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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21

for themselves. The skunks and foxes
have to be confined in wire fences, and
this has been done. The skunks are
the black, striped variety, and the
pelts fetch a good price, those en-
tirely black selling as high as $6 apiece
while those with but small stripe
bring nearly as much those more
striped selling for less. There are
now about fifty skunks on the farm, all
of which are in apparently thriving
condition.
The male skunk is a polyGamlst.
The animals live In holes i'll the SrouAI
in the winter, and one male will live
with seven or eight females. If an
other male attempts to enter the same
hole there is a lively fight, and tn"
| stronger male occupies the W1nieT
home, while tho weaker must get out
and find a ncw habitat for himself. y
female skunk Will give birth to seven
or tlSHN SpthE1 NHl!'hN w. = : ''''' ''''
as the animals are hardy and easily
kept, they multiply rapidly,
/ The Mrssrs Tiffany feel Nh" skunk
] industry will prove q pr0titaRh' ne III
time and arc not II all dsc"urA' j
With their experiment with lii~ fur
bearing animal so far. Tho .ushraI
is exceedingly prolific, and appears II
l,v doing we'll in The waters nf the lax,
OH the farm. \ good muSkrai pet
brings It cents. ana as There = no *
ponsp connected with I"pdlu@ Ih"m
the muskrat industry is rrac1ica''r ~
profit.
j Tn" rxIerimont with red foxes has
net so far. rrIycd SO ru"rutJsi- =
The red FOX is mon"2anist, ca.j
Nair selecting a habNu 81 its own
Two lirtnrs OF puppies are usual''
born each year, Numbering five or six
ANA tic pclt Of fulI grown fox sv'H
for $l4 or 81 the Tiffany brother
started with five pairs of rcd foxes
lut they made the mistake o! fredini
the animals too heavily, and they b"
came TOO fat and failed 10 increase
This mistake will be avoided his year
and they look for as good success will
the foxes as they are having with tn
siunks and muskratS. IN attempt II
raise mink did not result encouraging
", the animals being, apparently, to-
delicate for the South Dakota climate
The brothers are carrying on tn
raising Of the fur-bearing animal
largely as an experiment, to start wit
and are farming the portion Of tn
half section not now given over to tn
skunks, foxes and muskrats, but the
are confident their plan is practic;
BILE and will prove profitable, and the
will extend their operations as fast 2
good Judgment dictates.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21
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made

made,
Most Of the settlers will arrive sew
3eral days before the dates set for,
them to make their selections, as it
sw;ill not only give them an opportunity
to look over the land, but will avoid
any possibility Of their being delayed.
They must make their selection on
the day set or they viii lose all rights
under their number. The names Of
those drawing numbers will be called
at the hour set by the department and
in case any person does not respond
to his number. his name will be call
ed again In the evening after all Of
The other numbers set for that date
have been called, n any one does
not ppear at that time he loses his
right. to any AZ advantage under his nun.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21
STRAWS SHOW DIRECTION OF
The WIND.

Centerville S. D., Feb. 2S.--A straw
vote has been taken in this city by the
editor of the Viborg Enterprise Blank;
ballot forms We're distributed and each
voter marked his own ballot, without
being subjected to the influence of
any person, and sentit in to the news
paper. In Centerville 1874 ballots were
marked, with the following result:
For President Of the United States
| tRepublican) Roosevelt Is; LaFollet-
te, Sd; Taft, IA; Cummins, 2; Demo
cratic) Wilson, 8; Bryan, 7; Clark, l.
| For United States Senator Repub-
llican) Richards, 81; Gamble, II; Ster-
ling, %; Grigaby, (Democraticl
Pettigrew, 10.
For Governor Republican, Egan
1S3; Byrne, 10; Gull, 4; Van osdel, 4
4 tDemocratic) Wickham, 8; johnson,
4 %. Pierre Capitol Observer.
EGAN's LONG LEAD.
The long lead attained in the first
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21
Land Drawing to
Open ON April Is

Murdo, S. D., Mar. 20.--As the time
approaches for the filing on home
steads in Melletle and Bennett coun-
ties the prospective homesteaders are
taking much interest in the conditions
in this part Of the state and the offic-
ers Of he Murdo Commercial Club are
kept busy answering the questions ot
those who expect to move here,
In order that more favorable wealth
er and better roads might be more
Elikely to be encountered during the
| filing, the commencement has beea
postponed from April /, as was at
! first announced, to April Is, after
which date those who drew numbers
last fall will appear at White River on.
1.-The day assigned to their particular
number and select their land.
White River is a new town situated
In the geographical center of Mel:
Ilette county and is the county seat Of
that county. There is no railroad
into the town, the nearest railroad
point being Murdo on the Chicago
A milwaukee, & ST, Paul road, which is
LIS miles due north The nearest
town on the Chicago g. Northwestern
road ! is Winner, which is IS miles
I southeast Of White river Since
/ Mnrdo is the nearest point it is. to be
expeoted that the greater part Of the
traffic will come this way and already
j the hotels, restaurants, liYeries, gar
lagos and private owners Of AUTOMOBILE
Eel; are beginning to prepare to care
4 for the crowds and a number OF out
h side parties have sent word that they
A Twill be here with cars so that there
xviii be no shortage Of facilities for
caring for people 4 Already some are
d beginning to come out and viii spend
the next month looking over the land
& SO that they may be in readiness to
make their selections with d good
knowledge Of the land on which they
3 are filing.
Parties are given 5 days in which
to complete their filing, after making
I q selection, and III case they decide
sEnot 10 file on the tract selected they
lido not lose their homestead right, hui
merely forfeit their adyantage BY rea
tson I'll the number drawn. Filing MAY
4 5A.A
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21
Aberdeen Men Have
Started New Industry

Aberdeen, March 20.-Somethi.l 5
over a year ago, Tiffany brothers, pro-
prietors of an Aberdeen laundry, who
own half.section of land twenty-five
miles from Aberdeen, in Brown county,
started to raising skunks, muskrats
and red foxes for their fur. Realizing
the enterprise was but an experiment,
they started on a small scale, but are
now more than satisfied that there is
good money in the proposition There
is a good sized lake on the tract, on
which wild rice grows plentifully, pro
viding an ideal home and foraSh
ground for the muskrats, and numbers
of them were turned loose to foraGa
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21
taken the contents 81 three boxes. q

taken the contents Of three boxer. Is
was relieved. have had no trouble
to amount to anything SINCE then.
Whenever my kidneys become dis:
ordered, 4 take Doan's Kidney Pills|
and they soon fix me up in good shape.
For sale by all dealers Price Soc.
FOSTER ilburn Co. Buffalo, New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan' ana.
take no other. 40
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21
CAN YOU As M oRE
our Money Back for the Asking
Promise Nothjn

We are SO confident that NJ can
furnish relief fol, Ind digestion and ays !.
pepsia that we promise to supply the
medicine free Of al cost to evers oIls
who uses III accord ms TO directions
who Is not perfectly satisfied with the
results we eSact no promises ana
but Eo one under an obi ation what,
ever Surely nothing could pc fairel'
are located right here where you
iiiy,se, and onr. repist ID don should be SUE
iiciant assurance Of The genninenass
~ our offer. 'E|IS q n
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21

II is reported that Mr.. Byrne Will
not make speaking campaign. Per-
baps he is depending on Basford's in
surauce statement wave of sympathy,
which will soon be moving across the
state in the direction of the neWspa-
per publishers. Pierre Capital Jour
nal
Geo. W. Egan. candidate for COVER
nor, subject to the will Of the republi-
can voters at the June primary, spoke
10 a lul house at Sisseton last Friday.
lie is a forceGul speaker and during his
stay made many friends " no will vote
for in next june lie is the strongest
candidate in the field and no doubt
win be elected He will speak in
pcrvor some time ,hJs spring-Peev,
or rilot.
50 far y, We have been able to OF
serve, tive only "sn-m roller operar
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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21
BARKER A CANDIDATE

w, are glad to see in the press no.
,t,.., sent out from WatertoWn, South
N,&ola, that our old friend, f. NJ Bar
/, had decided to stand, before the
lunr primaries. for the nomination al
~ hands Of tho republicans, as "a
..4HAidate FOR the LEGISLATURE from
udin2,on county. ltalker is brainy,
" Aoiesouled, excellent fellow, fearless,
h';,ve and honest.
Nv acquaintance with the people Of
ellington county gives me implicit
confidence that they will select Mr.
barker and in doing so they will ha
rendering a service to the state, be
.use Barker is the kind Of Il man
shat every county should send to the
Legislature, if they want 10 cut off the
graft and expense which the politi-
clans for the last ten years have been
!lIng up on the taxpayers.
Barker is thinker as we'll as an
actor and if elected will do his duty,
REGARDLESS of any outside influence.
Without suggesting anything to the
voters of Codington county, we yet
express the firm opinion that he will
win easily. American Republic, Egan'r
Paper.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-03-21

Hon. Geo w. Egan, of Sioux Falls,
republican candidate for governor has
been delivering two speeches every
day for the past three weeks. He is
making clean and dignified cam
paign and is going out over the state
alone in the interest of his candidacy
and will keep this up until he has
/ made a complete speaking tour OF
every county in the state. He and his
| friends-true friends-as he has no
other, are very pleased with his great
! meetings and the cordial manner in
/ which he is being received by the
i people everywhere he goes. How diff
4 ferent from two years ago when the
politicians of the astte had the gate:
of every city and many of the smaller
towns barred against him. Mr.. Egan's
4 strength this year is four times tina
what it was two years ago, when fol
4 two days his nomination was conceed
ed and his victory was sent broadcas
( over the country when suddenly the
scenes were shifted and Gov. Vesse,
Twas awarded the nomination. This
year the republican voters of Soutl
/. Dakota are going to see to it that hi:
q opponents will not get close to him t,
q have any show of defeating him (
week or two after the primaries or,
over. His nomination is as certain
as anything can be in politics. Les
4 lterNille Leader.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
Close DEA|, FOR
FARM CODIGaiiii::;;:e::: It,: e.:
ALL DETAILS WORKED OUT AT
A TOUR-HOUR MEETING
LAST NIGHT.
SIGN CONTRACTS FRIDAY
Meeting of General Committee and
Interested Persons Called for
Friday Afternoon.

After committee meeting that
lasted until midnight Il was definite
ly announced that Tulsa VIII be the
meeting place for tho International
Dry Farming Congress IN October.
1913. At a four-hOur meeting be-
tween the local committee and the
committee in charge Of locating the
congress all details were !roned out
satisfactorily to both sides and the
formal contracts will be signed Fri
day. Secretary Burns Of the con-
gress Will open Offices noxt Monday
and at once begin his publicity work
that will last for the next year
Tho local committee that met with
the three special committeeman So
lccted to make a choice Of conv.n-
ton city and Secretary Burns Of the
congress was composed OF {, A. San
derson, r. j. White, Cyrus Avery and
Eugene Lorton. A meeting OF the
days ago and all citizens Interested
has been called for Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Commercial club.
At this meeting formal contracts VIII
te signed and sub committees Will be
appointed to look after the various
ends Of the matter.
Under the arrangement made last
night, the convention will cost Tulsa
$4,000. twenty-five thousand dol
lars was the contract price but $lO,-
600 of this will be raised outside Of
the city from the railroads and other
corporations. Ways and means Of
raising the necessary $4,000 will be
discussed at Fridays meeting
Secretary Burns was enthusiastic
last night about the next meeting Of
the congress, lie declared that TWEEN
ty-two foreign counties including ev-
cry province of Canada will be rep
resented at the ten day session to
be held here next October,
Mr.. Burns arrived in the city yes
terday and will at once begin work
on his publicity campaign that will
carry the name and fame Of Tulsa
to every corner Of the earth in the
next ten months. The amount of Ad-
vertising that Tulsa Will receive from
this campaign could not be purchased
with Il halr million dollars In any
other way.
In securing this. the largest con-
vention ever brought to Oklahoma,
Tulsa had to enter into competition
with both oklahoma city and Musko-
gee. How Tulsa stands in relation
to her sister cities is readily seen by
her ability in landing this gigantic en-
tcrprise.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
Tulsa to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Day in Many Different Ways

made this morning 20 gNo ,hcm n
turkey dinner todny G, h, Buchnor
Of tho Y, NJ. G, A.. IL hopeful Of find
ing somo way TO bring cheer TO those
unfortunatos.
Football, always Rt tho Eonlth of
its power on this day, will have an
inning in Tulsa, AZ o'clock this
afternoon Kendall college and Tulsa
high school will meet at tho South
Main street field in their annual In
ter-oity championship clash.
Tonight the Tulsa city basketball
league will be opened with throo
strong games at the leagues hand
somely appointed now court at Fourth
and Main,
The Hyechka club will give a .e-
cital at the Grand opera house to-
night, with Harry Evans, the noted
English baritone as the feature attr1c-
tion.
The courthouse and city hall will DO
closed all day. There Will not be any
session Of tho municipal court this
morning although the fun forco OF
policemen will bo kept on duty.
At noon today the city prisoners
viii be treated to h turkey dinner by
chef Ben Hurley
Most all the business houses VIII be
closed during the day with the rN-
coptlon Of the drug stores ana cigar
shops.
The thcaters have nearly all plan
ned special Thanksgiving programs
and are looking for their usual hlg
patronage that comes ON this holl-
day.
The city schools will be- dismissed
for the day.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
Wont adjourn COURT
FOR THANKSGIVING
TRIAL OF SNEED WILL CONTINUE
REGARDLESS OF POIr
ITICS.

FORT WORTH. Tex. Nov. 27.-An
effort to discredit the testimony of
W. II. Atwell. United States district
attorney for the northern district OF
Texas, and n witness in the trial OF
John Beall Sneed for the killing Of
Captain A. G., Boyce In this city las,
January. was made by the defense to.
day, when a number OF witnesses were
put on the stand and testified that
he had said that "Sneed and Bowman
tSneed's brother-in-law) had gone to
the hotel TO get their grips
Hugh Dalby. of Arlington. testified
that he was on the interurban car
on which Atwell went to Dallas, and
heard him telling OF the killing and
that he said then that "sneed and
Bowman had gone for their grips"
Rev. d. c. limbaugh. Unitarian
minister. was the witness who lestl-
fled 10 having seen Atwell go into
the front door OF the hotel, with two
other men a moment before the shoot
ing and heard HIM say, that's what
they all say"
over protest OF counsel for the de.
fense. the court admitted testimony
Of Billy" More, proprietor Of the no.
tel in which Captain Boyce was shot,
to the effect that the wounded man
had said he knew he was going to die
John w. Covey. who rode in the
ambulance with the wounded man,
was permitted to tell OF the conversa-
tIon.
do you know who this Is ?" Covey
asked. and Captain Boyce had replied,
Yes, Covey." That he asked Captain
Boyce II he knew who had shot MIN,
and that the reply had been, "Beall
Sneed shot me-" and that when asked
If there had been any words, tho
wounded man said, NO"
Captain Boyce, according to the
witness. asked where the doctor was
and was told he had gone on to the
hospital, and then had said
Il know he can't do me any good.
but he might stop these pains"
Judge swayne then announced he
would hold court Thanksgiving day
and was willing to pay the expense
Of the jury's dinner.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
BULL MOOSE LEADER
CHARGED With MURDER
ALNA MCDONALD CHARGED
WITH KILLING 4 MAN
IN Ell RENO.

Ell RENO. Ok, Nov. 27.-(Spe-
ciaD-Alva Mcdonald, state chair
man of the progressive party. is un-
der arrest. charged with murder as a
result # a fight with A. T Marsh,
an attorney. at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
the outcome of which was Marsh
died from the wounds received.
Marsh accosted on the street an
old soldier named Morris and re-
auested the loan of fifty cents which
was offered. Mcdonald appeared at
this juncture and asked the soldier
IL that was the last fifty cents he
had. Receiving an affirmative an
swor. Mcdonald struck Marsh in the
face, saying you are the biggest
thief In the country" knocking him
to the pavement.
The conclusion crushed Marsh
skull and he was carried into a
butcher shop where he recovered suf-
ficlently to wash his head and was
taken to the police station ana thence
To the hospital where he died We'd
nesday night at 500.
Mcdonald was arrested and placed
under $500 bond. Marsh was a So
clallst and forty-five years old and
married. Following the fall Of Marsh,
Mcdonald SISTED him to his feet and
carried him into the butcher shop and
went to the hospital He sat at his
bedside until II o'clock Wednesday
night. At that hour Mcdonald him
self fainted and afterward was placed
in Jail without bond.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
viii today commemorat

VIII today colnmemorht .
a.. %, day IN tho most extern
siye mH. IN her history.
Athletic contests, church exercise.
free dlnnors to tho poor and general
holiday in all limos Of business will
mark tho Observance Of tho national
holiday In this city
At 1880 o'clock this morning tho
protestant churches OF the city will
unite In u general Thanksgiving day
service az lhe First Christian church,
corner OF Boulder and Fourth
The Episcopal church will hold its
usual Thanksgiving service In tho
church edifice at Fifth and Cincln-
natl this morning, while the First
Church Of Christ, Scientist, will oh
serve tho day with services IN the
courthouse,
At noon. Of course, there will he
elaborate Thanksgiving dinners In
hundreds Of Tulsa homes.
Ensign Hickman, in charge II the
local Salvation Army corps will this
morning begin the distribution Of tur.
keys and other appropriate Thanlls-
giving yiands to the poor. There viii
be enough dinners. it is thought, TO
furnish all the needy families in the
city. Persons desiring to accept "
tho Salvation Army's hospitality
should call at the Citadel on West
Second street this morning, as t Will
be impossible TO deliver all OF the
dinners.
At the Tulsa County hospital, near
the fair grounds. ten inmates VIII
not have a very cheerful Thanksglv-
ing. unless some arrangements are
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
NJ Women On scandal case Jnr,.

pGTTSBURG. kns. Nov 27.-On
the plea that.it would bee 'uusallaur'
to allow women 20 sit On the r''l.
nine women Jurors cmpanneled yoa-
terday in what Is known here as Tho
"Enoch Arden case. were released
today In the court Of Justice Pomeroy
and a jury entirely III men empaneled
The case Is one In which Antoine
Bognu charged Antoine Grover with
improper attentions to Mrs Bognu
This IS a mean case for anyone tu
handle" states Attorney Morris said
and es gallant men. we should MT
ask ladies to Try it,"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
White THANKSGIVING
FOR THE Southland
HEAVY SNOW FELL TiltOttll-
OUT THE SOUTH YES
TERD\Y.

Snow fell yesterday over an area
OF the southern states extending from
the Texas panhandle 20 Central Geor-
gia and last night the south felt tho
effects of a sudden drop in tempera-
ture with prospects Of colder weather
today. At Vlcksburg, Miss, the
snowfall was the first ever recorded
there in November and It was the
heaviest on record at Jackson, Miss,
At Atlanta. Ga. the snow began II
fan shortly after noon and storm
ragged for several hours. AT fe"
places did the white mantle remnin
long. in many cases previous rains
being responsible for the snow melt
ing as soon as It touched the earth
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28

Los ANGELES, Nov. 21.-Ar
absence Of heavy wagers is notice.
able on the eve Of the fight tomorrow
between Joe Mandot Of New Orleanl
and Joe Rivers Of Los Angeles. both
OF whom aspire 10 highest honors I'm
the lightweight class through a meet
Ing with the winner Of the wolgast.
Richie fight tomorrow In san Fran,
cisco.
Mandot remains the favorlte at 10
to Z. Some bets were made at 10 70
g. Both contenders were safely un-
der the stipulated rlngslde weight n
1873 pounds today. Rivers is expected
to weigh in at about 1872 pounds and
Mandot probably pound lighter.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-28
scwancc aud Vanderbilt Clash.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Noy. with
the arrival of the Scwance team and
hooters tonight from the mountain
the real excitement OF the annual
football game between Vanderbilt and
Sewauoc began SrNanoc's team is
according GO Captain Gillem, ln the
pink of condition Captain Hardagc,
of Vanderbilt ls still. weak. but other
wise the Vanderbilt men are in fight
ing trim Vanderbilt is the flrJr'te
tonight in the betting odds OF 8 90
being recorded. The largest scat
sale ON record is anticipated