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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29
South Lynn

Sept. II, I'LL.
There we're no church services at
the Kerley school house on Sunday
owing to the illness of the pastor,
Rev. Smith. A report is just received
that the Reverend gentleman is i'm.
proving and we hope Don to hear OF
his recovery.
The Editor in Chief and his esteem
able wife did themselves proud as US.
ual in the entertainment extended
the scribes on the 23rd inst, and we
were glad to be n Of them.
Mrs. Keith and daughter Mrs. H.
Mills were calling on friends in South
Lynn recently.
f. A. Kuhns and wife were Canton
shoppers Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Rea is enjoying a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Law.
cry, of Cherokee, Iowa.
Mrs. Earn Tate of LaValley was a
Monday visitor at the home of he1
parents, 2. II. and Mrs. Dewitt.
Carl Wiggin and family were Wall
Lake visitors recently.
Any one wanting to see the 'poor
crops of South Dakota should attend
the Mitchell exposition and Corn
Palace. A bunch from here went out
Tuesday and we're more than pleased
with the agricultural exhibits, as
they were up to the standard in every
way.
1t isn't Chicken thieves" now but
''apple thieves" as several farmers
testify and we feel like saying ''give
them the law if you catch them" for
it's a mean sneak who will steal ap-
pies when they a be had for the
asking.
L. Larson and wife were recent din
ers at the Wiggin home.
Miss Katie Norton is assisting with
the homework in the f. Norton
home.
Mrs. Slocombe took Mondays pass
enger for Kalispel, Montana, her fu.
ture home.
Mr.. Rouse, our horse buyer, was
looking over the herds in South Lynn
recently. b. G.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29
Canton Township
Sept. 81, |

SepU. ~, lJll.
Mrs. Dixon and Georgia called on
M rs. Hunter Friday afternoon.
Harold Zimmerle was quite serious
ly sick for a few days last week and
Dr. Turner was called to attend him.
We are glad to hear he is himself
again.
The school house windows are now
protected by heavy wire screens,
which it's hoped will keep out the
tramps and also base balls and stones.
Mrs. Arnold called on Mrs. thinner
lie Friday afternoon.
Dan Sullivan and family drove over
from Iowa Sunday afternoon, calling
at Mr.. Hoffman's before they went
home.
Mrs. Starr completed her visit at
j. w. iioiTman's and left for Elk
Point Thursday where she will visit
her son, Will Starr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Little, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson, and Mrs. Sheldon called
at Arthur Arnold's Sunday.
A. M. Hunter and Arthur Arnold,
will have a sale of stock and farm
mdCulueTy WeuueSudy oCU. 4, UeBln-
ing at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold and Mr.. Hawn
of Canton, we're out this way calling
IN their friends Sunday afternoon.
We would like to tell the readers OF
this paper what a delightful time we
correspondents had at the annual
gathering at Editor Inns home,
Saturday last, but don't feel capable
and will just say it was the best ever,
and feel thankful we were all able to
be present after another years trials,
and thank the editor and Mrs. Linn
for their kindness.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

The Canucks fooled themselves good
and plenty In refusing Taft's loaf of
bread. They howled about annexation
to the cunning Yankees and made
faces at everything American, but.
nevertheless, the western half of Can
ada will be annexed or annex itself to
the United States, and the dividing
line will be the Red River of the
North north to Hudson Bay, all west
Of that line will form part of the
United States before many years.
Seven-tenths of the population will
be American born.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

Miss Alpha Brynjulson came over
Saturday TO visit for a few days with
her sister Mrs. r. FodneS.
Gilbert Johnson was a caller at the
l. Larson home Sunday evening.
Ye scribe and family, TheO. Fodnes
and family and 9. O. FOdneS and fam
lily took dinner at Ole Lier'S Sunday.
Mrs. O. Fodnes and Anna returned
Friday from Timber Lake, this state,
where they had visited with l.. Lind
and family. They brought back a
large rutabaga, sweet and juicy to
show what Standing Rock Reserva-
tiOn al do.
Minnie Stubstein returned from
Minnesota last Tuesday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

Senator Crawford is big enough and
man enough to admit that he was de-
ceived by President Taft who pledged
a progressive policy and tariff reduc-
tion, and when the President finally
dropped his mask Mr.. Crawford
wheeled into line for LaFollette and
stands ready to do his duty as a lead
or in the progressive battle. Col.
Roosevelt was deceived by President
Taft, and many other able men fol-
lowed Taft to the edge of the quick
sand and saved themselves as Senator
Crawford did, who has reaso now to
regret his over confidence in the man
Col. Roosevelt made President.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

Mitchell: W. w. Thorpe, Austin
Tuntland, Bert Mileage, Ed. Sather,
Fred ErtmOed, Mrs. A. II. Hohf, Mrs.
Fl. G. Gerber, Ed Dewitt and sister
Katie, Miss Hurley, Mrs. A. Myhre
and several others whose m we
were unable to secure.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

Dick Richards will not be the candi-
strong, clean, active progressive will
be found to carry the peoples banner
to victory.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

1t must be a consolation TO the pres
ident to know that Medicine Hat sus-
tanned his reciprocity pact with cour-
age and numbers.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

From present indications one is led
to believe that the original standpat-
tiers have as little use for Gamble as
the progressives.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

The Groton Independent is of the
opinion that Geo. w. Egan's band
wagon will lead the primary process
sion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29
Reciprocity was hush!

They blame it to Champ Clark's
annexation speech.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

Reciprocity and the free list bill
we're cousins and both died young.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29
For President in 1912,
THEODORE
Shall the people or the money
power rule?

Canada is shouting
The pact is dead.
w. III. II. is awfully mad,
The progressives are glad,
Many others are sad.
Farmers Sing-not so bad.
Good ne WIS isn't it Dad?
Arizonians-one and all,
Declare it's Taft's Recall.
Be that as it may,
1t seems clear today,
That Taft's all in
Through a reciprocity sin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

The presidents tariff commission
is Matching scientifically.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-09-29

The young folks from the Elcocks
and Iver Lukken homes attended the
interstate fair at Sioux City last Fri.
day but part of the company missed
the train at Canton and was delayed
in arriving home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22

| hand bell. Immediately the aide ap-
peared.
''Take Captain Adams to the front
door, you chunk of ham, he shouted,
winking at me.
The aide saluted and, scarlet in the
face, conducted me with much dig
nifty to the palace gates, leaving me
to return home, marveling how court
tradition and the habit of obedience
could maintain the prestige and au-
thority of this undoubted lunatic,
while the real emperor lay in prison.
That evening I called upon Count
Lichtenstein and told him what had
occurred.
'sThe difficulty" he said thought
fully, when / had concluded, lis to
get the transfer made without scandal.
You have no idea Of the almost in
credible difficulties of the task. The
simplicity of the scheme, born in the
brain of this lunatic and carried out
as none but an insane man could have
executed it, makes it unbelievable. It
would be impossible to tell anybody
that this Peter Rowlatt is not really
the emperor They would simply not
be able to credit it. He might play
his part for years, unless his insanity
became too pronounced, and even
then, though regency were pro-
claimed, his identity would never be
under suspicion What we have to do
is to restore the emperor to his right
full place and hustle this Rowlatt out
of the country"
perhaps we shall be able to induce
him to assent to our plans tomorrow"
I returned.
I made an appointment to see him
Immediately before my interview with
Rowlatt, and withdrew, first leaving
my address with him in case any
emergency requiring my presence
should arise. l went home to my
lodgings, stopping on the way at a
hairdresser's to make purchase of
a certain article of which I surmised
need might conceivably arise. After
a light supper I went to bed.
was aroused by frantic hammer
ing at the door. / tumbled out of bed
and unbarred it, while my sleepy land
lord, revolver In hand, stood trembling
behind me, with the evident intention
of using me as q rampant for his tar
get practise. Three men stood upon
the threshold The foremost one was
Count Lichtenstein himself The sec
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22

too much for my gravity. A few mo-
ments later the emperor called out in
German, in a loud voice:
"Put this scum out of my stables!"
A kind of gasp went up. All swung
their eyes upon him, but the emperor
had withdrawn to an inner apart
ment, leaving the mob to dispense as
best it might. Presently the aide
came up to me and led me to the en-
peror, who dismissed him. We were
alone. The emperor took off his
plumed hat and kicked it across the
room.
"say, who the devil are your he be-
gan abruptly.
'Rowlatt," I replied, without an
swering the question, what in thun-
der induced you to play this gamer"
I could not but feel something Of ad-
miration at the mans audacity.
'T wanted to punish the old fool"
he answered disrespectfully. Il didn't
mean to go as far as I did, but when
I got in I found it such fun tickling
'em up that I couldn't stop. Does any
one else know me?" he continued, an
xiously.
s'Not at present, Rowlatt," / an
swered. UNLESS the American ambas-
sador's wise. Tell me how you did
it?''
why, it's very simple. I wanted
to interest the emperor in plan I've
got for simultaneously destroying the
entire tobacco crop all through the
world. I couldn't get him to make a
date. Well, sir, no true Vermonter's
going to stand for that. Quite by
chance found out that the old boys
bedroom overlooks the street and that
the sentry PAGES outside the wall of
the grounds instead of within. Thus,
if I could scramble over unobserved,
could gain the window by means Of
the waterspout and get into his bed
room. Once there, I'd sit on his chest
and gag him until I'd unfolded by
proposition. Well, sir, the plan sue
ceeded beyond my widest dreams. I
Jumped through the window, and had
my hand over the old fellows mouth
before his eyes were open. Keep
cool. emperor I said. I won't harm
you. I've just got dandy proposition
to unfold. and hear me out before you
renig on it. Then / began to tell
him. I may have gotten little ex-
cited over it, for saw q look OF fear
come into his eyes as I went on.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22
FOR USES NOT DREAMED
Economical Daughter of Erin Finds
Mistress Hat Most Useful
Gift

1t was on her way to the station
that Mrs. Pumperton met the kindly
faced black-shawled daughter of Erin
who came to her weekly as laundress.
Having few minutes to spare, she
stopped to exchange word or two.
and was about to proceed, when she
suddenly remembered something.
by the way, did you like that hat
told Mary to give you, Mrs Ryan? I
mean, did you find any use for it? l
wasn't quite sure whether"
"A-ah, yes! Bless yer heart, mum,
put it to splindid use, iyry last bit OF
it,"
did you give it to your eldest
daughter? I thought perhaps she
might wear it,"
"N-not exactly, mum. But / did a
number O. things wild it. Twas the
most useful thing Ne could ha' give
me, that it was. Let me see. First
took the iIigant buckle that held the
feather on, an gave it to Katy for
maxim her belt look new. Thin I
shtuck the feather in Norah's ould hat,
Oil AuduO IL 1OOh LII oil Il1C ul III Clo
new an stylish as We like. A-ah, Norah
was that PLACED! Ye can't imagine it,
mum. An thin, there was-yes, there
was full swim yards O. foine ribbon.
That made a Sunday necktie for Tim,
brand new shtock collars for Katy an
Norah, a hair ribbon for little Bridge,
an the lave OF it I shwapped wild Mrs.
Mullaney fer half dozen irish eggs.
An Katy took the Iinin' an sewed
some lace on it, an made it into g.
theayter cap she saw picture of in
the paper. Then I give the hat a good
shcrubbin', an put rope handle on
it, an it makes the foinest market bas-
ket, mum! we've no idea at all! Yis,
mum, that hat was just foine, an it's
liver SO much obliged to We | am for
the shparin' Of it,"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22
TRAPPED BY TAX COLLECTOR
Property Owners Return Is Forced Up
by Prospective Buyers
Inquiry.

A certain Kansas Citian who has the
reputation of never-well, hardly ever
getting the worst of a business deal
owns piece of property near the new
Union station site, where prices, as
everyone knows, are like balloons
that is, you can tell they are high, but
not Just exactly how high.
The other day a stranger went into
the Office of the property owner. He
was just looking around for an invest
ment. Certainly. Downtown property?
Well, of course the best thing today
was near the station site. Yes, that
would do A growing neighborhood.
Just what he wanted.
"Now, it just happens" said the
holder of the station land, Il own a
piece there myself. Let me show you
on the plat book"
The stranger listened and observed
and made notes; then
How much do you consider it's
WORTH he asked.
"Not dollar less than 100000"
said the proud owner He might as
well make it stiff. After all, what was
the use of taking chance? 1t was
sound investment at that price and
perhaps
THANK you said the stranger.
.That is just what wanted to know.
I'm the county assessor. -KansaS
City Star.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22

look at the emperor. Look at him.
Why, didn't I shave of his whiskers?
Who'd recognize him now?'
| pulled my purchase from my
pocket. Permit me, your majesty"
said, adjusting it upon his face It
was the false beard that I had bought
that afternoon at the hairdresser's.
With it, the emperor looked, az
against Rowlatt. like gold coin be-
side counterfeit The Yankee Looked
at him silently; then, with resignation,
he began thrusting on his clothes.
Anyway, it was fun while it last.
ed" he said sullenly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22

esty,'' answered the American ambas-
sador with dignity.
Well, then, what are you staring
at, pinhead?" the emperor cried. go
about your business
/ held my breath, wondering what
Purroy would do. If he had boxed
the emperor's ears in the midst of his
encourage, should not have been sur
prised. But he only looked him stead
lily in the face until the emperor lost
countenance and turned away fretful-
ly. Then Mr.. Purroy backed out,
bowling. past where I stood, and /
heard him mutter:
IF that lunatic weren't emperor of
Austria I'd swear he was born and
bred Vermonter.''
And suddenly I was struck motion
less by thought that, having gath
cred force in my mind little by little,
now burst upon me with over
whelming assurance. This man, this
so-called emperor, was indeed a Yam
kee-none other, in fact, than the no
torious Peter Rowlatt. | had met him
in Washington five years previously,
and his resemblance to the Austrian
emperor had even then been stand
ing joke among the members of the
European embassies. Educated at
Heidelberg, possessed of ample means
but always more or less unbalanced,
he had been by turns vegetarian, tenn
perance advocate, Mormon missionary.
and Spiritualist. He had come to
Washington, as I recollected, to inter-
est the president in a scheme for uni
versal disarmament.
was thrust forward among the
crowd and presently found myself ma
king my bow to the emperor. AS
did so, I said, softly:
Pleased to meet you, Peter Row.
latt.''
He heard and turned to his adju-
tant. I saw him whisper to him, and
then, just as I had bowed myself to
the door, an aide came up to me.
ellis majesty desires to see you aft
er the presentations, he said.
saw envious glances cast upon me
and could not help laughing. The
idea of all these staid and solemn dig
nitaries bowling and scraping before
this audacious Yankee impostor was
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22

Well, emp says I, if you won't help
me in my crusade against this vice
of smoking I'm going to be emp my
self until I've stamped this foul blot
off the face of the globe So /
stuffed the pillow into his mouth and
shaved him; then I undressed and put
my clothes on him, while put on the
pajamas. Finally, with my pistol at
his head, I forced him to climb down
the water pipe and over the wall and
left him lying in the street for the
sentry to find him. I knew he
wouldn't be recognized without the
whiskers."
stAnd he was arrested" I asked.
yep. The police found my pass
port in his pocket and thought he was
me. ! had to send him to Chodovay.
I think some people suspect. I've
half mind to chop off the block of
my chief of police in day or so, but
really I'm SO engrossed in my great
plan that haven't had time to attend
to it. I'm going to make war on Tur-
key first, and compel them to stop
smoking. Then I'll send fleet to
Havana, to burn the cigar factories.
After that I don't know what steps
I'll take exactly.
1.-THE fact, is, Mr.. What's-your-
name," he added confdentially, II
want to get out of this, but / don't
know how to begin. And I've anoth-
er scheme on hand for growing giant
oranges above the frost limit and
thus supplying the world with an in
exhaustible amount of citric acid. And
I want to get out of this and have my
old job back
'sGive me an order to the custody
of the emperor and can arrange for
the transfer" I said.
mo, no." replied Rowlatt, looking
at me with the cunning Of a mailman.
You'd get me in your power and chop
my block off, )"
st guarantee your liberty" I an
swered.
''I'll think it over" he answered ir-
resolutely. whats your name?
Adams? Captain Adams? Say, come
round to the palace tomorrow morn
ing at ten and we'll talk business"
And, picking up his hat, he clapped
it on his head and pressed a small
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22
BUOY AFLOAT FOR SIX YEARS
Strange Story of the Seas and Their
Mysterious Currents Comes
From Scotland.

A strange story of the seas and
their mysterious currents was told in
a letter received by Stanley Dollar OF
this city from John Gear at Lerwick,
Scotland, enclosing clipping from the
Shetland Times, published at Lerwick,
and dated September so.
The item is to the effect that on
September 13 of this year there was
picked up on the beach at Cullivoe,
Papastour, north of Scotland, life
buoy, tattered and stained, bearing the
inscriptions: passed by J. Guthrie,
San Francisco, Cal, June I, 1905"
Captain Guthrie is an assistant local
inspector of steamboats, for his dis
trict.
The Stanley Dollar was wrecked Off
the west coast of Japan in August,
1905, and the buoy must have been
floating in the ocean currents for sin
years. until it landed over in Scotland
Whether it went around the Horn or
through the Northwest passage Or
down by Australasia and around the
Cape of Good Hope into the Atlantic,
is mystery of seafaring men, The
buoy holds the worlds record for drift
ing the longest distance ever known.
1t was six years on the way from the
Pacific ocean to the Atlantic, and must
have been washed into many strange
port before it was picked up on the
Scotch island.
Equally marvellous is the fact that
it was not found before, but this may
be explained by the theory that it
fioated in parts of the two oceans I'M
frequented by many vessels.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-22


tered from view from the sentry in
the street below. I Skinned up the
water pipe and chung to the window
SILL The room inside was dark. With
infinite precaution I threw up the
sash. Count Lichtenstein was close
behind me. Motioning to me to let
him precede me, he sprang lightly in
the impact of one body upon another;
then heard the count whisper:
Feel to your right for the electric
light, Adams. I've got him.
/ found and turned the button. Two
feet away Rowlatt lay helpless upon
the bed, and the count was stufing
the pillow into his mouth with one
hand, while with the other he held
a pistol to the mans forehead.
Nov let them GOMEZ he whis-
pered. I beckoned, and moment la
ter Obaldstein and / had pulled the
emperor in.
Nov, Peter Rowlatt," l said stern
ly. regarding the PROSTATE man, @3you
can have your choice. Will you be
thrown out into the street, to leave
the country within IL hours, or will
you take your chances at the hands
of a court martial?a For, let me tell
you, when you and his majesty are
side by side none will believe in you.
Let him speak, count
The count Engaged the Yankee,
and be looked at me quizzically; then
burst into long and silent laughter.
'You fool" he spluttered presently.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-27
Supreme Court Determined to Be
More Expeditions.

Washington, Oct 25.-The consti-
tutionality of the Massachusetts sta
tute for the distribution of the es-
tates of persons missing for more
than fourteen ears was upheld to-
day by the Supreme Court of the
United States in the only decision
announced. The case arose over the
distribution of the estate of nurse,
Miss Mabel Allen, who is said by
some to have reappeared since the
suit over the property came to the
Supreme Court. The court today,
however, did not decide whether
Miss Allen has been found or not
The court promulgated new rules
for it's procedure designed to- avoid
the future clogging of the docket,
which has resulted of late in cases
being two or three years in the court
before they can be taken up for con-
sideration. After arguments in the
case, involving the legality under the
Sherman antitrust law, of railroads
combining to regulate traffic across
the Mississippi river at ST. Louis, had
been completed, attorneys began the
argument of the appeal of Frederick
A. Hyde and Joost H. Schneider from
their conviction of conspiracy to de-
IrduQ the government OuI VI ldHu
on the Pacific Coast.
cam I the first victim?" inquired
A. S. Worthington, attorney for the
defendants as he began the argu-
ment. He was referring to the new
rules.
The Chief Justice assured him that
he was. Consequently only three
hours we're allotted to the argument
of the case instead of four.
Hereafter the time for oral argu-
ment of cases will be three hours
instead Of four.
A new rule provides for a "sum-
mary docket on which will be plac-
ed cases which the court believes
should be specially expedited. The
court will arrive at decision as to
these after a motion has been pre-
sented to it to affirm" a decision in
court below Only half an hour will
be allowed each side for argcment OF
cases on this docket. The court also
reduced the time allowed for the ar
gument of motions"