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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
PAPERS ARE GONE.
Scores of Documents in Sugar Trust
Case Disappear.

New York, March 1S-Scores of
documents, by which the government
hopes to prove, in large measure, its
charges in the socalled sugar trust
conspiracy case have disappeared, &C
cording to evidence adduced at the
trial today. District Attorney Wise
said he feared they never would be
recovered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
STRIKE TO END.
Committee Urges Textile Workers to
Accept Wages offered.

Lawrence, Mass, March 13-The
end of the textile strike which be-
gan January Il. was thought to have
been reached today. The general
strike committee voted to recommend
to the idle operatives of the Ameri-
can Wooden company's four mills that
the wage schedule offered by the cor
poration be accented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
ARABS ARE ROUTED.
Stiffest Battle of the War Reported by
Italians.

More than 1000 Arabs were killed and
another 1000 wounded in the stiffest
encounter of the Turco-Italian war,
according to Italian advices, when the
italians yesterday stormed and occu-
pied two bases, northeast of Fojat,
which were strongly entrenched and
held by a. large force of Arabs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
He is LOCKED up
A Man Tells Seattle Police He Is an
EmbezzIer.

Seattle March ia we'll dressed
man who said he was Elmer Crosnoe
81 years old, formerly general manager
of the Alexander Lumber company of
Aurora, Ill, walked into police head
quarters today and said he was an en-
bezzler and wished to surrender He
was locked UP.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
GIVEN UP FOR LOST.
Explorer Darrell Has Not Been Heard
From Since He Started.

Seattle. March 13.-MaiI from Her
scneI Island in the Arctic ocean and
points on the Mackenzie river, receiv-
ed at Dawson says Hubert Darrell, the
explorer who went eastward in 1910
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
WANTED AGENTS.

AGENTS-SelI Guaranteed Silk Hosiery.
Easy sales, big profits. Write at once
for our illustrated catalogue and attrac-
tive terms The Perfection Silk Hosiery
Mfg. Co, 1918 Allegheny ave, Phjla-, Pa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
WEATHER RECORD.

The following are observations OF the
United States weather bureau for the "a
hours ending at O'Clock this morning,
giving the high mark yesterday and the
lowest point recorded last night:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13

Get Aetna-ized by s. F. Barber,
Jim Mcfarland. Fred Gatchell, Homer
Jenkins. VIII Benson. or Earle linn,
Aetna-izers, New Eng. Bldg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
FOR MISCELLANEOUS.

FOR RENT-5 acres, lots, with 6 room
house, in w. suburbs Also 40 acres
meadow, E. suburbs
SMITH AGENCY, SO Kansas Ave-
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Sign q minus Indicates below zero.
T B. JENNINGS,
Sectional Director.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13

from the Mackenzie, has been given
up for lost. No word has come from
the explorer since his departure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-13
WANTED-MALE HELP.

RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS WANTED
5000 month. Topeka examinations May
4th. Preparation free Franklin Inst-
tute, Dept 126 N, Rochester, N. Y.
MEN WANTED to know that the United
Doctors cure all the special diseases OF
men, cheaply, surely and quickly, Ind
floor, $40 Kansas ave.
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FOR RENT-FLATS.

FOR RENT-One of Heinz flats. 1st floor
east
ROOM flat, gas, city water. $3.50. 122T1S
Monroe. Inquire 931 Kansas ave-
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WANTED FURNITURE

We pay highest cash price for second
hand furniture. Exchange new goods for
old. w. II. Stations Furniture Co., AS
Kansas ave. Ind. phone 1924.
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.

FOR Rents room house at us East
Eighth street. room house at 100 Ex-
eter street Better Realty & Loan Com
pany, first floor, New England Bldg.
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Free So or s. extra pants with every sui
to measure $15. Glasgow Wooden Mills
729 Kansas ave, March 16, last day"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27

Having been appointed Captain Gen :
erai Of the Tug-of-war. TO be held In
the city Of Webster, July 4th. and
having appointed my subordinate Cap
tains representing the Yankees, Ger
mans, Poles, Swedes, Irish and Nor
wegians in general. and the United
States in particular:
1 hereby desire to state to all pat
riotic children and their mothers that
there will be only n tug of. war,
same to take place north Of the depot
between 6:15 and 7 O'Clock p. IN.
This tug Of war will be governed by
the old rule of choosing sides under
the old rule of ball playing; that is,
all the six captains get together in a
ring and an outsider, whom they may
agree upon, throws a base ball bat, or
other harmless stick, into the air and
whoever catches it first and nearest to-
the top shall have first choice to choose
the nationality he wishes to pull with,
and the second one shall have second
choice, then alternate until the repre-
sentative nations are disposed OF
First prize is SO. second prize is
So. 100.
j. Fl. LUND,
Captain General.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Mrs. Anderson Dead

In letters to friends in this city
received Wednesday from States,Attor-
ney Frank Anderson came the sad news
that his mother had passed away at
her home in Montevideo on June 25,
1912, at the age of N years, 6 months
and 6 days. The funeral occurred
today at the Petri Lutheran church in
Lacque Parle county, Minnesota. The
deceased leaves her husband, one
daughter, Mrs. Borton and one son,
Frank Anderson, of this city, to mourn
her demise.
Death was not unexpected in the
case of Mrs. Anderson as she had been
in very poor health for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson were called to
Montevideo about ten days ago by the
news that her condition was growing
worse rapidly and went to that city
Immediately and were at the home
ever since.
Mr.. Anderson will have the sympathy
of all Day county people in the loss of
his mother.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
A Surprise Party

On last Friday afternoon, June 81,
Mildred Crisp, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. Crisp vas given a surprise party,
the occasion being Miss Mildred's thir-
teenth birthday. A number of her girl
friends were present, refreshments were
served and the young people enjoyed
themselves hugely, playing games and
having a good time in general. Those
present were Margaret and Jennie Ladd,
Mamie Hyde, Lillian Koplitz, Gladys
and Pearl Yeager, Florence and Lily
Hawkinson, Grace Chapman, May Nell
son, Gladys Sampson, Jennie Cass and
Madaline McKennett. Mildred was pre-
scented with a beautiful chain and pen
dant by her young friends, a bracelet
from her parents and several other USE
full articles. A splendid birthday cake
furnished by Mrs. Yeager was much
admired and greatly appreciated. After
an enjoyable afternoon the girls dis
persed to their homes wishing Mildred
many returns of the happy anniversary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Webster Base Ball Team

There would seem to be no such
thing as a summer passing without a
base ball team and a good one in Web
ster. Things have been a little slow
in this line this year but the enthusi-
asts during the past couple of weeks
have been busy. The business men
have been interviewed, a nice little
fund has been secured, the boys have
organized by electing Henry Meyer as
manager and Art Doc) Hillebrand as
captain, new suits have been ordered
and the following gentlemen are now
engaged in practice for the ''try out''
games for places on the team:
The three Hillebrand brothers, Art,
Homer and Clarence, the three Egeland
brothers, j. B., Bart and Lawrence,
two Cooper brothers, James and Ray,
Simmons, Guy McKibben, Earl Smith,
Edward Sheelar and Roy Mankey.
These young men all make their
homes in Webster and the vicinity and
are just as good as though we had
secured the country and secured some
of the college professionals who are
always looking for summer situations.
They are all known to US as nice clean
young men and will be a credit to
Webster no matter where games are
played.
The first game scheduled is with
Summit on July 4th in this city at the
celebration. The winners of the con-
test on the 4th will play with Ferney
on the 9Th the second day of the cele.
bration. The opponents of the Web.
ster boys are all ball players and
good game is assured to the spectators
on both days.
The Webster team is now consider
ing a proposition to play in the Aber-
deem baseball park every Sunday after
moor during the season. These games
would keep them on their metal and
would mean several good games in
return on the diamond in this city.
If you like base ball get out and
boost for this all home team.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
c. M. & ST. P. DOINGs
A LARGE NUMBER OF MEN
NOW EMPLOYED
IMPROVEMENTS ON BIG SCALE
Grading, Laying of Track, New
Parks, New Depots, Double
Track to Aberdeen-Sev-
eraI Miles in a New
Place to Save Grade

We have not been able to get all the
information that we would like to be
able to give our readers relative to the
great improvements now being made by
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railway company on its coast line. But
their operations at present in this local.
ity show hat they are going to have
one of the finest trans-continental lines
when their lines are completed. There
are already hundreds of men and teams
besides the most improved steam devices
at work putting in the double track
which it is hoped to finish this fall from
Aberdeen to Montevideo and to next
year complete into the Twin Cities.
The company has been handicapped a
great deal in the past on heavy hauls
by the grades between Groton and Bris-
toll and to get rid of them have pur-
chase the right of way and are laying
several miles of new track which will
be used on the east haul as soon as COM
pleted and the old line will be used for
west bound trains. Several miles of
new road will also be put in near Ortley.
In Webster the company contemplates
moving the Forbes Fuel company's build
ing farther west and the coal sheds will
all be constructed new and according to
plans furnished by the company. The
company will park the grounds lying
between the depot and the T~egtmeier
store and make them very attractive.
Plans now call for the moving of the
old depot south and west where the
greater portion of it will be used for a
freight depot. A new passenger depot,
built of brick and having all the modern
conveniences, will be put in. There viii
also be built tive hundred and fifty feet
of hard brick sidewalk. OF course it
will take some time to make all of these
splendid improvements and as they are
to be general all along the line we may
not get them all this year but the plans
have been made, submitted and approved
so it is just a matter of time when all
will be made.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railway company has always been one
of the very best boosters for South
Dakota and we believe it is n of the
greatest assets of the state. The enorm-
Gus sums of money that have been, in
the past, and are now being spent by
company is the very best of evidence to
homeseekers travelling v the COM
pany's lines of it's sanguine reliance IN
the future prosperity of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Two Home Parties

Mrs. w. B. Stevens entertained at
her pleasant home on the avenue two
afternoons this week.
Monday the lady had three tables
who contested in a friendly for
supremacy at bridge whist. When the
scores were counted Miss Grace Hunt
ington was found to have been success
full in the most games and was awardad
the first prize. Miss Anna Chilson
won the consolation prize.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Stevens had
another party of her lady friends
bring their sewing and spend a few
hours pleasantly and profitably
together.
Refreshments were served each after
noon and the ladies all report having
enjoyed the hospitality of the Stevens
home very much.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Miss Alley President

Former graduates of the All Saints
school at Sioux Falls held their bust
ness meeting last week Wednesday
morning and elected the following
officers: Miss Villa Mabel Alley, presi-
dent; Mrs. Gina Smith, Campbell, first
vice president; Miss Ingeid Zetilitz,
second vice president; Miss Florence
Baker, secretary and Miss Harriet
Simpson treasurer. At 1:30 the
Alumnae luncheon was served, and
during this time Mrs. Armstrong sang
several pleasing songs. DR.. D~ougherty
of Flandreau, made a witty speech
which was much enjoyed. Mrs. VAL
borg Adams, of Yankton; gave a very
amusing recitation in Uatian dialect
and Miss Grigsby played charmingly
on the piano. Mrs. Stringham then
made some appropriate remarks and
Dean Biller said that during his four
years at All Saints he had studied
four subjects which he thought repre-
scented the ideals of the school and was
what the American people especially
needed to learn, simplicity, unselfsh
service, kindness and loyal affection. :
Dell Rapids Times Tribune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
New Firm

On Monday the hotel and restaurant
in the Severy building in this city will
open under new management.
Frank Dickinson and VIM. McKeown,
under the firm name of Dickinson &
McKeown, have purchased the fixtures
of Mr.. Severy and leased the building.
The boys have added many new fix
lures and placed new furniture in the
rooms up stairs and will have just a
fine place to do business.
They are both old hands at the bus
mess and are acquainted with the
trade, having had several years of
experience right here in Webster.
We believe the new firm spells sue
cess from the start and Webster is to
be congratulated upon the new ven
ture.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Obituary

1t was stirring news which filled our
hearts with grief last Thursday when we
were informed that one of our old
acquaintance had been called to a better
world in the prime of life. Mrs. August
Blank, well known among us, was born
September IL, 1856, in Klempin, Pome-
rama, Germany, a daughter of John
Sieg. When a girl of 16 years she left
Germany and came to the United States.
Her first stay was at Chicago in 1872.
A few years later we find her in Reeds
burg, Wisconsin, where her parents had
moved to. In Reedsburg she married
August Blank on November q, 1881.
In 1884 she and her husband came to
South Dakota. About Ia miles north
of Webster they made their home OF a
quarter of land. AS she was an indus
trious woman and a good helpmate to
her husband the land was soon brought
ui.der cultivation. Later on they moved
near to town, to within a half a mile
north of Webster.
She had a nice family of four daugh-
tiers and six sons. One daughter,
Mathilde, died a few years ago. She
was a loving mother, a faithful spouse,
an ambitious worker for the church, and
an amiable friend. She had to suffer
a great deal firm hernicrania, this
malady visiting her frequently. About
four weeks ago she complained more
than usual about it, and although physi-
clans were consulted at once and the
best of care given her, it was impossible
to save her. On June Goth, 1912, at $40
o'clock a. m, she left this world for a
better ON to come, at the age of IS
years, 8 months and 8 days.
Beside, her husband, August Blank,
there are nine children, viz: Eddy, Clara
(Huebsch), Emil, Josephine, August,
George, Henry, Elizabeth and Freddy,
Who mourn e the dearest treasure
they had, the wife and mother. The
great attendance at her funeral, which
was held June %, gave evidence of the
many friends she had made in and
around Webster. Her valediction will
be remembered with affection by the
LadiessAid society of the United Luth'
eran church.
Her brother, Fred Sieg, of Reeds
burg, Wisconsin, who had visited his
sister during her recent illness and hac
returned home a few days before sh'
died, came out with two of Mrs. Blanks
brothers, Herm and August borrow
of Reedsburg, to attend the funeral.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27

the school building. The school is a
credit to Father Woyjtowicz and the
instructors in charge.
County Superintendent Hetley was
present at the exercises and was pre-
sented by the pupils with a handsome
keepsake for the interest he has shown
in the Grenville school. The superin-
tendent responded feelingly for the
gift.
The gentlemen were highly pleased
with their trip and loud in their praise
of the work the church and school are
doing at Grenville.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Last for the Season

Thursday afternoon Of last week the
Woman's Thursday Club, of Webster,
held the last meeting for the season of
1912, at the home Mrs. Alexander Ross.
A very nice program was rendered and
Mrs. Elena peabody Rouse, added
very much to the pleasure of the after
noon by singing several selections.
Nice refreshments were served and
all in all, the Ross meeting was one of
the most pleasant of the year.
The out of town guests were Mrs. G.
o. Norris, of Duluth, MINI. and Mrs.
Rouse, of Battle Creek, Mich.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
HURTLES TO HIS DEATH
GAVIN DROPS FROM FOURTH
STORY HOTEL WINDOW
LATE TELEGRAM IS MISSING
Life Crushed Out by FalI-Doors
to Room Locked from Inside
Had Business at Chica-
go, Spokane, Tacoma
Suicide is Theory

A wrinkled telegram received last
night by Chas. E. Gavin, of Chicago,
ILL.,, and Milwaukee, Wis, which was
not found last night, may be the means
of telling why Gavin locked the door of
his room on the fourth floor Of the Port
land hotel late last night and within a
few moments afterward hurtled down
to the pavement on the Yambill street
side of the hotel, dying instantly.
Gavin, who is connected with the j.
F. Hill Paving company, of Chicago,
with offices in COZ Harvester building,
and had recently come from Spokane.
where he negotiated a SIS, 900 paving
contract with the town of Goidendale,
WASH, litigation over which il about to
be started, came to the hotel yesterday
morning, and shortly afterwards went
for an automobile ride with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Hill, friends.
ONE TELEGRAM MISSING
Late last night he went to his room
after receiving several kilograms which
had been delayed by his absence from
the hotel. All but one of these have
been found by the coroner and relate to
business. The crumpled envelope of the
last telegram lay on the table in his
room, when it was searched by the
coroner after the finding of the body.
M. T. Eastman, of the Portland Trust
company, walking along Yambill street,
heard the sound of Gavin's fall on the
pavement 20 feet behind him, ran back
and found the contractor dead.
Gavin, who is known in Milwaukee,
Wis, as the asphalt Paving King" il
at the present connected with work ir
Tacoma, Washington, Spokane and Gold
endale.
HEAD OFFICE AT SCRANTON
His head Office is at Scranton, Pa.
according to a contract which he hac
open on the table in his room whel
Patrolman Gouldstone opened it afte,
the police were notified. He is a Scotisl
Rite Mason in Chicago and a member o
India Temple of the Mystic Shrine il
Milwaukee.
Gavin, according to hotel employees,
was i'll in Portland when on a trip her
two months ago, and this, with a broker
leg sustained several months ago, ar,
looked on significantly by the coroner
Portland, Ore, Oregonian, June 10Th
1912.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Sunday at Grenvil1e

Photographer C. A. Johnson was up
at Grenville last Sunday to take the
picture of 1.-the class which took their
first communion. There were twenty
two members in the class. A most
appropriate program was rendered in
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
Accident al Waubay

While cranking the engine at the
pump house Tuesday Walter Miller
slipped and fell, thrusting his right
arm into the revolving f1ywheel. The
result was both bones of his forearm
broken-cne in two places-and the
flesh badly mangIed. We sympathize
with the lad in his unfortunate acci-
dent. -Waubay Clipper.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-27
GO AWAY TROUBLE
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
WEATHER VERY FAVORABLE
There is no Room or Reason
for a Knocker, Plenty of
Rain, Plenty of Cool
Weather. Now Comes
Growing Weather

There never has has been a year
when conditions seemed more favorable
all the year for a bumper crop than
has been in evidence for the crop of
1912. Look at the the splendid rains
of last fall, the early freezing and the
keeping of the moisture in the ground,
the abundant amount of snow that
covered the ground all winter, the
warmth of spring which SO melted the
snow that it seeped into the ground
and was all retained, the exceptional
weather we enjoyed for getting the
ground in readiness for the seeding and
for the seeding time, the warm
spring rains which followed, the cool
nights and the cool sprin g days giving
the small grains an excellent rootbed,
now comes the hot days to boost all
along rapidly and to assure a bumper
corn crop as we'll. Unless the unfor-
seen and unexpected happens 1912 will
be the banner year for South Dakota
and Day county will be away up among
the leading counties of the state.
1t is no wonder that everyone is feel
ing good and everyone wants to, and is
going to celebrate on the prospects.
You just cannot keep them from it
they are all so sure and therefore so
happy.
Of course they will not all come to
Webster, but the Webster business
men have entered into the spirit of the
year and have arranged a 1.-TWO Days
Celebration for those who do favor US
with their company OIL July A and 5
and have just outdone anything ever
before put up in the celebration line in
this part of the state for the entertain
ment oftheir guests and themselves.
The races on the Day County Agri-
cultural fair grounds will be the first
races of the year in this section and
already many of the best horses known
are entered and visitors are assured of
some wonderful exhibitions of speed.
Baseball on the 4th between Summit
and Webster and the winning team of
that days game will play Ferney on
the 9Th.
Two brass band have been secured to
furnish music and keep things lively all
the time.
Patriotic music, instrumental and
vocal, recitations and an address by
Hon. H. H. Potter in the court house
square on the 4th.
All the old street sports and many
new ones divised especially for these
occasions.
Dance with excellent music at the
Coteau opera house for those who
indulge in that form of amusement.
The committee have made a special
feature of the display of fireworks for
the evening and promise to eclipse
anything ever before seen in Day
county.
The crops have made you feel good,
the Webster people have prepared a
program to keep you feeling good with
them for two days and will send you
home more contented then ever, with
the year 1912 and you will be so