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The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
REPRESENTATIVE.

To the Voters of Charles Mix County:
! hereby announce myself as q
didate for representative from Charles
Mix county in the next session Of the
legislature, subject to the will Of the
republican VOTERS as Expressed ct the
primaries to be held on the 4th day Of
June, 1912.
In making this announcement / !
truth1ully say that lam doing SO at
the earnest request Of fiends, and in
becomingg a candidate for this impor-
tant Office ] fully realize the RESPONSE
bilIty and am aware Of the many COM
pick questions that the legislature Of
this state is called upon to decide.
However, ! am perfectly willing to
guarantee to the tax payers CT this
county that, If nominated and elected
to this Office. ! will 60 to Pierre IN
fettered and unbound and my sole aim
will be to work for the best interest
Of the tax payers Of Charles tx
ty and South Dakota.
Respectfully,
G. n. Patrick.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
A OF MR.. KNIGHT.

Of MIX. KNIGHT.
Our community was saddened Sunday
by the news of the death of Thomas w.
knight, which occurred at the home of
his son, C. ". Knight, after an illness
of three weeks.
Mr.. Knight was Of English and
Scotch ancestry, born at Waterville,
Maine, January 10th, 1912. He re-
ceived his education in the Waterville
schools, and, living in a land of puri-
t~anical standards, doubtless the les
sons learned in early youth, added to
the natural strength and firmness of
character, which enabled him at the
age of nineteen to join the great army
of Boys in Blue" who went fearless.
ly forth to fight their country's battles.
He was a member of company E,
Seventh Maine Cavalry, enlisting in
1861, and at the expiration of his term
of service, enlisting and serving until
the close of the war.
lie was married in 1867 to Miss
Hattie Thomas, and came to South Da-
kota in the early days of 1868, where,
in Lincoln county, he nomesteaded anj
commenced the battle incident to pio-
neer life in all new countries.
A life of continuous hardship, re-
quiring courage and patience of a high
order. In 1880 he left the homestead
and engaged in the hardware and i'm
plement business, which he followed
until 1895, when he sold out and be-
came q travelling salesman for five
years for the Champion Harvester Co.,
and since then has followed no partic.
ular business.
He was taken sick March 23d, anG
died on the 18th of April, aged Il
years, three months and three days.
In all the relations of life Mr..
knight was a man highly respected fol
his thorough integrity Of character
by all with whom he came in contact
and his death, like that of every mar
of sterling character, is q loss to tn,
community in which he dwelt.
Mr.. knight is survived by his wife
son, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services conducted by Rev
George Hoover, pastor Of First Bap
fist church Of Wagner. held at ths
house at $3.50 in the morning Of Apri
18th, and the remains then taken OF
the morning passenger to Alcester fol
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
DEMOCRATIC MEETING MONDAY

DEMOCRATIC MEETING MONDAY
A meeting of the democratic county
central committee was held at Lake
Andes Monday afternoon, upon call Of
the chairman, A. A~mundson. James
H. Exon of Wheeler was elected chsir-
man of the meeting and appointed q
committee on resolutions VINO present
ed the following resolutions which
were adopted. after considerable DIS
cussion:
"We. as democrats of Charles Mix
county, South Dakota, this day ssem-
bled, do hereby declare our allegiance
to the principles of the democratic
party, as advocated by that great
statesman, Wm. Jennings Bryan, and
as enurciated in the platform adopted
at Denver in 1908. the state democrat
tic platform of 1910, and the resoln-
lions adopted at Pierre on January 81,
1912.
"We are firm believers in the
principle of direct and responsible gov
eminent, by the people, and favor the
election CT United States senators by
the direct vote of the people.
Realizing that our United States
government should have as a head off,
cial a man who represents popular and
progressive government:
"We commend the candidacy for
president of Hon. Woodrow Wilson
and urge all democrats to support him
in the June primaries, those delegates
who are favorable to his candidacy,
one of whom is our fellow citizen,
Hon. Geo. L. Kirk of Platte, S. D.
Knowing the continual growing
tendency toward extravaganza shown
by the republican party in our state
government, we are heartily In favor
of a curtailment of state expenses to
bring all taxes within he limits of the
constitution.
"As a ~furtherance of this economy
We endorse the candidacy of Hon. E.
s. johnson of Yanktou, S. D., and
urge all democratic voters to support
him in the coming primaries and work
for his election in November. 1912.
"We commend the official services
of Hon. h. F. Morgan in the state
senate, and the county officers, name
ly, L. w. Rifle, F. j. Kaberna, JOS
eph Lindquist and w. F. Brazzill."
Respectfully submitted
V. A. Welcher,
j. L. Minahan,
L. E. Corey,
Committee.
The meeting was we'll attic nded and
very enthusiastic as to prospects for
democratic success in the coming elec-
tion.
No endorsements were made with
reference to the candidates for county
Off ces.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
HIGH COST OF LIVING Ok COST
OF HIGH LIVING. WHICH?


Have you been hit with HARD
TIMES? Have your crops been
short? Has the cost of living exceed
ed your income? Have you been I'M
able to meet your obligations? I'm
able to borrow money or renew your
notesf If SO, there r reasons ter
that condition. Have you studied
those reasons? Do you blame the
government, the seasons. or the
country? Don't you think that it Is
barely possible that you were partly
or entirely to blame? Do you know
that the crops in thiy community were
nearly up to the usual average and
prices of products correspCndIngly
higher than the commodities you buy?
Are you sure that your income has
been insufficient to provide you and
your family with . decent living, and
not that you have lived beyond your
income? In your expenditures did
you assign ~"necessities'' and "lnx-
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19

! hereby announce myself a. . cam
dIdate for the nomination for County
Judge Of Charles Mix County subject
to the decision Of the republican voters
at the June, 1912, primary. If noms-
mated and elected | will give the peo-
pie q conscientious and careful admin
istration of the affairs Of that Office.
p. a. HOSFORD.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
SHERIFF.

I hereby respectfully mig
self As a candidate Of the republican
party for the nomination for the office
of sheriff of Charles Mix county, suh-
ject to the will Of the voters az the
party at the June primaries. If nOmi-
mated and elected to the office I will
discharge the duties faithfully and
without fear or favor.
IRA STEELE.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
CARL OF THANKS.

We take this public ean of ex-
Lending U heartfelt thanks to our
many n%eighbors and friends who SO
kindly assisted US during y recent
bereavement.
IA. g. Knight and family.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
BOYS CORN

BOYS CORN CONTEST
A boys' Corn Contest will be con-
Quoted this year by the Charles Mix
County Corn Growers Association
and the County Superintendent of
schools.
This contest was announced in u
letter sent to the teachers about a
month ago. and the names of a good
many boys desiring to enter the con-
test have been received by the coun-
ty superintendent.
Any boy between ten and eighteen
years of age, who live in Charles Mix
county, may enter the contest.
The boys enrolling in the contest
will be divided into two classes.
The first class will consist of all
boys between ten and fourteen years
of age. Each boy in this class will
be required to plant not less than 200
hills nor more than one acre
The second class will consist of all
boys between fourteen and eighteen
years of age. Each boy in this class
will be required to plant not less than
n acre nor more than five acres.
Liberal prizes will be offered to each
class of boys for the best ten ears of
coin. A complete list of the several
prizes will be announced about the
first of next October.
Enrolment blanks are being mailed
to the boys whose names have been
sent in, and enrolment BLANKS will
be sent to all other boys as soon as
receive their names and postoffice adj
dresses. No fee will be charged for
enrolling.
Each boy will be required to furnish
his own seed coru and to test it before
planting.
Prize corn can not be grown from
poor, irreeularly shaped ears. The
seed should be selected from the very
bes. ears that can be secured. As
much attention should be given to the
selection of good ears for seed as to
the selection Of the ten ears for the
exhibition contest. Corn grown in
1910 is said to be much better for seed
than that grown last year. A dozen
good ears will be enough to plant an
acre.
Next in Importance to good seed is
a well pull, erized, rich seed bed. An
early, fall-plowed field where alfalfa
or clover grew last year would be,
perhaps, the best seed bed for corn. A
field wnere more than two crops
(either corn or small grain) have
grown since the field was fertilized
would not produce prize corn, even
if all other conditions were favorable.
Cultivation or pulverization of the
field should begin at once and shoulc
continue until the corn is above the
ground. The pulverizing and har-
rowing should be done often enough
to keep the surface Of the seed bed In
a dry, ~pulverized condition, thus pre-
venting evaporation and saving practi'
cally all the moisture in the groln {
for the corn. This pulverizingof thu
ground surface of the seed bed shoult
be done whether the field be fall
plowed, stubble or cornstalk ground
If the field will be plowed Thu
spring it should De narrowed at least
twice Immediately after blowing.
The prize winners in the COIN an,
composition contests for last year
will be published in next week.
papers.
All boys wishing to enter the con
test should send their names ant
postoffice adore SEES to j. B. Murphy
Platte, s. D., as soon as they rea'
this ~nntice. unless that has already
been done by their teacher.
Respectfully, ]. v. Murphy,
County Superintendent
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR.

| hereby myself u
candidate for the office Of county I'D
ditor, subject to the choice Of the ne
publican voters at the June. 1912,
primaries. HI. FL. Monlux.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
COUNTY rR

To the voters of Chrles Mix County:
! hereby myself AZ candi-
date for County Treasurer Of Charles
Mix County, South Dakota, subject
to the will Of the Republican votr
ers, as expressed at the June pri-
maries. Thanking you in advance, !
am Yours very truly,
10. ID. Dinamora.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
To the voters Of Chares Mix County /:
/ hereby announce myself as candi-
date for County Superintendent Of
Schools of Charles Mix County, South
Dakota, subject to the will Of the Re-
publican voters, as expressed at the
June primaries.
Resectfully submitted,
J. w BEEMER.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
COUNTY JUDGE.

To the voters of Charles Mix county:
hereby announce myself n . candi-
date for re election to the Office Of
county Judge of Charles Mix county,
subject to the will Of the Republican
voters of said county, AZ expressed ~
the june primaries to be held on the
4th day of June, 1912.
It z. Ward
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
SHERIFF.

To the Voters of Charles Mix County:
/ hereby myself q candldats
for the Office of Sheriff of Charles Mir
county, subject to the will Of the re-
publican voters, at the June primaries
to be held on June 4th 1912.
AUGUST MARTY.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
AMBROSE B. BECK.
FOR E OF COURTS.

hereby myself as q
candidate for reelection to the Office
of the Clerk of the County and Circuit
Court of Charles Mix County. South
Dakota, subject to the will Of the Re-
publican voters of SAID County as ex-
pressed at the prin aries On the 4th
day of June, 1912.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS.

| hereby myself q candi-
date for the Office of Register of Deeds
of Charles Mix County, South Dakota,
subject to the will of the Republican
voters as expressed at the June pri-
maries. r. e. BROWN.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
FOR STATES

l hereby announce myself as q
candidate for reelection to the Office
of States Attorney of Charles Mix
County. South Dakota. subject to the
will of the Republican voters of said
County as expressed at the June pri-
maries.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19

burial.
The bereaved family have the deep
est sympathy of their many friends in
Wagner and vicinity in their sad be-
Bereavement.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-19
STANDING PIANO CONTEST
WEEK ENDING MAR. 81, 1912.

first in votes
second in votes
third in votes
fourth in votes
fifth in votes
sixth in votes
seventh in votes
eight in votes
ninth in votes
tenth in votes
eleventh in votes
twelfth in votes
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f~ourthteenth in votes
fifteenth in votes
sixteeDth in votes
seventeenth ID votes
eighteenth il votes
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
GOVERNOR WILL
RETURN TUESDAY
Has Been in New York For Purpose
Of Borrowing Money to Meet
Deficit.

Jackson, Miss, May Ex-Governor
Brewer is expected to return Tuesday
morning from New York where he
has been for several days negotiating
loan from Eastern bankers to meet
a prospective deficit nj the state treas
ury. 1t is estimated that about $780,
900 will be needed, and the Governor
desires to get the sum in the treas
ury prior to the June distribution of
the common school fund.
Nothing has been heard from the
Governor since his departure relative
to prospects of securing the loan, and
there is much interest being manifest
ed in financial circles on this point.
Banking institutions In the state de-
cllned to furnish the money, chiefly
for the reason that 1t did not look at
tractive to them at this season of the
year, when money commands a better
rate of interest than that offered by
the state. Again, the principal banks
of the state are not especially eager to
purchase state securities since their
unpleasant experience with interest
coupons on the 100000 bond issue
during the close Of the Noel admins
tration.
After his return to the state Gov
ernor Brewer will go to vicksburg, &C
companied by members Of his military
star, for the purpose Of extending a
welcome to the officers of the battle
ship Nebraska, which is expected to
reach that point Tuesday night, and
will remain at anchor of the Hill City
until Friday. Owing to the fact that
he has a number of other appoint
ments, and some important political
business for disposal, including the
Democratic state convention, the Gov
ernor will not take the trip to vicks-
burg until Thursday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
SUMRALL MILL WILL
START NEXT WEEK

The big new plant of the Newman
Lumber Co., at Sumrall, will commence
operations next Monday.
The new mill is known as No. 8, and
is the largest of its kind in this Sec
tion of the state, and will have a
honthly capacity of 100000 feet. It
Amade entirely of steel and concrete
taEd equipped with the latest type Of
saw-mill machinery. 1t replaces the
one destroyed by fire several months
ago and will give employment to sew
"eral hundred men.
Mill No. at this place has a month
ly capacity of 100000 feet and No. 2
at Sumrall, capacity of 100000 feet.
Since the destructive fire that de.
stroyed the No. 3 mill, most of the
employees of the ruined plant have re-
mained in Sumrall, securing work at
the other mill, and it will be time of
general rejoicing among citizens and
business men at Sumrall when the
mammoth new mill commences to cut
lumber next week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
STATUTE Will BE
SUBMITTED 1U TEST
Commission Form viii Be Brought
Before Supreme Court by Me-
ridan Citizens.

Jackson, Miss, May 13.-A report
reaches here from Meridian that the
new statute providing for the COM
mission form of government for munich
palities will shortly be submitted to a
constitutional test.
At an election on May 9th the city
of Meridian, by majority Of "a votes,
decided to adopt the commission sys-
TEN in lieu of the aldermanic plan.
Several of the foremost attorneys of
the city opposed the change, and it is
stated that they intend to carry the
matter into the courts, and get de-
cision, If possible, prior to the adjourn
ment of the present session of the
Supreme court.
If this is accomplished II will be
necessary to have the litigation friend
ly in character, eliminating the usual
delays of the law, and docket 1t as
a preference cause, for the Supreme
court will adjourn for the summer
about July 4th.
In his annual address before the
Mississippi Bar Association last week
President A. F. Fox expressed the
opinion that the commission govern
ment statute is unconstitutional, and
discussed the subject at some length.
Meridian is not the only community
affected, as the commission plan is
now in use at Hattiesburg and Clarks-
dale, and the city of Gulfport recently
adopted the system, and will hold a
primary on July 2nd for the purpose OF
electing commissioners.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
CHICAGO PRINTERS
WILL NOT STRIKE
Refuse To Go Out In Sympathy With
PresAmen-Lynch Pleased
At Action.

Chicago, May 13.-By a vote of 1899
to 655, members of the Chicago Typo
graphical Union voted not to go on
strike in sympathy with the pressmen
who are out in all Chicago daily news
paper Offices. James NJ. Lynch, pres
ident of the International Typographi-
cal Union, and Walter W. Barrett,
president of the Chicago local, ex-
pressed themselves as we'll pleased
with the result.
This vote is final," said President
Lynch. 81 am well pleased with the
result. | believe the pressmen who
are out and the stereotypers who went
out in sympathy with them are well
able to take care of themselves. 1t
would have been bad thing to have
broken our contract with the publish
ers. 1t could not have been done by
clear-headed men who believed in fair
ness"
The pressmen were downcast over
the failure of the Typographical Union
to join them
President Lynch's afternoon address
to the printers was couched in plain
language Recalling the strike Of the
printers in 1905 and 1906, he said he
had gone to the international officers
of the pressmen's union and urged
them not to make a new contract for
longer than eight hours day. De-
spite his pleading, he continued, a
nine-hour contract was signed, and
the printers were left to fight their
battle alone That was not the only
time the printers had been forced to
make their own fights, he declared.
Members of the faction which is OPP
posing President Lynch for reelection
distributed during the meetings
pamphlets attacking him.
l.. P. Straube, president Of the
stereoptypers' Union No. 4, the char.
ter of which has been revoked by In
ternational President James Freel,
will appeal to the convention. which
will meet in San Francisco. June 10.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13

ing will cost $1.00 per day. Where a
family or party come prepared to live
in tents, meals will be served to
them at rate of 25 cents each.
An arrangement committee compos-
ed Of Rev. A. L. O'Briant, Chairman,
Rev. H. H. Webb, v. H. Baily, M. P.
L. Love, and N. r. Mccullough was
named to look after all arrangements
for the entertainment of the visitors.
This committee will arrange to seat
500 people in the Emmanuel Baptist
church. 1t will also provide suitable
person or persons to furnish meals for
those located on the campus.
A Finance Committee was named as
follows: J. s. Love, Chairman, r. w
Dunn and e. e. Conner, whose duty
It will be TO assist in financing the
Encampment.
The twelve will hold their next
meeting at p. m. Monday, May Goth
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13
INJURED VETERAN
GOES HOME TODAY
G. S. Dawson, Hurt in the Wreck
Last Monday, Strong in Praise
of aHttiesburg.

G. S. Dawson who has been in South
Mississippi Infirmary since the N. o.
& N. E. wreck, is leaving today for
his home in Mansfield, La. Mr.. Daw.
son was one Of the three Confederate
Veterans, from Mansfield, who were
injured in the wreck on the 9Th Of
May. Like all of those who were de-
tanned here by that sad occurrence,
Mr. Dawson is strong in his praise of
of attiesburg and in expressing ap-
probation of the kindly ministrations
of her people.
Mr.. Dawson was a member of the
first Texas Cavalry and of the third
regiment raised in that state for de.
fense Of Southern rights. His service
was mostly west of the Mississippi
river under command of General Dick
Taylor. He was in the battles ol
Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, and spent
the last four months of the war doing
scout duty for General Gardner il
Southwest Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13

islature or the State of Mississippi,
That Section 3774 of the Code of 1906
be and the same is hereby amended to
as to read as follows:
Section 3774, Architects.-On each
architect charging for his service as
such, $1,000.
This tax shall be paid by any per-
son supervising the erection of a build
ing as an architect, and by any person
supervising the erection of building
for an architect.
Section 2. That Section 1898 of the
Code of 1906 as amended by Chapter
"a of the Laws of 1910 be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
1898. Contractors and Foreman or
Supervisor for Contractor.-On each
individual, partnership. firm or cor
poration doing a contracting business
in city of over ten thousand inhabi.
tants, where the number of men en-
ployed at any one time by such indi-
vidual, partnership, firm or corpora
tion shall be ten or more, $4,000.
ployed at any one time shall be three
And where the number of men EN-.
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-13

er does not wish to be confronted
with the necessity of fighting or at
tempting to control a fire within his
own home, or any other property
which he may own. 1t is therefore
presumed that every property owner
will welcome an investigation Of all
fiues, chimneys and heating arrange
ments which may be in use in any
building which he or they may own,
and have thus pointed out the way Of
avoiding the possibility Of the origin
of fire, which usually comes at the
most unexpected moment and more
than often completely destroys the
property which represents the accum-
ulated assets of many years of hard
labor"
President Weille states that unfor-
tunately the state of Mississippi
stands out before the country at large
very prominently as producing the
greatest loss ratio on dwelling prop
critics, which are ordinarily recognized
as a preferred class in other terri
tories, than any other state in the
union; that he now has on file the
records of various insurance COM
panies showing astonishing loss ratios
ranging from SO to 273 per cent on
dwelling risks in this state.