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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12

Even Americans, cool blooded
and equally tempered as we mag
inc ourselves to be. are able to fall
into a hypnotized state on slight
provocation, and while it does not
take us as long to recover our
selves to a normal condition as it
might IA crowd of infammable
Celts, either of the French or Irish
type, yet we too know how to dis
cucumber ourselves of some of the
more human features of our nature
and to become momentarily obliv-
ious of our brains and forgetful of
our consciences.
A striking instance of this oc-
CURED on the occasion of Admiral
DeWey's return to this country aft
er what some of us, perhaps. con-
slider his unfortunate success in the
Philippines.
Our entire population continued
for a number of days in a condition
Of absolute Iunacy
Without at all disparaging the
wonderfulness of the victory which
he gained, it is nevertheless the
fact that it so upset the mental
equilibrium of us all, and so para
lyzed that department of our being
where our reasoning processes are
conducted. that the reason why no
one pronounced US insane was be-
cause there was no one left that
was sane enough himself to be
qualified to adjudge us to the asy-
lum.
In New York we filled up our
streets with inexpensive but daz-
zling architectural fireworks. and
it was only the general prevalence
of theistic convictions that pre-
vented the erection Of affairs and
the prostration of ourselves in wor-
ship; and after a few days when,
as we remember, there came a re-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12

vulsion of sentiment, we tore down
the plaster shrines in as much ~
a spasmodic hurry as we put them
up.
We are not often silly as a. peo-
pie, but we are liable to be.
We lose our heads, become no.
vine just frequently enough to con-
vince us of our possibilities. and TO
persuade US that to whatever
height we have built ourselves IN
in point of intelligence we can. un-
der the mob impulse of some fierv
incentive, throw off several of the
upper stories of our being and
bring it down to almost an asinine
level
A funny little exhibit Of the same
thing, where enthusiasm, excited to
high pitch and participated in by
rather motley crowd. works a
large volume of qualification and
reveals man with most of his up-
per lights extinguished, is afforded
by the prolonged bowling of nom
mating political convention that
will stand upon its feet by the
hour and belch forth its Republican
or Democratic delirium with per-
tinacity of vocal eruption to which
very few of the inferior order Of
animals would show themselves
equal
The phenomenon is an interest
ing one-we might almost say an
impressive one.
One is curious to know what an
intelligent visitant from some other
sphere, where such nominating con-
ventiOns are not in vogue, would
imagine to be the real genius of the
occasion; what singular impulse it
could be that would engender such
an inundation of inarticulate disso-
nance. and why so many Great lures
Of such seeming ferocity can be al
lowed to be collected within a sin
l.,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12
Schools Begun
By PERCY SHAW.

THERE is quiet on the street;
l. Almost every one you meet
Looks at every other one.
And there S something queer in that.
Here's the secret-School' S begun.
Where's the racing pit-a-pat?
Where the rush Of children S feet?
Pray behold the doing cat
In the chair where Harry sat.
Look at mothers face: she feels
No one tagging at her heels:
Now the breakfast things are done,
She can sit and think awhile;
She has even time to smile.
joe not pulling Mary's hair;
There 5 a stiffness in the air;
Sort of pleasant not to call:
Give your sister back her ball"
With half an hour to spare
Seems like heaven everywhere.
Here the Schools begun.
Wonder why it is2 You know,
After the first day or so,
That the hours pass kind of slow?
What's the reason that you look
AT the clock and leave your book?
What's the reason that You kiss
Forty times the babbling miss?
What's the reason that you fold
Naughty boy and fail to scold?
When everything is said and done
tere 5 the School 5 begun
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12
A Chance For Every Boy
and Girl

The Public Schools Are Opening

This the week of the year all the United States
1t is the week of the opening of the public schools
Millions children begin again year of study of mental
work-a year of hope and opportunity
great city schools of iron and brick and glass the chill
go thousands blocking the
streets at the morning and evening hours
In country hsides the small schools are
opening patient ready for the work that little
pay and so little gratitude children gather from far and
antng single roof and the flag that flies above it
much this week of school opening to the
people and especially TO THE FUTURE OF
THE UNITED STATES
opening school fathers and mothers should talk to
their children and impress them what the public schools mean
ages human beings ruled, they miserable OPP
pressed and helpless BECAUSE THEY WERE IGNORANT.
Very slowly the people the bottom moved toward the top
Slowly and painfully country after another they acquired
the greatest of all rights, THE RIGHT TO KNOWLEDGE.
this country than any other that right has been
developed,
Every boy girl who will may learn The wonderful of
printing and the knowledge of reading open all science all history
everything worth while to the mind of every child
The boys they go today very alike
act very alike big boys little boys the lit
tie boys retaate when they dare.
spirit looking down from above upon the children would
little But the difference there and largely the
-.Grit in which the opening of school is greeted
Try make children realize that school THEIR OPP
PORTTY Make them feel that when the school doors open
if the of great mine of Aad
din s wealth opened before them.
without knowledge nothing knowledge makes
possession worth while
Tell your boys and girls how the the world
study and usually by children who had little OPP
portunity -except the chance to get knowledge
Make them understand how long has taken establish public
schools and let everybody learn.
Tell your little boy that he has good chance today
boy n the comtry-IF HE WILL TAKE IT.
your little girl feel that what the school teaches to her she
will teach her children in the future and do work important
that of any
yourself in the school life your children their
studies their and especially theft disappointment and
school orrowsthose real to little children
you acquainted with teacher
precae the work that the teacher doeshe greatest work the
world.
Make your children realize what they to the teacher
OBEDIENCE RESPECT AND GRATITUDE
The public schools OPEN the door of knowledge is unlocked the
possibility of here is the greatest week in the greatest
country in the world
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12
Drawn By TAD.

about it?" which was really not
true at all, and when the other
woman had gone the wife cried
and was broken-hearted.
How They Settled 1t.
But she thought it all over, and
when her husband came home she
said, John, l was a fool to leave
YOU, and you acted like a fool while
] was gone. Let's both be sensible
after this" and Johns white face
relaxed and his strained eyes grew
natural for the first time in months,
and he put his head down on his
wife's lap and cried like a great
big, sorry baby.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12

And he thinks that his wife is
made Of gold, with diamonds for
eyes and rubies for lips, and he
wouldn't look at the prettiest wom-
an alive if she should come right
down out Of Venusburg and make
love to him. He has had his lesson
and he'll never need another.
Did his wife do right? 1 think
she did. She saved good man
and she mended a broken life, and
she had the good sense to see that
the other woman wasn't anything
real at all; she was just an opiate,
like a dose of morphine.
Yes, she's happy-not as happy
as she would be If her~husband had
not had the affair at all, but a whole
lot happier than she would be to-
day if she had taken her rights
before the law and divorced the
husband and wrecked two lives.
Forgive? Why not?
Forget? That is not quite so
easy. but it can be done when it's
worth while.
Are you worth while. my good
correspondent, for, of course, you
Yourself are the man in the case?
Do you really love this wife you
deceived? Are you sorry and
ashamed and really COntrite? Or
would you go and do the very same
thing all over again on the very
first excuse?
There's a difference in men, you
know-a very great difference.
Some are worth forgiving. and some
aren't even worth the trouble Of
forgetting. Which kind are you?
And the drinking now; do you
think that is an excuse. really?
How much of an excuse is it? Be
fair, now. How much of an excuse
would you make it for your wife.
this very wife you have Inundated,
and deceived and shamed, in the
eyes Of this shameless woman who
"lured" you from the straight and
narrow path?
Have you stopped drinking for
good? What have you done to show
your wife that you really are
ashamed of yourself? Why should
she believe you? Have you always
been straight with her before this?
What She Will Do.
Forgive you? Yes if you're worth
forgiving-of course. she viii. Poor
woman! She'll pick up the broken
love and the shattered faith. and
the cracked confidence she once had
in you, and she'll match them all
together again, as women have
been doing since time began And
she'll shut her eyes and say. It's
all there. whole. perfect. unharm-
ed, as good as new"
And she'll brush the bitter tears
from her aching eyes, and she'll
smile. oh how she will smile ard
smile. and she will go down into
the Valley of the Shadow of Death
for YOU, and come out smiling
again with your child in her weak
arms, and she'll try TO make her
self believe that you never gave
her one moments sorrow And
some day when you are both quite
old. maybe she'll succeed-if you
are worth while. Are you?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-12
Easy to Hypnotic
Supposedly Cool Men.

to no natiOnalit,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08

Unless you would go back to b~oyhood
days and ''trade insight and unseen"
in the present political campaign it
would be very well to look into the
future a few months and see what the
election of Mr.. Wilson or Mr.. Roose
welt to the presidential chair would
mean. OF course the democratic party
has a history but those who now control
the party claim that that is all ancient
history and does not in any way repre-
sent the present democracy. On the
other hand the Roosevelt party has just
been born, the members are loud in
their protestations in the peoples
interests. The sponsors Of the party
are the Perkins, the MeCormicks. the
greatest of trusts. They each claim to
have something better to give you than
the sixteen years of unprecedented pros.
perity enjoyed under republicanism and
a promise of a continuance OF the same
under Taft. Have they? Think the
matter over
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
THURSDAY, AUGUST s. 1912.
TWENTY A AGo


I've wandered to the village, Tom, and
sat beneath the tree
Where in our youthful days we Matched
all forms of deviltry;
But few were left to greet me, Tom, in
that old town who knew
That you and / were tough nuts there
some twenty years ago.
The grass is not as green, dear Tom; the
old town has a boom,
And they are changing things about to
get more building ROOM,
They've moved away the wooden church
and built one now of brick,
And Main street has improved until it's
looking mighty slick.
The old school house has altered some;
there is no water pail;
The old tin drinking cup is gone which
hung upon the nail;
They learned that germs were preva-
lent, and put the cup away,
And now they sterilize the states and
pencils every day.
The river is running just as still, but on
its banks j see
A dozen factories belching smoke signs
of prosperity;
And in the meadows close to town huge
painted signs now say;
"Buy here and let US put you up a
bungalow today"
The spring that dubbed meath the hill
was analysed and found
Quite rich in certain properties, an6
some one leased the ground;
And now the sick, the lame, the hall
and feeble are adjured
To take a course of treatment and &c
home completely cured.
Nearby that spring some hustling char
who thought to make his mark
Has bought a little acreage and dubbed
it "City Park"
He set it out to shrubs and flowers anc
started up a ZOO"
And here is where the pretty girls anc
fellows walk and WOO.
My lids have long been dry, dear Tom
but tears come to my eyes,
Where'er ! look around and see sucl
hustling enterprise.
The little town has changed so mucl
that you would scarcely know
That you and ! a barefoot there som'
twenty years ago.
-E. A. Brininstool.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08

Months and months had passed and
no '~'journeyman printer had called at
our sanctum and we had almost become
convinced that his race was extinct when
during the last few days a large num-
Der called and ''got a square" but "were
mot looking for work" All of them
were ~journeying toward the northwest.
The whole theory was explained to us
when we found the following item in
the Langford Bugle: This week the
Bugle office made a longneeded improve.
ment by the addition of a new towel in
its cleaning department"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
lSeall
Notice of Execution Sale
Rex w. Harris,
Attorney for Petitioner,
Webster, South Dakota.

july Nv"
Notice is hereby given that by virtue oil
an execution, to me directed and delivered
duly issued by the clerk of the circuit
court of Day county, South Dakota, upon
a Judgment doCketed in said Day county
south Dakota, on the 22nd day of July, 1917
in favor of Phillip A. Gross, plaintiff, and
against Ole A. Thorheinl, defendant, toi
the sum of one hundred and fifteen and
65-1OO dollars. 1 have levied upon all the
right, title and interest of said Ole "A
Thorheim in and 10 the real property stu
ated in said Day county, and described as
follows, to-wit: The southwest quarter
(swAl, of section fifteen (l5). township one
hundred t~wenty-three Q23), range hfty-six
1851; and that l will sell said lands and
premises above described to the highest
bidder at public auction at the front door
OF the court house, in the city of Webster
Day county, South Dakota, on Saturday
September 7th, 1912, at one o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, to satisfy said exc
cution with interest and costs;
Dated July "a, 1912.
Chas. J L~indquist,
Sheriff of Day County,
South Dakota.
c. A. Wells,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
Webster, South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08

Many of the farmers were hard hit
By the hail storm which passed through
this section Monday evening and SO
were some Of the hail insurance COM
panies. The poor man cannot afford to
carry all the risk upon his crop when
hail insurance in reputable companies
can be had at the prices for which old
line companies have been selling it in
this section Of South Dakota this year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08

Estate of John F~iebelkorn, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator of the estate of John
Ffebelkorn, deceased. to the creditors of
and all persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers within six months
after the first publication of this notice, to
the said administrator at Alvord, Iowa, or
10 his agent, Henry Fiebelkorn, of Butler
township, in the county of Day, South
Dakota.
Dated at Alvord, Iowa, July 18th, 1912.
Balster Albertus,
Administrator,
Estate of John Fiebelkorn, deceased.
III. III. Potter,
Attorney for Administrator,
Webster, South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
Notice of Application for PROBATE
of Will
July 25-4w

July 25-iw
State Of South n Da"' G QUIT
In the matter of the estate of carlJ.Larson'
deceased.
Notice of Time Appointed for
Proving Will, Etc.
The State of South Dakota sends greet
inp 10 Dart.a b. Larson, of NepsteT' ..
y mentioned in the VII sne =. Chris
Hanson. Of Roslyn. 5. D.; Mrs. kasnus
Olson, of Andover, s. p Mrs X;
son. OF Webster. :. D.; Mrs. H.. An3eISon'
s D.: Lima Larson, 4 Webster, ,. D. All
red Larson, of Webs er, SD Julmar Lar
son, OF Webster, 5. d.; and NelVin Latsun,
of Webster, SD; MT !; menu rar s Larson.
deceased. co,r, made
on the 3ist day Of July 4. D. i the n 1s,h day
of August a. ID. 1912, at 200 o'clock p. M, OF
said day, at the court room OF sald couIt,
at Webster, in the county OF pay, nave
been appointed as the time and place TOT
proying the will of said Carl ]. Larson,
deceased, and for hearing the application
of Peder NJ. Peterson, named as ekeSu,
tor in the said will, tor the ssu han
to him of letters testamentory, Wneh
and where any person Interested may
appear and contest the same;
The order of this court made nefeloiole
on the 2lth day of July, 1912, is hereby SCI
aside,
Witness the Hon. Sherman NJ. Duggan,
Judge of the county court, and the sea-
of said court, this 3lst day OF July
A. d., 1912, at his office in the CITY
OF Webster, county of Day, state OF
Bert E.. Johnson.
ISeaIl Clerk.
Rex w. Harris,
Attorney for Petitioner,
Webster. South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
Notice to Creditors

Estate of Anna Fiebelkorn, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under.
signed administrator of the estate of Anna
F~iebelkorn. deceased, to the creditors OF
and all persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers within six months
after the first publication of this notice, tc
the said administrator at Alvord, Iowa, OF
to his agent, Henry Fiebelkorn, of Butler
township, in the county of Day, South
Dakota
Dated at Alvord, Iowa, July 18th, 1912.
Balster Albertus,
Administrators,
Estate of Anna Fiebelk1 rn, deceased.
III. H.. Potter,
Attorney for Administrator,
Webster, South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
Mortgage Sale
July 25-6w

Whereas, default has occurred in the
conditions of a mortgage, containing power
of sale, given by Kittel Hagen and Annie
Hagen; his wife, mortgagors, to Matthew
Tracy and Michael Tracy, of Webster,
South. Dakota. mortgages. which mort
was filed in the Office of the register of
deeds for said Day county, south Dakota,
on the 5th day of December, 1907, in book
81 of mortgages, on page 1877. The said
as follows: Lot nine (9), and the south half
of lot ten t10), in block two (2), of the origi-
nal plat of the city of Webster, Day county,
South Dakota. That default consists In
the n-on-payment of the principal and
interests of the notes secured by the said
mortgage and by which default the power
of sale has become operative and no action
or proceedings having been inst .tuted at
law to recover the debt thereby secured
or any part thereof; that there is claimed
to be due on said mortgage at this date the
and 75-100 dollars, in addition to the taxes
and interest on taxes due on said prem
ises.
Notice is hereby given that said mort
gage will be foreclosed by sale of said
premises at public auction, by the sheriff
of Day county, on Saturday, September Z
1872, at one o'clock p. M, at the front door
of the court house, In the city of Webster
Day county. South Dakota, to paw said
debt, interest, interest, taxes and interest
together with ali other disbursement
allowed by law.
Dated July2 "a 1912.
Matthew Tracy and
Michael Tracy,
Owners of Mortgage.
Attorney for owners of mortgage,
Webster, South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
Chaftel Mortga9e Sale

Name of mortgagor. Lloyd Hartman.
Name OF mortgages. The Ochsenreiter
Implement Co.
Owner Of mortgage. The o~chsenreite
Implement Co.
Date of mortgage. June 80, 1910.
Date Of filing In Day County, South
Dakota July i 1910. at 4:20 o'clock. p. nj.
Sum secured by said mortgage, $1,000.
sum claimed to be due on said mort
Mortgaaed property: One velie top buggy
black gear and body, shop so. TN.
Default has been made In the con.
dftions in said mortgage contained. Said
default consists In non-payment o. the
notes secured by said mortgage when the
same became due or at all.
Said mortgage will be foreclosed by a
sale Of the aboys DESCRIBED property Ct
1914, at one o'clock, p. m. in front oil
Dr.. N. n. judges livery barn, In the
City Webster, Day county, South Dakota
and the proceeds Of such sale applied to
the payment Of said debt, after paying
the costs and expenses of this foreclosure,
Including attorneys fees as allowed by
law.
Dated August 2. 1919.
The Ocacenreiter Implement Co.
q. A. Wells, Attorney.
Webster, South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
The soft hearted individual who feeds
q tramp puts a premium on vagrancy.

: The next great event on the calendar
in which Day county people are all most
vitality interested is the Day county
agricultural fair September Is, 10 and
70. Get busy and do your part to make
IL . grand success.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
Notice to Creditors

July 23--4w
1t the matter of the estate of FrancisPrat
deceased:
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed executor of the estate of Francis
persons having claims against the said
deceased, TO exhibit them, with the neces
sary. vouchers, within four months after
the hrst publication of this notice, to the
said executor at The Farmers and Mer
chants National Bank, in the city of Web
ster, in the county of Day, s. d..
Dated at Webster, S. d., July 20, 1912.
AT. Cooper,
+, Executor.
Lund &c Coomes,
Attorne US,
Webster South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08

If anything, the meeting Of the state
central committee and state officers at
Huron last week and the plan formu-
lated there for harmony" have made
it even harder than 1t was before for a
Taft republican to tell where he is at
In South Dakota.