
carry these two players. He does not
believe that either is through playing
BALL but he does not think that .-.eir
presence on the local team will help its
standing any. In other words, the major
league careers OF this pair have ended
in his opinion. There is not apt to be
the slightest trouble securing waivers
from the other seven clubs, and as soon
"a these have been granted arrangements
will be made with some minor league
clubs to take Conroy and Elberfeld Off
the local clubs hands. In both in
stances the players will be allowed to
pick the clubs they want to go to, pro-
viding all things are even. 1t Is Gflf-
fith's intention to make some arrange
ment whereby he will have an option
on the pick of the players of the teams
which secure Elberfeld and Conroy, for
he. does not propose to sell them for
cash.
The passing of these veterans is the
first move in the new policy adopted
by Griffith, that Of trying to build UP a
winning team here with young material.
In their day there werA no better in
folders than Conroy and Elberfeld. Both
have been stars, but they were on the
down grade when they came TO WASH
inci. \ yring their stay here. both
playct acnestly. but years of service
retilc i ri-ir speed and 1t was plainly
to he seen during the last campaign that
neither was any longer up 10 the major
league standard.
fae dropping of this pair means that
at least two positions on the Nationals
iniield will be filled by youngsters next
season. Veterans have been in the ma
jerity here for years. but under the
Griffith regime youngsters are to hold
a more prominent. position on the team.
With Conroy and Elberfeld off the list
the scramble for positions on the infeId
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
M'FARLAND RULES A
10 TO 4 FAv0R|TE
=
Odds Do Not Bother Tommy
Murphy, Who Is Very
Confident.

: SAN FRANCISCO. November Co
Packey Mcfarland and Harlem Tommy"
Murphy this morning. were well under
weight and in good condition for the
twenty-round scheduled fight this after
noon James W. Coffroth. noted as a
prosrosticator of sunshine lived UP TO
his reputation today. as the sky was clear
before the two men tripped into the
arena.
With tie elimination OF the Wolgast-
Welsh bout owing to the Champion
fitness, the. Mcfarland Murphy contest
forced itself into unexpected prominence.
Mcfarland ruled i0-to-i favorite' over
the New York boxer. Mcfarland ex-
pressed deep regret when apprised of
Ad Wolsasts misfortune yesterday at
los Angeles where he was operated on
for appendicitis.
McFariand's ambition has been to meet
WoIeast in q fight that would decide the
championship.
The local sporting authorities ventured
the assertion that Wolgast cannot come
back They figure that he will not be
al bic TO enter, the ring for twelve months
IT least. and then. despite his stamina
and ability TO assinlilate punishment. the
p;ig:liStic prognosticators figure that lie
will not be the Woisast of old. There
fsre. the winner of today's contest is
locked upon by many as his logical SIC.
oessor.
ssIIarIem Tommy" Murphy, reckonel a.
one of the hardest lightweiglts in the
business to heat. declared shortly before
entering the ring titat he expected to wiz
within fifteen rounds.
McFAriand. full of confidence, main.
tanned that lie would dispose OF the New
xoxAAx N ssSy fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
GRIFFITH ASKS FOR WAIVERS
ON CONROY AND ELBERFELD
New Manager Swings AK on Two Veteran
Players-First Move in Policy to
Build Up Team Of Youngsters.

viii be between a lot of youngsters. most
prominent of whom will be Morgan, Cum
bingham and Foster OF" course. it is
taken for granted that Mcbride will play
short, While first base is between
Scaefer. Flynn and Spencer. leaving sec
ond and third to be fought for. Cunning
ham, however, is not third baseman,
noi are the other pair, Morgan filling
that position for the first time during
his short stay with the team last fall
Foster, too, is a ShcrtStop. but Griffith
hopes TO develop him for one of the other
bags
+. r. Walter. president Of the Oakland
club of the Pacific Coast League. throws,
damper On the story that WolvertCn
may manage the New York team Wal
ter insists that Woiverton is under con-
tract to his club, which means that he
must be seen before New York can con-
slider Woiverton a successor to
chase. Here is what he says:
This talk about WoIverton leaving the
Oaks this season is foolish. Harry has
signed his contract to manage my club
next season, and while I would not like
to stand in the way of his promotion,
still l have TO consider my own interests
and the interests of the fans who have
supported the team so Loyalty. Wolyerton
has received offers to manage other bic
league teams, but is not in a position to
accept them. l have his signed contract
in the safe. and Harry will be at the helm,
next year.
The Philadelphia National League club
of 1911, considered the strongest in the
older league. did not cost the Phila-
deiphia owners cent Grover Cleveland
ton, was purchased for $500. Lobert in
fielder, and Paskert, outfielder, were se-
cured by DOOM from Cincinnati in his
famous four-man trade. The PhiIlies got
two pitchers besides Lobert and Paskert
and Cincinnati was given Grant, Bates
and two pitchers. None of the pitchers
turned out well, but Lobert and Paskert
played great ball for DOOM, while Grant
and Bates did little for Clark Griffith in
Cincinnati. Besides that he got L.uderus,
"a grea. first baseman, from Chicago, for
FoXeG. who proved useless.
Doom then sold several young players
and after deducting the 500 paid for
Alexander the Philadelphia club was
more than 5000 ahead ON the. sale OF
players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
nERTINENT COMMENT
XsssHappenin&$s rSportdom

ter on the team. il would not be good
judgment TO allow him to drop into tae
minors without first being given anct her
chance to show what he can do |, IS
fact that Lelivelt has never be IL
handled properly since he came here.
Being poor fielder and a left-hanned
thrower, he should never have been L. Ell
in left field IL there Is an outfeld posi-
ton which he can play 1t is right, Vet re
was never used there for more than "A
game or so. Griffith viii give Lelit Ii
a chance to play right held. On tie
local lot there is not much ground ID
cover in that territory and player whD
can hit around $50 can fill that position
satisfactorily even though his fielding
should be a little weak.
The chances are that there will be
new lightweight champion within the
next few months. for it is hardly posi-
BILE that Ad Wolgast win retain all hts
old strength and stamina even though
the operation for appendicitis which he
underwent yesterday proves successful. 1t
surely means long lay OF for the cham
pion. and ii is decidedly questionable II
when he has recovered, he will be able
to show the same form In the ring that
he displayed previously.
II Wolgast is out of 1t there appears to
be but one man to take his place. and
that is Packy Mcfarland In fact. 1t is
questionable IL Wolgast at his best could
beat Mcfarland. SO that with Woleast
out or the game there WOuid De easy
sailing for the Chicago boxer, though
Freddie Welsh. because Of his clever
ness; would probably prove the most
stubborn rival
While it looks like taking long chance
to have the Nationals train at home or
very near ii, yet past experience has
shown that the team has never been
materially benefited by. any Of its long
southern trips.
Cantillon took his players to Galveston
Tex., for three years. yet they never re-
turned here In better than fair condition.
Norfolk and Atlanta. too, have been tried,
yet nothing accomplished, and the
chances are that Griffith could get his
players in just as good fettle right here
in Washington or within q radius OF
few miles from here.
Weather in the spring is purely a
gamble, anyway. 1t Is just as apt to be
Of the right kind here as several hundred
miles farther south. and the clubhouse
accommodations would. be materially
better here than in some minor league
town south. There is no reason in the
world why a ball player should not be
able to get himself in playing fettlc after
two weeks Of training. There will be no
very old men on Griffith's list next spring.
Most of them are youngsters who vir-
tually need little or no training which Is
an advantage when abandonment OF the
southern trip is contemplated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
BY J. ED GR11Lo.

The spring training of the Nationals
should be particularly interesting next
year, for the reason that with a new
manager in charge who is not familiar
with the ability of most of 1.-The players
every man on the team is sure to make a
special effort to show to good advantage.
Griffith naturally has no idea of how his
team will be made up. 1t is. of course.
certain that Milan will play center: that
the present catching staff will not be dis
turbed; that Mcbride will cover short, and
that johnson will lead the pitching corps.
but further than that nothing definite will
be known until the season opens.
For all the other positions there will be
contests, and this fact is sure to make the
training period one of the most interest
ing in the history of the club.
Incidentally it will be a busy one for
Griffith Heretofore the local manager
has had but few youngsters to look, over
and select from. The team has virtually
been intact when it went into training.
but that will not be so the coming spring.
Griffith will have to get line on all his
men, and that will require lot or careful
scrutiny and study 1t is Grifhth's inten-
ton to play as many exhibition games as
possible, as ne believes player under
d
than in mere practice. For this reason he
is making every effort to arrange as many
exhibition games here with National
League teams as is possible. He hopes to
get the Gaints here for series of two
games. The Phillies have already been
booked, while Brooklyn and Boston are
also expected to stop off here. In this
way he expects not only to get good
line on his material, but will have the
team on edge for the opening game.
Rumor has it that Robert Lee Hedges
will not be identified with the st. Louis
Browns after the coming American
League meeting in New York. 1t Is UNI
derstood that the Browns owner VIII
come to the meeting with a new propo-
sition from st. Louis syndicate. Hedges
wants to get out of base. ball and the
league will throw no barriers In his way.
for under a new management 1t is be-
Iieyed that the ST. Louis club can be
made one of the best paying CLUBS IN the
league.
In deciding not to allow Jack Lelivelt
to get away from the Nationals without
another trial Griffith Is merely display
ing the judgment which is necessary
when man is in charge of losing
team. Lelivelt might not be retained II
the local team was strong, but having
proven himself to be by far the best hit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
CARL MORRIS TAKES
A NUMBER 13 SHOE;
rs NOT SUPERSTITIOUS

NEW YORK, November :O.-Carl
: Norris went TO Sparrow Robert
sons roost recently to be measured
for pair of lighting shoes. and
when William had finished his
operations, with yardstick the re-
suit of his efforts. created a sensa-
ton.
.'Thirteens.' said William "You
certainly should be able to get a
strong foothoid in pugilism.''
oh. replied Morris, who is not
slow at repartee, II think | may
leave a few imprints in the pugil
'istic sands"
Il trust" rcjoined the Sparrow,
that should you ever set your
foot down, l may not be in the i'm
mediate vicinity"
= Robertson explained that 13
shoe measures exactly thirteen
inches, but that the smaller sizes
range larger in proportion. A No.
shoe, for example, measures ten
inches. Therefore. in proportion to
his size Morris feet are not too
large. But they are the most com
prehensive pedal extremities in the
Queensberry industry.