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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13

NEW YORK.-Dr. Fl. Bolte Of Sapul
~ pa, Okla. may find some satisfac-
lion In a notice sent to him the othe-
day by Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty to the effect that Thomas
Brown IL under arrest here and will
be held for DR.. Bolte's Identification.
Mr.. Brown said his arrest was an out
rage and that he swindled a
dentist or anybody else out OF 81, 500
by q variation OF the good old wire
tapping game.
This was the tale OF the dentist:
He came from Oklahoma to New York
to get to Europe. He had over $500 In
cash and a check for $1,000. He met
a nice fellow In a Broadway bar room
who called himself Walter Sims and
said he was a planter from Jackson,
Miss. Sims introduced the doctor to
j. w. Walsh, a millionaire grain
Spectator of Buffalo" The two took
DR.. Bolte to a club" at 12S West
F~orty-ifth street, where one might bet
on the races.
Millionaire Walsh pried a wallet
from his pocket. unstrapped the same
and produced $4,000 in cash and a
certified check for $4,000. He bet
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Preacher Aids BashfuI to Meet Future Wives.

M MINNEAPOLIS. MINNIE any poor,
I1 bashtul nan In my audience has
fallen In love with some worthy wom-
an. and wants to meet her for a wife, |
will e that ne Is introduced. has a
place to court, will help him get his
license, pay for II II necessary, marry
him free OF charge, and furnish him
with q wedding certificate which he
may hang over the motto, God Bless
Our Home"
This is the offer made the other
Sunday by Rev. g. L. Morrill,, a prom
inent Minneapolis pastor. In Is SER
mo o The Washer Mashed"
Mr.. Morrill, termed . masher "a b.
ded who ost on the corner and by
look. gesture and speech takes ia
miliar advantages Of women who
pass by"
And II the fellow seem to want q
hot time. girls" the pastor advised.
"wallop him with your bag and then
throw rcd pepper In his eyes,"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13

and I simply won't wear them any
lower"
The attendant took one hasty
glance and explained that it was the
small, dainty heel that did the most
damage TO the links, especially when
the rain had softened the grounds.
The "common-sense" heel, as the at
tendants insisted on calling 1t, despite
feminine pouts and frowns and Il Just
don't cares" is not liable TO do any
damage, while any other kind will cut
up the turf.
So II was that many were angry
when turned away from the grounds,
but a glance at the sign convinced
them that their only was to
the cobbler. The sign reads as fol-
lows:
Men and women may not use this golf
course while wearing high-heel shoes.
Only low and broad heels such as are
commonly used in the practice OF sports
will be permitted.
Games attendants are instructed to en-
force this rule.
Just about one-third Of the would
be players have the right heel" said
an attendant.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
When Is a Lap Dog? Owner Solves the Question

pounds. All know every dog has his
day. The animal had a kindly, open
countenance-it was open anyway
and the glittering array OF teeth would
have been the pride OF any dentist.
She" and the log started to mount
the cabin deck OF a seagoing street
car. The conductor obligingly threw
out a life line to the struggling pas
senger, and then aimed a well-mean-
ing kick at the dog which was blight
ly climbing aboard.
"Howdareyou doathinglikethat? I'll
rport youtothecompany. Neverheard
Observation-Disclosures" said She"
Come Romeo this to the dog.
Romeo came" swapping happily at
the open work sox on the street car
man
Then the dog rule was explained
to She 'Oh. very WELL" was the
response with a Laura Jean Libby in
Election. II shall hold Romeo upon
my lap and hold Romeo she did, al
though the effort used up seats in
tended for four persons.
Which brings us back to tho
original proposition, when Is q lap
dog?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Woe Confronts Women Golfers With High Heels

n HICAGO.-The French heel, the
- military heel. the Cuban and all
the other leather prongs Of fashion
have been Disseminated against by
the South Park commissioners in IA
o Of the low squat, broad, common
place heel-that is, on the Jackson
Park golf course.
Hundreds of women are complain
ing Of the new rule. But the neigh.
boring cobblers regard II as a dis
pensation Of Providence and are writ
Ing for catalogues OF the 1913 model
automobiles.
The park commissioners, who have
no soul for art and no eyes for beau
tiful heels, are enforcing this rule only
for the sake Of their horrid old golf
links. say the m
Six hundred owners OF fancy heels
the other day were refused admission
TO the course, and almost every one of
them went to the nearest cobbler 10
have the offending three inches or so
Of leather cut down TO the regula-
ton three-quarters OF an inch.
There were many protests from
women who hesitated between their
love for the game and appearance.
But I can't wear low heels com
planned one You see. ! have such a
patrician instep, and those squat heels
might cripple me-"
rs this too high" inquired another
golf fan. exhibiting an inch of heel
shaped on the general order Of a tooth.
pick. i've had It cut down already,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13

Os ANGELES. CAL-when is a lap
II dog? Lap dogs are carried free
OF charge on Los Angeles street cars,
and the rule defines the limits and
boundaries OF such a canine as ''one
which may be carried In the arms and
kept in the lap in such a way that
other passengers will not be annoped,'
or words to that effect. .
she" came from somewhere out
yonder and when the Arcade station
was clear OF her ample bulk there was
SO much oom left that the waiting
room looked like a church on Tuesday
afternoon.
She had a dog with her. A dog
built upon good. old-fashioned sub
stantial lines, long, low and rakish
and. a leg on each corner: a zoologi-
cal specimen Weighing perhaps 50
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Dr.. H.. BoIte Of SapuIpa, Okla, Is Still Waiting.

the whole $4,000 on one race. Strange
to say. he won $4,000. Despite the
warning and caution of DR.. Bolte he
bet $4,000 on another race and won
again, at even money. DR.. Bolte's
eyes almost bulged out OF his head.
Millionaire Walsh sauntered over to
the cashier TO collect his $40, 600.
Sorry" said the cashier. but We
win have to investigate that $4,000
check before We pay your bet"
Mr.. Walsh was much put out. He
took DR.. Bolte and the planter over
in the r and confided in them.
That blamed check Is not good"
he informed them. There 10 only
$4,000 back Of II. ! have got to get it
back before they look II up. II you
fellows can lend me enough to take
it up I will pay you $4,000 bonus
apiece"
Planter Sims produced $500 In cash
and a check for 81. 1000. DR.. Bolte,
thinking of what he could do with
that $4,000 in gay Paree and in tho
SouSSit MANS vi fpchHa, Souiu uoS SOA-
tribute his $500 and his check quick
enough. Millionaire Walsh put in a
check for 5000, representing his actu-
al cash balance.
The dangerous o~verdrawn check
was withdrawn.
But" said the cashier, "of course.
you must wait until we have heard
from these checks. That will take q
week"
DR.. Bolte Ia still waiting.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
RAILROADS GET BUSY.
r'eParat'ons Made for Hans,ino I'm.
mense Grain Production.

o'oux falls.-At n meeting held 4,
sioux Falls by the state hoard =, all
ro'u commissioners careful and 90.
i''us consideration was given IN the
matter oil guarding as much as possi.
u!e against u car shortage In South
iahota later in the fall Who, ,ha
o''a' quiz oil the mammoth small
s'aih crop Is ready for marketing
me railroad commissioners have
uurins the past few weeks been neiny
every means at their d~isposal In in.
uuce the railroads to prepare for
promptly handling the great cron
raised In the state this season. and
as "a result OF these efforts tb.. rail.
roaus nave been moving several mon.
anu OF their cars into the western
gram territory. The Chicago. Mil.
waukee and st. Paul company has be.
tween three and four thousand grain
cars available for this wrok. The Chi.
cago and Northwestern has ON side.
tracks In South Dakota about fonr
Thousand cars, and the company has
put on thirty OF its new large type 10.
coiho'iVes and Is in good shape to han
uie the grain TO be shipped from the
llhes OF the Northwestern in South
Dakota.
flgure compiled by the railroad
commissioners show that the Chicago.
Miiwauke and Puget Sound Railway
company has added during the current
year 1000 new cars and 296 of the
largest type locomotives to It's system.
oh OF the expectation OF a
largely increased business the com.
pahy also has added largely to its
track terminals and yard facilities, so
as 40 be able to handle the heavy bust
ness as promptly as possible.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13

Regarding eugenics, hev. Mr.. Nor
rill said:
Woman was made to marry, and
not be a religious ~recluse. old maid
or stenographer. anless she possesses
some defect of mind or body which
would result in degenerate offspring"
Following the sermon Rev. Mr.. Nor
rill was approached by several young
men OF his audience, who sought him
to introduce them to women thoy
thought worthy" Unhesitatingly. their
request was granted. and they were
told to 80 ahead with their counting
and then come hack for their marrisgs
licenses"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Sicily Estate Decision.

haywood E Ending n litigation ex.
''Ng rom the death ten years ago
'0 John II. Skelly. a well known
''' Judge Niece in the circuit
h''o decided that the only legal
2 70 the estate. supposed to be
az rom $4,000 10 $4,000. are
hi'roS and nephcws In New Or.
I.a. and Mrs. Alice McGinnis. n
I' I'D Sioux City. The decision
Amy Skeily. the young common
WE, and Il host of other claim.
; rom al parts of the country.
estate consists Of interests I'm rich
'"s round near here.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Sent to Penitentiary.

Mitchell.-At a special term of cir.
cut court here Judge Smith had eli
criminals before him who signified
their willingness to plead guilty to the
charges preferred against them. rath-
er than to wait until the November
term OF court. Edward Sharp and Otis
French were sentenced to two years
and six months in the ~penitentiary
when they pleaded guilty to stealing
hogs from the Milwaukee railroad
stock yards. Tom Green. who stole a
horse and buggy from c. F. Raymond,
also pleaded guilty, and was given two
and a half years in the penitentiary.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13

Hugh .Iaynes OF Pierre and James
G.. Mcfarland OF Watertown. have
been invited to fly at the South Dako'
Ia state fair with Tournier in the
French Newport monoplane. Mr..
Jaynes will aviate on Pierre day, and
Mr.. McFarand will try the air route
on Watertown and Codington county
day.
AZ the result Of being thrown from
a horse Miss Edith Baldridge, a prom
inent young lady OF Turner county,
has been confined In IN esyium suf'
fsring from epileptic insanity.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Lives with a Broken Back.

Sioux Falls.-Miss Martha Rasmus.
son, IA ~l2.year-old Deuel. county girl,
who some days ago had her back bro
ken by falling from a tree ON her faith
er's farm, yet is alive. with every pros
pect Of living for many years 10 come.
4 section of bone has been removed
from her back and the two ribs which
were broken close 10 the backbone
have been set. with the result that she
is doing remarkably we'll, considering
the nature OF her injury.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS
SOUTH DAKOTA RAILWAY BOARD
Issues CIRCULAR
LETTER.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
rom the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-The South Dakota railway
commission has issued a circular let
Ter TO shippers calling attention to
the TACT that a representative OF the
interstate commerce commission will
De al st. Paul on the 18th of this
month and recommends that shippers
IN south Dakota who feel that they
nave grievances should attend this
meeting.
The commission also has sem out a
circular letter suggesting that ship
pers use all possible endeavor to load
or unload cars, as their part in help
ing to move the crop, and to the rail-
way representatives asking that they
be prompt in furnishing cars on re-
quest. and in the movement of same
after they are loaded to help along
the work. The commission in compli.
ance with statute will take up the
matter of grades and grading on grain
with the Minnesota commission at
an early date to get the matter thor.
oughly arranged before shipments be-
gin.
AT the regular monthly meeting OF
the commission here last week IL fixed
september II as the date for a hear.
Ing at Sioux Falls to consider mini.
mum weight of hog shipments on the
South Dakota Central line. on com.
plant from Cotton, and a hearing at
DeSmet on the 25th in regard to ex-
press service furnished at that place.
The commission issued it's demands
upon the Chicago and Northwestern
company Tor a depot and agent at
Rudolph, and upon the Milwaukee and
st. LOUIS railway for a depot at Ran.
dolph. The Milwaukee officials have
agreed to put up a depot at Moreield.
AS a result of the hearing at Dimock
the general manager of the road was
notified that if an agent is installed
before the next meeting of the com.
mission the case against the road for
such improvement will be continued
TO May. If the company does not
take this action the commission will
take up the matter and issue an order
covering the situation as they find il.
Permission was granted the Nebras.
Ia Telephone and Northwestern Tele-
phone companies TO make special
rates TO telegraph companies in con.
nection with delivery OF messages to
parties off telegraph lines. The Home.
stead Telephone company. OF Owanka,
was granted permission TO make toll
rates; the Rapid Valley company. of
Rapid City, was allowed TO make n
new toll rate in compliance with a
schedule filed with the commission:
the Nebraska company was granted
permission to change toll rates out
of Rapid City; the Cavour company
was given permission TO charge
switching rates To rural lines: the
South Dakota Rural company. OF Gar.
retson. was authorized to make a
switching charge of So n year TO rural
lines; the petition OF the Dakota Cen
trail company TO charge $50 per
month for residence phones at Mo.
bridge was denied; the petition of the
Armour company To make a discount
on rural rentals II paid in advance
was referred to Commissioners Rice;
complaint in regard TO telephone mat
ters at Milbank was referred to Com.
missioner Rice for opinion and deci'
sion
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
EXHIBITS COMING IN DAILY.
Great Preparations Go on for Big
state Fair,

Huron-Five hundred men and
women are working night and day this
week at Huron putting on the finish.
ing touches for the South Dakota state
fair. Anyone who has not watched
the preliminar!es 10 a great fair has
no idea OF the enormous amount OF
work entailed. A great army OF work.
ers are preparing the race track, set.
ting up machinery. decorating build
ings. placing up exhibits and arrang
ing concessions. Everything is sys-
tematically done, and by the time the
fair opens at 10 O'Clock a. IN. Septem-
Der 0, the grounds and buildings will
be In apple pie order.
Exhibits are arriving daily, and by
Friday or Saturday of this week South
Dakota products will be brought in by
trainloads. On Saturday and Sunday
thousands OF visitors and officers will
arrive in order to be on hand when
the fair opens. On Sunday the Fourth
Infantry band will give concerts in
Huron and on the state fair grounds
to entertain early corners All three
~aeroplanes will make initial flights at
the grounds also on Sunday.
The state fair will this year average
90 per cent greater than ever before
In all departments, and Secretary Nc
Hvaine and his force Of assistants are
almost obliged to forego the luxury
OF meals and sleep in order to take
care OF the rush OF business. How
ever, so we'll is the work systematized
that there is no confusion and every.
thing Is shaping up beautifully for the
opening day, the big day of the great.
est fair in the history Of South Da-
kota.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
.EAT INDIAN FAIR.
Av AT puPREE ONE OF THE
MOST NOVEL IN THE
NORTHWEST.
pPENlNGS OVER THE STATE
4, IS Going On Here and There
Fh,, 1. Of Interest 20 the Read.
.rs throughout South Ds-
Aota and Vicinity.

l,rrco.-Beginning September 9
Nesting until Saturday night, Sep
H. "a. this city will be the scene
H.. If the most novel and unique
1 bgld in the northwest. the event
L. rhn Cheyenne River Indian Farm
| stock fair.
l.. fair is held by the Indians and
6pd,r supervision Of the govern
officials of the Cheyenne River
h. agency. and Is held for the pur.
\ ol moving the progress made in
birg and stock raising and to en-
l age interest along these lines.
n, urogram and premium list has
con .ssued and in the neighbor.
/ or $500 in prizes is offered.
\ rrr Indians will be allowed to
|r,ro Tor the prizes. There will
kors, racing, broncho riding, rop.
Indian parades In costume. war
r.. general Indian council, sham
he. athletic sports of the bygone
l rs we'll as the usual ball games.
i concerts. displays OF farm prod.
| and exhibits Of live stock.
IOk Is now in progress getting the
Inds IN condition for the fair. A
! mile race track Is being built.
bdstand and exhibit buildings be-
|er,ctcd, and the fair grounds and
En camp and village will occupy
h, 500 acres. II Is estimated that
h lair will be attended by 5000 TO
w. Indians from the Standing
/ cheyenne River, Pine Ridge
Rosebud reservations.
Ia,v rr0minent men Of the state
be- resent and make addresses
h. The fair, among whom will be
bar sterling Of Nermillion. Re-
/ can candidate for United States
BE-. frank VI. Byrne OF Faulkton,
b. IN candidate for governor:
B q, l.son of Yankton. Democratic
Lia'. Tor governor: Harry L..
j. A.. N3sta. Democratic candidate
|co. cross from the Third district:
y ''artin OF Dcadwood, Repub-
b ..g, late for congress from the
.r.yt; John ID Deets Of
@. mmissioncr of immigration.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Road Reconnaissance

~e~
Pierre.-State Engineer Lea has re.
turned from a tour through the Black
Hills and reports n very interesting
and profitable trip. Part of the time
was spent on the highway between
Dcadwood and Spearfish. where he ex.
amined the road carefully and took
several views TO Illustrate n technical
article he is preparing for the Good
Roads Magazine. He also made a re.
connoisanCe of the road from Dead.
wood to Hot Springs and made a log
Of IL for the Automobile Blue Book.
Mr.. Lea says he never saw before
such oats as are being raised in that
section. standing from four "a six feet
high and well headed out. going about
30 bushels TO the acre, while wheat in
the same locality was making about
30. From Hot Springs they went to
Rapid City. there TO examine the site
for the dam in the Box Elder irriga.
ton project. lie found the people
which will supply water to about 90.
000 acres. Through the use Of the
dam the water of Box Elder creek
would be kept from sinking through
the porous bottom us il does in sever.
nj places. by carrying II on a higher
and harder course. The dam and
reservoir would also be tho means OF
impoundins the flood waters and this
means a big saving OF the water dur
Ing the year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
.perty CT Methodist Sisterhood.

- Arrangements have
B practically completed for the
az the hospital AT Brookings
b. - 'hodi-t dcaconcsses. 4 Miss
son. r,ire- enting that society. Wis.
I'LL. yity and was given assur.
"a. support TO an extent that
i"'s H certain the plan will go
'a-h The property is valued at
'r'. utt George =. Sexaucr and
a'" F.-hback. who own IL. have
pa q" ,cll it 10 the Dcaconcss as.
OF Omaha. which Miss vii.
.'-y.s"Nts. fcr 10000. and to do.
; n'o additional oil the purchase
Two physicians have also
: % o. take $1,000 each in the prop.
. aN. this leaves but $4,000 TO be
'd ~l.iorts which promise To be
+ being made TO raise
amount and to turn over the hos
T. a't' free, to the society.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Injuries Prove Fatal.

Mitchell.--Mrs. Fred Littell Is dead
rs the result Of a serious injury re-
ceived in a runaway two weeks ago.
when a limb was broken In two places.
She was picked up in an unconscious
condition and taken to the hospital.
Blood poisoning set in and it became
necessary to amputate the limb.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Call to Sportsmen.

Aberdeen.-M. ID. Fulker. deputy
state game warden, has issued a call
to all sportsmen OF Brown county TO
meet with the state game wardens at
the Huron state fair September Is. to
discuss methods for securing better
legislation at the next session OF the
legislature at Pierre.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Has Grain to Export.

Deadwood Harvesting OF the 1912
crop in the Black Hills, always later
than other sections Of the state. Is
now completed. The crop will break
all records for this part OF the coun-
try. A conservative estimate of the
total crop output from the Black Hills
country this fall Is $4,000, 600. which
is far In excess OF anything hereto
fore. There will be about $4,000
bushels OF wheat. 900. 900 bushels Of
oats. 10000 0 bushels Of corn. 60. 900
tons of alfalfa. $4,000 tons of native
hay and q 5000 bushels of potatoes.
beside IL scattered crop of flax. bar.
ley, spelts and clover. which are not
estimated. and an extraordinary pro-
duction Of garden vegetables.
II is the first time that oats and
hay will be exported from the Hills.
and the first wear that this section has
grown enough wheat and vegetables
for its W consumption. This shows
the magnitude OF the crop. as the pop.
ulation OF the Black Hills is $4,000.
On the land under the government
irrigation project. there is l. PA acres
in wheat. 500 in oats. $500 in corn.
1910 in alfalfa. 1850 in native hay.
and 40 in potatoes. The rest OF the
Hills will produce about twice as much
Of all these. with the exception of al.
falfa. which is five times rs great.
The estimated average yield by the
acre of the grains and produce is:
Wheat, 20 bushels; oats. so: corn, 40;
alfalfa. I tons; native hay. IA tons,
and potatoes $50 bushels. This is the
estimate furnished to the railroads
and on which the farmers of the Black
Hills are basing their claims for a
prosperous winter.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
Loses Both Legs.

Observation-Disclosures Olsen. Il Notwe-
gian but recently from Norway, had
both legs severed when he attempted
TO board n stock train east OF Aber-
deem and fell beneath the wheels. One
leg was cut of below the knee and the
other leg jus, above the knee. II Is
thought he will survive.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-09-13
neadle County Democrats.

headle county Democrats
"n'ned the campaign. The first
Id,""s was had in Washington We'd
rro evening. Thomas Ayers OF
candidate for senator. deliv-
ON address OF the evening.
s o'her speakers were T. NJ. Sim.
Spt la"uidate for county attorney;
|,a,i burke, candidate for repre-
j. fos and Miss Muraine. candi.
n ~ S"perintendent OF schools, all
! city. r. o. Richards was
kho sent and spoke with reference
"oposed primary law.