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The daily Alaskan., 1912-01-05
FOR GIFTS
NO TROUBLE TO FIND WHAT
 YOU WANT


 When you are out on a hunt for something appropriate ss a sift, re- member have new goods such ss handsome cut siass, silyerware. aud beautifully hand painted china, jusk In from the makers. which would make as handsome q present as can be made. Such goods are always ap- preciated. I have nothing but the latest, up to date In pattern, and in quality. Nothing but the very best Our watch work, nsuIy maHufaetuT ed and skiHfuI engraving speak for themselves. We do not turn out our work unless 1t is finished In the bset manner and we guarantee every piso of IL If you have any trouble v5th your watch bring 1t to US and ne wiB guarantee you entire sa1sfactIOR at reasonable charges.
 Don't neglect your eyes when yeu can get them examined free at my store with the latest optical iustru a4tls
 J Tkuts,
 IsweTar and OutIciaR
The daily Alaskan., 1912-01-05

Take Es~r .ase .aF 1T r-t1r DapIr lg lg--EE
The daily Alaskan., 1912-01-05
GOOD SHOW TONIGHT,

Tonight is the regular night for the moving picture show al the White Pass Club. The following films uill be shown
 Captain CIark's Capture. Drama
 Vengeance Have Been Had. Drama Second Sight. Drama.
 Last Rose. Comedy.
 Come and spend two hours in keen enjoyment Of these heaTt stirring etcr.as.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-01-05

JswsIer and opucisa
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
A TAX AMENDMENT
LAST LEGISLATURE SUBMITTED
BUT ONE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO VOTERS.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
from the Capitol City. the Various
state Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine state.

Pierre.-But one constitutional
amendment will be submitted to the
people at the next general election in
this state, that being to allow the tax.
alton OF franchises. licenses, gross
earnings and incomes Several efforts
nave been made to get some such
amendment grated onto the state con.
stitution, which contained no provi.
sion In that line at the time of its
adoption. The first effort In that di.
rection six years ago, attempted to 20
50 far, and cut out SO much of the
present constitution In regard to tax.
alton, that IL failed to go through OF
Its own weight. The next effort two
years ago, went down In the vote
no. campaign which was aimed at
several laws and amendments which
were being presented to the people.
And now the campaign has been open.
ed against the proposed amendment,
and the first move appears to be one
calculated to mislead the voter. II Is
an attack upon the phrase "All taxes
shall be uniform on all property"
This Is held up in the light of an in
noyation. and something which must
be defeated. when as matter OF fact
to vote down the proposed amend
ment would leave just that same pro-
vision standing in the constitution as
1t has stood since the beginning of
statehood. The only practical change
in the constitution proposed is that
allowing the taxation of property
which is exempt under the constitu.
ton as II stands, and which cannot
be reached without an amendment,
and the attack in the direction It is
aimed does not appear to be genuine
one so far as the reasons advanced
are concerned.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Gage Disappears.

Rapid City Members of the board
OF county commissioners now in SEES.
sion are investigating the disappear.
ance OF Francis NJ. Gage. who was in
dicted by the grand jury for the muir
der OF Bert Morrison. whose charred
remains were found in the cellar CT a
burned shack four miles west of this
city early In January. After being ar
raigned the grand jury unanimously
agreed that Gage should not be ad.
mitted 10 bail. but later the states
attorney accepted bond in the sum
OF $4,000 for the appearance OF Gage
before the November term OF circuit
court A few days after giving bail
Gage disappeared. The detective and
others conversant with the case say
that strong network of circumstan.
tial evidence has been woven about
Gage.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
RASH ALMOST COVERED FACE

Warrenville. OF have felt the
effects of blood poisoning for eighteen
years. was never without some erup-
tions on my body. The terrible itch.
ing caused me much suffering and dis
comfort. while the rubbing and
scratching made It worse. Last spring
! had q terrible breaking out Of Bills
terry sores on my arms and limbs. Ny
face and arms were almost covered
with rash. could not sleep and lost
nineteen pounds in Ave weeks. Ny
face was terribly red and sore, and
felt az II my skin was on fire. At last
tried q sample Of Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment and I found them
so cool. soothing and healing, that I
got some Cuticura Soap. Cuticura
Ointment, and Resolvent. I bathed
with hot water and Cuticura Soap.
then applied the Cuticura Ointment
every night for two months, and am
cured OF all skin eruptions." (Signed)
Mrs. Kathryn Krafft. Nov. 2s. 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32.p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept l. Boston"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
STATES AMAZING TO DANGER
Additional Hospital Beds for the
Treatment OF the TubereuIous
Are Being Established.

Nearly 1000 additional hospital beds
for consumptives In 20 states were
provided during the year ending June
!. according to a statement issued BY
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention Of Tuberculosis. This
makes total Of over $4,000 beds. but
only about one for every INDECENT
tuberculosis patient In this country.
In the last i've years, the hospital
provision for consumptives has In
creased from 14,42S In 1907. to over
10000 In 1912. or over 10 per cent.
New York state leads In the number
OF beds. having $3.50 on June /: Mas
sachusetts comes next with $500; and
Pennsylvania close third with 2.100.
Alabama showed the greatest percent
age Of increase In the last year by add
ing 81 new beds TO its AZ year ago.
Georgia comes next with 100 beds add
ed to 240 a year ago. New York has
the greatest numerical increase. hav.
ing provided over 1900 additional beds
In the year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Alfalfa Manufacturing Plant.

Sturgis.-The Northwestern Alfalfa
Product company has perfected the
manufacture OF two kinds OF tea. cof.
fee. -four, syrup. alfalfa extract. stock
food and very valuable medicine
all made from the alfalfa plant The
question for the location OF a plant
for the manufacture of these products
has been under consideration for some
time and. upon thorough investigation,
II is found that the alfalfa produced
in this section is the very best for
all purposes. J. c. Milne OF Sturgis
has succeeded in getting the above
named company to establish manu-.
featuring plant of this kind at Vale
under the Belle Fourche irrigation
project. The necessary machinery has
already been ordered and will be in
stalled Immediately upon its arrival.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Shipments Reduced.

Pierre.-While the cattle shipping
season is near. this does not mean as
much TO the western and central part
OF South Dakota as II did few short
years ago. In the palmy days OF such
shipments IL was not unusual to send
out hundred cars of live stock a
day from this city. and even a greater
number from shipping points in the
Black Hills section. Shipments of
that number could be looked for at
the end OF practically any week
through August. September and Oc-
tober, with smaller lists starting any
time after the middle Of July, and the
cleanup shipments in November OF
any year. But this has all been
changed by the coming up OF the
homesteader. The shipments were
not materially reduced for q few
years, as the big companies were
forced to close out as they were
crowded for range, and this kept up
the bulk OF the shipments. and then
the homesteaders each tried to send
out few head and their small
punches held up the aggregate. But
last year the short supply OF feed on
the ranges meant a general clean up.
and the cattle were practically cleared
from western South Dakota. with the
exception OF milk cows. and the ship
ments In this spring have been princi.
pally of that class. resulting In practi.
cally no beef cattle left to ship this
year. In fact. the officials of the
northwestern road have been in past
years worried to secure the cars
wanted for making shipments esti.
mate that 500 cars will probably han
die all the beef shipments which will
go out along the lines OF that road
west OF the Missouri this year. and
they have no feeling Of worry In re.
gard to getting cars needed for ship
ments which will come to them this
year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
m'LwAukEE's IMPROVEMENTS
'"0usanas Of Dollars Being Expended
IN Northern Part Of state

"ortnern Part OF State.
Aoerdeen,-The announcement has
Yen ihaue here. semi-officially. that
Tue milwaukee, road. which Is now en-.
gagged In double.traclsing its line be.
'~een Aberdeen and the Twin cities.
VIII early next spring start to double.
track between Aberdeen and Mo.
bridge When this work In com.
pieted' which will be the fall OF 1919
the entire Milwaukee line from Chi.
easo to Mohridge will be double
tracked.
The company also intends IN nv.
pend many thousands OF dollars IN
improvements at Mobridge. The new
Soo'ooo coal chutes at Mobridge arc
nearing completion, and the companv
is now grading the west end OF the
yards and will put in several thou.
sand feet of additional trackage. The
present yards, already Of considerable
size, VIII be improved and made IN
10 date. the improvements In the
yards alone calling for an expenditure
OIL nearly 100000. In addition to the
Work on the yards and the coal chutes.
tue blue prints have been prepared
and sent to Mobridge for a new pas.
senger station, commodious and OF i'm.
posing appearance. which will be built
"a Few hundred feet east of the pres.
ent structure.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Speedy Justice.

Aberdeen within 80 hours after
he had broken a plate glass window
and robbed the show window OF ID. G.
Gallett. n jeweler. OF $500 worth or
iewelry. he was sentenced by Judge
Frank McNulty to an indetorminate
term of five years In the South Dako.
Ia state penitentiary at Sioux Falls.
Lewis. who confessed to the robbery
within a few hours after 1t was per-
petrated and he had been arrested.
has not yet restored the $3.50 diamond
ring which was part Of the plumber,
and insists Il was stolen from him In
the iail after his arrest. claiming ne
had IL in his cap when taken to jail.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Mrthodistic Conferences.

Chamberlain number Of leading
Methodists from that pat OF the
state lying east Of the Missouri river
will attend the annual conference OF
the Black Hills Mission of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church. which will be
held in Edgemont commencing August
8 and continuing for several days
thereafter During former years the
conference has been held in Septem-
Der. bur this year II was decided to
hold II in August The presiding bish.
op at this years conference Will be
Rev. Napthali Luccock. ID. d.. OF Hell.
ena. Mont. one OF the new bishops
elected at the recent general confer
ence held at Minneapolis.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
pr,iyyed by Bullet Of PLAYMATE.

hpid Clty.-While resting OH a sofa
the sitting room OF his mothers
Se near Hermosa, Roy Mcdowell,
b T.. was shot in the neck by vii.
|Johnson. the 5-year-old son OF a
khbor who was making a friendly
on Mrs. Mcdowell. The two
ben were talking In the kitchen
De- the youngster rummaged about
Ia bed room. Suddenly shot
(tlad them and rushing to the sit.
! room they found Roy stretched
the sofa with blood oozing from
bullet hole in the throat. Willie
pd near by with the revolver lying
hi feet Roy was brought to this
or an evening train and placed
|er observation at the hospital. His
" . paralyzed from the place
lrc the bullet entered the throat
inward Physicians hope that the
ay Vlll disclose the bullet lodged
inst the vertebrate and that IL has
seyeted the spinal cord. In the
cT case there is no hope for the
q lie
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Banking Law Held Invalid.

Deadwood. -Prosecution Of the Of.
fcers and directors of the defunct
Meade County bank at Sturgis has
been temporarily halted through the
decision of Circuit Judge w. G. Rice,
who holds that the state banking law
under which they were indicted last
month Is unconstitutional. The court
sustained demurrers to the indict.
ments on the ground that the legls.
iature had read into the civil law a
criminal clause not shown In the title
and that while the indictments were
sufficient in form the law was insult
flcient to warrant prosecution. The
decision is of much Importance and
will be taken by the state to the SUI
preme court at once. The Meade
County bank Is now In the hands of
the state bank examiner undergoing
liquidation.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
aowd,e AGAIN Has Saloons.

Bowdlc. having been closed
Stree July 1, the saloons at Bowdie
have again opened. The county COM
missioners mt their last meeting In
June tabled the action on the applsca'
tions for licenses In Edmunds coun.
~. and did not take up the matter
again until last week. when they re-
fused to grant license to an appii-
cant in Craven and refused one OF the
two applicants from Mosmer' TWO IL.
censes were granted at Bowdle. ana
the county now has but three saloons
Roscoe and Ipswich. the county seat
having voted against saloons at the
local spring elections.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
yam 70 Hold Flood Water.

lerfe'-Hugh Jerries and w. l..
,o"' OF Fort Pierre. who own a
E Vi land on Bad river. are pre-
rug TO put in concrete dam in the
nm .am 70 hold food water. to assure
H." :" a supply for irrigation Of
|or Iact under ditch. That plan
I".ea generally along Bad river
. make a great difference in the
"'ahce OF that stream and hold a
I,n ~ amount OF food water now run
rug INTO the Missouri
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
h BY BROTHER
e MAN IS SHOT AND FATAL.
, WOUNDED nv BROTH.
Err AT oARRETsoN.
peNlNGS OVER THE STATE
{, Going On Here and There
nat 10 OF Interest 60 the Read.
ers Throughout South D.
kota and Vicinity.

[rretson Henry Lee was shot
killed by his brother, Albert. The
|young men. who live with their
kr. Gilbert T.. Lee. q wealthy
Ter living five miles northeast Of
bison, were blowing. They had
n 4 22 automatic rife with them,
booi gophers, using mushroom bull.
bert had the gun and accidentally
his brother. the bullet going in
left side, penetrating the bowels.
lodging in the right hip. When
doctor arrived he told the rela.
the wound was fatal and that
Ing could be done. The young
are between 90 and 80 years of
ani are both single.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Simple ExpIanatIon.

To illustrate q point that he was
making-that his was the race with .
future and not q race with q past
Booker 7. Washington told this little
story the other day.
He was standing by his door one
morning when old Aunt Caroline went
by.
Good morning, Aunt Caroline" no
said. Where are you going this morn
mgr"
LAwzee. Mista' Wash'ton," she
replied. Use done been whar rss
gwins."-Kansas City Star.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
The Moon,a offanrlna

Looking out Of the window one eve
ming. little Marie saw the bright. full
moon In the eastern sky, and. appar-
entity. only q few inches from It. the
beautiful Jupiter, shining almost as
brightly a. the moon itself. Marie
gazed intently at the spectacle for .
moment. and then. turning 70 her
mother. exclaimed:
"Oh. mother. look! The moon has
laid an egg!"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Woman Probationary Officer.

h'ad This city has commenced an
.r'ment that is new to the Black
'liS %, the appointment of a won.
! Miss iiosabelle Reimer. as proba.
'h' juvenile and delinquency officer.
'Il'"lns what appeared to be a gen.
aI demand for effective work on the
'eA'.' and sanitary lines here. the
!. commissioners decided to put
IS Rs'mer TO work and have made
Y police woman and an attache
me municipal court.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Died Of Heart Failure

''oine Stricken with heart fail.
(ro, Whlle he slept. J. Foss Berry. a
ro, ""own young business man Of
h. % was found dead in bed. bav.
Io,. u'rd without a struggle. He had
Raa, ~ 10 apparently his usual good
Ibo y" 'he night before. and had spent
Ina 'e"ing with friends In singing
bioa o'"er amusements. His mother
Ayo ;" III the same manner some years
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Preparing to Supply Labor.

Pierre.-Immigration Commissioners
]. d. Deets estimates that on account
of the apparent bountiful crop
throughout the east part OF the state
there will be very heavy demand
for labor this summer. and he Is pre-
pairing to furnish 1t to places where
needed. To that end he asks that all
local commercial clubs interested
make early acquisitions. stating the
numler OF men probably needed In
their vicinity
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
No Social Tart

Al club dance an enthusiastic
member approached a rather dull
member and said to him:
;'Say. for heavens sake go over and
talk to Miss Fryte. She Is sitting all
by herself"
"But-but what shall say to herr"
Tell her how pretty she L."
But she amt pretty"
We'll, then. tell her how ugly the
othe- girls are. Amt you got no So
cial tact?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
To Have Symphony Orchestra.

H'oUA falls.-Fred Becher and Wal.
r N'"lnheinz. two leading local mu-
'''nS' acting in concert with other
"Si''lns Of the city. have entered
Poh Tie 'audable task of building up
SIOUX Falls n symphony orchestra.
''S'h'Ss men and other residents Of
p c''v are coming to the assistance
me orchestra and will furnish the
p"'s necessary TO make II rank with
~ leading orchestra of the smaller
''ies OF the country.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
nxerco me by the Heat.

Chamberlain.-The first death ~
South Dakota this season because OF
the heat occurred in Gregory county
the victim being Charles w. Orr. a
wei, known and highly respected
homes,eader. He was stricken while
walking about his farm and his condi'
tom was not discovered for two or
three hours. Members OF the family
hscame alarmed at HIS prolonged alb
scnce and instituted search Tor nim'
endInr him lying unconscious IN
aeld He died q short tine later
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Claims Rate Discrimination.

Pierre.-The Quincy Seed company
Of Yankton has fled complaint with
the state railway commission for q
freight rebate on shipment of seed
corn to Morristown In Corson county.
II appears that the Milwaukee road
made rate on such shipments to its
stations generally west to the river.
but for some reason the reduction was
not made to apply to Morristown. al.
though II did apply to towns farther
west on the line. and that gave the
longer shipment the lower rate. The
Yantkon firm wants rebate equal to
the excess on rates to towns farther
west.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26

Sioux Falls,-Since Dean George
Per fOg some years rector of the
\ copll church OF this city, was a
\ months ago elected to the position
bishop OF the Episcopal church OF
pih Dakota, speculation has been
J a, 10 who would be his successor
iha position Of rector. II now is
lnei that the probable successor to
'an i'IIier will be the Rev. Mr.. Wur.
a present I'm charge of the Epis-
] church at Rochester. MINI.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Food and Drug Department.

Vermillion.-The state food and
drug commissioner has appointed two
new inspectors. who have Just begun
their duties. Mr.. John p. Schall, a
druggist of fourteen years practical
experience In a drug store In South
Dakota, will devote his time to the in.
spection OF drugs. II is expected that
every drug store in the state OF South
Dakota will be inspected before the
close Of the year. Mr.. Schall's quail.
fications peculiarly At him for this
work. He is giving good satisfaction
both to the department and the drug.
gists. The department began the As.
cal year July l, by prosecuting a drug.
gfst, who was fined SIS for selling
drugs which were not up TO the stand.
ard required by law. The commits.
sioner had previously warned him
that he should remove old, deterior.
ated goods from his shelves, which
he failed to do. Mr.. Frank Sherwood
Is acting as food inspector. He will
spend his time Gambling eggs and
looking after the net weight law.
which went into effect July /. Gro
GERS who sell goods in package form
which are not labeled to show the net
weight will be recommended for pros.
ecution. Mr.. Sherwood will also give
attention TO linseed oil. soft drinks,
butcher shops, vinegar and various
other food products.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
STATE FAIR PROMISES WELL.
ExempIlfieation Of Mareoni Wireless
System; Apple atIons for Spaca.

ExempIifieation Of Mareoni Wireless
System; Applications for Space.
Huron.-As an added feature OF the
South Dakota state fair this year two
wireless stations will be In operation
each day on the fair frounds. Per.
sons interested I'm the Marconi sys.
TEN OF wireless telegraphy may either
receive or send messages on the
grounds and make a thorough study
OF the intricacies OF this remarkable
invention. Two young men, one Of
whom Is member Of the signal corps
OF the national guard Of New York,
will explain the subject fully, espe.
cially the uses Of wireless Ia the army
and navy.
That AL the great machinery man.
ufacturers OF the country are conf.
dent OF the coming South Dakota
state fair is evidenced by the re.
markable increase In the space re-
quirements for the 1912 exhibitors
who are already making ready for the
event. Twenty or more makers OF
traction engines have sent 10 the Sec
rotary their requests for space. "Nev.
er before" says Secretary McIlvaine,
has there been such an early clamor
for space on the part OF machinery
men, and their confidence in the ap.
preaching fair is very gratifying"
One OF the important features OF
the fair well be actual demonstrations
OF the modern uses OF the traction en-.
CINE in farming and other business
enterprises. Twice each day during
the fair power blowing will be exhib.
tied on the ground and adjacent prop.
erty. AS last year, II is expected that
many visitors will come from the sur.
rounding states and Canada to take
notes on these demonstrations before
making future purchases in power
machinery.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
True 20 His Trust

Father" asked the beautiful girl.
did you bring home that material
for my new skirt"
Yes"
where Is it?"
Let me see? Wait now. Don't be
impatient! didn't forget IT, I'm
sure I've got it in one Of my pockets.
somewhere"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-26
Finance.

Stella-How do you suppose they
will finance a third party?
Bella-Don't know; / can't make
father pay for one.