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The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
Mystery is Solved

From evidence submitted to
Coroner Robinson and jury Sat-
urday afternoon there seems no
doubt that the charred corpse
found in a burned shack near Can
yon Lake a week ago is that of
Bert Morris or Morrison, who was
we'll known about the city as a
man who collected bottles and
gained a precarious livelihood by
doing odd jobs whenever he could
find them. He was known to be
harmless, devoting his spare mo-
ments to playing with children
and was never known to have quar-.
relied with anyone.
The jury after a short delibera-
tion made a finding in which it
was decided that the portion of
the remains found were those of
Bert Morrison and that he came
to his death by means unknown to
the jury.
His whereabouts were carefully
traced from August down to and
including November 81, two days
prior to the burning of the shack
in which the remains we're found.
Rapid CITY Journal.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
Loses Her Claim,

The decision of the Rapid City
land Office in the Timothy Evans
VS. Mary Walsh, formerly of
Philip, case has been reversed,
says the Brushie Blade. The local
Office decided the case last fall in
favor of Miss Walsh. but MIR.
Evans appealed to the general land
office where he was given a favor.
able decision. 1t is not known
whether Miss Walsh will carry
the case farther.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
The Deadwood Trail

The county commissioners OF
Stanley county have filed with the
state engineer map of the legal
highway following the old Dead
wood Trail across that county, by
way of Hayes and Ottumwa,
Philip and Cottonwood to the west
line of the county. They state
that it is a regularly established
county highway and now in good
shape and that if it is made part
of a cross state roadway from
the east to the west line
of the state, the county will
keep the road in good shape for
travel at all times. The old Dead
wood Trail was public highway
for more than 20 years before the
settlers came into Stanley county,
and while some of them have
fenced this trail in places there is
every reason to believe that there
would be but little trouble in
having practically the old lad
preserved and a fine automobile
path across the state maintained.
The people of the Black Hills are
in earnest in the Good Roads pro-
ject and the people of Pierre
should likewise take an interest in
this proposition as across the state
automobile roads should run
through Pierre. where people
could see the state house, have
good hotels for stopping over and
the only sure crossing on the Miss
ouri river at all seasons of the
year between Souix City and Mo-
bridge. The Stanley County peo-
pie are doing the right thing in
getting busy on this state road
project. This paper is in favor
of amending the constitution so
that the state can engage in inter.
nal improvements. because the
time is soon coming when the peo-
pie will realize that good roads
every where means money to
everybody. This old Deadwood
Trail has a historic and romatic
history as we'll as being the most
likely trail between the east
and the west sections of the state.
Everybody should boost for Good
Roads and everybody in this state
should work to have the old Dead
wood Trail become the first
practical good road in South
Dakota. Pierre Capital Journal.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
AIR CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM
First American Aviator to Die in
1912 Meets Fate Out West

Los Angeles: Rutherford Page,
aged "a, Yale graduate, register.
ed from New York, and flying as
one of the Curtiss aviators, was in
stantly killed when he fell $50 feet
this afternoon on Dominguez field
a few moments before the close of
the third days program of the
third annual aviation meet.
Page was endeavoring to turn
on a pivot at height of about
$50 feet when the swell of air over
the gangars caught his plane. He
made an effort to balance himself,
but evidently fearing that the
machine was beyond control, gave
up and when about 60 feet in the
air jumped clear of the machine
as he was dropping like plummet.
He cleared the machine and fell
flat into the plowed ground Ac-
cording to the doctors he was
crushed to death.
Page was flying for the first
time as licensed aviator, having
been awarded his license Saturday.
The flying early today was one
of the spectacular features, despite
the puffy and treacherous wind.
Page was one of the first to leave
the ground. In the first heat of
the five mile handicap in which he
and Lincoln Beachy, the Curtiss
veteran, were the contestants,
Page thrilled the crowd by his
sensational maneuvers. All the
dips and sharp turns made by
Beachy were duplicated by Page,
who was even more daring. The
more experienced aviators shook
their heads when they witnessed
Pages apparently foolhardy evo-
lutions and when he descended,
Glenn Curtiss, who taught him to
fly, cautioned him against attempt
ing to perform feats of flying at
his first meet which required much
to learn.
Page laughed and assured Cur
tiss that he was all to the good"
During the afternoon the young
New Yorker told those about his
hangers that he would beat BeacEy
or "break my fool neck
Page lived in New York with
his mother and his sisters. His
father is dead. He was graduated
from Yale last year and was
member of the Yale club of New
VorE
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
FrightfuI Polar Winds

blow with terrific force at the far
north and play havoc with the
skin, causing red, rough or sore
chapped hands and lips, that need
Bucklin's Arnica Salve to heal
them. 1t makes the skin soft and
smooth. Unrivaled for cold-sores.
also burns, boils, sores, ulcers,
cuts, bruises and piles. Only Csc
at all druggists.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
Anent Candles Graft

Wi. LINN, OI Ine canton Lead
er, last week charged Senator Gam
bic with sending out requests for
personal political information to
citizens of this state, and enclosing
a franked envelope in which they
were asked to mail the reply. To
have complied would be viola
tion of the postal law, and made
the violator liable to a fine of $500.
Probably Senator Gamble didn' t
think of this, but he ought to. Sc
curing private political informa-
tion for his machine is no part of
the official business contemplated
for which franked official envelopes
are furnished him, and while two
cents for a return letter is a small
matter, yet in the aggregate it
amounts to quite sum if he
reaches all of the towns and most
of the precincts in the state, as he
probably did. This almost brings
to mind the graft brought to light
five years ago. when he was e lect-
ed the last time, and whitewashed.
Senator Gamble has private sec
retary and several stenographerS
under government pay, carry ing
on his very large political cor
respOndence, using government
paper and franked envelopes. He
probably has fifty federal officers
who have received appointments
at his hands, and who are natural
ly doing all they can to return his
favor by boosting for his re-elec-
ton. Such is the power of his
machine. But Thomas Sterling IS
making his campaign on his own
unaided resources. He has no Of
ticials who owe their positions to
him, but he has what is infinitely
better, a clean record, never a sus-
picitl of graft ever attached to
him. The only criticism that has
been made on him is that he pub
licly endorsed LaFollette for pres
ident. Great thing to kick about.
The Times Tribune is not a La
Toilette supporter, but many of
it's readers are, and they certainly
have every right to their choice
but no more than has Mr.. Ster-
!ing. 1t does not agree with him
that LaFollette is the best man to
put in the presidential chair, but
it does believe he is the best man
in the field to represent this state
in the United States senate, and it
believes the people will endorse
him for that service at the June
primary, because be is able, hon
orable, free from taint of improper
official conduct, and of corporation
control. Dell Rapids Times-Trib-
une.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
Comments on Speech of Loomis
S. Gull

The following comments on the
speech of Loomis :. Gull. repubIi
can candidate for governor of
South Dakota, delivered in Philip
on January 22nd, 1912, have been
handed to US for publication.
AS to my views on the ques-
tons of the day. he said: mo
reform is more needed than in
our court procedure. =" Yes, Mr..
Gull, we agree with you, but not
in the way you advise. The laws
are good as they stand now, but it
is the mlsconstruction of the law by
the Judges from personal interest,
which causes dissatisfaction and
delays aud wrong decisions. You
say the recall of Judges is not the
remedy. We say the recall of
Judges is the remedy and the only
remedy. You stated the railroad
companies won almost every case
against the state in which you were
interested as an attorney. Where
as, if the judges had been subject
to recall, they would have acted
different in giving decision, as
the people would recall them when
found they had sold out to cor
porations.
"Iou say there should be re-
form in the assessment of proper
ty for taxation, which is very
true We think a better way than
you advocate is to let each pro-
perty owner value his own pro-
perty subject to purchase by the
state at the owners valuation,
which would do away with under
valuation by large as we'll as small
property owners.
You say the people should not
pass any more laws restricting or
hampering the progress of the 3,
railroads by legislation against the
charging of exorbitant freight and
passenger rates in order that we
may have more railroads in the
state. If we must build the rail
roads, let us own them, as you
advocate the public ownership of
telegraph lines, why not all other
public utilities, the railroads in
cIuded,
In your comments on section
four of your platform, you spoke
of the unnecessary disease and
death of many which might be
remedied through the board of
health. This evil is partly due to
the profit system of which you are
a supporter. Disease is caused by
unsanitary conditions due to pov-
erty, the fruit of capitalistic ex-
ploitation. A large amount of
unnecessary death is caused by
unsafe conditions existing in fac
tories, mines and on railroads
where laborers are forced to work
in order to live, the owners taking
the largest possible profits.
I'm regard to section II (the
denomination and reelection of
President Taft of your platform,
we consider it a huge joke.''
j. G. Anderson,
Milesville, S. d.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
Death of Joseph B. Sherwood
of Hartley

Which occurred Sunday even
ing was recei> ed with surprise and
sadness in this community where
he was supposed to be in ordinary
health. Thursday evening he was
taken with severe chill terminal
ing in quinsy, his death was caus-
ed by heart failure brought on by
quinsy.
Joseph B. Sherwood was born
in Indiana, Sept. ~, 1852, and
came to Iowa when a small child
with his. parents settling near
Viola. He was a Registered Phar-
macist and a Vete rlnary to which
profession he gave most of his
time. He was the father of five
children all of whom survive him
with the exception of Bennie who
died three years ago. Mrs. leila
Lansing however, being the only
one here at the time.
Mrs. Aetna Keith of Marion,
Iowa, George E. Sherwood of St.
Panl, Minn., and Enoch f. Sher-
wood, Oakland, California, in ad-
dition there are FIVE grandchildren.
He was laid to rest at Philip in
the Odd Fellows cemetery, Sun
day afternoon, Jan, IA, 1912.
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25

All coal is cash and must be
paid for the same day it is taken
away. Atlas Lumber Co. 4wk
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25

DR.. D. G.. Bond, the we'll known
specialist of Mitchell, S. D., will
~be at Philip hotel, Saturday, Feb.
18th. Eyes carefully examined.
Glasses made that will fit. Special
attention to headaches and nerv-
ousness. 47-49
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
Notice

In compliance with Section 21S5
Chapter 43 Revised Political Code
of the Statute of South Dakota
1908, the delinquent personal pro-
perty tax list has been certified up
to me by the County Treasurer
and notice is hereby given to per.
sons having delinquent and unpaid
personal taxes that unless same
are paid Immediately shall pro-
ceed to collect same according to
law. G. E. Coyne, Sheriff of
Stanley county. 46-47
The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1912-01-25
NJ. e. Church Services

Sundays
Class Meeting 1000 a. m.
Preaching 1890 a. m.
Sunday School Has a, m.
Junior League 800 D. no.
Epworth League $50 p. m.
Preaching Service 7:3Op. m.
Midweek Service
Prayer meeting Thursday 7:3O
p. m. Everybody welcome and
invited to attend.
j. w. Lucas, Pastor.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13
Hon. J. j. Moore for Congress.

In our announcement column
this week will be found that of
Hon, J. J. Moore Of Hope for Rep
resentative in Congress from this.
the Seventh Congressional district,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary in March. Mr..
Moore is we'll and favorably Known
throughout the district and is in
every way qualified to make an
excellent congressman and stands
at all times for good government,
peace and prosperity. He will make
a thorough canvass of the district
and asks that you consider his
claims and hear him address the
voters when opportunity is afford
ed You will make no mistake i
voting for him.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13
Fl Dorado Custer cases Affirmed.

The Judgment of custer of the
Union County Circuit in the cas-
of the state of Arkansas a gainst 4
P. Mcmahon, mayor of FL Dorado
and the aldermen of the city. yves
affirmed by the Supreme Cour'
Monday, Justice Kirby rendering
the opinion. The ground upol
which the opinion was rendered
was that the law provides thai
elections in cities of the seconc
class shall be held on the first
Tuesday in April, 1888. and or
the same day every two years
thereafter; that the law provides
that elections in such cities sbal
be in even years. and its meaning
is SO plain as to admit of no Other
construction.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13

The News this week carries the
announcement of Judge w. NJ.
Van Hook as a candidate for re-
election to the office of County and
Probate Judge Of Union county,
He was elected two years ago and
has made a splendid record in the
way of economy and road building,
thus saving the tax payers con-
siderable sum of money and giving
them good roads to travel over.
When he took the oath of office in
November 1910 the county debt
amounted to $4,000, of which
$4,000 had been allowed in the
four months proceeding his taking
charge of the affairs of the office.
BY October 1911 he had reduced
the debt about $4,000 and had
collected enough old claims due
the county, which had been out
standing several years. to virtually
pay his salary for that year. Be
fore taking the office he appealed to
the Circuit Court about $1,000 of
the allowances of the former coun-
ty Judge as illegal. The claimants
denied his right to appeal and were
sustained by the Circuit Court. but
an appeal to the Supreme Court
resulted in a reversal of that opin-
ion and he is still confident that he
will save the tax payers the amount
of these claims. The county debt
will be reduced about $4,000 at
the July settlement this year and
Judge Van Hook thinks the entire
amount can be paid in two more
years and the necessary improve
mants kept up His motto is:
"One hundred cents in value for
every dollar expended; payment to
every officer and individual who
serves the county. all the law
allows and no more" He asks
that you invest gate his record and
consider his claims and promises il
elected to give the same faithful
and economical administration Of
your affairs in the future as he has
in the past.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13

same ends in view, that is, to teach
others how to rebuild the soil. how
to conserve moisture for growing
crops. how to prepare the seec
bed, how to select the seed, how to
cultivate the growing crops, how to
avoid waste of time and how to ap-
ply business methods in conduct
ing farming Operations that will
stop many leaks and place the
balance on the right side of the
ledger. A great many farmers
are keeping in touch with these in
stiututions and profting thereby.
The correspondence course is a
fuller treatment of the subjects
treated by those departments and
gives the farmer. who has not had
the opportunity to keep up with
agricultural bulletins and attend
agricultural schools, a chance to
pick the information he wants at
spare time and at practically no
cost to him. Prof Wilson has re-
eeived most encouraging letters
from nearly all those who have
finished the course.
If you are a farmer, if you are
farm boy or girl, if you are teach
or in our public schools, if you are
interested in any way-Why not
devote an hour each evening to
systematic study of agriculture?
If you are interested write to j. NJ
Wilson. professor of Extention.
Fayetteville, Ark. for information
concerning this course.
RoBT. M. HUToHlNs. Deputy
Commissioner of Agriculture.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13

tine be was fourteen years of age.
which he done by farm labor. work
ing on public works and school
teaching devoting all his spare
time to securing ar education.
He attended the Woodbury. Nor
nal Institute in Calhoun couatf for
four years and graduated from the
aw department of the University
IF Arkansas in June 1900. since
which he has been actively engaged
IN the practice Of law. He has
served four years as county judge
Of Calhoun county. He has al
ways stood for the moral develop
ment of the country and for the en-
foroement laws of the land to
which policies he will continue if
elected. He is 80 years of age.
vigorous and progressive. and has
been a life long Democrat. He
asks the voters to consider his
claims fairly and impartialIy. in
vestigate his record and if you find
him worthy and properly qualified
he will appreciate your support at
the polls the day of the primary.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13
To the Democratic Voters of 9TH District.

We need a man as Representative
in Congress who knows what the
u. S. Department of Agriculture
can and should do for the farmers.
| have travelled in this District five
years. know the conditions of
the people. My knowledge of
agriculture and knowing the con-
dition of the country qualities me
to represent this District in Con-
gress, therefore ! offer you my ex-
perience and services as your rep
resentative in Congress. subject to
the Democratic primary election,
March %, 1912.
Don't say that you will vote for
the other fellow simply because he
has had the office only one term
but withhold your judgment in this
matter until you hear me explain
questions and conditions grave i'm
portanoe to the people of the entire
South, and then cast your vote for
your best interest. J. J. Moore.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13
MoOdmen Install Officers.

The following officers of Sweet
Bay Camp No. Ali, Wooomen of
the World we're installed by c. r.
Duncan on last Saturday night:
j. r. Sims. council commander;
c. A. Mccormick, adviser lieuten-
ant: G. c. Waller, banker; j. c.
Bridges. clerk; A. P Phillips, con
ductor; Lee Ryker, assistant con
duetor;; J. II. Raybourn. Waterman
J. G. Phillips, sentry; c. j. Pryor
"postman."
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13
Missionary Union Meet.

The Woman's Missionary union
met Tuesday afternoon at 2:5C
with our president, Mrs. Howard
There being nine members pres
ent and Mesdames Atnip, Tally and
Despair as visitors. The meeting
was opened by reading and dis
cussing the 1st chapter of Luke:
prayer by Mrs. Milstead; song.
Rock Of Ages. Reports from com
mittees. Mrs. MiIstead reported
having visited eight families and
found four sick; Mrs. Crockett Wis
tied two families and found no one
sick. Our regular open meeting
will be with Mrs. J. B. Crockett
next Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Every lady in Huttig is
expected to be present, we extend
to them a cordial invitation to come
out and meet with US each week.
We took the names of Mrs. Atnip
and Mrs. Despair as members, and
we are very glad to have their
come and work with US. Meeting
was closed with members repeat
ing the Lords prayer.
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13
Joe S. Mcknight for Prosecuting Attorney

The News this week carries the
announcement of Attorney Joe S.
Mcknight of Hampton as a candi-
date for the Office of Prosecuting
Attorney of this district, subject to
the acton of the Democratic pri-
mary. Mr.. Mcknight was born
and reared in Calhoun county
where he has resided all his life
with the exception of four years
that he lived in Ouachita county,
and is we'll and favor ably known
throughout the district. He had to
make living for himself from the
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13
Netice

The Union Saw Mill Company
will paw $4,000 as a reward to any
one, not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
person shall be convicted of depre-
dating or trespassing upon the tim
Der of said Company.
This Let, day of February, 1906.
Union SAW Mill Co.
BY F. W. Scott,
Secy, and Treas,
The Huttig news., 1912-01-13

You will find on sale at the
Union Saw Mill company store.
the Union hotel and Bells cream
parlor four different local post card
views in colors. If these sell we'll
the publisher expects to add sew
eral other views to the list They
will be sold at two for five cents.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-17
ELOPERS HALT WHEN
AUTO'TIRE BURSTS

FREEPORT, ILL.,. Sept. 16.-But for
the bursting of an automobile tire,
Albert Mcclellan. Brodhead, Wis. and
his bride. formerly Miss Louise Got
tier OF the same town. would be safe
on their westward journey. Instead
the bridegroom spent the first day OF
his honeymoon in jail, his bride was
taken from him and an irate father
in-law Is endeavoring to convict him
OF swearing falsely to a marriage
license certificate. His own fatner
procured his release on bonds.
Mcclellan and the girl came here
last night. procured a license ana
were married this morning. They en-
gagged an automobile and started for
a small town near by, where they
expected TO board a train for the west.
A bursting tire caused them to return
to Freeport, where at hearing THIS
evening Justice Jansen held McClei.
Ian to the grand jury under $35O
bonds on the charge that the girl was
under age.
In the court the girl broke away
from her father and fell sobbing on
her husbands shoulder. She said her
father had horsewhipped her ano
showed black and blue marks on neck
and shoulders.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-17
ROOSEVELT MEN WIN
KANSAS ELECTORAL FIGHT

DENVER, Col, Sept. 16.-The
United States circuit court OF appeals,
sitting here. today handed down an
opinion In the Taft-Roosevelt Kansas
electoral vote controversy, providing
that the order refusing an injunction
in the case be affirmed and the case
be remanded to the Kansas courts
with instructions to dismiss the bill.
This is victory for the kansas
Progressives.
Judge Reiner, OF Cheyenne, sat in
place Of Judge w. H. Sanborn, OF st
Paul. The other judges sitting were
Judge Jno. Garland, OF Washington,
and Judge William II. Munger. of
Omaha.
The ease will be appealed to the
supreme court of the United States.
The suit was brought by the Taft
leaders in Kansas. II sought to en-
join the eight Bull Moose electors
chosen at the Kansas Republican
primary In August from having their
names placed upon the official Repub.
lican ballot at the November election.
The full court heard the arguments
here Saturday.