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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Deacon Given Plenty Of Time for Meditation

m BIRMINGHAM, Ala-"Some folks
y say that n niger won't steal" are
among the lines OF song that Is very
popular with the street corner quar-.
tets. and OF course Is sung In an iron.
zeal vein. AS matter OF fact, how.
ever. TO the casual observer at the
daily sessions Of the police court
here are few negroes who steal.
The other morning an understood,
hrown-skinned negro was arraigned
before the recorders court on a
charge OF petit larceny. He gave his
name as Charles Reader. and also in
formed John Douglas that he was a
member of tho Baptist church and a
deacon at that. The specific charge
against the diminutive Ethiopian was
the theft OF half a dozen watch fobs
The store detective stated that he
observed the defendant lingering
around the counter wherein Is dis
played an assortment Of jewelry that
fairly dagzles the eye-that Is when
the electric lights were all ablaze-
and that he further observed the ne
gro shove a watch fob on the floor
and cover It with his foot. He watch.
ed the operation repeated until no
less than half a dozen fobs. resplen-
dant with jewels that rivalled the
colors OF the rainbow. were on the
floor and covered by the ample feet
OF the little deacon.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Police Stop Shower Of Vegetables at a Feast

neighbors thought the Honey Boy
Evans troupe" had forgotten to leave
town and were having another ball
game in the vicinity. They notified
the police.
Lieutenant Sterling sent the officers
there on the run. When they knock.
ed at the door II was opened.
What's all the noise about-' asked
oliver.
We am just celebratin', amt we.
folks" said Owens.
and we sure are some celebrants,"
said one Of the women as she hurled
a bottle at the officers. II whistled
by divers ear. and tomatoes. bricks
and dishes followed. The door was
then banged shut and the two officers,
their appearance decidedly marred,
held q conference. oliver wiped the
remains OF a tomato of his face while
Mangan nurses bump on his head.
They decided to break down the door
and rush the inhabitants.
They did and after free-for-all
fight the quartet was arrested. The
wagon was called and the celebrants
rolled away. They are charged with
assault and battery. AS the Jefferies
girl is under age she will be turned
over to the juvenile authorities.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
ROOSEVELT MUST TAKE REST
Colonel to Have Absolute Quiet at
Saeamore Hill-Danger Of In
lection Is Gone.

Oyster Bay, y. Y, Oct. 24.-After
his jostling 2i-hour ride from Chica.
go. Colonel Roosevelt rested easily at
Sycamore Hill Tuesday night, al
though fretting over the quiet he must
endure in the thick OF a bristling cam.
paign. When the ex-president's physl-
clans left him they gave out this
bulletin. !mpressing their insistence
that Roosevelt devote himself to solid
rest:
Colonel Roosevelt has stood the
journey we'll, but, Of course, 10 tired.
The wound 10 still wide open and
oozlng serum. Rest and quiet are es.
sentIaI to him, to avoid possibilities
OF wound infection. He will be able
to see no one at present. While Col
cnel Roosevelt 10 extremely anxious
to take up the work Of the campaign,
we are not willing to say at this time
that that will be possible.
tSigned) Drs. Jos. A. Blake, Geo. &.
Brewer, Alexander S. Lambert and
Scurry L. Terrell.
Does the danger from infection
gravely menace him." was asked OF
DR.. Lambert.
NO, I should say the danr~r is
about gone" replied the surgeon.
But he needs watching"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
bne New York PoIiceman's Devotion to D,,tv

outy Is being kissed by strangers"
Couldn't you have escaped II you
oiant like itT' asked the court.
l was on fixed post, your honor"
groaned the youthful guardian of the
peace.
Oh" said his honor, that's devo-
don to duty!"
Yes. sir: II was like this. I was
standing there all alone about lao.
wondering where all the people were.
suddenly some one grabs me from be-
mind and two strong arms are wrapped
around my neck. The first thing I
thought, OF course, was 'gangstersl' Il
IL seemed whoever II was was trying
70 garrote me and l started to fight
for my life.
But couldn't shake of those pow
erful arms. The best could do was
to squirm around so that I faced the
assailant. And, your
honor, 1t was this lady.
Then she kissed me.and that's not
the worst of II, for by this time big
crowd had collected and women were
yelling and men we're shouting"
Mrs. Margaret Hoefiatt, who said
she was 30 and lived at 1911 Freeman
street, the Bronx. smiled sweetly but
incredulously as she paid ten dol.
lar fine. She said Geiger looked like
a truthful young officer. and she
wouldn't dispute his word. though she
didn't remember a thing about It.
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Indians Profit by carelessness.

Pierre. - Indians on the Grow
Creek reservation have found that
by industry they can make a little
ready money out of the wastefulness
of the white farmer. The Indians ask.
ed and secured permission of white
farmers of southern Hand county to
go over the fields and CLEAN the grain
which had been lost by the use of farm
machinery. The families worked and
the head OF the organization marketed
the product OF their labors, and il IS
reported that one Indian has been
bringing 10 market from ten to ffteen
bushels Of wheat per week since har.
vest through the work of his family,
and making good wages for himself
at least.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
CONDITION OF STATE BANKS.
Dakota Examiners Report One Of In
terest.

Mitchell.-From the advance sheets
of the forthcoming report of Public
Examiner Wingfeid, the condition Of
The state banks is shown to be vastly
improved over that made in the June
report, and a comparison OF the same
makes fine showing for the banks
The report Is made under the Septem.
Der call OF the national banks, and at
that date the undivided profits amount.
ed to S2,194 $3.50. with $1,846, 1878
for June. The total deposits for Sep.
TENDER are s5l,962,323.13, while In
June they were s47.934, 1851. max.
ing an increase of $4,000 The re-
serve or cash for September was ST..
393,O4G.66, and for June IL was $14..
427,3l317, due largely to the checking
accounts. The increase of the reserve
is 2i2 per cent over the former state.
ment issued. The checking accounts
also indicate fine increase, with the
September report showing s21,95O,
$1,000, and the June reports amount
ing to s1S.966, 1895.
Public Examiner Wingfeld expects
to send out the complete report of the
state and national banks in the course
Of two or three weeks. The financial
condition in the state is much improv.
ed over year ago, and with the re.
suits OF the big crop to be heard from
later in the season South Dakota g
outlook could not we'll be improved
upon.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
RYAN IS BEST GIvER
CONTRIBUTED s45o,0oo TO CAM
PAI0N IN 1904.
PERKINS Says Story Of $4,000 600 Gift
to Aid Roosevelt Ia False and
Asks That Penrose Prove Il.

washington. Oct. 23-Thomas For
tune Ryan, the multi-millionaire Dem.
ocrat. who was witness on Monday
oeiore the campaign fund investi.
gazing committee, doomed up as the
biggest campaign contributor that has
come before that inquisitorial body
Mr.. Ryan gave $3.50, 900 to the cam.
paign fund for Judge Parker in 1904,
or nearly twice the Hartman fund OF
pZ4o,00O, which the committee has
probed.
Then Mr.. Ryan trailed along with
minor" contributions to COMPRESSION.
al campaigns-he could not remember
the amounts-down to the Democratic
pre-convention fight OF 1912, when he
contributed between $4,000 and $780,.
600 to Governor Harmon and over
$4,000 to Mr. Underwood, and would
nave given to the campaign OF Gov
ernor Wilson and Mr.. Clark, but was
not approached by the managers for
these two candidates.
George w. Perkins was a belliger-
ent witness and twice had TO be
called to order by the committee, the
members OF which objected to the
manner of lecturing them. Bitterly re-
sentful of the charge made in the SEN
ate by Senator Penrose, and later
repeated by Charles Hilles, that
TWO or three millions had been spent
IN the Roosevelt pre-convention cam
paign and that this had come from
the harvester and steel trusts and
mad been underwritten by him, he ex.
claimed. angrily:
Among the long list OF unmitigated
lies throughout the campaign that
statement about the 100000 fund
perhaps ought to be placed at the top.
because II was the largest.
Il was in hopes that Senator Pen.
rose would be here. He made that
statement on the floor OF the senate
and he ought 10 be required TO prove
II; or, like gentleman, he ought TO
take II hack. There is not a sclntilla
OF truth in it from A to L."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

n, EW YoRK.-A new form of torture
III for policemen. more sinister than
raft Investigations. more painful than
rin,er wind whipping around a fixed
host and possessed OF possibilities as
Seadly as the burglars bullet. was put
So the test on placid Washington
heights the other night and described
In Harlem court the other morning
by red faced young policeman.
Facing the victim-Policeman Geiger
of the West One Hundred and Fifty
second street station-as he told Mag.
istrate House about 1t, was a hand
nome. dark haired woman. who fire.
uuently blushed and murmured I'm
possible! Oh, / couldn't have done
that"
Yes, your honor. she kissed me-"
stammered Geiger. Right out in the
middle OF Amsterdam avenue at One
Hundred and Fortieth street she kiss.
ed me, and there's nothing in the
manual that says part Of policeman's
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Favors New Referred Measures.

Watertown.-State grange at the
fourth annual session at WATERFOWL
has just elected the following state
officers for two years: Master. G. r.
Malone, Draper; overseer w. r..
Mack, Dixon; lecturer, Mrs. J. H.
Hodges, Erwin; steward. J. w. Poor.
WATERFOWL; assistant steward, p. l..
Foust. Flandreau; chaplain, Rev. r.
w. Holsaple. Mitchell; treasurer, w.
II. Wetonka; secretary. Geo. w. Dix
on. WATERFOWL; gate keeper. Guy Min
er. Brookings; Ceres. Mrs. J. w. Poor.
WATERFOWL; Pomona. Miss Amy Kelly.
Brookings Flora, Mrs. Guy Miner,
Bookings: lady assistant steward.
Mrs. w. w. VAIL, Columbia.
Resolutions were passed endorsing
the state primary law. the electric
headlight, herd and county seat laws.
and the constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the taxing of express COM
panies. A postal express law was also
endorsed. These measures will be
voted on at the coming election.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, Oct. 90
DR.. Alfred Lemon, Frank Oster and
Joseph Hobbs, all of this city, arrived
here Monday in an exhausted condi.
ton after Il three-days' battle in n
launch with storms on Lake Superior.
Benicia. Cal. Oct. 22.-Approximate-
~ S1,000,000 is the tentative estimate
of loss made Sunday by Col o. II. L.
Ruggles, commanding officer of the
Benicia arsenal. the main storehouse
Of which was burned down.
Washington, Oct 23.-Mrs. c. w.
Post, the divorced wife of the Battle
Creek millionaire food manufacturer,
was found dead in bed at the apart
ment of Mrs. Joseph Breckons, where
she had been a guest for several
days.
Coroner hewitt decided that she died
from Bright's disease. Mrs. Post was
born in Illinois and has been divorced
for eight years.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
TO IMPROVE ROADS
MEASURES BY WHICH IT rs
HOPED TRUNK LINES WILL
RECEIVE STATE AID.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol City, the Various
State Institutions and From
Many Different Parts of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-The former very prominent
legislators. who almost certainly will
be sent back this year, but who do
not desire their names to be disclosed
at this time, are working on an i'm
proved road law which will radically
change our present system. Both OF
them seek a state highway commits
sion, but differ as to its constitution.
One plan would have a commission
OF three with the state engineer as an
assistant, while the other would con-
stitute commission of three or five,
with the state auditor, attorney gener-
nj, governor, land commissioner and
state engineer as possible members.
Such a commission would be in line
with Minnesota, Iowa and other
states 1t would have advisory pow
ers over road work. and would carry
on an educational campaign, encour-
aging better road building methods
and local effort. A feature would be
a 100000 appropriation TO aid the
counties in the construction of trunk
lines, the money to be given TO the
counties In proportion TO the money
they would appropriate from local
funds.
Furthermore, the construction of
trunk lines would be pushed. At
present there are about 10000 miles
of section line road in South Dakota
and it is evident that il would take
very long time to improve It all There
is about 1000 miles Of trunk line pro-
posed at present. connecting the prin-
cipal cities. and located so that by
the Improvement of laterals and feed.
ers, practically every farmer would be
put in direct connection with these
lines. Among these is the Meridian
road, and the Sioux Falls Mitchell
Chamberlain Rapid City Deadwood:
the kings.Huron-Pierrc and west
road; and the Twin City-Aberdeen and
Yellowstone park line.
Many counties. as practically all
along the Meridian line. Brown and
Corson counties, on the north road.
and others, have already improved
their sections of the trunk line and
the commissions work would be to
continue this system.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Doane Robinson "Scein' Snakes"

Pierre.-Historian Doane Robinson,
with party were down in the south
ern part of the county last week
snake hunting" and located a mon.
ster $40 feet in length following the
convolutions, and 300 feet from head
to tail in an air line. This snake"
from the markings was the workings
of some old-time Sioux, who marked
his camp in that manner. and is sur.
rounded by evidences of early Indian
habitations. II is of stones, and lies
along the brow of BLUM on Medicine
creek, and is pronounced by those
versed in Indian lore 10 be one OF
the best specimens of that class OF
work in this part of the northwest.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

CLEVELAND. O.-While Patrolmen
~ Mangan and Oliver went to 1870
Cation court the other day to investi
gate riot call they were the target
for tomatoes. bricks, dishpans and old
shoes. thrown. police say, with sur
prisingly good aim by four colored
persons In the house. When the bonn
bardment ceased the officers placed
the quartet under arerst.
At the station they gave the names
OF Mary Redmond. flfty-three years
old; Bertha Owens. twenty-seven
years old; Mary Jefferies. fourteen
years old and Thomas Owens, thirty
nine years old. All gave their address
as 1920 Cation court.
The police say the four had q
chicken feast In the house. Dinner
started at IL o'clock. At 2 o'clock
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

Are you guilty OF attempting tc
steal the articles referred tor" ask.
cd the Judge.
All doesn't deny dat ma fut war on
dat jewellry, but hit slipped often de
counter an ali Jest couldn't 'sist Xiv
erin hit wild ma shoe"
Did the other article slip OF the
counter also?"
ledge. hit war cur'os how dem od-
ders got ter de flo dat must er bin
dar all ready an jedge. while ali stood
dar somethin came ter ma mind dat
ali had bettah put dem back on de
counter an jest as ali war pickin' dem
up all war rested"
Deacon, II is evident that you are
given TO meditation and for one Of
your peculiar talents your opportunity
for such should be increased. In or
der to give you plenty of time to re-
fleet | will assess you $50 and Is days
extra"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Finds Scales Are Crooked.

Pierre.-Gettysburg cattle shippers
are exercised over finding that the
scales over which they have been
weighing out their cattle have been
plugged to cut down weights. Recent
ly J. a. Lake. heavy shipper. brought
in n bunch. and the weights did not
look right to him, and the cattle were
driven over the scales second time
without showing a change Lake in
vestigated and found n wooden plug
so placed that the weighing table
could not settle completely down, and
after removing this weighed again.
and secured a decided increase in the
showing made by his cattle. but the
milling" they had gone through he
estimated had shrunk them to such an
extent that his loss was several hun.
dred dollars Mr.. Lake says that sew
eral years ago he found the weights
at the scale plugged with lead. and
stopped that method, but finds the
wooden plug taking its place.
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Not Before January I.

Sioux Falls.-Work on the postof.
fee building is progressing. Accord
ing to the contract which the govern.
ment has with the parties who are do.
ing the work the building should be
ready to be turned over for use on
December Is. However. II is q moral
certainty that the contractor will not
be able to comply with this clause
in the contract. Parties who have
inspected the work give ii as their
guess that the building will not be in
shape to leave the hands OF the con-
tractor before the first of January il
IL is then. 1t will require several days
after the building is turned over TO
the government to put 1t in shape for
use. There will have to be consider.
able additions in the way of furniture
and furnishings.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

A new carfew ordinance recently
enacted by the city council of Dallas
has gone into effect. II requires that
all children shall be off the streets by
$3.50 o'clock in the evening during the
winter months and by 9 o'clock during
the summer months.
Left alone. Robert, the young son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Harrington OF Wau-
bay, secured box OF matches and
proceeded to build bon fire in bed.
The mother was attracted to the
house by the boys screams. The bed
was burned up, but the boy was I'M
harmed.
c. II. Schultz. the inventor OF sub
stance which will fill automobile tires
and thereby prevent punctures, but
which he claims does not interfere
with the resiliency Of the tires. has es-
tablished a small factory at Harold
for the manufacture of his product.
Helen O'Donnell. a 3.year-old child
at Sully, was playing beneath a heavi.
ly loaded wagon when the driver. who
did not know she was about, started
his horses and the wheels passed over
the child's body. inflicting injuries
which caused her death in q short
time.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

ay in every direction, and with visor'
imagination cannot picture the ensu-
ing scene-overturned soup tureens'
diners covered with gravy. others max
ing for the door with spinach in sheir
hair. others strangling on hot coffee
suddenly swallowed as they received
an unexpected blow on the chin from
one of the pieces Of Miss Johnson's ar
t,llery-but why prolong the agony?
That Miss Johnson was fined ten
dollars and costs by Municipal Judge
Maxwell because of her temper may
ho some consolation to the walters.
-, a. is understood that customers
who since It's display have invested
generously in digestion tablets ooo-
tinue unappeased. Miss Johnson y
thirV-fve years OLD.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Registry Of State Warrants Probable

Pierre.-The report of condition OF
the state treasury at the end of Sep
TENDER shows a total Of $657, S04 I'm
the treasury at that date. of which
amount s222,7S3 was in the general
fund. This will mean that there will
not likely be free cash In the treasury
for the legislative session, but war.
rants will be registered. as the De.
cember call will not likely bring I'm
any great sum. The Irvine plant fund
is up to 100000 from receipts of fall
sales OF twine. and the game fund has
. surplus Of $30.691.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Aviator Mlssen Death.

Washington, Oct. 24"-Flung from a
speeding aeroplane and escaping in.
slant death, William Kabitzke. an
aviator. was receiving the congratula.
tons Of friends at the army aviation
field ut College Park, Nd, Tuesday.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
WashInaton Walters Strike,

Washington. Oct. 2s-Nearly 800
walters and cooks went on strike at
four hotels and one cafe here Wednes-
day night, and scores OF diners were
forced to get their meals at the small
restaurants.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Dakota Rate Suspended.

Washington.-The interstate CON-
merce commission has suspended to
next April 20 increases on lard pro-
posed by the st. Paul road between
Rapid City and Chicago and other
points.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

Mrs winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Chlldres
teething. softcns the gums, reduces infamma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c bottle.
Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Explosive Factory Blown to Pieces.

ExpIosIVe FactoTy bIoWH 20 PIeccS.
North Bay, Ont, Oct. 25.-The En-.
ergetic Explosive company's factory
Mt Haileyburg was blown to pieces
wednesday. Seven persons are known
to have been killed and the property
loss 10 heavy.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
Begins Fifth Year.

Brookings.-The three year school
OF agriculture Of the South Dakota
State college will begin its fifth year
November /, and present indications
are that there will be an increase OF
80 TO IS per cent. There are hun.
dreds OF young men and women
who are unable TO leave the farm for a
regular four year college course nine
months in the year. but who are glad
to avail themselves of this opportunity
to study during the winter months.
These young people are rapidly avail.
ing themselves Of the opportunities of.
fered them at the state college to
make a practical study of the ele.
ments OF agriculture. mechanics and
home economics.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01
OF Course.

Her husband is a self-made man.
She's sure to insist on alterations"
Transcript.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-11-01

A fool and her money frequently
marry into the nobility.