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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-10-04

f. L. Ransom, Secretary,
Hon. A. e. Hitchcock Mayor
DR.. Samuel Weir,
G. A. Silsby,
Supt. o. e. Browne,
w. Fl. Broadbent.
Prin. j. G. Lindsey, together with
The Commercial Club,
The Dakota Wesleyan University,
The Public Schools, and all other
business and educa tional interests
and all citizens of Mitchell, join In
extending most cordial invitation
to every teacher and Educator and all
others interested in education, In the
state, to attend the S. E. A. at the
Corn Palace City, Nov. 25, 26, q.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-10-04

George Nash, president 81 ~
Northern normal at Aberdeen, ~
spending : few days In this city. vi
Ing his mother and Frank. ssss.s 81 \
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-10-04
Baaket Bali Game.

The high ahool girls basketball
team met and dateated the ladies Of
the faculty last tvsek In sort Of :.
onesided game, mt cne which was
very much enjoyed " the players, and
q very good tryoutior the girls team.
They are endeavotAg TO secure !
game with Lennox iot Friday 0f this
week to be played haze. On the IL
they 60 to Centervilla. The linonp
OF the last game was aIollOws:
Faculty Miss HaIaad, forward;
Esther Hvistendahl, toward; Mn
Fadner, guard: Miss Hail, guard;
Miss Dresser center. Bessie nAinbridge
center.
High school girls--Alice Heegstrom
forward: Eloise Smith, guard: virgie
Anderson, guard: Eleanor JEFFERSON,
center; Bessie Wood, center.
Addie Harris and Gladys Kun1ert,
referees.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-10-04
sl.6o PER AHNUK.


The Leading Dem0cf attic Issue.
The Ottumwa, Iowa Courier, is
printing daily this statement Of COM
parative prices at Ottumwa and on
the Chicago market.
On September 10, 1896, after four
years of democratic administration
and under democratic Jaw, these
prices we're paid
Corn Oats
At Ottumwa lie .12
At Chicago .2la .l64
On September 10, 1912, under the
policy of protection, these prices
we're paid:-
Corn Oats
At Ottumwa rs .27
At Chicago IT "a
For the first time since 1892, the
democratic national platform this
year declares unquslifiedly for free
trade. The democrats in the House
four times voted against the repeal
OF the reciprocity treaty. The day
after the defeat OF that treaty In
Canada, the price Of wheat advanced
eight csnts on the Minneapolis mar
ket. The democrats are making the
cost of living their chief issue and
particularly pledge them solves to
reduce focd prices by forcing down
the prices u farm products a was
done from 1902 TO 1895.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09
MRS. RUTH sHlRK DEAD.
Widow Of the Late Dr.. B. Z. sn'rE
Dies Of Apoplsxy and Old Age.

Mrs. Ruth Shirk, aged SO years
widow of the late DR.. BENJAMIN +.
Shirk. a former pioneer practitioner
and old resident Of the city. died at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. E. A.
Rewey. 1861 West Church street. at
4:45 o'clock this morning. Mrs Shlrk
death was caused by old age and gen
eral debility that brought on sllsS
stroke Of apoplexy last Friday. Up to
that time Mrs. Shirk had been in quite
good health for one Of her age.
Mrs. Shirk was born in Reamstown'
Lancaster county. Pennsylvania. jan
= 1923. She celebrated her s9th an
niversary Sunday. She became the wife
OF DR.. Shirk at Reamstown in 1S+o. DIT:
and Mrs. Shirk came to this city IN
August, 1859. DR. Shir}S died Jan IS
1908. Since then Mrs. Shirk has made
her home with her daughter Mrs
Rewey. and with her son, Robert Sh1rk'
until his death. DR.. and Mrs, Shirk
Hiyed for many years at the OLD
home at 2os East Church street.
One other daughter Mrs. John Co
burn. of this city survives Mrs. Shirk.
The funeral viii be held from the
Rewey home Friday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. S. E. Ellis will officiate
and the burial will be in Riverside.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09
CLOSES LEASE FOR ROOM AD-
JOINING TO BE COMBINED
WITH PRESENT STORE.
WILL PROVIDE $500 MORE
SQUARE FEET MAIN FLOOR
Growth Of the Business, Which was
Begun Only Little Over Year Ago,
Has Been Phenomenal = New Store
Room vii Be Occupied Beginning
March I.

A lease for a term OF years was
signed Monday afternoon by ]. Levin
and Binford & Smelling for the store
room at los East Main street, adjoining
Mr.. Levin's present store. This build
ing has been occupied for several years
BY w. T. Miller. the jeweler. and Henry
Sieg, the druggist. Mr.. Levin is to
take possession of this adjoining build
ing March l, and the greater part OF
the wall dividing theses torres will be
removed so as to make one large main
floor.
It is the intention OF Mr.. j. Levin
to enlarge the dry goods department
which is now carried on the main
floor. With the extensive trade this
store has enjoyed during the past year
and the large stocks that are carried,
it was impossible at times 10 handle
the crowds in the one store room.
Mr.. Levin has built up an immense
trade during the year he has been IN
business here. The entire second floor
was added, fitted up. and transformed
into the largest cio4h and suit o"sl-
ness in Marshalltown. The balcony
has been enlarged and basement
salesroom added.
With the new Improvements which
will be completed some time in March
i, will give this store $500 square feet
more floor space on the main floor
with frontage Of forty-five feet
In this quietest time Of the year
the Levin store employs thirty sales
people and when the new improve
ments are made will give employment
to a good many more people
1t will be- interesting to know tha'
this store ID only a little over a year
old. Mr.. Levin bought out A. NJ. Par
ker Dec. I. 1910. At that time the
store hadn't had large trade as com
pared with the present time. MT
Levtn's straightforward way Of do1ne
business. which is the policy OF ms
store and buying and selling for cash
which enables him TO produce the bes
lines in the country at right prices
have made the store what it is today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09

land, the Drake athlete, a member or
the 1901 team, was murdered several
years ago at Mount Ayr, during quar-
rel.
Frank Billings killed his wife and
ended his own life at Des Moines six
or seven years ago.
History Of Men Interesting.
The history of many of the runners
shown in the above picture is interest
ing.
Harry Ball, leader of the 1901 team,
has followed the track for years. He
was in the city last summer and Is re-
ported to have enlisted in the United
States navy recently.
Maurice Cumrnil' gs is a resident or
this city and is working at the painters
trade.
James Ellis. former Marshalltown
boy. is bartender at Des Moines.
Frank Brown is now a Pinkerton de-
tective in Denver. Colo.
Walter Boyle is working at the
blacksmith trade at Beaman.
Joe Sanderson, leader of the 19oV
team. when last heard from, was at
Litchfeld, III.
Greene, who was a utility man on me
1900 team, came from Greene. Iowa
but his present residence is not known.
MAYNARD Penquite is an attorney and
/ is MAYOR of Colfax-
( Guy Holmes dropped from view after
leaving the city and nothing is known
of his present occupation or his place
of residence.
( Bud" schermerhorn, leader Of the
1899 team. was recently in DeKalb Ill.
members of the local fire department
having received letters from him. He
was a mem her of other fast hose teams
in Iowa and Illinois.
Robert Buchwaid is a member Of the
local fire department.
Tommy" Robinson was, until
short time ago, employed as miner
near ColfaX.
Nate" Littleton, trainer OF the Pierce
team, is papehanger by trade and Is
now living in California.
Roy F'etters is a resident OF this city
Claude Pigman is captain OF Com
pany No l. of the local fire depart
ment. Pignan was coupler OF thf
Pierce team and at Muscatine, in 1898
set state record which has never
been equaled. He made the coupling
from a f1fty-foot run in 4 1-5 SECONDS
He won the coupling contest at Mis-
souri, Valley in 1899, at CEDAR Raplu'
in 1900, and at Marshalltown In 1901
), Knight, one of the fastest short dis
. lance men in the game. known thruou
. the west as the kansas Cyclone. Ii
, living in Indiana, where he is caring 10
his aged father. It is claimed tina
Knight had no superiors at fifty yards
Most Of the men in the above pictur
were mem bers of the three champion
ship teams Other runners who wer
members of the teams of 1899 or l9o
: were Holland, Blankley, steve" Jes
t sup and "Tate" Buchwald.
, Blankley is now in England. wher
} he has been racing for several years
Jessup was one of the "old timers II
, the Iowa meetings and was once cap
. tain of the famous Chaplin team OF Tn
g ion. He now lives on farm nea
e Bangor.
r OF the team leaders there was lfttl
s choice when they We're In their prime
e Schernerborn won the leaders race a
t Missouri Valley in 25 2-5 seconds. tn
e distance was $50 yards. Sanderson VIC
: second place at Cedar Rapids, and Ba
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09

In it's palmy days, before the paid
! department furnished the feature races
at the state freneU's tournaments, hose
racing was one OF the most popular
sports OF the middle west. Scores of
professional and amateur sprinters
found a summers occupation on the
! tracks, some running with several
/ teams in as many states during the
season. Some of these men had college
records. some claimed marks of 10 tiaS
; or even better. AS q rule they engaged
in the sport for the money there was
in it. but despite the professionalism
(! hose racing held a firm grasp on The
sport loving public for years.
With the advent OF the paid depart
ment in the smaller towns interest in
hose racing gradually subsidized, until
today but few teams compete at the
annual tournaments, and the spirited
rivally OF ten or fifteen years ago is
absent.
The old professional hose racer lost
a job when the horse was substituted
in the smaller towns to pull the hose
cart. In some cases he became pro-
fessional fireman or sought some other
occupation. a few stuck to the racing
game and in some known instances
old sprinters of the Iowa tournaments
became implicated in the fake racing
conducted by the Mabray gang.
Marshalisown Team Was Notable.
OF the many great running teams
that engaged in the tournaments IL
Iowa in former years perhaps the mos
notable was the Frank G. Pierce run
ming team of this city. This organiza
ton won the state cham pionship three
years in succession, lowered the STATE
record, and established a mark tina
{ was unbroken for years. The team wa
composed of some OF the fastest mel
of the central west and was undoubt
j. eddy one of the most perfect machine!
: that ever rolled a cart over the cinde
path.
The Pierce team first won the stat
I, belt at Missouri Valley in 1899. il
33 is seconds; annexed it for the sec
ond time at Cedar Ra pids the follow
. ing year when the state record wa
broken, the time being 81 4-5: and wo!
for a third time in this city in 1901
when the record of 1900 was equaled
OF the three teams the 1901 aggrega
: ton was probably the best, and fa
" the competition been stronger a still
lower record would undoubtedly hav
{ been established.
!: The F. C. Pierce running team ha
4 been discussed by followers Of sport
, for years but few today recall tn
e names of the individual members o
y know what has been their lot in lif
= since the team was disbanded for tn
/, last time. when they we're disbarre
from further participation in stat
races after winning the belt for tn
third consecutive time.
: End Of Two Tragic.
: Recently an authority on athletic
and the college athlete stated tina
t athletics improved the mind and til
morals, and that the college boy win
took part in athletics was better stu
dent and better man than his mat
who did not engage in athletic sport
u While this may be true Of the colles
athlete il was not true OF the hos
d racer. The men who pulled the cart fc
IS Marshalltown in 1899 to 1901, We're 6
I'd fine bunch Of athletes as could hay
s. been found in the entire country, 'bl
= the history of several since that tim
g has been tragic. Homer CCap.O Ho
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09
won the event in this city in 1901 In
25 4-5. but he was not pushed to win.
Fields Was q Whiriwind.

won the event in this city in 1901 In
Fields Was a Whiriwind.
Old hose racers Of this city still
the fastest sprinters in the country in
his time, or perhaps of all times. Many
stories are told OF his prowess on the
cinder pathway, one OF the most In
tcresting being an account Of his effort
to meet Duffy, the worlds champion,
who set mark OF 3-5 for the cen
fury. Fields was confident he could de-
feat the great Georgetown Splinter and
went east under an assumed name, -
an amateur runner, to get chance at
the world beater. His am bition was
bout to be realized when Duffy was
tipped off that Fields was pro" and
was working under an assumed name.
The match was ca lied off and Fields in
his Disappointment threw his running
clothes into the river.
At Des Moines last year a new state
mark was hung up. but members OF the
old Pierce team would bet dollars to
doughnuts that the old 1900 or 1901
team could have run rings around"
anything entered. The record Of last
year was established under ideal cir
cumstances and doubtless the old
Pierce organiza ton could have lowered
thei- mark under such advantageous
conditions.
But despite later performances the
follower Of the racing game can not be
convinced that hose teams Of the pres
ent day are to be classed with such or
paniza ffons az thOSe which represented
Corning. Grinnell. Harlan. Missouri
Valley and Marshalltown in the palnly
days Of the sport. and of these. Mar
shalltown established her right to first
| rank by reason Of her three victories
and the state record she hung up for
others TO shoot at.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09

in THE Merry Widow" few seasons
ago. He became prominent in the
Merry Widow" role, yet in his present
vehicle it is claimed that he is AFFORDED
wider scope for his talents than IN
the former success.
Mr.. Damerel is former professional
baseball player. having played Tor sew
eral seasons with the Grand Forks, ~
D., team.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09
MRS. j. S. PERRY DEAD.
Long Suffering Ends in Death OF we'll
Known Woman Of County.

Death at 1915 this forenoon relieved
the long suffering which Mrs. james
s. Perry has undergone during period
OF many months, due to cancer. Mrs.
Perry has been sufferer from the DIS
ease for fourteen years, and dur,hS
that time has undergone five surgical
operations In hope Of arrest1ns ire
disease. For eight months she has net
been able to lie down, and since oc-
fober has been confined to her nome
continuously. Her suffering has been
borne with wonderful fortitude.
Mrs. Perry was born Alice Josephine
Simpson in Vienna township April %.
1856, being a daughter Of the late Mi.
and Mrs. Thomas Simpson. She be-
came the wife OF James S. Perry ut
the Vienna township home March 80
1882. Mr. and Mrs. Perry spent the
first year of their married life at AL
bfon. and then moved to Gilman
where they remained ten years. coming
to this city in 1898. Aside from her
husband Mrs. Perry is survived by two
sons, Elgin Thomas Perry, who is now
at Titusville, Pa, and Earl Joseph Per
nv. OF this city. Three brothers ana
three sisters also survive, in the per-
SONS Of John Thomas Simpson, wht
4 makes his home with his sisters fam
lily; George A. Simpson. Of Stoddard
Neb.; ". L. Simpson, of Fresno, CAL
Mrs. Edward Smith, Of Chicago: Mrs
Lottie Brown, of Beaman; and Mrs
Rebecca Cunningham, Of Wood Lake
Neh.
Mrs. Perry was an earnest christ1a
Z woman, and was a member of tn
Methodist Episcopal church OF thi
e.1fv She was also a member of Mar
sl,aIl Rebekah lodge, No. 40.
The funeral will be held from tn
residence, sos North First avenue
4 T6ursday Afternoon at o'clock,
16aree Of Rev. 8. E. Ellis. assisted b
1 ~. Frank N. Wheeler.
, 1912-10-19
Trr n~slation.
Publicatio

u is hereby made known, that the qnaran-
- tine, imposed under the 18th July &C.
against Trinidad for plague, has been raised
from the 18th inst. as far as persons are
concerned, while all the precautionary mea-
sures now in force for the prevention OF
landing of rats from the said island are still
TO be maintained.
Government Secretary's Office, 81. Croix,
4he 18th October, 1912.
BAUMANN.
, 1912-10-19
DINGS
or THE.
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR 81. CROOK.

nm FRIDAY the 4th October 1912 at : pm.
~ the Colonial Council held an e%Xtraor-
binary Meeting, convened by Government.
Bird Grown Member dean Petersen) had
notified his inability of attending tins
and the next meeting on account OF has
absence from the Island for about 4 months.
Further was absent Bird Member for FIRE.
deriksted Country District (Blackwood)
His Excellency the Governor (Helweg-
Larsen) and His Honour the Governments
Secretary (Baumann) attended the Meeting.
The Chairman (Stahenlaan) read the com
munications since last meeting.
Letter from Government, No. 1868, of
27th ult, requesting the Chairman to call
the Council to an Extraordinary Meeting
on Friday the 4th October a.c. for the dis
cussion of the following matters brought
in by Government.
n. Draft of Ordinance concerning the
establishment of n Fund for the expert
ment Of Building and Management Of a
Public village in st. CroiX."
b. Draft of Additional Money Bill to
the Budget for the Municipality Of st.
Croix for the Financial Year from 1st April
1912 to 31st March 1913.
sui Item XVI. Unforeseen Expenses, is
granted:
A. dynnce for dcfrayjng Of expenses
IN connection with Investigations con-
corning the procurement for account Of
st. Croix Immigratioulund Of a Motor
Plough to be used in St. Croix, mp
to-, ........ FIRES. $500 90
These matters are on the Order Of the
Day.
DO. from do, No. 1880, of 30th ult. to
the Council forwarding a letter from the
Prison Commission of Christiansted with
offers of lease of the Public grass pieces
east and south Of the Town.
Do. from do, No. 1856, of LIST inst, to
the Chairman, forwarding q copies of
Draft of Ordinance concerning the esta-
blishmeut of Il Fund for the experiment
of Building and Management of a Public
village in St. Croix", and II copies of Draft
of Additional Money Bill to the Budget
for the Municipality of st. Croix for the
Financial Year from LIST April 1912 to the
3lst March 1913.
Sub Item Y VI. Unforeseen Expenses,
is granted:
AS advance for defraying of expenses in
connection with Investigations concerning
the procurement for account of ST. Croix
Immigrationsfund of a Motor Plough to
be used in st. Croix, up to. .Frcs. $500 90
The minutes of the last meeting were
read.
4th Crown Member (Rubner-P PETERSEN
called attention to a mistake about the
foreign languages in the Danish High
Schools being English and French, but
should be English and German; this cor
rection was made.
, 1912-10-19
Beke dtgorelse e.

Vet bekendtgores herved at den under
% 18de JUL Ia, for B~yldepest anlagte
Karantene mod Trinidad fra den IL Dis.
at regne er oph@vet for saa vidt angaar
Personer, hvorimod samtlige de Forholds-
regler som fo' Tiden iagttages til Forhin-
dring at Indforelse af Rotter herlil fra den
n@vnte o, fremdeles vile vere at iagttage.
Guvernements Secretariatet, st. Croix,
den Tide October, 1912.
BAUMANN.
, 1912-10-19

The Members tacitly gave their permits
sion that a photo was taken of the Council,
Item 1.
introduction of and 1st Discussion on
Draft of Ordinance concerning the e3-
Enlistment Of a "Fund for the expert
ment of Building and Management
of a Public village in St. Croix"
The Draft reads thus:
, 1912-10-19
DRAFT or

concerning tie frmlng ofa "FWnd
for ON experiment wiM the erectlo"
and management Of public vtlIaJ e
IN St. CrOlT.
, 1912-10-19

The Government of the Danish West In
dian Islands is authorized to use an amount
of Frcs. 100000 of the means belonging
to the St. Croix Immigration Fund for the
forming Of a 'Fund for an experiment with
the erection and management of a public
village in st. Croix."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-15

ard L. Davis, former generalsales
manager of American Tin Plate
Company, at Steel Trust dissolu-
ton hearing.
Steubenville, Off 1 am
again elected president, l will try
to administer the government in
the interest of the plain people"
Roosevelt, trying to hook up
that $4,000 job.
The great question is; does
Theodore know how to admins
ter the government in the inter
ests of the plain people?
Hartford, COMM order to
get Mary La Croix to love him,
John ]. Weaver injected 'love po-
ton" into her arm with hypo-
derrnie syringe. Any injecting
John does in the next six months
VIII be done from the county jail.
Strassburg, Germany Kaiser
Wilhelm has warned people of
Alsace-Lorraine that unless they
behave themselves and quit max
ing eyes at France, he'll take
away their constitution and make
the territory a mere province of
Prussia.
This explains the great demon
stration of military aeroplanes
under war conditions" made by
Germany on-the French frontier
of Alsace Lorraine yesterday.
Washington.-Ge George K. Baer,
president Philadelphia & Read
ir1o p r cr1h0oenaed to a0oaor
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-15

flict every monied gink called be-
fore an investigating committee
or court.
San Francisco.-Court of APP
peals has ordered superior court
to quash 80 indictments against
Abe Ruef, convicted Boss of San
Francisco" Abe wants to get
out of prison so he can publish
the story of his life, and get back
at some of the white-collar crooks
of San Francisco who stood by
while he was sent to the peniten-
tiary.
Wellsville, O.-Taft, Roosevelt
and Ringlings circus-making
three of a kind-entertained peo-
pie here yesterday. The circus
and the side shows were we'll pat
ron1Zed-
Washington.-Geo. S. Wilson,
manager, and Forrest Moores,
teller, Stamford Trust Co., ar
rested. Depositors out $4,000.
Springfield, 1.-two extra
sessions of legislature now rum
ming are nearing their end.
Thank the Lord for small mer-
cies! These two extra sessions
that have been breezing around
Springfield, have been costing us
people an awful lot of good
money.
York, Pa.-One hour before
she became mother, Mrs. Edward
Anthony, d, fired shot into her
braac+ met ,bov1a heart Pabxy
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
! delicious lunch and all had 3 good

q delicious lunch and all had q good
time. q
Ephraim Larson Of haywood died
last week from pneumonia. Dr..
Phelps of Milaca had been attending
him. +.
Earl DeHart's smiling countenance
has not been seen in this locality for
an indefinite length of time. Hope il
won't be long before he reappears.
A pleasant surprise was given Miss
Selma Sandquist last Saturday even.
ing. it being her twenty-first birthday
anniversary. Dancing was the CHIEF
amusement of the evening. A bounte.
Gus lunch was served at midnight and
all enjoyed themselves immensely.
Miss Sandquist was the recipient OF
many pretty gifts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-02-22
6bo Farm Preside.
Gleanings by Our Country
C0Preannndenra
SILVER LAKE.

".r4a SILVER LAKE.
81. Mott went to Iowa and other
points with potatoes last week.
Harold Mudgett of Hayland was in
this neighborhood on Tuesday.
We hear that George Patten, sr., in
tends starting for Florida next week.
I. Mudgett went to Minneapolis on
Tuesday to attend the auto show at
the auditorium. -
S. W. Williams is hauling ice and
since the thaw the roads are so bad
that he is not having very good luck.
Eva Ross was visiting Grace
Moody on Sunday and she and Grace
called on Mrs. I. Mudgett in the AFTER
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. John Thoma
also visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Mudgett.
Grace Moody's brother, Garlic, was
here and stayed over night last Fri
day at the Lowell home and Sunday
Edna Lowell came up to visit for a
few days. She is having some dental
work done.
Chas. Whitney has bought the
Schiel place and moved into this
neighborhood last Monday. We are
very glad to have Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
ney for neighbors. Empty houses are
not good to look at.