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The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09

One of our exchanges gives it
out that Texas man who chewed
twenty cents worth of tobacco a
week, concluded to try a tobacco
cure. In two weeks he ate $3.50
worth of the cure and for the next
two weeks he used FIVE cents worth
of gum, five cents worth of pea
nuts, five cents worth of candy and
five cents of gum drops a day.
During the two weeks he also con
sumed two large rubber erasers,
ate the rubber tips from fourteen
lead pencils, chewed a dozen pen
holders, and chewed off his mus
tache as high as he could reach.
He is now chewing tobacco in the
interest of economy. In view of
the above financial exposition we
believe that we shall continue to
stick to our Piper Heidsick, Sweet
Burley and Sweet Mist for the
same reason.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
Milwaukee Will Get Busy

Things will be busy in the con-
struction line along the Milwaukee
railroad between Chamberlain and
Rapid City as soon as spring opens.
The track is to be raised the entire
distance, fully two feet, the filling
to be of gravel. 1t will be big
undertaking and will require
number of construction crews, and
even at that it is doubtful if the
work will be completed during the
coming season. In railroad circles
here this radical Improvement of
the roadbed, taken in connection
with the very elaborate bridge sur
veying and sounding at this point
last fall, is taken as confirmative
evidence of the connection of the
Chamberlain and Mobridge lines
at some point in Montana, a start
for the surveying of which was
announced from Rapid City last
fall. Chamberlain Democrat.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
War Engineering

Cost of War.-According to the
calculations of Edmond Thery,
the French economist, the cost of
maintaining the armed peace of
Europe during the last twenty five
years was about thirty billion dol
lars. During this time there has
been constantly withdrawn from
productive industry an average
total of about four million men.
New Ships for the Navy.-The
House Naval Affairs Committee
has voted for the colliers, eight de-
stroyers, and four submarines. The
new battleships may carry 14-inch
guns and reach $4,000 or 3O,OOO
tons displacement 1t is recon-
memded that the new battleship
New York: be constructed at a
private yard, the naval construct
ors having estimated that this
will cost $17, 900 more if it is built
at the Brooklyn navy yard.
Battleship Texas" a Target.
In the annual target practice of
the Atlantic feet, which will be
held on the southern drill grounds
Hampton Roads during the spring,
the Texas the first battleship to
be built for the United States navy,
will be used as a target. She will
be moored in shoal water of the
capes of Chesapeake Bay, and
high-explosive shells will be fred
against the hull and superstructurc
at ranges of from eight thousand
to ten thousand yards.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
Ice at the Farmstead

A good supply of ice, for use
during hot weather, is not merely
a luxury; it is in many cases OF
vast importance in the economies
of the kitchen and dairy; while in
the sick room it is often indispens-
able. And yet, while city-dwellers
are willing to pay for it at the rate
of forty cents a hundred pounds,
there is hardly one farm in hum
dred where any provision what
ever is made for a summer supply.
There yet remain probably six
weeks of weather such as is favor
able, in this latitude, for the forma-
tion and gathering of an ice-crop.
Five or ten tons would suffice for
an ordinary family. An excava-
ton six by ten, four to six feet
deep in the ground, with a board
covering piled high with sawdust
or hay, will hold and preserve
such a supply; although, of course,
a more elaborate ice-house would
be better and more convenient.
If no running stream or lake is a.
yailable artificial reservoir. Iii l
by a pump, can be made to fur.
nish ice enough.
A great deal more can be accom-
plished, and in shorter order, where
a number of neighbors cooperate
in gathering ice from a river or a
lake, and perhaps in the building
of an ice-house.
In advocating ice, we are speak
ing not only in behalf of the farm
wife, who will appreciate the lux
ury most keenly in the warm days
of summer, but for the farmer
himself, for he can put it to so
many practial uses. If he special
ICES in milk, he will find that his
product at the creamery, or cheese
factory, will add to his popularity
immensely, if his milk is chilled
before delivery. If he hopes to
make butter of the best class, de-
serving of the top-notch price, he
will find an ice-house almost in
dispensable. The harvest is gath
cred at a time of year when labor
is not other wise busily employed,
and we can think of nothing that
will bring more real satisfaction,
for the time and money spent in
securing it, than a few tons of ice
on farm"
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
Caught at Chamberlain

Tuesday morning Justice w. A.
Schwichtenberg issued a warrant
for the arrest of John p. Nelson,
on the charge of horse stealing.
The young man is now under ar
rest at Chamberlain and will be
brought to Kadoka for his pre-
liminary hearing. He came here
from Baltimore, Nd, and has been
visiting his step-father, Peter
Larsen, who lives about seven miles
north of this town, and a week
ago Monday morning he borrowed
a horse from his step-father and a
saddle, blanket and bride from
Milton Young to 60 to Philip and
get the mail. Mr.. Young also
gave him a gold watch to take to
the jeweler and three dollars to
pay for the repair work. When
he did not return it was ascertain
ed that he had not been to Philip,
and careful search was made
throughout the surrounding coun-
try but no trace could be found.
Reward cards were printed and
sent out all along the line and no
tice was received of his presence
in Chamberlain. The authorities
of that city were notified to hold
him until the arrival of the war
rant and an officer to bring him
back. The saddle and bride have
been returned by the authorities
to the owner and the horse is at
Chamberlain. .-Kadoka Press.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
Freight Rates Reduced

The state railroad commission
Wednesday Feb. lst, rendered it's
decision on the numerous freight
rate hearings which have been
held at different points over the
state the past six months. In
short, the finding of the commits
sion is to extend the rates now in
force east Of the Missouri river to
this section west of the river, ex-
cept on the mountain lines in the
Black Hills. The reductions are
radical. On fourth class rates,
which includes general merchan-
disc, the changes are between
Pierre and Rapid City from 49c a
hundred to 54.75c; between Mitch
ell and Rapid City from 64c to
35.5Oc; between Aberdeen and
Lennon from SOC to 27.4
Ihe reduction Is practically along
this line on most freight except
coal and coarse grain, which is
given special commodity rate.
A charge of / cent a hundred
pounds in carload lots and 2 cents
in smaller shipments is allowed
when a bridge on the Missouri is
crossed.
These new rates are ordered to
60 into effect March 10th.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09

received from that state after a
fight in the L. S. supreme court
establishing the validity of a cer-
tain repudiated N. G. bonds, which
had been presented to US was part
ly settled by the senates voting to
return the money, some twenty
seven thousand dollars to the gen.
eral fund. Mcpherson of Law
renee fought the Curtiss resolution
in half hour speech on the ground
that the bond money was tainted. :"
Efforts to return it to North Caro-
lima have been defeated twice in
previous legislatures.
Another biennial controversy,
that between the graduate vets,
and the "horse doctors" continues.
The seat of war is in the house
live stock committee, where an ef-
fort is being made to amend the
law to permit any one, practically,
to practice veterinary surgery.
The senate judiciary committee
reported unfavorably the Norbeck-
Whiting measure permitting the
states attorney to force a defend
ant on to the witness stand and
commenting on non-appearance,
on the ground that it took away
the defendants most valuable per-
ogative. Wipf, of Hutchinson,
proposes a constitutional amend
ment whereby no new state insti-
tuition may be established without
vote of the people.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
From Stock Growers News

Byron l.. Glow left the first of
the week for Dupree where he is
making arrangements to open UP
an abstract and loan office.
Sheriff Coyne left Yesterday for
Chamberlain. after a man named
Nelson, who is held there on
charge of grand larceny. the crime
alleged to have been committed
near Philip.
John Sotfel and Lizzie Abel ap-
peared in Justice McGuire's court
last Tuesday. and entered compla-
INT that they were opposed to liv-
ing life of single blessedness:
Whereupon the court sustained
the complaint on motion of John
Soffel and ut once pronounced SEN
tence on them towit: that they live
together until death do them part.
There being no objection raised to
the ruling of the court, Judgment
was sustained, and Meers S. D.,
has new and happy family at
this time.
Last Tuesday in the case of the
State VS.. Ben Thompson, who was
accused of burglarizing Nap We'll
comes shack up Bad River and
swiping the crown jewels of Syrup,
the charge of burglary was with
drawn, and a charge of petit lar
ceny substituted. To which the
defendant entered a plea of guilty.
After receiving some good advice
from the court, Thompson was
fined $50 and was sentesced to
thirty days in Jail. AS the thirty
bones were not forthcoming to
cross the palm of justice, Mr..
Thompson will spend that much
money in the Jail, at the rate of S2
per, which will give him stay of
45 days at that institution, and
taking him well along toward
spring.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
same reason

We have just received a new
line of the latest styles in wedding
invitations and announcements
which will appeal to the finer tastes
of every individual. and if you are
going to need anything in this line
it will be to your interest to call
and see them before ordering. We
can please you both in style of in
vitation and type and our prices
are right.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09


mating and preparing for the un,
welcome visitor. We're certainly
lucky so far. Draper Democrat.
Wokama Leader: W. +. Lum-
bard a furniture dealer and banker
from Chamberlain made us short
call Tuesday. He was here look
ing after land interests. having re.
Gently purchased the T. B. Hunt
quarter , miles $. W. of town.
MIR. Lumbard is also looking for
location for new bank. He
says that Powell looks The best to
him of any place along the line.
Quinn Courant: By the papers
we see that Judges Corniff and
Lynch. of Wall. have been at
Pierre protesting against giving
the name Ziebach to a new country
to be organized out of parts of
Armstrong and Schnasse counties.
That part of Pennington county
east of the Cheyenne river was
formerly Ziebach county, 1t was
attached to Pennington county for
judicial and taxation purposes, but
it is claimed that this was not le-
gally done, and that Ziebach is
still county, only waiting for or
ganization. The way to test this
matter is to make an attempt to
organize, an then, if this is refus-
ed or opposed, take the matter in
to the courts.
Interior Index: The High
Hand" has at last thrown off the
mask of policy and diplomacy,
has uncovered it's grinning and
wolfish countenance in the case of
Fred G. Warren, publisher of the
appeal to Reason" Warren
mailed a postal card on which was
printed the offer of a reward for
the apprehension of a man who
was under indictment. This was
fastened upon Warren, and he was
given a Jail sentence all because he
belonged to political party that
did not jibe with the opinions Of
men who were unscrupulous and
tyranical. They have tried in var
ious other ways to abolish this
mans newspaper, but so far, they
have failed. Thousands of postal
cards and letters are sent thru the
mails every week in the year, and
no one ever dreamed of such
thing before as to arrest anyone
for such an act. Notwithstanding
this wonderful piece of jurispru-
dence, thousands of these same
postal cards are flying thru the
U. S. Mails to-day, yet no one
dreams of arresting anyone for it
now, any more than before.
Throttle the Press! That's the
way to have a free" country.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09

WANTED to exchange clean.
up to date stock of clothing, gents
furnishings, dry goods, shoes and
notions for q 100 acres of Stanley
County land of good quality; in
voice about $4,000. 90; rent low in
good location in south Minneapo-
lis or stock could be moved away
If desired. Address No. 2l1-W.
34th, ST., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1911-02-09
Exchange Clippings

uOTnl0& rreu SCeWArCS nice Iaffn
cottage two miles south of Ottum.
wa burned to the ground. Mr..
Stewart built fire in the stove
and went to the barn to do his
chores, and on returning to the
house found it on fire, and with
such start that all efforts to save
the building or contents failed,
not even their clothing. The loss
is estimated at about 81 900.
| A girl got on a Cleveland car
carrying one of those mutfs the
size of an ordinary hassock. She
had only one hand in the muff. A
young man sitting next to her took
advantage of the opportunity to
slip his hand into the unoccupied
end of the muff. The girl turned
upon him severely. Il could have
you arrested for such familiarity" )"
she said, but I'm from Boston,
and | propose to keep calm. Now
I'll just give you ten minutes to
let go'
| Wokama Leader: Fred Dahl,
north of town had his knee cap Sc
verely broken Friday by being
kicked by horse while horse back,
and took the train for Pierre Hos
pital. Last we heard, he was i'm
proving rapidly and expects to be
home in few days.
Kadoka Press: Monday eve-
ming about se> en- O'Clock the Fred
Gossard barber shop caught fire
and but for prompt work serious
blaze would have resulted. Mr..
Gossard was absent from the shop
and Geo. E. Bertsch was in charge
when a leak in the wire in the
lighting system exploded and set
the paper on the ceiling on fire.
Mr.. Bertsch gave the alarm and
the fire bell was rung and while
the boys were making quick re-
sponse with the chemical engine,
Rev. Brown, who was just across
the street in the Doty hardware,
arrived with small chemical ex-
tinguisher and subdued the flames
so that the fire was easily put out
when the engine was turned on.
No damage was done except burn
ing the paper from the ceiling and
charring the rafters AMI sheeting.
The fire boys made a quick re-
sponse with the chemical engine
and showed that they were on the
job all the time.
Cottonwood Republican: Peter
Larson had the misfortune to let a
team get away from him hitched
to a buggy. The team ran into a
fence swung the buggy around
and smashed it to kindling wood.
He said he thought he had a trusty
team. 1t happened on the way
home from Chas. Farmers dance.
Peter better hang on to the team
next time and hug his girl when
he gets her home. No one was Sc
iously hurt.
Nowlin News: Mr.. Charles
Kunkle who has been hauling hay
from south of town to his home,
had a bad runaway yesterday af-
ternoon. just as they crossed the
railroad track near the depot, the
team became frightened and break
ing loose they started OIL up the
track to the trussle west of town
and onto the bridge where one of
them became lodged with it legs
between the ties. 1t was almost
train time and a bunch of fellows
got busy in a hurry and planked
the bridge so as to remove the
horses, one of which we under
stand was quite badly used up.
Murdo had close call for an
other FIRE last Friday. The Milli-
kan residence war badly damaged,
but the fire company did effective
work in putting it out before it
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The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
TO
Be MORE THOROUGH
One Witness Testifies That 1t Cost
$4,000 to Properly Conduct
Primary Campaign.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 14.-Intima-
tions were made Friday at the sena-
torial investigation of Senator Isaac
Stephenson's eelction that the com
mittee intended to go thoroughly into
the charges of bribery as related to the
absence of certain members of the
Wisconsin legislature on March 4, 1909,
when the senator was elected.
The charge was made in previous
legislative inquiry that Senator Steph-
enson was elected after a five weeks
deadlock and then only after three
democratic assemblymen had absented
themselves, thus giving Stephenson
majocity. The intention of the COM
mittee to go into the subject was
shown when Senator Hepburn, the
chairman, quoted State Senator Dam
achowski as having said. he had been
told "it would be worth his while" to
remain away from the legislature.
C. c. Wellensgard, an assemblyman,
was asked whether he had heard Dom
achowski make that remark in the as
sembly. Although the witness replied
he had not, it was indicated the com
mittee intended to go deeper into the
subject through other witnesses.
Most of the session was given over
to consideration of the Wisconsin pri-
mary law. When William G. Wheeler
testified that under the present law
individuals rather than political parties
had to bear the expense of campaigns
and only about 25 per cent of the vot-
ers took advantage of the primaries,
Senator Hepburn said:
81 suppose you men that fewer peo-
pie vote now tha nthey did when they
were under a republican form of gov
ernment?"
Senator Hepburn alluded to the pri-
maries as not being republican in form.
Il mean the people don't seem to
take interest in primaries, which is
merely to select a nominee, as they
do at elections when they really are
electing somebody. The primary is not
a fight against the opposition party,
but only contest within one party.
Therefore, the candidates have to
spend so much money to arouse the
voters in the interest of any one can
didate"
Wheeler estimated it would cost
$149, 600 to conduct a senatorial cam
paign properly, whereas Senator Steph-
enson spent only $1O7,793
All the witnesses declared they
never had heard of any of Senator
Stephenson's money being used cor
Iruptly.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
NEW GEOLOGY PROFESSOR
HAS ASSUMED DUTIES

Norman, Okla, Oct. 14.-D. w.
Ohern, professor of geology of the
state university here, who was recent
ly appointed director of the Oklahoma
geological survey, has already assum-
ed his duties The new director an
nounces that the policy of the survey
will be substantially the same as that
adopted by DR.. Gould who recently re-
signed the dictatorship. There are
just two tasks before the survery,"
said Mr. Ohern to reporter today.
'The first is the careful study of the
vast mineral wealth of the state and
the second is to make the public ac-
quainted with the results. Field in
yestigations are being pushed as rapid
ly as possible and we hope to have re-
ports on our lead and zinc, our oil and
glass sand ready soon."
Mr.. Ohern expressed himself as high
ly pleased with the support thhe people
of the state have given to the work
The hearty cooperation of the survey
commission especially pleases the sur
vey staff here. This kind of co-opera-
ton, DIR. Ohern says, is the sort that
is appreciated by those engaged in the
work
Asked what estimate he put on the
mineral resources of the state the di-
rector said Few people realize what
a vast store we have. The expressions
of surprise from visitors at the state
fair when shown the exhibits of oil,
coal asphalt, marble, granite, build
ing stone, cement gypsum, and a score
of other things were very significant.
The people at large do not know what
we have but one who has studied the
several parts of the state is strongly
convinced of the enormity of our min
eral wealth"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20

While it would in reality be a great
bank with the federal government as
its main depositor, the banks as stock
holders and the banks as customers.
those back of it prefer to characterize
it as a machine controlled by the
banks rather than a bank, because
they are ayowedly against the idea of
a General bank such as the Bank of
England. They are also against the
Aldrieh banking scheme, which they
say would prove ineffective.
Its business would consist in lending
money to the banks of the country on
short-term commercial paper. 1t would
be permitted to do a foreign exchange
business, too.
One of its main features would be
the power to place a weekly tax on any
bank which allowed its ratio of reserve
to drop below a given point. The lower
the reserve became in its ratio to ra-
bilities, the higher in its ratio to liabil-
tiles, the higher this tax would become,
the idea being to compel the bank auto
matically to keep proper reserve by
making it very costly to violate this
rule
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
PEKIN MENANCED
BY REVOLUTION
Members of Cabinet Admit That CARR
son Now is Honeyeombed With
Revolutionary Sentiment.

Pekin, Oct 14-China faces an un-
precedented crisis. With the spread
of revolutionary activity the opinion
is gaining ground that the fate of the
ruling dynasty hangs in the balance.
The revolution is no longer confined
to the central provinces, 1000 miles
away from the capital. Pekin itself
is threatened.
Members of the cabinet admitted
yesterday that the garrison here is
known to be honeycombed with revolu-
tionary sentiment. The same condition
exists in the two great military posts
which guard the capital, Pao Ting Flu
and Tien Tsin
There are still official attempts to
minimize the gravity of the situation.
but the reports reaching the capital
give little basis for hope Yesterdays
news included reports that Chung King
was in danger that I-Chang had been
taken, that Yo-Chow had fallen and
that communication between Hankow
and Chang Sha, the capital of Human
province, was interrupted
An edict published yesterday offers
pardon to all revolutionists who were
coerced into joining the rebellion" The
pardon is conditional, however, on their
expressing suitable repentance for
their detection.
The government yesterday followed
up its act of Thursday, cashierering
the viceroy of WI Chang, by extending
the same treatment to General Chang
Piao, the commander of the troops in
the WI Chang district, where this
weeks outbreak began.
Every effort of the authorities for
the present will be centered in an at
tempt to provide adequate defense for
the capital of the empire. The pro-
gram for the autumn maneuvers in
Kai Fong, 400 miles south of Pekin,
where 10000 troops were to have par
ticipated in extensive drills, was can
celled today, and the Sixth division of
the army was ordered to entrain this
afternoon for Fong Tai, a suburb of
Pekin
The government, in its report on the
situation, is inclined to convey the inn
preston that the revolutionists are
without trained leaders or adequate or
ganization. But the revolutionists
have a reliable chief, we'll versed in
military affairs, in General Ii Quan
Hong.
Eight trainloads of troops started
yesterday from Pao-Ting-Fu, province
of Chilli, for the effected district. The
revolutionists have informed the con-
suls at Hankow that they will respect
all treaties and loans and indemnities
contracted by the Chinese government
A well informed revolutionary SYM
pathizer states that the rebels prob
ably would leave the capture of Pekin
and Shanghai until the last, because of
the danger of foreign complications He
said the utmost confidence seems to
prevail among the rebels.