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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-08-10

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Farmer r. VI Fnnry VINO has a
most valuable farm south Of Ken
nett sold his wheat 10 the Sikeston
mills las, Saturday at 73 cents, on
the cars a, kennetl For several
years. he has been experimenting
with wheat and has done well,
raising about p buShrl 10 the acre
He follows the crop with peas and
is making his land better every
wear He also raised a lot Of oats
this season lie has bought thresh.
Ing outfit. u small machine with a
capacity Of but 300 bushels per day
pulled hy a gasoline engine and II
has proved Just the thing where II
is So hard to Get a regular separator
To come His machine thrcShc>
wheat. oats and peas. and the engine
can be used for doing lots Of other
things
PerryyrHn Republican.
On Thursday July u. a big reun
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1911-08-10
iarbie Hill. Missouri, Thursday, August 10, 1911,

land he raised clover hay cut II, sold
five wagon loads and what he hadn I
used meanwhile he baled and sold
40 tons in alI, for which he got SlS
per ton. lie also got ~ bushels Of
seed. which a' S. a bushel will make
that 20 acres net him $50 or 81
per acre, not counting the part used
and ; wagon loads sold fIr paid
$37 50 per acre for til, land and
this one crop Of clover netIcd him
SAL or sufficient TO pay for the land
and have so left That what It
means to fam IN Sluddlri county
Jackson Ct-u.iE1oF
The cannon and balls which Cow-
" Clerk Coy has placed IN posi-
ton on the courthouse campus
looms up vel This relic Of darker
days will stand there as a perpetual
reminder Of the time when the ter
rible black cloud Of civil war swept
over the land The cannon is quite
an ornament 70 the public square
and helps 10 make thlnS. look inter
eSting about the courthouse 1t MAS
secured for this county by Congress
man Russell Who had 1t shipped
from San Francisco Cal at hi, own
expense We feel sure the cltIz ms
appreciate this kind act on the part
of our Congressman and thank him
very muC for !,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
Lease Samaritan Hospital

Aberdeen-The county commission
ers of Brown county and the rep
resentatives of the German Bap-
lists of North and South Dakota
adopted an agreement Friday where
by the German Baptists lease the
Brown county hospital, known as
the Samaritan hospital for. one year.
By the terms of the agreement
the church people are to assume
entire charge of the hospital, paying
the county $500 a month rent, and
the county is to pay the hospital $40
a month for each patient consigned
to it's care as a county charge. The
German Baptists recently decided to
build a hospital in Aberdeen, as the
most central point in the Dakotas, but
by the agreement with the county
they will be able to carry out their
hospital project with a substantial
building and an established hospital
all ready running.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
lCopyr4gtt 1908 BY BoDbs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Captain Nathaniel Plum of the sloop
Typhoor, lands secretly on Beaver is
land. LAX Michigan, stronghold of the
Morm0ns. Obadiah Price, an eccentric
old man and councillor of the Mormons.
who has been spying on him, suddenly
eOnfrOnts him and tells hin he is expect
ed Plum insists he has got the wrong
man. Price ignores his protestations and
argains for the ammunition on board
the el0op. He binds Nat by a solemn oath
To deliver a package to Franklin Pierce,
president OF the United States. He agrees
to. show Plum the Mormon town, st.
James. Plum sees the frightened face
OF . young woman in the darkness near
Prices cabin. She disappears, leaving an
Od0r OF lilacs. 1t develops that Plum's
visit to Beaver island Is to demand set
Nlement from the king, Strang, for the
footing OF his ship some time previously
BY men whom he suspected of being Nor
mons. Burke. his mate, has been left In
charge Of the sloop with orders to bonn
bard st. James IL the captain does not re-
1urn within a certain time. Price takes
secretly In the darkness to the kings
house, and through a window he sees
Dtrang and his seven wives, among whom
- the lady OF the lilacs, who Price saws
= the seventh wife. Prices actions lead
Plum to believe that he is Jealous of
8trang. Plum calls at the kings office.
q young woman warns him that his
ylfe Is In danger. and urges him to re-
turn to his ship He refuses. Strang re-
rcfvcs Plum cordially, processes great In
dignation when he hears the captains
grievance and promises to investigate and
punish the guilty.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
OUR FRIENDS

Sioux Falls Naturalist Notes List of
Birds Wintering Here /.
Sioux Falls-A writer in The Press
of this city under the pen name OF
"Oriole," gives the following list of
birds which he observed in the wood
sheltered vicinity of the city on Sun
day, February II:
Prairie chicken, about $50. n
Short-eared Owl, /.
Downy Woodpecker, Q.
Horned Lark, rather common.
Crow, about 10.
Blue Jay, 2.
Redpoll, about goo.
Loagspur, l seen, others heard.
Tree sparrow A.
Chicadee, 5. &'
White-breasted Nuthatch, 3.
Brown Creeper, 2.
Robin. 1. -
Robins cannot always be counted on
as harbingers of spring as / have
seen them before in the winter in the
past years. Other birds which the writ
err has seen during the months OF
December, January and February in
the past six years are: tJ Is.
Mallard.
Bob White.
Mourning Dove.
Rough-leg Hawk
Long-eared Owl.
Saw-whet Owl.
Screech Owl. .E -
Great Horned Owl, a subspec.es.
Belted Kingfisher.
Hairy Woodpecker.
Flicker.
Goldfinch.
White-winged Crosshill.
JuncO.
Cedar Waxwing. .|-
Northern Shrike.
Winter Wren.
Golden Crowned Knight. p"
This makes a total list of 81 species
that I have seen here in winter. Per-
haps some other observer has seen as
many or more. E
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24

"She will go with me, councillor.
And why?"
Obadiah had laughed softly as he
watched the change. Suddenly he
jerked himself erect.
sSh-h-h!" he whispered. Keep
cool, Nat. Don't show any excite
ment or fear. Here comes the man
who is to kill you!"
He made no move save with his
| eyes.
"He is coming to speak with me and
to get a good look at you," he added
in excited haste. Appear friendly.
Agree with what / say. He is the
| chief of sheriffs, the kings murderer
-Arbor Crochet"
He turned as If he had just see the
approaching figure. And he whispered
softly, "Winnsome's father!"
Arbor Croche! Nathaniel gave an
involuntary shudder as he turned with
Obadiah. Croche, chief of sheriffs,
scourge of the mainland-the Attila
of the Mormon kingdom, whose very
name caused the women of the shores
to turn white and on whose head the
men had secretly set a price in gold!
Without knowing it his hand went I'M
der his coat. Obadiah saw the move
ment and as he advanced to meet the
officer of the king he jerked the arm
back ~f1ercely. Half a dozen PAGES
away the chief of sheriffs paused and
bowed low. But the councillor stood
erect, as he had stood before the king,
smiling and nodding his head.
"Ah, Croche,' he greeted, good
morning."
Good morning, councilor!,"
Sheriff, l would have you meet
Capt. Nathaniel Plum, master of the
sloop Typhoon. Captain Plum this is
his majesty's officer, Arbor Crochet"
The two men advanced and shook
hands. Nathaniel stood half a head
above the sheriff, who, like his master,
the king, was short and of massive
build, though a much younger man.
He was a dark, lowering hulk of a
creature, with black eyes, black hair,
and a hand clasp that showed him pos
sessed of great strength.
You are a stranger, Captain Plum"
The councillor replied quickly.
"He has never been at St. James
before, sheriff. / have invited him to
stay over to see the whipping. By the
way" he shot a suggestive look at
the officer. by the way, Croche, /
want you to see him safely aboard his
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24

sloop tonight. His ship is at the
lower end of the island, and If you
will detail q couple of men just be-
fore dusk-an escort, you know"
Nathaniel felt a curious thrill creep
up his spine at the satisfaction which
betrayed itself in the officers black
face.
1T will give me great pleasure,
councillor" he interrupted. 81 shall
escort you myself if you will allow
me, Captain Plum"
Thank you," said Nathaniel.
Captain Plum is to remain with
me throughout the day." added Oba-
diah. Come at seven-to my place.
All, see that people are assembling
near the jail"
I'VE have changed our plans some
what, councillor" The officer turned
to Nathaniel. you will see the whip
ping within half an hour, Captain
Plum" He turned away with another
bow to the councillor and fastened in
the direction of Strang's office.
$50 that is the gentleman who
thinks he is going to put a bullet
through mel" exclaimed Nathaniel
when the officer had gone beyond hear
ing. He laughed, and there was a kind
OF wild expectant JOY in his voice.
Obadiah, can you not make arrange
ments for him to go with me alone?"
He will not go with you at all,
Nat" gloated tho old man. "Ho, no,
we are playing at his own game
treachery. When he calls at my place
you will be aboard ship"
"But I should like to have a talk
with him-alone, and in the woods.
GodI know a man at Grand Traverse
bay whose wife and daughter"
"Sh-h-h-h!" interrupted the coun-
cilor. Would you kill little Winn-
some's father"
"Her father? That animal! That
murderer! Is it true?"
But you should have seer her
mother, Nat, you should have seen her
mother!" The old man twisted his
hands, like a miser ravished by the
sight of gold. "She was beautiful-as
beautiful as a wild flower, and she
killed herself three years ago to save
the birth of another child into this
hell. Little Winn Is like her mother.
Nat"
And she lives with him?"
"Er, yes-and guarded, Oh. so care
fully guarded by Strang, Nat! Yes.
guess that some day she will be O
queen"
Great God" cried the young man
And you-you live in this cesspool
OF sin and still believe in a heaven?
Yes. I believe in a heaven. And
my reward there shall be great. Ho
no, am taking no midd'o \. Nat!'
(TO BE CONTINUITY
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
NEAR JAIL DELIVERY
Foxy Parker Sheriff Nips Very Clever
Plan to Aid Prisoner

'oti W nv tooHC
Parker-By a shrewd scheme Sher-
if Bailey and City Marshal Wendt,
Of this place frustrated an attempt
to release a prisoner in the coun-
ty jail. A friend of the prison
er voluntarily applied for lodging
in the Jail over night, putting up a
pretty smooth story as to his finan-
cially embarrassed condition and
having no place to lay his weary
bones. The officers Were suspicious
OF the stranger, however. and that
night, cft1r the stranger nae been
admitted, Sheriff Bailey put a couple
more men in jail, apparently as pris-
0ners, hut really as spies. The two
prisoners" in due time pretended to
fall asleep and when they had COM
menced snoring the stranger moved
cautiously over to the first prisoner,
a man named Austin, who is charg-
ed with the burglary of a store at
Monroe last fall, and engaged him
in conversation in a subdued tone.
Enough was heard by the two spies,
however. to prove that the stranger
and Austin were pals. and that the
stranger had been implicated with
Austin in the robbery at Monroe. Ac-
cordingly Sheriff Bailey now has
lodged a charge against him and he
will remain in Jail to be tried with
Austin at a term of state circuit
court, which convened in Parker to-
dav
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
Ready With Proof.

An earnest preacher in Georgia, who
has a custom of telling the Lord all
the news in his prayers, recently be-
gan a petition for help against the
progress of wickedness in his town
with the statement:
20 thou great Jehovah. crime is on
the increase. 1t is becoming more
prevalent daily. / can prove it to you
by statisties."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
CHATTER Iv.-contlnued.,

"Ah, you wish to.see the whipping!"
The king smiled his approval. THAT
~ one way we have of furnishing slight
misdemeanors in our kingdom, Cap
tain Plum. 1t Is an illustration of our
1nt0l6Fence OF ~evil-doers.' He turned
nudded1y toward the girl. "Winnsome.
my dear. have you copied the paper
a was at work on? I wish to show it
70 Captain Plum"
He walked slowly toward her and
Tor the f1st time since her warning
Nathaniel had an opportunity of OBJ
serving the girl without fear OF being
perceived by the prophet. She was
very young. hardly more than a child
he would have guessed at first: and
yet st second and more careful glance
he knew that she could not be under
1iftecnEperhaps sixteen. Her whole
attizD VA one to add to her childish
aD~peoxanc3. Her hair, which was
xAthor short, fell in lustrous dark
rcurlp about her face and upon her
mec1. She worcS fitted coat-like
blouoa, and knee skirts which dis
rclcsod i pretty pair os legs and an
nlee Al Strang Nss fSsurning with
the paper which she handed to him
sthe sri turned her face to Captain
Pluzn- Her mouth was formed into
= round red 3 and she pointed
anxiously to where she had thrown
the note. The kings eyes were on his
papor and Nathaniel. nodded to as
auro her that he understood.
p m like q gardener who compcis
svery passing neighbor to go into his
back yard and admire his first
sprOuts," laughed the prophet jovially.
In other words, / do q little writing.
and ! take q kind OF childish 10y in
making other people read it. But /
: this IS not in proper shape, SO
Jon have escaped. 1t is a brief his
tory of Beaver island written at the
request OF the Smithsonian institute,
which has already published an article
q mine. II you happen to be on the
1sland tomorrow and should you re-
turn to this ONCE I shall certainly
have you read 1t If / have to call all
- my sheriffs into s~ervice!"
He laughed with such open good
hummer that Nathaniel found himself
smiling despite the varied unpleasant
sonsations within him. DO you write
1uch1'. be- asked.
= set out . daily paper. said the
King rather proudly. "and of course, as
Mr0nh0kX lam the translator nf what
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
demonstration in Hills

misunderstanding a. process
used in reforestation on the diff
ferent national forests in the west,
is to be more extensively pursued on
the Black Hills national forest this
year than ever before. To date there
has been 5000 acres or one-fifth the
amount seeded in the whole United
States. reseeded in the Black Hill s.
This work was commenced here in
1905 under Supervisor Bullock, now
United States marshal, and has been
quite successful, not only in the Black
Hills, but in othe sections. Tracts
devasted by fire or insects have been
replaned' and new timber is growing
well. This spring at least 500 acres
in the vicinity of Dumont, in the
southern part of this county, are to
be reseeded by Supervisor Kelleter
and his force.
Chamterlain-Bridge Surerintand-
ent Drum, of the Milwaukee rail
road, has assembled a large amount
of piling on the river bank at
this place, and the l9s' eew day
workmen have been engaged in the
preliminary work of placing piers in
the Missouri river several hundred
feet above the railroad bridge. This
piling is calculated to break up the
ice before it reaches the bridge
Huron-A number of railway mail
clerks were here canvassing the situa-
ton in the tenth division of the rail
way mail service. They are keeping
close tab on what is going on, and
while very little is said it is evident
that they have good reasons to believe
that the investigation now in p ogress
by the p~ostofice department will result
favorably to them. 1t is asserted tina
two of the suspended clerks on tn
Tracy-Pierre run, where the moi
trouble has originated have bee
notified Of their reinstatement 9th
clerks, 1t is said. will receive sim la
notice @
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24

Taking Garfield Tea will prevent the re-
currence of sick-headache, indigestion and
bilious attacks. All druggists.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24

The self-made man rarely extends
the process as far as his ideas.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24
Literary Atmosphere.

Mark Twai was not a widely read
man. How do you suppose he ever
managed to turn out SO much good
stuff"
Il don't know, unless it was because
he smoked SO much"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1911-02-24

DR.. Pierce'S Golden Medical Discovery

Being made without alcohol, this " Medical Discovery " helps the stomach 10
assimilate the food, thereby curing dyspepsia. Its especially adapted to diseases
attended with excessive tissue waste, notably in convalescence from various
DR.. Pinces Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent o receipt of 81 one
cent stamps for the French cloth-bound book Of zoos PAGES. Addres. IN
r. V. Pierce, No. 63 Main Street. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-12-22
To
BEAUFORT
GOVERNMENT ENGINEERS RECON-
MEND PURCHASE CHESAPEAKE
and ALBERMARLE CANAL
MAY EXPEND MILLIONS

Washington, Dec. 21.-The United
States board of engineers has made
a report on the inland waterways
from Norfolk to Beaufort.
The board recommends the pur-
chase by the Government of the Che
chase by the Government of the
Chesapeake End Albemarle canal,
connecting the North Carolina sounds
with the Chesapeake Bay. This rec
ommendation is under the authority
Of the last river and harbor bill by
a provision inserted by Senator Sim
mons directing the Secretary Of War
to contract for the purchase of the
canal selected by this board
The board further recommends
that this canal be at once recon
structed to give depth of II feet
and a bottom width of~9O, the total
cost to be s2,733,0OO and that the
depth of the canal recently cut from
the North Carolina sounds to Beau
fort be increased from ten to twelve
feet at cost of $397,5 500
1t is also recommended by the
board that the Albemarle and Pam,
lico sounds be connected by a canal
through Hyde county by the Al1iga
tor river and Rose Bay route at a
CoSt VI GA,GIo,UUU.
This will give a depth of 12 feet
at low water or IA feet at high water
from Norfolk to Beaufort at cost OF
$5, ,401,580 which added to the $3.50,
900 cost Of the canal already cut at
Beaufort will total $6,00O,OOO.
"I am. confident" Said Senator
Simmons last night, that the pres
ent session Of Congress will appro
pirate the money not only to pay
for the old A1bemarle and Chesapeak
canal but for all the work recon
| mended by the board and when the
work is finished it releases from it
| land-locked condition about 5000
| miles Of navigable North Caroline
inland water and makes it available
| for interstate and international trans
portation and commerce instead O.
as now, useful for only local ant
| neighborhood transportation ano
Econlm merce.T Tss@s<~'T~+'a
| s'The unbottling of these 5000
! miles of navigable water is of tre
mendius Importance not only fron
a commercial standpoint but from thf
standpoint Of railway rate regulation
as it will bring these navigable wat
erways into active and effective com
| petition with the railways. 1t will
also, surely lead to making every rlv
| er emptying into these sounds an
Lthey embrace practically every navl
gable river in the State except tn
| Cape Fear, naviga BILE far into the II
terror of the State.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-12-22
SHUSTER
Will G0
RUSSIA NOTIFIES PERSIA THAT
HER TROOPS WILL ENTER
TEHEREN UNLESS
AMERICAN Is EXPELLED

Teheran, Dec. 21.-The first fight,
ing over Shuster is reported from
Tabrizz. The Persian constitutionalist
are engaged in a battle with the
Russian Cossacks.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 21.-Notice has
been served on the Persian govern
ment that the ADVANCE OF the Rus
sian army on Teheran will begin to-
morrow unless Persia accepts kussias
ultlmatum. 1t is understood that the
National Council will agree to Let
Shuster go.
w. Morgan Shuster, the American
who is cause for war between Rus
sla and Persia, went to Teheran last
April on the recommendation of Pres.
1dent Taft as a regenerator of Per
sian finances. Mr.. Shuster is "a years
old and dozen years of experience
in similar work under the United
States government in Cuba and the
Philippines.
His chief trouble in Persia appears
to have arisen from his conviction
| that Persia is an independent nation.
| irrespective of the convention of 1907
between England and Russia, where
| by each recognized that the other
had a sphere of influence in Persia.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-12-22
Judge Refuses to Interfere.

In the matter of the appointment OF
a permanent receiver for the textile
mills, at Spray, Judge Boyd, at
Greensboro, refused to appoint a per
manent receiver or examine into the
books of the defunct concern until
the matter is heard before him on
the return day, Dec. 9th.
Messrs. A NJ. Scales and J. 2
Shaw, repres enting the creditors
bringing the bankruptcy proceedings,
set out the imperative necessity OF
having the operatives paid OFF al
once, so that they would not scatter
to other mills and also wanted Mr.
James McAllister named as receiver
Judge Boyd again declined to inter
fere with the State courts action or
with it's receiver, but said Judge By
NUNS suggestion, if agreed to by
Mr.. Fuller, would get around the diff
ficulty.
There are a great many lawyers
in the case and much Waring among
the stockholders. The principal cred
itors are Marshal Field & Co., OF
Chicago.
1t looks like a fight just now as tc
who will be the bankruptcy receiver
It is said that the minority and ma
iority stockholders have made peace
long enough to combine on J. Ell
wood Cox, of High Point, for receiver
and if so, he will no doubt be named
by the court, as the best man for the
place.