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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-13
NEGOTIATIONS TO
BE CLOSED TO-DAY
New YORK and Philadelphia Parties
Make Attractive Offer for Spei.
del Interests
MATTER HINGES ON WIRE
MESSAGE COMING TO-DAY
sut us Authoritativeiy Stated That
Property and Playhouse viii Be
Taken Over

Negotiations. covering a period of
several weeks. will b. consummatcd
today. by which the Board OF Trade
building including the Court tbeat.r
and rooms in the building proper. Will
pass into The hands of New York and
Philadelphia parties. who. according 10
"ei-ioundcj reports. have made a
very attractive Offer to Mr. Josopb
Spcidel. Sr. who owns the controlling
STOCK m the Board of Trade Ruilding
company
SO far a. known. the Offer has bc.n
mad" for the controlling stock alone
but ~ Is believed that the minority
stockholders. a great MANY i'm mum.
beF. would be willing also TO di>rcs,
OF their interests i'm consideration. nr
the reported oncr 0f Sl1u for On.
Sharcs held az the even figure OF - ub
Despite the heavy JOS, bv fr. il is
known that during the past thr...
years ~" stock has paid per cen.
WIN prospects Of better Weld or
we Investment Annually. The naid
~ capltal stock of th" BOARD of Trade
"ull'inC company is -5.unu and 20
Is carrying bonded iudehtodu.-s ,t
N''"O" AZ low rate ot interest pr,c.
''9liN an of th" stock is owned h,
local people
Directors Discussed II.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
TO MEET IN PIERRE:

The twenty-second annual meeting
of the South Dakota State Horticul-
tural society will be held at Pierre on
January l719. A large attendance is
expected and an interesting program
has been prepared. The G. &. N. w.
and G. M. & st. P.z railroads have
granted rate of one and one-third
fare for the round trip, on the certiti-
cate plan of at least 100 attending the
meeting, from all points in South Da-
kota. Tickets may be purchased as
early as January l3 and are good up
to and including January %. Take
receiptTer full fare on each railroad,
these receipts must be signed for the
reduced return fare by the secretary.
Professor N. E. Hansen, while at
Pierre.
Meetings will be held in Billing
hurst hall.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

The report of the superintendent of
the state board of health for the
month of November, shows that the
number of cases of contagious dis
eases reported in the state for the
month was 1858, of which 81 resulted
fatally. There were cases of scarlet
fever, with four deaths resulting: 1o7
cases of diphtheria, with 10 deaths;
81 cases of small pox with no fatal
results; IL cases of infantial paralysis
with three deaths; nine cases of
measels and two cases of spinal men
ingitis, both of which proved fatal,
The superintendent advises the
quarantine of measles in the state,
results of measels greatly exceeds the
deaths from smallpox.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
NATURE is KIND

While the big range herds have been
broken up in this state except in tn e
extreme northwest corner, and on the
reservation pastures, those who con-
tinue to hold small punches of live
stock are feeling that with the short
grass and hay crop of the past year
that nature is certainly kind to them
SO far this winter. The only snow
was a light fall early in Decem Der
which piled up and left the prairie
clear for winter grazing, and the mer-
curry has gone down to zero several
times this winter, and the conditions
could not be more ideal for winter
grazing without feeding than they
have been up to the present date for
this winter. 1t has gone SO long with.
out the necessity of feeding that even
with heavy snow coming now the
stock of forage would carry throug b
the winter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
A PROMISING FUTURE.

In a resume of present conditions
in the state, The Dakota Farmer said !:
just now Dakota is living in the
dawn of beautiful day. Many new
railroads are building to open up tie
heretofore thinly settled parts, and to
bring together sections that have
long been strangers because of the
lack of them. Farming methods are
just being developed, and new grains,
and other forage crops brought out
that promise to more than double our
safe farming area. The vast possibili-
ties of intensive farming, fruit grow
ing, dalrylng, etc, in the great tracts
being brought under irrigation and
dry farming methods, are fast begin
ming to dawn upon our people. ].
All along the line the Dakotas are
advancing as never before; and with
more money than ever before to do
business with, more experience, and
far safer places in which to spend
their money, we look for returns
within the next few years that will
not only astonish the entire world but
will surprise, and most agreeably,
our farmers themselves.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
THINGS DOING AT cAPA

The little city of Capa is on the
verge of greatness. While the other
portions of the country have been
standing still, from real estate point
of view. Capa land has been on the
move. The reason is to be found in
the artesian we'll at that place. A
man named Samuel Wood saw won
derful possibilities in this water and
has beer making the best of his time
to corral some good business. Last
week Mr. Wood closed deal where
by he came in possession of 4U-acre
tract adjoining the stownsite. Here
he will put down another artesian
we'll and erect sanitarium. He will
use the water, which possesses highly
medical properties, for baths, utilize
the gas for Illuminating and heating
purposes. Besides all this Mr.. Wood
intends to experiment with chicken
Matching and raising by using the
water at its natural temperature
The Capa well is an exception still
further In that the water is soft as
rain water. Since Mr.. Wood com
menced his project there ha We been a
large number of people buying land
and business sites in and about the
town and several new families are
moving in.-MidlaDd Mail.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
HALLEY's COMET

Prof. E. E. Barnard announces
that he has been observing HALEY g
comet at Yerkes Observatory in the
morning skies. His first observation
was made on November 1lth. He has
since observed it on December 11th
and 18th. Despite its great distance,
the comet is not very faint. 1t is
about of the twelfth magnitude, and
III Prof. Barnard's opinion ought to
be visible in comparatively small
telescope. 1t is about quarter of
minute in diameter and is round iii
shape, with neither tail nor nucleus,
although it displays a central bright
ness.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
REsoLvED-ro HAVE FAITH

1t is no longer fashionable to make
New Years resolutions. Neverthe-
less, here's one that ought to be made
and kept by all of us:
will believe in the future!
The old world is full of wrong, Manv
are cold and hungry in the midst Of
plenty. Many need more than they
have, while some have more than they
need. Childhood and old age are suf-
fering, while the youthful and sturdy
fight grimly against adverse circum-
stances
Make the picture as black as YOU
please, and yet--have faith.
Believe in the genius of the race.
Feel sure that we are going forward.
Realize that we are living in the best
year OF the best country the world has
seen because humanity has achieved a
new conscience that won't let us rest
until ancient wrongs are righted and
the common man given dominion over
the earth
Now, then, all together:
Resolved, that we believe this 4 Ia
be better world in the future than It
ever was m the past, and that we viii
keer On believing Is unsil g nI
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
DAY COUNTY LEADS

Day county has been favorite
hunting ground during the past fall,
as was evidenced by the amount of
money remitted by the county treas
urer to cover hunting licenses issued
by him. The state treasurer is in re-
ceipt of 81 ,067.50, which is the state Is
share of the money paid for The privi-
lege of hunting. One thousand three
hundred eighty five resident hunters
licenses were issued in Day county
and so nonresident licenses which
brought the sum Of $2,135 into the
county treasury. The states share
of this is one-half.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
MODEL OF BEApLE

II. Daniel Webster, the sculptor of
Westport, Conn.,, who is under con-
tract with the South Dakota Educa-
tional association to carve a statue of
William H. H. Beadle, of this state,
who made the city model of General
Beadle in Sioux Falls last summer,
which model was lost in transit from
Sioux Falls to Westport, has received
the model at his studio in Westport,
in sound condition.
The announcement of the safe ar
rival of the model, after three months
of travel, and when fears were in
creasing that it had been tly
lost, will be good news to every per-
son III South Dakota who is interest
ID in the schools Of this state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
AGAINST GAM E LAWS

Members Of the local Gun club and
sportsmen generally are taking action
relative to the proposed amendme nts
to the state game laws. The one for
the abolishment of automatic guns
and another eliminating from the field
all bird dogs are the two that will re-
celve opposition by the sportmen of
the state. May farmers are favor
able to the disbarment of dogs, but
they are being won over to the con-
ylction of sportsmen and may not en-
ter very strong demand for the pro-
posed change.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
ON RETIRED LIST

Washington, Dec. 3O.-Today, after
career of nearly 45 years of faithful
and efficient service as as officer of
the United States army, Brig. Gen.
Walter Howe, for some time past
commander of the department. of Da-
kota, was placed on the retired list
on account of having reached the age
limit for active service. The vacan-
cy caused by his retirement in the
list of brigadier-generals is to be filled
by the promotion of Col. Joseph w.
Duncan, of the Sixth Infantry.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
ELEVATOR BURNS

Four thousand bushels of wheat and
other small grains and two hundred
Thousand pounds of speltZ, owned by
Winhurst and Stelle, stored in the S.
d. Smith elevator, located at Huron
were utterly destroyed by fire Satur-
day.
The building in which the grain
was stored, was one of the best elcva-
tors in this part of the state, and was
valued at S., 200. On this there were
nothing to protect the owners of grain,
and they will have to stand the total
loss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
Farmers Don't Burn 1t Up
Don't burn your corn stalk. and straw

Ion purh your corn stalks and straw
Ali editorial in the Breeders Gazette
under the heading of Fertility. Fire and
Folly states 1T is an ugly agricultur-
al sin to burn corn stalks. In reduc-
ing them to ashes fertility and humus
are removed from the soil. No farm
Is so rich in plant food that its owner
can afford to burn any by-product for
mechanical conyience.
Grain farming, as commonly prac-
tlced. works rapidly toward it's own
elimination when aided by the burn
ing. of corn stalks and straw. Farm
ers engaged in this type of robbery
are so protligate in their destructive
ness that they destroy by fire all the
fertility that they cannot sell. Is it
any wonder that where grain is sold
OIL the land and fire employed in dis
posing OF surface trash, stalks, straw,
stubble ana the like, crop Yields de-
cline and country life degeneratesp
Millions of dollars worth of fertili-
ty, which is form of actual human
food, is wasted by fire every spring in
the corn belt.
Enough rough stock feed :s burned
or wasted on farms every year to make
% per cent of our total animal pro.
ducts. = Besides this wasteful folly.
whenever you set fire to corn stalks
or straw piles, you not only endanper
your own and neighbors property but
are liable to prosecution in a criminal
action with fine not to exceed 1000. :
90 and imprisonment in the county
jail at the discretion of the Court if
you have not 80 feet of fresh blowing
Tor a lire brake. Having the fire brake
does not exempt you from liability
clvllly for all property destroyed. e
Several farmers in the state have
already paid from $4,000 to $4,000 each
for this folly this season. One of
these for fire set ten days before
the damage was done 1t smouldered
away in straw pile until the strong
wind ten days later scattered it to ad-
joining prairie where it got beyond
his control.
Repeated warnings have been given
in this matter and your neighbors
rights as we'll as yours must be re-
garded.
f. A. CRAFT,
State Fire Marshal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
WORKING FOR WHITING

A large number Of letters, mes
sages and petitions endorsing Judge
Charles S. Whiting of the State Su-
preme bench for appointment to the
United States District judgeship vice
Garland, have been forwarded to
Washington. Judge Whiting has !.
multitude of friends in the Ninth
Judicial circuit, who would be pleas
ed to have him elevated to the United
States bench and are using their best
efforts t1 t1aecomplish. their desise-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

The Burke Gazette thinks whatever
the legislators may do to the primary
law at the coming session, they can
not spoil it. on the theory that it is as
bad as it can possibly be now.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
F. A. CRAFT, !
State Fire Marshal. /.

Gettysburg made good growth
during 1910, late statistics from there
showing nearly $780, 900 in building
improvements during the year. ono OF
the most Important structures being
the new Potter county court house,
erected at cost of $55 900.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

l guess it's better in th long run t.
keep your mouth shut, even if you do
get tn reputation fer bein' un-
interestin'.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

Hobble skirts have scandalized
whole neighborhoods, divided families
and broken a good many limbs Now
they We driven an English manufact-
urer into bankruptcy. he got stuck
with a lot of unsold petticoats.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

They are considerate youngsters in
England, as most people know. A
little boy whose grandmother had just
died wrote the heiollowing letter, which
he duly posted: "Dear Angels: We
have sent you grandma. Please give
her a harp to play, as she is short
winded and can't blow a trumpet. -
London Tid-B Bits.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

The Sioux Indians belonging at the
Rosebud agency numbering several
Thousand, have received from the gov
ernment per capita payment Of $50, :
600, and now have in cash greater
sum than any other Indian tribe in
northwest. Some single families re-
ceiyed an aggregate of as much as
$500. Some of the Indians are spend
ing their money foolishly at stores in
the vicinity of the reservation, but
the greater numbers are taking care
OF their money and purchasing only
such necessities as the government
does not furnish.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

w. F. Bancroft, state game warden,
has purchased the entire plant, good
will and business of the Watertown
Herald. 1t is understood he will not
take possession until some time about
March 1.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05
The Hand Thst Rocks the Cradle Rules
the World

Blessings on the hand of woman; - s.
Angels guard her strength and
grace;
In the cottage, palace, hovel
Q, no matter where the placel
Would that never storms assailed:
Rainbows every gently curled;
For the hand that rocks the cradle
LIS the hand that rocks the world
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

The South Dakota climate has been
as sa.nbrious as ever this year. The
records of 1905 within the organized
counties show 4,511 deaths, or s.4 to
each thousand population. The re-
cord for the present year vii! not be
materially different. South OAK kota
is confident of holding the proud dis
tinction of being the healthiest state
in the union" an honor heretofore ac-
corded her by the national bureau Of
vital statisties--Sio City journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

Jones, tells me that his wooden
leg panied him horribly last night
'Nonsense!' was the reply. How
could his wooden leg pain him?'
His wife the man explained,
hit him over the head with it. -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

John De Y. Smith, who has farm
adjoining the townsite of Timber
Lake, has been experimenting with a
deposit of clay found in portion OF
his land, with the idea of making
brick with itS The last batch that he
burned appears to be nearly perfect
and he will install machinery and go
into The business on a large scale.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

The new year starts out just like it
intends to be hummer. The change
from the monotony of mild weather
and c1oudless skies is welcomed by
people with red blood in their veins.
Also, the change is healthful. 1t is
warm winter weather that enables
physicians to order the latest style in
automobiles, and the hospitals to build
new wings to their institutions.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-05

The succession to the place on the
state board of charities and correc-
tions left vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. Thomas seems to have narrowed
down to a choice between DR.. Reh-
field, of Rapid City, and George r.
Lanning, of Egan. 1t is urged that
now that one of the institutions un-
der charge of the board is located in
the Black Hills, one board member
should be resident of this part of
the state. Rapid City Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-06-21
THE FAIR.
Secretary Edward! Brakeman Ha:
Secured an Excellent List of
Free Attractions.

The following free attractions are
now secured for the fair:
Sawyer and De Lima Novelty Aeri-
aIists.
Strait and Slraft Hay Wagon Act
Nine. Devon's Comedy Dogs and
Cats and Balloon Ascension with
Double Parachute Jump.
All the above are free to those
who attend the fair There will be
also a merry-go-round, a brass band
a larger and more complete show OF
cattle and hogs, sheep, horses poul-
try, agricultural and floral hall pro-
duets than ever before. These at
fractions ought to bring the largest
crowd that we have had for years.
These things have been promised us
and if the promises already given
are fulfilled, the fair of 1911 will
be a success, and why not, when
we all know we are living in one
of the best counties in one of the
best states in the union. We want
you all to become interested. Don't
stand back and say the fair is no
good, but take hold, help and boost
and the fair will surely be success
and an honor to the county it rep
resents. E. BRAKEMAN,
Secretary
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-06-21

lIauc WIN <lNsCItsSAnS NACACfiont.
The slogan, Trade in your town"
IS a good one, and another is sug-
gested. Trade with merchants who
advertise" The live merchant who
advertises is a distinct advantage to
the town where he is located, wheth-
er it be Oelweln or some other place.
He not only builds up his own brsi-
ness but he brings people to town
who otherwise would not come. He
is therefore especially worthy of
patronage. The storekecrer who re-
marks: "Oh, let the other fellows
advertise, and I'll get some of the
business" is not a first class bust
ness man and citizen. If all men
were like him where he is located
the town would be deader than
Julius Caesars ghost. Trade with
the merchants who advertise" is a
mighty coed slogan. The purchaser
will get better and more up to date
goods. -Oelwein Register.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-06-21

to remain for nearly another year
and participate in the march to the
sea. 1t was hard to leave the regi-
ment and say farewell to my COM
rades, but the fact that there was a
surplus of commissioned officers to-
gether with other considerations that
need not be mentioned here, induced
me to surrender my commission, af-
ter having served something over
three years, from the line of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad in
northern Missouri to Kingston, Geor-
gia. So on the 2Sth day of May,
1864 at Pulaski, Tennessee, / was
mustered out of the service and inn
mediately departed for my home in
Iowa, bearing in my body some, of
the marks of a soldiers life.
AS to the regiment itself, one of
the historians of the Iowa troops,
has this to say: THE Second Iowa
Infantry was one of the most noted
of Iowa regiments digtinguished on
account of its distinguished men.
The command which gave Curtis,
futile and Croker to the service
must remain forever memorable in
our annals. Nearly all of its field
officers-B Baker, Mills, Weaver, How
ard, Chapman and Hamil were
wounded in battle, and two scale ]
their gallantry with their death.
Among the line officers, yea, among
the rank and file" of this regiment,
as was indeed the fact with most
Iowa regiments, there were men who
would have adorned any society. 1t
was distinguished for it's gallant
deeds. 1t has best comported with
the plan of this work to give prom
inence to the first great battle in
which the command took part. But
it fought no less gallantly elsewhere,
the officers and men on all occasions
when called upon to encounter the
enemy, displaying GOODNESS, courage
and enthusiastic gallantry fully
equal to what was to be expected of
those who were conscious of having
to sustain the reputation of the
heroes of Fort Donelson-"The brav-
est of the brave" And / may add
that what is here said of the Sec
ond Iowa might also be as truth
fully said of all Iowa regiments and
indeed of American soldiers gener-
ally.