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Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

Tien Tsin, China, March 5.-Two
United States gun boats have been or
dered to proceed to Taku at the mouth
Of the Hei Ho, thirty miles to the
southeast of this city. Reports here in
Chinese circles are to the effect that
body Of native troops is advancing
on Tein Tsin. The city generally is
quiet but decapitations take place
daily.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

Des Moines, Iowa, March .5.-Two
men held up a street car in South
Des Nome slate last night and Frank
Ford, conductor, refused to turn over
his box of fare money. He was shot
in the head and is dying in local hos,
pital. They are said to have secured
only q small amount Of money
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

Tein Tsin, China, March 4.-Fearing
the mutiny would take on an anti.for-
eign character, the residents Of the
foreign quarters today barracaded
their houses and prepared for seige.
News that 5000 Japanese troops had
been ordered here has had bad effect
on the Chinese who are determined to
secure all the loot possible while they
are in power. Drunken Chinese sold
iers continued to despoil the native
quarter today. Fires are raging in
twenty different places this afternoon.
Every native defending his property
was shot. One foreigner is known to
have been killed. DR.. Schreeter, a
German who ventured into the native
town to warn some OF his countrymen
whom he believed to be in danger, was
shot.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

Washington, D. c., March 5.-Girls
and boys under IA and Is years old,
members OF the striking mill workers
from Lawrence, Mass, testified yes
terday before the house committee ON
rules, which is considering resolution
to investigate conditions which follow
ed the attempts to send the children
from the strike-ridden city. The chill
dren tell of working long hours for
low wages with scarcely anything to
eat
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

New York, March 1.-Two persons
were killed, three mortally injured and
dozen others hurt in fire in three
story house this morning. The dead
are John Parry and Miss Anna Vanss.
Three persons lost their lives at q
fire in a tenement house in Hanover
street today. Nearly seventy escaped
safely.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

the OUT OF Town vlsltors yesterday and
returned home today.
John Mcbride, Ed and Dan Regan
and Dan Maloney are among the Web
ster visitors in the city today.
G. NJ. steig of Churchs Ferry re-
turned home today after a short bus
mess visit in the county seat.
Patrick Feeney of Rolette has been
visiting in the city for several days
and returned home this afternoon.
Ole Hoistad returned this morning
to his home at Churchs Ferry after
spending several days in the city.
MI. and Mrs. Edward Priest passed
through the city today on their way
home from a month g visit in the
south.
Messrs. Chas. Dobson, F. D. Warren
and R. B. Warren returned to their
homes at sheyenne last night after
attending to business matters here.
Axel Egeland, the Bisbee banker, is
among the outsiders who are emf wing
the city today. He returns home this
afternoon.
Fred Horner of Michigan City is in
the city today visiting his friends and
attending to BUSINESS.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

number OF her young friends were IN
vited in and most pleasant after
noon was enjoyed by those present.
She was the recipient of many pretty
gifts in remembrance Of the day.
It is announced that E. F. Reese ex-
poets to leave with his family in the
spring and they will make their future
home at Bismarck. The Reese family
have been residents of this city for a
number Of years and have made host
Of friends whom this news win come
to with regret. The change will not be
made for month.
Fremont Bacon of the firm Of Bacon
Bros, at Cando, is spending a few
days in the city consulting with Agent
G. o. Russell of the Rambler autos,
regarding the years output in Townsr
county. Mr.. Bacon has sold several
cars this spring and thinks the pros.
poets are fine this year for the RAM
Elcr.
William Leonard Of Rolette, broth
er of Mrs. Herman Huesgen, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Grand Forks for short visit He
expects to stop off here for few days
On his return trip.
Joe Haule of Cando passed through
the city today on his way home after
three weeks trip in Minnesota. He
was called there by the sickness of a
brother, who passed away soon after
his arrival.
Abe Stabboth of Willow City has
accepted a position as timer at the
o 'Brien Hardware store and commenc.
ed his duties today. He will bring his
family here in June.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08

happy parents Of fine baby boy born
to them this morning at Mercy hospi-
tai. They reside in Cleveland town
ship.
Miss Otis Harwood is in the city
tday visiting Miss Goldie Arnold. She
has been at Sarles visiting her parents
for the past week and is on her way to
Fargo where she 81 attending one Of
the fine colleges located in that city.
The many friends of G. A. Stotlar
are greeting him today in cordial
manner after his recent return from a
winters visit with friends in the east,
where he has been in an effort to in
tercst people in Ramsey county land.
Mr.. Stotlar was successful to marked
degree and says the spring bids fair
promise to number of people coming
here from Illinois.
N1essrs. Barnell, Haig and Mooers
left yesterday afternoon for Fargo
where they are meeting today with
the members of the state Ugh school
board, asking that the local high school
be designated as the agriculaurtl
school. They will probably return to-
morrow.
John Richard received word today
from his old home in Dubuque, Iowa,
stating his father had died, and he left
this afternoon for that place to attend
the funeral. It is just a year ago
next Saturday that his mother died
and he went down to attend her fun
eral and the fathers grieving for the
loss of his life partner is given as the
chief cause of his death. He was 60
years of age.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Troubles Attack Web
ster Men And Women, Old And
Young

Kidney ills seize young and old.
Often come with little warning.
Children suffer in their early years
Can't control the kidney secretions.
Girls are languid, nervous, suffer
pain.
Women worry, can't do daily work.
Men have lame and aching backs.
If you have any form of kidney ills
You must reach the cause the kid
neys,
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys
The following testimony proves their
worth:
Mrs. William Kenner, Fourth St.,
Britton, S. D., says: "Our little girl
suffered for long time from kidney
weakness and there seemed to be nc
relief for her. A short time ago we
began giving her Dams Kidney Pills.
We have been convinced that Doen's
Kidney Pills are good for kidney com
plant"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's : anc
take no other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28

r. H. Mcdonald, a young man
employed at hotel in Britton for sew
eral weeks, is under arrest, charged
with arson. Two weeks ago Brittor
was visited by fire which destroyed
several business building and causing q
loss of about $25, 900. The fire broke
out in building occupied by barber
shop and millinery store, and as the
alarm was sounded, man was seen
running from the place. He was iden-
tilted by two men as Mcdonald, and his
arrest soon followed. He is being held
for trial in the circuit court. He pro-
fesses to be innocent and claims to
have strong suspicion as to who the
guilty party is. His trial will be held
later.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Meets Death by shooting

Earl Gsrloch. who has been working
for M. v. Greene on his farm three
miles east of Amherst, shot the top of
his head off last Wednesday, how, will
never be known az he was found In q
STOPPING position, behind the barn near
some corn stalks by Mr.. Greene. it
appears that during the morning while
he was doing the chores he seemed
quite happy as he was whistling and
singing while doing his work, so that il
would seem from that he was not des-
pendent over anything. Mr.. Greene
left him to harness the horses and
bring them out to the field where they
were picking corn, not coming when
he should Mr.. Greene went to find him;
seeing him in this position telephoned
to States Attorney Abbott, at Britton,
who notified the coroner and together
they went out to examine him. The
remains were taken to Halls under
taking parlors at Britton and his par
ents al Wilmar, Mimi, notified.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Prairie Fire Destroys HoIse

A prairie fire started in the northeast
part of Mellette county last week,
being driven before q forty mile wind
that blew from the northwest. and
drove it right in the direction Of Wit
ten.
Several houses and farm buildings in
the county were destroyed as follows:
A. E. Hammond, barn and chicken
house; /. j. Benedict, residence; A. F.
Berry, barn and granary; w. G. Bur
ham, house barn and all buildings.
Hundreds Of tons of hay also were
burned.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Beaver in Black Hills

A colony of beaver have taken pos.
session of Spearfish creek near Lead,
ana are affording much entertainment
to citizens of that locality while they
are building their winter home. They
came just after the close of the fishing
season and have now erected one dam
across the creek and are making wing
dam besides. They have become quite
unafraid of visitors because they have
not been molested and IL people are
quiet they continue their work in a
most businesslike manner. Some of the
trees which they have cut down and
moved to make their dam are quite
large and it seems almost impossible
that that they were able, without
human aid, to place them in the desired
position.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Some Christmas Present

According to the announcement
made by w. ]. Grier, superintendent
of the Homestake Mining company OF
of Deadwood, that corporation will
give its employees as Christmas gift
of approximately 100000 Each OF
the $500 men in the employ of the
company who names appear on the
December payroll, will be given ar
amount equal to per cent of the sum
he has earned in wages during the
year. If all of the $500 men had been
in the employ of the company through
out the year, it would have cost about
$3.50, 600 to carry out this plan, but as
many of them have gone on the payroll
within the past several months, the
total cost of the proposed Christmas
gift is below that figure.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
License Before Supreme Court

License Before Supreme Court
A legal battle will be fought in the
supreme court of the state in this term
that involves the very existence of the
licenced liquor traffic. Last spring E.
L. VanDyke. treasurer of Brookings
county, refused to accept the license
fees and issue the usual county permits
to the applicants for saloon. license
from the towns of Elkton and Volga on
the ground that the license law of
South Dakota is unconstitutional.
The saloon men through their attor-
ney, Oscar Lidum, of Brookings,
Immediately applied for writ of man.
damus to compel the county treasurer
to issue the license. The late Hon. C.
Y. Seward. Judge of the circuit court
at that time refused to express an
opinion upon the main issue until the
supreme court of the state should have
opportunity to declare itself. So he
granted the writ of mandamus and
COOh SIcpo " iDouIC dBdihoI iHtSiJSS-
ton of legal technically so that the
case could go before the supreme court
upon the main issue, whether or not
the state legislature may license bust
ness of the character of the liquor
traffic.
The prohibition state committee of
South Dakota, of which Quincy Lee
Morrow is secretary, is behind this
movement in the court for the over
throw of the saloon business in this
state. Mr.. Morrow has engaged as
counsels, Cheever & Cheever, of Brook
ings; j. Barrett Smith, of Madison,
Wis, and Wilson S. Doan, of Indian
apolis. Mr.. Doan is the attorney who
argued similar case before Judge
Artman, then a circuit Judge in
Indiana, that resulted in the famous
Artman decision, that license laws are
unconstitutional. The liquor men have
engaged Olaf Edium, of Brookings, and
firm of prominent attorneys in the
Twin Cities. The case has attracted
nation wide attention.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Stolen Goods Found

Silks, furs and satins, valued at ST.
500, stolen from the Ringsrud Mercan-
tile company's store at Elk Point on
the night of November 10, were found
South Sioux City Wednesday after
noon. The goods were hidden under a
pile of alfalfa and straw in a hog pen
at the Eugene Douthitt home in the
north part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Douthitt, the
latter better known as Grandma"
Apelton, and Jeane Gilmore, of Omaha
are under arrest. Dakota county
officials are searching for Joe Lynch,
alias ".Yonky." and George Kennedy,
alias, "Slats" Kennedy, suspected of
the robbery.
Lynch was seen leaving the place by
the officers before the cache was
found. When they found it they
started in search of "Yonkey" and his
companion, Kennedy, who have been
seen at the Douthitt home. The Off
Gals believed Lynch and Kennedy are
headed westward.
''Yonkey" was released few
months ago from the South Dakota
state prison, after serving time for
robbery.
Lynch is described as being feet 6
inches tall and smooth faced. He was
dressed in light brown clothes and wore
brown fedora hat when he was last
seen in South Sioux City. Kennedy is
nearly 6 feet tall, and has red COM
plexion. He was dressed in a light
gray suit and wore broad brimmed
hat.
Douthitt, his wife and the Gilmore
woman, who was arrested, were taken
to Dakota City by Sheriff Mahan for
safe keeping.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Game Licences for 1912

The game warden has finished the
license report for the quarter ending
Sept. 20, 1912 and it shows total OF
19, 722 licenses issued to resident hunt
ers and SO to non-residents. This OF
course applies to small game, for the
big game licenses are issued later and
are not yet reported. Those counties
which got over the 500 license mark
are:
Beadle. SOS; Brookings, 588; Brown,
1,094; Clark, sos; Codington, 1910; Day
956; Grant, 55l. Hamlin, 51S; Lake,
691; Lawrence, 1856; Marshall, 524
Minnehaha. 1856; Roberts, 799; Sphinx,
697;
All the above are of resident licenses
and of the nonresident licenses there
are three prominent ones, Day with AZ
Roberts with l6 and Union with q.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Fatal Automobile Accident

Tony Johnson, son of John II. John.
son, of Volga, accompanied by John
Bertness. Emil Steen and Vern Good
road, was returning from Volga from Q
turkey rattle at Bruce when. IN making
q turn in the road, the machine, which
was being driven by johnson at about
forty-five miles an hour, turned COM
pletely over, throwing out Goodroad
and Steen, who were riding in the back
seat, then landing on its wheels and
continuing its journey with Johnson
and Burtness.
As soon as the car conld be stopped
Goodroad and Steen were picked Pr
and the former, who was sc en- to be
the most seriously injured was rushed
to the volga hospital. An operation
was performed and it was found that
his liver had been cut in two, the
lower part falling to the bottom of the
abdominal cavity. This made recovery
impossible and he died Tuesday even
ing. The others escaped with scratches
and bruises.
Goodroad was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Goodroad, of Preston town.
ship. and was about twenty-five years
of age.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
scientific Farming Pays

One day last week G. w. Roundy,
of Hecla, disposed of 230 hogs, weigh
ing on an average Of 300 pounds apiece,
at $3.50 per hundred pounds. Mr..
Roundy is one of the co-operators of
the Better Farming association and the
following details of how he fattened
the hogs for market under the direc-
ton of the association is only one of
numerous examples of how the associ-
alton is aiding the farmers in making
his farm yield him more in every way
than it has previously been doing.
All summer the drove was allowed
to run in pasture of clover and
timothy. In the fall he hogged down
IL acres of emmer and $50 acres of
corn and also gave the animals the run
of the oat stubble on his farm after
the harvesting of the crop. The only
feed that was purchased outright for
the animals was $40 worth of corn.
A little work with pencil and a
piece or paper shows that Mr.. Roundy
received in good hard cash Of the realm
from the recent sale of the drove ST.
175, leaving him profit on the herd of
A,765.
This would have been tidy sum to
realize from reasonable sized farm
but it is not ali of the story. He raised
160 acres of fax, netting 1871 bushels
to the acre; Is acres of cats, netting
40 bushels; SO acres of wheat netting
20 bushels to the acre. and 40 acres of
emmer netting 40 bushels to the acre.
If this is figured out according to the
market price general idea of what
the farms crop netted can be ascer-
tanned. And it shows what improved
farm methods and the scientific pur-
suit Of agriculture will do in the State
Of South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Had to.Have a Drink

The great thirst of Frank Delbert
has resulted in his being sentenced to a
term of one year in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary on his plea of guilty to the
charge of burglary. Delbert was with.
out funds, and desiring drink very
badly, broke into Twin Brooks dwell
ing house and stole q gun, which he
exchanged in saloon for the desired
drinks, claiming the gun was his law
full property.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28

The report of the state board at
health for the past two years has been
filed with the governor. The report
declares the common horse, fly. to be
one of the worst menaces 70 health
that exists. and recommends the use of
screens and sticky fly paper to reduce
this trouble to the lowest possible point.
The report shows that of the common
contagious diseases for the fiscal year
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Deep Flowing Best

Paul Pinkert, Grant county farmer
who conducted an experiment the past
summer to determine the advantage, If
any, of deep blowing in the raising of
corn, finds the difference in yield Of
two strips Of land laying side by side
and each consisting Of two acres, one
plowed ten inches deep with Spalding
deep tiller and the other six inches
deep with an ordinary pillow was just
nine bushels per acre in favor of the
deep plowed land. The land was all
the same to begin. the same seed used
and the same amount of work and care
given both pieces. The results speak
for themselves.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Resigned Her Job

Miss Sophia DeLand, who has the
longest term of service as stenog-
rapher at the ststehouse at Pierre, has
resigned and will spend the winter in
the south. She has been stenographer
for state auditors sixteen years, Eand
has served under five administrations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
Elevator Burns at Howard

At an early hour Friday fire des-
troyed the farmers elevator and 3d.
600 bushels of grain which it contained.
BY hard work the department pre-
vented the fire spreading to adjoining
buildings. The loss of $4,000 on the
grain and $4,000 on the building is
covered by insurance.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28

Declaring that he will kill President
elect Wilson II he ever gets chance,
John Conan, q one-ar med man arrested
in Denver, COL, Friday and is being
held by the local police pending word
from the secret service operatives.
If not wanted by the government his
mental condition will be examined by
local authorities.
Evidence has been disclosed tending
to show that he Swallowed Governor
Wilson at number of places through.
out the campaign.
Conan il said to haye come from
Sisseton, 8. D.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28

Ludwig Liendl, living at Goodwin, is
lowering between life and death in a
hospital, as the result Of falling down
q stairway and fracturing his skull, a
portion Of which pressed on the brain.
Some time elapsed before doctor
could be secured, and one of the men
watching the patient used a chisel to
let some Of the blood out, and thereby
saved the life Of the injured man.
There is strong chance for his
recovery.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
President Taft Appealed. To:

An Appeal to President Taft for
Communication of the sentence on Chas.
L. Hyde, wealthy real estate man of
Pierre, convicted of fradulently using
the mails to promote his business, was
made last week by two South Dakota
state officials. Hyde was sentenced to
fifteen months in the Leavenworth
penitentiary and the payment of a
heavy fine. The case is now pending
on appeal to the supreme court.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-28
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
of 1901 and lsll-l2 the following

Va AO4O-44 IHC
figures:
In 1901 there were $50 cases OF
diphtheria and So deaths; 1892 cases of
starlet fever, So deaths; 767 cases of
measles, Is deaths; GIG cases of small
pox, deaths; 20 cases of spinal men,
nights. deaths.
In 1911-12 the report shows $40 cases
of diphtheria, so deaths; 548 cases of
scarlet fever, 16 deaths; 263 cases OF
measels, deaths; $50 cases of small
pox, death: cases of spinal meningitis
A deaths.
This report shows that measles has
been the cause of more deaths in
that time than has smallpox with
approximately the same number of
cases.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-04-11
A DICKENS CONTEST.

This excellent contest came to me
from England. In using it leave blank
the spaces for the titles Of his stories,
which are to be filled in by the guests.
] am sure many Of our readers will
welcome this scheme, as 1t is espe-
cially adaptable for clubs and literary
societies.
"Oliver Twist" had some Hard
Times in 1.-THE Battle of Life" having
been saved from The Wreck Of the
Golden Mary" by "Our Mutual Friend
Nicholas Nickleby," who had just fin
ished telling "A Tale of Two Cities" to
Martin ChuzZlewit." during which time
1.-The Cricket on the Hearth" was CHR
ripping Right Merrily" and 1.-The
Chimes" were heard from an Adjacent
Church." when Seven Poor Travellers
commenced singing "A Christmas Car
oil" and "Barnaby Ridge" arrived from
The Old Curiosity Shop" with some
Pictures From Italy" and Sketches
by Boz to show Little Dorrit," who
was busy reading "Pickwick Papers"
David Copperfield," after taking
American Notes." arrived and in
formed THE Company" thai Great
Expectations" Of "Dombey and Son." re
Mrs. L.erriper's Legacy" a not been
realized, but that he had seen Boots
at the Hollytree I'M" taking Some
body's Luggage" to Mrs. Lerriper's
Lodgings which is in mo Thorough
fare" opposite BLEAK House." where
THE monumental Traveller had just
given one Of 'Dr. Marigold's Prescrip-
TONS to 1.-The Haunted Man while
brooding over THE Mystery Of Edwin
brood"