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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11
SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE.

The writer expects in the very
near future to give up newspaper
Work after having devoted twenty
years to it in one capacity or an
other. To use common slang
phrase, there's nothing in it,
Too much is expected of the aver
age country newspaper publisher
He is expected to give every indi-
vidual who happens to want some
free advertising just what is de.
sired for the good of the town.
and the privilege of having the re.
cipient of the free advertising
come and pat him on the shoulder
and inform him that he is good
fellow" a great booster for the
country" etc., at the same time
submitting copy tor more free ad.
vertising. Should the newspape,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


Department of the Interior United
States Land Office at Timber
Lake, South Dakota, September
%, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Ira
ID. Smelser, of Mobridge, South
Dakota, who, on June 9th. 1910,
made homestead entry No. 02194,
for Southeast quarter Of Section
"a, Township Is N, Range % T..
b. Ii Meridian, Standing Rock
In nlian Lands, has filed notice OF
intention to make Final Commuta-
ton Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described. before
f. Nj. Goodman, United States
Commissioner, at Mobridge, South
Dakotal on the 2nd day Of Novem-
ber, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Louis ID. Becker, Daniel Ford,
Clarance Smelser, Matt Ryan, all
of Mobridge, South DAKOTA.
p. ID. KRIBs, Register.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11

The Highmore Herald makes this
liberal offer; We will present a
package of ohewin' gum to the
schOolma am who hands in the best
answer to the following problem
Give any farmer a section Of land
buildings on it, four horses, tools
and seed, he to raise nothing but
wheat and oats or barley or flax
no corn nor hogs, no COWS nol
chickens, nothing but grain. The
problem is; How long before the
farmer goes 'busted?'"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11
VISIT THE SCHOOLS.

If woman owns valuable
horse that she is obliged to board
at livery stable she goes OCCASION
ally to see the animal in the stall.
no matter how much confidence
she may have in the keeper of the
stable, she wishes to assure herself
that the horse has the right kind
of food and enough of it, and Is
otherwise properly cared for.
So. too, with the man who owns
farm that he has put in charge
of a superintendent. He is not
content to rely on the superinten-
dent S report. He wants to see for
himself whether the work is being
properly planned and the soil wise
" titled, and SO he visits the place
whenever he can, and talks things
over WIN MS man.
But when it comes to children
possessions that this man and this
woman value above anything else
else in the world they turn them
over unquestionably to managers
whom they had only a small part
in hiring, and whom they may
never have seen and allow year af-
ter year to pass without ever pay
ing a visit to the shop where these
managers are doing their important
work in other words, the schools.
The years in school are the most
mOmentous in the child's whole
life. The farm is now in the
hands of the superintendent, who
will determine whether the soil is
to become truly fertile and remain
productive through long time, CT
whether it is to be specifically cul-
tivated, for a mere snowy and tenn
porary crop. 1t is time when every
step of the ehild's progress should
be watched by the parents, and
when the lessons and daily inhu-
ences of the schoolroOm should be
supplemented by intelligent CO.
operation in the home.
No body of men and women in
the country stand on a higher
plane than the teachers in the pub
lie schools. They work hard, for
small pay, unselfishly striving to
make the most of inestimable
wealth the nation has entrusted to
them. But they cannot do it oil.
Instead of being criticized 10y those
who have no frsthand knowledge
of their work, and discouraged by
apparent indifference, they deserve
to be cheered by close acquaintance
with parents, and by the visits of
parents to the schools.
If, then, you have never darken
ed the door of the building where
your child studies, what right have
you to complain of his lack of pro-
gress9 Do you really know any
thing about it?-Youth's Com
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11
TIE ELECTRIC HEADLIGHT.

One of the most important OF
the referred laws which Will be
voted upon at the coming election
is the electric headlight law The
last session Of the Legislature pass
ed measure requiring all railway
companies to maintain electric
headlights on all trains Bat the
railroad companies referred the
matter to a vote of the people Of
the ate under the provisions OF
the initiative and referendum.
which hu, been on our statute
b ols for dozen year, or more
In this connection it might not be
out Of place TO call attention to the
undesirable features OF the initla
tive and referendum The initla-
tive and referendum is a worthy
measure in principle, but the South
Dakota law is faulty in the eX
treme, in that petition Of only
five per cent of the total vote OF
the last general election is required
in submitting legislative acts back
to the people. While The News
believes that the people have
right to vote upon laws passed by
by the legislature, it believes that
should the legislature pass law
which for any reason proved d-t-
llmental to the interests Of the
people, it would be just as easy
to secure a petition Of twenty or
thirty per cent Of the voters as
five per cent The law in its
present form was passed by an
old-time populist legislature and
has never been of any benefit to
the people Of the state. Rather,
it has delayed the operation of
many good laws, which have been
referred to the people and thereby
at least held up two years.
This was the ease with the cleo
tric headlight law Everyone in
general will agree that the measure
was good and it would have
gone into effect July |, 1911, had |
the railroad companies not had the
advantages of the statute in hold
ing it up two years. The engi-
neers and train crews, whose vo-
cation is hazardous at the best
are entitled to this measure of
safety. While the general public
may never have given the matter
much thought, the danger from
railroad wrecks would be greatly
and travelling would
be much safer for everyone. The
News would suggest that everyone
this matter carefully and
that on election day they east
their vote in favor of the law.
The railroads no doubt had little
or no hope of defeating the law,
but took advantage of the initia-
tive and referendum to delay it's
operation and curtail expenses for
a couple Of years. Nevertheless,
they will in all probability mus
ter up all the support possible in
opposition to it, but The News
believes that if everyone in favor
Df the law works in its behalf
that the majority of votes in its
favor will be large.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11

a man arrested in Chicago for
being drank confessed that his
wife, milliner. had sent him out
to buy thread, and he had speLt
the money for drink. His wife
pleaded to save him from jail on
the ground that she needed him at
home to do the hOusework.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11
M. I. WOODS
Real Estate Agent
Mobridse, s. Oak.

| sell real estate and personal
on commission. negotiate
trades. attend to rentals and coli
lectlons, write Insurance. p.r
taxes for residents and give
prompt and diIigent attention To
all matters Of this nature entru,t-
ed to my care.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11

The wife of Jack Johnson got
more newspaper space dead than
alive lone of it of very fiatter-
ing nature. The white woman
who nhrries a negro evidently
doesn't anticipate much sympathy.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11

No boy or girl need be ashamed
OF living on farm, for if they
have taken advantage of what it
has offered they are well fortified
for after life.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11

Southern Illinois reports short
age of spring chickens. Stories of
disaster to the peach crop of Mich
igan can be and are received with
indifference. but this, if true, is
matter of Importance.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11

The lard coal famine is said by
the deakrs to be no joke. Some
people thought it was the annual
scare to get the people to pur-
chase trir supply OF coal early.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-10-11

the luIlVlQual desiring IL lUloINIS
the editor (and everyone else) that
he and his paper belong to that
undesirable element known rs
Knockers. y nder the present
condition of the newspaper profeS-
sion. the writer finds it more salts
factory to seek another vocation
than to continue IN a work with
such small element Of financial
returns.
But this is not what the writer
started out TO say in this article.
Before relirquiShing the editorial
pen to other hands, the writer de
sires to take advantage Of the OPP
portuuity to say a few words with
reference to the phenomenal pro
greSs which Is being made along
agricultural lines. Several years
ago the agricultural colleges and
government and state experimental
stations took up the matter Of I'M
proved farming operations. At
that time these institutions were
managed in most instances by
broken-down' politicians for
whom soft places were made in
payment for some political ob!iga-
t'on-for delivering the vote of "A
county or the performance Of
some similar political feat. This
fact was well known by the rank
and file of the people and little or
no attention was paid to this So
called (and properly so) book
farming. -
But daring the past few years
things have changed wonderfully.
These experimental stations have
been established in all sections of
the northwest and placed in charge
practical men. Farmers Institutes
have been conducted all over the
country, under The supervision Of
men who gained their knowledge
from practical experience. Even
this new departure did not attract
the attention of the people to any
degree for three or four
years, the people having been inn
posed upon FOX so many years by
the broken down politicians
mentioned above, who held their
positions as political reward.
But as soon as it became generally
known that the men now at the
mead of the experimental stations,
farmers Institutes and other insti-
tutions of that character actually
their business and were
not holding their positions in pay
nent for political service previous
y rendered, the people of the en-
ire northwest suddenly awakened
. the new order of things, with
he result that about a year ago
hey actually began to study mod
,rn and improved methods of
the land yield the largest
md most profitable crops, and the
writer feels safe in making the as
'ertion that more substantial ad-
Iancement and progress has been
made along these lines by the peo-
de generally during the past
welve months than ducing the
previous fifteen years.
Go where you will in the north
vest-on the trains, to the farms,
he country postof1ices and stores,
he hotels, the stores and other
business places in the towns and
'ou will hear the people discussing
he matter in all it's phases. Bet
er than that, visit the farms and
t will be observed that actual
demonstrations in crop expert
nents are being made. The peo-
,le are nearly all regular readers
If one or more of the numerous
arm papers. which give many
PRACTICAL suggestions on better
arming, and many of these sug-
,estions are being carried out by
bo for,oarc EyarvhnJx, caan,c to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-21

Bertha Dicaire Mr.. Hand received
several presents. An oyster supper
was served at $3.50.
Roland Henrionnet came to Be-
midi from Pennington yesterday aft
ernoon and will spend a vacation Of
two weeks with his mother, Mrs. A.
P. Henrionnet He has been teach
ing in Pennington, which is sixteen
miles north of Cass Lake, since early
in October. Miss Ruby Henrionnet
is expected from Pillsbury Sunday
morning and she will also spend her
Christmas vacation with her mother.
Every lady needs correspondence
cards at this time of the year. Plain
cards of first-class stock with enve-
lopes to match for twenty-five cents
at The Pioneer shop.-Adv.
Crookston Times: Tuesday eve
ming the Ladies' Aid of the Congre-
gational church met at the home of
Mrs. George Heath and presented N.
P. Stone with a handsome leather
chair, showing their appreciation of
his services and faithfulness at the
church meetings. Mrs. Magnus Lund-
berg, as vice president of the society,
made the presentation in behalf of
the osciety and Mr.. Stone very capab
ly responded-Mr. Stone is the father
of Mrs. Thayer Bailey.
MesdameS Torrance, White and
Spooner entertained about eighty
guests at cards in the Torrance home
on Bemidji avenue yesterday after
noon. Favors were won by Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Given, Mrs. Harvey Wilcox
and Mrs. Walter Marcum. The rooms
were decorated in harmony with
the Christmas season and at p. m.
the guests were served three-course
luncheon. The invited guests were
the Mesdames Arnold, L. H. Bailey,
Thayer Bailey, Barker, Baer, Ber-
man, Blakeslee, Ike Black, J. E.
Black, Brown, W. L. Brooks, Battles,
Bacon, Quincy Brooks, Burke, Bow
ser, G. E. Carson, Conger, Campbell,
Cochran, Currie, Clark, Dane, Dyer,
Denu, Ebert, French, Goodman, Gil
more, R. L. Given, David Gill, Philip
Gill, Huffman, Hebron, Henderson,
c. A. Johnson, Johns, Kreatz, Koors,
Kenfield, Lair, Lycan, Lord, Lucas,
Mccain, E. H. Marcum, Walter
Marcum, E. 3. Mcdonald, McCuaig,
MacLachlan, Netzer, A. E. Nelson
|OLeary, A. B. Palmer, George Pal
mer, Parker, Rhea, Roberts, Riddell,
Sanborn, Stanton, Stewart. Scharf,
South worth, Schumacher, E. H.
Smith, Tuomy, wye, Warfield, Wedge,
Winter, Wilcox, WEIGH, Ward, Will
son, Younggren, Lahin, Naugle,
Reynolds, Fallon, Mrs. Dodge of Min
neapolis; and the Misses Donna Ly-
can, Harriet Cochran and Bailey.
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NOTICE.,

Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Hanson and Erickson has dis
solved partnership, and that J. B.
Hanson continues the business, pays
all lawful claims against said firm
and collects all the outstanding &C.
counts.
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First Scandinavian lutheran

First Scandinavian Lutheran.
There will be no services in the
morning. Sunday school at twelve
o'clock. Evening services at eight
o'clock. There will also be services
Christmas Day at 1920. Rev. T. S.
Kolste, pastor.
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Presbyterian.

Bible class and Sunday school, 10
a. m. Christmas sermon at II, sub
ject, "Christ's Coming and its Rela-
p. M. Young Peoples meeting at
seven. Evening service at eight, sub
.ject, THE Gift of Peace" The pub
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lie is cordially invited to these serv-
ices. Mid-week service for prayer on
Thursday evening at eight. S. E. P.
White, pastor.
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morning on a business trip.
Big Bird of Redby, Minnesota,
transacted business in Bemidji Fri
day
Australian pursuit race at the rink
Sunday afternoon.-Adv.
George English of Redby, spent
several hours in Bemidji Friday on
business.
Miss Allene Sherwood and Miss
Minnie Kersten let for their homes
last evening"
Elsie Klinger returned to her home
in Pinewood to spend the holidays
with her parents.
Scandinavian books at Peterson s.
ADV.
E. Cothrin of Maltby, was Be-
midi visitor Friday, returning home
in the afternoon.
]. F. Essler is expected home to-
day from st. Peter, Minnesota, where
he has been visiting his father.
Go to Hakkerup for photos.-Adv.
Mrs. Ida Saterlie of Malcolm, Min
nesota, spent Friday in the city do
ing her Xmas shopping.
Alex Ripple, who teaches near
Puposky. will arrive today to spend
lis holidays with his parents.
Plenty of plain correspondence
cards made of high grade stock at The
Pioneer Officially.
John Moberg returned the latter
part OF the week from a trip to his
logging camps near Kelliher.
Joe Ballanger of Redby was in the
city Friday and called on the local
trade, returning home in the after
noon.
Blank Books, 1913 Diaries and
staple stationery at Peterson's. -Adv.
ADV
Rex Hatton of Jamestown, n. D.
is in Bemidji as the guest Of rela-
tives He will remain until New
Years.
Peter Shogosikung of Redby was
Bemidji caller Friday. While in
the city he called on the local mer-
chants.
The Misses Alice and Helen
Minnick left for Spooner this morn
ing to spend Christmas with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Glandon of Boy
River. spent Friday in the city shop
ping They returned home this
morning.
Come and see the big race tonight
at the roller ring between Tanner,
Blacklund and right.-Adv.
Thursday night on a short business
trip. He is expected back tomorrow
morning.
Miss Minnie Lyons left for her
home in Verndale this morning and
will spend her Christmas vacation
with her parents.
Masks at Peterson 's.-Adv.
Christmas eve will be celebrated at
St. Anthony's hospital with large
tree containing gifts for the patients,
nurses and employees.
Among the teachers who left on
the special sleeper last evening were
the Misses Loe, Hill, Wager, Oberg,
austin and Mcdonald
The winter play ground Of Bemid-
1.-THE roller rink. Absolutely no
dust-Adv
Miss Nell Shannon will return to-
day from Fergus Falls, where she is
teaching this year, to spend her va
cation with her parents.
A. e. Fier, assistant cashier OF the
Security bank, will leave for his
home in Mankato Monday night for
vacation of one week.
Fancy groceries and provisions, in
Guiding Scandinavian delikatessen at
Peterson 's-Adv.
MIS-. R. B. Hamilton of Brainerd,
who is visiting relatives in Nymore,
during the sickness of her brother,
will remain through the holidays.
Miss Ethlyn Hall left for Minneap-
oils last evening and will spend her
Christmas vacation in Minneapolis
and with her parents in Monticello.
Miss Clara Dicaire, who is attend
ing business college at Superior, Wis
consin, will arrive home today to
cnand tho HOLIDAYS with her home
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ATTENTION KNIGHTS TEMPLARS

All Sir Knights are requested to-
meet at the Asylum promptly at
1920 a. m. Dec IS for Christmas
observance
By order of Eminent Commander.
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First BAPTIST.

Morning sermon, eleven o'clock.
Sunday school at 1918 p. m. B. Y.
1880. MidWeek service of prayer,
Thursday evening at 1870. The pub
lie cordially invited. Charles Guy
|Shandler, pastor.
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SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES 4
4 4 X 4 4 K K < K K X K 4 K < K x X
First Methodist Episcopal.

Preaching 10:45 and 1880. Morn
ing subject, "Christmas Signif-
cance." Evening subject, "Our Life
in Christ" Sunday school at twelve
o'clock. Epworth League at $50
Christmas program, Monday night.
The male quartet will sing at the
morning service. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening at eight o'clock.
Everybody is welcome. Rev. Charles
II. Flesher, pastor.
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Swedish Lutheran,

Preaching Sunday morning at
1890. Sunday school at twelve
O'Clock. Evening service at eight.
Rev. J. H. Randall, pastor. --
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st. Bartholomew Episcopal.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Con-
tirmation class meets at the same
hour. Morning prayer and sermon
at II a. m. Evensong at 1880 p. m.
Rev. c. de L. Harris, pastor.
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Bertha Dicaire. Mr.. Hand received
several presents. An oyster supper
was served at $50.
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land at lowest publishers prices. Or
ders accepted for books. Peterson's
ADV
A. P. White has returned to Be-
midi after having been called to
Oklahoma to be a witness in a court
case. Mr.. White made one trip in
the case early in the summer and
was started on a second in Novem-
Der when he received word that
action had been postponed
An Australian pursuit race was
pulled off at the roller rink last night
and ended in a tie between Earl
Cochran and Charles Rako These
boys will finish the race Sunday aft
ernoon because in last nights race
both skated until almost exhausted
without either one gaining on the
other. The race tonight will be be-
tween older boys.
A combination set of Rogers silver
"A butter knife and sugar shell free
to Pioneer subscribers Set packed
in neatly lined box worth $3.50
Alfred Hand was pleasantly sur
prised Friday evening by few of his
friends, the occasion being his twen-
ty-eighth birthday. The guests in
Guided Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hand
and daughter Nellie, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Evan Carson, B. T, Sparrow and
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-07-12
WRECK CLAIMS Many LIVES
FREIGHT DOUBLE HEADER JAMS
PASSENGER COACH INTO
SPLINTERS.
Passengers Hurled Into Air Only to
Fall Under WheeIs-Twenty-one
persons Are Killed.

Latrobe, Pa.-Twenty-one persons
were killed and thirty injured, a num-
Der fatally in a wreck on the Ligo-
mer Valley railroad at Wilpen.
An overloaded passenger coach,
pushed by an engine, was struck by a
double-header freight train of coal
cars, crushing the coach like paper
and spreading death and injury to all
That any escaped death seems mi
raculous, as bodies of dead and in
jured We're hurled through the air or
crushed in the debris when the loco
motives split the coach almost in
twain.
All the occupants were hurled to
the roadbed. Some fell under the
wheels of the onrushing engine. The
first engine of the freight train stop,
ped soon after tearing through the
passenger train turned half way
around and rolled over on its side.
Engineer McConnaughey was scald-
ed to death, while his fireman, George
ny tISt Juulptu, Ollg W IAN vi 'i'S
track and meet death almost instant
ly under the wheels. Engineer Smith
P. Beatty of the second engine jump
ed and sustained broken leg. His
fireman. John Ankney, fell beneath a
car. His legs were severed and he
died en- route to a hospital. Engi-
neer Dunlap of the passenger train
and his fireman remained at their
posts and escaped with slight injuries.
A pathetic feature of the wreck was
the injury to Miss Esther NJ. Mat
thews. a nurse, and the death of two
and the injury of four children she
was taking to the woods near Wilpen
for an afternoons outing
Farmers near the scene Of the acct
dent and of the workmen employed
at a race track in the vicinity were
at the wreck within a few minutes