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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-04

principles which will be of value in
framing life saving" federal and
state game laws. More than $50
persons were killed last year in
hunting accidents. This was con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-04
BEECHAM'S
PILLS

help naturally from within. They
cleanse the system and enable your
stomach, liver and bowels to work as
Nature intended.
Try a few doses and see how
quic--iy yen VIII he rid Of impurities.
al now vo-r blood ard Your looks
WI be benefited. Thoroughly tried
and proved Cood this famil- remedy is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-04
BURIAL IN RIVERSIDE.
School SAVINGS Report

various grade schools as deposited yes
terday in the State bank:
The searchlight., 1911-05-05
Barn Burns

On Sunday evening, April %,
the barn on the ]. o. Goettel farm
east of Bainville was destroyed by
fire. together with two horses, feed
and seed grain belonging to w. +.
Fine, who had rented the place.
lust how the FIRE started IS not
known as there was no one there
at the time, but It is presumed that
it caught from an ash pile where
ashes had been thrown recently.
Mr.. Fine returned just before the
building collapsed but was unable
to save a thing. Mr.. Fine had but
recently purchased the team and
grain and was in the midst ol
Springs work and the loss is Sc,
we're one. He estimates his los.
at about $9Oo.-Valiey Tribune.
The searchlight., 1911-05-05
A Fathers Vengeance

would have fallen on any one who attacked
the son Of Peter Bondy. OF South Rock
wood. Mich. but he was po~erless before
attacks OF Kidney trouble. doctors could
not help him. he wrote. $50 at last We
gave him Electric Bitters and he improved
wonderfully from taking siI bottles. Ii's
the best Kidney medicine ever saw.
Backache. Tired feeling. Nervousness, Loss
Of Appetite, warn Of Kidney trouble that
may end in dropsY, diabetes or Brights
disease. Beware Take Electric Biiters
and be safe. Every bottle guaranteed. soc
at Valley Drug Co.
The searchlight., 1911-05-05
DAKOTA WESTERN
The Montana Star Telephone
Company Has Consolidated
with the Larger Concern

Mr. Mccartney of Oakes. N. d.. Pre-.
sident Of the Dakota Western Telephone
Company and X. J. Welliver of Willision.
general manager Of the western lines OF
the Company. were here Monday. The
trustees Of the Montana Star Company
met with them and formally turned the
holdings Of the line over to Mr.. McCan-
new
The old local exchange OF the Dakota
Western has been closed up and the comp
any have moved the headquarters into the
exchange erected by the Montana Star
Company. Mrs. Il. 5. Maltby has been
chosen as chief operator at Culbertson and
Miss Kopang will take care OF the exchange
work at night.
!. S. Eaton, an expert telephone man.
formerly of Minneapolis. arrived here
Wednesday and has been selected as
manager Of consolidated lines from Balm
Vile to Wolf Point and from Culbertson to
X R,dstone. lie will have his headquarters
at Culbertson and will have a first class
lineman to assist him in the work Of keep
ing the lines and telephones in order. MIR.
Eaton assures the Seachlight that the ex-
changes in Culbertson and elsewhere on
the line will be conducted in a thoroughly
hrst class manner and that competent and
attentive operatives will always be EN-
ployed.
The old telephone line in Culbertson
will be pulled down and the polls removed
in III , near future. An exchange will pro-
badly be put in at Bainville during the
summer. One Of the exchanges will be
discontinued at Plenty~ood and all phones
connected with the one kept IN service
The searchlight., 1911-05-05
EIGHT TO TWO
CulbertsOu Cleaned Up the Medi'
cine Lake Team With the
Above Score Yesterday

A snappy game OF base ball was played
on the Culbertson diamond yesterday alter
noon. nearly all the business houses in
town closing up for the game.
The game started out very snappy no
scores being made on ei her side in the
hrst innings. Medicine Lake made two
tallies in the second. Wsrtchow and Ar
buckle both making runs.
McMann brought in one for Culberlson
in the third and the game stood two to one
until the sixth. when lanes brought IN
one OF his famous home runs. This tied
the score and nerved up the Culberison
boys and Slette and iluebner each brought
in runs in the same inning.
After the two in the second the Medicine
Lakers kept laying goose eggs to the end
of the game. while lanes brought in an
other home run in the seventh for Culbert-
son and the crowd went Wild In the eighth
| Slette. Iierstrom and Cailn each made a
tally making eight IN all. iierstrom is an
extra player who acted as a substitute for
Hooking in the last two innings.
The manager Of the Medicine Lake team
and couple of players came late to the
game which had already started. The
manager put IN the new arrivals and
changed the palyers around. Whether
this had anything to do with losing the
game OF not we don't know but the fact is
that Medicine Lake never made another
tally after the change was made.
Hooking pitched iour innings when his
arm gave out and l. O. Sleite took the
pitchers place. While he is not yet up to
his usual form he certainly held the batting
down and many Of the fresh water boys
famed out.
The Medicine Lake boys are a tine lot Of
players and all are gentlemen. There was
no rough OF bad language used by any one
aud they took their medicine ai,h smile
Wheeler pitcher and Combs catcher for
the Lake boys are capable pair and did
some hne work. A brilliant double play
was made in the fourth inning when Hook.
ing struck out and Slsue aud Hu-bner
we're put oat ON bases.
Alva James is ,he candy k,d with the
Culbertson boys-and girls too -dos't for.
get the girls--He made two home runs al
Plentywood short time ago and two more
at Culbertson yesterday.
The searchlight., 1911-05-05

ers on the trip, which was declined
with regrets on account Of the
pressing need of our attention &c
this great family luminator
An aftermath OF the John Jack
son dog case was pulled of in Cul
bertson while the boosters were
here. Ii will be remembered by
many Culbertson people that when
the booster SPECIAL pulled into
Culbertson last fall John Jackson
captured a stray sheep dog here
and took him along on the trip.
John Jackson was not along on the
train Tuesday but he evidently
wished to be remembered for he
sent a package and telegram to
Eli Warner. OF the McGIll-Warner
Co., of ST. Paul, in care of the
Chief of the Rocky Boy Boosters.
The package and telegram were
duly delivered to Mr. Warner IN
the presence OF number OF the
old Booster Club. The package
was found to contain all that re-
NAMED OF poor old Rover, the
John Jackson dog couple oi
sausages.
John Lundquist, the big mer,
chant OF Bainville, rode up to Cul.
bertson on the Booster train and
renewed many acquaIntanees on
the tram.
No delegates from Culbertson
went along on this trip, but Major
c. b. Lohmiller OF Poplar, who
was one OF the Big chefs of the
Rocky Boy Boosters last fall, will
ably represent Valley County.
The searchlight., 1911-05-05
KIDS PLAY BALL
Poplar School Team Came to Cui.
bertson Last Saturday and
played the {. h. 5. Team.

The Poplar School Team con
sisting OF Albert Foot catcher,
Mark Eder pitcher, Numie Hum
phrey first base, Reuben Feather
eagle second base, George Cusker
third base, John Eagleman short
stop, Herman Winn right field,
Clyde Stsndingbear lett field.
Henry Winn center field, arrived
in Culbertson Saturday morning to
play the Cul5ertson High School
team.
The first game was started about
1890 O'Clock and Rev. X. +.
Cookingham was chosen as um-
pire. When the game stood y to 7
in favor OF Poplar, a controversy
arose over a decision OF the umpire
and the game was declared a draw.
The second game was played in
the afternoon aud was called about
ago. Chas. Huebner was chosen
as umpire. Ii was a snappy game
and resulted IN a victory OF q to 4
for the Poplar Kids.
Both teams played coed ball.
and each have the material IN them
for winners.
The searchlight., 1911-05-05

Foley Kidney Pills furnish YOU the right
kind Of help to neutralize and remove the
poisons thar cause backache. headache.
nervousness. and other kidney and bladder
ailments. For sale by all druggists.
The searchlight., 1911-05-05
DIR. n. A. FE1kER
Eye Specialist

(Graduaie OF Valparaiso Med. College,
will be IN
Froid. May IS and 10
Medicine Lake. May ~. rs and 10
Plentywood. May 20 TO IS inclusive
Antelope. May "a and IS
The searchlight., 1911-05-05
BOOSTERS SPECIAL
The hill Special Stopped In Cul.
bertson Tuesday Afternoon
on Its Way to the Helena
Meeting
Each Business Man Of CulbertsOn
Held . Reception and Greeted
the Twin City Whole.
salers

oeItson gdtneteu Al tnS oePot
Tuesday afternoon to greet the
Hill Special to Helena, carrying
delegates and visitors to the first
meeting Of the Northwestern De
velopment League which met in
that city Yesterday and today. Be
sides the business and professional
men OF the city who gathered at
the depot the crowd was augmented
by the Culbertson school children,
school having been dismissed at
$3.50 o'clock to give them a chance
to see the sights. The High
School girls gave a added charm
to the reception by their presence.
The purpose Of thi, big booster
meeting at Helena rs 10 bring the
natural advantages of the states of
Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon
and Washington, to the attention
Of the people in a forcIble manner
to formulate plans for securing
publicity that will attract farmers
and business men-to get the free
homestead land settled up-and
to work as a unit for the develop
ment OF the entire Northwest.
w. z. kenney, General Traffic
Manager OF the q. n. Ry., had
charge of the tram and among the
Great Northern crew OF Iolllers,
headed by President l.. w. Hill,
were + c. Leedy. Gen. lmmigra.
tion Agent; II. A. Noble, advertis.
ing Agent; and Prof. Thomas Shaw
Agricultural Exper,
Gov. A. .. Eberhardt OF Mime
sofa, and Mayor {. Haynes OF
Minneapolis, both greeted many
friends here who had formerly
lived in Minnesota. Gov John
Burke and Ex-Gov. T.. Y. Sarles
Of North Dakota were with the
bunch and found numerous friends
here. John l.. Bruegger OF Will
liston was a conspicuous booster
and was kept busy shaking hands.
Gov Vsssey oi South Dakota, re-
presented his state with grace and
dignity.
Among the newspaper represent
atives were Dan Wallace, Editor
of the Farmer published at St.
Paul, w. s. Jones Of the Mlnnea-
polls Journal, George +. Authier
of the Minneapolis Tribune, II.
c Strong OF Duluth.
The wholesale Paper houses
were represented by Z. ]. Still
we'll OF the Minneapolis Paper Co.
and II. c. Strong OF the Huntly
Printing Co, Of Duluth. both OF
whom called at the Ssarchlight
Office.
Among the old friends Of the
Searchlight editor, who were
guests on the Hill Specials Of 1909
and 1910, were p. l.. Howe OF the
Imperial Elevator Co., w. S.
Jones Of the Minneapolis Journal.
E. !. Stillwell OF the Minneapolis
Paper CO.. John Leslie Of the Les
lie Paper CO., and Messrs. Hill.
Kenney, Leedy, and Noble Of the
G. N. Ry.
John Bradish, a real estate man
OF Decorah, Iowa. was one Of the
boosters aad called on Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Reed and the Search
light editor. John was a school
mate Of the editor and his brother
in Decorah forty years ago, and
it was with considerable pleasure
that we renewed the old friendship
Of by-gone years.
Nearly every merchant or bust
ness man in town had a like ex-
perience Of meeting some member
Of the party Unexpectedly who was
an old friend.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
ELDoN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cremer of OF
tumwa spent Sunday with the family
OF A. w. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Demeree and
Mr. Demeree's sister Miss Kittie De-
meree left for western tour Of
week or more, Saturday.
, Mrs. Kittie Mohler Of st. Joe, Mo-.
spent Sunday with Mrs. Healy and
her relatives.
Everett E.. Sperry left Saturday for
trip to Rockport, Houston, San An
tonic and the Fowler Bros, Colony in
south Texas, to investigate the condi-
ti6ns Of Rockport and other proposi-
tions relative to purchasing land and
lots for club of Eldonites, who are
going to invest.
The meetings at the Free Methodist
and Baptist churches are still on and
the interest is still growing.
The Congregational church will hold
a business meeting in connection with
their weekly prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening at 1880.
Many of the stores have signed
contract to close every evening at
$3.50. This Is the right step and now
1t is up 10 them to all close on Sunday.
The BARRIERS did so some time ago.
Wednesday and Thursday the Farm
ers' Institute will be open with fne
program. Everyone interested should
attend.
Ira Creasey, formerly of Eldon has
bought furniture stock in American
Falls, Idaho, and moved his family
there. This is the same city Geo. w.
Roberts, son of A. w. Roberts, is in
the hardware business. His wife was
Nellie Houghland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
REAL RECLAMATION.

An effort Is being made to straighten
out Prairie creek, which runs through
Benton and Linn counties and is given
to overlooking its banks at periods OF
high water. The work as outlined,
according to the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican, will add 10000 acres to the pro-
ductive lands of these two counties.
Speaking of this work, the Republican
says:
Prairie creek is crooked creek. 1t
has great many bends and shadows.
It has habit Of depositing sand on
otherwise good lands, when it over
flows and much Of the adjoining
land is not dry enough when it is
time to put in oats and corn. Most
of the land is used for pastures, but
1t is sandy, muddy and weedy and
cattle do not thrive on that sort OF
land. By Strengthening the course,
the water will be more easily kept
within the banks and better drainage
will be afforded. Those 10000 acres
will be worth 500 an acre, when the
work Of reclamation has been COM
pleted. The land under it's present
conditions is: not worth hall of that
and muca of It not one-third of that.
In other cords. the work means adj
ding th>ee s~~rters OF million dol
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
THE MISSISSIPPI COMES BACK.

Some time ago the Burlington papers
took violent exceptions to statements
made by eastern papers concerning
the depths to which the Mississippi
river, boasted father of waters, had
fallen. Some of these eastern papers,
reading reports of the low stage of the
river, pictured the big stream as so dry
that the kids living along the banks
were playing ball in the channel. Re-
cent events, however, give proof that
TIE Mississippi can come back. Re-
ports from up and down the river tell
how the settlers in the lowlands are
climbing trees to keep their feet out OF
the wet and are hanging onto the
branches until boats can take them
back to dry land. The Burlington Ca
zette could not refrain from pointing
out this activity on the part of the old
river. 1t says:
The father Of waters, like Theodore
Roosevelt and Jim Jeffries, reached
the low ebb of popularity during the
past twelve months. 1t was raked fore
and aft by the muckrakers and even
that conservative and truthful jour-
nal, the New York Sun, curled up it's
lips and emanated sneer at its
downfall. The Gazette, having basked
on it's banks since 1887, didn't waver
in it's faith for a single second but va
liantly and to the best of it's ability
stood by it's neighbor, and was firm in
it's faith that it could and would come
back. How well our faith was founded
is splendidly proved by the antics Of
the old stream today. 1t is coming
back at rate which not only vindi-
Gates it, but is soaring settlers in the
lowlands out of their rubber boots. We
with the muckrakers from the effete
east, and especially the publisher of
the New York Sun, would pawn their
watches, buy transportation and come
hither to witness the antics and ma
neuvers of De Soto's child today. We
know that they would leave it's shores
with an added respect for the gallant
old father and would look before they
again leaped into its channel, meta
phorically speaking.
Some of the people living inland like
to have little fun with the Des
Moines river occasionally, but the Des
Moines. too. comes back every spring.
Sometimes it comes back SO strong as
to muss up some perfectly good streets
in the lowlands along the river bot
toms and overflow some valuable farm
land. We are seldom caused to worry
over low stages of water in our rivers
out here. Most of the worry comes
from trying to solve the problem Of
keeping the streams within their banks
when they start on their annual ram
page.
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lars to the productive areas Of these

lars to the productive areas Of these
counties.
There will be much of such work
done throughout the state in the
years to come. In northeastern Iowa
they are draining the low lands at
vast expenditures for open bitches
and tiling. Our lands in this part
Of the state are mostly along the
rivers and creeks. The land that
is thus occupied is too valuable to
be left in it's present condition. In
time all our creeks will be straight
ened and confined. The wasted
stretches along the rivers also will be
returned to cultivation, instead of be-
ing used for weedy spasture lands.
such improvements. The farmers
along Prairie creek are to be con-
graduated on the interest they have
already shown in this matter. They
are, in sense, pioneers in this part
of the state.
The Courier agrees with it's Cedar
Rapids neighbor that much Of this
kind of work will be done throughout
the state in the years to come. This
work cannot be inaugurated too soon.
There are thousands of acres Of valu-
able lands adjacent to Iowa streams
now practically useless, because no
one will risk putting in crop on land
so frequently overlooked Some day
Iowa will quit working itself into q
sweat over national issues. in which
Iowa is only interested to the extent
that it's political factions. are given a
basis for argument, and will turn it's
attention to the problems demanding
attention at home When this time
comes Strengthening the streams and
reclaiming overflow lands will be one
of the most important jobs to be tack
led
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23

nip poultice, examined the tooth that
had ached, and gave the girl some
thing to rub on the gums. Then he
stepped out OF doors for five minutes.
and Miss Kitty arranged her hair q
bit and was smiling at the improve
,ment when the doctor entered In
company with Miss Helen, who sus-
pected where the pony would bring
up, and had hurried on afoot.
"You poor, dear suffering girl
she began, but stopped at that, and
the doctor filled in:
II think she will suffer no more.
May l hand you to the cutter
The drive home was very sober
affair. Miss Helen sat as stiff as
crowbar, Miss Helen hardly grinned.
and the pony thought he was attend
ing a funeral. 1t was when the Row
lands house was reached and Miss
Kitty alighted that the old maid
opened her mouth to say:
well, Miss Chit and deceiver,
you've got him. suppose, but don't
you ask me to be one Of the brides
maids! should feel insulted!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23

9th at the home Of her daughter Mrs.
s. E. Bell In. Tenant accompanied
the remains to Bula, w. Va, for inter-
ment.
Charles Gates has moved his family
Ito Lineville. Iowa.
Robert Thomas O'Neil died at his
home in Seymour February s. aged So
years, II months and 80 days Mr..
O'Neil has been citizen Of Seymour
for twenty years and leaves a wife and
eight children. Funeral services were
conducted from the home by Rev. A. f.
Clemens. Interment was made in
Southlawn cemetery.
Hose Co. No will conduct de-
clamatorv contest on March 10. which
Is expected to be the best Of Its kind
ever held In this CITY,
The recent rains did much toward
filing the large reservoir, which the
town completed last spring at great
expense, and which has been prac-
tically empty owning to the continued
drought. Connections with the light
plant will soon be completed.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Sharp,
Sunday, Feb. IL, a son.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
nlJYINo AT HoME.

A Des Moines booster has outlined
4 few reasons why people should pa
tronize home industries. He says:
IBUY AT HOME
Because my interests are here.
Because the community that Is good
enough for me to 1--we in is good enough
for me to buy In.
Because believe In transacting bust
ness with my friends.
Because | want to see the goods.
Because I want to get what l buy
when ! pay for 1t. !.
Because my home dealer carries
ne when I run short.
Because every dollar spend at home
stays at home and works for the wei
fare of Des Moines.
Because the NAH I buy from stands
back of the goods.
:. Because / sell what I produce here
at home.
Because the man I buy from pays
his part Of the town, county and state
taxes.
q, Because the man I buy from gives
value received always.
Because the man I buy from helps
support my school, my church, my
lodge, my home.
Because when i'll luck, misfortune,
or bereavement comes, the man buy
from is\ here with the kindly greeting,
his words Of cheer and bis pocketpook
If needs be.
Here live and here buy.
This might we'll be adopted as the
creed Of all boosters. A community
cannot more effectively advance It's
commercial interests than by buying
goods made at home,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
SEYMOUR.

The ladies Of the various missionary
societies have arranged a. suitable
program and will observe the day of
PRAYER for home missions on Thursday
afternoon February. 20. M
The Presbyterian Missionary society
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs. Herbert
Webb: vice president, Mrs. c. w. Ban
ming: secretary, Mrs r. G. Brenne-
man. treasurer, Miss Grace Manning;
secretary Of literature, Mrs. j. j. ADJ
ans.
The series of meetings at the Meth
odist church will close with this week,
no very great interest having been
manifested.
G. f. Williams has sold his photog-
raphy business to Link brothers Of
Centerville. Mr.. Moore is in charge.
Mrs. f. K Clark returned Friday
from three weeks visit with relatives
in Ottumwa.
, Mrs. Lettie Cain went to Quincy, ILL.,,
Tuesday on business
Mrs. N. j. Rainbold has gone on a
business trip to st. Joseph, Kansas
City and Chicago.
The Rock Island r. r. Co. contem-
plates putting in q reservoir at this
, place. Their representative was here
looking over the ground the first of the
week and was favorably impressed
with the outlook.
The ladies of the United Brethren
church will serve chicken pie dinner
in the new. garage west Of the square
lon Billy Hall day. Feb. %.
Mrs George Wilcoxen and daughter
Mrs. Frank Gump went to Kansas City
Tuesday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Charles McAllister is visiting
relatives in Belknap.
The regular meeting of the o. E. S.
fell on Valentine day this month and
the committee on refreshments and
entertainment made provisions ap-
propriate to the day.
Mrs Sarah Lewis Thomas died Feb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-23
AN OLD MAIDS SCHEME.
By Lawrence Alfred Clay.

copyright, 1911, by Associated Liter
airy Press.)
There was a situation. There Is al
ways situation when there is an
old maid around. They exist to make
situations.
Young Dr. Charles Westover had
set up practice in the suburban vii
lage of Roselands, and Miss Helen
Flint, aged somewhat over thirty,
and living in her brothers family,
three miles away, had heard favor
able reports regarding his looks and
family connections. She was only do
.ng her duty in hearing rer orts OF
newcomers. No old maid worth a
pinch Of salt will shut her eyes to a