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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
TERMs-rea cents Der week by "a,

TERMS-rea cents per week. By car
rier. in Rock IAand
Complaints OF delivery service should
De made TO the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
Instance where Il 70 desired to have
paper discontinued as carriers have no
authority In the premises
All communications OF s-gumentative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubrca-
don No auek articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones In an departments: Cen.
trsl Union. Vest 1875. Ills ana s14s;
Union Electric. 5lN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue.. Rock Island. Ill Entered at the
postofnce as seconc-elass matter.)
Rock Island Member OF the Aa.oesnts1
az THE ). w. POTTER CO.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

shrank no more than the dry fed cat
tie, showed as excellent quality Of meat
when killed, with fat and lean well
blended. The station Is Of the opinion
that there is no reason for opposing
silage for finishing beef cattle.
The results Of q recent experiment at
the Iowa station would indicate that
silage fed steers will show greater
gains through the feeding period than
when silage does not constitute a part
Of the ration. Cheaper gains were
made with the silage fed steers. The
ration having the largest proportion of
silage was the most economical. The
silage fed steers kept in better condi-
ton.
A recent experiment at the Indiana
station would indicate that as much as
twenty pounds Of silage. together with
clover hay. a safely and economical
ly be fed as a roughage ration. There
is some question as to what proportion
silage should constitute Of the whole
ration. The experiments at this sta
ton indicate hat silage is destined to
be a big factor in beef production. The
experiments at the Illinois station lead
to a similar conclusion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Effects His Mind

A peculiar accident occurred at
Presho as the result of the primary
election of last month, in which l.. II.
King was a candidate for the nomi-
nation for county treasurer on the
republican ticket. King. aho was a
farmer. spent much of his time in
travelling the large county, and spent
about $500 to seeure the nomination.
He was defeated by his opponent, and
the fact of his defeat and the money
he had spent so prayed on his mind
that he became insane. He has also
had some trouble with his neighbors
and this was thought to have been one
of the co~ntributary causes of his
demented condition.
He vas taken in charge at Presho
by the officers and the board of insanity
adjudged him insane. His father, who
was visiting at the time. agreed TO
take his son back to Perry, Iowa, and
effect a possible cure at his home.
When he reached that city the son
became unmanagable and it was necces
sary to place him in irons.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
u DAKOTA NEWS
Redmen Choose Officers

The great council of the improved
Order of Red Men closed its annual
sessions in Aberdeen last Thursday
with the election of great chiefs for
the ensuing year as follows:
Great sachem, S. H. Goodfellow,
Brookings; great senior sycamore, Mr..
E. E. Giltner, 2edfeld; great junior
sycamore, Leo Green, Aberdeen; great
prophet, f. Klavences, Sioux Falls;
great chief of records, Ed. II. Glau,
Aberdeen; great keeper of wampum,
G. E. Purdy, Brookings; great repre-
sentative, A. j. Schunk, Aberdeen;
great sannap, W. c. Pohle, Sioux Falls
great Meshinewa, s. Fred Hauge,
Aberdeen: great guard of wigwam, j.
E. Hykinbotham, Aberdeen; great
guard of forest, Clyde Connel, Aber-
deem.
Brookings vas selected for the next
great council meeting. The great
chiefs were installed by Oscar Froberg,
of Aberdeen, seniorpast grand sachem.
Five past grand sachems were given
great council degrees as follows: DR..
E. E. Giltner, Redfeld; Clyde Connel,
j. E. Hykinbotham, Matt Geollen, S.
Fred Hsgue, Aberdeen.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
$40 State,s Attorney

The people of Deuel. county are so
law-ahiding that it is said there is no
work for a states attorney or county
prosecutor to do, and accordingly the
board of county commissioners has now
decided to dispense with such an officer.
for a time at least. The term of the reg
ularly-elected states attorney expired
on July !, and the board has decided not
to appoint q successor to him, leaving
the Office vacant. Deuel. will be the
only county in the state which has no
states attorney. 1t is presumed the
vacancy can exist for only six months,
as it will be incumbent upon the voters
at the November election to elect q
states attorney, who will assume the
duties Of the Office January /, next.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
More Wolf Bounty Cases

Complications growing out of the wolf
bounty cases against J ohm F. Fall, county
auditor, and his brother, David A. Fall,
deputy county auditor, of Pennington
county, were further enhanced by the
latter preferring charges against States
Attorney Albert Denu.
The Fall brothers are now under an
indictment by the fedora, grand jury on
the charge of having used the mails for
fraudulent purposes in the wolf bounty
matters.
In his petition 10 the board of county
commissioners Fall alleges that Denu
brought suits against him and brother
John maliciously and to crafty a desire
for revenge and to please the members
of a political ring opposed to the Falls.
David Fall is now under 81. 900 bond
to appear for trial before the November
term of the circuit court on the charge
Of forging a name to a wolf bounty
certificate.
The petition further alleges that the
states attorney is corrupt in that he
has declined to collect taxes alleged to
be due the county on the lists Of 1907
and that he has been negligent of his
duty in failing to collect certain sums
of money due the county for having
cared for and buried several men who
left small estates. 1t is also intimated
hat Denu may have received brides
from gamblers through Harry Marshall,
recently discharged as chief of police.
In all eleven charges are made. States
Attorney Denu denies each and all of
the accusations and has made a full
explanation to members the board. In
some instances the board know of the
details of the transaction in which Fall
accuses Denu of being derelict.
The board of county commissioners
stands one republican and four demo-
Gratis, and its president, Lee Plat, has
expressed an opinion that as far AZ he
is concerned he is not in favor of two
quarreling republicans washing their
dirty linen before a democratic board.
The petition still lies on the table, no
action being considered necessary, as
the proper way to Gust Mr.. Denu is by
impeachment in the circuit court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Gone to England

F. X. X. Hewlett, president Of the
Hewlett Hide and Fur company, indicted
by the federel grand jury, it is alleged,
for having used the mails to 6efraud
the state in securing wolf bounties, has
gone Il England.
Hewlett, during the investigation of
the wolf bounty cases in Pennington
county, was the center of fire, around
which were grouped Auditor John E.
Fall and his brother. Deputy Auditor
David A. Fall, now awaiting trial in the
circuit court on an alleged charge of
forgery.
Since the indictment Of Hewlett the
government has had several secret SER
vice men and postofice inspectors work
ing on the case in Pennington county.
1t is rumored that Hewlett has gone to
England to attend a family reunion to
celebrate the event of Mrs. Mary Hew-
Iett's rescue from the Inflated Titanic.
She was on her way to visit her son at
Rapid City and later did come, but left
suddenly when Hewlett was arrested
under government indictment.
1t is generally understood that Hew-
lett will not return to this country until
after Judge Elliott, Of the United States
court, has decided a demurrer filed by
Brown & Burton. of Rapid City, alleg.
ing that the indictment is in violation OF
che fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitution Of the United States.
The Hewlett family has closed their
home and gone to unknown parts in the
east.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Two in Family Injured

John Voorhees,, of Forest City, last
week suffered a badly fractured leg by
a horse falling with him, the injury
being so severe that he has been taken
to the hospital at Rochester, Mimi, for
treatment. The day that Voorhees,
started for Rochester, Owen Caring
ton, his brother in-law attic mpted to
rope a broncho to ride to a dance, and
tangled up in the rope as he threw it,
resulting in a broken leg for him before
he freed himself, giving the family a
surplus of broken legs to look after.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Tried to Violate Law-Dead


Michael Seiler,'a well known resident
of Greenway township. in Mcpherson
county, met death by shooting, pr-sum-
ably by accident, although the facts
may never be known. While working
about his farm he discovered two prairie
chickens, and FASTENED to a neighbours,
where he borrowed a shot gun and
started to get the chickens. This was
about 10 o'clock in the morning. He did
not return to his home for the hoon-day
meal, and search was Instituted. About
4 o'clock in the afternoon his body was
found, with a wound in the left side,
near the heart Physicians state death
must have been instantaneous, after the
shot was fired 1t is supposed Seller
was Fastening to that part of the field
where he saw the prairie chickens, when
he stumbled and fell, accidentally dis
charging the weapon. The dead man
was a pioneer settler of this section of
Mcpherson county. He was about go
years of age, and a native of Germany,
where he served in the German army,
and was thoroughly familiar with fire.
arms.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

clover hay were compared as rough
ages for fattening steers. The results
of the test show that corn silage when
fed as a roughage is more conducive
to rapid and economical gains with
fattening steers than clover hay or
clover and silage combined
The question Of quality may come up
In connection with silage fed steers,
In the case Of the experiment just CIV
en-. and the results obtained were prac-
tically the same as those Of two pre-
vious experiments. the silage fed steers
showed a higher finish than the others.
They showed q more even distribution
Of fat. shed their coats earlier. sold for
a higher price and returned a greater
profit.
The Virginia station found that ST.
lage fed heifers finished out better than
dry fed heifers. Another experiment
showed that silage fed steers made
excellent gains. When shipped they
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

Sam Boone. of Boone, Iowa, general
chairman Of the g~rievience committee
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen, and Theodore
Kester, Of Huron, local chairman of
that organization, were in Pierre for a
conference on the dispute of the
engineers and firemen on the Pierre,
Rapid City and Northwestern road. and
secured an agreement of the grievance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
April.

April Is uncertain. tickle.
Every brand 1t has In pickle.
When you think II will be good
That's the moment to touch wood.
For the smile that seems so bright
May be tears before the night.
II you take II altogether
It is surely sandwich weather.
Forth you go TO take a stroll
with no trouble on your soul
And, to match the season, ]
In the garments known as glad"
Could there be a finer day
Furnished out of hand for pay?
But it's mighty safe TO bet
That you come home dripping wet.
Oh, the standard April drizzle
Very seldom is a fizzlel
Though you cannot in the morning
See above a single warning,
Fer the eventime the mud
May recall that ancient flood,
For the fitful rains and gusty
Make a month that's seldom dusty.
We can bear It, for we know
That 1t makes the flowers grow.
Starts the crops and garden sass
And gives color to the grass.
So We like you. April. but
We can only say. tut, tut!"
And your little moods abide
When you show your seamy side.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
ANSWERS THE CALL
Webster People Have Found
That This is True

A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench.
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells of backache often follow,
Or some ir~regularity of the urine.
A splendid remedy for such attacks,
A medicine that has cured thousands.
is Doan's Kidney Pills, a true kidney
remedy.
Many Webster people rely on it.
Here is Webster proof.
Mrs. Johannes Carlson, Webster, S.
D., says: II have used Doan's Kidney
Pills and can recommend them as a
irst-class kidney remedy. My exper-
fence has been very satisfactory. On
several occasions / was troubled with
attacks of kidney complaint, accom-
panied with pains in my back and a
distressing kidney weakness. 1t has
never required more than short use of
Doan's Kidney Pills procured from the
Irwin Pharmacy, to rid me OF these
difficulties. This remedy is certainly
worthy of my highest endorsement"
For sale by all dealers price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name and
take no other,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Kicked by a Horse

As the result of being kicked by a
horse, the ~l0-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. E. Grain, living on a Kings
bury county farm, was seriously
injured. The boy was near some
horses when one of the animals kicked
at a ponv, striking the boys leg
between the knee and ankle and hor-
ribly mangling the leg. The flesh was
smashed to a pulp and 3 piece of the
shinbone three inches long broken out.
This was removed and a silver plate
has been inserted in the effort to save
the leg from amputation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Granger Gets a Patent

F. E. Granger, a court reporter, at
Aberdeen, has just been granted a pat
ent on an automatic device for rural
telephone lines. The device is such that
subscribers on a party line cannot ''cut
IN" while two other subscribers are
talking. 1t also enables a telephone
company to have as many as thirty SUBJ
scribers on one rural hne, operating to
a certain extent, the same as a central
station. A company for the manufac-
ture and sale of the device has been
organized.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

The Kansas Agricultural college
advocates the cement silo. Here
are the arguments g forth by the
experts: Winds. dry weather and
rats do not affect cement silos.
They do not catch fire. They are
REINFORCED with metal lath and
wire, which make them very dura-
BILE. Unless properly REINFORCED the
cement silo u likely to crack and
on this account has made enemies.
OF those supervised by college men
only one has cracked. however. and
In that case the specifications We're
not followed. The cost Of the Q
ment silo Just finished at the Agri-
cultural college was sos This siio.
reproduced from Country Gentle
man. consists OF a frame covered
with metal lath. over which con-
crete Is spread
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Bonds For Light Plant

AT a special election held at Miller
the voters, by a vote of 222 to 80
authorized the issuance of bonds in the
sum of Sc, 200 for a municipal electric
lighting plant. The city is now paying
$40 a year for lights, and the sup
porters of the bond proposition contend
that this sum would pay the interest
on the bonds, and leave enough over at
the end of twenty years to almost pay
for the bonds themselves.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
SILAGE A FACTOR
IN BEEF FEEDING

The work Of the different experiment
stations In demonstrating the value of
cor silage in steer feeding offers con-
vincing evidence Of the value Of this
feed when used az part of a ration for
fattening cattle, writes j. M. Fuller In
the Orange Judd Farmer.
AT the Illinois station experiments
proved that silage is at least 80 per
cent ahead Of corn fodder In feeding
value, If the land required for furnish
ing silage and fodder is considered.
The Indiana station conducted IN
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

taxes which have been assessed against
the companies since 1909, and which
are in litigation. His compromise COM
prehends a settlement on a basis of 2
per cent oil gross earnings.
The state board made a counter prop
osition to the attorneys of the express
agreeing to settle all back taxes on a
basis of 8 per cent of gross earnings
instead 2 per cent, as proposed by the
companies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

Articles Of incorporation were filed
Monday At Pierre for the Minneapolis,
st. Louis and Canadian Railway conn.,
pany. with headquarters at Watertown
and business Offices in Minneapolis and
New York. Capitalized at 81, 600, 900.
incorporators L. C. Scott, W. G. Bierd,
Geo. w. Sewers. w. w. Cole. Min
neapolis; Geo w. Case. Watertown,
The proposed line is to start IN the
vicinity Of WATERFOWL and run north
through the counties Of Codington. Day
and Marshall to the state line ant
northwesternly across the state Of
North Dakota to the Canadian line b
way ~ Rutland and jamestown.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Bank Funds TO be Taxed

BY a voc of five to three the board
OF commissioners of Pennington county
voted at its last meeting to subject the
undivided profits of the four Local banks
to taxation This decision of the
board will bring about S400,0 600 into
the grand list, being divided among the
four banks. The First National and
Pennington County banks having the
larger amount of funds thus held in
reserve. 1t is the intention of the
officials of the banks to pay the tax
and appeal the case to the
state board of equalization. Rapid
City is said to be the only city in the
state of Snuth Dakota where funds of
this character are taxed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Negro Captured saturday

John Kelley, a negro, accused slayer
of Charles Coleman, q negro, at
Groton Thursday afternoon, was cap
tured Saturday morning in a tree claim
near Pierpcnt by States Attorney
Harkin, Deputy Sheriff Frommel and a
Milwaukee special officer named Burke
after an exciting thirty-six hour chase.
Kelley shot Coleman, it is alleged,
to prevent him from knitting another
negro, Milton Alfred. All three were
working for the Milwaukee railroad at
Groton.
Coleman died Friday morning. Kelley
was placed in the Brown county jail to
await arraignment Monday morning on
the charge of murder.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
shooting at Sioux Falls

Ed Tubbs, a baker, fired six shots at
T. M. Eskaf. a Syrian fruit dealer, in
the latter's establishment in Sioux
Falls late Saturday night, one bullet
taking effect in the shoulder. A dis
pute over money matters ended in
Eskef drawing a gun, Tubbs claims,
and Tubbs fired first. Tubbs gave
himself up to the police. Surgeons
fear Eskef's arm Will have to be
amputated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
MuddIed.

"He seems to be somewhat confused
In his mind"
"He doesn't know whether he is
afoot or horseback"
"Oh. worse than that. He doesn't
know whether he is in a submarine or
a flying machine"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Governor Appoints Delegate.

Governor Wesley has appointed as
delegates from this state to the 23rd
annual session of the Trans-Mississippi
congress, which meets It Salt Lake
City on the 9th of this month, the
following gentlemen: DR.. Fred E.
Wolker, Hot Springs; Robert Wallace,
Edgemont; w. r. Putnam, Rapid City;
j. j. Davenport, Sturgis; E. A. Cabe,
Belle Fourche; R. A. Bielski, Phillip;
j. E. Towne, Murdo; John Mcpherson,
Fort Pierre; ]. @. Anderson, Chamber
lain; c. NJ. Harrison, Sioux Falls; v.
r. Walden, Madison.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

The man who knows where to begin
and when to quit isn't asking odds or
any one.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Mathematical.

young Bullion seems to be popu-
lar"
"Sure; he makes love in the fourth
dimension"
Scientific as all thatT'
"His fortune has four figures to it."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

Not q Safe Place.
~Going to the racesY
mo. l haven't any money.
sThen you couldn't lose any"
you don't know me. A man with
my genius for losing money would find
. way"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

oh. April. you've a splendid chance
To be a model sane and sweet.
For, tossing out a backward glance,
You see so little there to beat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

People who don't know what to do
always get out their little hammers
and go to work on those who do.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

sIgnorance Is bliss"
II know a LOT Of happy people. then"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

Sometimes loves young dream gets
cold feet and can't thaw out.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
HumOr and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
n DUNCAN n. SMITH

COME people are so eager to tell the
news that sometimes they can't re-
sist the temptation to make 1t.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

You can't get back at a fellow who
has no permanent abode.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

The fellow who does what he can't
is both a paradox and a nuisance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

The man who pays for poor service
and gets good is the first one to make
a howl about the exactions Of labor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Wanted TO Miss Il.

This hotel seems to have all the
comforts of home"
TOO many of them"
But how can you overdo a good
thingy
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

The man who is unable to take his
own part oon ceases to have any part
to take.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

The man who wants to lose weight
Is recommended TO take care OF the
baby nights.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25

Fl am afraid Of nothing"

II am afraid or n0tn1ng.
sHuh! I'll bet you are afraid Of me-"
~And DO you consider yourself moth
lngy
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
Disseminated Against.

1T IL awful the way some men sell
their votes. How can men do such a
thing
'.That is what wonder. I never
could get more than a cigar for mine"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-07-25
An Opportunity.

'sThere is that blamed phonographm!