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The Ely miner., 1911-09-29
Low Slums Near the Nations Capitol

are Pigtail alley. Tincup alley. Louise
alley and Hell's Half Acre alley. These
names. with the exception of Willow
Tree alley. have the virtue OF making
any other description unnecessary.
Why Willow Tree alley was so named
nobody remembers There may have
been willow tree there once.
The district is hard to find. 1t is
within the outer crust of block which
has a rather fair exterior. A stranger.
after fruitless search, appealed to a
policeman. The officer pointed to a
narrow opening between two build
ings. go on in there. and you'll see
all you want Of it," he said. Its a
pest hole, it is. I'd go with you. but
it's off my beat" 5.
The officer was lucky. What the Wis
itor found after he passed the portal
of the slums would not be pleasant ad-
juncts to any beat The buildings ap-
peared to be ages old. Stables ad-
Joined homes. Piles of stable refuse
gave forth offensive sodors and drew
clouds of flies. Negroes and whites
were mixed in one inextricable con-
fusion. Puny, sickly, children rolled
about on the ground. Slatternly. dis
couraged women sat on the steps or
in rooms which spoke eloquently o;
the most abject poverty.
Although it has been nearly two
years since Mr.. Taft demanded thas
Washington rid itself of these slums,
nothing has been done. The district
is In section of the city which has
been taken by the government and
will eventually be improved.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29
His Christmas Check.
''eI BAKING P0Wp'
. CHICAGO -

AL Ryan. the hospitable flint glass
worker of Lockport, N. Y, and former
ly organizer Of the Socialist local at
that place, was being congratulated
by the boys at the glass factory.
"Yes," said Al, my uncle out in
Tiffin is mighty good to me. The day
before Christmas he sent me check
for $100 just as a little Christmas
gift
After the usual congratulatory COM
ments had been duly made all around.
Al added:
"Yes, he certainly is fine old fell
low. In the postscript of his letter
containing the check, he said: 3
Dear AL, if you manage to get this
check cashed. please send me 81. l
need a pair of Shoes The Coming
Nation.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29

make good and be bowling sensa-
ton, I'll buy him back from you for
just twice the amount of kale that you
swap for him.
Connie purchased Baker. and 1t is
obvious that Weitzel hasn't a chance
to repurchase the terror of Trappe for
ten times what he cost Cornelius.
Rath came to the champions, and
while he was fast and all that. he is
now down among the warbling ORR
oles. proving that the Judgment of
some wise guys isn't worth a nickel
on million dollars.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29
secretive Family Bible.


Tommy was q venturesOme lad, but
nobody had ever credited him with
sufficient courage to shake his head In
contradiction when the Sunday school
visitor, who wished to show off his
knowledge of Biblical history, asserted
that Sarah, Abraham's wife, was the
only woman whose age was recorded
in the Bible. Seeing the disapproving
motion of the little head in the front
row the visitor reiterated: Sarah
was the only woman whose age is re-
corded in the Bible" Then Tommy
spoke right up: There are three
more that know Of" said he. "Who?"
asked the astonished visitor. Mother,
grandmother and Aunt Lucy" said
Tommy.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29
Awful.

Awful.
Mrs. Blase-Who was this man
Washington, anyway?
Mrs. Highupp-Some horribly lin
American person, I guess. They sa,
he actually advised against our mali
ing any foreign alliance.-Puck.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29
Suburban Sohriauets.

Everybody else had lived in the
summer colony long enough to name
his home for whatever tree or shrub
grew most abundantly in the front or
back yard. UP and down the road
were cottages labeled the Elms, the
Wistaria, the Lilacs, and so on through
the horticultural guide book. The
newcomer had no name for her house.
but after studying the tactics for a
week she took survey of the prem
ises and thenceforward dated her cor
espondence the Rhubarbs.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29

A scowling look Ii altogether un,
natural: when 1t is often assumed.
the rcsuit is that all comeliness dies
away, and at last is so completely
extinguished that it cannot be again
lighted up at all.-Marcus Aurelius.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29
johnson to Marry.

Another star athlete is to Join the
benedicts in the near future. He is
Walter johnson of the Nationals, who.
reports say, VIII be married In the fall
to Miss Mildred Taylor of Los Angeles.
Cal.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29

Didn't Break 1t Around Her.
Ella-Our friend, the pitcher, has
glass arm"
Stella didn't notice 1t when he
called on me last evening.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-29

A wise youth never expresses his
love for an heiress c. o. D.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
Carbonating Co. to
Build Larger Plant

The business Of the Watertown Car
Donating Company has grown to such
an extent that Messrs. Wagner &
Dory have decided to erect large
new brick building west of the river
and work will be commenced on the
new plant in a short time.
| The plans of the building call for a
structure 157x3s feet, to be construct
ed of cement brick. Part of the build
ing will be two stories high and the
balance one, which with basement
will be about the same as two story
building. A large amount of machin.
cry will be added to the already COM
plete equipment Of this company,
which will enable them to greatly in
crease their already large output.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
Smith and VIII ii
Trouble st H Hecla

The following article was taken
from the Aberdeen Daily News and
refers to d couple Of we'll known for
n:er Natertown people ss@s
Fred p. Smith, q itormer county
commissioner OF Brown county, and q
former grand master workman Of the
A. o. U. W.. lodge for the 1urisdic-
ton OF South Dakota was fined ssa5
and costs III the municipal court On
The charge Of assault and battery pre-
!ferred by his wife, Jessie Il Smith
The Smiths live at Hecias "A lew
days ago Smith had his wife brought
3tc Aberdeen and examined as to her
sanity by the county board OF insanity,
The board found her sane and she re-
turned to her home. a day orstwo la
ter she charged Smith attacked hsl
and heat her. It is understood Smith
win appeal the case to the state cir
cult court. 3
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
Dakota Central to
Use ST. |. Station

Is X
The South Dakota Central Railway
has consummated a deal whereby 1t
will run its trains onto the Great Nor
tkern tracks in Watertown and from
there transfer on the new transfer
now in course of construction TO the
NJ. a ST. L. tracks and run into the
G. r. & P. and M. & st. L. new depot
which will be erected here this season
This will be a great convenience
for the travelling public who use the
Dakota Central railroad and will give
the new passenger depot now being
erected by the other two companies
the distinction Of being d union depot.
Since the building Of the Dakota
Central railroad 70 this city from Sioux
Falls some four years ago, they have
used box car for both freight and
passenger stations
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
Joe R'onkey Warm?
No, He Boiled Over

l.f
& Joe Ronkey, one of the solid formers
residing near Florence was In the city
the other day and to say that he was
mad would be putting It too mildly.
itappears that some man who owns Il.
stallion sued Mr.. Ronkey for the SER
vices of the horse. Joe says the man
called at his place several days ago
and that he told him he would pay him
just as soon as he could get to Flor
ence which would be. a couple Of days
as lie was alone on the farm and want
ed to finish cultiyating his corn be-
fore 1t was too late. Mr. Ronkey
promised to have the money In the
bank at Florence by last Saturday eve.
ming. This he did and supposed that
was all there was to the matter, when
10 and behold, Sheriff Frank Elkins
appeared at his farm Monday morning
with summons. The fellow had gone
TO Watertown and sued Mr.. Ronkey,
putting 4 good many dollars costs nn
him.
Mr.. Ronkey was arm under the
collar when he heard he had been put
to the needless expense as he had
done Just as he agreed to do. He
said in conversation with the satur-
day News man n have lived In this {
county for over twenty-f years and
have always paid one hundred cents
on the dollar to every mani owed and
to have this man treat me this Way
.it makes me mad enough to fight.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
South Dakota I League
Standing ST. cIubs. / 4.
They ye Got Diayolo
Beaten TO a Froth

There are a couple Of young fellows
who reside in this city by the names
Of Mike Wagner ana Anton Ilndner
who have beaten the worlds record
when it comes to .looping the loop
with an automobile.
4 These young men went to a dance
north Of the city last week and took
John Wagner's old Green Dragon
Overland automobile. All went well
on the way to the dance but when
the boys started for home in the wee
small hours Of the night the old rae
ing machine became nervous and wan.
ted to go. gii
The boys were hitting the road at
q quiet little gait of about sixty miles
an hour when the steering gear of the
auto broke and ran the machine into
a pasture fence. The old racing ma
chine didn't do d thing but knock
down eight fence posts, Jump into the
air and turn once and a half around.
Young Lindner dropped out of the
game just when the car left the road
but Mike Wagner stuck to the wheel.
| He was hurled about forty feet in the
air and came down head first In q
plowed field and stuck up, driving his
head through his hat. When he got tur
he was using his hat rim for a collar.
This burst Of speed and daring beats
the worlds record as far as looping
the loop is concerned, for this ma
chine went once and a half around Il
3Tnid am while the best that has eve
been mplished bg 2 circus perfor
/ i1sisr was Just once around the loop.
i Neither one Of the young men wa,
hETf, but the machine looks like sths
4 tattleship Maine.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
COOK! ON
PROGRAM
Famous Artic Explorer viii Speak
II Watertown Chautauqua- c
Will the Truth.
NOTED SPEAKERS ON ii ISL
High Class Musical Numbers Add
Interest 10 Varied Program
will be Splendid Meeting.

The local Chautauqua Association
announce the coming of great chan-
stauqua program for the month Of
July. The dates are the same as last,
year, July to 16, inclusive and the
arrangement Of the program will be
much the same ais usual. Two Iro-
grams will be held daily with the ex-
ception Of the first day, at which time
only the evening program win be gty-
en-. Accordingly the chautauqua will
consist OF II double number pro-
grams, beginning each day, at 2:30 p.
m. and 500 -. m. Among the musi-
cal attractions that will be here are
the Rounds Ladies Famous Orchestra,
The Fiecntels Tyrolean alpine Yod.
tlers, Highland Ladies Orchestra, Ur.
sula Yound Concert Company, Mid.
land Jubilee Singers, etc. Miss Ber.
nice Case Of this city will sing the
prelude on the afternoon Of Friday
July IA. Some of the lecturers oi
note are Or. F. A. Cook, of North Pole
fame, i. Fly ybsrger, the noted Phila
delphia lawyer, Hon Champ Clark O
Missouri and now acting speaker q
the House Of Representatives, Gov
!. Robert B. Glenn Of North Carolina, Dr.
Frank Crane OF Chicago, etc.
4 The {entertainment 5consfSfa Of Pam
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
s | ] ]
ARE PoPJL r ING PEOPLE
They are Well and FavorablyY
Known By Y Large Circle of
Friend..

I Att O'clock Tuesday nlornlrlg at the
Catholic church occurred the mari ri-
age Of Miss Mae A. Conley to Nick
j. steichen both Of this city the Rev,
William So o' 'Meara, pastor of the
church, ofaciating, assisted by the
Rev. FL Lentner OF Marty near So.
Cloud, Mimi. a former pastor Of MI.
Steiche,l
The bride was attended BY Miss "a
Margaret Conley as bridesmaid while
the groom was accomp panied by Chas, y
o'MaIley who acted as best man
The brides gown was OF white soft y
|sstin while the bridesmaid wore 9 4
gown OF white net over pink silk. She
also carried bouquet 81 pink roses.
After the service at the church the 4
\ wedding party repaired to the home
lscsf Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Conley where
| ID delightful 5-course wedding break
fast was served before their leaving
for St Cloud, Minneapolis and 81.
Paul for q wedding trip.
The presents received by the new
lily married couple were numerous and
handsome as well as valuable, among
Il them being q check for 500 from tho
I groom,s father.
"A nlmb OF out OF town guests were
present at the ceremony Including
A Mr.. and Mrs. fsnrs Steichen, parents
& of the sfoona who reside at ST Cloud.
i 1Minn,, Mrs, NJ. 81. ConIey ot Resillo.
| mother 81 the bride, and Mi. and Mrs.
q Frank Bork Of Reyiiio, Mtn. Bork
being sister Of the bride.
q Miss Conley who ID a sister Of John
q Conley Of the Banner Clothing Co. for
q the past four years has been employ
Z: ed In the Stewart & Smell dry goods
i store as saleslady and is among Wa
/ tertowns most popular young ladies'.
J, Mr.. Steichen came to this city from
j his former home in St. Cloud in 1904
i and acted as stenographe while tax
s ing np the stud OF law In the John
B b. Hanten law Offices. Last November
4 he was admitted to the bar Of the atats
t lof South Dakota and Is now one e 6. G
q this city's promising young attorneys
4 The congratula ations on the happ,
!. event are numerous and the News Ii
s pleased on this occasions to add II
9 hearty good wishes to those being SC
freely extended. IL
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
Pickaninnies Coming
Back in Dark Cloud

f, - = {.
Harrison Abbott the young son OF
E. B. Abbott, the colored man who
formerly condpete shoe shining shop
on Midway and who removed with
his family to Alabama about year
ago, has returned to Watertown. When
asked how he liked the south the kid
said Il didn't like it down there
too many colorea folks. like it bet
ter in the north, 20 came back.
Shine, sir! 8 5i
Champ Clark, speaker Of the house
representatives, will be here on the
night Of July 1s. The date On Clark
is Of course conditional to the ad-
joarnment of congress. The July re-
cess VIII probably ceva this is date.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
School Election was
Very Quiet Affair

Many people in Watertown did not
know that there was school election
in Watertown Tuesday until they
Went to get a drink of the amber col
ored thirst destroyer and found the
thirst parlors closed ]. One member
and a treasurer were elected. Henry
Rice was elected as member of
the hoard to succeed himself and A.
w. Ransom was reelected treasurer.
The third ward cast five votes. &
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
Municipal Court IS
Grinding Out Justice

Jack Sivage was given a hearing In
municipal court last week for resist
ing an ofiicer. The Jury was out all
night and reported d disagreement the
next morning,
s He overtrained.
Robert Murphy was arraigned In
,cunicipal court the other day charged
with robbing N. +. johnson, farm
hand from near Grover of sos. MUIR
ply claims Johnson was under the in
fuence Of 10y water pretty badly
and that he took him to the Savoy ho.s
tel and put him to bed, also that
johnson wanted him to take care OF
his money until the next morning,
This he very readily agreed to 90 for
his newly found friend but when he
found himself in possession Of SO much
easy money the temptation war too
great. He proceeded It'd take q few
high balls using his friends money to
lpay the expense and the result was
/ that he spent more Of the friends's
money than he had intended to. He
was bound over to the next term Of
the circuit court and in default Of the
necessary bail he will board with
Frank Elkins for a few months.
4 George Had Better Gp In the Ring.
4 81 Geo. Nichols, the fellow who broke
1 lis wife's jaw with an old shoe last
week, is again in trouble. This Tins
he and man by the name OF Cactus
hoped onto Georges brother ant
4 save !; ;1.1s; :; 9 gel.
& contributed to the municipal court t,
!. the tune OF $25 and trimmings.
4 Judge Myers at the municipal cour
Tuesday afternoon acted as arbiter ii
little altercation which occurred il
front of the Grand Hotel few even
ings ago. One of the participants wa
an employee OF the hostelry while tn,
other was young man resident o
\ the city. 1t seems that the employe,
Of the hotel had made some insulting
! remarks regarding a young lady friend
of the resident townsman, which wal
duly resented and said Young man hat
stated that If an apology was not mads
in due time there would be trouble
a II seems the apology was not forth
coming as the trouble arrived as aboy.
stated.
i. ss After hearing the story of each o
A the contestants, and the testimony o
several witnesses, which was rather
!. conflicting, the Judge arbitrated the
. case by fining eack $500 for fghtinl
which fine was duly paid by each.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
Weather Report BY
R. Q. Wood for News

4 The following weatu n reIert is fur
nished the Saturday News by Robert
@. Wood which will be of Interest to
the readers of this paper:
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-06-23
An Editor with Coin;
Just Think Of 1t

g1laa 81 F.E =.
Charley Ronald, the fat and jolly
editor of the Clear Lake Courier, WIS
q Watertown Wednesday and while in
the city made this Office a pleasant
call. After leaving the Saturday News
Office new $40 bill was found lying
on our front door steps, There were
about twenty men on Midway ST the
time the money was found and every
man within block claimed he had
lost some money. However, Mr.. Ron.
aid was hailed before he got off MID
was and asked If he had lost any mon
:ey. He Immediately felt In his pants
pocket and his usual smiling face
dropped until it was as long as a sled
runner. Yes he said, 4 had a $40
bill when struck town z The vital
question is. where did Editor Ronald
get into possession OF this $40 bill?
II he is ever caught in that Ak again
in Watertown he will be promptly ar
rested as we need the money.
Mrs. Brown and children Of sisss-
ton are whiting at the Frank Keenan,
home. N
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-10-25

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-10-25
American Ear
For Music Is the
Keenest In the
World n n x

H~HOUGH yet been very in music
z think the Americans DISTINCTLY MUSICAL
~ PEOPLE in that they genuinely FOND OF MUSIC.
Proof of that is everywhere 1t be the
of the American people responds readily
understanding here of and
spouse its APPEAL though there in the public
large the United the degree of scholarly APPRE
CITATION knowledge and widespread culture
as found in Germany.
In respects ask-we demand-IIIGHER STAND
ARDS We have the mark which be
instance higher than the have We
require considerably higher level individual and general excel
lence than other nations do.
VENTURE THE ASSERTION THAT THE
AMERICAN EAR FOR KEENEsT,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-10-25
A Gentle Hint to Girls

An exchange prints the following:
A fifteen-year-old girl in a neighbor-
ing town, who was in the habit OF
meeting the trains and flirting with
train men, succeeded recently in
landing a beau. She gaily consent
ed when he asked to walk home
with her. Her newly formed &C
quaintance asked 70 be led to her
home, and arriving there boldly
rang the bell. Her mother came to
the door and Mr.. Travelling Man de-
livered short lecture something
like this: Madam, here's your lit
tie grill picked her up at the depot
place where a girl of her age
should not go alone, unless on bust
ness. l have a daughter at home
about the age of this one. am
away from home a great deal and
don know for certain whether my
daughter meets the trains Or not.
but if she does l hope sone one will
do that which l have done for you
take her home to her mother"
And the same good man would
have been inclined to do the same
thing with the foolish girl wht
might be found buggy-riding with
| young man after night-fall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-10-25

DIR. Harvey w. Wiley, OF Wash
ington. D. c.. chief Of the Federal
agriculture department of chemistry
bureau and exonerated star figure
in the so-called Wiley pure food
controversy Of the National Con-
servation Congress says that the
health of nation is worth $40
OOO, 900, 600. He made this estimate
on the basis of 5000 per capita aver
age annual earning of adults
This declaration was made in ad
dress in which be advocated limita
ton of marriage to normal ant
healthy individuals, segregation O
tuberculer and typhoid fever pa
tents. as in smallpox. yellow feve
and leper cases, establishment of
national department of health an,
rigid enforcement of pure food an
drug laws.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-10-25
THE VOICE OF WOMEN
SHOULD BE FOR PEACE
President Tsft's Appeal to Women
For Their Influence


In the November Woman's Home
Companion President Taft writes an
article called The Dawn OF World
Peace" in which he makes a special
appeal to women on behalf OF the
arbitration treaties, which il passed
by the Senate and signed, will 60 a
long way toward sbolishing war.
On the human side, the side that
ought particularly to interest
women, the President say:
The evil war, and what follows in
it's train, 1 need not dwell upon.
In our Civil War the death in
the Union army alone reached the
appalling aggregate OF 359, 900. But
the suffering and perils of the men
in the field. distressing as they are
TO contemplate, are slight in CON-
parison with the woes and anguish
of the women who are left behind.
The hope that husband, brother,
father, son, may be spared the tragic
emo which all soldiers risk, when
they respond to their country call,
buoys them up in their privations
and heart-breaking loneliness. But
theirs is the deepest pain, for the
most poignant suffering is menta
rather than physical. No pension
compensates for the loss OF the hus
band, son. or father. The glory o
death in battle does not feed th'
mouths OF orphaned children, no
does the pomp and circumstance o
war clothe them, The voice Of th'
women of American should speal
for peace.