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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

Danytile. Va. October jas . re-
suit of the good weather and good
roads. the sales Of loose tobacco NJ the
warehouses have been blocked prsctt.
ally all Of the week. although the
Auctioneers have ben making RECORDS
.or fast selling and three sales have
seen run simuilaneonusiy-
TIE quality Of the offerings has nos
oeen SO good during the past week as
T. has been heretofore. Neitner tne
,ua.iry nor the color has been alto
setnei as good
i.r,ces have ruled firm at the highest
notch reached this season. with abso-
:u..,y no decline on any grade. not
xi,hstandins the receipts have been
40 heavy that the buye's have had
heir phy.,caI endurance seriously
:axed ara the capacity Of the different
,nara,;uR plants were tested TO tie
.trnIr. sucn conditions have rarely. II
ever. prevailed on this or any other
.oo.e market For the purposes foE
shich IL Is INTENDED, the bulk OF thai
oar, Of the crop which has been al
ready sold seems TO suit the buyers
admirably we'll Judgins from the
Keen competition and tire high prices
be,us PAID for ciSs arctic ,oosccos os
manufacturers as well as
foreign. they mast be short OF stock
and we'll pleased With the quality OF
tho c-op The proportion %: cigarette
,cDaccos TO- this crtp In both the "lh
and new belt districts - relatively
NM, larger st.aa for some years past
bu, the supply Of the cisss OF good
has no, kept pace Win requirements
T,,ic an r.i-t.G tooaccvs. both Old a:
u~w. I. very active at advanced p1ics1.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

Somebody asked the Progressive
Farmer this question:
"Are fruit tres brought from the
North better for planting In Virginia
than those grown In vlrEiniaf"
Tho answer Of the editor ls to the
point. and 10 a. true as preaching. He
says:
mo. The best trees to plant any.
where are those grown in . reliable
nursery nearest to where the trees
arc to be planted. You can get a. good
trees from Virginia nurseries as from
anywhere else, and they will cost less
than those freiGhted from q distance
and will be fresher and safer to plant.
Always deal directly with the nursery
and never with a travelling agent. for
no matter whether he sells the right
trees or not. he must charge more
than the nursery. a. he has travelling
expenses and other charges to pay In
delivery"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
ECHOESFROm THE
TOBACCO MARKET
Activity and Good Prices in the
Bright Marts-Dark
Goods Slow.

The receipts Of loose Leaf tobacco
continue to be small on the Richmond
market, due mainly to the cooi, dsy
weather The farmers are unable 70
get the sun-cured stock In the soft
marketable order. and SO the sales LAST
week reached not over $1,000 pounoA
The offerings. though smaAi. showed up
in much better quality, the better ieaI
being in excess OF primings. ana inc
very Jow grades There WAS some
nimat.on among the buyers. ana prices
Were fairly wen maintained. II must
be saio,nowever that there 10 not the sc-
tivity nor the high prices In the oarA
leaf markets OF the state that pteSai
in the bright markets. From all OF the
latter come reports OF large sales. In
creasing activity and climbing prices
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

further use u manufaoturing) Inc
creased from et61.ssl.sSI % el.ea0, tS7,.
ss7. IN incrsass Of 11s Per cent
TO al Of these totals Of increase
Richmond ana Virginia have contri-
butsd very largely. and all the signs
OF the times indicate that they will
contribute to them much more largely
In the next decade.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
NORTHERN MONEY
MOVING SOUTH

CONTINUED From First Pass.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

Henderson County. n. C.. claims TO
be the largest chestnut shipping
county in the whole country. Let's
await the returns from the Virginia
chestnut counties before the
honors are surrendered to Henderson
County and its claim admitted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
Sight Well Worth Seeing

There are few people in the United
States who have not at one time or an
other attended some big circus, watch
ing act after act until the big groups of
seals come out, then everybody ''sits
up and takes notice. = These animals
from the northern seas are very intell-
igent and learn very quickly any and
all tricks they are called upon to per-
form. How many patrons of the
circus ever get close to this denizen
of the deep and to know its real being?
Very few.
AL. G. Barnes has secured a troupe
of these animals for exhibition purposes
and SO has arranged the place of exhi-
bition that one can put their hands on
their heads. Captain S. McGadden of
Nome, Alaska, (for years overseer of
the U. S. Government reindeer farm at
that point gives very interesting
lecture, explaining the habits and
traits of seals.
1t must be remembered that seal
cannot live in fresh water and sea
water must be had in great quantities
or they will live but few weeks.
They must also have fish that are nat
ives Of the northern waters or none at
all, and consequently one can realize as
they look upon these animals that they
are seeing something out of the ordinary.
This is only one of the special features
presented in the AL. G. Barnes Show
that win exhibit in Elk Point on Mon
day, September, %.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
School Notes

Sumner Bovee enrolled Monday IN
the fifth grade.
Dora Hanson has been absent three
days on account Of sickness.
Fac Baugus has been absent on ac-
count Of illness.
Mr. Deyo wishes to announce that
pupils who have not made previous ar
rangements must be entered in the first
grade by Monday.
Mr.. French visited the eighth grade
history class one day this week.
Mark Coates of Sioux City has en-
tered the third grade.
Mrs. Halter visited the third grade
Monday morning.
The teachers held picnic at River
Sioux Park Saturday. All had fine
time until the storm came up and drove
them home.
The high school now has an enroll
ment of seventy mine. There, are sew.
eral from the neighboring towns
attending school here this year.
Cyrille Chicoine Of jefferson entered
the Sophmore class Monday.
Eva Connors of Jefferson entered tn,
Junior class this week.
Nellie Mills is absent this week OF
account Of sickness.
Mildred Callahan has entered tn
seventh grade.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
SELLS BIG STORE TO SONS
Pioneer Merchant of jefferson
Disposes of General Store
and Will Retire

/ A deal of much interest 10 the people
Of Union county and especially inter-
esting to the people of Jefferson and
vicinity was consummated on Monday
of this week, when r. J. Authier gave
possession of his store to his three sons
Lawrence, r. N, and nj. E. Authier.
The consideration runs far into the
thousands. The store is one Of the
finest in Union county and has always
enjoyed an excellent patronage. Mr..
Authier has conducted the store for
thirty seven years and for number 0f
years his sons have been actively asso-
ciated with him in the business. BY
his strict business methods and bis fair
dealings with the people of that com
munity his business has grown until Il
is second to none in the mercantile line
in the county.
His sons are straightforward and pro.
gressive yonng business men are elni-
nently fitted to carry on the business e
we'll established by their father. La
erence Authier has been county treas
er of Union county for the past sG9Iil
years and at the end of the term vii
move to jefferson and become active II
the management of the store. That tht
new owners of Jefferson's finest busi-
ness establishment Will be successful i
an assured fact.
The elder Authier will retire from
active business and win enjoy the fruits
of his thirty-seven years Of strenuous
business activities. He is one Of tbs
wealthiest of Union county's pioneers
and owns one Of the finest farms II tht
county.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
Political Corruption IN Canada

Has the corruption of the ballot ke-
gun in Canada. too7 For years, Canadn
has assumed an -am-holier-than thou
attitude to matters American, both
political and financial. You see ii re-
flected In The columns of the pressevefy
day Of the year; and If you want to pat
one Of my countrymen in lighting mood
on the instant, just suggest that the
Canadian courts are not spotIessIy
above reproachl Is the ballot being
corrupted III Canada, too? Let state
ment OF fact answer that question,
rather than argument A few years
ago, provincial election promised toi
be very close Ia the West. In one city
is solid square Of 1000 foreigners.
hi d certain block, which can name il
challenged, there gathered together
party manipulators; and In one week
there were turned out ID the same sig
nature OF al the names papers Of nat
uralization for 500 foreigners, who
could not speak, read, Or write one word
OF English. Now foreigner must have
resided in Canada three years and have
two witnesses that he has done 50
before he gets his papers; 50 that these
three hundred forgeries also represented
three hundred perjuries. All this Il
not the end Of the story. The opposi-
ton party were 70 furious ~ the swine
die 80 furious, teo, At the defeat that
they sent proofs and papers Of the cor
rupt practices down TO the Department
Of Justice ID Ottawa FOR action. II was
during the Laurier regime; and as the
!. authors Ut the trickery we're Conserva-
tive party heelers. it was not party
/ feeling that restained justice. People
on the inside waited for the explosion.
The explosion never came. Why mott
Because one party said, ''If you 60
after Us for this. ven go after you foE
that. And ID, silence fell! There
was neither exposure nor punishment.
Agnes e. Laut Id October 'Technlcal
World Magazine.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
National Candidate Hero

1t il seldom indeed that q candidate
for vice president visits city as small
as Elk Point but a sure-enOugh, real
candidate for that Office spoke in the
court house in this city on last Sunday
evening. The man in question is Aaron
s. Watkins, Of Ohio, the prohibition
candidate for the second highest Office
in the gift of the American people. A
wet night was In store for the dry
lecture and the crowd was not as il
would have otherwise been. Mr.. Wat
kins was an eloquent speaker and had
many good things to say in behalf oi
his cause. The people present enjoyed
his manly appeal, even though some dig
not agree with him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
BIG CROWD GREETs WILSON
Democratic Candidate for
President HOn0rs Elk Point
People With Short Talk

A crowd that completely covered tha
available standing room about the Mil
waukee depot was on hand Tuesday
afternoon to greet Honorable Woodrow
Wilson, governor of New Jersey, and
the democrat presidential candidate.
The special train loaded with democrats
and carrying the governors private ear
stopped for ten minutes At the depot
platform and those who had waited IN
the cold for an hour for the train listen
ed to one ofthe incest political speeches
they could wish for.
The short stop did not allow for
lengthy discourse on the political
questions Of the day and practically en-
he talked on was the tariff question.
The crowd was not inclined toward en-
thusiasm and the effort Of several of
the non-partisan crowd 70 arouse :
cheer for the honorable gentleman fell
flat. If the reception given him was
forerunner Of the coming election the
democratic nominee will not receive
very large vote In this vicinity. This
statement Is not made for the purpose
of ridiculing the eventbut is said purely
from news standpoint.l The editor
Of this newspaper Is sorry that no moka
enthusiasm was displayed upon the visit
To the city of V great ! man.
l.. N. Grill, who accompanied the
special train from Sioux City % Sioux
Falls introduced the speaker. Mr.. Grill
was one Of the men instrumental In A.
curing stopat this place of the special
train.
The governor summarized biz object
ion to the bull moose trust plank in tie
following manner:
The democratic program il To see 10
it that competition is 30 regulated that
the big fellow cannot put the little
fellow out of business, for he has been
putting the little fellow out Of business
for the last half century, whereas -
program of the third party il 10 take
these biz fellows. that have been pub
| ting the little fellow out u business ard
renaLats lheEn, aayinR that II NJ El6las.
| you have pat the other fellows out of
business fDr the last hall generation.
But we are not going 10 put tho little
fellows back where you destroyed them
but we are going to adopt you and says
you run the business Of the country but
run ii the way we telI you to run IL.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19

Albert Charrlin better known here as
Whitley, was in town Saturday. He
is now in the employ of C. H. Thayer
and Company Of Chicago, in the grain
business. He was il the Farmers EIe-
vator at this place two years ago, left
here to accept position at en- advanced
salary.
William Clifford was doing some very
necessary work on our roads Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Harter came up from Elk Point
Saturday and stopped between trains
with her son. Roy and wife.
Mr.. Landssrom Of Ponga, Nebraska.
was tranaacting business Ii town Thurs
day.
Mrs. Daily went 10 belmont, on We'd
nesday, returning Thursday.
Doc Dowlin is putting cellar under
his house, and doing work Of improve.
ment around his dwelling.
The ladies tea, which meets every
two weeks met with Mrs. Charley Paugf
last Thursday. The Society was enter
tanned in the afternoon, and ths
young people in the evening. Mr..
Paugh had the grounds well III up, ant
the evening was spent in games and
dancing on thelawn. The young people
left at an early hour.
Mr.. Fowler of Ponca. Nebraska. wal
in town on Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Wallace Sparks went TO Haw
arden Monday to visit at the home of hel
daughter.
William Milne was in town Tuesda,
looking after his business matters.
The rural carriers are having bas
weather and plenty Of mud to conten,
with this week and if they are not o.
hand at the minute. take in the situa
ton, and don't kick.
Charlie Engle was In town the first D
the week making purchases.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19

settled fact. The following letter
from the President OF Notre Dame
University is but one of many similar
letters received recently by Superin-
dent Deyo. The letter is as follows:
South Bend, Ind, Sept IL, 1912
My Dear Supt. Deyo:
In reply to your letter of Sept
ember 10th, desire TO say that Mr..
George Curry, according to your list
of credits, is entitled to admission to
our freshman year without examina-
tion. / am keeping your list Of credits
on file and it will suffice in its present
form if Mr.. Curry comes tosus.
Very sincerely yours,
Jalvin Cavanaugh, Pres.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
Smile a while at the Lyric.
A Family Reunion

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cowling, two miles east Of Elk Point,
is the scene of q most happy family
gathering this week and is being par
ticipated in by many relatives from
Iowa, Nebraska and South Dak6
The gaestsfroAs Sae4eF tcwfi at tlils
auspicious gathering are as follows:
William Behl Sr. and wife, of Scotland;
William Behl Jr. and wife, of Olivet;
Mrs. Frank Behl and children, of Scot
land; Mrs. C. J.. Babbidge, of Scotland;
e. e. Warfeld and family, of Gayville;
Charles Varvious and wife, Of Emerson,
Nebraska; John Vanhaughton and wife,
of Emerson; Mrs Frank Vanhaughton,
Winnebago, Nebraska; Charles Ireland
and wife, of Harrington, Nebraska; w.
E. Cowling and wife, Of Sioux City.
1t is needless to state that the guests
are being fed on the fat of the land
and the event will last for many years
in the hearts and memory of those who
are so fortunate as to be present on
this occasion. Mr.. and Mrs Cowling
have one of the finest farm houses in
this part of the country and are amply
prepared to show their guests an un-
usually lively and pleasant time. The
guests came on Wednesday and most Of
them expect to return to their homes or
Friday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
pot stood on the highest ground, but

pot stood on the highest ground, but
it too is gone.
''The water which ran into the Sioux
across the Elk Point cutoff broke up
the ice from the Westfeld bridge to
the mouth Of the river. taking out the
old highway bridge between Sioux City
and Elk Point, and all the railroad
bridges except little of the trestles
work on the Iowa end. Superintendent
Sanborn stated that the line from
Sioux City to Sioux Falls would be re-
stored in few days. but ne could not
say when the line from Elk Point 70
Yankton would be rebuilt. lSuperin-
tendent Sanborn was too sanguine, as
it was several weeks before communi-
cation was established between Sioux
City and Sioux Falls. owing to the
food which came at this point later.
.'The destruction Of Stock along the
Missouri bottom must have been al
most complete. That which was not
washed away and drowned, must have
starved to death. z
The Paragraph article continues:
Jacob Schaetzel returned yesterday
having been ten days in getting home
from Sioux City and finally coming
around BY the way Of Worthington,
bringing in the letter mail with him.
He reports that the gorge near Jeffer.
son, referred to in Mr.. Palmers' inter
view broke Wednesday night but ths
smaller one above VermiIlion has no
as yet let CO. He visited the jefferson
gorge, and says that no description car
give anybody fair idea Of it. II wa
packed as tight as any dam and through
the ice could be seen the spire of thl
Norwegian church from Gayville.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19

Roy Gardner, OF Sphinx township, and
Miss Clara Langle, Of Brule, evidently
put one over on their friends on We'd
nesday Of this week. The young people
went to Sioux City presumably TO at-
tend the fair but they evidently had
other intentions as well. The marriage
license list in the evening paper con-
tanned their names and no doubt they
win return as man and wife. The
young couple are among the most highly
respected people Of their communities,
the bride is adaughter Of August Langle
and the groom is son Of William
Gardner, both old residents Of this
county. They are fine young folks and
well fitted for the duties Of home.
This newspaper joins with their many
friends in extending the heartiest OF
congratulations and best wishes for :
long life and 4 happy one.
Born, on Monday of this week, 10 Mr
| and Mrs. Thomas Fl. Ryan, daughter
| This event, coming the same week u
the democratic presidential nominee
| has causcda ali unusual amount Of excite
ment and JOY In the Leader Office Thi
| Is the fourth child born 70 Mr. end Mrs.
! Ryan, the other three being boys. Th
! Courier joins with the many friends 3
| the editor and wife III extending coD
gragulations.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-09-19
THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1881
Items from Old Paper Regarding
Greatest Flood This Section
has Ever Experienced.

Argus Leader: Gus Peterson, who IS
in the city from Minneapolis on one of
his annual pilgrimages has turned over
to the Argus Leader two copies Of the
Sioux Falls Paragraph which bear the
name Of w. E. Wiley and were un-
doubtediy his property at one time.
The dates of the issues are April 18th,
and April 27th, just prior to and after
the greatest flood that this section Of
the country ever saw.
The issue Of April 18th gives an ac-
count of the over-flowing Of that sec
ton of the country around Elk Point,
Vermillion, Meckling. Gayville, and in
fact covering Clay, Union and Yankton
counties. This was before Sioux Falls
had felt any particular effects of the
flood which was to come. Frank
Palmer, then mail agent running be-
tween Sioux Falls and Sioux City gave
to the Paragraph the following infor-
nation regarding the condition of af-
fairs in the extreme southeastern cor
ner Of the then territory Of Dakota.
ssThe overflow of the country reach
ing from bluff to bluff along the Miss
ouri making sea fifteen miles wide
extending up nearly to Yankton. 1t
was caused by an immense ice gorge
near Jefferson.
There were no lives lost at Vermil-
lion as was reported, but there has
been unquestionably several cases of
either drowning or starvation among
the inhabitants along the lowlands. A
dozen boats worked out of Elk Point
picking up farmers and their families
but several Of them, particularly among
the French Settlers refused to leave
their homes, and there must have since
then been considerable loss of life
among them. The cold weather of the
last few days froze q thin Ice over the
back water, so thatit was impossible to
work boat, and the ice was not
thick enough to bear up man. For
these reasons it has been impossible to
learn anything definite concerning the
condition Of those who refused To leave
their homes. 1t is quite certain, how
ever, that several of the houses have
been carried away.
81 saw q Scandinavian who has been
at Vermillion who reported that the
people there had seen building float
| ing, which struck the bluff and was
secured; out Of which thirty people
were saved. 1t proved to be granary
from Gayville, twenty miles up the riv-
er, which Capt. Lavender Of Yanktor
land still resident of that place. re-
ported he had seen washed away while
crossing near there with his yawl. The
people rescued from the granary re-
ported there were $50 people at Meek
ling who had taken refuge in an eleva-
tor there, and that they were without
provisions. The people of Vermillion
Notwithstanding their own calamities
organized relief party to take pro
visions to them.
e'All the buildings on the bottom lans
at Vermillion are washed away excep
the three bricks; and the cornor o
one of these is knocked out. The de